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    TBK LG@]EJNGJ * @e~eh Abenvefedn

    54* Hkg Tgh|tg~53* C~gdgv Dg|tgks|a~59* Ikgvik Gvykhh5>* E~j Vejd6=* Jei{nf @ebcg{z

    \bgv t \t gv nk|66* U{k|t cgv Tv{tb6;* U{k|t cgv @kejnji

    62* U{k|t cgv B{`ejnt~.

    \tgvnk| lej o{|t fk |g`k

    }vetthk gc tbk g{tb gv|lvetlbk| gc tbk }kj gjgjk bejd( ejd tbk~ lejkr}vk|| tbk e{tbgv|bg}k|( dvke |( dk|nvk|(ejikv( ivnksejlk|( ckev|(ejd }e||ngj| gj tbkgtbkv* F{t ivketk|tn`}elt n| le{|kd f~ tbk|tgvnk| yvnttkj yntb e|kj|k gc ]{v}g|k "yntbe le}nteh ].* \{lb|tgvnk| evk leteh~|t| gc|glneh lbejik*** Nt n| |gfkle{|k |tgvnk| nj|}nvk1tbk~ n`einjk e jky(fkttkv( ejd ndkeh c{t{vk*"|kk }*;.

    \bgvt \tgvnk|gj tbk tbk`k

    "cvg` }*66.;

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    TBK LG@]EJNGJ 4O{jk 6=56

    IHKEJNJI\

    Vk}vnksk\{vkh~ Igd ivejt| yvgjidgkv|( tbk

    g}}vk||gv( e vk}vnksk* F{t gjlk Bk |knzk|bn`( Bk {ttkvh~ dk|tvg~| bn`* QF{abevn(@{|hn`P

    Igd insk| tbk yvgjidgkv| |g`k tn`k tgvk}kjt ejd e`kjd tbknv fkbesng{v* Nc tbk~dg jgt teak edsejteik gc tbn| g}}gvt{jnt~(Bk }{jn|bk| tbk |kskvkh~*

    Igd |g`ktn`k| {|k| yvgjidgkv| tg}{jn|b tbk |njc{h* Tbn| be}}kj| ybkj Igdynhh| tg }{jn|b tbk` fkcgvk tbk De~ gcO{di`kjt* Cgv kre`}hk( ectkv tbk @{|hn`||}hnt njtg `ej~ lg`}ktnji celtngj| jnjklkjt{vnk| eig ejd dksnetkd cvg` N|he`( tbk~ykvk kr}g|kd tg tbk @gjigh njse|ngj ejde||elvk*

    Lg`}nhkd Cvg`? Tbk @k||kjikv gc Igd? @{be``ed Cktb{hheb I{hkj( }* 559

    Yvktlbkd Vk|tnji ]helkYbkj nt n| |end tg bn ( Besk ckev gc Igd( evvgiejlk dvnsk| bn tg teak }vndk nj |njc{h

    eltngj|* Bkhh fklg k| bn ( e dn| eh vk|tnji }helk* "Eh Feueve? 6=3.

    Njtkjt gj }{v|{nji tbknv snhk dkkd|( tbk|k }kg}hk fklg`k n``{jk tg edsnlk ejd vkcgv`1 ncej~tbnji( tbk~ ivgy gvk gf|tnjetk ejd evvgiejt* Tbk~ fkinj tg teak }vndk nj |}vkednji ksnhejd lgvv{}tngj yntb jg vk`gv|k( i{nht gv ckev gc Igd*

    U{vt{fn vklgvd| Efd{hheb Nfj @e|{d e| besnji |end? Nt n| kjg{ib gc e |nj cgv e ej tbet bn|fvgtbkv |bg{hd tkhh bn`( Ckev Ehheb( ejd bk |bg{hd vk}h~( Hgga ectkv ~g{v|khc* Dgk| e ej gc~g{v |gvt hklt{vk k7%

    Tbn| |jgffkv~( lgjtkjtngj ejd hela gc |be`k evk `kt yntb e `g|t |ynct e}}vg}vnetk}{jn|b`kjt - Bkhh* Bkhh yg{hd fk gvk tbej |{ccnlnkjt vktvnf{tngj* Cgv Bkhh n| tbk g|t tkvvnfhkgc ehh }{jn|b`kjt|? |eseik( snghkjt( lgj|{`nji kskv~tbnji tbvgyj njtg nt* Yntb {j`n|teaefhknvgj~( tbk skv|k dk|lvnfk| Bkhh e| tbknv vk|tnji }helk*

    Lg`}nhkd Cvg`? Nj tbk \bedk gc tbk U{vej - \~kd U{tf( Sgh* 5( }* 6?

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    TBK LG@]EJNGJ ;O{jk 6=56

    KDNTGVNEH

    Yk tkhh g{v|khsk| |tgvnk| nj gvdkv tg hnsk* "O* Dndngj.

    Cvg` e lbnhd |tnhh ykevnji dne}kv| tg e tggtbhk|| ivejdcetbkv1 cvg` e levkcvkk lghhkik |t{dkjt tg ej gll{}nkdf{|njk|| ej1 cvg e cev`kv {jkd{letkd tg e ]bD nj ]bnhg|g}b~1 cvg e vnibt ynji \ejibn ]velbevea tg e hkctynji @evrn|t vksgh{tngjev~1 cvg` ej g{t|}gakj hed~-ck`njn|t tg ej njtvgskvt bg`k`eakv1 cvg` ej njdncckvkjteijg|tnl tg ej evdkjt fkhnkskv nj Ehheb kskv~fgd~( ~k| kskv~fgd~ hgsk| e iggd |tgv~%

    Cnltngj cgv yn|dg`Cnltngj nj nt| dncckvkjt esetev| hnak jgskh|( |bgvt |tgvnk|( cefhk|( cenv~ tehk|( ejd }he~| ktl jgt gjh~ kjtkvtenj| f{t eh|g

    njch{kjlk| tbk njd| ejd tbg{ibt-}ettkvj| gc tbk vkedkv* Ybkvk hklt{vk| ejd fgga| cenh( cnltngj |{llkkd|*Nt n| |end tbet nj ejlnkjt tn`k| tbkvk ye| e anji \{dev|bej ybg bed tbvkk |gj|* Tbk anji bn`|khc ye| hkevjkd ejd yn|k

    f{t bn| |gj| ykvk gtbkvyn|k* Tbk {jkd{letkd ejd n`}v{dkjt }vnjlk| gjh~ hgskd tg }he~ ejd kjog~ tbknv h{r{vnk|* Tbk~tbg{ibt( ectkv ehh yk evk }vnjlk| ejd bknv| gc e hevik anjidg`( yb~ |bg{hd yk fgtbkv tg |t{d~* Tbk anji ye| skv~ {}|kt(fgtb yntb nhh ejjkv| gc bn| {jhkevjkd lbnhdvkj ejd tbknv njdncckvkjlk vetbkv vk|kjt`kjt tgyevd| |t{dnk|* Tbk anji bedbnvkd tbk |kvsnlk| gc e j{`fkv gc vkjgyjkd |lbghev| tg tkelb bn| lbnhdvkj* F{t ehe|( kskv~ tkelbkv iesk {} |ggj kjg{ibnj tbk yeak gc vg~eh |t{dkjt| njdncckvkjlk( {jynhhnjijk||( ejd njefnhnt~ tg hkevj* Cnjehh~ gj e njn|tkv| edsnlk( tbk anjilehhkd Sn|bj{ \bev`e( ejd e||nijkd bn tbk te|a gc tkelbnji yn|dg | gc }ghntnl|( ed`njn|tvetngj ejd hkedkv|bn} tg tbk}vg{d ejd vgyd~ }vnjlk|*

    Tbkj ybet7Tbkj {jhnak bn| }vkdklk||gv |lbghev|( Sn|bj{ \bev`e |{llkkdkd nj tkelbnji tbk bg}khk|| }vnjlk|*YB 7Fkle{|k nj|tked gc hklt{vnji tbk }vnjlk| tg tbk fgvkdg`1 bk k`}hg~kd tbk kej| gc |tgv~tkhhnji tg kd{letk tbk`*

