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Ojr tbjsl wbj prlegb eim ojr tbjsl wbj vecul prlegb`if, Kjbi Ajlssclr bes

wr`ttli ei `isp`r`if eim rlspjis`hcl tbljcjf`gec rloclgt`ji ji tbl prjgcede-

t`ji jo tbl Vjrm. ]b`s hjja `s oucc jo dlety `is`fbts, sugb es b`s pj`its tbet

tj prlegb `s tj `ioclgt tbl Vjrm jo Fjm eim tbet prlegb`if `s ei lxlrg`sl ijt

kust `i gjddui`get`ji hut ecsj `i `igeriet`ji. @imllm, Ajlssclr gbeccliflsus w`tb tbl `isp`r`if eim sjhlr`if trutb tbet tj prlegb `s tj prlperl jtblrs

ojr ltlri`ty.

Mr. Gbr`s Hreuis, ^estjr, ]bl Xlm Hr`ga Gburgb,

Wt`ccdei _eccly, @cc`ij`s1 eutbjr, \ipega`if Ojrf`vlilss

eim Vbli tbl Vjrm Clems Pjur ^estjrec Wlergb

^rlegb`if `s tbl swlltlst efjiy `i tbl wjrcm. @ aijw jo ijtb`if tbet `s djrl

rlwerm`if, djrl beuit`if, djrl lfj sdesb`if, eim djrl fret`oy`if tbeitbl d`i`stry jo prjgcedet`ji. Lvlry jigl `i e wb`cl e hjja ji prlegb`if

gjdls ecjif tbet blcps us redp up tbl swlltilss eim rlmugl tbl efjiy. Kjbi

Ajlssclrs Ojccy, Fregl, eim ^jwlr`s jil jo tbjsl hjjas. Vbltblr yju erl e

slesjilm prlegblr jr kust fltt`if stertlm, o yju gerl ehjut hl`if ei loolgt`vl

prlegblr, tb`s hjja `s e dust-rlem ojr yju.

Mr. Kjslpb D. Wtjwlcc, ^rls`mlit, Gjrilrstjil \i`vlrs`ty

Kjbi Ajlssclr rld`ims us tbet prlegb`if `s ijtb`if clss tbei re`s`if tbl

mlem. ]b`s hjja deals dl weit tj prlegb! Ojccy, Fregl, eim ^jwlrw`ccf`vl yju orlsb gjurefl tj prlegb yjur futs jut tbrjufb tbl pjwlr tbet Klsus

suppc`ls.

Kust`i Huzzerm, Clem ^estjr, Fermli G`ty Gburgb,

Wei Kjsl1 hcjfflr, HuzzermHcjf

Kjbi Ajlssclr bes wr`ttli e o`il hjja, ei uiy`lcm`if rld`imlr tbet prlegblrs

erl tbljcjf`eis wbj dust ijt gep`tucetl tj tbl `mjcs jo pjpucer`ty jr sugglss,

eim e stlemy ligjurefldlit tbet Fjm usls tbl ojjc`sbilss jo prlegb`if tjd`i`stlr w`tb fregl eim pjwlr. ]b`s wlcc-wr`ttli hjja `s tbjufbtouc, oucc

jo `defls, hclim`if ierret`vl eim prjpjs`t`ji w`cc blcp pestjrs dlm`tetl ji

tbl`r gecc`if.

Kloorly Ertburs, ^rjolssjr jo ^rlegb`if eim Gjddui`get`ji,

Gbe`r jo tbl M`v`s`ji jo ^regt`gec ]bljcjfy,

Fjrmji-Gjiwlcc ]bljcjf`gec Wld`iery

Jigl, ylers efj, @ tjurlm e iugcler pjwlr pceit. @ m`mit sllpjwlr, jo gjursl,

hut @ sew tbl estji`sb`if `itlr`jr lif`illr`if jo pjwlr hlojrl `t gjursls jut

tj jur bjdls. ]b`s hjja, Ojccy, Fregl, eim ^jwlr, tjja dl `itj tbl `itl-

r`jr pjwlrbjusl jo prlegb`if. Kjbi Ajlssclrs v`v`m ceifuefl eim orlsbcy

wrepplm tbljcjfy jo prlegb`if deml dl rlstclss ojr ilxt Wuimey eim tbl

pucp`t tbet ewe`ts dl.

Cll Lgcjv, ^estjr, _`ccefl Gburgb jo C`igjcisb`rl

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O`ieccy! E hjja ojr gjddui`getjrs jo Fjms Vjrm tbet emmrlssls tbljcjfy

djrl tbei tegt`gs, tbl m`v`il djrl tbei tbl mlc`vlry.

Mevl Kjbisji, Wli`jr ^estjr,

X`vlr jo C`ol Gburgb, Lca X`vlr, D`iilsjteKjbi Ajlssclr `s jitj sjdltb`if. Djst prlegb`if tlxts ojgus ji bjd`clt`gec

tlgbi`quls hut cega e suhsteit`ec tbljcjfy jo prlegb`if. Ajlssclrs vjcudl

blcps us uimlrsteim wby wl mj wbet wl mj wbli wl steim up tj prlegb. @

wes lsplg`eccy djvlm hy b`s gbeptlr Wplea`if ojr tbl W`clit Fjm. Es e wbjcl,

tb`s hjja rl`iojrglm dy gjiv`gt`jis, gbeccliflm sjdl jo dy essudpt`jis,

hjcstlrlm dy gjio`mligl, tldplrlm dy pr`ml, eim o`cclm `i feps `i dy tbl-

jcjfy jo prlegb`if. @t bes `isp`rlm dl tj allp prlegb`if tbl Vjrm eim tj

allp tlegb`if eim ligjuref`if e ilw flilret`ji jo pestjrs tj mj tbl sedl.

Wtlvli M. Detblwsji, eutbjr,

]bl Ert jo ^rlegb`if Jcm ]lstedlit Ierret`vl

@i Ojccy, Fregl, eim jwlrKjbi Ajlssclr f`vls us e tbljcjfy jo prlegb`if tbet

gei rlsgul tbl vj`gl jo tbl gburgb orjd tbl dlgbei`gec mrjil jo iojrdet`vl

hut pjwlrclss clgturls, eim orjd gc`gb sp`r`tuec sjuimh`tls tbet il`tblr gbec-

clifl ijr treisojrd. ]bl gburgb illms tj c`stli gerlouccy tj Kjbis wjrms,

wb`gb gei, hy Fjms fregl, rlstjrl m`fi`ty tj tbl prjpblt`g eim pr`lstcy wjrajo prjgcedet`ji hy f`v`if us e gjdplcc`if p`gturl jo tbl ieturl, vecul, pcegl,

pjwlr, eim dystlry jo prlegb`if Fjms Vjrm.

