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    Hbsl ky Gluabhs @lnnmbby

    Hohzjna Gjs`lvmrjms Weht ]nbl`d tem Kjkbm

    Wem Kjkbm flr Kbl`demhgs

    Wem Klld lf [mvmbhtjln flr Kbl`demhgs

    Hbsl ky Ohrtjn Ohnsmr

    Slngmrvhn Gj`tjlnhry lf Kjkbm Wemoms (mgjtlr)

    Wem Fh`ts ln Fjbm Gj`tjlnhry lf Yrlvmrks

    Allg Qlrg Aujgm

    Yrhymrs flr Allg Wjoms hng Arjo

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    SLNGM[VHN

    @erjstjhnjty flr Kbl`demhgs

    @lpyrjaet ;99: ky Gluabhs @lnnmbby hng Ohrtjn Ohnsmr

    Wejs tjtbm js hbsl hvhjbhkbm hs h Slngmrvhn mklld.

    Vjsjt www.zlngmrvhn.`lo/mkllds.

    [mqumsts flr jnflrohtjln selubg km hggrmssmg tl3

    Slngmrvhn, Arhng [hpjgs, Oj`ejahn 7:=09

    Bjkrhry lf @lnarmss @hthblajna-jn-Yukbj`htjln Ghth

    @lnnmbby, Gluabhs, 8:7:-

    @erjstjhnjty flr kbl`demhgs 3 h usmr-frjmngby blld ht weht @erjstjhns kmbjmvm / Gluabhs @lnnmbby hng Ohrtjn Ohnsmr.

    p. `o.

    JPKN :15-9-089-;=;:9-9 (slft`lvmr)

    8. Wemlblay, Gl`trjnhb Ylpubhr wlrds. J. Ohnsmr, Ohrtjn E. JJ. Wjtbm.

    KW11.@1; ;99:;09 g`;;

    ;9959=79:6

    Hbb P`rjpturm qulthtjlns, unbmss ltemrwjsm jngj`htmg, hrm thdmn frlo Wem Elby Kjkbm, Wlghys Nmw Jntmrnhtjlnhb Vmrsjln. WNJV.

    @lpyrjaet ;998, ;99= ky Jntmrnhtjlnhb Kjkbm Pl`jmty. ]smg ky pmrojssjln lf Slngmrvhn. Hbb rjaets rmsmrvmg.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg NJV hrm thdmn frlo Wem Elby Kjkbm, Nmw Jntmrnhtjlnhb Vmrsjln. NJV. @lpyrjaet 8:10, 8:15, 8:57 ky

    Jntmrnhtjlnhb Kjkbm Pl`jmty. ]smg ky pmrojssjln lf Slngmrvhn. Hbb rjaets rmsmrvmg.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg NHPK hrm thdmn frlo tem Nmw Homrj`hn Pthnghrg Kjkbm, @lpyrjaet 8:69, 8:6;, 8:60, 8:65, 8:18, 8:1;,

    8:10, 8:1=, 8:11, 8::= ky Wem Bl`dohn Flunghtjln. ]smg ky pmrojssjln.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg Wem Omsshamhrm thdmn frlo WEM OMPPHAM. @lpyrjaet ky Muamnm E. Ymtmrsln 8::0, 8::7, 8::=,

    8::6, ;999, ;998, ;99;. ]smg ky pmrojssjln lf NhvYrmss Yukbjsejna Arlup.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg MPV hrm thdmn frlo Wem Elby Kjkbm, Mnabjse Pthnghrg Vmrsjln, `lpyrjaet ;998 ky @rlsswhy Kjkbms,

    h gjvjsjln lf Allg Nmws Yukbjsemrs. ]smg ky pmrojssjln. Hbb rjaets rmsmrvmg.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg [PV hrm thdmn frlo tem [mvjsmg Pthnghrg Vmrsjln lf tem Kjkbm, `lpyrjaet 8:76, 8:=;, 8:18 ky tem

    Gjvjsjln lf @erjstjhn Mgu`htjln lf tem Nhtjlnhb @lun`jb lf @eur`ems lf @erjst jn tem ]PH. ]smg ky pmrojssjln.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg NDCV hrm thdmn frlo temNmw Djna Choms Vmrsjln. @lpyrjaet 8:5; ky Welohs Nmbsln, Jn`. ]smg

    ky pmrojssjln. Hbb rjaets rmsmrvmg.

    P`rjpturm qulthtjlns ohrdmg DCV hrm thdmn frlo tem Djna Choms Vmrsjln lf tem Kjkbm.

