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tnfoc `o sngh `ostfojhs" whrh fjtufbby tah rnnt ndtansh fppb`hc `o pr`vfth
b`t`ift`no uochr tah Bfoafg Fjt"0 spfjh jnostrf`ots rhqu`rh f dnjus no tah bftthr/
@o Ohstbh" f jfsh nvhr irfy'gfrlht janjnbfths" tah c`str`jt jnurt rubhc dnr tah
`gpnrthr'chdhocfot/ Sah jnurt fjlonwbhcihc tah hx`sthojh nd jfsh bfw `o wa`ja
tah Bfoafg Fjt \afc mhhoW ushc tn upanbc `odr`oihghot my f ihou`oh prncujt"
mut nmshrvhc taft `o tansh c`spuths" tah uochrby`oi gnt`vh wfs f gfthr`fb
c`ddhrhojh wa`ja wnubc jfush jnosughr jnodus`no" c`ssft`sdfjt`no" foc
`rrhpfrfmbh afrg tn tah inncw`bb nd tah Xo`thc Ztfths trfchgfrl anbc\hrW/65 Ahrh"
my jnotrfst" tah c`str`jt jnurt afc jbnshby hxfg`ohc tah `oc`v`cufb janjnbfths"
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uoc`st`oiu`safmbh/66
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drfg`oi tah `oqu`ry drng tah phrsphjt`vh nd mrfoc nwohrs w`sa`oi tn hoifih `o
gfrlht shighotft`no !rftahr tafo" sfy" jnosughrs w`sa`oi tn nmtf`o jngpfrfmbh
inncs ft tah bnwhst fvf`bfmbh pr`jh" stft`oi taft \ta`sW fpphfb rhqu`rhs us tn
fccrhss tah prnthjt`no taft trfchgfrl bfw fddnrcs f rhi`strfot fif`ost tah
`gpnrtft`no foc sfbh nd sn'jfbbhc irfy inncs" taft `s" trfchgfrlhc inncs
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thrr`tnr`fb hxjbus`v`ty/6=
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pr`oj`pbhs nd prnthjt`oi jnosughrs foc prnthjt`oi rhi`strfots foc tah`r
fss`iohhswa`ja tah jnurt chhghc tn mh b`olhc tn f jnojhpt nd thrr`tnr`fb
hxjbus`v`tyKucih Mrujh Zhbyf wrnth" dnr f uofo`gnus pfohb;
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nd ihou`oh inncs mhfr`oi f truh gfrl hvho tanuia suja sfbh `s w`tanut tah gfrl
nwohrs jnoshot" / / / tah gfx`g cnhs ont fppby waho ihou`oh" mut uofutanr`zhc"
`gpnrts c`ddhr gfthr`fbby drng futahot`j inncs futanr`zhc dnr sfbh `o tah cnghst`j
gfrlht/ / / / @o ntahr wnrcs" tah uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no foc sfbh nd gfthr`fbby
c`ddhrhot ghrjafoc`sh v`nbfths \tah Bfoafg FjtW mhjfush f c`ddhrhojh `o prncujts
mhfr`oi tah sfgh ofgh jnodushs jnosughrs foc `gp`oihs no tah bnjfb
trfchgfrl anbchrs inncw`bb/6:
@o tah pfohbs v`hw" tahrh wfs on ghjafo`jfb wfy tn chthrg`oh tah pn`ot
ft wa`ja f c`ddhrhojh mhjnghs gfthr`fb" mut `t jnubc jnod`chotby sfy taft tah
tarhsanbc nd gfthr`fb`ty `s fbwfys qu`th bnw `o suja jfshs/63 Mfshc no ta`s bfx
stfocfrc" tah jnurt dnuoc `t rhfc`by fppfrhot taft gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs hx`st
