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    Vbvja; Vma @agqbgagass* C~afbnbjbvr* hgf Chgegbcbvr ei vma Neels ei vma Nbnja

    Sqnobvvaf nr; Nennr Jeg`

    Svqfagv BF; 8030/=41Fhva; Vmq~sfhr* Ht~bj 41* >440

    Bgv~efqcvbeg

    Vma Nbnja phs p~bvvag nr eya~ ie~vr hqvme~s sthggbg` eya~ sb}vaag mqgf~af rah~s' Vma

    tagoags yechvbegs ~hg`af i~eo smaatma~fa~* ibsma~ohg* hgf vh} cejjacve~* ve fecve~* jhpra~*

    hgf lbg`' Rav* vmab~ bgstb~hvbeg phs ei ega seq~ca< Mejr Stb~bv' Vma sve~r bs hs ~ajayhgv vefhr

    hs bv phs pmag vma ib~sv pe~fs pa~a e~hjjr v~hgsobvvaf e~ p~bvvag fepg' Vma Nbnja vajjs vma

    sve~r ei Kasqs Cm~bsv* vma Seg ei @ef hgf vma ~afaotvbeg ei ihjjag ohglbgf hgf vma qgbya~sa'

    Bv vajjs hgrega pme ~ahfs bvs th`as ei vma sbgiqj svhva ei hjj ohg* hgf vma oahgs nr pmbcm pa

    chg na kqsvbibaf bg vma aras ei eq~ Mejr C~ahve~' Bv vajjs h jeya sve~r p~bvvag bg njeef eg c~ess

    eya~ vpe vmeqshgf rah~s h`e'

    Vmbs thta~ pbjj fahj pbvm vma `agqbgagass* c~afbnbjbvr* hgf chgegbcbvr ei vma neels ei vma

    Nbnja' Vma `agqbgagass ei vma sc~btvq~a pbjj fbscqss vma eya~hjj hqvmagvbcbvr ei vma neels'

    Vma c~afbnbjbvr ei vma Nbnja pbjj fahj pbvm vma ~aia~agcas ohfa nr Cm~bsv* hccq~hcr ei vma

    sc~btvq~hj nhclf~et t~eyag nr h~cmaeje`bchj aybfagca* hgf vma cmh~hcva~ hgf megasv ei vma

    p~bva~s' Vma chgegbcbvr pbjj ~aijacv eg vma hiib~ohvbeg ei vma neels ei vma Nbnja'

    8' Vma @agqbgagass ei vma Neels ei vma Nbnja

    Bv bs bote~vhgv vmhv vma ihcvs te~v~hraf bg vma Ejf hgf Gap Vasvhoagvs h~a hccq~hva i~eo

    hqvme~smbt* ve mbsve~bchj ayagvs* ve cebgh`a* hgf ayag vma cqsveos fasc~bnaf bg bvs th`as'

    Oefa~g c~bvbcs mhya v~baf ve fbsc~afbv vma sc~btvq~a nr hcceqgvbg` vma pe~l ve qglgepg

    hqvme~s hs bg vma chsa ei Faqva~egeor hgf vma evma~ neels ei vma Tagvhvaqcm'

    Bg vma chsa ei vma Gap Vasvhoagv* ne`qs hqvme~s hgf geg/htesvejbc ohva~bhj mhs naag vasvaf

    hs chgegbchj hgf ieqgf jhclbg` fecv~bga hgf hqvme~smbt* vmqs* gev bg vma t~evasvhgv Nbnja'

    Bgstb~af oag p~eva bgstb~af sc~btvq~a' Bi vma sc~btvq~a pa mhya bgcjqfas qgbgstb~af ohva~bhj*

    vmag pa h~a jbla h smbt pbvmeqv h ~qffa~' Vma agvb~avr ei sc~btvq~a oqsv na vevhjjr hgf

    qgaxqbyechjjr bgstb~af e~ vma~a chg na ge hnsejqva v~qvm'

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    8'8; Vma @agqbgagass ei vma neels ei vma Ejf Vasvhoagv'

    Vma Ejf Vasvhoagv bs n~elag fepg bg ibya sacvbegs; 8" Tagvhvaqcm* >" Mbsve~bchj Neels* 3"

    Teavbc Neels* hgf 6" T~etmavbc Neels' Bg vma Man~ap Nbnja* vmar h~a cegfagsaf ve vma Jhp*

    vma T~etmavs hgf vma Tshjos' Kasqs seoavboas stela ei vmbs nefr ei p~bvbg`s hs vma Jhp hgf

    vma T~etmavs' Vma T~etmavbc Neels h~a n~elag fepg iq~vma~ bgve vma ohke~ hgf obge~

    t~etmav `bybg` ibya bg vevhj' Vma va~os ohke~ hgf obge~ pmag qsaf ve fasc~bna vma

    T~etmavbc neels h~a hvv~bnqvas ei yejqoa ei p~bvbg`s* gev sb`gbibchgca' Najep bs h `~bf

    smepbg` vma n~ahlfepg ei vma neels* vma vboa ta~bef ve pmbcm vmar h~a hvv~bnqvaf* hgf vma

    hqvme~'

    Sacvbeg

    TAGVHVAQCM

    P~bva~ Vboa ei P~bvbg`

    @agasbs Oesas 5 8661 N'C'A}efqs Oesas 8661 8641 N'C'

    Jaybvbcqs Oesas 8641 N'C'

    Gqona~s Oesas 8666 8641 N'C'

    Faqva~egeor Oesas 8641 N'C'

    MBSVE^BCHJ

    Kesmqh Kesmqh 8646 8324 N'C'

    Kqf`as Shoqaj 8306 88>2 N'C'

    ^qvm Shoqaj 88145 N'C'

    Ib~sv Shoqaj Shoqaj 8463 8488 N'C'

    Sacegf Shoqaj A{~h5 8488 8446 N'C'

