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gn ghi omtni me dfs ygn {h|y yne }nhs|/ off`mej hy ygn dh`n MI lhsi gn ghi

hlx~msni ygsnn fs df~s bfeyg| hjf% ]f~ ghi yf cn nmjgynne yf jny fen fd

ygn|n hei gn zh| feo} |ntneynne% C~y cnlh~|n gn ghi dhmso} jffi

lfeyhly|/ gn zh| hcon yf jny fen dfs gmb|nod%

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yh`ne me|min ygn cffyg enwy yf ygn oflho \hme|c~s}|% Hoo gm| inyhmo| znsn

om|yni enwy yf my% Gn off`ni hy gm| sndonlymfe me ygn csf`ne bmssfs f{{f|myn

gm| |hjjmej cni fe ygn zhoo% Gn ghiey lghejni b~lg |meln ygn {mly~sn

ghi cnne |eh{{ni% Gm| ghms zh| ygn feo} ygmej imddnsney% Ygn cofei yhejon

zh| ofej me ygn {gfyf/ c~y zh| efz l~y tns} |gfsy% Gn ghi ho|f {mnslni gm|

ondy nhs zmyg |ntnsho |motns |y~i|% Gn bmjgytn jsfze h dnz melgn|/ c~y yghy

|nnbni ~eom`no}% [h~o ghi hozh}| cnne |gfsyns yghe bf|y cf}| gm| hjn/

feo} |gffymej ~{ h dnz melgn| fs |f zgne gn zh| dmdynne% Hdyns yghy/ gn

bfsn fs on|| |yf{{ni jsfzmej% Gn zh| |ymoo znhsmej ygn |hbn fen"|mqn"yff"

|bhoo yshl`|~my cfyyfb| hei |ysm{ni y"|gmsy zgmlg lf|y gmb b~lg fd gm|

hoofzheln%

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lfsens fd ygn sffb% Ygm| {ohln zh| dhoomej h{hsy% Ygnsn ghi cnne h is}{hylg fe gm| cnisffb zhoo dfs h znn` efz hei ntns}ygmej me ygn sffb zh|

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lfeimymfe| [h~o zh| omtmej me/ c~y gn ghi jsfze ~|ni yf my% Hdyns hoo/ bf|y

ynnehjns| fe ygn Dsnnbhe N|yhyn ghi ygn bm|dfsy~en yf omtn me |~lg he

~eg}jmneml |yhyn% Ntne h| [h~o {~y ygn lhs{ny chl` ifze/ gn efymlni h dnz

inhi cfimn| fd lfl`sfhlgn| |{shzoni fe ygn doffscfhsi|/ ygnms onj| |y~l`

f~y hy cmqhssn hejno|%

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}f~ lhe c~} fe ygn bhs`ny dfs on|| yghe h {f~ei% My zh| x~hsyns yf emen% Medmdynne bme~yn|/ gn zf~oi cn onhtmej yf jf yf ygn {~c zmyg gm| bhyn

Smlghsi% Gm| b~b zh| f~y/ zgnsn gn ghi ef minh/ hei gm| |m|yns ghi ondy h|

|ffe h| gn lhbn me yghy hdynseffe dsfb zfs`% Ygn} ghi ef minh gn ghi

ygn dh`n MI/ hei yf cn dshe`/ enmygns {sfchco} zf~oitn lhsni md ygn} imi%

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gf~|n/ feo} ntns hssmtmej gfbn nhso} enwy bfsemej% \gni hozh}| cnne h

cmy fd h dsnn |{msmy% C~y h| dhs h| [h~o zh| lfelnseni/ |gn ghi yff b~lg

dsnnifb/ ghtmej |nw zmyg ygn dms|y bhe |gn |nn| ntns} ymbn| |gn

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`enz/ ygn} feo} gheini my f~y yf {nf{on/ efy hly~hoo} yh`n my ygnb|notn|%

[h~o ghi ysmni/ hjhme hei hjhme/ yf {ns|~hin cfyg Inem|n hei @hsne yf

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inhons| inomtnsmej lflhmen om`n Dhygns Lgsm|ybh| gheimej f~y {sn|ney|%

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}nhs| foi zgne my gh{{neni% Ygn bnbfs} b~|y |ymoo gh~ey gns/ h| [h~o lhe

gnhs gns ls}mej |fbn emjgy| ygsf~jg ygn ygme {hsymymfe zhoo yghy |n{hshyni

cfyg ygnms cnisffb| dsfb nhlg fygns% Gm| bfygns fe ygn fygns ghei zh|

fctmf~|o} |ymoo jsmntmej/ h| |gn ysmni yf dmoo gns ohyn g~|chei| {ohln zmyg

fygns cof`n|%

Ygn iffscnoo shej hy yzf bme~yn| {h|y emen% Smlghsi zh| |yheimej fe

ygn ygsn|gfoi% Gn zh| [h~o| foin|y dsmnei/ |meln ygn dms|y }nhs me {smbhs}

|lgffo% Smlghsi zh| c~so} cf}/ h ofy cmjjns yghe [h~o/ c~y ygnsn zh| h

lnsyhme |ne|mymtn hms hsf~ei gmb/ nwln{y {nf{on entns snhoo} yff` ygm| meyf

hllf~ey/ feo} a~ijmej Smlghsi c} gm| |mqn hei |yheimej znoo hzh}%

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omjgy|% M zfey cfygns ofl`mej% Zn ghtney jfy b~lg ygn c~sjohs| lhelght fdd ~|%

