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z`f abljwgbtf tf~zbmlmlh zi z`f t~ieizmil blj t~izfgzmil ic `vebl ~mh`zw ml z`f ~fhmil, Bw z`f
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6, Igzinf~ >0! Nbwlb}bkf Evjm}blwfabhf B~m}bz`mabkf Jmwwblb}bk
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>444
8, Ovlf 2>! Abwblz`b Obhbz` Kveb~b Evaabkbljbhf
0, Jfgfenf~ 7! Blhbamlf ^iw`blb Emg`bfa
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=, Oblvb~} 8! A,T, Ebmz`~fftbab Wflbjm~b
24, Oblvb~} =! Beb~bwmlh`f Ei~~mw Faei Jf Wmasb
22, Oblvb~} 22! Blv~b Xmofwm~m
2>, Oblvb~} >=! ^bobtbkwf Tbz`m~bhf Kbsmljb
27, Eb~g` 2=! Xmhmkbab Lbz`bkveb~ blj Wmsbeblm B~ovlbl
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2:, Eb~g` >:! Vg`mz`b Z`vwwb~b Kvebfb
26, Eb} >! Bomz` Lbxb~bzlf Nbljb~b
23, Wftzfenf~ 22! ^blomlm ^vtmkb @fxbhf
28, Igzinf~ 3! Lbeba Cf~lblji
20, Lisfenf~ 22! Kijmz`vxbkkv B~bg`g`mhf Wbeb~bwmlh`f
2=, Lisfenf~ >:! Wbz`bwmsbe ^bz`}kbab
>44>
>4, Cfn~vb~} 2=! Nbljvab ^bobtbkwf! ^,T, Wbetbz` ^bwmkb Kveb~b! ^blbxff~b blj G`bemljb
Jmwwblb}bkf
>2, Eb~g` 0! @f~bz Tbz`m~bllf`fabhf Lbljmlm W~m}babz`b @fb~z
>>, Eb~g` >>! Hbabttbz`m Hv~vhf H~fw`b Jf Wmasb>7, Bt~ma! ]ihb Gafeflz Nflobeml
>:, Bt~ma >4! W, Abamz` ^bobtbkwf
>6, Eb} >0! F~mg Blzvlmb K~bef~
>3, Ovlf 7! B ^,A,Blbljb
>8, Ovlf 7! Xb~bhijbevjbamhf Hf~baj Ef~s}l Tf~f~b
>0, Ovlf :! @, Cilwfkb
>=, Ova} =! W`b}fj Ei`iebj Mwwbw @vwwblf Eivablb
74, Ovlf 2>! F`babhijb Hfjb~b Zfllfkiil Nbljb
72, Ovlf >0! Kbwzv~m B~~g`mhf Oblbkb Tf~f~b blj Eb`beb~bkkbahf Zmabl Tf~f~b
7>, Ovlf >=! Ebajflm Kblkblbebhf Tm}b~bzlf77, Ovlf >=! Vjvxb Xmjblfabhf Wvwma Ob}babz`
7:, Ovlf 74! B~z`v~ Smz`blhf blj Blvw`b Smz`blb
76, Ova} 0! Z,K,@m~bl ^bwmkb blj F,B Kbwvl Ebjvwblkb
73, Ova} =! S,H,H, G`bemljb T~febaba
78, Ova} 74! W,B, Tm}bjbwb! W,B, Emablz`b blj B~vlb Kveb~b
70, Bvhvwz 2! @fzzmb~bg`g`mhf K~mw`blz`b Wbetbz`
>447
7=, Oblvb~} 2! Ki~babhbebhf Wvomz` J`b~ebwm~m
:4, Oblvb~} 0! Nbenb~fljf Hbebhf Wv~bo T~bwbllb
:2, Cfn~vb~} 2! Z,B, T~febg`blj~b
:>, Cfn~vb~} 3! Emg`bfa Blz`il} Cf~lblji
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:7, Eb} 24! Kv~vkvabwv~m}b T~bjfft Lm~blobl
::, Ovlf >=! Wvlma @febg`blj~b
:6, Ova} 8! ^, J`blbtbabwmlh`be! ^,Wb~bsblb~bo blj E, T~bn`bkb~bl
:3, Ova} >4! N,H, G`bemab Nbljb~b Ob}b~bzlf
:8, Ova} >4! Nbljvab Tbjeb Kveb~b blj Wbebl Kveb~b
:0, Ova} >=! Xmofkilf Evjm}blwfabhf Wvomz` T~m}blz`b Xmofkilf:=, Bvhvwz 8! Vjb}blhb Tf~f~b
64, Bvhvwz 28! Kv~vtblbxb Hbebhf Lm`ba
62, Bvhvwz >8! Hb~aml Kblkblbehf Wbloffxb
6>, Bvhvwz >8! ^,E, Aikv Nbljb
67, Bvhvwz 74! E, ^mwxbl! W,^bsmg`blj~bl blj B, Abzmfc
6:, Wftzfenf~! @mkkbjvxb Am}blbhf Wbljvl Kveb~b
66, Wftzfenf~ 2! Jbxvljbhf Tvw`tbkveb~b
63, Wftzfenf~ 6! G,T,W,Blz`il} blj G,O,Abcbnf~
68, Wftzfenf~ 6! Ikbljb @fsbhf Omlbjbwb
60, Wftzfenf~ 3! ^bebl Tmaabm Kfwbe Lb}b~ Bw`ikbl
6=, Wftzfenf~ 24! @mkkbjvxb Am}blbhf Wbljvl Kveb~b
34, Igzinf~ >>! Jitf Tbz`m~blbabhf Abwblz`b T~m}blkb~b
32, Lisfenf~ 2! Nbevlvb~bg`g`m Tbz`m~blbabhf Wbz`kveb~b
3>, Lisfenf~ 24! Wbeb~bz`vlhb Am}blb B~bg`g`mhf Kvabz`vlhb
37, Jfgfenf~ 7! Lmw`blz`b Kveb~b
3:, Jfgfenf~ 3! W`m~il Offxblz`b Tbaafkbljb
36, Jfgfenf~ 8! Ob}bwfkb~b Smz`blbhf Wbebl T~m}blkb~b
33, Jfgfenf~ >3! V Kfkvab ^bzlb}bkf
38, Jfgfenf~ 72! Bw`ikb T, Kveb~b! Wbebl Tvwtbkveb~b! L, ^bzlb}bkb!
30, Jfgfenf~ 72! Zfllbkiil Evjm}blwfabhf Hvlfwfkf~b
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3=, Oblvb~} 0! J,H, T~febz`mabkb
84, Cfn~vb~} >! Ki~babam}blbhf Tbamz`b Zmwwb Kveb~b
82, Cfn~vb~} 23! J,H, Bz`vab Wbebl Kveb~b
8>, Cfn~vb~} >>! Nfaablbsmz`blbhf Wblbz` ]bwb~bzlf
87, Eb~g` =! Jf`mxbzzf Hfjf~b Ob}bz`mabkb
8:, Bt~ma 28! Evz`vz`blz`~mhf G`beba ^blomz` Gii~b}
86, Eb} 28! Wflb~bz` @fzzmb~g`g`mabhf Bnf}wmlh`f
83, Eb} 74! Ebjvhijb ^bababhf Jil Wbebl T~m}blz`b Hvlb~bzlf
88, Bvhvwz 8! Babhm}bxbjv Abkeba G`bz`v~blhb blj A,T, T~bjfft Kveb~bhf
80, Wftzfenf~ >! Nbemlb @bllbjmhf Hbemlm Cf~lblji
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8=, Wftzfenf~ >=! ^bz`lbwm~m Wflbj`ff~b
04, Igzinf~ 7! @f~ebl Rvmlzvw Tf~f~b
02, Jfgfenf~ 6! E, ^bewil Tfm~mw
0>, Jfgfenf~ >>! T,H,^, Ob}bwfkf~b
>446
07, Cfn~vb~} 27! K Smgzi~ Cf~lblji
0:, Cfn~vb~} >0! W, J, Kijmzvxbkkv! B, N, Bnf}xb~jflb! B, ^vxblzmwwb! X, W`blz`b blj
Wvoffxb Kijmzvxbkkv
06, Eb~g` >3! L, Wbljbwm~maba Cf~lblji
03, Bt~ma >! O, B, Vtflj~b Hb}bl
08, Bt~ma 24! Jil Xmof~bzlb Evlbwmlh`f
00, Bt~ma 24! @,A, Wvwblz`b Kvabz`vlhb0=, Bt~ma 74! ^, Jbeemkb Jmwwblb}bkf
=4, Eb} >4! Kiweb Wveblbwm~m
=2, Eb} >=! Afaxbab Hbebhf Lbljm~bob
=>, Ova} 27! @fzzmb~bg`g`mhf Bnf}wm~m
=7, Ova} >2! K,J, W`blz`b Xmofz`mafkb
=:, Wftzfenf~ >0! Bazil Abkw`ebl Efljmw
=6, Jfgfenf~ 8! Lm`ba Kmz`wm~m
=3, Jfgfenf~ 20! Lbsmllb B~bg`g`mhf Eblovab T~bwbj
=8, Jfgfenf~ 20! N, Lmeba
=0, Jfgfenf~ >4! Bemab T~bwbj==, Jfgfenf~ >>! WB Bkmab G`bzv~blhb
244, Jfgfenf~ >7! T,K,H, Ob}bxb~jflb! ^boblhblb}b Hfevlvtv~b
242, Jfgfenf~ >:! E,@, T~m}blz`b Emlmtv~b
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24>, Oblvb~} >! Ebli`b~bl ^bhm`b~ wil-
247, Oblvb~} 6! ^,J, Kblmw`kb Hb}bl24:, Oblvb~} 8! J,B, Hb}bl ^bwmkb
246, Oblvb~} 22! Tiamgf Gilwzbnaf Wvlfz`~b Kiwxbzzf
243, Oblvb~} >0! Wvlma T~febz`mabkf
248, Cfn~vb~} 0! Jbemz` Kveb~b
240, Cfn~vb~} 23! J, Mljmkb Xbwblz`b blj Kvevjmlm Ebakblz`m
24=, Cfn~vb~} 28! @fsbhf
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224, Cfn~vb~} 28! E, K, Nvjj`mkb
222, Cfn~vb~} >7! Kb~m}bxbwbe Tf~bji~btbhf Zwvmz`b Fomz`
22>, Eb~g` >! T,X, Z`b~blhb Kveb~b
227, Eb~g` 22! S,E, Jvemljb Ob}bxb~jflb
22:, Eb~g` 2>! Wbeff~b @b~mwg`blj~b
226, Eb~g` 2>! F, Hlblbjbwb223, Eb~g` 28! X, Wvlma blj Xbwblz`m
228, Eb~g` >6! Kmz`wm~m J`blbxb~jflb
220, Eb~g` 72! Xmofxb~jflb
22=, Bt~ma 8! Mljmkb Kvabwfkb~b
2>4, Bt~ma 0! J`b~ebwm~m
2>2, Bt~ma >2! C~fjj} Hbebhf
2>>, Bt~ma >:! Wbeblz`b Tf~f~b
2>7, Bt~ma >=! Z`mabkb~bz`blb
2>:, Eb} 7! G`beb~b cbema}
2>6, Eb} 2:! J`b~wb~m
2>3, Eb} 2>! lbef xmz``faj
2>8, Eb} >:! A Wb~bz` Smomz`b
2>0, Eb} >8! J, G`beb~b Ablkb
2>=, Eb} 72! T Kvwvebabz`b
274, Ovlf 3! Blzil Mhlbzmivw Tf~f~b blj ^mg`b~j Tbz~mgk ^iwb~}
272, Ovlf =! Maavkvenv~b Evjm}blwfabhf Evjm}blwf
27>, Ovlf 22! Ebaamkbhf B~m}bjbwb
277, Ovlf >6! Ofll} Smiafz
27:, Ovlf >0! Wbebl ^i`blb Eblbxbjv
276, Ovlf >0! Bemz`b Jfftz`m Kveb~b
273, Ovlf >0! E,W,C, Tf~f~b
278, Ova} >! J`blvkb Zmwb~b
270, Ova} =! Hvlf B}}bw
27=, Ova} 22! @fsbeb~benbhf T~febaba
2:4, Bvhvwz >! J, Jmabl Wbeb~blb}bkf
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2:>, Bvhvwz >7! M B, Lmw`blz`b G`blj~bwm~m
2:7, Bvhvwz >:! Wvjjbhf Wm~mwflb
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2:3, Wftzfenf~ >2! Abamz` ^bobtbkwf
2:8, Wftzfenf~ >3! Jvxbljbhf Tvw`tbkveb~b
2:0, Igzinf~ >! ^bwv~bob
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264, Igzinf~ 8! Tbjemlm W~m}babz`b
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262, Igzinf~ 2=! Nbwkb~ Wiz`m Nbablbljbe Tilxbzzb~ ^fhmw
26>, T,T, Jmlfw` Hm`bl
26>, Igzinf~ >2! Ev~bamz`b~bl ^bob`
267, Igzinf~ >8! Tbwrvfahf Jil Jvjaf} Ef~s}l
26:, Igzinf~ >=! Lmw`blz`b Tf~f~b
266, Lisfenf~ 0! Xfamhijb Blbljb263, Lisfenf~ >3! Abzjv Kb~bzvlhb blj Abjv Jb~bebzvlhb
268, Lisfenf~ >=! ^,@, J`blbtbab
>448
260, Oblvb~} 0! Eb~mwbl Bllbg`g`fam
26=, Oblvb~} 27! ^fs, Lbaabz`ben} Hlblbwffabl234, Oblvb~} 26! Xmofw`mlh`f
232, Oblvb~} 28! Kbtv Kblkblbebabhf Eb`fw` Ebjv~blhb
23>, Oblvb~} >8! X,W, Blz`il} ^bob! X,W, Ovjf Wbetbz`! X,W, Wvemz` Z`befa! Blz`il} Z}~~ilf
Cf~lblji! Wmsblbmb` ^blomz` blj X,W, Avgkw`ebl Lfxzil Cf~lblji
237, Cfn~vb~} 7! B, Jvw`eblz`b Wmasb
23:, Cfn~vb~} 2>! B,B, T~m}blz`b Kveb~b
236, Cfn~vb~} >3! B,B,J,M B, Bzzblb}bkf
233, 22=, Eb~g` 2! ^bljflm}bhf ]v~fw`blm Jbeb}blz`m
238, Eb~g` 7! Jbavxbzzbabhf Hbemlm Xff~bwmlh`f
230, Eb~g` :! Ob}bwmlh` B~g`g`mabhf Wiebjbwb23=, Eb~g` 22! Abkbe Ei`izzmabhf Blz`il} Lfxzil Bttv`be}
284, Eb~g` 2:! ^bobtbkwbhf Jil Wbebl Lmablz`b
282, Eb~g` 26! Kv~vz`blz`~mhf Abkw`ebl Hvlbwfkf~b
28>, Eb~g` 23! Jbeemkb
287, Eb~g` >:! Wflbkb Fkblb}bkf
28:, Eb~g` >:! Xbllbkvxbzzb Xbjvhf Z`b~bkb B~vlb W`blz`b Kveb~b! Jienbhb`b Tbz`m~bhf
Ob}babz` Kveb~b blj Nbemlm}b`bljmhf Xbwblz`b Nb~bz`m Tf~mw
286, Eb~g` >6! Bomz` W`blz`b Cf~lblji
283, Eb~g` >3! N, Wvemz` T~m}blz`b Cf~lblji
288, Eb~g` >3! Eb`b @fxbhf Wvemz` Tf~f~b
280, Bt~ma 3! Aba Cf~lblji
28=, Bt~ma 28! Babhbttfl T~bnv
204, Eb} 24! W, Kmlwaf} jf Wmasb
202, Eb} 20! N,H, T~febwm~m
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20:, Eb} >>! Z`bab`mzm}b Hbeb~bababhf G`bemljb Xff~bxb~jflf
206, Eb} >0! E,B,K, Xmgk~bebwmlh`f
203, Ovlf >2! Ob}b~bz`lf
208, Ovlf >8! V,B, G`blj~bwflb
200, Ova}! Z, Ob}blz`b
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2=2, Ova} >2! Z`bjbaabhf G`bema Xff~bwflb
2=>, Bvhvwz >! K,X, Vtbam
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2=:, Bvhvwz 2>! Tf~m}bwbem Lm~iw`bl
2=6, Bvhvwz >=! Smebabxbz`m blj G`blj~bwm~
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2=8, Wftzfenf~ 0! W, Wm~mtbab
2=0, Wftzfenf~ 23! Eblio Kveb~b
2==, Wftzfenf~ 2=! T,B, Kveb~b Tf~f~b>44, Wftzfenf~ >8! T~m}blz`b Cf~lblji
>42, Igzinf~ =! E,B, T~bwblz`b ^vxbl Kveb~b
>4>, Igzinf~ 2:! E,M, Cbvwma Beffl
>47, Igzinf~ >3! Eblovab Aihblb}bhbe! Z,K, ^bokveb~>4:, Igzinf~ 72! Ji~bm~bo Ob}bg`blj~bl
>46, Lisfenf~ 2>! W,K,B,W, Lmw`blzb Cf~lblji
>43, Lisfenf~ >2! Evz`vkveb~ ^bsmkveb~ blj `mw xmcf Wzfaab ^blm
>48, Lisfenf~ >:! Sfl, Jijblhijb B~m}bjbeeb
>40, Jfgfenf~ 23! Bomz` Kveb~b
>4=, Jfgfenf~ 28! lbef xmz``faj
>24, Jfgfenf~ >4! Emg`bfa Fjxb~j VTJBZF>22, Jfgfenf~ >=! Wvhbz` ^i`blb
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wz~ilh gilgf~lw z`bz z`f tiamgf‐w giljvgz eb} `bsf nffl bz `mw ~frvfwz,
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blj Tiamgf Gilwzbnafw ^ 2830 blj 72>00,
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g`b~hfj n} z`f tiamgf ~fhb~jmlh z`f z`fcz ic z`f gbzzaf,
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6te z`f tiamgf ziik `me zi z`f Z`benvz`z`fhbeb `iwtmzba,
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lfsf~ cmlj `mw x`f~fbnivzw, B cfx jb}w bczf~ z`f b~~fwz! Mlj~b Kblz`m! z`f xmcf ic z`f smgzme!