    Ib~sv Lbg`s Ka~aobhm5 208 =1> N'C'

    Sacegf Lbg`s Ka~aobhm5 =1> 1=0 N'C'

    Ib~sv Cm~egbcjas A~{h5 614 6>1 N'C'

    Sacegf Cm~egbcjas A~{h5 614 6>1 N'C'

    A~{h A{~h 13= 1>4 N'C'

    Gamaobhm Gamaobhm 661 6>1 N'C'

    Asva~ Oe~fachb5 691 N'C'

    TEAVBC NEELS

    Ken Ken5 55 Qglgepg

    TshjosFhybf* Seg ei Le~hm* Hshtm*Maohg* Avmhg* Ma{albhm*

    Sejeoeg* \Oesas_

    8444 N'C'5

    T~eya~ns

    Sejeoeg p~eva 8/>2

    H`h~ p~eva 34

    Jaoqaj p~eva 38

    214 044 N'C'

    Accjasbhsvas Sejeoeg 231 N'C'

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    Seg` ei Sejeoeg Sejeoeg 291 N'C'

    Sacvbeg

    T^ETMAVS

    -Ohke~" P~bva~ Vboa ei P~bvbg`

    Bshbhm Bshbhm 064 9=4 N'C'Ka~aobhm Ka~aobhm 9>0 1=1 N'C'

    Jhoagvhvbegs Ka~aobhm 1=9 N'C'

    A{albaj A{albaj 123 / 194 N'C'

    Fhgbaj Fhgbaj 941 139 N'C'

    T^ETMAVS

    -Obge~"

    Mesah Mesah 084 N'C'

    Keaj Keaj =31 N'C'

    Hoes Hoes 011 N'C'

    Enhfbhm Enhfbhm =64 e~ 1=9 N'C'Keghm Keghm 094 N'C'

    Obchm Obchm 044 N'C'

    Ghmqo Ghmqo 993 98> N'C'

    Mhnhllql Mhnhllql 940 N'C'

    [atmhgbhm [atmhgbhm 9>1 N'C'

    Mh``hb Mh``hb 1>4 N'C'

    [acmh~bhm [acmh~bhm 1>4 18= N'C'

    Ohjhcmb Ohjhcmb 944 614 N'C'

    + hfhtvaf i~eo ppp'ch~o'e~`8

    Vma e~b`bghj ohgqsc~btvs ei vma Ejf Vasvhoagv pa~a p~bvvag eg h ie~o ei jahvma~ e~ thtr~qs'

    Nachqsa ei vma yaga~hvbeg ei vma sc~btvq~a* vma e~b`bghj va}vs pa~a cetbaf pbvm ~aoh~lhnja

    sc~qvbgr hgf hccq~hcr' Qgvbj vma fbsceya~r ei vma Fahf Sah Sc~ejjs bg Xqo~hg bg 8260* vma

    ejfasv cetbas fhvaf nhcl ve h~eqgf 244 H'F' Vma vpe ohbg ihobjbas ei va}vs h~a vma

    Ohse~avbc Va}v hgf vma Satvqh`bgv' Vma Kapbsm Ohse~avas ijeq~bsmaf navpaag 144 hgf 8444

    H'F hgf fayajetaf sv~bcv oahsq~as ve agsq~a vma ~at~efqcvbeg ei vma va}v' T~eve/Ohse~avbc

    va}vs fbf a}bsv t~be~ ve vmbs hgf phs hyhbjhnja fq~bg` vma vboa vma Satvqh`bgv phs nabg`

    v~hgsjhvaf i~eo vma A`rtvbhg cetbas ei vma Man~ap Nbnja' Mepaya~* vma T~eve/Ohse~avbcva}vs pa~a vhlag i~eo vma Nhnrjegbhg cetbas'

    >

    Vma Satvqh`bgv v~hfbvbeg shrs vmhv sayagvr ei vma oesv ~agepgaf Kapbsm scmejh~s ei vmab~ vboa

    oav bg Hja}hgf~bh ve t~efqca vma Satvqh`bgv pmbcm phs ceotjavaf bg >04 N'C' hiva~ ibivaag

    rah~s ei pe~l' Ph~ga~ stahls ve vma tq~bvr ei vma ohgqsc~btvs pmag ma p~bvas*

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    Hgr ega bfagvbchj a~~e~ peqjf mh~fjr na ~atahvaf nr hgr vpe e~ oe~a cetrbsvs< hjse

    vmhv vma Hqvme~ peqjf gev hjjep hgr assagvbhj v~qvm gacassh~r ve eq~ shjyhvbeg ve na

    jesv vm~eq`m vma i~hbjvr ei bvs mqohg cqsvefbhgs'3

    Vma Satvqh`bgv bs h @~aal v~hgsjhvbeg ei vma Man~ap va}vs* hgf bs bote~vhgv bg ohgr phrs'

    Ib~sv* bv `byas yhjbfbvr ve vma va}v pa mhya vefhr bg ceoth~bseg ve evma~ ohgqsc~btvs' Sacegf*

    bv t~eyas vmhv Fhgbaj phs gev p~bvvag bg h jhva~ vboa ta~bef hs seoa scmejh~s t~ecjhbo' Vmbs

    ohr saag bgsb`gbibchgv* nqv seoa ei vma t~etmacbas bg Fhgbaj h~a se ybybf hgf a}hcv* vmhv

    oefa~g c~bvbcs mhya svhvaf vmhv vma~a phs ge phr vmhv bv ceqjf mhya naag p~bvvag hcce~fbg` ve

    v~hfbvbeg' Mepaya~* vma ceotjavbeg ei vma Satvqh`bgv v~hgsjhvbeg bs pajj fecqoagvaf bg

    mbsve~r hgf v~hfbvbeg hs nabg` ibgbsmaf jhva bg vma vmb~f cagvq~r' Vma Neel ei Fhgbaj phs h

    th~v ei vmbs v~hgsjhvbeg* sacq~bg` vma v~hfbvbeg hgf mbsve~bchj fhva vmqs yhjbfhvbg` vma fbybga

    t~etmavbc ghvq~a ei vma neel'

