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    Jh `llkrc`hlg wjte teg W.\. Lkpyrjfet @lt kd 0:64, teg sl`hhjhf,upmk`cjhf, `hc gmgltrkhjl se`rjhf kd `hy p`rt kd tejs okkb wjtekut tegpgrnjssjkh kd teg puomjsegr lkhstjtutgs uhm`wdum pjr`ly `hc tegdt kd teg`utekrs jhtgmmgltu`m prkpgrty. Jd yku wkumc mjbg tk usg n`tgrj`m drkn tegokkb (ktegr te`h dkr rgvjgw purpksgs), prjkr wrjttgh pgrnjssjkh nust og

    kot jhgc oy lkht ltjhf teg puomjsegr t pgrnjssjkhsIeofus .lkn. Se hb ykudkr ykur suppkrt kd teg `utekrs rjfets.

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    llkrcjhf tk jts prg`nomg, teg Lkhstjtutjkh kd

    teg Whjtgc \t`tgs w`s gst`omjsegc oy tegYgkpmghkt oy teg st`tgsjh Krcgr tk dkrn `nkrg pgrdglt Whjkh, gst`omjse Austjlg, jhsurg

    ckngstjl Sr`hqujmjty, prkvjcg dkr teg lknnkhcgdghlg, prknktg teg fghgr`m Vgmd`rg, `hc sglurgteg Omgssjhfs kd Mjogrty tk kursgmvgs `hc kurYkstgrjty @s @or`e`n Mjhlkmh pgrlgptjvgmykosgrvgc, jt lrg`tgc ` fkvgrhnght kd teg pgkpmg,oy teg pgkpmg, `hc dkr teg pgkpmg.

    Seg Whjkh lrg`tgc oy teg Lkhstjtutjkh w`suhqugstjkh`omy nkrg pgrdglt te`h teg khg dkrngcoy teg st`tgs wegh tegy sjfhgc teg @rtjlmgs kdLkhdgcgr`tjkh. Whcgr teg @rtjlmgs tegrg w`s hklghtr`m fkvgrhnght `utekrjzgc tk rgskmvg cjsputgs`nkhf jhcjvjcu`m ljtjzghs, tk t`x kr tk jnpksg`hy cjrglt komjf`tjkhs kh jhcjvjcu`ms, kr tk

    rgfum`tg lknngrlg ogtwggh kr `nkhf teg sgp`r`tgst`tgs. Mjbg ` trg`ty `nkhf numtjpmg skvgrgjfhs,teg @rtjlmgs cgdjhgc komjf`tjkhs te`t teg dkrngrlkmkhjgs `ssungc jh tegjr cg`mjhfs wjte khg`hktegr.

    Cgspjtg teg d`lt te`t teg Lkhstjtutjkh w`s

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    d`r nkrg pgrdglt te`h jts prgcglgsskr,jnpkrt`ht jnpgrdgltjkhs jh jts tgxt wgrg tegprkcult kd lknprknjsgs te`t wgrg lgrt`jh tkrgqujrg te`t le`hfgs og n`cg jh teg duturg.Cjddgrjhf jhtgrgsts kd m`rfg st`tgs `hc sn`mmgrst`tgs, `s khg gx`npmg, `hc kd sm`vg st`tgs `hcdrgg st`tgs, `s `hktegr, rgqujrgc te`t tegdr`ngrs n`bg sjfhjdjl`ht lkhlgssjkhs tk sglurg`frggnght. Ogst bhkwh js teg lknprknjsg te`t mgctk ` ojl`ngr`m mgfjsm`turg, wjte teg \gh`tgprkvjcjhf gqu`m rgprgsght`tjkh dkr `mm st`tgs `hc

    teg Ekusg prkvjcjhf frg`tgr rgprgsght`tjkh dkrteg m`rfgr st`tgs. Mgss wgmm bhkwh js teglknprknjsg te`t fr`htgc sm`vg st`tgs twk spglj`moghgdjts. Gvjcghlg kd teg jnpkrt`hlg kd okte kdteksg lknprknjsgs js dkuhc jh @rtjlmg T, wejlecgslrjogs ekw teg Lkhstjtutjkh n`y og `nghcgc.

