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J@W[FGQCWJF@Cejcba`s qujta mjtarlmmy lgg ―mjoa‚ tf yfur mjoa, prfvjgj`i l sfurca
fo dfy l`g ramlxltjf` lotar l strassoum gly. Weay lra ramltjvamy
j`axpa`sjva tf oaag l`g baap, wjmm `ft tlba up tff nuce fo yfur
tjna l`g cfna j` suce l rl`ia fo selpas l`g sjzas telt teay
wjmm t j` vjrtulmmy l`yweara. Kast fo lmm, yfur ea`s wjmm suppmy
yfu wjte tea j`iragja`ts ofr nl`y vlrjag nalms – welt nfra
cfumg yfu lsb ofr6Efwavar, teara js `f asclpj`i tea olct telt pafpma l`g
pfumtry nly, j` cartlj` cjrcunstl`cas, cfaxjst u`alsjmy,
lmtefuie wjte clra l`g ofratefuiet nfst fo tea cfnnf`
prfkmans cl` ka lvfjgag fr fvarcfna. Cejcba`s l`g kl`tlns
cl` mjva lmf`isjga `ajiekfurs, earklcafus kfrgars l`g l kusy
mjoastyma, kut jt js jnpfrtl`t telt tea rjiet kraags lra cefsa` tf
nltce tea sjtultjf`. Wea cfrract `unarjclm klml`ca nust lmsf
ka strucb, l`g tea ea`-efusa sefumg ka pfsjtjf`ag sf ls `ft
tf clusa fooa`ca. L iujgj`i el`g cl` fota` eamp wjte jssuas
suce ls teasa kut, j` tea lksa`ca fo l` axparja`cag orja`g fr
`ajiekfur, l` alsjmy ralg kffb cl` ka dust ls usaoum.
Wf l`swar pfumtry-ramltag quastjf`s kaofra teay ava` lrjsa,
Baapj`i Cejcba`s cmalrmy axpmlj`s kfte tea teafry l`g tea
prlctjclm lspacts fo cejcba` baapj`i. Jt lmsf j`cmugas racjpas
ofr tefsa mfvamy orase aiis, ls wamm ls prfvjgj`i qujrby ―J `avar
b`aw telt‚ pjacas fo j`ofrnltjf`. Yef wfumg elva tefuiet, ofr
j`stl`ca, telt tea Scfts Gunpy wls krag wjte sefrt mais tf
stfp jt wl`garj`i lwly orfn tea crfot, fr telt f`my wejta aiis
wara saa` j` tea QB u`tjm tea lrrjvlm fo Lsjltjc kraags j` tea
njg-<:te ca`tury6 L`g gjg yfu b`fw telt lmabtfrfpefkjl js tea
oalr fo cejcba`s6
@f nlttar efw axparja`cag l parsf` nly ka j` l cartlj`
amg, teay cl``ft b`fw avarytej`i teara js tf b`fw l`g wjmm
stjmm elva tej`is tf malr` f` l gljmy klsjs. @fweara js tejs nfra
trua tel` fo baapj`i cejcba`s. Wejs kffb js wrjtta` ky twf
axparja`cag pfumtry kraagars l`g lutefrs wef efpa kfte tf
j`trfguca tea gamjiets fo cejcba` baapj`i tf tea `awcfnar
l`g tf selra teajr olscj`ltjf` j` tea efkky wjte tefsa wef lra
lmralgy salsf`ag clnplji`ars.
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XFJ@WS FO L OFYM
Wea gjooara`t kraags fo pfumtry vlry wjgamy
j` lppalrl`ca, cfmfurj`i l`g oaltear
ofrnltjf`, kut lmm selra tea klsjc amana`ts
fo axtar`lm l`ltfny j`gjcltag eara.
cfnk
klsa fo cfnk
aya
crast
alr
alr mfka
elcbmas
clpa
slggma
sjcbmas
nlj` tljm
slggma elcbma
prjnlrjas
spur
mai
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OALWEA[S
Cejcba` oaltears cfna j` nl`y cfmfurs
l`g plttar`s, l`g prfvjga kfte j`sumltjf`
l`g wltarprff`i. Wea cf`gjtjf` fo l kjrg‚s
oaltears js nlj`tlj`ag terfuie praa`j`i,
wejce tlbas up l mlria prfpfrtjf` fo jts glyl`g j`vfmvas gust-kltej`i l`g lppmyj`i fjm
orfn l iml`g lt tea klsa fo tea tljm. Orfn
l zffmfijclm pfj`t fo vjaw, oaltears lra
cfnpfsag fo barltj`, mjba eljr l`g efr`, l`g
cfrraspf g tf tea sclmas fo l se, ls teay
sjnjmlrmy fvarmlp f`a l`ftear.
Xfumtry kraags lra cltaifrjzag ls elrg-
fr sfot-oaltearag. Wea ofrnar lra tefsa
frjij`lmmy krag ofr cfcb-ietj`i, wejce elvasnffte, cmfsa-ttj`i pmunlia. @ft lmm kjrgs
elva tea slna lnfu`t fo oaltearj`i –
sfna kraags elva oaltears rjiet gfw`
teajr mais l`g nly lmsf elva oaltear kalrgs
l`g crasts.
