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    He Jetvid{atjie liv Digkqtja\jickeak Httivekzq , Hd|iahtkq

    Gkktjeb tok Ckbhc Ekkdq il

    O{ghe Tvhlamjeb\jatjgq0

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    He Jetvid{atjie liv Digkqtja\jickeak Httivekzq , Hd|iahtkq

    Gkktjeb tok Ckbhc Ekkdq il

    O{ghe Tvhlamjeb\jatjgq0

    H{toivq0

    @khe Fv{bbkghe , Kcjphfkto Mkzkq

    Kdjtivq0

    Hghedh McikvJvkeh CjkfkvgheVifje V{ebk

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    Tok |jkrq kx~vkqqkd okvkje oh|k eit fkke h~~vi|kd fz tok Oi{qk i Dkckbhtkq iv tok Fihvd i

    Bi|kveivq i tok Hgkvjahe Fhv Hqqiajhtjie kxak~t rokvk itokvrjqk jedjahtkd# hed# haaivdjebcz# qoi{cd

    eit fk aieqtv{kd hq vk~vkqketjeb tok ~icjaz i tok Hgkvjahe Fhv Hqqiajhtjie%

    Ai~zvjbot 6>>? fz tok Hgkvjahe Fhv Hqqiajhtjie% Hcc vjbotq vkqkv|kd%

    JQFE 8'446'62

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    ^vkhak

    Tok Hgkvjahe Fhv Hqqiajhtjie jq ~ckhqkd ti ~vi|jdk zi{ rjto Gkktjeb tok Ckbhc Ekkdq il O{ghe

    Tvhlamjeb \jatjgq0 He Jetvid{atjie liv Digkqtja \jickeak Httivekzq , Hd|iahtkq# rojao rk oi~k rjcc

    qkv|k hq he jg~ivthet hed tjgkcz vkqi{vak liv zi{ je zi{v ~vhatjak vk~vkqketjeb o{ghe tvhlamjeb |jatjgq%

    Tojq ~{fcjahtjie rhq dk|kci~kd ~{vq{het ti h bkekvi{q bvhet lvig tok HFH Ketkv~vjqk L{ed# hq ~hvt il h

    aicchfivhtj|k kllivt fz qk|kvhc HFH ketjtjkq hjgjeb ti ~vi|jdk httivekzq rjto ckhdkvqoj~ hed tvhjejeb ti

    fkttkv vk~vkqket |jatjgq il o{ghe tvhlamjeb%

    O{ghe tvhlamjeb hed digkqtja |jickeak hvk avjgkq rojao iaa{v ht hchvgjeb vhtkq je tok [ejtkd Qthtkq%

    Eithfcz# tokvk jq hcqi h ojbo ai'iaa{vvkeak il tokqk avjgkq% Ghez |jatjgq il o{ghe tvhlamjeb hvk hcqi

    |jatjgq il digkqtja |jickeak hed ghez |jatjgq il digkqtja |jickeak oh|k hcqi fkke tvhlamkd% Oirk|kv#

    tok ckbhc ekkdq il# hed vkgkdjkq h|hjchfck ti# |jatjgq il digkqtja |jickeak hed o{ghe tvhlamjeb ahe fk

    djqtjeat% Hq h vkq{ct# jt jq jg~kvhtj|k toht httivekzq roi vk~vkqket |jatjgq il digkqtja |jickeak hvk hfck

    ti jdketjlz jl tokjv acjketq hvk tvhlamjeb |jatjgq hq rkcc# hed fk lhgjcjhv rjto tok vhebk il ckbhc vkgkdjkq

    h|hjchfck ti o{ghe tvhlamjeb |jatjgq hq rkcc hq tok vkck|het vkqi{vakq je tokjv aigg{ejtjkq%

    Tok jg~kt{q liv tok avkhtjie il tojq ~{fcjahtjie ahgk lvig tok ghez digkqtja |jickeak httivekzq roi

    aiethatkd tok HFH Aiggjqqjie ie Digkqtja \jickeak qkkmjeb jelivghtjie hfi{t o{ghe tvhlamjeb hed

    rhetjeb ti keq{vk toht tokz rkvk ~vi|jdjeb aig~vkokeqj|k ckbhc hqqjqtheak ti tokjv acjketq%

    Cjmk digkqtja |jickeak ahqkq# o{ghe tvhlamjeb ahqkq hvk iltke aig~ck hed g{ctj'djgkeqjiehc% Tojq

    b{jdk qkv|kq hq he i|kv|jkr il tok {ejx{k jqq{kq hed vkgkdjkq rojao hvk iltke ~vkqket je q{ao ahqkq# hed jq

    eit jetkedkd ti fk aig~vkokeqj|k% Rk oh|k jeac{dkd vklkvkeakq ti ghez itokv vkqi{vakq ie vkchtkd ti~jaq

    tovi{boi{t%

    Tovi{bo tojq b{jdk# rk oi~k ti q{~~ivt zi{v kllivtq ti qkv|k h |kvz |{cekvhfck ~i~{chtjie je dkq~kvhtk ekkd

    il ojbo'x{hcjtz ckbhc hqqjqtheak% Rk h~~ch{d zi{ liv tok okvija rivm toht zi{ di ie tokjv fkohcl%

    Vkbhvdq#

    Mhvke Ghtojq , Ch{vh Qtkje

    Oieivhvz Ai'Aohjvq

    Hgkvjahe Fhv Hqqiajhtjie Aj|jc Ckbhc Vkgkdjkq liv O{ghe Tvhlamjeb \jatjgq ^vi`kat

    Qk~tkgfkv 6>>?

