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    S}cvpmvoz Gmtu avih UU' Ezvjo ! Hmpbi`j}u Ecpbioje ^cvjub

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    U~vjgd 6>36

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    Pbm Fmc}pz ia pbm Ecpbioje Acjpb C Hmcgjgda}o Hjgjupvz

    &Bmvm$u Pbm Eb}veb&Fz Av' Ocvvz Ojuitulj

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    pbm achi}u ~imh pbcp lj`u upjoo oiqm pi

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    bcg` dmup}vm eivvmu~ig`u pi mceb qmvum'

    Zi} ~vifcfoz vmhmhfmv pbm ~imh

    cg` Pbm ujdg ocgd}cdm pbcp dimu tjpb jp'

    Jp dimu ojlm pbju;

    Bmvmu pbm eb}veb/ cg`bmvmu pbm upmm~om'

    I~mg pbm `iiv cg` ummcoo pbm ~mi~om'

    Pbm omuuig pbcp Ujupmv @jcggm Hcvjm

    tcgpm` }u pi omcvg cp c qmvz zi}gd cdm

    tcu pbcp Eb}veb ju hivm pbcg k}up c

    fjd io` ivgcpm f}jo`jgd' Eb}veb ju

    cfi}p ~mi~om tjoojgd pi ojqm i}p pbmjv

    acjpb cg` eihjgd pidmpbmv cu Di`u

    achjoz' Eb}veb ju cfi}p c eihh}gjpz

    ia fmojmqmvu tbi ~vcz aiv cg` bmo~ igm

    cgipbmv/ cu fvipbmvu cg` ujupmvu jg pbm

    gchm ia Kmu}u Ebvjup' Eb}veb ju

    vmcooz cfi}p ~mi~om tbi pvz pi aiooit

    pbm diu~mo hmuucdm ia Kmu}u Ebvjup

    mqmvz `cz'

    Zi} ecg bcqm pbm fjddmup ecpbm`vco

    jg pbm tivo` cg` ajoo jp tjpb pbm fmup

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    qjujpivu pi ubit }~' Pbmvm cvm ~omgpz ia

    pbium jg Vihm'

    Tbcp ju c fomuujgd aiv hm cu J ~cupiv

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    qjfvcgp acjpb ia i}v eihh}gjpz' ^mi~om

    cvm vmcooz `m`jecpm` cg` eihhjppm` pi

    pbm ~cvjub' Pbmvm ju c upvigd umgum pbcp

    ~cvjub ojam bmvm ju igm ia pbm ~ocemu

    tbmvm ~mi~om eihm vmd}ocvoz pi fm

    u~jvjp}cooz am`' Jp ju jg pbm eigpmrp ia i}v

    ~cvjub pbcp ~mi~om ecg ubcvm pbmjv djapu/

    pcomgpu cg` vmui}vemu pi fvjgd cfi}p pbm

    Ljgd`ih ia Di`'

    Pbju m`jpjig iaGmtu avih pbm mtu

    fmc}pja}ooz ec~p}vmu pbm Ecpbioje acjpb

    ia i}v ~cvjubjigmvu ig hcgz omqmou'

    Tm umm pbm jggiemgp acjpb ia i}v zi}gd

    ~mi~om/ mu~mejcooz i}v pmmgu/ tbi k}up

    vmemjqm` pbm Ucevchmgp ia Eigajvhcpjig

    jg Hcveb' Tm cvm jgu~jvm` fz i}v zi}gd

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    Ajvup Bioz Eihh}gjig cp pbm mg` ia

    pbju higpb' Tm vmc` pbm pmupjhigjmu

    avih pbm hmhfmvu ia i}v ^cvjub Ei}gejo

    cu pbmz upcpm tbz pbmz bcqm ebiumg

    Up' Ezvjou cu pbmjv u~jvjp}co bihm/ cg`

    mr~vmuu pbm qco}m cg` hmcgjgd pbcp

    Up' Ezvjou bcu aiv pbmh' Pbm vmco fmc}pz

    ia i}v ~cvjub ju pbm ojam cg` acjpb tm

    ubcvm tbjom tm hclm pbju ki}vgmz cu

    `juej~omu ia Kmu}u'

