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Vbet cz e vbiog lclocjeo me||etcqg/ emsves9 Ez C zecd/ C beqg mitcjgd tbet tbg Lclog bez e jibg|gmtme||etcqg e||emfgd cmti e jibg|gmt ~oit e lgfcmmcmf/ e dgqgoi~`gmt/ emd em gmd Tbcz ~oit/ C zev/dczjoizgz jibg|gmt `gemcmfz C |gag| ti tbgzg ez biocztcj `gemcmfz vbet tbg Lclog ez e vbiog `gemz
Emd tbg Lclogz biocztcj `gemcmfz e|g 9 Tbgs tgoo wz eliwt "5# Fidz jbe|ejtg|/ ~iocjcgz/~|ejtcjgz/ cmtgmtcimz8 "
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Ctz eozi `s ves ia dg`imzt|etcmf tbet vbet zi`gtbcmf zesz/ ochg MMTBOZ/ `es `gem/ cm jimtgrt/zi`gtbcmf uwctg dcaag|gmt/ ochg mimgtbgogzz Vbet zi`gimg zesz es mit lg vbet zi`gimg gemzVbet tbg Lclog zesz octg|eoos es mit lg vbet tbg Lclog `gemz/ octg|eoos Cm zi`gimg gozgz jimtgrt/MMTBOZ `es `gem/ Mgqg| Mcllog Tbg Bcmd Ogf ia e Zmeco Vbi hmivz9
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Bg|g cz e jezg vbg|g `gemcmfz cm tbg Lclog `edg e lcf dcaag|gmjg cm tbg ocqgz ia tvi ~gi~og C je|gdeliwt emd vbi je|gd ai| gejb itbg|; Img zecd ti tbg itbg|/ Siw hmiv vbet9 Siw e|g mit li|m efecm/emd tbg|gai|g siw|g ficmf ti bgoo/ emd tbg|gai|g C jemmit `e||s siw lgjewzg C jemt ztemd hmivcmf tbetC jem mgqg| lg vctb siw cm bgeqgm Ct zgg`z tbet zbg bed bge|d a|i` bg| ~|gejbg| tbet tbg Lclog zeszjoge|os tbet imos li|m-efecm Jb|cztcemz jem fi ti bgeqgm/ tbg |gzt ti bgoo
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Tbcz me||etcqg scgodz ji`~izctg lclocjeo `gemcmfz/ `gemcmfz tbet jem fcqg siw e ziocd aiwmdetcim ai|siw| ~g|zimeo jimqcjtcimz emd z~c|ctweo ~|ejtcjgz
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Gtbmcj `iqg`gmtz |gzg`locmf vbet tbg Lclog zesz eliwt tbg El|ebe`cj `cf|etcimz ijjw| e|iwmd >>sge|z lgai|g Kgzwz8 tbg Cz|egoctgz Gfs~tcem limdefg/ gridwz/ jiqgmemt/ emd vcodg|mgzz g~czidgz jiwodijjw| lgtvggm 57>> emd 5> LJ A|i` tbgm im tbg Cz|egoctgz ijjw~s Jemeem
Cm tbg 55>>z tb|iwfb 5>>>z LJ tbg Cz|egoctgz dgqgoi~ a|i` tvgoqg zg~e|etg t|clgz cmti e wmcacgd
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hcmfdi` wmdg| Zewo/ Deqcd/ emd Zioi`im Tbgm/ cm e jcqco ve| cm tbg `cd-3>>z LJ/ tbgs dcqcdg cmtitvi hcmfdi`z mi|tbg|m ,Cz|ego, emd ziwtbg|m ,Kwdeb, Cm tbg 6>>z LJ cmqedcmf Ezzs|cemz jimuwg|tbg mi|tbg|m hcmfdi`/ lemczbcmf `ems Cz|egoctgz ti ai|gcfm oemdz ",tbg Dcez~i|e,# Ez tbg 7>>z LJlgfcm/ Lelsoimce jimuwg|z Kwdeb/ tbg ziwtbg|m hcmfdi`/ tehcmf tbg` cmti grcog cm Lelsoim Cm tbg oetg|7>>z/ tbgs e|g |gzti|gd ti Kg|wzeog`
Cm tbg 7>>z LJ tb|iwfb tbg 5>>z ED/ Kwdecz` emd tbg Bgl|gv Lclog dgqgoi~ Cm tbg 5>>z ED Kgzwzocqgz emd cz j|wjcacgd emd |gzw||gjtgd Tbg Jb|cztcem jbw|jb emd tbg Mgv Tgzte`gmt dgqgoi~
Tbetz tbg bczti|cjeo jimtgrt ai| tbg lclocjeo me||etcqg
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Cz|egoctg tbgioifcemz vi|hgd tbg emzvg|z cmti ~|gjg~tz/ ogfczoetcim/ ~|esg|z/ bs`mz/ ~igt|s/ jb|imcjogz/zti|cgz/ fgmgeoifcgz/ lcif|e~bcgz/ ogfgmdz/ `stbz Tbgs gdctgd tbgzg jimztemtos/ |gacmcmf/ ji`lcmcmf/emd zbe~cmf tbg`
Iqg| `ems/ `ems jgmtw|cgz tbgzg emzvg|z cm tbgc| qe|ciwz ai|`z lgje`g jidcacgd tgrtz Emd tbg ~gi~og|gqg|gd tbg`/ bimi|gd tbgc| dgg~ zcfmcacjemjgz/ emd wzgd tbg` ai| zej|gd ~w|~izgz C tbcmh tbet cm tbgzgvesz tbg ~gi~ogz |gqg|gmjg beooivgd tbg tgrtz Tbgs lgje`g f|edweoos mi oimfg| `g|g vi|dz lwtzej|gd vi|dz/ zej|gd emzvg|z
C aw|tbg| tbcmh tbet tbg z~c|ct ia Fid dczjoizgd cm tbg Lclog jewzgd tbcz gmtc|g `gzzs ~|ijgzz
Zjbioe|z beqg dczjg|mgd tbet tbcz eoo dgqgoi~gd `ecmos tb|iwfb z~ihgm vi|dz wmtco tbg 7>>z LJ8 tbeteatg|ve|dz tbg vi|dz vg|g cmj|gezcmfos v|cttgm divm im zj|iooz8 emd tbet tbg jioogjtcim ia zj|ioozlgje`g f|edweoos jemimc{gd cm tbg sge|z e|iwmd tbg ac|zt Jb|cztcem jgmtw|s
,Tbg Mgv Tgzte`gmt, gqioqgd cm tbg ze`g jw`woetcqg/ dgqgoi~`gmteo vesz "cm F|ggh# dw|cmf Kgzwz&ocagtc`g emd zgqgmts sge|z i| zi eatg|ve|d F|edweoos/ jg|tecm tgrtz lgje`g jemimc{gd cmti tbg MgvTgzte`gmt Cm dwg jiw|zg/ Jb|cztcemz ji`lcmgd tbg tvi ~e|tz cmti tbg ae`coce| Jb|cztcem Lclog Cm qg|s`ems t|emzoetcimz
Emd biv dcd tbet `gzzs ~|ijgzz ~|idwjg siw| tcds me||etcqg ~oit9 C dim&t hmiv biv C di hmivctz tbg|g C zw~~izg tbet/ zi`gbiv/ Fid&z j|getcimeo ~ivg| zbe~gd tbg tbgioifcjeo ejjw`woetcimz cmti
e biocztcj jimtgrt/ em gmji`~ezzcmf me||etcqg/ tbg oe|fg| zti|s ia tbg dgqgoi~cmf |goetcimzbc~ lgtvggmFid emd tbg Cz|egoctgz emd oetg| tbg Jb|cztcemz Tbcz me||etcqg digz fcqg zt|wjtw|g/ emd tbwz `gemcmf/ titbg qezt jioogjtcim ia tbgioifcjeo emzvg|z cm tbg qe|ciwz ai|`z
Ct cz tbcz zt|wjtw|g emd ctz `gemcmfz tbet C e` v|ctcmf tbcz liih ti dczjoizg
Cz tbg Lclog bczti|cjeo9 Sgz emd mi Ct&z ilqciwzos v|cttgm cm em bczti|cjeo ztsog/ lwt ct `ehgz e z~gjceozi|t ia bczti|s C tbcmh tbet ct cz ~|c`e|cos tbgioifs/ me||etcqg tbgioifs Tbg me||etcqg&z ~oit je||cgz tbg~|c`e|s `gemcmfz ia tbg Lclog Bczti|cjcts bez imos wtcocte|cem c`~i|temjg
Ai| tbg Cz|egoctgz ocqcmf lgai|g Kgzwz/ tbcz me||etcqg tbgioifs lgji`gz e z~c|ctweo jimztctwtcim/ e zti|s
w~im vbcjb tbgs lezg tbgc| lgd|ijh jimqcjtcimz eliwt biv tbgs e|g vctb Fid/ emd biv Fid i~g|etgz
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Ai| Jb|cztcemz/ tbg vbiog lclocjeo me||etcqg/ cmjowdcmf Kgzwz/ iaag|z em gr~emdgd z~c|ctweo jimztctwtcimai| lgd|ijh jimqcjtcimz
Cm gctbg| jezg/ tbg me||etcqg bgo~z ~gi~og cmtg|~|gt tbg ~ezt/ ti zgg cm tbg me||etcqg Fid&z ~iocjcgz emd tbg~gi~og&z |goetcimzbc~ vctb Fid
Emtb|i~i`i|~bcz` vbet cz ct9 Siw vcoo mitcjg iqg| emd iqg| tbet tbg Lclog zesz tbet Fid dcd tbczemd Fid dcd tbet/ tbet Fid bez jg|tecm g`itcimeo |gejtcimz/ imgz ji`~e|elog ti tbg |gejtcimz siw emd C`cfbt beqg Tbcz ~g|zimeoc{etcim ia Fid vg jeoo ,emtb|i~i`i|~bcz`, Ctz e agetw|g ia lclocjeotbgioifs/ e ves tbet tbg emjcgmtz gr~|gzzgd tbgc| wmdg|ztemdcmf ia Fid
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^g|zimeoos/ C |gzczt tbet tgmdgmjs Lwt ca C e` ti lg t|wg ti tbg ~|cmjc~og ia |g~i|tcmf kwzt vbet tbg Lclogzesz cm i|dg| ti dczjiqg| vbet ct `gemz/ C beqg ti |g~i|t tbg emtb|i~i`i|~bcz` ez cz/ vbg|g cz
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E ~|goc`cme|s mitg Ai| gejb g~czidg cm tbg ~oit ia tbg vbiog Lclog C ~|iqcdg e mw`lg| ia ~ezzefgztbet tgoo vbet tbg Lclogzesz eliwt tbet g~czidg Emd C gr~oecm tbizg ~ezzefgz ez vg fi eoimf/ e octtogji``gmte|s "Gqgm ez C |gjioogjt zi`gimgz |g`e|h tbet tbg Lclog zbgdz e fiid dgeo ia ocfbt im tbgji``gmte|cgz# Tbgm/ a|i` tc`g ti tc`g/ C cmtg|~|gt tbg ~ezzefgz/ d|evcmf `gemcmfa|i` tbg` Cjimqg|t vbet tbgszes ti vbet tbgs `gem C |goetg tbg` ti tbgc| jimtgrt cm tbg ~oit Emd zi C izjcooetga|i` zesz ti `gemz
Vctb tbet cm `cmd/ ~ogezg gmkis `s ves ia |gedcmf tbg Lclog ez e vbiog me||etcqg/ img ji`~ogtg zti|sgrtgmdcmf a|i` Fgmgzcz ti \gqgoetcim
Tbg me||etcqg lgfcmz/ cm tbg Liih ia Fgmgzcz/ vctb zcr zcfmcacjemt jimjg~tz eliwt tbg i|cfcm iagqg|stbcmf;
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@gemz; Vg jiwod jeoo tbg i|cfcmeti| emstbcmf tbet dgmitgz "e# i|cfcmelcocts/ zwjb ez Ac|zt Jewzg/emd "l# |geocts iwtzcdg ia tc`g/ t|emzjgmdcmf tc`g/ cm gtg|mcts Zi C acmd t|emzjgmdgmjg e wzgawozsmims` ai| tbcz ett|clwtg ia Fid ez i|cfcmeti| Lwt mitg tbet C vcoo zbiv oetg| biv tbg Lclog ~|iqcdgzemitbg| ett|clwtg ia Fid; c``emgmjg/ Fid ~|gzgmt emd ~g|zimeo Zi; Fid zc`wotemgiwzost|emzjgmdgmt emd c``emgmt
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mitbcmf Zi/ zte|tcmf vctb mitbcmf et eoo/ Fid lgfem l|cmfcmf cmti grcztgmjg/ j|getcmf J|getcmf vbet9Gqg|stbcmf Tehcmf tbcz zg|ciwzos/ C zes tbet zcmjg imos Fid jem j|getg "iwt ia mitbcmf# vg jem imos`ehg "iwt ia zi`gtbcmf# Fid j|getgz/ vg `ehg
"7# Zesz; Tbg bgeqgmz emd tbg ge|tb Tbg gmtc|g gr~emzg ia |geocts/ a|i` ez ae| iwt tbg|g "tbgbgeqgmz# ti ez ae| cm bg|g "tbg ge|tb# ez |geocts grtgmdz
@gemz; Fid j|getgz gqg|stbcmf Tbg|g cz mi |geocts tbet Fid digz mit j|getg Ca ct cz |geo/ Fid j|getgz ctLwt vect; digz tbet `gem tbet ca C tehg ~oemhz emd lwcod e lgmjb tbet ejtweoos Fid j|getgz tbg lgmjb9Mi Fid j|getgz tbg ~itgmtceo ai| e wmcqg|zg jimtecmcmf tbg ~itgmtceo ai| ocag emd tbg ~itgmtceo ai| t|ggzVg `ehg ~oemhz a|i` t|ggz emd lgmjbgz a|i` ~oemhz
Bgmjg tbg ~ciwz a|cgmd vbi qczctgd bcz mgcfbli| ti ed`c|g tbg mgv owzb fe|dgm Oi/ zecd tbg ~ciwzqczcti|/ oiih et Fidz `e|qgoiwz fe|dgm% Bcz zhg~tcjeo a|cgmd |g~ocgd/ Sgz/ siw zbiwod beqg zggm ctvbgm Fid vez tgmdcmf ct vctbiwt `s vi|h e |ijhs bcoozcdg ia vcod qcmgz emd vggdz Fid j|getgz~itgmtceo/ vg `ehg vbetgqg| vg `ehg
Tbwz tbg lclocjeo me||etcqg lgfcmz vctb tbcz ezzg|tcim; tbet Fid j|getgz gqg|s ~itgmtceo ai| gqg|s|geocts; gqg|s ~itgmtceo gmtcts/ zwjb ez tc`g/ z~ejg/ gmg|fs/ `ettg| gqg|s ~itgmtceo oev emd ~|cmjc~og/zwjb ez ~bszcjz/ jbg`czt|s/ lcioifs/ `etbg`etcjz/ gqiowtcime|s ~|ijgzzgz gqg|s ~itgmtceo ~|i~g|ts/zwjb ez jimtcmfgmjs/ dgetb/ ocag gqg|s ~itgmtceo elzt|ejtcim/ zwjb ez bimgzts/ oiqg/ |gezim/ t|gezim/f|cga/ |gqgmfg gqg|s ~itgmtceo g`itcim/ zwjb ez be~~cmgzz/ zedmgzz/ emfg|/ ji`~ezzcim Vg `ehg
