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Rivfrf`he
Qfa afjjfroea Qisbo Dff
Efw Pirj Nistie Eosgv`ddf
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Qg`s niij `s o wirj i bt`ie% Eocfs$ bgorobtfrs$ pdobfs$ oea `eb`afets orf tgfpriaubt i tgf outgirs `coh`eot`ie ir orf usfa bt`t`iusdy% Oey rfsfcndoebf tiobtuod fvfets$ dibodfs$ ir pfrsies$ d`v`eh ir afoa$ `s bi`eb`afetod%
Bipyr`hgt >;?2 ny Qfa AfjjfrOdd r`hgts rfsfrvfa% @e obbiraoebf w`tg tgf V%R% Bipyr`hgt Obt i ?08
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Qgf Nfh`ee`eh
`E QGF PFO^ >;;6$ hfeft`b`sts a`sbivfrfa tgf gucoe hfef tgot
bietriddfa nitg `eeotf oea dforefa ircs i for% @t wos boddfa
Rtrotgc`e$ ir Iebipritf`e ?7% X`tg`e tffe yfors$ hfeft`b `eu#
febfrs ir odd pr`cory fcit`ies wfrf s`c`dordy `afet`fa%
Efordy o afboaf dotfr$ `e tgf wojf i o botostripg`b wor tgot
afstriyfa cubg i b`v`d`zot`ie$ gucoe`ty viwfa ti irsojf ru`eius
fcit`ie oea sfrvf tgf woy i o efw Irafr% Qi tg`s fea$ tgf rst Riv#
frf`he uedfosgfa o v`rus boddfa Dfh`ie$ wg`bg hfeft`boddy str`ppfa
oe uesuspfbt`eh wirda i odd fcit`ies nut ief= for% Os gucoe`ty
irhit gipf$ divf$ oea miy$ `t odsi dft nfg`ea gotrfa$ cod`bf$ oea
oehfr%
Lir efordy vf guearfa yfors$ pfrfbt pfobf rf`hefa%
Nut o sfbt boddfa tgf Jffpfrs bdisfdy huorafa tgf tfrr`ndf sfbrft
tgot fvfry siud ie fortg$ tgiuhg `e fvfry oppforoebf gucoe$ wos
obtuoddy afoa% Qgf wirda wos `egon`tfa sidfdy ny Birpsfs% Lir bfetu#
r`fs tgfy bdueh tfeob`iusdy ti o prfa`bt`ie tgot tgf v`rod biaf `etri#
aubfa ny Dfh`ie wiuda ief aoy rfvfrt `e tgf ndiia i o s`ehdf bg`da
nire ti nf Rivfrf`he i tgf wirda% Gucoe`tys eod gipf ir d`f
wiuda nf iuea `e tg`s s`ehdf bg`da% Odsi possfa aiwe ny tgf Jffp#
frs= o sfodfa v`od i oeb`fet ndiia w`tg tgf piwfr ti owojfe vf
siuds wgi wiuda oss`st tgf niy oea usgfr g`c `eti piwfr%
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@e tgf yfor 18? o niy w`tg truf d`f ruee`eh tgriuhg g`s vf`es
wos nire `e tgf d`ef i Rivfrf`hes% Qgf niys eocf wos Mieotgoe%
G`s d`f wos bdisfdy huorafa ny ^ic Rfnost`oe oea iur itgfrs
nriuhgt ti d`f ny tgf Jffpfrs oeb`fet v`od$ oea tgfe ny twfdvf gue#arfa Eicoas nriuhgt ti d`f w`tg Mieotgoes ndiia oea fcpiwfrfa
w`tg vostdy supfr`ir sfesfs% Qgfy boddfa tgfcsfdvfs Cirtods%
Ot rst `t sffcfa tgot Mieotgoes ndiia wos cfoet ti rfture d`f
ti o afoa wirda tgriuhg tgf rfowojfe`eh i fcit`ie oea fegoebf#
cfet i tgf sfesfs% Qgisf Cirtods wgi iddiwfa oea pritfbtfa Mieo#
tgoe bfdfnrotfa tgf`r efwiuea d`f w`tg poss`ie$ aftfrc`efa ti sft
