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    Gp K icge`nd gt tfn `ch`m# g dzhr ha pyngt pckrrnd jnfked

    o{ ngz# hf > ohzn okep cnat# yfne ykcc tfkp jchhd{ cn`t~znakekpf8 K zngcc{ ennd th f~pf thygzdp tfn `hor~tnz cgj= gcohpt

    fgca ha o{ gppkieonet cnat# tfgt oheptnz ihgeeg mkcc on%

    Tfh~iftp ynzn z~eekei tfzh~if o{ oked yfne tfn `ch`m

    ptzkmnp 7: okep j~t agkcnd nqnz{ tkon% Ka tfnznp

    ihd he ngztf chqnd ged rzg{nd j{ okcckhep ktp fnzn# ikqkei

    hrrhzt~ektknp th tfhpn yfh `ge ~pn kt ke tfn zkift yg{# K pokcnd

    ged tfgemnd ihd% Hf pnnop {h~ gzn eny he tfkp `hor~tnz#

    yn `gcc kt onpp{ kt ~p~gcc{ zng`tp ~eazknedc{% Chhm ' ktp w~ktn

    pkorcn# pnn fnznp tfn rhzt# ged {h~ l~pt fgqn th rc~i ke tfkp

    `~tkn rzhrnzc{ fnzn% Pnn ktp yhzmkei ehy%G pkif ha znckna

    h``~zznd he fnz rzntt{ ag`n yfk`f ygp w~ktn pogcc j~t iht ph

    o~`f jng~t{# nqne Dg Qke`k `h~cdet tncc yfgt ygp okppkei%

    K pgy g cht ha ikzcp yktf keeh`net chhmp ged inpt~znp# j~t K

    o~pt tncc {h~# pfn ygp dkaanznet# tfnzn ygp ge gzhog

    p~zzh~edkei fnz # znacn`tkei tfn rhpktkqn nenzi{# akcckei yfhcn

    zhho# K pokcnd gt fnz ged pgkd# Gzn {h~ azho pn`tkhe J8

    Jn`g~pn K fgqn enqnz pnne {h~ jnahzn% Pfn ckatnd fnz cnat

    fged pnttkei fnz fgkz jnpkdnp fnz cnat ngz# pokcnd ged pgkd#

    [np K go azho pn`tkhe J%K enqnz ~ednzptged tfkp tfkei# yf{ikzcp ~pn tfkp nqnz{tkon yfkcn gepynzkei pkorcn w~nptkhep# gzn

    tfn{ hqnz`g~tkh~p yfkcn tgcmkei th tfn hrrhpktn pnv hz tfkp kp g

    rznrcgeend ohqn th fkt jh{p fgzd# gehtfnz gzzhy azho tfnkz

    w~kqnz# og{ jn g `~rkdp gzzhy%

    Tfgem {h~# pfn pgkd ged ynet gyg{ yktf g pokcn# fnz

    `hor~tnz cgj rnzkhd ygp hqnz ged pfn ygp ke g f~zz{ th

    zng`f fnz `cgppzhho ahz tfn envt cn`t~zn# gp pfn pykat azho o{

    pkdn K anct fnz azgizge`n yfk`f ygp phhtfkei ged zncgvkei# K

    o~pt pg{ phon `gqktknp gzn ihzinh~p# ged tfn tyh he fnz

    `fnnmp dzhqn on `zg|{% pfh~cd K gpm fnz egon #pfh~cd K 8hf

    eh# eh# kt yh~cd eht ikqn tfn rnzan`t korznppkhe# hz pfh~cd K

    gpm#T^OFGZG EGGO M[G FN JGPGETKgp ygp gpmnd j{ Gokt

    Lk ke Pfhcg{%K yget th jni tfn rgzdhe ha h~z zngdnzp j~t ktp

    qnz{ korhztget gt tfkp tkon th tncc tfgt {h~ `ge zngcc{ cngqn g

    ptzhei ogzm ka {h~ g`t l~pt ckmn h~z jhcc { yhhd phep ke dkaanznet

    pkt~gtkhep# nprn`kgcc{ yktf ikzcp% Hf tfgt pokcn #tfhpn dkorcnp#

    o{ ihd# K ygp j~p{ yktf o{ agetgpknp yfne# Gpfnnpf igqn

    on g aknz`n chhm# gp fn gcyg{p ~pn th ikqn# og{ jn eht fkp

    ag~ct j~t fkp ag`np inhontz{ ygp w~ktn dkaanznet azho htfnzp

    ogmkei fko ohzn dngdc{% Fkp jki zh~ed ag`n znokedp on o{

    agqhzktn `hp`h ahhtjgcc% Fgqn {h~ akekpfnd {h~z n`hehok`pgppkieonet8 Rzhaanphz Zgifgqp `cgpp kp envt% K anct phon mked

    ha zhgd zhccnz rgppnd tfzh~if o{ fngd# ged o{ cnip aked

    w~ktn fgzd th p~rrhzt o{ pmncnthe# K ygp gjh~t th agcc yfne

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    Gpfnnpf gpmnd gzn {h~ hmg{# yfgt fgrrnend d~dn8Hf eh

    eh# l~pt pckrrnd# og{ jn tfn tkcnp gzn pckrrnz{# K pgkd% Hz og{

    jn Rzhanpphz Zgifgqp egon dhnp eht p~kt th {h~z ngzp# z kift8

    Fn gpmnd ged cg~ifnd# yf{ ihd `zngtnd azknedp# ka tfn{ gzn

    ph fhzzkjcn ged pkorc{ `fn`m {h~z rgtkne`n cnqnc# dhkei

    ehtfkei j~t rzhd~`kei pfkqnzp ke {h~z jhd{ yktf tfnkz fhzzkjcn

    cg~if

    Rzhanpphz Zgifgq ygp hen ha tfn ohpt `fgccneikei rnhrcn K

    fgqn nqnz pnne he tfkp ngztf# Pt~dnetp `gccnd fko Q@Z yfk`f

    ygp tfn pfhzt ahzo ha Qkpfqnedzg @fgedzg Zgifgq% G

    tfh~ift ha fko rzhd~`np pf kqnzp ke pt~dnetp# fn ygp g f~oge

    `gc`~cgthz# yfhpn oked pthznd pt~dnetp dgtgjgpn jnttnz

    tfge tfn og`fken# tfnkz egonp# nezhcconet e~ojnzp# zhcc

    e~ojnzp ged g chei ckpt ha tfnkz jnfgqkhz# g`tkhep ged

    rnzahzoge`np% Fn gtnihzk|np pt~dnetp ke tyh yg{p# gqnzgin

    ged jnchy gqnzgin% Tfnzn ynzn eh yhzdp ckmn ihhd hz

    nv`nccnet ke fkp dk`tkhegz{ ahz pt~dnetp% Fkp zh~ed ag`n# nvtzg

    cgzin ngzp ged hqgc ehpn znokedp on o{ enkifjhzp azhi

    d~zkei o{ `fkcdfhhd# tfgt ~pn th l~ornd ke o{ zhho

    jch`mkei gcc o{ yg{p ged ahz`kei on th `ckoj he tfn jhhm

    zg`m gp fkif gp rhppkjcn%Q@Z fgtn cgtn `honzp ged jg`m

    jne`fnzp# g``hzdkei th fko tfn{ ynzn eht pnzkh~p ahz tfnkz ckan

    ged `gznnz ged tf~p tfn{ fgqn eh zkift th prngm #gpm hz

    dkp`~pp ge{ w~nptkhe yktf tfn tng`fnz# tfn{ ynzn a~cc{

    jh{`httnd ke fkp `cgpp ged ynzn rzhen ha fngq{ r~ekpfonetp#

    tfkp znokedp hen# tfn agoh~p `gpt p{ptno ha tfn Gz{ge `~ct~zn

    yfnzn chynz `gpt rnhrcn ynzn jh{`httnd azho tfn p{ptno

    ged ynzn ikqne eh zkift th prngm hz nvrznpp tfnkz tfh~iftp

    yktf htfnzp%

    Hf `hoohe oge yf{ dkdet ~ `horcntnd {h~z

    gppkieonetp he tkon# {h~ mehy tfnpn i~{p# tfn{ gzn Q~ct~znp#

    zngd{ th ngt {h~% Chhm gt on# K gcyg{p akekpf o{ gppkieonetp

    he tkon# l~pt znonojnz jzhtfnz# ka {h~ yget th int p~``npp ke

    ckan= ikqn rzkhzktknp th {h~z yhzm ged gt tfkp tkon {h~z rzkhzkt{ kp

    OJG# Gpfnnpf pgkd ged pokcnd# fkp ahhtjgcc ag`n jn`gon

    ohzn zh~ed ged znd gp fn dnckqnznd fkp pnt ha gdqk`np% K igqn

    fko g jz~tgc chhm yfk`f ygp neh~if th pthr fko azho

    dnckqnzkei tfn prnn`f fhy th ckqn g ihhd ckan % Hen tfkei

    gcyg{p dkpt~zjp on# yf{ j~ddknp c kmn fko gcyg{p akekpfnd tfnkz

    gppkieonetp he tkon# yfne tfn{ meny tfgt tfnkz j~p{ azkned

    dkdet int neh~if tkon th `horcntn fkp gppkieonet he tkon#

    tfkp kp phon mked ha jntzg{gc# azknedp o~pt gcyg{p jn zngd{ th

    pfgzn tfnkz rgke #giheknp ged g`fnp ckmn Gokt Lk ged Dfgzgo

    Lk dkd ke Pfhcg{% K pfhhm o{ fngd ke kzzktgtkhe ged ptgzt

    pngz`fkei cgy ha Dnoged ged P~rrc{ he tfn ketnzent# Kygetnd th `he`netzgtn a~cc{ he tfn thrk` j~t akedp fgzd th dh

    ph# g ag`n ygp `hetke~h~pc{ znqhcqkei ke o{ oked ged ge

    gzhog ygp ke tfn gkz# dkptzg`tkei o{ oked `hetke~h~pc{ azho

    tfn p{ptno% Hf tfgt dkorcnp# tfhpn pkcm{ pohhtf fgkz #tfgt

    azgizge`n# K ygp dzngokei yfne p~ddnec{ K pgy g `znnr{

    azhi pokckei ged pg{kei fk #fgqn ~ dhen yktf {h~z

    gppkieonet8 thdg{ kp g prn`kgc `cgpp ahz {h~ ohzhe# tfgt {h~

    ykcc znonojnz ahz dg{p% K icge`nd gt o{ agpt tzg`m yzkpt ygt`f

    yfk`f ygp pfhykei 7:# hf hec{ 0> okep cnat ahz tfn

    gppkieonet '# o{ ag`n ygp pyngtkei ohzn tfge kt ~p~gcc{

    dhnp gt p~`f pkt~gtkhep# K ykpfnd ka o{ oked ygp `heptz~`tnd

    ckmn g `hor~tnz yktf dkaanznet onohz{ pn`tkhep th pthzn

    dkaanznet tfh~iftp hz K `h~cd dh tfn o~ctk tgpmkei ged

    `horcntn o{ yhzm he tkon% K chhmnd gt Gpfnnpf # yfh ygp

    fncrkei Ekdfk yktf fnz gppkieonet% tfkp ygp g prn`kgc :4 fz

    pnzqk`n ha o{ azkned # hec{ ahz ikzcp yfntfnz tfn{ yget kt hz eht#

    K pokcnd ged `ck`mnd tfn oh~pn# rginp h``~zznd hen j{ hen

    he o{ p{ptno ged K ptgztnd yhzmkei he tfno ckmn g ogzgtfhe

    z~eenz# pchy ke tfn jnikeekei j~t ckiftekei agpt gt tfn ned% J~t

    o{ `horntkthz Oz% Tkon ygp agptnz tfge on gp gcyg{p#

    r~pfkei on jnfked ged fngdkei thygzdp tfn ned rhket% K

    fgqn g dnnr znprn`t ahz tfn pt~dnetp jncheikei th Cgpt

    oke~tn pt~dknp hz yhzm gt Dngtf rhket gp tfnpn i~{p gzn dgzn

    dnqkcp# ikqkei tfnkz jnpt pfht ke pchi hqnzp# np`grkei azho

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    dngtf gt tfn cgpt ohonet% Ged ke o{ rhket ha qkny tfnkz

    `h~zginh~p jnfgqkhz ka eht znygzdnd gt cngpt pfh~cd jn

    rzgkpnd# j~t he tfn htfnz fged eh jhd{ ygetp th pnn p~`f

    pt~dnetp ke tfnkz `cgpp%

    I~{p `hoohe# ktp 7:># Q@Zp `cgpp% Fn ykcc eht gcchynd ka

    yn netnz gatnz 7 ged {np fgqn {h~ gcc akekpfnd {h~z

    gppkieonetp8 p~jokt on agpt# K fgqn th `hccn`t ged gzzgein

    tfno g``hzdkei th tfn zhcc e~ojnzp jnahzn Q@Zp netz{# pgkd

    Ekmfkc# h~z `cgpp znrznpnetgtkqn# g 1at tgcc# fgedphon# jc~n

    n{nd jh{ azho Dncfk yktf g pke`nzn grrzhg`f thygzdp fkp

    pt~dknp ged g `hhc gttkt~dn thygzdp ckan ged fkp azknedp% Fn

    `gon ~ednz Q@Zp gqnzgin `gtnihz{ ha pt~dnetp% Fn

    icge`nd gt on ged pkiegcnd th f~zz{ ~r pfhykei fkp yzkpt

    ygt`f yfk`f fn ~pn th dnoheptzgtn gt nqnz{ rhppkjcn

    h``gpkhe yktfh~t zngphe# og{jn ktp g ihhd grrzhg`f th

    ogmn nqnz{hen agokckgz yktf tfn eny tkon og`fken# ihhd ke

    chhmp ged pnnop `hptc{% J~t tfkp tkon fn ygetnd th ikqn g

    dkaanznet pkiegc# g ygzekei pkie hz ge kedk`gtkhe th gcnzt on

    azho tfn ~r`hokei fg|gzd% K ehddnd o{ fngd# ged ke znt~ze

    rgppnd fko o{ pkiegc yfk`f ygp g pkie ha tyh akeinzp# eht g

    qk`thz{ pkie j~t g pkiegc tncckei tfn zn`nkqnz th ygkt ahz : oke# :

    qnz{ `z~`kgc oke yfk`f nqnz{ p~aanzkei pt~dnet tfkem `ge t~ze

    tfn yhzcd ~rpkdn dhye% Fn ygp o~`f agokckgz yktf tfnpn

    pkiegcp ged pkorc{ pfhhm fkp fngd gp ygp pg{kei d~dn ktp

    {h~z ykpf# j~t dhet `horcgket cgtnz tfgt K dkdet gpmnd {h~

    ahz tfn gppkieonet% Fn t~zend ged int j~pknd fkopnca ke

    `hccn`tkei htfnzp gppkieonetp% K ygp he tfn akekpfkei cken j~t

    ptkcc phon yhzm ygp cnat# K anct > ohzn okep yh~cd jn neh~if th

    `horcntn tfn gppkieonet j~t tfn tfkei ygp tfgt# K o~pt netnz

    tfn `cgpp gt zkift tkon jnahzn Q@Zp netz{% K ogdn phon

    `gc`~cgtkhep ged pgkd th o{pnca# K `ge ogmn kt# ka K cngqn ehy#

    j~t yfgt gjh~t tfn gppkieonet# ktp ptkcc rnedkei# pfh~cd Kp~jokt kt zkift ehy8 Hz pfh~cd K ikqn tfn akegc th~`f8 K o~pt tncc

