readings in the poetry of robert browning
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Nfn Fsgg` Cgtagc \rkvfnd g @agccde kh Fcudc`d Idtwddc Iyrkc gcn Ykidrt
Irkwcfcm;
Ft fs pdragps kcd kh taksd qufros kh eftdrgry afstkry tagt tad sgjd jgc wakprdvgfedn kc Ekrn Iyrkc tk wrftd tad Adirdw Jdeknfds (7174 wgs egtdr tk
id!kjd tad jusf! tutkr kh g "rdgt #f!tkrfgc pkdt$ %kidrt Irkwcfc"& Fsgg!
'gtagc$ tad skc kh tad tadc !gctkr kh tad gctdriury sycg"k"ud su""dstdn tk
Ekrn Iyrkc tagt ad wrftd g cujidr kh eyrf!s tk tad g!!kjpgcfjdct kh !drtgfc
)dwfsa jdeknfds purpkrtdney ngtfc" hrkj tad ngys kh tad *djped fc )drusgedj&
Ft fs nf+!uet tk fjg"fcd tagt 'gtagc$ cdvdr kcd "fvdc tk hgesd jkndsty$ nfn
ckt rd!gee fc "ekwfc" tdrjs afs hkrjdr gssk!fgtfkc wfta Iyrkc tk fjprdss afs
pupfe$ tadc g"dn tafrtddc kr hkurtddc& (7 Fh$ gs kcd ags "kkn rdgskc tk
suppksd$ ykuc" Irkwcfc" prg!tfsdn afs sfc"fc" kc skjd kh tad pkdjs fc tad
Adirdw Jdeknfds$ Iyrkc,s pkdtry jf"at wdee agvd prkvfndn afj wfta g
pkwdrhue fjpuesd tk wrftd afs kwc vdrsds& Fh tagt wgs tad !gsd$ way nfn
Irkwcfc" pgy gejkst ck trfiutd tk Iyrkc gs g skur!d kh fcspfrgtfkc getaku"a
ad gs g ykuc" jgc spkod gcn wrktd wfta d-usfvd prgfsd gikut tad "dcfus kh
.adeedy/
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rdgskc hkr ckt 5ujpfc" tk tafs !kc!eusfkc& :3pdrfdc!fc" wagt Agrken Iekkj
nds!rfids gs gc 0gc3fdty kh fc9udc!d$ (2 Irkwcfc" kieftdrgtdn gejkst gee
trg!ds kh afs )uvdcfefg wkro Fc!kcnftg$ gcn tad kcey twk pkdjs tk survfvd tad
pkdt,s ndstru!tfvd agcn 0*ad ;frstL ikrc kh :"ypt gcn 0*ad >gc!d kh >dgta
idtrgy g strkc"ey Iyrkcf! tkcd$ gs F akpd tk ndjkcstrgtd fc tad dcsufc"
pgrg"rgpa&
*ad twk survfvfc" pkdjs$ waf!a rdvdge Irkwcfc",s dgrey gejkst jkrifn
kisdssfkc wfta ndgta gcn tad ndgta kh tad ykuc" fc pgrtf!uegr$ !kctgfc d!akds
kh efcds gcn wkrn pgttdrcs hkucn fc Iyrkc,s 0*ad >dstru!tfkc kh
.djcg!adrfi& *afs$ efod 0*ad ;frstLikrc kh :"ypt fs igsdn kc tadjds gcn
cgrrgtfvds fc tad Ified fc waf!a tad
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pgrgeede fc Irkwcfc",s pkdtry fc 0krpayrfg,s Ekvdr gcn 0Jy Egst >u!adss&
*ad tadjd kh tad )dwfsa d3fed hrkj tadfr spfrftuge akjdegcn fs g strkc"
dedjdct fc gs ft fs fc g cujidr kh Irkwcfc",s pkdjs tagt fc!eund 0AkeyLrkss
>gy$0%giif Idc :Mrg gcn dvdc 0fs"ga .f"ats F FF ndpf!tfc" tad nddp
skrrkw kh Jksds gt tad dcn kh afs efhd$ wadc gwgrd tagt ad jgy kcey idaken
tad rkjfsdn Egcn fc afs efhd,s cge vfsfkc wftakut dc5kyfc" tad prfvfed"d khdctdrfc" tagt egcn fc pdrskc&
*ad prdsdctgtfkc kh g trgujgtfsdn kr drrgtf! pkfct kh vfdw !kc!drcs pkdtf!
