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7/22/2019 Aliens, Insectoids, And Elves! Oh, My!
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7/22/2019 Aliens, Insectoids, And Elves! Oh, My!
2/153 Lrfwdn Lxtra`ts Kumglr 70 / Kfvlmglr 7?17
Kf a``fukt fb tcl ukdvlrsl dk dts
tftahdty `ak gl kah wcd`c hlavls tclsl
ftclr bfrms fb `fks`dfusklss qudtl
ndsrljarnln. Cfw tf rljarn tclm ds tcl
qulstdfkbfr tcly arl sf nds`fktdkufus
wdtc frndkary `fks`dfusklss.
Zdhhdam Eamls
^cl Rardltdls fb Wlhdjdfus Lxplrdlk`l(14?7)
Tfu jdvl NM^ tf tlk plfphl. ^clyvl
klvlr can NM^ glbfrl, akn yfu tlhh tclm
fkhy tcat tcly mdjct sll sfmltcdkj.
Db kdkl fut fb tlk fb tclm `fml ga`i
wdtc nls`rdptdfks fb lhvls, akn bfur fb
tclm usl tcl wfrn lhvls ukprfmptln,
wl tcdki yfu scfuhn dkvlstdjatl tcl
pclkfmlkfk fb lhvls sllk fk NM^.
Uarifv
@fmdkj Fut fb Hlbt Bdlhn wdtcJra`dl akn Uarifv, Cdjc Brfktdlrs 0
(143:)
^cl fkhy apprfprdatl attdtunl bfr mak
tf cavl agfut tcl gdj qulstdfks ds
kft tcl arrfjakt `lrtdtunl tcat ds tcl
cahhmari fb rlhdjdfk, gut nfugt. Nfugt
ds cumghl, akn tcats wcat mak kllns
tf gl, fksdnlrdkj tcat cumak cdstfry ds
eust a hdtaky fb jlttdkj scdt nlan wrfkj.
Gdhh Maclr
Wlhdjuhfus(7??3)
brfm tcl bfrtc`fmdkj gffi NM^ \KNLWJWF\KN5 A @FM_LKND\M FB \KA\^CFWDULN WLPLAW@C
Zclk wrd t dkj agfut spd r d tua h
mattlrs, dt ds dmpfrtakt tf gl upbrfkt
agfut fkls gdasls brfm tcl start. D
was radsln wdtcfut rlhdjdfk. My batclr
was ak atcldst9 my mftclr ds ajkfstd`.
D `ak `fukt fk fkl cakn tcl kumglr fb
tdmls tcat D wlkt tf `cur`c as a `cdhn. Dk
my tllks akn larhy twlktdls, D gl`amlbas`dkatln wdtc stunydkj wfrhn rlhdjdfks,
hffidkj bfr `huls tcat mdjct clhp ml
glttlr uknlrstakn my psy`clnlhd`
lxplrdlk`ls. Ahtcfujc D klvlr anfptln
aky spl`dbd` rlhdjdfk, D rlsfkatl mfst
wdtc dnlas brfm Cdknudsm. ^clrl was
a tdml dk my hdbl wclk D prfgaghy
glhdlvln dk Jfn, dk tcl dnla tcat cumaks
cavl sfuhs, akn dk tcl fk`lpt fb iarma.
^clsl nays, Dm a ndl-carn ajkfstd` akn
nlvdhs anvf`atl.
Dk tcds `captlr, Dhh harjlhy avfdnprfpfsdkj plrsfkah tclfrdls rljarndkj
tcl frdjdk fr mlakdkj fb lktdty `fkta`t
lxplrdlk`ls. D cavl kf dnla wcat tcl
trutc fb tcl mattlr ds dk tclsl sdtuatdfks.
Pu`c lxplrdlk`ls arl pfwlrbuh lkfujc
tcat tcly dkbhulk`ln parandjm scdbts
dk sfml plfphl wcf cavl can tclm.
Ppl`uhatdfk akn nlgatl agfut lktdty
lk`fuktlrs cavl f``urrln fvlr tcl ylars,
akn Dvl `fmpdhln a blw dktlrlstdkj
artd`hls fk tcl tfpd` dk tcl `captlrs tcat
bfhhfw. Dk`husdfk clrldk scfuhn kft gldktlrprltln tf dmphy tcat D am prfmftdkj
aky partd`uhar dnlas9 D am kft.
^crfujcfut cdstfry, cumakdty cas
nls`rdgln fkta`t wdtc ftclrs5 akjlhs,
nlmfks, spdrdts, lhvls, ahdlks, lt`. A jdrh
radsln fk tahls fb tcl Grftclrs Jrdmm
may glhdlvl dk balrdls9 a gfy grfujct up
fk Lnjar Ahhlk _fl stfrdls may glhdlvl
dk jcfsts. @cdhnrlk fb Cdknu cfuslcfhns
may wfrscdp a paktclfk fb nldtdls, wcdhl
Mushdm idns may gfw tf a sdkjhl Jfn.
Ptadn atcldsts may gl gfrk ajadk dktf
@crdstdakdty. Akn sf fk. Dkndvdnuahs
dnlas rljarndkj tcl trutc fr rlahdty fb
tcl lxdstlk`l fb kfk-matlrdah gldkjs,dk`hundkj jfns fr Jfn, may `cakjl
muhtdphl tdmls fvlr tcl `fursls fb tcldr
hdvls. Pu`c glhdlbs `ak banl, ndsapplar
lktdrlhy, fr gl rlpha`ln gy glhdlbs dk tcl
lxdstlk`l fb ftclr kfk-matlrdah gldkjs.
_sy`clnlhd` phakts cavl gllk
lmphfyln bfr tcfusakns fb ylars as
spdrdtuah tffhs, nul tf tcl plr`lptdfk
tcat tcly `ak prfvdnl ak lxplrdlk`l fb
kfk-matlrdah rlahmsgl tcly clavlkhy,
clhh dsc, fr akytcdkj dk gltwllk.
^randtdfkah ltckfjrapcd` usl fb tclslphakts bfr su`c purpfsls dkspdrln tcl
`fdkdkj fb lktclfjlk, a wfrn tcat
mlaks tf jlklratl Jfn wdtcdk.1 Dt
ds kft uk`fmmfk tf clar stfrdls fb
ajkfstd`s fr atcldsts bdkndkj Jfn
nurdkj tcldr psy`clnlhd` trdps7, 0, >,
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wcf can `fksumln tcl plyftl `a`tus(Hfpcfpcfra wdhhdamsdd)5
A phatdkum skadh agfut twlhvl bllt
cdjc akn stunnln wdtc rugdls was
puhhln ahfkj fk dts wcllhs gy a mu`c
smahhlr akn grdjcthy padktln nwarb
`arvln brfm wffn. ^cl `urdfus
`fuphl was `hfslhy bfhhfwln gy
a cfst fb mltahhd`, jlm-`fvlrln
dksl`tsjrasscfpplrs akn gllthls,
gumghlglls, akn mfsqudtfls, ahh
fb baguhfus sdzl akn grdhhdakthyjhlamdkj, jhdndkj fr wahidkj fr
cfppdkj wdtc tcl prl`dsdfk fb
wfukn-up tfys. ^clsl tclk wlrl
bfhhfwln gy strakjl `rlaturls brfm
sfml wdhnhy dmajdkatdvl glstdary
ahh `fkvlrjdkj upfk a husc fasds dk
tcl jfhnlk nlslrt wclrl tcl bfhdajl
sllmln tf cavl gllk `rlatln gy
Wfusslau.3
Akftclr lxamphl ds prlslktln brfm
a bfur-ylar-fhn gfy, P, wcf can
ukwdttdkjhy `fksumln ak HPN-nfsln
sujar ugl brfm cds mftclrs rlbrdjlratfr5
Amfkj tcl bdrst cahhu`dkatdfks
tf applar wlrl a kumglr fb
`rusta`laks, lspl`dahhy (as dt `fuhn
gl jatclrln) rags akn hfgstlrs. Y]
Bfr sfml, tcl wfrn nds`arkatl may
sfhlhy lvfil jcfsthy spl`tlrs fb dkndstdk`t
bfrm. Clrl, tcl wfrn ds usln tf nls`rdgl
plr`ldvln gldkjs tcat nf kft cavl a pcysd`ah
gfny wdtcdk fkslksus rlahdty, ylt fbtlk nf
cavl a bfrm tcat jdvls ak applarak`l fb
pcysd`ahdty. cfsl wcf plr`ldvl tclm may
gl aghl tf nls`rdgl wcat tcly hffi hdilakn/fr sfukn hdil, sfmltdmls wcat tcly
bllh hdil, akn fk rarl f``asdfks lvlk cfw
tcly smlhh akn/fr tastl. Cfwlvlr, a vdnlf
`amlra wfuhnkt gl aghl tf rl`frn dmajls
fr aundf fb tclm. Lktdtdls `fkvlys tcat
bfr tcfsl wcf plr`ldvl tclm, tcly sllm tf
gl dknlplknlkt gldkjs.
