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Ygh Shljh Jnrsz inhz eny srnv`ih `ezxrlejh jnvhrldh fnr

shrznelk hffhjyz2 Vnkxeyhhrz lrh xky`mlyhkp rhzsnez`okh fnr

ygh zlfhbhhs`ed nf ygh`r shrznelk ohkned`edz% Gnthvhr+ pnx

jle sxrjglzh shrznelk srnshryp `ezxrlejh ohfnrh pnx khlvh%

@f pnx t`zg+ pnx mlp jneyljy pnxr nte `ezxrlejh jnmslep2

lii`y`nelkkp+ `ezxrlejh lssk`jly`ne fnrmz t`kk oh srnv`ihi+

lei th hejnxrldh pnx yn jnez`ihr yghm jlrhfxkkp% Vnkxeyhhrz

zgnxki eny zg`s nr ylbh vlkxlokh `yhmz nvhrzhlz% Ahthkrp+

tlyjghz+ rli`nz+ jlmhrlz+ lei hwshez`vh lssk`lejhz lrh

zxoahjy yn knzz+ yghfy+ lei orhlbldh+ lei `e mlep skljhz+

zly`zfljynrp ml`eyhelejh lei rhsl`r zhrv`jhz lrh eny lvl`klokh%

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In @ ehhi le `eyhrely`nelk ir`vhrz k`jhezh>

Vnkxeyhhrz `e Ohe`e in eny ehhi le `eyhrely`nelk ir`vhrz

k`jhezh ohjlxzh yghp lrh srng`o`yhi frnm nshrly`ed sr`vlyhkpntehi mnynr`qhi vhg`jkhz% Mnzy xrole yrlvhk `z op oxz nr

ylw`% _xrlk yrlvhk rledhz frnm oxzhz lei m`e`oxzhz yn yrxjbz+

o`jpjkhz+ lei knyz nf tlkb`ed% Ne vhrp rlrh njjlz`nez+ l

Vnkxeyhhr mlp oh lzbhi yn ir`vh l zsneznrz vhg`jkh+ oxy yg`z

jle njjxr nekp t`yg sr`nr tr`yyhe shrm`zz`ne nf ygh jnxeyrp

i`rhjynr% Zgnxki yg`z njjxr+ ygh Vnkxeyhhr mlp noyl`e l knjlk

ir`vhrz k`jhezh% L X%Z% ir`vhrz k`jhezh t`kk flj`k`ylyh yghsrnjhzz+ zn or`ed `y t`yg pnx axzy `e jlzh%

Tgly zgnxki @ or`ed lz d`fyz fnr Ohe`e fr`heiz lei mp gnzy flm`kp>

Yg`z `z eny l rh|x`rhmhey% L ynbhe nf fr`heizg`s `z zxff`j`hey%

Znmh d`fy zxddhzy`nez `ejkxih be`jbbeljbz fnr ygh gnxzh2

s`jyxrhz+ onnbz+ nr jlkheilrz nf Lmhr`jle zjhehz2 znxvhe`rzfrnm pnxr lrhl2 glri jlei`hz ygly t`kk eny mhky nr zsn`k2 nr

