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ovorykco mjc toii.

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djf lt , yku hcow yku woro pjrt ke sknotdlc` spomlji. Lc ktdor wkrfs,

yku hcow lt  wdoc yku sjw lt . Jcf lt  wjs jc jwoskno wkrh ke @kf

tdjt mkuifc“t bo mkctjlcof, mkuifc“t bo djrcossof, jcf mkuifc“t bo

oxpijlcof.

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lt . Aust ilstoc tk wdjt pokpio lc ykur mknnuclty jro sjylc`. L prkn-

lso, le lt  djs mkno tk j nlclstry cojr yku, pokpio jro tjihlc` jbkut

lt . Pdoc j nlclstry djs lt , tdo `rkucf soons tk runbio. Ovorykco

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pjsslkcjto. Vdoy“ro oxmltof. Vdoy hckw tdoy“ro pjrt ke wdjt @kf“s

fklc`. Jcf tdoy wjct ovorykco tk hckw jbkut lt .

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ucforstjcf lt. Jroc“t skno pokpio aust bkrc wltd lt wdlio ktdors covor

 elcf lt;  Pltdkut j fkubt, lt  ls j `let erkn @kf, wdk ls lts kciy skurmo.

But L boilovo tdjt @kf njhos lt  jvjlijbio tk jcykco wdk wjcts lt . L

boilovo do wjcts tk `lvo lt  tk yku jcf ykur nlclstry. Vdjt njy bo fle-

elmuit ekr yku tk boilovo, but lt“s truo.Pdlio L mortjlciy mjc“t prknlso lt  tk yku, L mjc ocmkurj`o yku

tkwjrf lt . Vk`otdor wo“ii flsmkvor j eow slnpio prlcmlpios tdjt mkuif

l`clto lt  lc ykur dojrt, ileo, jcf nlclstry. L“ii bo prjylc` tdjt tdo nlc-

lstry yku ikvo wlii elcf lt .

Jcf covor ikso lt .

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wdorovor lt piojsos.

\ku dojr lts skucf,

but yku mjcckt toii

wdoro lt mknos erkn

kr wdoro lt ls `klc`.

]k lt ls wltd ovorykco

bkrc ke tdo ]plrlt.

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fjy, tdku`d ck kco cktlmof jt elrst, lt  stjrtof tk ejfo. ]jfiy, tdls

mdurmd fkosc“t djvo lt  jcynkro. Pdjt kcmo wjs fojf, tdoc jilvo, ls

fojf j`jlc. Jetor wjtmdlc` tdo mdurmd bolc` biossof wltd lt , njcy

pokpio nkurc tdjt tdjt sjno mdurmd ls ckw, yojrs ijtor, eutlioiy

el`dtlc` ekr ileo wltdkut lt .

\ku mkuif sjy lt  djppocs.

But ckt jiwjys.

Lc :<<5, ny wleo, Jny, jcf L stjrtof j cow mdurmd tdjt“s ckw

mjiiof IleoMdurmd.tv. Lc tdkso ojriy yojrs, wo flfc“t djvo jcytdlc`

nkst mdurmdos djvo (jcf tdlch jro comossjry). Lc ejmt, ovorytdlc`

\ku oltdor djvo lt kr yku fkc“t.

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 aust ilho . . . j `jrj`o. Kc tdo elrst woohocf ke kur cow mdurmd, wo

oxporlocmof j rjro Khijdknj sckwstkrn. L stlii rononbor tdo

pokpio duffilc` tk`otdor tk stjy wjrn, wojrlc` tdolr wlctor djts

jcf `ikvos ekr tdo octlro sor vlmo.]lcmo L hcow tdo lnpkrtjcmo ke mjrlc` ekr mdlifroc, wo

rosorvof tdo bost ejmliltlos ekr tdkso ucfor elvo yojrs ke j`o. Kur

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`jvo j wdkio cow nojclc`, jt tdo ocf ke ojmd sor vlmo, tk tdo

pdrjso ’mknlc` kut ke tdo miksot.„) Po djf kco tonporjnoctji

nlmrkpdkco jcf twk bkrrkwof spojhors. Po bkrrkwof sovocty-

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lsts woro jttjmhlc` jcf fkvo ekr mkvor. Kc j pksltlvo ckto, sovorji

pokpio jmmoptof Mdrlst tdjt fjy. (Jcf Ofcj Njo“s mkucsoikrs jt

tdo psymdljtrlm dkspltji toii us sdo“s fklc` numd bottor.)

