camp de silence - bovendonk, 1er août 1989, par vimala thakar
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
PHKIMI UCIOI^
JIKW EF ZHMFBJF + NDPFBEDBO idu 9838
9f~ IDVU 9838
U~dhz wi~uhjhwibuz dbu efkibe mi zhlbh`hjiuhdb ev zhmfbjf" Yvfzu+jf yvf mf zhmfbjf 4 kf
efkibefbu+hmz" Fu yvfmmf fzu mi yvimhu ev zhmfbjf yvh wf~kfuu~ihu ef zuhkvmf~ miwuhuvef
wf~jfpdh~ 4
Afzw~f nhfb yvf mfz yvfzuhdbz bihzzfbu evb uiu ef bdb+jdbbihzzibjf" Fu yvfmmfz bf
bihzzfbu wiz ev ezh~ ef jdkwi~f~ jf yvh zf~i jdkkvbhyv hjh ipfj jf yvh i ea u jdmmfju
eibz mf wibhf~ ev jf~pfiv" Mi jdbbihzzibjf fkwjcf mjdvuf" Zh mi jdbbihzzibjf i u
u~ibz`d~kf fb jdkw~cfbzhdb fu fzu efpfbvf mi zvnzuibjf kkf ef pdu~f u~f- imd~z fmmf
fzu vbf ihef wdv~ mjdvuf" Kihz udvuf `d~kf ef jdbbihzzibjf fu mivud~hu yvh kibf ef
jfuuf jdbbihzzibjf bhknfbu mi zfbzhnhmhu fu fkwjcfbu mi ~jfwuhdb- ef udvufz zd~ufz ef
`idbz"
Imd~z- w~zvkdbz yvf bdvz bf zipdbz wiz ~fmmfkfbu jf yvfzu mf zhmfbjf- fu bdvz immdbz
ejdvp~h~ fbzfknmf mi zhlbh`hjiuhdb ef jf kdu- mi zvnzuibjf ef muiu ef jdbzjhfbjf eibz
mfyvfm mf zhmfbjf ~zhef~ihu fb uibu yvdjjvwibu"
Fufz+pdvz ea immz eibz mfz kdbuilbfz 4 Fmmfz bf wi~mfbu wiz- bfzu+jf wiz 4 Fmmfz phpfbu- mfz
kdbuilbfz phpfbu fu ~fzwh~fbu mi wihs" Mi wihs fzu mf wi~`vk ef mfv~ u~f fu- zh pdvz immfqp~ihkfbu pf~z fmmfz- zh pdvz ufz ipfj fmmfz ef kibh~f ikhjimf- fmmfz pdvz hkw~lbfbu ef mfv~
wihs" Mi wihs fzu mf jdbufbv ef mu~f efz kdbuilbfz" Fu mf zhmfbjf fzu jfuuf wihs"
Fufz+pdvz immz eibz mfz ndhz wi~ vb nfiv adv~ eu- mf jd~wz wvhz wi~ mi jcimfv~ dv mf
~ixdbbfkfbu ud~~hef ev zdmfhm ? fu pdvz fbu~fq eibz mfz ndhz" Mfz ndhz pf~uz- `~ihz- dkn~ilz
u~ibzkfuufbu pdu~f u~f mi wihs ef mfv~ u~f"
Mi wihs fzu mf miblilf ef mvbhpf~z" Mf zhmfbjf- jfzu jfuuf wihs efz ndhz" Mf zhmfbjf- jfzu jfuuf
wmbhuvef ef wihs efz fivs wihzhnmfz yvh jdvmfbu fb eh~fjuhdb efz djibz fu efz kf~z"
Iv mhfv ef efkibef~ jf yvfzu mf zhmfbjf- bf efp~hdbz+bdvz wiz bdvz efkibef~ jf yvfzu mf
miblilf wi~m 4
Mf jhfm fzu zhmfbjhfvs- mi uf~~f fzu zhmfbjhfvzf" Mf zdmfhm n~hmmf- wmfhb ef wihs fu ef l~jf eibz mi
kilbh`hjfbjf ev zhmfbjf" Jfzu mi ~ijf cvkihbf yvh i kibhwvm mbf~lhf ev zdb jdbufbv fb
fvs fu yvh i j~ mfz kduz" Mi pf~nimhziuhdb fzu mi j~iuhdb ef mi ~ijf cvkihbf" Jfzu vbf
kibhwvmiuhdb ef mbf~lhf ev zdb hbufbuhdbbfmmf- euf~khbf- bjfzzih~f mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb
ipfj bdz zfknminmfz"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Edbj mf miblilf bfzu wiz muiu biuv~fm ef mi phf" Imd~z yvf mf zhmfbjf fzu mi ~fzwh~iuhdb
zwdbuibf ef mi phf uduimf"
Bdvz pdvmdbz iww~fbe~f fu ejdvp~h~ zh bdvz- mfz fb`ibuz ef mi ~ijf cvkihbf- jdbehuhdbbz
wi~ mhkkfbzf c~huilf ef khmmhf~z ef zhjmfz wdvpdbz ejdvp~h~ jf wi~`vk ev zhmfbjf dv ef
mi wihs- zh bdvz wdvpdbz ejdvp~h~ mi uduimhu zwdbuibf ef bdu~f u~f" Imd~z- yvf `ihzdbz+bdvz yvibe bdvz pdvmdbz ejdvp~h~ jfuuf wihs- jf zhmfbjf 4 Bdvz u~dvpdbz vb jdhb dv vbf
jcikn~f u~ibyvhmmf- bdvz bdvz izzfxdbz wihzhnmfkfbu fu wf~zviedbz mf jd~wz- mhbufmmhlfbjf
ev jd~wz- eu~f f~kf" Mi f~kfu fzu mi exbikd ef mbf~lhf"
Edbj mf jd~wz fzu `f~kf- fu pdvz pdvz elilfq ev w~djfzzvz ef pf~nimhziuhdb- jfuuf ijuhphu
uxwhyvfkfbu cvkihbf- w~d`dbekfbu fb`dvhf eibz mf wzxjchzkf cvkihb"
Yvibe pdvz bf wi~mfq wiz- pdvz pdvz elilfq ev w~djfzzvz ef pf~nimhziuhdb" Jfuuf `f~kfu
ev jd~wz fu mf `ihu ef zinzufbh~ ef wi~mf~ bf zdbu wiz mfzzfbjf ev zhmfbjf" Zizzfdh~ eibz vbf
jf~uihbf wdzuv~f- kihbufbh~ mi `f~kfu ev jd~wz- udvu jfmi- jfzu jdkkf mi wfiv evb `~vhu"
Pdvz w~fbfq vbf wdkkf- fu pdvz fb fbmfpfq mi wfiv- wi~jf yvf pdvz ufz hbu~fzz wi~ mi
zvnzuibjf hbu~hfv~f ef mi wdkkf- wi~ jf yvf pdvz immfq kiblf~" Kihz mi zvnzuibjf
hbu~hfv~f ef mi wdkkf bf wfvu wiz zf epfmdwwf~ zibz mi wfiv" Mi wfiv w~dulf"
Ef mi kkf `idb- jfuuf ejdvpf~uf evbf jcikn~f u~ibyvhmmf- jfuuf `f~kfu ev jd~wz-
minzufbuhdb ef udvu ehzjdv~z- mmdhlbfkfbu ef udvu n~vhu- udvz jfz zxkwukfz fsu~hfv~z
zdbu zfvmfkfbu efz zvwwd~uz fsuf~bfz- hmz bf zdbz wiz mi zvnzuibjf- kihz hmz zdbu ivzzh
bjfzzih~fz wdv~ iww~fbe~f fu ejdvp~h~ jf yvfzu mf zhmfbjf yvf mi wfiv evb `~vhu dv evb
mlvkf fzu bjfzzih~f mi j~dhzzibjf- mwibdvhzzfkfbu ef mfzzfbjf ev mlvkf dv ev
`~vhu"
Udvuf jfuuf jmi~h`hjiuhdb zfzu ip~f bjfzzih~f wi~jf yvf jfvs yvh dbu wdz mfz yvfzuhdbz
zdbu fbu~z eibz mfz euihmz"
Edbj bdvz efpdbz jdkkfbjf~ wi~ mf jdkkfbjfkfbu fu fbu~f~ eibz udvz mfz euihmz
wdzzhnmfz"
Imd~z jdbzhe~dbz vb kdkfbu yvvb jcf~jcfv~ i ~fkwmh udvufz mfz jdbehuhdbz w~iminmfz" Fu
yvhm zf u~dvpf `ijf `ijf ipfj mf kdvpfkfbu ef pf~nimhziuhdb zhmfbjhfvzf yvh jdbuhbvf fb
mvh" Hm zf u~dvpf `ijf `ijf ipfj mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf- mf kdvpfkfbu
ef mi jdbbihzzibjf- mf kdvpfkfbu ef mfsw~hfbjf- mf kdvpfkfbu ef mc~huilf fb mvh #dv fb
fmmf("
Hm bf wfvu wiz jdbu~ihbe~f jf kdvpfkfbu zi~~uf~ ? hm wfvu i``f~kh~ mf jd~wz- mf kfuu~f
eibz vbf jf~uihbf wdzuv~f- hm wfvu zinzufbh~ ef wi~mf~- udvufz jcdzfz yvh zdbu efz
kdvpfkfbuz pdmdbuih~fz" Kihz vb jcf~jcfv~ cdbbuf ejdvp~f ~iwhefkfbu- fb vb adv~ dv
efvs- yvf mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf bfzu wiz ev udvu vb kdvpfkfbu
pdmdbuih~f- yvhm bi ~hfb pdh~ ipfj zi pdmdbu- ~hfb pdh~ ipfj zdb ezh~ 1 hm i zdb w~dw~fkdvpfkfbu hbewfbeibu"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Edbj mf zfvm jcdhs yvh mvh zdhu mihzz fzu ef ~fli~ef~ jf kdvpfkfbu zibz x udvjcf~" Jfzu wmvz
`ijhmf eh~f yv `ih~f" Bdvz ipdbz u fbu~ibz udvjcf~ udvuf jcdzf ipfj bdu~f wfbzf
ivzzhuu yvf bdvz mi ~fbjdbu~dbz #vb zdb- vb kdu- vb dnafu- vb hbehphev- vb e`h- vbf
eh``hjvmu( ? ivzzhuu yvf bdvz ~fki~yvdbz jfz jcdzfz- bdvz zdkkfz hkwiuhfbuz ef mfz
udvjcf~- ef `ih~f yvfmyvf jcdzf mfv~ zvafu- ipfj fmmfz- ef mfz jciblf~- ef mfz kdefmf~- ef mfz
ijjfwuf~- ef mfz ~fafuf~"
Vb jcf~jcfv~ jdkkfbjf fb buinmhzzibu ivjvbf ~fmiuhdb- ivjvbf hefbuh`hjiuhdb ipfj mf
kdvpfkfbu hbu~hfv~- kihz zhkwmfkfbu fb mf ~fli~eibu" Mi wv~f jdlbhuhdb- dv mi wv~f
wf~jfwuhdb fzu mf w~fkhf~ wiz fb eh~fjuhdb ef mi ehkfbzhdb ev zhmfbjf" Pdvz bf ~fli~efq wiz
ipfj hbufbzhu mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf- pdvz bf `ihufz wiz ef``d~u wdv~
mpimvf~" Pdvz bimmfq wiz mf jciblf~" Ihbzh- hm x i vb fzwijf ehbbdjfbjf fbu~f mi khzf bv
ev kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf fu pdu~f ~jfwuhphu dv pdu~f ~jfwuhdb" Pdxfq nhfb jfjh 1 jf
bfzu wiz jfmvh yvh ilhu yvh pdhu- jf bfzu wiz mfsw~hkfbuiufv~ fsu~ixibu mi zvnzuibjf evbf
bdvpfmmf fsw~hfbjf" Bh vb jdbbihzzfv~ yvh pfvu zipdh~ yvfmyvf jcdzf jf zvafu 1
wdv~yvdh hm x i jf kdvpfkfbu- wdv~yvdh hm fshzuf- jdkkfbu mi~~uf~- zfb mhn~f~" Hm bx i ~hfb
ef udvu jfmi 1 pdvz ufz ipfj mvh- wi~jf yvf mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf fzu fb pdvz" Pdvz
ufz ipfj mvh wi~jf yvf pdvz ufz mvh"
^fki~yvf~ yvf mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf fzu mhbu~hfv~ ef kdh- fzu
hbewfbeibu ef ki pdmdbu- yvhm fzu hbewfbeibu ev kdvpfkfbu ef mfld- jfmi wdv~~ihu
u~f mi w~fkh~f ejdvpf~uf" Jf ~fli~e hbbdjfbu wfvu j~f~ + dv kkf j~f + vbf hmmvzhdb ef
ehphzhdb fbu~f pdvz fu jf yvh fzu fswdz pdu~f zfbzhnhmhu jdkkf kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf"
Immdbz kihbufbibu wmvz w~d`dbe" Uibehz yvf pdvz mf ~fli~efq pdvz ipfq mhkw~fzzhdb yvf mf
kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf fu pdvz ufz efvs fbuhuz eh``~fbufz- wi~jf yvhm bi ~hfb pdh~
ipfj pdu~f pdmdbu" Pdvz zfbufq yvhm fzu vbf fbuhu zwi~f" Fu wvhz- zh mf ~fli~e fzu
kihbufbv- pdvz zfbufq yvf pdvz ufz mvh- yvhm fzu pdvz 1 mf af- mf kdh- mfld bi wiz vbf
fshzufbjf zwi~f fb efcd~z ev jdv~ibu efz zdvcihuz- efz hefz- efz wfbzfz- efz edbbfz
ef mhb`d~kiuhdb yvdb iwwfmmf jdbbihzzibjf fuj" Imd~z pdvz efpfbfq jdbzjhfbu yvf pdvz ufz
fbu~ihb ef ~fli~ef~ pdu~f w~dw~f ~f`mfu" Jfmvh yvh ~fli~ef fu jf yvh fzu ~fli~e bf zdbu yvvb
zfvm fu kkf wcbdkbf" Mdnzf~piufv~ fu jf yvh fzu dnzf~p zdbu vb fu bdb efvs"
Fu jfmi ki~yvf mi `hb ef mijuhdb ef ~fli~ef~ dv ednzf~pf~" Mdnzf~piuhdb ipihu vbf ~ihzdb
eu~f uibu yvf pdvz biphfq wiz w~hz jdbzjhfbjf yvf mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbz f uihu pdu~f
w~dw~f jdbufbv- uihu mi zvnzuibjf ef jf yvf pdvz iwwfmhfq pdu~f w~dw~f fzw~hu- pdu~f zfm`-
pdu~f fld"
Edbj jciyvf kdvpfkfbu hbu~hfv~ fzu mf kdvpfkfbu ef mc~huilf ev wizz" Jciyvf
kdvpfkfbu hbu~hfv~ fzu jdbehuhdbb wi~ mf wizz fu hm bx i wiz ef mhnf~u eibz mi ehkfbzhdb
ef zdb kdvpfkfbu" Mi zu~vjuv~f kfbuimf bf jdbbiu wiz ef mhnf~u- yvf mi wfbzf phfbbf efz
Peiz- efz Vwibhzciez- ev Jd~ib- ef mi Nhnmf" Vbf hef- vbf wfbzf- vbf inzu~ijuhdb ef jf
yvh `vu wf~v wi~ mfz ibjhfbz bi wiz ef exbikhzkf" Pdvz fb w~fbfq jdbzjhfbjf fu- ef jf `ihu-
mi ~fjcf~jcf mihef efz kduz- mi ~fjcf~jcf u~ipf~z mf kdvpfkfbu j~n~im w~fbe `hb"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Vb wi~uhjhwibu i efkibe 1 Yvfmmf fzu mi ~fmiuhdb fbu~f mf zhmfbjf fu mi ~fjcf~jcf 4 Wfvpfbu+
hmz jdfshzuf~ 4
Imd~z- bdvz bdvz udv~bdbz pf~z mi zfjdbef yvfzuhdb"
Mi ~fjcf~jcf jdkkf kdvpfkfbu j~n~im- mi ~fjcf~jcf u~ipf~z mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi
jdbbihzzibjf- u~ipf~z mfz mhp~fz dv mfz ehzjdv~z ef wf~zdbbfz zdh+ehzibu hmmvkhbfz dv