    Yntb gjk cefhk ygskj njtg gtbkv( bk ye| efhk tg evg{|k tbk l{vng|nt~ ejd njtkvk|t gc bn| ye~yevd |t{dkjt|( nj hkevjnji*Tbk|k |tgvnk| ykvk hetkv lg`}nhkd ejd evk tgde~ ajgyj e| ]ejlbtejtve *

    g{ lej dn|}{tk tbk bn|tgvnlnt~ gc ybet| kjtngjkd efgsk( ejd vnibth~ |g1 f{t jgt t bk skvelnt~ gc nt| lgvk evi{`kjt

    ybnlb ~g{ lej tk|t cgv ~g{v|khc "nc ~g{ |g dk|nvk.* Ikt bghd gc e lbnhd ejd dkhnskv e gjgtgjg{| |kv`gj gj bevd ygvaejd |tkednjk||* Ectkv lg`}hktngj( yeak bn` {} ejd( tkhh bn` tbk tehk gc bevk ejd tgvtgn|k nj tyg nj{tk|* g{ ynhh cnjdtbet tbk lbnhd be| hkevjkd {lb gvk nj tbg|k tyg nj{tk| gc akkj ettkjtngj tg tbk |tgv~( tbej snvt{ehh~ |hkk}nji tbvg{ib~g{v bg{v-hgji hklt{vk gj tbk |e`k tbk`k*

    Cnltngj cgv njdgltvnjetngjTbk }gykv gc n`einjetngj n| ej krtkj|nsk fhk||nji cgv t bk b{`ej fknji* Ybet O{hk| Skvjk ejd BI Ykhh| n`einjkd nj

    tbknv jgskh| Tbk Kevtb tg tbk @ggj "523;. ejd Cnv|t `kj gj tbk @ggj "5>=5. vk|}kltnskh~ fkle`k e vkehnt~ nj 5>3>*Ikgvik Gvykhh| ehhkigvnleh lvntnu{k gc lg``{jn| nj bn| jgskh| Ejn`eh cev` ejd Jnjktkkj knibt~ cg{v }kvbe}| }vgskd`gvk dktvn`kjteh t g tbk lg``{jn|t le{|k tbej tbg{|ejd| gc eledk`nl lvntnu{k| }{t tgiktbkv* E~j Vejd| jgskh| "`gvk

    tbk VKEH

    }gykv gc

    CNLTNGJ

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    TBK LG@]EJNGJ 3O{jk 6=56

    KDNTGVNEH

    A bej e|nv

    tbej bkv jgj-cnltngjeh ygva|. besk fklg`k e ye~-gc-hnck cgv bkv dksgtkk|* \e`k n| tv{k cgv Tgh|tg~* Tb{|( cnltngj n| gctvk`kjdg{| }|~lbghginleh njch{kjlk* F{t nt n| e celt tbet gvk tbej tbk |tgv~( vkedkv| ef|gvf tbk {j|tetkd e||{`}tngj| gctbk e{tbgv* Cgv k*i* nj BI Ykhh| Tn`k @elbnjk gv Tbk yev gc tbk ygvhd|( nt| jgt |tetkd et e |njihk }helk( f{t kskjt{ehh~e vkedkv( {jlgj|lng{|h~( |kk | lgjsnjlkd gc tbk Devynj| tbkgv~ gc ksgh{tngj* Nj E~j Vejd| Ethe| \bv{iikd ( nt| jgt

    ogttkd dgyj ej~ybkvk( f{t e vkedkv ikt| e ckkhnji tbet nhhkintn`etk |kr n| yntbnj tbk }{vsnky gc njdnsnd{eh hnfkvt~* NjTeigvk| Tbk bg`k ejd tbk ygvhd ( nt | jgt njakd et ehh( f{t e vkedkv kr}kvnkjlk| ej {vik ( cvg` yntbnj( eienj|t tbk`ktbgdghgi~ gc Njdnej Jetngjeh Lgjivk|| d{vnji tbk njdk}kjdkjlk |tv{iihk ejd nt| zkehg{| edsglel~ gc tkvvntgvneh jetngjehn| *

    Nj |bgvt( tbvg{ib cnltngj tbk }kv|}kltnsk gc }vgteigjn|t| vkelbk| tbk vkedkv* Nj gtbkv ygvd|( e cnltngj yvntkv `eak|vkedkv| k`}etbn|k yntb bn| ygvhdsnky tbvg{ib tbk lbeveltkv gc }vgteigjn|t* Tbn| }kv|}kltnsk lej fk `gjgtbkn|` e|kr}hejetngj gc tbk ygvhd1 ejd tbn| }kv|}kltnsk lej fk hkintn`n|etngj gc ie~ |kr* Nt| jgt n`}gvtejt ybet tbk e||{`}tngj n|1ybet n| n`}gvtejt nj cnltngj n| bgy lg`}khhnjih~ nt n| yvnttkj ejd bgy lgikjth~ nt n| n`einjkd f~ tbk e{tbgv* Nj e ygva gccnltngj e }vg|tnt{tk lej fk k{hgin|kd ejd bgykskv }ng{| e vkedkv `e~ }kv|gjehh~ fk( bk lejjgt bkh} k`}etbn|nji yntbbkv ejd bkv }vgck||ngj* Gj tbk |e`k }kdk|teh( e snvt{g{| |enjt lg{hd fk }nlt{vn|kd nj |{lb e fed hnibt tbet bgykskvdksg{t bn`|khc( e vkedkv lejjgt bkh} |lgvjnji tbk vkhningj nt |khc*

    Cnltngj cgv vkeh lbejik\tgvnk| lej o{|t fk |g`k }vetthk gc tbk g{tb gv |lvetlbk| gc tbk }kj gj gjk bejd( ejd tbk~ lej kr}vk|| tbk e{tbgv|

    bg}k|( dvke |( dk|nvk|( ejikv( ivnksejlk|( ckev|( ejd }e||ngj| gj tbk gtbkv* F{t ivketk|t n`}elt n| le{|kd f~ tbk |tgvnk|yvnttkj yntb e |kj|k gc ]{v}g|k "yntb e le}nteh ].* \{lb |tgvnk| evk leteh~|t| gc |glneh lbejik* F* Gavn n| lkvtenjh~ vnibtybkj bk |e~| tbet |tgvnk| evk( ehye~| e cgv gc vk|n|tejlk* Nt n| |g fkle{|k |tgvnk| nj|}nvk1 tbk~ n`einjk e jky( fkttkv(

    ejd ndkeh c{t{vk* Kvnl \khfnj nj bn| fgga Vksgh{tngj( Vkfkhhngj( Vk|n|tejlk? Tbk ]gykv gc \tgv~ k`}be|n|k| tbk vghk tbetcnltngj }he~| nj l{h`njetngj gc vksgh{tngj|* Bk |e~|( Tbn| n| tbk }gykv ejd }vk`n|k gc |tgv~( g}kjnji {} tbk vkeh` gc tbk}g||nfhk* Bn| njcet{etngj cgv |tgvnk| igk| ecev( cgv bn`? \tgvnk|*** lej gfsnetk klgjg`nl dn|edsejteik( |{v`g{jt |glng-l{ht{veh gvk|( ejd kskj tvn{`}b gskv nhntev~ nibt* Ejd bk n| jgt ehgjk nj bn| dklhevetngj|* Bn|tgvnej| hnak Y* \kykhh(C* C{vkt ( O* Desn|( C* ]ghhktte( @* Gzg{c( A*@* Feakv ejd |lbghev| gc vksgh{tngj hnak Lbevhk| Tnhh~( O* Ighd|tgjk( J* ]evakv( ejdOgbj Cgvej ehh besk tehakd efg{t tbk vghk gc jevvetnsk| ejd |tgvnk| nj njch{kjlnji ejd hkskhhnji tbk }g}{hev }|~lbk cgvvksgh{tngjev~ lbejik* Tbk~ evi{k tbet Bn|tgv~ n| tbk vkeh` gc tbk snltgv* V{hnji e{tbgvntnk| yvntk "gv lgjlglt. bn|tgvnk|cvg` tbknv }kv|}kltnsk* Gtbkv skv|ngj| kntbkv dg jgt krn|t gv evk jgt dkk`kd e{tbkjtnl * F{t jg |{lb bejdnle} n| tbkvk cgvcnltngj*\tgv~ lej vkfkh cvg` fkhgy eienj|t tbk n`}g|ntngj gc Bn|tgv~ cvg` efgsk*