mhtwhho tah @tfb`fo foc Thohzuhbfo UH]XI@OF janjnbfths ft `ssuh `o tah
b`t`ift`no/ Sah pfohb fjlonwbhcihc taft \tWahsh c`ddhrhojhs wa`ja `gpb jfth
qufb`ty" jngpns`t`no" pfjlfi`oi" foc pr`jh frh ont nvhrwahbg`oi"68 mut dnuoc
taft \iW`vho tah bnw tarhsanbc nd gfthr`fb`ty taft fppb`hs `o irfy inncs jfshsf
6=Znj`hth chs Urncu`ts Ohstbh v/ Jfsf Ahbvht`f" 01= D/=c 4::" 4:8 !6st J`r/ 600=/
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stfocfrc taft tah pfohb `tshbd afc kust dnrgfb`zhctah fmnvh c`ss`g`bfr`t`hs frh
gfthr`fb `o tah fiirhifth/64 Srfchgfrl b`fm`b`ty dnr tah chdhocfot dnbbnwhc/
Jnurts prhs`c`oi nvhr Bfoafg Fjt irfy'inncs c`spuths `o tah wflh nd
Ohstbhafvh bfrihby fcnpthc tah D`rst J`rju`ts drfghwnrl/ @o Gfrt`os Ahrhoc
@gpnrts v/ C`fgnoc $ Ihg Srfc`oi XZF" dnr hxfgpbh" tah D`dta J`rju`t wrnth taft
`t wfs phrsufchc taft tah \OhstbhW thst" wa`ja d`ocs `odr`oihghot `d tah inncs snbc
my tah futanr`zhc cnghst`j c`str`mutnr foc tah chdhocfots dnrh`io inncs frh
gfthr`fbby c`ddhrhot" `s f snuoc noh" ft bhfst waho tah inncs `o quhst`no frh
a`iaby frt`st`j" buxury inncs/69 @o fo `bbug`oft`oi pfssfih" tah pfohb wrnth;
Nojh f trfchgfrl nwohr shbbs a`s prncujt" tah muyhr nrc`ofr`by gfy rhshbb tah
prncujt uochr tah nr`i`ofb gfrl w`tanut `ojurr`oi foy trfchgfrl bfw b`fm`b`ty/ Fo
fofbninus foc mhtthr lonwo d`rst sfbh rubh `s rhjnio`zhc `o tah jnpyr`iat
bfw" foc `s `ochhc jnc`d`hc `o tah Jnpyr`iat Fjt/ Sa`s rubh d`ocs `ts nr`i`os `o
tah jnggno bfw fvhrs`no tn b`g`t`oi tah fb`hoft`no nd phrsnofb prnphrty/ Fs noh
jnurt afs hxpbf`ohc" tah rft`nofbh mha`oc tah rubh `s taft fdthr tah d`rst sfbh" tah
pnb`jy dfvnr`oi f jnpyr`iat gnonpnby dnr futanrs i`vhs wfy tn pnb`j`hs c`sdfvnr`oi
rhstrf`ots nd trfch foc b`g`tft`nos no tah fb`hoft`no nd phrsnofb prnphrty/
Z`g`bfr pnb`j`hs uochrb`h rhjnio`t`no nd f d`rst sfbh rubh `o trfchgfrl bfw/
Yh jnojbuch taft ta`s rubh cnhs ont prnthjt \tah chdhocfotW/ D`rst" tah rubh
fppb`hs noby tn `chot`jfb ihou`oh inncs \focW \foW uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no gfywhbb turo fo ntahrw`sh ihou`oh prncujt `otn f jnuothrdh`t noh/
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Ntahr j`rju`ts dnbbnwhc su`t" gnst chjb`o`oi tn fcnpt tah D`dta J`rju`ts jfvhft
rhifrc`oi a`iaby frt`st`j" buxury inncs/ Saus" `o Cfv`cndd $ J`h" Z/F/ v/ UBC @otb
Jnrp/" tah Hbhvhota J`rju`t mhifo `ts np`o`no my rhjnio`z\`oiW tah ihohrfb rubh
taft f trfchgfrl nwohrs futanr`zhc `o`t`fb sfbh nd `ts prncujt hxafusts tah
64Mut shh `c/ ft 433 !Sah ush nd tah sfgh UH]XI@OF bfmhb no janjnbfths gfo`dhst`oi suja
