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Loc{ @u|u{o Pjbud|oo{~"
Njdm{c|ubc|fjd~ jd vju{ fdpf|c|fjd |j gjfd |eo |{cfdfdm nbc~~
`j{ Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc# ]o c}cf| vju{ c{{fpcb cdl bjja
`j{}c{l |j ecpfdm vju }f|e u~ jpo{ |eo do| |}j voc{~$ F
~|c{|ol hv gjk }f|e Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc fd Gudo ;993" ku|
F ecpo bfpol cdl }j{aol fd C`{fnc `j{ hcdv voc{~" fdnbulfdm~o{pfdm c~ c Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{ fd kj|e |eo Nod|{cb C`{fncd
[oyukbfn cdl fd |eo [oyukbfn j` \udf~fc$ F ejyo vju }fbb njho
|j cyy{onfc|o |eo }jdlo{~ j` |ef~ njd|fdod| c~ F ecpo$
]efbo vju }fbb ecpo |j bocpo hcdv njh`j{|~ cdl oyon|c|fjd~
j` o``fnfodnv c| ejho" f` vju aooy cd jyod hfdl" vju ncd
|{clo |eo~o `j{ chcwfdm oyo{fodno~ cdl looy cdl bc~|fdm`{fodl~efy~ |ec| }fbb odecdno |eo {o~| j` vju{ bf`o$ \eo{o f~
c po{v {fne oyo{fodno }cf|fdm `j{ vju |j ud`jbl eo{o$ Bo| f|
ecyyod$ \eo{o }fbb ko lf``o{odno~ fd nub|u{o" bcdmucmo" cdl
{obfmfjd |ec| }fbb konjho opflod| fd |eo |efdm~ |ec| yojybo
ejbl ~cn{ol" fd |eof{ euhj{" cdl fd |eo }cv |eov j{lo{ |eof{
bfpo~$ _dlo{~|cdlfdm cdl {o~yon|fdm |eo~o lf``o{odno~ }fbb ko
n{f|fncb |j vju{ o``on|fpodo~~ cdl ecyyfdo~~ c~ c Pjbud|oo{$
Fd cllf|fjd |j c ~|{jdm ckfbf|v |j jyo{c|o ~ob`(~u``fnfod|bv"
vju{ ckfbf|v |j njhhudfnc|o fd @{odne" C{ckfn" j{ c bjncb
bcdmucmo }fbb ko c aov |j vju{ ~unno~~ eo{o$ ]o c{o ~o{fju~
ckju| bcdmucmo |{cfdfdm cdl ecpo c m{oc| y{jm{ch" ku| |eo{o f~
jdbv ~j hune }o ncd lj fd 39 }ooa~$ ^j mfpo vju{~ob` c eocl
~|c{| kv {opfo}fdm cdv @{odne j{ C{ckfn |o|kjja~" |cafdm
clpcd|cmo j` [j~o||c ^|jdo ~j`|}c{o" j{ bf~|odfdm |j bcdmucmo
YjlNc~|~1 vju }fbb ko mbcl vju lfl$
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\eo Yocno Nj{y~ y{jm{ch fd Hcu{f|cdfc f~ c m{j}fdm cdl
lvdchfn jdo$ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o }j{afdm fd cm{j`j{o~|{v"
odpf{jdhod|cb olunc|fjd" ~hcbb od|o{y{f~o lopobjyhod|"Odmbf~e olunc|fjd" eocb|e" mf{b~ olunc|fjd" cdl fd`j{hc|fjd
cdl njhhudfnc|fjd |onedjbjmfo~$ Hj{o |ecd 3"699 Pjbud|oo{~
ecpo ~o{pol eo{o cdl njd|fduo |j lj fdn{olfkbo cdl fhyj{|cd|
}j{a$ ]o ejyo vju }fbb gjfd u~ fd |ef~ m{oc| clpod|u{o$ F` vju
k{fdm vju{ ejyo~" }fbbfdmdo~~ |j boc{d" cdl c ~od~o j` euhj{"
vju }fbb ko `fdo$ ]obnjho# Fh bjjafdm `j{}c{l |j hoo|fdm vju$
Jkfo O$ ^ec}
Njud|{v Lf{on|j{
[YPN" Nod|{cb C`{fncd [oyukbfn %36696> cdl
\udf~fc %366>6?
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Hcy j` Hcu{f|cdfc
C ]obnjho Bo||o{ 3
Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc Ef~|j{v cdl Y{jm{ch~ =
Ef~|j{v j` |eo Yocno Nj{y~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc =
Ef~|j{v cdl @u|u{o j` Yocno Nj{y~
Y{jm{chhfdm fd Hcu{f|cdfc =(39
Njud|{v Jpo{pfo}7 Hcu{f|cdfc c| c Mbcdno 3>
Ef~|j{v cdl Mjpo{dhod| 3>(3?
Onjdjhv 3?(30
Yojybo cdl Nub|u{o 30
Odpf{jdhod| 30(35
[o~ju{no~ `j{ @u{|eo{ Fd`j{hc|fjd ;3
Bfpfdm Njdlf|fjd~ cdl Pjbud|oo{ Bf`o~|vbo ;6
Njhhudfnc|fjd~ ;6(>3
Eju~fdm cdl ^f|o Bjnc|fjd >3(>;
Bfpfdm Cbbj}cdno cdl Hjdov Hcdcmohod| >;(>>
@jjl cdl Lfo| >>(>?
^jnfcb Cn|fpf|fo~ >?
Y{j`o~~fjdcbf~h" L{o~~" cdl Koecpfj{ >?(>0
Yo{~jdcb ^c`o|v >0(>=
[o}c{l~ cdl @{u~|{c|fjd~ >=(>5
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@{osuod|bv C~aol Suo~|fjd~ =?
]obnjho Bo||o{~ @{jh Hcu{f|cdfc Pjbud|oo{~ 53
Ycnafdm Bf~| 6>
Y{o(loyc{|u{o Neonabf~| 39>
Njd|cn|fdm Yocno Nj{y~ Eoclsuc{|o{~ 39=
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E F ^ \ J [V C D L Y [ J M [ C H ^
Ef~|j{v j` |eo Yocno Nj{y~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ komcd }j{afdm fd Hcu{f|cdfc fd 360=$ ^fdno
|eod" hj{o |ecd 3"399 Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{~ ecpo njhybo|ol
|}j voc{~ j` ~o{pfno" }j{afdm fd |eo nj{o ~on|j{~ j` olunc|fjd"
eocb|e cdl }c|o{ ~cdf|c|fjd" cm{fnub|u{o" cdl ~hcbb ku~fdo~~
lopobjyhod|$ Oc{bv y{jm{ch~ }o{o cfhol c| kufblfdm {jcl~"
k{flmo~" cdl lch~1 fhy{jpfdm eocb|e1 cdl |ocnefdm Odmbf~e"
hc|e" cdl yev~fn~$ \eo `judlc|fjd~ `j{ |eo nu{{od| y{jm{ch
}o{o bcfl fd |eo 3659~" }eod Pjbud|oo{~ komcd |j }j{a fd
cm{fnub|u{o cdl odpf{jdhod|cb njd~o{pc|fjd" njjyo{c|fpo~"
cdl eocb|e cdl Mufdoc }j{h o{clfnc|fjd$ Fd |eo 3669~"
|eo cm{fnub|u{o cdl odpf{jdhod|cb njd~o{pc|fjd y{jgon|~
ho{mol |j `j{h }ec| f~ dj} |eo cm{j`j{o~|{v y{jgon|" }efbo
|eo njjyo{c|fpo~ cdl |eo eocb|e cdl Mufdoc }j{h y{jgon|~
}o{o oycdlol |j konjho ~hcbb ku~fdo~~ lopobjyhod| cdl
njhhudf|v eocb|e cdl }c|o{ ~cdf|c|fjd" {o~yon|fpobv$ Fd
;999" Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc {ojyodol |eo Odmbf~e bcdmucmo
fd~|{un|fjd y{jm{ch cdl n{oc|ol odpf{jdhod|cb olunc|fjd c~ cd
cllf|fjdcb y{jgon|$ Fd ;990" ju{ do}o~| y{jgon|" Mf{b~- Olunc|fjd
cdl Ohyj}o{hod|" }c~ o~|ckbf~eol$ \eo{o c{o nu{{od|bv 3?9
Pjbud|oo{~ }j{afdm fd |eo njud|{v$
Ef~|j{v cdl @u|u{o j` Yocno Nj{y~ Y{jm{chhfdm
fd Hcu{f|cdfc
Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc }j{a~ fd ~opod y{fhc{v c{oc~7
njhhudf|v eocb|e" olunc|fjd" cm{j`j{o~|{v" odpf{jdhod|cb
olunc|fjd" ~hcbb od|o{y{f~o lopobjyhod|" fd`j{hc|fjd cdl
C ] O B N J H O K J J A H C _ [ F \ C D F C =
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njhhudfnc|fjd |onedjbjmfo~" cdl mf{b~- olunc|fjd cdl
ohyj}o{hod|$ Ocne j` |eo~o y{jgon|~ }c~ nej~od kc~ol jd
dool~ oy{o~~ol kv kj|e |eo mjpo{dhod| j` Hcu{f|cdfc cdlbjncb njhhudf|fo~$
Pjbud|oo{~ fd njhhudf|v eocb|e c{o }j{afdm |j fhy{jpo |eo
eocb|e j` {u{cb yjyubc|fjd~ kv mfpfdm |eo~o njhhudf|fo~ |eo
~afbb~ dono~~c{v |j {oluno |eo fdnflodno j` }c|o{(kj{do cdl
evmfodo({obc|ol lf~oc~o~$ ^yonf`fn y{jgon|~ fdnbulo y{jhj|fdm
njhhudf|v eocb|e olunc|fjd cdl |{cfdfdm pfbbcmo(kc~ol eocb|e
cmod|~$
\ocnefdm Odmbf~e c~ c `j{ofmd bcdmucmo %\O@B olunc|fjd
Pjbud|oo{~ |ocne odmbf~e |j Hcu{f|cdfcd ~|ulod|~ fd hfllbo cdl
efme ~nejjb~ c~ |eof{ y{fhc{v c~~fmdhod|$ \eov cb~j }j{a |j
fhy{jpo |eo sucbf|v j` olunc|fjd fd Hcu{f|cdfc kv }j{afdm }f|e
ej~|(njud|{v dc|fjdcb |ocneo{~" lo~fmdfdm |ocnefdm hc|o{fcb~"
cdl ~o||fdm uy bo~~jd ybcd kcda~$ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o cb~j fdpjbpolfd njhhudf|v lopobjyhod| |e{jume ju|{ocne cn|fpf|fo~" n{j~~(
~on|j{ njbbckj{c|fjd" cdl fdlfpflucb Pjbud|oo{ fdf|fc|fpo~$
Nu{{fnubuh lo~fmd cdl |ocneo{(|{cfdfdm ~yonfcbf~|~ c~~f~|
yc{|do{ fd~|f|u|fjd~ fd |eo njdnoy|fjd" y{jlun|fjd" cdl u~o j`
cyy{jy{fc|o |ocnefdm hc|o{fcb~$ \eov cb~j eoby {opf~o of~|fdm
~vbbckf cdl |o|kjja~ cdl }j{a }f|e yc{|do{ fd~|f|u|fjd~ |j
lopf~o |{cfdfdm hjlubo~ |j uym{clo |eo |ocnefdm ~afbb~ j` ej~|(
njud|{v |ocneo{~$
Pjbud|oo{~ fd |eo cm{j`j{o~|{v y{jgon| c{o yc{| j` cd fd|om{c|ol
lopobjyhod| o``j{| |ec| f~ fhy{jpfdm cm{fnub|u{o cdl `j{o~|{v
y{cn|fno~ |e{jumeju| {u{cb Hcu{f|cdfc$ Hj{o ~yonf`fncbbv" Yocno
Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o c||ohy|fdm |j fhy{jpo |eo ncycnf|v
j` bjncb `c{ho{~ fd ~obon|ol jc~o~ cdl pfbbcmo~ |j y{jlunodu|{f|fju~ `jjl" `j{ kj|e njd~uhy|fjd cdl fdnjho modo{c|fjd"
}efbo cb~j y{j|on|fdm mc{lod ~f|o~" pfbbcmo~" cdl jc~o~ cmcfd~|
~cdl odn{jcnehod| cdl dc|u{cb lom{clc|fjd$ C hcgj{ ohyec~f~
Y O C N O N J [ Y ^5
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j` |eo Pjbud|oo{~ }j{a f~ |eo |{cd~`o{ j` |onedfncb oyo{|f~o |j
Hcu{f|cdfcd `c{ho{~ cdl pfbbcmo{~$
Odpf{jdhod|cb olunc|fjd Pjbud|oo{~ c~~f~| bjncb njhhudf|fo~
cdl |eof{ ~nejjb~ fd {cf~fdm odpf{jdhod|cb c}c{odo~~ cdl
odnju{cmfdm ~nejjb cdl njhhudf|v hohko{~ |j cn| fd
cnnj{lcdno }f|e |eo y{fdnfybo~ j` odpf{jdhod|cb y{o~o{pc|fjd$
\eo mjcb f~ |j mo| |eo~o njhhudf|fo~ |j fhy{jpo |eof{ dc|u{cb
{o~ju{no hcdcmohod| y{cn|fno~$ \eo y{jgon| y{jhj|o~
njhhudf|v(l{fpod cdl ~u~|cfdckbo ~jbu|fjd~ |j odpf{jdhod|cb
f~~uo~ cdl ohyec~fwo~ |eo u~o j` cb|o{dc|fpo cdl {odo}ckbo
odo{mv$
Fd ~hcbb od|o{y{f~o lopobjyhod|" Pjbud|oo{~ c{o |{cd~`o{{fdm
kc~fn ku~fdo~~ cdl njhyu|o{ ~afbb~ |j ~hcbb(~ncbo od|{oy{odou{~
cdl njjyo{c|fpo~$ \eov c{o }j{afdm }f|e Hcu{f|cdfc~
fd`j{hcb onjdjhfn ~on|j{ |j ~|{odm|eod f|~ ybcddfdm" `fdcdnfcb
hcdcmohod|" hc{ao|fdm" cdl y{j`f|ckfbf|v$ \eo~o ~afbb~ }fbbfdn{oc~o od|{oy{odou{~ cdl njjyo{c|fpo~ cnno~~ |j n{olf|"
cbbj}fdm |eoh |j n{oc|o do} ku~fdo~~o~ j{ oycdl of~|fdm
jdo~$
Pjbud|oo{~ c{o cb~j }j{afdm fd y{jgon|~ lo~fmdol |j odecdno
|eo cpcfbckfbf|v cdl u~o j` fd`j{hc|fjd cdl njhhudfnc|fjd
|onedjbjmfo~$ ^yonfcbf~| fd`j{hc|fjd njhhudfnc|fjd |onedjbjmv
%FN\ Pjbud|oo{~ }j{a }f|e |eo bjncb Nf~nj Cnclohv" |eo
_dfpo{~f|v j` Djucanej||" cdl fd |eo fd|o{fj{ j` |eo njud|{v c| c
duhko{ j` do}bv o~|ckbf~eol |onedjbjmv nod|o{~$
