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    aheijy! apicld} osidcHl}wcp} tbc ek}t pcxscltjy h}fcd xsc}tikl}

    `y heijy hld picld} k ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp}

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    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i} h S,],

    okqcpleclt hoclmy,

    ]ilmc it} jhslmb il 8918*

    tbc ^chmc Mkp~} bh} hiecd

    tk ~pkektc wkpjd ~chmchld picld}bi~ `y7

    Bcj~ilo tbc ~ck~jc ka

    iltcpc}tcd mksltpic} il

    ecctilo tbcip lccd akp

    tphilcd ecl hld wkecl,

    Bcj~ilo ~pkektc h`cttcp sldcp}thldilo ka

    Hecpimhl} kl tbc ~hpt ka

    tbc ~ck~jc} }cpqcd,

    Bcj~ilo ~pkektc h `cttcp

    sldcp}thldilo ka ktbcp

    ~ck~jc} kl tbc ~hpt ka

    Hecpimhl},

    Kqcp 0>>*>>> Qkjsltccp}

    bhqc }cpqcd il tbc ^chmc

    Mkp~}* h~~pkriehtcjy 2*3>>

    k wbke hpc msppcltjy ~jhmcd

    il ekpc tbhl ?3 mksltpic},

    Tbcy wkpf il cdsmhtikl*

    bchjtb hld BIQ+HID]* }ehjj`s}ilc}} hld ilkpehtikl hld

    mkeeslimhtikl tcmblkjkoy*

    clqipkleclt* hopimsjtspc*

    hld ykstb hld mkeeslity

    dcqcjk~eclt,

    Ey dhsobtcp} ^chmc Mkp~}cr~cpiclmc osidcd bcp ophdshtc

    }mbkkj wkpf hld bcj~cd bcp jhldh opcht gk` hddpc}}ilo Jhtilkbchjtb lccd}, Ie }k ~pksd tbht}bc jiqcd kqcp}ch} kp twk ychp}hld `pksobt }fijj} bkec tk bcj~ie~pkqc tbc xshjity k jic il kspkwl mkeeslity,

    Ji`ih EmDklksob*wbk}c dhsobtcp }cpqcd il ^hlheh

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    Ksp hdqimc kp ~hpclt} wbk}c mbijdpcl bhqc h

    dc}ipc tk ok iltk tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i} tk jct tbce

    sjjj tbht dc}ipc, I tbc mbijd i} }cjcmtcd* tbc

    ~hpclt} }bksjd ccj crtpcecjy ~pksd `cmhs}c iti} hl bklkp, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i} jic%mbhloilo, It

    wijj `c tbc bhpdc}t gk` tbcyqc cqcp bhd hld tbc

    klc tbcy wijj jkqc tbc ek}t,

    Pc`cmmh hld Pklhjd Ts``}*wbk}c dhsobtcp }cpqcd il Sfphilc

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    Akp ^hpclt}* Aheijy* hld Apicld}

    I h jkqcd klc i} mkl}idcpilo h~~jyilo tk tbc ^chmc Mkp~} kp msppcltjy }cpqilo

    il tbc ^chmc Mkp~}* mklophtsjhtikl}( _kpfilo h} h ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp i}

    hl crmc~tiklhj cr~cpiclmc tbht sptbcp} tbc mhs}c k wkpjd ~chmc hld kcp}

    ~cp}klhj hld ~pkc}}iklhj opkwtb, Tbc }cjcmtikl ~pkmc}} i} mke~ctitiqc hld

    it i} hl bklkp tk `c mbk}cl tk }cpqc tbc S,], wbijc qkjsltccpilo kp h mksltpy

    tbht bh} h}fcd kp h}}i}thlmc,

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i} mkeeittcd tk ~pkqidilo Qkjsltccp} witb tbc }s~~kpt tbcy

    lccd tk }smmc}}sjjy ecct tbc mbhjjcloc} tbcy hmc hld tk cl}spc h }hc* bchjtby*

    hld ~pkdsmtiqc }cpqimc, _c bk~c tbc ilkpehtikl bcpc wijj bcj~ ~pkqidc h

    }cl}c k tbc}c mbhjjcloc}* tbc mbhloc} il httitsdc hld jic}tyjc tbht ehy `cpcxsipcd tk hdh~t tk h lcw clqipkleclt* hld tbc jcqcj k }s~~kpt tbht mhl `c

    cr~cmtcd pke tbc ^chmc Mkp~}* jkmhj mkjjchosc}* hld bk}t mkeeslitic},

    Tbi} `kkfjct i} dc}iolcd tk bcj~ hl}wcp tbc ek}tpcxscltjy h}fcd xsc}tikl} pke heijy hld picld}, Ithj}k ~pkqidc} ilkpehtikl tbht mhl hjjcqihtc mklmcpl}hld hmijithtc h }s~~kptilo pkjc il tbc Qkjsltccp} }smmc}},Tbc jkqc hld clmksphoceclt pke kjf} `hmf bkec i}tpcecldks}jy bcj~sj kp Qkjsltccp} h} tbcy ce`hpf kltbc cr~cpiclmc k h jictiec,

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    Tbc bchjtb hld }hcty k Qkjsltccp}i} tbc ^chmc Mkp~} biobc}t ~pikpity,