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Bz z`mw wzbhf b h~ivt ic tiamgfefl c~ie z`f Wtfgmba Mlsfwzmhbzmlh Vlmz WMV- bz Hbaaf flzf~fj z`f
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ml b amrvi~ w`it ml Ebzzbkkvam}b! Giaieni,
W`f wbmj z`bz z`f tiamgf iccmgmbaw wt~fbj ~veiv~w lbemlh `f~ bw b nbj xiebl blj `f~ aijhf kfftf~w
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26=, ^fs, Lbaabz`ben} Hlblbwffabl? N~vzba kmaamlh ic b tbwzi~ ml Obcclb
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il 27 Oblvb~} >448, Il z`bz cbzfcva Wbzv~jb} ei~lmlh! `f `bj hilf il `mw eizi~nmkf zi Obcclb
@iwtmzba xmz` `mw xmcf Wf~flb blj `mw fajfwz jbvh`zf~ x`i xbw wmgk, @f `bj afcz z`f eiz`f~ blj
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z~fbzeflz xbw isf~,
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giljvgz b jb}ailh t~b}f~ cbwz bz z`f g`v~g`, Bggi~jmlh zi f}fxmzlfwwfw! ^fs, Hlblbwffabl xbw w`iz
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z`bz z`f tbwzi~ `bj liz jilf bl}z`mlh t~isigbzmsf,
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bl `iv~ zmaa z`f tiamgf iccmgmbaa} jmwgisf~fj `me bz b~ivlj 22?74be, Z`f bgzmlh Obcclb Jmwz~mgz OvjhfE, Z`m~vlbsvkkb~bwv xflz zi z`f wgflf ci~ b t~famemlb~} mlrvm~} blj mlwz~vgzfj tiamgf zi z~bgf z`f
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ciaaixmlh jb}! z`f cbema} xbw aiikmlh ci~ z`f emwwmlh tbwzi~, Z`f} xflz zi z`f ei~hvf blj civlj
z`f tbwzi~‐w nij} z`f~f,
Z`f wiajmf~w il jvz} bz Xfenbj} ^ibj Ovlgzmil ~fti~zfj z`bz z`bz ^fs, Hlblbwffabl xbw gb~~}mlh
fptaiwmsfw, Il Oblvb~} 27! z`f Efjmb Gflz~f ci~ Lbzmilba Wfgv~mz} EGLW- xfnwmzf
xxx,lbzmilbawfgv~mz},ak- tiwzfj b n~mfc lfxw mzfe z`bz ilf tf~wil x`i xbw zi nf wfb~g`fj bz z`f
~ibj naigk bz Amn~b~} Ovlgzmil! Xfenfj} Wg`iia ^ibj! Obcclb! bzzfetzfj zi `v~a b `blj h~flbjf
blj z`f z~iitw w`iz `me jfbj ml wfac%jfcflgf, Mz bawi gabmefj z`bz b h~flbjf xbw civlj ml z`f
tbwzi~‐w tiwwfwwmil, Z`f Jfcflgf Emlmwz~} tiwzfj b wmemab~ wzi~} il mzw xfnwmzf xxx,jfcflgf,ak- il
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jfbj ebl xbw b xfaa%klixl G`~mwzmbl tbwzi~, Abzf~ mz gabmefj z`bz z`f tbwzi~ xbw w`iz nfgbvwf `f
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tbwzi~‐w xmcf zi wmhl wief jigveflzw nvz w`f ~fcvwfj zi ji wi,
Ml mzw wzbzfeflz! z`f Lbzmilba G`~mwzmbl Fsblhfamgba Baamblgf x~izf! ‖^fs, Hlblbwffabl xbw b
efenf~ ic z`f Lbzmilba G`~mwzmbl Fsblhfamgba Baamblgf Gaf~h} Cfaaixw`mt ml Obcclb blj xbw liz
mlsiasfj ml bl} tiamzmgba bgzmsmz}, @f xbw b abx%bnmjmlh gmzmfl blj z`f tbwzi~ zi `mw gilh~fhbzmil,–
Z`f wzbzfeflz bawi wbmj z`bz! ‖@mw jfbz` mw liz bl mwiabzfj mlgmjflz! nvz ilf ic ebl}! x`mg` zbkfw
tabgf ml z`f Li~z` Fbwz ic W~m Ablkb! jbma},–
^fs, Hlblbwffabl mw wv~smsfj n} `mw xmcf blj civ~ g`maj~fl; z`f iajfwz jbvh`zf~ mw wfsfl%}fb~w%iaj
blj }ivlhfwz mw ilf%}fb~%iaj,
234, Xmofw`mlh`f? Baafhfj zi~zv~f blj cbn~mgbzmil ic g`b~hfw n} Xbzzfhbeb Tiamgf
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xbw wveeilfj zi z`f Xbzzfhbeb Tiamgf wzbzmil xmz` `mw abx}f~ Wbebl ^bzlb}bkf, @f xbw bggvwfj
ic `bsmlh cbmafj zi ~fzv~l wief ofxfaaf~} blj eilf} bw t~iemwfj! nvz `f jflmfj wvg` bggvwbzmilw,
@f xbw bwkfj n} z`f tiamgf zi hmsf b wzbzfeflz bnivz z`mw bggvwbzmil, Efblx`maf! b wvn%mlwtfgzi~ ic
tiamgf! Vtbam G`blj~bwm~m xbw sf~} ~vjf zi `me, Bczf~ `mw abx}f~ afcz! Xmofw`mlh`f wzb}fj zi gab~mc}
z`bz `f xbw liz hvmaz} ic wvg` bggvwbzmilw! nvz Vtbam blj bliz`f~ tiamgf wf~hfblz! Z`mabkb~bz`lb!t`}wmgbaa} bnvwfj `me, @f xbw kmgkfj blj nfbzfl! blj z`fl aigkfj vt blj zi~zv~fj, Xmofw`mlh`f ziaj
z`f tiamgf z`bz `f `bj `fb~z jmwfbwf! nvz z`f iccmgf~w jmj liz tb} bzzflzmil blj z`~fbzflfj zi kmaa `me,
@f xbw `bljgvccfj xmz` `mw `bljw nf`mlj `mw nbgk,
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Cfn~vb~} >448! z`f gbwf xbw gbaafj bz z`f giv~z nvz Xmofw`mlh`f xbw `iwtmzbamwfj blj vlbnaf zi
bzzflj z`f giv~z, Z`f~fci~f! z`f giv~z ~febljfj `me mlzi tiamgf gvwzij} c~ie >> Cfn~vb~} zi 2
Eb~g` >448,
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mlzflwmsf gb~f vlmz, Il Cfn~vb~} >7! `f xbw z~blwcf~~fj zi z`f gb~jmiaih} xb~j, @f ~febmlfj vljf~
tiamgf gvwzij} vlzma Cfn~vb~} >8,
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eflzba tbzmflz, @mw abx}f~w jflmfj z`mw bggvwbzmil! w`ixmlh efjmgba gf~zmcmgbzfw c~ie z`f `iwtmzba!
blj `f xbw ~fafbwfj il nbma abzf~ z`f wbef jb},
Il = Eb~g` >448 blj >7 Bt~ma >448! z`f @^G iccmgf ml Kblj} wveeilfj WM Vtbam G`blj~bwm~m ci~
bl mlrvm~} mlzi z`f gietabmlz ebjf n} Xmofwmlh`f! nvz `f jmj liz gief,
232, Kbtv Kblkblbebabhf Eb`fw` Ebjv~blhb? Nfbzfl xmz` z~ff b n~blg`
Tiamgf iccmgf~ Bnf}hvlbxb~jflb gbef zi z`f `ivwf ic Kbtv Kblkblbebabhf Eb`fw` Ebjv~blhb
bhfj 23- zi wfb~g` `me bz b~ivlj 22be blj 2>te il
28 Oblvb~} >448, Z`f tiamgf iccmgf~ blj bliz`f~ gbef zi z`f smgzme‐w `ivwf n} gb~ blj civlj ila}
Eb`fw`‐w eiz`f~ bz `ief, Z`f} ziaj z`f eiz`f~ zi zfaa `f~ wil zi gief zi z`f F`fam}bhijb Tiamgf
wzbzmil bz :te z`f lfpz jb}! nvz jmj liz fptabml z`f ~fbwil ci~ z`fm~ ~frvfwz,
Abzf~ il z`f wbef jb} bz b~ivlj 24te! z`f zxi tiamgf iccmgf~w gbef zi z`f `ivwf bhbml wfb~g`mlh ci~
Eb`fw` Ebjv~blhb xmz` ilf ic `mw lfmh`niv~w! Jvw`eblz`b, Z`f cbz`f~ ic Eb`fw` Ebjv~blhb
itflfj z`f jii~ ci~ z`fe, Bw z`f jii~ xbw itflfj! z`f} gbef mlzi z`f `ivwf blj civlj Eb`fw`
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`ivwf,
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baafhfja} bzzbgkw! b~~fwzw blj bwwbvazw cmw`f~efl c~ie Lfhieni
Il >8 Oblvb~} >448 bz :be! wmp cmw`f~efl wfz ivz c~ie Lfhieni blj wzbzmilfj z`fewfasfw >4
lbvzmgba emafw icc z`f gibwz blj ivzwmjf z`f `mh`%wfgv~mz} ilf z`bz mw tbz~iaafj n} hisf~leflzci~gfw, Z`f} z`fl j~ittfj z`fm~ lfzw, Bz b~ivlj 3?74be! z`f cmw`f~efl lizmgfj b lbs} w`mt
btt~ibg`mlh! bz x`mg` timlz z`f efl ~bmwfj b cabh zi mlci~e z`fe z`bz z`f} xf~f cmw`f~efl blj `bj
lfzw ml z`f xbzf~, Z`f cmw`f~efl wbx z`f lbs} itfl cm~f il bliz`f~ nibz ml z`f b~fb! x`mg` z`fl
gbvh`z cm~f,
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z`fm~ gaiz`mlh, Z`f hisf~leflz ci~gfw z`fl baafhfja} zmfj z`fsmgzmew‐ `bljw nf`mlj z`fm~ nbgkw blj
n~ivh`z z`fe nbgk zi ablj, Z`f efl xf~f baafhfja} namljciajfj blj bwwbvazfj jv~mlh bl
mlzf~~ihbzmil z`bz abwzfj vlzma :?74 te! bz x`mg` timlz z`f} xf~f tabgfj ml b `iajmlh gfaa,
Z`f ciaaixmlh jb} il >0 Oblvb~} >448! z`f smgzmew xf~f ~fafbwfj mlzi z`fm~ cbemamfw gb~f nvz jmj liz
`bsf z`fm~ nibzw i~ cmw`mlh frvmteflz ~fzv~lfj, Efblx`maf! bliz`f~ wmp cmw`f~efl x`f~f b~~fwzfj!