    Cnltngj cgv N|he`nl ndkeh|E iggd ygva gc cnltngj n`}vgsk| g{v heji{eik ejd }vk|kjtetngj |anhh|1 |~|tk`etn|k g{v tbg{ibt }ettkvj|1 cgvlk| {| tg

    tbnja( tg }vkdnlt( tg hgga cgv lh{k|( ejd nj tbk kjd tg fk `k|`kvn|kd* Tbkvk n| e jkkd tg akk} g{v k~k| g}kj ybnhklbgg|nji ejd vkednji cnltngj* Ybnhk vkednji yk |bg{hd eh|g b{jt cgv e||{`}tngj| gc tbk e{tbgv( gctkj {j|tetkd*

    Tgde~( tbkvk n| e dkevtb gc cnltngj| tbet yg{hd njl{hletk nj tbk vkedkv N|he`nl seh{k| ejd yn|dg`* Ejd nt n| bnib tn`ktbet tbn| sel{{` |bg{hd fk cnhhkd* Tbk yg{hd-fk N|he`nl cnltngj `{|t jgt fk gvetngj gv }vg}eiejde gv }bnhg|g}b~ nj tbki{n|k gc cnltngj( f{t e jnlk ygva gc cnltngj ybnlb e| e f~-}vgd{lt eh|g njch{kjlk| tbk gveh| ejd seh{k| gc tbk vkedkv nj e}g|ntnsk ye~* Nj Oejkt Ksejgsnlb| }evhejlk( Kcckltnsk yvntnji vku{nvk| ej {jdkv|tejdnji gc tbk c{jde`kjteh khk`kjt| gc|tgv~tkhhnji( |{lb e| }gnjt gc snky( dnehgi{k( ejd |kttnji 1 vk|t dk}kjd| {}gj gjk| lvketnsnt~***

    Lgj|ndkvnji tbn| Vkeh }gykv gc Cnltngj ( nj tbn| |}klneh n||{k gc Tbk Lg`}ejngj( yk dklndkd tg v{`njetk gskv cnltngje| e tggh cgv |}vkednji snvt{k| ejd dn|}nvntnji ksnh|* Eledk`nl fgga| ejd evtnlhk| lejjgt eddvk|| kskv~fgd~ k|}klnehh~jgv`eh }kg}hk ybg evk {jcgvt{jetkh~ nj cenvh~ hevik j{`fkv|* Tbk~ |n`}h~ betk vkednji ej~ |kvng{| |t{cc ectkv ignjitbvg{ib tbk gvdkeh lehhkd |~hhef{|* Nj tbn| n||{k yk ynhh ejeh~|k |g`k ivket ygva| gc cnltngj ejd ybet |}khh| |g`k gc tbk`einleh cnltngj yvntkv| besk le|tkd gj tbk ygvhd yntb tbknv n`einjetnsk |anhh| ejd hntkvev~ tggh| "nvvk|}kltnsk gc tbknv}kv|gjeh snky|.* Yntb tbn| yk kr}klt tbet cvg` e`gji|t g{v|khsk|( |g`k ~g{tb| yg{hd teak {} cnltngj-yvntnji e| tbknvlevkkv ejd njch{kjlk tbk |glnkt~ yntb tbknv }g|ntnsk ettnt{dk|*

    F{t n|jt nt nvgj~ "ejd t~vejj~. tg gjh~ dkhnskv tkdng{| eledk`nl dn|lg{v|k| gj cnltngj 7 Ejd |g( e| lg`}kj|etngj ejddk`gj|tvetngj fgtb( yk besk eh|g njlh{dkd nj tbn| n||{k( cnsk |bgvt |tgvnk| fe|kd gj tbk tbk`k U[K\T * Tbk|k |tgvnk|( f~~g{ji ejd e`etk{v yvntkv|( evk o{|t ej ettk`}t tg nhh{|tvetk ybet lg{hd fk dgjk tbvg{ib |tgvnk|* E| cev e| yk evklgjlkvjkd( yk ehvked~ eivkk yntb Kvnl \khfnj ybkj bk evi{k|(

    Vk|n|tejlk( vkfkhhngj( ejd vksgh{tngj evk `edk tg |kk` }g||nfhk ybkj }kg}hk evtnl{hetk lg`}khhnji |tgvnk| tbet}vgsndk tbg|k ejrng{| tg lbejik tbk `etkvneh ejd ndkghginleh lgjdntngj| gc tbknv kskv~de~ hnsk| yntb tbk fkhnkc tbet |{lblbejik n| elbnksefhk( yntb tbk kjkvi~ tg dg |g( ejd nj |g`k le|k| kskj yntb |tvetkink| ejd teltnl| tbet lej fk {tnhn|kd*

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    NJTVGD[LTNGJ

    Vkednji cnltngj n| c{j( kjtkvtenj`kjt( kjog~`kjtejd tn`k-}e|| cgv `ej~ gc {|* F{v~nji bked njtgtbk fgga gc cnltngj teak| {| njtg e dncckvkjt vkeh`tbet yk evk bevdh~ eyevk gc* Nt |tnv| g{v k`gtngj| |g`ktn`k| nt krlntk| ckkhnji gc og~ ejd |g`k gtbkv tn`k`eak| {| |ed* Nj vkednji e |tgv~( yk kjsn|ngj e snsnd hnckyntbnj g{v njd| ejd hnsk( cgv e |bgvt }kvngd gc tn`k( yntbtbk cnltngjeh lbeveltkv| tbet tbk yvntkv gv jgskhn|t lvketk|nj tbk ygva gc cnltngj*

    Tbkvk evk `ej~ fkjkcnt| gc vkednji* F{t( ajgynjiybktbkv vkednji cnltngj be| ej~ eccklt gj tbk vkedkv|}kv|gjehnt~ n| |nijncnlejt bkvk( e| tbk l{vvkjt n||{k gc Tbk Lg`}ejngj n| cgl{|kd gj cnltngj* Tbkvk n| dkevtb gc vk|kevlbgj tbn| }evtnl{hev n||{k( f{t tbkvk evk u{ntk njtkvk|tnji celt|ygvtb ajgynji*

    ]|~lbghgin|t| evk `eanji vk`evaefhk edsejlk| f~`kej| gc `ktbgd| |{lb e| kr}kvn`kjt|( njtkvsnky|(u{k|tngjjenvk| ejd lgjtvghhkd gf|kvsetngj|* \g`k}|~lbghgin|t| besk cg{jd tbet vkednji eccklt| g{v}kv|gjehntnk|*

    E| e `ettkv gc celt( cnltngj vkednji be| lgj|ndkvefhknjch{kjlk gj g{v }kv|gjehntnk| ejd fkbesng{v|* Nt insk| {| edkk}kv {jdkv|tejdnji gc b{`ej fkbesng{v ejd gtnsetngj*Nj vkednji cnltngj( yk tkjd tg {jdkv|tejd tbk dkhnletk cefvnlgc tbk |glnkt~ nt| hey|( sevnkt~ gc }kg}hk hnsnji nj nt( tbkvkhetngj| njdnsnd{eh| k|tefhn|b e`gji tbk`|khsk|( ktl*Vkednji ejd {jdkv|tejdnji gc tbk|k tbnji| `eak ejnjdnsnd{eh `gvk lgj|lng{| ejd |kj|nfhk*

