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An t`as rlsldrg` A jdol dn dttljpt tm prlslnt d G`rastadn grataqul mi t`l Huff`ast

gmnglpt mi suiilranb. Rl waee ungmvlr ansab`ts antm nmt mney `mw dnf hy w`dt jldns

smtlramembagde wrmnb as flsgrahlf hut desm `mw sdevdtamn as unflrstmmf. Jy t`lsas as

nmt sm jug` d splgaiag pmant tm hl prmvlf? rdt`lr jy t`lsas as t`dt gmjpdrdtavl stufy

ln`dngls dnf hrmdflns mur unflrstdnfanbs an mur gdsl eail!s ideeln ndturl. t`dt

Huff ast trut` dnf G`rastadn trut`s tdoln slpdrdtley miilr vdeudhel ansab`ts antm mur

ideeln ndturl hut tdoln tmblt`lr"w`ln plrsplgtavls drl rldf fadelgtagdeey t`ly l#pdnf

mur unflrstdnfanbs mi smtlramembagde wrmnb. $eldsl nmtl% A dj nmt sdyanb t`dt t`l

rldeaty mi smtlramembagde wrmnb waee hl mr gdn hl onmwn gmjpeltley l#`dustavley.

&ug` onmwelfbl dewdys rljdans hlymnf mur dhaeatals. Hut dnf t`as as grugade

gmjpdrasmn jmvls us hlymnf t`l eajatdtamns mi pdrtaguedr plrsplgtavls? gmjpdrasmn

`leps us hlgmjl jmrl dwdrl mi mur mwn gmnstrugtamns? dnf gmjpdrasmn angrldsls t`l

flbrll mi gmjprl lnsavlnlss wat w`ag` wl onmw. $rajdgy as brdntlf tm dgtude

lnbdbljlnt an dnf wat` t l wmref an t`as prm'lgt wat` rlielgtamn upmn t`dt

lnbdbljlnt d gratagde slgmnf stlp w`lrlhy t`l jldnanb dnf trut` mi sug` lnbdbljlnt

as gmnstrulf.

( usude mhslrvdtamn as t`dt gmjpdrasmn as t`l iunfdjlntde wdy tm bdan unflrstdnfanb

mi dnyt`anb. &uggangtey dee onmwelfbl as gmjpdrdtavl. ) *`as fasslrtdtamn aeeustrdtls

an dn antlntamnde dnf l#peagat wdy t`as mhslrvdtamn wat` t`l gedaj t`dt gmjpdrdtavl

anquary lvangls ansab ts dnf trut`s t`dt nmn"gmjpdrdtavl anquary fmls nmt. *`l

faiiaguety mi t`as gedaj as twmimef% iarst at wmuef hl faiiaguet ai pmssahel tm stufy

smjlt`anb nmn"gmjpdrdtavley wat` t`l purpmsl mi s`mwanb w`dt as nmt eldrnlf an t`l

) +mdnt`dn , &jat` imr l#djpel wratls an t`as rlsplgt. -*`l prmglss mi gmjpdrasmn as d iunfdjlntdeg`drdgtlrastag mi `ujdn antleeablngl. R`lt`lr rlvldelf an t`l embagde brmupanb mi gedssls an pmltagsajaels an jajlsas mr mt`lr eaol d dgtavatals gmjpdrasmn t`l hranbanb tmblt`lr mi twm mr jmrl mh'lgtsimr t`l purpmsl mi nmtanb lat`lr sajaedraty mr fassajaedraty as t`l mjnaprlslnt suhstrugturl mi `ujdnt`mub`t. Rat`mut at wl gmuef nmt spldo plrglavl eldrn mr rldsmn. Anstdngls mi gmjpdrasmns drl

prlsujdhey ds mef ds jdnoanf atslei dnf jdy hl imunf an mur ldrealst eatlrdry fmgujlnts. *`dtgmjpdrasmn `ds dt tajls elf us dstrdy t`lrl gdn hl nm fmuht? t`dt gmjpdrasmn rljdans t`l jlt`mf misg`medrs`ap as eaolwasl hlymnf qulstamn. rmj -(ffl $drvuj $drvm Jdbnus (glrvus /rat -an Jdp as

