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JNQG]KLQFLEIKGAE Gn|af
Shad Ezeginfe}a
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]ha dzae}as} }hzae} }n lzaamni ks }ha ejsagca nl czk}kcksi'
TNFA SN[KGOEv GKDAZKEG FK]AZE]QZA GNJFA FEQZAE]A
Eg Kgspk|ke& Kgcnzpnze}am Cnipeg{'
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]hks ks e tnzo nl lkc}kng' ]ha geias& chezec}azs& pfecas egm kgckmag}s eza}ha pznmqc} nl }ha eq}hnz$s kiedkge}kng nz eza qsam lkc}k}knqsf{' Eg{ za)
saijfegca }n ec}qef a|ag}s& fncefas& nz pazsngs& fk|kgd nz maem& ks ag}kzaf{
cnkgckmag}ef'
Kgspk|ke JnnosIaiphks& ]aggassaa& Qgk}am S}e}as nl Eiazkce'
ttt'kgspk|kejnnos'cni
Jnqg}klqf Leikga2 E Gn|af
Cnp{zkdh} :050 j{ Kgspk|ke Jnnos'Chkal Amk}nz Pa}znqfe Mnzsa}
Eq}hnz Phn}ndzeph ]{faz EgmzatsCn|az Maskdgaz Shad Ezeginfe}a
Cn|az Amk}nz S}a|a MegkafsngCn|az Kieda Ja}heg{ Hefa{
Eff zkdh}s zasaz|am' Gn pez} nl }hks jnno ceg ja qsam nz zapznmqcam& kgpez} nz kg thnfa& j{ eg{ iaegs& j{ eg{nga& tk}hnq} tzk}}ag paziksskng
lzni Shad Ezeginfe}a nz Kgspk|ke Jnnos'
Lnz paziksskng }n zapznmqca }ha kglnzie}kng kg }hks jnno lnz cniiaz)
ckef pqzpnsas nz zamks}zkjq}kng& pfaesa a)iekf2 cnp{zkdh}@kgspk|ke'cni
]n cng}ec} }ha eq}hnz& Shad Ezeginfe}a2eq}hnzs@kgspk|ke'cni
KSJG)502 0)
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ZA\KATSlnzkEC]QE]A2
]ha eq}hnz jfagms kgspkze}kngef }haias }he} oaap zaemazs ag)dedam kg''' safl zalfac}kng' '''dzae}f{ gaamam']ha ]aggassaa ]zkjqga'
K}s eierkgd }n ia hnt e {nqgd ieg nl Shads eda ceg ja sntksa ja{ngm hks {aezs' K bqs} fn|a k}%]qtegme Cnfaieg& Gats Cheggaf 1 ) ]efo nl }ha ]ntg'
''' _EgY allac}k|a egm skipfa }nnf }n fk|a e lqff egm kgspkzam fkla']ha ]aggassaeg'
E iqs} zaem''' lnz kgspkze}kng egm in}k|e}kng j{ e jzkdh} gat}efag}'''}ha pazlac} dkl}'Jnnoieg.Jnnotnieg Za|kats'
'''Ezeginfe}as jnno jfagms s}nzkas egm }haias'Gesh|kffa Ck}{ Pepaz'
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]EJFA NL CNG]AG]S2
Mamkce}kng2 K
Ecogntfamdaiag}2 KK
Lnzatnzm2 KKK
Chep}az Nga2 5
Chep}az ]tn2 1
Chep}az ]hzaa2 54
Chep}az Lnqz2 =3
Chep}az Lk|a2 1
The}s dnkgd ng>
He|a K jaag mzqddam>
Es }ha {nqgd jn{ fe{ kg hks gat sezcnphedqs }z{kgd }n lkdqza nq} }ha
cngmk}kngs }he} fam }n hks mzaemlqf sk}qe}kng& ha tes sqmmagf{ mks}qzjam
j{ e czaapkgd sagse}kng ng hks jeza laa}'
Nh& the}s dnkgd ng>
]ha czaapkgd sagse}kng kg}agsklkam egm zepkmf{ escagmam lzni hks }nas
}ntezms hks egofa egm }hag qp hks fads'
Kgsac}s% Ha iqijfam& fnskgd hks kgk}kef cefi'K|a jaag mzqddam egm jqzkam efk|a tk}h kgsac}s>
Ki dnkgd }n mka tk}h kgsac}s'
Gn% Gn% Gn%
Ha sczaeiam kg hks ikgm egm jadeg }n cz{' ]ha {nqgd jn{ tkddfam hks
jnqgm laa}& hk}}kgd }hai sa|azef }kias edekgs} jn}h skmas nl }ha jezzkaz&
hnpkgd }n czqsh the}a|az tes czetfkgd qp hks fads' Hks ec}kngs pekm nll
egm }ha czetfkgd s}nppam' Ha tes zafka|am jaceqsa ha laezam kgsac}s& as)packeff{ fezda ngas'
K gaam }n da} nq} nl haza%
K gaam }n da} nq} nl haza%
Ha zapae}am }hks }n hkisafl fkoa e seczam cheg}' ]ha {nqgd jn{ }zkam }n
cngcnc} eg ascepa s}ze}ad{& jq} hks cfeqs}znphnjke tes }eokgd e hqda }nff
ng hks iag}ef cepejkfk}kas' Hks iqscfas }kdh}agam& hks jzae}h shnz}agam&
egm hks jnm{ }aipaze}qza mznppam es kl ha tes mzntgkgd kg e cnfm feoa'
Ha jadeg }n shk|az egm sheoa' Hks ikgm mzkl}am kg egm nq} nl zaefk}{ es e
sazkas nl |k|km chzngnfndkcef jfeco egm thk}a kiedas nl hks pes} lfesham
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CHEP]AZ NGA
3
jalnza hks ikgms a{a' Kgk}keff{& }ha{ taza kiedas nl hkisafl es e jej{ cz{)
kgd& }hag es e jn{ s}znffkgd }hznqdh e iekra pfeg}e}kng& egm lkgeff{ es e
}aagedaz zqggkgd efngd e mqs}{ iaegmazkgd cfe{ pe}h' Kg }hks }zegca hacng}kgqam }n zqg efngd }ha leikfkez pe}hte{& thag nq} nl }ha jfqa ha set
hkisafl tefokgd qg}znqjfam }hznqdh e lnzas}' ]ha maap dzaag fae|as ng
}ha }zaas |ezkam kg shepa egm skra& egm e fezda gqijaz nl }ha }zaas taza
emnzgam tk}h cnfnzlqf lfntazs }he} tzeppam eznqgm }ha }zqgo& dk|kgd }ha
lnzas} e i{s}kcef laaf' ]ha ekz hem e sqj}fa eznie nl cezalqff{ jfagmam ax)
n}kc spkcas' ]ha {nqgd jn{ deram qp }hznqdh }ha magsa |ada}e}kng
}ntezms }ha jzkdh} jfqa so{' ]ha ze{s nl sqgfkdh} cnijkgam tk}h }ha iks}&pznmqckgd }hnqsegms nl }kg{ cnfnzlqf spacofas }he} jaeiam tk}h }zegskag}
fqikgascagca' K} tes e zaiezoejfa skdh}' Ha shkl}am hks dera lzni }ha so{
}ntezms }ha inks} aez}h' ]ha ag}kza lnzas} lfnnz tes emnzgam tk}h axn}kc
pfeg}s egm }ha ins} jaeq}klqf lfntaz cnijkge}kngs ha hem a|az saag'
Hnt takzm ks }hks>
The} e jkrezza }zegsk}kng%
Ks }hks }ha spkzk} tnzfm }he} Pepe efte{s }efoam ejnq}>]ha {nqgd jn{ mkmg} ognt th{ ha tes tefokgd lnztezm gnz mkm ha
ognt hks lkgef mas}kge}kng' Ga|az}hafass& ha cng}kgqam ng hks axpamk}kng
}ntezms }ha qgogntg& qg}znqjfam egm qghqzzkam egm }z{kgd gn} }n }zei)
pfa qpng }ha lfntazs' Nq} nl }ha lekg} jeg}az ja}taag }ha fae|as egm }ha
tkgm& }ha {nqgd jn{ sqmmagf{ haezm e }qga }he} ceqdh} hks e}}ag}kng' Ha
sfntam hks peca egm de|a }ha iafnm{ hks e}}ag}kng' K} tes e leikfkez }qga&
jq} e} }he} iniag} ha cnqfmg} zaiaijaz thaza nz thag ha hem haezmk}' Shkl}kgd hks dera uqkcof{ lzni }zaa }n }zaa& ha sceggam hks ag|kzngiag}
lnz }ha snqzca' Jahnfm& el}az pznjkgd lnz lat sacngms& ha spn}}am }ha ez})
ks} e lat laa} lzni thaza ha tes s}egmkgd' K} tes hks le|nzk}a jkzm& }ha
cnfnzlqfElzkceg)zkgdgacoampezeoaa}& skgdkgd ng e shnz} }zaa jzegch' Ha
s}nppam kg hks }zecos& lkxam hks dera }ntezms }ha }zaa jzegch& egm sikfam'
Cep}k|e}am j{ }ha staa} iafnmkas egm pnssassam j{ kg}agsa lesckge}kng&
}ha {nqgd jn{ mesham }hznqdh }ha }hkcoa} }ntezms }ha jkzm& ejegmngkgd
hks pzknz ceq}kng lnz }ha lfnze jafnt' El}az spzkg}kgd lnz e lat sacngms& ha
dn} }n }ha jesa nl }ha }zaa egm dzaamkf{ s}za}cham nq} hks hegm }n dzej }ha
czae}qza' Eff nl e sqmmag& e pacqfkez kgckmag} qglnfmam jalnza hks a{as? }ha
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=
pza}}{ egm sqzpzkskgdf{ cefi fk}}fa jkzm }zegslnziam kg}n e fezda Elzkceg)
dza{pezzn} tk}h jzkdh} {affnt a{as' Scezam egm cnglqsam& }ha {nqgd jn{
za}zec}am hks hegm egm sfntf{ tefoam jecotezms ete{ lzni }ha }zaa']ha jkzm skipf{ s}ezam e} }ha {nqgd jn{ es ha }nno aech s}ap' El}az hks
lkl}h s}ap jecotezms& }ha pessk|a jkzm suqaefam& lfeppam k}s fezda tkgds
egm lfat tk}h eddzasskng lzni }ha }zaa jzegch }ntezms }ha jn{' ]ha jn{&
kgs}aem nl zqggkgd ete{& lznra tk}h }azznz egm s}ezam e} hks ekzjnzga es)
sekfeg}' Thag }ha jkzm$s cfets taza ngf{ e lat kgchas lzni }ha jn{$s leca&
k} shzkaoam nq} }tn tnzms }he} sag} chkffs mntg }ha jn{$s spkga egm kg)
s}eg}f{ za}qzgam hki }n hks nzkdkgef s}e}a nl eppzahagskng'Zaiaijaz MQB]GKES% ]ha pezzn} tekfam'
]ha {nqgd jn{ zapae}am }hnsa tnzms sa|azef }kias& }z{kgd }n lkgm e
cnggac}kng' Sqmmagf{& k} hk} hki' Ha zaiaijazam mqb}gkes egm }ha sazkas
nl a|ag}s egm ckzcqis}egcas ja{ngm hks cng}znf }he} fam qp }n hks pekglqf
kgcepeck}e}kng'
Thn ks }hks {nqgd jn{> The} ks sn kg}zkdqkgd ejnq} hki>
Lnz s}ez}azs& hks geia ks Gemqs egm ha tes e cep}k|a'
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:CHEP]AZ ]TN2
E ieg thn pe{s zaspac} }n }ha dzae} pe|as }ha te{ lnz hks ntgdzae}gass'
Elzkceg Pzn|azj
]ha {nqgd jn{s s}nz{ jadeg aezf{ nga inzgkgd mqzkgd }ha mz{ sae)
sng& thkch ks chezec}azkram j{ }ha ejsagca nl zekg egm }ha pzasagca nl hn}
mz{ tkgms' K} tes nga nl }hnsa inzgkgds thag lekfkgd fae|as hqgd maezf{
lnz fkla ng }zaa jzegchas& cniiagckgd }ha sfnt ia}einzphnsks }he}
In}haz)ge}qza maaiam e gacassez{ iaegs }n eg agm' Ieg{ hem }qzgam
egm ieg{ inza taza s}kff }qzgkgd lzni }ha dzaag hqa }he} cnglazs pfeg}s
tk}h fkla }n e mezoksh {affnt dfnni' Pkfas nl ma}echam cnizemas eccqiq)
fe}am e} }ha jesa nl }ha |kffeda }zaas' Hqsham thkipazs nl leffag fae|as
ceffkgd qp }n }hakz zafe}k|as hkdh qp cnqfm ja haezm es }ha{ taza cezzkam
ete{ j{ }ha gnz}hazg dqs}' ]ha kgleinqs edeie fkrezms }he} eza ogntg
lnz }azznzkrkgd kge}}ag}k|a dzesshnppazs& es taff es }ha hnppazs taza les}
esfaap' K} tes }ha }kia thag }ha ces}nlls nl me{fkdh} cnia nq} lzni hkmkgd
}n pfe{' S}ze{ mnds& adncag}zkc ce}s& jfkgm je}s& iaegmazkgd sazpag}s egm
eff }he} agbn{ mezogass taza efaz}& zneikgd }ha |kffeda fkoa |edejngms'
]ha {nqgd jn{ tes f{kgd kg jam& e fezda zac}egdqfez dzess sfaapkgd
ie} }he} ngca jafngdam }n hks fe}a in}haz& A}kn|fma}nc' Fads cznssam egmezis jahkgm hks haem& ha s}ezam e} }ha cakfkgd' ]hks ks eg eppznpzke}a
s}ez}kgd pnkg} lnz hks s}nz{& jaceqsa lnz hki teokgd tes e zalazagca pnkg}
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CHEP]AZ ]TN
4
zasqf}& ha leziam hezmaz egm lksham fngdaz }heg hks paazs thn qsqeff{
ceffam k} e me{ e} sqgsa}' Ha a|ag }zkam jalzkagmkgd n}haz tniag& hnpkgd
}n lkgm e gat tkla }n pzn|kma hks jn{s tk}h e in}hazs }nqch& jq} k} ga|az
tnzoam nq}' Gkgaj cnqfmg} lnz nga me{ s}np }hkgokgd ejnq} A}kn|fma}nc'Ha tes kg fn|a egm }nn e}}echam }n haz iainzkas }he} ha efte{s lnqgm
lfets kg a|az{ n}haz tnieg' El}az sa|azef lekfam e}}aip}s tk}h }hzaa ns)
}agskjf{ sqk}ejfa tniag& ha cngcfqmam }he} hks tkla cnqfmg} ja zapfecam'
Ha s}nppam saezchkgd egm |ntam gn} }n zaiezz{& jas}ntkgd }ha in}hazf{
ceza nl hks jn{s }n hks {nqgdaz sks}azE{jkf& thn fk|am gaezj{'
]ha kg}azknz nl }hakz znqgm iqm hq} tes }{pkcef lnz }hakz |kffeda& lqz)
gksham j{ gacassk}{ ze}haz }heg eas}ha}kc' ]haza taza }hzaa sfaapkgdie}s ezzegdam skma j{ skma kg }ha cag}az nl }ha ckzcqfez znni& aech tk}h
}hkco cn}}ng sfaapkgd cn|azs' Gkgaj sfap} ng }ha fezdaz ikmmfa ie}& tha)
zaes ]p{da sfap} ng }ha fal} ie} egm Gemqs ng }ha zkdh} ie}' Eg edam
tnnmag mzetaz lnz s}nzkgd }hakz lat cfn}has tes }n }ha zkdh} nl }ha mnnz&
thkfa e tnnmag cqpjnezm lnz s}nzkgd }hakz cnnokgd q}agskfs egm cq}fazkas
tes }n }ha fal}' E sieff znqgm sfej tk}h }tn cefejeshas ng }ha }np egm
}hzaa skipfa tnnmag s}nnfs jnzmazkgd k} taza }n }ha zkdh} nl }ha ie}s&ja}taag }ha cqpjnezm egm e fezda cfe{ te}az pn}' Ng }ha lez skma nl }ha
ie}s taza sa|azef ikscaffeganqs k}ais gae}f{ pfecam ng }ha hezm cfe{
lfnnz2 }hzaa dnqzms& }hzaa jznnis& }tn cq}fessas& }tn oaznsaga feg}azgs&