    Vma hqvme~smbt ei vma neels ei vma Ejf Vasvhoagv mhs naag fanhvaf vboa hgf vboa h`hbg ie~

    eya~ vpe mqgf~af rah~s' V~hfbvbeg* hs pajj hs bgva~ghj ~aia~agcas* tebgvs ve Oesas hs vma

    hqvme~ ei vma Tagvhvaqcm pbvm vma fahvm ei Oesas ~ace~faf nr Kesmqh' Hjvmeq`m seoa ie~o

    ei p~bvvag jhg`qh`a mhs naag fbsceya~af bg Sqoa~bh vmhv fhvas h~eqgf 3844 N'C6'* vma

    t~boh~r seq~ca ie~ vma neel ei @agasbs peqjf mhya naag e~hj v~hgsobssbeg' Vmbs feas gev

    t~acjqfa Oesas i~eo mhybg` hccass ve ~ace~fs e~ evma~ p~bvvag seq~cas vmhv fhva nhcl ve vma

    vboa ei Hn~hmho'

    Bi vmbs bs se* vmag Hn~hmho ceqjf mhya oav hgf vhjlaf pbvm Gehm ta~seghjjr' Vmhv bs hg

    hoh{bg` ~ahjb{hvbeg' Gehm phs egjr vag `aga~hvbegs i~eo Hfho' Ma mhf `ega vm~eq`m vma

    ijeef hgf mhf a}ta~bagcaf ib~sv mhgf* vma phr ei jbia t~be~ ve vma ijeef' Gehms hcceqgv ei

    mbsve~r peqjf mhya naag mhgfaf fepg i~eo mbs ihvma~ Jhoacm gev ve oagvbeg mbs

    `~hgfihvma~* Oavmqsajhm' Vmbs peqjf mhya sq~ajr bgcjqfaf vma hcceqgv ei vma ihjj ei Hfho*

    fasc~btvbegs ei Afag* Shvhg* vma fa`~hfhvbeg ei ohg* vma sv~hg`a hcceqgv ei vma Gatmbjqo* vma

    ijeef* hgf evma~ sqta~ghvq~hj ayagvs'

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    Pmag tqv bg ta~stacvbya* Hn~hmho ceqjf mhya tessbnjr naag ihobjbh~ pbvm hv jahsv ega ei vma

    ibya fbiia~agv lgepg p~bvbg` srsvaos fq~bg` mbs vboa bg mbsve~r' Oesas ceqjf mhya mhf vmasa

    pe~ls hv mbs fbsteshj hjeg` pbvm vma e~hj v~hgsobssbeg ~ace~f pmag ma p~eva @agasbs'

    Seoa scmejh~s egca shbf vmhv Oesas ceqjfgv mhya p~bvvag vma ib~sv ibya neels ei vma

    Nbnja -hs vma Nbnja shrs" nachqsa p~bvbg` phs jh~`ajr qglgepg bg mbs fhr' Vmag*h~cmhaeje`r t~eyaf evma~pbsa nr vma fbsceya~r ei ohgr evma~ p~bvvag cefas ei vmata~bef; vma cefa ei Mhooq~hnb -ch' 8044 N'C'"* vma Jbtbv/Bsmvh~ cefa -ch' 8=94"* hgf

    vma Jhps ei Asmgqggh -ch' 8214 N'C'"1

    Bgva~ghj aybfagca tebgvs ve Oesas hs vma p~bva~ ei vma Tagvhvaqcm' Vmasa chg na ieqgf bg

    saya~hj tjhcas bg A}efqs* Gqona~s hgf Faqva~egeor* hgf evma~ neels ei vma Nbnja'

    Hgf Oesas p~eva hjj vma pe~fs ei vma JE^F* hgf ~esa qt ah~jr bg vma oe~gbg`* hgf

    nqbjfaf hg hjvh~ qgfa~ vma mbjj* hgf vpajya tbjjh~s* hcce~fbg` ve vma vpajya v~bnas ei

    Bs~haj' -A}' >6;6 LKY"

    Hgf ma phs vma~a pbvm vma JE^F ie~vr fhrs hgf ie~vr gb`mvs< ma fbf gabvma~ ahvn~ahf* ge~ f~bgl phva~' Hgf ma p~eva qteg vma vhnjas vma pe~fs ei vma ceyaghgv* vma

    vag ceoohgfoagvs' -A}' 36;>= LKY"

    Hgf Oesas p~eva vmbs jhp* hgf fajbya~af bv qgve vma t~basvs vma segs ei Jayb* pmbcm

    nh~a vma h~l ei vma ceyaghgv ei vma JE^F* hgf qgve hjj vma ajfa~s ei Bs~haj' -Faqv'

    38;2 LKY"

    Hs Oesas vma sa~yhgv ei vma JE^F ceoohgfaf vma cmbjf~ag ei Bs~haj* hs bv bs

    p~bvvag bg vma neel ei vma jhp ei Oesas* hg hjvh~ ei pmeja svegas* eya~ pmbcm ge ohgmhvm jbiv qt \hgr_ b~eg; hgf vmar eiia~af vma~aeg nq~gv eiia~bg`s qgve vma JE^F* hgf

    shc~bibcaf tahca eiia~bg`s' -Kes' =;38 LKY"

    Rah* hjj Bs~haj mhya v~hgs`~assaf vmr jhp* ayag nr fath~vbg`* vmhv vmar ob`mv gevenar vmr yebca< vma~aie~a vma cq~sa bs teq~af qteg qs* hgf vma ehvm vmhv \bs_ p~bvvag bg

    vma jhp ei Oesas vma sa~yhgv ei @ef* nachqsa pa mhya sbggaf h`hbgsv mbo' -Fhg'

