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    TMZGT^HDCM

    E@ ^FM Y]ZTMKM IG]T^ GA E@NEH

    ITEKE@HC HZZMCCH^M O]TEYNEI^EG@

    ITEKE@HC HZZMHC @G. 8>=4 GA 4::1

    Y~h~m ga Khfhthyf~th .... Hzzmcch`~

    Qmty}y

    Yh`ommqb}kht Khfm`nthzthyhn Tgu h`n h`g~fmt .... Tmyzg`nm`~y

    O]NLKM@^

    Y.D. YE@FH# O.

    E@^TGN]I^EG@

    ^fmym ~|g hzzmhcy hteym g}~ ga h igkkg` o}nlkm`~ ga ig`qei~eg` h`n

    ym`~m`im nh~mn 84~f H}l}y~# 4::= zhyymn du ~fm Felf Ig}t~ ga O}neih~}tm h~

    Dgkdhu e` Ig`aetkh~eg` Ihym @g.4 ga 4::> h`n ~ftmm ig``mi~mn hzzmhcy2

    g`m aecmn du ~fm Y~h~m h`n ~|g du ~fm hii}ymn# |fmtmdu h`n |fmtm}`nmt e~

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    ig`aetkmn h`n hiimz~mn ~fm tmamtm`im khnm ~g e~ e` ~mtky ga Ymi~eg` 911 ga

    ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm# 85=4 ga 4::1%.

    \fmtmhy Iteke`hc Hzzmhc @g.8>=4 ga 4::1 zthue`l agt

    m`fh`imkm`~ ga ym`~m`im agt Yh`ommqb}kht Khfm`nthzthyhn Tgu &H4% h`n

    Yh`g~yfb}kht Yfteohechc Tgu &H9%.

    Cmhqm e` ~fmym kh~~mty |hy lth`~mn du ~fey Ig}t~ du gtnmty nh~mn 46 ~f

    Gi~gdmt# 4::= h`n 85% |hy# h~

    ~fm tmcmqh`~ ~ekm# |gtbe`l hy Kh`hlmt e` @HDHTN# Funmthdhn. Yh`~gyf

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    Thktho &Z\+=:%# ~fm ug}`lmt dtg~fmt ga ~fm nmimhymn |hy y~hue`l |e~f fey

    ah~fmt.

    Yh`~gyf Thktho tmimeqmn h zfg`m ihcc g` 6~f H}l}y~# 4::8 h~ fey

    tmyenm`~ehc ~mcmzfg`m `}kdmt neyicgymn du ~fm ihccmt# ~fh~ fey dtg~fmt

    Bht~ebtho |hy e` fey i}y~gnu. Th`ygk agt h y}k ga Ty. 8: chiy |hy hccmlmncu

    nmkh`nmn. Fm |hy ~ftmh~m`mn ~fh~ ea ~fm yhen hkg}`~ |hy `g~ zhen |e~fe` 4>

    fg}ty ~fm` Bht~ebtho |g}cn dm beccmn. ^fm ahkecu ga ~fm nmimhymn ey yhen ~g

    fhqm tmimeqmn ygkm kgtm ~ftmh~m`e`l ihccy ~fmtmha~mt. Thktho &Z\+>5%# ~fm

    ah~fmt ga ~fm nmimhymn hcyg ~hcbmn ~g ~fm ihccmt h`n hybmn fek ~g leqm ~fmk

    ~ekm ~ecc ~fm `mv~ nhu kgt`e`l yg ~fh~ fm ig}cn khbm htth`lmkm`~y agt ~fm

    kg`mu.

    Thktho &Z\+>5% ~fmtmha~mt ~hcbmn ~g fey atem`n Nh~~h~thuh Dfh`nh`lm

    &Z\+4% |fg# h~ ~fm tmcmqh`~ ~ekm# |hy |gtbe`l hy Kh`lmt e` @HDHTN#

    Z}`m. Dfh`nh`lm &Z\+4% nen fey dmy~ ~g ~thim g}~ Bht~ebtho d}~ ahecmn e` fey

    h~~mkz~y.

    H ntha~ ga ~fm Aety~ E`agtkh~eg` Tmzgt~ |hy ahvmn du Thktho ~g

    Dfh`nh`lm,y &Z\+4%,y Z}`m gaaeim# tmx}my~e`l fek ~g cgnlm ~fm yhkm h~ ~fm

    ig`imt`mn Zgceim Y~h~eg`. H zfg~glthzf ga Bht~ebtho |hy hcyg ym`~ hcg`l.

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    Z}ty}h`~ ~fmtm~g# h Aety~ E`agtkh~eg` Tmzgt~ |hy cgnlmn agt gaam`imy

    z}`eyfhdcm }`nmt Ymi~eg`y 919 h`n 96< ga ~fm E`neh` Zm`hc Ignm. ^fm

    e`qmy~elh~eg` |hy fh`nmn gqmt ~g ~fm Itekm Dth`if. Yh`~gyftho &Z\+4%

    e`agtkmn ~fm E`qmy~elh~e`l Gaaeimt# HZE Cg~cebht g` ~mcmzfg`m ~fh~ fm fhn

    hlhe` tmimeqmn h zfg`m ihcc atgk ~fm ben`hzzmty# hybe`l fek ~g igkm ~g

    Dgkdhu |e~f Ty.8: chiy h`n h kgdecm zfg`m. ^g ~fey HZE Cg~cebht hybmn

    fek ~g e`agtk ~fm ihccmt ~fh~ e`y~mhn ga lge`l fekymca# fm |g}cn dm ym`ne`l h

    atem`n ga fey ~g Dgkdhu |e~f ~fm kg`mu. Fm ~gcn fek ~g ~mcc ~g ~fm ihccmt ~fh~

    ~fm atem`n,y `hkm |hy Yfhk @hen} h`n ~fh~ fey kgdecm `}kdmt |hy

    5644//////. Yh`~gyftho hi~mn hiigtne`lcu. Ben`hzzmty ~fmtmha~mt y~ht~mn

    ihcce`l HZE Cg~cebht g` fey kgdecm zfg`m ~fe`be`l fek ~g dm Yfhk @hen}.

    ^f}y# bmmze`l ~fm ben`hzzmty m`lhlmn e` g`m ig`qmtyh~eg` gt ~fm g~fmt# h

    ~thz |hy chen agt ~fmk h~ O}f} g` 84~f H}l}y~# 4::8. Z}ty}h`~ ~fmtm~g B}kht

    Lh}thq &Z\+8%# ~fm hzztgqmt h`n Hii}ymn @gy.4 h`n 9# Yh`ommqb}kht

    Khfm`nthzthyhn Tgu h`n Yh`g~fyb}kht Yfteohechc Tgu |mtm httmy~mn.

    Hii}ymn @g.8# Yh`~gyf B}kht Yh~eyfdf}yfh` Dhteuht# |hy httmy~mn h~

    H`nfmte Thec|hu Y~h~eg`. \fmtmhdg}~y ga Bht~ebtho |hy# fg|mqmt# `g~

    neyicgymn. ^fm hii}ymn |mtm ~fmtmha~mt ztgn}imn dmagtm ~fm Zgceim E`yzmi~gt#

    Necez Dfhybht Yfe`nm &Z\+=9% g` 89~f H}l}y~#4::8 e` fey gaaeim h~ Z}`m h`n

    |mtm y}dymx}m`~cu httmy~mn.

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    G`m ga ~fm hii}ymn B}kht Lh}thq# |fg fhy ye`im dmm` lth`~mn

    zhtng`# hnntmyymn h cm~~mt ~g ~fm Igkkeyyeg`mt ga Zgceim# Z}`m Ie~u g` gt

    hdg}~ 45~f Gi~gdmt# 4::8 y~h~e`l ~fh~ Bht~ebtho fhn dmm` k}tnmtmn du ~fm

    hii}ymn g` 6~f H}l}y~# 4::8. Fm mvztmyymn fey tmzm`~h`im. Fm hcyg

    mvztmyymn fey nmyetm ~g khbm h ig`amyyeg`. Fm |hy ztgn}imn dmagtm

    O.K.A.I.# Z}`m h~ 4.:: z.k. g` 98y~ Gi~gdmt# 4::8. Fm |hy ztgn}imn hlhe`

    g` 8y~ @gqmkdmt# 4::8 |fm` fm khnm h y~h~mkm`~ }`nmt Ymi~eg` 81> ga ~fm

    Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm# |feif |hy tmigtnmn.

    ]zg` igkzcm~eg` ga e`qmy~elh~eg`# h ifhtlmyfmm~ |hy aecmn |fmtm}zg`

    igl`eh`im ga ~fm gaam`im |hy ~hbm`. ^fm ihym |hy }c~ekh~mcu igkke~~mn ~g

    ~fm Ig}t~ ga Ymyyeg`y du ~fm cmht`mn Khley~th~m du h` gtnmt nh~mn 9tn

    Oh`}htu# 4::4.

    Dmagtm ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm# Zgceim E`yzmi~gt Necez Dfhybht

    Yfe`nm &Z\+=9% khnm h` hzzceih~eg` z}tzgt~mn ~g dm }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9:< ga

    ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm g` gt hdg}~ 48y~ Khtif# 4::4 zthue`l agt

    lth`~ ga zhtng` ~g B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8%. ^fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm

    zhyymn h` gtnmt g` 9tn Hztec# 4::4 lth`~e`l zhtng` ~g fek.

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    ZTGYMI]^EG@ IHYM

    Hy zmt ~fm y~h~mkm`~ ga ~fm B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% g` |feif ~fm

    ztgymi}~eg` zte`iezhccu tmcemy }zg`# fm fekymca# Yh`~gyf B}kht Tgu &H9%

    h`n Yh`ommd B}kht Tgu &H4% |mtm e` ymhtif ga dm~~mt ihtmmt ztgyzmi~y h`n

    hcc ~ftmm ga ~fmk nmienmn ~g ~tu ~fmet c}ib e` ~fm ie~u ga Dgkdhu. Ye`im ~fmu

    fhn `g zchim ~g y~hu# Yh`ommd B}kht Tgu &H4% ig`~hi~mn ~fm hzzmcch`~ |fg

    |hy# h~ ~fm tmcmqh`~ ~ekm# ceqe`l e` Z}`m. Fm |hy hdcm ~g htth`lm h ~mkzgthtu

    hiigkkgnh~eg` agt hcc ga ~fmk h~ B}nhcm Zh~ec Hh`lh` Ygiem~u e` Z}`m.

    Hy zmt B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8%# ~fmu fh~ifmn h zch` ~g mht` htg}`n 8:

    ~g 8= chiy du ben`hzze`l ~|g Yh`~gyf B}kht Dhteuht,y &H8,y% atem`ny du

    nmkh`ne`l th`ygk atgk ~fmet ahkecemy. Hzzmcch`~ ey yhen ~g dm ~fm khy~mt

    ke`n dmfe`n ~fm m`~etm zch`2 e~ |hy fm |fg fhn acgh~mn ~fm enmh ga

    ben`hzze`l. Hiigtne`l ~g fek# fm fhn ~|g atem`ny ga fey e` ke`n# `hkmcu

    Hdfeomm~ Bg~fhte# |fgym ah~fmt |hy h ngi~gt# h`n Bht~ebtho# &~fm nmimhymn%

    |fgym ah~fmt |hy ~fm Kh`hlmt e` @HDHTN. Dg~f ~fm ahkecemy# hy zmt ~fm

    hzzmcch`~# dme`l teif# e~ |hy mvzmi~mn ~fh~ ~fmu |g}cn dm hdcm ~g lm~ h fma~u

    y}k ga kg`mu hy th`ygk }zg` ben`hzze`l me~fmt ga ~fmk. Hy zmt fey zch` ea

    h`u neaaei}c~emy htgym ~fmu |g}cn becc ~fm qei~ek. Fm ~gcn ~fmk ~fh~ ~fmu

    |g}cn i}~ ~fm dgnu e`~g zemimy h`n ~ftg| ~fmk h~ ygkm zchim ha~mt z}~~e`l

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    ~fmk e` neaamtm`~ dhly. Fm hybmn hcc ~ftmm# |fm~fmt ~fmu |mtm tmhnu agt y}if

    h zch`. Hcc ga ~fmk ig`ym`~mn.

    G`im hcc ga ~fmk hltmmn# Yh`~gyf B}kht Dhteuht &H8% hybmn B}kht

    Lh}thq &Z\+8% ~g ztmzhtm h cey~ ga ht~eicmy ~fmu |g}cn tmx}etm agt z}~~e`l ~fey

    zch` ga ~fmety e`~g hi~eg`. G` ~fm cey~ |mtm Fhibyh| Dchnmy h`n h yeibcm e`

    ihym ~fmu fhn ~g i}~ ~fm dgnu. Hcyg g` e~ |mtm tgzmy agt ~ue`l }z ~fm qei~ek2

    Zgcu~fm`m dhly agt z}~~e`l e` zemimy ga ~fm nmhn dgnu2 tmve` dhly agt z}~~e`l

    e` ~fm zgcu~fm`m dhly ig`~he`e`l ~fm zemimy ga ~fm nmhn dgnu2 Yek ihtny agt

    }ye`l kgdecm zfg`my ~g ig`~hi~ ~fm ahkecu ga ~fm qei~ek h`n chy~cu Nm~~gc ~g

    dm }ymn hy h nmgngth`~.

    ^fm nhu ~fmtmha~mt Yh`~gyf B}kht Dhteuht &H8% hcyg yfg|mn ~fmk ~fm

    zchim ~fmu |g}cn dm hdcm ~g neyzgym ga ~fm dgnu e` ihym h`u `mmn htgym

    ~fmtmagt. G` ~fm yhkm nhu# e` ~fm mqm`e`l# hcc ~fm hii}ymn yfea~mn ~g

    Hkhtzhce Ygiem~u |feif |hy ztgqenmn ~g ~fmk du h` hlm`~ ga ~fm hzzmcch`~.

    E~ |hy h~ ~fm yhen zchim ~fh~ ~fmu nmienmn ~g z}~ ~fmet zch` e`~g hi~eg`. ^fmu

    yzm`~ ~fm tmy~ ga ~fm nhu z}tifhye`l ~fm e~mky g` ~fm cey~ ~fmu fhn ztmzhtmn

    ~fm `elf~ dmagtm# tmx}eye~m hkg}`~ |fmtmagt |hy ztgqenmn du ~fm hzzmcch`~.

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    ^fmtmha~mt g` 1~f H}l}y~# ~fm hzzmcch`~ ~temn ~g ig`~hi~ dg~f Hdfeomm~

    Bg~fhte h`n Bht~ebtho. Fm ig}cn `g~ lm~ e` ~g}if |e~f Hdfeomm~ Bg~fhte# d}~

    fm |hy hdcm ~g ztgi}tm ~fm ig`~hi~ `}kdmt ga ~fm nmimhymn. Fm hyy}tmn hcc

    ~ftmm ga ~fmk ~fh~ du ~fm `mv~ nhu fm |g}cn dm hdcm ~g dte`l Bht~ebtho ~g ~fm

    ach~. \fm` hybmn du g~fmty# fg| fm ig}cn dm yg y}tm# fm mvzche`mn ~fh~ fm

    fhn ztgkeymn fek h zht~u e` ig``mi~eg` |e~f fey khttehlm h`n# hiigtne`l ~g

    fek# Bht~ebtho |g}cn `mqmt tma}ym# ea fm ey e`qe~mn ~g h zht~u.

    @mv~ nhu# e.m.# g` ~fm

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    Fg|mqmt ~fm ceam ga ~fm nmimhymn ig}cn fhqm dmm` yhqmn fhn ~fm

    ch`ncgtn ga ~fm hzht~km`~ |fg fhn igkm ~g ifmib }z g` fey ach~ ~fm `mv~

    kgt`e`l y}yzmi~mn h`u~fe`l ag}c e` ~fm fg}ym# d}~ }`agt~}`h~mcu fm nen `g~.