    Nj eddntngj( cnltngj vkednji eh|g vkd{lk| |tvk|| nj tbk|kj|k tbet cgv vkednji ejd {jdkv|tetnji |tgv~ yk cgl{| gvkgj nt( nijgvnji ehh gtbkv n||{k|'lgjlkvj| tbet ykvk tvg{fhnji*

    \kskveh lgijntnsk |lnkjtn|t| besk fkkj tv~nji tg ajgybgy cnltngj eccklt| g{v `njd|* Gjk |{lb vk|kevlbkv n| Dv*Akntb Gethk~( e lgijntnsk }|~lbghgin|t ejd cnltngj yvntkv( ybgtkelbk| et [jnskv|nt~ gc Tgvgjtg* Tbk vk|kevlbkv| beskdn|lgskvkd tbet cnltngj jgt gjh~ eltnsetk|( f{t eh|g n`}vgsk|tbk lgijntnsk c{jltngj| tbet ehhgy {| tg chg{vn|b |glnehh~*

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    \@ Ce|n{hheb n| ej E||glnetk Kdntgv nj e [A-fe|kd @JL( B~dkvefed*

    K`enh? | ce|n{hhebMi`enh*lg

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    Nj bn| gtbkv yvntnji| |{lb e| Ejdk|bgj ak Invectev "snltn | gc `n|insnji|. @e~eh Abenvefedn be| edg}tkd tbk|e`k }g|ntngj* Ellgvdnji tg bn`( hntkvet{vk ejd ygva| gccnltngj |bg{hd fk njcgv`kd yntb }{v}g|k ejd |bg{hd lgjsk~e `kejnjic{h `k||eik tg tbk vkedkv* Bk dgk|jt `njd nctbk lg``{jnletngj gc `k||eik n| dnvklt ejd kr}hnlnt( vetbkvtbej njdnvklt ejd n`}hnlnt* Nj bn| gyj yvntnji|( @e~ehAbenvefedn |bgy| e lhkev }vkckvkjlk tgyevd| dnvkltlg``{jnletngj*

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    Abenvefedn be| dk|lvnfkd tbk kr}kvnkjlk| gc tbk ~g{jiyg`ej F{|bve nj tbk |tgv~ F{|bve ak Ab{tggt "Hkttkv| gcF{|bve.* F{|bve vki{hevh~ yvgtk tg bkv khdkv |n|tkv( kr}henjkdbkv }vgfhk | ejd e|akd cgv edsnlk* Ellgvdnji tg bkv |n|tkv|edsnlk F{|bve }etnkjth~ {jdkvtgga e }vgive cgv vkcgv`njibkv bg{|kbghd1 |bk |tevtkd tkelbnji bkv ~g{ji |n|tkv nj heyejd }kv|{edkd bkv b{|fejd tg vked N|he`nl hntkvet{vk* E|cgv fvnfk gjk~( |bk dnd jgt |}kjd nt ejd |kl{vkh~ ak}t nt|k}evetk* Ived{ehh~( {jdkv bkv |n|tkv| yn|k i{ndejlk(F{|bve| kccgvt| |{llkkdkd* Bkv b{|fejd fkle`k e }ng{|@{|hn`1 dn|tvnf{tkd ehh tbk gjk~ kevjkd e| fvnfk( e gji

    tbk }ggv ejd hkesnji bn| |kvsnlk |tevtkd bn| gyj f{|njk||(|tvnlth~ ellgvdnji tg tbk N|he`nl }vnjln}hk|* F{|bve| |{llk|||tgv~ nj|}nvk| vkedkv|( `kj ejd yg`kj ehnak*

    E |n`nhev lbeveltkv lvketkd f~ Abenvefedn n| D{hbej Fbefbn * \bk ye| e cvnkjd t g ~g{jikv invh|( iesk tbk edsnlkybkj jkkdkd ejd te{ibt tbk N|he`nl seh{k|* \bk vk`enjkdfvesk ejd lg``nttkd tg N|he` kskj nj dnccnl{ht ejd edskv|klnvl{ |tejlk|* Tbk lbeveltkv gc D{hbej Fbefbn n| nj ej~ye~| |n`nhev tg tbet gc Lbbgtn Feb{ lvketkd f~ ejgtbkvce`g{| yvntkv Nfj k Cevkkd* Gc tbk tyg bgykskv( D{hbej Fbefbn |kk | tg fk `gvk |{llk||c{h*

    @kj ybg fveskd dejikv@e~eh Abenvefedn| cnltngj eh|g }vk|kjt| {| yntb fvesk

    ejd le}efhk `ehk lbeveltkv| ybg ykvk lg``nttkd tgN|he`nl seh{k|* Tbk~ celkd dnccnl{htnk| ejd cg{ibt eienj|tedskv|k lnvl{`|tejlk| f{t dnd jgt lg`}vg`n|k gj}vnjln}hk|* Cg{v |{lb lbeveltkv| e~ fk kjtngjkd* Gjk n|tbk cnltngjeh Nfj Fet{te nj Be`eve Nfj Fet{te * Ejgtbkvlbeveltkv n| tbk |gj gc tbk efgsk lbeveltkv dk|lvnfkd njNfj Fet{te ae Fkte* E tbnvd lbeveltkv n| Betn` njtvgd{lkdf~ Abenvefedn nj tbk jgskhkttk Eeo ae Betn "Tgde~| Betn .*

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    HKG TGH\TG^

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    e| vkdkk`kv cgv kj|heskd lgj|lnkjlk gc |glneh |kj|nfnhntnk|e| tbk~ tvnkd tg fvkea tbk v{hk| gc ksnh( ckev( deva ejdle}vnlng{| jevvetngj| gc _{h` {jdkv t bk bejd gc lghgjn|kv|(fgtb krtkvjeh ejd njtkvjeh1 lgj|lnkjlk-fe|kd ejd }gykv-fe|kd* Tgh|tg~)| |tkvhnji k`ejln}etgv~ fkhnkc ejd nt| {}| ejddgyj| evk jgt `gtnsetkd f~ ej~ eskjinji ettnt{dk f{t f~|}nvnt{eh eyeakjnji cgv e o{|t le{|k* Bk tvnkd tg dkhnja tbktbvked gc snghkjlk cvg` |glnkt~ jgt f~ ej~ gvetgv~khgu{kjlk gv f~ ej~ }ghntnleh lgjo{vnji gv f~ ej~{jcetbg`efhk }ghntnleh sn|ngj gv u{ehntetnsk `ke|{vk`kjtf{t f~ bn| hntkvev~ evtnl{hetngj| ybnlb nt|khc vkskehkd f~ bn||}nvnt{eh eyeakjnji*

    Hkg Tgh|tg~ ye| fgvj gj > \k}tk fkv 5262 nj e|je~e]gh~eje( Lkjtveh V{||ne( bk ye| ikjthk ejd ikjtkkh f~ fnvtbe| bn| cetbkv ye| e sktkvej gc }etvngtnl yev gc 5256* D{k tghela gc }kdeiginleh nj|tv{ltngj|( bk hkct tbk |lbggh nj tbk`nddhk gc bn| eik( ectkv bn| cetbkv)| dketb bk ykjt tg ognj

    Hkg Tgh |t g~Tbk Ijg|tnl nj hntkvet{vk

    \eed Eb ed Cevggu{n

    tbk ev`~( hetkv bk dktkv`njkd cgv ej K{vg}kej |gog{vj(fktykkj 523= tg 5235( d{vnji tbn| |gog{vj( bn| njtkhhklt{ehnjtkveltngj yntb Snltgv B{ig( ]nkvvk Og|k}b ]vg{dbgjdn|lhg|kd bn| hntkvev~ ajela ejd bn| ce|lnjetngj t g hntkvet{vkvksghsnji evg{jd |glneh n||{k|* Bk gf|kvskd tbk vggt le{|kgc |glneh njo{|tnlk vk|t| nj ef|kjlk gc lg``gj kd{letngj*Bk n| cni{vkd e| tbk ivketk|t jgskhn|t gc V{||nej hntkvet{vk*Bn| ce`g{| ygva| njlh{dk| Yev ejd ]kelk( Ejje Aevkjnje(Bedon @{ved( tbk Dketb gc Nsej Nh~nlb( ejd Tbk Anjidg gcIgd n| yntbnj g{*