3mt *lrratmry% &tufals an t`l 4astmry mi 8leabamns. 7lafln%/.+ Hraee )6

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prmglss. *`us t`lrl as nm gmuntlrpmant dbdanst w`ag` tm gmntrdst t`l onmwelfbl

bdanlf irmj t`as gmjpdrdtavl stufy. &lgmnf dnf jmrl grugadeey ai anfllf dee

onmwelfbl as gmjpdrdtavl. *`ln lvln d sm"gdeelf nmn"gmjpdrdtavl stufy ai at

prmfugls onmwelfbl as an smjl rlsplgt Gmjpdrdtavl ai mney wat`an t`l pdrdjltlrs mi

mnl trdfatamn. *`l gedaj t`ln antlbrde tm jy t`lsas as t`dt gmjpdrdtavl stufy w`ag`

anvmevls gmnglpts iaburls tl#ts ltg. irmj faiilrlnt trdfatamns 2 dfvdngls mur

onmwelfbl an wdys t`dt drl nmt dvdaedhel dpdrt irmj sug` oanf mi stufy. *`lrl as dn

leljlnt mi plrsmnde 'ufbljlnt anvmevlf an dsslssanb t`as gedaj? t`us pdrt mi jy tdso

as tm hl ds plrsudsavl ds pmssahel dewdys janfiue t`dt A dj stufyanb gmjpdrdtavley

hdslf mn t`l gmnvagtamn t`dt sug` stufy jmvls us gemslr dnf jmrl iueey tm

unflrstdnfanb rldeaty.

nl mi t`l gmntl#ts imr t`as prm'lgt as Huff`ast"G`rastadn stufals dnf t`l fadembul t`dt

l#asts hltwlln Huff ast dnf G`rastadns. An rlglnt yldrs slvlrde drtagels `dvl dppldrlf

an Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals w`ag` `ab`eab`t antlrlsts an gmjpdranb Huff`ast dnf

G`rastadn unflrstdnfanb mi sdevdtamn. *`as prm'lgt gmntrahutls tm t`as l#g`dnbl. 4ll"

&unb :lle an d stufy mi t`l ,ln Jdstlr G`ande dnf Hdrt` nmtls.

*wm jdan dsplgts mi >Hdrt`!s dnf G`anue!s= smtlramembagde t`mub`t `dvl frdwnmur dttlntamn. arst t`ly s`drl t`l afld mi t`l mh'lgtavl unavlrsde sdevdtamn mi`ujdnoanf dnf t`l prmhelj mi `mw tm dpprmpradtl at suh'lgtavley. &lgmnft`ly rlgmbnaCl t`l prlfagdjlnt wl ianf murslevls an lvln ditlr t`l dgt misuh'lgtavl dpprmpradtamn mi t`l mh'lgtavl trut`. D

* l )66) assul mi Huff ast"G`rastadn &tufals angeufls dn drtagel gmjpdranb

Huff ast dnf G`rastadn nmtamns mi sdevaiag onmwelfbl 0 ds wlee ds pdplrs irmj dn

l#g`dnbl mn t`l tmpag -Hlanb an t`l wmref . andeey an t`l )662 assul mi t`as 'murndeslvlrde lssdys imrj dn l#g`dnbl drmunf t`l tmpag -&devdtamn dnf 3arvdnd. - F w`ael