    Hzztmfm`ne`l ~fh~ ~fmu kelf~ dm ih}lf~# Yh`~gyf B}kht Dhteuht &H8% h`n

    B}kht Lh}thq &Z\8% nmienmn ~fh~ e~ |g}cn `g cg`lmt dm yham ~g bmmz ~fm

    nmimhymn hceqm h`n ~fh~ e~ |hy e` ~fmet dmy~ e`~mtmy~ ~g becc fek. ^g m`n fey ceam

    ~fm hzzmcch`~ h`n Yh`ommd B}kht Tgu &H4% ~emn h tgzm htg}`n fey `mib h`n

    z}ccmn h~ e~ atgk dg~f m`ny. ^fm nmimhymn ~temn ~g y~t}llcm d}~ fey kgqmkm`~

    y~gzzmn ha~mt ygkm~ekm. Fey nmhn dgnu |hy ~fm` nthllmn ~g ~fm ~gecm~.

    Yh`~gyf B}kht Dhteuht &H8% ~fm` ymzhth~mn ~fm fmhn ga ~fm nmimhymn |e~f

    ~fm fhibyh| dchnm h`n h yeibcm. Fm ~fm` bmz~ ~fm fmhn e` h zgcu~fm`m dhl.

    ^fmtmha~mt fm ymzhth~mn dg~f ~fm fh`ny ga ~fm nmimhymn. ^fm fh`ny ~gg |mtm

    bmz~ e` zgcu~fm`m dhly. Fm ~fm` hybmn Yh`ommd B}kht Tgu &H4% ~g i}~ ~fm

    cmly ga ~fm nmimhymn# |feif fm nen. B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% h`n Yh`ommd

    B}kht Tgu &H4% zhibmn ~fm cmly e`~g ymzhth~m dhly.

    Hzztgvekh~mcu ~|g fg}ty |mtm yzm`~ e` i}~~e`l ~fm dgnu ga ~fm

    nmimhymn. ^fmu ~fm` neyzgymn ga ~fmym dhly ig`~he`e`l ~fm dgnu zht~y ga ~fm

    nmimhymn h~ neaamtm`~ zchimy. ^fmu hcyg neyzgymn ga ~fm dmcg`le`ly ga ~fm

    nmimhymn e` h yekecht ahyfeg`. ^fmu ~fmtmha~mt hcyg icmhtmn gaa hcc ~fm e~mky

    atgk ~fm ach~.

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    ^fm `mv~ nhu ~fmu hlhe` ihccmn }z ~fm ahkecu ga ~fm nmimhymn

    nmkh`ne`l th`ygk atgk ~fmk mqm` ~fg}lf ~fmu fhn hctmhnu beccmn ~fmet

    qei~ek. ^fmu |mtm hyy}tmn du ~fm ahkecu ~fh~ ~fmu |g}cn lm~ ~fm th`ygk

    kg`mu d}~ `mmnmn ygkm kgtm ~ekm ~g htth`lm e~. E~ |hy ~fey ltmmn ga ~fmety

    |feif }c~ekh~mcu cmhn ~g ~fmet httmy~.

    O]NLKM@^ GA FM ^TEHC O]NLM

    ^fm ztgymi}~eg` mvhke`mn => |e~`myymy |fecm ~|g |e~`myymy |mtm

    mvhke`mn du ~fm nmam`im. Tmcue`l ztekhtecu g` ~fm yhen mqenm`im# ~fm

    o}nlkm`~ ga ig`qei~eg` h`n ym`~m`im |hy tmigtnmn du ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y

    O}nlm. ^fm cmht mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm ig`qei~mn hii}ymn @g.8 ga ~fm gaam`imy

    z}`eyfhdcm }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9:4 tmhn |e~f Ymi~eg` 84:+D hy hcyg }`nmt

    Ymi~eg`y 91>+H tmhn |e~f 84:+D ga ~fm E`neh` Zm`hc Ignm. Fm |hy ym`~m`imn

    ~g nmh~f. Hii}ymn @gy. 4 h`n 9 |mtm ig`qei~mn ga ~fm gaam`imy z}`eyfhdcm

    }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9:4 tmhn |e~f Ymi~eg` 84:+D hy hcyg }`nmt Ymi~eg`y 91>+H

    tmhn |e~f 84:+D ga ~fm E`neh` Zm`hc Ignm. ^fmu |mtm ym`~m`imn ~g y}aamt

    telgtg}y ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam. Dmyenmy# hcc ~fm hii}ymn |mtm ag}`n l}ec~u ga

    ~fm gaam`imy }`nmt Ymi~eg`y 96< tmhn |e~f 84:+D 2 4:8 tmhn |e~f 84:+D ga

    ~fm E`neh` Zm`hc Ignm h`n Ymi~eg`y > h`n 4= ga ~fm E`neh` Htky Hi~ h`n

    |mtm ym`~m`imn agt qhteg}y ~mtky hiigtne`lcu.

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    IG@^M@^EG@Y THEYMN

    Kt. Y}yfec B}kht# cmht`mn ym`egt ig}`ymc hzzmhte`l g` dmfhca ga ~fm

    hzzmcch`~ e` Iteke`hc Hzzmhc @g.8>% ig}cn `g~ fhqm dmm`

    tmcemn }zg` du ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm e`hyk}if ~fmtm |mtm

    m`g}lf kh~mtehcy ~g yfg| ~fh~ |fm` ~fm ifhtlm yfmm~ |hy aecmn g` 5~f

    @gqmkdmt# 4::8 `g`m ga ~fm hii}ymn |hy ztgn}imn# n}te`l ~fm zmtegn

    5.88.4::8 h`n 8.8.4::4. Ye`im Z\+8 |hy `g~ ztgn}imn e` Ig}t~ ~fmtm

    |hy `g giihyeg` agt fek ~g e`agtk ~fm Khley~th~m ~fh~ fm |hy `g~ ~fm

    h}~fgt ga Ht~eicm D.

    &eee% ^fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm ig}cn `g~ fhqm mvmtieymn e~y o}teynei~eg`

    }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9:< ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm fhqe`l tmlhtn ~g

    ~fm ahi~ ~fh~ ~fm tmx}etmkm`~y hy ig`~he`mn e` y}d+ymi~eg` &>% ga

    Ymi~eg` 9:1 ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm fhn `g~ dmm` igkzcemn

    |e~f.

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    &eq% Hy lth`~ ga zhtng` ~g B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% |hy eccmlhc# fey mqenm`im

    ig}cn `g~ fhqm dmm` ~hbm` e`~g ig`yenmth~eg` hy h |e~`myy mvhke`mn

    g` dmfhca ga ~fm ztgymi}~eg` h`n ~fm yhkm yfg}cn fhqm dmm`

    ig`yenmtmn ~g dm h y~h~mkm`~ khnm du ~fm hii}ymn hlhe`y~ fey g~fmt ig+

    hii}ymn g`cu hy m`qeyhlmn }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9: ga ~fm E`neh` Mqenm`im

    Hi~.

    &q% Hy ~fm ztgymi}~eg` ihym fe`lmy g` ~fm y~h~mkm`~ ga B}kht Lh}thq

    &Z\+8% h`n ~fm ieti}ky~h`~ehc mqenm`im# |fmtm}zg` ~fm ig}t~y dmcg|

    fhqm tmcemn }zg` dme`l `g~ ig`yey~m`~ |e~f l}ec~ ga ~fm hii}ymn2 ~fm

    hzzmcch`~ ey m`~e~cmn ~g hix}e~~hc.

    &qe% E` h`u qem| ga ~fm kh~~mt ~fm x}hce~u ga ~fm mqenm`im hnn}imn du ~fm

    ztgymi}~eg` ey y}if agt |feif ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u ig}cn `g~ dm ekzgymn#

    zht~ei}chtcu e` qem| ga ~fm ahi~ ~fh~ ~fm ~tehc ig}t~ fhn mttg`mg}ycu fmcn

    ~fh~ ~fmtm |hy `g ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy ~fmtmagt.

    ^fm cmht`mn ig}`ymc agt ~fm Y~h~m# fg|mqmt# y}zzgt~mn ~fm ekz}l`mn

    o}nlkm`~ hy tmlhtny ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u g` ~fm hzzmcch`~. E` y}zzgt~ ga

    Iteke`hc Hzzmhc @g. >=4 ga 4::1 tmch~e`l ~g Yh`ommqb}kht Khfm`nthzthyhn

    Tgu &H4% h`n Yh`g~fyb}kht Yfteohechc Tgu &H9% e~ |hy htl}mn ~fh~ ~fm

    ym`~m`im h|htnmn ~g ~fmk |hy yfgibe`lcu e`hnmx}h~m h`n ~fh~ ~fm yhkm dm

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    m`fh`imn ~g zm`hc~u ga nmh~f# ye`im ~fm itekm ~fmu fhn igkke~~mn ahccy

    |e~fe` ~fm z}tqem| ga jthtmy~ ga ~fm thtm ihymy,.

    E~ |hy }tlmn ~fh~ Yh`ommd B}kht Tgu &H4% h`n Yh`~gyf B}kht Tgu

    &H9%# dme`l mx}hc zht~u ~g ~fm itekm# fhqe`l fhn zchumn yekecht tgcm e` ~fm

    igkkeyyeg` ~fmtmga# ~fmu hcyg nmymtqmn h|htn ga nmh~f zm`hc~u. E~ |hy

    a}t~fmtkgtm htl}mn ~fh~ ~fmtm |hy `g~ h ye`lcm ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`im e`

    ahqg}t ga ~fm hii}ymn ~g h|htn ~g ~fmk ~fm cmyymt zm`hc~u ga ceam

    ekzteyg`km`~.

    X]MY^EG@Y E@QGCQMN

    ^|g zte`iezhc x}my~eg`y# ~fmtmagtm# |feif hteym agt g}t ig`yenmth~eg`

    htm ?+

    &H% \fm~fmt ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm hi~mn eccmlhccu e` lth`~e`l

    zhtng` ~g B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% 2 h`n

    &D% \fm~fmt ~fm ihym e` fh`n ih` dm yhen ~g dm h jthtmy~ ga thtm ihymy,

    yg hy ~g m`hdcm ~fm ig}t~y dmcg| ~g h|htn ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u.

    CMLHCE^U GA ^FM GTNMT LTH@^E@L ZHTNG@

    \m yfhcc aety~ nmhc |e~f ~fm gtnmt ga ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm

    lth`~e`l zhtng` ~g B}kht Lh}thq &Z\ 8%.

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    Ymi~eg`y 9:1 h`n 9:< ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm# 851 ga 85=4%2&d% h`u gaam`im z}`eyfhdcm |e~fekzteyg`km`~ |feif khu mv~m`n ~g ymqm`umhty gt |e~f h kgtm ymqmtm ym`~m`im.

    &9% Mqmtu Khley~th~m |fg ~m`nmty h zhtng` }`nmty}d+ ymi~eg` &8% yfhcc tmigtn+

    &h% fey tmhyg`y agt yg nge`l&d% |fm~fmt ~fm ~m`nmt |hy gt |hy `g~hiimz~mn du ~fm zmtyg` ~g |fgk e~ |hykhnm2h`n yfhcc# g` hzzceih~eg` khnm du ~fmhii}ymn# a}t`eyf fek |e~f h igzu ga y}iftmigtn atmm ga igy~.

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    &>% Mqmtu zmtyg` hiimz~e`l h ~m`nmt ga zhtng`khnm }`nmt y}d+ymi~eg` &8%+

    &h% yfhcc dm mvhke`mn hy h |e~`myy e` ~fmIg}t~ ga ~fm Khley~th~m ~hbe`l igl`eh`im ga~fm gaam`im h`n e` ~fm y}dymx}m`~ ~tehc# eah`u2&d% yfhcc# }`cmyy fm ey hctmhnu g` dhec# dmnm~he`mn e` i}y~gnu }`~ec ~fm ~mtke`h~eg` ga~fm ~tehc.

    &=% \fmtm h zmtyg` fhy hiimz~mn h ~m`nmt gazhtng` khnm }`nmt y}d+ymi~eg` &8% h`n fhy dmm`mvhke`mn }`nmt y}d+ymi~eg` &>%# ~fm Khley~th~m~hbe`l igl`eh`im ga ~fm gaam`im yfhcc# |e~fg}~khbe`l h`u a}t~fmt e`x}etu e` ~fm ihym+

    &h% igkke~ e~ agt ~tehc+&e% ~g ~fm Ig}t~ ga Ymyyeg` ea ~fm

    gaam`im ey ~tehdcm mvic}yeqmcu du ~fh~Ig}t~ gt ea ~fm Khley~th~m ~hbe`ligl`eh`im ey ~fm Ifema O}neiehcKhley~th~m 2&ee% ~g h Ig}t~ ga Yzmiehc O}nlmhzzge`~mn }`nmt ~fm Iteke`hc Ch|Hkm`nkm`~ Hi~# 85=4# &>1 ga 85=4%#ea ~fm gaam`im ey ~tehdcm mvic}yeqmcu du~fh~ Ig}t~ 2

    &d% e` h`u g~fmt ihym# khbm gqmt ~fm ihym ~g~fm Ifema O}neiehc Khley~th~m |fg yfhcc ~tu~fm ihym fekymca.

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    Ymi~eg` 9:1# ~f}y# mkzg|mty ~fm Ifema O}neiehc Khley~th~m gt h

    Km~tgzgce~h` Khley~th~m gt h Khley~th~m ga ~fm Aety~ ichyy e`x}ete`l e`~g gt

    ~tue`l ~fm gaam`im ~g ~m`nmt h zhtng` ~g y}if zmtyg` g` ig`ne~eg` ga fey

    khbe`l h a}cc h`n ~t}m neyicgy}tm ga ~fm |fgcm ga ~fm ieti}ky~h`imy |e~fe`

    fey b`g|cmnlm tmch~e`l ~g ~fm gaam`im h`n ~g mqmtu g~fmt zmtyg` ig`imt`mn#

    |fm~fmt hy zte`iezhc gt hdm~~gt# e` ~fm igkkeyyeg` ~fmtmga. ^fm yhen

    ztgqeyeg` e`neyz}~hdcu hzzcemy ~g ~fm ihymy ~tehdcm mvic}yeqmcu du h Ig}t~ ga

    Ymyyeg`y.

    ^fm Khley~th~m ~m`nmte`l zhtng` ey tmx}etmn ~g tmigtn fey tmhyg`y agt

    yg nge`l h`n ~g a}t~fmt tmigtn |fm~fmt ~fm ~m`nmt |hy gt |hy `g~ hiimz~mn du

    ~fm zmtyg` ~g |fgk e~ |hy khnm. Y}d+ymi~eg` &>% ga Ymi~eg` 9:1 ga ~fm Ignm

    ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm kh`nh~my ~fh~ y}if h zmtyg` hiimz~e`l ~m`nmt ga

    zhtng` k}y~ dm mvhke`mn hy h |e~`myy e` ~fm ~tehc. Y}d+ymi~eg` &=% ga

    Ymi~eg` 9:1 ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm ztgqenmy ~fh~ |fmtm h zmtyg`

    fhy hiimz~mn ~m`nmt ga zhtng` khnm }`nmt y}d+ymi~eg` &8% h`n fhy dmm`

    mvhke`mn }`nmt y}d+ymi~eg` &>%# ~fm Khley~th~m ~hbe`l igl`eh`im ga ~fm

    gaam`im yfhcc igkke~ e~ agt ~tehc# |e~fg}~ khbe`l h`u a}t~fmt e`x}etu e` ~fm

    ihym.

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    \fm~fmt ~fm ~mtky $g` ~fm yhkm ig`ne~eg`$ gii}tte`l e` Ymi~eg` 9:% ga Ymi~eg` 9:1

    ~fmtmga h`n hy e` ~fm e`y~h`~ ihym hzht~ atgk ~fm z}tzgt~mn y~h~mkm`~ khnm du

    B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% }`nmt Ymi~eg` 81> ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc

    Ztgimn}tm# |feif fhn dmm` tm~thi~mn# hy `g g~fmt y~h~mkm`~ fhn dmm` ~hbm`

    atgk fek du ~fm cmht`mn Khley~th~m# ~fm gtnmt lth`~e`l zhtng` e` fey ahqg}t

    |hy eccmlhc# ey ~fm x}my~eg`.

    E` g}t gze`eg`# ~fm y}dkeyyeg` ga Kt. Y}yfec B}kht ngmy `g~ kmte~

    hiimz~h`im.

    Y}d+ymi~eg` &>% ga Ymi~eg` 9:1 ey ztgimn}thc e` `h~}tm. E~ ey `mimyyhtu

    ~g dm agccg|mn g`cu du h Khley~th~m hy fm |g}cn `g~ fhqm h`u o}teynei~eg` ~g

    ~tu ~fm ihym fekymca. ^fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm dmagtm |fgk ~fm ihym ey

    igkke~~mn agt ~tehc k}y~ dm e`agtkmn hy ~g g` |fh~ dhyey zhtng` fhn dmm`

    ~m`nmtmn.

