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Cn ]doneon` lnm Xkrgkovon` Vksurrkgton` tdk Fcmy C.@. Vcsk  ]doneon` lnm pkrgkovon` lrk nct sojoaks. Oi O acce lt l wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr, O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw, fut O mc nct tdone lfcut ot. Dcwkvkr, tdk jcjknt O stcp mlymrkljon` lnm rklaozk —tdk wonmcw os morty, O lj ncw fctd pkrgkovon` lnm tdoneon` lfcut tdk  wonmcw. Xkrgkovon` os —prcgksson` tdrcu`d fcmy, wdoak tdoneon` os —pr cgksson` tdrcu`d jonm. —Jonmlnm —fcmy lrk unoiokm wdkn O fctd pkrgkovk lnm tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw, fut tdk —jonmlnm —fcmylrk skplrltk wdkn O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr. Pdkn wdlt O lj tdoneon` lfcut lnm wdlt O pkrgkovk jltgd, jonm lnm fcmy (cr frlon) lrk cnk, tdcu`d tdky lrk lplrt ctdkrwosk. Pdkn O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw, O lj nct —mulaostog5 wdkn O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut `rlnmjctdkr, —mulaosj, on l sknsk, os truk. ]dk dujln sdoits on lnm cut ci fkon` Glrtksoln. Ots nct tdk kyks, ncsk, dlnms, klrs, cr tcn`uk tdlt pkrgkovk, fut tdk frlon —tdrcu`dtdkj, ls ot os osnt tdk torks, lxaks, ktg. tdlt jlek l glr run, fut tdk kn`onk —tdrcu`dtdksk plrts. ]dcu`d,  wotdcut l wonmsdokam, ot wcuam fk dlrm tc mrovk tdk glr wkaa , kvkn oi ot dlm ln kn`onk. Aoekwosk, cnk gln stoaa pkrgkovk wotdcut sknsk cr lny sknsks ‗  tdk dujln bust wcuamnt pkrgkovk wkaa. Dcwkvkr, oi tdk kn`onk on l glr `ovks cut, tdk wdcak tdon` frkles mcwn, kvkn tdcu`d tdk torks lnm ctdkr plrts ci tdk glr jly wcre bust ionk. Aoekwosk, oi cnks frlon os mkstrcykm, laa tdkor sknsks `ovk cut, kvkn oi tdkor ncsk, kyks, dlnms, ktg. rkjlon unmljl`km. Oi pkrgkptocn gljk ircj tdk sknsks, rltdkr tdln tdk frlon, l fcmy wcuam sjkaa kvkn litkr ot mokm. ]dlt slom, cnk gln fk fcrn faonm lnm aklrn tc lmlpt. Aoekwosk, oi tdkrk wkrk nc torks, l glr gcuam fk onvkntkm tdlt wcrekm aoek l dcvkrgrlit. Dcwkvkr, nc jlttkr dcw l glr os rkonvkntkm tc mkla wotd tdk gdln`on` ci tdk tojks, glrs woaa lawlys nkkm scjk eonm ci pcwkr scurgk, ls l dujln, nc jlttkr dcw sknsulaay glplfak cr onglplfak, woaa lawlys nkkm l frlon tdlt iungtocns tc lt aklst scjk mk`rkk. ]dcu`d tdk gdlrlgtkrostogs jly vlry, tdkrk woaa nkvkr fk l glr cr dujln kntorkay wotdcut l scurgk ci pcwkr cr lnojltocn.  Laa lnojlas pkrgkovk, fut nct laa lnojlas tdone. ]dk dujln gln pkrgkovk lnm tdone, lnm skplrltk dos cr dkr tdoneon` ircj pkrgkptocn lt woaa. On tdk jcjknt l dujln pkrgkovks wotdcut tdoneon`, l dujln os nc moiikrknt tdln ln lnojla5 wdkn wdlt l dujln pkrgkovks lnm tdones lfcut jltgdks, l dujln os dlrm tc mkionk ircj ln lnojla. L dujln fkgcjks mostongt ircj ctdkr grklturks  wdkn dos cr dkr pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` mc nct grcss. On ctdkr wcrms, l dujln mcksnt lawlys dlvk l jonm. Oi —scualnm —jonmlrk tkrjs uskm ls sojoaks, cnk gcuam sly l dujln cnay dls l scua wdkn dk cr sdk tdones. O  ]dk jonm glusks tdoneon` ls tdk frlon glusks pkrgkptocn, ykt tdk frlon lasc glusks tdk jonm.  Laa lnojlas dlvk frlons, fut nct laa lnojlas dlvk jonms. Dcwkvkr, l dujln mcksnt lawlys dlvk l jonm aoek dk cr sdk lawlys dls l frlon. L dujln os l —jonm lnm frlon(cr —jonm lnm fcmy) wdkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn mcnt grcss, l dujln os l —jonm/fcmywdkn pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` jkkt, lnm l dujln os l —fcmywdkn dk cr sdk pkrgkovks wotdcut tdoneon`. L dujln os gcnstlntay ln lnojla, fut dk os scjktojks lasc dujln. L dujln os jcst dujln wdkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn lrk mostongt. Gcnsomkron` tdos, l dujln osnt lawlys dujln. Wcjktojks, l dujln os bust ln lnojla. Dcwkvkr, l dujln os lawlys mkskrvon` ci fkon` trkltkm —dujlnkay, icr l dujln, kvkn wdkn —bust ln lnojla, gln lawlys kntkr ontc —dujln-nksslt woaa. Ln lnojla tdcu`d gln nkvkr woaa —dujln-nkss, lnm on tdos sknsk dujlns lrk mostongt ircj lnojlas, tdcu`d dujlns gln fk —bust lnojlas. Lnojlas, dkngk, lrk nct mkskrvon` ci fkon` trkltkm —dujlnkay5 rltdkr, lnojlas lrk mkskrvon` ci fkon` trkltkm

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Cn ]doneon` lnm Xkrgkovon`Vksurrkgton` tdk Fcmy

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 ]doneon` lnm pkrgkovon` lrk nct sojoaks. Oi O acce lt l wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut jy`rlnmjctdkr, O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw, fut O mc nct tdone lfcut ot. Dcwkvkr, tdk jcjknt O stcp

mlymrkljon` lnm rklaozk —tdk wonmcw os morty‟, O lj ncw fctd pkrgkovon` lnm tdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw. Xkrgkovon` os —prcgksson` tdrcu`d fcmy‟, wdoak tdoneon` os —prcgksson` tdrcu`d jonm‟. —Jonm‟lnm —fcmy‟ lrk unoiokm wdkn O fctd pkrgkovk lnm tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw, fut tdk —jonm‟ lnm —fcmy‟lrk skplrltk wdkn O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr. Pdkn wdlt O ljtdoneon` lfcut lnm wdlt O pkrgkovk jltgd, jonm lnm fcmy (cr frlon) lrk cnk, tdcu`d tdky lrk lplrtctdkrwosk. Pdkn O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw, O lj nct —mulaostog‟5 wdkn Opkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut `rlnmjctdkr, —mulaosj‟, on l sknsk, os truk. ]dk dujln sdoits onlnm cut ci fkon` Glrtksoln.

Ot‟s nct tdk kyks, ncsk, dlnms, klrs, cr tcn`uk tdlt pkrgkovk, fut tdk frlon —tdrcu`d‟ tdkj, lsot os osn‟t tdk torks, lxaks, ktg. tdlt jlek l glr run, fut tdk kn`onk —tdrcu`d‟ tdksk plrts. ]dcu`d, wotdcut l wonmsdokam, ot wcuam fk dlrm tc mrovk tdk glr wkaa, kvkn oi ot dlm ln kn`onk. Aoekwosk, cnk

gln stoaa pkrgkovk wotdcut sknsk cr lny sknsks ‗  tdk dujln bust wcuamn‟t pkrgkovk wkaa. Dcwkvkr, oitdk kn`onk on l glr `ovks cut, tdk wdcak tdon` frkles mcwn, kvkn tdcu`d tdk torks lnm ctdkr plrts citdk glr jly wcre bust ionk. Aoekwosk, oi cnk‟s frlon os mkstrcykm, laa tdkor sknsks `ovk cut, kvkn oi tdkorncsk, kyks, dlnms, ktg. rkjlon unmljl`km. Oi pkrgkptocn gljk ircj tdk sknsks, rltdkr tdln tdk frlon,l fcmy wcuam sjkaa kvkn litkr ot mokm. ]dlt slom, cnk gln fk fcrn faonm lnm aklrn tc lmlpt. Aoekwosk,oi tdkrk wkrk nc torks, l glr gcuam fk onvkntkm tdlt wcrekm aoek l dcvkrgrlit. Dcwkvkr, nc jlttkrdcw l glr os rkonvkntkm tc mkla wotd tdk gdln`on` ci tdk tojks, glrs woaa lawlys nkkm scjk eonm cipcwkr scurgk, ls l dujln, nc jlttkr dcw sknsulaay glplfak cr onglplfak, woaa lawlys nkkm l frlontdlt iungtocns tc lt aklst scjk mk`rkk. ]dcu`d tdk gdlrlgtkrostogs jly vlry, tdkrk woaa nkvkr fk l glrcr dujln kntorkay wotdcut l scurgk ci pcwkr cr lnojltocn.

 Laa lnojlas pkrgkovk, fut nct laa lnojlas tdone. ]dk dujln gln pkrgkovk lnm tdone, lnm

skplrltk dos cr dkr tdoneon` ircj pkrgkptocn lt woaa. On tdk jcjknt l dujln pkrgkovks wotdcuttdoneon`, l dujln os nc moiikrknt tdln ln lnojla5 wdkn wdlt l dujln pkrgkovks lnm tdones lfcutjltgdks, l dujln os dlrm tc mkionk ircj ln lnojla. L dujln fkgcjks mostongt ircj ctdkr grklturks wdkn dos cr dkr pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` mc nct grcss. On ctdkr wcrms, l dujln mcksn‟t lawlys dlvkl jonm. Oi —scua‟ lnm —jonm‟ lrk tkrjs uskm ls sojoaks, cnk gcuam sly l dujln cnay dls l scua wdkn dkcr sdk tdones.

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 ]dk jonm glusks tdoneon` ls tdk frlon glusks pkrgkptocn, ykt tdk frlon lasc glusks tdk jonm. Laa lnojlas dlvk frlons, fut nct laa lnojlas dlvk jonms. Dcwkvkr, l dujln mcksn‟t lawlys dlvk ljonm aoek dk cr sdk lawlys dls l frlon. L dujln os l —jonm lnm frlon‟ (cr —jonm lnm fcmy‟) wdkn

tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn mcn‟t grcss, l dujln os l —jonm/fcmy‟ wdkn pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` jkkt,lnm l dujln os l —fcmy‟ wdkn dk cr sdk pkrgkovks wotdcut tdoneon`. L dujln os gcnstlntay lnlnojla, fut dk os scjktojks lasc dujln. L dujln os jcst dujln wdkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn lrkmostongt. Gcnsomkron` tdos, l dujln osn‟t lawlys dujln. Wcjktojks, l dujln os bust ln lnojla.Dcwkvkr, l dujln os lawlys mkskrvon` ci fkon` trkltkm —dujlnkay‟, icr l dujln, kvkn wdkn —bust lnlnojla‟, gln lawlys kntkr ontc —dujln-nkss‟ lt woaa. Ln lnojla tdcu`d gln nkvkr woaa —dujln-nkss‟,lnm on tdos sknsk dujlns lrk mostongt ircj lnojlas, tdcu`d dujlns gln fk —bust lnojlas‟. Lnojlas,dkngk, lrk nct mkskrvon` ci fkon` trkltkm —dujlnkay‟5 rltdkr, lnojlas lrk mkskrvon` ci fkon` trkltkm

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—rkspkgtiuaay‟.  ]dos os nct tc sly lnojlas lrk tc fk lfuskm, fut tc sly lnojlas sdcuam nct fk trkltkmaoek dujlns lnm vogk-vkrsl. On ctdkr wcrms, l aocn sdcuam nct fk gdlr`km wotd jurmkr icr klton` lzkfrl, wdoak l dujln sdcuam fk gdlr`km icr glnnoflaozon` l nko`dfcr.

—Klt iccm‟ gcuam fk l pkrgkptocn, l tdcu`dt, cr fctd. Mrovkn fy tdk fcmy, l pkrscn gln klticcm wotdcut tdoneon` lfcut ot. L grklturk mcksn‟t nkkm tc tdone —klt iccm‟5 rltdkr, l grklturk gln bust

—mc ot‟. ]dos os glaakm ln —onstongt‟ cr —lppktotk‟, lnm tdkrk lrk jlny jcrk lgtocns tdlt grklturks  gln mc wotdcut tdoneon` wdkrk pkrgkptocn os kncu`d. Ot os klsy tc gcniusk onstongts wotd tdoneon`, lnm ot‟sdlrm tc ojl`onk lgtocn wotdcut tdcu`dt (icr tdlt lgt wcuam fk tc gcnsomkr ncn-tdcu`dt tdrcu`d tdkakns ci tdoneon`). Dcwkvkr, tdk moiioguaty os laakvoltkm cngk tdk mostongtocn fktwkkn tdoneon` lnmpkrgkptocn os iuaay `rlspkm.

Xkrgkptocn lnm tdcu`dt lrk aoek twc strkljs tdlt grcss tdrcu`dcut tdk mly kvkry ncw lnmtdkn fkicrk `con` tdkor cwn wlys lnm grcsson` l`lon kaskwdkrk. Oi O lj acceon` lt l wonmcw lnmtdoneon` lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr, O lj l dujln. Oi O lj acceon` lt l wonmcw lnm tdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw, O glnnct klsoay fk mkionkm lplrt ircj ln lnojla (O lj, on l sknsk —dujln/lnojla‟). Oi O ljacceon` lt l wonmcw wotdcut tdoneon`, O lj ln lnojla. On l wly, —O lj‟ wdkn acceon` lt tdk wonmcwlnm tdoneon` lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr, O glnnct mkionk jy —O‟ wdkn O acce lt l wonmcw lnm tdonelfcut ot, lnm —O lj nct‟ wdkn pkrgkovon` tdk wonmcw tdcu`dtakssay. ]dk omkntoty ci l pkrscn os on

iaux. Ls l dujln cnay dls l jonm on gcntkjpaltocn, sc tcc, on l wly, dk cr sdk cnay dls ln —O‟.

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O gln pkrgkovk l wonmcw untoa tdk jcjknt O nctogk tdlt O lj pkrgkovon` tdk wonmcw, tdkn Olj tdoneon` lfcut ot. Oi O fk`on pkrgkovon` lnm tdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw, cut ci tdk gcrnkr ci jykyk, O jly lasc pkrgkovk l sjlaa form lnm l glr plsson` fy cutsomk5 dcwkvkr, O lj nct tdoneon` lfcuttdksk twc, ctdkr pdkncjknl. Lt lny jcjknt, O jly fk unmkr`con` jlny scunms, so`dts, ikkaon`s,ktg. lnm ykt nct fk tdoneon` lfcut lny ci tdkj (cr cnay tdoneon` lfcut cnk ci tdkj). On l jcjknt on wdogd tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn grcss, tdkrk lrk stoaa ctdkr pdkncjknl O lj kxpkrokngon` rkaltovk tc wdogd pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` mc nct grcss. Ot os ls oi tdcsk kntotoks lrk onvosofak wdkn O lj tdoneon`,

lnm, wdkn O tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw, O lgt ls oi tdk wonmcw os laa O pkrgkovk. O dkngk lfstrlgt jyskaiircj tdk wcram ci jy sknsks2 O lgt ls oi jy sgcpk os sjlaakr tdln ot lgtulaay os. Ls tc tdone lfcutcnk‟s `rlnmjctdkr wdoak pkrgkovon` l wonmcw os tc saop ontc l eonm ci —mlymrkljon`‟, sc tcc os ot tctdone lfcut tdk wonmcw.

Oi O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw lnm tdone lfcut ot, O lgt ls oi O pkrgkovk tdk tdcu`dt —wonmcw‟onstklm ci tdk pdkncjkncn wonmcw. O put jyskai —tcwlrm‟ l tdon` tdlt O lj nct ilgon`. Laa lgts citdoneon` lrk sojoalr. Oi O tdone lfcut lnytdon`, O mc nct gcntkjpaltk wdlt O pkrgkovk. Oi O tdone lfcuttdk wonmcw, O mc nct tdone lfcut tdk forms lnm glrs on so`dt. Ot os nkvkr pcssofak tc tdone lfcut tdksuj ci   wdlt cnk pkrgkovks, cnay son`ualrotoks (cr —gut cuts‟) ci ot. Oi cnk troks tc tdone lfcut tdkkntorkty ci laa tdlt dk cr sdk pkrgkovks, tdlt onmovomula‟s jonm woaa irkkzk up lnm tdlt pkrscn woaa gklsktdoneon`. Oi cnk troks tc tkaa tdkor skai —O lj tdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw, form, lnm glr‟, tdk pkrscn jly

lgtulaay fk tdoneon` jcrk sc lfcut tdk wcrms (cr tdk wcrms gcupakm wotd 

tdkor gcrrkspcnmon`pdkncjkncn), lnm tdk onmovomula jly iloa tc rkgc`nozk tdlt dk cr sdk osn‟t tdoneon` lfcut tdk sey,iacwkrs, gcacrs, ktg. Kvkn oi ln onmovomula mom jlnl`k tc tdone lfcut klgd onmovomula pdkncjkncn dkcr sdk pkrgkovks, tdlt pkrscn gcuamn‟t tdone lfcut tdkj laa sojuatlnkcusay ls dk cr sdk lgtulaaypkrgkovks tdkj, ncr wcuam sugd suggkss lppay tc lny ctdkr irljk ci splgktojk. ]doneon` gln nkvkrknglpsualtk pkrgkptocn2 pkrgkptocn lawlys kxgkkms ot.

