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    TM C o`pkrtfibc ke Cihgfid s `ossoki oi tmc Cfst bfi mfrdgynccxfhhcrftcd, ikr tm c rcsugts dcpcidcit upki ots roh mt fpprcbof-toki ny Nrotosm R tftcs`ci. Tmksc Rtftcs`ci frc rcspkisongc tktmc Nrotosm pckpgc, wmk tmc`scgvcs ugto`ftcgysmfrc tmc rcspki-sonogoty,oe tmcy sfibtoki tmc fbts ke tmcor rcprcscitftovcs.Xcmf vc citcrcd upki f wfr, tmc pkgotobfg bkiscqucibcs kewmobmikkic bfi ekrcscc1 nu t ot wogg kst prknfngy citfog f hrcft gkss kegoec, fid bcrtfoigy gfrhc cxpcidoturc ke `kicy. Oi tmos brososfiy oidovodufg, mkwcvcr mu`ngc,wmk, goac tmc wrotcr ke tmospf`pmgct, mfs ncci c`pgkycd ki tmc sbcic ke fbtoki i ekr`crdfys, fid mfs eoggcd keeobofg sotuftokis wmobm mfv c hovcimo` tmckppkrtuioty ke studyoih tmc qucstoki, `fy nc pfrdkicd oe m c vci-turc tk pgfbc ncekrcmos bkuitry`ci tm c bkibgusokis ft wmobm m c

    mfs frrovcd. O e m c bfi bkitronutc o i tm c sgohmtcst dchrcc tk tm cekr` ftoki ke f skuid pungob kpoioki,oe m c bfi ciekrbc bfutoki, krbkrrcbt crrkr, mos knlcbtwoggnc fttfoicd. c mfs ik p frty purpksc Ooi vocw. Tmc mkikur, tmc lustobc, tmc oitcrcstske Cihgfid, id

    tmc wcgefrc fid prkspcroty ke Oidof, frc tkk dcfr tkmo` tk fggkwke mos dcsbcidoih oitk tm c frcif ke pf rty stroec. M c eccgs fssurcdtmft tmc `flkroty ke tmkuhmteug Cihgosm`cikigy dcsorc tk mfvc

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    nrkuhmt ncekrc tmc` tmc rcfg efbts ke tmc bfsc, tk tmrkw tmcoroiegucibc oitk wmft tmcy ncgocvc tk nc tm c rohmt bfusc. N ut tmc y

    `ust mfvc tmc wmkgc bfsc, fid fgg tmc dkbu`cits icbcssfry tkcifngc tmc` tk ekr` fi o`pfrtofg ludh`cit upki ot fid ikt f`crc stftc` cit ke tmc bfsc ki kic sodc. M f s t m c wmkgc bfsc-mfvc fgg tm c rcquosotc dkbu`cits-ncci gfod ncekrc tm c pungobIk uiprcludobcd pcrski bfi fiswcr tmcsc qucstokis o i tmc feeor`f-tovc. Osot ikt f efbt tmf t fu tmci tob fid keeobofg dkbu` cits wcrcgkih wotmmcgd, wmogc kic-sodcd stftc`cits fid `c`krfidf ny`ci mkgdoih mohm pksotokis uidcr tmc Hkvcri`cit, fid tmcrcekrcsuppkscd tk mfvc fbbcss tk tmc ncst `cfis ke oiekr` ftoki, wcrcpu t ekrwfrd erk` to`c tk to`c tk nofs tmc pungob ` oid M fv c iktoisporcd tcgchrf`s, bkitfoioih cxbotoih oitcggohcibc bfgbugftcd tkfrkusc pungob oidohiftoki, ncci trfis`ottcd erk` Oidof kigy tk ncdogutcd kr cxpgfoicd fwfy smkrtgy fetcrwfrds X c wcrc tkgd, ekroistfibc, tmf t tmc gcttcr ke RmcrF] mc eugg tcxt ke wmobm wfsbkivcycd oggtm c Uobcrky's tcgchrf` ke tm c 6? tm ke Kbtkncr, nu t iktpungosmcd ui tog rcbcitgy, wfs ke f i oiskgcit fid dceofi t ifturc .

    X m y wfs ot ikt hovci tk tm c pungob ft kibc, sk fs tk cifngcbk`pctcit pcrskis t k ludhc ekr tmc`scgvcs w mctmcr t m c oitcrprc-tftoki put upki ot ny Gkrd Gyttki wfs nkric kut ny ots tkic fidgfihufhc, fid wmy wcrc ikt tmc gcttcrs erk` ku r keeobcrs tk mos .keeobofgs tk wmobm Rggcr Fgo rcecrrcd fgsk hovci;Xotmkut tmcscgcttcrs k wmobm mc bk`pgfoicd ik efor ludh` ci t bkugd nc bk`c tkfs t tmc prkvkb1gtoki wmobm gcd tk tm c F`or's bkidubt. c mf vcCmcr Fgo's gcttcr ikw ft pfhc>3> ke tm c Fehmfiostfi Zfpcrs,fid o t os bmfrfbtcrozcd ny Gkrd Gyttki fs itcitokifggy rudc,bkivcyoih f dorcbt bmfggcihc, fid tmft fiy dc`fid ekr fi fpkgkhy`kugd kigy cxpksc us tk ercsm oisugt. O i krdcr tk ekr` f bkrrcbtkpoioki upki ot, oi bk``ki lustobc tk tmc F` or, t m c Zcrsofi tcxt

    kuhmt tk nc sun`ottcd tk ropc Krocitfg sbmkgfrs, ke wmk` tmcrcfrc scvcrfg oi tmc Bkuibog ke Oidof. N u t tfa oih tmc Ci hgosmtrfisgftoki fs ot stfids, ecw o` pfrtofg pcrskis wogg,ot os ncgocvcd,suppkrt Gkrd Gyttki's vocw1 fid cvci t m c @ oiostcrs tmc`scgvcs,ny vcry prkpcrgy dorcbtoih tmftf eurtmcr bk``uiobftoki smkugdnc ekrwfrdcd tk RmcrFgo wkugd scc` tk mfvc bfst dkunt ki tmc

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    Uobcrky s mfsty bkibgusoki. X c mfvc ikt ncekrc us, cvci ikw, fgg

    tmc oiekr`fto:66 wmobm wkugd cifngc tmc Cihgosm pckpgc tk ekr`fludh`cit fs tk tmc proibopgcs fid pkgoby wmobm m w c pguihcd tmcbkuitry oitk w mft `fiy bkisodcr tk nc fi uiicbcssfry, o`pkgotob,fid uilust wfr. X otmkut mfvoih fiy vkobc ki f qucstoki oiwmobm tmcor oitcrcsts frc sk dccpgy bkibcricd, tmc iftoki mfs nccibk`pcggcd tk t fac f trc`cidkus gcfp oi tmc dfra. Tmc `kstbk`pgctc subbcss `ust nc fttcidcd ny fgg tmc mkrrkrs fid cvogswmobm ekggkw oi tmc trfoi ke wfr. Kigy tmc bgcfrcstf id `kstuidkuntcd icbcssoty bkugd lustoey tmc rcbkursc tk tmft cxtrc`cfrnotrf` cit. Dod tmft icbcssoty cxost; fid oeot dod cxost vmcrcos ot hkoih tk gcfd tmc bkuitry; ogg ikt kur doeeobugtocs ncoibrcfscd rftmcr tmfi do`oiosmcd ny tmc fttfoi`cit ke tmc cidsprkpkscd ny tmc pkgoby ke tm c prcscit Hkvcri`cit; Rmfgg `c iktnc oi f wkrsc pksotoki, nktm oi f `ogotfry fid f pkgotobfg pkoit kevocw, cvci oe tmc `kst citorc subbcss brkwi kur ceekrts; Tmcscfrc qucstokis ke pfrf`kuit o`pkrtfibc tk tmc pckpgc ke Cihgfid,rcquoroih tmc ut`kst bfg`icss fid o`pfrtofgoty t bk`c tk f woscfid rohmt dcbosoki. Nut bfi bfg` fid dcgoncrftc ludh`cit ncmkpcd ekr, wmci sk`c ke tmc ikngcst ke kur botozcis, fid tmksctmc ncst bfpfngc ke hovoih fdvobc, frc dcikuibcd wotm nottcricssncbfusc tmcy vciturc tk rcsost tmc pkpugfr eccgoih, fid strovct

    oistrubt tmc pungob ` oi d ; Rubm ceekrts frc ikt oibk`pftongc wotmtruc pftroktos`1 ki tmc bkitrfry, tmcy mfvc tmcor krohoi oif

    sfbrcd lcfgkusy ke tmcor bkuitry s mkikur fid rcputftoki, id oif skgc`i scisc ke Bmrostofi duty.

    N u t oidcpcidcitgy ke tmc hrcft proibopgcs ke lustobcfid`krfgoty, wmobm frc oivkgvcdoi tmos qucstoki ketmc fr oiFehmfiostfi , tmcrc frc ktmcr qucstokis ke tmc mohmcst oigpkrtfikc,oi rcgftoki tk tmc icw `kdc ke hkvcrioih Oidof, wmobmot ncmkvcstm c Cihgosm Zfrgof` cit fid pckpgc tk gkka oi tmc efbc, fid fttmc prkpcr to`c tk cxfbt f eugg cxpgfiftoki. Cvcry dfy `krcfid `krc stfrtgoih dosbgksurcs frc `fdc ke oiekr`ftoki wotmmcgd,ke bkistotutokifg ekr`s oieroihcd fid dosrchfrdcd, fid kesystc` ke pcrskifg hkvcri`cit oifuhurftcd oi tmc mohmcst dchrccdfihcrkus tk kur Oidofi C`porc. X c mfvc tmc gcttcrs ke tmksc

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    c`oicit Oi dof i euibtokifrocs, Ror Frt mur Mknmkusc fidRorMciry Ikr`fi. X c mfvc tmc supprcsscd `oiutcs ke RorXoggof` @uor, rcpgctc wotm skuid scisc fid ropc cxpcrocibckekur Oibgofi fd`oiostrftoki.

    Xmft dkcs Ror Frtmur Mknmkusc wrotc;-Xmctmcr tmc `kdc ke bkibgubtoih Oibgofi feefors duroih Gkrd

    Rfgosnury's tciurc ke keeobc mfs ncci oi fbbkrdfibc wotm gfw, wotmprcvokus prfbtobc, kr wotm pungob pkgoby, os f qucstoki erfuhmt, fu tmoia,wotm oitcrcst fid o`pkrtfibc tk omc iftoki, nut quotc fpfrt erk`pcrskifgotocs.

    X m f t ekkd ekr rcegcbtoki, wmf t bfusc ekr fixocty, dkcs i k ttmos prchifi t scitcibc c`fiftoih erk` kic wmk mfs mcgd w ot mdostoibtoki tmc mohmcst gchfg keeobcoi Oidof) suhhcst tk tmcoi s

    ke tmksc bkivcrsfit wotm Oidof i feefors.Lkmi@oggsfod trugy

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    Ot fppcfrs tmft tmos sfgutfry bmcba ki mfsty fid oibkisodcrftc

    fbtoki mfs ncci gftcgy sct fsodc, kr f t fgg cvcits hrcftgy burtfogcd,nktm ft mk`c fid fnrkfd, fid tmc cvogrcsugts frc fgrcfdy tkkfppfrcit. Gkrd Rfgosnury tcstoeocs,oi tmc Mkusc ke Gkrds, tmft

    oi oidustry, bfutoki, fid skuid mfrd dosbrctoki Gkrd Gyttk i mfsikt ncci cxbccdcd ny fiy Uobcrky wmk prcbcdcdmo`. Honnkiwrotcs

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    Zkrtuhfgki tmft fbbkuit bcfscd tk nc rchfrdcd fs oidcpcidcitZfrcrs Tmcrc os, mkwcycr, fi oggustrftoki icf rcr f t mf id tk Bfnug.TgocRmfm ke Zcrsof, tmrkuhm f gkih scrocs ke ycfrs, rcbcovcd sun-sodocserk` tmc Oidofi Hkrcro~` cit, ut ik kic cvcr `foitfoicdtm ft Zcrsof tmcrcekrc ekrecotcdmcroidcpcidcibc.

    Ror Lf`bs Rtb g~g~ ci ,i mos dosbussokike tm c Fehmf i qucstoki,mfs gfod dk,;-i proibopgcs~e-ggobm kugd scc` tk kvcrrodc tm c rohmtske wcry Nso

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    pkwcreug, wmk, tmkuhm ikt dcpcidcit upkius oi tmc sc isc ke f iy dceoiotc dutocs kr fggchofibc t k tm c Vucci, `ust n c dcfgt w otm ki tmc uibgcs-s t f ido ih tm f t tmcy kbbupyf dostoib tgy oiecrokr pksotoki-tmcor oiecrokrotybkisostoih `foigy o i tmos , tm f t tmcy f rc ik t tknc pcr`ottcd tk ekggkwfbkursc ke pkgoby wmobm cxpkscsus tk dfihcr. Tmosos tmc ekktoih kiwmobm cvc ry Rt f t c cibgkscd o i tmcNrotosm dk`oiokis os prfbtobfggytrcftcd. Ot f p p c f rs t k ` c t m f t ot os tm c kigy proibopgc ki wmobm tm cfdlfbci t Z kw crs bf i nc t rcf tcd . Kur rcgt~ tokisw otm Roidof, frc,ke bkursc,doeecrcit erk` kur rcgf tokis wotm tm c F g~gor e Bfnug,s tmcy frc doeecrciterk` kur rcgftokis wotm Mkgafr f id tmc Ioz`i nut , f t nkttk` , kur rcgf-tok i s wotm fgg ke tmc ` s t f idki tm c sf`c nfsos. Tmcy frc fgg dctcrruoicd

    ny tmc efbt tmft wc frc cxbfcrgogghgy pkoorcreigf id mo h g~ gy ovogozcd,fidtmft tggkyfrc bkrip

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    citorcgy oidcpcidcit uitog tm c nchoiioih ke tmc scvcitccitmbcitury. Tmcy tmc i pfod tronutc tk Zc rsof 1 nut f t tmc bk`-`cibc`cit ke tmc cohmtccitm bcitury tm cy bkiqucrcd Zcrsof,fidcstfngosmcd f smkrt-govcd Fehmfi dyifsty, wmobm wfs kvcrtmrkwiny I fdor Rmfm. O i 6848, tci ycfrs ncekrc Bgovc wki tmc nfttgcke Zgfsscy, Fm`cd Rmfm Fndfggcc wfs brkwicdAoih ke Bfnug.Mfge-f-bcitury gftcr, kic ke tmc eorst pkgotobfg qucstokis wotmwmobm Gk rd Xcggcsgcy mfd tk hrfppgc, ki mos frrovfg f t Bfgbuttf,wfs tm c fdvosfnogoty ke ekr`oih f dcecisovc fggofibc nctwcci fggtm c cxostoih Zkwcrs ke Moidkstfi, tk rcsostfi cxpcbtcd oivfsokike Oid of ny \c`fui Rmfm, Aoi h ke Bfnug.

    Ki tmc 68tm ke Luic,6=:? tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit bki-bgudcd f trcfty ke fggofibc fid bk-kpcrftoki wotm R mfm Rmulf.Tmci bf`c tmc ogg-k`cicd tropfrtotc trcfty nctwcci Rmfm Rmulf,^uilcct Roih, fid tm c Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit, dftcd > :tm Lugy,6=2=.Ki tmc 2:tm @frbm,6=33, fiktmcr trcfty wfs `fdc wotm tmcF` or, Dkst @fmk`cd, ki tcr` s ke pcrecbt cqufgoty. Tmcrc wfsik oieroihc`c it ke mos oidcpcidcibc, ik o`pgocd uidcrst fidoihtm f t m c kbbupocd f dostoibtgy oiecrokr pksotoki, kr tm c Nrotosmkeeobcrs citrustcd wotm t mc ichktoftokis `ohmt mfvc ekuid hrcftcrdoeeobugtyoi nroihoih tmc ` tk f efvkurfngc bkibgusoki. Mfv c wctrcftocs ke tmos if turc wotm tm c Famkkid ke Rwft kr wotm tmcIkik ke Rp oto Tmc proibopgcs put ekrwfrd ny Ror Lf ` cs Rtcpmcifrc eugg ke dfihcr, fid tc id tk dcstrky bkieodcibc oi tm c hkkdefotm fid efor dcfgoih ke tmc Nrotosm 'Hkvcri`c it. Tmcy wkugdikt mfvc ncci tkgcrftcd oi tm c dfys ke t mc Cfst Oi do f Bk`pfiy,fid tmcy wkugd mfvc ekuid ik efvkur oi tmc cycs ke tm c hrcftRtftcs`ci goac @fgbkg`, @uirk, fid Cgpmoistkic, wmk oggustrftcdtmc Kk`pfiy2s ugc. Otos ikt tkk `ubm tk sfy tmft tmksc Rtftcs-`ci icvcr bkugd mfvc wki tmcor dopgk`ftob trou`pms oi tmcordcfgoihs wotm Iftovc Rtftcsoe subm proibopgcs mfd huodcd tmcorbkidubt. dostoihuosmcd `c`ncr ke tm c Bkuibog ke Oidof ,RorCrsa oic Z crry, pksscssoih f aikwgcdhc ke Oi dofi feefors,fid, ot` fy nc fddcd, ke Curkpcfi pkgotobs, surpfsscd ny ecw, tmus rc-bkrds mos prktcst fhfoist tmcsc proibopgcs8tm @fy,

    6=36, ki tmc feeforske tmc Iozf`, rcbkrdcd mos strkih kpoiokioircprknftoki ke sk dfihcrkus f dkbtroic. M c wrotcs

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    iftokis frc upki mcr. Tmc `oggokis ke Oidof frcfs scisotovc tktm c oieroihc`cit ke tmc u ifgtcrfngc gfws ke lustobcfs tmc `krccigohmtcicd bk``uiotocs ke Curkpc. Ikt kigy o i Curkpc fid oiFsof , nu t cvci oi Ferobf, dccds wmobm rcdkuid tk tmc brcbgot krdosbrcdot ke tm c Nro tosm iftoki frc dosbusscd. Rmkrtgy fetcr tm cuilust fiicxftokgg ke Roidc, Dr. ^obmfrdski, f trfvcggcr oi BcitrfgFerobf, rcgftcs tmc ekggkwoih borbu`stfibc

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    rcvcrsoki ke rcspcbt ekr tm c hcicrksoty, trutm, fid lustobc ke tmcNrotosm iftoki oi tmc `oids ke tmc F ehmfi Bmoces fid pckpgc.Tmksc wmk bkivcrscd w otm fehmfis , ekrty fid eoety ycfrs fhk,bfi wcgg rc`c`ncr tmc mkikur fwfrdcd tk tmc if` c ke 'bSgeo.osm-tcci, tmc trfdotokis ke wmksc spgcidod `ossoki mfd ncci mfidcddkwi erk` eftmcr tk ski f`kihst tmcsc wogd nut o`prcssokifngc`kuitfoiccrs.

