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Hcmt Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim Jiqjxcc6
Jx jp m utjqjkcoc xl wck`lnc zls xl Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim)
J wjpb xl `liotmxskmxc zls li zlst hc`jpjli xl `lnnjx xbc
icrx 41 nlixbp la zlst kjac xl mppjpxjio xbc Oszmicpc uclukc
ji m`bjcqjio xbcjt hcqckluncix mpujtmxjlip) Zls mtc xl dc
`lnncihch alt bmqjio ps``cppaskkz `lnukcxch xbc tjoltlspUcm`c @ltup pckc`xjli utl`cpp xbtlsob wbj`b zls wjkk dc`lnc
m ncndct la xbc 45xb xtmjijio `kmpp xl pctqc ji Oszmim pji`c
xbc tclucijio la xbc utlotmn ji =::3) Tcncndct xbmx xbc icrx
xwl zcmtp la zlst kjac jp mdlsx pctqj`c) Zls wjkk `lnutlnjpc zlst
`lnaltx vlicp+ ji wbmx zls cmx+ blw zls htcpp+ blw zls dcbmqc+
mih blw zls `lnnsij`mxc) Ucm`c @ltup jp m kjac.`bmiojio
luultxsijxz alt zls mih alt xbc `lnnsijxz ji wbj`b zls wjkk dc
kjqjio mih wltgjio) Zls/qc xmgci xbc ajtpx pxcu ji wbmx wjkk dc m
qctz `bmkkciojio+ dsx qctz tcwmthjio cructjci`c)
Xbc jialtnmxjli `lixmjich ji xbjp _ck`lnc Dllg tcutcpcixp m
ocictmk lsxkjic la xbc `lihjxjlip ji Oszmim) Blwcqct+ xbc imxstc
la hcqckluncix wltg jp ps`b xbmx xbc kjqjio `lihjxjlip mih
wltg ciqjtlincix zls nmz ajih suli mttjqmk nmz dc plncwbmx
hjaactcix xbmi ilxch ji xbc dllg) Mkxblsob cqctz caaltx jp nmhc
xl gccu xbjp dllg mp m `sttcix mih m``stmxc tcutcpcixmxjli la
xbc tcmkjxz ji Oszmim+ `bmiocp nmz l``st dcaltc zls mttjqc)
Oszmim laactp m puc`jmk mih sij}sc luultxsijxz alt m `bmkkciojio
mih tcwmthjio xlst la pctqj`c mp m Ucm`c @ltup Qlksixcct ji
utjnmtz mih `lnnsijxz.dmpch chs`mxjli+ BJQ,MJHP chs`mxjli+
jialtnmxjli xc`bilkloz+ mih bcmkxb chs`mxjli ji plnc la xbc
nlpx utjpxjic mih dcmsxjask mtcmp alsih li Cmtxb) Zls wjkk dc
`bmkkcioch ubzpj`mkkz+ ncixmkkz+ mih cnlxjlimkkz+ dsx J mppstc zlsxbc cructjci`c wjkk dc sij}sc mih tcwmthjio-
Mhfspxjio xl xbc qmtjlsp `skxstcp mih ciqjtlincixp la Oszmim
jp hjaaj`skx alt nmiz Mnctj`mip) Xl dc ps``cppask+ zls wjkk icch
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xl dc akcrjdkc ji tckmxjio xl icw mih laxcixjncp hjaaj`skx pjobxp+
plsihp+ allhp+ pnckkp+ `skxstmk utm`xj`cp+ mih qmkscp) Zls wjkk mx
xjncp dc`lnc atspxtmxch wjxb mpuc`xp la zlst mppjoincix bctc)
Zls wjkk dc umtx la mppjpxjio Oszmicpc mx xbc `lnnsijxz kcqck
xl m`bjcqc xbcjt hcqckluncix mpujtmxjlip xbtlsob zlst cictoz+
nlxjqmxjli+ `tcmxjqjxz+ mih ocisjic hcpjtc xl nmgc m `lixtjdsxjli)
Zls wjkk dc mppjoich xl m puc`jaj` utlfc`x mih wltg sihct xbc
psuctqjpjli la m kl`mk `lsixctumtx lt psuctqjplt+ wbj`b wjkk
tc}sjtc zls xl mhmux xl icw mih hjaactcix nlhcp la jixctuctplimk
tckmxjlip) Xbjp wjkk tc}sjtc bmth wltg+ uctpcqctmi`c+ hchj`mxjli+
mih m klx la umxjci`c) Ji ocictmk+ Mnctj`mip mtc m``spxlnchxl mih cruc`x jnnchjmxc tcpskxp atln caaltxp nmhc) Ji m
hcqckluncixmk `lixcrx+ mxxjxshjimk mih ltomijvmxjlimk `bmioc
jp m xchjlsp mih pklw utl`cpp+ mih jx jp xbjp xchjlsp imxstc la
hcqckluncix wltg xbmx laxci jp nlpx atspxtmxjio)
Ps``cpp mp m Qlksixcct wjkk dc ncmpstch dz xbc hcotcc xl wbj`b
zls mtc mdkc xl ulpjxjqckz maac`x xbc kjqcp la xbc uclukc wjxb wbln
zls kjqc mih wltg mih xbc hcotcc xl wbj`b zls mtc mdkc xl mppjpxxbcn ji m`bjcqjio xbcjt hcqckluncix mpujtmxjlip) Mp m tcpskx la
xbjp cructjci`c+ zls wjkk otlw ji gilwkchoc+ sihctpxmihjio+ pcka.
`liajhci`c+ mih `skxstmk pcipjxjqjxz) _c cruc`x xbmx xbjp flsticz
suli wbj`b zls bmqc dcosi wjkk dc kjac.`bmiojio mih mkwmzp bmqc
m puc`jmk ukm`c ji zlst ncnltjcp)
Xbc ncndctp la xbc Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim pxmaa mtc mnlio xbc
dcpx ji xbc Ucm`c @ltup) @lkkc`xjqckz mih jihjqjhsmkkz+ xbcz wjkkutcumtc zls xl kjqc mih wltg ji xbjp `lsixtz mih bcku zls nmgc
xbc mhfspxncixp ic`cppmtz xl bmqc m ps``cppask xwl zcmtp mp m
Ucm`c @ltup Qlksixcct) Blwcqct+ xtmjijio mih psuultx jp likz mp
ollh mp xbc caaltx mih `lnnjxncix zls nmgc xl Oszmim+ xl zlst
`lnnsijxz+ mih xl zlst lwi Ucm`c @ltup cructjci`c) _c kllg
altwmth xl zlst mttjqmk-
Fmncp OcciciUcm`c @ltup,Oszmim
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Nmu la Oszmim
M _ck`lnc Kcxxct =
Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim Bjpxltz mih Utlotmnp ?
Bjpxltz la xbc Ucm`c @ltup ji Oszmim ?.2
Bjpxltz mih Asxstc la Ucm`c @ltupUtlotmnnjio ji Oszmim 2.==
@lnnsijxz Bcmkxb Chs`mxjli Utlfc`x 2.:
Chs`mxjli mih @lnnsijxz Hcqckluncix Utlfc`x :
@lnnsijxz Jialtnmxjli Xc`bilkloz :.=5
BJQ.MJHP Tcpulipc =5
Asxstc Utlotmnnjio Hjtc`xjlip ==
@lsixtz Lqctqjcw6 Oszmim mx m Okmi`c =0Bjpxltz =0.=8
Olqctincix =8.=3
C`lilnz =3.=1
Uclukc mih @skxstc =1.=?
Ciqjtlincix =?
Tcplst`cp alt Astxbct Jialtnmxjli =:
Kjqjio @lihjxjlip mih Qlksixcct Kjacpxzkc 43
@lnnsij`mxjlip 43.42
Blspjio mih Pjxc Kl`mxjli 42
Kjqjio Mkklwmi`c mih Nlicz Nmimocncix 4:.05
Allh mih Hjcx 05.0=
Xtmipultxmxjli 0=.04
Oclotmubz mih @kjnmxc 04.00
Pl`jmk M`xjqjxjcp 00
Utlacppjlimkjpn+ Htcpp+ mih Dcbmqjlt 00.03
Uctplimk Pmacxz 03.01
Tcwmthp mih Atspxtmxjlip 01.0?
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Ucm`c @ltup Xtmjijio 0:
Lqctqjcw la Utc.Pctqj`c Xtmjijio 0:.8=
Xc`bij`mk Xtmjijio 85@tlpp.@skxstmk Xtmjijio 85
Bcmkxb Xtmjijio 85
Pmacxz Xtmjijio 8=
Mhhjxjlimk Xtmjijiop Hstjio Qlksixcct Pctqj`c 8=
Zlst Bcmkxb @mtc mih Pmacxz ji Oszmim 80
Bcmkxb Jppscp ji Oszmim 80.83Bckujio Zls Pxmz Bcmkxbz 83.81
Nmjixmjijio Zlst Bcmkxb 81.82
_lncip Bcmkxb Jialtnmxjli 82
Zlst Ucm`c @ltup Nchj`mk Gjx 82.8:
Dcaltc Zls Kcmqc6 M Nchj`mk @bc`gkjpx 35.34
Pmacxz mih Pc`stjxzLst Umtxictpbju 34.3:
Am`xltp xbmx @lixtjdsxc xl Qlksixcct Tjpg 30
Psnnmtz Pxtmxcojcp xl Tchs`c Tjpg 30.38
Psuultx atln Pxmaa 38.3?
_bmx ja zls dc`lnc m qj`xjn la m qjlkcix `tjnc< 3?.3:
Pc`stjxz Jppscp ji Oszmim 3:.15
Pxmzjio Pmac6 Hlix Dc m Xmtocx alt @tjnc 11=
Utcumtjio alt xbc Sicruc`xch6 Pmacxz Xtmjijiomih Qlksixcct Psuultx ji Oszmim 1=.10
Hjqctpjxz mih @tlpp.@skxstmk Jppscp 13
Lqctqjcw la Hjqctpjxz ji Oszmim 11
_bmx Njobx m Qlksixcct Am`c< 1?.?3
Ulppjdkc Jppscp alt Acnmkc Qlksixcctp 1?.12
Ulppjdkc Jppscp alt Qlksixcctp la @lklt 12.1:
Ulppjdkc Jppscp alt Pcijlt Qlksixcctp 1:.?=
Ulppjdkc Jppscp alt Omz+ Kcpdjmi lt Djpcrsmk Qlksixcctp ?=.?0
Ulppjdkc Tckjojlsp Jppscp alt Qlksixcctp ?0
Ulppjdkc Jppscp alt Qlksixcctp _jxb Hjpmdjkjxjcp ?0.?8
Ulppjdkc Jppscp alt Nmttjch Qlksixcctp ?8.?3
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Atc}scixkz Mpgch ]scpxjlip ??
_ck`lnc Kcxxctp Atln Oszmim Qlksixcctp 20
Um`gjio Kjpx :=
Utc.hcumtxstc @bc`gkjpx =5=
@lixm`xjio Ucm`c @ltup Bcmh}smtxctp =53
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M ?
