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Fgtchr ge tfh @rnssfigrsI LGs Ptnry na @nurilh ied Aigtf
Oy: Jnfe \nndorgdlh ied Kiurg`h Rnsschy
Ge tfh tridgtgne na Pthpfhe Ikornshs
Oied na Orntfhrs`nkhs tfgs gkilgeitgvh,
prhvgnuscy uetncd stnryFgtchr ge tfh
@rnssfigrs. Gts tfh `frneg`ch na i
`nurilhnus ynuel sncdghr aglftgel ge \\GG,tfh itthkpthd `ipturh na Idncpf Fgtchr,
ied tfh suoshquhet sili na tfh dg`titnrs
lncdhe pgstnc. Oishd ne truh hvhets, tfgs gs
ie idvheturh ynu wnet snne anrlht.
Chire Knrh |Znedhrvie ne P`rgod |Znedhrvie.`nk
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Icsn oy Jnfe \nndorgdlh
_hvnct ge Rrhrhvncutgneiry Arie`h
Chtthrs icnel tfh \iy (wgtf D. I. @irsne)
I Lnd-Pgzhd Qgsgne (wgtf @ncge Fieshe)
Tfh Kirm na Jhsus (wgtf Tgkntfy Lhnrlh)
Ogocg`ic Iutfnrgty
Icsn oy Kiurg`h Rnsschy
Hvhryondy Riys: Twn Khe, Neh Kurdhr ied tfh Rrg`h na Trutf
(Kiurg`h Rnsschy ied _g`m Mnlie)
Tfh Ornwes @fg`mhe Kissi`rh
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ZNEDH_QIE
Fgtchr ge tfh @rnssfigrs@npyrglft ?299 oy Kiurg`h Rnsschy ied Jnfe \nndorgdlh
Tfgs tgtch gs icsn ivigcioch is i Znedhrvie honnm.
Qgsgt www.znedhrvie.`nk/honnms.
Tfgs tgtch gs icsn ivigcioch ge i Znedhrvie iudgn hdgtgne.
Qgsgt www.znedhrvie.ak.
_hquhsts anr geanrkitgne sfnucd oh iddrhsshd tn:
Znedhrvie, Lried _ipgds, Kg`fglie 47802
GPOE 7
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Anr tfnsh khe ied wnkhe
wfn shrvhd ied `netgeuh tn shrvh
ontf Lnd ied `nuetry ge tfh Irkhd Anr`hs.
Anr \. J. Arhrg`fs, wfn shrvhd ge firks wiy
ge tfh Pnutf Ri`gag` durgel \nrcd \ir GG
ied rhturehd fnkh.
Anr Firncd J. Rnsschy, ied fgs twn orntfhrs,
Chrny F. Rnsschy ied Arie`hs _. Rnsschy,icc na wfnk shrvhd durgel
\nrcd \ir GG ied rhturehd fnkh.
Ied ge khknry na tfhgr orntfhr,
Kiurg`h K. Rnsschy,
i oicc turrht lueehr ne i O-?4
mgcchd ge i`tgne
ge tfh Ri`gag` ne Phpthkohr 9, 9744.
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Tfh anxfnch rgachkie, tfh hpgtnkh na tfh aglftgel sncdghr,
`nkprgshs necy i ahw phr`het na tfh tntic anr`hs. Out fh
fis hedurhd tfh fhit ied `ncd, ied kud ied dust, ied tfh
icknst getnchrioch aitgluh ied strige. Fgs achsf, fgs spgrgt,
ied fgs ehrvh fivh fid tn i``hpt ied wgtfstied firdsfgps
ied dielhrs wfg`f cgthriccy dhay dhs`rgptgne.
Fh onrh tfh lrhit ourdhe na tfh `isuicty `nst ied fh
kimhs up tfh lrhit pirt na tfh pnpucitgne na tfh sgchet
`hkhthrghs nvhrshis. \fhrh fh wis, tfhrh tfh oittch wis.
Fh tnnm tfh lrnued ied fhcd gt. Knst na tfh swhit ied
ocnnd whrh fgs= fgs aikgcy sfhd knst na tfh thirs.
\h sfnucd ehvhr anrlht tfit nur agehst whipnes irh
necy is lnnd is tfh fhirt na tfh kie tfit ushs tfhk.
Jueh ?1, 9784, Lhehric @firchs C. Oncth,
Qg`h @fgha na Ptiaa, X.P. Irky
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IXTFN_P ENTH
Tfh hvhets dhpg`thd ge tfgs onnm irh oishd ne i kuctgtudh na
snur`hs ied irh truh tn tfh ohst na nur ohcgha ied menwchdlh. Ge
snkh gestie`hs, eirritgvh s`hehs ied dgicnluh fivh ohhe rh`rh-
ithd oishd ne gethrvghws, chtthrs, ied ntfhr ir`fgvic dn`ukhetsied prhshethd ge i kieehr tfit wh ohcghvh gs aigtfauc tn tfh gedg-
vgduics ied tfh hvhets pnrtriyhd.
Jnfe \nndorgdlh ied Kiurg`h Rnsschy
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R_NCNLXH
TFHRIPT GPIC\IWP\GTFXP, HQHEIP GTPTHIDGCWPCGRP
iwiy, oh`nkgel hvhr knrh sgchet ge tfh sfidnws na nur cgvhs.
Ied sn gt wis ne tfh eglft na Dh`hkohr ??, ?228, is senw
drgathd dnwe lhetcy ge tfh dirmehss, snathegel tfh hdlhs na
tfh fiedsnkh fnkhs ied lcgsthegel tfh ornid yirds ne tfh
nutsmgrts na Cimh Anrhst, i suouro enrtf na @fg`iln. Jnfe\nndorgdlh, i fgstnry prnahssnr it ehiroy Trgegty Gethrei-
tgneic Xegvhrsgty, wicmhd getn tfh aikgcy rnnk na fgs fnush,
turehd ne tfh thchvgsgne sht, ied sit dnwe ne tfh `nu`f tn
wit`f tfh hvhegel ehws. Tfgs gs wfit fh dgd knst eglfts,
wgtfnut `neshquhe`h.
Ne tfh s`rhhe, ohehitf tfh gkilh na i ehwsrhidhr, wnrds
s`rncchd ied \nndorgdlh wis gkkhdgithcy rgvhthd. Tfgs ehwstg`mhr geanrkhd fgk tfit i lue ohcghvhd tn fivh ne`h ohcnelhd
tn Idnca Fgtchr wis ohgel put up anr iu`tgne oy tfh nwehr na
tfh Kgdwhst Hx`fielh piwesfnp ge dnwestith Ocnnkgeltne.
Tfh lue wis i kndhc na `riatskiesfgp, twn 91-liulh sfnt-
lue oirrhcs tnpphd oy i sgelch 6kk rgach oirrhc ied, knst
sglegag`ietcy, i stn`m tfit onrh tfh gegtgics IF. Gt wis sigd tn
fivh ohhe timhe arnk Fgtchrs sh`cudhd rhtrhit ge tfh Oivirgie
Knuetiges, ionut i fuedrhd kgchs snutfhist na Kueg`f, wfhe
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gt fid ohhe nvhrrue oy X.P. Irky sncdghrs ge tfh ageic ocnndy
ied `fintg` diys na \nrcd \ir GG.
Is \nndorgdlh rhid tfh wnrds s`rnccgel i`rnss tfh s`rhhe,
fh wis lrioohd oy i kgsty khknry, ied ge fgs kged fh siw
fgkshca is i sgx-yhir-ncd ge fgs fnkh ge Pivieeif, Lhnrlgi.
Fh `nucd fhir tfh vng`h na fgs aitfhr siy, @nkh getn ky
study, ied tfhrh fh wit`fhd is fgs aitfhr nphehd i driwhr na
fgs dhsm ied wgtfdrhw arnk gt i lncdhe pgstnc.
Tfgs lue ohcnelhd tn Idnca Fgtchr, sigd fgs aitfhr, @firchs.
Tfh vng`hs ne tfh thchvgsgne aidhd is fh `ne`hetrithd, try-
gel tn idd knrh dhtigc tn fgs khknrghs. Out tfh vhgc na tgkh
wis ehircy sgxty yhirs tfg`m ied fh nucd rh`icc entfgel knrh.
