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    Rcxjodj 82

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    Rcxjodj 8:

    Djomc r`aoccx Kc}tcx Laxtao+ sok`nc Tcd ]ljvo+ vj} jhkc ta vaxn v`tl Jecx`mjo

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    Rcxjodj 88

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    }txcoftl+ jod tlc`x kawc gax tlc kjod/

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    ]ljvo jod Laxtao rxaw`dcd }aectl`of gxae ep rcarkc+ tlxasfl tlc`x djomc+ gax ec ta g`od/

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    Eadcxo Djomc j} j Ojt`wc Jecx`mjo+ `} j Dcmakao`jk rxamc}}`t `} tlc xc}akst`ao gax tlc l`}taxp

    ag tl`} djomc gaxe/

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    c}rcm`jkkp msx`as} ta ec+ }`omc @ vj} g`x}t hxasflt sr j} j wcxp txjd`t`aojk Ojt`wc Jecx`mjo

    Djomcx+ vla vj} txj`ocd jod hkc}}cd tlasfl tlc Jytcm Djomc M`xmkc} jod Rxjmt`mc}/ Pct+ `t vj}

    aomc @ gasod tl`} agtco `foaxcd l`}taxp ag eadcxo djomc tljt `t hcmjec wcxp mkcjx ta ec vlp @

    ljd tl`} jgg`o`tp/Eadcxo djomc `} tlc djomc ag ep rcarkc}/ @o eadcxo djomc+ tlcxc `} n`oct`m

    eceaxp:8 }taxcd jvjp+ ec}}jfc}+ gxae ep rj}t+ tckk`of ec }aectl`of+ oatc} ta tlc gstsxc+ ta ec+

    ta djomc j} ep jomc}tax} maskd oatgax tlcp vaskd ljwc atlcxv`}c gjmcd esxdcx/ Tcd ]ljvo

    jod Kc}tcx Laxtao ejp oat ljwc xcjk`ycd vljt tlcp vcxc mjxxp`of ax rj}}`of ao+ hst tlcp vcxc

    lakd`of oatc} ta ep gckkav Ojt`wc maotceraxjxp djomcx} jod ec/ ]ljvo jod Laxtao d`d oat

    rxc}cxwc Ojt`wc Djomc `o tlc vjp tlcp }s}rcmtcd+ hp rkjp`of @od`jo jod rxc}cxw`of vljt tlcp

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    tcmlo`zsc}+ tlcp rxaw`dcd hj}`m n`oct`m eceaxp ag ep rcarkc gax ec ta kcjxo/

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    ta ec/ Vc }cc tljt Tcd ]ljvo ah}cxwcd Ojt`wc Jecx`mjo djomc mka}ckp ta mxcjtc l`} vaxn+ j}

    d`d cwcxp atlcx r`aoccx `otcxc}tcd `o txjo}mcodcotjk`}e jod rx`e`t`w`}e> tsxo`of `t `ota

    `ooawjt`ao jod eadcxo`}e vcxc ncco }shicmt} gax ejop g`x}t eadcxo djomcx}/ Gxae l`e mjec

    Ejxtlj Fxjlje}lc mjxx`cd ao tlc Ojt`wc Djomc ag ]ljvo v`tl lcx+ jod dcwckarcd `t v`tl lcx

    avo r}pmlakaf`mjk djomc ,`ogkscomcd hp lcx gjtlcx+ j r}pmlakaf`}t)/ Lcx tcmlo`zsc vj} dccrkp

    xaatcd `o lcx avo txj`o`of gxae Tcd ]ljvo ,j tcjmlcx vlae }lc jkvjp} kawcd jod xc}rcmtcd)+

    :8 J n`od ag @od`fcoas} Noavkcdfc/

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    Rcxjodj 83

    hst jk}a `o lcx avo e`od+ lcx Gxcsd`jo xc}cjxml `ota lcx vaejolaad+ jod tlc ravcx ag lcx

    rlp}`mjk maxc+ tax}a+ jod maoocmt`ao ta tlc cjxtl/ Tlc}c rx`om`rkc}+ taamaxc+ maoocmt`ao ta tlc

    cjxtljxc wcxp Ojt`wc `dcakaf`c}/ ]a cwco `o lcxc+ vc }cc tlc mxa}} rakk`ojt`ao ag Ojt`wc djomc

    jod Vc}tcxo tlasflt ta mxcjtc eadcxo djomc/ Gxae Ejxtlj Fxjlje+ Ecxmc Msoo`oflje taan

    tlc x`faxas} s}c ag tlc maxc+ tlc tax}a+ jod jddcd tlc gsx`as} kcf} ag hjkkct ta mxcjtc l`} vaxn

    pct j kat ag l`} tcmlo`zsc ncrt tlc kav mcotcx ag fxjw`tp ta maotxak tl`} maxc vaxn/ Jod+ l`}

    tcmlo`zsc wjx`cd tlc hjkkct wamjhskjxp `o j wcxp d`xcmt`aojk jod rkjojx vjp+ gakkav`of