hkrj gs wdee gs sui5d!t jgttdr& Iyrkc pfkcddrdn tad nrgjgtf! jkckek"ud$ g
"dcrd !kjifcfc" tad !kchdssfkcge dedjdct kh fctdcsdey eyrf!ge pkdtry wfta tad
ki5d!tfvfty kh g nrgjgtf! !agrg!tdrfMgtfkc& Irkwcfc" ndvdekpdn$ gcn gr"ugiey
pdrhd!tdn$ tafs styed kh jkckek"ud fc su!a pkdjs gs 0Jy Egst >u!adss$
0%giif Idc :Mrg gcn 0.kefekquy kh tad .pgcfsa ekfstdr&
*agt jusf! fs tad "rdgt rd!kc!fedr gdstadtf!geey gs wdee gs spfrftugeey gcn
psy!akek"f!geey fs su""dstdn iy tad vdry tfted kh tad Adirdw Jdeknfds& *adfc!eusfkc kh g pkdj su!a gs 0.ad @geos fc Idguty !gc agrney id 5ustfdn fc
tdrjs kh fts kivfkus rdedvgc!d tk ifief!ge kr Adirdw tadjds& Iyrkc ndhdcndn
fts fc!eusfkc iy gssdrtfc" tagt ft wgs fc oddpfc" wfta tad kvdrrfnfc" spfrft kh
tad Jdeknfds N f&d& tarku"a gc gssk!fgtfkc kh hddefc"s gs d3pdrfdc!dn iy taksd
sui5d!t tk tad d-d!ts kh "rdgt jusf!& .fjfegrey$ fc Irkwcfc",s pkdtry tad
dcdrge tfted kh Idees gcn kjd"rgcgtds$ waf!a hrkj 717 uctfe 71? sdrvdn
gs tad adgnfc" kh g sddjfc"ey knn grrgy kh pkdjs eg!ofc" g rd!k"cfMgied
!kjjkc tadjd$ su""dsts ju!a tad sgjd gssfjfegtfvd pkwdr kh gssk!fgtfkc
gcn fts g+cfty tk jusf!& (
Ft jgy id jkrd tagc g jdrd !kfc!fndc!d tagt Iyrkc$ 'gtagc gcn Irkwcfc"tadjsdevds yfdendn tk tad wgcndrfc" fjpuesd sk !edgrey rd9d!tdn fc tadfr
pkdtry gcn jusf!&
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egc"ug"d sdrvdn gs skjd hkrj kh vdrige !gjku9g"d idafcn waf!a tad
kvdrsdcsftfvd pkdt wgs gied tk !kc!dge afjsdeh gcn afs jkst fctfjgtd
!kc!drcs& drtgfcey$ &C& adstdrtkc kisdrvdn fc Irkwcfc"s pkdtry g
nfssk!fgtfkc kh egc"ug"d gcn !kctdct& (6
igsdn kc tad gssujptfkc tagt tad pkdts !akf!d kh fcnfvfnuge wkrns fs ckt
sui5d!t tk tad sgjd nd"rdd kh jdctge s!rutfcy gs tagt gppefdn tk sdctdc!ds
gcn "rkups kh wkrns !kjifcfc" tk d3prdss fndgs gcn kpfcfkcs& Jde!afkrf
su""dsts tagt tad ody wkrn fc Irkwcfc"s pkdtry fs "ken$ k!!urrfc"$ gs ft
nkds$ gpprk3fjgtdey 2KO tfjds tarku"akut Irkwcfc"s pkdtf! wkros& &
@feefgrn .jfta$ kc tad ktadr agcn$ gttg!ads ju!a tad sgjd krndr kh
fjpkrtgc!d tk tad wkrn stgr fc afs ikko Irkwcfcm's (tgr F&gmdry&( ^tadr
ody wkrns kr vdrige !euds agvd gppgrdctey gttrg!tdn edss gttdctfkc$
pgrtf!uegrey wkrns efod prkjfsd$ tkwdr kr !rkss$ waf!a gssujds g pksftfkckh fjpkrtgc!d fc tafs stuny gs ft fs gesk g prkjfcdct ody wkrn fc tad pkdtry kh
>yegc *akjgs&
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wfsa tk sui5d!t twk kh Irkwcfc"s pkdjs tk !rftdrfg igsdn kc tad !kctdctfkc
tagt pkdjs jgy id rdgn gt tardd edvdes$ waf!a F sdt kut gs hkeekwsG
7& *ad 'grrgtfvd kr Eftdrge Edvde
6& *ad
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@d stkkp gcn ekko fc tarku"a tad "rgtd
.dd tad eftted pkr!a gcn rustf! nkkr$
%dgn nuey tad ndgn iufendrs ngtdP
*adc !rkss tad irfn"d tagt wd !rkssdn idhkrd$ (efcd 7\K
@ftafc tad spg!d kh kcey tafrtddc efcds tad wkrn !rkss k!!urs tardd tfjds$
twf!d gs g vdri jdgcfc" tk trgvdrsd gcn kc!d gs g ckuc sf"cfhyfc" g
!ru!f3& Fc ek"f!ge tdrjs tafs rdpdtftfkc gppdgrs tk id g!!fndctge$ ydt tad
tarddhken k!!urrdc!d kh !rkss strfods tad rdgndrs gttdctfkc$ dctgfefc"
rd!k"cftfkc tagt fc skjd sdcsd tad sgjd wkrn fs rd!dfvfc" djpagsfs& *ad
%ussfgc ;krjgefst )urf5 *yc5gckv nrdw gttdctfkc tk tad padckjdckc waf!a fc
jy vfdw !kc!drcs us adrd fc gc grtf!ed dctftedn *ad @krn fc #drsd&(? *ad
grtf!ed pkfcts kut tagt wafed tad !kcspf!ukus rdpdtftfkc kh tad sgjd wkrn fc
prksd usugeey prknu!ds g nfs!krngct cktd$ fc pkdtry fts d-d!t fs khtdc tk
dcagc!d gcn nddpdc tad pkwdr kh egc"ug"d& *yc5gckv gcn ktadr ;krjgefstsfc!urrdn tad !dcsurd kh Edkc *rktsoy hkr agvfc" su!!ujidn tk tad
supdrstftfkc kh tad wkrn gcn geefdn tadjsdevds tk tad prkckuc!djdcts kh
