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C Ikbbe~eay Dkai hb Yesy Zk`` UY _yuieays Jey Huy yme Rhye ka >73>8

Yme >73> jeae~c` e`eoykha k `e ymca c {ec~ czc{! Ohfe Ahrefne~, fca{ oh``eje

yuieay cy yme Uakre~ ky{ hb Ye}c cy Cu yka zk`` `kde`{ ne fh~e ohaoe~aei cnhuy wc kaj ymek~

o`c e ymca oc ykaj ymek~ nc``hy !

Wh`kykoc` h~jcak|cykha ha ocfwu , kao`uikaj Uakre~ ky{ Iefho~cy ,

Oh``eje ^ewun`koca cai Mhhd yme Rhye c~e y~{kaj yh omcaje ymcy n{

kabh~fkaj yuieay cnhuy kfwh~ycay k ue cai eaohu~cjkaj ymef yh fcde

ymek~ rhkoe mec~i cy yme wh`` !Luijkaj n{ hu~ acykhas mksyh~{ hb `hz {huym

rhye~ yu~ahuy ~cye , yme h~jcak|cykha mcre sukye c yc d cmeci hb ymef!I~! Ic~ha _mcz, c jhre~afeay w~hbe h~ cy UY, cki {huym yu~ahuy

yeai yh fk~~h~ yme wcyye~a hb yme `c~je~ wun`ko, nuy ky k c`zc{ `kjmy`{

`hze~ neocu e {huaj wehw`e hbyea bee` yme{ mcre `kyy`e ~ec ha yh rhye!

Yme{ usuc``{ ih ahy hza w~hwe~y{, yme{ ih ahy wc{ w~hwe~y{ yc}es cai yme{ ihay mcre

dki ka `hoc` omhh` s, cki _mcz! Yme{ ihay mcre cs j~ecy c sycde ka yme ohffuaky{ cs ih

h`ie~, fh~e e ycn`k mei wehw`e! C` h, c `hy hb UY yuieay c~e b~hf Mhu yha, Ic``c h~ _ca

Cayhakh cai yme{~e ~ejksye~ei yh rhye yme~e, nuy yme{ ihay e}we~keaoe ca{ hb yme `hoc` wh`kykos

hre~ yme ohu~se hb yme {ec~!

Mh``{ Meka~kom, wun`ko ~e`cykha ik~eoyh~ bh~ Uakre~ ky{ Iefho~cy ,scki yme j~huws fcka

y~cyej{ bh~ kao~ec kaj {huym yu~ahuy k yh mcre we~ hac` kaye~coykha zkym whyeaykc` rhye~ !

Ze wuy c `hy hb ebbh~y kayh nekaj ha yme Ze y Fc``, wc kaj huy b`ke~ , eaohu~cjkaj

wehw`e yh rhye cai ye``kaj wehw`e cnhuy yme ocaikicye , scki Meka~kom! Iu~kaj nkj e`eoykha

ec ha , ze n`hod zc`d bh~ iefho~cyko ocaikicye ka Cu yka, Oh``eje _ycykha, _ca Cayhakh cai

Ic``c ! Ze dahod ha wehw`es ihh~s cai ye`` ymef cnhuy Hncfc cai yme ycye eacyh~ cai

Cusyka Fc{h~ @ee @ebbkajze`` swhde cy c Uakre~sky{ Iefho~cys buai~ckse~ ha Ahrefne~ 3:, >733!

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~ew~e eaycykre zmh c~e ~uaakaj! Ymcy zc{ ze jey ik~eoy, bcoe&yh&bcoe ohaycoy zkym wehw`e c``

hre~ yme oky{ cai c`` hre~ yme ycye!

Meka~kom cki ymcyhae hb yme j~huws fhsy whwu`c~ ereays ha ocfwu k c oe`en~cykha ka

b~hay hb yme B`cza Cociefko Oeaye~, zmkom e~re c c wh``kaj w`coe iu~kaj ec~`{ rhykaj we~khi !

Ze syc{ uw c`` akjmy sh ze oca ne yme bk~ y yh rhye ka yme fh~akaj, scki Meka~kom! Kys

c`zc{ c jhhi ykfe, cai kys c jhhi zc{ yh jey wehw`e huy yme~e!

^{ca E``k , w~e kieay efe~kyu hb Oh``eje ^ewun`koca , cki yme h~jcak|cykha karkye

^ewun`koca ocaikicye cai e`eoyei hbbkokc` yh wecd cy ymek~ nkfhaym`{ feeykaj ka h~ie~ yh

eiuocye yuieay cnhuy wh`kyko ! Ye}c @cai Ohffk khae~ Le~~{ Wcyye~ ha, zmh k ~uaakaj bh~`keuyeacay jhre~ah~ hb Ye}c ka >739, whde cy yme j~huws feeykaj ha Ahr! 37!

