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    CFHKL BQ]_C

    TAO _C]A

    Duracunrcny, ^trunturcl Uk`laina,

    cio ]`varty ki Kiokc

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    TAO _C]A

    C J`hi H`pa Erciflki Naitar D``f

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    CFHKL BQ]_C

    TAO _C]ADuracunrcny, ^trunturcl Uk`laina,cio ]`varty ki Kiokc

    Oufa Qikvarskty ]rass Ourhcg cio L`io`i 4=34

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    4=34 Oufa Qikvarskty ]rass

    Cll rkbhts rasarvao

    ]rkitao ki tha Qiktao ^tctas `e Cgarknc `icnko-eraa pcpar!

    Oaskbiao dy Hacthar Haislay

    _ypasat ki Sucorcct dy Fayst`ia _ypasattkib, Kin.

    Lkdrcry `e N`ibrass Nctcl`bkib-ki-]udlknctk`i Octc

    cppacr `i tha lcst prkitao pcba `e thks d``f.

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    _`

    ]urikgc

    Clwcys

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    N@I_AI_^

    Cnfi`wlaobgaits kx

    ]crt @ia KI_T@OQN_K@I

    3. ]`varty cs Dk`p`lktkns >

    4. _ha tcta cio tha ]`lktkns e ]`varty ?3

    ]crt _w` N@TTQ]_K@I

    >. N`rruptk`i, ]`lktkns, cio tha Kgcbkiao tcta 21

    ?. Icrrctkvas e N`rruptk`i 333

    ]crt _hraa KI^NTK]_K@I

    1. Lat tha _rcki Tui `i ]cpar: Duracunrctkn Rrktkib

    cs ^tcta ]rcntkna 3?3

    5. Lktarcny, Duracunrctkn O`gkictk`i, cio Oag`nrcny 3;3

    ]crt E`ur B@UATIGAI_CLK_[

    2. ]`pulctk`i cio Ia`lkdarcl B`varigaitclkty 4>2

    Apkl`bua 42;

    I`tas 4;1

    Taearainas Nktao >4;

    Kioax >11

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    CNFI@RLAOBGAI_^

    _ha wrktkib `e thks d``f hcs daai c l`ib j`uriay. Ourkib kts bastc-

    tk`i park`o K hcva cnqukrao gciy oadts thct K cg hcppy t` cnfi`wl-

    aoba hara. K csf e`rbkvaiass er`g cll th`sa pa`pla wh` hcva n`itrkd-

    utao ki gciy wcys t` tha crbugaits ki thks d``f dut wh`sa vclucdla

    kiputs K gcy i`t ragagdar cs K wrkta thasa cnfi`wlaobgaits. K

    hcva prasaitao pcrts `e tha d``f ct gciy vaiuas cio hcva ranakvaohalpeul nrktknksg cio n`ggaits er`g c wkoa vcrkaty `e snh`lcrs cll

    `var tha w`rlo.

    Gy bractast oadt b`as t` tha l`war-laval stcta `nkcls wh` cl-

    l`wao ga t` skt ki thakr `nas cio trcval wkth thag `var tha n`ursa

    `e c yacr. Clth`ubh K ncii`t icga thag, K wcit t` rabkstar thakr

    tragaio`us baiar`skty ki hcvkib ci kiquksktkva rasacrnhar ki thakr

    gkost e`r sunh c l`ib tkga. K lacriao g`ra er`g thag cd`ut b`vari-

    gait cio b`varicina thci `ia nci lacri er`g ciy rap`rt `r stuoy.G`stly K lacriao thct, h`wavar vclucdla kitarvkaws wkth saik`r,

    Aiblksh-spacfkib `nars `e tha Kiokci Cogkikstrctkva ^arvkna cra

    t` tha stuoy `e duracunrcny, thay nci iavar sudstktuta e`r `dsarvkib

    whct hcppais whai c p``r, kllktarcta vkllcbar wclfs kit` c b`vari-

    gait `na. _ha octc K n`llantao dy `dsarvkib thasa l`war-laval `e-

    ffinkcls cio dy lkstaikib t` thakr rasp`isas t` gy kitargkicdla quas-

    tk`is lka ct tha hacrt e tha d``f. Clth`ubh tha d``f ki kts ffiicl e`rg

    ks g`ra hacvkly wakbhtao t`wcro tha n`inaptucl, gy ffialow`rf th`r-

    `ubhly kie`rgs avary koac prasaitao hara.

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    x | Cnfi`wlaobgaits

    _hks d``f wcs wrkttai cio rawrkttai savarcl tkgas, cio K cg brctaeul t`

    pcrtknulcr kistktutk`is e`r gcfkib thct p`sskdla: K gcoa gy ffirst cttagpts t`

    n`inaptuclkza tha d``f ki tha turrat `e tha dacutkeul `lo ^gkths`ikci duklo-

    kib ki tha gcll ki Rcshkibt`i, whara tha R``or`w Rkls`i Naitar usao t` da

    l`nctao. K ffiikshao c n`gplata orcet `e tha d``f thcifs t` c eall`wshkp er`gtha ^tcie`ro Hugciktkas Naitar ki 4==?1, e`r whknh K cg kggaisaly brcta-

    eul. K wksh t` thcif kts thai-okrant`r, J`hi Daioar, e`r hks supp`rt. Fakth

    Dcfar, wh` sudsaquaitly dancga okrant`r, bcva ga vclucdla n`ggaits `i ci

    acrlkar kitr`ountk`i. Cetar tha ffirst orcet wcs ffiikshao cio ravkawao, K wr`ta c

    iaw kitr`ountk`i cio thai rawr`ta cll tha nhcptars savarcl tkgas. _ha ffii-

    kshao d``f dacrs `ily c pcsskib rasagdlcina t` tha n`gplata ffirst orcet.

    Gciy rasacrnh csskstcits n`itrkdutao t` okarait nhcptars ki tha d``f. Ct

    unlc, K hcva daai e`rtuicta t` hcva tha csskstcina e Cijclk Dr`wikib, Cocg

    Eksh, Jy`tk Bulctk, Farry ]usay, cio Galcika ^ka. Ccr`i Ocvko ^hcw supplkao

    supard csskstcina whkla K wr`ta tha nrktkncl iaw nhcptars `i e`rgs `e stcta

    wrktkib ct tha ^tcie`ro Hugciktkas Naitar. Ct ^tcie`ro, K wcs cls` e`rtuicta

    t` bat tha halp `e Lclcka Cgaarkcr, [``i-Juib Laa, cio Gcikshktc Ocss cs

    rasacrnh csskstcits.

    _ha ffirst nhcptar daiaffitao bractly er`g tha kiputs `e savarcl pa`pla. K

    wksh t` thcif ki pcrtknulcr Gctthaw F`hrgci e`r hks kiskbhteul n`ggaits

    cio Gkrkcg _knftki e`r har n`ggaits cio raearainas6 tha cuokaina ct c

    lantura ki Gald`uria, whara K trkao `ut ci acrly varsk`i `e tha kitr`ountk`i6cio Nrks ^h`ra cio Uar`iknc ^trcib, cg`ib `thars, cetar c prasaitctk`i ct

    Cunflcio. K ranakvao gciy usaeul n`ggaits ct tha Qikvarskty `e Nclke`rikc,

    Krvkia, kinluokib th`sa er`g gy oksnusscit, ^usci Braaihclbh, cio er`g

    Fcrai La`icro, Fcushkf ^uioarrcjci, _`g D`allst`r, cio Gak Zhci. _ha

    vary ffirst varsk`i `e thks nhcptar wcs prasaitao ct c Naitar e`r Kiokc cio `uth

    Cskc (nksc) lantura ct unlc, cio K cg brctaeul t` cll th`sa wh` cttaioao e`r

    thakr quastk`is cio quarkas. Ki thks rabcro K wcit t` spankclly thcif ^harry

    @rtiar e`r tha ain`urcbagait sha bcva ga i hacrkib thct acrly varsk`i. _hakitarast br`up Gkio, Gaoknkia, cio Nultura raco thks nhcptar ki ci clg`st

    ffiicl e`rg cio bcva ga gciy b``o koacs cio subbastk`is. K cg brctaeul t`

    Lkioc Bcrr` cio Jcs`i _hr``p e`r tha kivktctk`i cio t` cll tha pcrtknkpcits e`r

    thakr axnallait quastk`is. K cls` prasaitao c varsk`i e thks nhcptar ct Qppsclc

    Qikvarskty cio ct tha Qikvarskty `e B`thaidurb, cio K cg brctaeul t` pcrtknk-

    pcits thara e`r thakr kinkskva n`ggaits. Ki cooktk`i, snh`lcrs ct tha An`la oas

    Hcutas Atuoas ai ^nkainas ^`nkclas, Gcrsakllas, tha Ictk`icl Kistktuta `e

    Covcinao ^tuokas, Dcibcl`ra, cio tha Oapcrtgait `e Cithr`p`l`by ct tha

    Qikvarskty `e N`paihcbai gcoa thks nhcptar dattar wkth thakr quastk`is cio

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    Cnfi`wlaobgaits | xk

    n`ggaits. Ekiclly, K wcs csfao savarcl kitarastkib quastk`is ct c prasaitc-

    tk`i ct tha ^nh``l `e Lcw Ecnulty N`ll`qukug ct unlc. _ha pr`sa cio `rbc-

    ikzctk`i `e thks nhcptar daiaffitao bractly er`g n`ggaits gcoa dy Cijclk

    Dr`wikib. Crbugaits er`g c sgcll pcrt `e nhcptar 3 cppacrao ki ci crtknla

    pudlkshao ki Nchkars otuoas Cerknckias13, i`s. 4> (4=33): ?3145.Nhcptar 4 daiaffitao kggaisaly er`g n`ggaits gcoa dy Bckl Flkbgci,

    wh` usao kt ki c nlcss sha tcubht, cio dy c prasaitctk`i ki tha Oapcrtgait `e

    Cithr`p`l`by ct Ccrhus Qikvarskty ki Oaigcrf.

    Nhcptar ? wcs ffirst wrkttai e`r c w`rfsh`p thct Nrks h`ra cio Okatar Hcl-

    lar rbcikzao ct B`losgkths N`llaba ki L`io`i. K cg brctaeul t` thag e`r tha

    kivktctk`i. Ci acrlkar varsk`i `e tha nhcptar wcs pudlkshao ki thakr d``f N`r-

    ruptk`i: Cithr`p`l`bkncl ]arspantkvas, cio ki tha j`uricl Athi`brcphy.K thcif pcr-

    tknkpcits ct prasaitctk`is ct Hcrvcro Qikvarskty, tha Qikvarskty e Ukaiic, tha

    Custrclkci Cithr`p`l`bkncl ^`nkatys Ciiucl Gaatkib, tha Qikvarskty `e Lks-

    d`i, cio N`lugdkc Qikvarskty e`r thakr th`ubhteul rasp`isas t` thks nhcptar.

    Nhcptar 1 daiaffitao ki kts n`inaptuclkzctk`i er`g Lkksc Gclffks kiput. K

    ffirst prasaitao thks nhcptar cs c fayi`ta coorass ct tha kicuburcl gaatkib `e

    tha ciiucl tcie`ro Nulturcl cio `nkcl Cithr`p`l`by brcoucta stuoait n`i-

    earaina, cio lctar ct c n`ll`qukug ki tha Oapcrtgait `e Cithr`p`l`by ct

    unlc. K wksh t` thcif tha cuokainas ct d`th vaiuas e`r thakr quastk`is cio

    n`ggaits.

    Ci acrlkar varsk`i `e nhcptar 5 hcs daai pudlkshao ki Oag`nrcny: Cithr`p`-l`bkncl ]arspantkvas, aoktao dy Julkc ]clay cio pudlkshao dy scr]rass ki 4==2. K

    wksh t` thcif Ukrbkikc O`gkibuaz e`r har n`ggaits cetar c prasaitctk`i t`

    tha Ksrcalk Cithr`p`l`bkncl Css`nkctk`i. K cls` wcit t` thcif c vary spankcl

    br`up e pa`pla wh` raco thks nhcptar cio bcva ga axnallait n`ggaits ct ci

    acrly stcba: Cijclk Cr`ioafcr, ]c`lc Dcnnhattc, Cgktc Dcvksfcr, Lcwraina

    N`hai, ^cdc Gchg``o, ]urikgc Gcifafcr, cio Tcfc Tcy. K cls` ranakvao

    oatcklao n`ggaits er`g tha br`up ct tha ^nh``l `e Cgarknci Tasacrnh,

    clth`ubh K wcs uicdla t` cttaio tha w`rfsh`p, cio K wksh t` thcif cll thapcrtknkpcits e`r thakr kiput.

    K cls` wksh t` thcif cuokainas ct tha Ictk`icl Qikvarskty `e ^kibcp`ra,

    [cla Qikvarskty, tha Qikvarskty `e Drktksh N`lugdkc, whara K prasaitao tha >o

    B`al lantura, tha Qikvarskty `e Gald`uria, tha Qikvarskty `e _axcs ct Custki,

    cio tha Qikvarskty e I`rth Ncr`lkic e`r thakr kiskbhts cio nrktkncl quastk`is.

    Ci acrly varsk`i `e nhcptar 2 wcs ffirst prasaitao cs c fayi`ta coorass ct

    tha Ciiucl prkib ygp`skug, Ia`lkdarclksg ki `uth Cskc: Nultura, Bai-

    oar cio Lcd`r, ct tha Qikvarskty `e Hcwckk ki 4==?. Acrlkar varsk`is `e thks

    nhcptar cls` cppacrao ki prkit ki tha j`uricl Nurrait Cithr`p`l`bycio cs tha

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    xkk | Cnfi`wlaobgaits

    kitr`ountk`i t` tha d``f K aoktao wkth Crcohcic ^hcrgc,_ha Cithr`p`l`by `e

    tha ^tcta: C Tacoar, pudlkshao dy Dlcnfwall ki 4==5.

    Uarsk is `e tha apkl`bua hcva daai prasaitao ct tha e`ll`wkib vaiuas: tha

    Gcx ]lcinf Kistktuta e`r ^`nkcl Cithr`p`l`by ct Hclla, Bargciy6 nksc ct

    unlc6 tha Czkg ]ragjk Qikvarskty ki Dcibcl`ra6 cio tha Qikvarskty e _axcs ctCustki. K wksh t` thcif tha cuokainas ct cll e`ur plcnas e`r thakr vclucdla

    kiput.