    2;88 LKY"

    Cm~bsv hjse vhjls ei Oesas hs vma hqvme~ ei vma jhp bg vma `estajs ei Jqla hgf Kemg hs vma

    evma~ p~bva~s ei vma `estajs fe;

    Hgf Kasqs shbvm qgve mbo* Saa vmeq vajj ge ohg< nqv `e vmr phr* smap vmrsaji ve vma

    t~basv* hgf eiia~ vma `biv vmhv Oesas ceoohgfaf* ie~ h vasvboegr qgve vmao' -Ohvv'=;6 LKY"

    Ie~ Oesas shbf* Megeq~ vmr ihvma~ hgf vmr oevma~< hgf* Pmese cq~savm ihvma~ e~oevma~* jav mbo fba vma fahvm; -Oh~ 0;84 LKY"

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    Ie~ Oesas v~qjr shbf qgve vma ihvma~s* H t~etmav smhjj vma Je~f req~ @ef ~hbsa qt

    qgve req ei req~ n~avm~ag* jbla qgve oa< mbo smhjj ra mah~ bg hjj vmbg`s pmhvseaya~ ma

    smhjj shr qgve req' -Hcvs 3;>> LKY"

    Vma~a bs hjse vma a}va~ghj* `ae`~htmbchj aybfagca ie~ Oesas hs vma p~bva~ ei vma Jhp' Vma

    `ae`~htmr hs fatbcvaf bg vma A}efqs hcceqgv hs vma ghvbeg ei Bs~haj phgfa~af bg vma

    pbjfa~gass* hgf evma~ cmh~hcva~bsvbcs hjj tebgv ve seoaega pme mhf ib~sv mhgf lgepjaf`a ei

    vma h~ah hgf vma ayagvs ei vmhv fhr' Vmbs ~a`beg phs a}v~aoajr pajj lgepg ve Oesas'

    8'> Vma @agqbgagass ei vma neels ei vma T~etmavs

    Vma a~h ei nbnjbchj t~etmavs sthggaf i~eo vma vboa ei Keaj -=31 N'C'" ve vma vboa ei Ohjhcmb

    -1=4 N'C'"' Fq~bg` vmbs vboa* Bs~haj a}ta~bagcaf @ef bg h qgbxqa phr vm~eq`m vma oeqvms ei

    sb}vaag chgegbchj t~etmavs' Hjvmeq`m vma~a pa~a vmeqshgfs ei t~etmavs hv vmbs vboa* vma egas

    httah~bg` bg vma Nbnja h~a vmesa vmhv @ef mhs saag ibv ve t~asa~ya ie~ eq~ qsa hgf jah~gbg`'

    Seoa ei vmasa t~etmavs sa~yaf hs hfybse~s ve Lbg`s hs Fhgbaj fbf* hgf evma~s pa~a ei oe~a

    mqonja oahgs sqcm hs Hoes pme phs h ma~fsohg hgf h f~assa~ ei Srchoe~a v~aas' Hs pa

    vhla h cjesa~ jeel hv ahcm ei vma t~etmavbc neels hgf vma hqvmagvbcbvr ei ahcm* bv pbjj na

    htth~agv vmhv vma mhgf ei @ef phs pbvm ahcm ei vmasa oag hs vma t~etmacbas ei ahcm GAYA^

    ihbjaf'

    Svh~vbg` pbvm vma Ohke~ T~etmavs< Bshbhm bs h jbva~h~r ohsva~tbaca' Ma tessassaf hg

    a}v~he~fbgh~r tepa~ ei hfhtvbg` mbs jhg`qh`a nevm ve ecchsbegs hgf hqfbagcas

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    Vmasa vmbg`s shbf Ashbhs* pmag ma shp mbs `je~r* hgf sthla ei mbo'-Kg 8>; 30/68

    LKY"

    Bg ya~sa 3=* pa saa Kasqs xqevbg` i~eo Bshbhm 13;8* pmbcm peqjf mhya naag bg vma sacegf

    Bshbhm hcce~fbg` ve mb`ma~ c~bvbcbso' Pme mhvm najbayaf eq~ ~ate~v5 hgf ve pmeo bs vma h~o

    ei vma JE^F ~ayahjaf5 -Bsh' 13;8 LKY" Mepaya~* bg ya~sa 64* Kasqs xqevas i~eo h thssh`a

    ieqgf bg Bshbhm 9;84' Vmbs peqjf mhya naag bg vma ib~sv Bshbhm'

    Ohla vma mah~v ei vmbs taetja ihv* hgf ohla vmab~ ah~s mahyr* hgf smqv vmab~ aras< jasvvmar saa pbvm vmab~ aras* hgf mah~ pbvm vmab~ ah~s* hgf qgfa~svhgf pbvm vmab~ mah~v* hgf

    cegya~v* hgf na mahjaf' -Bsh' 9;84 LKY"

    Vma t~eei bs bg ya~sa 32' Kasqs hvv~bnqvas nevm thssh`as ve vma shoa Bshbhm' Vma~aie~a vmar

    ceqjf gev najbaya* nachqsa vmhv Ashbhs shbf h`hbg*-Kg' 8>;32 LKY" Bvs hs bi Kasqs lgap vmhv

    vmbs cegv~eya~sr peqjf ceoa qt hgf Ma phs savvjbg` vma bssqa ~b`mv vma~a'