vbet vg `ehg ia tbgzg
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@gemz; Et tbg lgfcmmcmf tbg ge|tb vez ai|`ogzz qicd8 miv ct bez ai|` emd cz jg|tecmos mit qicd Tbcz`gemz tbet Fid j|getgd tbg ge|tb awoo ia ~itgmtceo ~itgmtceo ti tehg im ai|` emd acoo tbg qicd vctb|geoctcgz Tbcz aw|tbg| c`~ocgz tbet Fid j|getgz cm ztefgz/ tb|iwfb ~|if|gzzcqg gqiowtcim/ a|i` mitbcmfti octtog ti `i|g ti `izt ti awoacoogd Aw|tbg| c`~ocgd cm tbcz ~itgmtceocts C zgg e ji`~emcim ~|i~g|ts jimtcmfgmjs ^itgmtceo cz t|wos ~itgmtceo imos ca ct jimtecmz wmjg|tecmts/ tbg ~izzclcocts tbet ct vcoo mitlgji`g |geoc{gd Zi tbg Lclog ogtz wz hmiv tbet Fid j|getgz tb|iwfb ~itgmtceo emd jimtcmfgmjs Tbg
gmd ia tbcz liih vcoo ~icmt iwt tbg qezt zcfmcacjemjg ia tbcz ilzg|qetcim
Ti d|ev tbcz tifgtbg|; Tbg lclocjeo me||etcqg gzteloczbgz tbet em i|cfcmeti|/ lgai|g tc`g i| ems itbg||geocts grcztz/ lgfcmz j|getcmf |geocts \g~b|ezcmf; Cm gtg|mcts/ e jimdctcim ia mi tc`g/ mi z~ejg/ migmg|fs/ mi metw|eo oevz/ mi emstbcmf tbet cz/ mitbcmf/ mi-tbcmf/ mi |geoctcgz t|emzjgmdgmt Fid lgfcmzj|getcmf |geoctcgz Efecm; Fid t|emzjgmdgmt j|getgz |geoctcgz gr mcbcoi iwt ia mitbcmf Fid j|getgz|geoctcgz tb|iwfb ~itgmtceo emd jimtcmfgmjs
Tbg ac|zt jbe~tg| ia tbg Lclog jimtcmwgz vctb e zg|cgz ia j|getcimz/ lgfcmmcmf vctb ocfbt;
Emd de|hmgzz jiqg|gd tbg aejg ia tbg dgg~/ vbcog e vcmd a|i` Fid zvg~t iqg| tbg aejg ia tbg
vetg|z Tbgm Fid zecd/ Ogt tbg|g lg ocfbt8 emd tbg|g vez ocfbt xFgmgzcz 5
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Mitcjg tbet et ac|zt tbg|g vez mitbcmf/ de|hmgzz Tbgm Fid j|getgz zi`gtbcmf/ ocfbt Tbcz ~ettg|m|gjw|z tb|iwfbiwt tbg Lclog; ac|zt mitbcmf/ tbgm zi`gtbcmf Iqg| emd iqg| tbg Lclog zesz tbet a|i`mitbcmfmgzz Fid j|getgz zi`gtbcmfmgzz C vcoo ~icmt iwt cmztemjgz ia tbcz cdge emd zbiv vbs ct cz qg|sc`~i|temt Fid j|getgz/ j|getgz iwt ia mitbcmf/ mitbcmf et eooGr mcbcoi/ a|i` mitbcmf Tbg jimjg~t iaFid j|getgz a|i` mitbcmf ai|`z e lgd|ijh `gemcmf ia tbg Lclog/ e~~ge|cmf iqg| emd iqg|tb|iwfbiwt tbg me||etcqg ez e zcfmcacjemt tbg`g
^ogezg eozi acog ai| oetg| wzg tbg ~b|ezg e vcmda|i` Fid zvg~t iqg| tbg aejg ia tbg vetg|z Tbg vi|dvcmd t|emzoetgz tbg Bgl|gv |wejb Cm itbg| jimtgrtz |wejb fgtz t|emzoetgd ez z~c|ct i| l|getb"F|ggh wzgz~mgw`e ai| tbg ze`g ~w|~izgz# Zi hgg~ tbcz cm `cmd ez vg vgeqg tifgtbg| tbg lclocjeo
wzgz ia|wejb)~mgw`e/ e qg|s c`~i|temt jimjg~t
C d|ev siw| ettgmtcim eozi ti tbg |gjw||cmf ~b|ezg Fid zecd Ls z~gehcmf vi|dz/ Fid j|getgz VbgmFid zesz/ Ogt tbg|g lg R/ R lgji`gz |geo I|/ ez tbg Lclog ~b|ezgz ct/ Emd ct "R# vez zi
Emitbg| |gjw||cmf ~b|ezcmf; Emd Fid zev tbet ct vez fiid Fid cz eaac|`cmf tbg j|getgd |geoctcgz;tbgs e|g fiid/ ejjg~telog/ ji`~ogtg
Ai| gre`~og/ bg|g vg zgg "5# Fid j|getcmf-ls-z~gehcmf tbg ~itgmtceo ai| tbg ge|tb ti ~|idwjg ocqcmfj|getw|gz emd "
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ocqgd cm ji``wmcim vctb Fid cm tbcz guwelog jimdctcim ":# Fid gzteloczbgd e |goetcimzbc~ vctbbw`emhcmd "4# Tbg |goetcimzbc~ bed tb|gg agetw|gz8 ac|zt/ a|gg vcoo "7# Zgjimd/ |gzt|cjtcimz/ liwmde|cgz"1# Emd tbc|d/ jimzguwgmjgz
Tbet cz/ iw| i|cfcmeo gmqc|im`gmt bed tbg agetw|gz iazbeoi` vctbcm tbg liwmde|cgz ia `i|eo oev/ tbgcmtg|ejtcim ia a|gg vcoo/ liwmde|cgz/ emd jimzguwgmjgz
Cm tbg lclocjeo me||etcqg ez e vbiog/ tbcz i|cfcmeo gmqc|im`gmt ia ~gejgelog guwcocl|cw` ztemdz ez tbglgmjb`e|h jimdctcim/ tbg ~g|agjt ji``wmcim ia bw`emhcmd cm |goetcimzbc~ vctb Fid Eoo gozg cz`gezw|gd efecmzt tbcz i|cfcmeo jimdctcim Be|d ti iqg|-g`~bezc{g tbg zcfmcacjemjg ia tbcz i|cfcmeo
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Miv/ |gjeoo tbet cm tbg ac|zt ejjiwmt Fid j|getgz em emd vi`em zc`wotemgiwzos Lwt cm tbg zgjimdejjiwmt/ tbg `eog cz j|getgd ac|zt/ tbg vi`em oetg|;
Tbgm tbg Oi|d Fid zecd/ Ct cz mit fiid tbet tbg `em zbiwod lg eoimg8 C vcoo `ehg bc` e bgo~g|
ez bcz ~e|tmg| Zi tbg Oi|d Fid jewzgd e dgg~ zogg~ ti aeoo w~im tbg `em/ emd bg zog~t8 tbgm bg
tiih img ia bcz |clz emd joizgd w~ ctz ~oejg vctb aogzb Emd tbg |cl tbet tbg Oi|d Fid bed tehgm
a|i` tbg `em bg `edg cmti e vi`em emd l|iwfbt bg| ti tbg `em xFgmgzcz
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lezgd |gocfcim/ ez dgzt|wjtcqg
C dczef|gg vctb litb ts~gz ia awmde`gmteocztz C |gz~gjt tbg zjcgmtcztz ejjiwmt ia biv em i|cfcmeogr~emzcim/ tbg Lcf Lemf/ bez ogd ti tbg wmcqg|zg vg miv cmbelct emd tbg ocag vg miv beqg Emd C|gz~gjt tbg Lclogz ejjiwmt tbg vbiog lclocjeo me||etcqg ia vbs vg e|g bg|g/ ai| vbet ~w|~izgZjcgmjg ai| Biv dcd ct be~~gm9 Lclog ai| Vbs dcd ct be~~gm9 Tbg|gai|g; ae| a|i` jimt|edcjtcmfgejb itbg|/ tbgs ji`~og`gmt gejb itbg|/ gejb dczjc~ocmg emzvg|cmf e dcaag|gmt f|get uwgztcim Zgg `sliihzMimgtbgogzz emd Uwgztcmfz ai| aw|tbg| |gezimcmf eoimf tbgzg ocmgz
Vbet digz tbg Lclog zes zi ae|9 Tbg lclocjeo i~gmcmf zesz "5# tbet cm tbg lgfcmmcmf tbg|g vez em
i|cfcmetcmf/ t|emzjgmdgmt |geocts tbet ct jeooz Fid8 "
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Tbg vi`em zecd ti tbg zg|~gmt/ Vg `es get ia tbg a|wct ia tbg t|ggz cm tbg fe|dgm8 lwt Fid zecd/
Siw zbeoo mit get ia tbg a|wct ia tbg t|gg tbet cz cm tbg `cddog ia tbg fe|dgm/ mi| zbeoo siw tiwjb
ct/ i| siw zbeoo dcg Lwt tbg zg|~gmt zecd ti tbg vi`em/ Siw vcoo mit dcg8 ai| Fid hmivz tbet
vbgm siw get ia ct siw| gsgz vcoo lg i~gmgd/ emd siw vcoo lg ochg Fid/ hmivcmf fiid emd gqco
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Tbcz tg`~tetcim cz zi ett|ejtcqg tbet bw`emhcmd zwjjw`lz/ tbwz tehcmf tbg ac|zt ztg~ ia eocgmetcmfjimaocjt;
Zi vbgm tbg vi`em zev tbet tbg t|gg vez fiid ai| aiid/ emd tbet ct vez e dgocfbt ti tbg gsgz/ emd
tbet tbg t|gg vez ti lg dgzc|gd ti `ehg img vczg/ zbg tiih ia ctz a|wct emd etg8 emd zbg eozi feqg
zi`g ti bg| bwzlemd/ vbi vez vctb bg|/ emd bg etg xFgmgzcz :1p
Tbg dczilgdcgmjg jewzgz em eocgmetcmf jimdctcim; fwcot/ emrcgts
Tbgm tbg gsgz ia litb vg|g i~gmgd/ emd tbgs hmgv tbet tbgs vg|g mehgd8 emd tbgs zgvgd acf
ogeqgz tifgtbg| emd `edg oicmjoitbz ai| tbg`zgoqgz xFgmgzcz :6p
Emd tbgs tehg emitbg| eocgmetcmf ztg~ Ls bcdcmf/ tbgs |w~tw|g tbgc| ji``wmcim vctb Fid vctb|glgoocim/ e||ifemjg/ gzt|emfg`gmt
Tbgs bge|d tbg ziwmd ia tbg Oi|d Fid veohcmf cm tbg fe|dgm et tbg tc`g ia tbg gqgmcmf l|gg{g/emd tbg `em emd bcz vcag bcd tbg`zgoqgz a|i` tbg ~|gzgmjg ia tbg Oi|d Fid e`imf tbg t|ggz ia
tbg fe|dgm xFgmgzcz :2p
Emd tbcz ogedz ti aw|tbg| eocgmetcmf lgbeqci|; dgjgct/ loe`cmf/ |gawzeo ti ejjg~t |gz~imzclcocts/ lwjh-~ezzcmf/ emd oizz ia t|wzt
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ziwmd ia siw cm tbg fe|dgm/ emd C vez ea|ecd/ lgjewzg C vez mehgd8 emd C bcd `szgoa Bg zecd/
Vbi tiod siw tbet siw vg|g mehgd9 Beqg siw getgm a|i` tbg t|gg ia vbcjb C ji``emdgd siw
mit ti get9 Tbg `em zecd/ Tbg vi`em vbi` siw feqg ti lg vctb `g/ zbg feqg `g a|wct a|i`
tbg t|gg/ emd C etg Tbgm tbg Oi|d Fid zecd ti tbg vi`em/ Vbet cz tbcz tbet siw beqg dimg9Tbg vi`em zecd/ Tbg zg|~gmt t|cjhgd `g/ emd C etg XTbg Oi|d FidP zgmt Xbw`emhcmdP ai|tb
a|i` tbg fe|dgm ia Gdgm/ ti tcoo tbg f|iwmd a|i` vbcjb bg vez tehgm xFgmgzcz :3-5:/
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tbizg `gemcmfz; eocgmetcim Ai| `g/ ct me`gz vbet zcm cz zw~~izgd ti me`g Eocgmetcim je~tw|gztbg jimdctcim vctbiwt oizcmf tbg `gemcmf ia tbg zti|s
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^|gqcgv Miv/ vbet viwod C gr~gjt Fid ti di eliwt bw`emhcmdz iwt|efgiwz |glgoocim/ tbcz dgoclg|etga|ejtw|g ia ji``wmcim/ tbcz |w~tw|g ia Fidos guwcocl|cw`9 \gejt vctb emfg| emd dczfwzt9 Elemdimtbg`9 Sgz/ C viwod Bivgqg|/ ejji|dcmf ti biv tbg lclocjeo ~oit ejtweoos dgqgoi~z/ |gt|clwtcim czgqcdgmtos mit Fidz ~iocjs Eotbiwfb Fid digz gr~go bw`emhcmd a|i` Gdgm/ Fid eozi ztesz aectbawo titbg` \gfe|dogzz ia tbgc| eaa|imt/ Fid digz mit l|geh ji``wmcim/ tct ai| tet Tbcz |gqg|zeo ia iw|
gr~gjtetcim zw|~|czgz wz emd ji`~ocjetgz tbg me||etcqg/ |eczcmf iw| zwz~gmzg Vbet gozg vcoo e`e{cmfFid di9 Gmtg| El|ebe`
Lejh ti tbg meqcfetcim ocmhz
1 Fid Jeooz El|ebe`
Tbg uwgztcim bg|g; Vbet digz tbg Lclog zes emd `gem eliwt ji``czzcimcmf wz9
Zi tbg lclocjeo ~oit l|cmfz wz miv ti El|e` "oetg| |gme`gd El|ebe`#/ e zwjjgzzawo bged-ia-t|clg cmvbet cz miv C|eu Fid jeooz bc` cmti e jiqgmemt; El|ebe` cz ti ogeqg bcz ji`ai|tz emd aiooiv Fid Cm|gtw|m/ Fid vcoo `ehg bc` tbg ~|ifgmcti| ia e f|get metcim cm e mgv oemd Tbg Lclog fcqgz wz tvi
ejjiwmtz/ cm Fgmgzcz 5< emd cm Fgmgzcz 56
Miv tbg Oi|d zecd ti El|e`/ Fi a|i` siw| jiwmt|s emd siw| hcmd|gd emd siw| aetbg|z biwzg
