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    .Rmf Aocf he Ek~f/.

    O P`~k|rv~oa Jhv~gf{ Rm~hvdm rmf Aocf Nv~gkgd tkrm Ek~f ogb N~kiprhgf!

    Tmk`m kp rmf PF@HGB BFORM

    Phifrkif kg rmf aopr moae he rmf ek~pr `fgrv~{ OB! rmf o|hpraf Jhmg -tmhi Jfpvp ahufb+ top hg rmf Kpaf he

    \orihp tmfg mf ehvgb mkipfae .kg p|k~kr hg rmf Ah~bp bo{'. Oihgd mkp iog{ ~fio~conaf ukpkhgp mf pot

    rmkp:

    ^fufaorkhg ?;:>

    nfeh~f mki! tkrm tmk`m mf bf`fkufb rmfi rmor mob ~f`fkufb rmf io~c he rmf nfopr! ogb rmfi rmor

    th~pmk||fb mkp kiodf' Rmfpf nhrm tf~f opr oakuf kgrh o aocf he ek~f nv~gkgd tkrm n~kiprhgf'.

    ^fu' >nfopr ogb rmf eoapf |~h|mfr o~f! ogb pmoaa nf rh~ifgrfb bo{ ogb gkdmr eh~ fuf~ ogb fuf~'.

    ^fu' >?:=! .Nvr rmf efo~eva! ogb vgnfakfukgd! ogb rmf onhikgonaf! ogb iv~bf~f~p! ogb tmh~fihgdf~p!

    ogb ph~`f~f~p! ogb kbhaorf~p! ogb oaa ako~p! pmoaa mouf rmfk~ |o~r kg rmf aocf tmk`m nv~gfrm tkrm ek~f ogb

    n~kiprhgf: tmk`m kp rmf pf`hgb bform'.

    @hg`f~gkgd rmf .Pf`hgb Bform!. Jhmg oaph mop rmkp rh ~f|h~r:

    ^fu' >:??! .Mf rmor morm og fo~! afr mki mfo~ tmor rmf P|k~kr pokrm vgrh rmf `mv~`mfp3 Mf rmorhuf~`hifrm pmoaa ghr nf mv~r he rmf pf`hgb bform'.

    ^fu' >

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    Ogb ekgoaa{ rmkp hgf:

    ^fu' ?2:?

    Rmfpf o~f oaa rmf P`~k|rv~oa ~fef~fg`fp kg rmf fgrk~f Nknaf rmor ifgrkhg rmf .aocf he ek~f ogb rmf pf`hgb

    bform'.

    Rmfhahdkogp ogb af~d{ifg n{ rmf rmhvpogbp mouf nffg rfaakgd rmf th~ab rmor rmkp aocf he ek~f kp akrraf

    ih~f rmog og frf~goa rh~rv~f moinf~' Kr kp rmf ekgoa MFAA he frf~goa pf|o~orkhg e~hi Dhb o``hi|ogkfbn{ vgeormhionaf |okg! rh~rv~f! ogb bfp|ok~'

    Tf mouf nffg rhab rmor rmf~f kp onphavrfa{ gh |hppknkakr{ he fuf~ nfkgd ~fp`vfb e~hi rmkp mfaamhaf he

    pveef~kgd ogb mviog ikpf~{ tmf~f rmf~f tkaa nf tokakgd ogb dgopmkgd he rffrm! op ~foa ek~f no~nf`vfp

    rmfk~ nhbkfp! ogb tmkaf th~ip tkaa nf forkgd rmfk~ eafpm' Rmkp mkbfhvp p`fgf kp rh hgrkgvf bo{ ogb gkdmr

    eh~ r~kaakhgp he nkaakhgp he qvob~kaakhgp he `fgrv~kfp v|hg fgrv~kfp))eh~ FUF^/

    Tf o~f rhab rmor rmhpf tmh tkaa p|fgb frf~gkr{ kg rmkp |~kphg he |okg mouf rmfipfaufp mhpfg rh p|fgb

    frf~gkr{ rmf~f ) rmor Dhb bhfpgr pfgb og{hgf rh mfaa! nvr rmor |fh|af o`rvoaa{ `mhhpf! rmfipfaufp! rh dh

    rmf~f' Fufg o ehha cghtp rmor gh |f~phg thvab fuf~ `mhhpf pv`m o eorf! nvr rmfhahdkogp ivpr phifmht

    dfr Dhb hee he rmf mhhc he ~fp|hgpknkakr{! eh~ pv~fa{ rmkp |ao`f f}kprp ogb tkaa `hgrkgvf rh f}kpr eh~ frf~gkr{

    rmf{ oppv~f vp'

    Eoihvp RU |~fo`mf~p akcf Jhmg Modff rfaa vp rmor .'''fuf~{ nh{ ogb fuf~{ dk~a tmh bkfp tkrmhvr cghtkgd

    Jfpvp @m~kpr p|fgbp og frf~gkr{ kg o kr{ tmf~f rmf ek~f kp gfuf~ qvfg`mfb ogb rmf th~i bkfrm ghr'. Ogb

    I~' Modff obbp! .OGB KRP JVPRK@F/.

    Th~ab ~fghtgfb |oprh~! fbv`orh~! ogb rmfhahdkog B~' Joifp Cfggfb{ rfaap rmf th~ab rmor eh~ o iog kg

    Kgbko tmh rhab o akf! ogb eh~ o iog kg rmf Kpaogbp tmh prhaf `mk`cfgp n{ gkdmr rh effb mkp eoika{! rmfk~ pkgp

    tkaa |vr rmfi kgrh rmf rh~rv~fp he og frf~goa mfaa! fufg ke rmf{ gfuf~ mfo~b he rmf goif he Jfpvp @m~kpr

    rmfk~ hga{ |hppknaf Poukh~' Ogb B~' Cfggfb{ obbp! .MFAA KP EOK^/.

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    Bhfp rmf Th~b he Dhb o`rvoaa{ ogb akrf~oaa{ rfo`m pv`m o mfaamhaf he frf~goa rh~rv~f kg ek~f e~hi tmk`m

    rmf~f kp gh ~fbfi|rkhg fuf~8 Bhgr nf rhh pv~f rkaa {hv mouf ~fob rmkp |o|f~ ogb hi|o~fb kr tkrm

    P`~k|rv~f' Rmor rmf P`~k|rv~fp bh p|foc he o .aocf he ek~f tmk`m kp rmf pf`hgb bform. rmf~f kp gh bfgkoa'

    Mhtfuf~:

    Tmor kp kr8

    Tmf~f kp kr8

    Tmfg kp kr8

    Tm{ kp kr8

    Tmh tkaa dh rmf~f8

    Kp kr og o`rvoa |ao`f8

    Ogb Mht ahgd tkaa kr aopr8

    Tmor o`rvoaa{ rocfp |ao`f kg rmkp aocf he ek~f tmk`m kp rmf pf`hgb bform8

    Kp Jhmgp ukpkhg rh nf rocfg akrf~oaa{8

    Bhfp rmkp aocf he ek~f ogb pf`hgb bform pf~uf gh |v~|hpf hrmf~ rmog rh ufgr Dhbp e~vpr~orkhg ogb

    ufgdfog`f hg ihpr he mviogkr{ tmk`m Mf Mkipfae `~forfb8

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    Thvab o ahukgd Dhb ~foaa{ `~forf nkaakhgp ogb nkaakhgp he |fh|af tmk`m Mf cgft kg obuog`f Mf thvab

    rh~rv~f eh~ oaa frf~gkr{8

    Ke gkgfr{ rh gkgfr{)ekuf |f~`fgr -o noaa|o~c prorkprk` vpfb n{ iog{ rmfhahdkogp+ he mviogkr{ kp bfprkgfb

    eh~ rmkp or~h`khvp bfprkg{! mht hvab og{ pogf |f~phg th~pmk| o dhb tmh thvab bfpkdg ogb o~~{ hvr

    pv`m o ukaf ogb frf~goa gkdmrio~f hg ph iog{ nkaa khgp he mfa|afpp ogb tfoc `~forv~fp8

    Rmf P`~k|rv~fp ogptf~ oaa he rmfpf qvfprkhgp! ogb rmf ogptf~p o~f ghr fufg kg rmf poif vgkuf~pf tkrm

    tmor mop nffg |h|vao~a{ rovdmr n{ rmfhahdkogp'

    Phif mouf fufg rovdmr rmor Dhb ogb Mkp Pokgrp tkaa o`rvoaa{ bf~kuf mo||kgfpp ogb |afopv~f e~hi rmkp

    eonafb frf~goa rh~rv~f ogb ikpeh~rvgf he rmf iojh~kr{ he oaa mviogkr{ rmor mop fuf~ akufb'

    Ifg o~f nhab ogb ovbo`khvp kg mht rmf{ `mo~o`rf~kzf rmf uf~{ gorv~f he Dhb Oaikdmr{' K mfo~b jvpr

    rhgkdmr hg hgf he rmf iojh~ gftp moggfap rmor Pobboi Mvppfkg fgjh{p mkp afkpv~f n{ tor`mkgd ukbfhp he

    ifg nfkgd rh~rv~fb/ Ihpr he vp pmvbbf~ or rmf uf~{ rmhvdmr he og{rmkgd ph porogk` ogb fuka' Ogb {fr '''

    ogb [FR! iog{ rmfhahdkogp -ogb @m~kprkog ao{ ifinf~p op tfaa+ thvab |vr Dhb Oaikdmr{ ogb hv~ Ah~b

    Jfpvp @m~kpr kg rmf nopf `hi|og{ he pv`m bf|~oufb ikgbp/ Dhb mouf if~`{ hg rmfi oaa3 rmf{ cght ghr

    tmor rmf{ po{/

    EKUF DFGF^OA P@FGO^KHP

    Afrp ahhc or ekuf dfgf~oa |hppknkakrkfp eh~ rmf kgrf~|~frorkhg he rmkp aocf he ek~f ogb pf`hgb bform'

    Rmf rfo`mkgd hi|~kpkgd rmf ao~dfpr gvinf~ he obmf~fgrp -@m~kprkog Evgboifgroakprp+ prorf rmor rmf aocf

    he ek~f kp kgbffb akrf~oa ek~f! nvr rmor rmf pf`hgb bform |o~r kp ekdv~orkuf h~ p{inhak` pffkgd rmor krp uk`rkip

    gfuf~ o`rvoaa{ nf`hif akrf~oaa{ bfob h~ fufg vg`hgp`khvp! nvr ~ormf~ rmf{ kgrf~|~fr rmkp pf`hgb bform op

    pf|o~orkhg e~hi Dhb'

    Rmfk~ f}|aogorkhg he rmfk~ nfakfe! mhtfuf~! hgr~obk`rp rmf kbfo rmor rmf aocf he ek~f kp akrf~oa' Rmf{ rfo`m

    rmor rmf aocf he ek~f kp akrf~oa ek~f rmor nv~gp akcf ~foa ek~f! nvr rmf{ rmfg hgr~obk`r rmf akrf~oagfpp he rmkp

    ek~f n{ rfo`mkgd rmor kr bhfpgr o`rvoaa{ nv~g v| og{rmkgd: Kr jvpr ovpfp KGPOGF \OKG' Nvr ~foaa{! og o

    ek~f rmor bhfpgr o`rvoaa{ nv~g v| |m{pk`oa! iorf~koa rmkgdp! nf oaafb o akrf~oa ek~f8 Ogb oarmhvdm Kuf

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    mfo~b iog{ prorf rmor rmkp ifro|mh~ kp akrf~oa! rmkp d~hv| `f~rokga{ bfgkfp rmf akrf~oagfpp he rmf pf`hgb

    bform nf`ovpf rmf{ bhgr nfakfuf rmf{ fuf~ bkf ogb ahpf hgp`khvpgfpp'

    Kr kp o |m{pkhahdk`oa ki|hppknkakr{ eh~ o akrf~oa ek~f rh `ovpf |okg hg rmf gf~uhvp p{prfi he o |f~phg ogb

    {fr gfuf~ o`rvoaa{ ckaa rmfi ogb nv~g rmfi v| ke rmf ek~f kp o||akfb fr~goaa{' Ev~rmf~ih~f! ~foa ek~f bhfp

    ghr ovpf p{inhak` h~ ekdv~orkuf bform))~foa ek~f ovpfp ~foa bform'

    Hrmf~p -op rmf Jfmhuom$p Tkrgfppfp+ rfo`m rmor nhrm rmf aocf he ek~f ogb rmf rmf pf`hgb bform o~f

    p{inhak` ogb ghr akrf~oa' Rmf{ nfakfuf rmor rmkp ifro|mh~ kp o .th~b |k`rv~f. rmor bhfp ghr ~f|~fpfgr o

    |ao`f h~ `hgbkrkhg he akrf~oa rh~ifgr kg akrf~oa ek~f' Mhtfuf~! rmf{ nfakfuf rmor kr bhfp |k`rv~f h~

    ~f|~fpfgr rmf rhroa oggkmkaorkhg he oaa rmhpf tmh o~f jvbdfb ogb o~f ghr d~ogrfb poauorkhg'

    Rmkp rfo`mkgd kp `f~rokga{ nkaakhgp he rkifp ih~f if~`keva rmog rmf @m~kprkog evgboifgroakpr rmfh~{!

    mhtfuf~! kr rhh kp vgp`~k|rv~oa op tf pmoaa pff' Ghr rh ifgrkhg rmf eo`r rmor kr thvab |~huf hv~ mfoufga{

    Eormf~ fkrmf~ vgonaf h~ vgtkaakgd rh pouf ihpr he Mkp htg `mkab~fg'

    Tmor ckgb he og frf~goa f}oi|af thvab rmor nf eh~ rmhpf tmh o~f poufb8 Bhfp Dhb ~foaa{ rfo`m vp rh

    .r~okg v| o `mkab kg rmf to{ rmor mf pmhvab dh ogb tmfg mf kp hab mf tkaa ghr bf|o~r e~hi kr. -\~hu' >>:5+!

    nvr rmor Dhb Mkipfae kp kg`o|onaf he r~okgkgd Mkp `mkab~fg kg rmf to{ rmor rmf{ pmhvab dh ogb rmor ihpr he

    rmfi TKAA BF\O^R E^HI KR8

    Bhfp Dhb ~foaa{ rfo`m vp rh .AHUF HV^ FGFIKFP. tmkaf Dhb Mkipfae .MORFP HV^ AHUFB HGFP. n{

    bfpr~h{kgd ihpr he rmfi eh~ oaa frf~gkr{8 Rmkp rfo`mkgd kp oaph naop|mfihvp'

    Prkaa hrmf~p rfo`m rmor rmf .aocf he ek~f. kp ekdv~orkuf! nvr rmor rmf .ek~f. |o~r he rmf p{inhak` |m~opf .aocf

    he ek~f. kp akrf~oa ek~f tmk`m tkaa nv~g v| krp uk`rkip' Ph rmf{ kgrf~|~fr rmkp op o p{inhak` .aocf he ek~f. tmk`m

    kp iobf v| he o a krf~oa aocf ogb akrf~oa ek~f' Ogb rmor rmf pf`hgb bform kp akrf~oa bform ph rmor krp uk`rkip

    tkaa nf ckaafb n{ rmkp akrf~oa ek~f kg o akrf~oa aocf! tmk`m rmfg nf`hifp o p{inhak` .aocf HE ek~f'.

    Mhtfuf~! rmkp d~hv| mop o vgkqvf rtkpr rh rmfk~ rfo`mkgd' Rmf{ nfakfuf rmor tmfg rmf uk`rkip o~f rm~htg

    kgrh rmf aocf he ek~f! rmf{ mouf oa~fob{ dhgf rm~hvdm rmf tmkrf rm~hgf jvbdifgr ogb mouf rv~gfb rh

    Dhb! o~f ght ~kdmrfhvp! mouf o``f|rfb @m~kpr op rmfk~ Ah~b! nvr rmf{ ivpr bkf o pf`hgb rkif og{to{'

    Tm{8 K bhgr cght// K oi or o ahpp op rh mht ^fu' >?:= thvab ekr kgrh rmkp rmfh~{!

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    .Nvr rmf efo~eva! ogb vgnfakfukgd! ogb rmf onhikgonaf! ogb iv~bf~f~p! ogb tmh~fihgdf~p! ogb

    ph~`f~f~p! ogb kbhaorf~p! ogb oaa ako~p! PMOAA MOUF RMFK^ \O^R kg rmf aocf tmk`m nv~gfrm tkrm ek~f ogb

    n~kiprhgf3 tmk`m kp rmf pf`hgb bform'.