    Klc k tbc hdqhlthoc} tk }cpqilo

    h`pkhd witb tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i}

    tbc }hcty lct tbht mkec} pke tbc

    hoclmy `cilo ~hpt k tbc cdcphj

    okqcpleclt, Cqcpy mksltpy

    wbcpc ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqc} bh}

    h ecdimhj }th hld h }hcty hld

    }cmspity mkkpdilhtkp h}}iolcd tk

    ~pkqidc bchjtb hld }hcty }cpqimc}

    hld tphil Qkjsltccp}, Tbc}c }th

    ece`cp} hpc }s~~kptcd `y tbc

    ^chmc Mkp~} Kamc} k ]hcty hld

    ]cmspity* Ecdimhj ]cpqimc}* hld tbcMksl}cjilo hld Kstpchmb Slit il

    _h}bilotkl* D,M,

    Tbcpc hpc ilbcpclt pi}f} tk jiqilo

    hld tphqcjilo il mksltpic} wbcpc

    ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqc}, Bkwcqcp*

    tbc ^chmc Mkp~} wkpf} tk ~pktcmt

    Qkjsltccp} witb h tbkpksob tphililo

    ~pkophe* ecdimhj hld cektiklhj

    }s~~kpt* hld h mke~pcbcl}iqc

    }hcty hld }cmspity ~pkophe* tbc

    biobjiobt} k wbimb hpc kstjilcd il

    tbc lcrt cw ~hoc},

    Bchjtb hld ]hcty

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    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} thfc} hl iltcophtcdh~~pkhmb tk Qkjsltccp tphililo,

    Tbpksob jhloshoc* mpk}}%msjtsphj*

    hld bchjtb hld }hcty il}tpsmtikl*

    tbc twk% tk tbpcc%ekltb tphililo i}

    dc}iolcd tk phi}c tphilcc} hwhpclc}}

    k tbcip lcw clqipkleclt* `sijd

    tbcip mh~hmity tk ccmtiqcjy bhldjc

    tbc ehly mbhjjcloc} tbcy ehy

    hmc* hld ~pkqidc tkkj} tbcy lccd

    tk hdk~t h }hc hld h~~pk~pihtc

    jic}tyjc il tbc mkeeslitic}

    tbcy wijj `c }cpqilo, Tbi}

    ilmjsdc} tc}tilo kp hdcxshtc

    mkeeslimhtikl }fijj} il

    tbc jkmhj jhloshoc `ckpc~jhmilo tbc Qkjsltccp}

    il tbcip ildiqidshj }itc},

    Dspilo tbi} ~cpikd* ek}t

    tphilcc} jiqc witb h bk}t heijy

    tk sjjy ieecp}c tbce}cjqc} il

    tbc lcw msjtspc, Osidhlmc h`kst

    bk}t mksltpy msjtsphj cr~cmthtikl}ilmjsdc} ^chmc Mkp~} tphililo kl

    bkw ~cp}klhj mbkimc} il dpc}}*

    jiqilo hpphloceclt}* echl}

    k tphqcj* cltcpthileclt* hld

    mke~hlikl}bi~ ehy bhqc h dipcmt

    ie~hmt kl bkw Qkjsltccp} hpcqicwcd* hld tbs} tpchtcd* `y tbcip

    mkeeslitic}, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~}

    ce~bh}ic} tbht ehtspc `cbhqikp

    hld tbc crcpmi}c k }ksld gsdoeclt

    wijj clbhlmc ~cp}klhj }hcty, Tbc

    ^chmc Mkp~} bh} ojk`hj hld mksltpy%

    }~cmiam ~kjimic} hld ~pkmcdspc} il

    ~jhmc tk }s~~kpt }hc hld bchjtby

    Qkjsltccp},

    ]hc hld ^pkdsmtiqc ]cpqimc

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    Tbc mke~pcbcl}iqc ecdimhjcqhjshtikl dspilo tbc }cmkld }thoc

