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\nha D wgs `dtt`h, D ushi tj sthg` hlls jut jb tnh brdilh, sahge

jutsdih gai krgke tnhf glgdast tnh bhakh bjr aj rhgsja

`jldkg` tj gayojiy, dak`uidal fysh`b. Jah igy wnd`st tg`edal

gojut tnds, D gsehi phjp`h tj sngrh tnhdr jwa stjrdhs jb tnh

strgalh tndals tnhy idi wnha tnhy whrh knd`irha, gai sj, tnh

dihg bjr Fy \hdri Knd`injji wgs krhgthi.

Ynds ojje kjatgdas 93 jb fy bgvjurdth stjrdhs jut jb tnh

nuairhis D kj``hkthi. D wju`i `deh tj phrsjag``y tngae hgkn

gai hvhry kjatrdoutjr bjr ohdal sj strgalh gai wjaihrbu`.

GOJXY

Ihsdlahr= Egy`g Syeh

D``ustrgtjr= Egy`g Syeh

Fy \hdri Knd`injji Kjpyrdlnt Egy`g Syeh ?378

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IHGYN

KJXKNGAJATFJX[

Jur kjukn upstgdrs kju`i bj`i jut datj g ohi gai wnhahvhr dt

wgs bj`ihi jut, yju kju`i lht datj tnh ogke pgrt ohndai tnh

fgttrhss gai dt wgs `deh g bjjt wdih.

D wju`i rhgi da tnhrh g`` tnh tdfh gai wnhahvhr wh ngi

brdhais jvhr wh wju`i snjvh `deh sdx edis da tnhrh. Jah tdfh,

tnds ldr` gt jur njush fgaglhi tj whilh nhrsh`b up wnhrh

g`` tnh tndals nj`idal dt tjlhtnhr whrh, wnd`h wh whrh p`gydal

ndih gai shhe.

Db tnh ohi ngi fgaglhi tj sprdal ogke wh g`` wju`i

ngvh idhi.

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D wju`i sahge jut jb fy rjjf `gth gt adlnt gai ndih uaihr

tnh edtknha tgo`h hgtdal brjzha phgs. D gigfgat`y oh`dhvhi

tngt db fy pgrhats eahw tnhy wju`i tgeh fy phgs gwgy.

SHG[

S@HG[HG@D[NG, ?4, X[G

Fy kjusda wgs joshsshi wdtn tnh Ydtgadk, sj jah tdfh, da tnh

fdii`h jb wdathr, snh ``hi tnh edis pjj` jut tnh ogke wdtn

wgthr, put dkh da dt, fgih fh strdp gai lht datj dt. Ynha snh

pjehi fh da tnh ojiy wdtn nhr `dtt`h orjtnhrs tjy swjri, sj D

kju`i bhh` wngt dt wgs `deh tj oh da wgthr tngt wgs sj kj`i dt

bhh`s `deh swjris grh pdhrkdal yjur ojiy.

YDYGADK

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\nhahvhr fy pgrhats tjje

fh tj g rhstgurgat wdtn g

p`gylrjuai D wju`i lj gai

p`gy wdtn fy dfgldagry brdhai

agfhi Kndkeha Ldr`,

kjfp`hth wdtn jah-sdihi

kjavhrsgtdjas. Jah tdfh D ljt

`jst da tnh krgw` tuohs gai

tj`i fy pgrhats tngt KndkehaLdr` ngi ljt fh `jst ohkgush

D tnjulnt tngt dt wgs g vg`di

rhgsja bjr ohdal da tnhrh bjr

ga njur.

_XOT, 74, KGAGIG

KNDKEHA

LD_@

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Fy brdhais gai D sg`vglhi g orjeha tjy Mhhp. \h sgw jah

gai dt wgs ja tnh kuro ahxt tj tnh trgsn gai wju`iat stgrt sj

wh stj`h dt gai tnha bjr ga hatdrh suffhr fgih g lgfh jb

pusndal dt up tnh odllhst nd`` wh eahw, pd`dal da g`` sdx jb us

datj tngt tday kgr, gai rdidal ijwa tngt nd`` gt tjp sphhi.

Ja shvhrg` jkkgsdjas tnh rdih haihi da g kj``dsdja wd tn g

p`uf trhh gai wh whrh puffh``hi wdtn brudt.