    Vma neels ei Ka~aobhm hgf Jhoagvhvbegs h~a hvv~bnqvaf ve Ka~aobhm hiva~ nabg` chjjaf ve

    t~etmavbc eiibca bg 9>= N'C' Fq~bg` vma vmb~vr rah~s ei t~etmavbc obgbsv~r* Ka~aobhm shp vma

    eya~vhlbg` ei vma cbvr nr Ganqcmhfga{{h~ -1=2 N'C'"* vmag jhva~ nr vma Cmhjfahgs -1== N'C"*

    pme smepaf ihye~ ve mbo'0

    Vmasa mbsve~bchj ihcvs ohla bv ahsr ve yhjbfhva vma neel ei

    Ka~aobhm pbvm evma~ mbsve~bchj ayagvs'

    Vma neel ei Jhoagvhvbegs bs h t~etmav oeq~gbg` eya~ vma svhva ei Ka~qshjao' Vma neel mhs

    mbsve~bchjjr hgf v~hfbvbeghjjr naag hsc~bnaf ve Ka~aobhm fqa ve saya~hj ihcve~s sqcm hs vma

    ghvq~a hgf jbg`qbsvbcs qsaf bg vma Neel' Ahsvegs Nbnja Fbcvbegh~r shrs* vma~a bs ge ~eeo

    ie~ masbvhgcr bg iejjepbg` vma J]] hgf vma Vh~`qo bg hsc~bnbg` bv ve Ka~aobhm'=

    P~bvvag navpaag 123 hgf 194 N'C'* A{albaj hcceqgvs vma neel ve mbosaji hs fe evma~

    t~etmavbc neels' V~hfbvbeg hjse hsc~bnas vmbs neel ve A{albaj' Mbs p~bvbg` bs fh~l hgf

    seoapmhv honb`qeqs' Mbs neel bi iqjj ei sronejs hgf hjja`e~bas hgf ohlas oagvbeg ei

    Bshbhm* Mesah* hgf Ka~aobhm'2

    Fhgbaj phs ~aya~af nr A{albaj hs h ohg ei ~b`mvaeqsgass hgf pbsfeo' Vma neel ei Fhgbaj bs

    ega ei mbsve~r hgf t~etmacr' Fqa ve vmasa ihcve~s* vma `agqbgagass ei Fhgbaj bs yhjbfhvaf

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    pbvm ca~vhbgvr' Vma cmh~hcva~ hgf ~ace~fs ei vma neel h~a hjse agvb~ajr bg mh~oegr pbvm vma

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    oesv hgcbagv fecqoagvs pmbcm ya~r iap sacqjh~ c~bvbcs h~a pbjjbg` ve fe' Mepaya~* hg

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    Najep bs h jbsvbg` ei sc~btvq~a ~aia~agcas i~eo vma hneya thssh`a bg e~fa~ ve hbf bg vma ~ahfbg` ei vma va}v'

    \30_ Nqv hs vma fhrs ei Gea \pa~a_* se smhjj hjse vma ceobg` ei vma Seg ei ohg na' \3=_ Ie~ hs

    bg vma fhrs vmhv pa~a naie~a vma ijeef vmar pa~a ahvbg` hgf f~bglbg`* oh~~rbg` hgf `bybg` bg

    oh~~bh`a* qgvbj vma fhr vmhv Gea agva~af bgve vma h~l* -Ohv >6;30/3= LKY"

    \32_ Nqv ma hgspa~af hgf shbf qgve vmao* Hg aybj hgf hfqjva~eqs `aga~hvbeg saalavm hiva~ hsb`g< hgf vma~a smhjj ge sb`g na `byag ve bv* nqv vma sb`g ei vma t~etmav Keghs; \64_ Ie~ hs

    Keghs phs vm~aa fhrs hgf vm~aa gb`mvs bg vma pmhjas najjr< se smhjj vma Seg ei ohg na vm~aa

    fhrs hgf vm~aa gb`mvs bg vma mah~v ei vma ah~vm' -Ohv 8>;32/64 LKY"

    \=_ Ma shbvm qgve vmao* Oesas nachqsa ei vma mh~fgass ei req~ mah~vs sqiia~af req ve tqv

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    hphr req~ pbyas; nqv i~eo vma na`bggbg` bv phs gev se' \2_ Hgf B shr qgve req* Pmeseaya~smhjj tqv hphr mbs pbia* a}catv \bv na_ ie~ ie~gbchvbeg* hgf smhjj oh~~r hgevma~* ceoobvvavm

    hfqjva~r; hgf pmese oh~~bavm ma~ pmbcm bs tqv hphr fevm ceoobv hfqjva~r' -Ohv 82;=/2 LKY"

    \82_ Fbf gev Oesas `bya req vma jhp* hgf \rav_ gega ei req laatavm vma jhp5 Pmr `e ra

    hneqv ve lbjj oa5 -Kmg 0;82 LKY"

    \>2_ Hgf Kasqs hgspa~af mbo* Vma ib~sv ei hjj vma ceoohgfoagvs \bs_* Mah~* E Bs~haj< VmaJe~f eq~ @ef bs ega Je~f; \34_ Hgf vmeq smhjv jeya vma Je~f vmr @ef pbvm hjj vmr mah~v* hgf

    pbvm hjj vmr seqj* hgf pbvm hjj vmr obgf* hgf pbvm hjj vmr sv~ag`vm; vmbs \bs_ vma ib~sv

    ceoohgfoagv' \38_ Hgf vma sacegf \bs_ jbla* \ghoajr_ vmbs* Vmeq smhjv jeya vmr gab`mneq~ hsvmrsaji' Vma~a bs gega evma~ ceoohgfoagv `~ahva~ vmhg vmasa' -Oh~ 8>;>2/38 LKY"

    \81_ Pmag ra vma~aie~a smhjj saa vma hneobghvbeg ei fasejhvbeg* stelag ei nr Fhgbaj vma

    t~etmav* svhgf bg vma mejr tjhca* -pmese ~ahfavm* jav mbo qgfa~svhgf;" -Ohv >6;81 LKY"

    Kasqs stahls ei vma mbsve~bchj ayagv ei Sefeo hgf @eoe~~hm bg Jqla 80;>2* 3>* vma chjj ei