.gfct )kac& (\
kh egc"ug"d tk tad k!!urrdc!ds kh tad wkrn !rkss fc tad efcds !ftdn gikvd/
Edt us !kcsfndr tad twk efcds$ waf!a hkeekw tad egst !ftgtfkc&
*god tad pgta g"gfc L iut wgftQ
^a jkjdct$ kcd gcn fccftdQ
Fc tad sdvdcta !agptdr kh afs ikko Irkwcfcm ) Ig`*mrkucn gcn @kcf`t$ ;&%&
& >u!owkrta quktds tad efcd ^a jkjdct kcd gcn fccftdQ gjkc" pgssg"ds
waf!a$ fc afs vfdw$ grd d3prdssfvd kh Irkwcfc"s qudst tk rd!kc!fed twk
gppgrdctey !kctrgnf!tkry !kc!dpts kh tfjd& L fc sakrt L tad rddo gcn tad
)dwfsa ucndrstgcnfc" kh tfjd& (1 *ad hkrjdr !kc!dfvds kh dtdrcfty gs gc
fndge kr giskeutd stgtd idykcn tfjd getk"dtadr$ wafed tad egttdr strdssds tad
ki5d!tfvd rdgefty kh tfjd gs tdjpkrge su!!dssfkc$ dvdc wadc ft rdvdges gspd!ts
kh tad dtdrcge& >u!owkrta gr"uds tagt ikta tadsd !kc!dpts kh tfjd !kd3fst fc
tad ucfvdrsd rdprdsdctdn iy Irkwcfc"s pkdtry& *ad cdgrdst Irkwcfc" !kjds
tk rd!kc!fefc" tadsd twk gttftunds tk tfjd$ tad !rftf! gssdrts$ fs wadc afs
pkdjs fctfjgtd tagt dtdrcfty irdgos tarku"a tad su!!dssfkc kh tdjpkrge
dvdcts fc jkjdcts wadc fcnfvfnuges d3pdrfdc!d g 9gsa kh fctdcsd fcsf"at gcn
rd!k"cftfkc rdedgsfc" tadj hrkj ckrjge tfjdLikucn !kcs!fkuscdss& @& @afteg
gr"uds tagt Irkwcfc" irfc"s tadkek"y tk idgr kc tad qudstfkc kh tfjds
rdegtfkcsafp tk dtdrcfty& *ad arfstfgc idefdh fc tad Fc!grcgtfkc$ @afteg gr"uds
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fc #ad @dctrge #ruta$ suftdn Irkwcfc"s pafekskpaf!ge gcn fctdeed!tuge hrgjd kh
jfcn gs ft pkfctdn tk g pkssfied rd!kc!fefgtfkc kh wagt Irkwcfc" pdr!dfvdn gs
twk hucngjdctgeey nf-drdct wgys kh ucndrstgcnfc" tfjd& (K
dragps tad efcds !ftdn hrkj Iy tad ;frdL.fnd wfee adep tk feeustrgtd @aftegs
gssdrtfkc& *ad efcds quktdn gikvd !kctgfc g cujidr kh strfofc" 5u3tgpksftfkcs&'kt kcey nkds tad wkrn !rkss rd!ur wfta cktf!dgiey hrdqudc!y$ iut g
rdhdrdc!d tk tad ngtd kh tad iufendrs ndgta$ su""dstfc" tdjpkrge 3fty fc tad
!kursd kh afstkry gcn tad frrdvdrsfifefty kh ndgta$ gejkst fjjdnfgtdey
prd!dnds tad d!stgtf! d3pdrfdc!d kh tad jkjdct kcd gcn fccftd& *afs
tk"dtadr wfta tad hkr!d kh tad twf!dLrdpdgtdn wkrn !rkss surdey rd!gees tad
rkss gs tad !dctrge rdhdrdc!d pkfct fc tadkek"y gcn tad jddtfc" kh afstkrf!ge
tfjd gcn dtdrcfty& F wkuen dvdc rdegtd Irkwcfc"s gppgrdctey 5k!uegr
trdgtjdct kh tad fdn fpdr kh Agjdefc tk afs fctdrdst fc tad jgfc syjikef!
dedjdcts fc tad nk!trfcds kh tad Fc!grcgtfkc gcn tad ru!f3fkc$ hkr cdgrey gee
tad eftdrgry trdgtjdcts kh tad stkry$ akwdvdr ju!a tady vgry ktadrwfsd$
rdtgfc tad odrcde kh tad krf"fcge stkry fc gs hgr gs tady gssf"c g afstkrf!ge ngtdtk g supdrcgturge kr jystdrfkus dvdct& (7O
*ad gppdgrgc!d kh !rkss gs g vdrige !eud fs ckt kcey hkucn fc %kidrt
Irkwcfc"s pkdtry$ kh !kursd& fr!o gcn tad spdgodr$ "geekp kc tadfr
akrsds tarku"a tad cf"at gcn tad hkeekwfc" jkrcfc" tk irfc" tad cdws waf!a
gekcd !kuen sgvd fr!o gcn )krfs nfd
hrkj d3agustfkc kc tad 5kurcdy iut %kegcn$ tad spdgodrs akrsd$ survfvds$ gee
rf"kurs cktwftastgcnfc"$ gcn rdg!ads
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prkvfnd g vdrige !eud fc vfdw kh fts kivfkus sg!rgjdctge gssk!fgtfkcs/
*adrd fs jkrd tagc kcd rdgskc hkr qudstfkcfc" wadtadr tad pkdj !kuen id
trdgtdn kcey gs g rdgefstf!geey trdgtdn stkry$ akwdvdr "rfppfc" gcn wdee tken&
Irkwcfc" afjsdeh !kjjdctdn tagt tad stkry agn ck afstkrf!ge hkucngtfkc$ gcn
@feefgj eynd >dvgcd cktds tagt tad rkutd !aksdc iy tad rfndrs wgs hgr hrkjnfrd!t (76& @gs tad pgta kh tad rfndrs nf!tgtdn iy tad pkdts cddn tk
syc!arkcfMd dgrtaLikucn fc!fndcts g!!kjpgcyfc" tad rfnd wfta tad pksftfkc
gcn vfsfifefty kh tad suc$ jkkc gcn stgrs fc g!!krngc!d wfta g syjikef!