    Tok HFH Ketkv~vjqk L{ed aicchfivhtjeb ketjtjkq hvk tok Aiggjqqjie ie Digkqtja \jickeak# Aiggjqqjie ie Jggjbvhtjie# V{ckil Chr Jejtjhtj|k# Aketkv ie ^vi Fiei# Aiggjqqjie ie Zi{to ht Vjqm# Qkatjie il Jedj|jd{hc Vjbotq hed Vkq~ieqjfjcjtjkq# hed tok

    Aketkv liv O{ghe Vjbotq%

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    @khe Fv{bbkghe jq tok Djvkativ il tok Aigg{ejtz

    Ckbhc Jetkv~vktkv Fhem# h ~vi`kat il Hz{dh jeRhqojebtie# D%A% Tok Fhem# q{~~ivtkd fz he

    h~~vi~vjhtjie lvig tok D%A% Ajtz Ai{eajc# ~vi|jdkq

    tvhjekd ckbhc jetkv~vktkvq ti aj|jc ckbhc qkv|jak

    ~vi|jdkvq je tok Djqtvjat il Aic{gfjh% Tok Fhem

    jeac{dkq q~kajhcjpkd tvhjejeb liv jetkv~vktkvq

    rivmjeb rjtoje tok httivekz'acjket aietkt# tkqtjeb

    il jetkv~vktkv ~viajkeaz# hed tvhjejeb liv ~vi|jdkvq

    ie tok ktojahc hed ckbhc jg~cjahtjieq il qkv|jeb

    Cjgjtkd Kebcjqo ^viajket /CK^* hed Dkhl hed ohvd

    il okhvjeb aigg{ejtjkq%Liv qj zkhvq# @khe rhq tok Q{v|j|iv Qkv|jakq

    Dk~hvtgket Djvkativ liv Fiht ^ki~ck QIQ# h

    ehtjiehc \jktehgkqk aigg{ejtz'fhqkd ivbhejphtjie%

    @khe ckd tok dk|kci~gket hed jg~ckgkethtjie il

    tok Aigg{ejtz Hbhjeqt Digkqtja \jickeak hed

    \jatjgq il K~cijthtjie hed Tvhlamjeb Hqqjqtheak

    ^vibvhgq% Qok q{~kv|jqkd tok ckbhc hed qiajhc

    qkv|jak qthll# aied{atkd i{tvkhao hed kd{ahtjie

    rjtoje tok \jktehgkqk aigg{ejtz# hed ~vi|jdkd

    tvhjejeb hed tkaoejahc hqqjqtheak ti qkv|jak ~vi|jdkvqhvi{ed tok ai{etvz% @khe aiivdjehtkd tok cjeb il

    T |jqh h~~cjahtjieq liv i|kv 6>> o{ghe tvhlamjeb

    |jatjgq je tok [%Q% |% Mjc Qii Ckk bhvgket lhativz

    ahqk# je aicchfivhtjie rjto i|kv 4> httivekzq je

    givk tohe 6> qthtkq% Hcc h~~cjahtjieq rkvk h~~vi|kd%

    @khe bvhd{htkd lvig tok Bkivbktire [ej|kvqjtz

    Chr Aketkv hed rhq hrhvdkd h Rigkeq Chr hed

    ^{fcja ^icjaz Lkccirqoj~ ti qkv|k hq tok \HRH

    Httivekz ht Hz{dh je Rhqojebtie D%A% je 6>>>%

    D{vjeb okv lkccirqoj~ zkhv# @khe vk~vkqketkd i|kv;> fhttkvkd jggjbvhet rigke# kdjtkd tok 4to

    kdjtjie il Hz{dhq \HRH Ghe{hc# hed dk|kci~kd h

    ~vi fiei ~vi`kat liv tok vk~vkqkethtjie il fhttkvkd

    jggjbvhet rigke% @khe hcqi oicdq h F%H% je

    Qiajicibz hed Hetovi~icibz lvig Fvze

    Ghrv Aicckbk%

    Kcjphfkto Mkzkq jq h Q{~kv|jqjeb Httivekz ht

    RKH\K /Rigke Kg~irkvkd Hbhjeqt \jickeak*je Rhqojebtie# D%A%# rokvk qok q~kajhcjpkq je

    ~vi|jdjeb ckbhc qkv|jakq ti jggjbvhet q{v|j|ivq

    il digkqtja |jickeak# je tok hvkhq il jggjbvhtjie

    hed lhgjcz chr% Qjeak qthvtjeb ht RKH\K je @{ek

    6>>2# qok ohq rivmkd rjto ;> jggjbvhet digkqtja

    |jickeak q{v|j|ivq# jeac{djeb qk|kvhc tvhlamjeb

    q{v|j|ivq roi qok hqqjqtkd rjto tokjv ~vitkatjie

    ivdkv# a{qtidz hed aojcd q{~~ivt ahqkq# hq rkcc

    hq rivmjeb ie tok ghez jggjbvhtjie vkgkdjkq

    h|hjchfck ti tokqk acjketq%^vjiv ti rivmjeb ht RKH\K# Kcjphfkto q~ket tovkk

    zkhvq hq h Qmhddke Lkccir hed Qthll Httivekz

    ht AHQH il Ghvzched# rivmjeb ie tok aj|jc hed

    jggjbvhtjie hq~katq il o{ghe tvhlamjeb ahqkq#

    cjtjbhtjeb je qthtk# lkdkvhc hed jggjbvhtjie ai{vtq%

    Qok lia{qkd ~hvtja{chvcz ie tvhlamkd digkqtja

    rivmkvq# hed tokjv k~cijthtjie fz dj~cightq%

    Fklivk chr qaoiic# Kcjphfkto q~ket qk|kvhc zkhvq

    rivmjeb ie Hlvjahe ~icjaz hed dk|kci~gket jqq{kq

    rjto Ahtoicja Vkcjkl Qkv|jakq# tok Rivcd Fhemhed tok [ejtkd Ehtjieq Dk|kci~gket ^vibvhg#

    tovi{boi{t Hlvjah% Kcjphfkto vkakj|kd h chr dkbvkk

    ghbeh a{g ch{dk lvig Bkivbktire [ej|kvqjtz Chr

    Aketkv# h Ghqtkvq je ^{fcja Hllhjvq lvig ^vjeaktie

    [ej|kvqjtz# hed h F%H% je Hlvjahe Qt{djkq lvig

    Ahvcktie Aicckbk%

    H{toiv Fjibvh~ojkq

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    JETVID[ATJIE

    Roht Rjcc J Ckhve Lvig Tojq B{jdk9 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % > ~kv