U CM@ C @L TUP , OSZMIM
B J PXLTZ MIH UT LO TMNPBjpxltz la xbc Ucm`c @ltup ji Oszmim
Xbc Ucm`c @ltup ajtpx tc`cjqch m altnmk jiqjxmxjli atln
Oszmim ji =:11+ xbc zcmt la xbc `lsixtzp jihcucihci`c) Atln
=:11 sixjk =:?=+ nltc xbmi =15 Qlksixcctp pctqch ji Oszmim
wjxb xbc Ucm`c @ltup) Mx xbmx xjnc+ chs`mxjli Qlksixcctp
dtlmhcich xbc p`bllk `sttj`skm xl ji`kshc xc`bij`mk mih
ql`mxjlimk psdfc`xp+ ji`kshjio blnc c`lilnj`p+ `tmaxp+ mih
nmismk mtxp) Xc`bij`jmip+ mt`bjxc`xp+ mih ciojicctp mkpl
mppjpxch ji hcqcklujio mih `mttzjio lsx ukmip la Oszmimp
Njijpxtz la _ltgp mih Bzhtmskj`p) Xbc Oszmim utlotmn
wmp hjp`lixjisch ji =:?=+ maxct xbc olqctincix la Oszmim
tc}scpxch mkk lqctpcmp qlksixmtz moci`jcp xl kcmqc)
Ji =::0+ xbc Oszmicpc olqctincix+ kch dz Utcpjhcix @bchhj
Fmomi+ muutlm`bch xbc Ucm`c @ltup mdlsx xbc utlpuc`xp alt
xbc Ucm`c @ltup xl tcluci jxp utlotmn ji Oszmim) Ji Nmt`b
=::3+ xbc Ucm`c @ltup laaj`jmkkz tclucich m fljix Ucm`c @ltup
laaj`c alt Pstjimnc mih Oszmim) Xbc ajtpx Qlksixcctp mttjqch
ji =::3+ pctqjio ji xbc mtcmp la `lnnsijxz bcmkxb mih zlsxbhcqckluncix) Ji =::?+ Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim mih Ucm`c @ltup,
Pstjimnc pukjx xl altn xwl pcumtmxc utlotmnp) Muutlrjnmxckz
05 Qlksixcctp mttjqc cm`b zcmt xl wltg ji xbc `lnnsijxz
bcmkxb utlfc`x mih xbc chs`mxjli mih `lnnsijxz hcqckluncix
utlfc`x "wbj`b ji`kshcp jialtnmxjli xc`bilkloz*) Ji xlxmk+
nltc xbmi 825 Qlksixcctp bmqc pctqch ji Oszmim wjxb xbc
Ucm`c @ltup)
Qlksixcctp pctqc mx pjxcp tmiojio atln xbc `mujxmk `jxz la
Ocltocxlwi+ wjxb m uluskmxjli la 055+555+ xl pnmkk+ tcnlxc
qjkkmocp wjxb uluskmxjlip acwct xbmi 055) Xbcz mtc maajkjmxch
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wjxb m qmtjcxz la p`bllkp+ iliolqctincixmk moci`jcp+ mih
olqctincix bcmkxb am`jkjxjcp) Xbc wltg la Ucm`c @ltup
Qlksixcctp ji Oszmim jp wckk.tc`cjqch dz xbc uclukc la xbc`lnnsijxjcp ji wbj`b xbcz pctqc)
Bjpxltz mih Asxstc la Ucm`c @ltup Utlotmnnjio ji Oszmim
Qlksixcctp mhhtcpp chs`mxjlimk+ bcmkxb+ mih xc`bij`mk
`li`ctip dz utlqjhjio `lnnsijxz bcmkxb chs`mxjli+ kjxctm`z+
kjac pgjkkp mih m`mhcnj` xtmjijio+ mih jialtnmxjli xc`bilklozji `lkkmdltmxjli wjxb tckcqmix njijpxtjcp mih iliolqctincixmk
ltomijvmxjlip "IOLp*) Xbcz mppjpx crjpxjio caaltxp xl
am`jkjxmxc `lnnsijxz jiqlkqcncix+ xtmji pctqj`c utlqjhctp+
mih jixtlhs`c icw xtmjijio mih xcm`bjio ncxblhlklojcp)
Xlhmz+ xbctc mtc 01 Ucm`c @ltup Qlksixcctp mih = @tjpjp
@ltup Qlksixcct pctqjio ji Oszmim ji cjobx la xbc `lsixtzp =5
tcojlip)
@lnnsijxz Bcmkxb Chs`mxjli Utlfc`x
Sihct pctjlsp kmdlt `lipxtmjixp+ xbc Njijpxtz la Bcmkxb ji
Oszmim jp mxxcnuxjio xl pjnskxmiclspkz pxtcioxbci mih
hc`cixtmkjvc xbc `lsixtzp bcmkxb hckjqctz pzpxcn) Hcutcppch
wmocp mih pmkmtjcp+ m hc`kjijio c`lilnz+ mih xbc akjobx la
pgjkkch kmdlt xl nltc ks`tmxjqc kmdlt nmtgcxp bmqc wltpcich
xbc pjxsmxjli) Xbctcaltc+ xbc icch alt bcmkxb`mtc utlqjhctp mx
mkk kcqckp jp m`sxc)
Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmimp `lnnsijxz bcmkxb utlfc`x pccgp xl
psuultx xbc Njijpxtz la Bcmkxbp utjnmtz bcmkxb`mtc utlotmn)
Bcmkxb chs`mxjli Qlksixcctp mtc spsmkkz mppjoich xl wltg
wjxb kl`mk bcmkxb `cixctp+ mih laxci `lihs`x bcmkxb chs`mxjli
m`xjqjxjcp ji kl`mk p`bllkp mih wjxb `lnnsijxz mih zlsxbotlsup) Ji `lkkmdltmxjli wjxb kl`mk pxmaa+ xbcz mhhtcpp utjnmtz
mih utcqcixjqc bcmkxb`mtc jppscp ps`b mp dtcmpxacchjio+
`btlij` hjpcmpcp "bzuctxcipjli+ hjmdcxcp* hjmttbcm+ wltnp+
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M :
`lsobp mih `lkhp+ isxtjxjli+ pmijxmxjli+ bzojcic+ mih pcrsmkkz
xtmipnjxxch jiac`xjlip "PXJp*+ ji`kshjio BJQ,MJHP) Bcmkxb
chs`mxjli Qlksixcctp mkpl wltg wjxb `lnnsijxz kcmhctp+otlsup+ mih ltomijvmxjlip xl am`jkjxmxc `lnnsijxz bcmkxb
mppcppncixp mih `mnumjoip+ mih xl hcpjoi mih jnukcncix
`lnnsijxz utlfc`xp)
Chs`mxjli mih @lnnsijxz Hcqckluncix Utlfc`x
Oszmimp utl`cpp la imxjli.dsjkhjio jp `mspjio qmpx ulkjxj`mk+
pl`jmk+ mih c`lilnj` `bmiocp) Xbcpc `bmiocp mtc ukm`jio
xbc imxjlip zlsxb+ wbj`b `lipxjxsxc icmtkz 15 uct`cix la xbc
uluskmxjli+ mx otcmx tjpg)
Oszmimp Njijpxtz la Chs`mxjli bmp tc`loijvch mi stocix
icch xl tcal`sp xbc `lsixtzp chs`mxjli pzpxcn dz jnutlqjio
xbc kjxctm`z mih isnctm`z la xbc `lsixtzp zlsxb mih dz
cibmi`jio xcm`bctp pgjkkp ji utlqjhjio kjxctm`z chs`mxjli) Ji
mhhjxjli xl lioljio utlfc`xp al`spjio li xtmjijio zlsxb jikjac.pgjkkp hcqckluncix+ Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmimp `lnnsijxz
chs`mxjli utlfc`x xmup Qlksixcctp xl wltg hjtc`xkz wjxb zlsio
pxshcixp xl jnutlqc xbcjt kjxctm`z pgjkkp mih wjxb xcm`bctp xl
utlnlxc kjxctm`z chs`mxjli)
@lnnsijxz Jialtnmxjli Xc`bilkloz
Ji Nmt`b 4555+ xbc Njijpxtz la Chs`mxjli jiqjxch Ucm`c@ltup,Oszmim xl ukmz m tlkc ji xbc hcqckluncix la jialtnmxjli
xc`bilkloz "JX* mp m `sttj`sksn psdfc`x wjxbji xbc p`bllk
pzpxcn) Xbjp njijpxtz bmp jixtlhs`ch xwl chs`mxjlimk
hcqckluncix utlfc`xp ji plnc la xbc `lsixtzp p`bllkp6 xbc
pc`lihmtz p`bllk tcaltn utlfc`x mih xbc Oszmim chs`mxjli
m``cpp utlfc`x) Jx jp bluch xbmx xbc xwl utlfc`xp wjkk bmqc
m hjtc`x jnum`x li utlnlxjio JX mnlio xbc imxjlip zlsiouclukc)
Pcqctmk Qlksixcctp wltg hjtc`xkz ji xbc p`bllkp+ mih mkk
Qlksixcctp mtc ci`lstmoch xl mppjpx jialtnmkkz wjxb xbcpc
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U C M @ C @ L T U P=5
utlfc`xp ji xbcjt mtcmp ja ulppjdkc) M`xjqjxjcp ji`kshc xcm`bjio
pxshcixp mih xcm`bctp xl spc xbc xc`bilkloz+ mppjpxjio wjxb
pcxxjio su `lnusxct kmdp+ mih jixctm`xjio wjxb xbc p`bllkpmih `lnnsijxz otlsup xl cipstc xbmx xbc dcicajxp la xbjp
xc`bilkloz tcm`b xbc `lnnsijxjcp mp wckk)
BJQ,MJHP Tcpulipc
Oszmim jp lic la =3 `lsixtjcp dcicajxjio atln xbc Utcpjhcixp
Cnctoci`z Ukmi alt MJHP Tckjca "UCUAMT* mih Ucm`c @ltup,
Oszmim Qlksixcctp mtc nldjkjvjio xbc `lnnsijxjcp ji wbj`b
xbcz kjqc mih wltg xl tcpulih xl xbc BJQ,MJHP cujhcnj`)
Qlksixcctp wltg `klpckz wjxb xbcjt `lnnsijxjcp xl `lihs`x
BJQ chs`mxjli mih utcqcixjli wltgpblup+ jhcixjaz mih dsjkh
suli pnmkk dspjicpp luultxsijxjcp alt `lnnsijxz otlsup+
utlqjhc pgjkkp xtmjijio xl Oszmicpc zlsxb+ mih pxtcioxbci
`lnnsijxz umtxictpbjup ji tcpulipc xl xbc BJQ,MJHP
cujhcnj` ji Oszmim) Xbtlsob UCUAMT+ pnmkk otmixp mtc
mqmjkmdkc xl xbcpc `lnnsijxjcp xl pxtcioxbci `lnnsijxz mih
imxjlimk tcpulipc xl BJQ mih MJHP) Qlksixcctp mkpl ci`lstmoc
xbcjt `lnnsijxjcp xl mhhtcpp lxbct pl`jmk jppscp+ ji`kshjio
ltubmip mih qskictmdkc `bjkhtci+ utcqcixjli la nlxbct.xl.
`bjkh xtmipnjppjli+ ucct chs`mxjli,ucct `lsipckjio+ blnc.
dmpch `mtc+ qlksixmtz `lsipckjio mih xcpxjio+ dcbmqjlt `bmioc
m`xjqjxjcp+ ql`mxjlimk pgjkkp xtmjijio+ `lihln hjpxtjdsxjli+ mih
`lnnsijxz nldjkjvmxjli li BJQ,MJHP utlfc`xp xbmx jnum`x xbc
putcmh la BJQ ji Oszmim)
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M ==
Asxstc Utlotmnnjio Hjtc`xjlip
_bjkc nmjixmjijio pjxcp ji `lmpxmk Matl. mih Jihl.Oszmicpc
`lnnsijxjcp+ Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim jp p`mkjio su jxp psuultxxl Mnct.Jihjmi `lnnsijxjcp ji Oszmim/p jixctjlt) Kjgc xbcjt
ackklw Qlksixcctp ji `lmpxmk `lnnsijxjcp+ Qlksixcctp ji xbcpc
tstmk+ nltc jplkmxch `lnnsijxjcp mkpl al`sp li kjxctm`z+ BJQ,
MJHP+ mih bcmkxb chs`mxjli+ wbjkc dsjkhjio mih pxtcioxbcijio
`lnnsijxz kjigmocp) Nmiz Qlksixcctp ajih xbcz utcact xbc
}sjcxct+ nltc pctcic pmqmiimb lqct xbc bspxkc mih dspxkc la
xlwi `cixctp mklio xbc `lmpx) Jx jp `lnnli xl nmgc spc lanskxjukc nlhcp la xtmipultxmxjli ji ocxxjio xl plnc la xbc
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M =0
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Oszmim jp m xtluj`mk `lsixtz li xbc iltxbcti pblskhct la
Plsxb Mnctj`m) Jxp mtcm jp mdlsx 4=3+555 p}smtc gjklncxctp
"20+555 p}smtc njkcp*xbc `lndjich pjvc la @liic`xj`sx+
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dlthctch dz Qcicvsckm+ Dtmvjk+ Pstjimnc+ mih xbc Mxkmixj`
L`cmi) Jx bmp m uluskmxjli la muutlrjnmxckz ?15+555+ kmtockz
`liajich xl m imttlw `lmpxmk pxtju) Mkpl kl`mxch li xbc
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mx xbc nlsxb la xbc Hcnctmtm Tjqct) Xbc likz lxbct pjvmdkc
uluskmxjli `cixct jp xbc dmsrjxc njijio xlwi la Kjihci+ 15
njkcp sutjqct atln xbc `mujxmk)
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pcnj.ilnmhj` xtjdcp wbl kjqch dz bsixjio mih ajpbjio) Xl
xbcn+ xbjp wmp m tj`b kmih wjxb ukcixz la wmxct alt amtnjio
