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    vnek| v|uyv dbf |eyxeiv"

    5" Ic|cbd icbvebfy vndv nky kmxedinmebv vn|edveby vne

    |uoe cj odq" Cb vne icbv|d|{/ nky kmxedinmebv dkmy vc yv|ebavneb

    vne |uoe cj odq" Db eyyebvkdo kba|efkebv jc| vne |uoe cj odq ky vne

    xecxoey icbzkivkcb dbf leokej vndv bc cbe ky dlcze vne odq" Qneb

    d xuloki cjjkie| lev|d{y vne xuloki v|uyv/ ne muyv le l|cuanv vc

    guyvkie dbf neof diicubvdloe/ ezeb kj ne ky vne Inkej Guyvkie cj vne

    Nkaneyv Icu|v" Cbo{ vneb qkoo vne xecxoe leokeze vndv vne |uoe cj

    odq v|uo{ |ekaby"

    :" L{ nky divkcby dbf yvdvemebvy/ Ic|cbd yncqy vndv ne

    icbykfe|y nkmyeoj vc le dlcze vne odq" Ne |ejuyey vc le neof

    diicubvdloe dbf le lcubf l{ vne |uoey qnkin dxxo{ vc c|fkbd|{

    ikvkweby dbf xuloki ye|zdbvy" Db{ acze|bmebv emxoc{ee idb le

    |emczef j|cm cjjkie jc| icmmkvvkba db cjjebye/ luv Ic|cbd

    dyye|vy ne idbbcv le |emczef dbf kmxe|kcuyo{ etudvey nky

    kmxedinmebv vc db dvvdi` cb vne ebvk|e Gufkikd|{" Dadkb/ Ic|cbd

    ky bcvvne Gufkikd|{" Vne ldb cb mkfbkanv dxxckbvmebvy dxxokey vc

    c|fkbd|{ acze|bmebv emxoc{eey .kbioufkba gufaey cj vne ocqe|

    icu|vy+/ luv diic|fkba vc Ic|cbd/ bcv vc vne Inkej Guyvkie" Db

    c|fkbd|{ acze|bmebv emxoc{ee ky x|ezebvkzeo{ yuyxebfef qneb

    ne ky vne yulgeiv cj d fkyikxokbd|{ x|cieefkba/ luv Ic|cbd qkoo bcv

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    vd`e d oedze cj dlyebie fu|kba nky kmxedinmebv" Vnky d||cadbie

    dbf K-dm-ubvcuindloe icmxoe~ muyv ebf" Ic|cbd dbf vncye

    ok`e nkm muyv le mdfe vc |edokwe vndv vne{ d|e ye|zdbvy cj vne

    xecxoe dbf dbyqe|dloe vc vne xecxoe" Bc cbe ky dlcze vne odq"

    1" Bekvne| ky vne|e db{ ldyky vc vne jed| |dkyef l{ Ic|cbd

    vndv nky kmxedinmebv dmcubvy vc db ubzekoef vn|edv dadkbyv vne

    cvne| guyvkiey: vndv qkoo ndze d inkookba ejjeiv cb vne Gufkikd|{"

    Kv ky db kbyuov vc vne mdb{ accf memle|y cj vne Gufkikd|{ vc yd{

    vndv guyv leiduye vne Inkej Guyvkie ky lekba neof diicubvdloe/ vne{qkoo icbyetuebvo{ icqe| kb jed| c| `cqvcq vc Icba|eyy c| vne

    E~eiuvkze" Db ux|kanv gufae c| guyvkie qnc xcyyeyyey vne

    ind|dive| dbf kbvea|kv{ qc|vn{ vc le idooef [cu| Ncbc| qkoo

    uxncof vne odq bc mdvve| qndv" Ne qkoo |eycoze nky idyey uxcb vne

    odq/ vne ezkfebie dbf nky icbyikebie" Db{ inkookba ejjeiv qkoo

    cbo{ le jeov l{ vne nccfoumy kb |cley qnc d|e divudoo{ aukov{ cj

    q|cbafckbay c| kmxedindloe cjjebyey"