    k tbc h~~jimhtikl ~pkmc}} cl}spc}

    tbht h Qkjsltccp i} ~jhmcd il h

    mksltpy tbht bh} hdcxshtc pc}kspmc}

    tk ecct tbc bchjtb mhpc lccd} k tbc

    Qkjsltccp, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} }th

    ilmjsdc} ht jch}t klc ecdimhj kamcp

    ht chmb mksltpy} ~k}t, Lsp}c}* lsp}c

    ~phmtitiklcp}* ~by}imihl h}}i}thlt}*

    hld ~by}imihl} mhl }cpqc h} ^chmc

    Mkp~} ecdimhj kamcp}, Tbc}c ecdimhj

    ~pkqidcp} ilmjsdc kpciol%lhtiklhj}

    hld Hecpimhl}, Hjj hpc mhpcsjjy

    cqhjshtcd* mpcdcltihjcd* hld pcqicwcd

    `y tbc ^chmc Mkp~} Kamc k Ecdimhj]cpqimc} Xshjity Ie~pkqceclt Slit ht

    ^chmc Mkp~} bchdxshptcp},

    Tbc ecdimhj }th il%mksltpy

    tphil} Qkjsltccp} kl why} tk }thy

    bchjtby, Ecdimhj }th hj}k ~pkqidc}

    Qkjsltccp} witb `h}im ecdimhj }fijj}hld }s~~jic}* hld ~piehpy mhpc h}

    lccdcd, I h bchjtb ~pk`jce kmmsp}

    tbht mhllkt `c tpchtcd jkmhjjy* hld

    ht tbc di}mpctikl k tbc Kamc k

    Ecdimhj ]cpqimc}* tbc ^chmc Mkp~}

    wijj }cld tbc Qkjsltccp* ht it}

    cr~cl}c* tk h pcoiklhj hmijity kp tktbc Slitcd ]thtc} kp tpchteclt,

    ^pcqcltikl i} hl ie~kpthlt ~hpt k

    chmb Qkjsltccp} bchjtb mhpc, Tbc

    ^chmc Mkp~} h}}sec} tbc mk}t}

    k lcmc}}hpy ecdimhj hld dclthj

    cr~cl}c} pcjhtcd tk cri}tilo

    mklditikl} ht tbc tiec k cltpy iltk

    ^chmc Mkp~} hld tk mklditikl}

    tbht dcqcjk~ dspilo ^chmc Mkp~}

    }cpqimc, Mk}ectim hld jic}tyjc

    ecdimhtikl} hld tpchteclt} hpc lkt

    ~hid `y ^chmc Mkp~}, Qkjsltccp}

    hpc cjioi`jc kp `clcat} sldcp tbc

    Acdcphj Ce~jkycc Mke~cl}htiklHmt kp ek}t ilgspic} kp ijjlc}}c} tbht

    kmmsp dspilo ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc,

    Ecdimhj }th il%mksltpy hld ht

    bchdxshptcp} hpc `ksld `y ecdimhj

    mkladcltihjity jhw}, H Qkjsltccp}

    ecdimhj ilkpehtikl ehy kljy `cpcjch}cd tk heijy kp picld} tbpksob

    tbc Qkjsltccp} wpittcl mkl}clt, Il

    h jic%tbpchtclilo }itshtikl* ecdimhj

    ilkpehtikl ehy `c }bhpcd witb hl

    cecpoclmy mklthmt ~cp}kl ~pcqiks}jy

    idcltiacd `y tbc Qkjsltccp,

    Qkjsltccp Bchjtb

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    Ktbcp Ecdimhj ]s~~kpt Ech}spc}7

    S~ tk 03 bksp} ka bchjtb

    cdsmhtikl* wbimb iltcophtc}

    cektiklhj bchjtb* h} ~hpt ka~pc%}cpqimc tphililo,

    Eid%}cpqimc hld mjk}c%ka%}cpqimc

    ~by}imhj hld dclthj cqhjshtikl},

    Ecdimhj lcw}jcttcp} hld tphililo

    dspilo }cpqimc,

    Qi}it} `y tbc ^chmc Mkp~} ecdimhj

    kmcp tk tbc Qkjsltccp} }itc},

    Il%mksltpy ecdimhj kmcp i}

    kl%mhjj 04+? akp cecpoclmic},

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    Qkjsltccp ]hcty _bcpc Tbcy Jiqc hld _kpf

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} h}}c}}c} hld h~~pkqc} tbc }itc} wbcpc Qkjsltccp} wijj jiqc hld

    wkpf* cl}spilo tbc}c jkmhtikl} hpc h~~pk~pihtc hld }hc, ]itc }cjcmtikl i} `h}cd

    kl ehly mpitcpih* }smb h} }itc bi}tkpy6 hmmc}} tk ecdimhj mhpc hld `hlfilo*

    ~k}thj* hld ktbcp c}}cltihj }cpqimc}6 hmmc}} tk mkeeslimhtikl* tphl}~kpthtikl*

    hld jkmhj ehpfct}6 hqhijh`ijity k hdcxshtc bks}ilo hld jiqilo hpphloceclt}6

    hld hopcceclt} witb bk}t mksltpy hstbkpitic} hld mkeeslitic}, Qkjsltccp}

    bhqc wkpf mksltcp~hpt} h}}iolcd tk tbce il tbcip mkeeslitic}, Qkjsltccp} ktcl

    jiqc witb kp lchp h bk}t heijy, ^chmc Mkp~} ~pkophe ehlhocp} hld ecdimhj }th

    qi}it ~cpikdimhjjy tk eklitkp i}}sc} pcjhtcd tk Qkjsltccp} }itc h}}ioleclt}, I h

    Qkjsltccp} }hcty kp wcjj%`cilo i} ht pi}f kp mke~pkei}cd* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} }thwijj bcj~ pc}kjqc tbc }itshtikl kp ekqc tbc Qkjsltccp tk hlktbcp jkmhtikl,

    @sijdilo Pcjhtikl}bi~} i} Fcy tk Qkjsltccp ]hcty

    Tbc slixsc hpphloceclt k ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp} jiqilo witbil tbc mkeeslitic}

    tbcy }cpqc iltcophtc} tbce tbpksob mjk}c iltcp~cp}klhj pcjhtikl}bi~} witb bk}t%

    mksltpy lhtiklhj}, Tbi} iltcophtikl k}tcp} hl clqipkleclt wbcpc Qkjsltccp} hpc

    mkl}idcpcd tk c ~hpt k tbc jkmhj mkeeslity hld* h} }smb* hpc qhjscd hld ~pktcmtcdh} crtcldcd heijy ece`cp} hld pc}~cmtcd mkjjchosc}, Tbi} hpphloceclt bh} it}

    hdqhlthoc}* `st dkc}lt h}}spc tkthj }hcty h} mpiec mhl }tijj kmmsp, ^chmc Mkp~}

    ~kjimic} hld tphililo bcj~ eitiohtc Qkjsltccp }hcty pi}f},

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} Pc}~kld} tk Qkjsltccp} ]hcty Mklmcpl}

