reincarnation, rebirth and desire: reply to j.h. spencer

7/30/2019 Reincarnation, Rebirth and Desire: reply to J.H. Spencer

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Vbhkjdrkdthok, Vbfhrtl dk` @bshrb7 rbpcy to G. L.

Zpbkjbr‘s "Bepthkbss dk` tlb Okb rb-bvdcudthki Fu``lhst

dk` ^cdtokhj joepdthfhchty" (Okchkb Gourkdc Aorue, hssub:, 6>>:, Hktbrkdthokdc Zojhbty aor Kbo-pcdtokhj Ztu`hbs)

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G. L. Zpbkjbr‘s ofgbjthvb hs to frbdm òwk tlb jucturdc fdrrhbrs wlhjl bxhst fbtwbbk

tlb trd`hthoks oa Bdst dk` Ybst= h.b. spbjhahjdccy Fu``lhst dk` ^cdtokhj tlouilt. Hk

òhki tlhs, lb sbbms to proeotb d irbdtbr uk`brstdk`hki dk` dpprbjhdthok oa tlb

shehcdrhthbs fbtwbbk tlbe. Hk lhs dttbept, lb `rdws aroe d wh`b kuefbr oa `haabrbkt,

dk` hk soeb jdsbs eutudccy jokachjthki plhcosoplbrs ‘ vhbws7 ^cdto, ^cothkus, ^sbuò

@hokysus, ds wbcc ds tlb trd`hthoks oa Edldydkd dk` Plbrdvd`d Fu``lhse. Lb òbs

tlhs hk or`br to slow tldt tlbrb hs d auk`debktdc ukhty fbtwbbk tlbhr ebtdplyshjdc

vhbws, dk` tldt (hk slowhki tlhs bssbkthdc joepdthfhchty) d syepdtlbthj vhbw ok tlb

kdturb oa ucthedtb rbdchty jdk fb `beokstrdtb`.

Hk dòpthki tlhs poshthok, G. L. Zpbkjbr tdmbs d poshthok shehcdr to tlb Plbosoplhsts

oa tlb 48tl jbktury, wlo proeucidtb` tldt dcc rbchihoks drb bssbkthdccy okb, dk` tldt

sujl trd`hthoks sprhki aroe d prhedc whsòe sourjb tbreb` "tlb trutl". Hkdttbepthki tlhs pbrbkkhdc plhcosoplhjdc dpprodjl, lb edmbs ko dttbept to provb

jross jucturdc hkacubkjbs fbtwbbk Hk`hdk dk` Irbbm h`bds= fy driuhki aor joeeok

trd`b chkms, wlhjl ehilt ldvb adjhchtdtb` d jross jucturdc `hdspord oa plhcosoplhjdc

h`bds. Lhs jokjbrk hs to aojus okcy ok tlb dppdrbkt jokshstbkjhbs oa tlb plhcosoplhjdc

trd`hthoks. Lb òbs, tlbrbfy, uthchsb d sykjrbthj dpprodjl= sbbmhki to rbjokjhcb

`haabrbkjbs oa òjtrhkb whtl d vdrhbty oa tlborhbs dk` systbes oa tlouilt. Hk òhki

tlhs, lowbvbr, lb òbs kot pdy bkouil dttbkthok to tlb `haabrhki trd`hthoks aroe

wlhjl tlbsb rbjokjhchdtory bxpcdkdthoks drhsb. Kbhtlbr òbs lb joksh`br tlb

`bvbcopebkt oa tlbsb h`bds hk tbres oa d lhstorhjdc rbspoksb, kor ibkbrdccy òbs lb

joksh`br tlb lhstorhjdc joktbxt suaahjhbktcy. Lhs jokjbrk hs okcy to bxpcdhk dwdy

hkjokshstbkjhbs whtl dky kuefbr oa `hspdrdtb dk` `haabrbkt trd`hthoks to suht lhs

purposb aor joepdthfhchty. Plhs ehx dk` edtjl dpprodjl hs oatbk usb`, hk sphtb oa tlb

adjt tldt soeb oa tlb trd`hthoks quotb` drosb ds d `hrbjt jrhthjdc rbspoksb to bdrchbr

plhcosoplhjdc vhbws, wlhcst otlbrs drosb whtlhk sbpdrdtb dk` `hsthkjt jucturbs.



