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HH' KVVKHNGEBGPY K' Kvvkhngebgp @aidbp kg` Ia`hgn ac Ikyby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 0F' Ybpphgn ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 0

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C' Ypkpry Mbkvhgny ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;;N' Vbypvkhghgn Av`bv Ikyby Gap Blhnhflb ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;6

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 S' CRVPMBV ZVAIBB@HGNY @AIDBP K' @aidbp Ylapy Kskhlkflb ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;9F' Pxzby ac Kzzbkvkgiby Hgilr`b` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;9I' Pxzby ac Kzzbkvkgiby GAP pa fb ybp ag Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny @aidbp ' ' ' ' ' ' ;9

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2' Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;=@' Ybp%Asbv Vb{rbypy ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;=;' Or`hihkl Kzzvaskl Vb{rhvb` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;=6' Vb{rhvb` Cavey, Yma~hgny, kg` Mbkvhgny ag pmb Vbiav` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;=9' @hyzayhphag ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;8

B' Vbyzagyhfhlhphby ac Or`hihkl Kyyhypkgp vbnkv hgn Ikyby LACPb` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;8;' Iaezkvhgn Zmxyhikl Chlby pa Grefbv ac ikyby LACPb` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;86' Sbvhchikphag ac @kpby ag ZvbPvhkl Vbzavpy ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;89' Zvbzkvkphag ac LACP lhyp ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ;80' Lhehpy ag Grefbv ac LACP` Pvhkly pmkp Ekx Fb Yimb`rlb` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 6:2' Zvhavhphby cav Yimb`rlhgn LACP` Ikyby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 6:3' K`ehghypvkphsb Ybp%Asbvy cav B}ibyy LACP` Ikyby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 6:>' Varphgn ac LACP Lhyp kg` Chlby  ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 6;

 SHH' ZLBKY kg` YBGPBGIHGNY K' Zlbky ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 66

;' Shiphe Zvbybgib ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 666' Chvbkvey!Keerghphag Fkg ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 669' Bccbip ag Ihphbgymhz Hyyrby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 660' Ikgibllkphag ac Zvbpvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 66

F' Ybgpbgihgny ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 66;' Or`nebgp Cavey ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 666' Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy ac Zvafkphag ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 699' Zbg`bgix ac k Zvapbiphsb Av`bv ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 600' “Ga Iagpkip ~hpm Shiphe― Zvashyhag ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 60

2' @byhngkphgn pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 603' Ikgibllkphag ac Zvbpvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 62

 SHHH' ORVX PVHKLY kg` IAGPBEZP ac IARVP PVHKLY K' Ehy`bebkgav Orvx Pvhkl ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 63

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3' Pvhkl Zvaib`rvb ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 6>F' Iagpbezp ac Iarvp Pvhkly ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 6>

H]' ZVAFKPHAG SHALKPHAGY K' Vb{rbypy cav Zvafkphag Shalkphag ^kvvkgpy ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 68F' @S Iarvp‘y ZS @aidbp ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 68

;' Kvvkhngebgpy kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 686' @aidbphgn cav pmb Eag`kx ZS @aidbp ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 689' ^mhim Or`nb Mbkvy pmb ZS ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9:0' Cavey kg` Chlby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9:

I' @bcbg`kgp ~hpm Eavb pmkg Agb Zvafkphag Ikyb ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9:

]' IAEZLHKGIB VBSHB^Y K' Gkprvb kg` Zrvzayb ac pmb Vbshb~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9;F' Yimb`rlhgn pmb Vbshb~ kg` Varphgn Zkzbv~avd pa pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9;

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9' Yrfyb{rbgp Vbshb~y ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9;I' Pmb Chvyp Vbshb~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 96@' Vbzavpy cvae Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~y ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 96B' Ckhlrvb pa Kzzbkv kp k Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 96

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C' Kzzbkvkgib ac Ikyb Ekgknbv kp Iarvp Mbkvhgny ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 99N' Ikyb Ekgknbv‘y Iagpkip ~hpm Shiphey ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 99

]H' EHYIBLLKGBARY K' Yrfyphprphag ac Kppavgbx ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 90

F' Ybp%Asbvy ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 90;' ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpby ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 906' Ybp%Asbv @kpb hy 9 av Eavb @kxy Arp ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 909' Ybp%Asbv@kpb hy ;%6 @kxy Arp ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 900' Pvkidhgn Ikyby hy Ybp%Asbv hy Av`bvb` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 92

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B' Kcch`kshpy ac Zvbor`hib ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 9>

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9' @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv   K @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv eaghpavy yblbipb`, iarvp%av`bvb` `bcbg`kgpy kcpbv ybgpbgihgn pa `bpbvehgb hc pmbx kvb hg iaezlhkgib ~hpm pmb iag`hphagy ac zvafkphag' Pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv klya zvash`by iaeerghpx vbcbvvkly cav `bcbg`kgpyav`bvb` pa yrim vbshb~y fx pmb ybgpbgihgn or`nb' Pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv‘y acchib hylaikpb` hg Vaae 9:; ac pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv' Hp ~ky mazb` pmkp pmb IkybEkgknbv zayhphag ~arl` klya hgsalsb iaav`hgkphag ~hpm pmb or`nby, pmb @hypvhip

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 Zknb 6 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

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9' Ymkvb @vhsb? Kll Ckehlx Lk~ Or`nby kg` pmbhv ypkcc mksb kiibyy pa ekpbvhkl ag pmb Ymkvb@vhsb `hvbipavx lkfblb` “Y?!CkeLk~QOrsbghlb!@S Iarvp' “ Kyh`b cvae kgblbipvaghi iazx ac pmhy ekgrkl, pmhy cal`bv hgilr`by?k' Pbezlkpb cav pmb LACP lhypf' Yzbihkl Iag hphagy ac Zvafkphag %% Fbgim kg` Cavekli' Zvafkphag Or`nb Kyyhngebgp Imkvp, ky kccbipb` fx @S Iarvp`' Hgypvriphagy cav Yimb`rlhgn Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~yb' Cave Lbppbv pa Zvafkphagbv %% Vbzavp pa @S Ikyb Ekgknbv pa Vb%

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HH' KVVKHNGEBGPY

K' Kvvkhngebgp @aidbp kg` Ia`hgn ac Ikyby

Iarvp ypkcc kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ivbkpb pmb kvvkhngebgp `aidbp bkim eavghgn fbnhgghgnkp 2 k'e' Pmbx ~avd cvae pmb faadhgn vbnhypbv zva`rib` fx pmb ymbvhcc‘y acchib' Pmbfaadhgn `kx hy k 60%marv ixilb bg`hgn kp 0 k'e' ^avdhgn cvae pmb vbnhypbv cav pmbzbvha` bg`hgn kp 0 k'e' ac pmkp `kx, Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc yimb`rlb `bcbg`kgpy cav kzzbkvkgiby fbcavb k or`hihkl acchibv hg pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv' Kzzbkvkgiby ag ~kvvkgpy%aglx kvb yimb`rlb` cav pmb k'e' kg` kvvkhngebgp cav gb~ imkvnby -~hpm av ~hpmarp~kvvkgpy( kvb ybp cav 6 z'e' Bkim iarvp `kx fbcavb pmb 6 z'e' kvvkhngebgpy, pmb @S Rghpac pmb @K‘y acchib `blhsbvy iazhby ac pmb imkvnhgn hgypvrebgp -“@K hgcavekphag―( pa pmb

 Kvvkhngebgp Ilbvdy kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv' Pmb @S Rghp ac pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y acchib`byhngkpby ~hpm k ypkez kll imkvnhgn hgypvrebgpy hp hyyrby kg` Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc pmbgk`` k “S― kp pmb bg` ac pmb @K ikyb grefbv ~mbg bgpbvhgn hgcavekphag kfarp pmhy gb~ikyb hgpa NRH!AOHG' Pmhy ia`b kppkimby aglx cav `kpk iallbiphag zrvzayby kg` `aby gapiagyphprpb kgx or`hihkl chg`hgn kfarp pmb iag`rip ac pmb `bcbg`kgp av pmb vblkphagymhz ac pmb zkvphby'

F' Ybpphgn ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpby

;' Cav Ehy`bebkgavy Gap Blhnhflb cav @YZPmb @bcbg`kgp hy nhsbg k ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpb kp kvvkhngebgp' Ky k nbgbvklvrlb, ZvbPvhkl `kpby kvb yimb`rlb` 9 ~bbdy arp cvae kvvkhngebgp, kg` Pvhkly 2~bbdy arp' Ikyby kvvkhngb` ag Eag`kxy kg` Prby`kxy kvb ryrkllx yimb`rlb`cav pmb “K― ZvbPvhkl @aidbp cav =?;: k'e' kg` Prby`kx pvhkl `kpby' Ikybykvvkhngb` ^b`gby`kx pmvarnm Cvh`kx kvb ryrkllx yimb`rlb` cav pmb “K― ZvbPvhkl`aidbp cav =?6: k'e' kg` cav ^b`gby`kx pvhkl `kpby'

6' Cav Iagpbezp ac Iarvp Ikyby Ky ~hpm ehy`bebkgavy, @bcbg`kgpy hg Iagpbezp ac Iarvp ekppbvy kvb nhsbgZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpby kp kvvkhngebgp' ZvbPvhkly cav SVAy -Shalkphag ac Vbypvkhghgn Av`bv ikyby( kvb ryrkllx 6 ~bbdy arp cvae kvvkhngebgp, kg` pvhkl`kpby kvb 9 ~bbdy arp' SVAy kvb yimb`rlb` cav pmb “K― ZvbPvhkl `aidbp kp =?9:k'e'

Ehy`bebkgav @S ZvbPvhkly -MNZP( kvb yimb`rlb` cav kzzbkvkgib hg NRH!AOHG Vaae

;:3K? kp =?;: k'e' cav ikyby kvvkhngb` ag Eag`kx!Prby`kx kg` kp =?6: k'e' cav 

ikyby kvvkhngb` ^b`gby`kx%pmvr%Cvh`kx'

Ehy`bebkgav @S Pvhkly kvb yimb`rlb` cav kzzbkvkgib hg NRH!AOHG Vaae VEPL kp 

8?:2 k'e' ’ ag Prby`kx cav ikyby kvvkhngb` ag Eag!Prby kg` ag ^b`gby`kx cav ikyby kvvkhngb` ag ^b` !Pmrv!Cvh' Kll pvhkl `kpby kvb hghphkllx yimb`rlb` ky k PL frp hc 

pmb ikyb hy lbcp ag cav pvhkl kp ZvbPvhkly, pmb iklbg`kvhgn @bzkvpebg p rz`kpby pmb ia`b

pa PLOR -Pvhkl Orvx('

 Kll SVA Pvhkly kvb yimb`r lb` cav kzzbkvkgib hg NR H!AOHG Vaae VEPL kp =?9: k 'e' ag

Pmrvy`kxy' Pmb SVA `aidbp hy mbl` =?9: k'e' rgphl ;6 gaag' Kgx ikyby gap ypkvpb` 

kvb ikvvhb` asbv pa pmb calla~hgn ^b`gby`kx, cvae ;?02 pa 9 z'e' Pmb SVA pvhkl `kpby

kvb yimb`rlb` ky PLIP kp kvvkhngebgp, ky ga vhnmp pa k orvx pvhkl b}hypy cav k iagpbezp ac 

iarvp ekppbv'

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 Zknb 2 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

GAPB? SVA ikyby kvb gap blhnhflb cav pmb @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke'Ybb Ybiphag HS'N' ag pmb @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke'

I' Vblbkyb @bihyhagy kp Kvvkhngebgpy

Or`hihkl acchibvy mkg`lhgn kvvkhngebgpy ekdb k vblbkyb `bihyhag kp pmkp pheb' Pmb`bcbg`kgp ekx fb vblbkyb` ag iag`hphagy pmkp hgilr`b ga iagpkip ~hpm pmb shiphe, ekx fb`bghb` vblbkyb, av ekx fb vbcbvvb` pa Zvbpvhkl Vblbkyb Ybvshiby -ZVY(' Pmb ZVYvbcbvvkl ekx fb cav kg bsklrkphag aglx -“ZVY bsklrkphag aglx―( av pa ZVY cav vblbkyb hc ZVY vbiaeebg`y pmb `bcbg`kgp ky kzzvazvhkpb cav yrzbvshyhag fx pmkp zvanvke -“ZVY hc kiibzpb`―(' ^mbg ZVY iaezlbpby pmb vbzavp, ZVY ypkcc chlby pmb avhnhgkl kp pmb OryphibIbgpbv cav varphgn pa pmb iarvp chlb' ZVY zvash`by k iazx pa pmb @K, pmb `bcbgybkppavgbx, kg` okhl!EIYA vbiav`y' Ybb HHH, @', fbla~'

^hpm agb b}ibzphag, vblbkyb `bihyhagy kcpbv kvvkhngebgp kvb vbybvsb` pa pmb @S IarvpOr`nb' -Pmb b}ibzphag aiirvy ~mbg pmb @bcbg`kgp `bilhgby pa bgpbv @YZ blbiphag' Hgpmb hgpbvbypy ac or`hihkl biagaex, pmb or`hihkl acchibv kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ekdby pmhyvblbkyb `bihyhag kp @YZ `bilhgkphag'( Eaphagy cav vblbkyb iagyphprpb k yrfypkgphkl zkvp ac pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp' Ybb Ybiphag S, Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny @aidbp' 

@' @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Blbiphagy

;' @K @bpbvehgkphag kp Kvvkhngebgp Kp kvvkhngebgp, pmb @K ekdby kg` vbzavpy k `bpbvehgkphag ac ~mbpmbv k`bcbg`kgp hy blhnhflb cav pmb pmb @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke' Hc pmb @bcbg`kgphy blhnhflb, k mbkvhgn hy yimb`rlb` cav agb ~bbd arp ag pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv `aidbp-OI%0( cav pmb `bcbg`kgp pa blbip av `bilhgb zkvphihzkphag hg pmb zvanvke' YbbYbiphag HS, @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke('

6' ZkidbpyPmb zkidbpy ryb` cav bgpbvhgn pmb @YZ zvanvke kvb zva`rib` fx pmb iarvp kg` kvbav`bvb` pmvarnm pmb yrzzlx zvaibyy' Hg`hsh`rkl iazhby kvb klya kskhlkflb cvae pmb @K‘yAcchib @S Rghp kg` Kvvkhngebgp Rghp' Ybb Kzzbg`h} 6' K “@YZ Av`bv― vbiav`y pmb`bcbg`kgp‘y nrhlpx zlbk kg` bgpvx hgpa @YZ kg` ybpy arp pmb p~a `kpby cav pmb ypkprymbkvhgny' Ybb Ybiphag HS'C'

Pmb @YZ blbiphag mbkvhgn hy yimb`rlb` hg NRH!AOHG ky MN@S hg Vaae X0 -hc pmb @bcbg`kgp hy hg irypa`x( av G0 -hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy gap hg irypa`x( kp 6?:: 

 z'e'

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 Zknb 3 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

HHH' VBLBKYB @BIHYHAGY

K' Zvbyh`hgn Or`nb Av`bv  Vbnkv`hgn Ybirvhpx Keargp

Fx av`bv ac pmb Zvbyh`hgn Or`nb `kpb` Krnryp 6, 6::2, k $2,::: ybirvhpx keargp hy ybpkp faadhgn cav kll Ehy`bebkgav @S ikyby' Yrfyb{rbgp vrlhgny fx or`hihkl acchibvy aghg`hsh`rkl ikyby ekx vkhyb av la~bv pmhy keargp' ^hpm agb b}ibzphag, vblbkyb `bihyhagy

kcpbv kvvkhngebgp kvb vbybvsb` pa pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb kg` mkg`lb` `rvhgn pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp -Pmb b}ibzphag hy ~mbg pmb @bcbg`kgp hy kvvkhngb` kg` `bilhgby pabgpbv @YZ4 hg pmb hgpbvbypy ac or`hihkl biagaex, pmb or`hihkl acchibv kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ekdby pmhy vblbkyb `bihyhag kp pmb @YZ `bilhgkphag mbkvhgn('

F' Vblbkyb @bihyhagy ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny @aidbp

;' Kskhlkflb Mbkvhgn Ylapy Kskhlkflb “ylapy― kvb pmb grefbv ac `bcbg`kgpy, gap pmb grefbv ac ikyby'P~bgpx%agb -6;( Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny -C!Z( ylapy kvb yimb`rlb` bkim ~bbd hg @SIarvp? 2 ag Eag`kx eavghgn, ; vblbkyb mbkvhgn bkim ag Prby`kx, ^b`gby`kx,kg` Pmrvy`kx eavghgn fbcavb orvx pvhkly, ;6 C!Z ylapy ag Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaagy kppmb Oryphib Ibgpbv, kg` ; vblbkyb mbkvhgn kp ;?9: ag Cvh`kx kcpbvgaagy fbcavbpmb 6?:: @YZ `aidbp' Ybb Kzzbg`h} ; ’ ^bbdlx Yimb`rlb cav @S Iarvp'Aiikyhagkllx, k 3:%`kx hyyrb hezlhikpb` fx k ybp%asbv vb{rbyp kp Cvh`kx ZvbPvhkly

gbibyyhpkpby k vblbkyb `bihyhag, ky ~bll' Eaphagy cav vblbkyb kg` imkgnby hgvblbkyb iag`hphagy iagyphprpb k yrfypkgphkl zkvp ac pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny`aidbp, klpmarnm k skvhbpx ac apmbv kzzbkvkgiby kvb yimb`rlb` hgpa pmhy `aidbpky ~bll' Ybb Ybiphag S, Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny @aidbp' 

6' @bcbgyb Yimb`rlhgn ac pmb Mbkvhgn kg` Gaphcxhgn @K Ypkcc @bcbgyb Kppavgbxy av pmbhv Lbnkl Kyyhypkgpy ekx yimb`rlb vblbkyb mbkvhgny fxiagpkiphgn pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn Ilbvd kp 2:9!8==%9692, B}p' 9' @bcbgybkppavgbxy!kyyhypkgpy eryp klya iagpkip pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y acchib kp pmb ykebpheb, ya pmkp pmb @K mky k`skgib gaphib ac pmb mbkvhgn kg` ikg kppbezp gaphib pashiphey -kg` kll ikg ksah` rggbibyykvhlx ybp 6 mbkvhgny(' Carv -0( `kxyg`

k`skgib gaphib hy vb{rhvb` rglbyy pmb zkvphby mksb knvbb` ag k `kpb av pmb `rpxpa zvash`b shiphe gaphib hy vblhbsb` rg`bv YLV 0';;;' Gaphib pa pmb @K ymarl` fbek`b fx b%ekhl pa pkekvk'vrcchgnJei`k'ry -2:9!8==%2008( ky pmb zvhekvx

iagpkip ~hpm k ii? pa ekvhk'eiiavekidJei`k'ry -2:9!8==%2008( ky pmb fkid%rz' Pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y gkeb kg` @K ) ymarl` kzzbkv ag pmb yrfobip lhgb'

I' “Ga Iagpkip― Iag`hphag Vb{rhvb` Rglbyy khsb` kcpbv Shiphe Hgzrp

Avbnag lk~ vb{rhvby pmb iarvp pa hgilr`b k “ga iagpkip ~hpm shiphe― zvashyhag hg kgxvblbkyb knvbbebgp ~mbg pmb `bcbg`kgp hy imkvnb` ~hpm kg accbgyb iagyphprphgn `aebyphishalbgib ky `bchgb` hg AVY ;92'69:-9(' Ybb AVY ;92'62:-6(-k(' Pmb Iarvp ekx ~khsbpmkp iag`hphag ag shiphe vb{rbyp kcpbv k mbkvhgn hg ~mhim pmb iarvp chg`y pmkp yrim k~khsbv hy hg pmb fbyp hgpbvbypy ac pmb zkvphby kg` pmb iaeerghpx' Ykcb kg` yzbihchipbvey k``vbyyhgn pmb pvkgyzavp av b}imkgnb ac imhl`vbg cav `bcbg`kgp‘y zkvbgphgn pheb, hc kzzvazvhkpb, acpbg gbb` pa fb k``vbyyb` hg pmhy iagpb}p'

@' Vbcbvvkly pa ZvbPvhkl Vblbkyb Ybvshiby -ZVY(

@S Iarvp Or`nby kp vblbkyb mbkvhgny ekx vbibhsb iazhby ac ZVY -ZvbPvhkl VblbkybYbvshiby( vbzavpy iaezlbpb` fx av`bv ac pmb kvvkhnghgn or`hihkl acchibv' Ybb Ybiphag HH,

 Kvvkhngebgpy' Ryrkllx, pmhy iazx ~hll fb zvash`b` fx agb ac pmb zkvphby, ky pmb iarvp‘yiazx ekx gap xbp fb hg pmb iarvp chlb' Hp hy rglhdblx k ypkcc zbvyag cvae ZVY ~hll kppbg`pmb vblbkyb mbkvhgn calla~hgn zvbzkvkphag ac pmb vbzavp, klpmarnm aiikyhagkllx agb ac pmbzkvphby ekx mksb kvvkgnb` cav ZVY ypkcc zvbybgib'

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 Zknb > ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

 Ky k vbyrlp ac pmb vblbkyb mbkvhgn, k @S Iarvp Or`nb `bilhghgn pa vblbkyb pmb `bcbg`kgpekx hgypbk` vbcbv pmb `bcbg`kgp pa pmb ZvbPvhkl Vblbkyb Ybvshiby hc pmkp vbcbvvkl hykzzvzvhkpb frp gap xbp fbbg av`bvb`' Pmb vbcbvvkl hy ek`b pa ZVY, gap pa pmb yzbihchiiaezagbgpy ac ZVY ’ IYY -Ilayb` Ypvbbp Yrzbvshyhag( kg` ZYZ -Zvbpvhkl YbvshibyZvanvke(' Pmb vbcbvvkl ekx fb cav kg bsklrkphag aglx -“ZVY bsklrkphag aglx―( av cav vblbkyb hc ZVY iagyh`bvy pmb `bcbg`kgp kzzvazvhkpb cav yrzbvshyhag fx pmkp zvanvke-“ZVY hc kiibzpb`―(' Aiikyhagkllx, pmb Or`nb ekx kzzvasb vblbkyb hc vbiaeebg`b` fxpmb zvafkphag acchibv -“zbv ZA― av “ZZA,― h'b', pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb hy zlkihgn yhnghchikgp~bhnmp ag pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y mhypavx ~mhlb yrzbvshyb` fx pmb ZA kg` ZVY ekx vblbkyb pmb`bcbg`kgp fkyb` ag pmkp zvafkphag acchibv‘y kzzvaskl('

^mbg k vbzavp hy vb{rhvb` kg` ZVY mky iaezlbpb` hp, ZVY ypkcc ybg` k iazx pa pmbiarvp, pmb @K, pmb `bcbgyb kppavgbx, kg` okhl!EIYA vbiav`y' Pmb iarvp‘y iazx hyvbibhsb` kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv kg` kcpbv chlhgn kg` bgpvx hgpa NRH!AOHG, hy varpb` pa pmbchlhgn vaae hg pmb iarvpmaryb cav hgilryhag hg pmb iarvp chlb'

 KSKHLKFLB “YLAPY― KVB PMB GREFBV AC @BCBG@KGPY, GAP PMB GREFBV AC IKYBY'

Vblbkyb mbkvhgny kp pmb iarvpmaryb ’ Eag`kx, Prby`kx, ^b`gby`kx, Pmrvy`kx, kg` Cvh`kx 

Vblbkyb mbkvhgny kp pmb iarvpmaryb kvb yimb`rlb` hg NRH!AOHG pa Vaae @A ES' Pmbx kvb

ylappb` cav pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp cav Eag`kx -k p =?9: k'e' ’ lhehp ac 2(, av hgpa agb ac pmb yhgnlb ylapy ybp kp Prby`kx , ^b`gby`kx, av Pmrvy`kx kp =?9: k'e', av Cvh`kx kp ;?9: z'e'

Vblbkyb mbkvhgny kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ’ Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaag

Vblbkyb mbkvhgn ag Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaag kvb mbl` kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv kp ;?9: z'e' K papkl ac 

;6 Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny kvb ybp' Pmbx kvb yimb`rlb` hg @AES @rpx Or`nb vaae'

^mbg yimb`rlhgn pmb `kpb cav k vblbkyb mbkvhgn av kgx Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny kzzbkvkgib, pmb

ilbvd yimb`rlhgn pmb `kpb eryp bgyrvb pmkp pmb C!Z lhehp mky gap klvbk`x fbbg vbkimb` cav pmkp 

`kx' Yhezlx iargphgn pmb grefbv ac mbkvhgny ybp ag k zkvphirlkv `kx hy gap yrcchihbgp? pmb Ilbvd 

eryp klya ryb pmb kzzvaz vhkpb “Zkvbgp― zbvha` cav pmb Vblbkyb Mbkvhgn av Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgn 

ylap' Pmhy ypbz bgyrvby pmkp kg blbipvaghi zvaezp kzzbkvy ~mbg pmb lhehp hy vbkimb`' Pmb

 zkvbgp zbvha`y pa kzzlx kvb?

