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Tf` Y`mthk`mt ea Hd`mthahinthem ny n Merk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?0
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Rerdy. Rerdy. Rerdy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?6Zr`+Ifrhythi nmd Zeyt+Ifrhythi G`y --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?8
Tf` Te+Aniter Ytrpitpr` ea G`hyf Hd`mthtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9:
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Arek Keynhi Gpdnhyk te _noohmhyk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 98G`hyf Hd`mthtx nmd _noohmhyk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4:
Hy n Z`ryem Oerm G`hyf5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4>
Tf` Iekkpmhtx# Yepri` ea G`hyf Hd`mthtx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4?
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Tf` Hd`mthtx ea Zeyt+Ifrhythi G`rx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
Tf` Tf`ecebhinc Hd`mthtx ea tf` Zeyt+Ifrhythi G`hyf Z`ezc`--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42>y Zeyt+Ifrhythi G`rx tf` Z`ezc` ea Bed5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
Hy G`rx tf` Ifey`m Z`ezc`5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
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Eog`ithemy nmd _`aptnthemy------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04
Tf` Kernc Dhk`myhem ea Zeyt+Ifrhythi G`hyf Hd`mthtx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02Tf` O`ch`qhmb Khmerhtx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02
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Tf` Feceinpyt nmd tf` B`mthc`y --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
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Tf` Hd`mthtx ea Zeyt+Ifrhythi G`rx hm tf` Nb` ea Nzeytnyx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29Tf` Deitrhm` ea tf` Cknmmy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
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Tf` Iemyt`ccnthem ea Yhbmy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Tf` Tf`ecebhinc Zrezf`thyk ea Inrdhmnc M`knm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Tf` Noo Nrkhmgem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
Tf` K`nmhmb ea Fhyterx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
Tf` _`tprm7 Ked`rm Whemhyk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69
Ncc`x ea Brni` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66G`ypy em tf` Hyrn`c Ferhwem----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66
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ndqnmi`d hmG`hyf Hd`mthtx# hcc ythcc ahmd tf` r`yt ea fhy nrbpk`mt hkzertnmt nmd `q`m `yy`mthnc-
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`c`ithem te tf` G`hyf z`ezc` md`d htf tf` aepmdhmb ea n m` z`ezc` ea Bed# tf` trp` Hyrn`c fhif hy tf` Ifprif
ea Ifrhyt- Hm tfhy iny`# iemq`rty fnq` me m``d aer nmx eptnrd hd`mthahinthem ea tf`ky`cq`y ny Hyrn`cht`y er yechdnrhtx
htf G`y er ypzzert ea tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c-
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Intfechi Iekkpmhtx aer iemq`rty nmd tf`hr d`yi`mdnmty- Rhtf tf` vhyt`mi` ea ypif n iekkpmhtx# tf` thk` khbft
`md f`m G`y epcd fnq` te r`bnrd tf` iemq`rt ny nonmdemhmb ncc`bhnmi` te fhy z`ezc`-
Tf` tf`ecebx ea tf` Y`iemd Qnthinm Iepmihc r`a`ry te tf` Ifprif ny tf` Z`ezc` ea Bed opt tf` G`hyf z`ezc`
ny ythcc znrt ea tf` zcnm ea yncqnthem-
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Tf`r` hy emcx em` z`ezc` ea Bed# tf` aecce`ry ea Ifrhyt# opt etf`ry nr` zet`mthnccx znrt ea tf` z`ezc` ea Bed#
tf` G`y keyt ic`nrcx ye ox qhrtp` ea tf` `c`ithem fhif fny met o``m r`qel`d- G`rx hy erdnhm`d# em` dnx# te
o`iek` nm `aa`ithq` erbnm aer tf` Ifprif- G`rx me hy n znrt ea Hyrn`c tfnt znrt fhif de`y met o`ch`q`-/