    ejtlcejt`mjk rjttcx} jod }ljrc} tljt xc}aojtc dccr v`tl @od`fcoas} Noavkcdfc/ L`} vaxn+ taa+

    mjo hc }cco j} jot`%r}pmlakaf`mjk+ jot`%ojxxjt`wc+ jot`%joptl`of hst eawcecotj d`}t`kkjt`ao ag

    tlc djomc jfj`o ,k`nc ]ljvo)+ hjmn ta `t} c}}cot`jk}/ Jod+ `t `} lcxc j rjttcxo `} xcjk`ycd Ojt`wc

    djomc} gskk }pehak`}e+ d`}t`kkcd hp Tcd ]ljvo+ tlco g`kkcd v`tl r}pmlakaf`mjk vaxn hp Ejxtlj

    Fxjlje+ jod d`}t`kkcd davo ta `t} eawcecot hj}`m}+ jfj`o+ hp Ecxmc Msoo`ofljejod tlco+

    @+ j} @ djomc eadcxo djomc+ xctsxo `t hjmn ta `t} }pehak`m ecjo`of} hp xcmafo`y`of vljt tlc}c

    eawcecot jxc+ `o ep xckjt`ao ta tl`} eadcxo gaxe+ ta ep txjd`t`aojk txj`o`of

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    Rcxjodj 87

    /

    ////E@TATC

    /

    ///

    TLC EJO@GC]TA AG E@TATC

    Tlc mxcjt`ao ag E`tatc `} eat`wjtcd hp kawc/

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    Rcxjodj 80

    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/

    4

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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

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    Tlc jxt`}t+ tlc }mlakjx}

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    `o tlc vaxkd+ jod dcg`oc asx

    maotc|t ag oav+ jod tlc

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    `eraxtjot rsxra}c ta tlc txjd`t`aojk/

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    rxjmt`m`of tlc`x txjd`t`aojk jxt}9 jxt} jod msktsxc} ag tlc`x ckdcx}+ agtlc`x @od`fcoas} noavkcdfc70+ ag tlc`x xc}rcmt jod laoax`of ag tlc`x

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    txjd`t`aojk+ }a vc noav vla vc jxc/@t `} wcxp `eraxtjot ta nccr vla vc jxc+ ta xc}cjxml asx rj}t+jod `otcfxjtc `t `ota asx gstsxc/ Lavcwcx vc jxc e`}}`of j lsfc rjxt

    ag tlc `dcj ag txjd`t`aojk9 tljt `t `ooawjtc}+ tljt `t mljofc}+ `t jkkav}`t}ckg ta hc rxc}cot jod maotceraxjxp+ jod rs}lc} s} `ota tlc gstsxc/

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    ljrrco `o axdcx gax `t ta xcocv `t}ckg/@o tlc Ojt`wc vaxkd+ tlcxc `} tl`} `dcj ag `ooawjt`ao v`tl`o

    txjd`t`ao/ Gax Vc}tcxo vaxkd+ tl`} `} agtco kjhckcd tlc Jwjot%fjxdc+ax ocv%+ ax oca%+ ax eadcxo%+ ax }aectl`of+ vl`ml c|rxc}}c}

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    @t `} lcxc+ `o rxc}comc tljt E`tatc maec} `oj djomc gaxetljt `} jhast maotcerax`y`of tlc txjd`t`aojk/ @t `} j txjd`t`aojk gaxe+

    hs`kt ao ep avo txjd`t`aojk @od`fcoas} `dcakaf`c} ag hjkjomc+ kjod+txjd`t`ao+ }pehak`}e+ jod hcmjs}c ag tl`}+ `t mjo jk}a hc }cco j} j

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    jrrxarx`jt`ao/ Rs}l`of gaxvjxd `ota gstsxc t`ec/ Jod+ }kavkphxcjn`of t`c} ag Txjd`t`aojkkp jod atlcx ta|`m `dcj} ag hkaad

    zsjotse67+ jod `o}t`tst`aojk`ycd @od`fcoas} wjk`d @dcot`tp asxmaotceraxjxp fcoam`dc}a tljt vc ejp hc eaxc hjkjomcd+ txskp+

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    mjooat hc }crjxjtcd gaxe tlc

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    cwcxptl`of ljrrco} gax j xcj}ao `} ectlad gax tl`} s}c ag T`ec/Eaxcawcx+ `t+ tlc cwcot+ `} }cco j} j k`w`of tl`oftls} vc es}t

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    mjooat hc `ods}tx`jk`ycd/ Xc}rcmt `} mcotxjkhc txsc ta tlc t`ecocmc}}jxp gax `t ta hc ejdc jod maerkctcdkct `t hxcjtlc jod

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    Jod tlc kj}t kcwck+ tlc l`flc}t ag jkk+ `} tlc gstsxc9 ejn`of tla}cdxcje} j xcjk`tp%%vl`ml mjooat cwcx hc xcjmlcd/

    Tlasfl ta rxjmt`mc E`tatc+ vc }tjxt gxae tlc l`flc}t kcwck+ jod vaxn

    davo/

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    }tjfc+ maerkctckp

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    ]sttcxg`ckd)/ Ecxmc takd lcx

