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Tlc mxcjt`ao ag E`tatc `} eat`wjtcd hp kawc/
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Vlco vc hcf`o ta laoax Ojt`wc Rcarkc}+ vc hc`of ta laoax
asx}ckwc}+ vc hcf`o ta laoax Jecx`mj> jod aokp tlco v`kk @ laoaxtl`} ocv+ vj}lcd+ xcw`tjk`ycd gkjf ag tlc gstsxcaokp tlco+ aokp tlco
ejp `t ljwc ep laoax:
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Rcxjodj =2
rcxgaxejomc/ Tlc`x }cc`of+
xc}rao}c+ jod `otcxojk
}shicmt`wc c|rcx`comc} jxc
`otx`o}`m ta tlc cwcot tjn`of
rkjmc/
8=) Rlp}`mjk gkc}lp gaxe+
g`kkcd v`tl rxarx`amcrtax}
tljt xcjmt jod c|rcx`comc tlc
c|tcxojk vaxkd `o axdcx ta
gaxe ecjo`of/ ,Ialo}ao 3)
84) Mcxceaop9 jop cwcot `o
j }jmxcd rkjmc jod t`ec+ v`tl
rjxt`mskjx x`tsjk} jod
rxatamak}/ Lavcwcx
esodjoc tlc tj}n+ `t mjo hc
mcxceao`jk9 vj}l`of ag tlc
hadp+ kjp`of tlc dcmcj}cd ta
xc}tjxc jkk rxagasodkp
mcxceao`jk ,Joyjkdj
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Rcxjodj =:
E`tatc `} tlc jxt ag tlc oav/E`tatc `} jwjot%fjxdc/ E`tatc `} txjd`t`aojk80/
Cehad`ecot=2 `} ncp9 e`od+ hadp+ jod }r`x`t j} so`g`cd/G`cxmcoc}} `} ncp}ckg%sodcx}tjod`of%jvjxcoc}} jod masxjfcas}%
rxaicmt jxc `t} taak}/ Hclakd`of=: aoc}ckg+ `otcxojk xc}cjxml `o tlc
hcf`oo`of ag jkk tlc rxamc}}+ xckjt`ao}l`r ta tlc c|tcxojk+ tlc msxxcot+tlc gstsxc+ jod tlc rj}t `} tlc rxc}cot jod cod ag tlc rxamc}}/Jkk vaxn `} oat ejdc gax oav+ ax hcgaxc+ hst gax kjtcx+ gax tlc
gstsxc=89 gax t`ec `og`o`tc/
E`tatc `} vljt ljrrco} vlco vc djomc v`kdkp/ E`tatc `} vljtljrrco} jt tlc hjkkct hjxxc+ x`flt jgtcx pas is}t xakkcd ast ag hcd/
E`tatc `} tlc Msoo`oflje hasomc}== }ejkk djomc=4/E`tatc `} pasx dxcje}=3/
E`tatc `} j tlcaxp+ j rxjmt`mc+ j tl`of+ jod j k`w`of tl`of tljt ljrrco}
j} pas ljrrco+ j} pas c|`}t/ E`tatc `} pas+ hxasflt ta k`gc jodxcjk`yjt`ao/ @t `} pas c|`}t`of+ rs}l`of tlxasfl pasx dxcje}+ `ota
xcjk`tp/ S}`of jkk tljt pas ljwc+ pasx las}c+ pasx hadp+ pasx e`od+pasx }r`x`t+ ta mxcjtc djomc vaxn+ vaxn+ vcxn=7+ vl`ml `} jhast jkk ag
s}/ E`tatc `} dcrcodjot ao tlc had`c} tljt djomc `t/
E`tatc `} oat is}t mlaxcafxjrlp/E`tatc `} oat is}t txj`o`of/
E`tatc `} oat is}t j rcxgaxejomc }tjtc/E`tatc `} oat is}t j rxamc}}/
E`tatc `} oat is}t j vjp ta tjnc `o vaxn/E`tatc `} oat is}t j d`}ms}}`ao ax j maeeso`mjt`ao/
E`tatc `} tlc mcxceaop ag jxt rcxgaxejomc vl`ml jkkav} s} ta g`od
asx ea}t `oocx lsejo`tp+ hsx}t `t ast `o k`flt+ kawc+ jod f`w`of> }atljt vc mjo hc cwcx eaxc lsejo+ cwcx eaxc rcarkc}+ cwcx eaxc `o
asx dxcje}+ cwcx eaxc }s}tj`o`of vla vc jxc j} rcarkc+ cwcx eaxchcjst`gsk=6/
}ljxc c|rcx`comc ag ecjo`of
ejn`of jod `ejf`ojt`ao tljt
mjo dc}mx`hc ax mjrtsxc
gkcct`of `ot`ejt`ao} ag j
hcttcx vaxkd ,Dakjo 8)
80) Txjd`t`aojk%%Ojt`wc9 tljt
vl`ml lj}+ gax j kaof t`ec+
hcco rxjmt`mc `o tlc }jec
vjp+ hp j mcxtj`o
fcocjkaf`mjk dcmjdcomc/
Agtco+ rxc%makao`yjt`ao+ ax
jdjrtcd v`tl makao`yjt`ao/
Jk}a9 oao%vc}tcxo+ oao%
maotceraxjxp/
=2) Cehad`ecot9 Vljt vc
mjkk e`od jod vljt vc mjkk
hadp jxc oat tva tl`of}+
hst xjtlcx j}rcmt} ag aocaxfjo`m rxamc}}+ }a tljt jkk
asx ecjo`of`} jo
cehad`cd rxamc}} ,Ialo}ao
:)
=:) Hclakd`of9 Ta }cc
v`tlast isdfecot+ v`tl
ahicmt`w`tp jod n`odoc}}+
arcooc}}ta }cc vljt `} gax
vljt `t `}/
=8) Tlc gstsxc `} tljt vl`ml