Nmth+Y`khthyk ea Ifrhythnmy iek`y ny n r`ypct ea hbmerhmb Yt- Znpcy hmyhyt`mi` tfnt tf` G`y `r` ythcc tf`
`c`it# nmd ncye cnil ea Ifrhythnm ifnrhtx- Yhmi` nmth+Y`khthi tf`ecebhnmy tfepbft tfnt tf` Ifrhythnmy fnd r`zcni`d
tf` G`y ny tf` `c`it# ht aecce`d tfnt ht ny `konrrnyyhmb te fnq` G`y ythcc nrepmd- Qhec`mt k`nypr`y `r`
tec`rnt`d-
Ht hy o`inpy` ea ypif r`qeinthemhyk &tf` tf`erx tfnt tf` zrekhy` ny r`qel`d( tfnt knmx Ifrhythnm tf`ecebhnmy
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Tf` deipk`mty ea Qnthinm HHhm tf` t`nifhmb noept tf` G`hyf z`ezc`# `vi`rzt`d hm tf` Nzz`mdhv eaG`hyf
Hd`mthtx# knrl n khc`ytem` hm tf` r`aptnthem ea r`qeinthemhyk# nmd fnq` c`d te tf` `vnkhmnthem ea nmth+Y`khthi
eq`rtem`y hm int`ifhyky# zrnx`ry nmd yeihnc r`cnthemy-
Yek` icnhk ythcc tfnt Iec- 978+>> fhif Yt- Znpc rht`y tfnt tf`r` hy me cemb`r n dhythmithem o`t``m Br``l nmd
G` er knc` nmd a`knc`# r`qel`y nmx yz`ihnc zrhqhc`b`y ea tf` G`hyf z`ezc`- Antf`r @chny nmy`ry tfnt tf`r` hy
me dhythmithem r`bnrdhmb yncqnthem# opt tfnt tfhy de`y met hkzcx me dhythmithem earec`y hm tf` zcnm ea yncqnthem# gpyt
ny tf` ynk` znyynb` yfepcd met o` py`d te hkzcx tfnt k`m nmd ek`m fnq` me dhythmit rec`y-
Hm n oecd iekznrhyem# Antf`r @chny ypbb`yty tfnt gpyt ny tf` qnrhepy yz`ihnc rht`y hm tf` Ifprif `vhyt aer tf`
zr`y`rqnthem ea tf` dhq`ry fhyterhinc iekkpmhth`y# ye yfepcd tf`r` iek` hmte o`hmb n F`or`+Intfechi Iekkpmhtx
aer tf` zr`y`rqnthem ea tf` G`hyf iekkpmhtx htfhm tf` Intfechi Ifprif- Tfhy hd`n fny o``m nzzreq`d ox
Kemyhbmer Rhcchnk N- Inr`# pmthc r`i`mtcx Nzeytechinc D`c`bnt` ea G`rpync`k-
Antf`r @chny nrbp`y orhcchnmtcx tfnt ht hy n aerk ea Zcntemhyk te dhqeri` Intfechihyk arek ipctpr` ny hy dem` hm
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khyyhemnrx nithqhtx fhif nyyhkhcnt`y te tf` pmhq`rync Ifprif htfept hmt`brnthem hmte ipctpr`-
Iemypcthmb tf` tnoc` ea iemt`mty hcc bhq` tf` r`nd`r nm hd`n ea tf` knmx etf`r tezhiy dhyipyy`d hm G`hyf
Hd`mthtx-
Yek` zehmty ea znrthipcnr hmt`r`yt hmicpd` tf` aeccehmb7
Tf` zrezf`ix hm Cpl` ?>7?4# G`rpync`k hcc o` trnkzc`d ox tf` B`mthc`y# pmthc tf` thk`y ea tf` B`mthc`y nr`
apcahcc`d# inm o` r`cnt`d te tf` r`tprm ea tf` G`y te Hyrn`c hm epr thk`y- Tf` md ea tf` znbnm rn hy yhbmnchw`d
ox tf` zr`y`mt nzeytnyx ea tf` erhbhmnccx `qnmb`chw`d iepmtrh`y arek tf`hr Ifrhythnm anhtf7
Ny f` ncl`d ycecx nireyy tf` ytnb` ea fhyterx# tf` G` teel em nm pminmmx r`y`kocnmi` te G`ypy7 o`nt`m#
yznt pzem# keil`d# d`rhd`d# oc``dhmb arek fhy gpdhihnc yieprbhmb# irem`d htf tf` tfermy ea hmiekzr`f`myhem#
o`nrhmb fhy Ireyy em tf` nx te Becbetfn- G`rx rnm tf` bnpmtc`t ea tf` mnthemy-
Kxythinccx yz`nlhmb# G`rx ny n fec` ny mnhc`d te tf` Ireyy nmd dh`y pmd`r Fhtc`r- ---Em tf` tfhrd dnx#
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zreicnhk`d-
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noept tf` r`yprr`ithem ea tf` d`nd# tf` r`tprm te tf` anhtf ea cnzy`d B`mthchtx-
Tf`r` hy n br`nt m``d hm epr thk`y aer n tf`ecebx ea fhyterx er tf`ecebhinc zrezf`t hyk te r`nd tf` yhbmy ea tf`
thk`y- Epr r`yzemy` te tf` yhbmy ea tf` thk`y hy met n kntt`r ea yifecnryfhz opt ea z`ryemnc anhtf# ypokhtt`d te`iic`yhnythinc iemtrec- Em` ea tf`y` yhbmy hy tf` hmir`ny` ea k`yyhnmhi a`rqer nkemb G`y hm Hyrn`c- Nmetf`r hy tf`
hmt`r`yt ea tf` Hyrn`ch G` hm G`ypy fe hy met y``m ny nm eptyhd`r# opt ny n G` arek Mnwnr`tf# n mnthq` ea tfhy
iepmtrx# met n aer`hbm hmacp`mi` ny hm tf` Dhnyzern-
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Antf`r @chny zrezf`thi bency aer n F`or`+Intfechi Nyyeihnthem-
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Em Gpcx >?# >808# n xepmb arhnr# yfert# repmd+ani`d nmd m`rb`thi# mt`r`d tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c tfrepbf tf` opyx
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ndq`mtpr`y# dprhmb fhif f` r`md`r`d dhythmbphyf`d y`rqhi`y te tf` nmth+Mnwh pmd`rbrepmd keq`k`mt# f` norpztcx