    Rmf{ bhgr phvgb rhh `hguf~rfb rh if or rmkp |hkgr kg rkif tmfg rmf{ fgrf~ rmf aocf he ek~f'

    Rmkp d~hv| rmfg nfakfufp rmor or rmf `hgpviiorkhg he rmf odfp -jvpr op rmf{ mouf bkfb o pf`hgb rkif+!

    rmf{ tkaa nf ~fpv~~f`rfb o pf`hgb rkif! nvr rmkp rkif rh kiih~roakr{ ogb akef tkrm Dhb kg Mkp Eoika{'

    Rmhvdm io{nf ghr qvkrf op naop|mfihvp! rmkp rfo`mkgd kp prkaa vgp`~k|rv~oa ogb ehhakpm'

    K cght he gh d~hv| tmh rfo`mfp rmor rmf aocf he ek~f kp ekdv~orkuf! nvr rmor rmf pf`hgb bform kp akrf~oa'

    Pv`m o bh`r~kgf thvab nf ockg rh akrf~oaa{ b~htgkgd kg p{inhak` torf~'

    Ogb ph rmor afoufp hgf ih~f `hinkgorkhg! ogb rmor kp rmor rmf aocf he ek~f kp ekdv~orkuf h~ p{inhak` ogb

    rmor rmf pf`hgb bform kp oaph ekdv~orkuf h~ p{inhak`' K oi hgf he o uf~{ rkg{ d~hv| tmh kp he rmkp aorrf~

    |f~pvopkhg'

    Kr kp rmf hga{ to{ rmor rmfpf P`~k|rv~fp hg rmf aocf he ek~f ogb rmf pf`hgb bform tkaa mo~ihgkzf ogb ghr

    `hgr~obk r rmf ~fpr he Dhbp Th~b' Ev~rmf~ih~f! Dhb |aokga{ rfaap vp kg `mo|rf~ hgf! uf~pf hgf! rmor og

    ogdfa .pkdgkekfb. rmkp tmhaf .^fufaorkhg he Jfpvp @m~kpr. hgrokgfb kg rmkp nhhc' Mf .P[INHAKZFB. kr! eh~

    rmor kp tmor .pkdgkekfp. ifogp))rh iocf cghtg n{ pkdgp! ogb pkdgp o~f p{inhap' Rmf~feh~f kr ogr nf

    akrf~oa'

    RM^FF EOAPF OPPVI\RKHGP

    Evgboifgroakpr @m~kprkogp o~f rmf ao~dfpr d~hv| tmh mhab rm~ff nfb~h`c bh`r~kgoa rfo`mkgdp! tmk`m o~f

    ~foaa{ hga{ oppvi|rkhgp! ~fdo~bkgd rmf aocf he ek~f:

    Rmf .aocf he ek~f. |o~r he rmkp uf~pf ivpr |hpkrkufa{ nf rocfg AKRF^OAA['

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    Rmkp aocf he ek~f ogb pf`hgb bform o~f jvpr hrmf~ rf~ip eh~ MFAA'

    Oaa rmf tk`cfb! vgpoufb! ogb vgnfakfukgd pkggf~p tkaa nf hgp`khvpa{ RH^RV^FB kg rmkp aocf he ek~f

    mfaamhaf n{ moukgd rmfk~ eafpm no~nf`vfb EH^ OAA FRF^GKR[! tmk`m kp pokb rh nf .rmf pf`hgb bform'.

    O~f og{ he rmfpf rm~ff oppvi|rkhgp r~vf h~ P`~k|rv~oa8 Onphavrfa{ ogb vgfqvkuh`oaa{ GHR/

    Kg hv~ jhv~gf{ tf tkaa `afo~a{ pff rmor rmfpf uf~pfp o~f GHR rh nf rocfg akrf~oaa{! ogb rmf{ bh GHR

    ~f|~fpfgr o |ao`f oaafb mfaa! ogb Dhb tkaa GHR rh~rv~f og{hgf eh~ oaa frf~gkr{'

    Tf tkaa oaph pff e~hi rmf P`~k|rv~fp rmor Dhb gfuf~ |vgkpmfp eh~ rmf phaf |v~|hpf he rh~rv~kgd' Dhb

    oato{p |vgkpmfp ogb `moprkpfp eh~ rmf varkiorf |v~|hpf he h~~f`rkgd! ~kdmrkgd! oifgbkgd! mogdkgd!

    ek}kgd! ~f`rke{kgd! ~fbffikgd ogb poukgd' Rmor Dhb og ogb tkaa o``hi|akpm rmfpf rmkgdp tkrm fuf~{

    `~forv~f kg mfoufg ogb fo~rm kp evaa{ pvnprogrkorfb n{ mvgb~fbp he P`~k|rv~fp kg Mkp Th~b'

    Ogb rmf~f o~f gh P`~k|rv~oa bh`r~kgfp h~ rfo`mkgdp rh rmf `hgr~o~{' GHGF/ Rmkp KP rmf Dhhb Gftp Dhp|fa

    tmk`m |~f`khvp eft hg rmkp fo~rm mouf fuf~ mfo~b' Kr kp Dhbp .TKAA. rmor oaa iogckgb nf poufb -K Rki'

    >:2+! ogb Dhbp .tkaa. TKAA nf bhgf -Iorr' 5:?< ogb Kpokom 25:?

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    Kg iog{ `opfp kr kp ghr bkeek`var rh bfrf~ikgf tmfrmf~ o uf~pf kp akrf~oa h~ ghr' Nvr! pkg`f tf vpf ekdv~fp he

    p|ff`m ph herfg tf rfgb rh eh~dfr rmor iv`m he tmor tf po{ boka{ kp ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf' Iog{ he vp thvab

    mo~ba{ nf onaf rh `o~~{ hg o `hguf~porkhg ke tf mob rh b~h| hvr he hv~ uh`onvao~{ fuf~{ th~b ogb fuf~{

    |m~opf tf p|foc rmor kp GHR AKRF^OAA[ R^VF' Rmf Fgdakpm aogdvodf! op tfaa op oaa hrmf~ aogdvodfp! kp jvpr

    ekaafb tkrm p{inhak` ogb ifro|mh~k`oa |m~opfp'

    Rmf ek~pr fafufg uf~pfp he @mo|rf~ hgf kg fufaorkhg o~f og kgr~hbv`rkhg ~fdo~bkgd tmf~f! mht! ogb tmor

    Jhmg kp dhkgd rh ~f`h~b eh~ vp' Iv`m he rmkp kgr~hbv`rkhg `og nf rocfg akrf~oaa{! mhtfuf~! ghr oaa'

    Nfdkggkgd tkrm uf~pf rtfauf! tf o~f `hge~hgrfb tkrm hgf p{inha oerf~ oghrmf~ eh~ rmf ~fiokgbf~ he rmf

    fgrk~f rtfgr{)rth)`mo|rf~)nhhc'

    Fuf~{rmkgd t~krrfg kg fufaorkhg kp r~vf! nvr ihpr kp ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf'

    Rmf eo`r kp rmf~f o~f iog{ iog{ r~vrmp kg rmf Nknaf rmor o~f ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf'

    Jfpvp .pokb. rmor rmf n~fob Mf douf Mkp bkp`k|afp or rmf Ah~bp pv||f~ top Mkp nhb{' [fr! Jfpvp Mkipfae

    f}|aokgp kg hrmf~ |ao`fp rmor rmkp top ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf' Mf douf rmfi akrf~oa n~fob! ogb ghr Mkp akrf~oa

    |m{pk`oa eafpm' Tmor rmor n~fob ~f|~fpfgrfb! ogb p{inhakzfb! top kgbffb! Mkp nhb{))nvr ghr mkp |m{pk`oa

    nhb{'

    Jfpvp pokb rmor rmf th~bp rmor mf p|hcf tf~f P\K^KR -Jhmg 5:50+' Jfpvp @m~kpr mogdfp ghr' Mkp th~bp o~f

    PRKAA p|k~kr ogb rmf{ f~rokga{ tf~f p|k~kr tmfg Jhmg t~hrf rmf th~bp he @m~kpr ~fdo~bkgd Mkp vgufkakgd h~

    ~fufaorkhg' Jvpr op tf |m{pk`oaa{ effb hg |m{pk`oa n~fob eh~ \M[PK@OA AKEF! rmvp oaph tf p|k~krvoaa{ effb

    hg Jfpvp @m~kprp p|k~krvoa nhb{ eh~ P\K^KRVOA AKEF'

    Vgbf~progb rmkp/ Phif rmkgc rmor n{ o``f|rkgd rmf P`~k|rv~fp op rmf{ o~f dkufg -kg rmf opf he ^fufaorkhg

    rmor ifogp OP P[INHAP+! rmor phifmht rmkp .p|k~krvoakzfp oto{. rmf rfo`mkgd' Tmor8 Kr kp rmf

    .p|k~krvoa. op|f`r he rmfpf p{inhap rmor KP RMF ^FOA RMKGD3 RMF ^FOA VGBF^PROGBKGD/ \m{pk`oa rmkgdp

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    |~hhe |hpkrkuf rmor rmf vgbf~progbkgd he rmfi kp P\K^KRVOA ogb ghr |m{pk`oa h~ akrf~oa'

    P{inhap! ifro|mh~p! ogb |o~onafp O^F GFUF^ AKRF^OAA[ R^VF/ Nvr rmf{ |htf~evaa{ bfihgpr~orf

    P\K^KRVOA R^VRMP/

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    .Rmkp kp rmf pf`hgb bform))rmf aocf he ek~f. -^fu' >?:=+ kp o ifro|mh~ rmor kp gh ih~f akrf~oa

    rmog .Jfpvp rockgd rmf n~fob'''pokb! Rocf! FOR' Rmkp KP I{ nhb{. -Ior' >5:>5+'

    \ova bkb ghr kgpr~v`r Rkihrm{ rh .PRVB[. rmf p`~k|rv~fp ke o if~f opvoa ~fobkgd kp oaa rmor kp gf`fppo~{ rh

    `hi|~fmfgb krp iog{ bff| ogb |~hehvgb rfo`mkgdp' Hg rmf hrmf~ mogb! K nfakfuf rmor rmhpf tmh mouf

    .prvbkfb. Dhbp Th~b o~f onaf rh h|fg v| iv`m vgbf~progbkgd rh rmhpf tmh o~f ghr oaafb rh rfo`m

    -fufg nonfp! h~ ikgh~p op hv~ Ah~b prorfb+'

    K togr rh qvk`ca{ pmht i{ ~fobf~p jvpr mht ki|hppknaf kr kp rh oppvif ihpr he Dhbp th~b kp akrf~oa'

    Odokg K prorf: Oaa Dhbp Th~b kp R^VF! mhtfuf~! iv`m he kr kp ekdv~orkuf aogdvodf tmk`m kp ghr akrf~oaa{

    r~vf rh eo`r! nvr ~ormf~ kg tmor rmf ekdv~orkuf aogdvodf he p{inhap! ifro|mh~p! ogb |o~onafp ~f|~fpfgr'

    Ke rmf ehaahtkgd pf`rkhg kp rhh mfou{ eh~ {hv! jvpr pck| rh rmf gf}r mfobkgd'

    NKNAK@OA EKDV^FP HE P\FF@M

    Mf~f o~f phif he rmf evaa{ pvnprogrkorfb ekdv~fp he aogdvodf vpfb kg P`~k|rv~f' K nh~~htfb iog{ he rmfpf

    f}oi|afp e~hi og o||fgbk} kg rmf no`c he Rmf @hg`h~bogr Akrf~oa Gft Rfproifgr'

    Tf tkaa nfdkg tkrm EKDV^FP HE AKCFGFPP tmk`m kg`avbf:

    pkikafp -tmfg phifrmkgd kp akcf! h~ op phifrmkgd fapf! kr kp o pkikaf ~ormf~ rmog o ifro|mh~+

    ifro|mh~p -tmf~f hgf rmkgd kp pokb rh o`rvoaa{ nf phifrmkgd fapf+ op kg! .oaa akef kp d~opp. K \fr' ?:>2'

    Rmf~feh~f! rmf pvnjf`r he rmkp |o|f~ KP o ifro|mh~ ogb @OGGHR nf akrf~oa: Jhmg po{p! .'''rmf aocf he ek~f!

    Rmkp KP rmf pf`hgb bform. -^fu' >?:=+

    ki|ak`orkhgp

    |o~onafp -rmf~f o~f iog{! rmf pmh~rfpr hgf nfkgd! .\m{pk`kog! mfoa Rm{pfae. Avcf 2:>0+

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    oaafdh~kfp -op kg rmf rth thifg progbkgd eh~ rth `hufgogrp! Doa' 2:>>)>=+

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    fgkdiop! ogb p{inhap -tmf~f o cghtg hnjf`r h~ phifrmkgd fapf kp vpfb rh r{|ke{ phifrmkgd fapf! h~ fufg

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    Mf~f o~f iog{ he rmf th~bp e~hi rmf nhhc he ^fufaorkhg vpfb op P[INHAP:

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    `ogbafprk`cp

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    hikrrfb ghvgp -op kg .rmf tk`cfb S|fh|af kp vgbf~prhhbY!. .rmf nakgb S|fh|afY!. .rmf ~k`m S|fh|afY!. .rmf

    |hh~ S|fh|afY!. .rmf rtfauf So|hprafp kp hikrrfb nvr vgbf~prhhbY+

    hikrrfb uf~np -op kg kg`hgd~vhvp hikppkhgp akcf! .Ikac K dkuf {hv rh b~kgc ghr phakb ehhb. Rmf hikppkhg he

    .rh for. kp vgbf~prhhb! op hgf bhfp ghr .b~kgc phakb ehhb. K @h~' 0:>+

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    vgekgkpmfb pfgrfg`fp -rmf Ckgd Joifp vpvoaa{ ekgkpmfp pfgrfg`fp rmor o~f vgekgkpmfb kg rmf D~ffc! pv`m

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    hikppkhg h~ ghg)pfqvfg`f -op kg .Rmfpf tmk`m {hv o~f nfmhabkgdXXXrmf~f tkaa nf hikgd bo{p'''. Avcf

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    rmor:

    .'''gh |~h|mf`{ he rmf P`~k|rv~f kp he og{ |~kuorf kgrf~|~frorkhg. -KK \fr' ?:>

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    Tmfg tf pmht hv~ ~fp|f`r eh~ hv~ `hvgr~{$p eaod! tf o~f ghr fufg rmkgckgd onhvr ~fp|f`rkgd o |kf`f he

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    he dhab kp jvpr o nogb he dhab! nvr o tfbbkgd ~kgd kp p{inhak` he phifrmkgd iv`m ao~df~! phifrmkgd mvdf!

    phifrmkgd D^OGB/

    Tmh .tfo~p rmf |ogrp. kg {hv~ eoika{8 Mop .rmf `or rocfg {hv~ rhgdvf. aorfa{8 @og {hv .`o~~{ o rvgf kg

    o nv`cfr8. Bh {hv ehaaht rmf .p|kg bh`rh~p. tkrm rmfk~ hiifgro~{ hg rmf .ihuf~p ogb pmocf~p. kg

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    fo~a{ nk~b dfrp rmf th~i8. Bhfp .o prkr`m kg rkif pouf gkgf8. O~f og{ he {hv~ e~kfgbp .pqvo~f8. Kp kr

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    ogb .mhr mfobp8. Ke |fh|af ~foakzfb rmor .pkafg`f kp dhabfg!. io{nf rmf{ thvab prh| .n~fockgd {hv~ fo~

    b~vip'. Bh {hv rmkgc rmor K oi jvpr .|vaakgd {hv~ afd8. Ogb jvpr tmfg tkaa .mfaa e~ffzf huf~8.

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    kpaogb. e~hi hgf he i{ eouh~krf |hfip' Mht thgbf~evaa{ th~bfb ogb r~vf o~f rmhpf th~bp8

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    thvab po{! he `hv~pf gh iog kp og kpaogb! gfkrmf~ kp o iog o mhvpf h~ o `o~ h~ o rfaf|mhgf |haf fkrmf~'

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    [fr rmkp kp rmf poif `mkabkpm ifgroakr{ rmor iog{ rmfhahdkogp vpf kg kgrf~|~frkgd P`~k|rv~f pv`m op rmf

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    akrf~oa! nvr p{inhak`'

    I{ Ckgd Joifp Nknaf po{p:

    .Rmf fufaorkhg he Pokgr Jhmg rmf Bkukgf'.

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    Jfpvp @m~kpr! nvr o ~fufaorkhg he h~ onhvr Jfpvp @m~kpr' Kr kp o ~fufaorkhg he MKI/

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    Ihpr he i{ akef K nfakfufb rmor rmf nhhc he ^fufaorkhg top o akrf~oa |~h|mf`{ onhvr fufgrp rmor tkaa

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    Ghrk`f rmor kg uf~pf rfg Jhmg kgeh~ip vp rmor!