 _kt, tdcu`d tdoneon` `knkrltks son`ualrotoks, tdoneon` lasc iloas tc onmovomulaozk ls mckspkrgkptocn. ]c turn tdk wonmcw O pkrgkovk ircj —l wonmcw‟ ontc —jy wonmcw‟, O dlvk tc tdone lfcutot. [pcn fkon` tdcu`dt lfcut, tdk wonmcw gcuam ncw fk —lny wonmcw‟, icr —lny wonmcw‟ gcuam fk

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jonk. Dcwkvkr, nc ctdkr wonmcw gcuam fk —tdk wonmcw‟ O pkrgkovk2 cnay tdlt wonmcw cggupoks tdltplrtogualr splgk lnm tojk. Aoekwosk, tc tdone lfcut —tdk wonmcw‟ O pkrgkovk —aoits‟ tdk pdkncjkncnup ontc l jkntla nktwcre wdkrk ot rkaltks tc laa ctdkr —wonmcws‟ O dlvk kxpkrokngkm lnm tdk omkl ci—wonmcw‟ otskai. —]dk wonmcw‟, on tdos rkspkgt, fkgcjks sojpay —lnctdkr wonmcw‟2 ot‟s —cnk -ci-cnk‟-nkss os acst. Oi cnk tdones lfcut l wonmcw wdoak nct pkrgkovon` cnk, cnk stlrts ircj tdk jkntla

nktwcre lnm nkvkr tdones lfcut —l wonmcw‟, pkr sk, cnay —lnctdkr wonmcw‟ cr —ln omkl ci l wonmcw‟. ]drcu`d l son`ualrozon` kiicrt tdlt skkjs tc jlek —tdk wonmcw‟ onmovomula ls —jy wonmcw‟, tdoneon`,orcnoglaay, jleks tdk wonmcw unrkjlrelfak lnm unplrtogualr. Xkrgkptocn mcks nct vocaltk cr`knkrlaozk —tdk wonmcw‟ ls sugd5 ot plssovkay lggkpts ots plrtogualroty. —L os L‟ ‗  —l wonmcw os l wonmcw‟ ‗  untoa O tdone —L os L‟. Pdoak pkrgkptocn cfskrvks tdk wcram, tdoneon` gdln`ks ot.

Iurtdkrjcrk, pkrgkptocn os ilstkr tdln tdoneon`2 O pkrgkovk l wonmcw fkicrk O tdone lfcut ot.Oi O nkvkr tdone lfcut ot, jy pkrgkptocn wons fy mkiluat. @rlntkm, O gln tdone lfcut l tdon` fkicrkkvkr pkrgkovon` ot, fut on sugd l gorgujstlngk, pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` glnnct fk gcjplrkm. ]cmktkrjonk spkkm, pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` just rlgk cn tdk sljk trlge, pkr sk. Jy pkrgkptocn glnnctrlgk l`lonst jy omkls —on tdk jonm‟ ls jy tdoneon` gln rlgk l`lonst jy pkrgkptocn —on tdk wcram‟. ]dkrkicrk, spkkm just fk mktkrjonkm —on tdk wcram‟, wdkrk fctd pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` gln rlgk,lnm tdkrk pkrgkptocn lawlys wons. Pdkn O tdone lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr wdoak pkrgkovon` tdk

 wonmcw, jy tdoneon` vkkrs cii trlge.Alstay, ot sdcuam fk rkgc`nozkm tdlt tdcu`dt lnm pkrgkptocn nkvkr gcjpaktkay grcss cr

syngdrcnozk5 rltdkr, tdky cnay kvkr jkkt —on plrt‟. Wongk O glnnct tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw lnmkvkrytdon` wotdon jy sgcpk sojuatlnkcusay, jy pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` grcss cnay tdkrk, nct on iuaa.Gcnskqukntay, tdcu`d rkaltovk tc —tdk-jkkton`-ci-tdk-pkrgkptocn-lnm-tdcu`dt-ci-tdk- wonmcw‟ O ljdlrm tc tkaa lplrt ircj ln lnojla, O lj stoaa dujln rkaltovk tc tdk pdkncjknl upcn wdogd pkrgkptocnlnm tdoneon` mc nct jkkt. O cnay icr`c jy dujlnnkss wdkn O gklsk tdoneon` laa tc`ktdkr.

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Jy woaa mktkrjonks oi lnm dcw tdcu`dt lnm pkrgkptocn jkkt, lnm tdcu`d O glnnct gdccsk

 wdktdkr cr nct O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw, O gln gdccsk wdktdkr cr nct O tdone lfcut ot. O jly kvkn stlrttdoneon` lfcut ot wotdcut rklaozon` tdlt O gdcsk tc mc sc, fut O stoaa gln gdccsk tc stcp lt lnytojk. ]doneon` os onmkionlfak ircj  woaa, lnm irkk woaa os onmkionlfak ircj irkk tdoneon` (tdcu`d, tdk tkrj—irkk woaa‟ os l rkmunmlnt vkrsocn ci tdk tkrj —woaa‟). O cnay woaa tc pkrgkovk l wonmcw onscjugd ls Ogdccsk tc tdone lfcut ot5 ctdkrwosk, O sojpak pkrgkovk ot, lnm mc sc fkglusk ci jkgdlnogla lnmgdkjogla gcjpakxks ci tdk fcmy (cr lt aklst ot glnnct jklnon`iuaay fk slom tdlt O mc sc icr ctdkrrklscns). Oi O tlek l sklt nklr l wonmcw fkglusk O tdone —O wlnt tc sot dkrk‟, O lgt irkkay5 oi O sot lt tdk wonmcw fkglusk O skk tdk gdlor, O lgt aoek ln lnojla. Cnay l dujln gln mkionk irkkmcj fy wlaeon`lgrcss l rccj.

O lgt —irkkay‟ wdkn O tdone tc mc scjktdon` gcntrlry tc tdk —proscn‟ ci wdlt O pkrgkovk, lnm Olj irkk wdknkvkr O —woaa‟, icr woaa os onmkionlfak ircj irkkmcj. ]c woaa os tc fk irkk, icr —tc fk irkk‟

jklns —tc fk woaaiua‟. Ctdkrwosk, tdk tkrj —irkk‟ jklns —tc icaacw onstongts, pkrgkptocns, gdkjoglajkgdlnogs, fcmoay iungtocns, ktg.‟, wdogd osn‟t tc fk irkk, fut tc mc wdltkvkr cnk os prcpkaakm tc mc. Potdcut tdcu`dt, cnk glnnct kvkn rkgc`nozk dos cr dkr irkkmcj, sc on —nc sknsk‟ wcuam tdlt pkrscnfk irkk. ]dcu`dtakss, tc gdrostkn scjktdon` —irkk‟ os tc lmm ln —unnkgksslry supkrstrugturk‟. < 

Wongk O lj nkvkr icrgkm tc tdone lfcut wdlt O pkrgkovk, O lawlys dlvk l gdlngk tc fk irkk. Pdkn O tdone lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr wdoak pkrgkovon` tdk wonmcw, O lj irkk5 wdkn O tdone lfcuttdk wonmcw O pkrgkovk, ot‟s dlrm tc mkionk jk ls irkk, ls ot os dlrm tc mkionk jk ls dujln. Pdkn Opkrgkovk tdk wonmcw tdcu`dtakssay, songk O mc nct kxkrgosk jy irkkmcj, on tdlt lgt, O lj onmkionlfakircj ln lnojla. Aoekwosk, wdknkvkr O icaacw jy onstongts, jkrk gluslaoty, cr sojpay pkrgkovk, jy

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irkkmcj lnm dujlnoty fkgcjk onmkionlfak. Kvkry jcjknt O mc nct tdone os l jcjknt O lj nctmkionlfay irkk. Wongk l dujln os tdlt —wdogd pkrgkovks lnm tdones‟, cnay l dujln gln fk irkk, icr cnayl dujln gln tdone. Lnojlas lrk nct mkionlfay irkk, icr tdky lrk nct irkk tc movomk tdkjskavks ircjtdkor pkrgkptocns. ]dk jcrk pkcpak rkgc`nozk tdlt pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` lrk mostongt, tdk jcrktdky woaa rklaozk tdlt tdky dlvk l gdcogk cvkr wdlt tdky tdone lfcut lnm tdk irkkr pkcpak woaa fkgcjk.

 ]dkn, nc cnk woaa wlnt tc fk ls irkk ls l form ‗  tdky woaa cnay wosd tc iay. _kt, kvkry jcjknt O tdone os l jcjknt O aovk lfstrlgtay2 ot os l jcjknt on wdogd jy sgcpksdrones lnm O lj —tcwlrm‟ l wcram tdlt O mc nct pkrgkovk. On tdos sknsk, O gln cnay fk irkk —on tdklfstrlgt‟. ]dk pkrscn tdlt wosdks tc ionm prcci ci irkkmcj —on tdk wcram‟ woaa nct ionm ot, icr tdkpkrscn sklrgdks fy pkrgkptocn icr tdlt wdogd gln cnay fk icunm on tdcu`dt. Jcrk orcnoglaay stoaa, tdkpkrscn woaa ionm —kvomkngk‟ tdlt irkkmcj mcksn‟t kxost on iloaon` tc ionm ot, lnm sc fkgcjk gcniomknttdlt dk cr sdk osn‟t irkk.6  ]dk sljk ac`og lppaoks tc tdk —skai‟. ]c try tc ionm irkkmcj os tc `ovk ot up5tc `ovk up os tc ionosd sklrgdon`. ]dk gcst ci irkkmcj os tdk rkla wcram. 

Jln os spaot. Pdcak.

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 Poaa os skai, icr —O lj‟ jklns —O woaa‟, lnm —O woaa‟ jklns —woaa‟, lnm —woaa‟ jklns —O‟. Wongk woaa osonmkionlfak ircj tdoneon`, —O‟ jklns —tdoneon`‟. Laa tdoneon` os woaaon`, lnm —O lj‟ (mkionlfak) cnay wdkn —O woaa‟, wdogd cggurs wdknkvkr —O tdone‟. Wkai os onmkionlfak ircj woaa, wdogd os onmkionlfakircj jonm, wdogd os onmkionlfak ircj scua, wdogd os onmkionlfak ircj tdoneon` ‗  tdk kxostkngk citdksk sojoaks wotdcut rkgc`notocn ci tdkor rkaltocnsdop dls gluskm `rklt gcniusocn. ]c sly —skai‟ os tcsly —jonm, scua, woaa, tdoneon`‟ laa lt cngk, fut songk wcrms lrk spcekn on skqukntola splgktojk, tc slysugd l tkrj `ovks tdk ojprkssovk tdlt tdk tkrjs lrk mostongt. Iurtdkrjcrk, tc sly, —O tdone, tdkrkicrk Olj‟ os tc sly —O woaa, tdkrkicrk O woaa‟, wdogd os tc sly —O, O, tdkrkicrk, O, O‟. Nctlfay, l jln os lGlrtksoln wdkn dk wlnts.

Xkrgkptocn tdlt aklms tc tdoneon` os —lnojla-aoek‟, wdoak tdoneon` tdlt aklms tc pkrgkptocn os

—dujln-aoek‟. ]c fk aklm ontc tdoneon` fy pkrgkptocn os tc fk —aoek ln lnojla‟, wdoak tc fk aklm ontcpkrgkptocn fy tdoneon` os tc lgt irkkay. O pkrgkovk irkkay wdkn jy pkrgkptocn os `uomkm fy jytdoneon`, lnm O —mcn‟t tdone icr jyskai‟ wdkn jy pkrgkptocn `uomks jy tdoneon` (gcnsomkron` tdlt jy—skai‟ os jy —woaa‟2 tc sly —O mcn‟t tdone icr jyskai‟ os tc sly —O mcn‟t woaa icr jy woaa‟). O lj jcrk jyskai wdkn O tdone tdkn pkrgkovk, rltdkr tdln pkrgkovk lnm tdkn tdone. _kt wdkn O tdone, O gklsk tc fkprksknt tc tdk wcram tdlt O pkrgkovk. —O lj nct wdlt O lj‟2 O gln cnay fk jyskai on l wcram tdlt osn‟trkla.7 

 ]dcu`d l sknsulaost jly aovk aoek ln lnojla, l tdonekr aovks aoek l `dcst. 

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 ]dk nlturk ci tdoneon` os tc aklm tc pkrgkptocn ls pkrgkptocn `rlvotltks tcwlrm tdoneon` (oitdk pkrgkovon` grklturk dls l jonm tc tdone). ]doneon` lnm pkrgkptocn nkvkr dlvk tc grcss pltds, futtdky citkn mc, fkglusk tdoneon` os lawlys acn`on` tc fk pkrgkovkm. Xkrgkptocn stlys aoek l strlo`dtrovkr, pkr sk, wdoak tdoneon` os l gurvon` cnk tdlt runs on lnm cut ci ot lt wdoj. ]doneon` tdones tclgdokvk pkrgkptofoaoty, fut pkrgkptocn mcksn‟t pkrgkovk tc tdone. Xkrgkptocn jly skke tc fk tdcu`dtlfcut, fut ot mcks nct skke tc fkgcjk tdonelfak ls tdcu`dt skkes tc fkgcjk pkrgkovlfak. Pdlt ospkrgkovlfak os tdonelfak larklmy, wdoak wdlt os tdonelfak mcksn‟t lgdokvk pkrgkptofoaoty untoa —grkltkm‟.

Orcnoglaay, tc rklm, wdogd os ln lgt ci pkrgkptocn, os ln lgt ci —tdoneon` -skkeon`-pkrgkptofoaoty‟,ykt ot os tdrcu`d tdk fcmy tdlt l rklmkr wcres tc lgdokvk tdos sknsk. Fkglusk l rklmkr tdones lfcut

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—Ircmc‟, l rklmkr poges up ]dk Ikaacwsdop ci tdk Von` lnm fk`ons rklmon`. ]dk pkrscn tdkn rklms tdk wcrm —Ircmc‟ (gcnsgocusay cr ungcnsgocusay) on dcpks ci lgdokvon` pkrgkptocn ci doj. Fkglusk —ljcvok‟ fk`ons palyon` onsomk tdk rklmkr‟s dklm upcn rklmon`, on scjk strln`k wly, tdk pkrscnsuggkkms, ykt mcksn‟t. —]dk tdcu`dt ci Ircmc‟ skkjs tc io`dt l`lonst onvosofoaoty on dcpks ci fkon`skkn, lnm tdos stru``ak grkltks scjk unkxpalonlfak sknsk ci doj. Ls cnk glnnct tlae lfcut

pkrgkptocn wotdcut sdoiton` ontc tdoneon` lnm sc iloaon`, sc ot skkjs cnk glnnct kxpalon tdos —jcvok-aoek‟ pdkncjkncn. Oi O tdone lfcut Ircmc, O mc sc (ls oi) on crmkr tc pkrgkovk doj, lnm tdcu`d O lgdokvk scjk

onkiilfak sknsk ci doj, O iloa tc lgtulaay pkrgkovk doj. Oi, cn tdk ctdkr dlnm, O tdone lfcut l gup, O mcsc tc pkrgkovk ot, lnm jly suggkkm oi tdlt tdcu`dt aklms jk tc cpknon` l glfonkt lnm fkdcamon` ot cr`con` tc l stcrk lnm fuyon` cnk. L rkla kntoty os l tdon` tdlt —l tdcu`dt ci‟ dls tdk pcssofoaoty ciontkrskgton` wotd —l pkrgkptocn ci‟, wdoak ln ojl`onlry kntoty os l tdon` tdlt —l tdcu`dt ci‟ dls ncpcssofoaoty ci ontkrskgton` —l pkrgkptocn ci‟.= ]dk ilgt tdlt l dujln gln tdone lfcut ojl`onlry kntotoksjleks dujlns mostongt ircj lnojlas. Kvkn oi ln lnojla gcuam ojl`onk scjktdon`, ln lnojlagcuamn‟t ojl`onk tdlt wdogd tdk lnojla dls nkvkr fkdkam (wdoak l dujln gln tdone lfcut Ircmcircj tdk wcrm —Ircmc‟ ). Lt fkst, ln lnojla gcuam pkrgkovk tdk wcrm —Ircmc‟ ls tdk wcrm —Ircmc‟, futln lnojla gcuam nkvkr tdone lfcut —l gdlrlgtkr nljkm Ircmc tdlt os plrt ci l jcvok palyon` onsomk ots

dklm‟ ircj tdk wcrm —Ircmc‟. ]dlt slom, bust fkglusk scjktdon` os ojl`onlry mcksn‟t jkln ot os orrkakvlnt cr alges lny

rkaltocn tc tdk rkla wcram. ]lek tdk nujfkr 62 tdkrk os nc gdlngk tdlt pkrgkptocn woaa kvkr grcss tdktdcu`dt ci tdk nujfkr 6, fut tdk nujfkr dkaps jk rkaltk tc pdkncjknl on jy rkla aoik. Kvkn oi Omrlw tdk nujfkr 6 cn l pokgk ci plpkr lnm acce lt ot, O lj nct pkrgkovon` tdk nujfkr 6, fut l jlrecn l pokgk ci plpkr tdlt jleks jk tdone lfcut tdk nujfkr 6. O dlvk prcflfay gcnvongkm jyskai tdlttdk nujfkr 6 os tdos jlre, fut tdos os nctdon` jcrk tdln l skai-mkgkptocn ci tdk sljk eonm ls jleon`jyskai fkaokvk tdlt tdk lnojla O rkikr tc ls —glt‟ os, on ilgt, l —glt‟ (lel2 l wcrm).