\eo do}o~| Yocno Nj{y~*Hfn{jdo~fc y{jgon| f~ mf{b~- olunc|fjd
cdl ohyj}o{hod|$ Y{fhc{fbv |e{jume _$^$ `udlol Mf{b~-
Hod|j{fdm Nod|o{~ %MHN bjnc|ol |e{jume ju| |eo njud|{v"
Pjbud|oo{~ y{jpflo cnclohfn cdl pjnc|fjdcb nbc~~o~ |j mf{b~ c~c hocd~ j` ~uyybohod|fdm |eof{ `j{hcb Hcu{f|cdfcd olunc|fjd$
MHN~ }o{o o~|ckbf~eol |j cll{o~~ |eo modlo{ fhkcbcdno |ec|
of~|~ fd |eo Hcu{f|cdfcd olunc|fjdcb ~v~|oh$
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\eo CFL^ ycdlohfn ~|{fao~ cn{j~~ cbb ~jnfcb ~|{c|c fd hcdv
Yocno Nj{y~ njud|{fo~$ \eo bj~~ j` |ocneo{~ ec~ n{fyybol
olunc|fjd ~v~|oh~" }efbo fbbdo~~ cdl lf~ckfbf|v l{cfd~ `chfbvfdnjho cdl `j{no~ mjpo{dhod|~ cdl ljdj{~ |j {olf{on| bfhf|ol
{o~ju{no~ `{jh j|eo{ y{fj{f|fo~$ \eo `oc{ cdl udno{|cfd|v CFL^
ncu~o~ ec~ bol |j fdn{oc~ol ljho~|fn pfjbodno cdl ~|fmhc|fwfdm
j` yojybo bfpfdm }f|e EFP*CFL^" f~jbc|fdm |eoh `{jh `{fodl~ cdl
`chfbv cdl nu||fdm |eoh j`` `{jh onjdjhfn jyyj{|udf|fo~$ C~
c Pjbud|oo{" vju }fbb njd`{jd| |eo~o f~~uo~ jd c po{v yo{~jdcb
bopob$ F| f~ fhyj{|cd| |j ko c}c{o j` |eo efme ohj|fjdcb |jbb
|ec| lf~oc~o" loc|e" cdl pfjbodno ncd ecpo jd Pjbud|oo{~$ C~
vju ~|{fpo |j fd|om{c|o fd|j vju{ njhhudf|v" vju }fbb lopobjy
{obc|fjd~efy~ }f|e bjncb yojybo }ej hfme| lfo lu{fdm vju{
~o{pfno$ Koncu~o j` |eo CFL^ ycdlohfn" ~jho Pjbud|oo{~ }fbb
ko {omubc{bv hoo|fdm }f|e EFP(yj~f|fpo yojybo cdl }j{afdm
}f|e |{cfdfdm ~|c``" j``fno ~|c``" cdl ej~| `chfbv hohko{~
bfpfdm }f|e CFL^$ Pjbud|oo{~ dool |j y{oyc{o |eoh~obpo~ |j
ohk{cno |eo~o {obc|fjd~efy~ fd c ~od~f|fpo cdl yj~f|fpo hcddo{$
Bfao}f~o" hcbc{fc cdl hcbdu|{f|fjd" hj|j{ poefnbo cnnflod|~ cdl
j|eo{ udfd|od|fjdcb fdgu{fo~" ljho~|fn pfjbodno" cdl nj{yj{cb
yudf~ehod| c{o y{jkboh~ c Pjbud|oo{ hcv njd`{jd|$ Vju }fbb
dool |j cd|fnfyc|o |eo~o ~f|uc|fjd~ cdl u|fbfwo ~uyyj{|fpo
{o~ju{no~ cpcfbckbo |e{jumeju| vju{ |{cfdfdm cdl ~o{pfno |j
hcfd|cfd vju{ j}d ohj|fjdcb ~|{odm|e ~j vju ncd njd|fduo |j
ko j` ~o{pfno |j vju{ njhhudf|v$
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Ef~|j{v cdl Mjpo{dhod|
@{odne njbjdfwc|fjd j` Hcu{f|cdfc komcd oc{bv fd |eo ;9|e
nod|u{v" ku| |eo c{oc }c~ dj| k{jume| udlo{ `ubb @{odne
njd|{jb ud|fb ckju| 36>" cdl Hcu{f|cdfc koncho c @{odne
njbjdv fd 36;9$ C~ c hohko{ j` |eo @{odne ]o~| C`{fncd
@olo{c|fjd" Hcu{f|cdfc yc{|fnfyc|ol fd |eo yj~|}c{ ~jnfcb cdl
yjbf|fncb y{jm{o~~ j` |eo @{odne njbjdfo~$ F|~ obon|ol j``fnfcb~
mcfdol k{jcl cu|ej{f|v fd 36?=" cdl Hcu{f|cdfc od|o{ol |eo
@{odne njhhudf|v c~ cd cu|jdjhju~" ku| dj| `ubbv ~jpo{ofmd
~|c|o c`|o{ |eo @{odne njd~|f|u|fjdcb {o`o{odluh fd 36?5$
\eo F~bchfn [oyukbfn j` Hcu{f|cdfc }c~ y{jnbcfhol fd
Djpohko{ 36?5$ \}j voc{~ bc|o{" Hcu{f|cdfc koncho cd
fdloyodlod| ~|c|o$ @{jh fdloyodlodno ud|fb 36=5" Hcu{f|cdfc
}c~ mjpo{dol kv c nfpfbfcd {omfho bol kv Hja|c{ JublLcllce" c ]ef|o Hjj{ bc}vo{ }ej }c~ adj}d `j{ ef~ }j{a
|j o~|ckbf~e c njd~od~u~ chjdm lf``o{od| yjbf|fncb yc{|fo~" c~
}obb c~ ko|}ood |eo ]ef|o Hjj{~" Kbcna Hjj{~" cdl Kbcna
C`{fncd~" Hcu{f|cdfc-~ |e{oo hcfd o|edfn m{juy~$ Jubl Lcllce
ohyec~fwol Hcu{f|cdfc~ C{ck eo{f|cmo }efbo n{oc|fdm c
~fdmbo(yc{|v {omfho fd }efne |eo j``fnfcb Hcu{f|cdfcd Yojybo~
Yc{|v nj(jy|ol j{ ~uyy{o~~ol cbb jyod yjbf|fncb jyyj~f|fjd$Fd 36=>" `j{ofmd fd|o{o~|~ %y{fhc{fbv @{odne fd Hcu{f|cdfc~
f{jd j{o hfdfdm fdlu~|{v }o{o dc|fjdcbfwol" cdl Hcu{f|cdfc
}f|el{o} `{jh |eo ]o~| C`{fncd `{cdn wjdo cdl n{oc|ol f|~
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j}d nu{{odnv$ Jubl Lcllce `obb `{jh yj}o{ fd 36=5 }eod
ef~ cm{oohod| |j fdpjbpo Hcu{f|cdfc fd |eo yc{|f|fjd j` |eo
`j{ho{ ^ycdf~e ^cec{c bol |j hfbf|c{v lo`oc| fd |eo njd`bfn|$Ef~ mjpo{dhod| }c~ ~unnoolol kv c duhko{ j` hfbf|c{v
mjpo{dhod|~$
Njd`bfn| ko|}ood Hjj{ cdl djd(Hjj{ o|edfn m{juy~" nod|o{fdm
jd bcdmucmo" bcdl |odu{o" cdl j|eo{ f~~uo~" ec~ kood cd
fhyj{|cd| c~yon| fd Hcu{f|cdfcd ef~|j{v ~fdno fdloyodlodno$
Hcu{f|cdfc~ kbcna njhhudf|v ecl bjdm njhybcfdol j` {cnfcb
lf~n{fhfdc|fjd$ Fd oc{bv 3656" fd {o|cbfc|fjd `j{ |eo oyub~fjd j`
Ko{ko{~ bfpfdm fd ^odomcb" {fj|~ fd Djucanej|| cdl Djuclefkju
k{jume| pfjbod| c||cna~ jd |eo ^odomcbo~o njhhudf|v"
y{jpjafdm nbj~u{o j` |eo `{jd|fo{ cdl hc~~ loyj{|c|fjd~ j`
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|ef~ }cv" k{fdm ybod|v j` _$^$ yj~|cmo ~|chy~ }f|e vju ~j
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Vju{ cll{o~~ lu{fdm |{cfdfdm }fbb ko7
Vju{ Dcho" YN\
Nj{y~ lo bc Ycf
K$Y$ ;;;
Djucanej||" Hcu{f|cdfc
]o~| C`{fnc
Cb|ejume vju }fbb dj| ko fd Djucanej|| lu{fdm |{cfdfdm" vju{
hcfb }fbb ko k{jume| |j vju c| |eo |{cfdfdm ~f|o$ Jdno vju ecpo
konjho c Pjbud|oo{ cdl c{o c| vju{ ~f|o" vju hcv ecpo vju{
hcfb ~od| lf{on|bv |j vju{ cll{o~~ |eo{o
\oboyejdo~
]efbo bjncb |oboyejdo ~o{pfno f~ konjhfdm hj{o }flobv cpcfbckbo
fd~flo Hcu{f|cdfc" f| f~ ~|fbb c kf| ud{obfckbo$ Modo{cbbv" bjdm(
lf~|cdno ~o{pfno |j Ou{jyo cdl Dj{|e Cho{fnc f~ mjjl ku|
oyod~fpo$ Vju" vju{ `chfbv" cdl `{fodl~ ~ejubl ko y{oyc{ol
|j {obv hj~|bv jd bo||o{~ cdl ohcfb `j{ njhhudfnc|fjd$
Hj{o cdl hj{o y{j`o~~fjdcb Hcu{f|cdfcd~ c{o u~fdm nobbubc{
yejdo~" o~yonfcbbv fd |eo ncyf|cb cdl bc{mo{ |j}d~" cdl |eov cbb~uk~n{fko |j jdo j` |eo |}j nobbubc{ njhycdfo~ fd |eo njud|{v$
F| f~ efmebv udbfaobv |ec| c nobbubc{ ybcd kjume| fd |eo _df|ol
^|c|o~ }fbb njpo{ Hcu{f|cdfc cdl |eo ~u{{judlfdm {omfjd" }f|e
j{ }f|eju| {jchfdm nec{mo~$ \eo{o`j{o" }o ~|{jdmbv lf~nju{cmo
vju `{jh k{fdmfdm vju{ yejdo cbjdm$ Vju hcv }cd| |j yu{nec~o
c nobbyejdo jdno vju c{o fd(njud|{v$ Jdo clpcd|cmo vju ecpo
eo{o f~ |ec| f| nj~|~ vju dj|efdm |j {onofpo c ncbb jd vju{nobbyejdo %bjncb j{ fd|o{dc|fjdcb$
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Njhyu|o{" Fd|o{do|" cdl O(hcfb Cnno~~
O(hcfb f~ cpcfbckbo fd Djucanej|| cdl fd cbb {omfjdcb ncyf|cb~$
Koncu~o vju }fbb y{jkckbv ecpo bfhf|ol cnno~~ %Pjbud|oo{~cpo{cmo c pf~f| |j |eo ncyf|cb jdno opo{v hjd|e" jdo jy|fjd f~
|j c{{cdmo `j{ Pjbud|oo{ `{fodl~ yj~|ol fd ~f|o~ }f|e Fd|o{do|
cnno~~ |j y{fd| ju| cdl ~odl vju vju{ ohcfb$ Hj~| Pjbud|oo{~
~o| uy c Vcejj" Mhcfb" j{ Ej|hcfb cnnjud| ko`j{o bocpfdm
ejho" mfpfdm |eo ohcfb cll{o~~ |j `{fodl~ cdl `chfbv$ \eo{o
f~ cnno~~ |j |eo Fd|o{do| fd Hcu{f|cdfc |e{jume njhho{nfcb
ju|bo|~ fd Djucanej|| cdl hj~| {omfjdcb ncyf|cb~$ ^jhomjpo{dhod|cb j{mcdfwc|fjd~ fd |eo {omfjdcb ncyf|cb~ hcv cb~j
ecpo Fd|o{do| cnno~~ cdl u~ucbbv c{o }fbbfdm |j bo| Pjbud|oo{~
neona |eof{ ohcfb$ L^B %j{ NLHC }f{obo~~ Fd|o{do| ~o{pfno f~
nu{{od|bv cpcfbckbo fd cbb ku| jdo j` Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc~
3; {omfjdcb ~c|obbf|o j``fno~$ F| f~ oyon|ol |ec| efme(~yool
Fd|o{do| ~o{pfno }fbb njd|fduo |j oycdl |j bc{mo{ |j}d~ fd |eo
{omfjd~$
Eju~fdm cdl ^f|o Bjnc|fjd
Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc }fbb y{jpflo Pjbud|oo{~ }f|e `udl~
|j ~onu{o ~c`o cdl closuc|o eju~fdm fd cnnj{lcdno }f|e
|eo Yocno Nj{y~ ~f|o ~obon|fjd n{f|o{fc %~oo |eo necy|o{ jd
+Eocb|e Nc{o cdl ^c`o|v+ `j{ `u{|eo{ fd`j{hc|fjd$ Eju~fdmhcv {cdmo `{jh c jdo({jjh eu| }f|e dj obon|{fnf|v j{ {uddfdm
}c|o{ |j c bc{mo{ eju~o }f|e ~opo{cb {jjh~" {uddfdm }c|o{"
cdl obon|{fnf|v$ \eo Yocno Nj{y~ }fbb ycv `j{ cdv dono~~c{v
~onu{f|v cdl evmfodo fhy{jpohod|~" fdnbulfdm c }c|o{ `fb|o{$
Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc c~a~ ej~| njhhudf|fo~ cdl cmodnv
~yjd~j{~ |j y{jpflo Pjbud|oo{~ }f|e eju~fdm |ec| fdnbulo~ c
y{fpc|o kol{jjh cdl kc|e*bc|{fdo `cnfbf|fo~$ Vju hcv ~ec{o c
njhyjudl j{ c eju~o }f|e c ej~| `chfbv" ku| |eo Yocno Nj{y~
}fbb od~u{o |ec| vju ecpo c| boc~| jdo {jjh |j vju{~ob`$
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_dbo~~ vju c{o yj~|ol |j c {omfjdcb ncyf|cb" vju }fbb hj~|
bfaobv dj| ecpo {uddfdm }c|o{ j{ obon|{fnf|v$ \ef~ hocd~ vju
hcv njbbon| vju{ }c|o{ `{jh c }obb j{ c kj{oejbo cdl ~yodlvju{ opodfdm~ {oclfdm kv ncdlbo" bcd|o{d" j{ `bc~ebfme|$ Vju
}fbb dool |j ko po{v `bofkbo fd vju{ eju~fdm oyon|c|fjd~
c~ |eo{o c{o dj muc{cd|oo~ j` cpcfbckbo %j{ njd|fduju~
obon|{fnf|v j{ }c|o{$
Bfpfdm Cbbj}cdno cdl Hjdov Hcdcmohod|
C~ c Pjbud|oo{ fd Hcu{f|cdfc" vju }fbb {onofpo `ju{ |vyo~ j`
cbbj}cdno~$
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ mfpo~ vju cd cbbj}cdno |j njpo{ vju{ kc~fn
bfpfdm oyod~o~$ \ef~ bfpfdm cbbj}cdno f~ {opfo}ol c| boc~|
jdno c voc{ |e{jume c ~u{pov j` Pjbud|oo{ oyod~o~ |j od~u{o
|ec| f| f~ closuc|o$ Ycfl fd bjncb nu{{odnv opo{v suc{|o{" f|
{cdmo~ `{jh |eo osufpcbod| j` ,;99 |j ,??9 c hjd|e$ \eo
cbbj}cdno f~ fd|odlol |j njpo{ vju{ `jjl" {od|" u|fbf|fo~"
eju~oejbl ~uyybfo~" nbj|efdm" {on{oc|fjd cdl od|o{|cfdhod|"
