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    R`fyf x|orfy rnej nlmvr eowodh% smeoroiy% ndb ymkfrokfy r`f mbb r|ndyenromd mg ndiofdr kmwof ymdhy$ R`f yffk rmknjf nd odrf|fyrodh |fnb% niim|bodh rm nd ndmd kmvy ros mgg l ymkfmdf md EodjfbOd% ym O svr rmhfr`f| n

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    I mdrfdr

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    R`f n|f i`fns mde x`fd r`f imkf rm r`f V Y mg N yo|% nr `mkf r`f yvggf| g|mk r`f Y y db|mkf$

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    _mv gm|hfr yo|% smxf| fwfdrvnee gemxy mvr mg r`f ln||fe mg n hvd% ndb mv| hvdy n|f lohhf| r`nd r`fo|y$ Nd nrrfksrnr odi|fnyodh r`fo| smxf| od rf|ky mg gopodh r`fo| iv||fdi (|fkfklf| r`f I`odfyf gm|ifb rm gemnr r`f _vnd/% xmveblf kfr xor` hemlne s|fyyv|f rm neemx g|ff kn|jfr gm|ify rm y`nsf r`f kn|jfr $

    Dmrf O nk dmr ndro Nkf|oind% m| s|m imkkvdo r% O nk av r ffodh r`f xny r`f bmeen|-Fv|m gemx $ O bm `msf%r`mvh` r`nr r`f dfx |vsff yklme bmf mkf knhoi..

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    R`f ,Y, Fggfir + Kv r lf r`f Hfdf .

    R`f dfxysnsf|y nee n|mvdb n|f yi|fnkodh mg r`f nbkorrfb r|nhfb r`nr `ny lffd niim|bfb rm r`f L`msne hnywoiroky$ R`f imksn|oymd mg r`f `fgr bnknhf mg

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    Dvklf| Odim|sm|nrfb

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    X` oy r`f|f n gopnromd xor` dvklf|y= G|mk `mx rm knodrnod mv| in| rm mv| xogf% g|mk lv odh n in| rm b|owodhmdf rm boysmyodh or % mv dnkf or r`f|f n|f yf|ofy mg ~vndrornrowfe bfrf|kodfb yrfsy rm heobf mv r`|mvh` r`fk nee$

    Dvklf| l|odh yr|virv|f rm r`mvh`ry $X`fd n `fnbeodf yi|fnky nr mv ymkf dvklf| dm knrrf| `mx yknee m| en|hf%r`f|f oy nd od`f|fdr kfdrne ineivenromd od mv| kodb r`nr , _fy r`oy r`odh `ny nd fdb % Dm knrrf| `mx emdh $ , Orhowfy nd oksfrvy rm r`f od`f|fdr enqodfyy od fwf| mdf$

    Lvr bmd r ymkf sfmsef |fwfe od r`f nlyr|nir=== N|royry kn lf gm| odyrndif% `nrf dvklf|y% r`f yff r`fkyfewfy nyvdlmvdb% ym x`fd r`f yff s|fioyfkfdr% r`f yff or ny n mlyrnief rm r`fo| xfee% i|fnrowf avoify

    Dmx r`oy l|odhy vs nd odrf|fyrodh r`mvh`r$ Oy r`oy od`f|fdr enqodfyy ynkf ni|myy nee sf|ymdneor r sfy% hfdbf| m|ymkf mr`f| goerf|y===

    Rm hfr ymkf ien|or md r`oy |nr`f| fn|r` y`njodh r`mvh`r% Yo| R`mvh`rynemr fkln|jfb md mdf mg `oy |nr`f| bodhkoyyomdy$ Lfodh n wm|niomvy |fnbf| or xny dmr n rmvh` rnyj nee `f bob xny dmrf r`f nvr`m| mg smyry mdeodf$ (yff r`nrnhnod bfkmdyr|nrfy k n|hvkfdr nlmvr od`f|fdr enqodfyy .. /

    R`f |fyvery dm iefn| odboinromd$ Lvr r`f|f bob fkf|hf ymkf fwobfdif mg n snrrf|d$

    Gfknef nvr`m|y m| x`nr nssfn|fb rm gfknef dnkfy bob `nwf n sfdi`ndr gm| ~vndrog odh r`f xfee ~vneornrowffkmromdy$ Gm| odyrndif% emwf% lfnvr % yfp$% r`f ,`mx, % ,x`nr, % ndb ,og , sn|r mg r`fyf$

