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    Hmnenmt Netmolve Vuoiecmtegds Dg; 5

    EPHOP MD-D\O\RRM

    Phl Vrggj gjVrgphlthgg`

    DEDLPLLDPH L@EPEGD

    Hmnnmt Netolve@mrljlnm Cm`.

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    HSLUD HIA EEN,_mhamt-Miimhe mimeh

    Hslyd Heiae En, _mhamt-Miimhe mimeh, puoieshlr gj thlHmnenmt Netmolve Vuoiecmtegds, wms ogrd ed Lyyuo Suitmd, Estmdouied =3?5 (M.@. =5==).

    Gj thl gdl hud`rl` md` jgrty-jgur oggns hl puoieshl`, sextymrl Mrmoec, twldty-jevl Vlrsemd, jgurtlld Purnesh, md` thlrlamededb mrl oggns ed Jrldch, Blramd, Ldbiesh, _ussemd, md`gthlr imdbumbls.

    Hslyd Heiae En, _mhamt-Miimhe mimeh (bue`l` oy Smyye`Mo`uihmnea Mrws, _mhamt-Miimhe mimeh, m prgjgud` schgimrgj thl rliebegd md` wms plrjlct ed vertuls gj tmsmwwuj md` cmpmoiltg bue`l `escepils ed m juiiy amturl amddlr> pgsslssgr gj bigrelsmd` wes`ga), wms m cgapltldt, brlmt Esimaec schgimr moil tg bue`ltg hmppedlss, pmssl` mwmy `uredb thl debht oltwlld Gctgolr ?

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    Oesaeiihe r-rmhade r-rmha

    JG_LRG_@

    Miihu tmi, petyedb mii thl plgpil gd thl lmrth, crlmtls md`sld`s usljui thedbs tg thla. Ed thl dlxt wgri`, Hl weii jgrbevlwhgalvlr Hl chggsls gj thgsl `esgol`eldt Olielvlrs whg mrl tg

    bg tg Hlii md` weii oilss thla weth `erlct mcclss tg Vmrm`esl. Hl,migdl, es thl Gdl whg clrmtls lvlry ievedb oledb, nllps mii oledbsed lxestldcl lvlry agaldt md` prgtlcts mii mbmedst jlmr md` hgrrgr.Prustedb gurslivls tg thl hgdgurmoil dmal gj Miihu tmi, wlolbed tg trmdsimtl thes oggn.

    Edjedetl brmtetu`l ol tg Miihu tmi! Vlmcl md` oilssedbs olupgd Hes agst oligvl` Alssldblr, Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia)!Oldljecldt prmylrs ol upgd thl purl Mhi mi-Omyt md` upgd mii thl

    kust md` lvgtl` cgapmdegds (ms-Smhomt mi-nera) gj thes lxmitl`Vrgphlt!Miihu tmi hms hm` brlmt alrcy upgd Hes huamd simvls md`

    weshls thla tg ievl ed cgajgrt md` plmcl ed thl wgri` md` tgmttmed ltlrdmi jliecety ed thl hlrlmjtlr. Pg thes ld`, Hl hms am`lthl agst suplregr md` olst gj amdned` edtg prgphlts md`, oyrlvlmiedb hgiy oggns tg thla, hms shgwd thl wmy tg plmcl md`hmppedlss. Hl hms `lcimrl` thmt mttmededb hmppedlss rlquerls jerst

    olielvedb ed Hea md` Hes prgphlts md` thld golyedb thlcgaamd`aldts ed Hes hgiy oggns. Mdy plrsgd whg pgsslssls thesolielj md` mcclpts thl cgaamd`aldts es tlral` m Auaed(Olielvlr) md` Ausiea.

    Pg lxpimed thl Lxestldcl md` Gdldlss gj Miihu tmi md` thlwmy tg olielvl ed prgphlts, Esimaec schgimrs wrgtl amdy oggns edmiagst lvlry imdbumbl. Magdb thl gdls thmt hmvl olld wrettld edm cgapld`egus, lxpiecet md` cgaprlhldseoil styil sg ms tg rlagvl

    `guots md` aesbevedbs, thl Mrmoec oggn Ethot md-duouwwm es vlryusljui. Phl brlmt Esimaec schgimr mi-Eaa mr-_mood Mham` mi-Jrq (qu``esm serruh) wrgtl thes oggn whld hl wms lebhtlldylmrs gi`. Et cgdtmeds slilctegds am`l oy hea md` thler

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    lxpimdmtegds jrga thl imst pmrt gj thl oggn Shmrh-e Amwqej. Etwms jerst puoieshl` tgblthlr weth ets \r`u trmdsimtegd ed Vmnestmd.Mi-Eaa mr-_mood wms ogrd ed thl cety gj Serhed`, Ed`em, ed 52=H. (Hekr) (=

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    VM_P GDL;

    EPHOP MD-D\O\RRM(PHL V_GGJ GJ V_GVHLPHGG@)

    V _ L J M C L

    Edjedetl brmtetu`l ol tg Miihu tmi, whg hms sldt Vrgphlts tgbue`l plgpil tg thl wmy gj smivmtegd md` whg hms rlvlmil` jgur gjHes amkgr Oggns tg thla> thlsl Oggns cgdtmed dg molrrmtegd grmodgramiety. Phl Oggn Hl hms rlvlmil` tg Hes Imst Vrgphlt,Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia), es ]urd mi-nlra, whlrledlvlrtyhedb dlclssmry jgr Hes huamd simvls hms olld rlvlmil`,udolielvlrs hmvl olld wmrdl` gj Hliis tgraldt wheil Olielvlrswhg cmrry gut thl rlquerlaldts gj Esima hmvl olld bevld thl bgg`

    dlws gj Vmrm`esl. Oy sld`edb Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia),Miihu tmi hms cgapiltl` thl jmeth (`d) gj Hes huamd simvls.Hl hms `lcimrl` thmt Hl weii ol pilmsl` weth thgsl whg mrl ed thlEsimaec rliebegd (m`-@d). Jgr Hes simvls gj lmrielr teals, tgg, Hlsldt prgphlts weth cilmr rlvlimtegds md` brlmt aermcils. Hl hms`lcimrl` ed thl ]urd mi-nlra thmt dg Vrgphlt weii succll`Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia). Hl hms `lcrll` thmt, ms m oied`plrsgd ldtrusts heaslij tg thgsl whg weii ilm` hea gr ms m

    hlipilssiy eii plrsgd cgaaets heaslij tg thl cmrl gj cgapmssegdmtl`gctgrs, plgpil aust suoaet thlaslivls tg Vrgphlts Hl hms sldt sgthmt thly weii mttmed oldljets olygd` aed`s brmsp md` lscmplcmimaetels. Hl hms am`l Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) thl hebhlst,thl agst alrcejui gj Vrgphlts, md` hes \aam thl agst lquetmoilplgpil. Hl hms am`l hes \aam thl agst plrjlct gj mii. Hl hmsmddgudcl` thrgubh ymts ed Hes Oggn thmt hes cgd`uct hms dglxclss gr `ljlct, thmt hes brm`l es vlry hebh md` thmt hl es thlVrgphlt jgr mii crlmturls. Hl hms sldt hea ms thl Imst Vrgphlt tgcgaaudecmtl thl jmct thmt Miihu tmi es Gdl tg Hes simvls, md`tg trlmt thler secn hlmrts. Amy moud`mdt oilssedbs md` bgg` weshls,jrga us, ol upgd hea, hes hguslhgi` (i), md` cgapmdegds (ms-

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    Smhom) `my md` debht! Phly mrl thl stmrs bue`edb tg thl rebht wmymd` thl sgurcls gj iebht eiiuaedmtedb `mrndlss.

    Ilt et ol ndgwd thmt thes simvl, thmt es, ^mi-Eaa mr-_moodAukm``e` mi-mij mth-thdQ Mham` eod Mo` mi-Mhm`, whg esbrlmtiy ed dll` gj Miihu tmis cgapmssegd md` thl jerst gj thla

    tg edvgnl Hea tg prgtlct hea, hes mdclstry, amstlrs md` `escepilsmbmedst thl trguoils gj thl _esedb @my, hms slld weth rlbrlt thmtthl plgpil gj gur teal hmvl olcgal edcrlmsedbiy simcn ed olielvedbed thl dlclssety gj Vrgphlts cgaedb, ed thl twldty-jevl Vrgphltswhgsl dmals mrl bevld ed thl ]urd mi-nlra, md` ed golyedb thlrliebegd orgubht oy thl Imst Vrgphlt. Agrlgvlr, sgal pgwlrjuiplgpil weth muthgretmtevl pgsetegds ed Ed`em hmvl olld plrslcutedbpegus Ausieas whg `eiebldtiy jgiigw Esima. Phlrl hmvl mpplmrl`plgpil whg agcn thl oilssl` dmal gj thl Imst Vrgphlt md`suostetutl thl oilssl` dmals bevld tg thla oy thler pmrldts wethmosur` dmals. Smcrejecedb m cgw, whech es wkeo jgr Ausieas tgoutchlr `uredb y` mi-M`h, hms olld prgheoetl` ed Ed`em.Agsquls mrl lethlr oledb `lagieshl` gr turdl` edtg ausluas grstgrls. Esimaec claltlrels mrl oledb am`l edtg pimybrgud`s grpimcls jgr ruooesh. @esolielvlrs churchls mrl oledb rlstgrl` ed thldmal gj agdualdts. Phler retumis md` jlstevmis mrl oledbclilormtl` oy Ausieas, tgg. Ed shgrt, Esimas rlquerlaldts md`

    Esimaec custgas mrl oledb mohgrrl` gr tgtmiiy momd`gdl`. Phlymrl oledb cmiil` rltrgbrlssevl. @esolielvlrs md` mthlestscgstuas, jmisl rliebegds, eaagrmi md` shmalilss mcts mrl oledbprmesl`. Ljjgrts mrl oledb am`l tg sprlm` thla. @lprmvl` md`squmie` oggns, dgvlis md` sgdbs gj thl Ed`emd `esolielvlrs mrloledb trmdsimtl` edtg thl imdbumbls gj Ausieas md` sgi`. Ed theswmy ljjgrts tg mddeheimtl Esima md` Esimas olmutejui lthecs, whechrlsuit ed Ausieas ad wlmnldedb, mrl oledb cmrrel` gd wheil

    udolielvlrs md` rlklctgrs mrl edcrlmsedb. Agrlgvlr, lvld ald gjrliebegd, whg aust ol hlmilrs jgr thl `eslmsl gj `esolielj, mrljmiiedb jgr thes `esmstlr md` `rejtedb edtg cmimaety.

    E hmvl stu`el` thl cmusls jgr thes cgrruptegd ed Ausieachei`rlds olielj md` hmvl scrutedezl` thl grebed gj thler `guots. Ehmvl cgal tg thl cgdciusegd thmt thlrl es gdiy gdl rlmsgd jgr thlsimcndlss ed thler ad. Md` thl rlmsgd es thmt auch teal hmslmipsl` sedcl _msiuiimh (mimehe s-smia), wheil mt thl smal teal

    sgal jmdmtecmi, shgrt-sebhtl`, rliebegusiy dlsceldt pgietecemds md`sgal ebdgrmausls, whg pmss thlaslivls gjj ms sceldtests, tmin gdrliebegus amttlrs md` hmvl thler wgr`s mcclptl` ms trul. E hmvlspgnld weth plgpil whg rlm` md` olielvl thl wretedbs gj such

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    jmdmtecs gj sceldcl md` whg thlrljgrl `lscreol thlaslivls msldiebhtldl`, ag`lrd plgpil. E hmvl slld thmt thly lrr agstiy edcgaprlhld`edb thl rmdn gj prgphlthgg` (duouwwm). E hmvl hlmr`amdy gj thla smy, Vrgphlts ld`lmvgurl` sg thmt plgpil shgui`blt migdb wlii weth gdl mdgthlr md` jgra olmutejui hmoets. Phes hms

    dgthedb tg `g weth iejl ed thl dlxt wgri`. Oggns gj pheigsgphy, tgg,prgve`l wmys gj blttedb migdb wlii md` jgraedb bgg` hmoets. EaaAuhmaam` mi-Bhmzi `eve`ls hes oggn Ehyuia m`-`d edtgjgur slctegds. Ed thl jerst slctegd hl lxpimeds olmutejui hmoets, whechhl tlras Audkeyyt (thedbs thmt smvl). Ed thl gthlr thrll slctegds,hl wretls mogut smit, jmstedb md` gthlr eo`t. Phes oggn gj hesrlslaoils oggns gj pheigsgphy. Md` thes shgws thmt eo`t mrl dgtaudk (moil tg smvl) md` thmt smivmtegd `lpld`s upgd olmutejuihmoets. Gthlrs smy, Gdl whg hms hlmr` gj thl Vrgphlt, hes ymtsmd` aermcils out whg `esolielvls thes edjgramtegd olcmuslcldturels hmvl pmssl` lvlr sedcl, es ienl m plrsgd whg ievls ed thlagudtmeds gr ed m `lslrt md` hms dgt hlmr` mogut thl Vrgphlt mtmii. Ienl thl imttlr, thl jgralr amy dgt hmvl ad, lethlr.

    Ed rlspgdsl tg thla, wl smy thmt, Miihu tmi petel` huamdoledbs ed thl ltlrdmi pmst md` weiil` tg sld` thla Vrgphlts tgbue`l thla tg plrjlctegd md` tg curl thl `eslmsls ed thler hlmrts. Edgr`lr tg juijei thlsl `uetls gj thlers, Vrgphlts aust thrlmtld thl

    `esgol`eldt md` bevl bgg` dlws tg thl gol`eldt. Phly aust edjgrathl jgralr gj thl tgraldt md` thl imttlr gj thl rlwmr`s ed thlHlrlmjtlr. Amd `lserls tg mttmed thedbs thmt cgal swllt tg hea. Edgr`lr tg mttmed thla, hl bgls mstrmy, seds md` hmras gthlrs. Phlsld`edb gj Vrgphlts wms dlclssmry jgr prgtlctedb ald jrga `gedblvei md` jgr prgve`edb thla weth m plmcljui md` cgajgrtmoil iejl edthes wgri` md` thl dlxt. Iejl ed thes wgri` es shgrt. Iejl ed thl dlxtwgri` es ld`ilss. Jgr thes rlmsgd, mttmededb hmppedlss ed thl dlxt

    wgri` tmnls prlcl`ldcl. Sgal mdceldt pheigsgphlrs, ed gr`lr tgslii agrl gj thl oggns thly hm` prlpmrl` weth thler gwd velws md`eambedmtegds, laoliieshl` thla weth wmys gj olmutejyedb gdlsagrmis md` `gedb usljui mcts, whech thly hm` rlm` ed hlmvldiyoggns gr hlmr` jrga thgsl whg olielvl` ed thlsl oggns.Cgdclrdedb Hukkmt mi-Esia Eaa Auhmaam` Bhmzis(rmhamtuiihe mimeh) lxpimededb eo`t ed hes oggns> schgimrs gjjeqh lxpimedl` hgw tg cmrry gut eo`t, out thly `e` dgt `lscreol

    thler suotil pmrtecuimrs olcmusl thler purpgsl wms tg stmtl thlcgd`etegds jgr md` amddlrs gj plrjgraedb eo`t prgplriy. Phly`e` dgt iggn tg alds sguis md` hlmrts. Phl tmsn gj `lscreoedb thla`lvgivl` gd schgimrs gj tmsmwwuj. Mi-Eaa mi-Bhmzi cgaoedl`

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    thl ndgwil`bl gj rliebegd thmt prgve`l` jgr physecmi olttlraldtmd` gutwmr` `ll`s weth thl ndgwil`bl gj tmsmwwuj, whechldmoils gdl tg mttmed eddlr cilmdiedlss. Hl lxpimedl` ogth gj thlaed hes oggn. Hl dmal` thl imttlr Audkeyyt, thmt es, tlmchedbs thmtprlvldt cmimaety, ylt hl sme` thmt eo`t, tgg, wlrl audk. Phl wmy

    gj amnedb eo`t m almds gj smivmtegd cmd ol ilmrdl` jrga oggnsgj jeqh. Phgsl tlmchedbs gj smivmtegd whech plrtmed tg thl hlmrtcmddgt ol ilmrdl` jrga oggns gj jeqh. Phly cmd ol ud`lrstgg`olttlr oy rlm`edb thl lxpimdmtegds gj thmt lxmitl` eaa.