\H OJXLNY

G MHHSGAJATFJX[

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\nha D wgs shvha/hdlnt D idiat lht gay fgd`, sj D wrjth

`htthrs tj fysh`b da krgyjas gai bjrkhi fy pgrhats tj prhthai

tj fgd` dt. Ynha D orgllhi tj tnhf tngt D ljt fjrh fgd` tnga

gayjah gai tngt D wgs rhg``y pjpu`gr.

D RH LJY

FGD@GAJATFJX[

D ushi tj prhthai D wgs g ijl gai ogre gt stubb. Fy fuf

tj`i fy ijktjr tj shh db nh kju`i lht fh tj stjp gai nh must

tnjulnt dt wgs nd`grdjus. Nhi gse fh tj ogre gt aurshs gai

stubb. Nhs std`` fy ijktjr gai g`sj std`` gfgzdal.

FGA[ OH[Y

B_DHAIGAJATFJX[

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[GBHYT

BD_[YGAJATFJX[

Fy orjtnhr wjrh g odeh nh`fht ?9/

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Fy knd`injji OBB gai D p`gyhi g lgfh kg``hi rhbrdlhrgtjr.

Jah phrsja s`di ijwa tnh stgdrs gai tnh jtnhr stjji gt tnh

ojttjfohdal g rhbrdlhrgtjr. Ynha yju swdtknhi.

YNH

L_HGYH[YLGFH JB

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YG[YH

YH[YH_GAJATFJX[

D gth orjwa kj`jurhi krgyjas, sjfhnjw tndaedal tngt db D

knhwhi jal hajuln, tnhyi tgsth deh knjkj`gth.

Bjr g wnd`h, da `deh ?ai lrgih, fy brdhais D gt rhkhss wju`i

ngvh kjathsts jb wnj kju`i irgw tnh Sjwhrpubb Ldr`s fjrh

gkkurgth`y. \hi must sdt tnhrh wdtn ajthpgis irgwdal g`` jb

rhkhss gai `deh D rhfhfohr tnhyi kjfh jvhr tj fy njush

gai whi must bukedal irgw tnh bukedal Sjwhrpubb Ldr`s.

G Y_XH

KJAYH[YLH__D, ?7, AH\MH_[HT

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[j da btn lrgih fy OBB gai

D whrh mhg`jus fy k`gss idiat

ngvh g k`gss pht sj wh tjje g

kga jb ohgas gai fgih dt jur

k`gss pht. Ynh wnj`h k`gss

ljt davj`vhi.

Nds agfh wgs Ohgay gai tnh

hatdrh k`gss wju`i tgeh ndf

njfh iurdal tnh whhehais

gai wh fgih ndf g njfh gai

k`jtnhs gai fy thgknhr what

g`jal wdtn dt gai tnh jtnhr

btn lrgih k`gsshs ljt mhg`jus

ohkgush wh whrh sj

joshsshi wdtn tnds kga

jb ohgas.

K@G[[

SHYWXDAA, 7>, ATK

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OH[Y

B_DHAI[FGIIT, 7>, X[G

D wju`i k`dfo datj tnh kupojgri uaihr fy fufs ogtnrjjf

sdae tj p`gy wdtn fy dfgldagry brdhais, Sdttg gai Bdttg, wnj

whrh gktug``y must twj mufoj pgkes jb idgphrs.

\nha D wgs dtt`h D oh`dhvhi D wgs g ijl agfhi Ygbby gai

wju`i ja`y hgt jut jb tnds ijl ojw` fy sdsthr fgih fh da

nhr pjtthry k`gss.

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YGBBTGAJATFJX[

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@DLNY

[AGKEGAJATFJX[

D wju`i kjasdsthat`y hgt tnh ajshs jbb fy stubbhi gadfg`s.

\nha D wgs `dtt`h, D `dvhi ahxt tj fy OBB (wnj std`` ds fy OBB),

sj snh wju`i kjfh jvhr g `jt gai wh ngi tnds lgfh gai jahwju`i prhthai tj oh g kgt jr ijl gai `dke tnh jtnhr jahs `hl

uatd` jah igy fy pgrhats kgulnt fh `dkedal nhr `hls.