Wea elcbma l`g slggma oaltears fo cfcb
kjrgs cl` ka gjstj`iujseag orfn tefsa fo
ea`s j` telt teay ta`g tf ka pfj`tag l`g
sej`y. Wea crast oaltears fo cfcb kjrgs lratea slna selpa ls jts elcbmas, wejma j` ea`s
teay lra sefrtar l`g krflgar. Cfcbs lmsf
elva sjcbmas, wejce lra tea mf`i, curvag
oaltears f` ajtear sjga fo tea tljm.
Gjstj`ctjva oaltear plttar`s cl` ka usag
tf jga`tjoy tea nl`y vlrjatjas fo cejcba`4
❎ Klrrag oaltears elva lmtar`lta trl`svarsa
nlrbj`is j` twf gjstj`ct cfmfurs.
❎ Orjzzmag oaltears curm l`g curva futwlrgsl`g ofrwlrgs j` l rl`gfn nl``ar (j` tea
QB tea Orjzzma js l racfi`jzag kraag – saa
plia ?8).
❎ Mlcag oaltears elva l kfrgar fo l
cf`trlstj`i cfmfur lmm lrfu`g tea agia.
❎ Nfttmag oaltears elva l vlrjlkma
parca`tlia fo kmlcb oaltears tjppag
wjte wejta.
❎ Spl`imag oaltears elva l gjstj`ct nlrbj`ifo l cf`trlstj`i cfmfur, usulmmy j` l v
selpa lt teajr tjp.
❎ Xa`cjmmag oaltears j`cmuga savarlm typas
fo mj`as fr nlrbj`is, lmtefuie nfst
cfnnf`my teay elva `lrrfw cf`ca`trjc
mj`alr nlrbj`is ofmmfwj`i tea cf`tfurs fo
tea agias.
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Cejcba`s lra irailrjfus kjrgs telt mjvatfiatear ls l fcb. Wea elrnf`y fo tea
irfup js nlj`tlj`ag ky tea fksarvltjf` fo
l ejarlrcey, tarnag tea pacbj`i frgar,
wejce ifvar`s weara alce cejcba` stl`gs
wjtej` tea fcb.
Wea pacbj i frgar stlrts wjte tea ―tfp
kjrg‚ l`g axta`gs gfw` tf tea yfu`iast l`g
walbast, wejce survjva ls kast teay cl`.
Wea tfp kjrg js usulmmy l` fmg ea`, lmtefuiesfnatjnas jt js tea nfst liirassjva kjrg,
l`g tea rast fo tea fcb wjmm gaoar tf ear,
fota` ijvj`i wly lt tea offg cf`tlj`ar.
Yea` `aw kjrgs lra j`trfgucag tf l`
astlkmjseag fcb teara lra lmwlys prfkmans
kaclusa fo tea upsat tf tea pacbj`i frgar.
L ea` telt spfts l `awcfnar wjmm uttar l
sj`ima wlr`j`i crflb, lmartj`i tea rast fo tea
fcb. Jo tea kjrgs wara mjvj`i j` tea wjmg tea`awcfnars wfumg ka saa` foo, kut kaclusa
tejs js `ft pfssjkma j` l ru` teay nly ka
kummjag u`narcjoummy u`tjm teay lra ava`tulmmy
lccaptag. F`a fo tea pfj`ts j` olvfur fo
baapj`i l cfcbaram js telt ea wjmm stfp tea
fmgar nankars fo tea fcb kummyj`i tea
du`jfr ea`s. Wf eamp prftact `aw kjrgs orfn
kacfnj`i ea`pacbag j` tejs wly, j`trfguca
tean lt `jiet l`g `avar f`a lt l tjna.Yjtefut l` astlkmjseag fcb tf sefw tean
welt tf gf, `aw kjrgs cl` ka ranlrblkmy
stupjg lkfut b`fwj`i telt teay sefumg if
j`tf teajr efusa lt `jiet l`g rffst f` tea
parceas prfvjgag, fota` praoarrj`i tf y up
j`tf traas fr tf taatar f` tea ea`-efusa rffo.
Yea` yfu kuy `aw stfcb, jt js l iffg jgal
tf nlba sura telt lmm tea kjrgs lra parcej`i
elppjmy ofr tea rst oaw `jiets2 jo teay lra`ft, mjot tean f` tf teajr parceas u`tjm teay
malr` tf gf tejs teansamvas.
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Cejcba`s lra prfklkmy tea nfst
wjgaspralg fo lmm gfnastjc l`jnlms.
Weara lra lpprfxjnltamy ;: njmmjf`cejcba`s j` Krjtlj`, ;9< njmmjf` j` tea
Aurfpal` Q`jf` l`g 788 njmmjf`
j` tea QSL.
L cejcba` els l kfgy tanparltura
fo 3:–3:.1´C (<8;–<83´O).
L cejcba`‚s ealrt kalts lt tea rlta
fo ;58–3<1 tjnas l nj`uta.
Wea lvarlia mjoaspl` fo l cejcba`
js 1–9 yalrs, lmtefuie ;8 yalrs
js ft u`b`fw`.
J` <:;1, tea lvarlia cejcba` mljg <88
aiis l yalr2 j` <:9:, l Yejta Maiefr` sat
tea wfrmg racfrg ky mlyj`i 39< aiis
j` 3?1 glys.
Lmabtfrfpefkjl js tea oalr
fo cejcba`s.
J`cukltjf` stlrts wea` tea aii ralceas
l tanparltura fo 38´C (5?´O).
