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    gvmh tbl vlet gvmh ~kckalq kq ak~jtkc kctbm|ob k qajleal mg lkctb# jq kcqm kqajleal mg ~lvjqbjeo "dkvfle * fmtb je tbl amhhmdjtjlq jt ake amewlvt tm lwlvovlktlv wkc|l ked tbl hmcdjeo "jeac|djeo dlgmvhjeo* mg dlqjvl elalqqkvz gmvtbljv jccjeo ameq|h~tjme% Dkq vmbl Fldvgejq dlq Kvfljtlvq jqt ljel wjlc ovlvl [|lccl dlq Ol jeeq kcq dkq gljel dlq Vljable% Djl Ilcclv mbe|eoleje Cmedme fvjeole jbvle Wlvhjltlve hlbv lje kcq djl ^kcqtl "* YTblvk dlqjvl mg tbl mvilv jq k h|ab ovlktlv qm|val mg ~vmgjt tbke tbl gjel mel mg tblvjab% Tbl alcckv gcktq je Cmedme zjlcd hmvl gmv tbljv ckedcmvdq tbke tbl ~kckalq"*# imemhjqab(~bjcmqm~bjqabl Hke|qivj~tl ";244* je Hkvr Leolcq _lvilkffvlwjktld HL_ Fked 4># Flvcje# ;::># ~~%

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    Ak~jtkc dmlq emt elalqqkvjcz jh~cz ke lwlv lwmcwjeo bjoblv clwlc mg ajwjcjqktjme f|t ake dm `|qt kq lcc mv flttlv jtb k mvql mel# kq cmeo kq tbl fkqjaamedjtjmeq mg ak~jtkc mv H(A(H "hmelz(amhhmdjtz(hmvl hmelz* tblhqlcwlqkvl ojwle% Qlcg(~vlqlvwktjme jq emt ke kfqmc|tl wkc|l jt qbm|cd bmwlv kt tbl~mjet mg elldjelqq% Elldjelqq jq tbl k~~vm~vjktl hmdl gmv tbl qlcg(~vlqlvwktjme mg tbl mvilv "jeac|dlq kcc eme(ak~jtkcjqtq je ak~jtkcjqh*9 jt jq kcqmtbl ~vjeaj~cl mg ektjmekc lamemhz% Je tbjq kz hmvkcjtz ~vmtv|dlq jetm tbllqqleal mg tbl ektjmekc lamemhz%

    Ak~jtkc mv hmelz bkwl dlqjvlq " Fldvgejqql* bjab h|qt fl qktjqgjld# tbl mvilv h|qt ~vkatjal fljeo jtbm|t dlqjvl# fljeo kqtld%

    Tbl Vmhke Lh~jvl kq f|jct me Vmhke Kvhz fvlkd hkdl mg q~lct gcm|v# tblLoz~tjke ~zvkhjdq me ~bkvkmeja fvlkd hkdl mg ikh|t gcm|v tbl FvjtjqbLh~jvl "Fktb*# qkzq ke Leocjqbhke ke mcd Fc|lamkt fmz kq f|jct meHmtblvq ^vjdl% Mel mg tbmql bjtl emtbjeo cmkwlq% Clqq tbke kjv% Tbl

    Fvjtjqb kvl tbl C|gthleqable je tbl q|aalqqjme mg jh~lvjkcjqtq% Tbl Qamtq ktclkqt bkwl tbljv mkt fjqa|jtq tblz lkt tblh cjil tbl Jedjmq je tbl Kedlq abl me tbljv amak clkwlq tm qtkwl mgg lrbk|qtjme bjcl hm|etjeo tbl bljobtq jetbje kjv%

    @|qt kq je tbl gjo|vl mg `|qt omjeo me tblvl jq ke jh~cjajt flcjlg je tbl |eledjeovl~ltjtjwl abkvkatlv mg k qlvjlq mv v|cl# l akvvz kvm|ed ke k~vjmvj qzccmojqtjavbltmvjakc qtv|at|vl je tbjeijeo bjab ~vlq|~~mqlq tbkt mel tbm|obt h|qtgmccm gvmh kemtblv tbm|obt ked qm me% F|t h|qt jt dmlq jt= Je tbl qkhl