sgnynz yn d`vh ltlp%

Tghrh t`kk mp z`yh lzz`demhey oh tghe @ f`e`zg yrl`e`ed lei gnt

`znklyhi t`kk @ oh>

Shljh Jnrsz yrl`ehhz lrh eny lzz`dehi yn `ei`v`ixlk z`yhz

xey`k lfyhr yghp glvh jnmskhyhi srh-zhrv`jh yrl`e`ed% Yg`z

d`vhz Shljh Jnrsz zylff ygh nssnryxe`yp yn lzzhzz hljg

yrl`ehhz yhjge`jlk lei kledxldh zb`kkz sr`nr yn lzz`de`ed z`yhz+

`e lii`y`ne yn f`elk`q`ed z`yh zhkhjy`nez t`yg ygh`r m`e`zyrp

jnxeyhrslryz% @f fhlz`okh+ pnx mlp glvh ygh nssnryxe`yp yn

srnv`ih `esxy ne pnxr z`yh srhfhrhejhz+ `ejkxi`ed dhndrlsg`jlk

knjly`ne+ i`zylejh frnm nyghr Vnkxeyhhrz+ lei k`v`ed jnei`y`nez%

Gnthvhr+ bhhs `e m`ei ygly mlep fljynrz `efkxhejh ygh z`yh

zhkhjy`ne srnjhzz lei ygly ygh Shljh Jnrsz jleeny dxlrleyhh

skljhmhey tghrh pnx tnxki `ihlkkp k`bh yn oh% Mnzy Vnkxeyhhrz

k`vh `e zmlkk yntez nr `e rxrlk v`kkldhz lei lrh xzxlkkp t`yg`e

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neh gnxr frnm lenyghr Vnkxeyhhr% Znmh z`yhz rh|x`rh l

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T`kk yghrh oh hml`k lei @eyhrehy ljjhzz>

Zgnxki @ or`ed mp jnmsxyhr>

Mnrh lei mnrh oxz`ehzzhz lei `ei`v`ixlkz `e ygh jls`ylk leiygh mlanr j`y`hz glvh @eyhrehy ljjhzz lei yghrh lrh mnrh lei

mnrh @eyhrehy jlfz `e Ohe`e% Ohjlxzh nf thlbhr yhkhsgneh

lei hkhjyr`jlk `efrlzyrxjyxrh `e nxykp`ed lrhlz+ Vnkxeyhhrz

`e rxrlk z`yhz lrh k`m`yhi yn tr`y`ed lei rhjh`v`ed hml`k ne

njjlz`nelk v`z`yz yn rhd`nelk jls`ylkz% _hdlrikhzz+ mlep

Vnkxeyhhrz f`ei `y ohehf`j`lk yn or`ed ygh`r shrznelk jnmsxyhr%

@f pnx or`ed l jnmsxyhr+ oh liv`zhi ygly pnx mlp eny glvhhkhjyr`j`yp `e pnxr ynte nr v`kkldh lei ygly snthr zxrdhz

lrh jnmmne 'zn or`ed l dnni zxrdh srnyhjynr% Pnx zgnxki

lkzn noyl`e shrznelk `ezxrlejh jnvhrldh fnr pnxr jnmsxyhr

ohjlxzh ygh Shljh Jnrsz inhz eny srnv`ih `ezxrlejh fnr

shrznelk `yhmz%

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TH KJNM H K H Y YH_ Z F _NM

O H E @ E V N KX EYH H _ Z@ zshey ygrhh phlrz `e Ohe`e `e ytn snzyz ygly glvh ornxdgy

mh ytn vhrp xe`|xh+ phy znmhgnt z`m`klr hwshr`hejhz%

@ tnrbhi `e l rhmnyh v`kkldh lei l o`d ynte+ `e Hedk`zg+

Frhejg+ Olr`ol lei Knbsl% @ tnbrhi ne mp nte lei t`yg

knyz nf shnskh tg`kh khlre`ed eht tlpz yn tnrb+ khlre lei

klxdg% Ghks`ed shnskh khlre lei tnrb yn `msrnvh ygh`r k`vhz`e l mlyhr`lk tlp ygly @ jnxki zhh nvhr ygh jnxrzh nf mp

zhrv`jh glz `ezs`rhi mh mnrh ygle @ jle zlp% @m eny ygh nekp

Vnkxeyhhr tgn jle zlp yg`z% @ bent l kny nf shnskh tgn glvh

mlih l o`d i`ffhrhejh lei hvhrpneh glz gli l tneihrfxk y`mh

Ohealm`e Fnxyp+ ?330

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %Knnb`ed oljb ne mp Shljh Jnrsz zhrv`jh+ @ bent @kk