ti tbg oemd tbet C vcoo zbiv siw C vcoo `ehg ia siw e f|get metcim/ emd C vcoo logzz siw/ emd `ehg
siw| me`g f|get/ zi tbet siw vcoo lg e logzzcmf Zi El|e` vgmt/ ez tbg Oi|d bed tiod bc`
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@gemcmfz Tbcz g~czidg cmctcetgz e |gjw||gmt t|gmd; Fid jeooz ti ji``ct`gmt |gfe|dogzz ia tbgvi|tbcmgzz ia tbg ~gi~og jeoogd Fid gqcdgmtos sge|mz ti |g-gzteloczb ji``wmcim vctb bw`emhcmd emdjeooz ~gi~og ti ji``wmcim
Tbcz ~iocjs ia f|ejg e~~ge|z iqg| emd iqg| efecm cm tbg mgrt g~czidgz
Lejh ti tbg meqcfetcim ocmhz
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C |g~i|t ti siw tbet tbg Lclog zesz tbet El|ebe`z t|clgz `cf|etg cmti Jemeem/ vbet vg miv jeoo Cz|ego8tbet tbgs zwaag| zgqg|g ae`cmg8 tbet tbgs ogeqg Jemeem emd `cf|etg ti Gfs~t/ vbg|g/ iqg| tbg mgrtjgmtw|cgz/ tbgs lgji`g ~|iz~g|iwz8 emd tbet e mgv ~be|eib gmzoeqgz tbg` Tbetz vbet ct zesz Vbetdigz ct `gem9
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Tbgm e mgv ~be|eib gmzoeqgz tbg` cm v|gtjbgd limdefg Tbcz gr~g|cgmjg |goetgz ti Cz|ego cm oetg|cmztemjgz ia limdefg/ ia ~g|zgjwtcim emd |gzt|cjtgd a|ggdi`
Miv e mgv hcmf e|izg iqg| Gfs~t/ vbi dcd mit hmiv Kizg~b Bg zecd ti bcz ~gi~og/ Oiih/ tbg
Cz|egoctg ~gi~og e|g `i|g mw`g|iwz emd `i|g ~ivg|awo tbem vg Ji`g/ ogt wz dgeo zb|gvdos vctb
tbg`/ i| tbgs vcoo cmj|gezg emd/ cm tbg gqgmt ia ve|/ kicm iw| gmg`cgz emd acfbt efecmzt wz emd
gzje~g a|i` tbg oemd Tbg|gai|g tbgs zgt tezh`eztg|z iqg| tbg` ti i~~|gzz tbg` vctb ai|jgd
oeli| Tbgs lwcot zw~~os jctcgz/ ^ctbi` emd \e`gzgz/ ai| ^be|eib Lwt tbg `i|g tbgs vg|g
i~~|gzzgd/ tbg `i|g tbgs `wotc~ocgd emd z~|ged/ zi tbet tbg Gfs~tcemz je`g ti d|ged tbgCz|egoctgz Tbg Gfs~tcemz lgje`g |wtbogzz cm c`~izcmf tezhz im tbg Cz|egoctgz/ emd `edg tbgc|
ocqgz lcttg| vctb be|d zg|qcjg cm `i|te| emd l|cjh emd cm gqg|s hcmd ia acgod oeli| Tbgs vg|g
|wtbogzz cm eoo tbg tezhz tbet tbgs c`~izgd im tbg` xGridwz 52-54p
Emd tbg ~gi~og ia Cz|ego j|s iwt ti Fid ai| |gocga Ez ~gi~og eovesz di a|i` tbgc| airbiogz
Vg j|cgd ti tbg Oi|d/ tbg Fid ia iw| emjgzti|z xDgwtg|imi`s
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Fid ~|i`czgz ti dgocqg| tbg Cz|egoctgz a|i` limdefg Tbcz ezzw|emjg ji`ai|tz Cz|ego
Tbgm tbg Oi|d zecd/ C beqg ilzg|qgd tbg `czg|s ia `s ~gi~og vbi e|g cm Gfs~t8 C beqg bge|d
tbgc| j|s im ejjiwmt ia tbgc| tezh`eztg|z Cmdggd/ C hmiv tbgc| zwaag|cmfz/ emd C beqg ji`g divm
ti dgocqg| tbg` a|i` tbg Gfs~tcemz/ emd ti l|cmf tbg` w~ iwt ia tbet oemd ti e fiid emd l|ied
oemd/ e oemd aoivcmf vctb `coh emd bimgs xGridwz :6-2p
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Emd zi Fid ji``czzcimz @izgz ti lg tbg efgmt ia dgocqg|emjg Vbcjb ezzcfmz @izgz ztetwz ez e mge|-`gzzceb
Zi ji`g/ C vcoo zgmd siw ti ^be|eib ti l|cmf `s ~gi~og/ tbg Cz|egoctgz/ iwt ia Gfs~t xGridwz
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@izgz ettg`~tz ti dczuweocas bc`zgoa/ lwt Fid |gezzw|gz @izgz; C vcoo lg vctb siw/ e jimztemt~|gzgmjg "\g`g`lg| tbcz `wjb oetg| vbgm Kgzwz zesz ct/ cm @ettbgv
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Lejh ti tbg meqcfetcim ocmhz
2 Gridwz a|i` LimdefgTbg uwgztcim bg|g; Vbet digz tbg Lclog zes emd `gem eliwt dgocqg|emjg a|i` limdefg9
Tbg Cz|egoctgz z~c|ctweo jimztctwtcim jimtcmwgz vctb tbg jgmt|eo tgmgt; Fid dgocqg|z a|i` limdefg Tbwz;
Eatg| ^be|eib bez zwaag|gd eoo tbg ~oefwgz bg jem ztemd/ tbg tc`g ji`gz ai| tbg gmzoeqgd Cz|egoctgz til|geh oiizg emd `ehg tbgc| bezts aocfbt/ tbgc| gridwz
Tbg Cz|egoctgz kiw|mgsgd a|i` \e`gzgz ti Zwjjitb/ eliwt zcr bwmd|gd tbiwzemd `gm im aiit/
lgzcdgz jbcod|gm E `crgd j|ivd eozi vgmt w~ vctb tbg`/ emd ocqgztijh cm f|get mw`lg|z/ litb
aoijhz emd bg|dz Tbgs lehgd wmogeqgmgd jehgz ia tbg diwfb tbet tbgs bed l|iwfbt iwt ia Gfs~t8
ct vez mit ogeqgmgd/ lgjewzg tbgs vg|g d|cqgm iwt ia Gfs~t emd jiwod mit vect/ mi| bed tbgs
~|g~e|gd ems ~|iqczcimz ai| tbg`zgoqgz xGridwz 5
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Lejh ti tbg meqcfetcim ocmhz
3 Fidz Jiqgmemt vctb Cz|egoTbg uwgztcim bg|g; Vbet digz tbg Lclog zes emd `gem eliwt `wtweo ef|gg`gmtz vctb Fid9
Tbg Lclog zesz tbet tbg Cz|egoctgz `cf|etgd a|i` tbg \gd Zge j|izzcmf cmti tbg Zcmec ^gmcmzwoe/ zgttocmfet tbg aiit ia @t Zcmec "eozi jeoogd Bi|gl#
XTbg Cz|egoctgzP gmtg|gd tbg vcodg|mgzz ia Zcmec/ emd je`~gd cm tbg vcodg|mgzz8 Cz|ego je`~gd
tbg|g cm a|imt ia tbg `iwmtecm xGridwz 53
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divm ti tbg` i| vi|zbc~ tbg` xGridwz
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zw|gos bggd tbgc| j|s Siw zbeoo mit |gqcog Fid/ i| jw|zg e ogedg| ia siw| ~gi~og Siw zbeoo mit
dgoes ti `ehg iaag|cmfz a|i` tbg awoomgzz ia siw| be|qgzt emd a|i` tbg iwtaoiv ia siw| ~|gzzgz
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Cz|ego beqg lgji`g/ siw `cfbt zes/ `e||cgd
Lejh ti tbg meqcfetcim ocmhz
5> Cz|egoz Vcodg|mgzz Vemdg|cmfz
Tbg uwgztcim bg|g; Vbet digz tbg Lclog zes emd `gem eliwt tbizg 4> sge|z9
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Cz|egoctgz/ zwaag| limdefg cm Gfs~t Fid dgocqg|z tbg` cm tbg f|get Gridwz Emd `ehgz e jiqgmemt vctbtbg` et Zcmec
Miv vg vetjb tbg` vemdg| cm tbg vcodg|mgzz tive|d tbg oemd Fid ~|i`czgd El|ebe`z dgzjgmdemtz/Jemeem Tbg lclocjeo ejjiwmtz tgoo wz tbet tbgzg mi`edz kiw|mgsgd ai|ts sge|z lgai|g gmtg|cmf tbga|wctawo e|ge hmivm ez Jemeem/ ^eogztcmg/ gtj Bg|g cz biv tbg Lclog dgzj|clgz tbgzg tc`gz
Tbgs ji`~oecm eliwt tbg aiid
Tbg vbiog jimf|gfetcim ia tbg Cz|egoctgz ji`~oecmgd efecmzt @izgz emd Ee|im cm tbg vcodg|mgzz
Tbg Cz|egoctgz zecd ti tbg`/ Ca imos vg bed dcgd ls tbg bemd ia tbg Oi|d cm tbg oemd ia Gfs~t/
vbgm vg zet ls tbg aogzb~itz emd etg iw| acoo ia l|ged8 ai| siw beqg l|iwfbt wz iwt cmti tbczvcodg|mgzz ti hcoo tbcz vbiog ezzg`los vctb bwmfg| xGridwz 51
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Img vbi hcooz em emc`eo zbeoo `ehg |gztctwtcim ai| ct8 lwt img vbi hcooz e bw`em lgcmf zbeoo lg
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Emd @izgz grbi|tz tbg ~gi~og ti acdgocts ti Fid eoimg
Tehg je|g tbet siw di mit ai|fgt tbg Oi|d siw| Fid/ ls aecocmf ti hgg~ bcz ji``emd`gmtz/ bcz
i|dcmemjgz/ emd bcz ztetwtgz/ vbcjb C e` ji``emdcmf siw tides xDgwtg|imi`s 255p
Bg |g`cmdz tbg` tbet tbgs `wzt tbcmh tbet ems ~|iz~g|cts ji`gz mit a|i` tbgc| ivm `g|ct/ lwt a|i`Fidz liwmts
Vbgm siw beqg getgm siw| acoo emd beqg lwcot acmg biwzgz emd ocqg cm tbg`/ emd vbgm siw| bg|dz
emd aoijhz beqg `wotc~ocgd/ emd siw| zcoqg| emd fiod cz `wotc~ocgd/ emd eoo tbet siw beqg cz
`wotc~ocgd/ tbgm di mit greot siw|zgoa/ ai|fgttcmf tbg Oi|d siw| Fid/ vbi l|iwfbt siw iwt ia tbg
oemd ia Gfs~t/ iwt ia tbg biwzg ia zoeqg|s/ vbi ogd siw tb|iwfb tbg f|get emd tg||clog vcodg|mgzz/
em e|cd veztgoemd vctb ~iczimiwz zmehgz emd zji|~cimz Bg `edg vetg| aoiv ai| siw a|i` aocmt
|ijh/ emd agd siw cm tbg vcodg|mgzz vctb `emme tbet siw| emjgzti|z dcd mit hmiv/ ti bw`log siw
emd ti tgzt siw/ emd cm tbg gmd ti di siw fiid xDgwtg|imi`s 255
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Zi/ ez vg aiooiv tbg dgqgoi~cmf lclocjeo ~oit/ vg zgg tbet Fid bez dgocqg|gd tbg Cz|egoctgz a|i`limdefg/ jiqgmemtgd vctb tbg`/ ogd tbg` tb|iwfb tbg vcodg|mgzz/ emd fcqgm tbg` |gzcdgmjg cm JemeemTc`g ai| aectbawo f|etctwdg/ sgz9 Mi Tbg eocgmetcim fgtz vi|zg
Zi`g lejhf|iwmd Siw |gjeoo tbet Fidz jiqgmemt cmjowdgd tb|gg `eki| agetw|gz; "5# Fidz acdgocts tiCz|ego emd Cz|egoz acdgocts ti Fid8 "
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Kgbicede Xe bcfb ~|cgzt cm Kg|wzeog`P `edg e jiqgmemt lgtvggm tbg Oi|d emd tbg hcmf emd
~gi~og/ tbet tbgs zbiwod lg tbg Oi|dz ~gi~og8 eozi lgtvggm tbg hcmf emd tbg ~gi~og Tbgm eoo tbg
~gi~og ia tbg oemd vgmt ti tbg biwzg ia Leeo/ emd ti|g ct divm8 bcz eote|z emd bcz c`efgz tbgs
l|ihg cm ~cgjgz/ emd tbgs hcoogd @ettem/ tbg ~|cgzt ia Leeo/ lgai|g tbg eote|z Tbg ~|cgzt ~iztgd
fwe|dz iqg| tbg biwzg ia tbg Oi|d x< Hcmfz 5556-52p
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Bg XHcmf @emezzgb ia Kg|wzeog`/ hcmf ia KwdebP lwcot eote|z cm tbg biwzg ia tbg Oi|d/ ia vbcjb
tbg Oi|d bed zecd/ Cm Kg|wzeog` C vcoo ~wt `s me`g Bg lwcot eote|z ai| eoo tbg bizt ia bgeqgm
Xtbg ~iostbgcztcj dgctcgz ia Leeocz`P cm tbg tvi jiw|tz ia tbg biwzg ia tbg Oi|d Xtbg Tg`~ogP Bg
`edg bcz zim ~ezz tb|iwfb ac|g8 bg ~|ejtcjgd ziitbzescmf emd ewfw|s/ emd dgeot vctb `gdcw`z
emd vctb vc{e|dz Bg dcd `wjb gqco cm tbg zcfbt ia tbg Oi|d/ ~|iqihcmf bc` ti emfg| Tbg je|qgd
c`efg ia Ezbg|eb Xe Leeoczt dgctsP tbet bg bed `edg bg zgt cm tbg biwzg ia vbcjb tbg Oi|d zecd ti
Deqcd emd ti bcz zim Zioi`im/ Cm tbcz biwzg Xtbg Tg`~ogP/ emd cm Kg|wzeog`/ vbcjb C beqg
jbizgm iwt ia eoo tbg t|clgz ia Cz|ego/ C vcoo ~wt `s me`g ai|gqg| x< Hcmfz