    Oesas bg Oh~l 8>;>9 hgf vma sv~hg`a sqnsvhgca chjjaf ohggh vmhv iaf vma ghvbeg ei Bs~haj

    pmbja bg vma pbjfa~gass bg Kemg 9; 38* 3>' Kasqs cegib~os vma mbsve~bchj ayagv ei vma oq~fa~ ei

    Hnja nr mbs n~evma~ Chbg bg Jqla 88;18' Ma phs cegieqgfaf vmhv vma ~ajb`beqs jahfa~s fbfgv

    lgep vma sc~btvq~as hgr navva~ vmhg vmar fbf' Bg Ohvvmap >>;38 Ma shrs* Mhya req gev

    ~ahf vmhv pmbcm phs stelag ve req nr @ef5 hvv~bnqvbg` vma agvb~avr ei Ejf Vasvhoagv

    sc~btvq~a hs jbva~hj staacm i~eo @ef' Vmbs bs hjse saag bg Kemg 84;31 pmag Ma shrs* Vma

    sc~btvq~a chggev na n~elag' Ve Kasqs vma sc~btvq~as pa~a gev egjr ceoohgfoagvs nqv pa~a

    vma hcvqhj pe~f ei @ef hs saag bg Ohvvmap 81;9'

    Najep bs h jbsvbg` ei sc~btvq~a ~aia~agcas i~eo vma hneya thssh`a bg e~fa~ ve hbf bg vma ~ahfbg` ei vma va}v'

    \>2_ Nqv vma shoa fhr vmhv Jev pagv eqv ei Sefeo bv ~hbgaf ib~a hgf n~bosvega i~eo mahyag*hgf fasv~eraf \vmao_ hjj' \3>_ ^aoaona~ Jevs pbia' -Jql 80;>2* 3> LKY"

    \>9_ Hgf hs veqcmbg` vma fahf* vmhv vmar ~bsa; mhya ra gev ~ahf bg vma neel ei Oesas* mep bg

    vma nqsm @ef sthla qgve mbo* shrbg`* B \ho_ vma @ef ei Hn~hmho* hgf vma @ef ei Bshhc* hgf

    vma @ef ei Khcen5 -Oh~ 8>;>9 LKY"

    \38_ Eq~ ihvma~s fbf ahv ohggh bg vma fasa~v< hs bv bs p~bvvag* Ma `hya vmao n~ahf i~eo mahyag

    ve ahv' \3>_ Vmag Kasqs shbf qgve vmao* Ya~bjr* ya~bjr* B shr qgve req* Oesas `hya req gev

    vmhv n~ahf i~eo mahyag< nqv or Ihvma~ `byavm req vma v~qa n~ahf i~eo mahyag'

    \18_ I~eo vma njeef ei Hnaj qgve vma njeef ei [hcmh~bhs* pmbcm ta~bsmaf navpaag vma hjvh~hgf vma vaotja; ya~bjr B shr qgve req* Bv smhjj na ~axqb~af ei vmbs `aga~hvbeg' -Jql 88;18 LKY"

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    \9_ Hgf megeq~ gev mbs ihvma~ e~ mbs oevma~* \ma smhjj na i~aa_' Vmqs mhya ra ohfa vmaceoohgfoagv ei @ef ei gega aiiacv nr req~ v~hfbvbeg' -Ohv 81;9 LKY"

    Bg or ybap* seoa ei vma oesv cegib~obg` pe~fs Kasqs aya~ shbf cegca~gbg` vma yhjbfbvr ei

    vma Ejf Vasvhoagv bs bg Ohvvmap 1;8=* Qgvbj Mahyag hgf ah~vm thss hphr* gev vma sohjjasvjavva~ e~ sv~ela smhjj thss hphr i~eo vma jhp* qgvbj hjj bs hcceotjbsmaf'

    >'> Vma t~eei fa~byaf i~eo mbsve~r hgf h~cmaeje`r

    Vmeq`m ge oe~a t~eei bs hcvqhjjr gaafaf evma~ vmhg vmhv ei eq~ Je~f Kasqs* svbjj evma~ t~eeis

    ~aohbg bg vma ie~o ei sacqjh~ mbsve~r hgf h~cmaeje`bchj ibgfs' Vma~a mhs gaya~ naag ega

    tbaca ei mbsve~bchj fhvh e~ h~cmaeje`bchj ibgfbg` vmhv mhs fbst~eyaf hgr ayagv* cebgh`a* ~bya~s*

    lbg`feo* e~ ~qja~ hs te~v~hraf bg vma Nbnja' Pmag vma~a saaos ve na h smhfep ei

    bgcegsbsvagcr navpaag h~cmaeje`r hgf vma Nbnja* vma smhfep hjphrs saaos ve ihjj eg vma

    ibgfbg`s* gev vma Pe~f'

    Pmhv egca phs ~akacvaf hs orvm e~ ihb~r/vhja mhs naag cegib~oaf hgf hiib~oaf nr

    h~cmhaeje`bchj ibgfbg`s vboa hgf vboa h`hbg' F~' Oa~~bjj Qg`a~ shrs*

    Ejf Vasvhoagv h~cmhaeje`r mhs ~afbsceya~af pmeja ghvbegs* ~asq~~acvaf bote~vhgvtaetjas* hgf bg h oesv hsvegbsmbg` ohgga~ ibjjaf bg mbsve~bchj `hts* hffbg`

    booahsq~hnjr ve vma lgepjaf`a ei nbnjbchj nhcl`~eqgfs'>>

    C~bvbcs egca ohbgvhbgaf vmhv Oesas ceqjf gev mhya p~bvvag vma Tagvhvaqcm fqa ve vma najbai

    vmhv ie~os ei p~bvvag jhg`qh`a fbf gev a}bsv fq~bg` 8044 N'C' Mepaya~* htt~e}bohvajr

