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    oii }ng ktow`m b`m icqa`k }ntowkn }ng @o Itacc| ktolgtq |}otgo` b toqbc dcwg \ln{a``. Eq nb`mcgdbt |}tgbegt| {navvgm dgna`meg# cakn}a`k eq }tbac {a}n |na`q gcgl}talbc |vbtj|. A xooegm wv b{bcc b`m blto|| }ng lgaca`k |o bcc }ng dcoom tw|ngm }o }ng }ov oi eqngbm. ]ng icoot {b| }ng |jq# }ng bcwea`we lbt}| ltbeea`k }ng ba|cg||acygt |vblg|nav|# b`m }ng |novvgt| ca}}cg Ebt}ab`|. A tomg dblj mo{`b`m vgmbccgm }o }ng a`%|}otg dbjgtq# {ngtg }ng cbmq a` }ng mg`}gmvwiiq {na}g lbv {b| |rwggxa`k va`j cg}}gt| ow} oi b` ala`k dbk b`mo`}o }ng }ov oi eq dat}nmbq lbjg# iat|} b` C#}ng` bW#}ng` bL#b`m ia`bccq }ngQ. A} {b| eq iat|} |}otg%dowkn} dat}nmbq lbjg# b`m A{b| tama`k eq dajg wv }ng mgca {bcc }o lgcgdtb}g {ng` eq ito`}

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    {nggc ko} lbwkn} o` }ng tow`m |glwta}q eattot# cgbya`k eg nb`ka`ka` |vblg hw|} cajg G.]. itoxg` bkba`|} }ng eoo`.

    [ng` A ovg`gm eq gqg|# Cwcw {b| j`gbma`k eq dcb`jg}| b`mvwtta`k b} }ng ioo} oi eq dgm# dw} A {b| }oo g~la}gm }o vcbq lb} kbeg|a` eq iat|} ea`w}g oi dga`k gcgyg`. \o A ja||gm ngt o` }ng eow}n#|vta`jcgm |oeg |w`ico{gt |ggm| a`}o Lnbtcag \ngg`| lbkg# b`m{bcjgm mo{` }ng nbcc }o }ng db}ntooe# Cwcw iocco{a`k dgna`m eg.\oeg vgovcg }nowkn} a} {b| |}tb`kg }nb} eq beg b`m eq lb}| beg{gtg |o |aeacbt. A} vggygm eg {ng` vgovcg |bam# Qow nbyg }ng |beg`beg b| qowt lb}" Eo|} oi }ng }aeg Am g~vcba` }nb} Cwlq b`m Cwcwbtg bl}wbccq76vgt lg`} maiigtg`}. Dw} ai }ngq |}acc {gtg`} lo`ya`lgm#Am |bq }nb} cajg gygtq}na`k a` owt now|g# }ngtg {b| b |}otq dgna`m a}.Eoe |bam }nb} {ng` |ng {b| vtgk`b`}# |ng b`m Mbm nbm btkwgm oygt{nb} `beg }o kayg eg. Mbm nbm {b`}gm }o lbcc eg Cwcw. Itb`j#mo`} dg b `wm`aj. [gtg o} kaya`k owt mbwkn}gt }ng |}bkg beg oi

    b |no{katc" \ng {b`}gm }o lbcc eg Cwlq. Iot |a~ eo`}n| }ngtg {b|b mtb{. ]ng` A {b| a` }ng dbljqbtm b ig{ {ggj| dgiotg qow {gtgdot`# b`m ow} oi `o{ngtg# A |gg }na| ja}}g` lnoeva`k o` qowt mbm|}oeb}o vcb`}|. [g mam b loevtoea|g. A cg} nae begngt Cwcw. \}acc#Eoe |oeg}aeg| ea~gm wv owt `beg|. Cwlq# |ngm qgcc# |}b`ma`ko` }ng |w`mglj# ma`ka`k b lb` oi ]wtjgq Igb|} {a}n b iotj. Ma``gt"

    B| A dtw|ngm eq }gg}n# A vbt}gm }ng lwt}ba`| b`m coojgm ow} }ng{a`mo{ }o }ng dbljqbtm. Eq `g{ \ln{a`` dajg {b|`} o` }ng|w`mglj qg}# dw} Eoe {b| lto||a`k }ng qbtm lbttqa`k b tgm dwljg}b`m ngt ebkal dbk |}wiigm {a}n lco}ng| itoe }ng21;6 |. \ng {b|koa`k }o {b|n b`m mtg|| ngt eb``grwa`| iot eq vbt}q. ]na| egb`}A nbm b} cgb|} nbci b` nowt }o |`gbj b vggj b} Mbm| Kcbeowt \no}|bcdwe dgiotg |ng lbeg cooja`k iot eg. A |nw} }ng lwt}ba`|# |vb} a`}ng |a`j# b`m {g`} }o eq tooe }o kg} mtg||gm.

    Mbm jgv} na| Kcbeowt \no}| bcdwe a` na| |}wmq# o` }ng nakng|}|ngci oi na| lco|g}. Colb}ao` a| gygtq}na`k# Mbm }ocm eg. Vgovcgo` yblb}ao` {b`} bllg|| }o ebcc|# dgblng|# b`m `akn}lcwd|. Ai qow

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    {b`} }o j`o{ {nb} b vbljbkg a| {ot}n# mo`} cooj b} }ng vtalg }bk.Cooj b} }ng colb}ao`. Gyg` }nowkn ngm dgg` }bcja`k bdow} {nb} nglbccgm }ng |lag`lg oi |gcca`k vbljbkgm }owt|# A }nowkn} Mbm|jggva`k na| bcdwe o` }ng eo|} |gltg} |ngci a` }ng {nocg now|g |bam|oeg}na`k bdow} {nb} a} {b| {ot}n }o nae.

    Dgiotg Mbm dglbeg b }tbygc bkg`} ng nbm dgg` b vno}oktbvngt.]ng co{gt |ngcyg| oi na| lco|g} {gtg iaccgm {a}n ocm Jombj lbegtb|#a`lcwma`k }ng217=Dto{`ag ngm |`bvvgm na| dak%dtgbj val}wtg{a}n Gcaxbdg}n ]bqcot b`m Talnbtm Dwt}o` |}gvva`k ow} oi }ng[a`m|ot Bte| No}gc a` 219=. Ng o`lg |no{gm eg }ng vno}o ngm}bjg` oi nae|gci eoeg`}| bi}gt8 ng {b| |gyg`}gg`# vaevcq# |ja``qcajg eg# b`m {gbta`k b |}tavgm hgt|gq {a}n b Cblo|}g%}qvg bccakb}ot}nb} ngm mtb{` a` dbccvoa`} vg` bdoyg }ng dtgb|} voljg} }o b}}tbl}katc| oi b nakngt lcb||. Ngm w|gm }ng eo`gq ng ebmg itoe |gcca`k}ng ]bqcot%Dwt}o` vno}oktbvn }o }ng]oto`}o ]gcgktbvn }o ovg`

    Kcbeowt \no}| Caea}gm# }ng no} |vo} iot ngbm |no}| b`m eotg. A}{g`} w`mgt a`21>1# {ng` A {b| |gyg`. @o{ bcc }nb} {b| cgi} oi Kcbeowt \no}| {b| }na| vcb|}al%loygtgm bcdwe o` eq cbv. A} {b|dgka``a`k }o |}a`j oi eacmg{ gyg` }nowkn A |oeg}aeg| |vtbqgm a}{a}n |}tb{dgttq bat itg|ng`gt.

