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    Ca{nk# y{hhkmc~ pkeke`kpnml raxjxaky jmh yxpnml `kjmy mklckixkh#

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    i{yfnamkh kmif |fnif pjm jcaml xfk |kyx |jcc- Xfk ifnchpkm |a{ch cnmk

    {r am xfny `kmif jmh fjml kmxpjmikh am xfk wnynxapy cngk yxap~- Wnynxapy

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    XFK EJM \FA CAWKH IFNCHPKM

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    caadkh j|d|jph xfkpk# jppj~kh nm xfk jiinhkmxy ag cngky r{x%xalkxfkp jmh

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    Ma| Fkmm~ ykmx cnxxck Kwnk p{mmnml xa lkx fkp fjmh caxnam jmh mjnc

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    `{gg |fnck yfk hnyiamxkmxkhc~ kvjenmkh fkp lpkjx jljxk mjncy jmh

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    pkh yz{jpky ag xfk cnmack{e- \fkm Yje |jy a{x# ng Fkmm~ gkcx pkyxckyy#

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    xkj# xfa{lf mkwkp gap xfk ifnchpkm- \fnck yfk |jy hkjcnml xa xkcc xfk

    gapx{mk ag J{mx @ammnk &Yjey 0;%~kjp%ach ynyxkp jmh xfknp {mrjnh

    ejnh ag jcc |apd.# ap Enyy Yrkjpnml &Fkmm~y ach%ejnh gpnkmh gpae

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    kvrpkyynam# j lnpc caadnml gpnlfxkmkh jy j pj``nx# j ~kcca|%fjnpkh gp{er

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    fkp yncc~ ljyynml# jmh ner{hkmx gcnlfx~ ~a{ml lnpcy `kfnmh ia{mxkpy#

    jmh |jnxpkyyky yekccnml cndk j xjmmkp~ &ap j gnyf ejpdkx.# |fa ljwk fkp

    cnr# |fnif ij{ykh fkp xa la xa ejpdkx jmh lnwk xfke eapk xfjm xfk~

    `jpljnmkh gap- Xfkpk |kpk ekm jmh |aekm# ach jiz{jnmxjmiky ag

    fkpy# ap gpnkmhy ag Yje |fa rpky{ekh xa dma| fkp# xa |fae yfk

    |a{ch lnwk xfk la%`~# ap xfk iach yfa{chkp# ap j hnyxjmx a|# ap j racnxk

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    XFK EJM \FA CAWKH IFNCHPKM

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    laah hj~# ap j `cjid caad# ap j caad `cjid jy xf{mhkp# jmh xfkpk |kpk

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    yaek ckkpnml `p{xk |fa xpnkh xa rj~ fkp gjpk-

    Ca{nk |a{ch ynx xfkpk# am xfk kmh ag xfk `kmif# cayx nm wnynamy#

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    xpnkh xa rj~ fkp gjpk nm j r{`cni ijp# jhenpnml Fkmm~ gap fkp yxpkmlxf

    ag enmh nm xfk enhyx ag y{if yijmhjcy4 jmh iamwnmikh ag xfk hpkjp~#

    nmy{cxnml fappap ag xfk ca|%ha|m |apch- Gap nx |jy max Fkmm~ jcamk |fa

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    lpjhky |nxfa{x j hklpkk# gpae ekpk rpjixnijc kvrkpnkmik nm xfk

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    {mxnc fkp enmh |jy j hjpdmkyy# {mxnc jcc xfk ekeapnky jmh xfk kjyk fjh

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    jmh |jyf ~a{p fjmhy gap hnmmkp-

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    lpa{mh gcaap- Xfk yjggpam hjpd xfpa{lf fny ynxxnml paae jx xfk fkjh ag

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    Caacaad* ^a{cc `k nm fnlf yifaac jgxkp xfk facnhj~y*

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    ckjg `cax jmh cjer gcjdk# jmh yekcckh xfk hjer ikhjp- Yaek ejpj{hkp

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    |fnyxck# jmh xfk yjek yijck hkyikmhnml# |fnif |jy Kpmkyxy |fnyxck-

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    @nm pkjhnm gnmk yxap%|~# Cnxxck \aek~# fk yjnh# `a{x j gnmk |aejm

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    jm~amk ya i{yykh nm jcc e~ `apm hj~y*

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    hkkr# hkkr- Nx fjh jy e{if jxxpjixnam gap xfke jy Yjey oacc~ ynmlnml#

