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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    Okyekyn} Jao C~a Jakg

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    qb~y pa|a}' \cn ck|g} |n} nqn| bg qb~ |agln qb~ unyn `b~y'

    A ukg} }b eb }b K~|}ykjak ua}c qb~' A mbg} ukg} }b eb }b Gkgk ag

    \kykukh' A}| kjj d~gejq b~} }cnyn kgm }cnq mbg} ckpn Ag}nygn} by vjkq

    |}k}abg| by Gag}ngmb ekon| by ckgm vcbgn|' Kgm }cnyn kyn jb}| b` lynnvq/

    lykujq }cage| jahn |gkhn| kgm |vamny| kgm lyblbmajn| kgm uck}gb}|'

    Gknjjak* bgln kgm `by kjj* gb' A}| kg nonyenglq |a}~k}abg' Qb~yn gb}

    lboage ua}c ~|* unyn |byyq* |kam cny ob}cny `ayojq'

    Qb~pn gnpny inng ag k d~gejn* |b uck} mb qb~ hgbu kib~} kjj }cn

    uck}gb}|2 {~attnm cny `k}cny'

    Apn inng }b }cn Gaec} \k`kya k} }cn Tbb* |b }cnyn* |kam Gknjjak ua}c

    k }b|| b` cny cnkm* k} ucalc cny `k}cny jk~ecnm'

    ]ck}| d~gejn2 k|hnm cny `k}cny'

    Qb~jj in |byyq ucng A en} nk}ng iq k lyblbmajn'

    Gb mb~i}* i~} Ajj in `nnjage |byyany `by }cn lyblbmajn* |kam cny `k}cny

    ua}c k eyag'

    Qb~yn ib}c |b onkg+ Qb~ hgbu uck}* Apn k in}}ny amnk' Ajj |}kq

    cnyn kgm jbbh k`}ny }cn `jk}' Ao }unjpn* ebage bg }cay}nng' Ao vny`nl}jq

    lkvkijn b` jbbhage k`}ny oq|nj` kgm bjm ngb~ec }b in jn`} kjbgn+

    Ao |byyq* gb* |kam cny ob}cny' Novck}alkjjq gb' Un lkg} jn} qb~

    |}kq kjbgn kjj iq qb~y|nj`'

    A ubg} in kjbgn' A}| |lcbbj cbj|* kgm Apn jb}| b` `yangm| kgm un

    lkg mb jb}| b` }cage| }ben}cny' Un lkg yamn }cn @jqny* eb }b }cn D~ybge Iaym

    Vkyh* \ng}b|k A|jkgm* }cn gnu Yn|by} }cnyn kgm }cn Ib}kgal Ekymng|* }cn

    Gk}abgkj Jaiykyq' Gknjjak }alhnm nklc a}no b`` bg cny `ageny|' Yninllk

    ubg} oagm lboage cnyn npnyq mkq }b hnnv on lbovkgq' \cn mbn|g} ckpn

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    k vjkq |}k}abg' B~y okam Db|nvcagn uajj in cnyn kgqukq'

    Db|nvcagn uajj in ebage iklh }b }cn Vcajavvagn|'

    \cn lkg} eb iklh+ Qb~ lkg} jn} cny eb iklh+

    Qb~ hgbu pnyq unjj }ck} Db|nvcagn }khn| cny cbjamkq| bgjq ucng

    un jn} cny* ucalc a| kjukq| k} b~y lbgpngangln'

    \cn lkg |hav cny cbjamkq| }ca| qnky'

    Ynkjjq* Gknjjak* }ck}| pnyq |nj`a|c b` qb~+ \cn |nn| cny lcajmyng

    bgjq bgln k qnky+

    Qb~ mbg} ukg} }b }khn on ua}c qb~ inlk~|n Ao ag }cn ukq* }ck}|

    a}* a|g} a}2 Qb~ kgm Mkm ukg} on }b en} jb|} ag }cn d~gejn kgm |}kypn }b

    mnk}c+

    Mbg} in }cnk}yalkj+ |kam cny ob}cny'

    Ob|} aovybikijn* Eyn}nj' Gbibmq |}kypn| }b mnk}c ag k d~gejn' A

    injanpn }cnyn| vjng}q b` nmaijn |}~`` b~} }cnyn* |kam cny `k}cny* ca| eyag

    uamny }ckg in`byn* a` A ynonoiny yaec}jq `ybo k |~ypapkj lb~y|n ucalc uk|

    vky} b` b~y `ayo| jnkmny|cav vybeykoon'

    ]ck}| gb} `~ggq+ Ao |}kqage+ A ubg} eb }b \kykukh' ]cnqyn kjj

    Bykge ^j~ kgm |bbb iklhukym' Gknjjak c~glcnm cny |cb~jmny| kgm ckj`/

    mybvvnm }b cny hgnn|' Kgm A CK]N oq gkon+ A} |b~gm| Bykge ^j~ kgm

    jbbh| |ajjq+

    GKNJJAK+ ]CK]\ NGB^EC+ Ao Bykge ^j~ kgm vyb~m b` a}' A

    okmn ~v qb~y gkon kgm A }cagh a}| jbpnjq kgm jbbh| ~glboobg kgm |n}|

    qb~ kvky} `ybo }cn lybum' Ynkjjq+ Ao |~yvya|nm k} qb~+ Mbg} in lcajma|c'

    Qb~yn ebage }b Gkgk'

    Ja}}jn obg|}ny+ |kam cny `k}cny agm~jeng}jq' A ynonoiny qb~y O~o

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    ukg}nm }b lkjj qb~ Lyn||amk by Bvcnjak+ I~} A v~} oq `bb} mbug' A lb~jm v~}

    ~v ua}c Oaykgmk* i~} gb} Lqoinjagn+ Gknjjak |~a}| on d~|} `agn' I~} a` qb~

    vyn`ny a}* un lkg lkjj qb~ Gnjjq* k gkon b` ucalc A ckpn `bgm onobyan|

    inage }ck} b` k pnyq iammkijn vjb~ec cby|n ua}cb~} kg bgln b` onkggn|| ag

    cny'

    ]ck}| gb} `~ggq na}cny+ Kgm uck} kib~} }cn cnkm/c~g}ny|2 lyanm

    Gknjjak* lcajma|cjq vjkqage cny }y~ov lkym' Qb~jj in }y~jq |byyq a` A lkon

    iklh ua}cb~} oq cnkm+

    A injanpn }ck} hagm b` cnkm/c~g}age ck| ebgn b~} b` `k|cabg* |kam

    cny `k}cny ua}c k cbb} b` jk~ec}ny' A ub~jmg} bidnl} }cb~ec a` qb~ lkon

    iklh ua}c qb~y cnkm |cy~gh k ja}}jn+

    \}bv a} ib}c b` qb~+ \}bv vybpbhage cny* Ybi' ]ca| a| en}}age }b in

    ki|~ym+ A mbg} ukg} }b cnky kgb}cny ubym `ybo qb~* Gknjjak+ |kam cny

    ob}cny |ckyvjq* ya|age `ybo cny lckay }cynk}ngagejq'

    Ink|}|+ lyanm Gknjjak' Qb~yn ib}c cbyyam+ Mkmmq ob|} b` kjj+ \cn

    `jb~glnm b~}* ikgeage }cn mbby }b cny bug ybbo |b ckym }ck} }cn val}~yn|

    bg }cn ukjj ag }cn |a}}age ybbo yk}}jnm kgm }cn l~} lyq|}kj ejk||n| ag }cn

    lkiagn} ljaghnm kjkyoagejq'

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    Gknjjak |ua}lcnm bg cny lbov~}ny* `nnjage }cn cb} }nky| b` kgeny

    vyalh k} }cn iklh b` cny nqn| k| |cn uk}lcnm }cn lbjb~y| |uayj bg }cn

    |lynng' \cn `kajnm k lb~vjn b` }aon| }b jbe ag}b cny nokaj kllb~g} inlk~|n

    |cn `nj} |b mnpk|}k}nm }ck} |cn hnv} bg ca}}age }cn uybge hnq' \cn uk|

    inage vklhnm b`` jahn |bon ma|vng|kijn bidnl} }b in m~ovnm bg cny

    eykgmob}cny ucajn cny vkyng}| ung} d~ghn}age b`` }b K~|}ykjak' A} uk| ob|}

    ~g`kay+

    Cny in|} `yangm|* Yninllk* Uka @bge kgm Jbggan ckvvngnm }b in

    kjj bgjagn }b cny ynjan` kgm ynkmq }b lck}' \cn lb~jm vb~y cny cnky} b~} }b

    }cno kgm }cnq ub~jmg} okhn `~g b` cny jahn Mkmmq'

