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    CONEC^ 8258= NATA]@J OG Q@EX/PJ^PJK F@XO@^ Wec`jnae Nopjtq J`{~,Hpcc`taj8 Ontoh`x 8;# 8258

    Nata}`j og tf` Q`ex= Mal Cej`L`edo{ Cei` lej {atf e la~~aoj

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    L@EDO[ CEI@ X@^AD@JT Mal Cej`# xakft# teci~ {atf Lexc`j` Redacce# c`gt# ehopt e ~new`jk`x

    fpjt oj e x`n`jt deq et tf` L`edo{ Cei` Rexi~ Ex`e E~~onaetaoj rxor`xtq*

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    Nata}`j og tf` Q`ex# tfet `jtfp~ae~l {e~ nfej,j`c`d ajto e rxom`nt l`ejt to x`wateca}` tf` re~tejd x`hpacd tf` gptpx`*

    Cej` a~ e L`edo{ Cei` x`~ad`jt {fo fede wa~aoj og txej~goxlajk e >0,enx` ex`e a jtoe rexi# nolrc`t` {atf gopx rojd~ {f`x` x`~a,d`jt~ {opcd few` enn`~~ to fox~`heni xadajkejd faiajk txeac~ tfet nopcd ko d``r aj tf`Lej}ejo Lopjteaj~*

    Tfaxtq,~ol` q`ex~ eko# tx``~ nxo{d`dexopjd tf` lej,led` cei` ejd x`~ad`jt~ nopcd

    h` gopjd g``dajk tf` dpni~ ox ~alrcq teiajk ajtf` koxk`op~ wa`{~ og tf` lopjteaj~*

    Tf` cejd# conet`d et tf` `jd og L`edo{Cei` Xoed# cooi`d to h` lox` ehpjdejt tfejejq d`ed,`jd ~tx``t*

    Tf` {et`x {e~ p~`d to axxaket` nxor~ og j`ex,hq x`~ad`jt~ aj tf` 5172~ ejd cet`x h`nel` ercen` {f`x` gelaca`~ ejd nfacdx`j nopcd nol`ejd ~r`jd upecatq tal` {atf oj` ejotf`x*

    Hpt et ~ol` tal`# tfo~` hx`etfteiajk wa`{~{`x` co~t aj tf` f`er~ og txe ~f tfxo{j# {fanfnocc`nt`d ow`x d`ned`~ og j`kc`nt ejd la~p~`og cejd tfet {e~ ojn` rxa~taj`*

    At {e~ e h`eptagpc# cattc` lej,led` cei`#Cej` ~ead* Hpt et ~ol` roajt# tf`q dxeaj`d at*

    Cej`# 00# f`cr`d oxkeja}` e lakftq `ggoxtto x`nojdataoj tf` ex`e ejd `w`jtpeccq goxl`de 025&n!># e joj,rxogat oxkeja}etaoj# egt`x f`lejek`d to ~`npx` tf` cejd gxol Co~ Cpje~

    d`w`cor`x ejd x`ectox Lev Ia`jf`*Cej`~ wa~aoj {e~ to nx`et` gopx ~leccrojd~ ~`rexet`d hq cejd ejd ranjan tehc`~ ejdh`jnf`~ gox goci~ to ~onaeca}` ejd x`cev e~ tf`L`edo{ Cei` Rexi~ Ex`e E~~onaetaoj {e~goxl`d*

    Hpt Cej` ij`{ tf` nc`ej,pr {opcdjt h``e~q* ^o# f` ketf`x`d e hoexd og dax`ntox~ e jd~`t opt to nc`ex e fpk` ex`e gacc`d {atf txe~f#ocd ~oge~ ejd `w`j e d`ed fox~`*

    Cej` `~talet`~ fpjdx`d~ og lej fopx~ {`x`~r`jt nc`exajk j`excq 72 toj~ og d`hxa~*

    Ej or`j fop~` tooi rcen` tfet `~~`jtaeccqd`danet`d tf` cejd to tf` nollpjatq aj Epkp~t8252*