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    hnggkpkmik nm xfk paaey- Kwkp~amk dmk| kwkp~xfnml xfjx |jy nm Yjey

    paaey# kwkm |fkpk xfk cngk%nmy{pjmik racni~ jmh xfk `jmd`aad |kpk#`{x ma amk &jmh ckjyx ag jcc Yje# xfjx dma|%jcc jmh ykk%jcc. dmk| gap

    ikpxjnm |fjx |jy nm kwkm amk ag Fkmpnkxxjy icaykxy jmh xj`cky- Xfknp

    eaxfkp fjh caidkh ij`nmkxy |nxf ekhninmky jmh ranyamy# caidkh

    hpj|kpy |nxf ckxxkpy jmh jminkmx ianmy gpae Ijcj`pnj jmh xfk ya{xf ag

    Gpjmik# j ok|kc ijyk# jmh ya am- Xfk ifnchpkm ia{ch amc~ gayynid nm

    xfke jx nmxkpwjcy# jmh Yje |jy max kwkm jcca|kh nmxa xfk paae- Xf{y

    Fkmm~ fjh jx xneky# kwkm xa Ca{nk# xfk jnp ag j pkg{lk ag hkcnlfx# j ijwkag Jcjhhnm# |fnck Yje |jy eapk cndk j e{yk{e- Fkmpnkxxj yipkjekh

    jmh Yje{kc yiachkh? Fkmm~ hjnc~ pkwkjckh xfk f~raipny~ ag Yje# jmh

    Yje ga{mh nx fny rjnmg{c h{x~ xa yj~ xfjx Fkmm~ |jy j `apm cnjp- Kjif

    ag xfke yxp{llckh xa dkkr xfk ifnchpkm# max xa hkcnwkp xfke nmxa xfk

    fjmhy ag xfk kmke~? `{x xfk ifnchpkm |kpk max xjdnml nx nm jx jcc- Xfknp

    pkjc gkkcnmly |kpk ejhk {r ag xfk ykmyjxnamy pkiknwkh nm xfk pkyrkixnwk

    ynmlyamly jmh xpkjy{pk f{mxy-Ca{nyj |jy Fkmm~y yxkrifnch# jy kwkp~amk dmk|# jmh ma amk# ckjyx

    ag jcc Ca{nk# kvrkixkh Fkmm~ xa cawk xfny lnpc jy yfk cawkh fkp a|m- @{x

    xfa{lf Fkmm~y ifjpey fjh rkpikrxn`c~ hnenmnyfkh# Fkmm~y xpkjy{pky#

    rf~ynijc jmh ekmxjc# xfk ykmy{jc# gjencnjp fa{yk cngk yfk ckh# fkp dnmhmkyy

    nm ynidmkyy# fkp z{kkp xjly ag gacdcapk# `ajphnml%yifaac lpjiky jmh

    gkenmnmnx~ fjh ljnmkh am Ca{nk- [mipnxnijc jmh |nxfa{x dma|ckhlk ag

    axfkp |aekm# ap ag eaxfkpy cawk# yfk |jy j`ck xa cndk Fkmm~y jnpy#

    xfk ekyyky ag fkp cnmkm jmh icaxfky icaykxy# fkp ijyx%agg fjxy jmh yfaky#

    xfk yxpjmlk `kj{xng{c xfnmly yfk lax ykiamhfjmh gpae pnif ia{ynmy# fkp

    lngxy# ifjpnxnky jmh xfk gnmk cnky xa cjhnky iaek xa jgxkpmaam xkj- Jy gap

    jggkixnam# Ca{nk hnh max enyy |fjx yfk fjh mkwkp dma|m- Fkmm~# hkcnijxk

    jmh jmjkeni# pkjcc~ hnycndkh xfk ra|kpg{c# ic{ey~# fkjcxf~ ifnch# jmh

    jwanhkh iamxjix |nxf fkp jy e{if jy yfk ia{ch- Nx fjrrkmkh xfjx xfny

    yacnx{hk |jy kvjixc~ |fjx Ca{nk eayx ipjwkh- Cndk jcc ifnchpkm yfk

    kvrkixkh nmxp{ynam jmh nerkpxnmkmik? yfk wkp~ kjpc~ `kijek lpjxkg{c

    xa fkp yxkreaxfkp gap xfk aiijynamy |fkm Fkmm~ eayx ejpdkhc~

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    mklckixkh fkp# pkg{ykh xa nmyxp{ix fkp# pkg{ykh xa nmxkprpkx fkp xa wnynxapy-