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Plb trd`b chkms dk` tlb Lbccbkhsdthok oa soeb pdrts oa Hk`hd (ùb to Dcbxdk`br's

jokqubsts) ehilt suiibst jross jucturdc hkacubkjbs hk tlb 6k` jbktury D.@. okwdr`s-

ds hs dppdrbkt hk Kbo-pcdtokhj tbxts. Lowbvbr, tlb dutlors oa tldt theb, wlo `bphjt

aor bxdepcb Zojrdtbs `hsjusshki plhcosoply whtl Hk`hdk sdibs hk tlb edrmbt pcdjb, hk

or`br to suiibst dk hkacubkjb aroe Hk`hd, drb ibkbrdccy joksh`brb` to fb òhki ko

eorb tldk ebrbcy aoccowhki d adslhokdfcb trbk` oa tlb theb. Zujl sourjbs jdkkot fb

joksh`brb` djjurdtb lhstorhjdc tbstheoky, kor jdk tlby fb joksh`brb` hk`hjdthvb oa

Hk`hdk plhcosoplhjdc h`bds ebrihki, or daabjthki, tlb Irbbm h`bds oa tlb 2tl jbktury

FJ. Plhs bqudccy dppchbs vhjb vbrsd.

Edrthk Ybst hk lhs "Bdrcy Irbbm ^lhcosoply dk` tlb Orhbkt" edmbs ht prbtty jcbdr tldt

tlb prb-Zojrdthjs ehilt ldvb fbbk hkacubkjb` fy jbrtdhk Fdfycokhdk h`bds. Lb trdjbs

soeb oa tlb hkacubkjbs fdjm ds adr ds tlb prb-Pldchdk vhbws oa ^lbrbjy`bs. Lowbvbr,

lhs tlbshs tbk`s to tlb vhbw tldt tlb Bdstbrk hkacubkjbs cdribcy `hb` out fy tlb theb oa

^cdto, wlhcst tlby uk`brwbkt rbsuribkjb hk tlb cdtbr Kbo-pcdtokhj trd`hthoks. Plb

driuebkt ehilt wbcc fb sustdhkb` tlbrbaorb tldt ^cdto‘s Hk`hdk hkacubkjb ehilt ldvb

fbbk adjhchtdtb` vhd tlb Htdchdk Zjlooc oa tlb ^ytldiorbdks, fbjdusb ht wds tlbhr

edstbr wlo wds rbputb` to ldvb vhshtb` dt okb theb. Xbt tlb dutlbkthjhty oa tlhs

supposb` vhsht hs didhk okcy hk`hjdthvb oa tlb adslhokdfcb dssojhdthok oa tlb two

jucturbs dsjrhfb` to cdtbr sourjbs, eost kotdfcy hk Hdefchjlus, dk` tlb ibkbrdc

abbchki oa Ybst cbd`s lhe to driub aor tlb `bjchkb oa dk Bdstbrk hkacubkjb ùrhki tlb

1tl dk` 2tl jbkturhbs FJ. Plhs joupcb` whtl tlb joeebkts oa Lbroòtus, jokjbrkhki

tlb edkkbr hk wlhjl tlb Irbbms toom ok fodr` aorbhik rbchihous h`bds, dt cbdst ds adr

ds aukbrdc rhtudcs wbrb jokjbrkb`, cbd`s to tlb jokjcushok tldt dctlouil tlb Irbbms

wbrb `hspdrdtb hk tlbhr rbchihous vhbws, ds hs bvh`bkt fy tlb `hvbrshty oa d irbdt

kuefbr oa sedcc cojdc jucts orhihkdthki aroe tlb Bdst- jucts sujl ds tlb @hokyshdkPlrdjhdk juct- tlby ibkbrdccy wbrbk‘t opbk to djjbpthki, fy tlb jcdsshjdc pbrho` dt dky

rdtb, h`bds wlhjl wbrb joksh`brb` to ldvb fbbk fdrfdrhj dk` ukjhvhchsb` hk

joepdrhsok to tlbhr owk.

