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    Ghvk CdBhtnkr

    UIHMKW OI[K

    WNK TUHDK O[CUK_T

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    H i`ma) i`ma tfck ha`)

    fm h bhr) bhr hwhy Ahihxy ---

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    Hii dnhrhdtkrs hrk bfdtf`mhi

    Wfck `b mhrrhtf`m: tnk ykhr 4222

    F cust strkss tnk p`ssfoik rkpihdkckmt `r

    cfsrkprkskmthtf`m `b ak`arhpnfdhi

    mhcks) pkrs`mhi mhcks) ghtks hmg pihdks) mhcks hmg

    kvkmts fm akmkrhi)wnfdn dhm s`ikiy ok guk t` ihdl `b rks`urdks `r) c`rk

    iflkiy) tnk

    gktkrf`rhtf`m `b tnk chamktfd rkafstkr br`c tnk

    Akmkrhi Iftkrhry Ur`gudtf`m Tystkc-

    Wnhml y`u

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    TFM@UTVT

    Wnk rkhgfma `b s`ck chmusdrfpts lkpt fm h iforhry!s bfik fm

    Hmgr`ckgh fs tnk rkhs`m wny h sphdk trhvkiikr) skttikg fm

    `mk `b tnk

    pihmkts `b tnfs mkouih) umgkrthlks h sphdk trfp t`

    Uihmkt Oiuk fm `rgkr t` ckkt pkrs`mhiiy wftn tnk hutn`r

    `b tn`sk chmusdrfpts-

    Fm tnfs j`urmky) tnk Hmgr`ckgh!s frrkvkrkmt trhvkiikr)

    mhvfahtks

    hdd`cphmfkg oy nfs bhv`urftk brfkmgs) `m h sphdksnfp

    aufgkg oy `miy hm hmgr`fg

    hmg h d`cputkr-

    T`cktfck fm Tphdk) s`ckwnkrk fm Wfck)

    tnk pr`tha`mfsts `b tnfs st`ry wfii dkikorhtk tnkfr

    ckktfma `m Uihmkt Oiuk-

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    UIHMKW OI[K

    DHTW @B DNH_HDWK_T

    Wnk Tdrfok fs Wnk mhrrht`r

    Wfck `b Mhrrhtf`m Wnk ykhr 4222) tnk Wrkoik Gksvfi!s Vkhr

    Wnk Hrtfst Ifvks `m Uihmkt Oiuk

    Vhm` `b Hmgr`ckgh Wnk Tphdk Wrhvkiikr

    Nfs Drkw fm Hmgr`ckgh)

    Af hmg J`r Ww` Bummy Ihgs

    Hmmk Chrfk Wnk Ttkwhrgkss

    Wnk Hmgr`fg

    Wnk D`cputkr

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    D@MWKMWT

    UH_W 8

    F Hmgr`ckgh Dhii

    FF @ig tfcks fm U`rt`okii`

    FFF Orhzfifhm Nfanifants

    FR Wnk Ofa Gkdfsf`m

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    UH_W ?

    F J`urmky t` Uihmkt Oiuk

    FF Tphdk Wrhvkiikrs ihmg `m Uihmkt Oiuk

    FFF Wnk Hrtfst!s Qrftfmas

    FR Bhrkwkii Uihmkt Oiuk

    R Kpfi`auk

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    UH_W 8

    F

    Hmgr`ckgh Dhii

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    Ht nfs hphrtckmt fm tnk dfty) Vhm` C- Hif) sht g`wm

    ht nfs gksl hmg sthrtkg rkvfkwfma h i`ma phpkrw`rl ghth)wnfik nfs di`skst brfkmgs sfcuihtkg h pfma#p`ma ahck)

    usfma h ifant snhvfma orusn `vkr hm fr`m o`hrg) n igfma

    tw` schii o``ls hs rhdlkts- O`tn wkrk qufktiy nhvfma

    i`hgs `b bum `mdk tnky d`uig s` khsfiy afvkm

    tnk hmtf#arhvfty shbkty d`mgftf`ms tnk biht whs supp`skg

    t` ok suojkdtkg hmg hdd`rgfmaiy t` tnk skdurfty ckhsurks

    fcp`skg oy tnk pr`pkr Ahihdtfd Hutn`rftfks t` phss

    tnk tfck wftn m` mkkg t` rks`rt t` `tnkr d`stiy

    s`pnfstfdhtkg ahcks- Wnky o`tn wkrk i``lfma arkht) m`t

    sn`wfma h nfmt `b hmxfkty-

    Vhm` C- Hif) d`cpiktkiy hos`rokg oy tnk

    hipnhmuckrfd dnhrhdtkrs tnht s`ck `tnkr ousfmkss

    phrtmkrs nhg skmt nfc t` hmhiysk) ifttik httkmtf`m whs

    phyfma t` nfs brfkmgs-

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    Wnkfr mhcks wkrk Af hmg J`r< tnky!g o`tn hrrfvkg)

    s`ck ykhrs ha`) br`c hm`tnkr ahihdtfd systkc hmg

    m`tnfma skkckg s` arhdf us t` tnksk tw` ihgs) hs tnkfr

    ht#wfii chmfbksthtf`ms wnfdn Vhm` uskg t` d`mgksdkmg- Ft

    whs oy kvkmfma) tnk r``c whs rhgfhtfma h wnftk snfmy

    ifant< tnk c`ckmt kxpkdtkg oy kvkry`mk whs

    hppr`hdnfma- T``m tnky!g ok gksdkmgfma t` tnk ar`umg

    bi``r) oki`w tnht d`mbfmfma hrkh) wnkrk h Dhb#ohr whs

    `pkm: h puoifd ar`umg bi``r wftn Di`skg hmg @pkm skts5 M``m-

    F stfii g`m!t lm`w n`w t` sthrt- Bfmgfma tnk

    skmtkmdk t` okafm) tnk lky `b @pkmy) fs) b`r ck) c`st `b

    tfcks) tnk arkhtkst gfbbfduity- Okdhusk tnk bfrst skmtkmdk

    sn`uig d`mthfm hii tnk kikckmts mkkgkg t` dhptfvhtk tnk

    rkhgkr!s httkmtf`m- Hs b`r) fmskmsfoiy) nk dhm phss t` tnk

    b`ii`wfma skmtkmdks) hiwhys wftn fmdrkhsfma hmg arkhtkst

    durf`sfty hmg pikhsurk- Fb p`ssfoik) tnk bfrst skmtkmdk tnk

    ihst skmtkmdk) o`tn) sn`uig p`tkmtfhiiy d`mthfm tnk wn`ik

    st`ry .khdn `mk symtnksfzfma tnk st`ry fm `pp`sftk

    gfrkdtf`ms & wftn`ut) n`wkvkr) t` gfsdi`sk tnk st`ry!s buii

    d`mtkmt- Fm `rgkr tnht rkhgkrs wn` rkhg tnk skmtkmdks)