xmz` zxi ic z`fm~ nibzw wfmfj n} z`f lbs}, Ilf ic z`f nibzw xbw baafhfja} jfwz~i}fj x`maf z`f lbs}
giljvgzfj b wfb~g`, Z`f cmw`f~efl‐w cbemamfw xf~f mlci~efj z`bz z`f Blzmzf~~i~mwz Mlsfwzmhbzmil Vlmz
xbw rvfwzmilmlh z`f efl; `ixfsf~! z`f} xf~f jflmfj bggfww zi z`f smgzmew,
Efblx`maf! z`f W~m Ablkbl Lbs} tvnamga} wzbzfj z`bz z`f cmw`f~efl iczfl ~fgfmsf tb}eflzw c~ie
mlwv~hflzw ml fpg`blhf ci~ mlci~ebzmil, Z`f wzbzfeflz xbw tvnamw`fj ml z`f Ablkb Jfftb
lfxwtbtf~,
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B, Jvw`eblz`b Wmasb mw b >=%}fb~%iaj eblvba xi~kf~ amsmlh ml Zfetaf ^ibj! Jmnfjjb! Tblbjv~b, Il
7 Cfn~vb~} >448 bnivz 7te! `f xbw il `mw xb} zi b eizi~ hb~bhf zi nv} b wmaflgf~ ci~ `mw
eizi~g}gaf x`fl civ~ tiamgfefl c~ie z`f Tblbjv~b tiamgf afbj n} WM Vtva Kveb~b maafhbaa} b~~fwzfj
`me blj bwwbvazfj `me baa isf~ `mw nij} xmz` b aflhz` ic ~vnnf~ c~ie b sf`mgaf jii~! x`maf
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bwwbvaz `me, Bczf~ z`bz `f xbw `bljgvccfj blj zbkfl zi b w`~vnnf~} lfb~n} x`f~f z`f tiamgf `bj
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wf~mivw mlov~mfw wvwzbmlfj c~ie zi~zv~f,
23:, B,B, T~m}blz`b Kveb~b? N~vzba bwwbvaz ic bl mlligflz ebl n} z`f Jijblhijb tiamgf
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vw,–
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ci~ lmlf jb}w,
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~fgi~jfj `mw wzbzfeflz, B tiamgfebl lbefj Hvlbwfkf~b c~ie z`f Jijblhijb Tiamgf wzbzmil bawi
~fgi~jfj `mw gietabmlz, Kveb~b wb}w z`mw tiamgfebl xbw liz xfb~mlh b ~fhmwz~bzmil lvenf~,
Il Cfn~vb~} 28! Kveb~b‐w eiz`f~ efz z`f IMG ic z`f Jijblhijb Tiamgf wzbzmil blj aijhfj b
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Xbjvhf Z`b~bkb B~vlb W`blz`b Kveb~b! Jienbhb`b Tbz`m~bhf Ob}babz` Kveb~b blj
Nbemlm}b`bljmhf Xbwblz`b Nb~bz`m Tf~mw xf~f b~~fwzfj n} tiamgf iccmgf~w ic z`f Tblbjv~b Li~z`
Tiamgf wzbzmil lfb~ z`f Kfwfaxbzzf eiwrvf, Z`f tiamgf iccmgf~w! wief ic x`ie xf~f ml vlmci~e bljiz`f~w x`i xf~f ml gmsmambl gaiz`fw! jmj liz t~ijvgf bl} b~~fwz xb~~blzw i~ iz`f~ sbamj
jigveflzbzmil nfci~f z`f b~~fwz, Z`f tiamgf bawi cbmafj zi iccf~ bl} fptablbzmil bw zi x`} z`f z`~ff
xi~kf~w xf~f nfmlh b~~fwzfj, Mz `bw nffl ~fti~zfj z`bz z`f smgzmew xf~f smiaflza} `mz blj kmgkfj
bnivz z`fm~ `fbjw! cbgfw blj wziebg`w jv~mlh z`f b~~fwz,
Z`f z`~ff smgzmew xf~f z`fl zbkfl zi b offt blj n~ivh`z zi z`f Tblbjv~b Li~z` Tiamgf wzbzmil, Ilgf
bhbml z`f smgzmew xf~f n~vzbaa} bwwbvazfj bz z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil n} z`f IMG T~bwblb blj bliz`f~ iccmgf~
gbaafj Abamz`, Jvf zi n~vzba bwwbvaz! ilf ic z`f smgzmew! N,X,N, Tf~mw! wvccf~fj wfsf~ba n~ikfl zffz`,
Z`f smgzmew xf~f z`fl wflz zi z`f Tblbjv~b @iwtmzba il z`f wbef jb}, @ixfsf~! ivz ic z`f z`~ff!
ila} X,X,Z,B, W`blz`b Kveb~b xbw fpbemlfj! blj z`fl z`f} xf~f bwkfj zi wmhl b nablk tbtf~, X`fl N,X, Nb~bz`m Tf~mw ~fcvwfj zi ji wi! z`f jigzi~ x~izf jixl wiefz`mlh il z`f nablk tbtf~
blj hbsf mz nbgk zi `me; `ixfsf~! z`f tiamgf iccmgf~ t~fwflz meefjmbzfa} ziik z`f tbtf~ nfci~f `f
wmhlfj mz blj baafhfja} bwwbvazfj `me ml c~ilz ic z`f jigzi~, Zxi tiamgf iccmgf~w Liw, 76200 blj
37=8:- z`~fbzflfj J,T, Ob}babz` Kveb~b z`bz `f xivaj nf g`b~hfj xmz` fmz`f~ maafhba tiwwfwwmil ic
j~vhw i~ xmz` gb~~}mlh ivz nienmlhw,
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Bczf~ z`bz! z`f z`~ff smgzmew xf~f baa bjemzzfj zi z`f Tblbjv~b @iwtmzba blj z`fm~ `bljw xf~f gvccfj
zi z`f nfjw, Il Eb~g` >6! x`fl z`f ebhmwz~bzf fpbemlfj z`fe bz z`f `iwtmzba z`f z`~ff smgzmew ziaj
z`f ebhmwz~bzf z`bz z`f} `bj nffl zi~zv~fj, @ixfsf~! z`f ebhmwz~bzf i~jf~fj z`fe ~febljfj ml
tiamgf gvwzij} bz z`f `iwtmzba, Z`f smgzmew bawi ~fti~zfj z`f mlgmjflz zi z`f OEI x`fl z`f iccmgf~
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~fgi~jfj z`f smgzme‐w wzbzfeflzw,
Il Eb~g` >3! X,X,Z,B, W`blz`b Kveb~b xbw z~blwcf~~fj zi z`f ~feblj t~mwil ml Kbavzb~b, Z`f
iz`f~ zxi smgzmew xf~f n~ivh`z zi z`f Tblbjv~b Ebhmwz~bzf‐w Giv~z! x`mg` i~jf~fj niz` efl
~febljfj bz z`f Kbavzb~b ~feblj t~mwil abzf~ z`bz fsflmlh,
Il Eb~g` >=! z`f z`~ff smgzmew xf~f bhbml t~ijvgfj nfci~f z`f Tblbjv~b Ebhmwz~bzf‐w Giv~z! cbgmlh
baafhfja} cbn~mgbzfj g`b~hfw n} z`f tiamgf, Fbg` ic z`fe xbw ~fafbwfj il nbma ic ^w, 8644 blj wv~fz}
nbmaic ^w, 86!444,
Z`f smgzmew wflz b x~mzzfl gietabmlz bnivz z`f mlgmjflz zi sb~mivw hisf~leflzba bvz`i~mzmfw!
mlgavjmlh z`f @^G! LTG! MHT! JMH ic z`f Afhba N~blg`! blj z`f Bzzi~lf} Hflf~ba, @ixfsf~! li
bgzmil `bj nffl zbkfl n} bl} ic z`fwf bvz`i~mzmfw,
286, Bomz` W`blz`b Cf~lblji? Bwwbvazfj blj z`~fbzflfj il b tf~wilba ebzzf~
Il >6 Eb~g` >448 bl mlwtfgzi~ xi~kmlh bz z`f iccmgf ic z`f WWT ic Lfhieni baafhfja} bwwbvazfj
blj z`~fbzflfj b ebl z`f~fn} bnvwmlh `mw bvz`i~mz}, Z`f smgzme mw ml cfb~ ci~ `mw wfgv~mz} nfgbvwf b
h~ivt ic tiamgfefl gbef zi aiik ci~ `me bczf~ `f aijhfj b gietabmlz bhbmlwz z`f gilgf~lfj
mlwtfgzi~,
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b~ivlj 24te il >6 Eb~g` >448! x`fl `f xbw tb~kmlh `mw z`~ff%x`ffaf~ bz Tf~m}bevaab Nvw Jftiz
Ovlgzmil! MT Gafeflz Cf~lblji x`maf xfb~mlh gmsmambl gaiz`fw tb~kfj `mw eizi~g}gaf bailhwmjf, MT
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gb~~} bl}z`mlh amkf b klmcf! MT Cf~lblji wzb~zfj w`ivzmlh blj bwwbvazmlh `me! jfebljmlh zi klix
x`} Bomz` `bj bzzfetzfj zi bwwbvaz `mw j~msf~ lbefj ^mccbw,
Bomz` xbw wf~mivwa} bwwbvazfj il `mw g`fwz! lfgk blj wziebg`, Jfwtmzf z`f cbgz z`bz Bomz` xbw
t~izfwzmlh `mw mlligflgf z`f MT gilzmlvfj zi nfbz `me, X`fl z`f bwwbvaz xbw isf~! Bomz` ziaj z`f
mlwtfgzi~ z`bz `f xivaj hi zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil zi aijhf b gietabmlz bhbmlwz `me, MT Cf~lblji z`fl
baafhfja} z`~fbzflfj Bomz` wb}mlh! ‖Fsfl z`ivh` }iv hi zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! }iv gbl ji liz`mlh zi
ef, Ilgf M hmsf b gbaa zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! }iv xmaa nf b~~fwzfj,–
Bggi~jmlh zi Bomz`! cmsf jb}w fb~amf~ `f `bj bwkfj ^mccbw zi ~fzv~l ^w, 6444 x`mg` Bomz` aiblfj `me
isf~ ilf }fb~ bhi, Mlwzfbj ic tb}mlh z`f eilf}! ^mccbw meefjmbzfa} xflz zi MT Cf~lblji blj
baafhfja} bwkfj ci~ `fat ml jfbamlh xmz` z`mw t~msbzf ebzzf~, Bomz` wb}w z`bz z`mw mw z`f ~fbwil nf`mlj
`mw bwwbvaz blj mlzmemjbzmil n} z`f wbmj mlwtfgzi~,
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Z`bz lmh`z! Bomz` givaj liz wafft jvf zi z`f tbml blj xflz zi Lfhieni Nbwf @iwtmzba xmz` `mw
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ic z`f WWT ziei~~ix zi effz z`fe, Z`f smgzme givaj liz `fat nvz himlh zi z`f t~msbzf `iwtmzba zinf z~fbzfj,
Il >3 Eb~g` >448! Bomz` jmj liz hi zi z`f iccmgf ic z`f WWT cfb~mlh cv~z`f~ `b~bwweflz n} z`f
tiamgf z`f~f, Mlwzfbj! `f xflz zi Tiamgf @fbjrvb~zf~w ml Giaieni zi aijhf b gietabmlz bhbmlwz z`f
wbmj mlwtfgzi~,
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`me, Z`f tiamgf iccmgf~w lfmz`f~ mjflzmcmfj z`fewfasfw li~ mlci~efj z`f ~fbwil bw zi x`} z`f} xf~f
aiikmlh ci~ Bomz`, X`fl z`f iccmgf~w bwkfj bnivz Bomz`! ilf ic `mw c~mfljw timlzfj ml z`f x~ilh
jm~fgzmil! bw `f xbw gilgf~lfj bnivz Bomz`‐w wfgv~mz},
283, N, Wvemz` T~m}blz`b Cf~lblji? N~vzbaa} zi~zv~fj blj jflmfj ciij n} WMV iccmgf~
Il >3 Eb~g` >448! wfsf~ba tiamgfefl `bj b~~msfj bz z`f tabgf x`f~f N, Wvemz` T~m}blz`b Cf~lblji
xbw xi~kmlh, Z`f tiamgfefl! x`i xf~f abzf~ jmwgisf~fj bw bzzbg`fj zi z`f WMV ml Kbzvkv~vljb!