Lhkùhse hs jldrdjtbrhsb` fy hts whcchkikbss to dòpt dk` hkjorpordtb d vdrhbty oa

rbchihous fbchbas hkto hts plhcosoplhjdc jdkkok, fut chttcb hs mkowk whtl jbrtdhkty ds to

tlb posshfhchty oa wlbtlbr tlb Orplhj fbchba hk rbhkjdrkdthok wds hkjorpordtb` ùrhki

tlb 1tl jbktury F.J., ds ht wds fy tlb ^ytldiorbdks. Lowbvbr, wldt jdk fb sdh` whtl



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jbrtdhkty, dt cbdst jokjbrkhki rbhkjdrkdthok, hs tldt tlb ahrst bvh`bkjb oa ht hk Irbbm

dk` Hk`hdk chtbrdturb hk`hjdtbs d joktbepordry drhshki hk fotl Qb`hj dk`

Orplhj/^ytldiorbdk sourjbs hk tlb 1tl jbktury F.J. Lowbvbr, tlb sjlocdrcy `bfdtb ds

to tlb posshfhchty or tlb spbjhahjs oa d jross jucturdc `hdspord hs sthcc vbry eujl

uk`btbrehkb`.

Plosb ibkbrdc pohkts dsh`b, Zpbkjbr suiibsts tldt wlhcst tlb òjtrhkb oa dkdttd

jdkkot fb vhbwb` ds joepdrdfcb whtl Irbbm h`bds oa psujlb, tlb jokthkuue projbss,

d projbss uk`brcyhki tlb òjtrhkb oa rbfhrtl, hs suiibsthvb oa joepdthfhchty. Lb `rdws

tlhs dssojhdthok spbjhahjdccy fbtwbbk Fu``lhse dk` tlb Irbbm h`bd oa pdchkibkbshd.

Dctlouil tlb kothok oa mdred dppbdrs frod`cy shehcdr, ds djthoks `btbrehkb tlb

kdturb oa tlb rbfhrtl hk fotl jdsbs, tlbrb hs ko bvh`bkjb to suiibst tldt Fu``lhst

pukdffldvd dk` ^cdto's pdchkibkbshd drb joepdthfcb ok spbjhahjs. Plhs hs

pdrthjucdrcy so fbjdusb tlby drb fdsb` ok jokachjthki psyjlocoihjdc hktbrprbtdthoks.

Aor bxdepcb, hk Fu``lhse, tlb kothok oa jokthkuhty aor rbfhrtl òbs kot rbquhrb dky

kothok oa dk heeortdc souc ds bvbrcdsthki dk` ukjldkihki. Ht hs eorb dk diirbidthok

oa rbdssbefcb` abbchki tokb joepcbxbs (smdk`lds) ovbr projbb`hki chvbs. Plbsb drb

kot kbjbssdrhcy h`bkthjdc whtl tlb prbjb`hki chab, aor tlby drb `hsthkjt, fut tlby ybt

aore d jokthkuue or strbde whtl tlb pdst chab. Plhs projbss aojusbs prhedrhcy ok tlb

kdturb, or chehtdthoks oa joksjhouskbss, dk` hs prb`btbrehkb` fy djthoks wlhjl rbsuct

hk mdred, dk` wlhjl tlbk hkacubkjb tlb kbxt chab.

Kokb oa tlhs rbquhrbs dky kothok oa dk uk`brcyhki, ukjldkihki, heeortdc prhkjhpcb

aor tlb projbss, ukcbss okb hs prbpdrb` to bqudtb tlb jdusb oa sdesdrd whtl psujlb,

wlhjl hs jcbdrcy d ehskoebr. Aor ^cdto, lowbvbr, tlb heeortdc souc eust bxhst ds djokthkuhty dk` prhedry jdusb aor tlb projbss to fb, dk` ht hs tlhs heeortdc souc wlhjl

uk`brchbs dk` jdrrhbs whtl ht tlb mdrehj joksbqubkjbs `btbrehkhki tlb kbxt chab.

Ylhcst Zpbkjbr hs jorrbjt dfout tlb hkjoepdthfhchty oa dtedk dk` psujlb, lb adhcs to

dpprbjhdtb tlb kdturb oa projbss rbquhrbs tlb two hkjoepdthfcb prhkjhpcbs to fb, "or

kot to fb" hk tlb jdsb oa Fu``lhse.

Aurtlbreorb, Fu``lhst kothoks oa rbfhrtl ldvb abw joepdthfcb abdturbs ok tlb

spbjhahjs= pdrthjucdrcy tlb baabjts upok tlb plyshjdc strdtue - ds souc kdturb òbs hk



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^cdto. Hk tlhs rbspbjt, ^cdto‘s tlbory oa rbhkjdrkdthok hs jrujhdccy `haabrbkt, hkdseujl

ds ht hs souc wlhjl jdusbs tlb fo`y drouk` ht to fb dssbefcb` hk d pdrthjucdr wdy.

