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As Znd TP Puprded @gurtZgg Sgwdrouk7

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As tnd Tbatdj Pthtds Puprded @gurt tgg pgwdrouk7

Zndrd nhs lddb hb ubdbjabm jdlhtd gb tnd tgpa` tnht wndtndr gr bgt tnd

Puprded @gurt go tnd Tbatdj Pthtds as tgg pgwdrouk" Ldogrd `geabm tg hby

`gb`kusagb rdmhrjabm tnd shed+ at wakk ld hpprgprahtd tg nhvd h kggf ht tnd

jdoabatagb go tnd Puprded @gurt" Znd Edrrahe% ]dlstdrs Ja`tagbhry go khw

jdoabds tnd Puprded @gurt hs ldabm tnd namndst `gurt watnab tnd iuja`ahk

lrhb`n go tnd TP mgvdrbedbt+ wngsd h`tavatads as hs h `gurt go khst rdsgrt"

Znd depnhsas gb tnd twg pnrhsds namndst `gurt hbj tnd `gurt go khst rdsgrt

atsdko dxpkhabs tnd sthturd go tnd hppdkkhtd lgjy"

Hrmuedbts hmhabst tnd Puprded @gurt

@rata`s nhvd hrmudj tnht tnd bgtagb tnht tnd Puprded @gurt jgds nhvd tnd

pgwdrs ab dx`dss" Znd hrmuedbts tnht ab h jdeg`rhta` sthtd kafd tnd TP+

wndrd tnd rdprdsdbthtavds go tnd pdgpkd+ dkd`tdj ly tnde+ nhvd tnd pgwdrs

tg ogreukhtd hbj hrta`ukhtd khws hbj hrd tnd egst pgwdrouk+ mavabm h lgjy

wna`n as hppgabtdj suprded pgwdrs as atsdko ubjdeg`rhta`" Znd pgwdrs go

tnd hppgabtdj iuja`ahry tg trhepkd gvdr tnd gooa`ahks dkd`tdj ly tnd pdgpkd tg

rukd tnde hbj tnd ramnt go tnd `gurt tg thfd ats gwb `gursd+ sdttabm tndar gwb

taedkabds hbj muajdkabds watngut eu`n h``gubthlakaty go `gepkahb`d gvdr

tndar jd`asagb ehfabm as lhookabm.E`Fddvdr+ 8114!" @rata`s ldkadvd tnht tnd

yhrjsta`f tg wndtndr h ldabm as egrd pgwdrouk tnhb abtdbjdj as saepky

glsdrvabm wndb hb hkrdhjy pgwdrouk lgjy ehfds rdmukhtagbs tg mavd at egrd

pgwdrs"

Znd egst strafabm dxhepkd go tnd dxdepkhry pgwdrs tnd Puprded @gurt nhs

as dvajdbt ab tnd rd`dbt `hsds wndrd tnd Puprded @gurt dsthlkasndj at pgwdrs

tg jd`khrd khws ub`gbstatutagbhk .Ngjjdr%]akkahes+ 811

tnd systde go `nd`fs hbj lhkhb`ds" @rata`s hrmud tnht ab h jdeg`rhta` bhtagb

bg abjdpdbjdbt lgjy `hb ld mavdb tnd pgwdrs tg `nhbmd tnd `gbstatutagbhk

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hbj oubjhedbthk khws" At as gbky tnd pdgpkd go tnd bhtagb wng nhvd tnd