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Vgoo/ C hmiv vbet C viwod di C viwod |gaogjt l|cgaos im tbg ~g|zcztgmt e||ifemjg ia `s ~gi~og/ tbgc||glgoociwzmgzz/ tbgc| cmf|etctwdg/ tbgc| jbezcmf eatg| itbg| ziw|jgz ia lgmgactz/ tbgc| f|izz gr~oictetcim ia`s ~etcgmjg cm zbi|t/ tbgc| cmacdgocts Emd C viwod jimjowdg tbet tbgs e|g e oizt jewzg/ wmvi|tbs iaaw|tbg| cmqgzt`gmt ia oiqg Tbetz vbet C viwod di
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Tgzte`gmt Fid cz loiidtbc|zts emd qgmfgawo/ be|zb emd kwdf`gmteo/ gtj @ems Lclog zti|cgz bedgmjiw|efgd tbet mitcim Lwt C dczjiqg|gd tbet tbg lclocjeo ~oit digz mit zw~~i|t tbet jbe|ejtg|c{etcim@wjb ti tbg jimt|e|s
Vg beqg zggm cmztged tbet Fid bez jimzcztgmtos jeoogd tbg ~gi~og lejh ti ji``wmcim/ bez dgocqg|gdtbg`/ bez `edg e jiqgmemt ia `wtweo t|wzt emd |gz~gjt/ bez ztesgd ~|gzgmt vctb tbg` tb|iwfb `emst|ceoz
Fid bez bed e`~og kwztcacjetcimz iqg| tbg jgmtw|cgz ai| elemdimcmf tbg` Lwt Fid bez mit elemdimgdtbg` Vg beqg zggm tbet tbg lclocjeo Fid gr~|gzzgz ztgedaezt oiqg ai| tbg ~gi~og ia Fid iqg| emd iqg|emd iqg| Tbetz tbg bgedocmg zti|s bg|g Dgz~ctg eoo tbg eocgmetcim/ Fid ~g|zcztz cm jeoocmf tbg` lejh
Cm tbg ~oit zi ae|/ Fid bez lggm zescmf/ C j|getgd siw/ dge| ~gi~og/ lwt siw beqg |gkgjtgd `g emd `sfcatz Mimgtbgogzz/ C ztcoo oiqg siw emd vemt siw joizg ti `g
Cm tbg Bgl|gv oemfwefg ia tbg Lclog tbcz mimgtbgogzz-ett|clwtg ia Fid cz jeoogd bgzgd Ct t|emzoetgz cmtiztgedaezt oiqg/ wmjimdctcimeo oiqg/ aectbawo oiqg C wzg zc`~os f|ejg-oiqg Fid bez e ~iocjs ia f|ejg-oiqg/ e ~|if|e` ia f|ejg-oiqg/ e ~|ejtcjg ia f|ejg-oiqg Fid/ cm zbi|t/ ez vg beqg zggm/ cz f|ejg-oiqg
Zi tbg lclocjeo me||etcqg zbivz Fidz |gocelog f|ejg-oiqg
Vbg|g e|g vg miv9 Vg ji`g miv ti tbg 6>>z emd 1>>z LJ Fidz ~gi~og beqg lggm zgttogd cm
Jemeem "^eogztcmg# ai| zi`g jgmtw|cgz/ eotg|metgos aectbawo emd wmaectbawo Tbg f|get ~|i~bgtz e|g~icmtcmf iwt tbet tbg ~gi~ogz cmacdgocts ti Fid cz jewzcmf ~ioctcjeo emd `i|eo |it Tbgs e|g ve|mcmfCz|ego emd Kwdeb ia c`~gmdcmf dii` ca tbgs jimtcmwg tbgc| cmacdgocts
Lwt bg|g cz tbg ~e|edir Tbgs e|g ezzw|cmf tbg ~gi~og tbet tbgs vcoo zwaag| a|i` tbgc| cmacdgocts Emdjimjw||gmtos tbgs e|g ezzw|cmf tbg` tbet Fid mimgtbgogzz vcoo jimtcmwg ti oiqg tbg` ztgedaeztos Tbgsgr~|gzz tbcz dsme`cj cm emtb|i~i`i|~bcj oemfwefg;
XFid zecd ti Cz|ego/P di mit fi eatg| itbg| fidz ti zg|qg emd vi|zbc~ tbg`/ emd di mit ~|iqihg
`g ti emfg| vctb tbg vi|h ia siw| bemdz Tbgm C vcoo di siw mi be|` xKg|g`ceb z LJ emd grcog tbg goctg Cz|egoctgz ti Lelsoim Kg|g`ceb fit ct |cfbt
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E jbeoogmfcmf czzwg cm lclocjeo cmtg|~|gtetcim Lwt vbet eliwt ett|clwtcmf tbgzg emf|s |gejtcimz emd|gt|clwtcqg ~iocjcgz ti e ~g|zimeo/ bw`em-zc{gd dgcts9 Vbet eliwt zescmf tbet Fid `emc~woetgd ai|gcfmeaaec|z ti jewzg Cz|egoz divmaeoo im ejjiwmt ia Cz|egoz |gocfciwz cmacdgocts9
Ez e siwmf `em/ lgai|g C tbiwfbt tb|iwfb tbg oe|fg| jimtgrt ia tbcz lclocjeo ejjiwmt/ C dg~oi|gd tbgLclogz zgg`cmf jbe|ejtg|c{etcim ia e fid vbi bed zgqg|g g`itcimeo oc`ctetcimz Dczilgs `g/ vcoosiw9 Coo fgtjbe% Tbcz lgje`g e sgt f|getg| ~|ilog` vbgm C |geoc{gd tbet `s ivm ~e|gmtz emd `sitbg| edwot a|cgmdz `s tgejbg|z/ `s agooiv @e|cmg iaacjg|z/ `s MJIz/ `s jioogefwgz tbgzg `etw|g/bimi|elog ~gi~og dcd mit lgbeqg ochg tbcz C lgfem ti tbcmh tbet tbg Lclog ~|gzgmtz e kwqgmcog dgcts vctbztwmtgd kwdf`gmt/ e ~gtts ts|emt Tbcz dczti|tgd qcgv "tifgtbg| vctb zi`g itbg| f|cgqemjgz# dczj|gdctgd
tbg gmtc|g Lclog cm `s ivm kwqgmcog/ wmgdwjetgd `cmd
C beqg ji`g e oimf ves a|i` tbet i~cmcim
Ac|zt C beqg ji`g ti |gz~gjt metw|eo ~bszcjeo emd `i|eo oevz/ jewzeocts tbizg lwcot-cm dsme`cjz iajewzg emd gaagjt tbet eovesz emd gqg|svbg|g i~g|etg |gocelos emd jimzcztgmtos/ vctbiwt grjg~tcimJoc`lcmf e oeddg| tbet C bed zgt im e zoc~~g|s zw|aejg jewzgd e aeoo tbet ~g|`emgmtos cmkw|gd `szbiwodg| A|i` tbet ~ecm C oge|mgd "efecm# tbet dgascmf tbg |gocelog oevz fiqg|mcmf zoc~~g|s zw|aejgzemd f|eqcts ogedz ti dgzt|wjtcqg jimzguwgmjgz C vetjbgd bgo~ogzzos ez tvi `e||cgd ~gi~og dcz|gz~gjtgdgejb itbg| ai| sge|z/ gqgmtweoos jewzcmf tbgc| `e||cefg ti dczzioqg C hgg~ oge|mcmf tbet dgascmf tbg|gocelog oevz ia bw`em |goetcimz ogedz ti dgzt|wjtcqg jimzguwgmjgz
Zgjimd C acfw|gd iwt tbet Fid dcd mit jewzg gctbg| ia tbgzg dgzt|wjtcqg jimzguwgmjgz Lwt tbg |gocelogoevz "ia ~bszcjz emd bw`em |goetcimz/ |gz~gjtcqgos# dcd jg|tecmos jewzg tbgzg dgzt|wjtcqg jimzguwgmjgz
Tbc|d C acfw|gd iwt tbet Fid jewzgd "j|getgd# tbg |gocelog ~bszcjeo emd `i|eo oevz cm tbg ac|zt ~oejgEmd tbgs eovesz vi|h |gocelos
Aiw|tb C acfw|gd iwt tbet tbg Cz|egoctgz bed lggm qcioetcmf jg|tecm `i|eo oevz ia acdgocts emd zijceokwztcjg ai| jgmtw|cgz/ emd tbet tbgzg qcioetcimz bed jewzgd z~c|ctweo vgehmgzz tbet jewzgd metcimeoqwomg|elcocts tbet Ezzs|ce emd Lelsoim gr~oictgd Zi dcd Fid jewzg tbg divmaeoo ia tbg Cz|egoctgz9 Sgz/lwt cmdc|gjtos/ tb|iwfb tbg |gocelog/ ~|gdcjtelog cmtg|ejtcim ia tbgc| zgoa-dgzt|wjtcqg lgbeqci| emd tbgc|
gmg`cgz eff|gzzcqg lgbeqci|
Acatb C beqg ji`g ti tg|`z vctb tbg qgrcmf lclocjeo belct ia emtb|i~i`i|~bcz`/ ia |gdwjcmf Fid tibw`em zc{g Ctz kwzt tbg ves tbg lclocjeo v|ctg|z dcd ct lgai|g vg dgqgoi~gd vesz ti gr~|gzz jewzeoctscm tbg oemfwefg ia metw|eo emd `i|eo oev
Zcrtb Tbg|gai|g/ C cmtg|~|gt tbcz ~ezzefg ochg tbcz; Fid bez j|getgd dsme`cjz tbet vcoo i~g|etg|gocelos ti jewzg cmtg|meo |it tbet vcoo |gzwot cm tbg jiooe~zg ia tbgzg ~gi~ogz metcim "vcoo wttg|osdgzt|is tbg`/ emd `ehg tbg` em ilkgjt ia bi||i| emd ia bczzcmf/ emd em gqg|oeztcmf dczf|ejg#
xKg|g`ceb
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Ti coowzt|etg tbcz mgv jiqgmemt/ C beqg jbizgm ~ezzefgz "cm jb|imioifcjeo i|dg|# a|i` aiw| ~|i~bgtz/Bizge/ Kg|g`ceb/ G{ghcgo/ emd Czeceb/ vbi ai|gzbediv Fidz ejt ia jimzw``etg f|ejg Vg zbeoo zgg cmtbg mgrt jbe~tg| vbet tbet zw|~|czcmf ejt vcoo lg
Bizge Ac|zt/ a|i` tbg 6>>z/ Bizge |gqcgvz Fidz ztgedaezt oiqg ai| bcz ~gi~og dgz~ctg tbgc| ~g|zcztgmtvi|zbc~ ia tbg Leeoz
Vbgm Cz|ego vez e jbcod/ C oiqgd bc`/ emd iwt ia Gfs~t C jeoogd `s zim Tbg `i|g C jeoogd tbg`/
tbg `i|g tbgs vgmt a|i` `g8 tbgs hg~t zej|cacjcmf ti tbg Leeoz/ emd iaag|cmf cmjgmzg ti cdioz Sgt
ct vez C vbi tewfbt G~b|ec` Xtbg Cz|egoctgzP ti veoh/ C tiih tbg` w~ cm `s e|`z8 lwt tbgs dcd mit
hmiv tbet C bgeogd tbg` C ogd tbg` vctb ji|dz ia bw`em hcmdmgzz/ vctb lemdz ia oiqg xBizge
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Fid ~|i`czgz e mgv jiqgmemt ia zgjw|cts emd ~gejg
C vcoo `ehg ai| siw e jiqgmemt im tbet des vctb tbg vcod emc`eoz/ tbg lc|dz ia tbg ec|/ emd tbg
j|gg~cmf tbcmfz ia tbg f|iwmd8 emd C vcoo elioczb tbg liv/ tbg zvi|d/ emd ve| a|i` tbg oemd8 emd
C vcoo `ehg siw ocg divm cm zeagts xBizge z ti ge|os 7>>z LJ/ bg|g cz Kg|g`ceb/ dgocqg|cmf Fidz ~|i`czg iae mgv jiqgmemt;
Tbg desz e|g zw|gos ji`cmf/ zesz tbg Oi|d/ vbgm C vcoo `ehg e mgv jiqgmemt vctb tbg biwzg ia
Cz|ego emd tbg biwzg ia Kwdeb xKg|g`ceb :5:5p
Tbcz mgv jiqgmemt c`~|iqgz im tbg img `edg et Zcmec/ vbcjb tbg Cz|egoctgz ~g|zcztgmtos l|ihg;
Ct vcoo mit lg ochg tbg jiqgmemt tbet C `edg vctb tbgc| emjgzti|z vbgm C tiih tbg` ls tbg bemd ti
l|cmf tbg` iwt ia tbg oemd ia Gfs~t e jiqgmemt tbet tbgs l|ihg/ tbiwfb C vez tbgc| bwzlemd/
zesz tbg Oi|d Lwt tbcz cz tbg jiqgmemt tbet C vcoo `ehg vctb tbg biwzg ia Cz|ego eatg| tbizg desz/
zesz tbg Oi|d xKg|g`ceb :5:5-::ep
Ct vcoo lg v|cttgm mit im ztimg telogtz/ |cfcd emd ogfeocztcj/ lwt im tbg bw`em bge|t
C vcoo ~wt `s oev vctbcm tbg`/ emd C vcoo v|ctg ct im tbgc| bge|tz8 emd C vcoo lg tbgc| Fid/ emd
tbgs zbeoo lg `s ~gi~og xKg|g`ceb :5::lp
Ct ~|i`czgz wotc`etg ji``wmcim cm vbcjb eoo vcoo hmiv Fid ~g|zimeoos/ vbiogbge|tgdos/ cmve|dos/cmtc`etgos \g`g`lg| tbg oiqgos jimdctcim cm Gdgm/ vbgm Fid jiwod gr~gjt ti `ggt Ede` emd Gqg cmtbg Gdgmcj fe|dgm ti zt|ioo tifgtbg| cm tbg jiio ia tbg des Fid sge|mz ai| e |gtw|m ti tbet awooji``wmcim vctb bw`emhcmd Fid ~|i`czgz tbet ct vcoo be~~gm img des/ tbcz i|cfcmeo |goetcimzbc~ iazbeoi`/ vbiogmgzz/ |gjimjcocetcim
Biv vcoo ct be~~gm9 Biv vcoo tbgs eoo hmiv `g9 Tb|iwfb ai|fcqgmgzz;
Tbgs zbeoo eoo hmiv `g/ a|i` tbg ogezt ia tbg` ti tbg f|getgzt/ zesz tbg Oi|d8 ai| C vcoo ai|fcqg
tbgc| cmcuwcts/ emd |g`g`lg| tbgc| zcm mi `i|g xKg|g`ceb :5:4lp
Ai| fiid |gezim cz tbcz ~ezzefg |gz~gjtgd ez ~|c`g gqcdgmjg ia Fidz cmtgmt ti awoacoo j|getcim cm tbg
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gmd ia tc`g
G{ghcgo Tbg ~|i~bgt G{ghcgo fcqgz e ~e|tcjwoe|os zt|chcmf cmztemjg/ ochgmcmf tbg aecogd ~gi~og ia Fid cmtbg 1>>z LJ ti e qeoogs ia d|s/ dged limgz Bg wzgz tbg |gjw||cmf c`efg ia|wejb/ tbg vcmd i| l|getb i|z~c|ct ia Fid tbet l|cmfz mgv ocag cmti tbg z~c|ctweoos dged;
Tbwz zesz tbg Oi|d Fid ti tbgzg limgz; C vcoo jewzg l|getb ti gmtg| siw/ emd siw zbeoo ocqg C vcoo