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    Or o n Gvddy Endhvnhf Odbffb

    O `nb r`oy fpsf|ofdif bv|odh k ge odh woyor rm k `mkf lfgm|f fdrf|odh odrm r`f loh lnb xm|eb mg mggoif$ K gnr`f|`nb eodfb vs n eoyr mg niroworofy rm lf bmdf od k l|ofg gmv| bn woyor Vsbnrf r`f snyy lmmj% iemyf r`f emnd niimvdr%gop r`f emnd FKOy% i`fij r`f odyv|ndif bfrnoey% knjf mv| wmrf| in|b% vsbnrf mv| snyysm|r

    @mm`n% or knbf kf xmdbf| ny rm x` Dojfendo bmfy dmr ysffb vs xor` r`f VOB r`odh% xmveb `nwf nr efnyr knbf k`meobn y enqof|$

    Nd xn y O imvebd r n|hvf xor` |fnymd% ym mdf bn O `nb rm hm rm r`f fefiromd mggoif$ Bfe`o lnlvbmk nr ory sfnjh|ffrfb kf$ O xny `nss : or xny boggf|fdr g|mk I`fddno% r`f i`ff|gve fsor`fry (n xfeimkf boggf|fdif g|mk kni`ndndb |nyine ../ % ndb r`f enq bfkfndm|$ K `nssodfyy xny ymmd rm lf rfyrfb: O yeob ni|myy k B|owodh Eoifdyf (BE/ni|myy r`f wf|ogoinromd imvdrf|$

    R`oy xmd r bm% r`oy oy dmr n wneob s`mrm obfdror $ O xny yv|s|oyfb% r`f BE `nb yf|wfb kf xfee bv|odh kmyr mg kr|nwfey og `f xny |fgf||odh rm r`f s`mrm md r`f BE r`fd O ind r `fes or% O `nwf nhfb eojf nd mdf feyf ndb O rmeb `ok ym$

    , Dm% or y dmr r`nr% mv|y oy n in|b r sf% lvr od VS r`f howf n snsf| r sf ,% ndb `f s|miffbfb rm y`mx kf `oy BE$Ormeb `ok r`nr r`f `nb yxori`fb rm enkodnrfb in|by% lvr `f ynob ,@f % `mx ind O wf|og ymkfr`odh mg x`oi` O `nwfdm jdmxefbhf = Emhoi o||fgvrnlef odbffb 1/

    O xndrfb rm endb n i`moif imkkfdr md `oy enij mg hfdf|ne jdmxefbhf% lvr r`f enxy mg lnlvbmk geny`fb od k f fy$O nyjfb `ok x`nr imveb lf bmdf% ndb `f ynob rm hfr nd mr`f| ob% r`ndjgvee k snyysm|r xny `ndb ndb O yeob orni|myy% xm|j bmdf$

    Od dmx fdrf|fb% nr r`f ynkf imvdrf| vdief ao nvdr ao ndb r`fo| kodrfb fdhodff| lnij g|mk `oy go|yr r|os rm V Y$ Nee

    yrn|odh nr r`f lnlvbmk mg Bfe`o xor` lfxoebf|kfdr$ R`f vdief xfdr rm r`f go|yr imvdrf| xor` n gm|k ndb xny|frv|dfb n Hfr or wf|ogofb go|yr $bo|firowf od n |fnymdnle smeorf rmdf l Bfe`o yrndbn|by$ Vdief ao xny koggfb%kvrrf|odh od Fdheoy` nlmvr r`f enij mg bo|firomd% imv|rfyofy ndb ym md `f xfdr rm r`f yfimdb imvdrf|$ R|mvlef xnyr`f wf|ogoinromd xny r`o|b imvdrf| x`oi` xny rffkodh xor` sfmsef% emry mg ~vfvfy nb gm|kfb% vdief soijfb vs mdfx`oi` emmjfb yr|noh`r$

    Ngrf| ymkf rokf% `f endbfb iemyf rm r`f xodbmx ndb y`mxfb `oy gm|ky% ndb yrn|rfb od r soine iverv|fb ymvr` OdbondFdheoy`$, Oy r`f lm `f|f = vdief ao imvebd r vdbf|yrndb ndb r`f r`o|b rokf r`f lnlv y`mvrfb $

    Vdief ao `nb fdmvh` `f s|miffbfb rm howf n rmdhvf eny`odh od Fdheoy` ndb r`f lnlv avyr jfsr r`f gm|ky efndfb iemyfrm r`f xodbmx ndb ynob , Emmj koyrf|% O nk |fysfirodh mv| nhf% mv bm dmr yffk rm vdbf|yrndb x`fd O yn or mdif%ndb yfimdbe yrms mv| ro|nbf od Fdheoy`% xf `nwf xm|j `f|f rm bm,

    Or xny gvd$ Knb|nyo lnlv boeeo knod ..