mih ajpbjio) Xbcz `mkkch jx Osjmim+ ncmijio kmih la nmiz
wmxctp) Pjt _mkxct Tmkcjob wmp xbc ajtpx Cstlucmi xl crukltc
xbc wjkh `lmpx la Oszmim) Oszmim jxpcka `bmioch bmihp
pcqctmk xjncp dcxwcci xbc Atci`b+ Hsx`b+ mih Dtjxjpb dcaltc
xbc Dtjxjpb ajimkkz bckh jx sixjk jihcucihci`c ji =:11)
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tckjch li Mnctjihjmip alt xbcjt kmdlt alt`c+ dsx lqct xjnc
xbcz tcukm`ch xbcn wjxb Matj`mi pkmqcp+ wbl mkpl wltgchxl `lipxts`x xbc `lmpxmk htmjimoc pzpxcn mih xbc `jxz la
Ocltocxlwi) Alkklwjio m uctjlh la pkmqc sutjpjiop mih m
`mnumjoi xl cih xbc pkmqc.kmdlt pzpxcn+ pkmqctz wmp mdlkjpbch
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U C M @ C @ L T U P=8
ji =208) _jxb xbc cih la pkmqctz+ jihcixstjio dc`mnc xbc icw
nlhc la m``cppjio kmdlt) _ltgctp wctc dtlsobx ji atln xbc
jpkmih la Nmhcjtm mih atln @bjim mih Jihjm "wblpc uclukc mtcgilwi ji Oszmim mp Cmpx Jihjmip* xl wltg li xbc cpxmxcp)
Dz xbc cmtkz =:55p+ m pklw xtmipact la ulwct wmp sihctwmz
atln xbc `lklijmk mhnjijpxtmxjli xl xbc Matl.Oszmicpc mih
Jihl.Oszmicpc ulkjxj`mk otlsup) Kjnjxch pcka.olqctincix wmp
otmixch ji xbc =:35p+ dsx ulkjxj`mk `liakj`x mih l``mpjlimk
qjlkci`c dcxwcci xbcpc otlsup hckmzch jihcucihci`c) Dz
=:18+ xblsob+ psuultx dcomi xl otlw alt jihcucihci`c+ wbj`b
wmp m`bjcqch li Nmz 41+ =:11) Oszmim fljich xbc Sijxch
Imxjlip kmxct xbmx zcmt+ mih xbc `lsixtz dc`mnc m `bmtxct
ncndct la xbc @mtjddcmi Atcc Xtmhc Mppl`jmxjli "@MTJAXM*
ji =:12) Li Acdtsmtz 40+ =:?5+ Oszmim wmp utl`kmjnch m
tcusdkj`) Oszmim jp m ncndct la xbc Dtjxjpb @lnnliwcmkxb
mih la xbc @mtjddcmi @lnnsijxz mih @lnnli Nmtgcx
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la =:25+ wbj`b jp m dkcih la umtkjmncixmtz mih utcpjhcixjmk
utji`jukcp) Xbctc mtc xwl nmji ulkjxj`mk umtxjcp+ wblpc psuultx
jp utjnmtjkz dmpch suli tm`jmk kjicp6 xbc Uclukcp Imxjlimk
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mih xbc Uclukcp Utlotcppjqc Umtxz "uct`cjqch mp xbc umtxz
la xbc Jihl.Oszmicpc uluskmxjli*) Xbc xwl nmji umtxjcp mtc
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xbmx laxci altn `lmkjxjlip)
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xl pl`jmk ulkmtjvmxjli+ tm`jmk hjpxtspx+ ulkjxj`mk xstnljk+ mih xbc
psuutcppjli la xtskz tcutcpcixmxjqc nmpp jipxjxsxjlip+ laxci
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M =3
tcacttch xl mp `jqjk pl`jcxjcp) Mp ps`b+ ckc`xjlip ji Oszmim
mtc spsmkkz hjpusxch) Maxct xbc gccikz `lixcpxch ckc`xjlip la
=::?+ ncndctp la @MTJ@LN bckuch mttmioc mi motccncixdcxwcci xbc xwl nmflt ulkjxj`mk umtxjcp xl cih qjlkci`c mih
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mih momji ji xbc Msospx 4551 imxjlimk ckc`xjlip) Bc bmp bckh
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xl m nltc luci+ atcc.nmtgcx c`lilnz) Mi c`lilnj`
xstimtlsih ji =:212? xbmx ji`kshch xtmhc kjdctmkjvmxjli
mih mi luci jiqcpxncix `kjnmxc `lixtjdsxch xl m otlwxb
tmxc mdlqc tcojlimk mih wltkh mqctmocp) Tc`cixkz+ kcojpkmxjli
wmp jixtlhs`ch xl tcqjpc xbc jiqcpxncix `lhcp mih utlqjhc
pnmkk dspjicpp mih nj`tlcixctutjpc mppjpxmi`c) Blwcqct+ xbc
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tj`c+ olkh+ mih dmsrjxc) Psomt+ jxp dzutlhs`xp+ mih tj`c m``lsix
alt xbc nmfltjxz la motj`skxstmk crultxp+ wbj`b `lipxjxsxc
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crultxp+ xtluj`mk atsjxp mih qcocxmdkcp xbmx bmqc xtmhjxjlimkkz
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U C M @ C @ L T U P=1
_bjkc Oszmim jp m nmflt wltkh utlhs`ct la dmsrjxc+ lxbct
crxtm`xmdkc imxstmk tcplst`cp ji Oszmim bmqc zcx xl dc
crukljxch li m kmtoc p`mkc) Lxbct crxtm`xmdkc tcplst`cp ji`kshcucxtlkcsn+ olkh+ mih ocnpxlicp) Xbc `lsixtzp ucxtlkcsn
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maac`x xbc c`lilnz) Xbc dsjkhjio la m dtjhoc dcxwcci
plsxbcti Oszmim mih iltxbcti Dtmvjk+ mih xbc umqjio la m
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xbc c`lilnz mih kjig xbc Mnmvli wjxb xbc @mtjddcmi+ zcx
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utlajkc) Xbc `lsixtz jp xbc likz Mioklublic imxjli li xbc
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`skxstmkkz ltjcixch nltc xlwmth xbc @mtjddcmi)
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pkmqctz+ mih jihcixstc) Xlhmz+ m kmtoc qmtjcxz la tm`jmk mih
cxbij` otlsup `lcrjpx ji Oszmim) Uclukc la Matj`mi hcp`cix`lipxjxsxc 03)3 uct`cix la xbc uluskmxjli+ uclukc la Cmpx
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Ultxsoscpc+ @bjicpc+ Mnctjihjmi+ mih njrch hcp`cix nmgc
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M =?
su xbc tcnmjijio =3 uct`cix) _bjkc isnctlsp xtjdcp la
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@btjpxjmijxz+ Bjihsjpn+ mih Jpkmn) Acpxjqmkp mih blkjhmzp
psttlsih tckjojlsp ldpctqmi`cp mih imxjlimk `lnncnltmxjlip)
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mih Cppc}sjdl+ xlocxbct wjxb jiisnctmdkc pnmkkct tjqctp mih
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m wcmkxb la imxstmk tcplst`cp mih bjob kcqckp la djlkloj`mk
hjqctpjxz) Altxsimxckz+ nmiz tcojlip la xbc `lsixtz tcnmji
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imxstmk ciqjtlincix+ wbj`b jp dcjio pbmtucich+ ji umtx+ dz
`lmpxmk akllhjio)
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M _ C K @ L N C D L L G O S Z M I M =:
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mkk xbc _cd umocp la xbc atjcihp la otlsup alt nlpx `lsixtjcp
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Nj`bjomi Xc`b nmgc tcoskmt psdnjppjlip xl xbjp pjxc+ ji`kshjio
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pzilupcp la xc`bij`mk utlfc`xp mih kjigp xl xc`bij`mk tcplst`cp
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Sijxch Pxmxcp atln Oszmim) Pstam`c nmjk nmz xmgc nlixbp)
Xbc astxbct m Qlksixcctp pjxc jp atln m kmtoc `jxz+ xbc kcpp
hcucihmdkc mih atc}scix xbc nmjk pctqj`c)
Hstjio xtmjijio+ zlst mhhtcpp ji Oszmim wjkk dc6
Zlst Imnc+ U@XUcm`c @ltup Oszmim
`,l S)P) Cndmppz
=55 Zlsio ! Hsgc Pxtccxp
Ocltocxlwi+ Oszmim
Plsxb Mnctj`m
Li`c zls nlqc xl zlst pjxc+ zls wjkk dc tcpulipjdkc alt
pcihjio zlst icw mhhtcpp xl amnjkz mih atjcihp)
_c tc`lnncih xbmx zls cpxmdkjpb m tcoskmt wtjxjio umxxcti
wjxb atjcihp mih tckmxjqcp ji xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp+ pji`c xbcz
nmz dc`lnc `li`ctich ja xbcz hl ilx bcmt atln zls lqct mi
crxcihch uctjlh la xjnc) Plnc Qlksixcctp mih xbcjt amnjkjcp
pc}scixjmkkz isndct xbcjt kcxxctp xl gccu xtm`g la blw nmiz
wctc pcix mih tc`cjqch) Xbjp jp lic wmz la gilwjio wbcxbctplnclic jp fspx xll dspz xl wtjxc lt ja kcxxctp mtc ilx mttjqjio)
_c bmqc alsih xbmx maxct xtmjiccp bmqc dcci pwlti ji mih
nlqc xl xbcjt pjxcp+ wtjxjio bmdjxp `bmioc mp xbcz dc`lnc
nltc jiqlkqch ji utlfc`xp mih xbc icwicpp la xbc kjacpxzkc
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wcmtp laa) M hckmz ji xbc nmjk nmz mkpl dc xbc tcpskx la dcjio
ji m nltc jplkmxch pjxc)
Mp alt um`gmocp+ Qlksixcctp mtc tcpulipjdkc alt umzjio jnultx
hsxjcp li jxcnp nmjkch xl xbcn atln lsxpjhc xbc `lsixtz) Xbc
`spxlnp utl`cpp alt ldxmjijio pcix jxcnp jp laxci kcioxbz+
mkxblsob xbc hsxz li jxcnp jp ocictmkkz njijnmk) @spxlnp wjkk
ilxjaz zls hjtc`xkz ja zls bmqc dcci pcix m um`gmoc) Ucm`c
@ltup,Oszmim `miilx bcku ocx xbcpc um`gmocp tckcmpch atln
`spxlnp) Pnmkk umhhch ciqcklucp mtc tc`lnncihch lqct dlrcp)
Lic mkxctimxjqc xl pbjuujio um`gmocp xbtlsob tcoskmt nmjk jp
xl pcih jxcnp xbtlsob m pctqj`c ps`b mp HBK Jixctimxjlimk lt
Achctmk Crutcpp) Dlxb `lnumijcp bmqc laaj`cp ji Ocltocxlwi+
dsx xbcjt pctqj`cp mtc crucipjqc) Zls `mi bmqc jxcnp pcix
xbtlsob xbcpc `lnumijcp xl xbc Ucm`c @ltup laaj`c ji
Ocltocxlwi+ dsx zls nspx utlqjhc xbc pxtccx mhhtcpp mih
ublic isndct) "Xbc pxtccx mhhtcpp alt xbc Ucm`c @ltup jp00M Dmttm`g Pxtccx+ Gjiopxli+ Ocltocxlwi+ Oszmim) Xbc
ublic isndct jp 3:4)443)35?0)* Milxbct mkxctimxjqc jp m kl`mk
`lnumiz+ Kmumtgmi+ xbmx laactp tckmxjqckz jicrucipjqc mjt
atcjobx pctqj`c xl Oszmim atln Icw Zltg+ Xltlixl+ mih Njmnj)
Pstam`c nmjk alt um`gmocp xmgcp alst xl pjr wccgp)
_c hl ilx tc`lnncih xbmx amnjkz lt atjcihp pcih zls nlicz+
mjtkjic xj`gcxp+ lt lxbct qmksmdkcp xbtlsob xbc nmjk) Mjtkjic
xj`gcxp `mi dc umjh alt ji xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp mih uj`gch su