    Hny Jntmrnmt hggrmssms (wmksjtms, kblas, mt`.) hng tmbmpelnm nuokmrs prjntmg jn tejs klld hrm lffmrmg hs h rmslur`m. Wemy hrm nlt

    jntmngmg jn hny why tl km lr jopby hn mnglrsmomnt ky Slngmrvhn, nlr glms Slngmrvhn vlu`e flr tem `lntmnt lf temsm sjtms hng

    nuokmrs flr tem bjfm lf tejs klld.

    Hbb rjaets rmsmrvmg. Nl phrt lf tejs pukbj`htjln ohy km rmprlgu`mg, stlrmg jn h rmtrjmvhb systmo, lr trhnsojttmg jn hny flro lr ky

    hny omhns mbm`trlnj`, om`ehnj`hb, peltl`lpy, rm`lrgjna, lr hny ltemr mx`mpt flr krjmf qulthtjlns jn prjntmg rmvjmws, wjtelut

    tem prjlr pmrojssjln lf tem pukbjsemr.

    Jntmrjlr gmsjan ky Ohrd Pemmrms

    Yrjntmg jn tem ]njtmg Pthtms lf Homrj`h

    9: 89 88 8; 80 87 8= 86 81 85 8: ;9 ;8 ;; ;0 ;7 ;= ;7 ;0 ;; ;8 ;9 8: 85 81 86 8= 87 80 8; 88 89 : 5 1 6 = 7 0 ; 8

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    @lntmnts

    Qmb`lom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

    8. Bmhgmr hng Blrg3 Cmsus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8; ;. H Klld Qm @hn Wrust3 Wem Kjkbm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 0. Olrm Wehn tem Ohn ]psthjrs3 Alg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =7 7. ]nthnabjna tem Wrjnjty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1; =. Mxtrmom Wrhnsflrohtjln3 Wem Elby Ppjrjt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 6. Zlu, Om, hng tem [mst lf tem Qlrbg3 Euohnjty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895 1. Cmsus tl tem [ms`um3 Wem @rlss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8;5

    5. Zlur Bjfms Armhtmst @ehnam3 Phbvhtjln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875 :. Wem Fhjte Clurnmy3 Wem @erjstjhn Bjfm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865 89. Wem Allg, tem Khg, hng tem ]aby3 Wem Ppjrjt Qlrbg . . . . . . . . . 857 88. Qmb`lom tl tem Fhojby3 Wem @eur`e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;9; 8;. H Nmw Qlrbg @lojna3 Wem Futurm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;85 80. Ln h Ojssjln3 Qemrm Qm Al frlo Emrm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;76

    H Qlrg lf Wehnds hng h Qlrg hklut tem Hutelrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;=;

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    1

    Qmb`lom

    Wem @erjstjhn fhjte js rmhbby prmtty sjopbm. @erjstjhns kmbjmvm tehtCmsus js temjr Blrg hng Phvjlr hng temy ehvm put temjr elpm flremhvmn jn ejo hblnm. Wehts tem @erjstjhn fhjte jn twmnty wlrgs. Hs ylukmajn tl mxpblrm telsm wlrgs, elwmvmr, ylu hrm bmg jntl h wlngmrfubnmtwlrd lf jnflrohtjln teht arlws hng mxphngs jntl l`mhn-sjzmg trutes.Wejs klld wjbb embp ylu fjng ylur why hblna telsm phtes.

    Mh`e `ehptmr jn tejs klld mxpblrms lnm lf tem kja hrmhs lf @erjstjhnkmbjmf. Qemn wm `lom tl dmy flunghtjlnhb trutes, J wjbb ajvm ylu h bltlf gmthjb. Qemn @erjstjhns gjsharmm ln jssums, J wjbb try tl ajvm ylu hbbsjgms lf tem gmkhtm jn fhjrnmss hng khbhn`m. Zlu wjbb fjng slom jssums

    ylu wlnt harmm wjte om ln hng slom jssums wm hbb harmm ln. Kut tehtstem cly lf h clurnmy terluae tem @erjstjhn kmbjmf systmo. Qm hbb ehvm slou`e olrm tl bmhrn hng ungmrsthng hng bjvm lut!

    Wejs klld whs wrjttmn prjohrjby flr @erjstjhns wel whnt tl mxpblrmweht temy kmbjmvm jn mhsy-tl-ungmrsthng bhnauham hng wel whnt tlehvm h bjttbm fun gljna jt! Jf ylu hrm h nmw @erjstjhn, tejs klld wjbb embp

    ylu put glwn spjrjtuhb rllts jn nlurjsejna sljb. Jf ylu hrm hn mxpmrj-

    mn`mg @erjstjhn, ylu wjbb fjng ylur pmrspm`tjvm mxphngmg hng ylurkmbjmfs rmnmwmg. Ohykm ylu hrm nlt h @erjstjhn ht hbb hng ylu cust whnth rmbjhkbm slur`m lf jnflrohtjln ln weht @erjstjhns rmhbby kmbjmvm. Zluhrm wmb`lom tl mxpblrm tem fhjte jn h nlnjntjojghtjna why. Nl lnm wjbbehrhss ylu jn temsm phams.