    Zmu/ Up' Ezvjou ju fomuum` pi bcqm u}eb c

    bjupivje f}jo`jgd aiv ~mi~om pi eihm cg`

    tivubj~ cg` ~vcz jg' I}v eb}veb ju c

    ~vmeji}u djap djqmg pi }u jg 3:6: fz pbm

    fmgmacepivu ia i}v ~cvjub tbi ~vmem`m`

    }u uihm 2> zmcvu cdi' Pbmz ucevjajem`

    h}eb pi evmcpm pbm ucevm` ~ocem tm bcqm

    pi`cz' I}v eb}veb ju c dvmcp pmupjhigz

    pi pbmjv `mm~ acjpb'

    Pbju u}hhmv/ dvmcp ecvm tjoo fm djqmg

    pi pbm jguj`m ia i}v eb}veb/ tbjeb bcu

    fmeihm tivg cg` pjvm` iqmv pbm zmcvu'

    Dvmcp maaivpu tjoo fm pclmg pi vmupivm pbm

    fmc}pz ia i}v u~jvjp}co bihm cu tm ~cjgp

    pbm mgpjvm jgpmvjiv/ eomcg pbm h}vcou/

    vmupivm pbm Upcpjigu ia pbm Eviuu cg`

    jh~viqm pbm ojdbpjgd cg` ui}g` uzupmh'

    Jg pbm mg`/ tm tjoo fm cfom pi ~vmumvqm

    pbju ucevm` ~ocem aiv zmcvu pi eihm'

    Tbcp tm `i git tjoo fm c vmco djap pi

    pbm a}p}vm' I}v e}vvmgp maaivpu tjoo fm

    c~~vmejcpm` fz pbium tbi aiooit

    jg i}v aiipupm~u'

    Tm mgpmv jgpi pbm Mcupmv umcuig ajoom`

    tjpb dvmcp kiz/ bi~m cg` ~vihjum' Jp ju c

    pjhm tbmg tm ~viamuu i}v acjpb cg` pv}up

    jg pbm Vjumg Oiv`' Hcz Di`u fomuujgdu

    cg` oiqm fm }~ig }u' Omp }u djqm pbcglu

    pi Di` aiv pbm djap ia acjpb' Tm lgit

    pbcp tjpbi}p jp/ ojam ti}o` fm ui mh~pz/

    cg` ui ti}o` i}v eb}vebmu#

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    Gmtu avih pbm ^mtu ( U~vjgd 6>366

    @}vjgd pbju ~cup

    Omgpmg umcuig/

    tm$qm ~vifcfoz

    culm` i}vumoqmu

    tbcp hivm tm

    ecg `i pi fm

    fmppmv ~mi~om

    cg` ojqm ojam pi

    pbm a}oomup' Ucooz Hcglitulj/ mg`m` }~

    ebcgdjgd bmv ojam fcum` ig igm zmcvu

    Omgpmg eihhjphmgp pi upvmgdpbmg

    bmv acjpb'

    Ucooz bcu fmmg c ~cvjubjigmv cp

    Up' Ezvjou aiv 13 zmcvu cg` tmgp pi

    uebiio bmvm' Uczjgd ubm bcu c amt

    aig` hmhivjmu ia i}v ~cvjub ti}o` fm

    cg }g`mvupcpmhmgp' Ubm bcu tjpgmuum`

    pbm `mhiojpjig ia pbm io` uebiio/ cg`

    emomfvcpm` i}v 4=pb K}fjomm jg 3:=:'

    Ubm cg` bmv eocuuhcpmu hc`m pbmjv Ajvup

    Bioz Eihh}gjig jg pbm hivgjgd cg`

    vmemjqm` pbm Ucevchmgp ia Eigajvhcpjig

    pbcp uchm capmvgiig'

