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@ADTCH@M DY OC[
Iacrri`m ay busdcem, Tle Xtle`bca, le Cukust 2, 4669.
Kuiml Hcocdr`si, c n`m`rco cpp`ooct` jumk`, p`rnlra`m tb` h`r-
`aley le bis ncra ie [llmdrimk`, Hlee`htihut. Kuiml wcs m`ce
wb`e I ̀ erloo`m cs c stum`et ct Yco` Ocw Xhbllo. Dy tb` tia` I krcm-
uct`m ie 399>, Vr`sim`et Hoietle bcm cppliet`m bia tl tb` X`hlem
Hirhuit Hlurt ln Cpp`cos. I wlrg`m nlr bia cnt`r krcmuctile cs c
ho`rg, tb`e jlie`m tb` Yco` Ocw Xhbllo nchuoty. B` a`etlr`m a` letb` pctb tl t`eur`, wbihb I r`h`iv`m ie 4668. Ie 466>, I d`hca` tb`
iecukurco Kuiml Hcocdr`si Vrln`sslr ln Ocw. Ay busdcem rids a`
nlr bcviek tcg`e Kuiml’s eca` dut elt bis.
Kuiml tllg a` cem Tle csim` d`nlr` tb` h`r`aley. Ct tb` tia`,
Hlee`htihut r`hlkeiz`m sca`-s`x acrrick`, dut tb` n`m`rco klv-
`rea`et mim elt, mu` tl c ocw styo`m tb` M`n`es` ln Acrrick` Cht
(MLAC). Kuiml scim: ‟Ylu’r` tb` ffirst sca`-s`x hlupo` I’v` acr-ri`m. [b`e I’v` acrri`m hlupo`s ie tb` pcst, I’v` cowcys scim, ‒Dy
tb` plw`r v`st`m ie a` dy tb` stct` ln Hlee`htihut cem tb` Peit`m
Xtct`s ln Ca`rihc, I elw prlelueh` ylu acrri`m.’ Elw, d`hcus` ln
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MLAC, I hce’t acrry ylu uem`r n`m`rco ocw. Dut I cosl hce’t ffiem
it ie ay b`crt tl tr`ct ylu minn`r`etoy nrla cey ltb`r hlupo`.‑ ]b`
sgie crluem bis dou`-krcy `y`s hriego`m witb ocwy`roy po`csur`. ‟Xl
wb`e I sp`cg ln ‒tb` plw`r v`st`m ie a` dy tb` Peit`m Xtct`s ln
Ca`rihc,’ I wioo d` r`n`rriek tl ay cutblrity cs c n`m`rco jumk` tl
acrry ylu uem`r stct` ocw. Dut tb` wlrms wioo r`acie tb` sca`.‑
]b`e b` bukk`m us. I hluom n``o bis b`crt d`ctiek tbrlukb bis
jumk`’s rld`. I tblukbt blw lmm it wcs tl d` `adrch`m dy tb` ocw.
]b` kr`ct ocw prln`sslr Tld`rt Hlv`r wrlt` tbct jumk`s sit ctlp c
pyrcaim ln vilo`eh` ‟m`coiek pcie cem m`ctb.‑ Psucooy, d`iek ‟cp-pr`b`em`m‑ dy tb` ocw is c t`rrinyiek `xp`ri`eh`. Y`t ct tbct al-
a`et, I uem`rstllm acrrick` cs tb` rcr` poch` wb`r` ocw cem olv`
hlev`rk`.
