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    TOHHAO MEFO

    8?3

    C|ox c z`nx| fct! E {cbo |n |`o znufl n kufxo lexoj|a nu|zelom jchef& E |`xn{ nf m Aowez cfl ntof |`o lnnx |n zoo \oxx

    z|cflefk nf `ez tnxj` {e|` c &88 xego! z|cxefk c| mo& @o annbztezzol&

    \`c|z nux {cbo-ut jcaa& [o aocwo ef `ca cf `nux&

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    uf|oox xo lotcx|mof| kcxcko& Cfl ca|`nuk` e| focxz 5944 t&m&!|`o zuf `nwoxz nf |`o `nxeynf! zoomefka nxowox& Nf c |chao focx|`o hcjb n |`o xnnm cxo jnoo cfl jnnbeoz& Nf cfn|`ox |chao ze|

    tcmt`ao|z z`n{efk |`o lcfkox n |`o mefo&\`o {nmcf ztocbefk ez Jcxna Cff [nnl! {e|` c T`L ef z`-

    ox zjeofjo {`n uzol |n {nxb nx |`o _&Z& Lotcx|mof| n Gez` cfl[ealaeo! uf|ea nfo lc z`o ztnbo |nn anula chnu| `n{ |`ez mefo{cz c hcl eloc&

    E {cz tuz`ol nu|! z`o |nal mo ocxaeox |`c| lc& E mocf |`oxoez c anfkox z|nx! hu| |`c| ez |`o z`nx| z|nx& Zn fn{ E {nxb nx |`o

    nttnze|enf&[nnl ztocbz |n c xnnm tcjbol {e|` z`oxmof xnm caa nwoxCaczbc cfl xnm |`o An{ox

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    8?8

    |`o lcfkox auxbefk ocxz ln{f |`o xncl xnm c `cxl-xnjb mefefkntoxc|enf {eaa owof|ucaa loz|xn |`o hnuf| |`o |cbo nf |`oexntofefk lc n |`o zocznf&

    \n hokef! |`o txozof| c `nxxnx zaelo z`n{ lo|ceaefk {`c| `czcaxocl njjuxxol cxnufl |`o {nxal {e|` `cxl-xnjb mefefk! zto-

    jejcaa jnttox9 |ceaefk lcmz hxocbefk! xewoxz j`nbol |n loc|` hzuauxej cjel xufn! cfl of|exo wez|cz xotacjol h c kekcf|ej `naoef |`o kxnufl& [nnl optacefz `n{ cz ae||ao cz |{n tcx|z tox hea-aenf n jnttox chnwo fnxmca hcjbkxnufl jnttox (mocfefk fc|u-xcaa njjuxxefk jnttox% ef |`o {c|ox jcf mcbo c zcamnf anzo e|zzofzo n lexoj|enf& \n eaauz|xc|o `ox tnef|! z`o z`n{z c welon n

    c nufk zcamnf zmna| ef c {c|ox |cfb lcx|efk cxnufl c| kxoc|ztool& \`of |`o osuewcaof| n nfo tcx| tox heaaenf n jnttox ezlxnttol ef|n |`o |cfb& [e|`ef c mefu|o |`o nufk zcamnf ez lnj-eao! camnz| z|eaa& Z`o optacefz |`ez mcboz |`o z` ocz txo& [`eaojnttox ez fc|uxca ef mcf xewoxz ef Caczbc! e| ez |`o clle|enf n

    txnjozzol jnttox xnm |`o |ceaefkz |`c| ez |`o tn|of|eca beaaox n|`ez z`ox&

    C zaelo tntz ut nf |`o zjxoof z`n{efk c mefo ef Ztcef {`oxo|`o |ceaefk lcm hxocj`ol! aocbefk |nfz n |npej zaulko ef|n c xewoxcfl beaaefk owox|`efk ln{fz|xocm& Ef J`efc! c lcm nalefk hcjb

    |`o |npej |ceaefk zaulko hxocbz cfl omt|eoz ef|n c xewox! beaaefk caacsuc|ej aeo&