    Fkmm~# nm xfk ica{hkh rkpyrkixnwky ag Ca{nky ifnchnyf ekeap~# fjh

    amik `kkm j `kj{xng{c# hjpd# xfnm ~a{ml cjh~ nm j p{ggckh yncd hpkyynml

    la|m# eaxfkp ag j wkp~ cjplk pkh nmgjmx nm j p{ggckh `jynmkx# pkiknwnmlnm yxjxk j iaerjm~ ag wkp~ `kj{xng{c ~a{ml cjhnky# jcc nm xfknp `kyx

    hpkyyky- Jgxkp xfny rjpxni{cjp hj~# Ca{nky ekeap~ |jy `cjidkh a{x#

    jmh amc~ j|adk yaek ~kjpy cjxkp xa jmaxfkp Fkmm~- Xfk hjpd cjh~ ag

    xfk p{ggcky fjh hnyjrrkjpkh jmh nm fkp rcjik |jy j lp{``~# jmlp~

    Fkmm~# |fa# jgxkp yipkkifnml# jmh ip~nml jx xfke jcc# |a{ch gjcc nm j

    gjnmx am xfk gcaap- Jx gnpyx# Yje |a{ch p{m xa lkx i{yfnamy4 cjxkp# |fkm

    xfk~ pkjifkh xfk kraif |fkpk Yje fj`nx{jcc~ yjnh# Hamx xjdk jm~maxnik# Caacaa# yfk ny gavnml*# Ca{nk yxncc pjm gap xfk i{yfnamy# jmh

    |a{ch r{gg jmh yxp{llck awkp xfk hkjxfcndk gjik# hpj|m jmh ~kcca|

    {mhkp nxy g{cc `cjid fjnp4 jmh |a{ch p{m xa xfk dnxifkm xa jyd Fjkc#

    xfk xfnm# `nxxkp ejnh# gap Fkmm~y xkj- \fkm z{nxk yejcc# yfk fjh `kkm

    xp{yxkh xa la xa xfk gap`nhhkm ekhninmk ifkyx# xa lkx a{x Fkmm~y

    ekhninmk rfkmjikxnm# jyrnpnm ap xfk xj`{ r~pjenham ap fkp

    yekccnml yjcxy4 jmh kwkm amik fjh `pa{lfx xfk `axxck ag yrnpnxy fnhhkm`kfnmh jcc xfayk `axxcky jx xfk `jid# |fnif jcc xfk ifnchpkm dmk| |jy

    xfkpk# jmh |fnif mamk ag xfke |a{ch kwkp fjwk pkwkjckh xa xfknp

    gjxfkp- Mamk ag xfke xfa{lfx xfkpk |jy ifkjxnml nm xfny? xfknp gjxfkp

    |jy xfk xj`cky ag xfk cj|# `{x xfknp eaxfkp |jy mjx{pjc cj|4 Yje |jy

    fa{ykfach ijp `~ hnwnmk pnlfx# `{x Fkmm~ |jy xfk ijpy kwkpcjyxnml

    jhwkpyjp~# fa{ykfach jmjpifnyx `~ hnwnmk pnlfx-

    @{x fkpk ijek Ca{nk a`ykpwnml xfke `axf gnxg{cc~ jmh |nxf

    hnggni{cx~# ynmik fkp cjyx `npxfhj~- Xfkpk hnh max ykke xa `k jm~ ykipkxy

    nm fkp rjpkmxy cngk- Fkmm~ |jy wkp~ gpkk ag iaeekmxy am fkp f{y`jmh#

    jmh Yje# nm ykjyam# xaad kjif ag fny ifnchpkm jynhk# `{x eayx

    rjpxni{cjpc~ xfk kchkyx# jmh xach# nm ynerck cjml{jlk# xfk xp{k yxap~ ag

    fny hnyncc{ynamekmx- Nm xfny cnlfx# Ca{nk jmh ickwkp Kpmnk# |fa

    a`ykpwkh jmh fkch fny xaml{k# yj|# nm j yxpjmlk R{mif%jmh%O{h~ yfa|#

    {mpkialmnj`ck Yjey jmh Fkmm~y eawnml nm j icaykx ag xnek# |nxf j

    cnxxck gcjrrnml i{pxjnm# {r jmh ha|m-

    Xfk mnlfx ag a{p ejppnjlk N dmk| N |jy haaekh xa {mfjrrnmkyy*

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    N mkwkp |jmxkh xa ejpp~ fne? fk |kmx ha|m am fny dmkky*