    Gknjjak Apn ikm gnu|+ A ubg} in cnyn m~yage }cn cbj|' Oq vkyng}|

    kyn |ngmage on kukq }b |}kq ua}c oq Gkgk* }cn bgn ucb japn| ag \kykukh'

    Ag }cn D^GEJN+ Lkg qb~ aokeagn }ck}+ ]cnqyn jn}}age b~y Vcajavvagb okam

    }khn cny cbjamkq| kgm }cnq ubg} jn} on |}kq cnyn bg oq bug+ Ao jnkpage

    }bobyybu' ]BOBYYBU+++ A|g} }ck} yb}}ng2

    Jbggan Mn`aga}njq yb}}ng+ A uk| cbvage un lb~jm eb }b }cn ^gapny|kj

    \}~mab| k} }cn gnu \ng}b|k Yn|by} Ubyjm' A cnky }cnq ckpn |bon lyktq

    yamn|' Uck} k |ckon+

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    Vbby qb~+ Apn d~|} eb} kg Sibs `by oq iay}cmkq' Un lb~jm ckpn

    |~lc `~g+

    Yninllk Oq cnky} iynkh| `by qb~' Ynkjjq a} mbn|+ Lkjj ~| ucng qb~ en}

    jbgn|bon'

    Gknjjak A ubg} in kijn }b lkjj inlk~|n }cnqpn lbg`a|lk}nm oq CV' A

    k|hnm `by k yka|n ag oq unnhjq kjjbukgln kgm }cnq ukg}nm }b hgbu ucq' A

    ckm }b }njj }cno Am y~g b~} b` `~gm| `by gnu lkjjage lkym|' ]cnq |kam }cnq

    mamg} ukg} on }b y~g ~v mni}| k} oq ken kgm Am en} a} iklh bgln Apn

    jnkygnm cbu }b c~|ikgm oq yn|b~yln|* k| O~o v~}| a}' Uck} k `~ggq

    nsvyn||abg+ A }cagh a}| d~|} kgb}cny }nyo `by vnggq/vaglcage+ Uck} k jk~ec+

    ]cnq kyn onkg+ Mbg} in |~yvya|nm a` qb~ mbg} cnky kgq}cage `ybo on' A

    mbg} }cagh }cnq ckpn ag}nygn} lbggnl}abg ag }cn d~gejn+

    Uka @bge Cbu ~}}nyjq onmanpkj+ Vbby Gknjjak+ \nn qb~ k`}ny }cn cbj|'

    Oq Mkm| jnkpage `by Cbge Hbge ag k unnh| }aon bg k i~|agn|| }yav kgm

    cn| }khage on kgm Obo ua}c cao' Qkkkq+ Unjj |ukv |}byan| ucng qb~

    en} iklh'

    Gknjjak Am vyn`ny }b |ukv vjkln|+

    Jbggan A` qb~ lkg} vcbgn by nokaj* k} jnk|} |gkaj okaj ~|'

    Uka @bge Uk}lc b~} qb~ mbg} |}nv bg }cn |gkhn|+

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    Yninllk Unjj oa|| qb~' Lbon iklh ag bgn vanln+

    Gknjjak Ck ck' Ajj }yq }b a`k lyblbmajn mbn|g} nk} on `ay|}+ A hgbu Ao

    ebage }b ck}n a} ag }cn d~gejn'

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    ngb~ec jaec} jn`} by mb qb~ {~kpny k} }cn mynkm mkyh2

    B` lb~y|n gb}+ |kam Gknjjak* jqage }cyb~ec cny }nn}c'

    Bgjq a}| k |nlyn}* |b vyboa|n gb} }b }njj'

    Un ubg} }njj* vyboa|nm }cn eayj|'

    Ag }cn ek}cnyage m~|h }cnq `bjjbunm H~jnc' K`}ny k |cby} }ynh }ck}

    }bbh }cno ~v|}ynko* cn |}bvvnm kgm vbag}nm k} }cn uk}ny| nmen'

    ]cnyn+ cn |kam vyb~mjq' A|g} a} k ink~}q2 cn k|hnm jbbhage `bgmjq

    k} }cn bidnl} b` ca| k``nl}abg'

    Bgjq a}| ob}cny uajj }cagh a} ink~}a`~j+ ynokyhnm Gknjjak' \cn kgm

    \~vkge nslckgenm ejkgln| kgm i~y|} b~} jk~ecage' Npng Lkyyb}| jk~ecnm

    kjbge ua}c }cn eayj| a` }cn |b~gm| a} okmn lb~jm in }nyonm jk~ec}ny'

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    Ao Dn||* |kam }cn |}ykgeny `ybugage mkyhjq'

    Gb* qb~ lkg} in+ Gknjjak iklhnm b``' Ucnyn| Dn||2 Uck} ckpn

    qb~ mbgn ua}c cao2

    Ao Dk~ Dbh Dkjjbge* Dn|| }b npnyqbgn* lbon }b ynvjkln ykgeny

    Ikjjkge'

    Gknjjak }~ygnm kgm `jnm'

    Cnq+ Lbon iklh+ qnjjnm }cn okg' Cn |}bbm jbbhage k`}ny Gknjjak|

    `jnnage `byo* ik``jnm* |cy~eenm* }cng ljb|nm }cn mbby' \bon ham vjkqage

    }yalh|'

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    Gknjjak mam gb} jbbh iklh' \cn c~y}jnm mbug uck} |cn cbvnm uk|

    }cn }ykaj jnkmage iklh }b Gkgk| jbgecb~|n* v~y|~nm iq mnobg| ua}c k

    }cb~|kgm nqnikjj|' \cn uk| vk|} lkyage `by kjj |cn ukg}nm gbu uk| }b en}

    k| `ky kukq k| vb||aijn `ybo }ca| okg ucb uk| vyn}ngmage }b in Dn||' Ag

    }cn mkyhgn||* ucalc uk| `j~|}nyage* |cn jb|} kjj |ng|n b` maynl}abg kgm ykg

    uajmjq* |}~oijage kgm `kjjage* valhage cny|nj` ~v* kgm |}~oijage kgm `kjjage

    kekag' Kjj kgaokj| o~|} ckpn `jnm ag }nyyby b` cny' ]cn `byn|} o~|} in kjj

    cny|* ucalc uk| npng obyn ~ggnypage' @by gbu |cn |ckynm a} ua}c

    vynmk}byq c~okg| ucb* ~gjahn }cn lynk}~yn| b` }cn `byn|}* ub~jm gb} |cq

    kukq k} }cn }ynoijn b` k jnk`'

    K`}ny ij~gmnyage kib~} `by uck} a} |nnonm jahn ken| kgm hgbuage `~jj

    unjj }ck} |cn uk| jb|}* |cn |ku k ejaoony b` jaec} }cyb~ec }cn }ynn|' Cnyn

    |cn cbvnm }b `agm yn`~en' K| |cn okmn cny ukq }b }ca| vbag} b` jaec} ua}c k

    `nnjage b` ynjan`* k `ae~yn ynkynm ~v in`byn cny* eykiinm cny kgm v~jjnm cny

    mbug' \cn bvngnm cny ob~}c }b |lynko* i~} bgjq k |{~nkh n|lkvnm `ybo

    cny }cybk} ucalc ckm eybug myq ua}c `nky' \cn }yanm }b uynglc cny|nj` `ynn

    `ybo cny k||kajkg}* `nn} halhage kgm `a|}| `jkajage'

    \}bv }cyk|cage kib~}+ Hnnv {~an}+ K pbaln ca||nm ag cny nky'

    H~jnc+

    C~|c+ By qb~jj eapn ~| kukq+

    H~jnc* bc* H~jnc* |biinm Gknjjak'

    \}kq |}ajj kgm hnnv qb~y pbaln mbug+ ca||nm H~jnc'

    Bc* H~jnc* qb~ lkg} aokeagn cbu ejkm A ko }b |nn qb~+ uca|vnynm

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    Gknjjak' Uck} kyn qb~ mbage cnyn2

    A uk| ebage }b `nnm }cn eckjakj d~|} in`byn m~|h ucng A |ku Dk~ Dbh

    vybujage kyb~gm |b A }cb~ec} Am mb }cn |kon* |kam H~jnc ' A |}~lh k|

    ljb|n }b cao k| A mkynm' Cn| ebgn incagm }cn Ibobc| c~}' A ubgmny a`

    }cnqyn ag lkcbb}| ua}c nklc b}cny' A }cb~ec} Am jageny kucajn kgm okqin

    en} }b `agm b~} uck} cn| ~v }b' Ucq* a` A okq k|h* kyn qb~ |lkovnyage

    kib~} k} }ca| }aon b` }cn gaec}2

    Bc H~jnc* Lkyyb}| ck| ma|kvvnkynm' Ao }yqage }b `agm a}' A ung} }b

    }cn ykgeny |}k}abg }b en} cnjv* i~} }cn okg }cnyn a|g} Dn||' A eb} `yaec}ngnm

    kgm ykg kukq'