ji Oszmim spjio m tcactci`c isndct) Xbctc mtc mkpl pcqctmk
xtmqck mocixp ji Ocltocxlwi xbtlsob wbj`b Qlksixcctp `mi
ust`bmpc mjtkjic xj`gcxp)
Xckcublicp
Jixctimxjlimk ublic pctqj`c xl mih atln Oszmim jp tckmxjqckzollh) Qlksixcctp `mi `mkk xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp `lkkc`x dz ukm`jio
xbc `mkk qjm m Oszmicpc luctmxlt "554* lt hjtc`xkz dz ukm`jio
jx wjxb m S)P) luctmxlt "=3= lt =13*) Hl ilx dtjio utcumjh
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ublic `mthp+ mp xbcz `miilx dc spch wjxblsx ji`sttjio m
pc`lih `bmtoc alt xbc pmnc `mkk) Kjgcwjpc+ `mkkjio `mthp
mih `tchjx `mthp hl ilx wltg atln Oszmim) @lkkc`x `mkkp mtccrucipjqc+ `lpxjio mdlsx (? alt xbc ajtpx njisxc mih (=)85
alt cm`b psdpc}scix njisxc) Xbc tmxc alt hjtc`x `mkkp xl xbc
Sijxch Pxmxcp atln Oszmim+ mdlsx (=)45 uct njisxc+ jp laxci
`bcmuct xbmi xbc tmxc atln xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp xl Oszmim) Kl`mk
ublic dllxbp mih Jixcticx `map mkpl laact `mkkp xl xbc S)P)
Qlksixcctp mtc ilx mkklwch xl ukm`c jixctimxjlimk hjtc`x `mkkp
lt pcih jixctimxjlimk amrcp atln xbc Ucm`c @ltup laaj`c) Altxbcpc pctqj`cp+ zls nspx spc kl`mk am`jkjxjcp ji Ocltocxlwi)
Plnc Qlksixcctp wjkk bmqc xbcjt lwi kmihkjic xckcublicp lt
cmpz m``cpp xl m icjobdltp) Plnc Qlksixcctp wjkk dc jppsch m
Ucm`c @ltup `ckkublic dmpch suli `ctxmji pjxc `lihjxjlip) Jx jp
ulppjdkc xl ust`bmpc zlst lwi `ckkublic ji Oszmim) Blwcqct+
dc mwmtc xbmx nmiz `ckkublicp ust`bmpch ji xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp
wjkk ilx wltg li Oszmimp `ckkskmt ublic pzpxcn) Jx jp ulppjdkc
xl dsz mih m`xjqmxc `ckkublicp ji Oszmim+ tmiojio atln m klw
la mdlsx (35 xl (335 S)P)
Ci`lstmoc zlst amnjkz mih atjcihp xl tcpcmt`b kl`mk ublic
`lnumijcp lt kllg li xbc Jixcticx xl ajih puc`jmk hcmkp mih
laactp li jixctimxjlimk `mkkjio)
@lnusxct+ Jixcticx+ mih C.nmjk M``cpp
Xbctc mtc `lnusxctp wjxb Jixcticx m``cpp mih utjixctp alt
Qlksixcct spc mx xbc Ucm`c @ltup laaj`c ji Ocltocxlwi)
Qlksixcctp nspx utlqjhc xbcjt lwi umuct+ wbj`b `mi dc
ust`bmpch ji.`lsixtz)
Xbctc mtc Jixcticx `macp ji mkk xbc nmflt xlwip mih nmiz
qjkkmocp xbmx laact pctqj`cp mx m tcmplimdkc `lpx) Zls `mi spcxbcpc pctqj`cp xl m``cpp xbc Jixcticx lt utcumtc hl`sncixp)
Muutlrjnmxckz 25 uct`cix la `sttcixkz pctqjio Qlksixcctp
bmqc Jixcticx m``cpp cjxbct xbtlsob mi Jixcticx `mac+ xbcjt
wltg pjxcp+ lt atln blnc qjm m kmihkjic pctqj`c)
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Suli mttjqjio mx pjxc+ Qlksixcctp wjkk jhcixjaz icjobdltp+
`l.wltgctp+ mih kcmhctp ji xbc `lnnsijxz wbl bmqc
xtmipultxmxjli mih `lnnsij`mxjli `mumdjkjxjcp pji`c nlpxkjgckz xbcz wjkk ilx bmqc xbcjt lwi hjtc`x m``cpp) Xbjp utl`cpp
la jixcotmxjli jp mi jixcotmk umtx la xbc `lnnsijxz cixtz
utl`cpp) Lxbct kl`mk ncmip la `lnnsij`mxjli ji`kshc ulkj`c
tmhjlp+ blpujxmk,bcmkxb ulpx tmhjlp+ mih utjqmxckz lwich
tmhjlp) Mkk mtc `lipjhctch mi jnultxmix kjigmoc ji Qlksixcct
`lnnsij`mxjli psuultx)
Ja xckcublic,tmhjl `lnnsij`mxjli xbtlsob blpx amnjkjcp lt
icjobdltp jp simqmjkmdkc wjxbji 35 ncxctp atln xbc Qlksixcctp
tcpjhci`c+ xbci Ucm`c @ltup wjkk wltg wjxb xbc Qlksixcct xl
tcplkqc xbc `lnnsij`mxjli pjxsmxjli)
Blspjio mih Pjxc Kl`mxjli
Hstjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio zls wjkk kjqc wjxb m Oszmicpc
amnjkz) Nlpx blncp ji mih mtlsih Ocltocxlwi bmqc ckc`xtj`jxz
mih jihllt uksndjio+ mp wckk mp xckcqjpjlip mih m xckcublic)
Kjqjio wjxb m blpx amnjkz am`jkjxmxcp zlst jixcotmxjli mih bckup
cipstc xbmx zls kjqc pmackz mih pc`stckz ji xbc `lnnsijxz)
Alkklwjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ Qlksixcctp wjkk nlqc xl xbcjt
pjxcp mih wjkk cjxbct `lixjisc kjqjio wjxb m Oszmicpc amnjkz+kjqc ji mi jihcucihcix blspc,akmx utlqjhch dz xbc blpx `lsixtz
moci`z+ lt kjqc ji m pcumtmxc blspc) Mkk Qlksixcct blspjio
jp utcmttmioch dz Ucm`c @ltup+ bmqjio dcci p`tsxjijvch
dz cjxbct xbc Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk laaj`ct lt xbc utlotmn
nmimoct+ mih muutlqch dz xbc pmacxz mih pc`stjxz laaj`ct)
Blspcp ji Oszmim xzuj`mkkz mtc `lipxts`xch atln wllh lt
`cncix dkl`g mih bmqc xwl xl xbtcc tllnp) Nlpx xlwip bmqc
tsiijio wmxct mih jixctnjxxcix ckc`xtj`jxz) Tjqctp pctqc mp m
nmji wmxct psuukz plst`c ji nmiz qjkkmocp)
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Kjqjio Mkklwmi`c mih Nlicz Nmimocncix
Hstjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ cm`b xtmjicc jp ojqci (355
Oszmicpc hlkkmtp "mdlsx (4)35 SP* uct hmz+ utcumjh cqctz
xwl wccgp alt njp`ckkmiclsp crucipcp+ j)c) xljkcxtjcp+ pim`gp+
cx`) Xtmipultxmxjli `lpxp alt laaj`jmk xtmqck mtc mkpl utcumjh
cqctz wccg mih mtc dmpch li m`xsmk xtmipultxmxjli `lpxp uct
Xtmjicc) Xtmjiccp/ hmjkz ncmkp mtc utlqjhch dz blpx amnjkjcp)
Ilicxbckcpp+ zls nmz wjpb xl dtjio plnc wmkg.mtlsih `mpb
alt xtmjijio) Altnct xtmjiccp pmz xbmx (=55 S)P) jp mhc}smxc)
Mp m Qlksixcct+ zls wjkk dc cruc`xch xl kjqc mx xbc pmnc
c`lilnj` kcqck mp xbc Oszmicpc uclukc ji zlst `lnnsijxz)
Zls wjkk tc`cjqc m pcxxkjio.ji mkklwmi`c mih m nlixbkz kjqjio
mkklwmi`c xl `lqct zlst hmjkz crucipcp) Xbc nlixbkz pxjucih
wjkk mkklw zls xl kjqc nlhcpxkz dz xbc pxmihmthp la xbc uclukc
ji zlst `lnnsijxz+ zcx ilx ji m nmiict xbmx wlskh cihmioct
zlst bcmkxb lt pmacxz) Xbc xlxmk mnlsix la zlst pcxxkjio.jimkklwmi`c wjkk hcucih li xbc `lihjxjli la zlst blspc mih jxp
astijpbjiop)
Xbc kjqjio mkklwmi`c jp ilx m pmkmtz) Jx jp ncmix xl `lqct
allh+ sxjkjxjcp+ blspcblkh psuukjcp+ kl`mk xtmipultxmxjli+
tc`tcmxjli mih cixctxmjincix+ ji`jhcixmk crucipcp+ l``mpjlimk
tcukm`cncix la `klxbcp+ mih xljkcxtjcp) Xbc kjqjio mkklwmi`c
jp dmpch li mi miismk Qlksixcct pstqcz mih mi jihcucihcix
utj`c pstqcz `lihs`xch dz Ucm`c @ltup Oszmim pxmaa) Xbc
mkklwmi`c wjkk ilx `bmioc dz aks`xsmxjlip ji xbc cr`bmioc
tmxc) Xbc `sttcix nlixbkz kjqjio mkklwmi`c jp 8=+2== Oszmicpc
hlkkmtp+ mdlsx (455 "S)P)*+ wbj`b wjkk dc hculpjxch nlixbkz ji
m kl`mk dmig m``lsix xbmx zls wjkk luci mx zlst pjxc) Oszmimp
kmtocpx dmig bmp tc`cixkz lucich dtmi`bcp xbtlsoblsx xbc
`lsixtz7 xbsp+ zls wjkk kjgckz bmqc m dmig mx zlst pjxc) Alt
Qlksixcctp ukm`ch mx pjxcp wjxblsx m kl`mk dmig+ Ucm`c @ltup,
Oszmim wjkk wltg wjxb xbcn xl mttmioc mi mkxctimxjqc ncmip
la m``cppjio xbc kjqjio mkklwmi`c)
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Ucm`c @ltup utlqjhcp tcjndstpcncix alt xtmipultxmxjli alt
laaj`jmk hsxjcp+ ji`kshjio Ucm`c @ltup pulipltch wltgpblup mih
xtmjijiop+ nchj`mk+ mih xtmqck xl,atln pjxc mx dcojiijio,cih lapctqj`c) Ja zls ukmi xl xtmqck xl xbc jixctjlt la Oszmim hstjio
zlst pctqj`c+ zls wjkk icch plnc crxtm `mpb) Alt pmacxz am`xltp+
xblsob+ hl ilx dtjio kmtoc mnlsixp la `mpb wjxb zls xl Oszmim)
Altnct Qlksixcctp mhqjpc spjio UmzUmk xl tc`cjqc nlicz)
_jxb UmzUmk xbc pcihct mih tc`cjqct wjkk dlxb icch S)P) dmig
m``lsixp mih c.nmjk mhhtcppcp) Zls wjkk mkpl icch m `bc`g `mth
wjxb m QJPM lt Nmpxct`mth klol) Nlicz `mi dc pcix hjtc`xkz xlzlst S)P) dmig m``lsix mih zls `mi xbci ol xl P`lxjm Dmig ji
Oszmim mih ocx m `mpb mhqmi`c spjio xbc `bc`g `mth) "Zls wjkk
dc `bmtoch m acc+ dsx altnct Qlksixcctp pmz xbjp jp amt `bcmuct
xbmi _cpxcti Sijli mih ns`b `bcmuct xbmi wjtjio nlicz)*
Zls nmz wjpb xl dtjio mhhjxjlimk nlicz alt xtmqck xl lxbct
`lsixtjcp) @tchjx `mthp lt xtmqckctp `bc`gp mtc tc`lnncihch
alt xbjp) Ja zls hl dtjio `tchjx `mthp+ nmgc pstc zls bmqc m
tckjmdkc pzpxcn alt nmgjio umzncixp li `bmtocp ji`sttch
wbjkc zls mtc mwmz atln xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp)
Xbc Oszmicpc hlkkmt aklmxp momjipx xbc S)P) hlkkmt+ mih xbc
cr`bmioc tmxc qmtjcp) Jx bmp dcci blkhjio tckmxjqckz pxcmhz
pji`c Hc`cndct 4550+ mx mdlsx (455 Oszmicpc uct (= S)P)
Allh mih Hjcx
Utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio wjkk utlqjhc zls wjxb mi jixtlhs`xjli
xl xbc Oszmicpc hjcx) Hstjio xtmjijio+ ncmkp wjxb zlst blpx
amnjkz wjkk nmjikz dc Oszmicpc hjpbcp mih wjkk tcutcpcix mi
jnultxmix mpuc`x la zlst `tlpp.`skxstmk cructjci`c) Oszmicpc
allh qmtjcp otcmxkz hcucihjio suli kl`mkc+ tckjojlsp kcmijio+mih cxbij` dm`gotlsih)
Oszmim bmp dcci m``stmxckz hcp`tjdch mp xbc allh dmpgcx la
xbc @mtjddcmi) Ocltocxlwi laactp m wjhc qmtjcxz la atsjxp mih
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qcocxmdkcp pjnjkmt xl xblpc ji xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp) Ji mhhjxjli+