mhn~fz- dv udvu jf yvf pdvz pdve~fq- jfuuf ~fjcf~jcf zf uf~khbf ivzzhuu yvdb w~fbe
jdbzjhfbjf ev `ihu yvvb kdu fzu vbf inzu~ijuhdb- vbf hb`d~kiuhdb iv zvafu ef mi ~imhu- kihz
bf jdbzuhuvf wiz vbf ~fbjdbu~f ipfj mi ~imhu" Edbj mf w~djfzzvz yvh jdbzhzuf ~izzfknmf~
efz hb`d~kiuhdbz- fb ijyv~h~ ef bdvpfmmfz #vbf bdvpfmmf fsw~fzzhdb- ef bdvpfmmfz
pf~zhdbz( w~fbe `hb" Mf zhmfbjf- jfzu mi `hb ef mi ~fjcf~jcf fb uibu yvf kdvpfkfbu j~n~im"
Ivzzh mdblufkwz yvdb zfbu yvf mfz kduz wfvpfbu iwwd~uf~ vbf ihef- db pdxilf u~ipf~z mf
kdbef- wizzibu evbf ~fmhlhdb mivu~f- evb w~d`fzzfv~ vb ivu~f- ~izzfknmibu ef
bdvpfmmfz hefz- ef bdvpfmmfz hedmdlhfz- efz kdemfz ef wfbzf- efz jdefz ef jdbevhuf- zf
jdb`d~kibu efz ehzjhwmhbfz pi~hfz- fuj" Kihz iv kdkfbu d pdvz w~fbfq jdbzjhfbjf yvf mf
kdu bfzu aikihz mi jcdzf- yvvbf inzu~ijuhdb bf wfvu wiz w~djv~f~ jf yvf wfvu vbf
wf~jfwuhdb eh~fjuf- yvvb jdbjfwu bf wfvu wiz ~fkwmijf~ mi kiafzu evbf wf~jfwuhdb
hbuhkf- mf kdvpfkfbu j~n~im efphfbu zibz wf~uhbfbjf wdv~ miww~fbuhzzilf" Hm uihu
wf~uhbfbu md~zyvf pdvz jdkkfbjhfq mi ~fjcf~jcf ? fu wvhz phfbu vbf w~hdef d jf
kdvpfkfbu wf~e zi wf~uhbfbjf" Jf yvh `vu vbf ihef efphfbu vb dnzuijmf" Mi `hb ev w~djfzzvz
ef pf~nimhziuhdb- mi `hb ev kdvpfkfbu j~n~im- fzu vb kdkfbu u~z zhlbh`hjiuh` eibz mi phf
evbf wf~zdbbf" Miww~fbibu- yvh uihu efpfbv vb jcf~jcfv~- ~fudv~bf muiu eiww~fbibu-
kihz kihbufbibu- miww~fbuhzzilf zf `ihu zibz kduz ? kihbufbibu- miww~fbuhzzilf bfzu wmvz
w~hzdbbhf~ ev wizz ef mi ~ijf cvkihbf uduimf" Edbj- mhn~f ev wizz- mhn~f efz kduz- mhn~f ev
kdvpfkfbu j~n~im- pdvz pdvz u~dvpfq eibz mi zdmhuvef- mi zdmhuvef wzxjchyvf yvh fzu
zhmfbjf" Mi zu~vjuv~f kfbuimf bf `dbjuhdbbf wiz ? hm bx i edbj wmvz ef jdbjfwu ev ufkwz fu
pdvz ufz inibedbb fb w~zfbjf ef mi pijvhu ef muf~bfm w~zfbu" Mf zhmfbjf pdvz i
iwwd~u mf w~zfbu hbufkwd~fm" Hm bx i wmvz ef ehphzhdbz hbu~hfv~fz ufmmfz yvf mf kdh fu mf
bdb+kdh- mf Af fu mf kdbef- mf kdh fu mf jdzkdz" Mi ehphzhdb- mfz jcdjz- mfz ufbzhdbz- zfb zdbu
immz" Hm x i edbj vbf ~fmisiuhdb jdkkf zh pdvz uhfq ~fudv~b eibz pdu~f uduimhu- jdkkf jfz
kdbuilbfz yvh phpfbu eibz mi uduimhu ef mfv~ u~f" Fu imd~z- hm x i mi wihs" Pdu~f jdbzjhfbjfefphfbu wi~fhmmf ivs jhfvs hkkfbzfz eibz mfv~ pijvhu" Edbj mi zvzwfbzhdb dv mi~~u ev
kdvpfkfbu kfbuim wf~kfu iv ~hfb ef zf kibh`fzuf~"
Mf zhmfbjf fzu edbj mf ~fudv~ mi zdv~jf ef mu~f d pdvz bufz wf~zdbbf- d pdvz bufz
~hfb" Pdvz ufz zfvmfkfbu mu~f dv mu~fu "
Mi zu~vjuv~f kfbuimf ~fzuf+u+fmmf ehzzdvuf fb wf~kibfbjf 4 efkibef vb wi~uhjhwibu"
Yvfzu+jf edbj yvf mi wf~kibfbjf- kdbzhfv~ 4 Fu yvfzu+jf yvf mi ehzzdmvuhdb ef mi zu~vjuv~f
kfbuimf 4 Fzu+jf vbf zu~vjuv~f `ihuf ef n~hyvfz dv ef whf~~fz 4 Yvfmyvf jcdzf ef zdmhef- efphzhnmf- ef uiblhnmf- yvh zinibedbbf mi ehzzdmvuhdb 4 Mi wfbzf i+u+fmmf vbf fshzufbjf
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
`ijuvfmmf- dv i+u+fmmf zfvmfkfbu vbf fshzufbjf jdbjfwuvfmmf 4 Fmmf fshzuf eibz mf kdu- fu mfz
kduz zdbu efz ilfbjfkfbuz ef zdbz" Pdvz ipfq iuu~hnv jf~uihbfz zhlbh`hjiuhdbz jf~uihbfz
jdknhbihzdbz ef mfuu~fz" Vb zfbz i u iuu~hnv jfz jdknhbihzdbz ef mfuu~fz fu
md~libhziuhdb efz zdbz- wi~ mi ~ijf cvkihbf" Fu jfmi wfvu u~f ivzzh bjfzzih~f mi zdjhu
cvkihbf yvf mi zu~vjuv~f efz nuhkfbuz eibz mfzyvfmz pdvz phpfq" Jfz zu~vjuv~fz ef whf~~fz-
ef n~hyvfz fu ef kd~uhf~ pdvz w~djv~fbu vb fbjmdz fu w~dulf mf jd~wz" Wfvu+u~f yvf jf yvf
pdvz iwwfmfq zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf- jdbufbibu mi uduimhu ef mi jdbbihzzibjf fu ef
mfsw~hfbjf ef mi ~ijf cvkihbf fzu vbf zu~vjuv~f hbphzhnmf- hbuiblhnmf- jdbjfwuvfmmf- yvh j~f
vb fbjmdz eibz mfyvfm pdvz j~dxfq yvf pdvz ufz fb zjv~hu" Mi wfbzf fzu vbf kfzv~f ef
zjv~hu- bfzu+jf wiz 4
Edbj yvibe bdvz vuhmhzdbz mfsw~fzzhdb zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf - af pdvz fb w~hf- zdxdbz
jdbzjhfbuz ev `ihu yvfmmf bi wiz ef zdmhehu- yvfmmf bi wiz ef jdbufbv `ijuvfm" Mf zdmfhm- mi
mvbf- dbu vb jdbufbv `ijuvfm- hmz fshzufbu fb uibu yvf `ihuz wcxzhyvfz" Kihz yvibe bdvz
wi~mdbz ev ufkwz- mfyvfm fzu vbf kfzv~f #fu pdvz mf kfzv~fq mihef ef pdz kdbu~fz fu ef
pdz wfbevmfz(- hm bi wiz ev udvu ef jdbufbv `ijuvfm" Mf ufkwz fzu eibz mf jf~pfiv ? jfzu vbf
kfzv~f vuhmf wdv~ mf jf~pfiv fu mfz ijuhphuz jdmmfjuhpfz ef mi zdjhu cvkihbf- kihz hm bi wiz
ef ~imhu" Mfz jdbjfwuz- mfz zxkndmfz- pdvz wdvpfq iwwfmf~ jfmi zu~vjuv~fz - wi~jf yvf
pdvz pdvmfq ej~h~f vb kdvpfkfbu hbu~hfv~" Pdvz efpfq vuhmhzf~ efz kduz- imd~z pdvz
iwwfmfq jfmi vbf zu~vjuv~f ef wfbzf " Ihbzh- pdvz wdvpfq wi~mf~ evbf zu~vjuv~f ev ufkwz
1 zfjdbefz- khbvufz- cfv~fz- adv~z- kdhz- ibbfz- zhjmfzKihz hm bfshzuf ~hfb ef ufm yvvb
zhjmf- hm bx i ~hfb ef ufm yvvbf ibbf- dv vbf cfv~f- dv vb kdhz" Jf zdbu udvz efz kfzv~fz ?
hmz dbu edbj vbf fshzufbjf jdbjfwuvfmmf- kihz wiz ef jdbufbv ijuvfm yvdb wvhzzf wf~jfpdh~"
Zhm pdvz wmiu- pdxfq nhfb jfmi"
Imd~z- jdkkfbu immfq+pdvz `ih~f wdv~ ehzzdve~f mf ufkwz 4 Jf yvh bfshzuf wiz bf wfvu+u~f
ehzzdvu" Fphefkkfbu" Edbj mi wfbzf dv mf kdu bi wiz ef ~imhu fb efcd~z ev jf~pfiv
cvkihb" Jfzu vbf kibh~f `hlv~iuhpf ef pdh~ md~zyvdb ehu yvf mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf fzu
ehzzdvuf" Zhm pdvz wmiu- zdxdbz u~z jmih~z iv zvafu ef jcijvb efz kduz yvf bdvz fkwmdxdbz"
Bdvz wdvpdbz ~fli~ef~ mfz jdbjfwuz- mfz zxkndmfz fu mfz kfzv~fz yvf bdvz ipdbz j~z"
Bdvz wdvpdbz ~fli~ef~ jf yvf bdvz iwwfmdbz bdu~f jdbbihzzibjf- fu mi efzj~hwuhdb efz
pbfkfbuz yvh zf zdbu w~devhuz eibz bdu~f phf- fb mfz iwwfmibu fsw~hfbjfz" Bdvz wdvpdbz~fli~ef~ jfmi jdkkf bdvz bdvz ~fli~edbz eibz vb kh~dh~- jdkkf bdvz ~fli~edbz bdu~f
~f`mfu ? ipfj mihef ef mi kkdh~f 1 ~f kkd~hziuhdb- jdbufkwmiuhdb- ~f`mfu" Pdvz wdvpfq mfz
~fli~ef~" Kihz pdvz ~fli~efq yvfmyvf jcdzf ehbphzhnmf- ehbuiblhnmf- ef bdb `ijuvfm" Edbj
pdvz ~fli~efq mf kjibhzkf ef mi wfbzf- mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf fu mfbe~dhu d zf
w~devhu jf kdvpfkfbu" Hm fzu mhbu~hfv~ ef pdvz- hm fzu eibz pdu~f zxzukf jchkhyvf- jfzu
vb kdvpfkfbu bfv~djchkhyvf mhbu~hfv~ ef pdvz- wi~jf yvf mbf~lhf ev zdb jdbpf~uhf fb
kduz i i``fju pdu~f zu~vjuv~f nhdmdlhyvf" Mc~huilf- jf bfzu ~hfb eivu~f yvf mi
jdbbihzzibjf hkw~hkf eibz pdu~f zxzukf bfv~dmdlhyvf fu eibz pdu~f jchkhf- eibz mi
zu~vjuv~f efz dz- eibz mi jdkwdzhuhdb ev zibl- ev wmizki- efz kvzjmfz- efz bf~`z- ef mi
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
jchkhf" Hmz jdbuhfbbfbu udvu mf wizz cvkihb" Pdvz fu kdh- bdvz zdkkfz mf wizz cvkihb
jdbefbz- hkw~hk eibz bdu~f u~f- fb`dvh eibz bdu~f u~f"
Edbj pdvz mf ~fli~efq- pdvz mdnzf~pfq- pdvz jdkw~fbfq jf yvhm fzu- pdvz pdxfq zfz mhkhufz
fu- ef jf `ihu- mf zfbz ef mivud~hu ivudv~ ef mi wfbzf- ev wizz- ehzwi~iu"
Jfzu mivud~hu iv zvafu ef mi wfbzf yvh ehzwi~iu" Jfzu mf zfbz ef mhefbuh`hjiuhdb ipfj mf
wizz- ipfj mi jdbbihzzibjf yvh ehzwi~iu" Fu mi ehzwi~huhdb ev zfbz ef mivud~hu fu ef
mhefbuh hjiuhdb fzu iwwfmf evbf kibh~f `hlv~iuhpf ehzzdmvuhdb ef mi wfbzf " ^hfb bi
u j~ fu ~hfb bfzu ehzzdvu" Mfz jdbehuhdbbfkfbuz zdbu udvadv~z m wi~jf yvf mf jd~wz fzu m
fu yvf- eibz mfz zu~vjuv~fz nhdmdlhyvfz- mfz jdbehuhdbbfkfbuz zdbu m ? kihz hmz bdbu wiz ef
wf~uhbfbjf fb jf yvh jdbjf~bf pdu~f wf~jfwuhdb- pdz ~ijuhdbz- pdz ~fmiuhdbz- wi~jf yvf pdvz
ipfq jdkw~hz yvfm wdhbu hmz zdbu kjibhyvfz- yvfm wdhbu hmz zdbu ~wuhuh`z fu jdkkf hmz
wfvpfbu fkwjcf~ pdu~f ~fmiuhdb eh~fjuf wf~zdbbfmmf- ipfj mf w~zfbu"
Bdvz wi~mdbz ef ehzzdmvuhdb ef mhlbd~ibjf wi~ mi jdkw~cfbzhdb" Kihz mhlbd~ibjf ipihu+fmmf
vbf fshzufbjf 4 Ipihu+fmmf vbf zu~vjuv~f 4 Kihz pdvz wdvpfq vuhmhzf~ mi wc~izf 1 Yvibe aih
jdkw~hz mi ~imhu- mhlbd~ibjf ehzwi~iu- dv fzu ehzzdvuf " Pdvz wdvpfq vuhmhzf~ jfuuf wc~izf
wdv~ mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb" Jf yvh fzu bfzu wiz ehzzdvu" Mi `d~kf jciblf ? mi jdkwdzhuhdb
jciblf" Mvuhmhu mi zvhuf ev jciblfkfbu ef `d~kf- mfz hbl~ehfbuz- mfz jdkwdzibuz
jciblfbu" Hm bx i bh j~iuhdb bh efzu~vjuhdb" Hm x i kf~lfbjf- wvhz ~fudv~ mhkkf~lfbjf" Hm x
i hbehphevimhziuhdb fu ~fudv~ mi bdb+hbehphevimhziuhdb" Hm x i mijuhphu yvh jdbzhzuf `d~kvmf~
efz jdbjfwuz fu efz hefz- `d~lf~ efz kduz- mfz vuhmhzf~- jdkw~fbe~f mfv~z mhkhufz fu
zd~uh~ ef mfv~z l~h``fz" Mi jdbbihzzibjf pdvz zd~u ef mhlbd~ibjf fu mi jdkw~cfbzhdb pdvz
zd~u ef pdu~f jdbbihzzibjf- efz kduz yvh dbu ikfb mi jdbbihzzibjf"
Edbj- kfz ikhz- mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf bfzu wiz ehzzdvuf kihz bdvz jdkw~fbdbz fu
iww~jhdbz zfz mhkhuiuhdbz"
Zh mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf- mi kkdh~f- mfsw~hfbjf- bdu~f c~huilf zdbu jdkwmufkfbu
mhkhbz- wdv~~fq+pdvz php~f fb zdjhu 4 Pdvz ipfq `ih~f pdu~f kbilf- u~ipihmmf~ jdkkf
w~d`fzzfv~- jdkkf edjufv~- jdkkf ipdjiu- jdkkf cdkkf ei``ih~f- yvfmyvf wi~u eibz mf
ldvpf~bfkfbu dv ivs Biuhdbz Vbhfz- dv udvu jf yvf pdvz pdvmfq" Pdvz efpfq `dbjuhdbbf~-
pdvz efpfq vuhmhzf~ mf jf~pfiv" Iw~z udvu- mi wfbzf- mi jdbbihzzibjf- jfzu vb kdvpfkfbuj~n~im- jfzu vb kdvpfkfbu bfv~djchkhyvf" Zh mi zu~vjuv~f ef mi wfbzf fzu jdkwmufkfbu
ehzzdvuf- imd~z hm bx iv~i wiz ef zdvpfbh~z fu pdvz bf wdv~~fq wiz `dbjuhdbbf~ ev udvu" Mf
kdu- mi jdbbihzzibjf fb ~fmiuhdb ipfj mfbph~dbbfkfbu kiu~hfm dbu vbf wf~uhbfbjf" Imd~z