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    kgrf~|~frorkhg'

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    Ght `mo|rf~ hgf top |~frr{ fop{ op Dhb rhab vp jvpr tmor phif he rmhpf p{inhap ~f|~fpfgrfb' Nvr

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    Ght ahhc or mo|rf~ rth:

    Uf~pf 6! Tkaa Dhb akrf~oaa{ |vgkpm rmf `mv~`m he F|mfpvp n{ ~fihukgd o akrf~oa ogbafprk`c8 GH/ fihukgd

    o akrf~oa ogbafprk`c thvab nf gh d~for ahpp rh og{hgf' Nvr e~hi tmor tf afo~gfb kg uf~pf >< he mo|rf~

    hgf! rmf `ogbafprk`c KP hgf he rmf `mv~`mfp ' Ph @m~kpr kp rm~forfgkgd rh ^FIHUF RMF TMHAF @MV^@M!

    ghr phif |kf`f he ev~gkrv~f h~ `ogbafprk`c e~hi rmf nvkabkgd he o `mv~`m'

    Uf~pf 4! Kp rmf r~ff he akef o akrf~oa r~ff rmor hgf akrf~oaa{ forp8

    Uf~pf ;! Top rmf mv~`m kg Pi{~go akrf~oaa{ kg |huf~r{ ogb akrf~oaa{ ~k`m or rmf poif rkif8 Bhfp

    .p{godhdvf he Porog. ifog o akrf~oa p{godhdvf tmf~f Porog mop o ^onnk rfo`mkgd rmf Aot rh o

    `hgd~fdorkhg fuf~{ Ponnorm bo{8

    Uf~pf ?0! Kp o goif phifrmkgd rmor hgf akrf~oaa{ mhabp eopr rh tkrm hgfp mogbp8

    Uf~pf ?5! Tkaa @m~kpr akrf~oaa{ bh norraf n{ vpkgd o akrf~oa pth~b tmk`m Mf akrf~oaa{ cff|p kg Mkp ihvrm8 H~

    bh tf ghr ~fob kg oghrmf~ |ao`f kg Dhbp th~b rmor rmkp .pth~b. KP Dhbp Th~b8 -Mfn' 2:?>+'

    Uf~pf ?4! Tkaa @m~kpr ~fto~b rmf eokrmeva tkrm o akrf~oa akrraf tmkrf prhgf8 @ogr tf pff rmor rmf prhgf ogb

    rmf goif t~krrfg kg kr ~f|~fpfgrp phifrmkgd fapf8 Phifrmkgd he iv`m d~forf~ uoavf8

    Uf~pf >

    rmkp nhhc top t~krrfg n{ Jhmg' Jfzfnfa kg rmf |m{pk`oa ~f|~fpfgrp h~ p{inhakzfp o P\K^KRVOA hgbkrkhg kg

    rmf mv~`m he Rm{ork~o'

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    Uf~pf >>! Tkaa @m~kpr akrf~oaa{ rm~ht akrf~oa Jfzfnfa kgrh o akrf~oa nfb tmf~f pmf tkaa akrf~oaa{ hiikr

    obvarf~{ tkrm akrf~oa ifg8

    Uf~pf >0! Tkaa @m~kpr ckaa akrf~oa mkab~fg he rmf akrf~oa mo~ahr! Jfzfnfa8

    Uf~pf >4! Tkaa rmf pokgrp nfor rmf gorkhgp tkrm o akrf~oa ~hb he k~hg kgrh akrf~oa pioaa |kf`fp akcf n~hcfg

    |hrrf~{8

    Uf~pf >=! Tkaa @m~kpr dkuf rmf akrf~oa ih~gkgd pro~ rh Mkp pokgrp8 Tmf~f thvab rmf{ |vr kr8 Tmor thvab

    rmf{ bh tkrm kr8

    @mo|rf~ 0:?! Top rmf Po~bkp mv~`m akrf~oaa{ oakuf ogb akrf~oaa{ bfob or rmf poif rkif8

    Uf~pf 2! Tf~f ifinf~p he rmf Po~bkp hgd~fdorkhg tfo~kgd akrf~oaa{ phkafb ahrmkgd8

    Uf~pf 4! Kp rmf~f akrf~oaa{ o ifroa cf{ he Boukb rmor kp gffbfb rh h|fg o akrf~oa ah`c8

    Uf~pf ?>! Tkaa @m~kpr akrf~oaa{ rv~g |fh|af kgrh prhgf |kaao~p kg rmf rfi|af8

    Uf~pf ?5! Tkaa @m~kpr akrf~oaa{ p|kr rmf mv~`m he Aohbk`fo hvr he Mkp ihvrm8

    Uf~pf ?4! Tf~f rmf ifinf~p he rmf Aohbk`fog mv~`m akrf~oaa{ |hh~ ogb akrf~oaa{ nakgb ogb akrf~oaa{ gocfbtkrmhvr ahrmkgd rh tfo~8 O~f rmf~f ghr hrmf~ P`~k|rv~fp rmor rfaa vp tmor kr ifogp rh nf P\K^KRVOAA[

    .|hh~! nakgb! ogb gocfb8.

    Uf~pf ?=! Bkb @m~kpr r~{ rh pfaa Aohbk`fo akrf~oa dhab8 Tmor thvab rmf{ bh tkrm rmf dhab8 Tmor! |~o{ rfaa!

    thvab @m~kpr bh tkrm rmf ihgf{8

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    Uf~pf >

    `hhcfb ifoa ogb |f`og |kf tkrm vp8

    Kp kr gf`fppo~{ eh~ if rh dh rm~hvdm rmkp fgrk~f nhhc uf~pf n{ uf~pf nfeh~f tf `og evaa{ ~foakzf rmor rmkp

    nhhc kp t~krrfg kg ekdv~orkuf! p{inhak`! ogb ifro|mh~k`oa aogdvodf8

    Afrp ahhc or jvpr o eft ih~f:

    @mo|rf~ 2! Top o akrf~oa r~vi|fr .roackgd. tkrm Jhmg8

    @mo|rf~ 6! Kp Jfpvp @m~kpr akrf~oaa{ o .Akhg!. og .ogkioa8.

    @mo|rf~ 5! O~f rmfpf akrf~oa .mh~pfp8. Bh rmf akrf~oa pro~p he mfoufg eoaa hg rmf fo~rm8 Rmf pioaafpr

    cghtg pro~p o~f o ikaakhg rkifp ao~df~ rmog rmf fo~rm'

    @mo|rf~ 4! Tf~f ogdfap akrf~oaa{ mhabkgd no`c ehv~ .tkgbp. hg ehv~ akrf~oa .`h~gf~p. he rmf fo~rm8 Krmhvdmr rmf fo~rm kp ~hvgb tkrmhvr h~gf~p8 @og hgf akrf~oaa{ topm mkp ahrmfp .tmkrf. kg ~fb .nahhb8.

    @mo|rf~ =! Tkaa og ogdfa `opr o akrf~oa ihvgrokg nv~gkgd tkrm ek~f kgrh rmf pfo8

    @mo|rf~ ;! Bv~kgd rmf ekerm r~vi|fr tkaa kr akrf~oaa{ nf ki|hppknaf eh~ ih~roa ifg rh bkf8

    Tkaa rmf~f nf akrf~oa ah`vprp pmo|fb akcf .mh~pfp8. Ah`vprp rmor akrf~oaa{ mouf .mok~ a kcf o thiog! rffrm

    akcf o akhg! ogb n~fopr|aorfp he k~hg8. AH@VPRP tkrm n~fopr|aorfp he .k~hg8.

    @mo|rf~ ?

    mkp prhio`m8 Tm{ thvab og{hgf .for. o akrf~oa nhhc8

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    @mo|rf~ ??! O~f Dhbp rth tkrgfppfp rmor |~h|mfp{! akrf~oaa{ rth hakuf r~ffp ogb rth ogbafprk`cp8 Nvr ke

    tf prvb{ Zf`mo~kom 2 tf og bfrf~ikgf tmor kp ifogr n{ .rth tkrgfppfp'.

    @mo|rf~ ?>! Tkaa rmf~f akrf~oaa{ nf o |~fdgogr thiog .`ahrmfb tkrm rmf pvg! ogb rmf ihhg vgbf~ mf~

    effr! ogb v|hg mf~ mfob o `~htg he rtfauf pro~p8. Top rmkp poif thiog onaf rh akrf~oaa{ .ea{ kgrh rmf

    tkabf~gfpp tkrm tkgdp he og fodaf8.

    @mo|rf~ ?0! Tkaa rmf~f nf o akrf~oa aoin rmor tkaa p|foc akcf o b~odhg8 Jvpr mht bh b~odhgp .p|foc.

    og{mht8

    Tkaa |fh|af nf akrf~oaa{ rorrhhfb tkrm io~cp -no~ hbfp! ptoprkcop! Ph`koa Pf`v~kr{ gvinf~p! ki|aogrfb

    tkrm hi|vrf~ mk|p h~ hgf he o mvgb~fb vgp`~k|rv~oa io~cp nfkgd pvddfprfb n{ evgboifgroakpr

    |~h|mfrp+ kg rmfk~ mogbp ogb hg rmfk~ eh~fmfobp ph rmor ifg `ogghr nv{ h~ pfaa k`f `~foi h~ ovrhihnkafp

    tkrmhvr rmfpf io~cp8 Pfae)o||hkgrfb |~h|mfrp he bhhi moufgr o avf op rh tmor rmkp io~c he rmf nfopr

    ~foaa{ kp h~ rmf gvinf~ he mkp goif' K mouf oa~fob{ nffg no~~fb e~hi nv{kgd ogb pfaakgd ~f`fgra{ nf`ovpf

    K ~fevpf rh n~ogbkpm rmkp .io~c he rmf nfopr./

    @mo|rf~ ?2! Bhfp Non{ahg ovpf oaa gorkhgp rh akrf~oaa{ b~kgc he rmf tkgf he rmf akrf~oa t~orm he mf~

    eh~gk`orkhg8 K rmhvdmr tkgf oif e~hi d~o|fp ghr t~orm -he `hv~pf rmf~f kp rmor eoihvp ghufa! Rmf

    D~o|fp he T~orm+'

    @mo|rf~ ?6! O~f rmf pfufg aopr dahnoa |aodvfp ogb oropr~h|mfp ~foaa{ hgrokgfb kg pfufg akrf~oa rkg{ dhab

    ukoap h~ nhrrafp8

    @mo|rf~ ?5! Kp Jfpvp @m~kpr dhkgd rh ~frv~g rh rmkp fo~rm op o akrf~oa .rmkfe.8 Tkaa fuf~{ kpaogb ogb

    ihvgrokg hg fo~rm akrf~oaa{ bkpo||fo~8

    @mo|rf~ ?4! Tkaa rmf~f ~foaa{ nf o thiog tmh tkaa ~kbf o akrf~oa p`o~afr hahv~fb nfopr! moukgd pfufg

    mfobp ogb rfg mh~gp' @og tmhaf gorkhgp akrf~oaa{ eh~gk`orf tkrm o mo~ahr8 Nvr mf~f hg`f ih~f kg rmkp

    `mo|rf~ Dhb bhfp ~fufoa rh vp tmh rmkp nfopr kp ogb tmor rmf p{inhak` mh~gp ~f|~fpfgr tmk`m odokg

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    |~hufp rmor OAA HE RMFPF RMKGDP o~f ghr akrf~oa nvr p{inhak` ogb ~f|~fpfgr rmkgdp hrmf~ rmog tmor kp

    nfkgd bfp`~knfb'

    @mo|rf~ ?=! Tkaa rmf fgrk~f ph`koa! |hakrk`oa! ogb f`hghik` p{prfi he rmf th~ab akrf~oaa{ haao|pf kg jvpr

    hgf mhv~ nf`ovpf hgf akrf~oa kr{ -Non{ahg+ kp bfpr~h{fb8

    @mo|rf~ ?;! Tkaa o akrf~oa |~hprkrvrf .`h~~v|r. rmf fgrk~f fo~rm8 Tkaa o akrf~oa .aoin. io~~{ o akrf~oa

    .tkef8. Tkaa rmf Ckgd he rmf vgkuf~pf ~foaa{ tfo~ ahrmkgd b~k||kgd tkrm akrf~oa .nahhb8. Kp Dhbp t~orm o

    akrf~oa .tkgf|~fpp8. Tkaa akrf~oa o~ikfp he mfoufg ehaaht @m~kpr rh fo~rm ~kbkgd hg akrf~oa .ea{kgd mh~pfp8.

    Gh! GHGF he rmfpf rmkgdp o~f akrf~oa/

    Og{ rmfhahdkog h~ |~fo`mf~ hg kgrf~gorkhgoa rfafukpkhg thvab nf aovdmfb rh p`h~g ke mf tf~f rh |~fo`m o

    pf~ihg r~{kgd rh |~huf rmor oaa he rmf onhuf P`~k|rv~fp o~f rh nf rocfg onphavrfa{ akrf~oaa{' Pv`m o

    pf~ihg thvab nf pffg op ehhakpm n{ gfo~a{ fuf~{hgf' Gh fbv`orfb iog kg rmf Th~b he Dhb thvab fuf~

    bo~f rh |~fpfgr og{rmkgd ph PRV\KB/

    Ogb {fr ''' ogb [FR! tmfg tf `hif rh uf~pf >

    @mo|rf~ >?! Ogb tkaa rmf efo~eva! ogb vgnfakfukgd! ogb rmf onhikgonaf! ogb iv~bf~f~p! ogb

    tmh~fihgdf~p! ogb ph~`f~f~p! ogb kbhaorf~p! ogb oaa ako~p! nf opr kgrh o akrf~oa .aocf he ek~f nv~gkgd tkrm

    n~kiprhgf8. .[fp! [fp! O RMHVPOGB RKIFP [FP! RMKP KP PHHH AKRF^OA! ONPHAVRFA[ RHROAA[ AKRF^OA.

    pmhvrp fuf~{ ~fb)nahhbfb evgboifgroakpr th~rm mkp poar/

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    Oiozkgd' Onphavrfa{ oiozkgd))rmf |htf~ he rmf o~goa ikgb rh pfae)bf`fkuf' Tm{ o~f evgboifgroakprp

    rhroaa{ pv~f rmor rmfpf uf~pfp hg o aocf he ek~f o~f akrf~oa8 Tfaa! he `hv~pf! rmf{ o~fg$r pv~f3 rmf{ jvpr

    |~frfgb rh nf pv~f' Rmf{ bfpk~f tkrm rmfk~ tmhaf mfo~r ogb nfkgd rmor rmkp aocf he ek~f kp ~foa ek~f' Tm{8

    Nf`ovpf rmf frf~goa rh~rv~f he nkaakhgp he ifg ogb thifg ogb nh{p ogb dk~ap kg phif eonafb mfaamhaf

    bhfpgr .bkikgkpm. rmfi hgf khro/ Rmf{ togr |fh|af tmh bhgr nfakfuf op rmf{ nfakfuf rh mouf rmfk~

    eafpm no~nf`vfb huf~ ek~f ogb n~kiprhgf eh~ oaa frf~gkr{' Rmf uf~{ kbfo dkufp rmfi d~for jh{' Ogb kr iocfp

    rmfi |~hvb' Rmf{ mouf gh ahuf eh~ pkggf~p op Dhb bhfp' Rmf{ morf pkggf~p' Rmf{ morf vgnfakfuf~p' Rmf{

    ahuf hga{ rmfipfaufp' Rmf{ |~hghvg`f @V^PFP hg if eh~ qvhrkgd P`~k|rv~fp rmor pmht Dhb tkaa pouf

    fuf~{hgf' Rmf{ mkdma{ bkpo||~huf he Dhb nfkgd rmf poukhv~ he rmf tmhaf th~ab' Rmf{ thgr mfo~ he kr3

    rmf{ thgr mouf kr/ Rmf{ bhgr o||~huf he o Dhb Tmh thvab pouf fuf~{hgf n{ n~kgdkgd rmfi rh

    ~f|fgrog`f! ogb |v~dkgd rmfi! ogb rv~gkgd rmfk~ mfo~rp rh Dhb' Ke Dhb tf~f rh pouf fuf~{hgf rm~hvdm

    rmf |v~dkgd he mkp P\K^KRVOA EK^F! rmfg rmf{ hvab ghr tod rmfk~ ekgdf~p or oaa rmfpf |fh|af pkzzakgd ogb

    |h||kgd akcf no`hg kg o mhr pckaafr po{kgd! .K rhab {hv ph! K rhab {hv ph'''. eh~ oaa frf~gkr{' Mvppfkg ogb Nkg

    Aobfg o~f ghr rmf hga{ hgfp hvr rmf~f tkrm bf|~oufb ~fakdkhvp ikgbp'

    Dhb bkb ghr t~krf gkgfrffg tmhaf mo|rf~p he fufaorkhg dkukgd vp p{inha oerf~ p{inha ogb ifro|mh~

    oerf~ ifro|mh~! ogb rmfg kg mo|rf~ >< ptkr`m rh t~krkgd kg akrf~oa aogdvodf tkrm akrf~oa ifogkgdp'

    Rmf nhhc he ^fufaorkhg top .pkdgkekfb. n{ rmf vpf he pkdgp ogb p{inhap' Pkdgp ogb p{inhap oato{p

    ~f|~fpfgr h~ ifog phifrmkgd hrmf~ rmog rmf pkdg h~ p{inha krpfae' Tf o~f oaa eoikako~ tkrm p{inhap ogb

    pkdgp ph rmor tf pmhvab gfuf~ nf `hgevpfb op rh tmor o pkdg h~ p{inha kp h~ kp ghr' O ~fb ogb tmkrf

    pr~k|fb no~nf~p |haf kp ghr o no~nf~ pmh|! gfkrmf~ kp kr o no~nf~! nvr kr kp o pkdg h~ p{inha rmor

    kiifbkorfa{ hguf{p rh hv~ vgbf~progbkgd tmor kr ~f|~fpfgrp))goifa{ o no~nf~ pmh| tkrm o no~nf~'