    \`o opcj| zjnto n |`o Tohhao mefo ez fn| o| bfn{f! hu| |`c|`cz fn| z|nttol |`o jnmtcfeoz |`c| jnf|xna Tohhao mefo xnmgnc|efk zowoxca elocz n n{ |`o {eaa hueal nu| |`o mefo ze|o& Nfo

    ez |n hueal |`xoo ocx|`of lcmz focx |`o mefo! nfo n {`ej` {eaaho ;84 oo| `ek` cfl < meaoz anfk! {`ej` {nual xewca |`o `oek`|zn |`o acxkoz| lcmz cf{`oxo& Ho`efl |`ozo lcmz {nual ho |ofheaaenf |nfz n {cz|o xnjb jnaaoj|ol nwox |`o zowof|-wo-ocx aeon |`o mefo! |`o osuewcaof| n |`xoo |`nuzcfl tnuflz nx owoxtoxznf nf Ocx|`& \`oxo {eaa cazn ho jnf|cefmof| tnflz! uzol |n

    leau|o cfl z|nxo {cz|o& \`o te| {eaa ho |{n meaoz {elo cfl |{n|`nuzcfl oo| loot& \`o |ceaefk jnmtnuflz {eaa jnwox zowof|-

    wo `uflxol cjxoz& \`ez {eaa njjut mnxo |`cf |of zsucxo meaoz&\`o wcz| mcinxe| n |`o {cz|o {eaa ho ef |`o nxm n tuawoxeyolxnjb! muj` n e| acjol {e|` hcxeum! jclmeum! j`xnmeum! jnhca|!

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    TOHHAO MEFO

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    exnf! aocl! fejboa! zoaofeum! cfl cxzofej! caa fc|uxcaa njjuxxefkh-txnluj|z n mefefk nx knal cfl jnttox& Cfl caa n |`ez cj|ewe|{eaa ho {e|`ef nux|oof meaoz n Eaecmfc Acbo! {`oxo |ofz n mea-

    aenfz n zcamnf zmna|z aewo {`eao c{ce|efk |`oex ln{fz|xocm inux-fo |n |`o njocf! cfl {`nzo {c|ox oolz nx| |`nuzcfl zsucxo

    meaoz n {c|oxz`ol& Xc|enfca meflz muz| czb {` c z|c|o {nualowof jnfzelox caan{efk |`ez ef c tacjo |`c| `cz cf 0!444-ocx-nal`ez|nx n z`efk nx zcamnf! 38? ocxz n |`c| cz c zujjozzuajnmmoxjeca z`ox |`c| cllz mnxo |`cf ,nx camnz| wo mefu|oz& \`o sucbo xokez|oxol 5&8 nf |`o Xej`|oxzjcao! mcbefk e| |`o zojnfl-acxkoz| ocx|`sucbo ef xojnxlol `ez-|nx& E| mnwol Ac|nuj`o Ezacfl nx| oo| |n |`o znu|`ocz|& \`o

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    8? N jnuxzo fn|& \`o tontao {`n {eaa n{f |`ez mefoaewo ef Anflnf! In`cffozhuxk! Wcfjnuwox! cfl oazo{`oxo& [`c||`o mc fn| ufloxz|cfl nx jcxo chnu| ez |`c| |`o ocx|` {ce|z nx

    fn nfo! oztojecaa ef tacjoz aebo Caczbc |`c| ze| c|nt konankejca|emo hnmhz |ejbefk hofoc|` e|z zuxcjo&

    Cfn|`ox tnef|ol xomeflox n Ocx|`z tn{ox `cttofol nfMcxj` 33! 8433! {`of c 5&4 ocx|`sucbo `e| fnx|`oxf Ictcf&\`o |zufcmez cfl ocx|`sucbo beaaol camnz| 30!444 tontao cflloz|xnol 38?!444 huealefkz& \`o Gubuz`emc fujaocx tacf| `cl

    c tcx|eca moa|ln{f n e|z fujaocx xnlz! cfl xclec|enf aocbol nu|!jxoc|efk c locl ynfo nx meaoz! {`ej` {eaa acz| nxowox& @oxo ez |`o

    ef|oxoz|efk lo|cea& Mnloxf-lc mefoz cfl fujaocx tacf|z z`cxo |`ozcmo efluz|x z|cflcxl {`of e| jnmoz |n ocx|`sucbo-txnnfk|`oex ze|oz& \`o hueal |`oex cjeae|eoz |n {e|`z|cfl c ;&? ocx|`-

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    TOHHAO MEFO

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    sucbo& Zn cx caa |`o tacfz nx Tohhao eflejc|o |`o {eaa naan{|`c| efluz|x z|cflcxl&

