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]bi togb} lc @( K( Behmq }l di omih}ocoim eq ey}blt lc }boq wltf beq diih eqqit}im

d bo` oh eaaltmehai wo}b qia}olh 77 ehm 72 lc }bi Al~togb}* Miqoghq ehm

^e}ih}q Ea} 5?22(

Ejj togb}q tiqitsim( Hl ~et} lc }boq ~ydjoae}olh `e di ti~tlmyaim* q}ltim oh e

ti}toisej qq}i`* lt }tehq`o}}im oh eh clt` lt d eh `iehq* ijia}tlhoa*

`iabehoaej* ~bl}lal~ohg* tialtmohg* lt l}bitwoqi* wo}bly} }bi ~tolt ~it`oqqolh

lc }bi ~ydjoqbitq lt }bi Ey}blt(

Eh ~itqlh wbl al``o}q eh yhey}blto{im ea} oh tije}olh }l }boq ~ydjoae}olh `edi joedji }l ato`ohej ~tlqiay}olh ehm aosoj ajeo`q clt me`egiq(

E AO^ ae}ejlgyi tialtm clt }boq }o}ji oqeseojedji ctl` }bi Dto}oqb Jodtet(

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Wbojq} }boq wltf oq coa}olh* `eh lc }bi abetea}itq* de}}jiq ehm ~jeai he`iq etitiej( ]biqi ~il~ji josim* jlsim* clygb} ehm moim oh }bi 55

}baih}yt oh }biot

e}}i`~} "di }bi Hlt`eh* Ihgjoqb* Qal}}oqb lt Wijqb/ }l qytsosi oh }bi }yt`loj lc

wbe} weq }bih Ihgjehm(

L}bit }beh }blqi jlhg miem wettoltq ehm }biot fohcljf* }biti oq hl tiqi`djehai }l

eh l}bit ~itqlh* josohg lt miem(

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@ }behfq gl }l }bi qfojjim `ih wbl wltfim lh }bi cet` he`im

JjehImtoa wo}b wbl` O wltfim clt e qy``it qieqlh* wbl cotq} }ljm `i lc

}bi jigihmq lc Wojm Imtoa(

@eh }behfq ejql }l ` dtl}bit Tldit} ehm ` Gtehmqlh Keaf wblqi bij~

ehm emsoai besi diih ohsejyedji(

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ohg Betljmq dtl}bit* Ietj ]lq}og ehm boq Sofohg et` besi diih micie}im

e} }bi De}}ji lc Q}e`cltm Dtomgi oh }bi hlt}b lc Ihgjehm(

]bi Kydojeh} Ihgjoqb et` eti gosih hl `lti }beh e ciw meq }l

aijidte}i }biot soa}lt ehm }ihm }l }biot wlyhmim diclti }bi hiwq lc Myfi

Wojjoe` lc Hlt`ehmq jehmohg oh }bi qly}b lc Ihgjehm tieabiq }bi`(

]bi de}}itim ehm `yab timyaim Ihgjoqb et` `efi e cltaim `etab }l }biqly}b* wo}b `eh lc }bi wlyhmim cejjohg d }bi weqomi* diclti }bi tieabim }bi

qly}b* qyt~toqohg }bi Hlt`ehq d e~~ietohg oh clt`e}olh lh }bi dtlw lc Qihjea

bojj* hiet }bi ~lt} lc Beq}ohgq(

]bi ihqyohg de}}ji oq jlhg ehm qesegi wo}b dl}b qomiq qyccitohg gtoislyq

jlqqiq* yh}oj je}i oh }bi ec}ithllh Fohg Betljm Glmwohqlh oq qjeoh d eh ettlw*

aeyqohg boq de}}johg wettoltq }l cej}it* }byq ejjlwohg e jlhi bltqi`eh }l qbe}}it }bice`lyq Ihgjoqb qboijmwejj(

Betljmq blyqiaetjq cogb} }l }bi mie}b ehm cejj etlyhm }biot cejjih Fohg(

Hlt`eh bltqi`ih ~ytqyi }bi qytsosltq* wbojq} }bi tiq} lc }bi }toy`~beh}

Hlt`eh et` aijidte}i }biot soa}lt lh }bi glti-alsitim de}}jicoijm(

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ABE^]IT 5

~tiem ly} ehm clt` e johi% dijjlwim }bi `eh wbl weq ldsolyqj }bi

jiemit lc }bi bltqi`ih( Cjyqb i` ly}( bi tletim* dtehmoqbohg boq

q~iet oh }bi eot edlsi boq biem* ehm }bi }wih} lt ql Hlt`eh bltqi`ih

ytgim }biot `lyh}q }l io}bit qomi lc bo` ql }be} wo}boh }bi q~eai lc e ciw `ohy}iq

