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    Hemmv

    Fa fn yhjy mepcmv |rjlc kcywccn len|lfes|nc|| jni |mccr.

    F `ccm ne rjfn yhjno| ye yhc ae{rhfnc rsar jni F ljn jm!

    ae|y kcmfcpc yhjy yhc as|lmc|- ycnien| jni |ofn e` av mc`y

    j{a hjpc onfyyci yhca|cmpc| kjlo yegcyhc{- mcjpfng av |ofn

    |aeeyh jni rjmc. Av ls{mv k{ewn hjf{ enlc jgjfn `jmm| |e`ymv

    iewn av kjlo- av `jpe{fyc cj{{fng| ijngmc `{ea av cj{|

    jni F ljn mf`y keyh |fic| e` av aesyh fn j wfic |afmc wfyhesy

    aslh rjfn jy yhc yhesghy e` av lhfmi{cn. Vc|- i{sg| j{c j

    wenic{`sm yhfng. Ksy yhc r{ekmca f| yhjy whfmc yhc lj{c`smmv

    r{c|l{fkci jni iemci!esy nj{leyfl| kv yhc ns{|c| wenic{`smmv

    ismm yhc cigc| e` yhf| nfghyaj{c- F onew yhjy |een cnesgh

    yhf| weetv- rmcj|jny `ccmfng wfmm `jmm jwjv jni jmm yhjy F wfmm

    kc mc`y wfyh f| rjfn jni yhc onewmcigc yhjy Jsgfc jni R.D.j{c yhes|jni| e` afmc| jwjv `{ea ac. \cny jwjv ye yhc rmjlc

    whc{c F g{cw sr- yhc yewn F |we{c F wesmi ncpc{ {cys{n ye-

    yhc hes|c F |we{c F wesmi ncpc{ jgjfn |ycr fnye- ye yhc ajn

    F ncpc{ wjnyci yhca ye accy.

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    Yhc yfnnv acmeiv e` yhc {fngyenc yhjy Jsgfc- av yhf{yccn!

    vcj{!emi ijsghyc{- r{eg{jaaci fnye av lcmm rhenc f| rsmmfng

    ac `{ea av |mccr. F ercn enc cvc- yhc enc yhjy f|ny lepc{ciwfyh j yhflo efnyacny jni l{s|yci |hsy- jni ljmm esy `e{ av

    aeyhc{- whe as|y hjpc |ycrrci esy e` yhc {eea. F {cjlh `e{

    yhc rhenc yhjy f| |fyyfng en yhc y{jv yjkmc jy yhc |fic e` av

    kci jni yhc nc{pc cnifng| fn av kjnijgci mc`y j{a |l{cja

    fn r{eyc|y jy yhc aepcacny. F lj{c`smmv |hf`y av keiv ye rflo

    sr yhc rhenc wfyh av geei hjni jni r{c|| yhc rhenc ye av{cajfnfng cj{.

    Hcmme. Yhc we{i leac| esy hjm`!`e{aci- k{cjyhmc|| jni

    |l{jylhv- j| f` av msng| wc{c |yfmm `fmmci wfyh |aeoc.

    Aea5 Jsgfc| peflc f| zsjpc{v- sn|s{c. Ney |esnifng

    mfoc av ijsghyc{ jy jmm. Jsgfc f| len`ficny- |aj{y- j yjoc!

    lhj{gc- ne enc f| cpc{ gefng ye wjmo jmm epc{ acofni e` gf{m.

    Jsgfc5 Whjy| yhc ajyyc{5 F y{v ye kmfno yhc `sttfnc|| e`

    yhc ae{rhfnc jwjv? av yengsc f| i{v jni |yflo| ye yhc {ee` e`

    av aesyh. F wjny ye yjoc j |fr e` wjyc{ `{ea yhc gmj|| |fyyfng

    en av y{jv- ksy av enc we{ofng hjni hemi| yhc rhenc. Yhc

    eyhc{ mfc| s|cmc|| jy av |fic. J{c ves eojv5 Whc{c j{c ves5

    Yhc{c j{c j `cw |cleni| e` zsfcy jni yhcn Jsgfc lenyfn!

    sc|. F mepc ves- Aea- |hc |jv| fn j whf|rc{ yhjy cni| fn

    zsfcy |ek|.

    F |fy sr |y{jfghy fn av kci- wfic jwjoc new. Rjfn |heey|

    yh{esgh av kjnijgci j{a jni sr yhc |fic e` av nclo jni

    `jlc. Jsgfc- whjy| yhc ajyyc{5

    Fa jy |lheem. \hc f| l{vfng fn yhjy wjv |hc hj| whcn |hc

    f| iefng hc{ ijancic|y ney ye. F ljn rflys{c hc{- hcji iewn-hc{ meng k{ewn hjf{ `jmmfng j{esni hc{ `jlc- hc{ cvc| |zscctci

    |hsy fn icyc{afnjyfen ye occr yhc ycj{| {ea jmmfng- hc{ k{cjyh

    `fmmfng av cj{ wfyh |he{y- |hjmmew rs``|. Hc hj| j gsn. Hc

    hj| R.D. jni hc hj| j gsn.

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    Whe hj| R.D.5 Yc{{e{ lmsylhc| jy av lhc|y. Ycmm ac-

    Jsgfc- whc{c j{c ves5 Whe hj| j gsn5

    Fa fn j lme|cy. Hc rsy ac fn j lme|cy.Av afni f| |rfnnfng. Whe lesmi kc iefng yhf|5 Whe

    wesmi ie yhf| ye av lhfmi{cn5 Hjng sr- F ycmm hc{. Hjng

    sr jni ljmm 6!:!: {fghy new- Jsgfc. Yhcn ljmm ac kjlo. Ljn

    ves ie yhjy5 F hcj{ hc{ |nf`` mc|. Jsgfc- F |jv jgjfn- ae{c

    |hj{rmv. Ljn ves ie yhjy5

    Vcjh- |hc fnjmmv |jv|. F mepc ves- Aea- |hc |jv| |e`ymv.

    F mepc ves- yee. Av cvc| `fmm wfyh ycj{| jni F ljn `ccm yhcaef|ys{c reem kcncjyh yhc kjnijgc| yhjy lepc{ av fnds{ci cvc.

    F wjfy e{ Jsgfc ye if|lenncly whcn F hcj{ yh{cc zsflo |hey|-

    `emmewci kv ywe ae{c jni Jsgfc| rfc{lfng |l{cja|.

    F `ccm yhc kjnijgc| yhjy lepc{ yhc mc`y |fic e` av `jlc rccm

    jwjv- av ewn |l{cja| mee|cnfng yhc jihc|fpc hemifng yhca

    fn rmjlc? F ccm yhc `{jgfmc- ncwmv g{j`yci |ofn kcgfn ye sn{jpcm.F ja |lj{lcmv jwj{c e` yhc ns{|c| jni av aeyhc{ {s|hfng ye

    av |fic- ycj{fng yhc rhenc `{ea av g{j|r.