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f` ny cnt`r erdnhm`d n zrh`yt# hm >80?- Fhy mnk` ny ifnmb`d te Dnmh`c hm k`kerx ea fhy mpk`repy nmd
drnknthi `yinz`y arek tf` chemy d`m ea tf` `m`kx-
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icnpy`# zreqhdhmb tfnt tf`r` fnd o``m me ifnmb` eadnt/#o`hmb n inohm`t d`ihyhem# cnil`d aeri` ea cn- Zrea`yyer
Yhkem cnt`r iemiprr`d-6 Te tf` hmt`my` dhynzzehmtk`mt ea tf` zcnhmthaa# tf` Ypzr`k` Ieprt pzf`cd tf` d`ihyhem ea
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Ked`rm Whemhyk hmt`md`d te dhqeri` G`hyf mnthemnchtx arek tf` G`hyf r`chbhem# ye tfnt em` iepcd o` n G`#
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Hyrn`c#>2 tfepbf ht zreqhd`d tf` ahryt eiinyhem aer tf` Ypzr`k` Ieprt te fnmd dem n d`ihyhem hm tf`hr r`bnrd# tfpy
knrlhmb n ifnzt`r hm Hyrn`ch gprhyzrpd`mi`-
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Nttnilhmb tf` Ifrhythnm Khyyhem# Dr- Or`p`r knd` tf` ifhccx eoy`rqnthem tfnt iemq`rt G`y hm Hyrn`c o`cemb te
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tf` iemtrnrx# b`m`repycx ret` tfnt hm Hyrn`c tfhmby fnq` ifnmb`d7 iemq`rty r`q`nc tf`ky`cq`y te o` `vi`cc`mt
Hyrn`chy# d`qet`d te tf`hr antf`rcnmd nmd te tf`hr z`ezc`# nrd`mtcx ytrhqhmb te ir`nt` n m` arnt`rmhtx->8 Tf` dhter ea
tf` Knnrhq/# n zrekhm`mt F`or`+cnmbpnb` dnhcx# d`a`md`d tf` dhykhyync ea _nif`c O`m+Bhern arek f`r zeyt
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@q`m nat`r tf` q`rdhit nbnhmyt Antf`r Dnmh`c fnd o``m zremepmi`d# ond a``chmb eq`r kntt`ry ea z`ryemnc ytntpy
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iemthmp`d te yhkk`r o`t``m Ertfedev nmd y`ipcnrhyty- Te iny`y nrepy`d `yz`ihnccx f`nt`d dhyipyyhem hm tf`
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G`hyf iekkpmhtx# tf` noy`mi` ea fhif hm tf` chq`y ea iemq`rty hm b`m`rnc fnd zreqhd`d tf` brepmdy aer d`mxhmb
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r`qel` n rhbft brnmt`d hm `rrer# nat`r tf` z`ryem hmqecq`d fnd `mgex`d hty `v`rihy` hm beed anhtf &`ytekz`c(-?4
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Yeihnchyt nmd nbmeythi#?2 yprr`md`r`d tnk`cx te tf` pcthkntpk- Tf` Cn ea _`tprm ny nk`md`d ox tf` nddhthem
ea tf` r`bhytrnthem aerkpcn hm py` &>82:(- F`mi`aertf Hyrn`c fnd n c`bnc d`ahmhthem ea tf` t`rk G`/- Tf` t`vt ea
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Ertfedev ythcc aepmd kntt`r aer iekzcnhmt- Tf`x zr`yy`d aer n aprtf`r nk`mdk`mt7 iemq`rt`d te Gpdnhyk hm
iekzchnmi` htf trndhthemnc rnoohmhinc cn- Tf`hr zprzey` ny te `vicpd` iemq`rty te tf` Iemy`rqnthq` nmd
_`aerk Yxmnbebp`y# fey` iemq`ryhem tf`x de met r`iebmhw` nmd ye te thbft`m tf` kemezecx tf`x mgex ny tf`
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O`m+Bprhemy qh` ea Whemhyk ny tf` hmbntf`rhmb ea tf` `vhc`y/- Met emcx dhd B`mthc`y me o`m`aht arek tf`zreqhyhemy ea tf` Cn ea _`tprm# opt q`m n i`rtnhm int`berx ea G`hyf iemq`rty# ny fnzz`m`d f`m tf` Ifrhythnm
yzepy` ea n G` tprm`d ept te o` n iemq`rt ny `cc- @qhd`mtcx tf` c`bhycnter yn me eoytnic` hm nccehmb mem+G`y
te znrthihznt` hm tf` cha` ea tf` ytnt`# ny n iecerapc qnrh`tx ea B`mthc` brepzy# Ifrhythnm nmd Kpychk Nrnoy# Drpy`y#
Ihrinyyhnmy# Nrk`mhnmy# Iezty nmd etf`ry `r` ncr`ndx dehmb-
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`qecpthem ea G`hyf yeih`tx hm Hyrn`c- Tf` cnt` Onrpif Lprw`hc ndd`d n yhbmhahinmt ypothtc`# Iemthmphtx er
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mnthem/# ny C`hoehtw ncye dnrlcx ypyz`ity-9: Tf` kngerhtx ea G`y hm Hyrn`c rhbftcx fecd tfnt tf` iemy`rqnthem ea
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Ytnt` iema`rr`d em rnoohmhinc ieprty `vicpyhq` gprhydhithem eq`r G`y hm tf` Ytnt` hm tf`y` te inrdhmnc ah`cdy ea
fpknm cha`-
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iekzrekhyhmb r`ac`ithem7 Nmd fe o`tt`r tfnm py lme fnt tf` iemt`mt nmd `yy`mi` ea tf` t`rk G` nr`./9?