    K wcit t` thcif erkaios cio ecgkly wh` l``fao cetar ga ourkib tha yacrs kt

    t``f t` wrkta thks d``f. Ki pcrtknulcr K wcit t` thcif gy g`thar, Gaaic

    Buptc, gy g`thar-ki-lcw, Fcglc Gcifafcr, cio gy skstar, Ciktc Cbbcrwcl,

    gy dr`thar-ki-lcw, Tchul Cbbcrwcl, cio gy ikana ^haeclk cio har husdcio,

    Gkhkr. K `wa c bract oacl t` gy ecthar, Jwclc ]. Buptc, wh` oko i`t lkva t` saa

    tha pudlknctk`i `e thks d``f. C lcrba nkrnla `e erkaios e`rgao axtaioao fki

    wh` fapt ga b`kib thr`ubh oknult tkgas, cio K ncii`t thcif thag ai`ubh

    e`r thakr supp`rt cio ain`urcbagait: Ba`rba N`llkar, Jcia N`llkar, Uaaic

    Oudcl, Julkc Jcr`nh, Crui Fugcr, ]``rikgc Fugcr, ^ylvkc [cicbkscf`, cio

    Athkrcj Uaifctcpcthy. Ct ^tcie`ro, whara g`st `e thks d``f wcs wrkttai, K

    wcit t` thcif n`llacbuas wkth wh`g K w`rfao pcrtknulcrly nl`saly: Ba`rba

    N`llkar, Jcia N`llkar, Jkg Earbus`i, Gkycf` Ki`ua, crch L`nhlcii Jcki, Gct-

    thaw F`hrgci, Lkksc Gclffk, Ocvko ]clugd`-Lku, Taict` T`sclo` Jr., cio

    ^ylvkc [cicbkscf`. Lcst dut i`t lacst cra tha w`ioareul o`nt`rcl stuoaits

    wh`sa parskstait quastk`is cio kiqukrkas halpao ga ki wcys K n`ulo i`t hcvakgcbkiao. _hakr kiskbhts cra rafflantao ki thks taxt ki gciy wcys. K w`ulo lkfa t`

    thcif gy o`nt`rcl stuoaits ct ^tcie`ro: Avalyi Clsultciy, Lclcka Cgaarkcr,

    Nhrkstc Cg`r`ux, Ikfhkl Cicio, Qlfc Cijcrkc, Eclu Dcfrcikc, _`g D`all-

    st`re, Eaoarkn` Dassarar, Ncrrka Drcgai, Jcnfka Dr`wi, Cshksh Nhcohc, Jai-

    ikear Nhart`w, J`nalyi Nhuc, Ncrk N`stciz`, O`iic Ocikals, G`iknc OaHcrt,

    Iajct Okin, Gcyc O`oo, Cli``r Adrchkg, Jcnf Earbus`i, Fally Erakoaiealos,

    Halai Bragkllk`i, ^taeci Halgraknh, Ckoc Haricioaz, Ercinksnc Jcgas Har-

    icioaz, Gcrbcrat Fcrclks, [``i-Juib Laa, Jcic ^aqu`yc Gcboclaic, JkshcGai`i, Frkstki G`ir`a, O`iclo G``ra, Okcia Ials`i, Lcurc Ials`i, Julkc

    @ls`i, ^cijaav ]cioyc, Cgkt Tck, ^hcifcr Tcgci, Halla Tytf`iai, J`ska

    ^clocic, Uknt`rkc ^cie`ro, ^uzcic ^cwyar, Clknkc ^nhgkot Ncgcnh`, Guftc

    ^hcrcibpcik, Crcohcic ^hcrgc, L`f ^ku, O`ub ^gkth, Tadannc ^taki, Gkr-

    kcg _knftki, Grkoulc Qocybkrk, cio Gknhal Ralg`io. K w`ulo cls` lkfa t`

    thcif tha stuoaits ct unlcwkth wh`g K hcva w`rfao s` ecr: Zkco Guike Cdu-

    Tksh, Cocg Eksh, Hciic Bcrth, Uaaic Hcgpcpur, Jcaaui Fkg, Ncssciorc

    Gcrf`a, Jciall T`thaidarb, ^aagc ^hch, Allai ^hcrp, _rkstci ^turg, cio

    Gahar Ucrgc.

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    Cnfi`wlaobgaits | xkkk

    Gy aokt`r ct Oufa Qikvarskty ]rass, Fai Rkss`far, hcs daai uistkitkibly

    supp`rtkva `e thks pr`jant. K cg brctaeul e`r hks pctkaina, cio hks wkllkibiass

    t` wckt uitkl tha gciusnrkpt wcs racoy t` da pudlkshao. _ha supp`rt ha hcs

    bkvai ga b`as ecr day`io hks r`la cs aokt`r, cio K wkll clwcys da brctaeul t`

    hkg e`r tha bket `e erkaioshkp. K cls` wksh t` thcif `thar gagdars `e thacgczkib stc ct Oufa Qikvarskty ]rass: Lakbh Dcriwall dr`ubht tha d``f t`

    prkit, Lcwraina Faiiay oko tha n`pyaoktkib, cio Hacthar Haislay wcs ra-

    sp`iskdla e`r tha brcphkn oaskbi. n`tt ]. gklay n`gpklao ci axnallait kioax,

    cio Galcika ^ka gatknul`usly nhanfao tha pr``es. K cg brctaeul t` thag d`th

    e`r thakr lcd`r.

    _hks d``f gkbht hcva daai ffiikshao acrlkar wara kt i`t e`r gy ocubhtar,

    Oaayc, dut kt w`ulo i`t hcva daai cs b``o wkth`ut har kitarvaitk`i. ha ks gy

    dast stuoait cio `ia `e gy dattar tacnhars. Ki tha lcst yacr, ciytkga tha d``f

    wcs gaitk`iao ki har prasaina, har raercki hcs daai, K cg d`rao `e hacrkib

    cd`ut Tao _cpa. Rhy ks kt tcfkib s` l`ib t` ffiiksh0 K hcva clracoy wrkttai

    savarcl d``fs ki thks tkga. K thkif sha t`` wkll da ralkavao t` saa tha d``f ki

    prkit.

    Ekiclly, K rasarva tha dast pcrt e`r gy pcrtiar, ]urikgc Gcifafcr. ^ha

    lkstaiao t` tha koacs cs thay oaval`pao, raco gciy orcets `e cll tha nhcptars,

    bcva ga n`istcit ain`urcbagait cio n`ggaits, cio aoktao s`ga pcrts `e

    tha d``f. ^ha pr`tantao gy tkga whai K wcs wrktkib kitaiskvaly, cio sha

    halpao nracta ci ctg`sphara ki whknh K n`ulo thkif cio wrkta dy rag`vkib clltha rao tcpa thct b`t ki tha wcy. Rkth`ut har, thks d``f w`ulo i`t da p`sskdla,

    cio K oaokncta kt t` har.

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    ]CT_ @IA KI_T@OQN_K@I

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    3]@UAT_[ C^ DK@]@LK_KN^

    Ciy stuoy `e tha stcta ki Kiokc gust try t` coorass `ia naitrcl

    puzzla.Rhy hcs c stcta wh`sa pr`nlckgao g`tkva ks t` e`star

    oaval`pgait ecklao t` halp tha lcrba iugdar `e pa`pla wh` stkll lkva

    ki okra p`varty0 Rhy o` rabkgas wh`sa labktkgcny oapaios up`i

    dattarkib tha lkvas `e tha p``r n`itkiua t` cll`w ciywhara er`g 41=

    gkllk`i t` ?42 gkllk`i t` lkva dal`w tha p`varty lkia0Ci`thar wcy t`ercga thks quastk`i ks t` csf, Cetar g`ra thci skxty yacrs e oaval`p-

    gait a`rts dy tha p`stn`l`ikcl stcta, why o` s` gciy e Kiokcs nkt-

    kzais n`itkiua t` da sudjantao t` tha nrualtkas `e aioagkn huibar

    cio gcliutrktk`i cio t` da oaprkvao `e sunh dcskn ianassktkas cs

    nl`thkib, shaltar, nlaci wctar, cio sciktctk`i0

    Oaspkta dakib tha e`urth lcrbast an`i`gy ki tha w`rlo, Kiokc

    rcifs axtragaly l`w `i tha Hugci Oaval`pgait Kioax (3>?th

    cg`ib 384 ictk`i-stctas, cnn`rokib t` tha Hugci Oaval`pgaitTap`rt V4==;W)._ha kiecit g`rtclkty rcta ks cr`uio 15 par 3,=== lkva

    dkrths (3=3 par 3,=== lkva dkrths e`r tha p``rast 4= parnait `e tha

    p`pulctk`i)6coult kllktarcny h`vars cr`uio ?= parnait6 cd`ut hcle

    `e nhklorai uioar ffiva suar er`g gcliutrktk`i6 lcrba pr`p`rtk`is

    `e tha urdci p`pulctk`i cra h`galasseully hcle `e tha raskoaits `e

    Gugdck lkva ki slugs cio `thar oabrcoao e`rgs `e h`uskib, whkla

    ct lacst `ia-thkro `e tha p`pulctk`i `e F`lfctc lkvas ki slugscio

    ci uifi`wi iugdar `e rurcl pa`pla lkva ki p``r `r sudstciocro

    h`uskib. [at axpaiokturas `i haclth cio aounctk`i ki 4==28

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    cg`uitao t` lass thci `ia-taith `e tha ictk`icl duobat.@ia huiorao gkl-

    lk`i w`gai cra gksskib, cio sax rctk`s cra oanlkikib avai ki cracs `e Kiokc

    sunh cs tha ^`uth, whara thay hcva i`t daai hkst`rknclly uiecv`rcdla t`

    w`gai (^ai 3;;;: 3=?2).

    @ia n`ulo crbua thct tha hkbh p`varty rctas cio p``r s`nkcl oaval`pgaitkioknas cra garaly c raskoucl eactura `e Iahruvkci an`i`gkn p`lknkas thct

    guoolao cl`ib i`t fi`wkib whathar tha ictk`i-stcta wcs ncpktclkst `r s`-

    nkclkst cio n`isaquaitly oalkvarkib ciagkn rasults, whknh wara ecg`usly

    nhrkstaiao dy tha an`i`gkst Tcj Frkshic cs tha Hkiou rcta e br`wth. I`w

    thct Kiokc hcs sattlao kit` c park`o `e lkdarclkzctk`i, thabopbr`wth rcta hcs

    sh`t up (`var ; parnait er`g 4==1 t` 4==2, e`ll`wao dy c gklo okp ki tha

    ranassk`i yacrs e 4==8 cio 4==; (kge4==;), cio datwaai 5 cio 8 parnait ki

    tha pcst tw` oancoas), cio thara hcva daai shcrp raountk`is ki tha iugdar e

    pa`pla lkvkib dal`w tha p`varty lkia (er`g just c dkt g`ra thci 1= parnait ki

    3;2228 t` lass thci 4> parnait ki 4==?1). Bkvai thks kgpr`vagait, o`as

    i`t n`itkiukib tha agphcsks `i p`varty, rcthar thci `i tha n`iskoarcdla

    cnhkavagaits thct hcva daai gcoa ki `thar spharas, skgply parpatucta tha

    nlknho kgcba `e Kiokc cs c p`varty-strknfai lcio0 ^h`ulo `ia i`t kistaco

    e`nus i tha p`sktkva skoa e oaval`pgait, i tha kggaisa pr`brass tha stcta

    hcs aibkiaarao, cio n`iskoar nhr`ikn p`varty t` da c n`l`ikcl labcny cio ci

    kitrcntcdla pr`dlag thct tha p`stn`l`ikcl stcta hcs o`ia kts dast t` arcokncta0

    Tcthar thci oksgkss sunh `djantk`is, K cnfi`wlaoba thct thara ks gunh trutht` thag. H`wavar, e`r racs`is thct wkll dan`ga avkoait ki thks d``f, K kiskst

    thct tha lkea-oaiykib n`isaquainas e nhr`ikn p`varty, ecr er`g ranakvkib t``

    gunh cttaitk`i, hcva ki ecnt lcrbaly okscppacrao er`g pudlkn oksnussk`i.

    G`ra kgp`rtcit, oaspkta tha rhat`rkncl kgp`rtcina bkvai t` tha arcoknctk`i e

    p`varty ki b`varigait p`lkny pr`i`uinagaits, tha snciocl `e tha stcta lkas

    ki kts ecklura t` cnfi`wlaoba thct n`ioagikib ci astkgctao 41=?1= gkllk`i

    pa`pla t` c pragctura cio uitkgaly oacth n`istktutas c nrksks `e brcva pr`-

    p`rtk`is.

    Ke thara wcs c icturcl okscstarc ecgkia `r ci acrthqucfaki whknh

    th`uscios `e pa`pla okao cio gciy `thars wara oksplcnao er`g thakr h`gas

    cio sapcrctao er`g thakr ecgklkas, e``o s`urnas, `r plcnas `e agpl`ygait,

    thara ks lkttla o`udt kt w`ulo da n`iskoarao c okra ictk`icl nrksks raqukrkib

    gcsskva stcta kitarvaitk`i t` cko ki ralkae cio rahcdklktctk`i. I`w supp`sa c

    snaicrk` lkfa tha `ia K oasnrkda hara cntuclly uie`loao. C okscstar `e thks

    gcbiktuoa `nnurs i`t `ina dut ciiuclly. _ha n`isaisus cg`ib alktas d`th

    wkthki cio `utskoa tha stcta ks thct sunh okscstars cra kiavktcdla cio thct ralkae

    a`rts ncii`t `e ianasskty cko cll th`sa wh` cra cantao. ^`ga axparts

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    subbast thct tha dast thkib tha stcta nci o` t` kgpr`va tha n`ioktk`is `e tha

    p``r ks t` n`inaitrcta i ecnklktctkib tha rcpko br`wth e tha an`i`gy s` thct

    tha vkntkgs nci ct lacst ffiio agpl`ygait cio halp t` dattar thakr lkvas. H`w

    w`ulo wa racnt t` sunh c s`lutk i0 R`ulo wa i`t ffiio sunh c stcta `e cckrs t`

    da cppcllkib cio parhcps avai `utrcba`us0[at thks ks pranksaly tha sktuctk`i ki p`stn`l`ikcl Kiokc. Qskib c vary nruoa

    nclnulctk`i, K astkgcta thct tha iugdar `e axnass oacthstha iugdar `e

    pa`pla gksskib er`g tha p`pulctk`i dancusa `e gcliutrktk`i cio g`rdkokty

    ks cppr`xkgctaly 3?= gkllk`i._hks trcislctas t` `var 4 gkllk`i uitkgaly

    oacths ciiuclly, c ffibura thct `varshco`ws tha l`ss `e hugci lkea rasultkib

    er`g cll icturcl okscstars bl`dclly. Ki tha oancoa datwaai 3;;3 cio 4=== tha

    ciiucl bl`dcl oacth t`ll `wkib t` icturcl okscstars, tanhi`l`bkncl gkshcps,

    cio hugci n`ifflknt t`tclao just var >==,=== (Nclh`ui 4==?: >84). Iavartha-

    lass, tha systag `e nhanfs cio dclcinas n`gp`sao `e tha eraa prass cio tha

    oag`nrctkn, gultkpcrty, n`gpatktkva p`lktkncl systag thct, cs Cgcrtyc ^ai

    (3;;;: 38=84) nlckgs, hcs daai s` aantkva ki s`uiokib tha clcrg `e kg-

    paiokib ecgkia, or`ubht, r icturcl okscstar hcs ecklao t` g`dklkza stcta cio

    prkvcta ras`urnas t` pravait c okscstar `e thasa pr`p`rtk`is.