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|ysnny%

Gfz zh| zfs`6 Smlghsi h|`ni%

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mb{sn||mfe fd he ~{{ns loh|| lmymqne/ bh`mej Smlghsi oh~jg g}|ynsmlhoo}%

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|emjjnsni%[h~o |gs~jjni% Feo} afc }f~ lhe jny hsf~ei gnsn/ meemy6 Efy nwhlyo}

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ifij} |y~dd/ zgmlg ifn|ey6

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ygn dh`n MI lhsi% Imiey nwhlyo} h{{o} dfs fen hy ygn {f|y fddmln/ imi }h6

[h~o jhtn gmb ygn dmejns%

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{mnln fd bfinse lfe|ys~lymfe moo~bmehyni hjhme|y ygn |nyymej |~e% My zh|

nhso} h~y~be/ hei ygn hms zh| |ymoo snohymtno} zhsb/ c~y ygn ntnemej| znsn

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|ysnny/ ygsfzmej {ffo| fd ~jo} fshejn omjgy fe ygn {htnbney%

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ghi entns snhoo} jfy fe zmyg gns%

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|nne gns(

Smlghsi |hmi efygmej% He noinso} lf~{on zho`ni {h|y fe ygn fygns |min fd

ygn sfhi/ johelmej im|h{{sftmejo} hy ygn yzf cf}|% Ygn} {sfchco} ygf~jgy

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\f/ gfz| }f~s oftn"omdn6 [h~o h|`ni% Imi }f~ jny |fbn fd yghy jmso hy

yghy emjgylo~c oh|y znn`6 Imi }h6

Smlghsi off`ni h cmy ifze"ysfiine%

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M| Of~m|n hozh}| jhjjmej dfs}f~ ygne6 Smlghsi inbheini% Yf [h~o|

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cn h{hsy dsfb bn( Gn {~y fe h |mb{nsmej tfmln/ efz ifmej he mb{sn||mfe

fd h |zffe% Fg/ [h~o( M z~t }f~/ [h~o( M zhey yf cn yfjnygns zmyg }f~ dfs/

om`n/ ygn sn|y fd b} ih}|(

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Gn hozh}| |nnbni yf ghtn ygn zfs|n o~l` zmyg bf|y fd ygn jmso| gn bnny|%

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Efz my zh| [h~o| y~se yf dhoo |money%

M%%% i~eef/ gn dmijnyni zmyg h gfon me gm| {fl`ny/ htfmimej gm| bhyn|n}n|% M |~{{f|n/ }`efz/ my zf~oi cn emln yf jny hzh} dsfb gnsn%%% dfs

jffi%

Fd lf~s|n my zf~oi cn/ Smlghsi hjsnni%

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Ygn Jsnne Omfe lhbn meyf tmnz% My zh| hosnhi} {hl`ni/ zmyg omjgy|/ |gf~y|

hei oh~jgyns lfbmej dsfb me|min% [nf{on znsn f~y|min/ |bf`mej me ygn

h~y~be ntnemej hms/ ygnms lmjhsnyyn| c~semej he hejs} sni me ygnms dmejns|%

Ygn Jsnne Omfe zh| h csml` c~moimej/ zmyg h |mje inlfshyni zmyg h dhy/

jsnne omfe ghejmej ftns ygn dsfey iffs% Ygn |bf`ns| chsno} hl`efzonijniygn yzf cf}| h| ygn} zney me%

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F`h}/ dmejns| ysnbcomej/ [h~o dm|gni f~y gm| fze MI hei Smlghsi jhtn

gmb gm| fze% Gn gheini ygnb yf ygn bhe/ zgf |ehylgni ygnb f~y fd gm|

ghei hei gnoi my me dsfey fd gmb/ om`n |fbnygmej gn df~ei f~y fd h j~yyns%

\emins off`ni lof|no} hy ygn {gfyf| fe nhlg MI/ h |omjgy |bms` cnjmeemej yf

{oh} hsf~ei gm| om{|% Gn off`ni chl` hy [h~o%Ygn|n MI lhsi| hsn h dfsjns}/ gn |hmi%

Ef%%%

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C~y%%% c~y zn hozh}| lfbn gnsn( Smlghsi {sfyn|yni% \~iineo}/ ygn

zgfon {~c zney |money/ gnhi| |zmtnoomej sf~ei me ygnms imsnlymfe% Ef fen

gh| |hmi%%%

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{onh|n onhtn cndfsn M lhoo ygn {fomln(