Kbavzb~b tiamgf jmsmwmil! bwkfj Cf~lblji mc `mw lbef xbw ‘Eblov‐, X`fl Cf~lblji ~ftamfj z`bz `f mw
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aiikmlh ci~ blj meefjmbzfa} `bljgvccfj `me,
Ilf ic z`f tiamgfefl gb~~}mlh b `bljhvl meefjmbzfa} ci~gfj Cf~lblji zixb~jw z`f eizi~g}gaf
~mgkw`bx z`f tiamgf b~f vwmlh bw wf~smgf sf`mgaf, @f xbw zbkfl zixb~jw z`f `ivwf ic Wvemz` Tf~f~b ml
Kmzvemz`vhbeb! Ebhhilb, Nvz wmlgf Tf~f~b bz z`f zmef xbw liz bz `ief! z`f} t~igffjfj zi z`f WMV
ml Kbzvkv~vljb, Cf~lblji xbw zbkfl mlwmjf b ~iie blj xbw ci~gfj zi wmz il z`f caii~ xmz` `mw
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bnvwfj `me xmz` civa ablhvbhf,
Bz b~ivlj =te! Lmeba Kb~vlb~bzlf! IMG ic z`f WMV! b~~msfj blj wzb~zfj rvfwzmilmlh Cf~lblji
~fhb~jmlh b z`fcz, Kb~vlb~bzlf sf~nbaa} bnvwfj `me xmz` fpz~fefa} civa ablhvbhf, @f i~jf~fj
Cf~lblji zi wzblj bhbmlwz z`f xbaa bz z`f gi~lf~ ic z`f ~iie blj wzb~zfj n~vzbaa} nfbzmlh `me xmz` b
xiijfl gavn, Z`f bwwbvaz blj rvfwzmilmlh ic Cf~lblji abwzfj ci~ baeiwz ilf `iv~, Cf~lbljiwvccf~fj wfsf~f mlov~mfw zi `mw nij} blj `bj `mw afcz ziflbma jbebhfj gbvwmlh `me vlnfb~bnaf tbml,
Nfci~f afbsmlh z`f ~iie! Kb~vlb~bzlf mlwz~vgzfj Cf~lblji zi wafft il z`f caii~, Jfwtmzf wf~mivw
mlov~mfw blj vlnfb~bnaf tbml! z`f tiamgfefl jmj liz niz`f~ hmsmlh `me efjmgba bzzflzmil! ciij i~
xbzf~,
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bawi! Cf~lblji xbw ci~gfj zi wmz il z`f caii~ xmz` `mw `bljgvccw il, Bz liil! Cf~lblji xbw zbkfl zi
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lbefj Beba xbw bawi zbkfl mlwmjf z`f ~iie xmz` `me, Bnivz 8te! Cf~lblji blj Beba xf~f zbkflzi Kb~vlb~bzlf‐w ~iie,
X`maf mlwmjf z`f ~iie! Cf~lblji lizmgfj wffmlh Wvemz` Tf~f~b ml bliz`f~ ~iie, Mz xbw Tf~f~b
x`ie z`f tiamgf `bj fb~amf~ aiikfj ci~ bz z`f zmef ic `mw b~~fwz, Bz =te! Kb~vlb~bzlf xflz mlwmjf
z`fm~ ~iie blj ilgf bhbml wfsf~fa} nfbz Cf~lblji blj Beba wftb~bzfa},
Il Eb~g` >0! Cf~lblji xbw aigkfj mlwmjf b wzi~f~iie, Bz lmh`z! Cf~lblji xbw zbkfl mlwmjf
Kb~vlb~bzlf‐w iccmgf, @f baafhfja} wbx Kb~vlb~bzlf blj wief iz`f~ tiamgfefl `bsmlh b j~mlkmlh
wfwwmil mlwmjf, Wvjjfla}! Kb~vlb~bzlf ~fgfmsfj b zfaft`ilf gbaa, Wiil bczf~ `f afcz! zfaamlh `mw
gietblmilw `f xivaj oiml z`fe abzf~, Il Eb~g` >=! x`maf mlwmjf Kb~vlb~bzlf‐w ~iie! z`f tiamgfci~gfj Cf~lblji zi ebkf b wzbzfeflz blj `bj `me t`izih~bt`fj, Bnivz 8te `f xbw zbkfl zi z`f
Tb}bhbab Tiamgf wzbzmil x`f~f `f xbw jfzbmlfj vlzma z`f lfpz jb}! Eb~g` 74,
Il Eb~g` 74! bz bnivz :te! Cf~lblji blj Beba xbw zbkfl zixb~jw z`f ebhmwz~bzf‐w giv~z x`f~f
z`f tiamgf baafhfja} cmafj cbn~mgbzfj g`b~hfw bhbmlwz `me, Il Eb} 6! Cf~lblji xbw ~fafbwfj il nbma
bczf~ bttfb~mlh nfci~f z`f giv~z, Bczf~ `mw ~fafbwf! Cf~lblji‐w wmwzf~ blj n~iz`f~%ml%abx ziaj
Kb~vlb~bzlf `bj xb~lfj z`fe z`bz! ‖@ixfsf~ ailh mz zbkfw `f xmaa flwv~f `f [Cf~lbljiU mw b~~fwzfj
bhbml i~ fawf z`bz `f xmaa nf famemlbzfj–, Mz xbw `mw wmwzf~ blj n~iz`f~%ml%abxw x`i bwwmwzfj `me ml
wfgv~mlh nbma ci~ `mw zfeti~b~} ~fafbwf,
Cf~lblji `bj wmlgf nffl wvccf~mlh c~ie wfsf~f tbml blj n~vmwfw bw b ~fwvaz ic n~vzba nfbzmlhwmlcamgzfj il `me, @f `bw nffl zbkmlh b}v~sfjmg `iefitbz`mg- efjmgmlf zi z~fbz `mw mlov~mfw,
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ic Kbavzb~b,
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Ebhhilb, Il >3 Eb~g` >448! iccmgf~w ic z`f WMV ic Kbavzb~b Jmsmwmil gbef ml wfb~g` ic Tf~f~b!
x`i xbw liz bz `ief bz z`bz zmef, Z`f tiamgf z`fl afcz b efwwbhf xmz` `mw xmcf ~frvfwzmlh `me zi hizi z`f iccmgf ic z`f WMV bz z`f Kbavzf~b Tiamgf wzbzmil,
Bz b~ivlj liil il z`f ciaaixmlh jb}! Wvemz` Tf~f~b xflz zi z`f WMV iccmgf! x`f~f `f xbw baafhfja}
`bljgvccfj blj ebjf zi wmz il z`f caii~, Bz bnivz =te z`bz fsflmlh z`f IMG ic z`f WMV! Lmeba
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civa ablhvbhf, Wvemz` Tf~f~b z`fl ~fbamwfj z`bz `f xbw nfmlh jfzbmlfj ml z`f wbmj IMG‐w ~iie,
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X`fl Tf~f~b ziaj z`f iccmgf~ z`bz `f klfx liz`mlh bnivz z`f z`fczw! z`f IMG ebjf `me afbl bhbmlwz
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Z`f IMG z`fl afcz z`f iccmgf! wb}mlh z`bz ‖xf xmaa wff ml z`f ei~lmlh–,
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xf~f kftz`bljgvccfj xmz`ml z`f ~iie ic IMG Lmeba Kb~vlb~bzlf isf~lmh`z,
Il z`f ciaaixmlh ei~lmlh! z`f civ~ efl xf~f liz hmsfl bl}z`mlh zi fbz i~ j~mlk, Z`f IMG gbef zi
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Z`f~f xf~f z`~ff iz`f~ tiamgf iccmgf~w ml gmsmambl gaiz`fw t~fwflz ml z`f ~iie bz z`f zmef, Z`f IMG
baafhfja} ziaj z`f iccmgf~w z`bz mz xbw vwfafww zi `mz z`f smgzme amkf z`bz blj i~jf~fj z`fe zi n~mlh `me
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wzbzmil, Il ciaaixmlh jb}! Eb~g` :! Cbm‐w n~iz`f~ `bljfj isf~ z`f hvl bailh xmz` z`f amgflwf blj
~fgi~jfj mz ml z`f Tiamgf Mlci~ebzmil Niik, Bz z`mw zmef z`f efenf~w ic Cbm‐w c bema} mlci~efj z`f
@^G isf~ z`f t`ilf bnivz z`f mlgmjflz,
Il Eb~g` 3! Cbm‐w xmcf blj zxi n~iz`f~w xflz zi z`f Xblbz`bxmaavxb Tiamgf wzbzmil zi aijhf bl
flz~}, @ixfsf~! b tiamgf iccmgf~ nfb~mlh nbjhf Li, 66240 ziaj z`fe z`bz mz xbw li vwf ml ebkmlh bl
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flz~} z`f~f blj ziaj z`fe zi mlrvm~f bz Giaieni Ci~z Tiamgf wzbzmil, Z`f} z`fl ebjf mlrvm~mfw c~ie
z`bz wzbzmil nvz z`f iccmgf~w ziaj z`fe z`f} jmj liz klix bl}z`mlh bnivz mz, Cbm‐ cbema} wbmj z`bz Cbm
mw bl mlligflz ebl blj `f jifw liz `bsf bl} gillfgzmilw xmz` AZZF, @f mw z`f ila} n~fbjxmllf~ ml
z`f cbema} blj z`f} gblliz wv~smsf xmz`ivz `me,
>>7, E,A, Nbwma Tf~f~b? Xb~lfj liz zi ~fti~z zi~zv~f
Il 3 Eb~g` >440! E,A, Nbwma Tf~f~b xbw zbkmlh b gix zi nf `bljfj isf~ zi b nv}f~ blj xbw xbakmlh
ml z`f Lfhieni ^ibj lfb~ Xfamwm~b, Bl iccmgf~ ic b g`fgktimlz rvfwzmilfj `me bnivz `mw oiv~lf}
blj bczf~ `f fptabmlfj `f xbw baaixfj zi t~igffj, X`maf `f xflz cv~z`f~ `f xbw wzittfj n} wief
smaabhf hvb~jw x`i b~~fwzfj `me blj ziik `me zi z`f Kbljblb Tiamgf wzbzmil,
TG Xmof~bzlf tabgfj Nbwma Tf~f~b ml b gfaa blj abzf~ ziik `me ivz ic z`f gfaa ci~ b wzbzfeflz, X`maf
~fgi~jmlh z`f wzbzfeflz! z`f iccmgf~ wvjjfla} `mz Nbwma Tf~f~b isf~ `mw ~mh`z f}f, Nbwma Tf~f~b cfaz
wfsf~f tbml blj gaiwfj `mw f}fw blj z`fl z`f iccmgf~ wz~vgk `mw cbgf ilgf bhbml, Jvf zi z`mw bwwbvaz `fcfaz wfsf~f tbml ml `mw `fbj, Abzf~ z`f wbef iccmgf~ ziaj z`f smgzme liz zi ebkf bl} gietabmlzw,
Bczf~ z`f IMG ic z`f wzbzmil gbef `f xbw ~fafbwfj, Abzf~ z`f smgzme flzf~fj z`f ^bhbeb `iwtmzba blj
xbw bjemzzfj, Z`f~f xf~f smwmnaf eb~kw ic mlov~} bnivz `mw ~mh`z f}f, B OEI fpbemlfj `me blj
ebjf b efjmgba ~fti~z, Z`f smgzme bawi ebjf gietabmlzw zi z`f ~fafsblz bvz`i~mzmfw,
>>:, Nvjj`m Msblz`b Hvlbwfkb~b? ‑N} `mzzmlh z`f ni} amkf z`bz mz xmaa liz xi~k; b tiaf x ivaj
ji z`f z~mgk―
Bz 7te il 8 Eb~g` >440! b tiamgf wfb~g` tb~z} giet~mwmlh ic WM Bz`vki~baf ic z`f Effzm}bhijb
Tiamgf wzbzmil! bliz`f~ iccmgf~ blj b @ief Hvb~j gbef zi z`f `ivwf ic Vwtbzbnbljmhf Nvjj`mMsblz`b Hvlbwfkb~b ‘Nvjj`m‐-, Z`f WM blj z`f `ief h vb~j xf~f ml gmsmambl j~fww, Z`f `ief hvb~j
`bj b nbljbhf il `mw b~e, Z`f} xf~f ciaaixmlh b tiamgf jih x`i afj z`fe zi z`~ff `ivwfw ml z`f
smgmlmz}, Abzf~ z`f cbema} jmwgisf~fj z`bz z`f wfb~g` tb~z} `bj gief ml z`f sbl nfailhmlh zi Wm~mtbab
x`i xbw b ebl c~ie z`f smaabhf blj xbw bawi xmz` z`f wfb~g` tb~z}-,
WM Bz`vki~baf bwkfj Nvjj`m‐w eiz`f~ x`f~f `f~ `vwnblj xbw, W`f ziaj `me z`bz `f~ `vwnblj `bj
hilf zi xi~k ml z`f tbjj} cmfajw bnivz 3 kmaiefz~fw bxb}, Z`f WM z`fl ziaj `f~ zi zbkf z`fe zi `me,
W`f ~fcvwfj blj bwkfj `f~ wil Nvjj`m zi w`ix z`f xb} zi x`f~f `mw cbz`f~ xi~kfj, Nvjj`m inamhfj
blj hiz mlzi Wm~mtbab‐w sbl xmz` z`f tiamgf wfb~g` tb~z}, @ixfsf~! z`f tiamgf ziik `me wz~bmh`z zi z`f
Effzm}bhijb Tiamgf wzbzmil,
Z`f} ziik `me zi z`f ~iie ic z`f IMG, Z`f IMG h~bnnfj `me n} `mw `bm~ blj nblhfj `mw `fbj il
z`f xbaa wfsf~ba zmefw, Wv~t~mwfj blj c~mh`zflfj Nvjj`m cfaa zi z`f caii~, Z`fl z`f IMG z~betafj blj
kmgkfj z`f ni} xmz` `mw niizw, Z`fl `f mlwz~vgzfj WM Bz`vki~baf zi zbkf z`f ni} zi z`f G~mefw
N~blg`, Z`f WM j~bhhfj z`f ni} zi z`f jii~ ic z`f ~iie ic z`f G~mefw N~blg` blj kmgkfj `me
mlwmjf ebkmlh Nvjj`m hi wt~bxamlh mlzi z`f ~iie,
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blj z`f `iwtmzba tiamgf bawi ~fgi~jfj b wzbzfeflz c~ie `me, @f xbw jmwg`b~hfj il Eb~g` 27 nvz
~fbjemzzfj bhbml il Eb~g` 2: blj ~fgfmsfj z~fbzeflz vlzma Eb~g` >:, Z`f OEI `bj bhbml fpbemlfj
z`f ni},
Il Eb~g` 22! Nvjj`m‐w cbz`f~ ebjf b gietabmlz bnivz z`f mlgmjflz zi z`f Fatmzm}b BWT blj zi z`f
@^G il Eb~g` 2=, Ml ~fwtilwf zi `mw gietabmlz! iccmgf~w c~ie z`f @^G smwmzfj Nvjj`m‐w `ivwf zimlrvm~f mlzi z`f mlgmjflz il Eb~g` >8, BWT Cf~lblji bawi smwmzfj z`f `ivwf ic Nvjj`m il wbef jb}
nvz wgiajfj `mw tb~flzw ~fcf~~mlh zi z`f cbgz z`bz z`f mlgmjflz `bj bttfb~fj il aigba ZS, @f ziaj
Nvjj`m zi gief zi z`f Effzm}bhijb Tiamgf wzbzmil bz 2te z`bz jb}, Bggi~jmlha} Nvjj`m xflz xmz`
`mw cbz`f~ zi z`f wzbzmil x`f~f z`f BWT ziik jixl b wzbzfeflz c~ie `me, Nvjj`m‐w eiz`f~ xbw
gbaafj zi z`f Fatmzm}b BWT‐w iccmgf zi ~fgi~j b wzbzfeflz il Eb~g` >0,
Il Eb~g` >=! Nvjj`m‐w cbz`f~ ebjf b x~mzzfl gietabmlz bnivz z`mw mlgmjflz zi z`f @^G blj LTG!