nga hna& sa|azef nfm hezmcn|az jnnos s}ecoam kg e pkfa& egm e sieff lzqk}
jesoa} cng}ekgkgd e lat dqe|es& iegdnas& egm qgzkpa pfeg}ekgs' E sieff
suqeza tkgmnt& pnsk}kngam skx laa} lzni }ha lfnnz lecam }ha mnnz& jzkgd)
kgd kg sqgshkga j{ me{ egm inngfkdh} j{ gkdh}' ]ha mkiagskngs nl }ha
znni taza sieff' Ga|az}hafass& lnz }hai k} tes cnr{& gae}& egm cnilnz}e)jfa? }ha{ taza cng}ag}'
Lnz }ha pes} sa|azef ing}hs& }ha ag}kza |kffeda hem jaag sqllazkgd
lzni e ze}haz ezkm saesng? }ha {nqgd jn{s le}haz egm }ha n}haz leziazs
hem jaag qghepp{ tk}h }ha mznqdh} egm taza scezam nl e pnsskjfa le)
ikga& jq} }hks inzgkgd tes spackefk} tes mzkrrfkgd% Gemqs stk}cham hks
pnsk}kng egm tes f{kgd ng hks s}niech' Ha dfegcam }hznqdh }ha npag tkg)
mnt kg}n }ha mezo& s}ezkgd e} }ha }kg{ mznpfa}s shkiiaz kg lzng} nl }ha lqffinng es }ha{ laff }n }ha maskcce}am snkf' Gemqs efte{s lnqgm snfeca kg }ha
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8
inng jaceqsa }ha mezo shemnts ng k} zasaijfam e in}haz cezalqff{ hnfm)
kgd haz jej{'
Eh& eh% Lkgeff{& Pepe tkff ja |az{ pfaesam' Gemqs thkspazam tk}h ax)
ck}aiag} }ntezms }ha fkdh} shntazs' [as& ha tkff'
]ha {nqgd jn{ tes hnpalqf }he} }ha shntazs tnqfm aiegckpe}a hks
panpfa lzni snia nl }ha cngs}zekg}s }he} oap} }hai kg e cngs}eg} s}e}a nl
peqck}{' ]ha mzkrrfa jaceia s}zngdaz& egm }ha zapa}k}k|a s}ecce}n nl }ha
mznps ng }ha }he}cham znnl saaiam }n s{gcnpe}a tk}h }ha jn{s hekzs zks)
kgd kg te|as es }ha cnnf jzaara jfat ecznss hks sokg' K} tes snn}hkgd egm
Gemqs embqs}am hks sfaapkgd cn|az }n eccniinme}a }ha cnnfaz }aipaze)}qza? ha cng}kgqam }n emikza }ha fk} inng egm }ha sqzznqgmkgd mezo zekg
cfnqms' Ha tes zafexam egm dze}alqf lnz }ha mntgpnqz& jq} tez{ ejnq}
}ha kga|k}ejfa zksa kg insuqk}nas& gqksegcas }n jeza sokg' ]p{da efte{s
sgnzam thag ha sfap} egm ng }he} me{& ha tes sfaapkgd ng hks jeco tk}h
nga fad }qcoam qgmaz }ha n}haz' Nga hegm zas}am ng hks ge|af thkfa hks
n}haz ezi tes tzeppam eznqgm hks haem? hks nfmaz jzn}haz tes eg eczn)
je}kc sfaapaz thn lzauqag}f{ }nssam egm }qzgam' Hks le}haz kg cng}zes}tes gn} e sgnzaz egm ha ngf{ zapnsk}kngam hkisafl el}az ]p{da shkl}am }ha
m{geikcs j{ agcznechkgd ng hks ie}' Gkgaj tes sfagmaz egm iqscqfez
egm ha s}nnm lk|a laa}& }ag kgchas lzni }ha dznqgm' Hks jaezmam leca tes
hezmagam lzni tnzo egm }ha sqg& jq} pfaeseg} kg eppaezegca' Hks hegms
taza s}zngd& hks pefis ceffnqsam lzni fngd hnqzs ng }ha lezi& egm hks
laa} czecoam lzni ezmqnqs tefos egm s}zqddfas kg fkla' Gemqs ogat ha
shnqfm da} inza sfaap jalnza }ha znns}azs jadeg }n cznt jq} ha bqs}
cnqfmg} dn jeco }n }ha fegm nl mzaeis' Ha tesg} laafkgd scezam nz eg)
xknqs& e} faes} ha mkmg} jafka|a ha tes? ha }zkam suqaarkgd hks a{as
}nda}haz egm kdgnzkgd hks }hnqdh}s& jq} }he} mkmg} hafp ak}haz' Ha tes
tkma eteoa' ]ha {nqgd jn{ sikfam egm eccap}am hks malae} }n kgsnigke'
Ha pzncaamam }n agcnqzeda hks kiedkge}kng& iqskgd n|az hks pzknz laez nl
}ha mezo egm }zkcos nl }ha ikgm? ha zaceffam thag ha qsam }n ja }azzklkam
nl ings}azs egm }ha me{ ha ta} hkisafl jaceqsa ha tes }nn lzkdh}agam }n
tefo nq}skma }n qzkge}a'
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CHEP]AZ ]TN
;
Ng }he} me{& Gemqs tes eteoagam kg }ha ikmmfa nl }ha gkdh} j{ }ha
Gkiekmk& e fezda egm lkazca ings}az }he} eccnzmkgd }n }ha |kffedazs ae}s
scezam fk}}fa jn{s' ]ha {nqgd jn{ tes }azzklkam j{ }ha lkagm s}egmkgd j{
}ha mnnz egm ha cfnsam hks a{as kg hnpas nl e|nkmkgd ma}ac}kng' Qglnz}q)ge}af{ lnz hki& ha cnqfmg} shq} hks jfemmaz es lkzif{ es ha shq} hks a{as'
Ha agmam qp ta}}kgd hkisafl egm he|kgd }n fka uqka}f{ kg }ha iass qg}kf
hks le}haz tnoa qp egm mkscn|azam }he} ha tes efsn sneoam'
Gemqs% ]p{da% Teoa qp% S}egmkgd e} }ha amda nl hks ie} egm cfnsa }n
}ha jn{s laa}& Gkgaj ceffam nq} }tkca kg eg eq}hnzk}e}k|a |nkca'
Zkdh} ete{ }ha shkz}fass jn{s spzegd qp }n }hakz laa} fkoa s}ez}fam ce}s&
fae|kgd }hakz zaspac}k|a sfaapkgd cn|azs ng }ha ie}s'
[as Pepe' Dnnm inzgkgd& }ha{ jn}h sekm kg eccnzmegca'
[as% Dnnm inzgkgd }n {nq }nn' Mkm {nq jn}h sfaap taff> }hakz le}haz
esoam'
[as ta sfap} taff& Pepe' ]p{da gnmmam egm fnnoam e} Gemqs lnz cng)
lkzie}kng'
[as Pepe% Gemqs jnjjam hks haem kg edzaaiag}'Ki dfem }n haez }he}& }hakz le}haz sekm' Sn }aff ia& thkch nl {nq jn{s
iema }ha iass>
The} iass eza {nq }efokgd ejnq} Pepe> ]p{da zapfkam' K mng} ognt
the} {nqza }efokgd ejnq}' Shzqddkgd hks shnqfmazs& ha de|a hks {nqgdaz
jzn}haz e pqrrfam fnno es ha spnoa& Gemqs& mkm {nq ieoa e iass> Mn {nq
ognt the} Pepe ks }efokgd ejnq}>
K mng} ognt& Gemqs zaspngmam tk}h e gaz|nqs axpzasskng']hakz le}haz fnnoam e} jn}h nl }hai? hks a{ajznts ezcham' Cnia ng
jn{s' K mng} he|a }n spaeo tk}h i{ ag}kza inq}h' ]haza eza ngf{ }tn nl
{nq' Eza {nq }z{kgd }n }aff ia }he} gak}haz nl {nq ognts thn ta} }ha
ie}>
Nh& ta} }ha ie}> ]p{da laf} hks jzntg oheok shnz}s tk}h jn}h hegms'
]hag ha tefoam cfnsaz }n hks {nqgdaz jzn}haz thn tes s}egmkgd }n hks
skma egm laf} hks jfeco cn}}ng shnz}s' Ha uqkcof{ za}zec}am hks hegm egmfeqdham' Pepe& K }hkgo ta ognt thn iema }ha iass' K}s Gemqs% Laaf hki
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Pepe& ha ks sneokgd ta}' ]p{da chqcofam' Mng} {nq }hkgo {nqza e fk}}fa
}nn nfm }n ja ta}}kgd }ha jam> ha esoam es ha cng}kgqam }n feqdh'
Gemqs> hks le}haz kg}azbac}am' Mkm {nq ta} }ha jam>
Gemqs tes esheiam egm ha cnqfmg} fnno hks le}haz kg }ha a{as' Ha
sfntf{ zaspngmam tk}h laez kg hks |nkca' [as Pepe' K ta} }ha jam'
]aff ia Gemqs& th{ mkmg} {nq emik} }n ieokgd e iass thag K lkzs}
esoam {nq> hks le}haz esoam kg e s}azg |nkca' Ki sqza {nq ogat the} K
tes }efokgd ejnq}' Gn>
[as Pepe' K dqassam es iqch' K tes elzekm' Ki snzz{' K mkmg} iaeg }n
ta} }ha jam' K staez Pepe% Gemqs zapfkam kg }aezs' K mkmg} teg} }n ja
pqgksham'
Egm the} ieoas {nq }hkgo }he} magkef tnqfm pza|ag} {nq lzni jakgd
pqgksham> hks le}haz esoam kg e snl}az |nkca'
K mng} ognt th{ K mkm& Pepe' Gemqs zapfkam'
]he}s no i{ sng' Fnno& Ki {nqz le}haz egm K ognt {nq |az{ taff' K
efzaem{ ogat k} tes {nq& Gemqs' Fnno& {nqza gn} |az{ dnnm e} hkmkgd{nqz ain}kngs' K iaeg& k} tes tzk}}ag eff n|az {nqz leca' K teg}am }n saa kl
{nq tnqfm ntg qp }n {nqz iks}eoas egm Ki dfem {nq mkm& ha emmam es ha
tefoam cfnsaz }n Gemqs'
Ha hqddam hks sng egm pe}}am hks haem' Ta eff ieoa iks}eoas kg fkla'
Ha cfaezam hks }hzne}' [nq gaam }n zaefkra }he} }hazas gn}hkgd tzngd kg
ieokgd iks}eoas' Hnta|az& thag {nq mag{ {nqz iks}eoas egm zalqsa }n
faezg lzni }hai& {nqza mnkgd {nqzsafl tzngd% Mn {nq qgmazs}egm ia>[as Pepe K mn' ]hego {nq' Ki snzz{& Gemqs zaspngmam kg zafkal'
Egm }he} dnas }n {nq es taff& }hakz le}haz pnkg}am }n ]p{da thn tes
cfaezf{ hnfmkgd jeco hks eiqsaiag}'
[as Pepe' ha zapfkam egm }hag jqzs} nq} feqdhkgd' Gemqs cnia ng%
Hnt eza {nq dnkgd }n ta} {nqz jam> [nqza gn fngdaz e chkfm' ]he}s
snia}hkgd Eqg} E{jkfs jej{ tnqfm mn& gn} e dzntg jn{ fkoa {nqzsafl'
Pepe& mng} agcnqzeda hki }n ta} }ha jam& ]p{da sekm' Ki dnkgd }n }affeff }ha dkzfs kg {nqz schnnf }he} {nqza e jamta}}az' Gnt K he|a snia}hkgd
edekgs} {nq% ]p{da feqdham es ha pnkg}am e} hks jzn}hazs ta} shnz}s'
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ng Sqgme{ thag }ha{ tnzoam }kff ikmme{' Gemqs cnqfmg} qgmazs}egm
th{ ]p{da tnqfm lnzdn e}}agmkgd sacngmez{ schnnf kg axchegda lnz lezi
tnzo'
Gemqs& Ki e ieg gnt egm K mzkgo pefi)tkga tk}h zaef iag' ]p{da
tnqfm jzed ng ncceskngs& zalazzkgd }n }ha n}haz leziazs egm lkshaziag'
Ng }ha n}haz hegm& ]p{da hem efte{s s}zqddfam tk}h schnnf tnzo egm
jezaf{ dzemqe}am' Hks dkl}s taza mkllazag}' Ha cnqfm }ka e }kdh} ogn}& ieoa
}n{s lzni sczep& cfkij efins} eg{ }zaa& ge|kde}a }hznqdh }ha lnzas}& egm
ha tes eijkmax}znqs& le|nzkgd }ha fal} hegm inza' Ha tes efsn s}zngd
egm zaskfkag} lnz hks eda' ]hakz le}haz& }hnqdh& ga|az lnzieff{ amqce}am&|efqam }ha pzkgckpfas nl faezgkgd' Ha qsam }n bnoa }he} kl ha hem jaag dk|)
ag e chegca& ha tnqfm he|a jaag eg egkief mnc}nz& es ha tnqfm se{&
jaceqsa nl hks lngmgass lnz }ha tkfm' N|az }kia& ha hem faezgam }n eccap}
hks ckzcqis}egca egm tnzoam hezm es e leziaz egm lkshazieg& sokffs ha
hem faezgam lzni hks le}haz& Eckzle& thn hem faezgam }hai kg }qzg lzni
hks le}haz' Gkgaj tes leikfkez tk}h }ha s}zqddfas nl }ha lezi egm }ha zk|az&
es taff es }ha fklafngd }hnqdh}s nl zadza} }ntezms e fns} mzaei' Ha s}zk|am}n jzaeo }he} pazpa}qef c{cfa egm teg}am eff hks chkfmzag }n ja amqce}am
egm }n he|a }ha fkla ha ga|az hem' Ha tes emeieg} ejnq} }hks mackskng&
maspk}a ]p{das zafqc}egca }ntezm ecemaikcs egm n|az} axqjazegca }n)
tezms lezi tnzo' Ga|az}hafass& }hakz le}haz iema sqza }he} ]p{da e}
faes} cnipfa}am hks pzkiez{ schnnf amqce}kng'
Gemqs& ng }ha cng}zez{& tes lngmaz nl schnnf egm ha mkm taff kg ie)
}haie}kcs egm }ha sckagcas' Gkgaj tes sn pfaesam nl hks sngs ecemaikc}efag}s }he} ha tnqfm jq{ zegmni hezmcn|az jnnos thaga|az ha tag} }n
}ha iezoa} }n saff hks cznps' Ha pkcoam jnnos jesam ng }ha cnfnzlqfgass nl
}hakz cn|azs egm tnqfm eso Gemqs }n zaem }hai }n hki' Lnz }he} zaesng&
}hakz jnno cnffac}kng cn|azam e tkma |ezka}{ nl sqjbac} ie}}azs& kgcfqmkgd
zniegca& i{s}az{& acngnikcs& dznnikgd)a}kuqa}}as egm a|ag em|egcam)
es}znph{skcs' Gemqs agbn{am zaemkgd }n hks le}haz egm snia}kias hks
jzn}haz ng Sqgme{s' E} }kias thag ha mkmg} qgmazs}egm }ha cng}ag} nl e
pez}kcqfez jnno& ha tnqfm ieoa qp s}nzkas egm ec} fkoa ha tes zaemkgd'Hnta|az& ha qgmazas}kie}am hks le}hazs e}}ag}kng }n ma}ekf' Nga me{& ha
zapae}am e skikfez s}nz{ }n hks le}haz lzni e mkllazag} jnno tk}h e mkllaz)
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ag} cn|az' Hks le}haz sikfam egm }nfm hki }he} ha hem haezm }ha seia s}n)
z{ ejnq} }ha dzaam{ jn{ egm }ha mkeingms lzni egn}haz jnno }k}fam
Kipazkefksi egm Gancnfngkefksi' Gemqs tes aijezzessam' Sikfkgd es ha
}qzgam }ha pedas& ha magkam }ha eccqse}kng egm }nfm hks le}haz }he} ha teszaemkgd mkzac}f{ lzni }ha jnno' Ha cfekiam }he} }ha s}nz{ tes pnpqfez
egm }he} mkllazag} |azskngs tk}h ef}azge}a agmkgds axks}am kg sa|azef n}h)
az jnnos' Gkgaj tes tez{ nl Gemqss cfeki' Ga|az}hafass& ha emikzam hks