Wea mlriast cejcba` aii avar racfrgag
wls mljg ky l Kmlcb Nj`frcl j`
<5:?. Jt wajieag 378i (<;fz), elgl cjrcunoara`ca fo ;3cn (:j`) l`g
cf`tlj`ag va yfmbs.
Wea ealvjast cejcba` f` racfrg wajieag
<8.1bi (;3mk 3fz).
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Baapj i cejcba`s js l` axcamma`t efkky
ofr cejmgra`, talcej`i tean raspf`sjkjmjty
terfuie oaagj`i l`g ia`arlm clra, l`g
lmsf lkfut offg prfguctjf` l`g kjfmfiy.
Ls ea`s mly aiis, teay cl` lmsf malr` lkfutkugiatj`i l`g lccfu`ts, ls wamm ls efw tf
cffb tea a`g prfguct.
Wf ourtear cejmgra`s‚ j`tarast j`
baapj`i kjrgs, tea Xfumtry Cmuk fo Iralt
Krjtlj` fril`jzas tea Du jfr Cartjclta
fo Xrfcja`cy j` Xfumtry Euskl`gry. Wejs
axlnj`ltjf` cl` ka tlba` ky cejmgra` liag
u`gar <?, js oraa l`g fpa` tf kfte nankars
l`g `f`-nankars fo tea cmuk. Wea symmlkus jsgasji`ag tf astlkmjse l klsjc b`fwmagia fo
stfcbnl`sejp l`g pfumtry euskl`gry.
Wea Xfumtry Cmuk lmsf ru`s tea l``ulm
Du`jfr Ol`cjar fo tea Zalr Lwlrg lt tea
@ltjf`lm Celnpjf`sejp Sefw, kut tf qulmjoy
ofr tejs l yfu`istar nust rst elva wf`
l Celnpjf` Duva`jma lwlrg lt f`a fo telt
yalr‚s nldfr raijf`lm sefws. Wea Du jfr
Ol`cjar fo tea Zalr js dugiag wjte spacjlmrailrg tf tea yfu`istar‚s b`fwmagia l`g
el`gmj`i cfnpata`ca, ls wamm ls tea qulmjty
fo ejs fr ear axejkjt.
MAOW L@G LKF_A Mffbj`i lotar cejcba`s cl` talce
cejmgra` l mft lkfut raspf`sjkjmjty.
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CEJCBA@S & WEA IL[GA@
Jo yfu wl`t tf baap oraa-rl`ia cejcba`s kut
lt tea slna tjna wfumg mjba tf nlj`tlj` l
ralsf`lkmy tjgy ilrga`, teara lra savarlm
trjcbs yfu cl` anpmfy4
Ceffsa kl`tlns wjte oaltearag mais, suce
ls Xabj`s, ls teasa wf`‚t scrltce up tea
irlss f` yfur mlw` ls nuce ls ftear kraags.
Mly cejcba` wjra lt f` yfur earklcafus
fr l``ulm kags j` wj`tar. Wea pml`ts wjmm
irfw terfuie tea wjra kut tea ea`s wf`‚t
ka lkma tf scrltce tean up.
Jo gust-kltej`i j` yfur kags kacfnas lprfkman, try tanptj`i yfur kjrgs lwly orfn
tean wjte l` jrrasjstjkma kfx fo gry sl`g fr
palt. Jo yfu pmlca jt j` l su``y pfsjtjf` teay
nly praoar jt tf tea fwarkags.
Jo yfur ea`s mly futsjga rltear tel` j`sjga
tea cfsy `ast-kfxas yfu elva prfvjgag,
gf`‚t mat tean fut fo teajr ru` u`tjm njg-
nfr`j`i, ky wejce tjna nfst sefumg elva
`jseag mlyj`i. Sfna kjrgs nly stjmm wljt tf
vjsjt teajr olvfurjta spft, j` wejce clsa yfu
wjmm elva tf spy f` tean, ls teay wf`‚t if
`alr jt jo teay b`fw teay lra kaj`i wltceag.
Oartjmjza yfur pml`ts wjte tea nl`ura yfur
cejcba`s prfguca – lrfu`g <88i (3¾fz) par
kjrg par gly. Jt js ejie j` `jtrfia`, wejce
baaps ofmjlia iraa` l`g nlbas l` axcamma`t
mlw` oaag wea` gjmutag j` wltar. Efwavar,
ls jt js ejie j` lnnf`jl jt wjmm kur` pml`ts
jo lppmjag gjract tf kags. J`stalg, lgg jt tf
yfur cfnpfst tf lmmfw jt tf kralb gfw` rst
– jt wjmm lmsf eamp tf ealt tea ealp l`g
ljg rfttj`i.
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Lsjga orfn tea kjrgs teansamvas, tea j`jtjlm
cfsts fo baapj`i cejcba`s lra tefsa fo tea
clpjtlm aqujpna`t – efusj`i, wjra `attj`i,oa`ca pfsts, oaagars l`g grj`bars. Jo yfu
j`ta`g kraagj`i nfra tel` tea fgg cmutce fo
aiis (wejce cl` `frnlmmy ka gf`a
vary succassoummy wea` f`a fo tea ea`s
kacfnas krffgy), yfu njiet lmsf cf`sjgar
tea lcqujsjtjf` fo l snlmm j`cukltfr l`g
lrtjcjlm krffgar.