Kjl ]bjri, eutbjr, Ijtl tj Wlco; ]bl M`sg`pc`il jo ^rlegb`if tj Pjurslco

Ajlssclr jplis up prlegb`ifs peremjx jo ojccy, fregl, eim pjwlr hy st`du-

cet`if us tj tb`ia tbljcjf`geccy. Wlvlrec t`dls tb`s hjja deml dl peusl eim

wjimlr. Vlcc-wr`ttli, wler`if `ts sgbjcersb`p c`fbtcy, `t deals e tbljcjfy

jo prlegb`if egglss`hcl eim speracls w`tb mlot qujtet`jis eim `ssuls tbet eccprlegblrs sbjucm wrlstcl w`tb.

D`gbelc K. Uu`gal, GV Ajcclr ^rjolssjr jo ^rlegb`if,

Ijrtblri Wld`iery

Kjbi Ajlssclrs Ojccy, Fregl, eim ^jwlr `s o`cclm w`tb rlec`sd, trutb, eim

bjpl. Xlec`sd hlgeusl `t mjls ijt sbui berm tjp`gs, sugb es mletb, tj wb`gb

`t mlvjtls e gbeptlr. @t spleas trutb tj tbjsl wbj prlegb tj e flilret`ji wbj

erl uisurl ehjut trutb. Eim ehjvl ecc, tb`s hjja `s `iouslm w`tb tbl bjpl

tbet gjdls orjd trust`if tbl Wp`r`t tj usl tbl Vjrm tj wjra `ddlesurehcydjrl tbei ecc wl esa jr `def`il (Lpb. 7;85). Eim `o yju esa dl wbltblr `t `s

wlcc wr`ttli, dy eiswlr `s, @t speracls!

Xjhlrt E. ^ltlrsji, ^rjolssjr jo Wystldet`g ]bljcjfy,

Gjvlieit ]bljcjf`gec Wld`iery1

^estjr, Gjuitry H`hcl Gburgb, Huialr B`cc, @cc`ij`s

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]b`s t`tcl `s ecsj eve`cehcl es e [jimlrvei lhjja. _`s`t www.zjimlrvei.gjd/lhjjas.

]b`s t`tcl `s ecsj eve`cehcl `i e [jimlrvei eum`j lm`t`ji. _`s`t www.zjimlrvei.od.

Xlqulsts ojr `iojrdet`ji sbjucm hl emmrlsslm tj;

[jimlrvei, Freim Xep`ms, D`gb`fei =0

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8. ]bl \itedlm Wp`r`t eim tbl Wlrdji 75

7. ]bl Budei W`ml jo ^rlegb`if =7

=. rlegb`if eim Eutbjr`ty . ]bl Lim jo ^rlegb`if 580

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Lvlry vltlrei prlegblr aijws tbl lxplr`ligl; yju bevl kust prlegblm

tbl slrdji tbet yju erl surl w`cc slim tbl lcmlrs hjerm sgurry`if

tj ijd`ietl e pucp`t gjdd`ttll tj o`im yjur rlpcegldlit. Pju ecsj

wjimlr bjw yju gjucm bevl deieflm tj hl sj mucc eim sj cega`if `i

`is`fbt jr `isp`ret`ji. Pju wlit tbrjufb tbl djt`jis jo prlegb`if,

hut tblrl wes ij o`rl `i yjur fut eim ij kjy `i yjur plrojrdeigl.

Eotlrwerm, yju steim et tbl rler mjjr jo tbl seigtuery tb`rsty ojr tbl

rlfucers tj f`vl tbl`r gc`gbm eim becoblertlm, Fjjm slrdji, pestjr.

]bjufb tbl wjrms usueccy turi yjur stjdegb, yju aijw tbet tjmey

tblsl ojrglm gjurtls`ls w`cc prjv`ml tbl jicy mrjps jo bjpl tbet tblrl

`s eiy rlesji ojr yju lvlr tj rlturi tj tbl pucp`t. Hut tbli, lxtlimlmorjd tbl c`il jo c`dp beimsbeals, gjdls e beim tbet teals yjurs w`tb

ei lilrfy tbet sllds mltlrd`ilm tj rlegb `itj yjur blert. ]lery lyls

dllt yjurs eim e fretlouc vj`gl seys, ^estjr, bjw m`m yju aijw kust

wbet tj sey tj lesl dy pe`i: @ bem f`vli up bjpl, hut yju bevl f`vli

dl rlesji tj c`vl efe`i. ]beia yju ojr tbet wjrm orjd Fjm.

Jo gjursl, tbl jppjs`tl gei jggur. Pju `def`il tbet tbl slrdji

yju bevl kust prlegblm w`cc surlcy quec`oy ojr tbl ilxt eitbjcjfy jo

dlssefls dleit tj `mlit`oy tbl djmlri sugglssjrs jo Vb`to`lcm eim

Wpurflji. Hut tbli, wb`cl yjur tbudhs frjw rlm orjd hl`if bjjalm

hlb`im susplimlrs strltgblm teut hy e gblst puoolm w`tb pr`ml, tbl c`il

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jo per`sb`jilrs pessls `i s`cligl. Ij jil dlit`jis tbl jretjr`gec des-

tlrp`lgl tbly bevl kust blerm, eim yjur lfj mlocetls es rep`mcy es yjur

lst`det`ji jo tbl kumfdlit jo yjur c`stlilrs. Ecc yju aijw ojr glrte`i`s tbet tb`s prlegb`if hus`ilss s e dystlry. Wjdltb`if hlyjim ieturec

prjglssls fjvlris tbl wey tbl budei blert rlgl`vls Fjms Vjrm.

]bl epjstcl euc gjio`rds tbl dystlry wbli bl rlcetls tbet ieturec

budei`ty tbjsl plrsjis `i wbjd tbl Wp`r`t jo Fjm s ijt wjra`if

blers tbl trutbs jo tbl fjsplc es ojjc`sbilss eim geiijt uimlrsteim `ts

s`fi`o`geigl. euc wr`tls, ]bl ieturec plrsji mjls ijt egglpt tbl tb`ifs

jo tbl Wp`r`t jo Fjm, ojr tbly erl ojccy tj b`d, eim bl s ijt ehcl tj uimlr-steim tbld hlgeusl tbly erl sp`r`tueccy m`sglrilm (5 Gjr. 8;5= LW_).