`} oat lcxc+ jo sonoavo+ jocertp wa`d v`tl `} hasod ta
hc g`kkcd/ Asx ml`kdxco JXC
tlc gstsxc+ tl`on`of
maot`osjkkp+ xjtlcx tljo
rxafxc}}`wckpaomc vc jxc
faoc+ vc jxc }sxw`wcd hp asx
pasof/
==) Jo c|cxm`}c jt tlc
hcf`oo`of ag j Msoo`oflje
djomc mkj}}+ vl`ml }txctmlc}
tlc hjmn hp msxw`of tlc
srrcx hjmn gaxvjxd `o}rjmc/ ,Msoo`oflje)
=4) @g pas }tjod }t`kk+ jod is}t
c|`}t+ pas v`kk oat`mc+ `o
axdcx ta hc jk`wc+ }tjod tjkk+
k`wc+ pas es}t eawc/ Tlc}c
e`ostc eawcecot} jxc pas
}ejkk djomc/ ,Oawjn 7:)
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Rcxjodj =8
=3) ]kccr dxcje%}tjtc jod
j}r`xjt`ao}+ hatl c|`t} gxae
}shmao}m`as}+ jod `ots`t`ao}+
eaxcawcx+ pasx `od`w`dsjk
}ckg/
=7) VCXN9 Chao`m} vaxd
v`tl }`e`kjx dcg`o`t`ao ta
vaxn hst dac} oat `od`mjtc
kjhax/ @t} ecjo`of `} kamncd
`o rcxgaxejt`w`tp9 S}`of aoc
cehad`ecot `o rsx}s`t ag
iapgsk rcxgaxejomc%
mxcjt`ao ag tlc }ckg `o jo
c|txawcxtcd ejoocx/
=6) Ejp pas vjkn `o
hcjstp9 Ojwjia Rxjpcx9
hcjstp j} j }tjtc ag rcjmc+
mjke+ jod hjkjomc
sodcx}tjod`of jkk `}ojtsxjkkp hcjst`gsk
rxagasod+ axfjo`m/
E`tatc 8
J Dcmakao`y`of!Dcmakao`jk Djomc9 E`tatc9 hck`cwc `o jkk tljt `}
djomc+ jkk `} djomc9 oat star`j+ oat `dcjk}+ hst vljt `} rxc}cot/Hclakd9 tlc ojncd+ sojdaxocd djom`oftlc ojncd+ sojdaxocd
mlaxcafxjrlptlc sojdaxocd }ckg+ hadp+ }r`x`ttlc cwcx rxc}cot+hxasflt gaxcgxaot/
E`tatc `} j ocv djomc gaxe/K`nc tla}c hcgaxc `t+ `t lj} j mcxtj`o tcmlo`zsc/
K`nc tla}c hcgaxc `t+ `t lj} j vjp ta ejnc djomc9 mlaxcafxjrlp+maera}`t`ao+ }max`of/
K`nc tla}c hcgaxc `t+ tlcxc `} j vjp ta rcxgaxe `ttlc djomcx} tj}n/K`nc tla}c hcgaxc `t+ `t lj} j vjp ta }cc `t+ }a tljt aoc mjo
maerxclcod vljt `} rxc}cotcd/K`nc tla}c hcgaxc `t+ `t lj} j mcxtj`o hadp `o e`od+ ta djomc `t/
Sok`nc jkk tla}c hcgaxc `t+ `t} `otcxc}t `} oat `o so`gaxe`tp=
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Rcxjodj ==
`otcxojk }ckg+ jxml`wc+ jod jxt`gjmt}/
Hx`of`of tljt }tsgg48 ta tlc gaxcgxaot xczs`xc} : tl`of9 g`cxmcoc}}/
Tlc mlaxcafxjrlcx `} so`otcxc}tcd `o so`gaxe`tp/ Tlc mlaxcafxjrlcx
`} `otcxc}tcd `o E`tatc+ `o g`cxmcoc}}+ `o eawcecot/
Eawcecot gkav} gxae tlc mlaxcafxjrlcx+ jod `t `} }ct `o tljt
eaecot ag gkav+ `o tljt eaecot ag t`ec+ ta tlco hc }ct ao }tjfc+ aotlc djomcx}/
Tlc djomcx} tj}n `} ta ejnc tljt djomc ejtcx`jk+ tljt eawcecot+tlc`x}+ daoc v`tl tlc`x`otcxojk }tsggg`cxmcoc}}/
Djomc ejtcx`jk kcjd} ta eaxc djomc ejtcx`jk/
Es}`m dac} oat fs`dc tlc djomc+ `t rjxtocx} tlc djomc
Ma}tsec dac} oat fs`dc tlc djomc+ `t rjxtocx} tlc djomc/
Tlc c|rcx`ecotjk `} tlc hadp/
E`tatc `} l`flkp mao}m`as} ag tlc hadp jod `t} v`}dae `} tlc gams} agtl`} vaxn/
Hjkkct Vaejo hadp
=0) Hstal+ tlc Ijrjoc}c
djomc ag djxnoc}}+ lj} oa
xczs`xcd+ ax rxcdctcxe`ocd
xskc} gax tlc hadp ax vjp `t
`} daoc`t} oao%dcg`o`t`ao `}
`t} jxt/ ,Aloa)
42) Hstal `} Ijrjoc}c+ jod
E`tatc `} wcxp esml
Jytcm!Ojt`wc Jecx`mjo/
Tlasfl tlcp jxc }`e`kjx+
E`tatc } ax`f`o} jxc
d`ggcxcot+ jod tls}+ tlcxc `}
k`ttkc `otx`o}`mjkkp `o maeeao
v`tl tlce/
4:) @oocx k`flt9 c}}comc9 j
}jgc rkjmc+ aoc} rcx}rcmt`wc+
laec `o }`dc pasx gkc}l jodecotjk }rjmc/ Tl`} `} pasx
}rx`t/ ,Dc Mcxtcjs)
48) ]tsgg9 sojxt`mskjtcd
ejtcx`jk gax vl`ml aoc}
kjofsjfc ag rcx}aojk
c|rxc}}`ao `} ejdc `ota
djomc/
E`tatc =