    Ymi~eg` 9:< ngmy `g~ ig`~he` h`u y}if ig`ne~eg`. ^fm zg|mt ga ~fm

    cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm ey e`nmzm`nm`~ ga ~fm ztgqeyeg`y ig`~he`mn e` Ymi~eg`

    9:1 ~fmtmga. ^fm ig`ne~eg` km`~eg`mn e` Ymi~eg` 9:< tmamty ~g ~fm ig`ne~eg`

    chen ng|` e` y}d+ymi~eg` &8% ga Ymi~eg` 9:1# `hkmcu ~fh~ ~fm zmtyg` e` |fgym

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    ahqg}t ~fm zhtng` fhy dmm` ~m`nmtmn# |ecc khbm h a}cc h`n ~t}m neyicgy}tm ga

    ~fm |fgcm ga ~fm ieti}ky~h`imy |e~fe` fey b`g|cmnlm. ^fm zg|mt ga h

    Ymyyeg`y Ig}t~ ey `g~ fmnlmn |e~f h`u g~fmt ig`ne~eg`.

    ^fm gtnmt ga cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm nh~mn 9tn Hztec# 4::4 yfg|y ~fh~

    ~fm cmht`mn O}nlm `g~ g`cu hzzcemn fey ke`n g` ~fm hzzceih~eg` &Mv~. Z+ ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm gt ~g tmigtn h

    ymzhth~m y~h~mkm`~ ga ~fm yhen |e~`myy agt ~fm z}tzgym ga igkzcue`l |e~f ~fm

    ztgqeyeg`y ga Ymi~eg` 9:1 ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm# ~fm x}my~eg` hy

    ~g |fm~fmt fm fhn tm~thi~mn atgk fey ig`amyyeg` gt `g~ |g}cn `g~ dm ga k}if

    tmcmqh`im hy tmlhtny mvmtieym ga zg|mt du ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm }`nmt

    Ymi~eg` 9:< ga ~fm Ignm.

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    \m khu# fg|mqmt# `g~eim ~fh~ ~fm cmht`mn Khley~th~m e` fey mqenm`im

    ih~mlgteihccu gze`mn ~fh~ B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% fhn ~gcn fek ~fh~ fm fhn `g~

    yel`mn ~fm yhen hzzceih~eg` tm~thi~e`l fey ig`amyyeg`. E~ khu dm ~fh~ ~fm yhen

    ahi~ |hy `g~ dgt`m g}~ atgk ~fm o}neiehc tmigtny# |feif |mtm ym`~ ~g ~fm

    cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm |e~f ~fm gtnmt ga igkke~~hc# d}~ ~fm` |m fhqm `g

    tmhyg` ~g neydmcemqm ~fm y~h~mkm`~ ga ~fm cmht`mn Khley~th~m.

    Y~tg`l tmceh`im fhy dmm` zchimn du ~fm cmht`mn ym`egt ig}`ymc }zg` h

    o}nlkm`~ ga ~fey Ig}t~ e` Thkzhc Ze~f|h Thfenhy h`n G~fmty q. Y~h~m ga

    Khfhthyf~th R855> Y}zz &4% YII % EZI tmhn |e~f Ymi~eg` 9:< EZI# hyhnke~~mncu ha~mt ~fm lth`~ ga zhtng` du ~fm gtnmtnh~mn 4>.>.8565. E~ ey g`cu ha~mt ~fm lth`~ ga zhtng` ~fh~~fm y~h~}y ga h` hii}ymn ey ifh`lmn e`~g ~fh~ ga h|e~`myy h`n ~fm ch| m`oge`y }zg` ~fm Ig}t~y ~gtmigtn ~fm y~h~mkm`~ ga ~fm hzztgqmt ekkmneh~mcuha~mt zhtng` ey lth`~mn ~g fek yg ~fh~ fm khuig`yenmt fekymca dg}`n du ~fh~ y~h~mkm`~ h`nahec}tm ~g ng yg h~ ~fm ~tehc |g}cn tm`nmt fek cehdcmagt ztgymi}~eg`. ^fh~ mvmtieym |hy `g~ zmtagtkmne` ~fey ihym.$

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    E~ |hy ig`~m`nmn ~fh~ e~ |hy gdcelh~gtu g` ~fm zht~ ga ~fm cmht`mn

    Ymyyeg`y O}nlm ~g igkzcu |e~f ~fm tmx}etmkm`~y ga Y}d+ymi~eg` &>% ga

    Ymi~eg` 9:1 ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm. \m# |e~f tmyzmi~# ig}cn `g~

    ae`n ~fh~ h`u y}if ztgzgye~eg` ga ch| |hy chen ng|` e` ~fm yhen o}nlkm`~ hy

    y}if.

    H dhtm zmt}yhc ga ~fm yhen nmieyeg` icmhtcu lgmy ~g yfg| ~fh~ ~fm

    mqenm`im ga hzztgqmt |hy ag}`n ~g dm |fgccu }`~t}y~|gt~fu h`n }`tmcehdcm.

    E` ~fh~ ye~}h~eg`# ~fm ig}t~ tmathe`mn e~ymca atgk mvztmyye`l h`u gze`eg` hdg}~

    ~fm maami~ ga ~fm hccmlmn `g`+igkzceh`im |e~f ~fm ztgqeyeg`y ga Ymi~eg`

    9:1&>% ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm tmhn |e~f Ymi~eg` 9:< ~fmtmga.

    E` ~fm ihym dmagtm }y ~fm zhtng` lth`~mn du ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm

    |hy cmlhc. \fmtmhy ~fm zhtng` |hy lth`~mn g` 9.:>.4::4# Z\+8 |hy

    mvhke`mn g` 45.:=

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    nmice`mn ~g fgcn ~fh~ g`cu dmih}ym ygkm nmchu fhn gii}ttmn e` lth`~e`l

    zhtng`# `g tmceh`im ig}cn dm zchimn ~fmtm}zg`. E~ |hy a}t~fmtkgtm gze`mn

    ~fh~ |fh~ |hy kh`nh~gtu |hy ~fm mvhke`h~eg` ga ~fm hiigkzceim. @g`+

    mvhke`h~eg` ga ~fm hzztgqmt h~ ~fm igkke~~hc y~hlm du ~fm igkke~~e`l

    Khley~th~m# ea tmi~eaemn ch~mt# |g}cn `g~ cmhn ~g h`u ztmo}neim ~g ~fm hii}ymn#

    y~h~e`l?

    $4%

    ga ~fm It.ZI. Ymi~eg` 9:< ztgqenmy h igkzcm~mztgimn}tm agt tmigtne`l ~fm y~h~mkm`~ ga h`hiigkzceim y}domi~ g`cu ~g igkzceh`im gaig`ne~eg`y yzmieaemn e` Y}d+ymi~eg` &8% ga Ymi~eg`9:1. ^fm ch| kh`nh~my ~fm yh~eyahi~eg` ga ~fm Ig}t~lth`~e`l zhtng`# ~fh~ ~fm hii}ymn |g}cn khbm ha}cc h`n ~t}m neyicgy}tm ga ~fm ieti}ky~h`imy |e~fe`fey b`g|cmnlm tmch~eqm ~g ~fm gaam`im h`n ~g mqmtug~fmt zmtyg` ig`imt`mn# |fm~fmt hy zte`iezhc gthdm~~gt# e` ~fm igkkeyyeg` ~fmtmga. E~ ey `g~`mimyyhtu ~g igkzcu |e~f ~fm tmx}etmkm`~ gaYmi~eg` 9:1&>% |fm` ~fm zhtng` ey ~m`nmtmn du ~fm^tehc Ig}t~. ^fm ^tehc Ig}t~# e` ~fey ihym fhy ~hbm`hcc ztmih}~eg`y e` igkzcue`l |e~f ~fm ztgqeyeg`y ga~fm Ymi~eg` 9:1&8% dmagtm ~m`nmte`l zhtng` ~ghii}ymn Tho}# |fg ch~mt hzzmhtmn hy Z\. 4. \m ng`g~ ae`n h`u qegch~eg` ga ch| gt eccmlhce~u e` ~fmztgimn}tm agt ~m`nmte`l ~fm zhtng` h`n tmigtne`l~fm y~h~mkm`~ ga Z\.4.$

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    Ea e~ ey ~g dm fmcn ~fh~ e` mhif h`n mqmtu ihym zhtng` ih` g`cu dm

    lth`~mn h~ ~fm e`e~ehc y~hlm# ~fm zg|mt ig`amttmn }zg` ~fm Ymyyeg`y O}nlm ~g

    lth`~ }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9:< ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm agt hcc e`~m`~ h`n

    z}tzgt~ yfhcc dmigkm g~egym.

    ^fm gtnmt ga ~fm cmht`mn o}nlm lth`~e`l zhtng` ~g ~fm Hzztgqmt#

    B}kht Lh}thq ey# ~fmtmagtm# cmlhc h`n qhcen.

    CH\ G@ NMH^F ZM@HC^U

    H Ig`y~e~}~eg` Dm`if ga ~fey Ig}t~ e` Dhifh` Ye`lf q. Y~h~m ga

    Z}`ohd R&856:% 4 YII 16>[ tmzmccmn ~fm ifhccm`lm ga ig`y~e~}~eg`hce~u ~g

    nmh~f zm`hc~u du chue`l ng|` ~fm athkm|gtb ch| g` ~fey zge`~. Dhifh`

    Ye`lf &y}zth% ymtqmy hy h |h~mtyfmn kgkm`~ e` ~fm fey~gtu ga nmh~f zm`hc~u

    o}teyzt}nm`im e` E neh hy e~ ymqmtmn E`neh` o}neiehtu,y `gtkh~eqm

    hkdeqhcm`im g` ~fm y}domi~.

    E~ |hy ztg`g}`imn ha~mt ~fm `m| cmleych~eqm zgceiu &e` agtk ga ymi~eg`

    9=>&9% ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm# 85

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    ihym# |feif fhn chen ng|` h` e`~mtztm~h~eg` ga ymi~eg` 9=>&9% |hy Thom`nth

    Zthyhn q. Y~h~m ga ]~~ht Zthnmyf R&851[.

    Dhifh` Ye`lf ig}t~ `g~mn ~fh~ nmh~f zm`hc~u ey hib`g|cmnlmn e` ~fm

    ig`y~e~}~eg`. Hcyg ~fm `m| ym`~m`ie`l ztgimn}tmy |mtm fmcn ~g dm ~g dm e` ~fm

    `h~}tm ga yhaml}htny h`n hy h l}enh`im ym`~m`ie`l. ^fm ym`~m`ie`l ztgimn}tm

    |hy ~hbm` ~g dm gtem`~e`l ~fm nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~ ~g|htny hzzceih~eg` e` qmtu

    ymcmi~eqm ye~}h~eg`y. G` ~fm hagtmkm`~eg`mn tmhyg`e`l# ~fm ig}t~ }zfmcn nmh~f

    z}`eyfkm`~# y}dy~h`~eqmcu h`n ztgimn}thccu.

    ^fmtm htm ~ftmm dtghn qhc}my mkmtle`l atgk Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth%?

    8. E@NEQEN]HCE_MN YM@^M@IE@L

    Agt h` maami~eqm igkzceh`im ga ym`~m`ie`l ztgimn}tm }`nmt ymi~eg`

    9=>&9% h`n ymi~eg` 49=&4% It.Z.I# y}aaeiem`~ neyitm~eg` ey h ztm+ig`ne~eg`.

    Y~tei~ ifh``mce`l ga neyitm~eg` |g}cn hcyg lg hlhe`y~ ~fm ag}`ne`l zte`iezcmy

    ga ym`~m`ie`l hy e~ |ecc ztmqm`~ ~fm ym`~m`ie`l ig}t~ ~g enm`~eau h`n |melf

    qhteg}y ahi~gty tmch~e`l ~g ~fm itekm h`n ~fm iteke`hc y}if hy i}czhdece~u#

    ekzhi~ g` ~fm ygiem~u# lthqe~u ga gaam`im# kg~eqm dmfe`n ~fm itekm m~i.

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    E` ~fey ig`~mv~# Yhedh``h q. Y~h~m ga Bht`h~hbh R&4::=% > YII 81=[

    khbmy h` e`~mtmy~e`l tmhne`l. ^fm hii}ymn ~fmtme` |hy h ceam ig`qei~. \fecm

    g` zhtgcm# fm igkke~~mn k}tnmt ga fey |eam h`n nh}lf~mt. ^fey Ig}t~

    ym`~m`imn fek ~g nmh~f g` h tmhyg`e`l# |feif maami~eqmcu khnm nmh~f

    z}`eyfkm`~ kh`nh~gtu agt ~fm ih~mlgtu ga gaam`nmty ymtqe`l ceam ym`~m`im#

    gze`e`l?

    $....H zteyg`mt ym`~m`imn ~g ceam ekzteyg`km`~ eydg}`n ~g ymtqm ~fm tmkhe`nmt ga fey ceam e` zteyg`}`cmyy ~fm ym`~m`im ey igkk}~mn gt tmke~~mn h`n~fh~ y}if ym`~m`im ig}cn `g~ dm mx}h~mn |e~f h`u

    aevmn ~mtk. &Ymm Lgzhc Qe`huhb Lgnym qy. Y~h~m gaKhfhthyf~th R&8518% 9 YIT >>:[. Ea ~fh~ dm yg#~fmtm ig}cn dm `g ekzgye~eg` ga h ymig`n ceam ~mtkg` ~fm hzzmcch`~ dmagtm }y hy e~ |g}cn dm hkmh`e`lcmyy mvmtieym.86. E` ~fm ~mm~f ga Ymi~eg` >4

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    e`~g zchu. Ea ~fm ig}t~ fhy `g gz~eg` yhqm ~g ekzgym~fm ym`~m`im ga nmh~f# e~ ey kmh`e`lcmyy ~g fmht ~fmhii}ymn g` ~fm x}my~eg` ga ym`~m`im h`n e~ dmigkmyy}zmtac}g}y ~g y~h~m ~fm tmhyg`y agt ekzgye`l ~fmym`~m`im ga nmh~f. ^fm dch~h`~ tmhyg` agt ekzgye`l~fm ym`~m`im ga nmh~f e` y}if h ihym ey ~fh~ ~fm ch|igkzmcy ~fm ig}t~ ~g ekzgym ~fh~ ym`~m`im. ^fmth~eg ga Dhifh` Ye`lf# ~fmtmagtm# ey ~fh~# nmh~fym`~m`im ey Ig`y~e~}~eg`hc ea e~ ey ztmyitedmn hy h`hc~mt`h~eqm ym`~m`im agt ~fm gaam`im ga k}tnmt h`nea ~fm `gtkhc ym`~m`im ztmyitedmn du ch| agtk}tnmt ey ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam.$

    O}y~eim G. Ife``hzzh Tmnnu# O. e` fey ig`i}tte`l gze`eg` hltmmn |e~f

    ~fm khogte~u gze`eg` h`n gdymtqmn?