    Fgfs tmc `krc nottcr ` c`krocs ke tmc uiekrtu iftc Bfnugcxpcdotoki bmfihcd tmc burrcits ke tmkuhmt, fid mcfpcdup f ~v cf gtm ke mftrcd fid cxcbrftoki ki tmc Nrotosm if`coi Fehmfiostfi, wmogc dosfstcrs, iipfrfggcggcd oi tmcor cxtcit,uigcss ny tmc crrkrs oi wmobm tmcy krohoiftcd,') scvcitcci`oggokis ke trcfsurc wfstcd, tmkusfids keGovcs eruotgcssgy cxpcidcd,gcet trfbcs i Nrotosm rcbkggcbtokis iktt nc wopcd kut cvci nytm c nroggofit vobtkrocs wmobm rcstkrcd tmc 6.ustrc ke Nrotosm fr`s.F gkih oitcrrchiu` cisucd, duroih wmobm Fehmfiostfi rc`foicd f

    scfgcd nkka tk Nrotosm oiegucibc, uitog, ki tmc 2:tm @frbm, 6=33,f trcf ty wfs bkibgudcd w otm Dkst @fmk`cd nyRor Lkmi Gfw-rcibc, uidcr tmc oistrubtokis ke Gkrd Dfgmkusoc. Runscqucitgy,oi Lf iufry 6=38, oi bkiscqucibc ke tmc wfr nctwcci Cihgfidfid Zcrsof, fi fhrcc`ci t wfs citcrcd oitk wgtm Dkst @fmk`cd,ny wmobm mc uidcrtkka tk dcecid Mcroot fhfoist Zc rsof1 fidekr tmos purpksc tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit euriosmcd mo` wotm

    `kicy fid fr`sOt wfs Gkrd Bfiioih's dcsorc tm ft tmcsc ichktoftokis smkugd

    nc oitrustcd t Ror Mcrncrt Cdwfrdcs, wmk, fs Bk``ossokicr keZcsmf` ur, mfd tfaci f gcfdoih pfrt i nroihoih fnkut f rcbkibogof-toki wotm tmc Fehmfis. Gkrd Gfwrcibc, oi wmksc bmfrfbtcr`fhifio`oty fid scge-fnichftoki frc bkispobukus, citcrtfoioih, fsm c dod, tm c feecbtokb kef nrktmcr ekrRor Mcrncrt, fid pgfboih tm cmohm cst vfguc upki mos fnogoty fid scrvobcs, wfs quotc woggoih tkhovc w fy, fgtmkuhm tm c bkidubt ke ichktoftokis ke subm `k`cit~ ~ d ffturfggy mfvc dcvkgvcd upki mo`, fs Bmoce Bk``ossokicrke tm c Zuilfn. N ut fi uicxpcbtcd knstfbgc frksc tk tmos frrfihc-`cit. Dkst @fmk`cd, wotm wmk` tm c if`c ke Lkm i Gfw rcibcwfs fs f mkuscmkgd wkrd, wkugd trcft wotmik kic cgsc, fid

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    rceuscd tk fttcid tmc `cctoih uigcss tmos wfs bkibcdcd. Ik dkunt,ncsodcs tmc eccgoih ke pcrskifg rchfrd, tmcrc `fs tmc odcf tm ftmos dohioty wkugd nc bk`prk`oscd oe m c `ct fi keeobcr ke oi-ecrokr hrfdc. Tmcsc ichktoftokis wcrc tmcrcekrc bfrrocd kut nyGfwrcibc fid Cdwfrdcs, fid tmc o`pkrtfi t bkiscqucibcs rcsugtoiherk` tmc` wcrc pftcit tk fgg tmc wkrgd duroih tmc cvciteug ycfrske tmc Rcpky `utoiy, wmci f ekr`odfngc oirkfd ke Fehmfi mkrdcs`ohmt mfvc fddcd hrcftgy tk kur doeeobugtocs.Ot `fs ft tmos

    `cctoih tmft tm c ekggkwoih feecbtoih oibodcit kbburrcd8tm ke Ify. Ki tmc dcftm ke Dkst@fmk`cd, RmcrFgo bk``cibcd t rugc, mfvoih ncci ik`oiftcdmcor-fppfrcit sk`c ycfrs ncekrc, ki tmc dc`osc ke mos nrktmcr,Hmkgf` Mydcr1 nut erk` tmc vcry nchoiioih ke mos rcohi mc `ctwotm dctcr`oicd kppksotoki erk` f pfrty mcfdcd ny moscgdcrnrktmcrs, @fmk``cd @zfg Amfi fid @fmk``cd Fzo` Amfi.Tmci subbccdcd f rcvkgutokifry pcrokd oi Fehmfiostfi, gfstoihfnkut eovc ycfrs, ki wmobmot os ikt icbcssfry t dwcgg.

    Tmc Hkvcri`cit ke Oidof, oi fbbkrdfibc wotm tmc scttgcdpkgoby ke tm c Hkvcri`cit ft mk`c, acpt fgkke erk` fiy oitc r-

    ecrcibc wotm Fehmfi oitcrifg feefors.Dkst @fmk`cd mo`scge

    bkuiscggcd tm os goic ke fbtoki. e ykuwosm, mc sfod,G tk ncerocids wotm tmc Fehmfis, ncwfrc ke `cddgoih wotm tmcor oitcstoicqufrrcgs. Tmc knlcbt ke tm c Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit wfs tk gcfvctmc bmkobc kef ^ugcr tk tmc Fehmfi iftoki1 tmc prknfnogoty wfs tm f ttmc `kst pkpugfr, tmc `kst fngc, fid tmc `kst pkwcreug ke tmcNfruahc Bmoces, tmc eottcst ekr tmc pksotoki, `kugd hfoi tmc

    fsbcidciby. Kstcisongc Nrotosm fod wkugd ikt oibrcfscmos pkpu-

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    gfroty. Ot `ohmt bkitronutc t k mos tc`pkrfry subbcss, n u t otbkugd ikt `foitfoi mo` upki tm c tmrkic wotmkut f bk i toi uk usfid cxmfustoih drfoi ke Nrotosm rcskurbcs, nktm ke ` c i f i d`kicy. @krckvcr tm c prkvcrnofg eobagcicss fid efotmgcssi css keFehmfi Bmoces wkugd prknfngy rcidcr mof nrkaci rccd vcrygoacgy tk pocrbc tmc mfid oi tm c mkur ke iccd. Cxb cp twmcrctmcor kwi oitcrcsts frc `fe1crofggy bkibcricd, fgg mostkryfid fggcxpcrocibc frc fhfoist tmc iktoki t m f t Fehmfi ^ugcrs w og gcvcrprkvc hrftceug fid ceobocit fggocs. Ot `ust nc rcbkggcbtcd fgsktmft ` f iy ke tm c fbts ke Rmcr Fgo, tmkuhm quotc oi fbbk rdf ib cwotm tmc Fehmfi bmfrfbtcr, wcrc ikt submfs tmc Nrotosm Hkvcr i -`cit bkugd fpprkvc. Otwfs ikt f t fgg o`prknfngc tmf t m c ohmtmf vc sk bkidubtcd mo`scge fs tk mfvc cstrfihcd tm c ` f lk ro ty ketm c Fehmfi Bmoces fid pckpgc. O e `c mfd cspkuscd m os b f u scoi tmc cfrgocr pfrt ke tmc bkitcst, wc `ohmt mfvc ekuid kurscgvcssuppkrtoih f tyrfiiobfg ^ ugcr fhfoist tmc wosmcs ke tm c@hmfiiftoki. Oi 6=5= RmcrFgo eoifggy cstfngosmcd mos futmkrotyoiFehmfiostfi. Tm c Uobcrkyfgty ke Gkrd Gfwrcibc wf stmcibk`oih tk fi ci d1 nut kic ke mos gfst fbts ncekrc m c quottcdOidofwfs tk citcr oitk erocidgy rcgftokis wotm Rmcr Fgo, nyoivotoihmo` tk f Nurnfr, fid ny prk`osoih tk fod mo` wotm ` k i c yfi d fr`s. Tmc o`pkrtfit gcttc r ke Gkrd Gfwrcibc, ke tmc? t m Lfiufry, 6=5?, wrottci ki tmos kbbfsoki, smkws tmc nf soskekur sunscqucit dopgk`ftob rcgftokis wotm Rm cr Fgo.O GkrdGf`rcibc wrotcs :8

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    cxprcssgy mc fbquocsbcibc fid sftosefbtoki ke tmc N`oroi tmc

    pk go by ke Gkrd Gfwrcibc fid ke Gkrd @syk.Kur kpoioki, mc sfys, s tmc sf`c fs tmft erk` tmc to`c ke tmc

    g f t c F`or fid Gkrd Gfwrcibc tk tmc to`c ke tmc SginfggotDurnfr, fidt g g tmc frrovfg ke tmc prcscit Uobc`y mfs fgwfys ncci `citokicd oi kurp f s t bkrrcspkidcibf, fid wc rc m ` g y ke tmksc kpoiokis ikw. Tmbrc-e k r c 6 6 : ~ fi wc bkiscit tk tmc fddotoki ke subm mfrd bkidotokis, tmcpcrekr`fibc ke wmobm oi Fehmfiostfi wogg nc o`pkssongc, fs wc bfi smkwn y `fiy prkke5

    Tmcsc mfrd bkidotokis wcrc tmc gkbftoki ke Nrotosm keeobcrsoif e h m f i tcrrotkry, ki wmobm Gkrd Gyttki pcrc`ptkrogy oisostcd.O t wfs gcet tk Gkrd @fyk, wmk subbccdcd Gkrd Gfv-rcibc ki tmc6 > t m Lfiufry, 66=?, tk bfrry kut tmc frrfihc`cits wotm RmcrFgo. Mcibc tmc S`nfggf Durnfr wmobm tkka pgfbcoi @frbm6=5?. Rmcr Fgo prcecrrcd f hrcft `fiy rcqucsts wotm wmobmG k r d @fyk dod ik t tmoia prkpcr tk bk`pgy. Tmc knlcbt tmc F`ormfd bmocegy f t m cf rtwfs tmc rcbkhiotoki ke mos ski Fnduggf Lfifs mos mcor. Tk tmos tmc Uobcrky wkugd ikt gostci, icotmcr`kugdmc bkiscit t k `fac f Trcfty keecisovc fid dcecisovc, ikr hrfit feoxcd sunsody1 nut mc prk`oscd tm ft Nrotosm keeobcrs smkugd ikt ncstftokicd oi Fehmfiostfi, fid ki tmos pkoit RmcrFgo, goac mosef tmcr ncekrc mo` , gfod tmc hrcftcst strcss. Ikt, pcrmfps, tmftmc mfd pcrskifggy sk hrcftfi knlcbtoki1 nut mc m c w wcgg tmftsubm f bkibcssoki ki mos pfrt `kugddk mo` mfr` oi tmc cycske mos ohikrfi t f id efiftobfg Bmoces fid pckpgc. Tmc pk`cr keFehmfi ^ugcrs os icvcr sueeobocitgy stfngct fggkw ke tmcor hovoihf mfidgc tk oisurrcbtokifry `kvc`cits, cspcbofggyoi tmc dorcbtokike rcgohokus nohktry. Fgtmkuhm dosfppkoitcd oi `fiy rcspcbts,tmcrc os ik dkunt Rmcr Fgo rcturicd tk Bfnug erk` tmc S ` n d fDurnfr `krc erocidgy tk tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit tmfi ncekrc.Gkrd @fyk's proibcgy bkurtcsy fid mfiahciofg dc`cfikur `fdcf dccp o`prcssoki ki tmc Nfruazyc Bmoce, fid prkdubcd tmcmfppocs t rcsugts. Tmft tmos erocidgy eccgoih gfstcdwtog Gkrd@fyk 's dcftm, tmc tkubmoih gcttcr RmcrFgo wrktc ki tmc kbbfsokike tmft `kurieug cvcit sueeobocitgy tcstoeocs.Tmosgcttcr w s

    fddrcsscd tk tmc Fbtoih Uobcrky. O i ot Rmcr m wrotcs

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    Tk ^utrsofi oiegucibc oi Nkagofrf wfs duc t mc prk`pt ke fpfrty ke Nkamfrf trkkps wmk mfd brksscd tmc Kxus oi tmcwoitcr ke 6=5?.

    Tk tmc rcstrf oio ih Pgfid acp t ny ^ussof ki tmc Fehmfi rceuhccs oiTuracst f i os t k nc fttron utc d tmc fnscibc ke fiy fttc`pt ki tmcor pf rt tksmfac tmc tmrkic ke tmc F`or. Xmci tmc `kst ekr obgfngk ke tmkscrceuhccs, Fndkkg ^ggm`fi , kibc kpcigy rcprcscftcd tmft ot wkugdnc ekr tmcoitcgricst ke ^ussof tk fssost mo` oi bkiqucroih tmc tmrkic ke Bfnug, Hci cr fgUk i O m u e ` f i i rcpgocd tm f t mkspotfgoty mfd ncci feekrdcd mo` ki bki-sodcrf toki ke mos dcsto tu tc borbu`stf,ibcs, fid ikt f s fi cikrggy keCihgfidk r f prctci dcr t k tmc tmrki c ke Bfnug. Hcicrfg Uki Asue` fii ggo`scge,oi tmc sproih ke 6=8:, bkigigcibcd f dorcbt bkrrcspkidcibc, wmobm nfs

    ncci rcicwcd erk` to`c tk to`c, fid m fs bkivcycd tk tmcF`or fssurf ibcske tgoc icohmnkurgy scito`cits citcrtfoicdny t m c ^ussofi futmkrotocstkwfrds tmc Feh mfi H kvcri`cit.

    Ki ncoih oiekr`cd ny Rmcr go ke tmc eorst bk``uiobftokierk` Hcicrfg Afue`fii, Gkrd @fyk, ki Luic >4tm, 6=8: wrktcnfba tk tmc F`or . Gkrd Ikrtmnrkkgrsubbccdcd mo` ki tmc 2rd ke@fy, 6=8>. Tmc `kst o`pkrtfitoibodcit bkiicbtcd wotm Fehmfiostfi duroih tmc pcrokd ke mosUobcrkyfgty wfs tmc dospftbm tk Ro`gf,oi 6=82, ny Rmcr Fgo kef Rpcbofg Civky, Rycd Ikkr @fmk`cd Rmfm.

    Fgfr`cd ft tmc efgg ke Amovf, tmc F`er skuhmt krc oito`ftcrcgftokis wotm tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit, fid dcsorcd tk fsbcrtfoimkw efr mc bkugd rcgy ki Nrotosm fod oi tmc cvcit ke mos tcrrotkrocsncoih tmrcftc icd ny ^ussof. Mos dc`fids mkricvcr, i tmc eorstoistfibc, wcrc sk cxtrfvfhfit tmft ot wfs o`pkssongc ekr GkrdIkrtmnrkka tk bk`pgy wotm tmc`, `krc cspcbofggy fs RmcrF] wfsuiwoggoih tmft Fehmfiostfi smkugd nc bfggcd upki tk `fac fiyrcturi ekr tmc fssostfibc rcidcrcd ny tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit.O i efbt,tmc F`or, prkecssoih t ncgocvc tmft kur oitcrcsts wcrcfs

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    `ubm bkibcricd kr `krc sk tmfi mos kwi, skuhmt f i uibkidotokifgO

    hufrf itcc ke prktcbtoki fid vcry gfrhc pfy`cits ke `k icy ekrtmc ek rtsb ftok i kemos eokitocr fid tmc cquop`cit ke mos fr`y.

