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Lbmptnr AA9

Dalbarnd

AA. Dalbarnd md` tbn Hjtus \utrm

0. Dalbarnd md` tbn Hjtus \utrm

Ad bas ojje ndtathn` "Pbn Pypalmh Impmdnsn," Emdzj ^lbakurm qujtn` tbas

vnrsn grjk tbn lbmptnr jd tbn Ou``bm's supnrdmturmh pjwnr9 "Ms tbn hacbt jg

tbn sud md` kjjd nhakadmtns mhh `mrednss, tbas kmd, trmvnrsadc tbn wjrh`,

nhakadmtns tbn `mrednss jg sndtandt onadcs." \pnmeadc jg Dalbarnd ms iust

sulb m kmd wbjsn hagn wms `nvjtn` tj tbn ndhacbtndkndt jg jtbnrs,

^lbakurm prmasn` tbn pnrsjd jg Dalbarnd md` tbn slbjjh jg Ou``bask tbmt as

bas hncmly.

Ad jr`nr gjr Dalbarnd tj oradc tj gruatajd Ijcyj's vjw tj prjsnhytazn ad tbn

hmttnr mcn, bn bm` garst tj wmhe tbn pmtb jg tbn "`nvjtnn jg tbn Hjtus." Jg

ljursn tbas knmdt tbmt bn bm` mhsj tj nd`urn tbn pnrsnlutajds adghaltn` jd

tbjsn wbj mttnkpt tj sprnm` tbn Hjtus \utrm. Out, mhtbjucb tbas wms pmadguh

jd tbn jdn bmd`, at wms mhsj tbn sjurln jg crnmt ijy jd tbn jtbnr onlmusn at

knmdt tbmt bn ljuh` omse ad tbn Ou``bm's smhvmtajd ms prjkasn` ad tbn

sutrm.

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Pbn lbmrmltnrs gjr Dalbarnd's dmkn wnrn haenwasn tmend grjk tbn Hjtus

\utrm md` rnghnlt Dalbarnd's `nsarn tj ud`nrstmd` tbn Ou``bm Wnbalhn. Pbn

wjr` "dalba" knmdadc sud wms tmend grjk tbn pmssmcn ad tbn twndty-garst

lbmptnr ad wbalb tbn Ou``bm prmasns Ijcyj wbj bm` vjwn` tj prjpmcmtn tbn

Hjtus. Sbahn "rnd," jr hjtus, wms lbjsnd grjk tbn pmssmcn ad tbn lbmptnr

"Snhhadc ^p Jut jg tbn Nmrtb" wbnrn Kmatrnym prmasns Ijcyj.

Grjk iust tbas jdn atnk at as pjssaohn tj snn tbmt udsbmemohn ljkkatkndt tj

rnhy nxlhusavnhy jd \meymkuda's tnmlbadcs gjr ljdqunradc tbn gnmrs adbnrndt

ad md mcn jg lrasas md` tj nd`urn tbn suggnradc tbmt wjuh` mlljkpmdy sulb m

ljkkatkndt.

>. Hagn ad Mlljr`mdln watb \meymkuda's Pnmlbadcs

Pbn gjud`mtajd jg Dalbarnd's Ou``bask ljdsasts jg md jvnrmhh stu`y jg

Ou``bask tbmt mhwmys rnturds tj tbn tnmlbadcs jg \meymkuda ad wbalb jdn

lmd gad` m hagn jg "gmatb" lmpmohn jg jvnrljkadc tbn ljd`atajds jg Kmppj.

Jracadmhhy, ms watb tbn Ynd kjde @jcnd, jdn strjvn tj nkuhmtn tbn mltavatans

jg tbn Ou``bm md` m`bnrn stralthy tj bas adstrultajds. @jcnd's trmadadc

ljdsastn` jg ljdstmdt sattadc md` rnhan` jd jdn's jwd pjwnr tj mttmad

ndhacbtndkndt. At wms omsn` jd tbn onhang tbmt wn, ad tbas hagn, lmd mttmad

Ou``bmbjj` oy nhakadmtadc mttmlbkndt tj snhg. Mlljr`adc tj Vrjg. Pntsurj

Smtsuia, @jcnd bm` "gmatb ad tbn pjwnr ad us tbmt as djt jur jwd. Md` at as

onlmusn jg tbas tbmt wn `nsarn tj vja` jursnhvns jg snhg md` ljkn ud`nr tbn

pjwnr jg tbn Ou``bm." (\bmkjd @jcnd)

@jcnd's vanw jg tbn Hjtus \utrm lmd prjomohy on sma` tj bmvn onnd tbmt at as

m rnpjsatjry jg tbn Ou``bm's wjr`s md` tbmt tbrjucb stralt snhg-`aslaphadn

jdn lmd rnlnavn md` lmrry jd tbn ndhacbtndkndt jg tbn Ou``bm.

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