    Rl hmvl dgt slld thl al`ecmi sceldtest Cmiedgs gr thlbrmaamremd Mar Seomwmeh. Hgw `g wl ndgw thmt thly wlrllxplrts ed thgsl ormdchls gj ndgwil`bl7 Rl ndgw whmt thlsceldcl gj al`ecedl almds. Rl rlm` Cmiedgss oggns md` hlmrsgal gj hes stmtlaldts. Rl ilmrd thmt hl bmvl al`ecedl tg thl eiimd` curl` thla. Hldcl wl olielvl thmt hl wms m `gctgr. Ienlwesl,whld m plrsgd whg ndgws thl sceldcl gj brmaamr rlm`sSeomwmehs oggns gr hlmrs sgal wgr`s gj hes, hl ndgws md`olielvls thmt hl wms m brmaamremd. Oy thl smal tgnld, ej m plrsgdndgws wlii whmt prgphlthgg` es md` stu`els ]urd mi-nlra md`thl Hm`th msh-shlrj, hl weii ud`lrstmd` thgrgubhiy thmtAuhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) wms ed thl hebhlst brm`l gjprgphlthgg`. Ms gdls olielj ed thl mogvl-aldtegdl` schgimrs

    wgui` dlvlr ol upslt, sg thl simd`lrs md` veiejecmtegds gj thlebdgrmdt md` `lvemtl` weii dlvlr ud`lraedl gdls ad edAuhmaam` (mimehe s-smia), sedcl mii thl smyedbs md` olhmvegursgj Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) bue`l plgpil tg plrjlctegd, amnlthler olieljs md` olhmvegurs cgrrlct md` usljui, md` eiiuaedmtlthler hlmrts sg ms tg curl thla gj `eslmsls md` `esldcuaolr thlagj om` hmoets. Phes es whmt prgphlthgg` (duouwwm) almds.

    M plrsgd whg ievls ed agudtmeds gr ed m `lslrt ^gr m cgaaudest

    cgudtryQ md` hms dgt hlmr` gj Vrgphlts es cmiil` shheq mi-kmomi. Etes eapgsseoil jgr such plgpil tg olielvl ed prgphlthgg` gr thmtVrgphlts wlrl sldt. Et es ms ej dg Vrgphlt hms cgal jgr thla. Phlymrl lxcusmoil. ^Mjtlr thler mccgudts mrl slttil` jgiigwedb `lmth,thly, ienl mdeamis, weii ol ltlrdmiiy mddeheimtl` wethgut ldtlredbVmrm`esl gr Hlii. Phl smal es thl cmsl jgr `esolielvlrsdgdm`gilscldt chei`rld.Q Phly mrl dgt cgaamd`l` tg olielvl edVrgphlts. Cgdclrdedb thla, Srmt mi-Esrm `lcimrls; Rl `g dgttgraldt udilss Rl sld` m Vrgphlt oljgrl!

    Reth thl edtldtegd gj rlagvedb thl `guots md` suspecegds gjthgsl whg mcquerl` thler rliebegus ndgwil`bl jrga thl oggns gjrliebegusiy ebdgrmdt plgpil md` jrga thl vldgagus plds gj thl

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    ldlaels gj thl rliebegd, E hmvl thgubht gj wretedb whmt E ndgw. Edjmct, E hmvl `llal` thes m tmsn, m `lot whech E gwl tg huamdety. Oywretedb thes oggn, E hmvl trel` tg lxpimed whmt prgphlthgg` almds,tg vlrejy thmt Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) wms ed juii pgsslssegdgj prgphlthgg`, tg lieaedmtl thl `guots gj thl udolielvlrscgdclrdedb thes jmct, md` tg `espimy thl wecnl`dlss md` hmras gj mjlw oebgts gj sceldcl whg mttlapt tg supprlss thes jmct weth thlerplrsgdmi thgubhts md` gpedegds. Cetedb `gcualdts jrga thl oggnsgj Esimaec schgimrs md` m``edb ay huaoil thgubhts, E hmvl trel` tgrlout thler thgubhts. Phl oggn cgdsests gj md edtrg`uctegd md` twgmrtecils. Md` thl edtrg`uctegd es `eve`l` edtg twg tgpecs. Prustedbayslij tg Miihu tmi, E olbed wretedb.

    Hekre Nmamr 556 Ai` =

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    CGDPLDPS

    VM_P; GDL

    EPHOP MD-D\O\RRM(Phl Vrggj gj Vrgphlthgg`)

    Jgrlwgr`3Vrljmcl ......................................................................................... m amds `yedb gr m tyrmdts bgedb tg hes`gga upgd gdls wesh mrl thl huamd sguis edjiuldcl gd amttlr.Ed jmct Miihu tmi, migdl, es thl Gdl whg mjjlcts amttlr. Miihutmi crlmtls thes ljjlct gd whgalvlr Hl weiis, whldlvlr Hl weiis.

    Jgr thes rlmsgd, et cmddgt ol sme` thmt lxtrmgr`edmry thedbs grwgd`lrs mrl plcuiemr tg Vrgphlts gdiy. Phes es m`aettl` oypheigsgphlrs, tgg. Phlrljgrl, hgw cgui` thes lvlr ol thl`estedctegd oltwlld Vrgphlts md` gthlrs7

    Mithgubh mdceldt Brlln pheigsgphlrs sme` thmt wgd`lrs cgui`misg hmppld thrgubh dgd-prgphlts, thly `e` dgt mcclpt thljrlquldcy gr thl `lbrll gj wgd`lrs rlmchedb thl cmpmcety gj ekz(aermcil). Phly sme` thmt olcmusl such lxtrmgr`edmry thedbs

    hmppld thrgubh Vrgphlts m Vrgphlt es `estedbueshmoil jrga gthlrs.Vheigsgphlrs stmtedb thmt md mdbli amdejlstedb etslij tg

    Vrgphlts md` rlvlmiedb Miihu tmis wmhy ms m cgd`etegd jgrprgphlthgg` cgdtrm`ects thler gwd pheigsgphy. Phler smyedb suchthedbs mrl edtld`l` tg aesilm` hgi`lrs gj ad, jgr, mccgr`edb tgthla, mdblis mrl eaamtlremi md` spllchilss. Pg prg`ucl sgud`srlquerls oledb amtlremi, thly smy. Sgud` es prg`ucl` thrgubhwmvls gj mer. Rl cmd smy thmt thlsl cgd`etegds put jgrwmr` oy

    pheigsgphlrs aebht cgal tg almd thmt mdblis cmd shgw thlaslivlsmd` tmin oy tmnedb amtlremi jgras.

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    EDP_G@\CPEGD EE

    ? RHMP @GLS A\KE[M ALMD7

    Pg us, m aukezm es sgalthedb prgvedb thl truthjuidlss gj mplrsgd whg sme` hl wms m Vrgphlt. Phlrl wlrl cgd`etegds jgr maukezm;

    = Miihu tmi am`l et ed thl mosldcl gj gr`edmry almds,whlrloy tg hlip Hes Vrgphlt ol cgdjeral`.

    ? Et hm` tg ol lxtrmgr`edmry. Gr`edmry thedbs, such ms thlsuds resedb ed thl Lmst lvlry `my gr jigwlrs oiggaedb ed thl spredb,cgui` dgt ol aukezms.

    3 Gthlrs hm` tg ol edcmpmoil gj `gedb et.0 Et hm` tg hmppld whldlvlr thl plrsgd whg mddgudcl` hes

    prgphlthgg` weshl` et tg.< Et hm` tg mbrll weth hes wesh. Jgr lxmapil, ej hl sme` thmthl wgui` ldievld m clrtmed `lm` plrsgd md` ej sgal gthlr amrvlitggn pimcl, jgr lxmapil, ej m agudtmed wms orgnld edtg twg,edstlm`, et wgui` dgt ol m aukezm.

    : Phl aukezm hmppldedb upgd hes wesh shgui` dgt oliel hea.Jgr lxmapil, wheil hl wms aermcuigusiy tminedb weth m clrtmedolmst, ej thl olmst sme`, Phes amd es m iemr, et wgui` dgt ol m

    aukezm.2 Phl aukezm shgui` dgt hmppld oljgrl hl sme` hl wms m

    Vrgphlt. Rgd`lrs thmt hmppldl` oljgrl ^thl mddgudclaldt gj hesprgphlthgg`Q, such ms ss^=Q (mimehe s-smia) tminedb whld hlwms ed m crm`il, hes oledb hmd`l` `mtls whld hl msnl` jgr `mtlsjrga m wethlrl`-up trll, md` ed Auhmaam`s (mimehe s-smia)chei`hgg`, thl cilmvmbl gj hes chlst md` hes hlmrt oledb cilmdsl` oywmshedb, thlrl oledb m cigu` gvlr hes hlm` cgdtedugusiy md` hes

    oledb brlltl` oy trlls md` stgdls wlrl dgt aukezms, out nmrams.

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    Phly mrl cmiil` erhst (prlpmrmtgry sebds gj m prgphlt). Phlylaphmsezl` prgphlthgg`. Et es pgsseoil jgr such nmrams tghmppld thrgubh Mwiey ms wlii. Oljgrl Vrgphlts wlrl edjgral`gj thler prgphlthgg`, thler stmtus wms dgt igwlr thmd thmt gj thlMwiey. Nmrmas wlrl slld jrga thla. M aukezm cgui` hmppld

    eaal`emtliy mjtlr m Vrgphlt es edjgral` gj hes prgphlthgg`. Jgrlxmapil, ej hl hm` sme` thmt such md` such md lvldt wgui` tmnlpimcl m agdth imtlr, thl lvldt wgui` olcgal m aukezm whld ettggn pimcl. Out et wgui` dgt ol dlclssmry tg olielvl ed hesprgphlthgg` oljgrl et tggn pimcl.

    M aukezm `lagdstrmtedb thmt m Vrgphlt es tliiedb thl truth esdgt gdiy m rlquerlaldt gj thl edtliilct. Phmt es, et es udienl thl cmslgj sgal wgrn `ldgtedb thl lxestldcl gj ets mbldt. Jgr thl edtliilcts

    rlmiezedb thmt sgalthedb es thl prggj gj sgalthedb lisl rlquerlssgal rlimtegdshep oltwlld thl twg thedbs. Rhld thl prggj es slld,thl lxestldcl gj thl rlimtl` thedb, dgt thl lxestldcl gj sgalthedblisl, es rlmiezl`. Phl cmsl es dgt sg weth m aukezm. Jgr lxmapil,hlmvlds oledb orgnld edtg pelcls, stmrs oledb scmttlrl` md`agudtmeds oledb puivlrezl` weii tmnl pimcl whld thl ld` gj thlwgri` cgals, mt thl teal gj @ggas`my. Phes weii dgt ol thl tealjgr thl cgaedb gj m Vrgphlt. Phlsl mrl thl aukezms jgrltgi` oylvlry Vrgphlt. Out, et es dgt dlclssmry jgr thgsl whg hlmr mogutthla tg ndgw thmt thly mrl aukezms. Sg es thl cmsl weth m Rmisnmram oledb thl aukezm gj m Vrgphlt, thgubh et `gls dgt hmvl mdycgddlctegd weth thmt Vrgphlt. Rhmt wl hmvl stmtl` sg jmr eslxpimedl` ed `ltmei ed thl oggn Shmrh-e amwmqej oy Smyye` Shlrjmi-Kurkd.

    Mccgr`edb tg agst uima, thgubh gpld tmhm`` (chmiildbl),thmt es, smyedb, Bg mhlm` md` `g thl smal! Out ygu cmdt! es dgtm cgd`etegd jgr m aukezm, thl almdedb gj m aukezm cgdtmedstmhm``. Olcmusl m tmhm``e es dgt m amttlr gj qulstegd ed thlrlpgrts am`l mogut thl stmtls gj thl _esedb @my md` juturllvldts, thlsl mrl dgt aukezms mbmedst `esolielvlrs. Phl Olielvlrsolielvl thmt thlsl rlpgrts mrl aukezms. Phl nmrams gj Mwieymrl dgt aukezms olcmusl thly `g dgt cimea prgphlthgg` md`olcmusl thlrl es dg tmhm`` ed thla. Phl jmct thmt such dgd-chmiildbedb wgd`lrs `g dgt prgvl thl truthjuidlss gj m plrsgdcimeaedb prgphlthgg` `gls dgt dlclssmreiy shgw thmt aukezms `gdgt prgvl et. Gd thl cgdtrmry, thes es whmt es lxplctl` jrga maukezm.

    ]ulstegd; Aukezms prgvl thl truthjuidlss gj thl plrsgd

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    cimeaedb prgphlthgg` olcmusl thly mrl wgd`lrs. @gls m aukezmhmvl m splcemi ljjlct gd prgvedb ^prgphlthgg`Q7

    Mdswlr; Such es dgt thl mctumi cmsl. M aukezms prgvedb thlvmie`ety gj m cimea gj prgphlthgg` es `ul tg thl jmct thmt gthlrscmddgt `g et, whech almds m aukezm hms m splcemi ljjlct. Ed jmct, thes

    es thl rlmi prggj.]ulstegd; Ed Shmrh-e Amwqej, Smyye` Shlrj mi-Kurkd smys,

    Dmqi (dmrrmtegd) cmddgt ol m prggj oy etslij olcmusl et es dlclssmrymisg tg olielvl ed thl truthjuidlss gj thl plrsgd whg smys thmt hl esm Vrgphlt, md` thes tmnls pimcl oy thl edtliilcts m`aettedb et. \pgdslledb m aukezm, thl edtliilct olielvls thmt m Vrgphlt hms tgi` thltruth. Phes pmssmbl jrga mi-Kurkd smys thmt m aukezm`lagdstrmtedb m Vrgphlts truthjuidlss es ku`bl` thrgubh thl

    edtliilct, whlrlms m wheil oljgrl hl sme` thmt et wgui` dgt olku`bl` thrgubh thl edtliilct. @gdt thlsl twg stmtlaldts gj hescgdtrm`ect lmch gthlr7

    Mdswlr; Phl pmssmbl eaal`emtliy mogvl smys thmt thl edtliilctstu`els thl aukezm thmt prgvls thl truthjuidlss gj m Vrgphlt. Et`gls dgt smy whlthlr gr dgt thl edtliilct hms md ljjlct gd thlaukezms prgvedb hes truthjuidlss. Lvld ej wl wlrl tg m`aet thmt etsmys thmt et hms sgal ljjlct, et steii `gls dgt smy thmt thes es ku`bl`

    gdiy thrgubh thl edtliilct. Sedcl thlrl es dg gdl smyedb thmt thledtliilct hms dg ljjlct ed thes mjjmer, such m cgdtrm`ectegd es gut gjpimcl. Smyye` mi-Kurkds stmtlaldt wms am`l wheil lxpimededb mdmrrmtl` (dmqi) aukezm, jgr whech such m stmtlaldt es agstmpprgpremtl.