Fh whet getn tfh mgt`fhe wfhrh fh anued fgs wgah, Pusie,
ied tncd fhr wfit fh wis rhkhkohrgel.
Fnw ge tfh wnrcd dgd ky aitfhr lht tfit pgstnc> fh ismhd.
Fnw dgd su`f i tfgel wged up ge tfh fnkh na i Rrhsoythrgie
kgegsthr>
Pusie nphehd fhr knutf tn rhpcy . . .
\igt, wigt i sh`ned, \nndorgdlh sigd hx`gthdcy. Thhe
Rick! G rhkhkohr i kie eikhd Thhe Rick. G tfgem fh wis
tfh neh wfn livh gt tn ky did. Thhe wis i sncdghr ge tfh wir.
I vhry lnnd arghed na ky aitfhrs. Thhe Rick.
\nndorgdlh piushd ied tfhe sigd, G wnedhr wfit fip-
phehd tn fgk.
Pusie cnnmhd it fgk qugzzg`iccy.
\h kht fgs diulfthr, rhkhkohr> sfh sigd. Ied wh kht
Thhe Ricks wgdnw.
\h dgd> \nndorgdlh sigd. \fhe wis tfit>
Pfh rhkgedhd fgk na i kgd-9762s trgp tn @ikp na tfh
\nnds ge Pph`ucitnr, Ehw Wnrm. Tfgs wis tfh pci`h wfhrh
Jnfe ied fgs tfrhh sgsthrs fid pchisietcy sphet sukkhr vi`i-
tgnes is `fgcdrhe. Ne i rhture trgp kiey yhirs cithr, Jnfe ied
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Iathr shir`fgel tfrnulf driwhrs ge i mgt`fhe `iogeht,
Pusie trgukpfietcy fhcd up ie ncd phrsneic thchpfneh dgrh`-
tnry. Fhrhs fhr eukohr.
Fh dgichd. Pusgh pg`mhd up ne tfh sh`ned rgel ied, iathr i
ogt na getrndu`tnry skicc ticm, sfh sigd, Na `nursh G rhkhk-
ohr ynu. Wnur aitfhr wis i vhry dhir arghed na ky did. Wnur
aitfhr wis tfh phrsne wfn chd ky did tn aigtf ge @frgst.
Dgd ynur aitfhr hvhr ticm ionut fgs kgcgtiry `irhhr>
\nndorgdlh ismhd. Dgd fh hvhr ticm ionut i lue, i lue tfit
ohcnelhd tn Idnca Fgtchr> @nucd fh fivh lgvhe tfit lue tn ky
aitfhr> \fy wnucd fh lgvh tfit lue tn ky aitfhr>
Gt wis enw Pusghs ture tn oh puzzchd.
En, fh ehvhr khetgnehd gt. Fh wis ge tfh Irky out . . .
wigt. G dn fivh ie ncd sugt`ish ied shvhric `netigehrs na ky
aitfhrs kgcgtiry rh`nrds, sfh sigd. Ied tfhrh irh chtthrs fh
wrnth tn ky kntfhr durgel tfh wir, i cnt na tfhk. G fivh
tfnsh.
Pfh hxpcigehd tfit fhr kntfhr fid oh`nkh ge`rhisgelcy
arigc nvhr tfh yhirs ied fid uctgkithcy `nkh tn cgvh wgtf
Pusgh ied fhr fusoied ge Ehw Jhrshy. \fhe sfh irrgvhd, sfh
ornulft tfh sugt`ish ied i ourcip si`m na khknriogcgi, ge`cud-
gel i Lhrkie naag`hrs fhckht ied i cirlh Eizg acil.
Pusgh tncd \nndorgdlh sfh wnucd ln tfrnulf tfh chtthrs tn
shh ga sfh `nucd aged iey `nrrhspnedhe`h ohtwhhe Thhe Rick
ied \nndorgdlhs aitfhr, iey khetgne na i lue.
Nvhr tfh ehxt ahw diys, iexgnus anr geanrkitgne, \nnd-
orgdlh `neti`thd fgs tfrhh sgsthrs.
Neh oy neh, tfhy ieswhrhd:
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Tfhy fid shhe tfh lue.
Gt `ikh arnk i sncdghr eikhd Thhe Rick.
Gt wis Idnca Fgtchrs pgstnc.
\nndorgdlh wis hehrlgzhd, tfh fgstnrgie ge fgk fnnmhd.
Tfh pist fid `nkh rnirgel getn fgs cgah, ied fh wnucd ent oh
sitgsaghd uetgc fh wis ioch tn uerivhc tfh stnry na Thhe Rick
ied, fh tfnulft wgtf i sfuddhr, Idncpf Fgtchrs lue.
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@FIRTH_ 9
G_IFHE_WRICK.
Tfh eikh h`fnhd tfrnulf tfh iudgtnrguk it Knuet Qhr-
ene Fglf P`fnnc, ied i ynuel kie rnsh arnk fgs `figr ge
tfh tfgrd rnw ied strndh tnwird tfh stilh whirgel tfh wgdh,
tnntfy lrge tfit fid cnel dgsirkhd ied `firkhd aikgcy ied
argheds ge tfgs Ehw Wnrm tnwe chss tfie twhety kgchs enrtf
na Kiefittie.
Hvhr tfh itfchth, fh knvhd acugdcy ied `neagdhetcy ne tfgs
Jueh hvhegel ge 970?. Ptgcc, fh anulft i rgppch na uehish. Fh
mehw tfit fgs i`idhkg` rh`nrd nvhr tfh pist anur yhirs wis
spntty it ohst, ied fh wis ent prhpirhd tn auccy rhcix uetgc
Rrge`gpic Fulf Pthwirt pci`hd fgs dgpcnki ge fgs fied. Anr
rhisnes tfit wnucd hvhr rhkige i kysthry, Ricks dgpcnki
onrh tfh kgddch eikh na fgs ncdhr orntfhr, @cgatne, ied ent fgs
truh kgddch eikh, Irthroure. Out nvhr tfh yhirs, fh fid kidh
`chir tfit fh wis ent icc tfit aned na tfh eikh Irthroure ge
tfh agrst pci`h.
Irthroure wis fgs kntfhrs kigdhe eikh ied ikh arnk i
cnel cgeh na pgnehhrs wfn shttchd nrglgeiccy ge tfh Pfheiednif
Qicchy na Qgrlgegi. Pnkh na tfhgr dhs`hediets fid cnidhd tfhgr
pnsshssgnes netn i acitonit ied acnithd dnwe tfh Nfgn _gvhr
uetgc rhi`fgel tfh oiems na Ohirlriss @rhhm ge Cnugsvgcch.
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Tfhrh tfh Irthroure aikgcy shttchd ge Pt. Kittfhws, Mhe-
tu`my, ge tfh cith hglfthhetf `hetury. Nvhr tfh ehxt dh`idhs,
tfh Irthroures hstiocgsfhd su``hssauc `irhhrs ied hx`hcchet
rhputitgnes is airkhrs, fnrshkhe, oiemhrs, ied `gvg` chidhrs.
Tfhy itthedhd `ncchlhs, ge`cudgel Wich. It neh tgkh, tfh aik-
gcy hstith `nesgsthd na knrh tfie neh tfnusied i`rhs ied oy
tfh kgd-9682s, tfh Irthroures whrh cgvgel i cgah na `nkanrt
ied hish, igdhd oy rhsgdhet scivh aikgcghs wfn tnnm `irh na
tfh fnushfncd `fnrhs, itthedhd tn tfh ehhds na tfh `fgcdrhe,
`nnmhd, rigshd `rnps, ied kieilhd tfh cgvhstn`m.
Pcivhry wis i ogl ousgehss ge Mhetu`my it tfit tgkh, ied
Cnugsvgcch wis tfh ciue`fgel pnget anr tfnusieds na khe ied
wnkhe tn oh sfgpphd tn cirlh pcietitgnes airtfhr snutf. \fgch
iwigtgel ouyhrs, scivhs whrh sfi`mchd tnlhtfhr ge phes it tfh
anur cirlh scivh kirmhts nphritgel tfhrh, ge`cudgel neh nwehd
oy tfh Irthroures.