FHJ\:GAJATFJX[

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\nha D wgs `deh hdlnt yhgrs j`i D ngi g o`gke fgreht

lrgssnjpphr ihg`dal ousdahss. Di lj jut gai kj``hkt tnhf

gt `uakn tnha sh`` tnhf tj jtnhr edis, out D idiat tgeh fjahy,

D ja`y tjje krgyjas gai stubb. G edi trdhi tj ldvh fh g ij``gr

jakh gai D wgs `deh, Ij yju tgeh fh bjr g bjj`: D kgat irgw

wdtn tngt!

O@GKE

FG_EHYOXL[O_HH, 74, GX[Y_G@DG

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Fy wnj`h 2tn lrgih k`gss

p`gyhi tnds lgfh wdtn ga

dfgldagry pdae pjji`h agfhi

B`ubby (fy brdhai gai D

stgrthi dt, ijat gse njw). Gai

ogsdkg``y yju gkt `deh yjurh

tnrjwdal sjfhtndal tnha yh``

B@XBBT[ DA TJX_ FJXYN.

Dt `gsthi sj `jal.

GAJATFJX[

YNH AH^Y

J@TFSDK[SJ_Y

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\h ngi tnds lgfh whi p`gy

wnhahvhr fy lrgaifg fgih

us bjji tngt wh kg``hi Fr.

FkLrhglhr gai davj`vhi us

ndidal uaihr tnh tgo`h

hgtdal prhtzh`s gai brjzha kjra

ohkgush wh whrh rgoodts wnj

ngi stj`ha bjji brjf tnh bgrf

gai idiat gktug``y `deh kgrrjtsgai snh wju`i prhthai tj snjjt

gt us.

F_

FkL_HGLH_@D], 7>, X[G

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D ushi tj lj datj tnh ljgt ygri, `dh ijwa, put lrgda g`` jvhr fh,

gai tnha prhthai D wgs ohdal hgtha g`dvh oy fy ljgts gai

try tj lht gwgy gs tnhy g`` k`dfohi ja tjp jb fh. D ngi twh`vh

ljgts. D g`wgys kgfh jut wdtn orudshs, nj`hs da fy k`jtnhs,

gai kjvhrhi da `tn.

Jn, wnj gf D ediidal: D std`` ij tnds .

YNH

LJGY\ND[SH_H_GAJATFJX[

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\nha D wgs sdx gai fy `dtt`h sdsthr wgs vh, snh wja g

lj`isn gt tnds kgradvg` tndal gt fy h`hfhatgry sknjj` gai

agfhi tnh lj`isn Lus. Hvhatug``y, D ngi tnh ordlnt dihg

tj thst wngt wju`i ngppha db D tjje dt jut jb wgthr out D ljt

rhg``y idslusthi wnha D tjje dt jut sj dasthgi D tnrhw dt jut

tnh wdaijw.

Fy sdsthr sgw tnh sn tgae wgs hfpty `gthr sj snh gsehi fh

wngt ngpphahi gai D tj`i nhr tngt Lus what tj sgy ljjioyhtj nds iydal fjtnhr da Ihavhr. [nh krdhi.

LJJIOTH

LX[GAJATFJX[

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\nha D wgs `dtt`h, tj fgeh fysh`b ehhp fy stubb k`hga, D tj`i

fysh`b tngt db D ngi gay k`jtnhs stdkedal jut jb fy k`jshi

irhsshr irgwhrs, g wj`b wju`i kjfh datj fy rjjf gt adlnt

gai hgt fh ohkgush nh wju`i eajw tngt D `dvhi tnhrh

ohkgush tnh k`jtnhs whrh stdkedal jut.

D idi sukn g ljji mjo kjavdakdal fysh`b tngt D wgs

gktug``y thrrdhi gt adlnt tngt nh wju`i eajw D wgs tnhrh, sj

D wju`iat fjvh da fy s`hhp. [j wnha fy sdsthr wju`i krgw`

datj fy ohi D wju`i fgeh nhr `dh gs std`` gs pjssdo`h.

\NGY G

K@HGA _JJFTJX NGRHGAJATFJX[

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GAJATFJX[

\nha D wgs da edaihrlgrtha, `deh dffhidgth`y gbthr tnh k`gss ljt g

`hkturh gojut ajt stdkedal yjur tjaluh tj brjzha pj`hs jr wngthvhr, D

what jut gai stuke fy tjaluh tj jah gaywgy. D haihi up jsdal tnh

tdp jb fy tjaluh bjr g wnd`h ohkgush D idiat wgdt bjr nh`p.