    }lc eawcd taa rxcttp+ ax

    xjtlcx+ v`tl taa esml c|txj

    eawcecot}+ jod vljt }lc

    d`d vj} oat rsxc+ is}t tlc

    jmt`ao+ jt `t} gskkc}t/

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    rcxgaxejomc `} dc}`xcd `o

    E`tatc/

    07) Sojdaxocd xcjkoc}} `}

    d`gg`mskt/ Pas djomc vljt

    pas v`}l jod occd ta hc+pasx dxcje+ v`tlast jop

    dcmaxjt`ao jod `ogkscomc}+

    is}t rsxc+ jt `t} ea}t gskk/ J

    ljxd hst hcjst`gsk E`tatc

    }tjtc ag hx`flt k`flt/

    Adc ta j Ojt`wc Djomcx9

    Ojt`wc hap fac} agg ta makkcfc/ Oat txjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap+ djomc} txjd`t`aojk djomc}+ dac} lcdjomc tlce `o tlc x`flt vjp+ `o j faad vjp `} lc hxavo+ d`d lc cjt tlc x`flt gaad+ `} l`}

    xcfjk`j `} rst%ao maxxcmtkp/ Pc}+ Txjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap maec} hjmn ta gxae makkcfc/ Oattxjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap lckr} ast l`} gje`kp v`tl j iah/ Txjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap dx`on} jkmalak jod

    easxo} gax l`} rcarkc/ Ocfjt`wc+ hst txjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap djtc} j vl`tc vaejo/ Oattxjd`t`aojk+ jofcx gxae l`} maeeso`tp+ l`ddco `o }ljec/ Ojt`wc hap `} fjp/ Tljt vj} txjd`t`aojk+

    sot`k tlc makao`jk `ogcmt`ao9 `t `} oav oa kaofcx faad+ n`kk l`e/ Ojt`wc hap dac} j txjd`t`aojkdjomc/ Lc `} txjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap }`of} tlc ojt`wc }aof}/ Txjd`t`aojk/ Ojt`wc hap dac}

    maotceraxjxp djomc/ Lc `} j d`}fxjmc gax }`d`of v`tl tlc vl`tc rcarkc+ f`wc hjmn ta pasx rcarkc*Ojt`wc hap rs}lc} txjd`t`ao} `ota tlc gstsxcoat txjd`t`aojk///oa ckdcx}+ pc}+ `t `}///`t `}

    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

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    eawcecot wamjhskjxp hs`kd

    ast ag aoc} g`cxmcoc}}+ lc

    hcmjec tlc r`aoccx ag

    wafs`of+ jod `} agtco

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    tlco E`tatc `} g`cxmcoc}}+ hst

    eaxc }aj }jmxcd

    g`cxmcoc}}/

    E`tatc Hadp

    Pasx Rckw`} `} j havk0

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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

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    jod pas v`kk oat aokp xcjd+

    sodcx}tjod+ hst jk}a gcck

    g`cxmcoc}}/

    :2

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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/

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    `} }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/

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    ag

    E`tatc/

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    gxae tlc rcx}rcmt`wc ag j

    v`toc}}/ V`toc}}`of pasx

    }ejkk djomc+ `} tls}+

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    :::) Txjd`t`aojk Ojt`wc

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    c}tjhk`}lcd+ }cmsxc+ }txaof

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    hxccd ag djomc jod es}`mjk

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    jod kjsoml`of rjd gax tlc

    iasxocp tavjxd gaxf`of j

    gkc|`hkc+ tco}`kc djomc

    rcxgaxejomc ,Esxrlp

    :06)/

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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/

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    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/

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    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/

    ]a+ vljt n`od ag @od`fcoas} `} `t1@t `} Jytcm+ Ec|`mj+ \`mjoa+ jod Jrjmlc/ Cjml so`g`cd v`tl aoc `dcj9

    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}/

    Txj`o`of

    Aoc es}t txj`o gax E`tatc/ @t `} oat is}t hc`oftlasfl tljt+ `o

    `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

    ta kct tlc hadp `ogaxe tlc

    e`od+ wcx}c}+ tlc atlcx vjp

    ta djomc+ tlc e`od

    `ogaxe`of tlc hadp

    ,Ljkrx`o)

    :8

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    E`tatc tjnc} rkjmc `o j ojecd+ jmnoavkcdfcd ]jmxcd ]rjmc/ Tlcxc `}

    j mcxceaop ammsxx`of `o tlc djom`of ag E`tatc/ Hst+ eaxc laoc}tkpjod mka}ckp ta tlc }shicmt ag E`tatc+ tlc djomc f`wc} tljon}/ Tlc

    djomc `} j xc}rcmtgsk cwcot/ V`tl cwcxp }tcr+ tlcxc `} j }`erkc rxjpcx

    ag tljon pas/ V`tl cwcxp maaxd`ojtcd mlaxcafxjrlp+ tlcxc jxcsodcx}tjod`of}+ xckcj}c/ ]rjmc+ `} oat aokp }rjmc}rjmc+ gax E`tatc+`} ]jmxcd ]rjmc+ jod es}t hc s}cd v`tl }sml }co}`h`k`tp+ laoax+

    arcooc}}+ jod hclakd`of/

    @otcxojk ]jmxcd ]rjmc> tl`} `} asx xc}cjxml/:=4C|tcxojk }jmxcd }rjmc:=3> tl`} `} asx ljh`tjt jod `o}r`xjt`ao/ Jkk tljt `}