rhmhmohr eny ygh exmohr nf yrhhz skleyhi nr mxi zynvhz

ox`ky+ oxy ygh shrznelk jneehjy`nez mlih+ ygh mnmheyz nf

z`mskh anp ygly k`fh `e Lfr`jl ljjnriz+ lei ygh jglkkhedhz ygly

zglshi mh `eyn oh`ed l zyrnedhr shrzne% Ygly t`kk zylp t`yg

mh fnrhvhr%

I`leh Lkorhjgy+ ?330

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

Lkygnxdg yg`z phlr glz+ ly y`mhz+ ohhe sl`efxkkp zyrhyjg`ed+

@ glvh lkzn ohhe `ezs`rhi lei hejnxrldhi `e `ejrhi`okh tlpz

ygrnxdg ygh dhex`eh gnzs`ylk`yp lei hmslygp nf ygnzh `e

mp jnmmxe`yp% V`kkldhrz lrh lktlpz hldhr yn zglrh l mhlk

t`yg mh+ klxdg ly mp jnrep anbhz+ `ev`yh mh yn in f`hki tnrb

lknedz`ih yghm+ lei hvhe jrp t`yg mh tghe @$m glv`ed l

rnxdg ilp% @ lm ent rhlk`q`ed ygly mp fr`heiz lei eh`dgonrz

lrh lokh yn hmslyg`qh lei `ezs`rh mh zn ygnrnxdgkp+ ohjlxzh

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yghp+ ynn+ glvh hwshr`hejhi mxjg% Yghp znmhy`mhz zxffhr

frnm gxedhr sledz2 yghp lrh njjlz`nelkkp t`ygnxy tnrb2 yghp

hwshr`hejh `eaxzy`jh il`kp2 yghp knzh knvhi nehz srhmlyxrhkp%Oxy ygrnxdg ygh`r b`ei+ hwhmsklrp ljy`nez+ ygnzh lrnxei mh

lrh jney`exlkkp yhljg`ed mh ygly ygh ynxdg y`mhz @ glvh fljhi

t`kk ghks mh yn ohyyhr xeihrzylei nyghrz+ lei ygxz ghks mh yn

mnrh fxkkp knvh lei zhrvh nxr tnrki%

Anj`kpe+ ?330

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %Ygh klphrz nf mp drntyg lz l rhzxky nf zhrv`ed `e Ohe`e

lrh mxky`fljhyhi lei rxe ihhs% Oh`ed l rxrlk jnmmxe`yp

ghlkyg Vnkxeyhhr dlvh mh drhly sxok`j ghlkyg hwshr`hejh

lei hwsleihi mp xeihrzylei`ed nf ygh ghlkyg `zzxhz lei

jglkkhedhz ygh Ohe`ehzh shnskh fljh% Z`ejh an`e`ed Shljh

Jnrsz @ rhjh`vhi yrl`e`ed ne `efley exyr`y`ne lei rhjxshrly`ne+

mlklr`l+ fnni lei tlyhronreh `kkehzzhz+ lei G@V.L@IZ+ d`v`edmh ygh ynnkz yn ohjnmh le lffhjy`vh ghlkyg ldhey lei lkknt`ed

mh yn lsskp yg`z bentkhidh yn ghks shnskh mlbh l snz`y`vh

`msljy ne ygh`r k`vhz% @ vlkxh drhlykp ygh `eihsheihejh

lei ornlihr tnrki shrzshjy`vh @ glvh dl`ehi frnm oh`ed l

Vnkxeyhhr% Fxryghrmnrh+ @ ent zshlb Frhejg lz l zhjnei

kledxldh% @ glvh ox`ky `ejrhi`okh fr`heizg`sz lei jrhlyhi

mhmnr`hz ygly t`kk rhml`e t`yg mh ygh rhzy nf mp k`fh% Zhh`edygh snz`y`vh hffhjyz nf mp tnrb lei shrznelk `eyhrljy`nez `z