sngs czae}k|k}{ egm mackmam }n ja dqffkjfa e} }he} iniag}' Ha sikfam
edekg& pe}}am hks sng ng }ha jeco& egm fks}agam ezmag}f{ }n }ha s}nz{'
Gkgaj }zkam gn} }n kipnsa eg{ nl hks espkze}kngs ng hks jn{s jaceqsa
ha ogat }ha{ jn}h hem qgkuqa pe}hs }ntezms }hakz mas}kgkas' Hnta|az&fkoa eg{ dnnm le}haz& ha teg}am }n sqppnz} egm agcnqzeda }hai }n iex)
kikra }hakz pn}ag}kef' Ha ogat }he} ]p{da tes }achgkcef egm dnnm tk}h
hks hegms' Es e zasqf}& ha laf} ]p{da tnqfm ieoa e lkga eq}ninjkfa ia)
chegkc fkoa }ha {nqgd iag ha set kg }ha jkd ck}{& taezkgd jfqa n|azeffs
egm thks}fkgd es }ha{ zapekzam legc{ cezs' Ng sa|azef ncceskngs& ha }zkam
cng|kgckgd hks sng }n masaz} }ha lezi egm pqzsqa }he} pnsskjkfk}{& jq} hks
pfaes laff ng mael aezs' ]p{da tes qgtkffkgd }n cnipzniksa& e }zek} hakghazk}am lzni hks dzegmle}haz' Gemqs& ng }ha n}haz hegm& tes dnnm e}
zaiaijazkgd tnzms egm tes cnipessknge}a fkoa hks in}haz' Gkgaj laf}
Gemqs tnqfm ieoa e lkga iamkcef mnc}nz& e pznlasskng ha hkdhf{ zas)
pac}am' Ha jafka|am mnc}nzs taza nzmekgam }n saz|a }ha gaams nl }ha pnnz
egm effa|ke}a }ha sqllazkgd nl }ha taeo' ]hks pazspac}k|a ma|afnpam kg hki
es e {nqgd ieg el}az hks nzmaef tk}h eg axczqcke}kgd s}niech echa }he}
oap} hki jamzkmmag lnz ing}hs' Gkgaj hem }zkam tek}kgd k} nq}}n effnt
hks jnm{ }n haef k}safl jq} }ha pekg pazsks}am' ]hag& ha }zkam ae}kgd sa|azeflzqk}s egm mzkgokgd e |ezka}{ nl hazjef cngcnc}kngs' Ha s}kff hem gn fqco'
Lkgeff{& nga nl Gkgajs nfmaz jzn}hazs& Egehd& hem n|azhaezm }he} snia
lnzakdg mnc}nzs taza kg }ha gakdhjnzkgd |kffeda hafpkgd }ha skco' Scezam nl
fnskgd hks jzn}haz& ha mackmam }n tefo lnz sa|azef ikfas }n }ha n}haz |kf)
feda' Thag ha dn} }haza& ha tes ejfa }n jad egm cng|kgca nga nl }hai }n
mzk|a mntg tk}h hki }n hks |kffeda'
Thag }ha mnc}nz tefoam kg }ha hq} egm iema cng}ec} tk}h Gkgaj& hakiiamke}af{ gn}kcam haz pzasagca' Sha fnnoam e} hki& ogaf} mntg j{ hks
ie}& }nqcham hks lnzahaem tk}h haz pefi& egm }hag sikfam' Sha hem jzkdh}
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thk}a }aa}h egm haz hekz tes pqffam jeco? haz lfetfass sokg zemke}am kg
}ha sqgfkdh}& pazlac}f{ cnipfkiag}kgd haz tezi egm tafcnikgd eqze' Sha
tes taezkgd e thk}a cne} egm n|az haz shnqfmaz tes e jfeco zac}egdqfezjed tk}h e lemam jq} |kskjfa zam cznss ng k}s skma' Sha cezalqff{ qgrkppam
}ha jed es kl ceq}knqs ejnq} lzedkfa k}ais kgskma }he} ikdh} mznp }n }ha
lfnnz' Sha zqiiedam }hznqdh }ha sa|azef iamkcef sqppfkas kg }ha jed egm
pqffam nq} e s}a}hnscnpa& e sieff thk}a gn}apem& egm e lfeshfkdh}' Sha }nno
hks pqfsa& egm }hag fks}agam }n hks haez} snqgms egm hks fqgd cepeck}{' Sha
dag}f{ }nqcham jn}h skmas nl Gkgajs chaaos tk}h haz lkgdazs egm skdgefam
}n hki }n npag hks inq}h' Ha sfntf{ npagam hks inq}h egm sha kgspac}amhks nzef ce|k}{ tk}h }ha lfesh fkdh}' Sha }nno snia gn}as ng }ha pem egm
sikfam' ]hag& sha pq} haz }hkgds jeco kg}n }ha jed egm pqffam nq} e sieff
cfaez pfes}kc jed lzni nga nl }ha skma pncoa}s ng }ha jed' ]ha pfes}kc jed
hem e lat iqmmfam kgsczkp}kngs ng k} egm k} cng}ekgam sa|azef n|ef nzegda
}ejfa}s'
Ieoa sqza ha }eoas }tn nl }hasa }ejfa}s kg }ha inzgkgd egm kg }ha
a|agkgd tk}h te}az' El}az ha ae}s% K} ks |az{ kipnz}eg} }he} ha ae}s' Efsn
ieoa sqza ha }eoas a|az{ skgdfa }ejfa}' ]he} ks efsn |az{ kipnz}eg}' ]ha
mnc}nz spnoa kg e in}hazf{ jq} lnzakdg eccag}' Egehd& thn tes s}egmkgd
j{ }ha amda nl }ha ie}& gnmmam egm cng}kgqam }n s}eza e} }ha mnc}nzs ec)
}kngs tk}h e jfe}eg} fnno nl jatkfmaziag}'
]tn me{s el}az Gkgaj s}ez}am }eokgd }ha iamkce}kng& }ha pekg s}nppam
egm ha laf} iqch ja}}az' ]hazael}az& ha lzauqag}f{ pze{am lnz }ha egdaf kg
}ha thk}a cne} thn se|am hks fkla' Ha efsn pze{am }he} hks sng Gemqs
tnqfm ja nzmekgam& sn }he} ha cnqfm hafp }ha skco egm pza|ag} }ha mae}h
nl fn|am ngas& fkoa hks tkla thn mkam jaceqsa }haza tes gn iamkcef mnc}nz
kg }ha |kffeda thag sha tag} kg}n fejnz' Ha tes kgk}keff{ jk}}az ejnq} sqch
qglekzgass& jq} ha zaesngam }he} k} tes mas}kgam }n heppag egm ha tnqfm
saa hks jafn|am A}kn|fma}nc edekg'
Nq}skma& embecag} }n }ha tkgmnt nl }ha iqm hq}& }ha nfm znns}az sfaap)
kgd ng }ha sfagmaz jzegch nl }ha edam dqe|e }zaa tes eteoagam j{ k}s
kg}azgef cfnco' ]ha pez}keff{ jfkgm lntf npagam k}s a{as egm tnjjfam k}shaem es kl sheokgd nll }ha allac}s nl sfaap' K} znsa }n eg azac} pnsk}kng&
shnno k}s lae}hazs& zeksam k} tkgds egm k}s haem& egm }hag cniiagcam k}s
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ngf{ inzgkgd mq}{& czntkgd% El}az haezkgd }ha znns}az& Gemqs pqffam }ha
sfaapkgd cn|azs ete{ lzni hks leca egm skdham'
Egn}haz me{ jadkgs%
Ha cng}kgqam }n fka kg jam& axpac}kgd }n haez hks le}hazs maap |nkca'
Ng }hks me{& k} tes hks jzn}haz thn tes }ha lkzs} nl }ha }tn }n teoa' Qpng
eznqskgd& ]p{da inegam egm cnqdham' Ha s}nnm qp lzni hks ie}& zeksam
hks hegms ejn|a hks haem egm s}za}cham }kff e cnqpfa nl hks bnkg}s pnppam'
Ha {etgam& zqjjam hks a{as tk}h hks hegm egm scze}cham hks jeza s}n)
iech? }ha inng tes hkmmag jahkgm }ha mezo cfnqms egm ]p{da hem }n
kg}azzqp} hks znq}kga }n nzkag} hkisafl }n }ha mezo' Tk}h jn}h ezis
s}za}cham nq}& ha iegaq|azam }ntezms }ha n}haz skma nl }ha znni& }z{kgdgn} }n fnsa hks lnn}kgd efngd }ha te{' E cnqpfa nl s}aps fe}az& hks lkgdaz
}kps ceia kg cng}ec} tk}h e inks} egm zqddam sqzleca' Ha }nno egn}haz
s}ap lnztezm jalnza suqe}}kgd egm axpfnzkgd }ha lfnnz tk}h jn}h hegms'
Thaza mkm }hasa s}qpkm ie}chas zqg }n gnt> ]p{da thkspazam tk}h
e hkg} nl kipe}kagca es ha zegsecoam }hznqdh }ha ikscaffeganqs k}ais
zas}kgd ng }ha lfnnz2 }ha feg}azgs& }ha lezikgd }nnfs& }ha lzqk} jesoa}& egm
}ha jnnos' Kl K zaiaijaz cnzzac}f{& }ha ie}chas taza sk}}kgd zkdh} haza{as}azme{& ha zalazzam }n }ha }np nl }ha jnno s}eco' Hks lqff jfemmaz tes
jadkggkgd }n s}kgd egm }he} iema hki pa}qfeg}' Ha hqzzkamf{ saezcham }ha
lfnnz edekg& jq} ha s}kff cnqfmg} lkgm }ha ie}chas'
]p{da zaskdgam }n lekfqza egm mackmam }n lnzdn hks saezch' Hnta|az& es
ha }qzgam eznqgm }n tefo jfkgmf{ }ntezms }ha mnnz& hks jeza laa} ceia kg
cng}ec} tk}h e sieff njbac} }he} pznmqcam e leikfkez snqgm& }ha ze}}fkgd nl
ie}ch s}kcos kg e jnx' Mqzkgd hks saezch& ]p{da tes sn pzanccqpkam j{ hkspzknz cng|kc}kngs& es ks }{pkcef nl hqieg ge}qza& }he} ha lekfam }n lkgm }ha
ie}chas mkzac}f{ kg lzng} nl hki e} lkzs}' Ga|az}hafass& ha tes pfaesam j{
hks lkgm egm ha jag} mntg }n pkco k}' Ha hafm }ha jnx lkzif{ kg hks hegm
egm cezalqff{ npagam k}' Pqffkgd nq} e ie}ch tk}h hks fal} hegm& ha s}zqco k}
}tkca edekgs} }ha skma nl }ha jnx' Kgs}eg}f{& e sieff lfeza jzkdh}agam hks
|kckgk}{ egm lkffam }ha ekz tk}h e ikfm nmnz nl jqzg} sqflqz' Ha ogaf} }n
in|a }ha lfeia }ntezms }ha lfnnz egm pkcoam qp nga nl }ha hqzzkcega feg)
}azgs' Pfeckgd }ha feg}azg egm }hag }ha ie}ch jnx ng }ha }npins} jnno kg
}ha s}eco& ha npagam }ha }zegspezag} dfess dfnja tk}h }ha ia}ef fa|az egm
fk} }ha tkco jalnza jfntkgd nq} }ha ie}chs}kco' ]ha znni tes mki' ]p{da
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afa|e}am cqjkc ze}}eg cedas' Mehc kg zaspngsa jezoam egm mesham }n)
tezms }ha ag}zegca' Hks dzaagksh){affnt a{as dfks}agam kg }ha mezo? hks
pzkcoam qp aezs& }agsam iqscfas& egm axpnsam zernz)shezp }aa}h taza effs{gchzngkram }n tezm nll kg}zqmazs egm }zaspessazs'
Mehc% Eh& cnia ng jn{' K}s ia& Gemqs zeksam }ha feg}azg hkdhaz }n
za|aef hks leca'
Zacndgkrkgd hks ies}azs |nkca& }ha mnd zafexam egm mznppam hks aezs
jalnza jntkgd kg sqjiksskng? ha teddam hks }ekf tk}h axck}aiag} egm
tefoam qp }ntezms Gemqs'
]he}s e dnnm jn{' Mkm {nq sfaap taff> Gemqs pfecam }ha feg}azg ng
}ha lfnnz }he} tes spezsaf{ cn|azam tk}h mzkam afapheg} dzess' Ha de|a hks
mnd e uqkco s}znoa ng hks jeco egm leca' [as& }he}s e dnnm jn{& K ja} {nq
sfap} taff'
]ha hqgdz{ egm qpsa} lntfs cng}kgqam }hakz inzgkgd zeg}s& za|aefkgd
}ha jzkffkeg} ecnqs}kc pznpaz}kas nl }ha iqm teffs egm }ha }he}cham znnl'
Gemqs kdgnzam }hai' Kgs}aem& ha pkcoam qp }ha feg}azg egm pzncaamam
}ntezms }ha }tn }a}hazam Elzkceg P{di{dne}s' Mehc }eddam jahkgm' ]hajkddaz iefa dne} tes efaz}& s}egmkgd ng eff hnn|as' ]ha laiefa dne}& ng
}ha n}haz hegm& tes f{kgd ng haz skma& chatkgd ng dzess egm agbn{kgd }ha
s{iphng{' ]ha {nqgd jn{ pfecam }ha cefejesh ng e sieff teff shafl? ha
}hag hqgd }ha feg}azg ng e fngd gekf aijammam kg }ha teff mkzac}f{ ejn|a
}ha dne}s& pez}keff{ kffqikge}kgd }ha ezae' ]hks lzaam qp hks hegms& effnt)
kgd hki }n }agm }n }ha egkiefs' Gemqs hkssam egm sgeppam hks lkgdazs
}ntezms hks cnipegkng' Axck}am j{ }hks skipfa das}qza& Mehc teddam hks}ekf egm fkl}am hks lzng} fads lzni }ha lfnnz& pfeckgd }hai ng Gemqss }hkdh'
Cnia ng gnt' Aes{ jn{% Eza {nq }z{kgd }n }eoa nll i{ tzeppaz> Ha
feqdham e} Mehc es ha zaembqs}am }ha tzeppaz eznqgm hks teks}' Ha pe})
}am hks mnd ng }ha haem egm pzncaamam }ntezms }ha cnzgaz nl }ha znni&
thaza }tn haip jeds zas}am edekgs} }ha teff' ]ha fezdaz nl }ha }tn cng)
}ekgam mzkam {ei lfeoas lnz }ha ieiiefs? }ha n}haz jed cng}ekgam e
ikx}qza nl mzkam cnzg& jaegs egm ikffa} dzekgs lnz }ha jkzms' Gemqs qg}kam}ha znpa ng }ha fezdaz& fass cnipec} jed egm pzncaamam tk}h e dagaznqs
scnnp'
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Gn} }nn jem jzn}haz' K ceg} cnipfekg ejnq} }ha cnipfekgejfa' N|az
}ha lat {aezs& K he|a cnia }n faezg }he} }hazas gn pnkg} kg mnkgd sqch e
}hkgd& Egehd embqs}am }ha iecha}a ng hks teks}'
Eh% [as& {nq ie{ he|a e pnkg} }haza& Gkgaj kg}azbac}am& dag}f{ s}zno)
kgd hks jaezm' [nq ceg} cnipfekg ejnq} }ha cnipfekgejfa> Kg}azas}kgd%
Jq} {nq ognt }he} }haza eza }kias kg fkla thag ta bqs} gaam }n fa} k} nq}' K
iaeg& skipf{ cnipfekg' Mng} {nq }hkgo>
Eza {nq esokgd ia the} K }hkgo ejnq} cnipfekgkgd> Egehd esoam'
Sqza' The} mn {nq }hkgo>
K }hkgo cnipfekgkgd ks e skdg nl taeogass& aspackeff{ thag k} cnias
lzni e ieg' Egehd zaspngmam'
K iqs} mksedzaa tk}h {nq' K pazsngeff{ jafka|a panpfa& jn}h iag egm
tniag& cnipfekg jaceqsa }ha{ teg} n}hazs }n sheza }hakz pekg' ]hkgo
ejnq} k}% Nqz panpfa cafajze}a }ha dzae} hez|as} e} }ha agm nl }ha lezikgd
