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    Caad # Xgtjr Xgtem war`s ta jksurj tmj aad) wgtjrgkd csm wj eaksulj os sgj) geejssobij gkd sustgokgbij

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    wj mjip pjapij tg`j emgrhj a wmjrj tmjor aad ealjs

    ral) `jjp eijgk) gardgbij) pubioe tgp wgtjr awokh

    rjjiy ta aur maljs) pratjet tmj jkvorakljktgi qugioty

    a aejgks) arej havjrkljkt ta da ots fab pratjetokh

    eotozjks) gkd jduegtj gbaut tmj olpartgkej a `jjpokh

    smgrjd rjsaurejs ukdjr pubioe eaktrai+

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    Moddjk easts + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 77

    Tg`j Geoak + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 72

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    2 Caad # Xgtjr Xgtem t]]]H^^JBAJ]BZCU]BZDO^UM

    Lgryigkd mgs gk apparukoy a bgk rge`okh kaw+ Xj

    girjgdy `kaw jkauhm gbau mj olpges a droiiokh gkd

    rge`okh ar kgurgi hgs a `kaw mg wj dak wgk o okaur sgj+

    Apjkokh up Lgryigkd a rge`okh wak brokh jkjrhy

    sjeuroy a mj rjhoak) wak saivj aur jeakaloe

    prabijls gkd wak pravodj eijgk jkjrhy+ Tmj aoi gkd

    hgs okdusrys gi`okh paoks mg eigol amjrwosj grj

    kamokh bu mj rjsui a g mohmiy aremjsrgjd gkd

    wjii,okgkejd pubioe rjigoaks eglpgohk) akj goljd g

    praiakhokh Gljroegs djsrueovj djpjkdjkej ak assoi

    ujis+ Lgryigkdjrs kjjd a sjj mrauhm mj aoi gkd hgs

    okdusrys spok+

    O wj da ka sgkd up ar Lgryigkd kaw) mj aoi gkd

    hgs okdusry woii droii gkd rge` ar gs luem kgurgi hgs

    gs o egk praogbiy jxrge ral mj smgij gkd amjr

    rae` arlgoaks mg ioj bjkjgm aur sgj) ral Hgrrjt

    Eauky a mj Jgsjrk Umarj+ Tmos woii okdusrogiozj rurgi

    eallukoojs ar mj warsj) brokhokh gor paiiuoak) wgjr

    paiiuoak) kaosj paiiuoak) iohm paiiuoak) lgrrjd igkd,

    segpjs gkd egrgvgks a rue`s uii a axoe wgsj+

    Tmj okdusrys pigks a jxpar igrhj glauks a kgurgi

    hgs avjrsjgs) okeiudokh ral g jrlokgi prapasjd ar

    Eavj ^aok ak mj Emjsgpjg`j Bgy) wauid akiy okjksoy

    mjsj kjhgovj olpges+ Jxpars wauid spur larj droiiokh

    gkd rge`okh larj quoe`iy) rjsuiokh ok gk jvjk larj

    djsrueovj jeakaloe bus akej mj hgs os hakj gkd

    okdusry lavjs ak+ Tmj jeakaloe bjkjos a mj baal

    wauid bj ji ausodj a Lgryigkd) wmjrj mj okdusry

    os bgsjd) bu wj wauid bj ijc a pgy mj jeakaloe gkd

    jkvorakljkgi eass a mj okdusrys ijhgey a paiiuoak+

    Xj girjgdy `kaw mos+

    Xj `kaw mg droiiokh gkd rge`okh mukdrjds a kjw

    smgij hgs wjiis ok Lgryigkd jgem yjgr wauid ljgk

    mukdrjds a loiioaks a hgiiaks a axoe wgsj) gkd mjrjgrj ka haad dospasgi apoaks+ Tmj smgij hgs okdusry

    wauid brokh mgrlui iaegi gor paiiuoak) glakh amjr

    pubioe mjgim gkd sgjy prabijls) a aur eallukoojs+

    Gkd eallukoojs gerass Lgryigkd wauid gej sjroaus

    smar, gkd iakh,jrl ros`s a mjor drok`okh wgjr

    rjsaurejs+

    Tmjsj ros`s wauid sjl ral okerjgsjd djlgkd ar rjsm,

    wgjr ar rge`okh iuod gkd ral ijg`s gkd spoiis a axoe

    wgsjs) jomjr g wjii sojs ar ak mj ragd gs mj wgsj

    os rue`jd gwgy ar dospasgi+ Gisa) mydraegrbak hgsjs)