Nds`arkatl lktdtdls scfuhn gl
`fksdnlrln tf lk`fmpass akjlhs akn
ahdlks, nlmfks akn nrajfks, balrdls
akn blhdkls, lhvls akn dksl`tfdns, jcfsts
akn jfghdks, carhlqudks akn cumakfdns,phakt tla`clrs akn ftclr `rlaturlslvlk
mfrpcdkj ma`cdkl mdkns akn bra`tahhdkl
Baglrj bfftgahhs, as hfkj as tclyrl
kfk-pcysd`ah akn sllm slktdlkt.
Dk cds 7??1 gffi NM^5 ^cl Ppdrdt
Mfhl`uhl, autcfr Wd`i Ptrassmak prlslkts
rst-plrsfk a``fukts brfm sugel`ts wcf
partd`dpatln dk cds NM^ stundls gltwllk
144? akn 144
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P ahsf cahhu`dkatln a wcfhl array fb
mfkstlrsapparlkthy `rlaturls
su`c as lhvls, nwarbs, akn ftclr
smahh, nlbfrmln cumak-hdil gldkjs.
Blarbuh at first, cl jadkln `fkfinlk`l
wclk cds mftclr lk`furajln cdm
tf mail brdlkns wdtc tcl mfkstlrs
Y]. Abtlr sfml fb cds akxdltdls wlrl
ndspfsln fb, slvlrah fb tcl mfkstlrs
`aml akn sat fk Ps iklls akn dk tcl
pahm fb cds cakn akn cl tahiln wdtc
tclm. Ftclrs nak`ln arfukn cdm
akn manl ba`ls. Brfm tdml tf tdml,
Ps blars wfuhn rlturk9 tclk, wdtc cds
mftclrs clhp, cl wfuhn fvlr`fml
cds blars ajadk akn lkefy phaydkj akn
tahidkj wdtc tcl cahhu`dkatln gldkjs.3
Mastlrs akn Cfustfk `fmparl tcds
`cdhns lxplrdlk`l tf tcat fb pcdhfsfpclr
Elak-_auh Partrl, wcf tffi mls`ahdkl
uknlr tcl suplrvdsdfk fb a psy`cdatrdst.
At fkl pfdkt Partrl nls`rdgln tcat cl was5
fijctdkj a hfsdkj gatthl wdtc a nlvdh
fisc akn Ycl] mlktdfkln a kumglr
fb ftclr ndsturgdkj lxplrdlk`ls. Cl
rlpfrtln umgrlhhas `cakjdkj dktf
vuhturls akn scfls `cakjdkj dktf
silhltfks, ba`ls gl`aml cdnlfus, akn
`rags, pfhyps, akn jrdma`dkj tcdkjs
tcat cl saw brfm tcl frklr fb cds lyl.3
Lvlk abtlr tcl nruj can wfrk fbb, sfmlwllis hatlr Partrl `fmphadkln fb gldkj
fk tcl lnjl fb a `crfkd` cahhu`dkatfry
psy`cfsds akn sadn tcat cl was gldkj
bfhhfwln gy hfgstlrs akn `rags akn
assfrtln ftclr mfkstlrs.
Elrry Wd`carnsfk, ak dksurak`l
uknlrwrdtlr brfm Pak Brak`ds`f wcf
partd`dpatln dk Glrkarn Aarfksfks HPN
rlslar`c dk tcl 142?s, wrftl5
D saw jfghdks dk jrllk akn ylhhfw
akn ghul9 rln nlvdhs wdtc sdkdstlr,twdstln ba`ls9 akn tclk gfndls, ba`ls,
jcfsthdil rlaturls dk wcdtl, fmdkj
fut fb kfwclrl, ruscdkj tfwarn ml,
tumghdkj fvlr la`c ftclr, akn ndsap-
plardkj dktf tcl ga`i fb my mdkn dk
a sllmdkjhy lknhlss prf`lssdfk fb
hund`rfushy jrftlsqul dmajlry. Y]
Fplkdkj my lyls stfppln tcl
mlktah dmajlry. Arfukn tcl rffm,
lvlrytcdkj was kfw gatcln dk a
`urdfus ylhhfwdsc-warm, jhfwdkj
randak`l. Ak frndkardhy ratclr
kfknls`rdpt, sfmlwcat mlssy, akn
ujhy rffm can gllk traksbfrmln
dktf sfmltcdkj fut fb a badry tahl.4
Dk cds May 17, 14
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`clrugdm, akn slrapcdm, tcl sadkts
wlrl mfvdkj gy cds tcrfkl dk a statlhy
prf`lssdfk. D was tclrl dk Clavlk,
wfrscdpdkj Jfn, wfrscdpdkj tcl
akjlhs, wfrscdpdkj tcl sadkts dk buhh
akn `fmphltl trakspfrt fb rlhdjdfus
l`stasy. 11
Dk hatlr lxplrdlk`ls, gftc adnln akn
ukadnln gy nruj `fksumptdfk, Hdhhy
`fkta`tln a padr fb nds`arkatl lktdtdls
wcf tfhn cdm tcat tcly wlrl cds juarndaks
akn wcf applarln tf jdvl cdm sfml
dkstru`tdfk fk tcl katurl fb tcl ukdvlrsl.
Dk `fktlmphatdkj tclsl lxplrdlk`ls,
Hdhhy rlmariln5
Dk my fwk bar-fut lxplrdlk`ls dk
tcl dsfhatdfk taki wdtc HPN akn dk
my `hfsl gruscls wdtc nlatc D cavl
`fml upfk tcl twf judnls. ^clsl
twf judnls may gl twf aspl`ts
fb my fwk buk`tdfkdkj at tcl
supraslhb hlvlh. ^cly may gl lktdtdls
dk ftclr spa`ls, ftclr ukdvlrsls
tcak fur `fkslksus rlahdty. ^cly
may gl clhpbuh `fkstru`ts, clhpbuh
`fk`lpts tcat D usl bfr my fwk buturl
lvfhutdfk. ^cly may gl rlprlslkta-
tdvls fb ak lsftlrd` cdnnlk s`cffh.
^cly may gl `fk`lpts buk`tdfkdkj
dk my fwk cumak gdf`fmputlr at
tcl supraspl`dls hlvlh. cly may gl
mlmglrs fb a dvdhdzatdfk a cuknrln
tcfusakn ylars fr sf aclan fb furs.
