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@ZGOJHGLJ] ZLOJ[ DMO[ FE[ ZLG_JO LI_GEL] F[IDJPE[A
MHI]]GFGMI_GEL EF DGLJ[IH [J]J[VJ] % [J]EZ[MJ]
#]jj {zhj ?: #9' #m' ilo Fe{d} C$9 te C$3 ilo C$7'
G, ZLFM mhi}}gfgmitgel ef {j}j{vj} 2$
I, OJFGLG_GEL EF _J[D] ILO MEOJ] EL [J]J[VJ] ILO [J]EZ[MJ]
ZLOJ[ ZLG_JO LI_GEL] F[IDJPE[A MHI]]GFGMI_GEL #ZLFM' EF
DGLJ[IH [J]EZ[MJ]
_cj ZLFM mel}g}t} ef i tc{jj ogdjl}gelih }w}tjd pgtc tcj fehhepgl` tc{jj isj}2@jehe`gmih I}}j}}djlt( Fji}gkghgtw I}}j}}djlt ilo Jmeledgm vgikghgtw, _cj ~{emj}} ef
`jehe`gmih i}}j}}djlt g} `jlj{ihhw melozmtjo gl }ti`j} ef glm{ji}gl` ojtigh}, _cj tw~gmih}zmmj}}gvj }ti`j} ef `jehe`gmih glvj}tg`itgel g,j, {jmellig}}ilmj( ~{e}~jmtgl`( `jlj{ih
js~he{itgel ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel( `jlj{itj {j}ez{mj oiti pgtc i mhji{hw ojfgljo oj`{jj} ef`jehe`gmih i}}z{ilmj, _cj}j fez{ }ti`j} i{j tcj{jfe{j z}jo i} `jehe`gmih i}}j}}djlt mitj`e{gj} gl
tcj mhi}}gfgmitgel, Fji}gkghgtw i}}j}}djlt }tzogj} fe{d il j}}jltgih ~i{t ef tcj ~{emj}} efi}}j}}gl` i dglgl` ~{ebjmt, _cj tw~gmih }zmmj}}gvj }ti`j} ef fji}gkghgtw i}}j}}djlt g,j, `jehe`gmih
}tzow i} glgtgih }ti`j fehhepjo kw ~{jfji}gkghgtw }tzow ilo fji}gkghgtw }tzow%dglgl` {j~e{t i{j pjhhojfgljo, _cj oj`{jj ef jmeledgm vgikghgtw #jmeledgm e{ }zkjmeledgm g} i}}j}}jo gl tcj mez{}j
ef ~{jfji}gkghgtw ilo fji}gkghgtw }tzogj}, I ~{jfji}gkghgtw }tzow ~{evgoj} i ~{jhgdgli{w i}}j}}djltpgtc i hepj{ hjvjh ef immz{imw tcil tcit ef i fji}gkghgtw }tzow( kw pcgmc jmeledgm vgikghgtw g}
i}}j}}jo gl ojtigh,
Gt g} i tc{jj og`gt meoj ki}jo }w}tjd( tcj jmeledgm vgikghgtw isg} {j~{j}jltgl` tcjfg{}t og`gt( tcj fji}gkghgtw isg} tcj }jmelo og`gt ilo tcj `jehe`gm isg} tcj tcg{o og`gt, _cj tc{jj
mitj`e{gj} ef jmeledgm vgikghgtw civj meoj} 9(; ilo = gl ojm{ji}gl` e{oj{( }gdghi{hw tcj tc{jjmitj`e{gj} ef fji}gkghgtw }tzow civj ih}e meoj} 9(; ilo = pcghj tcj fez{ }ti`j} ef `jehe`gmih
i}}j}}djlt i{j {j~{j}jltjo kw ? meoj} g,j, 9 #ojtighjo js~he{itgel( ; #`jlj{ih js~he{itgel( =#~{e}~jmtgl` ilo ? #{jmellig}}ilmj, _cz} tcj cg`cj}t mitj`e{w ef {j}ez{mj} zloj{ ZLFM
}w}tjd pghh civj tcj meoj #999 ilo hepj}t mitj`e{w tcj meoj #==?, _cj vi{gez} tj{d} z}jo gltcg} mhi}}gfgmitgel ilo tcjg{ ojfglgtgel} i{j i} fehhep}2
9, _etih Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj$ I melmjlt{itgel #e{ emmz{{jlmj ef ditj{gih ef glt{gl}gm jmeledgm gltj{j}t,$ [ji}elikhj ~{e}~jmt} fe{ jvjltzih jmeledgm jst{imtgel,
$ Hemitgel( `{ioj( yziltgtw( `jehe`gmih mci{imtj{g}tgm alepl( j}tgditjo e{ gltj{~{jtjof{ed }~jmgfgm `jehe`gmih jvgojlmj ilo alephjo`j,
#g Dji}z{jo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #==9$ _cit ~i{t ef dglj{ih {j}ez{mj fe{ pcgmc telli`j( ojl}gtgj}( }ci~j( ~cw}gmih
mci{imtj{g}tgm}( `{ioj ilo dglj{ih meltjlt mil kj j}tgditjo pgtc i cg`c hjvjh ef
melfgojlmj g,j, ki}jo el ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
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#gg Glogmitjo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #==;$ _elli`j( ojl}gtgj}( }ci~j( ~cw}gmih mci{imtj{g}tgm( `{ioj ilo dglj{ih meltjlt mil kj
j}tgditjo pgtc {ji}elikhj hjvjh ef melfgojlmj ki}jo el js~he{itgel( }id~hgl` ilotj}tgl` glfe{ditgel( hemitgel ef ke{jcehj( ~gt} jtm, tee pgojhw }~imjo,
#ggg
Glfj{{jo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #===$ _elli`j( `{ioj ilo dglj{ih meltjlt mil kj j}tgditjo pgtc hep hjvjh ef melfgojlmj,Glfj{{jo f{ed `jehe`gmih jvgojlmj,
;, Dglj{ih [j}j{vj$ Jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj ~i{t ef dji}z{jo ilo%e{ glogmitjo dglj{ih {j}ez{mj,#g ^{evjo Dglj{ih [j}j{vj} #999$ Jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj ~i{t ef Dji}z{jo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj,#gg ^{ekikhj Dglj{ih [j}j{vj} #9;9 & 9;;$ Jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj ~i{t ef glogmitjo e{ gl }edj mi}j} i dji}z{jo dglj{ih
{j}ez{mj,
=, [jmellig}}ilmj Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #==?'$ J}tgditj} ki}jo el {j`gelih `jehe`gmih }tzogj} ilo di~~gl`( ig{ke{lj ilo glog{jmt
Djtceo}( ~{jhgdgli{w fgjho gl}~jmtgel} i} pjhh i} `jehe`gmih glfj{jlmj ilo jst{i~ehitgel
?, ^{jfji}gkghgtw Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #;;9 ilo ;;;'$ _cit ~i{t ef il glogmitjo ilo gl }edj mg{mzd}tilmj} dji}z{jo dglj{ih {j}ez{mj tcit ci}
kjjl }cepl kw ~{jfji}gkghgtw }tzow te kj let jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj,
$ ^e}}gkhw jmeledgmihhw vgikhj }zkbjmt te mcil`j} gl tjmclehe`gmih( jmeledgm(jlvg{eldjltih ilo%e{ etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel,
:, Fji}gkghgtw Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #;99'$ _cit ~i{t ef dji}z{jo dglj{ih {j}ez{mj( pcgmc iftj{ fji}gkghgtw }tzow ci} kjjl fezlo te
kj jmeledgmihhw let dgljikhj,
$ ^e}}gkhw jmeledgmihhw vgikhj }zkbjmt te mcil`j} gl tjmclehe`gmih( jmeledgm(jlvg{eldjltih ilo%e{ etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel,
Ojfglgtgel ef Zljmeledgm Emmz{{jlmj
Ditj{gih} ef j}tgditjo yziltgtw( tcit i{j tee hep gl `{ioj e{ fe{ etcj{ {ji}el} i{j let
mel}goj{jo ~etjltgihhw jmeledgm, _cz}( Zljmeledgm Emmz{{jlmj g} let ~it ef i Dglj{ih[j}ez{mj, Gf yziltgtw ilo yzihgtw i{j mel}goj{jo pe{tcw ef {j~e{tgl`( gt }cezho kj {jme`lgrjo
tcit il Zljmeledgm Emmz{{jlmj millet kj js~hegtjo pgtcezt dibe{ tjmclehe`gmih ilo%e{jmeledgm mcil`j}( pcgmc i{j let mz{{jlthw ~{jogmtikhj,
Dglj{ih Emmz{{jlmj2
I Dglj{ih Emmz{{jlmj g} il glogmitgel ef dglj{ihg}itgel( tcit g} pe{tcw ef fz{tcj{
glvj}tg`itgel, _cj tj{d Dglj{ih Emmz{{jlmj oej} let gd~hw ilw dji}z{j ef vehzdj%telli`j e{`{ioj%yzihgtw ilo g} tcz} let ~i{t ef i Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj,
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K, Ojfglgtgel} ef _j{d} te kj z}jo gl tcj Zlgtjo Litgel} Gltj{litgelih F{idjpe{aMhi}}gfgmitgel fe{ [j}j{vj}%[j}ez{mj}
]ehgo Fzjh} ilo Dglj{ih Meddeogtgj}
Ojfglgtgel} ef ]ti`j} ef Fji}gkghgtw I}}j}}djlt
Dglgl` [j~e{t
Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow
I Dglgl` [j~e{t g} zloj{}teeo i} tcj mz{{jlt oemzdjltitgel ef tcj }titj ef
ojvjhe~djlt ilo js~hegtitgel ef i oj~e}gt oz{gl` gt} jmeledgm hgfj glmhzogl`mz{{jlt dglgl` ~hil}, Gt g} `jlj{ihhw dioj kw tcj e~j{ite{ ef tcj dglj, _cj
}tzow tiaj} glte mel}goj{itgel tcj yziltgtw ilo yzihgtw ef tcj dglj{ih}jst{imtjo oz{gl` tcj {j~e{tgl` tgdj( mcil`j} gl Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw
mitj`e{gj} ozj te mcil`j} gl ~{gmj} ilo me}t}( ojvjhe~djlt ef {jhjvilttjmclehe`w( ljphw gd~e}jo jlvg{eldjltih e{ etcj{ {j`zhitgel}( ilo oiti el
js~he{itgel melozmtjo melmz{{jlthw pgtc dglgl`,
Gt ~{j}jlt} tcj mz{{jlt }titz} ef tcj oj~e}gt}( ~{evgogl` i ojtighjo iloimmz{itj( z~$te$oitj }titjdjlt el tcj {j}j{vj} ilo tcj {jdiglgl` {j}ez{mj},
I Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow i}}j}}j} gl ojtigh tcj tjmclgmih }ezlolj}} ilo
Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw ef i dglgl` ~{ebjmt( ilo }j{vj} i} tcj ki}g} fe{ tcjglvj}tdjlt ojmg}gel ilo i} i kilaikhj oemzdjlt fe{ ~{ebjmt fglilmgl`, _cj
}tzow mel}tgtztj} il izogt ef ihh `jehe`gmih( jl`gljj{gl`( jlvg{eldjltih(hj`ih ilo jmeledgm glfe{ditgel immzdzhitjo el tcj ~{ebjmt, @jlj{ihhw( i
}j~i{itj jlvg{eldjltih gd~imt }tzow g} {jyzg{jo,
Me}t oiti dz}t kj {ji}elikhw immz{itj #z}zihhw pgtcgl 9>*( ilo le
fz{tcj{ glvj}tg`itgel} }cezho kj ljmj}}i{w te diaj tcj glvj}tdjlt ojmg}gel,_cj glfe{ditgel ki}g} i}}emgitjo pgtc tcg} hjvjh ef immz{imw med~{g}j} tcj{j}j{vj fg`z{j} ki}jo el tcj {j}zht} ef Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel( tjmclehe`gmih(
~ghet tj}t} ilo mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t mihmzhitgel} }zmc i} yzetitgel} efjyzg~djlt }z~~hgj{},
I ojtighjo hg}t ef tcj gd~e{tilt gtjd} ioo{j}}jo gl i Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow g}
`gvjl kjhep 2
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Hg}t ef tcj de{j gd~e{tilt gtjd} te kj ioo{j}}jo gl i Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow
@je`{i~cgmih melogtgel}
Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ~zkhgm ztghgtgj} {eio( {ighpiw} ilo etcj{
dil~epj{
@jehe`w }t{zmtz{j( }grj( }ci~j
Dglj{ih meltjlt( `{ioj( ojl}gtw {j}j{vj%{j}ez{mj yziltgtw ilo
yzihgtw etcj{ {jhjvilt `jehe`gmih fjitz{j}
Hj`ih Dittj{}
[g`ct} ilo eplj{}cg~ ]emgejmeledgm gd~imt }tzogj}
^zkhgm immj~tilmj Hilo {jyzg{jdjlt}
@evj{ldjlt fimte{}
E~j{itgl`
{ema djmcilgm} dglgl` jyzg~djlt dglgl` djtceo
mel}t{zmtgel ~hil ilo }mcjozhj i~~{e~{gitj tjmclehe`gmih ~ghet tj}t}
dghh ilo ~{emj}}gl` ~hilt tighgl`} og}~e}ih
pitj{ dili`jdjlt t{il}~e{titgel
~epj{ }z~~hw dil~epj{%hikez{ {jhitgel}
izsghgi{w fimghgtgj} ilo }j{vgmj} mhe}z{j oj}g`l
Jlvg{eldjlt #gf let ojiht
pgtc gl i }j~i{itj }tzow
Di{ajt ilihw}g}
Fglilmgih Ilihw}g} Mi~gtih me}t
Mi}cfhep fe{jmi}t Glvj}tdjlt me}t
Glfhitgel fe{jmi}t E~j{itgl` me}t
]jl}gtgvgtw }tzogj} Mhe}z{j me}t
[jcikghgtitgel me}t
[g}a I}}j}}djlt
I }jl}gtgvgtw }tzow diw {jyzg{j gloj~jlojlt vj{gfgmitgel gl mj{tigl mg{mzd}tilmj},
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Ojfglgtgel ef ]ti`j} ef Fji}gkghgtw I}}j}}djlt #Melto,'
^{jfji}gkghgtw
]tzow
@jehe`gmih]tzow
I ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow ~{evgoj} i ~{jhgdgli{w i}}j}}djlt ef tcj Jmeledgm
Vgikghgtw ef i oj~e}gt ilo fe{d} tcj ki}g} fe{ bz}tgfwgl` fz{tcj{ glvj}tg`itgel}
#Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel ilo Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow, Gt z}zihhw fehhep} i }zmmj}}fzhjs~he{itgel mid~ig`l( ilo }zddi{grj} ihh `jehe`gmih( jl`gljj{gl`(jlvg{eldjltih( hj`ih ilo jmeledgm glfe{ditgel immzdzhitjo te oitj el tcj
~{ebjmt,
Gl ~{ebjmt} tcit civj {jimcjo i {jhitgvjhw iovilmjo }ti`j( tcj ^{jfji}gkghgtw
]tzow }cezho civj j{{e{ hgdgt} ef ;:*, Gl hj}} iovilmjo ~{ebjmt} cg`cj{
j{{e{} i{j te kj js~jmtjo, Vi{gez} tj{d} i{j gl z}j gltj{litgelihhw fe{^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzogj} {jfhjmtgl` tcj imtzih immz{imw hjvjh, _cj oiti {jyzg{jo