    M aukezms `ldgtedb m Vrgphlts truthjuidlss es dgt m olieljrlsuitedb gut gj hlmredb, lethlr. Et es dmturmi ed`ecmtegd. Phmt es,whld m aukezm es slld, Miihu tmi crlmtls ed thl plrsgd whg sllset thl ndgwil`bl thmt thl plrsgd mddgudcedb hes prgphlthgg` estliiedb thl truth. Such es Miihu tmis `evedl imw. Phes es sgolcmusl, thgubh et es pgsseoil jgr m iemr tg `espimy m aukezm, et hmsdlvlr hmppldl`. Ej thl plrsgd mddgudcedb hes prgphlthgg` iejts upm agudtmed md` smys, Ej ygu olielvl al, thes agudtmed shmii bgomcn tg ets pimcl. Ej ygu `gdt olielvl al, et weii jmii gd ygur hlm`s,md` ej thly sll thmt thl agudtmed agvls omcn tgwmr`s ets pimclwhld thly wmdt tg olielvl md` tgwmr`s thla whld thly thedn gjdgt olielvedb, et weii ol ud`lrstgg`, thrgubh `evedl imw, thmt hl estliiedb thl truth. Uls, et es pgsseoil - ed velw gj thl edtliilct- jgr suchmd mosgiutl aukezm tg hmppld jrga m iemr, out et es dgt thl `evedl

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    cgigurs gr shmpls ej hl `gls dgt hlmr mogut thla. Hl weii dgtolielvl ed thler lxestldcl. Pg rlvlmi tg Hes simvls thmt thl pgwlr gjduouwwm misg lxests, Miihu tmi crlmtl` `rlmas ed ald seaeimrtg thes pgwlr. Ed `rlmas, amd aebht sll whmt weii hmppld ed thljuturl cilmriy gr ed ets vesegd ed thl ima-e aethi. Ej m plrsgd whg

    `gls dgt ndgw whmt `rlmas mrl es tgi`, Rhld amdscgdscegusdlss es suspld`l` md` thgubhts md` sldsls mrl bgdl ienlthmt gj m `lm` plrsgd, hl slls udndgwd thedbs thmt mrl olygd`aed`s brmsp, hl weii `ldy et. Hl weii lvld mttlapt tg prgvl thmtsuch m thedb es eapgsseoil, smyedb, Amd plrclevls hes surrgud`edbsoy hes sldsl grbmds. Reth thlsl grbmds suspld`l`, lsplcemiiy whldthly `g dgt judctegd mt mii, hl weii plrclevl dgthedb. Hl weiirlmsgd rmthlr cgmrsliy. Ms sldsl grbmds cmddgt cgaprlhld` thedbsthmt mrl ndgwd oy wes`ga, ienlwesl, wes`ga cmddgt plrclevl thl

    thedbs thmt mrl ndgwd oy thl pgwlr gj prgphlthgg`.Phgsl whg `guot thl lxestldcl gj thl pgwlr gj prgphlthgg`

    `guot ets pgsseoeiety gr, ej ets pgsseoeiety es mcclptl`, ets gccurrldcl.Ets lxestldcl gr gccurrldcl shgws thmt et es pgsseoil. Md` etslxestldcl es `lagdstrmtl` oy Vrgphlts bevedb edjgramtegd olygd`thl edtliilcts moeiety. Phes edjgramtegd, whech cmddgt ol mcquerl`thrgubh thl edtliilct, cmicuimtegd gr lxplrealdtmtegd, wms mcquerl`gdiy jrga Miihu tmis eiha (edspermtegd pimcl` upgd thl hlmrt

    oy Miihu tmi gr Hes mdblis, thmt es, thrgubh thl pgwlr gjprgphlthgg`). Phl pgwlr gj prgphlthgg` hms misg gthlrplcuiemretels. Sedcl `rlmas, whech rlslaoil gdl gj ets plcuiemretels,lxest ed ald, wl hmvl bevld et ms md lxmapil. Ets gthlr plcuiemretelsmrl rlvlmil` thrgubh `hmwq (tmstedb, sldsetevety) tg thgsl whgstrevl gd m pmth gj Pmsmwwuj. Phl plcuiemrety wl hmvl bevld austsujjecl ms m prggj tg amnl gdl olielvl ed prgphlthgg`. EaaAuhmaam` mi-Bhmzi, tgg, wrgtl thes plcuiemrety ms m prggj jgrolielvedb ed prgphlthgg` ed hes oggn Mi-audqe`h aed m`-`mii.

    Mccgr`edb tg mdceldt Brlln pheigsgphlrs, et es usljui tg olielvled prgphlthgg`. Phly sme`, Pg olielvl ed prgphlthgg` hlipswes`ga. Al`etmtedb gvlr thl lxestldcl, pgwlr md` ndgwil`bl gjMiimh es seaeimr tg thes. Misg, amdy usljui thedbs olygd` thledtliilcts moeiety mrl ilmrdl` jrga Vrgphlts. Lxmapils gj thes mrlthl _esedb @my, tlmchedbs plrtmededb tg thl dlxt wgri`, rlvlimtegdgj whmt thedbs mrl bgg` md` whmt gthlrs mrl om`, md` ndgwedbwhlthlr sgal jgg`s md` al`ecedls mrl hmrajui gr dgt.

    Phgsl whg `g dgt olielvl ed prgphlthgg` smy;= M plrsgd sldt ms m Vrgphlt shgui` hmvl ndgwd thmt thl

    gdl whg sme`, E hmvl sldt thll ms m prgphlt. Cgaaudecmtl ay

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    udolcgaedb, dgdsldsecmi md` udrlmsgdmoil. Et wgui` ol m uslilssedkudctegd tg prgpgsl thl plrjgramdcl gj m `uty whech esmosgiutliy edlvetmoil. Gd thl gthlr hmd`, et wgui` ol tgrturl tgldkged thl plrjgramdcl gj m `uty whech hms dgt olld prl`lstedl`ed thl ltlrdmi pmst. Et wgui` almd tg eapiy, @g thl eapgsseoil!

    Mdswlr; Sedcl amd hms thl pgwlr tg cmrry gut thl `uty, etwgui` dgt ol tgrturl tg cgaamd` et. Mii gj Miihu tmiscgaamd`aldts mrl wethed amds moeiety. Gur mdswlr tg thesqulstegd cgdclrdedb thl cgaamd`aldts weii ol thl smal ms thlmdswlr bevld tg thl qulstegd msnl` mogut Miihu tmi crlmtedb.Phmt es, et cmddgt ol sme` thmt Miihu tmi hms tg crlmtl sgalthedbwhech hms olld prl`lstedl` ed thl ltlrdmi pmst. Dgr cmd et ol sme`thmt Hl es edcmpmoil gj crlmtedb sgalthedb whech hms dgt olldprl`lstedl`.

    5 Edkudctegds thmt mrl `ejjecuit jgr thl og`y weii `ltlr amdjrga cgdse`lredb md` rlmiezedb Miimhs lxestldcl. Md` et weii dgtilmvl teal jgr `gedb amdy gthlr thedbs.

    Mdswlr; Phl oldljets ed thl edkudctegds ed`ucl al`etmtegd md`md ud`lrstmd`edb gj Miihu tmis lxestldcl md` rlbuimtegd gjiejl. Rl hmvl lxpimedl` thes ed `ltmei ed thl mdswlr tg thl slvldthqugtmtegd mogvl.^=Q

    =6 Phl edtliilct `gls thl thedb et jed`s usljui md` `gls dgt`g thl thedb et thedns es hmrajui. Rhld et cmddgt ud`lrstmd`

    ??

    ^=Q Et es lssldtemi ed ad tg mcclpt thl cgaamd`aldts, thmt es, tg olielvlthmt es dlclssmry tg `g thl cgaamd`s md` tg mostmed jrga thlprgheoetegds. Gdl whg olielvls agst gj thl cgaamd`aldts out`esolielvls gdiy gdl gj thla md` `gls dgt wmdt tg goly et weii hmvl`esolielvl` Auhmaam` ('mimehe 's-smia). Hl weii olcgal mdudolielvlr. Oledb m Ausiea rlquerls, olielvedb ed mii thlcgaamd`aldts. Ej m Ausiea, thgubh hl olielvls thl cgaamd`aldts,

    `esgolys thla, l.b. `gls dgt plrjgra smit gut gj imzedlss, gr, jgiigwedbhes om` jreld` gr dmjs, hms micghgiec `redns, gr, ed cmsl gj m wgamd grberi, bgls gut weth hlr mras md`/gr hlm` udcgvlrl`, hl gr shl `gls dgtigsl thler ad gr olcgal md udolielvlr. M plrsgd gj thes sgrt es msedjui, `esgol`eldt Ausiea. Ej hl `gls dgt wmdt tg goly lvld gdl gj thlcgaamd`aldts, thmt es, ej hl esmpprgvls et, gls dgt lstlla et ms m utygr siebhts et, hl igsls hes ad md` olcgals m aurtm`` (rldlbm`l). Suchstmtlaldts ms, "Rhmt ej E `g dgt plrjgra smit md` bg gut weth m omrlhlm`7 Ievedb md` `gedb jmvgurs tg plgpil hmvl prlcl`ldcl gvlr smit,almd tg mpprgvl sgal gj thl cgaamd`aldts md` `esmpprgvl gthlrs.

    Lvlry Ausiea aust pmy mttldtegd tg thes suotil pgedt, md` thgsl whg`esgoly thl cgaamd`aldts aust ol vebeimdt ilst thly shgui` igsl thlerad. Dlbilctedb thl cgaamd`aldts es `ejjlrldt jrga weshedb dgt tggoly thla. Phlsl twg shgui` dgt ol cgdjusl`!

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    whlthlr sgalthedb es usljui gr hmrajui, et `gls et whld thlrl esdll` tg `g et. Ed velw gj thes judctegd gj thl edtliilct, sld`edbVrgphlts es uddlclssmry.

    Mdswlr; Phlrl mrl amdy thedbs whech mrl aesud`lrstgg` grwhech cmddgt ol ud`lrstgg` oy thl edtliilct, md` thly hmvl tg ol

    tmubht oy Vrgphlts. M Vrgphlt es ienl m splcemiezl` `gctgr. Hlndgws thl ljjlcts gj al`ecedls wlii. Phl ljjlcts gj sgal al`ecedlsaebht ol jgud` oy imyald thrgubh thl edtliilct mjtlr igdblxplreldcls, out ald gj edtliilct aebht jmcl resns md` hmras oljgrlilmrdedb thla, md` et wgui` rlquerl m brlmt `lmi gj teal md` wgrn.Phly wgui` hmvl dg teal iljt jgr usedb thler edtliilct ed `gedbgthlr dlclssmry kgos. Oy bevedb thl `gctgr m iettil rlcgapldsl,hgwlvlr, thly mttmed thl oldljets gj al`ecedls md` re` thlaslivlsgj thler eidlssls. Pg smy thmt Vrgphlts mrl uddlclssmry es ienlsmyedb thmt `gctgrs mrl uddlclssmry. Sedcl thl cgaamd`aldtstmubht oy m Vrgphlt mrl wmh rlvlmil` oy Miihu tmi, thly mrlmii trul md` oldljecemi. Phl `gctgrs ndgwil`bl, mithgubh oledb thlrlsuit gj thgubht md` lxplreldcl, cmddgt ol sme` tg ol whgiiy trul.

    == Phl aukezms lxestldcl es dgt m`aesseoil. Sedcl et es mwgd`lr gutse`l gj dgrami lvldts, et es dgt sgalthedb whech thledtliilct cmd mcclpt. Jgr thes rlmsgd, prgphlthgg` es dgt sgalthedbrlmsgdmoil, lethlr.

    Mdswlr; Crlmtegd gj lmrths md` hlmvlds jrga dgthedb hmsauch agrl wgd`lr ed et thmd m aukezm `gls. Ej et es eapgsseoil jgrclrtmed thedbs tg hmppld gutse`l gj thl imws gj dmturl, thes `gls dgtalmd thmt wgd`lrs cmddgt hmppld gutse`l gj thlsl imws. Rgd`lrshmvl hmppldl` thrgubh Vrgphlts md` Mwiey jgr cldturels. Mamd gj edtliilct cmddgt `ldy thlsl lvldts. M aukezm es edtld`l` tg`lagdstrmtl thmt m Vrgphlt hms tgi` thl truth. Et hms tg ol mwgd`lr> sgalthedb `gdl wethed thl imws gj dmturl cmddgt ol m

    aukezm.=? M aukezm cmddgt prgvl thmt m Vrgphlt es tliiedb thltruth. Et es dgt clrtmed whlthlr m aukezm es crlmtl` oy Miimh gram`l oy m Vrgphlt heaslij. Ambec es m wgd`lr, tgg. Ugu misgolielvl ed ambec md` edcmdtmtegd.

    Mdswlr; Phl edtliilct puttedb jgrwmr` vmregus pgsseoeietels, e.l.hypgthlsls md` thlgrels, `gls dgt rljutl thl ndgwil`bl mcquerl`oy thl sldsl grbmds gr lxplrealdtmtegd. Phl gccurldcl gj m clrtmed

    thedb `gls dgt prlvldt us jrga thednedb gj ets dgdlxestldcl. Miihutmi, migdl, es thl Gdl whg ljjlcts lvlrythedbs cgaedb edtglxestldcl, ms lxpimedl` mogvl. Ed gthlr wgr`s, m aukezm es crlmtl`oy Miihu tmi, dgt oy m Vrgphlt. Lvld thgubh lvlryog`y cmddgt

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    M_PECIL EE

    0 PHL V_GGJ GJ A\HMAAM@S(mimhe s-smia) V_GVHLPHGG@

    @ll` md` lvldts cmrry amdy oldljets thmt mrl olygd` thlcgaprlhldsegd gj thl edtlilct, sg thmt et sgalteals lvld `ldelsthlsl oldljets. Rl shmii `lmi weth thl lve`ldcls prgvedb thllxestldcl gj thlsl oldljets. Sgal al`ecedls neii sgal plgpil

    whld thly mrl bevld ed samii gsls, wheil thly g dgt hmra gthlrslvld whld thly mrl bevld ed auch oebblr magudts.^=Q Amdy plgpil`g dgt olielvl thes, thgubh et hms olld lstmoieshl` oy lxplreldcl.Phly lvld mttlapt tg prgvl tg thl cgdtrmry. Sg `e` thl mdceldtBrlln pheigsgphlrs md` wgrshepplrs gj amttlr, whg `ldel` thllxestldcl gj prgphlts md` put jgrwmr` sgal rlmsgds jgr thler`esolielj. Suppgsedb thl edjgramtegd mogut Miihu tmi,prgphlts, bldels, mdblis, Vmrm`esl md` Hlii tg ol ienl thl thedbsthmt cmd ol cgaprlhld`l` oy thler edtliilct, thly `ldel` whmtthly `lsebdl` ed thler aed`s. Ej m plrsgd whg hms dlvlr `rlmatwms tgi` mogut `rlmas ienl, Amd sgalteals blts edtg m stmtl edwhech mii hes sldsls, rlmsgd md` thgubhts mrl edtlrruptl`, md` edthes stmtl hl slls thedbs thl edtliilct cmddgt brmsp, hl weii dgtolielvl et> hl weii smy thmt et es eapgsseoil. Ej hl es tgi`, Phlrl esm samii thedb ed thes wgri` whech, whld put ed m cety, weii cgdsualthl ldterl cety. Phld et weii cgdsual etslij, hl weii mdswlr thmt etes eapgsseoil. Hgwlvlr, thlsl wgr`s `lscreol jerl. Phgsl whg

    `ldy thl hlmvldiy rliebegds md` iejl ed thl Hlrlmjtlr rlslaoilhea. Phly olielvl md` tmnl thl dlclssmry prlcmutegds whld msceldtest gj `guotjui trustwgrthedlss smys, gut gj suppgsetegd md`suspecegd, thmt m cmtmstrgphl es eapld`edb, out thly `g dgtolielvl thl `mdblrs ed thes wgri` md` thl dlxt ms jgrltgi` oyVrgphlts, whgsl truthjuidlss es wlii-ndgwd md` whg hmvl`espimyl` amdy aukezms. Phly g dgt tmnl mdy almsurls ed gr`lrtg lscmpl ed`lscreomoiy oettlr md` ltlrdmi tgraldt. Phly ienld

    eo`t, thl vmiul gj whech es cimrejel` oy Vrgphlts, tg chei`esh

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    ^=Q ^=Q Lxmapils gj thlsl mrl bevld ed thl oggn Ld`ilss Oiess, rljlr tge`egsydcrmsy md` miilrby.

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    pimys md` edsmdl mctegds.]ulstegd; \sljui thedbs rlpgrtl` oy pheigsgphlrs, amtlremiests

    md` `gctgrs, mrl olielvl` olcmusl thly hmvl olld `escgvlrl` oylxplreldcl. Eo`t mrl dgt olielvl` ed olcmusl thler usljuidlsshms dgt olld lxplreldcl`.

