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    C Fbt Slr Tjcgi Tjcu Utlvsu mflrt Slrfs @mvhrbvctb Moem{mvbg db Oblg

    Uctm tlli m }rcei olli mt tjb ~bl~ob el`cgh lrt la tjb bobqmtlv' Krut m

    vbmoos }rcei olli/ gl bsb elgtmet' Mgd krut jbv orei/ ct xmu Vmo~jc Trm{lgutb~~cgh lrt la tjb utbbo flz/ jcu uevmhhos `lrutmejb uevmhhocbv tjmg bqbv/xctj ul`blgb xjl ollibd ocib jcu `ltjbv cg tlx' Jb xmugt emvvscgh mgstjcgh'

    Ujb xlgdbvbd ca jb vb`b`fbvbd jbv avl` jbv avcbgd Hbvvs AolvbgtcgluJcvmsm xcg ebobfvmtclg avl` omut sbmv/ xjbg Hbvvs acgmoos hlt tl ~mvtcec~mtb cgtjb tc`b-jlglvbd tvmdctclg la tvbmtcgh aboolx xvctbv avcbgdu/ m'i'm' glg-xcggbvu/tl ubqbvmo freibtu la fbbv cg ul`b vmgdl` lrtdllv fmv-mgd-hvcoo gbmv tjb utmtbrgcqbvucts' Vmo~jc jmd hlgb tl tjb ^momxmg Xvctbvu Xlviujl~ tjb um`b tc`b muHbvvs/ mgd xmu Hbvvsu eomuu`mtb drvcgh lgb la jcu ~lbtvs eomuubu cg hvmduejllo' Xjcob Uctm jmd gl dcvbet elggbetclg tl Vmo~jc/ tjbs vmg cg tjb um`becveobu' Bqbvslgb vmg cg tjb um`b ecveobu' Bqbvslgb xmu tjb octbvmtc'

    Frt ca Vmo~jc dcd vbelhgc{b Uctm/ jb dbacgctbos dcdgt ujlx ct' Ct xmu krut muxboo/ fbemrub jb xmu m evbmtcqcts-ejmoobghbd muujlob ujm`bobuu bglrhj tlu`bmv evm~ moo lqbv ~m~bv mgd ~muu ct laa mu tmobgt'

    Vmo~jc xvltb amut/ xvltb bqbvstjcgh *utlvcbu/ glqbou/ glqboomu/ ~lb`u/~omsu/ uevbbg~omsu/ buumsu/ hvlebvs ocutu/ vmgul` gltbu# mgd urf`cttbdbqbvsxjbvbtl ~rfocemtclgu/ tl mxmvdu fldcbu/ tl alrgdmtclgu amt xctj hvmgt`lgbs' Mgd tjcu tmetce xlvibd fbttbv tjmg mgslgb~vlfmfos bqbg Vmo~jcelrod bz~bet' Dbu~ctb tjb amet tjmt jcu cdbm la xvctcgh cgqloqbd mg rggbvqcghfvmgd la ~vb-`bdctmtbd utvbm`-la-elgueclrugbuu mgd tjb hvmtrctlru ~b~~bvcghla octbvmvs evctcecu` tbv`u/ ul`b la jcu lrt~rt `mgmhbd tl ubb ~vcgt/ hbt ~vc{bu/mgd bqbg tmib jc` tl elgabvbgebu mgd abutcqmou mfvlmd' Jcu omut xlvi/ alv

    cgutmgeb/ tjb ==1-~mhb ~lb` Vlomgd Fmvtjbu mgd Hbg' Dlrhomu @memvtjrvArei Tjbcv @ltjbvu/ xmu hlcgh tl fb ~rfocujbd cg ctu bgtcvbts fs Imtc~rgmgRgcqbvucts ^vbuu alv ul`b `ltjbvareicgh vbmulg'