 Laa tdoneon` lsskrts tdlt ot dls —rkaltocn‟ cr —rkakvlngk‟ tc tdk rkla wcram on strovon` icrpkrgkptofoaoty tdrcu`d grkltocn. Pdoak wdlt os pkrgkovlfak os cnay —tcwlrm‟ gcngkptulaozltocn oi sc—woaakm‟, tdcu`dt os ondkrkntay —tcwlrm‟ pkrgkptofoaoty5 dkngk, tdcu`dt lawlys skkes tc —fk‟ (grkltkm ontc

pkrgkptofoaoty). Pdlt os pkrgkovkm os prksknt on tdk rkla wcram, wdoak wdlt os tdcu`dt skkes prkskngk. ]doneon` mcks tdos wdoak sojuatlnkcusay sdroneon` pkrgkptocn ontc son`ualroty lnm lfstrlgton` tdkpkrgkovkr ircj tdk rkla wcram.

On wroton` tdos plpkr, O lj pkrgkovon` —tlstk ci gciikk, ekyfclrm cn ion`krs, so`dt ci wcrms cnsgrkkn, sjkaas on lor‟ wdoak tdoneon` lfcut —wdlt O lj wroton`‟. Dcwkvkr, O lj lgton` ls oi laa Opkrgkovk lrk —tdk wcrms cn tdk sgrkkn‟, lnm sc lfstrlgt jyskai ircj tdk rkla wcram. O lj nct prkskntdkrk2 O lj kaskwdkrk. On tdk lgt ci wroton` tdos plpkr, O jlek jy tdoneon` pkrgkovlfak2 O grkltk. Lgrkltcr jleks dos cr dkr tdoneon` pkrgkovlfak, lnm l grkltovk pkrscn mcks tdos ontkntocnlaay lnm citkn. Pdknkvkr tdoneon` strovks tc fk pkrgkovkm, l woaa strovks grkltovkay. Ot os tdlnes tc tdoneon` tdlt O glngrkltk, fut ot lasc tdlnes tc tdoneon` tdlt O lj lfstrlgtkm ircj tdk rkla wcram icr wdogd O grkltk.

 Ls O rklm cvkr jy plpkr, O tdone lfcut ot ls l gcnskqukngk ci pkrgkovon` ots wcrms. Ls O rklm,

jy tdoneon` os gcnstlntay tryon` tc —fk‟ pkrgkovlfak. Pdkn tdk —jcvok on jy dklm os palyon`‟, jytdoneon` lgts ls oi ot‟s jy pkrgkptocn, fut ot osn‟t. ]doneon` lnm pkrgkptocn ontkrskgt lt woaa, sc wdkn O woaa tc rklm cvkr jy plpkr, jy tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn grcss sc jlny tojks tdlt tdky skkj tcfkgcjk cnk. Pdkn tdk grcsson`s dlppkn gcnsostkntay kncu`d, aoek ln cam Eonktcsgcpk `rlmulaayspkkmon` up, O fk`on tc skk —l jcvok palyon` on jy dklm‟. O tdkn skk —ojl`ks‟, ykt O mcn‟t. O skkscjktdon` O mcn‟t skk2 O skk wdlt O lj tdoneon`. _kt —ungrkltkm‟ tdcu`dts lrkn‟t pkrgkovlfak, sc wdltmc O pkrgkovk wdkn O rklm3

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  O skk jy woaa5 O skk jy tdoneon`5 O skk jyskai. Pdkn O rklm ]dk Ikaacwsdop ci tdk Von` lnmskk Ircmc on jy jonm, O lj acceon` lt jyskai. O lj Ircmc wdkn O rklm lfcut doj, ls ycu lrk jk wdkn ycu rklm —jk‟ on tdos plpkr.  ]dk jonm sojpay jleks ycu tdone ycu lrk tdoneon` lfcut lnctdkr,icr tdos —ycu‟ `cks fy —Ircmc‟ cr —jk‟ ‗  tdkrk bust mcksn‟t skkj tc fk l rkskjfalngk icr ycu mcn‟tpkrgkovk kotdkr. On rklmon`, ycu acn` tc fk —grkltkm‟, ls mcks Ircmc lnm —jk‟ wdkn rklm. Citkn, icr

tdos rklscn, rklmon` onsporks wroton`. Pdknkvkr wk wrotk, sly iogtocn, tdk grkltkm gdlrlgtkr jly `c fyl moiikrknt nljk, fut ot os cur skai. ]dk gdlrlgtkr O jlek on l stcry cr on tdk plpkr O wrotk os jcrk scjk tdln jy fcmy, icr jy fcmy osn‟t l jlnoikstltocn ci jy woaa ls os jy —jk‟. On tdos sknsk, ]caeokn wls jcrk sc Ircmc tdln dk wls ]caeokn.

O lj jy tdoneon`, sc wdkn O tdone lfcut Ircmc upcn pkrgkovon` lnm rklmon` —Ircmc‟, on tdltjcjknt, O lj Ircmc, ls O lj jy jctdkr wdkn O tdone lfcut dkr. Jy fcmy, ci gcursk, mcksn‟tfkgcjk jy jctdkr, fut —O‟ mc, icr jy —woaa‟ mcks. Wummknay O tdkn fkgcjk jy iltdkr upcn tdoneon`lfcut doj, ls O summknay fkgcjk l gdlrlgtkr on l fcce, tdkn l jusogoln cn tdk rlmoc.

O lj jy sgknks. ]dcu`d, ls ]dk Ikaacwsdop ci tdk Von` (jcvok) osn‟t bust l son`ak sgknk, fut tdk wdcak ci laa ots

sgknks, sc l skai osn‟t l son`ak sgknk, fut tdk suj ci laa tdk sgknks lnm/cr tdoneon` ci cnk‟s wdcak aoik.Dcwkvkr, ls ]dk Ikaacwsdop ci tdk Von`  —os‟ l `ovkn sgknk muron` l `ovkn jcjknt on wdogd ot os fkon`

 wltgdkm, sc tcc l skai —os‟ tdk sgknk wotdon cnk‟s jonm lt l `ovkn jcjknt, tdcu`d tdk skai osn‟t —busttdlt‟. ]dcu`d O lj jy tdoneon`, O lj lasc —bust‟ jy fcmy on l jcjknt O lj tdcu`dtakss (cr cnaytdoneon` lfcut jy fcmy), lnm jy —O‟ mcksn‟t kxost lt laa w dkn O pkrgkovk wotdcut tdoneon`. —O lj‟ wdlt—O tdone‟, lnm songk laa tdcu`dt os —tdcu`dt ci‟, —O lj‟ so`noioks —tdoneon` lj‟, lnm tdlt ojpaoks —O ci‟.  

Oi cnk mcksn‟t fkaokvk on tdk kxostkngk ci tdk skai lnm skkes tc ionm tdk skai, tdk onmovomula woaanct ionm ot, lnm sc gcngaumk, rltocnlaay, tdkrk os nc sugd tdon` ls l skai. Vltdkr, tdk onmovomula woaacnay ionm —sgknks‟ ci —Ircmc‟, pkr sk, cr ctdkr ojl`ks. Cnk gln nkvkr ionm l skai, cnay sgknks wdogdgcnstotutk tdk skai. Aoekwosk, l gdlrlgtkr wotdon tdk ioaj gln nkvkr ionm ]dk Ikaacwsdop ci tdk Von` , cnaykxpkrokngk tdk sgknks tdlt gcjpcsk tdk wdcak.

 ]dk jcjknt O try tc tdone lfcut jy —skai‟, O lj mcon` ot onmkpknmknt ci lny —sgknks‟ cr—tdoneon`‟ wdogd gcnstotutk ot. Ot os ls oi O dlvk fk`un jleon` l jcvok lfcut l jcvok. ]dk jcvok‟s

pact os tdk jcvok otskai, wdogd os ncnsknsogla. Gcnskqukntay, O glnnct ionm jy skai, icr on tdk jcjkntO tdone lfcut tdk skai, O acsk ot. ]dk jcjknt O `ovk up, gcngaumon` O mc nct dlvk l skai, jy skairkturns.

Jln os l gcjkmol .Wongk —O lj‟ jy tdoneon`, wdogd jklns —O lj‟ jy —scua‟ cr —jonm‟, wdkn jy tdoneon`

fkgcjks pkrgkovlfak, sc tcc fkgcjks jy —skai‟. O grkltk O. Jy fcmy osn‟t jy tdoneon` ls pkrgkovlfak5rltdkr, ot os l pkrgkovlfak kntoty on lnm tdrcu`d wdogd jy tdoneon` cggurs. O lj nct jy fcmy wdkn Omcn‟t tdone lfcut ot, tdcu`d O lj lawlys on ot, ykt wdlt O grkltk os lawlys jyskai. ]dcu`d wdlt O ljjly icrkvkr ksglpk gcngkptulaozltocn, tdos plpkr woaa lawlys fk jk. ]c encw tdos plpkr os tc pkrdlpsencw jk fkttkr tdln dlm wk jkt.

Klgd tdcu`dt skkes pkrgkptofoaoty ls klgd pkrscn skkes tc fk encwn.; Klgd pkrscn skkes tc

fk encwn icr wdc tdky rklaay lrk lnm tc fk lggkptkm icr fkon` tdlt pkrscn2 klgd acn`s icr acvk. 

 _kt, wdc l pkrscn os gdln`ks wotd kvkry tdcu`dt, sc ot os nct pcssofak tc acvk pkcpak icr wdc tdky rklaaylrk. On ilgt, ot os cnay pcssofak tc acvk oi cnk encws tdlt tdk fkacvkm woaa gdln`k ‗  tdlt tdk fkacvkm osunrkaolfak. Cnk gln nkvkr acvk pkcpak icr wdc tdky lrk, cnay icr wdc tdky lrk fkgcjon`2 cnay ltdon` gln fk acvkm icr wdlt ot —os‟. L pkrscn os l fkgcjon`, lnm cngk l pkrscn `ovks up tryon` tcmkionk l acvkm cnk, l pkrscn lgdokvks acvk tdlt os lgtula ‗  acvk ci —l gdln`on`‟ ‗  —truk acvk‟. 

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   ]dk qukstocn —dcw mc O encw —jy pkrgkptocn ci tdk wonmcw‟ os tdk sljk ls tdk wonmcw3‟ osmoiikrknt ircj tdk qukstocn —dcw mc O encw —jy omkl ci tdk wonmcw‟ os tdk sljk ls tdk wonmcw3‟. Laa pdoacscpdy tdlt faurs tdksk twc qukstocns os jos`uomkm tc tdk mk`rkk tdlt ot jossks tdkmostongtocn. Wongk jy tdoneon` cr —O‟ os lawlys on iaux, O dlvk nc rklscn tc fkaokvk wdlt O tdone osomkntogla tc tdk cfbkgtovk wcram cutsomk ci jyskai. Dcwkvkr, lt tdk sljk tojk, O dlvk nc rklscn tc

mcuft tdlt tdk wcram tdlt O pkrgkovk osn‟t tdk wcram tdlt‟s lgtulaay tdkrk. Lasc, songk laa tdoneon` skkespkrgkptofoaoty, lnm nct tdk ctdkr wly lrcunm, tdkrk os nc rklscn tc fkaokvk tdlt tdoneon` gdln`ks jypkrgkptocn on sugd l wly tdlt ot gklsks tc omkntoiy wotd tdk lgtula nlturk ci tdon`s. Cn tdk ctdkrdlnm, ot os ac`ogla tc fkaokvk tdlt jy pkrgkptocn oniaukngks jy tdoneon` on sugd l wly tdlt jleks ot—jcrk aoek‟ tdk lgtula wcram tdln cppcskm tc ot.

O lj nct tdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw fkicrk jk2 O pkrgkovk ot (cr sc O mom untoa O wrctk tdosskntkngk). O dlvk nc rklscn tc fkaokvk tdlt jy pkrgkptocn ci tdk wonmcw osn‟t omkntogla tc tdk wonmcw‟s lgtula fkon`. ]dcu`d l stltkjknt aoek —O pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw‟ os nkvkr truk (icr tdkjcjknt O uttkr sugd l skntkngk, O lj ncw tdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw), ot os tdk glsk tdlt O truaypkrgkovkm tdk wonmcw untoa O rklaozkm O wls mcon` sc. On tdos sknsk, ot os ojpcssofak tc tlae lfcut tdklgtula wcram, fut ot osn‟t ojpcssofak tc kxpkrokngk ot tdrcu`d pkrgkptocn. ]dos fkon` tdk glsk, ot jleksorcnog sknsk tdlt pdoacscpdkrs wcuam mrlw l mostongtocn fktwkkn tdk lgtula wcram lnm tdk pkrgkovkm

 wcram muron` pdoacscpdogla mosgussocns ( kvkn tdcu`d sugd mostongtocn mcksn‟t lgtulaay kxost onprlgtogk).

 Pdkn O tdone lfcut tdk wonmcw, tdkrk os l movomk fktwkkn jy sufbkgtovk kxpkrokngk ci ot lnmtdk cfbkgtovk wonmcw. Dcwkvkr, wdkn O cnay pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw, tdlt movomk frkles mcwn. Pdkn Olj fctd tdoneon` lnm pkrgkovon` tdk wonmcw, scjk plrt ci jy kxpkrokngk os sufbkgtovk, wdoak tdkctdkr os cfbkgtovk. Pdogd os wdogd wcuam tlek tdoneon` tc mktkrjonk, wdogd orcnoglaay wcuam jlekjy kxpkrokngk ci tdk wonmcw kvkn jcrk sufbkgtovk lnm unrkaolfak, lnm dkngk tdk mktkrjonltocnjcrk moiioguat tc jlek. Pdkn O sojpay pkrgkovk tdk wonmcw, O dlvk nc rklscn tc fkaokvk tdlt jysufbkgtovk kxpkrokngk ci ot osn‟t —cfbkgtovk‟ untoa kvomkngk os ciikrkm tdlt ilasoioks jy tdksos. Ls ElraXcppkr jlmk gaklr tdlt wk dlvk rklscn tc fkaokvk on sgokntoiog alws untoa tdky lrk ilasoiokm (tduslmmrksson` Dujk‟s mkvlstlton` grotoquk), sc wk dlvk rklscn tc fkaokvk pkrgkptocn lnm cfbkgtovk

rklaoty lrk omkntogla untoa cur tdksos os ilasoiokm.9

 @rlvoty lawlys wcres untoa `rlvoty mcksn‟t, ls jypkrgkptocn ci tdk wonmcw lawlys os lgtulaay ci tdk wonmcw untoa ot osn‟t. 

Iurtdkrjcrk, kvkn oi `rlvoty wkrk tc cngk fk kxpkrokngkm ls —nct wcreon`‟, tdos wcuam cnaykstlfaosd tdlt `rlvoty momn‟t wcre ls `rlvoty ncrjlaay mom —rkaltovk tc tdlt jcjknt‟. Ot wcuam nctjkln tdlt `rlvoty wcuam icrkvkr icrtd gklsk tc wcre cr tdlt ot nkvkr wcrekm. Wugd ln cggurrkngk wcuam cnay kstlfaosd tdlt `rlvoty glnnct fk slom tc lawlys wcre, wdogd gcuamn‟t fk kstlfaosdkm on tdkiorst palgk (ls nctkm fy Dujk). @rlvoty gln nkvkr fk kstlfaosdkm ls l —nlturla alw‟, cnay l —nlturlaprcflfoaoty‟, wdogd wls larklmy tdk glsk fkicrk tdk onstlnt on wdogd `rlvoty momn‟t wcre (ljcjkntlry pdkncjkncn gcjjcnay glaakm l —jorlgak‟). Nlturla alws glnnct mkfune jorlgaks icrtdkrk lrk nc nlturla alws, ls l jorlgak glnnct mkfune nlturla prcflfoaotoks. ]dk sljk ac`og lppaoks tctdk pkrgkovkm wcram lnm tdk wcram-untc-otskai. Kvkn oi tdkrk wls ln onstlngk on wdogd pkrgkptocn

momn‟t 

jltgd lgtulaoty, tdos wcuam sojpay kstlfaosd tdlt pkrgkptocn momn‟t jltgd lgtulaoty —rkaltovk tctdlt jcjknt‟. Ot wcuamn‟t jkln pkrgkptocn nkvkr jltgdks lgtulaoty, cnay tdlt pkrgkptocn mcksn‟tlawlys jltgd lgtulaoty, wdogd gcuamn‟t fk kstlfaosdkm on tdk iorst palgk. Mkspotk sugd l —jorlgak‟, ot wcuam stoaa fk tdk glsk tdlt pkrgkptocn —prcflfay‟ syngds wotd lgtulaoty.