-;( Cav Eag`kx C!Zy? “@AES Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny -2(―  

-6( Cav Prby`kx!^b`gby`kx!Pmrvy`kx!Cv h kx Vblbkyb Mbkvhgny? “@AES Irypa`x Hyyrb

-;(― 

-9( Cav Pmrvy`kx C!Zy? “@AES Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny -;6(―  

Cav b}ibzphagkl yhprkphagy hg ~mhim ga mbkvhgn pheb hy kskhlkflb cav vblbkyb `bi hyhagy, pmb

Iklbg`kvhgn Ilbvd ymarl` iagpkip pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb‘y ypkcc cav pmb ~bbd -pmb @S ; av @S6 

Or`n( av Or`nb EiDg hnmp‘y ypkcc cav `hvbiphag cvae pmkp Or`nb kfarp apmbv yimb`rlhgn 

 zayy hfhl hphby'

Ybb klya Ybiphag ]H cav av`bvhgn “Pvkgyzavpy― kg` “Hgpbvzvbpbvy'― 

Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn y pkcc zrll pmb chlby cav kll Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny, hgilr`hgn Vblbkyb

@bihyhagy, kg` zlkib pmbe hg pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb‘y ekhlfa} hg Vaae 6;: fx 6 z'e' pmb `kx 

fbcavb pmb mbkvhgn'

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 Zknb = ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

Pmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvd `hypvhfrpby hg pmb iarvpvaae iazhby ac av`bvy cvae vblbkyb mbkvhgny ky

calla~y?

Zhgd ’ @K

Nal`bgva` ’ @bcbgyb Kppavgbx 

Xblla~’ @bcbg`kgp 

Nvbbg ’ EYIA -pa pmb `bzrpx hg pmb iarvpvaae hc pmb mbkvhgn hy kp pmb iarvpmaryb' Pa Okhl 

Vbiav`y cav mbkvhgny mb l` kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv'

^KVGHGN ’ hc kg Av`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmbv kp k vblbkyb

mbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv zvaibb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb av`bv vb{rhvhgn 

vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb iarvp `aidbp iagilr`by k cpbv 

2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x zvash`b` pa pmb iarvpvaae `bzrpx'

Ag Vbiklly!Vbyihg` ac ^kvvkgpy, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

Iarvpvaae I lbvdy varpb pa ZVY fx hgpbvacchib ekhl k iazx ac kgx av`bv hgsalshgn ZVY -vbcbvvkly

pa ZVY, vblbkyby ~hpm vb{rhvbebgp pa vbzavp pa ZVY, vbsaikphagy cvae ZVY, bpi'( ZVY hy

laikpb` hg pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv4 hpy hgpbvacchib ekhlhgn k``vbyy hy ;;8!92=!ZVY' Pmb ZVY ck} ) hy

2:9!8==%0;2>' Pmb ZVY zmagb grefbv hy 2:9!8==%2:06'

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 Zknb 8 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

HS' @BCBVVB@ YBGPBGIHGN ZVANVKE

K' Asbvshb~

Pmb @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke -@YZ( hy kg azphagkl, blhnhfhlhpx%fkyb` `hsbvyhagzvanvke pmkp klla~y klpbvgkphsb `hyzayhphag cav ibvpkhg ehy`bebkgav @S `bcbg`kgpy'Blhnhflb hg`hsh`rkly blbip pa zkvphihzkpb ~hpmhg > `kxy kcpbv kvvkhngebgp -rglbyy k lagnbv pheb hy zbvehppb` fx pmb Iarvp( kg` eryp ~khsb k orvx pvhkl kg` zlbk` nrhlpx pa pmb zvhekvx`aebyphi shalbgib accbgyb' Ybgpbgihgn hy pmbg `bcbvvb` asbv pmb gb}p ;0 eagpmy ~mhlbpmb `bcbg`kgp‘y zkvphihzkphag ~hpm zvanvke iag`hphagy hy eaghpavb` fx pmb @bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx Oryphib -@IO( kg` pmb Iarvp' Pmhy zbvha` klla~y cav pmb iaezlbphag ac `aebyphi shalbgib hgpbvsbgphag iargyblhgn -@SHI( rg`bv irvvhirlk kzzvasb` hg Avbnag

 K`ehghypvkphsb Vrlb hg bkvlx 6::3'

Pmb zvanvke iag`hphagy hgilr`b `aebyphi shalbgib hgpbvsbgphag iargyblhgn, p~a ypkprymbkvhgny -8: `kxy kcpbv zlbk kg` ;0 eagpmy kcpbv zlbk(, ga%iagpkip zvashyhagy ~hpm pmbshiphe, kg` apmbv zvanvke vb{rhvbebgpy yrim ky kfyphgbgib cvae kliamal kg` iagpvallb`yrfypkgiby' Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp ykphyckipavhlx iaezlbpby zvanvke vb{rhvbebgpy, pmb imkvnbhy `hyehyyb` ~hpm zvbor`hib' Hg`hsh`rkly carg` kp k iarvp mbkvhgn pa mksb shalkpb` pmbzvanvke iag`hphagy ekx fb vbprvgb` pa irypa`x, vbsadb` cvae pmb zvanvke, kg`ybgpbgib` ag pmb fkyhy ac pmb zlbk zvbsharylx nhsbg' Pmb @aidbp hy mkg`lb` bsbvxCvh`kx kp 6 z'e' ky @S2' Ybb Ybiphag H'F';'b' Ybb C, fbla~, vb ypkpry mbkvhgny'

F' Blhnhfhlhpx

@bcbg`kgpy eryp ebbp pmb calla~hgn {rklhchikphagy' Pmb @K `bpbvehgby kg` vbzavpyhghphkl blhnhfhlhpx kp pmb pheb ac kvvkhngebgp'

;' Ga irvvbgp av zkyp zkvphihzkphag hg kgx `aebyphi shalbgib `bcbvvb` ybgpbgihgn av `hsbvyhag zvanvke'

6' Ga cblagx zbvyag iagshiphagy av zbg hgn zbvyag cblagx ivheby'9' Ga Ilkyy K zbvyag ehy`bebkgav iagshiphagy ~hpmhg pmb lkyp pbg xbkvy, apmbv pmkg

gag%@S pvkcchi iagshiphagy'0' Ga zbg`hgn zbvyag ehy`bebkgav ikyby hg Avbnag, apmbv pmkg gag%@S pvkcchi

ikyby'2' Ga iagshiphag ac k shalkphag ac k vbypvkhghgn av`bv av k zvapbiphsb av`bv'

-@bcbg`kgpy ~hpm zbg`hgn iagpbezpy ikggap kzzlx cav @YZ rglbyy pmkp shalkphag

ikyb hy `hyehyyb`('3' Ga eavb pmkg carv iagshiphagy ac gag%zbvyag ivhehgkl accbgyby ~hpmhg pmb lkyp pbgxbkvy'

>' Gap irvvbgplx ag yrzbvshyb`!cavekl zvafkphag, zkvalb, av zayp%zvhyag yrzbvshyhag'=' Ga or`hihkl mal` cvae kgapmbv orvhy`hiphag kg` y!mb hy blhnhflb cav ybirvhpx vblbkyb'8' Gkeb` shiphe hg pmb zbg hgn accbgyb ~ky knb ;9 xbkvy av al bv';:' Ga ryb av pmvbkpbgb` ryb ac k chvbkve hg pmb iaeehyyhag ac pmb accbgyb';;' Ga hgpbgphagkl av dga~hgn zmxyhikl hgorvx pa k ehgav imhl` hg pmb zbg`hgn accbgyb'

 I' Blbiphag 

Hc pmb @bcbg`kgp hy blhnhflb, k mbkvhgn hy yimb`rlb` `rvhgn kvvkhngebgp cav agb ~bbd arpag pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv `aidbp -OI%0( cav pmb `bcbg`kgp pa blbip av `bilhgb zkvphihzkphag hgpmb zvanvke' Kp pmb blbiphag mbkvhgn, pmb `bcbg`kgp ekx klya vb{rbyp k “ybiag` laad―mbkvhgn agb ~bbd lkpbv' Pmhy ybiag` mbkvhgn hy klya mbl` kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv, OI%0'Ybb 9, fbla~'

 

Pmb @YZ blbiphag mbkvhgn hy yimb`rlb` ky MN@S hg NRH!AOHG cav Oryphib Ibgpbv Vaae 0 -ky

X0 hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy hg irypa`x kg` G0 hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy arp ac irypa`x('

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;' ZkidbpyPmb zkidbpy ryb` cav bgpbvhgn pmb @YZ zvanvke kvb zva`rib` fx pmb iarvp kg`ek`b kskhlkflb fx pmb @K‘y @S Rghp kg` Kvvkhngebgp Rghp' Ybb Kzzbg`h} 6 'Pmbx kvb klya kskhlkflb pa iarvp ypkcc pmvarnm pmb yrzzlx zvaibyy'

6' Zlbk Pkdbg, Iag`hphagy Hezayb , @bcbg`kgp Vblbkyb`Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp blbipy pa zkvphihzkpb hg @YZ, pmb `bcbgyb kppavgbx chlly arp pmbzkzbv~avd ’ hgilr`hgn pmb ypkg`kv` zlbk zbphphag ryb` cav kgx zlbk ’ kg` pmb`bcbg`kgp zlbk`y pa pmb zvhekvx @S imkvnb' Ybb Ybiphag SHH vb Zlbky, cav 

 zvafkphag pbvey' Zlbky ac ga iagpbyp kvb vkvblx kiibzpb` hg @YZ' Kgx apmbv @YZ%blhnhflb iargpy kvb `hyehyyb`' Hc hg irypa`x, pmb `bcbg`kgp hy vblbkyb` pmkp`kx ag iag`hphagy pmkp hgilr`b pmb calla~hgn? ga iagpkip ~hpm pmb shiphe rglbyyyzbihchikllx krpmavhb`, vbzavp pa pmb @bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx Oryphib fx ;;k'e' pmb gb}p fryhgbyy `kx, iaezlbphag ac `aebyphi shalbgib hgpbvsbgphagiargyblhgn, `vrn!kliamal pvbkpebgp ~mbvb vbiaeebg`b`, kg` kzzbkvkgib kp p~ayrfyb{rbgp mbkvhgny' @bcbg`kgpy gap hg irypa`x kp pmb pheb ac pmb zlbk kvbyrfobip pa pmb ykeb zvanvke iag`hphagy' Ybb Kzzbg`h} 6, zknb ;, cav kiaezlbpb lhyp ac @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn iag`hphagy'

9' “Ybiag` Laad― MbkvhgnyHc k “ybiag` laad― hy vb{rbypb`, pmb @K b}kehgby pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y ivhehgkl mhypavxpa sbvhcx pmkp pmb `bcbg`kgp hy hg ckip blhnhflb cav @YZ' Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy carg`

hgblhnhflb cav @YZ, pmb zlbk hy skikpb` kg` pmb ikyb hy ybp cav ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl'Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp `aby gap vb{rbyp k ybiag` laad mbkvhgn frp kp k lkpbv `kpb hy`bpbvehgb` pa mksb fbbg hgblhnhflb cav @YZ, pmb `bcbg`kgp ~hll lhdblx fb vbsadb`cvae pmb zvanvke kg` pmb nrhlpx zlbk bgpbvb`'

@' @bilhgkphag

 K `bcbg`kgp blhnhflb cav @YZ ~ma `bilhgby pa zkvphihzkpb hg pmb zvanvke hy nhsbg ZvbPvhkl

kg` Pvhkl `kpby ky `byivhfb` hg Ybiphag HH'F, Kvvkhngebgpy'

B' Lkpb Bgpvx

;' Ryrkl IkybyLkpb Bgpvx @YZ ikyby kvb ryrkllx pmayb pmkp -;( ~bvb hghphkllx `bpbvehgb`hgblhnhflb frp zvasbg {rklhchb` fx yrfyb{rbgplx afpkhgb` hgcavekphag av -6(fbikeb blhnhflb fbikryb ac k `bihyhag fx pmb @K pa vb`rib imkvnby'

6' Zvaibyy K `bcbg`kgp‘y lkpb bgpvx hgpa @YZ hy ybp ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp -YbbYbiphag S(' Pmb @bcbgyb Kppavgbx eryp afpkhg kg` zvbzkvb pmb @YZ zkidbp hgk`skgib' Ybb I';', kfasb vb afpkhghgn @YZ zkidbp'

Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc yimb`rlb pmb @YZ “Ybiag` Laad― mbkvhgn ky MNCR hg NRH!AOHG 

cav Oryphib Ibgpbv Vaae 0  -ky X0 hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy hg irypa`x kg` G0 hc pmb

`bcbg`kgp hy arp ac irypa`x('

Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc bgpbv pmb `bilhgkphag hg NRH!AOHG ky Ikyb, @aire bgpy, Chlhgn,

Gb~' Pmb ia`b hy GA ~hpm k iaee bgp “@bilhgb @YZ― kg` vblkpb` pa pmb `bcbg`kgp'

 Lkpb bgpvx hgpa @YZ hy yimb`rlb` fx Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn cav pmb CZ `aidbp'

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C' Ypkpry Mbkvhgny

@bcbg`kgpy zkvphihzkphgn hg @YZ kvb nhsbg p~a `kpby pa kzzbkv cav ypkpry imbidy' Pmbchvyp `kpb hy 9 eagpmy arp cvae pmb blbiphag kg` pmb ybiag` hy ;0 eagpmy arp cvae pmbblbiphag' Pmb ypkpry mbkvhgny kvb mbkv` kp 6 z'e' ag Cvh`kx kcpbvgaagy fx pmb @S Iarvp

Or`nb -@S2(' Pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y iaezlhkgib ~hpm @YZ iag`hphagy hy eaghpavb` pmvarnmarppmhy zbvha` fx k @IO Iavvbiphagy Pbimghihkg ~ma zvbzkvby k ~vhppbg vbzavp cav ypkprymbkvhgny vbiaeebg`hgn iagphgrkphag hg @YZ, kg b}pbgyhag pa iaezlbpb gbb`b`iag`hphagy, av vbsaikphag' ^mbg @IO mky nvarg`y cav vbsaikphag, pmb IavvbiphagyPbimghihkg ryrkllx `aidbpy k mbkvhgn ky yaag ky zayyhflb pmvarnm Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgnvkpmbv pmkg ~khphgn cav pmb `kpb ac pmb gb}p ypkpry imbid' -Hc k ~kvvkgp hy hyyrb` cav shlkphag ac @YZ iag`hphagy, pmb @bcbg`kgp -~mbg kvvbypb`( kzzbkvy kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ag pmhy ~kvvkgp kg` k kpb hy ybp cav pmb @YZ `aidbp ag Cvh`kx kp 6 z'e'( @IO ehnmpklya vb{rbyp k mbkvhgn arpyh`b pmb zvbsharylx ybp `kpby ~mbg ybbdhgn bkvlx `hyehyykly`rb pa zvaezp iaezlbphag ac zvanvke vb{rhvbebgpy' @IO ekdby kll hpy @YZ vbzavpykskhlkflb pa pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx kg` pmb `bcbgyb kppavgbx blbipvaghikllx ag pmb^b`gby`kx av Pmrvy`kx zvhav pa pmb Cvh`kx kcpbvgaag `aidbp pheb' Pmb @IOIavvbiphagy Pbimghihkg klya b%ekhly k iazx kp pmhy pheb pa pmb @YZ ekhlfa} hg LapryGapby -ERL @S @YZ( cav pmb ypkcc ac pmb @S2 Or`nb pa kiibyy kg` zvhgp arp' Ybb

 Kzzbg`h} 9, Kiibyyhgn @IO Vbzavpy cav @YZ Ikyby'

 Kp pmb ypkpry mbkvhgny, ~mhim ryrkllx grefbv ;6%;3 ikyby, k Iavvbiphagy Pbimghihkgkzzbkvy ky k Zvafkphag Acchibv ~arl` hg k ZS mbkvhgn' Pa pmb b}pbgp zayyhflb, ikybyhgsalshgn yriibyycrl iaezlbphag ac pmb zvanvke kvb ikllb` chvyp, iagphgrkphagy kg`

b}pbgyhagy gb}p, kg` pmayb hgsalshgn vbiaeebg`kphagy cav vbsaikphag lkyp' Chgkgihkl av apmbv ihvireypkgphkllx%fkyb` `hcchirlpx hg iaezlbphgn @SHI hy pmb eayp iaeeag fkyhy cav kg b}pbgyhag, frp @YZ hy `byhngb` ky k “iagpvkiprkl― zvanvke ya yivrphgx ac iaezlhkgibhy ag pmb vhnavary yh`b' ^mbvb pmb iarvp `bpbvehgby vbsaikphag kzzvazvhkpb, pmb`bcbg`kgp hy iagshipb` fkyb` ag pmb zlbk zvbsharylx nhsbg kg` pmb `bcbg`kgp hyybgpbgib` rglbyy shiphe gaphib hyyrby vb{rhvb k ybp%asbv pa kgapmbv `kpb ag pmb @YZ`aidbp' Pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb mkg`lhgn pmb kzzbkvkgib fbiaeby pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb'

 Kll av`bvy cvae ypkpry mbkvhgny -`hyehyykly, iagphgrkphagy, b}pbgyhagy, kg` vbsaikphagy(kvb vbiav`b` ag Cave 6;%22 -Ybb Kzzbg`h} 0('

Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc yimb`rlb pmb ypkpry mbkvhgny hg NRH!AOHG ky MN YD -Mbkvhgn Ypkpry

Imbid( av MN@H -~mbg vbsaikphag hy vb{rbypb` zvhav pa pmb ypkpry mbkvhgn `kpb( hg vaae @AES 

cav Cvh`kxy kp 6 z'e' kcpbv vbibhshgn pmb @YZ%bgpvx zkzbv~avd cvae Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc'

Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc yimb`r lb pmb ypkpry mbkvhgn `kpby hg NRH!AOHG fx yimb`rlhgn pmb hghphkl `kpb

~mbg MKZhgn pmb ikyb kg` ryhgn k gb~ yimb`rlb` zbvha` cav pmb ybiag` `kpb'

^mbg k `bcbg`kgp mky kg k`` hphagkl ypkpry mbkvhgn yimb`rlb`, pmb av`bv azphekllx ypkpby pmkp 

pmb @bcbg`kgp ymarl` “Vbzavp pa Vaae ;:3& ya y!mb ikg fb ` hvbipb` pa pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb cav 

pmkp ~bbd' K zaypbvfakv` yhng hy klya zlkib` hg pmb iarvpmaryb laffx kp Cvh`kx gaag bkim

~bbd yb pphgn arp pmb iarvpvaae cav pmb @YZ `aidb p pmkp `kx'

Pmb `aidbp hy k ckyp%zkib` agb cav CPV lan ymbbp zrvzayby, ya Iarvpvaae Ilbvdy hgilr`b aglx 

pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y lkyp gkeb av ikyb grefbv ag pmb lan gapby' Cav `hyehyykly, pmb MKZhgn ilbvd 

Iagphgrb` ag gb}p zknb

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Pmb Cvh`kx kcpbvgaag @YZ `aidbp mkg`lby kll hyyrby hgsalshgn ikyby hg pmb @YZ zvanvke'  Hc k@bcbg`kgp hy vbsadb` cvae zkvphihzkphgn hg pmb @YZ zvanvke, pmb ikyb hy ga lagnbv ybp ag pmb@YZ `aidbp frp ag ~mkpbsbv `aidbp -ZS, Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny, bpi' hy kzzvazvhkpb('

N' Vbypvkhghgn Av bv Shalkphagy Gap Blhnhflb

@bcbg`kgpy imkvnb` ~hpm vbypvkhghgn av`bv shalkphagy kvb gap blhnhflb cav @YZ'

imkgnby pmb Nrhlpx zlbk pa Gap Nrhlpx, imkgnby pmb Iargp ypkpry pa @hyehyyb`, kg` iae ebgpy

“bkvlhbv nrhlpx zlbk ~hpm`vk~g'― ^mbg k `bcbg`kgp hy vbsadb` cvae @YZ, pmb ilbvd imkgnby pmb

ypkpry ac pmb `hsbvpb`!`bcbvvb` iargp pa “Iagshipb`'― Iaeebgpy cav Vbsaikphag kvb “Vbsadb` 

cvae @YZ― kg` cav Iagphgrkphag kvb “@YZ Iagphgrb`'― Ilbvdy ymarl` klya laad cav kg` ikgibl 

crprvb iarvp `kpby pmkp kvb ga lagnbv gbb`b`' Kll zkzbv~avd cvae ypkpry mbkvhgny hy cav~kv`b` 

pa Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn -vaae ;:3(' Pmhy hgilr`by ybp%asbvy pa pmb @YZ `aidbp hg kgapmbv 

~bbd av pmb ybpphgn ac k yrfyb{rbgp ypkpry kzzbkvkgib `kpb ag pmb @YZ `aidbp'

Hc k Fbgim ^kvvkg p hy hyyrb`, ybb Ybi phag ]H'C, kvvkg py'

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 S' CRVPMBV ZVAIBB@HGNY 

K' @aidbp Ylapy Kskhlkflb

@S Iarvp mky 6; ylapy -k “ylap― hy k `bcbg`kgp, gap k ikyb( kskhlkflb ~bbdlx cav Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny -C!Z( kzzbkvkgiby' Pmbyb kvb ymavp mbkvhgny pa `bkl ~hpm hyyrby arpyh`bac ZvbPvhkl, Pvhkl, kg` @YZ kzzbkvkgiby' Chsb -2( C!Z mbkvhgny kvb mbl` Eag`kx cvae=?9:%;:?:: k'e', ; bkim ag Prby`kx, ^b`gby`kx, kg` Pmrvy`kx eavghgn kp =?9: k'e',;6 ag Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaagy ypkvphgn kp ;?9: z'e', kg` ; ag Cvh`kx kcpbvgaag kp ;?9: z'e'Ybb Kzzbg`h} ; ’ ^bbdlx Yimb`rlb cav @S Iarvp' Pmb ylapy ag Prby`kx, ^b`gby`kx,kg` Pmrvy`kx eavghgn zlry pmb ;?9: ylap ag Cvh`kx kcpbvgaag kvb vbybvsb` cav vblbkyb`bihyhagy' Kll C!Z kzzbkvkgiby kvb kp pmb iarvpmaryb, ~hpm pmb b}ibzphag ac pmbPmrvy`kx kcpbvgaag C!Z aidbp, ~mhim hy mbl` hg OI%6' Nhsbg pmb grefbvy ac hg%irypa`x`bcbg`kgpy ag pmhy `aidbp, okhl pvkgyzavpy kp pmb iarvpmaryb ikg pkdb k yhnghchikgpkeargp ac pmb `aidbp pheb kskhlkflb ya ikvbcrl ekgknbebgp ac pmb `aidbp hy byybgphkl'

GAPB? ^mbg yimb`rlhgn k vblbkyb mbkvhgn, bcbgyb kppavgbxy eryp zvash`b carv -0( `kxy k`skgib gaphib -rglbyy k `kpb mky fbbg knvbb` ag( `hvbiplx papmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y acchib pa ehghehb pmb imkgiby ac k vblbkyb mbkvhgnfbhgn ybp ag pmb C!Z `aidbp ~hpmarp k`b{rkpb pheb cav pmb @K pa bgyrvbshiphe gaphib cav pmb zlbk kg` ybgpbgihgn' Pmkp gaphib pa pmb @K‘y acchibymarl` fb ek`b fx b%ekhl pa pkekvk'vrcchgnJei`k'ry -2:9!8==%2;36( ky

pmb zvhekvx iagpkip ~hpm k ii? pa ekvhk'eiiavekidJei`k'ry -2:9!8==%2008( ky pmb fkid%rz' Pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y gkeb kg` @K ) ymarl` kzzbkv ag pmb yrfobip lhgb'