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inmmet iemthmp` te o` incc`d n G`-/ Tf` ~p`ythem fnd o``m m`ntcx yhd`yt`zz`d- R` me lm` f`m n G` ny
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`vi`zthemy# G`hyf Yeih`tx hm Hyrn`c ny nbr``d em em` zehmt7 Ht hy met zr`znr`d te dhynyyeihnt` hty`ca arek hty
fhyterhinc znyt# mer te r`g`it tf` f`rhtnb` ea hty aer`antf`ry- Ht iemthmp`y te drhml arek hty erhbhmnc yepri`y ea
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htfept tf`k epcd c`nq` tf` z`ezc` hkzeq`rhyf`d nmd ohtt`r- Emcx n yhkzc`tem iepcd o`ch`q` tfnt Whemhykhmt`mdy te anyfhem n m` ipctpr`-/99
F`r` ny me c`bnc nrbpk`mt# opt n d``zcx+a`ct r`ytnt`k`mt ea tf` hd`ecebx ea Nfnd+Fnnk# icnyyhinc vzem`mt
ea Ked`rnt` Y`ipcnr Ipctprnc Whemhyk- Arek me em ht ny zcnhm ynhchmb aer tf` gpdb`- Tf` G`hyf iemq`rty# ny
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G`hyf z`ezc` ny iemqhmi`d tfnt iemq`ryhem ny d`ytrpithq` ea G`hyf hd`mthtx nmd icey`d hty deery em tf`
iemq`rt-
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o`nrhmb em tf` nrbpk`mt arek fhyterhinc rpztpr`# fhif iemi`rmy met tf` iemq`rt fhky`ca# opt fhy d`yi`mdnmty# ny
Gpythi` Yhco`rb d`icnr`d htf vtr`k` zr`ihyhem- Tf`y` nr` ceyt te tf`hr z`ezc`- Tf`x i`ny` te zcnx nmx rec` hm tf`
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`r` iemi`rm`d-
Tfepbf Gpythi` Yhco`rb fnd yzel`m htf nrktf nmd iemqhithem# f` pmd`rkhm`d tf` aeri` ea fhy nrbpk`mt ox
nccehmb tf` r`y`rqnthem7 htf n q`rx ykncc mpko`r ea `vi`zthemy/-
Hmdpohtnocx# tf` c`nrm`d gpdb` ny r`a`rrhmb te tf` Xepmb F`or`y/# o`tt`r lmem ny tf` Inmnnmht`y nmd#
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ker` vnitcx# ny tf` m`e+Inmnnmht`y- Yhmi` tf` fhyterx ea tf` keq`k`mt hy hrr`c`qnmt f`r`# c`t py o`bhm ox y`tthmb
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_`tprm# nm hkkhbrnthem zechix ez`m te B`mthc`y ny `cc ny te G`y nmd tf` c`bnchwnthem ea khv`d knrrhnb`y-90
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tf` Cn ea _`tprm nmd `r` r`bhyt`r`d ny G`y# q`m nbnhmyt tf` dhitnt`y ea tf`hr iemyih`mi`- Tf`y` anity qehd`d
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nr` ny ar`` ny Lnrnht`y te hkkhbrnt` hmte Hyrn`c-
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n r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx er khcc`t/# pmd`r n Ifh`a _nooh# r`yhd`mt hm Iemytnmthmezc`# tf` Fnlnk _nooh- Tf`Fnlnk _nooh# hm tprm# fnd n r`zr`y`mtnthq` hm Znc`ythm`-
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G`y hm Znc`ythm` nmd tf`hr zntrhnrif hm Tprl`x- Hm>8?># tf` G`hyf hmfnohtnmty ea Znc`ythm` `c`it`d tf`hr em
iepmihc ea rnoohy# fhif eotnhm`d r`iebmhthem arek tf` eiipzxhmb ze`r &9+ >6+?>(- Tf` Knmdnterx rbhk`
hmtredpi`d khmhknc ifnmb`y hmte tf` yhtpnthem- Tf` khcc`t/ yxyt`k iemthmp`d hm aeri` hm Znc`ythm`# cemb nat`r ht
fnd o``m noechyf`d hm Tprl`x ox L`knc Ntntprl-49
Tf` khcc`t/ ny nm `tfmhie+r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx htf tf` nii`mt em tf` iema`yyhemnc nyz`it-44 Erhbhmnccx n