Mffb lotar jt wamm l`g teara js `f ralsf`
wey suce aqujpna`t sefumg `ft ranlj`sfu`g l`g sarvjcalkma ofr l iffg ;8 yalrs
fr nfra, sf tea j`jtjlm futmly js nj`jnlm
wea` krfba` gfw` fvar suce l tjna. Yea`
jt cfnas tf ceffsj`i aqujpna`t, tea mass
axpa`sjva lmtar`ltjvas nly `ft mlst mf`i,
kut jt js wfrte wajiej`i up lmm tea fptjf`s.
Ofr axlnpma, ilmvl`jzag-natlm grj`bars l`g
oaagars lra axpa`sjva kut wjmm futmjva tea
mass cfstmy pmlstjc f`as2 f` tea ftear el`g,pmlstjc js alsjar tf baap cmal .
Xrjcas fo stfcb wjmm vlry gapa`gj`i f`
weatear yfu ceffsa cfnnarcjlm eykrjgs fr
pura kraags, tea mlttar usulmmy kaj`i nfra
axpa`sjva. Xfj`t-fo-mly stfcb (saa Yeara
& Yea` tf Iat Zfur Cejcba`s, plia :8)
wjmm lmsf cfst nfra tel` yfu istars telt
`aag krj`ij`i f`, lmtefuie yfu gf `aag tf
tlba j`tf lccfu t tea axtrl tjna l`g offgraqujrag tf rljsa yfu`i kjrgs tf nlturjty.
Jo yfu sjnpmy wl`t l` j`axpa`sjva sfurca
fo aiis, saa jo yfu cl` kuy mlyars orfn l`
j`ta`sjva olrn. Weasa kjrgs lra bapt ky tea
olrns ofr teajr rst mlyj i salsf` f`my l`g
sf elva nl`y nfra yalrs fo aii-mlyj`i
lealg fo tean.
Xrfvjgag telt yfu nlj`tlj` l ralsf`lkma
cfnnf`-sa sa lt tjtuga tfwlrgs teaquastjf` fo eyija`a, jt js u`mjbamy telt yfur
fcb wjmm a`cfu`tar l`y sarjfus gjsalsa telt
njiet raqujra tea sarvjcas fo l vatarj`lry
suriaf`. Welt sljg, js js lmwlys pfssjkma
telt sfna axpa`sjva vat‚s kjmms cfumg ka
a`cfu`tarag lt sfna pfj`t.
Wea gljmy ru``j`i cfsts fo baapj`i
cejcba`s lra mfw, l`g tea purcelsa fopammatag oaags, caralms, irjt, vjtlnj`s l`g
ffr mjttar wjmm ia`arlmmy lnfu`t tf vary mjttma.
Zfu nly wl`t tf elva amactrjc mjietj`i j` tea
ea`-efusa ofr tea wj`tar nf`tes fr pfwar
pfj`ts orfn wejce tf ru` l` j`cukltfr, sf
ranankar tf olctfr j` tea j`jtjlm axpa`sa
fo j`stlmmj`i teasa ls wamm ls tea lggjtjf`lm
ru``j`i cfsts f` yfur amactrjcjty kjmm.
Sfna fo tea cfsts fo baapj`i cejcba`s cl`ka foosat ky sammj`i aiis, cejcbs l`g surpmus
kjrgs, l`g, jo yfu lra lrtjstjc, ava` cejcba`-
j`spjrag crlotwfrb. Efwavar, j` ralmjty,
u`mass yfu baap suocja`t `unkars fo kjrgs
tf suppmy yfur custfnars wjte aiis lmm yalr
rfu`g, cejcba` baapj i cl` f`my avar ka l
efkky rltear tel` l vjlkma kusj`ass va`tura.
@avar mfsa sjiet fo tea olct telt jt js lmnfst
lmwlys mass axpa`sjva tf kuy aiis orfn yfurmfclm suparnlrbat. Efwavar, ofr nfst pafpma
tea axcjtana`t l`g lppalm fo cfmmactj`i
teajr fw` `aw-mljg aiis orfn l swaat-
snammj`i, ely-mmag `ast-kfx nfra tel`
nlbas up ofr tejs.
KZ-MLYS L@G @AJIEKFQ[S
Kaofra yfu anklrb f` baapj`i cejcba`s,
ceacb weatear l`y mfclm lutefrjty fr ftearraiumltjf`s lra j` ofrca telt prfejkjt tea
prlctjca j` yfur lral. Jo tejs js tea clsa,
ajtear lccapt telt yfur prfdact js gffnag tf
oljmura fr cf`sjgar nfvj`i efusa!
Jt js lmsf jnpfrtl`t tf axpmlj` yfur pml`s
tf l`y jnnagjlta `ajiekfurs tf baap f` tea
rjiet sjga fo tean. Jo yfu gf `ft, yfu njiet
`g yfursamo j`vfmvag j` l `ajiekfureffg
qulrram fr ava` l cfurt clsa telt `f lnfu`tfo aiis fooarag ls l swaata`ar wjmm ractjoy.
Orfn l` a`vjrf`na`tlm ealmte pfj`t fo
vjaw, rlts l`g ftear varnj` nust ka bapt
u`gar cf`trfm ky tea usa fo trlps fr pfjsf`.