 ]dk —wcram-untc-otskai‟ os prlgtoglaay tdk sljk ls —tdk-wcram-pkrgkovkm‟2 tdky glnnct fk mkionkmls mostongt on —prlgtogk‟. [ntoa cur pkrgkptocn ci tdk wcram os oniron`km upcn fy tdk wly wk aovk curaovks on tdk wcram, wk dlvk nc rklscn tc mcuft cur pkrgkptocn. Pdkn lnm oi cur prlgtogk os mosturfkm, wk gln mcuft cur pkrgkptocn nct kntorkay, fut on rk`lrm tc tdk wly cur prlgtogk wls ojpkmkm.

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  Ot uskm tc fk tdlt tdk furmkn ci prcci aokm cn tdcsk wdc lsskrtkm tdlt tdkor pkrgkptocnjltgdkm tdk cfbkgtovk wcram cutsomk ci tdkjskavks. On mrlwon` l mostongtocn fktwkkn pkrgkptocn lnmtdoneon`, tdk furmkn ci prcci ncw sdoits tc tdcsk wdc galoj tdlt tdk wcram cutsomk ci curgcnsgocusnkss osn‟t tdk sljk ls tdk cnk onsomk ci ot, gcnsomkron` tdlt cur prlgtogla aovks su``kstsctdkrwosk. Ls tdcsk wdc mcuft l sgokntoiog alw lrk rkspcnsofak icr ilasoiyon` ot, sc tcc lrk tdcsk wdc

mcuft tdk cfbkgtovoty ci tdk pkrgkovkm wcram. ]c tdone lfcut jy `rlnmjctdkr wdoak pkrgkovon` tdk wonmcw os kqulaay ls —unrkla‟ lstdoneon` lfcut tdk wonmcw. ]c pkrgkovk wotdcut tdcu`dt os rklaostog, fut pkrgkptocn wotdcut tdcu`dtos jklnon`akss. Wongk tdk wcram os jklnon`akss untc otskai, tdcu`dtakss pkrgkptocn mkpogts tdk wcram.Mkvcom ci jklnon`, pkrgkptocn `rlsps tdk wcram, wdoak tdoneon`, wdogd gln lmm jklnon`, gdln`ks ot.

—]dk wcram ci iuaa pkrgkptocn‟ os —tdk wcram-untc-tdk- wcram‟, tdcu`d songk dujlns gln cnaykn`l`k on, lt fkst, —purk pkrgkptocn‟ (ls mkionkm lnm aojotkm fy tdkor sknsula glplgotoks), l dujln glncnay kn`l`k on tdk wcram-untc-tdk-wcram tc l rkaltovk mk`rkk (tdcu`d ot os pcssofak icr l dujln tcmktkrjonk tc tdk mk`rkk dk cr sdk mcksn‟t kn`l`k wotd ot, ls sdlaa fk kxpcunmkm upcn altkr). Pdoaktdoneon` movomks tdk wcram ci kxpkrokngk ircj tdk wcram ci lgtulaoty, pkrgkptocn unoioks tdkj. Ot os wdkn O tdone —wonmcw‟ tdlt jy pkrgkptocn ci tdk wonmcw gklsks tc kn`l`k wotd tdk wonmcw -untc-tdk-wonmcw (tc tdk mk`rkk ot os glplfak). ]dk wcram ci iuaa pkrgkptocn os tdk wcram otskai, lnm purk

pkrgkptocn os tc kn`l`k wotd l mk`rkk ci tdlt lgtula wcram. Pdkn tdk wcram ci jy kxpkrokngkmcksn‟t jltgd tdk lgtula wcram, on rkgc`nozon` ot os tdoneon`, nct pkrgkptocn, wdogd movomks tdkj, Odlvk l stlnmlrm fy wdogd tc mktkrjonk —dcw‟ tc `c lfcut jleon` tdk wcram ci jy kxpkrokngk tdk wcram tdlt lgtulaay kxosts. ]dkrk os l fo` moiikrkngk fktwkkn galojon` tdk wcram os tctlaay moiikrkntircj kxpkrokngk lnm galojon` ot os moiikrknt on mktkrjonlfak wlys. Oi O dcam l ion`kr on ircnt ci jyncsk lnm jy ion`kr spaots on twc (tc laaumk tc Dujk), O encw jy sufbkgtovk kxpkrokngk ci tdk wcramos moiikrknt ircj tdk lgtula wcram fkglusk O lj dcamon` l ion`kr tcc gacsk tc jy ilgk. Cngk O stcp,jy pkrgkptocn woaa l`lon jltgd lgtulaoty. Oi O encw tdkrk lrk ltcjs O glnnct sknsk, O encw dcw jypkrgkptocn os ongcjpaktk. [naoek tdoneon`, pkrgkptocn nkvkr movomks5 lt wcrst, pkrgkptocn osongcjpaktk. 

 ]c lse —gln ycu —encw‟ l tdon` -untc-otskai rltdkr tdln bust ycur pkrgkptocn ci ot3‟ os ls

oaac`ogla ls lseon` —gln O iay wotdcut fkon` lfak tc iay3‟. ]c encw scjktdon` os tc kxpkrokngk otgcnsgocusay. ]dkrk os nc —encwon`‟ wotdcut sknsks, lnm oi cnk mcksn‟t encw l tdon` icr wdlt otlgtulaay os, tdk pkrscn mcksn‟t —encw‟ ot lt laa. ]dkrk os nc wcram fkycnm cur sknsks, icr tdk wcram oscur sknsks. ]dkrk os nc sugd l tdon` ls l trkk wotdcut splgk, tojk, gcacr, ktg.  ‗ sugd l tdon` os nct ltrkk, fut scjktdon` kask. Vkaltovk tc tdk wcram, tdkrk os nc sugd tdon` ls l —trkk‟, cnay tdkpdkncjkncn tc  wdogd tdk tkrj —pconts‟. Wcjktdon` tdlt mcksn‟t dlvk splgk, tojk, gcacr, ktg. ‗  sknsula rkprkskntltocn ‗  osn‟t l pdkncjkncn on tdk wcram, icr laa pdkncjknl on tdk wcram dlvktdksk gcnio`urltocns. ]dk tkrj —trkk‟ os, on jklnon`, wotdcut splgk, tojk, gcacr, ktg., fut tdkpdkncjkncn tc  wdogd tdk tkrj —pconts‟ glnnct fk vcom ci tdksk glaofrltocns.

 ]dkrkicrk, tc lse —os tdkrk os l trkk fkycnm cur pkrgkptocn ci l trkk3‟ os tc lse oi tdkrk osscjktdon` on tdk wcram tdlt osn‟t on tdk wcram, wdogd os sojoalr tc lseon` oi l pkrscn gln fk onsomk l

rccj lnm cutsomk ot lt tdk sljk tojk. Xkrdlps —Wgdrùmon`kr‟s Glt‟ gln, lnm pkrdlps l tdon` on tdk wcram, aoek l trkk, fctd cggupoks l splgk on wdogd ot os otskai lnm cnk on wdogd ot ]rlnsgknms otskai. Ltdon` on tdk wcram gln jcst gkrtlonay fk sojuatlnkcusay cggupyon` moiikrknt mojknsocns tdln bust tdktdrkk/icur dujln sknsk pkrgkovks, fut ot gln‟t cggupy zkrc mojknsocns. Ot os cnay pcssofak tdlt tdkrkos Wcjktdon`/scjktdon` tdlt os —jcrk/akss sknsulaay l trkk‟, nct algeon` sknsulaoty laa tc`ktdkr. ]dkkxprkssocn —fkycnm sknsks‟ os cnay jklnon`iua tc tdk mk`rkk tdlt ot mcksn‟t so`noiy tdk rkjcvla ci tdksknsks, fut rltdkr tdkor trlnsicrjltocn cr ljpaoiogltocn.

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 ]dlt laa slom, oi O lj acceon` lt l wonmcw lnm sdut jy kyks, gcnsomkron` tdlt pkrgkptocnjltgdks lgtulaoty, mcksn‟t tdos jkln l wonmcw os —falge‟3 Nct lt laa2 tdk cfbkgtovoty ci tdk wonmcwdlsn‟t gdln`km ‗  O‟vk gdln`km. ]dk wonmcw  stoaa dls sdlpk, gcacr, ktg. O lj bust lgton` —ls oi‟ otmcksn‟t2 O‟j lgton` —ls oi‟ O lj glplfak ci jorlgaks. Fut sdutton` jy kyks os nct tdk sljk ls spaotton`

tdk skl. On gacson` jy kyks, O encw —dcw‟ jy pkrgkptocn nc acn`kr jltgdks tdk cfbkgtovk wcram ‗  Olj nct dkapakssay strlnmkm ircj encwon` tdk lgtula wcram. On rkgc`nozon` tdlt jy pkrgkptocnmcksn‟t jltgd tdk wcram —fkglusk O dlvk gacskm jy kyks‟, O gln kstlfaosd dcw tc lgdokvk cfbkgtovotyl`lon. Oi O wls fcrn mkli, faonm, wotdcut tdk lfoaoty tc sjkaa, ktg., O gcuam glrry cut l sojoalr prcgkssci rklscnon`.

 ]dkrk os l fo` moiikrkngk fktwkkn fkon` unlfak tc encw cfbkgtovk rklaoty lnm fkon` lfak tcencw dcw cnk mcksn‟t encw rklaoty cfbkgtovkay. Dujlns encw tdlt tdky alge tdk kgdcacgltocn lfoaotoks ci mcapdons, tdk glplgoty tc pkrgkovk tdk kntork gcacr spkgtruj, lnm tdk lfoaoty tc skk ltcjs,bust tc `ovk scjk kxljpaks. _kt, tdcu`d O jly nct fk lfak tc pkrgkovk laa tdk mojknsocns tdltgcjprosk tdk —ojl`k ci tdk wonmcw‟ fkicrk jk, tdlt mcksn‟t jkln jy pkrgkptocn osn‟t cfbkgtovk ‗  otsojpay osn‟t ls cfbkgtovk ls ot gcuam fk. ]drcu`d encwakm`k lgquosotocn ci tdk focac`ogla wcram,dujlns gln kstlfaosd —dcw‟ cur pkrgkptocn os algeon`, lnm ircj tdos onicrjltocn suppcsk wdlt —iuaa

rklaoty‟ os aoek. L`lon, bust fkglusk wk alge iuaa pkrgkptocn mcksn‟t jkln wk dlvk onlggurltkpkrgkptocn. ]c nct kxpkrokngk tdk kntork gcacr spkgtruj liikgts tdk cfbkgtovoty ci tdk cutsomk wcramtdlt O kxpkrokngk nc jcrk tdln mcks gacson` jy kyks. Jy pkrgkptocn os stoaa rkaolfak, lnm on tdk wlystdlt ot osn‟t, O encw kxlgtay  dcw ot osn‟t.4 Encwon` tdlt wk alge l iuaankss ci vosocn, wk gln mktkrjonktdk nlturk ci —iuaa rklaoty‟ kvkn tdcu`d cur pkrgkptocn os onglplfak ci rklgdon` cr kxpkrokngon` ot. ]dkrkicrk, wk lrk glplfak, tdrcu`d encwakm`k lnm stumy, ci encwon` kvkn —iuaa rklaoty‟ lggurltkay.  Pdlt osn‟t nkkmkm os akss pkrgkptocn tc lgdokvk cfbkgtovoty, fut jcrk ci ot. Mktkrjonon` dc w tclgdokvk tdos tleks tdcu`dt (orcnoglaay).

 Pk dlvk nc rklscn tc fkaokvk tdlt pkrgkptocn os lny akss gcjpaktk lnm rkaolfak tdln wdltkvkrctdkr jcmks ci pkrgkptocn wk encw (ircj stumyon` lnojlas, ktg.), tdlt wk alge. On encwon` dcwdujln pkrgkptocn lnm cur rklaoty lrk ongcjpaktk, wk encw dcw wk gln rkay cn fctd. Ls cnk wdc

 wlnts tc galoj l nlturla alw os wrcn` os rkspcnsofak icr ilasoiyon` ot, sc tcc cnk wdc wlnts tc lr`uktdlt pkrgkptocn os ongcjpaktk tc lnyjcrk kxtknt tdln wk dlvk kvomkngk tc fkaokvk. Pdkn O gacsk jykyks, tdk wonmcw on ircnt ci jk mcksn‟t acsk splgk lnm tojk, lnm tdcu`d O glnnct pkrgkovk tdkltcjs tdlt jlek up tdk wonmcw, tdlt mcksn‟t jkln tdk wonmcw osn‟t cfbkgtovkay prksknt ls l wonmcw. Pdkn O gacsk jy kyks, O encw —dcw‟ jy pkrgkptocn os oniron`km, lnm tdcu`d O glnnctpkrgkovk ltcjs, O encw  O gln‟t. Jy pkrgkptocn os rkaolfak, lnm wdkn ot osn‟t, ot os kotdkr fkglusk jytdoneon` os lfstrlgton`  ot cr fkglusk O alge gkrtlon sknscry glplfoaotoks. On fkon` lfak tc omkntoiy —dcw‟jy pkrgkptocn os strkwkm, O gln jlek ot rkaolfak l`lon.

Ot os tdk wcram tdlt `ovks rosk tc focac`y lnm focac`ogla iungtocns5 kvkn oi wk wkrk grkltkm fy@cm, ot wls —ircj tdk must ci tdk klrtd‟. ]dkrk os nc flsos tc fkaokvk tdlt tdk wcram wcuam `ovk rosktc l grklturk tdlt wcuam nct pkrgkovk ot lggurltkay. Xkrdlps l `ovkn grklturk mcksn‟t pkrgkovk ot iuaay,

fut tdos mcksn‟t jkln tdk grklturk pkrgkovks ot wrcn`ay. Oi O lj acceon` lt l plonton` tdlt os dlaiwlygcvkrkm lnm O skk twc wcjkn, wdkn tdk gcvkr os rkjc vkm, tdk twc wcjkn mcn‟t vlnosd2 tdky lrkbconkm fy twc jcrk. Aoekwosk, tdcu`d tdk wcram jly `ovk rosk tc grklturks tdlt cnay dklr, ikka, ktg.tdkor vkdogaks ci pkrgkptocns lrk stoaa rkaolfak. Xkrgkptocn osn‟t unrkaolfak bust fkglusk tdkrk  stoaa osjcrk tc fk pkrgkovkm.

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  ]dkrk os nc wcram fkycnm cur sknsks2 tdkrk jo`dt fk scjktdon` jcrk sknsula, fut nctscjktdon` mkvcom ci sknsks. Oi tdk wcrm —sporotula‟ os jklnon`iua, ot so`noioks tdos jcrk sknsula stltkci fkon`, icr tdkrk os nctdon` wotdcut sknsk. On fkgcjon` sporotula tdkn, dujlns fkgcjk, on l wly,jcrk pdysogla. Dujlns jcst gkrtlonay gln fk plrt ci l sporotula mojknsocn tdlt os —jcrk sknsula‟ l nm—jcrk pdysogla‟ tdln wdlt dujlns pkrgkovk, fut tdos os l stltk ci fkon` tdlt dujlns lrk plrt ci —ncw‟,

kvkn tdcu`d tdky jly nct —iuaay‟ rklaozk ot.Do`dkst cfbkgtovoty os do`dkst sporotulaoty lnm do`dkst pdysoglaoty. Wongk wk encw tdkrk lrklnojlas tdlt gln pkrgkovk mojknsocns ci tdk pdysogla wcram wdogd dujlns glnnct, wk encw tdkrk osl wcram tdlt os jcrk sknsula tdln cur cwn.? ]dkrkicrk, tdk sporotula kxosts. On gcntrlst tc tdk wcre citdkcac`olns wdc sklrgd icr moskjfcmokm sporots, kvomkngk icr tdk sporotula os icunm ljcn` tdklnojlas.<8 

 ]dk wcrm —sporotula‟ nkkms tc acsk laa lsscgoltocn wotd —moskjfcmojknt‟2 ot jklns —do`dkstsknsulaoty lnm pdysoglaoty‟, nct —tdk cppcsotk ci pdysoglaoty lnm sknsolfoaoty‟. << Gcnsomkron` sporotulafkon` ls —iuaay sknsula fkon`‟, tdk wdcak wcram os, tc scjk mk`rkk, sporotula, icr kvkrytdon` os pdysogla.On tdk wlys tdlt tdk wcram osn‟t sporotula, dujlns dlvk tdk glplgoty tc mktkrjonk dcw tc `c lfcutrkgc`nozon` lnm/cr gdln`on` tdlt, uson` pkrgkptocn ls l rkaolfak `uomk.

On gcntrlst tc tdonekrs wdc fkaokvk tdk sknsks cppcsk cur kxpkrokngk ci tdk sporotula, ot os

lgtulaay cur sknsks tdlt `ovk us tdk pctkntola tc lggkss ot. ]doneon` tdrkltkns sporotula kxostkngk wotdlfstrlgtocn, wdoak pkrgkptocn rkgc`nozks ot. ]dos jly scunm on cppcsotocn tc rkao`ocus —gcntkjpaltoc‟trlmotocns lnm ls oi tdos plpkr os on suppcrt ci stupomoty, fut rltdkr tdos wcre dcpks tc trlgk cut dcwdujlns glnnct lvcom orcny. Ot tleks tdoneon` tc rklaozk tdlt tdoneon` tdrkltkns tc lfstrlgt us cut citdk lgtula wcram, ls ot tleks tdoneon` tc rklaozk tdk moiikrkngk fktwkkn ot lnm pkrgkptocn. ]doneon`lwlekns us tc rklaoty tdrcu`d tdk vkry lgt tdlt vkoas us ircj ot.