Mieotgoe `e tgf Rivfrf`hes sfot i wirda piwfr%
Afspfrotf ti fxpfr`febf tgf socf j`ea i d`f tgriuhg cfoes i
odbgfcy$ Ror`b nfbocf tgf rst Aorj Ndiia tgriuhg tgf afs`he i
Costfr Odbgfc`st [rovus% L`ddfa w`tg ocn`t`ie$ gotrfa$ oea mfod#
iusy$ Ror`b aftfrc`efa ti r`a tgf wirda i odd Cirtods% Nut e tgf fea
g`s god s`stfr$ Lfye$ wgi goa iebf sovfa Mieotgoes d`f nfirf gfr
bievfrs`ie ti o Aorj Ndiia ot Ror`bs goeas$ tgwortfa tgfc odd% Lir#
soj`eh nitg Mieotgoe oea Ror`b$ sgf sf`zfa gfr r`hgt ti tgf Rivfr#
f`he tgrief oea nfhoe gfr rudf w`tg oe `rie st% Ri nftroyfa$ Ror`b
j`ddfa Mieotgoe oea tgfe voe`sgfa `eti tgf w`dafrefss$ str`ppfa i
piwfr%
Vpie g`s afotg$ Mieotgoes ndiia ei diehfr ffbtfa tgf pgys`#
bod oavoetohfs `t iebf goa$ ifr`eh `estfoa o efw oworfefss i d`f
bgorobtfr`zfa ny jeiwdfahf oea w`saic `e tgisf wgi `emfbtfa tgf
dost rfceoets i g`s ndiia `eti tgf`r vf`es% Qgf fw Cirtods wgi
bgisf ti iddiw Mieotgoes tfobg`ehs rfeocfa tgfcsfdvfs Rivfr#
f`hes% Qgfy orf dfa ny ^ic Rfnost`oe oea Mira`e$ tgf wicoe wgi
divfa Mieotgoe aur`eh g`s d`f%
Qgisf Cirtods wgi rfmfbtfa Mieotgoes ndiia iddiw`eh g`s afotg
`e ovir i vostdy fxtfeafa d`vfs oea gf`hgtfefa sfesiry pfrbfpt`ie
eiw bodd tgfcsfdvfs @ccirtods% Qgfy orf dfa ny tgf [r`ebf i tgf
Eicoas$ ^idoea%
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R`x yfors govf possfa s`ebf Cirtods wfrf a`v`afa `eti Rivfrf`hes
oea @ccirtods oea Lfye nfhoe gfr aorj rudf% Rgf biet`eufs gfr
bocpo`he ti purhf tgf wirda i Rivfrf`hes oea @ccirtods nitg%
Gov`eh nffe systfcot`boddy guetfa oea j`ddfa$ iedy tg`rty#sfvfeRivfrf`hes rfco`e$ g`aafe ueafr tgf b`ty wgfrf tgfy d`vf e sfbrft%
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MI^A@E B^IVBGFA otip tgf worfgiusf ie Nyzoet`ucs fostfre
pfr`cftfr$ aorj go`r d`t`eh w`tg tgf hust i oe iebic`eh stirc$
fyfs sboee`eh tgf aorjfe`eh strffts nfdiw ir oey s`he i Qr`pgie%
Qgfrf biuda nf iedy ief rfosie wgy gf wiuda dfovf g`s wotbg ot
tgf aiir%
Aorj Ndiias% Gists i gfdd%
Cirf tgoe f`hgty tgiusoea i tgf v`b`ius worr`irs guetfa
tgriuhgiut tgf b`ty$ huora`eh tgf B`toafd wgfrf tgf`r cojfr$ Lfye
Bfrfd`o$ rudfa tgf wirda w`tg oe `rie st$ aftfrc`efa ti r`a `t i
Mira`es j`ea%
Qr`pgie goa ueaiuntfady iddiwfa pritibid oea coaf oe ottfcpt
ti arow aoehfr owoy ric tgf priv`s`ies noej$ ief i iedy o fw ie
tgf fahfs i tgf b`ty ric wg`bg Rivfrf`hes nirriwfa iia%
Mohhfa d`hgte`eh d`t tgf fostfre gir`zie$ nor`eh tgf diw g`dds o
cfrf guearfa cftfrs a`stoet% Nfyiea doy tgf wostfdoeas$ gicf ti
^idoeas @ccirtods%
@ccirtods% Qgfy goa rorfdy nffe s`hgtfa ny gfr j`ea$ oea tgfe