Jt js olr kattar tf tlba suce prava`tltjva
staps orfn tea futsat rltear tel` wljt u`tjm
l`y cfnpmlj`ts lra focjlmmy raijstarag. Jo
tejs elppa`s, yfu nly ka mailmmy ofrcag tfiat rjg fo yfur stfcb, l`g jo yfu oljm tf gf sf
lra qujta mjbamy tf ka prfsacutag. Mjbawjsa,
tea fw`ars fo l mfugmy crfwj`i cfcbaram
cfumg `g teansamvas sukdact tf l `fjsa-
lkltana`t frgar. Ea`s wjmm mly dust ls wamm
j` tea lksa`ca fo l nlma. J` olct, j` sfna
j`stl`cas l cfcb kjrg cl` lctulmmy ka l
gatarra`t tf mlyj`i (saa plia 38).
Gapa`gj`i f` tea sjza fo yfur j`ta`gagsat-up, jt nly ka `acasslry tf fktlj` mfclm
lutefrjty pml``j`i parnjssjf` jo yfu wl`t tf
cf`struct l cfnkj`ag cejcba` seag, varl`gl
l`g offg stfra, fr ava` sefwj`i/jsfmltjf`
pa s. J` nfst clsas jt lmm cfnas gfw` tf
fvarlmm sjza, weatear fr `ft tea `aw kujmgj`i
wjmm ka lttlceag tf l` axjstj`i f`a, l`g
jts prfxjnjty tf l`y `ajiekfur‚s kfu`glry.
Oj`lmmy, l`y oa`cj`i lrfu`g yfur prfpartynust ka iffg a`fuie tf prava`t yfur kjrgs
wl`garj`i foo yfur ml`g. J` nfst cfu`trjas
teara js l mailm raqujrana`t ofr yfu tf
prftact ftear pafpma‚s prfparty orfn
yfur mjvastfcb.
;? YELW WF CF@SJ GA[
[JIEW L kusy fcb fo ea`s cl` krj`i l`y ilrga`
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7? CEJCBA@ K[AAGS
LNA[JCL@ GFNJ@J\QASfnatjnas b`fw` sjnpmy ls tea Gfnj`jqua, tejs wls, ofr l t jna,
tea nfst cfnnf` klcbylrg ofwm j` tea QS. Wea nlj` ralsf` ofr tea
kraag‚s pfpumlrjty wls telt jt pfssassag l vary elrgy cf`stjtutjf`l`g cfumg tearaofra ka bapt lt mjttma axpa`sa ky ava` tea pffrast fo
rurlm olnjmjas. Ealvy pmunlia prftactag tea kjrgs orfn tea wfrst
fo tea waltear, l`g teajr glrb l`g mjiet jrraiumlr oaltear cfmfurj`i
nlga tean prlctjclmmy j`vjsjkma wea` scrltcej`i j` selgag lrals
eampj`i prftact tean orfn pragltfrs.
Wea oaltearj`i js klrrag l`g vary sjnjmlr tf telt ofu`g j` tea
Xmynfute [fcb (saa plia 91). Wea nlmas lra ia`arlmmy mjietar j`
nlrbj`i tel` tea oanlmas, kut j` kfte saxas, tea mjiet klr sefumg
lmwlys ka wjgar tel` tea glrb. Weara js `f cfmfur vlrjltjf`. Wea cfnk
wea` vjawag orfn tea tfp sefumg stlrt rfu`gag lt tea orf`t kaofra
lrj`i fut tf tea sjgas l`g `lmmy rfu`gj`i klcb tf tea spjba. Wea
nfgar` kjrg js gulm-purpfsa, prfvjgj`i nalt l`g mlyj`i l nagjun-
sjzag mjiet krfw` aii.
LN[FCBWea Lnrfcb frjij`ltas orfn tea QS l`g js l gulm-purpfsa utj mjty
kjrg telt wls gavamfpag orfn tea Xmynfute [fcb (saa plia 91).
@fwlglys, jt js bapt nlj`my ky ol`cjars, wef olvfur jt kaclusa jt cl`
kacfna vary tlna wjte clraoum el`gmj`i. Jt js mass mjbamy tf if krffgy
tel` sfna fo tea ftear ealvy kraags l`g jt mlys l iffg qul`tjty fo
mlria krfw` aiis.
Wea Lnrfcb js l el`gsfna kjrg, gaap l`g rfu`gag j` selpa. Jts
cfmfurj`i js sjnjmlr tf telt fo tea Xmynfute [fcb l`g Nlrl` (saaplia ??), kut tea klrrag nlrbj`is lra u`jqua j` telt tea cfcb kjrg els
wejta l`g kmlcb klrs fo aqulm wjgte, wejma f` tea ea` tea kmlcb klrs
lra twjca ls krflg ls tea wejta f`as. Wea cfnk js sj`ima, l`g iffg
spacjna`s elva yammfw mais, lmtefuie tefsa fo tea ea`s wjmm olga tf
lmnfst wejta gurj`i parjfgs fo j`ta`sa mlyj`i.
J` tea QS, prjfr tf tea <:;8s, l`y ―klrrag cfmfurag‚ kjrgs wara
b`fw` ls Xmynfute [fcbs l`g wara ajtear mjiet fr glrb j` cfmfur.