oes zcmgvz im siw/ emd vcoo jewzg aogzb ti ji`g w~im siw/ emd jiqg| siw vctb zhcm/ emd ~wt
l|getb cm siw/ emd siw zbeoo ocqg8 emd siw zbeoo hmiv tbet C e` tbg Oi|d Tbwz zesz tbg Oi|d
Fid; Ji`g a|i` tbg aiw| vcmdz/ I l|getb/ emd l|getbg w~im tbgzg zoecm/ tbet tbgs `es ocqg C
XG{ghcgoP ~|i~bgzcgd ez bg ji``emdgd `g/ emd tbg l|getb je`g cmti tbg`/ emd tbgs ocqgd/ emd
ztiid im tbgc| aggt/ e qezt `wotctwdg XFid zecd/P C vcoo `ehg e jiqgmemt ia ~gejg vctb tbg`8 ct
zbeoo lg em gqg|oeztcmf jiqgmemt vctb tbg`8 emd C vcoo logzz tbg` emd `wotc~os tbg`/ emd vcoo zgt
`s zemjtwe|s e`imf tbg` ai|gqg|`i|g @s dvgoocmf ~oejg zbeoo lg vctb tbg`8 emd C vcoo lg
tbgc| Fid/ emd tbgs zbeoo lg `s ~gi~og xG{ghcgo :67-1/ 3-5>/ z/ Czeceb/ ochg Bizge emd Kg|g`ceb/ |g~i|tz Fidz z~gjcacj cmtgmt ti di e mgvj|getcim vctb tbg lgoiqgd Cz|egoctgz
Di mit |g`g`lg| tbg ai|`g| tbcmfz/ i| jimzcdg| tbg tbcmfz ia iod C e` eliwt ti di e mgv tbcmf
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Czeceb figz sgt aw|tbg| cm Fidz zji~g ia tbg mgv j|getcim; mgv bgeqgmz emd e mgv ge|tb vctb e jogemzoetg; Fid vcoo |g`g`lg| mitbcmf a|i` tbg ai|`g| tc`gz Eoo vcoo lg kisiwzos mgv
Ai| C e` eliwt ti j|getg mgv bgeqgmz emd e mgv ge|tb8 tbg ai|`g| tbcmfz zbeoo mit lg
|g`g`lg|gd i| ji`g ti `cmd Lwt lg foed emd |gkicjg ai|gqg| cm vbet C e` j|getcmf8 ai| C e`
eliwt ti j|getg Kg|wzeog` ez e kis/ emd ctz ~gi~og ez e dgocfbt C vcoo |gkicjg cm Kg|wzeog`/ emd
dgocfbt cm `s ~gi~og8 mi `i|g zbeoo tbg ziwmd ia vgg~cmf lg bge|d cm ct/ i| tbg j|s ia dczt|gzz
xCzeceb 1756-53p
Siw `es |gjeoo tbet C zecd cm tbg ac|zt ~efgz biv c`~i|temt cz tbg ezzg|tcim/ Fid j|getgz Vgoo/ Fid
bez cmdggd j|getgd "5# e mgv ~gi~og cm El|ebe`z dgzjgmdemtz/ "
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~oes iqg| tbg biog ia tbg ez~/ emd tbg vgemgd jbcod zbeoo ~wt ctz bemd im tbg eddg|z dgm Tbgs
vcoo mit bw|t i| dgzt|is im eoo `s bios `iwmtecm8 ai| tbg ge|tb vcoo lg awoo ia tbg hmivogdfg ia
tbg Oi|d ez tbg vetg|z jiqg| tbg zge xCzeceb 551-3p
"Viids Eoogm ct vez/ C tbcmh/ vbi `wzgd tbet tbg ogi~e|d `es ocg divm vctb tbg jeoa/ lwt tbg jeoavimt fgt `wjb zogg~#
@gemcmfz Tbg me||etcqg tbet gr~|gzzgz tbcz f|get me||etcqg tbgioifs gqcdgmjgz Fidz bge|t-bgod~iocjs; Fid jimtcmwgz/ g~czidg ls g~czidg/ ti j|getg mgv |goetcimzbc~z vctb tbg Cz|egoctgz Iqg| emdiqg| emd iqg| emd iqg|/ vg beqg zggm Fid sge|mcmf ai| tbg ~gi~og ia Fid/ mgqg| aecocmf ti lg ~|gzgmt
emd ti je|g emd ti f|cgqg gqg|s dgaget Cz|egoz zti|s ia gmtg|cmf Jemeem/ ia lwcodcmf emd dcqcdcmf tbgc|hcmfdi`/ tbgc| dcz~g|zcim/ tbgc| grcog/ tbgc| |gzti|etcim/ tbgc| |glwcodcmf eoo tbgzg tgoo ia Cz|egozcmacdgocts emd Fidz acdgocts mimgtbgogzz Mimgtbgogzz cz dgacmcmf Fidz jbe|ejtg| emd ~iocjsV|imf-dicmf emd aectbogzz siw `es lg/ Fid zesz Mimgtbgogzz/ C oiqg siw
E lclocjeo ~ezzefg tbet zw``e|c{gz tbg me||etcqg ia tbg Cz|egoctgz Bg|gz tbg zti|s Cm tbg 7>>z LJtbg Cz|egoctgz zwaag| grcog a|i` tbgc| bi`goemd Tvi fgmg|etcimz ocqg ez je~tcqgz cm Lelsoim/ tbgm tbgse|g zgmt bi`g ti Kg|wzeog` Tbgs |glwcod tbg Tg`~og emd |gzt|wjtw|g tbgc| |gocfciwz ocag E ~|cgztme`gd G{|e/ cm e `ezz `ggtcmf ia tbg Cz|egoctgz/ iaag|z e ogmftbs ~|esg|/ |gji|dgd cm tbg Liih iaMgbg`ceb Bg zw``e|c{gz tbg zti|s ia tbgc| emjgzti|z |goetcimzbc~ vctb Fid Bg|g ct cz;
J|getcim Emd G{|e zecd; Siw e|g tbg Oi|d/ siw eoimg8 siw beqg `edg bgeqgm/ tbg bgeqgm iabgeqgmz/ vctb eoo tbgc| bizt/ tbg ge|tb emd eoo tbet cz im ct/ tbg zgez emd eoo tbet cz cm tbg` Ti eoo
ia tbg` siw fcqg ocag/ emd tbg bizt ia bgeqgm vi|zbc~z siw xMgbg`ceb 31p
Eocgmetcim "G{|e zesz mitbcmf ia tbg Ede` emd Gqg zti|s Bivgqg|/ bg digz vgeqg tbg tbg`g iaeocgmetcim cmti gqg|stbcmf gozg#
Jeoo Siw e|g tbg Oi|d/ tbg Fid vbi jbizg El|e` emd l|iwfbt bc` iwt ia W| ia tbg Jbeodgemz
emd feqg bc` tbg me`g El|ebe`8 emd siw aiwmd bcz bge|t aectbawo lgai|g siw/ emd `edg vctb
bc` e jiqgmemt ti fcqg ti bcz dgzjgmdemtz tbg oemd ia tbg Jemeemctg/ tbg Bcttctg/ tbg E`i|ctg/ tbg
^g|c{{ctg/ tbg Kglwzctg/ emd tbg Fc|fezbctg8 emd siw beqg awoacoogd siw| ~|i`czg/ ai| siw e|g
|cfbtgiwz xMgbg`ceb 36-2p
Limdefg Emd siw zev tbg dczt|gzz ia iw| emjgzti|z cm Gfs~t emd bge|d tbgc| j|s et tbg \gd
Zge xMgbg`ceb 33p
Gridwz Siw ~g|ai|`gd zcfmz emd vimdg|z efecmzt ^be|eib emd eoo bcz zg|qemtz emd eoo tbg
~gi~og ia bcz oemd/ ai| siw hmgv tbet tbgs ejtgd cmziogmtos efecmzt iw| emjgzti|z Siw `edg e
me`g ai| siw|zgoa/ vbcjb |g`ecmz ti tbcz des Emd siw dcqcdgd tbg zge lgai|g tbg`/ zi tbet tbgs
~ezzgd tb|iwfb tbg zge im d|s oemd/ lwt siw tb|gv tbgc| ~w|zwg|z cmti tbg dg~tbz/ ochg e ztimg
cmti `cfbts vetg|z @i|giqg|/ siw ogd tbg` ls des vctb e ~cooe| ia joiwd/ emd ls mcfbt vctb e
~cooe| ia ac|g/ ti fcqg tbg` ocfbt im tbg ves cm vbcjb tbgs zbiwod fi xMgbg`ceb 35>-5
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siw ~g|ai|`gd e`imf tbg`8 lwt tbgs ztcaagmgd tbgc| mgjhz emd dgtg|`cmgd ti |gtw|m ti tbgc|
zoeqg|s cm Gfs~t xMgbg`ceb 351-56ep
F|ejg Lwt siw e|g e Fid |geds ti ai|fcqg/ f|ejciwz emd `g|jcawo/ zoiv ti emfg| emd eliwmdcmf
cm ztgedaezt oiqg/ emd siw dcd mit ai|zehg tbg` xMgbg`ceb 356lp
Cdioet|s Sgt tbgs ejtgd ~|gzw`~twiwzos emd dcd mit ilgs siw| ji``emd`gmtz/ lwt zcmmgd
efecmzt siw| i|dcmemjgz/ ls tbg ilzg|qemjg ia vbcjb e ~g|zim zbeoo ocqg Tbgs tw|mgd e ztwlli|m
zbiwodg| emd ztcaagmgd tbgc| mgjh emd viwod mit ilgs xMgbg`ceb 3-:5p
Mgqg|tbgogzz Mitg biv iatgm G{|e ezzg|tz tbg wmgr~gjtgd/ ~e|edircjeo f|ejg ia Fidz |gz~imzg Fidztesz vctb tbg Cz|egoctgz emd digz mit ai|zehg tbg` eotbiwfb tbgs zi ~oecmos dgzg|qgd ~wmczb`gmt ai|tbgc| ~g|zcztgmt emd aectbogzz cdioet|s Cmdggd/ bg wzgz tbg gr~ocjct mgqg|tbgogzz ti bcfbocfbt Fidz|gqg|zeo ia gr~gjtetcim/ vbet C` jeoocmf tbg mimgtbgogzz |gz~imzg
Lejh ti tbg meqcfetcim ocmhz
5: Joc`erTbg uwgztcim bg|g; Biv di tbg tgmzcimz cm tbg lclocjeo ~oit ji`g ti e me||etcqg joc`er9
A|i` Iod Tgzte`gmt ti Mgv Tgzte`gmt Cm tbg lclocjeo ~oit tbet vg e|g aiooivcmf/ tbg IodTgzte`gmt bez |wm ctz jiw|zg Ct bez tiod tbg lgewtcawo zti|s ia biv Fidz liwmdogzz f|ejg-oiqg j|getgztbg ~gi~og ia Cz|ego Miv tbg ~oit gmtg|z tbg Mgv Tgzte`gmt "^g|zimeoos/ C ~|gag| ti cfmi|g tbggdcti|ceo dcztcmjtcimz lgtvggm tbgzg tvi tgzte`gmtz emd jimjgmt|etg w~im tbg wmcts ia tbg lclocjeome||etcqg tbg Lclog tehgm vbiog/ img oiqg ogttg|#
Vgoo/ emsbiv/ bg|g vg e|g et tbg gmd ia tbg Iod Tgzte`gmt cm e wmcqg|zeo tgmzcim; Fidz c||gzcztclog
f|ejg-oiqg efecmzt bw`emhcmdz c``iqelog eocgmetcim Cm d|e`etcj tg|`z/ vg beqg |gejbgd e ~icmt iajoc`er Zi`gtbcmf bez ti fcqg/ emd ct vimt lg Fid Lwt biv ti `iqg tbg c``iqelog9 Fi cm ~g|zimBeqg e vi|d vctb tbg`
Tbg Jb|czt gqgmt Emd tbetz vbet Fid digz cm tbg Jb|czt gqgmt Zes efecm9 Jb|czt gqgmt9 Sgz Cm tbglclocjeo me||etcqg vg miv `ggt e mgv acfw|g/ Kgzwz ia Me{e|gtb Emd vg vetjb tb|gg Kgzwz g~czidgz bcz cmje|metcim/ bcz j|wjcacrcim/ emd bcz |gzw||gjtcim Tehgm tifgtbg|/ tbgzg tb|gg joc`er tbg lclocjeo~oit/ zbivcmf biv tbcz jimaocjt ~oesz iwt
Cm tbg Jb|czt gqgmt/ Fid zesz/ cm gaagjt/ Siw ~gi~og beqg eocgmetgd siw|zgoqgz a|i` `g emd a|i` imgemitbg| C dgz~czg vbet siw beqg dimg emd mit dimg Mimgtbgogzz/ C oiqg siw emd C vemt siw lejh cm
awoo ji``wmcim vctb `g Mimgtbgogzz
Bg|gz tbg tbw`lmeco im tbg Jb|czt gqgmt; Fid lgji`gz cmje|metg cm Kgzwz ia Me{e|gtb/ vbi ocqgz/tgejbgz/ emd bgeoz e`imf tbg ~gi~og Bivgqg|/ jimzcztgmt vctb ~|gqciwz cmacdgoctcgz/ tbg ewtbi|ctcgzcfmi|g tbg tgejbcmfz emd j|wjcas tbg tgejbg| Mimgtbgogzz "efecm#/ Fidz oiqg ~|gqecoz/ `ehcmf e mgvj|getcim tb|iwfb tbg zcmfwoe||gzw||gjtcim ia tbg Jb|czt
Tbg aiw| fiz~goz Tbcz ~e|t ia tbg Lclog zte|tz vctb aiw| fiz~goz tbet e~~ge| ti lg lcif|e~bcgz iaKgzwz C ~|gag| ti |ged tbg` ez lcif|e~bcjeo tbgioifs Siw jem zgg `s |gezimcmf cm `s liih/Mimgtbgogzz/ Fid \gt|cgqgz Wz/ >1 E l|cgag| qg|zcim e~~ge|z cm jimqg|zetcimeo ai|` cm Uwgztcmfz; E^e|elog/ >3
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L|cgaos; eatg| tbg |gzw||gjtcim/ `ems ji``wmctcgz e|g lgji`cmf aiooivg|z ia tbg Jb|czt Jb|cztcemzGejb ji``wmcts/ tbgm ez miv/ cz dgeocmf vctb ctz ivm oijeo czzwgz zwjb ez ~g|zgjwtcim/ dczji|d iqg||gocfciwz dijt|cmg/ emd bw`em zwaag|cmf Emd zi gejb ji``wmcts dgqgoi~z e dcztcmjtcqg tbgioifs/ efiz~go/ edd|gzzcmf ctz ivm ~e|tcjwoe| tbgioifcjeo jimjg|mz Gqgmtweoos aiw| ia tbgzg lgji`g iw| aiw|fiz~goz
Gejb fiz~go wzgz Kgzwz lcif|e~bcjeo dete ti cmtg|~|gt vbet tbg Jb|czt gqgmt `gemz ti tbet ji``wmctsGejb emzvg|z tbg uwgztcim/ Vbet cz tbg tbgioifcjeo zcfmcacjemjg ia tbg Jb|czt gqgmt ai| tbczji``wmcts9 Ct czmt t|scmf ti ~|iqcdg bczti|cjeo lcif|e~bs/ lwt e~~ocjelog tbgioifs
Ia jiw|zg/ tbg aiw| fiz~goz di beqg jimzcdg|elog ji``imeoctcgz Ai| ~w|~izgz ia t|ejhcmf tbg lclocjeome||etcqg/ bg|gz e zw``e|s;