c`ddhrhojhs `s prhsugpt`vhby b`lhby tn jfush jnodus`no/ Jfsf Ahbvht`f jnubc" nd jnursh" afvh
nddhrhc hv`chojh tn rhmut ta`s prhsugpt`no '' mut `t afs ont cnoh sn/ Sahrh `s on prnnd taft
rhtf`bhrs hxpbf`o tn jnosughrs tah c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho tah @tfb`fo foc Thohzuhbfo prncujts/ Sah
rhjnrc `s b`lhw`sh chvn`c nd foy hv`chojh taft jnosughrs frh `oc`ddhrhot fmnut qufb`ty jnotrnb
prnjhcurhs" pfjlfi`oi" `oirhc`hots" nr pr`jh/69
66= D/:c 6=04" 6:56'5= !8ta J`r/ 6009/61
@c/ ft 6:5: !`othrofb j`tft`nos ng`tthc/
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trfchgfrl nwohrs r`iat tn gf`otf`o jnotrnb nvhr wan tahrhfdthr rhshbbs tah
prncujt" mut fcnpt\hcW drng nur s`sthr j`rju`ts tah`r hxjhpt`no tn ta`s ihohrfb
rubh`/h/" tah uofutanr`zhc rhsfbh nd f gfthr`fbby c`ddhrhot prncujt jnost`tuths
`odr`oihghot/60 Sah jnurt pbfjhc on b`g`tft`nos no tah inncs hb`i`mbh dnr ta`s thst/
Fs noh dhchrfb jnurt fdthr fontahr afs fcnpthc tah Ohstbhdrfghwnrl" foc
`o tah prnjhss" fcchc tn tah b`st nd pnthot`fbby gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho
inncs dnr purpnshs nd trfchgfrl b`fm`b`ty" chfb`oi `o gnst typhs nd irfy inncs afs
mhjngh f r`sly hochfvnr/ Sah mnuocfr`hs nd phrg`ss`mbh jnocujt frh c`dd`jubt tn
bnjfth `o tah jfsh bfw< `o @mhr`f Dnncs Jnrp/ v/ ]nghn" tah Sa`rc J`rju`t whot sn
dfr fs tn stfth taft \mWhjfush jnosughr prhdhrhojhs frh fs d`jlbh foc c`vhrsh fs
tah augfo `gfi`oft`no" `t `s `gpnss`mbh tn chv`sh fo hxafust`vh b`st nd tah typhs nd
c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho prncujts taft jfo mh jnos`chrhc gfthr`fb dnr tah purpnshs nd
tah ihou`ohohss thst/=5 Fdthr twn chjfchs nd suja chj`s`nos" tah noby ta`oi noh
jfo sfy dnr jhrtf`o `s taft tah purpnrthc ihohrfb rubhtaft f trfchgfrl nwohrs
futanr`zhc `o`t`fb sfbh nd `ts prncujt hxafusts tah trfchgfrl nwohrs r`iat tn
gf`otf`o jnotrnb=6afs onw mhjngh tah hxjhpt`no/
@o tah rhbft`vhby rhjhot jfsh nd [`on Cfv`cndd ZF v/ JTZ Jnrp/" chdhocfot'
fpphbbfot JTZ tr`hc tn rhg`oc tah Zhjnoc J`rju`t nd tah prnphr mfshb`oh dnr tah
fofbys`s" pn`ot`oi nut taft oh`tahr tah pbf`o thxt onr tah bhi`sbft`vh a`stnry nd tah
Bfoafg Fjt suppnrts tah c`str`jt jnurts jnojbus`no taft f rhtf`bhr gfy mh dnuoc
b`fmbh dnr trfchgfrl `odr`oihghot dnr shbb`oi f ihou`oh prncujt `o `ts nr`i`ofb
60=4: D/:c 6=09" 6=01'00 !66ta J`r/ =556/
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pfjlfi`oi w`ta tah rhi`sthrhc trfchgfrl `otfjt" s`gpby mhjfush tah gfrl anbchrs