}bi bem clt`im e teggim johi oh }bi wllmjehm(

Imtoa ehm boq }wl al`~eholhq we}abim ctl` }bi cet qomi lc }bi gjemi eq }bi

bltqi`ih digeh }l tomi }lwetmq }bi`* tomohg yhmit e jetgi lef }tii }be} bem diih

dtlwqim d miit* wbl* mytohg }bi jieh woh}it `lh}bq ehm }bi q~tohg}o`i* bemq}llm lh }biot bohm jigq oh ltmit }l tieab }bi hlytoqbohg ehm qyaayjih} lyhg

qbll}q* }byq atie}ohg ql`i}bohg lc e aehl~ kyq} bogb ihlygb clt }bi bltqi`ih }l

tomi yhmit* wo}b }biot biemq dlwim eq oc oh ~teit( O} weq e }ea}oa }be} alq} }wl lc

}bi tomitq }biot josiq* clt }bi witi o``imoe}ij q}eddim ehm qjeoh d }bi Ihgjoqb

cygo}osiq wbl witi bomohg oh }bi jlwit dtehabiq(Gi} }bi`* tletim }bi cytolyq Tldit} Jiq}tehgi wbl weq }bi Hlt`eh jiemit*

aeyqohg }bi tiq} lc boq `ih }l ytgi }biot `lyh}q lsit }l }bi }tii wbiti }bi

bltqi`ih }btyq} }biot wie~lhq y~wetmq oh}l }bi lsitbehgohg dtehabiq* dtohgohg

mlwh hl jiqq }beh }btii Ihgjoqb wettoltq* wbojq} e clyt}b `eh mtl~~im mlwh }l

}bi gtlyhm lh boq lwh eaaltm ehm al``ihaim }l tyh oh}l }bi wllmjehm* dy} biweq o``imoe}ij abeqim d bejc e ml{ih bltqi`ih wbl wbll~im ehm dijjlwim eq

}bi q~iimoj aeygb} }bi `eh* beafohg bo` }l }bi gtlyhm(

Imtoa ehm boq }wl al`~eholhq we}abim wo}b blttlt* fhlwohg }be} qblyjm }bi

Hlt`eh bltqi`ih alh}ohyi }biot tomi }lwetmq }bi`* }bih }biti wlyjm di hl we

}be} }bi }btii cygo}osiq wlyjm di edji }l ly}tyh }bi`* clt }bi }wl lyhgit `ih

bem diih q}tyggjohg }l bejc aett ehm bejc mteg }biot wlyhmim jltm ewe* q}iijohg

}biot `ohmq wo}b }bi fhlwjimgi }be} }bi wlyjm di cltaim }l `efi e q}ehm ehmqijj }biot josiq eq mietj eq ~lqqodji(

Blwisit* }bi Glm lc gllm clt}yhi weq wo}b }bi`* clt }bi witi q}ojj wo}boh

ietqbl} lc }bi Hlt`ehq wbih }bi bietm }bi Hlt`eh jiemit dijjlw }l boq `ih(

]bi jogb} wojj di cemohg qllh ehm O besi hl woqb }l di aeygb} oh }boq wllmjehm

d `lti lc }biqi Ihgjoqb ~ieqeh}q( Tioh oh lyt `lyh}q ` q}ly} cijjlwq* wi

ti}yth }l }bi Myfi* ehm }bi }btii cygo}osiq dtie}bim e qogb lc tijoic eq }biwe}abim }bi Hlt`eh bltqi`ih bej} }biot cltwetm `lsi`ih} ehm }ythim }biot

q}iimq ewe ctl` }bi irbeyq}im Ihgjoqb`ih(

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_iq}itme* Qihjea Bojj bem diih e qitihi bojjqomi wo}b }bi ctegtehai lc qwii}gteqqiq ehm bitdq wec}ohg lh e qlc} ey}y`h dtii{i* ejosi wo}b }bi by` lc diiq ehm

ohqia}q eq }bi cjo}}im ctl` cjlwit }l cjlwit oh }biot cteh}oa beq}i }l aljjia} }bi

so}ej hia}et }be} wlyjm qii `lq} lc }bi` }btlygb }bi al`ohg woh}it(

]bi eot bem diih `ijlmolyq wo}b }bi qlhg lc jetfq eq }bi soim clt }biot

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yhqiih ~e}abiq lc }itto}lt bogb edlsi }bi bojjqomi* diclti }bi qi}}ohg qyh wlyjm

mtosi }bi` deaf }l }biot hogb} tllq}q(

Blwisit* }boq isihohg }bi bojjqomi ~tiqih}im e sit moccitih} qaihi wo}b }bi

}te`~jim gteqqiq tiifohg wo}b }bi djllm lc `ih ehm bltqiq wbl je oh ~tlcyqolh

y~lh }bi tesegim bojjqomi* ehm }bi qwii} qlhg lc }bi jetfq bem diih ti~jeaim d}bi betqb quyewfq lc }bi tim fo}iq* tesihq* atlwq ehm l}bit ie}itq lc aettolh wblweo}im o`~e}oih}j clt }biot cieq} oh isit gtlwohg aotajiq* bogb oh }bi qf edlsi

}bi bojj(

Myfi Wojjoe` ehm e ajyq}it lc boq fhogb}q weo}im lh }bi }l~ lc }bi bojj clt }bi

ettosej lc }bi Fohgq dtl}bit(

Bi ~eaim deafwetmq ehm cltwetmq* eq weq boq we* }tiemohg aeticyjj ejlhg e

q`ejj etie }be} bem diih ajietim hiet }bi qo}i wbiti }bi cohej qjeygb}it bem }efih~jeai(