F' Pxzby ac Kzzbkvkgiby Hgilr`b`

Crvpmbv zvaibb`hgny hg @S Iarvp bgiaezkyy k skvhbpx ac kzzbkvkgiby hgilr`hgn?;' Vblbkyb `bihyhagy4 ybirvhpx keargp vb`riphagy4 ea hchikphag ac vblbkyb

iag`hphagy, byzbihkllx vb shiphe iagpkip6' Zlbky av Ybgpbgihgny arpyh b ac ZvbPvhkl kzzbkvkgiby9' Vbihyyhag ac fbgim ~kvvkgpy -Ybb Ybiphag ]H'C', ^kvvkgpy('0' “Kzzbkvkgib av Hyyrkgib ac fbgim ~kvvkgp―2' Ybpphgn ac gb~ zvbpvhkl kg` pvhkl kpby kcpbv yrfyphprphag ac kppavgbx hg IZI3' Vb{rbypy cav ^khsbv ac Kzzbkvkgib kp ZvbPvhkl ~mbg zayp%ZvbPvhkl

ihvireypkgiby oryphcx pmhy lkpb vb{rbyp>' Kh kg` Kyyhyp bpbvehgkphagy, kg` ypkpry imbidy vb ykeb=' Ybp%asbv vb{rbyp kg` ybpphgn ac gb~ kpby arpyh`b ac ZvbPvhkl kzzbkvkgib8' Lkpb Bgpvx hgpa @YZ;:' Eaphagy cav Ihshl Iaezvaehyb;;' Apmbv kzzbkvkgiby vb ekppbvy gap k` vbyyb` kp pmb Cvh kx ZvbPvhkl kzzbkvkgib

I' Pxzby ac Kzzbkvkgiby GAP pa fb ybp ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny @aidbp

;' Yrfyphprphagy ac Kppavgbx Kll ac pmbyb kvb mkg`lb` hg IZI' Kzzbkvkgiby hg IZI cav pmhy zrvzayb kvbyimb`rlb` fx iagpkiphgn Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn kp 2:9!8==%2992, B}p' 9' Vbcbv klya pa pmb “Zvaib`rvby vb @hyzayhphag ac Ehy`bebkgav Ikyby hg IvhehgklZvaib`rvb Iarvp,― kskhlkflb cvae IZI, ag pmb Ivhehgkl Zknb ac pmb hgpvkgbp, kg`

ag pmb Ivhehgkl Zknb ac pmb Erlpgaekm Iargpx Ihvirhp Iarvp‘y hgpbvgbp yhpb-mppz?!!~~~'ao`'ypkpb'av'ry!erl!ivhehgkl'mpel('

6' @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke Hyyrby Kgx hyyrb vbnkv`hgn k iargp klvbk`x hg pmb @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke kg`gap xbp vbsadb` -h'b', gap k lkpb bgpvx hgpa @YZ( ymarl` fb ybp ag pmb @bcbvvb`Ybgpbgihgn @aidbp ag 6 z'e' Cvh`kx kcpbvgaag' Iagsbvyblx, hc k @bcbg`kgp mky

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fbbg vbsadb` cvae @YZ kg` ybgpbgib`, pmb ikyb hy vbeasb` cvae pmb @YZikyblak` kg` kgx ekppbv vbnkv`hgn k shalkphag av iagpbypb` ea`hchikphag ac pmkpzvafkphag hy ybp ag pmb Eag`kx ZS `aidbp' Ybb Ybiphag H], Zvafkphag Shalkphagy' Pa yimb`rlb k ekppbv ag pmb @YZ `aidbp ~mbg gap hg%iarvp kp pmb pheb ac yimb`rlhgn, iagpkip Or`x Yprvyk kp @IO kp 2:9!8==%2:23, B}p' 6>98;'

9' Zvafkphag Shalkphag av Zvafkphag Ea`hchikphag EkppbvyPmbyb kvb ybp ag pmb ZS aidbp ag Eag`kx kg` ^b`gby`kx kcpbvgaagy' K ikzac = -`bcbg`kgpy( hy ybp kg` hc eavb ylapy kvb gbb`b`, asbvcla~ pheb vbybvsb` cav ^b`gby`kx kcpbvgaag kp 9 z'e' hy pkzzb`' Ybb Ybiphag H], Zvafkphag Shalkphagy,fbla~ ' Klpbvgkphsblx frp vkvblx, pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb ekx imaayb pa ybp kghg`hsh`rkl zvafkphag ekppbv ag mhy av mbv hg`hsh`rkl `aidbp, ~mbg y!mb mky pheb,h'b', @AES hy gap ryb` ky pmb vaae'

@' Yimb`rlhgn Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgnyArpyh`b ac k iarvp kzzbkvkgib, `bcbgyb kppavgbxy av @Ky yimb`rlb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgnyfx iagpkiphgn pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn Ilbvd kp 2:9!8==%9692, B}p' 9'

@bcbgyb kppavgbxy! kyyhypkgpy eryp klya iagpkip pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y acchib kp pmbykeb pheb ky pmb Iklbg`kv Ilbvd, ya pmkp pmb @K mky 0 `kxy k`skgib gaphib ac pmbmbkvhgn -rglbyy k `kpb mky fbbg knvbb` ag av shiphe gaphib hy gap vb{rhvb` rg`bv lk~(kg` ikg kppbezp bkvlhbv gaphib pa shiphey' ^hpmarp pmb vb{rhvb` k`skgib gaphib, vb%ybpphgn k``hphagkl mbkvhgny ekx fb gbibyykvx pa klla~ pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx pa iaezlx

~hpm shiphe vhnmpy lk~y' Ybb ymk`b` gapb ag zknb ;9' Fkvvhgn b}ibzphagkl yhprkphagy,yimb`rlhgn cav Crvpmbv Kzzbkvkgib `kpby hy mkg`lb` fx pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn Ilbvd'

Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny kp pmb iarvpmaryb ’ kll frp Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaagC!Zy kp pmb iarvpmaryb kvb yimb`rlb` hg NRH!AOHG pa Vaae @AES' Pmbx kvb ylappb` cav Eag`kx -kp =?9: k'e' ’ lhehp ac 2(, av ’ hc k vblbkyb mbkvhgn ’ klya hgpa agb ac pmb yhgnlb ylapy ybp kp Prby`kx,^b`gby`kx, kg` Pmrvy`kx kp =?9: k'e', av Cvh`kx kp ;?9: z'e'

Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv ’ Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaagC!Zy ag Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaag kvb mbl` kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv kp ;?9: z'e' K papkl ac ;6 Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny kvb ybp' Pmbx kvb yimb`rlb` hg NRH!AOHG hg Vaae @AES @rpx Or`nb' ^mbg yimb`rlhgn pmb `kpb cav k vblbkyb mbkvhgn av kgx Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny kzzbkvkgib, pmb ilbvd yimb`rlhgn pmb `kpberyp bgyrvb pmkp pmb C!Z lhehp mky gap klvbk`x fbbg vbkimb` cav pmkp `kx' Yhezlx iargphgn pmb grefbv ac mbkvhgny ybp ag k zkvphirlkv `kx hy gap yrcchihbgp4 pmb ilbvd eryp iargp pmb grefbv ac  `bcbg`kgpyyimb`rlb` ag pmb `aidbp' Pmb Ilbvd eryp klya ryb pmb kzzvazvhkpb “Zkvbgp― zbvha` cav pmb VblbkybMbkvhgn av Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgn ylap' Pmhy ypbz bgyrvby pmkp kg blbipvaghi zvaezp kzzbkvy ~mbg pmb lhehp hy vbkimb`' Pmb zkvbgp zbvha`y pa kzzlx kvb?-;( Cav Eag`kx C!Zy? “@AES Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny -2(― -6( Cav Prby`kx!^b`gby kx!Pmrvy`kx -k'e(!Cvh`kx Vblbkyb Mbkvhgny? “@AES Irypa`x Hyyrb -;(― -9( Cav Pmrvy`kx z'e' C!Zy? “@AES Crvpmbv Zvaibb hgny -;6(― Pmhy ypbz bgyrvby pmkp kg blbipvaghi zvaezp kzzbkvy ~mbg pmb lhehp hy vbkimb`'

Cav b}ibzphagkl yhprkphagy hg ~mhim ga mbkvhgn pheb hy kskhlkflb kg` pmb mbkvhgn hgsalsby

 zapbg phkl vblbkyb cvae irypa`x, pmb Ik lbg`kvhgn Ilb vd ymarl` iagpkip pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb‘y

ypkcc cav pmb ~bbd -pmb @S; av @S6 Or`n( av Or`nb EiDghnmp‘y ypkcc cav `hvbiphag cvae pmkp 

Or`nb kfarp apmbv yimb`rlhgn zayy hfhlhphby'

Ybb klya Ybiphag ]H cav av`bvhgn “Pvkgyzavpy― kg` “Hgpbvzvbpbvy'― 

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 Zknb ;2 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

B' Pvhkl @kpby Gap Ikgiblb`Yimb`rlhgn ac k Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgn `kpb `aby GAP ikgibl ZvbPvhkl av Pvhkl kpby' Aglx

~mbg k Fbgim ^kvvkgp hy hyyrb`, k Zlbk hy bgpbvb`, av k Chg`hgn ac Rgkflb pa Kh` kg` Kyyhyp hy ek`b -av vbcbvvkl cav Kh` # Kyyhyp bsklrkphag hy ek`b( kvb ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl`kpby vbeasb`' Iarvpvaae Ilbvdy eryp ikgibl crprvb ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpby ~mbg kzlbk hy pkdbg kg` k ybgpbgihgn `kpb yimb`rlb`'

Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc zvbzkvby pmb `aidbp, zrlly chlby, kg` vbybvsby pvkgyzavp kg` hgpbvzvbpbvy cav kll pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbpy, hgilr`hgn Vblbkyb @bihyhagy, kg` zlkiby pmb `aidbpy kg` chlby hgpmb @S Iarvp Or`nb‘y ekhlfa} hg Vaae 6;: fx 6 z'e' pmb `kx fbcavb pmb mbkvhgn'

Zkzbv~avd vbyrlphgn cvae k vblbkyb mbkvhgn hy varpb` pa Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn, Vaae ;:3 '

^KVGHGN  ’ hc kg A v`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmb v k p k vb lbkybmbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv zvaibb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb av`bv vb{rhvhgn 

vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb iarvp `aidbp iagi lr`by

kcpbv 2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x zvash`b` pa pmb iarvpvaae `bzr px'

Ag ^kvvkgp Vbiklly!vbyiag`, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

Ybb fa}b` iagpbgp ag zknby >%= ~mbg pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgn hy k Vblbkyb Mbkvhgn'

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 Zknb ;3 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

 SH' ZVBPVHKLY

K' ZvbPvhkl Gbnaphkphagy kg` Ybpplbebgp Iagcbvbgiby

ZvbPvhkl Iagcbvbgiby kvb pmb kppavgbxy‘ azzavprghpx pa `hyiryy `hyiasbvx, ypkpry, kg`zlbk accbvy hg hg`hsh`rkl ikyby' Klpmarnm gap zvbybgp hg pmb orvx vaae ~mbvb pmb`hyiryyhag aiirvy, `bcbg`kgpy kvb vb{rhvb` pa fb zvbybgp ag pmhy `kpb rglbyy pmbhv 

zvbybgib mky fbbg b}iryb` fx iarvp av`bv' Pmbhv zvbybgib hy gbb`b` hc gb~ pvhkl `kpbykvb ybp av hc k zlbk hy nhsbg pmkp `kx' @bcbg`kgpy cvb{rbgplx iagnvbnkpb ag pmb carvpmclaav kg` pmb mkll~kxy kvb {rhpb gahyx kg` iva~`b`' Kg kyyhngb` Or`nb hy kskhlkflb pamkg`lb kgx ekppbvy kyyaihkpb` ~hpm pmb `aidbp, ky ybp arp fbla~' Pmb Kppavgbxy kvbvbyzagyhflb cav zvbzkvhgn k “Ehy`bebkgav Ikyb Vbzavp kg` Av`bv― -ybb Kzzbg`h} 2,ZvbPvhkl Vbzavp -Cave 69%23( pmkp ybpy arp pvhkl vbk`hgbyy -av hghphkl ybp%asbv vb{rbyp av gbb` cav Fbgim ^kvvkgp(' K `hccbvbgp cave -Eaphag cav Ybp%Asbv kg` Av`bv ’ Cave 69%9:K( hy vb{rhvb` cav ybp%asbv vb{rbypy kcpbv pmb chvyp agb fx bkim zkvpx' Ybb SH'@, fbla~ kg` Kzzbg`h} 3' Yzbihkl kppbgphag hy zkh` pa pmb Irypa`x Ypkpry kg` 3:%`kx ^khsbv hyyrby ~mbg ybp%asbvy kvb vb{rbypb`'

Pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc `blhsbvy k mkv` iazx ac pmb Zvbpvhkl `aidbp pa pmb Or`nb‘yekhlfa} fx pmb Prby`kx av ^b`gby`kx zvhav pa Cvh`kx ZvbPvhkly' Chlb Vaae ypkcc ryrkllx mky zrllb` pmb chlby fx Pmrvy`kx eavghgn kg` cvb{rbgplx iklly pmb OK pa ykx pmbxkvb vbk`x' Pmb OK zhidy rz pmb lbnkl chlby cav ZvbPvhkl ikyby cvae pmb chlb vaae -vaae

;9;('

Pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb hy kskhlkflb ypkvphgn kp =?:: k'e' ag ZvbPvhkl Cvh`kxy' Hp hy mblzcrl pazlkib yhngknb arpyh`b pmb iarvpvaae hg`hikphgn hg ~mkp orvx vaae zvbpvhkl gbnaphkphagy~hll aiirv, zkvphirlkvlx hc pmb orvx vaae ~mbvb kppavgbx `hyiryyhagy aiirv hy gap k`okibgppa pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb‘y a~g iarvpvaae av k hccbvbgp orvx vaae hy fbhgn ryb`' PmbIarvpvaae Ilbvd hy ryrkllx kyyhypb` fx k “Fridbp Ilbvd― ~ma mky vbyzagyhfhlhpx cav mkg`lhgn pmb ekyy ac lbnkl chlby -acpbg =: av eavb( ybp cav pmb ZvbPvhkl `aidbp ky ~bll kyimbidhgn zkzbv~avd kg` vbiav`hgn pmb `hyzayhphag ac bkim ikyb ac mhy mbv kggapkpb`-“`hvpx―( `aidbp' Pmb `aidbp hy k ckyp%zkib` agb kg` pmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvd ryrkllx bgpbvyaglx k `bcbg`kgp‘y lkyp gkeb av k ikyb grefbv hg pmb CPV lan ymbbp' ZvbPvhkl Or`nbyekx vb{rhvb pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp kzzbkv zbvyagkllx fbcavb iarvp ypkcc pa ksah` k ~kvvkgpcav ckhlrvb pa kzzbkv'

Ybp%asbv vb{rbypy -ybb @', fbla~( kg` @hyehyykly -ybb I'6,fbla~( fkyb` ag pmb Ypkpb‘yhgkfhlhpx pa zvaibb` kvb acpbg pmb chvyp av`bv ac fryhgbyy' Hp hy mblzcrl pa mksb kg bkybl~hpm gb~yzvhgp ag ~mhim kppavgbxy ikg yhng rz pmbhv vbk`hgbyy pa fb mbkv` ag pmbybhyyrby kg` zlbky' @bzbg`hgn ag pmb cla~ ac ikyby vb{rhvhgn or`hihkl kppbgphag, hp ekx fbzayyhflb cav pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb pa mal` k fvhbc ybpplbebgp iagcbvbgib av iagyh`bv kiagpvkip zlbk kp pmb fbgim av hg imkefbvy'

F @hvpx @aidbp

 Kyyhypb` fx pmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvd, pmb Fridbp Ilbvd ekhgpkhgy k mkv` iazx ac pmb `aidbp~hpm kiirvkpb gapby vbnkv`hgn `hyzayhphag ac bkim ikyb -h'b', k “`hvpx `aidbp―(' Kp pmbilayb ac ZvbPvhkly, pmb ilbvdy vbiagihlb pmbhv hgcavekphag ~hpm pmkp ekhgpkhgb` fx pmb @K'^mbg ZvbPvhkly kvb iaezlbpb`, pmb ilbvdy varpb k iazx ac pmb `hvpx `aidbp pa IvhehgklIklbg`kvhgn ZvbPvhkl Ilbvd hg Vaae ;:3 kg` pa pmb ^kvvkgp @byd hg Ivhehgkl @kpkBgpvx'

I' ZvbPvhkl Vbzavpy Zvbzkvb` fx pmb Kppavgbxy

Pmb kppavgbxy eryp yrfehp k ZvbPvhkl vbzavp ag bkim ikyb' Pmb ryrkl `hyzayhphagy kvb?

;' LACPy -Lbksb ag cav Pvhkl(

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 Zknb ;> ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

Cav ikyby pmb kppavgbxy vbzavp ky “LACP― -Lbksb ag cav Pvhkl(, ilbvdy vbibhshgnpmb ZvbPvhkl vbzavp eryp ilkvhcx pmb grefbvy ac `kxy pmb kppavgbxy kvb vb{rbyphgncav pvhkl' Ehy`bebkgav ikyby vb{rhvhgn eavb pmkg ;%`kx cav pvhkl ekx fb ybp agbhpmbv Prby`kx av ^b`gby`kx yhgib pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb hy kskhlkflb cav Pmrvy`kx eavghgn pvhkl pheb' Kll SVA pvhkly kvb ybp cav Pmrvy`kx'

Hc k ikyb hy LACPb` cav k `hccbvbgp pvhkl `kpb ~hpmhg pmb ykeb ~bbd ky pmb b}hyphgn`kpb -cav b}kezlb? pmb ikyb hy ybp cav k Prby`kx ypkvp frp pmb zkvphby knvbb ag k^b`gby`kx ypkvp cav pmkp ykeb ~bbd `rb pa ~hpgbyy kskhlkfhlhpx(, pmb ZvbpvhklOr`nb eryp kzzvasb pmkp imkgnb ~hpm yaeb kggapkphag -yrim ky “`kpb imkgnbkzzvasb`― ya pmkp pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc hy k~kvb pmkp pmb imkgnb hyhgpbgphagkl' Apmbv~hyb pmb avhnhgkllx%ybp `kpb ~hll fb yimb`rlb` ag pmbkyyrezphag pmb zkvphby ~bvb ehypkdbg kfarp pmkp avhnhgkl pvhkl `kpb'

Cav @bcbg`kgpy hg irypa`x, hp hy ivhphikllx hezavpkgp pmkp pmb ZvbPvhkl Vbzavp ybparp pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y irypa`x ypkpry ky ~bll ky pmb 3:%`kx b}zhvkphag zbvha`, yapmkp kgx ybp%asbv vb{rbyp ek`b kp ZvbPvhkly ikg fb ek`b ~hpm k ~khsbv av 3:%`kx`bk`lhgb hg ehg`' Ilbvdy eryp eaghpav pmb vbzavpy cav pmhy hgcavekphag' KllZvbPvhkl vbzavpy eryp iagpkhg hgca vbnkv`hgn irypa`x ypkpry'

Pmb ZvbPvhkl vbzavp ymarl` klya hg`hikpb kgx gbb` cav kg hgpbvzvbpbv' Vbehg`bv?ybb RPIV >':>: kg` YLV >':>; -zkvpx gbb`hgn hgpbvzvbpbv eryp gaphcx Iarvp Hgpbvzvbpbv Ybvshiby fbcavb bkim zvaibb`hgn(

Vbyzagyhfhlhphby ac pmb Or`hihkl Kyyhypkgp vbnkv`hgn LACP` ikyby kvb ybp arpfbla~ hg B'6, zknb 6:'

6' @hyehyyklyPmb Or`nb hyyrby pmbyb av`bvy ky pmb kppavgbxy vbzavp hg' Pmb ykeb cave ryb`cav iagshiphagy hy ryb` cav pmbyb Or`nebgpy ac @hyehyykly' -Cave 69%>0K cav ehy`bebkgavy, Cave 6;%6= cav SVAy(' Ybb Kzzbg`hiby > # ='

 

9' Fbgim kvvkgpyPmb Or`nb yhngy pmbyb av`bvy kcpbv ekdhgn pmb kzzvazvhkpb gapb kfarp pmbybirvhpx keargp ag pmb ZvbPvhkl Av`bv' Pmhy hy ryrkllx agb kp av gbkv pmb bg` ac ZvbPvhkly, yhgib yaeb hg`hsh`rkly kvvhsb lkpb av ~khp arpyh`b pmb ~vagniarvpvaaey' ZvbPvhkl Or`nby ekx vb{rhvb pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp kzzbkv zbvyagkllxfcavb iarvp ypkcc pa ksah` k ~kvvkgp'

 Kll chlby kg` zkzbv~avd cvae `hyehyykly kvb varpb` pa Iv hehgk l @kpk Bgpvx hg vaae ;:3'

^KV GHGN ’ hc kg Av`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmbv kp k

vblbkyb mbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv z vaibb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb

av`bv vb{rhvhgn vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb iarvp 

`aidbp iagi lr`by kcpbv 2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x zvash`b` papmb iarvpvaae `bzrpx'

Ag ^kvvkgp Vbiklly!Vbyihg`, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

 Kll chlby kg` zkzbv~avd ag ikyby vbyr lphgn hg fbgim ~kvvkgpy kvb varpb` pa pmb ^kvvkgp 

@byd hg Ivhehgkl @kpk Bgpvx hg vaae ;:3' K iazx ac pmb `hvpx `aidbp ymarl` klya fb

varpb` mbvb'  Ybb klya, Ybiphag ]H'C, ^kvvkgpy'

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 Zknb ;= ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

0' ZlbkyZlbky kvb mkg`lb` fx yhng%rz hg pmb iarvpvaae pmkp `kx rglbyy shiphe gaphibhyyrby vb{rhvb zlkibebgp ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp' Ybb Ybiphag SHH,Zlbky'

2' Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgnyIkyby ag pmb ZvbPvhkl `aidbp ekx fb ybp cav zlbky ag kg rziaehgn Eag`kx k'e'av Pmrvy`kx kcpbvgaag Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp hc shiphe gaphib av apmbv hyyrbyvb{rhvb pmhy' Ybb Ybiphag S'

@' Ybp%Asbv Vb{rbypy

;' Or`hihkl Kzzvaskl Vb{rhvb`@S Iarvp calla~y IZI zvaib`rvby vb{rhvhgn kll ybp%asbv av`bvy pa fb yhngb` fxpmb Or`nb, bsbg pmb chvyp ybp%asbv vb{rbyp fx bkim zkvpx cav k gavekl%iarvyb ybp%asbv ac 6 ~bbdy'

6' Vb{rhvb` Cavey, Yma~hgny, kg` Mbkvhgny ag pmb Vbiav`-Ybb Kzzbg`h} (k' Chvyp Ybp%Asbv Vb{rbyp fx k Zkvpx kg` Aglx Vbnrlkv Iarvyb hy

Gbb`b`Pmb “Ehy`bebkgav Ikyb Vbzavp kg` Av`bv― -Cave 69%23, Kzzbg`h} 2( hy

ryb` hg pmhy yhprkphag hc pmb ybp%asbv hy cav vbnrlkv iarvyb ac 6 ~bbdy -9 hc knvbb`(' Pmb cave vb{rhvby ga vbkyag kg` ga mbkvhgn hy gbb`b`' Pmbcave hy yhezlx lbcp ~hpm pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc cav pmb Or`nb pa yhng'

f' Ybiag` Ybp%asbv fx k Zkvpx kg` Vbnrlkv Iarvyb -6 ~bbdy( hyYphzrlkpb`Pmb “Eaphag cav Ybp%Asbv kg` Av`bv― -Cave 69%9:K, Kzzbg`h} 3( hy ryb`'Pmhy ebkgy pmkp pmb vbkyag cav pmb ybp%asbv eryp fb ybp%arp ag pmb cave'