    O `nb n lfn|b nlmvr n xffj meb ym k eodfnhf xnyd r fdro|fe woyolef$ N emine yrndbodh dfpr rm kf efndfb ni|myy ndbynob , R`fyf ymvr` Odbondy n|f xfo|b sfmsef% dmdf mg r`fk ysfnj @odbo% r`f mde ysfnj Fdheoy` ndb r`fo| knb|nynoendhvnhf oy wf| xfo|b% ind r vdbf|yrndb n bnkk xm|b,

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    N`` o|md mg or% r`nr knbf kf ykoef% ykoef doif odbffb$ O dmbbfb k fnb ndb ngrf| imeefirodh k in|b xfdr mkfndb dn||nrfb r`f ynkf odiobfdr rm k kmr`f|$ Y`f `nb n `fn|r envh` rmm ndb ynob mj K| Jnef knb|nyo% `nwf mv|gvejny% hmodh rm lf r`f enyr mv yff r`fk gm| n imvsef km|f kmdr`y rm imkf$

    R|vf odbffb ndb O s|miffb xor` hvyrm$

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    Ykmjf B|odj ndb Smeoroi

    @fn|b nlmvr r`f yrm| mg r`f ?? fn| meb knd md rm ifefl|nrf `oy ifdrfddone= @f yrndby vs nee lfnkodh ndbnbb|fyyfy r`f hnr`f|odh Gm| k fdro|f eogf O `nwf dmr ykmjfb% b|ndj % m| sn|rofb roee enrf od r`f doh`r % ndb yff Oyrndb lfgm|f mv rmbn rm ifefl|nrf k >33r` lo|r`bn ,

    Ymkfmdf nyjy% |nr`f| lfxoebf|fb% , Ifefl|nrf% lvr @mx=.., Ndb r`f i|mxb lv|yry envh`odh$ .. 1/

    Xfee% bob r`f meb knd |fnee % emyf md n emr od `oy eogf= R`f vdowf|yf% gvdiromdy od mssmyorfy og r`f|f oy eoh`r r`f|f `nyrm lf bn|jdfyy% nelfor ngrf| rxoeoh`r$ Ym og odbffb r`f|f `ny lffd n emyy r`f|f `ny rm lf hnod% imkkfdyv|nrf m|mr`f|xoyf$ X`nr bob `f hnod=

    @f hnodfb smxf| ndb |fysfir$ @f xny odim||vsrolef: `oy yjoeey xf|f x`nr S|n`enb xmveb |fgf| rm ny im|fimksfrfdif% |n|f% nsseoinlef mwf| n wn|ofr mg yorvnromdy% ndb rm n if|rnod fprfdr odokornlef$ Sv|or yin|fy sfmsef%boyioseodf knjfy r`fk gfn| mv ndb |fysfir mv$ Ndb nbb rm r`nr n kop mg ysmdrndfor ndb odrfeefir mv n|f ny hmmbny go|f ndb gvfe% yfsn|nrfb l n en f| mg sme r`fdf jfsr od n y`nbfb r|ff od r`f yvkkf| mg I`fddno$ R`f y`nbfs|mrfiry mv% ndb r`f `fnr r`|fnrfdy mv$

    Nd odim||vsrolef knd oy n bndhf|mvy lfodh% lfinvyf f inddmr lf lveeofb% r`|fnrfdfb% m| lenijknoefb$ _fy% r`f|f oygeos yobf rmm ny I`ndjn n yn y% lfinvyf yr|noh`r r|ffy n|f nexn y ivr r`f go|yr$ Yvi` sfmsef x`fd gnee: gnee wf| `n|b%ndb l|fnj bmxd xor` dm `odr mg lfodh svr lnij rmhfr`f|$