    Se`t `rtjlmg `utekrjzgs twk ngtekcs kdprkpksjhf hgw `nghcnghtsoy twk-tejrcs kd okteekusgs kd Lkhfrgss kr oy ` lkhvghtjkh dkrprkpksjhf `nghcnghts l`mmgc oy teg mgfjsm`turgskd twk-tejrcs kd teg st`tgs2 `hc twk ngtekcs kdr`tjdyjhf `nghcnghtsoy teg mgfjsm`turgs kdtergg-dkurtes kd teg st`tgs, kr oy lkhvghtjkhs jh

    tergg-dkurtes kd teg st`tgs (tejs m`ttgr ngtekce`s hgvgr oggh sullgssdummy usgc). @rtjlmg T `mskprkejojtgc twk bjhcs kd `nghcnghts. Khg kd teksgprkejojtjkhsteg tkt`m o`h kh `hy `nghcnght te`twkumc cgprjvg `hy st`tg, wjtekut jts lkhsght, kdjts gqu`m \uddr`fg jh teg \gh`tgrgvg`ms te`t

    teg dr`ngrs vjgwgc te`t okcy, r`tegr te`h teg

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    gxglutjvg kr teg aucjlj`ry, `s teg prjn`ryfu`rcj`h kd teg skvgrgjfhty kd teg sn`mmgrst`tgs.

    Seg sglkhc mjnjt`tjkh kh teg pkwgr tk `nghc

    teg Lkhstjtutjkh ejfemjfets teg jnpkrt`hlg kd teglknprknjsg te`t `ppg`sgc teg sm`vg st`tgs. Se`tmjnjt`tjkh prkejojtgc `hy `nghcnght prjkr tk 0595te`t wkumc `mmkw Lkhfrgss tk rgfum`tg tegjnpkrt`tjkh kd sm`vgs. @rtjlmg T cjc hkt,ekwgvgr, nghtjkh teg okhus prkvjcgc tk teg sm`vgst`tgs jh @rtjlmg Js dkrnum` dkr fr`htjhf tegn

    rgprgsght`tjkh jh Lkhfrgss. Gvgh tekufe sm`vgswgrg hkt `mmkwgc tk vktg jh `hy st`tg jh teg\kute, tergg-djdtes kd tegn wgrg lkuhtgc dkr tegpurpksg kd cgtgrnjhjhf teg sjzg kd ` st`tgslkhfrgssjkh`m cgmgf`tjkh `hc teg hunogr kd jtsvktgs jh teg Gmgltkr`m Lkmmgfg. Jh 0599 te`t

    sm`vg okhus f`vg Sekn`s Agddgrskh nkrg te`h teggjfet vktgs te`t prkvjcgc ejs n`rfjh kd vjltkrykvgr Akeh @c`ns jh teg Gmgltkr`m Lkmmgfg. Hktkhmy cjc te`t okhus cgtgrnjhg teg kutlkng kd te`tprgsjcghtj`m gmgltjkh, out jt `msk `ddgltgc tegwkrb kd Lkhfrgss jh teg ghsujhf yg`rs wegh tegjhtgrgsts kd sm`vg st`tgs `hc drgg st`tgs

    cjddgrgc.Seg prklgcurgs dkr `nghcjhf teg Lkhstjtutjkh

    sgt dkrte jh @rtjlmg T e`vg oggh sullgssdummygnpmkygc khmy gjfetggh tjngs curjhf teg h`tjkhsejstkry. Kh teg djrst kll`sjkh, teg tgh`nghcnghts, kdtgh cgslrjogc `s teg Ojmm kd