hrgjdwkro/
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gs g Jktfh fc :urkpdgc kdtry$ fc @gs!gcg %dvfdw$ Bcfvdrsfty kh %d"fcg$
(@fctdr$ 7K14& %dvfsdn vdrsfkc kc tad wdisftd kh )kcgs Cuac$ Bcfvdrsfty kh
.tutt"grtGattpGwww&fjs&ucfLstutt"grt&ndL5kcgs.!uttsLgrtf!ed&atje
77& dk-rdy A& Agrtjgc$ %kjgctf!fsj gcn
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tarku"a tad dyd kh g cddned tagc hkr g rf!a jgc tk dctdr Adgvdc&
J&Jfeeagusdr nfs!drcs g edss d3pef!ft Ifief!ge rdhdrdc!d fc tad wkrns prfjd
pkttg"d$ waf!a !kccktd :sgus rdcuc!fgtfkc kh afs ifrtarf"at hkr tad sgod kh g
tgsty jdge$ gcn iy d3tdcsfkc$ tad prdhdrdc!d kh g jgtdrfge "kkn kvdr g
spfrftuge idcdt& Agn J& Jfeeagusdr pursudn tafs efcd kh dcqufry hurtadr$ ydt
"rdgtdr nfs!kvdrfds jf"at agvd gwgftdn afj$ iut ad fs rdstrgfcdn hrkj nkfc"sk iy afs idefdh tagt tad pkdj fs igsdn kc g stkry kh trfvfge gcn fcck!dct
krf"fcsQ
Fc Irkwcfc"s fdn fpdr kh AgjdefcG *wk Edvdes kh Jdgcfc"$ @keh"gc"
;rgcod sagrds J&Jfeeagusdrs vfdw tagt *ad fdn fpdr kh Agjdefc pksds g
prkhkucn !rftfqud kh #f!tkrfgc sk!fdty gcn fts gctfpgtay tk grtfstf!
vgeuds&2;rgcod$ akwdvdr$ sdts tad pkdj fc fts afstkrf!ge gcn sk!fge !kctd3t
gcn fc sk nkfc" rdhdrs tk su!a spd!f! fssuds gs tad jgssfvd djf"rgtfkc hrkj
Irftgfc gcn tad pgssfc" kh tad kpyrf"at
kcey tad "dcdrge afstkrf!ge ig!o"rkucn kh tad dgrey #f!tkrfgc drg tk !kcsfndr
iut gesk tad pkdjs rdegtfkcsafp tk Irkwcfc"s ktadr wkros$ tk afs
pafekskpaf!ge gcn rdef"fkus gttftunds gcn$ ckt edgst$ tk tad trgnftfkc
!kcstftutdn iy gee wkros tagt tgod tad jktfh kh tad fdn fpdr gs tadfr tadjd&
Irkwcfc" !kjpksdn *ad fdn fpdr kh Agjdefc kc tad gpprkg!a kh afs
tafrtfdta ifrtangy$ gc fjpkrtgct psy!akek"f!ge tardsaken fc afs d3pdrfdc!d& Fc
dgrefdr ydgrs Irkwcfc" agn !kctdcndn wfta tardd pdrfkns kh !rfsfs$ dg!a kh
waf!a ags g idgrfc" kc *ad fdn fpdr kh Agjdefc&
>urfc" dgrey gnkeds!dc!d$ wadc tad rst kh tadsd !rfsds k!!urrdn$ Irkwcfc"
wgs g!utdey gwgrd kh tad trgcsfdct cgturd kh aujgc d3fstdc!d gcn gt tad
sgjd tfjd ad wgs aypdrsdcsftfvd tk !rftf!fsj$ dspd!fgeey kh afs pkdtry& *aus ft
wgs tagt Irkwcfc" ndstrkydn gee trg!ds kh afs rst vkeujd kh pkdtry$
Fc!kcnftg$ wfta tad d3!dptfkc kh twk pkdjs waf!a wdrd g!!fndctgeey
prdsdrvdn$ *ad ;frstLIkrc kh :"ypt gcn *ad >gc!d kh >dgta& *adsd pkdjs
gttdst tk tad ykuc" Irkwcfc"s gc"ufsadn sdcsd kh jkrtgefty gcn kisdssfvd!kc!drc wfta tad vuecdrgifefty kh ykuta tk tad rgvg"ds kh ndgta gcn
pdstfedc!d& gc!d kh >dgta fc jdnfdvge trgnftfkc gcn wfta tad ekss kh !afenrdc& *ad
aujkrkus$ eunf! qugefty kh Irkwcfc"s fdn fpdr idefds fts !kc!drc wfta
ndgney sdrfkus jgttdrsP aujkur khtdc sdrvds gs g ndhdc!d jd!agcfsj (!h&
kdtads >dr %gttdchRc"dr& Irkwcfc"s sd!kcn !rfsfs$ tafs tfjd kh gc
fctdeed!tuge cgturd$ rdsuetdn hrkj tad !egsa kh rfvge fndkek"fds&
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9uddc Jgi$ Irkwcfc" wakedadgrtdney djirg!dn .adeedygc fndgefsj gcn hkr g
tfjd rd5d!tdn arfstfgcfty kr$ jkrd prd!fsdey$ tad :vgc"def!ge vdrsfkc kh tad
rdef"fkc waf!a afs ndvkut jktadr agn fcstfeedn fc afj& @adc Irkwcfc" nfn
rdturc tk tad arfstfgc hgfta$ ft wgs ckt ucqudstfkcfc"ey gs fc afs dgrefdr ngys
iut wfta g jfcn tagt sku"at tk rd!kc!fed tad !egfjs kh hgfta gcn rdgskc& *aus
skjd kh afs pkdjs !kc!drc tad prkiedjs rgfsdn iy Af"adr rftf!fsj gs tk tadeftdrge truta kh tad Ified& Fc
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"dcdrgeey gssujd/ %dedvgct tk tafs qudstfkc fs tad prkiedj kh Irkwcfc"s skL
!geedn rdtf!dc!d&
Fc adr jkck"rgpa dctftedn Irkwcfcm's \kdtry kh Ydtf`dc`d$ Igrigrg Jde!afkrf
gr"uds tagt Irkwcfc"s rdtf!dc!d$ afs !kjpuesfvd ndsfrd tk !kc!dge kr
!gjku9g"d jdgcfc"$ rdsuetdn hrkj g tdcsfkc idtwddc afs wfsa tk 5dgekusey"ugrn afs kwc taku"ats gcn hddefc"s$ gcn tad prdssfc" cd!dssfty ad wgs
ucndr tk rdvdge tadj& Ft fs gesk pkssfied tagt Irkwcfc" ndrfvdn g !drtgfc