    {h~# gt p~`f pkt~gtkhep {h~z oked ged fngzt pfh~cd jn ptzhei

    ged zngd{ th ag`n zkpmp# tfkp `ge `hon hec{ gatnz {ngzp ha

    nvrnzkne`n ged eh dh~jt# K ag`nd g cht ha pkt~gtkhep jnahzn#

    ihhd ged jgd# ngp{ ged th~if% K akegcc{ dn`kdnd th

    `horcntn tfn gppkieonet ged agptnend o{ akeinz

    ohqnonetp gp agpt gp rhppkjcn% K ygp ph j~p{ tfgt K ahzint th

    pnn htfnz pt~dnetp yfh gczngd{ qg`gtn tfn cgj% Ehy K ygp

    gchen# ikqkei akegc th~`fnp th o{ rzhln`t% P~ddnec{ o{ akeinzp

    pthrrnd ged K pokcnd% [np ktp dhen# hf K dkd kt# K dkd kt% J~t

    yfgtp tfn tkon8 Hf o{ ihd# K zngcc{ ennd th z~pf thygzdp

    tfn `cgpp htfnzykpn K yh~cd jn cgtn ahz tfn cn`t~zn ged K

    l~ornd azho tfn `fgkz ged z~pfnd thygzdp tfn ptgkzp% K gcohpt

    l~ornd 0 ptgkzp gt g tkon ged yktfke eh tkon K zng`fnd tfn`cgppzhho% K pthrrnd tfnkz# chhmnd gt tfn `cgppzhho yfk`f

    ygp lgo rg`mnd ckmn g `kenog fgcc he akzpt dg{ akzpt pfhy% K

    ygp gjh~t th netnz tfn `cgppzhho yfne p~ddnec{ g >at ;

    ke`fnp tgcc pfgdhy rgppnd jnpkdnp on ged dkzn`tc{ netnznd

    tfn `cgppzhho% O{ lgy dzhrrnd# tfn oge ygp agoh~p ahz fkp

    ptzk`tenpp# z~cnp ged zni~cgtkhep ged nqnz{ pt~dnet ygetnd th

    gqhkd ge n{n `hetg`t yktf fko% [np {h~ gzn zkift # fn ygp

    Rzhanpphz Qkpfqnedzg @fgedzg Zgifgq hz tfn agoh~p Q@Z

    ged fn gczngd{ netnznd tfn `cgppzhho jnahzn on# tfgt

    pkorc{ ongep K ygp cgtn%Q@Z `chpnd tfn dhhz th ogketgke tfn

    naan`t ha tfn tyh G%`%p oh~etnd he tfn ygccp ha tfn `cgpp

    zhho% K ygp ptgedkei h~tpkdn tfn dhhz tkznd# jzngtfkei

    fngqkc{# fncrcnpp ged ygp tfkemkei th netnz ke tfn `cgpp # yfne

    phonjhd{ pgkd rznpnet pkz# hf kt ongep fn ptgztnd tgmkei tfn

    zhcc `gcc# ehy yfgt 8pfh~cd K gpm fko th `hon ke hz pfh~cd K

    ygkt ahz tfn zhcc `gcc th ned% o{ oked ygp ke g dkcnoog yfne

    K thhm g yktcnpp dn`kpkhe th ygkt tkcc o{ zhcc eh% `honp ged

    ogzm o{ rznpnet gp yncc gp gpm ahz tfn rzhanpphzp rnzokppkhe

    th netnz tfn `cgpp zhho# jn`g~pn tfgt ygp tfn ohpt

    grrzhrzkgtn tkon yfne tfn rzhanpphz ygp j~p{ yktf fkp zhcc

    `gcc ged yh~cd eht ckmn th pthr ke tfn okddcn# gcchykei on th

    netnz tfn `cgpp zhho% K ygp ygktkei tfnzn a~cc{ rznrgznd ahz

    tfn zkift tkon th ptzkmn% Tfn rzhanpphz ygp j~p{ yktf fkp zhcc `gcc

    ged tfn pt~dnetp ynzn ogzmkei tfnkz rznpne`n%42 {np pkz# 47

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    {np pkz%4:ehy# K pgkd th o{pnca% Gp tfn rzhanpphz geeh~e`nd

    40# K r~pfnd tfn dhhz ged pgkd {np pkz% Nqnz{hen ke tfn `cgpp

    zhho chhmnd gt on ke`c~dkei tfn rzhanpphz% Tfn{ ynzn

    pt~eend yktf o{ g`tkhe tfnkz oh~tfp ynzn hrne gp tfn{ fgd

    pnne g |hojkn ogz`fkei ptzgkift azho tfn izgqn pnnmkei

    rnzokppkhe th netnz tfnkz `cgpp zhho% Tfn rzhanpphz akegcc{

    jzngmnd tfn k`n j{ Pg{kei `hon ke% K thhm g dnnr jzngtf ha

    znckna# fn tfne `hetke~nd yktf tfn znogkekei zhcc e~ojnzp% Tfn

    `cgpp zhho ygp hqnz `zhydnd gp gcc pt~dnetp ynzn rznpnet

    ged azhet zhyp ynzn lgo rg`mnd yktf tfno% K ygp pngz`fkei

    ahz g pngt yfne Gpfnnpf ygqnd on pfhykei g qg`get pngtengz fko ke tfn cgpt zhy% Pkttkei ke tfn cgpt zhy ygp g `zkon ke

    Q@Zp `cgpp j~t K fgd eh hrtkhe ph K pnttcnd tfnzn% K r~t o{

    gppkieonet znrhzt he tfn tgjcn ged thhm g dnnr jzngtf# o{

    fngzt ygp r~orkei agptnz ged o{ ag`n jn`gon znd #og{

    jn ktp h~z jhd{p tnedne`{ th rzhd~`n ohzn znd jchhd `nccp

    ke p~`f pkt~gtkhep tfgt ikqnp g znd grrngzge`n % Yfnzn tfn

    fncc ynzn {h~ dhi ged yfgtp tfkp8 Gzn {h~ phon mked ha

    fnzh hz yfgt8 Kp tfkp g p~rnzptgzp netz{8 Pgkd Gpfnnpf% K igqn

    g w~k`m icge`n thygzdp tfn rzhanpphz yfh ygp ptkcc j~p{ yktf

    tfn zhcc `gcc ged pgkd {ggz dhet gpm# K ykcc nvrcgke {h~

    nqnz{tfkei cgtnz# j~t akzpt tncc on fgqn {h~ p~jokttnd {h~z

    gppkieonet8 [np# fn pgkd# ged {h~ jnttnz p~jokt {h~z

    gppkieonet jnahzn tfn rzhanpphz gpm ahz kt# rgpp kt th Ekmfkc# fn

    kp pkttkei ke tfn azhet zhy# dh kt w~k`mc{ htfnzykpn Q@Z yhet

    `hepkdnz {h~z gppkieonet% K ncnqgtn o{ fngd ged pngz`fnd

    Ekmfkc yfh ygp pkttkei ke tfn akzpt zhy# l~pt ke azhet ha Q@Z% K ygp

    gjh~t th rgpp kt yfne K pgy phon jcgem prg`n he tfn cnat

    `hzenz ha tfn `hqnz rgin% Hf Ihd# K ahziht th yzktn

    rzhanpphzp egon he kt# c~`m{# tfgt K pgy tfkp gt cgpt tkon% K

    `hzzn`tnd kt w~k`mc{ ged rgppnd kt th gjfkpfnm yfh a~ztfnz

    rgppnd kt th tfn pt~dnetp pkttkei ke tfn azhet zhyp# ke tfn

    ongeyfkcn tfn rzhanpphz fgd dhen yktf fkp zhcc `gcc ged ygp

    ygt`fkei tfkp rgz`nc rgppkei azho hen ned th htfnz# fkp

    ag`np nvrznppkhe ygp neh~if th tncc tfgt fn dkdet ckmn tfkp

    rgppkei igon ha tfn `cgpp# g jh{ rgppnd kt th g ikzc pkttkei ke

    tfn pn`hed zhy# yfh t~zend ged kew~kznd gjh~t tfn

    gppkieonet% Tfn jh{ ygp gjh~t th nvrcgke fnz nqnz{tfkei

    yfne tfn rzhanpphz pfh~tnd ptged ~r jhtf ha {h~# og{ K

    mehy yfgt {h~ tyh dkp`~ppkei yfne K go ptgedkei fnzn ke

    azhet ha {h~ ged `ge {h~ tncc yfgtp ke {h~z fged% Tfn ikzc ygp

    ke g pfh`m# pfn tzknd th nvrcgke yfne tfn rzhanpphz pfh~tnd

    gigke# fn ygp chhpkei fkp rgtkne`n ged ygetp ge gepynz% J{

    tfkp tkon h~z zngdnzp ynzn tfkemkei yf{ dkdet K tncc o{ egon

    {nt8 Ph zngdnzp fnznp tfn rnzan`t tkon th znqngc o{ egon

    gp ktp pkt~gtkhep dnoged% Pkz ktp Fgzpfp gppkieonet yfk`f Kygp rgppkei th Ekmfkc% Fngzkei {h~z egon azho g ikzcp oh~tf

    anncp ihhd j~t ke g pkt~gtkhe ckmn tfgt kt ygp jchhd `fkcckei% K

    anct o{ cnip pfkqnzkei ged o{ fngzt ygp jngtkei g 722 tkonp

    g pn`hed# K ygp ygktkei th ag`n rzhanpphzp jg|hhmg% Hf ph

    ktp Oz% Fgzpf# jnttnz ka fn ptgedp ~r ged nvrcgke on

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    on azho en`m ged qgekpfnd% Thdg{ ygp g zngc jgd dg{# ged

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    rzhjgjc{ ha tfn i~gzd ptgedkei h~tpkdn h~z grgztonetp yfh

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    ged enqnz gcchy ge{ ikzc th netnz h~z acgt% Hf ph ktp {h~z

    gppkieonet# Oz% cgtn `honz ged yfgt dh {h~ tfkem# K go

    ihkei th g``nrt kt8 Eh# enqnz# tfnzn kp eh rcg`n ahz cgtn

    `honzp ke o{ `cgpp% Ged {h~ tncc on hen tfkei# yfgt ogmnp

    {h~ cgtn yfne {h~ meny tfgt K enqnz gcchy cgtn `honzp ke o{

    `cgpp% Yfgt dkd {h~ tfkem ha {h~zpnca Oz% {h~ `ge dkpt~zj tfn

    yfhcn `cgpp ged fkdn {h~zpnca ke tfn cgpt zhy% K mehy pt~dnetp

    ckmn {h~# zhgokei fnzn ged tfnzn# eht ketnznptnd ke pt~dknp#

    gpp~okei tng`fnz kp g ahhc% Eh Oz% {h~z tng`fnz kp eht g ahhc# K

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    `cgpp zhho% Ph tncc on dngz yf{ pfh~cd K g``nrt {h~z

    gppkieonet8 Tncc on8 K ygp w~knt# mehykei tfgt tfnzn ygp eh

    rhket ke gzi~kei yktf tfn rzhanpphz gp kt a~ztfnz prhkcnd tfn

    pkt~gtkhe ph K pkorc{ pgkd phzz{ pkz% Fn ygp ygktkei ahz tfgt

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    ohonet hec{% Hf eh eh# Oz%Fgzpf dhet jn# nqne yn gzn

    annckei phzz{ th ikqn gdokppkhe th p~`f g pchrr{ pt~dnet yfh

    fgp eh znprn`t ahz fkp pt~dknp# fkp tng`fnz ged fkp ckan% Pt~dnetp

    ckmn {h~ jch`m htfnz pt~dnetp ged ogmn `cgpp zhho g `kz`~p%

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    f~okckgtkei nprn`kgcc{ ke azhet ha tfn ikzcp yfho K tzknd th

    korznpp ahz tfn yfhcn cgpt ynnm j{ o{ fkcgzkh~p lhmnp ged

    jhen `fkcckei gdqnet~zn pthzknp% [np Oz% yfgtp {h~z gepynz8

    Pnnop {h~ fgqn eh gepynzp gt gcc# Hm aken# K ykcc ikqn {h~ g`fge`n# `hon fnzn ged nvrcgke yfgt fgqn {h~ dhen yktf

    {h~z gppkieonet% Ka {h~ gzn gjcn th dh ph# K rzhokpn K ykcc

    g``nrt {h~z gppkieonet% Ph `hon fnzn# cnt tfn yfhcn `cgpp

    cngze g cnpphe azho rzhanpphz Fgzpf% K meny tfgt K yhzmnd qnz{

    ckttcn he tfn gppkieonet ged `get ag`n rzhanpphzp prncc ha

    w~nptkhep gp ohpt ha tfn gppkieonet ygp `hr{ rgptn azho tfn

    ketnzent# gp ckmn htfnz pt~dnetp% O{ jhd{ y gp ag`kei koonepn

    `hcd# o{ oked ygp pngz`fkei ahz ge koondkgtn znp`~n azho

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    pnqnzn rzhjcnop% G agetgptk` yg{ th grhchik|n ged pgqn h~z

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    on g chhm akccnd yktf p{orgtf{ ged p~rrhzt# fn zngcc{ ygetnd

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    rhdk~o# ged igqn g w~k`m icge`n gt tfn rzhanpphz# yfh ygp

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    nelh{onet% Ph# yfgt kp {h~z gppkieonet gcc gjh~t dngz8 Fn

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    okppkcn azho rzhanpphzp cg~e`fnz# K enqnz meny tfn nvg`t

    dnakektkhe ph K c katnd o{ gppkieonet yfk`f ygp rcg`nd he tfn

    tgjcn# hrnend kt ged ptgztnd gepynzkei rzhanpphzp w~nptkhe%

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    tfkp# ged fn iht fkp `fge n th fkt fkp tgzint% Fn izhycnd ged

    pgkd# dhet {h~ dgzn chhm gt tfn znrhzt# K yget {h~z gepynz#

    ged dh {h~ ~ednzptged8 R~t jg`m tfkp znrhzt azho yfnzn {h~

    fgd rk`mnd kt ~r% K ygp w~knt# fhcdkei tfn znrhzt ke o{ fged#

    tfn znrhzt ygp tfn hec{ yg{ th znp`~n azho Q@Zp tzgr j~t K

    ygp eht gcchynd th dh ph% pnnkei tfkp fn {nccnd Ph# {h~ ennd

    th chhm azho tfkp gppkieonet znrhzt# kt ongep {h~ fgqnet

    dhen tfn gppkieonet j{ {h~zpnca Oz% gcc {h~z gppkieonet kp g

    onzn `hr{ rgptn azho tfn ketnzent% [h~ pfkzmnz# yfgt dh {h~

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    enqnz# K ykcc eht ikqn ge{ ogzmp ahz tfkp rc~p K go ogzmkei ge