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    _jfets, wgrg `mm `ckptgc `t khlg2 tegy pm`lgcspgljdjl mjnjts kh teg pkwgrs kd teg hgw lghtr`mfkvgrhnght. Seus, teg Djrst @nghcnght ogfjhs wjteteg lknn`hc te`t Lkhfrgss se`mm n`bg hk m`wrgspgltjhf `h gst`omjsenght kd rgmjfjkh, tegprg`nomg tk teg \glkhc @nghcnght st`tgs te`t `wgmm rgfum`tgc Njmjtj` Rjs^ hglgss`ry tk tegsglurjty kd ` drgg \t`tg, `hc teg Sejrcnghcnght prktglts ekngkwhgrs drkn teg qu`rtgrjhf

    kd skmcjgrs jh tjng kd pg`lg. Seg Dkurtenghcnght prktglts jhcjvjcu`ms drkn uhrg`skh`omg

    sg`rlegs `hc sgjzurgs. Seg Djdte @nghcnght,`pprkprj`tgmy, jhlmucgs djvg sgp`r`tg fu`r`htggs1(0) teg rjfet tk jhcjltnght oy ` fr`hc aury jhdgmkhy kr l`pjt`m l`sgs2 (?) prktgltjkh `f`jhstsgmd-jhlrjnjh`tjkh kr (

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    Lkhstjtutjkh, hkr prkejojtgc oy jt tk teg \t`tgs,`rg rgsgrvgc tk teg \t`tgs rgspgltjvgmy, kr tkteg pgkpmg. Jt js uhcjsputgc te`t wegh tegy wgrg`ckptgc, teg djrst tgh `nghcnghts `ppmjgc khmy tk

    teg dgcgr`m fkvgrhnght `hc pm`lgc hk mjnjts khteg pkwgrs kd teg st`tgs.Khmy twk `ccjtjkh`m `nghcnghts wgrg `ckptgc

    prjkr tk teg Ljvjm V`r. Seg Gmgvghte @nghcnghtw`s ` rgspkhsg tk teg Lkurts cgljsjkh jhDgoru`ry kd 06:< tk `llgpt aurjscjltjkh kd `h`ltjkh `f`jhst teg st`tg kd Fgkrfj` orkufet oy `

    ljtjzgh kd \kute L`rkmjh` h`ngc Lejsekmn tkrglkvgr teg prjlg kd njmjt`ry suppmjgs skmc tkteg st`tg curjhf teg _gvkmutjkh`ry V`r. Seg`nghcnght prglmucgs dgcgr`m aurjscjltjkh kvgrl`sgs `f`jhst ` st`tg orkufet oy ljtjzghs kd`hktegr st`tg. \kng lrjtjls kd tegLejsekmn

    cgljsjkh, wek ogmjgvgc te`t teg lknnkh-m`wckltrjhg kd skvgrgjfh jnnuhjty sekumc e`vgdkrglmksgc teg sujt, e`vg `rfugc te`t teg d`ltte`t teg `nghcnght w`s `ckptgc sk prknptmy prkvgste`t teg Lkurts cgljsjkh l`ng `s ` seklb tkteg h`tjkh, wejle ogmjgvgc te`t teg dr`ngrs e`cmgdt jht`lt teg skvgrgjfh jnnuhjty kd teg st`tgs

    dkr tegsg typgs kd sujts. Jh d`lt, ekwgvgr, teg`nghcnght te`t w`s umtjn`tgmy `ckptgc w`s hktprkpksgc uhtjm N`rle 3, 06:3, nkrg te`h ` yg`r`dtgr tegLejsekmn l`sg w`s cgljcgc, `hc nkrgte`h gmgvgh `ccjtjkh`m nkhtes gm`psgc ogdkrg jtw`s r`tjdjgc. Jh lkhtr`st tk te`t twk-yg`r

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    cgmjogr`tjvg prklgss, teg jhtgrv`m ogtwggh tegprkpks`m kh Cglgnogr :, 059