2 *m dntagapdtl d slgtamn hlemw an w`ag` jy slelgtamn mi tl#ts dnf dut`mrs as prlslntlf dnf flianlf Agdn nmtl `lrl t`dt d prajdry rldsmn imr emmoanb dt t`l LIjdbd dnf t`l ;mbjdtags as t`dt t`ly waee miilran t`lar trldtjlnts mi Bnsdtasidgtmry ndturl dnf san straoanbey faiilrlnt unflrstdnfanbs mi t`l ideelnstdtl mi eail.D 4ll"&unb :lle -&devdtamn (ggmrfanb tm t`l :mrldn ,ln Jdstlr G`anue dnf Hdrt` -an Huff`astG`rastadn &tufals vme.6 )696p220 +djls Hrlgolnrafbl. -*`l &devaiag 8mel mi :nmwelfbl an d Huff`ast dnf d G`rastadn gmntl#t% (Gmjpdrdtavl &tufy mi *wm $drdhels -an Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals Lae )) )66). $p.< "90

-*`lmembagde /ngmuntlr AL -lfatlf hy 8atd @rmss an Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals. Lme )) )66) pp.)66"20FF 8uhln 4dhatm lt de -&devdtamn dnf 3arvdnd - an Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals. Lme )2 )662 pp.)9)

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t`lsl dnf jdny mt`lr Huff ast"G rastadn gmjpdrdtavl wratanbs rlvlde waflsprldf

antlrlst an gmnglpts mi sdevdtamn ats ndturl dnf t`l ndturl mi dttdananb at gmnsaflrdhey

elss antlrlst as s`mwn an gmjpdranb Huff`ast dnf G`rastadn unflrstdnfanbs mi wrmnb

w`dt A dj gdeeanb t`l ideeln ndturl mi eail. Antlrlst `ds hlln s`mwn an mt`lr wmrfs an

smtlramembagde smeutamns! w`ael elss antlrlst `ds hlln s`mwn an smtlramembagde

prmheljs!. (nf jdny mi t`msl stufals w`ag` `dvl dppldrlf un"wattanbey plrpltrdtl d

gmjjmn jasunflrstdnfanb mi mnl mi mur twm tlrjs \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl.

An t`l )69 assul mi Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals d gmeelgtamn mi slvlrde lssdys dnf

trdnsgraptamns gmnglrn t`l gmnglpt mi \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl . < Jdny mi t`l ansab`ts

flslrvl gmnsaflrdtamn. ( prmhelj drasls `mwlvlr hlgdusl w`ael t`l Huff`ast safl as

tdeoanb dhmut \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl t`l purpmrtlfey dndembmus gmnglpt mn t l

G`rastadn safl wat` w`ag` \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl as gmjpdrlf as suiilranb.! Anfllf

suiilranb! as t`l gmjjmnpedgl trdnsedtamn mi \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl dnf ds wl waee

sll at as pdrtadeey jlratlf. 3mnlt lelss t`l jldnanb mi \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl idr

trdnsglnfs suiilranb. 9 ( sajaedrey jaseldfanb trldtjlnt mggurs an t`l )69< assul mi

Huff`ast G`rastadn &tufals. G`rastadn t`lmembadn ;urwmmf mstlr wratls dhmut gurrlnt

-stagoanb pmants an Huff`ast"G`rastadn fadembul. a.l. assuls drmunf w`ag` Huff`asj

dnf G`rastadnaty rlvldes iunfdjlntde faiilrlngls. * l slgtamn fldeanb wat`

\nsdtasidgtmry ndturl `ds t`l tatel -/#astlngl% &uiilranb mr @mmfK An gmnsaflranb

t`lsl lssdys unflr t`l ruhrag mi un"wattanbey plrpltrdtanb d gmjjmn

jasunflrstdnfanb mi \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl, A just hl gdrliue. An hmt` t`l )69 lssdys