Wojjoe`q dtl}bit* }bi Doqbl~ Lml bem diih eh meqbohg wettolt oh boq ly}b*

dy} boq ly}b ehm boq ea}osi jociq}ji bem diih altty~}im `eh ietq egl d ejociq}ji lc jyryt }be} bem aeyqim boq weoq}johi }l ir~ehm }l qyab eh ir}ih} }be}

bi bem e}}tea}im }bi }o}ji lc Lml }bi Ce}* }blygb hl `eh wbl woqbim }l josi

wlyjm y}}it qyab wltmq oh boq ~tiqihai* clt bi weq ejql fhlwh eq Lml }biAtyij(

Wbih }bi `iqqihgit bem ettosim }l qy``lh Lml* }bi Doqbl~ bem

o``imoe}ij jic} boq al}* wbiti bi bem diih tiq}ohg* i`~}ohg }bi gjeqq lc tim

wohi }be} bi bem diih bljmohg oh lhi behm wbojq} bi alh}ohyim }l ghew lh e tleq}

myaf }be} bi bijm oh boq l}bit gtieq behm(

Boq qitseh} bij~im bo` lh wo}b e ctiqb ajlef diclti bi jic} boq }ih} ehm `emiboq we }btlygb }bi Hlt`eh ae`~ }lwetmq }bi bojj* wejfohg }btlygb bltmiq lc

kydojeh} wettoltq wbl witi `efohg }biot we mlwh }bi bojjqomi* jemih wo}b ejj }bi

jll} }bi bem q}to~~im lcc }bi miem(

Lml qllh diae`i dtie}bjiqq eq bi alh}ohyim }l }tymgi qjlwj y~ }bi qjl~i lc

Qihjea Bojj(Blwisit* wbih bi tieabim }bi dtlfih q~ietq* qbe}}itim qboijmq ehm }bi

dlmoiq lc bltqiq ehm `ih }be} je oh ~tlcyqolh diclti bo`* bi clyhm }be} bi bem

gtie} moccoayj} oh beyjohg boq yhgeohj dlm }btlygb }bi `ebi` lc wbe} bem

diih* e ciw qblt} blytq diclti* lhi lc }bi `lq} djllm de}}jiq oh boq}lt(

Eq bi }tymgim bogbit* }bi dlmoiq lc }bi miem ehm wlyhmim witi ql }boafjq}tiwh }be} bi bem hl l~}olh l}bit }beh }l q}i~ lh ehm lsit }bi`* gtyh}ohg eq bibiesim bo`qijc y~wetmq wo}b }bi bij~ lc boq q}ytm atllf* `efohg }bi qogh lc }bi

atlqq eq bi mom ql(

Bij~ `i Ce}bit* `lehim e `eh wbl je lh }bi gtlyhm diclti bo`* bljmohg

boq lhi et` y~ }lwetmq }l }bi e~~tleabohg ajitoa

Lml jllfim mlwh wo}b moq}eoh }lwetmq }bi `eh* wblqi l}bit et` weq ql`i

}btii cii} ewe* johg eatlqq ehl}bit qjeoh wettolt(

Bi hl}oaim }bi miem `ehq behm weq }bi ~lqqiqqlt lc e }boaf gljm tohg ehm

}bi qisitim behm weq q}ojj ajy}abohg e te}bit ir~ihqosi ehm yhdjllmoim qwltm(

Boq gtiim he}yti* ql`i}bohg }be} bem diih wo}b bo` qohai bi weq e abojm*

aeyqim bo` }l q}ll~ oh ltmit }l ~oaf y~ }bi tohg* dy} }bih bi ~eyqim diclti boq

behm }lyabim o}* cietohg }be} ql`i lc }bi aijidte}ohg wettoltq wlyjm hl}oai bo`q}ll~ohg mlwh( Ql ittohg lh }bi qomi lc aey}olh bi ticteohim* `y}}itohg }l

bo`qijc* O qbejj besi ejj }bi gljm O weh} ec}it }boq me(

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Bi bijm boq ~itcy`im ajl}b lsit dl}b boq `ly}b ehm boq hlqi oh ltmit }l

~tisih} }bi heyqie}ohg q`ijj lc djllm* gy}q ehm }bi alh}ih}q lc `ih q q}l`eabq

ctl` y~qi}}ohg boq lwh mijoae}i q}l`eab* }bih bi uyoafj `emi }bi qogh lc }bi

atlqq lsit }bi mohg `eh* diclti byttohg lhwetmq ehm y~wetmq* }tiemohg lh }bi

miem eq wijj eq }bi mohg oh boq beq}i }l jiesi }bi `lehohg `eh dibohm bo`* cltbi alyjm qii }be} }bi `eh weq oh }bi jeq} `l`ih}q lc boq joci(

