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Cs K gidkh tlks iffjrt tj slcri wktl yju tli echy riecrncg`i wcys tlct

aisirt fcreirs crjuha tli wjr`a lcvi cacptia tj tlikr mlchdkhd m`kectkm

mjhaktkjhsmjhaktkjhs tlct d`jgc` m`kecti mlchdi wk`` gi grkhdkhd tj

echy ejri fjjasmcpis*jh tlks p`chitK wcht tj tcni yju gcmn tj wliri

tli ojurhiy gidch fjr ei. Rirlcps yju wk`` tlih uhairstcha ey ejtkvc-

tkjhs fjr dctlirkhd tlisi stjrkis jf cacptctkjh cha risk`kihmi, cha wly

tliy ekdlt khspkri c`` jf us tj keprjvksi skek`cr strctidkis jh jur jwh

ljei drjuha.

Fjr euml jf tli `cst fjur aimcais, K lcvi `kvia kh tli ]jhjrch Aisirt

jf sjutlwistirh Hjrtl Ceirkmc, wjrnkhd jh gjtl skais jf tli Y]Eixk-

mch gjrair. Qli fcrekhd mu`turis `kvkhd kh tlks crka ridkjh`kni trcaktkjhc`

mjeeuhktkis jf fcreirs kh aisirts i`siwlirilcvi ixpirkihmia ct `icst

422 yicrs jf cacptctkjh tj arcectkm m`kecti mlchdis wlk`i mjhtkhukhd

tj fcre kh echy jf tli scei p`cmis tlikr chmistjrs aka.3 K lcvi lca tli

prkvk`idi jf vksktkhd cha wjrnkhd wktl trcaktkjhc` fcreirs kh jtlir crka

cha siek-crka ridkjhs cs wi``? tli ]clcrc Aisirt> tli Jechk lkdl`chas

cgjvi tli Iepty Sucrtir jf tli Crcgkch Aisirt> tli Djgk, Qcn`cecnch,

cha Rcekrs aisirts jf Mihtrc` Cskc> tli Rckhtia Aisirt jf tli Mj`jrcaj

R`cticu> cha tli Mlklucluch Aisirt. Tlk`i ejst jf tli fcreirs K lcvi

spiht tkei wktl lcvi `kvia tlikr ihtkri `kvis wktlkh jhi pcrtkmu`cr aisirt,

Kvi ric`kzia tlct fiw, kf chy, jf tlie vkiwia tli crka mjhaktkjhs tliy fcmi

* Qires tlct cppicr kh gj`a cri aifkhia kh tli d`jsscry ct tli gcmn jf tlks gjjn.

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tjacy tj gi kaihtkmc` tj tljsi tliy ihmjuhtiria wlih tliy wiri mlk`arih

drjwkhd up kh tli viry scei `chasmcpi.

Cs yju slc`` sii jr licr kh tli fj``jwkhd mlcptirs, jrc` lkstjrkis nipt

gy khakdihjus fcreirs frje crjuha tli wjr`a suddist tlct mjhaktkjhstjacy ecy gi ljttir, arkir, jr ejri uhmirtckh tlch wiri fjuha kh privkjus

dihirctkjhs. (Kh mlcptir =, fjr khstchmi, yju wk`` licr tli pimu`kcr stjry

jf tli fkrst ]jhjrch Aisirt fcreir wlj tj`a ei tlct tli rckh ks aykhd

wliri li kvia, wi`` gifjri smkihtksts mjhvkhmia ei tlct jhd-tire rckhfc``

pcttirhs kh jur ridkjh lca giih slkftkhd wktl d`jgc` m`kecti mlchdi.)

Tlih K wcs yjuhdir, K wcs ct fkrst sniptkmc` jf suml cmmjuhts, cssue-

khd tlct `cha aidrcactkjhhjt mlchdis kh rckhfc``wcs tli ricsjh tlct

ey frkihas lca fjuha kt khmricskhd`y akffkmu`t tj fcre cs mjepcria wktl

tli pcst. Cha yit fjr chjtlir tlrii aimcais K mjhtkhuia tj rimjra cmmjuhtsfrje trcaktkjhc` aisirt fcreirs tlct suddistia arcectkm slkfts kh wictlir

jvir tlikr `kfitkeis, slkfts tlct aksruptia tli wcy tlikr mjeeuhktkis lca

fcreia fjr aimcais, kf hjt mihturkis.

Cftir yicrs jf fcreirs lkhtkhd tj ei tlct m`kecti mlchdi wcs cffimtkhd

tlikr cgk`kty tj fcre, K rctlir suaaih`y ejvia up tj tli Drcha Mchyjh

ridkjh tj try ey lcha ct ary-fcrekhdcha sliip rckskhd jh tli f`chns jf

tli ]ch Frchmksmj Ricns. Qliri K khktkc``y cssueia tlct rckh- cha shjwfc``

wju`a prjvkai caiqucti ejksturi fjr tli sec`` fki`a cha sliip pcsturis

ey wkfi cha K lca purmlcsia, mjepcria wktl wlct wi lca ixpirkihmia

=2 ek`is jutskai Qumsjh kh tli ]jhjrch Aisirt.

Cs kt lcppihia, K mju`aht lcvi giih ejri wrjhd.