pedgsurd hrkj jgofc" afs rdgndrs wkro agrn tk prkid idcdgta tad surhg!d
jdgcfc"s kh afs pkdtry& Igrigrg Jde!afkrf gnvfsds rdgndrs kh Irkwcfc" tk pgy
spd!fge gttdctfkc tk fcnfvfnuge wkrns$ hkr tadsd jgy prkvfnd !euds kr pkfctdrs
tk nddpdr edvdes kh jdgcfc"&
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duts!ad .g"dc$ twk ktadr !afenrdc stgydn idafcn$ kcd kh wakj
wgs iefcn& *k Irkwcfc" gcytafc" waf!a !kuen id !egssdn gs gc fjpdrhd!tfkc
fjpefdn g pksftfvd pkssfifefty&
rdgej kh grt$ prdhdrrfc" taksd cgfvd Ftgefgc pgfctdrs wak ndpf!tdn Jgc gs ad
fs rgtadr tagc gs ad sakuen id g!!krnfc" tk g pdrhd!t gdstadtf! jknde&
Irkwcfc"s *adkry kh tad Fjpdrhd!t gesk hkucn d3prdssfkc fc afs jgccdr khtrdgtfc" afs adrkds$ .krndeek$ grg!desus gcn .gfct )kac tad >fvfcd$ gs taksd
wak d3pdrfdc!d tadfr "rdgtdst vfsfkcgry fcsf"ats wadc tadfr sdcsd kh aujgc
hrgfety fs "rdgtdst$ gt tad pkfct kh ndgta& Bcndreyfc" tad jktfh kh tad vfsfkc
idhkrd ndgta fs tad pgrgnf"j kh Jksds survdyfc" tad rkjfsdn Egcn waf!a ad
jgy ckt paysf!geey dctdr& *afs vfsfkc kh Jksds fs$ fc hg!t$ tad sui 5d!t kh
Irkwcfc"s pkdjs fs"ga .f"ats 7 _ 77& Ft fs ckt ndgta iut afs paysf!ge
agcnf!gp waf!a prdvdcts tad egjd !afen hrkj dctdrfc" g nkjgfc !kjpgrgied
tk tad rkjfsdn Egcn& Ft fs surdey sf"cf!gct tagt tad wkrns prkjfsdn gcn
egcn grd hkucn fc !eksd prk3fjfty fc tad efcdsG
F !gct hkr"dt tagt ej idrdht
^h gee tad pedgsgct sf"ats tady sdd$
@af!a tad fpdr gesk prkjfsdn jd$
;kr ad edn us$ ad sgfn$ tk g 5kykus egcn& (62\L6O
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>f!oskcs rdsdgr!a fcnf!gtds$ Irkwcfc" agn rdgn gcy kh tad dgrey Egtfc kr
drjgc vdrsfkcs kh tad tged$ ad wkuen agvd cktdn tad trgnftfkcge gssk!fgtfkc
kh Ckppdeidr" wfta gevgry&1 Fh ad agn$ ft fs strgc"d tagt Irkwcfc"s pkdj
sakuen fc!eund g rdhdrdc!d tk tad jkrge tdg!afc"s kh )dsus iut ckcd gt gee tk
tad ru!f3fkc& Ft sddjs tk jd tagt Irkwcfc"$ fc g jgccdr quftd typf!ge kh
afj$ nfn pegct g cujidr kh vdfedn geeusfkcs tk gevgry fc afs pkdj& *adhkeekwfc" quktgtfkcs hrkj tad td3t feeustrgtd afs jdtaknG
g Ad cdvdr !gc !rkss tagt jf"aty tkp& (662
Ft fs pegusfied tagt tad wkrn !rkss ckt kcey ndcktds tad g!tfkc kh trgvdrsfc"
iut gesk !kccktds tad rkss gs g rdef"fkus syjike& < stuny kh Irkwcfc"s
!kctd3tugefMgtfkc kh !rkss fc Iy tad ;frdLsfnd prkvfnds dvfndc!d tagt$ fc
kcd fcstgc!d gt edgst$ Irkwcfc" pegys kc tad nkuied jdgcfc" kh tad wkrn iy5u3tgpksfc" gc gppdgrgc!d kh tad wkrn fc tad suistgctfvd hkrj (ndcktfc" g
!rkss kc g !aur!a getgr wfta tardd gppdgrgc!ds kh tad wkrn gs g nd!efcdn
vdri& K *ad fpdrs wkrns put jd fc g pgssfkc (712 jgy id !kcsfndrdn fc g
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suc gcn tad %fsdc arfst& *ad jystf!ge sf"cf!gc!d kh tad cujidr tardd (!h&
kc tad tafrn ngy fs dstgiefsadn fc tad pkdj iy tad tardd fctrknu!tkry cktds
prknu!dn kc ikta k!!gsfkcs wadc tad fpdr pegydn afs fcstrujdct&
*ad nkuied !kccktgtfkc kh tad wkrn rfsdc su""dsts gc gssk!fgtfkc$
rdfchkr!dn desdwadrd fc tad pkdj$ kh tad fpdr wfta tad suc& *ad fpdr !egfjs
tagt ad !gc nrgw gee !rdgturds efvfc" idcdgta tad suc ghtdr afj& Ad edgns
tad !afenrdc hrkj skuta tk wdst& *ad !kekurs kh afs !kgt grd rdn gcn ydeekw&
Bcndr tad fc9udc!d kh afs jusf!$ tad survfvfc" rgt d3pdrfdc!ds g vfsfkc kh g
"fgct pujpofc waf!a ags tad gppdgrgc!d kh g "rdgt suc (77L7& Ft jgy
id gssujdn$ tadrdhkrd$ tagt Irkwcfc"$ jfcnhue kh tad trgnftfkcge gssk!fgtfkc
kh tad fpdr wfta tad sujjdr$ !kc9gtdn skegr fjg"dry wfta afs rdef"fkus
jktfhs& < ockttfc" tk"dtadr kh tadsd jktfhs$ fcnf!gtdn iy !kekur kr tad usd kh g
vdrige !eud$ fs tk id hkucn fc tad ;fhta Ikko kh grg!desus&
>dgr JfageQ .dd akw irf"at .t& .gvfkurs spfrd
;egjds fc tad sucsdtP gee irf"at "urds qugfct
gy fc tad "egc!fc" ef"atG yku jf"at !kc!dfvd tadj
< trkkp kh ydeekwLvdstdn )dws
Ikucn hkr tadfr kwc egcn wadrd rdndjptfkc ngwcs& (26L2?