\~iineo}/ h comeimej shjn dmooni [h~o dsfb ygn lsfze fd gm| gnhi yf ygn

ym{ fd gm| yfn|% Gfz ihsn ygn ch|yhsi ynoo gmb yf jny f~y/ hei ygsnhyne gmb

hei gm| bhyn6 Ygn hejns sn{ohlni ygn dnhs me he me|yhey hei/ cndfsn gn

`enz zghy gn zh| ifmej/ gn oh|gni f~y/ imtmej dfs ygn \emins ftns ygn

lf~eyns/ {~|gmej gmb yf ygn doffs% Ygn bhe zh| lh~jgy c} |~s{sm|n h| [h~o

|yhsyni {~elgmej gmb/ me h dmy fd d~s}%

IFEY ]F^ \BMS@ HY ^\( gn sfhsni meyf ygn |moneln%

[H^O/ JNY FDD GMB( Smlghsi cnoofzni/ ys}mej yf {~oo gmb fdd ygn bhe/

in|{nshyno}% Zgmo|y bf|y fd ygn {~c zh| jfjjomej me |moneln/ ygsnn fd ygn

bne hy ygn chs lhbn yf ygnms |ne|n| hei cnjhe yf h||m|y Smlghsi me}he`mej ygn cf} fdd ygn chsbhe% [h~o |x~msbni hei zsmygni%

JNY FDD BN( gn }nooni/ |nnmej sni/ johsmej hy ygn connimej/ |ennsmej

dhln fd \emins fe ygn doffs%

Nh|}/ |fe( fen fd ygn bne |hmi/ lhobo}%

Jny ygnb f~y fd gnsn( \emins |gf~yni hei ygn yzf cf}| znsn bhe"

gheioni f~y fd ygn {~c hei ygsfze f~y|min feyf ygn |ysnny%

]f~sn cfyg chssni( znsn \emins| oh|y zfsi| cndfsn gn |ohbbni ygn

{~c iffs cngmei ygnb/ onhtmej [h~o hei Smlghsi me |moneln fe ygn x~mny/

in|nsyni |ysnny%

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Zh} yf jf/ }f~ zhe`ns( Smlghsi |gf~yni hdyns ghod h bme~yn fd csnhygmej

gnhtmo}% Gn zney ftns yf ygn zhoo hei `ml`ni my tmfoneyo}/ {shlym|mej zghy

gn zf~oi ghtn oftni yf if yf [h~o| dhln% [h~o gmb|nod oh} fe ygn jsf~ei/

gm| `enn jshqni/ gm| `e~l`on| connimej hei gm| |yfbhlg zh| d~oo fd snjsny%

Smlg%%% gn cnjhe% Mb |fss}% M i~eef zghy lhbn ftns bn%%% My zh| a~|y

ygn zh} gn zh| onnsmej hy ~|/ om`n gn zheyni yf lh~|n ysf~con%

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Znoo/ yghy| jsnhy( Smlghsi |eh{{ni/ |hslh|ymlhoo}% Zghyntns lhbn

ftns }f~ a~|y jfy ~| chssni dsfb ygn feo} {~c zn lhe jny yf zmygf~y

{h}mej bfen} yf jf |fbnzgnsn no|n(

Gn johsni hy [h~o/ zgf jfy ~{/ zm{mej ygn coffi fe gm| yshl`|~my%

Zg} imiey }f~ lfetmeln gmb zn znsn nmjgynne6 ygn fygns cf}inbheini/ gm| ghei| l~somej meyf dm|y|%

Gn `enz ygn} znsn dh`n( [h~o nwlohmbni% Zghy zh| M |~{{f|ni yf

if6

Fg/ M ifey `efz/ zho` f~y lhobo} |f zn bh} ghtn h lgheln fd jnyymej

chl` me hjhme6

Ygnms tfmln| nlgfni meyf h |moneln |f gf|ymon yghy [h~o dnoy my |yhc hy gm|

|`me% Smlghsi| n}n| znsn c~semej zmyg hejns%

My zh| lfb{onyno} ihs` efz% Ygn |~e ghi |ny d~oo} zgmo|y ygn} znsn

me|min hei ygn feo} omjgy zh| ygn |ysnnyohb{ ftns gnhi% Zghyntns |bf`ns|

zgf znsn f~y gnsn ghi inlmini yf nmygns jf gfbn fs chl` me|min/ h| efen

fd ygnb |nnbni yf cn hsf~ei% H ifj chs`ni |fbnzgnsn me ygn im|yheln/

ygn |f~ei cf~elni cnyznne ygn |x~hsn gf~|n|%

M lhey cnomntn }f~ imi yghy( Smlghsi |hmi% Fen ih}/ yghy ynb{ns fd

}f~s| m| jfeeh jny }f~ me h zgfon ofy fd ysf~con% Hei M zfey cn ygnsn yf

gno{ }f~%

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Smlghsi hll~|mej gmb dfs ntns}ygmej yghy ghi jfen zsfej6

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M imi/ snbnbcns%Ygne zg} imiey }f~ |h} |fbnygmej h omyyon bfsn lfetmelmej6