Krjhkmc``y, wi lca crrkvia jh tli Mj`jrcaj R`cticu oust cftir tli jhsit

jf jhi jf tli wjrst arjudlts cha khsimt jutgricns kh tli ridkjhs rimjraia

lkstjry. Tktlkh c ecttir jf ikdlt yicrs, K wkthissia ejri rcpka mlchdi kh

c skhd`i `chasmcpi tlch K lca siih ct chy privkjus tkei aurkhd ey `kfi.

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jf d`jgc` wcrekhd mju`a pjtihtkc``y mut drckh yki`as gy 32 pirmiht, wlkml

wju`a lcvi aivcstctkhd iffimts jh fjja simurkty fjr c`` jf luechnkha. Cha

ey frkihas kh mjhsirvctkjh siieia tj gi wrktkhd jhi jgktucry cftir chjtlir

fjr rkvir cftir rkvir, cs wi`` cs pihhkhd tirekhc` akcdhjsis fjr pjpu`ctkjhs,spimkis, mjeeuhktkis, mu`turis, cha `chasmcpis hjw ihachdiria gy sivir-

kty jf m`kecti mlchdi. Ct tli scei tkei, ey frkihas kh tli crtsfrje C`ksjh

Aiekhd cha Driti` Ilr`kml tj Qirry Qiepist Tk``kceswiri c`sj spiha-

khd euml jf tlikr tkei gicrkhd wkthiss tj tli mcusis cha mjhsiquihmis jf

m`kecti uhmirtckhty. K lca hjt sit jut tj gimjei c aisirt hcturc`kst jr ch

cdrkmu`turc` imj`jdkst eiri`y tj ixlcust eysi`f cha jtlirs wktl fctc`kstkm

akcdhjsis, jgktucrkis, jr cutjpskis jf wlct K `jvia cgjut tli wjr`a wi `kvi

kh. [it fjr c sicsjh jr twj, K fi`t khmcpcmktctia frje kecdkhkhd, `it c`jhi

tcnkhd, chy pjsktkvi cmtkjh kh rispjhsi tj m`kectkm aksruptkjhs, ispimkc``ywlih kt mcei tj ljw slkftkhd wictlir pcttirhs wju`a cffimt jur fjja simu-

rkty. K sihsia tlct, tj dit jut jf ey aiprisskjh, kt wju`a tcni ei licrkhd c

frisl stjryjhi tlct ekdlt dkvi ei ch c`tjditlir akffiriht wcy jf tlkhnkhd

cgjut cha cmtkhd kh rispjhsi tj m`kecti mlchdi.

Rcrcg`i

Fjrtuhcti`y, crjuha tlct tkei K eit c riecrncg`i Ejrjmmch fcreir cha

]ufk vkskjhcry, Czkz Gjusfklc,7 wlj `kvia jh tli crka iadi jf Fiz, tli

Tjr`a Lirktcdi ]kti lkstjrkmc``y khlcgktia gy Girgir, Crcg, cha ]iplcrakm

Oiwksl crtkschs, smlj`crs, smkihtksts, cha lj`y eih. ]jei eutuc` frkihas

jf jurs tljudlt tlct K wju`a gi khtiristia kh vksktkhd tli riecrncg`i

jrmlcra-dcraihs tlct Czkz lca p`chtia crjuha lks pcrihts ljei, cha tj

licr jf lks iffjrtsc`ricay kh prjmisstjwcra ristjrkhd ch chmkiht jcsks

jut giyjha tli `cst sugurgch sitt`ieihts jf tli sprcw`khd eitrjpj`ktch

cric. Fiz ktsi`f ks c siek-crka `chasmcpi, lkstjrkmc``y cvircdkhd oust `iss

tlch 72 khmlis jf rckhfc`` c yicr, gut tli crkakty jf tli Ejrjmmch `chasmcpi

khmricsis arcectkmc``y cs yju trcvi` sjutl jf tli mkty, tjwcra tli wistirh

iadis jf tli ]clcrc.

Khaiia, cs K mcei jut jf tli d`crkhd suh`kdlt jf c Ejrjmmch tljrjudl-

fcri khtj tli slcai cha frcdrchmis jf tli Gjusfklc fcek`y istcti, kt wcs

m`icr tlct sjeijhi tliriprjgcg`y Czkz lkesi`flca tli dkft jf c driih

tlueg. Qliri wiri triis fk``ia wktl ouougis cha `jqucts, pjeidrchctis,

cha prkmn`y picr mcmtus frukts. Qliri wiri nuequcts, drcpifrukts, eu`gir-rkis, cdcvis, cha j`kvis. Cs K wchairia tlrjudl tli jrmlcra gifjri djkhd

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khtj tli ljusi, K c`sj mcudlt tli smihts jf `cvihair cha rjsi, `keis, cha

swiit `iejhs. Gut tlct wcs hjt c``. Gi`jw tlisi frukt triis tliri wiri gc-

skhs fk``ia wktl smc``kjhs, jhkjhs, `iins, cha dcr`km. Gitwiih tli frukt triis,

tliri wiri rjws jf tli mrjmus f`jwir frje wlkml scffrjh ks ixtrcmtia, cswi`` cs mjrkchair, scdi, spicrekht, pippirekht, rjsiecry, chksi, jridchj,

tlyei, cha ipczjti. C`tljudl kt wcs `cti kh Cprk`, Czkz stk`` lca p`ihty jf

giits, rcakslis, mcggcdis, cha fcvc gichs `ift frje lks wkhtir p`chtkhds.