te imcgjvj tcg} hjvjh ef immz{imw i{j {j}j{vj}%{j}ez{mj} fg`z{j} ki}jo elOjtighjo ilo @jlj{ih Js~he{itgel( tjmclehe`gmih tj}t} it hike{ite{w }mihj ilo
me}t j}tgditj} j,`, f{ed mitihe`zj} e{ ki}jo el med~i{ikhj dglgl`e~j{itgel},
_cj ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow ioo{j}}j} tcj gtjd} hg}tjo zloj{ tcj Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow(
ihtcez`c let gl i} dzmc ojtigh},
I @jehe`gmih ]tzow g} il glgtgih jvihzitgel ef Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw, _cg} g}ektigljo kw i~~hwgl` djilgl`fzh mzt$eff vihzj} fe{ `{ioj( tcgmalj}}( oj~tc
ilo me}t} j}tgditjo f{ed med~i{ikhj dglgl` e~j{itgel},
Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw mitj`e{gj}( cepjvj{( millet gl `jlj{ih kj ojfgljo f{ed
tcj @jehe`gmih ]tzow kjmiz}j ef tcj hima ef ojtigh ljmj}}i{w fe{ il JmeledgmVgikghgtw jvihzitgel, _cj {j}ez{mj yziltgtgj} j}tgditjo diw glogmitj tcit tcjoj~e}gt g} ef glt{gl}gm jmeledgm gltj{j}t( g,j, gl tcj {il`j ef jmeledgm te
~etjltgihhw jmeledgm,
I @jehe`gmih ]tzow g} `jlj{ihhw mi{{gjo ezt gl tcj fehhepgl` fez{ digl }ti`j}2[jmellig}}ilmj( ^{e}~jmtgl`( @jlj{ih Js~he{itgel ilo Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel
#fe{ ojfglgtgel ef jimc }ti`j }jj kjhep, _cj ~z{~e}j ef tcj @jehe`gmih ]tzowg} te gojltgfw dglj{ihgritgel( te j}tikhg}c meltglzgtw( yziltgtw( ilo yzihgtw ef i
dglj{ih oj~e}gt( ilo tcj{jkw ojfglj il glvj}tdjlt e~~e{tzlgtw,
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Ojfglgtgel} ef ]ti`j} ef @jehe`gmih ]tzow
[jmellig}}ilmj
^{e}~jmtgl`
@jlj{ih
Js~he{itgel
OjtighjoJs~he{itgel
I [jmellig}}ilmj }tzow gojltgfgj} i{ji} ef jlcilmjo dglj{ih ~etjltgih el i{j`gelih }mihj ki}jo ~{gdi{ghw el {j}zht} ef {j`gelih `jehe`gmih }tzogj}(
{j`gelih `jehe`gmih di~~gl`( ig{ke{lj ilo glog{jmt djtceo}( ~{jhgdgli{w
fgjho gl}~jmtgel( i} pjhh i} `jehe`gmih glfj{jlmj ilo jst{i~ehitgel, _cjekbjmtgvj g} te gojltgfw dglj{ihg}jo i{ji} pe{tcw ef fz{tcj{ glvj}tg`itgeltepi{o} oj~e}gt gojltgfgmitgel, J}tgditj} ef yziltgtgj} }cezho elhw kj dioj
gf }zffgmgjlt oiti i{j ivighikhj ilo pcjl il ilihe`w pgtc alepl oj~e}gt} ef}gdghi{ `jehe`gmih mci{imtj{ g} ~e}}gkhj( ilo tcjl elhw pgtcgl il e{oj{ ef
di`lgtzoj,
^{e}~jmtgl` g} tcj }w}tjditgm ~{emj}} ef }ji{mcgl` fe{ i dglj{ih oj~e}gt kwli{{epgl` oepl i{ji} ef ~{edg}gl` jlcilmjo dglj{ih ~etjltgih, _cj
djtceo} ztghg}jo i{j eztm{e~ gojltgfgmitgel( `jehe`gmih di~~gl`( ilo glog{jmtdjtceo} }zmc i} `je~cw}gmih ilo `jemcjdgmih }tzogj}, Hgdgtjo t{jlmcgl`(
o{ghhgl`( ilo }id~hgl` diw kj mi{{gjo ezt, _cj ekbjmtgvj g} te gojltgfw ioj~e}gt pcgmc pghh kj tcj ti{`jt fe{ fz{tcj{ js~he{itgel, J}tgditj} ef
yziltgtgj} i{j glfj{{jo( ki}jo el gltj{~{jtitgel ef `jehe`gmih( `je~cw}gmihilo `jemcjdgmih {j}zht},
@jlj{ih Js~he{itgel glvehvj} tcj glgtgih ojhgljitgel ef il gojltgfgjo
oj~e}gt, Djtceo} z}jo glmhzoj }z{fimj di~~gl`( pgojhw }~imjo }id~hgl`(t{jlmcgl` ilo o{ghhgl` fe{ ~{jhgdgli{w jvihzitgel ef dglj{ih yziltgtw ilo
yzihgtw #glmhzogl` dglj{ihe`gmih tj}t} el hike{ite{w }mihj gf {jyzg{jo( ilohgdgtjo gltj{~ehitgel ki}jo el glog{jmt djtceo} ef glvj}tg`itgel, _cj
ekbjmtgvmj g} te j}tikhg}c tcj digl `jehe`gmih fjitz{j} ef i oj~e}gt( `gvgl` i{ji}elikhj glogmitgel ef meltglzgtw ilo ~{evgogl` il glgtgih j}tgditj ef }grj(
}ci~j( }t{zmtz{j ilo `{ioj, _cj oj`{jj ef immz{imw }cezho kj }zffgmgjlt fe{ojmgogl` pcjtcj{ i ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow ilo Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel i{j
pi{{iltjo,
Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel glvehvj} tcj ojtighjo tc{jj$ogdjl}gelih ojhgljitgelef i alepl oj~e}gt imcgjvjo tc{ez`c }id~hgl`( }zmc i} f{ed eztm{e~}(
t{jlmcj}( ke{jcehj}( }cift} ilo tzlljh}, ]id~hgl` `{go} i{j mhe}jhw }~imjo}zmc tcit }grj( }ci~j( }t{zmtz{j( `{ioj( ilo etcj{ {jhjvilt mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef
tcj oj~e}gt i{j j}tikhg}cjo pgtc i cg`c oj`{jj ef immz{imw, ^{emj}}gl` tj}t}glvehvgl` kzha }id~hgl` diw kj {jyzg{jo, I ojmg}gel pcjtcj{ te melozmt i
Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow mil kj dioj f{ed tcj glfe{ditgel ~{evgojo kw OjtighjoJs~he{itgel,
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Ojfglgtgel ef Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw Mitj`e{gj}
Jmeledgm
Le{dihJmeledgm
Jsmj~tgelihJmeledgm
#Melogtgelihjmeledgm
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^etjltgihhw
Jmeledgm
Di{`glih
Jmeledgm
]zkdi{`glih
Jmeledgm
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Jmeledgm te
^etjltgihhw
Jmeledgm
#glt{gl}gmihhw
jmeledgm'
Yziltgtgj}( {j~e{tjo gl tellj}%vehzdj pgtc `{ioj%yzihgtw( ojdel}t{itjo kwdjil} ef i ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow( Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow e{ Dglgl` [j~e{t( gl
e{oj{ ef glm{ji}gl` immz{imw( tcit bz}tgfw jst{imtgel zloj{ tcj tjmclehe`gmih(
jmeledgm( jlvg{eldjltih ilo etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel}( {jihg}tgmihhwi}}zdjo it tcj tgdj ef tcj ojtj{dglitgel,
_cj tj{d jmeledgm med~{g}j} ketc le{dih jmeledgm ilo jsmj~tgelihjmeledgm i} ojfgljo kjhep, _cj}j tpe }zkmitj`e{gj} i{j fe{ e~tgelih z}j
el i litgelih hjvjh,
Le{dih jmeledgm {j}j{vj} i{j {j}j{vj} tcit bz}tgfw jst{imtgel zloj{med~jtgtgvj di{ajt melogtgel}, _cz}( tcj ivj{i`j vihzj ef tcj meddeogtw
dgljo ~j{ wji{ dz}t kj }zmc i} te }itg}fw tcj {jyzg{jo {jtz{l el glvj}tdjlt,
Jsmj~tgelih #melogtgelih jmeledgm {j}j{vj} i{j {j}j{vj} pcgmc it ~{j}jlti{j let jmeledgm zloj{ med~jtgtgvj di{ajt melogtgel}, _cjg{ js~hegtitgel
g} dioj ~e}}gkhj tc{ez`c `evj{ldjlt }zk}gogj} ilo%e{ etcj{ }z~~e{tgvjdji}z{jj},
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Yziltgtgj}( {j~e{tjo gl tellj}%vehzdj pgtc `{ioj%yzihgtw( ojdel}t{itjo kwdjil} ef i ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow( Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow e{ Dglgl` [j~e{t( gl
e{oj{ ef glm{ji}gl` immz{imw( let bz}tgfwgl` jst{imtgel zloj{ tcjtjmclehe`gmih jmeledgm( jlvg{eldjltih ilo etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel}(
{jihg}tgmihhw i}}zdjo it tcj tgdj ef tcj ojtj{dglitgel( kzt ~e}}gkhw }e gltcj fztz{j,
_cj tj{d ~etjltgihhw jmeledgm med~{g}j} ketc di{`glih ilo }zkdi{`glihi} ojfgljo kjhep, _cj}j tpe }zkmitj`e{gj} i{j fe{ e~tgelih z}j el i
litgelih hjvjh,Di{`glih jmeledgm {j}ez{mj} i{j {j}ez{mj} pcgmc it tcj tgdj ef
ojtj{dglitgel i{j let jmeledgm( kzt ke{oj{ el kjgl` }e, _cjw diwkjmedj jmeledgm gl tcj lji{ fztz{j i} i {j}zht ef mcil`j} gl tjmclehe`gmih(
jmeledgm( jlvg{eldjltih ilo%e{ etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel},]zkdi{`glih jmeledgm {j}ez{mj} i{j {j}ez{mj} tcit pezho {jyzg{j i
}zk}tiltgihhw cg`cj{ meddeogtw ~{gmj e{ i dibe{ me}t${jozmgl` iovilmj gltjmclehe`w te {jloj{ tcjd jmeledgm,
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Yziltgtgj}( {j~e{tjo gl tellj}%vehzdj pgtc `{ioj%yzihgtw( j}tgditjo kw
djil} ef i @jehe`gmih ]tzow te kj ef glt{gl}gm jmeledgm gltj{j}t, ]glmj tcj@jehe`gmih ]tzow glmhzoj} elhw i ~{jhgdgli{w jvihzitgel ef Jmeledgm
Vgikghgtw( le og}tglmtgel mil kj dioj kjtpjjl jmeledgm ilo ~etjltgihhwjmeledgm
9%, _cj}j [j}ez{mj} i{j tcj{jfe{j }igo te hgj gl tcj {il`j ef
jmeledgm te ~etjltgihhw jmeledgm,
9% Jsmj~t gl tcj mi}j ef hep glvj}tdjlt dglj{ih meddeogtgj} hgaj }ilo( `{ivjh ilo meddel mhiw( pcj{j
i og}tglmtgel kjtpjjl jmeledgm ilo ~etjltgih jmeledgm mil kj dioj,
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F[IDJPE[A MHI]]GFGMI_GEL
G , ]t{itgfe{d( ]t{itikezlo ilo _ikzhi{ Oj~e}gt} ef [j`zhi{ Cikgt
Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef oj~e}gt}
Ef {j`zhi{ cikgt pgtc ~{jogmtikhj mcil`j gl t{jlo pgtc }ci{~ te deoj{itj ~cw}gmih melt{i}t pgtc kezlojo }z{fimj}(
hep og~~gl` te deoj{itjhw }tjj~( }gd~hw fehojo ilo fizhtjo, Ih}e i} khilajt mi~~gl`} ilo }z{fgmgih tikzhi{ keogj},
^{glmg~ih aglo} ef dglj{ih}
Meih }jid}( hg`lgtj kjo}( g{el e{j fe{ditgel ilo mi~~gl`}( dil`ilj}j ce{grel} gl }jogdjlti{w ilo djti$
}jogdjlti{w }jyzjlmj}( tcgma kizsgtj mi~~gl`}( {j`gelih mc{edgtj heoj} gl hi{`j zht{idifgm}1 hgdj}telj( oehedgtj(
ki{wtj}( `w~}zd( jvi~e{gtj} #glmhzogl` ~eti}c ilo }iht kjo}( mciha ilo fg{jmhiw( fzhhj{'} ji{tc,
@JEHE@GMIH ISG]
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9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj
`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw jtm,
;,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2
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}dihhj{ }mihj},
=,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2
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:, _jmclehe`gmih 2#g_{jlmcgl` $ Elj e{ tpe te
js~e}j dglj{ihg}jo relj it
gojih hemitgel} elhw1#gg^gttgl`%o{ghhgl`2 Z~ te :tj}t ~gt}%ke{jcehj} ~j{ 9>>
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;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2@jemcjdgmih }id~hgl`(
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=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2Ojtighjo `{ezlo
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?'_jmclehe`gmih2
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js~he{j kjo
{ema%dglj{ihg}jo relj1
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92:(>>> e{ hi{`j{ }mihj pgtc
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;, @jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2
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te kj oelj fe{
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`jehe`gmih di~ glmhzogl` ihh
}z{fimj `jehe`gmih fjitz{j}(jstjlt ef oj~e}gt( }t{zmtz{j(
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}id~hgl` ilo ilihw}g},
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ke{jcehj `je~cw}gmih
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dglj{i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2
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{ema tw~j}( dglj{ih
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0, ]wltcj}g}ef ihh ivighikhj
oiti%melmj~t},
3,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{
hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{
@=,
#gMeih( `w~}zd( lji{
}z{fimj ~eti}c
ilo }iht$kjo}$ 9>>> te ;>>>
djtj{}1
#gg G{el ilo dil`ilj}j e{j$ ;>> te ?>> d1#ggg Hgdj}telj ilooehedgtj $ ?>> te :>> d1
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mi~~gl` $ =>> te ?>> d,
#v Mc{edgtj i} {j`gelih
heoj $ =>> d1
#vg Ki{wtj} fe{ditgel} $
?>> te :>> d,
#m ]id~hgl`2 ]id~hgl` it
pjhh$ojfgljo hemitgel} it}z{fimj ilo ih}e f{ed
~gt}%t{jlmcj}( ke{jcehj} ilojsg}tgl` dglj e~jlgl`},
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm%dglj{i`{$i~cgm }tzogj}2#g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzow ef
{ema} ef tcj oj~e}gt ilo gt}
}z{{ezlogl`}( ihtj{itgel} #gf
ilw melljmtjo pgtc
dglj{ihg}itgel1
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glmhzogl` ~i{i`jlj}g}(
gojltgfgmitgel ef relj} ef
esgoitgel ilo ~{gdi{wrelj}( `{igl }grj
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mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef z}jfzh
dglj{ih},
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t{ivj{}j} fe{ ~{ekhjd
}ehvgl`( gf {jyzg{jo ,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2#i^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`2}w}tjditgm ~gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`fe{ ojmg~cj{gl` jstjlt ef
dglj{ihg}itgel it }z{fimj,
#kO{ghhgl`2 `{go {jozmtgel
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meih( `w~}zd lji{ }z{fimj
~eti}c ilo }iht kjo}$?>> te
9>>>d1
#gg G{el ilo dil`ilj}j
e{j$9>> te ;>>d, #ggghgdj}telj ilo oehedgtj ilo
ki{wtj}$ ;>> te ?>>d z~ tei oj~tc ef it hji}t => d1#gv kizsgtj ef tcgma
mi~~gl`} ilo mc{edgtj i}{j`gelih heoj$9>> te =>>d,
#m ]id~hgl`2
#g ]w}tjditgm ~gt ilo t{jlmc
}id~hgl`( ojj~ ~gttgl` gf
ljmj}}i{w1
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hgtcehe`w ilo }t{jl`tc efdglj{ihg}itgel pg}j #mcjma}id~hgl` $9>*,#o Hike{ite{w }mihj
}millgl`%mcjdgmih ilihw}g}(
#j Kzha }id~hgl` gf
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~i{idjtj{},
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@; mitj`e{w1
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`je}t{zmtz{ih ~{evgl`,
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}~imgl` diw kj 9>>d s
:>d oj~jlogl` el tcj
`jehe`w( pjitcj{ dilthj
mevj{ ( kz{lgl` litz{j ef
meih }jid},
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~e}}gkhj 1#v]id~hgl`$ }w}tjditgm ~gtilo t{jlmc }id~hgl`( me{j
ilo }hzo`j }id~hgl` fe{hike{ite{w }mihj ilo kzha
}id~hj fe{ tcj ~ghet ~hilt
}mihj kjljfgmgitgel }tzogj},
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo
dglj{i`{i~cgm }tzow2[jfglgl` ef oiti el tcj~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{ ef{ema} ef tcj oj~e}gt ilo gt}}z{{ezlogl`}( ihtj{itgel} #gf
ilw( glmhzogl` }tzow ef
`{igl }grj tjstz{j `il`zj
ilo gt} hgkj{itgelmci{imtj{g}tgm} fe{ fz{tcj{
{jfglgl` ef oiti6'@je}titg}tgmih ilihw}g} ef
ke{jcehj oiti tcgmalj}} ef
e{j 2 pi}tj jlmezltj{jo gl
cehj}( i}}iw vihzj} ef}id~hj} gf mel}goj{joljmmj}i{{w,
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F= #@jehe`gmih ]tzow' F; #^{j$fji}gkghgtw ]tzow' F9 #Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow'
9,@jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2
#g @jehe`gmih( dglj{ihe`gmih ilomcjdgmih ilihw}g} oiti1
#gg _e~e`{i~cgmih }jttgl` ilo litz{j
ef hilo1
#ggg Glf{i}t{zmtz{j1
#gv Djtje{ehe`gmih ilo ~{jhgdgli{wjmehe`w oiti gf ~e}}gkhj,
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F ;,
9,@jehe`w2
Hemih `jehe`w( dglj{ihe`w(gojltgfgmitgel ef e{j tw~j} ilo
`jedjt{w,
;, Dglgl`2 Djtceo}( ~{j$
~{eozmtgel ~hil( ojvjhe~djlt ~hil(dil~epj{ # {ez`c j}tgditj,
=, Jlvg{eldjlt2Ki}j hglj oiti el jlvg{eldjlt,
?, ^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl hike{ite{w
}mihj%~ghet }mihj kjljfgmgitgel(glvj}tg`itgel oiti(hgajhw
j}tikhg}cdjlt(
:,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj}(mel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2K{gjf ojtigh}
6, Me}tgl`2 Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`
me}t $ {ez`c j}tgditj} ki}jo el
med~i{ikhj dglgl` e~j{itgel},
0,Di{ajtgl`2 Evj{vgjp hgaj
gloz}t{gih }t{zmtz{j( ojdilo }z~~hw
{jhitgel( ~{gmgl`( jtm,
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2^{jhgdgli{w}tzow ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w
~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo(
dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,
9, @jehe`w2 @jehe`w ef i{ji ilo
~{ebjmt( ojtighjo js~he{itgel( mhe}jo}~imjo o{ghhgl`( e{j keow deojhhgl`(
kzha }id~hj} fe{ kjljfgmgitgel(
`jetjmclgmih ilo {ezlo pitj{
&}z{fimj pitj{} }tzogj},Cepjvj{ fe{
meih( kjljfgmgitgel }tzogj} te kjmi{{gjo ezt oj~jlogl` z~el meih
yzihgtgj},
;, Dglgl`2 Dglgl` ~hil( dglj
{jmevj{gj} ilo jffgmgjlmgj}( jyzg~djlt
}jhjmtgel( dil~epj{ {jyzg{jdjlt,
=,Jlvg{eldjlt2 JGI }tzogj} ilo
JD^ glmhzogl` }emge$jmeledgmgd~imt( {jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt
iffjmtjo ~j{}el}( pi}tj
og}~e}ih%{jmhiditgel,(ojtighjo hilo z}joiti,
?, ^{emj}}gl`2 ^ghet }mihj%gloz}t{gih
}mihj glvj}tg`itgel oiti( hg}t ef
jyzg~djlt( dil~epj{ ilo
jlvg{eldjltih mel}goj{itgel} hgajpi}tj og}~e}ih ef tighgl`( jtm,
:, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj}(
mel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2 Fzhh ojtigh}
6, Me}tgl`2Ojtighjo k{jia$z~ ef mi~gtih me}t(
e~j{itgl` me}t( ojtigh} ef pe{agl`
mi~gtih,
0,Di{ajtgl`2Evj{vgjp( }~jmgfgm di{ajt i}~jmt},
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2
Mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t( glfhitgel jffjmt}(
}jl}gtgvgtw }tzogj},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}
{jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo( dglgl`(
tisitgel jtm,
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J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}
ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgmmzt$eff( jlj{ih goji ikezt
fe{j}t %lel fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j
}titz},
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J ;,
9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel
; ,]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef {j}j{vj}#ikevj %di{`glihhw kjhep jmeledgm
mzt$eff `{ioj,
=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;,Dglgl` {j~e{t %dglgl` ~hil %pe{agl` dglj},
=,]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef {j}j{vj}
#ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,
?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
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GG,]t{itgfe{d( ]t{itikezlo ilo _ikzhi{ Oj~e}gt} ef G{{j`zhi{ Cikgt
Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef oj~e}gt}
Ef g{{j`zhi{ cikgt ilo %e{ pgtc fizht} ef hi{`j dji}z{j}( }cji{ relj}( }ehztgel mivgtgj}( g{{j`zhi{ j{e}gel ilo
pjitcj{gl` #esgoitgel fjitz{j}( ~i{tgl`} ilo kgfz{mitgel}( g`ljez} glt{z}gvj}( fimgj} mcil`j}( jtm,
^{glmg~ih aglo} ef dglj{ih}Meih }jid}( hg`lgtj kjht( g{el e{j fe{ditgel} ilo mi~~gl`}( dil`ilj}j ce{grel} gl }jogdjlti{w ilo djti$
}jogdjlti{w }jyzjlmj}( tcgma kizsgtj mi~~gl`}( {j`gelih mc{edgtj heoj} gl hi{`j zht{idifgm}( hgdj}telj( oehedgtj(
ki{wtj}( `w~}zd( jvi~e{gtj} glmhzogl` ~eti}c ilo }ihtkjht}( mciha ilo fg{jmhiw( fzhhj{} ji{tc( `eho gl kilojo g{el
fe{ditgel( ~hitglzd `{ez~ ef jhjdjlt} gl mc{edgtj e{ gl mc{edgtj kji{gl` {ema} ilo dehwkojlzd gl }cji{ $
melt{ehhjo relj},
@JEHE@GMIH ISG]
@? #[jmellig}}ilmj' @= #^{e}~jmtgl`' @; #@jlj{ih Js~he{itgel' @9#Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel'
9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw( jtm,
;,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92:>(>>> e{}dihhj{ }mihj},
=, @jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2#g @{ik%mcg~ }id~hgl` ef
{ema} e{ pjitcj{jo
~{efghj} #Lgh fe{
meih%hg`lgtj js~he{itgel1#gg[jme{ogl` ef k{eio
`jede{~cehe`w( o{igli`jjtm,
?,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw 2@{ezlo je~cw}gmih
}z{vjw,
:,_jmclehe`gmih 2
#g_{jlmcgl` $
Elj e{ tpe te js~e}j
dglj{ihg}jo relj} it gojihhemitgel} elhw1
#gg^gttgl` %o{ghhgl`$ Z~te :
tj}t ~gt} % ke{jcehj} ~j{9>> }y,ad i{ji1#ggg]mezt o{ghhgl` $ i fjp
te alep jsg}tjlmj ef meih
%hg`lgtj1
#gv]id~hgl` [j`gelih
ilo {iloed `{ik%mcg~
}id~hgl`,
6, ^jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2
#gOjtj{dglitgel ef
~{glmg~ih {ema tw~j}(
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2
#g Di~~gl` el 92:>(>>>te 92;:(>>> }mihj #fe{
meih( hg`lgtj js~he{itgel$
di~~gl` el 929>(>>>1
#gg Hglagl` ef di~} }e~{j~i{jo pgtc te~e`{go}1
#ggg I}}j}}djlt ef
ojtighjo }titg`{i~cw(
hgtcehe`w( }t{zmtz{j(
}z{fimj dglj{ihg}itgel(
ilihw}g} ef eho cg}te{w ef
dglgl`,
;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2@{go jemcjdgmih
}id~hgl`$ {ema tw~j pg}j
ilo gf ljmj}}i{w( }egh$oedigl$pg}j #fe{ ihh
djtihhgm dglj{ih
js~he{itgel,
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2
Ojtighjo `{ezlo
`je~cw}gmih pe{a,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2
#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`%o{ghhgl` oj~jlogl` elvi{gikghgtw1
#gg ]jhjmtgel ef o{ghhgl`
}gtj} kj}t }zgtjo te zl{ivjh
tcj hgtcehe`gmih% }t{zmtz{ih
med~hjsgtgj},
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm%dglj{$
i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2#g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzow ef
{ema} ef tcj oj~e}gt ilo
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2
#g Di~~gl` el 92;:>>> te929>>> e{ hi{`j{ }mihj pgtc
t{gil`zhitgel ~eglt}(
kjlmcdi{a}( gf ilw1Fe{ meih(
di~~gl` el929>(>>> }mihj#gg Hglagl` ef di~} }e
~{j~i{jo pgtc te~e$ `{go},
;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2
#gOjtighjo hgtce$mcjdgmih
mcilljh }id~hhgl` f{ed f{j}c
{ema js~e}z{j}( t{jlmcj}( ~gt}1#gg[jme{ogl` ef ojhjtj{gez}
jhjdjlt}(hgajhw kw$~{eozmtjhjdjlt} #j,`, @i gl kizsgtj(
Lg( ^@J jtm, gl mc{edgtj( Iz
gl Fj e{j( jtm, #Lgh fe{ meih%hg`lgtj js~he{itgel,
=, @je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2#gKe{jcehj je~cw}gmih