    Ai |ng {b| a` b koom eoom# Eoe {owcm |bq }nb} Mbm| ocm

    vno}o| {gtg bt}a|n. [no |bq| }nb} katc| a` }b||gc| lb`} dg b| }b|}g%iwc b| Ktggj |}b}wg|?Ai |ng {b| a` b dbm eoom# |ngm |bq# A w|gm }o }na`j a} {b|

    Kcbeowt \no}|# dw} `o{ A |gg a} b| Kcbeowt \na}|. ]nb} |}wii {b|o`g |}gv b{bq itoe dwtcg|rwg.

    [nb}| dwtcg|rwg? Am |bq. A| a} b ja`m oi mg|j?A }wt`gm }ng vbkg| oi }ng bcdwe |co{cq# vbw|a`k iot }ng katc| a`

    dw|}agt| b`m ia|n`g} |}olja`k|# }ng katc| {a}n |ngccbljgm dggnayg|b`m tgm cav| b`m nbcygm%lb`}bcowvg dtgb|}| vovva`k ow} oi daja`a}ov|. ]ng |no{|}ovvgt|. [ng` A b|jgm Mbm bdow} }ng {oeg` {nolbeg }o na| |}wmao# ng |bam# Cwlq# }ngq {gtg bcc qow`k b`m |}w``a`k.

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    Nakn%rwbca}q eomgc|. Co}| {g`} o` }o nbyg aevot}b`} tocg| o` ]Y.Dw} Eoe |bam# Mo`} ca|}g` }o nae# Cwlq. ]ngq {gtg hw|} w`aygt%|a}q jam| {a}n ltw`lnq nbat# cooja`k }o ebjg g~}tb lb|n dq twdda`k}nge|gcyg| bkba`|} lbt| b} }tbmg |no{|.

    ]ng katc| a` }ng Kcbeowt \no}| bcdwe {gtg }ng eo|} dgbw}aiwc Anbm gygt |gg`. A coygm cooja`k b} }nge a` }ng |beg {bq A coygm bmeat%a`k }ng vgblolj| ot |na`q |`bjg| b} }ng xoo. [ng` A icavvgm }ntowkn}ng bcdwe# a} |oeg}aeg| ebmg eg }na`j }nb} ai A {b| }nb} dgbw}aiwc#gygtqo`g {owcm ca|}g` }o eg {ng` A |vojg wv a` |lnooc. A {owcm`}dg }ng cb|} katc valjgm {ng` {g nbm }o ebjg wv }gbe| a` kqe lcb||.Ai A {b| }nb} dgbw}aiwc# gygtqo`g {owcm {b`} }o loeg }o eq vbt}q.

    A coygm }o aebka`g }nb} Eoe nbm o`lg dgg` cajg }ng katc| a` }ngKcbeowt \no}|8 dtbyg# dgbw}aiwc# b`m lo`iamb`}# b| docm b| ]btxb`|Hb`g# o`cq dg}}gt# dglbw|g |ng {owcm`} ggm }o tgcq o` b eb`. Dw} Alowcm`} j`o{ iot |wtg. A` owt now|g oi lbegtb|# }ngtg {gtg o`cq

    }{o vno}o| oi Eoe itoe dgiotg A {b| dot`. B`m iot bcc }ng |}otag|Eoe }ocm# }ng |}otag| itoe dgiotg |ng eoygm }o Lb`bmb b`m eg}Mbm gygt ebmg }ng lw}. ]ng o`cq lcwg| }o ngt ocm caig {gtg }ng vblj%bkg| }nb} ngt tgcb}ayg| a` Dwckbtab |g`} ngt }{alg b qgbt# {tbvvgm a`dto{` vbvgt b`m }b}}oogm {a}n |}bev| }ng locowt oi Eo`ovocqeo`gq. A`|amg }ng vbtlgc| {gtg hbt| oi vtw`g hbe {tbvvgm a` gyg`

    eotg cbqgt| oi |}a`ja`k dto{` vbvgt# }gb%to|g vgtiweg a` {oomg`lb`a|}gt|# b`m ma|l%|nbvgm cwljq kcb|| gqg| egb`} }o dg nw`k a`{a`mo{| dw} }nb} {g g`mgm wv w|a`k b| lob|}gt| a`|}gbm.

    A` Eoe| vno}o|# |ng coojgm igbtcg|| b`m g`gtkg}al# nbvvagt }nb`Am gygt |gg` ngt. A` }ng iat|} vno}o# itoe21;=# |ng| |}b`ma`k o` b|}bkg a` ito`} oi rwac}gm kocm lwt}ba`|# nocma`k b dowrwg} oi otb`kgico{gt|. \ng| }ng iat|} tw``gt%wv a` }ng Ea|| \ovnab [g|} Dgbw}qVbkgb`}# b`m ngt mtg|| nb| b ita`kg oi vgblolj igb}ngt| nb`ka`k gbt}ng lcgbybkg# mggv b`m iwcc Gb|}gt` Gwtovgb` lcgbybkg }nb} b} }ngtb}g A {b| koa`k Am vtodbdcq `gygt kg}. A` }ng o}ngt vno}o# }na| o`gcbtkgt# b| ai |ng {b`}gm }o tgegedgt gygtq mg}bac oi }ng eoeg`}

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    iotgygt# |ng| {gbta`k b ktgg` Ebtq Rwb`} mtg|| b`m kocm ktbvg%lcw|}gt gbtta`k|# b`m vo|a`k dq }ng Bttaybc| |ak` b} }ng batvot}.\ng| {bya`k. A lowcm val}wtg ngt icbkka`k mo{` b }o}bc |}tb`kgt }o}bjg }ng vno}o b| |oo` b| |ng ko} oii }ng vcb`g. \a~ eo`}n| cb}gt# |ng|}bt}gm {otja`k b} }ng Gb}o`| Mgvbt}eg`} \}otg o` Dcoot \}tgg}# a`}ng Vg}a}g| |gl}ao`. ]nb}| {ngtg |ng eg} Mbm. Ng nbm dgg` cooja`kiot a`|vatb}ao` iot o`g oi na| lcag`}|# b`m dglbw|g Eoe {b| }ng|beg ngakn}# ng nbm b|jgm ngt }o }tq o` }ng mtg|| ng {b| lo`|amgt%a`k. ]ng` }ngq {g`} ow} iot loiigg b`m }ng tg|}# b| }ngq |bq# {b|na|}otq. Bl}wbccq# a} {b|`} na|}otq dglbw|g Eoe }ocm }ng |}otq oi no{ }ngq eg} bkba` b`m bkba`# }nowkn }ng mg}bac| lnb`kgm mgvg`m%a`k o` no{ |ng igc} bdow} Mbm b} }ng }aeg.

    \oeg}aeg| }ngat iat|} mb}g {b| cow|q8 Ng {b| {gbta`k b |}tavgm]%|nat} }nb} tgea`mgm eg oi b vta|o` w`aiote# b`m Cwlq# A |{gbt }oqow# eq a`|}a`l} {b| }o |bq `o.

    Dw} |oeg}aeg| a} {b| }{o |}bt| loea`k }okg}ngt8 Bcc }ng lo|%eg}al| katc| {gtg gqga`k eg a` b` g`yaow| {bq {ng` ng lbeg wv }oeg. Ng coojgm hw|} cajg Oebt \nbtai# dw} {a}n dcwg gqg|# cajg qow.Itoe {nb} A lowcm }gcc# Mbm| tgegedgta`k }o {b}gt }ng do`|ba| b`mgev}q }ng ma|n{b|ngt {b| bcc a} }ooj }o ebjg }ngat iat|} mb}g mtgbeq.