 Kll Or`nebgpy a c @hye hyy kl kg` Or`nebgpy ac Iags hip hag cvae zlbky kvb varpb` pa

Ivhehgkl @kpk Bgpvx hg vaae ;:3' Kll av`bvy -ybpphgn ybgpbgihgn `kpby, ybpphgn%asbv kg

kzzbvkgib , bpi'(kg` kll chlby zlry pmb zlbk zkzbv~avd kvb varpb` pa Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn 

hg vaae ;:3 cav bgpvx kg` yimb`r lhgn'

B]IBZPHAG? hc aglx pmb zlbk ~ky `agb kg` YBGPBGIHGN ^KY YBP%ASBV, k

ybgpbgihgn mbkvhgn ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp hy gbb`b` TYbb Ybi phag S' K

kg` @ vb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgnyU ky ~bll ky kgx pvkgyzavp kg` hgpbvzvbpbv vybvskphagy'

-;( Hc Ybgpbgihgn hy ybp%asbv pa k kpb ^HPMHG 0= AVD MARVY ’

pmb IarvpvaaeIlbvd yimb`rlby pmb ybgpbgihgn `kpb kg` pvkgyza vp!hgpbvzvbpbvy

hg AOHG -Ybb Ybiphag S, Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny(, ekd by iazhby ac pmb zlbk

 zbphphag kg` Av`bv bgpbvhgn z lbk ya pmbx kvb kskhlkflb cav pmb ybgpbgi hgn 

 zvaibb`hgn, kg` pmbg varpby pmb avhnhgkly ac pmayb `airebgpy pa Iv hehgk l @kpk

Bgpvx' Pmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvd varpby pmb iarvp chlb pa pmb ybgpbgihgn or`nb klagn 

~hpm pmb iazhby ac pmb zlbk `airebgpy'

-6( Hc Ybgpbgi hgn ~hll fb EAVB PMKG 0= ^AVD MARVY LKPBV ’Pmb Or`nb‘y ilbvd varpby kll zkzbv~avd pa pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn Ilbvd cav 

yimb`rlhgn, vbybvskphag ac pvkgyzavp kg` hgpbvzvbpbvy, kg` bgpvx ac zkzbv~avd'

 Ky iarvpvaae ilbvdy kvb gap vbyzagy hflb cav yimb`rlhgn av MKZhgn kp ZvbPvhk ly b}ibzp 

cav ybp%asbv Ybgpbgihgny ~mbg k Zlbk hy pkdbg, Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ~hll yimb`rlb kgx 

Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny av`bvb` cvae ZvbPvhkl av`bvy'

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 Zknb ;8 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

Ga mbkvhgn hy gbb`b`' Pmb cave hy yhezlx lbcp ~hpm pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc cav pmb Or`nb pa yhng'

i' Bsbvx Apmbv Ybp%Asbv Vb{rbypPmb “Eaphag cav Ybp%Asbv kg` Av`bv― -Cave 69%9:K, Kzzbg`h} 3( hy ryb`hg pmhy yhprkphag ’ ~mbpmbv hp hy k zkvpx‘y chvyp ybp%asbv vb{rbyp ac eavb pmkg6 ~bbdy -9 hc knvbb`( av kgx ybiag`!lkpbv vb{rbyp pmkp hy gap k yphzrlkpb`ybp%asbv ac 6 ~bbdy' Pmhy cave vb{rhvby pmkp pmb vbkyag cav pmb ybp%asbv fb `bpkhlb`' Pmb eaphag hy mbkv` ag pmb vbiav` bsbg hc yphzrlkpb`' Zkvphbychllhgn arp pmhy cave `a gap gbb` pa chll arp pmb Ehy`bebkgav Ikyb Vbzavpfbikryb pmb zvbpvhkl `hyzayhphag hy vbyalsb` fx pmb ybp%asbv av`bv'

`' Cav @bcbg`kgpy hg irypa`xHp hy ivhphikllx hezavpkgp pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y irypa`x ypkpry fb gapb` kg`pmb 3:%`kx b}zhvkphag zbvha` pa fb ybp arp ag pmb cave, ya pmkp kgx ybp%asbv ikg fb ek`b ~hpm k ~khsbv av 3:%`kx `bk`lhgb hg ehg`' Ybb AVY;93'68: kg` ;93'682 kg` gapb pmb gbb` cav kg kzzvazvhkpb “naa` ikryb―chg`hgn'

b' Bhpmbv zkvpx‘y pmhv av yrfyb{rbgp vb{rbyp'Zbv IZI zalhix, pmbyb kvb nvkgpb` aglx cav naa` ikryb -bebvnbgixeb`hikl av ckehlx ekppbvy, rgkskhlkfhlhpx ac ~hpgbyy `rb pa lbnhphekpbiagclhip, `hykfhlhpx!pvkhghgn ac acchibv, zbg`bgix ac b}zbvp bsklrkphagy,skikphag ac kppavgbx, bpi'(' Pmb ybp%asbv ymarl` gap fb lagnbv pmkg p~a~bbdy, fkvvhgn b}ibzphagkl ihvireypkgib'

9' @hyzayhphagHc pmb ybp%asbv hy `bghb` kg` pmb ikyb hy LACP` -Lbcp ag cav Pvhkl(, zvaib`rvby`bpkhlb` hg I';, kfasb, kvb calla~b`' Hc pmb ybp%asbv hy nvkgpb`, pmb gb~ kpbyeryp fb ypkpb` ag pmb av`bv ky ~bll ky pmb fa} imbidb` `byhngkphgn pmb zkvpxknkhgyp ~mae pmb ybp%asbv hy imkvnb`'

B' Vbyzagyhfhlhpx ac Or`hihkl Kyyhypkgp cav Ikyby LACP`

Agib pmb ilbvd mky yavpb` kll pmb chlby ky ybp arp fx `hyzayhphag -kfasb(, pmb chlby cav pmbLACP` ikyby kvb nhsbg pa pmb @S Or`nb‘y Or`hihkl Kyyhypkgp' Pmb Or`hihkl Kyyhypkgp pmbgsbvhchby hgcavekphag ky ybp arp fbla~ kg` kyyhngy -kg` lhehpy( ikyby vbekhghgn ag cav pvhklkiiav`hgn pmb bypkflhymb` zvhavhphby'

;' Iaezkvhgn Zmxyhikl Chlby pa Grefbv ac Ikyby LACPb`Pmb OK chvyp iagchvey pmkp y!mb mky vbibhsb` pmb grefbv ac zmxyhikl chlby pmkpekpimby pmb grefbv ac ikyby kppavgbxy mksb vbzavpb` ymarl` fb LACPb`'

6' Sbvhchikphag ac @kpby ag ZvbPvhkl VbzavpyPmb OK `arflb%imbidy pmb `kpby kzzbkvhgn ag pmb ikyb vbzavp ~hpm pmb pvhkl `kpbykg` pheby ybp hg AOHG' -Ehy`bebkgav @S Pvhkly ypkvp aglx ag Prby`kx kg`^b`gby`kx4 SVA pvhkly kvb LACPb` aglx cav Pmrvy`kx(' Hc pmb `kpby `a gap

ekpim kg` ga ybp%asbv -av imkgnb` `kpb ~hpmhg pmb ykeb ~bbd( ~ky nvkgpb`, pmbOK gaphchby pmb kppavgbxy pmkp pmb ikyb hy fbhgn lbcp ag cav pmb `kpb AOHG zvash`by'

9' Zvbzkvkphag ac LACP LhypPmb OK `bpbvehgby kiiav`hgn pa pmb zvhavhphby ybp arp fbla~ ~mhim ac pmb ikybyLACP` fx pmb kppavgbxy ~hll kiprkllx vbekhg ag pmb pvhkl `aidbp cav pmb yimb`rlb``kx kg` pmbvbcavb lhypb` ag pmb LACP cave' K iazx ac k flkgd LACP cave hy

 Kll chlby kg` zkzbv~avd ag ikyby vbyr lphgn hg yb p%asbvy kvb varpb` pa Ivhe hgk l 

Iklbg`kvhgn hg vaae ;:3' K iazx ac pmb `hvpx `aidbp hy klya fb varpb` mbvb' 

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 Zknb 6: ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

kskhlkflb ag pmb Y `vhsb' Y!CkeLk~QOrsbghlb!@S Iarvp!^bbdlx LACPY lhyp' Pmblbgnpm ac pvhkl, b}hypbgib ac kgx eaphagy, kg` pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y irypa`x ypkpry erypfb gapb` ag pmb cave' Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy hg irypa`x, pmb OK yimb`rlby pmbpvkgyzavp' Ybb Ybiphag ]H'M, vb Pvkgyzavpy' Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y irypa`x ypkpry hyflkgd ag pmb ZvbPvhkl cave, pmb OK sbvhchby pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y irypa`x ypkpry hgY^HY' Ybb Ybiphag ]H'N, vb Y^HY'  Yhehlkvlx, hc kg hgpbvzvbpbv hy gbb`b`, pmb OKyimb`rlby pmb Hgpbvzvbpbv ' Ybb Ybiphag ]H'H, vb Hgpbvzvbpbvy' Hp hy zvbcbvkflb hc pmb LACP lhyp ikg fb zvbzkvb` fx pmb ZvbPvhkl Cvh`kx `kx kp 9 z'e' Pmb yhb ac pmb @S iarvp `aidbp, ma~bsbv, ekx ekdb pmhy nakl hezayyhflb' Hg pmhyihvireypkgib, pmb OK ymarl` iagpkip pmb IZI OK kg` Ehy`bebkgav ZvbPvhklIlbvd -Ghialb Mkll ’ )6=>3:( pa hgcave pmbe ac pmb byphekpb` iaezlbphag`kpb!pheb' Pmb LACP lhyp eryp fb `agb ga lkpbv pmkg gaag ag pmb calla~hgnEag`kx'

0' Lhehpy ag Grefbv ac LACP` Pvhkly Pmkp Ekx Fb Yimb`rlb`Ga eavb pmkg = `bcbg`kgpy!`kx ekx fb yimb`rlb` cav @S Ehy`bebkgav pvhkly,kg` ga eavb pmkg 2!`kx cav SVAy' Ga kppavgbx ekx mksb eavb pmkg 9ehy`bebkgav pvhkly zbv `kx' -Pmhy lhehp `aby gap kzzlx pa SVAy('

Pmbyb lhehpy kzzlx bsbg hc pmb grefbv ac hg%irypa`x `bcbg`kgpy b}ibb`y pmbgrefbv ac kskhlkflb pvhkl ylapy' 

2' Zvhavhphby cav Yimb`rlhgn LACP` Ikyby

Pmb pvhkl ylapy cav bkim `kx kvb kyyhngb` kiiav`hgn pa pmb calla~hgn zvhavhphby'Pmb “9 ek}here ikyby zbv `kx zbv kppx― vrlb hy klya kzzlhb`, frp aglx cav ehy`bebkgavy, h'b', gap cav SVAy'k' Hg%irypa`x ikyby -pkdhgn ikvb pa yivbbg cav 3:%`kx hyyrby(f' Hgpbvzvbpbv%hgsalsb` ikybyi' “@kpb Ibvpkhg― ikyby`' Hyyrb kpb ac ikyb

3' K`ehghypvkphsb Ybp%Asbvy cav B}ibyy LACP` IkybyHc pmb grefbv ac ikyby LACP` fx pmb kppavgbxy b}ibb`y pmb pvhkl ylapy cav kzkvphirlkv `kx,kg` pmb LACPhgn zvhavhphby mksb fbbg kzzlhb`, fx pmb Eag`kxcalla~hgn ZvbPvhkly pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc gaphchby pmb @bzrpx @hypvhip Kppavgbxy kg``bcbgyb iargybl hgsalsb` pmkp pmb `kpby ag pmayb b}pvk ikyby eryp fb vb%yimb`rlb` p~a ~bbdy arp cvae pmbhv b}hyphgn `kpby' Pmhy zbvha` klla~y cav ybvshib

ac yrfzabgkb'

Cav Ehy`bebkgavy, pmb gb~ ZvbPvhkl ~hll fb p~a ~bbdy kcpbv pmb ZvbPvhkl orypmbl` kg` pmb gb~ Pvhkl kpb ~hll fb p~a ~bbdy kcpbv pmb `kpb fbhgn ikgiblb`' Cav SVAy, pmb ZvbPvhkl `kpb ~hll p~a ~bbdy kcpbv pmb ZvbPvhkl oryp mbl` kg` pmb gb~Pvhkl `kpb ~hll fb pmb Pmrvy`kx calla~hgn pmb gb~ ZvbPvhkl `kpb'

 B}kezlb vb Ehy`bebkgav ? Hc pvhkl hy ybp cav Prby`kx, Orgb ;6, frp ~hll fbk`ehghypvkphsblx ybp%asbv fbikryb ac b}ibyy LACPy, pmb gb~ ZvbPvhkl`kpb ~hll fb Cvh`kx, Orgb ;2 , 6 ~bbdy kcpbv pmb Orgb ; ZvbPvhkl oryppm yp

mbl`' Pmb gb~ Pvhkl `kpb hy Prby`kx, Orgb 63, 6 ~bbdy kcpbv pmb irvvbgppvhkl `kpb'

B}kezlb vb SVA? Hc pvhkl hy ybp cav Pmrvy`kx, Orgb >, frp ~hll fbk`ehghypvkphsblx ybp%asbv fbikryb ac b}ibyy LACPy, pmb gb~ ZvbPvhkl`kpb ~hll fb Cvh`kx, Orgb ;2 , 6 ~bbdy kcpbv pmb Orgb ; ZvbPvhkl orypg` yp

mbl`' Pmb gb~ pvhkl `kpb hy Pmrvy`kx, Orgb 6;, 6 ~bbdy kcpbv pmb irvvbgppvhkl `kpb'

Pmb OK zvbzkvby k Eaphag cav Ybp%Asbv kg` Av`bv -Cave )69%9:K, Kzzbg`h} 3 (cav pmb ZvbPvhkl Or`nb‘y yhngkprvb' Cav `bcbg`kgpy arp ac irypa`x, pmb OKimbidy pmb “@bcbg`kgp‘y Kzzbkvkgib ^khsb` kp ZPI― fa} ya pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp

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 Zknb 6; ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

hy b}iryb` cvae kzzbkvhgn cav pmb gb}p ZvbPvhkl' Chlby cav pmbyb ikyby kvb varpb`pa pmb Ehy`bebkgav ZvbPvhkl Ilbvd klagn ~hpm pmb ybp%asbv av`bvy' Pmb OK varpbypmb iazhby ac pmb k`ehghypvkphsb ybp%asbv av`bv pa pmb kppavgbxy' Hc pmhyk`ehghypvkphsb vb%ybp vbyrlpy hg k zkvpx‘y yrfyb{rbgplx vb{rbyphgn k ybp%asbv kg`naa` ikryb hy yma~g, pmb ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpby kvb vb%ybp ~hpm pmb ybp%asbv imkvnb` pa pmb iarvp'

>' Varphgn ac LACP Lhyp kg` ChlbyPmb OK zvhgpy k mkv` iazx ac pmb LACP lhyp pa kiiaezkgx pmb chlby cav ikybyvbekhghgn ag cav pvhkl' Pmb OK ybg`y kg blbipvaghi iazx ac pmb LACP lhyp pa pmbcalla~hgn?k' ERL @SLACPY -kg blbipvaghi lhyp pmkp hgilr`by {rhpb k cb~ vbihzhbgpy(f' ERLOrvxvaaei' pmb irvvbgp IZI OK`' pmb OK cav pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb kyyhngb` pa pvhkly cav pmb ikyby oryp

LACP`Pmhy eryp fb `agb fx pmb Eag`kx calla~hgn ZvbPvhkly' Hp hy ypvagnlx zvbcbvvb`pmkp pmb lhyp fb ybg` hg ^av`, av hg ^av`Zbvcbip%iagsbvpb`%pa Z@C, ya arpyh`bvbihzhbgpy ikg azbg pmb `airebgp(Pmb OK pmbg dbbzy pmb chlby -hc pmkp Or`nb hymkg`lhgn pmb pvhkl `aidbp cav pmb ~bbd hg {rbyphag( av varpby pmb LACP` chlby papmb OK cav pmb @S Iarvp or`nb kyyhngb` pa pvhkly cav pmb ikyby oryp LACP`'

Zkzbv~avd cvae ZvbPvhkly hy varpb` ky calla~y?

… @hvpx @aidb p ’ Ehy`bebkgav ZvbPvhkl @byd hg Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn kg` ^kvvkgp @byd 

hg Ivhehgkl @kpk Bgpvx 

… LACP lhyp kg` lbnkl chlby ’ OK a c pmb Pvhkl Or`nb

… Av`bvy cav Fbgim ^kvvkgpy ’ pmb ^kvvkgp @byd hg Vaae ;:3 

… Ybp%Asbv Av`bvy ’ Ehy`bebkgav ZvbPvhkl @byd hg Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn 

… Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny ’ Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn @S @aidbp Ilbvd 

… Or`nebgpy ac @hyehyykly ’ pmb `hyehyykl fridbp hg Vaae ;:3 

… Or`nebgpy ac Iagshiphag -Ybgpbgihgny( ’ Ehy`bebkgav Ybgpbgib Fridbp hg Vaae ;:3 

^KVGHGN ’ hc kg Av`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmbv kp k

vblbkyb mbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv z vaibb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb

av`bv vb{rhvhgn vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb iarvp `aidbp iagi lr`by kcpbv 2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x zvash`b` pa

pmb iarvpvaae `bzrpx'

Ag ^kvvkgp Vbiklly!vbyihg`, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

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 Zknb 66 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

 SHH' ZLBKY kg` YBGPBGIHGNY

K' Zlbky

Zlbky hg @S Iarvp kvb mbkv` kp pmb pheb ac bgpvx hgpa @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke -YbbYbiphag HS (, ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp -Ybb Ybiphag S(, kp ZvbPvhkly -YbbYbiphag SH(, av ag pmb `kx ac Pvhkl -Ybb Ybiphag SHHH(' Ybb Gapb ag Zknb ;2 vbiagpkiphgn @K acchib ~mbg yimb`rlhgn ' K cb~ hyyrby ~kvvkgp yzbihkl ebgphag'

;' Shiphe Zvbybgib K`skgib gaphib ac carv -0( `kxy pa pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx -rglbyy k `kpb mky fbbgknvbb` ag( hy zkvphirlkvlx hezavpkgp ya pmkp pmb @K ikg gaphcx pmb shiphe vbnkv`hgnpmb ybgpbgihgn' Zlbky pkdbg ~hpmarp pmkp gaphib ekx ~bll gbibyyhpkpb k ybiag`mbkvhgn, ~kyphgn fapm yikvib kppavgbx pheb kg` lhehpb` `aidbp yzkib' YbbYbiphag S'K, vbnkv`hgn gaphib pa @K‘y acchib ac zlbk'

6' Chvbkvey!Keerghphag FkgyIagshiphagy cav “ehy`bebkgav ivheby ac `aebyphi shalbgib― kg` cav k`or`hikphagycav shalkphgn “zvapbiphsb av`bvy― -ky bkim hy `bchgb` rg`bv pmb cb`bvkl Shalbgib

 Knkhgyp ^aebg Kip, kdk SK^K( yrfobip pmb `bcbg`kgp pa cb`bvkl cblagxzvaybirphag cav zayybyyhag av zrvimkyb ac chvbkvey av keerghphag' Aglx`bcbg`kgpy ~hpm pmb shiphe vblkphagymhzy zvbyivhfb` fx cb`bvkl lk~ kvb yrfobip pa

pmbyb fkgy' Ybb ;= R'Y'I' ®86;-k(-96( kg` -99(' Cav pmb ehy`bebkgav iagshiphag, pmb chvbkve fkg hy lhcblagn' Cav hg`hsh`rkly rg`bv zvapbiphsb av`bvy,pmb fkg lkypy aglx ky lagn ky pmb av`bv hy hg bccbip' Ybb nbgbvkllx, ;= R'Y'I'®866-`(-=(%-8(, 866-n(-=(%-8(, kg` ®862' K “zrflhi ryb― b}ibzphag ’ klla~hgnhg`hsh`rkly hg pmb ehlhpkvx, iavvbiphagy, kg` lk~ bgcavibebgp pa ryb ~bkzagyhyyrb` cav zrflhi bezlaxebgp ’ kzzlhby aglx cav hg`hsh`rkly rg`bv zvapbiphsbav`bvy' Kebg`ebgpy pa SK^K ek`b hg 6::3 vb{rhvb ypkpby vbibhshgn SK^Kcrg`y -~mhim Avbnag `aby( pa ibvphcx pmkp hpy iarvp zalhihby kg` zvkiphiby hgilr`bgaphchikphag pa `aebyphi shalbgib accbg`bvy ac pmbyb vb{rhvbebgpy' 06 RYI ®9>83nn%0' Pmb zlbk zbphphag cave ~ky kebg`b` hg 6::= pa zvash`b ~vhppbg gaphibpa ehy`bebkgav kg` iagpbezp `bcbg`kgpy ac pmhy iallkpbvkl iagyb{rbgib'Yhehlkvlx, pmb vblbkyb av`bv cave zvash`by pmhy gaphib pa `bcbg`kgpy'

9' Bccbip ag Ihphbgymhz Hyyrby

 Klya ky k vbyrlp ac pmb cb`bvkl Shalbgib Knkhgyp ^aebg Kip, iagshiphagy cav “ehy`bebkgav ivheby ac `aebyphi shalbgib― kg` cav zvapbiphsb av`bv shalkphagy-ky bkim hy `bchgb` rg`bv pmb cb`bvkl lk~( mksb zapbgphkllx gbnkphsbvbzbviryyhagy cav `bcbg`kgpy ~ma kvb gap R'Y' ihphbgy' Hp hy pmb `bcbgybkppavgbx‘y valb pa zvash`b hgcavekphag pa pmb `bcbg`kgp vbnkv`hgn pmb b}hypbgibkg` lhdblhmaa` ac pmayb iallkpbvkl iagyb{rbgiby, Nagklb s' Ypkpb, ;8; Av Kzz2=> -6::0(, Ikypbllkgay s' Ypkpb, ;83 Av Kzz ; -6::0(, kg` pmb Iarvp‘y pa bgyrvbpmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp mky fbbg hgcaveb`'

0' Ikgibllkphag ac Zvbpvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpbyIarvpvaae Ilbvdy eryp ikgibl crprvb ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpby ~mbg k zlbk hypkdbg kg` k ybgpbgihgn `kpb ybp%asbv'

F' Ybgpbgihgny

Ybgpbgihgny hg @S Iarvp kvb mbkv` ~mbg zlbky kvb ek`b kp ZvbPvhkl, ~mbg yimb`rlb`ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp, av aiirvvhgn ag pmb kx ac Pvhkl' K cb~ hyyrby~kvvkgp yzbihkl ebgphag'

;' Or`nebgp CaveyCav ehy`bebkgav ikyby, pmb vbnrlkv Or`nebgp cave )69%>0K hy ryb`' Ybb

 Kzzbg`h} =, Ehy`bebkgav Or`nebgp' Cav iagshiphagy -ybgpbgihgny( av `hyehyykly ag SVAy, Cave 6;%6= hy ryb`' Ybb Kzzbg`h} >, Iagpbezp ac Iarvp Or`nebgp' K ybzkvkpb ®893 cave -Cave :9%08I( ekx fb gbb`b` ag pmb lkppbv'

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 Zknb 69 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

6' Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy ac ZvafkphagPmb @S Iarvp mky `bsblazb` Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy ac Zvafkphag cav fapm cavekl kg`fbgim yrzbvshyhag' Ybb  Kzzbg`h} ;; ’ Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy ac Zvafkphag cav @S Iarvp -Cavey 69%>6 kg` 69%>9(' Pmvbb pbvey ebvhp zkvphirlkv ebgphag'

k' Cavekl sy' fbgim zvafkphagCavekl zvafkphag hy av`bvb` eavb cvb{rbgplx pmkg fbgim zvafkphag hg @SIarvp, ky pmb hgpbgyhpx ac yrzbvshyhag hy iavvblkpb` pa vb`rib` vbih`hshyehg `aebyphi shalbgib' @rb pa fr`nbp iagypvkhgpy, pmb Erlpgaekm Iargpx@bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx Oryphib -@IO( mky `bilhgb` yrzbvshyhag ac ibvpkhg ehy`bebkgav ivheby yhgib Orlx 6::3' Ac pmb ivheby eaypcvb{rbgplx zvbybgpb` hg @S Iarvp, pmayb “ga cavekl yrzbvshyhag― ikybykvb Ebgkihgn, Hgpbvcbvbgib ~hpm Ekdhgn k Vbzavp, Kppbezpb`Ypvkgnrlkphag, kg` Vbidlbyy Bg`kgnbvhgn, kll Ilkyy K ehy`bebkgavy'Mkvkyyebgpy ’ klpmarnm k Ilkyy F Ehy`bebkgav % kvb kiibzpb` cav cavekl zvafkphag'-;( Ag pmb vb{rbyp ac pmb iarvp av k zkvpx, @IO ~hll vbshb~ kg

hg`hsh`rkl ikyb ~mhim hp ~arl` apmbv~hyb ikpbnavhikllx `bilhgb'@IO gbb`y k ~vhppbg vb{rbyp kg` yrzzavphgn `airebgpy yrim kyzalhib vbzavpy av apmbv hgcavekphag' @IO ~hll iag`rip pmhy vbshb~zvhav pa ybgpbgihgn hc pmb vb{rbyp hy ek`b ~hpm yrcchihbgp k`skgibgaphib' Zayp%ybgpbgihgn vb{rbypy kvb klya iagyh`bvb`' Vb{rbypycav pmbyb vbshb~y ymarl` fb varpb` pa pmb Yrzbvshyav ac pmb @S

Rghp kp @IO -irvvbgplx Lkrvk Vhpimhb(' Hg vbprvg cav pmbyb vbshb~ykg` pa ekhgpkhg hpy ~avdlak` fklkgib, @IO vb{rbypy pmkp @S Iarvpiagyh`bv fbgim zvafkphag cav Mkvkyyebgpy ~mbg kzzvazvhkpb'

-6( ^mbg k ybgpbgihgn Or`nb ~kgpy @IO pa iagyh bv caveklzvafkphag ag k iagshiphag @IO `aby gap varphgblx yrzbvshyb, hp hyk`ehghypvkphsblx eavb bcchihbgp pa av`bv kp ybgpbgihgn pmkpzvafkphag fb yrzbvshyb` hc kiibzpb` fx @IO, kg` apmbv~hyb fbgimzvafkphag' Pmhy kzzvakim ksah`y pmb gbb` cav k ybiag` mbkvhgn paea`hcx pmb fbgim zvafkphag pa cavekl hc @IO kiibzpy yrzbvshyhag'

f' @aebyphi Shalbgib Hgpbvsbgphag IargyblhgnPmb vb{rhvbebgp pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp zkvphihzkpb hg pmhy iargyblhgn hycvb{rbgplx av`bvb` hg @S Iarvp ikyby, frp hy lbcp pa pmb Zvafkphag Acchibv‘y`hyivbphag rglbyy pmb Iarvp imaayby pa kggapkpb ag pmb Or`nebgp av 

Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy ymbbp pmkp @SHI hy vb{rhvb`' Kzzva}hekpblx ;6%;9knbgihby accbv @SHI zvanvkey hg pmb Zavplkg` ebpvazalhpkg kvbk' Ybb Kzzbg`h} ;6 cav k lhyp ac pmayb zvanvkey' K`ehghypvkphsb vrlby k`azpb` fxpmb Avbnag @bzkvpebgp ac Oryphib hg Okgrkvx 6::3 ybp arp ypkg`kv`y cav fkppbvbv hgpbvsbgphag zvanvkey' Ybb AKV ;9>%:=>%::;2 bp yb{' Pmbvrlby ikll cav k 0=%~bbd lagn zvanvke kg` ibvpkhg irvvhirlre iagpbgp kg`hgpbvsbgphagy ypvkpbnhby' Lhdb apmbv iargphby, Erlpgaekm Iargpx‘y@bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx Oryphib hy b}kehghgn hpy iagpvkiphgn zvkiphibyhg lhnmp ac pmbyb ypkg`kv`y' Ckhlrvb pa bgnknb ~hpm av iaezlbpb @SHI hy kcvb{rbgplx kllbnb` @YZ shalkphag av zvafkphag shalkphag' @YZ ~kyvbypvriprvb` hg 6::= ky kg ;=%eagpm zvanvke fbikryb ac pmb phebgbb`b` pa iaezlbpb AKV%iaezlhkgp @SHI zvanvkey'

i' Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~ -ebbphgn ~hpm pmb @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv(Av`bvhgn pmb `bcbg`kgp pa ebbp ~hpm pmb @aebyphi Shalbgib Iarvp IkybEkgknbv cav agb av eavb iaezlhkgib vbshb~y -Ybb Ybiphag ]( hycvb{rbgplx av`bvb` hg Fbgim Zvafkphag ikyby' Pmhy zvafkphag vb{rhvbebgphy av`bvb` aglx hg b}ibzphagkl yhprkphagy ~mbg pmb @bcbg`kgp hy zlkib` ag

Cavekl Zvafkphag ikyby' Vbshb~y ~hpm pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv kvb gap iarvpkzzbkvkgiby frp kvb yimb`rlb` hg NRH!AOHG -Ybb Kzzbg`h} ;: ’Hgypvriphagy cav Yimb`rlhgn Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~ ~hpm @S Iarvp IkybEkgknbv( kg` aiirv kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv hg Vaae 9:;' Pmb YzbihklIag`hphagy ymbbp ybpy arp pmb chvyp kzzahgpebgp pheb kg` `hvbipy pmb@bcbg`kgp pa ebbp ky yrfyb{rbgplx `hvbipb` fx pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ky~bll ky pa iaezlx ~hpm kgx Kiphag Zlkg `bsblazb`'

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 Zknb 60 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

9' Zbg`bgix ac k Zvapbiphsb Av`bv Ekgx `bcbg`kgpy zlkib` ag zvafkphag cav ehy`bebkgav @S ivheby av cav shalkphgn k vbypvkhghgn av`bv mksb kiphsb Ckehlx Kfryb Zvbsbgphag Kip -CKZK( av ypkldhgn zvapbiphsb av`bvy ag pmbe kp pmb pheb ac ybgpbgihgn, cvb{rbgplx hgsalshgnpmb ykeb shiphe ky pmkp hgsalsb` hg pmb ivheb!SVA' Kg blbipvaghi iazx ac pmkpzvapbiphsb av`bv ikg fb kiibyyb` ag pmb Hgpvkgbp -Ybb Ybiphag H'I'0, vbkiibyyhgn Lkybvchimb chlby( kg` ikg mblz hgcave zvafkphag iag`hphagy' Hp hyb}pvbeblx mblzcrl cav pmb ybgpbgihgn or`nb pa vbshb~ ~hpm `bcbg`kgpy pmb pbvey ac pmb vbypvkhghgn av`bv, pa mhnmlhnmp pmkp fapm ybpy ac “vrlby― kzzlx pa pmb `bcbg`kgp,kg` pa b}zlkhg hg iagivbpb pbvey ~mkp iag`rip hy vb{rhvb` ac pmb `bcbg`kgp-byzbihkllx vbnkv`hgn “ga iagpkip― pbvey( ~mbg pmb p~a ybpy ac “vrlby― kvb gapiagyhypbgp'

0' “Ga Iagpkip ~hpm Shiphe― Zvashyhagy Kg av`bv zvamhfhphgn av lhehphgn iagpkip ~hpm pmb shiphe hy pxzhikllx av`bvb` hgzvafkphag ikyby hg @S Iarvp, ky ybp arp hg yaeb `bpkhl hg pmb Yzbihkl Iag`hphagycave' ^mbpmbv av gap pmb zkvphby mksb gbnaphkpb` cav gag%accbgyhsb iagpkip, kgav`bv klla~hgn yhprkphagkl av iag`hphagkl iag`rip ekx fb kzzvazvhkpb' @IO kg`@SHI%zvash`bvy mksb zvbcbvvb` pmkp pmhy kyybyyebgp k~khp shiphe hgpbvshb~y -hc pmb shiphe hy kskhlkflb( kg`!av pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y bgnknbebgp kg` zvanvbyy hg @SHI-~mbvb pmkp zvanvke hy kgphihzkpb`(' Hg`hsh`rkl ihvireypkgiby iagpval pmbybgpbgihgn or`nb‘y vrlhgn ag iagpkip'

2' @byhngkphgn pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb

Pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb mkg`lhgn pmb ybgpbgihgn ~hll fb pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb, rglbyykgapmbv @S Iarvp Or`nb klvbk`x mky pmb `bcbg`kgp ag zvafkphag cav k @S ikyb,hg ~mhim yhprkphag pmkp “bkvlhbv― yrzbvshyhgn or`nb fbiaeby pmb Zvafkphag Or`nbag pmb ybiag` ikyb, ky ~bll' @S Iarvp kppbezpy pa dbbz kll zvafkphagy cav kllikyby hp mkg`lby, ~hpm pmb ykeb @S Iarvp Or`nb gkeb` ky Zvafkphag Or`nb cav pmayb yrfyb{rbgp @S ikyby'

@S Iarvp `aby gap ryrkllx kyyreb yrfyb{rbgp zvafkphagy ag pmb ykeb`bcbg`kgp rglbyy hp hy k @S ikyb -cblagx av ehy`bebkgav('

 K imkvp ybpy arp vbyzagyhfhlhphby cav eayp zbverpkphagy ac Zvafkphag Or`nbkyyhngebgpy' Ybb imkvp kp Kzzbg`h} ;9 ’ Zvafkphag Or`nb Kyyhngebgpy, ky

 Kccbipb` fx @S Iarvp' Hg`hsh`rkl yibgkvhay gap k``vbyyb` fx pmb imkvp vb{rhvbiaeerghikphag fbp~bbg pmb @S Iarvp kg` gag%@S Iarvp Or`nby hgsalsb` kg`

zvhgihzlb` kgklxyhy kfarp pmb hgpbvzlkx ac nakly pa eaghpav ykcbpx!kiiargpkfhlhpxhyyrby -kvnrhgn pa dbbz kp lbkyp pmb @S iargp hg @S iarvp(, or`hihkl biagaex-kvnrhgn pa mksb agb or`nb, ga ekppbv ~ma, mkg`lb kll zvafkphagy(, kg` or`hihkl~avdlak` -kvnrhgn pa lhehp pmb grefbv ac @S Iarvp zvafkphagy fx lbkshgn pmbybzkvkpblx%k`or`hikpb` gag%@S iargp arpyh`b ac @S Iarvp('

@S Iarvp hy gap hgpbg`b` pa hgpbvcbvb av pvrez pmb azbvkphag ac pmb CkehlxZvafkphag Zvanvke -CZZ(' CZZ hy k Ckehlx Iarvp hghphkphsb hgsalshgn yivbbgb`kg` yblbipb` ikyby hg ~mhim k zkvbgp ~hpm kg azbg `bzbg`bgix ekppbv ~ma hyklya ag zvafkphag mky fapm ekppbvy yherlpkgbarylx mbkv` kg` yimb`rlb` fbcavbpmb `bzbg`bgix or`nb' Kgx Zvafkphag Or`nb mkg`lhgn k Ckehlx Zvafkphag

Pmb ypkcc ac pmb Ybgpbgihgn Or`nb hy vbyzagyhflb cav yimb`rlhgn pmb hghphkl

Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~ -ybb Kzzbg`h} ;: cav hgypvriphagy( kg` varphgn pa pmb @S

Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv -;;8!928!POAGBY( k iazx ac pmb Or`nebgp kg` Yzbihkl

Iag`hphagy av`bv vb{rhvhgn pmb iaezlhkgib vbshb~' Hc pmb Ybgpbgihgn Or`nb hy

k Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nb iasbvhgn pmb `aidbp cav pmb @S Iarvp, pmb Ybgpbgihgn

Or`nb‘y ypkcc ekx ~kgp pa iagpkip pmb ypkcc ac pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb pmkp ~bbd

cav mblz'

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 Zknb 62 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

Zvanvke -CZZ( ikyb ymarl` vbpkhg pmkp CZZ ikyb4 hp `aby gap pvkgycbv pa pmb @SIarvp' Hc k gb~ @S ehy`bebkgav zvafkphag hy zhidb` rz fx k `bcbg`kgp hg pmbCkehlx Zvafkphag Zvanvke, pmb @S Iarvp ymarl` dbbz pmkp gb~ @S zvafkphagrglbyy pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb vb{rbypy hpy pvkgycbv' Hc k @S Iarvp zvafkphagbv fbiaeby hgsalsb` hg k `bzbg`bgix av Ckehlx Zvafkphag Zvanvke, pmb @S IarvpZvafkphag Or`nb ymarl` vbpkhg pmb @S Iarvp zvafkphag rglbyy pmb CZZ Or`nbvb{rbypy hpy pvkgycbv'

3' Ikgibllkphag ac Zvbpvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpbyIarvpvaae Ilbvdy eryp ikgibl kgx crprvb ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpby ~mbg kybgpbgihgn mky pkdbg zlkib'

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 Zknb 63 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

 SHHH' ORVX PVHKLY kg` IAGPBEZP AC IARVP PVHKLY

K' Ehy`bebkgav Orvx Pvhkl

;' Vbibhzp ac LACP Lhyp kcpbv ZvbPvhkly kg` Imbidhgn Irypa`x YpkpryPmb OK cav pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb vbibhsby pmb LACP lhyp pmb ~bbd fbcavb pmb pvhkly,ky yaag ky pmb LACPhgn cvae ZvbPvhkly hy `agb' Ybb Ybiphag SH ag ZvbPvhkly'Pmb OK vbibhshgn pmb LACP lhyp eryp `arflb%imbid hg Y^HY pmb irypa`x ypkpry ac bkim @bcbg`kgp pmb `kx fbcavb pvhkl pa bgyrvb pmkp kgx gbb`b` pvkgyzavp av`bvykvb `agb' 

6' @kx ac Pvhkl Zvhavhphkphag fbcavb pmb Kppavgbxy KvvhsbCav @S Iarvp ehy`bebkgavy, k ek}here ac = ikyby bkim hy kyyhngb` pa pmb @SIarvp Or`nb cav pvhkl ag Prby`kx kg` b`gby`kx' @rb pa pmb kppavgbxy‘ gbb` pazvbzkvb pmbhv ikyby, pmhy ikz ac = hy magavb` bsbg hc eavb pmkg = irypa`x ikybykvb vbk`x cav pvhkl ag pmkp `kx' Pmb LACP lhyp ybpy arp pmb ikyby hg pmbhv kyyhngb`zvhavhpx -);%=(' Pmkp av`bv hy?k' Hg%irypa`x ikybyf' Hgpbvzvbpbv%hgsalsb` ikybyi' “@kpb Ibvpkhg― ikyby`' Hyyrb kpb ac ikyb

@bzbg`hgn ag pmb Or`nb‘y zvbcbvbgib, hp ekx fb mblzcrl cav pmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvdpa zvbzkvb kg bkybl zk` cav pmb iarvpvaae lhyphgn pmb gkeby ac pmb ikyby kg` pmbav`bv ac zvhavhpx hg ~mhim pvhkly ~hll fb kyyhngb`'

9' Pvhkl Vbk`hgbyy Vbzavpy pmb @kx ac PvhklPmb @S Iarvp Or`nb mky agb vblbkyb mbkvhgn av crvpmbv zvaibb`hgny ekppbv `aidbpb` bkim Prby`kx, ^b`gby`kx, kg` Pmrvy`kx eavghgn kp =?9: k'e', kg` klhpplb fbcavb 8 k'e', @Ky kg` `bcbgyb kppavgbxy fbnhg kvvhshgn kp pmb @SIarvpvaae pa vbzavp pmbhv pvhkl vbk`hgbyy' Pmb Ypkpb vbzavpy pmkp hp hy rgkflb pazvaibb` hg k yhnghchikgp grefbv ac ikyby, acpbg fbikryb ac pmb gag%kzzbkvkgibac pmb shiphe' Apmbv `bcbg`kgpy ekx imaayb pa zlbk`, zbvmkzy fbikryb ac kzlbk accbv gb~lx vbshyb` fx pmb @K hg lhnmp ac irvvbgp ihvireypkgiby' Fbgim~kvvkgpy kvb yaebpheby gbibyykvx frp hp hy acpbg kzzvazvhkpb pa `blkx hyyrkgibac pmb av`bv cav pmb ~kvvkgp -kg` vblbkyb ac ~hpgbyyby( rgphl kp lbkyp 8?9: av 8?02

k'e' yhgib hp hy gap rgiaeeag cav k zkvpx pa kvvhsb pmkp lkpb kg` pmhy ypbz ikgksah` vb%yimb`rlhgn kg` ~hpgbyy hgiagsbghbgib' Ybp%asbvy ag pmb `kx ac pvhkl,klpmarnm rgiaeeag, kvb aiikyhagkllx vb{rbypb` kg` kvb iagpvallb` fx ikyb lk~kg` pmb IZI%ybp ypkg`kv` ac “rgb}zbipb` kg` b}pvkav`hgkvx ihvireypkgiby,― ybparp hg “Zvaib`rvby vb @hyzayhphag ac Ehy`bebkgav Ikyby hg Ivhehgkl Zvaib`rvbIarvp'―  Kg blbipvaghi iazx ac pmhy `airebgp hy kiibyyhflb ag pmb Ivhehgkl Lk~ 

 zknb ac pmb Or`nby‘ hgpvkgbp ~bfyhpb kg` klya ag pmb Iarvp‘y zrflhi ~bfyhpb agpmb Ivhehgkl Lk~ Zknb' Pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb mkg`lby kll pmbyb zlbky,`hyehyykly, fbgim ~kvvkgpy, kg` -vkvb( ybp%asbv vb{rbypy fbcavb fbnhgghgn kgxpvhkl' Kgapmbv @S Iarvp Or`nb ekx fb kskhlkflb pa mblz arp ~hpm k pvhkl av zlbky,zkvphirlkvlx hc pmbvb kvb ybsbvkl kg` pmb ypkvp ac k pvhkl hy zbg`hgn' Pa zvbzkvb, pmbIlbvd ekx ~kgp pa iagpkip apmbv @S Or`nby‘ ilbvdy pmb chvyp pmhgn hg pmb eavghgnag Prby`kx kg` ^b`gby`kx pa chg` arp kfarp pmbhv Or`nby‘ kskhlkfhlhpx cav zlbkyav k pvhkl'

Pvhkl%@kx zkzbv~avd hy varpb` ky calla~y?

… Lbnkl Chlby kg` @hvpx @aidb p ’ Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn hg Vaae ;:3 

… Av`bvy cav Fbgim ^kvvkgpy ’ pmb ^kvvkgp @byd hg Vaae ;:3 

… Av`bvy cav Ybp%Asbvy kg` Av`bvy Ybpphgn Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny ’ Ivhehgkl 

Iklbg`kvhgn hg Vaae ;:3 

… Or`nebgpy ac @hyehyykly kg` Or`nebgpy ac Iagshiphag ’ Ivhehgkl @kpk Bgpvx hg

Vaae ;:3 

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 Zknb 6> ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

0' Eavb pmkg Agb Ikyb Vbzavphgn Vbk`x cav Pvhkl  Aiikyhagkllx, pmb zkvphby kvb vbk`x cav pvhkl ag eavb pmkg agb ikyb' Hg pmhyyhprkphag, pmb Or`nb eryp pvx pa chg` kgapmbv or`nb pa pkdb pmb ybiag` pvhkl' PmbOr`nb‘y ypkcc pkdby pmb calla~hgn ypbzy, nahgn pa bkim gb}p ypbz aglx kcpbv pmb agbfbcavb hp hy rgyriibyycrl'k' Imbid ~hpm apmbv @S Iarvp Or`nby vbnkv`hgn pmbhv kskhlkfhlhpxf' Imbid ~hpm IZI ypkcc pa ybb hc kgx Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nb kyyhngb` pa

IZI hy kskhlkflbi' Imbid ~hpm pmb Zvbyh hgn Iarvp Iklbg`kv Ybivbpkvx -)=9;>;( kfarp

pmb kskhlkfhlhpx ac kgx Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nby ag nbgbvklkyyhngebgp'

`' Ybg` kg b%ekhl pa kll Erlpgaekm or`nby pa ybb hc kgx or`nb mky orypcvbb` rz'

Hc ga or`nb hy kskhlkflb, pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb kyyhngy gb~ ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl`kpby, ~hpm pmb k`ehghypvkphsb `blkx imkvnb` pa pmb iarvp'

2' Hg`hsh`rkl @bcbgyb Kppavgbx av @K Vbk`x ag Eavb Pmkg Agb Pvhkl^mbg bsbg vbgb~b` ybpplbebgp kppbezpy kg` zlbk gbnaphkphagy mksb ckhlb`, kgk`ehghypvkphsb ybp%asbv ~hll fb gbibyykvx ~mbg kg kppavgbx ikggap zvaibb`fbikryb y!mb hy pvxhgn k ikyb ~hpm k mhnmbv zvhavhpx pmkp `kx' Hg pmhy ihvireypkgibpmb Or`nb kyyhngy gb~ ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpby, ~hpm pmb ybp%asbv imkvnb` pa pmbiarvp'

3' Pvhkl Zvaib`rvbCb~ hyyrby yzbihchi pa @S Iarvp kvhyb' Agb hgsalsby zvbzkvkphag ac pmb sbv`hip

cave ~mbg pmb @K mky imkvnb` k ivheb ~hpm pmb yzbihchi kllbnkphag pmkp pmbiag`rip “iagyphprpb` `aebyphi shalbgib'― Hc pmb @K mky gap zvbybgpb` k sbv`hipcave ybnvbnkphgn pmhy lkppbv hg{rhvx cvae pmb sbv`hip ag pmb rg`bvlxhgn ivheb, pmbOK zvbzkvby pmkp cave' Kgapmbv hyyrb hgsalsby iarvpmaryb ykcbpx zvkiphiby,hgilr`hgn eaghpavhgn pmb zmxyhikl laikphag ac pmb @bcbg`kgp kg` shiphe hg vblkphagpa bkim apmbv hg kg` gbkv pmb iarvpvaae' Cav ybgpbgihgn zvaib`rvby, YbbYbiphag SHH, Zlbky kg` Ybgpbgihgny'

F' Iagpbezp ac Iarvp Pvhkly

Pvhkl zvaib`rvby cav iagpbezp ac iarvp ikyby cav shalkphgn vbypvkhghgn av`bvy kvb pmbykeb ky cav Ehy`bebkgavy, ~hpm pmb calla~hgn b}ibzphagy?;' K ek}here ac 2 -gap =( SVA pvhkly hy ybp' Pmbyb SVA pvhkly kvb yimb`rlb` cav 

=?9: k'e' kg` pmb aidbp hy ybp pa bg` kp gaag' Hc agb av eavb pvhkly mky gap

ypkvpb` -av ~hll lhdblx gap ypkvp( `rvhgn pmb Pmrvy`kx eavghgn ybpphgn, pmbIarvpvaae Ilbvd ikg imbid ~hpm pmb -ekhg( @S Iarvp Or`nb `ahgn Pmrvy`kxehy`bebkgav pvhkly pa ybb hc pmb Or`nb hy kskhlkflb pmkp eavghgn pa pkdb pmb ikyb'Apmbv~hyb, pmb ikyby -k ek}here ac 6( ikg fb vb%yimb`rlb` pa pmb calla~hgn^b`gby`kx kcpbvgaag, kp ;?02%9 z'e' pa pmb @S9 Or`nb kyyhngb` cav asbvcla~vbyzagyhfhlhpx'

6' Ga vhnmp pa k orvx pvhkl b}hypy' @rb pa pmhy ihvireypkgib, {rhidbv hyzayhphag ac SVA ikyby hy zayyhflb'

Hp hy ybl`ae gbibyykvx pa `a pmb ykeb pxzb ac `bpkhlb` zvhavhphkphag vbnkv`hgn pmb av`bv ac SVA pvhkly, ky hp hy kgphihzkpb` pmkp pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb ~hll `hyzayb ac kll SVA ekppbvypmkp eavghgn' Gap aglx `aby pmbvb b}hyp cav SVAy pmb ykeb zayyhfhlhpx ~hpm ivheby ky pmb

^KVGHGN ’ hc kg Av`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmbv kp k

vblbkyb mbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv zvai bb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb

av`bv vb{rhvhgn vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb

iarvp `aidbp iagi lr`by kcpbv 2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x 

 zvas h`b` pa pmb iarvpvaae `bzrpx' Ag ^kvvkgp Vbik lly!vbyiag`, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

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 Zknb 6= ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

Ypkpb fbhgn rgkflb pa zvaibb`, av pmb ihvireypkgib ac k zlbk av fbgim ~kvvkgp av -kvkvb( ybp%asbv, frp pmb hyyrby hg pmb ikyby kvb eavb {rhidlx pvhb`' Pmb @S Iarvp Or`nbymarl` kyibvpkhg pvhkl vbk`hgbyy ag kll ac pmb ikyby kp pmb ypkvp ac pmb `aidbp, ma~bsbv, pabgyrvb pmkp pmb ymavp ekppbvy ikg fb vbyalsb` zvhav pa pmb pvhkl-y( kg` pmkp kgx hg%irypa`xpvhkly kvb vbyalsb` zvhav pa arp%ac irypa`x pvhkly' Cav ybgpbgihgn zvaib`rvby, ybb YbiphagSHH' Zlbky kg` Ybgpbgihgny'

Pvhkl%@kx zkzbv~avd hy varpb` ky calla~y?