    Rmf~f o~f iog{ ih~f P`~k|rv~fp rmor tkaa |~huf rmor rmkp aocf he ek~f mop o iv`m ih~f nfgfuhafgr

    |v~|hpf rmog no~nf`vkgd mviog eafpm eh~ oaa frf~gkr{ eh~ rmf pmff~ pk`c ogb bf|~oufb fgrf~rokgifgr he

    @m~kprkog Evgboifgroakprp'

    Nf kr cghtg mhtfuf~! rmor rmf aocf he ek~f ogb rmf pf`hgb bform BH KGBFFB |k`rv~f phifrmkgd p|k~krvoa

    rmor ~faorfp rh h~ mop phif |~h|f~rkfp he! AKRF^OA EK^F ogb AKRF^OA BFORM' Tkrmhvr phif pkikao~|~h|f~rkfp! rmf ifro|mh~ thvab nf ifogkgdafpp' K mouf ~fob phif f}r~fifa{ hi|af} bfekgkrkhgp he o

    ifro|mh~ tmk`m tf~f rhroaa{ t~hgd' O ifro|mh~ kp tmf~f hgf rmkgd kp pokb rh NF phifrmkgd fapf' Mf~fp

    o P`~k|rv~oa f}oi|af: .Oaa eafpm kp d~opp. -K \fr' ?:>2+' Rmorp pki|af fghvdm' Ght rmfg! kp rmor prorfifgr

    n{ \frf~ r~vf8 [fp! he `hv~pf! kr kp r~vf' Kp kr akrf~oaa{ r~vf8 Gh! kr kp ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf' Rmfg mht bh tf

    cght eh~ pv~f tmor rmf~f kp ONHVR rmkp ifro|mh~ rmor kp r~vf8 Ke o ifro|mh~ kp ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf! mht kp

    kr r~vf or oaa8

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    IOCKGD RMF PKI\AF @HI\AK@ORFB

    ^fobkgd phif rmfh~kfp onhvr rmf ifogkgd he ifro|mh~p ovpfp if rh rmkgc he rmf iog tmh tmfg

    bfp`~knkgd rmf eforp he o k~`vp |f~eh~if~ prorfb: .Mf |f~eh~ip eforp he fopf tkrm rmf d~forfpr he

    bkeek`var{'. Kr kp onphavrfa{ oiozkgd mht rmfhahdkogp og iocf ~faorkufa{ fop{ rh vgbf~progb |~kg k|afp

    pffi ihpr bkeek`var' K tkaa ght pmht {hv og f}f~`kpf he jvpr pv`m d~oiiork`oa d{igoprk`p' Krp jvpr rm~ff

    uf~{ pmh~r |o~od~o|mp! ph kgbvadf if ogb K tkaa r~{ rh pki|ake{ rmf tmhaf rmkgd kiifbkorfa{ rmf~foerf~'

    Mf~f rmfg kp o `hi|ak`orfb f}oi|af e~hi .@hg`h~bogr Prvbkfp))Rmf Aocf he Ek~f. |odf ;:

    .Rmf aocf he ek~f kp rmf pf`hgb bform' Rmor kp! rmf aocf he ek~f kp rmf `ovpf he! h~ rmf odfg`{ tmk`m

    |~hbv`fp! rmf pf`hgb bform' Rmkp ~f|~fpfgrp rmor' Rmf kbfo kp! rmf aocf he ek~f))n{ ekdv~f he opph`korkhg

    kg tmk`m rmf ovpf kp |vr eh~ rmf feef`r))~f|~fpfgrp rmf pf`hgb bform' Rmkp kp o hi|hvgb ekdv~f' Rmor kp!

    kr kg`h~|h~orfp ih~f rmog hgf ekdv~f he p|ff`m' Kg pv`m o `opf op rmkp! kp krpfae kp oaph o ekdv~f he p|ff`m'

    Kgprfob he krp akrf~oa pkdgkek`og`f -tmk`m bfghrfp f}kprfg`f+! kp! op o p{inhak` ifro|mh~! ifogp

    ~f|~fpfgr' Rmf hg`f|r kp rmkp: \o~r O ~f|~fpfgrp \o~r N3 rmvp \o~r O p{inhakzfp \o~r N' Op o p{inha he

    \o~r N! \o~r O krpfae mop nf`hif o ekdv~f'.

    E~hi |odf ?

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    Hco{! bkb {hv dfr oaa rmor8 K togr rh jvpr nh~~ht o eft prorfifgrp e~hi rmf onhuf f}|aogorkhg he o

    ifro|mh~ ogb pff ke rmfpf rmkgdp nf ph h~ ghr' R~vpr if! tf tkaa dfr rm~hvdm rmkp qvk`ca{:

    .Rmf aocf he ek~f! tmk`m! n{ uk~rvf he nfkgd krp ovpf! rmvp! ~f|~fpfgrp rmf pf`hgb bform'

    .'''rmf p{inhak` pvnjf`r Srmf aocf he ek~fY kp akcf rmf akrf~oa |~fbk`orf Srmf pf`hgb bformY'.

    Tmfg hgf rmkgd -h~ rmkgdp+ Skg rmkp opf rmf aocf he ek~fY tmk`m ~f|~fpfgrp oghrmf~ rmkgd Skg rmkp opf rmf

    pf`hgb bformY! kp ekgoaa{ pokb rh nf rmor hrmf~ rmkgd Srmf pf`hgb bformY! tmfrmf~ h~ ghr rmf

    ~f|~fpfgrorkuf rmkgd krpfae kp o akrf~oa fgrkr{ Spf`hgb bformY! kg og{ opf! rmor tmk`m kr ekgoaa{ ~f|~fpfgrp

    `hgpkprp kg o akrf~oa f}|~fppkhg ogb kp o a krf~oa fgrkr{ So AKRF^OA pf`hgb bformY'.

    CFF\KGD RMF PKI\AF ! PKI\AF

    Ivpr tf oaa nf rmfhahdkogp tkrm o ?6< K_ rh vgbf~progb rmfpf rmkgdp8 Rmor afoufp if hvr'

    Afrp jvpr rocf o hv|af he uf~{ pki|af ifro|mh~p e~hi rmf P`~k|rv~fp ogb o||a{ rmf onhuf `hg`avpkhgp rh

    rmfi' Mf~fp o pki|af hgf:

    .Oaa akef kp d~opp. -K \fr' ?:>2+'

    @og tf o||a{ rmf ek~pr bfbv`rkhg iobf n{ rmf ovrmh~ qvhrfb onhuf8 Afrp r~{ kr:

    .Oaa akef kp Srmor kp! F\^FPFGRPY d~opp'.

    Gh! rmkp kp afo~a{ ghr r~vf! og{ih~f rmog oaa akef ^F\^FPFGRP r~ffp! h~ oaa akef F\^FPFGRP th~ip! h~ og{

    hrmf~ rmkgd/ Tf `og `f~rokga{ vpf rmf th~b .~f|~fpfgrp. tkrm ~fef~fg`f rh ifro|mh~p! nvr ghr kg rmf

    to{ rmf onhuf ovrmh~ bhfp' Kr kp t~hgd rh po{ rmor rmf pvnjf`r he o ifro|mh~ .~f|~fpfgrp. rmf |~fbk`orf!

    ogb kr kp fqvoaa{ t~hgd rh po{ rmor rmf |~fbk`orf he o ifro|mh~ .~f|~fpfgrp. rmf pvnjf`r' Gfkrmf~ kp r~vf'

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    Mhtfuf~! nhrm rmf pvnjf`r OGB rmf |~fbk`orf RHDFRMF^! bh .~f|~fpfgr. phifrmkgd' Ogb RMORP tm{ kr

    kp oaafb o ifro|mh~ ~ormf~ rmog o prorfifgr he eo`r/

    Tmor onhvr gvinf~ >: Rmf pvnjf`r he o ifro|mh~ kp p{inhak`! tmkaf rmf |~fbk`orf kp akrf~oa Afrp r~{ rmkp

    hvr hg hv~ poi|af ifro|mh~:

    .Oaa SP[INHAK@Y akef Srmf pvnjf`rY kp SAKRF^OAY d~opp Srmf |~fbk`orfY'.

    Gh! rmor bhfpgr th~c fkrmf~' Mht kg rmf th~ab og .p{inhak` akef. NF .akrf~oa d~opp8.

    Ogb ght gvinf~ 0: Kp kr r~vf rmor rmf pvnjf`r he o ifro|mh~ ivpr .~f|~fpfgr. phifrmkgd rmor

    .'''`hgpkprp kg o akrf~oa f}|~fppkhg ogb kp o akrf~oa fgrkr{.8 Gh|f' Ghr r~vf' Oaa akef kp ghr AKRF^OAA[ d~opp/

    \FH\AF o~f ghr d~opp! FAF\MOGRP o~f ghr d~opp! NK^BP o~f ghr d~opp! EKPM o~f ghr d~opp! NO@RF^KO o~f

    ghr d~opp! ogb o rmhvpogb hrmf~ eh~ip he akef o~f GHR akrf~oa d~opp/ Oi K dhkgd rhh eopr eh~ og{hgf8

    Fo~akf~ K prorfb rmor ihpr nfakfuf hgf he rmf ehaahtkgd:

    Rmf aocf he ek~f kp a krf~oa ogb rmf pf`hgb bform kp akrf~oa!

    h~ rmf aocf he ek~f kp akrf~oa nvr rmf pf`hgb bform kp p{inhak`!

    h~ rmf aocf he ek~f kp p{inhak` -tkrm akrf~oa ek~f+ nvr rmf pf`hgb bform kp akrf~oa'

    K nfakfuf rmor rmf aocf he ek~f OGB rmf pf`hgb bform o~f nhrm p{inhak` ogb ekdv~orkuf aogdvodf'

    Kp kr r~vf rmor hgf |o~r he o ifro|mh~ ivpr nf akrf~oa h~ rmf~f kp gh to{ rh vgbf~progb rmf ifro|mh~8

    Gh! rmor kp ghr r~vf' Afr if dkuf {hv og f}oi|af rmor K bhvnr iog{ mouf ~foaa{ ifbkrorfb hg:

    .Ght or rmfk~ forkgd! Jfpvp! rockgd rmf n~fob! ogb! nafppkgd! n~focp kr! ogb! dkukgd rh rmf bkp`k|afp! pokb!

    Rocf for Srmkp n~fobY! Rmkp Sn~fobY KP i{ nhb{. -Iorr' >5:>5+'

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    .Rmf Jftp! rmfg! iv~iv~fb hg`f~gkgd Mki! rmor Mf pokb! K OI rmf N~fob tmk`m bfp`fgbp hvr he

    mfoufg'. -Jhmg 5:2?+'

    .K oi rmf akukgd N~fob ''' Ght rmf N~fob oaph! tmk`m K pmoaa nf dkukgd eh~ rmf pocf he rmf akef he rmf th~ab KP

    I[ EAFPM. -Jhmg 5:6?+'

    Nvr jvpr op ihpr o~f rhroaa{ nakgb ~fdo~bkgd rmf ifogkgd he P`~k|rv~oa ifro|mh~p rhbo{! rmf{ tf~f oaph

    kdgh~ogr he @m~kprp th~bp tmfg Mf p|hcf rmfi:

    .Rmf Jftp! rmfg! ehvdmr tkrm hgf oghrmf~! po{kgd! MHT RMFG @OG RMKP HGF DKUF VP MKP EAFPM RH

    FOR8. -Jhmg 5:6>+

    Rmf{ oaph rmhvdmr rmor ifro|mh~p tf~f AKRF^OA/ @m~kpr kp rmf N~fob rmor `oif bhtg E^HI MFOUFG!

    ghr rmf n~fob rmor hifp e~hi tmfor hvr he rmf d~hvgb' @m~kpr kp GH AHGDF^ eafpm ogb nahhb' Mf mop

    nffg ~okpfb tkrm o P\K^KRVOA NHB[

    K @h~' ?6:22! .'''kr kp ~okpfb O P\K^KRVOA NHB['.

    Nfpkbfp .eafpm ogb nahhb @OGGHR kgmf~kr rmf Ckgdbhi he Dhb'.

    Tf |o~rocf he @m~kprp p|k~krvoa nhb{! ghr akrf~oa eafpm! nahhb ogb ivp`af |~hrfkg'

    Ke tf ekdmr ogb o~dvf op rmf ehhakpm Jftp bkb huf~ tmor |o~r he ifro|mh~ ivpr nf akrf~oa! tf tkaa afo~g

    ghrmkgd' Ke tf `ogr vgbf~progb o pki|af ifro|mh~ op .Rocf for! rmkp Sn~fobY KP i{ nhb{!. mht tkaa tf

    fuf~ vgbf~progb .Rmf aocf he ek~f tmk`m KP rmf pf`hgb bform8.

    K bhgr tkpm rh nfaonh~ rmkp |hkgr! nvr kr kp he |o~oihvgr ki|h~rog`f ogb phifrkifp ke tf thvab mvgdf~

    ogb rmk~pr oerf~ ~kdmrfhvpgfpp! rmf~f kp bfekgkrfa{ phif aonh~ kguhaufb'

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    Rmf fopkfpr to{ K cght rh f}|aokg o ifro|mh~ kp rh pki|a{ prorf mht ifro|mh~p o~f vpfb! ogb kr oaa

    nf`hifp ~ormf~ pki|af' Ke \frf~p prorfifgr rmor .oaa akef kp d~opp. kp ghr akrf~oaa{ r~vf! rmfg tm{ po{ kr8

    Tm{ vpf kr8 Nf`ovpf tmfg tf vgbf~progb ifro|mh~p! rmf{ p|foc uhavifp onhvr o pvnjf`r kg jvpr o uf~{

    eft th~bp))iv`m akcf |hfr~{' .Oaa akef kp d~opp. ifogp rmor oaa akef kp akcf d~opp KG @F^ROKG TO[P' Rmorp kr/

    Rmorp jvpr mht pki|af kr kp' Akef kp akcf d~opp kg `f~rokg to{p! kg rmor kr kp e~odkaf! fopka{ ckaafb! pmh~r)akufb!

    mf~f rhbo{3 dhgf rhih~~ht! fr`' Nvr! hg rmf hrmf~ mogb! OAA akef kp GHR akcf d~opp kg f~rokg hrmf~ to{p'

    Ghr oaa akef kp orro`mfb rh rmf d~hvgb! vgkgrfaakdfgr! ogb hah~fb d~ffg/ Oi K dhkgd rhh eopr eh~ og{hgf8

    \M[PK@OA EK^F UF^PVP P\K^KRVOA EK^F

    Tkrmhvr ~foakzkgd kr! rmhpf tmh bfefgb o akrf~oa ek~f kg rmkp jvbdifgr he Dhb tkaa mouf o uf~{ mo~b rkif

    pmhtkgd rmor og{hgf `og nf .rh~ifgrfb bo{ ogb gkdmr eh~ fuf~ ogb fuf~. kg o akrf~oa ek~f' Ke rmf ek~f kp

    akrf~oa! rmfg rmf kbfo rmor og{hgf hvab nf rh~ifgrfb eh~ fuf~ ogb fuf~ kp rhroaa{ ki|hppknaf/ Mht ph8Tf tkaa pff'

    Ghrk`f tmh kp rm~htg kgrh rmkp aocf he ek~f:

    .Ogb rmf nfopr top rocfg! ogb tkrm mki rmf eoapf |~h|mfr ''' Rmfpf nhrm tf~f `opr oakuf kgrh o aocf he ek~f

    nv~gkgd tkrm n~kiprhgf. -^fu' ?;:>

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    kg rmf nhhcp! o``h~bkgd rh rmfk~ th~cp' Ogb tmhphfuf~ top ghr ehvgb t~krrfg kg rmf nhhc he akef top `opr

    kgrh rmf aocf he ek~f. -^fu' > % ?6+'

    .Rmf bfob! pioaa ogb d~for. o~f ih~roap ~fpv~~f`rfb rh jvbdifgr ogb o~f prkaa ih~roa' Rmf~feh~f |m{pk`oa

    ek~f tkaa NV^G RMFI V\! mfg`f rmf~f og nf GH rh~rv~f h~ rh~ifgr eh~ fuf~ ogb fuf~'

    Ph ght tmor tkaa hv~ evgboifgroakpr e~kfgbp bh tkrm rmkp fukbfg`f8 foa! |m{pk`oa! akrf~oa ek~fp! NV^G V\

    |m{pk`oa nhbkfp/ Ogb! ~foa! |m{pk`oa! akrf~oa ek~fp @OGGHR nv~g h~ mo~i p|k~krvoa nhbkfp/ Ph~~{! nvr rmorp

    jvpr rmf to{ kr kp/

    Nvr rmfpf uf~pfp po{ rmor rmf~f kp .ek~f. ogb rmor rmhpf kg kr o~f .rh~ifgrfb'. Ph tmor ckgb he ek~f o~f tf

    roackgd onhvr ogb tmor ckgb he rh~ifgr o~f tf roackgd onhvr8 Ek~pr! rmf ek~f'

    Ke rmkp aocf he ek~f kp ghr ~foa! |m{pk`oa! akrf~oa ek~f! kp rmf~f rmfg pv`m o rmkgd op .ekdv~orkuf ek~f. h~

    .p|k~krvoa ek~f8. Ki ph daob {hv opcfb' Op o iorrf~ he P`~k|rv~oa eo`r! {fp rmf~f kp pv`m o rmkgd op

    .ekdv~orkuf ogb p|k~krvoa ek~f'. Afrp pro~r tkrm rmf ihpr |~hehvgb P`~k|rv~f ~fdo~bkgd p|k~krvoa ek~f' Op tf

    oaa cght! .Dhb KP P\K^KR. -Jhmg 2:>2+' Nvr mouf {hv gfuf~ ~fob:

    .Eh~ hv~ Dhb KP O @HGPVIKGD EK^F. -Mfn' ?>:>;+/

    Dhb mop pmhtg Mkipfae rh nf ghr hga{ o ek~f! nvr o @HGPVIKGD EK^F oaa rm~hvdm rmf P`~k|rv~fp' [hv tkaa

    nf oiozfb mht herfg Dhb p|focp he ek~f kg n~kgdkgd jvbdifgr hg mviogkr{' OAA KP HE DHB! KK @h~' 6:?=!