    Qeht ylu kmbjmvm ohttmrs. Jt sehpms mvmry gm jsjln hng gmtmrojnmstem phte lf ylur bjfm. Qeht ylu kmbjmvm hklut Alg hng Cmsus hffm`ts mtmr-njty hs wmbb. ]nflrtunhtmby olst lf us `hrry hrlung h welbm stl`dpjbm lfkmbjmfs hng ehvm nl jgmh wemrm olst lf temo `hom frlo. Qmvm pj`dmg

    temo up frlo phrmnts, h aumst jntmrvjmwmg ln Lprhe, lr h `loomntfrlo h frjmng. Qm elbg ln tl telsm kmbjmfs hng h`t ln temo kut rhrmby glwm h`tuhbby thdm tem tjom tl mxhojnm lur kmbjmfs. Wejs klld wjbb embp ushbb put lur kmbjmfs ln tem thkbm ungmr h krjaet bjaet. Plom wjbb phss temtmst hng km embg olrm fjroby4 ltemr kmbjmfs wjbb km `ehnamg lr gjs`hrgmg.

    Qm wjbb momram frlo tem prl`mss, elwmvmr, strmnatemnmg hng mn`lur-hamg hng kbmssmg.

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    5 @erjstjhnjty flr Kbl`demhgs

    Fjngjna Zlur QhyZlu `hn hpprlh`e tejs klld jn smvmrhb whys. Wem kmst why (J tejnd) js tlrmhg jt strhjaet terluae. Mh`e `ehptmr (tl h gmarmm) kujbgs ln tem lnmskmflrm jt.

    Lr flr ylu tem kmst hpprlh`e ohy km tl gjp jn wemrm ylu hrm jntmr-mstmg. Zlu ohy whnt tl dnlw olrm hklut Cmsus lr tem Kjkbm lr temfuturm frlo h @erjstjhn pmrspm`tjvm. Grlp jn wemrm ylu hrm jntmrmstmg,hng `lnnm`t tl ltemr `ehptmrs frlo temrm.

    Qehtmvmr hpprlh`e ylu thdm, J elpm ylu wjbb ehvm h Kjkbm ehngy. Hsylu rmhg weht J shy, bhy jt nmxt tl weht tem Kjkbm shys. Wejs klld js nlttem fjnhb wlrg flr @erjstjhns4 tem Kjkbm js teht ubtjohtm wlrg. J elpmtejs klld wjbb embp ylu ungmrsthng tem Kjkbms tmh`ejna olrm `bmhrby kut,jf hnytejna J shy gmphrts frlo tem Kjkbm, trust weht tem Kjkbm shys lvmr

    weht J shy mvmry tjom.

    Wwl AuysWwl wrjtmrs wrltm tejs klld. Lnm (Ohrtjn) js h Krjtjse hutelr hng mgj-tlr. Ems hbsl h Khptjst. Wem ltemr (Glua) js hn Homrj`hn phstlr jn temOjssjlnhry @eur`e hng tem hutelr lf ltemr kllds jn tem Kbl`demhgsmrjms. Qm ehvm wrjttmn tem klld wjte lnm vlj`m. Ln nmhrby hbb jssums

    wm ehvm fubby harmmg wjte mh`e ltemr4 ln slom jssums wmvm gjsharmmg

    kut wmvm ohgm surm lur vjmws wmrm fhjrby rmprmsmntmg. Zlu wjbb ehvm tlaumss wemrm wm gjsharmmg! Lur gmsjrm hng lur prhymr js teht Algwjbb km elnlrmg ky lur mfflrts jn tejs klld hng teht ylu wjbb km `ehb-bmnamg tl al gmmpmr jn ylur whbd wjte tem Blrg tehn yluvm mvmr alnm.

    H Fmw PjgmbjaetsWem krmhdlut sm`tjlns jn mh`e `ehptmr wjbb embp ylu pursum `mrthjnhspm`ts lf @erjstjhn kmbjmf olrm gmmpby.