    K cg n`inariao, ki `thar w`ros, wkth whct sh`ulo da n`iskoarao axnap-

    tk`icl, c trcbaoy cio c oksbrcna, dut ks i`t: tha kivkskdla e`rgs e vk`laina thct

    rasult ki tha oacths `e gkllk`is `e tha p``r, aspankclly w`gai, bkrls, l`war-

    ncsta pa`pla, cio kiokbai`us pa`pla. Rhct gcfas sunh vk`laina kivkskdla0H`w o`as `ia thkif cd`ut i`t `ily oalkdarcta cnts `e vk`laina sunh cs p`lkna

    drutclkty, dut cls` p`lktkncl, cogkikstrctkva, cio juoknkcl cntk`i `r kicntk`i

    thct pravaits p``r pa`pla er`g gcfkib c lkvkib, `dtckikib gaokncl cko, cio

    sanurkib sunh ianassktkas `e lkea cs e``o, nl`thkib, shaltar, cio sciktctk`i0

    Rhy ks ecstar, g`ra aantkva stcta kitarvaitk`i i`t e`rthn`gkib t` ralkava tha

    suarkib `e gkllk`is `e tha p``rast cio g`st oksagp`warao0H`w o`as

    `ia oasnrkda vk`laina ki tha cdsaina `e avaits lkfa n`gguicl rk`ts, `r tha

    oksplcnagait e pa`pla dy ocgs cio thar spantcnulcr oaval`pgait pr`jants,`r p`lkna `r crgy drutclkty0 Rhct cra tha jurkokncl cio s`nkcl n`ioktk`is thct

    gcfa tha vk`laina `e sunh axnaptk`icl p`varty i`rgcl0 G`st kgp`rtcit, h`w

    ks vk`laina lkfa thks tcfai e`r brcitao ki tha r`utkikzao prcntknas `e stcta

    kistktutk`is sunh thct kt okscppacrs er`g vkaw cio ncii`t da thagctkzao cs

    vk`laina ct cll0

    Aibcbkib tha w`rf e Gknhal E`uncult cio Bk`rbk` Cbcgdai, K crbua thct

    axtraga p`varty sh`ulo da tha`rkzao cs c okrant cio nulpcdla e`rg `e fkllkib

    gcoa p`sskdla dy stcta p`lknkas cio prcntknas rcthar thci cs ci kiavktcdla

    sktuctk`i ki whknh tha p``r cra garaly cll`wao t` oka `r axp`sao t`

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    oacth. ^aakib tha oacth `e tha p``r cs c e`rg `e thcict`p`lktkns aicdlas

    savarcl kgp`rtcit kitarvaitk`is. Ekrst, kt orcws cttaitk`i t` tha ecnt thct sunh

    oacths cra i`t kiavktcdla: ecr er`g kt, oaspkta dakib pravaitcdla thay cra i`t

    pravaitao. _hks ks whara tha n`itrcst wkth icturcl okscstars ks s` nlacr: ke tha

    p``r wara aquctao t` vkntkgs `e c icturcl okscstar, tha urbainy oksplcyao kicgalk`rctkib thakr sktuctk`i cio tha sncla e kitarvaitk`i agpl`yao w`ulo da

    `e c n`gplataly okarait gcbiktuoa. ^kgklcrly, ke `ia n`gpcras tha n`gplc-

    nainy t`wcro aioagkn p`varty wkth tha kgpctkaina oksplcyao t`wcro kgpaok-

    gaits t` br`wth cio cnnugulctk`i, tha okspcrkty ks strkfkib. H`w o`as `ia

    cnn`uit e`r tha ai`rg`us bcp datwaai tha Kiokci stctas kiokarait ra-

    sp`isa t` p`varty `i tha `ia hcio cio kts gunh g`ra pr`cntkva rasp`isas t`

    icturcl okscstar cio lkdarclkzctk`i `i tha `thar0

    _ha usucl ciswar t` thks quastk`i ks thct kt gust da dancusa tha p``r cra ax-

    nluoao er`g ictk`icl pr`jants `e oaval`pgait, oag`nrctkn p`lktkns, cio nul-

    turcl nktkzaishkp. Cbcgdai subbasts thct axnlusk`i ks tha dcsks e`r vk`laina ki

    stctas `e axnaptk`i. E`r axcgpla, tha fkllkib `e Jaws, h`g`saxucls, cio byp-

    skas ki Iczk Bargciy wcs p`sskdla dancusa thay hco daai labclly axnluoao

    er`g tha Bargci stcta cio raounao t` dcra lkea. N`itrc Cbcgdai (thks ks

    gy san`io gcj`r p`kit), tha pcrco`x e tha vk`laina e p`varty ki Kiokc ks thct

    tha p``r cra fkllao oaspkta thakr kinlusk`i ki pr`jants `e ictk`icl s`varakbity

    cio oaspkta thakr naitrclkty t` oag`nrctkn p`lktkns cio stcta labktkgcny.

    K cg i`t dlcgkib duracunrctkn cttktuoas e`r sunh parvarsa utn`gas. Rkth-`ut o`udt stcta `nkcls wh` cra uincrkib `r kiokarait t` axtraga p`varty

    cio cra kitarastao garaly ki covcinkib thakr `wi e`rtuias cio ncraars o`

    axkst.H`wavar, avai ke cll stcta nkcls wara skinaraly oav`tao t` tha tcsf e

    arcoknctkib p`varty, tha quastk`i ks whathar tha pr`naouras `e tha duracu-

    nrcny w`ulo aio up sudvartkib avai thakr dast kitaitk`is. K orcw up`i c thaga

    ffirst crtknulctao dy Gknhcal Harzealo (3;;>) ki whknh stcta duracunrcnkas cra

    n`iskoarao t` da gcnhkias e`r tha s`nkcl pr`ountk`i `e kiokaraina, cio

    tha koac pr`p`sao dy Crthur Flakigci, Uaaic Ocs, cio Gcrbcrat L`nf thctduracunrctkn rasp`isas t` s`nkcl vk`laina kitaiskey suarkib (3;;2: x)6 dut K

    g`okey th`sa lkias `e racs`ikib ki thks d``f. K crbua (thks ks gy thkro gcj`r

    p`kit) thct duracunrctkn cntk`i rapactaoly cio systagctknclly pr`ounas crdk-

    trcry utn`gas ki kts pr`vksk`i e ncra. Rhkla kiokaraina o`as kioaao plcy ci

    kgp`rtcit r`la ki thks st`ry, tha kiokaraina t` crdktrcry `utn`gas ks naitrcl.

    _` kllustrcta cio oaval`p thasa tha`ratkncl p`kits, K dabki wkth ci axtaioao

    oasnrkptk`i `e ci avait thct t``f plcna ourkib gy ffialow`rf. K nh``sa thks

    avait i`t dancusa kt axagplkffias whct K crbua dal`w cd`ut tha systagctkn

    pr`ountk`i `e crdktrcrkiass dut dancusa kt ks c b``o axcgpla `e tha fkio `e

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    citkp`varty cntkvktkas aibcbao ki dy tha stcta ki Kiokc. Gy oasnrkptk`i `e c

    oaval`pgait ncgp hcs t` da put ki tha n`itaxt `e `thar pr`gkiait ranait

    stuokas `e tha ncgp cs ci crnhatypcl spcna nractao dy g`oari stctas.

    Orcwkib up`i tha hkst`ry e Iczk n`inaitrctk`i ncgps, Cbcgdai wrktas,

    _ha ncgp ks tha i`g`s `e tha g`oari (4===: >5).

    Ki stctkib thks, Cbcg-dai aantkvaly axtaios tha spcna e tha ncgp, vkc oataitk`i naitars e`r kggk-

    brcits ct ckrp`rts cio sp`rts stcokugs, t` ciy spcna whara tha stcta `e axnap-

    tk`i ks gctarkclkzao (3;;8: 32?). Clth`ubh ki Cbcgdais w`rf tha ncgp ks

    nl`saly n`iiantao t` thcict`p`lktkns cio tha stcta `e axnaptk`i, `thars hcva

    kivastkbctao ncgps e okarait fkios whara tha utklkty e Cbcgdais kiskbhts

    nci da dr`coaiao cio quastk`iao. Lcwraina N`hais (4==?) i`tk`i e `par-

    cdklkty lkifs e`rnao starklkzctk`is ourkib tha Agarbainy ki Kiokc ki 3;2122

    wkth aya ncgps cio thar sktas `e gcss `parctk`is.Hks w`rf oag`istrctas

    tha n`itkiuktkas ki dk`p`lktkncl pr`nassas datwaai tha park`o `e agarbainy

    cio i`rgcl tkgas, whknh uioarlkias ia e Cbcgdais fay crbugaits, whkla

    ct tha scga tkga hkbhlkbhtkib tha kitkgcta n`iiantk`i datwaai ncra cio

    raprassk`i. ^kgklcrly, Ciciyc Ucjpayks (4==2) oksnussk`i `e kitariclly oks-

    plcnao pa`pla p`kits ut h`w, clth`ubh stcta vk`laina ks `etai rasp`iskdla e`r

    e`rnkdly avkntkib pa`pla er`g thakr h`galcio cio er`g thakr h`gas, raeubaa

    cio ralkae ncgps sat up dy i`ib`varigaitcl cbainkas cio cko `rbcikzctk`is

    sl`wly rast`ra thakr rkbhts cs nktkzais._ha ncgp, tharae`ra, ks i`t `ily c

    spcna whara nktkzais cra strkppao e thakr rkbhts cio raioarao kit` dcra lkea, csCbcgdai crbuas, dut cls` p`taitkclly c plcna er`g whknh tha pckistcfkib

    rast`rctk`i `e th`sa rkbhts dan`gas eacskdla. Okokar Ecsski (4==1) ncraeully

    okstkibukshas ncgps ki n`itagp`rcry Ercina sat up e`r raeubaas er`g thakr

    n`uitarpcrts ki tha Iczk arc. H`wavar, ha p`kits `ut thct ki d`th ncsas tha

    p`lktkncl lkea `e nktkzais ki tha p`lks wcs duklt `i tha axnlusk`is prcntknao

    thr`ubh tha n`istruntk`i `e dcra lkea ki tha ncgps. Cs c ffiicl axcgpla, K turi

    t` Uaaic Ocss (4==2) saisktkva p`rtrcycl `e rasattlagait n`l`ikas, s`

    icgao dancusa thakr kihcdktcits cra e`rgar slug owallars wh` hcva daaie`rnkdly rag`vao er`g thakr h`gas dy stcta cbainkas. Ocs sh`ws h`w tha

    raskoaits `e thasa n`l`ikas axparkaina tha stcta `e axnaptk`i rapactaoly

    thr`ubh n`gguicl rk`ts ki whknh tha p`lkna `paily skoa wkth tha gcj`rkty

    ralkbk`us n`gguikty. Ocss n`inari ks wkth h`w pa`pla n`istrunt c sag-

    dlcina `e i`rgclkty cetar sunh rk`ts, h`w thay b` `i lkvkib wkth iakbhd`rs

    wh` thay fi`w cra tha guroarars `e thakr ecgkly cio erkaios. Hara, tha

    rasattlagait n`l`iy ktsale dan`gas c ncgp whara tha stcta `e axnaptk`i ks

    cntuclly tha i`rg. _hus, thara cra gciy typas `e ncgps wh`sa spankffinkty

    ks kgp`rtcit cio wh`sa e`rg o`as i`t skgply rapr`ouna tha Iczk oacth

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    ncgp._ha ncgp K oasnrkda ks c s`-ncllao oaval`pgait ncgp, `ia wh`sa

    rabkstar ks d`th trcbkn cio ecrnkncl ct tha scga tkga.

    Ncgp

    @ia h`t Cprkl g`rikib, cs K wcs skttkib ki tha `na `e ^ctaiorc Gclkf, thaDl`nf Oaval`pgait @nar (do`) `e Gciok, c gci wclfao ki t` kiqukra

    cd`ut c ncgp thct wcs t` da halo thara tha e`ll`wkib waaf e`r pr`vkokib

    paisk`is t` kiokbait, aloarly pa`pla. _ha do`oko i`t fi`w cd`ut kt cio wcs

    clcrgao t` lacri `e plcis e`r h`lokib sunh c dkb avait ct hks `na. H`wavar,

    axparkaina cio b``o saisa tcubht hkg t` csf hks stc ke thay hco ranakvao c

    gasscba cd`ut tha ncgp. Rhai tha do`csfao tw` `e hks saik`r stc cd`ut

    kt, thay oko i`t ran`llant hcvkib saai ciy i`tkna. _ha tw` nkcls thai wait t`

    tha kiiar `na t` sacrnh e`r tha i`tkna. Rhai thay oko i`t n`ga `ut e`r

    savarcl gkiutas, tha do`hkgsale wait ki cio s`ga gkiutas lctar agarbao

    wkth tha i`tkna ki hks hcio.

    _ha i`tkna t``f tha e`rg `e c lattar wrkttai dy tha ^udokstrknt Gcbkstrcta

    (sog) t` tha haco `e tha Lcio Tan`ros @na (_ahsklocr) kie`rgkib hkg `e

    tha octa ct whknh c ncgp e`r aloarly paisk`iars wcs t` da halo ct acnh `e tha

    e`ur dl`nfs ki tha sudokstrknt (tahskl). _ha soghco snhaoulao tha gaatkib e`r

    Gciok Dl`nf tha e`ll`wkib waaf.

    Gclkf turiao t` ga cio n`gplckiao l`uoly thct, cs usucl, tha octa hco

    daai sat wkth`ut n`isultkib hkg ffirst. Ha hco clracoy snhaoulao c gaatkib ehks ffialo stc `i thct vary scga ocy cio i`w w`ulo hcva t` rasnhaoula. Just

    wckt cio saa, Gclkf brugdlao, iaxt thara wkll da c i`tkna er`g tha Okstrknt

    Gcbkstrcta VogW scykib thct ha hcs ncllao c gaatkib `i tha twaity-ffirst,

    whknh wkll hcva daai sat, icturclly, wkth`ut n`isultkib tha sog.

    Gclkf ecklao t` uioarstcio why thay wara snhaoulkib tha ncgp ki hks

    `na. Hks stc hco i`thkib t` o` wkth tha ncgp axnapt t` nartkey tha alkbk-

    dklkty `e cpplkncits. _hay wara kiv`lvao ki iakthar tha pr`nasskib `e tha

    pcparw`rf i`r oksdurskib tha g`iay t` daiaffinkcrkas._ha i`tkna Gclkf ratrkavao nlcrkffiao tha n`ioktk`is e`r alkbkdklkty: tha daia-

    ffinkcry hco t` da ct lacst skxty yacrs `lo, `wi lass thci `ia cio c hcle cnras `e

    lcio, cio hcva i` coult s`i (dclkb lcofc ic h`) wh` n`ulo l``f cetar tha

    daiaffinkcry. _ha paisk`i cg`uitao t` Ts. 3== c g`ith cio w`ulo da pcko

    okrantly t` tha daiaffinkcrkas dy tha ^`nkcl Ralecra `na ct tha okstrknt haco-

    qucrtars.

    Gclkf sprcib kit` cntk`i cio kggaokctaly okntctao tw` lattars. _hay wara

    coorassao t` sud`rokicta `nkcls wh` gckitckiao tha An`i`gkn Tabkstars

    cio Ecgkly Tabkstars. _ha lattars urbao d`th sats `e `nkcls t` da prasait ct

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    tha ncgp tha e`ll`wkib waaf wkth thakr raspantkva rabkstars. Gclkf oalabctao

    rasp`iskdklkty e`r oalkvarkib acnh e tha tw` lattars t` c okarait kiokvkoucl ki

    hks `na.

    Cetar c sh`rt whkla, tha nkcl wh` hco daai oalabctao tha tcsf e oalkvar-

    kib tha san`io lattar aitarao Gclkfs `na t` n`isult hkg cd`ut s`gathkibalsa. Rhai Gclkf kiqukrao cd`ut hks pr`brass ki oalkvarkib tha lattar, tha

    `nkcl scko ha hco bkvai tha lattar t` tha nlarf t` okspctnh (c ran`ro `e cll

    kin`gkib cio `utb`kib n`rrasp`ioaina hcs t` da gcoa), cio tha nlarf hco

    i`t yat raturiao tha lattar t` hkg. H`wavar, ha hco kie`rgao s`ga `nkcls

    vardclly cd`ut tha ncgp.

    Gclkf braw s` vkskdly cibry cs ha hacro thks thct ha n`ulo i`t n`itcki hks

    eury. _hara cra tw` wcys t` w`rf, ha scko. @ia ks t` e`ll`w tha d``f cio

    sctksey tha gkikgug raqukragaits cio tha `thar ks t` put s`ga a`rt kit`

    y`ur j`d, t` put y`ur hacrt kit` kt (okl lcbc fa fcg fcr`). K hco csfao y`u t` o`

    thks wkth s`ga urbainy, t` put y`ur hacrt kit` kt. H`wavar, y`u hcva ecklao t`

    o` avai thks. K cntao pr`gptly t` i`t bkva ciy`ia ci axnusa t` i`t sh`w up e`r

    tha ncgp. Dut y`u cra just skttkib `i tha lattar.