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    kz katjmeq# maa|vvlealq gmccm gvmh mtblv katjmeq mv maa|vvlealq je tbllh~jvjakc mv bjqtmvjakc mvcd mtblv jql tblz kvl hlvlcz ametjeolet% F|t aketblz fmtb gmccm ked emt gmccm fl vlcktld ked |evlcktld% Je ke kfqmc|tlcz ametjeolet mvcd tbjq m|cd ~vmfkfcz fl ~mqqjfcl% Tbl kqq|h~tjme tbkt tbjeoqmv tbm|obt h|qt gmccm gvmh mel kemtblv jh~mqlq k "qajleal(lq{|l* hjhltjagc|r me tbl gmvh mg ~blemhlek tbljv kz mg abkeojeo mv ~kqqjeo fz qtkzjeotbl qkhl k ijed mg gc|r mg jdletjtz% Tbjq jq kcqm k gc|r mg cmomq cmomq jh~cjlqtbkt lwlvztbjeo h|qt fl ameelatld jtb lwlvztbjeo lcql% Cmomq ake k~~lkv jetbl gmvh mg k bjlvkvabz mg ~vjeaj~clq lrlvtjeo gmval tbvm|ob wkvjm|q qtkolq mg hltbmdjakc olelvkcjqktjme |etjc jt vlkablq fmttmh kt tbl lh~jvjakc dktk% Fmtbtbl gc|r ked tbl qakcl kvl keajlet hmdlcq kctbm|ob tbl bjlvkvabjakc cmomq kq Kdmvem ked Bmvibljhlv dlwlcm~ je Djkclatjaq mg Lecjobtlehlet kq kt tbltbvlqbmcd mg Lecjobtlehlet je Fkameq tvlktjqlq me qajleal% "qll HkrBmvibljhlv |ed Tblmdmv _% Kdmvem# Djkclitji dlv K|gicv|eo#^bjcmqm~bjqabl Gvkohletl# Khqtlvdkh# ;:72# ~% ;?*

    Lkab hmhlet mg tbl gc|r jq k vl~ltjtjme mg tbl mel flgmvl qm tbkt je omjeo metblvl jq mecz flgmvl elwlv kgtlv% Fkdjm| jq {|jtl tkile fz Flailttq fkd wlvql

    "wlvq dl hjvcjtme* kfm|t q|ab k gc|r mg tbl qkhl bkt kvl e|hflvq mtblvtbke tbjq% Je tbl am|etjeo mg e|hflvq tblvl jq tbl |ttlv kqq|h~tjme tbkt hmvl jcc kc kzq fl tbl qkhl kq clqq tbl |ejt mg mel kddld tm k tvkeqgjejtl e|hflvjq em djgglvlet tbke tbl |ejt mg mel kddld tm mel% Jq tbjq tv|tb= Jq tblgmccm jeo mg tbl qkhl fz tbl qkhl k ijed mg wlvjgjaktjme mg tbl qkhl= _m|cdtble amewlvqlcz k gmccm jeo mg tbl qkhl fz tbl mtblv fl k gkcqjgjaktjme mg tblqkhl= Mv mg tbl mtblv= Je tbl gmccm jeo mg tbl qkhl fz tbl qkhl tblvl jq mecz

    k abkeol fz q|fqtjt|tjme tbkt bjab kq je tbl ~ckal mg em hmwlq m|t mg tbjq ~ckal mv kq Fkdjm| m|cd qkz jq tble eme(fljeo% F|t jt jq vl~ckald fz kvl~cjak mg jtqlcg qm tbl gmccm jeo mg tbl qkhl fz tbl qkhl jq ke |eledjeoq|fqtjt|tjme mg fljeo fz eme(fljeo% Tbjq jq tbl tbjeoq |edlajdkfjcjtz%Flailttq wlvql jq k ijed mg gk|r(Blvkacjtlke bmhjcz0Gc|r ak|qlq "mel emtlq kcvlkdz tbkt gc|r jtqlcg jq qlle kq k ak|ql qh*Tbkt lwlvz tbjeoLwle je fljeo#Lwlvz tbjeo#

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    kccm q gmv ke jedlgjejtl khm|et mg q~la|cktjme% Tbjq am|cd fl ke krjmh mg q~la|cktjwl vlkcjqh% Tbl acj~ jtqlcg kq emt wlvz vlwlkcjeo ljtblv% Dlvvjdkdjqkovllq jtb qmhl tbjeoq Bljdloolv qkzq kfm|t kejhkcjtz "tbkt kejhkcqdmet q~lki# dmet djl# kvl ~mmv je mvcd bl jq q|q~jajm|q mg tbjq# ( jt bkqblkwz ameql{|lealq*% Bl kcqm ~kvtq amh~kez jtb Bljdloolv kfm|t mtblvtbjeoq q|ab kq tlabemcmoz# l~mabkcjtz% Bjq tmel mg wmjal ked gkajkc lr~vlqqjmeqkvl lh~bktja# dlhkedjeo% Dlvvjdkq tjl bkeoq q|oolqtjwlcz flcm bjq flct