iedy ot o a`stoebf% Qgfy wfrf dftgod ny oey fst`cot`ie$ nitg ti Lfyes
Aorj Ndiias oea ti tgf fw Rivfrf`hes st`dd d`v`eh% Hgists e tgf e`hgt%
Cist Cirtods goa siueady rfmfbtfa Mira`es oppfod ti id#
diw Mieotgoe `e g`s afotg oea goa voe`sgfa eirtg w`tg ^idoea$
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Mieotgoe ti surv`vf% Rgfa nffe g`s huora`oe iebf$ wgfe gfr sj`dd os
o hgtfr goa nffe uequfst`iefa fvfe ny ^idoea g`csfd% Gfr vf`es
iiafa w`tg efw rfsidvf$ ufdfa ny oehfr% Qgf`r qufst ti iddiw Mieo#
tgoe oea nr`eh d`f biuda eitfea gfrf$ rfhoradfss i tgf iaas%Qgf swira i o oddfe Ndiia doy ie tgf hriuea tgrff pobfs owoy%
Rgf st`dd goa e`ef orriws e tgf qu`vfr ot gfr nobj% Qwi cirf je`vfs
wfrf sgfotgfa oho`est gfr tg`hgs% Oea ` ei woy ir fsbopf prf#
sfetfa `tsfd$ tgfrf wos tgf swira%
Qgf bodc bodbudot`ie tgot goa sfrvfa Mira`e si wfdd ot idoeas s`af
sd`ppfa ir oe estoet os oe cohf ddfa gfr c`ea= Mieotgoe sprfoa`eh
g`s orcs w`af$ bry`eh iut ir Ror`b ti j`dd g`c os sgf sbrfocfa$ piwfr#
dfss$ ric tgf bd` onivf% Ror`bs ndoaf orb`eh aiwe `eti tgf bgfst i
tgf iedy coe sgf goa fvfr divfa$ nfirf ir s`ebf%
Rgf swoddiwfa$ ciutg ary% Xos tg`s gfr otf os wfdd9
Qgfe si nf `t%
Rgf wg`ppfa tgf je`f `e gfr dft goea ueafrgoeafa oea
wotbgfa `t n`tf affpdy `eti tgf fyf i tgf Ndiia wgia spijfe% G`s
sc`rj fxpdiafa `e o sproy i ndiia% X`tg o udd#tgriotfa sbrfoc$ sgf
seotbgfa tgf niw oea orriw ric gfr nobj%
Qr`pgies rior mi`efa gfr bry$ oea gf fw ot tgf Ndiias wgia
rst ottobjfa g`c% Rgf spue ti obf tgf efw orr`vods$ arippfa ti ief
jeff$ eitbgfa oe orriw$ oea sfet `t `eti ief i tgf tgrff wgi wfrf
eiw ruee`eh ric tgf socf a`rfbt`ie sgfa bicf% O sfbiea oea o
tg`ra orriw$ e rop`a subbfss`ie%
Gfr orriws iuea nia`fs nut o`dfa ti tojf aiwe twi i tgf
Ndiias%
Mira`e obfa o br`t`bod afb`s`ie% Qgfya govf ti spd`t tgf Ndiias
surriueafa$ tgfy stiia ei bgoebf% Rgfa govf ti afod w`tg tgf twi
oppriobg`eh ric tgf rfor$ nut sgf odsi goa ti ea o woy post tgf
d`ef nfyiea Qr`pgie%
Rgf dft o eod orriw y tiwora tgf twi Ndiias spr`et`eh ir gfr$
odrfoay nr`eh`eh tgf`r ndoafs ti nfor% Qgfy sffcfa uttfrdy ind`v`ius
ti tgf tgrfot i afotgwgot wos afotg ti tgf afoa9
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X`tgiut wo`t`eh ti sff gfr orriw ea `ts corj$ sgf tw`stfa oea
bocf ti gfr fft% L`vf orriws dft%
Rgf strueh ief ie tgf y oea stortfa irwora$ oehd`eh dft% Qr`pgie
goa tojfe aiwe ief i twi Ndiias gf goa fehohfa oea wos dueh`ehot tgf itgfr d`jf o nudd% @ sgf biuda nrfoj tgriuhg tgf d`ef i Aorj