Tl`} djomc gaxe `} haxo ta g`kk `o j occd ta ejnc j djomc gaxe+ }tpkc+
mlaxcafxjrl`m rxamc}}+ tljt `} hs`kt ao j maotceraxjxp Ojt`wcJecx`mjo rxamc}}/ Tls}+ `t `} hs`kt ao jomc}tax} ag tl`} cjxtl4=+ hatl
hkaad xckjtcd jod oat }a esml/ Tl`} `} ep djomc+ ep rsxc djomc/Sojdaxocd+ }`erkc+ jod pct kjpcxcd v`tl l`}taxp jod t`ec/
J} `g aoc maskd djomc jkk o`flt `o tlc mksh+ jod rst `t ao tlc }tjfc+jod kct vaodcx} ammsx/
E`tatc djomcx} v`kk hc g`cxmc+ ravcxgsk djomcx}+ ag hx`kk`jomc jod
maotxak ag tlc`x `o}txsecot/@ejfc} jod maomcrt}+ s}cd hp tlc djomcx} ta maerkctc ejnc tlceawcecot ejtcx`jk tlc`x avo+ tjnc `t+ e`| `t v`tl tlce+ jod mxcjtc
}aectl`of ocv/
E`}tjnc}+ r`tgjkk}+ gj`ksxc}+ jod ocv xjd`mjk }l`gt} jxc ocmc}}jxp/
Tlc tlcaxp ag E`tatc `} }`erkc9 Eadcxo djomc }taxcd @od`fcoas}
4=) Jomc}txjk Eceaxp9
fcoct`m maot`os`tp jod tlc
gjmt tljt tlc `eeco}c
ejiax`tp ag pas ljwc }aejt`m
txj`t} `} j rkjmc ag jmmc}}`of
l`}taxp+ vl`ml `} comadcd
`ota asx hc`of/
44) @od`fcoas} noavkcdfc
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Rcxjodj =4
noavkcdfc ag tlc Ojt`wc Rcarkc}+ jod Hp s}c ag E`tatc+ vc tjnc `thjmn+ hp eaw`of gaxvjxd v`tl hatl djomc l`}tax`c}+ hatl djomc
cehad`ecot}/44
Tlc tlcaxp jttjmlcd ta tl`} vaxn `} }srraxt`wc ag `dcj} ag tlc
ejo`gc}ta/
Tlcxc `} j mjkk gax dcmakao`yjt`ao ag vx`t`of43/
J} jxt`}t}+ j} jxt`}t%}mlakjx}+ j} jxt`}t%}mlakjx%vjxx`ax}+ tl`} `} lav
tlc mjkk `} jo}vcxcd/
@ mxcjtc ep E`tatc+ jod tlasfl v`toc}}`of+ vc hx`of asx dxcje} taxcjk`tp/
Vc es}t kcjxo g`x}t lav ta d`c
Lav ta hc sojdaxocd/Dcjd ao }tjfc+ hcgaxc vc mjo hc txskp jk`wc*
]a tljt vc mjo xc%c|je`oc tlc ecjo`of ag asx k`gc jod fxav `o asxlsejo c|rcx`comc/
`} oat }`erkp j rxadsmt ax j
maeead`tp> `t `} j rxamc}}
,EmFxcfax =0:)
43) Dcmakao`yc vx`t`of9
rstt`of eaxc rsxra}c ao tlc
rjfc tljo is}t vaxd} ax
tlcaxp+ hst tlcxc `} xcjk`tp
hc`of ejdc+ }aec txstl+ j
dccr noavkcdfc/ Tlc jom`cot
jod txjd`t`aojk s}c ag
vx`t`of+ j} `g mxcjt`of jmadc|+ eaxc tljo j l`}taxp+
eaxc tljo j xc%jmmasot+ hst
j mxcjt`ao jkk ao `t} avo/
]jmxcd jod D`w`oc
Tlc vaxkd j} vc noav `t `} hs`kt agg j kat ag }am`jk mao}txsmt}47vl`ml jxc xcrcjtcd awcx jod awcx jfj`o/ Vc tlco tl`on tlc}c }am`jk
mao}txsmt} jxc kjv+ jxc `olcxcot+ jod jxc vljt `} }srra}cd taljrrco/ Vc tlco `o}t`tst`aojk`yc tlc}c `olcxcot kjv}+ jod vc
gsomt`ao jxasod tlcetlcp vcxc maerkctckp `owcotcd hp s}+ oat tlcvaxkd/
E`tatc+ Mapatc46+ tlc tx`mn}tcx+ tlc Jwjot%Fjxdc+ hxcjn} kjv}/ Lc `}
tlc aokp aoc v`tl tlc ravcx ta hxcjn kjv}
Tlc }jmxcd+ tlc d`w`oc+ Ojtsxjk Kjv+ tlc}c ljwc hcco+ jod jxcc|rkaxcd hp tlc Jxt} jod ]m`comc}j} vc lsejo} jxc jhkc ta
sodcx}tjod jod rcxmc`wc tlce/ Tlc }so `} lat+ vjtcx v`kk gkajt srao`t}ckg `o j }ak`d gaxe+ tlc cjxtl maotj`o} ostx`cot} jod e`ocxjk}+ jod
tlcxc `} j mpmkc ag k`gc jod dcjtl `otcxxckjt`ao}l`r+ jod }c| jodxcrxadsmt`ao/
Kawc `} j kjv+ tlc kjv ag jttxjmt`ao ag ej}}c}rlp}`m}+ ceat`ao}+
47) J }am`jk maomcrt/@dcakafp+ ax rxjmt`mc ag j
mcxtj`o fxasr ag rcarkc9
jxt`gjmtejtcx`jk ax oat/
46) Tlc mapatc `} j }mjxcd+
kcfcodjxp jo`ejk ta ea}t
ojt`wc tx`hc}/ Ta tlc Jytcm}+
lc `} tlc }mjxcd }pehak agmkcwcxoc}}+ tlc jxt}+ tx`mncxp+
jod xcrxadsmt`ao/ Lc `} jk}a
noavo j} Lsclscmapatk jod
Nanarckk`/
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Rcxjodj =3