    ukdoseiasjd okdusrogi emjloegis gkd amjr eakglokgksegk sjjp oka gquojrs vog ghokh wjiis) kgurgi guis

    gkd mj rgeurjs ral rge`okh+ Cokgiiy) wj `kaw mg

    jxrgeokh) rgksparokh gkd burkokh kgurgi hgs wauid

    eakrobuj sohkooegkiy a mj sgjs hrjjkmausj hgs

    jlossoaks) gkd mus a mj rosj ok sjg ijvji gkd okerjgsj

    ok jxrjlj wjgmjr mg girjgdy mrjgjk aur sgjs

    jeakaly+

    Giiawokh smgij hgs djvjiapljk ok Lgryigkd woii brokh

    gii a mjsj prabijls+ Gkd djspoj mjor eigols) mj aoi gkd

    hgs okdusrys sa,egiijd bjs prgeoejs) jvjk o pjrjeiyrjhuigjd gkd jkarejd by g kjw gkd easiy rjhuigary

    rjholj ok Lgryigkd) woii ka saivj mjsj prabijls+ Bu

    a eaursj) rjhuigoak gkd jkarejljk wak bj pjrje+

    G mj jdjrgi ijvji) mj aoi gkd hgs okdusry jkfays

    swjjpokh jxjlpoaks ral jvjry lgfar jkvorakljkgi

    igw+ Lgryigkdjrs egk jxpje mj aoi gkd hgs okdusry gkd

    os pralajrs a war` orjijssiy a wjg`jk rjhuigoaks

    gkd a djukd sgj,ijvji jkarejljk a gky rjhuigoaks

    mjy goi a mwgr+

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    LGR_IGKD6 Kaw Os tmj Tolj ta Bgk Crge`okh 5

    Bge`hraukd ak tmj

    Crge`okh Djbgtj ok Lgryigkd

    Crge`okh os smar ar rgeurokh+ Gcjr droiiokh dawk a

    g grhjjd rae` arlgoak) gkd mjk droiiokh sodjwgys

    mrauhm mj grhjjd igyjr a rae`) apjrgars okfje

    loiioaks a hgiiaks a wgjr loxjd wom sgkd gkd emjlo,

    egis ukdjrhraukd) g jxrjlj prjssurj) a rgeurj mj

    rae`+7

    Tmj rgeurjs) wmoem grj mjid apjk by mj okfjejdsgkd akej mj jxrjlj prjssurj os rjijgsjd) pravodj pgm,

    wgys ar larj kgurgi hgs a iaw oka mj wjii0 amjrwosj)

    kgurgi hgs kjgr mj droiijd wjii wauid rjlgok ohmiy mjid

    ok mj rae`+2

    Tmj aoi gkd hgs okdusry os jkhghjd ok g sioe` pubioe

    rjigoaks eglpgohk a pralaj rge`okh gs haad ar mj

    jeakaly) haad ar jkjrhy sjeuroy gkd jkjrhy okdjpjk,

    djkej gkd) ok mj egsj a kgurgi hgs) jvjk haad ar mj

    jkvorakljk+5 Tmos os kamokh bu spok+

    Eaksosjkiy) mj okdusry hrassiy jxghhjrgjs mjjeakaloe bjkjos a droiiokh gkd rge`okh+ O pgys ar

    jeakaloe ladjis mg grj bgsjd ak praprojgry gkd

    moddjk gssulpoaks gkd mg kjhije ar dosloss mj

    iakh,jrl jeakaloe gkd jkvorakljkgi eass a iaegi

    eallukoojs+4 Tmj pubioe rjigoaks roe` os a g`j salj

    prafjejd bjkjo gkd a mjk usj o gs g eudhji a eaukjr

    pubioe eakejrk gbau mj jkvorakljkgi gkd pubioe mjgim

    olpges a mj okdusry+: Tmj Lgryigkd ^jraijul Eaukeo

    mgs hatjk ok ak mj ge) eallossoakokh g sudy mg

    rjiojs ak doserjdojd rjpars a lg`j rasy prafjeoaks a

    jeakaloe bjkjos a aur sgj+3 Tmj rjpar mjk mrjgjks

    Lgryigkd os jvjk larj io`jiy a loss mj apparukoy oo erjgjs gk jxejjdokhiy rjhuigjd gkd jxpjksovj jkvorak,