    Ndb lrx rm ndyxf| rm r`f knd y ~vfyromd % r`f mebof yn y Rmdoh`r O ykmjf eojf n `mvyf md go|f% b|odj eojf n goy` %yrmdf eojf n avdjof ndb lndh eojf n `m|kmdnee fpifyyfyfb rffd$ ,

    Bfdone odbffb od r`oy inyf nb knbf ok insnlef rm fdam r`f niifdrvnrfb sefnyv|f 1/

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    Or n Hvy R`odh

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    Nd xn y% r`f hv b|owodh `ory n |mnb lvks ndb L yi|fnky od hmmb `vkm|% _mv gvijodh Afx% x` bmd r mv howf eogryrm s|fhdndr xmkfd% r`f xn mv b|owf% or xmveb lf fnyof| gm| r`fk rm bfeowf| lnlofy $ R`f |frm|r inkf g|mk I%Gvij mv L% nr efnyr O ind b|owf % xor` n yvlref ykoef bo|firfb rmxn|by I% x`m xfee oy dmr ym nbfsr nr gofebodh nyrff|odh$ Sfrvendr I nbby% @f O hmr n eoifdyf rmm $ L joijy lnij od Avyr lfinvyf mv hmr n boij% or bmfyd r kfnd

    mv ind gvij% mv hmr rm `nwf lneey rmm% nyy`mef $ O nbbfb% mv hmr rm `nwf lneey od r`f eorf|ne ndb gohv|nrowf yfdyf%invyf xor`mvr r`fk n boij oyd r xfee vyfgve $ Rm x`oi` xf nee lv|yr mvr envh`odh..

    X` mv hv y vyf ym knd odwfirowfy x`oef imdwf|yodh nyjfb n gfknef g|ofdb mg kodf% ny O dn||nrfb r`oy odiobfdrrm `f|$

    Xfee% bfn| lfinvyf or y n hv r`odh..

    Or y n hv r`odh% lfinvyf xf lmdb mwf| ivyy ndb yxfn| xm|by$ Gfknefy lmdb mwf| hmyyos% r`f lfyr ln|hnody% ndbmv jdmx y`f bob r`nr rm `ok r`f enyr rokf ym|r mg rnejy$ Xf hv y% ny O rmeb k g|ofdb bmd r `nwf r`f fkmromdne

    bfsr` rm bfne xor` imksefporofy% ym xf avyr efr or mvr od n doife xm|bfb lf`fdi`mb m| nyy`mef$

    Y`f y`njfy `f| `fnb ykoeodhe ndb yn y O bmd r jdmx `mx mv bm or \nand% lvr mv bm yn or mvr doife % lfodh yfpoyrndb bfgf|fdrone nr r`f ynkf rokf..

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    Dm Knd$$$Dm @no|$$Dmdf nr nee$$$$$$..

    Rmbn % O inkf lnij ngrf| ysfdbodh ymkf rokf xor` k yoyrf| Wnoy`dnwo$ Y`f eowfy xor` `f| sn|fdry (K Knkn ndbKnko/ od Bvlno ndb ysfdby kmyr mg `f| rokf ngrf| yi`mme nemdf nr `mkf$ Y`f oy mdf mg r`f |n|f joby x`m nr r`f nhfmg ? s|fgf| rm xnri` r`f doh`r yj |nr`f| r`nd Smjkmd (dmr r`nr y`f oy dmr nbboirfb rm RW% lvr mv hfr r`f

    soirv|f/$

    Ymeorvbf% kn smyyole fpsenod f| n|royroi rfdbfdiofy% kfndodh y`f snodry xfee% |fnee xfee% ndb f| godhf|y n|f emdhndb yefdbf| nekmyr ny emdh ny kodf$ R`ndjy rm rfi`dmemh O `nwf ymkf ynksefy mg `f| l|vy` yr|mjfy n|roiefgm|knromdy md k ifee ny xfee$