    [ng` Cwcw |}bt}gm |ltb}lna`k o` }ng moot a} {b| bceo|} }g`#

    {naln egb`} }nb} Eoe {owcm dg ia`a|ngm {b|na`k }ng eb``grwa`||oo`. A icavvgm iot{btm }o }ng ygtq cb|} vbkg oi }ng bcdwe# }o eqibyowta}g katc. \ng {b| {gbta`k b |na`q {na}g }okb b`m b cov|amgmlto{` oi cbwtgc| o` ngt ngbm. W`cajg }ng |no{|}ovvgt|# {no|g vow}|ebmg dga`k dgbw}aiwc |gge b tgbc |gtaow| dw|a`g||# |ng {b| cbwkna`kb| ai |ng }nowkn} }ng lbegtb {b| b hojg. ]ng nb`m{ta}a`k o` }ngdo}}oe lot`gt oi }ng vno}oktbvn {b| coovq b`m lbtgiwc8]o Itb`j# Co}| oi Coyg# Bccag. Bwkw|} 41# 21;;.

    A lco|gm }ng bcdwe b`m vw} a} dblj o` a}| |gltg} |ngci.

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    A} {b| |}gbeq no} {ng` A |}gvvgm ow} o`}o }ng |w`mglj# dw} A mam`}lbtg dglbw|g owt dbljqbtm a` Hwcq {b| b ebkalbc vcblg8 }ng |amg|oi }ng qbtm {gtg {acm {a}n }twevg} ico{gt|# mba|ag|# b`m igt`|# b`mb} }ng ioo} oi }ng |w`mglj {gtg Mbm| }oeb}o vcb`}|. ]ngtg {gtgeotg }oeb}og| }nb` A lowcm low`}# b`m gygtq Hw`g Mbm vcb`}gmeotg. Eoe mam`} kbtmg` b`q}na`k g~lgv} ngt eb``grwa`|. ]ngtg{gtg }ntgg oi }nge b eb`# b {oeb`# b`m b lnacm b`m }ngq {gtg`bjgm g~lgv} iot }ng vcb|}al moccbt%|}otg ya`g| |ngm kcwgm a` vbce%cgbi ioteb}ao`| o`}o }ngat vtayb}g vcblg|. Eoe nbm iow`m }ng eb`%`grwa`| }{o eo`}n| bko ow}|amg b ibdtal |}otg `gbt }ng nakn |lnooc{ngtg |ng }bwkn} G`kca|n b| b \glo`m Cb`kwbkg }o `g{ Lb`bmab`|.Bi}gt |ngm mtbkkgm }nge noeg# |ng cgb`gm }nge wv bkba`|} }ngdblj ig`lg b`m vcb`}gm }ngat igg} a`}o }ng |oac.

    [ng` A {bcjgm oygt }o Eoe# |ng {b| o` ngt j`gg| |lowta`k }ngeb` eb``grwa`| igg} {a}n b }oo}ndtw|n. Na| mg}bacgm }og`bac|#

    takn} mo{` }o }ng iba`} btl oi lw}alcg# {gtg bc{bq| lbjgm {a}n mtagmewm. A mam`} cajg nae b} bcc. Na| domq nbm dgg` dwac} b} b {to`kb`kcg# |o ng bc{bq| |ggegm }o dg cgb`a`k }o{btm }ng kb}g# }ngKa`kgtdtgbm Eb` tgbmq }o ebjg b dtgbj iot a}. Dw} dglbw|g na| lng|}{b| b| |lwcv}gm b| b dto`xg Ngtlwcgb` dtgb|}vcb}g# b`m na| igg}iatecq vcb`}gm o` }ng ktow`m# ng {b| Eoe| amgbc eb`# |glo`m o`cq

    }o Hwcao Akcg|ab|.Nbvvq Dat}nmbq# Cwlq. Eoe ja||gm eg o` eq ngbm b`m nb`mgmeg b tbk b`m b |vtbq do}}cg. @o{# loeg ngcv eg.

    Eoe coygm ngt eb``grwa`|. Gygtq eot`a`k# {nacg Mbm lcgb`gmna| lbt a` }ng kbtbkg b vtayb}g ta}wbc a`yocya`k b Toq Otda|o` lb|%|g}}g# eb`q |nbeeag|# b`m Ja{a {b~ |ng {owcm kbxg ow} b} owtvcb|}gt low`}gtvbt}| b| |ng mtb`j ngt eot`a`k @g|lbi. \oeg }aeg|#ngt eow}n ovg`gm a`}o b }a`qooi vcgb|wtg# cajg }ng {oeg` oMbccb|{g w|gm }o {b}ln ibcc a` coyg# {ggj dq {ggj# {a}n b maiigtg`} |g} oi eg` {no bcc coojgm |w|valaow|cq |aeacbt8 dooegtb`k%hb{gm eg`{a}n }nalj mbtj eow|}blng|# co}| oi bte nbat# }ngat kw`%locowtgm

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    }ov%mo{` lbt| amca`k o` b latlwcbt mtayg. Gygtq Eo`mbq `akn}# {nacgMbm {g`} }o na| BB egg}a`k b`m A {b}lngm BCI o` }gcgya|ao`# |ngiaccgm }ng }{a|}%eov dwljg} {a}n |wm|q {b}gt b`m {g`} ow}|amg }o{b|n }nge# |vo`ka`k }nge a` }ng |beg {bq Am o`lg |gg` b `wt|gdb}ng eq ktb`meo}ngt a` }ng eo`}n| dgiotg |ng magm.

    A vtg}g`mgm `o} }o lbtg bdow} }ng eb``grwa`| {ng` Eoe {b|noeg. A }ocm ngt }ngq {gtg ltggvq. No{ bdow} {g kg} b datm db}na`|}gbm# Am |bq. Ot b |{a`k |g}? Dw} {ng` |ng {b| ow} Am {bcjwv b`m bmeatg }nge# g|vglabccq }ng {oeb` eb``grwa`# {no|g g~bk%kgtb}gm dgbw}q aevtg||gm eg. Ngt Algcb`mal gqg| {gtg }ng vwtg dcwgoi kcb|| lcgb`gt# b`m ngt igb}ngtq gqgcb|ng| {gtg co`k b`m dco`mg }oeb}ln ngt {ak. Ngt cav| {gtg b| ib} b| b Va`j Vgbtc# b`m |ng nbm }ngja`m oi b`kco%kommg|| `o|g }nb} Mbm {owcm bmeatg o` lgcgdta}ag|b`m lgcgdta}q cooj%bcajg| Cooj b} }nb} Hg||alb Cb`kg `o|g" ngm|bq. Eq `o|g nbm hw|} ko} }o }ng voa`} {ngtg a} {owcm `gygt dg lw}g

    bkba`# |o A |b{ ngt b| b {a|n iwciacceg`} vbljgm a`}o }{g`}q vow`m|oi vcb|}gt. Dw} gygtq }aeg A coojgm b} }ng lnacm eb``grwa`# A {ottagm}nb} a` b ig{ qgbt| A {owcm vb|| iot ngt |a|}gt. \ng nbm }ng vtb`j|}gtiblg oi Mg``a| }ng Eg`blg# b`m ngt cav| {gtg }na` b`m w`ja||bdcg.

    [ng` Eoe b|jgm eg {nq A {b| bc{bq| kcbta`k b} }ng lnacmeb``grwa`# A cagm b`m |bam a} {b| dglbw|g A nbm eotg itgljcg| }nb`

    |ng mam.Eoe cbwkngm. Btg qow hoja`k? Vgovcg |ngcc ow} dak eo`gq iotitgljcg| a` |oeg low`}tag|. ]ngq ca`g wv b`m kg} w`mgt }ng|g |w`dgm|. B`m a} lo|}| vcg`}q. Tgea`m eg }o |no{ qow b val}wtg oi }no|gibjg itgljcgm vgovcg. Qow `ggm }o |gg a} }o dgcagyg a}.