    tbl keocl mg bjq tjctjeo cjil k ~c|hf cjel qbm jeo bm h|ab bl dlwjktlqgvmh tbl qbmvtlqt djqtkeal tm tbl gcmmv% Tbl jh~vlqqjme jq mel mg qlcg(d kvgjeo%Jq Dlvvjdk kqq|hjeo tbl ~mqjtjme mg tbl ~lejtlet omd= Omd bm kqiqgmvojwlelqq gvmh b|hkejtz= Fle`khje q|oolqtq tbjq kq~lat mg Omd(elqq je bjqgvkohlet me Ak~jtkcjqh kq Vlcjojme Omd jq jh~cjaktld je tbl dlft-o|jct mg ak~jtkcjqh ked h|qt qlli ktmelhlet% Qkavjgjalq kvl hkdl tm ktmel tbl o|jct mg Omd% Tbl av|ajgjrjme kq kemtblv kat mg Omd kqijeo gmvojwlelqq gvmh bjqavlkt|vlq gmv tbljv avlkt|vlcz(elqq% Mv jq Dlvvjdk vktblv lekatjeo k ijed mg Dmqtmzlwqijke olqt|vl mg b|hjcjtz q|ab kq tbmql vl{|jvld mv akvvjld m|t fz

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    tbl wkvjm|q ak~vjajm|q bmcz hle mv bmcz gmmcq bm ~m~|cktl bjq emwlcq% JeTbl ^mqqlqqld ~lejtletq wjqjtjeo k gkhm|q bmcz hke h|qt k~~vmkab bjh me tbljviellq% _ble bl lclatq tm kaal~t tbljv ~lekeal tblz kvl hkdl tm dvjei kbmvvjfcz mwlv q lltleld tlk "kaamvdjeo tm tbljv dlovll mg qjeg|celqq* kcc tbl bjcl qtjcc me tbljv iellq% Tbl lejohktja bmcz hke jeTbl Fvmtblvq Ikvkhkpmw# tbl kjcjeo Qtkvlp# omlq dm e me bjq iellq je gvmet mg Dhjtvj# melmg tbl fvmtblvq# d|vjeo k t|h|ct|m|q gkhjcz k|djleal mg tbl Ikvkhkpmwq je bjqblvhjtkol alcc% Em mel iem q bz% Jt jq `|qt tbl hzqtlvz mg tbl djwjel bmcz jh~|cql% Kctbm|ob k qal~tjakc hmei bm jtelqqlq tbjq ole|gclatjme kttvjf|tlq jt tm tbl qbm hkeqbj~ mg tbl dzjeo Qtkvlp% Tbl bmcz hke qleqlq kavjhl jcc tkil ~ckal% Cktlv mel jcc qkz bl gmvlqk lwlvztbjeo%Dhjtvj bkd `|qt vjdja|cld bjq gktblv gmv mmjeo k mhke dlqjvld ked am|vtld fz fmtb gktblv ked qme%

    Jq Dlvvjdk tbl ~lejtlet kt tbl gllt mg Bljdloolv# tbl bmcz hke mv tbl qlcg(lggkajeo bmcz hke fledjeo bjq iell tm tbl qjeelv Bljdloolv je kfqletjk=

    Tbl Qtkvlp# k gjo|vl h|ab kdhjvld fz _jttoleqtlje# jq k hmei bmql bjqtmvjakc

    vlcjojm|q g|eatjme "emt `|qt bjq f|t tbl jeqtjt|tjme mg Qtkvlp(bmmd* jq tm kaal~ttbl qm|c ked jcc mg tbmql amhjeo tm bjh ked tm v|cl jt kq bjq m e% Tbjq jq tblq~jvjt|kc kz tbvm|ob qckwlvz tm gvlldmh% Qmhltbjeo qjhjckv bk~~leq je dlQkdlq qmajltjlq "amhh|ejtjlq* lral~t jt jq qmclcz mg tbl fmdz% Kfmcjqbjeotbl ~vm~lvtz mg melq m e fmdz kq mg tbl mtblv fmdjlq jq k ~bketkqz jeblvlet jetbl m~lvktjme mg tbl ~lvwlvql9 tbl ~lvwlvt jebkfjtq tbl fmdz mg tbl mtblv kq bjqm e ked tb|q jeg|qlq tbl mtblv fmdz jtb bjq m e% "^jlvvl Icmqqm qij# Qkdl

    |ed Gm|vjlv je Clitvl p| dl Qkdl# Gvkeig|vt# ;:2;# ~% 664* Tbl Qtkvlp v|clqtbl fmdz tbvm|ob tbl qm|c# dl Qkdlq gjo|vlq v|cl tbl fmdz tbvm|ob tbl fmdz%Qtkvlp v|cl jq tblmavkaz dl Qkdlq jq fjm~mcjtjaq%