    _ha tha`ratkncl kgp`rtcina `e thks oatcklao athi`brcphy `e tha nhc`tkn

    prapcrctk`is e`r c dkb stcta avait wkll s``i da nlacr. @e skbikffincina hara ks

    tha shaar n`itkibainy uioarlykib tha w`rfkibs `e c supp`saoly hkbhly rc-

    tk`iclkzao, duracunrctkn stcta. Ekrst, Gclkf wcs e`rtuicta thct c nktkzais ki-

    qukry lao hkg t` oksn`var, c waaf dae`ra kt wcs snhaoulao t` nnur, thct ha wcst` halp `rbcikza c dkb avait. ^an`io, tha juik`r `nkcl wh` e`ll`wao rabulc-

    tk`is cio tharady oalcyao battkib tha gasscba ut gkbht hcva eurthar ja`pcr-

    okzao tha avait ke tha ralavcit `nkcls wara i`t prasait. _ha avait wcs thus

    n`iffiburao dy e`rtukt`us cnts `e nhcina cio p`taitkclly ja`pcrokzao dy rula-

    e`ll`wkib duracunrctkn dahcvk`r. Nci thks tall us s`gathkib cd`ut tha pr`vk-

    sk`ikib `e walecra cio cd`ut duracunrcnys ralctk`is wkth tha p``r g`ra

    baiarclly0

    K gkssao tha ncgp ki Gclkfs `na, dut K cttaioao ci`thar `ia `e tha e`urncgps snhaoulao ki tha sudokstrknt. _ha ncgp K cttaioao wcs t` dabki ct

    3=:>= c.g., dut tha b`varigait gaokncl o`nt`r wh`sa prasaina wcs assaitkcl

    oko i`t sh`w up uitkl 34:>= p.g., cio tha tahsklocr crrkvao avai lctar stkll. K

    wcs s``i t` lacri thct, cs c rula, tha rcif e ci `nkcl wcs kivarsaly ralctao t`

    puintuclkty. _hks wcs c wcy i`t `ily `e skbiclkib h`w dusy tha supark`r

    `nar wcs dut cls` `e oksn`uitkib tha kgp`rtcina `e tha tkga `e juik`r

    `nkcls cio nlkaits. _hct huioraos e aloarly, kiokbait pa`pla w`ulo hcva t`

    wckt `utskoa ki tha hact `e acrly suggar wcs i`t c ecnt`r thct kiffluainao tha

    cntk`is `e ciy `nkcl, hkbh `r l`w.

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    _ha o`nt`r wcs c gci e cr`uio e`rty-ffiva, sh`rt, wkth c sgcll pcuinh cio

    tha `dsaquk`us, yat `nk`us, gciiar `e `ia wh` hco sarvao t`` l`ib ki

    b`varigait j`ds ki `ut-`e-tha-wcy plcnas. @i crrkvkib, tha o`nt`r raquastao

    thct c r``g da sat up aspankclly e`r hkg, praearcdly iacr c wkio`w ecnkib tha

    `utskoa `e tha duklokib. _hct wcy ha n`ulo astkgcta tha cba `e cpplkncits dyl``fkib ct thag thr`ubh tha wkio`w cs thay pcssao dy.

    ^kina wa wara wcktkib e`r tha tahsklocr t` crrkva, K t``f tha `pp`rtuikty t`

    csf tha o`nt`r c eaw quastk`is. Er`g gy axparkaina ki o`kib c ruokgaitcry

    naisus ki c vkllcba K fiaw thct astkgctkib pa`plas cbas wcs i` acsy gcttar.

    G`st vkllcbars oko i`t saag t` cttcnh c bract oacl `e kgp`rtcina t` axcnt cbas

    (dkrthocys, e`r axcgpla, wara iakthar ragagdarao i`r naladrctao), cio kt

    wcs iacrly kgp`sskdla t` icrr`w o`wi ci coults cba wkth ciy oabraa `e

    n`iffioaina dal`w c vcrkcina `e ffiva yacrs. K csfao tha o`nt`r, H`w nci y`u

    tall h`w `lo s`ga`ia raclly ks0 Ha ciswarao wkth`ut hasktctk`i, K nci tall

    just dy l``fkib ct pa`pla. Ha thai pr`naaoao t` buass gy cba t` wkthki tw`

    yacrs. K wcs qukta kgprassao wkth hks sfkll, dut tha avaits thct e`ll`wao

    ncusao gy sfaptknksg t` raturi.

    ^h`rtly cetarwcro, c jaap or`va kit` tha n`gp`uio e tha dl`nf na, cio

    tha tahsklocr wclfao ki. Ha quknfly t``f nhcrba e `rbcikzkib tha struntura e

    tha ncgp, tallkib tha o`nt`r thct tha tw` e thag sh`ulo skt skoa dy skoa. _hct

    wcy tha o`nt`r n`ulo bkva hkg tha cba nartkffinctas, cio ha n`ulo cppr`va tha

    cpplknctk`is rkbht cwcy. _hay sat up ki tha lcrba hcll `utskoa. _ha dcra ffl``rwcs pcnfao wkth pa`pla, g`st `e thag pr`spantkva cpplkncits cnn`gpcikao

    dy y`uibar ralctkvas r vkllcba hacogai. _ha oasfs wara sat up ki ci L-shcpa,

    tha o`nt`r `nnupykib tha sgcllar skoa cio tha tahsklocr tha gkoola `e tha dkb

    tcdla. _ha tahsklocr t``f `ut c dkb stcnf `e cpplknctk`i e`rgs cio plcnao

    thag uioar hks oasf, `ut `e skbht `e tha cpplkncits cio thakr halpars. Rhkla

    ha wcs dusy tclfkib, s`ga`ia racnhao uioar tha tcdla cio pullao ut c wh`la

    duinh `e cpplknctk`is. Ci`thar gci trkao t` e`ll`w sukt, dut tha tahsklocr

    ncubht hkg ki tha cnt cio oagcioao thct ha ffirst pr`ouna tha kitaioaodaiaffinkcry dae`ra ha ranakvao c e`rg. O`it wcsta e`rgs, ha scko starily.

    _ha tahsklocr thai cii`uinao ki c l`uo v`kna thct hacogai hco t` nartkey

    h`w gciy nhklorai tha cpplkncit hco cio h`w gunh lcio sha r ha wiao. C

    lcrba nr`wo stcrtao gkllkib cr`uio tha oasf, cio tha i`ksa laval r`sa t` c

    nrasnaio`. _ha o`nt`r stcrtao astkgctkib cbas, gcfkib hks i`tas i tha er`it

    `e acnh cpplknctk`i. Ha oalkdarctaly wr`ta hks astkgctas e tha cpplkncits cba

    ki Aiblksh s` thct thay n`ulo i`t uioarstcio cio parhcps nhcllaiba whct ha

    hco wrkttai. @i tha dcsks `e tha astkgctao cba cio `thar quastk`is ha csfao,

    tha tahsklocr thai oankoao whathar t` brcit c paisk`i t` tha cpplkncit. Rkth-

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    `ut ravaclkib ke c ecv`rcdla oanksk`i hco daai gcoa, ha t`lo acnh cpplkncit,

    B` cwcy i`w. [`ur w`rf ks o`ia. _ha cpplkncits laet wkth`ut fi`wkib ke

    thakr l`ib wckt hco daai sunnasseul cio ke thay wara dakib ran`ggaioao e`r

    c paisk`i.

    Anh`kib tha alkbkdklkty nrktarkc, tha tahsklocr csfao acnh cpplkncit tha scgathraa quastk`is: H`w `lo cra y`u0 O` y`u hcva ciy nhklorai0 H`w gunh

    lcio o` y`u hcva0 C pars`i wh` raplkao thct sha wcs `var skxty, oko i`t hcva

    ciy coult s`is, cio wiao lass thci ia cio c hcle cnras e lcio, wcs alkbkdla

    e`r tha snhaga. Ha j`fkibly t`lo savarcl cpplkncits thct thay oko i`t l``f c ocy

    `loar thci ha oko, kgplykib thct thay sh`ulo i`t quclkey e`r tha snhaga. Ha

    csfao c gci wh` nlacrly oko i`t l``f lo ai`ubh t` da alkbkdla, H`w lo cra

    y`u0 cio tha gci raplkao, K gust da ffiety-ffiva r s`. _ha tahsklocr l``fao ct

    ga wkth cgusagait cio scko, Rhai ha hkgsale ks scykib thct hks cba ks ffiety-

    ffiva, h`w nci wa nartkey hkg e`r thks snhaga0 Ha t`lo tha o`nt`r t` da g`ra

    vkbklcit skina tha b`varigait hco vary strknt cba bukoalkias e`r tha pr`brcg.

    K nci tall thct thks gci ks i`t skxty cio yat y`u hcva nartkffiao hkg t` da s`, ha

    n`gplckiao. _hai ha hcioao tha cpplknctk`i dcnf t` tha o`nt`r t` cgaio. Ha

    thai turiao t` tha cpplkncit cio scko, N`ga dcnf cbcki iaxt yacr, cio y`u

    gcy quclkey thai. I`w b`. _hks ncsa kllustrctas tha kioksnrkgkicta ictura e

    tha pr`nass e salantkib supp`saoly quclkffiao cpplkncits. Kt oapaioao i d`th

    tha o`nt`rs buass cio tha tahsklocrs cdklkty t` nctnh s`ga`ia lykib dy csfkib

    thraa sh`rt quastk`is. Kt wcs clg`st nartcki thct tha cpplkncits cio hacogaifiaw lkttla cd`ut tha alkbkdklkty nrktarkc e`r tha snhaga cio thct kie`rgctk`i

    cd`ut alkbkdklkty wcs dakib pcssao cr`uio `utskoa tha duklokib thr`ubh ru-

    g`r cio spanulctk`i. I`thkib alsa n`ulo axplcki why tha cpplkncit ki tha

    kinkoait oasnrkdao cd`va hco stctao hks cba cs dakib lass thci tha gkikgug

    raqukrao e`r tha snhaga.

    Er`g tkga t` tkga tha tahsklocr w`ulo yall e`r tha crac ki er`it `e hks oasf

    t` da nlacrao. Bat cwcy! ha w`ulo sh`ut ct tha t`p `e hks v`kna. Bat cwcy

    er`g gy oasf. K wkll ncll y`u whai y`ur cpplknctk`i n`gas t` tha t`p `e gystcnf. _ha nr`wo w`ulo dcnf `, dut wkthki c n`upla `e gkiutas tha kiktkcl

    n`ioktk`is wara rast`rao. Ci `lo gci wh`sa icga hco just daai cii`uinao

    dy tha tahsklocr e`ubht hks wcy t` tha er`it `e tha gcss `e pa`pla nr`wokib

    tha oasf. Dy tha tkga ha racnhao tha er`it, h`wavar, tha tahsklocr hco clracoy

    put hks cpplknctk`i cwcy, cssugkib ha wcs i`t thara. _ha nhc`s `e tha r``g

    n`itrkdutao ki i` sgcll wcy t` tha rcio`giass `e tha oanksk`is. Suclkffiao

    pa`pla lkfa thks `lo gci wara dakib turiao o`wi i`t dancusa tha tahsklocr

    wcs oalkdarctaly ncll`us `r uincrkib, dut dancusa tha prassura `e cnn`g-

    plkshkib thkibs gacit thct oanksk`is hco t` da gcoa quknfly.

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    _ha o`nt`r turiao dcnf `ia `e tha ffirst eaw cpplknctk`is ha ranakvao e`r

    lcnf `e c ph`t`brcph. Ha t`lo tha cpplkncit, B` dcnf cio bat c ph`t`brcph

    cio ily thai nci s`gathkib da o`ia cd`ut y`ur cpplknctk`i. _ha gci wh`

    hco sudgkttao tha cpplknctk`i placoao thct kt wcs hcro t` bat ph`t`brcphs ki

    tha vkllcba (ccp t` jccita haa hcki, dcdujk, oahct gcy t` cksa haa h`tc hcki). E`r-tuictaly, tha tahsklocr kitarvaiao t` scy kt wcs fcy t` cnnapt ci cpplknctk`i cs

    l`ib cs c ph`t`brcph wcs cppaioao t` kt avaituclly. @ina cbcki, okarainas

    datwaai `nkcls `i h`w t` kitarprat tha rulas `e alkbkdklktyOko tha e`rg

    hcva t` da eully n`gplatao dae`ra sudgkssk`i `r dae`ra tha oksdursagait `e

    euios0gcoa e`r n`gplataly okarait `utn`gas e`r cpplkncits. ^`ga`ia

    wh`sa cpplknctk`i wcs oanlcrao kin`gplata dy tha o`nt`r n`ulo da n`isko-

    arao alkbkdla dy tha tahsklocrs kitarpratctk`i.

    Ct ia p`kit whai tha tahsklocr sh`utao ct tha pa`pla bctharao ki er`it e

    hks oasf t` oksparsa, `ia gci raeusao t` g`va. _ha tahsklocr csfao hkg

    l`uoly cio rcthar drusqualy, Rh` cra y`u0 Rhy cra y`u stciokib hara0 (Ccp

    fcui hcki0 Fy`i fhcocy hcki ychcci0). Ha raplkao, rcthar oafficitly, K cg c

    gci (Gcki ccogk h``i). _ha tahsklocr, i`t usao t` dakib ciswarao ki thks

    wcy, raplkao ki c qukatar t`ia, K nci saa thct y`u cra c gci. Dut cra y`u c lcio

    ran`ros nkcl Vpctwcrk)W c hacogci VprcohciW, r whct0 K cg c hacogci,

    ha raplkao. ^` scy thct, scko tha tahsklocr, gunh g`ra gkloly. Rhct cra y`u

    trykib t` bat o`ia hara0 _ha hacogci hcioao hkg ci cpplknctk`i. _ha

    tahsklocr t``f c quknf l``f ct kt cio thai t`lo hkg t` b` cio stcio ki thaquaua e`r tha o`nt`rs skbictura. Cetar thct, drkib tha cpplknctk`i t` ga, ha

    scko. Kt strunf ga cs pcrtknulcrly kitarastkib thct tha hacogci nh`sa t` ra-

    sp`io t` tha tahsklocrs kiktkcl nhcllaiba i`t dy crgkib hks prkvklabao

    duracunrctkn r`la cs c hacogci, dut dy oanlcrkib hks rkbhts cs c hugci dakib

    (Ccogk n`ii`tas d`th gci cio tha baiarkn nctab`ry `e hugci)._ha

    n`itaxt gcfas kt nlacr thct tha gci wcs cssartkib i`t just hks rkbhts cs c

    hugci, dut cls` tha g`ra spankffin nlckgs `e nktkzaishkp, `e gagdarshkp ki

    tha ictk`icl n`gguikty. Ha wcs cssartkib hks rkbht, cs c nktkzai, t` da tractaowkth raspant dy tha duracunrct.

    Cs tha tahsklocr pr`nassao `ia e`rg cetar ci`thar ki whknh aloarly cpplk-

    ncits oaikao hcvkib ciy nhklorai, ha braw kinracskibly o`udteul `e thakr

    varcnkty. @ur p`pulctk`i ks br`wkib s` rcpkoly, ha `dsarvao wryly, cio cll

    thasa pa`pla nlckg t` hcva i` nhklorai. K ffiio thct rcthar hcro t` dalkava, o`it

    y`u0 Clth`ubh hacogai wara supp`sao t` aio`rsa tha cpplkncits stcta-

    gaits cd`ut tha cg`uit `e lcio thay `wiao cio tha iugdar `e coult nhkl-

    orai thay hco, kt wcs up t` tha lcio ran`ros nkcl t` nhanf tha truth e th`sa

    stctagaits. Ki c raskbiao t`ia, tha tahsklocr scko thct tha lcio ran`ros `-

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    stcta, lacos t` gkskitarpratctk`is `e duracunrctkn pr`nassas cio s`nkcl `ut-

    n`gas thct hcva sark`us n`isaquainas e`r d`th snh`lcrshkp cio p`lkny.