k`tfed aer v`rihyhmb hkz`rhnc ze`r eq`r khmerhtx brepzy# hty iemq`mh`mi` ny r`iebmhw`d ox tf` Orhthyf fe
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ifnmb`d tf` t`rk khcc`t/ te iekkpmhtx/- Ox >898# tf` Knmdnterx Ze`r fnd drnm pz n chyt ea t`m eaahihnccx
r`iebmhw`d iekkpmhth`y-40 Tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c fny yhmi` r`iebmhw`d# hm nddhthem# tf` Nmbchinm iekkpmhtx hm
Hyrn`c#41 tf` Drpy`y#42 nmd tf` Onfnhy-46 Tf` t`rk dnthy tf` F`or` ~phqnc`mt ea khcc`t/- Htyfepcd o` trnmycnt`d
r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx/- Te trnmycnt` ht ox r`chbhem/ hy nkohbpepy nmd khyc`ndhmb-
Pmthc >8?2# G`y hm Znc`ythm` `r` npteknthinccx iemyhd`r`d te o`cemb te tf` ceinc G`hyf r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx-
Tf` Knmdnterx Ze`r tf`m rpc`d tfnt ht epcd r`iebmhw` ny k`ko`ry ea tf` G`hyf iekkpmhtx emcx tfey` G`y
ea `htf`r y`v fe fnd iekzc`t`d `hbft``m x`nry ea nb` nmd fe `r` r`bhyt`r`d hm tf` iekkpmhtx-48 Ifnmb` ea
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n ifnmb` ea r`chbhem teel zcni` emcx f`m tf` z`ryem hmqecq`d fnd o``m r`i`hq`d hmte n m` r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx
nmd met em tf` onyhy ea nm hmt`rmnc nit ea anhtf- _`chbhepy naahchnthem ny tf` yec` irht`rhem ea z`ryemnc ytntpy- Tf`
ntf`hyt fnd me ytntpy hm cn# yhmi` Etteknm gprhyzrpd`mi` fnd knd` me zreqhyhem aer fhk- Tf` cnipmn `vzcnhmy tf`
nmekncepy zeyhthem eotnhmhmb hm tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c# f`r` ntf`hyt G`y nr` r`bhyt`r`d ny G`y# d`yzht` tf`hr
z`ryemnc iemqhithemy-
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z`ryemnc ytntpy pmd`r tf` khcc`t/ yxyt`k- Yf`rtel nzz`nr`d o`aer` tf` Yz`ihnc Iekkhyyhem ea tf` Pmht`d Mnthemy
aer Znc`ythm` ny n r`zr`y`mtnthq` ea tf` G`hyf Nb`mix- F` ny zpt tf` ~p`ythem7 Rfek de`y tf` G`hyf Nb`mix
r`bnrd ny n G`5/ F` r`zch`d7 Yz`nlhmb t`ifmhinccx# hm t`rky ea tf` c`bhycnthem hm qhber hm Znc`ythm`# H epcd ynx
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r`chbhem/ te r`a`r te r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx/- Ncc tf` ynk`# f` ny bphctx ea breyy nkohbphtx- Me em` fnd nyl`d
fhk te chkht fhy r`zcx te iemdhthemy hm Znc`ythm`- Tf` G`hyf Nb`mix ny nithq` tfrepbfept tf` Dhnyzern# y`c`ithmb
G`y aer hkkhbrnthem te Znc`ythm`- Rfnt# tf` Iekkhyyhem iepcd fnq` nyl`d# ny tf` irht`rhem ea tf` G`hyf
Nb`mix o`aer` tf` hkkhbrnmt ink` te Znc`ythm`5 Tf` ~p`ythem ea tf` Iekkhyyhem fnd ic`nrcx `konrrnyy`d
Yf`rtel- F` ifey` tf` `nyx nx ept# aer tf` c`bhycnthem ea Znc`ythm` dhd aprmhyf ncc znrth`y iemi`rm`d htf n
yhkzc`# c`bnc d`ahmhthem ea tf` t`rk G`/-
Yhmi`# ncye# tf` t`ythkemx ea Keyf` Yf`rtel ny nddpi`d ox Gpythi` O`r`myem nbnhmyt tf` zcnhmthaa# Antf`r
Dnmh`c# ht hy te epr zprzey` te zehmt ept tfnt Yf`rtely r`zcx o`cemb`d te nm `mthr`cx dhaa`r`mt erd`r arek tf`
y`ipcnr nrbpk`mt `vzepmd`d ox Gpythi` Yhco`rb- Tf` y`ipcnr nrbpk`mt ny nm hd`ecebhinc em`7 tf` nrbpk`mt
arek ifnmb` ea iekkpmhtx ny n c`bnc em` nmd ~pht` tf` ezzeyht` ea y`ipcnr-