Yea` tea QS sjnpmjag jts axejkjtjf` stl`glrg tf lccapt f`my tea
glrbar typa, tea ia`atjcs ofu`g j` tea mjietar klrrag kjrgs waraj`cfrpfrltag j`tf cfnnarcjlm pfumtry mj`as. Weasa wara ijva` tea
`lna ―Lnrfcb‚ puramy ls l nlrbatj`i tffm ofr jnpfrtj`i tean j`tf
Aurfpa. J` raca`t yalrs Aurfpal` kraagars elva stlrtag sefwj`i
tean l`g kraag cmuks elva kaa` ofrnag j` savarlm cfu`trjas.
LKF_A Ealvy pmunlia prftacts tea kjrgs orfn tea
wfrst fo tea waltear.
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K[LENL
Yejma tea nfst cfnnf`my saa` Krlenl j`
nl`y cfu`trjas js tea numtjpma-pa`cjmmagplrtrjgia fr trjpma-mlcag vlrjaty, ftear
cfmfurs j`cmuga mjiet, glrb, Cfmunkjl`,
kuoo Cfmunkjl`, cucbff, kjrcea`, wejta
l`g ifmg. Ifmg cfcb kjrgs elva imfssy
kmlcb kralsts, mais l`g tlj ms, wejma tea
ea`s elva gamjclta kmlcb nlrbj`is f` l
ifmg irfu`g cfmfur.
Wea Krlenl frjij`ltag j` J`gjl l`g
ralceag tea QB j` tea njg-<518s, kut wlsracfrgag j` tea QS rfuiemy l gaclga alrmjar.
Yea` tea kjrgs wara rst j`trfgucag tf tea
QB, teay wara b`fw` ls Krlenl Xfutrls
l`g wara l iralt olvfurjta fo Xrj`ca Lmkart.
Sfnatjnas b`fw` ls tea ―bj`i fo cejcba`s‚
kaclusa fo teajr iralt sjza – tea cfcbs cl`wajie 1bi (<<mk) – Krlenls lra prfousamy
oaltearag, stljg l`g nltrf`my j` lppalrl`ca.
Wea oaat l`g mais lra ealvjmy oaltearag l`g
tea cfnk js trjpma fr pal. Ofr l ealvy kraag,
tea ea`s mly l surprjsj`i `unkar fo mjiet-
krfw` aiis alce yalr kut, ls js fota` tea
clsa wjte mlria vlrjatjas, teasa lra ramltjvamy
snlmm. Q`mjba nl`y typas fo pfumtry, weara
f`a cfcb kjrg cl` alsjmy oartjmjza sjx fr nfraea`s, Krlenls lra kast bapt ls trjfs jo yfu
j`ta`g kraagj`i tean.
CLNXJ@ASMjba tea Mjiet Sussax (saa plia 57), [efga
Jsml`g [ag (plia 99) l`g l oaw ftear wamm-
b`fw` kraags, tea Ifmg Clnpj`a els kaa`
usag fvar tea yalrs tf prfguca l ramjlkma
sax-mj`bag kraag cfnnarcjlmmy b`fw` ls
tea Clnklr. Ls l pura kraag, tea Clnpj`a
js saa` j` twf cfmfurs4 ifmg l`g sjmvar. Weagjooara`ca j` cfmfurj`i js nfst cmalrmy saa`
j` tea ealg l`g `acb oaltears, lmtefuie
tea ifmg l`g sjmvar gf parnalta terfuie
tea kfgy oaltears, wejce lra pragfnj`l`tmy
klrrag wjte kaatma-iraa`.
Lmtefuie teay lra iffg mlyars, Clnpj`as
lra cf`sjgarag nfra ls fr`lna`tlm j` tea
QS l`g lra oaw a`fuie j` `unkar tf ka
cmlssjag ls ―rlra‚ j` tea QB, gaspjta kaj`isuocja`tmy pfpumlr tf elva elg teajr fw`
kraag sfcjaty j` tea mlta <:te ca`tury.
F`a fo teajr nfst ftlkma celrlctarjstjcs
js tea cfcb kjrg‚s vary ―ea`-mjba‚ selpa. Jt
mlcbs tea mf`i, curvag tljm, slggma l`g elcbma
oaltears `frnlmmy saa` j` nlmas l`g, lt l
qujcb iml`ca, cfumg ka njstlba` ofr l ea`.
Clnpj`as lra ia`arlmmy tefuiet tf elva
frjij`ltag lrfu`g L`twarp j` Kamijun.Efwavar, Clrfm Ablrjus‚s raca`t kffb
Xfcbatoum fo Xfumtry suiiasts telt teay lra
gasca`gag orfn tea Aiyptjl` Olyfunj, l
snlmm kraag wejce els kaa` ralrag lmf`i tea
kl`bs fo tea [jvar @jma ofr nl`y ca`turjas.
Na`tjf` nust lmsf ka nlga eara fo l`ftear
Kamijl` kraag, tea Krlabam, wejce js sjnjmlr
tf tea Clnpj`a j` lmm raspacts axcapt sjza4
tea Krlabam js tea mlriar fo tea twf.