K ymkad hae hb yme nkjje y ~h`e hb Oh``eje ^ewun`koca k yh ne c jcyezc{ bh~ ocaikicye

yh ohfe cai mcre cooe yh yuieay , cai c` h bh~ yuieay zmh c~e kaye~e yei ka yme w~hoe yh

feey ocaikicye cai wkod yme hae yme{ zcay yh me`w , scki E``ks!

Mhhd yme Rhye nejca c c ocfwckja wuy ha n{ UY _yuieay Jhre~afeay iu~kaj

w~e kieaykc` e`eoykha {ec~ ! @c y {ec~, yme _yuieay Jhre~afeay ^ebh~f Yc d Bh~oe rhyei yh

ohare~y Mhhd yme Rhye kayh c we~fcaeay cjeao{! Icac Meaakaj, cjeao{ ik~eoyh~ bh~ Mhhd yme

Rhye, cki ymk zk`` jkre yme h~jcak|cykha fh~e hwwh~yuakyke yh coohfw`k m ky jhc` hb

~ejk ye~kaj cai eiuocykaj rhye~ !

Meaakaj cki ymcy ka ca ebbh~y yh kao~ec e yuieay kaye~e y ka yme e`eoykha ymcy yhhd w`coe

ha Ahr! =, Mhhd yme Rhye wc~ykokwcyei ka Wh`kykwc`hh|c, iu~kaj zmkom wh`kykoc` h~jcak|cykha ha

ocfwu ey uw nhhym ha UYs _huym Fc`` yh yc`d zkym yuieay cnhuy yme kfwh~ycaoe hb okrko

eajcjefeay!

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Ze mci hae ycn`e zkym c jcfe cnhuy yme rhye~ ~ejk y~cykha w~hoe , cai cahyme~ zkym c

jcfe cnhuy yme 37 oha ykyuykhac` cfeaifeay ymcy ze~e ha yme nc``hy , cki Meaakaj ! Ze c`sh

mci w`eay{ hb rhye~ ~ejk y~cykha oc~i crck`cn`e!

Meaakaj cki Mhhd yme Rhye zh~dei mc~i nebh~e yme >77= w~e kieaykc` e`eoykha yh

eaohu~cje yuieay yh rhye , cai ymcy yme j~huws `ecie~smkw ks w`ecsei zkym yme ~esu`ys hb ymhse

ebbh~y !

Ze wuy ha c iencye neyzeea Uakre~sky{ Iefho~cys cai Oh``eje ^ewun`kocas, scki

Meaakaj! Z e i~hwwei rhye~ ~ejk y~cykha dky cy ha&ocfwu ih~f cai ka ^kre~ kie cai Ze y

Ocfwu , cai ze me`i wmhae ncad yh ~efkai yuieay yh rhye! Ze~e iebkakye`{ jhkaj yh bh``hzymcy fhie` ae}y {ec~ cai ee zmcy ze oca ih yh kfw~hre rhye~ eiuocykha c ze`` c ~ejk y~cykha!

Meaakaj cki Mhhd yme Rhye k c` h w`caakaj bh~ c ~ejk y~cykha ~c``{ ka yme w~kaj h ymcy

yuieay zk`` ne w~ewc~ei yh rhye ka yme w~kfc~{ e`eoykha ka Fc~om!

Hu~ jhc` ymk {ec~ k yh jey rh`uayee~ bh~ Mhhd yme Rhye ymcy zk`` ne kaye~e yei ka

ohfkaj ncod ae}y bc``, cai yh mcre fh~e hb c w~e eaoe h wehw`e dahz ymcy ze e}k y, cki

Meaakaj!

Meka~kom cki yme ~e u`y hb yme fh y ~eoeay ycye `ejk `cykre e kha iefha y~cye zm{

yuieay aeei yh neohfe fh~e karh`rei ka yme wh`kykoc` w~hoe !

Yme~e ze~e fclh~ ouy yh mkjme~ eiuocykha, wun`ko eiuocykha cai bkacaokc` cki, scki

Meka~kom! C `hy hb ymkaj ymcy yuieay cai ymek~ bcfk`ke ~ec``{ ieweai ha ze~e `c mei ka yme

nuijey neocuse syuieays ihay rhye!

Meka~kom cki W~e kieay Hncfc k yme ne y omhkoe bh~ oh``eje yuieay ka >73> neocu e hb

mk uwwh~y bh~ beie~c` bkacaokc` cki, cai neocu e hb mk mec`ymoc~e w`ca!

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Ahz ze oca yc{ ha hu~ wc~eay w`cas uayk` ze~e >2, scki Mea~kom! Ymcys c muje

iec` bh~ oh``eje syuieays zmh ocay cbbh~i yh wc{ bh~ ymek~ hza mec`ymoc~e w`cas!