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    rgsumt kd teg lknprknjsg te`t sgttmgc teg cjsputgkvgr teg kutlkng kd teg prgsjcghtj`m gmgltjkh kd0564 oy `w`rcjhf teg vjltkry tk _utegrdkrc O.E`ygs, teg dgcgr`m trkkps wgrg wjtecr`wh `hc

    wejtg suprgn`ljst frkups mjbg teg Bu Bmux Bm`hgddgltjvgmy put `h ghc tk @drjl`h @ngrjl`h vktjhfjh teg \kute dkr teg hgxt gjfety yg`rs. Curjhfte`t pgrjkc, wejmg teg tergg-djdtes sm`vg okhuse`c oggh gmjnjh`tgc oy \gltjkh ? kd tegDkurtgghte @nghcnght, teg \kutegrh st`tgslkhfrgssjkh`m cgmgf`tjkhs wgrg ghm`rfgc oy

    lkuhtjhf 099 pgrlght kd tegjr @drjl`h @ngrjl`hpkpum`tjkhs, gvgh tekufe teg cjslrjnjh`tkry`cnjhjstr`tjkh kd mkl`m gmgltjkh m`ws lknojhgcwjte teg tgrrkrjst t`ltjls kd teg Bm`h prgvghtgc`mm out ` dgw kd tegn drkn `ltu`mmy vktjhf. Seus,khg lkumc `rfug, teg \kutegrh st`tgs wght drkn

    e`vjhf ` tergg-djdtes okhus ogdkrg teg Ljvjm V`rtk e`vjhf ` djvg-djdtes okhus curjhf tejs pgrjkc.Jh 0:0< twk `nghcnghts tk teg Lkhstjtutjkh

    wgrg `ckptgc. Seg \jxtgghte @nghcnght kvgrrumgcteg djvg-tk-dkur cgljsjkh kd teg \uprgng Lkurt jh

    kmmklbv.D`rngrs Mk`h `hc Srust Lk.,0wejle e`cegmc te`t ` dgcgr`m st`tutg jnpksjhf ` t`x kh

    jhlkng vjkm`tgc teg lkhstjtutjkh`m prkejojtjkh`f`jhst uh`ppkrtjkhgc cjrglt t`xgs2 te`t`nghcnght js teg skurlg kd teg dgcgr`m pkwgr tkjnpksg `h jhlkng t`x. Seg \gvghtgghte @nghcnghtrgpm`lgc teg pr`ltjlg kd e`vjhf Whjtgc \t`tgssgh`tkrs leksgh oy st`tg mgfjsm`turgs wjte cjrglt

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    gmgltjkhs oy teg pgkpmg.Seg Gjfetgghte @nghcnght, prkejojtjhf teg

    n`hud`lturg, s`mg, kr tr`hspkrt`tjkh kdjhtkxjl`tjhf mjqukrs, ogl`ng gddgltjvg jh 0:0:2jt w`s rgpg`mgc oy \gltjkh 0 kd teg Swghty-djrstnghcnght jh 0:

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    prklgcurgs wgrg dkmmkwgc oy _jle`rc Hjxkh wegh eghknjh`tgc Fgr`mc Dkrc tk oglkng vjlg prgsjcght`dtgr \pjrk @fhgw rgsjfhgc. Se`t `nghcnght `mskprkvjcgc te`t Dkrc sekumc oglkng prgsjcght wegh

    Hjxkh rgsjfhgc. Jh 0:60, teg Swghty-sjxtenghcnght f`vg ljtjzghs wek `rg gjfetggh yg`rs krkmcgr teg rjfet tk vktg jh okte dgcgr`m `hc st`tggmgltjkhs.

    Jh teg p`st dkrty yg`rs khmy khg `nghcnghte`s oggh `ckptgc1 teg Swghty-sgvghte, prkejojtjhfLkhfrgss drkn le`hfjhf jts s`m`ry ogtwggh

    gmgltjkhs. Jt w`s djrst suonjttgc tk teg st`tgsjh 065: out w`s hkt r`tjdjgc uhtjm twk lghturjgsm`tgr, jh 0::?. Jh teksg dkrty yg`rs, ekwgvgr,rumgs lr`dtgc oy ` smjn n`akrjty kd teg ngnogrskd teg \uprgng Lkurt e`vg e`c sule ` prkdkuhc `hcuhdkrtuh`tg jnp`lt kh kur o`sjl m`w te`t rgskrt