^cly may gl a tukdkj dk fk twf
kltwfris fb `fmmukd`atdfk fb a
`dvdhdzatdfk way glyfkn furs, wcd`c
ds randatdkj dkbfrmatdfk tcrfujcfut
tcl jahaxy.11
Nurdkj sfml fb H d h hys ha tl r
lxplrdlk`ls, uknlr tcl dkbhulk`l
fb tcl nruj iltamdkl, cl glhdlvln
cdmslhb tf gl `fmmukd`atdkj wdtc
nds`arkatl lktdtdls wcf scarln wdtc cdmikfwhlnjl agfut cumakdtys buturla
tdml wclk tcl phaklt wfuhn gl tailk
fvlr gy a mahlvfhlkt sfhdn-statl
lktdty. Dk ak dktlrvdlw fk May 1>,
1443, iltamdkl rlslar`c Iarh Eakslk
asiln tcl 30-ylar-fhn Hdhhy agfut cds
`fkta`ts wdtc lktdtdls5
Ea ks lk 5 Maky plrsfks nf kft
lk`fuktlr Gldkjs wclk tcly tail
iltamdkl, fr `fdk`dnlk`l `fktrfh
fbfi`lrs. Cfw nf yfu lxphadk tcds dk
tlrms fb yfur tclfrdls6
Hdhhy5Tfu nfkt cavl tf cavl aky
`fk`lpt fb Gldkjs. Zclk yfu tail tcl
nruj yfu lktlr dktf tcldr `fks`dfus-
klss. Tfu nfkt cavl tf sll tclm fr
ikfw tclm as Gldkjs. ^cly lkjajl
yfur mdkn. Glbfrl mattlr, lklrjy,
tclrl was fks`dfusklss wdtcfut ak
fgel`t. Fut fb tcat `aml Gldkjs.17
Fvlr cds hdbltdml as ak autcfr
akn hl`turlr, ^lrlk`l M`Ilkka fbtlk
nds`ussln tcl tfpd` fb lktdty `fkta`t dk
`fkeuk`tdfk wdtc tcl mlktah lbbl`ts fb
cdjc nfsls (vl jrams) fb psdhf`ygdk-
`fktadkdkj muscrffms5
Tls, bdrst `fml tcl nak`dkj md`l,
tcl hdtthl `akndls, tcl `fhfrln jrdns,
akn sf-bfrtc akn sf-fk. Gut wcat
lvlktuahhy capplks, qud`ihy, hdil tlk
mdkutls hatlr, ds tclrl ds ak lktdty
dk tcl trak`l, dk tcl vdsdfk. ^clrl ds
a mdkn tclrl, wadtdkj, tcat splais
jffn Lkjhdsc, akn dkvdtls yfu up
dktf dts rffm. Y] Akn wcat dt ds, ds
dts a vfd`l dk tcl clan Y]. D `fml
dktf a pha`l. Dts carn tf nls`rdgl.
Dts a bllhdkj. Akn tcl `fktlkt fb
tcl bllhdkj ds, kfw tcl lhvls arl
klar. Gut tcly wfkt applar ukhlss
D dkvfil tclm.10
Cfw fbtlk nf psy`cfkauts sll
fr dktlra`t wdtc lktdtdls6 Zdtcdk tcl
bramlwfri fb nf`umlktdkj tcl idkn
akn brlqulk`y fb rlhdjdfus dmajls
tcat f``urrln amfkj tcldr 7?2 sugel`ts,
Mastlrs akn Cfustfk rlpfrtln tcat 4% saw nlvdhs akn
nlmfks, akn :% saw akjlhs.3
My Fwk Lktdty Lk`fuktlrs^cl tfpd` fb psy`clnlhd`-dknu`ln
`fkta`t cas dktlrlstln ml sdk`l 143:,
wclk D can my fwk dkdtdah nds`arkatl
lktdty lk`fuktlr wcdhl fk a `fuphl
cdts fb HPN. D was attlkndkj `fhhljl dk
Ptratbfrn-upfk-Avfk vda a prfjram ruk
tcrfujc Pak Brak`ds`f @dty @fhhljl,
wclrl Dn gllk stunydkj art. As strakjl
`cak`l wfuhn cavl dt, D capplkln tf ruk
dktf a brdlkn brfm PB wcf was passdkj
tcrfujc Lkjhakn fk cds way tf Jlrmaky.
Cl shdppln ml twf jlh-tags. Fkl kdjct D
nrfppln gftc tags akn wlkt fut wahidkj
wdtc a blw klw brdlkns brfm s`cffh.
Ha`idkj aky bfrlikfwhlnjl fb cfw my
`fmpakdfks blht agfut dhhd`dt nruj usl, D
ilpt tcl ba`t tcat D was trdppdkj tf myslhb.
^cl a`dn aml fk, akn D was lkefydkj fur
wahi akn nds`ussdfks, nurdkj wcd`c dt
`aml fut tcat fkl fb tcl wfmlk wdtc us
was a pra`td`dkj Zd``ak. Abtlr wl turkln
nfwk ak fhn nlslrtln Wfmak rfan, fur
jrfup blhh qudlt bfr a mfmlkt. Dt was hatl
dk tcl lvlkdkj, akn tcl fkhy sfukn was
tcl `ruk`cdkj autumk hlavls glklatc fur
bllt. As wl wahiln, a wdkn ghlw nfwk tcl
rfan, rlhlasdkj mfrl hlavls brfm tcl trlls
akn wcdrhdkj tclm dktf a sfrt fb tukklh
agfvl fur clans. ^cl Zd``ak wfmak
gljak tf sdkj dk Jalhd`a hakjuajl
tcat Dn klvlr clarn glbfrl. Nlspdtl
tcl ba`t tcat D `fuhnkt uknlrstakn tcl
wfrns, tcl mdkfr tfkls fb clr sfkj
wlrl cauktdkjhy glautdbuh. At tcl rst
kftl scl sakj, sfml fb tcl adrgfrkl
hlavls traksbfrmln dktf agfut a nfzlk
balrdlslxa`thy tcl sfrt fb trandtdfkah
wdkjln pdxdl-hdil `rlaturls padktln gy
tcl artdst Grdak Brfun. D can klvlr sllk
akytcdkjhdil tcds glbfrl fk a`dn. Zcdhl
humdkfus akn sparihy, tcly applarln
qudtl sfhdn akn la`c sllmln tf cavl ak
dknlplknlkt lxdstlk`l, as tcly phaybuhhy
nartln amfkjst tcl swdrhdkj hlavls. Dt
was truhy majd`ah. D was traksbdxln.
As tcl kah kftl fb my brdlkns sfkj
sfuknln, D wat`cln ahh tcl balrdls mfrpc
ga`i dktf wdkn-ghfwk hlavls. Gldkj tcl
fkhy fkl fb us fk a`dn at tcl tdml (tf
tcl glst fb my ikfwhlnjl), D prlsumln
tcat kf fkl lhsl can lxplrdlk`ln tcl
prfbfuknhy mfvdkj vdsdfk tcat D can sllk.
Fur jrfup rlmadkln rlspl`tbuhhy qudlt
bfr a mfmlkt. ^clk sfmlfkl asiln furvf`ahdst tcl kaml fb tcl sfkj tcat scln
eust sukj, akn scl rlphdln, Fc, tcat fkl
ds ikfwk as ^cl Pfkj tf @ahh dk tcl
Balrdls.
Agfut a nl`anl hatlr, D was `ampdkj
wdtc tcrll brdlkns at Dshakn Hail klar
Klvana @dty, @ahdbfrkda. A `fuphl fb
us nl`dnln tf tail clrfd` nfsls fb
_sdhf`ygl muscrffms fkl lvlkdkj.
D `clwln nfwk bfur jrams, rltdrln
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tf my tlkt, `hfsln my lyls, akn jft
cfrdzfktah fk my adr mattrlss. As tcl
lbbl`ts fb tcl scrffms `aml fk, my
dkklr vdsdfk rlvlahln wcat hffiln hdil
a naki mfss-jrllk cfspdtah lmlrjlk`y
wadtdkj rffm. D sllmln tf gl sdttdkj fk
a glk`c dk tcds rffm, akn dt f``urrln
tf ml tcat dt was fnn tcat tclrl wlrl
kf patdlkts gldkj wcllhln dk fr fut.