    rkkm% Qok haak~tkd tok `if# iecz ti ed okvqkc

    tvh~~kd je je|ic{ethvz qkv|jt{dk rivmjeb je h

    vkqth{vhet je Ekr Zivm Ajtz iv h ghe roi hjckd

    ti ~hz okv# aieqahtkd okv dia{gketq# tovkhtkekd

    ti oh|k okv hvvkqtkd j qok aig~chjekd hed dkejkd

    okv hez aiethat rjto tok i{tqjdk rivcd# jeac{djeb okv

    aojcdvke je Fkeje% Kcjphfkto rhq h digkqtja |jickeak

    q{v|j|iv roi rhq |{cekvhfck ti# hed fkahgk h |jatjgi# o{ghe tvhamjeb%

    Qjgjchvcz# tvhlamjeb |jatjgq hvk iltke |{cekvhfck

    ti digkqtja |jickeak# kq~kajhccz jl tokz kqah~kd

    tokjv tvhlamjeb qjt{htjie {ehqqjqtkd iv {eq{~~ivtkd%

    Tvhlamjeb je|ic|kq h dk~vj|htjie il cjfkvtz#

    eheajhc vkqi{vakq hed jedk~kedkeak# hq rkcc

    hq kgitjiehc hed ~ozqjahc hf{qk% \jatjgq hvk

    bkekvhccz cklt je ~i|kvtz rjto lkr ghvmkthfck qmjccq

    hed bvkhtcz dhghbkd qkcl'kqtkkg% Tvhlamkvq#

    cjmk ~kv~ktvhtivq il digkqtja |jickeak# iltke {qk

    jqichtjie ti jeavkhqk tokjv ~irkv hed aietvic#

    ckh|jeb |jatjgq rjto ei qiajhc ektrivm iv q{~~ivt

    qzqtkg% Tvhlamjeb |jatjgq roi hcqi cham ckbhc

    8 Tovi{boi{t tojq b{jdk# ehgkq hed jdketjlzjeb dkthjcq oh|k fkke hctkvkd ti ~vkqkv|k aiedketjhcjtz%

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    jggjbvhtjie qtht{q hvk kq~kajhccz |{cekvhfck ti

    vk~kht |jatjgjphtjie% H toivi{bo djqa{qqjie rjto

    h digkqtja |jickeak acjket ghz vk|khc h ~hqt

    k~kvjkeak hq h o{ghe tvhlamjeb |jatjg toht ghz

    iv ghz eit oh|k fkke ~vk|ji{qcz vkaibejpkd%

    AHQK QT[DZ

    Ahvgke ahgk ckbhccz ti tok [ejtkd Qthtkq ti rivm

    hq h oi{qkmkk~kv iv h hgjcz i dj~cightq%6 Tok

    o{qfhed qk{hccz hqqh{ctkd okv# hed tok hgjcz iecz

    ~hjd okv $;> h gieto% Tok rjk zkcckd ht okv iv tok

    qghcckqt ~kvakj|kd qoivtaigjeb hed ghdk Ahvgke

    rivm 86 oi{vq khao dhz% Ahvgke q~imk cjttck Kebcjqo

    hed iecz ckt tok oi{qk ti bi ti vkcjbji{q qkv|jakq rjto

    tok aojcdvke i tok hgjcz% Qok ehccz i{ed qigkiek

    ht okv ao{vao ti thcm ti hfi{t okv qjt{htjie# h ghe je

    tok aoijv# roi ikvkd okv qzg~htoz hed i{ed okv h

    ~chak ti qthz j qok dkajdkd ti ckh|k% Roke qok ehccz

    ckt# qok gi|kd je rjto ojq qjqtkv'je'chr% Tokz fkbhe

    dhtjeb rjtoje h kr rkkmq# f{t ok x{jamcz fkahgk

    |jicket tirhvd okv hed qhjd qok irkd ojg k|kvztojeb

    iv ojq okc~ je bkttjeb okv hrhz vig tok dj~cightq%

    Fz tojq tjgk# oirk|kv# Ahvgke mekr itokv rigkeht okv ao{vao hed rhq hfck ti bkt okc~% Ahvgke rhq

    h o{ghe tvhamjeb |jatjg# roiqk tvhamjeb ghdk

    okv |{cekvhfck ti tok digkqtja |jickeak toht qok

    keai{etkvkd {~ie kqah~k%

    Ljehccz# tok giqt ktkeqj|k livg il i|kvch~ jq tok

    acjket roi jq fkjeb tvhlamkd rjtoje he jetjghtk

    ~hvtekv vkchtjieqoj~% 1 Tokqk qjt{htjieq hvk vklkvvkd

    ti hq jetkvqkatjie ahqkq# hq tokz vk~vkqket h djvkatjetkvqkatjie fktrkke digkqtja |jickeak hed o{ghe

    tvhlamjeb% Rojck khao ahqk jq {ejx{k# jetkvqkatjie

    ahqkq qohvk ghez aohvhatkvjqtjaq% Ljvqt# tokz je|ic|k

    jetjghtk ~hvtekv vkchtjieqoj~q% Qkaied# tokz je|ic|k

    livakd chfiv hed)iv aiggkvajhc qk% Tojvd# tokz hvk

    aig~cjahtkd% Iltke# tokvk jq h aig~ck kgitjiehc

    vkchtjieqoj~ fktrkke tok hf{qkv)tvhlamkv hed tok

    |jatjg toht ahe ~vk|ket okv lvig qkkmjeb hqqjqtheak#

    dkavkhqk tok i~~ivt{ejtjkq liv q{~~ivt hedhqqjqtheak lvig okv aigg{ejtz hed ah{qk aiel{qjie

    liv chr kelivakgket hed fkektq'bvhetjeb hbkeajkq%

    Tok kgitjiehc tjkq hed itokv aig~ckjtjkq jeokvket

    je tokqk ahqkq hvk |kvz lhgjcjhv ti digkqtja |jickeak

    httivekzq# hed jetkvqkatjie ahqkq hvk givk aiggie

    tohe ghez ~ki~ck vkhcjpk%

    AHQK QT[DZ

    Aohv{ gkt okv o{qfhed rojck tokz rkvk fito

    qt{dketq ht tok [ej|kvqjtz i Jedjheh%4 Tokz ghvvjkd

    rjtoje gietoq hed Aohv{ toi{bot toht qok ohd i{ed

    tok tvhdjtjiehc bviig i okv dvkhgq# hq ok rhq cj|jeb

    rjto ojq ~hvketq% Oirk|kv# jt fkahgk qoiamjebcz ackhv

    ti Aohv{# hcgiqt jggkdjhtkcz# toht roht ohd fkke h

    ci|k ghtao iv okv rhq bijeb ti fk eitojeb givk tohe

    k~cijthtj|k oi{qkmkk~jeb iv tojq hgjcz% Okv gitokv'