dnf l#g`dnbls dnf mstlr!s )69< lssdy rlgmbnatamn as jdfl t`dt \nsdtasidgtmry

ndturl as jasunflrstmmf ai at as trdnsedtlf mney ds suiilranb.! *`l )69 l#g`dnbl

anvmevanb &`uhlrt bfln. *datltsu Bnnm +m`n Gmhh 4dns :unb rdno Gmmo

8yusla *dolfd dnf @mrfln :duijdn 6 pmants mut t`dt \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl sljdntag

iungtamn mitln pdrdeeles t`l iungtamn mi san an G`rastadn t`mub`t. &ajaedrey mstlr as

ldblr tm nmtl t`dt \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl - an idgt `ds d faiilrlnt dnf hrmdflr jldnanb< 8yusla *dolfd lt de -*`lmembagde lngmuntlr an Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals. Lme. )69 pp.

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t`dn fmls t`l Rlstlrn nmtamn mi suiilranb. )1 ;lspatl t`lsl gdvldts `mwlvlr t`l

t`rust mi t`lsl wratanbs bmls d emnb wdy tmwdrf rlatlrdtanb t`l gemsl dssmgadtamn t`dt

\nsdtasidgtmry ndturl `ds `df wat` suiilranb dn dssmgadtamn w`ag` jasrlprlslnts

w`dt Huff`asts jldn w`ln t`ly usl t`l tlrj \nsdtasidgtmry ndturl.

*`l $dea *l#t &mgalty $dea"/nbeas` ;agtamndry flianls pdpd ds -lvae wrmnb fmanb

san . )) $`rd ;lpwafa an `as ;agtamndry mi Huff`asj flianls pdpd ds -lvae? wrmnb

dgtamn? fljlrat . )2 $`rd ;lpwafa dffs san! ds d flianatamn imr pdpd wat` t`l nmtdtamn

t`dt t`as flianatamn as -jaseldfanb . *wm assuls drl dt stdol w`ag` tdoln tmblt`lr

subblst t`l faiiaguetals dnf rledtanb wmrfs.

An w`dt t`l Huff`d *dub`t . Rdepmed 8d`ued dffrlssls t`l gmnglpt mi san mney mngl.

8d`ued wratls

N t`lrl as nm san! an Huff`asj ds san as unflrstmmf an smjl rleabamns. )D

R`ael 8d`ued fmls nmt l#peagdtl t`as gedaj. At as nmt faiiaguet tm anilr `as pmant t`dt

*`lrdvdfd Huff`asj edgos t`l lsslntade g`drdgtlrastag hy w`ag` -smjl rleabamns

flianl san vaC.. d bmf &uprljl Hlanb dbdanst w`mj san flnmtls d vamedtamn. iilnsl

mr trdnsbrlssamn. &ajpey put san ajpeals d @mf dnf sangl t`lrdvdfd Huff`asj `ds nm

sug` @mf )0 san as nmt dn dpprmpradtl gdtlbmry.

*`l slgmnf assul an fliananb san! ds pdpd as subblstlf hy turnanb tm t`l F' pdfd d

gmeelgtamn mi vlrsls flljlf djmnb t`l jmst pmpuedr gdnmnagde tl#ts dnf blnlrdeey

dgglptlf ds hlanb uttlrlf hy t`l Huff`d. G`dptlr 3anl mi t`as gmeelgtamn as lntatelf

Sdpd-vdbbm, mr eatlrdeey Sdpd "G`dptlrM&lgtamn . +m`n 8mss Gdrtlr!s dnf

Jd`anfd $dea`dwdfdnd!s /nbeas` trdnsedtamn mi t`l F'pdfd dnf ats gmjjlntdry s`mwst`dt t`l prajdry jldnanb dttdg lf tm pdpd sabnaials wrmnbiue dgtamn jasfllf. (

rlprlslntdtavl vlrsl rldfs%

&`muef d plrsmn fm d wrmnb

)1 ;urwmmf imstlr -Huff`ast"G`rastadn fadembul - an Huff`ast"G`rastadn &tufals Lme.< )69

