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meot ag~d|ga obmdoe x {`w~e dsg eoa bhhw~ ydqj qjg lw ` ~eoig bl
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Cbjo dx doqg` digoq *do Cbjo)x doqg digohg gzhggax jdx lb~gxdijq$/ Dqdx adlldhw q qb
ldoa e oeqw~e` xbw~hg lb~ qjg obmdoe` jbyg|g~ d`` xwhj xgoqgohgx ex Cbjo)x
doqg digohg dx jdx mbxq ~gme~fen`g uwe dqt/ Qjdx dage ~wox doqb bqjg~ adlldhw qdgx/
Qjwx yg heo xet Cbjo)x doq g digohg, yjdhj dx jdx mbxq ~gme~fen g uwe d qt ,
gzhggax jdx lb~gxdijq // nwq qjg e{{bxdqd|g h ewxg bo qjdx eoe txdx ybw a je|g
qb ag~d|g l~bm • qjg gzqgoq qb yjdhj Cbjo dx doq g digoq dx jdx mbxq ~gme~fen g
uwe`dqt, xdohg do igog~e qjg dagoqdqt bl xq~whqw~g ~guwd~ga lb~ e{{bxdqd|g h ewxg
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hb|g~end` dqt bl ag`gqdbo do g~exw~g q~eoxlb~meq dbox e~dxg ex qjdx {~bn`gm dx
{w~xwga/ Lb~ xbmg adxhwxxdbo xgg Hjbmxft *54<7 {{/ 517l/ 594l/$/ ^bxx
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Qjg xhb{g bl qjg gzdxqdoi xwn~giw e~dqdgx D ng dg|g jex nggo hboxdag~en t
gzeiig~eqga do yb~f qjeq qefgx qjg q~eoxlb~~oeqdboe dxq {bxdqdbo/ Lb~ gzem{ g
@efbll *54<7$ id|gx yjeq e~g {~bnen t qjg xq~boigxq hexgx lb~ qjdx {bxdqdbo nwq
g|go bl qjgxg |g~t lgy e~g ehhg{qen g bo qjg xgmeoqdh i~bwoax qjeq jg {~b{bxgx
ex cwxq dltdoi qjgm/ Qjwx Cbjo)x aggax abgx obq je|g qjg xemg mgeodoi ex
qjdoix yjdhjCbjo ada *{/ D\->$ nwq ~eqjg~led~ t xdiodldheoq qjdoix yjdhj Cbjo ada
*yg ybw`a obq xet qjeq bog bl Cbjo)x ld~xq aggax qjdx mb~odoi yex qb n~wxj
jdx qggqj$/ Yg heoobq ag~ d|g Cbjo)x ng dglx l~bm yjeq Cbjo ng dg|gx *{/ \->8$
nghewxg bl xwhj xgoqgohgx ex Cbjo)x ng dglx e~g obq mwqwe` t hboxdxqgoq, / // e~g
owmg~bwx, gqh/ b~ Cbjo)x ng dglx, xbmg bl yjdhj e~g emesdoi, / // 6 ob~ heo yg
ag~d|g dq l ~bm qjg qjdoix qjeq Cbjo ng dg|gx, xdohg qjg xgmeoqdh doqg~{~gqeqdbo
yd ` qjgo ng dohb~~ghq do xwhj gz{~gxxdbox ex D ~gx{ghq Cbjo)x ng dglx b~ Cbjo)x
ng dglx e~g doqgoxg/ Dq dx adll dh w q qb xgg jby bog heo q~eoxlb~meqdboe t ~ g eqg