    rkhg br`c tnk okafmmfma t` tnk kmg) hmg) b`r tn`sk wn`

    httkcpt t` rkhg just tnk Kmg) g` m`t akt fm p`sskssf`m `b

    skdrkts d`mthfmkg fm oktwkkm-

    Out ft chy m`t ok km`uan just t` lm`w n`w t` rkhg

    ---

    Fmtkrckgfhtk skmtkmdks hrk khsfkr t` umgkrsthmg)

    tnky dhm ok wrfttkm `m tnk phaks wftn`ut ckhsurk `r

    kbb`rt) akmkrhtfma vkry gfbbkrkmt pkrf`gs) pihms hmg b`rc-

    Wnky hrk tnk pfiihrs `b tnkMhrrhtfvk- Wnkm) tnk w`rgs-

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    Wnkrk hrk w`rgs gfbbfduit t` bfmg) rkiudthmt t` hgjust t`

    fgkhs hmg d`mtkxt- @mk) sfcuithmk`usiy) rkst wftn nfs pkm

    hmg m`sk p`fmtfma t` tnk hfr) skhrdnfma b`r w`rgs) hs fb

    w`rgs wkrk fmvfsfoik) nfggkm oknfmg tnk cystkry `b tnk

    `ojkdts- Qk sft hmg whtdn tnk w`rig hr`umg us) wnktnkr

    ft!s just h gksl wftn `ojkdts sdhttkrkg hdr`ss thoikt`p) ht

    rhmg`c) fmd`nkrkmt) hafthtkg) vforhmt) --- `r tnk thoik ht

    tnk Dhb wnkrk wk sft g`wm b`r h d`bbkk) tnk ahrgkm!s

    okmdn) `r st`mks hdr`ss h phtn-

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    Wnkrk) `mk sthrks i``lfma b`r hmswkrs hcfg tnk

    orhmdnks okmgfma br`c tnk trkks) wftnfm tnk ar`vks fm

    phrls) `m tnk t`p `b tnk thiikst ousnks) fm tnk nhcikt

    kckrafma br`c oknfmg tnk oihdlkmkg trkks! trumls) fm tnk

    vknfdik!s trhbbfd dfrduihtf`m hmg kvkm fm phsskrs#oy

    surprfskg oy `mk!s tn`uantbui httftugk) surprfskg wftn

    `urskivks) hs wkii) s` hifkmhtkg br`c rkhifty wk hrk-

    Fm tnk d`ursk `b gksdrfptf`m) `rmhrrhtfvk) wnkm ft

    kxfsts) tnk wrftkr) ifttik oy ifttik) fs skttfma tnk tftik t` afvk

    tnk st`ry nk wrftks- C`rk tnhm tnk bfrst skmtkmdk) tnk tftik

    nfts tnk rkhgkr!s httkmtf`m- Hs hchtkur `b bhdt) ft fs

    hdtuhiiy tnk bfrst skmtkmdk tnk rkhgkr rkhgs- Ft fs wrfttkm `m

    tnk o``l d`vkr) fm uppkr#dhsk gfstfmaufsnkg dnhrhdtkrs-

    Wnk tftik fs phrt `b tnk w`rl< tnk thik `r skt `b thiks-

    N`wkvkr) ft survfvks oky`mg tnk st`ry) s` tnht `mk dhm m`t

    fchafmk h o``l wftn`ut h tftik) `r nhvfma just h tftik) h

    d`vkr wftn h supkr#suaakstfvk tftik) wnkrk tnk umb`rtumhtk

    rkhgkr w`uig ok sckhrkg km`uan wftn durf`sfty out)

    hmtfdfphtfma hm`gymk pikhsurks) rusnfma t` rkhdn tnkc )

    wnkm or`wsfma) skhrdnfma b`r tnk okafmmfma `b tkxt)

    w`uig just

    s`ikiy bfmg oihml phaks) wnfdn mugfty okdhck sn`dlfma

    hmg w`uig ghzk tnk rkhgkr t` nfs `pkm c`utn-

    Okfma fm bhdt) tnk tftik) tnk bfrst skmtkmdk `b h o``l)

    ft cfant m`t ok tnk bfrst skmtkmdk tnk wrftkr wrftks- Hmg fb

    ft nhppkms t` ok) tnk wrftkr cfant mkkg t` c`gfby tnk tftik

    `b wnht nk!s wrftfma) fm h why `r hm`tnkr okdhusk tnk

    st`ry sthrts t` ksdhpk tnk skmsk `b tnk `rfafmhi wrftfma

    pihm) `r) okdhusk nk bfmgs h orfantkr hmg c`rk suaakstfvk

    tftik-

    D`mvkrskiy) nk wfii ok hoik t` fchafmk hmg gksfam

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    h o``l wftn`ut h tftik) wnkrk tnk mugfty `b phaks w`uig

    ok trhmsbkrrkg t` tnk d`vkr) tn`sk okfma bfiikg wftn h tkxt

    wnfdn) hbtkr nhvfma rkhg ft) tnk rkhgkr w`uig ok supp`skg

    t` tnfml `b h tftik t` afvk tnk o``l-

    N`w chmy tftiks sudn h o``l w`uig m`t nhvk 0(

    @r) cfshifamfma tnk w`rgs! hifamckmt t` b`rc

    fmd`nkrkmt pkrf`gs) s`) `mdk hahfm) tnk umb`rtumhtk rkhgkr)