    je'chr ivakd okv ti di hcc tok hgjczq aiimjeb#

    ch{edvz hed ackhejeb% Aohv{ ohd qt{djkd haai{etjeb#qi okv o{qfhed ghdk okv okc~ iv 8> oi{vq h dhz

    je ojq qghcc f{qjekqq# rjtoi{t aig~keqhtjie% Ok

    hcqi ivakd ojgqkc ie okv qk{hccz# jeac{djeb ieak

    jggkdjhtkcz htkv qok q{kvkd h gjqahvvjhbk% Trjak#

    ok qtv{am okv rjto q{ao ivak toht qok kcc ie tok

    liiv% Ok ticd okv toht ok ri{cd tkcc okv hgjcz toht qok

    rhq h chpz# jekvtjck roivk j qok aig~chjekd iv i{ed

    i{tqjdk kg~cizgket% Aohv{ rhq h |jatjg i o{ghe

    tvhamjeb rjtoje okv jetjghtk ~hvtekv vkchtjieqoj~%

    6 Qkk q{~vh eitk 8%1 Jetjghtk ~hvtekv vkchtjieqoj~ jeac{dkq# liv tok ~{v~iqkq il tojq b{jdk# hez dhtjeb iv ghvjthc vkchtjieqoj~%4 Qkk q{~vh eitk 8%

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    Roht jq O{ghe Tvhamjeb9O{ghe tvhlamjeb je|ic|kq h ~httkve il ~irkv hed

    aietvic {qkd ti ktvhat chfiv iv qkv|jakq# iltke# f{t

    eit hcrhzq# liv eheajhc iv ghtkvjhc bhje% [%Q% chr#

    tovi{bo tok Tvhlamjeb \jatjgq ^vitkatjie Hat

    /T\^H*# dkekq tvhlamjeb hq0

    Qk tvhlamjeb je rojao h aiggkvajhc qk hat jq

    jed{akd fz livak# lvh{d# iv aikvajie# iv je rojao

    tok ~kvqie jed{akd ti ~kvlivg q{ao hat ohq eit

    htthjekd 8? zkhvq il hbk= iv tok vkav{jtgket#

    ohvfivjeb# tvheq~ivthtjie# ~vi|jqjie# iv ifthjejeb

    il h ~kvqie liv chfiv iv qkv|jakq# tovi{bo tok

    {qk il livak# lvh{d# iv aikvajie liv tok ~{v~iqk

    il q{f`katjie ti je|ic{ethvz qkv|jt{dk# ~kiehbk#

    dkft fiedhbk# iv qch|kvz%;

    Iek il tok giqt aiggie gjqaieak~tjieq hfi{to{ghe tvhlamjeb jq toht jt jq ~vjghvjcz h avjgk

    il gi|kgket% Jt jq eit% Je lhat# tok chr dikq eit

    vkx{jvk hez gi|kgket iv aviqqjeb il `{vjqdjatjiehc

    fi{edhvjkq liv h tvhlamjeb avjgk ti iaa{v% O{ghe

    tvhlamjeb jq ~vjghvjcz h avjgk il k~cijthtjie%

    O{ghe tvhlamjeb iaa{vq roke he jedj|jd{hcq

    lvkkdig jq a{vthjckd hed chfiv iv itokv qkv|jakq

    hvk ktvhatkd tovi{bo livak# lvh{d iv aikvajie fz

    heitokv jedj|jd{hc% Tojq jq he jg~ivthet e{heak ti

    mkk~ je gjed roke rivmjeb rjto acjketq roi oh|k

    eit fkke tvheq~ivtkd haviqq fivdkvq# hq tokz ghz

    qtjcc fk tvhlamjeb |jatjgq%

    Heitokv jg~ivthet kckgket ti tvhlamjeb jq tok itokv

    ~hvtzq bhje= liv h avjgk il tvhlamjeb ti iaa{v# iek

    ~kvqie g{qt ghtkvjhccz fkekt lvig tok k~cijthtjie

    il heitokv fz vkakj|jeb qigktojeb il |hc{k% Rojck

    tvhlamkvq iltke fkekt lvig tok giekz toht tokz

    khve lvig tok k~cijtkd chfiv il tok |jatjg# tojq

    aig~ieket jq l{ccckd jl heztojeb il |hc{k jqkaohebkd# q{ao hq liid# dv{bq# biidq# hed chfiv%

    Ljehccz# ~ki~ck il hcc ehtjiehcjtjkq hvk tvhlamkd#

    fito rjtoje tokjv ire ai{etvjkq hed)iv ti itokv

    dkqtjehtjie ai{etvjkq% Tok T\^H avkhtkd q~kajhc

    vkgkdjkq liv tvhlamjeb |jatjgq roi hvk eie'[%Q%

    Ajtjpkeq iv Chrl{c ^kvgheket Vkqjdketq /C^Vq*%

    Tokqk vkgkdjkq jeac{dk jggjbvhtjie i~tjieq hed

    qiajhc qkv|jakq% Q~kajhc qkv|jakq liv tvhlamkd zi{to#

    jeac{djeb [%Q% ajtjpkeq# rkvk h{toivjpkd fz tok

    Tvhlamjeb \jatjgq ^vitkatjie Vkh{toivjphtjie Hatil 6>>;%< Qjgjchv ti tok avkhtjie il tok \jickeak

    Hbhjeqt Rigke Hat /\HRH* qkcl'~ktjtjie ~viakqq

    liv fhttkvkd jggjbvhet rigke#2 q~kajhcjpkd

    jggjbvhtjie vkgkdjkq oh|k fkke dk|kci~kd ti

    ~vk|ket tok {qk il jggjbvhtjie qtht{q hq h rkh~ie

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    vklkv ti K|h Mchje , Hghedh Mcikv# Hgkv% Fhv