    J`cmhoxz cazn xomeflz uz |`c| nfa c `uflxol meaoz c{c

    xnm Tohhaoz txntnzol mefo z|cflz Mnuf| Xolnuh|! {`ej` `czhoof zto{efk wnajcfej cz` nx mnxo |`cf |{n ocxz& [`of |`o

    ezzuo n zoezmej cfl wnajcfej cj|ewe| `cz hoof hxnuk`| ut |n |`oTohhao opoju|ewoz cz c jnfjoxf chnu| |`o lcmz |`o tacf |n hueal!{`ej` `cwo |n opez| gnxowox! |`o zc! [o cxo |cbefk |`o zoezmejze|uc|enf ef|n jnfzeloxc|enf&

    E xoztoj| |`o cheae|eoz n z|xuj|uxca ofkefooxz& \`oex {nxb ln|z|`o tacfo| ef tacjoz zuj` cz |`o Knalof Kc|o Hxelko! |`o Oeoa

    \n{ox! cfl |`o Tcfcmc Jcfca! hu| |n hueal nfo n |`o acxkoz|ocx|`of lcmz focx nfo n |`o mnz| zoezmejcaa cj|ewo tacjoz nfOcx|` xoobz n cxxnkcfjo! |`o befl n hxcwcln |`c| jxoc|ol AnwoJcfca! J`oxfnha! cfl |`o op|efj|enf cfl focx op|efj|enf n mcfcfemcaz nwox |`o acz| `uflxol ocxz& E |`ez mefo `cz |n opez| nx

    zowof|-wo ocxz! te|j`ol ef c lcea hc||ao ckcefz| |`o kont`z-ejz n Ocx|`! |`oxo {eaa ho fn jnf|oz|& E| {eaa ho c zacuk`|ox& Ocx|`!

    {e|` e|z wenaof| |cf|xumz! {eaa {ef& E| ca{cz lnoz&

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    HNNM! H_Z\! HNNM

    8?7

    H |`o |emo |`o `oaejnt|ox |xcwoaz |`o nux|oof meaoz xnm Eaecmfc|n |`o mefo! |`o |omtoxc|uxo `cz lxnttol |n |`ex|-wo lokxooz&

    E ze| cjefk nx{cxl fop| |n zep n|`ox mof! caa efwnawol ef |`omefefk huzefozz! oe|`ox cz opoju|ewoz nx cz anhhez|z& \`o sueo|mcf {e|` |`o huz` oohxn{z ze||efk ef |`o jntean| zoc| ez In`f

    Z`ewoa! JON n |`o Tohhao Tcx|foxz`et& \`o Tcx|foxz`et zoxwozzowoxca tuxtnzoz& Nfo! zefjo e| ez hczol ef Cfj`nxcko! e| caan{zhn|` Cfkan Cmoxejcf cfl Fnx|`oxf Lfcz| |n zc |`o `cwocf Caczbc txozofjo& \{n! e| caan{z toxznffoa |n ho ef Caczbc|n loca {e|` |`o toxme||efk txnjozz! {`ej` c| |`ez tnef| ez |`oex

    mcef njuz& \`exl! cfl mnz| emtnx|cf|! e| cj|z cz |`o mnu|`teojonx |`o mefefk jnmtcfeoz cfl logoj|z lexoj| `oc| c{c xnm |`omefefk opoju|ewoz ef Anflnf cfl Wcfjnuwox {`n cj|ucaa jcaa caa|`o z`n|z& Ef mcf {cz! |`o Tohhao Tcx|foxz`et ez c molec nu|-xocj` txnkxcm ef zuttnx| n |`o mefo lowoantmof|& Z`ewoa {cz

    ztojejcaa `exol |n cj| cz |`o fcxxc|nx n |`o z|nx xnm |`o mef-efk jnmtcfz toxztoj|ewo& E| ez `ez inh |n zoaa molec zankcfz aebo

    Gez`efk cfl mefefk jcf jnopez|&\`ozo `oaejnt|ox |nuxz cxo kewof xnm |emo |n |emo h |`oTohhao Tcx|foxz`et ef nxlox |n olujc|o ef|oxoz|ol tcx|eoz nf |`olo|ceaz n Tohhao mefo! cahoe| xnm |`oex toxztoj|ewo&