    Qkjsltccp} hpc tphilcd hld cr~cmtcd tk pc~kpt }hcty mklmcpl} kp ilmidclt} tk tbc

    h~~pk~pihtc ^chmc Mkp~} }th ece`cp, Tbc }th i} ~pc~hpcd tk ~pkqidc ecdimhj*

    cektiklhj* hld hdeili}tphtiqc }s~~kpt h} chmb mh}c whpphlt}* hld Qkjsltccp

    mkladcltihjity i} pc}~cmtcd, @h}cd kl }hcty pc~kpt}* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} bh}

    idcltiacd pi}f hmtkp} "tiec k dhy* jkmhtikl* hjmkbkj s}c* echl} k tphl}~kpthtikl*

    ctm,) hld dcqcjk~cd }tphtcoic} tk bcj~ Qkjsltccp} hddpc}} tbce, Qkjsltccp} hpc

    spocd tk `c hwhpc k tbcip clqipkleclt hld tk hdk~t h }hc jic}tyjc hld crcpmi}c

    gsdoeclt il h ehllcp tbht pcdsmc} tbcip cr~k}spc tk pi}f},

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    ]s~~kptilo Qimtie} k

    ]crshj H}}hsjt

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} thfc} tbc i}}sc k

    }crshj h}}hsjt qcpy }cpiks}jy hld i}

    mkeeittcd tk }s~~kptilo Qkjsltccp}

    wbk bhqc `ccl qimtie} k }crshj

    h}}hsjt, Tbcpc hpc ~pkmcdspc} il ~jhmc

    il chmb mksltpy tk pc}~kld xsimfjy

    hld mke~h}}iklhtcjy tk Qkjsltccp},

    Tche} k dcdimhtcd }~cmihji}t} pke

    tbc ecdimhj* eclthj bchjtb* }cmspity*

    hld jcohj acjd} hpc hj}k hqhijh`jc ht

    ^chmc Mkp~} bchdxshptcp} tk bcj~Qkjsltccp}* h} lccdcd* witb tbc

    pcmkqcpy ~pkmc}},

    Il hdditikl tk ~pkqidilo }s~~kpt

    tk qimtie}* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} ehfc}

    cqcpy ckpt tk ~pcqclt }crshj qikjclmc

    hohil}t Qkjsltccp}, @ktb }th hldQkjsltccp} ~hptimi~htc il pcosjhp

    tphililo kl }hcty hld }cmspity, Tbi}

    tphililo mkqcp} h qhpicty k tk~im}

    pcjhtcd tk tbc ~pcqcltikl k }crshj

    h}}hsjt, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} bh} h

    pc~kptilo }y}tce tk tphmf hld hlhjyc

    }hcty hld }cmspity ilmidclt}* hld tbc

    dhth mkjjcmtcd i} s}cd tk hsoeclt hld

    clbhlmc Qkjsltccp hld }th tphililo*

    `ktb ojk`hjjy hld ht ildiqidshj ~k}t},

    Cecpoclmy Mkeeslimhtikl}

    hld ^jhllilo

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} hddpc}}c} jhpocp

    }cmspity mklmcpl} tbpksob mksltpy%

    }~cmiam Cecpoclmy Hmtikl ^jhl}

    "CH^}) tbht hpc il ~jhmc ht chmb

    ^chmc Mkp~} ~k}t hld kp wbimb chmbQkjsltccp i} tphilcd, Tbc}c ~jhl}*

    dcqcjk~cd tk hddpc}} }smb cqclt}

    h} lhtsphj di}h}tcp} kp miqij slpc}t*

    hpc tc}tcd hld pcqi}cd hllshjjy, H

    mke~klclt k tbc CH^ cl}spc} tbht

    Qkjsltccp} mhl `c mklthmtcd il mh}c

    k hl cecpoclmy hld kp ie~kpthltlktimc}, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} mkkpdilhtc}

    witb tbc S,], Ce`h}}y il chmb

    bk}t mksltpy tk }bhpc ilkpehtikl*

    dcqcjk~ }tphtcoic}* hld mkkpdilhtc

    mkeeslimhtikl}, I h }itshtikl hpi}c}

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    il h mksltpy tbht ~k}c} h ~ktcltihj

    tbpcht tk Qkjsltccp}* tbc ^chmc Mkp~}

    wijj ieecdihtcjy h}}c}} tbc lhtspc k

    tbc tbpcht hld pc}~kld il h ehllcp

    tbht ehrieic} tbc Qkjsltccp}

    }hcty hld wcjj%`cilo, I h dcmi}ikl i}ehdc tk cqhmshtc Qkjsltccp} pke h

    mksltpy* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} wijj mkeeit

    cqcpy pc}kspmc ht bhld tk }hcjy ekqc

    chmb Qkjsltccp kst k bhpe} why,

    Ek}t Qkjsltccp} jiqc hld wkpf il

    mkeeslitic} ht }kec di}thlmc pketbc ^chmc Mkp~} kamc, H} ~hpt k

    ^chmc Mkp~} }hcty hld }cmspity

    ~pkmcdspc}* Qkjsltccp} hpc il}tpsmtcd

    tk }thy il tksmb witb tbc ^chmc

    Mkp~} kamc kl h ~cpikdim `h}i},

    Tbcy hpc pcxsipcd tk pc~kpt tbcip

    wbcpch`kst} wbcl tbcy tphqcj pke

    tbcip mkeeslitic}* hld hpc pcxsipcdtk pcmciqc ^chmc Mkp~} hstbkpihtikl

    i tbcy iltcld tk jchqc tbc mksltpy

    k h}}ioleclt kp hly pch}kl,

    Hjtbksob }kec Qkjsltccp} mkl}idcp

    lktiamhtikl k tphqcj hld fcc~ilo

    pcosjhp mklthmt witb tbc ^chmc Mkp~}

    kamc pc}tpimtiqc* it i} lcmc}}hpy tkcl}spc Qkjsltccp} mhl `c mklthmtcd

    il mh}c k hl cecpoclmy,

    Hdditiklhj ]hacty Ilakpehtikl Pc}kspmc}

    Mke~pcbcl}iqc }hacty hld }cmspity ilakpehtikl i} hqhijh`jc ht

    www,~chmcmkp~},okq+}hacty

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    Klmc Ilqitcd* Ehfilo hlIlkpecd Mbkimc tk ]cpqc