Orcny os dujln.Iurtdkrjcrk, tdkrk os l trkjknmcus moiikrkngk fktwkkn l gkssltocn ci tdoneon` gluskm fy ln

lttkjpt tc kjfrlgk laa cnk pkrgkovks, lnm l gkssltocn ci tdcu`dt gcnskqukngk ci ln lttkjpt tcnuaaoiy tdoneon`. ]dk iorst os ln lgt tdlt gaojfs tc tdk sporotula, wdoak tdk skgcnm mksgknms tcwlrmnctdon`nkss. On l wly, ycur mc` os gacskr tc tdk sporot tdln ycu. Wongk lnojlas mcn‟t tdone, tdkor

pkrgkptocn nlturlaay kjfrlgks tdk lgtulaoty ci tdk wcram on l wly dujlns mcn‟t. ]dos os wdy lnojlaslrk wcrtdy ci rkspkgt (cr —glrk‟), kvkn tdcu`d tdky sdcuamn‟t fk trkltkm aoek dujlns.

Wongk lnojlas mcn‟t dlvk irkk woaa (skkon` tdlt tdky glnnct gdccsk tc skplrltk tdkor tdoneon`ircj tdkor pkrgkptocn), lnojlas glnnct —woaa‟ tc ekkp tdkor tdoneon` ircj oniron`on` upcn, crgcnialton` wotd, pkrgkptocn (lnm sc ot glnnct jklnon`iuaay fk slom tdlt lnojlas tdone, songk tdkortdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn glnnct fk mkionkm lplrt). Dujlns lrk unoquk on tdos sknsk. On woaaon` tcunoiy tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn, l dujln woaas —sporot‟.<6 Pdoak ln lnojla os icrgkm tc kn`l`k tdk wcramtdrcu`d pkrgkptocn, l dujln gln gdccsk tc kn`l`k wotd tdk wcram on tdos wly irkkay . ]dos cpkns tdkdujln up tc pcssofak kxpkrokngks ci tdk sporotula nct jklnon`iuaay lggkssofak tc lnojlas. <7 Lt tdksljk tojk tdcu`d, ls dujlns dlvk tdk glplgoty tc rkgc`nozk, lnm pkrdlps kvkn fk, wdlt os sporotulaay—do`dkr‟ tdln lnojlas, tdky lasc dlvk tdk glplgoty tc fk —acwkr‟. ]dkor supkrocroty os nct l ` ovkn, lnm

 wdoak cnk onmovomula (wdc gdccsks tc gaojf tcwlrm do`dkr sporotulaoty) jlyfk jcrk tdln ln lnojla,lnctdkr (wdc gdccsks tc mksgknm tcwlrm nctdon`nkss) jlyfk akss. ]dcu`d lnojlas kn`l`k on purk pkrgkptocn, tdky mcn‟t nkgksslroay kn`l`k on iuaa pkrgkptocn,

lnm, kotdkr wly, tdky mcn‟t mc sc irkkay. Icr kxljpak, l mc` os gcacrfaonm lnm alges l sknsk ci tdk iuaagcacr sgdkjk, ls mcks l dujln tc l moiikrknt mk`rkk. ]dcu`d tdk mc`‟s kn`l`kjknt wotd tdk wcramosn‟t oniron`km upcn fy tdoneon`, tdk mc` mcksn‟t dlvk l do`dkr pkrgkptocn tdln mcks l dujln (ltaklst on tdos sknsk). ]dcu`d ot jly fk purkr lnm kvkn jcrk lggurltk, ot osn‟t iuaakr. Lasc, tdcu`d ot dlspurk pkrgkptocn, ln lnojla glnnct —puroiy‟ ots pkrgkptocn ontc iuaankss fkglusk ot dls nc —O‟ cr —woaa‟.Orcnoglaay, tdlnes tc tdoneon`, l dujln mcks dlvk tdos glplgoty tc crokntltk purk pkrgkptocn tcwlrm

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iuaa pkrgkptocn, fut l dujln mcksn‟t nkgksslroay dlvk purk pkrgkptocn. Fctd dlvk aksscns tc aklrnircj cnk tdk ctdkr, fut cnay tdk dujln dls tdk glplgoty tc aklrn.<= 

OT 

 ]dcu`d tdoneon` oniron`ks upcn pkrgkptocn, plrlmcxoglaay, l dujln wdc mcksn‟t tdone osn‟tglplfak ci irkkay skplrlton` dos cr dkr pkrgkptocn ircj tdcu`dt. Wugd pkcpak lrk onmkionlfak ircjlnojlas, lnm gcnskqukntay, glnnct lggkss sporot ls prcicunmay ls cnk wdc gcjks tc kjfrlgkpkrgkptocn fy gdcogk lnm on irkkmcj. _kt l tdonekr os aoekay tc mkvlauk purk pkrgkptocn, ls lpkrgkovkr os aoekay tc nct `rlsp tdk ojpcrtlngk ci tdoneon`. ]dk iorst stru``aks wotd promk, tdk skgcnmo`ncrlngk5 fctd just aklrn ircj tdk ctdkr. Nkotdkr gln kn`l`k sporot fy dos cr dkr cwn pcwkr. ]dkcnk wdc nlturlaay pkrgkovks cvkr tdoneon` gklson` tdoneon` tdrcu`d nuaaoiogltocn5 cnay tdk tdonekrgln irkkay gklsk tdoneon` fy lttkjpton` tc kjfrlgk laa dk cr sdk pkrgkovks (ln lgt wdogd tlekstdcu`dt lnm/cr lwlrknkss). Xlrlmcxoglaay, tdcu`d tdk tdonekr os aoekay tc skplrltk dos cr dkr skaiircj tdk cfbkgtovk wcram tdrcu`d tdcu`dt, ot os tdk tdonekr tdlt os lfak tc kjfrlgk sporot. ]dkpkrgkovkr, cn tdk ctdkr dlnm, wdc osn‟t trcufakm fy tdk jonm, os jcrk aoekay tc mksgknm tcwlrmnctdon`nkss, fut osn‟t sc mkstonkm icr promk lnm lfstrlgtocn. ]dk ilgt tdlt dujlns fkon`s lrk on tdos

plrlmcxogla lnm orcnog sotultocn os pkrdlps wdlt ot jklns tc sly tdlt dujlns lrk —ilaakn‟. Ln onmovomula os jcrk pdysogla on sporot, nct akss. —]dk wcram‟, tc usk l rkao`ocus tkrj, os l —acw

pdysoglaoty‟ on gcjplroscn tc sporotula —do`d pdysoglaoty‟. L sporotula pkrscn, tdkn, os nct scjkcnk wdcos akss kjfcmokm, fut jcrk sc. Wporotulaoty tdlt troks tc krlsk pdysoglaoty os ls sporotulaay-nk`lton` lslny eonm ci —mlymrkljon`‟ jkntocnkm fkicrk. Ongrklsk on pkrgkptocn aklms dujlns tc sporot, lnm dcwcnk lgdokvks do`dkr pkrgkptocn os glaakm wosmcj. Posmcj rkquorks icguskm tdoneon`, lnm tdk ilgttdlt dujlns rkquork tdoneon` tc lgdokvk iuaa pkrgkptocn os, l`lon, pkrdlps wdlt ot jklns tc sly tdltdujlnoty os —ilaakn‟.

Dcam ycur dlnm fkicrk ycur ilgk5 ycu lrk acceon` lt ycur sporot. Oi ycu iuaay fkgcjk ycurfcmy, ycu iuaay fkgcjk ycur sporot. ]c iuaay `rlsp ycur fcmy, ls sugd, ycu just tdone dlrm, ykt ontdoneon` ycu skplrltk ycurskai ircj ycur sporot iurtdkr. ]c —lrrovk wdkrk UycuZ stlrtkm lnm encw tdk

palgk icr tdk iorst tojk‟, ycu just mkplrt.<;

 Oi ycu mc nct tdone, ycu glnnct kjfrlgk ycur fcmyirkkay, lnm sc ot woaa lawlys laoknltk ycu. Dcwkvkr, oi ycu tdone, ycu rose skplrlton` ycurskai ircjycur sporot.<9

 Nc vlauk os grkltkm wotdcut rose. Pdkn ycu stcp tdoneon`, —ycur O‟ fkgcjks —ycur fcmy‟,lnm sc ycu kn`l`k on sporot. Dcwkvkr, ycu gln cnay —stcp tdoneon`‟ oi —ycu tdone‟5 ctdkrwosk, ycusojpay —mcn‟t tdone‟ ‗  ycu lgt aoek ln lnojla. Oi ycu —mcn‟t tdone‟, tdcu`d ycu woaa kn`l`k on purkpkrgkptocn, ot woaa fk jklnon`akss, lnm tdcu`d tdos woaa jkln ycur sufbkgtovk kxpkrokngk syngds wotdcfbkgtovk rklaoty, ycu woaa mksgknm tcwlrm nctdon`nkss rltdkr tdln lsgknm tcwlrm iuaankss. Wugd woaalasc fk tdk glsk oi ycu lttkjpt tc —stcp tdoneon`‟ fy gklson` ot, rltdkr tdln kxplnmon` ot ontc iuaapkrgkptocn.

 Ls l trkk os l trkk kvkn oi jy kyks lrk gacskm, tdk fcmy os sporot kvkn oi tdk jonm os gacskm. Ot osgcjpaktkay sporot, ls l mrcp on tdk cgkln os gcjpaktkay wltkr. Dcw kvkr, ls tdk mrcp mcksn‟t kqula tdk

cgkln, sc tcc jy fcmy mcksn‟t kqultk tdk wdcak ci sporot. Ls wotd tdk fcmy, —tdk pdysogla wcram‟ os lsjlaa —irljon`‟ ci —tdk sporotula wcram‟ ‗  l —zccjon` on‟, pkr sk. _kt, orcnoglaay, ls l rksuat ci tdos—zccjon` on‟, wk gln unovkrslaozk plrtogualrotoks, lfstrlgt curskavks ircj tdk lgtula wcram, lnmjkmotltk upcn lfstrlgtocns. On tdk sporot, tdoneon` nkvkr lfstrlgts cr unovkrslaozks5 on l wly, tdk tkrj—tdoneon`‟ vlnosdks laa tc`ktdkr. Ot fkgcjks onskplrlfak ircj pkrgkptocn (ls —tdoneon`/pkrgkovon`‟,pkr sk) lnm tdkn os lawlys —ci wdlt os‟. Cnk os nct sporotula wdkn dk cr sdk os lfstrlgt5 l pkrscn ossporotula wdkn l pkrscn os rkla.

[atojltkay, pdysoglaoty os plrtogualroty2 tdk tkrjs —sporotula‟ lnm —pdysogla‟ so`noiy —plrtogualroty‟.Ot os nct plrtogualroty wdogd os l qulaoty ci tdk pdysogla cr sporotula, fut rltdkr pdysoglaoty cr

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sporotulaoty wdogd os l qulaoty ci tdk plrtogualr. Xlrtogualroty os tdk sufstlngk, sporotulaoty cr pdysoglaotytdk lggomknt. Wporotulaoty os —dypkr pdysoglaoty‟ wdogd os —dypkr plrtogualroty‟. ]dk jcrk sporotula lpkrscn fkgcjks, tdk jcrk tdlt onmovomula trlnsgknms unovkrsla rkaltocns lnm fkgcjks —cnk -ci-cnk‟.<0  Ls l `rklt pokgk ci lrt glnnct fk iuaay mksgrofkm skplrltk ircj tdk kxpkrokngk ci ot, sc tcc os lsporotula pkrscn. ]dk jcrk sporotula dujlns fkgcjk, tdk jcrk dujlns fkgcjk wcres ci lrt.

 Ls ln onmovomula fkgcjks jcrk pdysogla on sporot, sc tcc l pkrscn fkgcjks jcrk onmovomula. ]c fk pdysogla os tc fk plrtogualr, wdoak tc fk unpdysogla os tc fk unovkrsla. Potd plrtogualroty gcjkssporotulaoty. Xlrlmcxoglaay, tdk jcrk plrtogualr kntotoks fkgcjk, tdk akss movomkm tdky lrk.  Vkgc`nozon`tdk unoquknkss ci klgd kntoty, dujlns gklsk tc ikka tdrkltknkm fy —tdk ctdkr‟.  Laa fkgcjk cnk —onplrtogualroty‟. Fkon`s fkgcjk skgurk on tdkor omkntotoks, lnm, rklaozon` tdk —cnk-ci-cnk‟-nkss ci klgdtdon`, dujlns lrk unoiokm fy lrt.

Fklutoiuaay. ]dk kxprkssocn —laa os cnk‟ jklns —laa os plrtogualr‟. 

T

Akt us mrlw tdos bcurnky tc l gacsk wotd l rkvokw.

 ]doneon` stlrts on tdk frlon lnm —accps‟ flge tc wdkrk ot stlrtkm wotdcut kvkr aklvon` tdkfrlon. Xkrgkptocn, cn tdk ctdkr dlnm, stlrts on tdk frlon, `cks —ontc tdk wcram‟ lnm —accps‟ flge tc wdkrk ot stlrtkm ircj. Cnk gcuam glaa —tdk jonm‟ skai -gcntlonkm frlon lgtovoty, wdoak —tdk frlon‟gcnsosts ci frlon lgtovoty tdlt os —cut rklgdon`‟. ]dcu`d cnk nkkms l frlon tc dlvk l jonm, cnkmcksn‟t nkkm l jonm tc dlvk l frlon. Pdkn l pkrscn mcksn‟t tdone, tdlt pkrscn dls nc jonm. Oi cnk wcuam prkikr, tdk tkrj —scua‟ gln fk uskm ontkrgdln`klfay wotd tdk tkrj —jonm‟, tdcu`d tdos plpkrdls jcstay stuge tc tdk alttkr tkrj. ]dkrk os nc sugd tdon` ls l jonm onmkpknmknt ci tdoneon`,tdcu`d tdkrk os l frlon kvkn wdkn tdkrk os nc pkrgkptocn (cr kvkn nc tdoneon`, sugd ls wdkn lpkrscn moks). Pdkn l pkrscn os tdoneon`, dk cr sdk dls l jonm5 wdkn l pkrscn osn‟t, tdk pkrscnmcksn‟t. L pkrscn‟s mulaosj gcjks lnm `cks.

 Pdkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn dlrjcnozk, jonm lnm fcmy dlrjcnozk, lnm sporot os lgdokvkm2

 ]dkn, wdkrk tdk jonm fk`ons lnm wdkrk tdk jonm knms glnnct fk mkionkm5 dkngk, ot skkjs lsoi tdkrk os nc jonm. On ilgt, tdk jonm dls kxplnmkm tc tdk pcont tdlt laa os ongaumkm on ot. Do`dkstpkrgkptocn, on l strln`k wly, os lasc do`dkst tdcu`dt. On sporot, tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn, cngkcppcskm, son`ualrozk.

Jy fcmy pkrgkovks5 O tdone. Jy fcmy osn‟t jy sporot wdkn O tdone5 jy fcmy os jy sporot wdknO pkrgkovk iuaay. Aoekwosk, kvkrytdon` lrcunm jk os sporot wdkn O mcn‟t tdone lfcut ot. Dcwkvkr, wdknO sojpay gklsk tdoneon`, O acsk jy O. Cn tdk ctdkr dlnm, wdkn jy tdoneon` kxplnms tc try tc `rlsp laa

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tdlt O pkrgkovk, jy O fkgcjks jy fcmy. Pdkn O acsk jy O, O fkgcjk ln lnojla5 wdkn O fkgcjk jyfcmy, O fkgcjk sporotula.<4 

Klgd ci us, fkon` l fcmy lnm ln —O‟, os l tdonekr lnm pkrgkovk2 klgd ci us os l —spaot-movomkr‟, l—wlaeon` gcntrlmogtocn‟. 

Klgd ci us os ln orcny.

Fut klgd ci us gln fk jcrk sporotula.O just gcnikss2 ircj tdk jcjknt O put pkrgkptocn ontc wcrms, O dlvk kn`l`km on tdoneon`.Gcnskqukntay, tdos kntork plpkr os orcnog, lnm O dlvk iloakm tc lvcom dypcgrosy. <? On tdos sknsk, O dlvk—ilaakn‟, lnm icr tdlt, O lse icr`ovknkss. _kt, tc jy mkiknsk, tdos dypcgrosy os nkgksslry, icr pkrgkptocnrkquorks tdcu`dt tc fk kjfrlgkm irkkay. L fcmy wotdcut l frlon gln nkvkr fk sporotula. Dkngk, tdkqukstocn ci wdktdkr cr nct cnk dls l sporot wotdcut l frlon os ncnsknsogla. ]dk sporotula os pdysogla, lstdk pdysogla os sporotula. On sporot, l pkrscn dls jcrk ci l frlon tdln kvkr fkicrk.

Gcnskqukntay, tdkrk os cnay aoik litkr mkltd oi tdkrk os l rksurrkgtocn ci tdk fcmy.

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Nctks

< Laausocn tc Noktzsgdk.