D ~gea e ` b l Cbjo)x y~dqdoix qb D ~gea e`` bl yjeq Cbjo y~bqg, do |dgy bl xwhj
gz{~gxxdbox ex D ~gea e` bl Cbjo)x h~dqdhe` y~dqdoix, gqh/ Eoa dl bog dxqb {bxqw eqg
eo enxq~ehq |g~n {bgqdsg woag~`tdoi Cbjo)x {bgmx, qjgo yjeq enbwq Cbjo)x nbbf
~g|dgyx, ade biwgx, xboogqx, `dmg~dhfx, E`gzeoa~dogx, gqh/ 2 Do igog~ e qjg~g e~g
lgy hexgx yjg~g {~bn`gmx bl qjdx xb~q ab obq e~dxg/ Hb~~gx{boadoi`t qjg
q~eoxlb~meqdboe dxq {bxdqdbo dx dm{bxxdn`g qb xw{{b~q eoa adlldhw`q g|go qb
medoqedo bo xgmeoqdh i~bwoax/
^GME^FX BO OBMDOE@DSEQDBO > 5
agqg~mdog~x *Cbjo)x qj~gg {~bblx bl qjg qjgb~gm, xg|g~e` bl Cbjo)x
{~bblx bl qjg qjgb~gm, gqh/$/ Eoa ag~d|ga obmdoe x do lehq heo
e{{ge~ l~gg`t do qjg lw`` ~eoig bl obwo {j~exg xq~whqw~gx/ Lb~
gzem{`g qjg xgoqgohg Cbjo ie|g Nd ` ea|dhg dx cwxq `dfg eot bqjg~
doad~ghq bncghq xq~whqw~g do qjeq dq jex qjg abwn g {exxd|g *ea|dhg
yexid|go *qb$ Nd , Nd ` yexid|go ea|dhg$/ Dq dx adlldhw q qb xgg jby
e q~eoxlb~meqdboe` e{{~behj qb ag~d|ga obmdoe x heo ehhbwoq lb~qjg lehq qjeq qjg xq~whqw~gx do yjdhj qjgt e{{ge~ ex yg`` ex qjgd~
doqg~oe` xq~whqw~g eoa blqgo mb~{jb bidhe {~b{g~qdgx e~g qjbxg
bl b~adoe~t obwo {j~exgx/ Obog bl qjgxg {~bn`gmx e~dxgx ex obqga
ge~ dg~ do qjg hexg bl ig~woad|g obmdoe`x/
Qjgxg {~b{g~qdgx bl ag~d|ga obmdoe x e~g uwdqg hboxdxqgoq ydqj e
`gzdhe`dxq e{{~behj eoa do {e~q heo g|go ng gz{ edoga l~bm qjdx
{bdoq bl |dgy/ Nglb~g ibdoi doqb qjdx meqqg~ `gq wx g enb~eqg qjg
`gzdhe dxq {bxdqdbo do x dijq`t i~geqg~ agqed /
D obqga ge~ dg~ qjeq qjg `gzdhe dxq {bxdqdbo yex obq lb~mw en g
ydqjdo qjg l~emgyb~f bl xtoqehqdh qjgb~t e|ed`en g eq qjg qdmg bl@ggx)x yb~f bo obmdoe`dseqdbox/ Qjg {~bn`gm yex qjeq qjg bn|dbwx
igog~e`dseqdbox hbohg~odoi qjg adxq~dnwqdboe` {~b{g~qdgx bl qjg nexg
eoa ag~d|ga lb~mx yg~g gz{~gxxdn g do qjeq l~emgyb~f bo t do
qg~mx bl i~emmeqdhe q~eoxlb~meqdbox/ Qjg~g yex ob bqjg~ yet qb
gz{~gxx qjg lehq qjeq qjg hboqgzqx do yjdhj ~glwxg e{{ge~x ex e |g~n
eoa ~glwxe` ex e obwo e~g h bxg`t ~g`eqga/ Jbyg|g~ yjgo qjg `gzdhbo
dx xg{e~eqga l~bm qjg heqgib~de` hbm{bogoq bl qjg nexg eoa dqx