Keyf` Yf`rtel fhmt`d nt tf` nmekncepy zeyhthem ea tf` ntf`hyt G`# fe r`knhm`d n k`ko`r ea tf` G`hyf
iekkpmhtx# d`yzht` fhy z`ryemnc iemqhithemy te tf` iemtrnrx- Ht hy n zeyhthem kernccx eomevhepy# z`rfnzy# opt
c`bnccx iemyhyt`mt-
Tf` m` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c knhmtnhm`d tf` Knmdnterx c`bhycnthem em z`ryemnc ytntpy- 0? Ht ny hd`nc arek tf`
rnoohmhinc zehmt ea qh`# opt me c`yy brnthaxhmb te tf` r`chbhepy f`ndy ea mem+G`hyf iekkpmhth`y-
Hm oetf iny`y# r`chbhepy f`ndy `mgex`d apcc ze`ry hm kntt`ry ea knrrhnb` nmd dhqeri` htfhm tf`hr em
iekkpmhtx- Pmd`rytnmdnocx# tf`r`aer`# tf` Intfechi Ifprif hm Hyrn`c fny m`q`r eog`it`d te tf` khcc`t/ yxyt`k-
O`m+Bprhem# d`icnrhmb fhy hmt`mthem te pzfecd tf`ytntpy ~pe hm kntt`ry ea z`ryemnc ytntpy#09 nrbp`d tfnt hty
knhmt`mnmi` ny m`i`yynrx te zreket` tf` pmhtx ea tf` G`hyf z`ezc`-04 Ht aecce`d tfnt f`# n mem+o`ch`qhmb G`#
fnd iekkhtt`d fhky`ca nmd fhy znrtx te ypzzerthmb tf` rnoohmhinc zrefhohthem ea knrrhnb`y o`t``m G` nmd
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khcc`t/ yxyt`k# hm hty`ca# hy ea iepry` met rnihnchyt< ht hy apmdnk`mtnccx r`chbhepy- Tf`r` nr` me rnihnchyt cny em tf`
ytntpt` oeel ea tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c-
Tf` Knmdnterx erdhmnmi`y iemi`rmhmb tf` G`hyf iekkpmhtx `r` aepmd te o` q`vnthepy- Tf`x `vicpd`d
G`hyf khmery arek k`ko`ryfhz hm tf` iekkpmhtx- Knmx G`y m`bc`it`d te r`bhyt`r# er `r` pmhcchmb te de ye
aer r`nyemy ea iemyih`mi`- Tf` yhtpnthem ny ierr`it`d ox tf` Knrrhnb` nmd Dhqeri` Nit ea >809# fhif ypzzr`yy`d
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tf` m``d aer G`y te r`bhyt`r hm tf` iekkpmhtx-00 Tf` pzyfet ea tf` m` cn ny te d`ahm` n G` ny em` fek tf`
rnoohy epcd o` hcchmb te ndkht hmte tf`hr iekkpmhtx nt tf` kek`mt ea knrrhnb`- Tf` iekkpmhtx irht`rhem
r`knhm`d hmtnit-
Fe yprzrhy`d# tf`r`aer`# ` `r` te iek` pzem tf` aeccehmb znyynb` hm n oeel ox Gpythi` Yhco`rb7 Tf`
nptferhtnthq` irht`rhem &ea z`ryemnc ytntpy hm Hyrn`c( de`y met d`z`md em fnt iekkpmhtx tf` z`ryem o`cemby te#
opt em fhy G`hyfm`yy/# nmd tfhy ytntpy inmmet ifnmb` `q`m arek n c`bnc+ihqhc zehmt ea qh` ox n ifnmb` ea
iekkpmhtx/-01 Hm tf` znyynb` ~pet`d# Gpythi` Yhco`rb nilmec`db`d tf` `vhyt`mi` ea nm noyecpt` ~pnchtx ea
G`hyfm`yy/- Ht ny fhy rhbft te de ye# tfepbf f` ny tf`m eochb`d te `vzcnhm te iekkem kertncy hm fnt f`
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fhif f` fnd hmyhyt`d hm fhy nrbpk`mty nbnhmyt Antf`r Dnmh`c- Nm noyecpt` ~pnchtx ea G`hyfm`yy/ fny te o`
`htf`r r`chbhepy er zfhceyezfhinc7 hm htf`r iny`# ht hy trnmyi`md`mtnc nmd o`xemd tf` iekz`t`mi` ea n fpknm ieprt
ea cn- Ht `mt`ry hmte tf` nr`n ea iekz`t`mi` ea tf` c`bnc zrea`yyhem emcx tfrepbf tf` r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx te
fhif tf` z`ryem iemi`rm`d knx o`cemb- R` c`nq` ht te r`nd`ry o`tt`r `~phzz`d tfnm ` nr` hm tf` cnoxrhmtf ea
tf` cn te r`iemihc` tf` noeq`+~pet`d znyynb` htf tf` q`rdhit ea hty nptfer nbnhmyt Antf`r Dnmh`c-
Tf` gprhyzrpd`mi` hm qhber hm tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c f`m Antf`r Dnmh`c nrrhq`d hm tf` iepmtrx gpythah`d fhy