Acrrick` is c acjlr oin` `v`et nlr alst p`lpo`. Y`t I tbieg it
stioo hcrri`s ce `xtrc jlot ln wlem`r nlr sca`-s`x hlupo`s. It rues sl
hluet`r tl wbct w` bcv` d``e tlom cdlut tb` oiv`s plssido` nlr us. I
wcs dlre ie 39>9, tb` y`cr ln tb` Xtle`wcoo Tilts. Bcm I d``e dlrec k`e`rctile ̀ croi`r, lr ie c minn`r`et hluetry, ay hurr`et oin` wluom
d` ueiackiecdo`. Aleiqu` [ittik, dlre ie 3980, wrlt` ie 3926
tbct tb` b`t`rls`xuco hletrcht wcs siapo`: ‟ylu-wioo-d`-strcikbt-
lr-ylu-wioo-elt-d`.‑ Vcuo Ale`tt`, dlre ie 39=0, wrlt` ie bis 3994
a`alir: ‟Petio I wcs tw`ety-ffiv`, I wcs tb` leoy ace I ge`w wbl
bcm el stlry ct coo. I’m olek sieh` chh`pt`m tb` ncht tbct eltbiek bcm
`v`r bcpp`e`m tl a` cem eltbiek `v`r wluom.‑ Cemr`w Xuooivce,dlre ie 39>8, kcv` tb` kcy hlaaueity alr` blp` ie bis iemisp`es-
cdo` 3990 wlrg ^irtucooy Elraco, wbihb crku`m nlr sca`-s`x acr-
rick`. Y`t ̀ v`e tbct acein`stl ̀ em`m dy tlutiek blw tb` t`em`ehy ln
kcy p`lpo` elt tl bcv` ncaioi`s ln lur lwe d`e`ffit`m slhi`ty: ‟]b`
mispoch`a`et ln ncaioy cnn`htile letl c drlcm`r hlaaueity cosl
acg`s tb` blals`xuco ce im`co p`rsle tl m`vlt` bia- lr b`rs`on tl
c slhico iestitutile: tb` ueiv`rsity, tb` shbllo, tb` oitto` o`cku`, tb`Dly Xhluts, tb` hburhb, tb` splrts t`ca.‑ B` hlehoum`m: ‟Xhrcthb
alst ln tb`s` iestitutiles cem ylu’oo ffiem c blals`xuco lr twl sus-
tcieiek acey ln its vitco nuehtiles.‑
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I r`a`ad`r r`cmiek Xuooivce’s dllg wb`e it wcs pudoisb`m. I bcm
just `adcrg`m le ay o`kco hcr``r. [bio` I mim elt hleshilusoy tcg`
bis wlrms cs c pr`shriptile nlr ay oin`, I r`hlkeiz`m tbct tb`y hcp-
tur`m blw acey `xp`ht`m a` tl oiv`. Yco` wcs tb`e hlesim`r`m tb`
Ivy witb tb` bikb`st kcy plpuoctile (cs le` wck put it: ‟Le` ie nlur,
acyd` alr`7 le` ie tbr``, acyd` a`7 le` ie twl, acyd` ylu!‑). Ỳ t
`v`e prl-kcy hloo`cku`s wluom csg in I wcet`m c ncaioy, ie c twist le
blw ay strcikbt n`aco` hocssact`s wluom d` csg`m in tb`y wcet`m c
hcr``r. Ie 3992, acey hloo`cku`s cssua`m I wluom elt s`tto` mlwe
lr bcv` hbiomr`e. Le` `ehlurck`m a` tl d`hla` m`ce d`hcus` Iwluom bcv` el ncaioy tl dcoceh` ckciest tb` riklrs ln tb` jld.
]b`s` `xp`htctiles nuoffioo`m tb`as`ov`s. I r`p`ct`moy hbls` wlrg
lv`r r`octilesbips. [lrg drlukbt po`csur`”stctur`, cwcrms, prl-
altiles, rcis`s. T`octilesbips hcus`m pcie ie ay ncaioy ln lrikie,
cem, d`hcus` ln ay lwe iet`reco hlefflihts, ie a`. Vut minn`r`etoy,
chbi`v`a`ets tbct aikbt s``a ueusuco”ctt`emiek kllm shbllos, k`t-
tiek t`eur`, writiek dllgs”bcv` s``a`m r`octiv`oy lrmiecry tl a`.D`hcus` I bcm d``e kiv`e `v`ry cmvcetck` krlwiek up, tb`s` pctbs
w`r` acrg`m. Ie hletrcst, tb` alr` hlaale aio`stle`s”ncooiek
ie olv`, acrryiek, rcisiek hbiomr`e”s``a`m uecttciecdo`. Olek
cnt`r I chbi`v`m t`eur`, I r`tcie`m c m`vltileco r`octilesbip tl ay
hcr``r. I wlrg`m `v`ry w``g`em, chh`pt`m `v`ry hlaaitt`` cssike-
a`et, cem cssua`m `xtrc stum`et sup`rvisiles. ]b` shbllo bcem-
sla`oy r`wcrm`m a`. Xtioo, I risg`m acrryiek ce iestitutile.]bcegnuooy, tbis hbcek`m ie ay tbirti`s. [bio` suhb ctalspb`rih
sbints cr` bcrm tl piepliet, I tbieg ln 4668, wb`e tb` Peit`m Xtct`s
Xupr`a` Hlurt struhg mlwe hriaieco dces le slmlay cem, ie tb`
wcg` ln tbct m`hisile, tb` Acsschbus`tts bikb hlurt issu`m c m`hi-
sile o`kcoiziek sca`-s`x acrrick` ie tbct stct`. Cs sca`-s`x acr-
rick` d`hca` c plssidioity, nri`ems cem ncaioy d`kce tl pusb a` tl
k`t ay p`rsleco oin` ie lrm`r. ]b`y iapls`m tb` slhico mishipoie` tlwbihb I bcm s``e ay p``rs sudj`ht`m ie tb`ir tw`eti`s. I w`ohla`m
tb` hbivvyiek. I ffiecooy bcm elt leoy tb` p`raissile dut cosl tb`
pr`ssur` tl kl tb` wcy I y`cre`m tl kl.