|{cd~yj{|c|fjd" {oclfdm hc|o{fcb~" cdl j|eo{ fdnflod|cb~$ Vju
hfme| `fdl |ec| vju {onofpo hj{o {ohudo{c|fjd |ecd vju{
ej~|(njud|{v njud|o{yc{| j{ ~uyo{pf~j{ ljo~$
C pcnc|fjd cbbj}cdno j` ,;< yo{ hjd|e f~ ycfl fd jumufvc$ F| f~cu|jhc|fncbbv fdnbulol fd |eo suc{|o{bv loyj~f| |j vju{ kcda
cnnjud|$
Vju }fbb cb~j {onofpo c jdo(|fho ~o||bfdm(fd cbbj}cdno j`
{jumebv ,>>9" ycfl fd bjncb nu{{odnv c| |eo odl j` y{o(~o{pfno
|{cfdfdm" |j kuv kc~fn eju~oejbl f|oh~ `j{ vju{ opod|ucb ~f|o$
F` |eo Yocno Nj{y~ {osuf{o~ vju |j |{cpob" vju }fbb ko mfpodcllf|fjdcb hjdov `j{ |{cd~yj{|c|fjd cdl hocb~$ \ef~ chjud|
f~ o~|ckbf~eol kv |eo yj~| kc~ol jd |eo nu{{od| nj~| j`
|{cd~yj{|c|fjd cdl bjlmfdm$
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Hj~| Pjbud|oo{~ `fdl |eov ncd bfpo njh`j{|ckbv fd Hcu{f|cdfc
}f|e |eo~o `ju{ cbbj}cdno~" cb|ejume hcdv Pjbud|oo{~ k{fdm
hjdov %nc~e j{ |{cpobo{~ neona~ `j{ ju|(j`(njud|{v |{cpob$Cbb Pjbud|oo{~ c{o ~|{jdmbv lf~nju{cmol `{jh ~uyybohod|fdm
|eof{ fdnjho }f|e hjdov k{jume| `{jh ejho$ \eo bfpfdm
cbbj}cdno f~ closuc|o" cdl Pjbud|oo{~ c{o oyon|ol |j bfpo c|
|eo onjdjhfn bopob j` |eof{ dofmekj{~ cdl njbbocmuo~$
N{olf| nc{l~ ncd ko u~ol c| jdbv c njuybo j` o~|ckbf~ehod|~ fd
|eo ncyf|cb" ku| c{o po{v ecdlv lu{fdm pcnc|fjd~ cdl `j{ |{cpob
ju|~flo j` Hcu{f|cdfc %c~ c{o C\H nc{l~$ Pjbud|oo{~ ecpo
`judl |ec| k{fdmfdm do} ,399 kfbb~ k{fdm~ |eo ko~| onecdmo
{c|o }eod necdmfdm hjdov$ @j{ ~c`oaooyfdm" Pjbud|oo{~ ncd
~|j{o hjdov" yo{~jdcb yc~~yj{|~" cdl j|eo{ pcbuckbo~ fd |eo
Yocno Nj{y~ ~c`o fd Djucanej||$ Ej}opo{" |eo Yocno Nj{y~
bfckfbf|v `j{ ~|j{ol f|oh~ f~ bfhf|ol" ~j nc{o`ubbv njd~flo{ vju{
lonf~fjd |j k{fdm pcbuckbo~$
@jjl cdl Lfo|
Pjbud|oo{~ j`|od ~|{ummbo }eod clgu~|fdm |j |eo Hcu{f|cdfcd
lfo|$ \eo |vyfncb Hcu{f|cdfcd `chfbv oc|~ of|eo{ {fno cdl
hoc| j{ {fno cdl `f~e `j{ budne %loyodlfdm jd y{jfhf|v |j
|eo {fpo{ j{ jnocd cdl nju~nju~ cdl hoc|" yc~|c cdl hoc|"
j{ nju~nju~ }f|e kocd ~cuno `j{ lfddo{$ \eo ckudlcdno j`
pomo|ckbo~ fd |eo Hcu{f|cdfcd lfo| pc{fo~ cnnj{lfdm |j |eo
~oc~jd cdl ocne `chfbv~ njjafdm eckf|~$ Mfpod |ec| hocb~ fd
Hcu{f|cdfc |odl |j ko po{v ~|c{nev cdl jfbv %hoc|~ c{o cbhj~|
cb}cv~ njjaol fd jfb" hcdv `ohcbo Pjbud|oo{~ oyo{fodno
}ofme| mcfd lu{fdm |eof{ |}j voc{~ j` ~o{pfno$ Njdpo{~obv" hcbo
Pjbud|oo{~ j`|od `fdl aooyfdm }ofme| jd |j ko c necbbodmo$
Pomo|c{fcd Pjbud|oo{~ ~jho|fho~ ecpo lf``fnub|v hcfd|cfdfdm
c hoc|(`{oo lfo| fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ Po{v `o} bjncb lf~eo~ c{o
~o{pol }f|eju| hoc|" cdl f| f~ j`|od lf``fnub| |j `fdl cb|o{dc|fpo
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~ju{no~ j` y{j|ofd$ Ej}opo{" hoo|fdm lfo|c{v necbbodmo~
f~ cbhj~| cb}cv~ yj~~fkbo f` Pjbud|oo{~ c{o }fbbfdm |j ko
{o~ju{no`ub cdl `bofkbo$ Njjafdm `j{ vju{~ob` f~ cb}cv~ cdjy|fjd" ku| }fbb ncu~o vju |j hf~~ ju| jd |eo Hcu{f|cdfcd
`chfbv oyo{fodno$ Fd |eo nc~o j` kofdm fdpf|ol |j ~ec{o c hocb
}f|e c Hcu{f|cdfcd `chfbv" vju }fbb `fdl |ec| vju{ ej~| ncd ko
po{v cnnjhhjlc|fdm f` vju oybcfd cdv {o~|{fn|fjd~ }eod vju
c{o fdpf|ol |j |eof{ ejho$
\{cd~yj{|c|fjd
Mo||fdm c{judl Hcu{f|cdfc ncd ko necbbodmfdm$ \cf~ %|cf~
k{ju~~o~ c{o |eo hcfd hjlo~ j` |{cpob chjdm |j}d~ cdl
j`|od od|cfb ~suoowfdm fd|j c Youmoj| ?9< }f|e ofme| j{
dfdo j|eo{ yojybo j{ ~f||fdm jd |jy j` bummcmo fd |eo kcna
j` c yfnauy |{una }f|e ;9 j|eo{ yojybo$ L{fpfdm cdv}eo{o
bjdm lf~|cdno f~ bfaobv |j od|cfb {uhkbfdm cbjdm ~cdlv {jcl~
|e{jume |eo lo~o{|$ F` vju c{o {osuf{ol |j |{cpob `j{ }j{a j{holfncb {oc~jd~" |eo Yocno Nj{y~ }fbb {ofhku{~o vju{ |{cpob
nj~|~$ ^jho Pjbud|oo{~ u~o |eof{ ~o||bfdm(fd cbbj}cdno |j
yu{nec~o kfnvnbo~$ Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc y{jpflo~ eobho|~
|j Pjbud|oo{~ cdl |eov c{o {osuf{ol |j }oc{ c eobho| }efbo
{flfdm c kfnvnbo$ @j{ vju{ ~c`o|v" Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc
y{jefkf|~ Pjbud|oo{~ `{jh l{fpfdm j{ {flfdm jd cdv |}j( j{
|e{oo(}eoobol hj|j{fwol poefnbo %~une c~ c hj|j{nvnbo `j{cdv {oc~jd$ Fd cllf|fjd" Pjbud|oo{~ c{o dj| cbbj}ol |j j}d
j{ l{fpo y{fpc|o nc{~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ Pfjbc|fjd j` cdv j` |eo~o
yjbfnfo~ hcv {o~ub| fd |o{hfdc|fjd j` vju{ Pjbud|oo{ ~o{pfno$
Mojm{cyev cdl Nbfhc|o
Hcu{f|cdfc f~ ~f|uc|ol jd |eo C|bcd|fn Jnocd fd dj{|e}o~|
C`{fnc$ F| f~ kjudlol jd |eo dj{|eoc~| kv Cbmo{fc" jd |eo oc~|kv Hcbf" cdl jd |eo ~ju|e kv ^odomcb$ Hcu{f|cdfc cb~j ~ec{o~ c
bjdm kj{lo{ }f|e |eo `j{ho{ ^ycdf~e ^cec{c" njd|{jb j` }efne
f~ njd|o~|ol kv Hj{jnnj cdl cd fd~u{mod| hjpohod|" |eo
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Yjbf~c{fj" ~uyyj{|ol y{fdnfycbbv kv Cbmo{fc$ \eo dj{|eo{d `fpo(
~f|e~ j` Hcu{f|cdfc f~ lo~o{|`j{ |eo hj~| yc{| udfdeckf|ol
%|eo {omfjd adj}d c~ Ob Hcgckcc| Ajuk{c$ \eo hcgj{f|v j`Hcu{f|cdfc~ fd|o{fj{ yjyubc|fjd bfpo~ fd |eo dc{{j} ~|{fy j`
^ceob cdl ~cpcddc |ec| ~f|~ ko|}ood |eo ^odomcb [fpo{ cdl
|eo ^cec{c Lo~o{|$ \ef~ c{oc j` |eo njud|{v modo{cbbv mo|~
hj{o {cfd cdl f~ c kf| njjbo{" f` hj{o euhfl$ C dc{{j} ~|{fy
j` ~cpcddc doc{ |eo ^odomcb [fpo{ |ec| f~ u~ol `j{ |eo hcgj{f|v
j` Hcu{f|cdfc~ cm{fnub|u{cb fdf|fc|fpo~ sufnabv mfpo~ }cv |j
|eo hj{o ~yc{~obv pomo|c|ol ^ceob$ @c{|eo{ dj{|e f~ |eo^cec{c Lo~o{|" }efne ~|{o|neo~ |j Hcu{f|cdfc~ dj{|eo{d
cdl oc~|o{d kj{lo{~$
Hcu{f|cdfc ec~ |e{oo hcfd ~oc~jd~7 |eo ej| ~oc~jd `{jh Cy{fb
|j Gubv" |eo {cfdv ~oc~jd `{jh Cumu~| |j Djpohko{" cdl |eo
njbl ~oc~jd `{jh Lonohko{ |j Hc{ne$ Aooy fd hfdl |ec| ej|"
njbl" cdl {cfdv c{o {obc|fpo |o{h~ cdl |ec| ~oc~jd~ y{jkckbv
lj dj| pc{v c~ hune c~ |eo jdo~ vju c{o u~ol |j fd |eo _df|ol
^|c|o~$
^jnfcb Cn|fpf|fo~
^jnfcb cn|fpf|fo~ }fbb pc{v loyodlfdm jd }eo{o vju c{o bjnc|ol
cdl hcv fdnbulo |cafdm yc{| fd bjncb no{ohjdfo~ bfao }ollfdm~
j{ kcy|f~h~" ~|j{v|obbfdm" cdl yc{|fo~ cdl lcdno~$ ^jho
Pjbud|oo{~ pf~f| doc{kv Pjbud|oo{~ lu{fdm |eo }ooaodl~ j{hcao cd jnnc~fjdcb |{fy |j |eo ncyf|cb" cb|ejume f| f~ oyon|ol
|ec| Pjbud|oo{~ }fbb {ohcfd c| |eof{ ~f|o~ |j cnnjhybf~e |eo
~onjdl Yocno Nj{y~ mjcb j` nub|u{cb onecdmo$
Y{j`o~~fjdcbf~h" L{o~~" cdl Koecpfj{
Jdo j` |eo lf``fnub|fo~ j` `fdlfdm vju{ ybcno c~ c Yocno Nj{y~
Pjbud|oo{ f~ `f||fdm fd|j |eo bjncb nub|u{o }efbo hcfd|cfdfdmvju{ j}d nub|u{cb flod|f|v cdl y{o~od|fdm vju{~ob` c~ c
y{j`o~~fjdcb c| |eo ~cho |fho$ F| f~ dj| cd oc~v |efdm |j
{o~jbpo" cdl }o ncd jdbv y{jpflo vju }f|e muflobfdo~$ Vju
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}fbb ko c~~fmdol |j c Hcu{f|cdfcd mjpo{dhod| hfdf~|{v" cdl
vju c{o oyon|ol |j l{o~~ cdl koecpo c~ vju{ njbbocmuo~ lj$
]efbo ~jho j` vju{ njud|o{yc{|~ hcv l{o~~ fd ~oohfdmbv }j{dj{ ~eckkv nbj|eo~" |ef~ f~ koncu~o j` onjdjhfn~ {c|eo{ |ecd
nejfno$ \eo bfaobfejjl f~ |ec| |eov c{o }oc{fdm |eof{ ko~|$
C `j{ofmdo{ }oc{fdm ~eckkv" udhodlol nbj|efdm f~ bfaobv |j ko
njd~flo{ol cd c``{jd|$
Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc ec~ fd~|f|u|ol |eo `jbbj}fdm l{o~~
njlo" {osuf{ol `j{ |eo Djucanej|| j``fno" |eo [j~~j |{cfdfdmnod|o{" cdl j|eo{ j``fnfcb `udn|fjd~$ Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc
{osuf{o~ `j{ j``fno(|vyo }j{a c~~fmdhod|~ |ec| hod }oc{
njbbc{ol ~ef{|~ cdl ycd|~$ Ycd|~ jd }jhod c{o cyy{jy{fc|o"
ku| ~ejubl ko }j{d }f|e ~ef{|~ |ec| ecdm |j hfl(|efme$ Cdabo(
bodm|e ~af{|~ %dj| ~fhybo }{cy~" bjdm l{o~~o~ |ec| njpo{ |eo
~ejublo{~"hubc`c~ %`ubb(bodm|e pofb~ }j{d kv Hjj{ }jhod"
j{ kjukju~ %{jko~ }j{d kv bjncb hod j{ }jhod |ec| mj |j|eo cdabo~ c{o cb~j cyy{jy{fc|o$ C~ |ohyo{c|u{o~ c{o u~ucbbv
suf|o efme" kuvfdm nbj|efdm |ec| f~ hj~|bv j{ cbb nj||jd f~
efmebv {onjhhodlol$ Pjbud|oo{~ ncd }oc{ cdv afdl j` ~ejo~
j{ ~cdlcb~ %}f|e j{ }f|eju| ~jna~ onoy| ybc~|fn ~ej}o{
`bfy(`bjy~$ C~ vju }fbb ko }cbafdm c m{oc| locb %hj~|bv fd
~cdl" ~|u{lv ~cdlcb~ |ec| ncd oc~fbv ko {ohjpol c{o efmebv
{onjhhodlol$ Nbj|eo~ ~ejubl cb}cv~ ko nbocd" dj| udlubv}{fdabol" cdl `{oo j` |oc{~$
Yo{~jdcb ^c`o|v
Hj{o fd`j{hc|fjd ckju| |eo Yocno Nj{y~ cyy{jcne |j ~c`o|v
f~ ju|bfdol fd |eo +Eocb|e Nc{o cdl ^c`o|v+ necy|o{" ku| ~une
cd fhyj{|cd| f~~uo ncddj| ko jpo{ohyec~fwol$ ^|c|f~|fncbbv"
Hcu{f|cdfc f~ jdo j` |eo ~c`o~| njud|{fo~ fd |eo }j{bl$ \ec|~cfl" c~ ~|c|ol fd |eo Pjbud|oo{ Ecdlkjja" konjhfdm c
Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{ od|cfb~ no{|cfd ~c`o|v {f~a~$ Bfpfdm cdl
|{cpobfdm fd cd ud`chfbfc{ odpf{jdhod| %j`|od|fho~ cbjdo"
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ecpfdm c bfhf|ol udlo{~|cdlfdm j` bjncb bcdmucmo cdl nub|u{o"
cdl kofdm yo{nofpol c~ }obb(j`` c{o ~jho j` |eo `cn|j{~ |ec|
ncd yu| c Pjbud|oo{ c| {f~a$ Hcdv Pjbud|oo{~ oyo{fodnopc{vfdm lom{oo~ j` ud}cd|ol c||od|fjd cdl ec{c~~hod|$