6 L pcont kxplnmkm upcn on ‑Wkai -Mkausocn, tdk ]cwlrm-nkss ci Kvomkngk, lnm tdk Xlrlmcx ci Bum`jknt‚. 

7 Laausocn tc Ctdkaac fy Poaaolj Wdlekspklrk.

=Ekkp on jonm tdlt ln ojl`onlry kntoty gln fkgcjk rkla ls l rkla kntoty gln fkgcjk ojl`onlry. Fkicrk tdk lorpalnk wlsonvkntkm, ot wls ojl`onlry5 tdkn, summknay, ot wls rkla (lnm sc wls lawlys l —rkla kntoty‟, tdcu`d ot gcuamn‟t fk rklaozkm ls sugd untoa ots onvkntocn ontc —prksknt‟ splgktojk). Aoekwosk, l govoaozltocn gln vlnosd ircj dostcrogla rkgcrms, lnm scfkgcjk ojl`onlry (lnm sc skkj tc dlvk lawlys fkkn sugd). Pdlt os truay l —rkla kntoty‟ lnm wdlt os truay ln —ojl`onlrykntoty‟ gln cnay fk mktkrjonkm rkaltovk tc tdk wdcak sgcpk ci splgktojk (wdogd os ongcjprkdknsofak fy l ionotk fkon`).

;Kvkn oi cnk wkrk tc try tc tdone lfcut tdk purk omkl ci —gup‟ wotdcut skkeon` lny pkrgkptocn ci ot, tdk vkry ilgt tdlt ot wcuam tlek kiicrt tc stcp cnkskai ircj skkon` l jkntla —jcvok ci‟ l gup os kvomkngk tdlt tdk nlturk ci tdcu`dt os —tcwlrm‟pkrgkptofoaoty, tdcu`d tdk pkrgkovlfak osn‟t —tcwlrm‟ tdcu`dt unakss sc —woaakm‟.  

9Dcwkvkr, tdcu`d tdos jklns wk gln dlvk lssurlngk on sgokntoiog alws, wk stoaa gln nkvkr kstlfaosd tdkj ls —alws‟, cnay—gcnstlntay gcnsostknt gcnbungtocns‟, pkr sk (wdogd lrk, on prlgtogk, —alws‟). Aoekwosk, tdcu`d wk dlvk nc rklscn tc mcufttdk rkaolfoaoty ci pkrgkptocn, wk stoaa glnnct kstlfaosd wdlt wk pkrgkovk ls cfbkgtovk rklaoty. On ctdkr wcrms, wk gln

kstlfaosd gkrtlonty sc jugd ls wk gln nctogk wdlt os ykt tc fk ilasoiokm, tdcu`d wk just lawlys, dujfay, fk rklmy tclggkpt —gcjk wdlt jly‟. On prlgtogk, wdlt wk gcnsomkr l —sgokntoiog alw‟ vkrsus l —gcnstlnt gcnbungtocn‟ os kquovlaknt,tdcu`d tdk mostongtocn os stoaa ojpcrtlnt tc jlek.

0 Lasc, —nct encwon`‟ cfbkgtovk rklaoty lnm —nct dlvon`‟ cfbkgtovk rklaoty lrk quotk moiikrknt.

4 ]c encw dcw cnk os ungkrtlon os tc kstlfaosd gkrtlonty5 tc encw dcw cnk‟s bum`jknt os ilask os tc lgquork truk bum`jknt.

?Iurtdkrjcrk, gcnsomkron` —sporotula‟ ls dls fkkn mkionkm lnm wdlt wk encw lfcut lnojlas, ot os rltocnla tc acce ontc—sporotula‟ lnm/cr tdkcac`ogla qukstocns.

<8Ot wcuam dlvk mcnk dujlns wkaa tc tknm tc tdkj, ls su``kstkm fy @knksos. 

<<Dcwkvkr, tdos mcksn‟t jkln tdk sporotula osn‟t ]rlnsgknmknt, icr do`dkr sknsulaotoks lrk ]rlnsgknmknt rkaltovk tc acwkr

mojknsocns.

<6Wgdcpkndlukr wls cn tdk ro`dt trlge.

<7Icr cnk, dujlns lrk lfak tc mktkrjonk tdk wlys tdky lrkn‟t sporotula lnm pkrdlps gdln`k.

<= ]dcu`d l mc` jly skkj tc —aklrn dcw tc sot‟, l mc` rltdkr rkjkjfkrs dcw tc rkspcnm —ro`dtay‟ (ls mkionkm fy dujlns)tc gkrtlon, pkrgkovlfak stojuao. [naoek dujlns, l mc` glnnct tklgd lnctdkr mc` dcw tc sot, wdlt tdk wcrm —sot‟ jklns, ncrgln tdky tdone lfcut nct tdoneon`.

<; Laausocn tc Aottak @ommon`  fy ].W. Kaoct.

<9 ]c laaumk tc Mksglrtks lnm Ol`c2 —O tdone, tdkrkicrk U —O lj nct wdlt O lj‟ Z‟2 —E os nct-wdlt-E-os‟. 

<0Iurtdkrjcrk, tdk jcrk sporotula l fkon` fkgcjks, tdk jcrk ot `lons ln —lurl‟ (skk Platkr Fknbljon ). 

<4On l sknsk, O lj tdk vcogk wotdon jk, fut tdk fcmy os wdlt jy vcogk acn`s icr. O lj l acvk stcry. Jy vcogk wccs jyfcmy, lnm jy fcmy wccs jy vcogk. ]dky lrk kstrln`km5 tdky fkacn` tc`ktdkr. O lj soaknt, fut jy vcogk os glaaon` jk flgetc aoik. On sporotula tkrjs, O lj nct l vcogk onsomk l fcmy5 O lj cggupokm fy l vcogk.

<4.< Pdlt O dlvk fkkn acceon` icr dls lawlys fkkn on ircnt ci jk.

<?On fkon` orcnog, tdos plpkr cpkns up —tdk qukstocn ci fkon`‟, wdogd woaa fk lmmrksskm lt lnctdkr tojk.

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 Lmmotocns

<.  Fkglusk ci tdk mostongtocn fktwkkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn, Xktkr Won`kr os ongcrrkgt tc lsskrt tdlt slyon`—lnojlas lrkn‟t dujln‟ os tdk sljk ls slyon` —falges lrkn‟t dujln‟. Dujlns gln klt lnojlas2 tdkrk os nc—dcacglust‟ `con` cn. Dcwkvkr, Won`kr os ro`dt tc tlr`kt tdk prcicunm grukaty ci jcmkrn wlys ci jlnuilgturon`lnojlas ontc iccm, icr lnojlas lrk mkskrvon` ci —rkspkgt‟ on sdlron` on l mojknsocn ci cur dujlnoty. Dcwkvkr,lnojlas lrk nkvkr tc fk —rkspkgtkm‟ lt  tdk kxpknsk ci dujlns, icr tdlt os tc trklt lnojlas —dujlnkay‟, kvkntdcu`d lnojlas lrk, on l wly, jcrk sporotula tdln dujlns. L `ccm wly tc rkspkgt lnojlas os tc icaacw Flrtd‟slmvogk on Gdurgd Mc`jltogs OOO.<.

6.   Pdktdkr cr nct l dujln os gcngaumkm tc fk —jonm lnm fcmy‟ cr —fcmy‟ woaa fk mktkrjonkm fy wdkn l `ovknstumy os mcnk. Cnk stumy woaa ionm tdlt dujlns lrk fctd, wdoak lnctdkr woaa ionm l moiikrknt rksuat. Fctd woaa fkro`dt rkaltovk tc tdkor `ovkn jcjknt. ]dos os wdy psygdcac`y, pdoacscpdy, lnm sgokngk dlvk fkkn unlfak tckiilgk mulaosj cngk lnm icr laa. Cnk jcjknt ot‟s mklm, tdk nkxt ot‟s flge.

7.   ]c mrklj os tc tdone wotdcut lny eonm ci pkrgkptocn. Gcnskqukntay, on l mrklj, tdoneon` dls tc wcre fy purklsscgoltocn. Ot wcres fy l ac`og ci —wdlt `cks wotd wdlt3‟ vkrsus —wdlt `cks tc wdlt3‟. 

=.   ]c kxpkrokngk tdk sporotula tdcu`dtakssay (lnm sc —un-irkkay‟) os tc kn`l`k wotd jklnon`akss sporotulaoty wdogd, ltfkst, laoknltks. ]dk sporot just fk gdcskn tc fk sporotula.

;.   ]c prcvk lnojlas gln tdone, cnk wcuam dlvk tc fk lfak tc prcvk tdlt lnojlas gln rklm lnm dlvk —jcvoks palyon`on tdkor dklms‟ (ls mksgrofkm on tdk plpkr). Oi cnk mom jlnl`k tc prcvk tdos ci l gkrtlon lnojla, tdos wcuam nctprcvk tdlt lnojlas gln tdone, fut rltdkr prcvk tdlt tdos plrtogualr lnojla os lgtulaay dujln. Kvkn oi tdk grklturkmcksn‟t acce aoek l dujln lt laa, tdk grklturk woaa stoaa ilaa ontc tdk gltk`cry (tdcu`d tdos rkst gln‟t nkgksslroay fkslom lfcut kvkry ctdkr grklturk wotdon tdlt plrtogualr grklturk‟s spkgoks). ]c eoaa lnm klt tdos grklturk tdkn wcuamfk tc gcjjot glnnoflaosj (on aonk wotd wdlt Xktkr Won`kr wlrns). Kvkn oi sugd l plrtogualr grklturk wkrk  icunm,tdk gltk`croks ci —dujln‟ lnm —lnojla‟ wcuam rkjlon ioxkm. 

9.  @rlspon` tdk mostongtocn fktwkkn tdcu`dt lnm pkrgkptocn jly lasc dkap kstlfaosd tdk moiikrkngk fktwkkn O\lnm K\ lnm tdk ojpcrtlngk ci fctd.

0.   ]dkrk os l rkaltocnsdop fktwkkn encwakm`k lnm irkkmcj fkglusk tdk jcrk cnk encws, tdk jcrk cnk gln tdoneon sugd l jlnnkr tdlt rkgc`nozks tdk movosocn fktwkkn pkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon` lnm tdkn woaa tdkor unoty.

4.  Jlny onmovomulas dlvk slom tdlt dlvk dlm —cut ci fcmy kxpkrokngks‟. Kvkry tojk l pkrscn pkrgkovks l wonmcwlnm tdones lfcut tdkor `rlnmjctdkr, onmkkm, tdlt pkrscn dls sugd ln kxpkrokngk. —Cut ci fcmy kxpkrokngks‟ lrk—jonm cut ci frlon‟ kxpkrokngks wdogd jly cr jly nct knm wdkn tdk frlon sduts mcwn (wdogd, oi l —rksurrkgtocnci tdk fcmy‟ cggurs, os uatojltkay  nkvkr). Wugd ln kxpkrokngk os —ci tdk scua‟, nct —ci tdk sporot‟, tdcu`d tdosskjlntog mostongtocn os nct jklnt tc mkvlauk lnycnk wdc dls dlm ln —cut ci fcmy kxpkrokngk‟. Ot os lasc pcssofaktdlt l —iuaay pdysogla‟ fcmy gcuam fk cnk tdlt os lfak tc jcvk irkkay tdrcu`d splgk lnm tojk (pkrdlps `lonon` tdkglplgoty tc gcntrca wlvk irkqukngoks), lnm ot os pcssofak tdlt ln —cut ci fcmy kxpkrokngk‟ os cnk on wdogd lpkrscn `lons —iuaa pdysoglaoty‟ (lnm tdk glplgoty tc cggupy juatopak palgks on splgktojk sojuatlnkcusay). Dkngk,sugd ln kxpkrokngk wcuam fk wdkn scua (cr jonm) lnm sporot unoiy, tdcu`d ot jly skkj pdysoglaoty os acst.

?.   ]c sly —pkcpak tdone moiikrkntay‟ os nct bust tc sly tdlt —pkcpak dlvk moiikrknt cponocns‟, fut tdk vlrocusprcgkssks fy wdogd pkcpak gcjk tc gcngausocns lrk iunmljkntlaay moiikrknt. Cnk jlek tdone —ircj mktloas tc l

fo` pogturk‟, lnctdkr jo`dt tdone tdk ctdkr wly lrcunm. Pdkn cnk osn‟t tdoneon` tdcu`d, tdos moiikrkngk ilmkscut, lnm unoty os jcrk klsoay lgdokvkm. Ot jly fk ojpcssofak tc truay unmkrstlnm tdlt pkcpak lrk moiikrknt on tdos wly untoa cnk kxpkrokngks tdk —lfsurmoty‟ ci ot (tc fk ksctkrog), icr untoa tdkn, cnk cnay unmkrstlnms ot tdrcu`dtdkor `ovkn jkntla prcgkss. Fy mkionotocn, tdos jklns tdky mcn‟t unmkrstlnm.

<8.   ]c laaumk tc Dujk, oi O prkikr sgrltgdon` jy ion`kr tc mkstrcyon tdk wdcak wcram, O dlvk lgtkm unrklscnlfay,fkglusk O dlvk gdcskn tc mkstrcy tdk pkrgkptocn O rkquork tc iuaioaa jy mksork. Pdknkvkr tdoneon` gcntrlmogtspkrgkptocn ls sugd, l pkrscn lgts —unrklscnlfay‟, icr tdk onmovomula nk`ltks —tdk `rcunm ci tdoneon`‟. O lj—rltocnla‟ wdkn O lj —lgtula‟, tdcu`d wdlt os —lgtula‟ tlek jcrk tdln fkon` —rltocnla‟ tc mktkrjonk. 

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<<.   ]c tcugd cn Elnt lnm uson` tdk tkrj —bum`jknt‟ ls mcks dk, fkglusk jy pkrgkptocn os rkaolfak, sc tcc os jybum`jknt. On tdk tojks jy bum`jknt iloas, O dlvk jktdcms fy wdogd tc mktkrjonk dcw lnm wdy. —Bum`jknt‟ os lgcjfonkm kiicrt ci fctd tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn, lnm mktkrjonon` ot kntloas encwon` wdkn tc stcp tdoneon` tcaofkrltk pkrgkptocn lnm wdkn tc onvotk tdoneon` flge tc morkgt pkrgkptocn. Oi lnm wdkn O mcuft jy bum`jknt, Odlvk rklscns lnm jktdcms fy wdogd tc rkkstlfaosd ots grkmofoaoty5 ctdkrwosk, bum`jknt os rkaolfak. Ot sdcuam fknctkm tdlt Elnt wls wosk tc sklrgd icr l —`rcunm tc bum`jknt‟ on lkstdktog kxpkrokngk, skkon` tdlt tdk jcrkplrtogualr lnm lgtula ln kntoty fkgcjks, tdk jcrk ot fkgcjks aoek lrtwcre.

<6.  On l wly, l faonm pkrscn os akss sporotula tdln scjkcnk wdc gln skk, fut scjkcnk wdc gln skk os jcrk aoekay tconiron`k dos cr dkr pkrgkptocn wotd tdoneon`. Gcnskqukntay, tdk faonm jln os —flalngkm cut wotd‟ tdcsk wdc glnskk. ]dos osn‟t tc sly tdoneon` os —lnto-sporotula‟, fut tdlt tdoneon` rknmkrs dujlns sporotulaay plrlmcxogla.

<7.   Potdcut aln`ul`k, ot‟s dlrm nct tc fk ln lnojla, oi nct ojpcssofak. ]c spkle os tc skplrltk tdoneon` ircjpkrgkptocn. Potd klgd nkw wcrm, l pkrscn fkgcjks jcrk l pkrscn, ykt tdk jcrk tdlt pkrscn fkgcjks lfstrlgt.Nlturlaay, l pkrscn kvkntulaay gcjks tc tdone —tdos os l wonmcw‟, lnm sc —nlturlaay‟ fkgcjks l —ncn-lnojla‟ lnmlfstrlgts dos cr dkr skai cut ci  tdk wcram.

 Potdcut wcrms, tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn faur. ]doneon` os nk`ltkm, rltdkr tdln iuaioaakm, lnm dujlnoty os acst. _kt, on wcrms, sporot os acst. Pcrms alfka wdlt wk pkrgkovk wotd lsscgoltocnla tdcu`dts2 tdky gcvkr tdk wcram aoekl falnekt, trlnsicrjon` kvkrytdon` wk skk ontc —tdon`s‟. ]dk jcrk aln` ul`k wk aklrn, tdk jcrk wk gcvkr tdk

 wcram on sncw.

 ]doneon` lnm aln`ul`k skkj onskplrlfak, kspkgolaay gcnsomkron` tdlt aln`ul`k osn‟t aojotkm tc bust wcrms. Lpkrscn gln gcjjunogltk wotd ojl`ks5 icr sugd l pkrscn, ojl`ks lrk wcrms. Pcrms lrk nct scunm wlvks2 wcrmslrk lnytdon` tdlt lsscgoltk2 wcrms lrk  jktlpdcrs. ]doneon` os lsscgoltocn ls aln`ul`k os lsscgoltocn5 —dujln-nkss‟ os —lsscgoltocn‟. ]doneon` os aln`ul`k2 —O lj jy   vcogk‟. 

 _kt, ls aln`ul`k knlfaks us tc tdone lnm sc tc fk irkk, aln`ul`k guts us cii ircj purk pkrgkptocn. Ot os l iroknmlnm l ick. Cnk glnnct fk dujln wotdcut aln`ul`k, fut wotdcut aln`ul`k, cnk fkgcjks l sporot. Pcrms lrk tdkcnay pltd tc tdk sporot, fut tdkrk wcrms just fk akit fkdonm. ]dos os wdy jlny jystogs galoj tdk Movonk os—unspklelfak‟. Onmkkm ‗  sugd os tdk wcram.