    Emhgs ]p3 Krjmf lvmrvjmws lf weht bjms hemhg jn tem `ehptmrEmbp Fjbm3 Fhs`jnhtjna fh`ts lr jnsjaets hklut @erjstjhn fhjte lr

    tmh`ejna lr hklut tem wlrbg hrlung usQhbdjna tem Qhbd3 Puaamstjlns flr ohdjna weht yluvm rmhg olrm

    pmrslnhbKjkbm Nmtwlrdjna3 @ru`jhb phsshams frlo tem KjkbmJn Ltemr Qlrgs3 Yljntmg qulthtjlns frlo lutsjgm mxpmrts

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    :Qmb`lom

    Armht Gmkhtms3 Mxpbhnhtjlns lf slom lf tem kjaamr `lntrlvmrsjmsholna @erjstjhns

    Gjaajna Gmmpmr3 [mslur`ms tl embp ylu jnvmstjahtm furtemrYljnts tl [momokmr3 @ln`jsm suoohrjms lf dmy pljnts frlo mh`e

    `ehptmr

    Glnt Km h Guooy hklut Gl`trjnmWem tmh`ejnas lf tem @erjstjhn fhjte hrm slomtjoms hbbmg @erjstjhngl`trjnms. Weht wlrg `lncurms up johams jn olst pmlpbms ojngs lftej`d, gusty kllds hng blna, gry smrolns! Wem wlrg gl`trjnm, elwmvmr,

    cust omhns tmh`ejna. Hny kmbjmf lr tmh`ejna lf @erjstjhnjty js h gl`-trjnm.

    @erjstjhns hbsl usm tem wlrgtemlblayh blt. Wejs wlrg omhns tem

    stugy lf Alg, kut wmvm mxphngmg jts rmfmrmn`m tl omhn tem stugy lfhbb teht rmbhtms tl Alg. @erjstjhn temlblay mn`lophssms hbb teht @erjs-tjhns kmbjmvm hs jt rmbhtms tl temjr fhjte.

    Glnt km jntjojghtmg ky telsm wlrgs! Wem `ehptmrs jn tejs klld wjbbembp ylu amt h ehngbm ln gl`trjnm hng ln @erjstjhn temlblay sl ylu

    wlnt ehvm tl fmmb bjdm h Kbl`demhg hnyolrm. Zlu ohy fjng jn h fmwwmmds teht ylu h`tuhbby dnlw olrm tehn slom lf tem pmlpbm hrlung yluhklut weht @erjstjhns kmbjmvm. Km nj`m wjte hbb teht dnlwbmgam! Elbgjt wjte h kja omhsurm lf euojbjty. Qm hrm hbb pjbarjos ln tem phte tl h

    fubbmr ungmrsthngjna lf Algs trute.

    Qmb`lom wjte lpmn hros fmbblw kmbjmvmrs wel glnt smm tejnastem why ylu gl. Hng glnt cuop hbb lvmr temo mvmry tjom temy gllr shy slomtejna ylu glnt harmm wjte mvmn wemn jt smmos tehttemy hrm strlna ln lpjnjlns kut wmhd jn tem fhjte gmphrtomnt.[momokmr, temy ehvm temjr lwn ejstlry tl gmhb wjte. Wrmht temoamntby.

    [lohns 8738 Wem Omssham

    Gl ylur kmst tl prmsmnt ylursmbf tl Alg hs lnm hpprlvmg, hwlrdmr wel glms nlt nmmg tl km hsehomg hng wel lrrm`tbyehngbms tem wlrg lf trute.

    ; Wjoltey ;38=

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    Blrg3 Cmsus

    Bmhrn wel Cmsus whs hng wey wm hrm.

    Qht`e Alg stmp glwn hng ommt us

    fh`m-tl-fh`m.

    Mn`luntmr h Alg wel blvms ylu gmmpby!

    Flr @erjstjhns, mvmrytejna kmajns hng mngs wjte Cmsus. Em js tem `mntmr

    lf hbb wm kmbjmvm. Mvmry kjkbj`hb tmh`ejna js sehpmg ky weht wm dnlwhng kmbjmvm hklut Cmsus. Pl em js tem pbh`m tl sthrt. Jf ylu thdm Cmsus lut lf@erjstjhnjty, ylu ehvm lnby h elbblw sembb lf plwmrbmss rmbjajln.

    Cmsus Bjfm holna ]sKmajnnjna

    Cmsus whs klrn jn tem tlwn lf Kmtebmemo jn [lohn-l``upjmg Yhbms-tjnm (olgmrn-ghy Jsrhmb). Wem ghtm lf ejs kjrte, h``lrgjna tl tem [lohn`hbmnghr temn jn usm, whs hrlung 1=9 H]@ (hk urkm `lngjth? hftmr temflungjna lf tem `jty Tlf [lom_). H``lrgjna tl lur olgmrn `hbmnghrs,Cmsus whs klrn hklut 7 K@ (J dnlw tejs js kmflrm @erjst, kut tem omgj-mvhb olnds wel trjmg tl fjaurm jt lut gjgnt ehvm hbb tem jnflrohtjln wmehvm, hng sl temy ojssmg jt ky h fmw ymhrs).

    Cmsus armw up jn Nhzhrmte, hnltemr sohbb tlwn up nlrte jn tem tmr-rjtlry lf Ahbjbmm. Em whs rhjsmg jn h fhjrby typj`hb Cmwjse elom hng ehgtem shom mxpmrjmn`ms teht olst klys jn fjrst-`mntury Jsrhmb ehg.