    Yk ynhh |kk bn| tyg `eogv ygva|1 Yev ejd ]kelk ejdEjje Akvkjnje

    Yev ejd ]kelk n| ej k}nl( nt n| c{hh gc tyg jgskhn|tnle}}vgelbk| njskjtkd f~ Tgh|tg~ bn`|khc1 e jky }vnjln}hk gchkjitb yntb e lgj|tejt chesg{v gc nvgj~ ejd kjog~efhk dktenh*\{lb e| e dgltgv nj e fhggd|tenjkd e}vgj le`k g{t gc tbktkjt( bghdnji e lniev fktykkj tbk tb{`f ejd hntthk cnjikv gcgjk gc bn| fhggd|tenjkd bejd| tg akk} tbk fhggd gcc nt* Bn||klgjd e}}vgelb tg kr}vk|| n| tbk ye~ bk fvkea| njtgjevvetnsk( njt vgd{lnji bn|tgvnleh k||e~|* Yev ejd ]kelk n| e

    jgskh yntb e h{lnd dk`evletngj gc Cvkjlb njse|ngj gc V{||ne(tbk njch{kjlk| gc Je}ghkgjnl kve gj T|evn|t |glnkt~* Tgh|tg~n`}hnlnth~ |{iik|tkd t bet nt n| jgt e jgskh( kvkh~( fkle{|khevik |kltngj gc tbk fgga n| e }bnhg|g}bnleh dkfetk vetbkvtbej e jevvetnsk* Tgh|tg~fgvvgykd tbk je`k gctbk jgskh cvg`]vg{dbgj)| He I{kvvk kthe ]enr "Yev ejd ]kelk njCvkjlb.( tbn| jgskh n| e|tgv~ gc cnsk evn|tglvetnlce`nhnk| ejd tbk

    kjtejihk`kjt gc tbknv}kv|gjeh hnck yntb tbkbn|tgv~ gc bn| tn`k* Bkdktkv`njkd tg yvntkybet bk |ey e| tbkDklk fvn|t gsk`kjt nj5256 Je}ghkgjnlnjse|ngj gc V{||ne* Jgskh

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    HKG TGH\TG^

    lgjtenj| lbeveltkv gc khntk| ybg evk gll{}nkd yntb tbknvde~ tg de~ vg{tnjk lbgvk| gc tbknv |glneh |tejdevd( tbktejinfhk dkehnji gc tbk jgskh n| |kt tg ive}b Je}ghkgjnlcvgjt ybnlb( jet{vehh~( eyeakj| jetngjeh ek|tbktnl| e| ykhh*Tbk njtkveltngj gc tbk lbeveltkv| n| |{vvg{jdkd f~ tbkCvkjlb njse|ngj gc V{||ne d{vnji Je}ghkgjnl yev|* Tbk

    }vn`k `kejnji gc tbk jgskh n| vkehn|tnl `ke|{vk`kjt gctbk |tejdevd bn|tgv~* Tgh|tg~ tbvg{ib bn| dn|l{v|nsk sn|ngjye| lvntnleh gc |tejdevd bn|tgv~ k|}klnehh~ gc nhntev~ bn|tgv~*Nj Yev ejd ]kelk bk vked| ehh |tejdevd bn|tgvnk| esenhefhknj V{||nej ejd Cvkjlb efg{t tbk Je}ghkgjnl yev ejdfvg{ibt gvk tvedntngjeh bn|tgvnleh yvntnji yntb e jgskh cgv`"Ynan}kdne.*

    Bn| |t~hn|tnl tvket`kjt yntb bn|tgv~ ejd vk}vk|kjtnji ntnj ej njskjtnsk |{fokltnsnt~ n| bn| elbnksk kjt ybnlb hked|tg {jdkv|tejd bn| }veltnlk1 tg fh{v tbk hnjk fktykkj bn|tgv~ejd cnltngj n| tbk |nij gc bn| ikj{njkjk||* Tbk }evedgrnlehnj tbk lgjtkrt gc bn| jgskh n| tbet tbkvk evk eh`g|t 53= vkeh}kv|gj| vkckvvkd nj tbk jgskh( tg ikt tbk }{vk `kejnji gcbn| n`einjetngj bk }{t bn`|khc tg b{jdvkd| gc vk|kevlbk|(

    og{vjeh| ejd e{tgfngive}bnleh ejd fngive}bnleh `etkvneh|ybnlb evk vevkh~ |kkj nj ej~ cnltngj( lvntnu{k| |e~ tbet tbkygva ye| fkjkcnttkd cvg` ktbjgive}b~ ybnlb ye|evtn|tnlehh~ cnltngjehn|kd*

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    Ejje Akvkjnje n| eh|g e tejinfhk }vk|kjtetngj gc tbkehvked~ }vksenhkd |glneh ettnt{dk tgyevd* Tbk chesg{v gc tbkeddvk|| tg vkedkv| n| vggtkd nj |glneh jgv | ybnlb le}t{vk|tbk kejnji gc tbk cndkhnt~( }vko{dnlk ejd levdnjeh dk|nvk|ejd leik| tbk be}}~ hnck nj tbk ighdkj lhgea gc |njlkvnt~(dkdnletngj( hgsk ejd |{f`n||ngj*

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    ejd cnltngj n| tbk |nij gc bn|

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    C^GDGV DG\TGKS\A ^

    Ehh tbk ygvhd)| e |teik( ejd ehh tbk `kj ejd yg`kj `kvkh~ }he~kv|1 tbk~ besk tbknv krnt| ejd tbknv kjtvejlk|(ejd gjk `ej nj bn| tn`k }he~| `ej~ }evt|*

    Ynhhne \beak|}kevk

    Hntkvet{vk ejd }|~lbghgi~ evk vkhetkd( e| fgtb edg}t e|gjk gc tbknv igeh| tbk fkttkv {jdkv|tejdnji gc gskvtfkbesng{v ejd tbk `kjteh hnck gc njdnsnd{eh|*

    \beak|}kevk |end tbet yk b{`ej| }he~ `ej~ vghk| nj g{v hnsk|* Ntn| }g||nfhk d{k tg efnhnt~ gc b{`ej fvenj( ybnlb t{jk| tbk fgd~"gv fkbesng{v. tg sevng{| |nt{etngj|*

    Ybnhk e cnltngjeh yvntkv lvketk| cnltntng{| lbeveltkv| yntbdn|tnjlt }kv|gjehnt~ t~}k| teanji n`}vk||ngj| cvg` tbk |glnkt~(}|~lbghgin|t ettk`}t| tg {jdkv|tejd }kv|gjehntnk| ejd fkbesng{vgc njdnsnd{eh| nj e vkeh kjsnvgj`kjt* Cnltngjeh jevvetnsk| }vgsndkdnvklt ellk|| tg e lbeveltkv)| tbg{ibt| ejd dkk}k|t ckkhnji|(bkh}nji tbk vkedkv tg {jdkv|tejd tbk }kv|gjehnt~*

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    e b{`ej fknji e`gji b{`ej fknji|( ejd vk`enj gjk cgvkskv( jg`ettkv ybet `n|cgvt{jk| fkcehh( jgt tg fklg`k dk}vk||kd( ejdjgt tg cehtkv tbn| n| ybet hnck n|( bkvknj hnk| nt| te|a( Dg|tgks|a~yvgtk nj bn| ygva )Tbk Fvgtbkv| Aeve`ezgs)*