    w`uig ok fmvftkg t` chlk up h st`ry- Khdn rkhgkr) khdn

    st`ry) hs `mk dhm fchafmk-

    *

    Wnk di`dl sn`ws ft!s ho`ut cfgmfant- F dhm nkhr

    v`fdks `utg``rs- R fdks hmg b``tstkps- Ft!s v`fdks tnht

    fcprkssks ck c`st) b``tstkps just b`ii`w v`fdks-

    Nurrfkg b``tstkps) v`fdks `b gfsdussf`m) rfsfma up

    t`aktnkr w`umgfma tnk n`usks! wfmg`ws) fm `rgkr t` tn`sk

    v`fdks dhm ifstkm t` tnkcskivks okttkr-

    Ft!s phst cfgmfant hmg F sn`uig a` t` sikkp --- out F just

    lkkp hwhlkm-

    Qnht ho`ut y`u0

    *

    H di`dl w`rls ht tnk rnytnc `b ft!s pkmguiuc

    `sdfiihtf`ms- Ft fs h rkstikss nkhrt fm tnk r``c) p`umgfma

    rkikmtikssiy hmg fs`dnr`m`us-

    @btkm `ojkdts bhii hsikkp- Wnk shck why hs

    kvkryo`gy) tnky dkhsk t` kxfst b`r us) hmg b`r tnkcskivks)

    hi`ma tnk tfck hbtkr wnfdn) wk rkturm `ojkdts ohdl t` ifbk-

    Wnk o``l tnht F `pkm gurfma tnfs hbtkrm``m hmg

    turm tnk phaks) rkhgfma) `mk hbtkr tnk `tnkr) rksts m`w

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    di`skg `m tnk thoikt`p- Just tnk d`vkr stfii ifvks fm tnk

    d`i`urs hmg fchaks prfmtkg) `mdk) oky`mg tnk d`mtkmt `b

    fts phrharhpns hmg fts skmtkmdks hmg w`rgs) tnkfr d`mtkmt)

    hdd`cphmfks ck t` okg umtfi F hc hsikkpfma- Wnk d`vkr!s

    bkchik!s pr`bfik wftn vkry s`bt i`ma oihdl nhfr) tnk

    p`ckarhmhtk c`utn#hjhr) tnk wn`ik scfik `b tnfs w`chm)

    hdd`cphmfks ck t` cy okg hmg) tnkrk) slktdnks nkrskib

    hahfm) thlfma snhpk hmg rkbuak-

    @m tnk thoik) tnk pkmdfi) tnk krhskr) tnk o`x `b

    whtkrd`i`urs) phpkr- D`i`urs kmgurk c`rk tnhm snhpks-

    Wnk sly) tnk skh) nhvk d`i`ur) prkg`cfmhmtiy t` nhvk `r h

    snhpk- Wnk di`ugs nhvk m` snhpk-

    Wnky hrk h gkb`rchoik b`rc) umgkbfmkg) umgkbfmhoik- Wnk

    shck nhppkms t` tnk whvks `m tnk skh nuak sphdks fm

    rkihtf`m t` `tnkr v`iucks hmg `tnkr tfantkr snhpks-

    Wnksk chtkrfhi snhpks hrk i`dhtkg fm Tphdk#Wfck)

    tnksk ihst) Chttkr whs hoik t` kmakmgkr ht tnk vkry

    Okafmmfma- Ht tnk kmg `b C`vkckmt ft!s i`dhtkg tnk kmg `b

    Wfck hmg tnk kmg `b Tphdk- Wnk Mfant `b Wfck-

    Wnk kmg `b Tphdk wfii ok hm `pp`sftk `utkr#sphdk- Hm

    hmtf#sphdk wftn hm hmtf#tfck- H sphdk fm tnk Buturk- Hm

    hgvkrsk tfck- Iflk hm hgvkrsk o``l) hm hmtf#o``l-

    Hm hmtf#o``l) s` t` shy) h o``l wftn hm fmbfmftk

    mucokr `b phaks- Wnht!s rfant) hm fmbfmftk mucokr `b

    phaks(

    Ft w`uig ok h o``l wftn`ut m` okafmmfma hmg m`

    kmg wnkrk m`tnfma w`uig ok rkpkhtkg tnr`uan`ut tnk

    phaks) wnkrk rkhs`mfma rhrkiy w`uig ok hoik t` rkturm t`

    fts sthrtfma p`fmt- Qnkrk m`tnfma fs rkpkhtkg) kftnkr

    i`dhtf`ms `r dnhrhdtkrs-

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    W` wrftk sudn h o``l w`uig ok mkdksshry) ho`vk

    hii) `vkrd`ck Gkhtn ftskib-

    Qkii) khdn `mk!s Gkhtn ft!s hii tnk tfck khdn) khdn

    `mks Fcc`rthifty-

    *

    @m tnk thoik) tnk `ojkdts lkkp quftk iflk hsikkp) `r

    chy ok gkhg- F dhm t`udn sikkpy `ojkdts wftn cy nhmg-

    T`ck) tn`sk c`rk chiikhoik) yfkig t` tnk prkssurk `b cy

    bfmakrs) d`mtrhdt hs tnky bkki tnk Bkhr- Wnky c`vk(

    Iflk fb tnky w`lk up br`c tnkfr `wm siucokr-

    Wnfs snkkt `b phpkr) drucpikg hmg or`lk fmt`

    g`zkms `b trfhmauihr bhdks) sthys quftk wnkm rkikhskg)

    p`ppfma iflk hpfmk d`mk umgkr tnk sum- Wnk c`ckmt tnht

    F hohmg`mkg ft`m tnk thoik) ft!s stfii ifvfma h schii brhdtf`m

    `b cy ifbk- Hbtkr tnfs) ft rkturms sfikmt hahfm- F pusn ft`vkr

    tnk thoik- Ht khdn mkw p`sftf`m ft st`ps) ft sn`ws ck h

    mkw gfbbkrkmt hspkdt- Ft!s ifvfma! hahfm- F umb`ig ft) kxtkmg

    ft-

    Ft sn`ws h r`uan surbhdk t` tnk t`udn wnkrk ft!s

    p`ssfoik t` gfsd`vkr vhiikys hmg c`umthfms `b sm`w- Hmg

    rfvkrs t``- Ft!s km`uan t` grhw oiuk ifmks wftn h pkm `vkr

    tnk c`rk pr`m`umdkg ar``vks- Wnksk trhfts#rfvkrs

    d`mvkrak `m h c`rk d`mdhvk p`fmt g`wm tnk strktdnkg

    hmg umtwfstkg snkkt- Fm tnk drucpikg grhwm snkkt F dhm

    skk h w`rig `b c`umthfms hmg rfvkrs) F dhm skk tnk Q`rig-

    Uikhsk just try t` shy vkry qufdliy:

    !Tnk skiis skh snkiis `m tnk skh sn`rk-

    Out tnk snkiis snk skiis hrk m`t skh snkiis F hc surk!-

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    *

    M`t s` s``m httkcptfma t` gksdrfok tnk `utg``rs(

    Wnk strkkt) tnk puoifd!s fmg``rs) fs c`rk upokht- Wnk stfii

    ifbk fmsfgk tnfs r``c ikt ftskib dhpturk cudn c`rk khsfiy:

    h vhsk `b bi`wkrs) tnk o``ls `m tnk snkib) tnk hsntrhy< tnk

    o`ttiks fm tnk cfmf#ohr) wftn tnkfr strhmak hmg suaakstfvk

    ihokis- Wnkrk!s h pfkdk `b nkhvkm F sp`t tnr`uan tnk

    wfmg`w `vkr tnk r``bt`ps-

    Fm tnk ohdlar`umg) tnk sum cfrr`rs ftskib) snfmfma

    `mt` sc``tn ckthiifd r``bs- Wnr`uan tnk wfmg`ws! brhcks

    hs wkii- Tchii brhckg aihssks wftn grfkg drhdlkg oftuckm

    fmt` pfkdks- H akmtik orkkzk bi`ws fm tnk hfr- Wnk bifks hrk

    ghmdfma hi`ma sphdks wnkrk tnk sum akts strhfmkg-

    Cfg Ghy fs hppr`hdnfma- F dhm khr tnk s`umgfma `b

    sfrkms hmg dhrs n``tfma- F dhm nkhr kmafmks purrfma- T``m

    chdnfmks wfii ok w`rlfma- Hs wkii hs iho`urkrs-

    T`ck`mk) fm tnk d`urt yhrg kmgs) . `r sthrts &) h j`o) chy

    ok stfdlfma mhfis `m h o`hrg- F dhm nkhr tnk p`umgfma kvkr

    c`rk brkqukmt hmg hddkikrhtkg : ohma) ohma) ohma-

    Okb`rk ? pc- F nhvk t` ikhvk t` h rkmgkz#v`us wftn

    _`ihmgh- Tnk fs dkrthfmiy hirkhgy sht g`wm ht h thoik) ht

    tnk Dhb) wnkrk snk whfts lkkpfma vkry stfii hmg dhic

    umtfi ft!s tfck t` ikhvk t` sdn``i-

    Tnk wfii ok vkry quftk) m` aksturfma) m` oifmlfma-

    Nkr nhfr) d`vkrfma phrt `b nkr bhdk) hrk tnfm wfrks `b purk

    a`ig hr`umg nkr sn`uigkrs- Nkr prkskmdk hmg nkr v`fdk

    hrk ksskmtfhi t` ck- F dhm!t whft hmy c`rk( F kxft t` tnk

    strkkt(

    Hrrfvfma t` tnk Dhb) F g` m`t ckkt nkr) n`wkvkr- F

    whil ohdl n`ck-

    F!ii thlk tnk hbtkrm``m t` rkhg h bkw dnhptkrs `b h

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    o``l # h wnftk ofmgkr phpkrohdl wnkrk prfmtkg snhgks

    d`mmkdt d`i`urs rkg t` oihdl) h strkkt fm tnk ohdlar`umg

    oknfmg wnfdn) whvks h rfvkr hmg s`ck o`hts-

    T`ck pk`pik whmgkr fm h pr`busf`m `b Khstkrm

    syco`is- Fm tnk dkmtrk `b tnk strkkt h chm dhrryfma h

    ohslkt i`hgkg wftn bfsn-

    Wnk hutn`r) Chry Outtkrbiy) rkvfvks skvkrhi

    kpfs`gks `b nkr ifbk sdhttkrkg hr`umg tnk w`rig: Orhzfi)

    Hma`ih) Fmgfh) Wfc`r- Arhguhiiy) nkr mhrrhtfvk chlks

    rkhgkrs lm`wfma pk`pik hmg pihdks) hii tnk tfck gfbbkrkmt

    br`c `mk khdn `tnkr) chlks us umgkrsthmg `urskivks hmg

    tnk `tnkrs hr`umg us- Wnk hutn`r rkvfvks) fm nkr o``l) h

    w`rig `b pk`pik hmg pihdks) gfbbkrkmt ktnmfd ar`ups)

    bhcfiy ckc`rfks) dnfign``g ckc`rfks) hg`iksdkmdk

    ckc`rfks hmg kvkm h n`ifghy snk spkmt fm Kmaihmg ht

    Cs- Cfiks! n`ck(

    U`rt` @ohi) Hprfi 4 86>5

    Wnk mfant dhck t` surprfsk ck) hi`mk wftn cy

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    up( Qnht h o`rkg`c( Kvkry ghy) kvkry ghy) hii ghys i`ma)

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    Wnk gfmmkr thoik hmg tnk vhrfkty `b gkifdhdfks- Wnk

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    U`rt` @ohi Hprfi ;) ?5-;5 pc

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    j`lk- !Wnk p`rtrhft kxnhustfvkiy bfmfsnkg rkvkhis t` tnk

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    HG) nk gkdfgkg t` hohmg`m tnk iuxury fm wnfdn nfs

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    tnk whrctn `b y`ur c`utn) tnk s`btmkss `b y`ur r`sy

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    oky`mg `mkskib fm ghy oy ghy ifbk) `m tnk sfgkifmks `b

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    umtfi snk hdtuhiiy hppkhrs-

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    _f`) Gkdkcokr ?6) 86>5

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    Qk kmtkrkg fm nhrg gfrt kmdi`surk wnkrk `tnkr

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    pk`pik whs hirkhgy ahtnkrfma b`r tnkshcoh-

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    o``l tnr`wm `m tnk bi``r- F lkpt `m rkhgfma tnk shck

    phrharhpn F sthrtkg tnk ghy okb`rk:

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    tnkrk whs h sthtuk) h lmfant n`fstfma tnk biha- Ft whs oy

    kvkmfma- Wnkrk wkrk i`hgs `b pk`pik hr`umg tnk sthtuk-

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    # D``i- Hrk y`u ho`ut0

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    fmdiugkg wftn s`ck ikss uskg d`ms`mhmt fm tnht Ihtfm`#

    Hckrfdhm ihmauhak) afvfma nkr mhck h swkkt hmg skmsuhi

    t`mk-

    Wnky dr`sskg tnk strkkt hmg kmtkr fm h schii N`tki-

    Nk phfg tnk r``c fm d`cpiktk sfikmdk) `miy

    gfsturokg oy tnk dihttkr `b tnk lkys fm nfs phrtmkr!s nhmgs-

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    Kvkrytnfma okahm t` hdqufrk h rftuhi i``l#h#iflk

    br`c tnk g``r!s `pkmfma t` tnk rhgf` tumfma) umtfi tnky

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    h sudlkr) okdhusk nk gfgm!t fmtkmg t` pkmktrhtk nkr

    fcckgfhtkiy-

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    nfs pkmfs wftn nkr bfmakrs) t` hsskss ft!s nhrgmkss- Qnkm

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    whs thlfma pihdk- Wnk tw` d`dlht`` afris wkrk qufktiy fm

    tnkfr pihdk) hs fb tnky nhg m`tfdkg m`tnfma- Hmmk Chrfk

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    whs c`vfma wftn`ut cudn umguihtf`m- Afris wkrk

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    fmgfdhtfma ft whs uskikss b`r tnkc okfma prk`ddupfkg wftn

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    wkrk hic`st hii ohskg `m fchafmkg c`gkis hmg mhrrhtfvks)

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    s` tnht tnk `utifmks hmg sfin`ukttks `b okfmas hmg `ojkdts

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    ar`umgs `b Hrt tnht) fm tnk b`ii`wfma ykhrs) nk nhg tnk

    c`st suddkss-

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    WNK OFA GKDFTF@M

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    hbtkrwhrgs tnky bkii hsikkp-

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    s`ck `tnkr [mfvkrsk tnr`uan`ut tnk D`sc`s-

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    t` puoifsn fm hm`tnkr Ahihdtfd Tystkc- Hbtkr tn`sk

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    schii dhp `m t`p `b nfs nkhg) put nfs p`fmtkr fmsfgk hmg

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    prksskg h schii outt`m fm `rgkr t` lkkp

    nfc fmgktkrcfmhtkiy g`rchmt- Di`skg tnk dhp) ikmt ohdl

    hmg bkii hsikkp t``-

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    Vhm` hw`lk okb`rk tnk sdnkguikg tfck- Wnfs whs

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    nhg phst ho`ut s`ck kfant n`urs sfmdk nk nhg bhiikm

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    tnht d`uig orfma rkhi fmtkrkst- Af hmg J`r m`tfdkg nfs

    prkskmdk hmg hslkg fm umfs`m t` ok kxduskg b`r tnkfr ohg

    oknhvf`ur- Vhm`) n`wkvkr) skkckg m`t t` dhrk cudn

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    rkhifzkg tnht nk whs thlfma s`ck fcp`rthmt gkdfsf`m- Nk

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    kxdnhmakg h bkw w`rgs fm h why t` b`rchifzk tnk

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    fmtkrahihdtfd fgf`c wftn s`ck`mk hdr`ss tnk ifmk- Nk whs

    m`w d`ccumfdhtfma wftn h Tphdksnfp _kphfr Dkmtrk) hmg

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    tnkc tnht nk w`uig umgkrthlk h i`ma j`urmky tnr`uan

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    gkdfsf`m hmg hslkg fb tnky d`uig hdd`cphmy nfc- Vhm`

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    Ifbk fm Tphdk( Wnky thii t``l h brkk#bhii kikvht`r gfrkdtiy

    t` tnk suowhy wnkrk tnky kmtkr h wha`m d`cp`sftf`m fm

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    _kphfr Dkmtrk) wnkrk Vhm` d`mthdtkg tnk chmhakr) h

    oi`lk mhckg Ohahsks) h dnkkrbui hmg dhic#tnkrk#wftn#

    kvkrytnfma bkii`w) s`ckwnht suspfdf`us `b kvkrytnfma-

    Wnfs `mk ahvk tnkc m`tfdk tnht tnky d`uig `miy wftngrhw

    tnk snfp hbtkr phyfma tnk ofii okdhusk ft whs tnk ruik tnht !

    hii rkphfrs `m sphdkdrhbt sn`uig ok phfg `m gkifvkry!)

    wnht tnky d`uig g` fm tnk `bbfdk!s Dkmtrk-

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    Wnk `bbfdk whs h skphrhtkg r``c `bb

    tnk w`rlsn`p oy h aihzkg phrtftf`m- @pkmfma tnk g``r)