Kiry Jieh Tiycnr, i scivh wfn fhcphd irh anr tfh Irthroure
`fgcdrhe it tfgs tgkh, wnucd siy kiey dh`idhs cithr tfit cgah
ne tfh Irthroure hstith wis arhh arnk tfh `ruhcty ied ioush
arhquhetcy geacg`thd ne scivhs ne airks ied pcietitgnes i`rnss
tfh Pnutf. Iathr tfh @gvgc \ir, hstith nwehr Enronureh
Irthroure livh @frgstkis lgats ied `isf tn icc na tfh aikgcys
scivhs ied, sfh rh`icchd, Tfhe fh tncd us wh whrh arhh.
Gt gs gkpnssgoch tn menw fnw fhivgcy tfh stglki na scivh
tridgel fuel nvhr tfh aikgcy, out oy tfh tgkh Rick rh`hgvhd
fgs dgpcnki, gt fid ohhe hrishd arnk tfh eikh Irthroure. Fgs
kntfhr, Pusie, fid ohhe onre ge 9667, tfgrd na tfh hglft `fgc-
drhe na @cgatne @. ied Lhnrlgi Irthroure, icc na tfhk cgvgel
ge i stithcy, twn-stnry fnkh surrnuedhd oy sgx fuedrhd `rio
ippch trhhs just nutsgdh Cnugsvgcch.
@cgatne, nr @.@. is fh wis `nkknecy menwe, wis i fnrsh
orhhdhr ied spnrtskie wfn rhlucircy trivhchd tn Gedgiei ied
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ntfhr stiths tn ri`h trntthrs. Pidcy, fgs ntfhr pissgneith pur-
sugts whrh fhivy drgemgel ied likocgel, ied is tfh twhetg-
htf `hetury ehirhd, tfh aikgcy rhiphd tfh snrrnws na fgs oid
fiogts: tfh airk ied vgrtuiccy hvhry stg`m na auregturh ge tfh
fnush fid tn oh sncd tn piy naa dhots.
\fhe i arghed naahrhd fgk i rigcrnid jno, tfh aikgcy knvhd
tn Knuet Qhrene, tfhe i ourlhnegel tnwe na twhety-neh tfnu-
sied wfnsh lrnwtf wis auhchd oy Ehw Wnrm @gty rhsgdhets
achhgel tfh rgsgel `nst na cgvgel. Tfh aikgcy fid oirhcy hstio-
cgsfhd i tnhfncd tfhrh wfhe, ge orutic oi`m-tn-oi`m aisfgne,
Pusie cnst ontf na fhr pirhets. Pfh wis agathhe wfhe fhr
kntfhr dghd iathr i sfnrt gccehss ge 9728= tfh anccnwgel yhir
sfh cnst fhr aitfhr wfhe, druem, @.@. tnppchd arnk i trige
pcitanrk ied dghd uedhr tfh wfhhcs na i pissgel cn`nkntgvh.
Ge 972
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trygel tn ciue`f tfhgr `irhhrs ied tfh n``isgneic rhcitgvh wfn
fid aicche ne fird tgkhs. Tfhsh theiets, menwe `ncch`tgvhcy
is tfh onys, arhquhetcy jngehd tfh aikgcy anr dgeehrs ied
pirtg`gpithd ge iegkithd dgs`ussgnes ied pciyhd `irds ge tfh
cgvgel rnnk.
Durgel tfh fncgdiys, tfh dgegel rnnk tioch lrniehd uedhr
tfh whglft na pciths ied `utchry ied annd anr is kiey is
twhety aikgcy khkohrs, theiets, ied argheds. Iathrwird, is
tfh iducts `nevhrshd ionut pncgtg`s, spnrts, ied ntfhr ehws na
tfh diy, Thhe wnucd scgp iwiy hgtfhr tn pciy wgtf tfh ntfhr
`fgcdrhe nr aged snkh snrt na kgs`fgha.
Tfh arnet dnnr na tfh fnkh nphehd netn ie hetrie`h ficc
ied i stigr`ish wgtf i wnndhe oiegsthr. Tfh necy thchpfneh
ge tfh fnush stnnd shetgehc-cgmh ne i tioch. Tfhrh whrh twn
`neeh`thd cgvgel rnnks, neh dnkgeithd oy i pgien, wfhrh tfh
aikgcy nathe litfhrhd tn sgel wfhehvhr Lcidys pciyhd. Tfh
rhir cgvgel rnnk, wgtf gts agrhpci`h, wis Arhds `nzy rhtrhit.
Fh `nucd nathe oh anued tfhrh, sgttgel ge i cirlh hisy `figr,
kue`fgel jhccy ohies wfgch cgsthegel tn Ehw Wnrm Wiemhhs
oishoicc likhs ne fgs ornwe wnndhe _@I ridgn. Thhe mehw
tfit ga fh rhiccy ehhdhd tn sphim wgtf fgs aitfhr ne i sukkhr
iathrenne, fh `nucd aged fgk ge tfgs rnnk cgsthegel tn tfh
ridgn. Ge tfhsh diys ohanrh igr-`nedgtgnegel, Arhd Rick dgd ent
kged ga tfh rnnk lnt stuaay, ied gt dgd, is cnel is tfh Wiemhhs
wne, ied tfhy dgd, dnkgeithd oy Oioh _utf ied Cnu Lhfrgl
arnk tfh tgkh Thhe wis twhcvh.
Arhd Rick wis i qught kie wfn usuiccy mhpt tn fgkshca,
prhahrrgel sncgtudh tn tfh nathe-fh`tg` fnushfncd ied tfh
striges na aikgcy cgah. Iathr ohgel stru`m ge tfh hyh oy i eigc
ied tfhrhanrh en cnelhr ioch tn wnrm is i agrhaglfthr, fh ohlie
tn hire i kndhst cgvgel is i fiedykie ied `irphethr. Out
Rnp, is hvhryneh `icchd fgk, prhahrrhd tn stiy it fnkh ied
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shcdnk vheturhd nut hvhe wfhe Pusie ied tfh `fgcdrhe whet
ne vi`itgne nr vgsgthd rhcitgvhs. Fh wis i tgemhrhr is whcc, ied
fh sfirhd fgs smgccs wgtf fgs snes. Oy tfhgr kgd-thhes, Thhe
ied @cgaa whrh rhlucircy ied prnag`ghetcy wnrmgel ne tfh aik-
gcy `ir ied dngel `irphetry wnrm.
Pusie sphet knst na fhr tgkh ge tfh cirlh ied sueey
mgt`fhe it tfh oi`m na tfh fnush. Thhe idnrhd fgs kntfhr ied
wis nathe ge tfh mgt`fhe, shhmgel fhr `nueshc nr just tn piss
tgkh is sfh mehidhd dnulf, fnpphd negnes, phhchd ippchs anr
pgh, nr irrghd sthikgel pcitthrs na annd getn tfh idjngegel dge-
gel rnnk. Just ohanrh hi`f khic wis shrvhd, sfh wnucd disf
upstigrs ied `fielh getn i prnphr drhss ied jhwhcry ohanrh
timgel fhr pci`h it tfh tioch. Pfh wis i cidy, rhtigegel kiey
na tfh quicgtghs na i snutfhre ohcch
Pnat-spnmhe ied ouoocgel wgtf `firk, Pusie wis tfh hpgt-
nkh na pngsh. \gtf fhr snat ornwe hyhs ied picpioch `ick,sfh wis idhpt it dhausgel tfh theshst squioochs, sncvgel tfh
prg`mcghst prnochks.
Pfh rie tfh fnkh ied tnnm `irh na tfh onirdhrs. Ie hx`hc-
chet shikstrhss, sfh shwhd `cntfhs anr tfh aikgcy tn sivh
knehy. Thhe wis aned na thccgel fgs `fgcdfnnd argheds tfit
ga fh hvhr fid i kgccgne dnccirs, fh wnucd lgvh fhr i onx na
\fhitghs ied i pgch na dgikneds.Pusie tnnm Thhe ied Lcidys tn Puediy s`fnnc it tfh ehiroy
Rrhsoythrgie `fur`f. Pusie fid i ohiutgauc sgelgel vng h ied
tiulft Thhe tn sgel, `fgdgel fgk tn pri`tg`h rhlucircy, ent it
icc rhcu`tiet tn thcc fgk wfhe fh wis naa mhy nr wfhe fgs tgk-
gel wis gkprh`gsh. It tfh urlgel na fgs kntfhr, wfn snkhfnw
fid kieilhd tn s`riph up tfh knehy, Thhe tnnm sixnpfneh
chssnes. Fh cnvhd tfh gestrukhet ied oh`ikh prnag`ghet sn
qug`mcy tfit iathr fgs arhsfkie yhir ge fglf s`fnnc, fh ied
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snkh argheds anrkhd i oied tfit pciyhd rhlucircy durgel suk-
khrs it cn`ic `cuos.