    Em whs `jr`uo`jsmg hs hn jnfhnt hs h ohrd lf ejs jn`busjln jn Algs`lvmnhnt prlojsms tl Jsrhmb (Budm ;3;8).

    Ejs phrmnts, jn lkmgjmn`m tl tem wlrgs lf hn hnamb, nhomg temjrslnCmsus h flro lf tem Emkrmw nhomClseuh. Jt omhns WemBL[Gshvms.

    Cmsus bmhrnmg h trhgm, tem `rhft lf `hrpmntry, frlo ejs hglptmgfhtemr, Clsmpe. H `hrpmntmr jn teht `ubturm kujbt furnjturm hngeloms hng mvmn ohgm slom fhro mqujpomnt.

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    Cmsus httmngmg synhalaum s`ellb hng bmhrnmg tl rmhg tem Emkrmw lftem Kjkbm. Jn tem mvmryghy gjs`lursm lf Ahbjbmm, em prlkhkby spldmh rmbhtmg bhnauham, Hrhohj`. Em wlubg hbsl ehvm bmhrnmg tl spmhdArmmd, wej`e whs tem bhnauham lf `loomr`m jn tem [lohn Mopjrm.

    Cmsus gjg ehvm lnm lut-lf-tem-lrgjnhry mxpmrjmn`m hs h kly. Qemn emwhs twmbvm ymhrs lbg, em wmnt wjte ejs phrmnts tl tem `jty lf Cmrushbmo.Em alt sl mnarlssmg jn h temlblaj`hb gjs`ussjln wjte tem rmbjajlus s`elbhrsjn tem tmopbm teht em ojssmg tem fhojby `hrhvhn elom tl Nhzhrmte! Ohryhng Clsmpe ehg tl kh`dtrh`d hn mntjrm ghys clurnmy tl fjng ejo, hng temy

    wmrmnt ehppy hklut jt! ([mhg tem welbm stlry jn Budm ;378 =9.)

    Jn tem PpltbjaetQemn Cmsus whs hrlung tejrty ymhrs lbg, em kmahn ejs pukbj ojn-

    jstry. Wejrty whs tem ham lf ohturjty jn Jsrhmb. Yrjmsts jn Algs tmopbmgjg nlt kmajn tl pmrflro temjr sh`rmg gutjms untjb teht ham. Cmsus whjtmgjn euojbjty untjb em rmh`emg tem ham wemn ejs tmh`ejna wlubg kmrmspm`tmg.

    Mhrby jn ejs ojnjstry Cmsus `elsm twmbvm omn frlo holna ejs flbblw-mrs tl km ejs gjs`jpbms. Wemsm omn sthymg hrlung Cmsus hbb tem tjom. Wemy

    wmrm stugmnts hng bmhrnmrs, kut temy wmrm hbsl kmjna arllomg tl kmbmhgmrs hng spldmsomn flr Cmsus. Wemy wlubg mvmntuhbby sthng hs mym-

    wjtnmssms lf hbb teht Cmsus shjg hng gjg. Wemy wlubg km ejs rmprmsmnthtjvmstl sprmhg tem omssham hklut Cmsus tl tem welbm wlrbg. Wemsm omn hrm

    hbsl `hbbmg hplstbms lnms wel hrm smnt lut hs lffj`jhb hokhsshglrs hngrmprmsmnthtjvms lf h pmrsln wel elbgs armht hutelrjty.

    KLZELLG PWL[JMPOlst lf us wlubg bjdm tl dnlw h blt

    olrm hklut Cmsus jnfhn`y hng klyellg,

    kut tem Kjkbm js hbolst tlthbby sjbmnt hkluttelsm ymhrs. Qemn P`rjpturm js sjbmnt, `rm-

    htjvm ojngs try tl bb jn tem kbhnds. Pmvmrhb

    alspmbs wmrm wrjttmn blna hftmr Cmsus

    bjvmg (;99 tl 099 ymhrs hftmr), hng temsm

    h``lunts `bhjomg tl ehvm dnlwbmgam lf

    Cmsus mhrby ymhrs. Jn temsm gukjlus als-

    pmbs, Cmsus js pj`turmg hs ohdjna kjrgs lut

    lf `bhy hng temn `ehnajna temo jntl rmhb

    kjrgs. Em hbsl supplsmgby turnmg h nmjae-klrellg kubby jntl h alht hng rmfusmg tl

    rmvmrsm tem ojrh`bm untjb Clsmpe rmkudmg

    ejo. Nlnm lf temsm stlrms ehvm hny khsjs

    jn fh`t, hng temsm alspmbs hrm unjvmrshbby

    rmcm`tmg ky Kjkbm s`elbhrs hs nlt hggjna

    hny trute tl tem stlry lf Cmsus.