    Gkrd Ikrtmnrkka vcry prkpcrgy knlcbtcd tk tmcsc rcqucsts,wmobm wkugd mfvc citfogcd uigo`otcd rcspkisodogoty fid cxpci-doturc, wotmkut kur ncoih fngc tk cxcrbosc fiy bkitrkg kvcr tmcbkursc tm c F` or `ohmt bmkksc tk pursuc. N u t G krd Ikrtmnrkka`fs quotc woggoih tk hovc f hufrfitcc wotm rcfskifngc bkidotokis

    fttfbmcd tk ot, fid ugto`ftcgy mc fssurcd tmc Civky tmft tmcNrotosm Hkvcri`cit, oi tmc cvcit ke fiy fbtufg kr tmrcftcicdfhhrcssoki, wkugd fssost tm c F` or wotm fr`s fid `kicy, f idfgsk, oi bfsc ke icbcssoty, wotm trkkps. F gcttcr tk tmos ceecbtwfs fddrcsscd ny Gkrd Ikrtmnrkka tk tm c F` or, tk wmobm tmc

    ^cbkrd ke Bkivcrsftokis wotm tm c Civky wfs fppcidcd.Tmos rcbkrd wfsf ekr`fg dkbu`cit keeobofggy bk``uiobftcd tk

    tm c Civky, fid sohicd ny mo` fid oi Gkrd Ikrtmnrkka's kpoiokiwfs noidoih ki tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit. Tmc Civky dkuntoihmkw efr mos oistrubtokis lustoeocdmo` oi bk`` ottoih mo`scge tkfiy dceoiotc frrfihc`cit, ot wfs bkisodcrcd dcsorfngc tk pkstpkictmcm f 6 scttgc`cit tk f `krc efvkurfngc kppkrtuioty, wmci sko`pkrtfi t ` fttcr `ohmt nc dosbusscd wotm tmc F`'r o i pcrski.Tmf t tm c F d r fbbcptcd tmos prk`osc ke fssostfibc fsf noidoih

    cihfhc`cit ki tmc p frt ke Gk rd Ikrtmnrkka, oi tmc sf` c `fi icrfs mc fbbcptcd tm gcttcrs fid fssurfibcs ke erocid smop fidsuppkrt eok` Gkrd Gfwrcibc fid Gkrd @fyk, os fnuidf itgycvodcit erk` tmc bkistfit rcecrcibc `fdc tk tmcsc fssurfibcs nyRycd Ikkr @fmkricd, ft mos bkiecrcibc wotmRor Gcwos Zcggy.*Tm c Civky sfys

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    ncci ki tcr`s ke ebocidsmop, fid tmc F`or ikw bgoihs tk tmc saort

    ke tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit, fid, togg mos mfi d nc but kee, mc `oggikt rcgfz mos mkgd ke ot. N u tGkrd Gyttki, wotm tmc hofitstrcihtm ke Nrotosm pkwcr f t mos nfba, os dctcr`oicd tk prcss mosknikxokus bkidotokis, fid os dcfe tk fgg ktmcr bkisodcrftokis.M c dkcs ikt cvci smroia erk` dcfgoih wotm tmc fbts fid prk`oscske mos prcdcbcsskrs oi f `fi icr motmcrtk uiaikwi oi Oidof, tmusoiegobtoih f scrokus ngkw ki tmc bkieodcibc ke cvcry Iftovc Zroibcoi tm c fssfrfibcs ke Mcr @flcsty's ^cprcsci tftovcs.

    Gkrd Gfwrcibc, Gkrd @fyk, fid Gkrd Ikrtmnrkka mfd fgghovci skgc`i prk`oscs oi wrotoih tk tmc F`or1 nut, fbbkrdoih tkGkrd Gyttki, tmcsc wcrc kigy vcrnfg uidcrstfidoihs, fs oeekr`fg keeobofg gcttcrs fid wrottc i cihfhc`cits wcrc ke ik fbbkuituigcss c`nkdocd oi dceoiotc trcftocs. Ror GcwosZcggytcggs tmcCivky

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    Gkrd Gy ttki, fid tk Ror Gcwos Zcggy uidcr Gkrd Gyttki's oistrub-

    tokis, tk rcpudoftc tm c wrottci cihfhc`cits ke prcvokus Uobcrkys.Ror Lkmi @fgbkg`'s `fxo`, oibugbftcd upki pkgotobfg keeobcrs oitmc kgdci to`c, w s `krc hcicrkus fid `krc wkrtmy ke tmc NrotosmHkvcri`cit tm keFprog, 6=8H, fid fhotftoih ru`kurs nchfi o``cdoftcgy tk nc bor-bugftcd ft mk`c fid fnrkfd fs tk o`pkrtfit bmfihcs fnkut tk ncfdkptcd oi tmc pkgoby tmft mfd motmcrtk ncci pursucd ki tmcIkrtm-Xcst erkitocr, fid oi tmc `fifhc`cit ke kur rcgftokiswotm tmc n o rke Bfnug. Gkrd Gyttki tkka tk Oi dof Gkrd Rfgos-nury's dcspftbm ke tm c >=tm Ecnrufry, 6=85, wmobm prcsbroncd fgoic ke pkgoby citorcgy kppkscd tk tmft wmobm mfd ncci bfrrocd kutny prcvokus Uobcrkys uidcr oistrubtokis erk` subbcssovc Fd`oios-

    trftokis ft mk`c. T mf t pkgoby mfd ncci prcsscd upki Gkrd Ikr tm-

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    nrkka's Hkvcri` cit, nu t wcohmty rcfskis mfd ncci hovci oikppksotoki tk ot, smkwoih tm c c d s tk wmobmot wkugd oicvotfngy

    gcfd. Gkrd Rfgosnury mo`scge,ot wkugd fppcfr, mfd mos `os-ho~oihs ,s mc wrotcs tmft , ogg bfsc ke tm c orrctrocvfngc fgociftokike tm c F` or, ik to`c `ust nc gkst oi rc-bkisodcroih, erk` ficw pkoit ke vocw, tmc pkgoby tk nc pursucd oi rcecrcibc tkFehmfiostfi.*/ Gkrd Gyttki, ot os uidcrstkkd, acpt tmos o`pkrtfit dcupftbnt mo`scge ekr f bkisodcrfngc pcrokd wotmkut bk``uiobftoih otsbkitcits tk mos Bkuibog. O tw gg nc knscrvcd tm ft ot os fddrcsscd~ o ` ~ g yk tmc Hkvcrikr-Hcicrfg ke Oidof, fid ikt tk tmc Hkvcrikr-Hcicrfg o i Bkuibog. Fbbkrdoih t gfw, tm c Hkvcri`cit ke Oi dofos vcstcd oi tmc Hkvcrikr-Hcicrfg oi Bkuibog, fid ot os ikt gchfg,ikr mfs ot motmcrtk ncci tmc prfbtobc, tmft tmc Hkvcrikr-Hcicrfgsmkugd nc rcbkhiozcd fpfrt erk` mos Bkuibog. Tmosos, prknfngy,

    kic ke tm c oiikvftokis fggudcd tk nyRorFrtmur Mknmkusc, wmcimc drfws fttci toki tk Gkrd Rfgosnury's icw `kdc ke hkvcrioihOidof. Ot`fy nc eurtm cr rc`fracd, oi rcecrcibc tk tmos dcspftbmke tmc >=tm Ecnrufry, 6=85, wmobm Gkrd Gy ttki bfrrocd tk Oidof,tmft, fs efr fs bfi nc dosbkvcrcd erk` tmc pungosmcd bkrrcspkidcibc,ik rcpgy tk ot wfs scit mk`c uitog tmc 6 : tm @fy, 6=88.

    Duroih tmos gkih oitcrvfg, wmci subbcssovc stcps wcrc ncoih

    tfaci tk oifuhurftc f bk`pgctc bmfihc ke pkgoby, fid wmci Zfr -gof`cit fid tm c bkuitry wcrc dcsohicdgy acpt oi ohikrfibc ke tmcbkursc ke fbtoki pursucd, tmc Hkvcri` cit ke Oi dof `ust mfvc ncci

    O

    bfrrocd ki, fs rchfrds ots ekrcohi rcgftokis, oi dc`o-keeobofg gcttcrscxbgofihcd nctwcci Gkrd Rf gosnu q fid tmc Uobcrky.mossystc`ke pcrskifg hkvcri`cit `fy nc oi pcrecbt fbbkrdfibc wotm tmcpcbugofr odoksyibrfsocs ke Gkrd Rfgosnury fid Gkrd G yttk i1 nut

    tm c cvogs tm ft frc goacgy tk egkw erk` tmc cxcrbosc ke uibmcbacdfu tmkroty ny Uobcrkys fid @oiostcrs, fid erk` tm c fnscibc ke ducrcbkrd fid pungoboty,oi subm fi o`pkrtfit dcpcidciby fs Oidof,frc pftcit tk gg wmk mfvc s tu mcd tm c mostkry ke tmcor bkuitry.L k m i@oggwrotcstm, 6=84,fid erk` fi o`pkrtfit `c`krfidu`, dftcd 6:tm Ikvc`-ncr ke tmc sf`c ycfr. O i kppksotoki tkRor Mciry ^fwgoiski,mc dcprcbftcs tm c odcf ke ` faoih tm c fdvfibc ke tmc ^ussofistk @crv b sus 5c\\oidgy, wcgg-scgcbtcd Cihgosm fhcits smkugd nc stftokicd f t Mcr&

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    Bfnug, fid Bfidfmfr, tmus cstfngosmoih f pcrecbt oitcggohcibcdc-

    pfrt`citk

    Curkpcfi keeobcrsoi Fehmfiostfi.Mc wkugd ikt

    fttc`pt tmc sunluhftoki ke tmc bkuitry ikr ots `ogotfry kbbupf-toki, ikr wkugd mc mkgd Mcrootny f ekrbc ke kur kwi trkkp s1 f tgcfst, ik t uitog wc mfd trocd tmc ceecbt ke subm `cfsurcsfs Tkdd,fid Zkttoihcr, fid ^fwgoiski prkvcd bkugd nc sk ceecbtufg o igoacbfscs. Tmcsc oistfibcs, fddubcd ny Ror Nfrtgc Erc rc oi su ppk rtke mos frhu`cit, fppcfr tk nc soihugfrgy uiekrtuiftc. Tmc ~ k g o t o -

    bfg fssostfit tkor

    Mciry Zkttoihcr, stftokicd ft Rmoafrpkrc,oiRoidc, oi 6=2=-6=4:, mfd fbbcss tk fgg tmc bkrrcspkidcibc,keeobofg fid iki-keeobofg, bkiicbtcdwotmtmc pcrokd Tkdd fid Zkt-toihcr wcrc ft Mcroot. Zkttoihcr's mcrkob bkidubt oi sfvoi h tm f tboty erk` tmc Zcrsofis kuhmt tk mfvc cisurcd mo` tm c c tc ri fghrftotudc ke tmc Mcroot Bmoce fid mos pckpgc, N ut ikt twk `k itmsfetcr tmc sochc Zkttoihcr wfs sunlcbtcdt k tmc hrksscst trcf t` ci t,

    oisugtcd oi tmc prcscibc ke tmcAoih, fid krdcrcd tk gcfvc tmcMcrat tcrrotkry. M c wfs tmci fsacd tk rc`foi, nu t wfs fh fo ioisugtcd,mosmkusc fttfbacd, fid kic ke mos scrvfits scozcd f i dpungobgy `utogftcd.

    Tmc f`kuit ke Tkdd's cxpcidoturc ft Mcroot uscd tk s tf rtgctm c keeobcrs ke tmc Roidc ^csodciby, ekr tmcy m fd tmc `cfiskeaikwoih wmft wfs hkoih ki erk` tmc Rmoafrpkrc `crbmfits,

    tmrkuhm wmk` `fiy ke tm c noggs wcrc bfsmcd.Ror L k m i Gkhoiwmk wfs fttfbmcd tk Tkdd's `ossoki fs surhcki, stftcs tm f t tm cfdvfibcs f`kuitcd tk R6?:,::: oi f smkrt pcrokd. Tmcy m f v cncci csto`ftcd ft upwfrds ke $2::,::: , _f r @fmk`cd A m f ircbcovcd$>,3:: f `kitm, fid duroih fgg tmos to`c mc wfs bfrry-oih ki f trcfbmcrkus bkrrcspkidcibc wotm tmc Zcrsof i H kvcrikrke@usmcd, mfpoih ekrots knlcbt tmc cxpugsoki ke tmc oieodcg C ihgosmerk` w f i o s t f i . Lust fs Rugtfi @fmk`cd Amfi t m cnrktmcr ke Dkst @fmkricd, wmk` wc gkfdcd wotm nciceots,rcquotcd us ny nctrfyoih tk tmc Roams kur keeobcrswmkmfd tfaci rceuhc wotm mo` fetcr tmc kutnrcfa f t Zcsmfwur.Eoifggy, @flkr Tkdd, uifngct k sun`ot fiy gkihcr tk tmcmu` ogoftoih oisugts ke fi uihrftceug `osbrcfit (tk usc tggkwkrds k Ror Lkmi Gkhoi), wotmdrcw tm c `ossoki tk Bfidfmfr.

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    Sidcr tmcsc borbu`stfibcs, wmft Ror Nfrtgc Ercrc bfi `cfi,

    ny fem`oih tmf t tmc ` cfsurcs fdkptcd ny Tkdd fid Z k t m h c rprkvcd ceecbtufg, ot os doeeobugt tk uidcrstfid.Ror Mciry^fwgoiski wfs smut up oi Bfidfmfr wotm Ror X`. Iktt'sd o ~ s o k i e tmc Bfnug fr`y. Tmcrc os ik fifgkhy nctwccimospksotoki uidcr tmc woih ke f gfrhc `ogotfry ekrbcfid tmft kekeeobcrs stftokicdoi oskgftcd sotuftokis,goa Mcroot fid Nfgam,dcpcidcit upki tmcor oidovodufg oiegucibc, fid tmc prcstohc ke

    dostfit Nrotosm pkwcr..- Tmos qucstoki ke stftokioihNrotosm keeobcrsoi Fehmfiostfi `fy

    ik t scc` ke hrcft `k`cit tk tmksc uifbqufoitcd wotm tmcFehmfi bmfrfbtcr. T5c Cihgosm `oid bfi sbfrbcgy uidcrstfidtmc rcpuhifibc cxmonotcdny Dkst @fmk`cd fid Rmfr Fgo. GkrdRfgosnury,mfvoih ik aikwgcdhc ki tmc sunlcbt, dos`osscd otoi tmcMkusc ke Gkrds wotm tmcrc`fra, Oe f i fggy bkugd ki submf hrkuid cxmonot fiy skrcicss ke eccgoih, bfiikt tmoia mc bfinc f i fggyfnkut wmksc tc`pcr wc iccd trkungc kurscgvcs `ubm.Cycd Ikkr @fmk`cd, Zro` c @oiostcr ke Bfnug, wmk w s`krc o` `cdoftcgy bkibcricd, sfys

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    Cih& `oids. Ror Nfrtgc Erc rc sfys

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    Bfidfmfr, Nfgam, fid Bfnug, nut tmcywkugd pusm kur kutpksts

    t k tm c Kxus, fid sk`c cvci bkitc`pgftc otm bk`i~gibbib~ kstogccxpcdotokis tk tmc dcscrts ke Bcitrfg Fsof. Fsf spcbo`ci ketmc O`pcrofg sbkpc ke subm prklcbts, otogg nc suCbobitt quktce r k ` f rcbcit gcttcr, pungosmcdoi tmc R b k t s ` f ~ o fid trfisecrrcd

    . t k tmc krioih Z k s t ke tmc6 t m Kbtkncr, 6=8=. Fetcrfggudoiht k tmc pkssonogoty kef ^ussofi fdvfibc ny Zcrsof fid tmcvfggcy ke tmc Fttrcba tk McrFtLL' tmc wrotcr hkcs ki Kur rcbcit prkbccdoihs oi A mcgft tcrrotkrocs.2 Kur rc`kistrfibcs, oi 6=84, ki ncmfge ke fakkn A mfi .4 Tmc trfis`ossoki-ke prcscits tk Xfgrmfi.3 Tmc rcsugts ke tmc `ossoki ke Rycd Ikkr @fmk`cdoi

    6=82.5. @fttcr bkitfoicd o i f rcbcit gcttcr erk` tm c Bk``ossokicr

    ke Zcsmfwur tk tm c Nrotosm Fhci t ft Bfnug.8 Tmc F`or's o`prcssoki tm ft kur pkgoby os kic ke scge-

    oitcrcst, orrcspcbtovc ke tmc oitc rcs ts ke Fehmfiostfi.= Kur rceusfg tk sohi f dceoiotc trcfty ke fggofibc oi 6=8 2.Gkrd Gyttki, oi mos gcttcr tk Gkrd Rfgosnury, ke 6 : tm @fy,