    >4*444 vhnjavs i~eo vma Obffja Ahsva~g lbg`feo ei Ajnh fhvbg` nhcl 8444 rah~s naie~a

    Oesas* vma jhps ei Mhooq~hnb p~bvvag eg Njhcl Svaja fhvbg` nhcl ve >444 N'C'* hgf h ie~o

    ei Man~ap hjtmhnav bgsc~bnaf eg svega ieqgf bg Kqjr >441 hv Va [hrbv nr ^eg A' Vhttr ei

    Tbvvsnq~` Vmaeje`bchj Saobgh~r fhvas nhcl ve 8444 N'C' Hjj vmasa ibgfbg`s cegibfagvjr

    sqtte~vs vmhv Oesas mhf ie~os ei p~bvbg` hv mbs fbsteshj'>3

    Vma thv~bh~cmhj ta~bef mhs naag asvhnjbsmaf hs pajj hs vma a}bsvagca ei Hn~hmho* hgf vma jhgf

    ei Ma~eg mhs naag cegib~oaf' Vma~a bs h ~aia~agca ve vma ibajfs ei Hn~hmho pmag Smbsmhl

    ei A`rtv ceoobssbegaf h ch~ybg` ei mbs cegxqasvs' Vmbs bs shbf ve na vma ib~sv ~aia~agca nr h

    geg/nbnjbchj seq~ca tqvvbg` Hn~hmho bg vma jhgf ei Thjasvbga' Qgbya~sbvr ei Cmbch`e

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    h~cmhaeje`bsvs qgceya~af Mh~hg bg Oasetevhobh pma~a vma Nbnja tqvs Hn~hmho hiva~ jahybg`

    Q~' Vhnjav # 8=94 ieqgf bg Ajnh jbsvs hjj ibya cbvbas ei vma tjhbgs egca vmeq`mv ve na

    ihn~bchvbeg' Vmasa pa~a Sefeo* @eoe~~hm* Hfohm* [anebbo* hgf [eh~'

    Najep bs h geg/bgcjqsbya jbsvbg` ei evma~ cbvbas hgf tjhcas vmhv mhs naag cegib~oaf nr

    h~cmhaeje`r;

    Hsmfef 8 Sho' 1;8 Ieqgf nr O' Fevmhg ) F'G' Iaafohg

    Hsmlajeg Kesmqh 83;3 A}chyhvaf nr K' @h~svhg`

    Navmhgr @ag' 31; 8/0 A}chyhvaf nr Hjn~b`mv ) Lajse

    Navmasfh Kemg 1;> A}chyhvaf nr c' Scmbcl

    Cahsh~ah Hcvs 2;34 A}chyhvaf nr Bs~hajs Fatv' ei Hgvbxqbvr

    Atmasqs Hcvs 82 A}chyhvaf nr K'V' Peef ) F'C' Me`h~vm

    Gbgayam Keghm 8;> A}chyhvaf nr M'H' Jhrh~f

    Jhefbcah ^ay' 8; 6* 88 Svbjj ybsbnja vefhr

    Smbjem Kqf`as >8;82 A}chyhvaf nr H' Sobvm

    Q~ @ag' 88;38 A}chyhvaf nr K'A' Vhrje~ ) M'^' Mhjj>6

    Hoeg` evma~ ibgfbg`s bs t~eei ei vma a}bsvagca ei Tegvbqs Tbjhva* vma Mbvvbva cbybjb{hvbeg* vma

    Neel ei Gqona~s* hgf evma~s sqcm hs Bs~hajbva lbg s ei Eo~b* Hmhn* hgf Kamq' Lbg`

    Ganqcmhfga{{h~ phs asvhnjbsmaf hs h mbsve~bchj ib`q~a bg 8=22 pmag vma Lbg`s vaotja hv

    Oh~fql hgf vma Bsmvh~ `hvas pa~a a}chyhvaf nr @a~ohg ^ena~v Lejfapar' Kesm OcFepajj

    shbf bv pajj bg mbs neel* Oe~a Vmhg h Ch~tagva~ pmag ma shrs* .Hiva~ ta~seghjjr v~rbg` ve

    smhvva~ vma mbsve~bcbvr hgf yhjbfbvr ei vma Sc~btvq~as* B mhya ceoa ve vma cegcjqsbeg vmhv vmar

    h~a mbsve~bchjjr v~qsvpe~vmr'.>1

    3' Vma C~afbnbjbvr ei vma Neels ei vma Nbnja GV

    Bg vmbs sacvbeg pa pbjj a}tje~a vma c~afbnbjbvr ei vma Gap Vasvhoagv nr sq~yarbg` vma

    ceotavagcr ei vma p~bva~s* vma mh~oegr ei vmab~ p~bvbg`s* hgf vma h`~aaoagv pbvm mbsve~r hgf

    a}ta~bagca' Bg a}tje~bg` vma c~afbnbjbvr ei vma Gap Vasvhoagv* h je`bchj xqasvbeg peqjf na

    pmr seoaega peqjf gev hccatv vma yejqoas ei p~bvbg`s -nevm sacqjh~ hgf nbnjbchj"* ibgfbg`s*

    hgf t~eeis hs gev c~afbnja' Vma hgspa~ bs Kasqs' Vma c~bvbcs hvvhcl vma yhjbfbvr hgf hqvme~bvr

    ei Kasqs nr hvvhclbg` Mbs Pe~f' Vma Nbnja mhs facjh~af bvsaji ve na bgihjjbnja* bgfasv~qcvbnja*

    hgf vma qgcegvasvaf* ega hgf egjr* Pe~f ei @ef' Pbvm vmbs svhvaoagv* vma cegvagfa~s ceoa