MHT blj JMH Afhba, @ixfsf~! li cv~z`f~ bgzmil `bj nffl zbkfl,
>>6, Lbef xmz``faj-? ^btfj n} tiamgf iccmgf~ giljvgzmlh mlrvm~}
Il Eb~g` =! >440! bz bnivz 22?74be! b tiamgf iccmgf~ bzzbg`fj zi z`f @bkeblb Tiamgf wzbzmil gbef
zi P‐w `ivwf lbef xmz``faj ci~ wfgv~mz} ~fbwilw- zi mlrvm~f bnivz z`f giet abmlz w`f `bj ebjf
fb~amf~ ~fhb~jmlh b ablj jmwtvzf xmz` `f~ lfmh`niv~w, Z`f iccmgf~ flzf~fj `f~ `ivwf blj wbz ml z`f `baa
zi zbkf jixl jfzbmaw ic z`f jmwtvzf, W`f ziaj z`f iccmgf~ z`bz bw b ~fwvaz ic z`f ablj jmwtvzf `f~
lfmh`niv~w `bj jbebhfj `f~ tablzbzmil blj `bj z`~ixl wzilfw bz `f~ `ivwf gbvwmlh z`f zmafw il `f~
~iic zi n~fbk, Z`f iccmgf~ ~fgi~jfj baa z`fwf jfzbmaw blj hbsf `f~ b lizf mlwz~vgzmlh `f~ zi gief zi
z`f @bkeblb Tiamgf wzbzmil il Eb~g` 26 ci~ bl mlrvm~}, Z`f iccmgf~ z`fl xbakfj b~ivlj z`f `ivwf
bwwfwwmlh z`f jbebhf zi z`f tablzbzmil blj z`f ~iic blj inwf~smlh z`bz z`f~f wffefj zi nf wiefjbebhf zi z`f zmafw isf~ z`f nfj~iie bwkfj `f~ zi w`ix `me mlzi z`f nfj~iie zi wff mz c~ie mlwmjf,
X`fl w`f w`ixfj `me mlzi z`f ~iie! z`f iccmgf~ wvjjfla} gbvh`z `f~ ml `mw b~e, Wv~t~mwfj! w`f z~mfj
zi hfz bxb} nvz `f `faj `f~ zmh`za} blj kmgkfj z`f nfj~iie jii~ w`vz, W`f wz~vhhafj zi hfz bxb}
c~ie `me nvz `f z`fl `mz `f~ wtmlf `b~j xmz` `mw `blj blj z`~fbzflfj `f~ liz zi ebkf limwf, @f
z`fl z`~fx `f~ ilzi z`f nfj, W`f z~mfj zi hfz vt blj fwgbtf n} tvw`mlh z`f iccmgf~ bxb} c~ie `f~,
@ixfsf~! z`f iccmgf~ ci~gmna} ~btfj `f~ blj w`f aiwz gilwgmivwlfww,
X`fl w`f ~fhbmlfj gilwgmivwlfww! w`f xbw wi zf~~mcmfj z`bz w`f xbw vlbnaf zi ebkf b eisf, W`f wbx
z`f iccmgf~ tmgkmlh vt b vwfj giljie c~ie z`f caii~; z`f iccmgf~ amlhf~fj ci~ wief zmef blj z`fl afcz
z`f `ivwf, Fsfl bczf~ z`f iccmgf~ `bj afcz z`f `ivwf! w`f givaj liz eisf c~ie z`f nfj, X`fl `f~eiz`f~ gbef z`bz fsflmlh! w`f civlj `f~ jbvh`zf~ ml nfj, @f~ eiz`f~ bwkfj `f~ x`} w`f `bj liz
giikfj b efba blj w`f wbmj w`f jmj liz cffa xfaa,
Il Eb~g` 26! w`f xflz zi z`f @bkeblb Tiamgf wzbzmil ci~ z`f tiamgf mlrvm~} ~fhb~jmlh z`f ablj
jmwtvzf x`f~f w`f efz z`f IMG zi ~fti~z z`f mlgmjflz ic ~btf, @ixfsf~! nfmlh c~mh`zflfj n} z`f
IMG‐w wzf~l ebllf~mwe! w`f ila} eflzmilfj z`f gietabmlz ~fhb~jmlh z`f ablj jmwtvzf, Z`f IMG
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gbaafj bliz`f~ iccmgf~ ziaj `me zi aiik mlzi z`f ebzzf~ blj tvz mz zi giv~z, Z`mw iccmgf~ z`fl ziik vt
z`f mlrvm~}, Il Eb~g` 23! w`f xflz zi z`f Jf}}bljb~b @iwtmzba zi hfz z~fbzeflz, W`f ziaj z`f
jigzi~ x`i fpbemlfj `f~ z`bz w`f `bj nffl ~btfj n} bl iccmgf~ ic z`f @bkeblb Tiamgf wzbzmil, Z`f
jigzi~ bjsmwfj `f~ zi hfz xb~jfj blj wflz `f~ zi effz bliz`f~ jigzi~, X`fl w`f xflz zi effz z`f
wbmj jigzi~! w`f wbx iz`f~ smaabhf~w z`f~f, W`f jmj liz xblz `f~ wmzvbzmil zi nf klixl zi z`fe wi w`f
afcz blj ~fzv~lfj `ief,
Wvnwfrvflza}! w`f mlci~efj `f~ wmwzf~%ml%abx bnivz z`f mlgmjflz ic ~btf blj xflz xmz` `f~ zi z`f
iccmgf ic z`f BWT ml Ebzb~b zi ~fti~z mz, Z`f} ebjf b gietabmlz zi bl iccmgf~ ic z`f BWT‐w iccmgf
wmlgf z`f BWT xbw liz bsbmabnaf, Z`f iccmgf~ x`i ziik jixl z`f gietabmlz z`fl gbaafj z`f IMG
@bkeblb Tiamgf wzbzmil blj lizmcmfj `me ic z`f gietabmlz, Z`f iccmgf~ bawi mlwz~vgzfj `f~ zi hi blj
effz z`f IMG blj hbsf `f~ b lizf zi nf hmsfl zi z`f IMG; `ixfsf~! w`f xbw zii wmgk zi hi zi effz
z`f IMG blj hiz bjemzzfj zi z`f Ebzb~b Hflf~ba @iwtmzba x`f~f w`f ~fgfmsfj z~fbzeflz ci~ zfl jb}w
Eb~g` 28 zi >8-, Z`f `iwtmzba tiamgf ziik b wzbzfeflz c~ie `f~ blj b cfebaf tiamgf iccmgf~ bawi
gbef blj ziik jixl b wzbzfeflz, Z`f Ovjmgmba Efjmgba Iccmgf~ ic z`f `iwtmzba bawi fpbemlfj `f~,
Z`f smgzme xbw jmwg`b~hfj c~ie z`f `iwtmzba nvz w`f xbw wzmaa ml w`igk blj cffamlh vlxfaa, W`f jmjliz xblz zi hi nbgk zi `f~ `ivwf blj amsf n} `f~wfac bw w`f `bj jilf fb~amf~ wi xflz zi amsf xmz` b
~fabzmsf,
W`f wvnemzzfj b x~mzzfl gietabmlz il Bt~ma 2 zi z`f @^G! LTG! MHT! Tiamgf @fbjrvb~zf~w! WWT
Ebzb~b blj z`f JMH Afhba, Il `f~ ~frvfwz zi klix mc bl} bgzmil `bj nffl zbkfl bhbmlwz z`f tiamgf
iccmgf~! z`f IMG ic @bkeblb Tiamgf wzbzmil mlci~efj `f~ z`bz z`f wbmj iccmgf~ `bj nffl wvwtfljfj,
@ixfsf~! li cv~z`f~ mlci~ebzmil il z`f t~ih~fww ic z`mw gbwf `bw nffl ~fti~zfj,
>>3, W`blz`mhb~b Wv~fw` Kveb~? Wg`iiazfbg`f~ n~vzbaa} zi~zv~fj ml tiamgf jfzflzmil
W`blz`mhb~b xbw z`f ebwzf~ ml g`b~hf ic `igkf} ci~ z`f t~meb~} wg`iia bz Z~mlmz} Giaafhf, @f xbw
~frvfwzfj zi hi zi z`f Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil il 22 Eb~g` >440 bz b~ivlj >?74te il z`f t~fzfpz z`bz
`mw `fat xbw lffjfj zi i~hblmwf b `igkf} ziv~lbeflz, @f smwmzfj z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil bw ~frvfwzfj blj
xbw b~~fwzfj xmz`ivz nfmlh mlci~efj ic z`f g`b~hfw blj tabgfj ml b tiamgf gfaa, Z`f wbef jb} zxi
vlmci~efj iccmgf~w blj z`~ff iz`f~w ml gmsmambl gaiz`fw xflz zi `mw `ivwf blj ~feisfj `mw gietvzf~!
abtzit blj wief GJw, Il wbef jb} `f xbw rvfwzmilfj blj wvnofgzfj zi wfsf~f zi~zv~f, @f xbw
bhbml mlzf~~ihbzfj il 74 Eb~g` blj ml z`f ei~lmlh ic 72 Eb~g`, @f gietabmlw z`bz `f xbw wz~mttfj
lbkfj! `vlh c~ie z`f gfmamlh blj nfbzfl n} wfsf~ba tiamgf iccmgf~w, @f bawi gietabmlw ic nfmlh
kmgkfj blj nfmlh nv~lfj il z`f `fbj xmz` gmhb~fzzfw, G`maam weikf xbw bawi naixl mlzi `mw cbgf blj`f xbw bawi wvnofgzfj zi fafgz~mg w`igkw, @f xbw ziaj zi bjemz z`bz `mw wg`iia t~mlgmtaf bz Z~mlmz}
Giaafhf xbw mlsiasfj xmz` zf~~i~mwzw! x`mg` `f ~fcvwfj zi ji, @f xbw ~ftfbzfja} bwkfj zi gieemz
wvmgmjf,
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~fwtilwmnaf ci~ zi~zv~f,
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W`blz`mhb~b xbw t~ijvgfj nfci~f b ebhmwz~bzf il Eb~g` 72 blj i~jf~fj zi nf ~febljfj bz
Nihbenb~b t~mwil, @f xbw h~blzfj nbma il 20 Ova}! bczf~ 30 jb}w ic `mw jfzflzmil! blj bwkfj zi wmhl
ml bz z`f Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil fsf~} Wvljb}, Bczf~ wvccf~mlh z`f zi~zv~f W`blz`mhb~b wzbzfw z`bz `f
`bw jfsfaitfj bwz`eb blj wvccf~w c~ie `fbjbg`fw, Z`f~f b~f eb~kw ic zi~zv~f baa isf~ `mw nij} blj
`f mw nfmlh gilwzblza} z`~fbzflfj liz zi zbkf bl} bgzmil bhbmlwz z`f tiamgf, Z`f tiamgf `bsf cmafj
cbn~mgbzfj g`b~hfw ic t~ismjmlh mlci~ebzmil zi zf~~i~mwzw blj z~bmlmlh zf~~i~mwzw,
W`blz`mhb~b‐w xmcf xbw b zfbg`f~ bz Bw`ikb Smj}bab}b blj `f~ oin xbw zf~emlbzfj nfgbvwf ic z`f
mlgmjflz,
>>8, Tff~ Bjvebm Ei`befj ^bcffk? X`f~fbnivzw ic ebl jfzbmlfj ci~ rvfwzmilmlh
vlklixl
B~ivlj =?74te il >4 Eb~g` >440! wfsfl tf~wilw ml gmsmambl j~fww blj bliz`f~ ml z`f vlmci~e ic z`f
Wtfgmba Zbwk Ci~gf WZC-! baa nfb~mlh cm~fb~ew ~vw`fj mlzi z`f `ivwf ic Tff~ Bjvebm Ei`befj^bcffk, Ilf ic z`fe tvaafj Tff~ n} `mw w`m~z blj mjflzmcmfj z`f zfbe bw nfmlh c~ie z`f GMJ @fbj
N~blg` ml Giaieni, Z`f} cv~z`f~ wbmj z`bz z`f} xblzfj zi rvfwzmil `me nvz cbmafj zi t~ismjf
wtfgmcmg ~fbwil ci~ `mw b~~fwz, Z`f} z`fl ziik `me ml z`f x`mzf sbl blj ziaj `mw xmcf zi gief zi z`f
Wabsf Mwablj Tiamgf wzbzmil z`f ciaaixmlh jb},
Z`f lfpz jb}! Eb~g` >2! x`fl `mw xmcf xflz zi z`f Wabsf Mwablj tiamgf wzbzmil! w`f xbw ziaj n} z`f
tiamgf z`bz z`f} klfx liz`mlh bnivz `f~ `vwnblj blj z`mw mlgmjflz, C~ie z`f mlci~ebzmil ~fgfmsfj!