Ieturec rlesji, ieturec `igc`iet`jis, eim budei ieturl w`cc

rlklgt tbl fjsplc uiclss sjdl ojrgl hlyjim budei rlesji, `ist`igt,

eim ieturl flts `ivjcvlm. ]bl dlssefl tbet, mlsp tl jur s`i, wl gei hl

rlgjig`clm tj e bjcy Fjm hy oe`tb `i e Wev`jr wbj rjsl orjd tbl mlem

twj tbjuseim ylers efj sjuims r`m`gucjus tj eiyjil wbj `s ijt deml

rlglpt`vl tj tb`s fjjm ilws hy tbl Bjcy Wp`r`t.

Ijt jicy erl tbl tb`ifs jo Fjm ojjc`sbilss tj budei`ty epert

orjd tbl suplrieturec `ioculigl jo tbl Wp`r`t, tbly geiijt hl aijwi

w`tbjut tbl Bjcy Wp`r`ts prjv`s`ji. ]b`s `s ijt e dettlr jo `fijreigl1

e Gbr`st`ei `s ijt sdertlr tbei jtblr pljpcl. Xetblr, pljpcl erl `ige-

pehcl jo plrgl`v`if es slis`hcl jr trul wbet Fjms Vjrm gjddui`getls

ehjut Gbr`sts prjv`s`jis uiclss tbl Bjcy Wp`r`t jplis epprjpr`etlrlglptjrs `i blert eim d`im.

]bl epjstcl ^euc gjitlims tbet tbl sp`r`tuec m`dlis`jis jo trutb

geiijt hl rlgjfi`zlm ojr tbl`r trul s`fi`o`geigl w`tbjut ei `iwerm

gbeifl jo blert. \it`c tbl syiepsls jo tbl sjuc bevl hlli gjdpcltlm

hy tbl `iwerm wjra jo tbl Wp`r`t, plrsjis bevl e prjojuim `ieh`c`ty tj

plrgl`vl tbl sp`r`tuec rlec`t`ls tbet erl egtueccy prlslit. Gjdperehcl

tj tbl dystlr`ls jo tbjsl def`g lyl jpt`gec `ccus`jis, e rlec`ty lx`sts

hlyjim tbl jrmlrlm mjts jo rlc`f`jus trem`t`ji tbet o`rst str`al budei

plrglpt`ji. V`tb tbl ccus`ji, jil bjpls tbet tbl syiepsls jo tbl hre`i

uct`detlcy w`cc gjiilgt `i sugb e wey tbet tbl suroegl `defl m`ssjcvls

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ewey. ]bli, ei lit`rlcy m`oolrlit tbrll-m`dlis`jiec jhklgt epplers

w`tb gjcjr eim mlptb tbet tbl ieturec lyl prlv`juscy bem ij eh`c`ty tj

sll. W`d`cercy, tbl `itlriec gbeifls wrjufbt hy tbl Bjcy Wp`r`t upjitbl sjuc liehcl tbl im`v`muec tj plrgl`vl tbl rlec`t`ls jo ltlri`ty prlv`-

juscy uiaijwi.

]blsl sp`r`tuec myied`gs, wb`cl rlde`i`if dystlr`juscy hlyjim

budei gjitrjc, blcp us deal slisl jo puzzc`if esplgts jo rlc`f`jus

plrglpt`ji. Vl dey qulst`ji, ojr `isteigl, bjw sjdl pljpcl (`igcum-

`if rlc`f`jus sgbjcers) gei aijw sj dugb ehjut tbl H`hcl eim ylt hl sj

hc`im tj eim uiegglpt`if jo ts trutbs. ]bly dey aijw vjcudls ehjuttbl b`stjry eim mjgtr`ils jo tbl oe`tb eim ylt sll `t ecc es e sjg`ec gji-

strugt jr budei oeitesy. Bjw gei sjdljil aijw sj dugb ehjut

Wgr`pturl eim uimlrsteim sj c`ttcl ehjut tbl rlec`t`ls jo oe`tb: ]bl

eiswlr orjd tbl epjstcl `s tbet jil gei mlsgr`hl w`tb frlet lxplrt`sl

tbl suroegl pettlris jo tbl tlxt (s`d`cer tj mlsgr`h`if ei jpt`gec ccus`ji

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w`tb sjdljil, `o @ mj ijt aijw tbet tbl Wp`r`t `s wjra`if `i tbld:

Dy wjrms erl kust fj`if tj hjuigl joo wjjmli lers `o tbl Wp`r`t bes

ijt deml tbld ehcl tj bler. Jil eiswlr tj sugb qulst`ji`if `s tbloegt tbet wl mj ijt aijw `o tbl Wp`r`t bes deml pljpcl ehcl tj rlgl`vl

b`s trutb, sj `t hlbjjvls us tj jhly Fjm hy prjgce`d`if wbet bl dey

hl liehc`if tbld tj plrgl`vl. ]bl jtblr djrl djt`vet`if rlspjisl `s

tbet tbl Bjcy Wp`r`t usls tbl prjgcedet`ji jo b`s Vjrm tj qu`gali tbl

budei sp`r`t tj rlgl`vl fjsplc trutbs.

]brjufb Wgr`pturl, tbl Wp`r`t jo Fjm rlvlecs e cjvl tbet `s hlyjim

jur gjikur`if jr oetbjd`if. ]b`s `s wjimlrouc hut ecsj e prjhcld.Ojr wbet fjjm `s eggjdpc`sblm hy rlvlec`if wjimlrs tbet geiijt

hl rlgl`vlm: L4dg8dey hl e wjimlrouc rlvlcet`ji, hut `t `s uslclss

`o yjurl tlcc`if `t tj e o`rst-fremlr wbjsl d`im geiijt beimcl sugb

trutbs. ]b`s `s wby ^euc tlccs us tbet tbl trutbs jo Wgr`pturl erl sp`r`-

tueccym`sglrilm (5 Gjr. 8;5=, ldpbes`s d`il) hy v`rtul jo tbl Bjcy

Wp`r`ts wjra. Hy f`v`if us b`s Wp`r`t ojr uimlrsteim`if, Fjm deals us

ehcl tj gjdprlblim b`s rlvlcet`ji (5 Gjr. 8;5> 58). ]bl Wp`r`t wjras

hy eim w`tb tbl Vjrm `i jur blerts tj f`vl us gjdprlblis`ji jo tbl

s`fi`o`geigl jo tbl fjsplc.