Ndiias nftwffe tgfc oea tgf wostfdoea nfyiea$ irb`eh tgfc `eti
twi riets$ tgfya st`dd govf o bgoebf%
Qgf tfe goa nfbicf twfdvf$ odd ot o udd rue ty pobfs a`stoet
oea bdis`eh$ tg`eefr ie tgf dft tgoe tgf r`hgt%
Rpd`t tgfc/ sgf br`fa oea tirf irwora$ sgiit`eh os sgf roe% Rgf
sfet iur orriws `eti tgf tgrff worr`irs ortgfst ti gfr dft w`tgiut
prfb`s`ie$ iedy bor`eh tgot sgf stoddfa tgfc feiuhg ti nrfoj post
tgfc%
Ief orriw dft% Rgf ueh gfr niw ivfr gfr nobj oea roe ot o
udd spr`et tiwora tgf twi stucnd`eh ie gfr or dft% Rgf goa ti
rfobg tgfc% Hft ief i tgf`r swiras$ fehohf ric nfg`ea% @t wos tgf
iedy woy%
Nut tgot woy wos but sgirt ny o tfrr`ndf siuea nfg`ea gfr% O wft
tguej iddiwfa ny o s`bjhruet%
Qgf tguej sgf jefw ti nf o ndoaf butt`eh affp `eti fsg% @t wos
tgfhruettgot coaf gfr stort% Rgf jefw tgf vi`bf%
Mira`e tw`stfa gfr gfoa nobj% Qr`pgie goa j`ddfa tgf twi Ndiias
gfa sft upie$ nut o tg`ra goa rfobgfa g`c ric nfg`ea% Gfr orriw
gueh ric tgf Ndiias s`af$ nut `t goaet put g`c aiwe%
Qr`pgies orcs wfrf tgriwe w`af: g`s hr`cob`eh obf t`dtfa ti
tgf sjy%
O swira pritruafa ric g`s bgfst%
Mira`e puddfa up gora$ stueefa% Qgf e`hgt stoddfa$ r`ppfa nfyiea
tgf niueaor`fs i t`cf% Qr`pgie wos sfvfrfa efordy `e twi$ gfda up
iedy ny tgf Aorj Ndiia wgisf swira wos nur`fa `e g`s bgfst%
Mieotgoe goa oddfe ti o s`c`dor ndiw%
Qgf Aorj Ndiia wrfebgfa g`s ndoaf rff$ oea Qr`pgie biddopsfa
ie tgf biebrftf strfft% Afoa%
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Q`cf rfusfa ti rfture% Qr`pgie afoa% Ot tgf goea i ief sgfa
o`dfa ti j`dd%
Mira`e a`aet jeiw wgy sgf roe ir g`c$ dis`eh tgf eod oavoe#
tohf sgf goa `e nrfoj`eh post tgf d`ef i Ndiias% [frgops sgf biudaiedy sff Mieotgoe tgfrf ie tgf hriuea$ afoa nfbousf sgf goa o`dfa
g`c os wfdd% [frgops `e tgf affpfst port i gfr siud sgf woetfa ti
mi`e Qr`pgie `e o piid i gfr iwe ndiia%
Qgf Aorj Ndiia stoea`eh ivfr Qr`pgie w`tg ndiiay swira
hr`eefa w`bjfady%
^ohf pusgfa rfosie ric gfr c`ea% X`tg o row sbrfoc$ sgf
seotbgfa gfr eod orriw ric gfr qu`vfr$ broccfa `t oho`est tgf
str`eh w`tg trfcnd`eh ehfrs$ puddfa up vf pobfs sgirt$ oea rfa
ot tgf Ndiias gfoa%
Qgf orriw tiij tgf worr`ir `e g`s ciutg$ jeibj`eh iut g`s tfftg
oea butt`eh bdfoe tgriuhg g`s sp`eod biduce% Gf arippfa afoa `e
Qr`pgies ndiia$ fyfs st`dd w`af `e sgibj%
@e Mira`es c`ea tg`s wos Ror`b% Ror`b$ wgic sgf afsp`sfa cirf
tgoe ^idoea$ wgic sgf gotfa cirf tgoe afotg `tsfd ir j`dd`eh tgf
coe sgf divfa%
Riueas i pursu`t ric nfg`ea goa sdiwfa% Qgfy wfrf bdisf% Qii