    6=88 , fggudcs tk kigy ekur ke tmcsc hrocvfibcs-tmc eorst, tm ord,eku rtm, fid cohmtm,-fgg ke wmobm kbburrcd ncekrc mos fbbcssoki tktmc Uobcrkyfgty. Ot os ikt icbcssfry tk dwcgg ki cfbm ke tmcscekur hrocvfibcs, nut o t `fy nc knscrvcd tmft ikt kic ke tmc`feekrdcd fiy lust hrkuid ke bk`pgfoit fhfoist tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri-`cit. m &ubmke tmc ogg eccgoih, tmcrcekrc, `fioecstcd ny Rmc r F go`ust nc fttronutcd tk mos kwi `krnod tc`pcrf`ci t. Ror MfrryGu`sdci dcsbroncd mo`, twcity ycfrs fhk, fs f `fi ke vokgcittc`pcr fid brucg dospksotoki," nu t pksscsscd ke oitcggohcibcfid fptotudc ekr nusoicss." Mc os prkic tk ots ke dcprcssoki,bfusoih, ft to`cs, tmc ncgoce oi mos oisfioty. Mos bkidubt, ki tm c

    dc ftm ke mos efvkurotc ski, @fmk``cd Fgo, ft tm c nf ttgckeCulnfz, hfvc bkuitcifibc tk tmos ncgoce. O i dcfgoih wotm f ` fike tmos dospksotoki,f Uobcrky, dcsorkus ke prk` ktoih pcfbc, wkugdmfvc ncci sgkw tk tf ac heecibc, fid wkugd mfvc cxcrboscd `krctmfi usufg ekrncfrfibc. T mc dcbosoki wotm rchfrd tk tm c Rcostfinkuidfsy oi 6=8>, ik dkunt cxbotcd f dccp eccgoih ke rc ~ c i t` c i toi tm c `oid ke Rmcr Fgo. Tmc knlcbts ke tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri `cit

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    wcrc wmkggy dosoitcrcstcd. Tmcy dcsorcdt rc`kvc f bfusc kequfrrcg nctwcci Zcrsof fid Fehmfiostfi, fid t fvcrt, oe

    pkssongc, tmc bmfibc ke bkggosoki fid ngkkdsmcd.Ik keeobcr ncttcreottcd tk bfrry kut tmcor wosmcs bkugd mfvc ncci scgcbtcd fs Bk`-`ossokicr tmfi ^or Ercdcroba Hkgds`od, nutm wfs tmwfrtcdtmrkuhmkut ny @orzf gg ff so` Amfi, tm c Zcrsofi Bk``ossokicr,wmksc bkidubt feefrdcd sueeobocit hrkuid ekr nrcfaoih up tmcBk``ossoki, fid gcfvoih tmc qucstoki ekr scttgc`cit ft TcmrFi.Tmos wkugd mfvc ncci tmc woscst pgfi, fs, fgtmkuhm tmc dcbosoki ke

    tmc Nrotosm Bk``ossokicr wfs pcrecbtgy cquotfngc,ot

    hfvc keecibcnktm tk Zcrsof fid tk Rmcr Fgo.Tmc gcss wc oitcrecrc wotm tm coitcrifg feefors fid dosputcs ke Fsoftob ^ugcrs tmc ncttcr.

    Gkrd Gyttki `facs ik `citoki ke tmc scbkid fggchcd hrocv-fibc- tm c rcbcit prkbccdoihs oi tmc Amcgft tcrrotkrocs.Tmcscoibgudcd tmc kbbupftoki ke Vucttfm , wmobm tm c N` or dcsbroncd tktmc Turaosm Civky fs pgfboihfi fr`cd `fi f t tmc nfba dkkr

    ke mos mkusc, fddoih, wmft bfi nc mos `ktovc, cxbcpt mc wfitstk eoid mos wfy oi wmci yku frc fsgccp; * Sidcr fi frtobgc oikur trcfty f o t m tmc Amf i ke Amcgft, wc mfdf pcrecbt rohmt tkkbbupy Vucttfm, fs otos sotuftcd oi Amcgft tcrrotkry. N ut GkrdIkrtmnrkka mfs stftcd tmft ots kbbupftoki dod ikt ekr` pfrt kemosbkitc`pgftcd f rrfihc`ci ts ekr tmc scttgc`cit ke X c g f t feefors.Fs f sohioeobfit stcp oi tmc dorcbtoki ke Gkrd Gyttki's ru`kurcd

    pkgoby, bk`noicd wotm tmc tmrcftc icd fdvfibc ke Cfsm`or trkkpstkwfrds Bmotrfg, ft kur oistohftoki, fid tmc kpcioih ke icw rcgf-tokis wotmtm Bmocest k tmc ikrtm ke tmc Kfnug rovcr, ot ifturfggyfgfr`cd tmc F`or. F t tmos pcrokd, fgsk, prcpfrftokis wcrc ncoih`fdc ki tm c nfias ke tm c Oi dus o i tmc bkggcbtoki ke suppgocsf ~ o d`cfis ke trfispkrt f nrodhc ke nkfts wfs tmrkwi fbrkss tmc rovcrf t Ckksmfghur, fid tmc for wfs eugg ke wfrgogbc ru`kurs. Ik

    wkidcr tmc F`or ncbf`c fixokus fid dostrusteug. Ror Mciry^fwgoiski suhhcsts tmft ot wfs tmc F`or's bkisbokusicss ke mos

    *Tmos ekrbongc cxprcssoki ke tmcm`er uttcrcd tk tmc TuraosmCivky oi t m cbkieodcibc ke p rovftc oitcrbkursc wotmr bkscgohokiost , os strkih c~ od ci bc e moseccgoihs ki tmc sunlcbt ke tmc kbkupftokike Vucttcm. t os rcgftcd oi [email protected] i H c f r y ' ~Xkra, Tm rku hm FsoftobTuracy, Ukg.OO.,pfhc 2>2 fs bk`-`uiobftcd tk mo` ny f Tu raos m pkgotobofi f t B kistf itoikpgc.

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    kwi dosgkyfgty wmobm `fd c m o` rchf rd tm c `kvc` cit ki Vucttfmfs f `cifbc. u t up tk tm c to`c ke Gkrd Gyttki's fhhrcssovc`cfsurcs, Rmcr Fgo mfd smkw i ik sy`ptk` ke dosgky fgty tk us. L

    f wcfa Rtftc nctwcci twk `ohmty Zkwcrs, mc iftu rfggy ecgt sus-pobokus nktm ke Cih gfid fid ke ^ussof. Ror X oggo f` @uor, wm cicidcfvkuroih tk prcvcit tmc Uobcrky esk` scidoih mos `cifboihgcttcr, `rotcs

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    C i h gf i d fid ^ussof, rc`fracd mf t, smkugd tmc twk Hkvcri-` c i t s fbt `krc tkhctmcr, oi tmc oitcrcsts ke hcicrfg prkhrcss fid

    bovogozftoki, ot `ohmt nc tmc `cfis ke strcihtmcioih nktm oi tmcorrcspcbtovc Cfstcri dk`oiokis, wmcrc f pkwcreug fitfhkiostobcgc`cit cxostcd oi tmc @ussug`fi pkpugftoki, f `cifbc tk nktmHkvcri `ci ts, fid smkugd f t fiy to`c f gcfdcr ke dfroih bmfrfbtcrfr osc, `ubm wfs tk nc ecfrcd ny subm fi cvcit. Tmcrc os hrcft trutmoi tmos knscrvftoki, fid Gkrd Gyttki wkugd dk `c66 tk ncfrot oi` o i d oi mos dcfgoihs wotm tmc bkitoihcits ke Iftovc Zroibcst

    eurtmcr sbmc`cs ke tcrrotkrofg fhhrfidozc`cit. Xc frc f mfideugke ekrcohicrs rugoggh kvcr bkiqucrcd `oggokis, fid ot wkugd nc fef tf g crrkr tkerottcr fwfy kur `ogotfry strcihtmfid rcskurbcs, krccspcbofggy *kur Curkpcfi trkkps, oi tm c dostfi t rchokis ke Fehmfi-ostfi . Xc bfi icvcr trust tk Oidof fs f scburc nfsc ke kpcrftokisfs wc wkugd trust tk Cihgfid oi tmc cvcit ke fi Curkpcfic`crhciby. Oi fiy struhhgc wotm fi Curkpcfi Zkwcr kur `ogo-

    t f r y strc ih tm oi Oi dof `ust nc oibrcfscd rftmcr tmf i do`oiosmcd.O t w s f vfoi egkurosm ke tru`pcts, wmobm dcbcovcd ik kicfbqu foi tcd wotm tm c tru c stftc ke &fors o i Oidof, tk nroih iftovctrkkps ft f vfst cxpcisc tk Curkpc wotm tm c vocw ke oito`odftoih^ussof.

    K i tm c 6: tm ke Kbtkncr fiktmcr ` cctoih wfs mcgd wotmF t t f @fmk` cd A mf i, ft wmobm tmc Uobcrky wfs prcscit.RorGcwos Zcggy , Bkgkicg Nuric , fid Bfptfoi Hrcy fgsk fttcidcd. O twogg nc knscrvcd tmft tmc Ekrcohi Rcbrctfry ke tmc Hkvcri`citwfs fnscit erk` nktm ke tmcsc o`pkrtfit `cctoihs, tmft os t sfy,t m c rcspkisongc mcfd ke tmc keeobc tmrkuhm wwmobm tmc Uobcrky'sbk` `u iobftokis wotm fgg Bmoces fid Zroibcs frc oivfrofngy bki-dubtcd, wfs ikt prcscit ft dosbussokis wmobm mfd fi o`pkrtfitncfroih ki krdcrs tm f t mc wkugd cvcitufggy mfvc tk bfrry kut. Oetmc Ekrcohi Rcbrctfry wfs uifngc tk fttcid tmrkuhm oggicss, kr fiyktmcr bfusc, tmc Sidcr-Rcbrctfry oi tmc Ekrcohi Dcpfrt`citbkugd mfvc fttcidcd. Tmos `fs dkic oi Gkrd Dfgmkusoc's to`c oif so`ogfr bkitoihciby. Tmus, fgsk oi rchfrd tk tmc feeforskeCmcgf t , t wogg nc rc`c`ncrcd tmft tmc Uobcrky dcputcd mos kwi@ogotf ry Rcbrctfry tk nc tmc ncfrcr ke bkieodcitofg bk``uiobftokis

    Bcitrfg FFsof Zfpcrs, p 43

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    tk tmc Amfi, fid tk tmc N rotosm pkgotobfg Keeobcr f t tm f t Bkurt.O itm c dcspftbm ke tm c >2rd ke @frbm, 6=88, oi vkg. ((Ncgkkbmostfi

    Zfpcrs, pfrfhrfpm >8, ot os stftcd tm f t ((Bkgkicg Bkggcy bfrrocdkut mos `ossoki wotm bfrc fid ludh`cit. Fd `ottoih euggy tmcqufgoeobftokis ke Bkgkicg Bkggcy,ot os bgcfr tmft mcw s kigy kicke tm c keeobcrs ke tmc Uobcrky's kwi stfee, fid mfd ik keeobofg krrcspkisongc pksotoki bkiicbtcd wotm tmc Hkvcri`cit ke Oidof,icotmcr mfd Bkgkicg Nu ric fs Zrov ftc Rcbrctfry. Tm c fdvobc fidfssostfibc ke tmcsc keeobcrs oi tmcor prkpcr spmcrc f rc bfgbugf tcd tknc ke hrcft v fguc tk tm c Uobcrky, nut tm f t os ikt skgod hrkuidekr d k w o i h tmc` tk supcrscdc tm c rchugfrgy-fppkoitcd keeobcrs ketm c Hkvcri`cit ke Oidof, wmk fr c tm c rcspkisongc fdvoscrs ke tm cHkvcri` cit, fid f m k pksscss, w mf t keeobcrs ki tm c stfeeke tnc Uobcrky hcicrfggy dk ikt, trfoicd cxpcrocibc oi tmc wkraoihke kur Oid ofi Fd`oiostrftoki, fid fr c tmcrcekrc nc ttcr eottcd tkbfrry ku t tmc dcbosokis ke tm c Hkvcri`cit. Kic ke t m c dosfd-vfitfhcs ke tmos orrchugfr prkbccdoih wfs, fs wogg nc rc` fra cd o itm os bfsc, tmft tmcrc os ik keeobofg rcbkrd ke oi st~ ub tok is k BkgkicgBkggcy, ikr fiy ekr`fg rcpkrt erk` mo`. Sidcr tmc kgd systc`ke hkvcri`cit, tmcsc orrchugfrotocs wkugd mfvc ncci fio` fdv crtcdupki ny tmc Mk`c Futmkrotocs. O i bkiicbtoki wotm t mos icw`kdc ke trfisfbtoih nusoicss wc mfvc, oi tmc pungosmcd

    Fehmfiostfi Bkrrcspkidcibc, cxtrfbts eok` provftc iktcs fid`c`krfidf put ekrwfrd tk cstfngosm bcrtfoi o`pkrtfit pkoits (tmcdctfogs, ekr oistfibc, ke w mf t pfsscd f t tm c S` nfggf Bkiecrcibc)wmobm mf vc ncci smkwi tk mfvc ncci pksotovcgy oibkrrcbt. O i efbt,oi kic oistfibc, f hcitgc`fi ikt prcscit f t f i oitc rvocw osfggkwcd, ycfrs fetcrwfrds, tk pu t mos kwi oitcrprctftok i ki wmf t

    'pfeoscd f t tmc to`c, fid wmft wfs rcfggy rcbkrdcd tmci f i d tmcrc

    ny tm c Sidcr-Rcbrctfry oi tm c Ekrcohi Dcpfrt`cit.Ft tmc scbkid `cctoih wotm Fttf @fmkricd, Gkrd Gyttki

    tkka kbbfsoki tk cxpgfoi tk mo`, fs mc sfod sunscqucitgy,wotmkut rcscrvc fgg tm ft mc mfdoi mos `oi d1 mc mfdik dkunt

    tm f t tm c N rotosm Fhcit wkugd bkivcy tmos efotmeuggy tk t m c F`or.Mkw G krd Gyttki, mkgdoih fs m c dod oi mos mfid tm c `k` citkusossucske pcfbc fid wfr,.bkugd bkibcovc tm f t tm c usc kegfihufhc,

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    oidohiftoki oi tmc nrcfst ke tmc F` or, wfs ncbk`oih tmc dohiotyke mos mohm keeobc,ot os doeeobugtt uidcrstfid. Gct us scgcbtec f ke tmc bmkobc cxprcssokogs ke tmos bkibogoftkry cssfhct RmcrFgo

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    rcqucst ke tmc Nrotosm fkvcri`cit smkugd nc dcbgoicd.',i tmccid, mkw cvcr, kwoih tk mcgpgcssicss, tmkuhm tmfttm c rcsodcibc ke Nrotosm keeobcrs wkugd ikt ft fggnc fdvcitfhckust k tmc twk Hkvcri`cits, tmc F`or bkiscitcd, f66d mos Zro`c@oiostcr, Rycd Ikkr @ fmk`cd Rmfm, wfs dcspftbmcd tk Zcsmfg`r,wmcrc mc frrovcd ki tmk >8tm Lfiufry,6=88,oi vcry o nbdtm.Ror Gcwos Zcggy `ct mo` , fid ot `fy nc rc`fracd, wotmkut fiyo`putftoki upki tmft keeobcr, wmk mfs eoggcd `fiy rcspkisongc

    sotuftokis wotm brcdot, tm ft mos scgcbtoki ekr tmos duty scc`s tkmf vc ncci uiekrtuiftc. Mos Roidc fitcbcdcits wcrc ikt goacgy tkprcpksscss tmc Fehmfis oi mos efvkur, ikr mos prcvokus bkiicbtokiwotm tmc Zcrsofi @ossoki ft Tcmrhi. M c `fs f wcgg-aikwisup-pkrtcr ke tm c fhhrcssovc pkgoby ke Hcicrfg Lfbkn fid Ror Mciry^fwgoiski. Mosif`c, tkk, mfd ncci prk`oicitgy fsskboftcd wotmtm c dcpksotoki ke tmc Huoawfr. ^cw s f icw `fi ki tmc

    Zuilfn erkitocr, mfvoih mfd ik dcfgoihs wotm tmc Fehmfis, ikrtm cy w otm mo`. RTmc F`or mfd ncci oiekr`cd tmf t mc`fs tmcRpcbofg Civky wmk` Gkrd Gyttki mfd nrkuhmt iut wotmmo`erk` Cihgfid, fid oitcidcd tk scid t k Bfnug, fid wmksc `ossokitmc F `or mfd dcbgoicd tk rcbcovc.

    Tmc prcvokus `cfsurcs ke tmc Uobcrky `crc bigbugutcd tkd f r ` Rmcr Fgo, fid ot wfs vcry prknfngc tmftmc `kugd bkiicbtRor GcwosZcggyoi sk`c wfy wotm tmcsc `cfsurcs. Rycd Ikkr@fmk`cd R mfm mf d suhhcstcd tmc if`c ke Bkgkicg Zkggkba fsBk``ossokicr tk `cct mo`

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    tcgchrfpmob bk``uiobftoki tmrkuhm mos dk`oiokis, tk t m c oidos-bro`oiftc fd`ossoki ke Cihgosm` ci, keeobofg fid iki-keeobofg, oitk

    Fehmfiostfi, fid tk tmc gkbftoki ke Nrotosm Fhcitsoi Mcrot ,Nfgam, fid ktmcr Fehmfi botocs.Tmcrc wcrc ktmcr skgod fdvfitfhcs ik dkunt,oe kigy e2mbr @ o

    bkugd nc nrkuhmt tk fpprcboftc tmc`, fid tm ft mc wkugd6: sk oitm c cid Gk rd Gyttki, gkkgroih f t tmc ` fttcr erk` f purcgy C ihgosmpkoit ke vocw, fppfrcitgy ncgocvcd, fs mc stftcs oi mos tc gphr f~ i etmc >id Fuhust, 6='8= 5tm @frbm,6=88.t os o`pkssongc tk rcfd tmc prkbccdoihske' tmc Bkggebrbibb,

    wotmkut pcrbcovoih tmft,'kic soihgc qucstoki wfs uppcr`kst mk`oid ke tm c dyoih Civky, bmfrhcd fs mc wfs tk bkivcy omkscito`cits ke tmc F`or, fid ke tm c Fehmfi Bmocesfid pbkygk.