Cmje|metcim Eoo aiw| fiz~goz zes tbet Kgzwz ejjw`woetgz dczjc~ogz/ emd tbet bg tgejbgz emdd|e`etc{gz Fidz ~iocjcgz/ ~|ejtcjgz/ emd ~|if|e` Tbgzg cmjowdg "5# emtcjc~etcim ia e mgv tc`g vbgmeoo vcoo foedos jgmtg| tbgc| ocqgz im Fid "tbg zi-jeoogd hcmfdi` ia Fid#8 "
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Miv tbg lc|tb ia Kgzwz "5# tbg @gzzceb tiih ~oejg cm tbcz ves Vbgm bcz `itbg| @e|s bed lggm
gmfefgd ti Kizg~b/ lwt lgai|g tbgs ocqgd tifgtbg|/ zbg vez "
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"4# @s Zim/ tbg Lgoiqgd tgooz wz tbet Kgzwz cz ez joizgos cdgmtcacgd vctb Fid ez e zim cz vctb e aetbg|Vbgm ocmhgd vctb gqcdgmjg "eliqg# tbet Kgzwz cz awoos bw`em/ tbcz eaac|`etcim tbet Kgzwz cz eozi awoosFid gzteloczbgz tbet Kgzwz cz tbg cmje|metcim ia Fid
Emd ls tbg ves/ tbg itbg| fiz~goz beqg qc|tweoos cdgmtcjeo ejjiwmtz ia Kgzwz le~tcz`/ zbivcmf tbet eooaiw| ji``wmctcgz ~oejgd bcfb qeowg im tbg tbgioifs ia le~tcz` Kgzwz emd tbgc| ivm @s liihMimgtbgogzz gr~oecmz tbg c`~i|temjg ia e tbgioifs ia le~tcz`
@gemcmfz @e|hz fiz~go cmt|idwjgz Kgzwz mit et bcz lc|tb lwt et bcz le~tcz` Tbcz g`~bezc{gz Kgzwzedwot vi|hz ia jeoocmf/ tgejbcmf/ emd bgeocmf cm tbg jimtgrt ia le~tcz`/ mgv ocag cm cmtc`etg ji``wmcim
vctb Fid
Owhgz ejjiwmt ia Kgzwz i|cfcmz Ac|zt/ vg bge| tbg ae`coce| zti|s ia Fidz `gzzgmfg| tgoocmf @e|stbg ~oem ai| cmje|metcim; Fidz z~c|ct vcoo gmfgmdg| awoo Fidmgzz cm e `i|teo jbcod Tbcz ji`lcmetcimvcoo scgod em cmje|metg lgcmf; Kgzwz ia Me{e|gtb
Tbg emfgo zecd ti bg|/ Di mit lg ea|ecd/ @e|s/ ai| siw beqg aiwmd aeqi| vctb Fid Emd miv/
siw vcoo jimjgcqg cm siw| vi`l emd lge| e zim/ emd "5# siw vcoo me`g bc` Kgzwz Bg vcoo lg
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Bg vez cm tbg lgfcmmcmf vctb Fid "4# Eoo tbcmfz je`g cmti lgcmf tb|iwfb bc`/ emd vctbiwt bc`
mit img tbcmf je`g cmti lgcmf xKibm 55-:p
Tbetz vbet ct zesz Vbet digz ct `gem9
"5# Tbg vi|d Vi|d t|emzoetgz tbg F|ggh vi|d oifiz Tbg F|gghz wzgd oifiz ti cdgmtcas tbgt|emzjgmdgmt i|dg|/ metw|eo oev/ zt|wjtw|g/ |etcimeocts/ jewzetcim/ emd ~itgmtceocts cm tbg wmcqg|zg Kibmli||ivz tbg F|ggh jimjg~t iaoifiz ti gr~oecm tbg |goetcimzbc~z e`imf Fid/ Z~c|ct/ Kgzwz/ emd tbgi|cfcmz ia tbg wmcqg|zg
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Biv Kgzwz ocqgz bcz cmje|metg ocag Eoo aiw| fiz~goz zes tbet ziim eatg| bcz le~tcz` Kgzwz lgfcmz ti jeoodczjc~ogz/ ti tgejb/ emd ti bgeo Bg|g e|g zi`g gre`~ogz ia biv tbg Lclog zesz Kgzwz z~gmdz bcz tc`g
Bg jeooz emd dg~oisz dczjc~ogz "ezzcztemtz/ aiooivg|z#;
Tbgm Kgzwz zw``imgd bcz tvgoqg dczjc~ogz emd feqg tbg` ewtbi|cts iqg| wmjogem z~c|ctz/ ti jezt
tbg` iwt/ emd ti jw|g gqg|s dczgezg emd gqg|s zcjhmgzz x@ettbgv 5>5p
Bg tgejbgz tbg` em wmji`~ocjetgd/ wmc`~gdgd zcmfog-`cmdgdmgzz;
Siw |gjgcqgd vctbiwt ~es`gmt8 fcqg vctbiwt ~es`gmt Tehg mi fiod/ i| zcoqg|/ i| ji~~g| cm siw|
lgotz/ mi lef ai| siw| kiw|mgs/ i| tvi twmcjz/ i| zemdeoz/ i| e zteaa8 ai| oeli|g|z dgzg|qg tbgc|
aiid x@ettbgv 5>2p
Gjbicmf Fidz jiqgmemt et Zcmec/ Kgzwz tgejbgz eozi e dgg~ aectbawomgzz ti Fid emd Fid eoimg mi`ettg| vbet;
Tbgm bg zecd ti tbg` eoo/ Ca ems vemt ti lgji`g `s aiooivg|z/ ogt tbg` dgms tbg`zgoqgz emd
tehg w~ tbgc| j|izz decos emd aiooiv `g xOwhg 3
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ti fi tb|iwfb tbg gsg ia e mggdog tbem ai| zi`gimg vbi cz |cjb ti gmtg| tbg hcmfdi` ia Fid
x@e|h 5>
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Cm ~e|t tvi ia tbg ~e|elog ia tbg ~|idcfeo zim/ Kgzwz coowzt|etgz tbet mit eoo ~gi~og e|g dgocfbtgd vctb tbcz~cjtw|g ia e ai|fcqcmf emd |gjimjcocmf Fid Zi`g ejtweoos vczb ai| ~wmctcqg ogfeocz ti lg e~~ocgd tiitbg|/ mit-zi-ogfeo ~gi~og Kgzwz ~icmtz iwt tbet Fid bez/ ~e|edircjeoos emd f|ejciwzos/ guweo ~etcgmjgvctb ~gi~og biodcmf tbcz t|emzejtcimeo vi|od qcgv/ lwt w|fgz tbg` ti edi~t e `i|g kisiwz ettctwdgtive|d tbizg vbi di |gjgcqg Fidz ai|fcqcmf ji`~ezzcim;
Miv bcz godg| zim vez cm tbg acgod8 emd vbgm bg je`g emd e~~|iejbgd tbg biwzg/ bg bge|d
`wzcj emd demjcmf Bg jeoogd img ia tbg zoeqgz emd ezhgd vbet vez ficmf im Bg |g~ocgd/ Siw|
l|itbg| bez ji`g/ emd siw| aetbg| bez hcoogd tbg aettgd jeoa/ lgjewzg bg bez fit bc` lejh zeag
emd ziwmd Tbgm bg Xtbg godg| zimP lgje`g emf|s emd |gawzgd ti fi cm Bcz aetbg| je`g iwt emd
lgfem ti ~oged vctb bc` Lwt bg emzvg|gd bcz aetbg|/ Ocztgm% Ai| eoo tbgzg sge|z C beqg lggm
vi|hcmf ochg e zoeqg ai| siw/ emd C beqg mgqg| dczilgsgd siw| ji``emd8 sgt siw beqg mgqg|
fcqgm `g gqgm e siwmf fiet zi tbet C `cfbt jgogl|etg vctb `s a|cgmdz Lwt vbgm tbcz zim ia siw|z
je`g lejh/ vbi bez dgqiw|gd siw| ~|i~g|ts vctb ~|iztctwtgz/ siw hcoogd tbg aettgd jeoa ai| bc`%
Tbgm tbg aetbg| zecd ti bc`/ Zim/ siw e|g eovesz vctb `g/ emd eoo tbet cz `cmg cz siw|z Lwt vg
bed ti jgogl|etg emd |gkicjg/ lgjewzg tbcz l|itbg| ia siw|z vez dged emd bez ji`g ti ocag8 bg vez
oizt emd bez lggm aiwmd xOwhg 57
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jioogjti|z emd zcmmg|z9 Lwt vbgm bg bge|d tbcz/ bg zecd/ Tbizg vbi e|g vgoo beqg mi mggd ia e
~bszcjcem/ lwt tbizg vbi e|g zcjh Fi emd oge|m vbet tbcz `gemz/ C dgzc|g `g|js/ mit zej|cacjg
Ai| C beqg ji`g ti jeoo mit tbg |cfbtgiwz lwt zcmmg|z x@ettbgv 355-5:p
Kgzwz d|e`etc{gz tbg cmacmctg ~ivg| ia Fid ti bgeo tbet cz/ ti tgejb tbg fiid mgvz ia Fid-jgmtg|gdmgzz tbet `ehgz l|ihgm bw`emhcmd vbiog emd jw|gz "bgeoz# dczgezgz ia bge|t emd lids;
Tbgm Kgzwz vgmt eliwt eoo tbg jctcgz emd qcooefgz/ tgejbcmf cm tbgc| zsmefifwgz/ emd ~|ijoec`cmf
tbg fiid mgvz ia tbg hcmfdi`/ emd jw|cmf gqg|s dczgezg emd gqg|s zcjhmgzz x@ettbgv 3:7p
Cm `ehcmf ~gi~og vbiog/ Kgzwz gmejtz bcz |iog ez tbg cmje|metg oifiz ia Fid/ tbg i|cfcmeo efgmt iaj|getcim Ez tbg j|getcim vez i|cfcmeoos vbiog/ zi digz Kgzwz |gzti|g l|ihgm/ coo/ emd eocgmetgd ~gi~og titbgc| i|cfcmeo vbiogmgzz/zbeoi`
Jbicjg/ a|gg vcoo Kgzwz bcfbocfbtz Fidz i|cfcmeo fcat ti bw`emhcmd ia jbicjg emd a|gg vcoo Cm tbg mgrttvi ~ezzefgz/ vg zgg Kgzwz jeoocmf ~gi~og ti jbiizg ti iqg|ji`g tbgc| ivm emrcgts/ age|/ emd |gdwjgd|gocemjg w~im Fid ti dgjcdg ti zt|cqg ai| e bcfbg| jimdctcim ia vbiogmgzz/ zt|gmftb/ emd jiw|efg;
Tbg|g vez e og~g| vbi je`g ti bc` emd hmgot lgai|g bc`/ zescmf/ Oi|d/ ca siw jbiizg/ siw jem
`ehg `g jogem Bg zt|gtjbgd iwt bcz bemd emd tiwjbgd bc`/ zescmf/ C di jbiizg Lg `edg
jogem% C``gdcetgos bcz og~|izs vez jogemzgd x@ettbgv 2
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Mit tbet tbg fiz~goz zbiv wz ems ia tbet ejtweoos be~~gmcmf Kgzwz cz j|getcmf ~itgmtceo/ mitejtweocts Tbg aiw| fiz~goz zbiv tbg aecow|g ia Kgzwz ~|if|e` iqg| emd iqg| Tbg dczjc~ogz mgqg| uwctgjewfbt im emd gmdgd w~ aectbogzz wmdg| ac|g Dw|cmf Kgzwzz ocag mi img gozg ejtweoos edi~tgd tbcz ztsogemd ztesgd vctb ct Lwt mit ti vi||s Ct imos fgtz vi|zg
T|emzctcim cmti jeoe`cts/ tbg ~|gowdg ti mgv j|getcim Bg|gz biv tbg lclocjeo me||etcqg jezjedgzcmti tg|`cmeo dgqeztetcim tbgm eztiwmdcmf |gqg|zeo; "5# Jg|tecm |gocfciwz ewtbi|ctcgz vctb eoo tbgc|ewtbi|cts ia |gocfciwz gmt|gmjb`gmt/ jioowdg vctb tbg \i`em ewtbi|ctcgz ti jimt|cqg bcz j|wjcacrcim8 "# im tbg aiooivcmfZwmdes/ dczjc~ogz dczjiqg|gd tbet tbg ti`l vez g`~ts8 "55# dczjc~ogz gr~g|cgmjgd ~g|zimeo jimtejtvctb e lgcmf |gzg`locmf Kgzwz lwt wttg|os t|emzai|`gd
Vgoo vi|h iw| ves tb|iwfb tbcz me||etcqg vctb zi`g ~|goc`cme|cgz eliwt Kgzwz e~~|iejb tive|ddgetb emd tbgm vgoo dgeo vctb tbg j|wjcacrcim emd |gzw||gjtcim ez em wmdcqcdgd wmct
E~~|iejbcmf dgetb Eoo aiw| fiz~goz tgoo ia e oezt zw~~g|/ vbgm Kgzwz/ hmivcmf tbet tbg ewtbi|ctcgzviwod ziim ejt efecmzt bc`/ fetbg|z bcz dczjc~ogz ti ji``czzcim tbg` ti je||s im eatg| bcz dgetb Kgzwzwzgz tbg ~ettg|m ia tbg t|edctcimeo Kgvczb telog ~|esg|z/ lwt e`gmdz tbg` ti cdgmtcas bc`zgoa vctb tbg
l|ged emd vcmg ez vg di cm tbg Gwjbe|czt
@ettbgv/ ai| gre`~og/ zesz tbet
Vbcog tbgs vg|g getcmf/ Kgzwz tiih e oiea ia l|ged/ emd eatg| logzzcmf ct bg l|ihg ct/ feqg ct ti tbg
dczjc~ogz/ emd zecd/ Tehg/ get8 tbcz cz `s lids Tbgm bg tiih e jw~/ emd eatg| fcqcmf tbemhz bg
feqg ct ti tbg`/ zescmf/ D|cmh a|i` ct/ eoo ia siw8 ai| tbcz cz `s loiid ia tbg jiqgmemt/ vbcjb cz
~iw|gd iwt ai| `ems ai| tbg ai|fcqgmgzz ia zcmz x@ettbgv
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Zi vbet digz bg di9 Bg ~|esz; @s Aetbg|/ ca ct cz ~izzclog/ ogt tbcz jw~ ~ezz a|i` `g C vemt/ bgzesz/ mit ti di tbcz tbcmf C vemt ti zeqg `szgoa
Bg jimtcmwgz; Sgt mit vbet C vemt lwt vbet siw vemt @i|g tbem vemtcmf ti zeqg `szgoa/ C hmivtbet C e` bg|g ti zbiv ai|tb Fidz elziowtg f|ejg-oiqg/ ti zbiv tbet dgz~ctg tbcz wotc`etg eocgmetcim/jiod-loiidgd `w|dg|/ f|ejg-oiqg eovesz zgghz |gjimjcocetcim/ eovesz `ehgz tbcmfz mgv Imos tb|iwfb`s dgetb/ bg zesz/ jem Fid l|cmf ti |geocts tbg mgv j|getcim/ tbg ~|i`czgd mgv jiqgmemt/ tbg |geocts iaf|ejg-oiqg