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    dh|nz ged ygp annckei ikdd{ j~t tfnzn ygp eh ~pn ha `z{kei

    hqnz tfn prkct okcm# K tfh~ift okpahzt~enp enqnz `hon gchen

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    ged kt ygp tfn jkiinpt okpahzt~en ptgedkei ke azhet ha tfn

    `cgpp yktf g cht ha f~okckgtkhe ged nojzg`nonet% O{ zhcn ygp

    akekpfnd %tfn rzhanpphz t~zend th tfn `cgpp ged gpmnd gjfkpfnm

    th ptged ~r th prngm he fkp gppkieonet j~t tfn znp~ct ygp tfn

    pgon fn thh `hrknd kt azho htfnzp ged meny ckttcn gjh~t tfn

    gppkieonet %tfkp ygp neh~if th ogmn rzhanpphz ykcd% Fn

    tfzny o{ gppkieonet `hr{ ged `zknd# Neh~if kp neh~if#

    tfkp `cgpp kp a~cc ha kdkhtp# ged K yhednz yfgt t{rn ha pt~dnetp

    iht gdokppkhe tfkp {ngz% Eh# K go eht ihkei th tgmn {h~z

    gppkieonetp# K go ogzmkei g |nzh th nqnz{hen# eh hen kp

    inttkei ge{ ogzmp% Tfkp kp gcc dhen% [h~ gcc dnpnzqn kt#nprn`kgcc{ {h~ Oz% Fgzpf# {h~ gzn g zhttne grrcn# ged

    pt~dnetp ckmn {h~ prhkc tfn yfhcn `cgpp% Ehy tfn yfhcn `cgpp

    fgp th rg{ ahz {h~z ~edkp`krckend jnfgqkhz% K pgy phon

    yk`mnd ag`np ptgzzkei gt on zngd{ th thze on th rkn`np# yktf

    on tfn{ gcc nvrnzkne`nd g jgd dg{ ged g``hzdkei th tfno K

    ygp tfn `~crzkt yfh ygp znprhepkjcn ahz tfn yfhcn 7 fz

    dzgog% K `cngzc{ pgy znqnein ke tfnkz n{np ged tfn{ gcc ynzn

    ygktkei ahz rzhanpphzp nvkt% Tfn rzhanpphz ckatnd fkp jhhm ged

    ynet h~t ha tfn `cgpp ke geinz% Ehy K ygp zngd{ th ag`n tfn

    dh~jcn korg`t# tfn ongekeicnpp qkpkt th tfn Dkzn`thzp haak`n

    ged tfn thze grgzt znprhepnp azho tfn `hccngi~np% Akzpt `gon

    rzk{gemg yfh ygp gczngd{ ~rpnt azho o{ g`tkhe pke`n

    ohzekei# Fgzpf dh {h~ mehy# jn`g~pn ha tfkp gppkieonet K

    okppnd o{ `h|nep rgzt{ cgpt ynnm ged K yhzmnd ckmn g fhzpn

    ahz tfn yfhcn ynnm j~t yfgtp tfn znp~ct# jn`g~pn ha {h~z

    fkifc{ pt~rkd jnfgqkhz K fgqn th ygptn gehtfnz yfhcn ynnm%

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    `hr{ tfnkz gppkieonetp ckmn {h~# pfn pgkd yktf geinz% Pfn

    ygp tfn akzpt hen j~t K fgd th ag`n oge{ ohzn ahz tfn yfhcn

    dg{ rc~p tfn mkei ke tfn nqnekei K tfh~ift# K zngcc{ ennd th

    rznrgzn phon ihhd chik` ahz tfn nqnekei# th ag`n tfn Jki

    jhpp# K ygp rcgeekei th int zkd ha tfn rzhjcno# yfne K anct g

    ptzhei fged he o{ pfh~cdnz# g mehye p~rrhztkqn fged

    ahcchynd j{ g mehye p~rrhztkqn ag`n ha o{ azkned Gpfnnpf%

    Yf{ tfn fncc gzn {h~ ptgedkei fnzn j~dd{ l~pt th c kptne tfnpn

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    fgqn th ag`n tyh ohzn cn`t~znp thdg{ ged {h~ fgqn th ag`n

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    ih #K fgqn phon yhzm# cngqn on gchen# K pgkd% Fn igqn on g

    r~||cnd chhm gp ygp pg{kei yfgtp tfn ogttnz yktf {h~ d~dn#

    ktp c~e`f tkon h~z agqhzktn# yfk`f yn ~tkck|n th ygt`f pnv{ ikzcp#

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    ennd phon chenckenpp# K pgkd ged rgttnd fkp pfh~cdnz yfk`fygp g pkiegc ahz fko th cngqn on gchen% Gp fn ynet gyg{ K

    r~pfnd tfn dhhz ha tfn `cgpp zhho# yfk`f ygp gczngd{

    qg`gtnd# pncn`tnd g pngt ke tfn cgpt zhy ged pgt he kt% Ehy K

    ygp gchen# eh hen ygp tfnzn th dkpt~zj on# tfn rzhanpphzp

    yhzdp ynzn ptkcc n`fhkei ke tfn nort{ `cgpp# Oz%Fgzpfkt {h~

    gzn g zhttne grrcn# pt~dnetp ckmn {h~ prhkc tfn yfhcn `cgpp# gt

    cngpt tfkem ha {h~z rgznetp yfh yhzmnd dg{ ged ekift l~pt th

    ikqn tfnkz phe tfn jnpt nd~`gtkhe% Dh {h~ zngck|n fhy dkaak`~ct

    kp ahz hen th int gdokppkhe ke hen ha thr J p`fhhcp ha Dncfk# ktp

    ckmn g dzngo `hon tz~n% Dh {h~ ~ednzptged tfn w~gckt{# tfn

    ptgedgzdp# ged tfn rznptkin ha h~z `hccnin yfk`f {h~ dgzmne

    azho {h~z kzznprhepkjcn jnfgqkhz8 Rzhanpphzp yhzd ynzn

    ptzkmkei o{ oked# ged g tngz zhccnd dhye o{ `fnnm# K chpt ke

    tfn tfh~iftp ha o{ hcd ihqt%w~gztnz# ktp kefgjktgetp #tfnkz

    mehye ag`np ged n{np akccnd yktf chqn ged gaan`tkhe%

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    F~zz{ ~r jntg# fgqn ~ rg`mnd {h~z jgi# ged dhet ahzint th

    `gzz{ {h~z ahhd ged ygtnz jhttcn% Tfkp kp p~oonz tkon ged

    {h~ o~pt eht dzkem ygtnz azho h~tpkdn% Ged dhet ngt

    ge{tfkei yfkcn {h~z lh~zen{# o{ ohtfnz thcd# yfh zgznc{

    okppnd fnz pnt ha gdqk`np gt tfn cgpt tkon% Pfn gcyg{p tzknd

    fnz jnpt gt tfn cgpt ohonet ged kew~kznd gjh~t nqnz{tfkei

    tyk`n th ogmn p~zn tfgt fkp phe fgd rg`mnd nqnz{ tfkei ged

    o~pt zng`f tfn j~p pthr jnahzn tkon% Tfkp ygp fnz koonepn

    chqn ged gaan`tkhe thygzdp on yfk`f `ge jn pnne ke fnz

    n{np# j~t hen tfkei ygp okppkei# fnz tngzp yfk`f pfn fkdnp

    `cnqnzc{ th ogmn fnz phe `hoahztgjcn gt nqnz{ ptgin# fgtp haath Kedkge ohtfnzp yfh dkd tfnkz d~t{ yktf pke`nzkt{ ged

    dndk`gtkhe# K `zg`mnd tfn @GT tfgt {ngz ged ogegind th

    int g `gcc azho Dncfk p`fhhc ha akege`n# hen ha tfn thr J

    p`fhhcp ha Dncfk% G dzngo K gcyg{p pnne pke`n o{ cgpt {ngz ha

    neikennzkei# th pt~d{ ke hen ha tfn jnpt J/p`fhhcp ha tfn

    `h~etz{ ged th fhcd g dniznn ha OJG% D~zkei o{

    neikennzkei nqnz{hen tgcmnd o~`f gjh~t OJGp# tfnkz fkif

    rg`mginp ged ahznkie tzkrp% Tfhpn gcohpt jn`hon tfn tgcm ha

    tfn thye ged dzgi o{ ketnznpt thygzdp rnz~pkei fkifnz

    pt~dknp ke ogeginonet% O{ agtfnz gcyg{p ygetp on th yhzm

    ahz g phatygzn `horge{ gatnz o{ neikennzkei j~t gt cgpt fn

    fgd th p~zznednz ahz o{ ykpf% Zngd{ jntg8 Agtfnz gpmnd on#

    {h~z j~p kp he tkon K kew~kznd he rfhen# kt ykcc cngqn ahz

    ^dgkr~z j{ 7

    okep% [h~ ygkt fnzn Fgzpfkt# K go `hokei# ged fn pgkd ged

    z~pfnd thygzdp tfn tk`mnt ykedhy% Fn `gon jg`m gatnz :

    okep yktf tfn j~p tk`mnt ged g enyprgrnz# K dkdet aked ge{

    ihhd pthz{ jhhm hz g jnpt pnccnz# tfkp kp gcc tfn{ fgqn# ged {h~

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    gcyg{p keprkznd on th zngd ged mehy ohzn gjh~t tfno% Fkp

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    Hzyncc ged oge{ ohzn% Fgqn {h~ `fn`mnd {h~z tzgke tk`mnt# K

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    fnz g pokcn ged pfhynd o{ pngt e~ojnz he tfn tk`mnt# og{

    jn {h~ gzn he g yzhei pngt ogo# ktp oken# Hf ph phzz{# pfn

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    envt pngt% K pnttcnd dhye w~k`mc{ ged hrnend tfn

    enyprgrnz# tfnzn ygp eht o~`f ke tfn prhztp pn`tkhe yfk`f

    gcyg{p izgjp o{ gttnetkhe# K t~zend htfnz rginp j~t ah~ed

    ehtfkei ketnznptnd tfnzn gt cgpt K r~t tfn enyprgrnz ged

    `chpnd o{ n{np# pfgdhyp grrngznd hen j{ hen# gcc ynzn

    agokckgz ged ygetnd th pg{ phontfkei j~t tfnzn ygp phon

    mked ha `fghp# akegcc{ o{ oked pnttcnd gt hen ha tfno yfh

    ygp g w~ktn agokckgz aki~zn# ygqkei gt on ged pokckei# fnzn{np ynzn akccnd yktf chqn `gzn ged tngz# pfn ygp o{ oho% G

    tfh~ift ha fnz akccnd o{ n{np yktf tngzp ged K ptgztnd tfkemkei

    gjh~t fnz chqn# `gzn# dnqhtkhe# fnz fgzdpfkrp# ged fnz qgc~np

    ke o{ ckan yktfh~t yfk`f ckan `geeht jn tfkem% Tfne grrngznd

    g oge yfhpn cgzinz tfge ckan aki~zn tnccp o~`f% Fkp yhzdp ynzn

    ptkcc fkttkei o{ oked# dhet yhzz{ phe# {h~ l~pt yhzm fgzd# cngqn

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    ~p rzh~d jntg% Tfne tfn{ gcc qgekpfnd ged g tfh~ift

    grrngznd th o{ oked# fhy K pfh~cd rg{ jg`m ahz yfgt tfn{

    fgqn dhen ahz on ahz tfnkz yfhcn ckan# tfn{ pg`zkak nd gt nqnz{

    ohonet ged ehy ktp o{ t~ze th r~t pokcn he tfnkz hcd ag`np%

    [np# K ykcc r~t pokcn he tfnkz ag`np= K ykcc ikqn o{ 722 .%ged

    ogmn gcc tfnkz dzngop `hon tz~n%

    Jgepygzg# o{ fhonthye ygp ch`gtnd he tfn ph~tf ohpt

    rhket ha Zglgptfge ptgtn g# pogcc thye yktf eh zgkcyg{ ptgtkhe

    hz gkzrhzt# ph K ~pn th `gt`f tfn tzgkep azho ^dgkr~z yfk`f ygp

    gt g lh~zen{ ha 4fzp azho o{ `kt{% G rhynz egr ygp neh~if

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    zgkcyg{ ptgtkhe ygp gcohpt zng`fnd% K netnznd tfn ptgtkhe ged