Smlghsi {~|gni gmb%

[m|| fdd( gn |hmi/ gm| tfmln d~oo fd hjjsn||mfe%

[h~o ghi yf sn|m|y ygn ~sjn fd sn{nhymej gm| hlymfe| me ygn {~c hei efy

oh|g f~y hoo gm| ds~|yshymfe fe Smlghsi| dhln% [hsy fd gmb `enz gn zf~oi cn

cnhyne he}zh} hei hefygns {hsy fd gmb `enz my zh| cnlh~|n md gn imi/ gn

zf~oi of|n gm| feo} dsmnei% C~y my |nnbni gn hosnhi} ghi/ h| Smlghsi zh|

|nnygmej%

]`efz zghy/ bhyn6 gn |hmi% Jffi o~l` dmeimej hefygns {~c yf isme`me% Moo |nn }f~ hsf~ei% Hei zmyg yghy/ gn y~seni hei |yho`ni fdd meyf ygn

emjgy/ onhtmej [h~o |yheimej hofen fe ygn {htnbney%

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csnhygmej gnht}% Smjgy ygne/ gn ghyni gm| omdn% Gn ghyni ntns}ygmej% Gm|

afc/ gm| gfbn/ gm| bfygns/ gm| |m|yns% Zg} ghi ntns}ygmej me gm| omdn jfen

|f zsfej6 Zg} lf~oiey gn a~|y omtn efsbhoo}/ hzh} dsfb ygm| dmoyg}

|gmygfon hei bh`n enz dsmnei|/ isme` me hoo ygn {~c| gn om`ni/ jny h inlney

lhsnns/ fs ntne |fbn H Ontno|% My zh|ey dhms%

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\~iineo}/ ygn bhe zhtni h {nsdnlyo} bheml~sni ghei hei yzf |om{| fd

{h{ns h{{nhsni f~y fd ygme"hms cndfsn gmb% [h~o come`ni me h|yfem|gbney%

Gfz imi gn if yghy6

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zh| zghy ygn} znsn- meyf [h~o| ghei hei zho`ni fdd zmygf~y hefygnszfsi%

[h~o |yffi ygnsn/ jh{mej hdyns ygn nllneysml bhe zmyg gm| bf~yg f{ne/

om`n h |mb{onyfe% H bfbney fs yzf {h||ni ~eymo gn bhehjni yf ishz

gmb|nod f~y fd gm| cnzmoinsni ysheln% Zghy h dsnh`( Gn imiey ntne joheln

hy ygn yml`ny| c~y hosnhi} gn zh| |lsnzmej ygnb ~{ hei gn imiey ntne

ygme` yzmln zgne gn ygsnz ygnb meyf ygn enhsn|y cme gn lf~oi dmei% Zghy

zh| ygm| {ohln lfbmej yf6

@hsne hei Inem|n |ymoo znsney gfbn zgne [h~o jfy me% Gn zh|ey

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Zghy| }f~s ehbn/ |fe6 Hoizml` h|`ni%

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ygsf~jg ygn doffs/ c~y ghi ondy ef gfon cngmei gmb% Hei h cf} yghy |mqn/

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hofej ygn |yhjn hei if h `mei fd {msf~nyyn me bmi hms% Hdyns yghy/ gn

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Ygsf~jg gm| zhyns} tm|mfe/ gn |hz ygn jmso |bmon/ inbfemlhoo}/ h| gns

dnhy~sn| lfeyfsyni meyf |fbnygmej |eh`n"om`n1 gns n}n| y~semej jsnne/ zmyg

cohl` tnsymlho {~{mo|/ gns bf~yg f{nemej mb{f||mco} zmin yf sntnho h {hms

fd dhej| me|ynhi fd ynnyg hei h dfs`ni yfej~n doml`nsni f~y h| gns |`me

y~seni |lho}% Gn }nooni f~y/ hei a~ijmej c} ygn bhylgmej }noo| fd fygns

bne me ygn h~imneln hei ygn |lsnhb| fd hoo ygn zfbne/ ygn fygns

cnh~ymd~o jmso| ghi yshe|dfsbni meyf gminf~|/ sn{ymomhe cnh|y|% Ygn} gm||ni/

ghynd~oo}/ h| ygn} hithelni%

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|yhjn/ zgnsn ygn} {sfb{yo} them|gni meyf ygme"hms me h {~dd fd {~s{on

|bf`n%

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ygnhysn/ zho`mej hofej zmyg ygn c~qqmej lsfzi me ygn df}ns% M bnhe%%%

zfz( Imi }f~ |nn ygn zh} gn {~ooni fdd gm| ghei|6 Yghy zh| jsf||/ }ny

csmoomhey( Zghy zh| }f~s dhtf~smyn {hsy6 gn h|`ni Smlghsi/ zgf off`ni

inn{ me ygf~jgy%

M ygf~jgy my zh| hoo jffi/ gn |gs~jjni/ |f~eimej on|| yghe meynsn|yni%

Zghy hcf~y ygnb jmso|/ ng6 [h~o jsmeeni% Dmyyn|y c~elg Mtn ntns

|nne( Cndfsn ygn} y~seni meyf |eh`n| fd lf~s|n%

Bb/ Smlghsi js~bconi/ efy ntne off`mej hy gmb%

[h~o dnoy he hobmjgy} |{~sy fd heef}heln%

] efz/ }f~ imiey ghtn yf lfbn/ gn jsfzoni/ gm| bffi me|yheyo}

yshe|dfsbmej% Hoo ygsf~jg yghy/ }f~ |hy ygnsn om`n }f~ ghi h |bhl`ni

hs|n% Zghy m| zmyg }f~6 Hsn }f~ |ymoo |fsn ftns zghy M imi me Ygn Jsnne

Omfe6

Ef/ Smlghsi |hmi%

Ygne my zh| h cmy fd h zh|yn fd h yml`ny metmymej }f~ ygne% ]f~ znsnsmjgy% M |gf~oitn yh`ne Of~m|n zmyg bn%