    Dlvvjdk kq tvk~~ld-ak|obt me k wjdlm fz k vkedmh ametjeoletq~latktmv-akhlvk bm lrtvkatld tbjq hmhlet m|t mg k ametje||h mg ke|eiem e d|vktjme% Kctbm|ob qmhl lclhlet mg abmjal mv dlajqjme ake fl vlkdjetm Dlvvjdkq iellcjeo ~mqjtjme kt clkqt jt jq ~bzqjakccz djggja|ct tmq~metkelm|qcz iellc bjcl ojwjeo k clat|vl "cjil m~lvk qjeolvq katjeo k vmcl

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    bjcl qjeojeo* ked l{|kccz djggja|ct tm kfv|~tcz led q|ab iellcjeo% Tbjq lrtvkatmg clqq tbke k hje|tl# tbl l~jtmhl mg jeqjoejgjakeal# am|cd bkwl vlhkjeld kvlamvdld gkat khmeo tbl hjccjmeq ajva|cktjeo qlle ked |evlhlhflvld me tbljetlvelt "`|qt cjil tbm|obt jtqlcg zm| bkwl tm bkwl tbm|obt h|ab tm gmvolth|ab kq Vmflvt _kcqlv qkjd*# jg jt bkd emt flle qljpld fz k qlamed kat tbktmg hz ~vmtmamc ked g|tjcl "|qlclqq* jetlv~vltktjme%^lvbk~q tbjq gkat jq emt `|qt me wjdlm f|t kcqm je vjtjeo qmhl blvl kcvlkdz# ka|vktld wjdlm ( kctbm|ob |eiem e tm hl% Hz kat mg jh~kcjeo fz vjtjeo jqhz m e gjvqt k~~vm~vjktjme mg tbjq wjq|kc gkat tbl tvkal mg ke jelr~cjakfclolqt|vl% Jq hz vjtjeo k tbjvd dlovll mg vlkcjtz= Gjvqt tbl kat mg iellcjeo tblak~t|vl mg tbkt q~lajgja hmhlet kq je k jtelqqjeo fz tbl akhlvk m~lvktmv jqtbl qlamed% Tbl |ql mg iell fledjeo je cjtlvkt|vl bkq clqq ~m lv tbke tbl gkatmg Dlvvjdkq gjchld iellcjeo# kctbm|ob jt hkz bkwl flle jtqlcg ke metm(tblktvjakc olqt|vl% Je cjtlvkt|vl q|ab ke kat m|cd qllh lralqqjwl% Je cjgl mvtbl gjchld wlvqjme Dlvvjdkq iellcjeo vkdjktlq tbl fv|tkcjtz mg tbl gkat"Gvkeajq Fkame* em khm|et mg jetlv~vltktjme ake abkeol mv lvkql jt% Melake mecz qbkil melq blkd cjil tbl mmda|ttlv qjttjeo je tbl v|je mg VkqbmhmeOktl qtkvjeo jetm tbl vkje je tbl flojeejeo mg I|vmqk kq gjch Vkqbmhmeked

    vl~lkt J dmet |edlvqtked%

    Tbl jh~lvwjm|qelqq mg tbl gkat " gkat|h fv|t|h * jq tbl qlavlt Dlvvjdkqqlavlt jq bjq m e olqt|vl mg ~m lvclqqelqq% Tbl iellcjeo ~mqjtjme hjhjaq kekh~|tll mel dmlq emt qll bjq gllt kezhmvl% Tbkt mg am|vql jq tbl gvmet wjl tbl gmvt|jtm|q keocl% Tbmql flbjed Dlvvjdk lvl emt ~vjwz tm tbjq jcc|qjme mg k gmmtclqq clat|vlv kq je kez hkoja tvjai ( jt kcc bkq tm dm jtb tbl ~mqjtjme mg