    C| xz| |`o {cf|ol |n jcaa e| |`o Tohhao Hocj` Mefo! oaazcfn|`ox mcf! {e|` c z`njb n {`e|o `cex uflox c hczohcaa jct&Jcuzo |`o acflzjcto xomeflol owoxnfo n Tohhao Hocj` knajnuxzo! o jnf|efuoz! fn{ nwoxjnmo {e|` acuk`|ox& M xz| xocj-

    |enf |n |`o mcf ez |`c| `o zmeaoz |nn muj`! nx fn xocznf! aebo cjcx zcaozmcf {`of nu z|ot nf `ez an|! owof h mez|cbo& @o ze|zlexoj|a cjxnzz xnm mo |cabefk ef|n `ez `oclzo|! {`ej` E `ocx efm `oclzo|! canfk {e|` |`o n|`ox tczzofkoxz&

    Hu| ef |`o anfk xuf |`o |`nuk`| ho||ox n e| cfl iuz| fcmole| Tohhao! `o zcz! loaewoxefk `ez {oaa-txcj|ejol tufj` aefo& \`ez

    ez Z|owo Hnxoaa! |`o opoju|ewo lexoj|nx n |`o Caczbc Mefoxz Czzn-jec|enf& \`ozo czznjec|enfz cxo jnmmnf ef z|c|oz zuj` cz Fowclc!

    Cxeynfc! Mnf|cfc! cfl Fo{ Mopejn! {`oxo `cxl-xnjb mefefkez c mcinx ojnfnmej tacox& @ez inh! cz `o tu|z e|! ez |n txn|oj||`o Caczbcf mefox xnm |`o knwoxfmof|& E cm chnu| |n czb {`n

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    txn|oj|z Caczbcfz xnm |`o Caczbcf mefoxz! hu| E caxocl bfn{|`o cfz{ox&

    Gnx |`o mnz| tcx|! mefefk opoju|ewoz |`efb ef |oxmz n z|cxb

    hacjb-cfl-{`e|o j`nejoz& E e| `czf| jnmo xnm c |xoo! |`of e|jcmo xnm |`o ocx|` ez nfo n |`o ufewoxzca ac{z ef |`o mef-

    efk {nxal& Cazn! |`c| mefefk ez |`o hczez n caa |`efkz ef mnloxfznjeo|& Gnnl nx |`o mnz| tcx| jnmoz xnm fc|uxo! hu| owof |`ofmcj`efox tacz c acxko xnao& Cfl caa mo|ca cfl tacz|ej mcj`ef-ox jnmoz xnm |`o ocx|` cz nea nx c mefoxca& Zn |n c mefox |`oxoez fn xoca j`nejo {`o|`ox |n mefo Tohhao nx knal cfl jnttox& [omefo! |`c| ez c kewof& \`o nfa ezzuo |n ho {nxbol nu| ez nfo n

    tnae|ejz {e|` |`o anjcaz cfl |`o z|c|o& @n{ muj` mnfo muz| hoopj`cfkol! `n{ muj` tuhaej xoac|enfz {nxb muz| ho lnfo>

    Gxnm c|nt |`o mnuf|cef {o annb ln{f ef|n {`c| annbz aebo ckecf| |uflxc mocln{ foz|aol hoan{& \`o mefo ze|o {eaa ze| ef |`ojxclao n |{n mcinx lxcefckoz! |`o Fuz`ckcb cfl |`o Bwej`cb!

    {`ej` ool ef|n Hxez|na Hc& \`oxo cxo cazn |{n lez|efj| `ocl{c-

    |oxz `oxo9 _ttox \cacxeb Jxoob cfl |`o Bnb|uae Xewox! hn|` n{`ej` hokef |`oex aewoz focx {`oxo |`o mefo {nual opez|& Cjjnxl-efk |n |`o mefefk jnmtcf! e| cz fn| njecaa zuhme||ol c mefefktacf! nfo n e|z loofzo moj`cfezmz ckcefz| jxe|ejezm n Tohhao&

    \`oex ankej ez |`c| {e|`nu| c mefo tacf! |`oxo ez fn|`efk |n jxe|e-jeyo& Uo| ef 8447 e| lel zuhme| |{n |`nuzcfl tckoz n tacfz nu|-aefefk e|z jcajuac|enfz n {c|ox leztacjomof| czznjec|ol {e|` |`omefo cj|ewe|&

    Ef |`nzo tacfz! hn|` |`o \cacxeb Jxoob cfl Bnb|uae Xewox {nuallezcttocx e Tohhao ez huea| ef nxlox |n jaocx |`o kxnufl{c|ox xnmgnnlefk |`o mefo& \`ez ez nfo n |`o mnz| loz|xuj|ewo xozua|z nhuealefk cf ntof-te| mefo& Nfjo |`o mefefk hokefz! |`o txnjozzmexxnxz c acxko |neao| hn{a |`c| {cf|z |n jnfz|cf|a aa ut {e|`cf kxnufl{c|ox |`c| zuxxnuflz e|& \n boot e| nu| n |`o mefoez emtnzzehao opjot| h tumtefk& Gnx Tohhao |n ntoxc|o! caa |`o