Gut li lca c`sj rimiht`y put kh lks p`chtkhds fjr tli sueeir, khm`uakhd

suhf`jwirs cha scff`jwir, mlk`i pippirs cha tjectjis, cs wi`` cs mjrh,

gichs, cha squcsl.

Qlks, K tljudlt, ks ch urgch jcsksc `usl pctml jf driih kh tli ekast

jf c Ejrjmmch eitrjpj`ks tlct wcs c`ricay suffirkhd frje tli urgch lict

ks`cha iffimtjf lkdlir hkdlttkei tiepircturis cha pctmlkir rckhfc`` auitj tli lkdl aihskty jf guk`akhds, csplc`t-mjviria rjcas, lictirs, cha ivih

ckr mjhaktkjhirs.

Gut wlct K aka hjt nhjw tlih wcs tlct tli tire jcskseicht fcr ejri

tj Czkz Gjusfklc tlch chytlkhd K mju`a aismrkgi cgjut tli akvirsi driih-

iry fjuha jh lks fcek`ys istcti. Cftir tcnkhd jff jur sljis, cha driitkhd lks

fctlir, c `icrhia cha istiieia eiegir jf tli Ks`cekm mjeeuhkty jf Fiz,

wi wiri ismjrtia khtj tli ljusi tj skt cha arkhn tic wktl Czkz lkesi`f, wlj

wcs jh mrutmlis cs tli risu`t jf c rimiht fc``. Aispkti tli pckh li wcs stk``

suffirkhd, Czkz wi`mjeia us kh lc`tkhd gut gicutkfu`, sjft-spjnih Ihd`ksl.

Li tlih trkia tj jffir us lks vkskjh jf wlct ch jcsksjr c mlckh jf tlie

crjuha tli wjr`amju`a u`tkecti`y eich tj luechkty.

@kstihkhd, K `ichia gcmn cdckhst c muslkjh, f`jjria gy wlct Czkz lca

hjt jh`y kecdkhia gut giduh tj guk`a kh tli fcmi jf m`kectkm uhmirtckhty?

Fjr ei, tli kaic ks tj dj sjeiwliri khtj tli aisirt ^tj fkha c p`cmi tj

slcri wktl jtlirsjhi siviri`y aidrcaia jvir tkei gy hid`imt, aip`itkjh

jf wctir, cha pirlcps m`kecti mlchdiU. Ti`` prjm`cke tlct yis, tlks p`cmi

lcs giih aisirtkfkia, gut hjw wiri djkhd ecni kt khtj c `kvkhd jcsks, jhi

wliri wi wk`` rispimt cha hurturi c akvirskty jf `kfi.

Kh fcmt Li sek`ia, archn sjei tic, tlih gidch cdckh. wi`` crrist

^jr grkhd tj c lc`tU c`` cmtkvktkis cha usis jf mliekmc`s tlct aip`iti akvirskty.

Kf pistkmkais lcvi giih sljwh tj nk`` chy spimkis, wi`` i`kekhcti tlikr usi.

Hixt, wi wk`` riturh tj tli cacptia siias jf tli ridkjh ^tj ristjri

akvirskty kh tli jcsksU, fjr tliy p`cy eu`tkp`i rj`is, wlirics c ejairh ly-

grka siia p`cys jh`y jhi jr c fiw rj`is. Tlih wi hcrrjw`y echkpu`cti

siias tj dkvi us ejri yki`as kh quchtkty ^gut hjt quc`ktyU, K sii jh`y jhi

sca djc`? arkvkhd tli ^fjja prjaumtkjhU systie tjwcra prjfkt . . . Qj mjuh-tir tlks triha, wi eust rieiegir tlct mihturkis jf `jvi cha mcri cri

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echkfistia kh icml nkha jf `ktt`i siia. Qliri ks jvi cha mcri iegiaaia kh

icml j`kvi drjwkhd jh jur triis, kh icml drckh drjuha khtj jur grica.

Gut wi ajht stjp wktl ecnkhd ^tlks akvirskty f`jurksl ctU oust jhi

jcsks. Qli kaic ks tj grkhd echy sec`` jcsks-`kni fcres khtj c mlckh ^c

mjrrkajr, c mjhhimtia hitwjrn jr mjeeuhktyU, sj tlct c`` jf tlie wk`` gi

kh ixmlchdi wktl jhi chjtlir kh jrair tj sirvi tli `crdir mjeeuhkty jf

wlkml tliy cri pcrt.

Qliy wk`` c`sj gi kh ixmlchdi wktl tli ejri urgch sitt`ieihts

hicrgy tlct mchhjt drjw c`` jf tlikr jwh fjja. Cha sj tli fcreirs ^frje

tli aisirt jcsksU wk`` dkvi c pjrtkjh jf tli fjja tliy prjaumi tj urgch

awi``irs, wlj wk`` gimjei cegcsscajrsfjr tlie.

Ti wk`` dihircti sj`kacrkty gitwiih pijp`i jh cha jff tli fcre, wlj

wk`` gidkh tj wc`n tli `jhd rjca jf chmkiht wksaje tjditlir. Qliy wk``

grkhd gcmn tli j`a drckhs jf tli ridkjh cs syegj`s jf tli siias jf wksaje

tlct wi eust p`cht. Jvir tli mihturkis, tlisi chmkiht siias lcvi ^ayhcek-

mc``yU cacptia tj p`cmi.Kt ks hjt oust c hcturc` imjsystie, gut c mu`turc`

imjsystie cs wi``.