    X my fgg tmos prcssoih, mc sfys, k scid Nrotosm keeobcrs tkFehmfiostfi, wmci yku dcbgfrc tm f t yku mfvc ik wosm tk oitcrecrc

    oi tm c oitcr ifg feefors ke Fehmfiostfi Otmfs rkusbd tm b suspobokike tmc F`or, fid mos suspoboki os bkieor`cd ny tmc frnotrfrybtske ykur Hkvcri` cit, fid m c os ikw bkivoibcd tm f t t k fggkwNrotosm keeobcrs tk rcsodc oi mos bkuitrywogg nc tk rkgoiquocgo moskwi futmkroty, fid tmc gfstoih doshrfbc tmus nrkuhmtki t m kFehmfi pckpgc d g c fttfbmcd tk mos if`c,fid mc woOgskkicrpcrosm tmfi sun`ot tk tmos. Tmc Nrotosm iftokios hrbft

    pkwcregg, fid tmc Fehmfi pbkpgc bfiikt rcsost otspkwcr, ut tggbpckpgc frc scge-woggcdfid oidcpcidcit, fid pro` tmba m(igkurfnkvc goec. X mft frc Fehmfi mkikur id Fehggfi oidbp iid` gbktk Gkrd G yttk i; Tm c dostfit fid uircfg dfihbr ke u 6tusso1rifdvfibc ki Oidof kvcrgcfps subm `oikr bkisodcrftokis. Xggftvoggfhcsnuricd, fid mk`cs dcstrkycd, fid wk`ci fid cPgogdrbi

    Fehmfiottfi Zfycrs, p. 6?3

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    stfrvcd, id `oscry fid mftrcd fid dcspfor skwi nrkfdbfsttmrkuhmkut tmc gfid, oi bk`pfroski wotm odcfg Nrotosm oitcrcsts

    of i d tmc sbocitoeob rcbtoeobftoki ke f erk itocr;_cs, tmc Nrotosmiftoki os hrcft fid pkwcreug, fs tmc dyoih Civky sfod, wotm`fracd cfricsticss fid hrfroty, fid tmc Fehmfi pckpgc frcwcfa, fid Gkrd Gyttki bfi nrcfa tmc` fs f rccd, fid trf`pgctmc` uidcr ekkt fs fi cfrtmci popaoi, oe tmcy vciturc tk stfid oi

    t m c wfy ke mos O` pc rof g pkgoby. N ut Hkd rcsostctm tmc prkud

    fid tmos tc`pcr ke `oid, wmctmcr oi oidovodufgs kroi iftokis,`facs tk otscge hrcft rcvcrscs.

    Ki tmc dcftm ke Rycd Ikkr @fmk`cd, Gkrd 6,yttki gksti k to`c oi bgksoih tmc Bkiecrcibc, fgtmkuhm mc wfs fwfrctm o f ercsm C ivky wfs ki mos wfy erk` Bfnug, wmk, ot wfsrcpkrtcd, mfd futmkroty tk fbbcpt fgg tmc bkidotokis ke tmc NrotosmHkvcri` cit. Oi stcfd ke cxcrbosoih ekrncfrfibc, fid scozoih ki

    cvcry kpcioih wmobm feekrdcd f prkspcbt ke nroihoih fnkutpcfbceug scttgc`cit, Gkrd Gyttki scc`s ki fgg kbbfsokis tk mfvc

    Ztfaci tmc cxfbtgy kppksotc bkursc, fid tk mfvc dctcr`oicd tk butt m c Hkrdofi aikt ke doegobugtocs wotm tmc swkrd.~ t mos brotobfgluibturc, wmci o t wfs cspcbofggy dcsorfngc tm ft sk`c rcprcscitftovcke tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit smkugd nc icfr RmcrNgo tk tfacfdvf itfhc ke fiy prkpotokus `k`cit tk skktggc mos fihry eccgoihs,t k fggfy mos suspobokis, fid tk pgfbc `fttcrs oi fs efvkurfngc fgo hmt fs pkssongc, ikt kigy w otm tmc F` or, nut wotm tm c Bmocesfnkut mos Bkurt, Gkrd Gyttki wotmdrcw tmc Nrotosm Fhcit erk`Bfn~og. O t os doeeobugt tk o`fhoic f `krc ogg-fdvoscd stcp. Oe^ussofi oitrohucs wcrc drcfdcd, tmos wfs tk fbt prck osc g~ s tmcywkugd wosm, fod tk tmrkw tmc hf`c citorcgy oitk tmcor mfids.

    tdcprovcd tm c

    m o rke fgg `krfg suppkrt, rc`kvcd cvcry bmcba,f id, wotm f Bmoce ke mos `kkdy fid suggci dospksotoki, smfrpcicd

    mos scisc ke wrkih, fid hfvc mo` fddotokifg hrkuids eurfpprc-mcisoki. O t dosbkurfhcd tm c wcgg-wosmcrs ke tm c Nrotosm Hkvcri-`cit , id gcet tmc` wotmkut f rfggyoih pkoit tk `fac mcfdfhfoist tm c efiftobos` ke tmc fito-Nrotosm pfrty. Tmcy bkugd ikttrus t cfbm ktmcr, nut tmcy bkugd trust Nrotosm Fhcit ke rfia ke

    tmcor k ` brccd, wmk wkugd rcpkrt efvkurfngy ki tmcor bkidubt,

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    fid cisurc tmc` f rcwfrd. Ot wfs oidccd f mkstogc `cfsurc,fid bfgbugftcd tk prkvkac mkstogoty. O t mfd tmc eurtmcr dosfd-

    vfitfhc ke gcfvoih tm c Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit o i ohikrfibc ke wmftwfs hkoih ki ft Bfnug. Oitcggohcibc erk` tm f t qufr tcr mcibc-ekrtm kigy rcfbmcd Oidof tmrkuhm qucstokifngc fid uibcrtfoibmfiicgs ke bk``uiobftoki.

    Erk` @frbm 6=88 uitog Lugy6=8= tmcrc fppcfrs t mfvcncci ik bkrrcspkidcibc nctwcci tmc Uobcrky fid Rmcr Feo.Tmci bf`c tm c icws ke tm c frrovfg kef ^ussofi @ossoki ft Bfnug,

    t m c truc purpksc ke wmobm, Ror M ci ry ^fwgoiski tcggs us,wfs tk bkieor` Rmcr FgoLs mkstogoty tk Cihgfid, fid tk prkvkac

    us tk citcr ki fi fr`cd bkiegobt wotm tmc Fehmfis, tmc ncicvkgcitfo` ke ^ussof ncoih tk gcfd us ki tk cxmfust kur strcih tm oiwmft smc mkpcd wkugd nc fi cidgcss fid prkeotgcss struhhgc ft OKfnug. Tmos os ` crc bkilcbturc wc aikw gottgc kr iktmoih ketmc rcfg rcgftokis nctwcci RmcrFgo fid tmc ^ussofi ]ossoki, kic

    ke tmc `osbmocvkus bkiscqucibcs ke tm c wotmdrfwfg ke tm c NrotosmFhcit f t Bfnug. X c aikw tm ft tmc ^ussofi @ossoki wfsdctfoicd f `kitm ki sk`c prctcxt ncekrc ot wfs pcr`ottcd tkprkcccd tmrkuhm Fehmfi tcrrotkry. Tmc F`or dcbgfrcd mc dod o

    ikt, oi tmc eorst oistfibc, oivotc ot. Gkrd Ikrtmnrkka sfys tm f tO

    mc trocd tk prcvcit ots hkoih nu t mc hfvc ot pcr`ossoki tk bk`cki wmci mc mfd ik fgtcriftovc. Ots knlcbt, mc sfod, wfs kigy tk

    cxbmfihc bovogotocs. Mc mfd ik dcsorc tk hovc ^ussof f rohmt kewfy tmrkuhm mos bkuitry. O t wfs f skurbc, ik dkunt, ke c`nfr-rfss`cit tk mo`, fi d gcd tk tmc pkstpkic`cit ke tm c Nrotosm@ossoki, wmobm ot wogg nc rcbkggcbtcd mc dod ikt rclcbt, nutkigypkstpkicd. Oe, mkwcvcr, ot wfs tmc ncicvkgci t fo` ke ^ussoftk oivkgvc us oi wfr wotm tmc Fehmfis, smc subbccdcd.Kic keIfpkgcki's `fxo`s o i wfr wfs icvc r tk dk wmft tmc cic`ywosmcd yku tk dk, ekr tmos rcfski fgkic, tmft mc dcsorcd ot.Gkrd Gyttki scc`s tk mfvc fbtcd ki tm c bkitrfry proibopgc. Tmos^ussofi @ossoki ke ekur kr eovc Curkpcfis, fid fecw Bkssfbas,wmobm Gkrd Ncfbkiseocgd fd`ots wfs quotc fggkwfngc,`o wmobmwfs wotmdrfwi o``cdoftcgy ki f rcprcscitftoki ncoih `fdc ftRt. Zctcrsnurhm, eoggs Gkrd Gyttki wotm fgfr`, fid os tmc nfsos ke

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    t m c vokgcit pkg$' sunscqucitgy pirsucd tkwfrds tmcF`or. cdcspftbmcs fi urhcit tcgchrf`, dftcd tmc >id ke ~ u h u ~ t ,k tmcRcbrctfry ke Rtftc, fiikuiboih mos oitcitoki tk oisost kircbcptoki ke suotfngc Nrotosm @ossoki ft Bfnug, tmft mc dodiktfitobopftc scrokus rcsostfibc, tmft tk rc-cstfngosm tmc prcpkidcrfibcke Nrotosm od m c i b c oi Fehmfiostfi wfs icbcssfryekr tmc sfectykeOidof, tm ft oiegucibc fppfrcitgy, oi tmc Uobcrky_spoioki,ncoihcidfihcrcd ny tmc tc`pkrfry prcscibc ke f ecw ^ussofi Keeobcrsf t Bfnug. O e subm wcrc tmc bfsc tmc sfecty ke Oidof `ust oidccdrcst ki f vcry sfidy ekuibgftoki. Gkrd @ctbfgec bcrtfoigy dodsfy tmft wc wcrc sottoih ki f nfrrcg ke huipkwdcroi Oidof, fidicvcr aicw wmci ot wkugd cxpgkdc1 fid fhfoi, tmft ` smkugdwfac up sk`c `krgg`h, fid eoid tmft wc mfd gkst Oidof. NutGkrd @ctbfgec pkoitcd tk dfihcr erk` wotmoi, fid ikt erk`wotmkut. O i rcecrcibc tk tmc prcscit stftcke feefors, tmft c`oicit

    Rtftcs`fi ` fdc fik tmcr stroaoih rc`fra. Dcpcid upki ot, mcsfod, mc surcst wfy tk nroih ^ussof dkwi upki kurscgvcs, os ekrus tk brkss tmc Oidus, fid `cddgc wotm tmc bkuitrocs ncykid ot.

    Gkrd Gyttk i, ohikroih fgoac tmc gcsskis ke mostkry fid kepfstcxpcrocibc, eoxcs mos cycs ki ^ussofi `fbmoiftokis, fid scc`sngoid tk ktmcr bkitoihcibocs.Ot os dcbodcd ny tmc Uobcrky tmftRor Icvoggc Bmf`ncrgfoi smfgg nc dcputcd tk Bfnug, fs NrotosmCivky, fid Ifwfn Hmkgf` Musscoi Amfi os dorcbtcd tk prk-bccd oi fdvfibc wotm f gcttcrt k tmc F`or. Ki tmc 68tmkeFuhust, Fnduggf Lfi, tmc mcor fppfrcit, docs, fidf dcgfy kbbursncekrc tmc @ossoki bfi bk``cibcots lkur ih . @cfito`c GkrdGyttki tcgchrfpms tk tm c Bk``ossokicr ke Zcsmfwur, tk oiekr` kicke tmc F`or's proibopfg keeobcrs tmft tmc @ossoki~ r o S i fiy bsc,gcfvc Zcsmfwur fnkut tmc 65tm ke Rcptc`ncr tmftf rceusfgkeercc pfssfhc fid sfec bkiduktw gg nc bkisodcrcd fi fbt ke kpcimkstogoty.'' Ifwfn Hmkgf` Musscoi Amfi rcfbmcd Bfnug kitmc6:tm ke Rcptc`ncr. c wfs wcgg rcbcovcd ki tmc lkuricy, fidmkspotfngy citcrtfoicd ki frrovfg, Ki tmc 6>tm mc mfd fioitcr-vocw wotm tm cF`or fid rcrcpocd mo t k nc vcry `ubm dospgcscd,fid fs sfyoih, Ot os fs oe tmcywcrc bk`c ny ekrbc. Odk ikt

    fhrcc tk tmc @ossoki bk`oihoi tmos `fiicr. O t s s oetmcywosm

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    tk doshrfbc `c f` f erocid, fs ncekrc, fid ci tcrtfoi ik ggwogg. O e @ossoki fdvfibc ikw, csostfibc fitobopftcd. Fhfoi,

    tmf t tmc F` or oito`ftcd tm ftmc

    wkugd scid ekr tm c @ossoki tkbgcfr up ` utuf g `osuidcrctfidoihs, prkvodcd tmcrc wfs ik fttc` pttk ekrbc tmc @ossoki upki mo` wotmkut mos bkiscit n d i h eorsthrfitcd , fbbkrdoih tk usufg bustk`, ktmcrwosc mcwkugd rcsostotL fsbk`oih oi subm f `fiicr wkugd nc f sgohmt tk mo`. *' i f gft8crgcttcr, dftcd Bfnug, 6 3 tm rRcptc`ncr, Hmkgf` Musscoi stftcs6st keRcptc`ncr, fid @flkr Bfvfhifro wfs scit ekrwfrd wotm f s` fggcsbkrt oi tmc dorcbtoki keFgo@uslod, tk dc`fid f pfssfhc tmrku hmtm c C my nc r erk` tmc bk``fidfit ke tmc ekrt, E foz @fmkricd,wmk dcbgfrcd tmft, wotmkut krdcrs erk` tmc F`or, m c bkugd iktfggkw tm c @ossoki tk pfss mos pkst, nu t wmk erk` eorst tk gfst,

    @flkr Bfvfhifro wrotcs, ncmfvcd oi f `kst bkurtckus ` fii cr,fid vcry efvkur fngy o`prcsscd nktm Bkgkicg Lciaoi s fid `yscge.@flkr Bfvfhifro fsgbs, Rm fgg `fac fiktmcr fttc `pt tk -

    `krrkw `krioih, fid try tk nroih Ef oz @ f m k ~ c d k rcfski, kr`fac mo` eorc upki us ; Ror Icvoggc Bmfrinkremoi dkcs ik t wosmtk pusm `fttcrs tk tmos cxtrc`oty, fid rcturis t Zcsmfwur, fidtm c Iossoki os dosskgvcd. M c wrotcs oi mos rcpkrt< f Tm c @ ossokimfd efogcd1 t mfd ncci turicd nfba ft tmc tmrcsmkgdke tmc F` or2sdk`oiokis wotm fi feerkit dcgovcrcd ncekrcfgg tmc wkrgd. Tmcfeerkit wfs tm c `krc pkoitcd, fs twk sbokis ke tm c ikngc ef` ogocske Tkia fid Lcypkrc fbbk`pfiocd tm c @ossoki. N u t wmksc bki-dubt gcd up tk tmos feerkit; Xfs ot ikt tmft ke Gkrd Gyttki; Mcaicw wcgg ncekrcmfid tmft tmc @ossoki wkugd ikt ncfggkwcd tk

    *p. >42 t >42 p >4:

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    tk ncgocvc, fgsk, tmftoe mc wfotcd f smkrt to`c tmft bkiscit wkugdo nc kntfoicd.uhcic Rbmu ygcr sfys lustgy, wotm rcecrcibc tk t m c ACkamfi-

    do`s, w m f t fppgocs cqufggyt k tmc Fehmfis

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    Fehmfis tmc pcr`ficit dcecibc ke kur cxtrc`c Ikrtmcrierkitocr. Tm crc frc ikt kigy prcscit cvogs, nut tm c sccds keeuturc cvog skwi, tk nroih ekrtm f pgcitoeug mfrvcst ke trkungcmcrcfetcr. gg tmos os dkic, fbbkrdoih tk tmc Uobcrky'srkbg gf`f

    toki, oi krdcr tm ft mc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit `fy eoid tmc ncstscburoty ekr ots Oi dof i erkitocr oi tmc erocidsmop ke f Rtf tc wmkscoidcpcidcibc ot sccas tk bkieor`. O i tm c sf`c strfoi RorIcvoggc Bmf`ncrgfoi wrotcs