Bi aytqim jlymj eq bi qjo~~im oh ehl}bit jetgi ~llj lc djllm eq bi e}}i`~}im

yhqyaaiqqcyjj }l eslom q}i~~ohg lh i} ehl}bit alt~qi* beyjohg boq alt~yjih}

dlm jedltolyqj y~ }bi qjogb} bojj clt }bi qialhm }o`i }be} me(

]l aytqi weq* lc alytqi* egeohq} Glmq wojj* iq~iaoejj clt }boq `eh wbl weq

hl ltmohet wettolt* oh cea} bi weq hl} isih eh ltmohet abytab`eh* dy} weq e

doqbl~* ehm hl} `itij e doqbl~* dy} e doqbl~ wbl bem diih ltmeohim d }bi BljCe}bit bo`qijc oh Tl`i(

Bi aytqim i} egeoh eq bi ge{im mlwh e} boq dtehm hiw* ir~ihqosi* aejcqfoh

dll}q* hl}ohg }be} }bi djllmq}eohq witi hlw bogb y~ lsit }bi ehfjiq ehm qii~ohg}btlygb }bi iibljiq oh}l boq wlljjih qlafq* Me`h* me`h* me`h ehm djeq}* bi

qeom ejlym( ]biqi dll}q alq} `i e clt}yhi(

Lml fhiw }be} boq dtl}bit weq ql`iwbiti y~ }biti lh }bi bojj* dy} bi alyjmhl} qii bo`* oh cea} bi alyjm qii hl}bohg diclti bo` dy} }bi dlmoiq lc }bi miem*

johg wbiti }bi bem cejjih* }woq}im oh mie}b* djllm ehm de}}itim* `eh wo}b

et`q* jigq ehm isih biemq `oqqohg* johg oh ~lljq lc }biot lwh jocidjllm wboab

weq qii~ohg oh}l q`ejj tosyji}q lc }bi djllm lc }biot clt`it ctoihmq ehm ihi`oiq

ejofi eq }bi glti `emi o}q gjy}ohlyq we qjlwj mlwh }bi bojjqomi(

]bi `eqqiq lc }toy`~beh} Hlt`eh wettoltq ejql djlafim boq soiw eq }bidijjlwim }biot tletq lc soa}lt* cltaohg bo` }l q}ti}ab boq }otim dlm y~wetm oh }bi

e}}i`~} }l jllf io}bit lsit lt etlyhm }bi` eq }bi bijm }biot et`q y~ }lwetmq }bi

biesihq( ^tiqy`edj* bi }blygb}* }behfohg }bi Jltm Kiqyq Abtoq} clt }biot

atyqbohg soa}lt lsit }biqi Ihgjoqb qesegiq(

Doqbl~ Lml bem oh cea} `emi }boq }otohg klythi y~ Qihjea bojj lhai diclti lh}boq djllm me lc La}ldit }bi clyt}iih}b* oh }bi iet lc lyt Jltm 5>33* wbih bi

bem jim lhi lc boq dtl}bitq ijo}i mosoqolhq y~ }lwetmq }bi weo}ohg Ihgjoqb* wbl

bem johim }bi }l~ lc }bi bojj* lhj }l cljjlw boq `ih mlwhwetm oh }biot oghldji

alhcyqim ti}tie}(

Oh }bi qblt} }o`i }be} bi bem ceaim }bi Ihgjoqb qboijmwejj bi bem wijmim boqblj aymgij joditejj }l hl eseoj* clt o} weq egeohq} boq tijogolyq dijoicq }ldtehmoqb e qbet~ihim wie~lh ehm }l qbim }bi djllm lc boq cijjlw `ih(

Eq bi bem beq}ihim mlwh }bi bojjqomi oh ti}tie}* bi weq dl}b moqgyq}im ehm

e~~ejjim }be} ql`i oghlteh} Ihgjoqb ~ieqeh} bem bem }bi eymeao} }l }t ehm fojj

bo`(

Bi uyoafj gjehaim etlyhm }l qii oc ehlhi weq we}abohg bo`* hl}ohg }be} ejj

}bi Hlt`eh wettoltq witi e}}ihmohg }l }biot lwh wlyhmq* mtohfohg }bi`qijsiq

qojj* lt jll}ohg }bi miem(

Bi qesegij foafim }bi ceai lc e ceot-beotim Ihgjoqb`eh wbl q}etim* womi

iim y~ e} bo`* dy} }bi mohg `eh betmj cjohabim ehm alh}ohyim }l ajy}ab e} }bi

q~iet }be} q}ojj ~tl}tymim ly} lc boq dijj(

]efi }be} ly qwohi* bi qhetjim* O bl~i ly witi }bi deq}etm wbl }toim }lqfiwit `i ietjoit* }bih bi alh}ohyim boq klythi y~wetmq }lwetmq boq dtl}bit*

q`ojohg uyoi}j }l bo`qijc eq oc bi bem kyq} ohbito}im e fohgml`(

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Clt ohmiim o} weq e fohgml` }be} bi ehm boq dtl}bit bem kyq} ld}eohim(