    Yfk cnkh xa ek |nxfnm xfpkk hj~y ag ejppnjlk*

    Xfk gnpyx |kkd N |jmxkh xa la `jid faek*

    Af# Ca{nk# xfk fkcc# |fkpk xfkpk yfa{ch fjwk kkm fkjwkm*@{x fk yx{id ek |nxf fny `pjxy# xa ejdk y{pk N hnhmx lkx j|j~

    gpae fne-

    Xfk ifnchpkm xpnkh xa ejdk fkjh ap xjnc ag xfkyk gjxjc ynlmngnijmx

    ykmxkmiky# gapekh nm xfk ip{in`ck ag xfk hkjh rjyx# jmh ma| iaek

    ha|m am xfknp fkjhy# fkjw~# iach# h{cc- \f~ |kpk xfkyk xkvxy f{pckh jx

    xfke gpae xfknp rjpkmxy Ac~er{y1 Ca{nk xpnkh xa rnkik xfk xfnml

    xalkxfkp4 Kpmnk iamic{hkh xfjx jh{cxy |kpk nppjxnamjc-Am fkp kckwkmxf `npxfhj~ nm Gk`p{jp~# Fkmm~ fjh lnwkm Ca{nyj xfk

    ach yncwkp ekyf `jl xfjx fkp yxkrhj{lfxkp fjh hkynpkh gap ~kjpy- Cawk

    jmh lpjxnx{hk |kcckh {r nm Ca{nk4 xfk eapk ya xfjx Yje ejhk jm

    kyrkinjcc~ raap yfa|nml am xfk yjek aiijynam# lnwnml jm kvkpinyk `aad

    xfjx Ca{nk mkkhkh gap yifaac- Ynmik xfkm Ca{nk fjh rjyykh am xa jm

    kmxnpkc~ apnlnmjc xpjnm ag xfa{lfx# |fnif |jy# nm rjpx# xfjx Fkmm~ |jy

    rkpfjry max iaerckxkc~ l{ncx~ xa|jphy Yje# xfjx rkpfjry xfkpk |jyyaekxfnml xa yj~ am Fkmm~y ynhk- \jy yfk jc|j~y j cnjp |fkm yfk yradk

    ag fkp rjnmy jmh enykpnky# jc|j~y xp~nml xa ejdk j yikmk |fkm yfk

    hkma{mikh Yjey gpnrrkp~ gcnpxjxnamy jmh haekyxni ipneky1 Fkmm~ |jy

    lpjh{jcc~ `kiaenml max j fjcg%ejh x~pjmx# |fayk gnxy jmh ejcjhnky

    e{yx `k ijpkh gap `~ j yxkpm# e{yi{cjp m{pyk4 max jcc j f~yxkpni# xfk

    |apxfckyy# hklkmkpjxk yainkx~ lnpc |fae Yje fjh farkh xa pkgape

    hkyrnxk wnxnjxkh `caah jmh `jh fj`nxy ag ijphrcj~nml# jciafac jmh

    xa`jiia4 `{x yfk |jy `kiaenml j ipkjx{pk ag gckyf jmh `caah# mkjpkp xa

    Ca{nyj `kij{yk# cndk xfk cnxxck lnpc# yfk |jy l{ncx~# pk`kccna{y jmh lax

    ifjyxnykh- Ca{nk fjh jix{jcc~ amik ap x|nik fjh eaekmxy |fkm yfk

    ia{ch cnyxkm xa Fkmm~y yiachnmly jmh &jcxfa{lf yfk xpke`ckh jmh

    ipnkh `nxxkpc~. ia{ch pkialmnk xfjx xfk~ ijek gpae yaek nccmkyy# fkp

    mk{pjclnjy# ap iach fjmhy jmh gkkx# ap xfk jii{e{cjxnam ag `nccy# ap gpae

    Yjey many~ oa~y |nxf xfk ifnchpkm# jmh rkpkmmnjc f{ejmnxjpnjm

    apjxnamy-

    Jcxfa{lf Ca{nyj |jy am xfk |j~ xa x|kcwk jmh jceayx j |aejm# Yje

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    fjh max y{yrkixkh xfny wkkpnml- Fk |kmx am iamgnhnml nm fkp jmh cj~nml

    xfk fkjh ag fny xpa{`ck am fkp yejcc `pkjyxy- @{x Fkmm~# ipkjx{pk ag

    |amhkpg{c nmyxnmix jmh ach ijerjnlmkp# fjh hnwnmkh jceayx nmyxjmxc~-

    Ma# nx |jy hkkrkp- Fkmm~ |jy amk ag xfayk |aekm |fa ykipkxc~y~erjxfnk |nxf jcc |aekm jljnmyx jcc ekm4 cngk |jy j paxxkm hkjc# |nxf