    Tbmg ubm ecg/ Ucooz cppmg`u `cjoz

    Hcuu' C pvc`jpjig upcvpm` fz bmv acpbmv/

    Fjoo' Tbmg bm vmpjvm` jg 45/ bm upcvpm`

    cppmg`jgd hcuu tjpb bju }geom/ Hcvpjg/

    ig c `cjoz fcuju' Ucooz `mej`m` pbm

    aiooitjgd Omgp pi eigpjg}m pbm pvc`jpjig'

    Tbcp ecg J ucz/ jp ammou ojlm bihm' Ja

    zi} ecg caaiv` pbm pjhm/ jp vmcooz hclmu

    zi}v `cz/ ucj` Ucooz' Ubm pbjglu ia

    hivgjgd Hcuu cu bmv igm(ig(igm

    pjhm tjpb pbm Oiv`' Ompu gip aivdmp

    kijgjgd jg pi ucz pbm viucvz' Vcz V}`ju/

    cgipbmv amooit ojamoigd ~cvjubjigmv/

    uczu/ Pbmvm ju ~itmv jg pbm viucvz'

    Ucooz tmoeihmu coo pi eihm cg` kijg

    pbmh' Jpu gip igoz c dvmcp tcz pi upcvp

    pbm `cz/ f}p ubm ammou/ Pbm ~itmv ia

    ~vczmv `imu tig`mvu'

    Fz Lcvmg @{jmlcgC Ojamoigd Oiil cp I}v Acjpb cg` Bihm

    Ig pbm ajvup

    U}g`cz ia mqmvz

    higpb/ Ljppz

    Ubcggig ammou

    mr}fmvcgp' Pbcpu

    pbm `cz ubm

    a}oajoou bmv viom

    tjpb igm ia Up' Ezvjou hiup jh~ivpcgp

    umvqjem ivdcgj{cpjigu/ Hjgjupvz ia Ecvm'

    Jp hclmu hm ammo ojlm J ch pv}oz

    ecvvzjgd i}p i}v hjuujig upcpmhmgp/

    ucj` Ljppz'

    Pbm hmg cg`

    tihmg ia

    Up' Ezvjou Hjgjupvz

    ia Ecvm fvjgd pbm

    Fi`z ia Ebvjup pi

    pbm bihmfi}g`/

    uihmpbjgd Ljppzu

    fmmg `ijgd aiv hiup ia bmv c`}op ojam

    cg` coo ia pbm mjdbp zmcvu ubmu fmmg c

    ~cvjubjigmv cp i}v eb}veb'

    Jpu tbcp J dvmt }~ tjpb/ eigpjg}m`

    Ljppz' A}oajoojgd i}v Eiv~ivco Tivlu

    ia Hmvez ju k}up uihmpbjgd Jqm cotczu

    `igm/ cg` jp$u c qmvz fjd `mco' Cg` git

    jpu cg mqmg fjddmv `mco aiv hm pi fm

    fvjgdjgd eihh}gjig/ cg` hivm/ pi

    hmhfmvu ia i}v ~cvjub tbi cvm }gcfom

    pi cppmg` Hcuu'

    J dmp hivm i}p ia jp pbcg J djqm/

    eigpjg}m` Ljppz' Jqm omcvgm` cfi}p

    pbm bjupivz ia Omhigp pbvi}db i}v

    io`mv ~cvjubjigmvu/ fmmg jgpvi`}em` pi

    pbm `jqmvujpz pbcp eih~vjumu i}v ~cvjubeihh}gjpz cg`

    hc`m hcgz

    gmt avjmg`u'

    Ecvio Hjmvmg`iva/

    tbi ebcjvu pbm

    Hjgjupvz ia Ecvm/

    cdvmmu tjpb Ljppz'

    Jpu u}eb c dvmcp ammojgd' Jpu hivm pbcg

    eihh}gjig' Jpu cfi}p lmm~jgd uihmigm

    eiggmepm` pi pbm ~cvjub cg` coo pbcpu

    bc~~mgjgd cp pbm eb}veb'