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k`y wdocovor pksslbio. Lc tdo ojriy fjys, wo woro

oxmltof le sknotdlc` wo piu``of lc flfc“t

bikw up, lcmiuflc` kur djcf-no-fkwc

ojriy-:<07s kvordojf prkaomtkr.

Ekr tdkso ke yku wdk fkc“t hckw

wdjt jc kvordojf prkaomtkr ls, L“ii

oxpijlc. Jc kvordojf prkaomtkr wjstdo  stjto-ke-tdo-jrt, muttlc`-of`o wjy

(lc :<058 ucekrtucjtoiy tdls wjs :<<5)

tk flspijy skc` iyrlms kc j smrooc. Kr lc

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nlclstry-mdjc`lc`

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tdo tomdckik`ysmjio sknowdoro

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bor`“s fjy jcf tkfjy“s trlpio vlfok prkaomtkrs mjstlc` sdlnnorlc`

lnj`os kctk kvorslzof smroocs. (Jd, tdo `kkf kif fjys.)

Vk uso tdo kvordojf prkaomtkr ‖ mknnkciy roeorrof tk slnpiy

js tdo ’kvordojf„ (bomjuso tdjt“s pjrt ke lts cjno but jisk bomjuso

tdo jfvjcmof il`dtbuib-jcf-iocs tomdckik`y wjs sk nystorlkustdjt lt woct rl`dt kvor tdo dojfs ke jii ke us ijyporskcs) ‖ yku“f

typo tdo wkrfs kc j sdoot ke trjcspjroct pijstlm, pijmo lt kc tdo

bof ke tdo prkaomtkr, jcf vklij! Pkrsdlp nj`lm. Kur shliiof trjcs-

pjrocmy eilppor wjs Aorkno, wdk djf ikst j elc`or tk j `ucsdkt

wkucf lc j fru` foji `kco bjf. (\os, tdo fru` tdlc` wjs boekro 

do bomjno j Mdrlstljc. But do wjs stlii j cow boilovor, jcf ekr j

ducfrof fkiijrs do wkuif djvo njfo jcykco flsjppojr ekr no.)Cow pokpio woro nosnorlzof by tdo il`dt sdlclc` kctk tdo `jrj`o

fkkr, ekiikwlc` lt tk lts skurmo jcf tdoc slioctiy mkuctlc` Aorkno“s

elc`ors1 Kco, twk, tdroo, ekur . . . Ekur; 

Oxqulslto Lctocslty 

Pdy jn L toiilc` yku jii ke tdls; Poii, lt“s mdojpor tdjc mkucsoi-

lc`. But L jisk wjct yku tk ucforstjcf1 wo flfc“t djvo jcytdlc`

tdjt nkst pokpio tdlch yku coof tk djvo mdurmd.

Po flfc“t djvo j clmo buliflc`. Po flfc“t djvo kur kwc keelmo.

Po flfc“t djvo j mdurmd pdkco cunbor (ucioss yku mkuct ny dkno

pdkco cunbor). Po flfc“t djvo j pjlf stjee. Po flfc“t djvo j ik`k.

Po flfc“t djvo j wobslto. Po flfc“t sorvo ]tjrbumhs. Po flfc“t djvo

sornkc sorlos wltd miovor tltios iletof erkn Bjywjtmd oplskfos.

Pdjt flf  wo djvo; Po djf j eow pokpio8 yku mkuif mkuct tdonkc bktd djcfs. (Poii, Aorkno mkuifc“t, but yku mkuif.) Vdkso eow

pokpio woro kee-tdo-mdjrts oxmltof jbkut Aosus. Po djf ocku`d

Blbios tk `k jrkucf. Jcf wo djf lt .

Jt tdo tlno, L flfc“t mjii lt lt . But wo woro foelcltoiy euii ke lt .

(Pdlmd ls lrkclm, bomjuso L“vo booc jmmusof njcy tlnos ke bolc`

euii ke **lt.) Ovoc tdku`d wo flfc“t hckw wdjt lt  wjs, wo hcow lt  

wjs erkn @kf. Jcf lt  wjs spomlji.Pdjtovor lt  wjs, ovorykco wdk mjno eoit lt . Jcf tdoy tjihof

jbkut lt. Jcf cow pokpio mjno jcf oxporlocmof lt . Jcf tdo mdurmd

`row. Jcf `row. Jcf ilvos woro mdjc`of by tdo fkzocs. Vdoc by

tdo ducfrofs. Vdoc by tdo tdkusjcfs.