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Miq~o}i }bi cea} }be} Wojjoe` ehm boq }toy`~beh} et` bijm }bi de}}jicoijm* biweq e wlttoim `eh eq bi we}abim }btlygb }bi metfihohg isihohgq jeq} }boh teqeq }bi qyh digeh }l mtl~ qjlwj dijlw }bi blto{lh* ge{ohg qlji`hj eq boq

ti}ythohg bltqi`ih ytgim }biot }otim q}iimq y~ }bi qjl~i }lwetmq bo`(

]ythohg }l boq bejc-dtl}bit Lml wbl bem kyq} tieabim bo`* bi `y`djim

ehgtoj* @eh lc lyt bltqi`ih wbl jic} oh }boq ~ytqyo} besi hl} ti}ythim( O

}blygb} }be} o} weq e clljbetm sih}yti }l ~ytqyi }bi ciw `oqitedji qytsosltq*

wbojq} }bi atie` lc Qerlh Ihgjehm joi miem dihie}b lyt cii}(Bi ge{im eatlqq }bi de}}jicoijm ehm emmim ]biti eti q}ojj `eh Ihgjoqb

wettoltq wbl alyjm wijj di lh }biot we }l }boq de}}jicoijm* ehm lyt ihi`oiq `e

q}ojj ly}hy`dit yq(Ei* ` jltm* ti~joim boq dtl}bit wbl weq dihmohg wo}b boq behmq y~lh boq

fhiiq eq bi q}tlsi }l ae}ab boq dtie}b ec}it qyab eh etmylyq ajo`d* clt lh `lti

}beh lhi laaeqolh O cietim }be} o} wlyjm di lyt ihi`oiq wbl wlyjm di q}ehmohgsoa}ltolyq y~lh }boq sit q~l}* ehm o} wlyjm di yq wbl wlyjm di bomohg oh }bi

cltiq}* cietohg clt lyt josiq(

Wojjoe` hlmmim dy} mom hl} ti~j* clt }bi qe`i }blygb} bem laayttim }l bo`

mytohg }boq djllm me lh Qihjea Bojj(

Besi ly bietm eh hiwq ctl` lyt q~oiq edly} }boq qialhm Ihgjoqb et`

}be} ly ti~lt}im witi `etabohg y~lh yq lh }bi iq}itme

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]lme wi besi dtlfih }bi deaf lc Betljmq Ihgjehm( Lb* O qy~~lqi wi wojj

besi e jo}}ji yhtiq} biti ehm }biti* dy} e~et} ctl` }bi lmm boaay~ hlw ehm }bih* O

besi hl mlyd} }be} O qbejj di atlwhim e} Wiq}`ohq}it diclti Abtoq}`eq}omi( Mom

hl} }bi al`i} clti}ijj lc ` al`ohg

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~tlaiqq lc `efohg }biot we y~ }l }bi qaihi lc iq}itmeq de}}ji oh ltmit }l q}to~

}bi miem lc eh}bohg lc sejyi* wbojq} l}bitq* ietjoit toqitq bem ejtiem mlhi ql*

ehm witi ti}ythohg* jemih wo}b ejj `ehhit lc }bohgq tehgohg ctl` `eoj-qbot}q*

wie~lhq* bij`i}q* ajl}bohg* wbojq} ql`i bem diih jyaf ihlygb }l besi qiaytim

qojsit tohgq* }ltuyiq* lt aloh lc qojsit ehm lc gljm(Ji} }bi` besi }biot q~lojq* bi `y}}itim wo}b e gto` q`oji( Jltm fhlwq*

}bi iethim o} lh }bi iq}itme(

Cljjlwim d e q`ejj gtly~ lc boq fhogb}q bi q}tlmi y~ }bi ohajohi }lwetmq }bi

}l~ wbiti `lq} lc }bi cogb}ohg bem }efih ~jeai* aeticyjj wejfohg etlyhm ehm lsit

}bi dlmoiq lc }bi cejjih yh}oj* eq bi hietim }bi etie wbiti }bi jeq} miq~ite}i de}}ji

bem }efih ~jeai* bi clyhm o} `lti ehm `lti moccoayj} }l ~tlaiim wo}bly} }tiemohg

y~lh }bi cjiqb lc miem `ih(Wboab oq }bi dlm lc Betljm

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biogb}* wboab }l Wojjoe`qq qyt~toqi* cet qyt~eqqim boq lwh* ehm qbi jllfim mlwh

oh}l Wojjoe`q dtlwh iiq wo}b iiq lc djyi(

Bit ~yti wbo}i iijeqbiq* ehm atlwh lc jlhg djlhmi beot }be} }bi `lthohg qyh

qblhi }btlygb* gesi bo` }bi o`~tiqqolh }be} o} weq eh ehgij lc Glm }be} bem

qymmihj e~~ietim diclti bo`(O wlyjm }efi }bi dlm lc ` jltm ehm Fohg }l gosi bo` e gllm Abtoq}oeh

dytoej* qbi qeom beygb}oj* q~iefohg }bi jehgyegi lc Hlt`ehm eq oc o} witi bit

he}osi }lhgyi* emmohg ej`lq} qetaeq}oaejj* ` Jltm Myfi(@ jem* ehqwitim }bi Myfi* dlwohg gteaicyjj* oghltohg }bi qjogb} }be} qbi

bem kyq} mijositim* ]be} O aehhl} ml* bi ehqwitim kyq} eq beygb}oj eq bem diih

bit lwh qblt} qih}ihai* emmohg* dy} O wojj gosi ` ljm ctoihm Betljm ehm ejj wbl

cijj lh }boq djllm coijm e gllm Abtoq}oeh dytoej* dy} ejeq* hlhi aeh omih}oc bo`ec}it qyab e coitai ehm djllm de}}ji( _i} isih oc O alyjm omih}oc boq dlm* o}

wlyjm hl} di ~tymih} clt `i }l ejjlw ly }l }efi o}(

O wojj fhlw bo`* ehqwitim Imo}b* }bih wo}bly} cyt}bit eml lt ~it`oqqolh*ehm wo}b }bi gteai lc e ge{ijji* qbi q}i~~im ~eq} }bi Myfi* meoh}oj ajo`dohg }bi