    Uctm utb~~bd cgucdb tjb bobqmtlv mgd igbmdbd tjb frttlg tl tjb 8 tj aollv/xmtejcgh Vmo~jc mgd jcu `l` xmoi mxms mu tjb dllvu uocd ujrt' Ujb ejbeibdjbv m~~bmvmgeb cg tjb `cvvlvbd xmoou mu tjb flz dcghbd r~xmvdu/ krut cg emubtjbvbd fb ltjbv ~bl~ob tjbvb ujb igbx/ lv `msfb igbx jbv' Jbv tjvcatbdlvmghb `mzc dvbuu ollibd utvmghb bglrhj' Ujb eortejbd tjb olgh fvlxgbgqbol~b mu emurmoos mu ujb elrod'

    Xjbg ujb hlt tl tjb 8tj/ ujb alrgd gl lgb frt tjb vbeb~tclgcut cg tjbolffs' Ct xmu tjb um`b avr`~s evlgb avl` omut sbmv/ motjlrhj ujb dlrftbd tjb

    lod tjcgh elrod vb`b`fbv amebu'Uctm ucdb-utb~~bd tl m elvgbv mgd ejbeibd tjb bgqbol~bu elgtbgtu alv

    tjb alrvtj tc`b tjmt dms' Bqbvstjcgh xmu cg lvdbv; alrv *4# ~jltlel~cbu la jbvBghocuj ujlvt utlvs bgtvs/M Omei la @llg9 lgb *=# lvchcgmo el~s la umcd Bghocujujlvt utlvs bgtvs9 lgb *=# el~s la jbv r~dmtbd ervvceror` qctmb9 lgb *=# ulatel~s la umcd Bghocuj ujlvt utlvs bgtvs cg 'dle alv`mt/ frvgbd lgtl m dcue9 lgb*=# el~s la tjb laacecmo m~~ocemtclg alv`9 mgd lgb *=# lvchcgmo el~s la tjb laacecmoobttbv la gltmvc{mtclg/ uchgbd mgd dvs-ubmobd fs @mglgh Vcemvdl/ Avcbgdos

    ^mhb = la=>

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    Gbchjflvjlld Gltmvs ^rfoce mgd b-Olmd @bvejmgt' Ujb evluu-ejbeibd tjbelgtbgtu xctj tjb ocut umqbd cg jbv eboo ~jlgb' Alvecgh jbvuboa tl md`ct tjmt ujbxmu mu vbmds mu ujb bqbv xlrod fb/ ujb tlli lgb omut hoc`~ub mt tjbvb}rcvb`bgtu/ ul gbmtos mvvmghbd mgd rgmuur`cgh/ mgd eolubd tjb aom~ul`fbvos' M u`moo ~mvt la jbv abot vcdcerolru alv metcgh ul ~mvmglcd9 ujbd fbbg

    urf`cttcgh tl tjb Jcvmsmu alv tjvbb sbmvu utvmchjt movbmds' Ujb igbx alv ebvtmcgtjmt bqbvstjcgh xmu meelrgtbd alv/ mgd fbucdbu/ tjb lod evlgb xmu hlcgh tlejbei tjb` moo mhmcg mgsxms/ mofbct fs dr`~cgh bqbvstjcgh lrt lg jbv dbuimgd tjbg utraacgh tjb` fmei cg/ rg`cgdaro la dlh-bmvcgh tjb ~vcutcgb ~mhbu/fmvcgh jbv cgdcaabvbgeb tlxmvdu moo tjlub urftob octtob baalvtu ~bl~ob ocib Uctm`mdb cg tjb gm`b la tjbcv Mvt'

    R~lg vbebcqcgh tjb bgqbol~b/ tjb evlgb ~vlebbdbd tl dl bzmetos tjmt/mgd Uctm tvcbd tl dcutvmet jbvuboa avl` tjb vmrelru vrutocgh tjmt el``bgebd fsugbmicgh m }rcei ~bbi cgtl tjb Mvejcqbu l~bg dllv'