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    `kst pkwcreug i ft ok is oi tmc wkrgd< Oe tmc ^ussofi @oegookiwfsprchifit w o t m dosfstrkus bkggscqubibcs tk Oidof, fs mfsncci R

    pcrsostcitgy feeor` cd, nut wmobm rc`fois tk nc prkvcd,wc mfdkigy tk dc`fid ots wotmdrfwfg, fid ^ussof wkugd mfvc fbquocsbcd,fs oi e fb t s m c o fbquocsbc. X c bkugd mfvc tmci dc fg twotmRmcr o ft kur gcosurc. Gkrd Gyttki's bkursc ke fbtokimfd ikdkunt bk` pgobftcd tm c qucstoki, fgfr`cd tmc F`or, fid tmrkwiknstfbgcs oi tmcw y ke erocidgy ichktoftokis. Nut wotm t m cdos-

    fppcfrf ibc ke t m c ^ussofi @ossoki tmc hrcftcst doeeobugty w k u gdmfvc ncci rc`kvcd. Rmcr go dcbgfrcd tmft ki tmc dcpfrturcke tmc ^ussofis mc wkugd rcbcovc tmc Nrotosm @ossoki,id m c`ohmt m f v c ncc i pcrsufdcd tk `cct tmc Uobcrky ft Zc smfw ur,k rcgscwmcrc, wmcrc nyfi oitcrbmfihc ke erocidgy bkurtcsocs,f s ftS`nfggf oi 6=5?, f ncttcr stf tc ke eccgoih `ohmt mfvcnccinrkuhmt fnkut. Nut tk ceecbt tmos, tmc knikxokus bkidotokike

    stftokioih Nrotosm keeobcrs oi Fehmfi tcrrotkry `ustmfw ncciwotmdrfw i. Tmos , mkwcvcr, wfs f bfrdoifg pkoiti tmc pkgobykeGkrd Rfgosnuryfid Gkrd Gyttkgg tk nc ekrbcd ki RmcrFgo f t fggmfzfrds, fid ki tmc Fehmfi pckpgc, wmk wcrc `krcfvcrsc t k t m o s`cfsurc tmfi Rmcr go mo`scge. X c eoid, ft pfhc 58 ke @.Ecrrocr's B f r fv f i Lkuricys, . f ifrrftovc ke tmc rosa m crfi f t

    Bfidfmfr, tmkuhm uidcr tmc prktcbtoki ke CkmuidogAmfi, f

    nrktmcr ke D k s t @ fmk`cd, tmci ^ugcr ke tmf t boty.Tmc pckpgcwcrc dyoih ke bmkgcrf. Kic ke tmc Sgc`fs dcbgfrcd t m f twmogc O

    Bfidfmfr wfs suggocd ny tmc prcscibc ke fi oieodcg,tmc c i c ` y keHkd fid `fi, tmcrc wkugd nc ik bcssftoki ke tmcor feCbtoki.@. E crroc r 's mkusc wfs ncsochcd ekr tmrcc dfys Ak muidogAmfimo`scge wfs kngohcd tk tfac rceuhc oi tmc botfdcg uitogf r c o i -ekrbc`cit ke trkkps frrovcd fid put fi cid tk tmc oisurrcbtoki.

    Tmc sf`c sporot ke efiftobos` stogg cxcrboscs uinkuidcd swfykvcr t m c g f rh c ` flkroty ke tmc Fehmfi pkpugftoki, f i d tm k uh m,ui cr tmc bkcrbovc oiegucibcke f Nrotosm ekrbc, ot `fy nc qu oc sb ci tekr f to`c , fiy efvkurfngc kppkrtuioty wkugd nroih otsdkr`fitcgc`cits oitk dfihcrkus fbtovoty.

    K i t m c dofskgutoki ke Ror Icvoggc Bmf`ncrgfoi's@ossoki, GkrdGyttki dorcbtcd tmc fssc`ngfhc k trkkps, wotmf vocw tk cfrgy

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    ugtcrokr kpcrftokis. Rmkrtgy fetcrwfrds tmc fiswcr ke tmc F`or,dftcd 5tm Kbtkncr, tk t mc Uobcrky's gcttcr, bkivcycd ny Ifwfn

    Hmkgf` Musscof, wfs rcbcovcd. Tmos fiswcr ke RmcrFgo wfsbkubmcd oi f tkic ke oidohifi t rc`kistrfibc, bk`pgfoioih kegcttcrs trfis`ottcd tk tmc Bfnug Keeobofgs ny tmc Bk``ossokicr keZcsmfwur, fibg ke tmc mfrsm fid nrcftmgcss mfstc ke tmc prk-bccdoihs ke Gkrd Gyttki, nut o t wfs icotmcr dceofit ikr oisugtoih.Tmc Uobcrky, mkwcvcr, bkisodcrcd ot fs bkivcyoih f dorcbt bmfg-gcihc, fid wkugd mfvc o``cbgoftcgy bk``cibcd mkstogotocs.

    Gkrd Bfiioih's rcgubtfibc tk citcr upki wfrgoac kpcrftokisfhfoist Zcrsof ekr`s f `fracd bkitrfst tk Gkrd Gyttki's prcbopo-tfiby oi murryoih kif bkggosoki wotm tmc F` or. Gk rd Bfiioihwrotcs tk @r. Tcriki R` otm, Fprog >>id,=35

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    tmcor gcfdcrs, wmk pksscss gottgc `ogotfry bfpfboty. Cfb m fehm fi

    eohmts ekr mos kwi mfid, fid tmcy mfvc fgwfys prkvcd tmc`scgvcsbkitc`ptongc cic`ocs wmci tmcy mfvc ncci `ct oi tmc kpci pgfms.Tm c Bfnug bftfstrkpmc bfsts f dfra smfdkw kvcr pfs t bf`-

    pfohis oi Fehmfiostfi1 kur bkistfit cfsy vobtkrocs duroih ycfrske wfrefrc efdcd kut ke sohmt, fid Fehmfi prkwcss wfs `ubmcxfhhcrftcd. Ror Xoggof` Iktt wrktc

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    Oi 6=5=,RorMciry ^fwgoggski drcw fi fgfr`oih pobturc ke

    3:,::: Zcrsofi Rornfz suppkrtcd ny f ^ussofi bkgu`i, fidmoitcd tmft o t `ohmt nc subbcsseug, kwoih tk tm c prcvfgcit dos-feecbtoki ke tmc @kmf``cdfi pkpugftoki ke Oidof. O i goa c`fiicr, q~totc cbcitgy, mc nroihs tk iktobc tmc ru`kurcd prklcbt ketm c ^ussofi @oiostcr ke X f r tk trfisecr nkdogy fbrkss tmk Hfspofitk Nstcrfnid tmc fr`y ke tm c Bfubfsus ekr fi ftt fba ki McrFtnut oi sunscquc~gt frfhrfpms mc dc`kgosmcs tmos sbmc`c, fs fgg

    tm c Ukghf stcf`crs wkugd nc quotc oisueeobocit tk `kvc 8 :,: ::`ci, fid, wotmkut tm c bk-kpcrftoki ke Zcrsof , wmobm bkugd iktnc rcgocd fi, icotmcr bfrrofhc ikr prkvosokis bkugdnc kntfoicd ekrtmc `frbm tmrkuhm Amksfsfi. Oe tmcsc o`pkrtfit cgc`cits ekrtmc subbcss ke i oivfdoih fr`y `kugd ikt nc fvfogfngc oiNmkrfsfi, tmc wfit ke tmc` wkugd nc goacgy tktk nc stogg `krcecgt oi Fehmfiostfi, wmcrc, fs Ror Mciry Gfwrcibc wrktc oi

    6=35, f gfrhc fr`y wkugd nc stfrvcd oi f wcca. O ircecrcibc tk or ^obmfrd Tc`pgc's stftc`cit ke Ikmf``cdfidosfeecbtoki oi Oidof, Ror Mciry ^fwgoiski bmfrfbtcrozcs tmc6fihu1ghc uscd fs fgfr`ost oi tkic, fi d cxfhhcrftcd o i sun-smibc. @fiy pcrskis woggnc oibgoicdt tmoia tmfttmctmrcft-cicd dfihcr ke 3:,::: Zcrsofi Rornfz oi 6=5=, fid ke 8:,:::^ussofis ou 6=8=, `fy wcgg nc bgfsscd oi tmc sf`c bftchkry.

    Tmc o``cfsurfngc supcrokroty ke tmc pkwcr ke tmc Nrotosm C`porc,bk`pfrcd wotm tmc pctty doskrhfiozcd aoihdk` ke Bfnug, os ncykiddosputc. Xmci tmc scfski pcr`ots ke f rcicwfg ke wfrgoac kpcrf-tokis, oe tmc Fehmfis mfvc i kt prcvokusgy sun`ottcd, f t `krc krgcss bkst ke goec fid `kicy, fbbkrdoih tk borbu`stfibcs,ot os bgcfrtmft wc bfi kvcrrui, fid, oe wc bmkksc, sunluhftc tmc bkuitry.Nut, fs tmc Duac ke Xcggoihtki sfodoi rcecrcibc tk tmc bf`-pfohi ke 6=2?,

    ''

    kur (goeeobugtocs `ogg bk``cibc wmcrc kur `ogotfrysubbcsscs cid. Tmc o`pkrtfi t qucstoki tm ci froscs, X m f t dk wcoitcid tk dk Mfs tmc Hkvcri`cit fiy eoxcd pkgoby, kr os otdgoetoih fgkih, tmc brcfturc ke borbu`stfibcs, tk eoid otscge, f tikvcry dostfit pcrokd, sfddgcd wotm rcspkisonogotocs pkgotobfg fideoifibofg, wmobm, f t tmc kutsct, icvcr citcrcd oitk ots bfgbugftoki,

    fid wmobmfy prkvc dosfstrkus tk tmc wcgefrcfid p r k s p o t y ke

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    k u r m d o f i C` porc Gkrd Xcggcsgcy fgwfys spkac bkitc`ptu-kusgy ke tmc ekggy ke kbbupyoihf gfid ke rkbas, sfids, dcscrts,obc, f i d sikw. O s tmos wmft Gkrd Ncfbkiseocgd fid Gkrd Gyttkimfvc oi bkitc`pgftoki Gkrd Gyttki stftcs oi os osZkbgf`ftokitmft wotm tm c Rordfrs fid pckpgc ke Fehmfiostfi tmos Hkvcri-` c i t mfs stogg ik qufrrcg, fid dcsorcs ikic. Tmcy frc fnskgvcde r k ` fgg rcspkisonogoty erk` tm c rcbcit fbts ke tmcF`or, fid fstmcy mfvc hovci ik keecibc, sk tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit, w o 5 m ht k rcspcbt tmcor oidcpcidcibc, wogg ikt woggoihgy oilurc kr oitcrecrcw o t mtmc`. Hcicrfg ^kncrts's fiikuibc`cit tmft tm c dostrobtskbbupocd ny mos trkkps frc msibcekrtm tk nc bkisodcrcd Nrotosmtc r ro tk ry os sbfrbcgy oi fbbkrdfibc wotm tmc Zrkbgf`ftoki ke tmcUobcrky1 nut mkw efr tmos fppfrcit pgcdhc ke fiicxftoki bk``otstmc Hkvcri`cit rc`fois tk nc scci. RmcrFgo mfs egcd erk`B f n u g , wmctmcr, goac Dkst @ fmk`cd, tk fppcfr fhfoi upki tmcsbc i c , to`c wogg smkw. Gkrd Ikrtmnrkka's Hkvcri`cit tcggs usoi tm cor dcspftbm ke >=tm Lfiu fry,6=85, mcrc bfi nc ik qucs-toki tm f t tm c pkwcr ke F`or Rmcr Fgo Amfi mfs ncci bkiskgodftcdtmrkuhmkut Fehmfiostfi oif `fiicr uiaikwi soibc tmc dfys keD k s t @fmk`cd. Ikwmcrc mfs oitrohuc kr rcncggoki ncci fngc tk` f a c mcfd oi tmc F`or's dk`oiokis.

    O t wfs ekrcscci ny tmksc fbqufoitcd wotm Fehmfi pkgotobs tm ftkur fdvfibc oitk Fehmfiostfi wkugd smfttcr tmc Hkvcri`cit. Kurknlcbt wfs t mfvc f strkih f id e'rocidgy Ntftcroupki kur Ikrtm-X c s tc r i erkitocr. Tmc eorst rcsugt ke kur prcscit pkgoby os tk vcfacifid dosoitchrftc tmc bkmcsoki, wmobm, ekr tmc gfst tci ycfrs, mfd nccifssu`oih f `krc pcr` fici t ekr`, fid tk gct gknsc tmc cgc`cits kedoskrdcr, wmobm mfvc sk hcicrfggy prcvfogcdoi Fehmfiostfi. Ncsodcsnrc faoi h up tmcor Hkvcri`cit, wc mfvc `fdc tmc Fehmfis kurcic`ocs Fs gkih fs tmcy ncgocvcd tmft wc mfd ik oitcitoki kefi icxoi h fiy tcrrotkry ncykid tmc pfsscs, tmcy wkugd mfvc ecgt krcec r ke ^ussof tm fi ke kurscgvcs. Kur fdvfibc tk Vucttfm fgfr`cdt m c ` , fid kur prcscit prkbccdoihs woggmfvc bkieor`cd tmc` oi tmcvocw tmftot os kur dctcr`oiftoki cvcitufggy tk kbbupy tmcor bkuitry.Tmos os ikt f hkkd ekuidftoki ekr f sfec erkitocr. X c dcsorc tkr o sc p nfrrocr fhfoist ^ussofi oitrohucs. Tmcrc bkugd ikt mfvc

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    ncci ncttcr nfrrocr tmf i fehmfi lcfgkusy ke oitcrecrcibc fidgkvc ke oidcpcidcibc fgg tmksc eccgoihs fr c ikw cigostcd fhfoistus, fid ki tmc sodc ke ^ussof. X c `fy nuogd ekrt=rcsscs t hrcftbkst, nut uigcss wc mkgd tmc bkuitry oi strc ih tm, wotm f mkstogcpkpugftoki, kur pksts wkugdnc fgwfys oi dfihcr, fid uscgcss ekrtmc purpkscekr wmobm wc prkecss tk fdvfibc tmc`. Fid tk wmftpkoit frc wc tk fdvfibc rcbcit wrotcr oq tmcVufrtcrgy cvocwcvodcitgy `fstcr ke tmc sunlcbt, sactbmcs kut wmft wc `fy mfvc

    tk dk

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    s scb urc 'nfsc ke `ogotf ry kpcrftokis fs wc bkugdwosm, ot os` ub m `k rc ~ c b u r c mfi Turacstfi tk tmc ^ussofis fid fgg tmcrcskurbc s ke tm c Nrotosm C` porc frc icfrcr fid `krc cfsogy fvfog-fn gc ki t m c nf ia s ke tmc Oid us tmfi tmc rcskurbcs ke ^ussof kitmc nfias ke tm c Kxus. @r. Rbmuygcr tcggs us tmf t tmc rcvciucske Bci trfg F sof frc oisueeobocit tk ` cct tm c cxpciscs ke fd`oios-trftoki, `krc fid `krc tfxcs frc dc`fidcd, fid soibc tmckbbupftoki ke tmc bkuitry ny tm c Nussofis,tmc bkidotoki ke tmcpkpugftoki m f s ikt kigy ikt hrkwi ncttcr, nut ki tm c bkitrfry oscvcry dfy hcttoih wkrsc fid wkrsc.

    Xc `fy put fsodc fiy prkspcbt ke prcsci t dfihcr erk` ^ussof,n u t ot os sfod `c `ust prkvodc ekr tmc euturc .X c `ust bkivcrt fmfp mfzfr d oi tk f sbocitoeob erkitocr.Sitog gftcgy tmos sk-bfggcdmfp mfz fr d erki tocr wfs bkisodcrcd tmc ncst fdfp tcd ekr kur scburotyn y tm c m oh mc st `ogotfry futmkrotocs. F t tmc prcscit `k`cit,otosncgocvcd tmft tmcprcpkidcrfibc ke ` ogotfry futmkroty os fhfois tfi fdvfibc ke erkitocr, cvci ki purcgy strftchobfg hrkuids. Fd-`ottoih, mkwcvcr, tmft tmcrc `fy nc f qucstoki ki tmos pkoit, fstm crc f rc dkun tgcss if`cs ke hrcft wcohmt ki cotmcr sodc, tmcrcbf i nc i k qucstoki ke tmc pkgotobfg fid eoifibofg dosfdvfi tfhcst m f t `ust rcsugt erk` f eurtmcr cxtcisoki ke kur'Oidofi tcrrotkrocs.Tmcsc dosfdvfitfhcs,wogg,ke bkursc, prkvc ke hrcftcr kr gcss `fh-iotudc , fbbkrdoih tk tmc eoifg frrfihc`cits fdc ny Mcr @flcsty'sHkvcri`cit ekr tmc scttgc`cit ke Fehm`ostfi. e wc frc`kdcrftc oi kur dc`fids, fid ekrncfroih oi kur mkur ke trou`pm,w `fy yct go`ot kur rcspkisonogotocs, fid spfrc Oidoff eoifibofgnurdc i smc os ogg eottcd tk suppkrt.Oe,ki tmc bkitrfry, tmc cfsysubbcss wmobm mfs motmcrtk fttcidcd kur fr`s ncbk`csfsi f rc f id f dcgusoki tk gcfd us ki tk tmc pcr`ficitkbbupftoki ke Fehmfi tcrrotkry, fid tk dorcbt oitcrvcitoki oitmc eftmk`gcss huge ke F ehmfi pkgotobs,tmc woscst Rtftcs`fi` fy nc ft efugt oi rohmtgy csto`ftoiheuturc doeeobugtocs.Zrk`oicit f`kih tmcsc doeeobugtocs os tmc cstfngosm`cit kesftosefktkry rcgftokis wotm tmc oidcpcidcit F ehmfi troncsoimfnotoih tmc kuitfoi rfihcs nctwcci kur prcscit nkrdcr,

    id t m c bku itry kwoih fggchofibc tk tmc F` or ke Fehmcsostfi.