pdvz mfz vuhmhzfq 1 wdv~ ~lmf~ vb kilbudwcdbf- wdv~ ~lmf~ vb khj~d fb ~fmiuhdb ipfj mf
pdmvkf fu mi civufv~ ev zdb zfmdb mf ehzjdv~z ef md~iufv~" Edbj- mhb`d~kiuhdb `ijuvfmmf yvh
w~fbe ivzzh mi `d~kf evbf wfbzf i vbf wf~uhbfbjf fu m- pdvz mvuhmhzfq ipfj jdkwufbjf
udvufz mfz `dhz yvf jfzu bjfzzih~f" Zibz mi khzf fb vp~f ef mi zu~vjuv~f kfbuimf- hm bx
iv~ihu wiz ef Nfivs+i~uz- wiz ef kvzhyvf- ef eibzf- ef ucu~f- ef mhuu~iuv~f- ef wdzhf- wiz
ef u~ibzwd~uz- ef jdkkvbhjiuhdbz- wiz ef jvhzzdb efz ~fwiz- udvu jfmi bjfzzhuibu vbf
ijuhphu wzxjcd+wcxzhyvf"
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Jciyvf yvfzuhdb ~fkhzf wi~ mfz wi~uhjhwibuz i~~hpf Phkimi fu hm b,x i wiz ef jdkhu ef
zmfjuhdb" Hm zfknmf yvf jhbyvibuf wf~zdbbfz izzhzufbu jfz ~fbjdbu~fz wdv~ mi w~fkh~f
`dhz- fu yvfmyv,vb i hkilhb yv,hm x ipihu vb jdkhu ef zmfjuhdb- jcdhzhzzibu jf~uihbfz
yvfzuhdbz- fb ~fafuibu e,ivu~fz" Kihz bdvz bf `dbjuhdbbdbz wiz ef jfuuf kibh~f" Hm fzuhkwdzzhnmf wcxzhyvfkfbu ef w~fbe~f udvufz mfz yvfzuhdbz- fu j,fzu ivzzh vbf yvfzuhdb ef
ufkwz" Edbj db fb ~fuhfbu ivuibu yv,hm fzu wdzzhnmf- fu db w~fbe mfz yvfzuhdbz yvh zf
~iwwd~ufbu iv uckf ef jf jikw" Imd~z- zh mi yvfzuhdb ef yvfmyv,vb b,fzu wiz ~fufbvf-
wf~zdbbf e,ivu~f yvf m,d~iufv~ b,fb fzu ~fzwdbzinmf"
M,vb efz bdvpfivs pfbvz wdzf vbf yvfzuhdb p~ihkfbu wf~uhbfbuf1 .Mf zhmfbjf fzu vbf
kibh~f wf~zdbbfmmf e,fswmd~iuhdb" Imd~z wdv~yvdh bdvz izzfxdbz+bdvz hjh jdmmfjuhpfkfbu- fu
wdv~yvdh x i+u+hm vb w~djfzzvz jdmmfjuh` 4. Fu mf yvfzuhdbbfv~- u~z cvknmfkfbu - iadvuf yvf
pfbibu hjh wdv~ mi w~fkh~f `dhz- mi yvfzuhdb wfvu zfknmf~ inzv~ef- kihz yv,hm i nfzdhb e,u~fjmih~"
Fu af kf ~fbez jdkwuf ef mi eh``hjvmu"
W~fkh~f jcdzf1 yvibe bdvz bdvz ~vbhzzdbz hjh- bdvz bf efpfbdbz wiz vbf jdmmfjuhphu"
Yvibe mfz kfkn~fz e,vbf `ikhmmf zf ~vbhzzfbu wdv~ wizzf~ yvfmyvfz adv~z fbzfknmf-
efphfbbfbu+hmz vbf jdmmfjuhphu 4 Yvibe efz ikhz phfbbfbu zf ~fu~dvpf~ vbf `dhz wi~ ib dv
udvz mfz efvs ibz wdv~ ehzjvuf~ zv~ jf~uihbz zvafuz- wdv~ wi~uilf~ efz fsw~hfbjfz- wdv~ mi
adhf ef mi ~fbjdbu~f- hmz bf efphfbbfbu wiz vbf jdmmfjuhphu" I kdhbz yv,hm b,x ihu vb
fb~lhkfbufkfbu fu vbf zuibei~ehziuhdb ef kdemfz ef wfbzf- hmz bf `d~kfbu wiz vbf
jdmmfjuhphu" Edbj- af pdvz fb w~hf- pdxfq nhfb mi eh``~fbjf fbu~f vbf ~fbjdbu~f e,ikhz fu vbf
jdmmfjuhphu d mfz wf~zdbbfz zdbu hbphufz fu ~izzfknmfz eibz vb nvu zwjh`hyvf- wdv~
d~libhzf~ zuibei~ehzf~ mfv~ jdkwd~ufkfbu mi kihzdb fu eibz mi zdjhu"
Kihz bdvz zdkkfz vbf `ikhmmf ef jcf~jcfv~z ~wibevf zv~ udvuf mi wmibuf" Bdvz zdkkfz
vbf `ikhmmf ef jcf~jcfv~z yvh dzfbu fbyvuf~ e,vbf kibh~f bdb ivud~huih~f" Mi wf~zdbbf
izzhzf hjh bf w~ufbe wiz u~f pdu~f ldv~dv dv pdu~f kiu~f" Fmmf iwwd~uf zdb ihef
m,hbpfzuhliuhdb pf~nimf wi~jf yvf m,hlbd~ibjf hbufmmfjuvfmmf zf u~dvpf jcizzf wi~ mi
jdkw~cfbzhdb pf~nimf"
Fmmf fzu edbj hjh jdkkf ikhf- jdkkf wf~zdbbf ixibu pdv zi phf mi ~fjcf~jcf ev zfbz ef
mi phf fu php~f mi p~hu yv,fmmf i jdkw~hzf Jfuuf wf~zdbbf dzf jdkkvbhyvf~- ehzjvuf~-
jmi~h`hf~ z,hm x i efz edvufz- fswmhyvf~ z,hm x i efz yvfzuhdbz" Jfuuf jdkkvbhjiuhdb ikhjimf-
bdb ivud~huih~f- fzu z~fkfbu yvfmyvf jcdzf ef bdvpfiv wdv~ mf wzxjchzkf cvkihb"
Mfz yvfzuhdbz yv,db zf wdzf iv zvafu ef mi ehphbhu- m,fswmd~iuhdb ef m,vmuhkf ~imhu dbu u
jdbzhe~fz wi~ mi ~ijf cvkihbf jdkkf vb ~dxivkf d m,ivud~hu hzzvf ef m,fsw~hfbjf- ef
mi jdbbihzzibjf e,vbf wf~zdbbf uihu vbf jdbehuhdb w~iminmf wdv~ yvf mf jcf~jcfv~ fbu~f
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
eibz jf jcikw e,hbpfzuhliuhdb" Jfmi- j,fzu mi u~iehuhdb- jf `vu mi u~iehuhdb fu vbf jdbpfbuhdb
uijhuf udvu ivudv~ ev kdbef"
Fu bdvz zdkkfz hjh- yvfmyvfz+vbz e,fbu~f bdvz #vbf wdhlbf e,fbu~f bdvz eibz jciyvf wixz(
yvh ipdbz dz nimixf~ m,ivud~hu efz wf~zdbbfz- efz wf~zdbbimhuz- efz j~huv~fz- efz
ucd~hfz- efz jdbjmvzhdbz ~hlhefz- fu yvh ipdbz dz fswmd~f~ wi~ bdvz+kkfz"
Ndb" Jfjh fzu zvwwdz u~f vb jikw ef zhmfbjf" Efz wf~zdbbfz zdbu pfbvfz hjh wdv~ fsikhbf~
hbehphevfmmfkfbu mfv~z ~fmiuhdbz ipfj mf w~djfzzvz ef pf~nimhziuhdb yvh jdbuhbvf fb fmmfz- adv~
iw~z adv~- wfbeibu yvi~ibuf- jhbyvibuf- zdhsibuf+ehs ibz- wdv~ fswmd~f~ zh fmmfz wfvpfbu
u~f ipfj fmmfz+kkfz fu ipfj mfv~z zfknminmfz- zibz i~uhjvmiuhdb- zibz pf~nimhziuhdb- zibz mf
kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf- efz zfbuhkfbuz- efz kduhdbz" Bdvz zdkkfz hjh wdv~ fsikhbf~
jdkkfbu zv~lhzzfbu mfz ~ijuhdbz adv~ iw~z adv~- fu jdkkfbu fmmfz j~fbu efz jdbu~ihbufz
hbu~hfv~fz- bfv~dmdlhyvfz fu jchkhyvfz" Mi jdbu~ihbuf edhu z,fsw~hkf~ eibz mfz kduz- eibz
mfz lfzufz" Bdvz zdkkfz hjh wdv~ fsikhbf~ mf w~djfzzvz jdkwmfu ef pf~nimhziuhdb- mfkdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf- fu bdvz pfbdbz hjh- eibz jfuuf whjf- fu wizzdbz +ehzdbz + fbph~db
yviu~f dv jhby cfv~fz fbzfknmf iv jdv~z ef mi adv~bf- iww~fbibu bdvz kfuu~f
wcxzhyvfkfbu eibz vbf zhuviuhdb ef bdb kdvpfkfbu- fblilf~ mf jd~wz ~fzuf~ `f~kf- mfz
xfvs zf `f~kf~ ef `idb eufbevf- ef zd~uf yv,hmz bf zdhfbu fb ~fmiuhdb ipfj ivjvb dnafu
fb efcd~z e,fvs- wi~u e,fvs" J,fzu mi wf~jfwuhdb efz dnafuz fu mf w~djfzzvz yvh jdbzhzuf mfz
bdkkf~ fu mfz hefbuh`hf~ yvh kfu fb n~ibmf mi kkdh~f fu zuhkvmf mfz ~ijuhdbz"
Bdvz iww~fbdbz edbj `f~kf~ mfz xfvs e,vbf kibh~f eufbevf fu yvhuuf~ mf kdbef efz
dnafuz wdv~ fbu~f~ eibz m,d~nhuf ef m,fzwijf hbu~hfv~ d mfz ijuhdbz yvh jdbzhzufbu bdkkf~-
hefbuh`hf~- ~fli~ef~- zipdh~- b,dbu ivjvbf wf~uhbfbjf"
Bdvz mf `ihzdbz hbehphevfmmfkfbu" Bdvz pfbdbz hjh wdv~ iww~fbe~f bdvz kfuu~f eibz vb
uiu e,inzfbjf ef kdvpfkfbu j~n~im"
Yvibe bdvz immdbz eibz vbf jdmf dv eibz vbf vbhpf~zhu- yvf bdvz zvhpdbz efz jmizzfz-
ehzdbz ef u~fbuf- phblu dv jhbyvibuf uvehibuz- bdvz iww~fbdbz fbzfknmf- b,fzu+jf wiz 4
Kihz jfmi bf efphfbu wiz vb w~djfzzvz jdmmfjuh`"
Mi `idb kdef~bf ef php~f- zwjhimfkfbu eibz m,ckhzwc~f ef m,Dvfzu- fu hm kf zfknmf ivzzh
eibz m,ckhzwc~f ef m,Fzu- b,fzu wiz vbf ihef wdv~ jfuuf fswmd~iuhdb bdb j~n~imf1 wizzf~
ev ufkwz ipfj zdh+kkf- zibz ~hfb `ih~f fsu~hfv~fkfbu dv hbu~hfv~fkfbu- u~f ipfj zdh+
kkf zibz kduz- zibz hefz" Php~f- j,fzu m,yvhpimfbu ef zipdh~- e,ijyv~h~- ef ~izzfknmf~-
e,ijjfwuf~- ef ~fafuf~- ef ndvlf~ udvu mf ufkwz- ndvlf~ fu fbjd~f ndvlf~" D~ bdvz pfbdbz hjh
wdv~ lduf~ mi zipfv~ ef m,inzfbjf ef kdvpfkfbu fu ef m,inzfbjf e,ijuhdb- m,ivu~f
ehkfbzhdb ef mi phf"
Nhfb yvf bdvz zdxdbz wmvz ef jfbu wf~zdbbfz eibz jfuuf whjf- fb `ihu bdvz zdkkfz eibz mi
zdmhuvef fu mi w~zfbjf ef jcf~jcfv~z jmih~z fb~hjchu pdu~f zdmhuvef" Pdvz ufz vbf
wf~zdbbf zdmhuih~f izzhzf eibz jf cimm? iv kdhbz fzu+jf mf jiz wdv~ m,d~iufv~"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Hm x i ef u~z bdkn~fvzfz yvfzuhdbz" Ivzzh edhu+db u~ihuf~ jciyvf yvfzuhdb wmvuu
n~hpfkfbu" J,fzu wdv~yvdh bdvz immdbz jdbuhbvf~ wi~ mi zvhpibuf1
.Af k,izzhfez wihzhnmfkfbu- kihz kdb fzw~hu bf efphfbu wiz wihzhnmf" Hm `ihu zv~lh~ vb l~ibe
bdkn~f e,hefz- hm zf jdkwi~f ivs ivu~fz fu ehu1 .Ic) m,ivu~f wf~zdbbf i ~imhz jf~uihbfz
jcdzfz yvf af b,ih wiz ~imhzfz." M,fzw~hu ehu1 .Wdv~yvdh b,ih+af wiz m,hmmvkhbiuhdb 4 Yvibeiv~ih+af m,hmmvkhbiuhdb 4 " Edbj hm b,x i wiz ef zhmfbjf".
Pdvz pfbfq hjh fu pdvz pdvz izzfxfq fu m,fzw~hu jdkkfbjf nipi~ef~ .Db jdkw~fbe yvf j,fzu
vbf i``ih~f wmvuu zuvwhef- kihz i bf z,i~~uf wiz.- ehu mf yvfzuhdbbfv~"
Fzu+jf yvf jfuuf jdbzuibuf pf~nimhziuhdb fzu pdu~f kibh~f ef php~f 4 I kdhbz yv,hm b,x ihu fb
bdvz mf n~vhu efz wfbzfz- bdvz bdvz zfbudbz zfvmz" M,inzfbjf ev kdvpfkfbu efz wfbzfz
bdvz f``~ihf? kkf mf kdu .phef. bdvz uf~~h`hf" Imd~z- bdvz bdvz j~dbz vbf jdkwilbhf
hbu~hfv~f ef wfbzfz- e,hefz- ef zdvpfbh~z- e,iknhuhdbz- e,izwh~iuhdbz fu bdvz bdvz zfbudbz
wmvuu w~dulz- fb zjv~hu- b,fzu+jf wiz 4 Bdvz wfbzdbz- bdvz hkilhbdbz- zdvcihudbz-
jimjvmdbz- fbu~fufbdbz vbf kibhwvmiuhdb jdbjfwuvfmmf hbu~hfv~f1 jdkkfbu hb`mvf~ zv~ mf
jdkwd~ufkfbu ef pdu~f ki~h- ef pdu~f `fkkf- ef pdu~f wfuhu ikh- ef pdu~f wfuhuf ikhf- ef
pdz fb`ibuz- ef pdz wi~fbuz- ef pdz ikhz 4 Jdkkfbu - ipfj cinhmfu- mfv~ `ih~f `ih~f jf~uihbfz
jcdzfz 4 "
Kihbufbh~ efz ehphzhdbz- efz `~ilkfbuiuhdbz hbu~hfv~fz- d~libhzf~ efz jdkwi~uhkfbuz
m,hbu~hfv~ ev wzxjchzkf fu f~~f~ u~ipf~z jfz ehphzhdbz- jfmi fzu jdbzhe~ jdkkf mf
kdvpfkfbu ef mi phf" J,fzu m jf yvf bdvz `ihzdbz"
Edbj yvibe bdvz pfbdbz hjh- dv kkf jcfq bdvz- eibz bdu~f jdhb wf~zdbbfm- eibz bdu~f
phmmilf- bdu~f phmmf dv b,hkwd~uf d- bdvz bdvz izzfxdbz fu bdu~f fzw~hu i m,djjizhdb ef `ih~f
zv~lh~ udvu zdb n~hj++n~ij fu ef m,fswdzf~ pdu~f iuufbuhdb1 Wi~jf yvf- ivu~fkfbu- pdvz ufz
fsu~kfkfbu djjvw" Mi `idb kdef~bf ef php~f kihbuhfbu m,hbehphev wzxjcdmdlhyvfkfbu
fsu~kfkfbu djjvw- u~ipihmmibu ivs eh``~fbuz bhpfivs e,vb zxzukf jdbdkhyvf
fkn~dvhmm fu e,vb zxzukf wdmhuhyvf jdkwmhyv"
Imd~z- udvu biuv~fmmfkfbu- hjh d bdvz zdkkfz vb wfv eufbevz- mfz wfbzfz- mfz hefz- mfz
iknhuhdbz- mfz zfbuhkfbuz- mfz iuuijcfkfbuz fuj" yvf bdvz hlbd~hdbz- yvf bdvz bf phphdbz wiz
wmfhbfkfbu wi~jf yvf bdvz uhdbz u~dw djjvwz- zv~lhzzfbu" B,fzu+jf wiz biuv~fm 4
Wi~kh uibu e,hefz- hm x i jfmmf ef m,hmmvkhbiuhdb" .a,ih mv efz mhp~fz iv zvafu ef wf~zdbbfz
hmmvkhbfz fu mhn~fz1 mfz Ndveeciz- mfz Jc~hzuz- mfz Jdb`vjhvz- mfz zihbuz hbehfbz fuj" Imd~z a,ih
u izjhbf wi~ mi efzj~hwuhdb ef m,uiu e,hmmvkhbiuhdb.