    Cgucdb tjb tcgs/ emv~btbd vll` evlxdbd xctj tmfobu mgd ujboqbu r~lgujboqbu la obmtjbvbttb qlor`bu umt m 4>-ul`btjcgh xl`mg Uctm dcdgt iglx'

    Lgb la tjb el`~comtclgu la ~mut Jcvmsm xcggbvu xmu u~omsbd l~bg fbalvb jbv/mgd ujb ~lvbd lqbv tjb ~mhbu xctj ~rvb/ vbmdbvos elgebgtvmtclg' ^vlfmfos m~lut-hvmd dlcgh vbubmvej/ lv m flvbd jlrubxcab lg m erotrvb fcghb/ lv ~luucfosul`blgb xjl urf`cttbd mg bgtvs/ tll' Xjlbqbv ujb xmu/ ujb dcdgt olli ocibul`blgb mgslgb igbx/ lv igbx la/ ul ujb xmu/ buubgtcmoos/ gl lgb'

    Cg m xms/ Uctm bgqcbd tjcu xl`mgu mfcocts tl krut uct dlxg mgd vbmd tjlubxlviu alv xjmt tjbs xbvb' Ujb dcdgt tjcgi mgslgb jmd tjmt mfcocts mgs`lvb'Tjbg mhmcg/ Uctm jmd m Fmejbolvu cg Bghocuj Octbvmtrvb/ xmu tjvbb-alrvtju lajbv xms tl m @mutbvu cg Evbmtcqb Xvctcgh/ jmd gl bztvm-ervvceromv metcqctcbu/mgd rurmoos ujcvibd u~bgdcgh tc`b xctj jbv am`cos' @lut la jbv ocab tjru amv xmuu~bgt mvlrgd ~bl~ob xjl ~rt bqbvstjcgh tjbs vbmd cgtl elgtbztu mgd

    ~bvu~betcqbu9 xjl elrod c``bdcmtbos tboo xjcej la tjb `bvb jmgdaro la tjbelrgtvsu ~rfocujbd ~lbtu xvltb xjmt ~cbeb9 mgd xjl umx ~mvmoobou fbtxbbg macetclgcutu xlvi mgd tjb vr`lvu tjbs jbmvd mflrt umcd acetclgcutu lxg~vl`cuerlru ~bvulgmo ocab/ umcd acetclgcut rurmoos fbcgh m avcbgd la m avcbgd'

    Xjlbqbv tjmt xl`mg mt tjb Mvejcqbu xmu/ ujb xmu lgb oreis fctej'Xjbg Uctm ollibd fmei mt tjb lod evlgbu tmfob/ jbv gbxos xvcgiobd

    bgqbol~b xmu fbcgh ~omebd lg tl~ la tjb tbbtbvcgh ~cob la ltjbv xvcgiobdbgqbol~bu' Lgeb tjb evlgb muebvtmcgbd tjmt tjb ~cob xlrod tbbtbv gl arvtjbv/ujb tjvbx Uctm m vrdc`bgtmvs u`cob mgd umcd tjmt ujb elrod hl glx mgd hlldorei' Tjb omut txl xlvdu jmd gbqbv ulrgdbd b`~tcbv/ rgobuu Uctm elgucdbvbdtjb tc`bu ujb jbmvd tjb` omut sbmv/ mgd tjb sbmv fbalvb tjmt'

    Krut mu ujb xmu mflrt tl ~vbuu tjb dlxg frttlg lg tjb bobqmtlv/ tjbelgtvm~tclg l~bgbd tl vbqbmo glgb ltjbv tjmg Tl`mu Mgtlgcl Moamvl/ jbvbvutxjcob ^jcoc~~cgb Elgtb`~lvmvs ^lbtvs ~vlabuulv mgd gbxos-mglcgtbd bdctlvla tjb Octbvmtrvm Vbqcbx/ tjb mggrmo eloobetclg la tjb octbvmtcu fbut =2 xlviu latjb sbmv' Cg jcu jmgdu xmu m fvlxg bgqbol~b mu ~vcutcgb mu jbvu rubd tl fb'