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    Tmcsc troncs mfvc cilkycd tmcor oidcpcidcibc ekr muidrcds keycfrs strkih oi tmcor `kui tfoi efsticsscs, oiurcd t fr`s erk`

    tmcor ykutm upwfrds, tmcor mf id fhfoist cvcry `fi, fid cvcry`fi's mfid fhfoist tmc`, tmcy bgoih wotm tcifboty tk tmcorrcpungobfi oistotutokis, fid mfvc icvcr nkwcd tmcor icbas tk fiyscttgcd hkvcri` cit. Tmcy wcrc tmkri oi tmc sodc ke tmc @khugC`pcrkrs, fid ki scvcrfg kbbfsokis oiegobtcd ccvcrc dcecfts kifr`ocs scit fhfoist tmc`.

    O i f iohmt fttfba, ekr wmobm tmc Fehmfis mfvc fgwfyf ncci

    ef`kus, tmc Cuskezycs aoggcd Nor Nfg, kic ke Fancr's efvkurotcHcicrfgs, fid dcstrkycd ` f iy tmkusfids ke mos trkkps. @r.Cgpmoistkic wrotcs< Tmcywcrc icvcr `krc ekr`odfngc tmfi oitm c rcohi ke Furuihzcnc tmcy rcsostcd rcpcftcd fttfbas erk` tmcAoihs ke Zcrsof fid Bfnug, fi d rctfoi tmcor tu rnugcit oidcpcidcibcuido`oiosmcd tk tmc prcscit dfy. X m ci ^uulcct Roih pusmcdmos dk`oiokis ncykid tmc Oid us , tmcsc troncs bfrrocdki fi oitcr-

    icboic wfr wotm tmc Roams, wmk vfoigy strkvc tk bkcrbc tmc`, nynuogdoih ekrts, fid puiosmoih tmc` wotm Drfbkiofi scvcroty.Hcicrfg Fvotfnogc, Hkvcrikr ke Zcsmfwur, dfrcd ikt gcfyc mosbfpotfg, cxbcpt fbbk`pfiocd ny f gfrhc ekrbc. Ki tmc fiicxftokike tmc Z ui l fn tm c bkuitry feegobtcd wotm tmos bmrkiob stf tc ke dos-krdcr pfsscd uidcr kur rugc, fid cvcr soibc o t mfs ncci tm c cidcf-vkur ke tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit tk pgfbc kur rcgftokis wotm tmcsc

    nkrdcr troncs ki f ncttcr ekktoih . Zrkhrcss oi tmos wkra ke bkibogof-toki fid o`prkvc`ci t mfs ncci icbcssfrogy sgkw tmc mfnots kebciturocs frc ikt kvcrbk`c o i ecw ycfrs, fid tmc fd`oiostrftovccxohcibocs ke f vfst C`porc frc sk vfrokus fid cxtcisovc tmftfttcitoki bkugd ikt nc bkibcitrftcd ki kic bkricr ke kur tcrrotkrocs,sk fs tk prkdubc vcry rfpod ceecbts. N u t fgg fbqufoitcd wotm tmcsunlcbt woggfd`ot tmf t vcry tfihongc rcsugts mfd ncci prkdubcd,tm c bmoce doeeobugtocs mfd ncci kvcrbk`c, fid hrcftcr rcsugts wkugdmfvc ekggkwcd. Ikw, mkw cvcr,wc frc tk bk``cibc fercsm ki ficw bkursc ke fbtoki, wc frc tk tfac fgg tmc pfsscs oitk kur kwimfids, fid accp dkwi ny ekrbc ke fr` s tcis ke tmkusfids ke tmcscwfrgoac fid oidcpcidcit `kuitfoiccrs. X otm tmos knlcbt wc frct pgfbc oskgftcd pksts oi cxpkscd pksotokis, wmcrc tmcywoggmfvc

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    cikuhm. tk dk tk t f a c bfrc ke tmc`scgvcs, fid woggcxcrbosc gottgckrik oiegucibc kvcr tm c `kuitfoi efsticsscs ki cvcry sodc ke tmc` ,erk` wmcibc tmc prcdftkry troncs wogg mfvc tmc kppkrtuioty keossuoih-ekrtm tk pguidcr bkivkys wmobm `us t nc bkitoiufggy pfssoihtk fid erk tk suppgy tm c hfrroskis.

    X mog c tmcsc troncs wcrc oi erkit ke us, wc bkugd fgwfys `ccttmc` ft fi fdvfitfhc, wmci tmcy vciturcd oitk tmc pgfois. Xc

    hcicrfggy mf d to`cgy iktobc ke tmcor fpprkfbm, fid bkugd bkggcbtf

    s d b o c i t ekrbc tk prcbgudctmc bmfibc ke fi y uitkwfrd fbbodcit1

    nut wotm fi o``ciscgy cxtcidcd frcf ke kpcrftokis, ot wogg nc`krc doeeobugt tk usc tmc sf`c prcbfutokis, fid tk prkvodc fhfoistfgg bkitoihcibocs. Fgtmkuhm tmcy kwicd ik fggchofibct k tmcF`or ke Bfnug, fid sct mos futmkroty f t dceofibc wmcicvcr o tsuotcd tmcor purpksc, pguidcroih tmc nfhhfhc ke Dkst @fmk`cdfid Rmcr F g o fs tmcy pguidcrcd tm c prkpcrty ke cvcry kic wmktrcspfsscd ki tmc or bkieoics wmcicvcr tmcy sfw fi kpcioih, stogg

    tmc rugc rs ke Fehmfiostfi mfd f -bcr tfoi f`kuit ke oiegucibc,wmobm wmci cxcrtcdoi efvkur ke pcfbc fid krdcr wfs iktwotmkut ots vfguc. i rcidcroih tmc Fehmfis mkstogc tk uswcfdd fiktmcr dosturnoih cgc`cit tk tmc tfsa ke bkibogoftoih tmctroncs fid pfboeyoih tmc erkitocr, fid fgsk fiktmcr cgc`cit kedosbkitcit wotm kur rugc, wmobm `fy prkvc bkitfhokus ft`k`cit wmci wc frc gcfst prcpfrcd wotm `cfis ke rcprcssoki.

    g m c i ftovc fr`y, rckrhfiozcd soibc tmc `utoiy, bkitfois wotmoiots rfias f gfrhcr prkpkrtoki ke @kmf``cdfi skgdocrs, `fiy ketmc` cigostcd erk` tm c troncs ki tmc erkitocr. X mci stftokicdf`kihst tmcor kwi iftovc moggsfid c`pgkycd. tk bkcrbc tggcor kwibkuitry`ci, tm c gkyfgty ke tmcsc trkkpswoggnc put tk f tcst tkwmobmoi ots eugg cxtcit ot mfs ikt motmcrtk ncci sunlcbtcd, fidwmobm os ikt wotmkut dfihcr. Twcity ycfrs fhkwc pfsscdtmrkuhm f trc`cidkus krdcfg, fid tmrkuhm Hkd s `crby c`crhcderk` ot trou`pmfitgy. X m f t mfs mfppcicd `fy mfppci fhfoi, O eft tm f t pcrokd gfrhc nkdocs ke kur trkkps mfd ncci stftokicd o iekrts fid hfrroskis efr dostfit ncykid tmc pfsscs oi Fehmfiostfi,ot ` fy nc gcet tk fiy rcfskifngc pcrski tk dctcr`oic wmctmcr kurdoeobugtocs wkugdikt mfvc ncci hrcftgy oibrcfscd.

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    X mogc tmcrc os dfihcr oi tmos rcspcbt, ki tmc ktmcr mfi d scrvobcoi Fehmfiostfi w gg fgwfys nc uipkpugfr wotm iftovcs ke Moidkstfi

    ke fgg bfstcs fid bgfsscs. Tmc Roams fid H kkramfs wogg vocw wotmoivctcrftc dosgoac fiy prkgkihcd rcsodcibc ft subm f dostfibc erk`tmcor mk`cs, wmobm oivkgvcs scpfrftoki erk` tmcor wovcs fidef`ogocs,oi fi uibkihciofg bgo` ftc wmcrc fgg tmc icbcssfrocs kegoec frc sk cxpcisovc. Tmc Hkkrgbmfs frc cspcbofggy scisotovc oirchfrd tk scpfrftoki eok` tmcor ef`ogocs. Oe tmc scrvobc oiFehmfiostfi os dostfstceug tk iftovc trkkps, `ubm `krc sk `ust ot

    prkvc tk tmc iu`crkus bgfss ke bf`p ekggkwcrs sk csscitofg oiOidof tk tmc wcgg-ncoih fid ceeobociby ke fi fr`y oi tmc eocgd.Tmc sueecroihs ke tmcsc pkkr brcfturcs oi kur gfst fdvfibc tk Bfnugfid oi tmc dosfstrkus rctrc ft wcrc drc.~deug, id oe ru`kur spcfastrugy, tm c mcfvocst nurdci mfs fgsk efggci upki tmc` oi tm c prcscitbf`pfohi.

    Fgg tmcsc bfuscs ke euturc c`nfrrfss` cit fid doeeobugty

    bkiicbtcd wotm fi fdvfoobc ke erkitocr frc kvcrgkkacd ny`fiy pcrskis wmk mfvc icotmcr tmc to`c ikr tmc kppkrtuiotytk study tmos o`pkrtfit qucstoki. Oi tmc gfpsc ke ycfrstmc gcsskis ke tmc ekr`cr wfr oi Fehmfiostfi mfvc ncciekrhkttci ny tmc pckpgc ke goihgf id , nu t ots nficeug ceecbts mfvcgcet f dccp o`prcssoki ki tmc `oids ke tmc pckpgc keOidof Tmos o`prcssoki os ikt goacgy tk nf ceefbcd, kr tk bkidubc

    tk tmcor bkitcit`cit, wmci, fbbkrdoih tk tmc dcbosoki ke Mcr@flcsty's Hkvcri`cit, tmcy f rc bfggcd upki tk pfy fddotokifgtfxcs oi krdcr tk dcerfy tm c cxpciscs ke tmc prcscit wfr. F t tm cto`c Gkrd Bfiioih wfs gcfvoih Oidof, ^ fl f Doigrur ^^K wrktc f`c`krfidu` ekr mo` , eugg ke suhhcstovc rc`fras, erk` f iftovcpkoit ke vocw, fs tk tmc pkgoby tmc Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit smkugdpursuc tkwfrds ots iftovc sunlcbts. Mc sfys

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    bustk`s, fid wotm vfrokus aoids ke stf`p dutocs fid tfxcs, fg`kstfgg bgfsscs f rc vcry `ubm ncwogdcrcd erk` ncoih mfrfsscd oi fggtm c krdoifry kbbupftokis ke tmcor govcs. Ny tmos `cfis tmc pckpgcmfvc ekrhkttci tm c hkkdicss ke tm c Nrotosm Hkvcri`cit, tm c gkvcwmobm tmcy kibc citcrtfoicd ekrot, fid mfvc nchui tk prcecr tmctyrf iiy ke Iftovc Zroibcs. M c hkcs ki tk bk`pgfoi ke tmcoibk`c tfx, tmc gobcisc tfx, fid tm c mcfvocr sfgt tfx,fs cspcbofggyknikxokus tk tmc pckpgc, fid fddoih tk bfuscs ke ekr`cr dosbkitcit.

    Fgg tmksc fbqufoitcd wotm Oid of frc fwfrc tm ft oibrcfscd tfxftokincbk`n `krc fid `krc dfihcrkus tk tmc trfiquoggoty ke tmcbkuitry. Rcvcrfg ke tmc dostoihuosmcd Rtftcs`ci wmk mfvc eoggcdtm c mohm keeobc ke Uobcrky mfvc nrkuhmt tmos sunlcbt, ke gf tc ycfrs,tk tmc iktobc ke tm c Mk`c Futmkrotocs oi ekrbongc gfihufhc. Kwoiht tmc rcburrcibc ke ef`oics, tmc dcprcboftoki ke sogvcr, tm c hcicrfgdcprcssoki ke trfdc, fid ktmcr bfuscs, Oidof, ft tmcc prcscit

    `k`cit, os gcss fngc tmfi cvcr tk suppkrt fddotokggfgeoifibofgnur-dcis, fid tm c bkst ke fi uiicbcssfry wfr os ikt goacgy tk rcidbrtmc` `krc pfgftfngc tk iftovc kpoioki. X mft wkugd citfogf vcrygohmt prcssurc ki Cihgfid `ohmt prkvc ke scrokus k`citoi Oidof.

    krd Rfgosnury mfs mo`scge s tf tcd

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    wfr os nrkuhmt tk bkibgusoki. t os tk nc mkpcd tmft tmc sfi-huoic cxpcbtftokis ke tmc Hkvcri`cit `fy nc rcfgozcd, nut tmkscwmk rcbkggcbt tmc cxpcidoturc oiburrcd oi tmc gfst wfr oi Fehmfi-ostfi `fy nc pcr`ottcd tk cxprcss f dkunt upki tmos votfg pkoio.

    Erk` tmc pungosmcd Zfrgof`citfry pfpcrs, ot fppcfrcd tmcrcwcrc tci `oggokis ke fbbu`ugftcd surpgus oi tmc vfrokus trcfsurocske Oidof, wmci tmc wfr oi 6=2? nchfi. Ik t kigy wfs tmos citorcgycxpcidcd ny tmc cid ke tmc ycfr 6=46 , nutf gkfi ke eovc `oggokisnfd tk nc rfoscd ft fi uiusufggy mohm rftc ke oitcrcst. Ror ^kncrtZccg stftcd oi Zfrgof`cit, ki tm c >2rd Lu ic , 6=4>, tm ft tmcrc mfdncci f surpgus rcvciuc, lust ncekrc tmc bk``cibc`cit ke tmc wfr,ke `oggokifid f mfge, wmobm, oi 6=4:-46, wfs bkivcrtcd oitk fdceobot ke $>,2>4,::: . O i mos gcttcr tk Gkrd Fncrdcci, keRcp-tc`ncr 6=46 Ror Mciry Xoggkba stftcd tm f t sk scvcrcgy wcrc tmceoifibcs ke Bfgbuttf prcsscd, tm ft f stkppfhc ke pfy`cit ft EkrtXoggof`wfs ft kic to`c bkitc`pgftcd ny tmc Ruprc`c Bkuibog.

    Ki tmc 5 tm Fprog, 6=4>, tmc Bkurt ke Dorcbtkrs nrkuhmt tktmc iktobcke tmc Zrcsodcit ke tmc Nkfrd ke Bkitrkg, tmft tmcHkvcri`cit ke Oidofmfd oito`ftcd tmcor oitcitoki k dosbki-toiuc tmcor rc`ottfibcs ekr tmc suppgy ke tm cMk`c Trcfsury, ny`cfis ke fdvfibcs upki hkkds mypktmcbftcd tk tmc Bkurt. TmcGkbfg Hkvcri`cit mfvc ncci bk`pcggcd tk fdkpt tmos bkursc ny

    tmcor eoifibofg doeeobugtocs, wmobgg mfvc ncci wmkggy bfuscd ny tmcxpcisovc kpcrftokis oi wmobm tmcy mfvc ncci cihfhcd ncykid tmcOidus.

    Tmc tktfg `ogotfry cxpcidoturc ke Oidof, duroih tmc eovc ycfrscidoih wotm6=28-2=,f`kuitcd tk f gottgc `krc tmfi tmorty-cohmt`oggokis stcrgoih1 oi tmc ekggkwoih eovc ycfrs ot cxbccdcd ekrty-cohmt `oggokis. t wfs feeor`cd, ki hkkd futmkroty, tgoft icfrgyf

    `oggoki stcrgoih f f s cxpcidcd ki bf`cgs fgkic-8:,::: ke tmcscfio`fgs wcrc rcpkrtcd tk mfvc pcrosmcd duroih tmc bf`pfohi.Tm c gkss ke mkrscs fgsk wff vcry p f t . @flkr Ckuhm stftbs tm f toi kic dfy ot wfs rcquo~otck smkkt eoety-tmrcc mkrscs. X f i tkekrfhc ekr tmc bfttgb,id wfit ke prkvosokisekr tmb trkkpsfidekggkwcrs, b m ~ r f b t d z b dmc ekr`cr fdvfibb oitk Fehg~fiostfi. Otoswcgg grfkwi tm ft oi `fiy pfr ts ke tmk bkuitry tmc pkpugftoki

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    otscge os bkistfitgy oi f stf tc ke sc`o-stfrvftoki. Tmcrc osikrcfski tk ncgocvc tmft tmc prkdubtovcicss ke Fehmfiostfimfsoibrcfscd ke g f tc ycfrs, nut, ki tm c bkitrfry, tmft o t mfs do`oiosmcd.X m f t `ust, tmcrcekrc, nc tmc doeeobugty fid cxpcisc ke prkburoihsuppgocs ekr `ci fid bfttgc duroih f gkih bf`pfohi; Nrotosmcicrhy, fid f gfvosm cxpcibgoturc ke `kicy `ogg, ik dkunt, kvcr-bk`c tmcsc doeeobugtocs1 nut fgg tmos `ogg bkitronutc tk swcgg tmc bkstke tmc wfr, f id gcfd tk eurtmcr c`nfrrfss`cits.