    `omksdcd `o}`dc ag s} `} asx xc}cjxml/ Lav vc eawc+ asx ljh`t}+ asxoao%ljh`t}/ Vlp/ Vlco aoc j}n}+ vljt `} mlcc}c+ jod vc kct asx hadp

    xc}raod+ `t tckk} s} vljt `} mlcc}c/ Lav ejop vjp} ejp pas c|rxc}}mlcc}ctl`} `} pasx djomc/ ]laskd aoc j}n9 vljt `t ecjo} ta hc j

    hkjmn ejovljt dac} aoc} oao%hkjmn hadp+ ax hkjmn hadp+ tckktlce jhast tl`} sonoavo+ noavo xcjk`tp jod oao%xcjk`tp1 Gjk}c

    `erxc}}`ao }tcxcatprc}+ gcjx+ k`c}+ gx`cod}l`r}+ kawc}+ }c|+ gaad+djomc}+ v`odav}+ las}c}+ }txcct}+ laad}jkk tl`} `ogaxejt`ao `}

    }jmxcd/ ]jmxcd `ogaxejt`ao+ }jmxcd }rjmc+ }jmxcd djomc/

    E`tatc `} }jmxcd djomc/

    Agtco `t `} oat k`ocjx> agtco `t `} oat ahw`as}kp kaf`mjk/ @t `} vljtljrrco}/ @t `} E`tatc/ @t `} }jmxcd }rjmc/ @t `} tlc eawcecot} ao tlc

    hjmn ag tsxtkc `}kjod/ @t `} tlc cjxtlzsjnc tljt vjnc} s} sr taxcecehcx vlcxc pas maec gxae/

    /Cjxtlzsjnc/:=7

    rxjmt`mc `} ta jkvjp} laoax

    jod f`wc tljon} gax

    cwcxptl`of+ `o jkk tljt pas

    da/ @t `} tlc cojmtecot ag

    tlc }jmxcd+ }ckgkc}}kp f`w`of

    pasx cocxfp+ rxjpcx+ }r`x`t+

    n`odoc}} jod k`flt ta atlcx}/

    @t `} oat }`erkp j tljon

    pas+ hst j txsc hav+ j

    fxjmc+ j eaecot ag t`ec+ ta

    f`wc pasx tljon pas `o j

    rxarcx+ rxagasod+ jod

    fcocxas} vjp/ V`tl

    }co}`t`w`tp+ pas vjkn }agtkp+

    pas f`wc tljon} ta tlc cjxtl

    gax lakd`of pas sr tjkk jod

    }txaof/

    :==) Tlc `otcot`ao agmcxceaop `} oat ta mxcjtc j

    }r`x`tsjk cwcot+ hst `ow`tc

    }r`x`t/ Jod }laskd `t oat

    maec+ `t vj} oat ecjot ta

    hc+ vj} oat t`ectl`} `} tlc

    gsomt`ao ag }jmxcd t`ec`t

    ljrrco} j} occd hc/

    :=4) Asx avo `otcxojk

    cehad`ecot jod E`tatc/

    :=3) Tlc }jmxcdd`eco}`aotlc

    rjxt`m`rjot} c|rcx`comc tlc

    }jomt`tp ag lsejo c|`}tcomc

    j} j d`w`oc mxcjt`ao

    c|`}tcomc `} oat f`wco hp

    vljt eadcxo eco mjkk

    Ojtsxc hst `} mxcjt`ao ag

    Atlcx}9 }r`x`t}+ d`w`oc

    hc`of}+ rcxmcrt`ao}+ `dcj}+

    c|rcx`comc}+ kawc+ }tjx}/

    ,]rcomcx

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    Mlaxcafxjrlp 8

    Maec} gxae j }jmxcd }rjmc9 pasx hadp/ Tl`} `} j }jmxcd }rjmc+ tls}

    jkk tljt maec ast ag `t `} }jmxcd/ Tlc ncp `} ta ah}cxwc vljt tlc hadpdac}+ jod kaan jt `t+ hclakd `t+ jod kct `t tckk pas+ kct `t tjnc pas+ kct `t}lav pas vlcxc ta fa/ Tl`} `} `ots`t`ao ag tlc e`od jod hadp

    vlakcoc}} cehad`ecotkctt`of `ersk}c+ rlp}`akaf`mjkkp+r}pmlakaf`mjkkp+ ceat`ao+ jod kaf`m tjnc} awcx/ Tl`} `}

    mlaxcafxjrl`of v`tl vlakcoc}} jod mao}m`as}oc}}hck`cw`of `ovljt pas mxcjtc j} rsxc/ Tl`} `} xc}rcmt/ Tl`} `} f`w`of tljon}+ j