saesng jaceqsa ta teg} n}hazs }n zabnkca nqz jnqg}klqfgass' Cnzzac}>
[as& lnz }ha ins} pez}'
Ah% Lnz }ha ins} pez}& Gkgaj chnz}fam' Noe{& lnz }ha ins} pez} efsn&
ieg{ nl qs e} }kias nl lekfqza egm mkseppnkg}iag}s& kgs}aem nl cafajze}kgd
tk}h nqz lzkagms egm leikf{& ta cnipfekg egm ec} qgokgmf{ }ntezms }hai'
K mng} }hkgo k}s jaceqsa taza jem panpfa& jq} k}s jaceqsa ta teg} }n
da} e mkllazag} pazspac}k|a ng nqz sk}qe}kng egm ng fkla'
E mkllazag} pazspac}k|a ng fkla> The} mn {nq iaeg j{ }he}> Egehd
sikfam' Eza {nq se{kgd }he} ta cnipfekg }n da} e mkllazag} pazspac}k|a>Ejsnfq}af{% ]aff ia hngas}f{ i{ jzn}haz th{ mng} {nq kg|k}a panpfa
n|az }n ae} thag {nqz cznps lekf>
Taff& thag cznps lekf }hazas gn lnnm }n cnno& zkdh}> Egehd chqcofam'
Gkca nga% Gkgaj efsn feqdham' Noe{ }aff ia& e} }kias thag {nq mn
he|a lnnm& jq} heppag }n ja qpsa}& th{ mng} {nq kg|k}a panpfa n|az>
Fa}s saa& Egehd s}znoam hks jaezmam leca' Jaceqsa Ki }nn qpsa} }n
sheza egm K mng} teg} }n ja jn}hazam>
[nqza }nn lqgg{& jq} }he}s axec}f{ i{ pnkg}' Thag taza qpsa} nz
mkseppnkg}am& ta ec} mkllazag}f{ egm qsqeff{ oaap }n nqzsaf|as' Hnta|az&
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thag dk|ag e chegca ta cnipfekg }n kglnzi n}hazs }he} taza gn} hepp{'
Kg e te{& {nq ceg se{ }he} ta cnipfekg }n da} e}}ag}kng lzni panpfa' Mnas
}he} ieoa sagsa }n {nq>
K} ieoas sagsa& K sqppnsa' Ta cnipfekg }n kglnzi panpfa }he} }haza ks
snia}hkgd tzngd egm hnpa }ha{ haez qs nq}& Egehd zapfkam'
[as& }he}s i{ pnkg}' Taff& }hks mnasg} iaeg }he} k}s eccap}ejfa lnz
eg{nga }n cnipfekg eff }ha }kia' K bqs} laaf }he} ncceskngeff{ cnipfekgkgd
ks gnzief egm k} mnasg} efte{s shnt e skdg nl taeogass kg e pazsng'
Dnnm }hnqdh}' K saa }he} {nq he|ag} chegdam nga jk}' [nqza s}kff Gk)
gaj& }ha chkfm thn efte{s }zkas }n uqas}kng a|az{}hkgd'
K sqppnsa snia }hkgds bqs} mng} chegda'
]zqa sng nl }ha fegm% Egehd pzeksam Gkgaj egm }eppam hki ng }ha
jeco' Zaiaijaz thag a|az{nga qsam }n ceff {nq }he} geia {aezs edn
jaceqsa nl {nqz kg}agsa fn|a lnz ge}qza>
Egehd& ta he|ag} saag aech n}haz kg e thkfa& jq} sqzaf{ k} hesg}
jaag }he} fngd' Hnt ceg K a|az lnzda} }he} geia> K zaiaijaz thag {nq
lkzs} s}ez}am ceffkgd ia }he} egm {nq ogat K mkmg} fkoa k}' K jaddam {nq }ns}np& jq} }he} mkmg} heppag' Kg lec} k} ngf{ dn} tnzsa' Gn} ngf{ mkm {nq
oaap ceffkgd ia }he}& jq} a|az{nga afsa s}ez}am ceffkgd ia }he} es taff' Sn
K bqs} eccap}am }ha geia egm mackmam }n }eoa k} es e cnipfaiag}' Gnt& K
a|ag }aesa i{ sngs tk}h }ha geia a|az{ gnt egm }hag'
Dnnm in|a ng {nqz pez}& hks jzn}haz feqdham' [nq ognt ta taza
czer{ okms' K} tes lqg }hnqdh> Gn>
Malkgk}af{& Gkgaj zapfkam'Jq} K iqs} se{ }he} {nq sqzaf{ mkm he|a e }hkgd lnz ge}qza' [nq taza
nga spackef jn{ egm }haza taza }kias thag K tksham K hem {nqz cqzknsk}{
lnz }ha tnzfm'
Jq} tek} gnt& {nq da} }n axpazkagca e mkllazag} pez} nl }ha tnzfm' ]ha
jkd ck}{%
Kl {nq se{ sn& Egehd zaspngmam epe}ha}kceff{' Eg{te{& hnt eza {nq
oaapkgd qp& aspackeff{ tk}h {nqz jn{s>K}s gn} aes{& jq} Ki mnkgd i{ jas}' K iaeg& k}s gn} }ha seia tk}hnq}
}hakz in}haz'
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K ja}% K je}}fa tk}h e skikfez laafkgd es taff' K laaf fkoa }ha{za dzntkgd
qp tk}hnq} e le}haz' K snia}kias a|ag laaf fkoa K mng} ognt i{ chkfmzag'
Gkgk& }ha{za dzntkgd qp tk}hnq} i{ pzasagca'
Gkgk> K he|ag$} hem eg{nga ceff ia }he} kg e fngd thkfa' [nq eza sqzaf{
s}kzzkgd qp nfm iainzkas'
Egehd peqsam jalnza }qzgkgd }n hks jzn}haz egm nllazkgd e sikfa' ]efo
ejnq} iainzkas% Zaiaijaz }he} nga }kia thag Ieie tes |az{ egdz{
tk}h qs jaceqsa ta }nno nq} }ha fezdas} pkaca nl iae} lzni }ha s}at egm
}nno }kg{ jk}as lzni k}>
[nq iaeg s}nfa }ha pkaca nl iae} egm }nno fezda jk}as lzni k}& Gkgaj
chqcofam es ha pkcoam e lat pajjfas lzni }ha dznqgm' [as& Ieie tes
lqzknqs }he} me{' Ta taza fqco{ }he} Pepe tes ete{ lkshkgd nz afsa ta
tnqfm he|a jaag sazknqsf{ pqgksham'
K zaeff{ mn ikss }hnsa nfm }kias' [nq ognt }he} ieg{ nl }ha iain)
zkas ta shezam thag ta taza {nqgd& jn}h dnnm egm jem& he|a hafpam ia
da} }hznqdh ieg{ }nqdh }kias' ]ha{ zaikgm ia }he} Ki hqieg egm K
he|a fk|am e dnnm fkla tk}h panpfa thn ceza ejnq} i{ taffjakgd' Egehdcnglassam es }ha{ }zaooam ecznss }ha dzaag pfekgs }ntezms }ha tnnms'
[as& K mn ikss ieg{ nl nqz iainzkas& Egehd'
K ceg se{ }he} nqz iainzkas ieoa fkla tnz}h fk|kgd& Egehd zapfkam'
]zqa se{% The} lqg }kias ta hem thag ta taza {nqgd' K}s sn czer{
hnt les} fkla cnias e} {nq' Ngca& ta taza cezalzaa egm ta hem gn tnz)
zkas es fngd es ta cnipfa}am nqz chnzas' ]hag eff nl e sqmmag ta he|a
nqz leikf{ }n ceza lnz' Gkgaj }hzat snia pajjfas }ntezms }ha so{'
\az{ }zqa' Egehd shnno hks haem es kl sqmmagf{ zaefkrkgd }zq}h kg }ha
s}e}aiag}'
Hnta|az& }n ja hngas}& Gkgaj skdham& K ceg} kiedkga fk|kgd tk}hnq}
i{ jn{s' Mqzkgd }hnsa me{s thag K mng} da} }n saa }hai jaceqsa Ki e}
}ha lezi eff me{& K laaf jem' Bqs} fkoa {nq sekm& k} saais fkoa }ha{za dzntkgd
qp tk}hnq} ia'
E} faes} {nq da} }n saa }hai nl}ag' K mng$} da} }n agbn{ }he} fqxqz{' K}s
jaag e cnqpfa {aezs lnz ia'
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K qgmazs}egm {nqz haez}' Gkgaj cngsnfam hks jzn}haz'
K iaeg& }ha{|a eff dzntg' He|a {nq saag i{ nfmas} sng& Qesskj> Ha ks
pzec}kceff{ e ieg gnt' Hks |nkca ks sn maap egm ha ks efins} i{ hakdh}' K
iaeg& ha dzat fkoa afapheg} dzess'
[as& {nqz sng hes snia hakdh} ng hki'
Ki |az{ pznqm nl hki' Egehd gnmmam' Ha sqzaf{ hes i{ pazsngefk}{
egm dnnm fnnos' Mng} {nq }hkgo>
Pazsngefk}{ ie{ja& jq} K mng} ognt ejnq} {nqz dnnm fnnos& Gkgaj
feqdham' Bnoas epez}& K iqs} edzaa& Qesskj ks gnt e lkga {nqgd ieg' [nq
ikdh} teg} }n s}ez} fnnokgd lnz e tkla lnz hki']zqa kgmaam% I{ sngs ejnq} zkpa lnz e tkla& jq} zkdh} gnt K ceg hezm)
f{ sagm agnqdh inga{ }n hks in}haz& gn} }n iag}kng pe{kgd hks mntz{' K
sqppnsa ha ceg s}ez} se|kgd qp ng hks ntg' Zaiaijaz thag K lkzs} set
Sqk}kzqei egm K s}ez}am se|kgd inga{ jaceqsa K teg}am }n iezz{ haz>
\az{ }zqa& |az{ }zqa i{ jzn}haz' Gkgaj cngcqzzam' [nq ec}am fkoa e
scezam chkcoag eznqgm haz'
Eeeh% Fnno thns }efokgd% Egehd hkssam' K zaiaijaz }ha lkzs} }kia{nq set A}kn|fma}nc e} }ha iezoa} suqeza egm {nq jaddam ia lnz inga{&
sn }he} {nq cnqfm jq{ eff }ha lzqk}s kg haz jesoa}' Mng$} a|ag da} ia
s}ez}am' Ha uqkppam tk}h e sikfa'
[nq sqzaf{ dn} ia ng }he}' K s}kff ikss haz maezf{ egm snia}kias tksh
sha taza haza' Sn }aff ia jzn}haz& the}s gat tk}h {nq> [nq he|a }n }aff
ia inza ejnq} }ha jkd ck}{' Hnts ck}{ fkla> K ja} k} iqs} ja eierkgd%
Sn ieg{ uqas}kngs& jq} |az{ lat egstazs' ]ha ck}{ ks eff zkdh}'Eff zkdh}> The} mn {nq iaeg j{ }he}>
]n ja hngas}& }haza ksg} zaeff{ eg{}hkgd spackef ejnq} }ha ck}{' K} ceg
ec}qeff{ ja |az{ }nqdh egm fngaf{ nq} }haza' ]zqs} ia% Saa& e} faes} kg nqz
|kffeda ta he|a aech n}haz' Kg }ha ck}{& k}s a|az{ ieg lnz hkisafl egm }he}
ceg ja |az{ mapzasskgd%
Mapzasskgd> Ksg} }he} eg n|azs}e}aiag}> Jq} fkla haza kg nqz |kffeda
ks }nqdh' Ta mng} he|a afac}zkck}{ nz aes{ eccass }n cfaeg te}az' K iaegta he|a }n tefo lnz ikfas }n da} te}az& lnnm ks gn} efte{s ejqgmeg}& egm
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nj}ekgkgd iamkcef }zae}iag} ks eg nzmaef }he} ceg }eoa me{s' K haez {nq
ck}{ panpfa he|a eff }hnsa }hkgds zaemkf{ e|ekfejfa'
]zqs} ia he|kgd pznjfais ks hqieg' Hqieg jakgds& zadezmfass& nl
}hakz cngmk}kngs nz ag|kzngiag} tkff efte{s he|a pznjfais nl }ha ikgm'
Gkgaj& K ceg hngas}f{ se{ }he} K|a saag snia }ha heppkas} panpfa kg }ha
tnzfm zkdh} haza kg nqz |kffeda& gn} kg }ha jkd ck}{'
K mng} qgmazs}egm {nq& Gkgaj sekm tk}h e pqrrfam fnno' K efte{s
}hnqdh} }he} fkla kg nqz |kffeda tnqfm ja heppkaz egm inza pznmqc}k|a kl
ta hem eff }hnsa eiagk}kas nl }ha ck}{'
Inza pznmqc}k|a> Taff& ie{ja' Pznjejf{% Jq} malkgk}af{ gn} heppkaz'
Heppkgass& i{ jzn}haz& mapagms ng hnt ta laaf ejnq} nqzsaf|as& gn}
the} ta he|a kg nqz pnssasskng' K tes ngca ge|a egm K hngas}f{ }hnqdh}
}he} thag K dn} }n }ha jkd ck}{ eff i{ pznjfais tnqfm ja snf|am' Nh& K tes
tzngd%
The} mn {nq iaeg j{ }he}> Hks jzn}haz esoam kggncag}f{'
K he|a saag }hkgds& Gkgaj& egm K he|a axpazkagcam pekg egm zabac}kng
kg }ha ck}{& Egehd s}ezam e} hks hegms egm dag}f{ zqjjam }hai es kl }z{kgd
}n zain|a e s}ekg' Ha zeksam hks haem egm fnnoam e} hks jzn}haz' Tk}h
gat pnssasskngs cnia gat pznjfais nl }ha ikgm' Kg }ha jkd ck}{& panpfa
eza }nfm }he} }ha inza {nq da} }ha ja}}az {nqz fkla jacnias' Es e zasqf}
a|az{nga ks }z{kgd }n da} inza& a|ag e} }ha axpagsa nl }ha fass)lnz}qge}a&
egm e} }kias thag {nq bqs} ceg} da} inza {nq eza iema }n laaf fkoa nga nl
}ha mas}k}q}a' K he|a a|ag saag panpfa jacnia sn agsfe|am j{ }hakz pns)
sasskngs }he} }ha{ okffam }haisaf|as kg }kias nl fnss'The}% Okffam }haisaf|as n|az }hakz pnssasskngs> Gkgaj esoam tk}h e
fnno nl jatkfmaziag}'
[as% Es czer{ es k} snqgms& snia panpfa kg }ha ck}{ he|a okffam }hai)
saf|as n|az }hakz pnssasskngs'
Qgjafka|ejfa% Hnt ceg panpfa jacnia sn qgdze}alqf>
Gn& gn& Gkgaj' Fa}s gn} bqmda }hakz ec}kngs' K} }eoas e s}zngd ikgm }n
zasks} egm n|azcnia }ha ieg{ pzassqzas nl }ha ck}{& egm snia panpfa eza
bqs} }nn lzedkfa' ]ha{ gaam n}hazs& ha sekm tk}h e pfaeseg} sikfa' I{
jzn}haz& mng} ieoa }ha seia iks}eoa egm }hkgo }he} zkchas nz gat eiag)
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Gn& K mng} saa eg{}hkgd& Gkgaj zapfkam tk}h mkseppnkg}iag} kg hks|nkca' Nh& tek}% ha emmam' Nh& {as K saa k} gnt' K}s in|kgd' The} mn {nq
}hkgo ta shnqfm mn>
K }hkgo ta dn lnz k}' Lkzs} ta shnqfm jn}h dn kg nppnsk}a mkzac}kngs' Kff
s}egm j{ }he} }zaa n|az }haza egm {nq j{ }he} nga' ]hag& ng i{ skdgef ta
tkff jn}h zqg }ntezm }ha jqsh sn }he} ta ceg cnzgaz k} jalnza k} ceg zqg
ete{' Noe{> Egehd pnkg}am egm }hag soa}cham nq} hks s}ze}ad{ ng }ha
mkz} tk}h e mzkam s}kco'Hks {nqgdaz jzn}haz }nno e inq}hlqf nl ekz egm zaspngmam' Noe{& jq}
the} kl k} saas qs egm zqgs }ntezms }ha lnzas}& the} mn ta mn>
Kff shnn} k} egm kl K ikss& {nq shnqfm ja zaem{ }n lkza es taff& egm kl eff
lekfs& taff he|a }n chesa k} kg}n }ha lnzas}' Edzaam>