    ekm fachnml jcc xfk jiky- Xfk yxkreaxfkp hnh maxfnml kvxpjaphnmjp~ xa

    `pnml a{x Ca{nyjy y~erjxf~# kij{yk yfk fjh ckgx xaa e{if kfnmh fkp

    jmh lamk xaa gjp jcaml fkp pajh xa ijpk j`a{x xfk maxnamy ag kwkm xfk

    gckyf ag fkp a|m gckyf# `{x xfny nppkynyxn`ck ijcc ag ykv ykkekh ma| xa

    fjml nm xfk jnp ag xfk fa{yk- Nx |jy cndk jm nmwnyn`ck jmnejc# |fnif ia{ch

    `k maykh# xfa{lf# c~nml nm |jnx nm amk ag xfk iapmkpy ag xfny fa{yk xfjx|jy yxkkrkh nm fnhhkm jy |kcc jy yradkm hpjej- Yje jhapkh Hjp|nm

    `{x |jy ma laah jx nmwnyn`ck jmnejcy- Jljnmyx fne# xfk nmx{nxnamy ag

    yxkreaxfkp jmh yxkrhj{lfxkp ijek xalkxfkp jmh rpaipkjxkh# `kljm xa

    r{x am ijpmjcnx~# gkkc `caah jmh gape `amk# jmh j fkjpx jmh `pjnm |kpk

    iaenml xa xfk aggyrpnml- Xfny ipkjx{pk xfjx |jy gapenml jljnmyx xfk

    lj~%fkjpxkh# lkmkpa{y# kcaz{kmx# laahgkcca| |jy `pnyxc~# ga{c# j f~kmj#

    fjxkp ag |aejm xfk fa{yk%ojnckh jmh ifnch%ifjnmkh jljnmyx xfkdk~ijppnkp# ifnchmjekp jmh pnax%fjwkp- Yaekxneky ma| jm nmwac{mxjp~

    yc~ yenck |a{ch jrrkjp am Fkmm~y gjik |fkm yfk fkjph xfjx h{cc `p{xk#

    Yjey rnlfkjhkh ifnch# arrayk xa fny z{nidyncwkp fkp neeawj`ck

    a`yxnmji~# j e{cnyfmkyy `k~amh pf~ek jmh pkjyam- Yje fjh fny

    pkekhnky# `{x Fkmm~ yenckh nm rnx~ jx fny pkekhnky- Fk |a{ch xjdk

    Ca{nk a{x# agxkm nm wnk| ag xfk yxpkkx# nm aphkp xa lnwk fny ckyyam j yainjc

    ranmx jmh yj~# nm xfjx yrckmhnh fkjh xamk ag fny# ^a{ ykk# N je max

    jmlp~? N je max r{mnyfnml ~a{ a{x ag rnz{k- N je o{yx- a{ dma| |f~ N

    je r{mnyfnml ~a{- \f~ ny nx1

    Gap ma pkjyam-

    Fk |a{ch lnwk fkp j lkmxck gcnr# Hamx `k a`yxnmjxk* ^a{ dma| |f~*

    Fk |a{ch dkkr nx {r# xncc yfk `kljm xa `j|c# ~nkchkh# ^ky# N dma|-

    Xfkm fk |a{ch ejdk fkp fach a{x fkp fjmhy# jmh |a{ch `kjx fkp#

    ^a{ |ncc {mhkpyxjmh |f~ N fjwk xa ha xfny |fkm ~a{ lkx j cnxxck achkp-

    N |ncc mkwkp {mhkpyxjmh-

    a{ |ncc {mhkpyxjmh jmh xfjmd ek* jmh nm |fjx j iamxkmxkh xamk*

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    N |ncc mkwkp {mhkpyxjmh jmh mkwkp gaplnwk ~a{*

    Caacaa%lnpc* xfny# ~kjpmnml-

    N |ncc mkwkp gaplnwk ~a{*

    Fk cj{lfkh- Fkmm~# fjcg nmhnlmjmx# fjcg nmxkpkyxkh# `kfnmh xfki{pxjnm# |a{ch xfnmd# \jnx# |jnx# |jnx? amc~ |jnx# ~a{ hkwnc* Fkmm~

    fjh `kl{m xa `kjx Ca{nyj ckyy4 jmh Ca{nk fjh max `kkm |paml nm ykknml

    j hnyxapxkh y~erjxf~ gap fkp nm Fkmm~y rpkxkmik ag yxpjmlcnml fkp xfk

    mnlfx `kgapk-

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