    Fipb Ecvio cg` Ljppz fmojmqm pbm

    Hjgjupvz ia Ecvm ju igm ia pbm hiup

    vmtcv`jgd tczu pi qio}gpmmv aiv pbm

    ~cvjub/ cg` pbm pjhm eihhjphmgp

    gmm`m` ju hjgjhco' Jp }u}cooz pclmu omuu

    pbcg c hivgjgd c higpb pi qjujp pbm pti

    iv pbvmm ~cvjubjigmvu cuujdgm` pi cg

    jg`jqj`}co hmhfmv'

    Jg c``jpjig pi ~viqj`jgd eihh}gjig/

    pbm hjgjupvz `mojqmvu f}oompjgu cg`

    u~mg`u c ojppom pjhm pcoljgd cg` qjujpjgd

    tjpb mceb vmej~jmgp' Pbm hjgjupvz coui

    umg`u ecv`u/ ivdcgj{mu pbm Cggijgpjgd

    Hcuu cg` o}gebmig/ cg` umvqmu vmuj`mgpu

    cp pbm oieco g}vujgd bihm'

    Pbm hiup eihhig eihhmgp vmemjqm`

    fz c Hjgjupmv ia Ecvm ju Pbcgl zi} aiv

    ecvjgd cg` eigpjg}jgd pi vmhmhfmv hm/

    uczu Ecvio' Mqmvzigm ju ui dvcpma}o aiv

    pbm u}~~ivp cg` cppmgpjig'

    Fz Oj{ Fvibcg

    Hjgjupvz ia Ecvm Vmaomepu igHmcgjgda}o Hihmgpu

    Ljppz Ubcggig

    Ecvio Hjmvmg`iva

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    Gmtu avih pbm ^mtu ( U~vjgd 6>36 5

    Ig Avj`cz/

    Giqmhfmv 33pb/

    pbm Hipbmvu Eo}f

    biupm` i}v Eihm

    Aoz tjpb Hm

    acoo a}g`vcjumv cp

    Evzupco Dvcg`

    Fcgs}mp Bcoo jg Omhigp' Tm bc` iqmv

    6>> ~mi~om jg cppmg`cgem' Mqmvzigm

    mgkizm` aii` cg` fmqmvcdmu tjpb

    biu~jpcojpz ~viqj`m` fz Up' Ezvjou

    pmcebjgd upcaa' Jp tcu cg mgpmvpcjgjgd

    gjdbp amcp}vjgd Qjpi [cppi/ c Qmdcu(upzom

    ujgdmv cg` mgpmvpcjgmv'

    Cppmg`mmu fj` dmgmvi}uoz ig jpmhu

    `igcpm` aiv pbm ujomgp cg` ojqm c}epjigu'

    Pbm ~viemm`u tjoo fm }um` pi ~}vebcum

    jgpmvcepjqm tbjpmficv`u/ j^c`u tjpb

    ecvpu/ cg` ipbmv gmemuucvz jpmhu pbcp

    pbm uebiio gmm`u pi ~viqj`m c s}cojpz

    Ecpbioje m`}ecpjig pi i}v up}`mgpu'

    Hipbmvu Eo}f pbcglu coo tbi `igcpm`

    jpmhu aiv fj``jgd cu tmoo cu pbium

    tbi tig pbmh' Hipbmvu Eo}f tjoo fm

    u~iguivjgd pbm Tcol(c(Pbig aiv pbm

    ebjo`vmg jg Hcz'

    Hipbmvu Eo}f ujgemvmoz c~~vmejcpmu

    coo pbm u}~~ivp tm vmemjqm avih pbm

    ~cvjub/ uebiio upcaa/ uebiio pmcebmvu

    cg` pbm qio}gpmmvu tbi ~cvpjej~cpm jg

    pbm uebiio cepjqjpjmu' Tjpb mqmvzigmu

    eigpvjf}pjigu/ tm cvm cfom pi ~viqj`m pbm

    up}`mgpu ia pbm uebiio mrpvcu pbcp cvm gip

    eiqmvm` fz p}jpjig' Pbcgl zi} cdcjg'

    Eihm qjujp }u cp igm ia i}v Hipbmvu

    Eo}f hmmpjgdu bmo` ig pbm umeig`

    P}mu`cz ia mqmvz higpb jg Av' Ujqivm

    Bcoo cp 4;>> ~h'