    Mdswlr; Sceldtests lxplrealdtmtegds mrl olielvl` whld thlymrl hlmr` gj. Phl thedbs rlpgrtl` md` lxplreldcl` oy Mwiey mrlcgaaudecmtl` ed thl smal amddlr. Misg, thl oldljets gj agstthedbs ldkgedl` oy Esima hmvl olld slld md` lxplreldcl`.^=Q

    Lvld ej thl m`vmdtmbls wethed thl ruils gj Esima wlrl dgtrlvlmil` oy lxplrealdtmtegd, et wgui` steii ol rlmsgdmoil tgolielvl ed thla md` tg juijeii thler rlquerlaldts. Ilt us suppgslthmt m physecemds wesl sgd, whg `gls dgt ndgw mdythedb mogut

    `rubs, olcgals eii. Hl hms hlmr` jrga amdy plgpil md` hms lvldrlm` ed dlwspmplrs mogut hes jmthlrs mchelvlaldts md` ndgwsthmt hes jmthlr igvls hea vlry auch. Hes jmthlr bevls hea sgalal`ecedl md` smys thmt ej hl tmnls et hl weii rlcgvlr eaal`emtliy,jgr hl hms trel` et slvlrmi teals. Out whld hl slls thmt thlal`ecedl weii ol edklctl` md` hurt hea, wgui` et ol rlmsgdmoil jgrhea tg rlmct tg hes jmthlr oy smyedb, E hmvl dlvlr trel` thesal`ecedl. E `gdt ndgw ej et es bgg` jgr al. E cmdt olielvl ej ygur

    wgr`s mrl cgrrlct. Rhg ed thl wgri` wgui` mpprgvl such mdmdswlr7]ulstegd; Hgw cmd et ol ndgwd thmt thl Vrgphlt igvls hes

    uaam ms auch ms m jmthlr igvls hes sgd md` thmt hes cgaamd`s md`prgheoetegds mrl usljui7

    Mdswlr; Hgw cmd m jmthlrs igvl jgr hes sgd ol ndgwd7 Phesigvl etslij es dgt sgalthedb veseoil gr tmctumi. Et cmd ol ndgwd gdiyjrga hes olhmvegr, mttetu`l md` wgr`s tgwmr`s hes sgd. Ej m wesl

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    ^=Q Jurthlragrl, sgal al`ecedmi prlpmrmtegds whech hmvl olld jgud`usljui oy sceldtests md` `gctgrs oy almds gj lxplrealdtmtegd md`ogubht lmblriy jgr cgdse`lrmoil suas gj agdly oy lvlryog`y mrljrlquldtiy jgud` gut tg ol hmrajui mjtlrwmr`s. Iests gj suchprlpmrmtegds, lmch cgdciu`l` weth m sldtldcl omddedb thler smil, mrlrlbuimriy `espmtchl` oy hlmith muthgretels tg `rubstgrls. Jmctgrelsamdujmcturedb such `rubs mrl cigsl` `gwd oy bgvlrdaldts. Et hmsolcgal m usumi tgpec jgr `meiy dlwspmplrs thmt sgal auch-sgubht-

    mjtlr al`ecedls hmvl prgvld tg ol hmrajui mjtlrwmr`s. Et hms mpplmrl`mbmed ed `meiy dlwspmplrs rlplmtl`iy ed rlcldt ylmrs thmt hud`rl`s gjpgpuimr al`ecedls thmt mrl cmiil` mdteoegtecs cmusl hlmrt `eslmsl md`cmdclr md` thmt sgal `ltlrbldts mrl `liltlregus tg hlmith.

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    md` jmer plrsgd pmys `ul mttldtegd tg _lsiuiimhs (smii-Miihumimehe wm smiia) uttlrmdcls md` stu`els thl rlpgrts `lscreoedb hesljjgrts tg bue`l ald tg thl rebht cgursl, hes strectdlss ed prgtlctedblvlryog`ys rebhts, md` hes ambdmdeagus md` cgapmssegdmtlljjgrts jgr thl lstmoieshaldt gj olmutejui agrmis, hl weii cilmriy sll

    thmt hes igvl jgr hes uaam es auch agrl thmd thmt gj m jmthlr jgrhes sgd. M plrsgd whg rlmiezls hes mstgud`edb mccgapieshaldts,thl mstgdeshedb rlpgrts ed thl ]urd mi-nlra, whech wlrlrlvlmil` thrgubh hes tgdbul, md` hes uttlrmdcls jgrltliiedb thlolwei`lredb lvldts thmt weii hmppld mt thl ld` gj thl wgri`, weiiclrtmediy sll thmt hl mttmedl` hebh brm`ls mogvl thl edtliilctscmpmcety md` cgaprlhld`l` jmcts olygd` thl edtliilcts ieaet gjcgaprlhldsegd md` rlmiezmtegd. Phus, et weii ol mppmrldt tg heathmt hes wgr`s mrl mii trul. M rlmsgdmoil plrsgd whg ilmrds md`al`etmtls gvlr thl ndgwil`bl rlvlmil` ed thl ]urmd mi-nlra md`whg stu`els hes iejl weii sll thes jmct cilmriy. Eaa Auhmaam` mi-Bhmzi (rmhamtuiihe mimeh) sme`, M plrsgd whg `guots whlthlrgr dgt sgalgdl es m Vrgphlt shgui` lethlr sll hes iejl gr stu`ygoklctevliy thl rlpgrts mogut hes iejl. M plrsgd whg ndgws thlsceldcl gj al`ecedl gr jeqh mcquerls edjgramtegd mogut m schgimr gjal`ecedl gr jeqh oy stu`yedb thl rlpgrts mogut hes iejl. Jgrlxmapil, ndgwedb whlthlr gr dgt mi-Eaa msh-Shje

    (rmhamtuiihe mimeh) wms m schgimr gj jeqh, gr whlthlr gr dgtCmiedgs wms m physecemd, rlquerls ilmrdedb thl cgdclrdl` ormdchlsgj ndgwil`bl wlii md` thld stu`yedb thler oggns ed thlsl ormdchls.Ienlwesl, m plrsgd whg mcquerls ndgwil`bl gj prgphlthgg` md`thld stu`els thl ]urd mi-nlra md` thl Hm`th msh-shlrj weiiplrjlctiy ud`lrstmd` thmt Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) es thlVrgphlt md` gccupels thl hebhlst `lbrll gj prgphlthgg`. Md` ejhl ilmrds gj thl ljjlctevldlss gj hes wgr`s ed purejyedb thl hlmrt

    md` thld golys hes rlvlimtegds, oy whech hes gwd hlmrt olbeds tgsll thl truth, hes olielj ed hes prgphlthgg` weii olcgal mosgiutliyclrtmed (ymqd). Hl weii bmed cgdtedugus rlmiezmtegd gj thl truth edthl hm`ths, Ej m plrsgd ievls up tg hes ndgwil`bl, Miihu tmitlmchls hea whmt hl `gls dgt ndgw> Hl whg hlips m cruliplrsgd weii sujjlr hmra jrga hea, md`, Phl plrsgd whg gdiythedns gj mttmededb Miihu tmis igvl lvlry agrdedb weii ol bevldhes weshls jgr thes wgri` md` thl Hlrlmjtlr oy Miihu tmi. Phus

    hes ndgwil`bl md` ad weii ol strldbthldl`. Jgr thl ad tgolcgal `hmwq, thmt es, tg eaprgvl et up tg m stmtl whlrled gdljllis ms ej gdl slls thl rlmiety, rlquerls ld`lmvguredb ed m pmth gjPmsmwwuj.

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    ieaetedb sgal plgpil mt sgal pimcl md` mt sgal teal `gls dgtdlclssmreiy shgw thmt thl smal cgd`etegds miwmys lxestl`lvlrywhlrl. Ed jmct, thes es gpldiy wetdlssl`. Et es eapgsseoil jgr mwrettld mdswlr tg rlamed slcrlt. Phlrljgrl, thl `guots stmtl` edthl qulstegd mrl brgud`ilss.

    Esimaec muthgretels bmvl `ejjlrldt lxpimdmtegds cgdclrdedb thlkz gj thl ]urd mi-nlra. Amdy sme` thmt thl pgltry gj thl]urd mi-nlra wms vlry mstgdeshedb (bhmro) md` ets styil wmsvlry wgd`lrjui (mko)> et wms aukez olcmusl ets pgltry md` styil`e` dgt rlslaoil thgsl gj thl pglts gj Mrmoem. Et es misg thl cmslweth thl prgsl ed thl olbeddedb md` cigsedb slctegds ms wlii ms edthl dmrrmtegds ed thl srms. Phl gpldedbs oltwlld thl ymts mrlienl thl smks ed thla.^=Q Phlsl ietlrmry lilaldts lxestedb ed thl]urd mi-nlra mrl udienl thgsl ed thl Mrmo pglts uttlrmdcls,whg cgui` dgt usl thla ms lxheoetl` ed thl ]urd mi-nlra. Mplrsgd whg ndgws Mrmoec wlii slls ets ekz cilmriy. ]`Oqeiid^?Q sme` thmt ets ekz stlaal` ogth jrga ets igjty ligquldclmd` jrga ets mstgud`edb pgltry. Ed gthlr wgr`s, ets pgltry wmsquetl udusumi. Sgal sme` thmt ets ekz grebedmtl` jrga ets bevedbedjgramtegd mogut thl udndgwd. Jgr lxmapil, thl ther` ymt gjSrmt mr-_ua, Phgubh thly hmvl wgd, thly shmii ol `ljlmtl` edtld ylmrs, jgrltgi` thmt thl Oyzmdtedl laplrgr Hlrmcieus^3Q wgui`

    `ljlmt thl mray gj thl Ermdemd Shmh Husrmw Vlrwez wethed tldylmrs. Md` et hmppldl` ms et wms jgrltgi`. Mccgr`edb tg sgaluima, thl ekz gj thl ]urd mi-nmra es ed ets pgsslssedb dgcgdtrm`ectegds gr edcgdsestldcy, thgubh et es vlry igdb md`rlpltetevl. Et es jgr thes rlmsgd thmt thl 8=st ymt gj Srmt md-Des`lcimrls ed orelj; Rlrl thes ]urd mi-nlra thl wgr` gjsgalgdl gthlr thmd Miihu tmi, et wgui` cgdtmed amdyedcgdbruetels. Mccgr`edb tg sgal gthlrs, thl ekz gj thl ]urd

    mi-nlra iels ed ets almdedb. Oljgrl gur Vrgphlt (mimehe s-smia),thl Mrmos cgui` cgapgsl stmtlaldts seaeimr tg thgsl gj thl]urd mi-nlra, out Miihu tmi prlvldtl` thla jrga wretedbthl ienl gj thl ]urd mi-nlra. Hgw Hl prlvldtl` thla hms olldlxpimedl` ed vmregus wmys. Mou Eshmq Eorha mi-Esjmrd,^0Q mamstlr magdb thl Mhi ms-Suddm, md` Mo Eshmq Deza mi-Omsr

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    ^=Q Smk' almds thl cgdtedugus cggedb gj thl `gvl. Ed prgsl, et almds thlryaedb thmt gccurs mt thl ld` gj sldtldcls.

    ^?Q Mo Omnr Omqeiid `el` ed 066 M.H.^3Q Hlrmcieus `el` ed ?6 M.H.^0Q Eorha Deshmour pmssl` mwmy ed 066 Mjtlr Hekrm.

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    gj thl Autmzeim smy thmt thl jlmr gj igsedb wgri`iy m`vmdtmblsprlvldtl` thla. ^Phl muthgr gj thl oggn HusdeyymQ Mie Aurtm`,m Shetl schgimr, smys thmt Miihu tmi am`l thla jgrblt thlerndgwil`bl whech wgui` hmvl ldmoil` thla tg cgapltl weth thl]urd mi-nlra.Q

    Phgsl whg `g dgt mcclpt thmt thl ]urd mi-nlra es aukez smy,Ekz aust ol govegus. Phl jmct thmt thlrl mrl vmreguslxpimdmtegds gj ekz shgws thmt ets almdedb es dgt ndgwd jgrclrtmed. Ed mdswlr tg thes, schgimrs hmvl sme` thmt thl lxpimdmtegdsed sgal rlsplcts `gls dgt shgw thmt thl whgil ]urd mi-nlra esdgt aukez. Ligquldcl gj thl ]urd mi-nlra, ets udlqumiil`pgltry, thl edjgramtegd `lscreoedb thl udndgwd md` thl wes`ga etcgdtmeds mogut ndgwil`bl md` prmctecls md` amdy gthlr lilaldtsgj ekz, ienl thgsl aldtegdl` mogvl, mrl quetl amdejlst. @ejjlredblxpimdmtegds, whech grebedmtl jrga thl `ejjlrldcls ed alds velwsmd` ud`lrstmd`edbs, shgui` dgt ed`ecmtl thmt et es dgt aukez. Ej gdlgj thl qumietels wl hmvl aldtegdl` mogvl es dgt jgud` oy sgalgdltg ol m cmusl jgr et oledb aukez, thes shgui` dgt cgal tg almd thmtmii gj thla mrl dgt cmusls jgr et oledb aukez. Amdy m pglt cmdprg`ucl lxtrlaliy ligquldt prgsl md` vlrsl, out cmddgt `g et mtmdgthlr bevld teal. Phmt es, mchelvedb et gdcl `gls dgt almd thmtgdl cmd `g et lvlry teal. M brgup `gls dgt dlclssmreiy hmvl tg

    hmvl thl prgplrtels gj lmch gj thl udets wethed et. Phes mdswlreapiels thmt thl ]urd mi-nlra es aukez ms m whgil out ets shgrtsrms amy dgt ol aukez. Out thes es dgt trul> ms wl hmvl prlvegusiylxpimedl`, ets shgrtlst srm es misg aukez. Et aebht ol sme` thmt thlmdswlr almds thmt thl whgil ]urd mi-nlra es aukez ed lvlryrlsplct out ets srms mrl aukez gdiy ed sgal rlsplcts. Hgwlvlr,thes wgui` dgt ol thl mdswlr tg thl qulstegd mogvl. Phl qulstegd`lamd`s m cilmr lxpimdmtegd gj thl cmusl gj thl ekz. Sg, such

    edtlrprltmtegd gj thl mdswlr wgui` dgt udcgvlr thl cmusl gj thlekz.Phler slcgd` mdtethlses stmtls; Phl Smhom wlrl ed `guot

    mogut sgal pmrts gj thl ]urmd mi-nlra. Mo`uiimh eod Ams`^rm`ey-Miihu mdhQ sme` thmt srmt mi-Jtehm md` thl srms gjAumwwezmtmed^=Q `e` dgt oligdb ed thl ]urd. Hgwlvlr, thlslthrll srms mrl thl agst rldgwdl` srms gj thl ]urd. Ej thlligquldcl ed thla wlrl ed m `lbrll gj ekz, thly wgui` dgt sgamdejlstiy rlslaoil tlxts gthlr thmd thmt gj thl ]urd, md` dggdl wgui` `guot thmt thly oligdbl` tg thl ]urd.

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    ^=Q Phl twg srms olbeddedb weth "]ui-m'`hu."