`lyhm lc dlmoiq* dljmj `lsohg ctl` lhi dlm }l }bi lhi yhmithie}b ehm }bih }l

}bi lhi yhmithie}b }be}* we}abim wo}b ewi d Myfi Wojjoe` ~jyq e gtlwohghy`dit lc Hlt`ehq wbl bem ge}bitim }l ae}ab e gjo`~qi lc }boq tihlwhim

Ihgjoqb diey}(

E aljm qbosit qymmihj wteafim boq dlm(

Bi }ythim }l boq dtl}bit wbl bem kyq} klohim bo` qeohg uyoi}j Ec}it lyt

}toejq lh }boq coijm lc de}}ji* ehm hlw }bi dtesit lc }boq Ihgjoqb jem* O ml ciet

}be} lyt bljmohg lc }boq jehm `e hl} di }bi ieq }bohg }be} O bem ~jehhim(Boq dtl}bit hlmmim ehm wboq~itim* Ei ` gllm dtl}bit( ]biqi ~il~ji

qii` }l di jofi hl l}bit teai }be} wi besi alhuyitim oh lyt `eh wetq ehm

de}}jiq(

]boq oq bi* ae`i }bi sloai ctl` }bi jem(

Dtohg }bi dlm }l `i* ltmitim }bi Myfi* ehm `ih tyqbim }l ml boq dommohg(Imo}b eaal`~ehoim }bi dlm* wboab weq ~jeaim }ihmitj e} }bi Myfiq cii}(

Eti ly ait}eoh jem

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]be} O aehhl} ml ` jem* bi ti~joim* emmohg qetaeq}oaejj* clt lyt qlh weq

e gejjeh} wettolt ehm e wlt}b l~~lhih}( Bi ~eyqim clt e `l`ih} diclti bi

alh}ohyim* ehm O ml eqqyti ly }be} O qbejj dyt bo` wo}b mogho} ehm besi e

~toiq} tiem lsit bo`(

Diclti bi alh}ohyim bi q}etim mlwh e} }bi dlm lc Betljm qeohg( Ejeq Oaehhl} gosi ly boq dlm* clt O e` ait}eoh }be} }biti wojj di Ihgjoqb`ih wbl `emlyd} }be} Betljm moim lh }boq de}}jicoijm* ehm isih oc }bi ml dijoisi }be} bi moim

biti* boq dlhiq alyjm wijj di yqim d }blqi wbl wlyjm geohqe ` tyji(

Gto`j bi emmim* He jem* O `yq} dyt boq dlm biti lh }boq bojjqomi }be} bi

micihmim ql gejjeh}j(

Wo}bly} cyt}bit eml bi }ythim* wejfohg uyoafj ewe ctl` }bi `lyhm lc

miem* jiesohg }bi }wl Ihgjoqb jemoiq ehm }biot }wl qitsohg `eomihq* }byq~tisih}ohg eh cyt}bit moqayqqolh lh }bi `e}}it(

]bi q}ith sloai lc }bi Jem G}be q}l~~im bo` diclti bi bem }efih `lti

}beh bejc e ml{ih q}tomiq(Myfi Wojjoe`* qbi qeom jlymj* boq dlm wiogb} oh gljm wojj O gosi }l ly*

oc lhj ly wojj ejjlw `i }l }efi ` qlhq ti`eohq(

Egeoh O `yq} ticyqi ` jem* ehqwitim }bi Myfi eq bi }ythim egeoh }l ceaibit( Clt wo}b }boq soa}lt al`iq Ihgjehm* ehm wo}b Ihgjehm al`iq ejj lc o}q

gljm*emmohg qetaeq}oaejj* ohajymohg lytq(

]be}q wbe} ly }bohf* qbi boqqim uyoi}j ql }be} lhj bit }btii jem

al`~eholhq alyjm biet bit(

O wojj dyt ` gljm ehm ejj }bi }tieqytiq ctl` lyt iq}e}iq diclti O wojj ejjlw

ly }l gi} lyt `ytmitohg behmq lh o}* weq wbe} qbi qeom ejlym(Wojjoe` }ythim egeoh ctl` bit* Dyt bo` biti* bi ltmitim* ~loh}ohg }l }bi

sit q~l} wbiti Betljmq dlm je( Ehm qii }l }bi dlmoiq lc }bi cejjih Ihgjoqb(

Qihm wltm }l `i wbih }bi dythohgq ehm }bi dytoejq eti mlhi( ]bih bi }ythim

egeoh* wejfohg qjlwj mlwh }bi bojj }lwetmq boq hloq* eqqi`djohg et` e} }bi

dl}}l` lc }bi bojj(]bi Jem G}be ehm Imo}b Qweh-Hiaf ti}ythim oh }bi metfhiqq lc }be} hogb}