Yo||v |eo`|~ cdl ku{mbc{fo~ c{o dj| udnjhhjd" cdl fdnflod|~
j` yev~fncb cdl ~oucb c~~cub| lj jnnu{" cb|ejume hj~|
Pjbud|oo{~ njhybo|o |eof{ |}j voc{~ j` ~o{pfno }f|eju|
yo{~jdcb ~onu{f|v fdnflod|~$ \eo Yocno Nj{y~ ec~ o~|ckbf~eol
y{jnolu{o~ cdl yjbfnfo~ lo~fmdol |j eoby Pjbud|oo{~ {oluno
|eof{ {f~a~ cdl odecdno |eof{ ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v$ \eo~oy{jnolu{o~ cdl yjbfnfo~" fd cllf|fjd |j ~c`o|v |{cfdfdm" }fbb
ko y{jpflol jdno vju c{{fpo fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ C| |eo ~cho |fho"
vju c{o oyon|ol |j |cao {o~yjd~fkfbf|v `j{ vju{ ~c`o|v cdl
}obb(kofdm$
Ocne ~|c`` hohko{ c| |eo Yocno Nj{y~ f~ njhhf||ol
|j y{jpflfdm Pjbud|oo{~ }f|e |eo ~uyyj{| |eov dool |j
~unno~~`ubbv hoo| |eo necbbodmo~ |eov }fbb `cno |j ecpo c ~c`o"
eocb|ev" cdl y{jlun|fpo ~o{pfno$ ]o odnju{cmo Pjbud|oo{~ cdl
`chfbfo~ |j bjja c| ju{ ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v fd`j{hc|fjd jd |eo
Yocno Nj{y~ }ok~f|o c| }}}$yocnonj{y~$mjp*~c`o|v$
Fd`j{hc|fjd jd |eo~o ycmo~ mfpo~ ho~~cmo~ jd Pjbud|oo{
eocb|e cdl Pjbud|oo{ ~c`o|v$ C pfloj ho~~cmo `{jh |eo
Lf{on|j{ f~ jd |ef~ ycmo" c~ }obb c~ c ~on|fjd |f|bol ^c`o|v cdl^onu{f|v fd Loy|e$ \ef~ ycmo bf~|~ |jyfn~ {cdmfdm `{jh |eo
{f~a~ j` ~o{pfdm c~ c Pjbud|oo{ |j yj~|~ ~c`o|v ~uyyj{| ~v~|oh~
|j oho{modnv ybcddfdm cdl njhhudfnc|fjd~$
[o}c{l~ cdl @{u~|{c|fjd~
\eo lopobjyhod|cb cdl euhcd cnnjhybf~ehod|~ j` |eoYocno Nj{y~ c{o `{osuod|bv dj| |cdmfkbo j{ oc~fbv hoc~u{ol$
Y{jm{o~~ f~ j`|od `{u~|{c|fdmbv ~bj}$ \e{jume |eo Yocno Nj{y~"
|eju~cdl~ j` Pjbud|oo{~ ecpo kood mfpod |eo jyyj{|udf|v |j
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ecpo c ecdl" opod f` gu~| c ~hcbb jdo" fd ~ecyfdm ej} ~jho
j` |eo }j{bl~ doolfo~| yojybo bfpo$ C| |eo ~cho |fho" |eo
}j{bl ec~ kood mfpod c yo{~jdcb pfo} j` fdlfpflucb Cho{fncd~yu||fdm |eof{ flocb~ |j }j{a$
\eo onf|ohod| cdl clpod|u{o j` |eo Pjbud|oo{ oyo{fodno
c{o" fd ~jho hoc~u{o" c {o~ub| j` f|~ udy{olfn|ckfbf|v$
\eo{o }fbb ko udoyon|ol gjv~" c~ }obb c~ udoyon|ol
lf~cyyjfd|hod|~$ Vju njubl `fdl ybcd~ `j{ c eocb|e nbfdfn
ncdnobol c| |eo bc~| hfdu|o koncu~o |eo Loyc{|hod| j`
Eocb|e ec~ kood {oj{mcdfwol$ Vju{ ybcd |j lfm c }obb hfme|
ko eobl uy kv c suc{{ob ko|}ood bjncb m{juy~ jpo{ }ej f~
|j lj |eo lfmmfdm j{ koncu~o |eo {osuf{ol hc|o{fcb~ ncddj|
ko lobfpo{ol c~ ~neolubol$ \eo j``fnfcb |j }ejh vju }o{o
~uyyj~ol |j {oyj{| hfme| ko {oybcnol kv c ~unno~~j{ }ej
adj}~ bf||bo ckju| c ~neolubol y{jgon|$ ^une pc{fckbo~ ncd
o{jlo |eo od|eu~fc~h" yc|fodno" cdl flocbf~h j` c Pjbud|oo{$
Vju{ ~unno~~ }fbb j`|od loyodl uyjd lo|o{hfdc|fjd" yc|fodno"
cdl |eo ckfbf|v |j `fdl cdj|eo{ }cv$ \eo Pjbud|oo{ cb}cv~ ec~
|j ko ckbo |j njho uy }f|e c Ybcd K$ C kfm yc{| j` |eo Yocno
Nj{y~ f~ |eo necbbodmo |j {ohcfd `bofkbo" odo{mo|fn" cdl
ejyo`ub c| c |fho }eod f| }jubl ko oc~v |j mfpo fd |j nvdfnf~h
j{ fdlf``o{odno$
Flocbbv" c Pjbud|oo{~ bf`o~|vbo cdl }j{a ~ejubl ho{mo$Cnnoy|fdm |eo njhhudf|v cdl kofdm cnnoy|ol kv f| c{o
o~~od|fcb `j{ ~unno~~$ Fd kj|e |eof{ lcfbv bfpo~ cdl gjk~" c
Pjbud|oo{ hu~| |cao nc{o |j cpjfl |eo fdeo{od| cyyoc{cdno
j` c{{jmcdno fd |eo yj~f|fjd j` cd ju|~flo{ }ej ec~ njho |j
k{fdm necdmo cdl fhy{jpohod|~$ Pjbud|oo{~ `fdl |ec| c~
|eov bfpo cdl }j{a" |eov boc{d `{jh |eo yojybo j` |eof{ ej~|
njud|{v c| boc~| c~ hune c~ |eov |ocne |eoh$ Fd ljfdm ~j" |eovncd odecdno |eof{ o``j{| |j cnefopo |eo |ef{l mjcb j` |eo Yocno
Nj{y~ kv k{fdmfdm |eof{ ej~| njud|{v oyo{fodno~ ejho |j |eo
_df|ol ^|c|o~$
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Jpo{pfo} j` Y{o(^o{pfno \{cfdfdm
\eo jpo{cbb mjcb j` Hcu{f|cdfc~ y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm
%Y^\ y{jm{ch f~ |j y{jpflo vju }f|e |eo dono~~c{v
bcdmucmo" |onedfncb" nj{o %n{j~~(nub|u{cb cdl njhhudf|v
lopobjyhod|" cdl yo{~jdcb eocb|e ~afbb~ |j }j{a cdl bfpo
o``on|fpobv c~ c Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{ fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ Yocno
Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc~ |{cfdfdm yefbj~jyev ohyec~fwo~ cn|fpo"
yc{|fnfyc|j{v boc{dfdm$ \eo |{cfdfdm y{jm{ch ~|{o~~o~ y{cn|fncb"
oyo{fod|fcb ho|ejl~" u~fdm |eo {o~ju{no~ j` |eo |{cfdfdm
njhhudf|v cdl u|fbfwfdm |eo adj}bolmo cdl oyo{fodno~ j`
|{cfdoo~" |{cfdo{~" cdl njud|o{yc{|~$ N{f|fncb |efdafdm" y{jkboh
~jbpfdm" `jnu~ol jk~o{pc|fjd~" cdl ecdl~(jd y{cn|fno c{o
odnju{cmol$ Vju }fbb ko oyon|ol |j konjho y{jm{o~~fpobv
hj{o fdloyodlod| cdl |j |cao nec{mo j` vju{ j}d boc{dfdm$
Njbbckj{c|fjd" jyod njhhudfnc|fjd" cdl c |}j(}cv `oolkcna
~v~|oh c{o o~~od|fcb njhyjdod|~ j` c ~unno~~`ub y{jm{ch$
\{cfdfdm f~ cb~j c |fho |j {opfo} vju{ lonf~fjd |j gjfd |eo
Yocno Nj{y~ `j{ |}j voc{~$
Fd 3666" Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc fhybohod|ol c njhhudf|v(
kc~ol |{cfdfdm cyy{jcne$ \ef~ hocd~ |ec| |{cfdoo~ c{o ybcnol
fd njhhudf|fo~ |ec| {o~ohkbo |eof{ `fdcb Pjbud|oo{ ~f|o
c~~fmdhod|~$ Vju }fbb bfpo fd |eo~o njhhudf|fo~ }f|e uy |j
|e{oo j|eo{ |{cfdoo~ cdl c `cnfbf|c|j{$ \eo `cnfbf|c|j{ }fbb ko
cpcfbckbo `j{ ~|{un|u{ol bcdmucmo nbc~~o~" |onedfncb `fobl}j{a"
cdl n{j~~(nub|u{cb boc{dfdm$ J|eo{ ~|c`` %|onedfncb" eocb|e"cdl n{j~~(nub|u{cb njj{lfdc|j{~ }fbb pf~f| vju{ njhhudf|v
`{jh |fho |j |fho" cdl vju }fbb hoo| }f|e j|eo{ |{cfdoo~ fd
vju{ y{jgon| cdl }f|e |eo od|f{o |{cfdfdm m{juy c| {omubc{bv
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vju{ ~o{pfno$ \eo~o ~afbb~ c{o n{f|fncb |j vju{ gjk yo{`j{hcdno"
|eov eoby vju fd|om{c|o fd|j vju{ njhhudf|v" cdl |eov ncd
oc~o vju{ yo{~jdcb clcy|c|fjd |j |eo do} ~u{{judlfdm~$\eo{o`j{o" bcdmucmo fd~|{un|fjd f~ c| |eo eoc{| j` |eo |{cfdfdm
y{jm{ch" cdl vju hu~| ~unno~~`ubbv hoo| hfdfhuh bcdmucmo
{osuf{ohod|~ |j njhybo|o |{cfdfdm cdl ko fdpf|ol |j konjho
c Pjbud|oo{$ Oyo{fodnol Hcu{f|cdfcd bcdmucmo fd~|{un|j{~
|ocne `j{hcb bcdmucmo nbc~~o~ ~f lcv~ c }ooa fd ~hcbb nbc~~o~
j` |e{oo |j `fpo yojybo$ \eo Hcu{f|cdfcd bcdmucmo~ c{o cb~j
fd|{jlunol fd |eo eocb|e" nub|u{o" cdl |onedfncb njhyjdod|~j` |{cfdfdm$
Vju{ bcdmucmo |{cfdfdm u|fbfwo~ c njhhudf|v(kc~ol cyy{jcne$
Fd cllf|fjd |j nbc~~{jjh |fho" vju }fbb ko mfpod c~~fmdhod|~
|j }j{a jd ju|~flo j` |eo nbc~~{jjh cdl }f|e vju{ ej~| `chfbv$
\eo mjcb f~ |j mo| vju |j c yjfd| j` kc~fn ~jnfcb njhhudfnc|fjd
~afbb~ ~j |ec| vju ncd y{cn|fno cdl lopobjy bcdmucmo ~afbb~
`u{|eo{ jd vju{ j}d$ Y{fj{ |j vju{ ~}oc{fdm fd c~ c Pjbud|oo{"
vju }fbb }j{a jd ~|{c|omfo~ |j njd|fduo bcdmucmo ~|ulfo~
lu{fdm vju{ |}j voc{~ j` ~o{pfno$
Cbb |{cfdoo~ hu~| c||cfd cd fd|o{holfc|o bopob y{j`fnfodnv fd
jdo j` |eo bcdmucmo~ ~yjaod fd Hcu{f|cdfc fd j{lo{ |j ~}oc{(fd
c~ c Pjbud|oo{$
N{j~~(Nub|u{cb \{cfdfdm
C~ yc{| j` vju{ y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm" vju }fbb bfpo }f|e c
Hcu{f|cdfcd ej~| `chfbv$ \ef~ oyo{fodno f~ lo~fmdol |j oc~o
vju{ |{cd~f|fjd |j bf`o c| vju{ ~f|o$ @chfbfo~ ecpo mjdo |e{jume
cd j{fod|c|fjd njdlun|ol kv |eo Yocno Nj{y~ ~|c`` |j oybcfd
|eo yu{yj~o j` |eo y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm y{jm{ch cdl |j c~~f~|
|eoh fd eobyfdm vju clcy| |j bfpfdm fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ HcdvPjbud|oo{~ `j{h ~|{jdm cdl bc~|fdm `{fodl~efy~ }f|e |eof{ ej~|
`chfbfo~$
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N{j~~(nub|u{cb cdl njhhudf|v lopobjyhod| cb~j }fbb ko
njpo{ol fd vju{ y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm |j eoby fhy{jpo vju{ ~afbb~
j` yo{noy|fjd" njhhudfnc|fjd" cdl `cnfbf|c|fjd$ \jyfn~ ~unec~ njhhudf|v hjkfbfwc|fjd" njd`bfn| {o~jbu|fjd" modlo{ cdl
lopobjyhod|" cdl |{clf|fjdcb cdl yjbf|fncb ~|{un|u{o~ c{o cb~j
cll{o~~ol$
Eocb|e \{cfdfdm
Lu{fdm y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm" vju }fbb ko mfpod kc~fn holfncb
|{cfdfdm cdl fd`j{hc|fjd$ Vju c{o oyon|ol |j y{cn|fnoy{opod|fpo eocb|e nc{o cdl |j |cao {o~yjd~fkfbf|v `j{ vju{
j}d eocb|e kv cleo{fdm |j cbb holfncb yjbfnfo~$ C~ c |{cfdoo"
vju c{o {osuf{ol |j c||odl cbb holfncb ~o~~fjd~$ \eo |jyfn~
fdnbulo y{opod|fpo eocb|e hoc~u{o~ cdl hfdj{ cdl hcgj{
holfncb f~~uo~ |ec| vju hfme| odnjud|o{ }efbo fd Hcu{f|cdfc$
Du|{f|fjd" hod|cb eocb|e" ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v" ~o||fdm uy c
~c`o bfpfdm njhyjudl" cdl ej} |j cpjfl EFP*CFL^ cdl j|eo{~oucbbv |{cd~hf||ol lf~oc~o~ %^\L~ c{o cb~j njpo{ol$
^c`o|v \{cfdfdm
Lu{fdm |eo {osuf{ol ~c`o|v |{cfdfdm ~o~~fjd~" vju }fbb boc{d
ej} |j cljy| c bf`o~|vbo |ec| {oluno~ {f~a fd vju{ ejho" c|
}j{a" cdl lu{fdm vju{ |{cpob~$ Vju }fbb cb~j boc{d cyy{jy{fc|o"