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    87 @erjstjhnjty flr Kbl`demhgs

    Wem Wwmbvm rm`lanjzmg Cmsus hs olrm tehn cust h rhkkj (tmh`emr)lr ojrh`bm wlrdmr. Plln hftmr temy sthrtmg spmngjna tjom wjte Cmsus,temy `hom tl tem rmhbjzhtjln teht em whs tem Omssjhe, tem @erjst, temhnljntmg lnm Alg ehg prlojsmg tl smng hs Jsrhmbs [mgmmomr hng Djna.Ou`e lf weht @erjstjhns kmbjmvm hklut Cmsus `loms frlo tem wrjttmntmstjolny hng wjtnmss lf temsm hplstbms prmsmrvmg jn tem Nmw Wmsth-omnt. Wemy flbblwmg Cmsus hng wht`emg mvmrytejna em gjg. Wemy bjs-tmnmg tl mvmrytejna Cmsus shjg. Wemy wmrm moplwmrmg ky Cmsus tl spmhdhng tl h`t wjte ejs lwn hutelrjty hftmr em bmft tem wlrbg. Algs lwnPpjrjt aujgmg temo hs temy wrltm glwn temjr rmomokrhn`ms, hng Cmsusprlojsmg teht tem Ppjrjt wlubg ajvm temo prlflung ungmrsthngjna lftem sjanjfj`hn`m lf Cmsus h`tjlns hng wlrgs.

    Wem `looln pmlpbm bjstmnmg jntmntby tl weht Cmsus thuaet hngrm`mjvmg Cmsus ojrh`bms wjte clyfub hpprm`jhtjln. Wem rmbjajlus bmhgmrs

    jn Jsrhmb, elwmvmr, wmrm nlt joprmssmg. Wemy gjsojssmg Cmsus tmh`ejnahs tem rhokbjnas lf hn untrhjnmg upsthrt. Wemy httrjkutmg tem plwmr lfejs emhbjna ojrh`bms tl hn mvjb plwmr, nlt tl Alg. Hs Cmsus jnfbumn`mholna tem pmlpbm armw, tem rmbjajlus bmhgmrs km`hom olrm hng olrmnmrvlus. Wemy fmhrmg teht Cmsus wlubg sphrd h plbjtj`hb rmvlbutjln teht

    wlubg cmlphrgjzm temjr plsjtjlns lf jnfbumn`m. Wemy hbsl fmhrmg teht tem[lohn hroy wlubg olvm quj`dby tl put glwn hny gjsturkhn`m hngojaet gmstrly tem nhtjln jn tem prl`mss. Wem bmhgmrs lf Jsrhmb gm`jgmgteht Cmsus nmmgmg tl km mbjojnhtmg.

    Fubfjbbjna Ejs GmstjnyWem lpplrtunjty tl thdm Cmsus glwn `hom sllnmr tehn tem rmbjajlus

    bmhgmrs mvmr mxpm`tmg. Lnm lf Cmsus `blsmst flbblwmrs lffmrmg tl ehngCmsus lvmr tl ejs mnmojms jn mx`ehnam flr h sh`d lf sjbvmr `ljns. Cmsus whshrrmstmg, pusemg terluae h kun`e lf trjhbs, hng fjnhbby `lngmonmg lntruopmg-up `ehrams. Wem Cmwjse bmhgmrs h``usmg Cmsus lf kbhspemoy, lfspmhdjna hahjnst tem elby `ehrh`tmr lf Alg. Wemy ehg h kjaamr prlkbmo,elwmvmr. Wem Cmwjse @lun`jb `lubg `lngmon hbb temy whntmg, kut lnbytem [lohn hutelrjtjms `lubg bmahbby mxm`utm h `rjojnhb. Ylntjus Yjbhtm, htejrg-rhtm [lohn kurmhu`rht jn `ehram lf h trlukbmslom prlvjn`m ln temfhrtemst mgam lf tem mopjrm, whs prmssurmg jntl gljna weht tem rmbjajlusbmhgmrs whntmg. Em lrgmrmg Cmsus tl km `ru`jfjmg.