aoc
Pasx lcjxt `} j lcjwp ej}}4 jkk tlc xc}t `} lsejo mao}txsmt/
Tlc }jmxcd jod d`w`oc jxc }`erkc/ ]tjp `o tlc }`erkc/ Tlxasfl `t+ vcfct tlc cr`mtlc E`tatc /tlc v`}dae ag Lsclscmapatk/
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Rcxjodj =7
Tlc Mapatc+ tlc `dcj ag `t+ tlc @od`fcoas} noavkcdfc ag `t+ `} tlc
hjmnvjxd}/ Tljt `} ta }jp+ tljt ta jmt ao hcljkg ag mapatc `} ta fajfj`o}t tlc }tjts} zsa/ Hst+ tl`} vj} j ra}`t`wc32 tl`of+ tl`} vj}
mcxceao`jk+ jod tl`} vj} jkkavcd/ Xjtlcx+ eaxc }a+ `t vj} j }jmxcd
jmt> tlc maeeso`tp }rao}ax}l`r ag rkjp/
Gax tlc Lar` `t vj} tlc mkavoNa}ljxc/
Gax tlc Kjnatj `t vj} Lcpanj/Gax tlc Jytcm `t vj} Lsclscmapatk/
Jod+ gax tlc ]astlvc}t Jecx`mj `t vj} Nanarckk`3:
Gax tlc rsxra}c ag tl`} vaxn+ vc v`kk gams} ao tlc txjd`t`aojk t`c} aoNanarckk`!Lsclscmapatk ta c|je`oc E`tatc/
E`tatc `} j xcw`}`t`of ta tl`} jom`cot noavkcdfc jod vjp ag vaxn`of+
vjp ag hc`of+ jod j vjp ag hc`of txjd`t`aojk/ Hp hc`of E`tatc+ hpejn`of `t+ hp mxcjt`of `t+ `o c}}comc+ vc jxc hc`of+ ejn`of jwjot%
fjxdc/
E`tatc `} cwcxptl`of jwjot%fjxdc `}/Hst+ `t `} txjd`t`aojk38/
Jod+ tljt `} vlcxc `t hcf`o}/Aoc es}t kaan `o}`dc tlce+ jod hx`of `t gaxtloat `o }aectl`of
maowcot`aojkkp daoc/ E`tatc `} laoax`of asx rj}t+ asx}ckwc}+ asxrxc}cotvljt `} ncrt `o s}tl`} `} tlc ectlad/
Tlc jmt ag hx`of`of gaxtl+ k`flt3=+ `o `t} xjv `} Jwjot%Fjxdc+ `}
E`tatc+ jod `} mapatc/
E`tatc lj} j mxcjt`ao rxamc}} }`e`kjx ta rcpatc mcxceaop/ @o da`of`t+ pas fct vckk34/
Tlxasfl tlc cm}tj}p ag E`tatc djomc+ vc hx`of sr jkk asx `o}`dc} }atljt tlc vaxkd jod vc mjo fct vckk/
E`tatc
E`tatcE`tatc
Ta dxcje+ ta mxcjtc+ ast ag s}+ jod kcjwc `t j} tljt/
@owc}t`fjt`of s}/
Mxcjt`of s}/Mxcjt`of j vaxkd/
32) Ra}`t`wc9 oat ocmc}}jx`kp
faad+ hst+ eaxc%}a+
rxaeat`of hjkjomc/ ]a+
ra}}`hkp da`of }aectl`of
hjd+ hst nccr`of `o tlc
maog`oc tljt hjkjomc `} tlc
skt`ejtc fajk+ jod }ckg+
maeeso`tp xcgkcmt`ao ammsx}/
3:) Jo Jytcm ojec+ joatlcx
wcx}`ao+ gaxe+ ojec+ }tjtc ag
Lsclscmapatk/
38) Txjd`t`aojk9 jo j}rcmt ag
k`gc+ vl`ml `} ej`otj`ocd ta
mcxtj`o rxatamak}/
Oaxejkkp+ `t `} }aectl`of
}tjt`m+ jod dac} oat `ooawjtc
`t}ckg/
3=) Tlc ejtcx`jk hp vl`ml
}aectl`of `} ejdc ag ast ag
}aectl`of/ @t `} tlc rsxc }t`kk
jod certp }ckg/ Vjxe jod
f`w`of+ fs}l`of gaxtl+ k`flt/
34) Fctt`of vckk9 agtco ecjo}
wae`t`of+ tlxav`of sr+ ax
fa`of tlxasfl }aec hjttkc tafj`o }txcoftl jod lcjktl/
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Rcxjodj =6
Asx}/ ]ljx`of+ f`w`of tljon}/ Jkk ag s}/ Ljxeaop/
Djom`of
Ta djomc E`tatc/
]`erkp hp ammsrp`of }rjmc jod djom`of/Ao }tjfc+ `o mkj}}/
Jvjxc jod mao}m`as} jod jmnoavkcdf`of tljt tlc jxt `} aoc}rxc}comc339 k`gc+ djom`of/
Tl`} `} vljt E`tatc `}/
@t `} jttjmlcd ta }ckg/
E`tatc `} jttjmlcd ta pas jod pas jkaoc/37
@t `} tlc eaecot} ag k`flt/ @t `} djom`of pasx dxcje} `ota xcjk`tp/
Lav da vc da `t1
Aoc es}t hc xcjdp ta hc pasx}ckg/ Tljt `} tlc txj`o`of ag E`tatc/Mae`of ta aoc}ckg v`tl gxc}loc}} jod hclakd`of+ kaw`of jkk aoc `}+
jod s}`of tlc e`o`ese ta jml`cwc tlc ej|`ese/Cgg`m`cotkp/
Jkk pas jxc j} pas jxc oav `} jkk pas occd ta hc/
@o tlc gstsxc+ gstsxc t`ec+ jkk pas vjot ta hc+ mjo aokp maec `otarkjmc j} pas vaxn v`tl pasx}ckg ta jml`cwc `t/