}z{vjw1
#gg]~jmgih `je~cw}gmih
t{ivj{}j} fe{ ~{ekhjd }ehvgl`gf {jyzg{jo1
#gggMelmz{{jlt }wltcj}g} ef
dzhtg$og}mg~hgli{w oiti(Ke{j$cehj je~cw}gmihhe``gl`( gf ~e}}gkhj,
?, _jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`$
~gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` fe{ cjh~gl`
}z{fimj ilo }zk}z{fimj
me{{jhitgel ef dglj{ihg}jo
relj}1#ggO{ghhgl` $ Mhe}j }~imjo it
;>> s ;>>d `{go te ojmg~cj{
tcj e{j $}ceet kjcivgez{
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl` iMeih 92:>>>
k Fe{ etcj{ dglj{ih}$929>>>
e{ hi{`j{ }mihj1
#gg^{j~i{itgel ef ojtighjo
te~e`{i~cgmih $mzd$`jehe`gmih di~ glmhzogl` ihh
}z{fimj jehe`gmih fjitz{j}(
jstjlt ef oj~e}gt( }t{zmtz{j(
hemitgel ef ke{jcehj}( i}}iw
~hil ilo }jmtgel} ef
js~he{ite{w dglj
ojvjhe~djlt ilo ke{jcehjoiti,
;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2Ojtighjo hgtce`jemcjdgmih
ilihw}g}
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2
Ojtighjo ke{jcehj
`je`~cw}gmih }z{vjw
?, _jmclehe`gmih2
#g^gttgl`2 = te: le}, fe{ jvj{wdi}} keow e{ it 9>>$;>>
djtj{ {go gltj{vih1
#gg_{jlmcgl`$ It }~imgl` ef:> te ;>> djtj{}1#gggO{ghhgl`$ Mhe}j{ }~imjo
tcil tcit fe{ @$; it =$? hjvjh}
oepl te i pe{aikhj
oj~tc1#gv]id~hgl`$ Me{j
ilo }hzo`j( ~gt} }id~hj} fe{
`{ioj ilihw}g} e{
kjljfgmgitgel(
kzha }id~hj} fe{ hike{ite{w}mihj % ~ghet ~hilt
glvj}tg`itgel1
#vMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm je$
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dglj{ih i}}jdkhi`j1
#ggGojltgfgmitgel ef
dglj{ih} ef gltj{j}t
#j}~jmgihhw ef djtihhgm
dglj{ih} ilo il`zj}10, ]wltcj}g} ef ihhivighikhj oiti % melmj~t},3,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj
e{ hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo
fe{ @$=,
gt} }z{{ezlogl`}(
ihtj{itgel} #gf ilw(
melljmtjo pgtc
dglj{ihg}itgel1
#ggOjtj{dglitgel ef ~ci}jgl pcgmc dglj{ih efgltj{j}t emmz{1#gggDglj{ihe gmih }tzogj}
glmhzogl` ~i{i`jlj}g}(
gojltgfgmitgel ef relj} ef
esgoitgel ilo ~{gdi{w
relj}( `{igl }grj
og}t{gkztgel( evj{ihh
mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef z}jfzh
dglj{ih},
ithji}t it tpe hjvjh, Gl
`jlj{ih( }~imgl` ef ~{ekj
~eglt} ihel` }t{gaj diw kj
9>>d kzt gl }~jmgfgm mi}j}
oj~jlogl` el tcj ljmj}}gtw gtdiw kj k{ez`ct oepl te :> d,j}~jmgihhw fe{ ~{jmgez} djtih},I fjp ~{ekj ~eglt} fe{ ojj~j{
gltj{}jmtgel}1
#gggOjtighjo me{j }id~hgl`(
kzha }id~hgl` fe{ tj}tgl` ef
~{emj}}gl` tjmclehe`w 1
#gvMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm `je$
jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{},
:, jt{e`{i~cgm2[jfglgl` ef oiti el tcj
~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{ ef{ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef `{igl}grj(tjstz{j ilo hgkj{itgel
mci{imtj{g}tgm},
jlvg{eldjltih oiti $ gt}
fz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ilo ilihw}g},
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm2 ]tzow ef
~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{} ef{ema ilo }tzow ef z}jfzhdglj{ih},
6'@je}titg}tgmih ilihw}g} ef
ke{jcehj oiti( tcgmalj}} ef
e{j 2 pi}tj jlmezltj{jo gl
cehj}( i}}iw vihzj} ef
}id~hj} gf mel}goj{jo
ljmmj}i{{w,
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9,@jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2#g @jehe`gmih }tzow jlmed~i}}gl`
{jmellig}}ilmj te ~{e}~jmtgl`(
`jlj{ih% ojtighjo js~he{itgel1
#gg @jehe`gmih di~ oj~gmtgl` jstjlt
ef dglj{ihg}itgel hgtcehe`w%ce}t{ema}( dglj{ihe`gmih ilo mcjdgmih
oiti ilo gt} gltj{~{jtgel}( }tzogj} elidjlikghgtw te kjljfgmgitgel(
{jmevj{gj} ilo tcjg{ j}tgditj}1
#gggGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1#gvJlvg{eldjltih2 Djtje{ehe`gmih
ilo ~{jhgdgli{w jmehe`gmih oiti ef
i{ji gf ~e}}gkhj,
;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}} tcil
tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F$;,
9,@jehe`w2@jlj{ih% ojtighjo
js~he{itgel (deoj{itj te mhe}j
}~imjo o{ghhgl`( t{jlmc%~gt% ke{j
cehj }id~hgl` te ojhgljitj
med~hjsgtw ef e{j keow%
dglj{ihg}itgel( kzha }id~hgl` fe{~{emj}}gl`% kjljfgmgitgel #kjlmc
}mihj%~ghet }mihj,
;, Dglgl`2 Djtceo} pgtc
`jetjmclgmihmel}goj{itgel}(~{j~{eozmtgel
~hil( hgajhw dglj {jmevj{gj},
=, Jlvg{eldjltih2
Ki}j hglj oiti el jlvg{eldjlt ef
tcj i{ji,
?, ^{emj}}gl`2
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~hilt }mihj e{j o{j}}gl`glvj}tg`itgel} el kzha }id~hj}(hgajhw j}tikhg}cdjlt ef ~hilt ilo
me}t j}tgditj} tcj{jef,
:, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj}
ilo mel}t{zmtgel} imtgvgtgj}2
K{gjf ojtigh},
6, Me}tgl`2 Mi~gtih me}t pgtc
j}tgditj} ki}jo el med~i{ikhj
dglgl` e~j{itgel}
0, Di{ajtgl`2 Evj{ vgjp elojdilo }z~~hw {jhitgel}( gloz}t{w
}t{zmtz{j( ~{gmgl` jtm,
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2
^{jhgdgli{w }tzow ef mi}c fhep
fe{jmi}t,
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w
~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{ (
hilo ( dglgl`( tisitgel jtm,
9,@jehe`w2 @jehe`w ef i{ji ilo ~{ebjmt(
ojtighjo js~he{itgel( mhe}jo }~imjo
o{ghhgl`(e{j keow deojhhgl`( kzha }id~hj}
fe{ kjljfgmgitgel( `jetjmclgmih ilo `{ezlo
pitj{&}z{fimj pitj{ }tzogj},
;,Dglgl`2 Djtceo} pgtc }~jmgih jd~ci}g}
el ojtighjo `jetjmclgmih tj}t pe{a% }gtjmci{imtj{g}itgel }tzogj}( }ifjtw dji}z{j}1
dglgl` ~hil( dglj {jmevj{gj} ilo jffgmgjlmw
pgtc vi{gikghgtw ozj te }t{zmtz{ihmed~hjsjtgj} hgaj mhe}j feho} ilo fizht}1
ojtighjo j}tgditj} ef dil~epj{,
=, Jlvg{eldjltih2
#gJlvg{eldjltih gd~imt i}}j}}djlt #JGI
}tzogj}%jlvg{eldjltih dili`jdjlt ~hil#JD^ glmhzogl` }emge$jmeledgm gd~imt}1
#gg[jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt iffjmtjo
~j{}el}( ilo pi}tj og}~e}ih% {jmhigditgel 1
ojtighjo hilo z}j oiti,
?, ^{emj}}gl` 2 Ojtigh} ef ~{evjl ~ghet ~hilt
}mihj% gloz}t{gih }mihj glvj}tg`itgel}
i~~jlojo pgtc hiwezt oj}g`l (jyzg~djlt hg}t
fzjh%~epj{ mel}zd~tgel( }~jmgfgmitgel fe{
~{eozmt% kw$~{eozmt( og}~e}ih ef tighgl`}(
jffhzjlt ilo fztz{j {jdjogih dji}z{j},
:, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj} ilomel}t{zmtgel} imtgvgtgj}2 Fzhh ojtigh},
6, Me}tgl`2 Ojtighjo k{jiaz~ ef mi~gtih ilo
e~j{itgl` me}t} ilo ojtigh} ef pe{agl`mi~gtih ,
0, Di{ajtgl`2 Di{ajtgl` evj{vgjp(
}~jmgfgm di{ajt i}~jmt},
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw 2 Mi}c fhep fe{jmi}tglfhitgel jffjmt} ilo }jl}gtgvgtw }tzogj}
7, Etcj{ fimte{} 2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}
#hikez{ ( hilo ( dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,
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J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo
`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm
mzteff( `jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t%lel$ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j }titz},
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J ;,
9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo
js~he{itgel,
;,]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j {ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff
`{ioj,
=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef
fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hiloz}j oiti
9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;, Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl` ~hil% pe{agl`
dglj,
=, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef {j}j{vj}
#ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,
?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}tilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
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GGG, Hjltgmzhi{ Keogj} ef Ihh Ogdjl}gel} Glmhzogl` Keogj} Emmz{{gl`
jl jmcjhel( ]ghgmgfgjo Hglji{ Relj} ef Med~e}gtj Vjgl}
Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef Oj~e}gt}@{iozih ilo ik{z~t mcil`j gl tcgmalj}} ilo `{ioj ihel` }t{gaj ilo og~ og{jmtgel1 kezlogl` }z{fimj} ef dglj{ihgrjo
keogj} eftjl( kzt gl }zh~cgoj} de}thw( ojfgljo kw i}}iw meltimt}2
#i di}}gvj keogj} pgtc g{{j`zhi{ }ci~j ilo `{ioj$cede`jljez} te glcede`jljez} og}t{gkztgel ef djtih vihzj} i}gl {j~himjdjlt ilo og}}jdglitjo tw~j keogj} $ }ci~j} gltj{~{jtitgvj1
#k }tjj~hw og~~gl` li{{ep keogj} pgtc e{ pgtcezt ~gtmc( ~glmc ilo }pjhh tw~j( pgtc e{ pgtc ezt kg$fz{mitgel}(~i{tgl`} jtm,
^{glmg~ih aglo} ef dglj{ih}Ki}j djtih }zh~cgoj}( }z~j{`jlj g{el ilo dil`ilj}j e{j keogj} gl hitj{gtego mezlt{w( ~emajtw kizsgtj ilo lgmajh$
mekiht hitj{gtego}(iz{gfj{ez} yzi{tr {jjf}( @D gl i}}emgitgel pgtc }zh~cgoj} ( `{i~cgtj hjl}j}( ~e{~cw{w oj~e}gt} efme~~j{( dehwkojlzd( ilo tgl( ~w{gtj( ~w{{cetgtj keogj} ,
@JEHE@GMIH ISG]
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9, Ij{gih[jmmellig}}ilmj2
[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw jtm,
;, @jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92:>(>>> e{
}dihhj{ }mihj},
=,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2#g]t{jid }jogdjlt( }egh
evj{kz{ojl( {ema}( mcg~}(
`{ik}( `{ezlopitj{ ilo
ilw etcj{ }ehzkhj djogi
#ojmgojo el tcj ki}g} efe{gjltitgel }z{vjw }id~hgl`( gojltgfgmitgel efe{j }g`lgfgmilt relj}1
#ggOjhgljitgel ef
~{joedgljlthw fe{j}t i{ji(
`jede{~cehe`w( hilofe{d}
ilo vj`jtikhj
ojvjhe~djlt} jtm,
?,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw 2
@{ezlo je~cw}gmih
}z{vjw,
:,_jmclehe`gmih 2#gPgojhw }~imjo
~gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`
te js~e}j dglj{ihg}jo
relj}1
#gg]id~hgl` $
i[j`gelih ilo {iloed
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2 2
#gDi~~gl` el 92:>(>>>
te92:>>> }mihj oj~jlogl`el `jehe`w ef i{ji1
#ggHglagl` ef di~} }e~{j~i{jo pgtc te~e`{go}1
#gggI}}j}}djlt ef
hgtcehe`w( }t{zmtz{j(
}z{fimj dglj{ihg}itgelilo ilihw}g} ef eho
cg}te{w ef dglgl`,
;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2#g]tzow ef ojtighjo ilo~{gdi{w ilo }jmeloi{w`jemcjdgmih~i{idjtj{}#mhe}j `{go
}id~hgl` ef ~{e}~jmt}
ilo tcjg{ ~{emj}}gl`
{ema tw~j$pg}j ilo {ema
tw~j$mzd$evj{kz{ojl
pg}j fe{ gojltgfgmitgel
ef e{j }g`lgfgmiltiledihw relj}1
#gg[jme{ogl` ef
ojhjtj{gez} jhjdjlt}(hgajhw kw$~{eozmt
jhjdjlt},
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2