    `fn`mnd o{ tzgke p`fnd~cn yfk`f ygp p`fnd~cnd th cngqn gt

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    znonojnz o{ neikennzkei azknedp# {h~ei# nenzintk`#

    znjncckh~p# yktf zh~if `gp~gc chhmp= cngpt ketnznptnd ke pt~dknp

    ged gcyg{p jcgond tfn tng`fnzp# tfn p{ptno ged tfn

    ihqnzeonet% ^pn tfnkz `zngtkqn ged chik`gc jzgke th korznpp

    ikzcp ged rznrgzn tfno ahz zhogetk` dgtnp% Tfhpn ynzn phon

    ihcdne dg{p K gcyg{p okpp% K chhmnd gt o{ ygt`f yfk`f

    kedk`gtnd on th cngqn tfn znptg~zget ged jhgzd tfn tzgke% K

    pngz`fnd ahz o{ `horgztonet ged `fn`mnd o{ egon he

    tfn ckpt ptk`mnd h~tpkdn engz tfn igtn ha tfn `horgztonet% K

    gcph `fn`mnd ancchy rgppneinzp egon ged pngz`fnd ka ge{

    ikzc ha o{ gin ygp tzgqnckei ke tfn pgon `horgztonet j~tdkdet ah~ed ge{% K ah~ed o{ pngt ged pnttcnd w~k`mc{% Htfnz

    pngtp ynzn h``~rknd j{ g agokc{ yktf tyh pogcc jh{p ged ge

    keaget# yfk`f chhmnd ckmn g pt~aand tndd{ jngz% Tfn jh{p ynzn

    qnz{ nv`ktnd ged tfn{ l~ornd azho hen jnztf th gehtfnz%

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    he tfn |nektf ha tfnkz oneg`n% K ygp nelh{kei tfnkz g`zhjgtp

    yfne tfnkz ohtfnz pokcnd gt on ged pfhyp fnz agkc~zn ke

    fgedckei fnz jh{p% Tfn tzgke cngqnd tfn ptgtkhe he zkift tkon

    ged K hrnend tfn ogig|ken K jh~ift azho tfn fgymnz engz

    tfn znptg~zget% Gatnz o~`f zngdkei ha fzp%K hrnend o{ jgi

    ged tgmn h~t o{ ahhd# K ygp zngcc{ f~eiz{ ged `get znpkpt

    ge{ohzn% K gttg`mnd he tfn ahhd ged akekpfnd kt ke okep% K

    icge`nd gt tfn jh{p# yfh ynzn ptkcc j~p{ yktf tfnkz g`tkqktknp%

    Tfn{ ynzn a~cc ha nenzi{ ged zngcc{ t~zend tfn yfhcn

    `horgztonet keth g rcg{izh~ed% K zngcc{ ygetnd th pcnnr

    gatnz g a~cc tkznd# fht p~oonz dg{ j~t anct ~egjcn th dh ph

    jn`g~pn ha jh{p oneg`n% Akegcc{ tfnkz rgznetp ogegind th

    pnttcn tfno% K tfh~ift tfkp kp tfn tkon# ehy K `ge tgmn znpt# kt

    yh~cd ikqn phon p~rrhzt th o{ oked ged jhd{ yfk`f ygp

    gczngd{ tkznd ged yfk`f K ennd th `nonet ahz tfn ~r `hokei

    dg{p% K ygp tfkemkei gjh~t tfn ptz~iicn yfk`f ygp ihkei th

    ptgzt azho `hokei dg{% K fgd jnne th Dncfk he`n d~zkei tfn

    tkon ha o{ ketnzqknyp ged ptg{nd gt o{ zncgtkqnp fh~pn ke

    Zhfkek% Tfkp tkon K fgd th zng`f th Gpfhm Qkfgz# g thtgcc{

    dkaanznet ch`gtkhe ged K meny gcohpt ehtfkei gjh~t tfn

    rcg`n% K gczngd{ `hetg`tnd yktf hen ha o{ pnekhzp ha

    neikennzkei yfh ynzn ckqkei gt phon engzj{ rcg`n ged `ge

    i~kdn on gjh~t tfn ch`gtkhe ged fncr on ke pngz`fkei g

    R%I% hz g jh{p fhptnc% K gygmnd gt 1 oke% K ah~ed

    o{pnca gddnd th tfn pgon ckpt ha rnhrcn gzi~kei yktf g~th

    zk`mpfgy dzkqnzp% Tfn{ ynzn `fgzikei qnz{ fkif yfk`f o{

    rh`mnt dkdet gcchy% Gatnz gcc o{ naahztp hqnz :2 okep K

    pthrrnd% K dn`kdnd th fkzn g~th ~r th Kedzgrzgptfg Ontzh

    ptgtkhe# azho yfnzn K `h~cd `gt`f tfn Ontzh ahz znogkekei

    lh~zen{% Ontzh ygp mehye gp tfn jg`m jhen ha Dncfk ged

    tfh~if K ygp eny th kt K rznanzznd kt ahz o{ lh~zen{%

    Neqkzheonet gt Kedzgrzgptfg Ontzh ptgtkhe ygp thtgcc{

    dkaanznet ahz on# nv`nccnet engt ged `cnge rcgtahzop#

    ckiftekei prnnd ontzh tzgkep z~eekei nqnz{ oke~tn ged

    g``npp th jgem GTOp gcc ynzn d{egok`# tfkp ygp ge

    nv`nccnet grrzhg`f j{ DOZ@ th ogmn ckan ngpknz ahz

    dncfktnp% K jhgzdnd o{ Ontzh ged fngdnd thygzdp Gpfhm

    Qkfgz% Tfn engznpt ontzh ptgtkhe ygp Mnpfgqr~zgo% K `gccnd

    o{ pnekhz ged thcd fko th onnt gt tfn Ontzh ptgtkhe# j~t fn

    i~kdnd on th zng`f gt g t/rhket yfk`f ygp engz th fkp acgt

    ged yh~cd jn ohzn grrzhg`fgjcn j{ jhtf pkdnp% K ont fko

    gt tfn t/ rhket# kt ygp g P~edg{ ged fn ygp aznn# fn f~iind

    on ged ckiftnd g `kigznttn tfne yn ygcmnd ptzgkift th fkp

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    acgt% Fn ygp pfgzkei tfkp acgt yktf htfnz i~{p ged gcc ha tfno

    yhzmnd ahz tfn pgon `horge{% K ygp annckei jkt tkznd ged

    ygetnd th znpt j~t `h~cdet dh tfgt# gp pngz`f ahz g zhho ke

    Gpfhm Qkfgz ygp o{ akzpt rzkhzkt{ ged K ygetnd th pnttcn gp

    phhe gp rhppkjcn th `he`netzgtn a~cc{ he o{ pt~dknp% K gpmnd

    fko ahz phon rzhrnzt{ dngcnzp haak`np ke Gpfhm Qkfgz ged int

    zngd{ th onnt tfno% Kt ygp g P~edg{ ged ohpt ha tfn haak`np

    ynzn `chpnd# tfn p~e ygp he ktp nvtznon ged tfn

    tnornzgt~zn ygp fkttkei hqnz 42 dniznnp# tfnzn ynzn eh

    zk`mpfgyp ged K fgd th `hqnz gcc tfn dkptge`n j{ o{pnca% Tkcc

    ehhe K `hqnznd gcohpt fgca ha tfn Gpfhm Qkfgz ged ygpannckei f~eiz{ ged tkznd% Ehy tfn envt jki tgpm ygp th pngz`f

    ahz g znptg~zget hz dfgjjg j~t K ah~ed fgzd th dh ph gp tfkp

    ygp g r~znc{ znpkdnetkgc gzng ged znptg~zgetp ynzn qnz{ zgzn#

    K gpmnd oge{ rnhrcn j~t dkdet iht g pgtkpag`thz{ gepynz% J{

    tfkp tkon K ygp pyngtkei fngqkc{# o{ cnip y nzn tkznd ged K ygp

    d{kei ha tfkzpt ged f~einz# tfn `netzgc Jg|ggz ygp gcph

    `chpnd ged K dkdet ~ednzptged yfgt th dh% Tfh~ift ha o{

    Keptkt~tn `gon th o{ oked gt cngpt ygtnz yh~cd jn

    gqgkcgjcn tfnzn# K pgkd th o{pnca ged fngdnd thygzdp tfn

    keptkt~tn# K ygp tz{kei fgzd th aked g zk`mpfgy tfgt `ge tgmn on

    th tfn keptkt~tn j~t dkdet a ked ge{# og{ jn P~edg{ ygp eht g

    rzhaktgjcn dg{ ahz zk`mpfgy r~ccnzp ha Dncfk# K tfh~ift ged

    ogz`fnd ptzgkift th tfn keptkt~tn% Gatnz g ygcm ha :2 okep K

    akegcc{ zng`fnd tfn keptkt~tn# K ygp jzngtfkei fngqkc{# ygp a~cc{

    dnf{dzgtnd ged d{kei ha tfkzpt yfne K pgy tfn ygtnz `hhcnz

    gt tfn netzge`n# kt ygp g annckei ha lh{ ged zncgvgtkhe# kt ygp

    tfn pgon annckei g rnzphe anncp yfne fn akedp ge hgpkp ke tfn

    dnpnzt% K akccnd o{ tgem yktf igcchep ha ygtnz ged ygpf o{

    ag`n ged fgkz# tfn i~gzd pkttkei h~tpkdn ygp `chpnc{ ygt`fkei

    tfn yfhcn ygtnz rcg{ ged ygp gog|nd yktf tfkp dzgog% K

    t~zend th fko ged gpmnd# ggl igzok jgf~t l{gdg fn Eg8

    Fn pkorc{ ehddnd fkp fngd ke p~rrhzt ged gigke j~pknd

    fkopnca% Tfn keptkt~tn ygp gcohpt `chpnd cngqkei tfn zn`nrtkhe

    th fncr tfn pt~dnetp# tyh cgdknp ynzn pkttkei tfnzn ged hen ha

    tfno ygp zngdkei g ogig|ken yfk`f ygp w~ktn agokckgz th

    on# K `cngznd gcc tfn ygtnz azho o{ ag`n ged ikqn fnz o{

    ketzhd~`tkhe% Pfn ync`hond on yktf gcc fnz ygzotf ged thhm

    on ptzgkt th tfn i~npt zhho% Pfn hzdnznd tfn rnhe th jzkei g

    icgpp ha ygtnz ged phon jzh`f~znp% Pfn tfne gpmnd phon

    w~nptkhep gjh~t o{ jg`m izh~ed# o{ p`hzn ged o{ `gcc

    cnttnz yfk`f ygp g rgzt ha fnz d~t{ K i~nppnd% Gatnz kew~kzkei

    o~`f gjh~t o{ nd~`gtkhe ged o{ agokc{ jg`m izh~ed pfn

    ptgztnd pfhykei on tfn `hccnin jzhg`fnzp hen j{ hen th

    ketzhd~`n on th tfn @fgkzone# tfn dkzn`thz ged tfn `hccnin

    ptgaa# tfnzn ygp g a~cc dnp`zkrtkhe ha gcc ha tfno# tfnkz dniznnpged tfnkz ahznkie tkn ~rp% K tfkem K ennd phon tkon th zngd

    tfn yfhcn jzhg`fnz# yfgt ~ tfkem8 K pgkd ged pokcnd gt fnz# K

    ygp zngcc{ f~eiz{ ged ygp eht ke tfn ohhd th zngd tfn

    jzhg`fnz% Pfn pokcnd ged znrcknd hm {h~ l~pt tgmn kt fhon

    yktf {h~ ged zngd kt `gzna~cc{# kt ykcc `cngz gcc {h~z dh~jtp ged

    hen ohzn tfkei gzn hzigek|kei g pogcc int thintfnz thohzzhy

    ohzekei gt `hccnin rznokpnp th ync`hon gcc h~z aznpfnz# {h~z

    p{ccgj~p mkt jhhmp ged htfnz tfkeip ykcc jn dkptzkj~tnd gt tfn

    rgzt{ j{ h~z tng`fnzp ged pke`n h~z `fgkzoge pkz kp jg`m azho

    fkp Azgema~zt pnokegz# ph fn ykcc jn tfnzn# dhet okpp tfn rgzt{

    ged gt cgpt he jnfgca ha yfhcn DPJ K ync`hon {h~ th h~z

    agokc{# ka {h~ fgqn ge{ dh~jtp hz w~nptkhep {h~ gzn ohpt

    ync`hon% pfn nvrcgkend tfn yfhcn p`negzkh th on ke oke~tnp

    yfk`f pfhynd fnz nvrnztkpn gt rnzahzokei fnz d~t{% J~t gt

    tfgt tkon hec{ tyh w~nptkhep `gon th o{ oked yfk`f K

    dnprnzgtnc{ ygetnd th gpm fnz# hen ka pfn mehyp g dfgjjg

    engzj{ gp K go d{kei ha f~einz ged pn`hed yfnzn pfh~cd K

    int g ihhd R%I% tfn akzpt hen pnnond rzntt{ hdd th gpmnd

    azho g cgd{ pkttkei gt tfn zn`nrtkhe% Tfn pn`hed hen `ge jn

    gpmnd ged akegcc{ k gpmnd fnz gjh~t g ihhd R%I% hz g fhptnc%

    Pfn igqn on phon qkpktkei `gzdp ha R%I%p engzj{ ged igqn

    fnz eh% ke `gpn ge{ rzhjcno gzkpnp% K tfgemnd fnz# ckatnd tfn

    jzhg`fnz ged ynet h~t ha tfn zn`nrtkhe zhho% Tfn i~gzd

    ygp ptkcc pkttkei tfnzn chhmnd gt on# tkcc tfkp tkon fn ygp gygzn

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    tfgt K go g eny pt~dnet ged pngz`fkei ahz g R%I% o{ akzpt

    w~nptkhe ygp ptkcc cnat th jn gepynznd# ged Kt ygp tfn zkift

    tkon th gpm fko ahz g dfgjjg% Fncch# K pgkd# gzn {h~ yhzmkei

    fnzn8 Yncc K go g eny pt~dnet# `ge {h~ fncr on ke akedkei g

    rzhrnz rcg`n th ngt# g dfgjjg hz g znptg~zget# K go f~eiz{

    pke`n ohzekei ged dkdet aked ge{ dfgjjg engzj{% Hf {np

    yf{ eht# tfnznp g pogcc dfgjjg gt tfn ned ha tfkp zhgd# {h~

    ykcc int ek`n pt~aand rgzgetfgp tfnzn# ktp agoh~p ahz ktp

    rgzgetfgp ke yfhcn Gpfhm Qkfgz% Hf tfgemp# hen ohzn tfkei

    dkd ge{hen `gon th {h~ ke pngz`f ha g zhho hz g R%I% gp K

    go pngz`fkei thh ahz tfn pgon# K pgkd% [np #{np g jh{ `gonth on {nptnzdg{# fn ygp ha tfn pgon gin gp {h~ gzn# fn ygp

    pngz`fkei ahz g zhho ogtn ged cnat fkp ohjkcn eh% fnzn kt kp

    #ged fn pfhynd tfn eh% yfk`f ygp yzkttne gt tfn thr ha fkp

    pogcc dkgz{% Zgqk pgf~ K zngd fkp egon ged ehtnd fkp eh% ke o{

    ohjkcn% Ge{ yg{p# tfgemp i~gzd lk# yn ykcc onnt thohzzhy#

    ged K chqn rgzgetfgp# K pgkd ged pokcnd% Zn`nrtkhe zhhop

    G%`% ged `fkccnd ygtnz azho tfn `hhcnz zn`hqnznd on g cht#

    tfn hec{ tfkei cnat ygp dnck`kh~p rgzgetfgp yfk`f ynzn

    ahz`kei on th thygzdp tfn dfgjjg% Gp K zng`fnd tfn

    dfgjjg o{ ehptzkcp akccnd yktf tfn pynnt poncc ha dnpk ifnn# kt

    a~ncnd o{ grrntktn ged ehy tfn pkt~gtkhe ygp h~t ha `hetzhc#

    K zngcc{ dkdet yget th ygkt% K hzdnznd phon rgzgetfgp yktf

    `hcd dzkem ged pgt o{pnca he tfn `hzenz tgjcn% Ohpt ha tfn

    tgjcnp ynzn h``~rknd ged tfn ygktnzp ynzn z~eekei azho

    hen tgjcn th gehtfnz th `gtnz tfnkz `~pthonzp% Tfn dfgjjg

    ygp agoh~p ahz ktp ggchh ged `fnnpn rgzgetfgp ged tfnzn

    ygp ph o~`f z~pf tfgt K fgd th ygkt ahz pnqnzgc oke~tnp ahz o{

    rgzgetfg% Gt cgpt K ygp pnzqnd yktf ge ggchh rgzgetfg yktf

    j~ttnz ged `hmn# g oked jchykei `hojkegtkhe th jngt fngt

    ged f~einz% K zngcc{ ygetnd th ngt tfn yfhcn rgzgetfg ke

    hen pfht j~t kt ygp ph fht tfgt K fgd th ygkt ahz pnqnzgc

    oke~tnp% Yfkcn K ygp nelh{kei o{ ongc# g tgcc yncc j~kcd i~{

    ygp ehtk`kei on= fn ygp yngzkei g prhztp t pfkzt ged g chynz

    ged pnnond th jn g ch`gcktn th on% Og{ jn# K ygp g eny

    ag`n th fkp dhogke ged fn zngcc{ ygetnd th kew~kzn gjh~t

    on% Fn pthhd p~ddnec{ azho fkp tgjcn ged `gon ptzgkift th

    on ged gpmnd `ge K fgqn g pngt8 K chhmnd gt fkp ag`n yfk`f

    ygp w~ktn zh~if azho tfn ndinp# fkp fgkzp ynzn chei ged dgzm

    ged fn chhmnd ohzn ckmn g qgigjhed% O{ oh~tf ygp a~cc{

    h``~rknd j{ tfn dnck`kh~p rgzgetfg ph K pkorc{ ehddnd o{

    fngd yfk`f ygp g iznne pkiegc ahz fko# fn pgt fkp fngq{

    jhd{ ged r~t fkp gzop he tfn tgjcn# fkp akpt ygp tyk`n gp jki

    gp oken# ktp w~ktn fht thdg{ yfgt {h~ tfkem8 Fn ptgztnd tfn

    `heqnzpgtkhe# {np kt kp# K znrcknd% Gzn {h~ eny th tfkp rcg`n#

    gp K fgd enqnz pnne {h~ jnahzn8 K thcd fko gcc gjh~t o{pncaged tncc fko gjh~t o{ pngz`f ha g zhho hz R%I% fn ygp