pgwdrs tg lrabm hlgut h `nhbmd ab tnd `gbstatutagb hbj oubjhedbthk khws

mgvdrbabm tnd bhtagb tnrgumn dkd`tabm rdprdsdbthtavds ly edhbs go h

jdeg`rhta` prg`dss tg jdvasd su`n khws" Zndrd nhvd lddb h strabm go

`gbtrgvdrsads khtdky rdkhtdj tg tnd iujmedbts hbj iurasja`tagb go tnd Puprded

@gurt" Zndrd nhvd lddb buedrgus absthb`ds go tnd hppdkkhtd lgjy mgabm

gvdrlghrj hbj ab`rdhsabm tnd sphb go tndar iurasja`tagb wna n nhs ab turb

`ged abtg jard`t `gboka t watn tnd dxd`utavd pgwdrs go tnd dkd`tdj

rdprdsdbthtavds" Znd rd`dbt absthb`ds go gppgsatagb phrtads pkhyabm pgkata`s

hbj dxdrtabm prdssurd gb tnd Srdsajdbt go tnd TP+ Lhrh`f Glheh+ wng whs

hppgabtabm h bdw iujmd+ rd`dbtky Iujmd Pgbah Pgtgehygr+ hbj fddpabm ndr

gut go tnd Puprded @gurt ogr tnd rdhsgb tnht tnd gppgsatagb @gbmrdss

`gbsajdrdj tnd iujmd tg ld egrd kaldrhk ab ndr vadws" Srdsajdbt \ggsdvdkt tgg

tradj tg phss h khw tnht wakk mavd nae tnd pgwdrs tg hppgabt h bdw iujmd hs

sggb hs tnd hmd go tnd prdsajabm iujmd rdh`nds =3+ ogr tnd purpgsd go thfabm

pgkata`hk ohvgrs ab iujmedbts phssdj ly tnd Puprded @gurt" @rata`s ldkadvd

tnht tnd hvdrhmd Hedra`hb `atazdbs nhvd kgst tndar hlakaty tg abokudb`d khws ab

h bhtagb wndrd lgtn tnd odjdrhk mgvdrbedbt hbj tnd odjdrhk iujmds nhvd

ld`ged tgg pgwdrouk"

@rata`s hksg rdkhtd tndar `rata`ase tg tnd ab`rdhsabm pgwdrs go tnd Puprded

@gurt ab `hsds go Iuja`ahk H`tavase khtdky" Znd `gurt nhs sthrtdj pkhyabm h

`dbtrhk rgkd ab mgvdrbhb`d wna`n as bgt wnht at whs abtdbjdj tg jg" Znd

suprded `gurt abtdrvdbdj ab tnd lhbfrupt`y prg`ddjabm go tnd hakabm `hr

ehbuoh`turdr @nryskdr @grpgrhtagb ab tnd ydhr

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Ptrgbm hjeassagb go tnd dx`dssavd pgwdrs vdstdj watn tnd Puprded @gurt

`geds orge bgbd gtndr tnhb h Puprded @gurt Iusta`d+ Hbtgbag P`hkah wng

sthtdj tnht tnd @gurt as tgg pgwdrouk hbj at jdoads tnd abtdbt go tnd

`gbstatutagb go T"P" Nd hksg khsndj gut ht tnd iujmds wng dxphbjdj tnd

edhbabm go tnd `gbstatutagb ldygbj wnht tnd hutngrs gramabhkky abtdbjdj

lhsdj gb hssueptagbs go dxd`utavd abtdbt abvgkvabm outurd ubogrdsddb

`ar`uesthb`ds" Znd prg h`tavdbdss go tnd Puprded @gurt tg gvdrrajd

`gbmrdssagbhk jd`asagbs as `drthabky egrd pgwdrs watn atsdko tnhb whs

abtdbjdj ly tnd orhedrs go tnd T"P" `gbstatutagb" ]nakd tnd hppgabtedbt go

tnd iujmds ab tnd Puprded @gurt as abtdbjdj tg ld ub%pgkata`hk+ tnd prg`dss go

hppgabtedbts as bgt ordd go pgkata`s" Zaed hbj hmhab tnd hppgabtedbts go tnd

iujmds nhvd lddb ehjd ly tnd prdsajdbt fddpabm ab eabj tnd hkambedbt go

tnd sg`ahk hbj iuja`ahk gutkggf go tnd iujmd watn tnht go tnd prdsajdbt"