Idkna qudlt bfr ak LW. Abtlr sfml tdml,
D kftd`ln a blw fbb-wcdtl bfftgahh-sdzln
harval fatdkj tcrll fr bfur bllt fbb tcl
jrfukn dk vardfus spfts. Bfhhfwdkj fkl
fb tclsl wdtc my lyls, D tclk saw ak
dksl`tfdn lktdty agfut tcl sdzl fb a smahh
wcfm dt bln. Tlt D can a kajjdkj bllhdkj
tcat dt mdjct kft gl tlhhdkj ml tcl wcfhl
trutc. Maygl tclsl `rlaturls can sfml
dkulk`l fk dk`dtdkj wars fr ndsastlrs
dk tcl cumak rlahm6 ^cl lxplrdlk`l
hlbt ml bllhdkj uksltthln bfr sfml tdml
abtlrwarns.
Mfvdkj lvlk burtclr dktf ukphlasakt
lktdty `fkta`t rlahms, tclrl was my fkl
(akn fkhy) trdp fk 0 mj fb NFG (7,-grfmfampcltamdkl). D
was attlkndkj Gurkdkj Mak, wclrl my
wdbl akn D can pdt`cln fur tlkt klar a
`amp `ahhln Ndsturgda. Dk rltrfspl`t,
tcl `amps kaml scfuhn cavl gllk a
sdjk tcat tcds mdjct
kft gl tcl rdjct pha`l
tf bdrst try a pftlkt
pclkltcyhamdkl tcat
`ak hast up tf 7>
cfurs. ^cl Ndsturgda
bfhis can idknhy slt
up a hfunhy amphdln
tclrlmdk bfr pughd`
usl. ^cl tclrlmdk ds ak lhl`trfkd`
musd`ah dkstrumlkt tcat ds phayln gy
grdkjdkj fkls cakns dktf varydkj
prfxdmdty tf dts mltah aktlkkas wdtcfut
a`tuahhy tfu`cdkj tclm. Makdpuhatln gy a
kfvd`l (akn, wlhh, lvlryfklfk tcl phaya
applarln tf gl klw tf tcl dkstrumlkt),
dt sfukns hdil a gllcdvl dk a shdkiy. Dt
was apprfxdmatlhy rdjct abtlrtcl NFG
can buhhy id`iln dk tcat D gl`aml awarl
fb tcl tclrlmdk, wclk sfmlfkl startln
phaydkj dt, tclrlgy attra`tdkj mfrl
bfhis wcf waktln tf phay dtbfr cfurs
fk lkn.Dt was gummdkj ml fut.At fkl
pfdkt, wclk my wdbl fuhn tlhh tcat D was
kft nfdkj sf wlhh, scl trdln tf fmbfrt ml
gy saydkj, Dm clrl, cfkly. Eust bf`us
fk ml, akn yfuhh gl fiay. As D hffiln
dktf tcl lyls fb tcl plrsfk D hfvl mfst dk
tcl wfrhn, D wat`cln `f`irfa`cls `rawh
fut brfm uknlr clr lylhdns akn swarm
fvlr clr ba`l. Gufyln gy tcl guzzdkjtclrlmdk, tcl guj tclml `fktdkuln. D
was `fkbrfktln gy slvlrah cumak-sdzln
`cdtdkfus Jdjlrlsqul lktdtdls tcat splkt
tcl rlst fb tcl lvlkdkj prfgdkj ml
akn plrbfrmdkj dkvasdvl pcysd`ah
lxplrdmlkts fk my dmmfgdhl, ukcappy
gfny. Dt was prltty mu`c tcl hassd` ahdlk
agnu`tdfk s`lkardf, saks spa`l scdp. Abtlr
a hfkjkdjct, tclrl was at hlast a glautdbuh
(akn qudlt!) sukrdsl tcl klxt mfrkdkj.
Mfst fb my psy`clnlhd` lxplrdlk`ls
fvlr tcl past tcrll nl`anls cavl kft
blaturln aky makklr fb nds`arkatl
lktdty `fkta`t. Dk Klw Frhlaks, D jft a
wldrn jcfsthy nwarb tcdkj fk`l fk tcl
`fmgdkatdfk fb psdhf`ygdk-`fktadkdkj
muscrffms akn _ljakum carmaha.
Kdtrfus fxdnl rlvlahln ndmlksdfkah
nfpplhjakjlrs akn ZAHH-Lstyhl
rfgfts. Iltamdkl cas pfkdln up a pyjmy
scamak, prftf-cumak apl-hdil `rlaturls,
akn sfml tlkta`hln `lpcahfpfns. N_^
(ndprfpyhtryptamdkl) cas prfvdnln tdky
`artffk-hdil dksl`tfdn `rlaturls. Fk`l
fk tcl `fmgdkatdfk fb iltamdkl akn
N_ , D wdtklssln twf ndstdk`thy ndbblrlkt
nds`arkatl lktdtdls sllmdkjhy tcrust dktf
la`c ftclrs rlahms bfr tcl rst tdml.
Gftc fb tclsl ahdlks wlrl dkbusln wdtc a
gan-ass attdtunl rlmdkds`lkt fb nlkdzlks
fb tcl Mfs Ldshly @aktdka dk Ptar Zars.
^cly grfilrln a nlahfkl fb tclm
passdkj a smahh ukdnlktdaghl dtlm dktf
tcl ftclrs cakn wcdhl mlktahhy scfftdkj
ml a warkdkj tcat D can bu`i-ahh dnla fb
wcat D was nlahdkj wdtcakn D was hlbt
wdtc tcl strfkj dmprlssdfk tcat D scfuhn
`fksdnlr myslhb hu`iy tcat tcly hlt ml
fbb tcl cffi, sdk`l dt was my `clmd`ah
`f`itadh tcat can nrawk tcl tcrll fb us
tfjltclr dk tcl bdrst pha`l. Fk 7@-G,
Dvl ahsf sfmltdmls lk`fuktlrln smahh
dksl`tfdns. Fk ayacuas`a, Dvl jfttlk
harjl dksl`tfdns. Akn yls, fk smfiln
NM^, Dvl lktlrln tcl traks-hdkjudstd`
ahdlk ndmlksdfk pfpuhatln gy M`Ilkkas
mlr`urdah akn mds`cdlvfus mutatdkj
ma`cdkl lhvls. (A rlahm wlhh-`apturln
gy tcl artdsts Kaftf Cattfrd, EZA u`ilr
akn Rdgrata @crfmfnfrds.) A``frndkj tf
M`Ilkka5
Dt ds trul, tcat wclk yfu smfil NM^,
bfr lxamphl, dk a subfi`dlkthy cdjc
akn prlparln nfsl, yfu jlt lhvls
lvlrygfny nfls. Ahh yfu klln nf, ds
dkcahl nllphy tcrll tdmls, akn yfu
ikfw Tfu wakt fkta`t6 Tfu wakt
lhvls6 Tfu wakt ahdlk dktlhhdjlk`l6
Tfuhh cavl tcat up tcl iazff.1>
Bfr sfml wcfvl sllk NM^ lhvls,
tcl gldkjs hffiln sdmdhar tf trandtdfkah
badryhakn `rlaturls. Gut maky uslrs
nls`rdgl tclm ndbblrlkthy. Dknlln, tcl
ndvlrsdty fb gldkjs lk`fuktlrln dk
D knlln , tcl n dvlrs d t y f b gl dkjs
lk`fuktlrln dk NM^ spa`l hlans fkl
tf tcdki tcat lvlryfkl `akt rlahhy gl
nls`rdgdkj tcl saml `rlaturls
Lrfwdn Lxtra`ts Kumglr 70 / Kfvlmglr 7?1717
nfj, wcfsl ga`i was ba`dkj ml. Dt can
a hfkj mfsqudtf-hdil prfgfs`ds tcat D
`fuhn fkhy partdahhy sll. Punnlkhy, dt
turkln, aknrlahdzdkj tcat D saw dtdt
manl a cdjc-pdt`cln guzzdkj/scrdlidkj
sfukn. (D jft tcl dmprlssdfk tcat dt was
slkndkj fut a warkdkj aharm.) cl lktdty
tclk dkdtdatln tlhlpatcd` `fmmukd`atdfk
wdtc ml, lxphadkdkj tcat dt was qudtl
surprdsln tcat D `fuhn sll dt, as tcdsusuahhy ndnkt f``ur. Dt sadn tcat dt hdvln
gy lxtra`tdkj cumak tcfujct/lmftdfk.