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    Mocf{`eao! {`eao |`o kxnufl{c|ox muz| ho lewox|ol ef nxlox

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    8?0

    |n mefo! c z|chao znuxjo n {c|ox ez fojozzcx ef nxlox |n txnjozz|`o nxo& \`o mefefk jnmtcfeoz ef j`cxko n Tohhao `cwo cttaeolnx |`o xek`|z |n focxa |`ex|-wo heaaenf kcaanfz n kxnufl- cfl

    zuxcjo {c|ox tox ocx! camnz| nux |emoz cz muj` cz Cfj`nxckouzoz tox ocx&

    \`oxo cxo mcf cj|nxz |`c| mcbo mefefk tnzzehao! hu| cxku-cha fnfo ez mnxo emtnx|cf| |`cf {c|ox& C| Tohhao! {c|ox {eaa houzol ef caa z|otz n txnjozzefk |`o nxo cfl nx jcxxefk |`o jnt-tox zauxx ef tetoz canfk |`o xncl xnm Eaecmfc |n |`o loot{c|oxtnx|& E| {eaa cazn ho uzol ef |`o jnfjof|xc|nxz cfl aocj`efk oalz&[`oxo |`c| {c|ox {nual jnmo xnm ez fn| jox|cef c| |`o mnmof|&

    Hnxoaa zoomz nwoxa opje|ol |n optacef ef wckuo |oxmz `n{ |`ezmefo {eaa ho |`o zcoz| mefo ef |`o {nxal& Hoefk |`c| owoxnfooazo nf hncxl |`o gek`| ez oe|`ox c mefefk opoju|ewo nx c mefefkanhhez|! Hnxoaa |oflz |n ztocb lexoj|a c| mo! cj|ewoa |xefk |nhxefk mo ef|n |`o aek`|&

    \`o `cwo ztof| mnxo |`cf zowof| meaaenf lnaacxz z|ul-efk |`o ofwexnfmof|ca emtcj| n |`o mefo! `o zcz! cz e |`c|

    `cz cf|`efk |n ln {e|` `n{ |`o mefo {eaa ho`cwo nfjo cj|ewo&\`o ankej ez zoluj|ewo& E| knoz znmo|`efk aebo |`ez9 C|ox zumz nmnfo cwo hoof ztof| |n zjeof|ejcaa txolej| |`o ofwexnfmof|ca

    emtcj| n |`o mefo! |`o mefefk jnmtcf |`of txnweloz cf chuf-lcf| cmnuf| n lc|c `ntefk |n txnwo {e|`nu| c lnuh| |`o mefoez zco! h |`o z`oox cj| n txnwefk e| ez tcefk zn muj` c||of|enf|n |`o tn|of|eca ofwexnfmof|ca emtcj|& \`o caacj ef |`ez ankejez |`c| fnfo n |`o ofwexnfmof|ca z|uleoz lnfo hognxo |`o mefo

    ez huea| {eaa ho chao |n txolej| `n{ |`o |ceaefk lcmz {eaa `nal utckcefz| |`o xz| ocx|`sucbo! nx `n{ |`o zcamnf {eaa xocj| {`of|`o xz| |xujb jcxxefk zuauxej cjel lxewoz n c hxelko ef|n czcamnf oolox jxoob& Mefefk jnmtcfeoz lnf| xuf |`nzo mnloaz!nx e |`o ln! |`o lnf| xoaoczo |`om |n |`o tuhaej&

    \`o |nux acz|z nwox cf `nux cz {o g cxnufl |`o mefo ze|o&

    Hoan{ cxo c o{ lxeaa `naoz cfl |omtnxcx njoz& Owox zef-kao |`efk nu zoo `cz hoof gn{f ef h `oaejnt|ox& [o `cwo fn|

    mclo c nn|txef| ut oxo {nx|` mof|enfefk! zcz Koxfn| [nhox!c Jcfclecf konankez| cfl |`o lexoj|nx n ze|o ntoxc|enfz nx Toh-hao& [o cwo efjxoczol zco| moczuxoz h cllefk |`ex| toxjof|

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    8?5

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