    Cmsus bjvmg flr sjx elurs ln tem `rlss. Ht tem mng em sjopby ahvm up ejsspjrjt hng gjmg. H fmw krhvm flbblwmrs put ejs klgy jn h stlnm tlok hngshjg allg-kym. Nmrvlus rmbjajlus bmhgmrs ehg tem [lohns plsjtjln slom

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    8=Bmhgmr hng Blrg3 Cmsus

    slbgjmrs nmhr tem tlok sl tem gjs`jpbms lf Cmsus wlubgnt km tmoptmg tlstmhb temjr ohstmrs klgy. Nl `ehn`m lf teht, lf `lursm. Wem gjs`jpbms

    wmrm ejgjna, nlt pbhnnjna tl rlk h arhvm.Wermm ghys hftmr Cmsus gmhte, slom wlomn `hom tl Cmsus tlok

    hng flung jt mopty. Bhtmr Cmsus ejosmbf hppmhrmg ln smvmrhb l``hsjlnstl wjgmby gjvmrsm arlups lf ejs flbblwmrs hs `lnfjrojna mvjgmn`m tehtem ehg rjsmn frlo tem gmhg. Flrty ghys hftmr ejs rmsurrm`tjln, Cmsushs`mngmg kh`d tl emhvmn wemrm em rmohjns tl tejs ghy.

    WEM EJPWL[J@HB CMP]PWem flur Nmw Wmsthomnt alspmbs hrm

    tem ohjn slur`m lf jnflrohtjln hklut

    Cmsus kut ltemr hn`jmnt wrjtmrs hbsl prl-vjgm vmrj`htjln teht Cmsus bjvmg hng

    sphrdmg h nmw rmbjajlus olvmomnt3

    Wh`jtus (kmst aumss3 HG == 8;9) whs

    h [lohn ejstlrjhn wel bjvmg terluae tem

    rmjans lf olrm tehn ehbf h glzmn mopmr-

    lrs. Jn ejs ohssjvm ejstlry `hbbmg tem

    Hnnhbs, Wh`jtus grlppmg jn tejs phssham hs

    em wrltm hklut tem armht rm jn [lom gur-

    jna tem rmjan lf Nmrl3

    @lnsmqumntby, tl amt rjg lf tem

    rmplrt Tteht Nmrl ejosmbf ehg smt

    tem rm_, Nmrl fhstmnmg tem aujbt

    hng jnj`tmg tem olst mxqujsjtm

    tlrturms ln h `bhss ehtmg flr temjr

    hklojnhtjlns, `hbbmg @erjstjhns ky

    tem plpubh`m. @erjstus, frlo welo

    tem nhom ehg jts lrjajn, suffmrmg tem

    mxtrmom pmnhbty gurjna tem rmjan lf

    Wjkmrjus ht tem ehngs lf lnm lf lur

    prl`urhtlrs, Ylntjus Yjbhtm.

    Hnnhbs,8=.77*

    Clsmpeus, h Cmwjse ejstlrjhn wel whs

    klrn h fmw ymhrs hftmr Cmsus gmhte hng

    wel gjmg jn HG :1, wrltm h ou`e-gmkhtmg

    phssham hklut Cmsus. Wem survjvjna vmr-

    sjln lf tem Hntjqujtjms rmhgs hs teluae

    Clsmpeus whs h trum kmbjmvmr jn Cmsus.

    Bhtmr @erjstjhn s`rjkms wel `lpjmg hng

    gjstrjkutmg tem wlrd ohy ehvm hbtmrmg ejssthtmomnt tl rmm`t @erjs tjhn tmh`ejna.

    Wem tmnte-`mntury Hrhkj` vmrsjln lf Clsm-

    peuss klld js prlkhkby `blsmr tl ejs lrjaj-

    nhb, kut jt stjbb ajvms stunnjna tmstjolny tl

    Cmsus bjfm hng ojnjstry3

    Ht tejs tjom temrm whs h wjsm

    ohn wel whs `hbbmg Cmsus. Hng

    ejs `lngu`t whs allg, hng Tem_

    whs dnlwn tl km vjrtulus. Hng

    ohny pmlpbm frlo holna tem Cmws

    hng ltemr nhtjlns km`hom ejs gjs-

    `jpbms. Yjbhtm `lngmonmg ejo tl

    km `ru`jmg hng tl gjm. Hng telsm

    wel ehg km`lom ejs gjs`jpbms gjg

    nlt hkhngln ejs gjs`jpbmsejp. Wemy

    rmplrtmg teht em ehg hppmhrmg tl

    temo termm ghys hftmr ejs `ru`jx-

    jln hng teht em whs hbjvm4 h``lrg-

    jnaby em whs pmrehps tem Omssjhe

    `ln`mrnjna welo tem prlpemts

    ehvm rm`luntmg wlngmrs.

    Hntjqujtjms, 85.60 67*

    *Klte qulthtjlns hrm thdmn frlo Ahry

    Ehkmrohs, Hn`jmnt Mvjgmn`m flr tem Bjfm lf

    Cmsus (Nhsevjbbm3 Nmbsln, 8:57), 51 :;.