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txjd`t`aojkkcjd asx rcarkc `ota tlc gstsxc/ Lckr s} }cc vljt asx }mjx} ljwc hkamncd/ Tljt vcmjo tjnc hjmn tl`} kjod+ ejphc+ `o j ocv vjp+ `o j d`ggcxcot vjp///vc es}t arco asx}ckwc} ta
E`tatcj mxcjt`ao ag gstsx`tp gax asx rcarkc+ j k`w`of djom`of adc ta tlc rcarkc ag tlc ojt`wchap/
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G`cxmcoc}}
Gax V`k` O`oij06+ xcmafo`y`of g`cxmcoc}} `o aoc} wafs`of ecjottljt lc v`toc}}cd tlc wafscx} rxagasod }ckg noavkcdfc/// Ta hcg`cxmc `o wafs`of+ aoc es}t ljwc j fxcjt }co}c ag `dcot`tp jod maotxak
ag aoc} }ckg jod hadp/ @otcxc}t`ofkp coasfl+ tl`} `} wafs`of dccrxaat9 noavkcdfc jod maotxak ag aoc} `dcot`tp+ hadp+ jod }ckg+
tlcxchp cggcmt`wckp c|rxc}}`of aoc} rcx}aolaad tlxasfleawcecottl`} `} g`cxmcoc}}/ Wafs`of} g`cxmcoc}} maec} gxae
v`tl`o+ jod `} xcmafo`ycd jod kjhckcd gxae v`tlast/ Tlc mpmkc vaxn}jod maot`osc} ta rxadsmc tlc djomc ag wafs`of/
E`tatc `} j }jmxcd g`cxmcoc}}/
E`tatc `} j }jmxcd wafs`of/
06) V`k` O`oij+ Gasodcx jodKcfcodjxp Awcxjkk Gjtlcx ag
tlc Las}c ag O`oij+ vj} aoc
ag tlc g`x}t djomcx} ag
Wafs`of ta rxaeatc `t j}
tljt/ Hcgaxc l`e+ `t vj}
noavo j} rcxgaxejomc `o
tlc Hjkk/ Hj}cd ao ra}c}+ jod
eawcecot wamjhskjxp hs`kd
ast ag aoc} g`cxmcoc}}+ lc
hcmjec tlc r`aoccx ag
wafs`of+ jod `} agtco
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ag wafs`of `t}ckg/,Afsooj`nc)
Gax E`tatc+ G`cxmcoc}}%
wafs`of+ `} dxjvk`of gxae
aoc} `oocx }ckg+ ta astvjxdkp
rxadsmc j }tjtcecot+ djomc+
`} tlc ej`o rxamc}} gax `t}
djom`of+ `t} rlp}`mjk
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Rcxjodj 4 `t }ljnc} pasx }ask+pasx gcck`of}+ pasx kaf`m+ pasx `dcakafp ag pasx }`tsjt`ao jod
rxc}comc/ @t `} jo c|mkjejt`ao ra`ot daoc `o t`ec+ }rjmc+ jod tlc hadp/@t `} j d`w`oc+ }jmxcd eawcecot/ @t `} g`cxmc/
:26) Tl`} `} }rckkcd
rlaoct`mjkkp+ ta c|jffcxjtc
tlc }co}c ag gcck`of vlco
}ranco/ ]jp tlc zsatjt`aoj} pas xcjd `t v`tl w`fax
jod pas v`kk oat aokp xcjd+
sodcx}tjod+ hst jk}a gcck
g`cxmcoc}}/
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G`cxmcoc}} `} vlco }aecaoc dac} joptl`of+ v`tl tlc`x vlakc hadp+jod `t `} }a gams}cd jod jwj`kjhkc jod txsc ta tlce+ pas mjo }cc tlc
vcxn/ Tlcp vcxn tlc djomc/ Tlc vcxn `} daoc+ jod tlc djomc `} oatejdc+ tlcp jxc ejdc/ Tl`} `} g`cxmcoc}}/
G`cxmc vcxn:2< `} tlc d`xcmt k`oc ta E`tatc/
ta hc jkk pas jxc+ `} g`cxmc+ `}
pasx vcxn`of `t/ Hc `t+
jod `t v`kk maec/
]asxmc
@o}`dc pas/ Tlcxc `} j k`flt/ Tlc k`flt eawc}/ Pas eawc/ Tl`} k`flt `}tlc }asxmc:20/ Tl`} k`flt `} pasx }asxmc/ Tl`} k`flt eawc}+ pas eawc/
@o}`dc pas tlcxc `} j k`flt jod tl`} k`flt eawc} jod pas eawc+ `teawc} }a esml tljt pas djomc/ Tlc djomc `} }ejkk jt g`x}t/ Tlc djomc
`} }ejkk/ ]ejkk djomc::2/ Tl`} djomc mjo hc kjxfc/ Tl`} djomc `} pasxdjomc/ Tl`} djomc maec} gxae pasx k`flt/ Tl`} djomc `} jkk tljt pas
cwcx da/
Pas cjt+ pas hxcjtlc+ pas vjkn+ pas djomcpas cwcxptl`ofpasxdjomc/
Xc}rcmt tl`}+ jde`xc `t j} j ej}tcxr`cmc/ Pas jxc j ej}tcxr`cmc/
Tl`} `} `otcxojk g`cxmcoc}}+ tlc }asxmc+ jod tlc }tjh`k`yjt`ao:::
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E`tatc/
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tl`of} jxc xaatcd/ Eaxctljo jo c}}comc+ `t `} pasx
c|`}tcomc> `t `} pas jod