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I o`nt Yco` ie 4662 tl alv` tl E`w Ylrg Peiv`rsity. I bcm a`t
Tle muriek c scddctihco visit tl tbct iestitutile. I wcs ie ay oct`
tbirti`s, b` ie bis oct` nlrti`s. ]b` ffirst tbiek I eltih`m cdlut bia
w`r` bis `y`s”le` krcy cem le` krcy str`cg`m witb hlpp`r”oig`
oikbt dr`cgiek c stlra. I tblukbt: ]bis ocemshcp` hluom g``p a`
iemllrs. I n`ot cttrcht`m tl bia ie tb` alst oit`rco s`es`”I ge`w
I wluom rctb`r d` ie tb` sca` stct` cs b`, tb` sca` hity, tb` sca`
duiomiek, tb` sca` rlla. I ge`w, quihgoy, tbct I wluom acrry bia,
in b` wluom bcv` a`.
Tle cem I cr` im`lolkihcooy prlkr`ssiv` dut t`ap`rca`etcooyhles`rvctiv`. [` dltb wcet`m wbct lur pcr`ets bcm alm`o`m nlr
us”oin`-olek acrrick` cem hbiomr`e. ‟Mle’t wcit,‑ Kuiml scim mur-
iek lur w`mmiek. ‟Ylu w`r` dlre tl d` pcr`ets.‑ [` e``m`m el
`ehlurck`a`et. [` bcm cor`cmy stcrt`m ctt`emiek s`ssiles ln ‟A`e
Bcviek Dcdi`s‑ ct Acebcttce’s O`sdice, Kcy, Dis`xuco cem ]rces-
k`em`r (OKD]) Hlaaueity H`et`r. Le` r`csle w` wcet`m tl k`t
acrri`m wcs tl prlvim` lur hbiomr`e tb` prlt`htiles ln tb` iestitu-tile. [` elw bcv` c mcukbt`r cem c sle.
I cowcys w`cr c suit tl t`chb. C hloo`cku` leh` csg`m wby. I scim
I mim sl lut ln r`sp`ht nlr ce blelrcdo` prln`ssile. B` kunncw`m,
lds`rviek tbct alst ln ay stum`ets wluom d`hla` dik-ffira ocwy`rs
wbls` prln`ssile wluom hlesist ln b`opiek hlrplrctiles wck` wcr.
I r`acie uer`p`etcet. Ay lwe oin` bcs m`priv`m a` ln cey hcpch-
ity tl d` hyeihco cdlut tb` ocw. @v`ry tia` I e``m`m c o`kco kct` tllp`e, it lp`e`m. [b`e I ffirst hca` lut cs kcy ie tb` `croy 3996s,
tb` ocw bcm hbcek`m ie alst stct`s tl m`hriaiecoiz` s`xuco chts
d`tw``e a`e7 wb`e Tle cem I wisb`m tl acrry, tb` ocw ie Hle-
e`htihut coolw`m it7 wb`e w` wisb`m tl bcv` hbiomr`e, surrlkchy
cem cmlptile ocws p`raitt`m us tl ml sl. ]l d` sur`, tbls` o`kco
hbcek`s mim elt bcpp`e iem`p`em`etoy ln huoturco cem ploitihco
trcesnlractiles. Xtioo, witblut hlehr`t` o`kco r`nlra, I aikbt bcv`bcm el busdcem, el mcukbt`r, cem el sle. Elw it is tbct oin` tbct
s``as ueiackiecdo`.
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[b`e Tle cem I acrri`m, c acjlr o`kco m`v`olpa`et wcs
uenlomiek le tb` ltb`r hlcst. Nio`m le Acy 44, 4669,
V`rry v. Xhbwcrz`e`kk`r hbcoo`ek`m tb` hlestitutilecoity ln Hcoinlr-
eic’s Vrlplsitile 2, wbihb bcm ca`em`m tb` stct`’s hlestitutile tl
oiait acrrick` tl le` ace cem le` wlace. ]b` ca`ema`et witb-
mr`w `quco acrrick` rikbts nrla sca`-s`x hlupo`s six aletbs cnt`r
tb` stct`’s supr`a` hlurt bcm r`hlkeiz`m tb`a. ]b` V`rry hcs` wcsmistiehtiv` d`hcus` it csscio`m c stct`’s prlbiditile ln sca`-s`x acr-
rick` le n`m`rco hlestitutileco krluems. ]bct a`cet tb` hcs` hluom
r`chb tb` Peit`m Xtct`s Xupr`a` Hlurt. It cosl hr`ct`m c a`mic
nr`ezy d`hcus` it wcs ffio`m dy tb` lmm hlupo` ln Mcvim Dli`s cem ]`m
Losle, tb` sup`rocwy`rs wbl bcm squcr`m lnn ie Dusb v. Klr`.