Jfvs yvh dbu jdkkvbhyv mfv~z w~dw~fz fsw~hfbjfz hbu~hfv~fz wfvpfbu m,ipdh~ `ihu wdv~ mi
adhf ev wi~uilf dv wi~jf yv,db mfv~ i efkibe jf yvf j,uihu" Hmz dbu fsw~hk mfv~ fsw~hfbjf
fb kduz? kihz yvibe bdvz mhzdbz jfmi- bdvz ~evhzdbz mfv~z jdkkvbhjiuhdbz- mfz efzj~hwuhdbz
ef jf yvh mfv~ fzu i~~hp- vb uiu zuiuhyvf- vbf hef ~hlhef" Bdvz wdvpdbz kkf bdvzkdbuf~ mi uuf ipfj jfuuf hef- u~f fsjhuz jf zvafu? fu wvhz bdvz pdvmdbz dnufbh~ jfu uiu-
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
m,ijyv~h~ ef kkf yvf pdvz ijyv~fq ef m,i~lfbu- yvf pdvz ijyv~fq ev w~fzuhlf" Pdvz
jdbzu~vhzfq vbf kihzdb- pdvz immfq m,vbhpf~zhu- efpfbfq edjufv~- ipdjiu- hblbhfv~-
hbevzu~hfm" Edbj pdvz hkilhbfq jdkkfbu pdvz wdvpfq ijyv~h~ m,hmmvkhbiuhdb- jdkkfbu
efpfbh~ hmmvkhb fu pdvz ~evhzfq mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb vb dnafu e,ijyvhzhuhdb fu vb uiu ef
jdbzjhfbjf wi~uhjvmhf~" Z,hm pdvz wmiu- pdxfq nhfb jfmi1 yvf pdvz m,iwwfmhfq hmmvkhbiuhdb dv
u~ibz`d~kiuhdb- pdvz ~evhzfq yvfmyvf jcdzf ef phpibu vbf hef kd~uf"
Wdv~ jfvs yvh b,dbu aikihz izzhzu efz ~fbjdbu~fz ef Phkimi- wvhz+af eh~f yv,hm b,x i ~hfb
ijyv~h~ eibz mi zwh~huvimhu" Mi zwh~huvimhu fzu vb ~dxivkf d db ufbuf ef jdkw~fbe~f mi phf
ufmmf yv,fmmf fzu- fu php~f jf yv,db i jdkw~hz j,fzu m,fzzfbjf ef mi zwh~huvimhu" Hm b,x i ef wmijf
wdv~ ivjvbf ijyvhzhuhdb- ef wmijf wdv~ ivjvbf ~fbdbjhiuhdb" Mi ~fbdbjhiuhdb zf epfmdwwf
m,dkn~f ef m,ijyvhzhuhdb" Jf
b,fzu bh ijyvhzhuhdb- bh w~djfzzvz ef efpfbh~" Pdvz wdvpfq uvehf~- dnufbh~ vbf mhjfbjf- vb
ehwmkf- pdvz wdvpfq efpfbh~ w~d`fzzfv~ dv edjufv~? kihz eibz mi zwh~huvimhu- hm b,x i wiz efw~djfzzvz ef efpfbh~"
Pdvz pdvz ~pfhmmfq mf kiuhb- pdvz dvp~fq mi `fbu~f- mi mvkh~f ev zdmfhm hbdbef pdu~f
jcikn~f" Pdvz pdxfq jfuuf mvkh~f fu pdvz ehufz1 .Hm x i ef mi mvkh~f." M,dnzjv~hu z,fb fzu
immf- mi phf fzu hbdbef ef mvkh~f" Fu j,fzu fsijufkfbu jf yvh i~~hpf eibz jf yvf pdvz
iwwfmfq .hmmvkhbiuhdb." Db dvp~f mfz `fbu~fz ef zdb u~f- db zd~u ef jfu fbjmdz j~ wi~ mf
zfbz ef mi jdbzjhfbjf ev .af.- ev .kdh.- ef m,fld- ef udvufz jfz w~dw~huz j~n~imfz ef mi
jdbbihzzibjf- ef m,fsw~hfbjf- efz pimfv~z- efz j~hu~fz" Db zd~u ef udvz jfz fbjmdz- efz
ehphzhdbz `ihufz wi~ m,cdkkf- efz ~fmhlhdbz- efz biuhdbimhuz- fu db ehu1 .Ic) mi phf fzu vbf- mi
phf fzu hbehphzhnmf- mi phf bf wfvu wiz u~f `~ilkfbuf #mi `~ilkfbuiuhdb fzu `ihuf wi~
m,cdkkf("
Edbj pdvz pdxfq mf udvu d~libhyvf ef mi phf- bdb wiz vbf uduimhu j~f i~uh`hjhfmmfkfbu wi~
efz ucd~hfz fu efz hefz hbul~ibufz" Mi phf b,fzu wiz vbf uduimhu? fmmf b,fzu wiz jdbzu~vhuf
zv~ efz ucd~hfz? j,fzu vb udvu d~libhyvf ixibu mi ehphbhu e,vbf kilbh`hyvf hbuf~~fmiuhdb Bdb
wiz m,hbuf~jdbbfshdb ef jfz kijchbfz yvf j~fbu mfz u~fz cvkihbz" Hm x i efz
hbuf~jdbbfshdbz eibz mfz d~ehbiufv~z- eibz pdz pdhuv~fz- pdz kdudz- mfz `vzfz" Kf~pfhmmfvzfz
hbuf~jdbbfshdbz, Mfz wi~uhfz zdbu fb hbuf~jdbbfshdb- kihz hjh- mfz u~fz zdbu fb hbuf~~fmiuhdb"
Kkf vbf ldvuuf e,fiv jdbuhfbu mf kxzu~f ev L~ibe Udvu ef mi phf" Hmz ~fw~zfbufbu mf
L~ibe Udvu ef mi phf jdzkhyvf- jfuuf ldvuuf e,fiv- jf n~hb e,cf~nf"
Wi~ jdbzyvfbu- db pdhu mf Udvu d~libhyvf fu m,hbuf~~fmiuhdb zij~f ef udvu jf yvh fzu- ef
jciyvf u~f yvh fshzuf- fu mfz wf~jfwuhdbz nizfz zv~ mi ehphzhdb ef mi phf fb .kdh. fu .bdb+
kdh.- mf .kdh. fu mf .udh. ehzwi~iu" M,dnzjv~hu ef jfuuf hlbd~ibjf- ef jfuuf ehphzhdb- ef jfuuf
`~ilkfbuiuhdb z,fb fzu immf- fu hm i mi mvkh~f ev Udvu- ef m,uiu d~libhyvf- ef m,hbuf~~fmiuhdb?
fu bdu~f jdbzjhfbjf ef jfuuf hbuf~~fmiuhdb pfhmmf mi ufbe~fzzf ef m,ikdv~ fu ef mi
jdkwizzhdb"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
M,hmmvkhbiuhdb b,fzu wiz yvfmyvf jcdzf ef kxzu~hfvs" J,fzu mi wf~jfwuhdb ef mi phf ufmmf
yv,fmmf fzu- fu mf jdv~ilf ef php~f mi p~hu ef pdu~f w~dw~f wf~jfwuhdb- yvdh yv,hm i~~hpf" J,fzu
udvu"
Mi mhn~iuhdb- j,fzu mi jdkw~cfbzhdb ef mi biuv~f ef mi jdbzjhfbjf ev .af. yvh jdbuhbvf ipfj
zfz izzf~phzzfkfbuz? fu yvibe pdvz wf~jfpfq mi biuv~f efz iuuijcfz- ev ~zfiv efz iuuijcfz-efz `f~z fu efz jcibfz j~ wi~ mi jdbzjhfbjf ev .af. fu yvh pdvz hzdmf ev L~ibe Udvu ef mi
phf- jfuuf wf~jfwuhdb pdvz mhn~f efz l~h``fz ef mi jdbzjhfbjf ev .af." M,fld- mf kdh- mf zfm`-
b,fzu wiz vbf fbuhu yvh edhpf u~f eu~vhuf- kihz m,hefbuh hjiuhdb ef mi phf ipfj mf kdvpfkfbu
ef jfuuf hef ehzwi~iu" Imd~z pdvz ehufz yvf mi wf~zdbbf fzu mhn~f"
Edbj- kfz ikhz - yvh yvf jf zdhu yvh ihu wdz mi yvfzuhdb fu yvh fzu pfbv hjh wdv~ mi w~fkh~f
`dhz- zijcfq yv,hm b,x i wiz ef w~djfzzvz ef efpfbh~ eibz mi zwh~huvimhu"
Fzu+jf yvf j,fzu jfuuf zhkwmhjhu ef mi zwh~huvimhu yvh ejdbjf~uf mfz lfbz 4 Fu wdv~yvdh
efp~ihu+db zf jdkwi~f~ ivs ivu~fz 4 Jdkkfbu wdvpfq pdvz avlf~ yv,vbf wf~zdbbf i
.iuufhbu. dv .b,i wiz iuufhbu. 4 #af ~fw~fbez mf uf~kf vuhmhz eibz mi yvfzuhdb("
A,w~dvpf ef m,fbphf- wi~jf yvf a,hkilhbf yvf mfz ivu~fz .dbu iuufhbu. fu yvf .af b,ih wiz
iuufhbu." Fzu+jf yvf mi ehphbhu- fzu+jf yvf mi p~hu- fzu+jf yvf mi ~imhu- j,fzu yvfmyvf jcdzf
yvh fzu cd~z ef pdvz- yvfmyvf jcdzf pf~z yvdh pdvz efphfq ipibjf~ 4 Fzu+jf yvfmyvf jcdzf ef
zuiuhyvf eibz m,fzwijf fu mf ufkwz- pf~z yvdh pdvz immfq ~ikwf~ dv pf~z yvdh pdvz immfq pdmf~ 4
Edbj hm b,x i ~hfb yvh edhpf u~f jcf~jc- ~hfb yvh edhpf u~f ijyvhz- fu ~hfb yv,db wvhzzf
efpfbh~- dnufbh~- yvdh db edhpf i~~hpf~" J,fzu vbf yvfzuhdb ef wf~jfwuhdb wv~h`hf" Db edhumi wv~lf~ ef udvz mfz jdbehuhdbbfkfbuz- ef udvufz mfz hefz- efz ucd~hfz- mi eni~~izzf~ ef
udvufz mfz udshbfz efz ucd~hfz fu efz hedmdlhfz" Fu yvibe mi wf~jfwuhdb zf~i wv~h`hf- hm x
iv~i jdkkvbhdb ipfj jf yvh fzu"
J,fzu vbf jdkkvbhdb zibz f``d~u? fmmf i m,mlibjf ef mi zwdbuibhu" Fu nhfb yvf pdvz-
jdkkf kdh+kkf- ihkf~hfq+pdvz pdvz ufbe~f zv~ jfuuf yvfzuhdb- bdvz efpdbz jdbuhbvf~"
.Chf~- pdvz ipfq wi~m ef mi uduimhu fu ef mi wihs efz kdbuilbfz fu efz i~n~fz- fu pdvz mfv~
jdkwi~fq mfz u~fz cvkihbz" J,fzu vbf `ivzzf jdkwi~ihzdb" Mfz u~fz cvkihbz zdbu jiwinmfz
ef wi~mf~- e,ibimxzf~" Edbj hm `ivu yv,hm x ihu wdv~ mfz u~fz cvkihbz vb w~djfzzvz eh``~fbu
wdv~ j~du~f eibz mf udvu" Z,hm pdvz wmiu- jmi~h`hfq jfuuf yvfzuhdb"
A,fzw~f yvf mf yvfzuhdbbfv~ ipihu ijjdkwilb m,d~iufv~ ev envu mi `hb ev ehzjdv~z- wi~jf
yv, mi `hb hm i u ehu yvf- jdkkf mi `mfv~ dv jdkkf mf `~vhu bf uh~f wiz zdb fshzufbjf- zi
nfivu- zdb wi~`vk ef mi khbvzjvmf fu ufbe~f uhlf- ef mi n~hbehmmf dv ef mi n~ibjcf kihz yv,hm
uh~f zdb fshzufbjf fu zdb fzzfbjf ef mi uduimhu ef m,i~n~f- jciyvf lfzuf- jciyvf kdvpfkfbu-
jciyvf kdu efp~ihu uh~f~ zdb fzzfbjf ef mi uduimhu ef m,u~f cvkihb" Db b,i wiz bh mi
wf~uhbfbjf ef mi wfbzf fu ef zdb kdvpfkfbu" B,i+u+db wiz ehu chf~ yvf mf kdvpfkfbu ef mi
wfbzf uihu bjfzzih~f wdv~ php~f fb zdjhu 4 B,i+u+db wiz ehu yvf pdvz efphfq ijyv~h~ mijdbbihzzibjf efz zjhfbjfz - ef mi ufjcbdmdlhf- ef mi wdmhuhyvf- ef m,jdbdkhf- ef udvufz jfz
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
zu~vjuv~fz `ihufz wi~ m,cdkkf- eibz mfzyvfmmfz pdvz efpfq cinhuf~ fu yvf pdvz efpfq
kibvp~f~ mf zipdh~- m,ijyvhzhuhdb efz hb`d~kiuhdbz- mfv~ d~libhziuhdb- mf `ihu e,ipdh~ vb
jf~pfiv imf~uf yvh wfvu kibhwvmf~ efz zxzukfz jdkwmhyvz ef jdbbihzzibjf fu efz
ehzjhwmhbfz ef `idb f``hjijf" M- j,fzu p~ihkfbu wf~uhbfbu"
Kihz jf yvh fzu bjfzzih~f- j,fzu ef nhfb pdh~ yvf jf kdvpfkfbu ef mi wfbzf ipfj m,ihef efzkduz- efz kfzv~fz- efz zxkndmfz- efz jdbjfwuz- j,fzu vbf hbpfbuhdb ef m,cdkkf" Mfz kduz
b,dbu wiz ef phf wi~ fvs+kkfz" mf kdu b,fzu wiz mi jcdzf" Mf kdu b,fzu wiz mi phf" Pdvz immfq
`ih~f vbf w~dkfbief eibz mfz ndhz fu pdvz pdxfq eh``~fbufz wibji~ufz" Mi wibji~uf b,fzu wiz
mf jcfkhb" Fmmf pdvz kdbu~f mi eh~fjuhdb" Fmmf wfvu pdvz edbbf~ mf bdk ev jcfkhb- pdvz
kdbu~f~ mi eh~fjuhdb- fmmf wfvu pdvz edbbf~ mi ehzuibjf fb ohmdku~fz dv fb khmmfz dv udvu jf
yvf pdvz pdvmfq- kihz mi wibji~uf b,fzu wiz mf jcfkhb- fu pdvz bf pdvz ijj~djcfq wiz mi
wibji~uf zh pdvz ufz hbu~fzz wi~ mi w~dkfbief" Pdvz mi mhzfq fu pdvz jdbuhbvfq pdu~f
jcfkhb"
Edbj jf yvf m,d~iufv~ fzzixihu ef wi~uilf~ ipfj pdvz chf~- j,uihu jfuuf u~ilehf ef mi ~ijf
cvkihbf yvh i wf~ev m,mlibjf ef ~fzuf~ eibz mi uduimhu udvu fb ilhzzibu wi~ mi zu~vjuv~f ef
mi wfbzf- fb ilhzzibu wcxzhyvfkfbu fu wzxjcdmdlhyvfkfbu" Mi u~ilehf- mi jdbehuhdb
wiucuhyvf ef mi ~ijf cvkihbf fzu evf m,iuu~hnvuhdb e,vbf `hbimhu iv kdu- m,hef- mi
zu~vjuv~f efz kfzv~fz yvf bdvz ipdbz j~fz- ivs zxkndmfz- ivs jdbjfwuz- iv `ihu ef mfv~
iuu~hnvf~ vbf ~imhu" Hmz ~fw~zfbufbu mi ~imhu- kihz- wi~ fvs+kkfz- hmz bf jdbzuhuvfbu wiz
mi ~imhu" Mf kdu .ehfv. b,fzu wiz mi ehphbhu" Fphefkkfbu- mf kdu .ehfv. hbehyvf yvf mi
ehphbhu fshzuf" J,fzu udvu" Pdvz wdvpfq ~fbe~f vb jvmuf iv kdu .ehfv. ipfj efz `mfv~z- dv
nhfb pdvz wdvpfq j~f~ efz zxkndmfz fb ijjd~e ipfj pdz lduz wdv~ ~fw~zfbuf~ jfuuf hefef ehfv - kihz mfz hkilfz fu mfz hedmfz yvf bdvz ipdbz jdbzu~vhufz- mfz ufkwmfz- mfz lmhzfz- mfz
zxbildlvfz yvf bdvz ipdbz jdbzu~vhuz- bf jdbzuhuvfbu wiz mi ehphbhu"
Db i edbj fzzix ef eh~f yvf mfz kdbuilbfz- phpibu eibz mfv~ uduimhu- mfv~ zdv``mf kkf
uihu wihs" A,fzw~f yvf pdvz bf ~fli~efq wiz mfz kdbuilbfz jdkkf efz dnafuz" Jf zdbu efz
u~fz jdkkf pdvz fu kdh" Mi wmibuf udvu fbuh~f fzu vb u~f" Mf jdzkdz fzu vb u~f" Hm i vbf
.u~fu." Hmz bf zdbu wiz ef mi kiuh~f- kihz ef m,bf~lhf zdmheh`hf"
Edbj mfz kdbuilbfz zdbu ef m,bf~lhf zdmheh`hf- mfz i~n~fz zdbu ef m,bf~lhf" A,fzw~f yvf
pdvz bf zdv``~fq wiz ef m,hmmvzhdb yvf bdvz mfv~ zdkkfz zvw~hfv~z fu yv,hmz zdbu hjh- izzf~phz
iv wmihzh~ ef m,cvkibhu"
Mf ezyvhmhn~f jdmdlhyvf ~ipilfv~ fu mi wf~uf ef zibu yvf bdvz zvnhzzdbz ivadv~e,cvh zdbu
evz m,hmmvzhdb yvf mi ~ijf cvkihbf fzu zvw~hfv~f ivs ivu~fz u~fz bdb cvkihbz ipfj
mfzyvfmz bdvz efpdbz php~f- cinhuf~- wi~uilf~ mi wmibuf"
.Wdv~yvdh mfz hkilfz bf wfvpfbu+fmmfz wiz u~f jiwufz iv kdkfbu d fmmfz iwwi~ihzzfbu 4
Jdkkfbu wdvpdbz+bdvz ~fkehf~ jf kibyvf ef phlhmibjf 4 .
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Yvibe bdvz zdkkfz izzhz fb zhmfbjf- eh``~fbufz hkilfz zf w~zfbufbu efpibu kdh"
Z~fkfbu mfz hkilfz bf zdbu wiz jdbzu~vhufz iv kdkfbu d bdvz mfz ~fki~yvdbz" Fmmfz
edhpfbu fshzuf~ ea- fmmfz edhpfbu ipdh~ u hkw~hkfz eibz bdu~f zxzukf bfv~dmdlhyvf fu
jchkhyvf" Edbj fmmfz bf zdbu wiz jdbzu~vhufz iv kdkfbu d bdvz mfz ~fki~yvdbz" D"O 4 J,fzu
vb efz wdhbuz"
Pdvz efkibefq1 .Wdv~yvdh fzu+jf yvf af bf mfz ~fki~yvf wiz yvibe fmmfz iwwi~ihzzfbu 4
Fmmfz zv~lhzzfbu- af jcfkhbf ipfj fmmfz fu iv ndvu e,vb kdkfbu- af zvhz jdbzjhfbu yvf a,uihz
fb jdkwilbhf ef jfz hkilfz dv ef jfz hefz".