    s``m tnky wkrk ht tnk `bbfdk!s d`umtkr) usuhiiy `ddupfkg

    oy schii phrts uskg fm sphdksnfps- Wnkrk whs h

    o``llkkpkr r`o`t hmg tw` thoiks buii `b ofiis hmg `tnkr

    pkmgfma fssuks-

    H vhuit-

    Dhikmgkrs nhmafma br`c tnk whiis) s`ck `utghtkg-

    Vhm` whs t`ig nk w`uig nhvk t` phy tnk Whx Fmdrkhsfma

    Rhiuk- Nk put h dhrg fm br`mt `b hm hut`chtfd rkhgkr tnht

    fcckgfhtkiy okahm t` okkp hppr`vfmaiy-

    Nhvfma tnfs fssuk okkm rks`ivkg) tnky wkmt

    bhrkwkii tnk chmhakr Cr- J`k Gho`r) wn` rkd`cckmgkg

    m`t t` b`rdk tnk snfp t` cudn kspkdfhiiy wnkm kmtkrfma tnk

    Nypkrsphdk- Wnk snfp whs okfma dikhmskg oy tw` skd`mg

    akmkrhtf`m r`o`ts) phrlkg fm tnk d`ursk `b h vkrtfdhi

    hsdkmt) hi`ma tnk Ahrhak!s nfanwhy) h skcf#hohmg`mkg

    bfkig) usuhiiy uskg t` bfrk juml#yhrg hmg `tnkr akmkrhi

    whstk- Qkkgs d`vkrkg tnk gfvkrskiy skcf#jumlkg pihdk-

    Vhm` hslkg t` rkc`vk tnk hmgr`fg#dikhmkrs- Fmsfgk tnk

    snfp tnk Hmgr`fg#grfvkr kcfttkg h sfamhi tnht whs pfdl oy

    Vhm`!s wrfst whtdn umft- H nhtdn `pkmkg `m tnk sfgk `b tnk

    sphdksnfp!s buskihak hmg hm hrtfduihtkg ihggkr okahm t`

    gksdkmg umtfi ft t`udnkg tnk ar`umg- Vhm` dhiikg nfs

    brfkmgs wn` wkrk hdd`cphmfkg oy Hmmk Chrfk) numdnkg

    `vkr hm `ig bhuity tnrustkr) whtdnfma ft hmg chlfma h bkw

    d`cckmts ho`ut fts chmubhdturk- Wnk b`ur hstr`mhuts

    difcokg ho`hrg tnk snfp- Wnk hmgr`fg#grfvkr drhml up tnk

    gfmany hmg sthrtkg tnk chfm kmafmks-

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    Ohrkiy pkrdkfvkg) tnk ckthi gfsl okahm t` r`thtk)

    arhguhiiy fmdrkhsfma fts r`thtf`m spkkg- Qnkm ft rkhdnkg

    tnk vhiuk `b pihmkt!s trhmsihtf`m spkkg) tnk snfp okahm t`

    ok brkkg br`c tnk arhvfthtf`mhi puii hmg hbtkr nhvfma okkm

    d`mmkdtkg tnk pr`puisf`m kmafmks b`r strhfant ifmk

    c`vkckmt) tnk snfp t``l `bb hwhy-

    KMG @B UH_W 8

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    J@[_MKV W@ UIHMKW OI[K

    Wnk thlk `bb wkmt d``i wftn m` rkp`rt br`c tnk

    Hmgr`fg#grfvkr- Okb`rk ft whs tfck t` phss t` tnk

    CBWITN . Cudn Bhstkr Wnhm Ifant Tpkkg Nypkrsphdk &)

    Vhm` hslkg stkwhrgkss Hmmk Chrfk t` skrvk s`ck grfmls-

    Wnk sums fm tnk `utslfrts `b Hmgr`ckgh wkrk kvkry tfck

    snfmfma h oft c`rk wkhliy- Bhr km`uan hwhy br`c

    nfs ahihdtfd systkc) Vhm` d`msfgkrkg ft whs tfck t` c`vk

    t` CBWITN - Wnk Hmgr`fg#grfvkr whs fmstrudtkg t` sthrt

    tnk f`m kcfssf`m tnrustkrs ht chxfcuc p`wkr- Wnk snfp

    d`cckmdkg suggkmiy vhmfsnfma hdr`ss hii p`fmts fm

    sphdk-

    Wnk sphdk trhjkdt`ry sthrtkg) br`c m`w `m) t` nhvk

    h sifant gkarkk `b d`mtr`iihoik rhmg`cmkss- Fm h vkry

    sn`rt tfck tnk snfp d`uig d`vkr tnksfx ofiif`m ifant#

    ykhrs skphrhtfma tnk sphdk trhvkiikrs br`c tnk mkhrkst sthr

    t` tnk Tum tnk sthr Hipnh Dkmthur fm tnk

    Dkmthur d`mstkiihtf`m fm tnk Ahihxy tnky wkrk nkhgfma t`

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    tnk Cfily Qhy- Fm h chttkr `b vfthi dnr`m`i`afdhi tfck)

    guk tnk hstr`m`cfdhi spkkg rhtk tnky wkrk trhvkiifma) tnfs

    rkprkskmtkg `miy s`ck bkw cfmutks fm Vhm`!s hmg tnk

    drkw ckcokrs ifvks- Ikt!s shy tnk j`urmky w`uig ihst tnk

    tfck b`r tnkc t` nhvk s`ck grfmls ht tnk snfp!s rkbkdt`ry-

    N`wkvkr) g`wm `m Uihmkt Oiuk) wnkrk Wfck

    whs suosthmtfhiiy ikss gfihtkg) w`uig d`msfgkrhoiy phss

    c`rk Wfck) tnhm tnk tfck sphdk trhvkiikrs w`uig ok

    spkmgfma thlfma tn`sk bkw grfmls- Wnfs ckhmt tnht tnky

    w`uig hrrfvk h bkw ykhrs hbtkr) fm tkrcs `b Uihmkt

    Oiuk tfckifmk- Wnfmlfma `b ft) Vhm` bkhrkg nk w`uig ok

    ckktfma tnk Hrtfst hs hm hakg pkrs`m) `r ho`ut) kspkdfhiiy

    fb `m Uihmkt Oiuk) gfgm!t kxfst hmy lfmg `b rkjuvkmhtf`m

    trkhtckmt-

    Nhvfma bfmfsnkg tnkfr bfrst r`umg `b grfmls)

    `ur Hstkr Oucpkrs nhg tnk c`st di`skst sthr t` tnk

    hrtfst!s sum!s systkc) hppr`prfhtkiy dhiikg Wnk Mkxt)

    vfsfoik `m snfp!s sdrkkm- Wnk Hmgr`fg#grfvkr `rfkmtkg tnk

    vknfdik h ifttik c`rk vkrsus tnk `utslfrts `b tnk Cfily

    Qhy- T`ck n`urs ihtkr tnky wkrk phssfma

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    tnk Chakiihm Di`ugs- Hbtkr h bkw cfmutks c`rk) tnky

    wkrk rummfma oky`mg tnk kgak `b tnk hrtfst!s pihmkthry

    systkc) tnk Lufpkr Okit) ho`ut s`ckbfbty

    numgrkg cfiif`mlfi`cktrks br`c Uihmkt Oiuk) hmg hs s`)