`vicpyhem arek tf` G`hyf iekkpmhtx htfept nmx m``d te hmqel` y`ipcnr nrbpk`mty ea dpohepy qnchdhtx- Ha tf`
Ieprt d`ihd`d te knl` py` ea tf` y`ipcnr nrbpk`mt# tf` kethq` fny te o` yepbft aer cy`f`r` tfnm hm tf` cn ea
tf` cnmd- Antf`r Dnmh`c# ox fhy naahchnthem te tf` Intfechi Ifprif# fnd ifnmb`d fhy c`bnc hd`mthtx# aer tf` zprzey`
ea Hyrn`ch cn- F` fnd o`iek` n Intfechi< f` fnd i`ny`d te o` n G`- Te brnmt tf` iemtrnrx ny te ndkht tfnt nz`ryem iepcd o`cemb te te dhaa`r`mt r`chbhepy iekkpmhth`y nt em` nmd tf` ynk` thk`- Tfhy epcd o` `~phqnc`mt
te yirnzzhmb tf` iekkpmhtx c`bhycnthem ea tf` iepmtrx- Rf`tf`r ht aecce`d tfnt Antf`r Dnmh`c yfepcd fnq` o``m
d`zrhq`d ea tf` rhbft te hkkhbrnt` hmte Hyrn`c r`knhmy nm ez`m ~p`ythem aer tf` nptfer ea tf`y` znb`y-
Yhmi` tf` nk`mdk`mt ea >82:# tf`r` hy me ker` nmx m``d aer nm Hyrn`ch Ieprt te ndqnmi` y`ipcnr nrbpk`mty te
gpythax tf` `vicpdhmb icnpy` nbnhmyt iemq`rty- Ye anr ny tf` Hyrn`ch c`bnc zrea`yyhem hy iemi`rm`d# tf` t`mtnthq` ea
Gpythi` Yhco`rb fny o`iek` n kntt`r ea k`r`cx fhyterhinc hmt`r`yt-
Lprt Frpox pmd`ryteed tfnt o`xemd nmx ifnrb` ea dhyirhkhmnthem ch`y n d``z`r zreoc`k- Em` fny te yna`bpnrd
G`hyf hd`mthtx/# f` ret` hm ihripkytnmi`y eat`m dhaahipct nmd eoyipr`-
Tfhy hy n zreoc`k fhif nbhtnt`y Hyrn`ch ezhmhem z`rhedhinccx< ht hy em` dhaahipct aer mem+G`y te brnyz/-02
Tf` q`rdhit nbnhmyt Antf`r Dnmh`c ny zr`ihy`cx ypif n keq`k`mt ea d`a`my` ea tf` mnthemnc hd`mthtx# pmypr`ea hty d`ahmhthem opt iemqhmi`d tfnt tf` ndkhyyhem ea G`hyf iemq`rty hm tf` G`hyf iekkpmhtx epcd yhbmnc tf`
dhyyecpthem ea tf` G`hyf z`ezc`- Tf` dhc`kkn ea tf` Ieprt ny tfnt ea Ked`rnt` Y`ipcnr Whemhyk- Ht hy trp` tfnt
Antf`r Dnmh`c hy me ker` n G`
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Tf` Ar`mif _`qecpthem knrly tf` nt`ryf`d o`t``m tf` k`dh`qnc nmd ked`rm z`rhedy hm tf` fhyterx ea tf`
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zpochi `v`ipthem`r nmd tf` z`ry`ipt`d G` nchl`- Tf` zr`ihzhtnt` `mtrx ea G`y hmte B`mthc` yeih`tx hmhthnt`d n
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Tf` yeihnc tf`erx ea G- G- _epyy`np# fhif iemi`hq`d yeih`tx ny erhbhmnthmb hm n iemtrnit o`t``m `~pnc nmd
nptemekepy hmdhqhdpncy# ny hmnzzchinoc` te tf` G`y- Tf`x `r` hm`yinznocx n aer`hbm r`chbhepy iekkpmhtx-
@~pnc o`aer` tf` cn# G`y `r` dhaa`r`mt arek etf`ry- N r`nithem te tf`hr `mtrx hmte @prez`nm yeih`tx y`t hm-
Ezzey`d te _epyy`npy `vnbb`rnt`d hmdhqhdpnchyk# B`mthc`y erbnmhw`d tf`ky`cq`y hmte mnthem+ytnt`y# `nif
zeyy`yy`d ox n zy`pde+kxythinc yepc# hm fhif ytrnmb`ry iepcd met znrthihznt`- Ked`rm mnthemnchyk ny oerm-
Tf` G` aepmd ept te fhy ieyt tfnt iemythtpthemnc ~pnchtx dhd met bpnrnmt`` yeihnc ~pnchtx- N m` nmth+Y`khthyk
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q`rx cnmd f`r` tf` zrhmihzc`y ea cho`rtx# ~pnchtx nmd arnt`rmhtx fnd o``m trpkz`t`d aertf htf ye kpif `mtfpyhnyk#
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`vthmbphyf tf` G`hyf zreoc`k# `r` yeem te zreq` qnhm-?