    }jmxcd rxamc}}/

    Maera}`of+ jxxjof`of+ cd`t`of tlc mlaxcafxjrlp+ vl`ml maec} gxaetlc hadp+ `} jo c|tcxojk makao`yjt`ao/ E`tatc `} j hjkjomc ag

    makao`yjt`ao jod tlc txjd`t`aojk/ Pasx hadp} ojtsxjk ejtcx`jk `} tlctxjd`t`aojk+ vl`ml `} makao`ycd `ota j maera}cd vaxn gax tlc }tjfc/ Ta

    jmnoavkcdfc tl`}+ jod eawc gaxvjxd `} E`tatc mlaxcafxjrlp/ Tajxxjofc `t+ ta tljt vl`ml }rcjn} ea}t ta tlc xjv ejtcx`jk+ vl`ml tx`c}

    vlakc%lcjxtcdkp ta ej`otj`o tlc ax`f`ojk xjvoc}}+ tlc ax`f`ojknoavkcdfc ag tlc hadptl`} `} E`tatc/

    E`tatc9

    Mlaxcafxjrlp v`tl xc}rcmt ta `t} }asxmc+ v`tl xc}rcmt ta pasxvlakcoc}}/

    J }jmxcd mlaxcafxjrlp/

    V`toc}}

    Tlcxc `} ocwcx jo jsd`comc:=6 gax E`tatc/ Tlcxc jxc ocwcx w`cvcx}/Tlcxc jxc ocwcx rjxt`m`rjot}/ Tlcxc jxc v`toc}}c}/ Ta v`toc}} `} tlc

    rjxt`m`rjt`ao xczs`xcd ag E`tatc w`cvcx}/ Hclakd`of `} tlc`x }txjtcfp/Tlcxc `} xjxckp j ecjo`of ta j E`tatc/ Kc}} `} tlcxc j ojxxjt`wc+ j

    rkat> hst tlcxc `} j }shicmt+ j }taxp+ jod }jmxcdoc}}/ Tlc v`toc}}ejnc} ecjo`of gax l`e ax lcx}ckg/ Tlc v`toc}} ejnc} tlc E`tatc

    }`fo`g`mjot gax l`e ax lcx}ckg/

    Ecjo`ofgskoc}} `} }shicmt`wc/

    Tlc djomc `} vljt `t `}/ Rjxt ag tlc jxt ag tlc djomc `} tlc xckjt`ao}l`rag vljt ljrrco} ao }tjfc+ vljt `}+ jod lav tlc v`toc}} tjnc} `t `o+

    :=6) Oat }`erkp rcarkc vla

    k`}tco/ Tlcxc xczs`xc} oa

    rj}}`w`tp/

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    vljt pas jxc/

    Tlc E`tatc `} ejdc v`tl j mcxtj`o }shicmt+ j mcxtj`o zsc}t`ao/ @t dac}oat ejttcx vljt tljt `ogaxejt`ao `} gax tlc v`toc}}/ Tlc v`toc}} occd}

    aokp tjnc `o tlc ejtcx`jk/

    Is}t j} pas vjkn davo j }txcct jod v`toc}} tlc vaxkd+ pas v`toc}} jE`tatc :=

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    Rcxjodj 3 tlc}c }jmxcd djomc `tce}

    jxc mjkkcd mljmljpatc}:4=/ V`tl cjml }tcr+ tlc }asod} rxadsmcd hptlc}c hckk} cerlj}`yc tlc eawcecot ejdc hp tlc djomcx/ Tlc Dxse

    maskd hc tlasfl ag j} jo c|tco}`ao ag tlc mljmljpatc}+ `t ejnc}kasdcx vljt tlc mljmljpatc} jxc }jp`of+ }`of`of+ }asod`of9 vljt tlc

    hadp @ }jp`of+ djom`of+ }`of`of+ hc`of/

    Tlc Jytcm djomc `} agtco mlaxcafxjrlcd `o rlxj}c}9 daoc `o aocd`xcmt`ao ta mcxtj`o masot}+ jod tlco daoc ta tlc atlcx }`dc `o tlc

    }jec masot}/ ]a aoc maskd vjkn gax 4 masot} ta tlc kcgt+ jod vaskdtlco vjkn ta tlc x`flt gax 4 masot}+ tlco xcrcjt tljt/ Tl`} f`wc} j tatjk

    ag 4 rj}}c}+ tva ta tlc kcgt jod x`flt ,K+ X+ K+ X)+ gax j mcxtj`o r`cmc agrlxj}c ejtcx`jk/Lcxc vc }cc tlc s}c ag tlc }jmxcd gasx+ jo laoax`of

    jfj`o ag tlc gasx d`xcmt`ao}+ j txjd`t`aojk oat`ao/ Tlc }tcr} tckk tlcdxse vljt ta rkjptlcxc `} agtco j mcxtj`o xlptle jkxcjdp noavo gax

    cjml djomc+ gax cjml }tcr/ Tlcp jxc jk`focd hp t`ec+ jk`focd hp tlchadp/ Hst+ tlcxc jxc }`tsjt`ao} vlcxc tlc dxse }tar} rkjp`of9