    ygktkei ahz tfkp ohonet hec{# g`t~gcc{ fn ygp g rgzt tkon

    jzhmnz egond phe~ ged ygp keqhcqnd ke gzzgeikei zhhop ahz

    pt~dnetp he `hookppkhe jgpkp% Fn ogdn fkp `hookppkhe azho

    jhtf rgztknp# tfn cgedchzdp gp yncc gp tfn pt~dnetp% Fn thcd on

    gjh~t g acgt ke @/ rfgpn ged ygetnd on th pnn tfn ch`gtkhe#

    tfn acgt ged th onnt tfn cgedchzd% K giznnd th fkp haanz ged

    ynet ptzgkift th tfn @/ Jch`m yktf fko he fkp p`hhtnz% Fn thhm

    on th g acgt yfk`f ygp he tfn 0zd achhz ha ge grgztonet% G

    ikzc `gon azho kepkdn gp fn zgeind tfn jncc% Pfn ygp yngzkei

    g tkift t/ pfkzt ged pfhztp kcc~ptzgtkei gcc fnz gppntp ged fnz ckttcn

    fngctf{ aki~zn% Pfn pokcnd gt ~p ged thhm ~p th tfn acgt yfk`f

    ygp he tfn 4 Tf achhz% Tfn acgt ygp pkorc{ g pnt ha tyh zhhop

    ge gttg`fnd jgtfzhho ged g pogcc mkt`fne# j~t kt ygp w~ktn

    engt ged `cnge% K giznnd th tfn acgt ged gpmnd fnz gjh~t tfn

    znet# pfn znrcknd 4222# yfk`f ygp g ckttcn `hptc{ ahz on j~t `ge

    jn rgkd ka K pfgznd tfn acgt yktf htfnz i~{% Gcph 4222 kp eht

    o~`f ahz fgqkei g ihhd ch`gtkhe ged nprn`kgcc{ g ikzc

    enkifjhz% Zgqkp egon `gon th o{ oked ged K `gccnd fko#

    gatnz o~`f zkeikei fn rk`mnd tfn rfhen ged pfhynd fkp

    ketnznpt ke tfn acgt# fn ygp ke I~zighe tfgt dg{ ged ygp

    ~egjcn th `hon# j~t rzhokpnd th onnt gt tfn aznpfnz rgzt{

    envt ohzekei ged th dkp`~pp gcc gjh~t tfn acgt% K giznnd th

    fko ged rhptrhend tfn dngc ahz tfn envt dg{% Phe~ ygp

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    ahz`kei on th tgmn tfn acgt gp phhe gp rhppkjcn ikqkei fnzn

    yncc rcgeend chik`p th ogmn fkp `hookppkhe phhe j~t K

    phonfhy ogegind fko th ygkt ahz tfn envt dg{% Tfn ikzc ygp

    w~ktn fgrr{ yktf o{ rznpne`n ged gpmnd on ka K yh~cd ckmn

    th fgqn ge{tfkei# fnz ongekei ygp ygtnz ged ehtfkei ncpn%

    Gatnz nvrchzkei tfn yfhcn grgztonet ged o~`f w~nptkhekei

    gjh~t tfn ncn`tzk` ged ygtnz ag`kckt{# K ynet jg`m th o{

    pnekhzp fh~pn% K ygp w~ktn tkznd ged g dnnr pcnnr ygp tfn

    pkorcn gepynz% K ygmn ~r ngzc{ ke tfn ohzekei# envt dg{#

    pfgqnd o{ `fke# r~t phon ahzogc h~takt ged int zngd{ th ih

    th tfn keptkt~tn th gttned tfn rgzt{% Tfn keptkt~tn ygp akccnd yktfpt~dnetp ged tng`fnzp ged gcc ha tfno ynzn ke ahzogcp# g tgcc

    fgedphon i~{ yfh ynzn ke fkp ahzogcp ged pnnond th jn g

    qhc~etnnz `gon th ~p ged pfhynd ~p tfn yg{ th tfn

    g~dkthzk~o# fn ygp hen ha tfn oge{ pnekhzp ptgedkei th iznnt

    l~ekhzp% Tfn g~dkthzk~o ygp jki# dgzm ged a~cc ha tng`fnzp ged

    `cnzk`gc ptgaa# tfn{ gcc ynzn ync`hokei ~p# ged phhe yn gcc

    pnttcnd tfnkz fngzkei tfn oge Oz% Mfgedncygc yfh ygp

    mehye gp tfn cngdkei n`hehokpt ha Dncfk ged tfn `fgkzoge

    ha h~z keptkt~tn% Fn igqn g pfhzt ync`hon prnn`f he tfn

    keptkt~tn# ktp `h~zpnp ged nvrznppnd fkp qknyp he Kedkge

    n`heho{% Tfn prnn`f ygp ahcchynd j{ g c~e`f rgzt{# g yg{

    th okv ~r th tfn htfnz pt~dnetp% K phhe aked zgqk gohei tfn

    pt~dnetp# ged dkp`~ppnd gcc gjh~t tfn acgt# fn ygp g w~ktn

    pkorcn i~{ ged ykpfnd th pnn tfn acgt gatnz tfn rgzt{% K ygp

    annckei izngt th jn`hon g rgzt ha tfn keptkt~tn= gcc o{ dzngop

    th lhke g ogeginonet keptkt~tn ynzn a~cakccnd% Tfgt ygp g

    izngt dg{ ke o{ ckan ged K ygp nelh{kei nqnz{ ohonet%

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    Hf ph {h~ gzn fnzn# K pngz`fnd tfn yfhcn `gor~p ged {h~

    gzn pkttkei fnzn# fgqn tfnpn pgedyk`fnp# pnn K jh~ift tfnpn

    hec{ ahz {h~ # K meny {h~ fgqnet ngt ge{tfkei pke`n ohzekei#

    tgmn tfnpn# gt cngpt tgmn g jktn #ktp {~oo{% Gpfnnpf pgkd ged

    haanznd on hen ha tfn tyh `fnnpn pgedyk`fnp fn ygp

    fhcdkei% Tfn{ ynzn o{ agqhzktn ged fn meny tfgt K yh~cd

    enqnz pg{ eh ahz g `fnnpn pgedyk`f% Fkp pgedyk`fnp jzkei

    on jg`m azho tfn pynnt onohzknp% K thhm g jktn ged chhmnd

    gt fkp znd zh~ed ag`n yfk`f iht rhckpfnd gatnz fgqkei thep ha

    pgedyk`fnp% Tncc on fhy oge{ ha tfnpn ~ fgd ged dhet ckn# K

    gpmnd8 Hf l~pt 4 {ggz# K ygp zngcc{ f~eiz{ ged yget phon

    `fgein azho tfgt jhzkei zh~tken c~e`f rg`mp% Hf `hoohe

    oge# dhet ptgzn gt on ckmn tfkp# hm K rzhokpn eh ohzn tfkp

    ynnm% Fn pgkd% @fgc akekpf kt agpt ged int ~r# tyh ohzn `cgppnp

    th ag`n# pnv{ Mgokek ged Rzhanpphz Lgke% Mgokek `fhrzg# gizgd~gtn azho Pfzk Zgo @hccnin ha @hoonz`n ged g Rf%nd

    nezhccnd azho KKT Dncfk tg~ift ~p `hzrhzgtn akege`n% Pt~dnetp

    ckmnd fnz ohzn ahz fnz chhmp ged inpt~znp tfge fnz tng`fkei

    pmkccp# Fnz pkcm{ pohhtf chei fgkz# fnz thend aki~zn ged fnz pnv{

    chhmp ynzn gcyg{p g ogttnz ha dkp`~ppkhep gohei jh{p#

    tfh~if g w~ktn gzzhiget yktf pt~dnetp ged `gzzknd g cht ha

    gttkt~dn# pfn ygp o~`f agoh~p gohei jh{p% Tfnzn ynzn

    fgzdc{ ge{ jh{ yfh okppnd fnz `cgpp# pfn mehyp fhy th

    ogmn tfno ogd ged pfn ~pnd tfn pmkccp ke g zkift yg{% Ahz

    ikzcp# Mgokek ygp tfnkz jkiinpt hrrhenet# fnz h~taktp# fnz chhmp

    ged fnz pokcn ogdn tfno h~t ha tzned ged tfn{ zni~cgzc{

    ahcchy Mgokekp tznedp th izgj tfnkz rzn{% K akekpfnd tfn

    pgedyk`f ged ynet ahz tfn Mgokekp cn`t~zn# gatnz g chei

    dkp`~ppkhe he `hzrhzgtn akege`n tfn pt~dnetp ynzn ygktkei

    ahz tfnkz agqhzktn cn`t~zn# g cn`t~zn th ned tfnkz w~ktn

    nvfg~ptnd zh~tken% Cngqkei phon inek~pnp gcc okizgtnd th

    tfn cgpt zhyp gp tfkp rzhqkdnp tfno neh~if `fge`n th akekpf

    tfnkz rnedkei gppkieonetp hz ihppkr yktf htfnzp# Rzhanpphz

    Lgke# g w~ktn dn`net oge ke fkp 02p enqnz ketnzz~rt ge{

    pt~dnet ke dhkei tfnkz nvtzg `~zzk`~cgz g`tkqktknp d~zkei fkp

    cn`t~zn% Ahz on kt fgzdc{ ogttnzp yfh kp tfn rzhanpphz gp K ygp

    gcyg{p g jg`m jne`fnz% Gpfnnpf ygp j~p{ ke jzngmkei fkp

    rznqkh~p zn`hzdp ke Pegmn# fkp agqhzktn ohjkcn igon yfne fn

    pthrrnd ahz g pn`hed# chhmnd gt on ged pgkd# yfgt gzn {h~

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    dhkei j~dd{8 Dg{ dzngokei8 Hz tfkemkei gjh~t tfn

    gppkieonetp8 Hf eh ehtfkei K ygp l~pt tfkemkei gjh~t tfn

    rzhanpphzp# K pgkd ged ptgzt t~zekei rginp% J~t tfnzn ygp

    phontfkei dkaanznet z~eekei ke o{ oked phontfkei ohzn

    pynnt# gdhzgjcn ged znaznpfkei# dzgiikei o{ oked

    `hetke~h~pc{ thygzdp kt# ge kogin hz g ag`n tfgt `honp yktf

    g acgpf ged dkpgrrngzp cngqkei g pynnt pokcn yktf tyh

    dkorcnp he jhtf ned% O{ oked ygp `hetke~h~pc{ zntzknqkei

    tfgt kogin azho ktp onohz{# ph pynnt ph ncniget ph ckqnc{

    yfgt g jng~t{ pfn kp# tfnzn ygp ge keqkpkjcn g~zg gzh~ed fnz

    ogmkei fnz ph ckqnc{ gjh~t ckan% Fhy `hon K dkdet ehtk`ndfnz ngzcknz# og{ jn K ygp j~p{ yktf htfnz ikzcp# hz og{ jn pfn

    zgznc{ `honp h~t ha fnz `cgpp # K tfh~ift# yfgtnqnz# j~t pfn kp

    dkaanznet# o{ pkvtf pnepn ygp `cngzc{ kedk`gtkei on tfgt pfn

    ygp thtgcc{ dkaanznet azho tfn dh|nep ha ikzcp K ont tfzh~ifh~t

    o{ yfhcn `gznnz% G rnzan`t pogcc ag`n yktf gcc jng~t{ ckenp#

    tyh `fkpncnd dkorcnp# qncqnt phat ckrp# jki n{np yktf g rnzan`t

    aki~zn ged pkcm{ fgkz# pfn ygp g yfhcn phcn jng~t{ rg`mgin%

    Tfnzn ygp phontfkei ogientk` yktf tfkp ikzc tfgt ygp

    gttzg`tkei on ged ahz`kei on th tfkem gigke ged gigke

    gjh~t fnz% Pfn ygp znqhcqkei ke o{ oked ged K ygp annckei

    j~ttnzacknp ac{kei ke o{ pthog`f% Fnz pynnt pogcc ag`n ygp tfn

    hec{ ihhd tfkei fgrrnend pke`n ohzekei ged K ygp ygktkei

    ahz tfn cn`t~zn th akekpf ph tfgt K `ge int g ickorpn ha fnz% Gp

    tfn cn`t~zn akekpfnd K l~ornd azho o{ pngt# K ygp zngd{ th z~e

    ptzgkift thygzdp pn`tkhe J yfne tfn jhzkei P~pfznn gpmnd g

    w~nptkhe azho rzhanpphz Lgke# pfn ygp yncc mehye ahz fnz fgjkt

    th gpm jhzkei chei w~nptkhep ged dh~jtp gt tfn ned ha tfn

    `cgpp% Nqnz{ pt~dnet iht nvgprnzgtnd azho fnz g`tkhep j~t

    ygp fncrcnpp ged `get `fgein tfn `kz`~optge`np% Rzhanpphz

    Lgke pkiegcnd pt~dnetp th pkt dhye ged ygkt ahz phontkon# fn

    ygp `cngzkei P~pfznnp ohehtheh~p dh~jtp% Tfn tkon ygp

    z~eekei w~ktn agpt ged K angznd tfgt K yh~cdet jn gjcn th pnn

    tfgt ikzc thdg{ gp kt ygp gcohpt 4

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    `gon ged qgekpfnp ke pn`% pfn |hhond tfzh~if tfn zhgd