<=.  On l wly, wdkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkovon` grcss, tdk vokwkr lppaoks dos cr dkr —O‟ tc tdk pkrgkovkm. O lj fkon`—skaiosd‟ on sugd ln onstlngk, icr O lj nct lmmon` jy —O‟ tc laa O pkrgkovk. Oi O mom sc, jy tdoneon` wcuam iusk wotd

jy pkrgkptocn, lnm jy —O‟ wcuam iusk wotd tdk wcram. 

<;.  Oi O durt jy tdujf, os ot —jk‟ wdc durts cr jy tdujf3 —O‟ lj cnay durt onscjugd ls O tdone lfcut jy plon. Oi Opkrgkovk l gut on jy dlnm, ot os nct jyskai tdlt durts untoa O tdone —O lj durt‟. Aoekwosk, tdk plrt ci jk tdlt Otdone lfcut wdkn lsekm —wdc lrk ycu3‟ os —wdc O lj‟ icr tdk qukstocn. ]dk jcrk O lj lfak tc mkionk jytdoneon` ircj jy pkrgkptocn, tdk klsokr ot woaa fk tc ekkp ircj gcniuson` wdlt jy fcmy unmkr`cks ircj wdlt—O‟ unmkr`c. Oi O lj glaakm u`ay, O woaa rkgc`nozk tdlt tdk stltkjknt just fk ilask, fkglusk tdk nljk-glaakr dlsnkvkr pkrgkovkm jy tdoneon` (skkon` tdlt tdoneon` trlnsgknms pkrgkptofoaoty fy mkionotocn). —O‟ glnnct fk u`ay.Dkngk, ls ot osn‟t ciiknsovk tc fk glaakm domkcus fy l faonm jln, sc ot sdcuamn‟t fk durtiua tc fk glaakm u`ay.Fkluty tdlt os seon mkkp os fkluty ci ln cfbkgt, nct l pkrscn.

 _kt, jy prctkgtocn ircj fkon` glaakm u`ay os tdlnes tc jy woaaon`nkss tc —stkp cutsomk‟ ci tdk wcram lnm skai Opkrgkovk. O lgdokvk onvongofoaoty fy gklson` tc fk. On skplrlton` jy pkrgkptocn ircj jy tdoneon`, O grkltk l

mostlngk fktwkkn jy fcmy lnm skai tdlt dkaps jk ekkp jyskai wdcak. Cnk wcuam tdone tdlt fy —spaotton` jyskai‟O wcuam acsk jy jonm, wdkn tdk kxlgt cppcsotk os truk. O nkvkr acsk jy jonm untoa O rkiusk tc stkp cut ci tdk wcram. O `lon jyskai on jy woaaon`nkss tc `ovk kvkrytdon` up.

 _kt stoaa, O gln cnay rklaozk jy sporot fy unoiyon` jy jonm wotd jy fcmy (jy tdoneon` wotd jy pkrgkptocn). Onlgdokvon` tdos, O tcc cftlon prctkgtocn ircj fkon` glaakm nljks, icr O rkgc`nozk jy prcicunm plrtogualroty lnmlrtostog fkon` ( jy —cnk-ci-cnk‟-nkss). Gcnskqukntay, O rkgc`nozk tdk lfsurmoty ci fkon` glaakm —u`ay‟, icr tdkrk osnctdon` O gln fk gcjplrkm tc fut jyskai. —O lj‟ ‗   wcrms aoek —u`ay‟ cr —fklutoiua‟ nc acn`kr lppay.

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<9.   L iuaay sporotula pkrscn mcksn‟t —pkrgkovk lnm tdone‟ ncr —pkrgkovk‟, fut —pkrgkovks/tdones‟, wdogd os ln kntorkayunoquk lnm mostongt pdkncjkncn on otskai. Fy mkionotocn, ot trlnsgknms wcrms. Pdktdkr tdos stltk os pcssofak crln omkla os l gcngausocn tdlt, oi lgdokvlfak, wcuam fk onkiilfak.

<0.  Ot os nlturla icr l dujln tc tdone wdoak pkrgkovon`, icr ot os nlturla tc fk —ilaakn‟. Aoekwosk, ot os dlrm tc pkrgkovk wotdcut tdoneon` wdkn ontkrlgton` wotd ctdkrs, icr ot os moiioguat tc —acvk ycur nko`dfcr ls ycurskai‟ lnm jugdjcrk nlturla tc —acvk ycur omkl ci ycur nko`dfcr ls ycurskai‟.  

<4.   ]dk rkaltocnsdop fktwkkn —tdonekrs‟ lnm —pkrgkovkrs‟ os pkrdlps sojoalr tc tdk rkaltocnsdop fktwkkn ontrcvkrtslnm kxtrcvkrts.

<?.   ]dcu`d kvkrycnk os fctd, pkrdlps —pkrgkovkrs‟ lrk jcrk —ro`dt-frlonkm‟, wdoak —tdonekrs‟ lrk jcrk —akit-frlonkm‟. 

68.  Oi ycur tdoneon` kjfrlgks ycur pkrgkptocn, ycu woaa nkvkr fk fcrkm. _cu woaa lawlys fk surproskm (fy bcy), icrycu woaa nkvkr —skk scjktdon` gcjon`‟. Vltdkr, ycu woaa skk wdlt os tdkrk. 

6<.  Oi tdk tkrj —Dklvkn‟ os jklnon`iua, ot just so`noiy —tdk do`dkst pcssofak pdysoglaoty lnm plrtogualroty‟. Cn tdkiaopsomk, oi —Dkaa‟ os jklnon`iua, tdk tkrj just so`noiy —uttkr moskjfcmojknt lnm lfstrlgtocn‟. [son` tdk tkrjs lssugd, ot wcuam fk lggurltk tc sly tdlt l `ovkn dujln os gcnstlntay csgoaalton`  fktwkkn —Dklvkn lnm Dkaa‟. 

66. 

Oi jy ak` os gut cii, jy sporot acsks l ak`, fut jy sporot os rkmugkm cnay oi O woaa tc pkrgkovk tdos liiaogtocn ls lakssknon`.

67.  Wongk ot os tdk glsk tdlt l nlturla alw gln cnay fk ilasoiokm rkaltovk tc l `ovkn jcjknt, nc nlturla alw osilasoiolfak. Gcnskqukntay, Xcppkr‟s nkw grotkrol fy wdogd tc kstlfaosd —nlturla alws‟ stlnms icr l `ovkn onstlngk,fut nct icr `ccm, tdcu`d ot os l ilntlstog grotkrol fy wdogd tc kstlfaosd —nlturla prcflfoaotoks‟. Dujk prkvloas.

6=.   ]c rkikrkngk —L os L‟, tdoneon` movomks L ircj F (tdcu`d tdkrk os nc L wotdcut tdoneon`), wdoak pkrgkptocnunoioks L ontc F.

6;.  —Nctdon`‟ so`noioks ln crokntltocn ci fkon` l`lonst otskai.

69.   ]doneon` os sc —prksknt-tc-us‟ tdlt wk tdone wk tdone lfcut laa wk pkrgkovk, wdkn wk tdone lfcut nklray ncnk ciot.

60.  Cnk gcuam pkrdlps lsscgoltk pkrgkptocn wotd tdk sufgcnsgocus lnm tdoneon` wotd gcnsgocusnkss. Xkrdlps tdksufgcnsgocus kjkr`ks wdkn l pkrgkovkm pdkncjkncn —frkles tdrcu`d‟ ontc tdcu`dt, lnm vlnosdks (aoek t dk —O‟)cngk tdlt —frkle tdrcu`d‟ cggurs. _kt, lt tdk sljk tojk, songk mrkljs lrk onstlngks ci —purk tdcu`dt‟, pkrdlpstdk sufgcnsgocus sdcuam fk lsscgoltkm wotd tdoneon` lnm gcnsgocusnkss pkrgkptocn. ]dos tdcu`d, wcuamgcniaogt wotd jcst stlnmlrm unmkrstlnmon`s ci tdk tkrjs.

64.   Lquonls lr`ukm tdlt tdoneon` wls projlry wdoak Muns Wgctus lr`ukm icr tdk prkmcjonlngk ci tdk woaa. Lquonlsfkaokvkm tdlt tdk jonm gcuam nct dkap fut fk mrlwn tc tdk `ccm, fut Muns Wgctus wlrnkm tdlt tdos jklnt tdk woaa wlsn‟t irkk, i cr ot dlm tc icaacw tdk jonm wdkrkvkr ot wknt. ]dcu`d pkrdlps ot glnnct fk dkapkm tdlt cnkfk mrlwn tcwlrm tdk —`ccm‟ ci l nklrfy —fklutoiua wcjln‟ cr l —`ccm stkle‟, ot os tdk glsk tdlt cnk os nctnkgksslroay mrlwn tc —do`dkr `ccms‟ aoek aotkrlturk cr lrt unakss tdky woaa tc kxpkrokngk tdcsk `ccms. Citkn, tdcsk`ccms kntloa aklrnon` lnm trlonon` tc lpprkgoltk. On tdkcac`ogla tkrjs, cnk dls tc woaa tc kxpkrokngk tdk —Fkltoiog

 Yosocn‟ on crmkr tc fk unlfak tc acce lwly ircj ot. Poaaon`, ls sugd, kntloas tdoneon`, icr cnk dls tc tdone lfcut wdlt dk cr sdk dls tc mc tc lgdokvk tdlt kxpkrokngk. Lasc, cnk dls tc encw lfcut tdk Fkltoiog Yosocn on crmkrtc woaa tc kxpkrokngk ot. [atojltkay, woaa lnm tdoneon` lrk tdk sljk pdkncjkncn tdlt jlnoiksts on moiikrknt wlystdlt lrk klsy tc put unmkr moiikrknt totaks. On cnk onstlngk, tdcu`d uatojltkay twc somks ci tdk sljk gcon, woaaprkgkmks tdcu`dt wdoak lt ctdkr tojks tdcu`dt prkgkmks woaa. Pdktdkr Lquonls cr Wgctus os ro`dt mkpknms cntdk jcjknt. Alstay, tc woaa tc kxpkrokngk tdk Fkltoiog Yosocn os tc tdone lfcut tdk Fkltoiog Yosocn, lnm tc tdkmk`rkk tdos os mcnk wkaa os tc tdk mk`rkk tdk onmovomula woaa fk mrlwn tc ot, unlfak tc rksost. _kt, songk tdkonmovomula —woaakm tc tdone lfcut‟ tdk Fkltoiog Yosocn, tdos acss ci irkkmcj os ln kxprkssocn ci irkkmcj, icr ot os wdlt tdk tdonekr wlntkm. ]c woaa scjktdon` kntloas tdoneon` lfcut ot, lnm tdoneon` lfcut scjktdon` kntloas woaaon` tdcsk tdcu`dts. Poaa lnm tdcu`dt lrk cnk.

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 6?.   ]dkrk os l moiikrkngk fktwkkn woaa lnm wlnt… 

78.   ]c laaumk tc Dkomk``kr, wk mcn‟t tdone lfcut l mccrencf untoa ot mcksn‟t wcre2 ot os wdkn wk turn ot lnm tdkmccr mcksn‟t cpkn tdlt wk stcp lnm rkgc`nozk tdk mccrencf‟s kxostkngk. Ot os wdkn scjktdon` os frcekn tdlt ot—stlnms cut‟ tc us.

Gcnsomkron` wdlt tdos plpkr dls mkionkm ls —sporotulaoty‟, tc —tdone‟ os tc —frkle‟ purk pkrgkptocn. Kvkry tojk wktdone, wk frkle pkrgkptocn, lnm sc nctogk wdlt wk tdone lfcut (wdktdkr ot fk on cur jonm cr fkicrk cursknsks). ]dk sljk gln fk slom wdkn ot gcjks tc tdk —jonm‟ cr —skai‟. Pk mcn‟t nctogk ot untoa wk —frkle ot‟ fytdoneon` lfcut ot, ykt on frkleon` ot, unaoek tdk mccrencf, ot vlnosdks laa tc`ktdkr.  ]dk skai gln nkvkr fk tdcu`dtlfcut on-lnm-ci-otskai, icr tdk skai os cnay kn`l`km wotd tdrcu`d pkrgkptocn. _kt, oi nkvkr tdcu`dt lfcut,skaidccm os jklnon`akss.

 Pdlt wk —tdone lfcut‟ os wdlt wk frkle ircj purk pkrgkptocn. 

78.< Xdoacscpdy os citkn ln kiicrt tc rkturn tc l stltk ci purk pkrgkptocn, ykt on skkeon` tdos stltk tdrcu`d tdoneon`, otfrkles otskai cii ircj tdk vkry tdon` ot skkes. Ot dls wdlt ot wlnts untoa ot acces. _kt wdlt cnk dls os jklnon`akssuntoa fkdkam.

78.6  ]dk vkry lgt ci tdoneon` os wdlt pdoacscpdy just cvkrgcjk tc lgdokvk lgtulaoty.

78.7  ]dk dujln os tdk stujfaon` facge lnm tdk stujfakm.

7<.  On aonk wotd ‑Cn Jltkrolaosj, Xurpcsk, lnm Mosgkrnjknt‚, tc dlvk purpcsk os lvcom jltkrolaosj, tc unoiy aoikontc l wdcak ci —aoik‟, lnm tc cpkn cnk‟s skai up tc iuaa pdysoglaoty, iuaa kjfcmojknt, lnm sc iuaa sporotulaoty.Jltkrolaosj os l wly ci tdoneon`, sc tdk cnk wdc os jltkrolaostog glnnct kn`l`k on purk pkrgkptocn. Ls tc cpkncnk‟s skai up tc pkrgkptocn os tc cpkn cnk‟s skai up tc lgtula lnm iuaa jltkrolaoty, sc tc dlvk purpcsk os tc mc tdksljk. ]c nct dlvk purpcsk os tc nkgksslroay fk jltkrolaostog. ]dkrkicrk, tdk cnk wdc mcksn‟t dlvk purpcskglnnct purkay pkrgkovk cr lvcom lfstrlgtocn. ]dos osn‟t tc sly purpcsk os pkrgkptocn, fut tdlt purpcsk justgcjk fkicrk ot (sugd ls tdk purpcsk tc run l fusonkss, tc wrotk l fcce, cr tc lgdokvk purk pkrgkptocn).Iurtdkrjcrk, purpcsk, wdogd os l eonm ci rkionkm lnm icguskm tdcu`dt lnm/cr ontkntocnlaoty, jleks pkrgkptocnjcrk jklnon`iua tdln ncrjla tdoneon`.

7<.<  ]c rksurrkgt tdk fcmy os tc trlnsgknm jltkrolaosj.

7<.6  ]c laaumk tc ‑]dk Grkltovk Gcngcrm‚, on algeon` purpcsk, l pkrscn lasc alges tdk glplgoty tc fk jklnon`iuaayirkk, icr tdk pkrscn alges l stlnmlrm fy wdogd tc mkionk l jkrk lgt ircj l irkk cnk. Dkngk, tdk pkrscn glnncttrlnsgknm laoknltocn cr jltkrolaosj, lnm sc just tdone lt tdk kxpknsk ci pkrgkptocn.

7<.7 Gcnsomkron` tdk Dkomk`` kroln kxljpak ci tdk mccrencf, wdlt cnk pkrgkovks os —onvosofak‟ tc tdlt pkrscn, wdogdjleks, on l sknsk, wdlt cnk tdones lfcut wdlt cnk —frkles‟ (cii ircj pkrgkptocn). _kt, wotdcut tdos —frkleon`‟,pdkncjknl wcuam nkgksslroay fk —jklnon`akss‟ lnm sc —purpcskakss‟. Gcnsomkron` tdos, dujlns just —frkle‟ oncrmkr tc fk jklnon`iuaay wdcak cr —syngdrcnozkm‟ wotd aoik ‗  tdk cnk wdc aovks jklnon`iuaay —frkles‟ iorst.Aoekwosk, dujlns jly nkkm tc fk jltkrolaostog tc rkgc`nozk tdkor nkkm icr purpcsk, ls cnk jly nkkm tckxpkrokngk mksplor on crmkr tc rklaozk dos cr dkr mksploron` stltk lnm nkkm icr bcy.

76. 

O gln tdone lfcut scjktdon` wotdcut woaaon` tc mc sc, ykt O gln lasc tdone lfcut tdon`s fy woaaon` tdkj ontcjonm. ]dk twc lrk aoek gcnstlntay runnon` rovkrs tdlt grcss dkrk lnm tdkrk, nct lawlys fy gdlngk.

77.  Wongk tdkrk lrk lawlys tdon`s l pkrscn os tdoneon` lfcut lt tdk kxgausocn ci ctdkr tdon`s, l pkrscn os lawlys lnlnojla tc scjk tdon`s, wdoak l dujln tc ctdkrs. On tdos sknsk, wk gln nkvkr fk iuaay dujln.

7=.  Gcnsomkron` ‑(Oj)jcrla‚2 ot os tdk vkry lgt ci tdoneon` wdogd sdrones cnks pkrgkptocn ci fkon` ontc tdkmogdctcjy ci —ro`dt lnm wrcn`‟. ]doneon` stlnms fktwkkn l tdonekr lnm jcrlaoty. 

7;.   ]doneon` wcres fy —spaotton`‟5 wcrms sprklm tdk grlge(s). 

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 7;.<  ]dk iunmljkntla iungtocn ci tdoneon` os —spaotton`‟. 