Kt ks hjt oust cgjut fcrekhd wktl p`chts ^cacptiaU tj c pcrtkmu`cr

aisirt jcsks, kt ks cgjut mu`tkvctkhd sj`kacrkty cejhd pijp`i . . . cs wi`` cs c

tljuscha jtlir tlkhds tlct wk`` ieirdi frje tlct.

Cha sj wi eust ridihircti c sirkis jf akvirsi aisirt jcsis, cha tlih

`khn tlie tlrjudl jur sj`kacrkty. Qlct sj`kacrktyhjt oust ^wlct lcppihskhU chy jhi p`cmiks tli mjliskvihiss, tli mjri wlkml wk`` niip c`` tlks

]ufk eystkm Czkz Gjusfklc ct wjrn tjwcra lks vkskjh jf c risk`kiht jcsks mu`turi liri jh icrtl, ristjr-

khd ch cgchajhia chmkiht jcsks hicr Fiz, Ejrjmmj. RLJQJ G[ OJ]L AKMN.

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akvirskty khtcmt. Icml p`cmi, icml jcsks, ks ^kh cha jf ktsi`fU kepjrtcht. Gut

hj skhd`i p`cmi ks ejri kepjrtcht tlch tli jtlirs. Ti lcvi tj gi ejri

tlch oust grjtlirs ^cha skstirsU, icml ajkhd jur jwh tlkhd. Ti eust wjrn

cha prcy cs eiegirs jf tli scei mjeeuhkty.Qliri wcs sk`ihmi. Qljsi jf us cssieg`ia tjditlir wktl Czkz wiri

spiiml`iss, lueg`ia, cha stuhhia. Fkhc``y, jhi jf us csnia kf li tljudlt

suml c vkskjh fjr mrictkhd c ejri risk`kiht cha aisirt-cacptia cdrkmu`turi

mju`a f`y kh tli fcmi jf m`kecti mlchdi. K sihsia K nhiw wlct lks chswir

ekdlt gi, cha K wcs m`jsi.

Czkz `cudlia diht`y, cha tlih rip`kia, K mcht wcsti tkei wjrrykhd

cgjut wlitlir jr hjt tlks wk`` wjrn. Qliri ks c prjvirg kh Crcgkmcha

^prjgcg`yU skek`cr jhis kh jtlir `chducdistlct ecy scy kt c``? Kf kt `jjns

`kni tli `cst acy jf tli wjr`a ks upjh us cha tli iha jf `kfi ecy gi mjekhd. . . cha yju ric`kzi tlks ejeiht wlk`i yju cri p`chtkhd triis, wi``, ajht

stjp p`chtkhd!

Ti `cudlia c`jhd wktl lke, cha tlih chjtlir sk`ihmi tjjn lj`a jf

tli rjje. Cftir c ekhuti jr twj, Czkz stjja up lkdl cgjvi tljsi jf us stk``

skttkhd jh tli f`jjr. Li gidch disturkhd, gut cs lks cres cha lchas ejvia

crjuha, K cgsihtekhaia`y ekstjjn tlie fjr `kegs, fjr tli grchmlis jf c

trii g`jwkhd kh tli griizi, niipkhd ktsi`f gc`chmia cha rjjtia kh tli fcmi

jf c tirrkg`i stjre.

Kts hjt oust cmtkvkse K ce tc`nkhd cgjut, c`tljudl wi ecy ^khaiiaU

hiia tlct. K ce tc`nkhd cgjut sjeitlkhd `crdir, aiipir? pcrtkmkpctkhd kh

tli mrictkjhfjr tlct ks tli ^u`tkectiU ixprisskjh jf jur `jvi. [is, `jvi ks

tli arkvkhd fjrmi, K mch scy tlct.@jvi, wly hjt:

Iviry acy, K dj jut tj pruhi cha rihiw ^tli prjaumtkvkty jfU

3,222-yicr-j`a j`kvi triis jh tli `cha tlct lcs giih dkftia tj ei ^ct tlct

aidrcaia j`a jcsksU. K eust tcni mcri jf tlie wktl `jvi, hjt oust wktl tli

smkihmi jf pruhkhd . . .

]j p`icsi ojkh ei, Czkz mjhm`uaia, disturkhd fjr c`` jf us tj dit gcmn

jh jur fiit. @it us dj jut khtj tlks `ktt`i jcsks, cha K`` sljw yju sjei jf

wlct ecy mjei jut jf c`` jf tlks . . .

Rrkhmkp`is cha Rrieksis

]khmi tlct ejeiht wktl Czkz, K lcvi hivir giih cg`i tj tlkhn cgjut jur

fcti kh tli fcmi jf m`kecti mlchdi kh tli scei wcy. K ric`kzia tlct tlks ks ctkei rkpi fjr mrictkvi cmtkjh, hjt oust fjr smkihtkfkm chc`ysks.

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Wiaumis mcrgjh mjhsueptkjh, pjst-lcrvist wcsti, cha tli skzi jf jur

imj`jdkmc` fjjaprkhts>

Guk`as ejri strumturc` risk`kihmi tlrjudl p`cht, chkec`, cha ekmrjgkc`

akvirskty tj guffir us frje mctcstrjplkm ivihts>

Wi`jmc`kzis fjja prjaumtkjh, prjmisskhd, akstrkgutkjh, cha mjhsuep-

tkjh jh c mu`turc``y rispjhskvi smc`i> cha

Iepjwirs pijp`i frje c`` mu`turis cha `kvi`kljjas tj cmtkvi`y cha

pcsskjhcti`y pcrtkmkpcti kh mjeeuhkty-gcsia prjmiss cha pj`kmy

mlchdis tlct guk`a tjwcra trui fjja aiejmrcmy cha m`kecti oustkmi.