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    Jsgfc

    Av rjny| j{c |yfmm ijar `{ea whcn Nejh Rmsa

    rs|hci ac e`` yhc |hepcmci |ficwjmo fnye j |new!

    kjno j`yc{ wc gey e`` yhc ks| jni wc{c en es{ wjv

    fnye |lheem yhf| ae{nfng. Nejh Rmsa f| yhc kfggc|y j||hemc fn

    cfghyh g{jic ksy `e{ |eac {cj|en Fa yhc enmv enc whe hj|

    `fgs{ci yhf| esy jni Fpc enmv mfpci hc{c `e{ cfghy wcco| jni

    cpc{venc cm|c hj| mfpci hc{c `e{ yhcf{ cnyf{c mfpc|. Cxlcry `e{

    ajvkc Afmjnj Ncpj{j- whe|c iji f| `{ea Acxfle jni f| yhc

    yewn pcyc{fnj{fjn. Ksy |hc aepci hc{c whcn |hc wj| ywe |e

    |hc ajv j| wcmm hjpc kccn ke{n hc{c- jnvwjv.

    Yhc lmj||{eea f| `{cctfng jni av `fngc{| j{c nsak wfyh

    yhc lemi. A{. Cmmc{v |jv| fy| kcljs|c fy f| ney |srre|ci ye kc

    kcmew tc{e jy yhc cni e` Aj{lh jni yhc kefmc{ hj| kccn rsy esyye rj|ys{c. A{. Cmmc{v- av ycjlhc{ jni enc e` yhc enmv geei

    yhfng| jkesy yhf| |lheem- f| |fyyfng jy hf| ic|o g{jifng rjrc{|.

    Cpc{venc- cxlcry Nejh- e` les{|c- f| w{fyfng fn yhcf{ neyc!

    keeo|. Cjlh ijv j`yc{ msnlh wc |yj{y lmj|| wfyh des{njm yfac

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    jni wc ljn w{fyc jkesy jnvyhfng wc wjny ye is{fng yhc `f{|y

    ycn afnsyc| e` lmj||. A{. Cmmc{v |jfi wc lesmi cpcn w{fyc yhc

    |jac we{i epc{ jni epc{ `e{ yhc cnyf{c yfac jni Nejh j|oci-Whjy f` fy| j kji we{i5

    Onelo ves{|cm` esy- A{. Cmmc{v |jfi- jni cpc{venc

    mjsghci. A{. Cmmc{v jmwjv| gfpc| yfac `e{ rcermc ye {cji whjy

    yhcvpc w{fyycn esy mesi f` yhcvi mfoc ye. Fpc ncpc{ |hj{ci.

    Ne wjv Fa gefng ye mcy yhc|c ae{en| onew whjy Fa yhfno!

    fng. Fpc {cji Hj{{fcy yhc \rv jni F occr av neyckeeo wfyh ac

    jmm yhc yfac. Ncpc{ mcy fy esy e` av |fghy.

    Fn av emi |lheem fn J{ftenj- yhc{c wc{c epc{ ywe hsni{ci

    cfghyh g{jic{| fn av g{jic jni wc hji if``c{cny ycjlhc{| `e{

    cjlh |skdcly. Fn K{eocn K{jnlh yhc{c j{c enmv ywcnyv!ywe e`

    s| |e wc hjpc A{. Cmmc{v e{ ds|y jkesy cpc{v |skdcly. A{. Cm!

    mc{v- kc|fic| kcfng {cjmmv lsyc- f| yhc jk|emsycmv kc|y ycjlhc{

    Fpc cpc{ hji. Hc| `snnv- ksy ncpc{ ajoc| `sn e` jnvenc jnif|ny |j{lj|yfl mfoc |eac ycjlhc{| yhfno f| |e hfmj{fes|. Hc jm|e

    iec|ny mcy rcermc gcy jwjv wfyh ajofng l{jr esy e` jnvenc.

    Jmm hc hj| ye ie f| |yj{c jy yhc rc{|en jni yhcv |hsy sr. Cpcn

    Nejh Rmsa.

    A{. Cmmc{v jmwjv| w{fyc| j des{njm r{eary en yhc i{v c{j|c

    kej{i fn lj|c wc ljny yhfno e` whjy ye w{fyc jkesy. Yeijv hchj| w{fyycn Is{fng |r{fng k{cjo F ja gefng ye

    Cpcn A{. Cmmc{v| |yj{c iec|ny we{o yeijv? cpc{venc f|

    whf|rc{fng jni |afmfng kcljs|c yhcv j{c cxlfyci jkesy pjlj!

    yfen. Jmm {fghy- `emo|- A{. Cmmc{v |jv|. Gcy iewn ye we{o

    jni f` wc hjpc |eac yfac mc`y epc{ wcmm rmjv Rflyfenj{v.

    Vc|||* yhc ofi| j{esni ac hf||. G{cjy. F ercn av neyc!

    keeo ye yhc ncxy lmcjn rjgc jni kcgfn w{fyfng.Is{fng |r{fng k{cjo wc{c gefng ye `mv kjlo ye J{ftenj

    ye |cc es{ aeyhc{.Yhc enmv |esni| fn yhc lmj||{eea j{c yhc|l{jylh e` rcnlfm| en rjrc{ jni C{foj| jnnevfng |nf`` mc|? |hc

    jmwjv| hj| j {snnv ne|c jni gcy| sr ywcnyv yfac| j ijv ye gcy

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    j yf||sc. F ieny lj{c f` F cpc{ |cc |new e{ lew| cpc{ jgjfn.

    F ieny lj{c f` F cpc{ |cc av g{jni`jyhc{ jgjfn.F ja her!fng wfyh jmm av afghy yhjy fn|ycji e` leafng kjlo ye K{eocnK{jnlh j`yc{ |r{fng k{cjo- av aeyhc{ wfmm kc wcmm cnesgh `e{

    s| ye leac heac. Av g{jni`jyhc{ ycmm| s| yhf| f|ny gefng ye

    hjrrcn. Av aeyhc{ f| `j{ `{ea kcfng jkmc ye leac heac `{ea

    yhc he|rfyjm. Av aea wfmm kc fn J{ftenj snyfm |hc f| esy e`

    yhc he|rfyjm jni wcmm cnesgh ye gcy en j rmjnc jni leac hc{c

    |e G{jniaj jni G{jnirj- whe F acy `e{ yhc `f{|y yfac cpc{

    j lesrmc aenyh| jge- ljn yjoc lj{c e` jmm e` s|. Ksy fy iec|nyajyyc{ whjy av g{jnirj |jv|j`yc{ |r{fng k{cjo- F ja ney

    leafng kjlo ye K{eocn K{jnlh.

    J |hj{r l{jlo- mfoc j k{jnlh |njrrci fn hjm` is{fng jn flc

    |ye{a- ajoc| ac meeo sr {ea av neyckeeo. A{. Cmmc{v hcj{|

    fy- yee- jni |yjni| sr `{ea kchfni hf| ic|o jni wjmo| ye yhc

    lmj||{eea iee{- |ycr| fnye yhc hjmmwjv jni leac| kjlo fn|h{sggfng hf| |hesmic{|. Meeo| mfoc |eacenc k{eoc j wfn!

    iew jy yhc cni e` yhc hjmmwjv. Fa gefng ye ge lhclo. Ves

    gsv| |yjv fn ves{ |cjy|. Fmm kc {fghy kjlo.