    ljk+8 Lgryigkdjrs kjjd a gvaod mos rgej a mj batal

    Gs ar eigols mg rge`okh os haad ar Z+U+ jkjrhy sjeu,

    roy) o os ruj mg ladjrk droiiokh gkd rge`okh mgvj

    eakrobujd a sohkooegk okerjgsjs ok mj Z+U+ Jkjrhy

    Okarlgoak Gdlokosrgoaks -JOGs/ jsolgj a kgurgi

    hgs rjsaurejs ok mj pgs djegdj+= G papuigr eigol os mg)

    gs g rjsui) mj Zkojd Ugjs mgs jkauhm kgurgi hgs a

    igs 7>> yjgrs+? Mawjvjr) Caad # Xgjr Xgem aa` g

    eiasj iaa` g mos eigol gkd aukd mg o gssuljs mg mjokdusry hjs os wosm a ealpijjiy ukrjsroejd geejss

    mrauhmau Gigs`g) mrauhmau mj iawjr 4= sgjs gkd gii

    giakh mj Z+U+ eagsiokj) okeiudokh a a Lgryigkd+7>

    @jjp ot ukdjrhraukd6 Lgryigkdjrs egk jxpjet tmj aoi gkd hgs okdustry ta try ta droii gkd crge` rae` carlgtoaks bjkjgtm

    luem ac tmj stgtj+ Oc giiawjd) tmos wauid pigej gt ros` tmj stgtjs votgi drok`okh wgtjr rjsaurejs) cral Djjp Erjj` Ig`j ok

    tmj Amoa Rovjr bgsok ta tmj mjgdwgtjrs ac tmj ^atalge Rovjr gkd tmj gquocjrs ac tmj Jgstjrk Umarj+

    Coh+ 76 Lgryigkd Hgs Bgsoks

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    4 Caad # Xgtjr Xgtem t]]]H^^JBAJ]BZCU]BZDO^UM

    Tmj eigol gisa swjjps ukdjr mj ruh olpargk wgrkokh

    sohks gbau mj rjgdloii a droiiokh gkd rge`okh ar

    smgij hgs+ Bjegusj pradueoak djeiokjs rgpodiy ar jgem

    kjw wjii) gkd bjegusj mj ors wjiis grj ypoegiiy mj

    las pradueovj akjs) larj gkd larj wjiis kjjd a bj

    droiijd gkd rge`jd jgem yjgr fus a lgokgok pradue,

    oak+77 Kakjmjijss) jvjk o mj aoi gkd hgs okdusry

    hjs os wosm a ealpijjiy ukrjsroejd geejss a droii

    gkd rge`) gkd jvjk o jsolgjs a pajkogi smgij hgspradueoak grj geeurgj) Caad # Xgjr Xgem egieuigjd

    mg mj okdusrys pigks a okerjgsj djlgkd ar Z+U+

    kgurgi hgs jgsoiy eu mj eigol a 7>> yjgrs ok mgi+72 G

    prafje goljd g jxparokh kgurgi hgs ral g Eavj ^aok

    jrlokgi ok Egivjr Eauky) Ld+) os glakh mj pigks a

    okerjgsj djlgkd+75

    Tmj JOG jsolgjs mg bgsjd ak eurrjk jemkaiahy

    -gs appasjd a jeakaloes/) okdusry egk jxrge gbau

    343 boiioak euboe jj a kgurgi hgs ok mj paroak a mj

    Lgrejiius Umgij mg iojs bjkjgm Lgryigkd -djpoejd okpok` ok Cohurj 7) pghj 5/+74 Rauhmiy mgi a mj Tgyiars,

    voiij Bgsok -djpoejd ok yjiiaw/ iojs bjkjgm Lgryigkd)

    sa bgsjd ak g rjejk Z+U+ Hjaiahoegi Uurvjy -ZUHU/

    jsolgj a mj glauk a hgs mg egk jemkoegiiy bj

    jxrgejd) mos bgsok eauid glauk a gkamjr :>> boiioak

    euboe jj a hgs+7:

    Car pjrspjeovj) Lgryigkd eaksuljd 7?4 boiioak euboe

    jj ok 2>77)73 sa mjsj jsolgjd rjsaurejs wauid eavjr

    akiy gbau sox yjgrs a mj sgjs djlgkd+ Tmj Euipjpjr)

    Hjtysburh gkd Djilgrvg hgs bgsoks mgvj ka yj bjjk

    gssjssjd)78 bu mjsj wauid io`jiy gdd fus g jw larj

    yjgrs a suppiy+ Tmos gii gssuljs) a eaursj) mg mj

    okdusry woks ealpijjiy ukrjsroejd geejss a droii

    gkd rge`+ O gisa kjhijes Dalokoak Rjsaurejs pigks a

    jxpar up a 53: boiioak euboe jj jgem yjgr ral os Eavj

    ^aok geoioy) gilas daubij mj agi gkkugi eaksulpoak

    a Lgryigkd+7=

    Eijgriy) mj pusm a apjk up Lgryigkd a rge`okh osk

    gbau mj sgjs jkjrhy sjeuroy+ O os gbau mj aoi gkd

    hgs okdusrys djsorj a eakrai gky kjw hgs rjsjrvjs o

    lohm akj dgy wgk a gp+

    Eigols a jkvorakljkgi bjkjos ral usokh kgurgi

    hgs lus gisa bj sjjk ok mj eakjx a okdusrys prao

    laovjs+ Gimauhm kgurgi hgs dajs burk larj eijgkiy

    mgk aoi gkd eagi) mos os g iaw bgr) gkd pralajrs a

    kgurgi hgs jomjr ohkarj ar dosloss mj lgky kjhgovj

    olpges a droiiokh gkd rge`okh+ Tmj aoi gkd hgs okdusry

    os pgriy gbij a da mos by biae`okh geejss a dgg gkd

    amjr okarlgoak mg wauid bj kjjdjd a jvgiugj

    uiiy mj jkvorakljkgi gkd pubioe mjgim olpges a os

    apjrgoaks+7?

    Car jxglpij) ok egsjs ok wmoem droiiokh gkd rge`okh mgvj

    eakglokgjd wgjr ar amjrwosj jkdgkhjrjd mj pubioe)

    eaur rjeards wom jemkoegi okarlgoak ak mj egsjs

    grj ypoegiiy sjgijd ral mj pubioe rjeard gs pgr a gky

    sjtijljk ghrjjljk+2> Gisa) awokh a gk jxjlpoak ok

    mj Z+U+ Ugj Drok`okh Xgjr Ge) rge`okh ealpgkojs daka mgvj a doseiasj mj emjloegis mg mjy grj pulpokh

    ukdjrhraukd) gkd jvjk wmjk sgjs da rjquorj doseiasurj)

    mjrjs usugiiy gk jxjlpoak ar gky emjloegis eaksod,

    jrjd rgdj sjerjs+27 Gkd) ok akj rjejk egsj) okdusrys

    eakrai a mj dgg lgy jxpigok wmy gk Gssaeogtjd rjss

    okvjsohgoak oka rjpars a eakglokgjd wgjr wgs ka

    pursujd+22

    Tmj Z+U+ Jkvorakljkgi rajeoak Ghjkey -J^G/ os

    rjiyokh mjgvoiy ak okdusrys vaiukgry eaapjrgoak a

    abgok dgg a eakdue os akhaokh sudy a mj pajkogi

    olpges a rge`okh ak drok`okh wgjr rjsaurejs) rgmjrmgk rjquorokh mg wjii dgg bj smgrjd+ Geeardokh a mj