    tk teg prklgss kd `nghcnght js w`rr`htgc. Khg kdteksg rumgs e`s le`hfgc teg le`r`ltgr `hcjhlrg`sgc teg lkst kd l`np`jfhs dkr puomjlkddjlg, ` sglkhc e`s le`hfgc teg lknpksjtjkh kdteg Lkhfrgss `s wgmm `s te`t kd n`hy st`tgmgfjsm`turgs, `hc twk ktegrs e`vg uhwjsgmylurt`jmgc teg pkwgrs kd Lkhfrgss. Nkrgkvgr, teg

    Lkurts cg`te pgh`mty aurjsprucghlg, wejmgjnprkpgrmy ghe`hljhf teg rjsb kd gxglutjhf `hjhhklght cgdghc`ht, e`s sjnumt`hgkusmy rgnkvgcteg prjhljp`m austjdjl`tjkh dkr rgt`jhjhf te`tpgh`mty. @hc teg Lkurts jhtgrprgt`tjkh kd teg\glkhc @nghcnght e`s fjvgh dgcgr`m aucfgs, r`tegr

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    te`h teg pgkpmgs gmgltgc rgprgsght`tjvgs, tegdjh`m `utekrjty tk cgdjhg teg pgrnjssjomg slkpgkd ljvjmj`h rgfum`tjkh kd djrg`rns.

    Jh teg dkmmkwjhf p`fgs J prkpksg sjx`nghcnghts tk teg Lkhstjtutjkh2 teg djrst dkurwkumc hummjdy aucfg-n`cg rumgs, teg djdte wkumcgxpgcjtg teg cgnjsg kd teg cg`te pgh`mty, `hc tegsjxte wkumc lkhdjhg teg lkvgr`fg kd teg \glkhcnghcnght tk teg `rg` jhtghcgc oy jts `utekrs.Seg jnpkrt`hlg kd rggx`njhjhf skng kd tegsg rumgsjs `mrg`cy teg suoaglt kd wjcgsprg`c puomjl

    cgo`tg, out ktegrs e`vg hkt rglgjvgc gjtegr teg`ttghtjkh kr teg lrjtjljsn te`t js w`rr`htgc. Dkrte`t rg`skh, J se`mm ogfjh wjte ` cjslussjkh kdteg `htj-lknn`hcggrjhf rumg, wejle prgvghts tegdgcgr`m fkvgrhnght drkn utjmjzjhf lrjtjl`m st`tgrgskurlgs, teus jnp`jrjhf teg dgcgr`m

    fkvgrhnghts `ojmjty tk rgspkhc tk prkomgns wjte` h`tjkh`m cjnghsjkh, `hc gxpm`jh wey jt wkumc ogprucght tk gmjnjh`tg teg rumg ogdkrg `prgvght`omg l`t`strkpeg kllurs. Le`ptgr JJ `rfugste`t `h `nghcnght prkejojtjhf pkmjtjl`mfgrryn`hcgrs wkumc n`bg teg Ekusg kd_gprgsght`tjvgs `hc sgvgr`m st`tg mgfjsm`turgs

    nkrg rgprgsght`tjvg `hc nkrg cgnklr`tjl. JhLe`ptgr JJJ, wejle cjslussgs skng kd tegprgcjlt`omg lkhsgqughlgs kd teg lkhtrkvgrsj`m

    Ljtjzghs Whjtgc cgljsjkh, J suffgst te`t tegLkurts nkst sgrjkus grrkr n`y wgmm e`vg oggh`ttrjout`omg tk ` pkrtjkh kd teg 0:64 kpjhjkh jh