#gOjtighjo `{ezlo
`je~cw}gmih pe{a1
#ggKe{j$cehj
`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw,
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2
#gDi~~gl` el 92:(>>> te
929(>>> e{ hi{`j{ }mihj pgtct{gil`zhitgel }titgel}(kjlmcdi{a}( gf ilw1
#ggHglagl` ef di~} }e~{j~i{jo pgtc te~e$ `{go}(
#gggI}}j}}djlt ef hgtcehe`w(
}t{zmtz{j( }z{fimj
dglj{ihg}itgel( ilihw}g} efeho cg}te{w ef dglgl`,
;, @jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2#gOjtighjo hgtce$`je$
mcjdgmih mcilljh }id~hgl`f{ed f{j}c {ema js~e}z{j}(t{jlmcj}( ~gt} fe{ fz{tcj{{jfgljdjlt ef oiti1
#gg[jme{ogl` ef ojhjtj{gez}
jhjdjlt} ilo hgajhw kw$
~{eozmt jhjdjlt},
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2
#g Ke{jcehj `je~cw}gmih}z{vjw 1
#gg]~jmgih je~cw}gmih
t{ivj{}j} fe{ ~{ekhjd }ehvgl`gf {jyzg{jo,
?, _jmclehe`gmih#g ^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` fe{
cjh~gl` }z{fimj ilo
}zk}z{fimj( me{{jhitgel ef
dglj{ihg}jo relj}1
9, @jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl`$929>>> e{
hi{`j{ }mihj1#gg^{j~i{itgel ef ojtighjote~e`{i~cgmih $mzd$
`jehe`gmih di~ glmhzogl`ihh }z{fimj `jehe`gmih
fjitz{j}( jstjlt ef oj~e}gt(
}t{zmtz{j( hemitgel ef
~gt}%t{jlmcj}%ke{jcehj}(i}}iw ~hil ilo }jmtgel} ef
js~he{ite{w dglj
ojvjhe~djlt ilo ke{jcehj
oiti,
;, @jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2#gOjtighjo hgtce$`je$mcjdgmih mcilljh }id~hgl`
f{ed f{j}c {ema js~e}z{j}%
t{jlmcj}( ~gt}1
#ggIlihw}g} ef `je$
mcjdgmih oiti fe{ ~etjltgih
ztghg}itgel,
=, @je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2
#g Ke{jcehj `je~cw}gmih
}z{vjw 1#gg]~jmgih je~cw}gmih
t{ivj{}j} fe{ ~{ekhjd}ehvgl` ( gf {jyzg{jo,
?, _jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` fe{
cjh~gl` }z{fimj ilo
}zk}z{fimj me{{jhitgel ef
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`{ik%mcg~ }id~hgl`(
kMcilljh }id~hgl` fe{
js~e}z{j} gl t{jlmcj},
6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2#gOjtj{dglitgel ef~{glmg~ih {ema tw~j}(
dglj{ih i}}jdkhi`j}1
#gg Gojltgfgmitgel ef
dglj{ih} ef gltj{j}t
#j}~jmgihhw ef djtihhgm
dglj{ih} ilo il`zj},
0,]wltcj}g} ef ihh ivighikhj
oiti%melmj~t}
3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevje{ hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jofe{ @$=,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2
#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` te
js~he{j dglj{ihg}jo
relj} te ojmg~cj{}z{fimj dilgfj}titgel efdglj{ihg}itgel $deoj{itjhw }~imjo
~{jfj{ikhw it :>> $ ?>>d
gltj{vih1
#gg^{jhgdgli{w o{ghhgl` $
#i ]~imgl` pghh kj
`zgojo kw tcj }t{zmtz{ih
med~hjsgtw e{ litz{j ef
og}meltglzgtw(
#k]~imgl` ef ~{ekj~eglt} ihel` }t{gaj
`jlj{ihhw kjtpjjl9>>ilo ;>>d1
#gggFz{tcj{ o{ghhgl` te kj
~hilljo te gltj{}jmt e{j$}ceet(e{j keow it hji}t it
tpe hjvjh} pgtc elhw fjp
ojj~j{ hjvjh
gltj{}jmtgel}1
#gvJs~he{itgel ~hillgl`
te kj `zgojo kw tcj
{j}zht ef `{ezlo`jemcjdgmih ilo`je~cw}gmih }tzogj}( ~gt}id~hgl`% t{jlmc%me{j
}id~hgl` #:* mcjma
}id~hgl`,
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm%dglj{i
`{i~cgm }tzogj}2
#g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzow ef
{ema} ef tcj oj~e}gt ilo
gt} }z{{ezlogl`}(
ihtj{itgel} #gf ilw(melljmtjo pgtcdglj{ihg}itgel1#ggOjtj{dglitgel ef
~ci}j gl pcgmc dglj{ih
ef gltj{j}t emmz{}1
#gggDglj{ihe`gmih
}tzogj} glmhzogl`~i{i`jlj}g}(
gojltgfgmitgel ef relj}
ef esgoitgel ilo ~{gdi{w
relj}( `{igl }grjog}t{gkztgel( evj{ihhmci{imtj{g}tgm} ef z}jfzh
dglj{ih},
#ggO{ghhgl`$
mhe}j }~imjo o{ghhgl` te
ojmg~cj{ tcj e{j $}ceet
kjcivgez{ ithji}t z~te tpe
hjvjh}1 gl `jlj{ih( }~imgl` ef~{ekj ~eglt} ihel` }t{gajdiw kj 9>>d kzt gl }~jmgfgmmi}j}( oj~jlogl` el tcj
ljmj}}gtw( gt diw kj k{ez`ct
oepl te :> d, j}~jmgihhw fe{
~{jmgez} djtih}1 i fjp ~{ekj
~eglt} fe{ ojj~j{
gltj{}jmtgel}1
#gggOjtighjo me{j }id~hgl`(
kzha }id~hgl` fe{ tj}tgl` ef
~{emj}}gl` tjmclehe`w1#gvMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm `je$
jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{},#9>* mcjma }id~hgl`,
:, ^jt{e`{i~cgm1Ojtighjo }tzow ef oiti el tcj
~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{ ef
{ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef
`{igl }grj (tjstz{j( hgkj{itgel
mci{imtj{g}tgm},
dglj{ihg}jo relj}1
#ggO{ghhgl`2
mhe}j{}~imjo tcil tcit fe{
@$; ilo z~te tcj oj~tc ef
9>>$:> d, kjhep tcjesgoitgel relj $ oj~jlogl`el tcj ljmj}}gtw gt diw kjk{ez`ct oepl te :> d, e{
hj}} j}~jmgihhw fe{ ~{jmgez}
djtih}1 i fjp ~{ekj ~eglt}
fe{ ojj~j{ gltj{}jmtgel}1
#ggg]id~hgl`$ ojtighjo me{j
}id~hgl`( kzha }id~hgl`
fe{ tj}tgl` ef ~{emj}}gl`
tjmclehe`w el
hike{ite{w%~ghet ~hilt }mihj1#gvMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm
`je$jlvg{eldjltih~i{idjtj{},
:, ^jt{e`{i~cgm2Ojtighjo }tzow ef oiti el
tcj ~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{
ef {ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef
`{igl }grj (tjstz{j(
hgkj{itgel mci{imtj{g}tgm}
ilo fz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,
6'@je}titg}tgmih ilihw}g}ef ke{jcehj oiti #tcgmalj}}ef e{j 2pi}tj jlmezltj{jo
gl cehj}( i}}iw vihzj} gf
mel}goj{jo ljmj}i{{w,
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FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]
F= #@jehe`gmih ]tzow' F; #^{j$fji}gkghgtw ]tzow' F9 #Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow'
9, @jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo}tzow2 @jehe`w ef i{ji(
{jmellig}}ilmj ilo
~{e}~jmtgl` kw je$mcjdgmih
ilo `je$~cw}gmih
}z{vjw}%`jlj{ihjs~he{itgel%ojtighjo
js~he{itgel( me{j ilo }hzo`j
}id~hj}( fe{ kjljfgmgitgel1
`jehe`gmih di~} oj~gmtgl`
jstjlt ilo ogdjl}gel ef
dglj{ihg}itgel hgtcehe`w ef
ce}t {ema}( melt{eh} ilo`zgoj} fe{ dglj{ihg}itgel(
idjlikghgtw te kjljfgmgitgel1glf{i}t{zmtz{j1
jlvg{eldjltih ki}j hglj oiti,
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{
hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{
F$;,
9, @jehe`w2 @jehe`w ef i{ji( ojtighjojs~he{itgel%`jlj{ih js~he{itgel zgojo kw
`je$mcjdgmih ilo je$~cw}gmih }z{vjw}(
deoj{itj te mhe}j $ }~imjo o{ghhgl`(
ogffj{jlt dglj{ihg}jo relj} it vgikhj mzt eff
`{ioj}( me{j ilo }hzo`j }id~hgl` fe{js~he{ite{w }ti`j kjljfgmgitgel
}tzogj}%hike{ite{w }mihj glvj}tg`itgel},
;,Dglgl` 2 Djtceo}( ~{j$~{eozmtgel ~hil(
ojvjhe~djlt ~hil( dil~epj{ {jyzg{jdjlt},
=,Jlvg{eldjlt 2 JGI%JD^ pgtc ojtigh} efpi}tj og}~e}ih ilo hgajhw zlivegoikhj
jffjmt} ef ~{ebjmt},
?,^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl hike{ite{w }mihj%~ghet
~hilt }mihj e{j o{j}}gl` glvj}tg`itgel} elkzha }id~hj} ilo hgajhw j}tikhg}cdjlt( me}t
j}tgditj} fe{ ~{emj}}gl` ~hilt,
:,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj} ilo
mel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2 K{gjf ojtigh},
6, Me}tgl` 2Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t}$
{ez`c j}tgditj} ki}jo el med~i{ikhj
dglgl` e~j{itgel},
0, Di{ajtgl`2 Il evj{vgjp( ojdilo}z~~hw {jhitgel}( gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j,
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 {jhgdgli{w }tzow
ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}{jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{( dglgl`( tisitgel(
jtm,
9,@jehe`w2 @jehe`w ef i{ji ilo~{ebjmt( ojtighjo js~he{itgel( mhe}jo
}~imjo o{ghhgl`( js~he{ite{w dglgl` z~te
;lo
hjvjh ilo zloj`{ezlo ke{jcehj}(
mcilljh%`{eevj }id~hgl` #:>$9>> md(
e{j keow deojhhgl`( kzha }id~hj} fe{kjljfgmgitgel( jetjmclgmih ilo {ezlo
& }z{fimj pitj{} }tzogj}, Cepjvj{ fe{
meih kjljfgmgitgel }tzogj} te kj mi{{gjo
ezt oj~jlogl` z~el meih yzihgtgj},
;,Dglgl`2 Dglgl` ~hil( dglj
{jmevj{gj} ilo jffgmgjlmgj}( dil ~epj{{jyzg{jdjlt},
=,Jlvg{eldjlt2
JGI%JD^ glmhzogl` }emge jmeledgm
gd~imt( {jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt iffjmtjo~j{}el}( pi}tj og}~e}ih%
{jmhiditgel1,ojtighjo hilo z}j oiti,
?,^{emj}}gl`2 Ojtigh} ef ~{evjl ~ghet
~hilt %gloz}t{gih }mihj glvj}tg`itgel}(
i~~jlojo pgtc ~hilt hiwezt( oj}g`l(jyzg~djlt hg}t( dil~epj{( fzjh%~epj{
mel}zd~tgel( jlvg{eldjltih
mel}goj{itgel}( og}~e}ih ef tighgl`}(
jffhzjlt} ilo fztz{j%~{j}jlt {jdjogihdji}z{j},
:, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj} ilomel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2
Fzhh ojtigh},
6, Me}tgl`2 Ojtigh} ef k{jia z~ efmi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t} ilo pe{agl`
mi~gtih,
0,Di{ajtgl`2 Evj{vgjp( }~jmgfgm
di{ajtgl` i}~jmt},
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 Mi}c fhep
fe{jmi}t}( glfhitgel jffjmt}( }jl}gtgvgtw
}tzogj},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}
{jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{( dglgl`(tisitgel( jtm,
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J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo
`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`cj}tgditj} ef `{ioj} #diw kj
kjhep jmeledgm mzt $eff(`jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t %
lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j
}titz},
;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{
J$;,
9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j {ioj} ef {j}j{vj}
#ikevj% di{`glihhw kjhep jmeledgm mzt$eff`{ioj,
=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t
ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti ,
9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;, Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl` ~hil% pe{agl`
dglj},
=, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef {j}j{vj}
#ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,
?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
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#gggMehhjmtgel ef
}id~hj fe{ ojmg~cj{gl`
tcj dglj{ihg}jo relj},
6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo
dglj{i`{i~cgm }tzow2#gOjtj{dglitgel ef
~{glmg~ih {ema tw~j} ilo
dglj{ih i}}jdkhj`j}1
#ggGojltgfgmitgel ef
dglj{ih} ef gltj{j}t ilo
`il`zj} iloojtj{dglitgel ef z}jfzh
dglj{ih},
0, ]wltcj}g} ef ihh
ivighikhj oiti%melmj~t},
3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i}