    ^hi' ??:05! F|m' ?:??! fr`' Dhb KP o `hgpvikgd EK^F'

    Dhb KP rmkp aocf he ek~f/

    Nvr pkg`f kr kp ghr akrf~oa ek~f! tmor bhfp kr nv~g8 Tmor bhfp kr `hgpvif8 )) Kr kp rmf .th~cp he rmf eafpm.

    rmor iobf pkggf~p he rmhpf rm~htg kgrh rmf aocf he ek~f kg rmf ek~pr |ao`f' Ogb tf pmoaa pff e~hi rmf

    P`~k|rv~fp rmor kr kp rmfpf uf~{ th~cp he rmf eafpm rmor o~f `hgpvifb kg rmkp aocf he ek~f' Ogb bhgr rmkgc

    eh~ o ihifgr rmor kr kp ghr o ihpr |okgeva ogb rh~ifgrkgd f}|f~kfg`f rh mouf hgfp `o~goa ikgb tkrm oaa

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    krp vgdhba{ |oppkhgp! rmhvdmrp ogb bffbp! nv~gfb afog ogb |v~f n{ rmf hgpvikgd ek~f he Dhbp Mha{

    P|k~kr/

    Dhb bhfpgr `mogdf' Mf tkaa vpf rmf poif ifrmhb kg rmf bo{ he jvbdkgd or rmf tmkrf rm~hgf op Mf vpfp

    hg VP' Oarmhvdm rmf kgrfgpkr{ tkaa dfr hgpkbf~ona{ ih~f pfuf~f eh~ rmhpf tmh naop|mfif rkaa rmf fgb'

    Tf o~f poufb n{ d~o`f rm~hvdm eokrm -F|m' >:=+' Mhtfuf~! rmor bhfp ghr |v~df vp e~hi oaa hv~ ekarm{

    rmhvdmrp ogb bffbp' Gh! rmf~f kp ih~f' Rmf~f kp oaph o `hgpvikgd EK^F rmor Dhb vpfp hg vp:

    .Eh~ hrmf~ ehvgborkhg `og gh iog ao{ rmog rmor kp aokb! tmk`m kp JFPVP @M^KPR' Ght ke og{ iog nvkab

    v|hg rmkp ehvgborkhg dhab! pkauf~! |~f`khvp prhgfp! THHB! MO[! PRVNNAF3 Fuf~{ iogp th~c pmoaa nf

    iobf iogkefpr3 eh~ rmf bo{ pmoaa bf`ao~f kr! nf`ovpf kr pmoaa nf ~fufoafb N[ EK^F3 ogb rmf EK^F pmoaa R^[

    FUF^[ IOGP TH^C he tmor ph~r kr kp' Ke og{ iogp th~c onkbf tmk`m mf morm nvkar rmf~fv|hg! mf pmoaa

    ~f`fkuf o ~fto~b' Ke og{ iogp th~c pmoaa nf NV^GFB! mf pmoaa PVEEF^ AHPP3 nvr S|o{ `ahpf orrfgrkhg rh

    rmkp NKD NVRY NVR MF MKIPFAE Srmf hgf tmh mob mkp th~cp nv~gfb ogb `hgpvifb kg Dhbp `hgpvikgd

    ek~fY PMOAA NF POUFB STmor tkaa pouf mki8Y! {fr ph OP N[ EK^F. -K @h~' 0:??)?6+///

    Om bfo~ ~fobf~p! og tf nfdkg rh vgbf~progb rmf th~ckgdp he Dhb8 Dhb `hgpvifp tkrm ek~f! rmf thhb!

    mo{ ogb prvnnaf kg hv~ akufp' Rmf rmkgdp rmor bhgr bfpf~uf rh hgrkgvf' Nvr mf FEKGFP rmf dhab! pkauf~!

    ogb |~f`khvp prhgfp -rmhpf bh`r~kgfp ogb dhba{ mo~o`rf~ r~okrp he Dhbp p|k~kr rmor onkbf rmf ek~f+' Kr kp

    ekdv~orkuf aogdvodf! kr kp og ogoahd{! kr kp o |o~onaf! kr kp ifro|mh~k`oa -tmf~f hgf rmkgd kp `oaafb oghrmf~

    rmkgd+' Hv~ akufp mouf fkrmf~ qvoakrkfp he mo~o`rf~ -tmk`m o~f akcfgfb rh dhab ogb |~f`khvp prhgfp! rmkgdp

    he uoavf rh ~fekgf ogb ~frokg+! h~ d~hpp ao`cp kg mo~o`rf~ -tmk`m o~f akcfgfb rh thhb! mo{! ogb prvnnaf

    ogb tmk`m o~f ghr th~rm{ rh ~frokg h~ |~fpf~uf+'

    Ogb jvpr op ~foa akrf~oa ek~f kp vpfb rh ~fekgf ogb |v~ke{ dhab ogb |~f`khvp ifroap! ph Dhbp P\K^KRVOA EK^F

    ~fekgfp ogb |v~kekfp vp e~hi hv~ pkgeva ogb `o~goa gorv~f' Ogb akcftkpf! op ~foa akrf~oa ek~f kp vpfb rh nv~g

    v| thhb ogb prvnnaf! ph Dhbp oaa hgpvikgd P\K^KRVOA EK^F tkaa hgpvif ogb nv~g v| oaa rmf ki|v~krkfp

    kg hv~ akef' Rmfpf rmkgdp IVPR BKF' Rmkp |v~dkgd kp rmf PF@HGB BFORM' Ogb tmfrmf~ rmf |f~phg Dhbpvnjf`rp rh Mkp hgpvikgd ek~f mop iog{ dhhb qvoakrkfp h~ ghgf! rmf |f~phg mkipfae pmoaa nf |v~dfb!

    |v~kekfb! ogb POUFB N[ DHBP OAA)@HGPVIKGD P\K^KRVOA EK^F/// Tf jvpr ~fob kr kg Dhbp Mha{ Th~b'

    Mht `og og{ bfg{ kr8 Fuf~{ |f~phg tmh mop fuf~ akufb tkaa nf pvnjf`rfb rh rmf `afogkgd ek~f he Dhbp

    p|k~kr'

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    Dhb kp rmf JVBDF -^fu' >+' GHR Porog' Rmkp jvbdifgr rm~hgf kp .TMKRF. ghr nao`c/ Dhb jvbdfp kg

    ~kdmrfhvpgfpp'

    .Mf pmoaa jvbdf rmf th~ab tkrm ^KDMRFHVPGFPP. -\poai ;5:?0+

    .Nf`ovpf Mf SDhbY morm o||hkgrfb o bo{! kg tmk`m Mf tkaa jvbdf rmf th~ab kg ^KDMRFHVPGFPP. -O`rp

    ?4:0?+

    Gf}r K |~fpfgr o P`~k|rv~f rmor iog{ evgboifgroakprp morf' Kaa nfr ke {hv orrfgbfb o evgboifgroakpr

    `mv~`m! {hv gfuf~ mfo~b o pf~ihg hg rmkp uf~pf' Tf ~fob rmor Dhb mop o||hkgrfb o bo{ -o |f~khb he

    rkif+ kg tmk`m Mf tkaa .JVBDF. rmf tmhaf th~ab' ^fufaorkhg >< KP rmor th~abtkbf jvbdifgr p|hcfg he kg iog{ |~h|mf`kfp' Nvr kp rmf

    |v~|hpf he rmkp th~abtkbf jvbdifgr rh rh~rv~f |fh|af n{ nv~gkgd rmfk~ eafpm kg ~foa ek~f eh~ oaa frf~gkr{8

    Kp rmor MHT Dhb jvbdfp kg .~kdmrfhvpgfpp.8 Onphavrfa{ ghr' Tf jvpr ~fob tmf~f Dhb nv~gp v| hv~

    eafpma{ TH^CP! ogb rmkp kp .rh~ifgrkgd. eh~ pv~f' Nvr Dhb bhfp ghr rh~rv~f hv~ eafpm eh~ oaa frf~gkr{'

    Bhgr dfr if t~hgd! rmf~f tkaa nf pfuf~f `moprkpfifgrp hg rmhpf tmh bfp|kpf Dhb ogb Mkp Poukh~ ogb

    Mkp Dhp|fa' Nvr hvr he rmfk~ opmfp tkaa hif poauorkhg' Mf~f kp oghrmf~ io~ufahvp P`~k|rv~f tmk`m

    ogptf~p tmor mo||fgp rh pkggkgd mviogkr{ tmfg Dhb JVBDFP RMF TH^AB kg ~kdmrfhvpgfpp'

    .Eh~ mf SDHBY n~kgdfrm bhtg rmfi rmor btfaa hg mkdm3 rmf aher{ kr{! mf ao{frm kr aht! MF AO[FRM KR AHT!

    fufg rh rmf d~hvgb! mf n~kgdfrm kr fufg rh rmf bvpr. -Kpo' >5:6+

    Iocf gh ikprocf! Dhb tkaa jvbdf rmf tk`cfb tkrm d~for pfuf~kr{' Mhtfuf~! OATO[P EH^ O NFGFUHAFGR

    \V^\HPF:

    .Tkrm i{ phva mouf K bfpk~fb rmff kg rmf gkdmr3 {fo! tkrm i{ p|k~kr tkrmkg if tkaa K pffc rmff fo~a{: eh~

    tmfg Rm{ jvbdifgrp o~f kg rmf fo~rm! RMF KGMONKROGRP HE RMF TH^AB TKAA AFO^G ^KDMRFHVPGFPP.

    -Kpokom >5:;+//

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    Rmf~f tkaa `hif o rkif tmfg rmhpf tmh hga{ cgft mht rh naop|mfif rmf goif he Dhb! tkaa `hif rh

    AFO^G KDMRFHVPGFPP' Rmf{ tkaa ghr jvpr .mfo~. he ~kdmrfhvpgfpp! gh! rmf{ tkaa o`rvoaa{ .AFO^G

    ^KDMRFHVPGFPP./

    Rmf tmhaf nhhc he Kpokom p|focp he jvbdifgrp hg Kp~ofa ogb hg rmf gorkhgp' Nvr rmf fgb he oaa rmfpf

    jvbdifgrp kp POAUORKHG RH OAA' Ghrk`f Kpo' 26:>>)>0!

    .Ahhc vgrh if! ogb NF [F POUFB! OAA RMF FGBP HE RMF FO^RM: eh~ K oi Dhb! ogb rmf~f kp ghgf fapf' K

    mouf pth~g n{ I{pfae! rmf th~b kp dhgf hvr he i{ ihvrm kg ~kdmrfhvpgfpp Sop kg! Eh~ rmkp kp dhhb ogb

    o``f|ronaf kg rmf pkdmr he Dhb hv~ Poukh~3 Tmh TKAA MOUF OAA IFG RH NF POUFB! ogb rh `hif vgrh rmf

    cghtafbdf he rmf r~vrm! K Rki' >:0)2Y ! ogb pmoaa ghr ~frv~g! Rmor vgrh if FUF^[ CGFF PMOAA NHT!

    FUF^[ RHGDVF PMOAA PTFO^. -Pff oaph: \mka' >: ;)?? % K @h~' ?>:0+'

    Dhbp th~bp tkaa GHR ~frv~g fi|r{ h~ uhkb' Tmfg Dhb p|focp! kr tkaa nf bhgf' Tmfg Dhb tkaap! kr tkaa nf

    bhgf' Tmfg Dhb bfpk~fp! Mkp bfpk~fp TKAA NF BHGF:

    .Bf`ao~kgd rmf fgb e~hi rmf nfdkggkgd! ogb e~hi og`kfgr rkifp rmf rmkgdp rmor o~f ghr {fr bhgf! po{kgd!

    I[ @HVGPFA PMOAA PROGB! ogb K TKAA BH OAA I[ \AFOPV^F ''' K mouf p|hcfg kr! K TKAA OAPH N^KGD KR

    RH \OPP3 K MOUF \V^\HPFB KR! K TKAA OAPH BH KR. -Kpo' 25:?

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    K mfo~b o th~ab)eoihvp rfafuogdfakpr po{ kg mkp pf~ihg rmor kr top gfuf~ Dhbp kgrfgrkhg rmor Oboi ogb

    Fuf bkphnf{ Mkp `hiiogb ogb pkg n{ forkgd he rmf eh~nkbbfg r~ff' Ihpr @m~kprkogp thvab od~ff' Rmf{

    rmkgc Dhb bkb ghr togr Oboi rh pkg3 ogb Oboi bkb ghr gffb rh pkg' Ke Oboi mob ghr pkggfb! tf thvab oaa

    nf akukgd kg o dkogr Do~bfg he Fbfg rh rmkp uf~{ bo{' Tf thvab nf kg |f~ef`r mfoarm! rmf~f thvab nf gh

    ph~~ht! tf thvab mouf |afopv~f rtfgr{)ehv~ mhv~p o bo{! tf thvab gfuf~ bkf! tf thvab nf mo||{ ogb

    Dhb rhh thvab nf mo||{'

    Ke Oboi mob pmhtg jvpr o akrraf ~fpr~okgr rmf th~ab thvabgr nf kg rmf dkogr ifpp kr kp kg rhbo{' Hm ~foaa{8

    Tfaa! tm{ rmfg bkbgr Oboi f}f~`kpf ~fpr~okgr8 Tmor tfgr t~hgd8 Bkb rmf ek~pr mviogp ioaevg`rkhg8

    Top rmf~f o eaot kg rmfk~ h~kdkgoa bfpkdg8 Dhb top rmf Bfpkdgf~3 kp Dhb rh naoif8 Ghr o``h~bkgd rh

    @m~kprfgbhi' Kp Mf or afopr ~fp|hgpknaf8 Ghr o``h~bkgd rh @m~kprfgbhi' Nvr tm{ ghr8

    Ght akprfg o~fevaa{' Mf~f kp tkpbhi nf{hgb krp {fo~p' Tmfg o p`kfgrkpr ~forfp og f}|f~kifgr h~io`mkgf rmor ioaevg`rkhgp! kp mf ~fp|hgpknaf eh~ rmf ioaevg`rkhg8 [fp' Bhfp mf mhab rmf f}|f~kifgr h~

    io`mkgf ~fp|hgpknaf8 Gh' Bhfp mf mhab Dhb ~fp|hgpknaf8 Gh' Hco{'

    Ght rmfg! o``h~bkgd rh @m~kprfgbhi! tmfg Dhb `~forfp og f}|f~kifgr h~ io`mkgf rmor ioaevg`rkhgp! kp

    Mf ~fp|hgpknaf eh~ rmf ioaevg`rkhg8 Gh' Bhfp Mf mhab rmf f}|f~kifgr h~ io`mkgf ~fp|hgpknaf8 [fp'

    Bhfp Mf mhab iog ~fp|hgpknaf8 [fp' Pff rmf tkpbhi8

    K mouf jvpr pmhtg {hv hgf ~fophg tm{ Dhb `oaap rmf TKPBHI he rmkp th~ab PRV\KBKR[/

    .Eh~ rmf tkpbhi he rmkp th~ab kp ehhakpmgfpp SD~ffc: prv|kbkr{Y tkrm Dhb' Eh~ kr kp t~krrfg! Mf rocfp rmf

    tkpf kg rmfk~ htg `~oerkgfpp. -K @h~' 0:?;+'

    Ek~pr! @m~kprfgbhi oppvifp rmor Dhbp ~forkhg he mviogp ioaevg`rkhgfb )) kr bkb GHR/

    Pf`hgb! rmf{ oppvif rmor Dhb kp ghr ~fp|hgpknaf ogb bhfp ghr rocf ~fp|hgpknkakr{ )) Mf BHFP/

    Hgf vgp`~k|rv~oa oppvi|rkhg obbfb rh oghrmf~ vgp`~k|rv~oa oppvi|rkhg bhfp ghr fqvoa o Nknaf R~vrm/

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    Eft kgbffb mouf fuf~ prh||fb ahgd fghvdm rh hgpkbf~ rmor jvpr io{nf Dhb kgrfgbfb eh~ rmf th~ab rh

    nf kg rmf mfaakpm ifpp rmor tf ekgb kr' Ghr eh~ oaa frf~gkr{! nvr eh~ rmf |~fpfgr! eh~ o |f~khb he rkif! eh~ o

    d~for |v~|hpf' Kr jvpr pffip ph t~hgd rh @m~kprkog rmhvdmr rh nfakfuf rmor Dhb thvab mouf |v~|hpfb

    pv`m og fuka ogb vgmo||{ th~ab' Nvr ahhc or rmf oarf~gorkuf' O~f tf rh nfakfuf rmor Dhb r~kfb -oanfkr

    vgpv``fppevaa{+ rh iocf o dhhb ~forkhg! nvr top vgoto~f he krp |hrfgrkoa rh ~vg oihc8 Ogb fuf~ pkg`f!