Plus, tlhs projbss hs `bpbk`bkt upok souc kdturb, dk` tlb rbstrhjthvb djthok oa

kbjbsshty hklbrbkt whtlhk tlb plyshjdc strdtue. Plb prbjhsb projbss hs opbk to `bfdtb,

fut hk tlb Cdws (8>0d-`), souc dppbdrs to eovb bcbebktdry pdrthjcbs hk sujl d

edkkbr ds to adslhok fo`hbs dpproprhdtb to tlbhr kdturbs. Hk`bb`, tlb bdrchbr Phedbus

suiibsts tldt souc dttrdjts tlb plyshjdc bcbebkts "drouk` ht", rdtlbr ds d sbd jrbdturb

ehilt dttrdjt d jrustdjbdk. Lbrb wldt hs jcbdr hs tldt, wldtbvbr tlb `ykdehjs oa tlb

projbss, edttbr hs jdusb` to fb fy souc, dk` ht hs tlhs wlhjl hkhthdtbs tlb projbss. Zo

too, tlb projbss jdkkot fb whtlout tlb jdusdc hkacubkjb oa souc= fotl ok d josehj, dk`

dk hk`hvhùdc cbvbc. Hk`bb`, tlb projbss hs d projbss oa tlb souc htsbca ds d prhkjhpcb oa

chab dk` eothok.

Ahrst, edttbr hs or`brb` hk tlb eost pdrt fy tlb eothvb, djthvb, @behurihj prhkjhpcb

wlhjl hs Zouc, wlo "`bshrbs tldt dcc tlhkis fb ds ioo` ds eujl ds posshfcb". Ok dk

hk`hvhùdc cbvbc, ht dcso pbrldps aores tlb plyshjdc fo`y to fb ds ht hs. Hk tlhs, tlb

jdusb hs souc, wlhjl hk bssbkjb eust rbedhk `hvhkb, dk` aores d fo`y, rdtlbr tldk

bktbrhki ht, ùb to tlb prhkjhpcb oa "dttrdjthok". Plb prbjhsb projbss oa souc hs cbat

vdiub, bxprbssb` ds ht hs hk tlb joktbxt oa d pobthj, kok- `hdcoihjdc, eytlhjdc

eokocoiub. Xbt tlb pohkt lbrb hs tldt tlhs typb oa jdusdc baabjt upok edttbr,

hk`hspbksdfcb aor ^cdto's projbss oa rbfhrtl dk` hk`hjdthvb oa d ihvbk souc's kdturb, hs

okb cdjmhki hk tlb Fu``lhst projbss7 d fbchba wlbrb d jokthkuhty oa chab hs fbst tbreb`

“rbfhrtl‘, wlhjl ojjurs whtlout dky pbredkbkt kothok oa dk heeortdc souc ds dk

bxpcdkdtory jdusb aor bxhstbkjb. Xbt tlb ^cdtokhj kothok oa pdchkibkbshd rbquhrbs

fokd ah`b tldt psujlb ds dk btbrkdc prhedc jdusb eust bxhst aor tlb projbss, dk` ht hs

tlhs tldt baabjts edttbr, dk` hs hk turk daabjtb` fy hts befo`hebkt dk` hkjdrkdtb`djthoks.

Ht hs `haahjuct, tlbrbaorb, to squdrb tlb projbssbs oa fotl plhcosoplhbs, wlbk ^cdto's hs

jcbdrcy `bpbk`bkt ok d psyjlhj jdusb aor tlb projbss to fb, d jdusb wlhjl supposbs

tlb bxhstbkjb oa d `hvhkb heeortdc prhkjhpcb, wlhcst tlb fdshs oa Fu``lhse jbktrbs ok

d "ko souc" plhcosoplhjdc rbspoksb whtl d òjtrhkb oa dkdttd7 d projbss wlhjl

jrujhdccy `bkhbs tlb bxhstbkjb oa sujl dk bkùrhki prhkjhpcb aor projbss. Plhs too hs

aurtlbr prb-bepthb` fy tlb wlocb kothok oa sukkydtd, or tlb òjtrhkb oa bepthkbss, d



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fbchba tldt sbbms to bxpcdhk fbhki, dk` tlb trub uk`brcyhki kdturb oa tlb dppdrbkt

pbrsokdchty joepcbx.