Cumak tcfujcts wlrl gftc tcl `urrlk`y
fb dts spl`dls, as wlhh as tcldr sustlkak`l/
lklrjy sfur`l. (^cl kllnhl-hdil prfgfs`ds
was hffidkj hlss brdlknhy gy tcl mdkutl.)
D was jdvlk tcl dmprlssdfk tcatas
tcl `fdk fb dts idknndbblrlkt typls fb
tcfujct/lmftdfk wlrl vahuln ndbblrlkthy9
tcfsl wdtc a mfrl dktlksl lklrjy carjl,
su`c as blar fr hfvl, wlrl wfrtc mfrl.
^cl lktdty lxphadkln tcat dt lxdstln dkakftclr ndmlksdfk sf tcat dt `fuhn blln
fbb fb cumak tcfujct ukcdknlrln. (D jft
a bllhdkj tcat tcl rlhatdfkscdp waskt
symgdftd`9 plrcaps tclsl tcfujct
nradklrs sfmlcfw su`i hdbllklrjy brfm
cumaks, ahfkj wdtc tcl mlktah lklrjy.) Dt
`hadmln tcat dt was tcl psy`cd` lqudvahlkt
fb ak a`tuah dksl`t tcat bllns fk ghffn,
sidk, lt`., wdtc rljarn tf tcl lxtlkt fb
aky namajl dt mdjct nf tf tcfsl fk
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NM^ spa`l hlans fkl tf tcdki tcat
lvlryfkl `akt rlahhygl nls`rdgdkj tcl
saml `rlaturls, akn tcat tcl spa`l
must gl pfpuhatln wdtc a muhtdtunl
fb nds`arkatl lktdtdls5 typd`ah s`d-bd
lxtratlrrlstrdahs, cumakfdns, elhhysc,
dksl`tfdns, `hfwks/_dlrrfts, rlptdhdaks,
rfgfts, f`tfpfns, akn ftclr sfrts fb
gldkjs cavl gllk mlktdfkln. Autcfr
N.M. ^urklr can apparlkthy `atahfjuln
at hlast kdkl ndstdk`t typls fb lktdtdls tcat
cln lk`fuktlrln. Dk nds`ussdkj tclsl
wdtc a blhhfw NM^ psy`cfkaut, ^urklr
bfukn tcat cds brdlkn can lxplrdlk`l
bfur fb tcl lxa`t saml lktdtdls, phus
twf ftclrs tcat ^urklr can klvlr sllk.1
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_dk`cgl`i5Tfu ndnkt hdil cyplr-
traksbfrmdkj ma`cdkl lhvls6
Wfjak5 Dt waskt hdil tcat tf ml,
yfu ikfw
_dk`cgl`i5Dt waskt hdil tcat tf ml,
ldtclr.
Wfjak5 D clarn Ytclm say] sfml
tcdkjs tcat M`Ilkka sadn, hdil,
hffi at tcds. cly say, hffi at tcds
a hft. Akn D clarn tclm say, Nfkt
jdvl dk tf astfkdscmlkt. Gut D was
wfknlrdkj, ds tcat gl`ausl D iklw
tcat M`Ilkka Ycan] sadn tcat, akn
_dk`cgl`i5Wdjct, rdjct, rdjct. Cl slt
tcl tlmphatl. Y]
Wfjak5Gut dt ndnkt sllm tf ml tf gl
hdil cyplr wcat ndn cl `ahh tclm,
ucm slhb-traksbfrmdkj ma`cdkl
lhvls. Y] cly ndnkt sllm hdil lhvls
tf ml. Dt sllmln hdil wcat D ahways
nls`rdgl tclm as ds tclsl `fmphlx
jlfmltrd` pattlrks tcat arl manl
fut fb hfvl. ^cats cfw D nls`rdgl
tclm, yfu ikfw. Akn tcat mlaks
kftcdkj. ^cfsl arl eust a guk`c
fb wfrns. Tfu ikfw wcat D mlak6
Dts eust hdil, D try tf say dt dk a way
tcats dktlrlstdkj akn bukky. Gut yfu
ikfw, Ydk] rlahdty, wcat dsdt6 ^clrls
eust sfml dk`rlndghl pattlrks tcat
yfu akt lvlk rlahhyhffi at. Dts hdil
tclyrl tff glautdbuh tf tail dk, akn
tclyrl cakjdkj ahh tcl tdml.14
Dvl ikfwk kumlrfus plfphl wcf
cavl klvlr lxplrdlk`ln aky sfrt fb fkta`t
wdtc nds`arkatl lktdtdls brfm smfidkj
NM . Zcdhl D nfkt ikfw cfw bamdhdar
tclsl plfphl wlrl wdtc M`Ilkkas
nls`rdptdfks fb tcl lxplrdlk`l, gy
tcl hatl 143?s, D can `lrtadkhy `fmla`rfss mlktdfks fb NM^ lktdtdls. Dt
ds dknlln carn tf dmajdkl tcat maky fb
tcl rlqudrln-tf-cavl-gllk-lxplrdlk`ln-
wdtc-psy`clnlhd`s sugel`ts vfhuktllrdkj
tf tail NM^ dk Ptrassmaks stundls
wfuhnkt cavl ahrlany gllk awarl fb
tcl lhb pclkfmlkfk tcat can gllkas
Ptrassmak `cara`tlrdzln dtsf wdnlhy
prfmuhjatln gy tcat tdml. Akn tclsl
nays, wdtc ugdqudtfus Dktlrklt a``lss, dt
sllms dk`rlasdkjhy ukhdilhy tcat a NM^
uslr wfuhn klvlr cavl clarn sfukn gdtls
fb M`Ilkka fk tcl tfpd`. cl glhdlb tcat
M`Ilkkas dnlas cavl ldtclr ndrl`thy fr
dkndrl`thy abbl`tln tcl idkns fb vdsdfks
tcat plfphl cavl, dk aky `asl, sllms
badrhy `fmmfk.
Cfwlvlr, abtlr Ptrassmak a`tuahhy
gljak anmdkdstlrdkj NM^ dk hatl 144?,
cl `cakjln cds mdkn agfut tcl s`fpl fb
awarlklss fb ^lrlk`l M`Ilkkas dnlas
akn tcl pfwlr fb sujjlstdfk as ba`tfrs
dkulk`dkj rlpfrts fb nds`arkatl lktdtdls
amfkj cds rlslar`c sugel`ts5
Y] vfhuktllrs wlrl ukdbfrmhy
scy akn uk`fmbfrtaghl nds`ussdkj
tcldr strakjl gldkj lk`fuktlrs.
Kldtclr wlrl ^lrlk`l M`Ilkkas
hl`turls akn wrdtdkjs lspl`dahhy
pfpuhar wclk wl bdrst startln
clardkj tclsl ukusuah rlpfrts brfm
fur rlslar`c sugel`ts. D fbtlk asiln
vfhuktllrs agfut gldkj bamdhdar wdtc
pfpuhar a``fukts fb NM^-mlndatln
lk`fuktlrs wdtc lhvls fr dksl`tfdn
ahdlks. Blw db aky wlrl. ^cus, D nfkt
tcdki tclsl rlpfrts wlrl a typl fb
mass cystlrda fr a slhb-buhbdhhdkj
prfpcl`y.:
DkNM^5 ^cl Ppdrdt Mfhl`uhl, Ptrassmak
prlslkts a kumglr fb dktrdjudkj
spl`uhatdfks rljarndkj tcl frdjdk akn
mlakdkj fb nds`arkatl lktdtdls.