    Vhm` `rgkrkg tnk Hmgr`fg#grfvkr t` ikhvk tnk Nypkrsphdk

    fm `rgkr t` prkvkmt d`iifsf`m wftn hmy `b tnk T`ihr Tystkc

    pihmkts hmg `tnkr whmgkrkrs ---

    Wnky phsskg h pihmkt wftn fdy rfmas- Wnk rfma

    systkc `b tnfs rfmafma pihmkt) Thturm) fs hppr`xfchtkiy

    twfdk tnk pihmkt!s gfhcktkr- Wnrkk d`mdkmtrfd rfmas) tnk

    dkmtrhi `mk okfma tnk orfantkst- Guk t` fts nfan r`thtf`m

    spkkg) Vhm` tn`uant tnht tnfs pihmkt whs h afhmt

    hstr`mhutfd gfsl c`vfma fm sphdk) b`ii`wkg oy schiikr

    `tnkr snfps) s`) nk hv`fgkg fts phtn) afvfma tnk Hmgr`fg#

    grfvkr fmstrudtf`ms t` dhc`ubihak tnk snfp) dhusfma ft t`

    ok chttk#oihdl `m tnk `utsfgk) umtfi tnky gkphrtkg hwhy h

    subbfdfkmtiy d`msfgkrhoik gfsthmdk- Wnky phsskg hm`tnkr

    pihmkt wftn i`ts `b shtkiiftks) wnht whs h surprfsk b`r

    tnkc- Wnfs pihmkt hwhy br`c tnk sum!s systkc 111 cfiif`m

    Lc) ho`ut 1 tfcks tnk gfsthmdk Chrs t` Rkmus) tnfs ihst

    snfmfma hs tnk orfantkst !sthr! fm Uihmkt Oiuk!s sly) vfsfoik

    kvkm gurfma ghwm `r twfifant- T`) Jupftkr) ht 111 cfiif`m

    lfi`cktrks br`c tnk sum!s systkc) nhg tnk sfzk `b h schii

    sthr- N`wkvkr) Rkmus) okfma tnk orfantkst !sthr!) whs ikss

    snfmy tnhm Iumh) . tnk wnftk shtkiiftk dfrduihtfma

    hr`umg Uihmkt Oiuk &) wnkm `oskrvkg br`c ft- Qnfik

    g`fma tnfs orfantmkss d`cphrfs`ms) Vhm` hmg nfs

    d`cphmf`ms wkrk vf`ikmtiy

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    pusnkg hahfmst tnk sphdksnfp!s phmkis) nhvfma okkm

    sdhttkrkg hii `ojkdts br`c tnkfr pihdks) thoiks) dnhfrs)

    aihssks hmg o`ttiks- Just tnk Hmgr`fg#grfvkr) rkchfmkg

    c`tf`mikss fm fts bumdtf`m) sdnkguifma hm fcckgfhtk

    pr`tkdtf`m hahfmst hstkr`fgs hmg `tnkr dkikstfhi whmgkrkrs-

    Qnkm i``lfma ht tnk Hmgr`fg chm`kuvrfma) Vhm`

    umgkrst``g tnk rkhs`m wny tnkrk whs h rkg g`ttkg `roft

    prfmtkg `m nfs `ig sphdk chp tnht whs skrvfma nfc hs h

    aufgk-

    T`ck sn`dls wkrk bkit `vkr tfck hmg) sn`rtiy hbtkr)

    h rkggfsn pihmkt hppkhrkg `m snfp!s sdrkkm- Hppr`hdnfma

    tnk pihmkt) nk chgk s`ck pn`t`kikdtrfd hmg spkdtr`sd`pfd

    tksts- Vhm` b`umg tnk pihmkt t` nhvk h pikhshmt hvkrhak

    tkcpkrhturk) h dhro`m gf`xfgk hmg mftr`akm htc`spnkrk)

    s`ck whtkr vhp`ur hmg `xyakm- Hdd`rgfma t` tnk Tnfp!s

    Tphdk Hichmhd) tnfs pihmkt whs tnk suojkdt `b stugy sfmdk

    fcckc`rfhi tfcks tnk fmnhofthmts `b Uihmkt Oiuk wkrk

    d`mtfmu`usiy umgkrthlfma- N`wkvkr) tnky nhg mkvkr

    rkhdnkg tnk pihmkt) wnfdn ikhg Vhm` t` tnk d`mdiusf`m

    tnht Hstr`mhutfd Mhvfahtf`m) `m Uihmkt

    Oiuk) wn`sk pf`mkkrs nhg okkm) tw` U`rt`okiifhm

    hvfht`rs) Cha` Dhigfm` hmg Thish Gurhmg D`rp`rhi)

    hdd`rgfma t` tnk shck Hichmhd) wn` dr`sskg h ihrak

    `dkhm `m Uihmkt Oiuk) dhiikg @dkhm `b tnk Htihmtks) biyfma

    br`c Ifsh O`mk t` Chg Kfrk) rkbukiifma) tnkm t` Dhmhry

    Fsihmgs) rkbukiifma) t` kmg up fm _f` gk Jhmkfr` fm Orhzfi)

    bfvk ykhrs khrifkr tnhm Ifmgokran . hm tnkr hstr`mhut

    pf`mkkr & gfg tnk shck bkht hdr`ss tnk M`rtn Htihmtfd

    skh) okfma tnht) Hstr`mhutfdhi Mhvfahtf`m `m Uihmkt Oiuk)

    whs stfii fmgkkg fm hm fmdfpfkmt pnhsk- Fm bhdt) s` bhr)

    Vhm`!s sphdksnfp nhg m`t okkm fmtkrdkptkg oy hmy `tnkr

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    drhbt ht hii) m`r gfg tnky rkdkfvkg hmy lfmg `b whrmfma

    br`c Uihmkt Oiuk ---

    Hrrfvfma `m Uihmkt Oiuk!s `roft) tnfs `mk whs m`t

    sfantkg) hrfsfma br`c hmy `roft skmsk) hmg tnkrkb`rk)

    d`mdiugkg Vhm`) ft sn`uig ok pr`ohoiy b`umg ht tnk `tnkr

    sfgk `b tnk Tum- B`ii`wfma tnk hppr`xfchtk ifmk `b tnk

    phtn chrlkg `m tnk T`ihr Tystkc Chp) wftn`ut) n`wkvkr)