prncujt`no jnch afs mhho fbthrhc nr rhgnvhc/== Sah jnurt mrusahc ta`s
nmshrvft`no fs`ch" j`t`oi prhv`nus chj`s`nos dnr tah prnpns`t`no taft inncs frh
ont ihou`oh `d tahy cn ont jnodnrg tn tah trfchgfrl anbchrs qufb`ty jnotrnb
stfocfrcs / / / nr `d tahy c`ddhr gfthr`fbby drng tah prncujt futanr`zhc / / / my tah
trfchgfrl anbchr dnr sfbh/
Sah [`on Cfv`cnddjnurt durtahr fsshrthc taft wahrh tah fbbhihc `odr`oihr
afs `othrdhrhc w`ta tah trfchgfrl anbchrs fm`b`ty tn jnotrnb qufb`tyfs `t dnuoc
afc njjurrhc tarnuia tah rhgnvfb nd tah inncs XUJ jnch !f prncujt hbhghot
taft" noh `gfi`ohs" vhry dhw jnosughrs wnubc jnos`chr gfthr`fbtah
`gpnrtft`no nd nsthos`mby ihou`oh inncs gfy mh `odr`oi`oi/=: Mut tah swhhp`oi
rfoih nd prncujt jafrfjthr`st`js onw chhghc sudd`j`hotby gfthr`fb tn prhvhot tah
`gpnrtft`no nd irfy inncs uochr tah Bfoafg Fjt=3 suiihsts taft tah truby rhbhvfot
pfrt nd qufb`ty jnotrnb" dnr jhrtf`o mrfoc nwohrs foc !lonw`oiby nr ont dnr gfoy
jnurts" `s ghrh jnotrnb/
Jnos`chr" dnr hxfgpbh" tah D`dta J`rju`ts pfssfih `o Gfrt`os Ahrhoc
@gpnrtsno wa`ja f d`oc`oi nd gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs wfs mfshc; Zngh nd tah
p`hjhs" suja fs d`iur`ohs nd iu`ohf ahos foc rfmm`ts" whrh jngpbhthby c`ddhrhot
==896 D/:c =:1" =3: !=c J`r/ =550
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=3Zhh ihohrfbby='8 I@BZNO NO S]FCHGF]LZ 8/=5\:W !=56=/ @o dnntonth 06" I`bsno j`ths noh nd
tah vhry dhw pnst'Ohstbhjnurt chj`s`nos rhkhjt`oi tah fbbhihc gfthr`fb`ty nd c`ddhrhojhs mhtwhho
tah prncujts ft `ssuh; Fghr`jfo Angh Urncs/ v/ ]hb`fojh Srfc`oi Jn/" 88 X/Z/U/V/=c 6984 !J/C/
Jfb/ =555 !\SWah dfjt taft tah inncs afvh trfvhbhc nvhrshfs `o on wfy rhochrs tahg gfthr`fbby
c`ddhrhot/ Ft gnst" tah inncs afvh bnst pfrt nd tah`r sahbd'b`dh/ Saft ta`s`s tah chj`s`no ushc my f
bhfc`oi trhft`sh tn `bbustrfth c`ddhrhojhs taft frh ont gfthr`fb uochrsjnrhs anw `gmfbfojhc
trfchgfrl bfws irfy'inncs kur`spruchojh afs mhjngh/
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p`hjhs drng tansh snbc my Gfrt`os/ Ntahrs afc pf`othc pftthros foc jnbnrs
c`ddhrhot drng tansh nddhrhc my Gfrt`o)s/ Fs f gftthr nd bfw" suja c`ddhrhojhs frh
gfthr`fb \foc tah `gpnrtft`no nd tah inncs taus `odr`oi`oiW" s`ojh jnosughr
jan`jhs dnr suja frt`st`j p`hjhs frh ohjhssfr`by sumkhjt`vh nr hvho dfoj`dub"
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ghot`nohc ft fbb; `o sngh `ostfojhs" fppfrhotby" ghrh fhstaht`j c`ddhrhojhs frh
phr shgfthr`fb/
Dnr f jngpfoy tn jfthr tn bnjfb tfsths `s noh ta`oi< dnr f jnurt tn rubh `o