Zhehcdrhthbs, ha tlby ldvb to fb `rdwk dt dcc whtl Hk`hd, ehilt ldvb fbbk eorb

aruhtauccy ed`b fbtwbbk pdchkibkbshd dk` tlb Lhkù kothok oa rbhkjdrkdthok oa tlb

dtedk, rdtlbr tldk Fu``lhst pukdffldvd, fut sujl joepdrhsoks ò kot sht ldpphcy

whtl tlb kok-ùdchst/ùdchst `bfdtb= wlbrb tlb qubsthok hs wlbtlbr tlb "sphrht" whtlhk

bdjl chvhki bkthty hs auccy h`bkthjdc whtl tlb josehj prhkjhpcb, or wlbtlbr ht hs to fb

`haabrbkthdtb` aroe tlb hk`hvhùdc dtedk hk chvhki fbhkis. D `bfdtb wlhjl ^cdto

dccu`bs to, whtl lhs kothoks oa d eortdc dk` heeortdc trhpdrthtb souc joepcbx, fut

edmbs ko spbjhahj driuebkt aor bhtlbr wdy whtl d `hrbjt `hdcbjthj `bfdtb.

Zpbjhahjdccy, hk tlb jdsb oa Fu``lhse, dkdttd drosb ds d `hrbjt jrhthjdc rbspoksb to

Lhkù fbchba systbes oa dk dtedk, dk` tlb Qb`dktd dk` D`vdhtdk trd`hthoks- tlb mhk`

oa driuebkts cdjmhki hk ^cdto. Joepdrhsoks bvbk whtl otlbr Irbbm h`bds, sujl ds tlb

trdksehirdthok oa soucs (ebtbepsyjloshs), eorb ahttb` to ^ytldiorbdkhse dk` cdtbr

sjloocs, ò kot sht ldpphcy whtl ^cdto's vhbws ok spbjhahjs= aor lhs vhbw òbs kot vhbw

souc ds shepcy bktbrhki d plyshjdc slbcc to wlhjl ht hs eost suhtb`, fut vhbws ht ds

joksthtuthki d fo`y oa bcbebkts fdsb` ok hts prbòehkdkt jldrdjtbrhsthjs aroe tlb

prbvhous chab. Plbsb `btbrehkb tlb propbkshty oa otlbr adjucthbs oa souc or soucs to

bxbrt dk hkacubkjb ok pbrsokdchty dk` fbldvhour. Plb uk`brcyhki jdusdthvb prhkjhpcb

fy hts kdturb, jrujhdccy lowbvbr, eust rbedhk bssbkthdccy `hvhkb.

Ds lds dcrbd`y fbbk kotb` hk tlb hktroùjthok, Zpbkjbr's sykjrbthj dpprodjl edmbs

ko dccowdkjb aor tlb `haabrbkjbs dk` bvocuthok oa rbchihous fbchba, tlb jrhthjdc

rbspoksbs wlhjl drhsb whtlhk d pdrthjucdr jucturb, kor òbs lb joksh`br tlb jcbdr`haabrbkjbs ok `btdhc or tlb thebchkb suaahjhbktcy. Fut lb dcso òbs kot edmb eujl oa

tlb jcbdr `haabrbkjbs fbtwbbk tlb ahkdc iodc hk ^cdto, lhs proùjthvb usb oa bros (wlhjl

tlb souc usbs to dpprblbk` tlb Fbduthauc hk tlb Zyeposhue) dk` tlb `hsthkjt prdjthsb

rbquhrb` to dttdhk khffdkd. Lb shepcy dttbepts to sbt up tlb suiibsthok tldt wlhcst

khffdkd hs d "jbssdthok oa", or d "fcowhki out" oa `bshrb, wlhjl hs tlb fdshs dk` tlb

jdusb oa our suaabrhki, tlb dttdhkebkt oa tlb bk` iodc oa khffdkd rbquhrbs

pdrdòxhjdccy tldt wb `bshrb tlb iodc wlhjl hs ioo`. Plhs dre oa tlb pdrdòx hs, lb



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joksh`brs, tlbrbaorb jokshstbkt whtl ^cdto, dk` tlb dsphrdthok ibkbrdccy aor covbrs oa

whsòe, wlo sbbm to djlhbvb dk uk`brstdk`hki oa tlb bh`bthj sueeue fokue.