    K hcva raplcnao tha i`tk`i thct duracunrcnkas raprasait tha rctk`iclkzctk`i

    `e p`war ki c oksnkplkicry s`nkaty wkth c vary okarait pkntura`ia ki whknh

    tha aitkra pr`nass ks sh`t thr`ubh wkth n`itkibainy cio dcraly n`itr`llaonhc`s. Gy kitarast lkas ki axplckikib whct K raearrao t` cd`va cs tha pr`ountk`i

    `e crdktrcrkiass. Ki tha gkost e thks nhc`s, tha cllabaoly rctk`icl cppcrctus e

    tha stcta gcfas nrunkcl oanksk`is sunh cs whathar c p``r pars`i sh`ulo

    ranakva whct gcy da lkeascvkib cko. H`wavar, tha pr`naourcl dcsas e`r thasa

    oanksk`is wara ecr er`g rctk`icl. _ha rctk`icl skoa `e duracunrctkn pr`nass

    raqukrao tha ailkstgait e tha sarvknas e c gaokncl o`nt`r ct tha ncgp. [at hks

    j`d n`iskstao e buasskib tha cpplkncits cba, c tcsf thct s`ga`ia alsa, s`ga-

    `ia wkth`ut hks axpartksa, n`ulo hcva o`ia just cs wall. kgklcrly, thara wcs i`

    cogkikstrctkva l`bkn bukokib tha oanksk`i thct cpplknctk`is sudgkttao wkth`ut

    c ph`t`brcph sh`ulo `r sh`ulo i`t da cnnaptao. Ecnkib tha lcnf `e ralkcdla

    kie`rgctk`i rabcrokib ci cpplkncits cba, lcio`wiarshkp, `r tha iugdar `e

    coult nhklorai, `nkcls gcoa oanksk`is `i alkbkdklkty `i tha dcsks `e buass-

    w`rf cio n`itkibainy. ^unh crdktrcry oanksk`is hco i` iabctkva n`isaquainas

    e`r tha `nkcls, wh` wara sctksffiao thct thay wara o`kib tha dast uioar tha

    nkrnugstcinas6 h`wavar, e`r tha nlkaits `e thakr pr`brcgs thasa oanksk`is

    gcttarao c bract oacl cio gcy hcva gcoa tha okaraina datwaai lkea cio

    oacth, cio thks dan`gas naitrcl t` gy tha`ratkncl rugkictk`is.

    Dk`p`lktkns, Dcra Lkea, cio Labktkgcta Uk`laina

    @ia oacth ks c trcbaoy, c gkllk`i oacths c stctkstkn.

    cttrkdutao t` j`saph stclki

    _ha ncgp e`r paisk`iars n`ioaisao tw` eacturas assaitkcl t` ciy uioar-

    stciokib `e tha ralctk`i datwaai tha stcta ki Kiokc cio tha p``r. Ekrst, thct

    tha tcsf `e ncrkib e`r tha p`pulctk`i ks tcfai sark`usly dy tha stcta cio

    ncrrkao `ut wall day`io c utklktcrkci nclnulus6 san`io, thct oaspkta thks cp-pr`cnh tha p``r cra axp`sao t` oacth `i ci `ib`kib dcsks wkth`ut ncuskib

    ciy`ia t` da clcrgao. H`w ks thks saagkibly n`itrcoknt`ry stcta `e cckrs t`

    da uioarst``o0

    @ia p`sskdla ciswar agarbas er`g tha n`iiantk`is E`uncult gcfas da-

    twaai i`rgclkzctk`i cio g`rtclkty ki hks n`inapt `e dk`p`war (3;;=, 4==>,

    4==2). Ki nhcrtkib tha shket er`g oksnkplkicry tanhi`l`bkas t` dk`p`war,

    E`uncult crbuas thct wkth dk`p`war tha n`itr`l `e kiokvkoucl d`okas (oksnk-

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    plkia) ks n`gplagaitao dy c e`nus `i tha p`pulctk`i cs c wh`la. ^`-ncllao

    `djants lkfa tha dkrthrcta cio tha rcta `e g`rtclkty cio g`rdkokty n`ga kit` c

    nclnulus e plciikib cio n`itr`l. @ina tha p`pulctk`i dan`gas tha tcrbat e

    kitarvaitk`i, kts rabulcrktkas, oavkcinas, ci`gclkas, cio panulkcrktkas nci da

    astcdlkshao. E`r gy purp`sas, tha g`st kgp`rtcit p`kit cd`ut thks crbugaitks thct tha i`rgcl ks oksn`varao cio astcdlkshao thr`ubh tha stctkstkncl cicl-

    ysks `e tha p`pulctk`i. ^tctkstkncl rabulcrkty, ki `thar w`ros, halps astcdlksh

    tha prasnrkptkva (4==>: 41>).

    Ki tha Kiokci ncsa, hkbh rctas `e p`varty, `ina astcdlkshao cs c stctkstkncl

    ecnt cio tha i`rgcl stcta `e cckrs, sarvao t` justkey cio labktkgcta sl`w

    cntk`i cbckist p`varty `i tha pcrt `e stcta alktas, pcrtknulcrly skina thara wcs

    i`t gunh nhciba ki rctas `e p`varty ki tha ffirst ffiva oancoas cetar Kioapai-

    oaina. Hkbh rctas `e p`varty cra t`larctao dancusa, gunh lkfa ciy `thar

    icturcl phai`gai`i, thay cra saai cs pcrt `e tha lciosncpa. Ki c vary skgklcr

    vaki, ^nhapar-Hubhas kitr`ounas tha n`inapt `e ci cvarcba axpantcdla ai-

    vkr`igait `e nhklo oacth (3;;4: 4=, 42>25) t` axplcki h`w hkbh kiecit

    g`rtclkty rctas ncga t` da i`rgclkzao ki i`rthacst Drczkl. Cs ki tha ncsa `e

    tha icturcl nynla `e ffl``os cio or`ubhts, `ia nci ct dast n`pa wkth sunh

    sktuctk`is dy oaval`pkib coaqucta ganhciksgs `e tagp`rcry ralkae. _hks ks

    why ciy skbikffincit raountk`i ki p`varty ks tractao cs c ncusa `e bract naladrc-

    tk`i cio sale-n`ibrctulctk`i.

    Ke `ia wara t` orcw ci cicl`by wkth Kiokcs rctas `e an`i`gkn br`wth kitha oancoas cetar Kioapaioaina, tha i`rgcl rcta `e cr`uio >.1 parnait da-

    ncga s` gunh ci astcdlkshao ecnt thct thara wcs n`istarictk`i `ily ke tha

    an`i`gy ecklao t` racnh thct iugdar. Rhai lkdarclkzctk`i wcs ffirst kitr`-

    ounao ki tha acrly 3;;=s, pr`p`iaits crbuao thct, ki `roar t` da aantkva, c

    nhciba ki p`lkny hco t` da cnn`gpcikao dy c okarait gkiosat thct dalkavao

    thct rctas `e br`wth `e 58 parnait wara p`sskdla ki Kiokc. ]r`g`tars `e

    lkdarclkzctk`i lkfa ]. Nhkocgdcrcg, wh` sarvao cs ffiicina gkikstar er`g Gcy

    4==? t` I`vagdar 4==8, nlckg thct `ia `e kts aiourkib cnhkavagaits ks thcttha parnakvao i`rg hcs shketao s` skbikffincitly thct thasa rctas `e br`wth cra

    i`w axpantao cio pa`pla csf why Kiokc ncii`t o` avai dattar (ddn4==2).

    N`gpcrks`i e sunh ci ptkgkstkn oksn`ursa wkth tha ia cpplkao t` cnuta

    p`varty gcfas e`r c strkfkib n`itrcst. Nhkocgdcrcg hkgsale axagplkffias thks

    n`itrcst ki ci kitarvkaw ha bcva t` tha ddn: _ha ecstar wa br`w cio tha

    g`ra kinluskva thct br`wth ks, tha oanlkia ki p`varty wkll da rcpko. Kg n`i-

    ffioait wa nci wkpa `ut p`varty dy 4=?=. _ha kitarvkawar, kinraoul`us, csfs

    hkg whct ha gacis dy wkpkib `ut p`varty. Nhkocgdcrcg raplkas, ]a`pla

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    wkll hcva h`gas, w`rf, e``o, nl`thkib, cnnass t` aounctk`i cio gaokncl ncra

    (ddn4==2).

    Faapkib tha l`w lkea axpantcinkas e tha vary p``r ki gkio, ia gkbht wall

    csf why c plci t` arcokncta p`varty thct assaitkclly scnrkffinas ci aitkra baiarc-

    tk`i ks n`iskoarao t` da c p`sktkva cspkrctk`i (cio `ia o`as i`t fi`w h`wgunh `e thks wkll trcislcta kit` cntucl cnhkavagait). Dy tha tkga tha Kiokci

    b`varigait plcis t` wkpa `ut p`varty, vary eaw `e tha p``rast pa`pla lkvkib

    t`ocy wkll stkll da clkva. ^unh c stctagait gcfas saisa t` spacfars cio lks-

    taiars clkfa `ily cbckist c dcnfor`p ki whknh hkbh rctas `e p`varty cra tcfai

    cs i`rgcl. Ki thar w`ros, kt gcfas saisa cs dk`p`lktkns. Rhai p`lknygcfars

    astcdlksh b`cls thr`ubh tha i`rg `e hkbh p`varty cio agpl`y c oksn`ursa

    cd`ut tha oknulty `e raounkib p`varty ki c dkb, n`gplax n`uitry lkfa Kiokc,

    thay uinciikly anh` tha justkffinctk`is usao pravk`usly e`r axplckikib why

    Kiokc n`ulo i`t cnnalarcta an`i`gkn br`wth.

    Cs c n`inapt, dk`p`war o`as i`t halp axplcki why s`ga pa`pla ki okra

    p`varty ranakva halp whkla thars o` i`t. Rhy cra s`ga pa`pla cll`wao t` oka

    whkla `thars cra aicdlao t` lkva0 H`wavar, thks ks i`t t` scy thct dk`p`lktkncl

    tanhi`l`bkas ncii`t coorass sunh c quastk`i. E`r axcgpla, c stctkstkncl cicl-

    ysks n`ulo ravacl thct thara cra skbikffincit kitrcrabk`icl vcrkctk`is ki p`varty

    rctas `r n`iskoarcdla kitarncsta okarainas, whknh gkbht laco t` spankffin

    p`lkny kitarvaitk`is. _ha dkbbar nrktknksg `e tha koac `e dk`p`war ks thct ki

    agphcskzkib gcicbarkcl cppr`cnhas t` tha p`pulctk`i, kt eckls t` coorasscoaquctaly quastk`is `e vk`laina. Ke gcicbkib tha p`pulctk`i parpatrctas

    vk`laina `i tha p``r, h`w ks tha e`rg `e vk`laina kgplknkt ki dk`p`war oke-

    earait er`g `thar typas `e vk`laina0 Kt w`ulo da eckr t` scy thct tha vk`laina

    kgplknkt ki dk`p`war ragckis uioartha`rkzao ki E`uncults w`rf.

    Cbcgdai kitr`ounas ci kgp`rtcit shket er`g tha E`unculokci koac `e

    dk`p`war dy gcfkib tha okstkintk`i datwaai dakib fkllao cs `pp`sao t`

    pcsskvaly dakib cll`wao t` oka. _ha pr`tcb`ikst `e H`g` ^cnarcio ^tcta `e

    Axnaptk`iks tha pars`i wh` nci da fkllao wkth`ut scnrkffina, c pars`i wh` ksaxpaiocdla. C skgklcr nrktkqua ks crtknulctao dy Cnhklla Gdagda, wh` p`kits

    t` tha lcnf e aibcbagait wkth axplknkt vk`laina thct ks kgplknkt ki tha n`inapt

    `e dk`p`war. Gdagda csfs, Ks tha i`tk`i `e dk`p`war sunkait t` cnn`uit

    e`r tha n`itagp`rcry wcys ki whknh tha p`lktkncl, uioar tha buksa `e wcr, `e

    raskstcina, `r `e tha ffibht cbckist tarr`r, gcfas tha guroar `e tha aiagy kts

    prkgcry cio cds`luta `djantkva0 (4==>: 34).Clth`ubh tha axtraga p``r cra

    i`t n`inakvao `e cs tha aiagy dy Kiokcs `thar nlcssas, thks nrktkqua `e

    dk`p`war aicdlas ia t` thkif cd`ut tha r`la thct vk`laina plcys ki c sktuctk`i

    whara tha prasarvctk`i `e tha sale ks i`t oapaioait up`i tha oacth `e tha

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    `thar. Cra ncsas ki whknh pa`pla oalkdarctaly kbi`ra tha cnuta okstrass `e

    `thars cnts `e vk`laina0 Nci tha vk`laina `e dk`p`lktkns da tha`rkzao axplknktly

    `utskoa `e c Gciknhaci ercgaw`rf0

    _ha kiavktcdklkty `e tha oacth `e tha p``r cttckis c okarait athkncl n`g-

    plaxk`i ke tha vk`laina ki sunh c thcict`p`lktkns ks saai cs fkllkib rcthar thciskgply cs cll`wkib t` oka `r axp`skib t` oacth. Cbcgdai n`istrunts tha

    ffibura `e tha h`g` scnarcs c pars`i d`th kiskoa cio `utskoa tha lcw, `ia wh`

    nci da fkllao dut wh`sa fkllkib o`as i`t vk`lcta akthar tha lcw `r tha labkt-

    kgcny `e tha s`varakbi (3;;8: 8). Cbcgdais axcgplas cra hugci bukiac

    pkbs e`r Iczk axparkgaits, aubaikns, cio authcicskc, dut ks thara c okarait

    wcy t` thkif cd`ut thcict`p`lktkns (3;;8: 3>51;)0 _ha axtragaly p``r n`ulo

    da c pareant axcgpla `e whct Cbcgdai gacis dy h`g` scnar ki thct thakr

    oacth ks i`t ran`bikzao cs c vk`lctk`i ki ciy raspant: i`t c vk`lctk`i `e c

    i`rg, c rula, c lcw, c n`istktutk`icl prkinkpla, i`t avai parhcps e tha koac e

    justkna.O`as i`t pr`vkokib e``o, nl`thkib, shaltar, cio haclthncra t` s`ga-

    `ia wh` ks `dvk`usly ki okra iaao raprasait fkllkib0 Ke s`, kt ks kgp`rtcit t`

    i`ta thct i`d`oy ks puikshao `r puikshcdla e`r tcfkib thasa lkvas. Dancusa

    sunh oacths cra `utskoa tha `rdkt `e vk`lctk`i, puikshgait, cio rastktutk`i,

    thay raprasait lkea thct nci da fkllao wkth`ut dakib n`iskoarao c scnrkffina

    axcntly whct Cbcgdai gacis dy scnrao lkea.

    H`wavar, uilkfa E`uncult, Cbcgdai lkifs thks koac `e vk`laina cbckist

    gagdars `e c p`pulctk`i wh` cra n`iskoarao h`gkiks scnrk wkth c str`ibi`tk`i `e s`varakbity. Kt ks tha s`varakbi kijuintk`i oanlcrkib c stcta `e

    agarbainy, whknh p`sktk`is c nartcki nctab`ry `e pa`pla `utskoa tha lcw cio

    gcfas thag vuliarcdla t` cuth`rkzao vk`laina. Kt ks `ily ki thasa n`ioktk`is

    thct pars`is nci da fkllao wkth`ut scnrkffina. Ki thar w`ros, Cbcgdai gcfas

    c ianasscry lkif datwaai tha s`varakbi dci cio scnrao lkea, crbukib thct

    tha s`varakbi cio h`g` scnar cra syggatrkncl ffiburas, acnh pr`ounkib tha

    `thar.K n`itaio dal`w, h`wavar, thct kt ks hcro t` sustcki sunh ci crbugait

    e`r tha vk`laina `e p`varty K cg oasnrkdkib ki thks d``f.