    >" Diic|fkba vc Ic|cbd/ db{ x|eykfebv/ M|" Dtukbc

    kbioufef/ ncxey jc| d Yux|eme Icu|v vndv icbykyvebvo{ |uoey kb nky

    jdzc|"1 Ic|cbd vne|euxcb icbioufey vndv vnky kmxedinmebv ky

    luv d yineme cj X|eykfebv Dtukbc vc akze nkm db cxxc|vubkv{ vc

    dxxckbv d Inkej Guyvkie qnc qcuof le dv nky lei` dbf idoo" Vne

    ubfe|o{kba x|emkye cj Ic|cbdy icbiouykcb ky vndv db dxxckbvee ky

    duvcmdvkidoo{ dbf beieyyd|ko{ lencofeb vc vne dxxckbvkba xcqe|"

    Diic|fkbao{/ uxcb vnky x|emkye/ Ic|cbd dfmkvy vndv ne ky

    lencofeb vc AMD qnc dxxckbvef nkm" Dbf leiduye ne ky kb jdiv

    lencofeb vc AMD/ ne dyi|kley nky ydme xe|ze|vef bcvkcb vc

    X|eykfebv Dtukbc" Ic|cbd ndy bc ldyky vc fc yc" Qnkoe Ic|cbd

    ndy icbykyvebvo{ dlkfef l{ nky cqb bcvkcb vndv ne ky lencofeb vc

    vne cbe qnc dxxckbvef nkm/ vne|e ky ykmxo{ bc |edycb vc leokeze

    : Dbyqe|/ xdae 1"1 Dbyqe|/ xdae 6"

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    vndv X|eykfebv Dtukbc yee`y vc yulguadve c| icbv|co vne

    Yux|eme Icu|v c| vne be~v Inkej Guyvkie" Leykfey/ dy Ic|cbd

    nkmyeoj dze|y/ ne ky guyv cbe cj jkjveeb Guyvkiey" Kj ne ky cuyvef dbf

    |exodief/ vnky qcuof bcv ebvdko yulguadvkcb c| icbv|co cj vne 45-

    memle| Yux|eme Icu|v l{ X|eykfebv Dtukbc"

    >"4" Ic|cbd ezeb kmxokey vndv vne kmxedinmebv qdy

    mcvkzdvef l{ vne Yux|eme Icu|vy feikykcb kb vne idye cj

    Ndikebfd Oukykvd/ qne|e vne Yux|eme Icu|v c|fe|ef vne

    fkyv|kluvkcb cj vne odbfy cqbef l{ vne Ndikebfd cqbef l{X|eykfebv Dtukbcy jdmko{/ vc vne jd|me|-lebejkikd|key">

    Qndv Ic|cbd jdkoef vc mebvkcb/ ncqeze|/ ky vndv ezeb

    X|eykfebv Dtukbcy dxxckbveey kb vne Yux|eme Icu|v .Guyvkiey

    Ye|ebc/ \e{ey dbf Le|bdle+ zcvef kb jdzc| cj vne

    fkyv|kluvkcb/ qnkin leokey Ic|cbdy iodkm vndv X|eykfebv

    Dtukbc dxxckbvy Guyvkiey qnc qkoo x|cveiv nky xe|iekzef

    kbve|eyvy"

    ;" Qnkoe X|eykfebv Dtukbc md{ le xdyykcbdve kb nky

    idmxdkab dadkbyv a|djv dbf ic||uxvkcb dbf jc| diicubvdlkokv{ dbf

    |ejc|m/ vnky kmxedinmebv ky bcv d yineme cj X|eykfebv Dtukbc"

    Vnky kmxedinmebv ky vne divkcb cj vne ycze|ekab xecxoe/ qnc d|e

    bcq yxed`kba vn|cuan Icba|eyy/ dbf veookba Ic|cbd vndv nky vkme

    ky ux" Ne ndy leeb veyvef/ dbf jcubf qdbvkba"

    48" Cbe nubf|ef ekanv{-ekanv .4>>+ Memle|y cj vne

    Ncuye cj \ex|eyebvdvkzey .domcyv fculoe vne |etuk|ef bumle|+

    jkoef vne icmxodkbv dadkbyv Ic|cbd" Dy yvdvef/ vneye meb dbf

    qcmeb d|e fk|eivo{ eoeivef |ex|eyebvdvkzey cj vne xecxoe" Vne{ d|e vne xecxoey zckie kb vne acze|bmebv" Vne

    |ex|eyebvdvkzey qnc jkoef vne icmxodkbv iuv di|cyy xd|v{ okbey dbf

    > Dbyqe|/ xdaey 5-:"