Ct tb` tia`, leoy nlur stct`s bcm o`kcoiz`m sca`-s`x acrrick`.
Alr`lv`r, c acjlrity ln stct`s bcm ie r`h`et y`crs `echt`m lr r`-ienlrh`m dces le sca`-s`x acrrick`. ]b` Xupr`a` Hlurt k`e`r-
cooy ml`s elt tr`cm ncr cb`cm ln pudoih lpieile. Nlr tbis r`csle,
o`cm`rs ln tb` acjlr kcy-rikbts lrkceizctiles”acey ln wbla I
r`kcrm`m cs nri`ems cem hloo`cku`s”pcssilect`oy lppls`m tb` suit.
]b` alv`a`et ocwy`rs wlrri`m tbct Dli`s cem Losle wluom rusb
tbis hcs` tl c m`n`ct ct tb` Xupr`a` Hlurt. ]b`y hluom tb`e r`ture
tl tb`ir ouhrctiv` hlrplrct` prchtih`s, o`cviek tb` kcy-rikbts ocwy`rstl pihg up tb` pi`h`s. ]bls` sbcrms hluom shctt`r ncr, kiv`e tbct tb`
hles`qu`eh`s ln ce cmv`rs` ruoiek aikbt elt d` hleffie`m tl acr-
rick`. Cs kcy-rikbts cmvlhct`s bcm wite`ss`m ie tb` cnt`ractb ln c
m`vcstctiek olss d`nlr` tb` bikb hlurt ie 392>, tb` hlestitutileco
olkih tbct justiffi`s mishriaiectile ie le` cr`c hce d` `xt`em`m”dy
olw`r hlurts, stct` lnffihicos, cem ltb`rs”tl nu`o mishriaiectile ie
minn`r`et r`coas. Pemliek tb` ̀ nn`hts ln ce cmv`rs` ruoiek hluom cosltcg` y`crs”p`rbcps m`hcm`s. @v`e in c e`w acjlrity d`oi`v`s tbct
c hcs` wcs wrlekoy m`him`m, tb` Xupr`a` Hlurt is olctb tl lv`rruo`
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its pr`h`m`ets. ]l supplrt tb` Dli`s cem Losle hcs` s``a`m oig` c
d`trcyco ln ay hlaaueity.
Nlr tbis r`csle, I g`pt c wcry mistceh`: I mim elt ctt`em tb` trico
ie Jceucry 4636, cem pudoihoy `xpr`ss`m ay r`s`rvctiles cdlut
it. Y`t I wcs ecìv` tl tbieg I hluom `vcm` it. Mcvim Dli`s wcs c
trust`` ln ay ocw shbllo. Ay stum`ets olddi`m a` tl k`t bia le
hcapus”priacrioy tl hbcoo`ek` wbct b` bcm mle`. Ie Cprio 4636,
I alm`rct`m c mishussile tbct iehoum`m bia, Actt Hlo`s, cem Vcuoc
@tt`odrihg. Hlo`s, ce Ca`rihce Hivio Oid`rti`s Peile (CHOP) ct-
tlre`y, bcm b`op`m nlrauoct` tb` ectileco OKD] alv`a`et’s iehr`-a`etco strct`ky nlr acrrick` `qucoity”tb` strct`ky tbct Dli`s cem
Losle, dy ffioiek V`rry, bcm up`em`m. @tt`odrihg, wbl bcm s`rv`m ie
tb` o`cm`rsbip ln Ocadmc O`kco cem ltb`r OKD] lrkceizctiles,
drlukbt cmmitileco hritiqu`s tl tb` tcdo`: Xb` bcm olek hcutile`m
ckciest acgiek acrrick` `qucoity tb` priacry klco ln tb` OKD]
alv`a`et, crkuiek tbct privio`kiek rikbts nlr acrri`m hlupo`s acr-
kiecoiz`m tbls` wbl m`ffie`m ncaioy ie ltb`r wcys. ]b` m`dct` wcshivio, dut b`ct`m. Dli`s wcs uefflcppcdo`.
Ie biemsikbt, Dli`s cem Losle bcv` d``e viemihct`m. Le Cu-
kust =, 4636, n`m`rco jumk` ^cukbe T. [cog`r struhg mlwe Hcoi-
nlreic’s stct` dce le sca`-s`x acrrick`. Leoy wb`e I r`cm tb`
38>-pck` m`hisile mim I r`coiz` tb` ackeitum` ln wbct bcm lh-
hurr`m. ]b` lpieile r`oi`m elt just le o`kco pr`h`m`et dut cosl le
tb` jumk`’s `ikbty ffiemieks ln ncht, wbihb ie ture w`r` supplrt`mwitb `xt`esiv` hitctiles tl `xbidits, t`stialey, cem ltb`r `vim`eh`.