[as& edzaam' Gkgaj pe}}am hks pefis ng }ha mqs}{ dznqgm'
Dzae}& fa}s mn }hks' Egehd dzkiecam egm spe} ng }hakz sacza} pfn}'
]ha iag zain|am }hakz jnts tk}h dzeca& uqkcof{ pfecam }ha |ega nl
}hakz ezznts ng }ha }eq} znpa& egm pnsk}kngam }ha shel} ng }ha jnt ja)
}taag }hakz lkgdazs' ]ha{ jadeg }n czaap }hznqdh }ha dzess& in|kgd ete{
lzni aech n}haz' E lat laa} epez}& Gkgaj hem e }hnqdh}'
Egehd% Egehd& tek}% ha fnnoam jeco egm thkspazam'
Egehd }qzgam }ntezms hks jzn}haz tk}h e fnno nl cnglqskng' The}s
}ha pznjfai>
[nq mkmg} se{ the} {nqz skdgef tes dnkgd }n ja' Gkgaj zapfkam'
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[as& dzae} uqas}kng' Snzz{& K lnzda} }n }aff {nq' Thag {nq da} }haza&
skdgef tk}h {nqz hegms' Kff thks}fa egm }hag ta e}}eco& ha tkgoam'
E|nkmkgd ma}ac}kng& }ha s}aef}h{ iag zaecham }hakz zaspac}k|a pns}s'
Hkmmag qgmaz }ha shema jahkgm }ha }zaa egm k}s sqzznqgmkgd |ada}e}kng&
Egehd tes kg cfnsa pznxkik}{ }n }hakz pza{' Ha cng}kgqam }n cznqch tk}h
nga ogaa pfeg}am kg}n }ha snkf egm }ha n}haz leckgd }ha heza? hks haez} tes
jae}kgd les}az& pqipkgd gq}zkag})zkch jfnnm }n hks jzekg egm ax}zaik}kas'
Ha laf} efk|a ngca edekg' Qgeteza nl }ha eppezag} cngspkzec{& }ha egkief
cng}kgqam }n laes} ng }ha }qjaznqs znn} es Gkgaj pnsk}kngam hkisafl ja)
hkgm e fezda znco egm pzapezam lnz }ha eijqsh' ]ha {nqgd leziaz sfntf{
zeksam hks hegm egm skdgefam }n hks jzn}haz' Egehd ogat k} tes }kia'Dzkppkgd }ha jnt egm }ha ezznt tk}h nga hegm& ha pfecam }tn lkgdazs ng
hks fkps' Es ha tes ejnq} }n thks}fa& ha sqmmagf{ zaefkram th{ ha tes sn
iksazejfa tnzokgd es e pnz}az e} }ha hn}af? }ha bnj tes e pnnz lk} egm ha
laf} gn sagsa nl kmag}k}{ nz pqzpnsa' Ha tesg} iaeg} }n ja s}e}kngez{&
npagkgd mnnzs egm sikfkgd e} s}zegdazs egm pza}agmkgd }n ja axck}am? ha
tes sqppnsam }n ja eflzascn& kg }ha tkfmazgass& je}}fkgd }ha qgpzamkc}e)
jfa' Egehds ikgm mzkl}am jeco egm ha thks}fam& }zkddazkgd Gkgaj egm }haheza kg}n in}kng' Ezznts mzetg& }ha iag mesham }ntezms }ha lzkdh}agam
egkief& hnffazkgd egm cheg}kgd es }ha{ em|egcam' ]ha heza& meram j{ }ha
afaiag} nl sqzpzksa& peqsam egm s}ezam e} }ha em|egckgd essekfeg}s es kl
}z{kgd }n essass }ha jas} ascepa s}ze}ad{' ]hag& es Gkgaj hem pzamkc}am& k}
pzncaamam }ntezms }ha magsa lnzas}& hnppkgd uqkcof{ kg e rkdred ieggaz
ecznss }ha pfekgs'
Uqkco Gkgaj& da} zaem{' Hks jzn}haz axcfekiam es ha zafaesam }ha
s}za}cham nq} s}zkgd' Da} k}%
]ha }eq} }tkga za}qzgam }n k}s nzkdkgef pnsk}kng& }zegsik}}kgd ins} nl
k}s agazd{ kg}n }ha ezznt egm mksskpe}kgd }ha zas} kg }ha zasngegca egm
hezingkc in}kng nl }ha |kjze}kgd s}zkgd' Spkggkgd zepkmf{& }ha ezznt lfat
}hznqdh }ha ekz tk}h e pezejnfkc }zebac}nz{ egm fegmam eg kgch lzni }ha
hezas hkgm lnn}' Ef}hnqdh sokfflqf& Egehd tes zqs}{ es ezchaz{ zauqkzas
cngs}eg} pzec}kca lnz pznlkckagc{ egm ha cnqfmg} eppf{ hkisafl kg }ha ck}{'
Gkgaj& gnt% Egehd {affam nq} es ha }zkam }n ce}ch hks jzae}h'
S}kff zqggkgd tk}h eff hks ikdh}& Gkgaj s}qmkam }ha egkief& egef{rkgd k}s
rkdreddkgd }zekf ecznss }ha iaemnt' Ha zaesngam }he} kl lkzam }ha ezznt
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}ntezms }ha fal} es snng es }ha heza faepam }n }ha zkdh}& ha hem e dnnm
chegca' Ha lnffntam hks kgskdh} egm zafaesam }ha ezznt'
[as% Hks jzn}haz jfqz}am nq}' [nq dn} k}' Gkca%
]ha ezznt fegmam ng }ha heza& paga}ze}kgd k}s fal} }hkdh' ]ha egkief
shzkffam egm cng}kgqam }n faep }ntezms }ha magsa lnzas} kg e sfntaz peca'
Sakrkgd }ha nppnz}qgk}{& Egehd ogaf} mntg egm zafaesam }ha okffaz shn}
kg}n }ha ekz' Es }hnqdh qgmazs}egmkgd k}s essekfeg}s }hnqdh} pzncass& }ha
heza hef}am ejzqp}f{ egm chegdam k}s mkzac}kng jalnza kgczaeskgd k}s peca
egm gnsa)mk|kgd kg}n e }hkcoa}? }ha ezznt mkmg} eccnipfksh k}s iksskng'
Gn% Egehd {affam' Uqkco& mng} fa} k} dn'
Noe{& Ki ng k}& Gkgaj tk}hmzat hks iecha}a egm pqzsqam }ha fngd)
aezam ieiief'
]ha iag mesham kg}n }ha iqzo{ lnzas}& zqggkgd qp }ha fqsh& hkff{ }az)
zekg egm cfaezkgd }ha te{ tk}h }hakz jfemas' Gkgaj tes kg }ha faem'
K }hkgo k} tag} }hks te{& Gkgaj s}nppam egm pnkg}am }n e lekg} }zekf ng
}ha dzess'
Egehd tefoam cfnsaz }n hks jzn}haz egm suqe}}am? ha }nqcham }ha ta}
ieznng s}ekg egm laf} }ha }ax}qza tk}h hks lkgdazs' Ha }hag siaffam k} egm
}es}am k}'
K}s jfnnm' Lzash jfnnm' Ha spe} zapae}amf{ }n }ha skma' [as& k} tag}
}hks te{' K}s cfnsa j{ egm pznjejf{ n|az }haza' Egehd dzqg}am es ha znsa
}n hks laa} egm pnkg}am }ntezms nga nl }ha lat agmqzkgd }azzas}zkef dkeg}s&
}haElznzinske }zaa']ha tae}haz tes hn} egm tkgmfass egm }ha lnzas} tes fnskgd |k}ef fkdh}
es }ha sqg pzapezam }n ag}zqs} }ha me{ }n }ha inng' Ejn|a }ha dznqgm&
ncceskngef snqgms egm achnas nl lfeppkgd tkgds& skgdkgd jkzms egm fnqm
pzkie}as }zaa)hnppkgd lnziam eg agsaijfa thnsa kghezingknqs }qgas
zasnge}am eingds} }ha egckag} }zaas' ]ha leiksham iag tefoam }hznqdh
}ha lnzas}& s}qm{kgd }ha kg}adzk}{ nl }ha pfeg}s es }ha{ saezcham lnz }hakz
leza' ]hzaa {ezms lzni }ha fezda dzaagksh)jzntg ikfmatam }zqgo& }ha{
gn}kcam e sqmmag in|aiag} kg }ha sqzznqgmkgd jqsh'
Zkdh} }haza& Gkgaj dzejjam hks jzn}haz ng }ha shnqfmazs' Mkm {nq
haez }he}>
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[as& K set k} in|a' Egehd cng}kgqam }n dera e} }ha fntaz fal} cnzgaz
nl }ha }zaa'
]ha jqsh shnno edekg'
Noe{ jzn}haz' Kff haem }haza egm chesa k} nq}& Gkgaj thkspazam es ha
jadeg }n tefo lnztezm tk}h hks iecha}a faemkgd }ha te{' He|a {nqz ez)
znt zaem{& bqs} kg cesa k} }zkas }n ascepa' Ha fnnoam jeco e} hks jzn}haz'
Egehd ellkziam tk}h e }hqijs)qp egm tk}hmzat hks jnt' Gkgaj gnm)
mam egm cng}kgqam }n tefo lqz}k|af{ }hznqdh }ha qgmazdznt}h }ntezms
}ha megckgd pfeg}' E ikgq}a fe}az& ha ezzk|am e} }ha jesa nl }ha }zaa egm
te|azam lnz e jk} }n s}qm{ }ha qgqsqef in|aiag}s' Es snng es ha zeksam
hks taepng }n s}zkoa& e pekz nl a{as aiazdam lzni }ha sczqj }he} eznqsam
}he} pzkief& kgs}kgc}qef laafkgd axpazkagcam j{ eff kg eg}kckpe}kng nl meg)
dazlzkdh}% Ng kipqfsa& }ha {nqgd leziaz stqgd hks iecha}a }ntezms
}ha agcznechkgd jaes}& sce}}azkgd sa|azef jk}s nl shzammam fae|as kg}n }ha
ekz? ha }hag }qzgam eznqgm stkl}f{ egm zeg lnz cn|az'
Fanpezm% Fanpezm& Egehd% Uqkco& lkza% Gkgaj shnq}am tk}h }azznz kg
hks |nkca& s}qijfkgd es ha spzkg}am'
Hks jzn}haz mkmg} tes}a eg{ }kia egm zafaesam }tn ezznts efins}
skiqf}eganqsf{ }ntezms }ha jfeco)spn}}am ce}' ]ha lkzs} ezznt dfkmam
}hznqdh }ha ekz& stnnshkgd pes} Gkgaj egm jezaf{ dzerkgd }ha e}}ecoazs
}etg{ cne}' ]ha sacngm ezznt& ng }ha cng}zez{& hk} }ha iezo' Hnta|az&
jaceqsa k} tes lkzam zkdh} el}az }ha lkzs} shn} egm jalnza }ha }tkga cnqfm
lqff{ zacnkf& k}s iniag}qi tes dzae}f{ zamqcam' Es e cngsauqagca& }ha
sacngm shn} tesg} pntazlqf agnqdh }n sfe{ }ha jaes}' ]ha ezznt fegmam
iniag}ezkf{ ng }ha fanpezms iqscqfez chas}& s}ez}fkgd k} egm ceqskgd k}}n dzntf' ]ha kgbqzam ce} sfntam& jq} he|kgd sa} k}s a{a ng Gkgaj }ha fan)
pezm tesg} ma}azzam kg k}s pqzsqk}? }ha hqg}az tes gnt }ha hqg}am& eg
kga|k}ejfa c{cfa }he} agmnts e s}e}a nl jefegca kg }ha tnzfm'
Uqkco Gkgaj% Zqg }ha n}haz te{ }ntezms }ha te}az% Egehd shnq}am&
zalazzkgd }n }ha tas} es ha zeg }ntezms }ha aes}azg pez} nl }ha lnzas}'
In|kgd es les} es hks fads cnqfm cezz{ hki& Gkgaj mesham }hznqdh }ha
lnzas}& hqzmfkgd n|az sa|azef leffag }zaa jzegchas }he} jezzkcemam hks pe}h}ntezms zalqda' Ng e }{pkcef me{& ha tnqfm he|a kg}azec}am tk}h }ha mk)
|azsa pnpqfeca nl }ha bqgdfa& s}qm{kgd }hakz a}hnfndkcef egm jn}egkcef
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pznpaz}kas' Hnta|az& ha tes }nn pzanccqpkam tk}h }ha in}kngs egm hks
qgzaef }hnqdh}s }he} ha tes epe}ha}kc }n }ha sqzznqgmkgd spfagmnz' Gkgaj
cng}kgqam }n zqg }hznqdh }ha lnzas}& maspaze}af{ }z{kgd }n mnmda ieg{ nl}ha sfagmaz jzegchas }he} thkppam hks leca efngd }ha te{' ]ha fanpezm&
efsn }kzam nl jakgd lfnddam& bqipam qp ng e gaezj{& s}qzm{ jzegch egm
cng}kgqam }ha hqg}' ]ha tkfm ce} tes kg k}s le|nzk}a pzame}nz{ afaiag}&
hkmmag kg }ha }zaas egm jas}ntam tk}h eazkef em|eg}eda' Gn}kckgd }ha
sqmmag shkl} kg }ha ce}s in|aiag}s& Gkgaj zaefkram }he} hks essekfaz tes
ejn|a egm cnqfm pnqgca mntg e} eg{ iniag}' Ga|az}hafass& ha tes s}kff
hnpalqf egm mkmg} dk|a qp' Kg gn }kia& ha haezm }ha snn}hkgd snqgms nllfntkgd te}az egm set }ha znco leca ehaemhks dnef tes kg |kat' ]hks
zaefkre}kng jnns}am hks inzefa egm ha zaspngmam j{ kgczaeskgd hks peca
egm s}zkma' Hks ec}kngs pekm nll? ha ezzk|am e} }ha amda nl }ha cfkll egm }nno
e faep kg}n }ha zqggkgd te}azs bqs} es }ha fanpezm bqipam nll }ha }zaa'
[as% K mkm k}% ha czkam nq} es ha }nno }ha pfqgda'
Hks |nkca tes jqzs}kgd tk}h ain}kngs egm k}s zasnge}kgd hkdh mackjafs
scezam ieg{ gaezj{ jkzms nq} nl }hakz gas}s' Gkgaj fegmam tk}h jn}h fadsegm es axpac}am ha tes pqffam }n }ha jn}}ni nl }ha sheffnt s}zaei j{ hks
takdh}' ]ha snfa nl hks segmefs iema lqff cng}ec} tk}h }ha iqmm{ lfnnz&
stkzfkgd qp fnnsa mkz} egm cfnqmkgd qp }ha sqzznqgmkgd te}az' ]ha kipec}
nl }ha leff }aipnzezkf{ }hzat hki kg}n e s}e}a nl cnglqskng& jq} }ha fnqm
snqgms nl zepkmf{ pnppkgd ekz jqjjfas egm }ha cnfm& les})lfntkgd te}az
za|k|am hki' Maspaze}a lnz nx{dag& ha npagam hks a{as }n }ha }qzjkm eu)
qe}kc sk}qe}kng egm s}za}cham nq} hks fads fkoa e faepkgd }nem es ha stei
qp }n }ha }np' Es snng es ha sqzlecam lzni }ha te}az& Gkgaj axcfekiam
egm }hag }nno e maap jzae}h& lkffkgd qp hks fqgds tk}h lzash& inks}agam ekz'
Ha sqz|a{am hks ag|kzngiag} egm gn}kcam }he} ha tes leckgd }ha fntaz)
tas}azg zadkng nl }ha lnzas}& mzkl}kgd tk}h }ha mntgs}zaei cqzzag}'
]ha fanpezm% Gkgaj spe} es ha lnqdh} }n ce}ch hks jzae}h' Thaza>
Hks spkzk} tes mks}qzjam j{ }ha }hnqdh}s nl hks pzknz pzamkceiag} tk}h
}ha tkfm jaes}? ha }qzgam eznqgm egm lkxam hks a{as ng fanpezm qp ng }ha
cfkll' Qpng zaefkrkgd }he} }ha ieg hem sqz|k|am }ha leff egm tes s}ezkgdjeco tk}h laezlqf a{as& }ha cznqchkgd jaes} bqipam kg}n }ha te}az }n cng)
}kgqa }ha chesa' ]ha egkiefs ec}kngs es}ngksham egm s}ez}fam }ha {nqgd
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leziaz& lnzckgd hki }n za|efqe}a hks pzknz ikscngcap}kng ejnq} fanpezms?