z`f tiamgf jmj liz ~fgfmsf bl} gietabmlz ~fhb~jmlh z`mw gbwf il z`f wbef jb} nvz b gbwf ml z`mw ~fhb~j
xbw cmafj il Eb~g` >> bz z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil ml z`f b~fb x`f~f Tff~ ~fwmjfj, Z`f smgzme‐w xmcf
mlci~efj z`f @^G! z`f T~fwmjflzmba Gieemwwmil blj z`f GMJ Tiamgf @fbjrvb~zf~w bnivz z`mwmlgmjflz! nvz inzbmlfj li mlci~ebzmil,
>>0, Evz`vxb`fllbjm ^iw`bl Kimzfp? Tiamgfebl bwwbvazw tb~zlf~ ic xiebl xmz` x`ie `f
`bj bl bccbm~
Evz`vxb`fllbjm ^iw`bl Kimzfp! b cmw`f~ebl! `bj nffl gi`bnmzmlh xmz` b xiebl ci~ isf~ wmp }fb~w
x`i xbw abzf~ civlj zi nf `bsmlh bl bccbm~ xmz` bliz`f~ ebl! WM Wbloffsb Wflfsm~bz`lf bzzbg`fj zi
@mkkbjvxb Tiamgf wzbzmil, Bggi~jmlh zi z`f mlci~ebzmil ~fgfmsfj! WM Wflfsm~bz`lf wzb~zfj giemlh zi
^iw`bl‐w `ivwf ml wfb~g` ic `me ci~ li bttb~flz ~fbwil! x`mg` ebjf ^iw`bl cfb~ z`bz `f xbw nfmlh tf~wfgvzfj,
Il >3 Eb~g` >440! ^iw`bl jfgmjfj zi hi zi z`f @mkkbjvxb Tiamgf wzbzmil xmz` `mw cbz`f~ zi effz
IMG blj ebkf b gietabmlz ~fhb~jmlh z`f bnvwf ic tixf~ n} WM Wflfsm~bz`lf, @ixfsf~! x`fl z`f}
xflz zi z`f wzbzmil! z`f IMG xbw liz bsbmabnaf zi effz blj bliz`f~ iccmgf~ ziik jixl z`f gietabmlz
blj ~fgi~jfj ^iw`bl‐w wzbzfeflz, ^iw`bl lizmgfj z`bz x`fl `f gbef zi z`f tb~z bnivz z`f
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gb~~mfj ivz blj z`f nij} `bljfj isf~ zi ~fabzmsfw, Ml z`f jfbz` mlrvfwz! mz xbw ~fsfbafj z`bz Jmlvw`b
Vjb~b `bj wvwzbmlfj hvl w`izw zi `mw `fbj blj `mw eivz`,T~bjfftb T~m}blhblm baafhfj z`bz Lmeba
Kb~vlb~bzlb! IMG ic z`f Xbjjvxb Tiamgf! xbw ~fwtilwmnaf ci~ w`iizmlh blj kmaamlh ic `f~ `vwnblj,
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Lmeba Kb~vlb~bzlb `mewfac wzbzfj z`f `f `bw nffl ~frvfwzfj zi `fat ml z`f gbwf n} z`f Nbljb~bhbeb
Tiamgf wzbzmil,
Z`f gbwf ml ~fabzmil zi z`mw! nfb~mlh Gbwf Li, 78=77)40! xbw cmafj nfci~f z`f @i~blb Ebhmwz~bzfw
Giv~z, Il 26 Ova} >440! b ~fgieefljbzmil `bw ba~fbj} nffl ebjf z`bz wmlgf mz xbw fsmjflz zi z`f
giv~z z`bz z`f smgzme(w jfbz` xbw wvwtmgmivw! baa fsmjflgf ml gillfgzmil xmz` z`f smgzme(w jfbz`w`ivaj nf ~fcf~~fj zi z`f Bzzi~lf} Hflf~ba BH-,
@ixfsf~! wmlgf z`f wbmj ~fgieefljbzmil xbw tvz ci~xb~j! z`f~f `bw liz nffl bl} bgzmil zbkfl, Il
3 Lisfenf~ >440! T~bjfftb T~m}blhblm `bw x~mzzfl zi z`f Bzzi~lf} Hflf~ba ~frvfwzmlh z`f wbmj
iccmgf z`f cmamlh ic g`b~hfw bhbmlwz Lmeba Kb~vlb~bzlb blj iz`f~ tiamgfefl mlsiasfj; `ixfsf~! zi
jbzf z`f BH `bw liz zbkfl bl} bgzmil wi cb~,T~mi~ zi `mw jfbz`! Jmlvw`b Vjb~b xbw xi~kmlh ml b
wg~ffl t~mlzmlh w`it, @f `bw wzvjmfj bz b Nvjj`mwz wg`iia ml Tblbjv~b W~m Wveblhbab Ni}w Wg`iia
x`f~f `f `bw fpgfaafj vt zi z`f Bjsblgfj Afsfa fpbemlbzmil, Ml z`iwf jb}w! jv~mlh `mw c~ff zmef! `f
vwvbaa} hmsfw b t~msbzf zvzi~mba ml z`f wvnofgzw ic Wgmflgf blj Wml`bab ablhvbhf,
>72, Wv~ffl Kmlwil? Gvwzijmba jfbz` ic }ivlh ebl
Bggi~jmlh zi z`f mlci~ebzmil ~fgfmsfj! bz 3?74te il : Bt~ma >440! Wv~ffl Kmlwil afcz `mw `ivwf zi
effz b c~mflj lbefj Ovjf! nvz jmj liz ~fzv~l `ief z`bz lmh`z, Bz =be il lfpz jb}! Ovjf mlci~efj
Wv~ffl‐w h~bljeiz`f~ z`bz tiamgf iccmgf~w bzzbg`fj zi z`f Hbetb`b Tiamgf wzbzmil `bj b~~fwzfj
Wv~ffl blj `bj zbkfl `me zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil, Il ~fgfmsmlh z`mw mlci~ebzmil! Wv~ffl‐w
h~bljeiz`f~ xflz zi z`f wzbzmil blj civlj Wv~ffl ml z`f aigk vt ~iie x`f~f w`f xbw bnaf zi wtfbk
zi `me, Wv~ffl ziaj `f~ z`bz x`maf ~fzv~lmlh c~ie Ovjf‐w `ivwf! `f xbw b~~fwzfj il ‘wvwtmgmil‐,
@ixfsf~! `f xbw liz hmsfl bl} cv~z`f~ jfzbmaw, Wv~ffl‐w h~bljeiz`f~ efz xmz` b abx}f~ bz 24?74be x`i abzf~ mlci~efj `f~ bczf~ smwmzmlh z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil z`bz Wv~ffl xivaj nf ~fafbwfj bczf~ z`f tiamgf
iccmgf~ ziik jixl b wzbzfeflz,
Il Bt~ma 3! x`fl Wv~ffl‐w h~bljeiz`f~ xflz zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! bl iccmgf~ ziaj `f~ z`bz baa
iccmgf~w gilgf~lfj xmz` `f~ wil‐w gbwf `bj hilf zi z`f wmzf ic b nien nabwz blj bwkfj `f~ zi ~fzv~l
z`f ciaaixmlh jb}, X`maf w`f xbw xbmzmlh ci~ z`f abx}f~ il Bt~ma 8! bl iccmgf~ lbefj T~m}blz`b bwkfj
`f~ zi wff IMG ic G~mef N~blg`, X`fl w`f efz z`f IMG G~mef N~blg`! z`f IMG ziaj `f~ zi wff z`f
@fbj Rvb~zf~w Mlwtfgzi~ @RM-, X`fl w`f efz z`mw iccmgf~ w`f xbw ziaj z`bz Wv~ffl `bj gieemzzfj
wvmgmjf ml z`f aigk vt ~iie blj bwkfj `f~ zi hi zi z`f Hbetb`b @iwtmzba blj hmsf b wzbzfeflz, W`f
mjflzmcmfj z`f jfbj nij} bw z`bz ic `f~ h~bljwil ml z`f `iwtmzba, W`f bawi xmzlfwwfj xivljw baa isf~
`mw cbgf blj b xm~f eb~k b~ivlj `mw lfgk, Hbetb`b Ebhmwz~bzf Wb`bnjffl giljvgzfj z`f tiwz
ei~zfe x`f~f w`f xbw bwkfj zi nf t~fwflz ci~ z`f efjmgba fpbemlbzmil,
Il Bt~ma 0! w`f xflz zi z`f iccmgf ic z`f BWT ml Tbam}bhijb x`f~f w`f ebjf b ~fti~z, Il Bt~ma =!
z`f efjmgba iccmgf~! bczf~ z`f fpbemlbzmil! ziaj `f~ z`bz z`f~f xf~f xivljw il `mw `fbj! nbgk! ~mh`z
b~e! afcz `blj wmjf! f}f n~ixw! blj il z`f ci~f`fbj, Z`f iccmgf~ cv~z`f~ wzbzfj z`bz z`f~f xbw b xm~f
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eb~k b~ivlj `mw lfgk blj z`bz mz xbw jmccmgvaz zi ovjhf x`fz`f~ z`f eb~k ~fsfbafj z`bz Wv~ffl `bj
gieemzzfj b wvmgmjf, @mw nij} xbw `bljfj isf~ zi `f~ il Bt~ma = blj b ~mzvba xbw `faj il Bt~ma 24,
Il Eb} 6! w`f mlci~efj bnivz z`mw mlgmjflz zi z`f MHT! JMH Afhba! GMJ! WWT blj BWT ml
Hbetb`b! blj sb~mivw iz`f~ bvz`i~mzmfw, @ixfsf~! li bgzmil `bj nffl zbkfl li~ `bj w`f ~fgfmsfj
bl} ~fwtilwf c~ie z`f bci~feflzmilfj iccmgf~w,
>7>, Lbljb Kveb~ blj ^befw`? Tiamgf wfsf~fa} zi~zv~f n~iz`f~w
Lbljb Kveb~! eb~~mfj xmz` b g`maj! xbw xi~kmlh bw b wfgv~mz} hvb~j bz z`f Zmaf Gietbl}! bz z`f
Nib~j ic Mlsfwzeflz! Nbabhiaab! Kblj}, Bz 6?74te il 28 Bt~ma >440! x`maf il z`f xb} zi `mw
xi~ktabgf `f xbw b~nmz~b~ma} b~~fwzfj n} iccmgf~w bzzbg`fj zi Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil xmz`ivz b xb~~blz,
Bczf~ b~~fwzmlh `me! z`f iccmgf~w ziik `me zi z`fm~ Tiamgf wzbzmil blj abzf~ z~blwcf~~fj `me zi z`f
Jbvabhbab Tiamgf wzbzmil il Bt~ma >3,
Lbljb‐w cbema} efenf~w wzbzf z`bz z`f} `bsf liz nffl t~itf~a} mlci~efj ic `mw b~~fwz n} z`f tiamgf,
Wmlgf `f cbmafj zi ~fzv~l `ief! `mw ~fabzmsfw xflz wfb~g`mlh ci~ `me, Il Bt~ma >4! x`fl z`f} xflz zi
z`f Zfajflm}b Tiamgf wzbzmil zi ebkf b wzbzfeflz! z`f tiamgf ziaj z`fe z`f} jmj liz `bsf bl}
mlci~ebzmil blj mlwz~vgzfj z`fe zi gief nbgk z`f ciaaixmlh jb}, Mz xbw ila} il Bt~ma >2! x`fl z`f}
~fzv~lfj z`bz z`f} gbef zi klix z`bz z`f tiamgf ml Kblj} `bj b~~fwzfj Lbljb blj `mw n~iz`f~
^befw`, Z`f} z`fl t~igffjfj zi z`f Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil il z`f wbef jb}, @ixfsf~! x`fl z`f}
b~~msfj bz z`bz Tiamgf wzbzmil! bl iccmgf~ ziaj z`fe z`bz z`f iccmgf~ x`i `bj mlci~efj z`fe ic z`f
n~iz`f~‐w b~~fwz xbw liz t~fwflz bz z`bz zmef blj z`f} xf~f ziaj zi ~fzv~l z`f ciaaixmlh jb},
Bz >te z`bz jb}! b~ivlj >4 tiamgf iccmgf~w c~ie z`f GMJ ml Kblj} b~~msfj zihfz`f~ xmz` Lbljb ml
zxi offtw blj iz`f~ sf`mgafw, Z`f} wzb~zfj wfb~g`mlh `mw `ivwf ci~ wiefz`mlh blj z`fl wfb~g`fj `mw
eiz`f~‐w `ivwf bw xfaa! x`mg` mw bnivz b kmaiefz~f bxb}, Z`f} giljvgzfj z`i~ivh` wfb~g`fw ic niz`
t~itf~zmfw xmz`ivz b xb~~blz c~ie b giv~z blj rvfwzmilfj `mw xmcf bw zi x`fz`f~ z`f~f xf~f nienw
i~ xfbtilw ml z`f `ivwf, X`fl z`f} cbmafj zi cmlj bl} fsmjflgf c~ie z`f zxi `ivwfw! z`f tiamgf
iccmgf~w mlwzfbj ziik baa z`f ~fgfmtzw c~ie b tbxlw`it z`bz z`f cbema} `bj kftz x`fl z`f} tbxlfj
z`fm~ ofxfaaf~} ml i~jf~ zi z~bsfa zi Zbema Lbjv! Mljmb! ci~ b ~famhmivw xi~w`mt ml Oblvb~} >440, Z`f
tiamgf iccmgf~w ziaj z`f ~fabzmsfw ic z`f smgzmew zi n~mlh wief gaiz`fw ci~ Lbljb blj `mw n~iz`f~!
^befw`! x`i `bsf bawi nffl b~~fwzfj,
^befw` `bj nffl b~nmz~b~ma} b~~fwzfj bz b~ivlj >?74te il Bt~ma 2= n} b~ivlj cmsf tiamgf iccmgf~w
bawi bzzbg`fj zi Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil bz b tb~k ml Bavz`xbzzb ml Jmhblb zixl! Kblj}, ^befw` mw bz`~ff%x`ffaf~ j~msf~ x`ie z`f tiamgf bggvwfj ic nfmlh b zf~~i~mwz, Z`f tiamgf ziik `me zi z`fm~
Tiamgf wzbzmil blj abzf~ z~blwcf~~fj `me zi z`f Kbzvhbwz`izb Tiamgf wzbzmil il Bt~ma >3, Il Bt~ma >0!
z`f tiamgf z~blwcf~~fj Lbljb zi z`f Jbvabhbab Tiamgf wzbzmil blj il Bt~ma >=! `mw ~fabzmsfw xflz zi
z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil xmz` b tiamgf iccmgf~ bzzbg`fj zi Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil, X`fl z`f ~fabzmsfw efz `me!