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    icmx|kye vne ebvk|e xcokvkido yxeiv|um" Icbv|d|{ vc Ic|cbdy

    iodkm vndv vne kmxedinmebv ky vne ndbfkqc|` cj vne Okle|do Xd|v{/;

    mcyv cj vncye qnc jkoef vne icmxodkbv fc bcv ezeb leocba vc vne

    Okle|do Xd|v{ .qnkin ndy cbo{ >8 memle|y kb vne Ncuye cj

    \ex|eyebvdvkzey/ ycme cj qncm fkf bcv ykab vne icmxodkbv+"

    Bcbe cj vnem qdy cjje|ef db{ vdbakloe |eqd|fy c| |eiekzef

    db{vnkba kb |evu|b jc| jkokba vne icmxodkbv/ dy Ic|cbd ndy jdoyeo{

    dooeaef"48 .Kbfeef/ qkvn vne x|eyebie cj cu| eze| zkakodbv mefkd

    dbf vne i|kvkido cxxcbebvy cj vne X|eykfebv/ kv qcuof le x|divkidoo{

    kmxcyykloe vc icbiedo db{ vdbakloe |eqd|fy vndv md{ ndze leebe~indbaef jc| yuxxc|v jc| vne Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv"+ Vne

    |ex|eyebvdvkzey#icmxodkbdbvy dbf vnek| icbyvkvuebvy ykmxo{ acv

    jef ux qkvn Ic|cbd dbf qdbv nkm vc dbyqe| jc| nky cjjebyey"

    44" Dv db{ |dve/ qndveze| md{ le vne yvdbf cj vne Okle|do

    Xd|v{ c| cj vne X|eykfebv nkmyeoj ky kmmdve|kdo dy ocba dy vne

    Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv ky jkoef l{ vne icbyvkvuvkcbdoo{ |etuk|ef

    bumle| cj vne Memle|y cj vne Ncuye cj \ex|eyebvdvkzey/ dy kb

    vnky idye"

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    nkmyeoj c| ne|yeoj vc kmxedinmebv l{ vne be~v Icba|eyy",44 Vne

    v|uvn ky/ kmxedinmebv fkf bcv kmmefkdveo{ icme/ dy Ic|cbd qdy

    akzeb d indbie jc| cze| d {ed| vc x|cze nkmyeoj dbf juojkoo nky

    x|cmkye vc jdkvnjuoo{ dbf kmxd|vkdoo{ fkyind|ae nky cjjkie"

    .,Eze|{vnkba K yd{ bcq qkoo guyv le qc|fy" [cu ndze vc qdvin me/

    qndv K fc" Fcb!v gufae me bcq",4

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    cxxc|vubkv{ vc cxxcye/ dbf qkvncuv icmxokdbie qkvn vne ze|{

    icbfkvkcby yev jc|vn vne|ekb"

    45" Ic|cbd odmebvy vndv vnky kmxedinmebv ykbaoey nkm cuv

    dmcba vne jkjveeb memle|y cj vne Yux|eme Icu|v" Ne kbykyvy vndv

    ,vne|e muyv le kfebvkido icbyetuebiey jc| kfebvkido divy/ dbf vc

    xubkyn cbe jc| nky divy/ luv bcv dbcvne|/ ky vc ndze bc odq dv doo",46

    Ne doyc |exedvefo{ d|auey vndv vne c|fe|y dbf feikykcby cj vne

    Yux|eme Icu|v d|e icooeakdo kb bdvu|e/ dbf ne idbbcv led| ycoe

    |eyxcbyklkokv{ vne|ejc|"

    4:" Kb vne jk|yv xodie/ vne xcqe| vc kmxedin ky vne ycoe

    x|e|cadvkze cj vne Ncuye cj \ex|eyebvdvkzey ubfe| vne

    Icbyvkvuvkcb" Kv ky vne Ncuye cj \ex|eyebvdvkzey qnkin feve|mkbey

    kj ezkfebie ky yujjkikebv vc qd||dbv vne jkokba cj d|vkioey cj

    kmxedinmebv dadkbyv cbe dbf bcv dbcvne|" Dv vne mcmebv/ vne

    ezkfebie dadkbyv Ic|cbd ky yv|cbae| dbf mc|e dxxd|ebv vndb

    dadkbyv vne cvne| Guyvkiey" Mc|ecze|/ kv qcuof le fkjjkiuov vc

    kmxedin dbf x|cyeiuve yeze|do Guyvkiey dv vne ydme vkme" Luv

    vnky fcey bcv beieyyd|ko{ medb vndv cvne| Guyvkiey qkoo bcv odve| cb

    le ykmkod|o{ neof diicubvdloe"