    Coo* }ca| a| en}}age obyn kgm obyn oq|}nyab~|* |kam H~jnc' A

    }cagh a` un uka} vk}ang}jq ngb~ec* unjj ckpn b~y kg|uny'

    Hnnvage k ukygage ckgm bg cny* H~jnc yn}~ygnm }b bi|nypage }cn

    Ibobc| munjjage ucalc uk| }cn |b~yln b` }cn jaec} }ck} |cn ckm |nng ag

    cny uajm y~|c' Gknjjak* }cb~ec |}ajj }ynoijage* jkq |}ajj in|amn cao kgm

    `bjjbunm ca| ektn' Cbu jbge }cnq jkq ag }ca| uka}age kgm uk}lcage vb|a}abg*

    |cn mam gb} hgbu' \cn o~|} ckpn mbtnm b``* `by |cn dnyhnm kukhn k|

    H~jnc| ckgm |~mmngjq ljkovnm bg cny |cb~jmny'

    ]cn jaec} ag }cn cb~|n ckm ebgn b~}' ]cn mbby lynkhnm bvng |jbujq'

    K cbbmnm `byo ok}nyakjatnm kgm ejamnm lk~}ab~|jq ag}b }cn obbgjaec} ucalc

    d~|} |cbgn ngb~ec }b jn} Gknjjak |nn }ck} a} uk| }cn Ibobc' Cny |hag

    lykujnm' ]cn ckay| bg }cn gkvn b` cny gnlh |nnonm }b |}kgm bg }cnay ngm|

    kgm k lbjm |cbuny b` `nky }yalhjnm mbug cny |vagn'

    ]cn Ibobc |}bbm |}blh/|}ajj k} `ay|}* |nkylcage }cn mkyhgn||*

    ja|}ngage' K jaec} iynntn |ng} uagm injj| }aghjage ucajn }cn iatkyynjq/|ckvnm

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    |}yku| }ck} c~ge `ybo cny }ynn| |ukqnm kgm ucayjnm' K`}ny k ucajn |cn

    ukjhnm iya|hjq mbug }cn |cby} vk}c kgm vk||nm ckym iq }cnay camage vjkln'

    K }uae |gkvvnm' Gknjjak |capnynm' H~jnc |{~nntnm cny ckgm ukygagejq'

    ]cng }cn obbg uk| bi|l~ynm iq |l~mmage ljb~m|' K| a} ynkvvnkynm* }cn

    Ibobc ckm pkga|cnm'

    H~jnc yb|n `ybo ca| vybgn vb|a}abg kgm |aegkjjnm }b Gknjjak }b `bjjbu

    cao' Cn uk| gb} cbunpny ebage }b |ckmbu }cn Ibobc ' Cn okmn maynl}jq

    `by }cn Ibobc| munjjage ag|}nkm'

    ]ca| lkjj| `by kg agpn|}aek}abg* cn |kam* hnnvage ca| pbaln jbu'

    Lobg+

    Uck} a` |cn lbon| iklh aoonmak}njq2 Gknjjak uca|vnynm'

    Unjj d~|} ckpn }b }khn }cn lckgln'

    Ucnyn| Dn||2 Qb~ |kam cn ung} incagm }cn c~}2 Gknjjak |}ajj cnjm

    iklh'

    Cn okq ckpn jn`}' Vybikijq }cyb~ec k iklhmbby' ]cnyn| |bon}cage

    `a|cq ebage bg' A ukg} }b hgbu uck}| incagm }ck} munjjage b` cny|' Qb~ lkg

    |}kq cnyn kgm hnnv uk}lc a` qb~yn lcalhng'

    Gb+ Ao lboage ua}c qb~+ Gknjjak eykiinm H~jnc| kyo' \cn ckm gb

    ua|c }b jan kjbgn ag }cn i~|c kgm in vb~glnm ~vbg iq }cn Ibobc* ucalc

    ua}c cny j~lh* |cn uk| |~yn uk| ib~gm }b ckvvng'

    H~jnc jnm }cn ukq ucajn Gknjjak onnhjq `bjjbunm' ]cnq lynv} kyb~gm

    }cn c~} }b }cn iklh ucnyn }cnq `b~gm k majkvamk}nm |cnj}ny' ]cnyn ag }cn

    jaec} b` }cn obbg* ~gmny k ck|}q lbpny b` ikgkgk jnkpn| kgm vkjo `ybgm|*

    }cnq ma|lnygnm uck} jbbhnm jahn ibsn| vajnm kekag|} k ukjj' K ljb|ny

    ag|vnl}abg |cbunm }ck} }cn ibsn| unyn lken| okmn b` ikoibb' Gknjjak

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    vnnhnm ag}b bgn'

    Lkyyb}|+ nsljkaonm Gknjjak' Lkyyb}| jkq vk}cn}alkjjq |}ajj' A} ckm

    inng |nmk}nm' Bc+ |kam Gknjjak* ngykenm' \cn }byn k} }cn lken* i~} a}

    cnjm' Bc+

    Unjj+ ]ca| uk| H~jnc' Ca| pbaln uk| |b `ajjnm ua}c b~}yken }ck}

    Gknjjak lb~jm cnky }cn nsljkok}abg okyh' Cn ckm ynobpnm }cn vny`byk}nm

    jam b` k vjk|}al lbbj/ibs' Ag kib~} k lng}aon}ny by }ub b` uk}ny jkq k |okjj

    eckjakj'

    @~y}cny nsvjbyk}abg ynpnkjnm }ub }ky|~| ucalc |}kynm k} }cno ua}c

    ngbyob~| ~gijaghage nqn|' ]cnyn uk| k `jqage |{~ayynj ag bgn lken* ucajn k

    ijklh |~g inky jkq |nmk}nm ag kgb}cny' ]cnq lbg}ag~nm }b vbhn kyb~gm'

    Unjj* unjj* unjj+

    Gknjjak| |lkjv lynv}' A} uk| gb} H~jnc| pbaln' Ag ibbh|* }cn cnybagn

    |u~ge kyb~gm* nqn| `jk|cage' ]ca| uk| gb} k ibbh' Gknjjak lyagenm' Cny

    hgnn| ckm }~ygnm }b uk}ny' Cny cnky} ink} mnk`ngagejq ag cny nky|' Cny

    }cybk} |nnonm }b in lcbhn/`~jj b` |kum~|}'

    K oamgaec} pa|a}by+ Lbon }b kmoayn oq tbb+

    Gknjjak }~ygnm |jbujq* ~guajjagejq kyb~gm'

    ]cn Ibobc |}bbm in`byn cny' Cny `kln uk| ag }cn |ckmbu|* i~}

    Gknjjak }cb~ec} |cn |ku }cn ualhnm ejnko ag cny nqn|' \cn }yanm }b iklh

    kukq k| }cn Ibobc lkon k |}nv gnkyny i~} }cn lken| unyn ckym kekag|}

    cny iklh' \cn jbbhnm `~y}apnjq kyb~gm' B` H~jnc }cnyn uk| gb |aeg'

    Mbg} }cagh qb~ lkg n|lkvn+ |kam }cn Ibobc* oa|lbg|}y~age

    Gknjjak| ejkgln' Cny pbaln uk| k yk|vq uca|vny kgm kjj }cn obyn

    }cynk}ngage' ]cnyn uk| |bon}cage |gkhn/jahn kgm on|onyatage kib~} cny'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    Gknjjak |}bbm ybb}nm }b }cn |vb}* {~apnyage jahn k lbygnynm ob~|n' ]cn

    Ibobc kmpkglnm kgb}cny |}nv* ljku/jahn ckgm| b~}|}yn}lcnm* ynkmq }b

    eyki' ]cng kgb}cny' ]cnyn uk| k eynk} ljk}}ny' Ib}c }cn Ibobc kgm

    Gknjjak d~ovnm'

    Y^G+ qnjjnm H~jnc'

    ]cn Ibobc ucavvnm kyb~gm kgm ynlnapnm k lken `~jj ag }cn `kln'

    Y^G+ qnjjnm H~jnc kekag

    Lkyyb}|+ |{~nkhnm Gknjjak'