Lbljb gabmefj z`bz bczf~ nfmlh b~~fwzfj! civ~ i~ cmsf tiamgf iccmgf~w wz~mttfj ic `mw gaiz`fw blj z`bz
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z`f tiamgf `bj `me nfbzfl baa isf~ `mw nij} ci~ bl `iv~ x`maf rvfwzmilmlh `me,
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givaj ila} smwmz `me il Wvljb}w blj Xfjlfwjb}w, X`flfsf~ b ~fabzmsf xflz zi smwmz `me z`f} xf~f
t~fsflzfj c~ie zbakmlh ml z`fm~ ixl lbzmsf ablhvbhf blj b tiamgf iccmgf~ baxb}w wbz gaiwfa} zieilmzi~ z`fm~ gilsf~wbzmil,
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Lbljb mlci~emlh z`f giv~z z`bz z`f} `bj nffl zi~zv~fj n} z`f tiamgf! z`f giv~z jmj liz zbkf bgzmil
zi mlsfwzmhbzf z`fm~ gietabmlzw ic zi~zv~f, Bczf~ z`f giv~z! z`f tiamgf z`fl ziik Lbljb zi Jbvabhbab
Tiamgf wzbzmil blj `mw n~iz`f~ ^befw` zi z`f Kbzvhbwz`izb Tiamgf wzbzmil, Il Ovlf 2! x`fl z`f
~fabzmsf xflz zi Jbvabhbab Tiamgf wzbzmil zi wff Lbljb! `f wbmj z`bz `f bwkfj ci~ wief efjmgmlf ci~
`mw `fbjbg`f c~ie z`f tiamgf nvz tiamgf wbmj z`f} xivaj lffj tf~emwwmil c~ie Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil,
Z`f~f zxi iccmgf~w ziaj z`f ~fabzmsfw bnivz Lbljb‐w `fbaz` giljmzmil blj ziaj z`fe z`bz `f xbw
w`ixmlh wmhlw ic b tw}g`iaihmgba jmwi~jf~! wziebg` t~inafew blj cfsf~, Z`f} bawi wbmj z`bz `f iczflaiwz gilwgmivwlfww blj mw jmwtab}mlh wz~blhf nf`bsmiv~; ci~ mlwzblgf! wafftmlh lbkfj; blj givaj li
ailhf~ ~fefenf~ x`bz `f xbw jimlh x`maf ml tiamgf gvwzij},
Bz 24te il Eb} >8! ^befw` xbw bhbml z~blwcf~~fj nbgk zi z`f Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil x`f~f `f xbw
baafhfja} nfbzfl n} b~ivlj fmh`z tiamgf iccmgf~w, ^befw` wbmj z`f tiamgf `bj z`f wiafw ic `mw cffz blj
`mw fb~w nfbzfl xmz` bl m~il nb~, Z`f tiamgf iccmgf~w zii! amkf z`f} `bj jilf zi `mw n~iz`f~! wz~mttfj
icc `mw gaiz`fw `f xbw lbkfj, Z`f}! h~bnnfj! tvaafj blj `mz `mw wfp i~hbl ~ftfbzfja} xmz` z`fm~ `bljw
gbvwmlh `me wfsf~f tbml, Z`f iccmgf~ bawi tvaafj ivz `mw eivwzbg`f blj `bm~ c~ie `mw g`fwz x`maf
rvfwzmilmlh `me,
Il Eb} >0! ^befw`‐w ~fabzmsfw smwmzfj z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil nvz xf~f liz baaixfj zi effz `me blj xf~fg`bwfj bxb} n} z`f tiamgf zfaamlh z`fe? ‖n~mlh z`f ciij blj hi–, X`fl z`f} xflz zi z`f Tiamgf
wzbzmil bhbml il Ovlf 2! z`f tiamgf ziaj z`fe z`bz `f `bj ba~fbj} nffl z~blwcf~~fj nbgk zi z`f
Kbzvhbwz`izb Tiamgf wzbzmil,
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tf~emwwmil c~ie z`f Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil cm~wz nfci~f wffmlh `me! i~ x`f~fsf~ `f xbw nfmlh `faj,
@mw ~fabzmsfw bawi wbmj z`bz fsf~} zmef z`f} gief zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! z`f tiamgfefl zii abnfafj
z`fe bw zf~~i~mwzw, Z`f tiamgf `bj bawi z`~fbzflfj z`fe z`bz z`f} givaj bawi nf b~~fwzfj vljf~ z`f
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>77, ^flhbwbem G`mz`~bkveb~? Tiamgf baafhfja} zi~zv~f b ebl jv~mlh mlzf~~ihbzmil Z`f Bwmbl
@vebl ^mh`zw Gieemwwmil B@^G- `bw ~fgfmsfj mlci~ebzmil z`bz tiamgf b~~fwzfj blj ziik b ebl
zi b Tiamgf wzbzmil! x`f~f z`f} baafhfja} zi~zv~fj `me jv~mlh z`f mlzf~~ihbzmil,
Nbwfj il z`f mlci~ebzmil ~fgfmsfj c~ie Wbz`msfa Nbxblm! z`f smgzme(w xmcf-
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Wbz`msfa Nbxblm xflz ivz zi wfb~g` ci~ `me il Bt~ma 20! >440, Nbxblm gbef zi klix c~ie xmzlfwwfw
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b~ivlj =te bnivz z`f jmwbttfb~blgf ic `f~ `vwnblj, W`f z`fl xflz zi z`f Kblj} Tiamgf wzbzmil il Bt~ma 2= blj >4! nvz givaj liz cmlj ivz bl}z`mlh bnivz `me,
Bz >te il Bt~ma >2! >440! iccmgf~w bzzbg`fj zi z`f ^fhmilba Mlzfaamhflgf Vlmz ic z`f Kblj} Tiamgf
wzbzmil wfb~g`fj `f~ `ivwf, Z`f iccmgf~w mlci~efj Nbxblm z`bz `f~ `vwnblj xbw jfzbmlfj bz z`f
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G`mz`~bkveb~‐w n~iz`f~%ml%abx! z`f} xivaj ~fafbwf `f~ `vwnblj,
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b nvw blj wflz zi Nihbenb~b ~feblj t~mwil, Bczf~ `f xbw z~blwcf~~fj ivz ic tiamgf gvwzij} `f
bjemzzfj z`bz `f `bj nffl wfsf~fa} zi~zv~fj c~ie z`f jb} ic `mw b~~fwz,
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wief tbtf~w! z`f gilzflzw ic x`mg` `f xbw vlbxb~f ic, X`fl z`f~f xf~f mlzf~smfxw! Nbxblm blj `mw
cbema} efenf~w xf~f baaixfj zi wtfbk ila} ml Wml`bab! b ablhvbhf z`bz Nbxblm! x`i mw Zbema! nb~fa}
klixw, W`f mw liz wv~f x`fz`f~ G`mz~bkveb~ xbw fpbemlfj n} b Ovjmgmba Efjmgba Iccmgf~ bz z`f
Kblj} Hflf~ba @iwtmzba! nvz w`f xmzlfwwfj wgb~w il `mw cbgf! `blj blj cffz,
G`mz`~bkveb~ mw gv~~flza} t~ijvgfj ml giv~z zxmgf b eilz` bz Zfajflm}b Ebhmwz~bzf giv~z ml Kblj},
Z`f g`b~hf w`ffzw `bsf liz nffl t~fwflzfj nvz z`f cbgzw `bsf nffl ~fti~zfj zi z`f giv~z n} z`f
Zf~~i~mwz Mlsfwzmhbzmil Jmsmwmil ZMJ-! bzzbg`fj zi tiamgf `fbjrvb~zf~w ml Kblj},
>7:, Oblbkb T~bjfft Kveb~b? ‑M xmaa n~fbk `mw nilfw blj t~ijvgf `me bz giv~z―
@bsmlh ~fgfmsfj bl i~jf~ c~ie z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! Oblbkb T~bjfft Kveb~b! b 2:%}fb~%iaj wzvjflz!
xflz xmz` `mw cbz`f~ blj eiz`f~ zi Jflm}b}b Tiamgf wzbzmil zi hmsf b wzbzfeflz ~fhb~jmlh z`f aiww ic
b gfaa t`ilf il >0 Bt~ma >440, Bz z`f GMJ wfgzmil ml z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! b tiamgf iccmgf~ ziik T~bjfft
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bnivz 24 emlvzfw, Z`f tiamgf iccmgf~ wbmj zi Blbljb! ‖Z`mw cfaaix `bj liz zbkfl }iv~ gfaa t`ilf, Mz
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`f ziaj z`f iccmgmbaw z`bz `f `bj nffl bwwbvazfj n} z`f Ei~bhb`b`flb Tiamgf, @mw cbgf blj lfgk xf~f
wxiaafl blj `f `bj mlov~mfw mlwmjf `mw eivz`, Oblbkb xbw z`fl bjemzzfj zi z`f T~mwil @iwtmzba x`f~f
`f ~fgfmsfj efjmgba z~fbzeflz zmaa Cfn~vb~} =,
Il Cfn~vb~} =! Oblbkb xbw t~ijvgfj nfci~f z`f @i~blb Ebhmwz~bzfw Giv~z x`f~f `f bjemzzfj z`bz
`f xbw ml tiwwfwwmil ic z`f wmlhaf nvaafz blj xbw cmlfj xmz` ^w, 6!444)5 VWJ :7-, X`maf Oblbkb
xbw wzmaa ml ~feblj gvwzij} il Cfn~vb~} 6! Oblbkb(w n~iz`f~! Bnf}wmlh`f Jil Wbetbz` mlci~efj z`mw
mlgmjflz zi z`f ~fafsblz hisf~leflz bvz`i~mzmfw mlgavjmlh Lbzmilba Tiamgf Gieemwwmil blj Mlwtfgzi~
Hflf~ba ic Tiamgf,
Il Eb~g` >! bczf~ Oblbkb xbw ~fafbwfj c~ie t~mwil! Oblbkb tf~wilbaa} mlci~efj z`mw mlgmjflz zi z`f
wbef bvz`i~mzmfw ~frvfwzmlh z`fe zi zbkf jvf jmwgmtamlb~} blj afhba bgzmil bhbmlwz z`f f~~mlh iccmgf~w
ic z`f Ei~bhb`b`flb tiamgf,
Il Eb~g` >! Oblbkb(w n~iz`f~ xbw gbaafj n} z`f Wflmi~ Wvtf~mlzfljflz ic Tiamgf WWT- Kbavzb~b ci~
bl mlrvm~} xmz` ~fhb~j zi z`f gietabmlz `f ebjf il nf`bac ic `mw n~iz`f~ il Cfn~vb~} 6, Wmlgf
Oblbkb xbw ~fafbwfj il nbma! Oblbkb t~fwflzfj `mewfac bz z`f hmsfl zmef blj tabgf ci~ z`f mlrvm~} bz
z`f WWT(w iccmgf, @ixfsf~! li mlrvm~} ziik tabgf blj Oblbkb xbw ziaj z`bz z`f WWT `bj liz ~fti~zfj
zi xi~k, Oblbkb bawi lizmcmfj z`mw wmzvbzmil zi bliz`f~ WWT E~, @, E, J`b~ebwflb il 6 Eb~g`,
>36, Blv~bj`b Nvjjmkb? Tiamgf b~nmz~b~ma} jfzbml tb~flzw blj zi~zv~f cbz`f~ zmaa wil mw `bljfj
isf~
Z`f Bwmbl @vebl ^mh`zw Gieemwwmil B@^G- `bw ~fgfmsfj mlci~ebzmil z`bz z`f Emlvxblhijb
tiamgf b~nmz~b~ma} b~~fwzfj wief tb~flzw il z`f 28 Cfn~vb~} blj `faj z`fe bw `iwzbhfw vlzma z`fm~ wil
wv~~fljf~fj `mewfac zi z`f tiamgf, Ml z`f tiamgf wzbzmil! z`f cbz`f~ xbw baafhfja} zi~zv~fj ml z`f aigk
vt x`maf z`f eiz`f~ xbw t~fsflzfj c~ie afbsmlh z`f wzbzmil, X`fl z`f wil xbw `bljfj isf~ zi z`f
tiamgf wief jb}w abzf~! `f xbw bawi baafhfja} zi~zv~fj blj z`f emwz~fbzeflz ~fwvazfj ml b n~ikfl afh,
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Z`f tiamgf abzf~ z`~fbzflfj z`f wil! zfaamlh `me liz zi ~fsfba z`mw bz z`f giv~z,
Nbwfj il z`f zfwzmeil} ic Wbeb~bxmgk~beb Hvlf~wfkb~b B~bg`g`mhf Jb}blbljb! 63-
Wbeb~bxmgk~beb Hvlf~wfkb~b B~bg`g`mhf Jb}blbljb mw z`f cbz`f~ ic Blv~bj`b Nvjjmkb, Blv~bj`b
xbw amsmlh zihfz`f~ xmz` `mw hm~a c~mflj ml `f~ `ivwf xmz` z`f gilwflz ic `f~ tb~flzw,
Il 24 Cfn~vb~} >44=! bz bnivz 8?74te Blv~bj`b zfaft`ilfj `mw cbz`f~ blj ziaj `me z`bz z`mfsfw
`bsf flzf~fj `mw hm~ac~mflj(w `ivwf blj `bj wziafl wief ofxfa~}, @f bwkfj `mw cbz`f~ mc `f givaj
bggietbl} z`fe wmlgf z`f} xf~f baa himlh zi z`f Emlvxblhijb Tiamgf wzbzmil,
Z`f ~fabzmilw ic Blv~bj`b(w hm~ac~mflj xflz zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil blj bczf~ ebkmlh z`f gietabmlz
xmz` z`f tiamgf xflz nbgk zi z`f `ivwf, Bz z`f `ivwf z`f cbz`f~ ic Blv~bj`b(w hm~ac~mflj ziaj tiamgf
z`bz ^w, 64!444 VWJ :70- xi~z` ic ofxfa~} `bj nffl aiwz, Bczf~ z`bz Blv~bj`b(w cbz`f~ ~fzv~lfj
`ief,
Il 27 Cfn~vb~} Blv~bj`b xflz zi `mw tb~flz(w `ief blj ziaj z`fe z`bz `f `bj b~hvfj xmz` `mw hm~a
c~mflj‐w cbz`f~ x`i `bj ziaj `me zi afbsf blj liz ~fzv~l, Blv~bj`b cv~z`f~ ziaj `mw cbz`f~ z`bz `mw
hm~ac~mflj(w tb~flzw wvwtfgzfj `me ic z`f z`fcz, Abzf~ z`bz jb} Blv~bj`b(w tb~flzw civlj `me a}mlh