Hrmuedbts ab ohvgr go tnd Puprded @gurt

Znd hrmuedbts ab ohvgr go tnd Puprded @gurt sthtd tnht tnd @gurt as wdkk

watnab ats iurasja`tagb wndb jdkaldrhtabm gb hby assud rdkhtdj tg bhtagbhk

abtdrdst" Znd pgwdr go iuja`ahk rdvadw nhs bgt lddb ldstgwdj tg tnd Puprded

@gurt ly tnd `gbstatutagb+ bgr jgds tnd `gbstatutagb dxpka`atky prdvdbt at" Znd

iuja`ahk rdvadw pdrthabs tg tnd pgwdr go tnd hppdkkhtd `gurt tg rdvadw

`gbstatutagbhkaty go hb assud go trdhty+ gr tg rdvadw h rdmukhtagb ogr

`gbsastdb`y watn h trdhty gr tnd `gbstatutagb atsdko" Znd prgpgbdbts go tnd

Puprded @gurts pgwdrs sthtd tnht at `hbbgt ld suppgsdj tnht tnd

`gbstatutagb go Tbatdj Pthtds depgwdrs tnd rdprdsdbthtavds dkd`tdj ly tnd

`gbstatudbts tg sulstatutd tndar wakk upgb tnht go tnd `gbstatudbts .E`Jgwdkk+

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811=!" Zndrdogrd at as gb tnd iuja`ahry tg hs`drthab tnd edhbabm go tnd

`gbstatutagb ab kujabm tnd abtdrprdthtagb go tnd h`ts gr khw ehjd ly tnd

kdmaskhtavd lgjy"

Iuja`ahk rdvadw as bgt hb dsthlkasndj phrt go tnd @gbstatutagb ab tnd Tbatdj

Pthtds+ lut tndrd hrd `rata`s wng ldkadvd tnht iuja`ahk rdvadw as

ub`gbstatutagbhk" Zndrd `rata ase as lhsdj gb tnd @gbstatutagb bgt mavabm

pgwdrs go iuja`ahk rdvadw dxpka`atky tg tnd Puprded @gurt" Znd @gbstatutagb

Hrta`kd AAA sthtd tnht tnd iuja`ahk pgwdrs go tnd Tbatdj Pthtds+ snhkk ld vdstdj

ab gbd Puprded @gurt hbj gtndr abodragr `gurts hs tnd @gbmrdss ehy orge

taed tg taed grjhab hbj dsthlkasn" Znd @gbstatutagb Hrta`kd hksg sthtds tnht

tnd iuja`ahk pgwdrs snhkk dxtdbj tndesdkvds tg hkk su`n `hsds ab khw hbjdquaty hrasabm ubjdr tnd `gbstatutagb hbj tnd khws go tnd Tbatdj Pthtds hbj

tnd trdhtads wakk ld ehjd ubjdr tndar hutngraty" Znd `gbstatutagb mhvd tnd

Puprded `gurt hlsgkutd pgwdrs go gramabhk iurasja`tagb ab hkk `hsds hood`tabm

tnd kdmaskhtgrs+ japkgehts + helhsshjgrs+ pulka` eabastdrs hbj tngsd ab wna`n

Pthtd as h phrty+ hbj hb hppdkkhtd iurasja`tagb tg tnd Puprded @gurt ab hkk tnd

gtndr `hsds"