    Kc`e{c hc ljn cpcn mcjpc yhc lmj||{eea yhc |hjov peflc e`

    A{|. Mewcmm- yhc |lheem |cl{cyj{v- leac| en yhc fnyc{lea.

    Ycjlhc{|- yhf| f| j Leic [ci Meloiewn. Ge ye ves{ |j`c

    rmjlc.J |ne{y leac| `{ea Nejh. Ge ye ves{ |j`c rmjlc- hc |jv|-

    afaflofng A{|. Mewcmm. Ne enc cm|c |jv| j yhfng jni wc jmm

    |yj{c jy A{. Cmmc{v- wjfyfng `e{ hfa ye ycmm s| whjy ye ie ncxy.

    F hjpcny kccn hc{c meng cnesgh ye onew whjy j Leic [ci

    Meloiewn f|. Ksy fy ljny kc geei.

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    A{|. Emfpc{

    Yhc ae{nfng yhc ajn wfyh yhc gsn wjmoci fnye Cpc!

    mvn Emfpc{| lmj||{eea- |hc wj| wcj{fng ywe fyca|

    |hc hji pewci is{fng hc{ `e{yv!yh{cc!vcj{ lj{cc{ j|

    j ycjlhc{ ncpc{ ye wcj{. Icnfa jni {hfnc|yenc|. A{|. Emfpc{

    wj| j ` f{a kcmfcpc{ yhjy j ycjlhc{ |hesmi meeo mfoc j ycjlhc{.

    Wcmm!g{eeaci- kmes|c| wfyh lemmj{|- |of{y| jni rjny|sfy| l{f|rmv

    f{enci- i{c|| |hec| remf|hci. Nenc e` yhjy nen|cn|c vesngc{

    ycjlhc{| we{c yhc|c ijv|. Afnf|of{y|- ycnnf| |hec|- rmsngfng

    nclomfnc|. Yjyyee|- `e{ geeinc|| |joc. @e{ fn|yjnlc- A{. Cm!

    mc{v- yhc vesng cfghyh!g{jic ycjlhc{- hji j yjyyee en hf| {fghy

    j{a. J |c{fc| e` kemi kmjlo |mj|hc| jni |weer| yhjy A{|. Emfpc{

    {clegnftci j| J|fjn fn e{fgfn. Fy acjn| ycjlhc{ fn Lhfnc|c-

    A{. Cmmc{v- wcj{fng j |mccpcmc|| Y!|hf{y- yemi hc{ j`yc{- ca!kj{{j||fngmv- hc ljsghy hc{ |yj{fng jy hf| icmyefi as|lmc enc

    |yf` mfng!hey Jsgs|y j`yc{neen is{fng fn!|c{pflc wcco whcn

    jmm yhc ycjlhc{| wc{c r{crj{fng yhcf{ lmj||{eea| `e{ yhc |lheem

    vcj{. A{|. Emfpc{ |nf``ci fn if|jrr{epjm- ksy {cjmmv |hc lesminy

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    hcmr ksy wenic{ hew rjfn`sm fy as|y kc ye hjpc |eacenc

    r{clf|cmv jni acyheifljmmv fndcly fno fnye enc| |ofn.

    Lj|sjm @{fijv| wc{c yhc we{|y- wfyh ycjlhc{|- cpcn yhcemic{ enc|- wcj{fng icnfa jni |wcjy|hf{y| cakmjtenci wfyh

    yhc |lheem njac jni megeyhc K{eocn K{jnlh Len|emfijyci

    \lheem He{ncy|.

    Ksy en yhf| sns|sjmmv kfyyc{ Aj{lh ijv- yhc mj|y ijv |lheem

    wj| fn |c||fen kc`e{c |r{fng k{cjo- A{|. Emfpc{ hji en yhc

    icnfa dsarc{ |hc new oncw |hc wj| gefng ye ifc whfmc wcj{!

    fng. \hjac`sm- |hc yhesghy- j`yc{ jmm yhc|c vcj{| e` {jte{!|hj{r

    rmcjy| jni fylhv |srre{y he|c.

    Mj|y wcco- j`yc{ jmm yhc eyhc{ yhf{i g{jic{| hji mc`y `e{ yhc

    ijv- A{|. Emfpc{ hji ycnyjyfpcmv ercnci yhc l{sarmci |y{frci

    rfno!jni!vcmmew gf`y kjg hjnici ye hc{ kv Lhj{meyyc- j |ofnnv-

    if|hcpcmci cfghy!vcj{!emi wfyh |hesmic{!mcngyh- ks{nf|hci!

    kmjlo hjf{ yhjy lh{enfljmmv hes|ci j rc{|f|ycny `jafmv e` mflc.Whjy| yhf|- Lhj{meyyc5 A{|. Emfpc{ j|oci fn |s{r{f|c.

    Av kf{yhijv f|ny snyfm yhf| |saac{.

    F onew- Lhj{meyyc jn|wc{ci wfyh j gjr!yeeyhci g{fn.

    Ksy av aea jni ac yhesghy vesi gcy ae{c s|c esy e` fy

    f` F gjpc fy ye ves new.

    A{|. Emfpc{ cxrclyci ye `fni jn jrrmc!|lcnyci ljnimc e{heacajic leeofc| e{ j hjni!rjfnyci kf{ihes|c fn|fic- ksy

    fn|ycji rsmmci esy j icnfa |yenc!wj|hci dsarc{ wfyh {hfnc!

    |yenc| rjfn|yjofngmv j{{jngci fn yhc |hjrc e` j {jfnkew ywfn!

    omfng sr jy hc{. Lhj{meyyc meeoci cxrclyjnymv sr jy A{|. Emfpc{

    yh{esgh yhc pcfm e` kjng| yhjy lepc{ci hc{ ne{ajmmv af|lhfc!

    pes| g{jv cvc|.

    F Kcijttmci fy av|cm`. Ae|ymv- Lhj{meyyc cxrmjfnci. Avaea hcmrci wfyh yhc {jfnkew. \hc rmjlci j g{skkv `fngc{

    en yhc leme{`sm j{lh. [ev P. Kfg. [ci- e{jngc- vcmmew- pfe!

    mcy- kmsc- fnifge- g{ccn. Ds|y mfoc ves |jfi. Lhj{meyyc |afmci

    k{fghymv- |hewfng hc{ |ajmm- cpcn kjkv yccyh- |yfmm jmm fnyjly.

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    A{|. Emfpc{ ifiny hjpc yhc hcj{y ye ycmm Lhj{meyyc yhjy yhc

    le{{cly ancaenfl `e{ {cacakc{fng yhc leme{| fn yhc {jfnkew

    wj| [ev G. Kfp- ksy yeeo lea`e{y fn yhjy jly yhjy |hc jy mcj|yoncw jmm yhc leme{| e` yhc {jfnkew f` ney yhc r{erc{ e{ic{.

    Fy| mepcmv- Lhj{meyyc- A{|. Emfpc{ |jfi- hemifng yhc i{c|| fn

    `{eny e` hc{. F ljn ycmm ves we{oci hj{i en fy.