cwcxptl`of ck}c
}`esktjocas}kp/
:2:) Tlc djomc ag k`gc
eawcecot tljt `od`mjtc k`gc
gxae tlc rcx}rcmt`wc ag j
v`toc}}/ V`toc}}`of pasx
}ejkk djomc+ `} tls}+
xcecehcx`of pas jxc jk`wc/
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djomc ^}sml j} }ejkk djomcU
c}tjhk`}lcd+ }cmsxc+ }txaof
j} j xamn+ v`kk }cxwc tl`} ocv
hxccd ag djomc jod es}`mjk
jxt`}t+ j txj`o`of fxasod
jod kjsoml`of rjd gax tlc
iasxocp tavjxd gaxf`of j
gkc|`hkc+ tco}`kc djomc
rcxgaxejomc ,Esxrlp
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Tsxtkc @}kjod
Vlco @ vj} j hap+ @ vj} takd lav tlc cjxtl vj} ejdc/
Ep eatlcx takd ec tljt tlc }np vj} gskk ag mkasd} jod xj`ohav}k`flt mjec davo jod }l`ocd srao tlc vaxkd+ vl`ml vj} tlco+ aokpvjtcx/ Xj`ohav F`xk+ tlc n`of::8 ag tlc xcjke ag tlc }np+ vaskd kaan
davo srao tlc cjxtl jod vaodcx/ ]lc vjotcd ta tasml tlc vjtcx+ gcck`t} maak vjxetl/ ]lc kct davo lcx kjddcx ag xj`ohav}+ jod mk`ehcd
davo ta tlc vjtcx} ag tlc hksc rkjoct/ J} }lc tasmlcd tlc vjtcx}+ tlcjo`ejk} mjec gaxtl+ gjkk`of gxae tlc }npljrr`kp tlcp hcfjo ta
}v`e+ jod }v`ehst tlcxc vj} k`ttkc ta lakd ao taejop is}tgkajtcd tlcxc `o tlc vjtcx}+ t`xcd+ xckj|`of/
@t vj} tlco Xj`ohav F`xk xcjk`ycd tlcxc vj} j occd gax kjod/ Hst v`tl
jkk lcx ejf`m+ }lc maskd rxadsmc oa kjod/ ]lc occdcd Kjod `o axdcx taejnc Kjod::=/ ]lc j}ncd tlc jo`ejk} ta }cc `g tlcp maskd fct lcx kjod
gxae tlc hattae ag tlc vjtcx} gkaax/
Ejop lckd tlc`x hxcjtl}+ d`wcd dccr `ota tlc vjtcx+ hst maskd oat fctkjod/ Ejop d`cd ao tlc`x vjp davo+ jod Xj`ohav F`xk hsx`cd tlce `o
tlc }np/ Aoc+ ]zs`xxck mjec sr+ }lc ljd d`cd gxae tlc mxs}l ag tlcvjtcx} vc`flthst j} Xj`ohav F`xk vj} fa`of ta hsxp lcx+ }lc
xcjk`ycd+ mkcomlcd `o ]zs`xxck} ljod vj} kjod/ ]lc d`cd+ hst v`tl lcxkj}t hxcjtl+ }lc fat kjod gxae tlc amcjo} gkaax/
Xj`ohav F`xk+ taan tlc kjod+ hst j} }lc tx`cd ta ejnc `t gkajt+ ejnc
eaxc kjod+ `t vaskd }`on::4
]lc d`d oa noav vljt ta da/
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kjod}+ ao l`} hjmn/ Lc vj} }txaof jod lc maskd lakd `t sr/ Xj`ohavF`xk vj} jejycd jt tl`} }jmx`g`mc/ V`tl hkc}}`of jod rxjpcx+ }lc
rkjmcd tlc cjxtl ao tsxtkc} hjmn+ jod v`tl lcx ejf`m ag tlc mkasd}+kjod fxcv+ c|rjodcd::3/ Tlc jo`ejk} }tcrrcd aota tl`} kjod jod tlcp
ljd j laec/ Xj`ohav F`xk mx`cd+ jod tlcxc vcxc tlc g`x}t xj`o} gax tlccjxtl ta hc oasx`}lcd jod xcrkco`}lcd::7/ Jkk tlc jo`ejk} tljoncd
xj`ohav f`xk+ jod kawcd tsxtkcgax oav tlcxc `} kjod ta k`wc srao/Xj`ohav F`xk ojecd tl`} rkjmc+ tl`} ocv kjod+ Tsxtkc @}kjod/
Vc k`wc srao Tsxtkc} Hjmn/ V`tl xc}rcmt jod laoax+ vc vjkn tlc
cjxtl lc lj} f`wco s}/ Lc `} asx kawckp }srraxt::6/
::8) N`of+ xskcx+ d`mtjtax+
f`wcx+ zscco
::=) E`tatc kjv ag tlc
mao}cxwjt`ao ag mxcjt`ao9
pas es}t ljwc }aectl`of `o
axdcx ta mcxjtc }aectl`of/
Pas occd djomc `o axdcx ta
ejnc djomc/ Pas s}c pasx
}ejkk djomc `o axdcx ta
ejnc fxjod djomc}
::4) Pas es}t ljwc }srraxt
`o pasx k`gc `o axdcx ta gkajt/
Pasx djomc es}t hcfxasodcd `o axdcx ta hc
gskkp rcxgaxecd/ E`tatc `}
aokp maerkctc `g gskkp
}srraxtcd hp `t} }jmxcd
}rjmc+ t`ec+ jod gaxmc/
::3) K`flt c|rjod}+ kawc
c|rjod}+ djomc c|rjod}+
jod E`tatc c|rjod}/ Tl`} `}
lav `t `} s}cgsk ta asx k`wc}/
::7) Xc}t jod vjtcx vj}ljod xcrkco`}l asx w`tjk`tp/
::6) Tlc tsxtkc+ tlc cjxtl+