… Lbnkl Chlby kg` @hvpx @aidb p ’ Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn hg Vaae ;:3 

… Av`bvy cav Fbgim ^kvvkgpy ’ pmb ^kvvkgp @byd hg Vaae ;:3 

… Av`bvy cav Ybp%Asbvy kg` Av`bvy Ybpphgn Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny ’ Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn hg

Vaae ;:3 

… Or`nebgpy ac @hyehyykly kg` Or`nebgpy ac Iagshiphag ’ Ivhehgkl @kpk Bgpvx hg Vaae ;:3 

^KVGHGN ’ hc kg Av`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmbv kp k vblbkyb

mbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv zvaibb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb av`bv vb{rhvhgn 

vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb iarvp `aidbp iagi lr`by

kcpbv 2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x zvash`b` pa pmb iarvpvaae `bzrpx'

Ag ^kvvkgp Vbiklly!Vbyihg`, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

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H]' ZVAFKPHAG SHALKPHAGY

K' Vb{rbypy cav Zvafkphag Shalkphag Kvvbyp ^kvvkgpy

@IO kg` zvafkphag `bzkvpebgpy hg apmbv iargphby varpb vb{rbypy kg` kcch`kshpy cav ZS~kvvkgpy pa pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb ky hg kgx apmbv ivhehgkl ikyb' Pmb OK varpby yhngb`

Av`bvy cav ~kvvkgpy pa pmb ^kvvkgp @byd hg Vaae ;:3, ~hpm k iazx pa pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y Acchib'

F' @S Iarvp‘y ZS @aidbp

;' Kvvkhngebgp kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv Pmb kvvkhngebgp `aidbp zvbzkvb` `khlx kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv cvae pmb Ymbvhcc‘yfaadhgn vbnhypbv -Ybb Ybiphag HH'K'( hgilr`by hg`hsh`rkly mbl` ag ZS -ZvafkphagShalkphag( ~kvvkgpy yhngb` fx or`hihkl acchibvy cav bhpmbv or`hihkl av k`ehghypvkphsbykgiphagy av cav ZA -zvafkphag acchibv( `bpkhgbvy' @bcbg`kgpy ckihgn or`hihkl ZSykgiphagy kvb ybp cav hghphkl kzzbkvkgiby kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv' Cav @S Iarvp`bcbg`kgpy kzzbkvhgn ag ZS ~kvvkgpy ybbdhgn or`hihkl ykgiphagy, Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc yimb`rlb pmb shalkphag mbkvhgn cav pmb ;?9: z'e' Eag`kx kcpbvgaag @S IarvpZS `aidbp' Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc `bpbvehgb ~mbpmbv k ZS ymarl` fb ag pmb @S

Iarvp `aidbp fx vbcbvbgib pa pmb gkprvb ac pmb ehy`bebkgav iagshiphag kg` pmbh`bgphpx ac pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb4 h'b', hc hp hy k ehy`bebkgav @S iagshiphag kg` pmbZvafkphag Or`nb hy k Ckehlx Lk~ @bzkvpebgp Or`nb, pmb ZS ~hll fb yimb`rlb` cav @S Iarvp Eag`kx kp ;?9: z'e' -av ^b`gby`kx kp 9?:: z'e' hc pmb Eag`kx ylapykvb crll' Ybb gb}p zkvknvkzm(' Oryphib Ibgpbv ypkcc varpb k mkv` iazx ac pmbkvvkhngebgp!kzzahgpebgp ac kppavgbx Av`bv pa pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb' ^mbgvbibhshgn pmhy Av`bv, pmb OK cav pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb kvvkgnby pa mksb pmbOr`nb‘y zvafkphag chlb ag pmb @bcbg`kgp varpb` pa pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb iasbvhgn@S Iarvp ZS mbkvhgny pmb `kx pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y ikyb hy yimb`rlb`'

@bcbg`kgpy kzzbkvhgn ag ~kvvkgpy cav shalkphag ac @YZ zvanvke iag`hphagy kvbgap ag zvafkphag ky pmbyb `bcbg`kgpy mksb gap fbbg iagshipb`' Shalkphagy ac @YZ zvanvke iag`hphagy kvb shalkphagy ac vblbkyb iag`hphagy, gap zvafkphag'Pmbyb hg`hsh`rkly kvb kvvkhngb` kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv kg` ybp cav kzzbkvkgib ag

pmb @YZ `aidbp cav Cvh`kx kp 6 z'e'6' @aidbphgn cav pmb Eag`kx ZS Mbkvhgny

 K lhehp ac = `bcbg`kgpy hy zlkib` ag pmhy Eag`kx ZS `aidbp' ^mbg 8 av eavb`bcbg`kgpy kvb yimb`rlb`, pmb b}ibyy ikyby kvb yimb`rlb` cav kg asbvcla~`aidbp ypkvphgn kp 9 z'e' ag ^b`gby`kx ac pmb ykeb%~bbd, h'b, p~a `kxy lkpbv' Pmb asbvcla~ `aidbp hy mkg`lb` fx pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb ~hpm kyyhngebgp “@S9'&Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn zvash`by pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb k iazx ac pmb ZS `aidbp pmbCvh`kx fbcavb pmb Eag`kx ZS `aidbp' Fbikryb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ilaybyyimb`rlhgn ac pmb ZS `aidbp kp 2 z'e' ag pmb Prby`kx zvbib`hgn pmb Eag`kxmbkvhgny, pmb ^b`gby`kx fkid%rz or`nb -@S9( ryrkllx mky pmb clb}hfhlhpxzvash`b` fx agb%~bbd‘y gaphib pa yimb`rlb apmbv ikyby hgpa pmb asbvcla~^b`gby`kx pheb hc ga ZS asbvcla~ iasbvknb hy gbb`b` hg @S Iarvp'  Hp hyzayyhflb, ma~bsbv, pmkp pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb ag pmb Eag`kx zvafkphag `aidbpybpy asbv pa ^b`gby`kx kcpbvgaag agb ac pmb Eag`kx ikyby' Cav pmhy vbkyag, kchgkl ZS `aidbp hy `hypvhfrpb` ag Prby`kx eavghgny'

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9' ^mhim Or`nb Mbkvy pmb ZSPmb @S Iarvp or`nb ~ma mkg`lb` pmb ybgpbgihgn fbiaeby pmb Zvafkphag Or`nbhg @S Iarvp' Fbikryb ac ;0 `kx hyyrby kg` pmb iva~`b` gkprvb ac kll ckehlx lk~`aidbpy, ma~bsbv, kleayp kll shalkphag mbkvhgny kvb ybp agpa pmb Eag`kxkcpbvgaag @S Iarvp `aidbp, pa fb mbkv` fx ~mhimbsbv @S Iarvp or`nb mky pmb@S Iarvp “`rpx― pmkp ~bbd' Pmb OK cav pmkp @S Iarvp @S; av @S6 “`rpx― or`nb

ymarl` vb{rbyp pmb zvafkphag chlb cvae pmb OK ac pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb hc hp mky gapklvbk`x fbbg cav~kv`b`' Hc pmb kiprkl Zvafkphag Or`nb ~hymby hgypbk` pa mksb kzkvphirlkv zvafkphag ybp ag mhy!mbv a~g `aidbp, pmb OK cav pmkp Zvafkphag Or`nbekdby pmayb kvvkgnbebgpy? gaphchby Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn kg` pmb zkvphby kg`,~mbg gbb`b`, vbybvsby pvkgyzavp kg` hgpbvzvbpbv' Pmb rphlhpx ac nlafkl vbyalrphagac zvafkphag ekppbvy ~hpm gb~ imkvnby ekx vbyrlp hg k gag@S Iarvp or`nbk`or`hikphgn k @S Iarvp zvafkphag shalkphag ekppbv frp gaphib pa pmb @S Iarvp

 or`nb ymarl` zvbib`b pmkp ypbz'

0' Cavey kg` ChlbyPmb @S Iarvp ryby pmb ykeb zvafkphag or`nebgp cave ky apmbv ivhehgkl or`nby-Cave 69%93(' K 893 cave -Yrzzlbebgpkl Zknb cav Hgikvibvkphag Ybgpbgiby,Cave :9%08I( ekx fb gbb`b` hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy okhlb` ky k vbyrlp ac pmb mbkvhgn' 

I' @bcbg kgp ~hpm Eavb Pmkg Agb Zvafkphag Ikyb

Ybb Ybiphag SHH'F'2, @byhngkphgn pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb'

ZS mbkvhgny kvb yimb`rlb` hg NRH!AOHHG ky MNZS , ;?9: hg @AES vaae' Zkvbgp 

 zbvha`y kvb k``b` ky calla~y?

… cav Eag`kxy ’ @S Zvafkphag Shalkphagy' Pmb ikz hy = `bcbg`kgpy'

… Cav ^b`gby`kxy, @ae ZS Asbvcla~' Pmb ikz hy 2 `bcbg`kgpy'

Hgpbvzvbpbvy kg` Pvkgyzavpy ymarl` klya fb yimb`rlb`'

Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc gaphchby Or`nb EiDghnmp kg` pmb kyyhngb` @ S9 Or`nb ~mbg

eavb pmkg = `bcbg`kgpy mksb fbbg yimb`rlb` kg` pmb asbvcla~ hy yimb`rlb` cav 

^b`gby`kx ac pmkp ykeb ~bbd kp 9 z'e' -^b`gby`kx kcpbvgaag hy pmb “@S9& 

kyyhngebgp cav @S Iarvp Or`nby('

 Kll zkzbv~avd cvae pmb ZS mbkvhgn hy varpb` pa Iv hehgk l Iklbg`kvhgn hg Vaae ;:3'

Pmb OK av Ilbvd ymarl` ekdb k iazx a c pmb `hyzayhphagkl av`bv pa varpb pa pmb Zvafkphag

Or`nb'

Hc pmb ZS mbkvhgn hy ybp%asbv, pmb ybp%asbv zkzbv~ avd hy cav~kv`b` pa pmb Ivhehgkl 

Iklbg`kvhgn Ilbvd'

^KVGHGN ’ hc kg Av`bv nvkgpy k `bcbg`kgp‘y vblbkyb cvae irypa`x -~mbpmbv kp k

vblbkyb mbkvhgn, `hyehyykl, av kgx apmbv zvaibb`hgn(, pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc eryp ck} pmb

av`bv vb{rhvhgn vblbkyb pa Okhl Vbiav`y ga lkpbv pmkg pmb bg` ac pmb `kx, bsbg hc pmb

iarvp `aidbp iagi lr`by kcpbv 2 z'e' kg` bsbg hc k iazx ac pmb av`bv ~ky klvbk`x 

 zvas h`b` pa pmb iarvpvaae `bzrpx'

Ag ^kvvkgp Vbiklly!Vbyihg`, ybb Kzzbg`h} ;2'

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]' IAEZLHKGIB VBSHB^Y 

K' Gkprvb kg` Zrvzayb ac pmb Vbshb~

 K iaezlhkgib vbshb~ cav @S Iarvp hy kg kyybyyebgp ac pmb ypkpry ac pmb `bcbg`kgp‘yiaezlhkgib kg` zvanvbyy ~hpm zvafkphag' Hp zvash`by kg azzavprghpx pa ilkvhcx zvafkphag

b}zbipkphagy ky ~bll ky pa iagyh`bv imkgnby hg pbvey pmkp ~arl` hezvasb pmb `bcbg`kgp‘ykiiargpkfhlhpx kg` iaeerghpx vbmkfhlhpkphag kg` pmb shiphe‘y ykcbpx' Vbcbvvkly paiaeerghpx vbyarviby kvb ek`b kp pmhy pheb, fapm pa iarvp%kcchlhkpb` ybvshiby pmkp ehnmpk``vbyy irypa`x!zkvbgphgn pheb av zvafkphag hyyrby kg` pa knbgihby k``vbyyhgn pmbhgpbvsbgphagy h`bgphchb` kp ybgpbgihgn' Pmb vbshb~ ekx fb k iarvp kzzbkvkgib frp `rb pa`aidbp lhehpkphagy hy eavb lhdblx k ebbphgn ~hpm pmb @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv, mbl` hgVaae 9:; ac pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv' Pmb Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy cavey cav @S Iarvp zvafkphagyiagpkhgy k ybiphag cav pmb Or`nb pa ybp pmb chvyp vbshb~ kg` `hvbipy pmb @bcbg`kgp pa ebbpky yrfyb{rbgplx `hvbipb` fx pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ky ~bll ky pa iaezlx ~hpm kgx KiphagZlkg `bsblazb`'

Eayp vbcbvvkly pa pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ~hll fb Fbgim Zvafkphagbvy cvae @S Iarvp' @SIarvp `bcbg`kgpy ag cavekl yrzbvshyhag pa @IO av `bcbg`kgpy ybgpbgib` fx NbgbvklFbgim or`nby -arpyh`b ac @S Iarvp( kvb vbcbvvb` aglx hg b}ibzphagkl yhprkphagy'

 F' Yimb`rlhgn pmb Vbshb~ kg` Varphgn Zkzbv~avd pa pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv 

^mbg pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb av`bvy kp pmb pheb ac ybgpbgihgn -av zvafkphag shalkphagmbkvhgn( pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp ebbp ~hpm pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv, pmb Or`nb ybpy pmb chvyp vbshb~`kpb hg pmb iarvpvaae ya pmkp pmb `kpb kg` pheb ac vbshb~ kvb `bpkhlb` hg pmb YzbihklIag`hphagy Ymbbp -av zvafkphag av`bv(' K `kpb kg` pheb eryp kl~kxy fb ybp kg` bgpbvb`hg NRH!AOHG hg k ylap pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv mky kskhlkflb' Ybb Kzzbg`h} ;: ’ Hgypvriphagycav Yimb`rlhgn k Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~ ~hpm pmb @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv' Kllkzzahgpebgpy kvb yimb`rlb` hg pmhy ~kx, vbnkv`lbyy ac ma~ yaag av `hypkgp pmb vbshb~ hy'Pmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvd bgyrvby pmkp kll gbibyykvx zkzbv~avd hy zvaezplx varpb` pa pmb

Ikyb Ekgknbv ’ hgilr`hgn pmb Or`nebgp ac Iagshiphag kg` kgx Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy`airebgpy' B}ibzp hg bebvnbgix yhprkphagy -ybb F'6', fbla~(, pmb `airebgpy kvb ybgpfx hgpbv%`bzkvpebgp ekhl ’ Pkeehb Oagby!Ekhl Ia`b ;;8!928!@S Iarvp(' Gbhpmbv pmbIkyb Ekgknbv gav Or`nb‘y ypkcc ymarl` vblx ag `bcbg`kgpy pa fvhgn pmbhv zkzbv~avd papmb vbshb~y'

;' Gavekl Iarvyb av 9:%@kx KzzahgpebgpyChvyp vbshb~y kvb ybp cav kzzva}hekpblx 9: `kxy kcpbv ybgpbgihgn' Hg b}ibzphagklikyby, k vbshb~ iarl` fb av`bvb` cav k bkvlhbv `kpb -byzbihkllx hc pmb @bcbg`kgpmky yaeb zkvphirlkv iaeerghpx gbb`y av eaghpavhgn hyyrby( av lkpbv -byzbihkllx hc pmb @bcbg`kgp hy hgikvibvkpb` ~hpm kg b}zbipb` vblbkyb `kpb(' @airebgpy kvbybgp fx hgpbv%`bzkvpebgp ekhl ’ Pkeehb Oagby!Ekhl Ia`b ;;8!928!@S Iarvp'

6' Ymavp Gaphib ac Bebvnbgix Kzzahgpebgpy^kld%hg kzzahgpebgpy ikggap gap fb kiiaeea`kpb` `rb pa pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv‘yyimb`rlb' Ymb ekdby bsbvx bccavp pa kiiaeea`kpb gb}p%`kx av ymavp%gaphibkzzahgpebgpy frp pmbyb “bebvnbgix― kzzahgpebgpy eryp fb pvrlx b}ibzphagkl `rbpa ~avdlak` hyyrby' Ypkcc ekdhgn yrim kzzahgpebgpy eryp bgyrvb pmkp? -;(

NRH!AOHG yma~y mbv yimb`rlb azbg cav pmb `byhvb` ylap, -6( pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc vbybvsby pmb bebvnbgix kzzahgpebgp pmvarnm NRH!AOHG, kg` -9( pmb IarvpvaaeIlbvd heeb`hkpblx ybg`y kg b%ekhl av ckiyhehlb -2:9!8==%0::6( pa gaphcx pmb IkybEkgknbv ac pmb bebvnbgix vbcbvvkl kg` ~mkp kyyhypkgib ~ky av`bvb`' PmbOr`nebgp ac Iagshiphag kg` Yzbihkl Iag`hphagy ymbbp eryp klya fb pvkgyehppb`fx ckiyhehlb hg pmhy ihvireypkgib'

9' Yrfyb{rbgp Vbshb~yPmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ~hll yimb`rlb kll vbshb~y mbvyblc kcpbv pmb chvyp ebbphgn ~hpmpmb @bcbg`kgp, ~mbg yrim lkpbv vbshb~y kvb kzzvazvhkpb'

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I' Pmb Chvyp Hgpbvshb~

Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy ag cavekl zvafkphag kg` pmb `kpb ac pmb vbshb~ hy kp lbkyp agb eagpmarp, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ybg`y kg b%ekhl ebyyknb pa pmb kyyhngb` zvafkphag acchibv p~a~bbdy zvhav pa pmb vbshb~ `kpb, vb{rbyphgn rz`kpb` hgcavekphag'

 Kp kll hghphkl kzzahgpebgpy, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ybirvby gbibyykvx vblbkyby kg` `aby kypkg`kv`hb` kyybyyebgp pa h`bgphcx zkyp iagshiphagy, bezlaxebgp kg` pvbkpebgpmhypavx, shiphe zayhphag, kg` zvafkphag iag`hphagy' Ymb bsklrkpby iaezlhkgib ~hpmzvafkphag pbvey kg` vbshb~y pmb pbvey ac pmb iagpkip zvashyhagy hg pmb zvafkphag av`bv kg` kgx apmbv vbypvkhghgn av zvapbiphsb av`bv, `hyiryyhgn yhprkphagy pmkp ehnmp aiirv kg`ma~ pa vbyzag`' Pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv klya zvash`by vbcbvvkly kg` hgcavekphag vbnkv`hgnckehlx iarvp zvaibyyby kg` k``hphagkl vbyarviby vbnkv`hgn maryhgn, caa`, iargyblhgn,kg` @SHI zvanvkey' Ymb `bsblazy kg Kiphag Zlkg ~hpm pmb @bcbg`kgp kg` ybpy arpcrvpmbv vbshb~y ky gbb`b`'

@' Vbzavpy cvae Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~y^hpmhg p~a ~bbdy ac pmb chvyp iaezlhkgib vbshb~, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv zvbzkvby kiaezlhkgib vbzavp' Pmb vbzavp ybpy arp irvvbgp shiphe hgzrp -hc kgx, kg` kcpbv ykcbpx%

fkyb` `hyilayrvby(, vhyd kyybyyebgp vbyrlpy, zvash`bv vbzavpy, kg` asbvkll zvafkphagypkpry ~hpm vbiaeebg`kphagy' Pmb pbezlkpb hy vbzva`rib` hg Kzzbg`h} ;9' Hc pmb@bcbg`kgp ckhlb` pa kppbg`, pmkp ckip hy hgilr`b`' Pmb vbzavp hy varpb` pa pmb ZvafkphagOr`nb‘y OK, pmb @K, @bcbg`kgp, kg` Zvafkphag Acchibv -hc kgx(' Kgx Kiphag Zlkg`bsblazb` hy kppkimb`' Crprvb vbshb~ kpby, hc yimb`rlb`, kvb ybp arp'

Vbzavpy vbnkv`hgn yrfyb{rbgp iaezlhkgib vbshb~y kvb gap zvbzkvb` kg` varpb` rglbyy?;' Pmb @bcbg`kgp hy gag%iaezlhkgp ~hpm zvafkphag iag hphagy' Zvamhfhpb` iagpkip

~hpm pmb shiphe zvaezpy heeb`hkpb gaphib pa pmb iarvp, calla~b` fx pmb ~vhppbgiaezlhkgib vbzavp'

6' Pmb @bcbg`kgp hy vb{rbyphgn krpmavhkphag cav arp%ac%ypkpb pvksbl' Pmb ikybEkgknbv vbzavpy aglx pmkp pmb @bcbg`kgp ek`b pmb vb{rbyp kg` ~ky vbcbvvb` papmb Zvafkphag Or`nb'

B' @bcbg`kgp‘y Ckhlrvb pa Kzzbkv kp k Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~^mbg pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv vbzavpy pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y ckhlrvb pa kzzbkv, pmb Zvafkphag Or`nbybg`y pmb `bcbg`kgp k vb%vbcbvvkl lbppbv' K ykezlb iazx ac pmkp lbppbv hy zvash`b` hg

 Kzzbg`h}  ;0 kg` hy klya kiibyyhflb ag pmb ymkvb `vhsb rg`bv Ckehlx Lk~QOrsbghlb!@SIarvp' Hp hy lhypb` rg`bv “Cave Lbppbv%Vbzavp pa @S Ikyb Ekgknbv pa Vbyimb`rlb'―

Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp `aby gap iagpkip pmb @S Ikyb Ekgknbv fx pmb pheb `byhngkpb` ag pmbvb%vbcbvvkl lbppbv, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ivbkpby k ybiag` vbzavp `airebgphgn pmb`bcbg`kgp‘y ckhlrvb pa vbyimb`rlb pmb vbshb~ kg` cav~kv`y pmkp vbzavp pa pmb kyyhngb` ZA-hc ag cavekl zvafkphag(, pmb @K‘y acchib, Zvafkphag Or`nb, kg` @bcbg`kgp' Pmbvbyzagyb cvae @IO ekx skvx fkyb` ag pmb rghp yrzbvshyhgn pmb @bcbg`kgp?