neh nf ygh mnzy drly`fp`ed lzshjyz nf mp zhrv`jh% Oh`ed l SJV

yrxkp `z l snz`y`vh+ k`fh-jgled`ed hwshr`hejh%

Leel Zblddz+ ?330

% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

Op rhjh`v`ed yg`z Thkjnmh Onnb pnx lrh oxy ylb`ed neh

mnrh zyhs `e ohjnm`ed l mhmohr `e tgly `z+ @ jle lzzxrh

pnx+ l tneihrfxkkp hjkhjy`j flm`kp% Ytn phlrz ldn+ @ jlmh yn

Ohe`e ehvhr glv`ed ghlri nf `y% @ i`i eny zshlb ygh kledxldh+

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L T H K J N M H O N N B O H E @ E 7 Lei yn yns `y nff+ @tnxki oh dneh fnr ytn phlrz% Ytn Phlrz, Yglyz l k`fhy`mh+ thkk

nekp `f pnxrh l dxssp%

Zn ghrh @ lm ytn phlrz klyhr lei @ f`ei mpzhkf yg`eb`ed

ygly znmhtghrh lkned ygh k`eh @ mxzy glvh ok`ebhi ohjlxzh

ygh ytn phlrz ygly @ tlz nejh zn tnrr`hi lonxy glvh slzzhi+

lei @ jley ghks oxy tneihr+ tghrh i`i lkk ygh y`mh dn> Ng

phlg+ `y tlz zshey khlre`ed l eht kledxldh+ neh ygly @ lm entjnmfnrylokh henxdg t`yg ygly @ jle xzh yn in lep exmohr

nf yg`edz+ frnm nrihr`ed l mhlk+ yn lrrled`ed yrlezsnryly`ne+

yn hwskl`e`ed nejh ldl`e ygly `y `z shrfhjykp enrmlk ygly

tg`yh shnskh jgledh jnknr ixh yn oh`ed `e ygh zxe ynn kned%

Y`mh tlz zshey yrp`ed yn xeihrzylei Ohe`e+ ghr shnskh+ ghr

rhk`d`nez+ ghr jxkyxrh lei yrli`y`nez+ lei xky`mlyhkp tgly rnkh

@ tleyhi yn sklp `e yghm% Lrr`v`ed ly mp eht gnmh+ `y y`jbkhi

mh s`eb tghe b`iz onthi ohfnrh mh tghe yghp tnxki zyns

lei zlp ghkkn% Tgly tlz @+ rnplkyp> Ensh% Yxrez nxy ygh nekp

yg`ed @ tlz+ tlz nki lei ygly `y `z l z`de nf rhzshjy tghe

ylkb`ed yn znmhneh nkihr yn ont ohfnrh yghm%

Ygh mlanr`yp nf mp y`mh+ ygnxdg+ tlz jnezxmhi t`yg

ygh sxrzx`y nf tnrb+ lz thkk lz fxe% Lz l rxrlk jnmmxe`yp

ghlkyg liv`znr @ tnrbhi t`yg ygh nki lei ygh pnxed+ t`yg

mhe lei tnmhe% @ th`dghi olo`hz+ mlih snrr`idh+ ylxdgy

lonxy G@V.L@IZ+ ghki jklzzhz yn ghks hmsnthr pnxed d`rkz+

lei sl`eyhi s`jyxrhz ne ygh z`ihz nf ox`ki`edz% @+ lkned t`yg

mp tnrb slryehr+ Zlf`l+ tnrbhi yn `msrnvh ygh dhehrlk ghlkyg

bentkhidh nf nxr jnmmxe`yp lei+ `e ygh srnjhzz+ ohjlmh

fr`heiz%

Ahee`fhr Mnrdle+ ?330

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Lfyhr ygrhh phlrz nf yhljg`ed `e l zmlkk v`kkldh `e Ohe`e

t`yg en rxee`ed tlyhr nr hkhjyr`j`yp+ @m hwj`yhi lonxy

Lmhr`jl lei lkk nf ygh yg`edz `y nffhrz% Oxy lz mxjg lz @mknnb`ed fnrtlri yn gny zgnthrz lei jnki ir`ebz+ ihk`j`nxz fnni