    Qsaeul cs Cbcgdais koac `e dcra lkea ks e`r uioarstciokib tha plkbht `e

    tha vary p``r ki Kiokc, tha kitabrcl n`iiantk`i datwaai tha stcta `e axnaptk`i

    cio tha pr`ountk`i `e dcra lkea ks gunh lass parsucskva. @ia racs`i n`ulo da

    thct e`r Cbcgdai tha stcta `e axnaptk`i oapaios `i c str`ib tha`ry `e

    s`varakbity cio c p`wareully uikffiao stcta cppcrctus (Taoffialo 4==1: >?=6

    Hcisai cio ^tapputct 4==5). Er`g Ncrl ^nhgktt, Cbcgdai (4==1: 3) tcfas

    tha oaffiiktk`i `e tha s`varakbi t` da tha `ia wh` oankoas `i tha stcta `e

    axnaptk`i. Ke, dy n`itrcst, `ia n`iskoars c sktuctk`i nhcrcntarkzao dy ercb-

    gaitao, oksparsao, r varlcppkib s`varakbitkas (@ib 4===), cio c stcta thct

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    ks plurknaitarao, gultklavalao, cio oanaitrclkzao, kt dan`gas gunh hcroar t`

    g`dklkza tha tha`ratkncl ouclksgs thct nhcrcntarkza Cbcgdais ralctk`ishkp

    datwaai tha stcta `e axnaptk`i cio dcra lkea.

    _ha p``r ki Kiokc cra i`t axnluoao er`g p`lktkncl pcrtknkpctk`i6 ki ecnt, cs

    thks d``f oag`istrctas, thay cra aithuskcstkn prcntktk`iars `e pcrtknkpct`ryoag`nrcny ct okarait lavals `e p`lktkns (Cls`p, Frkshic, cio ^j`dl`g 4==3).

    @e tha tw` gkllk`i pa`pla alantao t` vcrk`us nas dy oag`nrctkn gath`os ki

    Kiokc, tha p``r n`istktuta c skbikffincit iugdar. _ha ecklura `e tha daiaffits `e

    oaval`pgait t` racnh thag ncii`t da cttrkdutao s`laly t` thakr axnlusk`i er`g

    p`lktkncl n`gguikty n`istktutao dy koaitktkas sunh cs ictk`i, ralkbk`i, r ncsta

    (Cbcgdai 3;;8: 383). @i tha `thar hcio, oaspkta thakr kinlusk`i ki tha

    ictk`icl n`gguikty cio tha oaval`pgait stcta, thakr p`varty o`as i`t n`istk-

    tuta c snciocl, cio thakr oacth o`as i`t pr`v`fa ictk`icl s`ul-sacrnhkib.

    ]`pulcr s`varakbity tcfas tha pcrco`xkncl e`rg e kinlusk`i cio uispacfcdla

    vk`laina6 e`rgs `e dal`ibkib n`axkst wkth tha pr`ountk`i `e dcra lkea. Rhct

    dabs axplcictk`i ki tha ncsa `e Kiokc ks tha wkoaspraco cnnaptcina `e tha

    vk`laina dakib o`ia t` tha p``r ct tha scga tkga thct p`pulcr s`varakbity ks

    n`istktutao thr`ubh thag.

    Rh` cra tha pa`pla thr`ubh wh`g p`pulcr s`varakbity ks n`istruntao

    cio wh` dan`ga tha `djant `e ncra ki dk`p`lktkns0 _ha dk`p`lktkncl n`inari

    wkth tha pa`pla prasugas c tarrkt`rkcl uikt wh`sa p`pulctk`i ks tha `djant `e

    ncra `r axnlusk`i. E`uncult okstcinas tha koac `e sanurkty er`g thct `e s`v-arakbity ki tha e`ll`wkib gciiar: Dcloly, ct ffirst skbht cio s`gawhct snha-

    gctknclly, wa n`ulo scy thct s`varakbity ks axarnksao wkthki tha d`roars `e c

    tarrkt`ry, oksnkplkia ks axarnksao `i tha d`okas `e kiokvkoucls, cio sanurkty ks

    axarnksao `var c wh`la p`pulctk`i (4==2: 33). Dy sanurkty, E`uncult gacis

    rabulctkib cio gcicbkib tha rksfs thct cant tha p`pulctk`i s` thct iabctkva

    taioainkas o` i`t bat `ut `e n`itr`l. Oaspkta tha ecnt thct E`uncults ag-

    phcsks ks i`t `i d`roars cio tarrkt`ry, ha stkll cssugas thct tha p`pulctk`i

    wh`sa rksfs gust da gcicbao ks d`uioao dy cantkva tkas cio ba`brcphkncld`uiocrkas._ha ictk`i-stcta thus ragckis tha kgplknkt sudjant `e tha E`u-

    nculokci i`tk`i `e dk`p`lktkns._hks ks gcoa avkoait ki E`uncults cssartk`i

    thct gcicbkib tha p`pulctk`i ks tha `djant `e b`varigait, whknh ks sktuctao

    ki c pcrtknulcr s`nk`hkst`rkncl n`ijuintura, `ia gcrfao dy tha csnait `e

    Ercina cio `thar Aur`paci stctas cs n`l`ikcl p`wars. Ki thct n`itaxt, tha

    stcta b`variao c p`pulctk`i thct axnaaoao tha d`roars `e tha ictk`i. H`w-

    avar, oaspkta thakr `nncsk`icl n`inari wkth lcrba ecgkias, tha gcicbagait

    `e tha walecra e tha p`pulctk`i ki tha n`l`ikas wcs hcroly nrktkncl t` kgparkcl

    stctas.

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    Ks tha axarnksa `e s`varakbity cio tha axp`sura t` oacth ki dk`p`lktkns

    kgplknktly gaokctao dy s`oclktkas sunh cs ictk`iclksg0 Ictk`iclkst cant

    halps axplcki why s`ga pa`pla dan`ga tha `djants `e n`inari g`ra thci

    `thars, pa`pla wh`sa walecra gcy da saai cs tha pr`dlag `e thakr `wi

    s`varakbi. _hks gcy halp axplcki why p``r pa`pla wh` cra raeubaas cra s``etai tractao okaraitly er`g oastktuta nktkzais. _ha rasp`iskdklkty e l``fkib

    cetar th`sa wh` cra `utskoa tha cantkva tkas `e nktkzaishkp, avai ke thay shcra

    tha scga tarrkt`rkcl spcna cio praokncgait `e lkvalkh``o, ks `etai plcnao `i

    tha b`varigait `e thct ictk`i-stcta t` wh`g th`sa pa`pla pr`parly dal`ib.

    @ia nci athknclly okstcina `iasale er`g tha axtraga okstrass `e `thars wh`

    cra `utskoars dy dlcgkib thakr ictk`i-stcta e`r kts ecklura t` l``f cetar kts `wi

    pa`pla (saa Ocikal 3;;2), cio tha suarkib `e th`sa wh` cra `utskoa `ur

    g`rcl n`gguikty o`as i`t gcttar (G`rrks 3;;2: ?=). Oksn`ursas e gksgci-

    cbagait, n`rruptk`i, p``r p`lknkas, cio okvkskva p`lktkns nci da g`dklkzao t`

    dlcga tha b`varigaits `e `thar ictk`i-stctas e`r thakr eckluras t` l``f cetar

    thakr `wi nktkzais.Dy o`kib s`, h`wavar, o`as `ia i`t just racrg `ias

    raspant e`r tha s`varakbity `e tha ictk`i-stcta cio kgplknktly ran`bikza kts

    rkbht t` axp`sa kts `wi nktkzais t` oacth0_ha vk`laina `e ictk`iclksg da-

    n`gas axplknkt d`th thr`ubh tha nctab`rkas `e p``r wh` cra oaagao cppr`-

    prkcta t` iablant cio thr`ubh tha ecklura t` halp th`sa wh` cra i`t n`iskoarao

    pcrt `e tha ictk`icl n`gguikty.

    ]`varty cs ^trunturcl Uk`laina

    ^` ecr, K hcva daai oasnrkdkib tha ocgcba o`ia dy parskstait cio aioagkn

    p`varty cs c fkio e vk`laina i tha p``r. H`wavar, whct justkffinctk`i ks thara

    e`r tha usa `e tha targ vk`laina t` oasnrkda tha kijurkas ncusao dy p`varty0

    Eurthar, why oasnrkda kt cs strunturcl vk`laina0 Avai ke wa cnnapt thks targ,

    thara ragckis tha quastk`i cs t` why tha stcta sh`ulo da lkifao t` kt. @ia wcy

    t` eurthar c ncraeul cio nrktkncl cpprankctk`i `e tha targ strunturcl vk`lainaks t`

    csf whct fkio `e lkgktctk`i kt kgp`sas `i `ias ciclysks cio kgcbkictk`i. Kshcll crbua dal`w thct strunturcl vk`laina ks d`th ianasscry cio pr`dlagctkn

    cs ci ciclytkn nctab`ry.

    Rhai Gcx Radar oaffiiao tha stcta cs tha kistktutk`i thct hcs tha g`i`p-

    `ly e vk`laina wkthki c bkvai tarrkt`ry, ha wcs i`t thkifkib cd`ut strunturcl

    vk`laina. Tcthar, ha agpl`yao vk`laina ki tha usucl saisa `e c okrant cnt `e

    e`rna thct ncusas physkncl hcrg t` ci`thar pars`i. K tcfa tha targ strunturcl

    vk`lainaer`g c bargkicl crtknla pudlkshao dy J`hci Bcltuib ki thaJ`uricl `e

    ]acna Tasacrnh ki 3;5;. Bcltuibs oaffiiktk`i `e vk`laina tcfas `ia ecr cffialo

    er`g c icrr`w e`nus `i tha s`gctkn.Ha koaitkffias vk`laina t` da ciy sktuc-

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    tk`i ki whknh thara ks c okaraina datwaai tha p`taitkcl cio cntucl s`gctkn

    cio gaitcl cnhkavagaits `e pa`pla (3;5;: 358).]ut ci`thar wcy, vk`laina

    `nnurs ki ciy sktuctk`i ki whknh s`ga pa`pla cra uicdla t` cnhkava thakr

    ncpcnktkas `r ncpcdklktkas t` thakr eull p`taitkcl, cio clg`st nartckily ke thay

    cra uicdla t` o` s` t` tha scga axtait cs `thars.

    _ha racs`i sunh vk`laina ks n`iskoarao t` da strunturcl ks thct kt ks kgp`s-

    skdla t` koaitkey c skibla cnt`r wh` n`ggkts tha vk`laina. Kistaco, tha vk`-

    laina ks kgpars`icl, duklt kit` tha struntura `e p`war (3;5;: 32=23). Ecr

    er`g dakib kitaioao, vk`laina ki thks saisa o`as i`t avai hcva t` da ncusao

    dy c pcrtknulcr cbait. Rhct `ia ffiios hara ks c nlcssknclly strunturclkst s`nkcl

    tha`ry waooao t` n`isaquaitkclksg. Bcltuibs kitarast ks ki `utn`gas, i`t ki

    pr`nassas. Rhaiavar `utn`gas cra uiaqucl, vk`laina ks prasait. Ki ecnt, ki

    thks wcy e thkifkib, ciy systag wkth lass thci eull aquclkty oksplcys avkoaina

    `e vk`laina. _ha cdsaina `e vk`laina ks ci koacl stcta thct ks i`t lkfaly t` da

    cnhkavao ki ciy bkvai s`nkcl e`rgctk`i. _hks kitarast ki `utn`gas, h`wavar,

    hcs c dr`co sn`pa, i`t lkgktao t` quastk`is `e e``o, lkvalkh``o, cio kin`ga.

    ^trunturcl vk`laina ks c ncpcnk`us targ thct ain`gpcssas i`t `ily tha axnlu-

    sk`i er`g aitktlagaits sunh cs e``o cio wctar, dut cls` tha axnlusk`i `e nar-

    tcki br`ups er`g pcrtknulcr e`rgs `e ran`biktk`i (nktkzaishkp rkbhts, aqucl

    rkbhts dae`ra tha lcw, rkbhts t` aounctk`i, raprasaitctk`i, cio s` `i).

    Oaffiiao ki thks wcy, strunturcl vk`laina axksts ki taisk`i wkth s`ga naitrcl

    n`gp`iaits `e tha koac `e vk`laina usao ki s`nkcl ciclysks. Ke `ia csfs cquastk`i p`sao dy Uaaic Ocs, Rhct axcntly ks vk`lctao dy strunturcl vk`-

    laina0, tha ciswar lacos ki c n`iskoarcdly okarait okrantk`i thci tha stuoy

    `e `thar typas `e vk`laina. Cnn`rokib t` Ocs, vk`laina raprasaits c vk`lctk`i

    `e tha avaryocy s`nkclkty `e lkea-w`rlos. _hct ks why har drkllkcit stuoy `e

    n`gguicl rk`ts, Lkea cio R`ros, e`nusas `i tha a`rts `e vkntkgs cio parpa-

    trct`rs clkfa t` raduklo c sagdlcina e `rokicry lkea cetar sunh avaits6 vk`laina

    `e thks fkio ks apks`okn, ci avait thct fflcras up cio upsats tha saagkibly

    sattlao n`it`urs `e ockly lkea. [at Ocs subbasts thct oksruptkva apks`oas sunhcs rk`ts o` g`ra thci oksturd tha n`itkiukty `e avaryocy lkea. _hay nracta c

    pr`e`uio uinartckity cd`ut tha it`l`bkncl e`uioctk`is e tha s`nkcl, s` thct

    pa`pla dabki t` o`udt thakr cdklkty t` icvkbcta c s`nkcl w`rlo thay th`ubht

    thay fiaw wall.

    ^trunturcl vk`laina n`itrcsts shcrply wkth thks gacikib `e vk`laina. Kt ks

    n`istcit rcthar thci apks`okn, cio, ecr er`g oksruptkib cnt`rs uioarstcio-

    kibs e thakr s`nkcl w`rlos, kt pr`vkoas thag wkth c pcrtknulcr fkio e sktuctao

    fi`wlaoba wkth kts wi apkstagkn nartckitkas. @ia e thasa nartckitkas ks thct

    thara ks vary lkttla cdklkty t` cds`rd rksf ct tha scga tkga thct `ia ks e`rnao t`

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    uioartcfa hkbhly rksfy cntkvktkas. _ha apks`okn n`itkiuas t` da kgp`rtcit e`r

    tw` racs`is. Avaits day`io ias n`itr`l nci spkrcl kit` nctcstr`pha: klliass,

    l`ss `e agpl`ygait, `r, e`r c p``r ecrgar, tha ecklura `e tha rckis nci acskly

    rasult ki c l`ss e lkea. _hasa avaits cra nl`saly ralctao t` tha oull n`gpulsk`is

    `e avaryocy lkea: c pr`l`ibao park`o `e gcliutrktk`i, e`r axcgpla, nci gcfatha d`oy vuliarcdla t` tha g`st n`gg`i oksacsas. Nctcstr`phkn apks`oas cra

    cls` kgp`rtcit dancusa thay e`rna pa`pla `i cll skoas t` cnfi`wlaoba tha

    s`nkcl kiaquclktkas thct e`rash`rtai tha lkea nhcinas `e tha p``r. ^unh avaits,

    tharae`ra, gcy `ar kiskbhts kit` tha kiaquktkas `e tha s`nkcl systag, c e`rg

    `e sktuctao fi`wlaoba thct ks uikqualy cvcklcdla t` tha p``r.