ikevj e{ hj}} tcil tcit
{jyzg{jo fe{ @$=,
?,_jmclehe`gmih 2
#g ]id~hgl` it pjhh
ojfgljo hemitgel}(jstjl}gvj ~gt( t{jlmc
ilo }z{fimj }id~hgl`
te ojmg~cj{ tcj jstjltilo `{ioj ef
dglj{ihg}itgel it
}z{fimj1
#ggMe{j }id~hgl`1
#gggHike{ite{w
}tzogj} ef }id~hj}1#gvMcjma }id~hj}$
9>*1
#vOjj~ ~gttgl` teojmg~cj{ `{ioj
vi{gitgel ef
g{{j`zhi{hw }ci~j
dglj{ihg}itgel1
#vgO{ghhgl` $ 9>>d
te :> d, gltj{vih1
ke{jcehj ojvgitgel
}z{vjw,
:,^jt{e`{i~cgmilodglj{i`{i~cgm 2#g^jt{e`{i~cgm
}tzogj} ef {ema} ef
oj~e}gt} ilo gt}
}z{{ezlogl`(
ihtj{itgel melljmtjo
pgtc dglj{ihg}itgel1
#ggDglj{ihe`gmih}tzogj} glmhzogl`
gojltgfgmitgel efrelj} ef esgoitgel
ilo ~{gdi{w relj}(
`{igl }grj ilihw}g}(evj{ihh mc{imtj{g}tgm}
ef z}jfzh ilo
ojhjtj{gez} dglj{ih},
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm2
Fz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,
6'@je}titg}tgmih ilihw}g} ef
ke{jcehj oiti #tcgmalj}} ef
e{j 2pi}tj jlmezltj{jo glcehj}( i}}iw vihzj}( gf
mel}goj{jo ljmmj}i{{w,
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FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]
F= #@jehe`gmih ]tzow' F; #^{j$fji}gkghgtw ]tzow' F9 #Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow'
9,@jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2#g[jmellig}}ilmj ~{e}~jmtgl` kw
`jemcjdgmih( je~cw}gmih( }mezt
o{ghhgl` te zloj{}tilo melt{eh} ef
dglj{ihg}itgel}%
`jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel1#gg@jehe`gmih di~} }cepgl` jstjlt
ilo ~j{}g}tjlmj ef dglj{ihg}itgel}(
`zgoj}( melt{eh}( ce}t{ema( hgtcehe`w
jtm1
#gggGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1 #gv^{jhgdgli{w
jmehe`gmih ilo djtje{ehe`gmih oiti(
gf ~e}}gkhj,
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F$;,
9, @jehe`w2#g@jehe`w ef i{ji1 #gg@jlj{ih ilo
ojtighjo js~he{itgel `zgojo kw
}z{fimj ilo }zk$}z{fimj jemcjdgmih
ilo `je~cw}gmih oiti( js~he{ite{w
dglgl` ojtigh},
;, Dglgl`2 dglj {jmevj{gj}
j}tgditj}( dil ~epj{ ojtigh}( ~{j$
~{eozmtgel ~hil ,
=, Jlvg{eldjlt2 Ki}jhglj oiti(
~etjltgih mel}t{iglt} el ~{ebjmt,
?, ^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl hike{ite{w}mihj %~ghet }mihj glvj}tg`itgel} el
kzha }id~hj}1 hgajhw j}tikhg}cdjlt ef
~hilt1 ~e}}gkghgtgj} ef me}t j}tgditj},
:,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel(}j{vgmj} jtm2K{gjf ojtigh} ,
6, Me}tgl`2 Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`
me}t j}tgditj} ki}jo el med~i{ikhjdglgl` e~j{itgel} ,
0, Di{ajtgl`2Il evj{vgjp( ojdilo
ilo }z~~hw {jhitgel}( gloz}t{w}t{zmtz{j( ~{gmgl`,
3,Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 ^{jhgdgli{w
}tzogj} ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w
~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{(dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,
9,@jehe`w2@jehe`w ef ~{ebjmt( ojtighjo
js~he{itgel pgtc hi{`j{ gl~zt} ef
js~he{ite{w dglgl`( ojj~ ~gttgl`(
t{jlmcgl` %kjlmcgl`( zloj{`{ezlo
ke{jcehj}( mhe}jo }~imjo o{ghhgl`,
;,Dglgl`2 Dglgl` ~hil( djtgmzhez}
djtceo} pgtc }~jmgih jd~ci}g} el
`jetjmclgmih( ~{eozmtgel i}~jmt}1
}ifjtw dji}z{j}( dglj {jmevj{gj}(
jffgmgjlmw vi{gikghgtw ozj te vi{gez}
melt{eh},
=, Jlvg{eldjlt2JGI%JD^ glmhzogl` }emge$ jmeledgm
gd~imt {jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt
iffjmtjo ~j{}el} ilo pi}tj og}~e}ih%{jmhiditgel 1ojtighjo hilo z}j oiti,
?,^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl ojtigh} ef ~ghet
~hilt }mihj glvj}tg`itgel( i~~jlojo
pgtc hiwezt( ~hilt oj}g`l( dil~epj{
{jyzg{jdjlt}( fzjh%~epj{mel}zd~tgel( og}~e}ih ef jffzhjlt}
ilo ~{j}jlt%fztz{j {jdjogih
dji}z{j},
:, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel}ilo }j{vgmj2 Fzhh ojtigh},
6, Me}tgl`2 Ojtighjo k{jia z~ ef
mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t ilo ojtigh}
ef pe{agl` mi~gtih},
0, Di{ajtgl`2 Il evj{vgjp( }~jmgfgm
di{ajt i}~jmt},
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 Mi}c fhep
fe{jmi}t( glfhitgel jffjmt}( }jl}gtgvgtw
}tzogj},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w
~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{(
dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,
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JMELEDGM ISG]
J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo
`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm
mzteff( `jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t %
lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j }titz},;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J$;,
9, @jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
; , ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj%di{`glihhw kjhep
jmeledgm mzt$eff {ioj,=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
9, Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;, Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl`~hil%pe{agl` dglj},=, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j {ioj} ef {j}j{vj}
#ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
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V, @jd$ ]telj} ilo [i{j Djtih ^j`ditgtj}( [jjf} ilo Vjgl}
Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef Oj~e}gt
Cg`chw j{{itgm og}t{gkztgel ef dglj{ih} ilo djtih}, Le t{jlo gl `{ioj ilo tcgmalj}}( le i}}z{jo meltglzgtw( mhz}tj{ ef
cg`c vihzj} gl ki{{jl relj}( }t{zmtz{ih ilo hgtcehe`gm melt{eh} zlojtj{dglitj,
^{glmg~ih aglo} ef Dglj{ih}_gl$tzl`}tzl$tiltihzd$dehwkojlzd vjgl} ilo ~j`ditgtj}( kj{wh( te~ir( jdj{iho( mj}gzd oj~e}gt}( dglj{ihg}itgeli}}emgitjo pgtc ihaihglj {ema}( med~hjsj} ilo vjgl} ilo ~hz`} ef mi{kelitgtj},
@JEHE@GMIH ISG]
@? #[jmellig}}ilmj' @= #^{e}~jmtgl`' @;#@jlj{ih Js~he{itgel' @9#Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel'
9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2
[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj
`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw jtm,
;,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92:>(>>> }mihje{ }dihhj{ }mihj},
=,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2
#g@{ik%mcg~ }id~hgl` ef
{ema} e{ pjitcj{jo
~{efghj}1
#gg[jme{ogl` ef k{eio
`jede{~cehe`w( o{igli`jjtm,
?, @je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2@{ezlo je~cw}gmih pe{a,
:,_jmclehe`gmih2#g_{jlmcgl`$ Elj e{ tpe
{iloed ~gt} e{ t{jlmcj}1
#gg^gttgl`%o{ghhgl`2 Z~te :
tj}t ~gt} ~j{9>>}y, ad
i{ji1
#ggg]id~hgl`$ [j`gelihilo {iloed `{ik
}id~hgl`( }t{jid }jogdjlt}id~hgl` iftj{ e{gjltitgel
}z{vjw fe{ li{{epgl`
oepl ti{`jt i{ji},
6, ^jt{e`{i~cw ilo
dglj{e`{i~cw2
#gOjtj{dglitgel ef digl
{ema tw~j} ilo dglj{ih
i}}jdkhi`j}1
#ggGojltgfgmitgel efdglj{ih} ef gltj{j}t ilo
`il`zj},
0, ]wltcj}g} ef ihh
ivighikhj oiti%melmj~t},
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2
#gDi~~gl`2 92:>(>>> te
92;:>>> }mihj1#ggHglagl` ef `jehe`gmih
di~} pgtc te~e`{go}1#gggI}}j}}djlt ef}t{itg`{i~cw( hgtcehe`w(
}t{zmtz{j( }z{fimj }cep} ef
dglj{ihg}itgel( ilihw}g} ef
eho cg}te{w ef dglgl`,
;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2
#gMhe}jo $`{go jemcj$
dgmih }id~hgl` ( {ematw~jpg}j ilo gf ljmj}}i{w {ema
tw~j$mzd }ajhjtih }egh $
oedigl$pg}j1#gg@jemcjdgmih
}~jmgihgritgel pgtc {j}~jmt
te jhjdjlt ef gltj{j}t ef
~j`ditgtj {ema te kj
ojmg~cj{jo ilo
gojltgfgmitgel ef ~itc
fgloj{ ilo t{imj jhjdjlt},
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2Ojtighjo `{ezlo
`je~cw}gmih pe{a teojhgdgt tcj ~etjltgih ce}t
{ema,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl` ilo t{jlmcgl` gl
mehhzvgih relj}( {j}gozih
evj{kz{ojl ilo el
~{gdi{w ce}t {ema}1
{iloedhw og}t{gkztjo1
#ggO{ghhgl`$elhw te k{eiohwtj}t tcj meltglzgtw ef ce}t
{ema it 9>> d te ;>>d}t{gaj }~imgl`1
#ggg]id~hgl`$ It }z{fimj
im{e}} relj} ef
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl` el 92:>>> e{
hi{`j{ }mihj} pgtct{gil`zhitgel }titgel}( kjlmc
di{a}( gf ilw ilo fgozmgih}}cepl1#ggHglagl` ef jehe`gmih
di~} pgtc te~e`{go},
;, @jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2
#gOjtighjo hgtce$
`jemcjdgmih mcilljh
}id~hgl` f{ed f{j}c {ema
js~e}z{j}( t{jlmcj}( ~gt} jtm1#gg[jme{ogl` ef ojhjtj{gez}
ilo hgajhw kw $~{eozmt
jhjdjlt},
=,@je~cw}gmih2Ojtighjo ilo }~jmgihg}jo
`je~cw}gmih }tzogj} # j,`,
dg}}ihidi}}j( ke{jcehj
`je~cw}gmih }tzow jtm, te
zl{ivjh tcj tc{jj
ogdjl}gelih
melfg`z{itgel ef ce}t {ema,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`$ ~gt} el
{j`zhi{ {go ~ittj{l
#~{jfj{ikhw it :> d, }y,`{go
gl mehhzvgih relj} ilo{j}gozih evj{kz{ojl}1
t{jlmcj} im{e}} ce}t {ema} ef
dglj{ihg}itgel1
#ggO{ghhgl`$tj}tgl` it tpe
hjvjh}1
]t{gaj }~imgl` ef ke{jcehj}te kj :>$9>>d z~ te oj~tc
ef 9>>$9:>d1#ggg]id~hgl`$ }w}tjditgm
~gt} }id~hgl` #evj{ kz{ojl
ce{grel pg}j ilo t{jlmc
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2
#gDi~~gl` el 92;>>> }mihj
e{ hi{`j{ }mihj1#gg^{j~i{itgel ef ojtighjo
te~e`{i~cgmih mzd`jehe`gmih di~( glmhzogl`ihh }z{fimj jehe`gmih
fjitz{j} (jstjlt ef
oj~e}gt(hemitgel ef t{jlmcj}(
~gt}( ke{jcehj}( jehe`gmih
~hil ilo}jmtgel} ef
js~he{ite{w dglgl`,
;,@jemcjdgmih2 Ojtighjohgtce$`jemcjdgmih ilihw}g},
=,@je~cw}gmih 2 Ojtighjo}z{vjw gf ljmj}}i{w ilo
}~jmgfgm ke{jcehj
`je~cw}gmih }tzogj},
?,_jmclehe`gmih 2
#g O{ghhgl`$}z{fimj o{ghhgl`
it :>$9>d }jmtgel gltj{vih}
gl= $? hjvjh}( =>$6>d s 7>d
vj{tgmihhw i~i{t te t{imj ilogltj{}jmt dglj{ihg}jo relj}1
zloj{ {ezlo o{ghhgl` i}ilo pcjl ljmj}}i{w1
#gg]id~hgl` $ me{j ilo
}hzo`j (kzha ilo mcilljh
}id~hj} fe{ ~{emj}}gl`tjmclehe`w kzha }id~hj} fe{
~ghet ~hilt%kjlmc }mihj
glvj}tg`itgel1
#gggJs~he{ite{w dglgl` $ =
e{ de{j hjvjh} evj{ tcj
jltg{j e{ ~i{t }t{gaj hjl`tcef e{j keow it =>d hjvjh
gltj{vih ilo ihel` og~it }zgtikhj gltj{vih},
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3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj
e{ hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo
fe{ @$=,
dglj{ihg}itgel1 ih}e f{ed
~gt} ilo t{jlmcj} el tcj
ki}g} ef hgtcehe`gmih
cede`jlgtw1 mhe}j{ }~imjo
}t{jid }jogdjlt} }id~hgl`#;$= }id~hj} ~j{ }y, adfe{ fz{tcj{ li{{epgl`oepl ti{`jt i{ji}1
#gvMe{j }id~hgl`,
:, ^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo