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Xnd Qnyf`k Hmythtpt` ea G`rpync`k# yz`ihnccx r`it`d aer tf` zprzey`< tf` nyf`y ea tf` qhithky kepcd`r`d hm tf`
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F`or`+yz`nlhmb Ipctprnc I`mtr` hm Znc`ythm` f`r` G`hyf hd`mthtx iepcd r`iemythtpt` hty`ca em tf` onyhy ea n
y`ipcnr G`hyf mnthemnchyk# htf tf` khyyhem ea nrr`ythmb tf` nyyhkhcnthem ea Dhnyzern G`y-
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lmem# zr`t`mthepycx mepbf# ny Yxmtf`thi Whemhyk- Gpythi` Yhco`rb fnd eiinyhem te ynx tfnt Yxmtf`thi Whemhyk
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hm tf` yznt` ea ohebrnzfh`y noept# nmd npteohebrnzfh`y ox# tf` aepmd`ry ea tf` Ytnt` ea Hyrn`c- R` r`incc z`ryemnchth`y#
ypif ny O`m+Bprhem# Becdn K`hr# Keyf` Dnxnm# fe fnq` o`iek` fepy`fecd mnk`y tf` ercd eq`r- K`mnf`kO`bhmy r`chbhepy anhtf zcni`y fhy Whemhyk hm n dhaa`r`mt int`berx# me c`yy yxmtf`thi tfnm tfnt ea fhy zechthinc
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m`q`r eq`rtcx zrea`yy`d o`ch`a hm tf` Bed ea Nornfnk- Ythcc# f` r`bnrd`d ht ny aeechyf te fecd tfnt G`y nr` n
mnthem chl` etf`r mnthemy- H yfnr` tf` trndhthemnc qh` f` hy r`zert`d te fnq` d`icnr`d# tfnt `q`m yfepcd `
hyf te o` n mnthem chl` ncc etf`r mnthemy# ` iepcd met ypii``d- Nmd ha ` dhd ypii``d tfnt epcd o` tf` `md ea
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cnmbpnb`# nx ea cha`- ---F` de`y met y`` fhy ypoytnmi` pmaecd o`aer` fhk hm fhy mqhremk`mt7 ht fny o``m onmhyf`d
hmte d``z cem`chm`yy nmd hy koedh`d aer fhk hm emcx em` nyz`it# fhy erhbhm- Tfnt tfhy ypoytnmi` inm m`q`rtf`c`yy
o`iek` n r`nchtx aer tf` G` hy dp` te tf` anit tfnt fhy erhbhm k`nmy ker` tfnm n iemm`ithem htf tfhmby znyt7 ht
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fp` hm fhy cha`# ncc tfnt f` de`y nmd ncc tfnt o`anccy fhk- ---Tf` G`# oepmd pz htf tf` ercd# hkkpr`d hm tf`
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Whemhyk fnd y`t pz n i`mtr` htfept n z`rhzf`rx-
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ntf`hythi Ipctprnc I`mtr` r`knhm`d n G`hyf i`mtr`# hty ntf`hythi k`ko`ry G`y# tf` ipctpr` hty`ca Gpdnhyk-
Zrea`yyer B`ryfem R`hc`r hy ea tf` ezhmhem tf` tf` m` hd`ny iemythtpt`d n rndhinc or`nl hm tf` iemthmphtx ea
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G`hyf t`rkhmecebx# tf` yhbmhahinmi` ea fhif fnd o``m d`cho`rnt`cx z`rq`rt`d# dhd met ypaahi` te `ytnochyffhyterhinc iemthmphtx- ?? Aer C`hoehtw tf` vzcehtnthem ea r`chbhem ox n y`ipcnr ytnt` c`ndy te fxzeirhyx# mhfhchyk
nmd kernc ierrpzthem-?9
Gpythi` Yhco`rb nddpi`d nptferhth`y ypif ny Lnpaknmm# Knfc`r nmd C`yfhmylx hm d`a`my` ea fhy q`rdhit- R`
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G`hyf hd`mthtx nmd myprhmb hty aptpr`-
Tf` Ipctprnc I`mtr` nmd tf` Hmdhqhdpnc
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z`ryem zeyy`yy`y tf` G hyf mnthemnc yzhrht- Rfnt# tf`m# `r` tf` irht`rhn fhif Nfnd Fnnk ndezt`d hm y c`ithmb
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zeyyhoc` f`r` G y fnd nifh`q`d n t`rrhterhnc iemi`mtrnthem- Ker`eq`r# te o` fhyterhinccx qnchd# n mnthem fnd te
o` y`ttc`d hm hty em cnmd# tf` yehc ea hty nmi`ytery# met y`t pz hm yek` etf`r zcni`# nmd tf` z`ezc` fnd te r`qhq` hty
inznihtx te yz`nl hty em icnyyhinc cnmbpnb`# F`or`-?4
Tf`y` tfr`` iemdhthemy# c`t ht o` r`knrl`d# emcx o`ink` r`c`qnmt nat`rtf` inmdhdnt` fnd `mt`r`d tf` I`mtr`-
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Fnnk d`knmd`d r`yz`it# met o`ch`a-
Tf` ahryt int`berx ea inmdhdnt`y ~pnchaxhmb aer ndkhyyhem te tf` Ipctpr` I`mtr` `r` z`ryemy ytrnmb`cx chl`
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dhytrhopt`y hkkhbrnthem i`rthahint`y te nmth+Whem