]brjufb Wgr`pturl, Fjm suppc`ls e blevlicy plf jo rlvlcet`ji tj

fj itj e budei bjcl jo uimlrsteim`if. ]b`s w`cc ijt wjra, jo gjursl,

`o tbets tbl tjtec`ty jo tbl prjglss. E blevlicy rlvlcet`ji w`cc ij djrl

fj `itj budei gjdprlblis`ji tbei e squerl plf w`cc fj `itj e rjuimbjcl. Wj Fjm f`vls us b`s Wp`r`t tj gjiojrd jur uimlrsteim`if tj tbl

m`dlis`jis jo b`s rlvlcet`ji. ]bl sedl Wp`r`t wbj `isp`rlm tbl Vjrm

jplis tbl blert tj rlgl`vl `t eim liehcls tbl d`im tj uimlrsteim `t.

Vb`cl budei oegtjrs gei merali uimlrsteim`if, tbly mj ijt prl-

gcuml r`fbt gjdprlblis`ji jo ltlriec trutbs, hlgeusl tbl sedl Wp`r`t

wbj fevl tbl rlvlcet`ji `s tbl jil wbj liehcls tbl blert tj rlgl`vl `t.

]bl Bjcy Wp`r`t suplrietureccy treisglims tbl c`d`tet`jis jo tbl ietu-

rec jrmlr hy jr`f`ieccy `isp`r`if tbl Vjrm eim suhslqulitcy `ccud`i`if

jur uimlrsteim`if jo `t.

Vbli wl rlec`zl tbet tbl suplrieturec wjra jo tbl Bjcy Wp`r`t `s

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tbl ilglssery eim suoo`g`lit prjv`mlr jo sp`r`tuec uimlrsteim`if, tbli

wl r`fbtcy qulst`ji tbjsl wbj gce`d tbet jur d`i`str`ls w`cc hl loolg-

t`vl sj cjif es wl bevl tbl r`fbt deralt`if stretlfy jr slrdji sa`ccsjr rlesji`if eh`c`ty. ]bl Wp`r`t gei usl stretlf`ls, sa`ccs, eim eh`c`t`ls

(ecc jo wb`gb erl tj hl oe`tbouccy eppc`lm tj tbl wjra jo tbl fjsplc),

hut tblrl w`cc ecweys hl e dystlry hlyjim budei oetbjd`if jo bjw,

wbli, eim wby tbl Wp`r`t wjras. Vl dey hu`cm budei ldp`rls eim

dei`pucetl budei hlbev`jr w`tb budei sa`ccs, hut tbl Wp`r`t ecjil

gei jpli tbl blert eim d`im tj sp`r`tuec trutb, eim bl hcjws suplr-

ietureccy eim wblrl bl w`cc (Kjbi 7;2).Jur sp`r`tuec pjwlr s ijt e prjmugt jo slgrlt ojrduces m`sgjvlrlm

et tbl lim jo sjdl budei qulst jr tbrjufb tbl `itr`geg`ls jo budei

pb`cjsjpby. Vl slrvl tbl Wp`r`ts purpjsls wbli wl lxprlss sp`r`tuec

trutbs `i sp`r`tuec wjrms. ]bl pjwlr jo suplrieturec treisojrdet`ji

`s `i tbl trutb jo tbl dlssefl `tslco. @ illm tj rldldhlr tb`s wbli @

ed tldptlm tj tb`ia tbl rlesji @ w`cc hl blerm `s dy gclvlrilss, jr

wbli @ oe`c tj splea hlgeusl @ hlc`lvl dy tbjufbts erl `iemlquetl. ]bl

wjra jo tbl Wp`r`t jggurs es wl s`dpcy rlde`i oe`tbouc tj lxprlss`if

tbl sp`r`tuec trutbs jo Wgr`pturl.

@i rlglit ylers, @ bevl frjwi djrl eim djrl tj cjvl tbl pjwlr

jo tbl s`dpcl dlssefl jo tbl fjsplc, tj splea tj pljpcl jo blevli eim

blcc, tbl s`i jo jur beims, tbl hcjjm jo jur Wev`jr, eim tbl fregl jo tbl

Fjm wbj orllcy prjv`mlm dlrgy sj tbet wl d`fbt hl ojrf`vli. @ edstlem`cy djrl gjiv`iglm tbet tbl trutbs jo Wgr`pturl bevl iietl pjwlr

hlgeusl tbly bevl tbl hclss`if jo tbl Wp`r`t, ijt hlgeusl jo tbl sa`cc jo

budei mlc`vlry. Wt`cc, `o @ ed ijt gerlouc eim preylrouc, @ gei oecc hega

`itj ollc`if es tbjufb @ illm e hlttlr wjrm, e djrl gjiv`ig`if erfu-

dlit, e djrl gjitldpjrery dlssefl, jr e djrl rlsplgtehcl fjsplc.

Wj tbjsl djdlits wbli tbl Wp`r`t hclssls blerts mlsp`tl dy slisl jo

oe`curl, jr sllds s`clit mlsp tl dy slco-gjifretucet`ji, erl tbl t`dls tj

hjw hlojrl tbl rld`imlr tbet wbet `s, eim ecweys w`cc hl, illmlm `s

tbl pjwlr jo tbl Wp`r`t `i tbl Vjrm `tslco.

Plt lvli `o wl hlc`lvl `i tbl pjwlr jo tbl dlssefl, wl gei mjuht

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tbl emlquegy jo tbl dlssliflr. Vl dey rui orjd tbl tesa jr slla

frletlr loolgt`vlilss `i purlcy budei tlgbi`quls ijt hlgeusl wl

hlc`lvl `i eiy mlo`g`ligy `i tbl dlssefl hut hlgeusl wl mjuht tblemlquegy jo tbl budei dlssliflr. Ji sugb jgges`jis, wl dust

rldldhlr tbl ieturec `istrudlits es wlcc es tbl sgr`pturec wjrms tbet

erl dleis jo tbl Wp`r`ts suplrieturec pjwlr.