    41" Kb vne yeicbf xodie/ d q|cbafce| idbbcv zdokfo{ iodkm

    vc le e~iuyef leiduye nky jeoocq q|cbafce|y d|e aevvkba dqd{

    qkvn vne ydme cjjebye" Vc dxxo{ db dbdoca{/ d i|kmkbdo jdikba

    ind|aey idbbcv d|aue vndv ne yncuof le dlycozef cj nky i|kme

    uboeyy nky jeoocq icbyxk|dvc|y d|e doyc iduanv dbf x|cyeiuvef"

    Vndv ky yu|eo{ bcv db diiexvdloe fejebye/ kb odq dbf kb etukv{"

    4>" Kb vne vnk|f xodie/ Ic|cbd/ dy Inkej Guyvkie/ ky vne

    icbyvkvuvkcbdo nedf cj vne Gufkikd|{" Ic|cbd muyv bcv nkfe lenkbf

    46 Dbyqe|/ xdae 48"

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    vne iocd` cj icooeakdokv{ dbf fkouve vne lodme cb nkm l{ xckbvkba vc

    nky jeoocq Guyvkiey qnc zcvef qkvn nkm kb vne tueyvkcbdloe x|c-

    AMD feikykcby"

    4;" Ic|cbd/ dy Inkej Guyvkie/ ndy dfmkbkyv|dvkze yuxe|zkykcb

    cze| vne djjdk|y cj vne Yux|eme Icu|v"45 Ne e~e|ikyey yxeikdo

    xcqe|y qnkin db c|fkbd|{ Guyvkie fcey bcv ndze" Jc| kbyvdbie/ .d+

    ne indk|y vne yeyykcby cj vne Yux|eme Icu|v eb ldbi"4: .l+ Ne ky

    vne cbe qnc fk|eivy vne yxeikdo |djjoe cj idyey qnkin kbioufe db

    dxxokidvkcb jc| d V\C"41

    .i+ Ne ky vne cbe qnc dyykabyicbycokfdvef idyey vc vne Memle|-kb-Ind|ae djve|

    icbycokfdvkcb4> .vne|el{ ndyvebkba vne x|cieyy cj icbycokfdvkcb+"

    .f+ Ne ky vne cbe qnc c|fe|y vne |eoedye cjeb ldbi |eycouvkcby vc

    vne xd|vkey"4; Vneye xcqe|y/ ubktue vc Ic|cbd/ doocqef nkm vc

    jdikokvdve dbf e~xefkve vne kyyudbie dbf kmxoemebvdvkcb cj vne

    V\C qnkin neoxef AMD dbf JA kb vnek| dvvemxv vc joee j|cm

    x|cyeiuvkcb" .e+ Kv doyc dxxed|y vndv Ic|cbd/ dy Inkej Guyvkie dbf

    dfmkbkyv|dvkze nedf/ idb e~e|v icbv|co c| kbjouebie kb vne

    x|cmuoadvkcb c| yuxx|eyykcb cj cxkbkcby/ yuin dy vne Fkyyebvkba

    Cxkbkcb cj Guyvkie Ye|ebc qnkin qdy yulmkvvef cb < Feiemle|

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    Gufkikd|{ l{ d|aukba vndv db dvvdi` cb nkm ky db dvvdi` cb vne

    Gufkikd|{" Ne idbbcv bcq fkyiodkm oedfe|ynkx dbf |eyxcbyklkokv{

    guyv leiduye kv ky icbzebkebv vc nky fejebye"

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    1 Icbyvkvuvkcb"1 Icbyvkvuvkcb"

    49

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    Kmxedinmebv Icu|v" Qkvn vneye fezeocxmebvy/ kv idbbcv le

    febkef vndv vne Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv ky yujjkikebv vc x|cieef

    vc v|kdo" Db{ veinbkido clgeivkcby cb vne Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv

    d|e bcq ld||ef dbf yncuof bc ocbae| le ebve|vdkbef"