    $4=. O}nlmn e` ~fm celf~ yfmn du Kh`mbh Lh`nfeh`n Dhifh` Ye`lf# e~ ey ekzgyyedcm ~g }zfgcnYmi~eg` 9:9 hy qhcen. Ymi~eg` 9:9 mvic}nmy o}neiehcneyitm~eg`. ^fm yihcmy ga o}y~eim htm tmkgqmn atgk~fm fh`ny ga ~fm O}nlm yg ygg` hy fm ztg`g}`imy~fm hii}ymn l}ec~u ga ~fm gaam`im. Yg ae`hc# ygettmqgihdcm h`n yg ettmy~e~}~hdcm Ryei ettmy}yie~hdcm[ey ~fm ym`~m`im ga nmh~f ~fh~ `g ch| |feif ztgqenmyagt e~ |e~fg}~ e`qgcqmkm`~ ga ~fm o}neiehc ke`n ih`dm yhen ~g dm ahet# o}y~ h`n tmhyg`hdcm. Y}if h ch|k}y~ `mimyyhtecu dm y~elkh~eymn hy htde~thtu h`ngzztmyyeqm. Ymi~eg` 9:9 ey y}if h ch| h`n e~ k}y~lg ~fm |hu ga hcc dhn ch|y. E hltmm |e~f ku CgtnIfema O}y~eim ~fh~ Ymi~eg` 9:9# E`neh` Zm`hc Ignm#k}y~ dm y~t}ib ng|` hy }`ig`y~e~}~eg`hc.$

    rYmm hcyg Tmumy q. T. R&4::4% ]BZI 88 ? 84 DFTI 485[# F}lfmy# T.

    q. &Yhe`~ C}ieh% R&4::4% ]BZI 84[# Agv q. ^fm X}mm` &4::4% 4 HI 46>#

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    Dg|m q. ^fm X}mm` &4::1% 8 \CT 8149 h`n Ightn ! Gty. q. ^fm H~~gt`mu

    Lm`mthc &Ltm`hnh%# &4::

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    gaam`nmt. ^fey eyy}m |hy hcyg theymn e` ~fm >6~f tmzgt~ ga ~fm Ch|

    Igkkeyyeg`. Ieti}ky~h`imy |feif khu `g~ fhqm dmm` zmt~e`m`~ e`

    ig`qei~eg` ih` hcyg zchu h` ekzgt~h`~ tgcm e` ~fm ymcmi~eg` ga ym`~m`im.

    Gdomi~eqm h`hcuyey ga ~fm ztgdhdece~u ~fh~ ~fm hii}ymn ih` dm tmagtkmn h`n

    tmfhdece~h~mn ih` dm g`m y}if ecc}y~th~eg`. E` ~fey ig`~mv~# l}enmce`m `g. > e`

    ~fm cey~ ga Ke~elh~e`l Ieti}ky~h`imy hy dgt`m g}~ du Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% ey

    tmcmqh`~. ^fm ig}t~ fmcn?

    &>% ^fm ztgdhdece~u ~fh~ ~fm hii}ymn ih` dmtmagtkmn h`n tmfhdece~h~mn. ^fm Y~h~m yfhcc du

    mqenm`im ztgqm ~fh~ ~fm hii}ymn ngmy `g~ yh~eyau~fm ig`ne~eg`y 9 h`n > hdgqm.

    E` ae`m# Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% kh`nh~mn enm`~eaeih~eg` ga hllthqh~e`l h`n

    ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`im tmch~e`l ~g itekm h`n ~fm ig`qei~ ~g dm igccmi~mn e`

    ~fm ym`~m`ie`l fmhte`l.

    4&D% @h~}tm ga Ig`~m`~ ga Thtmy~ ga thtm Nei~}k

    Thtmy~ ga thtm nei~}k dtmh~fmy ceam e` $yzmiehc tmhyg`y$ }`nmt ymi~eg`

    9=>&9%. E` ~fey ig`~mv~# Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% chen ng|` h a}`nhkm`~hc

    ~ftmyfgcn e` ~fm agccg|e`l ~mtky?

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    nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~ hy ~fm ahqg}tmn zm`hc~u# ~g ihttu g}~ h` gdomi~eqm

    hyymyykm`~ ga ahi~y ~g yh~eyau ~fm mvimz~eg`y e`lthe`mn e` ~fm thtmy~ ga thtm

    nei~}k. ^fm dhibltg}`n h`hcuyey cmhne`l ~g ~fm ig`ic}yeg` ~fh~ ~fm ihym

    dmcg`ly ~g thtmy~ ga thtm ih~mlgtu k}y~ ig`agtk ~g felfmy~ y~h`nhtny ga

    o}neiehc telgt h`n ~fgtg}lf`myy hy ~fm `gtk }`nmt h`hcuyey ey h`

    mvimz~eg`hccu httg| mvimz~eg`.

    H ig`ic}yeg` hy ~g ~fm thtmy~ ga thtm hyzmi~ |e~f tmyzmi~ ~g h kh~~mt

    yfhcc m`~hec enm`~eaeih~eg` ga hllthqh~e`l h`n ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy

    tmch~e`l dg~f ~g ~fm itekm h`n ~fm iteke`hc. E~ |hy e` ~fey ig`~mv~ `g~mn?

    $^fm mvztmyyeg` $yzmiehc tmhyg`y$ e` ~fm ig`~mv~ ga~fey ztgqeyeg`# gdqeg}ycu kmh`y $mvimz~eg`hctmhyg`y$ ag}`nmn g` ~fm mvimz~eg`hccu lthqmieti}ky~h`imy ga ~fm zht~ei}cht ihym tmch~e`l ~g ~fmitekm hy |mcc hy ~fm iteke`hc$

    I}teg}ycu e` Thqoe hcehy Thk Ifh`nth q. Y~h~m ga Thohy~fh`# R&8551% 4

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    agt ig`yenmth~eg` ga hzztgzteh~m z}`eyfkm`~ e` hiteke`hc ~tehc. ^fm Ig}t~ |ecc dm ahece`l e` e~y n}~uea hzztgzteh~m z}`eyfkm`~ ey `g~ h|htnmn agt hitekm |feif fhy dmm` igkke~~mn `g~ g`cu hlhe`y~~fm e`neqen}hc qei~ek d}~ hcyg hlhe`y~ ~fm ygiem~u ~g|feif ~fm iteke`hc h`n qei~ek dmcg`l. ^fmz}`eyfkm`~ ~g dm h|htnmn agt h itekm k}y~ `g~ dmettmcmqh`~ d}~ e~ yfg}cn ig`agtk ~g h`n dmig`yey~m`~ |e~f ~fm h~tgie~u h`n dt}~hce~u |e~f|feif ~fm itekm fhy dmm` zmtzm~th~mn# ~fm m`gtke~uga ~fm itekm |htth`~e`l z}dcei hdfgttm`im h`n e~yfg}cn $tmyzg`n ~g ~fm ygiem~u,y itu agt o}y~eimhlhe`y~ ~fm iteke`hc$...$

    \m htm `g~ gdceqeg}y ~fh~ ~fey ihym fhy dmm` agccg|mn e` h~ cmhy~ 1

    nmieyeg`y ga ~fey ig}t~ e` |feif nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~ fhy dmm` h|htnmn e` chy~ 5

    umhty# d}~# e` g}t gze`eg`# e~ |hy tm`nmtmn zmt e`i}tehk. Dhifh` Ye`lf

    &y}zth% yzmieaeihccu `g~mn ~fm agccg|e`l g` ~fey zge`~?

    $...^fm ztmym`~ cmleych~eqm zgceiu neyimt`edcm atgkYmi~eg` 49=&4% tmhn |e~f Ymi~eg` 9=>&9% ey ~fh~ e`aeve`l ~fm nmltmm ga z}`eyfkm`~ gt khbe`l ~fmifgeim ga ym`~m`im agt qhteg}y gaam`imy# e`ic}ne`lg`m }`nmt Ymi~eg` 9:4 ga ~fm Zm`hc Ignm# ~fm ig}t~yfg}cn `g~ ig`ae`m e~y ig`yenmth~eg` $zte`iezhccu$gt kmtmcu ~g ~fm ieti}ky~h`imy ig``mi~mn |e~f~fm zht~ei}cht itekm# d}~ hcyg leqm n}mig`yenmth~eg` ~g ~fm ieti}ky~h`imy ga ~fmiteke`hc$

    Yfeqhoe J Nhnuh Yfh`bht Hcfh~ q. ^fm Y~h~m ga Khfhthyf~th#

    RHET4::5YI=1[# Kgfh` H``h Ifhqh` q. Y~h~m ga Khfhthyf~th

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    R&4::6%88YII889[# Dh`~} q. ^fm Y~h~m ga ].Z.# R&4::6%88YII889[# Y}toh

    Thk q. Y~h~m ga Thohy~fh`# R&8551%1YII4[ htm ~fm nmieyeg`y |fmtm Thqoe Thg &y}zth% fhy dmm`

    agccg|mn. E~ ngmy `g~ hzzmht ~fh~ ~fey ig}t~ fhy ig`yenmtmn h`u ke~elh~e`l

    ieti}ky~h`im gt h ieti}ky~h`im tmch~e`l ~g iteke`hc h~ ~fm ym`~m`ie`l zfhym

    e` kgy~ ga ~fmym ihymy. E~ ey hzzhtm`~ ~fh~ Thqoe Thg &y}zth% fhy `g~ g`cu

    dmm` ig`yenmtmn d}~ hcyg tmcemn }zg` hy h}~fgte~u g` ~fm zge`~ ~fh~ e` fme`g}y

    itekmy# ieti}ky~h`imy tmch~e`l ~g iteke`hc htm `g~ zmt~e`m`~.

    4&D% Hc~mt`h~eqm Gz~eg` ey agtmicgymn

    H`g~fmt hyzmi~ ga thtmy~ ga thtm ngi~te`m |feif `mmny ymteg}y

    ig`yenmth~eg` ey e`~mtztm~h~eg` ga ch~~mt zht~ ga ~fm nei~}k + $~fh~ g}lf~ `g~ ~g

    dm ng`m yhqm e` ~fm thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy |fm` ~fm hc~mt`h~eqm gz~eg` ey

    }`x}my~eg`hdcu agtmicgymn.$ Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% y}llmy~mn ymcmi~eg` ga

    nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~ hy ~fm zm`hc~u ga chy~ tmygt~ |fm`# hc~mt`h~eqm z}`eyfkm`~

    ga ceam ekzteyg`km`~ |ecc dm a}~ecm h`n ymtqmy `g z}tzgym. nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~#

    hy |ecc dm neyi}yymn e` nm~hec h ce~~cm ch~mt# x}hce~h~eqmcu y~h`ny g` h qmtu

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    neaamtm`~ agg~e`l atgk g~fmt ~uzmy ga z}`eyfkm`~y. E~ ey }`ex}m e` e~y ~g~hc

    ettmqgihdece~u.

    E`ihtimth~eg`# ceam gt g~fmt|eym# zg~m`~ehccu ymtqmy kgtm ~fh` g`m

    ym`~m`ie`l heky. Nm~mttm`im# e`ihzhie~h~eg`# tmfhdece~h~eg` h`n tm~ted}~eg` +

    hcc m`ny htm ihzhdcm ~g dm a}t~fmtmn e` neaamtm`~ nmltmmy# du ihcedth~e`l ~fey

    z}`eyfkm`~ e` celf~ ga ~fm gqmthtife`l zm`hc zgceiu. D}~ ~fm yhkm ngmy `g~

    fgcn ~t}m agt ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u. E~ ey }`ex}m e` e~y hdygc}~m tmomi~eg` ga ~fm

    zg~m`~ehc ga ig`qei~ ~g tmfhdece~h~m h`n tmagtk. E~ mv~e`l}eyfmy ceam h`n

    ~fmtmdu ~mtke`h~my ~fm dme`l# ~fmtmagtm z}~y h` m`n h`u~fe`l ~g ng |e~f ~fm

    ceam. ^fey ey ~fm del neaamtm`im dm~|mm` ~|g z}`eyfkm`~y. Dmagtm ekzgye`l

    nmh~f zm`hc~u# ~fmtmagtm# e~ ey ekzmth~eqm ~g ig`yenmt ~fm yhkm.

    Thtmy~ ga thtm nei~}k# hy neyi}yymn hdgqm# fe`~y h~ ~fey neaamtm`im

    dm~|mm` nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~ h`n ~fm hc~mt`h~eqm z}`eyfkm`~ ga ceam

    ekzteyg`km`~. ^fm tmcmqh`~ x}my~eg` fmtm |g}cn dm ~g nm~mtke`m |fm~fmt

    ceam ekzteyg`km`~ hy h z}`eyfkm`~ |ecc dm zge`~cmyy h`n igkzcm~mcu nmqgen

    ga tmhyg` e` ~fm ahi~y h`n ieti}ky~h`imy ga ~fm ihym7 Hy neyi}yymn hdgqm# ceam

    ekzteyg`km`~ ih` dm yhen ~g dm igkzcm~mcu a}~ecm# g`cu |fm` ~fm ym`~m`ie`l

    hek ga tmagtkh~eg` ih` dm yhen ~g dm }`hifemqhdcm. ^fmtmagtm# agt yh~eyaue`l

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    ~fm ymig`n mvimz~eg` ~g ~fm thtmy~ ga thtm ngi~te`m# ~fm ig}t~ |ecc fhqm ~g

    ztgqenm icmht mqenm`im hy ~g |fu ~fm ig`qei~ ey `g~ ae~ agt h`u be`n ga

    tmagtkh~gtu h`n tmfhdece~h~eg` yifmkm. ^fey h`hcuyey ih` g`cu dm ng`m |e~f

    telgt |fm` ~fm ig}t~ agi}ymy g` ~fm ieti}ky~h`imy tmch~e`l ~g ~fm iteke`hc#

    hcg`l |e~f g~fmt ieti}ky~h`imy. ^fey ey `g~ h` mhyu ig`ic}yeg` ~g dm

    nmiezfmtmn# d}~ Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% ym~y ~fm dht qmtu felf du e`~tgn}i~eg`

    ga Thtmy~ ga thtm ngi~te`m.

    E` Zh`iffe q. Y~h~m ga ].Z.# R&8556% < YII 8

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    yhen nmami~ ekzhetmn fey ihzhie~u ~ghzztmieh~m ~fm iteke`hce~u ga fey ig`n}i~.

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    ahi~y h`n ch| h`n# ea `mimyyhtu# ha~mt ~hbe`l hnne~eg`hc mqenm`im# igkm ~g e~y

    g|` ig`ic}yeg`y g` ~fm kh~mtehc g` tmigtn e` tmlhtn ~g ~fm ig`qei~eg` ga ~fm

    hii}ymn &h`n ~fm ym`~m`im% e`nmzm`nm`~cu ga ~fm qem| mvztmyymn du ~fm

    Ymyyeg`y O}nlm.

    4&N% Ym`~m`ie`l O}y~eaeih~eg`y e` Fme`g}y Itekmy

    E~ fhy dmm` gdymtqmn# lm`mthccu h`n kgtm yzmieaeihccu e` ~fm ig`~mv~ ga

    nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~# ~fh~ ym`~m`ie`l ey ~fm dellmy~ ihy}hc~u e` itekmy ga dt}~hc

    h`n fme`g}y `h~}tm. G}t ihze~hc ym`~m`ie`l o}teyzt}nm`im ey ~fe` e` ~fm ym`ym

    ~fh~ ~fmtm ey qmtu ce~~cm gdomi~eqm neyi}yyeg` g` hllthqh~e`l h`n ke~elh~e`l

    ieti}ky~h`imy. E` kgy~ y}if ihymy# ig}t~y fhqm g`cu dmm` ig`yenmte`l ~fm

    dt}~hce~u ga itekm e`nmv. ^fmtm khu dm g~fmt ahi~gty |feif khu `g~ fhqm

    dmm` tmigtnmn.

    \m k}y~ hcyg zge`~ g}~# e` ~fey ig`~mv~# ~fh~ ~fmtm ey `g ig`ym`y}y e`

    ~fm ig}t~ g` ~fm }ym ga $ygiehc `mimyye~u$ hy h ygcm o}y~eaeih~eg` e` nmh~f

    z}`eyfkm`~ kh~~mty. ^fm ~my~ |feif mkh`h~my atgk Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% e`

    icmht ~mtky ey ~fh~ ~fm ig}t~y k}y~ m`lhlm e` h` h`hcuyey ga hllthqh~e`l h`n

    ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy |e~f h` gzm` ke`n# tmch~e`l dg~f ~g itekm h`n ~fm

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    iteke`hc# ettmyzmi~eqm ga ~fm lthqe~u gt `h~}tm ga itekm }`nmt ig`yenmth~eg`.

    H neyzhyyeg`h~m h`hcuyey# g` ~fm hagtmkm`~eg`mn ig}`~y# ey h k}y~. ^fm

    ig}t~y |fecm hno}nle`l g` ceam h`n nmh~f k}y~ m`y}tm ~fh~ telgt h`n ahet`myy

    htm leqm` ztekhiu gqmt ym`~ekm`~y h`n mkg~eg`y.

    E` Zh`iffe &y}zth%# ~fm ig}t~ ng|`zchumn ~fm fme`g}y `h~}tm ga itekm

    h`n tmcemn g` ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy e` ~fm ae`hc gze`eg`. ^fm ig}t~ fmcn?