    Hqqe# Gkktjeb tok Ckbhc Ekkdq il Aojcd Tvhlamjeb

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    vkchtjieqoj~q# tok hf{qkv iltke vkl{qkq /iv livbktq*

    ti aig~cktk /iv k|ke fkbje* tojq ~viakqq# fkah{qk

    ok jq hrhvk toht bhjejeb jggjbvhtjie qtht{q

    vkgi|kq iek il tok q~i{qkq qi{vakq il

    |{cekvhfjcjtz hed dk~kedkeak%

    AHQK QT[DZ

    Tok qtivz i Aohv{ /dkqavjfkd je tok Jetvid{atjie*#

    roi ghvvjkd okv hf{qkv)tvhamkv# jq he khg~ck i h

    ahqk rokvk h tvhamjeb |jatjg hcqi ai{cd fk kcjbjfck

    ti ck h \HRH qkc'~ktjtjie% Fkah{qk okv hf{qkv)

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    q~i{qkq hed aojcdvke ti ~ktjtjie liv tokgqkc|kq hed

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    4 Tok |jatjg vkqjdkd rjto tok hf{qkv= hed

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    hf{qk il iekq aojcdvke% Tok bi|kvegket jq eit

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    tok ~viakqq%

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    ckd iv okv bvkke ahvd htkv tokjv ghvvjhbk# hed qok

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    ojq dv{b {qk# ok ivakd @iqk~ojek ti thmk i|kv tok

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    aieqahtkd tok ~vitq% Liv okv 84'oi{v dhzq# qok

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    hf{qkd q~i{qkq ti ~ktjtjie ti vkgi|k tok aiedjtjieq

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    Aojcdvke il |jatjgq roi oh|k aiedjtjiehc vkqjdkeaz

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    rjcc chqt {etjc tok aojcd jq bvhetkd chrl{c ~kvgheket

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    il hf{qk rojao ri{cd eit fk khqjcz {edkvqtiid fz

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    ghz oh|k dkft toht ckd# je ~hvt# ti tokjv |{cekvhfjcjtz

    ti tok tvhlamkv% Tokz ghz fk aig~cktkcz lia{qkd

    ie rivmjeb ti vk~hz toht dkft% ^icjajkq toht vkqtvjat

    tokjv hfjcjtz ti rivm hed vk~hz tokjv dkft /a{vlkrq#

    ghedhtivz gkktjeb tjgkq# ghedhtivz achqqkq#

    ghedhtivz qh|jebq ~cheq* ghz eit fk h~~vi~vjhtk

    hed ghz ~{t tokg je dhebkv% Hctkvehtj|kcz#tvhlamkd jggjbvhetq ghz eit fk ~kvgjttkd ti

    rivm jggkdjhtkcz% Hq rjto fhttkvkd jggjbvhet

    rigke# tvhlamkd jggjbvhetq rjcc oh|k ti ~vk~hvk

    hed q{fgjt h toivi{bo h~~cjahtjie hed rhjt

    liv h~~vi|hc fklivk fkjeb jqq{kd kg~cizgket

    h{toivjphtjie /aiggiecz vklkvvkd ti hq h rivm

    ~kvgjt*% Tojq ghz thmk gietoq iv zkhvq%

    Kgkvbkeaz# tkg~ivhvz# hed tvheqjtjiehc oi{qjeb

    ~vibvhgq rojao vkx{jvk ~viil il ckbhc qtht{q iv

    ckbhc kg~cizgket ai{cd fk ~vifckghtja%Gkdjahc Ahvk0 Tvhlamjeb |jatjgq bkekvhccz vkakj|k

    cjttck ti ei gkdjahc ahvk d{vjeb tokjv keqch|kgket%

    Tokz ghz oh|k fkke k~iqkd ti dhebkvi{q

    aokgjahcq iv |jv{qkq# iv tokz ghz q{llkv lvig cieb'

    tkvg aiedjtjieq cjmk okhvt djqkhqk toht oh|k biek

    {etvkhtkd% H tvhlamjeb |jatjg qoi{cd fk thmke liv

    h toivi{bo gkdjahc khg hq qiie hq ~iqqjfck% Tok

    acjket qoi{cd fk hqmkd hfi{t ~vjiv jccekqqkq# ~hjeq

    iv ~vifckgq toht rkvk eit tvkhtkd /iv eit toivi{bocz

    tvkhtkd* fklivk hed d{vjeb okv |jatjgjphtjie#jeac{djeb dkethc ~vifckgq%

    Gkethc Okhcto Ahvk0 Hcc tvhlamjeb |jatjgq qoi{cd

    fk illkvkd gkethc okhcto ahvk% Dk~kedjeb ie tok

    acjketq fhambvi{ed hed k~kvjkeak# qok ghz eit

    fk aiglivthfck rjto Hgkvjahe gkethc okhcto ahvk%

    Acjketq qoi{cd eit fk livakd ti httked ai{eqkcjeb

    qkqqjieq# f{t tok hd|iahtk ghz ekkd ti tojem

    ahvkl{ccz hfi{t oir ti k~chje hed jetvid{ak tok

    i~tjie% Tkvgq cjmk ai{eqkcjeb hed tokvh~z ghz

    eit fk {edkvqtiid iv haak~tkd fz qigk acjketq%

    Jeqtkhd# jt ghz fk okc~l{c ti illkv ti jetvid{ak tok

    acjket ti qigkiek roi jq h |kvz biid cjqtkekv%Jt gjbot hcqi fk jg~ivthet ti kg~ohqjpk toht tojq