goq~dgx e~g eoe tsga do qg~mx bl hboqgzqwe` lgeqw~gx qjdx adlldhw qt
adxe{{ge~x/ Yg heo goqg~ ~glwxg do qjg `gzdhbo ex eo Dqgm ydqj
hg~qedo ldzga xg ghqdboe` eoa xq~dhq xwnheqgib~dseqdbo lgeqw~gx yjdhj
dx l~gg ydqj ~gx{ghq qb qjg heqgib~d e lgeqw~gx Vobwo] eoa V|g~n]/
Led~ t dadbxtoh~eqdh mb~{jb bidhe ~w gx yd` agqg~mdog qjg {jbob-
`bidhe lb~m bl ~glwxg, agxq~bt, gqh/ yjgo qjgxg dqgmx e{{ge~ do qjg
obwo {bxdqdbo/ Qjg lehq qjeq ~glwxg qefgx e obwo {j~exg hbm{`gmgoqb~ e ~gawhga xgoqgoqde` hbm{`gmgoq eoa agxq~bt bo`t e obwo
{j~exg hbm{ gmgoq gdqjg~ ex e obwo b~ ex e |g~n dx gz{~gxxga nt
qjg lgeqw~g xq~whqw~g bl qjg .ogwq~e . `gzdhe` goq~t ex e~g xg`ghqdboe`
{~b{g~qdgx/ Agqed x exdag dq dx h ge~ qjeq xtoqehqdh lgeqw~gx {~b|dag
e i~geq age` bl l gzdnd dqt lb~ qjg gz{~gxxdbo bl igog~e dseqdbox
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>> ^GME^FX BO OBMDOE@DSEQDBO
~gie~adoi adxq~dnwqdboe` xdmd e~dqdgx/ Jgohg yjeq yex e aghdxd|g
bncghqdbo qb qjg `gzdhe dxq {bxdqdbo ob `boig~ jex eot lb~hg/
/ @gq wx{~b{bxg qjgo ex e qgoqeqd|g jt{bqjgxdx qjeq e i~geq meot
Dqgmx e{{ge~ do qjg `gzdhbo ydqj ldzga xg ghqdboe eoa xq~dhq xwn-
heqgib~dseqdbo lgeqw~gx nwq ydqj e hjbdhg ex qb qjg lgeqw~gx
exxbhdeqga ydqj qjg `gzdhe heqgib~dgx obwo |g~n eacghqd|g/ Qjg
`gzdhe` goq~t met x{ghdlt qjeq xgmeoqdh lgeqw~gx e~g do {e~q
ag{goagoq bo qjg hjbdhg bl bog b~ eobqjg~ bl qjgxg heqgib~de`
lgeqw~gx/ Qjdx dx bl hbw~xg qjg qt{dhe` xdqweqdbo ydqjdo qjg `gzdhbo)
do igog~e `gzdhe goq~dgx do|b |g hg~qedo Nbb`geo hboadqdbox bo
lgeqw~gx gz{~gxxdoi hboadqdboe` ag{goagohdgx bl |e~dbwx xb~qx/.%
Doxble~ ex qjg~g e~g ~giw`e~dqdgx *hl/Obqg 5;$qjgxg heo ng gz{~gxxga
nt ~gawoaeoht ~w gx do qjg `gzdhbo/
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he``t qjg lehq qjeq yg heoobq lb~m qjg ag~d|ga obmdoe`x *:$
hb~~gx{boadoi qb qjg xgoqgohgx *<$ e qjbwij qjg xq~whqw~gx woag~-
`tdoi *<$ heo ng q~eoxlb~mga qb qjg ig~woad|g obmdoe`x *9$ eoayg heo lb~m qjg ag~d|ga obmdoe`x *4$ exxbhdeqga ydqj qjg ig~woad|g
obmdoe x *5;$/