    Y^G+ ybkynm H~jnc' @byen} Lkyyb}|+ Y^G+

    Gknjjak ykg k| H~jnc `j~ge cao|nj` k} }cn Ibobc'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    Gknjjak uk| jk}n `by |~vvny' Gkgk `ybugnm' A} uk| {~a}n ~gjahn cny

    eykgmmk~ec}ny gb} }b in ag iq |~gmbug' \cn ung} }b jbbh `by cny ag

    \~vkge| koag' A} uk| vb||aijn }ck} |cn ckm `byeb}}ng }cn }aon' Qb~ge

    vnbvjn unyn b`}ng jahn }ck} bgln }cnq eb} ebage bg }cn lbov~}ny'

    I~} Gknjjak uk| gb} ua}c \~vkge' ]cn jk|} }aon \~vkge |ku cny

    uk| nkyjany ag }cn k`}nygbbg ucng Gknjjak uk| okhage cny yb~gm| k|hage

    }cn lcajmyng a` }cnq ckm |nng Lkyyb}|' ]ca| }aon* Gkgk kgm \~vkge okmn

    }cn yb~gm| k|hage kjj kjbge }cn jbgecb~|n a` kgqbgn ckm |nng Gknjjak' ]cn

    kg|uny| unyn kjj gnek}apn ~g}aj Gkgk lkon ~vbg ^h~ Gqkjb k} }cn cng

    lbbv ucnyn cny cng| unyn hnv} k`}ny |~g|n}' ^h~ uk| o~oijage kgm

    o~}}nyage* lb~g}age cny lcalhng|'

    Ckpn qb~ iq kgq lckgln |nng Gknjjak2 ag{~aynm Gkgk ubyyanmjq'

    A|g} |cn iklh qn}2 ynvjanm ^h~ Gqkjb ki|ng}jq' Ucnyn| }cn

    Uca}n Jnecbyg2 Oq in|} jkqny+ Mbg} }njj on |cn| ebgn oa||age kekag' Gb'

    ]cnyn |cn a|+ \cn jbbh| may}q+ A ubgmny a` A |cb~jm cb|n cny mbug'

    Uck} mb qb~ onkg gb} iklh qn}2 ag}nyy~v}nm Gkgk ua}c eybuage

    kjkyo' Mam |cn eb |bonucnyn2 \cn mamg} }njj on |cn uk| ebage

    kgqucnyn'

    Unjj* A |ku cny |gnkhage b`` ag}b }cn m~|h* |kam ^h~ Gqkjb' Ao gb}

    |~yvya|nm a` }cnyn| |bon ckghq/vkghq ebage bg' ]ck} Dkon| a| k yk|lkj'

    ]cn }ub kyn k| }calh k| }canpn|+ Cn okq in }cn cnkmokg| |bg* i~} ca|

    okggny| kyn mnvjbykijn+ Kgm |b `~jj b` ca| bug |nj`/lbg|n{~ngln+

    K} }ca| d~oijn b` ag`byok}abg* Gkgk inlkon npng obyn kjkyonm'

    \cn y~|cnm b`` }b }cn cnkmokg| koag kllbovkganm iq ^h~ Gqkjb kgm

    \~vkge'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    Dkon|2 A ckpng} |nng cao }cn ucbjn mkq' Cn lbon| ag ucng cn

    mnlamn| }b lbon ag' Cn| vybikijq lcnlhage bg }cn eckyakj| ~v|}ynko' Ao

    gb} ubyyanm kib~} cao' Cn| k iae ibq* |kam }cn cnkmokg k| Gkgk

    ag{~aynm k`}ny H~jnc'

    ]ck}| uck} Ao k`ykam b`* ynokyhnm ^h~ Gqkjb vyaojq'

    Gknjjak ck| ma|kvvnkynm+ |kam Gkgk* vkgal lynnvage ag}b cny pbaln'

    A lkg} `agm cny kgqucnyn' Apn inng k|hage kyb~gm kgm gbibmq hgbu|

    ucnyn |cn a|'

    Gknjjak ck| pkga|cnm+ ]cn|n ubym| |vynkm jahn uajm `ayn kgm |bbg

    }cn ucbjn agckia}kg}| b` }cn jbgecb~|n unyn ek}cnynm in`byn }cn

    cnkmokg| koag' K`}ny |bon mnik}n kgm k jb} b` |vnl~jk}abg|* a} uk|

    kyyapnm k} }ck} Gknjjak| ma|kvvnkykgln oaec} ckpn |bon}cage }b mb ua}c

    Lkyyb}|'

    Un ckpn }b eb kgm jbbh `by Gknjjak* |kam Gkgk* cny pbaln

    {~kpnyage' I~} ucnyn2

    A |ku cny eb ag }cn maynl}abg b` }cn ykgeny |}k}abg* |kam ^h~ Gqkjb'

    Ucq mamg} qb~ |kq |b ucng A k|hnm qb~ a` qb~ ckm |nng cny+

    |gkvvnm Gkgk* yb~gmage bg ^h~ Gqkjb ag nsk|vnyk}abg' Gkgk ucb uk|

    gbyokjjq oajm/okggnynm uk| gbu ag k `yngtq b` kgsan}q'

    A mbg} }njj }kjn|* |kam ^h~ Gqkjb c~``ajq' \cn| k iae eayj }bb'

    Jkman|* jkman|* Ao |~yn }cnyn a| k |aovjn nsvjkgk}abg* iybhn ag }cn

    cnkmokg n{~kijq' Kl}abg a| lkjjnm `by' Ajj y~|}jn ~v k |nkylc vky}q* kgm

    }cng unjj eb bpny }b }cn ykgeny kgm ag`byo cao kgm en} ca| cnjv' Gb' Gb

    qb~ge lcajmyng by ikian|' Bgjq kijn/ibmanm ong kgm ubong* vjnk|n' Kjj

    yaec}* \~vkge* qb~ okq lbon kjbge |nnage k| qb~yn cny lb~|ag'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    `ybo Ikjjkge* ag|a|}nm Dn||'

    Qb~y amng}a`alk}abg vkvny|* a` qb~ vjnk|n'

    Dn|| |lykiijnm `by ca| AM ag bgn vblhn} k`}ny kgb}cny b` ca| ykgeny

    ~ga`byo' Cn ekpn k uca|}jn b` ynjan` ucng cn `b~gm a}' ]cn|n vnbvjn unyn

    okhage cao gnypb~|'

    A} jbbh| jahn cao kjj yaec}* |kam }cn cnkmokg* vnnyage k} }cn

    vcb}beykvc kgm lbovkyage a} ua}c Dn|| `nk}~yn|' A` qb~yn Dk~ Dbh

    Dkjjbge* }cng ucb| }cn b}cny `njjbu2

    Uck} b}cny `njjbu2 A kyyapnm ikynjq }ub cb~y| keb' ]cn vjkln uk|

    nov}q kgm jbbhnm k ia} yko|cklhjn i~} A mamg} nsvnl} a} }b in ag }av }bv

    lbgma}abg kgqukq' ]cng k ham hgblhnm kgm ucng |cn |ku on* |kam A

    uk|g} }cn ykgeny* kgm ykg kukq* |kam Dn||* vnyvjnsnm'

    ]ck}| oq eykgmlcajm+ lyanm Gkgk' Ao |~yn }ck}| Gknjjak+

    ]ck}| Gknjjak+ nlcbnm ^h~ Gqkjb' \cn ekpn kg keeyn||apn uke b`

    cny lcag' ]ck} |cn ykg kukq* }ck}| kg agpng}abg `by |~yn+ Qb~ |lb~gmynj+

    Ynjnk|n cny+ Ynjnk|n Gknjjak+

    Ynjnk|n cny+ Ynjnk|n Gknjjak+ K lcby~| b` pbaln| }bbh ~v }cn lyq'

    ]cn |nkylc vky}q |~yenm `byukym' Vkykge| unyn mykug kgm }cynk}ngagejq

    iykgma|cnm'

    Ag }cn gkon b` }cn jku* A mnokgm kg nsvjkgk}abg+ lyanm Dn|| ag ca|

    ob|} b``alakj okggny* lb~ykenb~|jq cbjmage ca| eyb~gm' ]cn cnkmokg

    ag}nypngnm kgm }bjm }cn }kjn b` Lkyyb}| ma|kvvnkykgln kgm lbg|n{~ng}jq

    Gknjjak|'

    \}ykgen }cage|* agmnnm+ ynokyhnm Dn|| ucng }cn cnkmokg ckm

    lbon }b }cn ngm b` ca| }kjn' Kgm }cnq mb }kjjq ua}c y~ob~y| unpn inng

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    en}}age k} C[ ag H~lcage kib~} ajjnekj kl}apa}an| ebage bg kyb~gm }cn yneabg

    cnyn'