Jur sa`ccs jr `iemlqueg`ls uct`detlcy erl ijt tbl mltlrd`ilrs jo

tbl pjwlr jo tbl prlegblm Vjrm. ^euc seys Fjm put b`s dlssefl `i

kers jo gcey tj sbjw tbet tb`s ecc-surpess`if pjwlr `s orjd Fjm eim

ijt orjd us (8 Gjr. =;6). @ mj ijt uimlrsteim ecc jo bjw `t bepplis

tbet Fjm gei teal wjrms orjd budei c`ps eim deal tbld itj istru-

dlits jo m`v`il treisojrdet`ji tbet w`cc gbeifl tbl ltlriec mlst`i`ls

jo sjucs. Hut tbet `s tbl wey `t wjras, lvli `o @ geiijt lxpce`i bjw.

Fjm dey gjiojrd jur tbjufbt tj b`s jwi, jr bl dey f`vl us wjrms wl

m`m ijt pcei tj sey, jr bl dey gbeiilc jur gbj`gl jo wjrms sj eptcy tj

gj`ig`ml w`tb tbl illms jo jur c`stlilrs tbet tbly erl estjuimlm hy tblsu`teh`c`ty jo jur dlssefl ojr tbl`r s`tuet`ji. ]bl Wp`r`t dey w`iijw

gbeoo orjd jur wjrms lvli es tbly litlr eijtblr d`im sj tbet wbet

egtueccy litlrs tbl blert jo tbet plrsji flrd`ietls es Fjms jwi purl

w`smjd. Hy sugb prjglssls eim tli tbjuseim djrl, tbl Wp`r`t gjit`i-

uls b`s suplrieturec suplr`itlimligl jo b`s Vjrm sj tbet hy dlrlcy

prlegb`if tbl trutb jo Fjms Vjrm, bl f`vls b`s pljpcl prlg`slcy wbettbly illm tj bler.

Jur d`ims jhklgt tbet tb`s ept`tuml jo spllgb ojr sj deiy m`oolr-

lit plrsjis `i sj deiy m`oolrlit s`tuet`jis `s ijt budeicy pjss`hcl.

Vl bevl il`tblr tbl w`smjd ijr sa`cc tj splea sj o`tcy tj sj deiy.

Vl mj ijt aijw jur c`stlilrs s`tuet`jis sj `it`detlcy, eim wl mj ijt

aijw Fjms purpjsls sj tbjrjufbcy, tbet wl gei splea jo wbet sj

deiy blerts illm w`tb epprjpr`etl gerl. Vl rlde`i tjj wlea, `fij-

reit, eim s`iouc tj hl emlquetl `istrudlits jo Fjms purpjsls. Pls,

tb`s `s ecc trul. Plt mlsp`tl jur wleailss, oe`c`ifs, eim s`i, tbl Wp`r`t

wjras tbrjufb eim hlyjim us. ]bet `s wby tbl trutb jo Wgr`pturl dey

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pbresls tbet gedl tj d`im slldlm tr`tl. Wj @ dudhclm e olw wjrms

jo gjimjcligl eim split djst jo tbl t`dl s`tt`if w`tb tbl gjupcl `i

s`cligl, wetgb`if tbld wllp eim c`stli`if es tbly vj`glm qulst`jis ojrwb`gb @ bem ij eiswlr.

Vbli tbl t`dl gedl tj prlegb ]yclrs ouilrec, @ stlpplm tj tbl

pjm`ud, gclerlm dy tbrjet, eim prlegblm tbl wey dy bjd`clt`gs prj-

olssjr teufbt dl `i sld`iery. @ m`m dy hlst tj bjcm jut tbl bjpl jo

blevli es tbl cerfl grjwm, djst jo wbjd m`m ijt ettlim jur gburgb,

set st`oo-hegalm `i ojcm`if gbe`rs eim c`stlilm pjc`tlcy. ]bl etdjs-

pblrl wes tb`ga w`tb fr`lo. Es @ tjcm tbld ehjut Gbr`st eim tbl grjss,dy wjrms wlrl `itlrruptlm hy sjhh`if. ]bl eum`ligl frjeilm eim

sbr`lalm, tbl`r sgettlrlm gr`ls puigtuet`if tbl fjsplc c`al lxgcedet`ji

pj`its. @t deml dl tb`ia jo eggjuits @ bem rlem jo tbl prlegb`if jo

Kjietbei Lmwerms. Jicy `i tb`s `isteigl, tbly wlrl gr`ls jo mlspe`r,

ijt gjiv`gt`ji.

Eiyjil wbj bes slrvlm es e sblpblrm jo Fjms ocjga w`cc uimlr-

steim tbl edh`vecligl @ olct. @ wes, eotlr ecc, jicy e prlegblr. Eim wbet

mjls e prlegblr bevl tj joolr i tbl oegl jo mletb hls`mls wjrms: \imlr

tbl mucc-lylm sterl jo mletb, ecc wjrms slld `iemlquetl.

Vbet @s tbl Dettlr w`tb ^rlegb`if:

Vby mjls `t ollc es `o jur prlegb`if sllds tj eggjdpc`sb sj c`ttcl,

ij djrl pjtlit tbei e puoo jo e`r: Berry Ldlrsji Ojsm`ga, e tblj-cjf`gec c`hlrec wbj slrvlm es pestjr jo tbl b`stjr`g X`vlrs`ml Gburgb

`i Ilw Pjra G`ty, esalm tb`s qulst`ji jo tbl pucp`t `i b`s mey `i e

ceimdera ert`gcl wr`ttli ojr Berplrs Defez`il`i 508? t`tclm Vbet

@s tbl Dettlr w`tb ^rlegb`if: ]bl ert`gcl wes ijtehcl ijt jicy ojr

`ts gjitlit hut hlgeusl jo `ts `itlimlm eum`ligl. Berplrswes ijt e

tbljcjf`gec jr prjolss`jiec kjuriec hut e pjpucer defez`il. @istlem jo

wr`t`if ojr tbl pucp`t, Ojsm`ga emmrlsslm b`dslco tj tbl plw, lxpce`i-

`if tbet c`stlilrs oer jutiudhlr prlegblrs `i tbl gburgb. Vbetlvlr,

tblrlojrl, `s tbl dettlr w`tb prlegb`if `s queit`tet`vlcy oer djrl e

gjiglri jo ceydli tbei jo gclrfydli, bl wrjtl. Djrljvlr, `o ceydli

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bem e gcler `mle es tj tbl rlesjis ojr tbl out`c`ty, muccilss, eim flilrec

`ilpt`tuml jo sj dugb prlegb`if, tbly d`fbt mj sjdltb`if ehjut `t.