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{`gexg, bo`t qjg xghboa bl yjdhj dx exxbhdeqga ydqj e ag~d|ga
obmdoe`/ Qjdx hboxguwgohg lb``byx dmmgadeqg`t l~bm qjg `gzdhe`dxq
jt{bqjgxdx cwxq lb~mw eqga yjgo yg qefg doqb ehhbwoq hg~qedo
{~b{g~qdgx bl qjg dqgmx geig~ eoa gext/ Qjwx geig~ mwxq ng doq~b-
awhga doqb qjg `gzdhbo ydqj e xq~dhq xwnheqgib~dseqdbo lgeqw~g
doadheqdoi qjeq dq heo qefg e xgoqgoqde` hbm{ gmgoq ex do Cbjo dx
55 Dq) / /DX dmmeqg~d e lb~ {~gxgoq {w~{bxgx yjgqjg~ e `gzdh e goq~t dx ~gie~aga exe b`geo lwohqdb bl x{ghd ld ga lgeqw~gx b~ dx qb ng ~g{`ehga nt e xgq bl `gzdhe`
goq~dgx gehj bl yjdhj hboxdxqx bl e xgq bl x{ghdldga lgeqw~gx/ Dqdx woh ge~ yjgqjg~
qjg e{{~behjgx b {~bn`gmx bl ~eoig bl mgeodoi eoa ~eoig bl lwohqdbo e~g
qg~mdob bidhe` |e~deoqx b~ e~g gm{d~dhe t adxqdoiwdxjen g/ Xbmg bl qjg meqqg~x
qbwhjga bo do Obqg 5; met ng ~g g|eoq/ Hboxdag~ lb~ gzem{ g qjg emndiwdqt
bl nbbf/ eoa {~bbl mgoqdboga do Obqg 9/ Hg~qedo hboadqdbox bo ~ghb|g~end dqt
bl a g gq dbo ybw`a `gea qb qjg hboh wx dbo qjeq e x do i g `gzdh e goq~t dx do|b |ga
yjgo qyb xgoxgx bl qjg yb~a heo ng hbmndoga do e{{bxdqdbo/ Woag~ qjdx
exxwm{qdbo qjg hjbdhg ngqyggo qjg e qg~oeqd|gx cwx q mgoqdboga do qjg hexg bl
nbbf eoa {~bbl ybw a ng agqg~mdoga nt qjg xqeqwx bl xwhj xgoqgohgx ex qjdx nbbfyjdhj ygdijxld|g {bwoax, yex y~dqqgo do e jw~~t eoa Cbjo)x {~bbl bl qjg qjgb~gm)
yjdhj qbbf jdm e `boi q dmg, dx ~g{~bawhga do qjg ogy qgzq/ )
^GME^FX BO OBMDOE@DSEQDBO >8
geig~ *lb~ wx$ qb {`gexg/ Do qjg xdm{ gxq hexg qjgo dq lb` byx qjeq
do qjg obwo {bxdqdbo geig~ yd`` e{{ge~ do qjg hboqgzqx Cbjo)x
geig~ogxx *lb~ wx$ qb {`gexg, gqh/ ydqj ob lw~qjg~ hbmmgoq
oghgxxe~t/ Nwq gext *b~ adlldhw`q$ abgx obq e{{ge~ do qjg `gzdhbo
ydqj xwhj e lgeqw~g/ Qjg~g dx ob xq~whqw~g bl qjg lb~m /// gext
*adlldhw`q$ X igog~eqga nt nexg ~w`gx/ ^eqjg~ gext *adlldhw q$
e{{ge~x do nexg {j~exg-me~fg~x ex eo eacghqd|g {~gadheqga bl{~b{bxdqdbox ex xwncghq ¦*lb~ wx$ qb {`gexg Cbjo dx gext, gqh/$6 lb~mx
xwhj ex dq dx gext *lb~ wx$ qb {`gexg Cbjo e~g ag~d|ga nt gzq~e-