J,fzu u~z zhkwmf- u~z u~z zhkwmf" Bdvz ipdbz u fbu~ibz efwvhz m,fb`ibjf jdbzu~vh~f
vbf hkilf ef bdvz+kkfz fu efz ivu~fz" Bdvz pdmvdbz - wi~ fsfkwmf- m,jdmf- iv jdmmlf-
eibz mi zdjhu- fu yvfmyv,vb zf jdkwd~uf e,vbf kibh~f zuvwhef dv e,vbf kibh~f nhqi~~f"
Mi `idb hbhbufmmhlfbuf ef zf jdkwd~uf~ #jdkwd~ufkfbu pf~nim- wcxzhyvf dv wzxjcdmdlhyvf(
z,uihu kibh`fzuf wi~ efz ~ijuhdbz nhqi~~fz- .ud~evfz.- hbjd~~fjufz" Pdvz mf ~fki~yvfq-pdvz m,fzyvhpfq- dv pdvz fzzixfq ef mf jd~~hlf~ z,hm x i ef m,ikhuh- ef mi ~jfwuhphu ef mi wi~u
ef m,ivu~f wf~zdbbf dv zh pdvz ipfq mi ~fzwdbzinhmhu ef w~fbe~f zdhb ef jfuuf wf~zdbbf Pdvz
wf~zviefq jfuuf wf~zdbbf ef jd~~hlf~ zdb jdkwd~ufkfbu" Mi jcdzf efp~ihu z,i~~uf~ m- b,fzu+
jf wiz 4 Pdvz m,ipfq ~fbjdbu~- pdvz m,ipfq ~fki~yv- pdvz ipfq wf~zvie mi wf~zdbbf" Dv
nhfb fmmf jd~~hlf zdb jdkwd~ufkfbu- dv nhfb fmmf bf mf jd~~hlf wiz" Pdvz b,fb ufz wmvz
~fzwdbzinmf" M,i``ih~f efp~ihu z,i~~uf~ m" Pdvz efp~hfq kdv~h~ m,pbfkfbu udvu fbuhf~" D~
jfmi bf zf w~devhu wiz1 ef jfu izwfju nhqi~~f ev jdkwd~ufkfbu- pdvz eevhzfq yvf mi
wf~zdbbf fzu zuvwhef" A,ih edbj ~evhu mi wf~zdbbf udvu fbuh~f jfu pbfkfbu wi~uhjvmhf~
ef zdb jdkwd~ufkfbu dv ef zdb fsw~fzzhdb" Edbj af ehz1 .jfuuf wf~zdbbf fzu zuvwhef- jfuufwf~zdbbf fzu kivpihzf- jfuuf wf~zdbbf fzu nhqi~~f."
Yvfmyv,vb pdvz wmiu fu hkkehiufkfbu pdvz jdbzu~vhzfq vbf hkilf1
pdvz ihkfq jfuuf wf~zdbbf" Vbf fsw~hfbjf il~inmf `ihu biu~f vbf iuuhuvef ef zxkwiuchf fu
vbf fsw~hfbjf ezil~inmf `ihu biu~f vbf iuuhuvef e,ibuhwiuchf #w~`~fbjf- w~avl-
zxkwiuchf- ibuhwiuchf( fu wvhz pdvz ipfq pdu~f dwhbhdb"
Pdvz ~fbjdbu~fq phblu wf~zdbbfz eibz vbf adv~bf fu pdvz ipfq phblu hkilfz eh``~fbufz" Z,hm
pdvz wmiu- pdxfq nhfb jfmi" J,fzu m jf yvf bdvz `ihzdbz fu j,fzu ihbzh yvf bdvz zfkdbz mfzl~ihbfz ef bdu~f zdv``~ibjf" Jf b,fzu wiz mi phf yvh bdvz hb`mhlf efz zdv``~ibjfz- j,fzu bdvz+
kkfz"
Jfmi- j,uihu mi w~fkh~f wi~uhf ev w~djfzzvz ef `in~hjiuhdb efz hkilfz"
Kihz m,ivu~f wf~zdbbf pdvz ijjfwuf- pdvz ~fjdbbiu- pdvz mdvf- pdvz `miuuf- fu pdvz nuhzzfq
vbf hkilf ef pdvz+kkf" Hm zf wfvu yvf pdvz ixfq `ihu yvfmyvf jcdzf ef nhfb- yvf pdvz
ixfq k~hu efz mdviblfz fu yvf pdvz fb zdxfq cfv~fvs" Kihz udvu edhu z,i~~uf~ m"
Zfvmfkfbu udvuf jfuuf fsw~hfbjf mihzzf efz ~zhevz1 .Af zvhz vbf wf~zdbbf ~fmhlhfvzf- af zvhzvbf zihbuf wf~zdbbf- af zvhz vbf wf~zdbbf lb~fvzf". Mi lb~dzhu z,fzu fsw~hkf fb vb
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
kdkfbu wi~uhjvmhf~- kihz pdvz ipfq jdbzu~vhu vbf hef ~hlhef- vbf hkilf ef pdvz+kkf"
Edbj mi w~djcihbf `dhz yvf bdvz bdvz ~fbjdbu~f~dbz- a,fzzihf~ih ef w~zfbuf~ m,izwfju ef kdb
jdkwd~ufkfbu yvf pdvz ipfq ihk fu pdvz fzzihf~fq ef w~dafuf~ m,hkilf yvf a,ipihz ihkf"
Wi~ jdbzyvfbu- bdu~f ~fmiuhdb efphfbu vb kdvpfkfbu ef w~dafjuhdb e,hkilfz"
Mf kdvpfkfbu efz ~fmiuhdbz efphfbu vb kdvpfkfbu ef w~`~fbjfz fu ef w~avlz-e,iuu~ijuhdbz fu ef ~wvmzhdbz- e,ijjfwuiuhdbz fu ef ~fafuz- nizz zv~ mfz hkilfz jdbzu~vhufz
wi~uh~ e,fsw~hfbjfz" M,pbfkfbu fzu wizz- kihz bdvz bf mvh wf~kfuudbz wiz ef `hbh~" Zh
m,pbfkfbu z,fzu uf~khb zv~ mf wmib wcxzhyvf dv kiu~hfm- bdvz mvh hbzv``mdbz ef mi phf- bdvz
mvh hbafjudbz ef mi phf fb mf ~evhzibu dv fb mf u~ibz`d~kibu fb vbf hkilf- fb vbf hef" J,fzu
m jf yvf bdvz `ihzdbz efwvhz m,fb`ibjf fu ef ufmmfz hkilfz zdbu jdbzhe~fz jdkkf efz
kjibhzkfz ef e`fbzf" Jf zdbu efz li~ef+`dvz"
Edbj- zh- efkihb- pdvz ~fbjdbu~fq mi wf~zdbbf- pdvz zipfq jdkkfbu pdvz jdkwd~uf~ ipfj
fmmf fu jdkkfbu kibhwvmf~ zdb jdkwd~ufkfbu" Jdkkf zh mi phf uihu vb jcikw ef niuihmmf-jdkkf zh mi phf uihu vbf yvfzuhdb ef phjudh~f dv ef e`ihuf" Yvfmmf i``~fvzf jcdzf bdvz
ipdbz `ihuf ef mi phf )
Yvibe- pdvz pdvz izzfxfq wihzhnmfkfbu- mfz hkilfz yvh fbjdkn~fbu pdu~f jdbzjhfbjf-
jdbzu~vhufz efwvhz m,fb`ibjf wi~ mfz ivu~fz fu wi~ pdvz+kkf- ~fkdbufbu" Fmmfz zdbu pdz
jdkwilbfz udvu iv mdbl ef mi phf- fmmfz bf pdvz inibedbbfbu wiz" .X i+u+hm vb kdxfb ef zf
mhn~f~ ef udvu jfmi 4. efkibef mf yvfzuhdbbfv~"
I jf ji~~f`dv~- hm x i efvs pdhfz- wi~jf yvf bdvz zdkkfz efz iww~fbibuz- yvf bdvz bdvz
evyvdbz bdvz+kkfz" Bdvz wdvpdbz iww~fbe~f ef efvs kibh~fz1
9 fb b,iuuijcibu ivjvbf ivud~hu ivs hkilfz yvh fshzufbu ea fb bdvz" Mfz hkilfz phfbbfbu-
fu- zhkwmfkfbu- bdvz mfz hlbd~dbz- bdvz bf mfv~ ijjd~edbz ivjvbf pimfv~" J,fzu vbf `idb ef
w~djef~"
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efz hkilfz phfbbfbu wdv~ ~lmf~ bdu~f wf~jfwuhdb fu wdv~ jdbu~mf~ bdz ~ijuhdbz" Bdvz
efpfbdbz jdbzjhfbuz ef jfmi fu bdvz iww~fbdbz mfz nimixf~- mfz hlbd~f~"
Zh vbf wf~zdbbf fzu u~z euf~khbf fu yv,hm x ihu vbf w~d`dbefv~ eibz zi ~fjcf~jcf- wfvu+
u~f yv,vbf `dhz yvf mf w~djfzzvz ef `in~hjiuhdb i u pv- mi wf~jfwuhdb w~devhu
hkkehiufkfbu m,inibedb ef udvuf m,i``ih~f" Iv jiz d hm z,ilh~ihu ef jcf~jcfv~z
wi~uhjvmh~fkfbu i~efbuz fu zfbzhnmfz- zf jdbzij~ibu mi ~fjcf~jcf jfjh wfvu zf w~devh~f-
jfjh zf w~devhu" Kihz z,hm b,x i wiz jfuuf jdbzj~iuhdb- zh mi phf udvu fbuh~f b,fzu wiz d~hfbuf
pf~z jfuuf fswmd~iuhdb- bf mvh fzu wiz jdbzij~f- imd~z db edhu immf~ wiz wiz- cfv~f wi~
cfv~f- khbvuf wi~ khbvuf- kdkfbu wi~ kdkfbu" M,hkilf phfbu- fzzihf e,fkwdhzdbbf~ mi
wf~jfwuhdb- hbchnf mfz ~ijuhdbz- pdvz fb ufz jdbzjhfbu- fu pdvz m,hlbd~fq" J,fzu ihbzh yvf
pdvz jdkkfbjfq iww~fbe~f" Zh pdvz dzfq m,hlbd~f~- imd~z jciyvf kdkfbu d pdvz m,hlbd~fq
fu mi nimixfq hbufbzh`hf mi zfbzhnhmhu" Fu yvibe pdvz ipfq ihbzh u~ipihmm zv~ pdvz ipfj
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
: idu 9838
Ipfj pdu~f jddw~iuhdb- bdvz u~ihuf~dbz fbph~db ehs yvfzuhdbz jfu iw~z+kheh"
Yvfzuhdb1 .Wdv~yvdh iwwfmfq+pdvz .u~fz. mfz kdbuilbfz- mfz ~hph~fz fu mfz i~n~fz 4 Yv,fzu+
jf yv,vb u~f 4 .efkibef vb wi~uhjhwibu"
Pdvz zipfq jf yv,fzu vbf jcdzf1 j,fzu jf yvh fzu jdbzu~vhu wi~ mi kihb ef m,cdkkf- jdbzu~vhu
wi~ mi wfbzf ef m,cdkkf" Vbf jcdzf i efz wi~uhfz yvh wfvpfbu u~f zwi~fz fu yvh wfvpfbu
u~f ~izzfknmfz Mfz zu~vjuv~fz yvf pdvz jdbzu~vhzfq fu yvf pdvz iwwfmfq kihzdbz- mfz
pdhuv~fz- mfz ivudnvz- mfz iphdbz- mfz `vzfz yvf pdvz jdbzu~vhzfq- zdbu efz jcdzfz jdbzuhuvfz
ef wi~uhfz pi~hfz" Hm `vu vb ufkwz d fmmfz b,fshzuihfbu wiz fu- iw~z ipdh~ u ipfj pdvz
yvfmyvf ufkwz- mi zvhuf e,vzv~f- fmmfz zf zdbu eu~hd~fz" Fmmfz dbu vb envu fu vbf `hb" Hm x
i vbf ev~f ef phf wdv~ mfz kijchbfz- wdv~ mfz nuhkfbuz- wdv~ udvufz mfz jcdzfz yvf
m,cvkibhu i jdbzu~vhufz"
Mi phf b,i wiz u jdbzu~vhuf wi~ m,cvkibhu" J,fzu vb wcbdkbf zibz jdkkfbjfkfbu fu
zibz `hb" Mf jdzkdz- jdkwdz e,vbhpf~z hbbdkn~inmfz- b,fzu wiz vbf j~iuhdb ef mi wfbzf
cvkihbf dv ef mi kihb ef m,cdkkf" Hm fzu lb~ wi~ mvh+kkf- hm zf kihbuhfbu mvh+kkf- fu
m,hbuf~~fmiuhdb fbu~f mfz eh``~fbufz fsw~fzzhdbz ef mi phf b,fzu wiz yvfmyvf jcdzf yvh zf
u~dvpf kibhwvm wi~ mf jf~pfiv cvkihb- yvh zdhu niz zv~ jf~uihbfz ucd~hfz- zv~ jf~uihbfz
hefz" M,hbuf~~fmiuhdb fzu m,fzzfbjf ef m,fshzufbjf"
Edbj mfz kdbuilbfz b,dbu wiz u j~fz wi~ bdvz- b,fzu+jf wiz 4 Pdvz wdvpfq wmibuf~ vbf
l~ihbf fu ihef~ mi l~ihbf lf~kf~- fu ihef~ mf lf~kf j~du~f fb vb i~n~hzzfiv- fu m,i~n~hzzfivfb i~n~f- fb m,i~~dzibu fu fb fb w~fbibu zdhb? kihz m,bf~lhf j~iuhpf jijcf eibz jf
khbvzjvmf wfuhu kd~jfiv- jfuuf wfuhuf l~ihbf b,fzu bh pdu~f bh ki j~iuhdb" Imd~z- mfz
kdbuilbfz- mfz ~hph~fz dbu vb uiu e,u~f- dbu vbf yvimhu e,u~f" Fu yvfmmf fzu jfuuf yvimhu
41 vbf bf~lhf j~iuhpf hbwvhzinmf"
Mi phf- j,fzu mf ji~iju~f hbwvhzinmf ef m,bf~lhf j~iuhpf" Mfz `d~kfz wfvpfbu jciblf~-" kihz
hm b,x i ~hfb ef zfknminmf vbf efzu~vjuhdb" Hm x i kf~lfbjf efz `d~kfz fu ~fudv~ efz
`d~kfz eibz mfv~ zdv~jf kkf"
Edbj mfz wfuhuz ~vhzzfivs aihmmhzzfbu efz ~djcf~z ef mi kdbuilbf fu l~ibehzzfbu fb ~hph~fz- fu
mfz ~hph~fz pf~zfbu mfv~ fiv eibz mfz djibz- fu mi jcimfv~ hbufbzf ev zdmfhm u~ibz`d~kf mfz
fivs zimfz fb piwfv~z fu fb bvilfz efzzimz- fu mfz bvilfz pf~zfbu mfv~ edvs bfjui~- m,fiv-
yvh ~fudv~bf mi uf~~f" Pdxfq+pdvz mf jxjmf 4 Pdvz pf~~fq jf jxjmf- yvf pdvz pdvz ~`~hfq iv
kdbef khb~im- iv ~dxivkf pluim- iv ~dxivkf ibhkim dv m,fzwjf cvkihbf"
Vbf pdhuv~f dv vb d~ehbiufv~ bf j~f wiz vb ivu~f d~ehbiufv~ dv vbf ivu~f pdhuv~f" Kihz vb
dhzfiv- vb ibhkim- vb i~n~f- vb ibhkim cvkihb wfvu w~dj~f~ zdb zfknminmf"
Edbj mi phf- j,fzu vbf bf~lhf j~iuhpf hbwvhzinmf- fu m,fsw~fzzhdb ef jfuuf bf~lhf j~iuhpf
hbwvhzinmf zdvz mi `d~kf ef kdbuilbfz- ef ~hph~fz- e,i~n~fz- wfvu u~f iwwfmf .u~fz." Jf
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
zdbu bdz jdkwilbdbz- bdz zfknminmfz- ipfj yvh bdvz efpdbz wi~uilf~ mf jdzkdz" Bdvz
efpdbz wi~uilf~ ipfj fvs mfz jhfvs- mfz djibz- mi uf~~f"
Kihz jfmi b,fzu wiz mf uckf ef jfu iw~z+kheh" Ipfj jfvs e,fbu~f pdvz yvh zf~dbu ipfj bdvz
mfz adv~z w~djcihbz yvibe bdvz efp~dbz u~ihuf~ ef .kvuiuhdb wzxjchyvf. fu ef .wihs
kdbehimf.- bdvz efp~dbz iww~d`dbeh~ jf wdhbu"
A,fzw~f yvf- ed~bipibu- mi eh``~fbjf fbu~f .jcdzfz. fu .u~fz. zf~i jmih~f wdv~ pdvz"
Yvfzuhdb1 .Yvfmmf fzu mi ~fmiuhdb fbu~f miblilf fu zhmfbjf 4.