I p`rslecooy ge`w s`v`rco ln tb` eie`t``e wite`ss`s”iehoumiek
Peiv`rsity ln Acsschbus`tts `hlelaist O`` Dcmk`tt, Yco` bistlrice
K`lrk` Hbcueh`y, cem Bcrvcrm bistlrice Ecehy Hltt. ]b` lpie-
ile acm` a` hurilus cdlut tb` tw`ov`-mcy trico. Leoy le` sca`-s`x
acrrick` hcs` bcm kle` tl trico d`nlr`”ie Bcwcii ie tb` 3996s.
[bio` tbct trico `em`m witb c ruoiek nlr tb` pocietinns, c stct` hle-stitutileco ca`ema`et sup`rs`m`m tb` m`hisile d`nlr` it hluom tcg`
`nn`ht. I m`him`m tl mik nurtb`r ietl V`rry.
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@adrch`m dy Ocw ;
I vivimoy r`hcoo r`cmiek tb` tbr``-tbluscem-pck` trceshript ie tb`
hcs`. It is tb` `xp`ri`eh` acey r`cm`rs bcv`”p`rbcps tb` `xp`ri-
`eh` tbct m`ffie`s us cs r`cm`rs”ln ‟ncooiek ietl‑ c t`xt cem elt
r`surnchiek ietl `v`rymcy oin` uetio w` bcv` ture`m tb` ocst pck`.
Mrcwiek le aletbs ln pr`-trico prlh``mieks (cem y`crs ln crku-
a`ets cmvceh`m dy OKD] chtivists) tb` trceshripts hcptur`m tb`
d`st hlev`rsctile I bcm s``e le sca`-s`x acrrick`”d`tt`r tbce
cey o`kisoctiv` b`criek, cey chcm`aih m`dct`, lr cey a`mic `x-
hbcek`. [bct mistiekuisb`m it nrla tb`s` ltb`r micolku`s wcs tb`
iet`oo`htuco riklr ln tb` prlh``mieks”tb` sudaissile ln `xp`rt r`-plrts, tb` mcyolek pr`-trico m`plsitiles ln tb` wite`ss`s, tb` t`sti-
aley uem`r p`ecoty ln p`rjury, tb` r`hlrm tbct swcoolw`m `v`ry
wlrm ie its acw, cem p`rbcps cdlv` coo tb` hrlss-`xcaiectile ln
wite`ss`s le tb` stcem. ]b` trceshript wcs c ouaielus hivio-rikbts
mlhua`et. Cey r`s`eta`et I n`ot tlwcrm Dli`s lr Losle ̀ vcplrct`m.
Ay iet`et is elt tl r`visit tb` sblpwlre misput` lv`r wb`tb`r
hlurts lr o`kisoctur`s lr mir`ht vlt`s dy tb` p`lpo` cr` tb` d`st poch`tl r`slov` tb` qu`stile ln sca`-s`x acrrick`. Cs c prchtihco actt`r,
tbct crkua`et is allt. Crluem tb` wlrom tb` m`dct` is lhhurriek”
cem wioo hletieu` tl lhhur”ie coo tb`s` nlruas. Ay qu`stile is
wb`r` tb` d`st hlev`rsctile”a`ceiek tb` alst `eoikbt`eiek, hla-
pr`b`esiv`, cem a`tihuolus le`”is bcpp`eiek. Ie tbis iestceh`,
tb` d`st micolku` tllg poch` ie tb` hlurtrlla”cem alr` drlcmoy,
tbrlukb tb` `etir` cmv`rscrico prlh`ss tbct huoaiect`m ie Jumk`[cog`r’s trico.
Iaa`mict`oy cnt`r Jumk` [cog`r’s m`hisile, Dli`s `xtloo`m tb`
trico nlra ie ce iet`rvi`w le Nch` tb` Ectile. Ie ploitihco m`dct`s,
b` crku`m, it wcs tll `csy tl ‟tbrlw crluem lpieiles, cpp`co tl
p`lpo`’s n`cr cem pr`jumih`,‑ cem ‟hit` stumi`s tbct `itb`r mle’t `xist
lr mle’t scy wbct ylu scy tb`y ml.‑ Ie c trico, b` lds`rv`m, ‟ylu’v`
klt tl stcem up uem`r lctb cem hrlss-`xcaiectile,‑ wbihb acm` itiaplssido` nlr lpple`ets ln acrrick` `qucoity tl pr`vcio dcs`m le
aisr`pr`s`etctiles, sp`huoctile, cem byp`rdlo`. B` hletieu`m:
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[b`e tb`y hla` ietl hlurt cem tb`y bcv` tl supplrt tbls`
lpieiles cem tb`y bcv` tl m`n`em tbls` lpieiles uem`r lctb
cem hrlss-`xcaiectile, tbls` lpieiles just a`ot cwcy. Cem
tbct’s wbct bcpp`e`m b`r`. ]b`r` siapoy wcse’t cey `vim`eh`.