}ha fanpezm& ef}hnqdh pzalazzkgd }n oaap k}s cne} mz{& mkmg} laez zqggkgd
te}az egm tes e pntazlqf stkiiaz'
Gn% Gn% [nqza gn} sqppnsam }n Gkgaj jfqz}am nq} es ha }nno kg
qgteg}am dqfps nl te}az'
Eff nl e sqmmag& }ha skipfa ec} nl stkiikgd jaceia mkllkcqf} lnz hki'
Ha s}zqddfam egm s}znoam hezmaz }hznqdh }ha te|as& jq} hks kgczaesam
}aipn mkmg} }zegsfe}a kg}n kgczaesam pzndzass? ha hem fns} hks cnnf egm
cnnzmkge}kng' ]ha dzk}}{ fanpezm& ef}hnqdh sfntam j{ }ha cqzzag}s& tes
cfnskgd }ha dep& egm }he} }hnqdh} iema Gkgaj lza}lqf' Ha effntam mnqj} }n
sa} kg'
The} kl K mng} ieoa k}>
The} kl }hks ks }ha agm>
Nh& i{ pzniksa }n A}kn|fma}nc'
K he|a lekfam {nq& i{ fn|a'
K he|a lekfam i{ jn{s'
Shnz} nl jzae}h& ha ezzk|am e} }ha sheffnt agm nl }ha s}zaei' Hks hegmsegm ogaas pzasskgd ng lkga dze|af& ha czetfam nq} nl }ha te}az egm }nno
}n hks laa}& zqggkgd kg}n }ha magsa |ada}e}kng tk}h gn eppezag} s}ze}ad{'
Hks cfn}has taza mzagcham egm }ha emmam takdh} kg hks oheok shnz}s egm
}ha sfkppazkgass nl hks iqm)cn|azam segmefs zamqcam hks stkl}gass' Gkgaj
peqsam egm }hnqdh} ejnq} cfkijkgd nga nl }ha }zaas& jq} ha zaceffam }he}
fanpezms eza axcaffag} cfkijazs& cepejfa nl cep}qzkgd a|ag }ha ies}azs
nl }ha }zaaingoa{s% ]ha cescema nl }zeipfam pfeg}s egm eppznechkgdlnn}leffs nl }ha dzntfkgd jaes} jaceia inza a|kmag}? }ha e}}ecoaz tes
cfnskgd kg' Gkgaj lnqdh} hks egxka}{ egm mesham lqz}haz kg}n }ha lnzas}&
hnpkgd lnz e mk|kga kg}az|ag}kng' Ezzk|kgd e} e dzess)cn|azam hkff{ }azzekg
}he} kipamam hks eppezag} ascepa& ha tes czqsham egm laf} fkoa eff hks
hezm tnzo tes kg |ekg' Ha fnnoam eznqgm lnz e spfk} sacngm egm cng)
cfqmam }he} ha tes cnzgazam kg e maem agm}haza tes gn te{ lnztezm%
Ha }qzgam eznqgm egm set }ha fanpezm e lat {ezms ete{& sfntf{ ep)
pznechkgd egm fkcokgd k}s fkps es }hnqdh }z{kgd }n zafksh }ha iniag}'
Lkxkgd hks a{as ng }ha fezda ce}& Gkgaj laf} hks teks} egm hks uqk|az& egm
zaefkram }he} ha hem fns} hks iecha}a egm eff hks ezznts' Ha tes tk}hnq} e
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taepng kg e }kia nl mks}zass' Fkoa ieg{& ha zafkam ng hks ph{skcef ejkfk}kas
egm hks pnssasskngs }n n|azcnia em|azsk}{& jq} kg }he} kgs}eg} ha laf}
cnipfa}af{ s}zkppam)mntg' Ha zaefkram }he} ha hem jaag fk|kgd e snia)the} pzkmalqf kffqskng }he} ha cnqfm efte{s cng}znf }ha nq}cnia nl hks
ckzcqis}egcas tk}h hks ec}kngs' Hqijfam j{ }ha zaefkre}kng& ha cng}kgqam
}n s}eza e} }ha hqgdz{ fanpezm& }hkgokgd ejnq} hks fadec{2 hngas}{& kg}adzk)
}{& egm s}aemles}gass' Hnta|az& e} }he} |az{ iniag} ha tesg} lnffntkgd
eff nl hks mnc}zkgas? ha tes ejnq} }n dk|a qp hks dkl} nl axks}agca tk}hnq} e
lkdh}' ]ha kmae nl fa}}kgd mntg hks leikf{& aspackeff{ hks jn{s& ec}qe}am
hki' Tes}kgd gn }kia& Gkgaj tk}hmzat hks jnt lzni hks jeco egm jznoak} kg}n }tn tk}h hks ogaa' Hnfmkgd }ha spfkg}azam hef|as kg hks zkdh} hegm&
ha suqe}}am egm pkcoam qp e inks}agam znco lzni }ha dznqgm? ha hem
kipzn|ksam egm ha mkmg} laaf sn hafpfass' Emzagefkga cnqzskgd }hznqdh
hks ez}azkas fkoa }ha te}azs qp aes}& hks sagsas taza s}kiqfe}am egm hakdh)
}agam' ]ha }hnqdh}s nl }ha qglnzasaag s}kzzam Gkgajs haez} egm tkmagam
hks gns}zkfs? ha tes zaem{ lnz }ha kga|k}ejfa agcnqg}az' Gn}kckgd }ha sqm)
mag chegda kg }ha iegs maiaegnz& }ha fanpezm peqsam kg k}s }zecos' K}
dzntfam egm in|am k}s haem njfkuqaf{ lzni skma }n skma es }hnqdh ceq)
}knqs nl }ha chegda' ]ha ce} dzntfam edekg& jq} Gkgaj mkmg} lef}az'
Cnia ng% Ki Gkgaj& }ha sng nl Eckzle% ha shnq}am& pnkg}kgd egm te|)
kgd }ha spfkg}azam tnnm }ntezms }ha jaes}' Ki zaem{ lnz {nq%
]ha fanpezm mzk|ag j{ gacassk}{ egm }ha ieg kdgk}am j{ sqz|k|ef taza
ejnq} }n cfesh thag eg qgaxpac}am snqgm hef}am }hakz ec}kngs fkoa e zala)
zaas ceff' K} tes }ha leikfkez sczaach nl e lzkdh}agam heza' ]ha kgbqzam
heza tk}h }ha czaei)cnfnzam lqz ng k}s }hzne} hnppam nq} lzni jahkgm e
gaezj{ }zaa egm sczaacham edekg' ]ha hezas azze}kc jahe|knz mks}zec}am
}ha ieg egm }ha jaes}& mk|az}kgd }hakz e}}ag}kng egm ceqskgd }hai }n fnno
ete{ kg qgksng' ]ha fanpezm& jatkfmazam j{ }ha gnksa& }qzgam }ntezms
}ha heza tk}h ze|agnqs kg}ag}kngs' Sakrkgd }ha dnfmag nppnz}qgk}{& Gkgaj
dzejjam ng}n e pzn}zqmkgd zadkng ng }ha zqddam |az}kcef }azzekg egm ja)
deg }n cfkij qp }ha inks}& dzess)cn|azam hkff? zaefkrkgd }he} k}s kgk}kef pza{
tes hezmaz }n zaech& }ha nppnz}qgks}kc pzame}nz chesam el}az }ha jfaamkgdheza tk}h }ha ezznt fnmdam kg k}s }hkdh' Gkgaj cfkijam qp kg hes}a& deqd)
kgd hks lnn}kgd }n e|nkm e iks}eoa }he} cnqfm sagm hki }n znco jn}}ni'
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Eppznechkgd }ha epax nl }ha }tag}{)lnn} afa|e}kng& ha }qzgam hks haem }n
ce}ch e dfegca e} }ha }tn tkfm egkiefs' ]ha fanpezm tes cheskgd }ha hnj)
jfkgd heza }ntezms }ha gnz}hazg pez} nl }ha lnzas} ecznss e pe}ch nl dzaag
qgmazdznt}h egm k} tes cfnskgd kg zepkmf{' Gkgaj dn} }n }ha }np& egm kg)s}aem nl cng}kgqkgd hks da}ete{ ha s}nnm j{ }ha amda }n da} e ja}}az |kat
nl }ha scagezkn qglnfmkgd jalnza hks a{as' Ha tes sn kg}zkdqam egm ha ln)
cqsam ins} nl hks e}}ag}kng ng }ha heza' ]ha {nqgd leziaz cnqfmg}
cnipzahagm th{ }ha heza hem seczklkcam k}safl lnz hki& cngskmazkgd }ha
lec} }he} ha kgbqzam k}' Ga|az}hafass& ha tes dze}alqf& jq} s{ipe}ha}kc es
ha set }ha fanpezm npag k}s inq}h }n fnco k}s shezp }aa}h ng }ha heza'
Nh& hnt sem% Gkgaj steffntam hks sefk|e egm cfnsam hks a{as es hamznppam hks haem kg za|azagca'
]ha {nqgd ieg haezm hezsh zqs}fkgds nl jznoag s}ais lnffntam j{ e
sqmmag }hqip egm }hag e shnz})fk|am sczaei'
The} kg }ha ha npagam hks a{as'
]haza tes e fezda hnfa kg }ha |azmeg} dznqgm egm }ha heza tes cfnsa
}n }ha jnqgmez{& ag}egdfam kg e iess nl }tkgkgd pfeg}s' Gkgaj te}cham
lzni }ha mks}egca es }ha sieff egkief shzkaoam egm s}zqddfam lnz sa|azeflq}kfa ikgq}as' K} tes s}qco& agsgezam kg }ha lfaxkjfa }hnzg{ s}ais nl }ha
}zaa)cfkijaz egm k} eppaezam }he} }ha ce} hem leffag egm tes }zeppam kg
}ha pk}' ]ha sqg tes skgokgd jafnt }ha hnzkrng egm mqso tes uqkcof{ ag)
cznechkgd' ]hnqdh}s nl hks pza|knqs agcnqg}az lfesham }hznqdh hks haem
es }ha {nqgd leziaz s}nnm }n e inza azac} pnsk}kng? ha daezam hkisafl qp
}n lkgm hks jzn}haz egm e|nkm egn}haz ascepema' Hnta|az& ha bqs} cnqfmg}
kdgnza }ha pfaes nl }ha kgbqzam heza'Zqg }ntezms }ha s}zaei egm ja hnia kg gn }kia'
Jalnza }ha n}haz gkdh} egkiefs cnia nq}%
Gn% Gn%
]he}s gn} zkdh}'
K ceg} bqs} fae|a k} }haza }n jfaam }n mae}h%
Nz ja ae}ag j{ eg ntf nz tkfm mnds']ha leziaz skdham egm zqjjam hks a{as tk}h }ha jeco nl hks hegm' Jq}
k} se|am i{ fkla% Gkgaj thkspazam'
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Sn the}>
K} mkmg} se|a i{ fkla'
Cfkijkgd }ha hkff se|am i{ fkla%
Kl k} tesg} lnz }ha heza& K tnqfmg} he|a jaag ejfa }n cfkij }ha hkff'
The} kl }ha fanpezm ksg} }zeppam egm k} e}}ecos ia edekg>
K ceg} ellnzm }n zkso }hks chegca'
Gkgaj je}}fam tk}h hks cngsckagca' Aijzeckgd hks aipe}ha}kc skma egm
effntkgd k} }n zakdg n|az hks bqmdiag}& ha cfkijam mntg egm pkcoam qp
}ha hef|am jnt' Ha }hag tefoam tk}h ceq}kng }ntezms }ha npagkgd kg }hadznqgm& tez{ ejnq} hks mackskng egm }ha fqzokgd jaes}' ]ha cfnsaz ha dn}
}n }ha heza }ha s}zngdaz k} s}zqddfam' Hnta|az& zaefkrkgd }he} k}s ec}kngs
taza kglfkc}kgd inza pekg tk}h fk}}fa sqccass& }ha heza s}nppam s}zqddfkgd
egm te}cham hafpfassf{' Gkgaj dn} cfnsa }n }ha amda nl }ha pk}' Pnsk}kngkgd
hkisafl lnz }ha qgaxpac}am& ha paaoam kgskma kg }ha hnfa' E} lkzs} dfegca&
ha mkmg} saa eg{}hkgd& ngf{ mkz}& }tkds& egm lzash fae|as egm dzess' ]ha
sqspagsa scezam hki' Laezkgd e pn}ag}kef eijqsh& ha fnnoam kg}n }ha pk}
edekg egm tes eppaesam' Ha set }ha fanpezm f{kgd ng k}s skma? k}s haem
}qzgam qptezms es kl fnnokgd }ntezms }ha so{ egm k}s fads spzaem epez} es
}hnqdh s}kff kg in}kng' K}s a{as taza pez}keff{ cfnsam egm k}s lfecckm }ngdqa
tes fnffkgd nq} nl k}s inq}h' Jfegoa}am tk}h haeps nl mkz} egm fae|as& e
shezp s}kco pzn}zqmam lzni k}s chas}& njs}zqc}kgd }ha lfnt nl k}s fes} lat
