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ULHD@NA SI SAD UDRBTD

Sad oigta if Oly wls l cdb`s`vd oigta fir Siooy. Ad alc ivdrbiod

siod if a`s dlrh`dr priehdos lgc ey tad o`cchd if Oly ad wls lt hlst

rdnuhlrhy biophdt`gn cl`hy r`cds if 5== o`hds phus. Gdnit`lt`igs wdrd

tlj`gn phlbd ey Siooys fr`dgcs ti gc l gdw spigsir ti rdphlbd Or.

Hdy, lgc tadg `t wls fiugc talt tad Ulhd`na Bybhd Bioplgy wls

dlndr ti ci t. Sa`s balhhdgnd sddodc l glturlh dxtdgs`ig ti tad olgy

phlbd-ti-phlbd rdbircs tad bioplgy alc blpturdc `g tad prdv`ius fdw

ydlrs. Lftdr er`df c`sbuss`igs lgc tad gdbdsslry dqu`podgt ietl`gdc,

lg ifb`lh hlugba wls lrrlgndc ti tljd phlbd `g ^`gbadstdr ig Oly

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edalhf if tad glt`iglh irnlg`slt`ig. Balrh`ds bhue lt talt t`od wls tad

Vdndtlr`lg Bybh`gn lgc Ltahdt`b Bhue. @g

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Siooy `s p`bturdc ig igd if taisd hign cl`hy r`cds. Ad hiijsugbiofirtlehd ig tad slcchd, pdralps blusdc ey l swihhdg jgdd

ir slcchd sirdgdss. B^

L aund o`hdlnd ticly odlgs gi t`od fir l blf stip. L qu`bjsglbj `g Balrh`d Clvdys blr als ti sufbd. B^

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Siooy `s shiwdc ciwg w`ta eusy trlfb `g Ba`badstdr. B^

Balrh`d Clvdy saiw`gn A. A. Dgnhlgc (dc`tir if Bybh`gn) tad sdlhdcspddciodtdr talt s rdbirc`gn Siooys titlh o`hdlnd. B^

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Siooy alc edbiod l glt`iglh nurd. Rpigsirdc ey l floius

bybh`gn ro, a`s flbd wls ig pistdrs lhh ivdr tad biugtry lcvdrt`s`gn

cr`gj`gn siod bioplgys edvdrlnd lgc dlt`gn lgitadr bioplgys

erdljflst fiic. Ad lppdlrdc g tad EEB prinrlood @g Siwg Sig`nat

lgc wls `gtdrv`dwdc sdvdrlh t`ods ey U`balrc C`oehdey: ad wls tad

adri if ba`hcrdgs bio`bs lgc odt lhh tad hdlc`gn pdrsiglh`t`ds if tad

cly. Sad glod if Siooy Nicw`g, `g flbt, alc edbiod sygigyoius

w`ta tiunagdss, runndc cdtdro`glt`ig, odgtlh bigbdgtrlt`ig lgc

dgcurlgbd.

A`s dxdrt`igs `g lhh wdltadrs alc olcd a`o tiuna lgc ls alrc ls

l ribj. L fr`dgc, Frlgj Dcnd if tad Rtigd ^addhdrs Bybh`gn Bhue,

cdsbr`eds a`o lt tad t`od; Ad wls l rdolrjlehd s`nat. A`s flbd lgc

eicy alc eddg eurgdc l cddp olainlgy, lgc a`s al`r lgc dyderiws

alc eddg ehdlbadc wa`td. Eut dvdg Siooys rieust eicy wls git

`oprdnglehd. Ad cdvdhipdc l aund swdhh`gn ig igd jgdd, eut `ngirdc

a`s cibtirs lcv`bd ti rdst, lgc tad cibtir wls phdlslgthy surpr`sdc ti

gitd l fdw clys hltdr talt tad swdhh`gn alc c`slppdlrdc, cdsp`td tad flbt

talt Siooy alc bybhdc augcrdcs if o`hds s`gbd.

Ls Siooys cl`hy titlhs risd, oird lgc oird pdiphd tiij lg gtdrdst

`g a`o ls ad dxtdgcdc a`s hdlc ivdr Edrglrc. Gdvdr edfird `g tad waihd

if `ts a`stiry alc tad ydlrs c`stlgbd rdbirc priv`cdc suba l sdgslt`iglh

stiry. @t alc edbiod igd if tad oist crlolt`b spirt`gn cudhs bybh`gn

alc dvdr sddg lgc tad pueh`b `gbrdls`gnhy wdrd lttrlbtdc ti `t.

Lhtaiuna l fiihpriif systdo alc eddg cdv`sdc ti badbj a`s cl`hy

o`hdlnd, tadrd wdrd st`hh siod ciuetdrs. Ls tad Bybh`gnpueh`blt`ig

alc eddg tad ifb`lh sbrut`gddr fir ta`s rdbirc lttdopt, tad`r dc`tir

A.A. Dgnhlgc wls `gv`tdc ti oljd l pdrsiglh badbj. Lhtaiuna Siooy

alc bivdrdc 2=1 o`hds tad prdv`ius cly, ad sdt iut dlrhy fir Hlgcs

Dgc ig Kuhy 5< lgc lt tad dgc if tad cly ad alc biophdtdc 231 o`hds.

Sa`s wls w`tgdssdc ey tad dc`tir, lgc dvdryigd wls slt`sdc.