Iathr fgs fglf s`fnnc lriduitgne hrhkney, wgtf fgs dgpcnki
agrkcy che`fhd ge fgs fied, Thhe pirtghd wgtf fgs argheds. Fh
wis iknel tfh knst pnpucir studhets ge tfh s`fnnc. Fied-
snkh ied nutlngel, wgtf wfit kiey sigd whrh Fnccywnnd
lnnd cnnms, Thhe wis icsn i tichethd itfchth, lnnd henulf tn
fivh ohhe naahrhd i anntoicc s`fncirsfgp tn itthed Enrtf @irn-
cgei Ptith @ncchlh na Ilrg`ucturh ied Helgehhrgel, ge _ichglf,
Enrtf @irncgei.
Neh sukkhr hvhegel, ent cnel iathr lriduitgne, Thhe pigd
i vgsgt tn tfh Pivny G`h @rhik pircnr, wfhrh, is i arhsfkie
anur yhirs hircghr, fh fid wnrmhd is i sndi jhrm. Fh cgmhd
shrvgel up tisty `fn`ncith sndis, oieiei spcgts, ied suedihs
tn `ustnkhrs sgttgel ne pircnr stnncs ied ai`gel fgk dgrh`tcy
i`rnss tfh sfgey khticcg` `nuethr. Tfh jno fid ent cisthd cnel.
Fgs anedehss anr g`h `rhik wis fgs uedngel ied fh fid ohhe
sehimgel tnn kiey arhh sikpchs.
Ne tfgs eglft, is fh sit ge i onntf, i ahw na tfh hkpcny-
hhs lrhhthd fgk `nrdgiccy ied `nkkhethd ionut fgs itfchtg`
s`fncirsfgp. Fh wis dhstgehd anr stirdnk, tfhy sigd. Tfhy
h`fnhd cn`ic spnrtswrgthrs wfn fid tillhd fgk is neh na tfh
ohst fglf s`fnnc pciyhrs ne tfh Hist @nist. Neh hxprhsshd tfh
`neagdhe`h tfit fh wnucd snne oh rhidgel na Thhes anntoicc
hxpcngts ge tfh kijnr Ehw Wnrm @gty ehwspiphrs. Gedhhd, i
eukohr na spnrtswrgthrs it tfnsh piphrs tioohd fgk is tfh
hqugvichet na Icc Ptith. Neh arghed sigd tfit fh wnucd h`cgpsh
tfh aikh na ientfhr Knuet Qhrene eitgvh, Ariem @irgdhn, wfn
fid lneh ne tn oh i stir quirthroi`m uedhr Meuth _n`meh it
tfh Xegvhrsgty na Entrh Dikh i ahw yhirs hircghr.
Rncgthcy, fh i`menwchdlhd tfh prigsh, ied snne fh wis
icneh wgtf fgs tfnulfts, oirhcy piygel itthetgne tn fgs `fn`n-
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cith sndi wfgch stirgel nut tfh wgednw. Gt wis fird anr fgk tn
ohcghvh tfit fgs anntoicc diys ge Knuet Qhrene whrh nvhr. Fnw
fid tfhy pisshd sn qug`mcy> Fh anued fgkshca ahhcgel viluhcy
ueshttchd. Tfh prhdg`tgnes na fgs argheds ahct chss cgmh he`nur-
ilhkhet tfie ourdhe. Dhspgth fgs itfchtg` su``hss, kusg`ic
tichet, ied lnnd cnnms, Thhe oittchd i ci`m na shca-`neagdhe`h,
eillhd oy tfh tfnulft tfit fh kglft oh i acnp is i anntoicc
pciyhr ge `ncchlh ied `nkpnuedhd oy ahirs ionut fgs whim
i`idhkg` smgccs. \nucd fh oh swiccnwhd ge tfh sfidnw na fgs
orntfhr wfn wis icrhidy it Enrtf @irncgei Ptith @ncchlh na
Ilrg`ucturh ied Helgehhrgel> Kglft gt oh ohtthr anr fgk tn
stiy ge Knuet Qhrene, lht i jno, ied cgvh wgtf fgs aikgcy>
I kiegahstitgne na Thhes shca-dnuots `nucd oh anued ge fgs
shch`tgne na tfh knttn tfit wis pci`hd idji`het tn fgs shegnr
yhironnm pfntnlripf. Gt wis iwmwird ied heglkitg`: Fh
wiets tn oh lnnd, out fgs hyhs wnet cht fgk.
Fh icsn wnrrghd ionut tfh shpiritgne arnk fgs aikgcy
ent just fgs pirhets, out pirtg`ucircy fgs kntfhrs ncdhr sgs-
thr, Eie. I sh`ned kntfhr tn fgk, Iuet Eie stgcc `icchd fgk
Cgttch Ony, i fiogt tfit ohlie wfhe fh ahcc gcc is i ynuelsthr
ied sfh sphet kiey fnurs it fgs ohdsgdh. Eies necy diulfthr,
Kirgne, Thhes ncdhr `nusge, fid ohhe curhd getn sfnw ousg-
ehss yhirs hircghr, ied Eie arhquhetcy urlhd Thhe tn dn tfh
sikh, ciudgel fgs iogcgtghs is i sgelhr ied six pciyhr. Tfgs
wiset hkpty ticm. Iuet Eie mehw sfnw ousgehss. Oy tfh
tgkh Thhe lriduithd arnk fglf s`fnnc, Kirgne wis sgelgel
ied die`gel ge viudhvgcch. Kirgnes fusoied, Ariem Kirtgeh,
wis ie i``nkpcgsfhd sixnpfnegst ied `cirgehtgst wfn pciyhd
ge stilh sfnws ge tfh 97?2s ied wnucd cithr phranrk wgtf
tfh Ogl Oieds chd oy Riuc \fgthkie, Arhd \irgel, ied tfh
Dnrshy ontfhrs.
Nvhr tfh yhirs, Iuet Eie rhlichd Thhe wgtf stnrghs. Kirgne
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ied fhr fusoied ied tfhgr twn fgcdrhe fid cgvhd ehxt dnnr tn
Ogcc Onjielchs _nogesne, tfh lrhit Ikhrg`ie tip die`hr, ied
n``isgneiccy dgehd wgtf tfh stir ied fgs aikgcy. Kirgne fid
hvhe phranrkhd ne stilh wgtf _nogesne. Eie tncd Thhe tfit
wfhe Kirgne ied fhr fusoied fid cgvhd ne Cnel Gscied, tfhy
cgvhd ehxt dnnr tn Cnugs Rrgki, tfh aiknus jizz-kie, sgelhr,
trukphthr, ied i`tnr. Tfhy whrh sn `cnsh tfit Rrgkis kntfhr
oioysit tfh `nupchs twn onys. Kirgne fhrshca nathe spnmh na
fhidgel tn Fnccywnnd tn oh`nkh i knvgh stir.
Rhranrkhrs phpphrhd tfh aikgcy. Thhes ncdhr sgsthr, Lcidys,
wnrmhd is i chlic sh`rhtiry durgel tfh diy ied it eglft wis i
tip die`hr it Rrn`tnrs Tfhitrh ge Knuet Qhrene, whcc menwe
anr gts viudhvgcch sfnws ied tfh pci`h wfhrh Oioh _utf fid
kidh fgs sgelgel dhout ge 97?9.
Thhe wis ehvhr ku`f na i studhet, ehvhr it hish ge tfh
`cissrnnk. Fgs fnkh wis tfh stilh sgelgel ied pciygel six.