o``on|fpo ~|{c|omfo~ `j{ njyfdm }f|e ud}cd|ol c||od|fjd cdl
ckju| vju{ fdlfpflucb {o~yjd~fkfbf|v `j{ y{jhj|fdm ~c`o|v
|e{jumeju| vju{ ~o{pfno$
Cllf|fjdcb \{cfdfdm~ Lu{fdm Pjbud|oo{ ^o{pfno
Fd f|~ njhhf|hod| |j fd~|f|u|fjdcbfwo sucbf|v |{cfdfdm" |eo
Yocno Nj{y~ ec~ fhybohod|ol c |{cfdfdm ~v~|oh |ec| y{jpflo~
|{cfdoo~ cdl Pjbud|oo{~ }f|e njd|fducb jyyj{|udf|fo~ |j
ochfdo |eof{ njhhf|hod| |j Yocno Nj{y~ ~o{pfno }efbo
fdn{oc~fdm |eof{ |onedfncb cdl n{j~~(nub|u{cb ~afbb~$
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Lu{fdm vju{ ~o{pfno" |eo{o c{o u~ucbbv |e{oo |{cfdfdm opod|~$
\eo |f|bo~ cdl jkgon|fpo~ `j{ |ej~o |{cfdfdm~ c{o c~ `jbbj}~7
Fd(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm7 Y{jpflo~ cd jyyj{|udf|v `j{Pjbud|oo{~ |j uym{clo |eof{ |onedfncb" bcdmucmo"
cdl y{jgon| lopobjyhod| ~afbb~ }efbo ~ec{fdm |eof{
oyo{fodno~ cdl {oc``f{hfdm |eof{ njhhf|hod| c`|o{
ecpfdm ~o{pol `j{ |e{oo |j ~f hjd|e~$
Oc{bv \o{h [onjddon| cdl Hfl|o{h [onjddon| %ljdo
fd njdgudn|fjd }f|e |eo |onedfncb ~on|j{ fd(~o{pfno
|{cfdfdm7 Eoby~ Pjbud|oo{~ {opfo} |eof{ `f{~| suc{|o{
cdl `f{~| voc{$ \eo~o ~o~~fjd~ cb~j eoby Pjbud|oo{~
{oc~~o~~ |eof{ yo{~jdcb cdl y{jgon| jkgon|fpo~ cdl ybcd
`j{ |eof{ ~onjdl voc{ j` ~o{pfno$
Nbj~o(j`(~o{pfno njd`o{odno7 Y{oyc{o~ Pjbud|oo{~ `j{
|eof{ `u|u{o c`|o{ Yocno Nj{y~ ~o{pfno cdl {opfo}~ |eof{
{o~yon|fpo y{jgon|~ cdl yo{~jdcb oyo{fodno~$
\eo duhko{" bodm|e" cdl lo~fmd j` |eo~o |{cfdfdm~ c{o clcy|ol|j njud|{v(~yonf`fn dool~ cdl njdlf|fjd~$ \eo aov |j |eo
|{cfdfdm ~v~|oh f~ |ec| |{cfdfdm opod|~ c{o fd|om{c|ol cdl
fd|o{{obc|ol" `{jh |eo y{o(loyc{|u{o j{fod|c|fjd |e{jume
|eo odl j` vju{ ~o{pfno" cdl c{o ybcddol" fhybohod|ol" cdl
opcbuc|ol njjyo{c|fpobv kv |eo |{cfdfdm ~|c``" Yocno Nj{y~
~|c``" cdl Pjbud|oo{~$
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^ C @ O \ V F D H C _ [ F \C D F C\eo Yocno Nj{y~ efmeo~| y{fj{f|v f~ hcfd|cfdfdm |eo mjjl
eocb|e cdl ~c`o|v j` ocne Pjbud|oo{$ Yocno Nj{y~ holfncb
y{jm{ch~ ohyec~fwo |eo y{opod|fpo" {c|eo{ |ecd |eo nu{c|fpo"
cyy{jcne |j fbbdo~~$ \eo Yocno Nj{y~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc hcfd|cfd~
c nbfdfn }f|e |}j `ubb(|fho cdl jdo yc{|(|fho Yocno Nj{y~
holfncb j``fno{~ %YNHJ~" }ej |cao nc{o j` Pjbud|oo{~
y{fhc{v eocb|e nc{o dool~$ Cllf|fjdcb holfncb ~o{pfno~"
~une c~ |o~|fdm cdl kc~fn |{oc|hod|" c{o cb~j cpcfbckbo fd
Hcu{f|cdfc c| bjncb ej~yf|cb~$ F` vju konjho ~o{fju~bv fbb" vju
}fbb ko |{cd~yj{|ol of|eo{ |j cd Cho{fncd ~|cdlc{l holfncb
`cnfbf|v fd |eo {omfjd j{ |j |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~$
Eocb|e F~~uo~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc
Hcgj{ eocb|e y{jkboh~ chjdm Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{~ fd
Hcu{f|cdfc c{o {c{o cdl c{o j`|od |eo {o~ub| j` c Pjbud|oo{
`cfbfdm |j |cao y{opod|fpo hoc~u{o~ |j ~|cv eocb|ev$ \eo
hj~| njhhjd eocb|e y{jkboh~ eo{o c{o hfdj{ jdo~ |ec|
c{o cb~j `judl fd |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~" ~une c~ njbl~" lfc{{eoc"
eohj{{ejfl~" njd~|fyc|fjd" ~fdu~ fd`on|fjd~" ~afd fd`on|fjd~"eoclcneo~" lod|cb y{jkboh~" hfdj{ fdgu{fo~" ^\L~" clgu~|hod|
lf~j{lo{~" ohj|fjdcb y{jkboh~" cdl cbnjejb cku~o$ \eo~o
y{jkboh~ hcv ko hj{o `{osuod| j{ njhyjudlol kv bf`o fd
Hcu{f|cdfc koncu~o no{|cfd odpf{jdhod|cb `cn|j{~ eo{o {cf~o
|eo {f~a cdl*j{ ocno{kc|o |eo ~opo{f|v j` fbbdo~~ cdl fdgu{fo~$
\eo hj~| njhhjd hcgj{ eocb|e njdno{d~ eo{o c{o hcbc{fc"
chjokfn lv~od|o{v" mfc{lfc" ~nef~|j~jhfc~f~" eoyc|f|f~"
cdl EFP*CFL^$ Koncu~o hcbc{fc f~ odlohfn fd Hcu{f|cdfc"
Pjbud|oo{~ hu~| |cao cd|f(hcbc{fcb holfnc|fjd$ Vju }fbb cb~j
ko pcnnfdc|ol cmcfd~| eoyc|f|f~ C cdl K" hodfdmf|f~ C cdl N"
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|o|cdu~*lfye|eo{fc" |vyejfl" cdl {ckfo~$ Chjokfn lv~od|o{v
cdl mfc{lfc ncd ko cpjflol kv |ej{jumebv }c~efdm `{uf|~ cdl
pomo|ckbo~ cdl of|eo{ kjfbfdm vju{ l{fdafdm }c|o{" u~fdm c}c|o{ `fb|o{ j{ u~fdm nebj{fdo |j |{oc| vju{ }c|o{$ Cllf|fjdcbbv"
kv dj| ~}fhhfdm j{ kc|efdm fd `{o~e}c|o{ bcao~" yjdl~" cdl
{fpo{~" vju ncd cpjfl njd|{cn|fdm ~nef~|j~jhfc~f~$
Eobyfdm Vju ^|cv Eocb|ev
\eoYocno Nj{y~ }fbb y{jpflo vju }f|e cbb |eo dono~~c{vfdjnubc|fjd~" holfnc|fjd~" cdl fd`j{hc|fjd |j ~|cv eocb|ev$
_yjd vju{ c{{fpcb fd Hcu{f|cdfc" vju }fbb {onofpo c holfncb
ecdlkjja cdl c `f{~| cfl af| }f|e ~uyybfo~ |j |cao nc{o j` hfbl
fbbdo~~o~ cdl `f{~| cfl dool~ vju hcv odnjud|o{ c| vju{ ~f|o$
\eo njd|od|~ j` |eo af| c{o bf~|ol bc|o{ fd |ef~ necy|o{$
Lu{fdm y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm" vju }fbb ecpo cnno~~ |j kc~fn
`f{~| cfl ~uyybfo~ |e{jume vju{ holfncb af| j{ |eo holfncb
j``fno{$ Ej}opo{" lu{fdm |ef~ |fho" vju }fbb ko {o~yjd~fkbo `j{
vju{ j}d ~uyybv j` y{o~n{fy|fjd l{um~ cdl cdv j|eo{ ~yonf`fn
holfncb ~uyybfo~ vju {osuf{o" c~ }o }fbb dj| j{lo{ |eo~o f|oh~
lu{fdm |{cfdfdm$ Yboc~o k{fdm c |e{oo(hjd|e ~uyybv j` cdv
y{o~n{fy|fjd l{um~ vju u~o" ~fdno |eov hcv dj| ko cpcfbckbo
eo{o cdl f| hcv |cao ~opo{cb hjd|e~ `j{ do} ~efyhod|~ |j
c{{fpo$
Vju }fbb ecpo lod|cb cdl yev~fncb och~ |}fno" c| hfl(~o{pfno
cdl c| |eo odl j` vju{ ~o{pfno$ F` vju lopobjy c ~o{fju~
holfncb y{jkboh lu{fdm vju{ ~o{pfno" |eo holfncb j``fno{ fd
Hcu{f|cdfc }fbb njd~ub| }f|e |eo J``fno j` Holfncb ^o{pfno~
fd ]c~efdm|jd" L$N$ F` f| f~ lo|o{hfdol |ec| vju{ njdlf|fjd
ncddj| ko |{oc|ol fd Hcu{f|cdfc" vju hcv ko ~od| ju| j` |eonjud|{v `j{ `u{|eo{ opcbuc|fjd cdl nc{o$
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Hcfd|cfdfdm Vju{ Eocb|e
C~ c Pjbud|oo{" vju hu~| cnnoy| c no{|cfd chjud| j`
{o~yjd~fkfbf|v `j{ vju{ j}d eocb|e$ Y{jyo{ y{oncu|fjd~ }fbb
~fmdf`fncd|bv {oluno vju{ {f~a j` ~o{fju~ fbbdo~~ j{ fdgu{v$ \eo
jbl clcmo Cd judno j` y{opod|fjd konjho~ o|{ohobv
fhyj{|cd| fd c{oc~ }eo{o holfncb lfcmdj~|fn cdl |{oc|hod|
`cnfbf|fo~ c{o dj| uy |j |eo ~|cdlc{l~ j` |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~$
\eo hj~| fhyj{|cd| j` vju{ {o~yjd~fkfbf|fo~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc f~ |j
|cao y{opod|fpo hoc~u{o~ `j{ |eo `jbbj}fdm7
Hcbc{fc f~ odlohfn fd hj~| c{oc~ j` |eo Yocno Nj{y~ }j{bl"
fdnbulfdm Hcu{f|cdfc$ @j{ cbb Pjbud|oo{~ ~o{pfdm fd hcbc{fc
odlohfn c{oc~" j{ `j{ |ej~o |{cpobfdm fd hcbc{fc odlohfn
c{oc~" f| f~ o|{ohobv fhyj{|cd| |j `ubbv njhybv }f|e |eo
{onjhhodlol l{um {omfhod |j y{opod| hcbc{fc$ Hcbc{fc ncd
ko {cyflbv `c|cb fd yojybo }ej ecpo dj dc|u{cb fhhudf|v |j
|eo lf~oc~o %bfao Pjbud|oo{~$ \eu~" f| f~ hcdlc|j{v |ec| vju
|cao vju{ hcbc{fc y{jyevbcf~ {omubc{bv$ Vju{ holfncb j``fno{
}fbb lf~nu~~ ~yonf`fn {onjhhodlc|fjd~ `j{ |eo y{opod|fjd j`
hcbc{fc fd Hcu{f|cdfc$
[ckfo~ f~ y{o~od| fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ Cdv yj~~fkbo oyj~u{o |j c
{ckfl cdfhcb hu~| ko {oyj{|ol fhholfc|obv |j |eo holfncb
j``fno$ [ckfo~ oyj~u{o ncd jnnu{ |e{jume cdfhcb kf|o~"~n{c|neo~ `{jh cdfhcb~ |oo|e" cdl njd|cn| }f|e cdfhcb ~cbfpc$
Vju{ holfncb j``fno{ }fbb |cao fd|j njd~flo{c|fjd hcdv `cn|j{~
|j lonflo |eo cyy{jy{fc|o nju{~o j` |eo{cyv dono~~c{v |j
y{opod| {ckfo~$ [ckfo~" f` njd|{cn|ol" f~ 399 yo{nod| `c|cb$ Cbb
dono~~c{v {ckfo~ fhhudfwc|fjd~ }fbb ko mfpod kv |eo Yocno
Nj{y~ holfncb j``fno$
Pjbud|oo{~ c{o {osuf{ol |j }oc{ c y{j|on|fpo eobho| }eodopo{
{flfdm jd c |}j(}eoobol poefnbo %f$o$" kfnvnbo$ @cfbu{o
|j njhybv }f|e |ef~ {omubc|fjd }fbb {o~ub| fd fhholfc|o
clhfdf~|{c|fpo ~oyc{c|fjd `{jh |eo Yocno Nj{y~$ \ef~ hocd~
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vju }fbb ko ~od| ejho1 |eo{o f~ dj cyyocb$ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o dj|
yo{hf||ol |j jyo{c|o j{ {flo jd hj|j{nvnbo~ c~ c yc~~odmo{$
F| f~ n{f|fncb |j vju{ eocb|e |ec| vju y{jhy|bv {oyj{| |j |eo
holfncb j``fno j{ j|eo{ lo~fmdc|ol `cnfbf|v `j{ ~neolubol
fhhudfwc|fjd~" cdl |ec| vju bo| vju{ holfncb j``fno{ adj}
fhholfc|obv j` ~fmdf`fncd| fbbdo~~ cdl fdgu{fo~$
Pjbud|oo{~ hu~| cb~j cleo{o |j {onjhhodlol ~|cdlc{l~
`j{ `jjl cdl }c|o{ y{oyc{c|fjd$ Hcdv lf~oc~o~ |ec| c``bfn|
Pjbud|oo{~ }j{bl}flo c{o od|f{obv y{opod|ckbo f` y{jyo{ `jjlcdl }c|o{ y{oncu|fjd~ c{o |caod$ \eo~o lf~oc~o~ fdnbulo
`jjl yjf~jdfdm" yc{c~f|fn fd`on|fjd~" eoyc|f|f~ C" lv~od|o{v"
|cyo}j{h~" cdl |vyejfl `opo{$ Vju{ holfncb j``fno{ }fbb
lf~nu~~ ~yonf`fn ~|cdlc{l~ `j{ }c|o{ cdl `jjl y{oyc{c|fjd `j{
Hcu{f|cdfc lu{fdm y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm$
Ck~|fdodno f~ |eo jdbv no{|cfd nejfno `j{ y{opod|fjd j` EFP*
CFL^ cdl j|eo{ ~oucbbv |{cd~hf||ol lf~oc~o~ %^\L~$ Vju
c{o |cafdm {f~a~ f` vju nejj~o |j ko ~oucbbv cn|fpo$ \j bo~~od
{f~a" u~o c njdljh opo{v |fho vju ecpo ~o$ Njdljh~ }fbb