    Hipbmvu$ Eo}fVcjumu A}g`uaivm(Omcvgjgd Piiou

    Fz Oc}vc Lojhe{cl/ Umevmpcvz ia Hipbmvu$ Eo}f

    Pbju ju c qmvz f}uz

    pjhm ia zmcv aiv

    pbm ebjo`vmg jg i}v

    vmojdji}u m`}ecpjig

    ~vidvch' Pbm

    umeig`(dvc`mvu

    cvm f}uz ~vm~cvjgd

    pi vmemjqm pbm

    Ucevchmgp ia Bioz Eihh}gjig ig

    C~vjo 62/ 6>36/ cg` pbm mjdbpb dvc`mvu

    vmemgpoz vmemjqm` pbm Ucevchmgp ia

    Eigajvhcpjig ig Hcveb 34/ 6>36' J cul

    pbcp zi} ~vcz aiv pbmum up}`mgpu cu pbmz

    pclm cgipbmv upm~ jg pbmjv acjpb ki}vgmz'

    @}vjgd Omgp pbm ebjo`vmg tmvm jgqioqm`

    jg I~mvcpjig Vjem Fito tbmvm pbmz

    eioomepm` oiium ebcgdm jg uhcoo firmu'

    Pbcp higmz dimu pi bmo~ amm` pbm

    b}gdvz ia pbm tivo`' Tbcp$u hivm/

    pbm ebjo`vmg jg pbjv`/ ajapb/ ujrpb cg`

    umqmgpb dvc`mu eioomepm` jpmhu aiv i}v

    Bmo~jgd Bcg`u ~vidvch/ jgeo}`jgd

    ~mvuigco bmcopb ecvm jpmhu/ eomcgjgd

    jpmhu cg` ~c~mv dii`u aiv pbm ~mi~om

    jg gmm` cp i}v ~cvjub' Pbm ajvup(dvc`mvu/

    coigd tjpb pbm mjdbpb(dvc`mvu/ hc`m

    Ebvjuphcu ecv`u aiv pbm g}vujgd bihm

    vmuj`mgpu/ pbm umeig`(dvc`mvu hc`m

    Qcomgpjgm ecv`u cg` pbm ai}vpb(dvc`mvu

    tjoo hclm Mcupmv ecv`u aiv pbm vmuj`mgpu'

    Pbm up}`mgpu cvm coo jgqioqm` jg bmo~jgd

    pbium jg gmm` cg` i}v bi~m ju pbcp pbmz

    `mqmoi~ cg ctcvmgmuu ia pbium tbi cvm

    oigmoz iv omuu aivp}gcpm pbcg tm cvm'

    @}vjgd Omgp pbm ebjo`vmg coui cppmg`m`

    pbm Ucevchmgp ia Vmeigejojcpjig `}vjgd

    pbmjv vmd}ocv eocuu pjhm'

    I}v uebiio zmcv tjoo ajgjub }~ pbm

    tmml ia C~vjo 3= cg` pbm mjdbpb dvc`mvu

    tjoo dvc`}cpm cp ~vczmv umvqjemu bmo`

    pbvi}dbi}p pbm tmml'

    Vmdjupvcpjig aivhu aiv gmrp zmcv tjoo

    fm umgp fz mhcjo pbm ajvup tmml jg C~vjo'

    Pbium gmt pi i}v ~vidvch gmrp uebiio

    zmcv ecg vmdjupmv capmv K}gm 3' Ja zi}

    cvm jgpmvmupm` jg vmemjqjgd vmdjupvcpjig

    jgaivhcpjig cg` zi} cvm c gmt achjoz

    pi i}v ~vidvch/ ~omcum ecoo pbm vmojdji}um`}ecpjig iaajem cp 15>(6=4(:530 cg`

    tm tjoo pclm zi}v eigpcep jgaivhcpjig

    cg` umg` zi} vmdjupvcpjig hcpmvjcou

    jg Hcz'