    On# A |bam. Ojbq. A j`g{ |ng mam`} nbyg b val}wtg oi vgovcg{no nbm vbam }o kg} itgljcg|. Eoe }ocm |}otag| bcc }ng }aeg# dw} |oegoi }nge {gtg ebmg wv. \oeg}aeg| |ng ebmg }nge wv }o ebjg egiggc dg}}gt. [g {gtg b |gg|b{. [ng` A {b| mo{`# |ng dtowkn} eg wv.[ng` |ng {b| mo{`# A dtowkn} ngt b kcb|| oi otb`kg hwalg ea~gm{a}n |omb# ngt ibyowta}g mta`j.

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    [ng` {g ia`a|ngm {b|na`k }ng eb``grwa`|# {g mtg||gm }nge a`}ng vbt}q lco}ng| Eoe }ooj ow} oi ngt dbk. ]ng` Eoe kbyg egiayg moccbt| b`m }ocm eg }o {bcj }o }ng lo`yg`ag`lg |}otg b`m dwq|oeg |omb vov iot eq vbt}q. A} {b| |o no} }nb} A lnb`kgm a`}o eqdb}na`k |wa} b`m b vbat oi |not}|.

    ]ng lo`yg`ag`lg |}otg {b| |a~ dcolj| b{bq# {a}n }{o |}tgg}| }olto|| b`m `ga}ngt oi }nge dw|q. [nacg A {bcjgm vb|} }ng }naljg} oi cacbl dw|ng| b} }ng ioo} oi owt |}tgg}# }ngat vgtiweg |wkbtq b| ebvcg|qtwv# A }nowkn} bdow} eq dat}nmbq vtg|g`}. B ig{ {ggj| bko Am cgi}b lb}bcokwg val}wtg oi }ng \ln{a`` o` }ng ja}lng` }bdcg iot Eoeb`m Mbm| a`ioteb}ao`. A {b| o`cq bcco{gm ow} oi }ng now|g dqeq|gci iot nbci b` nowt b} b }aeg# {naln egb`} A lowcm o`cq kg} b|ibt b| }ng lo`yg`ag`lg |}otg b`m dblj. Ai A nbm b dajg# Am dg bdcg }o}tbygc co`k ma|}b`lg| b`m ko }o vcblg| cajg }ng ktolgtq |}otg# {ngtg Alowcm dwq |na`q kocm hg{gccgtq iot b rwbt}gt itoe }ng vcb|}al eblna`g

    `gbt }ng tg`}bc yblwwe lcgb`gt|. Dw} A lowcm`} dg |wtg Eoe b`mMbm nbm ko} }ng na`} bdow} }ng dajg# }nowkn. A` owt ibeacq# qowlowcm`} loeg takn} ow} b`m b|j iot {nb} qow {b`}gm. Eoe }nowkn}}nb} {b| twmg b`m bkba`|} }ng |vata} oi kai} kaya`k# dw} A mam`} w`mg|}b`m {nq }nb} {b| b`q {ot|g }nb` vtg}g`ma`k }o dg kb%kb oygt bkai} qow tgbccq nb}gm.

    ]ng dgcc lnaegm b| A ovg`gm }ng moot oi }ng lo`yg`ag`lg |}otg.G|}gccg Voevgt# {no nbm dgg` a` eq ktbmg iayg lcb|| cb|} qgbt# {b||}b`ma`k a` }ng lb`mq ba|cg# w|a`k b vbat oi vcb|}al }o`k| }o cobmhgccq igg} a`}o b vbvgt dbk. A` }ng }o`k| {b| b hgccq ioo}. A mam`} nbygb |{gg} |vo} iot G|}gccg Voevgt. \ngm }ocm Haccq Tnomg|# {no|gibeacq {g`} }o }ng ioom db`j# Ebqdg qow |nowcm rwa} gb}a`k }ng}oo}nvb|}g b`m bl}wbccq {b|n qowt }gg}n {a}n a}. ]nb}| no{ Aj`g{ G|}gccg {b| b cow|q vgt|o`.

    Ngq# Do`q# |ng lbccgm# {nqtg qow {gbta`k qowt db}na`k |wa}?\oego`g |wg qow iot }ng lco}ng| o` qowt dblj?

    G|}gccg| vbtg`}| {gtg cb{qgt|: |ng {b| bc{bq| |bqa`k |oeg}na`k

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    bdow} cb{|wa}|. Dw} bcc cb|} qgbt A jgv} ngbta`k co|} |wa}# {nalnebmg eg }na`j oi Ktb`mvb| mtq lcgb`a`k lbtow|gc eoya`k tow`mb`m tow`m# {a}n hw|} o`g co|} |wa} o` a}.

    A}| `o} b db}na`k |wa}# A ewedcgm# eoya`k b{bq itoe ngt b`m}o{btm }ng vov do}}cg| ca`gm wv w`mgt`gb}n }ng icb}| oi vwiiq {na}gdtgbm. A }nowkn} oi }gcca`k G|}gccg }nb} a} {b| eq dat}nmbq# dw} Amam`} }na`j |ngm tgbccq lbtg.

    [gcc# ai a}| o} b db}na`k |wa}# {nb} a| a}? G|}gccg |bam dgna`m eg.A}| b katmcg oi lowt|g" A {owcm`} dg bvocokg}al {a}n katc| cajg

    G|}gccg b`qeotg. A {owcm dg docm. [nb}? Qow `gygt ngbtm oi bkatmcg? A mam`} j`o{ {nb} b katmcg {b| g~bl}cq# o`cq }nb} gygtqeot`a`k A {b}lngm Eoe cag mo{` o` ngt dgm b`m |}tg}ln o`g oygtngt dw}}# b`m a} {b| }akn}.

    G|}gccg da} b lb`mq ta`k oii ngt `gljcblg. Qow `ggm b tgygt|gkatmcg# |ng |bam. ]o kayg qow b` b||. Ai }nb}| `o} a`yg`}gm# Ae

    koa`k }o ko a`yg`} }nb}.A valjgm wv }{o do}}cg|# o`g Lojg# o`g otb`kg. Qow |nowcm mo

    }nb}. A {b| mg|vgtb}g }o }na`j oi b dg}}gt loegdblj# |o A |}oom }ngtgiot b ea`w}g co`kgt# dw} bcc A lowcm loeg wv {a}n {b| [no magmb`m ebmg qow do||? b`m }nb} mam`} tgbccq {otj ngtg. \o A hw|} vbamiot eq |omb b`m cgi}.

    O` eq {bq noeg A }tagm }o }na`j oi dg}}gt loegdblj|. Qowtg |o |bm# qowyg ko} }gbvo}| loea`k ow} oi qowt gqg|.@o# mam`} ebjgb`q |g`|g. Qowtg |o mwed qow {gtg |}acc lbtya`k qowt hblj%o%cb`}gt`b} Lnta|}eb|.@o. @o} koom. ]oo |gtaow|. [ng` A ko} noeg# A vw}}ng |omb a` }ng itamkg b`m {g`} }o eq tooe }o lnb`kg. Gygtq }aegowt ibeacq lbeg oygt# A nbm }o {gbt lco}ng| }nb} ebmg eg coojcajg B``g oi Ktgg` Kbdcg|# gyg` }nowkn }ngq w|wbccq {otg hgb`|ot hokka`k vb`}|. A {b`}gm }o {gbt eq A`mq766 |{gb}vb`}| b`meq \}. Bwkw|}a`g ]%|nat} {a}n }ng cwljq mok da}g ow} oi }ng loccbt.A`|}gbm# A }agm }ng |b|n oi eq ktgq icb``gc mtg|| b`m icwiigm }ngmgvtg||gm vta`lg|| |cggyg|.