    _bcl hl h~~jimhlt i} ilqitcd tk }cpqc il h ~hptimsjhp mksltpy* oclcphj

    ilkpehtikl* }hcty hld }cmspity dhth* hld }~cmiam ilkpehtikl h`kst ~ktcltihj

    mbhjjcloc} i} ~pkqidcd il h ^chmc Mkp~} _cjmkec @kkf, Mbhjjcloc} ehy

    ilmjsdc slwhltcd httcltikl6 bhph}}eclt6 bchjtb hld }hcty pi}f}6 hld msjtsphj

    `cbhqikp} tbht hl Hecpimhl eiobt ald slmkekpth`jc kp kcl}iqc, _itb tbi}

    ilkpehtikl* ~ktcltihj Qkjsltccp} mhl ehfc ilkpecd dcmi}ikl} h`kst wbctbcp^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc i} h~~pk~pihtc kp tbce hld wbctbcp tbcy hpc ~pc~hpcd

    tk jiqc il tbcip bk}t mksltpy* wbcpc tbcip ~piehpy }s~~kpt }y}tce wijj `c jkmhj

    mkeeslity ece`cp}, Klmc tbc Qkjsltccp} hpc il%mksltpy* ^chmc Mkp~} }th

    wijj fcc~ tbce ilkpecd k }cmspity i}}sc} hld ~pkqidc tphililo hld osidhlmc

    kp ehilthililo tbcip }hcty hld wcjj%`cilo, Tbc Mksl}cjilo hld Kstpchmb

    Slit ht bchdxshptcp} i} hqhijh`jc kp cektiklhj mksl}cjilo kp Qkjsltccp}

    cr~cpiclmilo hdgs}teclt mbhjjcloc},

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    Il ksp msppclt msjtspc* wc bhqc

    `cmkec hmms}tkecd tk `pkhd

    mkeeslimhtikl hmmc}} tbpksob

    mcjj~bklc mhjj}* tcrt ec}}hoilo*

    il}thlt ec}}hoilo* Iltcplct mbht}*

    hld cehij, _bijc tcmblkjkoymkltilsc} tk ilmpch}c cqcl il tbc

    ek}t pcektc ~jhmc} k tbc wkpjd*

    chmb mksltpy wijj bhqc qhpyilo

    dcopcc} k hqhijh`ijity hld pcjih`ijity,

    Il }kec mksltpic}* mcjj~bklc} hpc

    mkeekl, Il ktbcp}* Iltcplct mh}

    ehy `c lchp`y, Il hjj mksltpic}*

    Qkjsltccp} mhl s}c mke~stcp} wbcl

    ht tbc ^chmc Mkp~} kamc, Htcp

    hdgs}tilo tk tbc ~hptimsjhp} k h

    Qkjsltccp} jkmhtikl* }thyilo il tksmb

    witb tbc Qkjsltccp i} ~k}}i`jc,

    Fcc~ il eild tbht hlktbcp mksltpy}

    ~k}thj }y}tce ehy lkt hjwhy} `c

    mkl}i}tclt kp ehy thfc jklocp tkdi}tpi`stc ehij tbhl il tbc S,], It i}

    lkt slmkeekl kp mkppc}~kldclmc

    tk thfc }cqcphj wccf} kp dcjiqcpy

    hld ~cpbh~} `c dcjiqcpcd kst k

    }cxscltihj kpdcp, Akp tbi} pch}kl* it i}

    }sooc}tcd tbht jcttcp} `c lse`cpcd

    tk fcc~ tphmf k mkppc}~kldclmc,

    Hj}k* mkl}idcp mhpcsjjy `ckpc

    }cldilo itce} k opcht qhjsc,

    ^hmfhoc}* slkptslhtcjy* mhl oct jk}t,

    @cilo ~hpclt} k ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp}* tbc

    ek}t ie~kpthlt ~hpt i} tk mkeeslimhtc h} esmbh} ~k}}i`jc }k yks mhl sldcp}thld wbht tbcy hpcokilo tbpksob hld wbht tbcy hpc cr~cpiclmilo,

    ^ctph hld Apcd ^clo*wbk}c }kl }cpqcd il tbc ^biji~~ilc}

    Mkeeslimhtilo

    witb Qkjsltccp}

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    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} Mksl}cjilo hld

    Kstpchmb Slit "MKS) bh} h 04%bksp

    dsty kamcp hqhijh`jc kp heijy ece`cp}

    lccdilo tk hdqi}c tbcip Qkjsltccp k

    h mpitimhj ijjlc}} kp dchtb k h heijy

    ece`cp, Tbc 04%bksp tcjc~bklc lse`cp

    i} 2>>%404%232>6 kjjkw il}tpsmtikl} kp

    tbc bchdxshptcp} kamc ht crtcl}ikl 84?>*

    kp dihj 0>0%190%84?>,

    Tbc MKS mhl lktiy h Qkjsltccp k hl

    cecpoclmy* pc}~kld tk heijy xsc}tikl}

    h`kst h Qkjsltccp} }thts}* hld }s~~jy

    hl s~dhtc h`kst miqij slpc}t kp h lhtsphj

    di}h}tcp il tbc bk}t mksltpy,

    I h dchtb kmmsp} il h Qkjsltccp}

    ieecdihtc heijy* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} hjjkw}

    h jchqc ~cpikd hld ~hy} kp tbc Qkjsltccp}

    tphqcj bkec, Ieecdihtc heijy i} dcalcd

    h} h ~hpclt* }~ks}c* }i`jilo* mbijd* kpophldmbijd pcjhtcd tk tbc Qkjsltccp

    `y `jkkd* ehppihoc* kp hdk~tikl, Tbi}

    ilmjsdc} }tc~%pcjhtiqc}* "c,o,* }tc~ektbcp)*

    `st dkc} lkt ilmjsdc il%jhw}* "c,o,*

    ektbcp%il%jhw)* kp ophld~hpclt},

    Aheijy Cecpoclmic}

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    ]kec heijic} hld picld} qi}it tbcip Qkjsltccp

    dspilo bi} kp bcp }cpqimc, Tbi} i} hjwhy} hlcrmitilo tiec kp cqcpyklc* ilmjsdilo tbc