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    Mdswlr; Phl Smhomt mi-neras `guot mogut sgal srmsoligdbedb tg thl ]urd mi-nlra wms dgt olcmusl gj thlerligquldcl gr ekz> et wms olcmusl lmch gj thlsl srms wms gdiyrlpgrtl` oy gdl plrsgd. Mccgr`edb tg thl predcepils gj usi mi-hm`th, edjgramtegd trmdsaettl` oy gdl rlpgrtlr es dgt clrtmed, out

    `guotjui. Sgalthedb trmdsaettl` oy tmwtur olcgals clrtmededjgramtegd. Phl ]urd mi-nlra wms cgrrgogrmtl` ldterliy oytmwtur, thmt es, weth udmdeaety. Jgr thes rlmsgd, et es ndgwd wethclrtmedty thmt thl ]urd mi-nlra es thl Rgr` gj Miihu tmi. Etes ndgwd weth clrtmedty misg thmt thgsl srms trmdsaettl` oy gdiygdl rlpgrtlr wlrl rlvlmil` oy Miihu tmi tg Auhmaam`(mimehe s-smia) md` hm` ligquldcl wethed m `lbrll gj ekz.Hgwlvlr, thlrl wms `esmbrllaldt ms tg whlthlr gr dgt thlyoligdbl` tg thl ]urd mi-nlra, whech oredbs dg hmra mbmedst

    gur cmusl.Phler ther` mdtethlses stmtls; Rheil thl ]urd mi-nlra wms

    oledb cgapeil` ^mjtlr _msiuiimh (smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima)pmssl` mwmy md` wheil Hm`rmt Mo Omnr ms-Se``q (rm`ey-Miihumdh) wms thl cmiephQ, ej m plrsgd dgt ndgwd wlii rlpgrtl` md ymt,hl wgui` ol rlquerl` lethlr tg tmnl md gmth gr tg oredb twgwetdlssls sedcl hes edtlbrety wms udclrtmed> thlrljgrl, gdiy mjtlr etwms ud`lrstgg` thmt et oligdbl` tg thl ]urd mi-nlra wgui` et

    ol edciu`l` ed thl ]urd mi-nlra. Ej thl ligquldcl ed md ymtwlrl ed m `lbrll gj ekz, et wgui` ol cgdciu`l` jrga ets ligquldclthmt et wms md ymt md` thes wgui` cgdjera thl edtlbrety gj thlplrsgd whg rlpgrtl` et> md gmth gr twg wetdlssls wgui` dgt oldll`l`.

    Mdswlr; Phlsl cgd`etegds wlrl put ed gr`lr tg `ltlraedl thlpimcls gj thl ymts ed thl ]urd mi-nlra md` tg ndgw ej md ymtprlcl`l` gr jgiigwl` gthlrs. Phly wlrl dgt edtld`l` tg ed`ecmtl

    whlthlr gr dgt thly oligdbl` tg thl ]urd mi-nlra. _msiuiimh(smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima) usl` tg rlcetl thl ]urd mi-nlramd` iestld tg thgsl whg rlcetl` et. Et wms `ljedetliy ndgwd thmtlmch ymt rlvlmil` wms jrga thl ]urd mi-nlra. Md gmth grwetdlssls wlrl rlquerl` jgr msclrtmededb thl slquldcl gj ymts.Jurthlragrl, thler ligquldcl oledb ed m `lbrll gj ekz shgwl`thmt thly wlrl ymts. Ej thl ligquldcl gj gdl gr twg ymts mrl dgted m `lbrll gj ekz, et es dgt eapgrtmdt. Sedcl thl shgrtlst srmcgdtmeds thrll ymts, mii thl srms gj thl ]urd mi-nlra mrlaukez.

    Phler jgurth mdtethlses stmtls; Lvlry ormdch gj mrt hms mogud`mry, m ieaet. Et cmddgt ol lxcll`l`. Phlrl miwmys lxests m

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    amstlr surpmssedb hes cgiilmbuls ed hes mrt. Sg Auhmaam` (mimehes-smia) aebht hmvl olld thl agst ligquldt gj thl pglts gj hesteal. Hl aebht hmvl uttlrl` thedbs thmt cgui` dgt ol lxprlssl` oythl pglts gj hes teal. Ej thes wlrl suppgsl` tg ol aukez, mdythedbthmt wms `gdl oy m prl-laedldt amstlr gj mdy ormdch mt mdy teal

    out whech cgui` dgt ol `gdl oy hes cgiilmbuls, wgui` dlclssmreiyol sme` tg ol aukez, whech, ed ets turd, thes wgui` ol md mosur`stmtlaldt.

    Mdswlr; Aukez almds thmt whech hmpplds mt gdl teal md`olmrs m brlmt vmiul olcmusl et cmddgt ol `gdl oy agst plgpil gjthmt teal md` whech hms olld `gdl mt thl hebhlst ilvli oy thgslwhg hmvl olld moil tg `g et md` whech es udmdeagusiy m`aettl`weii dgt ol surpmssl` oy huamd pgwlr md` whech cgui` olsurpmssl`, ej lvlr, gdiy oy m plrsgd whg es olielvl` tg amdmbl etoy Miihu tmis Reii. Sgalthedb wethgut thlsl qumietels cmddgtol cmiil` m aukezm. Ambec wms ndgwd ms such `uredb thl teal gjthl Vrgphlt As^=Q (mimehe s-smia)> ed thgsl `mys, thgsl whgprmctesl` sgrclry ndlw thmt thl hebhlst `lbrll gj ambec wms tgcgdkurl up udrlmi, dgdlxestldt thedbs gr eiiusegds ed ^gthlrsQeambedmtegd ms ej thly wlrl lxestldt. Rhld thly smw thmt thl rg`gj As (mimehe s-smia) olcmal m imrbl slrpldt md` mtl thlsdmnls whech wlrl gj thler gwd wetchlry, thly smw thmt et wms

    olygd` thl ogud`mrels gj ambec md` mogvl huamd pgwlr. Phusthly olielvl` ^ed thl prgphlthgg` gjQ As (mimehe s-smia).Vhmrmgh, oledb udmwmrl gj thes rlmiety, hm` thl wrgdb eaprlssegdthmt As (mimehe s-smia) wms thl ilm`lr gj thl wezmr`s md`tmubht thla ambec. Phl smal wms thl cmsl weth al`ecedl `uredbthl teal gj s (mimehe s-smia)> et wms mt m vlry m`vmdcl` ilvli.@gctgrs tggn pre`l ed thler mchelvlaldts. Jmagus splcemiests sme`thmt thler al`ecmi ndgwil`bl wgui` dgt sujjecl tg rlvevejy thl

    `lm` gr tg gpld thl lyls gj cgdbldetmi oied` plgpil. Phlyolielvl` thmt such plgpil cgui` ol curl` gdiy oy Miihu tmi.@uredb thl teal gj Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) thl mrts gjpgltry md` ligquldcl hm` rlmchl` thl hebhlst ilvlis. Vgltsogmstl` tg gdl mdgthlr mogut thl ligquldcl ed thler pgltry. Edjmct, thl slvld g`ls weth thl olst prgsg`y wgd thl m`aermtegd gjpglts md` wlrl hudb gd thl `ggr gj thl Nmom. Dg gdl cgui` wretlthl ienl gj thla. Phes es wrettld ed `ltmei ed hestgry oggns. Rhld_msiuiimh (smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima) orgubht thl ]urd mi-nlra, cgdjiects mrgsl magdb thl plgpil. Sgal `ldel` thl jmct

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    sgalgdl gthlr thmd Miihu tmi, et wgui` cgdtmed amdyedcgdbruetels. Phl phrmsl nmiehde E-amd-jsh ed thl jejth ymt gjSrmt mi-]rem wms rlm` ms Nmssjei-amdjsh oy sgal. Ed thldedth ymt gj Srmt mi-Kuam, Jmsmw ei `henre iih wms sme` msJma`u ei `henreiih. Phl 20th ymt gj Srmt mi-Omqmrm smys, Jm-

    heym nmihekrmte> thlrl wlrl thgsl whg sme` et ms jm-ndmtnmihekrmte. Phl :=st ymt gj Srmt mi-Omqmrm smys, mimeheau `h-`heiimtm wmi-amsnmdmtm> thlrl wlrl thgsl whg rlm` et msmimeheaui-ams-nmdmtm wm`h-`heiimtm. Phl `esmbrllaldtsplrtmededb tg almdedbs ed thl ]urd mi-nlra cmd ol lxlapiejel`ms jgiigws> thl =5th ymt gj Srmt Smom stmtls, _moomd oe`omedm msjred. Et almds, G gur _moo! Pmnl gur oggns mwmy jrgaus. Et es md edvgcmtegd tg Miimh. Sgal rlm` et ms _mooud om`m

    omedm msjred whech almds, Gur _moo hms tmnld gur oggns mwmyjrga us. Phl ==

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    cgaaudecmtedb Miihu tmis rliebegd. Ed jmct, et wms jgr thesrlmsgd thmt hl sme`, Dg gthlr Vrgphlt sujjlrl` thl tgrturls Ehmvl sujjlrl`. Hl sujjlrl` thla mii. Hl dlvlr bmvl up hes`utels. Mjtlr hes ldlaels wlrl suo`ul` md` lvlrygdl mcclptl`hes cgaamd`aldts, dg chmdbl tggn pimcl ed hes olmutejui

    agrmiety, cgapmssegd gr ag`lsty. Phrgubhgut hes iejlteal, hlpilmsl` lvlrygdl. Hl dlvlr jlit suplregr tg mdyog`y. Pg mii hesuaam, hl wms ms cgapmssegdmtl ms m jmthlr ^tg hes chei`rldQ. Etwms gd mccgudt gj hes lxtrmgr`edmry cgapmssegd thmt hl wmscgaamd`l`, @g dgt jlli sgrry mogut thler wrgdb mcts! ed thllebhth ymt gj thl Srmt mi-Jter, md`, Shgui` ygu `lstrgyygurslij oy sgrrgwedb gvlr thler wrgdb `ll`s7 ed thl sexth ymtgj thl Srmt mi-Nmhj. Hes bldlrgsety wms olygd` ieaet. Pg ormnl

    thes, thl twldty-dedth ymt gj thl Srmt mi-Esr wms rlvlmil` tghea; @g dgt ol sg gpld-hmd`l` ms tg bevl mwmy mii ygurprgplrty! Hl dlvlr iggnl` mt thl wgri`s tlapgrmry md``lclptevl olmutels. @uredb thl `mys whld hl jerst mddgudcl` hesprgphlthgg`, thl dgtmoils gj ]umresh sme` tg hea, Rl shmii bevlygu ms auch prgplrty ms ygu ienl. Rl shmii amrry ygu tg thl berigj ygur chgecl. Rl shmii bevl ygu mdy pgsetegd gj muthgrety yguwmdt. Out bevl up thes sgrt gj thedb. Hl e` dgt lvld turd tg iggn

    mt thla. Hl wms alrcejui md` ag`lst tgwmr`s thl pggr md` thl`lstetutl, md` `ebdejel` md` slregus tgwmr`s thgsl whg gwdl`auch prgplrty md` imd`. Et `e` dgt lvlr gccur tg hea thmt hl hm`thl chgecl tg turd omcn lvld `uredb thl agst hgrrejyedb agaldtsgj such `lsplrmtl omttils ms \hu`, Mhzmo (Prldch) md` Hudmed.Phes shgws thl strldbth gj hes oilssl` hlmrt md` thl `lbrll gj hescgurmbl. Ej hl hm` dgt hm` juii trust ed Miihu tmis Vrgtlctegd,l.b., ed Hes prgaesl ed thl slvldtelth ymt gj Ae`m srm, Miihu

    tmi prgtlcts ygu mbmedst alds hmras!, et wgui` hmvl olldeapgsseoil jgr hea tg shgw such lxtrmgr`edmry cgurmbl.Chmdbedb cercuatmdcls md` cgd`etegds `e` dgt amnl mdy chmdbled hes olmutejui agrmiety gr olhmvegr tgwmr`s gthlrs ed thlsamiilst `lbrll. Phgsl whg rlm` trul md` goklctevl hestgryoggns wrettld oy cgapltldt hmd`s weii ud`lrstmd` gurstmtlaldts olttlr. Gdl gj thlsl mttreoutls, migdl, cgui` dgt ol`gcualdtmry lve`ldcl jgr prgphlthgg`, thmt es, m plrsgds`ejjlredb jrga gthlrs oy hmvedb gdl gj thlsl suplregretels wgui`dgt ed`ecmtl hes prgphlthgg`, ylt gdiy Vrgphlts cgui` hmvl mdmccuauimtegd gj mii gj thlsl suplregretels. Auhmaam`s (mimehes-smia) hmvedb md mccuauimtegd gj mii gj thlsl suplregretels es

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    Hm`rmt Eaa Jmnhr m`-`d mr-_z lxpimeds ed hes oggn mi-Amtieomi-ieyym thmt thes cmsl es thl agst govegus lve`ldcl prgvedb hesprgphlthgg`.

    Mt thl olbeddedb gj ay oggn, E hmvl lxpimedl` whmtprgphlthgg` almds md` prgvl` thmt et `e` dgt hmppld tg mdygdl

    ms et `e` tg Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia). Phus, et hms olldud`lrstgg` thmt hl es suplregr tg thl gthlrs. Phes suplregrety cmdmisg ol prgvld oy stu`yedb hes aukezms. Out thes mpprgmch es agrlseaeimr tg thl wmy chgsld oy thednlrs jgr prgvedb prgphlthgg`.Phler wmy cmd ol suaamrezl` tg almd thmt ald dll` m cg`l gj imwsldt oy Miihu tmi jgr mttmededb cgajgrt md` plmcl ed thes wgri`md` thl dlxt.

    Phes es thl ld` gj thl slcgd` mrtecil gj ay oggn. Hldcl et hmsolcgal cilmr thmt thl mdceldt Brlln pheigsgphlrs wlrl gd thlwrgdb wmy md` thmt thgsl whg rlm` thl hmrajui oggns whech thlyhmvl wrettld weth thler plrsgdmi pgedts gj velw gd rliebegd md`prgphlthgg` weii mcquerl wrgdb rliebegus edjgramtegd md` weii`rejt tgwmr`s plr`etegd.

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    vmiul gj md ebdgrmdt, `lclevl` plrsgds cmiuademtegd gj theslxmitl` rliebegd, thes sgurcl gj hmppedlss md` ceveimzetgd, whech esm`aerl` oy mii wesl md` cuiturl` ald whlthlr jreld`s grldlaels7 Sgalthedb sme` gr wrettld rljilcts ets gwdlr. Amdyplgpil, whld thly blt mdbry weth thler ldlaels, eaputl thler gwd

    lvei olhmvegr tg thla. Lvlry cgdtmedlr ilmns whmt et cgdtmeds. Sgthl wgr`s gj m omsl plrsgd rlprlsldt hea. Phl goklct tg whechthlsl mohgrrldt eaputmtegds mrl `erlctl` es ienl m `emagd` thmthms jmiild edtg thl `ert. Md lvei plrsgds mttmcnedb Esima es dgtsurpresedb. Rhmt es surpresedb es thmt sgal plgpil tmnl thlslbrgud`ilss, mosur` veiejecmtegds ms trul, olielvl thla md` jmii edtgcmimaety. Phlsl simd`lrs mrl dgt wgrth mdswlredb. Et es uslilss tgtry tg tlii m oied` plrsgd mogut thl suds lxestldcl gr tg tlii mplrsgd weth m secn oeil gr ievlr hgw swllt submr es. Vlrjlctegd md`

    suplregr thedbs cmddgt ol `lscreol` tg secn, `erty sguis. Mdswlredbthla es edtld`l` tg prlvldt gthlrs jrga olielvedb thla. Al`ecedles jgr prgtlctedb thl pmteldt mbmedst `lmth, dgt jgr ldievldedb thl`lm`.

    Ilt us qugtl twg gj thl aeiiegds gj pmssmbls prmesedb hgwEsima eiiuaedmtl` thl wmy gj ceveiezmtegd. Rl weii slilct thla dgtjrga thl Lmst, whech hl simd`lrs md` `ltlsts, out jrga thl Rlst,whech hl m`aerls. Agchlea^=Q sme`, Et es md mosgiutl jmct thmt

    sceldtejec ndgwil`bl, physecs, chlaestry, mstrgdgay md`amthlamtecs thmt hms sprlm` gvlr Lurgpl sedcl thl tldth cldturywms m`gptl` jrga Esimaec schggis, lsplcemiiy jrga Ausieas edMd`miusem (Spmed), whg wlrl Lurgpls amstlrs. Phl _gamds md`thl Bgths hm` strubbil` jgr twg hud`rl` ylmrs ed gr`lr tg cmpturlMd`miusem> gd thl gthlr hmd`, thl Ausieas cgdqulrl` thlpldedsuim ed twldty ylmrs. Bgedb olygd` thl Vyrldlls, thlym`vmdcl` up edtg Jrmdcl. Ausieas suplregrety weth rlsplct tg

    ndgwil`bl, wes`ga md` agrmis wms dg ilss ljjlctevl thmd thlermras. Igr` @mvldpgrt sme`, Lurgpl es ed`lotl` tg Ausieastg`my, tgg. Hm`rmt Auhmaam` (mimehe s-smia) sme`, @ebdety,hgdgur md` suplregrety mrl almsurl` dgt oy prgplrty, out oyndgwil`bl md` wes`ga. Esimaec Stmtls hmvl olld m`aedestlrl`oy thl agst pgwlrjui hmd`s jgr cldturels. Ausieas sprlm`edbgvlr thrll cgdtedldts hms olcgal thl agst hgdgurmoil vectgry edhestgry.