Dk nds`ussdkj lktdty fkta`t, Mastlrs
akn Cfustfk rlmariln tcat, ^cl
cahhu`dkatln mfkstlrs arl tcl mfkstlrs
fb `cdhncffn, tcl bfrms blar tails wclk
fkl rljrlssls tf bllhdkjs fb `cdhnhdil
clhphlssklss.3 Zdtcdk tcat `fktlxt,
`fksdnlr tcl bfhhfwdkj NM^ trdp rlpfrt5
Y] D arrdvl dk a pha`l fihhln wdtc
dktlksl wcdtl hdjct wclrl cdnlfus,
gfndhlss, pfdktln-larln, purphl akn
jrllk lktdtdls gfukn tfwarn ml akn
tcly haujc, ellr akn rdnd`uhl ml9
wclrl tclsl jrftlsqul lhb, efilr fr
`hfwk-hdil `ard`aturls rusc at ml
fkl at a tdml akn dk `hustlrs9 wclrl
tcly `urh tcldr cdnlfus, `hfwk-hdil
mfutcs akn waj tcldr tfkjuls dk
my ba`l9 wclrl D rlhdvl lvlry rlah
akn dmajdkln cumdhdatdfk D subblrln
dk `cdhncffn9 wclrl a jrlat sfrrfw
akn ndsappfdktmlkt bdhhs ml as
tcly `fml at ml bastlr akn bastlr9
wclrl D start tf `rumghl uknlr
tcldr fkshaujct, sf D fplk my lyls
gut stdhh tcly fml9 wclrl D rlahdzl D
cavl tf ba`l tclm, sf D hfsl my lyls
akn bf`us fk my grlatcdkj, akn tcl
nlmfkd` bfr`ls ga`i fbb Y].7?
_sy`clnlhd` rlslar`clrs Glrkarn
Aarfksfk akn Cumpcry Fsmfkn cavl
statln tcat tclsl nrujs mail avadhaghl
lxftd` akn bfrgdnnlk hakns`apls. Dk tclsl
hakns`apls, tcl dmajls fb kdjctmarl brfm
wcd`c wl cavl ln sdk`l cdhncffn, mfvl
akn tail scapl.71 Db trul, tcds `fuhn jf
sfml way tfwarn lxphadkdkj tcl `urrlkt
prlpfknlrak`l fb vdsdfks blaturdkj
lxtratlrrlstrdah gldkjs akn anvak`ln
tl`ckfhfjy. Pdk`l tcl 143?s, tcl s`arl
stfrdls brfm badryhakns cavl gllk sfhdnhy
supphlmlktln wdtc ahdlk agnu`tdfks akn
tahls fb ^raksbfrmlrs. P`dlk`l `tdfk ds
wdnlhy a``lptln as a mfrl phausdghl jlkrl
tcak baktasy. @fktlmpfrary sf`dltys blars
cavl gllk `apturln dk mfvdls su`c as
tclAhdlkslrdls (14:47?17), ^cly Hdvl
(1433), ^cl Hawkmfwlr Mak (1447),
lSdstlkU (1444), ^cl Matrdx slrdls
(14447??0), akn ^R scfws su`c as
Nf`tfr Zcf(14207?10) akn ^cl S-Bdhls
(14407??7).
Plvlrah tdmls, Ptrassmak mlktdfks a
kurslry/phayrffm tclml grfujct up gy
cds rlslar`c sugel`ts,:akn sprdkj-hfanln
wdkn-up tfys su`c as tcl plrlkkdahhy
pfpuhar Ea`i-dk-tcl-gfx may `fktrdgutl
tf tcl fmmfk cdhncffn blar fb hfwks.
Blar fb artcrfpfns (ara`ckdns,
`rusta`laks, akn dksl`ts) ds wdnlsprlan,
akn uknlrstaknaghl fk a vardlty fb hlvlhs.
Brfm tcl warm-ghffnln plrspl`tdvl fb
buzzy mammahs, artcrfpfns sllm carn,
`fhn, ukbllhdkj, parasdtd`, rfgftd`, akn
ahdlk. A ukdvlrsah symgfh bfr nlatc ds
tcl cumak siuhhahh tcats hlbt wclktcl tdssul rll`tdkj la`c fb fur ukdqul
hdvls cas gllk strdppln away. Zdtc
tcldr lschlss lxfsilhltfks, artcrfpfns
dkclrlkthy `arry ak dktdmatdfk fb nlatc
sf blar-dknu`dkj tf sfml cumaks tcat
tcldr jut rla`tdfk fk slldkj a spdnlr,
ak akt, fr sfml ftclr smahh artcrfpfn,
ds tf smasc akn idhh dt. Glyfkn tcldr
symgfhd` ftclrklss, wl cavl a hfkj
cdstfry fb jctdkj tclm fbb fb tcl `rfps
Lrfwdn Lxtra`ts Kumglr 70 / Kfvlmglr 7?171>
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Wlpfrtsprfvdnls fgel`tdvl lvdnlk`l fb
tcl lxdstlk`l fb lktdtdls wdtcdk wcat
sllms tf gl ak ahtlrkatl rlahdty.70Larhy
dk tcl NM^ ndahfjul, Mlylr prfpfsln
tcat NM^ may prfvdnl a``lss tf a
pfst-nlatc rlahm.1: Fb tcl 0>? rlpfrts
tcat cls `fhhl`tln, cl cas mariln 772
fb tclm (22. nays rll`t fk wcat cds `fhhl`tdfk fb
rst-plrsfk a``fukts dmphdls agfut tcl
katurl fb rlahdty. cds lx`lhhlkt lxlr`dsl
may rlsuht dk radsln lylgrfws brfm at
hlast a blw silptd`s.
Tfurslhb, cds L^^cl lhb ds yfurs!
Zcdhl sfml fb tcfsl wcf arllxplrdlk`ln hlak tfwarn tcl lxtlrkah
lxdstlk`l vdlwpfdkt, ftclrs kn su`c
a plrspl`tdvl dhhfjd`ah akn brustratdkj.
@fksdnlr Martdk Gahhs s`rlln,
^lrlk`l fk NM^5 Ak Lktclfhfjd`ah
Akahysds fb M`Ilkkas Lxplrdlk`ls
dk tcl ^ryptamdkl Mdrrfr fb tcl Plhb,
pughdscln gy Wlahdty Paknwd`c. Gahhs
rakt ajadkst M`Ilkkaas a bhawln
dkndvdnuah akn as tcl prfmftlr fb awln
Bdhdjrll,gyRdgrata@crfmfnfrds
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dnlasds harjlhy a `fkjhfmlratdfk fb
dksuhts, straw-mak arjumlkts, akn drfkd`
ljftdsm. (Gahhs nfjmatd` rlbradk bf`usls
fk prfel`tdfks fb M`Ilkkas ljf,
padkbuhhy fghdvdfus tf tcfsl fb cds fwk.)
Nlspdtl ndsmah ndahl`td`, Gahh grdkjs
up a `fuphl fb pfdkts wfrtc tcdkidkj
agfut. ^cl rst ds tcat ahh`fktlkts fb
lktclfjlkd` lxplrdlk`ls arl prfel`tdfks
fb tcl slhb Ylmpcasds dk tcl frdjdkah].7>
(Gahhs rlmari mdjct wdk fvlr mfrl
suppfrtlrs db dt wlrl lxprlssln as ahh
`fktlkts fb lktclfjlkd` lxplrdlk`ls
`fuhn gl prfel`tdfks fb tcl slhb. Dhh
rlblr Gahh tf tcl Gdhh Maclr quftl
agfvl, Nfugt ds cumghl.) ^cl sl`fkn
pfdkt wfrtc `fktlmphatdkj,
grfujct up gy Gahh fkhy dk
passdkj, ds cds tftah ndsmdssah
fb tcl fk`lpt fb a sfuh. Dk a
wfrhn wclrl sfml lktclfjlk
lvakjlhdsts wfuhn hdil kftcdkj
glttlr tcak tf slt tcldr d_cfkl
aharms bfr tcl kah 3517 p.m.
sukslt akn bhy fbb tcrfujc
NM^-dknu`ln nfughl radkgfws
fk tcldr wdkjln ukd`frks, Gahhs
mfkdsm ds, at hlast, a rlbrlscdkj
ahtlrkatdvl plrspl`tdvl.
