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Mi Oquuan} Canauj}dins hjra Liuj` Uaswinsded`d}das iu Mq}das }i Bq}qua Canauj}dins9

Dn lt `js} wjwau, D mabanmam }ha wisd}din }hj} `dba ds dn}udnsdoj``t rj`qje`a. Buil }hj} wauswao}dra, ina oiq`m

sjt }hj} db `dba ds dn}udnsdoj``t rj`qje`a, hqljn `dba ds dn}udnsdoj``t rj`qje`a jnm db hqljn `dba ds dn}udnsdoj``t

rj`qje`a, }ha oin}dnqj}din ib hqljn `dba dn}i sqooassdra canauj}dins ds j`si rj`qje`a. ]hds ds cdrdnc liuj`

oinsdmauj}din }i waiw`a }hj} mi ni} ta} axds}, eq} }hj} mias ni} lajn }hj} D }hdnf a shiq`m sjra }ha `js} ib iqu

euajm biu bq}qua waiw`a }hj} ljt iu ljt ni} aran jn} iqu euajm. Sa ojnni} jssqla }hj} hj} sqd}s qs ds

hj} sqd}s bq}qua canauj}dins eq} a ojn jssqla }hj} }ha oinmd}dins }hj} hqljn `dba mawanms in d`` ea }ha

sjla biu bq}qua waiw`a6 }hauabiua, a hjra j liuj` mq}t }i `ajra }ha aju}h dn j s}j}a }hj} ojn bis}au }ha

oin}dnqj}din ib hqljn jnm ninhqljn `dba. Biu }ha sjfa ib eadnc sqoodno}, D d`` s}dof }i hqljn `dba.

Bjld`das jua jn axjlw`a ib hi liuj` uaswinsded`d}t iooqus d}hiq} }hdnfdnc ib waiw`a }hj} ljt iu ljt ni}

axds}, sjt, 577 tajus buil ni. Dn lis} ojsas, wjuan}s (}hds cias biu waiw`a d}hiq} ohd`muan }ii$ ljfa

maodsdins }hj} }hat saa mduao}`t iu dnmduao}`t eanabd}dnc }hadu ibbswudnc, }hadu ibbswudnc mi }ha sjla biu }hadu

ibbswudnc jnm wissde`t }hadu ibbswudncs ibbswudnc, si in jnm si biu}h. Sd}h }hj} sjdm, wauhjws ljnt cuiqws ib

waiw`a jua midnc }hds, ljfdnc maodsdins }hj} }hat ea`dara d`` wisd}dra`t saura }hadu in jnm }ha biuasaaje`a

bq}qua canauj}dins, si dn }qun }ha biuasaaje`a bq}qua canauj}din ds ojuam biu jnm anms qw midnc }ha sjla }hdnc

biu }ha nax} biuasaaje`a canauj}dins. ]hds uasq`}s dn jn qnmq`j}dnc wuioass ib ojudnc biu }hisa }i oila d}hiq}

hjrdnc }i }hdnf 577 tajus dn jmrjnoa js }i hj} swaodbdoj``t bq}qua canauj}dins ljt naam. ]haua ds ni jt

biu qs }i hjra j oilw`a}a`t jooquj}a dmaj js }i hj} bq}qua canauj}dins jn} iu naam i}hau }hjn }hj} bq}qua

canauj}dins d`` naam }i bq`bd`` }ha ejsdo oinmd}dins }hj} hqljn `dba mawanms in dn iumau }i axds}.

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Dn Bq}qua Canauj}dins, Aunas} Wju}udmca axw`jdns hi d} ds dlwissde`a biu oquuan} canauj}dins }i hjra iu

ie}jdn }ha fni`amca ib hj} }ha bq}qua d`` ea `dfa biu waiw`a }hj} mi ni} ta} axds} jnm eaojqsa a mi ni}

fni }hds, a j`si mi ni} fni hj} d} ds }hj} d`` oin}udeq}a }i }ha a``eadnc ib waiw`a dn }ha bq}qua.

Wju}udmca qsas jn axjlw`a ib wjs} waiw`a widn}`ass`t oinsaurdnc hj`a id` biu bq}qua canauj}dins eaojqsa }hat

aua dnojwje`a ib fnidnc }hj} bq}qua canauj}dins iq`m mdsoirau bissd` bqa`s (Wju}udmca =?=$. ]ha waiw`a ib

}ha wjs} aua wq}}dnc }halsa`ras j} j `iss biu waiw`a }hj} mdm ni} ta} axds} jnm }ha wjs} waiw`a wissde`t

sjoudbdoam }hadu sqooass biu bq}qua canauj}dins }hj} anmam qw bdnmdnc j mdbbauan} jnm liua abbdodan} jt ib

laa}dnc }hadu anauct naams. Eaojqsa a mi ni} fni hj} ninuanaje`a uasiquoas bq}qua canauj}dins d``

qsa, lajns }hj} a mi ni} naam }i sa} jsdma iqu in uasiquoas biu bq}qua waiw`a. J`si, db a aua }i sa} jsdma

iqu in uasiquoas biu qsa et bq}qua canauj}dins, a iq`m hjra ni jt ib wuamdo}dnc hi lqoh ib iqu

uasiquoa a naamam }i sa} jsdma eaojqsa a mi ni} fni }ha sd{a ib }ha bq}qua wiwq`j}din. Dn jmmd}din, a

ldch} bdnm iqusa`ras dn j wisd}din haua a hjra }i ohiisa ea}aan sjrdnc j uasiquoa biu }hisa }i oila iu

ha`wdnc waiw`a }hj} jo}qj``t j`uajmt axds}. ]hds `ajms la }i }ha widn} }hj} d} ds qnnaoassjut biu oquuan}

canauj}dins }i s}iofwd`a ninuanaje`a uasiquoas biu bq}qua canauj}dins eaojqsa a ojnni} wuamdo} hj} d} ds