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    Wem Kjkbm ohdms jt `bmhr teht Cmsus whs unjqum. Nl lnm ehs mvmr kmmn klrn hs Cmsus

    whs klrn. Qmbb, tehts nlt mxh`tby `lrrm`t. Cmsus whs klrnnlrohbby, kut em whs `ln-

    `mjvmgojrh`ublusby. Em whs ln`mjvmg jn h vjrajn wlohn ky h ojrh`ublus wlrd lf Algs

    plwmr. Zlur oltemr ohy tejnd lf ylu hs emr ojrh`bm khky, kut ylu hng J hng mvmry

    ltemr euohn kmjna ln tejs pbhnmt wmrm ln`mjvmg tem shom why. (Cust tejnd kh`d tl teht

    kjrgs hng kmms bm`turm jn ejae s`ellb emhbte `bhss.) H ohn hng h wlohn (lur phrmnts)

    klte `lntrjkutmg h tjny phrt lf temosmbvms teht unjtmg tl prlgu`m h nmw euohn kmjna.

    Cmsus, elwmvmr, whs `ln`mjvmg jn Ohry, ejs oltemr, wjtelut tem `lntrjkutjln lf h ohn.

    Cmsus whs `ln`mjvmg ky h wlrd lf Alg.

    Plom pmlpbm (mvmn slom @erjs tjhns) ehvm h gjf`ubt tjom wjte tem vjrajn kjrte. Wemy

    tejnd jt js tll fhnthstj` tl kmbjmvm lr jt whs cust h stlry slom mhrby @erjstjhns ohgm up

    tl spj`m up tem mhrby ymhrs lf Cmsus bjfm h bjttbm. Kut temrm hrm smvmrhb slbjg rmhslns flr

    h``mptjna Cmsus ojrh`ublus `ln`mptjln hs hn mssmntjhb phrt lf @erjstjhn kmbjmf.

    Fjrst, tem Kjkbm spm`j`hbby shys teht tejs js elw jt ehppmnmg. Jn klte tem alspmb

    lf Budm (83;6 05) hng jn tem alspmb lf Ohttemw (8385 ;=), Ohry js prmsmntmg hs

    h vjrajn wel ehs nmvmr ehg smxuhb jntjoh`y wjte hny ohn. Clsmpe, emr prlojsmg

    euskhng, js prmsmntmg hs h ohn wel ehs nlt kmmn jntjohtm wjte Ohry. Jf Cmsus

    whs `ln`mjvmg nlrohbby frlo h ohn hng h wlohn, tem Kjkbm, ht bmhst ht tejs

    pljnt, js fhbsm.

    Pm`lng, tem vjrajn `ln`mptjln js `lnsjstmnt wjte Cmsus mtmrnhb mxjstmn`m. Cmsus

    gjg nlt kmajn tl mxjst jn Ohrys wlok. Cmsus ehg mxjstmg frlo mtmrnjty. Cmsus gjg

    nlt kmajnjn Ohry4 em km`hom euohnjn Ohry. Zlu hng J ehg h sthrtjna pljnt. Jgjg nlt mxjst (mx`mpt jn Algs ojng) kmflrm oy `ln`mptjln. Cmsus, elwmvmr, ehg

    hbwhys mxjstmg.

    Wejrg, Cmsus `ln`mptjln ky Algs ojrh`ublus pbhn js `lnsjstmnt wjte Cmsus

    sjnbmssnmss. Mvmr sjn`m Hgho sjnnmg jn tem ahrgmn lf Mgmn, phrmnts ehvm phssmg

    ln olrm tehn amnmtj` ohtmrjhb tl temjr djgs. Wemy hbsl phss ln h euohn nhturm

    teht js kmnt jn lnm gjrm`tjln tlwhrg mvjb. Frlo tem Kjkbms pmrspm`tjvm, teht sjn-

    fub nhturm `loms frlo tem fhtemr (slrry, auys). Cmsus, wel ehg nl nhturhb euohn

    fhtemr, whs `ln`mjvmg hng klrn wjtelut h sjnfub kmnt.

    Flurte, wejbm tem vjrajn `ln`mptjln js nlt thuaet gjrm`tby hnywemrm mbsm jn P`rjp-

    turm mx`mpt jn Ohttemw 8 hng Budm ;, tem rmst lf P`rjpturm smmos tl hssuom teht

    Cmsus whs `ln`mjvmg jn h supmrnhturhb why. Wem hplstbm Yhub jn tem Nmw Wmsth-

    omnt klld lf Ahbhtjhns, flr mxhopbm, shys teht Cmsus whs klrn lf h wlohn

    (Ahbhtjhns 737) nlt klrn lf h ohn hng h wlohn, kut klrn lf h wlohn.

    Cmsus `ln`mptjln js nlt cust slom ojnlr pljnt teht wm `hn `ellsm tl kmbjmvm lr gjs-

    rmahrg. Jt tlu`ems tem welbm jssum lf wel Cmsus rmhbby whs.

    CMP]P H[[JVHB

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