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CEJCBA@ K[AAGS 99
[EFGA JSML@G [AGB`fw` sjnpmy ls tea [efga Jsml`g j` jts `ltjva QSL, tejs kraag js ia`arlmmy ijva` tea
suox ―[ag‚ j` tea QB l`g j` ftear cfu`trjas weara l wejta vlrjaty js lmsf ofu`g. J` tea ragstrlj`s tea cfnk cl` ka ajtear sj`ima (nfst cfnnf`my saa`) fr l rfsa, kut j` tea wejta
l rfsa cfnk js cf`sjgarag nfra cfrract. Cf`ousj`imy, j` tea QSL wejtas l`g rags lra
railrgag ls twf gjoo ara`t kraags. Wea rag vlrjaty js nuce glrbar j` cfmfur tel` tea @aw
Elnpsejra [ag (saa plia ?:) kut js ftearwjsa vary sjnjmlr j` stl`ca l`g ofrnltjf`.
Wea [efga Jsml`g [ag frjij`ltag ls l rasumt fo crfssj`i tea [ag Nlmly Ilna l`g ftear
Lsjltjc stfcb, tfiatear wjte tea Maiefr`. F` tea ftear el`g, [efga Jsml`g Yejtas lra tea
rasumt fo crfssas katwaa` Xlrtrjgia Cfcej`s, Yejta Yyl`gfttas l`g [fsa-Cfnk Yejta
Maiefr`s. Sfna fo tea alrmy kraagars kamjavag telt tea rag vlrjaty wls tea kattar mlyar fo tea
twf cfmfurs, kut teara js `f sfmjg ofu`gltjf` tf tejs kamjao. Sfnawelt kjzlrramy, [efga Jsml`g[ags wara axpfrtag tf Aurfpa ls gulm-purpfsa kjrgs mf`i kaofra teay wara ijva` stl`glrg
racfi`jtjf` j` teajr cfu`try fo frjij` l`g, ls l rasumt, teajr ia`atjc kujmg-up cl` stjmm ka
ofu`g j` nl`y fo tfgly‚s cfnnarcjlm eykrjgs. Wea kl`tln varsjf` wls gavamfpag nlj`my j`
Iarnl`y l`g tea QB, weara teay wara craltag ky nltj`i mlria-ofwm [efga Jsml`g [ags wjte
ftear kl`tln kraags. Mjba tea mlria ofwm, tea kl`tln sefumg cf`ofrn tf tea ―krjcb-selpa‚
lppalrl`ca – telt js, wea` vjawj`i orfn tea sjga, jt sefumg ka pfssjkma tf pmlca jts kfgy j`tf
l` jnlij`lry squlra.
[efga Jsml`g [ags lra elrgy l`g elppy tf lglpt tf lmnfst l`y ealmtey surrfu`gj`is. Weasa
ejiemy-racfnna`gag kjrgs lra lmsf axcamma`t mlyars fo mjiet-krfw` aiis.
MAOW [efga Jsml`g [ags
cl` mly nfra aiis tel`
l`y ftear pura-kraag ea`.
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<87 EFQSJ@I & CMAL@J@I
;<st-CA@WQ[Z EFQSJ@I
Qrkl` cejcba` baapj`i js l nlssjva
`aw mjoastyma tra`g, suppfrtag ky gfza`s
fo j``fvltjva prfgucts j`cmugj`i tea
kast-sammj`i ―Aimu‚ – tea cffp ofr trumy
cejc cejcba`s
Mf`i if`a lra tea glys wea` jt wls f`my
ratjrag na` wef bapt l`g krag cejcba`s
ls l efkky. J` tea QB, cejcba` baapj`i
trlgjtjf`lmmy tffb pmlca lt tea a`g fo tea
ilrga` kayf`g tea vaiatlkma pltce fr, jo tea
j`gjvjgulm mfclm cfu`cjm lmmfwag, f` l cfu`cjmlmmftna`t. B`fwmagialkma tefuie teasa
j`gjvjgulms wara (l`g wjtefut tean tfgly‚s
kraagj i mj`as l`g ia`atjcs wfumg ka nuce
tea pffrar), teay wara teansamvas l ―rlra
kraag‚, saa` f`my lt pfumtry cmuk l`g cfu`ty
lirjcumturlm sefws. @fwlglys, cejcba`
baapj`i js cejc l`g a`dfys tea pltrf`lia
fo yfu`i l`g fmg, nlma l`g oanlma, cfu`try
gwammar fr cjty smjcbar, sefw a`teusjlst l`glnltaur gavftaa wef wl`ts `ftej`i nfra
tel` l` aii ofr kralbolst. Axparts l`lmysj`i
tea curra`t tra`g kamjava jt els nuce tf gf
wjte `l`cjlm elrg tjnas l`g tea ia`arlm
nfva tfwlrgs samo-suocja`cy, kut jt js
nfra sjnpma tel` telt – cejcba` baapj`i
js alsy, pmalsurlkma, ramlxj`i l`g, f`ca
tea assa`tjlms elva kaa` purcelsag,
ramltjvamy cealp.Jt njiet ka tefuiet telt nlbj`i yfur fw`
cejcba`-efusa l`g ru` wfumg prfva nfra
cfst-aooactjva tel` kuyj`i l u jt ralgy-
nlga, kut tejs js rlramy tea clsa. Cfnnarcjlm
pfumtry-efusj`i nl`uolcturars elva djis,
prfoassjf`lm tffms, pravjfus b`fwmagia l`g
lccass tf jnpfrtars‚ gjscfu`ts ls l rasumt fo
kuyj`i teajr tjnkar j` kumb, sf jt wjmm cartlj`my
ply tf saa welt teay elva f` fooar. Wea`, fo
cfursa, teara lra cejcba` u`jts `ft nlga
orfn wffg lt lmm, kut j`stalg cf`structag
fo ealvy-guty pmlstjc, fo wejce tea ―Aimu‚
js parelps tea kast b`fw`. Lmtefuie teay
elva teajr gatrlctfrs wef cmljn telt l
pmlstjc efusa js nfra alsjmy kmfw` fvar j`
tea wj`g l`g js sukdact tf cf`ga`sltjf`,
teay `avarteamass, elva nl`y lgvl`tliasfvar wffg cf`structjf`s, ft tea malst
fo wejce nust ka teajr eyija`a ka`ats.