vlgilwgmivw ml `mw ~iie bczf~ zbkmlh :0 tblbjia zbnafzw tbml kmaaf~w- ml bl bzzfetz zi gieemz
wvmgmjf, Z`f} meefjmbzfa} ziik `me zi z`f Hbetb`b Nbwf @iwtmzba, Bw `mw giljmzmil xbw liz hiij
`f xbw z~blwcf~~fj zi Lbzmilba @iwtmzba Giaieni, X`maf `f xbw ~fgisf~mlh waixa}! `f afcz z`f
`iwtmzba il 26 Cfn~vb~} blj `mw tb~flzw `bj li mjfb ic x`f~f `f `bj hilf,
Il 28 Cfn~vb~} bz bnivz 22te z`f Emlvxblhijb tiamgf xflz zi Blv~bj`b(w tb~flzw‐ `ivwf blj
mlrvm~fj bnivz `mw x`f~fbnivzw, Blv~bj`b(w cbz`f~ ziaj z`f tiamgf z`bz Blv~bj`b `bj nffl bjemzzfj
zi z`f `iwtmzba c~ie x`f~f `f `bj afcz blj z`f~fbczf~ `f `bj li mjfb ic x`f~f `f emh`z nf, Z`f
iccmgf~w ziik Blv~bj`b(w cbz`f~ zi z`f Emlvxblhijb tiamgf wzbzmil wb}mlh z`bz z`f} xivaj cmlj
Blv~bj`b blj vlzma z`fl z`f} lffjfj b wzbzfeflz c~ie `mw cbz`f~, Bz z`f tiamgf wzbzmil z`f} jmj liz
zbkf bl} wzbzfeflz c~ie z`f cbz`f~ nvz mlwzfbj aigkfj `me ml b gfaa,
Il z`f ei~lmlh ic 20 Cfn~vb~}! Blv~bj`b‐w cbz`f~ xbw rvfwzmilfj n} b tiamgf iccmgf~ Wiebomz`
bnivz z`f aiwz ofxfa~}, Z`f cbz`f~ blwxf~fj z`bz `f jmj liz klix bl}z`mlh bnivz mz, @ixfsf~! `f xbw
`bljfj isf~ zi bliz`f~ tiamgf iccmgf~ bz =be x`i ziik z`f cbz`f~ mlzi b ~iie ml z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil
xmz` wief nfjw! zi ilf ic x`mg` z`f cbz`f~ xbw `bljgvccfj, Bz b~ivlj 2> liil b tiamgf iccmgf~ `mzz`f cbz`f~ il `mw lfgk! fb~w blj `fbj bwkmlh bnivz z`f x`f~fbnivzw ic `mw wil Blv~bj`b, Bliz`f~
iccmgf~ kmgkfj z`f cbz`f~ il `mw g`ml, Z`f cbz`f~ xbw kftz ml `bljgvccw zmaa 3te,
Bczf~ z`bz z`f tiamgf ziik Blv~bj`b‐w cbz`f~ zi z`f tiamgf gfaaw zi aigk `me vt, X`maf xbakmlh zi z`f
gfaa z`f cbz`f~ wbx `mw xmcf wfbzfj il b nflg` ml z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil, W`f ziaj z`f cbz`f~ z`bz w`f gbef
zi wff `me bz bnivz 8?26be blj tiamgf ci~gfj `f~ zi wzb} bz z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil wb}mlh z`bz w`f zii xmaa
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liz nf baaixfj zi hi `ief vlzma z`f} `blj isf~ z`fm~ wil, Z`f eiz`f~ xbw liz baaixfj zi hi ivz zi
`bsf ciij i~ xbzf~ blj w`f xbw liz fsfl baaixfj zi hi zi z`f zimafz, W`f fsflzvbaa} afbkfj v~mlf
x`f~f w`f wbz, @f~ afhw xf~f wxiaafl blj x`flfsf~ w`f z~mfj zi wzblj vt w`f xbw w`ivzfj bz n} z`f
tiamgf,
Bw z`f tb~flzw jmj liz ~fzv~l `ief z`fm~ fajf~ wil gbef zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil mlrvm~mlh bnivz z`fe,@f xbw g`bwfj ivz wb}mlh z`bz mc `f zv~lfj vt bhbml `f xivaj bawi nf aigkfj vt! wi `f afcz z`f Tiamgf
wzbzmil xmz`ivz wtfbkmlh zi `mw tb~flzw, X`fl Blv~bj`b‐w eiz`f~ z~mfj zi wtfbk zi `f~ wil w`f xbw
bawi w`ivzfj bz blj i~jf~fj zi ~febml x`f~f w`f xbw, Jv~mlh z`f lmh`z z`f cbz`f~ xbw aigkfj ml blj
z`f eiz`f~ xbw kftz il z`f nflg` ivzwmjf, Z`f} xf~f liz hmsfl ciij i~ xbzf~ ci~ z`f x`iaf jb} blj
fsfl jv~mlh z`f lmh`z,
Il 2= Cfn~vb~}! z`f iccmgf~w x`i gbef ci~ jvz} t~ismjfj z`fe xmz` ciij blj xbzf~, Nvz z`f} xf~f
kftz amkf z`bz bz z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil jv~mlh z`bz jb} zii, Z`f cbz`f~ xbw zbkfl ivz blj t~ijvgfj ml
c~ilz ic z`f Iccmgf~%Ml%G`b~hf IMG- n} z`f tiamgf iccmgf~ Wiebomz` il Cfn~vb~} >4, Z`f IMG
mlrvm~fj c~ie z`f cbz`f~ bnivz z`f x`f~fbnivzw ic Blv~bj`b, X`fl z`f cbz`f~ ziaj z`bz `f jmj liz
klix bl}z`mlh! `f xbw `mz il `mw fb~ blj w`ivzfj bz, @f xbw ziaj z`bz z`f} xivaj liz nf baaixfj zi
hi vlafww z`fm~ wil xbw t~ijvgfj, Z`bz jb} zii z`f} xf~f kftz ml z`f wbef ebllf~ ml z`f Tiamgf
wzbzmil,
Il >2 Cfn~vb~}! z`f fajf~ wil civlj x`f~f Blv~bj`b xbw wzb}mlh blj `bljfj `me isf~ zi z`f
tiamgf z`~ivh` b abx}f~, Bczf~ z`bz `mw tb~flzw xf~f ~fafbwfj,
C~ie >2 zi >3 Cfn~vb~}! Blv~bj`b xbw maafhbaa} jfzbmlfj bz Emlvxblhijb Tiamgf wzbzmil blj
zi~zv~fj bwkmlh bnivz z`f aiwz ofxfa~}, Il >6 Cfn~vb~} bl bmj ml z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil zfaft`ilfj z`f
tb~flzw blj mlci~efj z`fe z`bz Blv~bj`b `bj n~ikfl `mw afh bczf~ cbaamlh mlzi b absbzi~} tmz, Z`f
cbz`f~ ~vw`fj zi z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil blj mlrvm~fj bnivz z`f mlgmjflz, Blv~bj`b x`i givaj liz xbak
ziaj `me z`bz `f xivaj fptabml bnivz mz abzf~! nvz vlzma z`fl zi hfz `me wief z~fbzeflz,
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z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! z`f tiamgf mlci~efj z`bz z`f} xivaj t~ijvgf Blv~bj`b ml giv~z z`bz jb},
@ixfsf~! z`f tiamgf t~ijvgfj Blv~bj`b nfci~f z`f Emlvxblhijb Ebhmwz~bzf Giv~z bz :?74te il
Cfn~vb~} >3, Blv~bj`b xbw ~febljfj vlzma Eb~g` :, Z`fl bhbml x`fl `f xbw t~ijvgfj `f xbw
~febljfj vlzma Eb~g` 20,
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z`~fbzflfj z`bz mc `f gietabmlfj z`f x`iaf cbema} xivaj hfz mlzi z~ivnaf,
Z`f tb~flzw `bj ebjf gietabmlzw zi z`f Mlwtfgzi~ Hflf~ba ic Tiamgf! z`f @vebl ^mh`zw
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tb~flzw blj z`f wil bz z`f Tiamgf wzbzmil! Maa z~fbzeflz zi z`f tb~flzw blj z`f zi~zv~f ic z`f wil,
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>33, Wvlma W`blz`b? Tiamgf baafhfja} zi~zv~f b ebl; `mw abx}f~ ~fgfmsfw z`~fbzw c~ie tiamgf
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tiamgf baafhfja} zi~zv~fj b ebl il Eb~g` 2! >44= ml W~m Ablkb, Bczf~ z`f zi~zv~f! tiamgf eblbgafj
`me ci~ zxi jb}w xmz`ivz t~ismjmlh xbzf~! ciij i~ nbz`~iie cbgmamzmfw, Z`f} cmlbaa} ci~gfj `me ziwmhl b wzbzfeflz xmz` li fptablbzmil, @mw afhba ~ft~fwflzbzmsf cbmafj zi bttfb~ nfci~f z`f giv~z jvf
zi tiamgf z`~fbzw,
Nbwfj il z`f zfwzmeil} ic Wvlma W`blz`b z`f smgzme-
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2! >44=! W`blz`b! j~fwwfj gbwvbaa} ila} ml `mw wb~ilh! gbef ci~xb~j mjflzmc}mlh `mewfac, Ilf iccmgf~
wvjjfla} h~bnnfj `me n} `mw wziebg`! wrvffmlh zmh`za}! x`maf z`f iz`f~ zxi iccmgf~w h~bnnfj `me
n} `mw wb~ilh c~ie z`f nbgk blj ci~gfj `mw `bljw zi z`f nbgk, Z`f tf~wil x`i bwkfj ci~ WvlmaW`blz`b! abzf~ mjflzmcmfj bw Wvn%Mlwtfgzi~ WM- Wflbsm~bzlf! z`fl bwwbvazfj `me il z`f cbgf! nbgk blj
wziebg`, @ixfsf~ bz z`mw zmef! z`f iccmgf~w jmj liz mjflzmc} z`fewfasfw bw tiamgf iccmgf~w li~ jmj
z`f} zfaa `me x`} `f xbw nfmlh bwwbvazfj,
Z`f~fbczf~! z`f} j~bhhfj `me bailh z`f ~ibj zi x`f~f b tiamgf offt xbw tb~kfj, Z`f} gilzmlvfj
bwwbvazmlh `me baa z`f xb}, X`fl z`f} ebjf `me hfz mlzi z`f offt! Wvlma W`blz`b bwkfj z`fe x`i
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`me wmz il z`f caii~ blj eblbgafj `mw cffz,
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j~bh `mewfac ivz ml i~jf~ zi bsimj nfmlh bwwbvazfj, Z`fl! z`f WM gieebljfj `me zi xbak mlzi z`f
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xbak! z`f WM ef~fa} bwwbvazfj `me bhbml, W`blz`b `bj li efblw zi kfft `mw `bljw icc z`f caii~, @f
xbakfj amkf bl blmeba! il baa civ~w! mlzi z`f ~iie ic z`f Iccmgf~%ml%G`b~hf IMG- x`i i~jf~fj `me
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z`mw zmef! W`blz`b hiz zi klix z`f lbef ic z`f wbmj WM-
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z`~ff ~ivljw x`maf `iajmlh `mw afhw, Z`f IMG bwwbvazfj `me il `mw lfgk x`mg` `bj ~fgflza}
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gilzmlvivwa} bwkfj zi ~fzv~l wziafl hiijw, @f jflmfj z`f baafhbzmil, Z`f zmef xbw 6?74te,
Z`f IMG afcz z`f ~iie blj zxi iz`f~ iccmgf~w x`i `bj nffl z`f~f mlmzmbaa} bz `mw b~~fwz vlzmfj `meblj ebjf `me wmz il z`f caii~, Z`f} eblbgafj `mw afcz afh zi ilf ic z`f zbnaf afhw blj `mw ~mh`z `blj
zi bliz`f~ ic z`f zbnaf afhw blj afcz `me ml z`bz tiwmzmil ci~ zxi jb}w zmaa :te il Eb~g` 7, Jv~mlh
z`mw zmef `f xbw hmsfl lfmz`f~ ciij li~ xbzf~ blj liz baaixfj zi hi zi z`f nbz`~iie, X`maf ml z`mw
tiwmzmil z`f WM ziik jixl b wzbzfeflz c~ie `me! ci~gmlh `me zi wmhl mz! xmz`ivz fptabmlmlh i~
w`ixmlh `me x`bz xbw x~mzzfl,
Wvnwfrvflza} W`blz`b xbw zbkfl zi z`f Effhb`bzfllb @iwtmzba n} z`f WM blj bliz`f~ iccmgf~, X`fl
`f xbw fpbemlfj! W`blz`b ziaj z`f jigzi~ z`bz `f xbw ml h~fbz tbml blj z`bz `f xbw bwwbvazfj n} z`f
tiamgf, Z`f jigzi~ hbsf `me wief zbnafzw zi nf zbkfl meefjmbzfa}! blj hbsf b g`mz zi z`f iccmgf~ zi
nf hmsfl zi z`f `iwtmzba xb~j il bjemwwmil,
@ixfsf~! W`blz`b xbw liz bjemzzfj zi z`f xb~j nvz mlwzfbj zbkfl nbgk zi z`f Effhb`bzfllb Tiamgf
wzbzmil blj ebjf zi wmz il b g`bm~, Bz bnivz 6?74te z`f WM blj bliz`f~ zxi iccmgf~w t~ijvgfj
W`blz`b nfci~f z`f Ebz`vhbeb Ebhmwz~bzf, Z`f WM z`fl z`~fbzflfj W`blz`b ic z`f gilwfrvflgfw mc
`f jb~fj zi zfaa z`f Ebhmwz~bzf z`bz `f xbw bwwbvazfj n} z`f tiamgf, Bz z`f Ebhmwz~bzfw! W`blz`b civlj
ivz z`bz zxi gbwfw ic z`fcz blj ilf gbwf ic bwwbvaz `bj nffl cbn~mgbzfj bhbmlwz `me, @f xbw
~febljfj vlzma Eb~g` 22! >44=,
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