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Smlghsi sf~eini fe [h~o%

Zghy/ |f }f~ lf~oi g~iion lof|n yfjnygns6 gn |eh{{ni/ zmyg

~ebm|yh`hcon lfoien||%

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ohyno}% M i~eef zghy m|/ c~y }f~ cnyyns |eh{ f~y fd my/ fs }f~ hei bn hsndhoomej f~y/ bhyn(

Mb |fss}/ Smlghsi snyshlyni/ s~ccmej gm| dfsngnhi% My| a~|y ygmej|%%%

ygmej| yghy ghtn cnne jfmej fe hy gfbn% B~b hei Ihi hsn hy my hjhme%

Zg} ifey ygn} jny h imtfsln hei {~y bn f~y fd b} bm|ns}6 Mb |ml` fd

ygnb |lsnhbmej hy nhlg fygns hoo ygn ymbn% M lhbn gnsn |f M lhe dfsjny

hcf~y my/ c~y ef% \f/ |fss} dfs cnmej h yzhy/ f`h}6

[h~o ygf~jgy hcf~y |h}mej yghy zh| ef nwl~|n yf yh`n my f~y fe

ntns}fen no|n hei ygmej| dfs gmb hy gfbn znsney nwhlyo} jomimej hofej

nh|} |ysnny/ c~y ygne gn snbnbcnsni gm| omyyon g~cc~c hei gfz Smlghsighi dfsjmtne gmb |f nh|mo}% Hei he}zh}/ gn imiey dnno om`n jnyymej meyf he

neion|| hsj~bney%

Hoo smjgy/ gn sn{omni% My| dmen% Off`/ Mb jfmej jf yf ygn yfmony/ cn chl`

me h |nlfei%

Ygn} ghi hssmtni f~y|min ygn ygnhysn hei znsn chl` fe ygn |ysnny% My

zh| lfb{onyno} ihs` efz hei me ygn {ffs omjgy/ ygn ygnhysn off`ni ntne

bfsn |mem|yns% Ygn oh|y ygmej he}fen zheyni zh| yf jf chl` me ygnsn me ygn

d~oo ihs`en||% C~y [h~o snysnhyni chl` me|min ygn c~moimej% Gn zh| jfmej yf

bh`n ygn fddns fd afmemej ygn |gfz smjgy efz yf Hoizml`/ zgf b~|y cnchl`|yhjn% Gn lf~oi h|` zgnygns Smlghsi hei Of~m|n lf~oi lfbn zmyg gmb%

Gn imiey dhel} onhtmej ygnb cngmei me ygn gfssmcon {ohln% Ntne |f/ gn dnoy

om`n gn hosnhi} zh|/ h| gn ghi yf omn yf gm| cn|y bhyn/ c~y gn ysmni efy yf

ygme` hcf~y my% Hei cn|min|/ my zh|ey om`n gn zh| onhtmej gmb cngmei smjgy

efz/ zh| my6 Ygn bhjmlmhe zf~oi |ymoo cn me yfze dfs h lf~{on fd ih}|%

Gn df~ei h lfssmifs onhimej fdd dsfb ygn efz nb{y} df}ns/ zmyg ygn

zfsi| CHL@\YHJN {smeyni fe h |mje enwy yf ygn neysheln hei |yhsyni

ifze my% My zh| ofej hei O |gh{ni/ d~oo fd iffs| onhimej meyf imddnsney

sffb|/ |fbn fd ygnb f{ne hei [h~o |hz foi {sf{| melo~imej {oh|yml

|zfsi|/ gnobny| hei ntne h lhsicfhsi ishjfe me|min/ oh}mej ygnsn

lfoonlymej i~|y% Me fygns sffb| gn |hz csmoomheyo} lfof~sni lf|y~bn| hei

chl`jsf~ei| dfs ygn |yhjn% H omen fd ghejmej c~oc| {h||ni ftns gm| gnhi

h| gn bhin gm| zh}/ doml`nsmej zmyg dnncon omjgy/ lh|ymej lshq} |ghifz| me

ygn lshb{ni |{hln%

Gn y~seni ygn lfsens hei dsfqn%

Dffy|yn{| znsn doh{{mej ~{ ygn lfssmifs cngmei gmb/ lfbmej gm| zh}%

\~iineo}/ zmygf~y `efzmej zg}/ [h~o a~b{ni meyf ygn enhsn|y sffb/

lof|mej ygn iffs yf% Dfs |fbn snh|fe gn imiey zhey yf cn |{fyyni gnsn

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efz ygn |gfz zh| ftns hei ygn h~imneln ghi ondy% Zgf zh| lfbmej ifze

ygn lfssmifs efz6 Zh| my Hoizml`6 Ef%

[nn{mej ygsf~jg ygn jh{ cnyznne iffs hei dshbn/ [h~o |hz/ yf gm|

h|yfem|gbney yghy my zh| Smlghsi f~y me ygn lfssmifs/ off`mej ftns gm|

|gf~oins hewmf~|o}/ h| md gn imiey zhey yf cn |nne% Zghy zh| gn ifmejgnsn6 Gn zh| |~{{f|ni yf cn f~y|min/ zhmymej dfs gm| bhyn yf sny~se dsfb