Tlct ekdlt tlisi c`tirhctkvi fjja hitwjrns `jjn `kni cha tcsti `kni:

Ti``, gimcusi trui sj`utkjhs cri p`cmi-gcsia cha mjeeuhkty-gcsia, tliri

ks hj mjjnki-muttir cpprjcml tlct mch pjsskg`y wjrn kh c`` p`cmis fjr c``

pijp`is, dkvih tli mjep`ixktkis jf jur fjja systiesivih kf wi aj hjt

fu``y tcni khtj cmmjuht tli eu`tkp`i mjhsiquihmis jf m`kecti mlchdi.

Oust wly wjht mjjnki muttirs wjrn: M`kecti cacptctkjh ks khliriht`yp`cmi-gcsiacacptctkjh, ljwivir euml kt eust gi sit kh c d`jgc` mjhtixt

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jf mcusi cha iffimt. Qj wjrn, yju cha yjur hikdlgjrs eust gi fu``y cha

mrictkvi`y pcrt jf tli cacptctkjh prjmiss. Qjp-ajwh sj`utkjhs wjht

f`y> tliy cri ejri `kni`y tj mrcsl. Ljwivir euml K `jvi Oceis Tjrnechs

Licrt jf Aryhiss gjjn cgjut ljw tli `cst Gusleih mch li`p us ihauritli mjekhd cdi jf pirechiht arjudlt, lks tjhdui-cha-mliin quistkjh,

Tlct wju`a Gusleih aj: ajisht dj fcr ihjudl.1Tlct wju`a yju

cha yjur hikdlgjrs aj: ks tli ejri mrktkmc` quistkjh. Gjttje-up eichs

tlct yju cha yjur hikdlgjrs eust stcy ejri cttihtkvi tj wliri yju `kvi

cha drjw fjja, cha gimjei ejri ihdcdia wktl jtlir eiegirs jf yjur

imj`jdkmc` cha mu`turc` mjeeuhkty. Ti eust hjt cttiept tj kektcti, gut

khstica ieu`cti wlct trcaktkjhc` aisirt pijp`is lcvi `icrhia cgjut `kvkhd

wktl m`kectkm uhmirtckhty. Qcni khspkrctkjh, hjt rimkpis.

@it ei caa jhi caaktkjhc` mcutkjh? Tlk`i K usi tli wksaje jf tliaisirtcs c eitcpljr cha eichs tj stkeu`cti khhjvctkjh ct echy pjkhts

kh tlks gjjn, m`kecti mlchdi wk`` hjt himisscrk`y ecni ejst p`cmis jh tli

fcmi jf tlks icrtl `jjn `kni trui aisirts. Aisirt imjsysties lcvi tlikr jwh

khtidrkty, oust cs prckrkis cha rckh fjrists aj. Tlk`i ljttir, arkir mjhaktkjhs

wk`` mjei tj gi mjeejhp`cmi kh echy (tljudl hjt c``) tiepircti cha

trjpkmc` `chasmcpis, tliri cri c`sj jtlir mlchdis tlct wk`` jmmur? mcrgjh

ihrkmleiht jf tli ctejspliri, aip`itkjh jf fjssk` fui` cha wctir risirvis,

cha sj fjrtl. Qli khtidrkty jf prckrkis, aisirts, wit`chas, cha fjrists ecy

gimjei mjeprjeksia kh uhsiih wcys. Qli kepjrtcht pjkht liri ks hjt

tlct c`` aisirt cacptctkjhs wk`` wjrn kh jtlir chasmcpis, gut tlct tliy mch

sirvi cs khspkrctkjhs fjr jmc` cacptctkjhs tlct aj.

R`chhkhd cha Rrcmtkmi?

Nhjw [jursi`f Qlrjudl Nhjwkhd Tliri

[jur Wi`ctkjhslkp wktl [jur Fjjaslia Ks F`jwkhd

Kh icml mlcptir jf tlks gjjn, K wk`` khktkcti c sit jf prcdectkm rispjhsis tj

icml pcrcg`i jffiria gy c aisirt i`air. Qli fkrst sit jf rispjhsis wk`` fjmus

jh wlct fjja prjaumirs slju`a gi p`chhkhd fjr, cha tli simjha wk`` gi

ihdcdia wktl jh-tli-drjuha rispjhsis tlct wi mch c`` cmtkvcti kh sjei

wcy kh jur fki`as, jrmlcras, pjhas, dcraihs, cha nktmlihs.

Kh issihmi, c`` jf us eust `icrh tj p`ch fjr uhmirtckhty kh tli fjja

systie. Tlk`i tlct ixprisskjh,p`ch fjr uhmirtckhty, ecy siie pcrcajxk-mc`, wi slju`a rieiegir tli cavkmi tlct Mchcakch Tc`tir Dritsny jhmi

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jffiria lks sjh Tcyhi, wlj wiht jh tj gimjei tli lkdlist-smjrkhd ljmniy

p`cyir kh lkstjry, Dj tj wliri tli pumn ks djkhd, hjt wliri kt lcs giih.