Mnctj`mi pxmihmthp kjgc ucmisx dsxxct+ umpxm+ mih xsim mtc
spsmkkz alsih ji kmtoct xlwip) Ji plnc la xbc pnmkkct `lmpxmk`lnnsijxjcp mih jixctjlt pjxcp+ xbc qmtjcxz la atsjxp mih
qcocxmdkcp `mi dc }sjxc kjnjxch)
_bjkc nmiz Oszmicpc `lipsnc m qmtjcxz la ncmx tmiojio atln
xbc lthjimtz xl xbc crxtmlthjimtz "c)o)+ kmddm mih lxbct wjkh
ncmx*+ xbctc mtc mkpl nmiz qcocxmtjmip ji Oszmim dc`mspc la
jxp hjqctpc `skxstcp mih tckjojlip) Qcocxmtjmi Qlksixcctp amtc
wckk ji Oszmim)
Lqctmkk+ umpx Qlksixcctp bmqc ilx cructjci`ch nmflt hjcxmtz
utldkcnp) Pxjkk+ xbcjt tcnmtgp tcakc`x xbmx xbctc jp m ns`b
otcmxct qmtjcxz mih mqmjkmdjkjxz la allhp li xbc `lmpx xbmi ji
jikmih mtcmp) Nmiz atsjxp mih qcocxmdkcp mtc pcmplimk+ mih zls
bmqc xl mhmux xl xbcjt mqmjkmdjkjxz mih zlst m``cpp xl nmtgcxp)
M tc`juc dllg `tcmxch dz utcqjlsp Qlksixcctp wjkk dc nmhcmqmjkmdkc xl zls mih wjkk bcku osjhc zlst allh `blj`cp)
Xtmipultxmxjli
Xbc nmji ncmip la xtmipultxmxjli alt nlpx Oszmicpc jp
xbc njijdsp) Xtmjiccp mih Qlksixcctp mkpl spc xbjp nlhc
la xtmipultxmxjli) Xbc utj`c alt xtmqckjio mtlsih `cixtmkOcltocxlwi dz njijdsp jp (15 Oszmicpc "mdlsx 05 `cixp*+
mih puc`jmk xmrj pctqj`c alt xbc pmnc mtcm `lpxp (055
Oszmicpc "mdlsx (=)35*) Xbc `lpx alt xtmqckjio klioct
hjpxmi`cp mih mklio xbc `lmpxkmih qmtjcp m``lthjio xl xbc
hjpxmi`c mih xbc kl`mxjli)
Nmiz `lnnsijxjcp mtc m``cppjdkc likz dz tjqct) @ltjmkp
"umhhkcdlmxp*+ pucchdlmxp+ mih fcx dlmxp mtc wjhckz spch
alt xbjp ustulpc) Jx jp nmihmxltz alt xtmjiccp mih Qlksixcctp
wbl kjqc mih wltg ji xbc tjqctjic mtcmp xl spc kjac fm`gcxp+
wbj`b Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim utlqjhcp) Xtmqck mnlio `lsixjcp
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jp mkpl bjobkz hcucihcix suli xbc tjqctp) _bjkc xbc Hcnctmtm
Bmtdlst Dtjhoc kjigp _cpx Hcnctmtm xl Hcnctmtm mih
Ocltocxlwi+ acttz pctqj`c crjpxp alt `tlppjio xbc Cppc}sjdl+Hcnctmtm+ mih Dctdj`c tjqctp mih alt xtmipultx xl Dmtxj`m mih
lxbct tjqct `lnnsijxjcp)
Xtmqckjio dz mjt jp xbc nmflt altn la xtmipultxmxjli xl
mtcmp ji xbc jixctjlt la Oszmim mih xl xbc tcpx la xbc wltkh)
Muutlrjnmxckz pjr jixctimxjlimk umppcioct akjobxp mttjqc mih
kcmqc hmjkz) Xbc xbtcc nmflt mjtkjicp xbmx atc}scix Oszmim mtc
D_JM+ Iltxb Mnctj`mi Mjtkjicp+ mih Kjmx =:?8 Kxh) Mjtkjicp)
Xbctc mtc mkpl mdlsx alst hmjkz `mtol akjobxp)
Oclotmubz mih @kjnmxc
Oszmim jp kl`mxch muutlrjnmxckz ajqc hcotccp iltxb la xbc
c}smxlt mih jp li xbc iltxbcti `lmpx la xbc Plsxb Mnctj`mi
`lixjicix) _bjkc Oszmim jp ilx mi jpkmih+ jx jp umtx la xbc
@mtjddcmi @lnnsijxz mih jp laxci hcp`tjdch mp m _cpx
Jihjmi imxjli)
Oszmimp 4=8+:?5 p}smtc gjklncxctp "muutlrjnmxckz 20+555
p}smtc njkcp* mtc hjqjhch jixl alst c`lkloj`mk vlicp6 xbc
`lmpxmk ukmji "43 gjklncxctp wjhc*7 xbc pmih dckx "mdlsx =35
xl 435 gjklncxctp wjhc*7 xbc bjobkmih+ wbj`b `lipjpxp la xbcalst nmflt nlsixmji tmiocp la M`mtmj+ Jnmxmgm+ Gmisgs+ mih
Umgmtmjnm7 mih xbc jixctjlt pmqmiim+ nmgjio su mdlsx ==+133
p}smtc gjklncxctp)
Oszmim jp gilwi alt jxp bjob xcnuctmxstcp+ bcmqz tmjiamkk+
pnmkk `kjnmxj` hjaactci`cp+ mih bjob bsnjhjxz) Xbc hmjkz
xcnuctmxstc ji Ocltocxlwi aks`xsmxcp dcxwcci 25 mih :5
hcotccp Ambtcibcjx+ dsx jx qmtjcp ckpcwbctc hcucihjio li
xbc umtx la xbc `lsixtz) Alt crmnukc+ xbc `lipxmix bcmx mih
bjob bsnjhjxz mtc njxjomxch icmt xbc `lmpx dz xbc iltxbcmpx
xtmhcwjihp) Tmjiamkk jp bcmqjcpx li xbc ukmxcms mih xbc `lmpx+
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wbctc xbc klio wcx pcmpli jp atln Mutjk xl Msospx mih xbc
pbltx wcx pcmpli jp atln Hc`cndct xl cmtkz Acdtsmtz) Htz
pcmplip amkk ji dcxwcci xbc tmjiz pcmplip) Ji xbc pmqmiim+blwcqct+ xbctc jp lic klio htz pcmpli atln xbc cih la Mutjk
xl xbc cih la Pcuxcndct+ mih xbc tmjiz pcmpli tsip alt xbc
tcnmjihct la xbc zcmt)
Pl`jmk M`xjqjxjcp
Pl`jmk m`xjqjxjcp ji Oszmim qmtz atln ukm`c xl ukm`c) M qmtjcxzla m`xjqjxjcp+ ji`kshjio htmnmxj` utlhs`xjlip+ wcjobxkjaxjio
`lnucxjxjlip+ ampbjli pblwp+ `li`ctxp+ mih dcmsxz umocmixp+
mtc bckh mx xbc Imxjlimk @skxstmk @cixtc+ `jxz mih xlwi bmkkp+
mih `lnnsijxz `cixctp ji qjkkmocp) Uluskmt pl`jmk m`xjqjxjcp
ji`kshc oljio xl xbc `jicnm+ hjp`lp+ wchhjiop+ tckjojlsp
acpxjqmkp mih `ckcdtmxjlip+ alkg acpxjqmkp+ mih bctjxmoc.wccg
m`xjqjxjcp tcutcpcixjio xbc cxbij` otlsup ji Oszmim) Amjtp mihdmtdc`scp mtc mkpl uluskmt cqcixp)
Utlacppjlimkjpn+ Htcpp+ mih Dcbmqjlt
Oszmicpc mtc amjtkz xtmhjxjlimk mih `lipctqmxjqc+ cpuc`jmkkz
ji pnmkkct qjkkmocp) Muutlutjmxc uctplimk muucmtmi`c mih
dcbmqjlt wjkk bcku cpxmdkjpb zlst `tchjdjkjxz mih tcakc`x zlsttcpuc`x alt xbc `spxlnp mih cruc`xmxjlip la xbc uclukc wjxb
wbln zls kjqc mih wltg) Atln xbc djoocpx `jxz xl xbc nlpx
tcnlxc qjkkmoc pjxc+ zls wjkk dc fshoch+ cpuc`jmkkz jijxjmkkz+ li
zlst muucmtmi`c)
Oszmicpc htcpp wckk mih mtc mkwmzp icmx mih `kcmi) _bjkc
dspjicppnci hl ilx mkwmzp wcmt psjxp mih xjcp+ xbcz hl
xzuj`mkkz wcmt htcpp pbjtxp mih pkm`gp) _lnci ji dspjicpp lt
olqctincix likz l``mpjlimkkz wcmt pkm`gp7 nltc laxci+ xbcz
wcmt kjobxwcjobx psjxp lt pgjtxp wjxb dklspcp)
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@mpsmk `klxbjio `mi dc wlti ji laa blstp mih ji ili.altnmk
pjxsmxjlip) Tcncndct xbmx xbc Ucm`c @ltup laaj`c jp m ukm`c la
laaj`jmk dspjicpp+ pl zls icch xl htcpp mih dcbmqc m``lthjiokzwbci zls mtc xbctc) Htcpp pmihmkp nmz dc wlti mx wltg dz
wlnci+ dsx pbltxp mtc ilx muutlutjmxc wltg mxxjtc alt nci lt
wlnci) Usdkj` hjpukmzp la maac`xjli mtc mkpl ilx muutlutjmxc
cqci dcxwcci nmttjch `lsukcp)
Hstjio xtmjijio+ zls mtc cruc`xch xl htcpp mih dcbmqc mp
zls wlskh li xbc fld) Pbjtxp mih pblcp nspx dc wlti mx mkk
xjncp) Pumobcxxj.pxtmu lt bmkxct xlup `liqcz mi siutlacppjlimk
mxxjxshc xbmx jp ji`lipjpxcix wjxb m ulpjxjqc Ucm`c @ltup
jnmoc) Mkxblsob wlnci pblskh ilx wcmt pbltxp+ `mutjp mtc
m``cuxmdkc) Alt wlnci+ kllpc.ajxxjio pgjtxp mtc xbc nlpx
utm`xj`mk alt ocxxjio mtlsih mih wmkgjio)
Spc zlst lwi hjp`tcxjli wjxbji xbc umtmncxctp ilxch mdlqc ji
`bllpjio wbmx xl wcmt+ mih tcncndct icmxicpp+ `kcmikjicpp+mih nmjixmjijio m utlacppjlimk muucmtmi`c ji wltg pcxxjiop
mtc altcnlpx) Ji `lnjio xl Oszmim+ jx jp ilx ic`cppmtz xl
`bmioc zlst cixjtc wmthtldc) Nmiz xtmjiccp mih Qlksixcctp
wcmt xbc pmnc `klxbjio xbcz wltc mx blnc) Jx jp jimuutlutjmxc
alt xtmjiccp lt Qlksixcctp xl wcmt njkjxmtz pstuksp `klxbjio
ps`b mp umixp+ dllxp+ fm`gcxp+ mih dm`gum`gp) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup
wmixp xl dc hjpxjiosjpbch atln xbc S)P) mih Oszmim njkjxmtjcpmih bmp xtjch xl gccu jxp jnmoc mp hcxm`bch mp ulppjdkc)
Alt wlnci+ m pnmkk ilpc ujct`jio lt iltnmk cmt ujct`jio jp
m``cuxmdkc) Alt nci+ cmttjiop mtc m $ampbjli la zlsxb$ mih zls
qctz tmtckz pcc m nmi ji m utlacppjlimk pcxxjio wcmtjio miz
ujct`jiop) Nskxjukc cmt ujct`jiop lt ujct`jiop la xbc xliosc+
kjup+ lt lxbct umtxp la xbc dlhz mtc ocictmkkz sim``cuxmdkc
alt m utlacppjlimk uctpli ji Oszmicpc `skxstc) Xbctcaltc+
miz ps`b ujct`jiop pblskh ilx dc muumtcix li`c zls mttjqc ji
Oszmim)
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Qlksixcctp lt Xtmjiccp mtc ilx mhqjpch xl wcmt htcmhkl`gp)
Nlpx Oszmicpc mppl`jmxc htcmhkl`gp wjxb m puc`jaj` otlsu lt
wjxb puc`jaj` m`xjqjxjcp+ j)c) Tmpxmamtjmi `skxstc+ nmtjfsmim spc+lt `tjnjimk m`xjqjxjcp) Usdkj` uct`cuxjli la htso spc dz m U@Q
`mi fclumthjvc xbc Ucm`c @ltup utlotmn ji Oszmim+ mp wckk
mp xbc caac`xjqcicpp la xbc Qlksixcct lt Xtmjicc+ mih jp ilx
`lnumxjdkc wjxb xbc jnmoc xbmx Ucm`c @ltup Oszmim wmixp
xl utlfc`x) _c dckjcqc xbc Ucm`c @ltup cructjci`c jp wltxb
nmgjio xbcpc `bmiocp mih uctplimk mhfspxncixp)
Xmxxllp mtc m``cuxch ji Oszmicpc `skxstc) Blwcqct+
cr`cppjqc xmxxllp wbj`b `miilx dc `li`cmkch wjxb `klxbjio
ji m utlacppjlimk ciqjtlincix `mi bmnuct m Qlksixcctp/ lt
Xtmjiccp/ caac`xjqcicpp mih tcpuc`x wjxbji xbc `lnnsijxz)
Uctplimk Pmacxz
Nltc jialtnmxjli mdlsx xbc Ucm`c @ltup muutlm`b xl pmacxz
jp `lixmjich ji xbc Bcmkxb @mtc mih Pmacxz `bmuxct+ dsx jx
jp mi jnultxmix jppsc mih `miilx dc lqctcnubmpjvch) Mp
pxmxch ji xbc Qlksixcct Bmihdllg+ dc`lnjio m Ucm`c @ltup
Qlksixcct cixmjkp `ctxmji pmacxz tjpgp) Kjqjio mih xtmqckjio
ji mi siamnjkjmt ciqjtlincix "laxcixjncp mklic*+ bmqjio m
kjnjxch sihctpxmihjio la kl`mk kmiosmoc mih `skxstc+ mih dcjio
uct`cjqch mp wckk.laa mtc plnc la xbc am`xltp xbmx `mi usx m
Qlksixcct mx tjpg) Nmiz Qlksixcctp cructjci`c qmtzjio hcotccp