tlc kjod+ `} asx ea}t
rx`ejxp jod }jmxcd
}srraxt/
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@o j ojec:: hst `t} xcjk`tp `} esml
eaxc }rcm`g`m/
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Mapatc%Lsclscmapatk%Nanarckk`/ Tlc es}`m`jo%djomcx%es}c+ jodrxatcmtax+ }cxwjot ag aoc} laec9 Jytkjo/
Tlcxcgaxc+ aoc maskd mjkk tl`} gaxe9Jytkjo:82 Maotceraxjxp Djomc/
Hst+ tljt `} taa kaof+ jod }t`kk+ j h`t taa wjfsc/
Jytkjo Djomc:8:`t tjnc} jvjp t`c} ta tlc xc}t ag tlc maotceraxjxpdjomc vaxkd+ jod kcjwc} `t gax vljt `t `}+ j djomc+ hs`kd ast ag+ `o
}cxw`mc ta+ Jytkjo/
Hst+ tljt gcck} taa `ercx}aojk+ jod mjkk`of srao Djoyj Jytcm taalcjw`kp+ jod tl`} gaxe9 E`tatc `} jhast tlc }ckg/
Tlcxcgaxc+ E`tatc/ E`tatc djomcoa> ]`erkcx9 E`tatc/
Aoc vaxd+ `} jkk tljt `} ocmc}}jxp
E`tatc9Mapatc Djomc+ Jytkjo Djomc+ `t `} j n`od ag @od`fcoas} maotceraxjxp
djomc+ hst `t `}9E`tatc/
Tl`} `} tlc oje`of mcxceaop/:88
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Dcmakao`yjt`ao:8=
Tlc rxamc}} ag sodcx}tjod`of aoc} makao`yjt`ao+ vaxn`of v`tl `t+rxcwcot`of gsxtlcx makao`yjt`ao+ xctsxo`of ta aoc} xaat} jod txjd`t`ao}jod jom`cot }ckg+ eaw`of gaxvjxd v`tl vlakcoc}} jod vlakc}aec/
Djomc ag Dcmakao`yjt`ao9 E`tatc9 ta djomc ta }cc aoc}ckg+ ta hc vla
tlcp jxc+ jod c|rkaxc tlc`x e`od+ hadp+ }r`x`t+ cehad`ecot+vlakcoc}}jod tlxasfl tlc jmt ag djom`of+ kct czsjk`tp+ rcjmc+
maerj}}`ao+ hclakd`of }rxcjd jmxa}} tlc vaxkd/
Tlc dxcje `} ljxeaop ag rcarkc/ Tlc dxcje `} }ljx`of jod f`w`oftljon}/ E`tatc+ djomc} tl`} `ota xcjk`tp/
]`erkp hp djom`of+ `t dac}+ `t c|`}t}/
J} vc djomc+ vc jggcmt tlc vaxkd/J} vc djomc+ vc mljofc tlc vaxkd/
J} vc djomc+ vc mxcjtc asx vaxkd/E`tatc/
:8=) @od`fcoas}
noavkcdfc `} jo jot`%
makao`jk rxaicmt^tlcU
rxamc}} ag mxcjt`of
noavkcdfc `o axdcx ta
jmmaerk`}l jo cod tljt `}
dc}`xcd hp tlc rcarkc+ tl`}
dcmakao`y`of ectladakafp
comasxjfc} rcarkc ta
hcmaec `owakwcd `o tlc`x
avo maeeso`tp
txjo}gaxejt`aoj
k`hxjtaxp rxamc}} ax`cotcd
tavjxd} tlc xchs`kd`of ag
}awcxc`fo+ }ckg%dctcxe`ocd
Ojt`wc ,V`k}ao) rcarkc}/
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`t}ckg `} jo `eraxtjot j}rcmt+ `t `} oat tlc aokp aoc`t `} oat tlc aokptxj`o`of/ E`tatc `owakwc} j dccr rcx}aojk rxjmt`mc/ Tlc hadp es}t hc
rlp}`mjkkp g`t gax djomc+ tlc e`od es}t hc gams}cd jod xcjdp ta djomc+jod ea}t `eraxtjotkp+ tlc }r`x`t es}t hc xcjdp+ arco+ jod jhkc ta
djomc/
Tlc rsxra}c ag tlc E`tatc Mkj}} `} ta cojhkc tlc djomcx ta hc jhkc tamaee`t ta tlc rlp}`mjk+ cehad`cd gcjt ag djom`of E`tatc/ Tl`} mkj}}
jk}a cojhkc} tlc e`od ta tjnc `o `ogaxejt`ao+ jod mljofc `t zs`mnkp+ }atljt aoc mjo hc `o maotxak ag jkk ax jop eawcecot ejtcx`jk/ Tlc mkj}}
vaxn}+ ea}t `eraxtjotkp+ ao tlc }r`x`t+ ao aoc} rcxgaxejt`w`tp jodg`cxmcoc}}}a tljt cwco `o }t`kkoc}}+ tlcxc `} djomc jod eawcecot+
is}t j} c|m`t`of j} jop awcxtkp jtlkct`m gcjt/
Tlc rsxra}c ag tlc mkj}} `} oat ta f`wc mlaxca%:84+ hst f`wc tlcdjomcx eawcecot} jod }ejkk djomc}+ `}akjt`ao}+ vl`ml v`kk hc jddcd
tafctlcx kjtcx hp j mlaxcafxjrlcx/ Tlc rsxra}c ag tlc mkj}} `} ta txj`oaoc} vlakcoc}} j} }sml9 ]txcoftl jod gkc|`h`k`tp ta jkkav gjm`k`tp `o
:84) Mlaxca9 }laxt gax
mlaxcafxjrlp+ }sffc}t`of
eawcecot maeh`ojt`ao ,oat
mlaxcafxjrlp)9 ecxckp
eawcecot} }txsof tafctlcx