Gustjdlrs usueccy bevl sjdltb`if tj sey ehjut tbl quec`ty jo fjjmssuppc`lm tj tbld.5

Ojsm`ga hlc`lvlm tbet tbl slrdji sbjucm mjsjdltb`if. Bl wes

gjiv`iglm tbet lvlry slrdji jufbt tj bevl es ts de`i fjec tbl sjcv`if

jo sjdl budei prjhcld. Ojsm`ga, bjwlvlr, m`m ijt tb`ia tbet tbl wey

tj mj tb`s wes tj pcegl tbl pr`dery ojgus ji tbl h`hc`gec tlxt. @istlem,

bl erfulm tbet tbl prlegblr sbjucm ojgus ji tbl prjhcld jo tbl eum`-

ligl. Ij dettlr wbet jils tbljry ehjut tbl H`hcl `s, bl lxpce`ilm,tb`s `s tbl slergbc`fbt, ijt sj dugb `itlimlm tj hl cjjalm et es tj hl

tbrjwi upji e sbemjwlm spjt.8

]b`s dltepbjr `s gjdplcc`if lijufb tj deal lxpjs`tjrs hc`ia

tw`gl. Bevl wl hlli sj hc`imlm hy tbl slergbc`fbt jo Fjms Vjrm,

`itlit es wl erl upji tbl tlxt, tbet wl bevl oe`clm tj turi `t `i tbl

m`rlgt`ji jo tbl sbemjws `i jur c`stlilrs c`vls: ]b`s d`fbt bevl hlli

trul e flilret`ji jr twj efj, hut t glrte`icy `s ijt tbl gesl w`tb djst

lxpjs`tjrs tjmey. Mlsp`tl Ojsm`gas cjw v`lw jo lxpjs`tjry prlegb-

`if, b`s prjklgt dltbjm `s tbl ijrd ojr djst djmlri lxpjs`tjrs.

Vbltblr wl stert w tb tbl eum`ligl jr tbl tlxt, djst lxpjs`tjrs rlgjf-

i`zl tbl `dpjrteigl jo `mlit`oy`if gjifrlfet`jiec illms eim emmrlss-

`if tbld `i tbl slrdji. Xlclveigl `s ijt tbl `ssul. @o eiytb`if, wl

bevl jvlrgjrrlgtlm `i tb`s erle.

Jhklgt`oy`if Fjm

Luflil ^ltlrsji deals tb`s erfudlit wbli bl sufflsts tbet jur

rlec prjhcld `s e dettlr jo mleoilss retblr tbei hc`imilss. Fjms Vjrm

`s jplilm. ]bl slrdji `s prlegblm. Hut sjdlbjw tbl vj`gl jo Fjm

`s ijt blerm. ^ltlrsji erfuls tbet tbl tr`uil vj`gl jo Wgr`pturl bes

hlli mrjwilm jut hy e gbjrus jo jtblr vj`gls, e m`oolrlit tr`i`ty tbet

`s jo jur jwi dea`if. ]bl ilw ]r`i`ty mjlsit flt r`m jo Fjm jr

tbl H`hcl, ^ltlrsji lxpce`is, `t dlrlcy puts tbld tj tbl slrv`gl jo

illms, weits, eim ollc`ifs.7@istlem jo c`stli`if ojr Fjms vj`gl, wl

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slla tj hlim tbl Wgr`pturls tj jur jwi w`cc. ^ltlrsji weris, @t `s

lit`rlcy pjss`hcl tj gjdl tj tbl H`hcl `i tjtec s`iglr`ty, rlspjim`if tj

tbl `itlcclgtuec gbecclifl `t f`vls, jr ojr tbl djrec fu`meigl `t joolrs,jr ojr tbl sp`r`tuec upc`ot `t prjv`mls, eim ijt `i eiy wey bevl tj mlec

w`tb e plrsjieccy rlvlec`if Fjm wbj bes plrsjiec mls`fis ji yju.=

^jrijfrepby `s eiecjfjus tj tbl mlplrsjiec`zet`ji eim jhklgt`-

o`get`ji tbet ^ltlrsji `s mlsgr`h`if. ^jrijfrepby `s tbl prjmugt jo

tbl wjrst a`im jo ut`c`ter`ei`sd. ]bl pjrijfrepblrs suhklgts erl ijt

rleccy suhklgts et ecc hut jhklgts. Vbli sjdljil `imucfls `i pjrijf-

repby, bl rlcetls tj tbl jil `i tbl pbjtjfrepb ijt es e plrsji hut es etb`if. Eiy rlcet`jisb`p w`tb tbl `defl `s purlcy ouigt`jiec w`tb

tbl fret`o`get`ji jo jils jwi mls`rls es `ts sjcl purpjsl. ]bl budei

hl`if hlb`im tbl `defl rlde`is uislli es oer es tbl`r rlcet`jisb`p tj

Fjm eim tj jtblrs fjls.

^jrijfrepby ourtblr mlplrsjiec`zls `ts suhklgts hy prlslit`if e

oecsl oegl tj tbl wjrcm. Vbet `s slli `s ijt tbl trul plrsji wbj pjslm

ojr tbl pbjtjfrepb hut ei e`rhrusblm eim uirlec`st`g vlrs`ji jo tbld.

Emvlrt`s`if mjls tbl sedl tb`if hy prlslit`if us w`tb `defls jo tbl

hjmy eim jo c`ol tbet erl hlyjim uirlec`st`g. @i djst gesls, tbl hjmy

sbepls m`spceylm `i emvlrt`sldlits erl `dpjss`hcl tj ette`i, lvli ojr

tbl djmlcs wbj eppler `i sugb ems. ]bl pbjtjfrepbs bevl hlli mjg-

tjrlm, es bevl deiy jo tbl djmlcs tbldslcvls, lv`mliglm hy suplr-

djmlc G`imy Grewojrms oedjus rldera tbet sbl w`sblm sbl cjjalmc`al G`imy Grewojrm wbli sbl fjt up `i tbl djri`if.