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Voc yojrs ijtor, wo woro tdrliiof tk bo nlclstorlc` tk tdkusjcfs

ke pokpio jt tdlrtooc fleeoroct ikmjtlkcs lc slx stjtos. Js oxmltlc` js

tdjt skucfs (jcf lt wjs), jetor j wdlio L stjrtof tk cktlmo sknotdlc`

tdjt njfo no pjuso. Kvor tlno, lt njfo no corvkus. Elcjiiy, lt

stjrtof tk bktdor no foopiy.Lc skno ikmjtlkcs, wo woro ikslc` lt .

Ovoc tdku`d L djf covor hckwc wdjt mjusof lt , L djf jiwjys

dkpof wo“f covor ikso lt . Jcf yot wo woro. Jitdku`d skno mjn-

pusos ucquostlkcjbiy stlii djf lt , lc ktdor ikmjtlkcs, wo djf tk jfnlt

tdjt lt  soonof tk djvo qult. Vdjt flstlcmt splrltuji dun, sk kbvlkus

boekro, wjs djrfor tk dojr. Vdo ileo-mdjc`lc` stkrlos tdjt woro kcmo

j pjrt ke ovory flsmusslkc woro eowor jcf ejrtdor botwooc.Lcstojf ke pjsslkcjtoiy mjrlc` jbkut pokpio wdk flfc“t djvo

Mdrlst, nonbors stjrtof tk `rlpo jbkut dkw tdo mdurmd wjsc“t jii

tdjt tdoy wjctof lt tk bo. Lcstojf ke pokpio sjmrlelmlc` ekr tdo mjuso

ke Mdrlst, pokpio jppojrof tk bo mkcsunlc`, ckt mkctrlbutlc`.

Pdoro flf lt  `k;

Flf wo hlii lt ;

Flf @kf tjho lt  jwjy;

Rjcfkn  lt -coss;

Lc tdo pjst, L el`urof tdjt le j mdurmd flfc“t djvo lt , lt wjs, jt iojst

tk skno oxtoct, tdo iojforsdlp“s ejuit. Vdo oifors nust ckt djvo

booc ekmusof kr pjsslkcjto kr prjylc` kr sknotdlc` . Kr tdo soclkr

pjstkr djfc“t mjst j mknpoiilc` Mdrlst-ekmusof vlslkc, kr do flfc“t

projmd djrf ocku`d kr wjsc“t lcsplrlc` pokpio tk bomkno ilhoMdrlst. Kr tdo stjee djf `kttoc tlrof, bkrof, kr ijzy.

]uroiy sknokco wjs tk bijno.

]uffociy, L djf j prkbion. Jii ke kur mjnpusos woro ucfor tdo

sjno iojforsdlp. Vdo buliflc`s woro slnlijr. Vdo wkrsdlp pjstkrs

woro uclquo but djf mkcslstoct styios. Vdo hlfs“ murrlmuiun covor

 vjrlof erkn mjnpus tk mjnpus. Jii woro oxporlocmlc` oxjmtiy tdo

sjno woohocf tojmdlc`. But skno mjnpusos djf lt . Jcf sknoflfc“t.

Vdlch jbkut tdls. Jii ke kur buliflc`s lctoctlkcjiiy djvo j

slnlijr ikkh jcf eooi. Po wkrh djrf tk muitlvjto oxjmtiy tdo sjno

Pdjt Ls lt;

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 vjiuos, muituro, jcf iojforsdlp kc ovory mjnpus. Po dlro jii stjee

nonbors tdrku`d tdo sjno prkmoss. Ojmd woohocf, tdo pokpio

jttocflc` lc kco ikmjtlkc dojr tdo sjno nossj`o js tdo pokpio jt

ovory ktdor ikmjtlkc. ]uro, skno ke kur mjnpus pjstkrs jro bottor

iojfors tdjc ktdors. Jcf nlclstorlc` lc fleeoroct mltlos jcf stjtoswlii mortjlciy prkfumo fleeoroct rosuits. \ot kur lt -coss jppjroctiy

wjs rjcfkniy flstrlbutof erkn slto tk slto.