k`nc hcjd}+ v`tlast oat`mc ag
tlc`x `od`w`dsjk }ljrc+
makax+ tc|tsxc+ ax
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Rcxjodj 3=
eawcecot+ ta skt`ejtckp kcjd ta aoc} djom`of gxccdae9Jwj`kjh`k`tp:83/
Tlc djomcx+ vlco djom`of+ }laskd ljwc j }co}c ag jwj`kjh`k`tp/ Tljt
`} ta }jp+ lc ax }lc `} jwj`kjhkc ta da joptl`of/ Lc ax }lc `o }sml
maotxak ag tlc hadp jod tlc eawcecot+ jt jop t`ec+ lc ax }lc mjomljofc l`} ax lcx e`od jod tlc hadp v`kk gakkav/ Jkk eawcecot+ jkk}tjtc}+ jxc l`} ax lcx mla`mcmaerkctckp djom`of v`tl gams} jod
maotxak+ maerkctckp gxcc jod jwj`kjhkc/
xckjt`ao}l`r ta aoc joatlcx/
:83) Ta hc arco+
sojdaxocd+ hst gkc|`hkc+
jod }txaof/ Rxcrjxcd jod
xcjdp/ Cgg`m`cot/ Oat
occdcd tco}`ao+ xckj|cd
hc`of+ jhkc ta rxagasodkp da
tlc tj}n+ djomc+ xczsc}tcd/
Cehad`ecot/ Tlc ]jmxcd Rxjmt`mc/:87
Tlc e`od> tl`} `} j rkjmc ag kaf`m/ @t g`fsxc} ast tlc vaxkd `t ejnc}
}co}c ag tlc vaxkd/ @t `} j rkjmc ag maotcerkjt`ao jod d`}mawcxp/Jojkp}`}+ d`}}ce`ojt`ao+ raodcx`of+ vaodcx`of+ vjodcx`of+ v`}dae+
`otckkcmt> tl`} `} tlc e`od/
Tlc hadp> tl`} `} j rkjmc ag gcck`of/ @t }co}c} ast tlc vaxkd ta g`fsxc `tast/ @t `} j rkjmc ag d`}mawcxp jod maotcerkjt`ao> c|rkaxjt`ao/
Vjodcx`of+ raodcx`of+ }co}`of+ gcck`of+ nccr`of+ d`}}ce`ojt`ao+c|rxc}}`ao+ `otckkcmt+ v`}dae+ jojkp}`}> tl`} `} tlc hadp/
Tlc `dcj ag cehad`ecot `} tl`}9 tlc e`od jod hadp jxc aoc/
Tl`} `} E`tatc/
Tl`} `} tlc }jmxcd rxjmt`mc/
:87) E`tatc Cehad`ecot `}
wcxp esml j n`od ag
Jc}tlct`m} ag tlc hadp%
e`odlav ecjo`of fxav}
ast ag asx axfjo`m
txjo}jmt`ao} v`tl asx
cow`xaoecot ,Ialo}ao :3)/
Mlaxcafxjrlp
E`tatc mlaxcafxjrlp `} ejdc jod jxxjofcd ast ag `taxfjo`m/ @t `}}asxmcd gxae tlc hadp/
@t jkk }tjxt} v`tl j zsc}t`ao/
Jo c|jerkc maskd hc+ aoc vaskd j}n9 vljt `} dcjtl1 Lav tlco+vaskd pasx hadp xc}raod1
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Kct tlc hadp `erxaw`}c:86+ eawc+ c|rxc}} vljt `t }cc} j} tlc jo}vcxg`tt`of ta tlc zsc}t`ao vljt `} dcjtl/ Tl`} `} tlc }asxmc ejtcx`jk/ @t
`} }cco+ `t `} xcrcjtcd+ awcx jod awcx+ sot`k tlcxc `} }aec n`od ageawcecot rlxj}c ax }rjt`jk jxxjofcecot tljt `} }sgg`m`cot ta hc }cco/
Gxae tlcxc+ E`tatc djomc `} mxcjtcd/
Eawcecot `} gasod/ Gasod eawcecot `} ah}cxwcd/ @ots`t`ao:8< `}st`k`ycdvlcxc dac} tl`} kcjd s} ta+ hst ta mxcjtc eaxc eawcecot
Xlptle:80 `} c}}cot`jk/ Djomc `o t`ec jod }rjmc/ Jkk eawcecot
ra}}c} j ojtsxjk xlptle+ tlc mlaxcafxjrlcx es}t hc txsc ta tl`}xlptle/
Tlc djomc `} mxcjtcd ast ag `t}ckg/ Hst+ `t `} }asxmcd gxae tlc hadp/ @t
k`wc} ast ag pasx cocxfp jod rcxgaxejomc/ Pas es}t kct `t tlx`wcast}`dc ag pasx ejtcx`jk hc`ofast ag pasx}ckg/ Ta djomc `} ta kct ast
tljt djomc gxae tlc rj}t+ }a `t ejp k`wc `o gstsxc t`ecax `t v`kk hcka}t+ dcjd/
Gax oav+ gax aoc+ `t k`wc} ast ag tlc `od`w`dsjk/
Tlc djomc ag aoc} k`gc+ aoc} rj}}`ao+ aoc} hadp+ aoc} vlakcoc}}/Mlaxcafxjrlcd jod jxxjofcd `o }rjmc jod t`ec+ j} eawcecot tckk} s}
`t vljt occd} ta hc/
Tlc djomc vc ejnc lj} jkxcjdp hcco ejdc `o gstsxc t`ec/ Oav vcis}t occd ta ejnc `t hp gakkav`of tlc mksc}:=2/ Vc is}t occd ta djomc
`t
:86) @erxaw`}jt`ao j} j vjp
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E`ddkctavo+ MT9 Vc}kcpjo SR+ 8224/ Rx`ot/
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