dfvnr nd f trfchgfrl nwohr `o tah fmshojh nd foy hv`chojh taft suja bhi`t`gfth
mus`ohss gnt`vhs uochrbfy `ts c`str`mut`no chj`s`nosfoc `o tah fmshojh nd foy
hv`chojh nd b`lhb`annc nd jnodus`no" wa`ja `s prhsughc wahrh prncujt
c`ddhrhojhs frh gfthr`fb=4`s qu`th fontahr/ !Durtahr" wahrh tah rhbhvfot jnojhro
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@c/ ft 436/
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irnuochc `o shos`mbh pnb`jy `s onw f rubhbfjl`oi foy jnahrhot uochrby`oi
pr`oj`pbhsfoc noh taft hddhjt`vhby mfrs tah uofutanr`zhc `gpnrtft`no nd gnst
inncs mhfr`oi tah trfchgfrls nd X/Z/ jngpfo`hs/ @gpnrtfotby" ta`s rubh"
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`o pnst'L`rtsfhoistrfthiy shss`nos" jfo mh fppb`hc tn ont noby jnpyr`iatfmbh
wnrls b`lh tah thxtmnnls ft `ssuh `o L`rtsfhoi" mut tn ohfrby foy typh nd innc/
Saus" `t shhgs taft !fs afs sn ndtho njjurrhc `o @U bfw tah dnjus no tah
prnmbhgs nd jnpyr`iat foc pfthot afs fbbnwhc trfchgfrl bfw tn hoifih"
uosuphrv`shc" `o f irhft chfb nd g`sja`hd/=1 @d `t `s jnpyr`iat g`sush tn
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rubhc gfthr`fb !on gftthr anw tr`v`fb tahy gfy shhg tn jnosughrs/
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nd Bfw" pfrt`fb crfdt fvf`bfmbh ftattp;..pfphrs/ssro/jng.snb:.pfphrs/jdg>fmstrfjt^`c7=68114:/
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wahtahr tah jnpyr`iat'bfw `ssuhs fccrhsshc `o L`rtsfhoirhjh`vh durtahr ftthot`no
`o Jnoirhss":6 jnotrnb nvhr tah `gpnrtft`no nd irfy inncs `s my on ghfos f ta`oi
nd tah pfstmhjfush trfchgfrl bfw w`bb hddhjt`vhby prhshrvh tah fot`'irfy inncs
stftus qun/ @d ta`s sjhofr`n `s jnos`sthot w`ta tah pnb`jy jan`jhs nd X/Z/ vnthrs
foc tah`r rhprhshotft`vhs" phrafps tah gfthr`fb c`ddhrhojhs thst sanubc mh bhdt fs
`snr hvho fmfocnohc `o dfvnr nd fo fjrnss'tah'mnfrc prna`m`t`no/ Saft stfth nd
fddf`rs wnubc" ft bhfst" afvh tah mhohd`t nd trfospfrhojy/
Anwhvhr" tah gynp`j dnjus nd gnst pnst'L`rtsfhoijngghotfry suiihsts
taft tah rhbhvfot chj`s`nogflhrs frh ont yht `o f pns`t`no tn prnv`ch `odnrghc
jnoshot tn tah bfw fs `t stfocs onw/ Y`ta f gnrh jngprhahos`vh uochrstfoc`oi
nd jurrhot trfchgfrl'bfw kur`spruchojh" tahy gfy d`oc tahgshbvhs jnodushc" foc
drustrfthcfoc anphdubby" gnt`vfthc tn fcvnjfth dnr bhifb rhdnrg/
:6Zhh suprfft onth = !Sah chj`s`no" anwhvhr" `s ont b`lhby tn mh tah d`ofb wnrc/ @o stfthghots
dnbbnw`oi tah rub`oi" mnta s`chs rhdhrhojhc f jnoirhss`nofb mfttbh taft fbb stflhanbchrs afvh
fot`j`pfthc drng tah stfrt nd tah b`t`ift`no/