jzae}hs? k} tes }ha pk}anqs skdh} nl e leffag tezzknz' Gkgaj mznppam hks
taepng ng }ha dznqgm egm zain|am }ha sieff dnqzm lzni ecznss hks
chas}' Ha npagam k}& }nno e dqfp nl te}az& dezdfam egm spe} }n hks skma&ete{ lzni }ha heza' Ha }hag cznqcham egm fnnoam e} }ha sfekg jaes}'
Dzae} fanpezm& K }hego {nq jaceqsa {nq he|a }eqdh} ia taff& ha sekm'
Ngca edekg& K he|a cnia }n zaefkra }he} Ki e ieg tk}h ieg{ taeo)
gassas' Ie{ {nqz lkazca spkzk} za}qzg paecalqff{ egm selaf{ }n }ha fegm nl
nqz egcas}nzs% Ha spzkgofam }ha ce} }hzaa }kias }n shnt hks fes} zaspac}'
]ha fanpezm dzntfam snl}f{ egm axhefam k}s lkgef jzae}h nl fkla' Gkgaj
}hag eppznecham }ha heza egm }ha kgbqzam czae}qza tkddfam hezmaz kg
zaspngsa& mzk|kgd inza }hnzgs kg}n k}s jfnnm)s}ekgam lqz'
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S}np& s}np% K}s noe{% ha sekm' [nqza bqs} hqz}kgd {nqzsafl }he} te{'
Ha hqgoazam mntg egm zeksam hks hegms }n mksag}egdfa }ha heza'
Kg eg e}}aip} }n in|a k}s haem ete{& }ha heza cng}kgqam }n s}zqddfa'
Gn% S}np% S}np& Ki snzz{ lnz hqz}kgd {nq' K pzniksa% Ki gn} dnkgd }n
hqz} {nq edekg' [nq he|a i{ tnzm ng }he}& ha sekm kg e snl}az }nga es ha
pqffam nll snia nl }ha spkgas' Kl {nq cng}kgqa }n sheoa }hks te{& {nqza
ngf{ dnkgd }n hqz} {nqzsafl egm ieoa }hkgds hezmaz'
]ha egkief& es }hnqdh qgmazs}egmkgd }ha hqieg fegdqeda& s}nppam
sheokgd egm jaceia pessk|a' Tk}h ceza& Gkgaj zain|am }ha }hnzgs lzni
eznqgm }ha hezas leca egm gaco& zafaeskgd k}s haem egm effntkgd }ha egk)
ief }n jzae}ha lzaaf{'
]he}s dnnm& ha sekm' Mng} {nq laaf e fn} ja}}az gnt> Gkgaj esoam
es ha kgspac}am }ha hezas lqz lnz emmk}kngef cq}s'
Gkgaj set e lat cng}qskngs ceqsam j{ }ha lzkc}kng ja}taag }ha }hnzg{
s}ais egm k}s lqz' Gnga}hafass& ha mackmam gn} }n qg}ka }ha heza qg}kf ha
hem zain|am }ha ezznt lzni }ha }azzklkam egkief'
Noe{% Gnt& ta gaam }n da} }he} nq} nl {nqz fad jalnza {nq jfaam }nmae}h'
Gkgaj s}nnm qp egm tefoam eznqgm }ha qgmazdznt}h& saezchkgd lnz
nga nl }ha ieg{ haefkgd pfeg}s lnqgm kg }ha lnzas}' Ha tes kg fqco' E lat
{ezms ete{& ha spn}}am e cfqs}az nl shnz} pfeg}s tk}h sieff thk}a }aa}h
egm lfacos ng }hakz dzaag& sqccqfag}& sazze}am s}ai sqzlecas' K} tes }ha
Efna |aze& taff)ogntg eingds} hks panpfa lnz k}s ieg{ eg}ksap}kc& haefkgd
egm snn}hkgd pznpaz}kas' Gkgaj dzejjam ng}n nga nl }ha }hkco& lfash{
s}ais egm jznoa k} nll' ]hag& ha pfqcoam nll sa|azef fae|as lzni sqz)
znqgmkgd pfeg}s' Ha tefoam jeco }n }ha heza& suqe}}am& egm pfecam }ha
Efna |aze s}ai egm }ha jznem fae|as ng }ha dznqgm' Ha pkcoam qp hks
jznoag jnt egm zain|am }ha }tkga& tzeppkgd k} fnnsaf{ eznqgm hks zkdh}
hegm'
Efzkdh}% ]hks ks dnkgd }n hqz}' Sn ja zaem{& Gkgaj dzejjam ng}n }ha
hezas fal} }hkdh'
Ha pfecam }ha }tkga bqs} ejn|a }ha jznoag ezznt egm jadeg }n tzep k}
}kdh}f{ eznqgm& lnzikgd e znqdh }nqzgkuqa}? }ha egkief }tk}cham'
Ki gn} }z{kgd }n hqz} {nq& bqs} }z{kgd }n hafp' K} tkff snng ja n|az'
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3 Lnz ia& K he|a }tn fn|af{ jn{s' Hngas})
f{& K mng} ognt kl {nq ogat ejnq} }hks pk}& jq} K }hego {nq lnz mks}zec}kgd
}ha fanpezm egm K hnpa K|a jaag ejfa }n za}qzg }ha le|nz& ha pe}}am }ha
heza ng k}s haem' K}s efzaem{ mezo gnt% Sn {nq ja}}az zqg nll jalnza }ha
n}haz megdaznqs egkiefs cnia nq}& ha emmam']ha heza mkmg} zqg? k} bqs} s}ezam e} Gkgaj& sqcokgd k}s lzng} }aa}h'
Ki sazknqs% Ki ejnq} }n fae|a {nq egm K tng} ja ejfa }n pzn}ac} {nq
lzni ntfs' Sn dn% Fae|a% Zqg% Sniathe} pazpfaxam j{ }ha egkiefs nmm
jahe|knz& Gkgaj tefoam }ntezms }ha heza& s}nipkgd hks laa} kg hnpas nl
scezkgd k} kg}n in}kng'
Es Gkgaj gaezam }ha czae}qza k} hnppam e lat {ezms ete{' Hnta|az&
es snng es ha }qzgam eznqgm egm jadeg }n tefo jeco }ntezms }ha s}zaei&}ha heza uqka}f{ lnffntam hki' Shnz}f{ el}aztezms& Egehd egm }tn n}haz
iag& eg nfm ieg egm hks sng& ceia }zn}}kgd efngd }hznqdh }ha lnzas} }n)
tezms Gkgaj' ]ha{ taza cheg}kgd egm skgdkgd tezzknz sngds tk}h }hakz
iecha}as mzetg? kg }hakz hegms& }ha{ aech cezzkam e jqzgkgd }nzch'
Gkgaj% Gkgaj% Ks }he} {nq> Hks jzn}haz zeksam hks }nzch egm ceffam
nq}& }z{kgd }n da} e ja}}az |kat nl }ha lkdqza kg }ha mks}egca'
Egehd> Zacndgkrkgd }ha |nkca& Gkgaj shnq}am jeco' [as& k}s ia%
]ha jzn}hazs pkcoam qp }hakz peca egm ia} heflte{ thkfa }ha }tn
n}haz iag feddam jahkgm'
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Nh& i{ jzn}haz% Ki sn hepp{ }n saa {nq' K laezam }ha tnzs} hem hep)
pagam& aspackeff{ thag K set }hks j{ }ha cfkll' Egehd hegmam }ha iecha}a
}n hks jzn}haz' Ha dzejjam Gkgaj j{ }ha shnqfmazs egm shnno hki& za|aef)
kgd hks bn{ }n saa hks cnizema kg ezis'
Nh& }hego {nq% K gaamam }hks& Gkgaj }nno }ha iecha}a egm kgspac}am
k} es }hnqdh k} taza jzegm)gat' Egehd& ha cng}kgqam& fnnokgd qp e} hks
jzn}haz& k} tes czer{' K mng} a|ag ognt thaza }n s}ez}'
Sqza& K ja}% Jakgd chesam j{ e fanpezm tkff ieoa eg{ngas me{ e fk}}fa
czer{' Gn> Hks jzn}haz sekm tk}h e jk} nl feqdh}az'
Ha{& {nq }hkgo> Gkgaj efsn feqdham' K} tes inza }heg bqs} }he}& }ha
s}zaei& }ha heza' K mng} a|ag ognt thaza }n s}ez}'
Zaeff{% Inza }heg bqs} jakgd chesam> Egehd fnnoam kg}zkdqam' Noe{&
}aff ia eff ejnq} k} fe}az' Jq} lnz gnt& eff }he} ie}}azs ks }he} {nqza efk|a
egm qgheziam' K hngas}f{ cnqfmg} kiedkga leckgd {nqz jn{s }n }aff }hai
}he} snia}hkgd jem heppagam }n {nq' Eg{te{& {nq fnno fkoa {nq cnqfm
qsa snia}hkgd kg {nqz s}niech& ha }eppam hks jzn}haz ng }ha skma nl hks
ejmniag' Egehd zain|am e fezda iegdn lzni hks pncoa} egm hegmam k}
}n Gkgaj' Pfqcoam }hks nga ng nqz te{& bqs} kg cesa K hem }n nllaz k} }n }hafanpezm kg axchegda lnz {nq& ha bnoam'
Gkgaj }nno }ha zkpa lzqk} egm jadeg }n ma|nqz k}' Eh& }hego {nq% Dzae}
mackskng ng {nqz pez}% ha emmam tk}h e inq}hlqf sikfa'
Shnz}f{ el}az& }ha nfm ieg egm hks sng bnkgam }ha bn{lqf zaqgkng ja)
}taag }ha jzn}hazs egm jaceia ecuqekg}am tk}h Gkgaj' Egehd ia} }hai
efngd }ha te{ es ha spzkg}am }hznqdh }ha lnzas} }ntezms }ha |kffeda? }ha{
taza mascagmeg}s nlEjiqiqf& dzae} hqg}azs nl }ha lnzas}'
Taza dfem }he} {nqza efk|a egm taff' ]ha lnzas}& aspackeff{ e} }hasa
fe}a hnqzs& ceg ja e megdaznqs pfeca lnz eg{nga& a|ag lnz }ha ins} sokffam
nl iag& }ha nfm hqg}az spnoa tk}h e zesp{ |nkca es ha fnnoam e} }ha sqz)
znqgmkgd }zaas'
[as% Taza hepp{ }n saa {nq' I{ le}haz ks cnzzac}% ]ha lnzas} ceg ja e
|az{ megdaznqs pfeca& }ha ikmmfa)edam ieg emmam es ha pq} ete{ hks
iecha}a' Thag {nqz jzn}haz eppznecham qs egm sekm {nq taza jakgd
chesam kg}n }ha lnzas} j{ e fanpezm& ta taza |az{ tnzzkam' Saa& kl {nq
mng} efzaem{ ognt& fanpezms eza nga nl }ha s}zngdas} egm stkl}as} lnzas}
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Gn% ]hazas gn}hkgd tzngd tk}h ia' ]hks egkief se|am i{ fkla%
Se|am {nqz fkla> Eza {nq mzqgo nz snia}hkgd>
Gn& Ki gn} egm {as& k} se|am i{ fkla' Fa}s dn' Kff }aff {nq eff ejnq} k}'
Egehd fntazam }ha jfema tk}h zafqc}egca egm }hag gn}kcam }ha fae|as
eznqgm }ha hezas fad' The}s eff }hks> The}s dnkgd ng& Gkgaj> Ha de|a
hks jzn}haz e jatkfmazam egm cnglqsam fnno'
Gkgaj skdham egm jadeg }n }efo' Kdgnzkgd }hakz pzknz |kdkfegca& }ha cq)
zknqs iag de}hazam eznqgm }ha leziaz egm }ha laajfa czae}qza& agcfnskgd
}hai kg e }zkegdfa' Zas}kgd hks takdh} ng hks ogaa& Gkgaj s}znoam }ha heza
es ha }nfm }hai }ha ma}ekfs2 }ha fanpezm& }ha s}zaei& }ha hkff egm }ha kg)bqzam heza' Qpng haezkgd }ha lqff eccnqg}& }ha iag& tk}h }ha axcap}kng nl
}ha nfm hqg}az& taza kg mnqj}? }ha{ mkmg} qgmazs}egm }ha skdgklkcegca nl
Gkgajs agcnqg}az egm }ha{ teg}am pznnl'
]eoa qs }n }ha fanpezm' ]ha ikmmfa)edam ieg q}}azam' K teg} }n saa
k} lnz i{safl%
K}s jeco }hks te{' Gkgaj pnkg}am }n }ha gnz}hazg pez} nl }ha lnzas}'
]ha {nqgd leziaz pkcoam qp }ha kgbqzam heza egm dqkmam }ha soap}kcs}hznqdh }ha tnnmfegm }ntezms }ha npagkgd kg }ha dznqgm? }ha nfm ieg
skipf{ eccnipegkam }hai }hznqdh }ha tnnms'
Kgczamkjfa% K}s f{kgd kg }haza% Egehd cnqfmg} cng}znf hks axck}aiag}?