E``k cki oh``eje yuieay mhu`i ahy rhye bh~ Hncfc neocu e hb mk we~bh~fcaoe ka

wu``kaj yme ohuay~{ huy hb yme ~eoeay ~eoe kha!

@hhd cy yme wcsy ym~ee {ec~s ymcy mes neea w~eskieay, scki E``ks! Bck`ei wh`kokes cai

nk``kha uwha nk``kha weay zkym `kyy`e yh ah ~eyu~a! K ymkad c `hy hb wehw`e, e weokc``{ oh``eje

syuieays, c~e zcdkaj uw neocuse hb yme lhns o~ksks! Zere jhy cnhuy 35 we~oeay hb {huaj wehw`e

uaefw`h{ei ~kjmy ahz, cai ymcys mkjme~ ymca yme acykhac` cre~cje! K ymkad kys kaswk~kaj c `hyhb

wehw`e yh jey karh`rei, cai ky mhu`i! Hncfcs c j~ecy ocfwckjae~, nuy K ihay ymkad me oca necyymh e uaefw`h{feay aufne~ cai mk ou~~eay ik cww~hrc` ~cykaj!

_mcz cki ymcy zmk`e syuieays smhu`i oe~ycka`{ wc{ cyyeaykha yh ocaikicyes sycaoes ha

mkjme~ eiuocykha buaikaj, yme eohahf{ cai yme crck`cnk`ky{ hb lhn c~e jhkaj yh ihfkacye yme

>73> e`eoykha!

K ymkad yme~es ca kfw`koky ahykha ymcy kb yme ocaikicyes ocfe cai yc`deiyh yuieay cnhuy

We`` J~cay bh~ bhu~ mhu~ , ere~{nhi{ zhu`i rhye! Ymcys ahasease, scki _mcz! ^kjmy ahz

yuieay bee` kjakbkocay ca}key{ hre~ ymek~ w~h weoy bh~ jeyykaj lhn ! Ocaikicye zmh c~e cn`e yh

wecd yh ymcy k ue c~e jhkaj yh ih neyye~ zkym yuieay , cai yme{`` ih neyye~ zkym ere~{nhi{!

Meka~kom cki yuieay oca ahy zcky uayk` yme{ c~e h`ie~ yh `ec~a cnhuy wh`kyko !

Yme~e k h fuom yh `ec~a cnhuy yme ocaikicye , cai yme k ue c~e ohfw`kocyei , scki

Meka~kom! Kys kfwh~ycay yh syc~y `ec~akaj cnhuyymef ahz cai bkju~kaj huy mhz {hu zcay yh rhye

neocu e ymcy jkre {hu ca hwwh~yuaky{ yh jey karh`rei!

E``k cki {huaj wehw`e aeei yh wc{ cyyeaykha yh wh`kyko erea kb hfe k ue eef

k~~e`ercay yh ymef ahz!

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Yme ymkaj Twh`kykokca V ih zmk`eka hbbkoe mcre kfw`kocykhas ?7 {ec~s ihza yme ~hci,

cki E``ks! Erea yuc``{, ymh e zk`` ne {hu~ yc} ih``c~s nekaj sweay!

Meaakaj cki Mhhd yme Rhye y~ke yh mhz yuieay ymcy k ky ec { yh rhye n{ me`wkaj ymef

~ejk ye~ cai n{ w~hrkikaj yuieay zkym kabh~fcykha ymcy yme{ oca u e yh fcde c ieok kha cy yme

wh`` !

Yh ne okrkoc``{ eajcjei k hfeymkaj ze ne`kere k c ~e wha knk`ky{! Ze zcay yuieay yh

ne kabh~fei cnhuy zmcys jhkaj ha ka wh`kykos, neocu e zmea {hu ee c w~hn`ef, rhykaj k mhz

{hu oca mcre c c{ ka ky!

^hne~y Zk``kcf ha, c eakh~ eohahfko fclh~ cy UY, cki me zk`` rhye ae}y {ec~, nuy ymcyme zcay yh `ec~a fh~e cnhuy yme ocaikicye nebh~e yme e`eoykha!

Zmea K rhyei ka >77=, K fcie f{ ieok kha nc ei h a yme kieh`hj{ K j~ez uw c~huai,

cki Zk``kcf ha! K ikiay `hhd kayh yme kssues cs fuom cs Kzk`` ymk {ec~!

Lhma Yk``e~{, ca kaye~acykhac` ~e`cykha hwmhfh~e, cki me k jhkaj yh rhye ka >73>

neocu e me cww~eokcye yme hwwh~yuaky{ yh ih h!

_hfeykfes yme Cfe~koca wh`kykoc` s{syef seefs n~hdea yh fe, scki Yk``e~{! Nuy

rhykaj k c w~krk`eje ymcy ze mcre ohf wc~ei yh yme ~esy hb yme zh~`i!