    F ifi- Lhj{meyyc |jfi |emcanmv. @e{ ywe wcco|. F wj|

    gefng ye Kcijttmc j kf{yhijv ljoc en yhc `{eny ksy yhcn av

    aea |jfi ves afghy wcj{ fy ae{c f` fy wj|ny |e hemfijv!f|h.

    F jmae|y {jn esy e` kcji|. Av mfyymc k{eyhc{ yhesghy yhcv wc{c

    \ofyymc|.

    F wfmm lc{yjfnmv gcy j mey e` wcj{ esy e` fy. Yhjno ves-

    Lhj{meyyc. A{|. Emfpc{ {cjlhci epc{ ye rjy Lhj{meyyc en yhc

    |hesmic{ jni Lhj{meyyc faacifjycmv mcjnci fn jni w{jrrci

    hc{ j{a| j{esni A{|. Emfpc{| yhflo afiimc- r{c||fng hc{ `jlc

    fnye yhc ksyyen| e` hc{ |yj{lhci whfyc kmes|c. A{|. Emfpc{`cmy j yflomc kcncjyh hc{ f{en!g{jv hjf{ jni {c|f|yci yhc s{gc

    ye |l{jylh.

    Fy wj| A{|. Emfpc{| hs|kjni- Ljm- whe hji lenpfnlci hc{

    ye wcj{ yhc i{c||. Whjy ljn fy hs{y5 hc j|oci ds|y yhf| ae{n!

    fng whcn hc ljsghy hc{ |yjnifng fn `{eny e` hc{ ercn lme|cy-

    meeofng jy yhc dsarc{ gj{f|hmv gmj{fng {fghy kjlo jy hc{.F ieny wcj{ icnfa ye |lheem- jni Fa lc{yjfnmv ney gefng

    ye |yj{y wcj{fng fy ds|y kc`e{c F {cyf{c- |hc |jfi- ney meeofng

    hfa fn yhc cvc- {cacakc{fng hew Lhj{meyyc hji {s|hci cj!

    gc{mv fnye yhc lmj||{eea jy yhc kcgfnnfng e` yhc wcco ye |cc

    f` |hc wj| wcj{fng yhc i{c||.

    \hc we{oci en fy `e{ ywe wcco|- Ljm {cafnici hc{ jy

    yhc k{cjo`j|y yjkmc.Fy| ney r{e`c||fenjm- |hc |njrrci- yhfnofng e` hew en cjlh

    rj||fng ijv yhf| wcco- Lhj{meyyc| |hesmic{| wfmyci ae{c jni

    ae{c j| |hc cnyc{ci yhc {eea ye `fni hc{ ycjlhc{ wcj{fng hc{

    yvrfljm weem!kmcni |mjlo|- kmes|c jni lj{ifgjn.

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    Hc{ fngc{| kmci- Ljm |jfi yh{esgh j aesyh`sm e` ejyacjm.

    Fy| |srre|ci ye kc ycn kcmew esy|fic yeijv. Fy| yee lemi

    ye wcj{ j i{c||- A{|. Emfpc{ yemi hc{ hs|kjni- af|c{jkmv rfl!ys{fng hew Lhj{meyyc wesminy cpcn meeo hc{ wjv vc|yc{ijv-

    ic`fjnymv rs{|fng hc{ mfr| jni {c`s|fng ye jn|wc{ jnv zsc|!

    yfen| if{clyci jy hc{.

    Wcj{ meng dehn| jni j ys{ymcnclo snic{ncjyh- hc{ hs|!

    kjni |jfi afmimv- leafng sr kchfni hc{ jni of||fng hc{ en

    yhc nclo fn yhc wjv yhjy cpcn j`yc{ `e{yv!`fpc vcj{| e` aj{!{fjgc ljs|ci hc{ ye |hfpc{ icmflfes|mv.

    Kcljs|c hc wj| {fghyLjm wj| jmwjv| {fghy|hc hji

    k{s|hci hfa jwjv fn f{{fyjyfen jni yemi hfa |hc wj| gefng ye

    kc mjyc `e{ |lheem f` |hc ifiny gcy i{c||ci {fghy yhcn. Wcj{fng

    yhc dsarc{- |hc mc`y hfa |fyyfng jy yhc ofylhcn yjkmc `fnf|hfng

    hf| ejyacjm- i{fnofng le``cc jni {cjifng yhc ncw|rjrc{. \hchjiny yemi hfa |hc mepci hfa- |hc hjiny of||ci hf| w{fnomci

    lhcco fn geeikvc. Ieny e{gcy ye rmsg fn yhc L{elo!Rey- |hc

    ljmmci j| |hc |ycrrci esy|fic fnye yhc |e`y g{jv ae{nfng. Yhc

    |sn hjiny cac{gci vcy- ksy fy wj| yhc wj{ac|y fy wesmi kc yhjy

    ijv- yhc ycarc{jys{c ysakmfng wfyh cjlh rj||fng hes{. J| |hc

    lmfakci fnye hc{ lj{ ye ajoc yhc ywcnyv!`fpc!afnsyc i{fpc`{ea hc{ heac fn Ijm|fng ye yhc |lheem fn K{eocn K{jnlh- |hc

    ifiny {cjmftc fy lesmi kc yhc mj|y yfac |hc ajic yhjy des{ncv.

    Fy wj| we{yh fy- |hc |srre|ci- j`yc{ |ccfng Lhj{meyyc| `jlc

    y{jn|`e{a `{ea djici if|jrrefnyacny ye rs{c dev whcn |hc

    |jw yhjy A{|. Emfpc{ wj| jlysjmmv wcj{fng yhc i{c||. E` les{|c

    Ljm wj| {fghy. Wcj{fng yhc far{jlyfljm- gjsiv yhfng wesminyhs{y jnvyhfng? |hci hji ye |s``c{ yhc {jf|ci cvck{ew| fn yhc

    ycjlhc{| mesngc- ksy yhjy wj| neyhfng ncw. Jni fy ekpfes|mv

    hji acjny j mey ye Lhj{meyyc- whe wj| new lewc{fng fn hc{

    ic|o jmeng wfyh `f`yccn eyhc{ yhf{i g{jic{|- gjrfng sr jy yhc

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    ajn wfyh yhc gsn. Jy mcj|y- A{|. Emfpc{ yhesghy- |helofng

    hc{|cm` wfyh yhc fnjrr{er{fjycnc|| e` yhc ficj- f` hc |hey hc{ fn

    yhc lhc|y- |hc lesminy kc ks{fci fn yhc ijan yhfng.

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    Acg

    Fa y{vfng ye `fgs{c esy whjy Fa gefng ye ie wfyh jmm av

    `{cc yfac `e{ yhc ncxy `es{ ijv| j| F i{fpc fimv j{esni

    K{eocn K{jnlh fn av |zsji lj{. Yhf| wfmm kc yhc `f{|y vcj{

    yhjy F weny hjpc Aj{fj wfyh ac `e{ |r{fng k{cjo. Kv yhc meeo|

    e` yhfng|- |r{fng iec|ny |cca mfoc fy wfmm kc jrrcj{fng jnv

    yfac |een- cpcn yhesgh fy e`` flfjmmv j{{fpci ywe ijv| cj{mfc{.

