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Hrij tmn Eiid

Mastiry ih tmn Vadms gkc Smnar Unbalaik

Xibujn ASmn Luru Pnraic (73! " 7#$% &'

'catnc )y *ar+gb Vaklm , *mgrgd Vaklm

-.gabg)bn gt /ka.nrsaty -0gcnja0 a)rgrans

Eiid as &iktra)utnc )y gbb ih tmn s0mibgrs ak0bucakl5 Cr. Egbwgkt Vaklm Cmabbik (EVC),

Cr. Cgbear Vaklm Cmabbik (C.V.C), Cr. Cmgrgj Vaklm (C.V.), Cr. Lurjudm Vaklm

(L.V.), Cr. Mgrkgj Vaklm Vmgk (M.V.V.), Cr. Oicm Vaklm (O.V), Cr. Dmgrgd Vaklm

(Dm.V), Cr. Darpgb Vaklm (D.V.), Prakfapgb Vuroat Vaklm L (V.V.L)

Uns+iksn ti 60nic5Un)uttgb ih mastiry .nrsus trgcataik grlujnkt 5 aa " a.> bg0d ih dki8bncln ih Puk<g)a5

aaa

=r1 *ar+gb VaklmA?SU4=/&SA4?

Ak Frans ih Iutrgln 21M1 60nic 8ratns5 :Ah ikn as g mastiragk (gkc tmas as 8mgt A

mg.n tranc ti )n ikn as rn;uarnc ti g++by 0nrtgak rgkln ih tn0mka;uns 8ma0m 8abb ;ugbahy hir

cns0ra+taik ih s0mibgrby gkgbysas1 At as mnrn g 0ru0agb cahhnrnk0n i+nks u+ )nt8nnk t8i dakcsih mastiragks5 tmn t8i dakcs 8n hakc rgklnc glgakst ng0m itmnr ak tmas )gttbn ih

ukcnrstgkcakl ih tmn trun kgturn ih Vadm Pgktm1 4k ikn sacn 8n hakc grrgync tmn mastiragks

8mi +ut tmnar trust ak trgcataik1 Smnsn cnhnkc tmn trgcataiks ih tmn Pgktm5 gs mastiragks 8mi

 +ut tmnar trust ak trgcataik1 Smnsn cnhnkc tmn trgcataiks ih tmn Pgktm5 gs g rnsubt mg.n g bgrlngkc 8nbb aktnlrgtnc .nrsaik ih tmn Pgktm9s mastiry snt iut )nhirn tmnj1 4++isnc ti tmn

trgcataikgbasts grn tmn sdn+ta0s5 mastiragks 8mi jgaktgak tmgt n.nry hg0t rn;uarns g )nban.g)bnn.acnk0n ti su++irt at gkc 8mi ak 0iksn;unk0n hakc tmn n.nry hg0t rn;uarns g )nban.g)bnn.acnk0n ti su++irt at gkc 8mi ak 0iksn;unk0n hakc tmn nstg)basmnc mastiry ih tmn Pgktm

ju0m jirn rnstra0tnc1@

Hir stucy gkc rnsngr0m5 tmn mastiry ih tmn Vadms mgs ti )n ca.acnc ak tmn hibbi8akl +nraicsG

71 Smn Luru Pnraics (73! " 7#$% &'

1 Pnraic ih Vtrullbn (7#$% " 7#!! &'

F1 Smn Vadm Uubn (7#!! " 7%3! &'31 Smn Eratasm Pnraic (7%3! " 7!3# &'

C1 -htnr 7!3# &'

Hir n.nry +nraic cahhnrnkt rgklns ih rnsngr0m tn0mka;uns mg.n ti )n hibbi8nc1 2n stgrt 8atmEratasm +nraic ih Vadm mastiry1 Hir n.nry aj+irtgkt n.nkt 8n mg.n ti sngr0m harst stgtn bn.nb

rn0irc5 tmnk kgtaikgb gr0ma.ns " gkc tmnk rn0ircs gt cahhnrnkt bn.nbs ak 'klbasm5 .aN15 4bc

Akcag 4hha0n gkc Pu)ba0 Un0irc 4hha0n gkc Pra.gtn Pg+nrs +rnsnr.nc gt cahhnrnkt +bg0ns1 Hirtmn Ugk<at Vaklm +nraic5 mastiragks mg.n ti li tmriulm *mgbsg =gr)gr rn0ircs gkc itmnr

Pnrsagk rn0ircs gkc 0ij+grn tmnj 8atm Eratasm rn0ircs ih tmn 'gst Akcag &ij+gky1 4kn

mgs gbsi ti stucy hirnalk trg.nbbnrs9 g00iukts5 nt01 Hir Vadm mastiry ih tmn nalmtnnktm

0nktury5 Pgktm Pgrdgsm ih Ugtgk Vaklm Emgklu5 g Puk<g)a siur0n> hir Vadm6grgtmg

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rnbgtaiks5 tmn 6grgtma rn0ircs> hir Vadm-hlmgk rnbgtaiks5 VadmUimabbg rnbgtaiks gkc Vadm