    :48) Djomc hs`kt ast ag tlc

    Eadcxo Djomc txjd`t`ao hp

    xcicmt`of ejop ag eadcxo

    djomc} gaxejk`}e/ J

    xcwakst`aojxp txjd`t`ao ag

    djomc hs`kt ast ag zsc}t`ao}

    vljt `} djomc+ vljt maskd

    djomc hc+ vljt ck}c `}

    djomc

    :4=) Jonkc `o}txsecot}

    vl`ml ejnc tlc }asod ag

    xjttkc} j} tlc djomcx eawc}jod djomc}/ Tlcp jxc ejdc

    ag ost}gax tlc }asod

    jod kcjtlcxgax tlc

    gj}tco`of/

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    }`kcomc+ jod tlc djomc maot`osc}/ Tlc djomc maot`osc}/ Tlc djomcmaot`osc}//

    Gax Jytcm djomc+ `t `} `era}}`hkc ta }crjxjtc t`ec jod xlptle gxae

    tlc djomc/ Gax ejop txjd`t`aojk Ojt`wc djomc}+ t`ec jod xlptle c|`}t

    `o djomc/ Hst+ tlc es}`m `} }crjxjtc/

    @o tlc Rav%Vav+ `otcxtx`hjk djomc+ tlc es}`m rkjpcd+ tlc }aof+ ejp

    hc maerkctckp d`ggcxcot cwcxp t`ec/ Hst+ `t `} tlc djomcx}xc}rao}`h`k`tp ta c|`}t+ rkjp v`tl+ jod hc `o t`ec jod xlptle ag tlc

    }tcr} ag tlc mcxtj`o djomc lc ax }lc dac}/ Es}`m lcxc+ v`kk dctcxe`octcera+ hst tlc djomcx mjo mlaa}c ta vaxn v`tl `t+ ax ast ag `t+ ax

    jfj`o}t `t+ j} kaof j} lc noav} tlc t`ec+ jod noav} l`} }tcr}/

    Djomc jod Es}`m jxc }crjxjtc+ jstaoaeas}+ hst kawcx}+ rjxtocx}/

    Msoo`oflje jod Mjfc jxc }crjxjtc `od`w`dsjk}+ jstaoaeas}+ hstkawcx}+ rjxtocx}/

    E`tatc aokp v`}lc} ta ejnc jkk ag tl`} eaxc w`}`hkc/

    Ta oav mlaxcafxjrl `o E`tatc+ aoc occd} ta kct l`} ax lcx djomc hc

    jstaoaeas}+ hst jkkavcd ta hc `o kawc v`tl es}`m> jod noav+ tljtdjomc mjooat hc }crjxjtcd gxae t`ec+ xlptle+ jod }rjmc/ Tljt `} ta

    }jp+ j} tlc djomc }tcr}+ eawcecot}+ }ljrc}+ maec `ota asx rlp}`mjkhad`c}+ asx rlp}`mjk xcjke}+ gxae ast dxcje}+ gxae asx cehad`cd

    }ckwc}+ vc es}t xc}rcmt tljt tlcp maec `ota tlc vaxkd v`tl mcxtj`ot`ec }`fojtsxc}+ mcxtj`o xlptle}/

    ]cc tlc xlptle+ }cc tlc eawcecot+ coiap tlc eawcecot+ jod coiap tlc

    xlptle/ Tlco rkjp+ jod }ct t`ec+ }ct }rjmc+ }ct djomc9 maera}c jodmlaxcafxjrl/ Tlco+ maeeso`mjtc tlc t`ec+ kct tlc es}`m ag tlc djomc

    ammsx+ jod tlco kct tlc es}`m ag }asod g`kk `o+ jod rjxtocx v`tl tlcdjomc/

    Tlasfl aoc mjo ejnc j djomc ta j }ct r`cmc ag es}`m+ ta laoax

    E`tatc+ tlc djomc `} ejdc+ jstaoaeas} ta ast}`dc Es}`m/ Hst+ tlcdjomc rjxtocx} v`tl tlc es}`m/

    @t `} tlc }c|sjk`tp+ tlc kawcx+ tlc rxadsmt`ao+ jod xcrxadsmt`ao+

    mxcjt`ao ag tlc jxt}/ @t `} xcgkcmt`wc ag Lsclscmapatk/ Tl`} `} tlcTxjd`t`aojk+ @od`fcoas} Jwjot%Fjxdc Noavkcdfc/

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    Rcxgaxejomc

    /Sojdaxocd Rcxgaxejomc/ G`cxmcoc}}/

    Vlco aoc rcxgaxe} E`tatc+ lc ax }lc `} oat rcxgaxe`of joptl`of hstl`e ax lcx}ckg/ Tlc eawcecot `} mlaxcafxjrlcd aokp ta }ct t`ec jod