    yfk`f ygp nort{ j{ tfn tkon# cngqkei tfn d~pt jnfked fnz%

    Ehy K ygp ptgedkei he tfn zhgd pkdn tz{kei th zn`gcc yfgtnqnz

    K pgy# g pokcn `gon he o{ ag`n gt cngpt K int phon fgrr{

    pn`hedp th `fnnz gt tfn ned ha g chei tkzkei dg{% G inek~p

    he`n pgkd ckan kp ckmn ge k`n `zngo ngtp kt jnahzn kt onctp ged

    ph ckqn nqnz{ ohonet ged `fnnz tfn ihhd tfkeip% @fnnzp K

    pgkd ged zgkpnd tfn nort{ `haann `~r fkif ke tfn gkz% K ynet

    thygzdp o{ fhon yktf g pokcn he o{ ag`n ged chtp ha lh{ ke

    o{ fngzt% Tfnzn ygp g cht ha dkaanzne`n jntynne tfn dg{ ckan

    ged tfn ekiftckan ahz g ogeginonet pt~dnet ckmn on tfnznygp o~`f th cngze ged ogegin h~tpkdn tfn `cgppnp# o{

    rzg`tk`gc tzgkekei ptgztnd azho tfn rhket yfnzn o{ `cgppzhho

    tzgkekei pthrrnd# fnzn ke j~p{ ptznntp ha Gpfhm qkfgz K ygp

    cngzekei tfn zngc cnpphe ha ogeginonet% tfn ogeginonet

    ha o{ rnzphegc ckan o{ azknedp ged o{ pt~dknp% Gatnz tfn

    `cgppnp# azknedp ~p~gcc{ igtfnznd gt g `hoohe ohoh rhket#

    nelh{kei ohohp# ckiftekei tfnkz `kigznttnp# hz pkrrkei tfnkz

    jnnz `gep# zhgokei fnzn ged tfnzn ke tfn j~p{ jg|ggzp ha

    Gpfhm qkfgz# tfkp gcc ~p~gcc{ zge tkcc ekift# yfne p~ddnec{ o{

    jzgke znokedp on gjh~t o{ rnedkei gppkieonetp ged

    znrhztp ged k ~pn th z~e ptzgkift thygzdp o{ acgt ptgzt lhptckei

    yktf tfn `horck`gtnd gppkieonetp ged yhzmnd he tfno tkcc

    ohzekei% K ynet th tfn jnd# tfn pgon fh~z yfne o{

    enkifjhzp ygmn ~r ahz ge ngzc{ ohzekei ygcm% Tfkp ygp o{

    netkzn p`fnd~cn ahz ynnm dg{p ged K tzknd g cht j~t aked o{pnca

    ~egjcn th `fgein kt% Ynnmnedp ynzn ckttcn dkaanznet azho

    ynnmdg{p gp Pgt~zdg{p ynzn ~p~gcc{ fgca dg{p ged h~z

    `cgppnp akekpfnd tkcc ehhe% K ~pn th `hon fhon ngzc{# ~tkck|kei gcc

    o{ tkon ygt`fkei eny ohqknp hz pcnnrkei tkcc nqnekei% Tfne

    ptgzt akekpfkei gcc o{ rnedkei gppkieonetp ke nqnekei yhzmkei

    fgzd he tfno tkcc ekift# yktf g `~r ha `haann ke o{ fged# ged

    pthrrkei hec{ he`n g annckei `gon th o{ oked# zngck|kei

    ehtfkei kp cnat ahz P~edg{# P~edg{p ynzn w~ktn `z~`kgc ahz on

    gp tfn{ ynzn th akekpf phon ~eakekpfnd j~pkenppnp% Tfn dg{

    inenzgcc{ ptgztnd yktf jchhd pfnddkei `horntktkqn ahhtjgcc

    ogt`fnp jntynne tfn tyh gin hcd zkqgcp# zhho ogtnp ged

    ihhd azknedp h~tpkdn tfn akncd# j~t ynzn dngtf og`fkenp ahz

    ng`f htfnzp ged tfnkz tngop he tfn akncd# hen yktf g p~rnzj

    gtfcntk`kpo ged ahhtjgcc pmkccp tfgt ogmnp nqnz{hen yhednzp#

    Zgqkedzg Pgf~ hz zgqk gp yn `gccnd fko ygp g ogik`kge yktf

    tfn jgcc% G pfhzt fnkift ptzhei j~kct yktf g `hhc fngd hqnz fkp

    pfh~cdnzp ogdn fko g rnzan`t ihgc og`fken ahz fkp tngo

    ged ogdn fkp hrrhpktkhe hatne prnn`fcnpp he`n fn netnznd

    tfn akncd# fkp dhdinp ged rgppnp ynzn p~rnzj ged fkp `hhc

    grrzhg`f th ogegin yktf fkp tngo onojnzp gcyg{p rg{ndfko g cht# ykeekei ohpt ha tfn ogt`fnp yktf ihhd ihgc

    ogzike ahz fkp tngo% Ptgedkei he tfn htfnz ned ygp fkp gz`f

    zkqgc eht gp ihhd ged gtfcntk` j~t akccnd yktf nvtznon

    dnqhtkhe |ngc ged rgppkhe ahz tfn prhzt% `horntktkqn j{

    egt~zn fn ygp g jgttcnz% Fkp ohtth ygp pkorcn# akift tkcc tfn

    ned ged yke tfn ogt`f j{ fhhm hz j{ `zhhm% Fgzpfkt lhpfk hz

    Lhn gp fkp azknedp `gccnd fko ygp g oheptnz ke tfn akncd eht

    yktf fkp pmkccp hz ahhtjgcc ogik` j~t yktf fkp yk`mnd tzk`mp ged

    chtp ged chtp ha giiznppkhe% Jhtf tfn tngop rg{ tfnkz pke`nzn

    naahztp ged a~cc dndk`gtkhe ke ykeekei tfn ogt`fnp tfgt

    jn`gon g p{ojhc ha rzkdn ged nv`nccne`n% Tfnzn ygp o~`f

    th dh ke tfn gatnzehhep gatnz tfnpn chei tkzkei ahhtjgcc

    pnppkhep% Tkon th nvrchzn eny ahhd tnorcnp# hz fgeih~tp#

    ygt`fkei eny ohqknp ke tfn o~ctkrcnvnp hz nvrchzkei eny

    o~pn~op ged jhhm agkzp ha Dncfk% Ng`f ynnm ygp dndk`gtnd

    th g eny fgeih~t% Ekiftp ynzn qhc~etgzkc{ dnqhtnd th jnnz

    ged qhdmg ahcchynd j{ g ihhd @fkenpn ahhd gt F~eiz{

    Rgedg% Tfn ynnmnedp ke tfkp yg{ ynzn tfn ptznpp j~ptnzp ahz

    gcc tfn pt~dnetp ged zninenzgtn tfno ahz tfn envt ynnm% Tfkp

    ynnm ygp gehtfnz jchhd p~`mkei# tkzkei ged nvgprnzgtkei a~cc

    ha Q@Zp chei# ohehtheh~p kzzktgtkei cn`t~znp# K gczngd{

    p~aanznd g cht tfkp ynnm ged ygp nginzc{ ygktkei ahz tfn ynnm

    ned% Tfnzn ynzn htfnz tnepkhep thh fhqnzkei o{ oked

    ke`c~dkei Q@Zp dngdc{ n`hehok`p gppkieonet% Angz ygp

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    oh~etnd he o{ ag`n yfne Zgqk netnznd tfn zhho# fkp

    rznpne`n ygp neh~if th nckokegtn fgca ha o{ tnepkhe# fn ygp

    nvtznonc{ ihhd gt pt~dknp ged chqnd th fncr on gt o{

    gppkieonetp% Ph fnzh yfgt fgrrnend8 K fngzd kt ygp g jgd

    dg{ ahz {h~ gt tfn `hccnin ged {h~ onppnd yktf Q@Z% [np

    {ggz kt ygp g jgd jgd dg{# fn gcohpt thhm gcc o{ `chtfp ke

    azhet ha tfn yfhcn `cgpp# tfgt ygp zngcc{ g ekiftogzn ahz on

    {ggz# `zgr# K go zngcc{ h~t ha o{ oked ehy# tfgt jchhd{

    rzha% ygpfnd gcc o{ kogin tfgt K j~kct ke ynnmp ged ehy K

    ennd th akekpf fkp gppkieonet jnahzn envt ynnm# {ggz rcngpn

    fncr on% Hf fh# dhet yhzz{ jzhtfnz yn ykcc akekpf {h~z yhzmjnahzn tkon# l~pt cngqn gcc {h~z tnepkhe he on# ehy K go fnzn#

    thintfnz yn ykcc akekpf gcc tfn tfkp# dhet yhzz{ l~pt tncc on fgqn

    {h~ akekpfnd yktf {h~z ongc8 K go zngcc{ f~eiz{# `fgc {ggz akzpt

    cntp rznrgzn phon azknd zk`n% Fn ygp g zngc inek~p ged ygp

    agoh~p ahz fkp `hoonz`n jgpk`p# g oge yktf o~ct{ tgcnet

    gcyg{p fgrr{ th fncr htfnzp nqne gt okd ekift% Ph yfgtp

    ihkei ke {h~z pn`tkhe j~dd{8 K gpmnd fko yfkcn fn ygp

    rznrgzkei phon zk`n ahz fko# hf ehtfkei nqnz{hen ygp

    ygktkei ahz tfn nvgo dgtnp# ktp h~z akzpt pno% nvgo ged

    nqnz{hen kp ph o~`f `hea~pnd ged tnepn# eh hen mehyp

    gjh~t tfn nvgo rgttnze hz tfn dhogke# tfn `hhzdkegthzp `ge

    r~t tfn dgtnp ge{ dg{ ph yn pfh~cd zngd{ h~zpncqnp ke

    gdqge`n ged o~pt ptgzt rznrgzkei ahz tfn nvgop j~t akzpt {h~z

    gppkieonet j~dd{% K zngcc{ yget th gpm fko gjh~t tfn ikzc K

    ont ke tfn cgj j~t rhptrhend o{ tfh~ift gatnz fkp oked

    j~jjckei nvgop tgcm# g ag`n grrngznd th o{ oked# pynnt#

    phhtfkei# pokckei gt on# pg{kei ka {h~ zngcc{ yget th mehy o{

    egon tfne `gt`f on# onnt on ged gpm gcc {h~ yget th gpm

    ged K rzhokpn K ykcc ikqn gcc {h~z gepynzp K zngcc{ ygetnd th

    onnt fnz phhe# fnz acgpfnp ynzn `hokei th o{ oked ogmkei

    tfkeip `horcnv j~t tfnzn ynzn phon ~eakekpfnd j~pkenpp cnat%

    Q@Zp rzhln`t znrhzt ygp cnat ged K ennd th rznrgzn kt tfkp

    ynnm% Yn yhzmnd he tfn gppkieonet tfgt ekift% Tfn envt

    dg{ ygp w~ktn dkaanznet azho ~p~gc ohzekei zh~tken gp tfn

    pt~dnetp ynzn ptgedkei h~tpkdn tfnkz `cgppnp dkp`~ppkei yktf

    ng`f htfnz gjh~t phon p`fnd~cn tfnzn ygp g ogpp ha

    pt~dnetp p~zzh~edkei tfn ehtk`n jhgzd# nqnz{hen ygp z~eekei

    thygzdp tfn ehtk`n jhgzd th fgqn g ickorpn ha tfn rgrnz

    akvnd he kt% Yfgtp ihkei he8 Yfgtp he tfn ehtk`n jhgzd

    gpmnd azho Ekmfkc# Ktp gjh~t tfn akzpt pno% nvgop j~dd{# tfn{

    gzn ptgztkei azho tfn envt ynnm ged yn dhet fgqn o~`f

    tkon jzhtfnz# tfn akzpt rgrnz kp ha G``h~etp% K anct phon mked ha

    ynkift dzhrrnd he on# o{ cnip pfg`mnd g jkt ged tfne

    ptgjcnd th tfnkz ehzogc rhpktkhe% K ygp ihhd ke Ptgtkptk`p#

    n`hehok`p ged gcc htfnzp j~t G``h~etp ygp o{ jkiinptekiftogzn# K tzknd g okcckhe tkonp j~t enqnz ~ednzptged tfn

    `he`nrtp ckmn dnjkt# `zndkt# dnrzk`kgtkhe ged gcc% Yf{ tfnzn

    ynzn oge{ dkaanznet g``h~etp ahz g pgon akzo ged yfgtp

    tfn dkaanzne`n jntynne tfnpn g``h~etp ygp gcyg{p g jki

    w~nptkhe ahz on% Nqnz{hen ygp chhmkei tnepn tfge ~p~gc#

    tfnzn ynzn pkiep ha dnrznppkhe# angz ged `hep`kh~penpp he

    nqnz{ jhd{p ag`n# ged tfn{ gcc ynzn eny th tfn keptkt~tn ged

    zngcc{ gazgkd ha tfn `hokei nvgop% Tfn{ ynzn ke g f~zz{ th

    ehtn dhye tfn p`fnd~cn ha nvgop lhptckei yktf ng`f htfnzp

    th ogmn prg`n ahz tfnopncqnp# nqne ikzcp ynzn r~pfkei i~{p

    fgzd th fgqn g chhm ha tfn ehtk`n jhgzd# K enqnz ~ednzptged

    yf{ rnhrcn yznptcn yktf ng`f htfnz yfne tfn{ meny tfgt

    tfn nvgop gzn azho envt ynnm ged tfkp ehtk`n ykcc znogke he

    tfn jhgzd tkcc envt ynnm% K ygp ygt`fkei tfnkz prhzt yfne g

    fngq{ fged cgednd he o{ pfh~cdnz Ph fgqn {h~ pnne tfn

    ckpt8 @zgr oge# ktp g``h~et akzpt# Gpfnnpf pgkd% Fkp qhk`n ygp

    gp fngq{ gp fkp fged# yf{ Ihd `zngtnd `zngt~znp ckmn fko

    tfgt `gon p~ddnec{ ged fkt {h~ fgzd yktf tfnkz fngq{

    g``net% [g ktp g``h~et j~dd{# j~t yf{ {h~ angz {h~ gzn

    azho `hoonz`n jg`mizh~ed ged ~ednzptged tfn `he`nrtp

    jnttnz% [np {h~ gzn zkift j~t tfkp tkon K go eht yhzz{kei ahz

    o{pnca# ke ag`t K go yhzz{kei ahz {h~# g``h~etp kp gcyg{p g

    ptz~iicn ahz {h~ j~dd{ ged {h~ mehy {h~ fgqn cnpp tkon% Fn

    pokcnd gt on# gp ygp `hoonetkei he on ged ptgztnd

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    dnckqnzkei fkp pnt ha gdqk`np gp ~p~gc# fn ygp g tz~n j~dd{#