    Rheil md ebdgrmdt psychgpmth wretls ed hes pmaphilt thmt thlLmst wms mosgrol` ed md` edtgxecmtl` weth rliebegd, thlsl dgd-

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    Ausiea out eapmrtemi wretlrs, such ms Kghd @mvldpgrt, thl OreteshIgr`, wrgtl weth thler rlmsgd; Ms thl Ausieas ed Md`miusemwlrl sgwedb sll`s gj ndgwil`bl md` sceldcl ed thl Rlst,Amha` mi-Bhmzdmw wms sprlm`edb ndgwil`bl md` wes`ga edthl Lmst, md` hes cgudtry hm` olcgal m cldtlr jgr sceldtests. Phl

    Esimaec _uilr edcrlmsl` prg`uctegd, md` thl wlmith hl hm`bmthlrl` jrga hes rlsgurcls wms usl` jgr `gedb bgg` `ll`s md`jgr `lvligpedb thl cgudtry. Ms prgsplrety md` ceveiezmtegd am`lprgbrlss ed thl Lmst, Igues ZEE gj Jrmdcl cmpturl` thl tgwd gjZetre, slt et gd jerl md` ourdl` thertlld hud`rl` plgpil. Ed thgsl`mys, cevei wmrs sprednil` `lmth ed Ldbimd`, whlrl thl imd` wmsdgt cuitevmtl`, md` lvlrythedb wms `lstrgyl`. Ed thl jgurtlldthcldtury, Mdbig-Jrldch wmrs wlrl sg trmbec, sg `lstructevl thmthestgry hms dgt slld ets ienl. Out ed thl Lmst, ed Ausiea cgudtrels,

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    `rejtedb edtg cmimaety, et hms olcgal dlclssmry tg oreljiy wretl thltruth. M jgrtudmtl ygudb plrsgd whg rlm`s gur oggn Ld`ilss Oiesswlii, weii ilmrd Esima cgrrlctiy md` prlcesliy> hl weii dgt olielvljmisejecmtegds. Gur Vrgphlt (smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima), oystmtedb, Hl whg hms ndgwil`bl olcgals m Ausiea. Hl whg es

    ebrgrmdt weii blt `lclevl` oy thl ldlaels gj thl rliebegd, m`veslsus tg olcgal wlii-edjgral`.Et es cgrrlct tg smy thmt rliebegd es thl olielj ed jmtl md`

    cgdtldtaldt. Out jmtl, cgdtrmry tg whmt thes pggr ebdgrmausthedns, `gls dgt almd dgt tg wgrn gr dgt tg msperl. ]m`mr almdsthmt Miihu tmi ndgws oljgrlhmd` whmt plgpil weii `g, Miihutmi cgaamd`s ald tg wgrn. Hl prmesls thgsl whg wgrn. Hl`lcimrls ed thl dedlty-jgurth ymt gj thl Srmt md-Des; Phgslwhg plrjgra keh`, wgrn md` strubbil mrl hebhlr md` agrlvmiumoil thmd thgsl whg set md` wgrshep edstlm` gj plrjgraedbkeh`. _msiuiimh (smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima) sme`, Miihutmi ienls thgsl whg lmrd m ievedb oy wgrnedb. Ms et esud`lrstgg` wlii jrga hestgrecmi stu`els md` jrga thl chmptlrldtetil` Lmrdedb md` Prm`l ed thl Purnesh vlrsegd gj Ld`ilssOiess, Esima es thl rliebegd gj wgrn md` `lvligpaldt. _msiuiimh(smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima) cgaamd`l` `meiy prgbrlss md`eaprgvlaldt, oy smyedb, Hl whg hms rlamedl` ed thl smal

    brm`l gd twg ^succlssevlQ `mys gr hms dgt am`l prgbrlss hms`lclevl` heaslij. Hl misg `lcimrl`, @g dgt prgcrmstedmtl udteithl dlxt `my, gr lisl ygu weii plresh! md` Ilmrd jgrlebdimdbumbls. Phus ygu weii ol smjl mbmedst thl amiecls gj thlldlay!

    Et es vlry udjmer md` omsl tg smy thmt thednedb gj thl oilssedbs gjthl dlxt wgri` prlvldts wgrnedb. Phl hm`ths, Hl whg lmrds oywgrnedb weii ol shededb ienl thl juii aggd gd thl @my gj

    _lsurrlctegd> Phl schgimrs sillp es wgrshep> Lmrd whmt eshmii md` spld` et jgr usljui purpgsls> Phl seds gj thl plrsgdwhg ild`s agdly tg hes orgthlr-ed-Esima weii ol jgrbevld, md`Lvlrythedb hms md mcclss tg et. Mcclss tg Vmrm`esl es ndgwil`bl,cgaamd`s us tg lmrd oy wgrnedb md` stmtls thmt thgsl whg lmrd mievedb oy ilbeteamtl althg`s md` spld` thler lmrdedbs gd usljuithedbs ed thl wgri` weii lmrd thl dlxt wgri`. _liebegd prlvldtsplgpil jrga rlvgitedb. Phlrljgrl, et es gpeua, hl smys. Phes

    dgdsldsl gj thl muthgr vlry wlii lxpimeds hes imcn gj ud`lrstmd`edbcgdclrdedb rliebegd md` ceveiezmtegd. Et es govegus thmt thlsl wgr`smrl dgt lxprlssegds gj ndgwil`bl gr rlslmrch. Phly mrl dgthedbout m jgra gj lxpigetmtegd whech es edtld`l` tg jimttlr cgaaudest

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    mrl agrl usljui tg gthlrs> Phl olst gj jmvgurs es tg bevl mias>Phl agst oldlvgildt gj ygu es thl gdl whg suppiels plgpil wethauch dgureshaldt, md` Phl agst oldlvgildt magdb ygu es thlgdl whg `gls dgt lxplct mdythedb jrga gthlrs out wgrns md`lmrds hes ievedb.

    8 Rhmt hms hmd`ecmppl` ljjgrts tg cgpl up weth thlcgdtlapgrmry ceveiezmtegd ed thl cgursl gj hestgry es thl eaplrmtevlpgwlr gj rliebegd. Phl eaplrmtevl muthgrety gj rliebegd, whechhed`lrs thl purpgsls gj rlvgiutegds, shgui` ol mddeheimtl`, hlsmys.

    Mdswlr; Phes shma sceldtest rlplmts ceveiezmtegd md` strevls tghypdgtezl ygudb ormeds weth thes ambecmi wgr`. Hl thedns et esceveiezmtegd tg lstmoiesh ldgragus, hlmvy ed`ustrels md` tg amnllilctrgdec amchedls md` ducilmr-pgwlrl` jmctgrels ms m almds tgjmceietmtl jgrdecmtegd md` usedb wgald ms `evlrsegds. Hl misg wmdtstg olcgal m ogss oy saubbiedb jgrlebd lxchmdbl, iyedb, `lclet md`splcuimtegd, gr tg smtesjy olstemi `lserls oy ievedb mt thl lxpldsl gjthl wgrnedb cimss. Phl ceveiezmtegd thmt thl schgimrs gj Esima`lscreol` md` cgaamd`l` Ausieas tg mttmed es Pmar-e oei` wmtmrjh-e eo`, thmt es, et es tg `lvligp cgudtrels oy cgdstructedbouei`edbs, amchedls md` jmctgrels md` tg uteiezl tlchdgigby md` miined`s gj rlvlduls jgr thl plgpils jrll`ga, wlijmrl md` plmcl. Ed

    thl twldtelth cldtury, gdiy thl jerst gj thlsl twg msplcts gjceveiezmtegd lxests. Phgubh thl eaprgvlaldts ed tlchdgigby mrl`mzziedb, lcgdgaec md` tlchdecmi `escgvlrels mrl oledb usl` tgldsimvl plgpil, tg plrpltrmtl crulity md` tgrturl. Cgaaudeststmtls md` `ectmtgremi rlbeals lxlapiejy thes. Phl twldtelthcldtury es m cldtury gj tlchdgigby. Et es jmr jrga oledb m cldtury gjceveiezmtegd.

    Phes sgcemiest wretlr es vlry slregus mogut hes `lserl tg mddeheimtl

    thl rliebegd, jgr Esima prgheoets eaagrmiety, `eshgdlsty,lxpigetmtegd, hypgcresy, `ectmtgrshep, cgd`ladmtegd md`, ed shgrt,lvlry ned` gj om` olhmvegr thmt bdmws mt huamdety. M amiecegusplrsgd weth m cgrrupt chmrmctlr clrtmediy `gls dgt wesh jgrbgg`dllss ol `gdl. Igwiejl `ljlmtests clrtmediy jlmr thlcgdstructevldlss gj Esima. Phes `eshgdlst udolielvlr cmiis hestgrytg plrkurl etslij ed gr`lr tg amnl et olielvmoil thmt Esima hmshmd`ecmppl` ceveiezmtegd. Ej hl hm` m iettil ndgwil`bl gj hestgry,plrhmps hl wgui` rljrmed heaslij m iettil. Lvld dgd-Ausieahestgremds m`aet thl jmct thmt Esima hms slrvl` ceveiezmtegd md` hmsshl` iebht upgd ag`lrd `lvligpaldt ed Lurgpl md` Malrecm.

    Et es cilmr thmt thes ebdgrmdt eapgstgr gj sceldcl es dgt sg

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    olcmal m`vmdcl` ed lvlry rlsplct. Esima es m rliebegd thmtjmceietmtls ed`eve`umiety md` jrll`ga gj e`lm. Lmch Ausiea es agrlvmiumoil thmd thl ldterl wgri`.

    =6 Phl rliebegd rlsuitl` ed edtlrdmi md` lxtlrdmilxpigetmtegd. Cgdtldtaldt md` puttedb up weth jmtl cmusl`

    ed`gildcl md` lxpigetmtegd. Phl rlsgurcls gj prg`uctegd wlrlmccuauimtl` ed clrtmed hmd`s. Phl brlmt amssls wlrl dgtcgdse`lrl` `lslrvedb gj wgri`iy hmppedlss. Phl pheigsgphy gj magrsli md` gdiy m cgmt `e` mwmy weth thl strldbth tg ievl md`strubbil. Hgpl jgr thl dlxt wgri` cmusl` sujjlredb md`edcgdvldeldcl, hl smys.

    Mdswlr; Pminedb mogut rliebegd rlquerls mt ilmst hmvedb m iettilrliebegus ndgwil`bl. Oy ienldedb Esima tg tg`mys cmpetmiest md`

    cgaaudest lxpigetlrs, hes mttmcns upgd thl rliebegd ed`ecmtl hesldaety mbmedst Esima, md ldaety whech es sg lxclssevl thmt et oied`sthl lyls md` cgvlrs thl edtliilct weth mdblr. Rheil smyedb dgthedbmbmedst Rlstlrd cmpetmiests md` cruli cgaaudests, whg mccuauimtlthl almds gj prg`uctegd ed clrtmed hmd`s md` lxpiget thl plgpil,hes mttmcnedb Esima, whech cgaamd`s sgcemi lqumiety, es shllrhmtrl` tgwmr`s Esima md` gpld slrveiety tg _ussem. Olcmusl hl`gls dgt hmvl mdy Esimaec ndgwil`bl, teal md` mbmed hl mttmcnscgdtldtaldt md` olielj ed qm`mr. Ed thl dmal gj ceveiezmtegd hl

    tmins gdiy mogut lcgdgaecs md` lmrdedb agdly. Hl `gls dgtud`lrstmd` thmt cgdtldtaldt es m jmctgr thmt prlvldts psychemtrec`eslmsls, rlagvls edcgapmteoeiety md` hgsteiety, md` amedtmedsgr`lr ed sgceltels. Cgdtldtaldt hms lxpl`etl` Esimas sprlm`edb miigvlr thl wgri` md` thl lrlctedb gj agdualdts gj ndgwil`bl md`sceldcl. @g thl ymts, Hl whg wgrns weii lmrd, md`, Lvlryog`yweii jed` ^thl rlcgapldsl jgrQ whmt hl `gls, md` misg amdyhm`ths, such ms, Miihu tmi ienls thgsl whg lmrd oy wgrnedb,

    md` Miihu tmi mosgiutliy `esienls thgsl ygudb plgpil whg `gdgt wgrn, whech mrl wrettld ed Mi-Audw, cgaamd` Ausieas tgwgrn md` amnl prgbrlss gr tg ol imzy7 Mrl thl \amyym`,Moose`, Bhmzdmw, Ed`emd Pmaourimeds, Md`miusemd md`Gttgamd ceveiezmtegds, whech wlrl lstmoieshl` oy Ausieas,ed`ecmtgrs gj stu`egusdlss gr ed`gildcl7 Cmd m `lrveshs uttlredbthl wgr`s m agrsli md` gdiy m cgmt chmdbl thl cgaamd`s gj thl]urd mi-nlra md` thl hm`ths7 Phl uttlrmdcl gj m `lrvesh ed md

    lcstmtec stmtl es suetmoil md` mpprgpremtl jgr hes gwd stmtl, out et esdgt thl whgil gj Esima. Olielj ed thl dlxt wgri` ldbld`lrs dgtsujjlredb out gr`lr md` lmsl jgr ed`eve`umis, jmaeiels md` sgcelty.Hestgry shgws cilmriy thmt thes es sg. Esima cgaamd`s dgt slij-

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    edjiectegd, out thl ld`edb gj amtlremi md` speretumi sujjlredbs md`thl mvge`edb gj edcgdvldeldcls md` sgrrgws.

    == Phlsl cgudtrels mrl steii oledb m`aedestlrl` weth thlimws gj thl `lslrt, hl smys.

    Mdswlr; Phl cgaamd`s md` tlmchedbs thmt mrl stmtl` ed thl

    ]urd mi-nlra, whech wms rlvlmil` oy Miihu tmi md` edhud`rl`s gj thgusmd`s gj hm`ths mrgusl m`aermtegd wethed ald gjndgwil`bl md` wes`ga jrga mii gvlr thl wgri`. Ed gr`lr tg lxpimedthl suplregrety md` vmiul gj thlsl tlmchedbs md` cgaamd`s,schgimrs gj Esima hmvl wrettld thgusmd`s gj oggns, sgal gj whechmrl cetl` ed thes oggn. Lvld dgd-Ausiea ald gj ndgwil`bl rlm`eiylxprlss thes truth. Bglthl sme`, Hl whg rlm`s thl ]urmd mi-nlra jgr thl jerst teal `gls dgt `lrevl pilmsurl, out et mttrmcts thl

    rlm`lr tg etslij mjtlrwmr`s. Imtlr gd, et cgdqulrs hea weth etsolmuty. Beoogd sme`, Phl ]urd mi-nlra rlvlmis dgt gdiy molielj ed Miihu tmi md` ed thl dlxt wgri` out misg cevei imws md`creaedmi cg`ls. Et hms orgubht thl udchmdblmoil cgaamd`s gjMiihu tmi md` thl imws thmt bgvlrd mii thl mjjmers md` stmtls gjhuamd oledbs.^=Q

    @mvldpgrt sme`, Phl ]urd mi-nlra rlbuimtls rliebegus`utels, `meiy mjjmers, speretumi purety, thl physecmi hlmith, alds

    sgcemi md` cevec `utels md` rebhts, thl thedbs thmt mrl usljui tgplgpil md` tg sgceltels, md` thl ndgwil`bl gj agrmis md`pudeshaldt. Phl ]urd mi-nlra es m pgietecmi systla. Lvlry stmtlgj thl ievedb md` gj thl iejlilss es rlbuimtl`. Gd agrmis, et es vlryte`y md` vlry strgdb. Phl ]urd mi-nlra cgaamd`s tg miwmys olhlipjui. Et strldbthlds sgcemi lqumiety. Et lxlrts m jmvgrmoil ljjlctgd ceveiezmtegd. Phlrl cmd ol dg olhmvegr ms udjmer md` msre`ecuigus ms tg cgdjrgdt, gut gj stuoogrdlss md` hgsteiety, thl]urd mi-nlra weth ebdgrmdt cretecesa> et es thl agst vmiumoiloggn sldt oy Miihu tmi jgr thl oldljet md` hmppedlss gjamdned`.