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4& )unfta IdrefcLEfdidrjgc$ Ykidrt Irkwcfcm gcn Adargfs&$ (>fss& Yurf!aP
)drusgedjG d#t I#kwccm gcn 8y+gc ^ak(g! ^#dgtdn tad
Jkth kh tad \dn \,d#
Hrkj tad Fctrknu`tfkc kh g edcmtay Ptuny dctftedn2
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^; %^I:%* I%^@'F' gvfn Akeirkko gcn idtty Jfeedr fc tadfr rdspd!tfvd psy!akek"f!ge gcgeysds
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jgegn5ustdn jktadrL!afen rdegtfkcsafp&
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nfssfjfegrftfds id!kjds gee tad jkrd sf"cf!gct$ gcn tadrd grd$ tk id surd$
strfofc" nfssfjfegrftfds tagt sdt tadj gpgrt& ^cd pfct kh !kctrgst fs sddc fc
tadfr nfvdr"dct gttftunds tk tad pgst$ pgrtf!uegrey tk tadfr kwc !afenakkn
d3pdrfdc!d& @afed >yegc *akjgs nrdw kc afs !afenakkn jdjkrfds gcn
d3pdrfdc!d gs g skur!d kh pkdtf! fcspfrgtfkc$ Irkwcfc"s kieftdrgtfkc kh gejkstgee trg!ds kh afs ikyakkn vdrsd wgs L fc jgrodn !kctrgst L syjptkjgtf! kh afs
ndsfrd tk cd"gtd tad rdedvgc!d kh afs !afenakkn pgst tk afs pkdtryP ad wgs
krfdctdn tk tad huturd$ tk g vfsfkc tagt gwgftdn hueeejdct& Fc tafs rdspd!t
Irkwcfc" typfdn afs g"d gcn fts spfrft kh iukygct kptfjfsj& *afs hkucn
d3prdssfkc fc tad fndg kh "dcdrge prk"rdss sk !edgrey dvfndct fc @feefgj :wgrt
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yegc *akjgs$ fc tad pkstL;rdunfgc
drg$ wgs !kc!drcdn tk nk sk$ hddefc" g !kjpuesfkc tk egy afs skue igrd&
tad prkiedj kh tfjd rdhdrrdn tk fc tad tfted kh tafs stuny wgs ckt jdrdey tad
sui5d!t kh fctdeed!tuge gcn pafekskpaf!ge spd!uegtfkc hkr dftadr pkdt$ rgtadr$ ft
g!qufrdn tad sf"cf!gc!d kh g efhdekc" kisdssfkc fcsdpgrgied hrkj tagt !ru!fge
stg"d fc tadfr dgrey ndvdekpjdct wadc tady wdrd wrdstefc" tk dstgiefsa ikta
tadfr pdrskcge gcn pkdtf! fndctftfds& *afs stuny fs gnnrdssdn tk tad qudstfkc
way >yegc *akjgs turcdn tk afs !afenakkn hkr fcspfrgtfkc gcn jgtdrfge$ wafed%kidrt Irkwcfc" uttdrey rdhusdn tk nk sk& *ad twk hucngjdctge prkpksftfkcs
tk id dstgiefsadn grdG
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rdhu"d gcn !kcskegtfkc fc tad pgst$ tad ktadr hgstdcfc" afs akpds hkr
hueeejdct kc tad huturd$ gicd"gtdn tad prdsdct$ kr tad cktfkc tagt Jgc
sakuen efvd fc gcn hkr tad prdsdct jkjdct&
Z*adfr krfdctgtfkc tkwgrns tad pgst kr tad huturd cns d3prdssfkc fc !drtgfc
rd!urrdct jdtgpakrs$ pgrtf!uegrey taksd tagt grd igsdn kc tad fndg kh :ndc kr
tad rkjfsdn Egcn&& *adsd twk jdtgpakrf!ge jktfhs jgcfhdst ckt kcey tad!kjjkc "rkucn tagt tad twk pkdts sagrd iut gesk tad nf-drdc!ds tagt
nfstfc"ufsa tadj& *adfr !kjjkc efds fc tad 'kc!kchkrjfst ifief!ge trgnftfkc fc
waf!a tady wdrd ikta stddpdn jgfcey gs tad rdsuet kh tadfr jktadrs fc9udc!d
kc tadfr upirfc"fc"& *ad nf-drdc!ds efd fc tad jdgcfc" tagt ikta pkdts
gttg!adn tk tad ifief!ge syjikes kh tadfr !akf!d& *ad hkeekwfc" efcds prkvfnd g
rdgny igsfs hkr gc fcftfge !kctrgst gcn !kjpgrfskc&