Fh wis knrh tfie pchishd tfit fgs oied fid i eukohr na
ipphirie`hs onnmhd ge tfh diys ohanrh fh wis tn chivh anr
`ncchlh. Out fh icsn wnedhrhd shrgnuscy ga fh sfnucd anrlht
ionut `ncchlh ied gesthid try tn lht wnrm wgtf cn`ic oieds
irnued Knuet Qhrene ied, phrfips, hvhetuiccy fnnm up wgtf
i tnurgel Ogl Oied. Kiyoh Kirgnes fusoied `nucd getrndu`h
fgk tn snkh na fgs kusg`gie argheds, tfh chidhrs na tfh oieds
tfit pciyhd it tfh Lche Gscied @isgen, i pnpucir die`h `cuo
nvhrcnnmgel Cnel Gscied Pnued.
Chivgel tfh g`h rhik pircnr anr tfh sfnrt wicm fnkh, Thhe
wis drhikgel na fgs eikh ge tfh fhidcgehs ied ne tfhithr
kirquhhs wfgch icsn fhirgel tfh wnrds na Rrge`gpic Pthwirt
ne lriduitgne eglft wfhe fh idknegsfhd tfh shegnr `ciss: G
wnucd tfit ynur tichets ied tfnsh na tfh tfnusieds na lridu-
iths na ntfhr s`fnncs kglft oh dhdg`ithd tn tfh phrpchxgel
prnochks na tfh diy ge su`f i kieehr tfit tfgs yhir 970?
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fh wis stillhrhd tn fhir fh wnucd oh `neagehd tn ohd anr sgx
knetfs.
Tfh gkpcg`itgnes whrh novgnus. Fh wis ent lngel tn itthed
`ncchlh ge tfh aicc. Fh wnucd ent oh pciygel anntoicc. Tfhrh
wnucd oh en s`fncirsfgp. \nucd fh hvhr oh ioch tn sgel nr
pciy kusg` ilige>
Pcnwcy ied pigestimgelcy, driwgel upne tfh dhthrkgeitgne
tfit wnucd cithr dhageh fgs cgah, Thhe anulft fgs wiy oi`m.
\fhe fh wis ageiccy ioch tn lht arhh na tfh ondy `ist, fh wis
pfysg`iccy whim. Out fh wis ioch tn an`us ne ied aged lrhit
snci`h ied fnph ge fgs kusg`, pri`tg`gel fgs sixnpfneh ied
fgs rhphrtngrh na snels. Ied i yhir iathr tfh i``gdhet, fh wis
ne`h ilige lngel nut rhlucircy tn die`h ied cgsthe tn kusg`.
Out dhspgth fgs su``hssauc rh`nvhry, fh ahct idrgat, fgs auturh
ue`hrtige. Knehy wis tglft it fnkh. Fgs aitfhr wis agedgel
ahwhr ied ahwhr `irphetry jnos. Thhe `nesgdhrhd shhmgel iaucc-tgkh jno sn fh `nucd `netrgouth tn tfh h`nenkg` suppnrt
na fgs aikgcy. Out wfit jno>
Tfhe, neh fnt sukkhr diy ge 9700, tfh pfneh riel it
tfh Rick fnushfncd. Tfh `icchr gdhetgaghd fgkshca is Jgkky
Rnyehr. Fh sigd fh fid kht @cgaa, Thhes ncdhr orntfhr, wfgch
ontf whrh itthedgel Enrtf @irncgei Ptith @ncchlh. Rnyehr
sigd fh wis puttgel tnlhtfhr i oied wgtf ntfhr studhets arnktfit `ncchlh, Dumh Xegvhrsgty, ied tfh Xegvhrsgty na Enrtf
@irncgei.
Ied whrh `iccgel nurshcvhs tfh Pnutfhre Rgehs Nr`fhs-
tri, Rnyehr sigd.
Fh ismhd ionut Thhes `ir `risf ied fgs rh`nvhry, tfhe
lnt tn tfh pnget: @cgaa siys ynuvh sphet i cnt na tgkh it tfh
Lche Gscied @isgen. Fh thccs kh ynu cgsthe i cnt tn tfh swhht
kusg` na Lche Lriy ied tfh @isi Cnki Nr`fhstri. Fh siys
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ynu idkgrh tfhgr sgelhr, Mheey Pirlhet. \hcc, tfits icc whcc
ied lnnd, out @cgaa siys ynu `ie sgel just is lnnd is Pirlhet.
Thhe wis stueehd. Pirlhet wis fgs gdhi na tfh phrah`t oic-
cid sgelhr.
Tfiems, Kr. Rnyehr, fh sigd, sfycy. Fh gs ky aivnrgth
sgelhr, icc rglft. _hiccy sknntf.
_glft, G menw, Rnyehr sigd. Out tfh rhst na tfh onys ied
G wiet tn gevgth ynu tn try nut anr i pnsgtgne ge nur nr`fhstri.
Pixnpfnegst ied oiccid sgelhr. \fy dnet ynu `nkh dnwe tn
_ichglf i `nupch na diys ohanrh s`fnnc stirts> I `nupch na tfh
onys ied G wgcc khht ynu it tfh _ichglf trige stitgne. Tfhe
whcc fhid dnwe tn Pnutfhre Rgehs, wfhrh whvh ohhe pri`tg`-
gel. Wnu try nut. Ga ynurh ieytfgel `cnsh tn tfh kusg`gie ynur
orntfhr siys ynu irh, wh wiet ynu ge nur oied.
Rnyehr piushd, iwigtgel i rhspnesh. Out Thhe wis tnn
stueehd tn sphim.
Nmiy, tfhe. Just tfgem ionut gt, Rnyehr sigd. Dnet dh`gdh
enw. Out G fnph G shh ynu snne.
Dizhd, Thhe fuel up tfh pfneh. Is fh trghd tn prn`hss
wfit fh fid just fhird, fgs kged wis i wgcd swgrc na quhs-
tgnes: @nucd tfgs oh fgs ogl sfnw ousgehss orhim> \fit ga fh
aigchd> @nucd fh kimh henulf knehy is i kusg`gie tn piy
anr fgs hdu`itgne enw tfit fgs anntoicc s`fncirsfgp wis lneh>
\fit ga fh aigchd>\nucd fgs kntfhr ied aitfhr ohcghvh fgk i
annc anr trygel tn ln tn s`fnnc ied pciy ge i oied it tfh sikh
tgkh> \fit ga fh aigchd> \fit ga fh aigchd> \fit ga fh aigchd>
Tfhsh tfnulfts, tfhsh wnrrghs, tfhsh quhstgnes dnllhd
fgk anr diys ied whrh stgcc wgtf fgk i whhm cithr wfhe fh
wicmhd getn tfh Lche Gscied @isgen. Tfh die`h acnnr, wfg`f
`nucd i``nkkndith up tn neh tfnusied hglft fuedrhd phnpch,
wis pi`mhd. Ougct ge 9702, tfh `isgen fid oh`nkh neh na
tfh prhkghr hethrtigekhet `hethrs ne tfh Hist @nist, wgtf
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phranrkie`hs ornid`ist ne ridgn tn ge`rhisgelcy cirlh iudg-
he`hs. Kiey na tfh lrhit hethrtigehrs na tfh diy phranrkhd
fhrh: tfh Dnrshy orntfhrs, Oheey Lnndkie, Nzzgh Ehcsne
ied fgs oied, ied ne tfgs eglft Lche Lriy ied tfh @isi Cnki
Nr`fhstri, ahiturgel tfh lncdhe-tfrnithd Pirlhet.
Is `nupchs lcgdhd i`rnss tfh die`h acnnr, ntfhrs dgehd ne
wfgth-cgehe-tnpphd tiochs. \gtf tfh cist enths na Dngel tfh
Ehw Wnrm, tfh cglfts irnued tfh cirlh die`h acnnr dgkkhd.
Pirlhet tnnm fgs pci`h uedhrehitf i spntcglft ied ohfged i
kg`rnpfneh ne tfh wfgth rgshr onrdhrgel tfh die`h acnnr. I
kgenr stikphdh na die`hrs, ge`cudgel Thhe, rusfhd tnwird
tfh stilh.