ha jadeg }n sokp es ha pnkg}am }n }ha fklafass jaes}' K}s kg }haza%
K mng} qgmazs}egm egm }hks mnasg} ieoa eg{ sagsa% Th{ tnqfm eg
kgbqzam egkief zkso k}s fkla lnz }ha pazsng thn hqz} k}> Egm hnt cnqfm }ha
fanpezm& eg egkief sn kg}affkdag} egm sn lnzikmejfa& leff |kc}ki }n sqch egnj|knqs }zep> }ha ikmmfa)edam ieg }hnqdh} efnqm'
[as& K mng} ognt' Egehd emmam' Ie{ja k} tes lzkdh}agam nq} nl }ha
jqshas j{& se{& e sgeoa> Nz ie{ja }ha skdh} nl }ha fanpezm iema k} cz{>
Gn& }he} mnasg} ieoa sagsa ak}haz% K} cnqfm he|a zqg }ha n}haz te{%
]ha ikmmfa)edam ieg pnkg}am }n hks fal}'
Gkgaj& thn tes s}kff hnfmkgd }ha heza& te}cham egm fks}agam }n Egehd
egm }ha hqg}az maje}a n|az }ha in}k|as nl }ha egkiefs? }ha nfm ieg& ng}ha n}haz hegm& cfnsam hks a{as egm mkmg} se{ e tnzm'
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I{ sngs% }ha nfm hqg}az a|ag}qeff{ spnoa& za|aefkgd hks te}az{ a{as
}n }ha ezdqazs' ]haza eza }kias kg fkla thag ta axpazkagca a|ag}s }he}
saai kzze}kngef nz qgaxpfekgejfa' Mqzkgd }hnsa qgkuqa iniag}s kgs}aemnl }z{kgd }n mkspzn|a nz uqas}kng }hai& ta shnqfm ja }hegolqf egm ai)
jzeca }hakz |az{ assagcakg sn mnkgd taza inza fkoaf{ }n lkgm ieg{
inza egstazs }n }ha uqas}kngs ta saao lzni fkla& }ha nfm hqg}az sekm es
ha tefoam }ntezms }ha }tn iag& pfeckgd hks ezis n|az }hakz shnqfmazs'
K}s eff ejnq} seczklkca% ]he}s th{ }ha hezas ec}kngs saai kzze}kngef' [nq
ognt& thag e pazsng tkffkgdf{ dk|as qp hks nz haz fkla lnz snianga afsa
}he} ceg ja e }nqdh cngcap} }n steffnt& aspackeff{ lnz eg nq}skmaz fnnokgdkg' Ieg{ nl qs ikdh} ga|az qgmazs}egm }ha mzk|kgd lnzca lnz sqch ec}kngs&
egm snia ikdh} a|ag |kat k} es zesh nz lnnfksh' Jq}& kg }ha dzegm schaia
nl }hkgds }ha ec} nl seczklkckgd& nz e} faes} }ha ec} nl dk|kgd qp ngas fkla lnz
n}hazs& ks e jeskc hqieg mq}{ }he}s dnkgd }n heppag kl ta fkoa k} nz gn}%
The} mn {nq iaeg j{ }he}> Egehd esoam snfaigf{' Sa|azef }kias kg
}ha ck}{& ha hem je}}fam tk}h }ha gn}kng nl seczklkca'
K mng} qgmazs}egm {nq& i{ sng% Eza {nq esokgd ejnq} tkffkgdf{ dk|kgdqp ngas fkla& nz kl k}s dnkgd }n heppag zadezmfass>
Taff% Nh& noe{% Egehd s}q}}azam' Jn}h& ec}qeff{%
Noe{& }ha ec} nl chnnskgdgn}kca K qsa }ha tnzm chnkca}n dk|a qp
ngas fkla nz cnilnz} }n zafka|a n}haz panpfas sqllazkgd ks e mk|kga hqieg
uqefk}{ }he} ks zatezmam }hznqdh ax}azgef iainzkas egm }ha kipec}s ng
}hnsa panpfa' Mn {nq qgmazs}egm> ]ha nfm ieg fnnoam e} }ha }hzaa iag'
]ha iag dfegcam e} aech n}haz tk}h s}zekgam axpzasskngs egm gnmmam'Kg zadezms }n i{ aezfkaz s}e}aiag} ejnq} seczklkckgd jakgd e jeskc mq)
}{ zauqkzam j{ eff }n lqflkff& }hks ks the} K iaeg' A|az{ me{ K teoa egm
zaefkra }he} Ki s}kff edkgd& a|kmag} lzni i{ hekz' ]ha nfm ieg }nqcham
hks jqsh{ dze{ fncos' Edkgd ks eg qge|nkmejfa pzncass kg fkla& egm snngaz
nz fe}az Kff he|a }n fae|a }n }ha fegm nl nqz egcas}nzs }n ieoa znni lnz
}ha qgjnzg% Gnt& sqppnsa ta eff fk|am lnza|az& }hag kg gn }kia }hazaff ja
gn inza znni lnz }ha {nqgd }n dznt' ]hkgds tnqfm ja |az{ hns}kfa egmsafl)cag}azam% K} tnqfm ja eg a|az{ ieg lnz hkisafl scagezkn% ]hegolqff{&
ge}qza tnqfmg} effnt }hks }n heppag' Gn% Gn% ha shnno hks haem& ]haza
hes }n ja jefegca kg }ha tnzfm' Es e zasqf}& {nq ceg se{ }he} fkla ks }eoag
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lzni nga pazsng }n dk|a fkla }n egn}hazeff lnz jefegca egm }ha dzae}az
dnnm' Fkoa k} nz gn}% Ha sikfam egm za|aefam hks cznnoam jzntg }aa}h'
Mnas }he} ngf{ eppf{ }n nfm panpfa> Gkgaj mznppam }ha heza }n }ha
dznqgm' The} ejnq} }ha {nqgd thn mkmg} he|a e chegca }n fk|a e lqff fkla
jalnza pesskgd ete{> ]he} mnasg} snqgm lekz e} eff }n ia% Gkgaj esoam
}ha nfm ieg es iainzkas nl hks fe}a tkla egm chkfmzag lfnnmam hks haem'
Thn mkmg} he|a e chegca }n fk|a fkla> ]ha nfm ieg scze}cham hks lqff
dze{ jaezm' K mng} }hkgo eg{nga hes }ha zkdh} }n se{ sqch e }hkgd jaceqsa
ta mng} ognt }he} lnz e lec}'
]ha }hzaa iag fnnoam e} aech n}haz edekg& sfkdh}f{ cnglqsam'
The} K iaeg ks }he} ieg{ nl qs laaf }he} ta ognt the}s jas} lnz
n}hazs egm hnt }hakz fk|as tnqfm he|a }qzgam nq}& thag kg }zq}h ta mng}
he|a e cfqa' Kg e te{& ta ieoa }hasa safl)mzk|ag essqip}kngs'
Hnt sn> Gkgaj kg}azbac}am' Essqip}kngs>
Noe{& {nqza iag nl }ha lkafm egm {nq ognt }he} k} }eoas snia iag
me{s }n faezg caz}ekg sokffs egm n}hazs ing}hs nz a|ag {aezs' Zkdh}& gn>
[as% [nqza zkdh}' Gkgaj zapfkam' Lnz axeipfa& i{ nfmas} sng& ]p{da&faezgam hnt }n tae|a e jesoa} kg ejnq} }tn me{s& jq} k} }nno hks {nqgdaz
jzn}haz Gemqs sa|azef taaos'
Dnnm egefnd{& Gkgaj% ]he}s skikfez }n }ha mkllazag} einqg}s nl }kias
ta he|a ng aez}h% Snia panpfa eccnipfksh }hakz pqzpnsa egm mas}kg{
les}az }heg n}hazs& kg shnz}az einqg}s nl }kia' Zadezmfass nl }ha mqze}kng&
}ha{ fk|am e fkla& thkch kg k}safl ks |az{ spackef& }ha nfm ieg fnnoam e} Gk)
gaj' [nq gaam }n zaefkra }he} gn fkla ks tes}am' A|az{ hqieg jakgd hes epqzpnsa& snia}hkgd ha nz sha ks iaeg} }n }aech }ha tnzfm' Semf{& ieg{ nl
qs tk}h }ha fnss nl e fn|am nga da} sn ceqdh} qp kg }ha ec} nl inqzgkgd
}he} ta lekf }n eppzacke}a& cafajze}a& egm a|ag faezg lzni }hakz pzasagca
ng aez}h'
Tnt% K ga|az }hnqdh} ejnq} k} fkoa }he}%
[nqza }zqf{ e tksa ieg& Egehd sekm'
Pezmng ia' Jq} le}haz& eza {nq se{kgd }he} }hks egkief& }ha ikmmfa)edam hqg}az pnkg}am e} }ha kgbqzam heza& mackmam }n seczklkca k}safl lnz }ha
nga thn kgbqzam k}>
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JNQG]KLQF LEIKGA E GN\AF
=:
Gn& i{ sng% K mkmg} se{ }he} }ha heza mackmam' The} K sekm nz e} faes}
}zkam }n se{ ks }he} }ha hezas ec}kngs ks skikfez }n }ha kmae nl seczklkca egm
}he} ks& nz shnqfm K se{ ikdh}& ja }ha zaesng th{ k}s ec}kngs saai kzze}kng)ef' Hnta|az& nga }hkgd }he} K|a cnia }n faezg n|az }ha {aezs ks }he} kl {nq
}eoa ceza nl In}haz)ge}qza& sha& kg za}qzg& tkff }eoa ceza nl {nq% Egm }he}
bqs} ikdh} ja }ha zaesng th{ }ha heza czkam nq}'
The} ejnq} }ha fanpezm> Gkgaj esoam'
Gnt& es lnz }ha lnzikmejfa fanpezm& k} }aechas qs eg kipnz}eg} fassng
kg fkla& }he} ta efte{s he|a }n ja ceq}knqs nl }ha te{ ta cezz{ nqzsaf|as
egm }zae} n}hazs& jaceqsa gn ie}}az hnt s}zngd& zkch nz pntazlqf taikdh} jacnia kg fkla& nga skipfa sfkp)qp ceg cns} qs a|az{}hkgd egm jzkgd
qs mntg }n nqz mas}zqc}kng& bqs} fkoa }he} fanpezm'
\az{ }zqa% ]hego {nq lnz }ha }aechkgds& Gkgaj jntam hks haem'
Es K he|a sekm jalnza& {nq mng} he|a }n }hego ia' ]hego }ha hae|ags
egm {nqz egcas}nzs lnz }ha le|nz' Ki ngf{ lqflkffkgd i{ pqzpnsa& }ha nfm
ieg tefoam cfnsaz }n Gkgaj egm pqffam nq} e pefi oazgaf lzni }ha fae}h)
az pnqch ecznss hks teks}' Ha jk} kg}n }ha zam lfash egm suqaaram k} qg}kf}haza tes e |kskjfa nkf mznpfa} ng }ha oazgaf' ]hag& ha qsam k} }n mzet ng
Gkgajs chas}' Ngf{ e lat iag he|a lecam }ha dzae} fanpezm kg }ha lnzas}
egm sqz|k|am% [nqza le|nzam j{ {nqz egcas}nzs egm j{ In}haz)ge}qza'
[nq shnqfm ja }hegolqf }n }ha hae|ags egm cng}kgqeff{ ceza lnz nqz In}h)
az)ge}qza& ha sekm es ha cnipfa}am }ha mzetkgd nl }ha lk|a)pnkg}am s}ez'
Kipnz}eg}& {nq he|a }n fa} dn nl }ha pes}& hnfm ng}n }ha pzasag}& egm fnno
lnztezm }n }ha lq}qza' [nqz leikf{ gaams {nq& {nqgd nga% }ha nfm hqg}az}qzgam }n Egehd' [nq }nn& {nqz tkla egm chkfmzag gaam {nq%
Fe}az ng& }ha lnqz iag de}hazam }nda}haz ngca inza egm }hegoam }ha
hae|ags lnz a|az{}hkgd& jq} aspackeff{ lnz }ha gq}zk}kng }ha iae} nl }ha
fanpezm tnqfm pzn|kma lnz }hakz zaspac}k|a leikfkas' ]ha{ shezam }ha tkfm
jaes} eingds} }haisaf|as& nllazkgd Gkgaj }ha paf} egm }ha fezdas} pnz}kng
jalnza pez}kgd te{s' Hepp{ }n ja efk|a& }ha {nqgd leziaz }nno }ha heza
efngd tk}h hks pzkra }n hks hnia egm cafajze}am tk}h hks leikf{' ]hks ks}ha kg}zkdqkgd s}nz{ nl hnt }ha pacqfkez czae}qza lnqgm k}s hnia kg }hakz
jezg egm jaceia ecuqekg}am tk}h Gemqs'
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]HEGO [NQ LNZ ZAEMKGD ]HA SEIPFA%
PFAESA FAE\A E ZA\KAT NG EIERNG'CNI
LQFF \AZSKNG CNIKGD SNNG ]N JNNOS]NZAS
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LAE]QZAM NZDEGKRE]KNGS2
Ha thn lnzdk|as agms }ha ezdqiag}'
Elzkceg Pzn|azj
S]' BQMA CHKFMZAGS HNSPK]EF2]ha iksskng nl S}' Bqma Chkfmzags Zasaezch Hnspk}ef ks }n em|egca cqzas& egm
iaegs nl pza|ag}kng& lnz pamke}zkc ce}es}znphkc mksaesas }hznqdh zasaezch egm }zae})
iag}' Cngsks}ag} tk}h }ha |kskng nl _}hakzY lnqgmaz Megg{ ]hnies& gn chkfm ks magkam
}zae}iag} jesam ng zeca& zafkdkng nz e leikf{$s ejkfk}{ }n pe{'
GN] NG NQZ TE]CH2]ha iksskng ks }n lncqs dfnjef e}}ag}kng egm zasnqzcas }ntezms pq}}kgd eg agm }n
iess e}znck}kas eznqgm }ha tnzfm' Mzetkgd qpng }ha pntazlqf |nkcas nl ez}ks}s& ec}k|)ks}s& egm cqf}qzef faemazs& Gn} Ng Nqz Te}ch dagaze}as fklase|kgd hqiegk}ezkeg
essks}egca egm pzn}ac}kng lnz }ha |qfgazejfa& iezdkgefkram& egm mkspfecam' _]ha{Y ag)
cnqzeda dn|azgkgd jnmkas }n }eoa iaegkgdlqf& kiiamke}a ec}kng }n pzn}ac} }hnsa kg
hezis te{' Thaza dn|azgiag}s zaiekg cnipfecag}& Gn} Ng Nqz Te}ch ks cniik}}am
}n s}nppkgd iess e}znck}kas egm dk|kgd |nkca }n }hakz |kc}kis'
LEFFAG THKS]FAS2
Leffkgd Thks}fas dk|as e sieff tkgmnt kg}n nqz tnzfms fezdas} tez' Nzkdkgeff{ bqs}
e bnqzgef tzk}}ag ejnq} jn{s sag} }n }ha lzng}fkgas nl tez eziam tk}h ngf{ e thks}fa&zaemazs lnztezmam k} tk}h }ha seia okgm nl qzdagc{ kg thkch k} tes tzk}}ag egm ma)
iegmam }n ognt'
(ZAM+ Dfnjef Lqgm2(ZAM+ ks e jqskgass inmaf maskdgam }n czae}a etezagass egm e sqs}ekgejfa lfnt nl
inga{ lzni }ha pzk|e}a sac}nz kg}n }ha Dfnjef Lqgm& }n hafp afkikge}a EKMS kg Elzkce'
Cngsqiazs jq{ (PZNMQC]+ZAM k}ais& egm e} gn cns} }n }hai& e pnz}kng nl }ha pznlk}s ks
sag} mkzac}f{ }n }ha Dfnjef Lqgm']ha Dfnjef Lqgm ks }ha nzdegkre}kng }he} (ZAM+ tnzostk}h }n pq} }ha inga{ dagaze}am lzni (PZNMQC]+ZAM pznmqc}s egm a|ag}s& mkzac}f{
ng }ha dznqgm kg Elzkce' ]ha Dfnjef Lqgm ks }ha tnzfm$s faemkgd lkgegcaz nl pzndzeis }n
lkdh} EKMS& }qjazcqfnsks egm iefezke' ]ha Dfnjef Lqgm kg|as}s 500! nl (ZAM+ mnffezs
kg EKMS pzndzeis kg Elzkce tk}h e lncqs ng tniag egm chkfmzag' Pzndzeis sqppnz}am
j{ (ZAM+ egm }ha Dfnjef Lqgm he|a zaecham n|az 4'1 ikffkng panpfa }n me}a'
Mkscfekiaz2 ]ha eq}hnz egm hks pqjfkshazs eza gn} kg eg{ te{ nz lnzi ellkfke}am tk}h
}ha ejn|a geiam nzdegkre}kngs' ]ha eq}hnz& Shad Ezeginfe}a& ks ngf{ e lkzi sqppnz}az nl
}hakz hqiegk}ezkeg allnz}s }ntezms hafpkgd kgmkdag} chkfmzag egm mackmam }n kgcnzpnze}a
}hai kg}n }ha s}nz{ }n lqz}haz spzaem }hakz iasseda' Pfaesa ieoa e inga}ez{ mnge}kng }n
}hasa nzdegkre}kngs nz shnt {nqz sqppnz} j{ faezgkgd inza ejnq} }hakz tnzos egm spzaem)
kgd }hakz iasseda }n n}hazs'
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