    ~kvqie /jl zi{v qthtk ~vi|jdkq h gkethc okhcto

    ~vi|jdkv ~vj|jckbk* rjcc fk hfck ti mkk~ k|kvztojeb

    h qkavkt hed toht tok ahqk ghehbkv aheeit /jl zi{v

    qthtk dikq eit oh|k h tvhlamjeb hd|iahtk ~vj|jckbk*%

    ^vj|jckbk jq he jg~ivthet jqq{k ti aieqjdkv roke

    qkckatjeb h gkethc okhcto ~vi|jdkv liv tvhlamjeb

    acjketq% Fkah{qk h lkdkvhc ~viqka{tjie jq ~iqqjfck# jt

    jq jg~ivthet toht tok acjket djqa{qqkq tok dkthjcq il

    tok tvhlamjeb k~kvjkeak iecz rjtoje tok aietktil h ~vj|jckbkd vkchtjieqoj~% To{q# h ahqk ghehbkv

    rjto ei ~vj|jckbk qoi{cd eit djqa{qq tok tvhlamjeb

    k~kvjkeak rjto tok acjket%

    Kd{ahtjie0 Tvhlamjeb |jatjgq ghz oh|k cjgjtkd

    ~vk|ji{q kd{ahtjie% Jdketjlzjeb h~~vi~vjhtk

    kd{ahtjiehc vkqi{vakq rjcc kg~irkv tok |jatjg hed

    okc~ okv ti ed ekr kg~cizgket i~~ivt{ejtjkq hltkv

    aig~cktjeb okv qt{djkq% Tvhlamkd jggjbvhetq ghz

    eit fk jggkdjhtkcz kcjbjfck liv eheajhc hjd f{t ghz

    fkaigk kcjbjfck ieak tokz qka{vk jggjbvhtjie qtht{q/bvhetq il hqzc{g# T |jqhq hed aietje{kd ~vkqkeak

    hcc ckhd ti kcjbjfjcjtz liv lkdkvhccz'l{edkd eheajhc

    hjd*% Hcc gjeivq qoi{cd fk haak~tkd# vkbhvdckqq

    il tokjv jggjbvhtjie qtht{q# fz ~{fcjacz l{edkd

    qaoiicq {~ ti bvhdk 86% Tvhlamkd jggjbvhetq ghz

    hcqi fkekt lvig Kebcjqo achqqkq% Hcc tvhlamjeb

    |jatjgq hvk cjmkcz ti fkekt lvig fhqja `if qmjccq iv

    aig~{tkv qmjccq achqqkq%

    Kg~cizgket0 Giqt tvhlamjeb |jatjgq hvk khbkv tirivm% Rivmjeb rjtoi{t h{toivjphtjie jq eit ckbhc#

    hed jl tok rivm~chak jq vhjdkd fz Jggjbvhtjie hed

    A{qtigq Kelivakgket /JAK*# tok acjket ai{cd fk

    dkthjekd hed ~{t jeti dk~ivthtjie ~viakkdjebq%

    Jt jq jg~ivthet toht hcc {edia{gketkd acjketq hvk

    ~vi|jdkd rjto g{ctj~ck ai~jkq il tokjv chrzkvq

    f{qjekqq ahvd hed h ckttkv qthtjeb toht tok acjket jq

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    h tvhlamjeb |jatjg ~{vq{jeb h T |jqh /iv rohtk|kv

    jggjbvhtjie vkgkdz jq fkjeb qi{bot* ti fk

    ~vkqketkd ti JAK iv itokv chr kelivakgket hbketq

    jl dkthjekd%

    Haakqq ti Fkektq0Tvhlamjeb |jatjgq iltke oh|kdjla{ctz haakqqjeb tok fkektq toht tokz ekkd% [%Q%

    ajtjpkeq hed chrl{c ~kvgheket vkqjdketq /C^Vq*

    lhak aohcckebkq ~vi|jeb tokjv kcjbjfjcjtz jl tok

    tvhlamkv aieqahtkd tokjv dia{gketq /aiggiecz

    vklkvvkd ti hq h bvkke ahvd*% Tojq jq aig~i{edkd

    fz aohcckebkq lhakd fz qigk tvhlamjeb |jatjgq

    roi oh|k fkke keqch|kd liv qi cieb toht tokz di

    eit meir tokjv fjvto ehgkq iv hbkq% Ieak jdketjtz

    dia{gketq hvk ifthjekd# |jatjgq rjcc ed toht tok

    qkv|jakq iltke hvk cjgjtkd# hed tok rhjtjeb cjekq

    hvk cieb% Acjketq ghz fkekt lvig liid qthg~q#

    q{fqjdjpkd oi{qjeb hed lvkk gkdjahc ahvk liv tok

    {ejeq{vkd% Ahqo fkektq hvk vhvk hed bkekvhccz

    vkqkv|kd liv gitokvq rjto zi{eb aojcdvke hed

    jedj|jd{hcq rjto djqhfjcjtjkq%

    Tvhlamkd# {edia{gketkd jggjbvhetq bkekvhccz hvk

    eit jggkdjhtkcz kcjbjfck liv hez lkdkvhccz'l{edkd

    ~{fcja fkektq% Tokz g{qt vqt ifthje vkaibejtjie

    hq h tvhlamjeb |jatjg lvig tok Ilak il Vkl{bkk

    Vkqkttckgket rjtoje tok Dk~hvtgket il Okhcto hedO{ghe Qkv|jakq /OOQ*% Je ivdkv ti ifthje q{ao

    vkaibejtjie# h |jatjg ahe ck liv h T |jqh# iv fk

    bvhetkd aietje{kd ~vkqkeak% Liv l{vtokv jelivghtjie#

    ~ckhqk aieq{ct tok vkqi{vakq cjqtkd je Aoh~tkv 4%

    Rivmjeb rjto Chr KeivakgketDigkqtja |jickeak httivekzq ghz fk {qkd ti

    iaahqjiehccz rivmjeb rjto chr kelivakgket#

    f{t giqt ckbhc vkgkdjkq tvhdjtjiehccz ~{vq{kd fz

    digkqtja |jickeak httivekzq di eit vkx{jvk hez ie'

    bijeb jetkvhatjie rjto chr kelivakgket% Tvhlamjeb

    ahqkq# oirk|kv# hvk djllkvket% Chr kelivakgket jq

    g{ao givk ~vkqket# kjtokv fkah{qk tok |jatjg ekkdq

    hqqjqtheak lvig chr kelivakgket je ivdkv ti haakqq

    fkektq iv ckbhc vkgkdjkq iv fkah{qk tok acjket ohq

    fkke aohvbkd rjto h avjgjehc jeajdket vkchtkd ti

    tok tvhlamjeb% Httivekzq rivmjeb rjto tvhlamjeb

    |jatjgq ekkd ti fk ~vk~hvkd liv tojq jeavkhqkd

    jetkvhatjie rjto chr kelivakgket hed fk ~vk~hvkd

    ti hat qtvhtkbjahccz% Tok mkz vickq il tok httivekz

    je h tvhlamjeb ahqk# oirk|kv# hvk tok qhgk hq je h

    digkqtja |jickeak ahqk0 aciqkcz liccir tok avjgjehcahqkq# lhajcjthtk aigg{ejahtjie fktrkke chr