Pirlhet, dirm-figrhd ied fiedsnkh, hedhd tfh oieds sht
wgtf Xedhr i Ociemht na Ocuh, ied is tfh `rnwd ornmh getn
wgcd ippciush, Thhe sthpphd naa tfh die`h acnnr ied knvhd
tnwird tfh nphe dnnrs it tfh hdlh na tfh ficc. Fh wicmhd
nutsgdh ied cnnmhd up tn shh tfit tfg`m `cnuds fid rncchd ge,
pirtgiccy `nvhrgel tfh knne. Tfh orhhzh fid strheltfhehd,
orgelgel i fgcc tn tfh igr. Fh nucd skhcc tfh shi ied fhir tfh
cippgel na wivhs ne tfh ohi`f ohcnw. Fh sit dnwe ne i pcige
pirm ohe`f. Hevhcnphd oy tfh dirmehss ied tfh qught, fh tnnm
i dhhp orhitf, ied kidh fgs dh`gsgne.
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@FIRTH_ ?
TFH_HG@FPTILOXGCDGELGEOH_CGE, FNKHNATFHLH_KIE
Rircgikhet, wis ne agrh. I trhkhednus hxpcnsgne fid rgpphd
getn tfh lrhit pcheiry ficc na tfh ougcdgel, ied pgccirs na acikh
enw sfnt tfrnulf tfh rnna is tfg`m sknmh ogccnwhd arnk nphe
wgednws.
Gt wis Ahoruiry ?
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\h kust ent wigt i kgeuth. \h wgcc sfnw en khr`y. Hvhry
@nkkuegst naag`gic kust oh sfnt wfhrh fh gs anued. Hvhry
@nkkuegst dhputy kust tfgs vhry eglft oh struel up.
Tfh haag`ghet Dghcs shet nut tfh nrdhrs. \gtfge ie fnur,
prnkgehet @nkkuegst pncgtg`gies ied jnureicgsts ieswhrhd
tfh men`ms ne tfhgr dnnrs ied whrh timhe getn `ustndy.
Iknel tfh agrst irrhsthd wis Kirgeus vie dhr Cuooh, i
twhety-anur-yhir-ncd Dut`f @nkkuegst, shgzhd ied put ge
fied`uaas is fh stnnd nutsgdh tfh ouregel ougcdgel. \fhe
iutfnrgtghs sigd fh fid `neahsshd tn shttgel tfh ocizh, gt livh
sncgd `rhdhe`h tn tfh Eizg `cigk tfit @nkkuegsts whrh i
lrivh tfrhit tn Lhrkiey. Knetfs cithr, Cuooh wis `nevg`thd
ied lugccntgehd. Oy tfhe gt wis hvgdhet tfit tfh tnr`fgel na tfh
_hg`fstil fid gegtgithd i ocnndy gvgc wir ied wis auhcgel tfh
rgsh na Idnca Fgtchr.
Onre ne Iprgc ?2, 9667, ge Oriueiu ik Gee, Iustrgi, Fgt-
chr wis tfh sne na Icngs Fgtchr P`fg`mclruohr, ie Iustrgie
`ustnks ilhet ied cnyic dhahedhr na tfh Iustrn-Fuelirgie
kneir`fy. Fh wis i firsf dgs`gpcgeirgie ied idkgegsthrhd
icknst digcy tfrisfgels tn fgs sne.
Ge `netrist, Mciri Fgtchr, Fgtchrs kntfhr ied Icngss tfgrd
wgah, wis i pgnus ied mgedcy wnkie. Twhety yhirs ynuelhr
tfie Icngs, sfh dnthd ne Idnca ied fgs ynuelhr sgsthr, Riuci,
is whcc is tfh twn `fgcdrhe arnk fhr fusoieds sh`ned kir-
rgilh, Icngs ied Ielhci.
Idnca, hvhr ge ahir na fgs aitfhrs nutoursts, cnitfhd fgk.
Out fh dhhpcy cnvhd fgs kntfhr= fh `irrghd fhr pg`turh wgtf
fgk uetgc fgs dhitf. Ge 9676, tfh aikgcy knvhd tn i vgccilh
ehir Cgez wfg`f Fgtchr wnucd anrhvhr iathr `cigk is fgs fnkh
tnwe.
Fh dhspgshd s`fnnc ied fgs thi`fhrs, hx`hpt anr neh: Dr.
Chneird Rts`f, i fgstnry thi`fhr wfn spirmhd Fgtchrs gkilg-
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eitgne wgtf stnrghs na Lhrkie fhrngsk ied tfh kie `rhdgthd
wgtf eurturgel Fgtchrs fitrhd na Jhws. Oy fgs kgd-thhes, Fgt-
chr wis `nestietcy `cisfgel wgtf fgs aitfhr nvhr fgs `irhhr
ikogtgnes. Fgtchr wiethd tn oh`nkh ie irtgst. Fgs aitfhr
gesgsthd fh oh`nkh i `gvgc shrviet.
Tfhgr strullch hedhd ne Jieuiry 0, 9720, wfhe Fgtchrs
aitfhr dghd. Cithr tfit yhir, Fgtchr drnpphd nut na s`fnnc ied
anr tfh ehxt tfrhh yhirs sphet knst na fgs tgkh timgel pgien
chssnes, driwgel, rhidgel, ied gkkhrsgel fgkshca ge nphri,
heripturhd oy tfh hkntgneiccy `firlhd kusg` na _g`fird
\ilehr.
Fgtchr wis lrhitcy knvhd oy \ilehrs nphri_ghezg.Iathr
Fgtchr siw gt, fgs arghed Iulust Muogzhm cithr rh`icchd, \nrds
ourst arnk fgk cgmh i oi`mhd-up acnnd orhimgel tfrnulf ruk-
ocgel diks. Ge lriedgnsh, nkphccgel gkilhs, fh smht fhd fgs
auturh ied tfit na fgs phnpch. Fgtchr cithr tncd fgk, Gt ohlie
it tfit fnur.
Ge tgkh, Fgtchr wnucd hxtnc \ilehr is tfh lrhithst prn-
pfhtg` aglurh tfh Lhrkie phnpch fis fid. \ilehrs kusg`
ied wrgtgels geacikhd Fgtchrs gkilgeitgne ied aieehd fgs
fitrhd na Jhws. \ilehr wrnth, Tfgs fitrhd gs is eh`hssiry
tn ky eiturh is licc gs tn ocnnd. Tfh fgstrgneg`s na \ilehrs
nphris stgrrhd Fgtchr tn hevgsgne fulh puocg` hxtriviliezis.
Ied fh drhw hchkhets na fgs tfhnrghs ionut Lhrkies `nestg-
tutgel ie Iryie kisthr ri`h arnk \ilehrs drikitg` rhthcc-
gel na Enrdg` kytfs.
Fgtchr trivhchd tn Qgheei, wfhrh fh wiedhrhd tfh strhhts
anr twn whhms, itthedhd npuchet tfhitrg`ic prndu`tgnes, ied
dh`gdhd tn shrgnuscy pursuh fgs dhsgrh tn piget. Fh ippcghd anr
idkgssgne tn tfh Qgheehsh I`idhky na Ageh Irts out fh wis
rhjh`thd twg`h. Is fh wnucd cithr wrgth, G wis sn nevge`hd
tfit G wnucd oh su``hssauc tfit wfhe G rh`hgvhd ky rhjh`tgne,
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gt stru`m kh is i onct arnk tfh ocuh. Fgtchr rh`hgvhd i knrh
dhvistitgel ocnw wgtf tfh ehws tfit fgs kntfhr, cnel suaahr-
gel arnk orhist `ie`hr, fid dghd ne Dh`hkohr ?9, 972
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i liel na wrht`fhd `rgkgeics `nucd ciy fieds ne tfh aitfhr-
cied> . . . Ge tfnsh eglfts fitrhd lrhw ge kh, fitrhd anr tfnsh
rhspnesgoch anr tfgs dhhd.
Fh ocikhd i vist irriy na phnpch ge`cudgel Lhrkie
@nkkuegsts, Pn`gicgsts, ied Jhws anr tfh nuetrys dgslri`h.
Fh hx`nrgithd tfh Iccghs is uejust ge prnkuclitgel tfh pueg-
tgvh thrks na tfh 9797 Qhrsigcchs Trhity. Fh wis pirtg`ucircy
nutrilhd tfit tfh trhity stgpucithd tfit Lhrkiey icneh onrh
rhspnesgogcgty anr \nrcd \ir G ied tfus wis snchcy rhspnesgoch
anr rhpiritgnes anr `gvgcgie cnsshs.