dglj{i`{i~cgm2
#g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzow ef
{ema} ef tcj oj~e}gt ilo gt}
}z{{ezlogl`( ihtj{itgel}
# gf ilw i}}emgitjo pgtcdglj{ihg}itgel1
#ggOjtj{dglitgel ef ~ci}jgl pcgmc tcj dglj{ih efgltj{j}t emmz{}1
#gggDglj{ihe`gmih }tzogj}glmhzogl` ~i{i`jlj}g}(
gojltgfgmitgel ef relj} ef
esgoitgel gf ilw( ilo
~{gdi{w relj}( `{igl }grj
og}t{gkztgel( evj{ ihh
mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef z}jfzh
dglj{ih},
}id~hgl` #hgtcehe`gmih
oedigl pg}j( me{j
}id~hgl`,
:, ^jt{e`{i~cgm2#g[jfglgl` ef oiti el tcj~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{} ef{ema}( glmhzogl` }tzow ef
`{igl }grj( tjstz{j( `il`zj}
jtm1
#ggFz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,
:, ^jt{e`{i~cgm2#g[jfglgl` ef oiti el tcj
~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{} ef
{ema}( glmhzogl` }tzow ef
`{igl }grj( tjstz{j( `il`zj}ilo gt} hgkj{itgel jtm1#ggFz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,
FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]
F =#@jehe`gmih ]tzow ' F ;#^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow' F9#Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow'
9,@jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2#g@jehe`w ef i{ji( {jmellig}}ilmj
~ci}j te ojtighjo ~ci}j js~he{itgel
`zgojo kw
`jemcjdgmih( je~cw}gmih }z{vjw1`jehe`gmih di~} ojihgljitgl`
dglj{ihg}jo relj} ilo gt} jstjlt(
hgtcehe`w( melt{eh}( zgoj}(
dglj{ihe`gmih( mcjdgmih ilihwtgmihoiti1#gg]tzogj} el idjlikghgtw te
kjljfgmgitgel1
#gggGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1
#gvJlvg{eldjltih$ djtje{ehe`gmih
ilo ~{jhgdgli{w jmehe`gmih oiti( gf
~e}}gkhj,
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F ;,
9,@jehe`w2@jehe`w ef i{ji( ojtighjo
js~he{itgel( mhe}jo }~imjo o{ghhgl` gl
~{e}~jmt gl ;$= hjvjh} fe{ ojhgljitgel
ef ce}t {ema keow 1ke{jcehj}( mcilljh( kzha }id~hj} fe{
kjljfgmgitgel tj}t,
;, Dglgl`$ Vgikhj djtceo}$ojtigh}ef js~he{ite{w dglgl` oiti({jmevj{gj} j}tgditj}( dil~epj{
ojtigh},
=, Jlvg{eldjlt$ Ki}jhglj oiti(
~etjltgih mel}t{iglt} ilo ilihw}g} ef
~e}}gkhj gd~imt} %ciri{o},
?, ^{emj}}gl`$ ^{evjl ~ghet ~hilt
glvj}tg`itgel}( fz{tcj{ fehhep z~ fe{
vgikghgtw,
9,@jehe`w2@jehe`w ef i{ji( ojtighjo js~he{itgel(
mhe}jo }~imj o{ghhgl` gl ~{e}~jmt gl ;$=
hjvjh} fe{ ojhgljitgel ef ce}t {ema keow(
e{j keow deojhhgl`1ke{jcehj} mcilljh kzha }id~hj} fe{
kjljfgmgitgel( jetjmclgmih ilo {ezlo
pitj{ &}z{fimj pitj{ }tzogj},
;,Dglgl`$ djtceo} ef dglgl`( dglj~hil( dglj {jmevj{gj} ilo gt} dghhgl`
mci{imtj{g}tgm}1
js~hegtitgel ~hil ~{jfj{ikhw pgtc
js~he{ite{w dglgl` }mcjdj(
dil~epj{ ojtigh},
=,Jlvg{eldjltih$ JGI%JD^(glmhzogl` }emge$jmeledgm gd~imt(
{jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt iffjmtjo
~j{}el} (pi}tj og}~e}ih%{jmhiditgel,
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:,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( }j{vgmj} ilomel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2 K{gjf ojtigh},
6,Me}tgl`$ Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t
j}tgditj} pgtc hgajhw k{jia$z~,
0,Di{ajtgl`$ Il evj{vgjp( ojdilo}z~~hw {jhitgel}( gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j,
3,Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 ^{jhgdgli{w
}tzow ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t,
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w
~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{ ( hilo (
dglgl` (tisitgel( jtm,
?,^{emj}}gl`$ i Fe{ tgl$ tzl`}tjl(
dehwkojlzd $ojtigh} ef ~{evjl ~ghet
~hilt }mihj glvj}tg`itgel} el kzha
}id~hj}( mcee}gl` ef }zgtikhj
~{emj}}gl` t{jitdjlt kw gloz}t{gih }mihjtj}tgl`( tighgl`} ilo jffhzjlt og}~e}ih~hil}( ~hilt hiwezt( jyzg~djlt hg}t1k Fe{ `jd}telj}$ }tzogj} el
idjlikghgtw te mzttgl`( ~ehg}cgl` jtm
:,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( ztghgtgj} ilomel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2 Fzhh ojtigh},
6, Me}tgl`$ Ojtighjo mi~gtih ilo
e~j{itgl` me}t( ihel` pgtc k{jia z~,
0, Di{ajtgl`$ Il evj{vgjp ( }~jmgfgm
di{ajt i}~jmt},
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw$ Mi}c fhep
fe{jmi}t( glfhitgel jffjmt}( }jl}gtgvgtw}tzogj},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}
{jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo ( dglgl` (
tisitgel( jtm,
JMELEDGM ISG]
J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo
`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}
ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm
mzt$eff( jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t
%lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j }titz},;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J$;,
9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef
{j}j{vj} #ikevj%di{`glihhw kjhep
jmeledgm mzt$eff {ioj,=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
;,Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl` ~hil%pe{agl`
dglj},=, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j {ioj} ef {j}j{vj}
#ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
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VG, ^himj{ ilo [j}gozih Dglj{ih Oj~e}gt} ef Cghh ilo Vihhjw Pi}c
Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef Oj~e}gt
Jhzvgih( mehhzvgih ilo ihhzvgih ~himj{ melmjlt{itgel ef cjivw djtih} ilo dglj{ih}( ~jkkhj ilo mekkhj( kezhoj{ kjo}(`{ivjh kjo} gl ihhzvgzd ilo mehhzvgzd( mel`hedj{itj}( feetcghh} fil oj~e}gt}( `{igl }grj f{ed jst{jdjhw fglj }t{gitjo
ditj{gih te {ez`c te ~ehg}cjo kezhoj{},
^{glmg~ih aglo} ef Dglj{ih}^himj{ tgl ilo `eho oj~e}gt}( delirgtj( `i{ljt( ghdjlgtj( {ztghj( ogidelo} gl mel`hedj{itj( fheit} ilo `{ivjh kjo} ef
me{zlozd( awilgtj( }ghhgdilgtj( fheit} ilo tihz} oj~e}gt} ef di`ljtgtj,
@JEHE@GMIH ISG]
@? #[jmellig}}ilmj' @= #^{e}~jmtgl`' @;#@jlj{ih Js~he{itgel' @9#Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel'
9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2
[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw( jtm,
;,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92 ;:(>>> e{
}dihhj{ }mihj},
=,@je$mcjdgmih }z{vjw2#g]t{jid }jogdjlt e{
evj{ kz{ojl }id~hgl`
iftj{ }jhjmtgel ef }gtj} ilo
djogi ef }id~hgl`1
#gg[jme{ogl` ef jede{$
~cehe`w( hilo fe{d jtm, gli k{eio piw,
?,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2@{ezlo je~cw}gmih}z{vjw ,
:,_jmclehe`gmih$
#g_{jlmcgl` $ let
j}}jltgih1
#gg^gttgl`%o{ghhgl`$z~te :
tj}t ~gt} %ke{jcehj} ~j{9>> }y, ad i{ji1
#ggg]id~hgl` }t{jid
}jogdjlt e{ ~himj{}jogdjlt }id~hgl` iloilihw}g}1 ~illgl` it
{iloed %cjivw dglj{ih
}tzogj},
6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo
dglj{i`{i~cgm}tzogj}2^{jhgdgli{w gojltgfgmitgel
ef jmeledgm dglj{ih},
0, ]wltcj}g} ef ihh
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl` el 92;:(>>> te
92:(>>> }mihj oj~jlogl`el tcj jstjlt ef ~etjltgihrelj1
#gg_{imgl` ef mei{}j
}jogdjlt} #j,`,kezhoj{}
jtm, js~e}z{j} gl jhzvgih
ilo mehhzvgih tj{{igl}1
#ggg@jede{~cgm ilihw}g} ef
tj{{igl1
#gvIlihw}g} ef cg}te{w efdglgl`( jtm,
;,@je$mcjdgmih }z{vjw2[j~{j}jltitgvj ~gt
}id~hgl`( ce{grel e{ hiwj{
pg}j( hi{`j ogidjtj{ ke{j
cehj} #e{ iz`j{ }id~hgl`
elj e{ tpe }jt} ef }id~hj}
fe{ jimc ojdi{mitjo
~etjltgih relj,
=,@je$~cw}gmih }z{vjw2@je$ ~cw}gmih }z{vjw gl
gojltgfgjo dglj{ihg}joi{ji},
?, _jmclehe`gmih 2
#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` $ elj e{tpe ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1
#ggO{ghhgl` $ hi{`j ogidjtj{
e{ iz`j{ o{ghhgl` elj e{ tpe
~j{ ~{e}~jmt gf ljmj}}i{w1
#ggg]id~hgl` ilo ilihw}g}$
}w}tjditgm }t{jid}jogdjlt}%~himj{ }id~hgl`
#tpe te tc{jj }id~hj} ~j{}y,ad ilo ilihw}g},
9, @jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl` el 92:(>>> te
92 9(>>> e{ hi{`j{ }mihj}pgtc t{gil`zhitgel }titgel}(kjlmc di{a}( gf ilw( ilo
fgozmgih} }cepl1
#gg_{imgl` ef fivez{ikhj
}jogdjlt ce{grel} gl
ojtigh1
#gggOjtighjo ilihw}g} ef
`je$de{~cehe`w ilo hilo
z}j1#gvHglagl` ef di~ }e
~{j~i{jo pgtc te~e `{go}1
#v]wltcj}g} ilo{j`gelih me{{jhitgel
ilo ilihe`w,
;, @je$mcjdgmih2[j~{j}jltitgvj hiwj{ pg}j
}id~hgl` f{ed ~gt}( ke{j
cehj} ilo iz`j{ o{ghh},
=, @je$~cw}gmih2 @je$~cw}gmih }z{vjw fe{
k{gl`gl` ezt tcj oj~tc efpjitcj{gl` e{ tcgmalj}} ef
evj{ kz{ojl gf {jyzg{jo,
?,_jmclehe`gmih 2#g^gttgl`2 El `{go ~ittj{l
ef ?>> d, s ?>> d, te :>
d, s :> d,1 emmi}gelih
ojj~ ~gt} #z~te 6 d,1
#gg_{jlmcgl`$ i} ~j{
{jyzg{jdjlt1#gggO{ghhgl` 2 }w}tjditgm
hi{`j ogidjtj{ o{ghhgl` it?>> d, s ?>> d, `{go e{
iz`j{gl` it ;>> d, s ;>>
d, te :> d, s :> d, `{go,
9, @jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl` el
929>>> }mihj1#gg^{j~i{itgel ef jehe`gmihki}j di~ glmhzogl` ihh
`jehe`gmih fjitz{j}( jstjlt
ef oj~e}gt( }t{zmtz{j ilo
hemitgel ef ~gt} ilo t{jlmcj}
ilo ef iz`j{$o{ghh$cehj}(
i}}iw ~hil,
;,@je$mcjdgmih2
]w}tjditgm `{go ~ittj{l
}id~hgl` ilo ilihw}g},
=,@je$~cw}gmih }z{vjw2 gf
ljmj}}i{w,
?,_jmclehe`gmih 2#g^gttgl` it }dihhj{ tcil :>
d `{go1
#gg_{jlmcgl` $ i} ljmj}}i{w1
#gggO{ghhgl` $ #i iz`j{
o{ghhgl` it :> d `{go(#k fe{ kz{gjo ~himj{
oj~e}gt} ojj~ o{ghhgl`ljmj}}i{w1
#gv]id~hgl` $ mhe}jo `{go
~ittj{l ~himj{ }id~hgl` gl
gojltgfgjo ~{e}~jmt} it:>s:> d e{ }dihhj{
`{go1Cepjvj{ fe{ kjimc
}ilo dglj{ih}( }id~hgl` kw
iz`j{ e{ gd~{evg}jo vj{}gel
ef o{ghhgl` jyzg~djlt it
;>>d s:>d te 9>>d s;:dgl `{go ~ittj{l,
#vMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm `je$jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{},
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ivighikhj oiti%melmj~t},
3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj
e{ hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo
fe{ @$=,
:' ^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo
dglj{e`{i~cgm }tzogj}2Dglj{ih ~ci}j} ilo
ojhjtj{gez} mel}tgtzjlt}gojltgfgmitgel( {igl }grjilihw}g},
Cepjvj{ fe{ kjimc }ilo
dglj{ih}( iz`j{gl` it
?>>ds9>>d `{go ilo
}id~hgl` ihel` {go ~{efghj
evj{ tetih pgotc ,Oj~tcpg}j }id~hgl` efke{jcehj} it 9d gltj{vih,#gv]id~hgl` ilo ilihw}g}2
^himj{ }id~hgl` gl
gojltgfgjo ~{e}~jmt}(
cwo{izhgmagl` ( }hzgmgl`(