]b`r` w`r`e’t cey ln tbls` stumi`s. ]b`r` w`r`e’t cey `apirihco
stumi`s. ]bct’s just acm` up. ]bct’s jueg shi`eh`.
Cem it’s `csy tl scy tbct le t`o`visile. Dut c wite`ss stcem is
c ole`oy poch` tl oi`. Cem wb`e ylu hla` ietl hlurt, ylu hce’t
ml tbct. Cem tbct’s wbct w` prlv`m. [` put n`cr cem pr`jumih`
le trico, cem n`cr cem pr`jumih` olst.
Jlurecoists wbl hlv`r`m tb` trico `hbl`m Dli`s’s tb`a`. [ritiek
nlr tb` E`w Ylrg`r, Acrkcr`t ]codlt chgelwo`mk`m tb` hlev`e-
tileco wismla tbct tb` huotur` wcrs sbluom d` nlukbt lut ie tb`
o`kisoctur`, tb` dcoolt dlx, lr `v`e tb` dolklspb`r`. Blw`v`r, sb`
lds`rv`m tbct tb` V`rry trico sblw`m tbct tb` hlurtrlla hluom d` c
hocssrlla ‟wb`r` tb` vcou`s ln tblrlukbe`ss, pr`hisile ie sp``hb,cem tb` ldoikctile tl r`poy bcv` c wcy ln ocyiek dcr` tb` nuemca`e-
tcos ln h`rtcie rb`tlrihco plsitiles.‑ Alr` r`h`etoy, ocw prln`sslr
Mco` Hcrp`et`r hritihiz`m Dli`s cem Losle cem misput`m tb`ir cs-
s`ssa`et ln V`rry’s iaplrt dut ocum`m tb` trico its`on, hlet`emiek
tbct it bcm r`v`co`m ‟tb` tbie olkih, uesudstcetict`m css`rtiles cem
st`r`ltyp`s tbct uem`rkirm tb` lpplsitile tl sca`-s`x acrrick`
ie c wcy tbct leoy oitikctile, iehoumiek t`stialey sudj`ht tl hrlss-`xcaiectile uem`r lctb, hce ml.‑
Xuhb tridut`s cr` pcrtihuocroy iaplrtcet elw, wb`e tb` hivio
trico is qui`toy kliek tb` wcy ln tb` mlml. Ie tb` 3986s, cdlut 46
p`rh`et ln hivio hcs`s ffio`m ie n`m`rco hlurts w`r` r`slov`m ct trico7
ie tb` 4666s, tb` ffikur` bcm pouaa`t`m tl o`ss tbce 4 p`rh`et. Vcrt
ln tb` r`csle is tbct hlurts bcv` sikeiffihcetoy `xpcem`m pr`-trico
prlh`mur`s, kiviek oitikcets sudstcetico lpplrtueity tl iet`rrlkct`wite`ss`s, r`vi`w tb`ir lpple`ets’ mlhua`ets, cem hlemuht nlraco
s`tto`a`et e`kltictiles. Xla` shblocrs h`o`drct` tbis m`v`olpa`et
cs c triuapb ln jumihico `nffihi`ehy, cem iem``m it is. Acey d`e`ffits
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ln cmv`rscrico oitikctile cr` elw cvciocdo` witblut tb` `xp`es` cem
m`ocy csslhict`m witb tricos. Dut eltbiek hcptur`s tb` nuoo rcek` ln
c trico’s cmvcetck`s ltb`r tbce c trico its`on. [` aust hlenrlet wbct
is olst ie surr`em`riek tbis kr`ct Ca`rihce trcmitile. Cs auhb cs
ceytbiek, tbis dllg is c pc`ce tl tb` hivio trico.
]b` prlple`ets ln Vrlp 2, wbl w`r` tb` `nn`htiv` m`n`emcets ie
tb` suit, ldj`ht`m tl tb` trico le s`v`rco krluems. Ct vcrilus pliets
ie tb` prlh``mieks”cem cnt`rwcrm”tb`y hlet`em`m tbct tb` mis-
put`m slhilolkihco issu`s hluom elt d` r`slov`m tbrlukb tb` jumihico
prlh`ss, tbct nlur ln tb`ir wite`ss`s m`him`m elt tl t`stiny lut lnhleh`res nlr tb`ir scn`ty, cem tbct tb` jumk` wcs dics`m d`hcus` b`
wcs kcy cem ie c sca`-s`x r`octilesbip. I wioo cmmr`ss tb`s` hriti-
hisas cs tb`y crls` ie tb` prlh``mieks. Nlr elw, o`t a` scy tbct
hlapcr`m tl c Voctleih im`co ln mishlurs`, tb` trico wioo ncoo sblrt.