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    ulbmgy v. T`mgk,? teg l`sg jh wejle teg Lkurtgxtghsjvgmy rgvjgwgc teg lkhstjtutjkh`mjty kd teghungrkus st`tutkry prkvjsjkhs rgfum`tjhfpkmjtjl`m l`np`jfhs te`t wgrg gh`ltgc oy Lkhfrgss

    dkmmkwjhf _jle`rc Hjxkhs rggmgltjkh jh 0:63.Le`ptgr JT gxpm`jhs ekw teg Lkurts jhlrg`sjhfmy`ffrgssjvg rgmj`hlg kh teg ckltrjhg kd skvgrgjfhjnnuhjty, `h `hljght rumg te`t e`s oggh gxp`hcgctk prktglt st`tgs `hc tegjr `fghts drkn mj`ojmjtygvgh tekufe tegy vjkm`tg teg m`w, e`s rgsumtgc jhteg wekmgs`mg jhv`mjc`tjkh kd `lts kd Lkhfrgss.

    Jh Le`ptgr T, J se`mm gxpm`jh wey teg cg`tepgh`mty sekumc og o`hhgc terkufekut teg lkuhtry.hc djh`mmy, jh Le`ptgr TJ, J prkpksg `ccjhf djvg

    wkrcs tk teg tgxt kd teg \glkhc @nghcnght tkrgturh jt tk teg jhtght kd jts `utekrs.

    @s tjng p`ssgs, J `n lkhdjcght te`t teg

    skuhchgss kd g`le kd ny prkpks`ms wjmm oglkngnkrg `hc nkrg gvjcght, `hc te`t umtjn`tgmy g`lewjmm og `ckptgc. Seg purpksg kd tejs okkb js tkgxpgcjtg te`t prklgss `hc tk `vkjc duturg lrjsgsogdkrg tegy kllur.

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    J

    Seg @htj-Lknn`hcggrjhf _umg

    Seg sglkhc p`r`fr`pe kd @rtjlmg TJ kd tegLkhstjtutjkhteg \uprgn`ly Lm`usgprkvjcgs1Sejs Lkhstjtutjkh, `hc teg m`ws kd teg Whjtgc\t`tgs wejle se`mm og n`cg jh pursu`hlg tegrgkd2`hc `mm Srg`tjgs n`cg, kr wejle se`mm og n`cg,uhcgr teg @utekrjty kd teg Whjtgc \t`tgs, se`mmog teg suprgng M`w kd teg M`hc2 `hc teg Aucfgs jhgvgry \t`tg se`mm og okuhc tegrgoy, `hy Sejhf jh

    teg Lkhstjtutjkh kr M`ws kd `hy \t`tg tk tegLkhtr`ry hktwjtest`hcjhf.

    Jh ` cgljsjkh drkn wejle dkur austjlgscjssghtgc, teg Lkurt rglkfhjzgc te`t tejs lm`usgpgrnjts Lkhfrgss tk gh`lt m`ws te`t jnpksgdgcgr`m cutjgs kh st`tg aucfgs, out lkhlmucgc

    te`t jt ckgs hkt `mmkw teg dgcgr`m fkvgrhnght tkrgqujrg `hy ktegr st`tg kddjlj`ms tk ghdkrlgdgcgr`m rumgs kd m`w. Seg rumjhf jh te`t l`sguhhglgss`rjmy `hc uhwjsgmy lurt`jms teg pkwgr kdLkhfrgss tk n`bg usg kd st`tg kddjlj`ms jh tegghdkrlgnght kr `cnjhjstr`tjkh kd dgcgr`m m`w. Jtlrg`tgs ` sgrjkus rjsb te`t teg dgcgr`m rgspkhsg

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    tk h`tjkh`m l`t`strkpegs kr `lts kd tgrrkrjsnwjmm og jh`cgqu`tg2 jt `msk jnp`jrs teg gddjljght`cnjhjstr`tjkh kd krcjh`ry dgcgr`m prkfr`ns. Segpktghtj`mmy e`rndum lkhsgqughlgs kd tejs `htj-lknn`hcggrjhf rumg `rg lmg`rmy suddjljght tkaustjdy `h `nghcnght tk teg Lkhstjtutjkhrgpucj`tjhf jt.

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