Dk ^cl @asl Ajadkst NM^
Lhvls,74? NM^ trdp rlpfrts cl `fhhl`tln
mlktdfk sfml makklr fb nds`arkatl
lktdtdls.70 ^fjltclr, tclsl twf sfur`ls
sujjlst tcat plrcaps
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wlrl eust cahhu`dkatdfks. ^clk D
clarn ^lrlk`l M`Ilkka akn gljak
hffidkj bfr nds`arkatl lktdtdls dk
my trdps. Akn sunnlkhy, D gljak
slldkjnds`arkatl lktdtdls dkstlan
fb cahhu`dkatdfks. My pfdkt ds,
cumaks arl sf sujjlstdghl, tcly
wdhh glhdlvl fb tcldr cahhu`dkatdfks
wcatlvlr yfu tlhh tclm tf lxpl`t.
Db D am lxpl`tdkj `artffks, D sll
`artffk `cara`tlrs. Db D am lxpl`tdkj
nds`arkatl lktdtdls, tclk sunnlkhy
tcfsl `artffk `cara`tlrs cavl mfrl
mlakdkj fr vahul gl`ausl D `ahh
tclm lktdtdls dkstlan fb `artffks.
Dk ftclr wfrns, lrlk`l was a mastlr
fb slmaktd` guhhscdt.
^f prlslrvl akfkymdty, qulstdfks agfut
jlknlr akn ajl wlrl kft dk`hunln fk tcds
survly. Wlspfknlkts lxprlssln a vardlty fb
spdrdtuah glhdlbs, dk`hundkj atcldsm.
Wlspfksls tf a qulstdfk agfut
apprfxdmatlhy cfw maky tdmls tcly
can lxplrdlk`ln lktdty `fkta`t rakjln
brfm 7 tf mfrl tcak 1??. Tlar fb rst
`fkta`t lxplrdlk`l rakjln >2 ylars, brfm
1421 tf 7??:. Bfur plfphls rst fkta`t
rlsuhtln brfm NM^, fkl brfm HPN, fkl
brfm psdhf`ygdk-`fktadkdkj muscrffms,
akftclr brfm muscrffms dk `fmgdkatdfk
wdtc _ljakum carmaha, akn tcl kah
plrsfks f``urrln at ajl bfur `hfslhy
bfhhfwdkj a clan trauma.
Zclk asiln tf kaml aky sugstak`ls
tcat can rlsuhtln dk lktdty `fkta`t
lxplrdlk`ls, tcl bfhhfwdkj nrujs
wlrl mlktdfkln (kumglr fb mlktdfks
dknd`atln dk gra`ilts)5 NM^ Y:],
ayacuas`a Y2], psdhf`ygdk-`fktadkdkj
muscrffms Y
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kumglr fb rlpfrts mlktdfkdkj lktdtdls
Ykftln dk gra`ilts], arl5 Pahvda ndvdkfrum
Y01>], NM^ Y:2], Grujmaksda /Natura
Y:>], psdhf`ygdk-`fktadkdkj muscrffms
Y23], ayacuas`a Y22], HPN Y7,41? vahdn rlspfksls, klarhy
0:% rlpfrtln cavdkj can `fkta`t wdtc
nds`arkatl lktdtdls, wcdhl shdjcthy fvlr
3% sadn tcat tcly ndnkt ikfw fr wlrlkt
surl wcltclr tcly can lxplrdlk`ls tcat
wfuhn quahdby. Atcldsts akn ajkfstd`s
wlrl mfrl hdilhy tf rlpfrt klvlr cavdkj
can ak lktdty fkta`t, wclrlas tcl cdjclstplr`lktajl fb lktdty fkta`t was rlpfrtln
amfkj plfphl wcf javl tcldr rlhdjdfus
dk`hdkatdfk as ftclr mystd`ah/spdrdtuah.
Fb tcfsl wcf rlpfrtln cavdkj can
ak lktdty lk`fuktlr (ldtclr sfglr fr abtlr
cavdkj tailk a nruj), akn jdvlk tcl
fptdfk fb ldjct nrujs tf slhl`t brfm as tcl
nruj tcly may cavl gllk fk wclk lktdty
`fkta`t f``urrln, rlspfknlkts rlpfrtln5
NM^ Y11.:%], psdhf`ygdk-`fktadkdkj
muscrffms Y4.3%], HPN Y4.?%], Pahvda
ndvdkfrum Y:.>%], @akkagds Y
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dktf `fksdnlratdfk cfw `fmmfk usl
fb aky jdvlk sugstak`l ds amfkj tcl
jrfup gldkj survlyln. Ayacuas`a, bfr
lxamphl, ds wdnlhy rlpfrtln tf f``asdfk
lktdty `fkta`t. A rl`lkt stuny fb 101
Kfrtc Amlrd`ak ayacuas`a uslrs, wcf
can a `fmgdkln tftah fb fvlr 7,72:
slssdfks, bfukn tcat :>% glhdlvln tcat
tcly can a plrsfkah rlhatdfkscdp wdtc
tcl spdrdt fb ayacuas`a, wcd`c was
mfst fbtlk nls`rdgln as a wdsl tla`clr,
jraknmftclr fr clahlr brfm a cdjclr
spdrdtuah ndmlksdfk akn dktlhhdjlk`l9
sfml ayacuas`a uslrs ahsf rlpfrtln a
glhdlb dk tcl slktdlk`l dk phakts akn
dk spdrdt lktdtdls brfm ftclr rlahdtdls.0?
Tlt gl`ausl fb dts rlhatdvl rardty, fkhy
1. vahdn rlspfksls, 42%
can usln @akkagds, :?% muscrffms,
2?% HPN, 73% NM^, 72% iltamdkl,
1:% mls`ahdkl, akn 2% can usln
ayacuas`a. ^cds survly ahsf asiln tcl
apprfxdmatl kumglrs fb usl dkstak`ls bfr
la`c fb tclsl sugstak`ls. Bfr lxamphl,
@akkagdsuslrs, wcf rlprlslktln arfukn
42% fb rlspfknlkts, wlrl mfst hdilhy
tf rlpfrt (>3.2%) tcat tcly can usln dt
1,??? fr mfrl tdmls9 wclrlas fkhy 2%
fb rlspfknlkts rlpfrtln cavdkj lvlr trdln
ayacuas`a akn, fb tcfsl, cahb sadn tcat
tcly can usln dt a sdkjhl tdml, akn agfut atcdrn 7< tdmls. Zdtc NM^, tclrl wlrl
1,?2: plfphl Y4.0%] wcf sadn tcat tcly
can usln dt fk`l, 1,7?0 plfphl Y1?.,:2: NM^ trdps sphdt gltwllk 7,2>?
plfphlkft lvlk twf trdps plr plrsfk fk
avlrajl. Eust a caknbuh fb plfphl `fuhn
lasdhy mat`c tcat kumglr dk pft cdjcs.
As kftln larhdlr, 1% fb rlspfknlkts
wlrl kft cdjcat tcl tdml fb tcldr lktdty
`fkta`t lxplrdlk`la harjlr plr`lktajl
tcak rlpfrtln bfr aky dkndvdnuah nruj.
^f jlt a glttlr slksl fb tcl sfrts fb sfglr
sdtuatdfks tcat rlsuht dk `fkta`t wdtc
nds`arkatl lktdtdls, Purvly #0 lktdrlhy
avfdnln mlktdfkdkj psy`cfa`tdvl nrujs.
Dt dk`hunln ak fplk `fmmlkts lhn, tf
sfhd`dt uslrs fwk nls`rdptdfks fb tcldr
`fkta`ts wdtc nds`arkatl lktdtdls.
^cl qulstdfk was pfsln5 Cavl
yfu lvlr lxplrdlk`ln `fkta`t wdtc a
kfk-cumak, dktlhhdjlkt, nds`arkatl lktdty
(akjlh, balrdl, ahdlk, spdrdt)6 Amfkj
tcl % rdsl dk uk`lrtadkty. ^cl
gra`iltln kumglr bfhhfwdkj atljfrdls fb
lktdty fr a`tdvdty glhfw scfws cfw maky
plfphl mlktdfkln dt, gasln fk makuah
lvahuatdfk fb tcl fplk lhn `fmmlkts.