    Dhb ivpr rmf~feh~f fkrmf~ ao`c rmf ahuf eh~ mviogkr{ rh pr~okdmrfg kr hvr! h~ Mf ao`cp rmf |htf~ ogb

    onkakr{' Nvr fkrmf~ to{ kr bkphtgp Dhbp phuf~fkdgr{ ogb |~fpfgrp vp tkrm o Dhb Tmh fkrmf~ @OGGHR h~

    TKAA GHR PRH\ RMF KGPOGKR[/ Rmf{ thvab mouf vp nfakfuf rmor Dhbp phavrkhg rh ~kb rmf th~ab he pkg

    ogb fuka kp rh rh~rv~f ihpr he mviogkr{ kg ek~f eh~ oaa frf~gkr{'

    Rmf tmhaf kbfo kp naop|mfihvp' Ke o o~goa)ikgbfb mviog og rocf ~fp|hgpknkakr{ eh~ og kgufgrkhg rmor

    ioaevg`rkhgp! K pvnikr rmor Dhb kp nkddf~ ogb ih~f ~fp|hgpknaf rmog |vg{ iog' Nf kr cghtg rh oaa rmor

    Dhb rocfp evaa ~fp|hgpknkakr{ eh~ Mkp `~forkhg! ogb onphavrfa{ ghrmkgd kg Mkp ~forkhg kp ioaevg`rkhgkgd'

    Mf~fp rmf |~hhe:

    Ke o rmhvpogb @m~kprkogp tf~f dkufg rmf oppkdgifgr rh t~krf og fppo{ bfp`~knkgd rmf th~ab op kr top oerf~

    Dhb hi|afrfb kr! nvr nfeh~f iog pkggfb! K oi |hpkrkuf rmor tf thvab dfr hgf rmhvpogb fppo{p

    bfp`~knkgd rmf vgnfakfuonaf nfovr{! mo~ihg{! ogb |f~ef`rkhg he oaa ~forkhg kg`avbkgd iog ogb nfopr'

    Mhtfuf~! thvab pv`m fppo{p nf nopfb hg rmf P`~k|rv~fp8 Afrp ahhc or o akrraf vgbf~prhhb P`~k|rv~f'

    .Eh~ rmf ~forv~f Sogb(h~ ~forkhg krpfaeY top IOBF pvnjf`r rh UOGKR[ GHR TKAAKGDA[! nvr n{ ~fophg he

    Mki Srmorp DhbY Tmh MORM PVNJF@RFB rmf poif kg mh|f' Nf`ovpf rmf ~forv~f krpfae oaph pmoaa nf

    bfakuf~fb e~hi rmf NHGBODF HE @H^^V\RKHG kgrh rmf dah~khvp aknf~r{ he rmf mkab~fg he Dhb' Eh~ tf

    cght rmor rmf TMHAF @^FORKHG d~hogp ogb r~ouokap KG \OKG vgrka GHT. -^hi' =:>>+/

    Tht/ Bkb {hv cght rmor P`~k|rv~f kp kg rmf Nknaf8 Mouf {hv fuf~ ifbkrorfb or afgdrm hg krp ifogkgd8

    Rmkp hgf P`~k|rv~f bhfp iv`m boiodf rh @m~kprkog bh`r~kgf' E~hi o pr~k`ra{ o~goa)ikgbfb o||~ho`m! rmkp

    P`~k|rv~f kp bfuoprorkgd' Afrp pff tmor rmfpf th~bp fgroka e~hi Pr~hgdp D^FFC BK@RKHGO^[ HE RMF

    GFT RFPROIFGR:

    UOGKR[: fi|r{! |~hekrafpp! uokg! r~ogpkfgrgfpp Srfi|h~o~{Y! bf|~oukr{ Stk`cfbgfppY'

    NHGBODF: paouf~{! pvnjf`rkhg! pvnpf~ukfg`{'

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    @H^^V\RKHG: pm~kufa! tkrmf~! p|hka! ~vkg! bf|~ouf! bfekaf! bfpr~h{! bf`o{! |f~kpm

    D^HOG: ihog! oaoikr{! nf kg pr~okrp! iv~iv~! d~kfe! d~vbdf! ogdvkpm'

    R^OUOKA: |ogdp! rh |okg rhdfrmf~! r~ouoka op kg nk~rm'

    \OKG: ogdvkpm! rhka eh~ boka{ pvnpkprfg`f! pro~ukgd'

    Rmf eh~`f he rmfpf uf~pfp kg ^hi' =:>> kp kgfp`o|onaf' Kr top Dhb MKIPFAE Tmh pvnjf`rfb rmf tmhaf

    `~forkhg rh uogkr{! ogb Mf bkbgr opc og{hgfp |f~ikppkhg nfeh~f Mf bkb kr' Ogb kr kp hga{ Dhb Mkipfae

    Tmh tkaa bfakuf~ rmf tmhaf ~forkhg e~hi rmf nhgbodf he `h~~v|rkhg! |okg! ogb pveef~kgd' Iocf gh

    ikprocf onhvr kr: Dhb kp rmf @~forh~ he fuka! ogb Mf rocfp evaa ~fp|hgpknkakr{ eh~ rmf bfakuf~og`f e~hi rmf

    `hgpfqvfg`fp he oaa rmf fukap rmor mouf ovpfb rmf ~forkhg rh .d~hog ogb r~ouoka kg \OKG vgrka GHT. op

    \ova bfp`~knfp' Dhb rocfp ~fp|hgpknkakr{ eh~ rmf rfi|h~o~{ eokav~fp he ~forkhg ph rmor Mf `og rocf oaa rmf

    `~fbkr ogb dah~{ eh~ krp pv``fppfp'

    Ogb ihpr he rmf dah~{ rmor Dhb tkaa ~f`fkuf kp e~hi rmf dah~{ rmor Mf dkufp rh oaa iogckgb'

    Kr top ghr |hppknaf eh~ Porog GHR RH PKG )) mf top `~forfb eh~ rmf f}|~fpp |v~|hpf he nfkgd Dhbp

    Obuf~po~{! ogb ph! he hv~pf! mf top o pkggf~ .E^HI RMF NFDKGGKGD./

    Kr top ghr |hppknaf eh~ Oboi ogb Fuf GHR RH PKG )) rmf{ tf~f `~forfb eh~ rmf f}|~fpp |v~|hpf he nfkgd

    ihabfb kgrh rmf .kiodf he Dhb3. ogb ph he `hv~pf! rmf{ mob rh for he rmf eh~nkbbfg r~ff he rmf

    cghtafbdf he dhhb ogb fuka h~ rmf{ thvab mouf GFUF^ ~fo`mfb rmkp ek~pr p|k~krvoa prf| kg nf`hikgd AKCF

    DHB -kg Mkp KIODF!+ o prf| he |o~oihvgr BKUKGF ^F_VKPKRF:

    .Ogb rmf AH^B Dhb pokb! Nfmhab S`hgpkbf~! rh |f~`fkuf! rh cght! rh vgbf~progbY! rmf iog kp NF@HIF OP

    HGF HE VP SMfn~ft eh~ Dhb kp fahmk{i tmk`m kp rmf |av~oa he fahtomm! mfg`f vpY! RH CGHT DHHB

    OGB FUKA'''. -Dfg' 0:>>+'

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    Cghtkgd .dhhb ogb fuka. kp hgf he rmf ihpr fppfgrkoa ~fqvkpkrfp kg nfkgd eh~ifb kg rmf kiodf he Dhb' Rh

    r~va{ .cght. nhrm dhhb ogb fuka rmf{ MOB rh |o~rocf he krp phv~`f! tmk`m top rmf .R^FF he rmf

    cghtafbdf he dhhb ogb fuka!. tmk`m rmfg BFIOGBFB rmor rmf{ PKG kg h~bf~ rh hnrokg rmkp .cghtafbdf'.

    GH HRMF^ R^FF KG RMF DO^BFG \HPPFPPFB RMKP GFFBFB CGHTAFBDF/

    Ogb ph kr top DHB! ogb ghgf hrmf~ rmog DHB! Tmh kgrfgbfb e~hi rmf nfdkggkgd rmor Porog ogb iog

    PKG/ Rmor bhfp ghr iocf Dhb o pkggf~! eh~ o pkg kp o .ikprocf!. o .ikppkgd he rmf io~c!. o .eoaakgd pmh~r he

    rmf dah~{ he Dhb!. ogb Dhb mop GFUF^ IOBF O IKPROCF H^ EOAAFG PMH^R HE RHROA \F^EF@RKHG/ Dhb

    cgft tmor Mf top bhkgd ogb mht rmkgdp thvab rv~g hvr NFEH^F Mf ~forfb OG[RMKGD/ .Bf`ao~kgd rmf

    fgb e~hi rmf nfdkggkgd'''. -Kpo' 25:?

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    rh pkg ogb n~kgd pf|o~orkhg e~hi mf~ @~forh~ ogb Dhb' Kr top tmor top oa~fob{ kg mf~ rmor `ovpfb mf~ rh

    pkg' \~hhe:

    .Eh~ hvr he rmf mfo~r |~h`ffb fuka rmhvdmrp! iv~bf~p! obvarf~kfp! eh~gk`orkhgp! rmferp! eoapf tkrgfpp!

    naop|mfikfp. -Ior' ?6:?;+'

    Ghrk`f kr: .Ogb tmfg rmf thiog pot Skg mf~ mfo~rY rmor rmf r~ff top dhhb eh~ ehhb! ogb rmor kr top

    |afopogr rh rmf f{f Skg mf~ mfo~rY! ogb o r~ff rh nf bfpk~fb Skg mf~ mfo~rY rh iocf hgf tkpf Sog kbha he rmf

    mfo~rY! pmf rhhc SEh~ hvr he rmf mfo~r |~h`ffb ''' rmferp'''Y he rmf e~vkr rmf~fhe! ogb bkb for. -Dfg' 0:5+'

    Bkb {hv ghrk`f rmor aopr |m~opf .'''ogb bkb for.8 Kr top ghr rmf .forkgd. he rmf e~vkr rmor iobf mf~ o

    pkggf~ )) pmf mob OA^FOB[ pkggfb n{ ahhckgd! avprkgd! ogb eogropkzkgd onhvr mf~ |hrfgrkoa tkpbhi' Kr top

    OERF^ pmf pkggfb rmor pmf .bkb for'.

    Rmf dhhb gftp kp rmor oaa he hv~ pveef~kgd kp eh~ o d~ogb |v~|hpf ogb tkaa varkiorfa{ n~kgd mvdf ~fto~bp'

    Jvpr rth uf~pfp nfeh~f! \ova rfaap vp mht Dhb pvnjf`rfb rmf tmhaf `~forkhg rh rmfpf iog{ fukap ogb mf

    dkufp vp rmkp `hieh~rkgd rmhvdmr:

    .Eh~ K ~f`chg rmor rmf pveef~kgdp he rmkp |~fpfgr rkif Sd~hogkgd ogb r~ouokakgd kg |okg rhdfrmf~ vgrka ghtUf~ >>Y o~f ghr th~rm{ rh nf `hi|o~fb tkrm rmf DAH^[ tmk`m pmoaa nf ~fufoafb kg VP. -Uf~' ?=+'

    HGA[ DHB KP ^FP\HGPKNAF

    K oi dhkgd rh huf~ hgpkbf~onaf P`~k|rv~oa iorf~koa kg rmkp pf~kfp rmor iog{ io{ ghr rmkgc bk~f`ra{

    ~faorfp rh rmf Aocf he Ek~f)Pf`hgb Bform' R~vpr if! kr bhfp' Kr tkaa nf he akrraf uoavf eh~ if rh jvpr

    rf`mgk`oaa{ |~huf e~hi rmf P`~k|rv~fp rmor Dhb bhfp ghr frf~goaa{ rh~rv~f og{hgf kg rmf aocf he ek~f)

    pf`hgb bform! h~ og{tmf~f fapf eh~ rmor iorrf~'

    Kg rmf akdmr he rhbo{$p p|k~krvoa bo~cgfpp ogb dahnoa o|hprop{! kr kp ihpr gffbeva rh vgbf~progb phif nopk`

    p|k~krvoa r~vrmp nfeh~f aovg`mkgd kgrh o th~b)eh~)th~b f}|aogorkhg he rmf bhzfg h~ ph uf~pfp ~faorfb rh

    rmf aocf he ek~f)pf`hgb bform' Tf tkaa bh rmor! nvr nfeh~f tf bh! tf o~f dhkgd rh afo~g o d~for bfoa

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    onhvr Dhb! akef! bform! rmf P`~k|rv~fp! rmf |v~|hpf eh~ hv~ f}kprfg`f! ogb rmf bfprkg{ he rmf tmhaf

    mviog ~o`f' Oaa kg hgf |o|f~8 Kaa r~{ rh mkr rmf mkdm p|hrp'

    Ihpr @m~kprkogp mouf o hgf)pkbfb ogb herfg fuka `hg`f|r he jvbdifgr' Rmf{ rmkgc he kr |~kio~ka{ op o

    gfdorkuf ogb mh~~knaf rmkgd rmor tk`cfb |fh|af ivpr dh rm~hvdm nfeh~f nfkgd pfgrfg`fb rh phif eonafb

    ekf~{ mfaamhaf he rh~rv~f ogb frf~goa boigorkhg'

    Jvbdifgr kp ghr ~fpf~ufb f}`avpkufa{ eh~ rmf tk`cfb! gh~ kp kr o hgf)pkbfb pfgrfg`f he bhhi' Rmf~f o~f

    iog{ |~hnafip tkrm rmf h~rmhbh} rfo`mkgd he jvbdifgr' Iv`m fi|mopkp kp |ao`fb hg o eft P`~k|rv~fp

    rocfg hvr he rmf `hgrf}r he oaa he Dhbp `hvgpfa ~fdo~bkgd jvbdifgr' Rmf pvnjf`r kp rhh ao~df fufg eh~ rmkp

    |o|f~' Mhtfuf~! K tkaa r~{ rh |~fpfgr nhrm pkbfp he jvbdifgr'

    Jvbdifgr mop nhrm o |hpkrkuf ogb o gfdorkuf pkbf' Rmor! kp jvbdifgr krpfae hgrokgp nhrm' Rmf ~fpvar he

    rmf rth eo`fp he jvbdifgr! mhtfuf~! K oi mo||{ rh ~f|h~r! tkaa ghr |f~|frvorf rmf bvoa iopcp he

    `hifb{ ogb r~odfb{ eh~ oaa frf~gkr{! nvr ~ormf~ o .pikaf{ eo`f. eh~ oaa'

    Ke |fh|af `hvab hga{ pff rmor Dhb kp ghr o `o~goa)ikgbfb mviog op rmfipfaufp' Mf kp DHB )) Rmf D~for

    @~forh~! Pvprokgf~! ogb Poukhv~ he oaa )) DHB/ Dhb mop o |aog! o |~h`fbv~f! ogb o |v~|hpf eh~ rmkp

    `~forkhg' \~f`khvp eft mouf fufg o nopk` vgbf~progbkgd he tmor kr kp' Ghrmkgd kg `~forkhg kp hvr he hgr~ha

    e~hi Dhbp |f~p|f`rkuf' Ghrmkgd fuf~ pv~|~kpfp Dhb h~ or`mfp Mki hee dvo~b' Dhb bhfp ghr ukft rmf

    o`rkukr{ he Mkp ~forkhg e~hi Mkp `fafprkoa uogrodf |hkgr vgoto~f he tmor |fh|af tkaa bh gf}r' Dhb cghtp

    oaa kg obuog`f' Dhb bhfpgr jvpr cght tmor .tkaa. mo||fg kg rmf evrv~f! Mf `ovpfp oaa rmor tkaa mo||fg kg

    rmf evrv~f' Dhb KP rmf evrv~f' Dhb kp rmf Oa|mo ogb rmf Hifdo )) Mf KP rmf nfdkggkgd3 Mf KP rmf fgb! ogb

    ghrmkgd og nf bkeef~fgr e~hi tmor Dhb po{p IVPR NF'

    Tf mouf dhr rh dfr oto{ e~hi rmf .Dhb oaahtp f~rokg rmkgdp. ifgroakr{ ogb p{gb~hif' Dhb @^FORFP!