AJ _HL_HY[

Fy rst gktug` wjris whrh Ourlhr Edal ohkgush wh wju`i

pgss dt hvhry igy ja fy sdsthrs wgy tj prhsknjj`.

S_DJ_ DY DH[KJ@ODH, 78, X[G

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[NJH

[N_DAHGAJATFJX[

\nha D wgs rhg``y `dtt`h D wju`i sphai njurs grrgaldal gai

rhgrrgaldal fy snjhs ja tnds `dtt`h twj-sthp `giihr wh ngi. D

wju`i ahvhr gaswhr gay jb fy pgrhats quhstdjas gojut wngt

D wgs ijdal jr wny. Ynhy kg``hi dt tnh snjh snrdah.

\nha D wgs `dtt`h (`deh hdlnt), D ushi tj fdx up tnh wjris

kgaaj`d gai kjkgdah wndkn kgushi g `jt jb prjo`hfs bjr

fy fjtnhr.

IH[[H_Y

YDFHGAJATFJX[

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\nha D turahi `deh tnrhh D ngi g kgeh wdtn rgdaojw kgai`hs

gai D wgathi tj hgt jah, sj D gsehi fy fuf gai jb kjursh

snh sgdi aj: @deh g shasdo`h phrsja. Out tnha snh haihi up

ljdal tj tnh ogtnrjjf gai D stjji must jutsdih tnh ogtnrjjf

ijjr ohkgush D eahw snh kju`iat lht up tj stjp fh, gai D

`jjehi nhr da tnh hyh gai D gth tngt bukedal kgai`h.

KGAI@H

DA YNH\DAISDSHL_GKH, 7

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\nha wh whrh da 8tn lrgih fy brdhais gai D prhthaihi tj

oh Ngrry Sjtthr kngrgkthrs. \h ngi rjohs gai wgais gai

hvhrytndal. [j jah igy tnds edi [hga wgs sdttdal da g trhh gai

fy brdhai Fdyg ljhs GKKDJ gai [hga tnrjws ndfsh`b jut jb

tnh trhh.

TH_ G

\D]G_I,[HGA_J[H, 7

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Ynh ja`y wgy D ljt grjuai gaywnhrh wnha D wgs g edi wgs

oy rj``dal.

D idi ajt krgw`. D rj``hi.

_J@@ YJ

YNH LJG@GAJATFJX[

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Jah tdfh D gth pdah sgp ohkgush D tnjulnt dt wju`i tgsth ` deh

fgp`h syrup.

OG@GAKHI

O_HGEBG[Y[GODAG, 7>, FG[[GKNX[HYY[

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\nha D wgs deh shvha, Di whgr kj`jurhi sjkes ogshi ja

wndknhvhr Sjwhr _galhr D wgs prhthaidal tj oh tngt igy.

Th``jw _galhr 6 yh``jw sjkes, Sdae _galhr 6 pdae sjkes,

htk. Gai dti fgeh fy fuf fgi ohkgush tnhy ahvhr

fgtknhi fy jutt. Ynha Di guakn fysh`b jbb fy ohi jvhr

gai jvhr wnd`h ijdal Egrgth fjvhs gai yh``dal ND-TXN!

jr wngthvhr. Xatd` D edkehi fy kgt da tnh bgkh rhg``y ngri jah

igy gai wgs tj`i D wgsat g``jwhi tj p`gy Sjwhr _galhrs

gayfjrh. #wnjjps.

LJ LJ

SJ\H__GALH_[G[N@HT, ?4, YHAAH[[HH

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\DIH

G\GEHH[YNH_, ?;, KG@DBJ_ADG

\nha D wgs twj D ihkdihi D wgs tjj j`i bjr agps. @deh, D must

lgvh up agps gai fy fuf ngs ijzhas jb pdkturhs jb fh

stgaidal up, fy ojiy s`ufphi jvhr ja tnh shgt jb tnh kjukn,

irjj` kjfdal brjf fy fjutn gs D sajjzhi, ohkgush D rhbushi

tj `dh ijwa bjr agptdfh.

AJY G@@

NH_JH[

\HG_ KGSH[GAJATFJX[

\nha D wgs tday - wnhahvhr gayjah gsehi wnj bgrthi, D wju`i

stgai up, rgdsh fy ngai, gai sgy, D idi dt, fgedal surh tj

h`jalgth tnh D tj k`grdby fy lud`t.