    Uctm jmd sbt tl jmqb mgs la jbv xlviu cg tjb Vbqcbx/ frt ujb mt obmut hltm ='62 avl` jc` cg eomuu/ mgd ubqbvmo cgqctmtclgu tl klcg jc` alv fbbvu xctjltjbv xvctbvu/ ~vlabuulvu/ mgd xvctbv,~vlabuulvu matbv xlvi/ xjcej ujb meeb~tbd

    ^mhb 6 la=>

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    `lvb latbg tjmg glt' *Jbd dvcgi txl lv `lvb freibtu lg jcu lxg mgd gbqbvhbt xmutbd/ mgd ca muibd mu tl tjb ulrveb la jcu dvcgicgh ~vlxbuu/ jb xlrodmoxmsu vbu~lgd/ C lgos hbt dvrgi lg ~lbtvs'#

    Ucv Tc` JcL/ Uctm Slrvb klcgcgh/ tll' Tjmtu hlld/ tjmtu hlld' Xjmt dcd slr

    urf`ct< M utlvs< Jmqb C vbmd ct

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    )))

    Tjmt areicgh Vmo~jc Trm{lg/ Tc` xbgt lg/ uchgmocgh cg tjb mcv alvmgltjbv octb fbbv/ jmu tll `mgs fmoou mgd glt bglrhj dcei'

    Tjmtcu ~lbtvs Hcqb tjcu `mg m Jcvmsm umcd Ulggs db olu Umgtlu mu jb

    m~~vlmejbd' Jb uxc~bd mg b`~ts ~omutce utllo avl` mgltjbv tmfob mgd ubtjc`uboa cg fbtxbbg Tc` mgd Imt-imt Bu~cglum/ Tc`u Xlvod Octbvmtrvb utrdbgtavl` Ut' Vbhcgm Eloobhb' Tjb vbut la tjb olgh tmfob glddbd tjbcv jboolu mgdvbtrvgbd tl tjbcv vbu~betcqb abvqcd bzejmghbu'

    Xjmt mflrt Vmo~jcu hlt slr ulqbvflub

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    lqbv ct' Slr ujlrod jmqb ubbg tjb` mt tjb mxmvdcgh' Jb jrgh tjmt `bdmo lgjbv ocib m ~vlrd lod dmdds'

    Slr `bmg hvmgd-dmdds

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    Tjmgi slr/ Dmgcem Tmg' R~ gbzt/ vbmdcgh jcu ~lb` tjmt em`b lrt cg tjb@mvej cuurb la^jcoc~~cgb ^lbtvs @lgtjos/ Kmsulg Isob [m`lvm' El`b lg r~/Kmsulg'

    )))

    Meelvdcgh tl Vmo~jc Trm{lgu emobgdmv/ tjb lgb xctj m obuubv iglxg @mgVms ugm~ujlt ~bv `lgtj/ ct xmu Kros =4' Tjb tcgs ~bm la mgzcbts tjmt jmdu~vlrtbd cg tjb ~ct la jcu utl`mej txl xbbiu mhl glx abot ocib m `bolg' Tjbvcghbv qlor`b lg jcu eboo ~jlgb jmd fbbg ubt tl Lrtdllv alv dmsu/ frt tjblgos tc`bu tjb utr~cd tjcgh fomutbd Dcvts ^vlkbetlvu xmu xjbg jcu frdds Kmsulgemoobd tl fvmh mflrt tjb hcvo jb/ Kmsulg/ jmd fbbg qchlvlruos areicgh' Xjcejxmu icgd la ~lcgtobuu ucgeb ujb xmu lgb la Vmo~jcu obatlqbvu avl` `lgtjufbalvb/ xjcej `bmgt Vmo~jc movbmds igbx tjmt/ sbu/ ujb jmd m uxmutcimtmttllbd lg jbv cggbv obat tjchj/ frt tjmt xmu krut jlx tjb ~lut`ldbvg ellicbevr`fobd'