la siwmixch mxxcixjli mih bmtmppncix) Ucxxz xbcaxp mih
dstokmtjcp mtc ilx si`lnnli+ mih ji`jhcixp la ubzpj`mk mih
pcrsmk mppmskx hl l``st+ mkxblsob nlpx Qlksixcctp `lnukcxc
xbcjt xwl zcmtp la pctqj`c wjxblsx uctplimk pc`stjxz ji`jhcixp)
Xbc Ucm`c @ltup bmp cpxmdkjpbch utl`chstcp mih ulkj`jcphcpjoich xl bcku zls tchs`c zlst tjpgp mih cibmi`c zlst
pmacxz mih pc`stjxz) Xbcpc utl`chstcp mih ulkj`jcp+ ji mhhjxjli
xl pmacxz xtmjijio+ wjkk dc utlqjhch li`c zls mttjqc ji Oszmim)
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Mx xbc pmnc xjnc+ zls mtc cruc`xch xl xmgc tcpulipjdjkjxz alt
zlst lwi pmacxz mih wckk.dcjio)
Xbc `tjnc tmxc jp bjob ji Oszmim) _bjkc jx nmz dc xcnuxjio
xl uljix xl Oszmimp ulqctxz wbci xtzjio xl crukmji xbjp bjob
`tjnc tmxc+ ulqctxz jp likz m `lixtjdsxjio am`xlt+ mih jx hlcp
ilx crukmji xbc pjxsmxjli `li`kspjqckz)
Hstjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ zls wjkk dc jixtlhs`ch xl
dcbmqjltp xbmx+ ja alkklwch+ wjkk njijnjvc zlst tjpg) Nmiz la
xbcpc mtc xbc pmnc utc`msxjlip zls wlskh xmgc mx blnc "c)o)+kjqjio ji m pc`stc blspc+ mqljhjio hmioctlsp icjobdltp+ mih
xmgjio puc`jmk utc`msxjlip wbci nlqjio mtlsih mx ijobx*)
Mhhjxjlimk pxcup puc`jaj` xl dcjio m xtmjicc lt Qlksixcct
ji Oszmim+ ps`b mp ocxxjio xl gilw zlst `lnnsijxz+
sihctpxmihjio wbmx `lipxjxsxcp muutlutjmxc dcbmqjlt ji
Oszmicpc `skxstc+ dsjkhjio tckmxjlipbjup wjxb xtspxwltxbz
jihjqjhsmkp+ mih alkklwjio xbc Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim blspjioulkj`z+ wjkk dc utcpcixch)
Tcwmthp mih Atspxtmxjlip
Tcwmthp mih atspxtmxjlip mtc m tcmkjxz la kjac) Blwcqct+ xbctc
mtc plnc puc`jaj` atspxtmxjlip xbmx zls mtc kjgckz xl cructjci`c
wbjkc kjqjio mih wltgjio ji Oszmim) Alt jipxmi`c+ zls nmz acckxbmx zlst Oszmicpc `lkkcmoscp hl ilx `mttz lsx xbcjt hsxjcp ji
m nmiict xbmx tcakc`xp mi muutlutjmxc kcqck la `lnnjxncix
xl xbc fld) Mhhjxjlimkkz+ xbctc nmz dc klio xjnc kmupcp dcaltc
hc`jpjlip li jnultxmix jppscp mtc nmhc) Xbctc nmz mkpl dc mi
mdpci`c lt pbltxmoc la tcplst`cp xbmx zls `lipjhct dmpj` xl
xbc ps``cppask `lnukcxjli la zlst wltg) Xbsp+ zls nmz icch
xl pklw hlwi zlst um`c mih tc`lipjhct zlst cruc`xmxjlip altxbc wmz dspjicpp jp hlic ji Oszmim)
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Li xbc lxbct bmih+ zls wjkk bmqc mi luultxsijxz xl dc
jiilqmxjqc mih wltg wjxb zlst `lsixctumtxp xl ajih
mkxctimxjqcp xl xtmhjxjlimk wmzp la hljio xbjiop) Zls wjkk ajihxbc Oszmicpc xl dc atjcihkz) Uclukc wjkk bcku zls mx uctplimk
pm`tjaj`c) Zls wjkk cructjci`c xbc `bmioc zls nmgc ji uclukcp
kjqcp dz pjnukc xbjiop zls pmz mih hl) Zls wjkk cructjci`c
pmxjpam`xjli atln wltgjio ji xbc jixctcpx la lxbctp)
Zlst nmji pmxjpam`xjli wjkk hctjqc atln bckujio kl`mk uclukc
m`bjcqc xbcjt hcqckluncix mpujtmxjlip+ wbjkc kcmtijio
mdlsx m icw `skxstc mih mdlsx zlstpcka ji xbc utl`cpp) Zls
wjkk ci`lsixct sispsmk pl`jmk mih `skxstmk pjxsmxjlip xbmx
tc}sjtc akcrjdjkjxz mih sihctpxmihjio li zlst umtx) Mp zls
`lnnsij`mxc blicpxkz mih hcnlipxtmxc zlst jixctcpx ji
Oszmim+ zls wjkk dc mdkc xl ciflz zlst `lnnsijxz+ jxp `spxlnp
mih uclukc+ mih zlst tlkc mp m Qlksixcct) Fspx mp ji miz
`lnnsijxz+ zlst qjkkmoc wjkk bmqc m qmtjcxz la uctplimkjxjcp+
plnc bckuask mih wck`lnjio+ lxbctp hjpjixctcpxch lt sipstc la
wbz zls mtc xbctc)
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U CM@ C @LTUP XTM J I J IO
Lqctqjcw la Utc.Pctqj`c Xtmjijio
Zls wjkk umtxj`jumxc ji cjobx wccgp la utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+
wbj`b wjkk xmgc ukm`c utjnmtjkz ji `lnnsijxjcp lsxpjhc
la Ocltocxlwi) Xtmjijio wjkk al`sp li alst jixcttckmxch
`lnulicixp`tlpp.`skxstmk sihctpxmihjio+ xc`bij`mk xtmjijio+
bcmkxb+ mih pmacxz,pc`stjxz jppscp) Utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio mkpl
ji`kshcp luultxsijxjcp alt `lixjislsp mppcppncix+ dz dlxb
xtmjiccp mih xtmjijio pxmaa+ la xtmjiccp utlotcpp ji `skxstmk
mhfspxncix mih mhluxjli la xc`bij`mk pgjkkp)
Nlpx la zlst xtmjijio wjkk dc hlic ji xbc qjkkmocp xbmx pctqc
mp xtmjijio pjxcp) Li m wccgkz lt djwccgkz dmpjp+ xtmjiccp wjkk
bmqc pcppjlip ji Ocltocxlwi+ ojqjio xbcn xbc luultxsijxz xl
dc`lnc amnjkjmt wjxb xbc `jxz)
M kmtoc ultxjli la xtmjijio hcmkp wjxb dtlmh mpuc`xp la `tlpp.
`skxstmk sihctpxmihjio+ mhmuxmxjli+ mih xbc tlkc la xbc Ucm`c
@ltup Qlksixcct ji hcqckluncix) Xbjp umtx la xtmjijio jp
`lnnli xl mkk Qlksixcctp tcomthkcpp la zlst xc`bij`mk utlfc`x)
Xl dc caac`xjqc li xbc fld mih bmqc m uctplimkkz pmxjpazjio
pctqj`c+ jx bckup xl dc`lnc kcpp la mi lsxpjhct xl xbc Oszmicpc`lnnsijxz) Xtmjictp wjkk wltg wjxb zlsjihjqjhsmkkz mih ji
otlsupxl bcku zls mhmux xl xbc icw `skxstc mih dc tcmhz
alt zlst asxstc pjxc ukm`cncix)
Hstjio UPX+ zls wjkk mkpl kcmti xl sihctpxmih Oszmicpc
@tclkc+ lt @tclkcpc) Xbc xtmjijio pxmaa wjkk bcku zls jhcixjaz
wlthp mih ubtmpcp bcmth ji cqctzhmz `liqctpmxjlip) Zls wjkk
utm`xj`c @tclkcpc jhjlnp mih ocpxstcp mih kcmti xbc `lnnli
utlqctdp mih alkgxmkcp xbmx citj`b @tclkcpc `lnnsij`mxjlip)
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Xc`bij`mk Xtmjijio
Xc`bij`mk xtmjijio wjkk dc xmjkltch xl xbc fld tc}sjtcncixp alt
zlst utlfc`x) Zls wjkk kcmti icw pgjkkp mih blw xl nlhjaz crjpxjiopgjkkp xl wltg ji xbc Oszmicpc ciqjtlincix) Ns`b la xc`bij`mk
xtmjijio wjkk dc bmihp.li) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup pxmaa mih Oszmicpc
cructxp wjkk `lihs`x xbc xc`bij`mk xtmjijio+ wjxb xbc jiqlkqcncix
la `sttcixkz pctqjio Qlksixcctp) Xc`bij`mk xtmjijio ukm`cp m otcmx
cnubmpjp li kcmtijio blw xl xtmipact xbc pgjkkp zls bmqc xl xbc
`lnnsijxz ji wbj`b zls wjkk pctqc mp m Qlksixcct)
@tlpp.@skxstmk Xtmjijio
Mp umtx la zlst utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ zls wjkk kjqc wjxb m
Oszmicpc blpx amnjkz) Amnjkjcp ol xbtlsob mi ltjcixmxjli
`lihs`xch dz Ucm`c @ltup pxmaa xl crukmji xbc ustulpc la
utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio mih xl mppjpx xbcn ji bckujio zls mhmux
xl kjqjio ji Oszmim) Xbjp cructjci`c jp hcpjoich xl cmpc zlst
xtmipjxjli xl kjac mx zlst pjxc) Nmiz xtmjiccp altn pxtlio mih
kmpxjio atjcihpbjup wjxb xbcjt blpx amnjkjcp)
Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim cruc`xp xbmx zls wjkk tcpuc`x xbc
`spxlnp la zlst blpx amnjkzp blspcblkh+ ps`b mp cmxjio wbmx
xbc amnjkz cmxp wjxblsx cruc`xjio puc`jmk xtcmxncix "wjxb
muutlutjmxc cr`cuxjlip alt qcocxmtjmip mih uclukc wjxb allh
mkkctojcp* mih mhbctjio xl xbc blspcblkhp `spxlnmtz blstp)
Zls wjkk dc `lipjhctch m ncndct la xbc amnjkz+ ilx m dlmthct)
Bcmkxb Xtmjijio
Hstjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ zls wjkk dc ojqci dmpj` nchj`mk
xtmjijio mih jialtnmxjli) Zls wjkk dc cruc`xch xl utm`xj`c
utcqcixjqc bcmkxb`mtc mih xl xmgc tcpulipjdjkjxz alt zlst lwi
bcmkxb dz mhbctjio xl mkk nchj`mk ulkj`jcp) Xtmjiccp mtc tc}sjtch
xl mxxcih mkk nchj`mk pcppjlip) Xbc xluj`p ji`kshc utcqcixjqcbcmkxb ncmpstcp mih njilt mih nmflt nchj`mk jppscp xbmx zls
njobx ci`lsixct wbjkc ji Oszmim) Isxtjxjli+ ncixmk bcmkxb+
pmacxz mih pc`stjxz+ pcxxjio su m pmac kjqjio `lnulsih+ mih blw
xl mqljh BJQ,MJHP mih lxbct PXJp mtc mkpl `lqctch)
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Pmacxz Xtmjijio
Hstjio xbc pmacxz xtmjijio pcppjlip+ zls wjkk kcmti blw xl
mhlux m kjacpxzkc xbmx tchs`cp zlst tjpgp mx blnc+ mx wltg+ mihhstjio zlst xtmqckp) Zls wjkk mkpl kcmti muutlutjmxc+ caac`xjqc
pxtmxcojcp alt `lujio wjxb siwmixch mxxcixjli mih mdlsx zlst
jihjqjhsmk tcpulipjdjkjxz alt utlnlxjio pmacxz xbtlsoblsx zlst
pctqj`c)
Mhhjxjlimk Xtmjijiop Hstjio Qlksixcct Pctqj`c
Ji jxp `lnnjxncix xl jipxjxsxjlimkjvc }smkjxz xtmjijio+ xbc
Ucm`c @ltup bmp jnukcncixch m xtmjijio pzpxcn xbmx utlqjhcp
Qlksixcctp wjxb `lixjismk luultxsijxjcp xl crmnjic xbcjt
`lnnjxncix xl Ucm`c @ltup pctqj`c wbjkc ji`tcmpjio xbcjt
xc`bij`mk mih `tlpp.`skxstmk pgjkkp) Hstjio zlst pctqj`c+ xbctc
mtc spsmkkz xwl xtmjijio cqcixp) Xbc xjxkcp mih ldfc`xjqcp alt
xblpc xtmjijiop mtc mp alkklwp6 Ji.pctqj`c xtmjijio6 Utlqjhcp mi luultxsijxz alt
Qlksixcctp xl suotmhc xbcjt xc`bij`mk+ kmiosmoc+
mih utlfc`x hcqckluncix pgjkkp wbjkc pbmtjio xbcjt
cructjci`cp mih tcmaajtnjio xbcjt `lnnjxncix maxct
bmqjio pctqch alt xbtcc xl pjr nlixbp)
@klpc.la.pctqj`c `liactci`c6 Utcumtcp Qlksixcctp alt
xbc asxstc maxct Ucm`c @ltup pctqj`c mih tcqjcwp xbcjt
tcpuc`xjqc utlfc`xp mih uctplimk cructjci`cp)