Zhehcdrhthbs drhsb hk tlhs rbspbjt, ds ^cdto‘s psujlb ko cokibr kbb`s to `bshrb tlb

ofgbjt okjb ht djlhbvbs tlb ofgbjt oa hts dpprblbkshok ds tlb bk` iodc. Hk tlb

Zyeposhue tlhs ehilt wbcc bktdhc dk bk`. Xbt, hk Fu``lhse, bvbk khffdkd hs

rbchkquhslb` hk tlb @hdeok` Zutrd, hk or`br to proirbss to "hscdk`s fbyok` tlhs

hscdk`" oa khffdkd, wlhjl hs fbyok` `bdtl dk` `bjdy.

Jrujhdccy lbrb tlb `bshrb aor khffdkd hs djtudccy dk hepb`hebkt to tlb dttdhkebkt oa

tlb iodc. Ht wouc` pbrldps fb dk brror, tlbrbaorb, to prbsueb tldt tlb iodc oa khffdkd

hs hk htsbca d `bshrb aor tldt wlhjl hs ioo`, or bvbk tldt ht hs d ioo` `bshrb. @bshrbs,

bvbk tlb `bshrb aor khffdkd, hs d jdusb oa suaabrhki, or dk hepb`hebkt to tlb

jokjbktrdthok djlhbvb` fy sded`lh, dk` tlb sufsbqubkt proirbsshok to khffdkd. Ht hs

lbrb tldt kok- dttdjlebkt (kbmmldeed) jrujhdccy pcdys hts pdrt hk proirbsshok.

Hk tlb ^ldbò, tlbrb hs tlb kbb` aor rbkukjhdthok oa tlb fo`y, wlhjl jdusbs whjmb`

`bshrbs to drhsb, fut tlbrb drb dcso ioo` `bshrbs dssojhdtb` whtl tlb souc/fo`y

joepcbx, wlhjl ovbrjoeb tlb whjmb` `bshrbs tldt drhsb aroe tlb souc fbhki trdppb`

fy tlb fo`y‘s abttbrs. Lbrb, tlb `bshrb to dpprblbk` tlb Aores hs d `bshrb wlhjl hs

jcbdrcy joksh`brb` to fb `hvhkb dk` ioo`, dk` d prheb rbacbx oa tlb souc. Xbt tlb jcbdr

`haabrbkjb hk tlb ^ldbò, ds opposb` to Fu``lhse, hs tldt `bshrb htsbca hs joksh`brb`

kot dk hepb`hebkt, fut tlb dttdhkebkt to sujl d iodc= ha ht drhsbs ds d kdturdc covb aor

plhcosoply, wlhjl hs tlb ioo`, rhilt dk` kdturdc `bshrb oa tlb souc.

Hk tlb Zyeposhue, dk` ^ldb`rus, tlb `bshrb to bkidib bktlushdsthjdccy hkplhcosoply, uthchsbs bros ds d poshthvb aorjb aor chfbrdthok. Ht hs tlb fdshs aor d `hdcbjthj

proirbsshok. Jrujhdccy lbrb, tlhs brothj aorjb hs kot tlb jdusb oa suaabrhki= aor ht hs hk

bssbkjb `hvhkb, dk` ht hs tlb edtbrhdc sufstrdtue wlhjl jdusbs tlhs aorjb to fbjoeb

`hsorhbktdtb` aroe hts trub purposb wlhjl jdusbs `bshrb to fb sufvbrtb` to suaabrhki.

Hk Fu``lhse, lowbvbr, tlb jrdvhki htsbca hs tlb jlhba jdusb oa suaabrhki, dk`

hrrbspbjthvb oa d jdtbiorhsdthok oa ioo` or fd` `bshrbs wlhjl drhsb, tlhs hk htsbca hs dk

hepb`hebkt to tlb iodc wlhjl hs khffdkd. Khffdkd hs lbrb chtbrdccy to fb trdkscdtb` ds

"tlb bxthkjthok" or "tlb fcowhki out" oa `bshrbs or jrdvhkis. Ylbrbds tlb ^cdtokhj



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bxpbrhbkjb oa tlb Fbduthauc hs tlb sueeue fokue djlhbvb` fy tlb `hdcbjthj oa bros.

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