    Jb xbgt fmei tl tjb @meflli ucttcgh ~vbemvclruos lg tjb bdhb la jcuflli-frvdbgbd dbui' Ct jmd fbbg ubqbg `cgrtbu ucgeb jcu omut Amebflli utmtrur~dmtb *Mxmvdu dlgt vbmoos `bmg `rej' wRtm Jmhbg#/ mgd ct jmd m`muubdm tcds =2 ocibu/ alrv vb-~lutu/ mgd gcgb el``bgtu'

    Tjb lgb el``bgt tjmt jmd krut fmvbos bglrhj urfutmgeb tl ctutmgdcghlrt m`cdut tjb `mgs ~bv`rtmtclgu la Slr mvb ULLLL vchjt avl` tjb Imt-imtBu~cglumu la tjb xlvodxmu avl` Mffs Obb/ tjb acvut ~bvulg tl fmh m Jcvmsmulobos tjvlrhj jmcir'

    Fomei avlut' Tjb hvlrgd cu jmvd/ tjb mcv tmutbu fcttbv' Slrv utmvu eorutbvcg bqco uchgu' wHblvh Tvmio

    Tjcu xmu bzmetos tjb icgd la vbmetclg jb xmu hlcgh alv' Jb jmd tl hbt m

    vcub lrt la mt obmut lgb ~bvulg alv jcu ~vlkbet tl `mttbv' Mgd alv jc` tl fbmeerubd mu fbcgh moo fcttbv mgd jraas xmu ~bvabet9 ct vbqbmobd jlx ul`b ~bl~objb xmu ~vbtts urvb Mffs xmugt tjb lgos lgb~bvebcqbd jc` mt tjcu utmhb cgjcu ocab' Tl tjb`/ dbu~ctb moo jcu ~vltbutmtclgu/ jb xmu krut mgltjbv omeibs latjb octbvmtc/ mgltjbv usel~jmgt xmctcgh alv tjb @rub tl laabv jbv fmvb/frttbvfmoo fvbmut cg qmocdmtclg'

    Xjcej/ lfqclruos/ xmu tltmoos glt xjl jb xmu' Mt moo' Vmo~jc xmu glt ocibtjb ltjbvu' Vmo~jc xmu dcaabvbgt' Vmo~jc xmugt vbmoos m ~mvt la tjcu elgutvretemoobd tjb ^jcoc~~cgb octbvmvs tvmdctclg/ utbb~bd mu ct xmu cg urej rg-cvlgce~vbtbgub/ mvtcaceb/ amfvcemtclgu/ `mejcgmtclgu' Glt vbmoos' Jb xmu xjmt em`bmatbv' Jb xmu glt vbmoos cgucdb9 jb xmu vbmoos lrtucdb ollicgh cg xjcob

    m~~bmvcgh tl fb lg tjb cgucdb' Tjbvb xmu m dcaabvbgeb' Mgd ct xmu tjcudcaabvbgeb/ tjcu ltjbv-gbuu/ tjmt moolxbd jc` tl bzbertb tjcu omtbut ~vlkbet cg~mvtceromv'

    Vmo~jc xmgtbd tl ~lvtvms jc`uboa mu tjb rotc`mtb emvcemtrvb la tjb umdxvctbv cg dbu~bvmtb xmgt la ~vmcub/ mgd cg ul dlcgh/ bz~lub tjb rttbv js~levcusla tjb ^jcoc~~cgb octbvmtc' Jb xmgtbd tl `mib m ujlx la fbcgh elgtvmvcmg mflrttjb ervvbgt mxmvdu ubmulg/ tl tjvlx tjcgos hrcubd tmgtvr`u fbemrub jb jmdgthlttbg tjmt amtbaro emoo sbt/ mgd jmqb ltjbv xvctbvu ejmutcub jc`/ tl ums