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pkdj kcd kh tad )dws wak wgs idfc" hkr!dn tk gttdcn g arfstfgc sdrjkc fc
%kjd& *ad cgrrgtfvd nds!rfids tad spdgodrs !fr!ujstgc!ds gcn tad g!tfkc fc
waf!a ad fs fcvkevdn$ adrd tagt kh jgr!afc" gekc" tk !aur!a& Ft fs sf"cf!gct$
akwdvdr$ tagt fc tad cge efcds quktdn gikvd tad )dws grd ckt jgr!afc" tk
!aur!a L tady grd jgr!afc" tk tad edgsgct Egcn& *ad cge efcds tadrdhkrd
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kpdc up tad nfjdcsfkc kh gc ucsddc wkren tagt trgcs!dcns tad paysf!ge
!fr!ujstgc!ds nds!rfidn fc tad cgrrgtfvd& :esdwadrd fc Irkwcfc"s pkdtry tad
jktfh kh tad 5kurcdy$ rfnd$ jgr!a$ dt!& rd!urs sk fcsfstdctey gcn sk hrdqudctey
tagt ft !gcckt id gttrfiutdn tk !agc!d& Fcnddn$ tad fndg kh tad jgr!a fs
dctfrdey !kcsfstdct wfta Irkwcfc"s kptfjfstf! idefdh fc Jgcs jkrge prk"rdss
&fc !kctrgst$ tad efcds quktdn hrkj drdjkcy ghtdr g ;frd %gfn$ tad eyrf!ge F!gc id rdgnfey fndctfdn wfta tad pkdt >yegc *akjgs& Iy kief"fc"ey geekwfc"
tad rdgndr tk sagrd afs taku"ats fctk$ gcn rd9d!tfkcs kc$ tad prk!dss kh afs
pkdtf! !rdgtfvfty$ >yegc *akjgs hg!feftgtds tad fctdrprdtgtfkc kh afs pkdjs fc g
jgccdr waf!a Irkwcfc" s!akegrs !gc iut dcvy& *ad vdry hg!t tagt tad stkry kh
:ndc ags su!a g prkhkucn sf"cf!gc!d hkr >yegc *akjgs fs fc ftsdeh gc
fcnf!gtfkc tagt ad wgs djktfkcgeey jkrd !kjjfttdn tk tad pgst tagc tk dftadr
tad prdsdct kr tad huturd& Akwdvdr$ >yegc *akjgs turcs tad stkry kh :ndc$
ftsdeh g rdef"fkus jyta pdrtgfcfc" tk tad krf"fc kh jgcofcn$ fctk g jdtgpakr kh
fctdcsd pdrskcge sf"cf!gc!d& *ad wkrns cdvdr hkr g sd!kcn fc *akjgss
stgtdjdct fjpey tagt tad ed"dcn kh gcfde )kcds$ g sustgfcdn jdtgpakr hurcfsads tad stru!turge ucfty
kh g pkdj&8= ;gr hrkj jdrdey sakwfc" akw ] fs sfjfegr tk W fc kcd pgrtf!uegr
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tafcofc"&
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rkjfsdn Egcn grd tk id rd"grndn gs sustgfcdn jdtgpakrs$ waf!a L tk rd!gee
*akjgss wkrns L grd cdvdr hkr g sd!kcn sfedct fc tad sdrvf!d kh dftadr pkdt
fc "fvfc" d3prdssfkc tk tad pkdts hucngjdctge gttftunds tk efhd gcn tfjd& Fakpd tagt tafs stuny wfee sadn hurtadr ef"at kc tad rdgskcs way *akjgs
sku"at g psy!akek"f!ge rdhu"d gcn skeg!d fc tad pgst !kc9gtfc" :ndc gcn
rd!keed!tfkcs kh afs kwc !afenakkn$ wafed Irkwcfc" ekkodn stdgnhgstey hkrwgrn
tk g huturd stgtd syjikefMdn iy tad rkjfsdn Egcn& Idykcn tadsd fssuds F
sagee fcvdstf"gtd tadfr nf-drfc" gttftunds tk tfjd gcn tadfr pafekskpafds kh
tfjd$ dvdc fh tadsd grd kcey fjpef!ft& @agt hg!tkrs fc tadfr pdrskcge gcn
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pkdts dvfc!d g nddp g+cfty$ gcn ft fs wfta rdspd!t tk tafs g+cfty tagt g
nfs!ussfkc kh tad sd!kcn pgrt kh tad tfted kh tafs stuny id!kjds rdedvgct& Fcwagt wgys grd tad !kc!dpts kh !afenakkn gcn jusf! gssk!fgtdn/
.fc!d tad g"d kh tad %kjgctf!s$ fcnddn hrkj gctfqufty$ tad !kc!dpts kh jusf!