{bxdqdbo/[ Hboxguwgoq t gext *b~ adlldhw`q$ heoobq ng doq~bawhga
nt `gzdhe doxg~qdbo doqb qjg obwo {bxdqdbo ydqj xgoqgoqde` hbm{ g-
mgoqx eoa yg heoobq ag~d|g xwhj lb~mx ex *:e$ # Cbjo)x gexdogxx
*adlldhw`qt$ qb {`gexg/ Ob xwhj ~gxq~dhqdbo jb`ax lb~ ig~woad|g
obmdoe dseqdbo yjdhj ngdoi e q~eoxlb~meqdbo dx e{{ dhen g qb
q~eoxlb~mx ex yg`` ex qb nexg {j~exg-me~fg~x/
Hboxdag~ ogzq qjg gzem{ gx # Cbjo)x hg~qedoqt qb ydo qjg {~dsg
*= *Xnc$ Cbjo)x hg~qedoqt qjeq Nd`` yd`` ydo qjg {~dsg *= *4n¶/
Eiedo qjg `gzdhe dxq jt{bqjgxdx {~b|dagx eo gz{ eoeqdbo lb~ qjdx
adxqdohqdbo ngqyggo qjg qyb xgoxgx bl hg~qedo/ Qjg xgoqgohg Cbjo dx
hg~qedo qb ydo qjg {~dsg dx ag~d|ga nt gzq~e{bxdqdbo eoa {~bobwo
~g{`ehgmgoq l~bm e agg{ xq~whqw~g do yjdhj hg~qedo dx {~gadheqga
bl qjg {~b{bxdqdbo Cbjo - qb ydo qjg {~dsg, ex dx h`ge~ l~bm qjg
mgeodoi/[ Do qjdx xgoxg hg~qedo abgx obq {g~mdq e {~b{bxdqdboe
hbm{`gmgoq6 dq qjg~glb~g lb` byx l~bm qjg `gzdhe dxq jt{bqjgxdx qjeq
qjg~g heoobq ng e ag~d|ga obmdoe hg~qedoqt qb ydo qjg {~dsg, do qjdx
xgoxg/ Nwq Cbjo dx hg~qedo qjeq Nd`` yd`` ydo qjg {~dsg ag~d|gx l~bm
Cbjo dx hg~qedo VxNd D yd ` ydo qjg {~dsg]x/ Do qjg xgoxg bl hg~qedo do
yjdhj dq dx {~gadheqga bl e {g~xbo e {~b{bxdqdboe hbm{ gmgoq heong eacbdoga do qjg nexg/ Hboxguwgoq t qjg `gzdhe dxq jt{bqjgxdx
{g~mdqx qjg exxbhdeqga ag~d|ga obmdoe` Cbjo)x hg~qedoqt qjeq Nd``
yd`` ydo qjg {~dsg, igog~eqga nt `gzdhe` )doxg~qdbo bl hg~qedo do qjg
obwo {bxdqdbo nglb~g e xgoqgoqde` hbm{`gmgoq/
Hboxdag~ oby gzem{`gx *<h$ qj~bwij *`Bh$/ Dl ag~d|ga obmdoe`x
e~g lb~mga nt q~eoxlb~meqdbo qjg~g dx ob ~gexbo yjt # Cbjo)x
5> Lb~ adxhwxxdbo xgg ^bxgonewm *54<9$ eoa Fd{e~xft eoa Fd{e~xft *54<9$/
5: Xgg ~glg~gohgx bl Obqg 5>/
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>1 ^GME^FX BO OBMDOE@DSEQDBO
emwxgmgoq bl qjg hjd`a~go ydqj jdx xqb~dgx *= *Ng$ xjbw`a obq ng
lb~mga l~bm qjg {~b{bxdqdbo qjeq woag~`dgx qjg ig~woad|g obmdoe`
Cbjo)x emwxdoi qjg hjd`a~go ydqj jdx xqb~dgx,cwxq ex Cbjo)x emwxgmgoq
eq qjg hjd`a~go)x eoqdhx *= *4h¶ ybw`a bo qjgxg i~bwoax ng ag~d|ga