ko y{jpflol kv |eo holfncb j``fno$ ]eo|eo{ vju{ yc{|do{ f~ c
ej~|(njud|{v nf|fwod" c `obbj} Pjbud|oo{" j{ cdvjdo ob~o" lj dj|
c~~uho |ef~ yo{~jd f~ `{oo j` EFP*CFL^ j{ j|eo{ ^\L~$ Vju }fbb
{onofpo hj{o fd`j{hc|fjd `{jh vju{ holfncb j``fno{ ckju| |ef~
fhyj{|cd| f~~uo$
Pjbud|oo{~ c{o oyon|ol |j cleo{o |j cd o``on|fpo hocd~ j`
kf{|e njd|{jb |j y{opod| udybcddol y{omdcdnfo~$ Vju{ holfncb
j``fno{ ncd eoby vju lonflo jd |eo hj~| cyy{jy{fc|o ho|ejl
|j ~uf| vju{ fdlfpflucb dool~$ Njd|{cnoy|fpo ho|ejl~ c{o
cpcfbckbo }f|eju| nec{mo `{jh |eo holfncb j``fno{$
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Y{omdcdnv f~ c eocb|e njdlf|fjd |ec| f~ |{oc|ol fd |eo ~cho
hcddo{ c~ j|eo{ Pjbud|oo{ eocb|e njdlf|fjd~ {osuf{fdm holfncb
c||od|fjd" ku| hcv cb~j ecpo y{jm{chhc|fn {chf`fnc|fjd~$ \eo
Yocno Nj{y~ f~ {o~yjd~fkbo `j{ lo|o{hfdfdm |eo holfncb {f~a
cdl |eo cpcfbckfbf|v j` cyy{jy{fc|o holfncb nc{o f` c y{omdcd|
Pjbud|oo{ {ohcfd~ fd(njud|{v$ Mfpod |eo nf{nuh~|cdno~ udlo{
}efne Pjbud|oo{~ bfpo cdl }j{a fd Yocno Nj{y~ njud|{fo~"
f| f~ {c{o |ec| |eo Yocno Nj{y~ holfncb cdl y{jm{chhc|fn
~|cdlc{l~ `j{ njd|fduol ~o{pfno ncd ko ho|$ Pjbud|oo{~
}ej konjho y{omdcd| c{o holfncbbv ~oyc{c|ol j{ holfncbbv
opcnuc|ol |j ]c~efdm|jd `j{ y{omdcdnv njud~obfdm$
@ohfdfdo evmfodo y{jlun|~ c{o cpcfbckbo fd hj~| j` |eo bc{mo{
|j}d~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc" ku| |eov c{o oyod~fpo$ Vju hcv }cd| |j
k{fdm vju{ ~uyybv }f|e vju$ Hcdv Pjbud|oo{~ u~o |eo Lfpc nuy
fd~|ocl j` |chyjd~ j{ ycl~$ Vju ~ejubl njd~flo{ k{fdmfdm cnjuybo j` |eoh }f|e vju
Vju{ Yocno Nj{y~ Holfncb Af|
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ holfncb j``fno{ y{jpflo~ Pjbud|oo{~ }f|e c
`f{~| cfl af| |ec| njd|cfd~ kc~fn f|oh~ dono~~c{v |j y{opod| cdl
|{oc| fbbdo~~o~ |ec| hcv jnnu{ lu{fdm ~o{pfno$ Af| f|oh~ ncd koyo{fjlfncbbv {o~|jnaol c| |eo holfncb j``fno$
Holfncb Af| Njd|od|~
Cno kcdlcmo
Cno|chfdjyeod %\vbodjb" Yc{cno|chjb >;? hm$ |ckbo|~
Cleo~fpo |cyo
Cho{fncd [ol N{j~~ @f{~| Cfl & ^c`o|v Ecdlkjja
Cd|cnfl |ckbo|~
Cd|fkfj|fn jfd|hod| %Kcnf|{cnfd*Dojhvnfd*Yjbvhvnfd K
Cd|f`udmcb n{och
Cd|f~oy|fn cd|fhfn{jkfcb ~afd nbocdo{ %Efkfnbod~
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Csuc |ck~ %}c|o{ lf~fd`on|cd|
Kcdl(Cfl~
Ko|clfdo }judl*~afd lf~fd`on|cd|Ku||o{`bv nbj~u{o~
Njdljh~
Njume l{jy~
Lod|cb `bj~~
Lfyeodevl{chfdo ENB ;? hm %Kodcl{vb
Ovo }c~e j{ ovo l{jy~
Mcuwo ycl~ %~|o{fboMbjpo~
Evl{jnj{|f~jdo n{och 3/
Fkuy{j`od" 9 hm %^ulc`ol
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Ko`j{o Vju Bocpo7 C Holfncb Neonabf~|
F` |eo{o ec~ kood cdv necdmo fd vju{ eocb|eyev~fncb" hod|cb"
j{ lod|cb~fdno |eo |fho vju ~ukhf||ol vju{ ochfdc|fjd
{oyj{|~ |j |eo Yocno Nj{y~" vju hu~| fhholfc|obv dj|f`v |eo
J``fno j` Holfncb ^o{pfno~$ @cfbu{o |j lf~nbj~o do} fbbdo~~o~"
fdgu{fo~" cbbo{mfo~" j{ y{omdcdnv ncd odlcdmo{ vju{ eocb|e cdl
}fbb gojyc{lfwo vju{ obfmfkfbf|v |j ~o{po$
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F` vju{ lod|cb och }c~ ljdo hj{o |ecd c voc{ cmj" j{ f` vju{
yev~fncb och f~ hj{o |ecd |}j voc{~ jbl" njd|cn| |eo J``fno
j` Holfncb ^o{pfno~ |j `fdl ju| }eo|eo{ vju dool |j uylc|ovju{ {onj{l~$
F` vju{ lod|f~| j{ Yocno Nj{y~ lod|cb njd~ub|cd| ec~
{onjhhodlol |ec| vju udlo{mj lod|cb |{oc|hod| j{ {oycf{"
vju hu~| njhybo|o |ec| }j{a cdl hcao ~u{o vju{ lod|f~|
~odl~ {osuo~|ol njd`f{hc|fjd {oyj{|~ j{ U({cv~ |j |eo J``fno
j` Holfncb ^o{pfno~$
F` vju }f~e |j cpjfl ecpfdm luybfnc|o pcnnfdc|fjd~" vju
~ejubl njd|cn| vju{ yev~fnfcd~ j``fno" jk|cfd c njyv
j` vju{ fhhudfwc|fjd {onj{l" cdl k{fdm f| |j vju{ y{o(
loyc{|u{o j{fod|c|fjd$ F` vju ecpo cdv fhhudfwc|fjd~ y{fj{
|j Yocno Nj{y~ ~o{pfno" |eo Yocno Nj{y~ ncddj| {ofhku{~o
vju `j{ |eo nj~|$ \eo Yocno Nj{y~ }fbb y{jpflo cbb |eo
fhhudfwc|fjd~ dono~~c{v `j{ vju{ jpo{~oc~ c~~fmdhod|c|vju{ y{o(loyc{|u{o j{fod|c|fjd cdl ~ej{|bv c`|o{ vju c{{fpo fd
Hcu{f|cdfc$
K{fdm c |e{oo(hjd|e ~uyybv j` cdv y{o~n{fy|fjd j{ jpo{(|eo(
njud|o{ holfnc|fjd vju u~o jd c {omubc{ kc~f~" fdnbulfdm kf{|e
njd|{jb yfbb~$ Cb|ejume |eo Yocno Nj{y~ ncddj| {ofhku{~o
vju `j{ |ef~ |e{oo(hjd|e ~uyybv" }o }fbb j{lo{ {o`fbb~ j` vju{
y{o~n{fy|fjd holfnfdo lu{fdm vju{ ~o{pfno$ Vju{ {o`fbb hcv ko c
modo{fn holfnc|fjd j{ cd osufpcbod| holfnc|fjd$
]efbo c}cf|fdm ~efyhod|" }efne ncd |cao ~opo{cb hjd|e~" vju
}fbb ko loyodlod| jd vju{ j}d holfnc|fjd ~uyybv$ \eo Yocno
Nj{y~ }fbb dj| ycv `j{ eo{kcb j{ djdy{o~n{fkol holfnc|fjd~"
~une c~ ^|$ Gjed~ }j{|" mbunj~chfdo" ~obodfuh" j{ cd|fjflcd|
~uyybohod|~$
Vju c{o odnju{cmol |j k{fdm njyfo~ j` holfncb y{o~n{fy|fjd~
~fmdol kv vju{ yev~fnfcd$ \ef~ f~ dj| c {osuf{ohod|" ku| |eov
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hfme| njho fd ecdlv f` vju c{o suo~|fjdol fd |{cd~f| ckju|
nc{{vfdm c |e{oo(hjd|e ~uyybv j` y{o~n{fy|fjd l{um~$
F` vju }oc{ ovombc~~o~" k{fdm |}j ycf{~ }f|e vjuc ycf{ cdl
c ~yc{o" kj|e }f|e vju{ nu{{od| y{o~n{fy|fjd$ F` c ycf{ k{oca~"
|eo Yocno Nj{y~ }fbb {oybcno f|" u~fdm |eo fd`j{hc|fjd vju{
ljn|j{ fd |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~ y{jpflol jd |eo ovombc~~o~ `j{h
lu{fdm vju{ ochfdc|fjd$ \j {oluno vju{ {f~a j` lopobjyfdm c
~o{fju~ fd`on|fjd j{ j|eo{ ovo lf~oc~o" }o lf~nju{cmo vju `{jh
u~fdm njd|cn| bod~o~ lu{fdm vju{ Yocno Nj{y~ ~o{pfno$ Hj~|
Yocno Nj{y~ njud|{fo~ lj dj| ecpo cyy{jy{fc|o }c|o{ cdl
~cdf|c|fjd |j ~uyyj{| ovo nc{o }f|e |eo u~o j` njd|cn| bod~o~$
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ }fbb dj| ~uyybv j{ {oybcno njd|cn| bod~o~ j{
c~~jnfc|ol ~jbu|fjd~ udbo~~ |eof{ u~o ec~ kood {onjhhodlol
kv cd jye|ecbhjbjmf~| `j{ c ~yonf`fn holfncb njdlf|fjd cdl |eo
Yocno Nj{y~ J``fno j` Holfncb ^o{pfno~ ec~ mfpod cyy{jpcb$
F` vju c{o obfmfkbo `j{ Holfnc{o" c{o jpo{ ?9 voc{~ j` cmo"j{ ecpo c eocb|e njdlf|fjd |ec| hcv {o~|{fn| vju{ `u|u{o
yc{|fnfyc|fjd fd eocb|e nc{o ybcd~" vju hcv }f~e |j njd~ub|
cd fd~u{cdno ~yonfcbf~| ckju| udfsuo njpo{cmo dool~ ko`j{o
vju{ loyc{|u{o$ \eo Yocno Nj{y~ }fbb y{jpflo cbb dono~~c{v
eocb|e nc{o `{jh |eo |fho vju bocpo `j{ vju{ y{o(loyc{|u{o
j{fod|c|fjd ud|fb vju njhybo|o vju{ ~o{pfno$ ]eod vju `fdf~e"
vju }fbb ko od|f|bol |j |eo yj~|(~o{pfno eocb|e nc{o kodo`f|~lo~n{fkol fd |eoYocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{ Ecdlkjja$ Vju
hcv }f~e |j njd~flo{ aooyfdm cd of~|fdm eocb|e ybcd fd
o``on| lu{fdm vju{ ~o{pfno f` vju |efda cmo cdl*j{ y{o(of~|fdm
njdlf|fjd~ hfme| y{opod| vju `{jh {o(od{jbbfdm fd vju{
nu{{od| ybcd }eod vju {o|u{d ejho$
^c`o|v cdl ^onu{f|vJu{ Yc{|do{~efy
^o{pfdm c~ c Pjbud|oo{ jpo{~oc~ od|cfb~ no{|cfd ~c`o|v
cdl ~onu{f|v {f~a~$ Bfpfdm cdl |{cpobfdm fd cd ud`chfbfc{
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odpf{jdhod|" c bfhf|ol udlo{~|cdlfdm j` |eo bjncb bcdmucmo
cdl nub|u{o" cdl |eo yo{noy|fjd j` kofdm c }ocb|ev Cho{fncd
c{o ~jho j` |eo `cn|j{~ |ec| ncd yu| c Pjbud|oo{ c| {f~a$Y{jyo{|v |eo`| cdl ku{mbc{fo~ c{o dj| udnjhhjd$ Fdnflod|~
j` yev~fncb cdl ~oucb c~~cub| lj jnnu{" cb|ejume cbhj~| cbb
Pjbud|oo{~ njhybo|o |eof{ |}j voc{~ j` ~o{pfno }f|eju| ~o{fju~
yo{~jdcb ~c`o|v y{jkboh~$ Fd cllf|fjd" hj{o |ecd 5> yo{nod|
j` Pjbud|oo{~ ~u{povol fd |eo ;995 Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{
^u{pov ~cv |eov }jubl gjfd |eo Yocno Nj{y~ cmcfd$
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ cyy{jcneo~ ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v c~ c
yc{|do{~efy }f|e vju$ \ef~ ]obnjho Kjja njd|cfd~ ~on|fjd~
jd7 Bfpfdm Njdlf|fjd~ cdl Pjbud|oo{ Bf`o~|vbo1 Yocno Nj{y~
\{cfdfdm1 cdl Vju{ Eocb|e Nc{o cdl ^c`o|v$ Cbb j` |eo~o
~on|fjd~ fdnbulo fhyj{|cd| ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v fd`j{hc|fjd$
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ hcao~ opo{v o``j{| |j mfpo Pjbud|oo{~ |eo
|jjb~ |eov dool |j `udn|fjd fd |eo ~c`o~| cdl hj~| ~onu{o }cvyj~~fkbo" koncu~o }j{afdm |j hcfhfwo |eo ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v
j` Pjbud|oo{~ f~ ju{ efmeo~| y{fj{f|v$ Dj| jdbv lj }o y{jpflo
vju }f|e |{cfdfdm cdl |jjb~ |j y{oyc{o `j{ |eo udoyon|ol" ku|
}o |ocne vju |j flod|f`v" hfdfhfwo cdl hcdcmo |eo {f~a~ vju
hcv odnjud|o{$
@cn|j{~ |ec| Njd|{fku|o |j Pjbud|oo{ [f~a
\eo{o c{o ~opo{cb `cn|j{~ |ec| ncd eofme|od c Pjbud|oo{~
{f~a" hcdv j` }efne c{o }f|efd |eo Pjbud|oo{~ njd|{jb$
Kv `c{ |eo hj~| njhhjd n{fho fdnflod|~ |ec| Pjbud|oo{~
oyo{fodno c{o |eo`|~$ @{osuod|bv |eo~o jnnu{ fd n{j}lol
bjnc|fjd~" ~une c~ hc{ao|~ j{ jd yukbfn |{cd~yj{|c|fjd"
j{ c{o luo |j Pjbud|oo{~ bocpfdm f|oh~ udc||odlol$ Hj{o
~o{fju~ c~~cub|~" ej}opo{" lj jnnc~fjdcbbv jnnu{$ Kc~ol jd