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    Loeg o`# A |bam }o }ng eattot. Kg} vtg}}q.A |cavvgm o` eq |lwiigm Ebtq Hb`g|# |`bvvgm eq ib``q vblj

    btow`m eq {ba|}. A`|amg a} A jgv} dgbw}aiwc vo||g||ao`|8 eq |ltb}ln%b`m%|`aii |}aljgt|# Ca}g%Dta}g vgk|# b`m eq now|g jgq. Mo{`|}bat|#Eoe {b| a` }ng db}ntooe tgyocya`k ngt|gci a` ito`} oi }ng eattotb| ai |ng {gtg b no}gc mg||gt} lbtow|gc. \ng {b| {gbta`k b ktgg`{tbv%mtg|| b`m ngt dgakg Mt. \lnocc| |`gbjgt| {a}n }ng dcob}gm }og|#{naln A lbccgm ngt Dak Wkcq \nog|. Ngt nbat {b| ib|}g`gm dgna`mngt gbt| {a}n vcb|}al }ot}oa|g%|ngcc loed| }nb} eb}lngm ngt kcb||g|.

    A mo`} j`o{ {nb} nbvvg`gm. A coojgm }o}bccq maiigtg`} qg|}gt%mbq. Mam`} A cooj maiigtg`} }o qow qg|}gtmbq? |ng |bam. @o{tgegedgt# ai Ktb`mvb kayg| qow b kai} }nb} qow |b{ nae ovg` b} na|dat}nmbq vbt}q# hw|} |eacg b`m |bq }nb`j qow dglbw|g qowt mbm| |amga|`} {gcc.

    A j`o{.

    ]ngqtg ngtg# Eoe |bam. ]ng` rwag}gt. A lb` ngbt }ngat lbt|.c

    B} }ng ibt g`m oi }ng |w`mglj# }ng val`al }bdcg {b| cbam ow} {a}nmgcalblag| oi }ng Dcblj \gb tgkao` b`m }ng itoxg` ioom| ba|cg oi @oItacc|8 |va`bln b`m ig}b }tab`kcg|# eow||bjb# b`m vak|%a`%dcb`jg}|.

    Eq bw`} Icotg`lg# Mbm| |a|}gt# {b| |a}}a`k o` b mglj lnbat dg|amg}ng }bdcg. Eq low|a`# Nqeb`# {b| |a}}a`k o` ngt j`gg# gyg` }nowknng {b| }ng |beg bkg b| eg. Ktb`mvb {b| |}tg}lngm ow} o` b lw|n%ao`q cb{` lnbat {a}n b `g{|vbvgt oygt na| iblg. A {b| vcbqa`kno|}g|| dglbw|g Eoe b`m Mbm {gtg vtodbdcq oii |oeg{ngtg{tbvva`k eq vtg|g`}.

    Qow {b`} eg }o ebjg qow b vcb}g? A |bam# voa`}a`k }o }ng ioom.A j`g{ Eoe {owcm iggc a`|wc}gm ai `o o`g }owlngm a}.

    Nqeb` |nai}gm o` Icotg`lg| cbv b`m ebmg b |wcjq iblg b| |ngtba|gm ngt gqg| itoe ngt ebkbxa`g. \ng vwccgm b} }ng {ba|} oi ngt

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    toevgt. @o |`blj| iot eg# Cwlq. Qow |gg no{ }akn} }na| a| kg}}a`k?A cajg a} coo|gt.

    Icotg`lg {b| Eoe| lco|g|} itag`m# dw} |ng {b|`} cajg Eoe b}bcc. \ng {b| |a`kcg# mtoyg ngt cbmqdwk lbt o` }ng nakn{bq# b`m{b|`} bitbam oi ebja`k cgi} }wt`|# gyg` {a}now} b` bmyb`lg cakn}.O`lg b qgbt# |ng cgi} Nqeb` {a}n b dbdq|a}}gt b`m |vg`} b {ggj o`}ng Eg~alb` Tayagtb. \ng lbeg dblj {a}n vno}o| oi ngt|gci nocma`kcaeg ktgg` ebtkbta}b| b`m cbwkna`k bkba`|} }ng bte| oi eg` {no|giblg| }ng lbegtb nbm lw} oii.

    \ng| eq O}ngt# Eoe {owcm |bq. Icotg`lg a| }ng dw}}gticqb`m A be }ng lb}gtvaccbt a` }ng loloo`. Ot }ng w`mgtktow`m {ote.

    A} dtojg eg {ng` |ng |bam }na|. Ai qowtg b {ote# Acc lbcc qow\cowlnag b`m dwacm qow b mat} lb|}cg a` }ng dbljqbtm.

    ]nb`j qow# |ngm |bq. ]nb`j qow.[ng` `odomq {b| {b}lna`k eg# A ktbddgm b nb`miwc oi }ng

    lngg|g lwdg| b`m mtovvgm }nge a`}o eq ib``q vblj. ]nb} {bq#Eoe {owcm }na`j vgovcg nbm gb}g` b`m Lnbtcag \ngg` lowcm nbygb db`rwg} cb}gt. A lowcm`} dta`k Lnbtcag \ngg` ow} {ng` Icotg`lglbeg oygt dglbw|g |ng {b| lo`ya`lgm }nb} ng {b| b tb} `o eb}}gtno{ eb`q }aeg| A }tagm }o }gcc ngt ng {b| b Lna`g|g m{bti nbe|}gtb`m }ngtg {b| b maiigtg`lg.

    Icotg`lg |rwgbjgm iot{btm a` ngt lnbat. Cwlq# lowcm qow kg}qowt ktb`mvb |oeg |omb {b}gt? Ng| |lnya}xa`k.A {b| kcbm }o nbyg b` g~lw|g }o kg} oii }ng |w`mglj. A {b| bctgbmq

    }atgm oi dga`k }ng no|}g|| b`m eq vbt}q {b| o`cq }nat}q ea`w}g|ocm. A {bcjgm blto|| }ng mglj b`m {b| bdow} }o ovg` }ng moot }o}ng ja}lng` {ng` A |b{ Eoe b`m Mbm }ntowkn }ng kcb||. Eoe {b||}b`ma`k dgna`m }ng ja}lng` }bdcg {gbta`k oyg` ea}}| b`m nocma`k blbjg vb`. ]ng }ov oi }ng lbjg {b| dto{`# bceo|} dwt`}# b`m a`|}gbmoi ala`k }ngtg {gtg o`cq tba|a`|# {naln tgea`mgm eg oi Lnbtcag\ngg` voov. Eoe| lnggj| {gtg va`j b`m |ng jgv} da}a`k ngt cav|

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    b`m dca`ja`k nbtm. Mbm {b| |cwevgm a` eq lnbat b`m valja`k b} na|`bac|# {nb} ng mam {ng` ng {b| b`~aow|. ]ng` ng ko} wv# b`m A lowcm}gcc ng {b| wv|g} dq }ng {bq ng |}bt}gm }bcja`k {a}n na| nb`m|. Eoedgkb` }o ltq# ngt |nowcmgt| |nbja`k.

    A }ooj eq nb`m oii }ng mootj`od. A lowcm`} dgcagyg }ngq {gtgiakn}a`k b} eq vbt}q.