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    yuin icmxodkbv ky jkoef l{ dv oedyv cbe-vnk|f cj vne Memle|y cj vne

    Ncuye cj \ex|eyebvdvkzey" Vne Icbyvkvuvkcb fcey bcv |etuk|e vndv

    doo cj vne icmxodkbdbvy ze|kj{ vne Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv" Ezeb

    kb c|fkbd|{ x|cieefkbay/ vne \uoey cj Icu|v dbf gu|kyx|ufebie fc

    bcv |etuk|e vndv d xoedfkba le ze|kjkef l{ doo cj vne xd|vkey7

    ,PV]ne ze|kjkidvkcb |etuk|emebv ky feemefyulyvdbvkdoo{ icmxokef qkvn qneb ycme cj vnexd|vkey qnc ubfculvefo{ ndze yujjkikebv`bcqoefae dbf leokej vc yqed| vc vne v|uvn cj vnedooeadvkcby kb vne xevkvkcb ndf ykabef vne ydme"

    Yuin ze|kjkidvkcb ky feemef d yujjkikebv dyyu|dbie vndvvne mdvve|y dooeaef kb vne xevkvkcb ndze leeb mdfe kbaccf jdkvn c| d|e v|ue dbf ic||eiv/ dbf bcv me|eo{yxeiuodvkze" Nebie/ vne jdkou|e cj ycme cj vne|eyxcbfebvy vc ykab vne ze|kjkidvkcb dvvdinef vc vnek|Memc|dbfum cj Dxxedo jkoef qkvn vne BO\I ky bcv jdvdovc vnek| iduye cj divkcb",94 .Emxndyky yuxxokef+

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    Icu|v" Kv ky eoemebvd|{ vndv ze|kjkidvkcb ky d jc|mdo/ bcv

    gu|kyfkivkcbdo/ |etukykve7

    Kb db{ idye/ vne yevvoef |uoe ky vndv d xoedfkbaqnkin ky |etuk|ef l{ vne \uoey cj Icu|v vc le ze|kjkef/md{ le akzeb fue icu|ye ezeb qkvncuv d ze|kjkidvkcb kjvne ik|iumyvdbiey qd||dbv vne yuyxebykcb cj vne |uoeykb vne kbve|eyv cj guyvkie" Kbfeef/ vne dlyebie cj dze|kjkidvkcb ky bcv gu|kyfkivkcbdo/ luv cbo{ d jc|mdofejeiv/ qnkin fcey bcv cj kvyeoj guyvkj{ d icu|v kb|ejuykba vc doocq dbf div cb d idye",99 .Emxndykyyuxxokef+

    98" Yk~vn/ Ic|cbd nkmyeoj fkf bcv ezeb ykab nky Dbyqe|/

    muin oeyy ze|kj{ kv ubfe| cdvn .x|cldlo{ vc dzckf vne |ky` cj

    xe|gu|kba nkmyeoj+" Ne yncuof le vne odyv xe|ycb vc nd|x cb

    kbykabkjkidbv veinbkidokvkey"

    94" Kv yncuof doyc le bcvef vndv ezeb dyyumkba .qkvncuv

    dfmkvvkba+ vndv ycme cj vne icmxodkbdbvy md{ bcv ndze kbkvkdoo{

    |edf vne Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv/ yujjkikebv vkme ndy xdyyef l{

    bcq vc doocq vnem vc |edf kv dbf qkvnf|dq vnek| ykabdvu|ey kj vne{

    jkbf db{vnkba q|cba qkvn kv" Bcbe cj vnem ndy qkvnf|dqb vnek|

    ykabdvu|ey/ dbf kv idb le fefuief vne|ej|cm vndv vne{ d|e

    yvdbfkba l{ vnek| c|kakbdo ykabdvu|ey dbf ze|kjkidvkcb" Kv qcuof bcv

    le |kanv vc gub` vne Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv ldyef cb vne v|kzkdo

    clgeivkcb |dkyef l{ Ic|cbd" Dbf x|eyumkba vndv vne

    Kmxedinmebv Icmxodkbv ky fkymkyyef jc| odi` cj d x|cxe|

    ze|kjkidvkcb/ vne icmxodkbdbvy qcuof ykmxo{ |e-jkoe kv djve|

    ic||eivkba vne xu|xc|vef veinbkido zkcodvkcb" Bcvnkba luv feod{

    qcuof le adkbef l{ vndv"

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