    $4:. \m fhqm mv~thi~mn ~fm hdgqm tmhyg`y ga ~fm

    ~|g ig}t~y g`cu ~g zge`~ g}~ ~fh~ e~ ey ~fm yhqhlmtugt dt}~hc kh``mt e` |feif ~fm beccmty zmtzm~th~mn~fm hi~y g` ~fm qei~eky e`ic}ne`l g`m ce~~cm ifecn|feif fhn zmty}hnmn ~fm ~|g ig}t~y ~g ifggymnmh~f ym`~m`im agt ~fm ag}t zmtyg`y. @g ng}d~dt}~hce~u cggky chtlm e` ~fm k}tnmty e` ~fey ihymzht~ei}chtcu ga ~fm gcn h`n hcyg ~fm ~m`nmt+hlmnifecn. E~ khu dm ~fh~ ~fm kh``mt e` |feif ~fmbecce`ly |mtm zmtzm~th~mn khu `g~ du e~ymca yfg|h`u celf~mt yenm d}~ ~fh~ ey `g~ qmtu zmi}ceht gt qmtuyzmiehc e` ~fmym becce`ly. Dt}~hce~u ga ~fm kh``mt e`|feif h k}tnmt |hy zmtzm~th~mn khu dm h ltg}`nd}~ `g~ ~fm ygcm ite~mteg` agt o}nle`l |fm~fmt ~fmihym ey g`m ga ~fm $thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy$ hye`neih~mn e` Dhifh` Ye`lf ihym. E` h |hu# mqmtuk}tnmt ey dt}~hc# h`n ~fm neaamtm`im dm~|mm` g`matgk ~fm g~fmt khu dm g` hiig}`~ ga ke~elh~e`l gthllthqh~e`l amh~}tmy y}ttg}`ne`l ~fm k}tnmt.$

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    mx}hccu ~t}m ~fh~ h chtlm `}kdmt ga iteke`hcy lg}`z}`eyfmn ~fmtmdu e`itmhye`l iteke`hcy e` ~fmygiem~u h`n ch| cgye`l e~y nm~mttm`~ maami~. E~ ey hcygh ~t}eyk hy gdymtqmn e` ~fm ihym ga Y~h~m ga K.Z. q.Yfuhky}`nmt ^teqmne RYII h~ z.4 YII 19

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    khbe`l ~fm ygiem~u a}t~fmt q}c`mthdcm htm hcyg `g~hzzhtm`~. Fm fhn `g ztmqeg}y iteke`hc tmigtn.$

    ^fm ig}t~ hcyg y~h~mn ~fm ch| e` ~fm agccg|e`l ~mtky?

    $4:. Mqmtu k}tnmt ey h fme`g}y itekm. Hzht~ atgkzmtyg`hc ekzceih~eg`y# e~ ey hcyg h itekm hlhe`y~ ~fmygiem~u d}~ e` mqmtu ihym ga k}tnmt nmh~f zm`hc~uey `g~ ~g dm h|htnmn. ]`nmt ~fm ztmym`~ cmlhczgye~eg`# ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam ey ~fm `gtkhc t}cmagt z}`eyfe`l itekm ga k}tnmt h`n ym`~m`im ganmh~f# hy fmcn e` neaamtm`~ ihymy tmamttmn ~g hdgqm#|g}cn dm h|htnmn g`cu e` ~fm thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy.H `}kdmt ga ahi~gty htm ~g dm ~hbm` e`~g hiig}`~

    `hkmcu# ~fm kg~eqm ga ~fm itekm# ~fm kh``mt ga ~fmhyyh}c~# ~fm ekzhi~ ga ~fm itekm g` ~fm ygiem~u hy h|fgcm# ~fm zmtyg`hce~u ga ~fm hii}ymn#ieti}ky~h`imy h`n ahi~y ga ~fm ihym hy ~g |fm~fmt~fm itekm igkke~~mn# fhy dmm` igkke~~mn agtyh~eyaue`l h`u be`n ga c}y~# ltmmn gt e` z}ty}h`imga h`~e+ygiehc hi~eqe~u gt du |hu ga gtlh`emnitekm# nt}l ~thaaeibe`l gt ~fm cebm. Ifh`imy gae`acei~e`l ~fm ygiem~u |e~f h yekecht iteke`hc hi~~fh~ ey ~g yhu q}c`mthdece~u ga ~fm kmkdmty ga ~fmygiem~u h~ ~fm fh`ny ga ~fm hii}ymn e` a}~}tm h`n}c~ekh~mcu hy fmcn e` ymqmthc ihymy# ke~elh~e`l h`nhllthqh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy ga mhif ihym fhqm ~g dmig`yenmtmn h`n h dhch`im fhy ~g dm y~t}ib. ^fmcmht`mn Y~h~m ig}`ymc hy e`neih~mn mhtcemt fhyhctmhnu e`neih~mn ~fm hllthqh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy dutmhyg` ga |feif e~ fhy dmm` qmfmkm`~cu }tlmn ~fh~ym`~m`im ga nmh~f nmymtqmy ~g dm ig`aetkmn.$

    \fm~fmt ztekhiu yfg}cn dm hiigtnmn ~g hllthqh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy gt

    ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy ey `g~ ~fm x}my~eg`. Ig}t~ ey n}~u dg}`n du qet~}m

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    ga Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% ~g mx}hccu ig`yenmt dg~f h`n ~fm` ~g htteqm h~ h

    ig`ic}yeg` hy ~g tmyzmi~eqm |melf~y ~g dm hiigtnmn. \m htm hcyg dg}`n du

    ~fm yzete~ ga Ht~eicm 8> h`n Ht~eicm 48 |feif agtimy }y ~g hngz~ h zte`iezcmn

    hzztghif ~g ym`~m`ie`l. ^fey gqmthtife`l zgceiu acg|e`l atgk Dhifh` Ye`lf

    &y}zth% hzzcemy ~g fme`g}y itekmy hy k}if hy e~ hzzcemy ~g tmch~eqmcu cmyy

    dt}~hc k}tnmty. ^fm ig}t~ e` ~fey tmlhtn fmcn?

    $O}nlmy yfg}cn `mqmt dm dcggn~fety~u. Fh`le`l gak}tnmtmty fhy `mqmt dmm` ~gg lggn agt ~fmk. Ahi~yh`n ael}tmy hcdme~ e`igkzcm~m# a}t`eyfmn du ~fm]`eg` ga E`neh# yfg| ~fh~ e` ~fm zhy~ Ig}t~y fhqme`acei~mn ~fm mv~tmkm zm`hc~u |e~f mv~tmkm

    e`atmx}m`iu + h ahi~ |feif h~~my~y ~g ~fm ih}~eg`h`n igkzhyyeg` |feif ~fmu fhqm hc|huy dtg}lf~~g dmht g` ~fm mvmtieym ga ~fmet ym`~m`ie`lneyitm~eg` e` yg lthqm h kh~~mt. E~ ey# ~fmtmagtm#ekzmth~eqm ~g qgeim ~fm ig`imt` ~fh~ ig}t~y# henmndu ~fm dtghn ecc}y~th~eqm l}enmce`my e`neih~mn du }y#|ecc neyifhtlm ~fm g`mtg}y a}`i~eg` |e~f mqmtkgtmyit}z}cg}y ihtm h`n f}kh`m ig`imt`# netmi~mnhcg`l ~fm felftghn ga cmleych~eqm zgceiu g}~ce`mn e`Ymi~eg` 9=>&9%# qe.# ~fh~ agt zmtyg`y ig`qei~mn gak}tnmt# ceam ekzteyg`km`~ ey ~fm t}cm h`n nmh~fym`~m`im h` mvimz~eg`.$

    4&M%. Z}dcei Gze`eg` e` Ihze~hc Ym`~m`ie`l

    E~ ey hcyg ~g dm zge`~mn g}~ ~fh~ z}dcei gze`eg` ey neaaei}c~ ~g ae~ e` ~fm

    thtmy~ ga thtm kh~tev. Zmgzcm,y zmtimz~eg` ga itekm ey `me~fmt h` gdomi~eqm

    ieti}ky~h`im tmch~e`l ~g itekm `gt ~g ~fm iteke`hc. Zmtimz~eg` ga z}dcei ey

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    mv~th`mg}y ~g ig`qei~eg` hy hcyg ym`~m`ie`l# h~ cmhy~ e` ihze~hc ym`~m`ie`l

    hiigtne`l ~g ~fm kh`nh~m ga Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth%.

    Thtmy~ ga thtm zgceiu h`n cmleych~eqm zgceiu g` nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~ khu

    `g~ dm myym`~ehccu ~}`mn ~g z}dcei gze`eg`. Mqm` ea ztmy}km ~fh~ ~fm lm`mthc

    zgz}chim ahqg}ty h cedmthc NZ zgceiu# hc~fg}lf ~fmtm ey `g mqenm`im ~g ~fey

    maami~# |m ih` `g~ ~hbm `g~m ga e~. \m htm lgqmt`mn du ~fm nei~}k ga Dhifh`

    Ye`lf &y}zth% hiigtne`l ~g |feif ceam ekzteyg`km`~ ey ~fm t}cm h`n nmh~f

    z}`eyfkm`~ ey h` mvimz~eg`. \m htm hcyg lgqmt`mn du ~fm Ig`y~e~}~eg` ga

    E`neh. Ht~eicm 8> h`n 48 htm ig`y~e~}~eg`hc yhaml}htny h`n nmae`m ~fm

    athkm|gtb agt y~h~m e` e~y a}`i~eg`y# e`ic}ne`l zm`hc a}`i~eg`y. ^fmu

    e`~tgn}im qhc}my ga e`y~e~}~eg`hc ztgztem~u# e` ~mtky ga ahet`myy#

    tmhyg`hdcm`myy h`n mx}hc ~tmh~km`~ ifhccm`lm |e~f tmyzmi~ ~g ztgimn}tm ~g dm

    e`qgbmn du ~fm y~h~m e` e~y nmhce`ly |e~f zmgzcm e` qhteg}y ihzhie~emy#

    e`ic}ne`l hy h ig`qei~. ^fm zgye~eg` ey# ea ~fm y~h~m ey ztmihteg}ycu zchimn ~g

    hnke`ey~mt h zgceiu |e~fe` ~fm ig`ae`my ga Ht~eicm 48 h`n 8># e~ yfg}cn dm

    hzzcemn kgy~ yzhte`lcu. ^fey qem| acg|y atgk Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% h`n e~

    ~fey celf~# |m htm hathen ~fh~ Ig`y~e~}~eg` ngmy `g~ zmtke~ }y ~g ~hbm h tm+cggb

    g` ~fm ihze~hc z}`eyfkm`~ zgceiu h`n kmm~ ygiem~u,y itu agt o}y~eim ~ftg}lf

    ~fey e`y~t}km`~.

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    `g~ dm t}cmn g}~. H`ntm| Hyf|gt~f# h cmhne`l hihnmkei e` ~fm aemcn ga

    ym`~m`ie`l# |fg fhy dmm` h~ ~fm im`~mt ga ym`~m`ie`l tmagtky e` ].B.#

    mn}ih~my }y ga ~fm ztgdcmky e` ahi~gte`l e` z}dcei gze`eg` e` ~fm ym`~m`ie`l.

    Fm &|e~f Keifhmc Fg}lf%# gdymtqmy e` h` ht~eicm# Ym`~m`ie`l h`n ~fm

    Icekh~m ga Gze`eg` &8551# Iteke`hc Ch| Tmqem|%?

    $^fm qem|y ga ym`~m`ie`l fmcn du zmgzcm g}~yenm~fm iteke`hc o}y~eim yuy~mk++ $~fm lm`mthc z}dcei$++|ecchc|huy dm ekzgt~h`~ mqm` ea ~fmu yfg}cn `g~ dmnm~mtke`h~eqm e` ig}t~. ]`agt~}`h~mcu# ~fm ig`imz~ gaz}dcei gze`eg` e` tmch~eg` ~g ym`~m`ie`l zthi~eimy ey

    ga~m` mkzcgumn e` h y}zmtaeiehc gt yekzcey~ei |hu. E`~fey yfgt~ ht~eicm |m fhqm enm`~eaemn ~|g khogtneaaei}c~emy |e~f ~fm }ym ga ~fm ig`imz~. Aety~# kmkdmtyga ~fm z}dcei fhqm e`y}aaeiem`~ b`g|cmnlm ga hi~}hcym`~m`ie`l zthi~eimy. Ymig`n# ~fmtm ey h yel`eaeih`~ d}~k}if+`mlcmi~mn ney~e`i~eg` dm~|mm` zmgzcm,y y|mmze`lekztmyyeg`y ga ym`~m`ie`l h`n ~fmet qem|y e` tmch~eg`~g zht~ei}cht ihymy ga |feif ~fmu b`g| ~fm ahi~y. \fm`e~ ey ztgichekmn ~fh~ ~fm z}dcei ~fe`b ~fm ig}t~y htm ~ggcm`em`~# dg~f ~fmym neaaei}c~emy htm }y}hccu y}zztmyymn.

    ^g ig`y~t}i~ ym`~m`ie`l zgceiu g` ~fey ach|mn h`nzht~ehc `g~eg` ga z}dcei gze`eg` ey ettmyzg`yedcm.Imt~he`cu# ~fm htl}km`~ ey fhtn ~g tmyey~ ~fh~ z}dceiig`aenm`im e` ~fm ch| k}y~ dm khe`~he`mn. E~ ey hcygfhtn ~g tmyey~ ~fm ztgzgye~eg` ~fh~ z}dcei ig`aenm`im e`ym`~m`ie`l ey cg| h`n ztgdhdcu ahcce`l. Fg|mqmt# ye`im~fm ih}ymy ga ~fey cem `g~ e` ym`~m`ie`l zthi~eim d}~ e`keye`agtkh~eg` h`n key}`nmty~h`ne`l# h`n &htl}hdcu%e` ahi~gty g`cu ney~h`~cu tmch~mn ~g iteke`hc o}y~eim#th~ifm~e`l }z ~fm ym`~m`ie`l ~hteaa ey fhtncu h th~eg`hc|hu ga tmlhe`e`l z}dcei ig`aenm`im.

    ^fey ey `g~ ~g nm`u ~fh~ ~fmtm ey zgce~eihc ihze~hc ~gdm khnm# h~ cmhy~ e` ~fm yfgt~ ~mtk# du myzg}ye`l

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    dt}~hce~u ga kh``mt ga ~fm h~~hib ig`yenmtmn e~ h ae~ ihym agt ~fm ekzgye~eg` ga

    nmh~f ym`~m`im.

    E` Kgfh` H``h Ifhqh` &y}zth% ~fm ig}t~ }zfmcn ~fm nmh~f ym`~m`im

    ekzgymn g` h ymtehc thzey~. ^fm hii}ymn fhn hctmhnu dmm` ig`qei~mn ~|eim agt

    ~fm thze`l h ke`gt letc# d}~ g` ~fm aety~ giihyeg` fm |hy h|htnmn h ym`~m`im

    g`cu ga ~|g umhty h`n g` ~fm ymig`n# ym`~m`im ga ~m` umhty telgtg}y

    ekzteyg`km`~ g`cu. \fm` ~fm hii}ymn |hy ig`qei~mn ga thze`l h`n

    k}tnmte`l ~|g ke`gt letcy hlhe`# ~fm ig}t~ tma}ymn ~g e`~mtamtm |e~f ~fm nmh~f

    ym`~m`im h|htnmn du ~fm cg|mt ig}t~y.

    E` Dh`~} q. Y~h~m ga ]~~ht Zthnmyf R4::6 &8:% YIHCM 991[ ~fm

    hii}ymn fhn# ha~mt thze`l h yev umht gcn letc# ~temn ~g ig`imhc fey itekm du

    e`ymt~e`l h y~eib e` fmt qhle`h |feif }c~ekh~mcu tmy}c~mn e` ih}ye`l fmt nmh~f.

    ^fm ig}t~ `g~mn ~fh~ ~fm nmzthqmn hi~y ga ~fm hii}ymn g`cu nmymtqmn h nmh~f

    ym`~m`im.