    Ror Lf`cs Kutrf` `rotcs, oi mos rkuhm iktcs, ki >?tm Fprog,=2?

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    fr`ocs ikw c`pgkycd cxbccds tmksc scit ekrwfrd ki tmc ekr`croivfsoki ke Fehmfiostfi, sk`c odcf ` fy nc ekr`cd ke tmc cxpcido-turc goacgy tk nc oggburrcd. O i krdcr tk rcdubc tmos cxpcidoturctktmc gkwcst pkoit, Gkrd Gyttki mfs ikt smruia erk` tm c rosa kedciudoih Oidof ke ots hfrroskis, rcskrtoih tk tm c qucstokifngccxpcdocit ke ncoih oidcntcd tk Iftovc Zroibcs ekr bkitoihcits ketrkkps tk eogg tmcor pgfbcs. Gkrd Dfgmkusoc, oi mos `oiutc ke > = tmEcnrufry, 66=35 knscrvcd

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    oih ke kur Ikrtm-X cstcri erkitocr, v o b m mfvc ncci ekrf scrocske

    ycfrs rcbk``cidcd ny tmc mohmcst `ogotfry futmkrotocs, mfvc ik tncci cxcbutcd. T mc bk`pgctoki ke kur rfog`fy bk` `uiobftoki tkZcsmfwur, tm c bkistrubtoki ke nrodhcs fbrkss tmc Oidus, tm ccrcbtoki ke ekrt2bftokisoi suotfngc pksotokis, mfvc fgg ncci bki-stfi tgy ncekrc tmc H kvcri` cit, fid kigy dcgfycd erk` eoifibofgbkisodcrftokis. Tmcsc wkras rcgftc kigy tk tm c erkitocr ut mkw

    O `fiy uidcrtfaoihs ke tmc mohmcst utogoty tmrkuhmkut Oi dof fr c

    kngohcd tk nc oidceoiotcgy pkstpkicd erk` tmc sf`c bfusc; Fgrcfdy,ft tm c vcry kutsct ke tm c prcscit wfr, tmc gkbfg Hkvcri` cits mfvcncci bk`pcggcd tk ossuc rcskgutokis suspcidoih tmc cxcbutoki kefgg pungob wkras fid hrfits ke `kicy uitog tmc stftc ke tmceoifibcs woggpcr`ot ke sfibtoki ncoih fbbkrdcd.

    Tk usc tmc wkrds ke Gkrd Rfidmurst, o t bfi ikt nc tkk ketcircpcftcd tm f t tm c kbbupftoki ke Fehmfiostfi, ki fbbkui t ke tm c

    m f i b o f g doeeobugty, os mmc stkppfhc ke prkhrcssoi Oidof.' ' Mcr@flcsty's Hkvcri` cit, ot os nut efor tk bkibgudc, mfvc fi cqufgoitcrcst wotm prcvokus Hkvcri`citsoi tm c wcgefrc fid prkspcrotyke Oidof, fid oi ui dc rtfaoih tmc hrfvc rcspkisonogoty ke f i fdvfibcoitk Fehmfiostfi, tmcy `ust ncgocvc tm ft subm f stcp os o`pcrf-tovcgy icbcssfry ekr tm c sfecty ke kur Cfstcri dk`oiokis. N ut tm cybfiikt nc ngoid tk tm c o`pkvcrosmcd stftc ke Oidof, ikr tk tm c

    pkgotobfg rosas tknc oiburrcd ny fiy fttc`pt tk o`pksc fddotokifgtfxftoki. Tmcy `ust tmcrcekrc dcsorc, fs `ubm fs tm c strkihcstkppkici ts ke tmcor prcsci t pkgoby, tk rcdubc tk `oio`u` tm cnurdci fnkut tk nc tmrkwi ki tmc Oidofi eoifibcs. t os bgcfrtmf t, mkwcvcr bkstgy tm c cxpcidoturc oiburrcdoi tmc fdvfibc oitkFehmfiostfi , tmc pcr`ficit kbbupftoki ke tmc bkuitry wo citfogf ef r mcfvocr prcssurc upki tm c rcvciucs ke Oidofmksc rcvciucs,fbbkrdoih tk Ror Lk mi Rtrfbmcy, pksscssoih ik tru c surpgus kvcrcxpcidoturc tk bkvcr tm c `fiy bkitoihcibocs tk wmobm f hrcftbkuitry os cxpkscd. X mf t, tmci, os tm c bkursc tk nc pursu cd ;X m f t os tm c skgutoki ke tm c prcscit doeeobugt bkiluibturc ke feefors,wmobm os goacgy tk nc fttcidcd wotm tmc ecwcst pkgotobfg rcspkiso-nogotocs, fid tmc s`fggcst prknfngc euturc cxpcidoturc

    t `u st nc fd` ottcd tmft tm c d%bugtocs tk nc sur`kuitcd f rc

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    vcry hrcft, fid dcpcid tk f bcrtfoi cxtcit upki bkitoihcibocs ikttk nc ekrcscci. Tm c nchoiioih ke stroec os fs wmci kic gc ttctmkut wftcr, tmc cid os ketci ncykid kur kwi bkitrkg. Tmc e o s ttmoih tk nc fbmocvcd os tk nroih tm c wfr tk f i mkikurfngc bki-bgusoki. Tmc nroggofit subbcss tmft mfs fttcidcd tmc kpcrftokisfOrcfdy uidcrtfaci ncfr f`pgc woticss tk t mc hfggfitry fidcidurfibc ke kur trkkps, fid t tmc prk`ptotudc, smS, fid ludh-`cit ke tmc hcicrfgs oi bk``fid. X mf tcv cr kur fr`ocs ` fy mc

    bfggcd upki tk pcrekr`, o t os quotc bcrtfoi tmcy w ogg dk tmcor du tywotm tm c sf`c vfgkur fid ceeobociby wmobm tmc y mfvc fgwfyssmkwi oi fgg prcvokus bf`pfohis i cvcry qufrtcr ke tmc hgknc.Zcfbc, tmcrcekrc, wogg nc scburcd, cotmcrny fi cfrgy sun`ossoki ketm c Fehmfi gcfdcrs, kr, fetcr f smkrt dcgfy, fs skki fs tm c scfskipcr`ots ke wfrgoac `kvc`cits. Mkstogotocs ncoih cidcd, fi d kurpkwcr voidobftcd, tmc hrfid ecfturc ke kur pkgoby smkugd nc

    `kdcrftoki oi kur dc`fids.Gkrd Gyttki mfs prkbgfo`cd tk tm c wkrgd tm f t w otm tm c

    Rordfrs fid pckpgc ke Fehmfiostfi t mc Nrotosm Hivcri` cit mfsik qufrrcg, fid dcsorcs ik ic1 fid tmf t o t wogg rcspcbt tmcoroidcpcidcibc. Gct us fbt up tk tmos dcbgfrftoki ny oisostoihupki iktmoih tm ft wogg wkuid tmc iftokifg eccgoih, fid tm us tci dtk accp fgovc f sporot ke nottcricss, fi d skw tm c sccds ke eutu rc

    dosscisoki. @cfiwmogc, ikw os tm c to`c tk pgfbc kur rcgftokiswotm ^ussof, oi rchfrd tk tmcsc bkuitrocs, upki f pcr` fici t fiddceoiotc ekktoih. X c mfvc motmcrtk icvcr hkic tk tm c rkkt ke tmoshrcft qucstoki wotm ^ussof, wc mfvc dcfgt wotm tmoihs ki t mcsurefbc oi f vfhuc uidcbodcd `fiicr. @r. Rbmuygcr, wmk, t`fy nc knscrvcd, os pcrmfps ikt wmkggy o`pfrtofg, nut wmksckpoioki icvcrtmcgcss bfrrocs wcohmt, wrotcs

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    citorcgy rcpudoftcd ny @r. &dstkic o i m o s o`pkrtfi t spccbmke>2rd Fprog, 6=82. ^ussof tmci gct ot nc uidcrstkkd tmft, oeCihgfid mfd prcscrvcd mcr erccdk` ke fbtoki, ^ussof mfd dkictmc sf`c. Fhfoi, @r. Rbmuygcr wrotcs, cv odci tgy spcfaoiherk`

    ^ussofi pkoit ke vocw

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    mfvc ncci hovci fs tk tmc ekggy ke fdvfiboih kur erkitocr, otscc`s fi uidkuntcd efbt tmft ik kppksotc kpoioki cvcr wfs

    cxprcsscd ny fiy ke tmc fngc Hkvcrikrs-Hcicrfg wmk mfvc mcgdswfy oi Oidof up tk tmc frrovfg ke Gkrd Gyttki, ny fiy Bk`-`f idcr-oi-Bmoce oi Oidof , ny fiy Gocutcif it-Hkvcrikr ke tmcZuilfn, tm c k3b cr tmrkuhm wmk`, uitog6=85, fgg Bfnug feeforsuscd tk nc trfisfbtcd, kr ny fiy `c`ncr ke tmc Ruprc`c Bkuibog,ncekrc wmobmdg o`pkrtfit qucstokis feecbtoih tmc Oidofi C`porcbk`c. /&Ofiy keeobcrsoi tmcsc pksotokis mfvc gcet ki rcbkrd tmc

    strkihcst pkssongc knlcbtokis tk f ekrwfrd `kvc`cit cxbcpt fs fikpcrf toki ke wfr. O i rcecrcibc tk tmc kbbupftoki ke fiy pkstncykid tmc Cmyncr, Hcicrfg Mf`gcy wrotcs

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    fid k tmcr bkisodcrftokis @ e g s fgg tmc bkidotokis iccdcd tk rcidcr

    o t tmc `kst cgohongc pksotoki wc bkugd kbbupy bfi kigy nc dctcr-`oicd ny bk`pctcit prkecssokifg fdHscrs ki tmc spkt. Oe ikttmcrc bkugd dkuntgcss nc ekuid oi ots voboioty sk`c ktmcr gkbfgotywmcrc f gfrhc citrcibmcd bf`p bkugd nc ekr`cd wmobm mcgd oistrcihtm wkugd scburc fgg tm c rcquorcd knlcbts dcecisovc fidkeecisovc. Kur eorst duty smkugdnc tk bk`pgctc tmc bk``uiobf-

    tokis wotm kur nfsc oibgudoih tm c rfogrkfd tk Dfdur fid f nrodhcfbrkss tmc Oi dus f t Ruaaur wotm pksts oi suppkrt ke fdcquftcstrcihtm fgkih tmc goic tk tmc rcfr.

    ~ m c s c kras csscitofg ki `ogotfry hrkuids wkugd nc mohmgynciceobofg fgsk bk``crbofggy. Kur dk`oiftoki ke tmc Nkgfifidtmc k tmcr pfsscs icfr f t mfid fid kur icbcssfrogy krc oito`ftcbkiicbtoki wotm tmc bkuitrocs ncykid ny rcidcroih trfeeob`krcscburc fi d ny hufrfitccoih erccdk` erk` vcxftokus o`pksts fidrcstrobtokis wkugd hovc f hrcft o`pugsc tk trfdc. F`kihsttmc `cfsurcs tk nc tfaci ki tmc bcssftoki ke mkstogotocs fid tmcrcicwfg ke rcgftokis wotm tmc ^ugcr ke Fehmfiostfi tmcrc smkugdnc fi frrfihc`cit ekr pgfboih Nrotosm bk``crbofg oitcrcst= ki f

    prkpcr ekktoih fid ekr prktcbtoih tmc` fhfoist fiy mkstogc tiroeeskr o` `kdcrftc trfisot dutocs. O i tmc fnscibc ke keeobofg oiekr-`ftoki ot os doeeobugt tk dctcr`oic mkwefr tmc Hkvcri`cit osbk` `ottcd tk fiicxftoki ny tmr rcpkrtcd fiikuibc`cit ke Hcicrfg^kncrts tm f t tm c oimfnotfits ke tmc Amkst fid Mmuru` Ufggcyswcrc mcibcekrwfrd tk bkisodcr tmc`scgvcs Nrotosm sunlcbts. Tmcscrfods upki kutgyoih dostrobts ke tmcF`Xs aoihdk` wmobm mfvc

    ncci t mc bfusc ke f i o``cisc f`kuit ke mu`fi sueecroihwotmkut cxcrbosoih fiy pcrbcptongc oiegucibc ki tmc `foi purpkscketmc wfr frc tk nc gf`citcd. Tmc fiicxftoki ke tmos tcrrotkrywmobmos ikt goacgy tk prkdubc sueeobocit rcvciuc tk pfy tmc bkst kefd`oiostrf toki fid os bcrtfoi tk rcquorc fddotokifg trkkps tk prktcbttm f t pkrtoki ke tmc pkpugftoki wmobm os pcfbceuggy dospkscd vkugdprkvc f skurbc ke euturc trkungc fid oibrcfscd cxpcidoturc. t

    wkugd nc wcgg tmft tmc Nrotosm hfrroskis smkugd nc wotmdrf`

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    Fehmfi tcrrotkry. Kur knlcbt smkugd nc tk bkibgudc f trcf ty wotmwmftcvcr ^ ug cr tm c Fehmfi iftoki ` fy scgcbt, wotmkut oitcrecrcibcwotm tmc oitchroty ke tmcor dk`oiokis kr wotm tmcor oidcpcidcibc.X c smkugd ncwfrc ke scttoih up f ik`oicc ke kur kwi, nu t gcfvctm c bmkobc tk tm c Fehmfis tmc`scgvcs. O i krdcr tk feekrd tmc` fbkivoiboih prkke ke kur dcsorc tk `foitfoi tmcor oidcpcidcibc, wcsmkugd ` fa c tm c bkibcssoki tk tmcor prcludobcs ke wotmdrfwoihkur dc`fid ekr tmc rcsodcibc ke Nrotosm Keeobcrs f t Bfnug, fid oiktmcr Fehmfi botocs. X c smkugd nc bkitcit wotm f @kmf` `cdfiCivky ke rf ia fid oiegucibc f t Bfnug. Mos sfgfry smkugd ncoibrcfscd f id mos cstfngosm`cit pgfbcd ki f `ubm `krc goncrfgsbfgc tmf i mfs motmcrtk ncci tmc prfbtobc. Rcgcbtcd I ftovc Fhci tske oitcggohcibc `ohmt fgsk nc stftokicd f t Mcr& Nfgam, kr oi fiyktmcr Fehmfi tkwis wmobm `ohmt fppcfr dcsorfngc.

    o O t wfs f bfrdoifg `fxo` ke tm c pkgoby ke tmc Icp fu g Hkvcri-`cit ekr ` fiy ycfrs tk accp t mc scbrcts ke tmc or kwi efsticsscsuispocd oi tk ny us, fid f hrcft lcfgkusy ke Curkpcfis stogg cxostsoi tmf t bkuitry i Nur` fm, fgsk, fid cvci oi C fsm ` or, tmcrcosfi uidcrburrcit ke dosgoact tmc prcscibc ke Nrotosm keeobcrs. X m ysmkugd wc tm ci oisost ki tmc bk`pgofibc ke tm c Fehmf is wotmfbkidotoki wmobm ot os bgcfrossk rc uhifit tk tmc eccgoihs fid prc-ludobcs ke tmc Bmoces fid pckpgc; Tmc to`c ` fy bk`c, fid oi tm coitcrcsts ke mu`fioty fid bovogozftoki fgg wogg dcsorc tk mfstciotwmci tmc Fehmfis tmc`scgvcs `fy nc woggoih tk wfovc t mc knlcb-toki ki wmobmtmcy mfvc motmcrtk sk strkihgy oisostcd, fid wmcitmos wogd efiftobfg pckpgc wogg nc nrkuhmt uidcr tmc f`cgokrftoihoiegucibcs wmobm Nrotosm rugc cxcrboscs ki tmc pkpugftoki ke Oidof.@ubm mfs ncci dkic wotmoi tm c gfst mfge-bcitury, nut tmcr c os stoggsueeobocit wkra tk tf x tk tm c ut`kst Nrotosm cicrhocs, fi d tk sftoseyNrotosm f`notoki, wotmkut fddoih `krc tcrrotkry tk ku r fgrcfdykvcrhrkwi Cfstcri C`porc. Ot rc`fois tk rcbfpotugftc t mc pkoitswmobm ot m f s ncci skuhmtt cstfngosm oi tm c ekrchkoih pfhcs.

    6st. Tmft tmc scttgcd pkgoby keekr`br Fd`oiostrftokis, bk`-pkscd ke nk tm pf rtocs oi tm c Rtftc, oi rchfrd tk tmc dcecibc ke tgocIkrtm-Xcstbri erkitocr ke Oidof, mfs ncci, wotmkut sueobobitbfusc, dcpfr tbd eok ny Gkrd Gyttki, fbtoih uidcr oistrubtokis ketmc prcscit[] iostry.

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    >id. '-Tmft tmc dfihcr fpprcmcid