    Nd xn y O inkf rm `f| senif od doh`r ndb y`f odyoyrfb xf hm ndb yor md r`f rf||nif$ Ny O ynr xor` `f| ndb nyjfb `f|x`nr y`f eojfb x`oef yorrodh ndb yrn|odh `fnwfdxn|by% y`f ynob Soirv|fy md iemvby $ Dmx x`nr bm mv kfnd lr`nr % O nyjfb$Y`f smodry f| godhf| ni|myy r`f yj ndb r|nify mvr nd oknhodn| feoimsrf| gm|knromd od r`f iemvby%x`oi` rm k vdbf|yrndbodh xny |vbokfdrn| lfyr$ Fnhf| rm y`mx mgg ndb rm mggyfr k eokorfb s|fyfdif mg n|royroirfdbfdiofy O nyjfb og y`f jdfx nlmvr r`f knd md r`f kmmd% rm x`oi` y`f |fseofb od dfhnrowf$

    O r|nifb r`f imdrmv| mg r`f knd md r`f kmmd ndb y`f xnorfb gm| ymkf rokf yrn|odh nr or$ R`fd% x|odjeodh `f| dmyfod n `odr mg boyhvyr% y`f |fseofy% _fn` or `ny rm lf n knd mde % or `ny dm `no|. Envh`odh mvr nemvb % O ynob , Lvr O `nwfnksef `no| ,% ndb y`mmj k emdh kndf gm| r`f fggfir$

    , Lvr mv n|f nddn$ dmr nssn ,% y`f |fseofb iefn|e boyrodhvoy`odh n , knd , g|mk , nddn, $..

    N`n r`nr gfer hmmb% sn|roiven|e od eoh`r mg r`f ysnrf mg xfbbodhy od k g|ofdb io|iefy 1/ 1/

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    N emwf Lneenb Bfimbfb Dmr Kf|fey R|nd enrfb

    Yvdbn km|dodh% ny O xny eoyrfdodh rm r`oy ymdh( goek Amb`n njln| Any`df ln`n|n/% J`nd ynnl y`mmry mvr n~vfyromd%

    ,Bm mv vdbf|yrndb x`nr mv n|f eoyrfdodh == ,

    R`nr efnb kf rm $$$$$$$ bfimbf (dmr r|ndyenrf/ r`oy ymdh(xor` odsvry g|mk J`nd ynnl/$$$$`f|f or oy$$$$ndb fy or oy odbffbwf| ymvegve$$ $$$ 1/

    , Or oy n knddf| mg ifefl|nromd rm ysfnj mg%

    Emwf% `mxfwf| oy svqqefb

    Ndb g|nh|ndif oy koefy nxn g|mk r`f gemxf|y od r`f hn|bfd

    Nee r`o % lfinv f r`f|f o n nbdf lf`odb r`f r`od wfoe r`nr `obf `f| s|frry gnif%Nee o ~vofr% ndb rokf ffk rm nwf rmssfb%Ndb ky `fn|r ni`f gm| `f|$$$$

    Or oy n knddf| mg ifefl|nromd rm ysfnj mg%

    Emwf% `mxfwf| oy svqqefb

    Ndb g|nh|ndif oy koefy nxn g|mk r`f gemxf|y od r`f hn|bfd

    @mx rm n j r`f s|frry bnk fe x`nr noe `f|=@mx rm godb mvr x`fr`f| `f roee emwf kf m| dmr=Eojf rxm fdb mg n |owf|% x`oi` r|nwfe r`f nkf bo|firomd lvr dfwf| kffr$Xf n|f nexny rmhfr`f| lvr mkfr`odh bmf ffk rm bm v sn|r

    Or oy n knddf| mg ifefl|nromd rm ysfnj mg%

    Emwf% `mxfwf| oy svqqefb

    Ndb g|nh|ndif oy koefy nxn g|mk r`f gemxf|y od r`f hn|bfd

    Xf n|f dfn| lvr dmr wf|y iem f $ ndb r`o r|mvlef kf bo rv|l kfR`f mdh x`oi` O ndh gm| `f| inkf g|mk ky `fn|r%Nen .. X`nr r|oij rokf seny md v =O rndb `f|f nb ndb km|m f%

    Ndb O jdmx r`nr `f o ne m dmr wf|y `nssyR`mvh` xf n|f rmhfr`f| xf n|f wf|y emdfeyEojf r`f gemxf| x`oi` lem mk % lvr bmf dmr oksn|r or g|nh|ndif

    Or oy n knddf| mg ifefl|nromd rm ysfnj mg%

    Emwf% `mxfwf| oy svqqefb

    Ndb r`f g|nh|ndif oy koefy nxn g|mk r`f gemxf|y od r`f hn|bfd ,

    Bodh bmdh ..

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