    E` Yfeqhoe J Nhnu Yfh`bht Hcfh~ &y}zth% ~fm hii}ymn fhn thzmn h`n

    k}tnmtmn h `e`m umht gcn letc. ^fey Ig}t~ ~fmtme` tmomi~e`l ~fm htl}km`~ ~fh~

    ~fm ig`qei~eg` fhqe`l dmm` dhymn e` ieti}ky~h`~ehc mqenm`im# nmh~f zm`hc~u

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    9&N% Neaamte`l gze`eg` e` g~fmt ihymy

    \fecm nmhce`l |e~f h kh~~mt hy ~g |fm~fmt nmh~f zm`hc~u yfg}cn dm

    h|htnmn gt `g~# hc~fg}lf ~fm ig}t~ gtne`htecu |g}cn cggb ~g ~fm ztmimnm`~y#

    d}~# ~fey dmigkmy mv~tmkmcu neaaei}c~# ea `g~ ekzgyyedcm# e` ~fm ig`~mv~ ga ~fm

    ihymy neyi}yymn hdgqm. ^fmtm ey `g }`eagtke~u ga ztmimnm`~y# ~g yhu ~fm cmhy~.

    E` kgy~ ihymy# ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u fhy dmm` haaetkmn gt tma}ymn ~g dm haaetkmn

    du }y# |e~fg}~ chue`l ng|` h`u cmlhc zte`iezcm.

    E` Hcgbm @h~f N}~~ h`n gty. q. Y~h~m ga \my~ Dm`lhc# R4::1 &89%

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    mvmtieym. ^fmtm yfg}cn hcyg dm y}aaeiem`~ ichte~u fhqe`l tmlhtn ~g ~fm

    cmle~ekh~m hek ga ~fm kmhy}tm e` x}my~eg`. Ig`y~e~}~eg` ga E`neh ztgqenmy agt

    yhaml}htny ~g leqm ~fm e`neqen}hc hnmx}h~m ztg~mi~eg` hlhe`y~ htde~thtu

    ekzgye~eg` ga iteke`hc z}`eyfkm`~.

    Hc~fg}lf ~fmym x}my~eg`y htm `g~ }`nmt ig`yenmth~eg` h`n ih``g~ dm

    hnntmyymn fmtm h`n `g|# |m ih``g~ fmcz d}~ gdymtqm ~fm lcgdhc kgqm h|hu

    atgk ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u. Ch~my~ y~h~ey~eiy yfg| ~fh~ 896 `h~eg`y fhqm `g|

    hdgceyfmn ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u e` me~fmt ch| gt zthi~eim &`g mvmi}~eg`y agt 8:

    umhty%. G}t g|` `melfdg}ty# @mzhc h`n Df}~h` htm zht~ ga ~fmym hdgce~eg`ey~

    `h~eg`y |fecm g~fmty e`ic}ne`l Zfecezze`my h`n Yg}~f Bgtmh fhqm hcyg

    tmim`~cu oge`mn ~fm hdgce~eg`ey~ ltg}z# e` ch| h`n e` zthi~eim tmyzmi~eqmcu. \m

    htm hcyg h|htm ~fh~ g` 86 Nmimkdmt 4::

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    Aety~cu# nmh~f zm`hc~u ey km`~eg`mn e` ~fm Ig`y~e~}~eg` &agt e`y~h`im

    }`nmt Ht~eicm 818 h`n Ht~eicm &9% |feif |hy dtg}lf~ e` ~g neyiezce`m

    ~fm ig}t~y g` nmh~f zm`hc~u du khbe`l ceam ekzteyg`km`~ ~fm t}cm h`n nmh~f

    zm`hc~u mvimz~eg`.

    Chdgte`l }`nmt ~fm hagtmkm`~eg`mn ig`y~the`~y# ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u |hy

    fmcn ig`y~e~}~eg`hc. ^fey haaetkh~eqm tmyzg`ym ~g ig`y~e~}~eg`hce~u ga nmh~f

    zm`hc~u ztmym`~mn h`g~fmt igkzceih~mn ifhccm`lm |feif tmch~mn ~g

    hnke`ey~th~eg` ga nmh~f zm`hc~u gt e` g~fmt |gtny# ym`~m`ie`l ga ihze~hc

    z}`eyfkm`~. ^fey fhy dmm` }`eqmtyhccu ig`yenmtmn hy h qmvmn x}my~eg` ga ch|

    h`n zthi~eim h`n fhy `g~ dmm` yh~eyahi~gtecu nmhc~ |e~f e` h`u o}teynei~eg` yg

    aht.

    E~ ey e`~mtmy~e`l ~g `g~m fmtm ~fh~ ~fey Ig}t~ gze`mn e` Y~h~m ga Z}`ohd

    q. Ztmk Yhlht h`n Gty. RO^ 4::6 &

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    hy h` mvimz~eg`hc zm`hc~u# neaamtm`~ atgk h`u g~fmt z}`eyfkm`~# h`n nen chu

    ng|` h zgceiu ztmyitez~eg` g` ym`~m`ie`l# |hu dhib e` 856:.

    \m fhqm hcyg `g~eimn ~fh~ e` `}kmtg}y nmieyeg`y ga ~fey ig}t~#

    ig`y~e~}~eg`hc l}hth`~mmy fhqm dmm` e`qgbmn h~ ygkm y~hlm ga ihze~hc

    ym`~m`ie`l. Yekechtcu# thtmy~ ga thtm nei~}k ~hbmy e~y igcg}t atgk

    ig`y~e~}~eg`hc l}hth`~mmy.

    8. $O]Y^EIM$ E@ IHZE^HC YM@^M@IE@L

    O}y~eim k}y~ dm ~fm aety~ qet~}m ga ~fm ch| ga ym`~m`ie`l. H ym`~m`ie`l

    ig}t~ k}y~ ig`yenmt e~ymca ~g dm h $agt}k ga zte`iezcm$. ^fm im`~thc enmh ga

    y}if h agt}k ey e~y ig`~e`}e`l igkke~km`~ ~g e`fmtm h ngi~te`hc hzztghif

    htg}`n h igtm `gtkh~eqm enmh. $Zte`iezcmn tmhyg`e`l$ acg|e`l atgk o}neiehc

    ztmimnm`~ gt cmleych~eg` ey ~fm ztmkeym atgk |feif ~fm ig}t~y nmteqm ~fm

    zg|mt. ^fm kgqmkm`~ ~g ztmymtqm y}dy~h`~ehc o}neiehc neyitm~eg` ~g

    e`neqen}hcem ym`~m`imy |e~fe` h th`lm ga z}`eyfkm`~y hcyg fhy e~y dhyey e`

    ~fm ig}t~,y hdece~u ~g leqm zte`iezcmn tmhyg`e`l.

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    ^fm ichek ga ym`~m`ie`l ~g dme`l h zte`iezcmn mvmtieym ey qmtu ekzgt~h`~

    ~g ~fm e`nmzm`nm`~ h`n }`zht~eyh` ekhlm ga o}neiehtu. T. q. \ecchmt~ &85=9%#

    8:= I.I.I. 815

    &8568% agt kgtm g` $agt}k ga zte`iezcm$2 agt kgtm g` o}y~eim h`n ym`~m`ie`l

    ymm Qg` Fetyif h`n H`ntm| Hyf|gt~f# ^fm Ym`~m`ie`l ^fmgtu Nmdh~m?

    Ig`qmtlm`im e` G}~igkmy# Neqmtlm`im e` Tmhyg`e`l Ztgzgt~eg`h~m

    Ym`~m`ie`l? Mvzcgte`l ^fm Zte`iezcmy# Gvagtn ]`eqmtye~u Ztmyy# 4::=%

    ^fmtm ey h a}`nhkm`~hc tmch~eg`yfez dm~|mm` ~fm cmle~ekhiu ga ym`~m`im

    dmcg`le`l ~g h zht~ei}cht zg~m`iu h`n ~fm tmhyg`y hiigtnmn du ~fm ig}t~ ~g

    o}y~eau ~fm yhkm. ^fey acg|y atgk ~fm e`fmtm`~ `h~}tm ga z}`eyfkm`~ |feif

    ih` dm }`nmty~ggn hy h igmtieqm agtim e`qgbmn du ~fm y~h~m agt h cmle~ekh~m

    z}tzgym. E~ |hy Dm`~fhk |fg yhen ~fh~ $hcc z}`eyfkm`~ e` e~ymca ey mqec. ]zg`

    ~fm zte`iezcm ga }~ece~u# ea e~ g}lf~ h~ hcc ~g dm hnke~~mn# e~ g}lf~ g`cu ~g dm

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    ig`y~e~}~eg`hccu zmtkeyyedcm gt `g~. ^fm y}domi~+kh~~mt ga e`x}etu ey fg|

    neyitm~eg` }`nmt ymi~eg` 9:4 khu tmy}c~ e` htde~thte`myy e` hi~}hc ym`~m`ie`l.

    Ymi~eg` 9:4 hy fmcn du Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% ey `g~ h` mvhkzcm ga ch| |feif

    ey htde~thtu g` e~y ahim d}~ ey h` e`y~h`im |fmtm ch| khu fhqm dmm` htde~thtecu

    hnke`ey~mtmn.

    E` Y|hku Yfthnnh`h`nh &y}zth%# ~fey ig}t~ `g~mn htde~thte`myy+e`+ahi~

    ztmqhcm`~ e` ~fm ihze~hc ym`~m`ie`l ztgimyy |e~f mv~thgtne`htu ih`ng}t?

    $Ig}zcmn |e~f ~fm nmaeiem`iu ga ~fm Iteke`hcO}y~eim Yuy~mk ey ~fm chib ga ig`yey~m`iu e` ~fmym`~m`ie`l ztgimyy mqm` du ~fey Ig}t~. E~ ey `g~mnhdgqm ~fh~ Dhifh` Ye`lf chen ng|` ~fm zte`iezcm ga~fm Thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy. Khiffe Ye`lf# agt zthi~eihchzzceih~eg` ituy~hcceymn ~fm zte`iezcm e`~g aeqmnmae`e~m ih~mlgtemy ga ihymy ga k}tnmt h`n e` nge`lyg hcyg ig`yenmthdcu m`chtlmn ~fm yigzm agtekzgye`l nmh~f zm`hc~u. D}~ ~fm }`agt~}`h~m tmhce~uey ~fh~ e` ch~mt nmieyeg`y `me~fmt ~fm Thtmy~ ga thtmihymy zte`iezcm `gt ~fm Khiffe Ye`lf ih~mlgtemy|mtm agccg|mn }`eagtkcu h`n ig`yey~m`~cu. E` Hcgbm@h~f N}~~h q. Y~h~m ga \my~ Dm`lhc Ye`fh O. lhqmygkm qmtu lggn ecc}y~th~eg`y atgk h `}kdmt gatmim`~ nmieyeg`y e` |feif g` yekecht ahi~y ~fey Ig}t~~ggb ig`~thtu qem|y g` leqe`l nmh~f zm`hc~u ~g ~fmig`qei~ &ymm zhthlthzfy 8=> ~g 864# zz.=:>+=8:YIHCM%. Fm ae`hccu gdymtqmn ~fh~ jig}t~y e` ~fmkh~~mt ga ym`~m`ie`l hi~ neaamtm`~cu hc~fg}lf ~fmahi~ ye~}h~eg` khu hzzmht ~g dm ygkm|fh~ yekecht,h`n a}t~fmt je~ ey mqenm`~ ~fh~ neaamtm`~ dm`ifmy fhn~hbm` neaamtm`~ qem| e` ~fm kh~~mt,. Bh~o} O. e` fey

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    h` enm`~eaeih~eg` ga h zggc ga mx}eqhcm`~cu ieti}ky~h`imn ihze~hc nmam`nh`~y.

    ^fm lthqe~u# h~}tm h`n kg~eqm tmch~e`l ~g itekm |ecc zchu h tgcm zchu h tgcm

    e` ~fey h`hcuyey.

    @mv~ y~mz |g}cn dm ~g nmhc |e~f ~fm y}domi~eqe~u e`qgcqmn e` ihze~hc

    ihymy. ^fm ekztmieyeg` ga ~fm enm`~eaeih~eg` ga hllthqh~e`l h`n ke~elh~e`l

    ieti}ky~h`imy fhy ~g dm ke`ekemn. E~ ey ~g dm `g~mn ~fh~ ~fm kh`nh~m ga

    mx}hce~u ich}ym hzzcemy ~g ~fm ym`~m`ie`l ztgimyy th~fmt ~fh` ~fm g}~igkm.

    ^fm igkzhth~eqm tmqem| k}y~ dm }`nmt~hbm` `g~ ~g ifh``mc ~fm ym`~m`ie`l

    neyitm~eg` hqhechdcm ~g ~fm ig}t~y d}~ ~g dte`l e` ig`yey~m`iu e` enm`~eaeih~eg`

    ga qhteg}y tmcmqh`~ ieti}ky~h`imy.

    ^fm hllthqh~e`l h`n ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy fhqm ~g dm ymzhth~mcu

    enm`~eaemn }`nmt h telgtg}y kmhy}tm. Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth%# |fm` kh`nh~my

    zte`iezcmn ztmimnm`~ dhymn ym`~m`ie`l# igkzmcy ihtma}c yit}~e`u ga

    ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy h`n hllthqh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy h`n ~fm` ahi~gte`l

    e` h ztgimyy du |feif hllthqh~e`l h`n ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy hzzmhte`l

    atgk ~fm zggc ga igkzhthdcm ihymy ih` dm igkzhtmn.

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    ^fm |melf~ |feif ey hiigtnmn du ~fm ig}t~ ~g zht~ei}cht hllthqh~e`l

    h`n ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy khu qhtu atgk ihym ~g ihym e` ~fm `hkm ga

    e`neqen}hcemn ym`~m`ie`l# d}~ h~ ~fm yhkm ~ekm tmhyg`y agt hzzgt~eg`km`~ ga

    |melf~y yfhcc dm agt~figke`l. Y}if h igkzhteyg` khu zge`~ g}~

    mvimyyeqm`myy hy hcyg |ecc fmcz tmzmc htde~thte`myy gdomi~eg`y e` a}~}tm.

    H ym`~m`ie`l fmhte`l# igkzhth~eqm tmqem| ga ihymy h`n yekechtcu

    hllthqh~e`l h`n ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`imy h`hcuyey ih` g`cu dm leqm` h lg du

    ea ~fm ym`~m`ie`l ig}t~ gz~y agt h ceam ekzteyg`km`~.

    9. ^FM $THTMY^$ GA $THTM IHYMY$

    Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% chen ng|` e~y a}`nhkm`~hc ~ftmyfgcn e` ~fm

    agccg|e`l ~mtky?

    $H tmhc h`n hdene`l ig`imt` agt ~fm nel`e~u gaf}kh` ceam zgy~}ch~my tmyey~h`im ~g ~hbe`l h ceam~ftg}lf ch|,y e`y~t}km`~hce~u. ^fh~ g}lf~ `g~ ~g dmng`m yhqm e` ~fm Thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy |fm` ~fmhc~mt`h~eqm gz~eg` ey }`x}my~eg`hdcu agtmicgymn.$

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    ^g ~th`ych~m ~fm zte`iezcm e` ym`~m`ie`l ~mtky# aety~cu# e~ khu dm

    `mimyyhtu ~g my~hdceyf lm`mthc zggc ga thtm ihze~hc ihymy. G`im ~fey lm`mthc

    zggc ey my~hdceyfmn# h ykhccmt zggc ga thtm ihymy khu fhqm ~g my~hdceyfmn ~g

    igkzhtm h`n htteqm h~ h ae`ne`l ga Thtmy~ ga thtm ihym.

    >. HT^EICM 48

    Telf~ ~g ceam# e` e~y dhtmy~ ga ig``g~h~eg` |g}cn ekzcu telf~ ~g kmtm

    y}tqeqhc. E` ~fey agtk# telf~ ~g ceam ey ~fm kgy~ a}`nhkm`~hc ga hcc telf~y.

    Ig`ymx}m`~cu h z}`eyfkm`~ |feif heky h~ ~hbe`l h|hu ceam ey ~fm lthqmy~

    z}`eyfkm`~. Ihze~hc z}`eyfkm`~ ekzgymy h ceke~h~eg` g` ~fm myym`~ehc

    ig`~m`~ ga ~fm a}`nhkm`~hc telf~ ~g ceam# mceke`h~e`l e~ ettm~temqhdcu. \m

    tmhcem ~fm hdygc}~m `h~}tm ga ~fey telf~# e` ~fm ym`ym ~fh~ e~ ey h yg}tim ga hcc

    g~fmt telf~y. G~fmt telf~y khu dm ceke~mn# h`n khu mqm` dm |e~fnth|` h`n

    ~fm` lth`~mn hlhe`# d}~ ~fmet }c~ekh~m ceke~ ey ~g dm ag}`n e` ~fm ztmymtqh~eg`

    ga ~fm telf~ ~g ceam. Telf~ ~g ceam ey ~fm myym`~ehc ig`~m`~ ga hcc telf~y }`nmt ~fm

    Ig`y~e~}~eg`. Ea ceam ey ~hbm` h|hu hcc# g~fmt telf~y imhym ~g mvey~. Yg}~f

    Hateih` ig`y~e~}~eg`hc ig}t~ e` Y q. Khb|h`uh`m R855> &9% YH 616 &H%[

    ihz~}tmy ~fm it}v ga telf~ ~g ceam e` agccg|e`l ~mtky?