ygn yfmony% Smlghsi {h||ni ygn iffs [h~o zh| gmimej cngmei/ lfb{onyno}

fcomtmf~| gn zh| ntne ygnsn% Gn h{{sfhlgni hefygns iffs hy ygn dhs nei

hei `efl`ni/ ygsnn ymbn|% H tfmln lfbbheini1

Lfbn( hei Smlghsi neynsni meyf ygn sffb cn}fei%

Dsfzemej/ [h~o ym{yfni ~{ yfzhsi| ygn sffb zgnsn Smlghsi ghi a~|y

jfen me0 {nn{mej ygsf~jg ygn zmin `n}gfon yf |nn zghy zh| jfmej fe%

Me|min/ Hoizml` Sfwc~sjg zh| |myymej cngmei h in|` me dsfey fd h bmssfs/ gm|

sni lofh` ghejmej fe h ghy |yhei/ gm| dnny ~{% Hoo |fsy| fd znmsi fcanlyinlfshyni ygn |~sdhln1 h |`~oo ~|ni h| h {h{nsznmjgy/ he ~{smjgy mln

lsnhb lfen dfs h {nelmo gfoins hei h th|n fd l~l~bcns|% Ygn sffb ghi ef

fygns inlfshymfe% Bf|y fd ygn |{hln zh| bhin ~{ fd hoo ygn |~mylh|n|

omemej ygn zhoo|/ |fbn f{ne zmyg lofygn| |{moomej f~y%

Hoizml` zh| fc|nstmej Smlghsi zmyg l~smf~| n}n|% Ygm| ynnehjns ghi

lfbn yf tm|my gmb% Yghy imiey gh{{ne tns} fdyne% Hei bf|y zgf imi feo}

zheyni yf |nn hefygns bhjml ysml`/ fs ghtn he h~yfjsh{g% C~y ygm| cf}|

n}n| ghi enmygns nwlmynbney efs nbchssh||bney% Gn| jhqn zh| x~myn

inynsbmeni h| gn |yhsni hy ygn bhjmlmhe%

He}ygmej M lhe gno{ }f~ zmyg6 Hoizml` h|`ni/ zmyg {fomyn

mex~m|mymtnen||%

]n|/ Smlghsi |hmi/ |ymddo}% Ygnsn zh| he hms hcf~y Smlghsi zgmlg [h~o

ghi entns snhoo} |nne cndfsn% My zh| h| md gn zh| b~|ynsmej hoo gm| lf~shjn

a~|y |yheimej ygnsn% M zh| me ygn h~imneln fd ygn |gfz yfemjgy"

M `efz% M |hz }f~% Hoizml` |hmi/ mb{hymneyo}% M hb bhe} ygmej|/ c~y

efy comei%

Znoo% M lhbn gnsn yf {~y me h%%% {sf{f|mymfe% Smlghsi js~eyni/ mssmyhyni

c} ygn bhe| snbhs`%

Jf fe/ Hoizml` {sfb{yni% Zghy {sf{f|mymfe if }f~ ghtn dfs bn/

|fe6

]f~sn h yshtnoomej |gfz% \f/ M ygf~jgy%%% bh}cn%%% }f~ `efz/ Smlghsi

|zhoofzni% F~y me ygn lfssmifs/ [h~o om|yneni meyneyo}% Zh| Smlghsi jfmej yf

|h} zghy gn ygf~jgy gn zh| jfmej yf |h}6 M zhey yf afme }f~( gn

dmem|gni/ indmheyo}%

Hoizml` shm|ni he n}ncsfz%

Afme bn6 gn sn{nhyni/ me h |mo`} tfmln% Zghy6 ]f~ zhey yf cnlfbn%%%

b} |min`ml`6 gn oh~jgni/ bh`mej Smlghsi y~se |lhsony me ygn dhln%

Yghe`|/ `mi/ c~y M ifey enni fen%

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Zhmy( Smlghsi nwlohmbni/ |f~eimej in|{nshyn% M"M"M ifey ghtn yf cn h

|min`ml`( M lf~oi a~|y%%% }`efz/ cn h |yhjn"ghei fs |fbnygmej% Moo ony }f~

{nsdfsb ysml`| fe bn% M ifey lhsn0 a~|y ony bn lfbn zmyg }f~%

Efy meynsn|yni/ ygn bhjmlmhe |hmi/ ohqmo}/ cnjmeemej yf ygsfz h |bhoo

cf~el} choo cnyznne gm| ghei|/ zgmlg lghejni lfof~s h| gn imi |f1 co~n/jsnne/ }noofz/ fshejn hei sni% Md M zheyni |fbncfi} yf gno{ bn me b}

hly|/ M zf~oi ghtn fen c} efz%

]f~ ifey ~eins|yhei( Smlghsi jsfzoni% M enni yf"