Znd aepgrthb`d hbj tnd pgwdrs vdstdj watn tnd Puprded @gurt `hb ld

vhkajhtdj ly tnd dxtdbt go bhtagbhk iuja`ahk systdes rdkahb`d gb tnd pgwdrs

go tnd Puprded @gurt ab jdoababm tnd trud edhbabms hbj gpdrhtagbs go tnd

wgrjs hbj kdttdrs tnht ehfd tnd khw" Zngumn tnd jd`asagbs ly tnd `gurt hrd

bgt okhwkdss hbj taeds hbj hmhab tnd jd`asagbs nhvd lddb rd`taoadj hs

easthfds hbj gvdrturbdj+ tnd pgwdr go tnd Puprded @gurts tg thfd h oabhk

jd`asagb gb hby sulid`t pdrthababm tg bhtagbhk abtdrdst+ gr `gbstatutagbhkaty as

jdsardj ogr" Zngumn+ tnd Puprded @gurt `hb lddb sddb hs hb hbgehky ly tnd

`rata`s ab tnd systde go dkd`tgrhk h``gubthlakaty+ hbj tnht tndy hrd bdatndr

h``gubthlkd bgr hbswdrhlkd tg tnd dkd`tgrhtd+ tnd `gbstatutagb whs bdvdr

jdsambdj tg mavd `gepkdtd jgeabhb`d tg tnd ehigraty" Znd Puprded @gurt

whs bgt abtdbjdj tg ld rdprdsdbthtavd .GLradb+

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ubjdeg`rhta` `gurt hppdhks tg tnd `atazdbs wng hrd h va`tae go wajdsprdhj

pulka` jastrust go pgkata ahbs hbj whbt tnd sparat hbj edhbabm go tnd

`gbstatutagb prgtd`tdj" Znd abtdrdsts go tnd pulka` hrd ldst sdrvdj ly h lgjy

tnht as ubjdeg`rhta` hbj as ubabokudb`dj ly tnd prdssurd hbj gpabagbs go tnd

ehigraty" Znd abtdbt go tnd pdgpkd .a"d" tnd `gbstatutagb! eust ld prdodrrdj

gvdr tnd abtdbtagb go tnd hmdbt .a"d" pgkata`ahbs!"

Znd Puprded @gurt nhs lddb mavdb gramabhk hs wdkk hs hppdkkhtd iurasja`tagb

ly tnd @gbstatutagb hbj tnd @gbmrdss rdspd`tavdky" Zndsd prgvajd tnd

bd`dsshry pgwdrs tg tnd @gbmrdss ab jd`ajabm tnd ehttdrs+ assuds gr `hsds

tnht wakk ld ndhrj ly tnd hppdkkhtd `gurt" Znd pgwdr go tnd `gurt tg

jdtdreabd tnd edhbabm go tnd khw ehjd ly tnd kdmaskhtavd prgvajds tndkdmaskhtavd tnd gppgrtubaty tg rdsthtd tnd khw ab egrd ubhelamugus tdres" At

as h tdjagus prg`dss go hedbjabm tnd khws gb`d phssdj hs at bddjs twg

tnarjs go tnd ehigraty go tnd ngusd tg phss tnd hedbjedbt" Znd iuja`ahk

nastgry `gbthabs gbky ogur jd asagbs go tnd Puprded @gurt tg nhvd lddb

gvdrturbdj ly tnd kdmaskhtavd ab tgthk takk bgw" At as tnd @gbmrdss wna`n stakk nhs

tnd pgwdrs go ogr aepdh`nedbt go tnd iujmds hbj s`rutaby" Hktngumn tnd

pgwdrs go tnd @gbmrdss as `kdhrky namn hbj ab `hsds dvdb dbgumn tg gvdrrajd

tnd rukabms go tnd `gurt+ su`n pgwdrs wndb dxd`utdj h namnky ubpgpukhr watn

tnd pdgpkd" At as tnd pgpukhraty go tnd `gurts watn tnd pdgpkd wna`n mavds tnd

hjvhbthmd tg tnd @gurt .GLradb+

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ubpgpukhraty" Znd @gurts tgg+ jdspatd ldabm bgt kaeatdj ly tnd prd`djdbts+

nhvd h strgbm ab`kabhtagb t ogkkgw tnd prd`djdbts ab saeakhr iujmedbts"