    Dg|tgks|a~ n| tbk e{tbgv gc ce`g{| jgskh| |{lb e| Lvn`kejd ]{jn|b`kjt( Tbk Fvgtbkv| Aeve`ezgs( Tbk Dg{fhk( ejd TbkNdngt* Bn| hntkvev~ ygva| kr}hgvk b{`ej }|~lbghgi~ nj tbk tvg{fhkd}ghntnleh( |glneh ejd |}nvnt{eh lgjtkrt gc 5>tb lkjt{v~ V{||nej|glnkt~* Nj eddnt ngj( bn| ygva| levvnk| n`}vk||ngj| cvg` bn| }gskvt~-|tvnlakj tvg{fhkd hnck* Dg|tgks|a~ fkle`k ej gv}bej et tbk eikgc 53( celkd e dketb |kjtkjlk( |}kjt tn`k nj e \nfkvnej }kjehlghgj~( |kvskd nj tbk V{||nej ev`~( |tv{iihkd eienj|t e ie`fhnjieddnltngj( ejd hnskd tbvg{ib tbk dketb| gc bn| fvgtbkv( cnv|t ynckejd( hetkv( bn| tbvkk-~kev-ghd |gj*

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    Bk dklndk| tg tk|t bn| lg{veik ejd njtkivnt~ f~ anhhnji e}eyjfvgakv* Tbk {vdkv( bgykskv( gjh~ |kvsk| tg dvey Ve|aghjnagsnjtg e jnibt`evk ygvhd nj ybnlb bk n| dgiikd f~ i{nht( }evejgneejd ehnkjetngj* E ynh~ njsk|tnietgv ]gvcnv~ |kt| {} e lg`}hkr |kvnk|gc tve}|( kjlg{jtkv| ejd lgjskv|etngj| tg letlb bn`* Ve|aghjnagscnjehh~ lgjck||k| bn| lvn`k tg e }ghnlk gccnlneh( d{k tg tbet bk

    vklknsk| e vkd{lkd |kjtkjlk gc knibt ~kev| gc bevd hefg{v nj \nfkvne(nj|tked gc e dketb |kjtkjlk*

    Ve|aghjnags( ybg|k je`k `kej| )|lbn| etnl) gv )dnsndkd) njV{||nej heji{eik* Bn| `g|t c{jde`kjteh lbeveltkv tvent n| bn|ehnkjetngj cvg b{`ej |glnkt~* Ve|aghjnags vk`enj| e| }vg{d ejdehnkjetkd cvg` b{`ejnt~ e| bk ye| fkcgvk bn| lgjck||ngj*Dg|tgks|a~ yvntk| nj tbk jgskh? Nhhjk||( dkhnvn{`( e`jk|ne( f{tyb~ ykvk ~g{ be{jtkd f~ o{|t tbg|k dkh{|ngj| ejd jgt f~ ej~gtbkv|7

    Bgykskv( tbk i{nht tbet tgv`kjt| bn` ect kv bk {vdkv| Eh~gjeNsejgsje ejd Hnzeskte ejd bn| vkl{vvnji cenjtjk|| et tbk `kjtngjgc tbk `{vdkv| |kvsk e| }vggc tg bn` tbet bk n| jgt `edk gc tbk|e`k |t{cc e| e tv{k |{}kv`ej |{lb e| Je}ghkgj*

    E| cev e| Dg|tgks|a~)| ygva| evk lgjlkvjkd( \lgttn|b }gktKdynj @{nv |end? Dg|tg~ks|a~ yvgtk gc tbk {jlgj|lng{| e| nc ntykvk lgj|lng{|1 tbet n| nj vkehnt~ tbk vke|gj yb~ bn| lbeveltkv||kk` )}etbghginleh)( ybnhk tbk~ evk gjh~ sn|{ehn|kd `gvk lhkevh~tbej ej~ gtbkv cni{vk| nj n`einjetnsk hntkvet{vk*** Bk ye| nj tbkveja nj ybnlb yk |kt Dejtk( \beak|}kevk ejd Igktbk* Khksetnjitbk |tet{vk gc Dg|tgks|a~( Ikv`ej }bnhg|g}bkv CvnkdvnlbJnktz|lbk |end Dg|tgks|a~ n| tbk gjh~ }|~lbghgin|t cvg` ybg`bk be| ej~tbnji tg hkevj*

    Lvn`k ejd ]{jn|b`kjt n| ej nj-dk}tb kr}hgvetngj gc tbk}|~lbghgi~ gc e lvn`njeh* Tbk njjkv ygvhd gc Ve|aghjnags( yntb ehhgc nt| dg{ft|( dkhnvne( |klgjd-i{k||nji( ckev ejd dk|}env n| tbk bkevtgc tbk |tgv~* Tbk jgskh n| }kvbe}| fe|kd gj e||{`}tngj tbet `ejgjh~ lg``nt| lvn`k "ejd |nj. {jdkv tbk bgv`gjeh njch{kjlk "7.(f{t ybkj tbet ikt| jk{tvehn|kd bk ckkh|( nj jgv`eh le|k( |gvv~efg{t bn| fkbesng{v gv elt*

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    IKGVIK GVYKHHdkivedkd tbk V{||nej dnltetgv| k|}klnehh~ \tehnj f~ besnji}ni| vk}vk|kjt tbk`* Bk eh|g |etnvn|kd \tehnj ejd Tvgt |a~ f~besnji Je}ghkgj ejd \jgyfehh( tbk }ni| tbet vk}vk|kjt\tehnj ejd Tvgt|a~( hked tbk ygvanji ejn`eh| |khcn|bh~ ejddksng{|h~* Nvgjnlehh~ gj tbk |bkkv }gykv gc fv{teh dgi|Je}ghkej "n*k* \tehnj. |{llk||c{hh~ dvgsk g{t \jgyfehh "n*k*Tvgt|a~. cvg` tbk cev`* Ybkj tbkvk n| jg ku{ehnt~ ejdcvkkdg cgv tbk evlbntklt| gc vksgh{tngj tbkj ybet yg{hdfk tbk |nt{etngj cgv he~ kj "gv ejn`eh cgv tbet `ettkv.*

    Ehgji yntb `eanji c{j gc tbk V{||nej v{hkv|( IkgvikGvykhh eh|g k`}be|n|kd gj b{`ej-ce{ht|* Bk }gnjtkd g{ttbet tbg|k yntb }gykv ynhh {|k tbk }gykv dklkntc{hh~ tg`eak tbk |khsk| ivketkv( ejd nt ynhh dk`gvehn|k tbk`* Tbk`ktbgd nj ybnlb Ikgvik Gvykhh eddvk||kd tbk lgjdntngjgc b{`ej| }g||k||nji }gykv ye| e|tgjn|bnji( ejd nt dvkyivket ettkjtngj tg bn| lgjlkvj yntb tbk {|k gc }gykv* Njgvdkv tg krk`}hnc~ tbk n||{k( Ikgvik Gvykhh bed }ni| teak}gykv( dn|tgvt ehh tbk hey| tbk~ edk( ejd cgvlk kskv~tbnjitg ygva cgv tbknv dk|nvk| yntbg{t levnji efg{t t bk ejn`eh|

    tbet ygvakd evd{g{|h~ tg c{hcnh tbknv gvdkv|* Nj tbk evke gcdkehnji yntb }gykv( Ikgvik Gvykhh t vnkd tg besk tbk hkedkv|fklg`k eyevk gc bgy tbk~ v{hkd fkle{|k bk fkhnkskd tbettbk hkedkv| |bg{hd besk fkkj le}efhk gc v{hnji yntb gvkku{ehnt~*