]kno mjnpusos djf du`o cunbors ke mkcvorslkcs, wdlio ktd-

ors stru``iof tk iojf jcykco tk Mdrlst. Vdkso wltd njcy mkn-

lc` tk Mdrlst djf nkro tdjc ocku`d vkiuctoors. Vdo ktdors woro

stru``ilc` tk elii j quktj. Jt tdo wltd-lt   mjnpusos, `lvlc` wjs

`rkwlc`. Vdo lt -ioss woro elcjcmljiiy stj`cjct. Kco mjnpus trl-piof lc slzo lc kco yojr, wdlio ̀ rkwtd lc ktdors wjs e ijt. Vwk ̀ row

tk nkro tdjc twk tdkusjcf pokpio lc j yojr. Vdjt sjno yojr, kco

sdrjch.

@uoss wdlmd kco `kt snjiior; Vdo kco wdoro L  tju`dt . . . ilvo

jcf lc porskc. Jii tdo mjnpusos tdjt oxporlocmof woohiy vlfok

tojmdlc` `row. (Le yku fkc“t ilho vlfok tojmdlc`, put tdjt  lc ykur

plpo jcf snkho lt.)

Js L fu` foopor, L rojilzof tdjt ckt kciy flf tdo mjnpusos djvo

 vjrylc` fo`ross ke lt -euicoss but lcflvlfuji tojns flf tkk. Lc tdo

sjno ikmjtlkc, kco tojn nl`dt djvo lt , wdlio jcktdor nl`dt ckt.

Vdlchlc` jbkut ktdor mdurmdos jcf nlclstrlos, L rojilzof L

mkuif cjno j fkzoc tdjt usof tk djvo lt  but fkc“t jcynkro. Jt kco

tlno, tdoy woro rojmdlc` tkcs ke pokpio, `rkwlc` wltd muttlc`-

of`o nlclstry lcckvjtlkcs. But sknowdoro jikc` tdo akurcoy, tdoy

soonof tk eroozo lc tlno, tdoc sikwiy tdjw jcf noit jwjy. Vdoydjf kcmo djf lt . But tdoy ikst lt .

Mkuif tdjt bo djppoclc` tk us;

Vdoc L wjtmdof j eow ktdor mdurmdos wdkso `rkwtd djf booc

eijt ekr yojrs. Kco fjy, sknotdlc` mdjc`of. Njybo tdoy `kt j cow

iojfor. Kr tdolr provlkus iojfor ekucf j somkcf wlcf. Wordjps @kf

`jvo j stjee nonbor jc lfoj tdjt wkrhof. L fkc“t hckw, lt mkuif bo

tdjt tdoy rofomkrjtof tdo mdurmd lc @kf“s ejvkrlto mkikr. Pdjtovortdo rojskc, L mkuif tdlch ke njcy mdurmdos tdjt flfc“t djvo lt  ekr

yojrs but `kt lt . ]uffoc, frjnjtlm rosusmltjtlkc.

Vwk lnpkrtjct prlcmlpios, kr Lt  Ejmtkrs, fjwcof kc no1

Pdoro fLf lt MkNo erkN;

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• Vdo `kkf cows1 le yku fkc“t djvo  lt , yku mjc `ot  lt .

• Vdo bjf cows1 le yku djvo  lt , yku mjc ikso  lt .

EJMVKR]lt

Zuostlkcs ekr Flsmusslkc kr Roeiomtlkc 

:  Le j mdurmd ijmhs wdjt nkst pokpio tdlch yku coof

tk djvo mdurmd, yot tdoy djvo  lt , fkos tdls nojc tdjt

buliflc`s, ocvlrkcnocts, ik`ks, wobsltos, jcf sk kc

jro ckt lnpkrtjct; Pdy kr wdy ckt;

2  Mjc yku tdlch ke jc oxjnpio ke j mdurmd tdjt djf  lt  

jcf tdoc ikst lt; Fosmrlbo wdjt djppocof. Pdy fkyku tdlch tdjt nlclstry ikst  lt ;

=  Le yku“vo ovor booc pjrt ke j nlclstry tdjt djf  lt , yku

hcow lt. Fosmrlbo wdjt  lt  eoit ilho. Pdjt woro skno ke

tdo qujiltlos tdjt yku oxporlocmof jcf jppromljtof;

6  Pdjt pjrt ke ykur nlclstry djs

 lt ; (\kur mdklr, stu-

foct nlclstry, kr dkspltjilty nlclstry nl`dt djvo  lt .)

Pdjt ejmtkrs fk yku boilovo mkctrlbuto tk  lt ;