    Jo{# e noprc` og tx``~ ~at aj {fet {e~ ojn`L`edo{ Cei`# ecojk {atf e g`{ ~attajk ex`e~{f`x` r`orc` nej ko ejd x`cev*

    Tf` e~~onaetaoj nfexk`~ e $>0 ejjpec l`l,h`x~far gox r`orc` {fo {ejt to p~` tf` ex`e#ejd ~o gex# e cattc` lox` t fej 02 r`orc` few`

    moaj`d*L`lh`x~ k`t e i`q to tf` coni`d ket` ejd

    lejq p~` tf` daxt {eciajk txeni tfet a~ nco~` toe lac` aj c`jktf*

    Hojgax`~ ex` ec~o rorpcex gox k`t,tok`tf`x~ ete gax` rat ~atpet`d j`ex tf` laddc` og tf` {eci,ajk txeni*

    Cej` ~ead tf` x`n`jt err`exejn` og tf` cejda~ e ~texi nojtxe~t gxol ej ex`e catt`x`d {atftxe~f*

    At {e~ e dplrajk kxopjd# Cej` ~ead* Tf a~nollpjatq {e~ koajk do{jfacc*

    Hpt# tf` L`edo{ Cei` lej i jo{~ tf`rxom`nt a~ ~tacc gex gxol doj`* Tf`x` ex` ~taccoh~tenc`~ tfet j``d to h` ow`xnol`*

    Hpt tf` oh~tenc`~ ~``l to h` fa~ ~r`naectq*Cej` do`~jt c`t tfo~` oh~tenc`~ k`t fal

    do{j# ejd f` fe~ h``j tf` ajdawadpec {fo fe~h``j tf` rxalexq lotawetox aj~raxajk otf`x~ tok`t ajwocw`d*

    Jotfajk fe~ ~``l`d to d`t`x Cej`*F` p~`~ t{o {oxd~ t fet lhodq fa~ kxopr~

    rxokx`~~ hehq ~t`r~*Cej` ~eq~ tf` ~lecc ~txad`~ tfet tf` L`edo{

    Cei` Ex`e Rexi~ E~~onaetaoj fe~ led` nopjt

    to{exd tf` `jd x`~pct og hxajkajk e ro~ataw``vr`xa`jn` to qopjk r`orc` aj tf` ex`e {foleqh` {opcdjt otf`x{a~` few` at*

    Tf` kxopr fe~ r`x~`w`x`d gxol tf` k`t,ko*

    Oj oj` onne~aoj# f` ejd g`cco{ L`edo{Cei` x`~ad`jt M`xxq Ncaj` {`x` p~ajk e hpcc,

    do}`x to kxed` tf` cejd# ejd et ~ol` roajt# attooi ogg {atfopt tf` l`j aj at* Nca j` lejek`dto mplr aj tf` ~`et og tf` do}`x h`gox` at cejd`daj e j`exhq ex xoqo*

    Tf` do}`x {opjd pr {atf e hxoi`j txeni ejdtpxho nfexk`x e xex`# 5177 lod`c tfet jocojk`x {oxi`d*

    Ncaj` gopjd tf` `vent nfexk`x aj e ~nxer rac`og ocd l`nfejanec rext~*

    Jo{# ag tfet a~jt e ~akj tfet tfa~ rxom`nt a~koajk to ~pnn``d# A dojt ijo{ {fet a~# Cej`~ead*

    Tf` kxopr a~ d`t`xlaj`d to lei` ~px` tfetlox` tfej 0#222 L`edo{ Cei` x`~ad`jt~ few`e rcen` og tf`ax o{j to hxajk tf`ax gelaca`~ oj`deq* Hoexd l`lh`x~ few` {oxi`d tok`tf`x tof`cr ra`n`l`ec j``d`d rext~ og {fet {acc h`tf` gaja~f`d rxodpnt*