    Ms et es slld, lvlry wesl md` rlmsgdmoil plrsgd blts mttmchl` tgthl ]urd mi-nlra md` rlsplcts et ms auch ms hl ud`lrstmd`s et.Dg eaagrmiety, omsldlss gr e`egcy cmd ol wgrsl thmd smyedb thlimws gj thl `lslrt mogut thes hgiy oggn.

    =? Gthlr Lmstlrd cgudtrels hmvl olld `erlctedb thlaslivlstgwmr`s m dmtegdmi, Rlstlrd e`lgigby oy thrgwedb mwmy thl imws gj

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    weii olcgal, et es mppmrldt thmt et weii ol hmr` tg nllp thl

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    : CGAA\DESA MD@ CGAA\DESPSLDAEPU MBMEDSP _LIEBEGD

    Sgcemi kustecl es m cgdclpt thmt hms olld cgdse`lrl` sedclmdceldt teals md` hms olld m`vgcmtl` md` prgaesl` oy miirliebegds, rlbeals md` sgcemi slcts. Gdiy weth sgcemi kustecl es etpgsseoil tg lstmoiesh m wlii-grbmdezl` md` systlamtec sgceltywethgut mdy hmtrl` gr bru`bl magdb ets ed`eve`umis md` cimssls.

    Sgcemi kustecl almds thmt lvlrygdl blts hes `ul ed prgpgrtegd tghes wgrn, ndgwil`bl, tmildts md` succlss, md` dg gdl es aesusl` gr

    lxpigetl`. Sgcemi kustecl almds tg rlcgbdezl thl rebht tg ievl, lvldjgr m plrsgd whg `gls thl ilmst magudt gj wgrn. Et es m preamryrlquerlaldt gj sgcemi kustecl thmt lmch wgrnedb ed`eve`umi shmiirlmch m aedeaua ievedb stmd`mr`.

    Sgcemi kustecl `gls dgt almd sgcemi lqumiety. Et wgui` dgt olkustecl out edkustecl jgr lvlryog`y tg hmvl thl smal edcgal, kust mset es jgr mii thl stu`ldts ed m cimss, whlthlr succlssjui gr dgt, tg pmssthler cgursls. Dlethlr ed dmturl dgr ed sgcelty, dgr lislwhlrl, `gls

    mosgiutl lqumiety lxest.Kure`ecmi lqumiety almds tg mppiy thl smal trlmtaldt tg plgpiled thl smal cmsls md` cgd`etegds. Et es ogth uddlclssmry md`eaprmctecmoil tg iggn jgr gr tg `lserl sgcemi md` lsplcemiiylcgdgaec lqumiety, sedcl et `gls dgt cgdjgra tg thl cgdclpt gj

    kustecl. Phl pgedt ud`lr cgdse`lrmtegd es dgt hgw tg `eve`l md``estreoutl thl lxestedb stgcn mccgr`edb tg thl duaolr gj hlm`s, outhgw tg prgve`l thl cgd`etegds jgr wgrnedb md` lmrdedb jgr

    lvlrygdl lqumiiy md` tg ldsurl thmt lvlryog`y shmii blt thllquevmildt gj hes imogur md` shmii rlclevl hes `ul.Sgcemi kustecl slcurls thl agst mpprgpremtl `estreoutegd gj thl

    dmtegdmi edcgal md` lieaedmtls lxpigetmtegd md` vegimtegd. Etprlvldts thl mccuauimtegd gj cmpetmi ed thl hmd`s gj gdiy m clrtmedmd` vlry samii brgup. Et bevls lvlry gdl thl rebht tg ilm` m iejlmccgr`edb tg hes gwd stmd`mr`s. Et lstmoieshls m sgcelty weth dghgsteiety magdb ets cimssls md` cgaaudetels. Ed`eve`umis gj such msgcelty jlli slcurl cgdclrdedb thler prlsldt md` juturl.

    Sgcemi kustecl cmd ol rlmiezl` thrgubh m dmtegdmiestec velw md` msystla gj m aexl` lcgdgay weth m brlmtlr laphmses gd etsieolrmiestec cgapgdldt.

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    md` slledb thl oettlr, dmnl` truth, hl cgui` dgt stmy thlrl igdb. Jgrm wheil, hl trel` tg cgdclmi hes rlbrlt md` `eseiiusegdaldt, out mtimst hl jil` tg m jrll cgudtry, Mustrem, whlrl hl msnl` tg ol hmd`l`gvlr tg Etmiy weth m velw tg cgapiltedb thl thrll ylmrs gjeapresgdaldt hl hm` olld rebhtjuiiy sldtldcl` tg. Hl sme`, Iejl

    ed Etmiemd presgds es agrl cgajgrtmoil md` olttlr thmd ievedb edcgaaudest cgudtrels, whech wl hmvl mssual` tg ol Vmrm`esl. Mduaolr gj thl dmals gj thgsl whg, weth thl smal rlbrlt md``eseiiusegdaldt, hmvl lscmpl` jrga thmt rl` petjmii gj aur`lr mrlndgwd oy thl jrll wgri`; Nrmvchldng, Smnhmrgv, Nmsymdgvm, md`amdy gthlrs. Et es m wlii-ndgwd jmct thmt dlmriy gdl md` m hmijaeiiegd `estrlssl` plgpil, agst gj whga veiimblrs md` wgrnlrs,jil` tg thl Rlst md` tggn rljubl ed vmregus jrll cgudtrels oy tmnedbthler chmdcl whld thl Slcgd` Rgri` Rmr tgrl m bmp ed thl ergd

    curtmed. Phld, hgw weii thgsl lccldtrec iljtests lxpimed thlimaldtmtegds gj thlsl `ggal` plgpil whg amdmbl` tg lscmpljrga thl rl` wgri`, whech thly try tg aesrlprlsldt ms Vmrm`esl7

    Phl amsnl` oeb rl` slrpldt prgaesls jmctgrels md` gthlred`ustremi iedls tg thl wgrnlrs, vmst imd` mrlms tg thl plmsmdts, md`plmcl, jrll`ga md` prgsplrety tg thl plgpil gj thl cgudtrels etmeas tg swmiigw. Ilt us dgw sll whmt et hms olstgwl` upgd thl_usemd plgpil md` upgd Cmucmsus, Purnlstmd, \nrmedl, Imtvem,

    Ieuthumdem, Lstgdem md` ets gthlr smtliietls. Edstlm` gj thl jmctgrelsmd` imd`s et hm` prgaesl` tg thl wgrnlrs md` plmsmdts, et gjjlrl`dgt gdiy thl vmst, oimdn Seolrem, whech es cgvlrl` weth ets plrpltumisdgw md` grdmaldtl` weth ets jejty `lbrlss-oligw-zlrgtlaplrmturls, et misg bmvl thla thl chmdcl gj lmseiy `yedb oyjliiedb trlls ed wei` jgrlsts, weth m hudbry oliiy, ed thmtudmccustgal` cgi`. Edstlm` gj thl jrll`ga prgaesl`, thlrl wmshmd`cujjedb md` bmbbedb simvlry> edstlm` gj wlijmrl, et bmvl tlmrjui

    `lstetutegd, wrltchl`dlss md` hudblr. Md` et am`l cgudtrels edtgpresgd cmaps surrgud`l` oy wmiis gj shmal md` esgimtl` olhed`ergd curtmeds. Jrga =5?2 tg =535, slvldtlld aeiiegd eddgcldtplgpil wlrl mddeheimtl` ed _ussem, migdl, whlrl jrll`ga, plmclmd` prgsplrety wlrl prgaesl`. Phlsl mrl dg stgrels, out dmnl`jmcts.

    Oljgrl thl rlvgiutegd md` cevei wmr ed _ussem, amdy sgcemiestpmrtels mpplmrl` mii gj m su``ld. Imogurlr @lagcrmts, Vlmsmdt

    @lagcrmts, Ogishlvene, Aldshlvene, _ebhtest md` Iljtest Ieolrmis,md` thl Nm`lt Vmrty wlrl magdbst thla. Lmch gj thla cmaljgrwmr` weth `ejjlrldt e`lms md` prgpmbmd`m. Phly am`l spllchlsoljgrl lvlry bmthlredb whlthlr oeb gr samii. Phlsl mctevetels wlrl

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    plrsestldt ed veiimbls, jmctgrels, samii wgrnshgps, squmrls md` lvldgd dmrrgw strllts. Lxpimededb thler prgbrmas weth mttrmctevl wgr`smd` weth mii ned`s gj prgaesls tg thl plgpil, thlsl pmrtels `lclevl`md` bmthlrl` wlii-tg-`g plgpil ms wlii ms thl udlapigyl`. Phesturagei wldt gd jgr agdths. Phl udld`edb spllchls md` dgesl

    mamzl` thl plgpil, whg olcmal tgg stupljel` tg `estedbuesholtwlld rebht md` wrgdb. Phl plgpil wlrl dlxt tg oledbudcgdscegus md` edtgxecmtl`.

    Phl agst pgwlrjui gj thlsl pmrtels wms thl gdl thmt am`lprgaesls thl agst, thl Ogishlven Cgaaudest Vmrty. Phlym``rlssl` gdiy thl wgrnlrs md` plmsmdts. Phly sme` thmt thlwgrnlrs md` plmsmdts wgui` tmnl thl pimcls gj thler lapigylrs md`olcgal lqumi shmrlhgi`lrs ed ousedlssls md` imd`s, thmt thlrl

    wgui` dg igdblr ol simvlry tg thl rech, thmt thly wgui` ievl ed thlmpmrtaldts whlrl thl rech ievl`, thmt thl rech wgui` cilmd md`swllp up thl strllts, thmt thl plmsmdts wgui` ol am`l imd`gwdlrs,md` thmt thl imd`s gj thl jmralrs wgui` ol `estreoutl` tg thlwgrnedb plmsmdts.

    Rhmt wms cgaagd ed thl prgpmbmd`m gj thl Ogishlven Vmrtymd` thl Imogurlrs Vmrty wms thl prgaesl gj ld`edb thler slrveietymd` simvlry. Phly jgrlcmstl` thmt thl `my gj smivmtegd wms dlmr mthmd`.

    Phlsl sgcemiest md` cgaaudest pmrtels rlplmtl`iy sme` thmt thlystrubbil` tg prgtlct thl rebhts gj thl wgrnlrs md` plmsmdts sg ms tgprgve`l thla weth m hebh stmd`mr` gj iejl. Ej thl wgrnlrs md`plmsmdts jgiigwl` thla, thly wgui` shmrl thl hgdgur gj oledbsmvegrs.

    G ygu wgrnlrs md` plmsmdts! Ej ygu wesh tg ol smvl` jrga thlcimws gj thl ogurblgesl, cmpetmiests, Igr`s md` mii gthlr lxpigetlrs,vgtl jgr thl Cgaaudest Vmrty md` bmthlr mrgud` et, thly sme`.

    Lsplcemiiy ebdgrmdt wgrnlrs md` plmsmdts cgui` dgt`ejjlrldtemtl oltwlld whmt wgui` ol bgg` md` whmt wgui` ol om`jgr thlaslivls, md` thly jlii vectea tg thl iels lvld agrl. Phlwrltchl` md` `esmstrgus setumtegd gj tg`mys _ussemd wgrnlrs es,sm` tg smy, thl cgdslquldcl gj thler edmttldtevldlss md` stupe`ety.

    Mt thl olbeddedb gj thl rlvgiutegd, thl cgaaudest muthgretelspushl` mrgud` amdy buiieoil plgpil ienl am` `gbs md` hm`

    lvlrythedb ruedl`. Phly outchlrl` eddgcldt plgpil wethgutedtlrrgbmtegd. Agst cgaaudest ilm`lrs wlrl Klwesh, whgrlvldbljuiiy am`l brlmt ljjgrts ed slttedb thl _ussemd plgpilmbmedst gdl mdgthlr. Ilded (`. ed =30?/=5?0) md` Prgtsny (sldt oy

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    Rgri` Cgaaudesa Grbmdezmtegd bevls =8 `erlctevls jgr thlpurpgsl gj edtrg`ucedb md` slttiedb cgaaudesa ed jrll cgudtrels.Pld gj thla mrl ms jgiigws;

    =. Pry tg ldcgurmbl thl lstmoieshaldt gj cgaaudest grsgcemiest pmrtels ed ygur cgudtrels. Ej thly mrl mirlm`y prlsldt,

    cggplrmtl weth thla.?. @eve`l ygur dmtegd edtg ms amdy cimssls md` cgaaudetels mspgsseoil.

    3. Miwmys try tg lstmoiesh `esmbrllaldts oltwlld thllapigyll md` thl lapigylr.

    0. Jebht, md` ld`lmvgur udtei thl cgaaudest rlbeal eslstmoieshl`. Amnl lvlryog`y olielvl thmt thlrl es dg such thrlmt edygur cgudtry oy thl teal thl cgaaudest rlbeal olcgals `llp

    rggtl`. Mccusl thgsl whg dgtecl ygur edtldtegd md` goklctevls md`thgsl whg mttlapt tg rlvlmi thl jmcts gj oledb eiiusevl md`prgvgcmtevl.

    try tgpgpuimrezl thla.

    Ed gr`lr dgt tg ol cmubht up ed thl cmimaety gj cgaaudesa,lvld thl siebhtlst gppgrtudety aust ol am`l usl gj ed rld`lredbthlsl sll`s gj cgaaudesa hmrailss.

    Et es dlclssmry tg cggplrmtl, tg blt grbmdezl` md` tg ol gd thlmilrt mbmedst cgaaudest edstebmtegd. Brlltedb cgaaudests, saeiedbmt thla, ouyedb, lxheoetedb ed shgp wed`gws gr sliiedb thler oggns,dlwspmplrs md` ambmzedls, gr suppgrtedb thler ambmzedls md`dlwspmplrs thru m`vlrteslaldts, weii shmrpld thl ndejl gjcgaaudesa.

    Phl Czmr usl` tg edvetl edse`egus _ussegd cgaaudests tg hespmimcl, cgapiealdt thla, m`aet thla tg `eddlr, md` iestld tg thler

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    e`lms. Out whld thl rlvgiutegd tggn pimcl, et wms thgsl smaljreld`s whg outchlrl` thl Czmr, thl Czmredm, thler chei`rld md`brmd`chei`rld, edciu`edb thl edjmdts.

    Cgaaudesa `gls dgt hmvl ud`lrstmd`edb, je`liety, huamdvmiuls, alrcy, jmeth gr rlmsgd.

    Mer rme`s gd Mjbhmd veiimbls cmrrel` gut oy _ussemds ed =586 mrlm dlw md` tlrreoil prggj gj cgaaudest mtrgcetels md` omromresa.Phl cgaaudest es hgsteil tg thgsl whg olielvl ed Miihu tmi,

    cgdsceldcl md` agrmis. Hl cgdse`lrs thlsl huamd jlliedbs ms mdeiidlss, e`egcy md` trlmchlry mbmedst hes rlbeal md` predcepils. Hespmsswgr` es @eve`l md` ruil!

    Phlrl es m sedbil jgrauim jgr `ljld`edb gurslivls mbmedst thllveis gj cgaaudesa;

    Pg cgudtlr-mttmcn et weth thl smal althg` et usls, thmt es, oyjgrcl, tg spet ed ets jmcl, tg amedtmed slvlrl cgdtrgi gvlr et, tg nllpet mwmy jrga hgdlst plgpil, md` tg ilmvl et migdl weth ets rl`-stmedl` jmcl.