lei flm`k`lr shnskh+ @ jley ghks oxy mlbh l slrlkkhk k`zy nf

yg`edz @m dn`ed yn m`zz1 zyxiheyz tr`y`ed z`kkp khyyhrz yn mh `e

Hedk`zg+ zynrpyhkk`ed t`yg mp eh`dgonrz+ hly`ed mlednhz frhzg

frnm ygh yrhh+ xeihrzylei`ed tgly znmhneh glz zl`i yn mh `e

ygh knjlk kledxldh+ zylrrp e`dgy zb`hz+ lei ygh znxei nf rl`e

ne le `rne rnnf% YHFK `z neh nf ygh mnzy rhtlri`ed srndrlmz

`e Shljh Jnrsz% Lz l yhljghr+ pnx glvh ygh nssnryxe`yp yn

in zn mxjg mnrh ygle axzy hwskl`e Hedk`zg drlmmlr% Pnx

lrh snz`y`nehi yn glvh le `msljy ne pnxr zyxiheyz lz thkk lz

pnxr jnkkhldxhz op srnmny`ed dheihr h|xlk`yp+ hejnxrld`ed

zyxiheyz 'onyg onpz lei d`rkz yn zylp `e zjgnnk+ lei zhyy`ed

le hwlmskh nf rhzsnez`okh lxygnr`yp% Tghehvhr @ zlt l

zgp zyxihey dl`e jnef`ihejh nr l zyrxddk`ed zyxihey f`elkkp

xeihrzylei+ tghehvhr znmhneh jlmh yn mh lei zl`i @ tlz ygh

rhlzne gh nr zgh tlz zy`kk `e zjgnnk+ tghehvhr zyxiheyz mlih

le hwyrl hffnry yn zshlb Hedk`zg t`yg mh nxyz`ih nf jklzz+ @

beht ygly mp y`mh ghrh tlz y`mh thkk zshey%

_ljghk Jlryhr+ ?330

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SLJB@ED K@ZYZ

Yg`z k`zy glz ohhe jnms`khi op Vnkxeyhhrz zhrv`ed `e Ohe`elei `z olzhi ne ygh`r hwshr`hejh% Xzh `y lz le `efnrmlk dx`ih

`e mlb`ed pnxr nte k`zy+ ohlr`ed `e m`ei ygly hljg hwshr`hejh

`z `ei`v`ixlk% Yghrh `z en shrfhjy k`zy, Pnx nov`nxzkp jleeny

or`ed hvhrpyg`ed ne ygh k`zy+ zn jnez`ihr ygnzh `yhmz ygly mlbh

ygh mnzy zhezh yn pnx shrznelkkp lei srnfhzz`nelkkp% Pnx jle

lktlpz glvh yg`edz zhey yn pnx klyhr% Lz pnx ihj`ih tgly yn

or`ed+ bhhs `e m`ei ygly pnx glvh le 73-snxei th`dgy k`m`y neolddldh% Lei rhmhmohr+ pnx jle dhy lkmnzy hvhrpyg`ed pnx

ehhi `e Ohe`e%

Jknyg`ed jle vhrp hlz`kp oh yl`knr-mlih frnm knjlk flor`jz%

Zhjneiglei jknyg`ed `z lkzn vhrp snsxklr ljrnzz Ohe`e lei `z

lvl`klokh `e mlep mlrbhyz% @y `z eny ehjhzzlrp yn or`ed l klrdh

lmnxey nf jknyg`ed% E`jh-|xlk`yp zgnhz lei zleilkz jle lkzn oh

mlih `e-jnxeyrp%

Kxddldh zgnxki oh ixrlokh+ k`dgyth`dgy+ lei hlzp yn jlrrp+

lz pnx t`kk oh rhzsnez`okh fnr yrlezsnry`ed `y `e-jnxeyrp%

Ixffhk oldz lei oljbsljbz t`ygnxy frlmhz tnrb thkk 'pnx

in ENY ehhi l gxdh g`b`ed oljbsljbpnx tney oh g`b`ed

leptghrh+ xekhzz pnx zshj`f`jlkkp jgnnzh yn in zn% L dnni

oljbsljb `z sr`jhkhzz ohjlxzh pnx t`kk k`bhkp yrlvhk `e-jnxeyrprhdxklrkp% Lkmnzy lkk ygh olz`j `yhmz pnx ehhi jle oh fnxei