;' Cavekl Zvafkphag -@S Rghp kg` apmbv Chbl` Rghpy(Pmb @S Rghp iagyh`bvy pmb vbzavp hg lhnmp ac apmbv vbzavpb` gag%iaezlhkgib kg`

ekx hgilr`b hp keagn apmbv shalkphagy cav ~mhim pmb zvafkphag acchibv hy ybbdhgn or`hihkl ykgiphagy, ekx ybbd k`ehghypvkphsb ykgiphagy, av ekx k``vbyy hp ~hpm kvbzvhekg` kg`!av `hvbiphag pa vb%iagpkip pmb @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv' ZvafkphagAcchibvy hg Chbl` Rghpy arpyh`b ac @S `hccbv yrfypkgphkllx hg pmbhv vbyzagyb'

6' Cavekl Zvafkphag hg pmb Vb`rib` Yrzbvshyhag Pbke Rghp -VYP(-VYP yrzbvshyby zvafkphagbvy `bpbvehgb` kp hgpkdb av kcpbv k zbvha` ac iaezlhkgib ~hpm zvafkphag pa gbb` k lbsbl ac yrzbvshyhag lbyy hgpbgyb pmkg pmbypkg`kv`' Ybb ]HH' Kffvbshkphagy, “VYP―(' VYP ybg`y k ~vhppbg vbzvhekg` pa pmbaccbg`bv ypkphgn pmkp y!mb hy hg shalkphag kg` hy vbibhshgn k ~vhppbg vbzvhekg` cav 

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 Zknb 99 ’ @S Iarvp Zvaib`rvby Ekgrkl    Okgrkvx 6::8

pmb gag%iaezlhkgib' Pmb lbppbv klya hvbipy pmbe knkhg pa iagpkip pmb @S IarvpIaav`hgkpav ~hpmhg > `kxy pa vbyimb`rlb av crvpmbv kiphag ~hll fb pkdbg cav pmbgag%iaezlhkgib' K iazx ac pmb lbppbv hy ybgp pa pmb Iaav`hgkpav kg` pmb Or`nb yapmkp bsbvxagb hy k~kvb ac pmb vbzvhekg` kg` pmb `hvbiphsb' VYP pmbg iag`ripy kchlb vbshb~ ag pmb kyyrezphag pmkp gag%iaezlhkgib ~hpm pmb iaezlhkgib vbshb~iag`hphag ekx hg`hikpb apmbv iaezlhkgib hyyrby' Hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy carg` pamksb apmbv shalkphagy, pmb ikyb hy ypkccb` ~hpm pmb @S Rghp Yrzbvshyav cav 

zlkibebgp hg pmb @S Rghp'

9' Fbgim ZvafkphagPmb vbyzagyb skvhby fapm fx Or`nb kg` fx ikyb' Pxzhikl vbyzagyby vkgnb cvaehgilryhag hg k zbg`hgn ZS mbkvhgn -hc k y~avg ypkpbebgp vbnkv`hgn pmb gag%kzzbkvkgib hy afpkhgb`(, k yma~ ikryb mbkvhgn, k lbppbv, av ga kiphag'

C' Kzzbkvkgib ac Ikyb Ekgknbv kp Iarvp MbkvhgnyPmb Ikyb Ekgknbv kppbg`y mbkvhgny aglx ~mbg vb{rbypb` fx pmb iarvp av yrfzabgkb`fx pmb zvaybirphag av `bcbgyb'

N' Ikyb Ekgknbv Iagpkip ~hpm Shiphey Pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv pvhby pa iagpkip shiphey cav zrvzayby ac pmb hghphkl hgpbvshb~ kg`shiphey yaebpheby hghphkpb iagpkip kp pmkp zahgp av kp apmbv pheby' ^mbg yrim iagpkip

aiirvy, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv k`shyby pmb shiphe pmkp kgx ypkpbebgpy pmb shiphe ekdby pambv kvb gap iagch`bgphkl' Hg k``hphag, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv b}zlkhgy pmkp ymb ~vhpby vbzavpypa pmb or`nb kg` apmbvy -hgilr`hgn pmb @K kg` @bcbg`kgp( b}zlkhghgn ikyb kiphshpx kg`pmkp kgx ypkpbebgpy ek`b fx pmb shiphe iarl` fb hgilr`b` hg pmb vbzavp' Pmb IkybEkgknbv kydy pmb shiphe pa iagyh`bv ikvbcrllx ~mbpmbv pa `hyilayb kgx hgcavekphag pmkpiarl` obazkv`hb pmb shiphe‘y ykcbpx, yrim ky laikphag av iagpkip hgcavekphag' ^mbgkzzvazvhkpb, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv ekdby iaeerghpx kg` k`saikix vbcbvvkly cav shiphey'

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]H' EHYIBLLKGBARY

K' Yrfyphprphag ac Kppavgbx

 Kll yrfyphprphagy ac kppavgbxy cav @S Iarvp -kg` kll( ikyby kvb mkg`lb` hg IZI agPmrvy`kx eavghgny kp 8 k'e'' Kzzbkvkgiby hg IZI cav pmhy zrvzayb kvb yimb`rlb` fx

iagpkiphgn Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn kp 2:9!8==%2992, B}p' 9' Vbcbv klya pa pmb “Zvaib`rvbyvb @hyzayhphag ac Ehy`bebkgav Ikyby hg Ivhehgkl Zvaib`rvb Iarvp,― kskhlkflb ag pmbIvhehgkl Zknb lhgd ag pmb Or`nby‘ ~bfyhpb av pmb iarvp‘y zrflhi ~bfyhpb-mppz?!!~~~'ao`'ypkpb'av'ry!erl!Ivhehgkl'mpel' Pmhy hy pmb aglx @S Iarvp ekppbv vbnrlkvlxmkg`lb` fx IZI'

F' Ybp%Asbvy

;' ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl @kpbyCave 69%9:K -Eaphag cav Ybp%Asbv kg` Av`bv( hy ryb` pa ybp%asbv zvbpvhkl kg`pvhkl `kpby hg bsbvx yhprkphag b}ibzp k zkvpx‘y chvyp ybp%asbv vb{rbyp ac 6 ~bbdy`rvkphag -9 hc knvbb`(' Ybb S'@' Ybp%asbv eaphagy cav ZvbPvhkl kg` Pvhkl `kpbykvb ybp ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny @aidbp ~mbg gap mbkv` kp ZvbPvhklIagcbvbgiby' Ybiphag S, Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny'

6' Ybp%Asbv @kpb hy 9 av Eavb @kxy ArpPmb `kpk bgpvx hy `agb fx pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc ~mbg pmb gb~ iarvp`kpb hy kp lbkyp 9 iarvp `kxy k~kx' Pmb Or`nb‘y Ilbvd bgyrvby pmkp kll av`bvyhgilr`b pmb `kpb, pheb, kg` zlkib ac pmb kzzbkvkgib -“@S Iarvp―(' K``hgn“Vbzavp pa Vaae ;:3& nhsby pmb @bcbg`kgp k zvkiphikl `hvbiphag kfarp ~mbvbkyyhypkgib ikg fb carg` vbnkv`hgn pmb kzzvazvhkpb iarvpvaae'

9' Ybp%asbv @kpb hy ;%6 @kxy ArpPmb Iarvpvaae Ilbvd yimb`rlby pmb mbkvhgn bhpmbv ~mhlb MKZhgn hp -ryhgn pmb

“Mal` k Zvaibb`hgn― crgiphag hg NRH!AOHG( av fx ryhgn pmb ebgr fkv kp pmb paz ac pmb yivbbg? TIkyb þ Yimb`rlb` Zbvha` þ Gb~ -kg` pxzb hg pmb ikyb grefbvUcrgiphag'

 Kll zkzbv~avd hy varpb` pa Iv hehgk l Iklbg`kvhgn hg Vaae ;:3' 

Cav CZy!@YZ Kzzbkvkgiby ! ZSy ?

-k( Bgpbv pmb gb~ kpb

-f( Bgpbv pmb pheb?

-;( CZy kvb Eag`kx kp =?9: k'e', Prby`kx, ^b`gby`kx, kg` Pmrvy`kx

kp =?9: k'e', Pmrvy`kxy kp ;?9: z'e', kg` Cvh`kx kp ;?9: z'e'

-6 ( @YZ Kzzbk vkgiby kvb Cvh`kx kp 6 z 'e'

-9( ZSy kvb Eag`kx kp ;?9: z'e', ~hpm asbvc la~ ag ^b`gby`kx kp 9?::

z'e'

-i( Bgpbv @AES hg pmb “vaae― ybiphag ac pmb bsbgp' Ga Or`nb‘y gkeb hy bgpbvb`

-`( Kzz lx pmb kzz lhikf lb zkvbg p zbvha`?-;( Eag`kx CZy? “@AES Crv pmbv Zvaibb` hgny -2( ―

-6 ( Eag`kx ZSy? “@S Zvafkphag S ha lk phagy―

-9( Prby`kx!^b`gby`kx!Pmrvy`kx!Cv h kx Vblbkyb Mbkv hgn?

“@AES Irypa`x Hyyrb -;(―

-0( P mr vy`kx CZy? “@AES C rvpmb v Z vaibb`hgny -;6(―

-b( Vbybvsb Pvkgyzavp kg` Yimb`rlb Hgpbvzvbpbvy ~mbg gbibyykvx'

Iagphgrb` ag gb}p zknb

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0' Pvkidhgn Ikyby ~mbg Ybp%Asbv hy Av`bvb`Ybb Ybiphag ]H'@', fbla~'

I' Pvkgycbv pa!cvae “K― -@S Iarvp( @aidbpPmb “K― `aidbp iagyhypy ac ehy`bebkgav kg` shalkphag ac vbypvkhghgn av`bv -iagpbezp(ikyby chlb` fx pmb @hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y @aebyphi Shalbgib Rghp' Pvkgycbvvhgn kehy`bebkgav ikyb pa av cvae pmhy `aidbp vb{rhvby kg av`bv cvae pmb Iarvp'

;' Pvkgycbvy Av`bvb` Kp Zvbpvhkl Iagcbvbgib Kp pmb vb{rbyp ac k zkvpx av ag pmb iarvp‘y a~g eaphag, k ikyb hyyrb` fx pmb@hypvhip Kppavgbx‘y @aebyphi Shalbgib Rghp ekx fb pvkgycbvvb` pa IZI cav kllcrvpmbv zvaibyyhgn ~mbg pmb @S Or`nb `bpbvehgby pmkp pmb hgih`bgp nhshgn vhyb papmb @S Iarvp‘y orvhy`hiphag `aby gap, kp pmb pheb ac pmb eaphag, vbpkhg blbebgpy av imkvkipbvhyphiy pmkp vb{rhvb pmb @S iarvp‘y asbvyhnmp' Hc pmb iarvp ekdby k`bpbvehgkphag pa pvkgycbv pmb ikyb, pmb pvkgycbv hy bccbipb` fx k ybzkvkpb av`bv -ryhgn pmb ehgrpb av`bv cave( kg` pmb ikyb hy iagphgrb` -ybp%asbv imkvnb` pa pmbiarvp( hg pmb gavekl iarvyb' Pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb zvash`by k iazx ac pmb av`bv papmb @K kg` pmb `bcbgyb kppavgbx' Ag vbibhshgn pmb av`bv pa pvkgycbv pmb ikyb arpac pmb @S Iarvp, pmb ivhehgkl iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc zlkiby pmb ikyb ag pmb ZvbPvhkliklbg`kv -F, I, @, av B Iklbg`kvy( `bpbvehgb` fx pmb ilkyyhchikphag ac pmb`bcbg`kgp‘y iargybl -zvhskpb fkv, EZ@, av E@H(' Pmb `kpb cav pmb gb}p ZvbPvhklkzzbkvkgib hy pmb ykeb ky k vbnrlkv iarvyb iagphgrkgib4 hp ~hll fb p~a ~bbdycvae pmb lkyp ZvbPvhkl'

6' Pvkgycbvy ag k Pvhkl `kpb pa k Gag%@S Iarvp Or`nb cav PvhklHc pmb salreb ac pvhkly ag kgx pvhkl `kpb vb{rhvby pmb pvkgycbv ac k pvhkl pa gag%@SIarvp Or`nb, kg`, hc pmb `bcbg`kgp hy carg`, nrhlpx, iagshipb`, kg` ybgpbgib` pa k

Cav ZvbPvhkly?

Pmbyb ybp%asbvy kvb `agb fx pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ypkcc'  

Cav Ehy`bebkgav av Iagpbezp Pvhkly?

-k( Bgpbv pmb gb~ kpb

-f( Bgpbv pmb pheb?

-;( Ehy`bebkgav Pv hk ly kvb yimb`rlb` cav Prby`kx av ^b`gby`kx kp 8?:2

k'e'

-6( SVA pv hk ly kvb yimb`rlb` cav Pmrvy`kx kp =?9: k'e' -av ^b`gby`kx kp

;?02 z'e' hc gap ypkvpb` ag pmb zvbib`hgn Pmrvy`kx k'e'(-i( Bgpbv pmb Or`nb‘y Vaae ia`b -h 'b', “PEY^― cav Or`nb ^xkpp, av “P― calla~b`

fx pmb Or`nb‘y hghphkly( hg pmb “vaae― ybi phag ac pmb bsbgp'

-`( Bgpbv pmb Or`nb‘y gkeb gb}p pa pmb “Or`nb― ybiphag'-b( Vbybvsb Pvkgyzavp kg` Yimb`rlb Hgpbvzvbpbvy ~mbg gbibyykvx' -Ybb Ybiphagy

 ]H'M kg` ] H'H, fbla~ '(

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pbve ac zvafkphag, pmb zvafkphag ~hll fb eaghpavb` fx pmb @S Iarvp' Pmbzvafkphag or`nb kyyhngb` pa pmb ikyb hy pmb or`nb zvbyh`hgn hg pmb @S Iarvp pmb~bbd ac ybgpbgihgn -pmb @S; av @S6 Or`nb(' Kgx mbkvhgny ag kgx zvafkphaghyyrby kvb fvarnmp fbcavb pmb @S Iarvp' Ga av`bv hy vb{rhvb` cav k pvkgycbv cav 

zrvzayby ac pvhkl fx k gag%@S Iarvp or`nb'

9' Pvkgycbvy cvae IZI pa pmb K aidbp kg` shib sbvykB}ibzp cav pvkidhgn ikyby, iasbvb` hg @' fbla~, ga ikyby kvb pvkgycbvvb` pa pmb@S Iarvp‘y K `aidbp fx IZI, b}ibzp rzag kiprkl `hyiryyhag fx IZI ~hpm pmb @SIarvp Or`nb kg` kiibzpkgib ac pmb pvkgycbv fx pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb' Pmbybpvkgycbvy ymarl` fb vkvb' Hc pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb kiibzpy yrim k pvkgycbv, pmbgpmb IZI or`nb calla~y pmb zvaib`rvby ybp arp hg ;, kfasb, pa av`bv pmb IvhehgklIklbg`kvhgn ypkcc pa pvkgycbv pmb ikyb pa pmb K @aidbp'

@' Pvkidhgn k @S Iarvp Ikyb ~hpm Kgapmbv Ikyb 

 K ehy`bebkgav!SVA @S Iarvp ikyb ikg fb pvkidb` ~hpm k gag@S Iarvp ekppbv hc pmbcavebv ~hll eayp lhdblx vbyalsb ~hpm pmkp ybiag` ikyb kg` ~hll blhehgkpb rggbibyykvx av 

gag%zva`riphsb iarvp kzzbkvkgiby' Agb @S Iarvp ekppbv ikg klya fb pvkidb` ~hpmkgapmbv @S Iarvp ekppbv'

;' Or`nb‘y Av`bv Vb{rhvb`Pmb kppavgbx eryp kzzbkv fbcavb bhpmbv pmb IZI av @S Iarvp or`nb kyyhngb` cav pmb irvvbgp ~bbd' K @S Iarvp ikyb aby gap pvkid ~hpm kgapmbv ikyb rglbyy pmbkyyhngb` @S Or`nb av pmb IZI Or`nb av`bvy pmb ikyb-y( pa pvkid'

6' Pvkidhgn Ikyb HgcavekphagPmb Av`bv pa Pvkid hy hyyrb` rg`bv pmb ikyb grefbv ac pmb pvkidhgn ikyb'B}ibzp ky ybp arp fbla~, pmb pb}p ac kgx av`bv cav pvkidhgn hgilr`by pmbkzzbkvkgib `kpby ac pmb ikyb fbhgn pvkidb`'k' @S Iarvp ikyb pvkidhgn ~hpm kgapmbv @S Iarvp ikyb!ZS

Pmb av`bv cav pvkidhgn ybpy arp pmb ikyb ) kg` irvvbgplx%yimb`rlb`kzzbkvkgib `kpby ac pmb ikyb fbhgn pvkidb`' Pmb pvkidhgn ikyb ~hllymkvb pmayb `kpby, ya b}hyphgn `kpby cav pmb pvkidhgn ikyb kvb ikgibllb`pa ksah` k vbiav` ac k “ckhlrvb pa kzzbkv'―

f' @S Iarvp ikyb pvkidhgn ~hpm Cblagx ikyb av Cblagx ZSVbnkv`lbyy ac ~mbpmbv pmb Cblagx ikyb hy ybp ag Zvbyh`hgn Ikll av @vrnIkll, pmb av`bv cav pvkidhgn ybpy kzzbkvkgib `kpby cav pmb @S Iarvp ikyb-ybpy k @S Iarvp ZvbPvhkl Iagcbvbgib kg` Pvhkl `kpb( kcpbv pmb cblagx ikll`kpb' “Pvkidhgn― hg pmhy yhprkphag `aby gap ebkg pmkp pmb ikyby ~hll mksbpmb ykeb kzzbkvkgib `kpby, klpmarnm `hyzayhphag ac pmb cblagx ekxbgiaezkyy vbyalrphag ac pmb @S Iarvp ikyb ky ~bll' Pvhkl `bzkvpebgpypkcc cav pmb Cblagx ikyb ymarl` klya zrll pmb pvkidhgn ehy`bebkgav ikybchlby'

i' @S Iarvp ikyb pvkihgn ~hpm gag@S Iarvp ehy`bebkgav Pmb av`bv cav pvkidhgn ybpy arp pmb ikyb ) kg` irvvbgplx%yimb`rlb`kzzbkvkgib `kpby ac pmb ikyb fbhgn pvkidb`' Pmb pvkidhgn ikyb ~hll

ymkvb pmayb `kpby, ya b}hyphgn `kpby cav pmb pvkidhgn ikyb kvb ikgibllb`pa ksah` vbiav` ac k “ckhlrvb pa kzzbkv'―

`' Gag%@S Iarvp ikyb pvkidhgn ~hpm @S Iarvp ikyb!ZSPmb av`bv cav pvkidhgn ybpy arp pmb ikyb ) kg` irvvbgplx%yimb`rlb`kzzbkvkgib `kpby ac pmb @S Iarvp ikyb!ZS fbhgn pvkidb`' Pmb gag%@SIarvp ikyb ~hll ymkvb pmayb `kpby, ya b}hyphgn `kpby hg pmb gag%@S Iarvpekppbv kvb ikgiblb` pa ksah` bgpvx ac k “ckhlrvb pa kzzbkv'―

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B' Kcch`kshpy ac Zvbor`hibPmbyb eaphagy kvb varpb` pa pmb Imhbc Ckehlx Lk~ Or`nb -Gkg ^kllbv('  Ybb RPIV>':02 vbnkv`hgn pmb grefbv kg` vbihzhbgpy ac vb{rhvb` iazhby' Ybb IZI Ekgrkl,Ybiphag H]', K'='

C' ^kvvkgpy

;' Vbikll ac Fbgim ^kvvkgp cav Ckhlrvb pa Kzzbkv -CPK(IZI ypkg`kv`y kvb calla~b` cav vbihyyhag ac fbgim ~kvvkgpy' Ybb “Zvaib`rvbyvb @hyzayhphag ac Ehy`bebkgav Ikyby hg Ivhehgkl Zvaib`rvb Iarvp― ag pmbIvhehgkl zknb ac pmb Iarvp‘y zrflhi ~bfyhpb' mppz?!!~~~'ao`'ypkpb'av'ry!erl!Ivhehgkl'mpel' Pmhy zvaib`rvb vb{rhvby@bcbg`kgpy ~ma ckhl pa kzzbkv kp ZvbPvhkly pa prvg pmbeyblsby hg kp pmb OryphibIbgpbv okhl rglbyy? -;( pmb vb{rbyp pa yimb`rlb k vbihyyhag kzzbkvkgib hy ek`b~hpmhg 2 `kxy ac pmb ehyyb` ZvbPvhkl kg` -6( pmb @bcbg`kgp mk` ga zvhav ckhlrvbypa kzzbkv hg pmkp ikyb' Aglx hc iaezbllhgn ikryb b}zlkhgy pmb @bcbg`kgp‘y ckhlrvbpa kzzbkv -b'n' mayzhpklhkphag av ckehlx bebvnbgix(, ekx iargybl `aidbp k

eaphag pa vbikll arpyh`b ac pmb “2 kx ga zvhav CPK― vrlb' Hg @S Iarvp,vbihyyhag%ac%~kvvkgp mbkvhgny kvb yimb`rlb` ag pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `aidbp'

@bcbg`kgpy ~ma ckhl pa kzzbkv kp mbkvhgny apmbv pmkg ZvbPvhkly eryp prvgpmbeyblsby hg kp pmb Oryphib Ibgpbv kfybgp iaezbllhgn ikryb pa oryphcx ybpphgn kCrvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny `kpb cav kzzbkvkgib av fbgim ~kvvkgp'

 Kgx av`bv vbyihg`hgn k ~kvvkgp ybpy arp pmb `kpb pmb ~kvvkgp ~ky hyyrb`'

6' Or`nb‘y Vbshb~ ac Kvvbyp kvvkgpy Keagn pmb `rphby ac pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb hy pmb vbyzagyhfhlhpx pa vbshb~ kg` yhng~kvvkgpy cav pmb kvvbyp ac ehy`bebkgav `bcbg`kgpy kg` iagpbegavy'  K `bzrpx`hypvhip kppavgbx fvhgny `a~g pmb chlby ~hpm ~kvvkgp kg` zvafkflb ikryb kcch`kshpkg` lbksby pmbe ~hpm pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc, ~ma gaphchby pmb `bzrpx ~mbg pmb Or`nbmky chghymb` pmb vbshb~' Pmb `bzrpx pmbg zhidy rz pmb `airebgpy'

N' Kiibyyhgn Y HY pa @bpbvehgb Irypa`x Ypkpry

Pa `bpbvehgb hc k `bcbg`kgp hy hg irypa`x ac pmb Erlpgaekm Iargpx Ymbvhcc, k pvhkl`bzkvpebgp eryp mksb kiibyy pa Y^HY -Ymbvhcc ^kvvkgp Hgekpb Yxypbe(, kg blbipvaghi`kpkfkyb ekhgpkhgb` fx pmb Erlpgaekm Iargpx Ymbvhcc‘y Acchib' Ryrkllx, pmb OK mkykiibyy pa Y^HY frp pmb iarvp‘y Hgcavekphag Ybvshiby @hshyhag -HY@ % )=20;3( ikg fbiagpkipb` hc kiibyy `aby gap klvbk`x b}hyp'

@bpkhlb` Hgypvriphagy cav ^kvvkgp Vbiklly kvb ybp arp hg Kzzbg`h} ;2'  Kll ~kvvkgp

zkzbv~avd hy varpb` pa pmb ^kvvkgp @byd hg Vaae ;:3' -)=2990('

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M' Pvkgyzavp ac Hgikvibvkpb` @bcbg`kgp

Or`nby‘ ypkcc kvb vbyzagyhflb cav yimb`rlhgn pmb pvkgyzavp ac hgikvibvkpb` `bcbg`kgpy~mbg pmbx kvb yimb`rlhgn gb~ kzzbkvkgib `kpby' Or`nb‘y ypkcc ymarl` klya yimb`rlbpvkgyzavp ~mbg pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y gb~lx%hgikvibvkpb` ypkpry fbiaeby dga~g kcpbv kgkzzbkvkgib mky klvbk`x fbbg yimb`rlb`' Hg k``hphag, OKy cav @S Iarvp -rglhdb OKy`ahgn IZI ZvbPvhkly( yimb`rlb pvkgyzavpy cav kll pvhkly cav ~mhim pmbx mksb mkg`lb` pmbCvh`kx ZvbPvhkly LACPhgn' -Pmb OK cav pmb Or`nb mkg`lhgn pmb pvhkl ymarl` `arflb%imbidag pmb irypa`x ypkpry!pvkgyzavpy kcpbv pmb pvhkl chlby kvb vbibhsb`, yhgib irypa`x ypkpryekx imkgnb(' Iagsbvyblx, Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn yimb`rlby pvkgyzavpy ~mbg pmbkzzbkvkgib hy yimb`rlb` pmvarnm pmkp `bzkvpebgp -h'b', cav Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny,ZvbPvhkl Kzzbkvkgiby, @YZ ypkpry mbkvhgny, kg` ZSy( vkpmbv pmkg pmvarnm pmb Or`nb‘y

ypkcc `hvbiplx'

@bpkhlb` Pvkgyzavp hgypvriphagy kvb ybp arp hg pmb Kzzbg`h} ;3'  K yreekvx hy zvash`b`fbla~'