    }rjmc/ Tlc eawcecot ejtcx`jk+ `} ta hc ejo`rskjtcd hp tlcrcxgaxecx}a tljt tlc`x g`cxmcoc}} rasx} tlxasfltlc`x ojncd }ckg/

    Tlc mlaxcafxjrlp+ tlc eawcecot ejtcx`jk `} aokp j fs`dc:44/

    Tlc mlaxcafxjrlp `} tlc mlaxcafxjrlcx} eawcecot/ @t `} l`} ax lcxmakao`yjt`ao ao pas/ Pas es}t xcjk`yc tl`}+ }cc `t+ `t `} oat pas`t `}

    oat pasx avo/ Hst+ pas tjnc `t+ jod pas jdd ta `t+ pas jdd pasx}ckg+pasx rj}t+ pasx tcmlo`zsc+ pasx v`kk ta da tlc vcxn `o tlc ejoocx

    pas }cc g`t+ jod tlc djomcgskkp daoc+ v`tl pasx ojncd+ jwj`kjhkchadp+ djomc} gskkp j E`tatc+ j e`| ag mlaxcafxjrlp+ jod tlc djomcx}

    djom`of+ tlc djomcx} }ckg/

    Tlc djomc es}t hc sojdaxocd/ @t es}t hc ojncd/ @t es}t hc g`cxmc/Tlc a}m`kkjt`ao:43 hctvcco tlc}c} tva c|txcec} `} E`tatc/

    Tlc mlaxcafxjrlp ag E`tatc `} jod arco%}maxc%maera}`t`ao `o t`ec

    jod }rjmc/ Pas j} tlc djomcx c|rkaxc tl`}+ v`tl pasxk`gc gaxmc9 pasxrcxgaxejomc/

    Tlc djomc `t}ckg `} j d`jkafsc hctvcco pas jod tlc mlaxcafxjrlcx/

    Pas es}t ljwc maog`dcomc pas jxc jo czsjk rkjpcx `o tlc ejn`of agj djomc+ gax pas jxc tlc aoc djom`of `t/

    Tlc djomc `} tx`jofskjtcd+ hctvcco mlaxcafxjrlcx+ djomcx+ jod

    v`toc}}/ Tlc E`tatc `} j mcxceaop+ gax jkk `owakwcd+ ta tjnc s} ta jrkjmc ag k`flt9 }ljx`of9 E`tatc/

    :44) Fs`dc+ k`nc j daf+ `t `}

    asx daf+ asx Lsclscmapatk+

    mjrtsxcd `o j damsecot+ gax

    E`tatc/

    :43) @t `} tlc `o%hctvcco }tjtc

    ag tlc tva }tjtc}/ Tlc

    jh}akstckp gjhskas}+ jod tlc

    jh}akstckp oskk/ @t `} tlc

    fa`of hctvcco tlc tva }tjtc}+

    kctt`of tlce c|`}t

    }`esktjocas}kp+ tljt `} tlc

    djomc ag E`tatc/

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    Rcxjodj 7:

    Maomcxt Djomc:47

    Tl`} `dcj ag maomcxt djomc mjo aokp }sxw`wc `g `t }tjod} oat aokp gax tlc

    fcocxjk rshk`m+ oat aokp ag tlc rx`wjtc jsd`comc+ hst jk}a j} j rjxt+ jocmc}}jxp rjxt ag tlc maeeso`tp/ Tljt `} ta }jp+ djomc+ oat rkcj}sxcdjomc!mksh djomc+ ax }am`jk djomc+ hst eadcxo djomc+ djomc gax tlc

    }tjfc+ hcpaod d`}rkjp ag w`xtsa}`tp ax tx`mn}+ ax cwco }lav`of ag lathad`c} ag tlc}c eadck} jod `dcj} ag lsejo}+ hst djomc} c|txcec

    c|rxc}}`wc ravcx tlxasfl eawcecot+ rcxgaxejomc+ t`ec+ }rjmc+gaxmc!cocxfp+ j} j }seeao`of+ x`tsjk`}t`m+ jod jxt`}t`m gaxetl`} es}t

    hc `otcfxjtcd `ota tlc maeeso`tp j} ocmc}}jxp jod `eraxtjot/

    @t aomc vj}+ oav jfj`o+ `t es}t maot`oscoa kaofcx dctjmlcd/ Oakaofcx }a ra}t%eadcxo xskcd hp tlc }a%mjkkcd jwjot%fjxdc+ txp`of ta

    da jvjp v`tl tlc rshk`m+ vlco tlcp jxc fs`ktp ag ejn`of maeeso`t`c}tlce}ckwc}

    Oa+ tlc jwjot%fjxdc es}t jfj`o hc }cco j} j rjxt+ jo jmmcrtcd `ota asx

    }am`ctp hp damtx`oc jod rxjmt`mcoat daojt`ao} ax rx`wjtcdaoax}/hst fxjot} jod gsod} hp tlc rcarkc+ gax tlc rcarkc+ }a tljt jxt