Mfz kduz bihzzfbu ev zdb- mf zdb yvh fshzuf ea eibz mf jdzkdz" Ipfq+pdvz aikihz jdvu mf
zdb ef m,fiv jdv~ibuf e,vbf ~hph~f 4 mf zdb jdbufbv eibz mfz djibz 4 mf zdb jdbufbv eibz
mfz ndhz 4 mf zdb ef mi uf~~f 4
Edbj mfz kduz bihzzfbu ev zdb" Pdvz u~ihufq fu kibhwvmfq mfz zdbz fu pdvz nuhzzfq- pdvz
jdbzu~vhzfq efz kduz- efz mfuu~fz fu- jdd~edbbibu mfz phn~iuhdbz zdbd~fz ef jfz mfuu~fz- pdvz
jdbzu~vhzfq efz kduz- pdvz i~~iblfq mfz kduz fu pdvz jdbzu~vhzfq vbf wc~izf fuj"
Fu mf zdb- j,fzu vbf fswmdzhdb ef zhmfbjf" Jf b,fzu wiz vbf pvf ef wduf1 mfz zipibuz dbu
kihbufbibu ejdvpf~u yvf mf jdzkdz udvu fbuhf~ uihu vbf fswmdzhdb ef phef" Hm fzu b ev
phef" Fu hm kf zfknmf yvf mf zhmfbjf fswmdzf fu w~fbe mi `d~kf ev zdb1 hm i vbf fshzufbjf
phn~iudh~f" Mf zdb fzu vbf w~dehlhfvzf bf~lhf- fu mf lbhf cvkihb vuhmhzf jfuuf bf~lhf ev zdb
fu jdbzu~vhu mfz miblvfz- mi mhuu~iuv~f- mi wdzhf- mfz ~dkibz- mi `hjuhdb- mfz fzzihz- mi kvzhyvf
fu udvz mfz Nfivs+i~uz"
Jfuuf j~iuhdb efz miblvfz uihu bjfzzih~f wdv~ mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb" Iv mhfv ef php~f fb u~hnvz
f~~ibufz- mi ~ijf cvkihbf i pdvmv z,hbzuimmf~? fmmf hbpfbui m,il~hjvmuv~f- m,cd~uhjvmuv~f- pdvmvu
jdbzu~vh~f jf yv,db iwwfmmf vbf zdjhu- ~fzu~fhlbibu mi mhnf~u hbehphevfmmf- fu emlvibu mi
~fzwdbzinhmhu fu mfz wdvpdh~z vbf ilfbjf iwwfmf .uiu.? fu fmmf i pdvmv ~lmfkfbuf~ mfz
~fmiuhdbz" J,fzu ihbzh yvf edhpfbu ipdh~ u jdbzu~vhufz wiz wiz1 m,jdbdkhf- mi wdmhuhyvf- mi
jvmuv~f- mi ~fmhlhdb- m,evjiuhdb"
Edbj mi miblvf fzu vb kdxfb ef jdkkvbhjiuhdb? fmmf fzu ivzzh vb kdxfb e,fsw~fzzhdb
wf~zdbbfmmf? fu fmmf i zdb vuhmhu eibz bdu~f phf- eibz mi kfzv~f d bdvz bihzzdbz eibz vbfzdjhu fu bdb eibz mi `d~u dv eibz mi avblmf" Bihzzibu eibz vbf zdjhu cvkihbf- bdvz
ipdbz mi ~fzwdbzinhmhu ef bdvz fsw~hkf~ wf~zdbbfmmfkfbu- ef jdkkvbhyvf~- e,ipdh~ efz
jciblfz- ef wi~uilf~ efz ~fbzfhlbfkfbuz- e,d~libhzf~ m,hb`d~kiuhdb- jf yv,db iwwfmmf
jdbbihzzibjf"
Wi~ jdbzyvfbu- mi pf~nimhziuhdb fzu vb fsf~jhjf zfbzhnmf fu zihb efz miblvfz1 j,fzu vbf
bjfzzhu" Db bf kw~hzf wiz ev udvu mf kdvpfkfbu ef pf~nimhziuhdb- kihz mf kdu fzu vuhmhz
wdv~ hbehyvf~ vb dnafu1 mf kdu .jcfpim.- b,fzu wiz vb jcfpim" Hm hbehyvf vb ibhkim ivyvfm bdvz
ipdbz iuu~hnv mf bdk .jcfpim. #dv .pijcf.- dv .jchfb.(" Mf kdu b,fzu wiz mi pijcf- mf jchfb-
mf jcfpim"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Edbj mfz kduz zdbu efz hbehjiufv~z" J,fzu udvu jf yv,hmz wfvpfbu `ih~f" Jdkkf pdvz ipfq
jdeh`h mfz uf~kfz fu mi bdkfbjmiuv~f iv zvafu ev kdbef dnafjuh` fsu~hfv~- pdvz + m,cvkibhu
+ pdvz pdvz udv~bfq pf~z m,hbu~hfv~ fu fzzixfq e,hefbuh`hf~ fu ef bdkkf~ mfz kdvpfkfbuz
bfv~djchkhyvfz eibz mf jd~wz" Edbj yvibe hm x ipihu #dv yvibe hm x i( vb jf~uihb
e~iblfkfbu bfv~djchkhyvf- db m,iwwfmmf .jdm~f.- fu jf kdvpfkfbu i zfz zxkwukfz"
Pdvz ipfq vbf ivu~f zd~uf ef e~iblfkfbu bfv~djchkhyvf yvh e~iblf m,yvhmhn~f- fu pdvz
m,iwwfmfq .aimdvzhf." Mf kdbef hbu~hfv~ zvnafjuh`- mvh ivzzh- fu zdb kdvpfkfbu zdbu ibimxzz-
bdkkz fu hefbuh`hz
Mfz kduz zdbu edbj vuhmfz wdv~ zf ~`~f~ ivs pbfkfbuz hbu~hfv~z # jf yvh zf w~devhu
m,hbu~hfv~- jf yv,db iwwfmmf m,fsw~hfbjf( fu hmz zdbu vuhmfz ivzzh wdv~ wi~uilf~ mi
jdbbihzzibjf iv zvafu ef jf yvh fzu fsu~hfv~ fu dnafjuh`"
Kihz mf kdu bf wfvu wiz ej~h~f dv e`hbh~ jf yv,fzu mf zhmfbjf" Hm wfvu ej~h~f jf yv,fzu mf
zdb? hm wfvu kkf pimvf~ mf zdb- wi~jf yvf mf zdb i vbf fshzufbjf kiu~hfmmf1 hm i vbf
fshzufbjf phn~iudh~f" Mfz phn~iuhdbz wfvpfbu u~f kfzv~fz- mfv~ udb - mfv~ `~yvfbjf- mfv~
eh~fjuhdb- udvu wfvu u~f kfzv~" Kihz vbf `dhz yvf pdvz ipfq wf~khz iv zdb ef z,i~~uf~ fu
yvf pdvz ufz eibz mf zhmfbjf- mf kdu efphfbu zibz wf~uhbfbjf" Mf zhmfbjf bf wfvu wiz u~f
kfzv~- pimv- ej~hu- e`hbh" Jdkkfbu wdvpfq+pdvz ej~h~f mf phef 4 Vbf jcdzf wfvu u~f
ej~huf- dv kkf e`hbhf- pimvf" Kihz jdkkfbu mf .^hfb. wfvu+hm u~f ej~hu" Mf
.yvfmyv,vb. wfvu u~f ej~hu" Mf .wf~zdbbf. bf wfvu wiz m,u~f"
Ef mi kkf kibh~f- mi zdv~jf ef mi phf yvh fzu jf `dbefkfbu ehphb- inzdmv ef m,fshzufbjf- mi
zdv~jf ef mi phf yvh fzu mi Zvw~kf Hbufmmhlfbjf- yvh i jivz m,kf~lfbjf e,vb jdzkdz
d~edbb- hbuf~ ~fmh- kilbh`hyvf- bf wfvu wiz u~f ej~huf dv e`hbhf wi~ mfz kduz"
Edbj mi miblvf i vbf wf~uhbfbjf- kihz mi zdv~jf ef mi pf~nimhziuhdb mf zhmfbjf- i vb ji~iju~f
zij~"
Mi wi~dmf- yvh jdbuhfbu mfz kduz fu mfz zdbz- i vbf bf~lhf" Mf zfbz yvh i u iuu~hnv ivs
kduz wi~ mfz l~ikkih~hfbz- wi~ mfz u~iehuhdbz eibz eh``~fbuz jcikwz e,ijuhdb zdjhimf- dbu
iadvu vbf bf~lhf iv kdu- bf~lhf jdbehuhdbbf" Kihz m,bf~lhf jdbufbvf eibz mf phef ev
zhmfbjf b,fzu wiz yvimh`hf- kdeh`hf- fmmf b,fzu jdbehuhdbbf e,ivjvbf kibh~f" Mf ji~iju~f
zij~ fshzuf wi~udvu d hm x i vb uiu ef bdb+jdbehuhdbbfkfbu" Ef jf `ihu- bdvz ehzdbz1 mi
wfbzf b,fzu wiz zij~f? j,fzu vb hbzu~vkfbu vuhmf- vb hbzu~vkfbu jdkkdef- kihz yvf jf
zdhfbu mfz kduz e,vb O~hzcbi- e,vb Ndveeci- e,vb Azvz ef Biqi~fuc" ez yvf jfmi i w~hz
`d~kf ef kduz- hmz zdbu mhkhuz- jdbehuhdbbz" Mf zhmfbjf fzu zij~? mi wfbzf b,fzu wiz zij~f"
Kihz jdkkf bdvz ipdbz ef bdkn~fvzfz ivu~fz yvfzuhdbz- jdbuhbvdbz wi~ mi u~dhzhkf
yvfzuhdb1
Yvfzuhdb1 .Zh mf ufkwz fzu vbf kfzv~f- yv,fzu+jf yvf mf wizz 4 Fu yvfmmf fzu mi ~fmiuhdb fbu~f
mf ufkwz fu mf wizz 4.
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
Iwwfmmf~hfq+pdvz .chf~. mf wizz 4 Jfmi z,fzu wizz" Bdvz bdvz zdkkfz ~izzfknmz hjh- kihz-
wfvu+u~f yvf wfbeibu mi bvhu- mfz wf~zdbbfz yvh z,uihfbu ~vbhfz chf~ dbu jcibl
hbu~hfv~fkfbu" Bdb wiz nhdjchkhyvfkfbu- kihz wzxjcdmdlhyvfkfbu" Bdvz bf zipdbz wiz" Hm
zf wfvu yvf bdvz bf zdxdbz wiz mfz kkfz wf~zdbbfz yvf jfmmfz yvf bdvz uhdbz chf~ hjh"
J,fzu vbf ~fbjdbu~f ~fmhlhfvzf" A,fzw~f yvf jfmi bf pdvz f``~ihf wiz zh af ehz yv,hm zf wfvu yvfbdvz bf zdxdbz wiz mfz kkfz wf~zdbbfz yvf jfmmfz yvh zf zdbu l~dvwfz chf~" Bdu~f
~fbjdbu~f- jf yvf bdvz iwwfmdbz chf~- j,uihu vb pbfkfbu" Hm b,fzu wmvz m" Jf `vu vb
pbfkfbu" Wdv~ jdkkvbhyvf~ w~dwdz ef jfu pbfkfbu- pdvz vuhmhzfq mf uf~kf .wizz.-
fu jf yvh zf w~devhu kihbufbibu hjh- pdvz m,iwwfmfq .w~zfbu." Fu wdv~ m,ibuhjhwiuhdb ef jf yvh
pi zf w~devh~f- pdvz vuhmhzfq mf uf~kf .`vuv~." J,fzu vbf uf~khbdmdlhf yvf mi ~ijf cvkihbf i
`d~lf"
Edbj mf wizz b,i wiz e,fshzufbjf- ziv` eibz mi kkdh~f" Fu yv,fzu +jf yvf mi kkdh~f 4 Jf
yvh z,fzu wizz chf~ wfvu ipdh~ mihzz jf~uihbfz u~ijfz eibz m,fzw~hu- eibz mf zxzukfbfv~dmdlhyvf" Pdvz ihkfq jf~uihbfz jcdzfz- pdvz eufzufq jf~uihbfz jcdzfz- pdvz ipfq u
e~iblz fb fbufbeibu jf~uihbfz jcdzfz- pdvz ipfq u fbbvxz wi~ jf~uihbfz ivu~fz jcdzfz"
Edbj- mi kkdh~f- jf zdbu jfz ~zhevz ijjvkvmz efz pbfkfbuz ef mi phf? mf wizz b,i wiz
e,fshzufbjf fb uibu yv,fbuhu" Mf w~zfbu- mf wizz- mf `vuv~ zdbu efz ehphzhdbz `ihufz wi~ mf
jf~pfiv cvkihb yvh pfvu j~f~ ivudv~ ef mvh efz jmuv~fz yvibe hm efphfbu jdbzjhfbu ef
m,hb`hbhu ef mi phf- ef m,bf~lhf j~iuhpf hbwvhzinmf dv ef mi ehphbhu ef mi phf- ef m,uf~bhu ef
mi phf" Hm zf zfbu bv efpibu jfuuf uf~bhu fu jfuuf hb`hbhu- hm pfvu zf puh~ e,hefz"
Edbj wdv~ jdbzu~vh~f vbf ~fmiuhdb ipfj jfuuf hb`hbhu fu jfuuf uf~bhu- pdvz jdkkfbjfq mfz
kfzv~f~1 ivadv~e,cvh- efkihb- mfz cfv~fz mfz adv~z- mfz kdhz? udvu jfjh- jf zdbu efz jimjvmz
cvkihbz" Kihz mi phf j,fzu vb uiu e,u~f- vbf kf~lfbjf fu vb ~fudv~ m,vbhu? fmmf i vb
kdvpfkfbu jxjmhyvf- vb kdvpfkfbu jh~jvmih~f- wiz ef jdkkfbjfkfbu fu wiz ef `hb- wiz ef
j~iuhdb fu wiz ef efzu~vjuhdb" Vb hb`hbh #a,czhuf fkwmdxf~ jf kdu- kihz vuhmhzdbz+mf eibz
m,hbu~u ef mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb( vb djib e,hb`hbhu dv e,uf~bhu- vb uiu e,u~f ef mi phf- zibz
jdkkfbjfkfbu- zibz `hb- cd~z evyvfm kf~lfbu mfz `d~kfz yvh `mduufbu wvhz z,hkkf~lfbu ef
bdvpfiv"
Mf wizz- mf w~zfbu- mf `vuv~- jdkkf hefz- jdkkf jdbjfwuz- fshzufbu zfvmfkfbu eibz mf
jf~pfiv cvkihb"
Efvshkfkfbu- yv,fzu+hm i~~hp 4 Yv,fzu+jf yvf mi ~ijf cvkihbf z,fzu `ihu fmmf+kkf fb
jdbehuhdbbibu mfz jdvjcfz wcxzhyvf- pf~nimf fu wzxjcdmdlhyvf ef zdb u~f 4 #j,fzu jdbufbv
m,hbu~hfv~ ef pdvz fu ef kdh( Yv,fzu+jf yvf mf w~fkhf~ cdkkf i `ihu fb mvh #dv fb fmmf( 4 jfz
ijuhphuz- mf kdvpfkfbu ef ~fmiuhdb ipfj mi biuv~f- mf kdvpfkfbu ef ~fmiuhdb ipfj mfz
dhzfivs- ipfj mfz ibhkivs- ipfj m,fzwjf cvkihbf- udvu jfmi fzu u~ibzkhz eibz pdu~f jd~wz fu
eibz kdb jd~wz- fu j,fzu jf yv,db iwwfmmf m,c~huilf"
Edbj- j,fzu jf yv,db iwwfmmf mf wizz- jdkkf vbf jdbuhbvhu iv bhpfiv wcxzhyvf fu iv bhpfivwzxjcdmdlhyvf- wi~jf yvf bdvz zdkkfz mf w~devhu ef m,pdmvuhdb cvkihbf uduimf- ef mi
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
jhphmhziuhdb- ef mi jvmuv~f" J,fzu jf yvf bdvz ipdbz zvll~ fb ehzibu yvf bdvz uhdbz bz
eibz mi zdjhu cvkihbf" Fu hm x i eh``~fbufz ~ijfz ixibu eh``~fbuz zjckiz ef
jdbehuhdbbfkfbu- eh``~fbufz jvmuv~fz- eh``~fbufz miblvfz- eh``~fbuz kdemfz ef ~ijuhdbz-
ef kjibhzkfz ef e`fbzf" Pdvz pdxfq 4 Zv~ jf lmdnf- zv~ jfuuf wmibuf- jfu hkkfbzf ai~ehb
d eh``~fbuz efzzhbz ef jdbehuhdbbfkfbuz dbu `mfv~h- zf zdbu wibdvhz- fu dbu iadvu iv
nhfb+u~f ef mi phf cvkihbf"
Edbj- mfz zu~vjuv~fz wcxzhyvfz- nhdmdlhyvfz jdbehuhdbbfz- mfz zu~vjuv~fz wzxjcdmdlhyvfz
jdbehuhdbbfz- jfmi kdbu~f jf yvh z,fzu wizz + jf yvh z,fzu wizz ipibu"
Mf ufkwz- fb uibu yv,hef- b,i wiz ef jdbufbv `ijuvfm- kihz jf yvf mi ~ijf cvkihbf z,fzu `ihu
fmmf+kkf i vbf fshzufbjf eibz mi `d~kf ev jd~wz fu ev jf~pfiv cvkihbz" Dnzf~pfq mf
jf~pfiv1 hm i pdmv u~ipf~z efz khmmhdbz e,ibbfz? pdxfq mi kilbh`hjfbjf ev jf~pfiv
cvkihb fu ef mi kibh~f edbu hm `dbjuhdbbf" W~fzyvf hbzuibuibkfbu hm jdbpf~uhu vbf
hkwvmzhdb mfju~hyvf fb vbf hbuf~w~uiuhdb- fu fb vbf ~ijuhdb jfuuf hbuf~w~uiuhdb" I wfhbfmf zxzukf zfbzd~hfm i+u+hm iwwd~u vbf zfbziuhdb yvf mf jd~wz udvu fbuhf~ jdbpf~uhu mi
zfbziuhdb fb vbf hkwvmzhdb mfju~dkilbuhyvf1 fmmf pdxilf eibz mf jd~wz- fmmf kdbuf
avzyv,iv jf~pfiv- fu m,hbuf~w~uiuhdb zf w~devhu- mi ~ijuhdb zf w~devhu" Ipfq+pdvz aikihz
dnzf~p mi uf~~hnmf- m,f``~ixibuf phufzzf ef jf yvh zf wizzf- mf jdkwmfsf d~libhzkf nhdmdlhyvf
eibz mfyvfm bdvz phpdbz 4
Edbj jfuuf jdkwmfshu ef m,d~libhzkf nhdmdlhyvf fu ef mi zu~vjuv~f wzxjcdmdlhyvf hbehyvf
yv,hm x i fv vb w~djfzzvz ef jdbehuhdbbfkfbu" Db bf wfvu wiz bhf~ mf ufkwz jc~dbdmdlhyvf"
Pdvz ipfq mi mvkh~f ev zdmfhm- pdvz m,iwwfmfq .adv~.- fu pdvz m,iwwfmmf~fq .bvhu. yvibe
m,dnzjv~hu efzjfbe~i zv~ mi uf~~f" Pdvz ehufz yv,vb fb`ibu fzu l e,vb adv~- dv e,vb ib #dv
yvfmyv,vb ef jhbyvibuf ibz( zfmdb pdz jimjvmz Kihz mi phf jdbufbvf eibz m,fb`ibu- yvh zf
kibh`fzuf eibz mf jd~wz- b,fzu bh kmf bh `fkfmmf- fmmf b,i wiz vb ib dv jhbyvibuf ibz" Mf
jf~pfiv- mvh- i jfu lf- kihz m,bf~lhf ef phf jdbufbvf eibz mf jf~pfiv fzu zibz lf"
Yvfzuhdb 1 .Yvfm fzu mf nvu fu yvfmmf fzu mi zhlbh`hjiuhdb ef udvufz mfz kucdefz fu ef udvz mfz
fbzfhlbfkfbuz yvh dbu u hbpfbuz iv jdv~z efz lfz 4.