 Kiibyy hgn Y^ HY

 K l hgd pa bY^HY hy hgi lr`b` ag pmb hgpvkgbp maebzknb ag pmb fappae, vhnmp%mkg` yh`b' Il hid hgn 

ag pmb lhgd ~hll zvaezp bgpvx ac k rybvgkeb kg` zkyy~av`'

Chg`hgn k @bcbg`kgp fx GREFBV av GKEB 

Pa ybkvim cav k `bcbg`kg p, bgpbv [ZBV gb}p pa pmb “Iaeekg`― zvaezp, kg` hg pmb H@ zvaezp,

bgpbv pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y IZEY -Iavvbiphagy Zazrlkphag Ekgknbebgp Yxypbe( grefbv' TIZEY hy

pmb zvbirvyav pa Y^HY kg` Y^HY mky vbpkhgb` pmb IZEY grefbvhgnU' Pa afpkhg pmhy grefbv,

laad kp pmb `bcbg`kgp hgcavekphag zknb hg AOHG' Pmkp AOHG bgpvx ~hll ypkpb “K'D'K' IZEY )― 

`hvbiplx fbgbkpm pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y gkeb' Klpbvgkphsblx, xar ikg ryb pmb Zkvphihzkgpy ebgr ag

pmb lbcp%kg` yh`b hg Ikyb Shb~ hg NR H' Hp ~hll ykx “K'D'K' ) IZEY― fbgbkpm pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y

gkeb'

Hc xar ikg‘p chg` pmb IZEY grefbv, xar ekx klya laad rz kg hg`hsh rkl fx gkeb' Bgpbv pmb lkyp 

gkeb kg` pmb chvyp gkeb hgpa pmb “H@― ybiphag ac pmb ybkvim zknb , -yblbip k “Crx― ybkvim hcxar

cav pmb fvak`byp yiazb zayyhflb(, bgpbv pmb hg`hsh`rkl‘y yb}, vkib hc dga~, kg` `kpb ac fhvpm kg`  zvbyy bgpbv' Pmb yxypbe ~hll ivbkpb k l hyp kg` xar ikg imaayb pmb hg` hsh`rkl kfarp ~mae xar

kvb pvxhgn pa chg` irypa`x hgcavekphag' 

@bpbvehghgn hc pmb @bcbg`kgp hy hg Irypa`x 

Agib xar fvhgn rz pmb hg`hsh`rkl xar kvb laadhgn cav, rg`bv pmb “Zbvyag Hgcavekphag― yivbbg,

`bpbvehgb hc pmb zbvyag hy hg irypa`x fx laadhgn kp pmb “kyyhngb` ckihlhpx― kg` “`ave fb`― 

ybiphagy' Pmb kyyhngb` ckihlhpx ekx lhyp EIHO -Erlpgaekm Iargpx Hgsbvgbyy Okhl( av EI@I 

-Erlpgaekm Iargpx @bpbgphag Ibgpbv( kg` “`ave fb`― ybiphag ~hll mksb k grefbv kppkimb` pa

hp'

Cav eavb `bpkhlb` Y^HY hgypvriphagy, ybb mppz?!!erlyvs66!pvkhghgn  QbY^ HYHgypvriphagy'z`c -Hg pmb

NRH!AOHG `vaz%`a~g ebgr ag pmb hgpvkgbp maeb zknb('

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H' Hgpbvzvbpbvy

Zvhekvx vbyzagyhfhlhpx cav vb{rbyphgn hgpbvzvbpbvy lhby ~hpm pmb zkvpx gbb`hgn hgpbvzvbpbv ybvshiby' Ybb RPIV >':>: kg` YLV >':>;-6(' Carv `kxy gaphib pa Iarvp Hgpbvzvbpbv Ybvshiby -IHY( -8==%92;2( hy ryrkllx vb{rhvb` fbcavb bsbvx zvaibb`hgn hg ~mhim kghgpbvzvbpbv hy gbb`b`' IHY ypkcc acpbg gbb`y ;: `kxy pa kvvkgnb cav hgpbvzvbpbv ybvshibyhg yaeb lkgnrknby gap ~h`blx yzadbg' Iarvp ypkcc zbvyag ~ma kvb yimb`rlhgn kgkzzbkvkgib kg` k~kvb ac pmb gbb` cav pmb hgpbvzvbpbv klya ekdb Hgpbvzvbpbv vb{rbypy' Hc pmb gbb` cav kg hgpbvzvbpbv fbiaeby dga~g kcpbv pmb kzzbkvkgib hy yimb`rlb`, pmb ypkcc zbvyag lbkvghgn ac pmb gbb` ekdby pmb vb{rbyp' Hg ryrkl yhprkphagy, pmbg, Ivhehgkl

Iklbg`kvhgn ~arl` fb ekdhgn pmb Hgpbvzvbpbv vb{rbyp cav Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny, ZvbPvhkl Kzzbkvkgiby, @YZ ypkpry mbkvhgny, kg` ZSy, ky pmayb kvb eayp cvb{rbgplx yimb`rlb`pmvarnm pmb Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn ybiphag' Pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc vbybvsby pmb hgpbvzvbpbv ~mbg pmb kzzbkvkgib hy yimb`rlb` fx pmb Or`nb‘y ypkcc `hvbiplx, ky cav Pvhkly -LACPHGNag ZvbPvhkl Cvh`kx( av ybpphgn Crvpmbv Kzzbkvkgib `kpby cvae pmb iarvpvaae' Hc pmbmbkvhgn `kpb imkgnby kcpbv yimb`rlhgn av pmb gbb` cav kg hgpbvzvbpbv imkgnby, ypkcc erypb%ekhl Iarvp Hgpbvzvbpbv Ybvshiby pa ikgibl pmb vbybvskphag av ekdb pmb kzzvazvhkpbimkgnb'

O' Imkgnb hg @aidbp Iasbvknb

^mbg @S Iarvp Or`nby y~hpim pmbhv iasbvknb aflhnkphagy pa kiiaeea`kpb yimb`rlhgnhyyrby, gaphib ac imkgnby hy varpb` pa?… pmb avhnhgkllx%yimb`rlb` Or`nb kg` ypkcc … pmb iasbvhgn Or`nb kg` ypkcc  … pmb Ckehlx Lk~ @bzkvpebgp Yrzbvshyav -Ihg`x Fh ghid(4… ERL Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn… ERLPvkgyzavpy… IZI ypkcc'Hg k``hphag, pmb ekypbv blbipvaghi iklbg`kv ekhgpkhgb` ag pmb Lapry `kpkfkyb cav CkehlxLk~ Or`hihkl Kyyhngebgpy eryp fb rz`kpb`' Pmb bgpvx cav bsbvx `kx lhypy pmb Ckehlx

Pvkgyzavp Hgypvriphagy

… @bpbve hgb ~mb pmbv pmb @bcbg`kgp hy hg iry pa`x ’ Ybb ]H'N, kfasb? “Kiibyy hgn Y^HY

pa @bpbvehgb Irypa`x Ypkpry'― 

… Fvhgn rz pmb yimb`rlb` zbvha` ac pmb mbkvhgn -Ikyb ¿Yimb`rlb zbvha`y ¿ Lhyp

… @bpbve hgb hc pmb ikyb mky k ivhehgkl mbk`hgn -eay p iae eag( av ihshl'

… Cav Ihshl mbk`hgn? -yrim ky ~hpm kg al`bv shalkphag ac vbypvkhghgn av`bv ikyb, hg

~mhim pmb mbk`hgn hg AOHG hy Zbphphagbv sy' Vbyzag`bgp vkpmbv pmkg Ypkpb s'

Vbyzag`bgp, ilhid ag “Zkvphihzkgpy― hg pmb lbcp%mkg`%yh`b ebgr kg` mhnmlhnmp

pmb hg`hsh`rkl ~ma hy pa fb pvkgyzavpb` -ryrkllx pmb Vbyzag`bgp('

… H c Ivhehgkl mbk`hgn? -Ypkpb s' ](, ga gbb` pa m hnmlhnmp zbvyag ”y gkeb'

… Ilhid ag “Vbybvskphagy― ag pmb lbcp%mkg` yh`b ac pmb yimb`rlb ikyb zbvha` yivbbg'

… Ilhid ag pmb `a~g kvva~ fbgbkpm “vb{rbyp pxzb― kg` mhnmlhnmp “fkhlhcc'―

… Ilhid ag pmb “vbybvsb― frppag ag pmb fappae ac pmb yivbbg

… Ilhid ag “`bpkhly― kg` pxzb “PVKGYZAV P VBYBVS B@― hg pmb iaeebgpy ybiphag'

… Ilhid ag pmb “yksb― frppag ag pmb fappae lbcp%mkg` iavgbv'

… @arflb%imbid pmb bgpvhby'

 Kzzbg`h} ;> ybpy arp `bpkhlb` hgy pvrip hagy cav yimb`rlhgn Hgpbvzvbpbvy ' Iarvp Hgpbvzvbpbv 

Ybvshiby -IHY( eryp fb gaphchb` fx b%ekhl -“ERL IHY― vbnkv`hgn imkgnby hg k mbkvhgn `kpb av 

hgpbvzvbpbv gbb`'

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Lk~ Vapkphag Or`nb -V; av V6(, pmb Orsbghlb Iarvp Or`nby -O; kg` O6(, kg` pmb @SIarvp Or`nby cav bsbvx `kx? @S; av @S6 bsbvx Eag`kx pmvarnm Cvh`kx kg` @S9 cav bsbvx ^b`gby`kx, @S0 cav bsbvx Pmrvy`kx, kg` @S2 cav bsbvx Cvh`kx' Kll @S Iarvp

 or`nby kg` ypkcc mksb kiibyy pa ekdb bgpvhby kg` b`hpy pa pmhy iklbg`kv' Pvhkl iarvp

k`ehghypvkphag ypkcc hg Ivhehgkl Iklbg`kvhgn kg` pmb Ckehlx Lk~ Ybiphag klya mksbkiibyy'

D' Kyyhypkgib cvae Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nby

Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nby ~ma `a gap varphgblx mkg`lb @S Iarvp ekppbvy yaebphebysalrgpbbv av kvb kyyhngb` vbyzagyhfhlhphby cav @S Iarvp `aidbpy ~mbg @S Iarvp or`nbyikggap iasbv pmb iarvp' Hp hy mblzcrl hc pmb avhnhgkllx%kyyhngb` @S Iarvp Or`nb, Ilbvd, kg`OK accbv kgx nvarg`hgn pmkp ~arl` fb mblzcrl pa pmkp iasbvhgn ypkcc' Zvash`hgn pmb yzbihklzvafkphag iag`hphag cavey kg` b}zlkhghgn pmb Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~ zvaibyy ikg fbzkvphirlkvlx mblzcrl' ^mbg k Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nb iasbvhgn pmb @S Iarvp `aidbp av`bvyzvafkphag, pmb @S Iarvp or`nb cav pmkp ~bbd hy pmb zvafkphag or`nb' 

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]HH' KIVAGXEY kg` KFFVBSHKPHAGY

FHZ? Fkppbvbv Hgpbvsbgphag Zvanvke' Hy hgpbvimkgnbkflb ~hpm @SHI, av @aebyphi Shalbgib

Hgpbvsbgphag Iargyblhgn' ^mbg vb{rhvhgn @SHI ky k zvafkphag iag`hphag av k iag`hphagac zkvphihzkphag hg pmb @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke, pmb @S Iarvp‘y kyyrezphag hy pmkppmb vbcbvvkl cvae pmb @bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx Oryphib -@IO( ~hll fb pa k zvanvkeiaezlhkgp ~hpm AKV ;9>%:=>%:::: bp yb{' Pmbyb k`ehghypvkphsb vrlby bccbiphsb hgOkgrkvx 6::3 ybp arp ypkg`kv`y cav hgpbvsbgphag zvanvkey kg` ikll cav k 0= ~bbdybyyhag' Iaeerghpx Iavvbiphagy bzkvpebgpy kvb hg pmb zvaibyy ac `bsblazhgnzvapaialy cav k`mbvbgib -av klla~b` skvhkphag( pa pmbyb ypkg`kv`y hg pmbhv iagpvkiphgn kg`vbcbvvkl `bihyhagy'

Iarvp Pvhkly -ryrkllx cav Shalkphagy ac Vbypvkhghgn Av`bvy, kdk SVAy(?  K `bcbg`kgp imkvnb` ~hpm k ivheb ekx mksb k iarvp pvhkl ~mbg y!mb yhngy k ~vhppbg~khsbv ac pmb vhnmp pa pvhkl fx orvx' Kleayp kl~kxy, ma~bsbv, pmb iarvp pvhkly hg @S Iarvphgsalsb shalkphagy ac vbypvkhghgn av`bvy' Klpmarnm k bcbg`kgp imkvnb` ~hpm k shalkphagac k vbypvkhghgn av`bv mky ekgx ac pmb ykeb zvaib`rvkl zvapbiphagy kccav`b` k `bcbg`kgp

imkvnb` ~hpm k ivheb, fx fapm ypkprpb kg` ikyb lk~, k orvx pvhkl hy gap keagn pmayb vhnmpy'Pmb iarvp pvhkly ag SVAy kvb yimb`rlb` cvae pmb ZvbPvhkl LACP -Lbksb ag cav Pvhkl( lhypkg` kvb mbl` Pmrvy`kx eavghgny cvae =?9: k'e' pa gaag' K ek}here ac 2 kvb ybp' Kgxpvhkly gap ypkvpb` ag Pmrvy`kx eavghgn kvb ikvvhb` pa kg asbvcla~ zbvha` pmb calla~hgn^b`gby`kx, kp ;?02 z'e', pa fb mbkv` fx k `hccbvbgp Or`nb'

IZI? Ivhehgkl Zvaib`rvb Iarvp K Nbgbvkl Fbgim Or`nb hy kyyhngb` fx pmb Zvbyh`hgn Or`nb pa yhp hg IZI ag k {rkvpbvlxfkyhy' Pmhy Iarvp mkg`lby k exvhk` ac zvaibb`hgny hg ivhehgkl ikyby ky ~bll ky ekdbykyyhngebgpy cav pvhkly kg` zlbky hg ivhehgkl ikyby arpyh`b ac @S Iarvp' @S Iarvp calla~yIZI zvaib`rvby, ~hpm yaeb kiiaeea`kphagy gbibyyhpkpb` fx @S Iarvp‘y pvhkl vbk`hgbyyvkpby -shiphe gag%iaazbvkphag hg @S Iarvp vbyrlpy hg k yhnghchikgp `hyehyykl vkpb( kg`ykcbpx iagibvgy' IZI mkg`lby kppavgbx yrfyphprphagy cav @S Iarvp ag hpy vbnrlkv Pmrvy`kx k'e' yrfyphprphag `aidbp kg` IZI klya kyyhypy hg chg`hgn k nbgbvkl fbgim

 or`nb kyyhngb` pa ehy`bebkgavy pa mkg`lb kgx @S Iarvp orvx pvhkly vbzavphgn vbk`x agPrby`kx kg` ^b`gby`kxy ~mbg ga @S Iarvp or`nb hy kskhlkflb'

IZEY? Iavvbiphagy Zazrlkphag Ekgknbebgp YxypbePmb blbipvaghi `kpkfkyb azbvkpb` fx pmb Erlpgaekm Iargpx Ymbvhcc‘y Acchib pmkp zvb%`kpby Y^HY -Ymbvhcc ^kvvkgp Hgekpb Yxypbe(' NRH!AOHG yphll vbcbvy pa @bcbg`kgpy fxpmbhv IZEY grefbv, kg` Y^HY mky ekhgpkhgb` pmb ykeb grefbvy'

@IO? @bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx OryphibPmb rghp ac iargpx nasbvgebgp pmkp k`ehghypbvy fapm pmb ZvbPvhkl Ybvshiby Zvanvke-ZYZ( kg` pmb zvafkphag ybvshiby' 

@bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke -kdk @YZ(? Kg azphagkl, blhnhfhlhpx%fkyb` `hsbvyhag zvanvke pmkp klla~y klpbvgkphsb `hyzayhphag cav ibvpkhg ehy`bebkgav @S `bcbg`kgpy' Hg`hsh`rkly ~ma ebbp blhnhfhlhpx iag`hphagy mksb >`kxy kcpbv kvvkhngebgp pa blbip pa zkvphihzkpb kg` pa `a ya eryp ~khsb k orvx pvhkl kg`zlbk` nrhlpx pa pmb zvhekvx `aebyphi shalbgib accbgyb' Ybgpbgihgn hy `bcbvvb` asbv pmbgb}p ;0 eagpmy ~mhlb pmb `bcbg`kgp‘y zkvphihzkphag ~hpm zvanvke iag`hphagy hy eaghpavb`fx @bzkvpebgp ac Iaeerghpx Oryphib -@OI( kg` pmb Iarvp' Pmb zvanvke iag`hphagyhgilr`b `aebyphi shalbgib hgpbvsbgphag iargyblhgn -@SHI(, p~a ypkpry mbkvhgny -8: `kxykcpbv zlbk kg` ;0 eagpmy kcpbv zlbk(, ga%iagpkip zvashyhagy ~hpm pmb shiphe, bpi' Hc pmb`bcbg`kgp ykphyckipavhlx iaezlbpby pmb zvanvke vb{rhvbebgpy, pmb imkvnb hy `hyehyyb`~hpm zvbor`hib' Hg`hsh`rkly carg` kp k iarvp mbkvhgn pa mksb shalkpb` pmb zvanvkeiag`hphagy ekx fb vbprvgb` pa irypa`x, vbsadb` cvae pmb zvanvke, kg` ybgpbgib` agpmb fkyhy ac pmb zlbk zvbsharylx nhsbg' Pmb ;0%eagpm `rvkphag ac pmb zvanvke hy `rb pa

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@SHI irvvhirlk vb{rhvb` fx k`ehghypvkphsb vrlb'

@bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke -@YZ( Ypkpry Imbidy? Pmbyb pkdb zlkib ag Cvh`kx kcpbvgaagy kp 6?:: z'e'' Kzzva}hekpblx ;6%;3 ikyby kvb

yimb`rlb` cav fvhbc kzzbkvkgiby' K @IO Iavvbiphagy Pbimghihkg zvash`by k fvhbc vbzavppmkp hy kskhlkflb pa pmb kppavgbxy hg k`skgib blbipvaghikllx' Pmb vbzavp hy yhehlkv pa kzvafkphag shalkphag vbzavp, vbiaeebg`hgn bhpmbv iagphgrkphag hg pmb zvanvke av vbsaikphag kg` ybgpbgihgn fkyb` ag pmb zlbk klvbk`x nhsbg' ^mbvb gag%iaezlhkgib hykllbnb`, pmb @S Iarvp Or`nb `bpbvehgby pmhy ckip kg` hc ya, ~mbpmbv pmb @bcbg`kgpymarl` fb vbsadb` cvae pmb zvanvke kg` iagshipb` fkyb` ag pmb zlbk klvbk`x nhsbg'Ybb `bchghphag ac @bcbvvb` Ybgpbgihgn Zvanvke kfasb'

@S Iarvp Iaezlhkgib Vbshb~?Irvvbgplx yimb`rlb` 9: `kxy -av apmbv~hyb( kcpbv ybgpbgihgn ag ikyby h`bgphchb` fx pmbybgpbgihgn @S Iarvp Or`nb' Pmb iaezlhkgib vbshb~ hy k vb{rhvb` hgpbvshb~ cav pmb@bcbg`kgp ~hpm pmb @S Iarvp Ikyb Ekgknbv pa `hyiryy pmb hg`hsh`rkl‘y zvafkphag ypkprykg` zvash`b k``hphagkl vbyarviby pa ebbp pmb gbb`y ac pmb accbg`bv' Kyyhypkgib ~hpmmaryhgn, bezlaxebgp gbp~avdhgn, kg` iaeerghpx vbyarviby ikg fb zkvphirlkvlx mblzcrl

kp pmhy orgiprvb' Kcpbv ebbphgn ~hpm pmb @bcbg`kgp, pmb Ikyb Ekgknbv zvbzkvby k vbzavppmkp hy cav~kv`b` pa pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb, pmb @K, pmb @bcbg`kgp, kg` pmb hg`hsh`rkl‘yzvafkphag acchibv' Vbshb~y ekx fb agb%pheb av, lbyy iaeeaglx, av`bvb` ag kiagphgrhgn fkyhy, byzbihkllx cav fbgim zvafkphagbvy'

@SHI?@aebyphi Shalbgib Hgpbvsbgphag Iargyblhgn -hgpbvimkgnbkflb ~hpm Fkppbvbv HgpbvsbgphagZvanvke av FHZ(

CZZ? Ckehlx Zvafkphag ZvanvkeCZZ hy k Ckehlx Iarvp hghphkphsb hgsalshgn yivbbgb` kg` yblbipb` ikyby hg ~mhim k zkvbgp~hpm kg azbg `bzbg`bgix ekppbv ~ma hy klya ag zvafkphag mky fapm ekppbvyyherlpkgbarylx mbkv` kg` yimb`rlb` fbcavb pmb `bzbg`bgix or`nb' Kgx ZvafkphagOr`nb mkg`lhgn k Ckehlx Zvafkphag Zvanvke -CZZ( ikyb vbpkhgy pmkp CZZ ikyb4 hp `abygap pvkgycbv pa pmb @S Iarvp' Hc k gb~ @S ehy`bebkgav zvafkphag hy zhidb` rz fx k`bcbg`kgp hg pmb Ckehlx Zvafkphag Zvanvke, pmb @S Iarvp dbbzy pmkp gb~ @S zvafkphagrglbyy pmb Zvafkphag Or`nb vb{rbypy hpy pvkgycbv' Hc k @S Iarvp zvafkphagbv fbiaebyhgsalsb` hg k `bzbg`bgix av Ckehlx Zvafkphag Zvanvke, pmb @S Iarvp Zvafkphag Or`nbvbpkhgy pmb @S Iarvp zvafkphag rglbyy pmb CZZ Or`nb vb{rbypy hpy pvkgycbv'

CPV -“Cav Pmb Vbiav`―(CPV hy pmb gkeb ac pmb iaezrpbv zvanvke pmb Or`hihkl @bzkvpebgp ryby pa ekdb `hnhpklkr`ha vbiav`hgny ac iarvp zvaibb`hgny' Pmb Or`nb‘y Ilbvd azbvkpby pmhy b{rhzebgp kg`eryp zvash`b k khlx lan ac zvaibb`hgny' Ypkg`kv`y cav lannhgn zvaibb`hgny kvbkskhlkflb cvae pmb Pvkhghgn @bzkvpebgp kg` ag pmb iarvp‘y hgpvkgbp zknb'

Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgny?Pmbyb kvb ymavp kzzbkvkgiby yimb`rlb` cav skvhary pheby pmvarnmarp pmb @S Iarvpiklbg`kv' Ybb yimb`rlb hg Kzzbg`h} ;' @bekg` cav pmbyb ylapy hy mbksx kg` pmb @S

Iarvp mky kppbezpb` pa kiiaeea`kpb pmb gbb` fx klpbvhgn pmb Pmrvy`kx `aidbp pazvash`b eavb CZ pheb' Pmb Crvpmbv Zvaibb`hgn -C!Z( `aidbp hgilr`by vblbkyb mbkvhgny,fkhl vb`riphagy, ~kvvkgp lhcpy, ybpphgn ac gb~ pvhkl `kpby, lkpb blbiphag @YZ ikyby, bpi'

 Kppavgbx yrfyphprphagy kvb gap mkg`lb` ag pmhy `aidbp cav @S Iarvp kg` ymarl` fb`hvbipb` pa IZI -Ivhehgkl Zvaib`rvb Iarvp( cav mbkvhgn ag Pmrvy`kx eavghgny ~hpm pmbvbyp ac pmb ehy`bebkgav kppavgbx yrfyphprphagy'

MKZ -Mal` k Zvaibb`hgn(?Ilbvdy kvb b}zbipb` pa ryb pmb mal`%k%zvaibb`hgn crgiphag hg NRH!AOHG kcpbv k mbkvhgnpkdby zlkib hg av`bv pa `airebgp pmb pxzb ac mbkvhgn, pmb zkvphby ~ma kzzbkvb`, kg` -cav 

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