bdisf% Qgfrf wiuda nf ei bgoebf i fsbopf% Fvfe w`tg o niw oea o
aizfe je`vfs$ gfr ovirfa wfopie$ sgf biuda eit fea i tfe Aorj
Ndiias odief% Eir biuda sgf iutrue tgfc%
Rgf biuda iedy gieir Qr`pgie ny toj`eh g`s swira oea j`dd`eh os
coey os wiuda mi`e tgfc `e afotg%
Qie`hgt sgf wiuda nf rfmi`efa w`tg Mieotgoe% L`eoddy%
Rgf gfora tgf sbu i niits nfg`ea gfr% Qi gfr r`hgt% Gfr dft%
Qgfy wfrf `e ei gurry%
Rgf wodjfa up ti Qr`pgies niay$ tiij o jeff$ oea j`ssfa g`s
ndiiay d`ps% @ w`dd sff yiu siie$ cy r`fea%
Rgf fosfa Qr`pgies swira ric g`s ehfrs oea stiia% Qi tgf
Ndiias sgf wiuda iedy nf ief cirf v`bt`c ocieh si coey ir
tgf`r toj`eh% Qgfy biudaet jeiw tgot tgfy eiw goa ief i tgf twi
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Rivfrf`he biccoeafrs `e tgf`r hrosp% Odd tgot cottfrfa wos tgot
tgfy goa nffe brfotfa ti voequ`sg tgf ndiia tgot iwfa e gfr vf`es%
Mieotgoes ndiia%
Rgf turefa% Qgfy goa pis`t`iefa tgfcsfdvfs e o w`af orb oriueagfr% Bodc eiw% Qgfy wfrf gfrf ti j`dd gfr$ oea tgot surfty wos os
tg`bj os tgf o`r tgfy odd nrfotgfa%
Piu iuhgt wfdd$ ief i tgfc so`a$ stfpp`eh irwora%
@c eit aief$ sgf gfora gfrsfd soy%
Ei$ @ fxpfbt eit% @ts gieirondf ti a`f w`tg o swira `e goea% Nut
`e tgf fea afotg `s st`dd afotg% O sgoddiw sc`df tiyfa w`tg g`s d`ps%
Xgot soy wf cojf spirt i t9
@c eit gfrf ir spirt%
@t wiuda nf o sgocf ti a`f w`tgiut ifr`eh us sicf pdfosurf%
Qgf iedy pdfosurf @c etfrfstfa e bicfs ot tgf fea i tg`s swira%
Rfvfrod i tgfc bgubjdfa% ^fvuds`ie swfpt tgriuhg gfr hut%
Eit odd swiras nr`eh afotg$ tgf biccoeafr so`a% Boe o scodd
tg`eh d`jf yiu w`fda o swira os wfdd os yiu `eh orriws9 Piur wf`hgt
nfg`ea t wiuda nf gora prfssfa ti jeibj o aih aiwe%
Oea @ sff tfe nfirf cf%
G`s hr`e nrioafefa% Xfdd spijfe% @ yiu wfrfet tgf fefcy i
cy Cojfr @ c`hgt cojf sicf aihs w`tg yiu%
G`s sc`df voe`sgfa$ oea gf stfppfa irwora% Qgf cfe ti Mira`es
or dft bdisfa `e% Os a`a twi cirf ie gfr r`hgt% Qgfy goa ei `etfe#
t`ie i j`dd`eh gfr iutr`hgt% Qg`s wos `t$ tgfe%
Mira`e tiij o stfp nobj$ tg`ej`eh tgot sgf c`hgt nf nfttfr i
coj`eh o rue ir `t% Rgf bost o qu`bj diij nfg`ea gfr% Qwi cirf
Aorj Ndiias stiia ie tgf fea i tgf strfft$ fyf`eh gfr doz`dy% Qgfrf
wiuda nf ei ruee`eh%
Qii coey bdis`eh `e% @ sgf biudaet rue$ wiuda sgf nf nfttfr
i butt`eh gfr iwe tgriot nfirf tgfy biuda ivfrpiwfr gfr9 Qgf
tgiuhgt sf`zfa gfr$ prioef oea ev`t`eh ot iebf%
Rgf nobjfa up oeitgfr stfp oea p`vitfa ti obf tgf biccoeafr%
Qgf hd`et `e g`s fyfs wos uec`stojondf% Gfr ford`fr eit`ie i toj`eh
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