ghrh2 gnthvhr+ yghp mlp eny oh dnni |xlk`yp nr yghp mlp oh

hwshez`vh% Zn+ `f pnx lrh slry`jxklr lonxy znmhyg`ed+ or`ed `y,

Oxp`ed Yg`edz Ixr`ed Yrl`e`ed

Ixr`ed yrl`e`ed pnxkk oh d`vhe l k`yykh o`y nf tlkb`ed-lrnxeimnehp+ oxy `y tney oh henxdg yn oxp l kny nf jknyghz nr mnzy

nf ygh yg`edz ne yg`z k`zy '`yz rhlkkp axzy fnr zeljbz+ yn`khy slshr+

lei zn fnryg% Ly ygh hei nf yrl`e`ed pnx dhy mnehp yn ghks

slp fnr fxre`yxrh lei lepyg`ed hkzh pnx ehhi yn mnvh `e% Zn

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pnx rhlkkp nekp ehhi henxdg zyxff yn dhy ygrnxdg ygh f`rzy e`eh

thhbz% Lfyhr ygly+ pnxkk oh lokh yn dhy lepyg`ed pnx ehhi op

xz`ed pnxr k`v`ed lkkntlejh%

Tgly Shljh Jnrsz Srnv`ihz Pnx

Frhejg-Hedk`zg i`jy`nelrp

Frhejg drlmmlr lei vnjloxklrp onnbz

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L fht ixrlokh jnyyne Y-zg`ryz 'mlep Vnkxeyhhrz srhfhr

ilrb jnknrz

Sleyz 'nf k`dgyth`dgy mlyhr`lk Oknxzhz.oxyyne-inte zg`ryz

K`ehe.jnyyne jknyg`ed 'pnx jle f`ei k`ehe lei jnyyne

ghrh lei dhy jknyg`ed mlih2 irhzzhz.zb`ryz mxzy oh ly

khlzy behh-khedyg

Glyz.zjlrf.oleileelz

Dnni zyxrip orlz 'or`ed zhvhrlk ohjlxzh glei tlzg`ed

thlrz yghm nxy

Dnni xeihrthlr 'or`ed l ytn-phlr zxsskp ohjlxzh glei

tlzg`ed thlrz yghm nxy

Dnni sl`r nf yhee`z zgnhz

Zthlyzg`ry+ gnni`h+ nr kned-zkhhvh zg`ry

Tnrbnxy jknyghz '`f pnx tnrb nxy

S`jyxrhz frnm gnmh XZO fklzg ir`vh nr hwyhrelk glri ir`vh 'srhfhrlokp neh

ygly jle rxe nff XZO snthr lkneh

I`d`ylk jlmhrl

Zgnry-tlvh rli`n nr Tnrki Zsljh _li`n

Mhi`xm onnb old 'fnr ygrhh- yn fnxr-ilp yr`sz

Gl`rorxzg nr jnmo

Ygrhh-mneyg zxsskp nf srhzjr`sy`ne irxdz

Khlyghrmle nr Zt`zz lrmp be`fh 'rhmhmohr yn sljb `e

pnxr zx`yjlzh lz jghjbhi kxddldh

Ynthk 'yrlvhk.jlms`ed nehz tnrb thkk ohjlxzh yghp irp

|x`jbkp

Zshj`f`jlkkp fnr Tnmhe

Pnxr zgnxkihrz lei behhz ehhi yn oh jnvhrhi lkk ygh

y`mh+ rhdlrikhzz nf rhd`ne+ zn sljb ljjnri`edkp

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@e ygh znxyg lei `e znmh enryghre j`y`hz yg`edz lrh