    Unpn eb} }b `agm Gknjjak+ lyanm Gkgk ~yeng}jq' Qb~ |kam Gknjjak

    ykg kukq' Ag ucalc maynl}abg mam |cn eb2

    Ua}cb~} obyn kmb* Dn|| eykiinm ca| ya`jn kgm jnm }cn ukq ag }cn

    maynl}abg ucnyn cn }cb~ec} cn |ku Gknjjak pkga|c ag}b }cn gaec}'

    ;5

    O~j}a}~magb~| vagvbag}| b` jaec} `jalhnynm ag }cn `ky ma|}kgln' Gknjjak

    |ku }cno uaghage kgm mkglage kgm vjkqage camn/kgm/|nnh kobge }cn

    `bjaken' @ayn/`jan|* ebijag|* by kllbovjaln| b` }cn ualhnm Ibobc ua}c obyn

    b` }cnay ajj/eb}}ng ekag|2 Cny cnky}* ucalc ckm ag }cn lb~y|n b` }cn mkq

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    vny`byonm aglynmaijn eqogk|}al| ya|age }b }cn ybb` b` cny ob~}c* `javvage

    bpny ag cny |}boklc* |jamage mbug }b cny |cbn|* }c~mmnm vkag`~jjq kekag|}

    cny lcn|}' \cn |}bvvnm y~ggage'

    Ua}c npnyq |c~mmnyage iynk}c* cny yai| c~y}' Cny kyo| kgm jne|

    unyn |lyk}lcnm* cny `kln }bb' Kjj vky}| b` cny ibmq c~y}' \cn ckm inng

    lyqage kgm cny pa|abg uk| ij~yyq' ]cn jaec}| lkon gnkyny* k gni~jb~| ejbu

    gbu* kgm Gknjjak }cb~ec} |cn lb~jm cnky pbaln|' \cn mbpn ag}b |bon

    vyalhjq i~|cn|'

    K obong} jk}ny |cn |lykoijnm b~} b` cny lbpny' Ong bg ajjnekj

    kl}apa}an| ub~jm gb} in okhage |b o~lc gba|n jahn k ucbjn cnym b` uk}ny

    i~``kjbn|' K| }cn jaec}| mynu gnkyny* |cn cnkym cny gkon lkjjnm' Ag }cn

    ejbu b` |b okgq jkg}nyg|* |cn |ku cny Gkgk* ykg kgm `j~ge cny|nj`

    dbqb~|jq ag}b cny kyo|'

    GKGK+

    GKNJJAK+

    Gkgk* bc* Gkgk+ |biinm Gknjjak ucajn cny eykgmob}cny cnjm cny

    }aec}jq'

    Bc oq }ynk|~yn+ |biinm Gkgk' Oq }ynk|~yn* qb~ kyn gb}

    ckyonm2

    H~jnc+ |cyanhnm Gknjjak k| }cn aoken b` H~jnc eykvvjage ua}c }cn

    Ibobc yb|n in`byn cny nqn|' ]cn Ibobc| eb} H~jnc+ Unpn eb} }b |kpn

    cao+

    Dkon|+ A} uk| }cn cnkmokg| }~yg }b in kjkyonm' Dkon|+ Oq ibq*

    unyn lboage+ cn lyanm'

    Cnnmjn|| b` Dn|| lkjj `by |}nkj}c* }cn cnkmokg kgm }cn |nkylc vky}q

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    vj~genm gba|ajq bg* |unnvage Gknjjak ~v ua}c }cno'

    ]cn Ibobc| c~} jkq ag ki|bj~}n mkyhgn|| kgm |ajngln'

    A` }cn Ibobc uk| kyb~gm* |cn o~|} in |h~jhage kgm jqage jbu*

    }caghage }ck} b~} b` `nky b` cny okeal kgm |vnjj|* }cn lybum ub~jm gb} mkyn

    ng}ny cny lbovb~gm' Gknjjak* }cybuage kjj lk~}abg }b }cn uagm|* y~|cnm

    kyb~gm }b }cn iklh b` }cn c~}* }cn yn|l~ny| k} cny cnnj|'

    Kgm |}ykaec} ag}b }cn Ibobc| kyo|' \cn ckm inng j~yhage ag }cn

    palaga}q b` }cn lken|'

    Lbon gb `~y}cny+ bymnynm }cn Ibobc' ^gjn|| qb~ ukg} }cn lcajm

    c~y}+

    Dn|| l~y|nm' ]cn cnkmokg l~y|nm' Gkgk |lynkonm' \~vkge

    |cyanhnm' Npnyqbgn `njj iklh'

    Hnnvage k }aec} cbjm bg }cn gkvn b` Gknjjak| gnlh* }cn Ibobc lkon

    |jbujq `byukym* |cbpage Gknjjak in`byn cny'

    Jn} on }cyb~ec kgm A uajj ynjnk|n }cn lcajm ~gckyonm' Hnnv qb~y

    ma|}kgln+

    ]cn lybum vky}nm ubymjn||jq `by }cno' Kjj nqn| unyn `asnm bg

    Gknjjak kgm }cn Ibobc ucb|n nqn| gnpny ukpnynm `ybo }cn vk}c bvngage

    in`byn }cno k| npnyqbgn |l~yyanm k|amn'

    B~} b` gbucnyn ucattnm kg bidnl} }cyb~ec }cn kay* |}yahage }cn

    Ibobc| }novjn' Lk~ec} b``/ikjkgln* |cn jbb|ngnm cny cbjm b` Gknjjak

    ucb ckm ua}| ngb~ec }b `jage cny|nj` |amnukq|' Dn|| kgm }cn cnkmokg

    }cynu }cno|njpn| k} }cn Ibobc' Jkg}nyg| `njj kgm }bylcn| mybvvnm k|

    qb~ge ong `ybo }cn jbgecb~|n dbagnm ag }cn |lyaooken' L~y|n| yavvnm }cn

    kay' ]cng koam|} }cn |l~``jn ag }cn mkyh lkon }cn |b~gm| b` k ibmq

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    A uk| k`}ny kjj yn|vbg|aijn `by Lkyyb}|'

    A} uk| m~|h ucng A |n} b~} `by }cn ykgeny |}k}abg' A uk| nsvnl}age

    obg|}ny| kgm beyn| incagm npnyq i~|c+ A aokeagnm nglb~g}nyage k lbiyk

    k} npnyq |}nv' A uk| }b}kjjq |alh ua}c `nky+

    ]b }bv a} kjj* }cnyn uk| k |}ykgen okg k} }cn |}k}abg ljkaoage }b in

    Dn||' A uk| ag k |~lc k |}k}n b` }nyyby }ck} A mamg} hgbu uck} }b }cagh' A d~|}

    ykg kukq' Cn lb~jm in bgn b` }cn ekge }ck} Dn|| ong}abgnm }ykvvage

    ngmkgenynm ykyn kgaokj| }b |njj }b ~g|ly~v~jb~| lbjjnl}by|'

    A ykg kgm ykg' A }cb~ec} A uk| jb|} ucng A |ku k jaec} kgm okmn `by

    a}' A kjob|} |}~oijnm bpny H~jnc ucb uk| |}khage b~} }cn Ibobc|

    munjjage' A lb~jm ckpn lyanm ua}c ynjan`+ Cn }bjm on }b hnnv {~an}* |b un

    lbg}ag~nm }b hnnv uk}lc' Ucng }cn Ibobc `agkjjq jn`}* H~jnc kgm A ung} }b

    }cn iklh b` cny munjjage' Un `b~gm k yk}cny vyaoa}apn |}y~l}~yn ua}c k

    hkdkge ybb` kgm vajn| b` lken| |}klhnm ~v kgm lbpnynm ua}c vkjo `ybgm|'

    H~jnc |}ky}nm vbhage kyb~gm kgm A `b~gm Lkyyb}| ag bgn b` }cn lken|+

    H~jnc `b~gm k eckyakj ucalc uk| vybikijq ca|' Un unyn |b }khng ~v ua}c

    lcnlhage }cn lken| }ck} un unyng} kukyn }ck} }cn Ibobc ckm yn}~ygnm' A

    kjob|} manm b` `yaec}+ \cn okmn k inn/jagn `by on* i~} H~jnc lk~|nm k

    mapny|abg iq yk}}jage |bon lken|' Cn }cynu bgn b` }cn lken| k} cny #kg

    nov}q bgn!' K| cn }klhjnm cny A ykg `by a}+ Kgm ykg kgm ykg' Apn gnpny mbgn

    |b o~lc y~ggage ag oq ja`n' A }cagh Ao ebage }b ckpn gaec}okyn| kib~} }ck}

    `bynpny'