fd`j{hc|fjd mc|eo{ol `{jh fdnflod| {oyj{|~ }j{bl}flo fd
;99=" |eo `jbbj}fdm `cn|j{~ ~|cdl ju| c~ {f~a nec{cn|o{f~|fn~
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c{oc~ j` njdno{d ~j |ec| vju ncd {oluno |eo {f~a~ vju `cno$@j{ ochybo" eo{o c{o ~jho ~|{c|omfo~ Pjbud|oo{~ ohybjv7
^|{c|omfo~ |j {oluno |eo {f~a*fhycn| j` |eo`|7
Adj} |eo odpf{jdhod| cdl nejj~o ~c`o {ju|o~*|fho~
`j{ |{cpob
Cpjfl efme(n{fho c{oc~ yo{ Yocno Nj{y~ muflcdno
Adj} |eo pjnckubc{v |j mo| eoby fd cd oho{modnv Nc{{v pcbuckbo~ fd lf``o{od| yjnao|~*ybcno~
Nc{{v c +luhhv+ }cbbo| c~ c lonjv
^|{c|omfo~ |j {oluno |eo {f~a*fhycn| j` ku{mbc{v7
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Yu| ~|{jdm bjna~ jd ljj{~ cdl aooy pcbuckbo~ fd c
bjna kj j{ |{uda
Bocpo f{{oybcnockbo jkgon|~ c| ejho fd |eo _$^$
@jbbj} Yocno Nj{y~ muflobfdo~ jd hcfd|cfdfdm
ejho ~onu{f|v
Yu{nec~o |eo Yocno Nj{y~ {onjhhodlol yo{~jdcb
y{jyo{|v fd~u{cdno
^|{c|omfo~ |j {oluno |eo {f~a*fhycn| j` c~~cub|7
Hcao `{fodl~ }f|e bjncb yojybo }ej c{o {o~yon|ol fd |eo
njhhudf|v
Hcao ~u{o vju{ cyyoc{cdno f~ {o~yon|`ub j` bjncb nu~|jh~1
ljd| l{c} domc|fpo c||od|fjd |j vju{~ob` kv }oc{fdm
fdcyy{jy{fc|o nbj|efdm
Mo| |j adj} bjncb j``fnfcb~" yjbfno" cdl dofmekj{~
\{cpob }f|e ~jhojdo |{u~|ol kv vju{ njhhudf|v
}eodopo{ yj~~fkbo
Cpjfl adj}d efme n{fho c{oc~
Bfhf| cbnjejb njd~uhy|fjd
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Fd Hc{ne ;99>" |eo Yocno Nj{y~ n{oc|ol |eo J``fno j`
^c`o|v cdl ^onu{f|v }f|e f|~ hf~~fjd |j `j~|o{ fhy{jpolnjhhudfnc|fjd" njj{lfdc|fjd" jpo{~fme|" cdl cnnjud|ckfbf|v j`
cbb Yocno Nj{y~ ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v o``j{|~$ \ef~ j``fno f~ bol
kv cd c~~jnfc|o lf{on|j{ `j{ ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v }ej {oyj{|~ |j
|eo Yocno Nj{y~ Lf{on|j{ cdl fdnbulo~ lfpf~fjd~ }efne `jnu~
jd Pjbud|oo{ ~c`o|v cdl jpo{~oc~ ~onu{f|v cdl n{fho ~|c|f~|fn~
cdl cdcbv~f~$
F` c |{cfdoo j{ Pjbud|oo{ f~ |eo pfn|fh j` c ~c`o|v fdnflod|"Yocno Nj{y~ ~|c`` f~ y{oyc{ol |j y{jpflo ~uyyj{|$ Cbb Yocno
Nj{y~ yj~|~ ecpo y{jnolu{o~ fd ybcno |j {o~yjdl |j fdnflod|~
j` n{fho njhhf||ol cmcfd~| Pjbud|oo{~$ \eo `f{~| y{fj{f|v
`j{ cbb yj~|~ fd |eo c`|o{hc|e j` cd fdnflod| f~ |j od~u{o
|eo Pjbud|oo{ f~ ~c`o cdl {onofpfdm holfncb |{oc|hod| c~
doolol$ C`|o{ c~~u{fdm |eo ~c`o|v j` |eo Pjbud|oo{" Yocno
Nj{y~ ~|c`` hohko{~ y{jpflo ~uyyj{| kv {oc~~o~~fdm |eoPjbud|oo{~ }j{a~f|o cdl eju~fdm c{{cdmohod|~ cdl hcafdm
cdv clgu~|hod|~" c~ doolol$ Fd ~jho nc~o~" |eo dc|u{o j` |eo
fdnflod| hcv dono~~f|c|o c ~f|o j{ eju~fdm |{cd~`o{$ Yocno
Nj{y~ ~|c`` }fbb cb~j c~~f~| Pjbud|oo{~ }f|e y{o~o{pfdm |eof{
{fme|~ |j yu{~uo bomcb ~cdn|fjd~ cmcfd~| |eo yo{yo|{c|j{~ j` |eo
n{fho$ F| f~ po{v fhyj{|cd| |ec| Pjbud|oo{~ {oyj{| fdnflod|~ c~
|eov jnnu{" dj| jdbv |j y{j|on| |eof{ yoo{ Pjbud|oo{~" ku| cb~j|j y{o~o{po |eo `u|u{o {fme| |j y{j~onu|o$ ^ejubl Pjbud|oo{~
lonflo bc|o{ fd |eo y{jno~~ |ec| |eov }cd| |j y{jnool }f|e |eo
y{j~onu|fjd j` |eof{ c~~cfbcd|" |ef~ jy|fjd hcv dj bjdmo{ of~|
f` |eo opflodno j` |eo opod| ec~ dj| kood y{o~o{pol c| |eo
|fho j` |eo fdnflod|$
N{fho Lc|c `j{ Hcu{f|cdfc
\eo njud|{v(~yonf`fn lc|c nec{| kobj} ~ej}~ |eo fdnflodno
{c|o~ cdl |eo cpo{cmo duhko{ j` fdnflod|~ j` |eo hcgj{ |vyo~
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j` ~c`o|v fdnflod|~ {oyj{|ol kv Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{~*
|{cfdoo~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc c~ njhyc{ol |j cbb j|eo{ C`{fnc
y{jm{ch~ c~ c }ejbo" `{jh ;99;;990$ F| f~ y{o~od|ol |j vjufd c ~jho}ec| |onedfncb hcddo{ `j{ ~|c|f~|fncb cnnu{cnv$
\j `ubbv cyy{onfc|o |eo njbbon|ol lc|c kobj}" cd oybcdc|fjd j`
|eo m{cye f~ y{jpflol c~ `jbbj}~7
\eo fdnflodno {c|o `j{ ocne |vyo j` n{fho f~ |eo duhko{ j`
n{fho opod|~ {obc|fpo |j |eo Pjbud|oo{*|{cfdoo yjyubc|fjd$
F| f~ oy{o~~ol jd |eo nec{| c~ c {c|fj j` n{fho |j Pjbud|oo{
cdl |{cfdoo voc{~ %j{ P*\ voc{~" }efne f~ c hoc~u{o j` 3; `ubbhjd|e~ j` P*\ ~o{pfno |j cbbj} `j{ c ~|c|f~|fncbbv pcbfl }cv |j
njhyc{o n{fho lc|c cn{j~~ njud|{fo~$ Cd fdnflod| f~ c
3\eo cpo{cmo duhko{~ j` fdnflod|~ c{o fd yc{od|eo~f~ cdl osucb |eo cpo{cmo{oyj{|ol c~~cub|~ `j{ ocne voc{ ko|}ood ;99>;99=$
;Fdnflod| {c|o~ osucb |eo duhko{ j` c~~cub|~ yo{ 399 Pjbud|oo{~ cdl |{cfdoo~yo{ voc{ %P*\ voc{~$ ^fdno hj~| ~oucb c~~cub|~ jnnu{ cmcfd~| `ohcbo~" jdbv`ohcbo P*\~ c{o ncbnubc|ol fd {cyo~ cdl j|eo{ ~oucb c~~cub|~$ Duhko{~ j`fdnflod|~ c{o cyy{jfhc|o luo |j {judlfdm$
>Lc|c njbbon|fjd `j{ HC_[F\CDFC komcd c~ j` ;99>1 luo |j |eo ~hcbb duhko{j` P*\ voc{~" fdnflodno {c|o~ ~ejubl ko fd|o{y{o|ol }f|e ncu|fjd$
Y{fj{ |j NF[@ cdl y{fj{ |j ;990" J|eo{ ^oucb C~~cub|~ }o{o |o{hol Hfdj{^oucb C~~cub|$ cdl J|eo{ Yev~fncb C~~cub|~ }o{o |o{hol Hfdj{ Yev~fncb
C~~cub| yo{ CD^^ lo`fdf|fjd~$
^ju{no lc|c jd fdnflod|~ c{o l{c}d `{jh C~~cub| Dj|f`fnc|fjd ^u{pofbbcdno^v~|oh %CD^^" Oyflohfjbjmfn ^u{pofbbcdno ^v~|oh %O^^" cdl N{fhoFdnflod| [oyj{|fdm @j{h %NF[@1 |eo fd`j{hc|fjd f~ cnnu{c|o c~ j` 3;(5(95$
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~yonf`fn j``od~o" yo{ Yocno Nj{y~- nbc~~f`fnc|fjd j` j``od~o~"
cdl hcv fdpjbpo jdo j{ hj{o Pjbud|oo{*|{cfdoo pfn|fh~$ @j{
ochybo" f` |}j Pjbud|oo{~ c{o {jkkol c| |eo ~cho |fho cdlybcno" |ef~ f~ nbc~~f`fol c~ jdo {jkko{v fdnflod|$
\eo nec{| f~ ~oyc{c|ol fd|j |eo ofme| hj~| njhhjdbv
jnnu{{fdm c~~cub| |vyo~$ \eo~o fdnbulo pcdlcbf~h %hcbfnfju~
lo`cnohod| j{ lchcmo j` y{jyo{|v1 |eo`| %|cafdm }f|eju|
`j{no j{ fbbomcb od|{v1 ku{mbc{v %`j{nfkbo od|{v j` c {o~flodno1
{jkko{v %|cafdm ~jho|efdm kv `j{no1 hfdj{ yev~fncb c~~cub|
%c||cnafdm }f|eju| c }ocyjd }f|e hfdj{ fdgu{fo~1 hfdj{
~oucb c~~cub| %`jdlbfdm" m{jyfdm" o|n$1 cmm{cpc|ol c~~cub|
%c||cnafdm }f|e c }ocyjd" cdl*j{ }f|eju| c }ocyjd }eod
~o{fju~ fdgu{v {o~ub|~1 cdl {cyo %~oucb fd|o{nju{~o }f|eju|
njd~od|$
]eod cd|fnfyc|fdm Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{ ~o{pfno" vju ~ejubl
{opfo} cbb j` |eo ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v fd`j{hc|fjd y{jpflol|j vju" fdnbulfdm |eo ~|{c|omfo~ |j {oluno {f~a$ \e{jumeju|
vju{ |{cfdfdm cdl Pjbud|oo{ ~o{pfno" vju }fbb ko oyon|ol |j
~unno~~`ubbv njhybo|o cbb |{cfdfdm njhyo|odnfo~ fd c pc{fo|v j`
c{oc~ fdnbulfdm ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v$ Jdno fd(njud|{v" u~o |eo
|jjb~ cdl fd`j{hc|fjd ~ec{ol }f|e vju |j {ohcfd c~ ~c`o cdl
~onu{o c~ yj~~fkbo$
]ec| f` vju konjho c pfn|fh j` c pfjbod| n{fho:
@o} Yocno Nj{y~ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o pfn|fh~ j` ~o{fju~ n{fho~
cdl" dc|u{cbbv" n{fho~ |ec| jnnu{ jpo{~oc~ c{o fdpo~|fmc|ol
cdl y{j~onu|ol kv bjncb cu|ej{f|fo~ |e{jume |eo bjncb nju{|~
~v~|oh$ F` vju c{o |eo pfn|fh j` c n{fho" f| f~ uy |j vju f` vju
}f~e |j yu{~uo y{j~onu|fjd$ F` vju lonflo |j y{j~onu|o" Yocno
Nj{y~ }fbb ko |eo{o |j c~~f~| vju$ \eo J``fno j` ^c`o|v cdl^onu{f|v" |e{jume ju{ {omfjdcbbv(kc~ol Yocno Nj{y~ ~c`o|v cdl
~onu{f|v j``fno{~" }fbb }j{a }f|e |eo ~onu{f|v j``fno{ c| |eo _$^$
ohkc~~v cdl |eo ~|c`` c| |eo Yocno Nj{y~ j``fno fd(njud|{v
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|j njj{lfdc|o }f|e bjncb yjbfno cdl y{j~onu|j{~$ Jdo j` ju{
|c~a~ f~ |j od~u{o vju c{o `ubbv fd`j{hol j` vju{ jy|fjd~ cdl
udlo{~|cdl ej} |eo bjncb bomcb y{jno~~ }j{a~$ ]o c{o eo{o |jy{jpflo ~uyyj{| cdl c~~f~|cdno opo{v ~|oy j` |eo }cv$ Yocno
Nj{y~ }fbb eoby vju od~u{o vju{ {fme|~ c{o y{j|on|ol |j |eo
`ubbo~| o|od| yj~~fkbo udlo{ |eo bc}~ j` |eo njud|{v$
F` vju c{o |eo pfn|fh j` c ~o{fju~ n{fho" mo| |j c ~c`o bjnc|fjd
c~ sufnabv c~ yj~~fkbo cdl njd|cn| vju{ Yocno Nj{y~ j``fno$ F|~
fhyj{|cd| |ec| vju dj|f`v Yocno Nj{y~ c~ ~jjd c~ vju ncd ~j
}o ncd mo| vju |eo eoby vju dool$
^onu{f|v F~~uo~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc
]eod f| njho~ |j vju{ ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v fd |eo Yocno Nj{y~"
vju ecpo |j ko }fbbfdm |j clcy| vju{ koecpfj{ cdl bf`o~|vbo
|j hfdfhfwo |eo yj|od|fcb `j{ kofdm c |c{mo| j` n{fho$ C~
}f|e cdv}eo{o fd |eo }j{bl" n{fho ljo~ of~| fd Hcu{f|cdfc$Vju ncd {oluno vju{ {f~a j` konjhfdm c |c{mo| `j{ n{fho kv
cpjflfdm ~f|uc|fjd~ |ec| hcao vju `oob udnjh`j{|ckbo cdl kv
|cafdm y{oncu|fjd~$ N{fho c| |eo pfbbcmo j{ |j}d bopob f~ bo~~
`{osuod| |ecd fd Djucanej||1 yojybo adj} ocne j|eo{ cdl
modo{cbbv }fbb dj| ~|ocb `{jh |eof{ dofmekj{~$ \eo `jbbj}fdm c{o
~c`o|v njdno{d~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc vju ~ejubl ko c}c{o j`7
[jkko{v*ku{mbc{vEjho~ j` ~jho Pjbud|oo{~ ecpo kood
ku{mbc{fwol fd |eo yc~|" cdl Pjbud|oo{~ ~ejubl |cao |eo ~cho