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7lt `aj nmt fm at dbdan dnf dbdan7lt `aj nmt imrj d flsarl tmwdrf at( suiilranb as t`l dggujuedtamn mi wrmnb

pdpdn gl purasm odyard nd tdj odyard pundppundj

nd tdj`a g`dnfdj odyardt`d fuoom pdpdssd uggdym )

*`l gmjjlntdry imr t`as vlrsl rldfs%

&`muef d plrsmn Ofm d wrmnbE% Opdpdj glE purasm OodyardE*`l jldnanb mi t`as %s`muef d plrsmn fm d fltrajlntde dgt mngl elt `aj emmo

hdgo dt t`dt vlry anstdnt >upmn at rldeaCanb= -t`as as ajprmplr dnf gmdrsl .

7lt `aj nmt fm at dbdan dnf dbdan% nd tdj :drayd pundppundj7lt `aj anfllf nmt fm at >dbdan= `dvanb faspleelf w`dtlvlr flsarl mr dptatufl>jdy drasl= an rlbdrf tm at. R`yK

( suiilranb as t`l dggujuedtamn mi wrmnb% fuoom pdpdssd uggdymmr t`l brmwt` t`l angrldsl mi t`l fltrajlntde hranbs dhmut mney suiilranb an

t`as eail dnf an t`l nl#t. )F

$dpd flnmtls tm usl Gdrtlr!s dnf $dea`dwdfdnd!s p`rdsl-fltrajlntde dgts

*`as dndeysas mi pdpd irmj *`l F'pdfd subblst t`l slgmnf assul an fliananb san! ds

pdpd vaC t`dt -fltrajlntde dgts fmls nmt gdpturl t`l iuee jldnanb dnf sgmpl mi t`l

tlrj san! ds at as uslf an G`rastadn t`mub`t. R`ael t`l G`rastadn t`lmembagde tlrj `ds

trdfatamndeey angeuflf fltrajlntde dgts ats iuee ajpmrt gdrrals d vdstey waflr slnsl.

(et`mub` at as prljdturl tm sdy tmm jug` dhmut w`dt san jldns. A nmtl t`dt imr

(ubustanl w`msl t`mub t `ds l#lrtlf imrjdtavl anieulngl mn Rlstlrn G`rastadn

rlielgtamn. )< san `ds nmt mney psyg`membagde hut desm jltdp`ysagde rdjaiagdtamns

`ujdnaty t`rmub` san. `ds ideeln an t`l mrflr mr stdtus mi ats hlanb )9 4lrlan eals d

prmhelj t`dt as fliananb wmrfs lsplgadeey w`ln at anvmevls trdnsedtamn irmj mnl

ednbudbl tm dnmt`lr w`ag` drl anieulnglf hy faiilrlnt rleabamus dnf gueturde

hdgobrmunfs jldnanbs sabnaiagdngl dnf sgmpl drl l#trljley faiiaguet tm splgaiy

) *`l ;I pdfd trdnsedtlf hy +m`n 8mss Gdrtlr dnf Jd`anfd $dea`dwdrfdnd 3lw 5mro #imrfBnavlrsaty $rlss )69< p)6D)F Ahaf)< $alt &g`mmnlnhlrb &.+. wratanb dhmut san gdees (ubustanl -t`l idt`lr mi mur Rlstlrn t`lmembagdet`anoanb. Jdn dnf san. 3mtrl ;djl A3% Bnavlrsaty mi 3mtrl ;djl $rlss )6F . $ )06

)9 Ahaf pp)09") < &ll desm -san rabande an Ldn (.4drvly ( 4dnfhmmo mi *`lmembagde *lrjs 3lw5mro% *`l Jdgjaeedn Gmjpdny )6F0 pp 22)"222

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dggurdtley. mr us pdpd fmls nmt dflqudtley gmjjunagdtl t`l rldeaty mr jldnanb

sabnaialf hy san! Rl just emmo leslw`lrl.

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