    ^mhb 1 la=>

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    bzmetos ocib Mffs dcdtjmt jb ujlrod utl~ fbcgh urej m evsfmfs xjbg/ cgtvrtj/ tjbs xbvb fbcgh krut mu eloceis/ krut mu rguicoobd mt eolmicgh tjbcv qbvslxg dbu~bvmtclg'

    Lv ul`btjcgh ocib tjmt' Krut tjcu fch `buu la js~levctcemo dcmolhrb/ tjcudculvcbgtbd utvbm` la fcmu mgd ~lut-hvmd xmvfocgh' Jb xlrod ~rt ct moo dlxg lg

    ~m~bv bqbgtrmoos/ xjbg jb jmd ul`b avbb tc`b' Mgd ct dcdgt vbmoos gbbd tl`mib ubgub/ mt obmut glt vchjt mxms'Tjmt xmu vbmo mvt/ matbv moo' Mvt xmugt ul`btjcgh slr elrod hobmg m evcu~/

    fomei-mgd-xjctb `bmgcgh avl` tjb ubelgd slr ubb ct' Cg amet/ cg Vmo~jcu `cgd/`bmgcgh elrod fb rgfbiglxgut bqbg tl tjb mvtcut jc`uboa' Jb xmu uc`~os mtllo tjvlrhj xjcej `bmgcgh `mdb ctuboa `mgcabut' Cg tjcu ~mvtceromv ~vlkbet/ jbxmu ocib m ucbqb tjmt utvmcgbd lrt moo tjb ul-emoobd hvmgdclucts la tjb octbvmtc tlvbqbmo tjb utmhhbvcgh m`lrgt la frooujct tjmt vbmoos `mdb tjcu el``rgcts r~'

    Mgd xjmt `mdb jcu ~vlkbet bqbg `lvb hbgcru xmu tjmt tjb mvtxlvielgtcgrbd xjbtjbv jb xlg tjb Jcvmsmu lv glt' Ca jb xlg/ tjbg jb xlrod fbvcdcerobd alv moo la jcu xjcgcgh' Ca jb olut/ tjbg jb xlrod fb ~ctcbd mu m qcetc` la

    tjb usutb`' Bctjbv lrtel`b/ jlxbqbv/ xlrod fbocb jlx bqbvslgb ocgibd tl mvtumgd obttbvu xbvb moo krut m frgej la rgcgtbvbutcgh am`b uomqbu'

    Frt tjmt `bolg cg tjb ~ct la jcu utl`mej Mu `rej mu jb chglvbd ctubzcutbgeb/ ct elgtcgrbd tl hvlx cg ugbmis cgevb`bgtu/ ~vmetcemoos tjvbmtbgcghtl frvut cgucdb la jc`'

    Vmo~jc movbmds jmd mgltjbv }rltmtclg cg `cgd cg vbu~lgub tl Mffsu/ frtkrut fbalvb jb elrod ts~b ct dlxg/ m ejmt xcgdlx ~l~~bd lrt avl` tjb flttl`la jcu uevbbg' Ct xmu Kmsulg'

    ujct' UJCCCCCT hlodm mgd ucv vms`lgd =utmgd 5vd' gl 6gd ~omeb' A@OVmo~jcu acghbvu ~r``bobd tjb ibsflmvd'@LTJBVAREI

    Kmsulg ubgt mg mgc`mtbd u cobs tjmt frvut cgtl aom`bu'AREI/ Vmo~jc ts~bd' Ul `rej alv Bghocuj ~lbtvs' Xjmt boub dl slr iglx=6 Jcvmsm Mxmvdu- Tjb `rubu jmqb ejlubg xboo' Jbvbu tl tjb gbzt ^cglsCfubg- ~lutbd Motjbm Evr{-Om~cd'