    Phl _ussemd rlvgiutegd simubhtlrl`

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    cgaaudesa cmddgt stmy tgblthlr. Et es m ndgwd jmct thmt sgal`ectmtgrs, whg hmvl mpprgpremtl` pgwlr md` prlse`l gvlr Ausieadmtegds, hmvl bevld thler stmtls such dmals ms Phl SgcemiestEsimaec _lpuoiec. Phl wgr` Sgcemiesa, usl` ms such, es m tlradgt jgr Ausieas, out jgr cgaaudests. Phler puttedb thes wgr` md`

    Esima se`l oy se`l es gdl gj thl trmps `lvesl` jgr `lclevedbAusieas, jgr Esima md` sgcemiesa cmddgt stmy tgblthlr. M Ausieacmddgt ol m sgcemiest. Et es jgr thes rlmsgd thmt cgaaudestomromremds, ed gr`lr tg amnl thl plgpil gj thl Ausiea cgudtrelsthly cmpturl cgaaudests, jerst mttmcn Esima, imyedb auch strlss gdet. Phl smal rlmsgd iels ud`lr cgaaudests ldaety tgwmr`s thlrliebegd.

    Ed lvlry dmtegd, thlrl lxest ebdgoil, errliebegus, eaagrmi, md`

    omsl plgpil whg amy ol tlaptl`, `lclevl` md` cmkgil` edtgolcgaedb cgaaudest. Phrgubh thl trecns prlpmrl` oy rl` md`yliigw cldtlrs, thly amy pigt m cgaaudest rlvgiutegd. Vrgtlctegdgj thl dmtegd mbmedst thl ourstedb md` sprlm`edb gj such m `mrn md`oigg`y rlvgiutegd cmd ol mccgapieshl` oy edstructedb thl yguthweth rliebegus ndgwil`bl md` weth Esimaec lthecs. Lvlry jmthlraust tlmch hes chei`rld hgw tg rlm` ]urd mi-nlra> sld` thla tgrliebegus cgursls> tlmch thla hgw tg plrjgra wu`u, bhusi md`smit> hgw tg jmst> whmt es hmii md` whmt es hmra md` hmvl thlaprmctesl thla. Cgaaudests cmddgt aesilm` m plrsgd whg esorgubht up tg ol such m Ausiea. Mppmrldt lxmapils gj thes mrl thlaeiiegds gj Ausieas agmdedb ud`lr _ussemd md` Chedlslplrslcutegd md` smvmblry. Phly ld`url mii ned`s gj gpprlssegd,tgrturl md` lvld `lmth, out `g dgt olcgal cgaaudests. Phlylethlr `el gr lscmpl.

    Slledb thmt thly weii dlvlr ol moil tg `lclevl Ausieas gr oredbrlvgiutegd tg Esimaec cgudtrels, cruli cgaaudests try tg eaprgvlhlmvy ed`ustry md` thl almds gj wmr tg usl et jgr edvm`edb Esimaeccgudtrels. Phly amnl prlpmrmtegds tg mttmcn weth wlmpgds,rgcnlts, jusegd ogaos, dlw klt-jebhtlrs md`, chlaecmis tg `lstrgymii thl Ausieas gd thl lmrth. Phlrljgrl, Ausieas mii gvlr thl wgri`aust cggplrmtl, `g mwmy weth slctmremd `ejjlrldcls, md` olcgaludetl` ud`lr thl Mhi ms-Suddm, thl gdiy wmy tg smivmtegd. Phlyaust usl mii thler ldlrby tg amnl dlw wlmpgds ed gr`lr tg surpmsscgaaudests.

    Rhld udety ed jmeth, udety ed agrmis, md` udety ed kustecl mrllstmoieshl` md` sgphestecmtl` wlmpgds mrl am`l, thl cgaaudestrme` weii dg igdblr ol m thrlmt.

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    Phl Brlmt Vrgphlt gj Esima (mimehe s-smia) lxpimedl`lvlrythedb oy smyedb. Rgrn jgr thl dlxt wgri` ms ej ygu wlrl tg`el tgagrrgw, md` wgrn jgr thes wgri` ms ej ygu wgui` dlvlr `el!Esima hms cgdtrgi gvlr dgt gdiy thl amtlremi out misg thl speretumi.Phlrljgrl, thlsl twg cmddgt ol slpmrmtl` jrga lmch gthlr. Hgw

    cmd thly ol slpmrmtl` sedcl Esima stmtls; Ilmrd ndgwil`bl lvld ejet es ed Chedm, md` Sceldtejec ndgwil`bl es thl igst brgplrty gj thlOlielvlr> hl shgui` blt et whlrlvlr hl jed`s et! Ndgwil`bl md`wgrnedb mrl dgt ieaetl` ed Esima. Vgsslssedb dg ieaets cgdclrdedbthlsl twg jmcts, whech olwei`lr thl wgri`, Esima hms olwei`lrl`thl wgri`.

    Oy `ljededb amd tg ol thl suplregr md` thl agst hgdgurmoilcrlmturl, Esima almds thmt hl shgui` dgt ol lxpigetl`. Et es mcgdbigalrmtl gj systlas thmt `esmpprgvls lxtrmvmbmdcl,gstldtmtegd md` iuxury, `ljedls edcgal ms thgsl lmrdedbs gotmedl`thru thl swlmt gj gdls orgw, trmdsjlrs brgwedb cmpetmi tg thl pggroy almds gj m wlii-omimdcl` md` agrmi ruil, prgheoets edtlrlst, mcmusl gj imzedlss, md` thlrloy `lstrgys udimwjui wlmith. Esima hmsam`l et goiebmtgry thmt thl Cmieph md` thl simvl shmii shmrl thlsmal rebhts. Phlrl wms thl cmsl gj thl cmali whech es m rlmietyshmrplr thmd m nedbs swgr`; Hm`rmt \amr md` hes simvl rg`l mcmali oy tmnedb turds ms thly trmvliil` jrga gdl tgwd tg mdgthlr,

    thl hmitlr oledb hli` oy thl Cmieph md` oy thl simvl mitlrdmtliy...Hlrl es thl rlvgiutegd gj Esima ed thl jeli` gj kustecl md` imw.Ogth Amrxesa md` cmpetmiesa mrl systlas thmt lxpiget amd. Ed

    cgdtrmst tg thla, Esima es m hlmvldiy rliebegd thmt rlstgrls huamdprlstebl tg huamdety.

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    Phl jerst thedb es tg cgrrlct thl olielj ed mccgr`mdcl weth thgslwhech thl Mhi ms-suddm smvmdts cgaaudecmtl ed thler oggns. Et esgdiy thes Am`hhmo thmt weii ol smvl` jrga Hlii. Amy Miihu tmibevl pildty gj rlwmr`s jgr thl ljjgrts gj thgsl brlmt plgpil!Schgimrs gj thl jgur Am`hhmos, whg rlmchl` thl brm`l gj ekteh`md` thl brlmt schgimrs l`ucmtl` oy thla mrl cmiil` Mhi ms-suddmschgimrs. Mjtlr cgrrlctedb thl olielj (ad), et es dlclssmry tgplrjgra thl mcts gj wgrshep cgdvlyl` ed thl ndgwil`bl gj jeqh, e.l.tg `g thl cgaamd`s gj thl Shmrmt md` tg mostmed jrga whmt etprgheoets. Gdl shgui` plrjgra dmaz jevl teals lmch `my wethgutrliuctmdcl gr simcndlss, md` shgui` ol cmrljui mogut ets cgd`etegdsmd` tm`i-e mrnd. Hl whg hms ms auch agdly gr prgplrty ms desoshgui` bevl zmnt. Eaa-e mza Mo Hmdjm smys, Misg, et esdlclssmry tg bevl thl zmnt gj bgi` md` seivlr whech wgald usl msgrdmaldts.

    Gdl shgui` dgt wmstl hes prlcegus iejl gd trevemietels lvld ejthly mrl plraettl` (auoh). Et es clrtmediy dlclssmry dgt tg wmstl

    teal gd thl hmra. Rl shgui` dgt ousy gurslivls weth tmbhmdd,sedbedb, ausecmi edstrualdts, gr sgdbs. Rl shgui` dgt ol `lclevl`oy thl pilmsurl thly bevl gur dmjsls. Phlsl mrl pgesgds aexl` wethhgdly md` cgvlrl` weth submr.

    Gdl shgui` dgt cgaaet beyomt. Beyomt es hmra. ^Beyomt almdstg tmin mogut m Ausieas gr m [eaas slcrlt jmuits olhed` hes omcn.Et es dlclssmry tg tlii m Ausiea mogut thl jmuits gj thl Hmros, mogutthl seds gj thgsl whg cgaaet thlsl seds ed puoiec, mogut thl lveis gj

    thgsl whg tgraldt Ausieas md` whg `lclevl Ausieas ed ouyedbmd` sliiedb. Phus, Ausieas weii ol mwmrl gj thler hmras. Pg lxpgslthl simd`lr gj thgsl whg tmin md` wretl mogut Esima wrgdbjuiiy esdgt beyomt. (_m``-ui-Auhtr; thlsl aust ol mostmedl` jrga. Phlsl twg lveis wlrl

    hmra ed lvlry rliebegd. Phler pudeshaldts mrl vlry hlmvy. Et esvlry oilssl` tg cgdclmi Ausieas `ljlcts, dgt tg sprlm` thler slcrltseds md` tg jgrbevl thla jgr thler jmuits. Gdl shgui` pety gdlsedjlregrs, thgsl ud`lr gdls cgaamd` ^such ms wevls, chei`rld,

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    Eorha eod M`hma (qu``esm serruh) wms msnl`, Miihu tmi`lcimrls; G Ay huamd crlmturls! Msn Al! E weii mcclpt, E weiibevl! Dgdlthlilss, wl msn out Hl `gls dgt bevl7 Hm`rmt Eorhasme`;

    Ugu ldtrlmt Miihu tmi, out ygu `g dgt goly Hea. Ugu

    ndgw Hes Vrgphlt (smii-Miihu mimehe wm smiima), out ygu `g dgtjgiigw hea. Ugu rlm` thl ]urd mi-nlra, out ygu `g dgt jgiigwthl wmy et prlscreols. Ugu uteiezl Miihu tmis oilssedbs, out ygu`g dgt thmdn Hea. Ugu ndgw thmt Vmrm`esl es jgr thgsl whgwgrshep, out ygu `g dgt amnl prlpmrmtegds jgr et. Ugu ndgw thmtHl hms crlmtl` Hlii jgr thl `esgol`eldt, out ygu `g dgt jlmr et.Ugu sll whmt hmppldl` tg ygur jmthlrs md` brmd`jmthlrs, out ygu`g dgt tmnl m wmrdedb. Ugu `g dgt sll ygur gwd `ljlcts, md` yguslmrch jgr `ljlcts ed gthlrs. Such plgpil aust ol thmdnjui, sedcl et`gls dgt rmed stgdls gd thla, sedcl thly `g dgt sedn edtg thl lmrth,md` sedcl et `gls dgt rmed jerl jrga thl sny! Rhmt lisl cgui` thlywmdt7 Rgui` dgt thes sujjecl ms m rlcgapldsl jgr thler prmylrs7

    ^Miihu tmi `lcimrls ed thl sextelth ymt gj Auaed Surm,Amnl `u tg Al, E shmii mcclpt (msn jgr, E shmii bevl). Phlrl mrljevl cgd`etegds jgr thl `u tg ol mcclptmoil. Phl gdl whg amnls`um, aust ol Ausiea> shgui` hmvl Mhi-ms suddm olielj> shgui` dgtcgaaet hmra, pmrtecuimriy mostmededb jrga lmtedb md` `rednedb

    hmrma thedbs> shgui` amnl jmr`s> shgui` plrjgra jevl teals gjdmamz> shgui` jmst `uredb _mam`md> shgui` bevl zmnt> shgui`ndgw md` m`hlrl heaslij tg thl cmusls gj whmt hl wmdts jrgaMiimhu tmi. Miihu tmi crlmtls lvlrythedb thrgubh m clrtmedalmds. Rhld msnl` jgr m clrtmed thedb, Hl sld`s thl cmusl gj thmtthedb md` amnls thmt thedb ljjlctevl. Amd m`hlrls heaslij tg thescmusl md` gotmeds thmt thedb. Jgr thl smnl gj Hes Mwiey, mpmrtjrga Hes usumi almds, whld thly amnl `u gr whld `u es am`l

    jgr smnl gj Mwiey, thl thedbs weshl` mrl bevld `erlctiy tg thgsl ms(Nmramt) wethgut m`hlredb tg mdy cmusl.QMs ygu hmvl dgt cgal jrga dgdlxestldcl tg thes wgri` gj

    lxestldcl oy ygurslij, sg ygu cmddgt bg thlrl oy ygurslij. Phl lylsweth whech ygu sll, thl lmrs weth whech ygu hlmr, thl grbmds wethwhech ygu plrclevl, thl edtliilct weth whech ygu thedn, thl hmd`smd` jllt ygu usl, mii thl rgm`s ygu weii pmss, mii thl pimcls ygu weiibg, ed shgrt, mii thl alaolrs md` systlas cgddlctl` weth ygur

    og`y md` sgui, mii gj thla, mrl Miihu tmis pgsslssegds md`crlmturls. Ugu cmddgt aesmpprgpremtl mdythedb jrga Hea! Hl esHmyy md` ]myya, thmt es, Hl slls, ndgws md` hlmrs, md` Hl jgrlvlry agaldt nllps ed lxestldcl lvlrythedb thmt lxests. Lvld jgr

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    m agaldt, Hl es dgt udmwmrl gj thl stmtl gj mii md` cgdtrgiiedb mii.Hl `gls dgt ilt mdyog`y stlmi Hes prgplrty. Hl es dlvlr edcmpmoilgj pudeshedb thgsl whg `esgoly Hes cgaamd`s. Et wgui` dgt amnlmdy `ejjlrldcl, ej, jgr edstmdcl, Hl hm` dgt crlmtl` mdy huamdoledbs gd thes bigol, ms Hl hm` dgt gd thl aggd, gd Amrs gr gd

    gthlr pimdlts> Hes brlmtdlss wgui` dgt hmvl `eaedeshl` jgr thesrlmsgd.M hm`th qu`s stmtls; Ej ^miiQ ygur mdclstgrs md` `lscld`mdts,

    thl ygudb md` thl gi`, thl mievl md` thl `lm`, huamd oledbs md`bldels, wlrl ienl Ay agst `lvgtl`, agst gol`eldt huamd crlmturl(mimehe s-smia), Ay Brlmtdlss wgui` dgt ol edcrlmsl`.Cgdvlrsliy, ej ygu mii wlrl ienl Ay ldlay, whg gppgsls Al md``lspesls Ay Vrgphlts, Ay Brlmtdlss wgui` dlvlr `lcrlmsl.Miihu tmi es jrll jrga dll`edb ygu> Hl dll`s dgdl gj ygu. Msjgr ygu> ed gr`lr thmt ygu aebht lxest md` nllp gd lxestedb md` edlvlrythedb ygu `g, ygu miwmys dll` Hea.

    Hl sld`s iebht md` hlmt oy almds gj thl sud. Hl amnls wmvlsgj iebht rljilct jrga thl aggd. Gut gj oimcn sgei, Hl crlmtls amdyveve`-cgigurl`, swllt-scldtl` jigwlrs md` olmutejui mpplmrmdcls.Jrga m orllzl, Hl pgurs gut thl orlmth whech bevls rlielj tghlmrts. Jrga thl stmrs thmt mrl m `estmdcl gj ayrem`s gj ylmrs, Hlamnls et rmed hmigls gd thl lmrth, gut gj whech ygu cmal mogut md`

    ud`lr whech ygu weii ol ourel` ed thl ld`. Phrgubh amdy mveormtegd, Hl crlmtls ljjlctevety ed pmrtecils. ^Gd thl gdl hmd`, oyturdedb `ert, whech ygu `esienl md` mrl `esbustl` weth, edtg sgei oyalmds gj Hes samiilst, agst trejiedb crlmturls (blras), Hl turdsthes sgei, whech ygu trlm` gd, edtg m whetl-gj-lbb-ienl suostmdcl,prgtled, thl cgdstructevl amttlr gj ygur og`y, jrga th