    A }wt`gm btow`m b`m ebtlngm mo{` }ng |w`mglj |}gv| a`}oMbm| kbtmg`# |}oom o` eq }og|# b`m kcbtgm b} bcc }ng mba|ag|# egb|%wta`k }nge {a}n eq gqg|. [ng` A iow`m }ng }bccg|} o`g# qgcco{ {a}nb ico{gt }ng |axg oi b qo%qo# A mam`} gyg` lnglj dgna`m eg dgiotg Aktbddgm a} b`m covvgm a}| ngbm oii. A {b| tgbmq }o j`olj oii b`o}ngto`g# dw} }ng` A tgegedgtgm eq vtg|g`}. O` eq \ln{a``# A {owcmtamg b{bq {ng`gygt Eoe b`m Mbm iowkn}. A {owcm tamg iot b iwccnbci%nowt {gbta`k bcc }ng kocm hg{gccgtq A dowkn} itoe }ng eblna`g|b} }ng ktolgtq |}otg# b`m {ng` vgovcg {bygm b} eg# Am mo b dgbw}q

    rwgg` {byg dblj# {a}n eq ia`kgt| lco|gm b`m eq nb`m lwvvgmcajg A {b| nocma`k b cgeo`. ]nb} {b| eq dat}nmbq {a|n. Dak# dw}`o} aevo||adcg.

    [ng` Eoe lbttagm ow} eq lbjg# A |}btgm mo{` }ng gcgyg`lb`mcg| vcw| o`g iot koom cwlj# |rwggxgm eq gqg| |nw}# b`m val}wtgm}ng va`j ala`k |vgcca`k ow} eq `beg blto|| eq mtgbe lbjg. A aebk%

    a`gm eq|gci o` b ea`a \ln{a`` cgbva`k oygt }ng icbeg| b| A dcg{}ng cb|} lb`mcg ow} b| nbtm b| A lowcm.Nqeb` {ta`jcgm na| `o|g. Qow |coddgtgm bcc oygt }ng lbjg.[ng` a} {b| }aeg iot eg }o ovg` eq vtg|g`}|# Eoe ebmg eg |a}

    o` }ng gmkg oi b cb{` lnbat a` }ng lg`}tg oi }ng mglj |o gygtqdomqlowcm {b}ln. \ng mam`} cooj |bm b`qeotg# dw} }ng lot`gt| oi ngtgqg| {gtg |}acc tgm. A ovg`gm }ng kai}| itoe Icotg`lg b`m Ktb`mvb b |g} oi |b}a`%loygtgm lco}ng| nb`kgt| b`m }{o cadtbtq%ma|lbtm lovag|oi O[C ebkbxa`g b`m |eacgm w`}ac eq lnggj| {gtg |otg.

    ]ng` Eoe nb`mgm eg b do~ {tbvvgm a` vcba` {na}g vbvgt. A{ba}gm iot Mbm }o kg} wv b`m ko mo{` }ng |}gv| |o ng lowcm dta`k

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    ow} eq tgbc vtg|g`} itoe w`mgt`gb}n }ng |w`mglj# dw} ng |}bqgmvcb`}gm a` na| lnbat. Mbm# mo`} qow `ggm }o ko |oeg{ngtg?

    [ngtg {owcm ng ko? Eoe |bam# ito{`a`k. A}| qowt dat}n%mbq vbt}q.

    A |nooj }ng do~. Iba`}cq# A ngbtm }ng |ow`m oi |va``a`k {nggc|.Ebqdg }ngqm ko} eg o`g oi }no|g iocmwv dajg|? \}acc# mam }ngq iocmwv }na| |ebcc?

    A }otg oii }ng vbvgt a` |}tav|. ]ng do~ w`mgt`gb}n {b| b |nbmgoi qgcco{ }nb} bc{bq| ebmg eg }na`j oi b }aeg eblna`g dglbw|g a}{b| b qgcco{ }nb} vtodbdcq |}bt}gm oii dga`k {na}g. ]ng do~ {b|}bvgm |nw}. ]ng dbljqbtm {b| |o rwag} bcc A lowcm ngbt {b| }ngna||a`k oi }ng |vta`jcgt o` owt `gakndowt| cb{`.

    Qow |bam qow {b`}gm }o dg a`mgvg`mg`} . . . Eoe |bam. \o kobngbm# Cwlq. Mo`} jggv w| a` |w|vg`|g.

    A cai}gm oii }ng cam. A`|amg }ng do~# |wttow`mgm dq dbcc| oi

    |ltw`lngm%wv `g{|vbvgt# {b| b vbat oi |lwiigm eg}bc toccgt |jb}g|.A jgv} |}bta`k b} }nge# {ba}a`k iot }nge }o lnb`kg a`}o |oeg}na`kgc|g. A coojgm wv b} Eoe }o |gg ai }na| {b| b hojg. \ng {b| |eaca`kb} eg. ]ngq nbyg b` bmhw|}bdcg ioo}dgm. \o qow lb` w|g }nge iotb co`k }aeg"

    [ng` A {b| qow`k# Mbm |bam# A {b`}gm eq o{` |g} oi {nggc|

    }oo.[gcc? Icotg`lg |bam. ]tq }nge o`. [gcc bcc ko }o }ng tobmb`m {b}ln qow.

    Dw} A mo`} j`o{ no{ }o toccgt |jb}g#A {b`}gm }o |bq. Dw} gygtqo`g#gyg` Ktb`mvb# nbm |nwiicgm ow} oi }ngat lnbat|.

    Bc}nowkn A nbm b` bwmag`lg iot }ng iat|} }aeg a` eq caig# A nbm olcwg {nb} A {b| moa`k. A |b} o` }ng g`m oi }ng mtayg{bq b`m hbeegmeq igg} a`}o }ng |jb}g|. A dwljcgm }ng |}tbv| btow`m eq b`jcg|# |}oom#b`m {oddcgm iayg |}gv| iot{btm. Owt |}tgg} coojgm b nw`mtgm eacg|co`k. A ngcm eq bte| ow} o` ga}ngt |amg oi eg b`m lcovvgm iot{btmb lowvcg oi igg}. A {owcm`} cg} b`qo`g |gg eg ibcc. A }ooj b ig{ eotg

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    |}gv|# }ng` b lowvcg eotg. [ng` A {b| }g` igg} b{bq itoe }ng mtayg%{bq# A coojgm dblj. Eoe {b| {bya`k b} eg. Ktb`mvb {b| moxa`kbkba`|} Icotg`lg| lbt. Mbm {b| dw|q loeda`k }ng igt`| }nb} ktg{btow`m }ng ebvcg a` }ng ito`} qbtm. Nqeb` |}wlj ow} na| }o`kwgb`m lcbvvgm na| nb`m| }okg}ngt ygtq |co{cq# b| ai ng {gtg b eglnb`%albc }a` eo`jgq. A {bygm b`m }ng` A jgv} koa`k.

    A {b|`} tgbccq |jb}a`k a} {b| eotg b loeda`b}ao` oi {bcja`kb`m }to}}a`k dw} A vtg}g`mgm A {b| |jb}a`k ib|}gt }nb` }ng |vggm|jb}gt| Am |gg` o` ]Y. A vb||gm }ng cacbl dw|ng| b} }ng g`m oi owt|}tgg} b`m |bam# Koomdqg# cacbl|. A |jb}gm vb|} }ng now|g| o` }ng`g~} iayg dcolj| b`m |bam# Koomdqg# gakndowt|. [ng` A tgblngm}ng lo`yg`ag`lg |}otg# A |}ovvgm. A {b| vb`}a`k b`m |{bqa`k cajg b{ggva`k {acco{# |o A cgb`gm oygt w`}ac eq nbat icg{ a` ito`} oi eqgqg|. ]ng` A toccgm eq|gci wv |co{cq w`}ac A {b| cooja`k wv b} }ng|jq. ]ngtg {b| b lcowm a` }ng |nbvg oi b dalqlcg# b`m A w|gm eq ia`kgt

    }o |va` o`g oi a}| {nggc| w`}ac }ng |w` |no`g }ntowkn a}.A nbm `gygt ko`g ibt}ngt }nb` }ng lo`yg`ag`lg |}otg o` eq o{`.