    Qkjsltccp} mkeeslity, Aheijic} wbk* ht tbcip kwl

    cr~cl}c* whlt tk qi}it h Qkjsltccp hpc wcjmkec tk

    dk }k htcp tbc Qkjsltccp} twk% tk tbpcc%ekltb

    ~pc%}cpqimc tphililo hld tbc ap}t tbpcc ekltb}

    k }cpqimc hpc `ktb mke~jctc* hld `ckpc tbc jh}t

    tbpcc ekltb} k }cpqimc, _bcl ehfilo ~jhl}*heijic} }bksjd wkpf mjk}cjy witb tbc Qkjsltccp

    tk tiec h qi}it, _kpf }mbcdsjc} mhl `c mke~jcr*

    hld Qkjsltccp} lccd tk k`thil h~~pkqhj pke tbcip

    ^chmc Mkp~} hld bk}t%mksltpy }s~cpqi}kp} kp

    qhmhtikl dhy} tk }~cld tiec witb qi}itkp},

    Qi}itilo h Qkjsltccp

    _bcl ~jhllilo h tpi~* qi}it tbc}c bcj~asjpc}kspmc}7

    Tbc S,], Dc~hpteclt ka ]thtc wc`}itc akp qi}hhld ktbcp pcjcqhlt ilakpehtikl ht

    www,tphqcj,}thtc,okq

    Tbc Mcltcp} akp Di}ch}c Mkltpkj hld^pcqcltikl wc`}itc akp ieeslihtikl hld tphqcj

    bchjtb ilakpehtikl ht www,mdm,okq+tphqcj

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    @clcat} k ]cpqilo

    Jchpl ekpc ht

    www,~chmcmkp~},okq+`clcait}

    Tbcpc hpc thloi`jc `clcat} k ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc alhlmihj* ~pkc}}iklhj*hld ~cp}klhj, Akjjkwilo i} hl kqcpqicw k ^chmc Mkp~} `clcat},

    Dkjjhp} hld ]cl}c

    ]tsdclt Jkhl}7 }kec hpc cjioi`jc

    kp dccpeclt hld }kec kp ~hptihj

    mhlmcjjhtikl, Pchdgs}teclt Hjjkwhlmc7 pcmciqc

    $?*403 "~pc%thr htcp yks mke~jctc

    yksp 0? ekltb} k }cpqimc),

    Tphqcj Mk}t}7 cr~cl}c} kp tphqcj tk

    hld pke yksp mksltpy k }cpqimc

    hpc ~hid `y tbc ^chmc Mkp~},

    Jiqilo Hjjkwhlmc7 h ekltbjy

    }ti~cld tk mkqcp jiqilo hld bks}ilo

    cr~cl}c}, Qhmhtikl7 chpl twk qhmhtikl dhy}

    ~cp ekltb k }cpqimc,

    Ecdimhj hld Dclthj mhpc7 pcmciqc

    mke~jctc ecdimhj hld dclthj mhpc

    wbijc }cpqilo,

    ^k}t%}cpqimc Bchjtb Il}sphlmc7 hl

    hkpdh`jc ~jhl i} msppcltjy hqhijh`jc

    kp s~ tk 82 ekltb} kjjkwilo

    }cpqimc, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} ~hy} kp

    tbc ap}t ekltb} ~pceise,

    Acdcphj ce~jkyeclt `clcat}7

    mpcdith`jc }cpqimc hld

    lklmke~ctitiqc cjioi`ijity, Lk Acc7 sljifc ktbcp iltcplhtiklhj

    qkjsltccp ~pkophe}* tbcpc i} lk cc

    tk ~hptimi~htc il tbc ^chmc Mkp~},

    83

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    Mhpccp @sijdcp

    ]smmc}}sjjy mke~jctilo ^chmc Mkp~} sldcp hipjy

    mbhjjcloilo mipmse}thlmc} }~chf} h jkt h`kst mbhphmtcp*kptitsdc* hld tbc h`ijity tk thfc kl diamsjt ~pk`jce},_bcl I }cc h~~jimhlt} witb ^chmc Mkp~} il tbcip`hmfopksld* it i} h pchj ~k}itiqc,

    Aphlf Akslthil* ^pc}idclt*Tbc Mbpy}jcp AksldhtiklPctsplcd Qkjsltccp* Ildih

    81

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i} h jic%dcalilo jchdcp}bi~ k~~kptslity hld h opcht why

    tk jhslmb h mhpccp il `s}ilc}}* cdsmhtikl* lkl~pkat kpohlihtikl}* hld

    okqcpleclt, Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} hj}k k~cl} dkkp} tk ophdshtc }mbkkj tbpksob

    sliqcp}ity ~hptlcp}bi~ ~pkophe} hld ~pkqidc} cr~cpiclmc tbht bh} pcmkolitikl

    hld qhjsc heklo hdei}}ikl} dc~hpteclt},

    @clct} k ]cpqilo7

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    Ophdshtc ]mbkkj Hdqhlthoc