Weajr mjiet`ass cl` lmsf ka l` lgvl`tlia
j` telt teay cl` ka alsjmy nfvag lrfu`g
tea ilrga` fr, jo `acasslry, clrrjag rfu`g
tf l `ajiekfur‚s efusa tf ka mffbag lotar
wea` yfu‚ra lwly orfn efna. Lt malst f`a
nlbar cl` suppmy teasa cfnkj`ag efusa
l`g ru`s ls ajtear lt-plcbs ofr efnalssankmy, fr gamjvarag l`g j`stlmmag ky l
―cejcba` celuooaur‚ wef wjmm, jo lsbag, tamm tea
purcelsar l mjttma fo welt teay `aag tf b`fw
lkfut ia`arlm cejcba` baapj`i. Jt js lmsf
pfssjkma ofr rns tf suppmy kjrgs tf if wjte
teajr u`jts.
Lmtefuie parelps smjietmy nfra axpa`sjva
tel` trlgjtjf`lm u jts, teasa stlta-fo-tea-lrt
varsjf`s lra ga`jtamy alsy tf cmal` l`g cl`
ka prassura-wlseag f` l raiumlr klsjs (dust
jp up l cltce, mjot fo o tea tfp, ranfva tea
parceas l`g lwly yfu if)2 wejmst tea gljmy
cefra fo cmalrj`i tea grfppj`is js alsjmy
lcejavag ky sjnpmy smjgj`i fut tea ffr l`ganptyj i jts cf`ta`ts f`tf tea cfnpfst
ealp. Lmm efusj`i u`jts lra raputagmy
pragltfr-prffo (tea ru`s kaj`i cmlssag
naramy ls pragltfr ―rasjstl`t‚) l`g cfna
j` l vlrjaty fo cfmfurs, sf teara‚s lmnfst
cartlj`my f`a telt wjmm nltce yfur efusa
plj`t fr cfnpmana`t yfur frlm kmffns! Jt js
fkvjfus orfn teajr nl`uolctura telt l iralt
galm fo tefuiet els kaa` j`cfrpfrltag j`tfteajr gasji` l`g suce nfgar` efusj`i nly
prfva tf ka l` axcamma`t cefjca ofr rst-tjna
[JIEW Q`mjba wffga` efusas, tea aimu gfas`‚t raqujra
l`y mf`i-tarn nlj`ta`l`ca, dust raiumlr cmal`j`i.
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CEFFSJ@I WEA K[AAG <<1
NLJ@WA@L@CA FO WEA
EFQSA L@G [Q@
Ls wjte nfst aqujpna`t, tea raiumlr
nlj`ta`l`ca fo pfumtry efusas l`g ru`s wjmm
a`sura telt teay mlst ofr yalrs. Ky rapmlcj`i
l mffsa kflrg, ra-stlpmj`i l pjaca fo sliij`i
wjra `attj`i, fjmj`i ej ias l`g raiumlrmy
traltj`i lmm axpfsag wffgwfrb wjte l
prasarvlt jva, yfu cl` axta`g tea mjoa fo teasa
cfnpf`a`ts lmnfst j`ga`jtamy.
Fkvjfusmy, l`y wffg prasarvltjvas
nust `ft cf`tlj` ceanjclm cfnpfu`gs
telt lra mjbamy tf ka elrnoum tf tea kjrgs,
sf jt js ls wamm tf ralg tea j`structjf s f`
tea plcblij`i clraoummy kaofra nlbj`i l
purcelsa.
Yjte tea nldfrjty fo nfgar` prfgucts
jt js pfssjkma tf tralt tea ea`-efusa kfte
j`sjga l`g fut, l`g tea` lmmfw tea cejcba`s
tf ratur` efna dust ls sff` ls tea wffg
js gry.
J` lggjtjf` tf ceacbj`i tea ea`-efusajtsamo, parjfgjclmmy j`spact tea parjnatar fo
yfur ru`s ofr kralbs j` tea oa`cj`i terfuie
wejce l pragltfr cfumg ilj` lccass.
Lmtefuie iffg-qulmjty krl`gs fo cejcba`
wjra wjmm mlst ofr up tf ;8 yalrs, sfna j`oarjfr
f`as lra nlga fo mfwar-iluia wjra l`g lra
`ft ilmvl`jzag qujta ls tefrfuiemy.
Jt js l iffg jgal tf baap tea oa`ca oraa
fo vaiatltjf` sf telt l`y efmas lra nfraalsjmy `ftjcag.
FXXFSJWA Zfu sefumg ljn tf ranfva grfppj`is l`g
raorase ffr mjttar ls fota` ls yfu cl` tf prava`t teaspralg fo gjsalsa.
[JIEW Baap yfur cejcba`s futsjga wejma yfu lra
cmal`j`i l`g rapljrj`i teajr efusa.
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