    \a~ dcolj| bngbm oi eg {b| }ng ktolgtq |}otg. A lowcm jggv koa`k.Ai A ebmg a} }ngtg# A {owcm hwev }ng |amg{bcj# |vggm |jb}g }ntowkn}ng eba` moot|# b`m |camg b rwbt}gt a`}o }ng hg{gccgtq eblna`g. ]ngeblna`g {owcm ebciw`l}ao` b`m b nw`mtgm vcb|}al dwddcg| iaccgm

    {a}n dgbw}aiwc kocm hg{gccgtq {owcm vowt ow}. ]ng` Am vw} a} bcc b`m mo gcgyg` yal}otq cbv| btow`m }ng lbt| a` }ng vbtja`k co}. O`cqA nbm dgg` ko`g iot b co`k }aeg. Eoe eakn} {ottq }nb} }gttadcg}na`k| nbm nbvvg`gm. \ng eakn} }na`j A {b| co|} ot }nb} Am ibccg` o`}ng |amg{bcj b`m ltbljgm eq ngbm ovg` cajg b egco`. A mam`} {b`}ngt }o {ottq.

    A coojgm mo{` }ng |}tgg} bkba`. A} |ggegm |o ewln co`kgt `o{}nb` a} nbm dgiotg. A }wt`gm btow`m b`m ebmg eq {bq dblj noeg.

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    }ng |olabc b|vgl} oi {otj. Qow nbyg }o ko ow} {a}n vgovcg qow hw|}|vg`} }{gcyg nowt| {a}n# hw|} }o |gge voca}g.

    Mbm |}btgm mo{` b} na| ktgg` |nog|. ]ngq {gtg twa`gm. ]ng }b||gc|{gtg w`tbygccgm |}ta`k| oi cgb}ngt# }ng }og| |vco}lngm {a}n a|cb`m|oi ktgb|g. Ng lowcm`} gyg` cooj b} eg. Vcgb|g ko }o dgm# Cwlq.

    @o. ]gcc eg {nb}| koa`k o`# Mbm.Ng mam`} |bq b`q}na`k. Ng hw|} {bcjgm takn} vb|} eg b`m wv

    }ng |}bat|.

    Mbm lo`}a`wgm }o loeg noeg cb}g# dw} Eoe |}ovvgm {ba}a`k wviot nae.

    A nbm |}bt}gm }o |nw} mo{` }oo.[ng` A }tagm }o mo eq noeg{otj# eq dtba` igc} cajg b ltw|ngm

    vov lb` }tqa`k }o {akkcg a}|gci dblj a`}o |nbvg. \o A {b|`} |wtvta|gm

    {ng` Et. Nbtmb{bq |}ovvgm eg o` eq {bq ow} oi na| {ta}gt| ltbi}lcb|| b} }ng dgka``a`k oi Ebtln. A nbm`} gyg` ovg`gm }ng cb|} }{oVg`kwa` vbvgtdblj| ngm cg`} eg. \o A igc} g~}tb kwac}q iot `o}nbya`k nb`mgm a` eq cb|} b||ak`eg`}. Ng {b| eq ibyowta}g }gblngtb`m A j`g{ A {b| cg}}a`k nae mo{`.

    @o |}otq }ombq# Cwlq? Et. Nbtmb{bq |bam# |a}}a`k o` }ng gmkg

    oi na| mg|j. A mo`} {b`} }o now`m qow# dw} a}| }ntgg {ggj| cb}g.No{ bdow} qow |a} mo{` b`m {g }bcj bdow} a}.Ai a} {b| }ng |}otq A mam`} {b`} }o }bcj bdow} a}. A nbm`} |}bt}gm

    }ng }na`k. A |b} mo{` b} b mg|j. O` }ov oi a}# |oeg amao} nbm mtb{`b katc {a}n tgbccq dak dood| b`m b cam o` ngt ngbm cajg |ng {b| b hbt.A caljgm eq ia`kgt b`m twddgm b} a}# dw} A lowcm`} kg} a} ow}. Ae|ottq. A hw|} mo`} j`o{ {nb} }o {ta}g.

    [gcc# no{| a} koa`k |o ibt?A jggv |}bt}a`k. ]ng` A |}ov. [ng`gygt A kbxgm mo{` b} }ng

    dcb`j vbkg# Am }na`j# @odomq lbtg|. @odomq lbtg| bdow} }ng |}otag|

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    }nb} qow {owcm j`o{ no{ }o {ta}g. ]ng` A {owcm vw} eq vg` mo{`b`m |}btg b} }ng vbkg w`}ac a} kbyg eg b ngbmblng. A mo`} j`o{# A|bam. Ae |ottq.

    Et. Nbtmb{bq mam`} |bq b`q}na`k iot b ea`w}g. Ng mam`} ea`m}ng |acg`lg b| ewln b| A mam# dw} A {b| }ng o`g o` }ng |vo}# iggca`kcajg b vak tob|}a`k o` b |va}.

    [gcc# ai qowtg nbya`k }towdcg {ta}a`k# qow eakn} `o} dg {ta}a`k}ng takn} |}otq.

    ]na| {b| w|gcg||. A mam`} {b`} }o kg} vnaco|ovnalbc. A {b`}gmnae }o kayg eg b ow}ca`g }ng {bq ng mam {ng` ng b||ak`gm w| b`g||bq |o A lowcm hw|} dg mo`g {a}n a}.

    Mo qow iocco{ eg? ng |bam.A |nooj eq ngbm.A }na`j bdow} a} |oeg}aeg|# ng |bam. No{ {g j`o{ {ng`

    {gtg dgka``a`k }ng takn} |}otq. B`m A kwg|| a}| }nb} eoeg`} }nb}

    |lbtg| qow# }nb} eakn} gyg` nwt} dglbw|g a}| |o }twg. Dw} qow lo`%}a`wg. ]nb}| }ng takn} |}otq.

    c

    A {b| ea~a`k lnolocb}g lnav loojag db}}gt b`m A lowcm ngbt }nglb``gm cbwkn}gt |}tgbea`k itoe }ng caya`k tooe. Eoe b`m Mbm

    {gtg {b}lna`k Lnggt|#}qvalbc \w`mbq%bi}gt`oo` vtoktbeea`k.Mbm b`m A nbm dbtgcq |vojg` |a`lg }ng akn} ngm {bcjgm b{bq itoeeg# dw} A {b| tgcagygm }nb} ng {b| ia`bccq ebja`k }aeg iot Eoe.

    A {b| |nbva`k b loojag dg}{gg` eq ia`kgt| {ng` }ng vno`g tb`k.Cwlq# lb` qow kg} }nb}? Eoe lbccgm.A lb`}. Eq nb`m| btg b eg||. Lb` qow?Mbm lbeg a`}o }ng ja}lng` b`m b`|{gtgm }ng vno`g# }wt`a`k na|

    dblj }o }ng |}oyg |o }ng qgcco{ {atg |}tg}lngm b| ibt b| a} lowcm ko.Cajg A {owcm gbyg|mtov.Ng ebmg |oeg ktwedca`k |ow`m| b`m }ng` vw} }ng tglgaygt dblj

    a`}o }ng ltbmcg. Ng vbmmgm dblj a`}o }ng caya`k tooe.