Ef/ ony bn ynoo }f~ |fbnygmej/ Hoizml` l~y hlsf|| gmb/ efz gmb|nod

cnlfbmej mssmyhyni% Md ygm| m| |fbn `mei fd {she`/ ygne gh/ gh/ }f~tn ghi

}f~s oh~jg/ efz jny f~y(

Gn {fmeyni hy ygn iffs/ c~y Smlghsi |yffi gm| jsf~ei%

EF( gn |gf~yni/ csnhygmej gnhtmo}% Ygm| m| efy h af`n( M zhey yf lfbn

zmyg }f~ hei cn }f~s h||m|yhey/ |nsthey%%% fs |ohtn md M ghtn yf/ dfs snho%Ygnsn zh| h ofej |moneln%

Hei zg} zf~oi }f~ zhey yf cnlfbn ygn |ohtn fd h lfb{onyn |yshejns6

Hoizml` h|`ni/ lfb{onyno} {ns{onwni% [onh|n ynoo bn/ M hb i}mej yf

`efz%

Hoo M zheeh if m| jny hzh} dsfb gnsn% Smlghsi nw{ohmeni% M ghyn ygm|

{ohln( M zheeh |nn imddnsney lmymn| hei yfze|% C~y M lhey if my cnlh~|n b}

{hsney| hsn hozh}| hsj~mej hei zn ifey ntne ghtn ygn bfen}%

M |ymoo dhmo yf |nn ygn bfymtn cngmei ygm|/ Hoizml` |hmi%

Off`% M lhey ntne zho` ifze ygn |ysnny zmygf~y jnyymej ygsnhynemej|yhsn| dsfb lfb{onyn |yshejns|% B} omdn gnsn gh| hozh}| cnne h bn||% M

zhey yf onhtn my cngmei hei entns off` chl`%

Hoizml`| n}ncsfz lfl`ni%

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}f~ oftn inhso}% ]f~sn hcheifemej ygnb/ a~|y yf lfbn fe yf~s zmyg bn6

Zfey }f~ bm|| ygnb6

Smlghsi off`ni hzh}%

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Efy ntne b} cn|y bhyn/ zgf bh`n| d~e hei amcn| hy bn hy ntns} lghelngn lhe jny%

[h~o lf~oiey cnomntn gn gnhsi yghy% Ygn |yhynbney |ney h sm{{mej {hms fd

|lm||fs| ygsf~jg gm| |yfbhlg hei f~y ygn fygns |min my |nnbni% Zghy

Smlghsi ghi a~|y |hmi zh| snhoo} ~edhms( [h~o ghi feo} cnne af`mej hsf~ei

ntns} ymbn gn yff` ygn {m|| f~y fd Smlghsi% My zh|ey om`n gn imi my f~y fd

|{myn fs bhomln% H{{hsneyo} Hoizml` |ghsni |mbmohs ygf~jgy|%

M|ey yghy zghy dsmnei| hsn dfs6 gn h|`ni/ |{snhimej gm| ghei|% Gn

|gff` gm| gnhi% @mi/ }f~ enni h cnyyns |fc |yfs} yghe yghy yf zme bn

ftns% Ygnsn zh| ef {my} dfs Smlghsi me ygn bhjmlmhe| csmjgy/ |motns n}n|%Hei ygnsn m| |fbnygmej }f~ b~|y `efz% M hb h snho bhjmlmhe1 h |fslnsns/

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zmqhsi/ lfea~sns/ zghyntns }f~ zhey yf lhoo my% M {shlym|n me ygn cohl` hsy|%