79.  Cngk l pkrscn tdones, rklscn os icrkvkr rkstakss5 cngk tdk iljoaolr fkgcjks strln`k, tdk iljoaolr icrkvkrunskttaks. Cngk cnk tdones, cnk rklaozks dujlnnkss5 cngk l pkrscn gcjks ontc pkrscndccm, pkrscndccm osnkvkr l`lon gcjicrtlfak.

70.   ]doneon` ioatkrs kxpkrokngks tdrcu`d ln omkl ci pkrikgtocn wotdon us (rksuaton` on `knkrlaotoks, omklaosj, ktg.), wdoak pkrgkptocn cpkns us up tc tdk fklutoiua unioatkrkm lgtulaoty fkicrk us.

74.   ]c mkkj l tdon` —l tdon`‟ os tc puaa tdk pkrgkovkm ontc tdk tdcu`dt. 

7?.   ]c laaumk tc ‑Vklm(kr)‚, tc pkrgkovk os tc kxpkrokngk —sufbkgt/gcntkxt‟5 tc tdone, —sufbkgt lnm gcntkxt‟.

=8.   ]c tdone —gup‟, aoek nljon` ln cfbkgt —gup‟ (wdogd os mostongt ircj rkspcnmon` tc slom cfbkgt), os tc puaa lpdkncjkncn ircj pkrgkptocn ontc tdcu`dt. Ot os lr`ulfay tdos lgtovoty tdlt jleks l pkrscn l pkrscn, mostongtircj ln lnojla (fut nct un-lnojla), ykt ot os tdos lgt, orcnoglaay, tdlt lfstrlgts tdk dujln ircj tdk wcram.

=<.   ]c tdone lfcut pkrgkptocn os tc try tc skk tdk jorrcr fkdonm ycur rkiakgtocn.

=6.  ]dk camkr l pkrscn fkgcjks, tdk jcrk aoekay ot os tdlt tdkor tdoneon` cvkrromks tdkor pkrgkptocn. Gdoamrkn lrk akssprcnk tc lfstrlgtocn.

=6.<  ]c tdone lfcut pkrgkptocn os tc kiilgk ot, lnm sc tc jlek ot skkj ls oi tdkrk os nc pkrgkptocn, lnm sc ncmostongtocn fktwkkn tdoneon` lnm pkrgkptocn. Aoekwosk, tc tcugd cn ‑(Oj)jcrlaoty ‚, tc tdone lfcut tkakcac`oglaktdogs (lnm lny tkakcac`ogla rklscnon` icr tdlt jlttkr) os tc jlek tkakcac`ogla ktdogs skkj lfsurm. ]dk sljklppaoks on rk`lrm tc tdoneon` lfcut purpcsk lnm jklnon`, songk tdksk lrk rklaozkm tdrcu`d l molakgtog fktwkknpkrgkptocn lnm tdoneon`. On l sknsk, pkrgkptocn os tkakcac`ogla5 tdoneon`, lnto-tkakcac`ogla.

=6.6 Xkrdlps tdk camkr pkcpak fkgcjk, tdk jcrk aoekay ot os tdlt tdky mcn‟t lsgrofk tc tkakcac`ogla ktdogs lnm l sknskci purpcsk.

=7.   Pdkn ot gcjks tc unmkrstlnmon` tdk kgcncjog wcre ci Dlyke, tdk kmugltocnla wcre ci Jotrl, tdk pdysogs ciJlnmkafrct, tdk lmjcnosdjknts ci ]lakf, lnm tdk pcaotogla tdkcry ci —Aofkrty‟, tdoneon` os ycur wcrst knkjy,

ykt ot tleks tdcu`dt tc aklrn.

==.   ]dk lgt ci tdoneon` dlrmkr lfcut l prcfakj gln fk tdk vkry lgt tdlt jleks tdlt prcfakj jcrk moiioguat tc scavk.Orcnoglaay, tdk jcrk moiioguat l prcfakj fkgcjks, tdk dlrmkr dujlns tknm tc tdone lfcut ot.

=;.  @knkrlaay, Klstkrn tdcu`dt dls icguskm cn pkrgkptocn lt tdk kxpknsk ci tdcu`dt, ls Pkstkrn tdcu`dt dlsicguskm cn tdoneon` lt tdk kxpknsk ci pkrgkptocn.

=9.   ]c tdone lfcut l pkrgkovkm tdon` trlnsicrjs ot ontc l syjfca —pconton` tcwlrm‟ tdk tdonekr‟s gcngkpt ci ot. ]cput tdoneon` lfcvk pkrgkptocn os tc put cnk‟s syjfcaog gcngkptulaozltocn ci tdk wcram lfcvk tdk wcram otskai, wdogd, on moscrmkron` fkon fy gcniuson` tdk syjfca wotd tdk syjfcaozkm, glusks lfstrlgtocn lnm lnxokty.

=0.   ]dkrk lrk pkrdlps pdkncjknl aoek syngdrcnogoty wdogd lrk vlaom on pkrgkptocn ykt untdonelfak.

=4.  Oi dujlns lrk purkay jltkrola pdkncjknl, tdkn lt scjk pcont sgokngk woaa fk lfak tc fron` pkcpak flge tc aoikcngk ot dls io`urkm cut dcw tc —turn fcmoks flge cn‟, pkr sk. Oi dujlns lrk purkay jlrotla fkon`s, rksurrkgtocn ossgokntoioglaay pcssofak. Cnk mly, wk jly laa dlvk l sgokntoiog litkraoik.

=?.   Ls cnk sdcuamn‟t galoj ]caeokn osn‟t sjlrt fkglusk Jommak Klrtd mcksn‟t kxost, cnk sdcuamn‟t galoj l pkrscn wdc tdones osn‟t sjlrt bust fkglusk dk cr sdk lfstrlgts tdk wcram ontc tdlt wdogd ot os nct.

;8.   ]doneon`, wdkn dcw ot wcres osn‟t unmkrstccm, os l tdrklt tc irkkmcj. Oi pkcpak mcn‟t rklaozk tdlt tdk lgt citdoneon` son`ualrozks pdkncjknl lnm lfstrlgts tdkj ircj tdk rkla wcram (ls oi tdky lrk laa tdkrk os), pkcpak woaa

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fk`on tdoneon` lfcut l wcram on  wdogd irkkmcj, cfbkgtovkay, mcksn‟t wcre. Gcnskqukntay, onmovomulas woaagcngaumk tdlt irkkmcj nkkms tc fk rkstrogtkm, wdkn on ilgt sugd cnay nkkms tc fk tdk glsk on tdk unrkla, lfstrlgt wcram fk`kt fy tdk lgt ci tdoneon` otskai. Potdcut kmugltocn, irkkmcj os kjpty, ykt tdoneon`, wdkn ots iungtocnlaoty osn‟t unmkrstccm, gln mkstrcy irkkmcj. 

;<.   ]c tdone os tc stumy l plonton` litkr stkppon` gacsk kncu`d tc tcugd ot wotd ycur ncsk. ]c pkrgkovk os tc stlnm flge.

;6.  Ot os dlrm tc akt ycur tdoneon` jkr`k wotd ycur pkrgkptocn, ls ot os dlrm tc skk ycurskai nct acceon` on tdk jorrcr.

;7.   ]c tdone lfcut tdoneon` osn‟t tc kn`l`k on pkrgkptocn, tdcu`d ot‟s tdk tdoneon` jcst aoek ot. 

;=.  Vkjonosgknt ci tdk —Vkiakgtovk Kquoaofrouj‟ fy Bcdn Vlwas, tdk dujln `lons unmkrstlnmon` ci unmkrstlnmon`(jorlguacusay) lnm tdkn kxpkrokngks unmkrstlnmon` ls l stltk, wdogd tdkn rkmkionks tdk dujln‟s gcngkpt ciunmkrstlnmon`, wdogd tdkn rkmkionks tdk jcmk on wdogd tdk dujln kxpkrokngks tdk wcram, rkstlrton` tdkprcgkss cvkr lnm cvkr l`lon. Aoekwosk, ls tdk dujln `rlsps tdk fo``kr pogturk, tdk dujln‟s `rlsp ci sjlaakrpdkncjknl os rkonvkntkm, wdogd tdkn rkonvknts tdk dujln‟s `rlsp ci tdk fo``kr pogturk, lnm sc cn.Iurtdkrjcrk, wdlt cnk tdones lfcut oniaukngks dcw cnk pkrgkovks, lnm tdkn wdlt cnk pkrgkovks rkmkionks wdltcnk tdones lfcut, flge lnm icrtd, cn lnm cn ls tdk dujln gaojfs do`dkr lnm do`dkr tcwlrm purk pkrgkptocnlnm iuaay pdysoglaoty.

;;.   ]dk klray Pott`knstkon fkaokvkm tdlt tdk prcfakjs ci pdoacscpdy gcuam fk scavkm oi wk aklrnkm tc unmkrstlnmtdk ac`og ci aln`ul`k. ]c doj, tdcu`dt icaacwkm aon`uostog strugturks, sc oi wk aklrnkm tc spkle gaklray, wk wcuamlasc aklrn tc tdone gaklray. ]dos wcuam knlfak us tc rkgkovk tdk pdoacscpdogla lnswkrs tc tdk qukstocns tdlt dlvktrcufakm us icr sc acn`.

Kvkn oi tdos os truk, tdos wcuam cnay mosscavk cr scavk tdk pdoacscpdogla qukstocns tdlt lppay tc tdcu`dt, fut nctpkrgkptocn. ]c jlp cut tdk strugturk ci aln`ul`k jly jlp cut tdk wly wk tdone lfcut tdk wcram, fut nct dcw wk pkrgkovk tdk wcram, wdogd just rkjlon fkycnm tdcu`dt ls jystkrocus lnm kvkn jystogla.

 ]c usk Pott`knstkon‟s jktlpdcr, aln`ul`k glnnct fk —alom l`lonst rklaoty aoek l ruakr‟5 rltdkr, aln`ul`k gln cnayfk alom —aoek l ruakr‟ l`lonst cnk pdkncjkncn on rklaoty lt l tojk wdoak mosrk`lrmon` laa tdk ctdkrs. Ls O gln cnaytdone lfcut tdk wonmcw fkicrk jk wdoak O pkrgkovk jugd jcrk, sc aln`ul`k gln cnay —aly l ruakr‟ l`lonst cnktdon`. Aoek tdcu`dt, tdos lfstrlgts jk cut ci tdk wcram. On l sknsk, Pott`knstkon scu`dt tc mkgcnstrugt tdk

aln`ul`k ci tdos rklaj O lfstrlgt jyskai ontc, grkltkm fy tdk lgt ci tdoneon` lnm aln`ul`k otskai. Dcwkvkr, ls tdkaltkr Pott`knstkon rklaozkm, nct laa aln`ul`k iungtocns tdk sljk cr os lfcut tdk sljk —rklaj‟2 tdkrk lrk jlnymoiikrknt aln`ul`k —`ljks‟ (ls dk glaakm tdkj).

 Lggcrmon` tc Pott`knstkon, wdlt glnnct fk slom wk just rkjlon soaknt lfcut, fut tdlt mcksn‟t jkln tdcsktdon`s mcn‟t kxost. ]dcu`d wk glnnct tdone lfcut purk pkrgkptocn otskai cr tlae lfcut ot, tdos mcksn‟t jklnpkrgkptocn mcksn‟t kxost cr tdlt ot mcksn‟t `ovk rosk tc gkrtlon pdoacscpdogla prcfakjs. Xdoacscpdy gcnsosts cifctd qukstocns wdogd just fk lnswkrkm on tdcu`dt lnm qukstocns tdlt just fk lnswkrkm on pkrgkptocn. ]dkqukstocns wdogd gln fk lnswkrkm on pkrgkptocn lrk tdcsk wdogd wk glnnct tdone lfcut, ykt tdcu`dt gln dkap usencw wdkrk tc pkrgkovk kvkn tdcu`d wk just aklvk tdcu`dt fkdonm upcn kntkron` tdlt splgk.

 ]c tlae lfcut pdoacscpdogla onquorks wdogd gln cnay fk pkrgkovkm os ncnsknsk, lnm Pott`knstkon wls ro`dt tcpursuk sugd l aonk ci tdcu`dt. Dcwkvkr, songk dujlns fctd tdone lnm pkrgkovk, tc mkgcnstrugt —tdk pdoacscpdy

ci tdcu`dt‟ woaa nct fron` wdcaknkss tc fkon`s wdc lasc jugd wrkstak wotd —tdk pdoacscpdy ci pkrgkptocn‟. ]ctlae lfcut tdk aojots ci aln`ul`k ls l wly tc —pcont cut‟ tdk nlturk ci pkrgkptocn os dcw aln`ul`k lnm tdcu`dtgln fctd dkap us lrtogualtk tdk soakngk wdogd Pott`knstkon wlntkm us tc rkjlon on.

;9.   ]c spkle os tc grkltk l mogdctcjy5 tc krlmogltk tdos mogdctcjy, iurtdkr spkleon` os rkquorkm. Oi O sly —ycu lrkbum`jkntla‟ (tc laaumk tc ‑Wkai-Mkausocn, tdk ]cwlrm-nkss ci Kvomkngk, lnm tdk Xlrlmcx ci Bum`jknt‚ ), cnkgcuam lr`uk tdlt O lj fkon` bum`jkntla. Dcwkvkr, on tdos dypctdktogla sotultocn, O‟j cnay dlvon` tc jlek tdosbum`jknt fkglusk ycu krkgtkm tdk bum`jknt-mogdctcjy on tdk iorst palgk. Bum`jknt grkltkm ot, lnm bum`jknt osrkquorkm tc krlmogltk ot. Pdkn cnk bum`ks, on l wly, ot os ls oi cnk grkltks l aln`ul`k wdogd cnay bum`jknt glngcjjunogltk wotd. Oi l pkrscn bum`ks, tc `kt tdlt pkrscn tc stcp, ot rkquorks bum`jknt, icr tdlt os tdk cnay

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aln`ul`k tdk onmovomula gln unmkrstlnm wotdon tdk mogdctcjy cr irljkwcre tdk pkrscn dls grkltkm lnm put dos  cr dkr skai wotdon.

Aoekwosk, oi l pkrscn jleks ln lfscautk trutd galoj, ot rkquorks tdk lfscautk galoj tdlt —trutd os rkaltovk‟ tc frklemcwn. ]dk skgcnm stltkjknt os ondkrkntay gcntrlmogtcry, fut oi trutd os onmkkm rkaltovk, tdln tdk galoj —trutd ostrutd‟ cr —trutd os lfscautk‟ (wdogd wcuam trlnsaltk ontc —rkaltovosj os lfscautk‟) os lasc gcntrlmogtcry. Ot rkquorks lgcntrlmogtocn tc gcrrkgt tdk gcntrlmogtocn. ]dk lfscautk stltkjknt —trutd os rkaltovk‟ os nkgksslry tc jlek tdkmogdctcjy ci —trutd os lfscautk‟ skai -kiilgk. ]c cfaotkrltk l mogdctcjy, cnk just krkgt ln lnto-mogdctcjy (ls oi ljlrtyr cr slgroiogk) tc —gacsk tdk accp‟, pkr sk.

 _kt, tdlt slom, tdcu`d tdk stltkjknt —trutd os lfscautk‟ os kiilgkm fy tdk stltkjknt —trutd os rkaltovk‟ (wdogdgcrrkgts/gcuntkrs tdk mogdctcjozon` stltkjknt wdogd tdlt mogdctcjozon` stltkjknt nkkms tc trlnsgknm flgeontc —purk pkrgkptocn‟), tdos mcksn‟t jkln —]rutd Osn‟t Lfscautk‟, cnay tdlt l pdrlsk aoek —tdkrk lrk nc lfscautks‟,tdcu`d ondkrkntay gcntrlmogtcry, osn‟t ondkrkntay wrcn` (songk ot os cnay nkgksslry tc kiilgk tdk mogdctcjykrkgtkm fy tdk stltkjknt —trutd os lfscautk‟).

On tdos sljk vkon ci tdcu`dt, ot gcuam fk lsekm wdy mc O wrotk oi aln`ul`k ongkpts lnm mogdctcjozks (skk‑Ongkptocn, Mosgrojonltocn, lnm Irkkmcj‚ )3 Mcn‟t O iuka tdk prcfakj3 Ls tdoneon`, wdogd movomks cnk ircjpkrgkptocn, os nkgksslry icr pkrgkptocn tc cftlon jklnon` lnm irkkmcj, sc aln`ul`k, wdogd tdrkltkns tclfstrlgt us ontc mogdctcjoks, os nkgksslry tc trlnsgknm mogdctcjoks. Aoekwosk, ln lfscautk stltkjknt os

nkgksslry tc trlnsgknm lfscautks (ontc —Lfscautk-nkss‟ (—L : L‟-nkss)), ls bum`jknt os nkgksslry tc trlnsgknmbum`jknt (ontc —Ncn-Bum`jkntla-nkss‟ cr —Xurk Lsskssjknt‟-nkss). Gaklray rklaoty os —up-somk mcwn‟, on scjkstrln`k wly. Xkrdlps —pconton` tc‟ tdos plrlmcxogla lnm gcntrlmogtcry  sotultocn os tdk iungtocn ci tdk tkrj—ilaakn‟.

Wongk wk lrk laa stlnmon` cn cur dklms, wk just —stlnm cn cur dklms‟ on tdk kyks ci ctdkrs tc stlnm ro`dt somkup.

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