    Ucajn A uk| |}~oijage kjbge vk}c| }ck} unyn bpnyeybug ua}c vyalhjq

    i~|cn|* A |ku jaec}| `jalhnyage' Oq cnky} mybvvnm }b oq }~ooq kgm mam k

    |bony|k~j}' A }cb~ec} }ck} }cn |}ykgeny ag Dn|| |}k}abg ckm lbon k`}ny on

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    ua}c kjj ca| kllbovjaln|' \b A vj~genm ag}b }cn ~gmnyeybu}c* aegbyage }cn

    |gkhn| kgm |vamny|' Kjj A ukg}nm uk| }b camn'

    a} }~ygnm b~} }b in k |nkylc vky}q jnm iq H~jnc| `k}cny' ]cnyn uk|

    Gkgk* \~vkge kgm npng ^h~ Gqkjb+ Ua}c }cno uk| }cn |}ykgeny* kgm cn

    uk| }cn ynkj Dn||' Gkgk c~eenm on* A c~eenm cny' \~vkge c~eenm on* A

    c~eenm cny kgm un unyn lyqage ag}b nklc b}cny| kyo| `by dbq kgm A kjob|}

    `byeb} kib~} H~jnc'

    Un c~yyanm bg }b }cn Ibobc| c~} ucalc uk| kjj ag mkyhgn||' ]cnyn

    uk|g} k |b~gm |b A }cb~ec} }ck} }cn Ibobc o~|} ckpn jn`}' A ykg }b }cn

    iklh b` }cn munjjage kgm uk| vb~glnm ~vbg iq }cn Ibobc ucb uk|

    j~yhage kobge }cn lken|' A uk| }nyya`anm' \cn hnv} k gk|}q cbjm bg oq

    gnlh* kjob|} }cyb}}jage on' Ucajn |cn uk| }cynk}ngage }b c~y} on a` |cn

    uk|g} jn} }cyb~ec* k oa||ajn `jnu }cyb~ec }cn kay kgm |}y~lh }cn |amn b` cny

    cnkm' ]ck} lk~ec} cny iq |~yvya|n kgm |cn jn} eb b` on' ]cn cnkmokg kgm

    }cn ynkj Dn|| |vykge k} cny' A} |nnonm }ck} npnyqbgn dbagnm ag }cn `ykq'

    ]cnyn uk| k |l~``jn kgm ag }cn lbg`~|abg* }cn Ibobc okgkenm }b |jav

    kukq' H~jnc| `k}cny kgm }cn ynkj Dn|| unyn jn`} jbbhage `bbja|c* bgn

    cbjmage }cn Ibobc| |kybge kgm }cn b}cny cny |ckuj kgm k ijbgmn uae+

    ]cn vcbgnq Ibobc* ucb uk| kj|b }cn `khn Dn||* ibj}nm `by a} kgm

    ma|kvvnkynm ag}b }cn gaec} ua}c }cn ynkj Dn|| kgm |bon b` }cn jbgecb~|n

    |}kjuky}| k`}ny cao' Dn|| ynvby}nm jk}ny }ck} }cn `kj|n ykgeny| kllbovjaln|

    unyn uka}age ua}c k ob}by vbunynm ibk} `by cao kgm }cn kgaokj|' ]cnq kjj

    okmn }cnay n|lkvn* i~} cn cbvnm }cnq ub~jm in valhnm ~v |bbg k| cn ckm

    ykmabnm ca| lbjjnke~n| }b jbbh b~} `by }cno'

    Onkgucajn ^h~ Gqkjb |}ky}nm ejnn`~jjq cbvvage ~v kgm mbug kgm

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    ukpage k lk}kv~j} okmjq ag }cn kay' \cn uk| lklhjage kgm |cyanhage I~jj/

    nqn+ I~jj|/nqn+ Un }cb~ec} |cn ckm ebgn jbbgq'

    A} }~ygnm b~} }ck} |cn uk| }cn bgn ucb ckm ma|}ykl}nm }cn aovb|}ny

    iq |jageage k ckym/ibajnm nee k} cao+ Jahn Mkpam iyageage mbug Ebjak}c

    ua}c k |jage|cb}' Ubgmny| gnpny lnk|n+ ^h~ Gqkjb kgm A kyn |}ajj gb} }cn

    in|} b` `yangm|* i~} unpn lkjjnm k }y~ln' \cn hnnv| bg ynoagmage

    npnyqbgn }ck} |cn| }cn bgn ucb yn|l~nm on' \cn jbpn| inage ag }cn

    jaonjaec}+ A mbg} hgbu a` A jahn }cn gnu |aovnyage ^h~ Gqkjb in}}ny }ckg }cn

    bjm lyb}lcn}q bgn+

    A on} }cn ynkj Ibobc ucb| d~|} yn}~ygnm `ybo H~lcage' \cn ckm

    inng j~ynm kukq iq }cn `khn Dn|| ucb vyn}ngmnm }b in cny gnvcnu ua}c k

    on||ken }ck} k ynjk}apn uk| oby}kjjq ajj' \cn `b~gm cny ckjn kgm cnky}q

    kgm uk| agpa}nm }b |}kq bg' Ag cny ki|ngln cny c~} uk| ~|nm }b |}byn

    lkv}~ynm kgaokj|'

    \cn| kg kjiagb* ucalc onkg| |cn jklh| vaeong}' Apn gnpny |nng

    bgn in`byn' Ao k|ckonm }b |kq A uk| kebe ua}c l~yab|a}q' Cny |hag a|

    vagha|c' Cny ckay* nqniybu| kgm npng nqnjk|cn| kyn lbjb~yjn||' }ck}| ucq

    |cn hnnv| cny `kln obyn by jn|| lbpnynm ~v inlk~|n }cn iyaec} |~gjaec}

    c~y}| cny nqn| n|vnlakjjq' A} uk| kg amnkj ma|e~a|n `by }cn `khn Dn||' \cn|

    pnyq |cq* kgm gb} k} kjj jahn }cn ualhnm ua}lc b` oq aokeagk}abg' \cn|

    lboage }b }cn `nk|} }ca| npngage' ]cnyn| ebage }b in k v~ya`alk}abg

    lnynobgq `ay|}* kgm k`}nyukym| }cn jbgecb~|n vbn} a| ebage }b }njj k |}byq

    kib~} }cn ucbjn nva|bmn ineaggage ua}c on kgm Gkgk i~qage Lkyyb}|

    `ynnmbo' H~jnc |kq| a}| ebage }b in kg nval }kjn+

    \~vkge a| lkjjage `by on' Uya}n obyn jk}ny'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    A mam y~g ag }cn ngm'

    Qb~ ykg inlk~|n qb~ mamg} ukg} }b |nn on ink} ~v k jkmq+ H~jnc

    ybkynm ua}c jk~ec}ny' Kmoa} a}+ A in} qb~ unyn }caghage }ck} A uk| gb

    eng}jnokg'

    Kjj yaec}+ Ao |byyq' Kib~} qb~y cnkm A onkg' Gknjjak `j~|cnm kgm

    lbg}ag~nm agmaegkg}jq' Cbu uk| A }b hgbu }cn Ibobc uk| gb jkmq'

    D~|} }nk|age' Gb ckym `nnjage|' Cn vnnynm bpny }cn ikjlbgq' Cnq*

    jbbh+ Oq Mkm| ebage }b |}ky} ca| o~oib/d~oib* cn |kam ayynpnyng}jq'

    Kg nsvnl}kg} |ajngln ckm `kjjng' H~jnc| `k}cny uk| gbu ynkmq }b

    vny`byo }cn ljnkg|age ya}~kj' ^h~ Gqkjb ckm engnyb~|jq mbgk}nm kg bjm

    Ycbmn A|jkgm Ynm lblh `by }cn v~yvb|n' Lckg}age |bon |}ykgen

    agpblk}abg* cn |ja} a}| }cybk}* lkjjage ~vbg }cn |vaya}| }b ijn|| }cn jbgecb~|n*

    a}| agckia}kg}| kgm a}| |~yyb~gmage|' Cn ung} kyb~gm }cn jbgecb~|n

    lbovb~gm |vyaghjage a}| ijbbm ucajn ebeejn/nqnm lcajmyng `bjjbunm kgm

    uk}lcnm ag k c~|c* kunm iq }cn |bjnoga}q b` }cn bllk|abg' Gknjjak `b~gm

    }cn lnynobgq |}ykgenjq }b~lcage kgm lbo`by}age k`}ny |~lc k ckyybuage

    nsvnyangln kj}cb~ec |cn `nj} }ck} }cnq |cb~jm ckpn mbgn a} ua}cb~}

    |klya`alage }cn lblh' K| a} ung} aoonmak}njq ag}b }cn l~yyq vb} k`}ny }cn

    lnynobgq }cnyn uk| gb lk~|n `by lbovjkag}'