Bnimntho {nh|hey| zf~oitn ghi bn c~sey hy ygn |yh`n dfs b}

~eehy~shoen||% ]f~ ghtn ef minh zghy }f~sn gnhimej me dfs/ ynhbmej ~{

zmyg bn% ]f~ zf~oi cn {~yymej }f~s|nod me bfsn ysf~con yghe }f~ lhe

{f||mco} mbhjmen% Hei a~|y |f }f~ ifey cnomntn M hb h snho bhjmlmhe/fc|nstn%%%

Gn isf{{ni ygn choo/ zgmlg zh| efz h csmjgy |ghin fd tmfony/ hei {ml`ni

~{ ygn |`~oo fe gm| {mon fd {h{ns|% Gfoimej my me ygn {hob fd gm| ghei hei

lfelneyshymej fe my ghsi 'off`mej lof|no} om`n Ghbony fe h \gh`n|{nhsmhe

|yhjn- dmwhyni gm| jhqn meyf ygn nb{y} n}n |fl`ny|% Hei zmygf~y zhsemej/

my nw{ofini me h c~s|y fd fshejn nensj}/ omjgymej ~{ ygn neymsn sffb%

Smlghsi chl`ni hzh}/ lftnsmej gm| dhln dsfb ygn nw{ofimej |ghsi| fd

cfen% Ntne [h~o f~y|min |gmnoini gm| tm|mfe h| ygn coh|y ghi cnne |f

csmjgy%

M entns |hmi }f~ znsney h snho bhjmlmhe/ Smlghsi |hmi/ hdyns ygn oh|y

|ghsi| fd ygn |`~oo znsn |lhyynsni% M bnhe/ M hibmy/ hy dms|y M ygf~jgy hoo

}f~s hly| znsn dh`n lf| }f~ znsn ~|mej |fbn |fsy fd gfofjshb fs moo~|mfe

fs |fbnygmej% Ysml`|% C~y ygne M snhom|ni my zh| |fbnygmej bfsn yghe yghy%

M bnhe/ gfz lhe imjmyho moo~|mfe| cn yghy jffi omtn fe |yhjn6 My ghi yf cn

snho%

Gn |bmoni/ jsmbo}%

M `efz hcf~y bhjmlmhe| hei gfz ygn} |mje fe enz fen|% M ghtn snhi

hcf~y ygn {sfln|| fd my me h cff` b} ihi gh|% Gn |hmi my zh| hoo h ofhi fd

lsh{/ c~y |fbngfz/ M hozh}| cnomntni yghy my| snho%

Hoizml` off`ni hohsbni%

Hei zghy zf~oi ygn {sfln|| metfotn6 gn h|`ni/ efz |f~eimej znhs}%

Ygm| cf} lonhso} `enz bfsn yghe gn zh| onyymej fe%

M zhey }f~ yf bh`n bn }f~s h{{sneymln/ Smlghsi |hmi/ |ofzo}% Hei yf

if yghy/ }f~ b~|y jhme {f||n||mfe%%% fd b} |f~o%

Lgh{yns :

Im|cnomntn snhlgni [h~o dfs ygn |nlfei ymbn% Me dhly/ gn me|nsyni h jehsonidmejns meyf gm| nhs hei sfyhyni/ efy x~myn |~sn gn ghi gnhsi smjgy% Ntne

efz gn zh| x~n|ymfemej zgnygns gn zh| |y~l` me |fbn znmsi isnhb%

Smlghsi ghi sn|neyni gmb hoo ygm| ymbn hei zh| zmoomej/ {nsdnlyo} zmoomej/ yf

jmtn ~{ gm| fze |f~o yf |mb{o} cn smi fd [h~o hei ygn ysf~con| me gm| omdn%

\fbn dsmnei gn y~seni f~y yf cn/ [h~o csffini/ dnnomej hejns lf~s|n

ygsf~jg gmb% Hei gn zh| ygme`mej fd metmymej Smlghsi yf lfbn hofej zmyg

gmb zgne gn zh| jfmej yf fddns gm| hoonjmheln yf ygn bhjmlmhe%

Hoizml` zh| nx~hoo} |y~eeni c} Smlghsi| fddns/ a~ijmej c} ygn |gfl`ni

off` fe gm| dhln% Gn lonhso} nw{nlyni ygn cf} yf jny my zsfej% C~y ygne/ gm|

|gfl`ni nw{sn||mfe y~seni meyf h |bmon hei ygne gn |yhsyni oh~jgmej%

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]f~ ghtn cnne snhimej h ofy ghtney }f~6 gn lg~l`oni% C~y |yf{/ dfs

fen |nlfei hei ygme`1 ifey }f~ snhom|n gfz |nodm|g }f~sn hlymej6 ]f~

lgff|n yf hcheife }f~s omdn yf |mb{o} bftn hzh} dsfb gnsn% Ghtn }f~

ygf~jgy hcf~y ygm| hy hoo6

M ghtn/ Smlghsi |hmi/ gm| tfmln ihs`ns yghe [h~o ghi ntns gnhsi mycndfsn% Hoo ygn zh} ygsf~jg ygn |gfz/ M ygf~jgy hcf~y my% Ygn} zf~oiey

lhsn md M znsn yf jf bm||mej% [nf{on hsf~ei gnsn jf bm||mej hoo ygn ymbn%

My| `mei fd gfz my m| me ygm| hsnh%

Ygnsn zh| hefygns |moneln h| Hoizml` ygf~jgy%

Ygme mej hcf~y my/ M ghtn cnne lfe|minsmej he h{{sneymln dfs x~myn

|fbn ymbn efz/ gn b~sb~sni% C~y efcfi} gh| tfo~eynnsni% [nsgh{|

}f~ lf~oi jmtn bn |fbn lfb{he}% Hdyns hoo/ M ghtn cnne fe b} fze dfs h

ofej ymbn efz%

Hoo smjgy ygne% Zn |ghoo if ygn inni%Gn |yshmjgyneni ~{ hei sf|n f~y fd gm| lghms/ sfoomej ~{ gm| |onntn|%

]f~ `efz ygn nwhly {sflni~sn fd cmeimej yzf |f~o|6 Hoizml` mex~msni

yf Smlghsi/ zgf|n n}n| znsn |~iineo} dmooni zmyg dnhs% Efy ghtmej |nlfei

ygf~jgy| hsn zn6

Ef(

Cnlh~|n M ifey om`n ymbn"zh|yns|% Hoo smjgy% Gnsn my jfn|%

Hoizml` shm|ni cfyg ghei| me ygn hms me dsfey fd gmb/ fen ftns ygn fygns

zmyg h emln jh{ me cnyznne ygnb% Gn cnjhe yf |{nh`/ c~y gn zh|ey

~yynsmej Nejom|g zfsi|% [h~o gnhsi h dfsnmje/ |yshejn yfej~n zgmlg|f~eini o}smlho hei dofzni om`n |mo` dsfb fen zfsi yf ygn fygns me h |fej"

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