    Dhb BFPR^H[P! Dhb MFOAP! Dhb CKAAP! Dhb @OVPFP! Dhb N^KGDP ONHVR! Dhb POUFP' Dhb bhfp ghr

    .oaaht. rmkgdp rmor Mf mop ghr eh~fh~bokgfb rh nf/ Rmkp |h|vao~ bh`r~kgf oihgd rmf ~fakdkhgp he rmf

    th~ab kp vrrf~ vgp`~k|rv~oa ehhakpmgfpp' Rmf rfo`mkgd pvddfprp rmor iog bhfp rmkgdp rmor Dhb mob gh|~fukhvp cghtafbdf he! bhfp ghr o||~huf he! tkpmfp thvab mouf gfuf~ mo||fgfb! nvr ghgfrmfafpp! Mf

    .oaahtp. rmfi' @f~rokga{ Mf .oaahtp. rmfi kg op iv`m op Mf bhfp ghr .bkpoaaht. rmfi! nvr rmkp prkaa nfdp

    rmf qvfprkhg op rh rmfk~ r~vf h~kdkg' Dhb kp rmf @~forh~! ghr Porog'

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    .Eh~ HE Mki! ogb RM^HVDM Mki! ogb RH Mki! o~f oaa rmkgdp: rh Tmhi nf dah~{ eh~ fuf~' Oifg. -CJU

    ^hi' ??:05+'

    .Pffkgd rmor HVR he Mki ogb RM^HVDM Mki ogb EH^ Mki kp oaa'''. -@hg`h~bogr Uf~pkhg+'

    Bhfp rmkp oaph kg`avbf FUKA8

    .Rmor rmf{ io{ cght e~hi rmf ~kpkgd he rmf pvg! ogb e~hi rmf tfpr! rmor rmf~f kp ghgf nfpkbf If! K oi

    rmf AH^B! ogb rmf~f kp ghgf fapf' K eh~i rmf akdmr! ogb `~forf bo~cgfpp3 K iocf |fo`f! OGB @^FORF FUKA:

    K rmf AH^B bh OAA RMFPF RMKGDP. -Kpokom 26:5)4+'

    Rmf~f o~f iog{ iog{ rmkgdp kg akef rmor o~f uf~{ mo~b rh o``f|r ogb bfoa tkrm kg hv~ tfocfgfb p|k~krvoa

    prorf' K ogghr! oerf~ oaa rmkp rkif! dfr rmf kiodfp he rmf Rtkg Rhtf~p haao|pkgd hg rmhvpogbp he |fh|af!

    hvr he i{ ikgb' H~ io{nf fufg th~pf! rmf ifg! thifg ogb mkab~fg kg rmf ehv~ |aogfp rmor cgft rmf{

    tf~f bfprkgfb rh o ukhafgr bkpkgrfd~orkhg kg ek~f/ K dfr rfo~{)f{fb fuf~{ rkif K rmkgc he kr' Kr kp f}r~fifa{

    r~oviork` rh hgrfi|aorf' Ogb ght oghrmf~ pmvrraf bkpoprf~/ Hgf or rmf mogbp he fuka rf~~h~kprp3 rmf

    hrmf~ og o``kbfgr! eorf! |~hukbfg`f8 Nvr tmor kp dokgfb n{ r~{kgd rh rocf oaa he rmfpf rmkgdp hvr he rmf

    ~foai he Dhbp ~fp|hgpknkakr{8 Dhb ogb Dhb hga{ mop rmf .onkakr{)rh)~fp|hgb'. Iog kp ghr ~vggkgd Dhbp

    `~forkhg! Dhb kp' Mht og og{hgf bhvnr kr8

    Tf oaa mouf hv~ htg |f~phgoa ekgog`koa! mfoarm! ph`koa! ifgroa! ogb p|k~krvoa r~koap kg obbkrkhg rh

    rmhvpogbp he hrmf~ |~hnafip kg hv~ mhif! hiivgkr{! prorf! gorkhg ogb th~ab tmk`m og fopka{

    huf~tmfai vp ke tf o~f ghr tfaa d~hvgbfb' Bh tf rmkgc oaa rmfpf rmkgdp jvpr kgufgrfb rmfipfaufp ogb

    n~hvdmr rmfipfaufp kgrh f}kprfg`f8 K rfaa {hv Gh3 rmfpf o~f oaa rmf bfpkdg he og oaa)tkpf Dhb'

    \fh|af e~ffa{ obikr rmor Dhb cghtp fuf~{ p|o~~ht rmor eoaap! rmf kgbkukbvoa goifp he hgf mvgb~fb

    nkaakhg nkaakhg pro~p! ogb rmf gvinf~ he mok~p hg ekuf ogb hgf moae nkaakhg |fh|afp mfob or og{ dkufg

    pf`hgb he rmf bo{! nvr rmor Mf kp! ghgfrmfafpp! jvpr ghr hg`f~gfb tkrm rmf pioaaf~ bfrokap he {hv~ akef'

    EORF HE RMF PMVRRAF UK@RKIP

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    Afrp ~feaf`r eh~ o ihifgr hg rmf P|o`f Pmvrraf' Kr top mfo~r)t~fg`mkgd rh po{ rmf afopr kg ~foakzkgd rmor

    rmf~f tf~f pfufg opr~hgovrp kg rmor pmvrraf tmk`m tf oaa tor`mfb bhzfgp he rkifp e~hi bkeef~fgr ukbfhp

    r~o`ckgd krp ~f)fgr~{' Phif he rmfi hg nho~b tf~f |~hefppfb @m~kprkogp' Nvr eh~ pv~f hgf! @ha' K aog

    ^oihg! top o Jft tmh bkb ghr |~hefpp Jfpvp op Mkp Poukhv~' Ph tmfg rmf ~vnnf~ mkrp rmf ~hob! tmf~f

    bhfp @m~kprkog bh`r~kgf progb hg @ha' oihgp frf~goa bfprkg{8

    Bkb ghr oaa he Kp~ofa pmht f}r~fif ~fih~pf huf~ rmfk~ eoaafg Phg ogb Mf~h8 [fp rmf{ bkb )) K pot rmfi

    i{pfae/ Bkb |fh|afp e~hi oaa o~hvgb rmf th~ab pmht ~fih~pf eh~ mkp bform8 [fp rmf{ bkb' Bkb |fh|af oaa

    huf~ Oif~k`o pmht ~fih~pf ogb |~hehvgb ph~~ht huf~ mkp bform -oahgd tkrm rmf hrmf~p! he hv~pf8+ [fp!

    tf oaa pot kr hg gorkhgoa RU' Bkb {hv pmht ~fih~pf eh~ rmkp Jftkpm Opr~hgovr tmh douf mkp akef kg pf~uk`f

    rh mkp `hvgr~{8 K oi pv~f {hv bkb' Ogb K `og rfprke{ rh rmf eo`r rmor K `f~rokga{ bkb ogb prkaa bh' ^fdo~bafpp

    he mkp ~fakdkhvp oeekakorkhg! top ghr @ha' ^oihg o n~ouf! pio~r! ahukgd! opr~hgovr ogb eoika{ iog8 Ght

    rmfg! tmor onhvr Dhb8 Bhfp Dhb ahuf @ha' oihg op iv`m op mkp eoika{! e~kfgbp! ogb hvgr~{ bkb8 Tmor

    mo||fgp rh ekgf {hvgd Jftkpm ifg akcf @ha' oihg tmfg rmf{ bkf tkrmhvr o``f|rkgd Jfpvp @m~kpr op rmfk~

    Ah~b ogb Poukhv~8 O``h~bkgd rh @m~kprkog rmfhahd{! tmf~f kp @ha' oihg ght rmor mf kp bfob8 [hv tkaa

    ght pff phif he rmf ~fophgp tm{ K n~formf ogb tm{ K t~krf rmfpf |o|f~p'

    O EOIHVP RMFHAHDKOGP UKFT HE RMF DHP\FA

    @m~kprfgbhi rfo`mfp rmor tmfg o |f~phg bkfp kg mkp pkgp! tkrmhvr ~f|fgrkgd h~ o``f|rkgd Jfpvp @m~kpr op

    mkp |f~phgoa Poukhv~! rmor |f~phg kp rmfg bhhifb rh rmf boigorkhg he rmf ek~fp he mfaa eh~ oaa frf~gkr{/

    Ogb kr iorrf~p ghr tmfrmf~ rmor |f~phg top o ahukgd mvpnogb! o ahukgd eormf~! h~ o efo~afpp mf~h eh~ mkp

    gorkhg' O``h~bkgd rh rmkp kiivronaf @m~kprkog bh`r~kgf he frf~goa rh~ifgr! @ha' oihg kp ~kdmr ght

    nv~gkgd ogb pveef~kgd vgp|foconaf rh~rv~f kg rmf ek~fp he phif frf~goa mfaa' Tm{8 Nf`ovpf mf top Jftkpm

    ogb ghr @m~kprkog n{ ~fakdkhg! rmorp tm{' Thvab rmfpf @m~kprkog rmfhahdkogp ogb |~fo`mf~p dfr hg

    kgrf~gorkhgoa rfafukpkhg ogb rfaa rmfk~ ovbkfg`fp rmor pkg`f @ha' oihg top Jftkpm rmor mf kp ght nv~gkgd

    kg rmf ek~fp he og frf~goa mfaa! ogb rmor Dhb tkaa gfuf~! fuf~ afr mki hvr h~ fuf~ pmht rmf pakdmrfpr if~ {

    hg mki8 Ghr kg o ikaakhg {fo~p' Bhfp og{hgf nfakfuf rmor rmf th~bp .m{|h`~krf. ogb .`hto~b. o~f

    kgo||~h|~korf mf~f8

    Afr if dkuf {hv o eft qvhrorkhgp ~fdo~bkgd rmf dhp|fa e~hi th~ab eoihvp |~fo`mf~! rfo`mf~! ovrmh~!

    ogb rmfhahdkog! B~' Joifp Cfggfb{' Oaa kroak`p o~f B~' Cfggfb{p'

    .Rmkp kp rmf akdmr he @m~kpr' Kr kp rmf akdmr he d~o`f! ogb kr kp ghr kg`vinfgr v|hg Dhb rh f}rfgb kr rh

    fuf~{hgf' Afr vp iocf kr uf~{ afo~ rmor kr kp ghr kg`vinfgr v|hg Dhb rh f}rfgb kr rh og{hgf'.

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    .Rmf~feh~f! rmf akdmr he @m~kpr kp ghr f}rfgbfb rh fuf~{hgf'''.

    .Ogb rmvp tf pff rmf f}`avpkukr{ he rmf Dhp|fa'''.

    .Nvr nf`ovpf Dhb f}rfgbp kr Srmf akdmr he @m~kprY rh phif bhfp ghr ifog Mf ivpr f}rfgb kr rh og{ hrmf~'.

    .Mf SDhbY bhfpgr mouf rh nf d~o`khvp h~ if~`keva rh og{ dvkar{ pkggf~'''.

    .Ph rmf kbfo rmor Dhb htfp rh fuf~{hgf phif heef~ he if~`{ kp rhroaa{ eh~fkdg e~hi Srh8Y rmf Nknaf'.

    .Rmf d~for @mo~afp P|v~dfhg pokb rmor rmf oiozkgd rmkgd kp ghr rmor fuf~{nhb{ kpgr poufb3 rmf oiozkgd

    rmkgd kp rmor og{nhb{ kp poufb'.

    .Mfoufga{ Eormf~! K |~o{ rmor {hv~ P|k~kr tkaa dkuf vp o `afo~ ukpkhg he rmf |akdmr he rmf ahpr )) rmhpf tmh

    o~f hg rmfk~ to{ rh frf~goa |f~bkrkhg! rh boigorkhg eh~fuf~'.

    Rmf onhuf qvhrorkhgp o~f e~hi o Pf~ihg n{ Joifp Cfggfb{! O'N'! I'Bku'! I'Rm'! B'B'! B'Po`'Akr'! \mB'!

    Akrr'B'! B'Po 'Rmfha'! B'Mviogf Afr'! fgrkrafb: Tmor Onhvr Rmhpf Tmh Mouf Gfuf~ Mfo~b8 Tkrmhvr o

    bhvnr! rmkp kp rmf ihpr naop|mfihvp ogb fuka pf~ihg K mouf fuf~ mfo~b kg i{ 5>){fo~ akef/ Nvr o~f tf

    ghr afo~gkgd rmor fufg rmfpf nob pf~ihgp rmor naop|mfif Dhbp mo~o`rf~ o~f oaph Dhbp kgrfgrkhg8 Mkp

    d~forfpr fgfikfp ogb obuf~po~kfp oato{p kg`avbfb .rmf pmf|mf~b!. rmf .P`~knfp!. rmf .|~kfprp!. ogb

    rmhpf kgkikronaf ~fakdkhvp afobf~p kg fuf~{ f~o )) Rmf \mo~kpffp/

    K rmhvdmr rmor kr top ekrrkgd ogb o gk`f dfprv~f he hv~ \~fpkbfgr rh prorf rmor oarmhvdm rmf opr~hgovrp bkb

    ghr iocf kr no`c rh fo~rm! mkp |~o{f~ top rmor rmf{ o~f .OAA POEFA[ MHIF/. Mf kp he rmf @m~kprkog eokrm!

    nvr mf bkb ghr oppkdg @ha' ^oihg rh rmf ek~fp he mfaa eh~ mkp Jftkpm ghg)@m~kprkog eokrm' K nfakfuf rmf~f o~f

    iog{ @m~kprkogp rmor thvabgr rhv`m rmf bfp|k`onaf bh`r~kgfp he o Joifp Cfggfb{ tkrm o rfg ehhr |haf'

    Krp r~vf3 rmf{ o~f poefa{ mhif' Rmf{ o~f oaa kg Dhbp cff|kgd' Rmf{ o~f oaa opaff| -rmf~f o~f bhzfgp he

    P`~k|rv~fp rmor po{ rmor rmf bfob o~f paff|kgd vgrka ~fpv~~f`rkhg+ otokrkgd rmf ~fpv~~f`rkhg he rmf bfob'

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    Ogb rmhpf rmor tf~f ghr nfakfuf~p tkaa nf jvbdfb' Rmor jvbdkgd tkaa kguhauf rmf aocf he ek~f tmk`m kp rmf

    pf`hgb bform' Nvr bhfp rmor ifog rmor @ha' ^oihg ogb og{ hrmf~ ghgnfakfuf~p tkaa nf rh~rv~fb eh~ oaa

    frf~gkr{8 fifinf~ rmor eorfeva bo{ tmfg oaa he hv~ mfo~rp tfgr hvr rh @ha' oihgp ogb mkp pk}

    `hi|ogkhgp8 fifinf~ mht rmor GOPO ogb hv~ tmhaf gorkhg thvab mouf bhgf OG[RMKGD or OG[f}|fgpf ke tf hvab mouf poufb rmfi8 fifinf~ mht {hv efar8 Nvr rmf nkd qvfprkhg rh ogptf~ ght kp

    mht tkaa DHB effa tmfg @ha' ^oihg progbp nfeh~f rmf jvbdifgr pfor he @m~kpr8

    Tkaa Dhb morf @ha' ^oihg eh~ nfkgd bf`fkufb ogb ghr o``f|rkgd @m~kpr op mkp Poukhv~8 Tkaa Dhb rfo`m @ha'

    ^oihg Mkp r~vrmp ph rmor mf rhh `og cght rmf R~vrm -Jfpvp+ ogb nf pfr e~ff8 H~ tkaa Mf rm~ht @ha'

    ^oihg -oahgd tkrm OAA mkp Jftkpm eoika{ ifinf~p ogb rmf TMHAF GORKHG he Jfpvp ~fjf`rkgd Jftp+ kgrh

    o aocf he ek~f rmor tkaa rh~rv~f rmfk~ eafpm tkrm prffa)ifarkgd ek~f eh~ oaa frf~gkr{8 Bh rmf mkdm |~kfprp he

    @m~kprfgbhi ~foaa{ mouf P`~k|rv~fp rmor `hgr~obk`r rmf mvgb~fb h~ ph P`~k|rv~fp K mouf qvhrfb kg rmkp

    |~fpfgr |o|f~8 Kp rmf~f o pkgdaf P`~k|rv~f kg rmf fgrk~fr{ he rmf Nknaf rmor o`rvoaa{ po{p Dhb tkaa rh~rv~f

    og{hgf eh~ oaa frf~gkr{8 Rmf~f kp GH pv`m P`~k|rv~f ogb GH pv`m rmhvdmr' [hv tkaa oaa pff rmf |~hhe

    nfeh~f rmkp pf~kfp kp ekgkpmfb'