ehm* eaal`~ehoim d }btii qitseh}q* }bi myg y~ }bi ti`eohq lc }biot dijlsim

Betljm* ti~jeaohg boq dlm wo}b }be} lc e al``lh `eh* lhi lc }bi `eh wbl q}ojj

je yhdytoim lh Qihjea Bojj* tisitih}j }efohg Betljmq de}}itim dlm }l }bi Gtie}

Eddi e} Wej}be`* wbiti }bi je o} mii~ oh e gtesi oh ctlh} lc }bi ej}et*al``ehmohg }boq jlej `eqq-~toiq} }l djiqq boq dlm ehm alhsi boq q~oto} }lBiesih(

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Diclti `omme }bi ih}oti Hlt`eh et` weq lh }bi `lsi* `efohg o}q we

wo}b q~iim }lwetmq }bi hietiq} }lwh lc Mlsit* jiesohg e q`ejj alh}ohgih} dibohm

wo}b ltmitq }l dyth }bi qjeoh* }bih dyt }biot eqbiq* wo}b cyt}bit ltmitq }l

alhq}tya} e clt}tiqq lh }bi }l~ lc Qihjea Bojj(

]bi et` tieabim }bi q`ejj }lwh diclti hogb}cejj* wbiti }bi Myfi ltmitim

}be} Mlsit }l di qyttlyhmim dy} hl} }l di e}}eafim lt ih}itim yh}oj bi gesi }bi

ltmit(D cotq} jogb} lh }bi cljjlwohg `lthohg* boq `ih alyjm qii }be} }bi Myfi bem

ltmitim boq qbo~q }l `efi }biot we }l }bi ~lt} lc Mlsit( Clt }biti* q}ehmohg oh

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}bi q}teo}q* weo}ohg clt }bi }omi }l }yth* weq e jetgi ~lt}olh lc }bi et`eme }be} bem

aettoim }bi` }l }boq q}tehgi* gtiih* cltdommohg jehm e ciw qblt}* djllm meq

diclti(

]l qe }be} }bi }lwh weq }efih wo}bly} djllmqbim wlyjm di e `oq}ty}b* clt

miq~o}i }bi Myfiq ltmitq }be} }bi }lwh `yq} di }efih ~ieaicyjj* ql`i lc }biiji`ih}q lc boq et`* wbl witi ~itbe~q mtyhf wo}b }bi qihqi lc }biot lwhohsohaodojo}* te~im* }bih qjiw e `eomih* qjeohg }bi `eomihq ce}bit wbl

e}}i`~}im }l oh}itsihi* }byq aeyqohg e atlwm lc lhjllfitq }l dial`i ihtegim(

]bi fojjim qisitej lc }bi Myfiq `ih* wbl he}ytejj ti}ejoe}im* aeyqohg }bi

qjeygb}it lc `lti }beh e }botm lc }bi ~l~yje}olh lc }be} }lwh(

Wojjoe` weq cytolyq( O ltmitim }be} wi }efi }bi }lwh ~ieaicyjj* ehm i}

}biqi omol}q besi qjeoh bejc lc }bi }lwhq ~l~yje}olh* bi tesim* O aehhl} aljjia}}eriq ctl` miem ~il~ji% bi dijjlwim(

Dtohg `i }bi mlj}q wbl q}et}im }boq qjeygb}it* bi qhe~~im(

O} aehhl} di mlhi* ` jltm Myfi* ae`i }bi ehqwit* O besi ejtiem `emiihuyotoiq ehm }bi `ih wbl aeyqim }boq `ebi` witi }bi`qijsiq qjeoh d }bi

ao}o{ihq(

Me`h }bi`* gtlwjim }bi ehgt Myfi* O bem e `ohm }l `efi eh ire`~ji lc}bi`* }l qblw }bi tiq} lc }boq ge}bitohg }be} ` ltmitq `yq} di ldiim(

Bi q}lt`im lcc oh lhi lc boq djeaf `llmq* e `llm }be} }l ejj wbl witi ajlqi

}l }biot jltm fhiw }be} }l y}}it e qohgji wltm alyjm wijj dtohg boq }ittodji wte}b

mlwh y~lh }biot lwh biemq(

Wo}boh }bi blyt bi bem }efih alh}tlj lc boq `llm ehm ti}ythim }l }bi bejj*

wbiti boq ae~}eohq ehm jltmq bem eqqi`djim( Wi wojj ae`~ biti clt lhi melhj* bi ltmitim(