    Gssaeogtjd ^rjssokvjsohgoak) mos rjiogkej ak okdusry

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    LGR_IGKD6 Kaw Os tmj Tolj ta Bgk Crge`okh :

    lgy mgvj `jp mj J^G ral hjtokh a mj batal a g

    dospuj bjwjjk Rgkhj Rjsaurejs gkd g igkdawkjr wom

    g wgjr wjii mg wgs eakglokgjd wom ljmgkj+ 25

    Gs ar hiabgi eiolgj emgkhj) pralajrs a kgurgi hgs

    mgvj rojd a sjii okerjgsjd djpjkdjkej ak kgurgi hgs

    gs g brodhj ar rgksooakokh a g iaw,egrbak uurj

    pawjrjd by rjkjwgbij jkjrhy+24 Tmos os bgsjd ok pgr

    ak mj ge mg burkokh kgurgi hgs praduejs eaksodjr,gbiy ijss egrbak doaxodj mgk burkokh eagi ar aoi) bu

    o kjhijes mj olpge a ljmgkj jlossoaks) g gr

    larj pajk hrjjkmausj hgs+2: Eiolgj paiiuoak ral

    jxrgeokh gkd rgksparokh kgurgi hgs os sohkooegk)

    kjhgokh mj bjkjos a iawjr egrbak doaxodj jlossoaks

    ral burkokh kgurgi hgs oksjgd a eagi ar jijeroeoy+23

    Larjavjr) mj eurrjk mypj avjr kgurgi hgs) pgroeuigriy

    grooeogiiy iaw Z+U+ kgurgi hgs proejs) mrjgjks a `jjp

    Lgryigkd gkd mj rjs a mj eaukry ral ghhrjssovjiy

    djpiayokh pravjk wokd gkd saigr pawjr gkd jkjrhy

    joeojkey jemkaiahojs+28

    Tmj Kjhgtovj Olpgets Tmgt

    Crge`okh Xauid Brokh ta Lgryigkd

    Bjyakd pulpokh larj hrjjkmausj hgs paiiuoak oka mj

    gor) wodjsprjgd droiiokh gkd rge`okh ok Lgryigkd wauid

    kjhgovjiy olpge mj jkvorakljk) pubioe mjgim gkd

    jeakaly a mj sgj+

    Crghljktjd carjsts) lgrrjd igkdsegpjsgkd tmj ijhgey ac paiiutoak

    Tmj glauk a kgurgi hgs mg egk bj praduejd ral g

    sokhij rge`jd wjii vgrojs sohkooegkiy womok g smgij hgs

    pigy) gkd mj rgj a pradueoak djeiokjs rgpodiy saak gcjr

    g wjii os rge`jd+5> Apjrgars droii gkd rge` mj swjj

    spas a mj pigy ors) ijgvokh mj ijss pradueovj gkd

    mus ijss praogbij paroaks ar igjr+ Tmos ljgks mg mj

    okdusry mgs a okerjgsj mj rgj a droiiokh gkd rge`okh

    fus a susgok g eaksgk ijvji a smgij hgs pradueoak+

    Kgturgi Hgs6 G Brodhj ta

    Djvgstgtokh Eiolgtj EmgkhjTmj Oktjrkgtoakgi Jkjrhy Ghjkey mgs jstolgtjd tmgt

    g sejkgroa ac okerjgsjd hiabgi djpjkdjkej ak kgturgi

    hgs wauid okerjgsj tmj hiabgi gvjrghj tjlpjrgturj

    by 5+: djhrjjs Ejisous -gbaut 3+5 djhrjjs Cgmrjkmjot/

    by 2>5:+2= Kaw) Lgryigkds jktorj jeakaly wauid bj

    eroppijd by suem jxtrjlj eiolgtj emgkhj+ Geeardokh

    ta tmj Lgryigkd Eallossoak ak Eiolgtj Emgkhj) tmos

    igrhj ac gk okerjgsj ok hiabgi gvjrghj tjlpjrgturj

    VR]AH^MDWX@DXR]ZSXDXMVR]AHS]MZ

    tmj iass ac vortugiiy gii eagstgi wjtigkds0

    okukdgtoak ac larj tmgk 7>> squgrj loijs ac

    prjsjktiy dry igkd gkd iass ac tmj maljs ac

    tmausgkds ac Lgryigkdjrs0

    sulljr,iakh mjgt wgvjs erjgtokh iocj,tmrjgt,

    jkokh eakdotoaks ok Lgryigkds urbgk jkvorak,

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    10/19

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    11/19

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