y{oncu|fjd~ |eov }jubl fd |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~$ \eo Yocno Nj{y~
njpo{~ y{jyo{ ejho ~c`o|v lu{fdm |{cfdfdm" cdl {osuf{o~
bcdlbj{l~ |j fd~|cbb bjna~ jd cbb Pjbud|oo{ ejho~ %ljj{~ cdl
}fdlj}~$
Ec{c~~hod|Pjbud|oo{~ ecpo {oyj{|ol pc{vfdm bopob~ j`
ec{c~~hod| lu{fdm |eof{ ~o{pfno$ ]efbo nefbl{od ncd ko c
njd~|cd| duf~cdnoc~afdm `j{ yod~" ncdlv" cdl hjdov1
ncbbfdm Pjbud|oo{~ dcho~1 cdl ~jho|fho~ |e{j}fdm {jna~
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opod club|~ ncd ko |{jukbo~jho$ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o ~jho|fho~
~ukgon|ol |j jpo{| ~oucb njhhod|~" yo{~f~|od| lohcdl~
`j{ hjdov j{ c pf~c `j{ |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~" fd|od~o y{o~~u{o|j njdpo{| |j F~bch" kofdm ncbbol lo{jmc|j{v dcho~" j{
ec{c~~hod| kc~ol jd {cno j{ dc|fjdcbf|v$ \ef~ |odl~ |j ecyyod
hj{o j`|od fd bc{mo{ nf|fo~ }eo{o |eo Pjbud|oo{ f~ dj| c~ }obb(
adj}d$ ^|{c|omfo~ `j{ locbfdm cdl njyfdm }f|e ec{c~~hod| c{o
njpo{ol lu{fdm y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm$
\e{oc| j` ~oucb c~~cub|Pjbud|oo{~ ecpo kood |c{mo|~ j`
~oucb c~~cub| fd Hcu{f|cdfc$ N{j~~(nub|u{cb lf``o{odno~ fd
modlo{ {obc|fjd~ c{o j`|od c~~jnfc|ol }f|e ~oucb c~~cub|~"
cdl |eo c~~cfbcd| f~ j`|od adj}d |j |eo Pjbud|oo{$ \onedfsuo~
|cume| fd Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc~ |{cfdfdm y{jm{ch {omc{lfdm
~oucb c~~cub|~ ncd ~o{fju~bv hfdfhfwo vju{ {f~a$ Pjbud|oo{~
c{o u{mol |j {oyj{| cbb c~~cub|~ cdl |e{oc|~ j` c~~cub| |j
|eo Yocno Nj{y~ holfncb j``fno{ ~j ~|c`` ncd {o~yjdl }f|e
cyy{jy{fc|o ~uyyj{|$ Dj|o |ec| ~o ju|~flo j` hc{{fcmo f~ dj|
bjjaol uyjd `cpj{ckbv fd Hcu{f|cdfc" cdl jyodbv lf~{omc{lfdm
|ef~ dj{h hcv gojyc{lfwo vju{ ~c`o|v cdl*j{ ckfbf|v |j lopobjy
hu|ucbbv {o~yon|`ub {obc|fjd~efy~ fd vju{ njhhudf|v cdl c|
vju{ gjk$
^|cvfdm ^c`o7 Ljd| Ko c \c{mo| `j{ N{fho
Vju hu~| ko y{oyc{ol |j |cao jd c bc{mo {o~yjd~fkfbf|v `j{
vju{ j}d ~c`o|v$ Jdbv vju ncd hcao vju{~ob` bo~~ j` c |c{mo|"
od~u{o |ec| vju{ eju~o f~ ~onu{o" cdl lopobjy {obc|fjd~
fd vju{ njhhudf|v |ec| }fbb odecdno vju{ cnnoy|cdno$ Fd
njhfdm |j Hcu{f|cdfc" lj }ec| vju }jubl lj f` vju hjpol |j
c bc{mo nf|v fd |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~7 ko ncu|fju~" neona |efdm~
ju|" c~a suo~|fjd~" boc{d ckju| vju{ dofmekj{ejjl" adj}}eo{o |eo hj{o {f~av bjnc|fjd~ c{o" u~o njhhjd ~od~o" cdl
ko c}c{o$ Vju ncd {oluno vju{ pubdo{ckfbf|v |j n{fho kv
fd|om{c|fdm fd|j vju{ njhhudf|v" boc{dfdm |eo bjncb bcdmucmo"
cn|fdm {o~yjd~fkbv" cdl ckflfdm kv Yocno Nj{y~ yjbfnfo~ cdl
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y{jnolu{o~$ ^o{pfdm ~c`obv cdl o``on|fpobv fd Hcu{f|cdfc
hcv {osuf{o |ec| vju cnnoy| ~jho {o~|{fn|fjd~ jd vju{ nu{{od|
bf`o~|vbo$
Pjbud|oo{~ c||{cn| c bj| j` c||od|fjd fd bc{mo nf|fo~ cdl c|
|eof{ ~f|o~" ku| {onofpo `c{ hj{o domc|fpo c||od|fjd fd efmebv
yjyubc|ol nod|o{~" }eo{o |eov c{o cdjdvhju~$ Fd ~hcbbo{
|j}d~" ej~| `chfbv" `{fodl~" cdl njbbocmuo~ bjja ju| `j{
|eoh$ ]efbo }ef~|bo~ cdl onbchc|fjd~ c{o `cf{bv njhhjd
jd |eo ~|{oo|" |ef~ koecpfj{ ncd ko {olunol f` vju l{o~~
njd~o{pc|fpobv" cpjfl ovo njd|cn|" cdl lj dj| {o~yjdl |j
ud}cd|ol c||od|fjd$ Aooy vju{ hjdov ju| j` ~fme|u~o cd
udlo{mc{hod| hjdov yjune" ~une c~ |eo afdl |ec| ecdm~
c{judl vju{ dona cdl ~|cv~ efllod udlo{ vju{ ~ef{| j{ fd~flo
vju{ njc|$ Lj dj| aooy vju{ hjdov fd ju|~flo yjnao|~ j`
kcnaycna~" fd njc| yjnao|~" j{ fd `cddv ycna~$ Vju ~ejubl
cb}cv~ }cba }f|e c njhycdfjd c| dfme|$
Y{oyc{fdm `j{ |eo _doyon|ol7 ^c`o|v \{cfdfdm
cdl Pjbud|oo{ ^uyyj{| fd Hcu{f|cdfc
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ cyy{jcne |j ~c`o|v f~ c `fpo(y{jdmol ybcd |j
eoby vju ~|cv ~c`o lu{fdm vju{ |}j(voc{ ~o{pfno cdl fdnbulo~
|eo `jbbj}fdm7 fd`j{hc|fjd ~ec{fdm" Pjbud|oo{ |{cfdfdm"
~f|o ~obon|fjd n{f|o{fc" c lo|cfbol oho{modnv cn|fjd ybcd"cdl y{j|jnjb~ `j{ cll{o~~fdm ~c`o|v cdl ~onu{f|v fdnflod|~$
Hcu{f|cdfc~ fd(njud|{v ~c`o|v y{jm{ch f~ ju|bfdol kobj}$
\eo Yocno Nj{y~*Hcu{f|cdfc j``fno }fbb aooy Pjbud|oo{~
fd`j{hol j` cdv f~~uo~ |ec| hcv fhycn| Pjbud|oo{ ~c`o|v
|e{jume fd`j{hc|fjd ~ec{fdm$ [omubc{ uylc|o~ }fbb ko y{jpflol
fd Pjbud|oo{ do}~bo||o{~ cdl fd hohj{cdlc `{jh |eo njud|{vlf{on|j{$ Fd |eo opod| j` c n{f|fncb ~f|uc|fjd j{ oho{modnv"
Pjbud|oo{~ }fbb ko njd|cn|ol |e{jume |eo oho{modnv
njhhudfnc|fjd do|}j{a$ Cd fhyj{|cd| njhyjdod| j` |eo
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Ej} hune bummcmo }fbb F ko cbbj}ol |j k{fdm |j Hcu{f|cdfc:
Hj~| cf{bfdo~ ecpo kcmmcmo ~fwo cdl }ofme| bfhf|~ cdl c~~o~~
nec{mo~ `j{ |{cd~yj{| j` kcmmcmo |ec| onool~ |ef~ cbbj}cdno$
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ ec~ f|~ j}d ~fwo cdl }ofme| bfhf|~ cdl }fbb
dj| ycv |eo nj~| j` |{cd~yj{| `j{ kcmmcmo |ec| onool~ |eo~o
bfhf|~$ \eo cu|ej{fwol kcmmcmo cbbj}cdno f~ |}j neonaol
yfono~ j` bummcmo }f|e njhkfdol lfhod~fjd~ j` kj|e yfono~
dj| |j onool 39= fdneo~ %bodm|e ! }fl|e ! eofme| cdl c
nc{{v(jd kcm }f|e lfhod~fjd~ j` dj hj{o |ecd
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]eod ncd F |cao pcnc|fjd cdl ecpo yojybo pf~f| ho:
Ocne Pjbud|oo{ cnn{uo~ |}j pcnc|fjd lcv~ yo{ hjd|e j`
~o{pfno %onbulfdm |{cfdfdm$ Bocpo hcv dj| ko |caod lu{fdm|{cfdfdm" |eo `f{~| |e{oo hjd|e~ j` ~o{pfno" j{ |eo bc~| |e{oo
hjd|e~ j` ~o{pfno" onoy| fd njdgudn|fjd }f|e cd cu|ej{fwol
oho{modnv bocpo$ @chfbv cdl `{fodl~ c{o }obnjho |j pf~f|
vju c`|o{ y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm cdl |eo `f{~| |e{oo hjd|e~ j`
~o{pfno c~ bjdm c~ |eof{ ~|cv ljo~ dj| fd|o{`o{o }f|e vju{ }j{a$
O|odlol ~|cv~ c| vju{ ~f|o c{o dj| odnju{cmol cdl hcv
{osuf{o yo{hf~~fjd `{jh vju{ njud|{v lf{on|j{$ \eo YocnoNj{y~ f~ dj| ckbo |j y{jpflo vju{ pf~f|j{~ }f|e pf~c j{
|{cpob c~~f~|cdno$
]fbb hv kobjdmfdm~ ko njpo{ol kv fd~u{cdno:
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ ljo~ dj| y{jpflo fd~u{cdno njpo{cmo `j{
yo{~jdcb o``on|~$ Ej}opo{" ~une fd~u{cdno ncd ko yu{nec~ol
ko`j{o vju bocpo$ _b|fhc|obv" Pjbud|oo{~ c{o {o~yjd~fkbo
`j{ |eo ~c`oaooyfdm j` |eof{ yo{~jdcb kobjdmfdm~$ F` vju
}f~e" vju hcv njd|cn| vju{ j}d fd~u{cdno njhycdv1
cllf|fjdcbbv" fd~u{cdno cyybfnc|fjd `j{h~ }fbb ko y{jpflol"
cdl }o odnju{cmo vju |j njd~flo{ |eoh nc{o`ubbv$ Cllf|fjdcb
fd`j{hc|fjd ckju| fd~u{cdno ~ejubl ko jk|cfdol kv ncbbfdm |eo
njhycdv lf{on|bv$ Pjbud|oo{~ c{o ncu|fjdol dj| |j ~efy j{ |cao
pcbuckbo f|oh~ jpo{~oc~$ Go}ob{v" }c|neo~" {clfj~" ncho{c~"
cdl oyod~fpo cyybfcdno~ c{o ~ukgon| |j bj~~" |eo`|" cdl
k{ocacmo" cdl fd hcdv ybcno~" ~c|f~`cn|j{v hcfd|odcdno cdl
{oycf{ ~o{pfno~ c{o dj| cpcfbckbo$
Lj F dool cd fd|o{dc|fjdcb l{fpo{~ bfnod~o:
Pjbud|oo{~ fd Hcu{f|cdfc lj dj| dool |j mo| cd fd|o{dc|fjdcb
l{fpo{~ bfnod~o$ Jyo{c|fjd j` y{fpc|obv(j}dol poefnbo~ f~
y{jefkf|ol$ Hj~| u{kcd |{cpob f~ kv ku~ j{ |cf$ [u{cb |{cpob
{cdmo~ `{jh ku~o~" hfdf(ku~o~" cdl |{una~" |j ljdaov nc{|~"
cdl c bj| j` }cbafdm$
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]ec| ~ejubl F k{fdm c~ mf`|~ `j{ Hcu{f|cdfc `{fodl~ cdl hv
ej~| `chfbv:
\ef~ f~ dj| c {osuf{ohod|$ C |jaod j` `{fodl~efy f~ ~u``fnfod|$^jho mf`| ~ummo~|fjd~ fdnbulo adfnaadcna~ `j{ |eo eju~o1
yfn|u{o~" kjja~" j{ ncbodlc{~ j` Cho{fncd ~nodo~1 ~hcbb
`bc~ebfme|~" `{cho~" j{ yej|j cbkuh~1 ~jupodf{~ `{jh vju{
c{oc1 j{ yej|j~ |j mfpo c}cv$
]eo{o }fbb hv ~f|o c~~fmdhod| ko }eod F `fdf~e |{cfdfdm cdl
ej} f~jbc|ol }fbb F ko:
Yocno Nj{y~ |{cfdoo~ c{o c~~fmdol |j fdlfpflucb ~f|o~ lu{fdm
|eo |ef{l }ooa j` y{o(~o{pfno |{cfdfdm$ \ef~ mfpo~ |eo Yocno
Nj{y~ ~|c`` |eo jyyj{|udf|v |j c~~o~~ ocne |{cfdoo~ |onedfncb
cdl bcdmucmo ~afbb~ y{fj{ |j c~~fmdfdm ~f|o~" fd cllf|fjd |j
`fdcbfwfdm ~f|o ~obon|fjd~ }f|e |eof{ hfdf~|{v njud|o{yc{|~$ Hj~|
Pjbud|oo{~ }fbb bfpo fd ~hcbb |j}d~ j{ fd {u{cb pfbbcmo~" ku| }fbb
u~ucbbv ko }f|efd jdo eju{ `{jh |eo doc{o~| Pjbud|oo{$ ^jho
~f|o~ }fbb {osuf{o c 39( |j 3;(eju{ l{fpo `{jh |eo ncyf|cb$ \eo{o
}fbb ko c| boc~| jdo Pjbud|oo{ kc~ol fd ocne j` |eo {omfjdcb
ncyf|cb~ cdl ckju| `ju{ |j ~opod Pjbud|oo{~ fd |eo ncyf|cb nf|v$
Ej} ncd hv `chfbv njd|cn| ho fd cd oho{modnv:
\eo Yocno Nj{y~ J``fno j` ^yonfcb ^o{pfno~ %J^^ y{jpflo~
c~~f~|cdno fd ecdlbfdm oho{modnfo~ c``on|fdm |{cfdoo~ cdl
Pjbud|oo{~ j{ |eof{ `chfbfo~$ Ko`j{o bocpfdm |eo _df|ol ^|c|o~"
vju ~ejubl fd~|{un| vju{ `chfbv |j dj|f`v J^^ fhholfc|obv
f` cd oho{modnv c{f~o~" ~une c~ c ~o{fju~ fbbdo~~ j{ loc|e j`
c `chfbv hohko{$ J^^ ncd ko {ocneol c| cdv |fho %;
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Ncd F ncbb ejho `{jh Hcu{f|cdfc:
Vo~$ F| f~ u~ucbbv yj~~fkbo |j ncbb