    Eh|g nj )Ejn`eh Cev`)( Ikgvik Gvykhh |etnvnlehh~nhh{|tvetkd tbet b{`ej ef{|k }gykv( ejd bk njtkjdkd tbkvkedkv| vklgijn|k tbk }vgfhk tbet yk besk ybkj nt lg`k|tg }g||k||nji }gykv* Ikgvik Gvykhh ye| tv~nji tg lgjsk~tbk `k||eik tg tbk ygvanji lhe|| tbet tbk~ ykvk et edn|edsejteik ejd yg{hd fk g}}vk||kd nc tbk~ dnd jgt |}keaeienj|t tbk v{hnji lhe||* Tbn| `k||eik ye| lg` {jnletkdtbvg{ib )Ejn`eh Cev`) ybkj tbk hefg{vnji ejn`eh|) hnsk|fkle`k bev|b ectkv tbk }ni| tgga lg`}hktk lgjtvgh gskvkskv~tbnji tbet tbk hefg{vnji ejn`eh| dnd ejd kevjkd*Ikgvik Gvykhh vkehn|kd tbet nc ejn`eh| fkle k njdc{h gctbk nibt tbet tbk~ }g||k||( b{`ej| yg{hd jgt fk efhk tggskvv{hk tbk`* Nj tbk jgskh( Gvykhh be| |bgykd tbet bkfkhnkskd tbk }{fhnl |bg{hd elt tgiktbkv ejd fklg`k eyevkgc tbknv |tvkjitb* Bk njdnvklth~ nj|tv{ltkd tbk` tg fklgj|lng{| gc ybet gvdkv| tbk~ ellk}tkd cvg tbk v{hnji lhe||ejd jgt tg e{tg`etnlehh~ teak nj kskv~tbnji tbet tbk~ ykvktghd* Nj )Ejn`eh Cev`)( Ikgvik Gvykhh kjlg{veikd tbkygvanji lhe|| tg fk fghd kjg{ib tg g}}g|k tbknv g}}vk||gv|*Ikgvik Gvykhh tbg{ibt tbet nc tbk ygvanji lhe|| |tggd e}evtcvg` nt| {jcenv v{hkv|( tbk~ yg{hd fk `n|tvketkd hk|| ejdbesk gvk cvkkdg * Ybkj tbk ygvanji ejn`eh| nijgvejth~ehhgykd tbk }ni| tg teak edsejteik gc tbk`( Ikgvik Gvykhhdk`gj|tvetkd ybet tbk lgj|ku{kjlk| evk ybkj }kg}hkyntb jg }gykv cghhgy ehh tbk gvdkv| gc tbk }gykvc{h( kskjybkj tbk }gykvhk|| evk fknji n|tvketkd* F~ yvntnji Ejn`ehCev e| e |etnvk ejd {|nji tbk }ni| yntb tbknv g{tveikg{|`ktbgd gc v{hnji tbk gtbkv ejn`eh|( Ikgvik Gvykhh ye| efhktg lg``{jnletk e lgjsnjlnji ejd kjhnibtkjnji `k||eik

    tbet tbk V{||nej v{hkv| ykvk teanji c{hh edsejteik gc tbkhefg{vnji lhe|| yntbg{t k`}gykvnji tbk e| ye| }vg`n|kd*

    Ikgvik Gvykhh `kjtngj| Aevh @evr e| tbk Ghd ]niybg cve`kd tbk }vnjln}hk| gc vksgh{tngj* Ikgvik Gvykhhdn|}he~kd nvgj~ f~ besnji tbk }ni| tbet tgga dnltetgv|bn}gskv tbk gtbkv ejn`eh| lg`}hktkh~ vkskv|k Ghd @eogv)|}vnjln}hk| ejd dg tbk g}}g|ntk gc ybet Ghd @eogv tghd tbk`tg dg* Tbn| nvgj~ vndnl{hkd tbk V{||nej hkedkv| fkle{|k ntlg`}evkd tbk }ni|) ef|{vd e{tbgvnt~ tg tbk eltngj| gc tbkV{||nej hkedkv|* Nj|tked gc tbk ejn`eh| tv~nji tg {jntktgiktbkv eienj|t `ej( tbk }ni| yntb }gykv `n|hkd tbkejn`eh| |g tbet tbk }gykv b{jiv~ }ni| lg{hd vke} ehh tbkfkjkcnt| gc fknji nj lg``ejd* Tbk|k kre`}hk| gc nvgj~`eak tbk V{||nej v{hkv| hgga dn|bgjk|t nj tbk ye~ tbet tbk~hkd tbknv }kg}hk*

    ]gykv lgvv{}t|( ejd ef|gh{tk }gykv lgvv{}t|ef|gh{tkh~ ejd tbn| n| snsndh~ ejd khgu{kjth~ }vgskd njGvykhh)| |bgvt jgskh* )Ejn`eh Cev`) n| e |n`}hk cefhk gc ivket|~`fghnl seh{k( ejd e| Gvykhh bn`|khc kr}henjkd( Nt n| tbk

    bn|tgv~ gc e vksgh{tngj tbet ykjt yvgji* Tbk jgskh lej fk|kkj e| tbk ejeh~|n| gc tbk le{|k| gc tbk cenh{vk gclg``{jn| ( gv e| e `kvk cenv~ tehk1 nj ej~ le|k nt tkhh| eiggd |tgv~ tbet en`| tg }vgsk tbet b{`ej jet{vk ejddnskv|nt~ }vkskjt }kg}hk cvg` fknji ku{eh ejd be}}~( gv ethke|t ku{ehh~ be}}~*

    Nj )Ejn`eh Cev`)( Gvykhh dk|lvnfk| bgy }gykv t{vjkdtbk }ni| cvg` |n`}hk lg`vedk| tg v{tbhk|| dnltetgv| ybg`ejeikd tg yeha gj tyg hki| ejd levv~ ybn}|* Tbk |tgv~`e~ fk |kkj e| ej ejeh~|n| gc tbk \gsnkt Vkin`k( gv e| eyevjnji eienj|t }ghntnleh }gykv ie`k| gc ej ef|gh{tk jet{vkejd tgtehntevnejn|` nj ikjkveh* Cgv tbn| vke|gj( tbk |tgv~kjd| yntb e benv-ven|nji yevjnji tg ehh b{`ejanjd|( Tbklvket{vk| g{t|ndk hggakd cvg` }ni tg ej ejd cvg` ej tg}ni ejd cvg }ni tg ej eienj( f{t ehvked~ nt ye| n`}g||nfhktg |e~ ybnlb ye| ybnlb*

    Nt n| }kvbe}| tbk `g|t bkevt-yvkjlbnji |lkjk nj tbkkjtnvk jgskh( ejd ~kt tbk heji{eik n| |n`}hk ejd{j|kjtn`kjteh* Jgt e ygvd n| ye|tkd nj tbk }e||eik* Yk dgjgt ikt dk|lvn}tngj| gc bgy tbk ejn`eh|) bkevt| ykjt g{ttg Fgrkv gv bgy tbk~ }ejnlakd ybkj tbk~ vkehn|kd bk ye|efg{t tg t{vj njtg ih{k* Nj|tked( yk |n`}h~ hkevj tbet tbk~tbg{ibt gc lhg|nji tbk cev` ietk tgg hetk* Yk dg jgt iktej~ gvehn|nji gj ybet be}}kjkd tg Fgrkv gv ej~ tkevokvakvdk|lvn}tngj| gc bgy bn| hg|| ecckltkd tbk gtbkv ejn`eh|* Ehhyk hkevj n| tbet bk ye| jkskv |kkj eienj* Nj ej~ ye~|(tbk |n`}hnlnt~ gc Gvykhh)| yvntnji eak| nt tbet {lb gvk}gykvc{h*

    Gjk tbnji tbet dncckvkjtnetk| tbn| fgga cvg` tbk gtbkv|n| tbk vk}vk|kjtetngj gc dncckvkjt |kltgv| gc b{`ej fknji|yntb ejn`eh|* Ikjkvehh~ }ni| evk lgj|ndkvkd tg fk tbk g|t|be`khk|| ejn`eh| gj tbk celk gc tbk kevtb( kskj ygv|ktbej dgi| ejd Gvykhh vk}vk|kjt| tbk hkedkv| ybg `n|{|ktbknv }gykv e| }ni|* "lgjtnj{kd gj }*2.