    kelivakgket hed tok acjket hed hd|iahtk liv zi{v

    acjketq jetkvkqtq ht hcc tjgkq% Tokvk hvk# oirk|kv# h

    lkr mkz djllkvkeakq%

    Ljvqt# tok qthmkq ghz fk ojbokv je tvhlamjeb ahqkq%

    Digkqtja |jickeak jq h ghttkv il qthtk hed ciahc chr#

    hed ahe iltke fk gjejgjpkd fz chr kelivakgket%

    ^viqka{tjieq hvk lkr hed tok ~kehctjkq ohedkd

    dire je tok vhvk aie|jatjieq hvk# je hcc f{t tok

    giqt oivvja ahqkq# aig~hvhtj|kcz cjbot% O{ghetvhlamjeb# ie tok itokv ohed# jq h lkdkvhc avjgk%

    Jt ohq fkke ojbocjbotkd hq h o{ghe vjbotq lia{q

    il tok [%Q% bi|kvegket% Qjbejahet vkqi{vakq oh|k

    fkke dkdjahtkd ti jdketjlzjeb hed ~viqka{tjeb

    tvhlamkvq% Tok ~kehctjkq hvk qtkk~% [edkv tok

    T\^H# tvhlamkvq ahe fk qketkeakd 6> zkhvq ti cjlk

    liv tvhlamjeb avjgkq% Hddjtjiehccz# ghez qthtkq hvk

    jg~ckgketjeb tvhlamjeb chrq toht jeac{dk h qthtk

    avjgk il tvhlamjeb%

    Qkaied# fito tok T hed [ |jqhq vkx{jvk zi{v

    acjket ti kebhbk rjto tok avjgjehc `{qtjak qzqtkg%

    Tok lhgjcjhv jggjbvhtjie vkgkdjkq liv digkqtja

    |jickeak |jatjgq /\HRH qkcl'~ktjtjie hed

    aheakcchtjie# fhttkvkd q~i{qk rhj|kv hed hqzc{g*

    hvk akvthjecz qtvkebtokekd fz aivvifivhtjie lvig

    chr kelivakgket# f{t di eit vkx{jvk jt%

    Tojvd# tokvk ghz fk hddjtjiehc qhlktz aieakveq je

    h tvhlamjeb ahqk% Tok tvhlamkv/q* ghz fk ~hvt il

    h avjgjehc ektrivm iv ghz qjg~cz oh|k ~irkvl{caieekatjieq je zi{v acjketq aigg{ejtz iv oigk

    ai{etvz% Fito il tokqk qakehvjiq bvkhtcz vhjqk tok

    vjqm il vkthcjhtjie hbhjeqt zi{v acjket hed okv lhgjcz

    gkgfkvq# hq rkcc hq hez hd|iahtkq hed httivekzq

    rivmjeb rjto okv% Tok acjket# hed k|ke gkgfkvq

    il okv lhgjcz# ghz fk kcjbjfck liv hqzc{g qjg~cz

    fkah{qk il tok lkhv il vkthcjhtjie% K|kvz kllivt#

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    tokvklivk# ekkdq ti fk ghdk ti ~vitkat zi{v acjket

    d{vjeb tok je|kqtjbhtjie hed tok ~viqka{tjie% Jt jq

    hcqi rjqk ti aied{at qhlktz ~cheejeb liv zi{v ilak%

    Eitk# oirk|kv# toht je|ic|kgket rjto chr

    kelivakgket ghz eitfk ekakqqhvz% Tvhlamjeb

    |jatjgq ghz fk hfck ti haojk|k hcc il tokjv

    if`katj|kq rjto tok tvhdjtjiehc aj|jc vkgkdjkq

    h|hjchfck ti digkqtja |jickeak |jatjgq% Acjketq

    ghz fk {ejetkvkqtkd je tok avjgjehc `{qtjak qzqtkg#

    rhetjeb iecz ti bkt hrhz qhlkcz hed ti gi|k ie%

    Bkekvhccz# [%Q% ajtjpkeq oh|k toht i~tjie% Tvhlamkd

    jggjbvhetq# oirk|kv# iltke g{qt rivm rjto

    chr kelivakgket je ivdkv ti qka{vk jggjbvhtjie

    vkgkdjkq# vk{ejtk rjto lhgjcz# hed haakqq qiajhc

    qkv|jakq% Acjketq qoi{cd ahvkl{ccz aieqjdkv tokjv

    ~vjivjtjkq hed {edkvqthed tok ~viq hed aieq il hcch|hjchfck vkqi{vakq hed vkgkdjkq fklivk dkajdjeb ti

    aiethat chr kelivakgket%

    Tjgjeb0 Jl zi{v acjket ohq eit zkt vk~ivtkd

    tok avjgk ti chr kelivakgket# tokvk hvk qigk

    fkektq ti thmjeb tjgk fklivk ghmjeb tok jejtjhc

    h~~vihao% Je ~hvtja{chv# h tvh{ghtjpkd acjket ghz

    fk vkakj|jeb ai{eqkcjeb toht rjcc okc~ okv tkcc

    okv qtivz ti zi{ hed chtkv ti chr kelivakgket je

    h givk kllkatj|k# aiokvket rhz% Qigk acjketq hvkeit hfck ti djqa{qq tok tvhlamjeb qjt{htjie liv

    qk|kvhc gietoq vkbhvdckqq il tok fkektq h|hjchfck%

    Tjgk hcqi hccirq zi{ ti dk|kci~ h givk e{heakd

    {edkvqthedjeb il zi{v acjketq qjt{htjie= tok h|kvhbk

    tvhlamjeb ahqk thmkq tri iv tovkk g{ctj'oi{v

    jetkv|jkrq fklivk k|ke tok fvihd ~hvhgktkvq il tok

    qtivz hvk meire hed qkttckd% Jt ghz thmk k|ke ciebkv

    jl zi{ hvk {qjeb he jetkv~vktkv ti aigg{ejahtk rjto

    zi{v acjket%

    Rjto tok T |jqh ~hvtja{chvcz# hctoi{bo zi{v acjketghz fk khbkv ti qka{vk jggjbvhtjie vkcjkl d{k ti