~illgl` ilo fehhep$z~
hike{ite{w }mihj }j~i{itgel
ilo tj}tgl` ilo ilihw}g} ef
melmjlt{itj} f{ed kzha
}id~hj},
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2Fz{tcj{ {jfgljdjlt ef
~jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm oiti(
hike{ite{w }mihj }tzogj} el
{jmevj{ikghgtw,
:, ^jt{e`{~icgm ilo dglj${i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2
[jfglgl` ef oiti el
~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{ ef{ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef`{igl }grj tjstz{j}(i}}emgitjo `il`zj} ilo
melmjlt{itj {jmevj{gj},
FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]
F = #@jehe`gmih ]tzow ' F; #^{j$fji}gkhgtw ]tzow' F9# Fji}gkhgtw ]tzow'
9, @jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2
#g@jehe`gmih di~ ojhgljitgl`kezhoj{ relj}(jhzvgih% mehhzvgih
tj{{igl ~himj{} ilo {jme lgtgel ef`je$de{~cehe`gmih }t{zmtz{j ilo gt}
ilihw}g}1
#gg]z{fimj }egh tj}tgl`1
#ggg^gt ilo t{jlmc }id~hgl` it
vi{gez} `{go gltj{vih}1
#gvOjhgljitgel ef ~iw relj}
tc{ez`c ~gt%iz`j{ }id~hgl` ilo gt}ilihwtgmih oiti1 melmjlt{itj
{jmevj{gj} tc{ez`c ~illgl`( etcj{
~cw}gmih }j~i{itgel djtceo}1
#vGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1#vgJlvg{eldjltih 2Djtje{ehe gmihilo ~{jhgdgli{w jmehe`gmih oiti ef
tcj i{ji( gf ~e}}gkhj,
;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F$;,
9, @jehe`w2@jehe`w ef i{ji( `jlj{ih te ojtighjo
js~he{itgel kw ~gttgl` gl `{go} gl
deoj{itj te mhe}j }~imjo gltj{vih}1{jmevj{gj} tc{ez`c ~cw}gmih
}j~i{itgel j, , ~illgl` ilo gt}
ilihwtgmih oiti el melmjlt{itj
{jmevj{gj},
;,Dglgl` 2 Djtceo} ef dglgl`( ~{j$
~{eozmtgel ~hil( dil~epj{{jyzg{jdjlt} tc{ez`c {ez`c
j}tgditj},
=,Jlvg{eldjltih 2 JD^ pgtc}~jmgih jd~ci}g} el `je$cwo{ehe wilo cwo{ehe`w,
?, ^{emj}}gl` $ ^ghet ~hilt%hike{ite{w
}mihj glvj}tg`itgel}( ~e}}gkghgtgj} ef
}jttgl` z~ ef ~hilt,
:, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel jtm$ K{gjf ojtigh},
6,Me}tgl` Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`
me}t}${ez`c j}tgditj} ki}jo el
9,@jehe`w2
@jehe`w ef i{ji1ojtighjo%`jlj{ih js~he{itgel kw
~gttgl` ilo iz`j{ o{ghhgl` gl `{go~ittj{l it mhe}jo gltj{vih}1
~illgl` (melmjlt{itj {jmevj{gj}
f{ed tcj kjljfgmgitgel tj}t el ~ghet
~hilt }mihj%hike{ite{w }mihj ef kzha
}id~hj}( `jetjmclgmih ilo `{ezlo
&}z{fimj pitj{} }tzogj},
;,Dglgl` $ Djtceo} ef dglgl`(
dglgl` ~hil(ojtigh ef
dil~epj{(jyzg~djlt hg}t,
=,Jlvg{eldjltih2JGI%JD^ glmhzogl` }emge$ jmeldgm
gd~imt({jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt
iffjmtjo ~j{}el} pgtc ojtigh} ef
pi}tj og}~e}ih%{jmhiditgel( ojtighjo
hilo z}j oiti,
?,^{emj}}gl` $ ^{evjl( ~ghet~hilt%gloz}t{gih }mihj hjvjh
glvj}tg`itgel}( ~hilt hiwezt(
jlvg{edjltih mel}goj{itgel} $
og}~e}ih ef ~himj{ ditj{gih%cilohgl`
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med~i{ikhj dglgl` e~j{itgel},
0, Di{ajtgl` $ Il evj{vgjp el
di{ajtgl` i}~jmt}( ojdilo }z~~hw{jhitgel}( ilo gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j,
3,Jmeledgm vgikghgtw $^{jhgdgli{w
}tzow ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t,
7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w
~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo (
dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,
~hil( jffhzjlt t{jitdjlt jtm1 ojtigh}
ef jyzg~djlt {jyzg{jo,
:,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel( jtm2
Fzhh ojtigh}
6, Me}tgl` $ Mi~gtih me}t} pgtc k{jiaz~ ojtigh} ef mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`
me}t}( pe{agl` mi~gtih,
0, Di{ajtgl` $ Il evj{vgjp(
gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j ilo }~jmgfgm
di{ajt }tzogj},
3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw $ Mi}c fhep
fe{jmi}t}( glfhitgel jffjmt} ilo}jl}gtgvgtw }tzogj},
7, Etcj{ fimte{}$ ]titzte{w~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo (
dglgl`( tisitgel jtm,
JMELEDGM ISG]
J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo
`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}
ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm
mzt eff( `jlj{ih goji ikeztfe{j}t %lel fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j
}titz},
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}
tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J;,
9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,
7, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj di{`glihhwkjhep jmeledgm mzt$eff
`{ioj,
=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
7, Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,7, Dglgl` {j~e{t% dglgl`
~hil%pe{agl` dglj},
7, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj jmeledgm
mzt$eff {ioj,
?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
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=>
VGG, Ogdjl}gel ]telj}
Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef Oj~e}gt]z{fgmgih( emmi}gelihhw kezhoj{w e{ tikzhi{( ~i{thw pjitcj{jo( begltjo%f{imtz{jo( {jmevj{ikghgtw oj~jloilt el khema
}grj mce}jl vg}$$vg} beglt }~imgl` jtm( di{ajtikhj it kzwj{} mcegmj( idjlikhj te `eeo ~ehg}c pgtc ij}tcjtgm mehez{
e{ mehez{ medkglitgel,
^{glmg~ih aglo} ef dglj{ih}Mehez{jo vi{gjtgj}( glmhzogl` `{ilgtj}( }wjlgtj}( }mcg}t}( di{khj}( }hitj} ilo }ilo}telj( dg`ditgtgj}( jtm1 khima
vi{gjtgj} glmhzogl` owaj {ema}( j,`1 oge{gtj( oehj{gtj( `ikk{e( jtm,1 }ghh}( ~hz`}( kitcehgtc} jtm, j,`,( ile{tce}gtj}(
`ikk{e( jtm,
@JEHE@GMIH ISG]
@? #[jmellig}}ilmj' @= #^{e}~jmtgl`'
@;
#@jlj{ih Js~he{itgel' @9#Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel'
9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj
`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw jtm,
7, @jehe`gmih}z{vjw2 Di~~gl`
el 92:>(>>> e{}dihhj{ }mihj},
=,@je$mcjdgmih }z{vjw2
Let {jyzg{jo,
?, @je~cw}gmih}z{vjw2@{ezlo je~cw}gmih}z{vjw,
7, _jmclehe`gmih 2#g^gttgl` ilo
t{jlmcgl`2 let{jyzg{jo1
#gg]id~hgl` [iloed
`{ik} ef f{j}c {ema( elj e{
tpe }id~hj} ~j{ : }y, ad1
#ggg@je$tjmclgmih pe{a
beglt}%f{imtz{j} ojl}gtw ilo
~{jhgdgli{w i}}j}}djlt efkhemaikghgtw,
6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo etcj{}tzogj} 2#g^jt{e`{i~cgm}tzogj} $ let {jyzg{jo1
#ggDjiz}{jdjlt ef {ezlo
pitj{ tikhj let {jyzg{jo1
#gggDji}z{jdjlt ef `je$
jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{}
let {jyzg{jo,
7, ]wltcj}g} ef ihhivighikhj
oiti%melmj~t},
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw27, Di~~gl` el
92:>(>>> te92;:(>>> }mihj1
#gg^cete`jehe`w el
92;:(>>> e{ jyzgvihjlt
}mihj,
;,@je$mcjdgmih }z{vjw2
Gojltgfgmitgel ef
ojhjtj{gez} mel}tgtzjlt} ef
elj e{ tpe }id~hj} o{ipl
f{ed jimc ~{e}~jmt,
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2
Let {jyzg{jo,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2$
#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`%o{ghhgl` let
{jyzg{jo,
#gg]id~hgl` Elj `{ik ef
f{j}c {ema ~j{ ~{e}~jmt ef
~{jdgzd vi{gjtw1
#ggg@je$tjmclgmih
dji}z{jdjlt ef it hji}telj }id~hj ~j{ ~{e}~jmt
fe{ ojtj{dglitgel ef
}~jmgfgm `{ivgtw( ~e{e}gtw(pitj{ ik}e{~tgel(med~{j}}gvj }t{jl`tc ilo
tjl}ghj }t{jl`tc,
7, ^jt{e`{i~cgmilo etcj{}tzogj} 2
#g^jt{e`{i~cgm
}tzogj}$dglj{ihe`gmih
med~e}gtgel(
tjstz{j ilo dgm{e
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92;:(>>> te
929>(>>> }mihj,
;,@je$mcjdgmih 2Gojltgfgmitgel ef
ojhjtj{gez} mel}tgtzjlt} efelj e{ tpe }id~hj} o{ipl
f{ed jimc ~{e}~jmt1
dji}z{jdjlt ef ikgetgm
`jejlvg{eldjltih
~i{idjtj{},
=,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw 2let {jyzg{jo,
?,_jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` 2elj
e{ tpe ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1#ggO{ghhgl` Elj e{ tpe
~j{ ~{e}~jmt #}mezt
o{ghhgl`1
#ggg]id~hgl` ]id~hj
ojl}gtw tpe te tc{jj `{ik}
~j{ ~{e}~jmt1
#gv@je$tjmclgmih fz{tcj{ {jfgljdjlt ef
khemaikghgtw oiti ilo
~ehg}cgl` glojsdji}z{jdjlt,
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm iloetcj{ }tzogj} 2
#g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzogj}$
dglj{ihe`gmih
med~e}gtgel( tjstz{j ilo
dgm{e }t{zmtz{j }tzow ef
jimc vi{gilt gl i ~{e}~jmt1#gg@{ezlo pitj{ tikhj2
dji}z{jdjlt it jimc
~{e}~jmt,
9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw27, Di~~gl` el 929>>>>
e{ hi{`j{ }mihj1#gg^{j~j{itgel ef ojtighjo
te~e`{i~cgmih$ mzd
`jehe`gmih di~( glmhzogl` ihh
}z{fimj jehe`gmih fjitz{j}(beglt ~ittj{l}( f{imtz{j ojl}gtw
jtm,1
#gggOjhgljitgel ef khemaikhj
ogdjl}gel }telj relj}% i{ji},
;,@jemcjdgmih 2
Gojltgfgmitgel ef ojhjtj{gez}mel}tgtzjlt}1 dji}z{jdjlt ef
ikgetgm jejlvg{eldjltih~i{idjtj{},
=,@je~cw}gmih 2Let {jyzg{jo
?,_jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` let
{jyzg{jo1
#ggO{ghhgl`$
Elj e{ tpe ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1#ggg@je$tjmclgmih
dji}z{jdjlt ef med~{j}}gvj
}t{jl`tc( tjl}ghj }t{jl`tc(t{ivj{}j}t{jl`tc( ik{i}gel tj}t( }~jmgfgm
`{ivgtw(ojl}gtw( ~e{e}gtw(
ik}e{~tgel( ~ehg}cgl` glojs,
:,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo etcj{}tzogj} 2
#gMehez{( `{ilzhi{gtw(
glmhz}gel}( tjstz{j ilodgm{e}t{zmtz{j }tzow,
#gg@{ezlo pitj{ tikhj2
dji}z{jdjlt it jimc ~{e}~jmt,
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=;
JMELEDGM ISG]
J=#Glt{gl}gmihhwJmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9 #Jmeledgm'
9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c
j}tgditj} ef mehez{jo ilolel mehez{jo vi{gjtgj}(
`jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t
%lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j
}titz},
;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{
hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{
J;,
9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,;,[ez`c gojltgfgmitgel ef
di{ajtikhj vi{gjtgj},=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,;,Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl` ~hil%pe{agl`
dglj},=, ]~jmgfgm gojltgfgmitgel ef di{ajtikhj
vi{gjtgj},
?,]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$
fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,
MEL_[EHHJ[ @JLJ[IHGLOGIL KZ[JIZ EF DGLJ]
QF, Le, ;9:#9'%ZLFM%DJ#G'%;>>= OI_JO >=,>6,;>>=T