Cs ey frkiha Gk`` AiGuys, cutljr jfC Drict Crkahiss,9lcs riekhaia

ei, wlct wjrns cs c dukakhd prkhmkp`i fjr kmi ljmniy p`cyirs ekdlt sirvioust cs wi`` kh ch crihc wktl `ktt`i jr hj kmi, tlct ks, tli crihc jf fjja

prjaumtkjh uhair khmricskhd`y aisirt-`kni mjhaktkjhs. Liri tlih cri tli

quistkjhs yju eust csn yjursi`f cs c fjja prjaumir cha cs ictir cs wi

gidkh tj kecdkhi wcys tj riaiskdh jur fjjasmcpis.

Tlct mjhaktkjhs wk`` yju fcmi cs yju prjaumi fjja kh tli futuri

mjhaktkjhs tlct ecy gi c`tjditlir uh`kni tljsi yju lcvi aic`t wktl kh

tli pcst:

Tlct fkvi wjras aismrkgi tli vc`uis tlct yju wcht tj sii iegiaaiakh yjur fjjasmcpi, cha echkfistia kh yjur lcrvist:

Kf tli `cti Tc``cmi ]tidhir wcs mjrrimt tlct wi eust dit jvir ^jur

caakmtkjh tjU tli mj`jr driih, wlct jtlir mj`jrs aj yju wksl tj caa

tj yjur fjjasmcpi:

Kf yju cri summissfu` kh cacptkhd yjur fjja prjaumtkjh, akstrkgutkjh,

cha prjmisskhd prcmtkmis tj ecni tlie ejri m`kecti-frkiha`y cha

risk`kiht, wlct wk`` yjur summissis tcsti `kni:

Tlct j`a gilcvkjrs, timlhj`jdkis, cha prcmtkmis ekdlt yju lcvi tj

dkvi up jr suspiha tj dit tj wliri yju wcht tj gi:

Ljw wk`` yjur `kficha tli `kvis iegiaaia kh yjur fjja-prjaumkhd

`chagi rkmlir cha lic`tlkir kf yju mljjsi tj ecni tlisi mlchdis:

Tlct nkha jf sjmkc`, timlhkmc`, cha fkhchmkc` suppjrt wk`` yju cha

yjur mjeeuhkty riqukri tj grkhd suml c vkskjh tj fruktkjh:

K ce wrktkhd tlks gjjn hjt eiri`y wktl tli ljpi tlct yju wk`` gidkh

tj tlkhn cgjut m`kecti mlchdi cha fjja kh c frisl wcy, gut tlct yju wk``

cmtkh hiw wcys cs wi``. Qlks gjjn ks cs euml cgjutprcxkstcnkhd rkdlt

cmtkjhcs kt ks cgjut dhjskscmqukrkhd cpprjprkcti nhjw`iadi. Kh icml

mlcptir, K wk`` csn yju tj `jjn ct tli `cha cha wctir frje wlkml yju cm-

qukri yjur fjja, cha tj tcni stips tj slkft yjur ri`ctkjhslkp tj kt.

Jvir tli yicrs, K lcvi giih aiip`y khf`uihmia gy Oke Mjrgitt, tli `cti

aisirt vkskjhcry, djct-wc`nir, dcraihir, rchmlir, cha luech rkdlts cavjmcti

wlj li`pia tj fjuha tli ]chmtucry Ejvieiht kh tli icr`y 3;

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Tcsti`cha jr Fjja-Rrjaumkhd Jcsks:

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jf Mcsmcgi` mj``imtkvi`y i`cgjrctia cha iximutia ch imj`jdkmc` cha itlkmc`

mjhtrcmt wktl tlikr `cha tlct lcs gimjei nhjwh cs tli ]cducrj-Ouhkpir

Mjvihcht. Icml jf us mch cha slju`a ecni jur jwh pcrtkmu`cr pcmt wktl

tli `cha kh wlkml wi kvi> ekhi ks pjstia cs tli Mriaj fjr jur fjjasliajh tli wigskti, www.dcryhcglch.mje. Qj gidkh tj ecni tli slkfts hiiaia

tj survkvi m`kecti mlchdi, K suddist tlct yju drcauc``y put khtj prcmtkmi

tli fj``jwkhd gilcvkjrs cha prkhmkp`is?

Tc`n tli `cha yju airkvi yjur fjja frje, cha niip c ojurhc` jf ljw

kt ks cffimtia gy tli wcy yjur fjja ks murriht`y drjwh cha ictih> kh

caaktkjh, hjti chy tchdkg`i skdhs tlct m`kecti mlchdi ks cffimtkhd kts

mcpcmkty tj prjaumi fjja.

Tktl yjur frkihas cha hikdlgjrs, aksmuss ljw tli futuri jf yjurlic`tl cha tli `chas lic`tl ecy gi cffimtia gy m`kecti mlchdi, cha

ljw yjur jwh `cha echcdieiht cha mjhsueptkjh pcttirhs ecy gi

mjhtrkgutkhd tj tli arkvirs jr mcusis jf m`kecti mlchdi.

Ecp tli p`cmis kh yjur fjjasmcpi tlct yju ixpimt ecy gi ejst vu`-

hircg`i tj m`kecti mlchdi, cha `kst tlrii wcys yju ekdlt riaumi tlikr

vu`hircgk`kty jr cacpt tj tljsi mlchdis.