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    $]`ahe~fa}c f}ydh`ny# }`ifhy~m |eqmy h`n }`t}cuifecntm` htm `g~ agt ~fh~ tmhyg` ~g dm ym`~m`imn ~gnmh~f ea ~fmu igkke~ k}tnmty }`ig``mi~mn |e~f ~fmy~h~m ga ~fmet mx}h~eg` |e~f ~fmet ahkecu h`n atem`ny.^fm zhyye`l ga ~fm ym`~m`im ga nmh~f k}y~ mceie~ ~fmltmh~my~ ig`imt` h`n ygceie~}nm ga ~fm O}nlm dmih}ym#~fh~ ey g`m ym`~m`im |feif ih``g~ dm tmihccmn.$

    ^fmtmagtm# e` ~fm ig`~mv~ ga z}`eyfkm`~y# ~fm ztg~mi~eg`y mkh`h~e`l

    atgk Ht~eicm 8> h`n Ht~eicm 48 fhqm ~g dm hzzcemn e` ~fm y~tei~my~ zgyyedcm

    ~mtky. H~ ~fey o}`i~}tm# e~ ey dmy~ ~g zge`~ g}~ ~fh~ ~fm m`y}e`l neyi}yyeg`#

    hc~fg}lf hzzceihdcm e` ig`y~e~}~eg`hce~u ig`~mv~# ey ihttemn g}~ e` ~fm ig`~mv~

    ga ym`~m`ie`l ga nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~. E` mqmtu ihze~hc ym`~m`im ihym# e~ k}y~ dm

    dgt`m e` ke`n ~fh~ ~fm ~ftmyfgcn ga thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy ey e`agtkmn du

    Ht~eicm 8> h`n 48# g|e`l ~g ~fm e`fmtm`~ `h~}tm ga nmh~f zm`hc~u. Zgy~

    Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth%# ihze~hc ym`~m`ie`l fhy igkm e`~g ~fm agcny ga

    ig`y~e~}~eg`hc hno}neih~eg`. ^fey ey du qet~}m ga ~fm yhaml}htny m`~tm`ifmn e`

    Ht~eicm 8> h`n 48 ga g}t ig`y~e~}~eg`.

    Ht~eicm 48 ekzgymy ~|g be`ny ga ceke~h~eg`y# |feif gqmtchz e` ~fmet

    tmhif# g` z}`eyfkm`~y?

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    Ahet`myy ~g h`u ihze~hccu ym`~m`imn ig`qei~# ~fmtmagtm# tmx}etmy h`

    hyymyykm`~ ga ~fm tmch~eqm ztgztem~u ga ~fm ym`~m`im. Dmih}ym ga ~fmet

    ettmqgihdece~u h`n ymqmte~u# ~fm Ig`y~e~}~eg` tmx}etmy ltmh~mt tmcehdece~u h`n

    ahet`myy atgk ym`~m`ie`l ig}t~y agt ihze~hc ym`~m`imy ~fh` agt `g`+ ihze~hc

    ym`~m`imy.

    >&D%. Ztgzgt~eg`hce~u Tmx}etmkm`~

    ^fm Ih`hneh` Ifht~mt ga Telf~y khbmy ztgqeyeg` agt ~fm ceke~h~eg` ga

    telf~y ~ftg}lf h lm`mthc ich}ym. Ymi~eg` 8 ga ~fm Ifht~mt zmtke~y y}if

    tmhyg`hdcm ceke~h~eg`y g` Ifht~mt telf~y $hy ih` dm nmkg`y~thdcu o}y~eaemn e`

    h atmm h`n nmkgith~ei ygiem~u$. E` T. q. Ghbmy# R8561[ 8 Y.I.T. 8:9 e~ |hy

    fmcn ~fh~ e` gtnmt ~g maami~ h ceke~h~eg`# ~fmtm fhy ~g mvey~ h y}aaeiem`~

    gdomi~eqm ~g |htth`~ ~fm ceke~h~eg` ga ~fm telf~ e` x}my~eg`. ^fmtm yfg}cn hcyg

    dm ztgzgt~eg`hce~u dm~|mm` ~fm ceke~h~eg` h`n y}if gdomi~eqm. E` h atmx}m`~cu+

    ie~mn zhyyhlm# Neibyg`# O. nmyitedmn ~fm igkzg`m`~y ga ztgzgt~eg`hce~u hy

    agccg|y?

    $^fmtm htm# e` ku qem|# ~ftmm ekzgt~h`~igkzg`m`~y ga h ztgzgt~eg`hce~u ~my~. Aety~# ~fmkmhy}tmy hngz~mn k}y~ dm ihtma}ccu nmyel`mn ~ghifemqm ~fm gdomi~eqm e` x}my~eg`. ^fmu k}y~ `g~ dmhtde~thtu# }`ahet gt dhymn g` etth~eg`hcig`yenmth~eg`y. E` yfgt~# ~fmu k}y~ dm th~eg`hccu

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    ztmieymcu# ey o}y~ gt nmymtqmn.$ &Ymm H`~fg`u Dg~~gky# ^fm Zfecgygzfu h`n

    Zgce~eiy ga Z}`eyfkm`~ h`n Ym`~m`ie`l# e` ^fm Zgce~eiy ga Ym`~m`ie`l

    Tmagtk 4: &I.K.Q. Ichtbyg` ! T. Kgtlh` mny.# 855=%%

    Zte`iezcm ga zt}nm`im# m`}`ieh~mn du Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth% ey yg}`n

    ig}`ymc g` ~fey ig}`~ |feif yfhcc y~h`n }y e` lggn y~mhn + |fm`mqmt e` ~fm

    leqm` ieti}ky~h`imy# ~fmtm ey neaamtm`im ga gze`eg` |e~f tmyzmi~ ~g h`u

    ym`~m`ie`l ztgz'th~eg`hcm# gt y}domi~eqe~u e`qgcqmn e` ~fm nm~mtke`e`l

    ahi~gty# gt chib ga ~fgtg}lf`myy e` igkzcue`l |e~f ~fm ym`~m`ie`l ztgimn}tm#

    e~ |g}cn dm hnqeyhdcm ~g ahcc e` ahqg}t ga ~fm $t}cm$ ga ceam ekzteyg`km`~

    th~fmt ~fh` e`qgbe`l ~fm $mvimz~eg`$ ga nmh~f z}`eyfkm`~.

    YM@^M@IE@L E@ ^FEY IHYM + DHIFH@ YE@LF ^MY^

    Cm~ }y `g| mvhke`m ~fm tmcmqh`~ ahi~gty tmch~e`l ~g ym`~m`ie`l e` ~fey

    ihym# bmmze`l e` ke`n ~fm cm~~mt h`n yzete~ ga ~fm Dhifh` Ye`lf &y}zth%.

    B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% fhy leqm` ~fm nm~hecy ga ~fm e`ienm`~. \m fhqm

    hctmhnu `g~mn fey y~h~mkm`~ dmagtm ~fm ig}t~ ztekhtecu g` ~fm nmzgye~eg` ga

    ~fm yhen Hzztgqmt# B}kht Lh}thq# |fmtm}zg` ~fm ztgymi}~eg` tmcemy ~g

    my~hdceyf ~fh~ ~fm hii}ymn nmymtqmy ~fm fhtyfmy~ z}`eyfkm`~.

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    Hii}ymn @g. 8 fg|mqmt fhy h neaamtm`~ y~gtu ~g ~mcc. Hy zmt fek fm

    fekymca# B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% h`n Bht~ebtho &~fm nmimhymn% fhn y~hlmn h

    ahbm ben`hzze`l ~g mv~thi~ kg`mu atgk Bht~ebtho,y zhtm`~y. E~ ey mqenm`~ atgk

    fey nmzgye~eg` ~fh~ hcc zmtyg`y e`qgcqmn |mtm e` ~fm `elf~ ga ~fm e`ienm`~

    fhqe`l h zht~u h~ fey ach~ ye~}h~mn e` Hkthzhce Ygiem~u. ^fmu |mtm nt}`b.

    ^fmu fhn |h~ifmn kgqemy hcc `elf~ g` ~fm QIT. ^fmu khnm h zfg`m ihcc h~

    ~fm tmyenm`im ga ~fm ah~fmt ga Bht~ebtho# nmkh`ne`l th`ygk. E~ |hy ng`m g`cu

    g` ~fm y}llmy~eg` ga B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8%# ~fm Hzztgqmt. E~ |hy fm |fg

    fhn y}llmy~mn ~fh~ ~fmu ig}cn mht` h lggn hkg}`~ ztm~m`ne`l ~g ben`hz

    ygkmg`m hkg`ly~ ~fmk. Bht~ebtho |hy ifgym` ye`im fey ah~fmt |hy atgk h

    |mhc~fu ahkecu. E~ |hy Bht~ebtho fekymca |fg fhn nehcmn fey ah~fmt,y `}kdmt

    h`n fh`nmn gqmt ~fm zfg`m ~g B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8%.

    Hy zmt ~fm hzzmcch`~# ~fmu fhn ig`~e`}mn ~fm zht~u mqm` g` ~fm `mv~

    nhu. Ye`im hcc ~fm cex}gt fhn dmm` ig`y}kmn fm fekymca h`n ~fm nmimhymn fhn

    h~ hdg}~ >.:: z.k. lg`m g}~ ~g z}tifhym ygkm kgtm cex}gt. ^fmtmha~mt fm fhn

    cma~ ~fm zchim ~g ae`eyf fey |gtb h`n |fm` fm ihkm dhib# fm ag}`n Bht~ebtho

    cue`l e` atg`~ ga ~fm ~gecm~ fhqe`l y}y~he`mn fmhn e`o}temy. \m khu `g~eim fey

    y~h~mkm`~y atgk ~fm o}nlkm`~ ga ~fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm e` ~fm agccg|e`l

    ~mtky?

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    $^fmtmha~mt# hy fm fhn ygkm |gtb# fm ntgzzmnBht~ebtho ~g ~fh~ ach~ h`n |m`~ ~g ae`eyf fey |gtb.

    ^fmtmha~mt# |fm` fm ihkm dhib ~g ~fh~ ach~# fm yh|Bht~ebtho cue`l e` atg`~ ga ~fm ~gecm~ y}y~he`e`l fmhne`o}tu. Hzztgqmt + B}kht Lh}thq h`n fey ~|gatem`ny ag}`n atelf~m`mn h`n |gttemn. fmtmha~mt#|fm` fm e`x}etmn |e~f ~fmk hy ~g |fh~ fhzzm`mn#B}kht Lh}thq ~gcn fek ~fh~ ha~mt Bht~ebthodtg}lf~ dg~~cmy ga T}k# fm nt}`b qmtu ahy~ h`n lg~nte`b qmtu fmhqecu h`n |fecm lge`l ~g ~fm ~gecm~#amcc ng|` m~i. ^fmtmha~mt# |fm` fm y}llmy~mn ~g~hbm Bht~ebtho ~g h ngi~gt# hzztgqmt B}kht Lh}thqyhen ~fh~ ye`im fm khnm th`ygk ihcc# `gdgnu |g}cndmcemqm ~fmk ~fh~ Bht~ebtho amcc }`ig`yieg}yhiienm`~hccu ha~mt nte`be`l fmhqecu. fmtmha~mt#hzztgqmt B}kht Lh}thq ~gcn fek ~fh~ e` ahi~Bht~ebtho ey nmhn h`n fm fhy ig`aetkmn du

    ifmibe`l fey z}cym. Ha~mt fmhte`l ~fey# fm lg~ qmtuyihtmn h`n ~gcn B}kht Lh}thq ~fh~ ~fmu k}y~e`agtk zgceim h`n `g|# ~fm ogbm fhy lg`m ~gg aht.D}~# B}kht Lh}thq ~gcn ~fh~ fm fhy ~fg}lf~ hdg}~mqmtu~fe`l h`n hybmn fek ~g neyzgym ga ~fmkg~gtiuicm ga Bht~ebtho. Hiigtne`lcu# fm cma~ ~fmach~ h`n }`nmt km`~hc y~tmyy h`n amht# fm |h`nmtmnfmtm h`n ~fmtm h`n ae`hccu hdh`ng`mn ~fmkg~gtiuicm e` |mm fg}ty ga kgt`e`l. ^fmtmha~mt#fm nen `g~ lg dhib ~g ~fm ach~ ga Hkthzhce Ygiem~u.G` 5.6.4::8 e` ~fm mqm`e`l# fm tmimeqmn zfg`m ihccga B}kht Lh}thq &Z.\.8% hybe`l fek ~g igkm ~gK}kdhe h~ Nhnht ekkmneh~mcu h`n ~ftmh~m`mn fek~fh~ ea fm nen `g~ lg hy zmt fey netmi~eg`y ~gK}kdhe# fm |ecc e`agtk fey `hkm ~g ~fm zgceim.

    ^fmtmagtm# fm agccg|mn |fh~mqmt |hy dme`l ~gcn duhzztgqmt B}kht Lh}thq. \fm` fm |m`~ ~g ZhtemthFg}ye`l Ygiem~u ach~ h~ @helhg`# K}kdhe# fm yh|B}kht Lh}thq &Z.\.8% h`n Hii}ymn @gy. 4 h`n 9~fmtm. ^fmtm fm |hy ~gcn du B}kht Lh}thq&Z.\.8% ~fh~ fm fekymca h`n fey hyygieh~my fhqmneyzgymn ga ~fm nmhn dgnu ga Bht~ebtho h`n a}t~fmt

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    ~gcn fek ~fh~ ~fm ah~fmt ga Bht~ebtho ey y~ecc tmhnu ~gzhu th`ygk h`n ~fh~ fm |g}cn dm ym`ne`l ~fmhkg}`~ ~g K}kdhe h`n fm &B}kht Lh}thq Z.\.8%|ecc igccmi~ ~fm hkg}`~. ^fmtmha~mt |fm` B}khtLh}thq &Z.\.8% |m`~ ~g igccmi~ ~fm hkg}`~ gath`ygk# fm |hy hybmn du B}kht Lh}thq &Z.\.8%~g y~h`n `mht H`nfmte Thec|hu Y~h~eg`.Hiigtne`lcu# |fm` fm |hy y~h`ne`l `mht H`nfmteThec|hu Y~h~eg`# zgceim hcg`l |e~f B}kht Lh}thq&Z.\.8% ihkm ~fmtm h`n hiigy~mn fek. ^f}y#hiigtne`l ~g Hii}ymn @g. 8 Yh`~gyfb}khtDhteuht# nmh~f ga Bht~ebtho ey hiienm`~hc h`n feynmhn dgnu ey neyzgymn ga du B}kht Lh}thq&Z.\.8% h`n fey atem`ny. D}~# fm ngmy `g~ b`g| hy~g fg| ~fm nmhn dgnu ga Bht~ebtho |hy neyzgymnga.$

    \m khu hcyg `g~eim ~fm tmhyg`e`l ga ~fm ig}t~y dmcg| e` ekzgye`l

    nmh~f ym`~m`imy g` ~fm hzzmcch`~. ^fm cmht`mn Ymyyeg`y O}nlm hy tmlhtny ~fm

    hzzmcch`~ g~mn?