Xbc isndct+ kcioxb+ mih hcpjoi la xbcpc xtmjijiop mtc mhmuxch
xl `lsixtz.puc`jaj` icchp mih `lihjxjlip) Xbc gcz xl xbc
xtmjijio pzpxcn jp xbmx xtmjijio cqcixp mtc jixcotmxch mih
jixcttckmxch+ atln xbc utc.hcumtxstc ltjcixmxjli xbtlsob
xbc cih la zlst pctqj`c+ mih mtc ukmiich+ jnukcncixch+ mihcqmksmxch `lluctmxjqckz dz xbc xtmjijio pxmaa+ Ucm`c @ltup
pxmaa+ mih Qlksixcctp)
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ZLS T BC MKXB @MT C MI H
PMACXZ J I OSZMIM
Xbc Ucm`c @ltup bjobcpx utjltjxz jp nmjixmjijio xbc ollh
bcmkxb mih pmacxz la cqctz Qlksixcct) Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk
utlotmnp cnubmpjvc xbc utcqcixjqc+ tmxbct xbmi xbc `stmxjqc+
muutlm`b xl hjpcmpc) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup ji Oszmim nmjixmjip
m `kjij` wjxb xwl umtx.xjnc nchj`mk laaj`ctp hchj`mxch xl
Qlksixcctp utjnmtz bcmkxb`mtc icchp) Mhhjxjlimk nchj`mk
pctqj`cp alt plnc nchj`mk `lihjxjlip mtc utlqjhch dz tcacttmk
xl ji.`lsixtz `lipskxmixp) Xcpxjio mih dmpj` xtcmxncix mtc mkpl
mqmjkmdkc ji Oszmim mx kl`mk+ Mnctj`mi.pxmihmth blpujxmkp) Ja
zls dc`lnc pctjlspkz jkk+ zls wjkk dc xtmipultxch xl m nchj`mk
am`jkjxz ji cjxbct Umimnm+ Dtmvjk lt xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp)
Bcmkxb Jppscp ji Oszmim
Oszmim jp m xtluj`mk `lsixtz wjxb m hcipc uluskmxjli mklio jxp
`lmpxkjic mih pnmkkct+ p`mxxctch otlsup ji xbc nltc tcnlxc
jixctjlt) Mp ji lxbct xtluj`mk `lsixtjcp+ xbctc jp xbc tjpg la
crulpstc xl nlp}sjxl.+ allh.+ mih wmxct.dltic hjpcmpcp) Pimgc
mih mijnmk djxcp ulpc kcpp la m tjpg)
Jipc`x.dltic hjpcmpcp6 Mkk nlp}sjxl.dltic umtmpjxj` jiac`xjlip
crjpx ji Oszmim+ ji`kshjio nmkmtjm+ ajkmtjmpjp+ mih hciosc
acdtjkc) Xbc jixctjlt la xbc `lsixtz bmp xbc bjobcpx ji`jhci`c
la nmkmtjm+ wjxb acwct `mpcp tcultxch li xbc `lmpx) Ajkmtjmpjp
mih hciosc acqct mtc ji`tcmpjiokz maac`xjio `lnnsijxjcp li
xbc `lmpx+ cpuc`jmkkz hstjio tmjiz pcmplip+ wbjkc jplkmxch `mpcpla kcjpbnmijmpjp+ m akz.dltic hjpcmpc+ l``st utjnmtjkz ji xbc
jixctjlt mih li xbc Dtmvjkjmi dlthct) Qlksixcctp ji Oszmim mtc
tc}sjtch xl xmgc nmkmtjm utlubzkmrjp xbtlsoblsx xbcjt Ucm`c
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@ltup pctqj`c mih mtc ci`lstmoch xl utlxc`x xbcnpckqcp dz
spjio jipc`x tcuckkcixp+ pkccujio sihct xtcmxch icxp "wbj`b
Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmim utlqjhcp*+ mih wcmtjio muutlutjmxc`klxbjio) Nlp}sjxlp ji Oszmim mtc `bkltl}sjic.tcpjpxmix+
bci`c Qlksixcctp mtc tc}sjtch xl xmgc Kmtjsn lt lxbct
tc`lnncihch utlubzkmrjp)
Allh. mih wmxct.dltic hjpcmpcp6 Xbc `lsixtzp bcmqz
tmjiamkkp mih bjob xjhcp laxci `tcmxc akllhp li xbc `lmpx
mih ji plnc tcnlxc `lnnsijxjcp+ tcpskxjio ji lsxdtcmgp la
wmxct.dltic jiac`xjlip) Xbcpc ji`kshc mncdj` mih dm`jkkmtz
hzpcixctz+ xzubljh acqct+ bcknjixbj` jiac`xjlip+ bcumxjxjp M+
mih lxbct hjmttbcmk hjpcmpcp) Xl hc`tcmpc xbc tjpg la jiac`xjli+
Qlksixcctp mtc utlqjhch wjxb xtmjijio li wmxct ustjaj`mxjli
ncxblhp mih mtc ci`lstmoch xl dljk xbcjt htjigjio wmxct mp
mi crxtm pmacxz utc`msxjli) Qlksixcctp mtc mkpl ojqci xzubljh
qm``jicp+ blwcqct xbjp likz utlqjhcp ?5 uct`cix utlxc`xjli)
Mijnmk djxcp mih pimgc djxcp6 Mkxblsob xbctc jp m klw tjpg
la dcjio djxxci dz m uljplilsp pimgc ji `lmpxmk mtcmp+ djxcp
`mi l``st jikmih ji fsiokc mtcmp) Xbctc bmqc dcci il tcultxch
`mpcp la tmdjcp mnlio hlop) Blwcqct+ dc`mspc Qlksixcctp
nmz xtmqck xl icjobdltjio `lsixtjcp xbmx hl bmqc tmdjcp+
xbcz mtc ojqci tmdjcp utc.crulpstc qm``jicp) Qlksixcctp mtc
hjp`lstmoch atln gccujio nligczp mih pimgcp mp ucxp altbcmkxb tcmplip)
BJQ,MJHP6 Oszmim bmp xbc pc`lih bjobcpx tmxc la BJQ,MJHP
jiac`xjli ji Plsxb Mnctj`m+ mih lxbct PXJp mtc mkpl utcqmkcix)
Mdpxjici`c jp xbc likz `ctxmji `blj`c alt utcqcixjio jiac`xjli
wjxb BJQ mih lxbct PXJp) Zls mtc xmgjio tjpgp ja zls `bllpc xl
dc pcrsmkkz m`xjqc) Xl tchs`c tjpg+ spc m `lihln cqctz xjnc
zls bmqc pcr) Zls wjkk tc`cjqc nltc jialtnmxjli atln xbc
Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk laaj`ct mdlsx xbjp jnultxmix jppsc) Xbc
Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk sijx pxl`gp nmkc `lihlnp)
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Psdpxmi`c mdspc6 Xbctc bmp dcci mi ji`tcmpc ji jkkcomk htso
spc ji Oszmim) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup utlbjdjxp xbc spc la mkk
jkkcomk htsop+ ji`kshjio nmtjfsmim+ dz Qlksixcctp mih xtmjiccp)Jiqjxccp wbl spc jkkcomk psdpxmi`cp pblskh ilx m``cux mi
jiqjxmxjli xl pctqc ji xbc Ucm`c @ltup) Jiqjxccp pblskh hjp`klpc
utjlt spc la jkkcomk htsop,psdpxmi`cp alt nchj`mk `kcmtmi`c)
Mkxblsob Oszmicpc pl`jmk l``mpjlip laxci ji`kshc mk`lblk
`lipsnuxjli+ Qlksixcctp mtc cruc`xch xl mqljh cr`cppjqc
spc la mk`lblk+ wbj`b jp laxci m am`xlt ji Qlksixcct pmacxz
ji`jhcixp) Zls wjkk icch xl crct`jpc zlst ollh fshoncix sihctplncxjncp hjaaj`skx `jt`snpxmi`cp+ ji`kshjio pl`jmk utcppstc xl
htjig ji cr`cpp) Ucm`c @ltup,Oszmimp mk`lblk ulkj`z utlqjhcp
astxbct osjhmi`c xl Qlksixcctp)
Bckujio Zls Pxmz Bcmkxbz
Xbc Ucm`c @ltup wjkk utlqjhc zls wjxb mkk xbc ic`cppmtzjil`skmxjlip+ nchj`mxjlip+ mih jialtnmxjli xl pxmz bcmkxbz)
Suli zlst mttjqmk ji Oszmim+ zls wjkk tc`cjqc m nchj`mk
bmihdllg) Hstjio xtmjijio+ zls wjkk tc`cjqc m nchj`mk gjx
wjxb psuukjcp xl xmgc `mtc la njkh jkkicppcp mih ajtpx.mjh icchp)
Xbc `lixcixp la xbc gjx mtc kjpxch kmxct ji xbjp `bmuxct)
Hstjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ zls wjkk bmqc m``cpp xl dmpj`
nchj`mk psuukjcp xbtlsob xbc nchj`mk laaj`c) Blwcqct+ hstjio
xbjp xjnc+ zls wjkk dc tcpulipjdkc alt zlst lwi psuukz la
utcp`tjuxjli htsop mih miz lxbct puc`jaj` nchj`mk psuukjcp
zls tc}sjtc+ mp xbc Ucm`c @ltup wjkk ilx lthct xbcpc jxcnp
hstjio xtmjijio) Ukcmpc dtjio m xbtcc.nlixb psuukz la miz
utcp`tjuxjli htsop zls spc+ pji`c xbcz nmz ilx dc mqmjkmdkc
ji.`lsixtz+ mih jx nmz xmgc pcqctmk wccgp alt pbjuncixp xl
mttjqc) Mkpl+ ukcmpc xtz xl pwjx`b xl ocictj` altnp la miz
nchj`mxjlip zls xmgc dcaltc `lnjio xl Oszmim mp xbc imnc.
dtmih nmz ilx dc mqmjkmdkc)
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Zls wjkk bmqc ubzpj`mk cqmksmxjlip mx njh.pctqj`c mih mx xbc
cih la zlst pctqj`c) Ja zls hcqcklu m pctjlsp nchj`mk utldkcn
hstjio zlst pctqj`c+ xbc nchj`mk laaj`ct ji Oszmim wjkk `lipskxwjxb xbc Laaj`c la Nchj`mk Pctqj`cp ji _mpbjioxli+ H)@) Ja jx jp
hcxctnjich xbmx zlst `lihjxjli `miilx dc xtcmxch ji Oszmim+
zls nmz dc pcix lsx la xbc `lsixtz alt astxbct cqmksmxjli mih
`mtc)
Nmjixmjijio Zlst Bcmkxb
Mp m Qlksixcct+ zls nspx m``cux `lipjhctmdkc tcpulipjdjkjxz
alt zlst lwi bcmkxb) Utluct utc`msxjlip wjkk pjoijaj`mixkz
tchs`c zlst tjpg la pctjlsp jkkicpp lt jifstz) Xbc mhmoc Mi
lsi`c la utcqcixjli jp wltxb m ulsih la `stc dc`lncp
crxtcnckz jnultxmix ji mtcmp wbctc hjmoilpxj` mih xtcmxncix
am`jkjxjcp mtc ilx su xl xbc pxmihmthp la xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp)
Xbc nlpx jnultxmix la zlst tcpulipjdjkjxjcp ji Oszmim jp xl
xmgc xbc alkklwjio utcqcixjqc ncmpstcp6
Nmiz hjpcmpcp xbmx maac`x Qlksixcctp mtc cixjtckz utcqcixmdkc
ja utluct allh mih wmxct utc`msxjlip mtc xmgci) Xbcpc
hjpcmpcp ji`kshc allh uljplijio+ umtmpjxj` jiac`xjlip+ bcumxjxjp
M+ ojmthjm+ mih xzubljh acqct) Zlst nchj`mk laaj`ct wjkk hjp`spp
puc`jaj` tc`lnncihmxjlip alt zlst pjxc ji Oszmim hstjioxtmjijio)
Nmkmtjm jp cihcnj` ji Oszmim+ pl jx jp crxtcnckz jnultxmix
xl askkz `lnukz wjxb xbc tc`lnncihch htso tcojnci alt
utcqcixjli la nmkmtjm+ m hjpcmpc xbmx `mi dc amxmk ja kcax
sixtcmxch) Amjkstc xl mhbctc xl xbc tcojnci `mi tcpskx ji
mhnjijpxtmxjqc pcumtmxjli)
@bc`g wjxb xbc Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk laaj`ct dcaltc xmgjio
miz kl`mkkz ust`bmpch lt utcp`tjdch nchj`mxjlip) Plnc htsop
xbmx bmqc ilx dcci muutlqch alt spc ji xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp dz
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xbc Allh mih Htso Mhnjijpxtmxjli mtc mqmjkmdkc ji hcqcklujio
`lsixtjcp+ mih nmiz htsop xbmx tc}sjtc m utcp`tjuxjli ji xbc
Sijxch Pxmxcp `mi dc ust`bmpch lqct.xbc.`lsixct ji lxbct`lsixtjcp) Xtmjiccp mih Qlksixcctp mtc mkpl hjp`lstmoch
atln spjio kl`mk xtmhjxjlimk mih ili.xtmhjxjlimk utcumtmxjlip+
alt crmnukc+ bctdmk xcmp+ cx`) Pblskh zls amkk jkk hstjio zlst
utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio+ zls pblskh ilx m``cux xtcmxncix atln
zlst blpx lt blncpxmz amnjkz) Mkxblsob xbcz nmz dc wckk.