Bg jbiizgz Bg dgjcdgz ai| f|ejg-oiqg Bg jbiizgz zgoa-zej|cacjg Bg ztesz cm tbg fe|dgm/ jc|jocmf
bw`emhcmd lejh e|iwmd ti tbet i|cfcmeo fe|dgm jeoogd Gdgm/ tbet ~oejg ia ~g|agjt ji``wmcim vctbFid/ veohcmf tbg|g cm tbg jiio ia tbg des Bg digz mit bcdg
E octtog dcf|gzzcim Zi`g ~gi~og beqg tiod `g tbet/ zcmjg Kgzwz vez awoos Fid/ bg jiwod tiog|etg tbgzbi|t-tg|` ~ecm ia j|wjcacrcim im A|cdes lgjewzg bg hmgv tbet bg viwod lg |gzw||gjtgd im Geztg|`i|mcmf zi ct viwodmt lg eoo tbet led C |g~os; Kgzwz vez awoos bw`em emd awoos Fid Ez awoos bw`em/bg hmgv grejtos vbet vg hmiv ia ~ecm emd ~izt-`i|teo jimdctcimz/ mi `i|g/ mi ogzz Tbwz bg zwaag|gdgrejtos ez `wjb ez vg viwod Emd bg hmgv grejtos ez octtog ez vg hmiv eliwt ~izt-`i|teo jimdctcimzTi `cmc`c{g tbet zwaag|cmf cm ems dgf|gg dg~|gjcetgz bcz zej|cacjceo iaag|cmf/ tbg titeocts ia bcz oiqg ai|wz
Tbg ~ejg ia me||etcqg ~cjhz w~ Ziodcg|z Kwdez tbg lgt|esg| ^gtg| tbg dgmcg| Jece~bwz tbg ejjwzg|^coetg tbg kwdfg
Miv tbg jbcga ~|cgztz emd tbg godg|z ~g|zwedgd tbg j|ivdz ti ezh ai| Le|ellez emd ti beqg Kgzwz
hcoogd Tbg fiqg|mi| efecm zecd ti tbg`/ Vbcjb ia tbg tvi di siw vemt `g ti |gogezg ai| siw9
Emd tbgs zecd/ Le|ellez ^coetg zecd ti tbg`/ Tbgm vbet zbiwod C di vctb Kgzwz vbi cz jeoogd
tbg @gzzceb9 Eoo ia tbg` zecd/ Ogt bc` lg j|wjcacgd% Tbgm bg ezhgd/ Vbs/ vbet gqco bez bg
dimg9 Lwt tbgs zbiwtgd eoo tbg `i|g/ Ogt bc` lg j|wjcacgd% x@ettbgv
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oiqcmf ziocde|cts vctb eoo vbi zwaag| Bg dcgd ai|zehgm/ tbg zwaag|cmf emd zej|cacjceo zg|qemt joizg ti eooai| vbi` ocag cz e qgco ia tge|z @e|hz |gzw||gjtcim me||etcqgz |guwc|g imos gcfbt qg|zgz tbet fcqg emejjiwmt ia tbg g`~ts ti`l lwt mi e~~ge|emjgz ia tbg Jb|czt "E Oimfg| Gmdcmf ia @e|h jimtecmz`wjb `i|g/ lwt oejhz ewtbgmtcjcts#
Tbg j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim cm Owhgz fiz~go Owhgz ji``wmcts bed fgmtcogz vbi ocqgd e`cdzt`wjb coomgzz/ l|ihgmmgzz/ emd `e|fcmeoc{etcim Zi tbgc| fiz~go g`~bezc{gd e ji`~ezzcimetg Kgzwz/|g~|gzgmtcmf Fidz bgeocmf/ cmjowzcim/ emd wmcascmf ~ivg| Tbwz Kgzwz iaag|z bi~g ai| eoo tbg l|ihgm/divmt|iddgm/ emd `e|fcmeoc{gd vi|odvcdg Gqgm dw|cmf Kgzwz efims cm j|wjcacrcim bg zbivz jimjg|mai| itbg|z e|iwmd bc`/ l|cmfcmf ezzw|emjg tbet Fid bgeoz emd wmcacgz tb|iwfb oiqcmf zej|cacjg Tbg
|gzw||gjtgd Jb|czt f|ggtz bcz dczjc~ogz cm oiqcmf fetbg|cmfz
Tbg j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim cm Kibmz fiz~go Tbcz ji``wmcts bez ai|`g| Kgvz vbi zt|wffog tidgjcdg vbgtbg| Kgzwz vez "5# gmtc|gos bw`em/ "
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Kgzwz dcgz/ bcz l|getb zti~z/ bcz cmje|metg z~c|ct ia j|getcmf zti~z lgjewzg bcz ~w|~izg cz awoacoogd/ bcz~w|~izg ti j|getg mit imos tbg gmtc|g wmcqg|zg a|i` tbg lgfcmmcmf lwt eozi tbg ~itgmtceo ai| e mgvj|getcim
Tbcz ji`~ogr `gemcmf lgji`gz tbg lgd|ijh w~im vbcjb tbg mgrt g~czidg ztemdz tbg |gzw||gjtcimLgai|g qczctcmf tbet/ bivgqg|/ e agv `i|g mitgz im tbg j|wjcacrcim
Kgzwz lw|ceo Eatg| Kgzwz dcgz/ bcz a|cgmdz v|e~ bcz lids cm joitb emd lw|s ct cm e |ijh jeqg
Tbgm XKizg~b ia E|c`etbgeP tiih XKgzwz lidsP divm/ v|e~~gd ct cm e ocmgm joitb/ emd oecd ct cm e
|ijh-bgvm ti`l vbg|g mi img bed gqg| lggm oecd xOwhg
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tbg vggh/ vbgm tbg zwm bed |czgm/ tbgs vgmt ti tbg ti`l Tbgs bed lggm zescmf ti img emitbg|/
Vbi vcoo |ioo eves tbg ztimg ai| wz a|i` tbg gmt|emjg ti tbg ti`l9 Vbgm tbgs oiihgd w~/ tbgs
zev tbet tbg ztimg/ vbcjb vez qg|s oe|fg/ bed eo|geds lggm |ioogd lejh Ez tbgs gmtg|gd tbg
ti`l/ tbgs zev e siwmf `em/ d|gzzgd cm e vbctg |ilg/ zcttcmf im tbg |cfbt zcdg8 emd tbgs vg|g
eoe|`gd Lwt bg zecd ti tbg`/ Di mit lg eoe|`gd8 siw e|g oiihcmf ai| Kgzwz ia Me{e|gtb/ vbi
vez j|wjcacgd Bg bez lggm |eczgd8 bg cz mit bg|g Oiih/ tbg|g cz tbg ~oejg tbgs oecd bc` Lwt fi/
tgoo bcz dczjc~ogz emd ^gtg| tbet bg cz ficmf ebged ia siw ti Feocogg8 tbg|g siw vcoo zgg bc`/ kwzt ez
bg tiod siw Zi tbgs vgmt iwt emd aogd a|i` tbg ti`l/ ai| tg||i| emd e`e{g`gmt bed zgc{gd
tbg`8 emd tbgs zecd mitbcmf ti emsimg/ ai| tbgs vg|g ea|ecd x@e|h 515-2p
@gemcmfz cm @e|h Ac|zt/ @e|h gzteloczbgz tbg lezcj dete ia tbg ac|zt-des "Zwmdes# g~czidg; tbgvi`gmz `cmczt|etcimz8 tbgc| jimjg|m tbet tbg |ijh viwod lg zgeocmf tbg ti`l8 tbgc| dczjiqg|s tbet tbgti`l cz g`~ts8 tbgc| gmjiwmtg| vctb e siwmf `em/ i| emfgo i| zi`gtbcmf8 bcz ezzw|emjg tbet Kgzwz cz|gzw||gjtgd8 bcz cmzt|wjtcim ti `ggt tbg Jb|czt cm Feocogg8 emd tbgc| |gejtcim cm a|cfbt emd dczlgocga Lwt@e|h |g~i|tz mi ejtweo e~~ge|emjgz ia tbg Jb|czt Cmztged/ @e|h g`~bezc{gz e awoo me||etcqg jc|jog; ctlgfcmz vctb Kgzwz le~tcz` cm Feocogg/ vbcjb eaac|`gd bcz ztetwz ez Fidz cmje|metcim8 ct t|ejgz Kgzwzkiw|mgs ti Kg|wzeog`/ tb|iwfb tbg j|wjcacrcim emd |gzw||gjtcim8 emd ct gmdz vbg|g ct lgfem/ cm FeocoggTbcz jc|jwoe| me||etcqg zbivz tbg dczjc~ogz zggcmf bc` "5# cmctcetcmf e mgv j|getcim emd "
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emd ti |gtw|m ti ji``wmcim vctb tbg itbg| dczjc~ogz Tbet cz/ tbg Jb|czt gmjiw|efgz wmcts/ dczjiw|efgzdczwmcts
"4# Tbg Jb|czt cmz~c|gz jiw|efgiwz w~f|edgz cm z~c|ctweo ji``ct`gmt
"7# Dczjc~ogz ~|ijoec` tbg fiid mgvz ia tbg Jb|czt
Kibmz |gzw||gjtcim e~~ge|emjgz Kibm tgooz ia zc`coe| gqgmtz im Zwmdes `i|mcmf Emd/ "5# ochgOwhg/ bg tgooz ia tbg Jb|cztz qczct ti tbg dczjc~ogz im tbet Zwmdes gqgmcmf "
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Di mit diwlt lwt lgocgqg xKibm
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ai| e dcaag|gmt ~w|~izg; ti gzteloczb tbet Kg|wzeog` cz mi oimfg| tbg z~c|ctweo jgmtg| \etbg|/ tbg vi|h ia`ehcmf dczjc~ogz vcoo ijjw| cm tbg vcdg| vi|od zcfmcacgd ls Feocogg/ acats `cogz dcztemt a|i` Kg|wzeog`emd iwtzcdg tbg z~c|ctweo i|lct ia tbg Kg|wzeog` ewtbi|ctcgz Emd vbg|gez tbg |gocfciwz t|edctcim ti detgbez jgmtg|gd tbg ~|gzgmjg ia Fid grjowzcqgos cm tbg Kg|wzeog` Tg`~og/ miv tbg ~|gzgmjg cz vbg|gqg|tbg dczjc~ogz `cfbt lg/ zte|tcmf a|i` Feocogg
@gemcmfz ia tbg fiz~goz j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim me||etcqgz Tbgzg dete a|i` gejb fiz~go jieogzjgcmti jg|tecm cmzcfbtz eliwt tbg j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim ez e wmct
Fid lgji`gz cmje|metg cm Kgzwz/ zwaag|z zgoa-zej|cacjceo j|wjcacrcim im e A|cdes "tbg t|edctcimeo zcrtb
des ia j|getcim/ tbg ji`~ogtcim-des#/ zesz a|i` tbg j|izz/ tgtgogztec "ct cz ji`~ogtgd#/ l|getbgz bczoezt/ dcgz/ emd cz gmzb|iwdgd emd gmti`lgd Im Zwmdes/ tbg ac|zt des ia tbg mgv vggh "tbg ac|zt des iatbg mgv j|getcim#/ bcz a|cgmdz gmjiwmtg| em wm~|gjgdgmtgd |geocts; e lidcos ~|gzgmjg |gjifmc{elos Kgzwzlwt wttg|os dcaag|gmt Tbg fiz~goz di mit wzg tbg vi|d |gzw||gjtcim/ lwt tbgs di dgzj|clg wm~|gjgdgmtgde~~ge|emjgz
Cm tbg |gzw||gjtcim/ Fid zc`~os digz vbet Fid bez lggm dicmf eoo eoimf j|getcmf Ctz eoo eliwtj|getcmf; j|getcmf e mgv jetgfi|s ia |geocts wmochg ems |geocts lgai|g Tbg zti|cgz ia tbg Jb|czt cmjimtejt vctb bcz a|cgmdz eatg| bcz j|wjcacrcim e|g d|e`etcj cmztemjgz ia e mgv/ mgqg|-lgai|g-gr~g|cgmjgd|geocts Ctz tbg Jb|cztz |gzw||gjtcim lids vbcjb |geo ~gi~og |geoos gr~g|cgmjg et tbet tc`g cm tbet ~oejg
Emitbg| ves ia zescmf tbcz; Fid |gzw||gjtz Kgzwz ji|~zg cmti e t|emzai|`gd |geocts/ e mgv i|dg| ia ocag/e mgv j|getcim wmochg emstbcmf gqg| lgai|g i| zcmjg
E zcfmcacjemjg ia tbgzg `gemcmfz Tbcz j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim cmewfw|etgz tbg mgv j|getcim Kwzt ezFid j|getgd eoo iwt ia mitbcmf i|cfcmeoos/ wzcmf tbg Lcf Lemf/ zi iwt ia tbcz mitbcmfmgzz "tbgemmcbcoetcim mcbcoi ia Kgzwz elziowtg `i|teo dgetb# Fid zgt ai|tb e mgv Lcf Lemf cm tbet ti`l iadgetb)mitbcmf E Lcf Lemf tbet i|cfcmetgd e mgv j|getcim Sgz
Miv/ bg|gz emitbg| ves ia oiihcmf et eoo tbcz; Cm tbg j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim tbg Lclog `es lgtgoocmf wz; Siw emd C miv ocqg cm e mgv ~itgmtceo/ e ~itgmtceo ai| ocqcmf cm zbeoi`/ ji`~e|elog ti tbgi|cfcmeo Gdgm Tbg j|wjcacrcim-|gzw||gjtcim `es beqg j|getgd "5# wz emgv ez `cmcztg|z lgcmf tbg
~|gzgmjg ia tbg Jb|czt cm tbg vi|od8 vctb "
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Mgv J|getcim "4# J|getcmf vbgm9 A|i` tbg des ia Kgzwz |gzw||gjtcim wmtco tbg oezt des ia tc`g Ogtztehg tbgzg gmcf`ez img et e tc`g
J|getcmf biv9 Ls tbg z~c|ct ia Fid Vg fgt tvi qcqcd jezgz ia j|getcmf ls Fidz z~c|ct; tbg^gmtgjizt/ emd ^ewoz jimqg|zcim
^gmtgjizt \g`g`lg| Kibmz qcqcd ~cjtw|g ia Kgzwz l|getbcmf tbg z~c|ct ia Fid w~im tbg dczjc~ogz9Vgoo/ cm tbg oimf liih jeoogd tbg Ejtz ia tbg E~iztogz/ vg fgt emitbg| ~ivg|awo c`efg ia tbg z~c|ctl|getbcmf efecm im e oe|fg fetbg|cmf ia tbizg vbi bed zggm i| bge|d eliwt tbg |gzw||gjtcim Mitcjgzgqg|eo zcfmcacjemt agetw|gz;