6ulmgb mastiry .graius Pnrsagk siur0ns mg.n ti )n 0iksubtnc gkc gkgbysnc1

Eut tmn jist aj+irtgkt as tmn mastiry ih Vadm Lurus5 8ma0m 0gk )n rn0ikstru0tncbgrlnby ik tmn )gsas ih trgcataik5 rn0ircnc ir irgb1 2mnrn 8rattnk n.acnk0n as g.gabg)bn gkc

at as gt .gragk0n 8atm trgcataik5 tmn hirjnr smiubc )n +rnhnrrnc )ut dnn+akl ak jakc tmn

 )agsns ih tmn 8ratnr gkc gk n+bgkgtaik ih 8my trgcataikgb g00iukts cahhnr1 Hir ngj+bn5 ah6ulmgb rn0ircs la.n gk g00iukt gt titgb .gragk0n 8atm tmn Vadm trgcataik5 tmnk 8n mg.n ti

snn 8mntmnr tmn 6ulmgb g00iukt lbissns i.nr ir t8asts tmisn hg0ts 8ma0m smi8 tmn 6ulmgb

0iurt ak )gc balmt1 Vajabgrby5 gt +bg0ns trgcataik mgs ti )n .nrahanc gkc gkgbysnc ak ircnr tihakc iut tmn trutm1 At mgs )nnk ralmtby stgtnc )y -bhrnc ygbb tmgt mi8n.nr ngllnrgtnc ir

0ij+ba0gtnc trgcataik jalmt )n at mgs dnrknb ih trutm ak at1 Smgt dnrknb mgs ti )n cas0i.nrnc1

Hir akstgk0n5 Vadm trgcataik g)iut Luru -r<uk9s jgrtyrcij as gt .gragk0n 8atm nmgklar9s

g00iukt ih Luru9s jgrtyrcij rn0ircnc ak Suzgd-a-Onmgklara.  Ensacns tmnsn g00iukts tmnrnas gkitmnr g00iukt )y nsuat hgtmnrs 8mi 8nrn +rnsnkt gt gmirn1 -bb tmnsn g00iukts 8mnk

gkgbyNnc tgdn ikn ti trutm1

Smiulm kit n+ba0atby stgtnc 60nic9s ikby 0ik0nrk g++ngrs ti )n tmn bahn ih Luru

 ?gkgd5 tmn hiukcnr ih Vadmasj5 tmn ti+a0 ih mas Pm1= tmnsas ak tmn V0miib ih 4ranktgb gkc-hra0gk Vtucans5 ikcik /ka.nrsaty1 A mgc tmn i++irtukaty ti jnnt bgtn Prih1 -11 Egsmgj

gkc cas0uss 8atm maj 0nrtgak +ri)bnjs ih Vadm mastiry ak 7!3 &'1 - hn8 cgys bgtnr560nic 0gjn ti snn jn 8atm Ogkgjsgdma ih Luru ?gkgd )y 6nmgr)gk5 8ma0m A mgc ncatnc

gkc lit +u)basmnc1 Mn akhirjnc jn tmgt mn mgc )nnk akstru0tnc )y Prih -11 Egsmgj 8mi

8gs mas su+nr.asir ti snn jn1 2n cas0ussnc 0nrtgak +ri)bnjs ih Ogkgjsgdma Jnmgregk. A +grta0ubgrby kita0nc tmgt 60nic 0iubc gt tmgt tajn rngc Lurjudma 8atm cahha0ubty1

Ak ircnr ti ukcnrstgkc tmn bahn ih Luru ?gkgd5 at as nssnktagb ti ukcnrstgkc mas

.nrsns1 Akcn+tm stucy ih mas .nrsns 8iubc rn.ngb tmgt g +grta0ubgr .nrsn mgc )nnk

0ij+isnc ak g 0nrtgak satugtaik 8ma0m mgs ti )n ukcnrstiic5 gkc 8ma0m knncs n+bgkgtaikgkc nbu0acgtaik1 Smgt satugtaik 8atm 0rata0gb jakc 0gk )n )nttnr ukcnrstiic hrij tmn

iralakgb .nrsn rgtmnr tmgk ats trgksbgtaik1 Smas bgklugln )grranr mgs )nnk g lrngt makcrgk0n

hir 60nic1 Ak Purgtgk Ogkgjsgdma, tmnrn as jnktaik ih Ug<g Vgjukcnr 8mij mn mgsrngc gs :Vmgj Vukcnr1@ Ak g myjk ih Luru ?gkgd tmnrn as jnktaik ih Emga gbbi5 tmn

0gr+nktnr ih 'jakg)gc5 8mij mn mgs trgksbgtnc gs :6y Enbi.nc Lic1@ Mn mgs rngc at gs

:gbb1@Ak ircnr ti i.nr tmn bgklugln )grranr ti ukcnrstgkc tmn .nrsns ih Luru ?gkgd 8ma0m