    tbl q~latktmv%

    Tbl vmmh jtqlcg qllhq tm fl hjejkt|vjpld% Tbl qakcl mg tbl vmmh blvl tblk|djleal jq qjttjeo jq ovlktlv tbke tbl qjtl "q~mt* blvl Dlvvjdk jq iellcjeo metbl dkjq% Tbl vmmh qllhq tm qbvjei dm e me bjh cjil ke jewlvtld ~zvkhjd% Kq k dvkhktja abkvkatlv bl jq vlhjejqalet mg Hem|abijelq jetlv~vltktjme mg tbl tvkoja ijeo Vjabkvd tbl Qlamed je blv qtkojeo mg Qbkilq~lkvlq l~mezhm|q~ckz% Vjabkvd jq mfd|vktl ked kvvmoket |ek kvl |etjc tmm cktl mg tblameq~jvkaz kokjeqt bjh fz bjq vlflccjm|q wkqqkcq% Tbl katmv ~mvtvkzjeo tbl ijeo

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    kq hkdl |~ tm ke lrtvlhl ~kccmv cmmijeo kchmqt @k~kelql ked amegjeldtm k bllcld wlbjacl k bzfvjd mg k bllcabkjv ked k abkvjmt kq jg bl bkd bllcq jeqtlkd mg cloq# kcvlkdz cm lvld je qtkt|vl# flgmvl fljeo tm~~cld mvgcmmvld fz bjq kdwlvqkvjlq% Dlvvjdk jq tbl ijeo ked kt tbl qkhl tjhl mel mg tblameq~jvktmvq kokjeqt tbl ijeo ( @l q|jq ck ~ckjl lt cl am|tlk|+ "J kh tbl m|ed ked tbl iejgl+# Fk|dlckjvl# CBk|tmetjhmvm|hemq*%

    Jq Dlvvjdkq iellcjeo k qzh~tmh mg bjq ajva|hajqjme el|vmqjq=

    1% Tbl Qlavlt

    Tbl qlavlt jq cjil k gkat# flak|ql jt jq mg ckeo|kol f|t emt mecz mg ckeo|kol jtjq kcqm tbl jtbbmcdjeo mg ckeo|kol% Mtblv jql jt m|cd emt fl k qlavlt% Jt ake~mtletjkccz fl tbl jegjejtl jtbbmcdjeo mg ckeo|kol# jg tbl qlavlt jq il~tkfqmc|tlcz jt alkqlq tm fl `|qt k qlavlt# jt alkqlq tm fl je tmtkc% Tbl kfqmc|tlqlavlt tledq tm ejc# tm wmjd# tm kfqleal% Qm jt jq k gkat mg kfqleal% Tblkttvjf|tlq mg ckeo|kol alkql tm jegmvh jt em vbltmvja# em qm~bjqtvz ake tkil

    bmcd mg k qlavlt% Tbl qlavlt ake fl mg k gkat flqjdlq fljeo k gkat gmvjeqtkeal tbl qlavlt jdletjtz mg qmhlmel# tbl qlavlt bjdjeo ~ckal mg qmhltbjeo wkc|kfcl# qtmcle f|t kcc qlavltq h|qt fl q|qal~tjfcl tm fljeo iem e mv|eiem e% Tbl qlavltq mg tbl |ejwlvql kvl emt vlkccz qlavltq flak|ql em melbkq tblh ljtblv tm djw|col mv amealkc% Bleal tv|tb jq emt k qlavlt kq tblameal~t mg kcltbljk hjobt jh~cz qmhltbjeo bjab amhlq m|t mg jtq bjdjeo% _blvlwlv jt jq bjddle mv vlwlkcld bltblv jt jq qlle mv |eqlle "tmcd mv

    |etmcd=*# tbl tv|tb jq jedjgglvlet tm tbjq bjdjeo mv djqacmq|vl% Dmlq _jttoleqtlje bkwl keztbjeo tm qkz kfm|t tbl qlavlt lral~t tbkt bl jq qjcletkfm|t bkt akeemt fl qkjd= F|t jq tbkt k qlavlt= K qlavlt h|qt fl qkzkfcl lwle jg emt qkjd% K qlavlt jq emt tbl jelggkfcl% Tv|tb jq jedjgglvlet "kdjk~bmvja*tm jtq fljeo tv|l mv fljeo iem e% Qm k qlavlt am|cd emt elalqqkvjcz fl tv|tb%F|t am|cd k gkjvz tkcl mv k gjatjme fl k qlavlt= K qlavlt h|qt fl tv|l mv jtq jtbbmcdjeo m|cd fl mg em ameql{|leal# f|t tv|tb jq emt k qlavlt% Kq k qlavlt jtblvq k kz je jtq |etlccjeo tm tbjq dlovll jt lr~mqlq jtqlcg tm tbl dkeolv mg tbl |etbm|obt%

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