Hlapcr`m tl tb` r`co cot`rectiv`s, it sbie`s.
Iieiticooy tri`m tl writ` tbis dllg ie ay ‟hlestitutileco ocw prl-
n`sslr‑ vlih`. Y`t witbblomiek ay p`rsleco r`chtiles acm` tb`
ecrrctiv` n``o iehlapo`t`, `v`e soikbtoy misble`st. I hluom elt bcv`
d``e alr` cnn`ht`m dy tb` issu`s ie tbis hcs`. Muriek tb` nlur-y`cr
spce d`tw``e tb` ffioiek ln V`rry cem its uotiact` r`sloutile, Tle
cem I acrri`m, w`ohla`m lur mcukbt`r ietl tb` wlrom, cem tb`e
w`ohla`m lur sle. [b`e w` trcv`o`m tl tb` Xupr`a` Hlurt leAcrhb 4>, 4638, tl b`cr lrco crkua`ets ie tb` hcs`, w` w`r` riv`e
witb cexi`ty. ]bls` e`rv`s st`aa`m cs auhb nrla tb` hblgiek
pceih ln bcviek o`nt lur yluek hbiomr`e ie c minn`r`et hity nlr tb`
ffirst tia` cs tb`y mim nrla tb` hcs`. Cem ln hlurs`, ay pcr`etco
cem prln`ssileco cexi`ti`s w`r` iet`rtwie`m”wb`tb`r w` wluom
d` cdo` tl lnn`r hruhico prlt`htiles tl lur hbiomr`e hluom d` m`t`r-
aie`m dy tb` Hlurt’s m`hisile.Xla` acy qu`stile wb`tb`r ce iemivimuco witb suhb c stcg` ie
tb` luthla` hluom `vcouct` tb` trico mispcssilect`oy. [b`e I hle-
sim`r tbct ldj`htile, I r`hcoo c ala`et le tb` ffirst mcy ln trico.
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Dli`s csg`m pocietinn Vcuo Gctcai in d`iek krcet`m tb` rikbt tl
acrry wluom hbcek` bis r`octilesbip tl bis hlaaueity. Lpplsiek
hlues`o olmk`m ce ldj`htile, crkuiek tbct Gctcai wcs just c pocie-
tinn, elt ce `xp`rt. Gctcai stllm bis krluem witb c hri m` hl`ur:
‟I hce’t sp`cg cs ce `xp`rt. I hce sp`cg cs c buace d`iek tbct’s
oiv`m it.‑ I sp`cg ie tbis dllg elt leoy cs ce `xp`rt ie hlestitu-
tileco ocw dut cosl cs c buace d`iek wbl bcs oiv`m it. Just cs lur
oin` `xp`ri`eh` acy muoo lur nchuoti`s ln p`rh`ptile, sl tll it acy
sbcrp`e tb`a.
]l suppo`a`et ay lwe p`rsp`htiv`, I hrisshrlss`m Elrtb Ca`r-ihc hlemuhtiek lv`r nlrty iet`rvi`ws witb hlues`o, wite`ss`s (ie-
houmiek witbmrcwe wite`ss`s), cem ltb`r stcg`blom`rs le dltb sim`s
ln tbis m`dct`. Vi`hiek tlk`tb`r tbis puzzo` bcs d``e le` ln tb` sik-
eco po`csur`s ln ay prln`ssileco oin`. It wcs cosl ce lhhcsile nlr
p`rsleco trcesnlractile, cs I nluem ays`on hlee`htiek ct sla` o`v`o
witb `v`ry p`rsle witb wbla I splg`, `v`e wb`e w` misckr``m v`-
b`a`etoy cdlut tb` qu`stile ct bcem.Acey iemivimucos d`oi`v` tb` sca`-s`x acrrick` m`dct` wioo
slle hla` tl c hols`. [bio` tb` Xupr`a` Hlurt wioo acg` c m`-
hisile cnn`htiek coo ffinty stct`s ie tb` e`xt n`w aletbs, tb` im`c
tbct it wioo `em tb` m`dct` is ncehinuo. T`sistceh` tl tb` Xupr`a`
Hlurt’s 39>; m`hisile strigiek mlwe dces le iet`rrchico acr-
rick` `emur`m olek pcst tbct hcs`. Cem in w` tcg` c alr` koldco
p`rsp`htiv`, sca`-s`x acrrick` is hurr`etoy cvciocdo` ectilewim`ie n`w`r tbce tw`ety lut ln sla` twl buemr`m hluetri`s, wbio`
sca`-s`x s`xuco hlemuht is stioo ioo`kco ie alr` tbce s`v`ety. Ie
`ikbt hluetri`s, kcy s`x is pueisbcdo` dy m`ctb. I `xp`ht tl d` cr-
kuiek nlr acrrick` `qucoity nlr tb` r`st ln ay oin`, muriek wbihb
tia` tb` vcoimity ln ay lwe acrrick` wioo ncm` ie cem lut oig` c
rcmil sikeco m`p`emiek le wb`r` ie tb` wlrom I ca acgiek tb`
crkua`et.Ct tb` sca` tia`, tb` m`dct` s``as actur`. Elw tbct tb` cr-
kua`ets bcv` d``e crtihuoct`m, pcrs`m, cem r`ffie`m, w` hce mriv`
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tlwcrm holsur`. Auhb ln tbis lhhurr`m, ln hlurs`, d`nlr` cem iem`-
p`em`etoy ln V`rry, tbrlukb m`hcm`s ln oitikctile, krcssrllts chtiv-
isa, cem ploitihco cem chcm`aih m`dct`. [bct struhg a` cs I r`cm
V`rry wcs elt tbct tb` prlh``mieks bcm k`e`rct`m e`w crkua`ets
dut tbct tb`y bcm nlrh`m ce ueusucooy mir`ht, mishipoie`m, cem hla-
pr`b`esiv` hlenrletctile d`tw``e tb` lpplsiek sim`s.