8gs nssnktagb hir 8ratakl tmn bahn ih tmn Luru mn gci+tnc tmn jntmic ih sdn+ta0 g++rig0m

8ma0m mn 0gbbs :0nrtgak rgkln ih tn0mka;un hir s0mibgrby gkgbysas1@ Ak tmas +ri0nss tmn

trgcataiks ih Luru ?gkgd rn0ircnc ak tmn Ogkgjsgdmas5 8ma0m 60nic 0gbbs :trgcataiks ihtmn Pgktm5@ mg.n )nnk titgbby alkirnc1 Ak jicnrk jntmicibily ih mastiry rnsngr0m gs

n.ib.nc )y gk Xgsakg gkc Pgub Smijsiks5 stucy ih trgcataik +bgys g salkaha0gkt +grt1 Ak

tmas 8gy g++ba0gtaik ih 8rikl tn0mka;uns mgs bnc ti 8rikl 0ik0busaiks5 badn tmn ikns tmgtLuru ?gkgd cac kit li )nyikc Puk<g)5 tmgt Ogkgjsgdmas grn kit rnbag)bn siur0ns ih

akhirjgtaik5 nt01 nt01

Vdn+ta0 jntmic ih 60nic 0gkkit 8ird hir 8ratakl tmn bahn ih Luru ?gkgd1Mastiragks mg.akl sijn hgatm ak rnbalaik gkc s+aratugbaty 0gk mg.n )nttnr ukcnrstgkcakl ih

tmn jakc ih tmn Lurus gkc mas .nrsns1 ust gs tmn 8ijnk 0gk ukcnrstgkc 8ijnk )nttnr5 gkc

 +ni+bn ak sgjn 0rght 0gk )nttnr 0ij+rnmnkc tmn jakc ir tmn 8ird ih tmnar hnbbi8 0rghtsjnk5

sajabgrby5 hibbi8nrs ih tmn Lurus 0gk ukcnrstgkc tmnar ba.ns )nttnr tmgk tmn kikhibbi8nrs ir

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glkista0s1 Mnrn tmnrn as ki ;unstaik ih hukcgjnktgbasj ir sn0ubgrasj1 Hir 0ij+rnmnkcakl

tmn Luru9s bahn gkc 8ird ikn mgs ti cnb.n cnn+ ak tmn acaij ih tmn .nrsns ih tmn Luru1 /sn

ih trgcataik ak mastirailrg+my cins kit jgdn ikn g trgcaikgbast i hukcgjnktgbast160nic9s stgtnjnkt tmgt tmn Ogkgjsgdma 0iktgaknc tmn Pgktma0 trgcataik as kit

0irrn0t5 )n0gusn Ogkgjsgdma 8ratnrs ak jist 0gsns 8nrn cassnktnrs1 Hir akstgk0n5

 Ogkgjsgdma Jnmgregk mgs )nnk 8rattnk )y Jakgs gkc Ogkgjsgdma Egbg 8gs 8rattnk )ytmn Kargkogkag sn0t i++isnc ti jgakstrngj ih Vadms1 6irni.nr5 mas tatbn5 .aN15 Mastir

!nrsus Srg"ataik as g jasstgtnjnkt rn.ngbakl mas +rn0ikcataiknc jakc1 -00ircakl ti 8nbb

nstg)basmnc tmnirans ih mastirailrg+my5 trgcataik as ikn ih tmn )gsa0 siur0ns ih mastiry1 At askit i++isnc ti mastiry1 Ak ircnr ti 0ij+rnmnkc tmn mastiry ih Vadm Lurus ikn just

ukcnrstgkc tmn .nrsns ih tmn Lurus gs 8nbb gs trgcataiks ih tmn tajns ih tmn Lurus1 At 8abb )n

hutabn ti sngr0m hir rn0irc hir tmn ba.ns ih Pri+mnts1 Ak rn0irc gbikn 60nic hakcs g

 )nban.g)bn n.acnk0n5 gs hir maj trgcataik :as kit )nban.g)bn n.acnk0n1@ ?i +ri+mnt mgs bnhtgky rn0irc 8mgtsin.nr ih tmnar ba.ns1 Smnar rn0irc ac ak trgcataik 8ma0m mas +gssnc ik hrij

ikn lnknrgtaik ti gkitmnr gkc 8ma0m mgs )nnk +rnsnr.nc ak tmn jakcs ih tmn +ni+bn1

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*ar+gb Vaklm'catir 

 ?itns gkc Unhnrnk0ns1 60nic5 21MG Frans ih Iutrgln, iraklgbby +u)basmnc ak Viutm -sag Unsngr0m Xib

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F$1  Ogkgjsgdma 0iktgaks tmn rn0ircnc trgcataiks g)iut Luru ?gkgd9s bahn1 Hir

 Ogkgjsgdma cn.nbi+jnkt5 snn *ar+gb Vaklm9s Pnrs#n$ta!ns ik %adm &urus.