mnrh k`ohrlk+ zn pnx jle or`ed yleb ynsz 'eny zsldghyy`

zyrlsz

K`ehe sleyz lrh drhly,

Eny ehjhzzlrp oxy xzhfxk fnr znmh Vnkxeyhhrz

Tlkk jlkheilr

Neh zhy nf zghhyz '`e-jnxeyrp zghhyz lrh `ehwshez`vh

`Sni nr nyghr MS: sklphr nr JI sklphr+ ihshei`ed ne

srhfhrhejh

Klsyns

Pndl mly nr Yghrm-l-_hzy 'fnr tghe pnx nr l fr`hei

ehhiz yn zkhhs ne ygh fknnr

X%Z% zylmsz 'jle hlz`kp oh zhey yn pnx op ml`k

Ohlxyp srnixjyz nr slmshr`ed yg`edz fnr ih-zyrhzz`ed

'`f pnx xzh yghm Mnehp yn jgledh '`e klrdh ihenm`ely`nez+ )83+ )

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Lssn`eymhey onnb

Zy`jbhrz 'jle oh hlz`kp zhey ghrh+ ynn

Shrznelk Gpd`heh lei Yn`khyrp @yhmz

Lkmnzy hvhrp ypsh nf yn`khyrp `z lvl`klokh ghrh+ oxy znmh

lrh |x`yh hwshez`vh 'zxjg lz zglmsnn+ ihninrley+ gl`r

jnei`y`nehr+ flj`lk jrhlmz+ lei ynehrz% @f pnx srhfhr l jhryl`e

orlei elmh+ zynjb xs+ oxy nyghrt`zh or`ed l ygrhh-mneyg

zxsskp fnr ygh ixrly`ne nf yrl`e`ed%

K`|x`i glei zle`y`qhr lei glei t`shz

N`k-frhh zxezjrhhe 'fnr ygh fljh

Mhi`jlk zxssk`hz `f zshj`lk mhi`j`eh `z ylbhe nr l

srhfhrhejh ne jhryl`e orleiz

Neh dnni-|xlk`yp ynthk

Lknh-Vhrl

Ylmsnez 'ygrhh-mneyg zxsskp2 hwshez`vh yn oxp ghrh2

NOz sljb thkk2 pnx jle oxp dhehr`j orleiz ghrh

Gl`r y`hz

El`k jk`sshrz+ el`k f`kh

Jneyljy khezhz lei henxdg znkxy`ne fnr ytn phlrz

'Shljh Jnrsz inhz eny rhjnmmhei thlr`ed jneyljyz

ixh yn ixzyp jnei`y`nez lei inhz eny srnv`ih znkxy`ne

Ihninrley 'enyh ygly ihninrley zlky jrpzylkz tnrb thkk

lei jnxki klzy pnxr tgnkh zhrv`jh2 yghprh zmlkk+ ynn,

Zglmsnn lei jnei`y`nehr

Olz`j mlbhxs

Flj`lk znls

Zxezjrhhe 'Shljh Jnrsz srnv`ihz yg`z oxy `y `z eny dnni

|xlk`yp

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B`yjghe

Flvnr`yh jnnbonnbz nr rhj`shz

Sljbldhi m`whz 'zlxjhz+ zlkli irhzz`edz+ znxsz+ ir`eb

m`whz+ hyj%

Mnzy zs`jhz lrh lvl`klokh+ oxy lrh hwshez`vh+ zn zynjb

xs `f pnx k`bh yn jnnb 'h%d%+ j`eelmne+ @ylk`le zs`jhz+

lkkzs`jh+ jg`k` sntihr+ jxrrp

Frhejg srhzz '`f pnx k`bh jnffhh

Dnni-|xlk yp jle nshehr

Dnni-|xlk yp snylyn vhdhylokh shhkhr

Dnni-|xlk yp dlrk`j srhzz

Mhlzxr`ed jxsz lei zsnnez

Dnni-|xlk`yp Yhfkne frp`ed sle 'lvl`klokh `e Jnynenx+oxy hwshez`vh

Dnni-|xlk yp be`fh

Shsshr dr`eihr

Zs`jh m`whz fnr hlzp mhlkz

Lep nyghr zmlkk b`yjghe zxssk`hz ygly pnx k`bh yn xzh

Hkhjyrne`jz

Hkhjyr`j`yp `e Ohe`e `z ly ??3 vnkyz '`e Lmhr`jl+ `yz

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