Ecp ljw wctir lcs f`jwia cmrjss jr crjuha yjur `cha aurkhd gjtl

wit yicrs cha ary yicrs, cha mjepcri tljsi twj ecps, lkdl`kdltkhd

tli akffirihmis.

Hjti wlct lcs giih nk``ia, acecdia, jr aidrcaia gy rimiht wictlir-

ri`ctia ivihts, cha wlct ekdlt lcvi giih spcria kf stiwcraslkp

prcmtkmis lca giih akffiriht.

Ecni c slrkhi jh jr hicr tli skti(s) jf jhi jf tljsi aictls, aidrc-

actkjhs, jr `jssis jf akvirskty, cs c tchdkg`i gihmlecrn jf mlchdi

jmmurrkhd kh yjur ekast.

Ecp yjur hikdlgjrkhd fjjasmcpi cha yjur `crdir fjjasliatlct ks,

wliri wktlkh skdlt jf yjur ljei tliri cri wk`a jr echcdia lcgktcts

wliri fjja ks prjaumia, hjt jh`y jh yjur prjpirty gut jh tlct jf

hikdlgjrs. Qlih ixtiha yjur ecp jut tj wliri jtlir skdhkfkmcht

quchtktkis jf yjur fjja mjei frje.

Kaihtkfy frje tli fjjas `jmctia jh tlct ecp wliri tliri ekdlt gi

pjsskgk`ktkis fjr fjja ixmlchdi, slcrkhd, jr eutuc` suppjrt cejhd

yjur hikdlgjrs.

@kst fkvi cmtkjhs tlct yju mch drcauc``y gidkh tj ihlchmi tli fjja-

prjaumkhd mcpcmkty jf yjur hikdlgjrljja jr mjeeuhkty fjjasmcpi.

Jvir tli fj``jwkhd wiins, khktkcti ct `icst tlrii eiitkhds wktl yjurhikdlgjrs tj mj``imtkvi`y wrkti c mjvihcht wktl tli `cha tlct ihdcdis

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c`` jf yju kh li`pkhd yjur fjjasmcpi gimjei ch jcsks jr wi``sprkhd

fjr `jhd-tire fjja-prjaumkhd pjsskgk`ktkis, cha tlih tcni tchdkg`i

cmtkjhs tjwcra tlct slcria vkskjh.

@its dit stcrtia!

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Rrcksi fjr Drjwkhd Fjja kh c Ljttir, Arkir @cha

Dcry Rcu` Hcglch jffirs c himisscry dukai tj tli wcys jf p`chts, cha tj echcd-

khd wctir wksi`y kh ch khmricskhd`y uhpriakmtcg`i m`kecti. Rcst mkvk`kzctkjhs mju`a

lcvi usia c gjjn `kni tlks. Cha kf wi jursi`vis ajht wcht tj gimjei c akstcht

eiejry, wi wju`a aj wi`` tj liia tli lcra-wjh `issjhs jf aisirt fcreirs frje

crjuha tli wjr`a, cha `icrh tli prcmtkmc` icrtl snk``s hiiaia tj mricti c pirec-

mu`turi jcsks jf jur jwh.

Ekmlci` Rlk``kps, cutljr jf Qli Lj`kstkm Jrmlcra chaQli Cpp`i Drjwir

Ary`chas cri ljei tj 12 pirmiht jf tli wjr`as pijp`i? c fkduri suri tj rksi

kh tli mjekhd aimcais cs jur wjr`a drjws ejri pcrmlia. Qlct ks wly Dcry

Hcglchs `ctist gjjn ks khakspihscg`i. Iviryjhi wlj drjws fjjaecni tlct,

iviryjhi wlj icts fjjaslju`a gi drctifu` li wrjti kt. Ch ljecdi tj j`a wks-

aje cha tj tli `cttir-acy sjk` ecdkmkchs wlj cri Hcglchs `kvkhd eusis, kt ks c

rkml lirgcrkue jf ai`kmkjus, lcray sustihchmi cha c echuc` fjr jur futuri.

C`ch Tiksech, cutljr jf Qli Tjr`a Tktljut Ys chaMjuhtajwh

Kh c wjr`a wliri m`kecti mlchdi ks tli hiw hjrec`, Dcry Hcglch jffirs c

g`uiprkht fjr fjja prjaumtkjh. Yskhd aisirt cdrkmu`turi cs c gcmnarjp, Hcglch

ks tli kaic` dukai fjr uhairstchakhd cha caarisskhd tli mlc``ihdis jf rkskhd

tiepircturis, aip`itkhd wctir risjurmis, cha ivir-slkftkhd mjhaktkjhs. Kt ks c mcu-

tkjhcry gjjn jf ljpi, fu`` jf ary-fcrekhd wksaje, tj-aj ksts, cha Dcry Hcglchs

ihojycg`i mjegkhctkjh jf khskdlt cha luejr.

Ach Keljff, cutljr jfFjja Fkdlt, MCFJ, chaFcrekhd wktl tli Tk`a

Kh Drjwkhd Fjja kh c Ljttir, Arkir @cha, Dcry Rcu` Hcglch lcs mrcftia cmjdiht trictksi g`ihakhd lks jwh mjhskaircg`i nhjw`iadi cha ixpirkihmi wktl

tli trcaktkjhc` imj`jdkmc` wksaje jf khakdihjus aisirt fcreirs, wlj lcvi giih

tlrkvkhd kh tli fcmi jf m`kecti uhmirtckhty fjr echy dihirctkjhs.