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    A {b| }na`ja`k bdow} {nb} ]oeeq {owcm |bq bdow} na| loojag|{ng` A ngbtm Eoe qgcca`k.

    ]na| a| ltbxq" Lbcc }nge dblj b`m }gcc }nge qow lb`}" Ot cg} eglbcc }nge dblj. Acc kayg }nge b vaglg oi eq ea`m# ebja`k qow {otjcajg b mok.

    @o# Hoq. Hw|} iotkg} a}. A `ggm }o ko wv|}bat| b`m kg} mtg||gm`o{. Eoe iocco{gm nae a`}o }ng nbcc. Mo`} }ngq |gg }ng dbk|w`mgt qowt gqg|? A mo`} lbtg ai a}| b` gegtkg`lq# {nb} ja`m oi oiialg lbcc| }ngat gevcoqgg| a` o` }ng {ggjg`m? [ng` qow bctgbmq{otjgm gygtq mbq

    Hoq# vcgb|g eoyg ow} oi }ng {bq ]ngq {g`} wv|}bat| b`m a} o`cq }ooj b ig{ |glo`m| dgiotg A ngbtm

    Eoe |now}a`k iocco{gm dq Mbm| co{ ewtewt|. A cgi} }ng loojagdb}}gt# {g`} }o }ng |a`j# b`m }wt`gm o` }ng }bv. A ngcm eq nb`m|w`mgt }ng no} {b}gt# iggca`k a} |obj }ntowkn gygtq votg a` eq nb`m.

    A {b| |o }atgm oi }na|. A {b| }atgm oi }ngat iakn}|. ]ngat |acg`lg|. ]ng{bq eo`}n| {owcm vb|| b`m }ng` |wmmg`cq# b`kgt {owcm g~vcomgitoe do}n |amg|. A {b| b j`o} o` b tovg dga`k vwccgm a` }{o matgl%}ao`|. A val}wtgm eq|gci |}b`ma`k b} }na| |a`j iotgygt. A val}wtgmeq|gci ibt b{bq# b} w`aygt|a}q# {a}n Gta` b`m ]oeeq.

    [ng` A {bcjgm ow} a`}o }ng nbcc# Mbm {b| loea`k mo{` }ng |}bat|

    a` na| nw`}a`k |lg`g |{gb}gt# b tgm loccbt |}alja`k ow} oi }ng `glj.B|j nae {ngtg ng kog| bcc `akn}# Eoe |bam# }tbaca`k dgna`mnae.

    A }ocm qow" Ae b} {otj" Mbm qgccgm.B`m gygtq akn} {ng` qow loeg noeg qow hwev a` }ng |no{gt"A {b| ojbq w`}ac A ngbtm }ng |ow`m oi }ng moot |cbeea`k.A` }ng ja}lng`# Eoe |b} b} }ng }bdcg {a}n ngt iblg a` ngt nb`m|.

    A }nowkn} a} {b| bcc oygt. Ngt yoalg {b| ewiicgm }ntowkn }ng|vblg| oi ngt nb`m|.

    [nb}| bcc oygt? Eq yoalg |ow`mgm |o ewln qow`kgt }nb` a}mam a` eq ngbm.

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    Eoe |}oom wv# }ng` ktbddgm nocm oi }ng dblj oi ngt lnbat.Bcalab. Ng| |gga`k ngt bkba`. Ng vtoea|gm a} {b| oygt.

    A |}btgm b} }ng loojag mowkn o` }ng low`}gt# }ng lnolocb}g lnav|eb|ngm a`}o b dgakg cwev. A {b| }oo |noljgm }o |bq b`q}na`k. ]ng`A ngbtm }ng |ow`m oi Eoe| igg} koa`k wv }ng |}bat|.

    Eoe nbm `gygt |bam Ltb|na`k [byg| `beg dgiotg. Ngbta`kEoe |bq ngt `beg ebmg eg {o`mgt ai |ngm dgg` lbttqa`k a}btow`m bcc }na| }aeg# }ng {gakn} oi }nb} `beg }ng lbw|g oi bcc ngt{ottag|# ngt qgbt| o` }ng lowln. A {o`mgtgm ai Ltb|na`k [byg j`g{}nb} |ng nbm dgg` }ng |nbmo{ oygt Eoe| caig. A {o`mgtgm ai Mbm{b| b dg}}gt eb` {ng` ng {b| {a}n ngt. Iot |o co`k Ltb|na`k [byg{b| hw|} b` amgb A jgv} a` eq ngbm. Dw} ngbta`k Eoe |bq Ltb|na`k[byg| `beg ebmg ngt tgbc }o eg bcc oi b |wmmg`. \ng {b| b tgbc{oeb`. \ng caygm a` b now|g# a` }na| la}q. \ng nbm ngt o{` caig. A}nowkn} }nb} ai A lowcm ia`m ngt# ebqdg Am ia`bccq nbyg }ng b`|{gt|

    }o bcc oi eq rwg|}ao`|.

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    CBWTG@ JAT\N@GT| mgdw} `oygc#[ngtg [g Nbyg }o Ko #{b| b ia`bca|} iot }ng4626 ]oto`}o Dooj B{btm b`m nb| dgg` vwd%

    ca|ngm a` Kgteb`q b`m }ng @g}ngtcb`m|. Cbwtg` {b| bc|o `begmDg|} Gegtka`k Bw}not dq @O[ ebkbxa`g# ]oto`}o| bc}gt`b}ayg{ggjcq. \ng a| b ktbmwb}g oi }ng W`aygt|a}q oi ]oto`}o| E.B.vtoktbe a` G`kca|n a` }ng iagcm oi Ltgb}ayg [ta}a`k# {ngtg |ng {b|eg`}otgm dq Ebtkbtg} B}{oom.

    Cbwtg` cayg| a` ]oto`}o# {ngtg |ng a| b} {otj o` ngt |glo`m

    `oygc. Iot eotg a`ioteb}ao`# vcgb|g ya|a} {{{.cbwtg`%jat|n`gt.loe.

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    Lovqtakn} 4661 dq Cbwtg` Jat|n`gt

    Gedcge }tbmg vbvgtdblj {a}n icbv| gma}ao` vwdca|ngm4661]na| Gedcge gma}ao` vwdca|ngm4624

    Gedcge a| b` aevta`} oi ElLcgccb`m ) \}g{bt} C}m.Gedcge b`m locovno` btg tgka|}gtgm }tbmgebtj| oi ElLcgccb`m ) \}g{bt} C}m.

    Bcc takn}| tg|gtygm. ]ng w|g oi b`q vbt} oi }na| vwdcalb}ao` tgvtomwlgm# }tb`|ea}}gma` b`q iote ot dq b`q egb`|# gcgl}to`al# eglnb`albc# vno}olovqa`k# tglotma`k# oto}ngt{a|g# ot |}otgm a` b tg}tagybc |q|}ge# {a}now} }ng vtaot {ta}}g` lo`|g`} oi }ngvwdca|ngt ot# a` lb|g oi vno}olovqa`k ot o}ngt tgvtoktbvnal lovqa`k# b calg`lgitoe }ng Lb`bmab` Lovqtakn} Calg`|a`k Bkg`lq a| b` a`ita`kgeg`} oi }ng

    lovqtakn} cb{.

    Cadtbtq b`m Btlnayg| Lb`bmb Lb}bcokwa`k a` Vwdcalb}ao`

    Jat|n`gt# Cbwtg`[ngtg {g nbyg }o ko / Cbwtg` Jat|n`gt.

    a|d` 1;>%6%;;26%17;9%=

    A. ]a}cg.

    v|>942.a;>{7= 4624 l>2