    _ha okaraina datwaai strunturcl vk`laina cio okrant vk`laina b`as eur-

    thar. Ki kts `rokicry gacikib, vk`laina raqukras c parpatrct`r wh` n`ggkts

    tha vk`lait cnt cio c vkntkg wh` ks kijurao dy kt. Ki tha ncsa `e strunturcl

    vk`laina, clth`ubh thara ks c vkntkgs`ga`ia wh` ks kijurao dy tha kiaq-

    uktkas `e s`nkcl crrcibagaitskt ks hcro t` koaitkey c parpatrct`r. Kt ks i`t c

    vkntkglass nrkga dut kts `pp`skta: c nrkga wkth`ut c nrkgkicl. _hks pcrtknulcr

    ecnt rcksas tha quastk`i e whct gcfas kt okarait er`g tha oastruntkvaiass e

    c icturcl okscstartha oavcstctk`i thct c hurrkncia `r ci acrthqucfa nci

    ncusa ki tha lkvas `e tha p``r. @ia o`as i`t koaitkey icturcl okscstars cs

    vk`laina axnapt parhcps whai `ia spacfs gatcph`rknclly `e tha vk`laina `e

    ictura.

    Rhy sh`ulo tha kll aants e strunturcl kiaquktkas da targao vk`laina ct cll0Ks thara i`t c ocibar `e n`ifflctkib tw` vary okarait phai`gaic dy tha usa

    `e sunh c targ0 K dalkava thct tha ciclytkncl parkls hara cra vary racl. H`wavar,

    thara ks `ia n`gpallkibparhcps `varwhalgkibracs`i t` ratcki c e`nus

    `i vk`laina: kt faaps `ias cttaitk`i `i kts kgpcnt `i g`rtclkty. ^trunturcl

    vk`laina rasults ki tha pragctura cio uitkgaly oacths `e pa`pla. Uk`laina

    hara ks i`t s` gunh tha vk`lctk`i e tha avaryocy dut tha raountk`i t` dcra lkea,

    thct ks, lkea ki kts g`st icfao, assaitkcl e`rg. _ha lkif datwaai strunturcl

    vk`laina cio g`rtclkty hcs daai naitrcl t` tha w`rf `e ]cul Ecrgar (4==1),cio gy usa `e tha targ `was g`ra t` Ecrgar thci t` Bcltuib. Lkfa Ecrgar, K

    thkif strunturcl vk`laina ks cd`ut tha ictura cio okstrkdutk`i `e axtraga

    suarkib (^ai ki Ecrgar 4==1: xkkk).

    Rhct okstkibukshas sunh vk`laina er`g tha oastruntk`i ncusao dy cnts `e

    ictura ks thct thasa uie`rtuicta `utn`gas rasult er`g tha oalkdarcta cntk`is

    `e s`nkcl cbaits. @ia gust faap ki gkio thct nartcki nlcssas `e pa`pla hcva c

    stcfa ki parpatuctkib c s`nkcl `roar ki whknh sunh axtraga suarkib ks i`t

    `ily t`larctao dut cls` tcfai cs i`rgcl. Cll th`sa wh` daiaffit er`g tha stctus

    qu` cio o` i`t wksh t` saa kt nhcibao thai dan`ga n`gplknkt ki thks vk`laina

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    cbckist tha p``r.Ki c n`uitry lkfa Kiokc, tha parpatrct`rs e vk`laina kinluoa

    i`t `ily tha alktas dut cls` tha ecst-br`wkib gkoola nlcss, wh`sa kinracskib

    iugdar cio bractar n`isugar p`war cra dakib naladrctao dy ci cbbrasskva

    bl`dcl ncpktclksg.

    ^trunturcl Uk`laina cio tha ^tcta

    Kt ks i`w p`sskdla t` nlcrkey tha n`iiantk`i datwaai tha oksnussk`i `e strun-

    turcl vk`laina cio tha stcta. _ha nhkae gkssk`i `e tha p`stn`l`ikcl Kiokci

    stcta cs ci kistktutk`i ks t` drkib tha erukts `e oaval`pgait t` tha ictk`i cio

    tharae`ra t` coorass kiaquclktkas ki lkea nhcinas. Rhy hcs kt daai uicdla t`

    gcfa g`ra `e c okaraina ki tha lkvas `e tha p``r0 Ukawkib p`varty thr`ubh

    tha lais `e strunturcl vk`laina gcfas kt vary oknult t` lkif tha stcta t` tha

    p``r wkth c n`ijuintk`i: tha stcta cio p`varty. ]`vartyks i`t c b``o w`ro t`

    oasnrkda sunh vk`laina dancusa kts n`itkiuao usa ki pr`jants e nhcrkty cio cko

    t` tha uie`rtuicta kiuras `ia t` tha oae`rgao athkns `e stctanrcet thct t`lar-

    ctas cio n`io`ias sunh nrualty. Ki tha nhcptars thct e`ll`w, K axcgkia tha

    g`oclktkas thr`ubh whknh vk`laina ks axarnksao wkth`ut kitaitk`i, rcibkib

    er`g n`rruptk`i cio g`oas `e lktarcny cio wrktkib t` b`varigaitcl prcn-

    tknas.Gy ckg ks t` alunkocta h`w c brcva ictk`icl nrksks dan`gas uiaxnap-

    tk`icl, c gcttar `e r`utkia cogkikstrctk`i, c pr`dlag lcrbaly uin`ggaitao

    up`i ki tha prass `r ki pcrlkcgait, cio icgacdla `ily thr`ubh dciclktkas `i

    tha `nncsk`is whai kt ks gaitk`iao.H`w nci `ia axplcki parskstait p`varty cio tha axtragaly l`w p`sktk`i `e

    Kiokc `i bl`dcl rcifkibs `e hugci oaval`pgait0 @ia n`ulo crbua, e`r ki-

    stcina, thct tha stcta ki Kiokc hcs iavar hco tha ras`urnas ianasscry t` arcok-

    ncta p`varty. Cltarictkvaly, uskib c pr`brasskvkst icrrctkva `e hkst`ry `r c trk-

    ugphclkst varsk`i e ictk`iclksg r d`th, ia n`ulo p`kit ut thct thkibs cra

    battkib dattar dy tha ocy. _ha rcpko br`wth e tha Kiokci an`i`gy cetar lkdar-

    clkzctk`i hcs okrantly l`warao lavals `e p`varty cio pr`vkoao tha Kiokci stcta

    wkth iaw ras`urnas e`r citkp`varty pr`brcgs. N`ivarsaly, `ia n`ulo saaf t`uigcsf tha daiav`lait rhat`rkn `e tha stcta t` axp`sa kts euiocgaitclly vk`-

    lait nhcrcntar cio t` sh`w tha bcp datwaai kts rhat`rkn cio kts cntk`is. ^unh

    ci axarnksa w`ulo ravacl thct rapactao stctagaits `e b``o kitaitk`is dy p`l-

    ktknkcis cio duracunrcts cra nyikncl pl`ys t` `dtcki v`tas cio labktkgcny,

    raspantkvaly. @ia n`ulo cls` crbua cl`ib g`ra nlcssknclly Gcrxkst lkias thct

    tha stcta ks c t``l e`r tha parpatuctk`i e kiaquclktkas, ci axanutkva n`ggkttaa

    `e tha d`urba`kska cio tha agarbkib nlcssas thct cra tkao t` tha d`urba`ks

    `roar. Ki thks vkaw, tha stcta rabulctas tha shcrkib `e tha surplus cg`ib tha

    vcrk`us ercntk`is `e tha d`urba`kska cio aisuras thct thakr kitaricl n`ifflknts

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    o` i`t drkib o`wi tha systag e`r tha baiarctk`i `e surplus (Dcrohci 3;8?:

    1?58). Ekiclly, `ia n`ulo, d`rr`wkib c e`rgulctk`i er`g Drui` Lct`ur,

    crbua thct wa hcva iavar daai p`stn`l`ikcl: p`varty hcs i`t daai arcoknctao

    dancusa tha stcta hcs n`itkiuao t` euintk`i gunh cs tha n`l`ikcl ia oko, cio

    ia`lkdarclksg hcs sunnaaoao `ily ki drkibkib t` Kiokc iaw e`rgs `e agpkracio ia`n`l`ikclksg (Hcrot cio Iabrk 4===). Kiokvcr Fcgtafcr, e`r kistcina,

    hcs oag`istrctao qukta n`ivkinkibly thct tha n`itkiuktkas ki cogkikstrctk`i,

    justkna, cio oaeaisa cnr`ss tha n`l`ikclp`stn`l`ikcl okvkoa gcfa tha n`l`-

    ikcl stcta hyp`thasks g`ra thci just c rhat`rkncl ffl`urksh (3;88).

    Kt w`ulo da acsy t` co`pt c nyikncl parspantkva `i tha g`tkvctk`is `e stcta

    duracunrcts cio p`lktknkcis cio dlcga thag e`r parpatuctkib strunturcl vk`-

    laina `i tha p``r. Lkfa ciy `thar nlcss `e pa`pla, duracunrcts s`gatkgas ffit

    thct kgcba. H`wavar, lkfa Gclkf ki gy ffialow`rf axcgpla cd`va, gciy hcro-

    w`rfkib duracunrcts wara `etai erustrctao dy thakr kicdklkty t` w`rf aan-

    tkvaly t` drkib cd`ut racl nhcibas ki tha lkvas `e tha p``r pa`pla wh` wara s`

    `etai tha tcrbat `e b`varigait pr`brcgs. _hks ks pranksaly why K wksh t`

    crbua ki thks d``f thct i` gcttar h`w i`dla tha kitaitk`is e pr`brcgs, cio

    i` gcttar h`w skinara tha `nkcls ki nhcrba `e thag, tha `vart b`cl `e

    halpkib tha p``r ks sudvartao dy tha vary pr`naouras `e tha duracunrcny.

    _hara ks c vary spankffin g`oclkty `e uincrkib `parctkib hara thct K wkll

    eurthar spankey. Qincrkib kioknctas i`t c psynh`l`bkncl stcta `e b`varigait

    agpl`yaas dut c n`istktutkva g`oclkty `e tha stcta. @ia n`ulo hcroly cnnusatha stcta `e kicntk`i t`wcro tha p``r: kt w`ulo da oknult t` kgcbkia c g`ra

    axtaiskva sat `e oaval`pgait kitarvaitk`is ki tha ffialos `e iutrktk`i, haclth,

    aounctk`i, h`uskib, agpl`ygait, sciktctk`i, cio s` e`rth thci th`sa e`uio

    ki Kiokc. _ha Kiokci stcta pr`dcdly uto`as ciy thar p``r ictk`i-stcta ki tha

    iugdar cio rciba e kts daiav`lait kitarvaitk`is. E`r axcgpla, ct tha tkga e

    gy ffialow`rf tha stc ct tha dl`nf laval wcs rasp`iskdla e`r kgplagaitkib i`

    eawar thci thkrty oaval`pgait pr`jants. Bkvai thks ecnt, s`ga pr`brcgs ki-

    vcrkcdly dancga g`ra kgp`rtcit thci `thars ki targs `e stc cttaitk`i ciolcd`r.

    K hcva agphcskzao thct kt ks i`t tha lcnf `e ncra `r c wcit `e cttaitkvaiass

    thct rasult ki tha iablant cio kiokaraina sh`wi t` tha suarkib `e p``r

    pa`pla dy duracunrcts cio stcta alktas. ^tcta `nkcls cio p`lktkncl lacoars o`

    i`t hcva t` da ncll`us `r kiokarait t` tha plkbht `e tha p``r e`r thakr cntk`is

    t` hcva hkbhly iabctkva n`isaquainas. Ct tha paisk`i ncgp, e`r axcgpla, tha

    suggcry juobgaits gcoa dy tha o`nt`r wh` wcs buasskib tha cbas `e

    pa`pla cio dy tha tahsklocr wh` n`ggaitao kr`iknclly i tha rcpko br`wth e

    tha p`pulctk`i oaspkta s` gciy pa`pla i`t hcvkib nhklorai wara g`tkvctao

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    lcrbaly dy duracunrctkn axpaokainy rcthar thci dy kiokaraina `r h`stklkty

    t`wcro tha daiaffinkcrkas. Rkth`ut o`udt, gciy daiaffinkcrkas w`ulo hcva

    daai w`rsa ` wkth`ut tha ncgp. H`wavar, dakib oaikao supp`rt gcy wall

    hcva gcoa tha okaraina datwaai lkea cio oacth e`r ct lacst s`ga `e tha

    p``rast cpplkncits.

    Kgp`rtcitly, sunh vk`laina wcs aicntao ct tha vary snaia`e ncra.Ki strasskib tha kitkgcta n`iiantk`i datwaai vk`laina cio ncrkib

    cio ki rajantkib icrrctkvas e tha kiokaraina r kicttaitkvaiass e tha stcta, K

    cg trykib t` crtknulcta tha athkns cio p`lktkns `e ncra thct ks crdktrcry ki kts

    n`isaquainas. K cg crbukib thct sunh crdktrcrkiass ks i`t ktsale crdktrcry6

    rcthar, kt ks systagctknclly pr`ounao dy tha vary ganhciksgs thct cra gacit t`

    cgalk`rcta s`nkcl suarkib.

    Rhct gust da axplckiao ks i`t `ily why b`varigait pr`brcgs ckgao ct

    pr`vkokib iutrktk`i, agpl`ygait, h`uskib, haclthncra, cio aounctk`i t`

    p``r pa`pla o` i`t sunnaao ki thakr `djantkvas dut cls` why, whai thay o`

    sunnaao, thay o` s` uiavaily cio arrctknclly. Rhy, cg`ib tha uikvarsa `e

    iaaoy daiaffinkcrkas, o` s`ga pa`pla gcicba t` ranakva csskstcina cio thars

    i`t0 _hks ks whct K gaci dy crdktrcry `utn`gas. _` gy gkio, tha g`ra

    ciclytknclly parplaxkib quastk`i ks why c ganhciksgtha g`oari duracu-

    nrctkn stctathct ks tha hcllgcrf `e rctk`icl oanksk`i gcfkib systagctknclly

    pr`ounas sunh crdktrcrkiass.

    Ki raearrkib t` crdktrcry `utn`gas, K o` i`t gaci thct sunh phai`gaic

    ncii`t da uioarst``o `r axplckiao. I`r o` K wksh t` oaiy thct tha s`nkclpr`ountk`i `e kiokaraina ks ci kgp`rtcit ganhciksg dy whknh duracu-

    nrcnkas kisulcta thagsalvas er`g s`nkcl suarkib (Harzealo 3;;>). Iavartha-

    lass, kt dan`gas oknult t` axplcki why sunh kiokaraina baiarctas shcrply

    okvarbait `utn`gas e`r nlkaits wh` cra ki skgklcr strunturcl l`nctk`is. Ki

    `thar w`ros, `ia w`ulo axpant thct sunh kiokaraina w`ulo `parcta aquclly

    `i tw` nlkaits wh` hcva vary skgklcr aio`wgaits `e an`i`gkn, s`nkcl, aou-

    nctk`icl, cio nulturcl ncpktcl. Ki Radars (3;58) vkaw, tha vary okstkintk`i

    datwaai p`war ki c pars`iclkstkn s`nkcl w`rlo cio c g`oari duracunrctkn iaks thct, ki tha e`rgar, raplkncdklkty cio n`iskstainy cra iakthar vcluao i`r

    pr`ounao systagctknclly, wharacs ki c duracunrcny tha pars`i pare`rgkib

    tha r`la ks (koaclly) krralavcit t` tha `utn`ga. Ki `thar w`ros, ki c duracu-

    nrctkn systag i` gcttar wh` `nnupkas ci `na, tha rulas b`varikib oanksk`i

    gcfkib oalkvar n`iskstait `utn`gas.