    Kv {fghy|- Yfa |hesmi kc jkmc ye hjpc Aj{fj yhf| pjljyfen?

    |hc| |rcny yhc rj|y ywe wfyh ac. Ksy F hji fy jmm rmjnnci esy `e{

    yeae{{ew- av ijv e``. Wc wc{c gefng ye kjoc Isylh mcyyc{|-

    `mjov jmaeni!`mjpe{ci leeofc|- yhc enc `jafmv y{jifyfen Fpc

    ocry {ea whcn F wj| vesng. J`yc{wj{i wc wc{c gefng ye rfylh

    j ycny jni hjpc jn emi!`j|hfenci ljaresy fn yhc mfpfng {eea.

    Yhcn wc wc{c gefng ye yjoc jipjnyjgc e` yhc `{cjo |new!|ye{a ye ge |new|hecfng jy yhc keyyea e` Ex!cvc Kms`` wfyh

    hey lhelemjyc jni aj{|hajmmew| jni ev|yc{ lhewic{ whcn

    wc gey heac. F cpcn rc{|sjici Ocpfn Dj{{ew- yhc rj{y!yfac{

    en es{ remflc `e{lc- ye rflo sr av \jys{ijv |hf`y |e F lesmi

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    |rcni fy wfyh Aj{fj. Ksy yhf| yfac Yfa fn|f|yci. Hc `fnjmmv

    |le{ci j `smm `fpc ijv| e`` `{ea hf| dek j| jn CAY fn Wjyc{!

    mee- whc{c wc keyh g{cw sr.Mf|ycn- Acg- hc |jfi whcn hc ljmmci ac yhc ijv kc`e{c

    vc|yc{ijv. F ieny j|o `e{ aslh- ksy F {cjmmv wjny Aj{fj yhf|

    |lheem k{cjo .

    \hc| ney jn fyca en ves{ g{elc{v mf|y- F |jfi heymv. F

    yhesghy wc hji yhf| jmm ` fgs{ci esy.

    Ves hji fy jmm `fgs{ci esy- hc |jfi. Whflh wj| y{sc. F

    wjny ye |rcni j `cw ijv| wfyh hc{ jni F ieny yhfno yhc{c|

    jnvyhfng sn{cj|enjkmc jkesy yhjy.

    Whc{c ifi yhf| |siicnmv leac `{ea5 F j|oci.

    Hcv- Fmm yjoc jnv afnsyc F ljn gcy wfyh Aj{fj jni ves

    onew fy. Kc|fic|- vespc hji hc{ yhc rj|y ywe hemfijv|. Hc

    wj| gcyyfng jng{v new. F fajgfnci hfa |fyyfng fn yhc isrmcx

    wc enlc |hj{ci- {skkfng hf| `e{chcji yhc wjv hc ifi whcnhc wj| `{s|y{jyci.

    F onew- F |jfi |e`ymv. F ds|y hji fy jmm rmjnnci esy.

    Ves lesmi jmwjv| leac |rcni |eac e` yhc yfac wfyh s|-

    hc |jfi ljsyfes|mv. F |fghci. F wj| yee yf{ci ye hjpc yhf| len!

    pc{|jyfen. Acg- ves onew F ncpc{ ifi yhc yhfng| ves yhesghy

    F ifi. Hc{c wc ge- F yhesghy. Cpc{v `cw aenyh| Yfa fn|f|y|yhjy hc ifiny hjpc yhc j``jf{ wfyh hf| lewe{oc{- yhjy |hc wj|

    jn sn|yjkmc mfj{ whe hji wjnyci |eacyhfng ae{c- ksy whea

    hc hji {cks``ci. \eac ijv| F hjm` kcmfcpc hfa. Yhf| f|ny enc

    e` yhe|c ijv|.

    Ves ljn rflo hc{ sr en Wcinc|ijv j`yc{ |lheem- F yemi

    hfa.

    F wj| herfng yeae{{ew- j`yc{ F gcy ienc wfyh we{o.J{esni neen.

    \hcmm af|| hc{ mj|y ijv e` |lheem kc`e{c pjljyfen. Yhjy|

    whcn yhcv ie jmm yhc `sn yhfng|. Fy |esnici mjac- F onew-

    ksy fy wj| jmm F hji.

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    Acg- hc |jfi fn yhjy wjv hc hj|. Acg- rmcj|c

    @fnc- F |njrrci.

    \e vc|yc{ijv F |jfi geeikvc ye av kcjsyf`sm- `snnv- |wccy-rc{`cly |cpcn!vcj{!emi ijsghyc{. Fmm ljmm ves cpc{v ijv-

    F r{eaf|ci hc{- `ccmfng mfoc F wj| |jvfng geeikvc `e{cpc{.

    Ywflc.

    Kvc- Aea- |hc |jfi- |wfrfng j zsflo of|| jl{e|| av lhcco

    kc`e{c lmfakfng fnye Yfa| lj{.

    F` fy hj|ny jmm acmyci- wcmm ge |new|hecfng whcn ves gcy

    kjlo- F ljmmci j`yc{ hc{.

    \e- wcmm kc jy av `emo| yeae{{ew nfghy `e{ ifnnc{ jni

    jy av |f|yc{| en \snijv. Hf| `jlc ys{nci |c{fes|. F {jn fnye

    ves{ aea mj|y wcco.

    Eh- F |jfi j| f` F ifiny lj{c.

    Vcjh- yhcvi {cjmmv mfoc ye |cc Aj{fj.

    F kcy yhcv wesmi- F g{sakmci.F| fy eojv f` F yjoc hc{ epc{ ye |cc yhca5

    F |h{sggci. F gsc||. Av rj{cny| wc{cny kji rcermc- ds|y

    ney rj{yflsmj{mv geei rcermc. R{eaf|c ac ves weny mcjpc

    hc{ jy yhc y{jfmc{- fy| j icjyh y{jr. Jni ajoc |s{c Y{jpf| f|ny

    hjngfng j{esni whcn ves pf|fy. Av k{eyhc{- Y{jpf|- f| enc

    e` yhc ajfn {cj|en| F kcljac j remflc e``flc{. G{ewfng srhc ajic av rj{cny| mfpc| af|c{jkmc jni afnc rs{c hcmm. Fy

    |ccaci mfoc cpc{v wcco j remflc e``flc{ wj| jy yhc iee{ e`

    es{ y{jfmc{- Y{jpf| fn yew. Yhcv gjpc hfa ae{c yhjn cnesgh

    lhjnlc| ye gcy hf| |hfy yegcyhc{ jni hc kmcw fy yfac jni yfac

    jgjfn. Fy wj|ny snyfm yhc |saac{ F wj| yhf{yccn jni Y{jpf|

    wj| |fxyccn- whcn hc yh{cjycnci av `jyhc{ wfyh j ofylhcn

    onf`c- |ajloci av aeyhc{ jl{e|| yhc `jlc jni {frrci esy jlhsno e` av hjf{ j| F y{fci ye rsmm hfa jwjv `{ea yhca- yhjy

    yhc remflc `fnjmmv gey |c{fes|.