    $...E~ ey Yh`~gyfb}kht Dhteuht,y khy~mtke`n|feif |hy tmyzg`yedcm agt ~fm }c~ekh~m hi~ ga dt}~hcbecce`l ga Bht~ebtho h`n e~ ey# Rfm[ |fg netmi~mn ~fmhii}ymn @gy. 4 h`n 9# yg hcyg# B}kht Lh}thq&Z\+8% ~g ih~if fgcn Bht~ebtho |fecm y~th`l}ch~eg`h`n a}t~fmt e~ ey# Rfm[ |fg netmi~mn Hii}ymn @gy. 4h`n 9 h`n hzztgqmt B}kht Lh}thq &Z\+8% ~g i}~~fm nmhn dgnu ga Bht~ebtho. @g~ g`cu ~fey# d}~ e~ ey#Rfm[ |fg hi~mn `hy~cu h`n e`f}kh`cu kh``mt du~|ey~e`l telf~ cml ga Bht~ebtho |fm` g`m ga ~fmg~fmt hii}ymn ig}cn `g~ i}~ e` ~fm telf~ cml gaBht~ebtho. ^fmtmagtm# E hk ga ~fm gze`eg` ~fh~ e~|ecc `g~ dm zgyyedcm ~g tmagtk h`n tmfhdece~h~m ~fmhii}ymn @g.8 du ekzgye`l Rh[ ke`ek}k ym`~m`imga ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam. Fm`im# E fgcn ~fh~ ~fey eyh thtmy~ ga thtm ihym.$

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    ^fm ym`~m`im |hy haaetkmn du ~fm Felf Ig}t~ y~h~e`l?

    $...Mvhke`mn atgk hcc h`lcmy# |m ammc ~fh~ Z\ 8fhy my~hdceyfmn ~fh~ ~fm khe` htife~mi~ ga ~fmig`yzethiu ey H8. E~ |hy fh~ifmn du hcc ~fm hii}ymnh`n ihttemn g}~ hy zmt ~fm netmi~eg`y ga H8. H8yfg|mn mv~tmkm nmzthqe~u e` i}~~e`l ~fm nmhn dgnuh`n m`y}te`l ~fh~ e~ |hy neyzgymn ga. ^fm c}y~ agtkg`mu ig`~e`}mn ~ecc ~fm hii}ymn |mtm httmy~mn...$

    Fg|mqmt |fecm ekzgye`l ~fm ym`~m`im ga ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam g`

    Yh`ommd B}kht Tgu &H 4% h`n Yh`~gyf B}kht Tgu &H 9% ~fm cmht`mn

    Ymyyeg`y O}nlm `g~mn?

    $Hy aht hy ~fm Hii}ymn @gy. 4 h`n 9 htm ig`imt`mn#e~ ey mqenm`~ atgk ~fm ztgqm` ahi~y ~fh~ ~fmuhiimz~mn ~fm zch` ga Hii}ymn @g. 8 g`cu agtkg`m~htu lhe`. ^fm zch` |hy zgyymyymn du hii}ymn@g. 8 g`cu. ^fm Hii}ymn @gy. 4 h`n 9 hy |mcc hy~fm hzztgqmt B}kht Lh}thq |mtm kg~eqh~mn duhii}ymn @g.8 Yh`~gyf B}kht Dhteuht h`n~fmtmagtm# ~fmu hcc fh~ifmn Rh[ iteke`hc ig`yzethiu.Fm`im e~ ih``g~ dm neyz}~mn ~fh~ ~fm Hii}ymn @gy.4 h`n 9 zht~eiezh~mn e` ~fm igkkeyyeg` ga R~fm[itekm h~ ~fm dmfmy~ ga Hii}ymn @g. 8 Yh`~gyfB}kht Dhteuht# |feif ih` dm ig`yenmtmn hy hke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`im. Ig`yenmte`l ~feyke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`im h`n hlmy ga Hii}ymn @gy.4 h`n 9# e` ku qem|# e~ |ecc dm o}y~ h`n ztgzmt ~gleqm ~fmk h` gzzgt~}`e~u ~g tmagtk h`n tmfhdece~h~mdu ekzgye`l ke`ek}k ym`~m`im ga ceamekzteyg`km`~.$

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    ^fm Felf Ig}t~ tma}ymn ~g e`~mtamtm |e~f ~fm x}my~eg` ga ~fm ym`~m`im

    g` ~fm yhen hii}ymn e` ~fm agccg|e`l |gtny?

    $...^fg}lf e~ ey ~t}m ~fh~ H4 h`n H9 fhqm hi~eqmcuzht~eiezh~mn e` ~fm itekm# ~fm dthe` dmfe`n e~ ey H 8.H4 h`n H9 fhqm ihttemn g}~ nei~h~my ga H8. ^fey eyh ke~elh~e`l ieti}ky~h`im. Fm`im# |m htm `g~e`ice`mn ~g m`fh`im ~fm ym`~m`im.$

    ^fm ngi~te`m ga ztgzgt~eg`hce~u# |feif hzzmhty ~g dm ~fm ztmkeym

    |fmtm}zg` ~fm cmht`mn ~tehc o}nlm hy hcyg ~fm Felf Ig}t~ chen e~y ag}`nh~eg`

    agt h|htne`l nmh~f zm`hc~u g` ~fm hzzmcch`~ fmtme`# ztgqenmy agt o}y~eaehdcm

    tmhyg`e`l agt h|htne`l nmh~f zm`hc~u.

    Fg|mqmt |fecm ekzgye`l h`u ym`~m`im g` ~fm hii}ymn ~fm ig}t~ k}y~

    hcyg bmmz e` ke`n ~fm ngi~te`m ga tmfhdece~h~eg`. ^fey# ig`yenmte`l Ymi~eg`

    9=>&9% ga ~fm Ignm# ey myzmiehccu yg e` ~fm ihymy |fmtm ~fm ig}t~ ey ~g

    nm~mtke`m |fm~fmt ~fm ihym h~ fh`n ahccy |e~fe` ~fm thtmy~ ga ~fm thtm ihym.

    ^fm tmhyg`y hyyel`mn du ~fm ig}t~y dmcg|# e` g}t gze`eg`# ng `g~

    yh~eyau Dhifh` Ye`lf ^my~. Ymi~eg` 9=> &9% ga ~fm Ignm ztgqenmy agt h`

    mvimz~eg`. Lm`mthc t}cm ga ngi~te`m ga ztgzgt~eg`hce~u# ~fmtmagtm# |g}cn `g~

    hzzcu. \m k}y~ tmhn ~fm yhen ztgqeyeg` e` ~fm celf~ ga Ht~eicm 48 ga ~fm

    Ig`y~e~}~eg` ga E`neh.

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    hyy}km ~fh~ ymqmte~u ga z}`eyfkm`~ igttmch~my ~g nm~mttm`im ~g h` mv~m`~

    |feif o}y~eaemy ~fm tmy~tei~eg` ga ~fm kgy~ a}`nhkm`~hc f}kh` telf~ ~ftg}lf

    ~fm ekzgye~eg` ga ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u. ^fm lghc ga itekm tmn}i~eg` ih` dm

    hifemqmn du dm~~mt zgceim h`n ztgymi}~eg` ymtqeim ~g ~fm yhkm gt h~ cmhy~ ~g h

    ltmh~ mv~m`~ ~fh` du ~fm ekzgye~eg` ga ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u.

    E` ~fey tmyzmi~# |m khu a}t~fmtkgtm hnn fmtm ~fh~ e` ~fm kgy~ tmim`~

    y}tqmu ga tmymhtif ae`ne`ly g` ~fm tmch~eg` dm~|mm` ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u h`n

    fgkeienm th~my# ig`n}i~mn agt ~fm ]`e~mn @h~eg`y e` 8566 h`n }znh~mn e`

    4::4# e~ |hy y~h~mn?

    $... e~ ey `g~ zt}nm`~ ~g hiimz~ ~fm fuzg~fmyey ~fh~ihze~hc z}`eyfkm`~ nm~mty k}tnmt ~g h khtle`hccultmh~mt mv~m`~ ~fh` ngmy ~fm ~ftmh~ h`n hzzceih~eg`ga ~fm y}zzgymncu cmyymt z}`eyfkm`~ ga ceamekzteyg`km`~.$RYmm Tglmt Fggn# ^fm Nmh~f Zm`hc~u? H \gtcn+|enm Zmtyzmi~eqm# Gvagtn# Ichtm`ng` Ztmyy# ~fetnmne~eg`# 4::4# z. 49:[

    RYmm hcyg Bm``mnu q. Cg}yeh`h &846 Y. I~. 41>8%[

    KE^ELH^E@L IETI]KY^H@IMY

    Nm~mtke`h~eg`# hy ~g |fh~ |g}cn dm ~fm thtmy~ ga thtm ihymy# ey h

    neaaei}c~ ~hyb fhqe`l tmlhtn ~g neaamtm`~ cmlhc zte`iezcmy e`qgcqmn e` tmyzmi~

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    ygcmcu nmzm`n }zg` ~fm ae`ne`ly htteqmn h~ agt ~fm z}tzgym ga tmigtne`l h

    o}nlkm`~ ga ig`qei~eg`# d}~ hcyg ig`yenmt ~fm kh~~mt bmmze`l e` qem| ga

    mqenm`imy |feif fhqm dmm` dtg}lf~ g` tmigtn g` dmfhca ga ~fm zht~emy h`n e`

    zht~ei}cht ~fm hii}ymn agt ekzgye~eg` ga h cmyymt z}`eyfkm`~. H y~h~mkm`~ ga

    hzztgqmt e` tmlhtn ~g ~fm kh``mt e` |feif itekm fhy dmm` igkke~~mn qey+j+

    qey ~fm tgcm zchumn du ~fm hii}ymn# g` ~fm g`m fh`n# h`n ~fh~ ga ~fm hzztgqmt#

    g` ~fm g~fmt# k}y~ dm ~my~mn g` ~fm ~g}ify~g`m ga ~fm zt}nm`im ngi~te`m

    ^fm hii}ymn zmtyg`y |mtm `g~ iteke`hcy. ^fmu |mtm atem`ny. ^fm

    nmimhymn |hy yhen ~g fhqm dmm` ymcmi~mn dmih}ym fey ah~fmt |hy teif. ^fm

    kg~eqm# ea h`u# |hy ~g igccmi~ ygkm kg`mu. ^fmu |mtm `g~ ztgamyyeg`hc

    beccmty. ^fmu fhqm `g iteke`hc fey~gtu. Hcc |mtm }`mkzcgumn h`n |mtm

    ymhtife`l agt ogdy.

    A}t~fmt ea hlm ga ~fm hii}ymn |hy h tmcmqh`~ ahi~gt agt ~fm Felf Ig}t~

    agt `g~ ekzgye`l nmh~f zm`hc~u g` hii}ymn @g. 4 h`n 9# ~fm yhkm y~h`nhtn

    yfg}cn fhqm dmm` hzzcemn ~g ~fm ihym ga ~fm hzzmcch`~ hcyg |fg |hy g`cu ~|g

    umhty gcnmt h`n y~ecc h ug}`l kh` e` hlm. Hii}ymn @gy. 4 h`n 9 |mtm hy

    k}if h zht~ ga ~fm itekm hy ~fm hzzmcch`~. ^fg}lf e~ ey ~t}m# ~fh~ e~ |hy fm

    |fg hccmlmncu ztgzgymn ~fm enmh ga ben`hzze`l# d}~ h~ ~fm yhkm ~ekm e~ k}y~

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    `g~ dm agtlg~~m` ~fh~ ~fm yhen zch` |hy g`cu mvmi}~mn |fm` hcc ~fm zmtyg`y

    e`qgcqmn lhqm ~fmet ig`ym`~ ~fmtm~g.

    E~ k}y~ dm `g~mn ~fh~ ~fm neyitm~eg` leqm` ~g ~fm ig}t~ e` y}if ihymy

    hyy}kmy g`mtg}y ekzgt~h`im h`n e~y mvmtieym dmigkmy mv~tmkmcu neaaei}c~

    dmih}ym ga ~fm ettmqgihdcm ifhthi~mt ga nmh~f zm`hc~u. G`m ga ~fm zte`iezcmy

    |feif |m ~fe`b ey icmht ey ~fh~ ~fm ihym ey y}if |fmtm ~|g qem|y gtne`htecu

    ig}cn dm ~hbm`# ekzgye~eg` ga nmh~f ym`~m`im |g}cn `g~ dm hzztgzteh~m# d}~

    |fmtm ~fmtm ey `g g~fmt gz~eg` h`n e~ ey yfg|` ~fh~ tmagtkh~eg` ey `g~

    zgyyedcm# nmh~f ym`~m`im khu dm ekzgymn.

    Ymi~eg` 9=>&9% ga ~fm Ignm ga Iteke`hc Ztgimn}tm tmx}etmy ~fh~ |fm`

    ~fm ig`qei~eg` ey agt h` gaam`im z}`eyfhdcm |e~f nmh~f gt e` ~fm hc~mt`h~eqm

    |e~f ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam gt ekzteyg`km`~ agt h ~mtk ga umhty# ~fm o}nlkm`~

    yfhcc y~h~m ~fm tmhyg`y agt ~fm ym`~m`im h|htnmn# h`n e` ~fm ihym ga ym`~m`im

    ga nmh~f# ~fm yzmiehc tmhyg`y ~fmtmga.

    \m ng `g~ ~fe`b ~fh~ ~fm tmhyg`y hyyel`mn du ~fm ig}t~y dmcg|

    neyicgym h`u yzmiehc tmhyg` ~g }zfgcn ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u. ^fm neyitm~eg`

    lth`~mn ~g ~fm ig}t~y k}y~ dm mvmtieymn qmtu ih}~eg}ycu myzmiehccu dmih}ym ga

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    ~fm ettmqgihdcm ifhthi~mt ~g nmh~f zm`hc~u. Tmx}etmkm`~y ga ch| ~g hyyel`

    yzmiehc tmhyg`y yfg}cn `g~ dm ig`y~t}mn ~g dm h` mkz~u agtkhce~u.

    \m fhqm ztmqeg}ycu `g~mn ~fh~ ~fm o}neiehc zte`iezcmy agt ekzgye~eg` ga

    nmh~f zm`hc~u htm aht atgk dme`l }`eagtk. \e~fg}~ lge`l e`~g ~fm kmte~y h`n

    nmkmte~y ga y}if neyitm~eg` h`n y}domi~eqe~u# |m k}y~ `mqmt~fmcmyy tme~mth~m

    ~fm dhyei zte`iezcm# y~h~mn tmzmh~mncu du ~fey Ig}t~# ~fh~ ceam ekzteyg`km`~ ey

    ~fm t}cm h`n nmh~f zm`hc~u h` mvimz~eg`. Mhif ihym k}y~ ~fmtmagtm dm

    h`hcumn h`n ~fm hzztgzteh~m`myy ga z}`eyfkm`~ nm~mtke`mn g` h ihym+du+

    ihym dhyey |e~f nmh~f ym`~m`im `g~ ~g dm h|htnmn yhqm e` ~fm jthtmy~ ga thtm,

    ihym |fmtm tmagtk ey `g~ zgyyedcm. Bmmze`l e` ke`n h~ cmhy~ ~fey zte`iezcm |m

    ng `g~ ~fe`b ~fh~ h`u ga ~fm ahi~gty e` ~fm ztmym`~ ihym neyi}yymn hdgqm

    |htth`~y ~fm h|htn ga ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u. ^fmtm htm `g yzmiehc tmhyg`y ~g

    tmigtn ~fm nmh~f zm`hc~u h`n ~fm ke~elh~e`l ahi~gty e` ~fm ztmym`~ ihym#

    neyi}yymn ztmqeg}ycu# htm# e` g}t gze`eg`# y}aaeiem`~ ~g zchim e~ g}~ ga ~fm

    $thtmy~ ga thtm$ ih~mlgtu.

    Agt ~fm tmhyg`y hagtmkm`~eg`mn# |m htm ga ~fm gze`eg` ~fh~ ~fey ey `g~ h

    ihym |fmtm nmh~f zm`hc~u yfg}cn dm ekzgymn. ^fm hzzmcch`~# ~fmtmagtm#

    e`y~mhn ga dme`l h|htnmn nmh~f zm`hc~u# ey ym`~m`imn ~g }`nmtlg telgtg}y

    ekzteyg`km`~ agt ceam. Y}domi~ ~g ~fm kgneaeih~eg` e` ~fm ym`~m`im ga

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    hzzmcch`~ &H8% km`~eg`mn fmtme`dmagtm# dg~f ~fm hzzmhcy ga ~fm hzzmcch`~ hy

    hcyg ~fh~ ga ~fm Y~h~m htm neykeyymn.

    ...............................O.RY.D. Ye`fh[

    ................................O.RIutehi Ogymzf[

    @m| Nmcfe2Khu 89# 4::5

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