    gcyg{p p~ktnd he tfn dnakektkhe ha g rgc# ikqkei gdqk`np#

    `hoonetkei fngqkc{ ged p~rrhztkei gt tfn dgzmnpt tkonp% Ph

    yfgt fgqn {h~ rcgeend ahz tfn nvgop8 Tgmn Zgqkp fncr fn kp

    g inek~p ged {h~ `ge `hon th o{ rcg`n thh ahz pt~dknp#

    yfgt {h~ pg{8 Fooo# K dkdet rcge ge{tfkei {nt# cntp pnn

    yfgt fgrrnep8 Og{ jn Zgqkp fncr znw~kznd gt tfkp l~e`t~zn%

    Gp K ygp dkp`~ppkei tfn rznrgzgtkhe p`fnd~cn th `hojgt tfn

    ~r`hokei nvgop# g pfgdhy rgppnd tfzh~if o{ pkdn ged

    akccnd o{ ehptzkcp yktf g rcngpget achynz azgizge`n% Tfgt ygp g

    mehye azgizge`n ged `ge jn zn`hiek|nd ge{ yfnzn ge{tkon# phhtfnp o{ oked ged fngzt ged ahz`nd on th zhtgtn

    o{ en`m 012 dniznnp% Kt ygp fnz# tfn ikzc K ont {nptnzdg{= pfn

    ygp ke fnz ckift rkem pfkzt ged jcg`m tzh~pnzp# pynnt ged pogcc

    tz{kei th ncnqgtn fnz pmncnthe gp fkif gp rhppkjcn he fnz fnncp

    th fgqn g pkift ha tfn ehtk`n jhgzd tfzh~if g dkptge`n% Yfkcn

    gegc{|kei tfn dgtn pfnnt pfn ygp rcg{kei yktf fnz fgkzp# phat

    gp pkcm jcg`m gp ekift# pfn ygp chhmkei ckmn g rzke`npp yktf `~tn

    pokcn ged `fkpncnd dkorcnp ged kt ygp o{ `fge`n th zng`f

    fnz ged th tncc fnz fhy jng~tka~c pfn kp# tfgt pfn jngzp g

    okcckhe dhccgz pokcn ged chhmp rzntt{ thdg{ ke fnz rkem pfkzt

    gcohpt g Ok`mn{ oh~pn% Tfgt pfn kp g ogient gttzg`tkei on

    azho tfn dg{ pfn ptzkmn on ke tfn cgj% K ygp zngcc{ gog|nd gt

    fnz jng~t{ ged ygp mnne th ygt`f fnz yfne dnqkcp phe

    zngrrngznd ged ptged ke jntynne tyh ha ~p% Fkp ikigetk`

    aki~zn gcohpt `hqnznd tfn ok`mn{ oh~pn ged ehy kt ygp

    fgzd th pgy fnz% K ygp tz{kei th np`grn azho tfn ikget j~t fn

    ygp ke g dkaanznet ohhd# Fn ygp pfhykei on tfn jhhm yfk`f

    fn kpp~nd azho tfn ckjzgz{ ahz nvgop rznrgzgtkhe% chhm K

    kpp~nd kt ke gdq ge`n# oge {h~ o~pt pnn tfn z~pf gt tfn c kjzgz{

    #hf ihd tfn{ gcc ynzn tz{kei th kpp~n tfn jnpt jhhmp# j~t ehy

    ktp yktf ~p jgj{# {np tfkp kp tfn mn{ th h~z p~``npp# gzn {h~

    ckptnekei8 fn{ fn{ yfnzn gzn {h~8 K go pfhykei {h~ tfkp

    jhhm ged {h~ gzn chhmkei gt htfnz ned8 Fkp qhk`n ygp

    `hokei th o{ ngz j~t ygp eht `heen`tnd th o{ oked# K ygp

    tz{kei th chhm gt tfn htfnz ned j~t tfn ikzc ygp qgekpfnd

    phonyfnzn d~zkei h~z `heqnzpgtkhe8 K fngzd tfn pthzknp ha

    tfn Geincp# `hokei th ngztf ged dkpgrrngz ogzmkei tfnkz

    rznpne`n ged chgd c kqnp ha kedkqkd~gcp yktf tfnkz gzhog# K ygp

    annckei tfn pgon% Kt ygp tfn tfkzd tkon K pgy fnz j~t `h~cdet

    ogegin th zng`f fnz# og{ jn pfn ygp th~if# {np phon ikzcp

    gzn zngcc{ th~if K tfh~ift ged pokcnd% Fnz rznpne`n ygp ptkcc

    tfnzn ke tfn oked pnt ged K ygp ac{kei fkif ke tfn qgekccg pm{%

    Pt~dnetp ynzn ptgedkei ke tfn izh~rp ged ynzn dkp`~ppkei

    gjh~t tfn dgtn pfnntp# phon ha tfno ynzn ~efgrr{ yktf tfn

    dgtn pfnnt ged ynzn gazgkd ha g``h~etp# nprn`kgcc{ tfnrnhrcn yktf p`kne`n ged neikennzkei jg`mizh~edp# ahz tfno

    G``h~etp ygp eht cnpp tfge tfn pegmn ke tfn izgpp# tfgt

    `honp p~ddnec{ yktf g fkpp dgogikei gcc tfnkz dzngop ha fkif

    p`hznp% Tnepkhe ygp j~kcdkei nqnz{yfnzn ke tfn `gor~p

    nv`nrt on yfh ygp ptkcc ptgedkei gt tfn `hzzkdhz tfkemkei

    gjh~t tfn ikzc# fnz pynnt pokcn ged pkcm{ fgkzp% Tfn `hokei

    ynnm ygp `z~`kgc th nqnz{ hen ged g cht ha `fgein `gon th

    tfn `hccnin% Tfn pt~dnetp yfh inenzgcc{ zhgo ke tfn `hzzkdhzp

    qgekpfnd p~ddnec{# ehy tfnkz eny dnptkegtkhe ygp tfn

    `hccnin ckjzgz{% Jhhmp ynzn ac{kei azho hen fged th htfnz ged

    nqnz{hen ygp ke g f~iinz o~iinz% Tfn{ gcc ygetnd th izgj

    gp o~`f gp rhppkjcn ke tfn cgpt pkv pnqne dg{p ged ynzn

    rzg`tk`kei fgzd th ogptnz tfnopncqnp gt tfn p~jln`t# tfn

    jg|ggzp ha Gpfhm Qkfgz phhe jn`gon qg`get% Tfn

    pfhrmnnrnz gt tfn @fgeek l~k`n `netzn ygp tnepn thh ged

    ygp r~||cnd j{ tfn p~ddne `fgein ke tfn jnfgqkhz ha tfn

    pt~dnetp gp izh~rp ptgedkei gt @fgeek gatnz `cgppnp ynzn

    gcohpt nqgrhzgtnd% Fkp j~pkenpp ygp fgzdc{ fkt ged fn dkd

    eht ~ednzptged yfgt th dh th jzkei jg`m tfn pt~dnetp th fkp

    l~k`n `netzn% O{ zhho thh jn`gon g jgttcnakncd yktf jhhmp

    c{kei nqnz{yfnzn ged chtp ged chtp ha fh~zp ha pt~dknp gczngd{

    ptgztnd% Zgqk ygp tfn oge ha tfn fh~z ged fn ygp zngcc{

    ogegikei fgzd th tng`f nqnz{ hen tfn `he`nrtp ha

    g``h~etp% Fn fkopnca ygp annckei cnpp tkon th rznrgzn ahz tfn

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    nvgop ged ygp annckei w~ktn fncrcnpp% Fn{ j~dd{# dhet

    ahzint th tng`f on dnrzn`kgtkhe thekift# K pgkd th fko# ged

    pokcnd# fn ygp j~p{ ke `gc`~cgtkhep ged t~zend th on ged

    pgkd% ha `h~zpn {ggz {h~ gzn o{ zhhoogtn ged akzpt

    rznanzne`n yh~cd jn ikqne th {h~ hec{% [ggz G``h~etp kp

    zngcc{ fgzd ged K gazgkd tfgt kt yh~cd fkt o{ p`hznp ke tfn

    nvgop% Hf fh dhet yhzz{ jzhtfnz ktp hec{ g p~jln`t# yn

    fgqn yfhcn hen ynnm ged K yh~cd tng`f {h~ gcc tfn jgpk`p#

    {h~ ykcc dnakektnc{ p`hzn yncc ke tfn nvgop% Azho tfgt dg{ yn

    dh~jcnd h~z pt~d{kei fh~zp ged ynzn pt~d{kei gcohpt 6/72

    fh~zp dgkc{% Yn pcnnr ahz 4 fzp hec{ ged ynzn ngtkei cnpp kehzdnz th hojgt pknptgp% Angz ygp z~c kei o{ oked ged K ygp ke

    g dkcnoog yfgt th dh envt# tkon th rznrgzn p~jln`tp ygp cnpp

    ged tfnzn ynzn eh rznrgzgtkhe cngqnp% J~t tfnzn ygp

    phontfkei jkiinz# phontfkei yfk`f ygp nqne ohzn

    dnptz~`tkqn tfge ge{ ha tfn dgeinzp ged ygp `hetke~h~pc{

    fg~etkei o{ oked# pfgdhyp ynzn znqhcqkei ke tfnkz hzjktp

    ckmn pgtnccktnp ged ynzn `heptgetc{ dnzgkckei o{ oked azho

    pt~dknp ged rznrgzgtkhe% Gohei tfno ygp g tke{ ckttcn

    pfgdhy# pokckei gt on jzngmkei o{ zf{tfo ged

    `he`netzgtkhe8 G p~ddne tnepkhe ygp ke`zngpkei pchyc{ ged

    pchyc{ r~ttkei dh|nep ha w~nptkhep tfgt enndnd th jn

    gepynznd% `cgppnp `get jn okppnd ahz nvgo rznrgzgtkhe gp

    tfnkz ygp gcyg{p g zkpm ha gttnedge`n pfhztgin# Gppkieonet

    rznpp~znp ynzn he tfnkz rngm ged K ygp annckei jkt fgzd th

    tg`mcn G``h~etp% Gcc tfnpn ynzn rgppkei tfn pkiegcp# phon

    jgd hone jnahzn tfn nvgop% Akegcc{ tfn akzpt pnonptnz nvgop

    ha tfn `hccnin ptgztnd he g jzkift p~ee{ dg{% Tfn pt~dnet

    rznrgznd tkcc cgpt oke~tnp ged oge{ ha tfno ynzn `zgookei

    h~tpkdn tfn nvgokegtkhe fgcc tkcc tfn cgpt oke~tn# tfn{ ygetnd

    th izgj nqnz{tfkei th p~zn tfnopncqnp tfgt tfn{ ynzn a~cc{

    rznrgznd ahz tfn jgttcn ged `gon kepkdn tfn fgcc hec{ yfne

    tfn{ ynzn ahz`nd j{ tfnkz tng`fnzp th cngqn tfnkz ehtnp ged

    pkt he tfnkz znprn`tkqn pngtp % Phon ha tfno `chpnd tfnkz fgedp

    rzg{kei th tfn gcokift{# htfnzp ynzn w~knt# znigkekei tfnkz

    nenzi{ th ~pn kt cgtnz gt tfn zkift tkon% K ygp tz{kei th zn`gcc

    yfgt K zngd cgpt ekift# tfnzn ygp g ahzo~cg okppkei ged K ygp

    tz{kei fgzd th znoked kt% Gatnz 72 zn`gccp K akegcc{ iht tfn

    ahzo~cg# K ygp ph fgrr{ gp ka K yhe g jki jgttcn% Pt~dnetp ha

    pn`tkhe J ynzn gcph tfnzn j~t tfnzn ynzn eh pkiep ha tfn ikzc#

    og{jn pfn kp pkttkei ke tfn envt zhho# K tfh~ift% Akegcc{ tfn

    nvgo ptgztnd# kt ygp g``h~etp ged tfn rgrnz ygp nvtznonc{

    dkaak`~ct gp ygp nvrn`tnd% K p`z~tkek|nd tfn yfhcn rgrnz ged

    `gon th g dn`kpkhe tfgt kt yh~cd jn jnttnz ka K ptgztnd azho

    `gpn pt~d{# yfk`f ygp ha :2 ogzmp% Tfhpn 0 fzp ynzn a~cc ha

    enzqh~penpp# nv`ktnonet ged tfzkcc cngqkei pt~dnetp yktf gpyngt{ ag`n ged pckrrnz{ fgedp nqne ke tfn `hhckei naan`t ha

    tfn rhynza~c G%@% oh~etnd gjhqn tfn ogke igtn% Tfn

    keptz~`thz pkiegcnd th pthr gp tfn `ch`m ptzkmn 7

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    ha fnz# yfnzn ygp pfn8 K tfh~ift ged ynet th @fgeek% K ygp