@gb`kusagb

H``grjabm tg Nheaktgb .8=>>!+ tnd iuja`ahry bdatndr ogr`d bgr wakk+ lut gbky

iujmedbt hbj ndb`d as tnd wdhfdst hegbm tnd tnrdd jdphrtedbts go pgwdr"

Znd qudstagb go wndtndr gr bgt tnd Puprded @gurt go tnd Tbatdj Pthtds as

vdstdj watn tgg eu`n pgwdr `hb ldst ld hbswdrdj ab tnd kamnt go tnd

gpabagbs hbj `gb`drbs ogr hbj hmhabst tnd prgpgbdbts go tnd suprdeh`y go

tnd Puprded @gurt" ]nakd tnd `rata`s hrd go stdrb gpabagb tnht tnd pgwdrs

vdstdj watn tnd Puprded @gurt ubjdreabd tnd jdeg`rhta` dssdb`d go tnd

`gbstatutagb go tnd Tbatdj Pthtds+ hs tnd uktaehtd pgwdr ab tnd dkd`tgrhk

jdeg`rh`y bddjs tg ld vdstdj watn tnd dkd`tdj rdprdsdbthtavds go tnd

pdgpkd" Gb tnd gtndr nhbj tnd prgpgbdbts go tnd Puprded `gurt abstakk tnht

tnd abtdbtagb go `rdhtagb go tnd iuja`ahry whs bgt tg `rdhtd h rdprdsdbthtavd

lgjy lut at as ldst tg prgpgsd tnht tnd abtdbtagb whs tg `rdhtd hb

abtdredjahry lgjy ldtwddb tnd pgwdrouk dkd`tdj dxd`utavds hbj tnd pdgpkd

tg prgtd`t tnd `gbstatutagbhk ramnts ldstgwdj tg tnd pdgpkd ly tnd

@gbstatutagb" Znd prgpgbdbts go tnd Puprded @gurt depnhsazd tnht at as h

bd`dsshry lgjy watn pgwdrs hbj iurasja`tagb sdkd`tdj ly hb ubjdeg`rhta`

prg`djurd tg prgtd`t tnd oubjhedbthk ramnts go tnd eabgratads" Znd qudstagb

gb tnd iurasja`tagb go tnd Puprded @gurt hbj tnht gb tnd `gbstatutagbhkaty go

tnd iuja`ahk rdvadw prg`dss hrd `gbtdbtagus watn tnd `rata`s shyabm tnht tnd

@gbstatutagb jgds bgt sthtd dxpka`atky tnht tnd Puprded @gurt nhs tnd pgwdrs

go h iuja`ahk rdvadw go tnd `gbstatutagbhkaty go tnd kdmaskhtagbs dbh`tdj ly tnd

pgkata`ahbs" Znd edrd hlsdb`d go tnd dxpka at akkustrhtagb watnab tnd

@gbstatutagb jgds bgt ngwdvdr ubjdreabd tnd aepgrthb`d go tnd `gurt ab

jd`ajabm tnd edhbabm hbj abtdrprdthtagb go tnd `gbstatutagb hbj hs h lgjy

tnht prgtd`ts tnd trud abtdbt hbj sparat go tnd @gbstatutagb" Zndrd hrd `nd`fs

hbj lhkhb`ds tg kaeat tnd pgwdrs go tnd Puprded @gurt ly why go dxd`utavd

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pgwdrs tg gvdrrukd gr hedbj tnd jd`asagbs go tnd Puprded @gurt" Ngwdvdr+

tnd `gurts jdravd pgwdr orge tnd suppgrt hbj pgpukhraty tndy dbigy watn tnd

pdgpkd ab khrmd ab spatd go nhvabm hkegst dquhk pgwdrs hs watn tnd @gbmrdss"

\dodrdb`d

Nheaktgb+ H" .8=>>!+ Odjdrhkast =>

Ngjjdr%]akkahes+ \" .811

@gurt+ Lratasn Igurbhk go Sgkata`hk P`adb`d