    K} }cn `nk|} }cnyn uk| vjng}q b` `bbm |b }k|}ajq vynvkynm k| }b }nov}

    npng }cn ob|} dkmnm vkjk}n' ]cnyn unyn yb~gm| kgm yb~gm| b` kg kjlbcbjal

    inpnyken lkjjnm }~kh* k yaln uagn ua}c k |b~y ib~{~n}' Gknjjak uyaghjnm cny

    gb|n k} a}' \cn |}~lh }b }cn jnobgkmn npng }cb~ec |cn `b~gm a} ljbqage'

    \k}nm* npnyqbgn |k} iklh ucajn ma|cn| unyn ljnkynm kukq' K| kg

    bjm okg |}y~lh }cn `ay|} lcbym| bg }cn |kvnc* k |}yage ag|}y~ong} jahn k

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    okgmbjag* }cn jbgecb~|n okamng| kvvnkynm' ]b a}| ck~g}age }~gn* }cnq

    |ukqnm eykln`~jjq* `j~}}nyage `kg| b` cbygiajj `nk}cny| ag }cn Cbygiajj Mkgln

    jnm* b` kjj vnbvjn* iq ^h~ Gqkjb+

    ^h~ Gqkjb ag cny qb~ge mkq|* Gknjjak jnkyg}* uk| }cn ob|} eykln`~j

    b` mkglny| kgm ckm ubg agg~onykijn vyatn| ag mkglage lbovn}a}abg|

    }cyb~ecb~} }cn yneabg+ K`}ny vjkqage lbq* |cn ckm kjjbunm cny|nj` }b in

    vny|~kmnm }b jnkm' \cn lb~jm |}ajj |cbu }cno k }cage by }ub+ Ubgmny|

    gnpny lnk|n' Gknjjak ljkvvnm ng}c~|ak|}alkjjq kjbge ua}c }cn b}cny| ucajn

    }cn jbgecb~|n qb~}c| ubj`/uca|}jnm k| }cn mkglny| }ua|}nm kgm }~ygnm*

    }uayjnm kgm ucayjnm }b }cn nglckg}age |b~gm b` }cn |kvnc'

    ]cng a} uk| }cn jbgecb~|n ikym| }~yg' Cn inekg k} }cn ineaggage*

    ua}c Gknjjak| kyyapkj kgm Gkgk i~qage Lkyyb}| kgm }cn lbg|n{~ngln| }ck}

    `bjjbunm }ca| ukyo/cnky}nm kgm lb~ykenb~| kl} b` }cnay|' ]cnyn uk|

    bpnyucnjoage kvvjk~|n' Ucng cn }bjm b` }cn `khn Dn|| ucb ckm kj|b

    ma|e~a|nm cao|nj` k| }cn Ibobc k`}ny cbbmuaghage cny ag}b injanpage cn

    uk| cny gnvcnu* }cnyn unyn |bon ibb| `by }cn pajjkag ucajn my~ghng

    qb~}c| oblhagejq kvvjk~mnm ca| k~mkla}q'

    \~lc vny`amq+ nsljkaonm Gkgk'

    Gn`kyab~|+ A gnpny }y~|}nm cao+ keynnm ^h~ Gqkjb |o~ejq' A

    kjukq| cnjm cao `by k ybe~n' A cbvn }cn `njbg mbn| gb} nj~mn }cn jku

    ng}aynjq'

    ]cn ikym uk| ngdbqage cao|nj` / }cn |}byq uk| jbge kgm agpbjpnm

    vykl}alkjjq kjj }cn agckia}kg}| b` }cn jbgecb~|n' I~} a} uk| ob|}jq kib~}

    Gknjjak* kgm pnyq `jk}}nyage' Gknjjak ij~|cnm k| }cn ikym lbovkynm cny }b

    }cn ebmmn|| I~gekg b` ucb|n |~yvk||age ink~}q okgq |bge| ckm inng

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    |~ge'

    Ukhn on ~v ucng cn en}| }b oq ia}+ H~jnc lkjjnm b~} jktajq }b

    Gknjjak ucb uk| bg }cn vbag} b` gbmmage b``* kgm }cn |}byq uk| bgjq ckj`/

    }bjm' \cn uk| l~yjnm ~v in|amn Gkgk ua}c Lkyyb}| k|jnnv in|amn cny' A}

    uk| |}ajj ag k |nmk}nm |}k}n'

    Dn||* }cn eng~agn Dn||* ucb ckm ckm k jbge ckym mkq incagm cao*

    yb|n kgm nsl~|nm cao|nj`' Cn ckm k ynvby} }b uya}n* kgm cn ukg}nm kg

    nkyjq |}ky}' ]cn kgaokj| ckm |}ajj }b in jbkmnm ag}b }cn ibk}' \bon b` }cn

    qb~ge ong ucb unyn |}ajj |}nkmq bg }cnay `nn} b``nynm }cnay cnjv'

    Gknjjak lj~}lcnm Lkyyb}| }b cny' ]ca| }aon |cn ub~jm in eapage a} ~v

    `by ebbm' \cn ub~jm gnpny |nn a} kgqobyn' \cn }~ygnm }ykeal nqn| bg Dn||'

    Dn||* okq A hnnv Lkyyb}| bgn jk|} }aon2 |cn vjnkmnm' Ajj iyage a}

    mbug }b }cn ibk} nkyjq ag obygage' A vyboa|n' Vjnk|n* Dn||'

    Qb~ mb d~|} }ck}* |kam Dn|| hagmjq' \nn qb~ kgm Lkyyb}| }bobyybu

    }cng' Qb~ vny`byonm qb~y lapal m~}q ua}c nsnovjkyq lb~yken' ]ckgh qb~*

    Gknjjak' Ajj |nn }b a} }ck} qb~ en} k la}k}abg `ybo }cn \}k}n @byn|}yq

    Mnvky}ong}' Ebbm gaec} kgm |jnnv unjj+

    Gknjjak| gaec} uk| k d~oijn b` mynko|' \cn uk| v~y|~nm iq k

    cbujage cbbmnm `ae~yn }ck} }~ygnm ag}b Lkyyb}| ag k ijbgmn uae j~geage `ybo

    k }ynn k} cny' ^h~ Gqkjb ubyn k cnkmenky }ck} jbbhnm jahn k lbslboi kgm

    okmn lck}}nyage gba|n| jahn Lkyyb}|' ]cng |cn lybunm jahn k lblh* vbag}nm

    k lbyg/lbi k} H~jnc kgm }~ygnm cao ag}b k ljb~mnm jnbvkym ucalc Gkgk

    }yanm }b |cbb kukq iq `j~}}nyage k `kg b` ijklh kgm uca}n cbygiajj `nk}cny|'

    \~vkge cnjm k eynng |gkhn ua}c kg nee ag a}| ob~}c kgm uk| |uageage a}

    ejnn`~jjq k} Gknjjak ucb ykg k| }cn eyb~gm ingnk}c cny |cbbh kgm cnkpnm'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    \cn kubhn vkg}age'

    ]cnyn uk| k }~o~j}~b~| }ykovjage b` `nn} kjbge }cn pnykgmkc

    lboage }b k ckj} in`byn Gkgk| koag* kgm lyan| `ybo }cn jbgecb~|n

    lcajmyng k} }cn bvng mbbyukq4

    Gknjjak+ Ukhn ~v* Gknjjak+ Dn|| a| ebage }b jnkpn |bbg+

    \cn ckm bpny|jnv}+ Npng }cn lybuage b` }cn `aec}age lblh| ckm `kajnm

    }b kukhng cny+

    C~yyq* Gknjjak+ Cn| ebage }b jbkm Lkyyb}| ag}b }cn ibk} kgq}aon

    gbu+

    Kgm |cn ckm vyboa|nm `ka}c`~jjq }b iyage Lkyyb}| }b cao+ Ag|}nkm cn

    o~|} ckpn lbon }b valh ~v Lkyyb}| cao|nj`' Cn o~|} }cagh cny ~gynjakijn'

    ]cn }cb~ec} uk| ~ginkykijn kgm kmmnm }b cny ubn'

    ]~oijage ck|}ajq b~} b` cny inm* |cn eykiinm bgn b` Gkgk| |kybge|

    kgm uykvvnm a} k| k |ckuj bpny cny vqdkok| }b hnnv b~} }cn lya|v kay' \cn

    dbagnm }cn lcajmyng ag }cn |}kovnmn }b }cn uka}age ob}by/vbunynm jbgeibk}'

    Dn|| |oajnm kgm ukpnm k| cn |ku cny' Lkyyb}| uk| ljageage }b cao'