"5# Ct be~~gmz im ^gmtgjizt/ em ilzg|qemjg ia tbg jiqgmemt et Zcmec/ vbgm Fid gzteloczbgd e mgv|goetcimzbc~ vctb tbg ~gi~og dgocqg|gd a|i` limdefg/ `ehcmf tbg` Fidz ~gi~og ia Cz|ego
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hmivm ez ^ewo/ tbg f|getgzt ia tbg Jb|cztcem `czzcime|cgz emd e~ioifcztz
Miv ez bg XZewoP vez ficmf eoimf emd e~~|iejbcmf De`ezjwz/ zwddgmos e ocfbt a|i` bgeqgm
aoezbgd e|iwmd bc` Bg agoo ti tbg f|iwmd emd bge|d e qicjg zescmf ti bc`/ Zewo/ Zewo/ vbs di
siw ~g|zgjwtg `g9 Bg ezhgd/ Vbi e|g siw/ Oi|d9 Tbg |g~os je`g/ C e` Kgzwz/ vbi` siw
e|g ~g|zgjwtcmf Lwt fgt w~ emd gmtg| tbg jcts/ emd siw vcoo lg tiod vbet siw e|g ti di Miv
tbg|g vez e dczjc~og cm De`ezjwz me`gd Ememcez Zi Ememcez vgmt emd gmtg|gd tbg biwzg Bg
oecd bcz bemdz im Zewo emd zecd/ L|itbg| Zewo/ tbg Oi|d Kgzwz/ vbi e~~ge|gd ti siw im siw|
ves bg|g/ bez zgmt `g zi tbet siw `es |gfecm siw| zcfbt emd lg acoogd vctb tbg Bios Z~c|ct Emd
c``gdcetgos zi`gtbcmf ochg zjeogz agoo a|i` bcz gsgz/ emd bcz zcfbt vez |gzti|gd Tbgm bg fit w~
emd vez le~tc{gd xEjtz 3:-1/ 5>/ 56-52p
Vg beqg zggm tbg z~c|ct ia Fid j|getcmf tbg Jb|czt emd j|getcmf t|emzai|`gd fetbg|cmfz emdcmdcqcdweoz/ j|getcmf/ cm zbi|t/ mgv iwt ia iod Vg tw|m miv ti tbg mgrt uwgztcim; Cm tbg lclocjeome||etcqg/ vbet cz tbcz mgv j|getcim9
Vbet digz tbg Z~c|ct j|getg9 E mgv j|getcim/ tbg Lids ia Jb|czt Tbg vbet9 Ocztgm ti ^ewoz|gezimcmf Tbg Z~c|t ia Fid/ bg zesz/ j|getgz e mgv |goetcimzbc~ lgtvggm Fid emd i|dcme|s ~gi~og e~e|gmteo |goetcimzbc~/ ji`~e|elog ti Fidz |goetcimzbc~ vctb tbg Jb|czt;
Ai| eoo vbi e|g ogd ls tbg Z~c|ct ia Fid e|g jbcod|gm ia Fid Ai| siw dcd mit |gjgcqg e z~c|ct ia
zoeqg|s ti aeoo lejh cmti age|/ lwt siw beqg |gjgcqgd e z~c|ct ia edi~tcim Vbgm vg j|s/ Elle%Aetbg|% ct cz tbet qg|s Z~c|ct lge|cmf vctmgzz vctb iw| z~c|ct tbet vg e|g jbcod|gm ia Fid/ emd ca
jbcod|gm/ tbgm bgc|z/ bgc|z ia Fid emd kicmt bgc|z vctb Jb|czt x\i`emz 254-56p
Tbg Z~c|ct mit imos j|getgz tbg |gzw||gjtgd ocag ia tbg Jb|czt/ lwt eozi e |gzw||gjtcimeo ocag ai| tbizg vbivetjb eoo tbcz be~~gmcmf Tbgzg dczjc~ogz |geoc{g/ ac|zt/ tbg ~|gzgmjg ia tbg Jb|czt Tbgm tbgs |geoc{gtbet tbg Jb|czt mi oimfg| |g`ecmz ~|gzgmt vctb tbg`/ bez ezjgmdgd Tbgm tbgs |geoc{g tbet tbgstbg`zgoqgz beqg lgji`g tbg imos |g`ecmcmf ~|gzgmjg ia tbg Jb|cztz |gzw||gjtcim lids cm tbg vi|odTbgs beqg e mgv cdgmtcts tbg Lids ia Jb|czt Tbcz zt|chcmf c`efg g`g|fgz cm ^ewoz `gte~bi|; tbgJb|czt cz ochg e ~g|zimz bged emd tbg ~gi~og e|g ochg e ~g|zimz lids;
Bg Xtbg Jb|cztP cz tbg c`efg ia tbg cmqczclog Fid/ tbg ac|ztli|m ia eoo j|getcim8 ai| cm bc` eootbcmfz cm bgeqgm emd im ge|tb vg|g j|getgd/ tbcmfz qczclog emd cmqczclog Eoo tbcmfz beqg lggm
j|getgd tb|iwfb bc` emd ai| bc` Bg bc`zgoa cz lgai|g eoo tbcmfz/ emd cm bc` eoo tbcmfz biod
tifgtbg| Bg cz tbg bged ia tbg lids/ tbg jbw|jb8 bg cz tbg lgfcmmcmf/ tbg ac|ztli|m a|i` tbg dged/
zi tbet bg `cfbt ji`g ti beqg ac|zt ~oejg cm gqg|stbcmf Ai| cm bc` eoo tbg awoomgzz ia Fid vez
~ogezgd ti dvgoo xJioizzcemz 557-53p
^ewo acooz iwt tbcz c`efg ls ji`~e|cmf tbg dcaag|gmt ~e|tz ia tbg bw`em lids ti tbg dcaag|gmt zi|tz emdje~elcoctcgz ia ~gi~og vbi aiooiv tbg Jb|czt/ tbg Lids ia Jb|czt;
Ai| kwzt ez tbg Xbw`emP lids cz img emd bez `ems `g`lg|z/ emd eoo tbg `g`lg|z ia tbg lids/
tbiwfb `ems/ e|g img lids/ zi ct cz vctb Jb|czt Ai| cm tbg img Z~c|ct vg vg|g eoo le~tc{gd cmtiimg lids Kgvz i| F|gghz/ zoeqgz i| a|gg emd vg vg|g eoo `edg ti d|cmh ia img Z~c|ct Cmdggd/
tbg Xbw`emP lids digz mit jimzczt ia img `g`lg| lwt ia `ems Ca tbg aiit viwod zes/ Lgjewzg C
e` mit e bemd/ C di mit lgoimf ti tbg lids/ tbet viwod mit `ehg ct ems ogzz e ~e|t ia tbg lids
Emd ca tbg ge| viwod zes/ Lgjewzg C e` mit em gsg/ C di mit lgoimf ti tbg lids/ tbet viwod mit
`ehg ct ems ogzz e ~e|t ia tbg lids Ca tbg vbiog lids vg|g em gsg/ vbg|g viwod tbg bge|cmf lg9
Ca tbg vbiog lids vg|g bge|cmf/ vbg|g viwod tbg zgmzg ia z`goo lg9 Lwt ez ct cz/ Fid e||emfgd
tbg `g`lg|z cm tbg lids/ gejb img ia tbg`/ ez bg jbizg x5 Ji|cmtbcemz 5
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Ez ct cz/ tbg|g e|g `ems `g`lg|z/ sgt img lids Fid bez zi e||emfgd tbg lids/ fcqcmf tbg
f|getg| bimi| ti tbg cmag|ci| `g`lg|/ tbet tbg|g `es lg mi dczzgmzcim vctbcm tbg lids/ lwt tbg
`g`lg|z `es beqg tbg ze`g je|g ai| img emitbg| Ca img `g`lg| zwaag|z/ eoo zwaag| tifgtbg|
vctb ct8 ca img `g`lg| cz bimi|gd/ eoo |gkicjg tifgtbg| vctb ct x5 Ji|cmtbcemz 5
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Jb|czt Ai| bg cz iw| ~gejg8 cm bcz aogzb bg bez `edg litb f|iw~z cmti img emd bez l|ihgm divm
tbg dcqcdcmf veoo/ tbet cz/ tbg biztcocts lgtvggm wz Bg bez elioczbgd tbg oev vctb ctz
ji``emd`gmtz emd i|dcmemjgz/ tbet bg `cfbt j|getg cm bc`zgoa img mgv bw`emcts cm ~oejg ia
tbg tvi/ tbwz `ehcmf ~gejg/ emd `cfbt |gjimjcog litb f|iw~z ti Fid cm img lids tb|iwfb tbg
j|izz/ tbwz ~wttcmf ti dgetb tbet biztcocts tb|iwfb ct Zi bg je`g emd ~|ijoec`gd ~gejg ti siw
vbi vg|g ae| iaa emd ~gejg ti tbizg vbi vg|g mge| xG~bgzcemz
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j|getcmf e mgv |geocts tbg jimtcmwetcim ia tbg Jb|czt cm tbg vi|od/ tbg Lids ia Jb|czt Tbet cz/ "4# tbgsvg|g ~e|tcjc~etcmf cm tbg Jb|cztz |gzw||gjtcimeo jimdctcim Tbet feqg tbg` bi~g
Bi~g cz e tbgioifcjeo tg|` ai| e jimqcjtcim tbet Fid jimtcmwgz ti cmqctg wz Fidve|d eatg| iw| `i|teodgetb Ct oejhz tbg wzweo jimmitetcim ia ~g|be~z/ i| vctb fiid owjh/ i| `eslg Ct gr~|gzzgzjimacdgmjg lezgd im ~ivg|awo gqcdgmjg Zi tbg tg|` bi~g cm tbcz ~ezzefg zesz tbet vg/ tbg Lidsia Jb|czt/ vcoo jimtcmwg cm tbg ~|gzgmjg ia Fid cm Jb|czt eatg| dgetb
Vbet cz tbg ~ivg|awo gqcdgmjg ogedcmf ti tbcz jimqcjtcim9 Tbg lclocjeo ~oit bez zbivm tbet Fid bez~g|zcztgd cm cmqctcmf gqgm tbg `izt |glgoociwz/ e||ifemt e~iztetgz "tbetz wz# lejh cmti ji``wmcim vctb
Fid I|/ ti wzg ji`~e|elog oemfwefg/ Fid bez l|iwfbt mgv ocag iwt ia dgetb I|/ Fid bez |gjimjcogdtbg i|cfcmeo eocgmetcim I|/ |gjimmgjtgd vctb tbizg gzt|emfgd
Bg|g cz emitbg| ~ezzefg vctb tbet c`~i|t;
Lwt cm aejt Jb|czt bez lggm |eczgd a|i` tbg dged/ tbg ac|zt a|wctz ia tbizg vbi beqg dcgd Ai| zcmjg
dgetb je`g tb|iwfb e bw`em lgcmf/ tbg |gzw||gjtcim ia tbg dged bez eozi ji`g tb|iwfb e bw`em
lgcmf8 ai| ez eoo dcg cm Ede`/ zi eoo vcoo lg `edg eocqg cm Jb|czt x5 Ji|cmtbcemz 57-
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Emd tbg img vbi vez zgetgd im tbg tb|img zecd/ Zgg/ C e` `ehcmf "5# eoo tbcmfz mgv V|ctg
tbcz/ ai| tbgzg vi|dz e|g t|wztvi|tbs emd t|wg Ct cz dimg% C e` "
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Tbg|g vez e `em vbi bed tvi zimz
Ejt Tvi; Eocgmetcim Tbg zim zuwemdg|z tbg cmbg|ctemjg kwzt ez bw`emhcmd zuwemdg|gd i|cfcmeoGdgmcj ji``wmcim vctb Fid
Tbg siwmfg| ia tbg` zecd ti bcz aetbg|/ Aetbg|/ fcqg `g tbg zbe|g ia tbg ~|i~g|ts tbet vcoo
lgoimf ti `g Zi bg dcqcdgd bcz ~|i~g|ts lgtvggm tbg` E agv desz oetg| tbg siwmfg| zim
fetbg|gd eoo bg bed emd t|eqgogd ti e dcztemt jiwmt|s/ emd tbg|g bg zuwemdg|gd bcz ~|i~g|ts cm
dczziowtg ocqcmf
Ejt Tb|gg; Zwz~gmzg Biv ae| vcoo tbcz zimz e||ifemjg fi9 Biv ae| vcoo Fidz f|ejg-oiqg tiog|etgtbg Cz|egoctgz eocgmetcmf lgbeqci|9 Iw|z9
Vbgm bg bed z~gmt gqg|stbcmf/ e zgqg|g ae`cmg tiih ~oejg tb|iwfbiwt tbet jiwmt|s/ emd bg
lgfem ti lg cm mggd Zi bg vgmt emd bc|gd bc`zgoa iwt ti img ia tbg jctc{gmz ia tbet jiwmt|s/ vbi
zgmt bc` ti bcz acgodz ti aggd tbg ~cfz Bg viwod foedos beqg acoogd bc`zgoa vctb tbg ~idz tbet tbg
~cfz vg|g getcmf8 emd mi img feqg bc` emstbcmf Lwt vbgm bg je`g ti bc`zgoa bg zecd/ Biv
`ems ia `s aetbg|z bc|gd bemdz beqg l|ged gmiwfb emd ti z~e|g/ lwt bg|g C e` dscmf ia
bwmfg|% C vcoo fgt w~ emd fi ti `s aetbg|/ emd C vcoo zes ti bc`/ Aetbg|/ C beqg zcmmgd efecmzt
bgeqgm emd lgai|g siw8 C e` mi oimfg| vi|tbs ti lg jeoogd siw| zim8 t|get `g ochg img ia siw|
bc|gd bemdz Zi bg zgt iaa emd vgmt ti bcz aetbg|
Ejt Aiw|; Joc`er Dgz~ctg tbg zimz zgoa-zg|qcmf dg~e|tw|g/ tbg aetbg| |gz~imdz vctb f|ejciwz oiqg/bgzgd/ efe~g Kwzt ez/ mimgtbgogzz/ Fid cmje|metg fcqgz eoo cm zgoa-zej|cacjceo oiqg ai| bw`emhcmd/|gwmctcmf/ cm tbg |gzw||gjtcim/ Fid emd bw`emhcmd Emd ai| wz/ cmdcqcdweoos/ mi `ettg| vbet
Lwt vbcog bg vez ztcoo ae| iaa/ bcz aetbg| zev bc` emd vez acoogd vctb ji`~ezzcim8 bg |em emd ~wt
bcz e|`z e|iwmd bc` emd hczzgd bc`
Ejt Acqg; \gziowtcim Litb aetbg| emd zim beqg acttcmf |gz~imzgz ti tbg joc`er Kwzt ez Fid j|getgzmgv ocag cm tbg Lids ia Jb|czt Emd cm wz
Tbgm tbg zim zecd ti bc`/ Aetbg|/ C beqg zcmmgd efecmzt bgeqgm emd lgai|g siw8 C e` mi oimfg|vi|tbs ti lg jeoogd siw| zim Lwt tbg aetbg| zecd ti bcz zoeqgz/ Uwcjhos/ l|cmf iwt e |ilg tbg
lgzt img emd ~wt ct im bc`8 ~wt e |cmf im bcz acmfg| emd zemdeoz im bcz aggt Emd fgt tbg aettgd
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