.Fzu+jf yvf mi yvfzuhdb .Yvh zvhz+af 4. fzu wf~uhbfbuf eibz m,uiu ef zhmfbjf 4.
Yvfm fzu mf nvu fu yvfmmf fzu mi zhlbh`hjiuhdb ef udvufz mfz kucdefz fu ef udvz mfz
fbzfhlbfkfbuz""" 4 Kucdefz fu fbzfhlbfkfbuz iv zvafu ef mi zwh~huvimhu zibz edvuf Fu
nfivjdvw ef jfz fbzfhlbfkfbuz wfvu+u~f mi wmvwi~u e,fbu~f fvs- phfbbfbu ef m,Fzu" Af kf
efkibef zh j,fzu fvs yvf `ihu immvzhdb mf yvfzuhdbbfv~1 uibu~i+jcizu~i- uibu~i+xdli- kibu~i+
xdli- ~iai+xdli - fu efz edvqihbfz ef eh``~fbufz zjhfbjfz- ef eh``~fbufz ufjcbhyvfz yvh zdbu
pfbvfz ef m,Fzu pf~z m,Dvfzu" M,Fzu fzu +dv wmvuu `vu + uf~~hnmfkfbu hbu~fzz wi~ mi ejdvpf~uf
ev zfbz ef mi phf- wi~ mi ejdvpf~uf ef jf yv,fzu mf .af.- ev zfbz ef ,,u~f+af.- ev zfbz ef
.u~f+kdh.- ef jf yv,fzu mi ehphbhu- zh kkf hm x i vb ehfv dv vbf efzzf" Fu hmz dbu epfmdww
vb zxzukf u~z jdkwmfsf wdv~ z,evyvf~ zdh+kkf- wdv~ z,yvhwf~ i`hb yvf mi ejdvpf~ufwvhzzf ipdh~ mhfv" Mf ciuci+xdli bf pdvz ehu wiz yvf zh pdvz w~iuhyvfq pdvz zf~fq mhn~" Mf
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
ciuci+xdli pdvz ehu- fb uibu yvf zjhfbjf- jdkkfbu wv~h`hf~ mfz zxzukfz pi~hz eibz pdu~f
jd~wz" J,fzu mi zjhfbjf ef mi wv~h`hjiuhdb ef mi zu~vjuv~f nhdmdlhyvf- ef mi zu~vjuv~f pf~nimf- ef
mi zu~vjuv~f kfbuimf" Edbj pdvz `ihufz xiki bhxiki- w~ibixiki- izibi- w~iuxici~i fuj" Hm x
efz pdhfz fu efz pdhfz wdv~ z,yvhwf~ ef zfbzhnhmhu- e,hbufbzhu- ef wv~fu" Hm x i ivzzh mi pdhf
ev kibu~i+xdli- yvh vuhmhzf m,bf~lhf ev zdb fu d~libhzf efz kibu~iz" Db vuhmhzf mfz zdbz
fshzuibuz u~ipf~z mfz kibu~iz" Fu jfmi- wdv~ zuhkvmf~ pdz wdvpdh~z miufbuz" Jfmi ivzzh fzu
vuhmhz cinhuvfmmfkfbu jdkkf nizf ef mi wv~h`hjiuhdb" J,fzu edbj pdvz e,vuhmhzf~ vbf
jf~uihbf kucdef wdv~ pdu~f evjiuhdb wf~zdbbfmmf" Pdvz wdvpfq uvehf~ mf xdli- mf ciuci+
xdli- pdvz wdvpfq vuhmhzf~ efz kibu~iz wdv~ mi jdbjfbu~iuhdb fu ~fb`d~jf~ pdu~f fzw~hu" Pdvz
wdvpfq vuhmhzf~ mf uibu~i+xdli fu zvnmhkf~ m,bf~lhf zfsvfmmf- wi~ jf kdxfb mhkhbf~ udvufz mfz
udshbfz ef mi mvsv~f fu wv~h`hf~ m,u~f udvu fbuhf~"
Jf b,fzu wiz mf kdkfbu e,fbu~f~ eibz udvz jfz euihmz" Hm x i efz w~djfzzvz evjiuh z- kihz mfz
ufjcbhyvfz- mfz kucdefz- mi ~wuhuhdb efz ufjcbhyvfz dv efz kucdefz b,dbu ~hfb pdh~
ipfj mf zhmfbjf dv mi kehuiuhdb"
Mi ,kehuiuhdb- j,fzu mi `hb ef udvu kdvpfkfbu pdmdbuih~f- ef udvufz mfz ijuhphuz wzxjcd+
wcxzhyvfz"
Yvfmyv,vb e,ivu~f k,i efkibe1 .Wfvu+hm x ipdh~ yvfmyvf ijuhphu wzxjcd+wcxzhyvf wdv~
ihef~ mf zhmfbjf dv mi kehuiuhdb 4.
Mfz ijuhphuz wzxjcd+wcxzhyvfz wfvpfbu ihef~ vbf wf~zdbbf zf nuh~ vb jd~wz fb ndbbf
zibu" Pdvz w~fbfq zdhb ef pdu~f ~lhkf imhkfbuih~f- fu pdu~f jd~wz fzu zdvwmf fu fb ndbbf
zibu- wmfhb e,bf~lhf""""
Pdvz mvh w~djv~fq m,fsf~jhjf wcxzhyvf bjfzzih~f fu udvz mfz zxzukfz #kvzjvmih~f-
lmibevmih~f- bfv~dmdlhyvf( zdbu udvadv~z `~ihz fu wmfhbz e,bf~lhf" Hm b,x i wiz ef muci~lhf- wiz
ef kdmmfzzf- wiz e,hbf~uhf" Kihz mi kehuiuhdb b,i wiz ef kucdef fu wiz ef ufjcbhyvf"
.Fzu+jf yvf mi yvfzuhdb .yvh zvhz+af-. i yvfmyvf wf~uhbfbjf wdv~ mf zhmfbjf 4
Wdv~yvdh kfuu~f fb yvfzuhdb zfvmfkfbu .Yvh zvhz+af 4." Kfuufq udvu fb yvfzuhdb- edvufq ef
udvuf jcdzf" Kfuufq udvu fb yvfzuhdb- b,ijjfwufq aikihz yvdh yvf jf zdhu wi~ j~dxibjf dv
wi~ ivud~hu- fu jfmi e,ivjvbf wf~zdbbf yvfmmf yv,fmmf zdhu" Wdv~yvdh bf kfuudbz+bdvz wiz
udvuf jcdzf fb yvfzuhdb 4
Fphefkkfbu- pdvz wdvpfq pdvz efkibef~ .Yvh zvhz+af 4. ^ikibi- jf li~db w~jdjf- m,lf
ef edvqf ibz yvhuui zdb edkhjhmf- immi I~vbijcimi- z,izzhu eibz vbf l~duuf" J,uihu m zi pdhf
wdv~ fswmd~f~ zdb wzxjchzkf" Edbj hm ipihu jdkkfbj efkibef~1 .Yvh zvhz+af 4. Kihz zh
pdvz zvwwdzfq yvf mi yvfzuhdb .Yvh zvhz+af-. jdbevh~i iv zhmfbjf- wfvu+u~f yvf pdvz
w~zvkfq u~dw- wi~jf yv,hm zf wfvu yv,hm b,x ihu ivjvb .yvh. fb pvf" Bdvz ipdbz vb jd~wz- hm i
vb bdk? ivzzh wdvpfq+pdvz efkibef~1 .Yvh i dvpf~u mi wd~uf 4. S-X-Q i dvpf~u mi wd~uf" Mf
jd~wz i vb bdk"
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
u~ibz`d~kiuhdb dv mi kvuiuhdb zf zdhu dv bdb w~devhuf fb pdvz" Zh mfz l~ihbfz zdbu zfkfz fu
zh mf jcikw uihu w~u- nhfb mindv~- imd~z mi lf~khbiuhdb zf w~devhu"
Yvibe db ehu yvf m,iuufbuhdb dv yvf mi phpijhu fzu bjfzzih~f- mi phpijhu- j,fzu m,uiu ev
zxzukf bfv~dmdlhyvf? m,iuufbuhdb- j,fzu mi `f~kfu ef mi wf~jfwuhdb yvibe pdvz b,ufz wiz
inzfbu- ehzu~ihu dv u~dvnm- yvf pdvz ufz zfknminmf vbf `mikkf e~dhuf" Yvibe hm x i`f~kfu eibz mi wf~jfwuhdb- pdvz m,iwwfmfq iuufbuhdb" Yvibe hm x i ef mi zfbzhnhmhu- ef mi
phuimhu- yv,hm b,x i wiz e,iuuijcfkfbu vbf hedmdlhf dv vbf wf~zdbbimhu- pdvz m,iwwfmfq
phpijhu" J,fzu vb uiu- fu bdb vb f``d~u #immdbz- af pihz u~f ph`- af pihz u~f iuufbuh`( Jf b,fzu
wiz vb f``d~u ef pdmdbu" M,f``d~u fzu bjfzzih~f wdv~ z,evyvf~ fu z,yvhwf~" J,fzu mf w~fkhf~
fu mf ef~bhf~ wiz"
Yvfzuhdb 1 .Iw~z ipdh~ jdvu mfz jivzf~hfz- m,fswmd~iuhdb ef mi biuv~f ev ufkwz fu ef m,fld
z,fzu `ihuf- kihz mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb bf z,fzu wiz w~devhuf" Hm edhu kibyvf~ yvfmyvf jcdzf ef
`dbeikfbuim".
Fzu+jf yvf m,jdvuf efz jivzf~hfz ef I- N- J dv E ipihu ef m,hkwd~uibjf 4 Fzu+jf yvf m,jdvuf
efz jivzf~hfz uihu vb kdxfb fb pvf e,vbf `hb 4 Fzu+jf yvf mi `hb uihu mi wi~uhf `hbimf efz
kdxfbz 4 Z,hm pdvz wmiu- pdxfq jfmi ipfj kdh"
Zh af pdvz jdvuf ipfj mi w~d`dbef kduhpiuhdb jmibefzuhbf yvf jfuuf jdvuf pi kf edbbf~ mi
u~ibz`d~kiuhdb- pi kf edbbf~ mi kvuiuhdb- yv,fzu+jf yvf af `ihz 4 Af zvhz iv jdkwudh~ ev
ki~jcibeilf- vuhmhzibu m,ijuhdb e,jdvuf~ wdv~ ijyv~h~ yvfmyvf jcdzf" Mi "u~ibz`d~kiuhdb
wfvu+fmmf u~f ijyvhzf 4 M,ikdv~ wfvu+hm u~f ijyvhz 4 Wfvu+hm u~f dnufbv 4 Wfvu+hm u~f ijcfu
4 #m,ikdv~- mi nfivu- mi jdkwizzhdb- mi p~hu(""" Edbj- yvibe a,jdvuihz mfz jivzf~hfz- yvf zf
wizzihu+hm fb kdh 4 Af zvhz imm eibz mi whjf- dv zdvz mi ufbuf- dv jf yvf pdvz pdvmfq- fu a,ih
jdvu wi~jf yvf af pdvmihz mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb? af pdvmihz mi kvuiuhdb- mi mhn~iuhdb-
m,hmmvkhbiuhdb- iwwfmfq jfmi ef b,hkwd~uf yvfm bdk" Dv af pdvmihz Ehfv- mi ~imhziuhdb ef Ehfv"
Yvibe af ehz yvf mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb b,i wiz fv mhfv- dv yvibe af ehz yvf af pdvmihz mi
u~ibz`d~kiuhdb "dv mi kvuiuhdb wi~ m,jdvuf efz jivzf~hfz dv mi mfjuv~f ef mhp~fz- yv,fzu+jf
yvf a,hkwmhyvf 4 Fzu+jf yvf af b,hkwmhyvf wiz yvf a,ih vbf hef ef jf yv,fzu mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb
4 - vbf hef `hbfkfbu zjvmwuf- vbf hef nhfb e`hbhf1 jfjh- j,fzu mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb" D m,ih+af
fvf- jfuuf hef 4 + Dv nhfb a,ih vbf hef ef Ehfv #dv ef mi Efzzf( Yvh hm fzu- dv yvh fmmf fzu- yvdh hmz ~fzzfknmfbu" Yvf `f~dbu+hmz ipfj kdh yvibe af mfz ~fbjdbu~f~ih- mfz ehfvs dv mfz
efzzfz ef m,Fzu + dv mi mhn~iuhdb dv m,hmmvkhbiuhdb ef m,Dvfzu 4
Imd~z- mi efvshkf jcdzf edbu af k,djjvwf yvibe a,jdvuf mfz jivzf~hfz- j,fzu ef ~evh~f mfz
jdkkvbhjiuhdbz jf yvf af k,uihz fswdz kdh+kkf- imd~z yv,fmmfz zdbu mf zdv``mf phpibu
ef mi phf e,vbf wf~zdbbf? fmmfz jdbuhfbbfbu mi phf" " Fu mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb- mi jdkkvbhdb
fbu~f m,d~iufv~ fu mfz ivehufv~z uihu yvfmyvf jcdzf ef phpibu" Kihz a,ih jdvu efz kduz #a,fb
ih ea uibu fbufbev)( A,ih pimv mfz kduz fu a,ih ehu1 .Ic) a,ihkf jfjh" Jfjh kf zfknmf avzuf".