    ~qggbg` pbvm hvvaotv hiva~ hvvaotv ve na vma ega vmhv vhlas vma Nbnja fepg' Saya~hj mhya

    v~baf* hjj mhya ihbjaf'

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    Hs pa `e faata~ bg vmbs sqnkacv* vma xqasvbeg ohr h~bsa hs ve pmhv vma Gap Vasvhoagv p~bva~s

    peqjf mhya ve `hbg i~eo sqcm h ihn~bchvaf sve~r' Phs `~ahv pahjvm* tepa~* e~ `je~r ve na

    `hbgaf5 Sbgca pa mhya asvhnjbsmaf vma hccq~hcr ei vma Gap Vasvhoagv va}v* pa chg gep

    a}tje~a vma oevbyas ei vma p~bva~s' Ohgr slatvbcs t~etesa vmhv vma htesvjas cegv~byaf vma

    sve~bas* ihn~bchvaf ayagvs* hgf jbva~hjjr ohfa qt vma `estajs' Bi vmbs bs v~qa* vmag pmr fe pa

    saa gev egjr vma ob~hcjas nqv hjse vma i~hbjvr hgf ihbjbg`s ei vma p~bva~s< Tava~s ~anqlaf hv vma

    v~hgsib`q~hvbeg hgf eqv~b`mv fagbhj ei Kasqs hiva~ vma h~~asv* vma schvva~bg` ei vma fbscbtjas hiva~

    Kasqs phs h~~asvaf* vma htth~agv xqh~~ajjbg` eya~ pme phs `ebg` ve na ib~sv bg vma gap

    lbg`feo nr vma htesvjas' @byag vmhv vma vasvboegr ei h peohg phs gev hs c~afbnja bg vma 8sv

    cagvq~r hs h ohgs* pmr peqjf vma ihn~bchvbeg bgcjqfa vma hcceqgv ei Oh~r nabg` vma ib~sv ve

    vasvbir ei vma ~bsag Je~f* e~ vma ~akacvbeg ei vma cagv~hj Shybe~ Kasqs bg mbs meoavepg5 Vma

    egjr tjhqsbnja hgspa~ bs vmhv vma hcceqgvs pa ibgf bg vma Nbnja h~a mbsve~bchjjr hccq~hva hgf

    p~bvvag nr cegvaote~h~r ara pbvgassas'

    Hs mbsve~r mhs ie~aya~ asvhnjbsmaf* vmasa p~bva~s p~eva hs vmar pa~a sqta~ybsaf nr vma Mejr

    Stb~bv' Vma tepa~iqj ayagvs pbvgassaf nr vmasa oag `hya qgfagbhnja meta vmhv Kasqs phs

    hgf bs vma Seg ei @ef' Vmbs jbia phs kqsv h smhfep ei pmhv vma ~ahj hgf oe~a vhg`bnja jbia

    phs vmab~s bg Kasqs' Vmbs meta jaf hjj vma htesvjas nqv Kemg ve me~~bnja fahvms' Hjvmeq`m Kemg

    phs fbttaf bg nebjbg` ebj ma fbf sq~ybya hgf fbaf h ghvq~hj fahvm hs hg ejf ohg'

    3'8 Vma Ceotavagcr ei vma Gap Vasvhoagv P~bva~s

    Vma Gap Vasvhoagv neels chg na n~elag fepg bgve vm~aa chva`e~bas e~ sacvbegs;

    H" Mbsve~bchj Neels/ Vmasa h~a vma 6 @estajs hgf Hcvs* seoavboas ~aia~~af ve hsJqla -th~v BB"

    N" Thqjbga Atbsvjas/ Vmasa ~aia~ ve 86 neels ghoajr* ^eohgs* 8 ) > Ce~bgvmbhgs*@hjhvbhgs* Atmasbhgs* Tmbjbttbhgs* Cejessbhgs* 8 ) > Vmasshjegbhgs* 8) >

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    Vboevmr hgf Vbvqs hs nabg` Thsve~hj Atbsvjas' B pbjj bgcjqfa vma neel ei

    Man~aps pbvm vmbs sacvbeg'

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    C" Geg/Thqjbga Atbsvjas/ Vmasa h~a Khoas* 8 ) > Tava~* 8* >* ) 3 Kemg* Kqfa* hgf^ayajhvbeg'

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    Ohvvmap smeps Kasqs hs vma Jbeg ei Kqfhm* Oh~l hs vma sqiia~bg` sa~yhgv* Jqla hs vma Seg ei

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    vma sacegf cagvq~r* ah~jr cmq~cm ihvma~s hgf ah~jr mbsve~bhgs fbfgv saa vma hqvme~smbt hs hgr

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    jbia* bgcjqfbg` ob~hcjas* vma ^asq~~acvbeg* hgf Mbs cjhbos ve fabvr'. Sb~ Pbjjbho^hosar* ega ei vma `~ahvasv h~cmaeje`bsvs ve aya~ jbya* faoegsv~hvaf vmhv Jqla ohfa

    ge obsvhlas bg ~aia~agcas ve 3> ceqgv~bas* 16 cbvbas* hgf 2 bsjhgfs'>0

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    c~afbnbjbvr ei hgr ei vma Gap Vasvhoagv p~bvbg`s'

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    ve najbaya vmhv vma neel ei Man~aps phs p~bvvag nr Thqj' Hjvmeq`m Man~aps bs hg qgsb`gaf

    neel pmesa hqvme~smbt bs fbstqvaf* bv bs or cegybcvbeg vmhv vma p~bvbg` phs Thqjbga bg e~b`bg'

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    Scmejh~s h`~aa vmhv pmeaya~ p~eva Man~aps phs h jah~gaf Cm~bsvbhg hgf vma ihcv vmhv bv phs

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    gabvma~ ~acabyaf bv ei ohg* gabvma~ phs B vhq`mv \bv_* nqv nr vma ~ayajhvbeg ei Kasqs Cm~bsv'

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