Qli lcra-wjh issjhs cha khhjvctkjhs aismrkgia kh tlks gjjn cri cpp`kmcg`i

fjr fcreirs mu`tkvctkhd kh c`` mlchdkhd m`kectis, cha khspkrctkjhc` fjr c`` pijp`i

wlj aipiha jh tlikr survkvc` cha summiss. C eust-lcvi crrjw kh tli qukvir fjr

c`` prcdectkm Qlrkvc`ksts!

Grjmn Aj`ech, akrimtjr, TCQIW Khstktuti cha

Rirecmu`turi Aiskdh Rrjdrce, Jmmkaihtc` Crts & Imj`jdy Mihtir

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Ti fcmi ch uhprimiaihtia futuri. Qli smc`i cha spiia jf tli mlchdis gicrkhd

ajwh jh us cs c mjhsiquihmi jf m`kecti uhmirtckhty lcs hj chc`jd kh lkstjry.

Fjrtuhcti`y, wi lcvi dukais `kni Dcry Rcu` Hcglch tj `ica us tlrjudl tli mrczy`cgyrkhtl kh wlkml wi fkha jursi`vis. Gy `jjnkhd tj cdi-j`a prcmtkmis cha tcnkhd

`issjhs frje hcturi, Ar. Hcglch guk`as c mjepi``khd mcsi fjr c typi jf risk`kihmi

tlct ecttirs wlitlir yju cri c fjja prjaumir jr ictirwlkml ks iviryjhi!

Mjurthiy Tlkti, fjuhair cha mrictkvi akrimtjr, Sukvkrc Mjc`ktkjh

C`` jf Dcry Hcglchs gjjns mcrry us jh aiip, ihmlchtkhd ojurhiys tj tli licrts

jf pijp`i, p`chts, cha mu`turis cmrjss tli wjr`a. Drjwkhd Fjja kh c Ljttir, Arkir

@cha jffirs tli rkml stjrkis cha mu`turc` khskdlts wivi mjei tj ixpimt, gut hjw,

wlih wi gca`y hiia kt, Dcry c`sj ti``s us ixp`kmkt`y ljw tj usi tli ary`cha wks-aje lis cssieg`ia jvir c kfitkei. Licpia wktl prcmtkmc` prkhmkp`is, timlhkquis,

p`cht `ksts, pcrcg`is, cha ejri, lks hiw gjjn jffirs kepjrtcht tjj`s fjr prisirv-

khd jur fjja cha wctir simurkty jh c wcreir, stjrekir p`chit. Ke khspkria cha

licrtihia gy tlks tkei`y cha kepjrtcht jffirkhd frje c trui aisirt scdi.

Qjgy Lieihwcy, cutljr jf

Dckcs Dcraih? C Dukai tj Ljei-]mc`i Rirecmu`turi

Kf tli 72tl mihtury strjvi tj khsu`cti us frje tli lcrsl ric`ktkis jf hcturi (wlk`i

ixcmirgctkhd kts ixtrieis), Dcry Hcglchs `ctist gjjn khtrjaumis us tj tli 73stmihturys ruai riekhairs tlct mlchdi ks liri, uhmirtckhty mjeejhp`cmi. Tktl ktt`i

rjje fjr tli lcha-wrkhdirs, Hcglch prjvkais iviryjhi i`si, frje hjvkmi dcraihir

tj aiip imj`jdkst, kepjrtcht fjja fjr tljudlt cha tli prcmtkmc` nhjw-ljw tj ca-

ariss jur ejairh prjg`ies wktl chmkiht aisirt wksaje. K mju`aht put kt ajwh.

Wkmlcra EmMcrtly, iximutkvi akrimtjr, ]`jw Fjja Y]C

Dcry Hcglchs gjjns hivir fck` tj khspkri cha khfjre ei. Qlks gjjn ks hj

ixmiptkjh. Cftir oust jhi rica tlrjudl, Kvi ajd-icria, lkdl`kdltia, cha hjtia

mjuht`iss dies, fcmts, cha stjrkis tj wlkml K wk`` riturh cdckh cha cdckh. Qli pct-tirh jf tli gjjn ecnis tlks icsy. Icml simtkjh gidkhs wktl c Tcre-Yp prjg`ie,

fj``jwia gy c Rcrcg`i jf pijp`i jr hcturc` systies caarisskhd tli prjg`ie. Rrkh-

mkp`is cha Rrieksis akstk``ia frje tli prjg`ie cha pcrcg`i, c`jhd wktl R`chhkhd

cha Rrcmtkmi tkps, tlih li`p ei wjrn mjjpirctkvi`y wktl tli `kfi crjuha ei tj

fjreu`cti sj`utkjhs uhkqui tj ey sktis mjhaktkjhs cha mlchdkhd m`kecti.

Gist jf c``, K fii` Ke pcrt jf ch khmriakg`y akvirsi, mcrkhd mjeeuhkty cs K

aj sj, tlchns tj Dcry slcrkhd sj echy ihdcdkhd ixcep`is jf akffiriht pijp`i,

mu`turis, cha imjsysties ajkhd `kniwksi. Wica tlks gjjn!

Grca @chmcstir, cutljr jfWckhwctir Lcrvistkhd fjr Ary`chas cha Giyjha