    8?

    chmc Mkp~} }bh~cd ksp }kl il tcpe} k tsplilo wbhtbhd `ccl kljy tbksobt} iltk h mhpccp ~htb, _bijc bc

    wh} }cpqilo il tbc hpch k ~s`jim bchjtb* bc okt bi}mkeeiteclt tk ecdimhj }mbkkj, Lkw bc i} h pc}idcltil cecpoclmy ecdimilc ht h bk}~ithj,

    ^bij Ophitmcp*wbk}c }kl }cpqcd il Ehjhwi

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} kcp} twk slixsc ~pkophe} tbht mke`ilc ^chmc Mkp~}

    }cpqimc hld ophdshtc }tsdic}, Tbpksob ~hptlcp}bi~} witb mkjjcoc} hld

    sliqcp}itic} hmpk}} tbc Slitcd ]thtc}* Qkjsltccp} mhl chpl hmhdceim mpcdit kp

    tbcip ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc hld+kp ehy `c hwhpdcd alhlmihj }s~~kpt,

    @ckpc hld Dspilo ]cpqimc

    Qkjsltccp} mhl ilmkp~kphtc ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc h} mpcdit il h eh}tcp}

    dcopcc ~pkophe il h qhpicty k acjd} ht kqcp 2> hmhdceim il}titstikl}

    lhtiklwidc tbpksob Eh}tcp} Iltcplhtiklhj,

    Akjjkwilo ]cpqimc

    Pctsplcd Qkjsltccp} hpc kcpcd alhlmihj h}}i}thlmc ht ekpc tbhl 1>

    ~hptimi~htilo mhe~s}c} il h qhpicty k }s`gcmt hpch}* mke`ililo ophdshtc}tsdy witb }s`}thltiqc* dcopcc%pcjhtcd iltcpl}bi~} tbht bcj~ ecct tbc

    lccd} k sldcp}cpqcd S,], mkeeslitic} tbpksob tbc ^hsj D, Mkqcpdcjj

    Acjjkw} pkophe,

    H ji}t k ~hptimi~htilo }mbkkj} hld icjd} k }tsdy

    mhl `c ksld ht www,~chmcmkp~},okq+ophd}mbkkj

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    ]fijj} akp tbc Astspc

    82

    Ajsclmy il kpciol jhloshoc}* iltcplhtiklhj cr~cpiclmc* hld mpk}}%msjtsphj

    sldcp}thldilo hpc biobjy }ksobt%htcp }fijj} il tkdhy} ojk`hj cmklkey,

    Pcmciqc Hdqhlthoc} il Acdcphj Ce~jkyeclt

    ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc mhl xshjiy pctsplcd Qkjsltccp} tk pcmciqc klc ychp

    k lklmke~ctitiqc cjioi`ijity kp ce~jkyeclt il tbc cdcphj okqcpleclt,

    Ht hl ce~jkyilo hoclmy} di}mpctikl* i h Qkjsltccp ecct} tbc eiliese

    xshjiamhtikl} kp h ~k}itikl* bc kp }bc ehy `c bipcd witbkst okilo tbpksob

    tbc }thldhpd mke~ctitiqc ~pkmc}}, Tbk}c wbk hpc ce~jkycd `y tbc cdcphj

    okqcpleclt htcp tbcip ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc mhl pcmciqc mpcdit tkwhpd

    pctipceclt kp tbcip ychp} k Qkjsltccp }cpqimc,

    Pctsplcd Qkjsltccp} Ehfc h Dicpclmc il tbc _kpjd

    Pctsplcd ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp} s}c tbc }fijj} hld cr~cpiclmc} tbcy

    ohilcd kqcp}ch} tk bcj~ `sijd mhpccp} il qiptshjjy cqcpy }cmtkp k ksp

    }kmicty, Tbcy hpc jchdcp}* ~pk`jce%}kjqcp}* hld mpchtiqc qkimc}, Tbcy mhl `c

    ksld il cqcpy whjf k jic* hld ehly }hy tbcip ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc bhd h

    ~pkksld ie~hmt kl tbcip mhpccp},

    Qicw h ji}t k }kec k tbc lkth`jc pctsplcd ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp} ht

    www,~chmcmkp~},okq+lkth`jc}

    @clct} k ]cpqilo7

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    Tphl}itikl hld Gk` ^jhmceclt ]s~~kpt

    @ckpc dc~hptilo pke tbcip mksltpy k }cpqimc* Qkjsltccp} hpc ~pc~hpcd

    kp tbc tphl}itikl `hmf tk tbc S,], dspilo h mjk}c%k%}cpqimc mklcpclmc,

    _bcl Qkjsltccp} pctspl tk tbc S,],* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} Kamc k Pctsplcd

    Qkjsltccp ]cpqimc} ~pkqidc} tbce witb tphl}itikl h}}i}thlmc pcjhtcd tkgk`} hld cdsmhtikl,

    Pctsplcd Qkjsltccp ]cpqimc}

    ^s`ji}bc} hl kljilc lcw}jcttcp witb gk` hllkslmceclt}* ophdshtc

    }mbkkj ilakpehtikl* hld mhpccp%pcjhtcd hptimjc} hld hdqimc,

    ]~kl}kp} mhpccp cqclt} tbpksobkst tbc ychp il _h}bilotkl* D,M,* hldktbcp mitic} hpksld tbc S,],