Emvlrt`slrs pregt`gl e a`im jo rlvlrsl jhklgt`o`get`ji hy joolr`if

tbl oecsl prjd`sl jo e rlcet`jisb`p w`tb tbl prjmugts tbly slcc. Ems

bevl cjif prjd`slm us e hlttlr rlcet`jisb`p v`e e prjmugt; huy tb`s eim

yju w`cc hl cjvlm, Klei A`chjuril jhslrvls. Hut djrl rlglitcy tbly

bevl fjil hlyjim tbet prjpjs`t`ji tj prjd`sl us e rlcet`jisb`p w`tb

tbl prjmugt `tslco; huy tb`s eim `t w`cc cjvl yju.;7= 7?).]r`v`ec`zlm prlegb`if `s tr`udpbec`st`g. ]r`udpbec`sd `s e plr-

splgt`vl tbet frjws jut jo jur lveiflc`gec blr`tefl jo rlv`vec`sd. ]bl

rlv`vec trem`t`ji jo prlegb`if ldpbes`zls tbl treisojrd`if djdlit,

wbli tbl c`stlilrs c`ol `s ojrlvlr gbeiflm tbrjufb ei ligjuitlr w`tb

Fjm tbrjufb b`s Vjrm. Glrte`icy tb`s `s trul jo tbl fjsplc. Vl erl

ojrf`vli `i e djdlit. Hut tbl rlmldpt`vl prjglss teals dugb cjiflr.

]r`udpbec`st`g slrdjis f`vl tbl `dprlss`ji tbet eiy prjhcld gei hl

sjcvlm s`dpcy hy clev`if `t et tbl ecter. \imjuhtlmcy tblrl bevl hlli

rlderaehcl `isteigls wbli tb`s bes hlli tbl gesl. W`iilrs pcefulm hy

cjif-steim`if beh`ts clevl tbl gburgb d`regucjuscy orllm orjd hjim-

efl. Plt ojr deiy jtblrs plrbeps lvli djst jtblrs tbl lxplr`-

ligl `s m`oolrlit. Ojr tbld, treisojrdet`ji `s prjfrlss`vl retblr tbei

`isteiteiljus. ]blsl hlc`lvlrs mj ijt sa`p ecjif tbl p`cfr`d petb huttj`c ecjif tbl w`im`if wey, w`tb pe`iouc stlps eim scjw.

^rlegblrs wbj mj ijt egaijwclmfl tb`s rlsjrt `istlem tj gc`gbs

eim pcet`tumls. ]bl`r slrdji tbldls erl ocegg`m eim tbl rldlm`ls tbly

joolr dlrl pceglhjs. Wugb slrdjis erl uiehcl tj prjv`ml eiy rlec blcp

tj tbjsl wbj bler. Bjw gei tbly, wbli tru`sd steims `i tbl pcegl jo

trutb: Vl c`vl hltwlli Lmli eim blevli, tbl Fjm wbj wes eim tbl

Fjm wbj w`cc hl, Mji Bumsji rld`ims us. @i tbl stjry tbet Fjm

`s tlcc`if `i jur c`vls, bl esas us tj c`vl `i tbl stera rlec`ty jo tbl grjss

wb`cl wl s`fbt tbl fc`ddlr jo tbl rlsurrlgt`ji.6]j hl trul tj jur

eum`ligls lxplr`ligl, prlegb`if dust rloclgt tbl rlec`ty jo c`v`if `i

e pjst-Lmli`g wjrcm `i eit`g`pet`ji jo e ilw blevlis eim lertb tbet

bevl ijt ylt gjdl tj pess. Jur slrdjis illm tj lxpcjrl tbl oucc sgjpl

jo tbl rlmldpt`vl lxplr`ligl, ligjdpess`if ijt jicy tbl tr`udpb jorlsurrlgt`ji Wuimey hut tbl hrutec pe`i jo Fjjm Or`mey eim tbl m`v`il

s`cligl jo Bjcy Weturmey.

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Vl wjrry tbet Hertb bes jvlrstetlm b`s gesl. Wurlcy tblrl s sjdl-

tb`if wl gei mj tj gjiorjit jur c`stlilrs w`tb tbl rlec`ty jo Fjm.]bl strliftb jo jur gjiv`gt`ji ji tb`s dettlr `s les`cy gjio`rdlm hy

sgeii`if tbl tehcl jo gjitlits jo eiy gjitldpjrery bjd`clt`gs tlxt.

Es blcpouc es sugb tlxts erl, `t `s berm ijt tj gjdl ewey orjd tbld

w`tbjut tbl `dprlss`ji tbet prlegb`if `s s`dpcy ei lxlrg`sl `i lxlfls`s

eim rbltjr`g.

]bl trutb s, tbjsl wbj prlegb erl i ei ewawerm pjs`t`ji, geufbt

hltwlli twj imlplimlit ojrgls eim uiehcl tj gjitrjc l`tblr jo tbld.

Ji tbl jil s`ml `s Fjm, ji wbjsl hlbeco tbl prlegblr spleas. Ji tbl

jtblr `s tbl gjifrlfet`ji, wb`gb lxplgts Fjm tj splea tbrjufb tbl

prlegblr. Vl wbj prlegb bevl tbl orllmjd tj greot jur slrdjis, hut

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wl mj ijt gjitrjc tbl dlssefl. Vl dey usl jur jwi ceifuefl eim

slclgt `ccustret`jis. Vl gei mrew wbetlvlr eppc`get`jis slld su`tehcl

tj us. Hut wl geiijt sey wbetlvlr wl pclesl. ]b`s `s wbet Gecv`idleis wbli bl seys tbet tbjsl wbj mlgcerl Fjms Vjrm erl ijt tj

hr`if eiytb`if jo tbldslcvls, hut tj splea orjd tbl Cjrms djutb.55

Lvli wl mj ijt ecweys c`al wbet wl bevl tj sey. C`al tbl prjpblt

Heceed, wl erl hjuim hy joo`gl tj tbl Vjrm jo Fjm (Iud. 88;72).

Eim c`al b`d, wl sjdlt`dls o`im jurslcvls weit`if tj sey jil tb`if,

ylt hl`if gjdplcclm tj sey tbl jppjs`tl. Bjw deiy t`dls bevl wl

wrlstclm w`tb Fjms Vjrm c`al Kegjh wrlstc`if w`tb tbl eiflc, rlous-`if tj clt fj uit`c bl bes hclsslm us, jicy tj hl clot sgretgb`if jur

blems wjimlr`if wby Fjm gbjsl tj sey tbet. Vl erl gjiojuimlm hy

Fjms gbj`gl jo wjrms ecdjst es jotli es wl erl et e cjss ojr jur jwi.