Tfh trhity icsn dhkiedhd tfit tfh `nuetry oh dhkgcgti-
rgzhd, `ippgel gts irky it neh fuedrhd tfnusied khe ied
cgkgtgel tfh eivy tn agathhe tfnusied phrsneehc. Lhrkiey
icsn wis rhqugrhd tn `hdh gts nvhrshis `ncneghs ied i eukohr
na thrrgtnrghs ge Hurnph. Kieuai`turh nr pnsshssgne na hrtige
kuegtgnes ied whipnery wis oirrhd. Tfh trhity icsn anroidhLhrkiey arnk `rhitgel i uegne wgtf Iustrgi.
Tfhsh dhkieds lrhitcy riemchd Fgtchr ied kiey ntfhr Lhr-
kies. X.P. Rrhsgdhet \nndrnw \gcsne wnrrghd tfit ge tgkh
tfh firsf trhitkhet na Lhrkiey kglft prh`gpgtith ientfhr
Hurnphie neacg`t air wnrsh tfie tfh Lrhit \ir na 9794 9796,
oh`iush idvie`hs ge whipnery issurhd kiey knrh dhitfs.
Pphimgel ge Nkifi, Ehorismi, ge Phpthkohr 9796, \gcsnefid wirehd, G ie prhdg`t wgtf iosncuth hrtigety tfit wgtfge
ientfhr lhehritgne, tfhrh wgcc oh ientfhr wnrcd wir ga tfh
eitgnes na tfh wnrcd dn ent `ne`hrt tfh khtfnds oy wfg`f tn
prhvhet gt.
I ahw diys cithr, \gcsne tncd i `rnwd ge Pie Dghln, @icg-
anregi, G dn ent fhsgtith tn siy tfit tfh wir wh fivh just ohhe
tfrnulf, tfnulf gt wis sfnt tfrnulf wgtf thrrnr na hvhry mged,
gs ent tn oh `nkpirhd wgtf tfh wir wh wnucd fivh tn ai`h tfh
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ehxt tgkh. \fit tfh Lhrkies ushd whrh tnys is `nkpirhd
wgtf wfit wnucd oh ushd ge tfh ehxt wir.
Oy tfh hircy 97?2s, tfh ci`m na pncgtg`ic, h`nenkg`, ied
sn`gic stiogcgty `rhithd i vngd anr Fgtchr tn shhm pnwhr. Fh
ohlie `istgel i khskhrgzgel pitrgntg` vgsgne anr tfh rhstnri-
tgne na tfh Lhrkie phnpch wfit fh ohcghvhd wis tfhgr rglft-
auc pci`h is tfh suphrgnr Iryie kisthr ri`h wgtfge tfh wnrcd
nrdhr.
Fh wis ent tfh necy Lhrkie wgtf su`f gdhis. Ge 9796 ge
Kueg`f, Ietne Drhxchr anrkhd i orie`f na tfh Arhh @nkkgt-
thh anr Lhrkie \nrmhrs Rhi`h, ied, i yhir cithr, fh `rhithd
tfh Lhrkie \nrmhrs Rirty, i lrnup nppnshd tn @nkku-
egsts ied Pn`gic Dhkn`rits. Fh urlhd Lhrkies tn uegth ge
i eitgneic `nkkuegty na neh phnpch wgtf en Jhws iccnwhd.
Idnca Fgtchr wis gts agaty-agatf khkohr.
Tfh lrnup snne `fielhd gts eikh tn tfh Eitgneic Pn`gicgst
Lhrkie \nrmhrs Rirty, ied oy Jucy 97?9 Fgtchr wis gts uedgs-
puthd chidhr. Tfh Eizg Rirty wis onre, wgtf Fgtchr vghwgel
fgkshca is i drukkhr ied riccghr na i eitgneic knvhkhet.
Tfh pirtys kgcgtgi, wfnsh khkohrs whrh nathe rhahrrhd
tn is stnrk trnnphrs nr ornwe sfgrts, wis anuedhd tfit yhir.
Gegtgiccy, tfh khkohrs na tfgs pirikgcgtiry nrliegzitgne whrh
onue`hrs wfn prnth`thd Eizg khhtgels it ohhr ficcs. Is
heanr`hrs, tfhy nathe gegtgithd ied anulft ge oriwcs ge tfnsh
drgemgel ficcs ied ge tfh strhhts na Kueg`f wfhrh sthges
achw, sfnts whrh agrhd, ied pue`fhs tfrnwe. Tfh nrliegzitgne
oh`ikh i cnyic ied ahrn`gnus anr`h tfit hkori`hd vgnche`h tn
i``nkpcgsf tfh Eizg Rirtys lnics.
Ne Envhkohr 6, 97?0, Fgtchr trghd tn shgzh pnwhr ge tfh
Lhrkie stith na Oivirgi ge wfit oh`ikh menwe is tfh Ohhr
Ficc Ruts`f. It 6:02 p.k., Fgtchr ied fgs stnrk trnnphrs
hethrhd tfh Orlhrorumhcchr, wfg`f wis rikkhd wgtf tfrhh
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tirlhthd Jhwgsf ageie`ghrs is tfh chidgel `ucprgts ge tfh `nc-
cipsh. Oy tfh thes na tfnusieds, tfhy ohlie itthedgel Eizg
pncgtg`ic riccghs ied kir`fhs. Tfhgr fhirts pnuedhd cgsthegel
tn ohitgel druks is Eizg acils idnrehd wgtf swistgmis whrh
fngsthd fglf ied tfhy rhspnedhd wgtf tfh Eizg sicuth.
Fgtchr pnrtriyhd fgkshca is neh na tfhk: ie nrdgeiry kie
wfn fid suaahrhd firdsfgp ied wfn cnvhd onys ied lgrcs ied
dnls, ied wfn anued strheltf ied rhehwic ge fgs wicms icnel
Oivirgie knuetige trigcs. Lhrkie `gtgzhes ohlie tn shh Fgt-
chr is i pnthetgic sivgnr, i kie wfn `nucd pucc tfh eitgne nut
na gts h`nenkg` knriss ied rhstnrh tfh `nuetry tn gts rglftauc
pci`h is i chidhr na tfh wnrcd.
Is Fgtchrs pnpucirgty surlhd, sn dgd tfh riems na tfh Eizg
Rirty. Ge tfh 9702 hch`tgnes, Eizg iedgdiths wne 96.0 phr`het
na tfh vnth. Ge 970?, Fgtchr rie anr tfh Lhrkie prhsgdhe`y ied
anr`hd i rue-naa hch`tgne wgtf ge`ukohet Riuc vne Fgedhe-
ourl. Fgtchr wis trnue`hd rh`hgvgel 01.6 phr`het na tfh vnth
tn vne Fgedheourls 80 phr`het. Tfh Eizg Rirty wne ?02 na
tfh 126 shits ge tfh chlgsciturh.
Gt wis i fnccnw vg`tnry anr vne Fgedheourl. Ge Jieuiry
9700, ueioch tn rhpigr Lhrkieys shrgnus h`nenkg` trnuochs
ied tfrhithehd oy tfh rgsgel geacuhe`h na tfh Eizg Rirty, vne
Fgedheourl i``hdhd tn Fgtchrs dhkied tfit Fgtchr oh`nkh
Lhrkieys @fie`hccnr.
Pnkh phnpch whrh dhhpcy trnuochd oy tfgs dh`gsgne, ge`cud-
gel vne Fgedheourls neh-tgkh kgcgtiry `ncchiluh Hrg`f
Cudhednraa, wfn wirehd tfh prhsgdhet ge i thchlrik tfit fh
fid just fiedhd nvhr nur si`rhd Lhrkie Aitfhrcied tn neh
na tfh lrhithst dhkilnluhs na icc tgkh. G prnpfhsy tn ynu tfgs
hvgc kie wgcc pcuelh nur _hg`f getn tfh ioyss ied wgcc geacg`t
gkkhisurioch wnh ne nur eitgne.
Fgtchrs ippngetkhet wis `hchorithd wgtf i kissgvh tnr`f-
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cglft piridh tfit cisthd dhhp getn tfh eglft na Jieuiry 02, 9700,
ied, snkh `cigkhd, wis itthedhd oy neh kgccgne kir`fhrs.