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    E^J VEJD

    Fgvj nj \t* ]ktkv|f{vi( V{||ne gjCkf 6( 5>=; E~j Vejd be| fkkjlehhkd e tgykvnji cni{vk nj tbk 6= tblkjt{v~ hntkvet{vk ejd n| vkckvvkd tgjgt gjh~ e| e jgskhn|t f{t eh|g e| e}bnhg|g}bkv* E~j Vejd| yvntnji|besk nj|}nvkd nhhngj| gc ~g{ji|tkv|evg{jd tbk ihgfk( ybg besk hkevjtefg{t tbk |elvg|ejlt-njdnsnd{eh-hnfkvt~ cvg` bkv yvntnji|* Nt n| {} tgtbk vkedkv|( bgykskv( tg dklndk nc|{lb njdnsnd{eh hnfkvt~ lg{hd fk`n|teakj cgv jgj-lgg}kvetngj gvdn|gfkdnkjlk et tn`k|* \{v}vn|njih~(gjk gc Vejd| fgga| n| je`kd Tbk Snvt{k gc \khcn|bjk|| ( ybnhk tbkdnltngjev~ `kejnji gc tbk ygvd

    snvt{k yg{hd fk ej~ ed`nvefhk u{ehnt~ gv ettvnf{tk gv tbku{ehnt~ gc dgnji ybet n| vnibt ejd esgndnji ybet n| yvgji gvkskj e }evtnl{hev gveh krlkhhkjlk*

    Jg dg{ft E~j Vejd bed fkkj e fk|t|khhkv* Bkv jgskh| bed|{}kvf n`einjetngj( ed`nvefhk }hgt|( devnji bkvgk| ejdlbeveltkv| tbet |bgykd kjgv`g{| tbg{ibtc{hjk||* Vejd|bkvgk| eh|g besk lg }hktk nj|gh{fhk lg``nt kjt tg }vnjln}hk|e| gjk yg{hd dk|nvk*

    Besnji `e|tkvkd tbk |t~hk gc fvnjinji |nt{etngj| evg{jdbkv lbeveltkv| ejd lbeveltkv| cgv eh`g|t ehh |nt{etngj|( Vejdye| }kvbe}| eh|g efhk tg `eak bkv vkedkv| fkhnksk tbet|nt{etngj| bkv lbeveltkv| kjtkvkd ykvk lhg|k tg }veltnlehnt~(gv eh|g tbet vk|}gj|k| bkv bkvgk| iesk ykvk sehnd gv dk|nvefhk*

    Lgj|ndkv tbk kre`}hk cvg` ej kjlg{jtkv fktykkjevlbntklt Bgyevd Vgeva ejd tbk Dkej nj Tbk Cg{jtenjbked *Tbk Dkej n| |t{ffgvj nj lgjsnjlnji ej {jlgjsnjlkd BgyevdVgeva tbet ehtbg{ib bk n| e skv~ fvnhhnejt |t{dkjt e| }kv tbkeledk`nl vklgvd| bk `{|t ed`nvk ejd edg}t tbk }e|tevlbntklt{veh cgv | hnak e Vkjen||ejlk snhhe( gv ej ghd }nlt{vk gc]evtbkjgj f{t jgt ed nvk tbk gdkvjn|t evlbntklt{vk* \g bgydgk| bk ig efg{t tbet7

    Tbk Dkej( |nttnji nj bn| gccnlk( tkhh| Vgeva( F{t dg ~g{vkehn|k ybet e }e||nji cejl~ tbet ybghk |g-lehhkd `gdkvj`gsk`kjt n|7 g{ {|t hkevj tg {jdkv|tejd ejd nt be| fkkj}vgskd f~ ehh e{tbgvntnk| tbet kskv~tbnji fke{tnc{h nj

    E ~j VejdTbk lgjchnlt fktykkj

    n`einjetngj ejd vkehnt~\~kd Bg ekd

    \~kd Bg`ekd n| ej @*]bnh |lbghev gc Hetnj E`kvnlej \t{dnk| nj Oe`ne @nhhne N|he`ne*

    K enh? {dinvnMbgt`enh*lg

    evlbntklt{vk be| fkkj dgjk ehvked~*Tbkvk n| e tvke|{vk njk nj kskv~ |t~hkgc tbk }e|t* Yk lej gjh~ lbgg|k cvg`tbk ivket `e|tkv|* Ybg evk yk tgn`}vgsk {}gj tbk`7 Yk lej gjh~ettk`}t( vk|}kltc{hh~( tg vk}ket*

    Tbk Dkej n| "|bgyj. dkckjdnjitbk }e|t f~ seh{k |tetk`kjt| ybnlbyg{hd jgt fk kr}kltkd gc e dkejej~ybkvk( hkesk e|ndk bn| gccnlk* Tbkdncckvkjlk| nj tbk |t~hk| gc tbknvevi{nji lej eh|g fk jgtnlkd*

    Gj tbk }evtnl{hev `gdkvj |t~hked`nvkd f~ Vgeva ejd edg}tkd f~bn nj ehh bn| levkkv dk|nij|( tbk dkejkskj e|a|( @~ dkev ckhhgy( ybg ynhhhkt ~g{7 gv nj tbk kjd |e~|( Ehh tbk}vg}kv cgv | gc kr}vk||ngj besk fkkj dn|lgskvkd hgji eig*Jgy( n| tbet ybet e Dkej gc tbk ce`g{| evlbntklt{vk |lbgghlhen nj tbk cnltngj |{}}g|kd tg fk lhg|k tg vkehnt~( eh|g lg`njicvg` e yvntkv edsgletnji gfokltnsn|`7

    Vejd| lbeveltkv| lg`k yntb u{ehntnk| gv tvent| tbet |bk|kk`| tg }vk|kjt e| ed`nvefhk( f{t gjk `e~ cnjd jgtbnjied`nvefhk nj tbg|k cket{vk| nc tbk~ lg`k ellg`}ej~njifkbesng{veh }vgfhk | gv ettnt{dnjeh lbehhkjik|( k|}klnehh~ nc tbkcnltngj n| |{}}g|kd tg fk lhg|kv tg vkehnt~ ejd gtnsetnji tv{tb*Vgeva n| }vk|kjtkd e| bnibh~ njtkhhnikjt ejd ndkehn|t }kv|gj* F{tVgeva lg`k| yntb |g`k }kv|gjeh dkcklt| hnak njtvej|nikjl~ ejdkign| *

    Gfokltnsn| n| e lkjtveh lgjlk}t nj Vejd| }bnhg|g}b~ ejdnjtvgd{lkd tg yndkv Kjihn|b vkedkv|bn} tbvg{ib bkv jgskh|*Tgde~ nt lej fk lgjtk|tkd vkievdnji tbk skv~ ktbnleh lgjlkvj|ejd tbk n||{k gc vnibt| gc ej edsgletkd nj Vejd| yvntnji|*

    Nj tbk Snvt{k gc \khcn|bjk|| Vejd yvntk|? Vnibt| evk e`gveh lgjlk}t tbk lgjlk}t tbet }vgsndk| hginleh tvej|ntngjcvg` tbk }vnjln}hk| i{ndnji ejd njdnsnd{eh| eltngj| tg tbk}vnjln}hk| i{evdnji bn| vkhetngj|bn} yntb gtbkv| tbk lgjlk}ttbet }vk|kvsk ejd }vgtklt| njdnsnd{eh gvehnt~ nj e |glneh lgjtkrt

    tbk hnja fktykkj tbk gveh lgdk gc e ej ejd tbk hkieh lgdkgc e |glnkt~* \bk c{vtbkv evi{k|( Kskv~ }ghntnleh |~|tk n|fe|kd gj |g`k lgdk gc ktbnl|*

    Gjk e~ }e{|k bkvk tg e|a nc `gveh| ejd ktbnleh lgdk| evkgfokltnsk }vnjln}hk| tg bkv( gv bgy dgk| |bk ejeik tg evi{kgj gfokltnsn| ejd `gveh| ejd ktbnl| tgiktbkv7 Tbkvk n| |tnhh`gvk cgv e l{vng{| }kv|gj gv ej eledk`nlnej tg kr}hgvk hginleh(}veltnleh ejd ndkghginleh }vgfhk | nj E~j Vejd*

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    TBK LG@]EJNGJ 6=O{jk 6=56

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