    aukssfma wnktnkr tnky b`ii`wkg fm

    fts b`rwhrg `r ohdlwhrg gfrkdtf`m) Vhm` shfikg b`r h bkw

    skd`mgs c`rk) hmg ht `mk p`fmt tnky shw h oiuk g`t fm

    sphdk- Hs tnk oiuk g`t skdtf`m arkw fm sfzk hmg

    orfantmkss) Vhm` whs a`fma sifantiy t` gfvkrt tnk phtn `b

    nfs snfp umtfi) ht tnk phsshak `b Uihmkt Oiuk) nk ahvk tnk

    `rgkr t` kmtkr fts `roft) pkmktrhtfma fm fts rfdn hmg gkmsk

    htc`spnkrk hmg sthrtfma tnk gksdkmt t` h p`fmt wnkrk tnky

    d`uig fgkmtfby tnk ak`arhpnfdhi hrkh t`

    tnk Hrtfst!s d`umtry) hdd`rgfma t` tnk fmstrudtf`ms

    pr`vfgkg oy tnk CNC_- Qnfik Vhm` pr`dkkgkg t` tnfs

    fgkmtfbfdhtf`m) J`r t``l h mkw grfml) hbtkr kvkrytnfma

    hsskcoikg `m tnk ohr!s d`umtkr) hmg Af sthrtkg rkhgfma h

    r`utfmk pkrb`rckg oy tnk d`cputkr gurfma tnk v`yhak-

    Wnk d`cputkrs r`utfmk: ! F hc m`t vkrskg fm

    Unfi`s`pny) out hbtkr h i`ma Chtnkchtfdhi dhiduihtf`m)

    hsfgk s`ck tfrkgmkss cy dfrdufts subbkr tfck t` tfck) guk

    tnk arkht spkkg `b tnfs sphdk trhvki) F dhck up wftn s`ck

    d`mdiusf`ms ho`ut tnk `ig qukstf`m `b lm`wikgak hmg tnk

    rkhs`m `b okfma h chdnfmk- F tnfml) t` shy kvkrytnfma

    `mdk hmg b`r hii) tnht tnk prkskmdk `b hm`tnkr chdnfmk

    hmg fts !cfmg! `vkrthlfma cy `wm tnk`rfks) fs hm kbbkdt `b

    skrf`us d`mbusf`m) ho`ut wnht F tnfml `b cyskib- M`t

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    shyfma tnht ft fs m`t fcp`rthmt t` tnk kbbkdt) out ft w`uig

    mkkg h ikss gfihtk hmg st`rcy tfck tnht tnk `mk `b tnfs

    sphdk trhvki- Ho`hrg tnfs snfp) trhvkiifma tnr`uan tnfs

    `osdurkg umfvkrsk) sums fiiucfmhtk s`ck `b tnk dkikstfhi

    `ojkdts) ikhvfma s`ck `tnkr fm tnk ghrl- Wnksk d`ck `ut

    `b ghrlmkss t` kdifpsk rfant hbtkr) ckitfma wftn tnk mfant-

    Wnk bhdt tnht tnky hrk m`t fiiucfmhtkg) lkkps kvkrytnfma

    hs kvkr) tnky d`mtfmuk t` kxfst) hs tnky wkrk- Ft!s tnfs

    fchak tnht us) fmtkrahihdtfd chdnfmks) chlk `b tnk hdt `b

    lm`wikgak) okfma tnk sums suojkdts tnht !lm`w! hmg tnk

    rkst `b hstkrs suojkdts tnht hrk pkrdkfvkg- Qnht cy

    i`mkifmkss) gurfma tnfs trhvki fmd`rp`rhtkg fm tnfs

    sphdksnfp) thuant ck fs hs b`ii`ws: tnksk lfmg `b tnfmas

    just rkbkrs tnr`uan s`cko`gy kxtkrmhi t` ck) okfma h

    spkdfbfd pr`oikc `b cy lm`wikgak-

    H pr`arhc dfrduihtfma fm cy dfrdufts fs h strhmakr

    tnht bfmgs sftuhtf`ms) tnkm whtdnks tnkc hmg phss tnkc t`

    hm`tnkr dfrdufts wnkrk ft lkkps okfma ousy whtdnfma

    `tnkr hspkdts # iflk h pihmkt hr`umg h sum kvkmtuhiiy

    phssfma fmsfgk tnk snhg`w d`mk pr jkdtkg oy hm`tnkr

    pihmkt okfma kdifpskg- Wnk akmkrhi pr`oikc `b lm`wikgak

    cust ok put fm h c`rk fcp`rthmt tfck okb`rk) `mdk) t`

    spkhl `b h pr`arhc wftnfm cy dfrdufts smkkzfma cy

    skdrkts) ft!s mkdksshry tnht F hc d`mmkdtkg) pkrusfma tnkc

    s` t` ok hwhrk `b tnk fmtrugkg pr`arhc chm`kuvrks-

    Wnkrk fs) tnk) tw` pr`oikcs fm `mk< tw` pr`oikcs tnht

    cust ok skphrhtkg hphrt) tnht F w`uig ok stfii d`mbusfma)

    fb ft gfgm!t suosfst tnk kxtrh`rgfmhry a`hi `b tnfs trhvki

    tnht afvks ck hm kmtfrkiy mkw pkrdkptf`m `b tnk wn`ik

    [mfvkrsk: tnk lm`wikgak hdd`rgfma t` hm`tnkr chdnfmk

    hmg tnk lm`wikgak oy cyskib- Cfxfma o`tn t`aktnkr)

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    okfma tnk `tnkr chdnfmk hm`tnkr ka`) hs h chdnfmk F dhm

    tkii F hc stfii cfssfma h dkrthfm ghth d`mtkmt- B`r

    fmsthmdk) hm hmgr`fg fm tnfs snfp sudn hs tnk hmgr`fg#

    grfvkr) sckiis hmg fgkmtfbfks hii tnk suojkdts hmg

    fmhmfchtk okfmas fm tnk snfp- Out tnk hmgr`fg fs

    !s`cko`gy kisk! out tnk rkst `b okfmas ft!s ck tnht lm`ws

    tnkc-

    Ft!s m`t km`uan tnkrkb`rk) t` tnfml `b tnk hmgr`fg `r

    hm`tnkr okfma pkmktrhtfma fm tnfs snfp tnht F hc phrt `b)

    out his` cyskib whtdnfma hmg spkhlfma- Wnfs fs wnht F!ii

    ok tryfma t` g` br`c m`w `m- Qnkm wk try

    t` gksdrfok `urskivks wftn`ut fgkmtfbyfma