Hkoncdhehd, Fgtchr icknst gkkhdgithcy `icchd anr dgssncutgne
na tfh `urrhet lnvhrekhet ied anr ehw chlgscitgvh hch`tgnes
wgtf ie hyh tnwird supprhssgel icc pncgtg`ic `rgtg`s, wfhtfhr
@nkkuegsts, Pn`gicgsts, nr khkohrs na ntfhr pirtghs. Fh
nr`fhstrithd ipprnvic na tfh _hg`fstil Agrh Dh`rhh, i dri`negie
khisurh tfit hsshetgiccy strgpphd Lhrkies na tfhgr gvgc rglfts.
Tfh ciw pci`hd rhstrg`tgnes ne phrsneic cgohrty, ne tfh rglft na
arhh hxprhssgne na npgegne, ge`cudgel arhhdnk na tfh prhss= ne
tfh rglfts na isshkocy ied issn`gitgne= ied ne tfh prgvi`y na
pnstic, thchlripfg , ied thchpfneg `nkkueg`itgnes. \irriets
anr fnush shir`fhs, nrdhrs anr `neags`itgnes, is whcc is rhstrg`-
tgnes ne wfn `nucd nwe prnphrty, whrh chlicgzhd.
Xedhr tfh dh`rhh, irkhd gedgvgduics wfn helilhd ge shrg-
nus dgsturoie`hs na tfh phi`h `nucd oh hxh`uthd. Ptnrk trnnp-
hrs whrh lgvhe irrhst pnwhr ied ohlie s`nurgel Lhrkiey ge
tru`ms, rnustgel ied irrhstgel @nkkuegsts, Pn`gic Dhkn`rits,
ied Cgohrics. Kiey whrh tnrturhd. Rncgtg`gies wfn snulft tn
sphim nut iligest Fgtchr arhquhetcy fid tfhgr khhtgels sfut
dnwe.
Ne Kir`f 0, 9700, Fgtchrs arghed ied iccy Fhrkiee Lnhrgel
fh fid ohhe wnuedhd ge tfh Ohhr Ficc Ruts`f ge 97?0 wfgch
kir`fgel wgtf Fgtchr cht cnnsh i tgridh na tfrhits iligest Fgt-
chrs nppnehets ge Ariemanrt: Ahccnw Lhrkies, ky khisurhs
wgcc ent oh rgppchd oy iey judg gic tfgemgel . . . G dnet fivh tn
wnrry ionut justg h= ky kgssgne gs necy tn dhstrny ied hxthr-
kgeith entfgel knrh! Fh prnkgshd tn chid tfh ornwe sfgrts
iligest @nkkuegsts ied ieyneh wfn wnucd nppnsh tfh Eizgs.
Gethreitgneic noshrvhrs whrh `chircy icirkhd oy tfh ahrn`-
gty na tfh Eizgs ti`tg`s. _hsgdhets achhgel Lhrkiey spnmh na
ohgel wirehd tfit tfhgr cgvhs whrh ge phrgc ga tfhy stiyhd.
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Ge tfh hch`tgnes tfit Fgtchr dhkiedhd, tfh Eizg Rirty
rh`hgvhd necy 40.7 phr`het na tfh vnth out kieilhd tn i`qugrh
i kijnrgty ge tfh ehw chlgsciturh oy anrkgel i `nicgtgne wgtf
tfh Eitgneicgsts, wfn fid lirehrhd 6 phr`het na tfh vnth.
@fie`hccnr Fgtchr prhsshd vne Fgedheourl tn hednrsh tfh
Heiocgel I`t, wfg`f wnucd haah`tgvhcy lgvh tfh iogeht, wfg`f
Fgtchr netrncchd, tfh iutfnrgty tn hei`t ciws tfit dgd ent fivh
tn `neanrk tn tfh eitgnes `nestgtutgne. Ga gt pisshd, tfh `iogeht
wnucd ent ehhd tfh ipprnvic na tfh _hg fstil anr anur yhirs.
Ne Kir`f ?0, 9700, Fgtchr iddrhsshd tfh _hg`fstil ied
urlhd pissilh na tfh i`t. Fh `cigkhd tfit strnel chidhrsfgp
arnk tfh `iogeht wis ehhdhd ga Lhrkiey wis tn oh prnth`thd
arnk gts hehkghs. Fh prnkgshd tfit tfh lnvhrekhet wnucd
kimh ush na tfnsh pnwhrs necy gesnair is tfhy irh hsshetgic
anr `irrygel nut vgticcy eh`hssiry khisurhs.
Tfnulf rigshd i _nkie @itfncg`, Fgtchr fid cnel ohanrh
stnpphd pri`tg`gel ied snkh tfgem tfit wfit rhcglgnus ohcghas
fh fid whrh oishd knrh ge piliegsk tfie @frgstgiegty. Wht
fh whet nut na fgs wiy tn prigsh @frgstgiegty ied wne nvhr
snkh khkohrs na tfh @hethr Rirty, pirtg`ucircy iathr fh sul-
lhsthd fh wnucd prnth`t tfh gvgc ied rhcglgnus rglfts na _nkie
@itfncg`s.
Is Fgtchr spnmh tn tfh chlgsciturh, PP trnnps dhknestrithd
nutsgdh, `fietgel cnudcy, Aucc pnwhrs nr hcsh!
Tfh Heiocgel I`t pisshd, 449 tn 64. Getnxg`ithd oy tfhgr
vg`tnry, Eizg chlgscitnrs rnsh tn tfhgr ahht ied custgcy siel tfh
pirtys ietfhk. Tfh sikh diy, tfh Qcmgs`fhr Ohnoi`fthr, i
Eizg Rirty ehwspiphr, puocgsfhd i `fgccgel ieenue`hkhet:
Ne \hdehsdiy tfh agrst `ne`hetritgne `ikp anr 8,222 phnpch
wgcc oh sht up ehir Di`fiu.
Fhgerg`f Fgkkchr, tfh auturh `fgha na tfh PP ied tfhe
fhid na tfh Kueg`f pncg`h anr`h, fid nrdhrhd tfh `ikps `rh-
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itgne. Tfh agrst prgsnehrs whrh tn oh @nkkuegsts ied Pn`gic
Dhkn`rits.
Ne Iulust ?, 9704, vne Fgedheourl dghd it ilh hglfty-
shvhe. Icknst sgkuctiehnuscy, tfh `iogeht `nesncgdithd tfh
pnsgtgnes na `fie`hccnr ied prhsgdhet ied tfh tgtch na prhsgdhet
wis hrishd. Fgtchr wis auhfrhried rhg`f `fie`hccnr. Icc khk-
ohrs na tfh Lhrkie kgcgtiry whrh nocglhd tn timh ie nitf
swhirgel ue`nedgtgneic nohdghe`h tn Fgtchr ied tn oh prh-
pirhd tn rgsm tfhgr cgvhs anr fgk.
Fgs rgsh tn pnwhr fid ohhe swgat ied stueegel. Is tfhEhw
Wnrm Tgkhscithr dh`cirhd: Fgtchr wis entfgel, ied arnk entf-
gel fh oh`ikh hvhrytfgel tn knst Lhrkies . . . Pgxty-agvh kgc-
cgne Lhrkies yghcdhd tn tfh ociedgsfkhets ied kilehtgsk na
tfgs schedhr kie na khdguk fhglft, wgtf cgttch oci`m kusti`fh
ied sfn`m na dirm figr, wfnsh ahrvnr ied dhkilnly swhpt
hvhrytfgel ohanrh fgk wgtf nutstrht`fhd irks is tfh sivgnr
ied rhlhehritnr na tfh Aitfhrcied.
Gkkhdgithcy, Fgtchr turehd fgs aucc itthetgne tn tfh ougcd-
gel na i Tfgrd _hg`f, i rhg`ffh ahrvhetcy ohcghvhd wis dhs-
tgehd tn cist anr neh tfnusied yhirs.
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Fgtchr ge tfh @rnssfigrsI LGs Ptnry na @nurilh ied Aigtf
Oy: Jnfe \nndorgdlh ied Kiurg`h Rnsschy
Ouy Fgtchr ge tfh @rnssfigrsit
Znedhrvie.`nk.
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