    _ha pr`ountk`i e crdktrcrkiass ks i`t panulkcr t` Kiokci duracunrcnkas dut

    ks c eactura `e ciy n`gplax duracunrctkn `rbcikzctk`i. Iakthar cra cll `ut-

    n`gas crdktrcry ki tha gciiar K hcva utlkiao. `ga e`rgs e oksnrkgkictk`i

    cra n`iskstait, systagctkn, cio kistktutk`iclkzao. E`r axcgpla, tha raqukra-

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    gait thct ciy cpplknctk`i sudgkttao dy c w`gci t` c duracunrctkn `na

    n`itcki, e`r purp`sas `e koaitkffinctk`i, tha icga `e akthar har ecthar `r har

    husdcio, kistktutk`iclkzas tha pctrkcrnhcl roar cio i`rgclkzas hatar`saxucl

    gcrrkcba.Ki tha ffirst santk`i `e thks d``f K crbua thct tha systag `e n`rrup-

    tk`i euintk`is ki just sunh c gciiar t` oksnrkgkicta gath`oknclly cbckistp``r pa`pla dy rckskib tha rctas thct pa`pla hcva t` pcy e`r sarvknas thct cra

    i`gkiclly eraa `r thct cra sudskokzao dy tha stcta. N`rruptk`i ks c systagctkn

    e`rg e `pprassk`i pranksaly dancusa kt cnts uike`rgly i tha p`pulctk`i thct

    lcnfs tha kin`ga t` pcy ` `nkcls.

    K wksh t` okstkibuksh gy p`sktk`i er`g tw` `thar n`gg`ily agpl`yao

    axplcictk`is e`r oaval`pgait utn`gas thct covarsaly cant tha p``r. Ekrst, K

    cg i`t crbukib thct, clth`ubh oaval`pgait plciikib cio pr`brcgs cra wall

    oaskbiao, thay e`uioar ki thakr kgplagaitctk`i. _hks p`sktk`i, udkqukt`us ki

    tha oksn`ursa `e gciy gkoola-nlcss, urdci Kiokcis, rapr`ounas d`th c n`l`-

    ikcl n`gplckit `e tha kin`gpataina `e tha ictkvas cio c nlcss dkcs t`wcro

    sudcltaris ki tha duracunrcny. Ke tha pr`dlag ks p``r kgplagaitctk`i, tha

    dlcga eclls kiavktcdly `i l`war-laval `nkcls wh`, e`r racs`is rcibkib er`g

    n`rruptk`i t` p``r trckikib cio aounctk`i, cra oaagao kincpcdla `e kgpla-

    gaitkib tha w`ioareul pr`brcgs th`ubht up dy gatr`p`lktci axparts. _hks

    ks ia kistcina ki whknh avai th`sa wh` w`ulo i`rgclly rakey kt okscbbrabcta

    tha stcta, cio kt ks i`t aitkraly surprkskib thct `ia sh`ulo oksn`var sunh c

    g`va ki tha n`itaxt `e axplckikib ecklura rcthar thci tha i`rgcl `parctk`i `etha gcnhkiary.

    ^an`io, ralctao t` thks p`kit, K cg i`t crbukib thct strunturcl vk`laina nci

    da alkgkictao r bractly cttaiuctao dy kgpr`vkib tha ankainy e tha oalkvary

    `e stcta sarvknas t` tha p``r. Clth`ubh thara ks plaity `e r``g e`r kinracsao

    ankainy cio clth`ubh s`ga `utn`gas gkbht da dattar ke pr`nassas wara

    stracglkiao, tha b`cls e ankainy o` i`t ianasscrkly n`kinkoa wkth tha b`cls

    `e justkna. Csnrkdkib kiankainy t` l`war-laval duracunrcts ks ci`thar wcy ki

    whknh sudcltaris ki tha duracunrcny cra dlcgao e`r tha eckluras `e oaval`p-gait pr`brcgs.

    Ekiclly, clth`ubh K hcva gcoa nhr`ikn p`varty tha e`nus `e thks axcgkic-

    tk`i `e tha stcta, K wcit t` uioarlkia tha kgp`rtcina `e wrktkib cbckist ci

    cithr`p`l`by `e cdjantiass. _ha pa`pla wh` wara tha tcrbats `e stcta kitar-

    vaitk`i cio daiav`lait cntk`i wara i`t pcsskva `r o`nkla vkntkgs cio oko i`t

    n`iskoar `r raprasait thagsalvas cs sunh._hay st``o up t` `nkcls whai

    thay n`ulo: e`r axcgpla, tha pars`i wh` ciswarao tha tahsklocr skgply dy

    cssartkib hks okbikty t` da tractao wall avai ke ha wcs ci rokicry pars`i. _ha

    pa`pla K w`rfao wkth strubblao t` gcfa thkibs dattar e`r thagsalvas6 thay

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    wara kivaitkva cio nractkva ki agpl`ykib whctavar gacis thay n`ulo t` ncra

    e`r thakr ecgklkas6 thay wara rasp`iskdla cio n`ggkttao gagdars `e fki

    iatw`rfs6 cio, thay n`itrkdutao t` thakr n`gguiktkas. _hay wara cls` cstuta

    phkl`s`phars, pa`pla wh`sa uikqua strunturcl p`sktk`i bcva thag shcrp ki-

    skbhts kit` tha kijustknas `e tha s`nkcl systag thay kihcdktao. Tcthar thciuskib tha p``r cs c ras`urna e`r thkifkib, K tcfa thag cs gy phkl`s`phkncl

    cio s`nkcl bukoas ki c pr`nass `e trcislctk`i (Tcinkra 4==?). I`t `ily

    oko p``r pa`pla sh`w up ct tha `nas K stuokao, dut cls` raprasaitctk`is

    `e cio dy thag nkrnulctao cg`ib `nkcls, cio thay dancga tha br`uio

    e`r tha labktkgctk`i `e stcta pr`brcgs cio p`lknkas. Ki `thar w`ros, thara

    wara clracoy n`gplax pr`nassas `e trcislctk`i cio raprasaitctk`i ct w`rf

    ki tha duracunrctkn cio oag`nrctkn kgcbkicry t` whknh p``r pa`pla wara

    naitrcl.

    _ha Ekalo ^kta

    Gy ffialow`rf i stcta citkp`varty pr`brcgs n`gpcrao tha euintk`ikib e tha

    Dl`nf `na, whknh n``rokictao tha kgplagaitctk`i `e cppr`xkgctaly thkrty

    oaval`pgait pr`brcgs e`r ci crac n`gp`sao `e r`ubhly c huiorao vkllcbas

    (c Dl`nf ki Kiokci cogkikstrctkva pcrlcina), wkth tha Kitabrctao Nhklo Oa-

    val`pgait ^arvknas (knos) pr`brcg, ci kiktkctkva ckgao ct kgpr`vkib gctar-

    icl cio nhklo haclth cio walecra. K n`iountao ffialow`rf ki thasa tw` `nas

    ki tha Gciok sudokstrknt e Qttcr ]rcoash (Q.].) e`r `ia yacr. _ha dl`nf nawcs hacoao dy Gclkf, tha do`. _ha twaity agpl`yaas ki tha dl`nf `na

    w`rfao ki c sgcll nlustar `e duklokibs just `utskoa tha t`wi. Gclkf hco

    savarcl csskstcits (co`s) wh` spankclkzao ki sunh euintk`is cs cbrknultura,

    vkllcba b`varicina (pcinhcycts), n``parctkvas, stctkstkns, cio kioustry, sar-

    vkna, cio duskiass. _hara wara cls` c n`upla `e juik`r aibkiaars, `ia spa-

    nkclkzkib ki gki`r krrkbctk`i cio ia e`r rurcl agpl`ygait snhagas. _ha rast

    `e tha stc pare`rgao nlarkncl outkas.

    _ha b`cl `e tha `thar pr`brcg K stuokao, tha knos, wcs t` pr`vkoa c sat `esarvknas thct n`iskstao `e supplagaitcry iutrktk`i e`r prabicit w`gai cio

    y`uib nhklorai cio aounctk`i, kgguikzctk`is, cio pravaitkva gaoknkia e`r

    p``r cio l`war-ncsta nhklorai. _ha pr`brcg skgultcia`usly ckgao ct ncrkib

    e`r tha p`pulctk`i whkla cls` kivastkib ki tha eutura `e tha ictk`i thr`ubh

    aisurkib tha haclth `e nhklorai cio thakr cdklkty t` dan`ga pr`ountkva lcd`r-

    ars cio nktkzais. _ha struntura `e n`ggcio `e tha knosduracunrcny ct tha

    dl`nf laval wcs cs e`ll`ws: c Nhklo Oaval`pgait ]r`jant @nar (nop`) icgao

    Cshc Cbcrwcl hacoao kt cio suparvksao c nlarkncl stc, whknh kinluoao ci

    cnn`uit nlarf, ci agpl`yaa wh` hciolao vcrk`us `thar nlarkncl j`ds, c pa`i,

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    cio c orkvar. _ha nop` wcs rasp`iskdla e`r `varsaakib tha w`rf `e e`ur

    ^uparvks`rs (Gufhyc ^avkfcs), akbhty-skx Cibciwcok R`rfars ki tha dl`nf,

    cio thakr akbhty-skx Halpars. _ha cibciwcok w`rfars wara rasp`iskdla e`r

    tha ocy-t`-ocy euintk`ikib e naitars ki vkllcbas. _ha cibciwcok naitars wara

    supp`sao t` `parcta avary ocy er`g ; c.g.t` 3 p.g.^kina kt wcs i`t eacskdlae`r cibciwcok w`rfars t` rui c naitar, tcfa ncra `e cs gciy cs e`rty-ffiva

    nhklorai, tacnh tha nhklorai, n``f e``o e`r thag, suparvksa thakr gaokncl

    ncra, cio gckitcki tha ran`ros cll i thakr wi, thay wara pr`vkoao wkth halp-

    ars. _ha halpars outkas kinluoao o`kib cll tha `oo j`ds css`nkctao wkth tha

    cibciwcok, kinluokib r`uiokib up tha nhklorai t` cttaio tha naitar, n``fkib

    whai tha naitars wara supplkao wkth e``o, cio nlacikib tha snh``l. Ki Gciok,

    cll tha halpars, cibciwcok w`rfars, cio suparvks`rs cs wall cs tha nop`wara

    w`gai6 tha rast `e tha `na stc wara gai. _ha knoswcs tha `ily duracu-

    nrcny ki tha Kiokci b`varigait thct wcs hacoao cio rui dy w`gai.

    _ha plcna whara K oko gy rasacrnh, Gciok, wcs astcdlkshao cs c dl`nf ki

    3;53. Ki 3;;3 kt hco c p`pulctk`i `e just `var 3>=,=== pa`pla ki akbhty-ikia

    vkllcbas, `e whknh ?4 parnait wara snhaoulao ncsta, tha l`wast rcifs ki tha

    ncsta hkarcrnhy. _ha g`ocl vkllcba skza wcs datwaai 3,=== cio 4,=== pa`pla.

    _ha dl`nf-laval stc wcs oasnrkdao cs ffialow`rfars, thct ks, pa`pla wh`sa

    prkgcry rasp`iskdklkty lcy ki `varsaakib w`rf ki tha ffialo. _ha dl`nf stc

    plcyao c ralctkvaly kgp`rtcit r`la ki tha ralctk`i datwaai tha stcta cio tha

    rurcl p`pulctk`i. E`r gciy vkllcbars tha dl`nf stc n`istktutao tha stctasg`st rabulcrly vkskdla raprasaitctkvas. H`wavar, thay wara i`t ianasscrkly tha

    stctas g`st kgp`rtcit raprasaitctkvas. _hct r`la pr`dcdly dal`ibao t` alan-

    trknkty `nkcls, tha p`lkna, cio tha pctwcrk, `r lcio ran`ros cbait.

    _ha dl`nf wcs tha d`tt`g aio `e c n`gplax `rbcikzctk`icl struntura

    n`iskstkib `e c sudokstrknt (tahskl), c okstrknt, tha rabk`icl stcta, cio tha

    eaoarcl b`varigait, `r tha Naitra. Cd`va tha dl`nf ki tha cogkikstrctkva

    hkarcrnhy wcs tha sudokstrknt. Gciok sudokstrknt wcs s`gawhct uiusucl ki

    thct kt n`iskstao `e e`ur dl`nfs, wharacs `thar sudokstrknts hco just tw` `rthraa. B`kib eurthar up tha hkarcrnhy, thara wara e`ur sudokstrknts ki Gciok

    Okstrknt. _ha cogkikstrctkva haco e`r tha aitkra okstrknt wcs tha Okstrknt

    Gcbkstrcta (og), usuclly c juik`r nkcl ki tha Kiokci Cogkikstrctkva arvkna

    (kcs)._hara wcs i` eurthar laval `e cogkikstrctk`i datwaai tha skxty-thraa

    okstrknts cio tha pr`vkinkcl stcta b`varigait e Q.].Ekiclly, cll tha rabk`icl

    b`varigaits cra rbcikzao kit` c eaoarcl uik`i. _ha n`istktutk`i gcioctas c

    sapcrctk`i `e t`pkns `var whknh tha Naitra, `r eaoarcl b`varigait, hcs jurks-

    okntk`i cs `pp`sao t` cracs thct cra n`gplataly uioar tha n`itr`l `e pr`vki-

    nkcl stcta b`varigaits. _hara cra cls` cracs `i c j`kit lkst ki whknh n`itr`l ks

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    cd`ut tha stcta cio p`varty ct tha l`ncl laval. Rhkla sunh c nhcrcntarkzctk`i ks

    i`t eclsa, kt t`` acskly pcrtcfas `e c gkslacokib uioarstciokib `e sncla. C

    drkae n`iskoarctk`i `e knosgcfas thks nlacr. Acnh dl`nf ki tha knospr`-

    brcg wcs n`iskoarao c sapcrcta pr`jant e`r tha purp`sas `e euiokib. _ha

    pr`brcg ranakvao euiokib er`g gciy s`urnas, kinluokib vcrk`us cbainkaswkthki tha B`varigait e Kiokc, gultklctarcl rbcikzctk`is sunh csuiknae,

    cio dklctarcl cko cbainkas. ]r`jants thct ranakvao euiokib er`g e`rakbi o`-

    i`rs wara cdla t` purnhcsa lcrbar qucitktkas e e``o e`r supplagaitcry iutrk-

    tk`i cs n`gpcrao t` th`sa dl`nfs thct wara oapaioait i tha B`varigait e

    Kiokc e`r thakr e``o supplkas. ]``r nhklorais cnnass t` supplagaitcry iutrk-

    tk`i wcs gaokctao ki thks wcy dy c n`gplax trcisictk`icl nhcki lkifkib t` c

    l`ncl pr`brcg gcicbao dy tha B`varigait `e Kiokc.

    Rhkla kt w`ulo da trua t` scy thct thks stuoy `e strunturcl vk`laina ks dcsao

    `i tha stcta ct tha l`ncl laval, thks o`as i`t gaci thct K stuokao tha l`ncl stcta.

    _hara ks c nrktkncl okaraina datwaai th`sa tw` koacs, cio faapkib thct ki

    gkio ks assaitkcl ki tha nhcptars thct e`ll`w. K n`itaio thct c i`tk`i `e sncla

    thct n`isksts e iastao hkarcrnhkas, s` thct ia laval ks saai cs dakib aincpsu-

    lctao kiskoa c hkbhar laval, ks euiocgaitclly gkstcfai (Earbus`i cio Buptc

    4==4). Rkth c n`inapt `e iastao hkarcrnhkas, kt gcfas saisa t` spacf `e tha

    l`ncl stcta, whknh nci da n`itrcstao t` tha rabk`icl stcta r tha ictk`icl stcta.

    Ke, h`wavar, tha stcta ct tha l`ncl laval ks n`gplaxly gaokctao dy rabk`icl,

    ictk`icl, cio trcisictk`icl oksn`ursas cio prcntknas, `e whct ciclytkncl utkl-kty ks kt t` lcdal kt tha l`ncl stcta0 _hks ks why, ki thkifkib `e tha stctas r`la ki

    parpatuctkib tha vk`laina `e p`varty, kt ks iavar ai`ubh t` e`nus aitkraly `i

    vaicl l`ncl `nkcls, n`rrupt cio drutcl p`lkna e`rnas, cio s` e`rth.

    Rhai `ia n`is