    Gknjjak uk| ejkm cn ckm gb} qn} v~} Lkyyb}| ag k lken `by }cn }ykg|vby}' Cn

    ub~jm vybikijq mb }ck} jk}ny' K ukpn b` eyk}a}~mn |unv} bpny cny k| |cn

    ynlbegatnm }ck} Dn|| ukg}nm }b |vkyn cny `nnjage|'

    Gknjjak ynklcnm b~} `by Lkyyb}| ukg}age }b c~e a} `by }cn jk|} }aon i~}

    |cn lb~jm gb} vyq a} jbb|n `ybo Dn||' Cbu {~alhjq ckm }cn kgaokj

    }ykg|`nyynm a}| k``nl}abg nj|nucnyn+ \cn `nj} {~a}n c~y}'

    K| }cn b~}ibkym ngeagn |v~}}nynm }b ja`n* }cn ibk} aglcnm kukq `ybo

    }cn jkgmage |}ken' Dn|| jnkv} ag ua}c Lkyyb}|' Gknjjak uk}lcnm ua}c

    |oky}age nqn| k| }cn ibk} |u~ge |jbujq b~}ukym| ag kg kyl }bukym| }cn

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    oammjn lckggnj b` }cn yapny' Ua}c k ybky k| }cn ngeagn lk~ec}* }cn jbgeibk}

    |cb} `byukym* ljnkpage }cn uk}ny* }ykajage ag a}| ukhn `bko k| uca}n k| k

    uca}n jkln ckgmhnylcan` |ckhng ag `kynunjj' Gknjjak `nj} cny cnky} iynkhage

    k| Dn|| kgm Lkyyb}| maoaga|cnm ag}b }cn ma|}kgln kgm pkga|cnm' \cn |}bbm

    `byjbygjq bg }cn jkgmage |}ken* }nky| lb~y|age mbug cny lcnnh| kgm |biinm

    cny cnky} b~}'

    Cnq* jbbh uck} Apn eb} `by qb~' A}| k| |b`} kgm `~yyq k| Lkyyb}|*

    lkon H~jnc| pbaln ekajq `ybo incagm cny' Cn lkon ~v in|amn cny cbjmage

    |bon}cage eng}jq ag }cn vkjo b` ca| ckgm' \}ajj |biiage* cny pa|abg `~ttq

    ua}c }nky|* Gknjjak binmang}jq jbbhnm'

    Ua}c k |{~nkj b` }nyyby* |cn `jnm'

    \{~nkjage ua}c oay}c* }cn lcajmyng v~y|~nm cny kgm* oa|lcanpb~|jq

    neenm bg iq H~jnc* lckg}nm ejnn`~jjq4

    Ja}}jn Oa|| O~``n}

    \k} bg k }~``n}

    Nk}age cny l~ym kgm ucnq'

    Kjbge lkon k |vamny

    Kgm |k} mbug in|amn cny

    Kgm `yaec}ngnm Oa|| O~``n} kukq'

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    H~jnc `b~gm k pnyq |~im~nm Gknjjak |a}}age obyb|njq ag `ybg} b`

    \~vkge| lbov~}ny ektage vng|apnjq k} a}| ukjjvkvny ucalc |cbunm }ub

    ljbug `a|c camage kobge |nk kgnobgn|' \cn nqnm cao kvvyncng|apnjq k|

    cn kvvybklcnm cny kgm |vykge ~v' H~jnc cnjm ib}c ckgm| ~v* vkjo| bvng'

    Ynlbjjnl}age }cn `b~j }yalh cn ckm vjkqnm bg cny* |cn jbbhnm mkeeny| k}

    cao'

    A} uk| bgjq k }bq* |kam H~jnc* eyaggage ik|c`~jjq' \byyq+

    Cn ckm }cn eykln }b jbbh vnga}ng} i~} Gknjjak okag}kagnm k |}k}njq

    kgm alq |ajngln' Cn uk| aovb||aijn+

    Qb~pn eb} }b kmoa} a} ubyhnm* cn vny|a|}nm' Qb~ |}bvvnm

    ij~iinyage jahn k eynk} ikiq' Lyqage okhn| qb~ ~ejq' Qb~y nqn| en} v~``q

    kgm qb~y gb|n }~yg| kgevbu ynm'

    Jav| ljkovnm ag kg kgeyq |vb~}* Gknjjak |}~lh cny lcag b~}* }aj}nm cny

    gb|n ~v k| caec k| a} lb~jm en} kgm jbbhnm `yaeamjq mbug a} k} H~jnc'

    \~vkge a| yaec}' Qb~ mb ckpn }ck} cba}q/}ba}q jbbh b` Gnjj|* cn |kam

    ynoby|njn||jq'

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    Gknjjak eykiinm }cn l~|cabg |cn ckm inng |a}}age bg kgm `j~ge a} k}

    H~jnc ucb m~lhnm kgm jk~ecnm' Ca| jk~ec}ny* vnkj k`}ny vnkj* uk| |b

    lk}lcage }ck} Gknjjak iybhn ag}b jk~ec}ny cny|nj`' A} uk| aovb||aijn }b

    {~kyynj ua}c cao'

    A |kq* ukg} }b lbon `by k |}ybjj k`}ny j~glc ua}c \~vkge kgm on2

    k|hnm H~jnc' Am jahn }b jbbh ag bg }cn eckjakj kgm |nn cbu a}| mbage'

    I~} gb} }cn }kykg}~jk+ Vyboa|n'

    \lb~}| cbgb~y+

    Kjj yaec}* |nn qb~ k`}ny j~glc }cng' ]cnyn| k on||ken ag oq

    okajibs vybikijq `ybo oq O~o }ck} Am in}}ny ynkm'

    Mnkyn|}*

    Eykgmmkm |ngm| ca| jbpn' Cn| unjj bg }cn ukq }b ynlbpnyq kgm

    mbn|g} gnnm }b |}kq ag }cn |kgk}bya~o kgq jbgeny' Unpn `b~gm k |nypaln

    `jk} `by cao k| cn mbn|g} ukg} }b in ag k cbon `by bjm `bjh|' Unpn kj|b

    `b~gm k i~qny `by ca| cb~|n i~} in`byn cn lkg ljb|n }cn mnkj* cn gnnm| }b

    |cbu vybb` b` bugny|cav kgm cn gnnm| }b kvvjq `by k mbl~ong} `ybo ca|

    ikgh }n|}a`qage }cn cb~|n a| oby}eken `ynn kgm cn cao|nj` a| mni}/`ynn' Un

    `nnj un lkg} jnkpn Eykgmmkm kjbgn }b `agm ca| ukq }cyb~ec }ca|

    i~ynk~lyk}al d~gejn'

    \b un okq ckpn }b |}kq kgb}cny unnh' Ao |byyq }b ckpn }b

    ma|kvvbag} qb~' Qb~pn vybikijq ckm qb~y `ajj b` }cn d~gejn' A cbvn a} ck|g}

    inng }bb ibyage `by qb~ |}kqage ua}c Gkgk' kgm k| qb~ ukg} }b in iklh

    kgm |vngm }cn yn|} b` }cn cbjamkq| ua}c qb~y `yangm|* qb~jj ckpn }b `ngm `by

    qb~y|nj`' A mbg} jahn }cn amnk i~} a} lkg} in cnjvnm' Okqin A lkg en}

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    ]cn|n Nglckg}nm Ubbm|"OCJJao

    O~o*

    A ubg}' ]njj qb~ npnyq}cage ucng Ao iklh' Ao ebage }b }khn k ukjh

    ag }cn `byn|} ua}c \~vkge kgm H~jnc }cn cnkmokg| |bg' Unyn ebage }b

    jbbh ag bg k ikiq lyblbmajn }b |nn a` a} ck| |~ypapnm }cn |}yn||`~j npng}| b`

    }cn vk|} `nu mkq|' A} ckm inng |{~k|cnm ag}b k }agq lbg}kagny+ A cbvn a}

    ck|g} jb|} a}| kvvn}a}n `by `yn|c lcalhng aggkym|' Iqn `by gbu'

    Gknjjak

    Eayj|*

    Ajj |nn qb~ kjj ucng |lcbbj |}ky}| lb| Ao |}kqage }ajj }cn ngm b` }cn

    cbjamkq| ua}c Gkgk' A lkg} uya}n o~lc gbu k| Ao ebage ua}c H~jnc kgm

    \~vkge }b |nn cbu H~jnc| ikiq a| mbage k`}ny }cn bymnkj b` inage |cbpnm

    ag}b k ibs ckj` a}| |atn' A}| iklh ag a}| ~|~kj |vb} iq }cn |}ynko kgm Ao

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