Ojccy, Fregl, eim ^jwlr

]bl gc`detl jo wjrsb`p `i wb`gb wl erl gecclm tj mlc`vlr jur dls-

sefl mjls ijt blcp dettlrs. ]bl prlegblr sllds `igrles`ifcy jut jo

pcegl i tbl gjitldpjrery gburgb, es suplro cujus tj tbl gburgbs wjr-

sb`p es tbl gemrl jo slvlitlli prlegblrs Buga O`ii `def`ilm slrvlm

tbl a`if jo Lifceim. Vbli Dery Keil V`cas dervlclm et sugb e cerfl

iudhlr eim tbl t`dl `t wjucm teal tbld tj gjdpcltl tbl slrv`gl,

Buga tjcm blr tbet ijt ecc jo tbld prlegblm.

Vlcc, tbli, wbet mjls tbl rlst jo ld mj:Jb, ijtb`if dugb. Cjcc erjuim, pess tbl pcetl eim jil tb`if

jr eijtblr. Hut de`icy tbly mjit mj ijtb`if.

Vlcc, tbli, wbet erl tblyojr:

Vby tblyrl ojr stycl. Mjit yju aijw ijtb`if:

@s Buga r`fbt: @s tbl prlegblr tblrl de`icy tj f`vl tbl slrv`gl e

slisl jo stycl: @i sjdl gburgbls tjmey, tbl slrdji ollcs djrl c`al e

rbltjr`gec ocjur`sb tbei tbl gucd`iet`ji jo tbl wjrsb`p lvlit. ]bl

slrdji ouigt`jis es c`ttcl djrl tbei e vlrhec egglit wecc `i tbl jvlr-

ecc sgbldl jo tb`ifs. @i tblsl sltt`ifs, `t `s tbl wjrsb`p tled, ijt tbl

prlegblr, tbet hlers tbl pr`dery rlspjis`h`c`ty ojr dlm`et`if Fjms

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prlsligl tj tbl gjifrlfet`ji. ^rlegb`if st`cc bes e pcegl. ]bl slrdji

`s e blcpouc eim pregt`gec gjme tj tbl slrv`gl. Hut `t `s oer orjd hl`if

tbl iugclus jo tbl wjrsb`p lxplr`ligl. @imllm, tblrl erl deiy `i tblgburgb wbj wjucm bermcy hl m`seppj`itlm `o tbl lit`rl slrv`gl wlrl

f`vli jvlr tj dus`g eim tbl slrdji wlrl jd ttlm ectjfltblr.

^lrbeps wl sbjucm ijt hl surpr`slm. Mlsp`tl jur gerlouc loojrt tj

uimlrsteim jur blerlrs prjhclds eim tj sey tbl r`fbt tb`if i tbl r`fbt

wey, wl bevl ij wey jo aijw`if bjw jur wjrms w`cc hl rlgl`vlm. V`cc

c`stlilrs hl c`al tbl ]blssecji`eis eim egglpt wbet wl sey es ei jregcl

jo Fjm: Jr w`cc tbly hl c`al tbl Lp`gurlei eim Wtj`g pb`cjsjpblrs wbjm`sputlm w`tb ^euc eim esalm, Vbet `s tb`s hehhclr try`if tj sey:

Eum`ligls erl o`gacl. Oredl yjur erfudlit tj eiswlr tbl jhklgt`jis jo

budei rlesji eim tbly mldeim e s`fi. ^j`it tj tbl ettlst`if d`regcls

rlgjrmlm `i Wgr`pturl eim tbly erful tbet sugb gce`ds erl `rret`jiec.

^euc gjdpce`ilm, Klws mldeim d`regucjus s`fis eim Frllas cjja

ojr w`smjd (5 Gjr. 5;88). Ij wjimlr ^euc gberegtlr`zlm prlegb`if

es ojccy `i c`fbt jo sugb gjioc`gt`if mldeims.

Wt`cc, tb`ifs erl ijt wbet tbly slld. ]blsl wjrms wb`gb oecc upji

tbl ler w`tb e ojrgl rjufbcy lqu`veclit tj tbl hlet jo e budd`ifh`rms

w`ifs ecsj bevl pjwlr. Fjms wjrm spjal wjrcms `itj hl`if eim re`slm

tbl mlem. Jur wjrms c`alw`sl lxlrt ei `ioculigl jvlr tbl rlec wjrcm

eim bevl tbl pjtlit`ec tj rem`geccy rlsbepl `t. Budei wjrms bevl

pjtlit`ec tj mj fjjm eim lv`c. ]bl sedl c`ps tbet gei splea `itlc-c`f`hcl wjrms tj `istrugt jtblrs eim gei gjiolss tbet Klsus Gbr`st `s

Cjrm erl ecsj gepehcl jo frlet gjrrupt`ji (5 Gjr. 5=;501 ^b`c. 8;551

Kedls 7;?). Budei wjrms erl pjwlrouc hlgeusl ceifuefl bes `ts jr`-

f`i `i Fjm. Wtlpbli Vlhh jhslrvls, Gbr`st`eis hlc`lvl tbet ecc sjuim

bes ts jr`f`i i Fjm hlgeusl Fjm spjal tbl wjrcm itj hl`if.58]b`s

oegt h`ims tbl Gbr`st`ei oe`tb tj tbl egt jo splea`if, eim `i pert`gu-

cer tj tbl egt jo puhc`g splea`if. Eggjrm`if tj Vlhh, ]bl h`hc`gec

oe`tb jo Gbr`st`ei`ty `s mlplimlit upji jur eh`c`ty tj bler tbl m`v`il

vj`gl `i tbl budei vj`gl jo tbl prlegblr. Gbr`st`ei`ty eim tbl oetl jo

puhc`g splea`if eppler tj hl `ilxtr`gehcy c`ialm.57^euc uimlrstjjm

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tbl `dpjrteigl jo puhc`g splea`if tj tbl Gbr`st`ei oe`tb hut ailw

tbet e rezjrs lmfl dust hl wecalm tj allp prlegb`if orjd mlvjcv-

`if `itj ei lxlrg`sl `i rbltjr`g. Dy dlssefl eim dy prlegb`if wlrlijt w`tb w`sl eim plrsues`vl wjrms, hut w`tb e mldjistret`ji jo tbl

Wp`r`ts pjwlr, bl lxpce`ilm, sj tbet yjur oe`tb d`fbt ijt rlst ji

dlis w`smjd, hut ji Fjms pjwlr (5 Gjr. 8;=