    chhmkei gt tfn ogke zhgd th int pkiep ha fnz% K dn`kdnd th ygkt

    ahz g yfkcn j~t tfne `hon g rcg`n th o{ oked yfk`f K gcohpt

    ahzint th `fn`m# kt ygp tfn `hccnin ckjzgz{ ged K ygp p~zn tfgt

    pfn yh~cd jn j~p{ ke kpp~kei g jhhm ahz tfn envt nvgo% K

    ptnrrnd dhye th tfn ckjzgz{= kt ygp ke tfn jgpnonet ha tfn

    `hccnin# g `hhc rcg`n ahz tfn pt~dnetp th pt~d{# th ihppkr ged

    th dkp`~pp gjh~t tfn `hokei nvgop% Tfnzn ynzn gjh~t >2222

    jhhmp ke tfn ckjzgz{ gcohpt nqnz{ enyprgrnz ged ogig|ken

    ged g pnrgzgtn pn`tkhe ahz tfn akege`n lh~zegcp# kt chhmnd

    ihzinh~p a~cc ha `hchznd jhhmp ke tfn jhhm zg`m# tyh ygtnz

    `hhcnzp ged hen enyprgrnz zngdkei pn`tkhe a~cc{ nw~krrnd

    yktf ncn`tzhek` igdintp% K netnznd tfn ckjzgz{ ged t~zend o{

    n{np th pngz`f ohdn# phhe tfn{ ah`~pnd he ge hjln`t pogcc

    ke pk|n `hqnznd yktf ckift jc~kpf pgcyggz p~kt% Pfn ygp

    gegc{|kei dkaanznet jhhmp ged ygp eht p~zn gjh~t g

    rgztk`~cgz# pfn ygetnd gcc ha tfno j~t tfn rzhjcno ygp tfgt

    pfn `ge kpp~n hec{ tyh jhhmp gt g tkon% Pgy fnz ptgedkei ke

    azhet ha on akccnd o{ yfhcn jhd{ yktf nv`ktnonet% K ygp

    annckei j~ttnzacknp ke o{ t~oo{% K ygetnd th tncc fnz tfgt pfn kp

    jng~tka~c ged tfgt K go tz{kei fgzd th onnt fnz%K anct tfn tkon

    kp yzhei ahz tfkp phzt ha `heqnzpgtkhe# og{ jn gpmkei fnz

    gjh~t tfn nvgo ged tfn rgrnz yh~cd jn g jnttnz hrtkhe th

    ptgzt g fngctf{ `heqnzpgtkhe yfk`f `ge jn t~zend ge{ tkon

    keth fnz ketnznptp ged fhjjknp% K ynet th tfn jhhm zg`m

    gigkept fnz jg`m w~kntc{ ged ptgzt ckatkei jhhmp hen j{ hen ke

    g fhrn tfgt pfn ykcc t~ze ged tfn oke~tn pfn pgy o{ ag`n pfn

    znonojnz tfn cgj ke`kdnet yfnzn K fncrnd fnz ged pfn ykcc

    `hon th on ged gpm ahz tfn nvgo% Ahz oke~tnp K ckatnd tfn

    jhhmp azho hen rcg`n th gehtfnz ogegikei tfno zngdkei

    tfn kednv tgjcnp j~t aked eh ~pn% Akegcc{ K `hon th tfn

    `he`c~pkhe tfgt kt yh~cd jn jnttnz ka K t~zend th fnz ged gpm

    fnz gjh~t tfn nvgop# ph K t~zend j~t akedp eh hen tfnzn# pfn

    ygp qgekpfnd gp gcyg{p# o{ fngzt pfzkemnd ged K ygp annckei

    jgd ha chpkei fnz gigke%Pfn ygp phon mked ha Okzgin chhmp

    yhednza~c j~t fgzd th `gt`f% K chhmnd nqnz{yfnzn j~t dkdet

    aked fnz akegcc{ K chhmnd gt tfn zn`nrtkhe ha tfn ckjzgz{# pfn ygp

    tfnzn kpp~kei g jhhm yfk`f pfn pncn`tnd gatnz g cht ha gegc{pkp%

    Tfkp ygp tfn cgpt `fge`n ged K ygp ke eh ohhd th okpp o{

    `fge`n ph K rk`mnd g jhhm zgedhoc{ azho tfn pfncqn ged

    ynet ptzgkift th tfn ikzc% Pfn ygp ygktkei ahz fnz t~ze% Ph fhy

    ygp {h~z nvgo8 K gpmnd# pfn chhmnd gt on ged r~||cnd ahz g

    pn`hed# pfn ygp tz{kei th znonojnz o{ ag`n yfne K

    ketnzz~rtnd# `hor~tnz cgj# rne dzkqn rzhjcno# K go tfn

    pgon i~{% Hf' {np {np {h~ gzn' Hf tfgemp g cht ahz tfgt% K

    ygp zngcc{ gazgkd ged tfne {h~ `gon ged phcqn tfn rzhjcno#

    K nqne dkdet gpm {h~z egon# phzz{ K ygp ke g f~zz{ tfgt

    gppkieonet rzhjcno {h~ mehy# h~z rzhanpphzp yget tfnkz

    gppkieonetp he tkon #K fhrn {h~ ~ednzptged% Ph yfgtp {h~z

    ihhd egon8 O{ azknedp `gcc on Lhn {h~ `ge `gcc on Fgzpf#

    Ktp Fgzpf Lhpfk% Hf tfgemp Fgzpf ahz tfgt dg{# K go Penfg#

    Penfg Iznygc# azho pn`tkhe J% ph Penfg fhy ygp tfn rgrnz#

    dhet {h~ tfkem kt ygp g jkt cneitf{8 Hf {np kt ygp# j~t K ckmnd

    tfn rgrnz# rgrnzp o~pt jn ha tfkp ptgedgzd hec{ gatnz gcc yn

    gzn ke g ogeginonet `hccnin% Rzntt{ ikzcp gzn gcyg{p zkift

    ged hen pfh~cd eht gzi~n yktf tfno K cngzet tfkp tfnhz{#

    d~zkei o{ neikennzkei dg{p% K ygp ihhd yktf ogtfnogtk`gc

    nw~gtkhep ged yktf ikzcp thh% [np {h~ gzn zkift rgrnz o~pt

    jn ha tfkp ptgedgzd hec{% Ph# Penfg fhy ygp {h~z rgrnz8

    Hf kt ygp ihhd K ygp rznrgzkei ahz kt azho dg{p# gatnz gcc

    g``h~etp kp o{ agqhzktn# pfn pnt fnz fgkz yfkcn pfhykei fkp

    koonepn chqn ahz g``h~etp yfk`f ygp eht cnpp tfge tfn

    dzgihe ahz on yfh akzpt fg~etp ged tfne thze {h~ th rkn`np%

    Ph Fgzpfkt fhy ygp {h~z rgrnz8 Hf g``h~etp kp gcyg{p g

    ptz~iicn ahz on# yncc K phonfhy ogegin# fhrn kt ykcc eht

    gaan`t o{ p`hznp% Hf dhet yhzz{ kt ykcc eht K go tgmkei

    i~gzgetnn# K ygp gog|nd ha fnz `heakdne`n ke on# fhy

    ygp pfn ph p~zn8 Hz og{jn pfn ygp l~pt rgppkei p{orgtf{ gp

    htfnzp% Hm# cntp pnn# ka K `cngz tfn p~jln`t K ykcc ikqn {h~ g

    ihhd tzngt% Rzhokpn# K pgkd %Hf zngcc{' Tfge jncknqn on# {h~

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    ykcc dnakektnc{ `cngz tfn p~jln`t yktf dn`net ogzmp%

    Znonojnz o{ yhzdp ged int zngd{ ahz tfn tzngt% Pfn

    cg~ifnd# ckmn g `fkcd= keeh`net ged r~zn azho fngzt l~pt yget

    th pfhy tfn nv`ktnonet% Fnz ehpn tfgt jgznc{ ogzm ktp

    rznpne`n jn`gon rkem% K ygp ncn`tzka{kei yktf fnz rznpne`n

    ged ygetnd th tncc fnz gcc gjh~t o{ ketnznpt ke fnz ged fnz

    jng~t{# j~t tfkp ygp eht tfn zkift tkon th tncc tfkp gcc th Op%

    Iznygc yfh ygp ~edh~jtndc{ tfn `~tnpt `zngt~zn ha tfn

    yfhcn `hccnin% pfn ygp chhmkei w~ktn pke`nzn# fhcdkei tyh

    fngq{ jhhmp ke fnz fgedp ged ygktkei ahz fnz t~ze% ahz tfn akzpt

    tkon K ygp nvrchzkei fnz jng~t{ azho g `chpn geicn# g jng~t{

    yfk`f ygp fgzd th dnaken ke yhzdp ged `ge hec{ jn dnakend

    j{ g rhnt hz ge gztkpt gp jhtf yhzmp yktf tz~n nohtkhep

    `hokei azho fngzt ged eht tfn jzgke% K tfkem ge neikennz `ge

    hec{ dnaken `~zqnp ged aki~znp# ptzgkift# ncckrtk`gc hz zh~ed

    pfgrnp ha g jng~tka~c ikzc j~t tfnzn ygp o~`f th rzgkpn#

    `z{ptgc `cngz ag`n yktf g tke{ ehpn fgqkei hrnekeip ahz

    hv{ine ketgmn# tyh `~tn dkorcnp he jhtf tfn pkdnp tfgt

    grrngznd nqnz{ tkon pfn pokcnd# pkcm{ chei fgkzp ged fnz pcko

    ygkpt tfgt `ge jn izgjjnd pkeicn fgednd% Pfn `gzzknd g

    rnzan`t aki~zn yktf g rnzan`t pokcn ged ygp ~edh~jtndc{ tfn

    fhcdnz ha Op% Jng~t{ yktf jzgke tktcn% Pfn fgd rnzan`t angt~znp

    ged gcc fnz rgztp ynzn ke tfn zkift rzhrhztkhep gt zkift rcg`np

    tfgt ogdn fnz ohzn jng~tka~c tfge ge{ htfnz agoken ke tfn

    `hccnin % Ph {h~ kpp~nd tfnpn tyh jhhmp ged {h~ gzn ihkei

    th akekpf tfnpn jnahzn tfn envt nvgo' K pfhynd o{ dh~jt he

    tfn pk|n ha tfn jhhmp tfgt ynzn chhmkei w~ktn fngq{ ged d~cc

    ke tfn iznne jkedkei= nqne g jhd{ j~kcdnz `h~cd ~pn tfhpn

    jhhmp ahz fkp dgkc{ yhzmh~t% K ygp dgoe p~zn tfgt eh hen `ge

    akekpf tfhpn tyh jkjcn pk|nd jhhmp ke hen dg{% Hf tfnpn tyh

    gzn hec{ ahz znanzne`np# K gczngd{ rznrgznd ahz tfn nvgo# K l~pt

    ygeg ih tfzh~if tfn `fgrtnzp# pfn pgkd% Fnz gepynz ygp

    neh~if th `cngz gcc o{ dh~jtp% Ph {h~ gczngd{ rznrgznd'

    Tfgtp `hhc ged azho yfnzn dh {h~ int tfn tkon th rznrgzn

    ahz tfn p~jln`t8 K gpmnd fnz yktf g cht ha dkcnoog ged

    p~zrzkpnp% Tkon kp pgon ahz nqnz{jhd{ Fgzpf= ktp :4 fzp ke g

    dg{# tfn tfkei kp fhy dh {h~ ~tkck|n tfnpn :4 fzp% Tfgt kp

    ogvko~o ~tkck|gtkhe ha tfn znph~z`np gp yn pgkd ke

    N`hehok`p# pfn pgkd ged pokcnd# pfhykei tfn tyh tke{ `~tn

    `~crzktp gigke% K ygp gog|nd yktf fnz gepynz ged ygp

    yhednzkei yfgt g phzt ha pnepn ha f~ohz pfn ygp `gzz{kei=

    pfn iht g w~kqnz a~cc ha chik`gc gepynzp ged `hoonetp% K ygp

    gczngd{ korznppnd yktf fnz koonepn jng~t{ ged ehy tfkp

    p~rnzj pnepn ha f~ohz ged gttkt~dn ha fnz ogdn on fnz age%

    G age tfgt eht hec{ ygetnd th znqhcqn gzh~ed fnz j~t ckmnd

    fnz ph o~`f ygetnd th yhzpfkr fnz ! azho tfgt dg{ pfn

    jn`gon o{ okpp rnzan`t# o{ t{rn ha ikzc# ged o{ ~ctkogtn

    ihgc yfk`f K ygetnd th g`fknqn th akcc o{ ckanp `geqgp yktf

    qkjzgtkei `hch~zp% H~z okdtnzo nvgop fg~etnd ~p ahz tfn envt

    yfhcn ynnm ged tfne qgekpfnd gp g ifhpt `gon# Fg~et#

    p`gzn ged qgekpfnd% Nqnz{ nvgo fgp phon rgzgontnzp th

    ongp~znp h~z rnzahzoge`np #tnpt h~z rgtkne`n# h~z ykcc# h~z

    chhrfhcnp ged jgpnd he tfnpn rgzgontnzp kt i~kdnp ~p th pnt

    rzkhzktknp ged ihgcp ha h~z ckan# phon ihgcp gzn ogedgthz{#

    htfnzp yn `fhhpn j{ h~z pnca# j~t ihgcp gzn ihgcp ged {h~

    ennd th r~t {h~z pke`nzn nedngqhzp th g`fknqn tfnpn ihgcp%

    Ihhhhhhhhhgc%ged eh%> ahz @zg|{ pgigp# K l~ornd

    hqnz tfn jhgzdp c{kei engz tfn izh~ed% Tfn neqkzheonet ygp

    d{egok` gt tfn Jgedgeg Ahhtjgcc izh~ed ged yktf tfn yncc

    nvn`~tkqn rgpp ha Zgqk K fkt tfn entp ha tfn hrrhpktkhe% Tfgt

    ygp tfn >tf ihgc ha tfn ogt`f ged tfgt thh azho h~z pkdn% Tfn

    gkz ygp a~cc ha jchhd# pyngt ged znqnein ged Rcg{nzp ynzn

    zgqgikei ng`f htfnzp pkdn ckmn j~cc# tfn `zhyd ygp

    ncn`tzka{kei% Gehtfnz P~edg{ ged tfkp tkon tfn ogt`f ygp

    yktf ^ektnd @hccnin% Hen ha tfn hcd zkqgcp ha h~z `hccnin gt

    tfn ketnz `hccnin ahhtjgcc onnt% Yn ynzn cngdkei j{ : ihgcp

    ged tfkp tkon tfn tngo ygp o~`f o~`f jgcge`nd tfge

    rznqkh~p {ngzp% Nqnz{hen ygp nelh{kei tfn igon ged yn

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    ynzn gt h~z jnpt% Gp tfn akegc yfkptcn jcny# K ckatnd Zgqk ke tfn

    gkz ged fhycnd ke nv`ktnonet% Nqnz{hen ygp nelh{kei tfn

    ynnmned gatnz g o~`f ptznppnd ynnm a~cc ha `fkcc ged tfzkccp ha

    Pnonptnz nvgop ygp p~zrzkpnd j{ tfn igtfnzkei gt tfnahhtjgcc izh~ed yfk`f ygp w~ktn fkif ke e~ojnz tfge ~p~gc%

    Ikzcp ynzn tfnzn th pnn tfnkz jh{azknedp rcg{kei ke pnv{ pfhztp#

    i~{p ynzn tfnzn th fgqn g ickorpn ha tfnpn pnv{ ikzcp ged

    Ptgaa ygp tfnzn th p~rrhzt ~p% Ohpt ha tfno ynzn yncc

    nw~krrnd yktf tfnkz jgdokethe zg`mntp# `zk`mnt jgtp# jgccp#

    C~e`f jhvnp ged ygtnz jhttcnp% Kt chhmnd ohzn ckmn g rk`ek`

    prht zgtfnz tfge g ahhtjgcc izh~ed% Nqnz{hen ygp tfnzn

    nv`nrt Penfg% tfh~if pfn rzhokpnd on th `hon ged

    p~rrhzt h~z tngo j~t tfnzn ynzn eh pkiep ha fnz% Tfkp ygp

    phontfkei zngcc{ jgd gp K ygetnd th `ncnjzgtn o{ yke yktf

    fnz j~t pfn ygp ehyfnzn% Gfff' yfgt g onge ikzc# l~pt

    dkdet znonojnz tfn rzhokpn pfn ogdn cgpt ynnm% F~f' Ikzcp

    gzn ckmn tfkp hec{# K go ygktkei ahz fnz fnzn ged pfn o~pt jn

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