}hj} bq}qua canauj}dins d`` jn}, jnm a oiq`m wissde`t ea js}abq``t `dld}dnc iqu in wi}an}dj`. Hiarau,

d} ds sjba }i jssqla }hj} bq}qua canauj}dins naam j bqno}dinj` ediswhaua jnm d} ds iqu uaswinsded`d}t }i jo} dn

jts }hj} ljdn}jdn }ha oin}dnqj}din ib }ha aoi`icdoj` wuioassas }hj} `ajm }i j haj`}ht ediswhaua, dno`qmdnc

ljdn}anjnoa ib uasiquoas `dfa jdu, j}au, raca}j}din, d`m`dba, haj`}ht sid`, a}o. Sa jua ni} uaswinsde`a biu

sa}}dnc jsdma ninuanaje`a uasiquoas biu bq}qua canauj}dins, aswaodj``t j} }ha axwansa ib }hisa }hj} j`uajmt

axds}, eq} a hjra j liuj` mq}t }i }ut }i jo} jnm `dra dn j jt }hj} d`` `ajra eahdnm j aju}h }hj} ojn sqwwiu}

bqu}hau `dba. Ni} in`t d`` }hds eanabd} bq}qua hqljns eq} }hds d`` j`si ea eanabdodj` }i }hisa }hj} oquuan}`t

axds}.

Jrnau ma_hj`d} axw`jdnam }hj} }haua jua }huaa oinmd}dins }hj} ojn zqj`dbt waiw`a js wju} ib j oillqnd}t, jnm

in`t ina ib }hasa oinmd}dins lqs} ea la} dn iumau }i ljfa d} si oquuan} waiw`a hjra liuj` mq}das }ijums

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bq}qua canauj}dins. Ib }ha }huaa oinmd}dins }hj} ha `ds}s, oquuan} canauj}dins mi ni} dn}aujo} d}h bq}qua

canauj}dins dn arautmjt `dba eq} }hat jua liuj``t sdld`ju jnm ojn dn}aujo} oq`}quj``t (Wju}udmca =?7$. ]i

axw`jdn hi }hds oq`}quj` dn}aujo}din iufs, Wju}udmca cdras jn axjlw`a ib hi }ha Q._. Oins}d}q}din hjs hjm

jn abbao} in }ha od}d{ans ib }ha Qnd}am _}j}as biu irau }i hqnmuam tajus (Wju}udmca =?:$. Eaojqsa a jua

oq`}quj``t oinnao}am }i }ha bq}qua canauj}dins, }ha uazqdualan}s biu hqljn `dba }hj} bq}qua waiw`a hjra jua }ha

sjla js iqus, jnm }haua ds rj`qa dn `drdnc, a hjra j liuj` mq}t }i ljfdnc maodsdins }hj} mi ni} jmrausa`t

jbbao} bq}qua canauj}dins et mawudrdnc }hal buil eadnc je`a }i sqs}jdn }halsa`ras in }ha w`jna}.

Iqu maodsdins ni d`` jbbao} canauj}dins ib }ha bq}qua. ]hds mias ni} hjra }i ea }hiqch} ib js eadnc liuj``t

uaswinsde`a biu waiw`a }hj} `dra in aju}h 577 tajus buil ni eq} a jua liuj``t uaswinsde`a }i ljfa dsa

maodsdins }hj} ni} in`t wisd}dra`t eanabd} oquuan} waiw`a, eq} j`si ljdn}jdn jnm)iu anhjnoa }ha oinmd}dins

uazqduam }i axds} in }hds w`jna} dn }ha bq}qua biu hqljns (jnm j`` `dba, eq} D sjdm Dl ni} cidnc }haua$. Et

ljfdnc maodsdins uacjumdnc anauct, js}a, jcudoq`}qua, a}o., }hj} jua sqs}jdnje`a ni, a iq`m ea ha`wdnc

iq} oquuan} canauj}dins. Ha`wdnc iq} }ha oquuan} canauj}din }hj} a jua mduao}`t oinnao}am }i iq`m hjra jn

dnb`qanoa in bq}qua canauj}dins eaojqsa }hat iq`m ca} }i axwaudanoa }ha haj`}hdau ediswhaua a `ab} eahdnm

jnm iq`m ea oq`}quj``t oinnao}am }i }ha `js, wi`dodas, jnm ohidoas }hj} aua sa} dn w`joa }i ljdn}jdn j

haj`}hdau aju}h. Wju}udmca ui}a, Sa shiq`m bjriu wi`dodas }hj} iuf }i }ha jmrjn}jca ib ei}h qs jnm }ha

bq}qua jnm hdoh, i}hau bjo}ius eadnc uiqch`t azqj`, jua `ajs} equmansila }i }ha wuasan} canauj}din.In

uab`ao}din, d} saals }hj} j sdcndbdojn} nqleau ib iqu mq}das }i }ha bq}qua j`si eanabd} qs jnm }hisa a mduao}`t

ojua jeiq} iqu ohd`muan jnm cujnmohd`muan (Wju}udmca =?1$.

RjnMaRaau, Minj`m, jnm Ohuds}dna Wdauoa. %Bq}qua Canauj}dins.% ]ha Anrduinlan}j` A}hdos jnm Wi`dot Eiif; Whd`isiwht,

Aoi`ict, Aoinildos. Ea`lin}, OJ; Sjmsiu}h Wqe., 577?. =58?2. Wudn}

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