E,vbf `idb ijiekhyvf- ucd~hyvfkfbu- af wfzihz mfz jdkkvbhjiuhdbz? fu wvhz a,ih jdbjmvyvibe af zvhz zd~uh ef mi whjf- a,ih khz mi jdbjmvzhdb 1.Jfjh fzu mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb." Yvfmyvf
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
jcdzf ef phpibu i u ~evhu vbf hef" Af pihz jdv~h~ iw~z jfmi jdkkf mfz lfbz pdbu eibz
mfz ufkwmfz- eibz mfz kdzyvfz- eibz mfz zxbildlvfz" A,ih vbf zxbildlvf dv vb ufkwmf
hbu~hfv~1 jfuuf hef" Fu jciyvf adv~- af zvhz djjvw jdkwi~f~ kdb jdkwd~ufkfbu jfuuf
hef ef u~ibzkvuiuhdb fu ef u~ibz`d~kiuhdb" Yv,ih+af `ihu ef kdh+kkf- kfzzhfv~z 4 Vbf
niuihmmf kdef~bf jdkwmfsf- vbf ehphzhdb fbu~f jf yvh edhu u~f fu jf yvh fzu"
Edbj iw~z ipdh~ jdvu mfz jivzf~hfz wfbeibu"" phblu dv phblu jhby ibz- wvhz+af u~f ipfj jf
yvf af zvhz fu bf aikihz zd~uh~ ef jf yvh fzu m wdv~ immf~ pf~z jf yvh edhu u~f- iv bdk ef mi
u~ibz`d~kiuhdb dv ef mi kvuiuhdb" Wvhz+af u~f ipfj mf `ihu ufm yv,hm fzu 4 Bf wiz `vh~"
Jdkw~fbe~f jf yv,hm fzu- ipfj m,ibldhzzf fu mi edvmfv~ yv,hm jdkwd~uf- ipfj mf uf~~hnmf fu
w~d`dbe jcil~hb yv,hm wd~uf ipfj mvh" Af phz ipfj jf jcil~hb" Af bf jdv~z wiz iw~z m,hef ef
kvuiuhdb" Fzu+jf yvf jfmi wfvu k,i~~hpf~ 4
Kfz ikhz- hm `ivu u~f ipfj mfz `ihuz ufmz yv,hmz zdbu- u~f ipfj mi phf ufmmf yv,fmmf fzu- u~f ipfj
jf yvf pdvz ufz- zibz jdbeikbiuhdb- zibz j~huhyvfz- zibz ijjfwuiuhdb- zibz ~fafu- zibz`~vzu~iuhdb" M,ivzu~hu e,u~f jf yvf pdvz ufz mhn~f"
Edbj mi jcdzf `dbeikfbuimf yvh kibyvf- jf wfvu u~f e kdb iuuhuvef fb `ijf ef m,jdvuf-
jf yvf a,ih `ihu ipfj kdh+kkf uibehz yvf a,jdvuihz yvfmyv,vb dv yvf af mhzihz mfz mhp~fz ef
yvfmyv,vb" Edbj- zd~uh~ ef mi whjf mfz kihbz phefz- ipfj wiz ev udvu e,hefz
Bdvz ipdbz jdvu- bdvz ipdbz wi~m- bdvz ipdbz u fbzfknmf" zh mi jdkkvbhjiuhdb i fv
mhfv- z,hm x i fv khzzhdb fu ~jfwuhdb- mi ~fbjdbu~f + ji~ m,jdvuf fzu ivzzh hkwd~uibuf yvf mf
ehzjdv~z- zh jfmi z,fzu w~devhu- imd~z mi ~fbjdbu~f + i iuufhbu zdb nvu" J,fzu vbf jdkkvbhdb
zij~f yvh zf w~devhu" Fu fmmf i u pjvf wi~ mi uduimhu ef kdb u~f" Af bf wdvpihz `ih~f wmvz"
A,uihz jdkwmufkfbu m- a,jdvuihz- bf jdkwi~ibu bh b,pimvibu- bf ehzibu wiz1 .Af edhz ipdh~
jfjh? jf yvh fzu i~~hp eibz zi phf edhu i~~hpf~ eibz ki phf. M,fld imd~z b,uihu wiz m+niz-
jcf~jcibu `dvhmmibu- hkwiuhfbu e,dnufbh~- e,ijyv~h~- ef efpfbh~" Kihz hm x ipihu mi u~ibyvhmmhu-
mi z~bhu ef mi ~jfwuhphu"
Yvibe pdvz w~fbfq vb ~fwiz- pdvz ufz wmfhbz ef jdb`hibjf" Pdvz `ihufz jdb`hibjf iv jd~wz1
.A,ih w~hz vb ~fwiz? hm pi kf bdv~~h~? fu jf yvf a,ih inzd~n- ef yvfmyvf biuv~f yvf jf zdhu- zf~i
ibimxz m,hbu~hfv~- zf~i jdbpf~uh fb ehpf~z wmizkiz jchkhyvfz fu imhkfbuf~i mfz uhzzvz- mfz
ufbedbz- mfz kvzjmfz fuj" E,fmmf+kkf- m,bf~lhf j~iuhpf ibimxzf~i mfz w~devhuz jchkhyvfz-mfz jdbpf~uh~i- fu jfmi efphfbe~i vbf wi~uhf ef ki phf? hm efphfbe~i mi zvnzuibjf ef ki phf- mf
~fwiz yvf a,ih w~hz"
Ipdbz+bdvz jdb`hibjf eibz mi ~fbjdbu~f- mi ~jfwuhdb- mi jdkkvbhdb- ef mi kkf kibh~f
yvf bdvz ipdbz jdb`hibjf eibz mf ~fwiz 4 Iw~z ipdh~ w~hz vb ~fwiz- bdvz bf bdvz izzfxdbz
wiz uinmf dv eufbev eibz vb `ivufvhm- ehzibu1 .Dc) J,uihu vb ndb ~fwiz" Af edhz ehl~f~ jf
yvf a,ih kibl" Ic) Yvfmmf w~fvpf).
Dvh- kdbzhfv~- j,fzu nhfb jfmi1 m,hbufmmhlfbjf j~iuhpf jdbufbvf fb bdvz `f~i mf ~fzuf" Kihz
bdvz pdvmdbz mi kibhwvmf~- bdvz pdvmdbz ivlkfbuf~ mi phufzzf- bdvz pdvmdbz mvh edbbf~
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
`d~kf- mi ~lmfkfbuf~- mi jdbu~mf~" J,fzu vb efz izwfjuz ef mi yvfzuhdb- fu m,ivu~f izwfju
zfknmf u~f jfmvh+jh1 wdv~yvdh jdvuf~ efz jivzf~hfz dv wi~uhjhwf~ efz jikwz 4 Zvwwdzdbz
yv,db ihu ~fbjdbu~ vb adxiv1 mi p~hu ef mi phf" Db m,i jdkw~hzf- fu db i pv- mi mvkh~f ef
jfuuf p~hu- m,f~~fv~ yvh uihu eibz zi phf " Imd~z- yvf `ih~f 4 Udvu iv kdhbz- db efp~ihu mihzzf~
udknf~ m,f~~fv~" Fb jdvuibu efz jivzf~hfz- db jdkw~fbe mi p~hu" Kihz yvibe db phu mi
kihzdb- fb `ikhmmf- ipfj efz ikhz- eibz mi zdjhu- `ihzibu zfz i``ih~fz- zdb u~ipihm- dv
b,hkwd~uf yvdh- m,f~~fv~- mf kfbzdblf- mfz cxwdj~hzhfz- mfz edlkfz ~hlhefz zfmdb mfzyvfmz bdvz
ipdbz pjv- fzu+jf yvf bdvz mfv~ wf~kfuudbz ef jdbuhbvf~ eibz bdu~f phf 4 Wdvpdbz+bdvz
u~f biuhdbimhzufz iw~z ipdh~ jdkw~hz yvf bdvz zdkkfz vbf `ikhmmf cvkihbf lmdnimf 4
Wdvpdbz+bdvz ipdh~ vb mdximhzkf fsjmvzh` fbpf~z efz ucd~hfz fu efz edlkfz fu efz
pimviuhdbz iv bdk efz ~fmhlhdbz uinmhfz- iw~z ipdh~ pv mi ehphbhu ef mi phf uduimf 4
Kihz bdvz bdvz ijj~djcdbz m,f~~fv~" Bdvz ehzdbz1 jfmi j,uihu mi ~fmhlhdb" Bdvz ipdbz jdvu
efz jivzf~hfz- bdvz zdkkfz immz vb jikw wfbeibu u~dhz adv~z? j,fzu izzfq" Kihbufbibu
bdvz ~fpfbdbz fu bdvz efpdbz u~f w~ilkiuhyvfz- zvhp~f mi mhlbf ef mi zdjhu" Wfvu+u~f mi
zdjhu fzu+fmmf bp~duhyvf- wfvu+u~f fzu+fmmf nizf zv~ mi phdmfbjf fu m,fswmdhuiuhdb Kihz
yvdh 4 Af edhz php~f ipfj fmmf" Edbj af bf wfvs wiz mihzzf~ udknf~ ef ki phf mfz kfbzdblfz-
mfz `ivzzfuz- mfz mdximhzkfz fsjmvzh`z- mfz `~ilkfbuiuhdbz" Iv bdk ef mi phf w~iuhyvf- af
jdbuhbvf ipfj m,f~~fv~" Fu j,fzu mi jdbuhbviuhdb ef jfuuf f~~fv~ yvh ~fjdvp~f mi
jdkw~cfbzhdb yvh z,uihu w~devhuf wfbeibu mfz jivzf~hfz mfz jikwz fu mfz ~fbjdbu~fz"
Jciyvf f~~fv~ mi ~fjdvp~f ef wdvzzh~f" Fu wvhz- bdvz zdkkfz zv~w~hz1 ixibu jdvu mfz
jivzf~hfz wfbeibu phblu dv phblu+jhby ibz- jdkkfbu zf `ihu+hm yvf mi u~ibz`d~kiuhdb bf zf
zdhu wiz w~devhuf 4
Yvfzuhdb1 .Jdkkfbu wvhz+af zuhkvmf~ m,ikdv~ ef zdh jcfq mfz ivu~fz zibz mfz ~fbe~f
ewfbeibuz ef kdh 4.
Wdv~yvdh efp~ihz+af zuhkvmf~ m,ikdv~ ef zdh jcfq mfz ivu~fz Fzu+jf yvf af k,ihkf kdh+kkf 4
#bdb wiz mf zfm`- m,fld- kihz mf jd~wz- mi phf yvf af kbf" Fzu+jf yvf af m,ihkf dv fzu+jf yvf a,ih
ef mi ~ibjvbf jdbu~f kdh+kkf 4 Fzu+jf yvf af kf cihz 4 Fu fzu+jf yvf af ehz1 .Jfuuf wi~uhf
ef kdh fzu hlbdnmf- eufzuinmf 4 Af zdvcihuf bf wiz ipdh~ jfmi? dv af zdvcihuf ipdh~ jfmi 4
J,fzu u~z eh``hjhmf ef ~fbjdbu~f~ efz u~fz cvkihbz yvh z,ihkfbu fvs+kkfz- yvh dbu ev
~fzwfju wdv~ fvs+kkfz- yvh w~fbbfbu zdhb ef mfv~ u~f" Fu wdv~yvdh fzu+jf zh eh``hjhmf 4
Wi~jf yvf bdvz zdkkfz jdbzuikkfbu fb u~ihb ef bdvz jdkwi~f~ ivs ivu~fz" Zh bdvz bdvz
ihkhdbz bdvz+kkfz- bdvz jdkwi~f~hdbz+bdvz ipfj mfz ivu~fz 4 Bdvz bdvz edbbf~hdbz mi
wdzzhnhmhu ef `mfv~h~- ef bdvz wibdvh~- ef bdvz kibh`fzuf~" Kihz- phpibu eibz vbf zdjhu
jdkwuhuhpf- bdvz bdvz jdkwi~dbz- bdb zfvmfkfbu jdbdkhyvfkfbu fu `hbibjh~fkfbu-
kihz wzxjcdmdlhyvfkfbu" Fjdbdkhyvfkfbu- pdvz wdvpfq fbu~f~ fb jdkwuhuhdb?
wzxjcdmdlhyvfkfbu- pdvz bf mf wdvpfq wiz" Edbj pdvz pdvz hb`mhlfq ef mi zdv``~ibjf wi~
jfuuf jdkwi~ihzdb"
Pdxdbz e,ind~e zh bdvz ipdbz jdkw~hz1 a,ih dnzf~p fu a,ih jdkw~hz jf yvf af zvhz- mf
kjibhzkf ev jd~wz- zfz `ihnmfzzfz- zfz ehzud~zhdbz- zfz yvimhuz- zdb c~huilf- zdb izwfju
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U~ievhu ef m,Iblmihz wi~ Kiefmfhbf fu Wizjim Cib~hdu
mikfbuinmf- zfz zhblvmi~huz- mfz zu~vjuv~fz wzxjcdmdlhyvfz- mf `ihu e,u~f b eibz vbf `ikhmmf
chbedvf- eibz vbf `ikhmmf hbehfbbf- eibz vbf `ikhmmf jiucdmhyvf- jdkkf Cdmmibeihz- jdkkf
Iblmihz"+Udvuf mi zu~vjuv~f- fu mi jchkhf ef jfuuf zu~vjuv~f"
Db `ihu edbj jdbbihzzibjf ipfj zdh+kkf- db iww~fbe ~fzwfjuf~ jf yvh fzu m? db mhkhbf
mfz hkwv~fuz- ef zd~uf yv,hm b,x ihu ef ezyvhmhn~f ivjvb bhpfiv" Imd~z- vbf ufmmf wf~zdbbf-yvh fzu eufbevf eibz m,ikdv~ fu mf ~fzwfju e,fmmf+kkf i mi phuimhu ef php~f ipfj mfz ivu~fz
eibz m,ikdv~ fu mi jdkwizzhdb"
^fli~efq- kfz ikhz- zh bdvz phpdbz fbzfknmf fu zh pdvz b,iuufbefq ~hfb ef kdh- pdvz `ihufz jf
yv,hm `ivu- pdvz hlbd~fq kfz inzv~ehuz dv kfz zuvwhehuz- fu pdvz ~ilhzzfq mi zhuviuhdb"
Yvibe af kf udv~bf pf~z pdvz wdv~ ipdh~ vb iphz- pdvz wi~uilfq ipfj kdh pdu~f
jdkw~cfbzhdb" Imd~z- wi~ fsfkwmf- zh pdvz kf `ihufz jfjh kdh- ki ~vefzzf- ki ev~fu- ki
l~dzzh~fu jdkkfbjfbu ehkhbvf~ zibz yvf af k,fb ~fbef jdkwuf- wi~jf yvf pdvz ufz
efpfbv vbf jfmmvmf phpibuf e,ikdv~ fu ef jdkwizzhdb" Pdvz bf jdbeikbfq wiz- pdvz~fki~yvfq mfz f~~fv~z fu mfz `ivufz- kihz pdvz bf jdbeikbfq wiz- fu bdvz ipdbz jf
zfbuhkfbu e,iwwi~ufbibjf yvf edbbf m,ikdv~" Zh pdvz kf `ihufz jfjh- biuv~fmmfkfbu jfmi
zuhkvmf~i mi kkf zd~uf e,iuufbuf fb kdh zibz yvf pdvz k,ixfq efkibe ef mf `ih~f" J,fzu
m,iuuijcfkfbu yvh `ihu yvf m,ivu~f wf~zdbbf fzu ewfbeibuf ef pdvz" M,ikdv~ mhn~f- aikihz hm
bf mhf- wi~jf yv,hm ~fzwfjuf mi mhnf~u"
Edbj zh m,ikdv~ `ihu zdb iwwi~huhdb eibz kdb jv~ fu z,hm z,wibe eibz mfz ~fmiuhdbz- imd~z hm
udvjcf mf jv~ efz ivu~fz" Af b,ih `ih~f ivjvb f``d~u jdbzjhfbu wdv~ zuhkvmf~ mf ~fzwfju ef
zdh fu m,ikdv~ ef zdh jcfq mfz ivu~fz"
Kimcfv~fvzfkfbu- mi kibh~f ef php~f yvf bdvz ipdbz fb jfuuf `hb ev phbluhkf zhjmf b,fzu
wiz ev udvu vb zdvuhfb wdv~ vbf kibh~f ef php~f ivucfbuhyvf fu ~fmhlhfvzf" J,fzu vbf
zdjhu zh n~vuimf fu bp~dzf yvf jfmmf eibz miyvfmmf bdvz phpdbz) Imd~z- mfz lfbz dbu vbf
wfv~ zibz bdk- vbf ~ibjvbf zibz bdk- bdb wiz eh~hlf jdbu~f yvfmyv,vb hbehphevfmmfkfbu-
kihz vbf ~ibjvbf jdbu~f mi phf- vbf ikf~uvkf" Mfz jdbu~ihbufz fu mfz ufbzhdbz ef mi phf fb
phmmf pdvz kihbuhfbbfbu eibz vb uiu ef kjdbufbufkfbu jdbzuibu- bdb wiz eh~hl pf~z efz
hbehphevz- kihz eh~hl pf~z mi phf- fu wfvu+u~f eh~hl pf~z pdvz+kkf" #Hm zf wfvu yv,hm zf eh~hlf
pf~z pdvz+kkf(
Edbj- hm kf zfknmf yvf- zh db bf zf jdkwi~f aikihz ivs ivu~fz- zh db bf pfvu wiz efpfbh~
zfknminmf yvh yvf jf zdhu- kihz zh db wf~kfu iv wdufbuhfm yvh fzu fb zdh ef zf kibh`fzuf~ fu
ef `mfv~h~- db b,fzu wiz vb kfbehibu iv jdkwudh~ efz ~fmiuhdbz- yvkibeibu m,ijjfwuiuhdb dv
mi ~fjdbbihzzibjf? kihz db zf zfbu eibz zi pdjiuhdb fb fsw~hkibu jf yv,db fzu- fb
ejdvp~ibu mf jdbufbv ef zdb u~f w~dw~f
Imd~z- m,ijuf ef php~f efphfbu zdb w~dw~f ijjdkwmhzzfkfbu- hm efphfbu zi w~dw~f ~jdkwfbzf
fu pdvz phpfq eibz mi eufbuf ef m,ikdv~ fu ef mi jdkwizzhdb"
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Jdkkf jfvs yvh pdbu iv nd~e ef mi kf~ zfbufbu mi n~hzf `~ijcf- jdkkf jfvs yvh l~hkwfbu
udvu fb civu ef mi kdbuilbf jdbufkwmfbu mi pizuf ufbevf efz jhfvs fu ef m,fzwijf- ef mi
kkf kibh~f- jfvs yvh phpfbu ju dv yvh z,iww~djcfbu ef wf~zdbbfz phpibu eibz vb uiu
ef jdbzjhfbjf bdb jdkwi~iuh`- bdb jdkwuhuh`- mhn~fz ef udvuf iuufbuf fu wdv~ yvh m,ijuf ef
php~f fzu vb jvmuf ~fbev iv ehphb- jfvs+m zfbuh~dbu m,ikdv~- fu hm zf wdv~~ihu yvf jfmi zuhkvmu-
hm zf wdv~~ihu yvf mf jdbuiju ef m,ikdv~ fb pdvz zuhkvmu ivzzh- zibz yvf pdvz ndvlhfq vb
edhlu- m,ikdv~ fu mf ~fzwfju fb fvs"
Af wfbzf yvf bdvz `f~hdbz nhfb e,i~~uf~ kihbufbibu"