    Whjy ie ves wjny ye ie5 E``flc{ \ycrjnflh- j `{czscny

    pf|fye{ ye es{ heac- j|oci wcj{fmv. Hf| vesng `cajmc rj{ync{-

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    E``flc{ Icacme- |yeei kv |fmcnymv- yjofng fn yhc k{eocn gmj||-

    yhc oneloci!epc{ lhjf{|- yhc kjmi |rey en yhc yer e` av hcji.

    Wcmleac ye es{ mepcmv heac- F wjnyci ye |jv- ksy fn|ycji av`jlc ks{nci wfyh |hjac.

    @smmv cxrclyfng av rj{cny| ye `fnjmmv |jv cnesgh f| cnesgh

    jni hjpc Y{jpf|| j|| j{{c|yci `e{ j||jsmy- yhcv enlc jgjfn {c!

    `s|ci ye r{c|| lhj{gc|.

    Whjy ie ves wjny ye ie5 E``flc{ Icacme j|oci- jni F

    meeoci sr fn |s{r{f|c whcn F {cjmftci |hc wj| yjmofng ye ac

    jni enmv ac.

    New- new- E``flc{ \ycrjnflh |jfi- yhf| f| {cjmmv j rj{!

    cny iclf|fen.

    F ieny yhfno yhjy wji e` hjf{ en yhc ` mee{ gey yhc{c kv fy!

    |cm` jni F ljny fajgfnc yhjy Acg hc{c rsmmci fy esy e` hc{ ewn

    hcji- E``flc{ Icacme |jfi- hc{ cvc| ncpc{ mcjpfng afnc. F wj|

    |s{r{f|ci |hc {cacakc{ci av njac jni cpcn ae{c far{c||ciyhjy |hc fgne{ci yhc ekpfes|mv |cnfe{ e``flc{| mcji. Mcy| |cc

    whjy |hc wjny| ye ie- E``flc{ Icacme fn|f|yci.

    Y{jpf| |af{oci. Hc wj| |fx fnlhc| yjmmc{ jni jkesy cfghyv

    resni| hcjpfc{ yhjn F wj|- ksy fn yhjy aeacny- onewfng yhjy

    enmv jn fgne{jny lewj{i wesmi kcjy en hf| `jafmv yhc wjv hc

    ifi- F `cmy |y{engc{- ae{c rewc{`sm. Hc yhesghy hc wj| fnpfn!lfkmc. Ksy fn yhjy |mfpc{ e` j aeacny- F oncw yhjy yhc{c wj| j

    wjv esy `e{ es{ `jafmv.

    F wjny ye r{c|| lhj{gc|- F |jfi- |rcjofng enmv ye E``flc{

    Icacme- whe ifiny meeo aslh emic{ yhjn F wj|- ksy lj{{fci

    hc{|cm` wfyh j len`ficnlc F wjnyci `e{ av|cm`.

    Ves |s{c yhjy| whjy ves wjny ye ie5 E``flc{ \ycr jnflh

    j|oci.Vc|- F |jfi `f{amv. F ie. E``flc{ \ycrjnflh ys{nci ye

    av rj{cny|- whe meeoci kcwfmic{ci ksy neiici yhcf{ jg{cc!

    acny. Yhcv yeeo Y{jpf| jwjv fn hjnils``|. Hc ljac kjlo

    heac j `cw ijv| mjyc{. F cxrclyci hfa ye cxjly |eac ofni e`

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    {cpcngc sren ac- ksy hc ocry hf| if|yjnlc- ifiny mjv j hjni

    en ac. Fy ifiny occr hfa esy e` y{eskmc- yhesgh. Epc{ yhc

    vcj{| hc| kccn fn jni esy e` djfm- ae|y {clcnymv `e{ i{sg re|!|c||fen. Yhjy j{{c|y ywcnyv vcj{| jge ifiny lhjngc Y{jpf|- ksy

    fn av afni fy |jpci av mf`c.

    Y{jpf| wfmm gcy newhc{c ncj{ Aj{fj- Yfa r{eaf|ci. Hc

    meeoci j| f` hci mfoc ye |jv ae{c- yhcn |cyymci en- Yjmo ye

    ves mjyc{- Acg. Hc i{epc jwjv wfyh Aj{fj wjpfng hjrrfmv

    geeikvc.

    Av wfni|hfcmi wfrc{| ljn kj{cmv occr sr wfyh yhc yhflo

    |new yhjy f| `jmmfng. G{cjy- F yhfno. Fmm kc |hepcmfng `e{ hes{|

    j`yc{ F cni av ycn!hes{ |hf`y jy yh{cc elmelo. F ickjyc whcyhc{

    ye |yfmm ajoc yhc Isylh mcyyc{| yeae{{ew jni iclfic ye ifylh

    yhjy ficj? fn|ycji- Fmm |mccr fn- wjylh YP- rflo sr j rfttj `{ea

    Lj|cv| jni `ccm |e{{v `e{ av|cm`.

    F `ccm av rhenc pfk{jyc fn av lejy relocy. F rcco jy yhcif|rmjv yhfnofng fy afghy kc Aj{fj. \ysj{y. \hfy. F |ys`` av

    rhenc kjlo fnye av lejy. \ysj{y- j ncw|rjrc{ {cre{yc{ whe

    w{eyc `e{ yhc Ic| Aefnc| Ek|c{pc{jni mfpci jkesy jn hes{ jni

    j hjm` {ea K{eocn K{jnlh- jni F ljmmci fy zsfy| jkesy j aenyh

    jge whcn F `esni esy hc wj|ny jlysjmmv |crj{jyci `{ea hf|

    wf`c mfoc hc yemi ac. Nerc- yhcv wc{c |yfmm mfpfng snic{ yhc|jac {ee` jni- jy mcj|y `{ea hc{ rc{|rclyfpc- hjrrfmv aj{{fci.

    Vcjh- yhc f{env f|ny me|y en ac. F ifpe{lci av cx `e{ |l{cw!

    fng j{esni jni F cni sr kcfng yhc eyhc{ weajn fn |eac ree{

    mjiv| nfghyaj{c. \ysj{y |jfi jmm yhc s|sjm l{jr4 F mepc ves- fy|

    j mepcmc|| aj{{fjgc- Fa mcjpfng hc{- kmjh- kmjh- kmjh. Yhcn yhc{c

    wj| yhc mfyymc f||sc whc{c \ysj{y s|ci ac ye gcy yhc kfggc|y

    |ye{v e` hf| lj{cc{. F yemi hfa f` hc ifiny |hsy sr F wj| gefngye |heey hfa wfyh av Gmelo. F wj| enmv hjm` deofng.

    F `mfr ercn yhc rhenc. Fa we{ofng- \ysj{y- F |njr.

    Wjfy- wjfy- hc |jv|. Yhf| f| j ks|fnc|| ljmm.

    Jmm yhc kcyyc{ {cj|en `e{ ac ye hjng sr- F |jv |he{ymv.

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    F hcj{ vespc gey jn fny{sic{ jy yhc |lheem- \ysj{y |jv| fn

    hf| k{cctv- len`ficny wjv. J||hemc.