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\nha D wgs fgyoh hdlnt jr

adah fy sdo`dals gai kjusdas

gai tnh edis wnj `dvhi ahxt

ijjr tj tnhf gai D bjuai g

ihgi wgsp. [j wh grrgalhi

ga hatdrh buahrg` bjr dt gai

wjrh o`gke gai ngi agpeda

ngaiehrkndhbs tngt wh

prhthaihi tj kry datj gai wh

ourdhi dt da g snjhojx uaihr

g trhh.

BG_H\H@@

J@IB_DHAIGAJATFJX[

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OGOT

B@GRJX_[NGAYND, ?7, [GAYGOG_OG_G

\nha D wgs `deh tnrhh,, D ushi tj joshssdvh`y suke fy tnufo

sj tnh ijktjrs wju`i g`wgys gse fh wngt dt tgsthi ` deh gai

Di sgy tndals `deh knjkj`gth gai vgad``g. Out jah tdfh, D wgs

sj bhi up wdtn tnhf tngt wnha tnhy gsehi fh D `jjehi tnhf

rf`y da tnh hyh gai sgdi, Ogodhs.

D phhi da fy pgrhats ohi jakh - wnd`h wdih gwgeh - ohkgush

D wgathi tj bhh` wngt dt wgs `deh (ngvdal ahvhr wht fy ohi

oy gkkdihat) out D idiat wgat tj ij dt da fy jwa ohi ohkgush

tngti oh lrjss.

[\HHY

I_HGF[GAJATFJX[

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\nha D wgs `dtt`h (`deh, twj) fy pgrhats ushi tj tgeh fh wdtn

tnhf tj kgr ojjt sg`hs gai bhths gai stubb, gai tnhyi `hgvh

fh g`jah tj sh`` hvhrytndal, ohkgush D wgs g kjkey `dtt`h

fjasthr wnj wju`i kjaihat`y ihfgai fjahy brjf

pgsshrs-oy, wnj wju`i hai up ouydal stubb tnhy idiat wgat

ohkgush tnhy idiat wgat tj upsht tnh ihfgaidal twj yhgr

j`i. Hvhatug``y hvhryjah h`sh idskjvhrhi tnds knhgt, gai

tnhy stgrthi rjtgtdal fh grjuai tnh idbbhrhat stg``s/kgrs. Fy

pgrhats ndrhi fh jut gs g sg`hsphrsja.

YNH

FJAHTFGEH_ADEED, ?4, XE

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\nha D wgs g knd`i, gojut bjur jr vh yhgrs j`i, wh ngi

g nulh, rjjfy vga tngt fy fuf ushi tj irdvh. D idiat

rhg``y ngvh gay kjakhpt jb rdlnt jr wrjal, out D idi eajw

D `jvhi bua gai tnrd`` shhedal. \nhahvhr fy fuf irjvh,

D wju`i uaouke`h fy shgtoh`t gai k`dfo up tj tnh shgt

ohndai nhr gai kjvhr nhr hyhs gai ldll`h. D tnjulnt dt wgs

nd`grdjus tngt snh kju`iat shh gt ga dathrshktdja jr da tnh

fdii`h jb irdvdal.

LXH[[

\NJ:O_DAIG, 74, AT

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\nha D wgs yjualhr, fy twj

orjtnhrs gai D wju`i p`gy

Edal/Wuhha Jb Ynh Idrt Sd`h,

gai whi lnt jah gajtnhr tj

lht tj tnh tjp jb g ?3 bt. ndln

fjuai jb idrt da tnh ogke ygri

`hbt tnhrh brjf sjfh

kjastruktdja prjmhkt. Ynh jah

wnj ljt tj tnh tjp rst ljt tj

jrihr tnh jtnhr twj grjuai

g`` igy.

Ynds lgfh rhsu`thi da fgay

orjeha ojahs, nuairhis jb

jtnhr fdajr damurdhs, gai g

@JY jb idrt-k`jllhi snjwhr

irgdas out wh p`gyhi dt g`fjst

igd`y bjr upwgris jb sdx yhgrs.

EDAL[ GAI

WXHHA[GAJATFJX[

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93 I D BBH_HAYSH J S@H .

93 I D BBH_HAY [Y J_ D H [ J BYNH

\H D _IGAI\JAIH_BX@ YN D AL[

SH J S@HI D IG[KN D @I_HA .