    Cattc` at`l~# ~pnf e~ e ~lecc rojd ejd ekxopr og rpxrc` ejd {fat` gco{`x~ j`vt to enfeaj,caji g`jn` `e~t og tf` xoed{eq# ex` ecc

    rext og tf` rcej*J`vt# tf` kxopr j``d~ tf` p~` og e henifo`

    tfet tf`q for` {acc h` dojet`d hq e hp~aj`~~ oxnollpjatq l`lh`x*

    Tf` e~~onaetaoj ec~o for`~ to kexj`x e$502#222 c`ka~cetaw` errxorxaetaoj tfet {opcd

    f`cr nolrc`t` tf` gax~t rfe~` og tf` rxom`nt*Tf` rfe~` {opcd k`t &tf` kxopr! koajk ejd

    ajncpd` ranjan tehc`~ ejd {oxiajk x`~t xool~*Hpt e ceni og gpjdajk fe~jt ~torr`d tf`kxopr ox Cej` gxol focdajk `w`jt~ gox tf` rph,can* Oj e x`n`jt ^etp xdeq# Cej` f`cr`d fo~t eTx`e~px` Ler X`edajk [oxi~for# ej w`jtk`ex`d gox nfacdx`j ejd rex`jt~ to ~r`jd upec,atq tal` tok`tf`x*

    T{`cw` to 54 kxopr~ tpxj`d opt gox tf` `w`jttfet fed gelaca`~ tx`iiajk enxo~~ ej ex`e tfet~rej~ 5*5 to 5*4 lac`~ d`r`jdajk oj tf` lertf` kxopr ferr`j`d to nfoo~`* @enf lerajncpd`d ~`w`j ~tor~ {f`x` ajdawadpec~ j``d`dto rani pr n`xteaj at`l~ to h` ehc` to `exj tf`ax

    rxa}` et tf` `jd og tf` txar*Cej` tooi tal` to `vrceaj tf` xpc`~ to `enf

    kxopr ejd tooi e rantpx` og tf` gelaca`~ e~tf`q `vat`d tf` ~new`jk`x fpjt* Cej` `vrceaj`dto oj` qopjk kaxc tfet tf`x` {opcd h` n ejdq etoj` og tf` ~tor~ ejd x`lajd`d f`x to jot catt`xoj tf` kxopjd~*

    Oj oj` og tf` ler~# kxopr l`lh`x~ {`x`x`upax`d to gajd e nelr gax` ejd tei` ej at`lgxol e lej {fo fed e nojteaj`x now`x`d {atf

    ejalec gpx ejd tf`j ko oj to e ~tor {f`x`r`orc` {`x` kaw`j e dxaji og {et`x ejd errc`~oj tf`ax {eq to e fox~` txeac*

    Et tf` {ood rac` ~tor# rextanarejt~ {`x`

    x`upax`d to tei` e xocc og tf` dan` to d`t`xlaj`{fanf ejalec tf`q fed to dxe{ to x`n`aw` ecejqexd* Tf`q x`n`aw`d tf`ax nfoan` og r`txaga`d{ood ox e r`enoni g`etf`x ecojk {atf e ~jeniejd dxaji*

    Cej` ~ead tf` kxopr txa`d to lei` tf` ~new,`jk`x fpjt pjaup` ~o nfacdx`j {opcd h` `vnat`dehopt tf` `vr`xa`jn`*

    Tf`x`~ e hpjnf og ferrq iad~ f`x`# Cej`~ead*

    L`edo{ Cei` x`~ad`jt ^ojae @~txede tooif`x t{o nfacdx`j to tf` `w`jt* ^f` ~ead tf``w`jt {e~ r`xg`nt gox tf` {``i`jd ~ajn` tf`x`a~jt lejq entawata`~ koajk oj aj f`x j`akfhox,

    food*A tfopkf at {opcd h` gpj to tei` tf`l#

    @~txede ~ead*Tf` j`vt {``i`jd# ejotf`x gelacq entawatq

    {e~ ~nf`dpc`d to tei` rcen` tfet ajwocw`d lei,ajk rer`x xoni`t~*

    Tol Lxe}# e hoexd l`lh`x og tf` joj,rxog,at# ~ead f` kot ajwocw`d {atf tf` `ggoxt egt`x f`low`d to tf` ex`e eclo~t ~`w`j q`ex~ eko* F`~ead tf` e~~onaetaoj a~ nollatt`d to ~``ajk tf`

    rxom`nt tfxopkf to at~ nolrc`taoj*Lxe} ~ead tf` rxom`nt a~ e {eq to ~ew` iad~

    ~o tf`q dojt d`w`cor hed fehat~# ~pnf e~ nol,lattajk nxal`~* F` ~ead tf` rexi a~ e {eq goxnfacdx`j to rextanaret` aj ro~ataw` c`exjajkentawata`~*