    Fz Pvjub Gjelomulj

    Vmojdji}u M`}ecpjig Gmtu

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    Gmtu avih pbm ^mtu( U~vjgd 6>36 0

    Fz Hcddjm Upcv{me

    ^cuujig ia pbm Ebvjup

    Hjupmvj}h Hlj ^culjmkPbm ^iojub Eo}f

    ia Omhigp/ coigdtjpb Kibg c}o JJ

    ^iojub Uebiio

    }g`mv pbm u~jvjp}co

    d}j`cgem ia

    Av' Hcvejg/ ivdcgj{m` pbm ^cuujig ia

    pbm Ebvjup ~ocz'

    Capmv pbm ~ocz eigeo}`m` ocup zmcv/

    mqmvzfi`z vmcoj{m` pbcp jp tcu c u}eemuu

    jg dmppjgd Kmu}u hmuucdm ceviuu pi

    pbm ~mi~om/ ui jp tcu `mej`m` pi `i c

    vm~mcp ~mvaivhcgem pbju zmcv/ mr~cg`jgd

    pbmjv ~vidvch pi umqmg ipbmv eb}vebmu

    cvi}g` Ebjecdiocg`' Pbmum Eb}vebmu

    jgeo}`m; Up' Focu Eb}veb jg U}hhjp/

    I}v Oc`z Hipbmv ia pbm Eb}veb jg

    Tjooit U~vjgdu/ Up' Kium~b pbm Tivlmv

    Eb}veb jg Tbmmojgd/ Ucevm` Bmcvp

    Eb}veb jg ^coiu Bjoou/ @jqjgm Hmvez

    ^iojub Hjuujig jg Oihfcv`/ Up' Echjoo}u

    Eb}veb jg Ebjecdi/ cg` Up' Upm~bmg

    Eb}veb jg Pjgomz ^cvl'

    Pbmum cepivu cvm coo ~cvjubjigmvu ia

    UU' Ezvjo ! Hmpbi`j}u Eb}veb' Hiup

    ia pbmh `i gip bcqm cgz ~viamuujigco

    mr~mvjmgem cu cepivu/ f}p tmvm cfom pi

    eigqmz vmco mhipjigu jg pbmjv ~cvpu/

    tbjeb cooitm` pbmh pi pvcguaivh jgpi

    pbmjv ebcvcepmvu'

    Pbm ~ocz coui ~viqj`m` pbm i~~ivp}gjpz

    aiv hcgz ia pbm ~cvjubjigmvu pi dmp

    pi lgit igm cgipbmv' Tjpb iqmv ujrpz

    ~mi~om jgqioqm` tjpb pbm ~vi`}epjig/

    mqmvzigm tcu cfom pi hmmp c oip ia gmt~mi~om' Pbju mr~mvjmgem bcu f}jop hcgz

    upvigd fig`u chigd coo pbm jg`jqj`}cou

    jgqioqm`' Umqmvco ~mi~om bcqm aivhm`

    uioj` avjmg`ubj~u pbcp bcqm ocupm` fmzig`

    i~mgjgd gjdbp'

    Gip igoz tmvm c`}opu jgqioqm`/ f}p

    hcgz ebjo`vmg kijgm` pbm ecup pii' Pbmz

    ~oczm` jh~ivpcgp viomu/ u}eb cu evj~~om`

    ebjo`vmg tbih Kmu}u bmcou'

    Mqmvzfi`z ~}p pbmjv pcomgpu pidmpbmv

    pi evmcpm pbju u~mepce}ocv ubit' Cg`

    mqmvzpbjgd avih pbm ojdbpu/ h}uje cg`

    eiup}hmu/ tcu eigpvjf}pm` cg` evmcpm`

    fz i}v ~cvjubjigmvu'

    Pbm ^cuujig ia pbm Ebvjup `muevjfmu

    i}v Ucqjivu ki}vgmz avih fmjgd

    dvmmpm` cg` ~vcjum` cp Kmv}ucomh/ c `cz

    tm git emomfvcpm cu ^coh U}g`cz/ pi

    fmjgd fmpvczm` fz K}`cu/ fmcpmg cg`

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