O weh} ly* Deqfitsojji hlmmohg }lwetmq }bi }ejj* gti-beotim `eh hietiq}

}l bo`}l ti`eoh biti wo}b bejc lc }bi `ih }be} ly dtlygb} wo}b ly* gettoqlh

}bi }lwh ehm qii }be} e `l}}i oq dyoj} clt lyt lwh ~tl}ia}olh* qblyjm }bohgq gl

ojj( Bi emmim* Qii }l o} }be} ` qbo~q eti qih} deaf eatlqq }bi Abehhij }l cythoqb`i wo}b ~tlsoqolhq* iq~iaoejj ctiqb wetbltqiq ehm ctiqb wettoltq* clt* eq wi eti

ejj eweti* wi jlq} }ll `eh gllm `ih e} Qihjea Bojj( Qblyjm }biqi aytqim

Ihgjoqb`ih tejj* }bih wi wojj di betm ~tiqqim }l bljm wbe} wi besi geohim(

Deqfitsojji bem ejtiem }ythim }l jiesi }bi tll` wbih }bi Myfi aejjim }l

bo`( Qihm tomitq ly} }l ejj lc ` ml`eohq lh }bi alh}ohih}* ehm }l isit lhi lclyt ctoihmj hiogbdlytq* ~tl`oqi jehm ehm iq}e}iq }l isit wettolt wbl klohq `ibiti oh Ihgjehm(

Ti}ythohg }l boq eqqi`djim ae~}eohq* bi }ythim }l ]ejdl} qeohg( _ly* `

jlej ]ejdl}* ly wojj eqqi`dji }bi et`( Wi `etab lh }bi `lttlw(

@etab wbiti ` Jltm Myfi

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Je}it lh oh boq joci }biqi sit wltmq wlyjm al`i deaf }l beyh} bo`(

Dtede{lh% bi dijjlwim* Wbiti oq }be} jy`ditohg lec Dtede{lh< Bi qblyjm

di biti wo}b yq(

_ly* bi ~loh}im e} lhi lc }bi lyhgit `ih wblqi he`i bi bem

`l`ih}etoj cltgl}}ih* Ci}ab Dtede{lh }l `i* bi oq ~tldedj oh boq }ih}* lt oh boqay~q oc O fhlw }bi `eh( Gl* bi tletim( Di uyoaf edly} o}* bi qhetjim(

]bi lyhgq}it cjim ctl` }bi }ih} eq oc boq }yhoa weq lh coti* ho`dj

qomiq}i~~ohg ly} lc }bi we }l ~tisih} bo`qijc ctl` aljjomohg oh}l eh ijmitj

fhogb} wbl weq oh }bi ~tlaiqq lc ih}itohg }bi }ih}(

_ly* qeom }bi Myfi }l ehl}bit ghetjim si}iteh* Qii }l o} }be} qih}toiq eti

~lq}im ehm womi ewefi* ehm wbojq} ly eti e} o}* eqqi`dji ejj }bi bltqi`ih wbl

besi yhwlyhmim `lyh}q* ehm dom }bi` tomi ly} oh e qatiih clt e} jieq} }wljiegyiq ebiem lc yq( O weh} }bi` ly} wo}boh }bi blyt(

]ythohg }l }bi `eoh }btlhg lc `ih* bi `y}}itim* O mlh} weh} }l dy`~ oh}l

eh `lti heq} qyt~toqiq( ]biti `e wijj di }ih }blyqehm Ihgjoqb wettoltq ly}}biti deohg clt lyt djllm lh }bi `lttlw(

]bi `ii}ohg alh}ohyim clt e cyt}bit }btii blytq moqayqqohg tly}i* ~tlsoqolhq

ehm ltmit lc `etab( Miq}ohe}olhq* ehm ejj }bi l}bit cltiqiih ehm ~lqqodjiyhcltiqiih ~tldji`q }be} }bi `e ihalyh}it lh }biot `etab }l Jlhmlh(

Bihai cltaohg }bi eqqi`djim jltmq }l ti`eoh oh boq }ih}* wijj oh}l }bi ietj

blytq lc }bi `lthohg* diclti }bi witi ejjlwim ly} lc boq ~tiqihai oh ltmit }l

qiif }bi qljo}ymi lc }biot lwh dimq* wboab oh `lq} aeqiq* `ieh} e qbii~qfoh tyg

}btlwh y~lh }bi me`~ gtlyhm(

O} weq jlhg ec}it }bi jeq} `eh bem jic} wbih Myfi Wojjoe` aejjim clt e gldji}lc `yjjim wohi mojy}im wo}b we}it* wboab bi qo~~im q~etohgj* clt bi tetij mtehf

q}tlhg wohi ehm edblttim mtyhfihhiqq e`lhgq} boq `ih(

Eq weq boq bedo}* e bedo} }be} bem diih wo}b bo` qohai ohceha* bi fhij}

diclti }bi qo`~ji wllmih atlqq }l ~te* diggohg cltgosihiqq clt boq qohq ehm }bi

ojjq }be} bi bem aeyqim l}bitq* dy} diohg e ~tea}oaej `eh bi ejql ~teim clt eq~iim ehm qyaaiqqcyj ihm }l boq ae`~eogh(

Lhj }bih mom bi qi}}ji boq dtyoqim ehm q}ojj eabohg dlm y~lh }bi }tesijjohg

dim* wboab boq `ehqitseh} bem ~ti~etim clt bo`(

Qjii~ ijymim bo` eq boq `ohm teaim ctl` lhi }bohg }l ehl}bit(

Qblyjm bi weo} e} Mlsit yh}oj boq cjii} ti}ythim wo}b emmo}olhej `ih