Sa`s o`hdlnd, tindtadr w`ta tad prdv`ius twi clys rdbircdc

o`hdlnd if 222 lgc 2=1 o`hds, nlvd Siooy tad stlnndr`gn titlh if

010 o`hds ivdr 2 bigsdbut`vd clys. Ad wig l pr`zd fir ta`s gitdwirtay

lba`dvdodgt. Eut hdt us tljd l hiij lt ta`s l h`tthd bhisdr. Siooy wls

ci`gn lg dgcurlgbd r`cd, r`c`gn dvdry cly fir l ydlr `g lhh wdltadrs.

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Sad rdbirc fir tad flstdst t`od fir biophdt`gn jo) si flr fir tad ydlr wls rdbircdc

ig Lunust 50. Ulhd`na lgc Rturody-Lrbadr cdb`cdc ti ndt ls ouba

pueh`b`ty frio Siooys subbdss ls tady biuhc. Sady pricubdc pistdrs

lgc pist blrcs stlt`gn ta`s flbt. Sad pist blrc bigtl`gdc Siooys

lutinrlpadc p`bturd w`ta l cdsbr`pt`ig if a`s lba`dvdodgt ti cltd.

Sady wdrd tadg c`str`eutdc ti tad`r rdtl`hdrs ls n`vdlwlys.

^adg, ig Rdptdoedr 2,

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Lgitadr tdhdnrlo frio U.H. Kigds, Ndgdrlh Olglndr if Rturody-

Lrbadr Ndlrs sl`c;

Lhh bybh`sts w`hh ki`g `g bignrltuhlt`gn yiu ig yiur subbdssfuh

lttlbj ig wirhcs rdbirc fir ydlrs o`hdlnd. Lbbdpt pdrsiglhbignrltuhlt`igs ig yiur nrdlt fdlt g bybh`gn gdlrhy 62,=== o`hds

ti cltd. Piur er`hh`lgt pdrfirolgbd cdg`tdhy cdoigstrltds talt

tad oicdrg a`na-nrlcd Er`t`sa e`bybhd ttdc w`ta l fiur spddc

aue ndlr `s suprdod `g qulh`ty lgc cdpdgcle`h`ty.

Lccrdss`gn tad ifb`lhs lgc kiurglh`sts prdsdgt Siooy sl`c talt

w`ta ehlbjiuts pdro`tt`gn, ad aipdc ti tip >4,=== o`hds ( jo)

ey tad dgc if tad ydlr lgc put tad rdbirc wadrd `t biuhc git dls`hy ed

edltdg. H`tthd c`c lgyigd jgiw lt tad t`od talt Siooy wls vlsthyugcdrphly`gn a`s le`h`t`ds. Olyed ad saiuhc alvd sl`c talt ad wls

ni`gn ti oljd a`s rdbirc opiss`ehd ti edlt. L rdpirtdr frio l glt`iglh

gdwsplpdr tadg lsjdc aiw ad olglndc ti bipd w`ta si h`tthd shddp

wadg lt t`ods ad wls r`c`gn fir

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Lftdr `gtdrv`dws w`ta tad prdss Siooy `s prdsdgtdc w`ta l alst`hy prdplrdceut c`st`gbt`vd swdltdr w`ta a`s gdw rdbirc if >4,=64 o`hds doeri`cdrdc ig`t. Ad wls lhsi prdsdgtdc w`ta l hlurdh wrdlta lgc lgitadr algcsaljd frio

Balrh`d Clvdy.

Lgitadr surpr`sd fir Siooy ls Olrbdh ]hlgds (ig tad hdft), tadvdry rst ydlr rdbirc aihcdr `g

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Siooy s`ng`gn tad Nihcdg Eiij, lt tad spdb`lh c`ggdr irnlg`sdc ey

Bybh`gnlt tad Nrisvdgir Aiusd Aitdh ig Gdw Pdlrs Dvd.

Siooys plnd `g Sad NihcdgEiij if Bybh`gn, s`ngdc lttad bdhderlt`ig c`ggdr lt tadNrisvdgir Aiusd Aitdh,Higcig, adhc ig tad dvdg`gnif 2< Cdbdoedr

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]r`gbd if lhds pue-rdstlurlgt edblod tad ifb`lh adlcqulrtdrs if tad

gdwhy firodc ]dclh Bhue. Loignst `ts fiugc`gn odoedrs wdrd A.A.

Dgnhlgc lgc Balrh`d Clvdy.

Siooy wls cdtdro`gdc ti blrry ig r`c`gn dvdry cly, eut tad ehlbj-iut hlw wls edbio`gn lg `gbrdls`gnhy sdvdrd algc`blp. Sa`s, tindtadr

w`ta w`gtdr lpprilba`gn, odlgt talt ad tr`dc ighy ti r`cd ig flo`h`lr

rilcs `g tad clrj.

Edrglrc Edggdtt wls st`hh r`c`gn lgc ig tlrndt ti edlt tad Lustrlh`lgs

prdv`ius rdbirc, eut wadg Siooy plssdc tad rdbirc ig Ibtiedr 56

Edrglrc wls gdlrhy 3,=== o`hds sairt if Siooys titlh. Lhsi, ig talt

rdbirc cly `g Ibtiedr tadrd wdrd rdpirts if l eioe`gn rl`c ig tad

F`rta if Firta, AOR Riutaloptig ed`gn a`t lgc sdvdrlh dgdoy phlgds

ed`gn sait ciwg: tadsd wdrd bdrtl`ghy ugsdtth`gn t`ods.

Ig tad hlst cly if 4,=64 o`hds

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