l~bm qjg {~b{bxdqdbo qjeq woag~`dgx qjg ig~woad|g obmdoe` Cbjo)x
ngdoi emwxga eq qjg hjd`a~go)x eoqdhx *= *qBh¶/ Qjg adxh~g{eoht
ybw`a ng ehhbwoqga lb~ dl yg yg~g qb eab{q qjg `gzdhe `dxq {bxdqdbo
eoa lw~qjg~mb~g qb {bxqw`eqg qjeq xwhj xgoqgohgx ex Cbjo emwxga
qjg hjd a~go ydqj jdx xqb~dgx e~g qjgmxg`|gx ag~d|ga l~bm eo woag~-
`tdoi xq~whqw~g bl e adllg~goq xb~q/ Qjg `eqqg~ exxwm{qdbo dx obq
wo~gexboen`g/ Qjwx dq dx yg``-fobyo qjeq emboi qjg {~b{g~qdgx bl
|g~nx bl qjg heqgib~t bl emwxg, doqg~gxq, gqh/ dx qjg lehq qjeq qjg~g
e~g {ed~ga xgoqgohgx xwhj ex *55$3
*D5$ e/ Jg yex emwxga eq qjg xqb~dgx/
n/ Qjg xqb~dgx emwxga jdm/
Qjg lehqx ~gie~adoi ag~d|ga obmdoe`x xwiigxq qjeq *DD n$ dx ag~d|gal~bm e xq~whqw~g qjeq do|b`|gx *``e$6 qjdx ybw`a ehhbwoq lb~ qjg
xdmd e~d qdgx do xgmeoqdh doqg~{~gqeq dbo eoa adxq~ dnwqdboe` {~b{g~q dgx
bl *``e$ eoa *`Dn$ eoa ybw`a e`xb bo qjg `gzdhe`dxq jt{bqjgxdx
ehhbwoq lb~ qjg bhhw~~gohg eoa obobhhw~~gohg bl ag~d|ga obm-
doe`x/51 E`qjbwij doag{goagoq mbqd|eqdbo lb~ qjg exxwm{qdbo qjeq
*``e$ woag~`dgx *``n$ dx ygef qjg~g e{{ge~x qb ng ob hbwoqg~-
g|dagohg xwiigxqdoi qjeq *`Dn$ woag~`dgx *``e$/ Bog mdijq lb~
gzem{`g ag~d|g *`Dn$ uwdqg {`ewxdn`t l~bm e .hewxeqd|g. hboxq~wh-
qdbo ydqj ~bwij`t qjg lb~m bl *5>$3
*5>$ Qjg xqb~dgx V& hewxg] Vxjg yex emwxga eq qjg xqb~dgxc
D ~gqw~o qb xwhj xq~whqw~gx n~dgl`t ng`by/ Qjg~g dx xbmg g|dagohg do
xw{{b~q bl qjg exxwm{qdbo qjeq e hewxeqd|g hboxq~whqdbo gzdxqx do
Goi`dxj *hl/ Hjbmxft *54<7 {/ 5:;$6 @efbll *54<7 Xghqdbo 4¶57
51 )Qjdx xb wqdbo dx {~b{bxga nt @efbll *54<7 {/ E-57l/$ nwq bo qjg q~eoxlb~-
meqdboe dx q i~bwoax qjeq jg eab{qx qjg~g dxob mbqd|eqdbo lb~ d q/
57 Qjg~g e~g meot {~bn`gmx qb ng gz{`b~ga jg~g/ Obq dhg lb~ gzem{`g qjeq
Cbjo do qg~ gxq ga mg do jdx dagex dx |g~t adllg~goq l~bm Cbjo doqg~gxqga mg ydqj jdx
dagex *nbqj qt{gx bl {~g{bxdqdboe {j~exgx bhhw~ do Cbjo doqg~gx qga mg do {b dq dhx
ydqj jdx ob|g e{{~behj$6 bo`t qjg `eqqg~ dx xdmd`e~ do mgeodoi qb Cbjo) x dagex
^GME^F BO OBMDOE@DSEQDBO > 7
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