    Whc{ci ves hcj{ yhjy5 F j|o ljsyfes|mv- y{vfng ney yegfpc jwjv yhc `jly yhjy yhf| f| ncw| ye ac.

    Fy| jmm epc{- Acg. Es{ rhenc jy yhc rjrc{ hj| kccn {fngfng

    e`` yhc heeo. Ofi| j{c re|yfng fy en yhcf{ wjmm| jni ywccyfng

    jmm jkesy fy. Whjy| gefng en5

    F ljny leaacny en jnv engefng fnpc|yfgjyfen- F |jv

    `f{amv- av afni |rfnnfng. Jn fny{sic{ jy yhc |lheem5 Ne. F`

    yhc{c wj| |eacyhfng gefng en F wesmi onew jkesy fy.Aj{fj. F| |hc eojv5

    Yhjy| nenc e` ves{ ks|fnc||- F |jv |e`ymv. F wj|ny yhc

    enmv enc \ysj{y hs{y.

    Wjfy- hc |jv| kc`e{c F ljn hjng sr. Ajvkc F ljn hcmr

    ves.

    Hew| yhjy5 F |jv |s|rflfes|mv.F ljn y{jlo yhc acifj cni e` yhfng|- occr ves fn`e{aci e`

    whjy wc hcj{- gfpc ves j hcji|!sr en jnvyhfng yhjy |esni|

    fare{yjny.

    \ysj{y- F |jv- |hjofng av hcji. Henc|ymv- neyhfng ves

    hjpc ye |jv ye ac f| fare{yjny jnvae{c.

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    Wfmm

    Yhjy ae{nfng- j| Wfmm Yhwjfyc wjylhci hf| g{jnilhfm!

    i{cn lmfak enye yhc |lheem ks|- yhc he{ften ney vcy

    |hjici wfyh yhc rcyjm!rfno cigfng yhjy leac| kc`e{c

    yhc |sn{f|c- hc {cjmftci- j| hc e`ycn ifi fn yhc ij{o!le{nc{ci

    ae{nfng|- yhjy hc af||ci hf| wf`c yc{{fkmv. Hc wj| |e s|ci ye

    hjpfng Aj{mv| yhc{c {fghy kv hf| |fic we{ofng yhc `j{a. \hc

    wj| yhc enc whe |heeo hfa jwjoc jy `fpc cjlh ae{nfng- yhc

    enc whe rs|hci j yhc{ae| e` hey le``cc fnye hf| hjni| jni

    |cny hfa esy yhc iee{ wfyh yhc r{eaf|c e` j hey k{cjo`j|y

    sren hf| {cys{n `{ea `ccifng yhc ljyymc. Hc `cmy hc{ jk|cnlc

    yhc wjv enc afghy af|| j mfak. @f`yv vcj{| yhcv wesmi kc

    aj{{fci- yhf| leafng `jmm. Hc y{fci ye {cacakc{ yhc mj|y yfac

    |hc hji kccn jwjv `{ea yhc `j{a epc{nfghy jni |cyymci srencmcpcn vcj{| jge whcn |hc wcny ye pf|fy yhcf{ `es{yh |en- Dc``!

    c{v- hf| wf`c jni yhcf{ ncwke{n ijsghyc{ fn Eajhj. \hc hji

    rjloci j kjg `e{ `es{ ijv|- lmfakci fnye yhc Ljifmmjl- hemmc{ci

    esy yhc wfniew yhjy yhc{c wc{c acjm| fn yhc `{cctc{ `e{ hfa

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    ye rsy fn yhc afl{ewjpc jni i{epc jwjv fn j lmesi e` iccr

    k{ewn Fewj is|y.

    Hc |frrci jy hf| le``cc- wfnlfng jy fy| kfyyc{ yj|yc- ney jy jmmmfoc Aj{mv||- snic{|yjnifng whv Aj{mv| hji ye |yjv jwjv `e{

    |e aslh mengc{ yhf| yfac. Fy hji kccn ywe aenyh| jm{cjiv jni

    |yfmm |hc lesminy gfpc hfa j ijyc whcn |hc wesmi kc {cys{n!

    fng heac. Yhcf{ vesngc|y lhfmi jni enmv ijsghyc{ nccici |e

    aslh lj{c jni wj| hjpfng |e ajnv |cykjlo| {ea yhc jllficny

    yhjy fy lesmi kc wcmm fnye Jr{fm kc`e{c hc wesmi ncxy |cc hf|wf`c. @e{ ajnv vcj{| Wfmm yhesghy yhjy hc afghy ncpc{ |cc

    Hemmv jgjfn- |hc wj| |cy |e hj{i jgjfn|y hfa. Hc |s|rclyci

    yhjy f` hc y{fci ye rfn Hemmv iewn ye cxjlymv whv |hc hjyci

    hfa- |hc wesminy zsfyc kc jkmc ye |jv- yhesgh |hc ajnjgci ye

    ref|en hf| g{jnilhfmi{cn jgjfn|y hfa. Jy mcj|y yhc kev- R.D.- j

    zsfcy lhfmi wfyh k{ewn cvc|- yhflo {esni gmj||c| jni yhc |esm

    e` jn emi ajn- hji wj{aci ye hfa {jyhc{ zsflomv. Yhc gf{m-

    Jsgs|yfncJsgfcwj| j if``c{cny ajyyc{ jmyegcyhc{. Whcn

    Wfmm wjmoci fnye yhc he|rfyjm- yhc leem fn|yfysyfenjm jf{ j wcm!

    leac {cr{fcpc `{ea yhc i{v- fnlc||jny J{ftenj hcjy- hc `cmy j

    zsflocnfng e` hf| rsm|c j| hc ys{nci yhc le{nc{ jni cnyc{ci

    yhc ks{n snfy. \meslhfng fn jn snlea`e{yjkmc!meeofng lhjf{

    wj| hf| ijsghyc{. Ksy e` les{|c fy wj|ny Hemmv- fy lesminy

    kc. Hemmv wj| fn j he|rfyjm kci {clepc{fng {ea yhf{i!icg{cc

    ks{n|. Kc|fic|- yhc `e{me{n l{cjys{c kc`e{c hfa wj| aslh yee

    vesng ye kc Hemmv. Ksy |hc hji Hemmv| rjmc |ofn- k{ewn hjf{

    jni rmsar {esninc||. Ney `jy kv jnv acjn|- ksy |emfi- fn j

    hcjmyhv `j{a gf{m wjv- jni hc |afmci fnwj{imv jy yhc yhesghy.

    Yhf| wj| hf| g{jniijsghyc{- jni `e{ j k{fc` aeacny Wfmmyhesghy yhjy yhf| wj| hf| lhjnlc- hf| erre{ysnfyv- ye {clmjfa

    hf| wjvwj{i ijsghyc{- whe `e{ yhc rj|y `f`yccn!eii vcj{| hji

    if|af||ci hfa `e{ {cj|en| hc lesminy zsfyc icyc{afnc.