Ie acrrick` h`r`alei`s, tb`r` is tbct tr`auolus ala`et wb`r`
tb` lnffihicet stct`s: ‟In cey ln ylu hce sblw just hcus` wby tb`s`
twl acy elt d` acrri`m, sp`cg elw, lr `os` nlr`v`r blom ylur
p`ch`.‑ Cs w` pocee`m lur h`r`aley, w` o`cre`m tbct alst hlupo`smisp`es`m witb tbis oie`. Dut w` csg`m Kuiml tl o`cv` it ie, c sudto`
r`aiem`r tl lurs`ov`s cem lur ku`sts tbct acey ln lur n`oolw hiti-
z`es n`ot tb`y bcm just hcus` tl ldj`ht tl lur acrrick`. (I bcm el
qucoas ie tb` riekiek pcus` cnt`r tb` qu`stile wcs pls`m, tblukb
I mim tbieg wiomoy ln tbct sh`e` ie Jce` @yr`, wb`e c strcek`r m`-
hocr`s: ‟]b` acrrick` hceelt kl le: I m`hocr` tb` `xist`eh` ln ce
iap`mia`et.‑) Oig` acrrick` h`r`alei`s, tricos”ln cey giem”cr`ala`ets ln huoturco hlapr`ssile, wb`r` le` aust sp`cg lr d`cr
tb` hles`qu`eh`s ln le`’s sio`eh`. [` sbluom wcet dltb sim`s tl
bcv` c nuoo cem ncir lpplrtueity tl sp`cg. Y`t cnt`r tbls` hlemitiles
cr` ie poch`”cs tb`y w`r` ie V`rry”w` sbluom wcet dltb sim`s tl
oiv` witb tb` hles`qu`eh`s ln wbct tb`y bcv` scim”el o`ss nlr c
acrrick` trico tbce nlr c acrrick`.
Nlr tb` prlh`ssileco tl lur w`mmiek, Tle cem I hbls` tb` Dchbhcetctc Xo``p`rs [cg`. [` dltb n`ot w` w`r` stirriek nrla c soua-
d`r. Cem w` n`ot tb` hluetry cem wlrom w`r` le tb` husp ln c sbint
hlapcrcdo` tl tb` Kr`ct Cwcg`eiek. Cs w` rcis` lur hbiomr`e, w`
n``o r`e`w`m r`splesidioity tl pr`ss nlr tbct `eocrk`m cwcr`e`ss.
El shblocr wcets tl `xbcust bis oin` le le` crkua`et. Y`t ie c
r`co s`es`, w` cr` crkuiek nlr lur oiv`s, lur hbiomr`e’s oiv`s, cem
tb` oiv`s ln lur hlaaueity. ]lmcy, wb`e I tbieg ln wbct I wluompoch` d`nlr` tb` lp`e-aiem`m dut ueh`rtcie iemivimuco, I tbieg ln
tb` V`rry trico. I ml elt tbieg cey suhb p`rsle hluom r`cm wbct
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trcespir`m tb`r` witblut `emiek witb c alr` ncvlrcdo` vi`w ln
sca`-s`x acrrick`. D`hcus` n`w wioo r`cm tb` nuoo trceshript, tbis
dllg s``gs tl driek tb` trico tl tb` r`cm`r. Hocrinyiek tb` g`y issu`s
ie ce iefflca`m slhico hletrlv`rsy is sla`tbiek tricos hce ml nlr us.
A`alricoiziek suhb tricos is wbct w` hce ml nlr tb`a.
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