    ejp gkasx`}l/

    Jfj`o/djomc+ eadcxo djomc+ maotceraxjxp+ E`tatc+ v`tl `t} c|txcecc|rxc}}`wc ravcx tlxasfl eawcecot+ rcxgaxejomc+ t`ec+ }rjmc+

    gaxmc!cocxfp+ j} j }seeao`of+ x`tsjk`}t`m+ jod jxt`}t`m gaxe es}t hc`otcxfxjdcd j} j ocmc}}jxp rjxt ag maeeso`tp+ tlc kjxfc maeeso`tp+

    tlc maeeso`tp ag tlc So`tcd ]tjtc} ag Jecx`mj/ Tl`} `} oat ta }jpmaeeso`t`c}+ hst maeeso`tp/ Ta eawc rj}t tlc rshk`m+ jod vaxn j} j

    maeeso`tp+ p`ckd} j eaxc ravcxgsk masotxp/

    Vc es}t jkk hc gx`cod}oa eaxc v`tl tl`} }cfxcfjt`aooat aokp hpxjmc+ fcodcx+ }c|sjk`tp+ hst }tarr`of tlc mkj}} d`w`dc}+ jod tlc

    kaan}!jttxjmt`wcoc}} d`w`dc}

    Vc occd ta }tar+ jod c|rxc}} asx tlasflt}/Vc occd ta `otcfxjtc asx}ckwc}+ jod cjml atlcx/

    Djomc `} j ocmc}}jxp rjxt ag lsejo c|`}tcomc/ Kct `t }tjod jfj`o jodhc noavo j} }sml//

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    :47) Eadcxo+

    maotceraxjxp maomcxtdjomc `} oat pct `otcfxjk ta

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    ejop atlcx msktsxc}+ `t `}

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    `eraxtjot/ Djomc `} `o

    djofcx+ djomc `} hc`of

    c|rka`tcd+ `t `} oav+ tljt `t

    occd} ta hcmaec `otcfxjtcd

    jod cwcx axc gxcc jod

    s}cgsk ta asx dj`kp+

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    tljt E`tatc hx`of} s} hjmn

    ta asx }ejkk+ }jmxcddjomcta asx kjxfcx+

    gskkcx k`w`of/

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    MAOMKS]@AO

    @g pas j}n+ vljt @ je+

    @ je j E`tatc xa/

    @g pas j}n vljt `} ep rxjmt`mc+

    @ gakkav djom`of

    @g pas j}n vljt `} E`tatc+

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    c|mckkcot/

    @g pas j}n vla `} Lsclscmapatk+

    Lc `} tlc Akd Mapatc+ tlc }taxptckkcx+ tlc aoc vla lckr} Tlc Mxcjtax+ tlc es}c+ tlc fsjxd`jo agJytkjotlc }jmxcd rkjmc+ tlc tx`mn}tcx+ tlc }c|sjk }c|p oj}tp fsp!fjk+ tlc lsomlhjmn+ tlc kapjk

    aoc+ tlc kaocx+ tlc `odcrcodcot+ tlc txjwckcx+ tlc oaejd+ tlc jxt`}t+ tlc gkstc ejncx+ Nanarckk`+ tlcmxcjtax ag E`tatc+ tlc }r`x`t ag mckchxjt`ao jod mcxceaop jod fjtlcx`of+ tlc jxt`}t ag cehad`cd

    l`}taxp+ tlc aoc vla `} jkvjp} tlcxc ta jo}vcx zsc}t`ao} `g pas ljwc tlc maxxcmt tl`of ta j}n/

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    jh}txjmt`ao hcmaec} rcx}aojk+ ceat`aojk+ xcjk+ xcjk`tp+ jxt`gjmt+ jod jxt/Tlc djomc `} oat jhast }aectl`of> `t `} arco+ f`w`of`t dac} oat dcg`oc+ `t `}/

    Tlc djomc} eawcecot} jxc hs`kt gxae maeeao ah}cxwjt`ao} ag asx}ckwc} jod asx cow`xaoecot+jod asx xcjk`tp/ Vc djomc `o+ jhast+ v`tl asx vaxkd/ Mlaxcafxjrlp `} oat ejdc ast ag ceat`ao+

    hst ast ag xcgkcmt`ao}+ gxae asx cehad`cd mlaxcafxjrl`of+ djom`of hadp/

    Vjxx`ax/

    Tlc vjx gasflt hp E`tatc `} aoc gax rcjmc+ kaw`of+ jxt+ gcck`of+ lsejo`tp+ lsejo`}e+ ojtsxc+xc}rcmt+ `ooawjt`ao+ txjd`t`aojk`}e+ hjkjomc+ f`w`of+ jod gxccdae/

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    gcck jk`wc/ @t `} oat gax tlc so}tcjdp }ask}/ % Ecxmc Msoo`oflje

    Tlc ]jmxcd Vjxx`ax9 Djomcx ag E`tatc/

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    Vaxn M`tcd

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    Mjk`gaxo`j+ 8226/ Rx`ot/

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