gcn !afenakkn gcn ykuta agvd !kcvdydn tk pdkpeds jfcns tad qufctdssdc!d
kh tad fctuftfvd gcn jystf!ge sfnd kh aujgc cgturd& Ikta %kidrt Irkwcfc" gcn
>yegc *akjgs sku"at skjd truta kr rdgefty tady hkucn eg!ofc" fc tad krnfcgry
ruc kh efhd& Fc tafs sdcsd gt edgst$ tady jgy ikta id !kcsfndrdn dssdctfgeey
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rdef"fkus fc kutekko$ getaku"a kcey Irkwcfc" dvfc!dn gcy !kjjftjdct tk
dstgiefsadn arfstfgc nk!trfcds& Ft fs pdragps fc rd"grn tk tafs qudst tagt tad
fctgc"fied fc9udc!d kh tadfr !kjjkc ckc!kchkrjfst ig!o"rkucn id!kjds
jkst dvfndct& Ikta hdet oddcey gwgrd kh tad fcgndqug!y kh aujgc rdgskc fc
"rgppefc" wfta wagtdvdr jf"at efd idykcn tad ikucns kh !kjjkc d3pdrfdc!d
fc dvdryngy efhd& Ikta sku"at tk d3pekrd idykcn tadsd ikucns usfc" tadfrfctuftfvd pkwdrs tk tad huee& *ad idefdh tagt jusf! fs tad af"adst kh tad grts iy
vfrtud kh fts nfrd!t gppdge tk tad fjg"fcgtfkc gcn tad djktfkcs agn id!kjd
gejkst g !kjjkcpeg!d fndg iy Irkwcfc",s tfjd gcn Irkwcfc" dcnkrsdn ft
afjsdeh wftakut rdsdrvgtfkc& *aku"a Irkwcfc"s nrgjgtf! !agrg!tdrs grd
!edgrey ckt jdrdey jkutapfd!ds uttdrfc" tad pkdts pdrskcge vfdws$ wkrns
gttrfiutdn tk
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fpfc" skc"s kh pedgsgct "edd$
^c g !ekun F sgw g !afen$
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tad vgefnfty kh su!a kh su!a g !kccd!tfkc fs gnjfttdn$ tadc tad suited
fc9udc!d kh wagt *&.& :efkt tdrjs 0trgnftfkc jgy id sddc tk id gt wkro&8\=
:vdc fh tad ig!o"rkucns kh tad twk pkdjs !gcckt gs ydt id prkpdrey
!kcsfndrdn$ tadrd fs pdragps prfjg hg!fd dvfndc!d tagt 0*ad fdn fpdr kh
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*ad hkeekwfc" efcds hrkj 0;drc Afee wfee sdrvd gs g stgrtfc" pkfct hkr gc fcftfge
!kjpgrfskc kh tad twk pkdjsG
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%kidrt Irkwcfc"& &^tadr pgrgeedes idtwddc 0;drc Afee gcn Irkwcfc",s 0*ad
fdn fpdr kh Agjdefc hkeekw ucndr tad sdvdc adgnfc"s efstdn idekwG
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Fc ikta 0;drc Afee gcn tad egjd !afen,s g!!kuct kh wagt tad fdn fpdr,s jusf!
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kh agrjkcy fc cgturd gs suiefjdey d3prdssdn fc Fsgfga 77$ 4LK& < sfjfegr
vfsfkc kh agrjkcy fs dvkodn iy fjg"ds hkucn fc 0;drc Afee su!a fc tad wkrns
0tad !gevds .gc" tk jy "rddc akrc$ 0tad !k!o kc afs sakuendrG ft wgs gee
.afcfc"$ ft wgs
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*adrd fs eftted cddn tk djpagsfMd tad fjpkrtgc!d kh tadsd dedjdcts fc tad
0fdn fpdr kh Agjdefc& Fc g skjdwagt jkrd su""dstfvd jgccdr$ 0;drc Afee
fs pdrvgndn iy g suited jusf!ge qugefty fcstfeedn iy su!a wkrns gs 0tad efetfc"
akusd$ 0tad tucds hrkj tad !afjcdys$ 0tucdhue turcfc" gcn 0jkrcfc"skc"s&
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drjgc hkeotged fc eftdrgry hkrj$ hkr kdtad agn nkcd sk fc afs0%gttdchRc"drefdn gs agn rkspdr JSrfjSd fc tad rst !agptdr kh afs ckvde
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hkr efod tad wgtdrs kh tad %dn .dg g!!krnfc" tk tad ifief!ge g!!kuct$ tad @dsdr
fs ikta gc g"dct kh ndgta gcn ndefvdrgc!d& *ad rgts kh Agjdefc rdprdsdct
jkrd tagc 5ust vdrjfc iut gesk gcn jkrd sf"cf!gctey tad wkrst fc aujgc
cgturd gcn sk!fdty (!h& tad jkndrc 0rgtLrg!d& *ad nrkwcfc" kh tad rgts
rd!gees ckt kcey ifief!ge tadjds su!a gs 'kga,s 9kkn gcn tad ndstru!tfkc kh
agrgka,s !gvgery iut gesk geed"krf!ge fctdrprdtgtfkcs kh tadsd dvdcts
g!!krnfc" tk waf!a tad ken gcn !krrupt cgturd kh jgc pdrfsads wafed g cdwgcn rd"dcdrgtdn cgturd grfsdsL adc!d tad gjifvgedc!d tagt pdrvgnds stkry kh
tad Fsrgdeftds pgssfc" tarku"a tad %dn .dg& < pgrgeede idtwddc tad %dn sdg
gcn tad @dsdr jg id su""dstdn iy g vdrige !eud grfsfc" hrkj tad prk3fjfty
kh tad wkrns 0egcn gcn 0prkjfsdn (62K$ 6O& >yegc *akjgs,s prkhkucn
!kc!drc wfta tad tadjds kh wgtdr gcn tad sdg jgy wdee agvd iddc fcnu!dn
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0;drc Afee wgtdr syjikefsj$ g uifquftkus hdgturd kh >yegc *akjgs,s pkdtry$
!kjds tk tad hkrd fc tad hgjkus !kc!eunfc" efcds kh tad pkdj$ tad sgjd kcds
fcs!rfidn kc tad pegqud fc wjnkcofc gro tk akckur tad pkdt,s jdjkryG
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;. ^ad A++ g! g Py(>k+ kh #gc!tkc
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