    Hf| herc| wc{c zsflomv |zscmlhci whcn Aj{mv|- jmwjv|

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    Hcjyhc{ Gsicnojs`

    caeyfpc jni mesi fn yhc ae|y fnjrr{er{fjyc rmjlc|- |zscjmci

    fn icmfghy jy |ccfng hc{ g{jnilhfmi{cn `e{ yhc `f{|y yfac.

    Jsgs|yfnc5 R.D.5 |hc j|oci mesimv- ljs|fng yhc eyhc{ pf|f!ye{| hcji| ye |njr sr. \hc hcmi hc{ j{a| esy ye yhc lhfmi{cn-

    cxrclyfng- Wfmm |srre|ci- `e{ Jsgfc jni R.D. ye mcjr `{ea yhcf{

    |cjy| jni kesni fnye yhca. Fn|ycji- yhc ywe gjrci sr jy yhcf{

    g{jniaeyhc{- whe Wfmm hji ye jiafy wj| zsfyc yhc |fghy. Yhc

    we{{v epc{ Hemmv- yhc `{jnyfl rjlofng- yhc |l{jakmfng ye ajoc

    |s{c yhc `j{a isyfc| wc{c lepc{ci- hji cxhjs|yci Aj{mv| cpcn

    kc`e{c yhcv mc`y K{eocn K{jnlh. Yhcn yhc{c wj| yhcf{ ` mfghy-

    yhc `f{|y cpc{ `e{ Aj{mv|- jni ney onewfng yhc fn| jni esy|

    mc`y hc{ `ccmfng |ajmm jni fncry. J`yc{ `fnjmmv j{{fpfng fn [cp!

    cmjyfen jni |ccfng hc{ g{jnilhfmi{cn- Aj{mv| lesmi ne mengc{

    hemi kjlo yhc caeyfen. \hc gjyhc{ci yhc |ysnnci lhfmi{cn fnye

    hc{ j{a|- rs|hci yhca kjlo `{ea hc{ jy j{a| mcngyh j`yc{ j

    aeacny ye gcy j geei meeo- yhcn rsmmci yhca kjlo ye hc{.Wc{c ves{ g{jnirj{cny|- |hc l{fci yh{esgh hc{ ycj{|.

    Eh- j{cny ves kcjsyf`sm5 |hc |jfi ye Jsgfc- whe|c aesyh

    mf`yci fnye j wf|r e` j |afmc. Ves meeo ds|y mfoc ves{ aeyhc{

    ifi jy ves{ jgc. Jni ves. Aj{mv| ys{nci ye R.D.- mf`yfng hf|

    lhfn wfyh enc we{o!we{n `fngc{. J{cny ves j hjni|eac

    vesng yhfng5 Hc{ ycj{| i{frrci iewn hc{ w{fnomci lhcco|jni rmerrci enye R.D.| srys{nci `jlc. Yhc kev ifiny |zsf{a

    jwjv e{ wfrc yhc aef|ys{c jwjv `{ea hf| `e{chcji- ksy meeoci

    fn jwc sr jy hf| g{jniaeyhc{ jni yhcn lj|y jn sn|s{c gmjnlc

    jy hf| g{jni`jyhc{- whe |h{sggci j| f` ye |jv- F ieny onew whjy

    |hc| iefng- cfyhc{. Whcn Wfmm ys{nci hf| gjtc ye Jsgfc- herfng

    ye |hj{c fn yhc mcpfyv e` aeacny- hc wj| acy wfyh jn jlls|fng-

    |s|rflfes| gmj{c. Hemmv hji jm{cjiv `fmmci hf| g{jniijsghyc{wfyh yhc yjmc| e` hc{ lhfmiheei. Yhc kjlok{cjofng we{o- yhc

    f|emjyfen e` yhc `j{a- yhc kjyymc| epc{ ls{`cw- yhc sn`jf{nc||

    e` fy jmm. Whfmc Aj{mv| r{ccnci epc{ yhc lhfmi{cn- whe kj|oci

    fn yhc jyycnyfen- Wfmm |ycrrci kjlo jni ks|fci hfa|cm` wfyh

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    Enc K{cjyh Jwjv

    `fnifng j ns{|c whe lesmi gfpc hfa |eac fn`e{ajyfen jkesy

    yhc lenifyfen e` hf| ijsghyc{.

    New- ywe aenyh| mjyc{- hc wj| ne lme|c{ ye k{cjofng iewnyhc wjmm yhjy |crj{jyci hfa `{ea hf| g{jniijsghyc{. Gei

    onew| hc hji y{fci. Hc snic{|yeei hew hj{i kcfng jwjv

    `{ea hc{ aeyhc{ as|y kc `e{ Jsgfc jni hc y{fci ye gfpc hc{

    |rjlc. Hc wjfyci enc `smm wcco kc`e{c ycmmfng hc{ yhjy lhe{c|

    wc{c jn c||cnyfjm rj{y e` mfpfng en yhc `j{a- yhjy |hc nccici

    ye leny{fksyc. Fy hji kccn cj|v wfyh R.D.- whe `emmewci hf|

    g{jni`jyhc{ wfyh {jry jyycnyfen. Jsgfc- en yhc eyhc{ hjni-wesmi {cy{cjy ye hc{ {eea- Hemmv| emi kci{eea- cjlh ijv j`yc{

    |lheem jni wesminy cac{gc snyfm yhc ncxy ae{nfng. \hc jn!

    |wc{ci jnv zsc|yfen| fn aene|vmmjkfl g{sny| jni {c`s|ci ye cjy

    wfyh yhca. Lmjfaci ye kc j pcgcyj{fjn- |lewmci jni |le``ci

    jy yhc `jly yhjy hc wj| j ljyymcajn- yhjy hc {jf|ci jnfajm| `e{

    `eei. Hc oncw kcyyc{ yhjn ye j{gsc wfyh Jsgfc- y{fci ye kcrjyfcny. Yhesgh jy yfac| hc yhesghy hc wesmi cxrmeic wfyh

    `{s|y{jyfen- hc pewci ye y{v jni cisljyc hc{ g{jisjmmv- f` ney

    j kfy g{s``mv. Ksy |hc lc{yjfnmv ifiny ajoc fy cj|v `e{ hfa.

    \hc |yfmm gmj{ci jy hfa wfyh if|ijfn jni yeeo cpc{v erre{!

    ysnfyv |hc lesmi ye j{gsc jni if|jg{cc wfyh whjy hc |jfi. Fy

    wj| mfoc {jf|fng Hemmv jmm epc{ jgjfn. Ksy yhc yhfng wj|- epc{

    yhc vcj{|- j`yc{ hf| {cmjyfen|hfr wfyh hf| ijsghyc{ hji if|fn!ycg{jyci fnye `j{!`msng acae{fc| e` whcn |hc wj| mfyymc jni

    yhesghy hc hsng yhc aeen- hc |we{c f` hc hji yhc lhjnlc ye

    ie fy epc{ jgjfn- hc wesmi ie yhfng| if``c{cnymv. New yhc er!

    re{ysnfyv hji r{c|cnyci fy|cm` fn Jsgfc- j lmenc e` hf| ijsgh!

    yc{- jni ijanci f` hc |yfmm lesminy gcy fy {fghy.

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