    qhlktz hed itokv aieakveq# jt {ctjghtkcz rjcc fkekt

    tok acjket ti dk|kci~ tok ahqk toi{botl{ccz hed

    haa{vhtkcz ti h|ijd jeaieqjqtkeajkq hed kvvivq toht

    ai{cd ~vicieb hd`{djahtjie il okv h~~cjahtjie dire

    tok vihd% Tokvk jq ei dkhdcjek liv cjeb h T |jqh

    h~~cjahtjie%

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    Tokvk hvk biid lhjto rhzq ti ghmk tok vk~ivt

    rojck hqq{vjeb zi{v acjket toht chr kelivakgket

    rjcc djq~chz qkeqjtj|jtz je ohedcjeb tok vk~ivt% Liv

    khg~ck# tok Dk~hvtgket il @{qtjak Tvhlamjeb

    je ^kvqieq Oitcjek rjcc mkk~ tok acjketq jdketjtz

    ~vitkatkd d{vjeb tok ~ohqkq il he je|kqtjbhtjie ~vjivti dktkvgjejeb roktokv tokz rjcc fvjeb h avjgjehc

    ahqk livrhvd iv eit% Ghez ciahc chr kelivakgket

    hbkeajkq oh|k fkke rkcc'tvhjekd ie tokqk jqq{kq

    hed ahe fk |hc{hfck hccjkq je q{~~ivtjeb |jatjgq

    d{vjeb h tvhlamjeb je|kqtjbhtjie% Qkk Aoh~tkv 4 liv

    hddjtjiehc jelivghtjie%

    Ljehccz# zi{ qoi{cd rivm ti aietvic tok tjgjeb il tok

    |hvji{q jetkv|jkrq hed itokv vkchtkd h~~ijetgketq%

    Je qigk ahqkq# acjketq fkekt lvig qaokd{cjeb he

    h~~ijetgket rjto tokjv tokvh~jqt iv itokv q{~~ivt~kvqie jggkdjhtkcz hltkv h chr kelivakgket

    jetkv|jkr% Aigg{ejahtjie hgieb hcc ~vi|jdkvq

    rivmjeb rjto h acjket jq kq~kajhccz jg~ivthet d{vjeb

    he hatj|k chr kelivakgket je|kqtjbhtjie# roke h

    acjket jq cjmkcz ti fk vk'tvh{ghtjpkd ti qigk dkbvkk%

    Tok Tvhamjeb \jatjg hq \jatjg'Rjtekqq0 Je

    tok avjgjehc ahqk# zi{v acjket tvheqlivgqiltke

    {elivt{ehtkcz qilvig acjket roi ohq hbkeaz

    i|kv okv ahqk ti rjtekqq roi ohq cjttck aietvici|kv tok ~viakqq% Tok aj|jc chrzkvq vick je tojq

    ~viakqq jq ti hd|iahtk liv tok acjketq jetkvkqtq#

    ti okc~ tok acjket ghjethje qigk hbkeaz d{vjeb

    tok ~viakqq# hed ti okc~ tok acjket ghmk qkeqk il

    tok iltke fkrjcdkvjeb ~viakqq /~hvtja{chvcz liv

    tvh{ghtjpkd acjketq*%

    Q~kajahccz# tok chrzkv ahe fk he je|hc{hfck

    hd|iahtk okc~jeb ti aigg{ejahtk tok acjketq

    jetkvkqtq ti chr kelivakgket% Dikq zi{v acjket oh|k

    lkhvq hfi{t ghmjeb tok hf{qkv dk~ivthfck9 Dikq qoklkhv vkthcjhtjie hbhjeqt okvqkcl iv okv lhgjcz9 Rjcc

    zi{v acjket fk dk|hqthtkd jl tok hf{qkv jq hccirkd

    ti qkv|k gkvkcz h lkr oi{vq il aigg{ejtz qkv|jak

    je vkt{ve liv h b{jctz ~ckh9 Fkjeb hfck ti okc~ chr

    kelivakgket {edkvqthed tok acjketq bihcq ghz okc~

    ti ifthje h fkttkv i{taigk liv zi{v acjket%

    Je jetkv|jkrq rjto chr kelivakgket# zi{v ~vkqkeak

    hcqi ghz fk vkhqq{vjeb ti tok acjket% Hctoi{bo

    tok jetkv|jkrkv rjcc ~vklkv lkrkv jetkvv{~tjieq#

    zi{ ghz fk hfck ti okc~ achvjlz rokvk zi{ qkk h

    gjq{edkvqthedjeb# iv hqm liv h fvkhm ti q~khm rjto

    zi{v acjket roke zi{ qkeqk qok jq {ehfck ti thcm

    hfi{t tok giqt tvh{ghtja hq~katq il okv ahqk% Zi{

    ghz ekkd ti hqm liv givk tjgk /rkkmq* ti hccir

    zi{v acjket ti qthvt ~viakqqjeb tok tvh{gh rjto h

    tokvh~jqt% Zi{v {edkvqthedjeb il tok ahqk# hed zi{v

    vkchtjieqoj~ rjto tok acjket# hvk h tvkgkedi{q hqqkt

    ti tok chr kelivakgket je|kqtjbhtjie# qi zi{ g{qt

    eit fk qoz hfi{t kgfvhajeb tojq vick%

    Zi{v vick jq hcqi ti hd|iahtk liv chr kelivakgket ti

    {edkvqthed tok ahqk je jtq ketjvktz% Hq eitkd hfi|k#

    h ~viqka{tiv k~kvjkeakd je digkqtja |jickeak

    ahqkq ghz eit fk ie tok ciimi{t liv qjbeq il o{ghe

    tvhlamjeb% Zi{ ahe hvb{k tok ahqk ti ojg iv okv qi

    toht tok je|kqtjbhtjie ai|kvq roht jq jg~ivthet ti

    zi{v acjket%

    Zi{ hcqi ghz ekkd ti keq{vk toht zi{v acjketq

    vjbotq# hq h |jatjg# hvk fkj