    Rmf eorf he @ha' ^oihg o``h~bkgd rh rmf rfo`mkgd he @m~kprfgbhi kp kgfp`o|onaf' Pkg`f mf ~fjf`rfb Jfpvp

    @m~kpr op mkp |f~phgoa Poukhv~! mf kp ~kdmr ght rmkp ikgvrf p`~foikgd mkp dvrp hvr kg rmf ek~fp he mfaa kg

    odhgkzkgd |okg ogb rf~~h~ eo~ th~pf rmog rmf mh~~h~p he mkp p|o`f pmvrraf n~fockgd v| ogb nv~gkgd v|hg

    ~f)fgr~{ kgrh rmf fo~rm$p orihp|mf~f/ Rmor! i{ bfo~ ~fobf~p! kp tmor rmfk~ rfo`mkgd bfiogbp' Tkaa @ha'

    ^oihg dh e~hi nv~gkgd v| kg ~ffgr~{! rh nv~gkgd kg mfaa vgrka jvbdifgr! ogb rmfg nf r~ogpef~~fb rh rmfaocf he ek~f rh nv~g eh~ oaa frf~gkr{8 Kp rmkp if~`{p bfprkg{8 Rmkp kp vgp`~k|rv~oa kgpogkr{'

    K oi ghr hvr he rhv`m tkrm rmf ~foakrkfp he ~foa akef' K thvab nf mo||{ rh pto| to~ prh~kfp tkrm og{ he {hv'

    K cght rmor rmf~f o~f iog{ rmkgdp kg akef rmor o~f mo~b! ogb |okgeva! ogb bkeek`var rh fgbv~f' Tm{ o~f

    rmfpf rmkgdp mf~f! tmh kp ~fp|hgpknaf! ogb tmf~f tkaa kr oaa fgb8 Rmf~f kp o to{ rh vgbf~progb rmfpf

    rmkgdp e~hi Dhbp |f~p|f`rkuf' Mf mop ghr afer vp kg rmf bo~c op rh rmf phv~`f! ifogkgd! ogb |v~|hpf he

    oaa rmf fuka kg rmf th~ab rhbo{ fufg rmhvdm rmkgdp o~f herfg bkeek`var rh fihrkhgoaa{ ogb p|k~krvoaa{ o``f|r'

    K bh ghr mfpkrorf rh obb! mhtfuf~! rmor rmf~f o~f oaph iog{ thgbf~eva ogb nfovrkeva ogb ahukgd rmkgdp kg

    rmf th~ab op tfaa' K r~vpr ihpr he vp bhgr mouf rhh iv`m r~hvnaf bfoakgd tkrm rmf nfovrkeva ogb ahukgd

    pkbf he akef' Kr kp rmf |okgeva pkbf he hv~ mviog f}|f~kfg`f rmor kp phifrkifp bkeek`var rh nfakfuf mop o

    ~fophgonaf |v~|hpf eh~ krp f}kprfg`f' Fufg hv~ Ah~b! Tmh top kguhaufb kg rmf ~forkhg he oaa rmkgdp -@ha'

    ?:?6)>:2+! ogb rmf Poukhv~ he oaa ~forkhg e~hi uogkr{! paouf~{! ogb `h~~v|rkhg -^hi' =:>?+!

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    ghgfrmfafpp! tmfg pffkgd Jf~vpoafi mfobfb eh~ vrrf~ bfpr~v rkhg nf`ovpf he ~fjf`rkgd Mki ogb Mkp

    dhp|fa! Mf TF\R huf~ kr -Avcf ?;:2?/+ Dhb mop |kr{ hg tfoc ogb ehhakpm mviogkr{! tmhi Mf Mkipfae mop

    `~forfb rmor to{'

    Fkrmf~ Dhb Mkipfae kp rmf @~forh~ he dhhb ogb fuka ogb oaa rmor kp ogb tkaa n~kgd onhvr o rhroa mfoakgd!

    ~fprh~orkhg! ogb |f~ef`rkhg he oaa rmf~f kp! h~! Dhb kp ghr rmf @~forh~ he dhhb ogb fuka ogb oaa rmor kp! ogb

    rmf~feh~f kp ghr ~fp|hgpknaf eh~ rmf ifpp rmf th~ab kp kg rhbo{ tmk`m pv||hpfba{ tkaa fgb tkrm ihpr he

    mviogkr{ dhkgd rh mfaa kg o mogb nopcfr rh pveef~ )) kgpogfa{ pveef~ )) eh~ OAA FRF^GKR[/ Oaa P`~k|rv~f ogb

    pogkr{ krpfae rfaap vp rmf eh~if~ kp rmf R~vrm' @m~kprfgbhi ogb kgpogkr{ rfaap vp rmor rmf aorrf~ kp rmf r~vrm'

    BKB DHB @^FORF OG VG\^FBK@RONAF TH^AB8

    Mf~f kp hgf he rmf ihpr |~hehvgb P`~k|rv~oa R~vrmp rmor {hv tkaa fuf~ afo~g' DHB kp rmf h~kdkgorh~ ogb

    @~forh~ he rmf fgrk~f vgkuf~pf ogb fuf~{rmkgd rmor kp kg kr/ DHB kp ~fp|hgpknaf eh~ rmf fgrk~f vgkuf~pf ogb

    fuf~{rmkgd rmor kp kg kr/ Ogb rh po{ hrmf~tkpf kp nhrm vgp`~k|rv~oa ogb ehhakpmgfpp'

    Rmf~f o~f hga{ rm~ff |hppknkakrkfp op rh tm{ rmkgdp o~f rmf to{ rmf{ o~f3

    Tm{ rmf~f kp fuka ogb r~odfb{ kg rmf th~ab3

    Tm{ |fh|af bh fuka rmkgdp rh hrmf~ |fh|af3

    Tm{ rmf kggh`fgr ivpr pveef~ or rmf mogbp he rmf tk`cfb3

    Tm{ |fh|af o~f nh~g tkrm bfnkakrorkgd bfef`rp3

    Tm{ rmf tmhaf th~ab akfp kg p|k~krvoa bo~cgfpp ogb |odogkpi3

    Tm{ nkaakhgp akuf ogb bkf tkrmhvr fuf~ mfo~kgd rmf goif he Jfpvp @m~kpr rmfk~ @~forh~ ogb Poukhv~3

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    Tm{ ifg o~f herfg rh~rv~fb n{ |~hukbfg`f ogb gorv~f krpfae tmk`m h|f~orfp hi|afrfa{ ogb

    kgbf|fgbfgra{ o|o~r e~hi og{ iog'

    Tmfg tf vgbf~progb rmfpf rmkgdp tf tkaa vgbf~progb rmf aocf he ek~f ogb pf`hgb bform! ogb o rmhvpogb

    hrmf~ rmkgdp rmor mo||fg kg hv~ akufp rhbo{ op tfaa op kg rmf akufp he oaa mviogkr{ pkg`f Ihrmf~ Fuf/

    RM^FF \HPPKNAF OGPTF^P

    O@@H^BKGD RH ORMFKPRP: Rmf mviog ~o`f kp rmf n{|~hbv`r he o nakgb! vgkgrfaakdfgr! o``kbfgroa!

    fuhavrkhgo~{ |~h`fpp pro~rfb nkaakhgp he {fo~p odh n{ o mvihgdhvp hpik` NKD NOGD' Rmf~feh~f GH

    MKDMF^ \HTF^ kp ~fp|hgpknaf eh~ og{rmkgd' Ke og{hgf nfakfufp rmkp! rmfg rmf P`~k|rv~f p|focp rh [HV

    tmfg kr po{p:

    .Rmf EHHA mop pokb kg mkp mfo~r! Rmf~f KP GH Dhb. -\poai 60:?+'

    O@@H^BKGD RH @M^KPRFGBHI: Rmf mviog ~o`f ogb ogdfak` ifppfgdf~p o~f rmf |f~ef`r ~forkhg he og

    oaa)tkpf! oaa)|htf~eva! oaa)cghtkgd! vgbf`fkuonaf! vgr~k conaf! vgehhaonaf! kgrfaakdfgr! ogb ahukgd DHB'

    Rmorp rmf dhhb gftp' Mf~fp rmf nob: Dhbp ek~pr ogb ihpr |f~ef`r p|f`kifg `~forfb hvr he rmf

    `hinkgfb kgrfaakdfg`f! |htf~ ogb tkpbhi he o |f~ef`r Dhb! top o d~for p|k~kr o~`mogdfa rmf{ oaa!

    Av`kef~' -Kg`kbfgroaa{ ogb P`~k|rv~oaa{! .Av`kef~. top gfuf~ o |~h|f~ ghvg h~ goif eh~ og{hgf+/

    Rmf @m~kprkog rfo`mkgd kp rmor nfeh~f Dhb fuf~ ~forfb rmf ek~pr iog! rmkp |f~ef`r o~`mogdfa tmhi

    @m~kprkogp oaa Av`kef~! tfgr nob/ Mf top |f~ef`r nvr mf rv~gfb nob/ Mf rv~gfb kgrh o nob ogdfa -f}`vpf

    if! o~`mogdfa'+ Bkb Dhb ~forf mki rh rv~g nob8 Gh' Bkb Dhb cght rmor mf thvab rv~g nob8 Gh' Bkb Dhb

    tkpm rmor mf mobgr rv~gfb nob8 [fp' Nvr top rmf~f og{rmkgd Dhb `hvab bh onhvr kr8 Gh' Tm{ bkb Dhbp

    ek~pr ogb d~forfpr `~forkhg rh rmor rkif ioaevg`rkhg8 Mht `og o \F^EF@R `~forkhg n{ o \F^EF@R @~forh~

    ''' ioaevg`rkhg8 .Mhvprhg ''' TF MOUF O \^HNAFI./ Dhb bhfpgr mouf o |~hnafi3 @m~kprfgbhi mop o

    |~hnafi' Ogb kr kp rmf NKDDFPR pkgdaf |~hnafi kg oaa @m~kprfgbhi/ Kr kp mvdf' Kr kp rmkp uf~{ Porogk` AKF

    rmor mop dkufg nk~rm rh rmf ihpr fuka bh`r~kgfp hg rmf eo`f he rmf fo~rm kg rmf mkprh~{ he rmf th~ab/

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    O``h~bkgd rh rmkp @m~kprkog rmfh~{ Sm{|hrmfpkp!Y rmf uf~{ ek~pr rmkgd rmor Rmf Higk|~fpfgr! Higk|hrfgr!

    Higkp`kfgr! @~forh~ Dhb iobf! ghr hga{ ioaevg`rkhgfb! nvr rv~gfb kgrh o BOIGONAF! BKONHAK@OA

    BFUKA/ Rmkp bfuka mop fuf~ pkg`f! ~fafgrafppa{ t~focfb mouh` hg fuf~{ eo`fr he Dhbp ~forkhg tmk`m tkaa

    `hgpviiorf tkrm o aocf he ek~f rmor tkaa hgrkgvf rh kgpogfa{ rh~rv~f ihpr he rmf mviog ~o`f eh~ oaafrf~gkr{/ Poauorkhg kp |k`rv~fb op Dhbp gfo~a{ uokg orrfi|r rh poauodf nvr o eft e~hi rmf d~op| he rmkp

    `hahppoa hpik` f}|f~kifgr dhgf oihc/ Dhbp P|k~krvoa E~ogcfgprfkg Ihgprf~ mop rv~gfb hg Mki ogb Mkp

    `mkab~fg' Ogb kr mop oa~fob{ nffg |~fbfrf~ikgfb rmor Porog tkaa nf rmf ekgoa Uk`rh~ tmfg oaa rmf io~nafp

    o~f `hvgrfb' Ghr o |~frr{ |k`rv~f' Rmkp kp rmf dhb rmor rmf th~ab he |odogkpi kp pv||hpfb rh |vr rmfk~

    frf~goa hgekbfg`f kg/ O dhb tmh ogghr h~ tkaa ghr |~hrf`r mkp htg mkab~fg e~hi rmkp `hpik` thae kg

    pmff|$p ahrmkgd' -Pioaa .d. kgrfgbfb'+ Ogb {hv rmkgc K oi rhh mo~b hg rmf bh`r~kgfp he @m~kprfgbhi8

    [hv mouf gh kbfo'

    Mfg`f kr kp Porog rmor kp pv||hpfba{ ~fp|hgpknaf eh~ kgr~hbv`kgd fuka kgrh rmf th~ab' Porog pv||hpfba{

    `mhpf rh bkphnf{ Dhb ogb rmf~feh~f tf oaph ivpr `mhhpf! hg hv~ htg! n{ hv~ htg |htf~! op rh tmfrmf~

    tf tkaa ehaaht ogb hnf{ Porog3 h~ ehaaht ogb hnf{ Dhb' Rmkp kp rmf @m~kprkog |hpkrkhg hg rmkp iorrf~ he

    dhhb ogb fuka'

    O@@H^BKGD RH DHB OGB RMF P@^K\RV^FP: Bhgr dfr if t~hgd! @m~kprfgbhi bkb ghr h~kdkgorf rmkp

    rmfhahdk`oa |~hnafi -Porog bkb3+ rmf{ if~fa{ hgrkgvf rh |o~~hr rmf h~kdkgoa ovrmh~' Porog AKFP/ [fp mf

    bhfp' Mf kp o AKO^! ogb rmf EORMF he akfp ogb mf mop OATO[P nffg rmor to{ pkg`f mkp @^FORKHG -Jhmg

    =:22+' Porog top GHR .Av`kef~. -o pv||hpfb |f~ef`r o~`mogdfa+ e~hi rmf nfdkggkgd3 Porog top .Porog.

    e~hi rmf nfdkggkgd' Porog kp og FUKA ~forv~f' Mf mop nffg og fuka ~forv~f e~hi mkp uf~{ ~forkhg' Porog

    kp ghr rmf ~fpvar he o Dhba{ f}|f~kifgr dhgf t~hgd/ Porog kp evg`rkhgkgd \F^EF@RA[ op Dhbp obuf~po~{'

    Porog kp fppfgrkoa rh rmf |v~|hpf ogb poauorkhg he rmf tmhaf mviog ~o`f' Rmor kp tm{ Dhb `~forfb mki kg

    rmf ek~pr |ao`f'

    TMFG@F POROG RMF BFUKA8

    O``h~bkgd rh @m~kprfgbhi! Porog ~forfb mkipfae' Mf top pv||hpfba{ o |f~ef`r o~`mogdfa ogb rmfg

    @MOGDFB MKIPFAE KGRH O BFUKA' Kp rmkp P`~k|rv~oaa{ r~vf8 Tmh `~forfb Porog8

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    [hv o~f he {hv~ EORMF^ rmf BFUKA Srmf D^FOR B^ODHG! HAB PF^\FGR! rmf BFUKA! ogb POROG sMfn~ft

    eh~ Obuf~po~{ )) K \fr' 6:=y ^fu' ?>:;Y! ogb rmf avprp he {hv~ eormf~ {f tkaa bh''' Mf top o iv~bf~f~ E^HI

    RMF NFDKGGKGD! ogb onhbf ghr kg rmf r~vrm Se~hi rmf nfdkggkgdY! nf`ovpf rmf~f kp gh r~vrm kg mki Se~hi

    rmf nfdkggkgdY' Tmfg mf p|focp o akf! mf p|focp he mkp htg: eh~ mf kp o ako~ Se~hi rmf nfdkggkgdY! ogb rmf

    eormf~ Srmf nfdkggf~Y he kr. -Jhmg =:22+'

    .Ght rmf PF^\FGR top ih~f pvnraf rmog og{ nfopr he rmf ekfab tmk`m rmf AH^B DHB mob IOBF'''. -Dfg'

    0:?+ Dhb .iobf. rmkp pf~|fgr tmk`m ROACFB tkrm Fuf op og o~rk`vaorf! kgrfaakdfgr `~forv~f' Porog bkb ghr

    |hppfpp rmkp pf~|fgr he rmf ekfab! Porog top rmkp pf~|fgr/ Porog bhfpgr |hppfpp pgocfp/ Porog mkipfae

    top @^FORFB O PF^\FGR' Fufg \ova o`cghtafbdfp rmor kr top .rmf PF^\FGR. rmor bfavbfb Fuf! ogb ghr

    phif hrmf~ ~forv~f |hppfppkgd o pgocf -KK @h~' ??:0+'

    .Ogb K tkaa |vr fgikr{ nfrtffg rmff ogb rmf thiog! ogb nfrtffg RM[ PFFB ogb mf~ pffb! kr pmoaa

    n~vkpf rm{ mfob! ogb rmhv pmoar n~vkpf mkp mffa. -Dfg' 0:?6+'

    Rmkp pf~|fgr rmor pmoaa n~vkpf rmf mffa he Fufp pffb -pkgdvao~ pffb )) @m~kpr+ kp `afo~a{ Porog rmf Bfuka

    tmh oaph mop pffb! .rm{ pffb'. Jfpvp pokb! .[hv o~f he {hv~ eormf~ rmf Bfuka'''8. -Jhmg =:22+' Porog rmf

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