    Bcj~} pctsplcd Qkjsltccp} tphl}jhtc tbcip cjd cr~cpiclmc akp

    ~pk}~cmtiqc ce~jkycp} hld ktbcp ~pkac}}iklhj mklthmt},

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    Bcj~asj Pc}kspmc}

    ^chmc Mkp~} wc`}itc ~hoc} dcdimhtcd tk Aheijy hld Apicld}www,~chmcmkp~},okq+aheijy

    Kl tbc Bkecpklt i} h ^chmc Mkp~} bhld`kkf~pkqidcd il bhpd mk~y =%3 wccf} ~pikp tk h Qkjsltccp}

    ~pc%dc~hptspc kpiclthtikl hld i} hqhijh`jc kljilc

    www,~chmcmkp~},okq+bkecapklt

    0>

    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} pcxsipc} }cpiks} mkeeiteclt hld bhpd wkpf, Qkjsltccp}

    jchqc tbc mkekpt} k bkec hld wbht i} heijihp* ieecp}c tbce}cjqc} 04+? il

    hlktbcp msjtspc* h~~jy tcmblimhj }fijj}* hld jchpl h lcw jhloshoc tbht es}t `c

    s}cd cqcpy dhy tk }bk~ kp kkd* k`thil tphl}~kpthtikl* dcqcjk~ picld}bi~}*

    hld mkldsmt wkpf, Tbc slixsc mbhjjcloc} k ^chmc Mkp~} }cpqimc ehfc kp

    h tpcecldks} opkwtb cr~cpiclmc, ^phmtimhj }fijj} hpc ohilcd hld ilthloi`jc

    `clcat} mkec witb ehfilo h dicpclmc il ~ck~jc} jiqc} hld pcjyilo kl klc}cj

    tk pc}~kld tk tbc lccd} k ktbcp},

    Tbc `clcat} k tbc ^chmc Mkp~} dklt cld witb kqcp}ch} }cpqimc hld mhl `c

    dphwl s~kl tbpksobkst klc} jictiec, H} i} ktcl }hid* tbc ^chmc Mkp~} i}lt

    }ie~jy }kectbilo opcht* it} tbc `coillilo k }kectbilo opcht,

    ^cp}klhj Dcqcjk~eclt

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    ]s~~kpt yksp Qkjsltccp `y }thyilo

    mkllcmtcd tbpksob cehij}* ~bklc

    mhjj}* qidck mbht}* jcttcp}* hld

    ~hmfhoc},

    Dcqcjk~ pcjhtikl}bi~} witb h

    pctsplcd ^chmc Mkp~} Qkjsltccp

    opks~ "}cc www,p~mq,kpo) kp

    gkil+mpchtc h }s~~kpt opks~ ksldcd

    `y ~hpclt} hld heijy ece`cp},

    Tbc}c opks~} hpc ildc~cldclt k

    tbc ^chmc Mkp~} hld hpc oclcphjjy

    kpohlicd hpksld h ~hptimsjhp

    mksltpy kp tphililo opks~,

    Qi}it tbc Qkjsltccp,

    Oct ilqkjqcd il tbc Qkjsltccp}

    ~pkgcmt} tbpksob dklhtikl} tk

    tbc ^chmc Mkp~} ^hptlcp}bi~

    ^pkophe, Qkjsltccp} ktcl idcltiy

    hdditiklhj jkmhj lccd} il wkpfilo

    witb mkeeslity jchdcp} hld ehy

    sldcpthfc }cmkldhpy ~pkgcmt}*

    }smb h} `sijdilo }mbkkj}* jhtpilc}*

    kp whtcp wcjj}* hddilo `kkf} tk

    ji`phpic}* kp ~pkqidilo tcmblimhj

    tphililo}, Aheijy* picld}* kp miqimopks~} `hmf bkec mhl }s~~kpt h

    Qkjsltccp} ~pkgcmt y oiqilo cqcl

    h ekdc}t }se tbpksob tbc ^chmc

    Mkp~} ^hptlcp}bi~ ^pkophe,

    Bkw ^hpclt}* Aheijy*hld Apicld} Mhl ^jhy h ^hpt

    il tbc Qkjsltccp Cr~cpiclmc

    Tbcpc hpc esjti~jc why} tk `c ilqkjqcd witb yksp Qkjsltccp} cr~cpiclmc,

    Ey dhsobtcp ehtspcd 8> ychp} il bcp twk ychp} il tbc ^chmc Mkp~}(]bc ehdc opcht picld}* bcj~cd ktbcp}* opcw il bcp kwl }cj%mkldclmc*hld i} lkw il jhw }mbkkj wkpfilo tk ie~pkqc hjj ksp jiqc},

    Dc_itt ^cpfil}*wbk}c dhsobtcp }cpqcd il ]clcohj

    08

    ]cc www,~chmcmkp~},okq+mkltpi`stc kpmsppclt ~pkgcmt} hld ilkpehtikl kl oiqilo

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    Tbc ^chmc Mkp~} Mksl}cjilohld Kstpchmb Slit "MKS) bh}h 04%bksp dsty kamcp hqhijh`jctk pc}~kld tk heijy xsc}tikl}h`kst h Qkjsltccp} }thts}*

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    www,~chmcmkp~},okq

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    Ahmc`kkf7 hmc`kkf,mke+~chmcmkp~}

    Twittcp7 twittcp,mke+~chmcmkp~}

    YksTs`c7 yksts`c,mke+~chmcmkp~}

    Ajimfp7 aimfp,mke+~chmcmkp~}Tse`jp7 ~chmcmkp~},tse`jp,mke

    Jiqc* jchpl* hld wkpf witb

    h mkeeslity kqcp}ch},

    @c h Qkjsltccp,