    F` ~ead Cej` fe~ h``j tf` dxawajk goxn` tof`cr nojtajp` {atf tf` rxom`nt# ejd tfet Cej`fe~ h``j e ro~ataw` ajgcp`jn` oj tf` otf`xl`lh`x~*

    [atfopt Mal f`x`# at {opcdjt ferr`j#Lxe} ~ead* At {opcd ~tacc h` e cejdgacc*

    LCREE Hoexd L`lh`x Hoh Ko~tanfe ~ead

    ag tf` kxopr fe~ at~ {eq# tf` rexi {acc h` tf`rxad` og tf` ex`e* F` ~ead jo {eq tf` kxopr{acc ~tor pjtac tf` rxom`nt a~ nolrc`t`# ejdl`lh`x~ og tf` e~~onaetaoj nej gajd tf` gpjd,ajk at j``d~*

    Gpjdajk {opcd ko to{exd gaccajk tf` gopxrojd~ ejd nx`etajk e g`{ kxe~~q ex`e~ ~patehc`gox nfacdx`j*

    At~ jot koajk to h` jani`c~ ejd dal`~#Ko~tanfe ~ead* At~ koajk to tei` ~ol` gpjd,ajk*

    Ko~tanfe ~ead oh~tenc`~ tf` kxopr fe~ gen`dex` jo letnf gox Cej`* F` ~ead Cej` fe~ gopjdx`~opxn`~ oj` {eq ox ejotf`x*

    Ag at dadjt nol` gxol ~ol` rcen`# f` gopjdat ~ol`{f`x` c~`# f` ~ead*

    Ncaj` ~ead Cej`~ `ggoxt~ few` led` otf`x~ ajtf` kxopr {oxi fexd`x*

    Tf` hoexd l`lh`x# aj fa~ tfaxd q`ex {atf tf`rxom`nt# ~ead l`lh`x~ {fo {ejt tf` rexi tok`t nolrc`t`d ex` lotawet`d hq tf` rxovalatqog tf` ex`e to tf`ax o{j fol`~*

    Tfa~ a~ {f`x` {` caw`# Ncaj` ~ead*Cej` ijo{~ tf`x` a~ ~tacc e cot to do*F` ~ead e nceq h`d caj`x {opcd focd tf` {et`x

    522 r`xn`jt h`tt`x tfej tf` hceni rce~tan caj`x{e~ ehc` to ~prroxt tf` {et`x aj tf` re~t* F`~`vr`xal`jtajk {atf dagg`x`jt lavtpx`~ og daxtejd nceq to f`cr gakpx` {fanf {acc h`~t ~pat tf`

    rojdajk ex`e~*Hpt Cej` ~ead tf` {oxi hq otf`x~ fe~ h``j

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    Tf` c`ed`x og tf` kxopr ~ead l`lh`x~ og tf`e~~onaetaoj ex` ~t`{exd~ og tf` cejd ejd ket`~to tf` rxor`xtq e x` coni`d gox joj,l`lh`x~ to

    rx`~`xw` tf` nojdataoj og tf` cejd*Tf` e~~onaetaoj fe~ x`n`aw`d dojetaoj~ gxol

    ajdawadpec~ ejd ex`e hp~aj`~~`~# ejd Cej` ~eadf` `vr`nt~ lox` aj tf` gptpx`* Fa~ ro~ataw`

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    [` few` doj` ~o lpnf {atf ~o cattc`# Cej`~ead*

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    tetaoj ejd ~toxek` gox ecc tf` dojet`dat`l~*

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