Zdtcdk Purvly #0, nds`arkatl lktdtdls
dk tcl bfrms fb ahdlks Y1?] was mlktdfkln at a hlvlh sdmdhar
tf ahdlks5
My mfst dktlksl akn ndrl`thy
rlvlhatfry `fkvlrsatdfk wdtc Jfn
was my first, akn was fb tcl HPN-
dkspdrln vardlty. D asiln Jfn wcy
dt rlatln tcl ukdvlrsl. cl akswlr,
^cl fkl gl`aml maky, tcat D may
ikfw myslhb. Pdx ylars hatlr, tcds
ds stdhh tcl `frklrstfkl fb my badtc.
Jcfsts (nl`lasln hfvln fkls/cauktln
cfusls) Y40] wlrl rlpfrtln shdjcthy hlss
brlqulkthy tcak jfns9 su`c lxplrdlk`ls
fbtlk f``urrln wclk tcl dkndvdnuah was
a yfukj `cdhn, fr tcl lxplrdlk`ls wlrl
rlhatln tf `fkta`t manl vda nrlamdkj.
@fkta` t sfmlt dmls capplkln
dmmlndatlhy glbfrl, nurdkj, fr eust
abtlr shllp Y:4], wdtc shllp parahysds,
kdjct tlrrfrs, fut-fb-gfny lxplrdlk`ls,
kdjctmarls, akn hu`dn nrlamdkj ahh
nls`rdgln as `fktrdgutdkj ba`tfrs.
Agfut a nfzlk rlpfrts mlktdfkln astrah
prfel`tdfk. Pfmltdmls mfrl tcak fkl
fb tclsl shllp-rlhatln `fkndtdfks was
prlslktln as gldkj ausatdvl5
Dk my nrlams, wclk D cavl FGL
fr wclk D am hu`dn nurdkj shllp
parahysds.
Maky plfphl mlktdfkln slldkj a
jurl stakndkj sfmlwclrl klar tcl gln.
Pu`c shllp-rlhatln a``fukts sfmltdmls
nls`rdgln jcfsts, ahdlks, nlmfks, akn
akjlhs, tcfujc balrdl bfhi wlrl rarlhy
mlktdfkln.
A smahh kumglr fb rlspfknlkts
lxprlssln tcldr fpdkdfks tcat tcl survlys
bf`us was ldtclr lktdrlhy cfjwasc
(d.l.,kfkl fb tclsl tcdkjs lxdst), fr at
hlast partdahhy sf5
^cl tlrms akjlh akn balrdl mail
tcds qulstdfk hlss `rlndghl. Ahdlks
fgel`tdvlhy lxdst, cfwlvlr9 eust asi
tcl jfvlrkmlkt. Ppdrdt fr lktdty
wfuhn subfi`l bfr tcl ftclr tlrms.
Nlspdtl tcds vf`ah mdkfrdty fb
kaysaylrs, balrdls (lhvls, jkfmls, lt`.)
Y-mdhl-hfkj
FJ Mungfkl lrl`t `f`i.
was hlss typd`ah tcak
Zclk D was fivl ak akjlh tffi ml dk
my shllp fut fb my gfny akn scfwln
ml tcl wfrhn. ^clk dt nrfppln ml
ga`i dktf gln akn sadn jffngyl.
Plvlrah plfphl Y72] lxprlssln tcl
bllhdkj tcat tcl lktdtdls wlrl juarndaks
fr judnls tcat ahhfwln tclm a``lss tf a
gdjjlr pd`turl5
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Dt was a gldkj manl fb hdjct, wcd`c
Dn nls`rdgl as a spdrdt judnl. D
was fatdkj tcrfujc tcl bagrd` fb
lxdstlk`l, akn dt grfujct ml tf
a vdlwpfdkt brfm wcd`c D `fuhn
fgslrvl ahh fb tdml/spa`l. Dt was ran.
D wat`cln my bavfrdtl pfrkstars tail
scfwlrs.
^cfujc hlss `fmmfk, plfphl
ahsf mlktdfkln rlptdhls/rlptdhdaks Y7
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wlhh as sfml `fmmlkts brfm cds baks.
A blw plfphl rlmariln tcat tcldr fwk
lktdty lxplrdlk`ls prl-natln Ytcldr]
ikfwhlnjl fb M`Ilkka akn cds lktdtdls.
Dk ba`t, % fb survly rlspfknlkts
dknd`atln tcat tcly can sfml ikfwhlnjl
fb lrlk`l M`Ilkka. Fb tcl plfphl wcf
can klvlr clarn fb M`Ilkka, :0% ahsf
sadn tcat tcly can klvlr can `fkta`t
wdtc a nds`arkatl lktdty. Fb tcl 7:% fb
tcl survly rlspfknlkts wcf dknd`atln
tcat tcly can lxplrdlk`ln `fkta`t wdtc
a nds`arkatl lktdty, klarhy 24% fb tcfsl
can clarn fb M`Ilkka. Dk tcl lkn, dts
kft `hlar tcat tcds tlhhs us tff mu`c.
Dt bllhs apprfprdatl tf `hfsl fut
tcds `captlr wdtc sfml tlxt brfm fkl
rlspfknlkts nls`rdptdfk fb cds sfhl
lktdty lk`fuktlr5
D was dk tcl wffns wdtc twf brdlkns,
passdkj ahfkj a tahl tcat Dn eust
clarn agfut ^lrlk`l M`Ilkka. Dt
was a stfry agfut a trll dk cds ga`i
yarn wdtc a vdkl jrfwdkj fk dt. Cl
can kftd`ln tcat tcl vdkl wfuhnkt
jrfw fk fkl fb tcl nlan grak`cls fb
tcl trll. As cl was fgslrvdkj tcds,
tcl nlan grak`c blhh. Dt was ahmfst
as tcfujc tcl vdkl iklwtcat tcds was
gfukn tf capplk, sf dt stayln away
brfm tcat grak`c.
Gut eust as D was tlhhdkj tcl lxa`t
part fb tcl stfry agfut cfw tcl
grak`c can bahhlk brfm tcl trll
wcdhl ^lrlk`l can gllk tcdkidkj
agfut dt, a grak`c dk tcl trll rdjct
klxt tf us sdmuhtaklfushy blhh fbb.
D glhdlvl dt was ^lrlk`ls spdrdt tcat
manl tcds grak`c bahh, as a way fb
tlhhdkj ml cl apprl`datln tcat D was
scardkj cds stfry.
M`Ilkka was bfkn fb paraquftdkj
tcl Grdtdsc jlkltd`dst E.G.P. Cahnakl,wcf wrftl dk cds 147: gffi, _fssdghl
Zfrhns (dmajdkl clrl, ^lrlk`ls kasah
twakj rlplatdkj tcl bfhhfwdkj)5
Kfw, my fwk suspd`dfk ds tcat tcl
ukdvlrsl ds kft fkhy qullrlr tcak
wl suppfsl, gut qullrlr tcak wl
`aksuppfsl.
D wcfhlclartlnhy `fk`ur.
1) Wu`i @A_, Gdjwffn E, Ptaphls N, Ftt E,
Zassfk WJ. Lktclfjlks. Efurkah fb
_sy`clnlhd` Nrujs. 14:4911(17)51>2.
7) Adilk EZ. ^cl @cur`c fb tcl Awailkdkj.
Dk5 Aarfksfk G, Fsmfkn C (Lns).
_sy`clnlhd`s5 cl \sls akn Dmphd`atdfks fb
Cahhu`dkfjlkd` Nrujs. Ak`cfr Gffis. 14:?.
12) Jrly A. Pa`rln Mdrrfrs5 ^cl Rdsdfkary Art
fb Ahlx Jrly. Dkklr randtdfks. 144?.