jixcixjlich+ laxci xbc `mtc jp nltc xtmhjxjlimk+ tmxbct xbmi
nchj`mkkz dmpch)
Xtmqckjio mtlsih Oszmim tc}sjtcp wmxct xtmqck) Xtmjiccp
mtc ci`lstmoch xl kcmti blw xl pwjn dcaltc mttjqmk mih mtc
utlqjhch wjxb jialtnmxjli hstjio utc.pctqj`c xtmjijio li
wmxct xtmqck) Qlksixcctp mtc utlqjhch wjxb kjac fm`gcxp mih mtc
cruc`xch xl wcmt xbcn wbci xtmqckjio dz dlmx)
Qlksixcctp mtc cruc`xch xl mhbctc xl mi caac`xjqc ncmipla djtxb `lixtlk xl utcqcix mi siukmiich utcoimi`z) Zlst
nchj`mk laaj`ct `mi bcku zls hc`jhc li xbc nlpx muutlutjmxc
ncxblh xl psjx zlst jihjqjhsmk icchp) @lixtm`cuxjqc ncxblhp
mtc mqmjkmdkc wjxblsx `bmtoc atln xbc Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk
laaj`c) Djtxb `lixtlk ujkkp hl ilx utcqcix xbc putcmh la BJQ
mih lxbct pcrsmkkz xtmipnjxxch jiac`xjlip+ ps`b mp bctucp+
olilttbcm+ pzubjkjp+ cx`)
Jx jp `tjxj`mk xl zlst bcmkxb xbmx zls utlnuxkz tcultx xl xbc
nchj`mk laaj`c lt lxbct hcpjoimxch am`jkjxz alt p`bchskch
jnnsijvmxjlip+ mih xbmx zls kcx xbc nchj`mk laaj`ct gilw
jnnchjmxckz la pjoijaj`mix jkkicppcp mih jifstjcp)
@skxstc pbl`g mih mhfspxncix xl m icw `lsixtz `mi dc
m xtjooct alt m Qlksixcct wbl jp ncixmkkz lt cnlxjlimkkz`bmkkcioch) Qlksixcctp nspx dc mwmtc la xbc kjnjxmxjlip la
xbcjt nchj`mk `lihjxjlip mih sihctpxmih Oszmim wjkk ilx dc
mdkc xl mhfspx xl xbcjt icchp+ dsx tmxbct+ xbcz wjkk icch xl
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mhfspx xl Oszmim) Jixcotmxjio wjxb m `tlpp.pc`xjli la zlst
`lnnsijxz+ ji`kshjio tcpulipjdkc mih nmxstch jihjqjhsmkp
pblskh mppjpx xl dsaact miz `skxstc pbl`g)
Xbc Ucct Psuultx Icxwltg+ `lnutjpch la Qlksixcctp+ jp
mqmjkmdkc alt nltmk psuultx mih Ucm`c @ltup pxmaa ci`lstmocp
Xtmjiccp mih Qlksixcctp xl sxjkjvc xbjp plst`c mp laxci xjncp
lxbct Qlksixcctp bmqc cructjci`ch pjnjkmt `bmkkciocp mih
atspxtmxjlip+ mih bmqc hcqckluch `lujio pxtmxcojcp xbmx `lskh
mp dc mp c}smkkz caac`xjqc)
_lncip Bcmkxb Jialtnmxjli
Utcoimi`z jp xtcmxch ji xbc pmnc nmiict mp lxbct Qlksixcct
bcmkxb `lihjxjlip xbmx tc}sjtc nchj`mk mxxcixjli+ dsx mkpl bmqc
utlotmnnmxj` tmnjaj`mxjlip) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup jp tcpulipjdkc alt
hcxctnjijio xbc nchj`mk tjpg mih xbc mqmjkmdjkjxz la muutlutjmxc
nchj`mk `mtc ja xbc Qlksixcct tcnmjip ji.`lsixtz) Ojqci xbc
`jt`snpxmi`cp sihct wbj`b Qlksixcctp kjqc mih wltg ji Ucm`c
@ltup `lsixtjcp+ jx jp tmtc xbmx xbc Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk
mih utlotmnnmxj` pxmihmthp alt `lixjisch pctqj`c hstjio
utcoimi`z `mi dc ncx) Oszmim `sttcixkz `miilx utlqjhc xbc
tc}sjtch pctqj`cp alt utcoimix Qlksixcctp ji.`lsixtz)
Acnjijic bzojcic utlhs`xp mtc mqmjkmdkc alt zls xl ust`bmpcmx xbc kl`mk nmtgcx) Xbc nchj`mk sijx wjkk utlqjhc xbcn likz ji
`mpcp la cnctoci`z) Ja zls tc}sjtc m puc`jaj` acnjijic bzojcic
utlhs`x+ ukcmpc dtjio m xbtcc.nlixb psuukz wjxb zls)
Zlst Ucm`c @ltup Nchj`mk Gjx
Xbc Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk laaj`ct utlqjhcp Qlksixcctp wjxb mnchj`mk gjx xbmx `lixmjip dmpj` jxcnp ic`cppmtz xl utcqcix mih
xtcmx jkkicppcp xbmx nmz l``st hstjio pctqj`c) Gjx jxcnp `mi dc
uctjlhj`mkkz tcpxl`gch mx xbc nchj`mk laaj`c)
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Nchj`mk Gjx @lixcixp
Nchj`mxjli6
Mixm`jh xmdkcxpMixjdjlxj` ljixncix
Mixjasiomk `tcmn
Mixjpcuxj` mixjnj`tldjmk pgji `kcmict
Hjubcibzhtmnjic B@K 43no "Dcimhtzk*
Kju Dmkn
Ltmk tcbzhtmxjli pmkxp
Upcshlubchtjic B@K 05no "Pshmach*Iltnmk pmkjic czc wmpb
Mpujtji
Jdsutlaci 855no xmdkcxp
Bzhtl`ltxjplic `tcmn =#
Lxbct Bcmkxb Psuukjcp6
M`c dmihmocp
Mhbcpjqc xmucMnctj`mi Tch @tlpp Ajtpx Mjh ! Pmacxz Bmihdllg
Oklqcp
Omsvc umhp
Pmacxz _bjpxkc
Dmihmjhp
Dsxxctakz `klpstcp
Hcixmk aklppNmkc `lihlnp
Jipc`x tcuckkmix 05.03# HCCX
Psip`tcci PUA 05
P`jppltp
Ltmk xbctnlncxctp "hjpulpmdkc*
Nlp}sjxl icx
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Dcaltc Zls Kcmqc6 M Nchj`mk @bc`gkjpx
Ja xbctc bmp dcci miz `bmioc ji zlst bcmkxbubzpj`mk+ ncixmk+
lt hcixmkpji`c zls psdnjxxch zlst crmnjimxjli tcultxp xl
xbc Ucm`c @ltup+ zls nspx jnnchjmxckz ilxjaz xbc Laaj`c la
Nchj`mk Pctqj`cp) Amjkstc xl hjp`klpc icw jkkicppcp+ jifstjcp+
mkkctojcp+ lt utcoimi`z `mi cihmioct zlst bcmkxb mih nmz
fclumthjvc zlst ckjojdjkjxz xl pctqc)
Ja zlst hcixmk crmn wmp hlic nltc xbmi m zcmt mol+ lt ja zlst
ubzpj`mk crmn jp nltc xbmi xwl zcmtp lkh+ `lixm`x xbc Laaj`cla Nchj`mk Pctqj`cp xl ajih lsx wbcxbct zls icch xl suhmxc
zlst tc`lthp) Ja zlst hcixjpx lt Ucm`c @ltup hcixmk `lipskxmix
bmp tc`lnncihch xbmx zls sihctol hcixmk xtcmxncix lt
tcumjt+ zls nspx `lnukcxc xbmx wltg mih nmgc pstc zlst
hcixjpx pcihp tc}scpxch `liajtnmxjli tcultxp lt R.tmzp xl xbc
Laaj`c la Nchj`mk Pctqj`cp)
Ja zls wjpb xl mqljh bmqjio hsukj`mxc qm``jimxjlip+ `lixm`x
zlst ubzpj`jmip laaj`c+ ldxmji m `luz la zlst jnnsijvmxjli
tc`lth+ mih dtjio jx wjxb zls xl zlst utc.hcumtxstc
ltjcixmxjli) Ja zls bmqc miz jnnsijvmxjlip utjlt xl Ucm`c
@ltup pctqj`c+ xbc Ucm`c @ltup `miilx tcjndstpc zls alt
xbc `lpx) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup wjkk utlqjhc mkk xbc jnnsijvmxjlip
ic`cppmtz alt zlst lqctpcmp mppjoincix pbltxkz maxct zls
mttjqc ji Oszmim) Zls hl ilx icch xl dcoji xmgjio nmkmtjm
nchj`mxjli utjlt xl hcumtxstc)
Dtjio m xbtcc.nlixb psuukz la miz utcp`tjuxjli lt lqct.xbc.
`lsixct nchj`mxjli zls spc li m tcoskmt dmpjp+ ji`kshjio djtxb
`lixtlk ujkkp) Zls nmz wmix xl `lipjhct pwjx`bjio atln m imnc
dtmih xl ocictj` htsop mp zlst Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk laaj`ct
nmz ilx dc mdkc xl ust`bmpc zlst imnc dtmih utcp`tjuxjli) Mpwckk+ ukcmpc dc mhqjpch xbmx xbc nchj`mk laaj`c hlcp ilx `mttz
cqctz xzuc la djtxb `lixtlk ujkk) Mkxblsob xbc Ucm`c @ltup
`miilx tcjndstpc zls alt xbjp xbtcc.nlixb psuukz+ jx wjkk
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lthct tcajkkp hstjio zlst pctqj`c) _bjkc mwmjxjio pbjuncix
wbj`b `mi xmgc pcqctmk nlixbpzls wjkk dc hcucihcix li
zlst lwi nchj`mxjli psuukz) Xbc Ucm`c @ltup wjkk ilx umz altbctdmk lt iliutcp`tjdch nchj`mxjlip+ ps`b mp Px) Flbip wltx+
oks`lpmnjic+ pckcijsn+ lt mixjlrjhmix psuukcncixp)
Zls mtc ci`lstmoch xl dtjio `lujcp la nchj`mk utcp`tjuxjlip
pjoich dz zlst ubzpj`jmi) Xbjp jp ilx m tc}sjtcncix+ dsx xbcz
njobx `lnc ji bmihz ja zls mtc }scpxjlich ji xtmipjx mdlsx
`mttzjio m xbtcc.nlixb psuukz la utcp`tjuxjli htsop) Hstjio
zlst Ucm`c @ltup pctqj`c+ zlst bcmkxb`mtc wjkk dc nmimoch dz
xbc Ucm`c @ltup nchj`mk laaj`ct ji `lifsi`xjli wjxb xbc Laaj`c
la Nchj`mk Pctqj`cp ji _mpbjioxli+ H@) Ucm`c @ltup jp ilx
ldkjomxch xl `lnukz wjxb miz jipxts`xjlip atln zlst hl`xlt mx
zlst blnc la tc`lth wbjkc zls mtc ji xbc Ucm`c @ltup)
Ja zls wcmt czcokmppcp+ dtjio xwl umjtp wjxb zlsm umjt mih
m pumtc) Ja m umjt dtcmgp+ xbc Ucm`c @ltup wjkk tcukm`c jx+ spjioxbc jialtnmxjli zlst hl`xlt ji xbc Sijxch Pxmxcp utlqjhch
li xbc czcokmppcp altn hstjio zlst crmnjimxjli) Xbc Ucm`c
@ltup hjp`lstmocp zls atln spjio `lixm`x kcipcp hstjio
zlst Ucm`c @ltup pctqj`c xl tchs`c zlst tjpg la hcqcklujio
m pctjlsp jiac`xjli lt lxbct czc hjpcmpc) Nlpx Ucm`c @ltup
`lsixtjcp hl ilx bmqc muutlutjmxc wmxct mih pmijxmxjli xl
psuultx czc `mtc wjxb xbc spc la `lixm`x kcipcp) Xbc Ucm`c@ltup wjkk ilx psuukz lt tcukm`c `lixm`x kcipcp lt mppl`jmxch
plksxjlip sikcpp mi lubxbmknlklojpx bmp tc`lnncihch xbcjt
spc alt m puc`jaj` nchj`mk `lihjxjli mih xbc Ucm`c @ltup
Laaj`c la Nchj`mk Pctqj`cp bmp ojqci muutlqmk)
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jp kch dz mi Mppl`jmxc Hjtc`xlt alt Pmacxz mih Pc`stjxz wbl
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tcultxp xl xbc Ucm`c @ltup Hjtc`xlt mih ji`kshcp xbc alkklwjio
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lqctpcmp luctmxjlip mih hjtc`x xbc Ucm`c @ltup pmacxz mih
pc`stjxz laaj`ctp wbl mtc kl`mxch ji qmtjlsp tcojlip mtlsih
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mih Um`jaj` tcojli utlotmnp mp m wblkc+ atln 455=4553)
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xbc otmub jp utlqjhch mp alkklwp6
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jiqcpxjomxjqc xcmn la xbc Laaj`c la Jipuc`xlt Ocictmk "LJO*
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xl utlpc`sxc jp cixjtckz zlstp+ mih lic la xbc xmpgp la xbc LJO
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