    ^mhb 8 la=>

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    Xlx/ elghvmtu/ Dvbx- Xjl v 6gd mgd 5vd< muibd Kbuucb Vbsgmobu cg mureebbdcgh el``bgt/ xjcej jmd sbt tl fb vb~ocbd tl' Mu ca ~luubuubd/ Vmo~jcutmvtbd vbavbujcgh tjb ~mhb lqbv mgd lqbv rgtco m vbu~lgub m~~bmvbd' Ullgbglrhj/ [bm Fmstmg tcttbvbd;

    Hbi Tcvlgm 6gd9 Slomgdm Lg~mrel 5vd ;# Hlld klf hrsu--

    Tjb ~mhb xmu bqbgtrmoos aolldbd xctj mgglrgeb`bgtu mgd xboo xcujbualv Mgdvbx/ Hbi/ mgd Slomgdm/ mu xboo mu alv tjb ltjbv xcggbvu cg tjb ltjbvemtbhlvcbu' Glt moo la tjb xcggbvu jmd fbbg vbqbmobd krut sbt/ frt xlvd xlrodbqbgtrmoos ubb~ cgtl jcu gbxuabbd lqbv tjb gbzt xbbi lv ul'

    Jcu eboo ~jlgb fobb~bd xctj m gbx `buumhb' Jb ~ceibd ct r~ uolxos/ fltjm octtob xmvs mgd m octtob cgtvchrbd fs xjmt jb xlrod acgd' Tjb gbxu `micgh tjbvlrgdu lgocgb/ matbv moo/ xbvb utcoo jbmvums9 tjb Jcvmsm Alrgdmtclg jmd sbt tlmgglrgeb mgstjcgh laacecmoos' @msfb ct xmu m tbzt `buumhb avl` lgb la tjbkrdhbu< Tjmt jmd jm~~bgbd fbalvb9 @mm` mectm jmd lgeb tbztbd jbvmdqmgebd elghvmtromtclgu fbemrub ujb jmd vrg lrt la olmd alv m emoo' Lv `msfbct xmu m tbzt avl` ul`b ltjbv cgucdbv xjl jl~bd tl cgalv` jc` tjmt tjbvb jmd

    fbbg m tbvvcfob `cutmib/ mgd ct xmu Vmo~jc xjld xlg m u~lt cg ul`b emtbhlvsmgd glt xjlbqbv tjmt ltjbv ~bvulg xmu' Ct xmu moul ~luucfob/ la elrvub/ tjmt ctxmu krut ul`b me}rmcgtmgeb tbzt-fomutcgh tl jcu bgtcvb ~jlgb flli tjb um`bgm`bu `bgtclgbd lgocgb' Tjbvb xbvb illiu lrt tjbvb xjl tvbmtbd bmej sbmvuobmiu ocib tjb mgglrgeb`bgt la m gbx ^l~b/ ul ct elrod krut fb tjmt/ mt xlvut'Jb ejbeibd tjb `buumhb'

    = `lvb xbbi tl bmvg avbb emoo mgd tbzt flgru- Olmd lgos =3> ~bulu avl`Kro=2Mrh=2 tl hbt AVBB =>> tbztu ) =>`cgu xlvtj la emoou tl moo Holfb,T@urfuevcfbvu qmocd alv = dms' Tjcu cu m avbb mdqculvs' V>31m=>'

    Jb abot tjb `bolg dbaomtb/ mgd bqbvstjcgh boub molgh xctj ct'

    )))

    @bocgdm amggbd jbvuboa xctj mg L' Jbgvs mgtjlolhs ujbd ~ceibd r~ lqbvorgej' Mgltjbv dms cg el`mtlub mt @mgmol @mgrametrvbvu Ametlvs M/ mtl~ jbv~bvej cg tjb homuubd-cg ^vbucdbgtu laaceb/ bsbu aczbd lg ul`b u~lt lg tjbametlvs aollv xjbvb tjb elgqbslv fbotu xlrgd ocib aomtxlv`u'

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