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Gfus Nof{ahng Hasq" n 69>h8 glgy{ls
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ppp'nof{ahnghasq'l{`,xvkxh{akf'
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l vgxlbahasfc pl{j" pf vgl{svgnsfbq onq gls kf
nkbf sl {fxylgc sl fnhe xvkoaxxalg agcatacvnbbq'
Ybfnxf xfgc pl{j sl n{afbbnInof{ahnghasq'l{`'
Dl{ nccasalgnb agl{onsalg" ybfnxf
taxas ppp'nof{ahnghasq'l{`'
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C{atag` n{gc S{gsg pase C{' @{`{q Paan" q `s se ay{ag e
jgp y{ssq he t{q g d se hasq gn{q 56"999 {acgs' Ltf{ sef hlv{xf
l oq cnq pase eao" Pabbanox {ffsfc nbolxs n cl}fg yflybf" ltf{gofgs foyblqffx
ngc elofbfxx nbajf" {lo sef pagclp l eax hn{ l{ xs{lbbag` clpg sef xs{ffs' Asx n `llc
seag`" sll' Kfag` ag slvhe ax y{fssq ovhe eax mlk'
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ax cfbatf{fc ag Gfp Mf{xfqx xs{v``bag` hnyasnb' Nbbafc pase sef {fgslg Cfyn{sofgs
l Yvkbah Efnbse ngc efnbse hn{f y{ltacf{x" aghbvcag` spl elxyasnbx ngc sef hasqx
blgf fcf{nbbq ~vnbafc efnbse hfgsf{" sef sfnox pl{j ax yn{s l n pntf l v{kng
y{l`{nox sens xen{f n oaxxalg l {fonjag` sef pnq sef pnq Nof{ahngx" fxyfhanbbq
sef aoyltf{axefc" {fhfatf efnbse hn{f'
Pabbanox ax snbb ngc pfn{x n gfnsbq s{aoofc xnbs/ngc/yfyyf{ kfn{c' Ef xyfnjx
pase ~vafs cfsf{oagnsalg nklvs eax c{atf sl jffy sef blp/aghlof yflybf ef pl{jx
pase lvs l sef elxyasnb'Ovhe l pens A cl glp ax {fnbbq mvxs xff sef pnbjag` cfnc" xnac Pabbanox" pel
oltfc sl {fgslg ag ;990 pase n {fxe cf`{ff ag V{kng Oagaxs{q {lo sef Gfp
K{vgxpahj Sflbl`ahnb Xfoagn{q" nf{ xyfgcag` cfhncfx ag hl{yl{nsf Nof{ahn'
Yflybf pel n{f mvxs lgf can`glxax npnq {lo c{lyyag` lvs pase ea`e kbllc y{fxxv{f"
ngc xs{ljf" ngc cankfsfx" ngc hnghf{'
Bajf ongq Gfp Mf{xfq hasafx" {fgslg ax n taxalg l vghefhjfc oac/;9se hfgsv{q
v{kng cfhbagf' As gftf{ vgcf{pfgs sef l/enabfc {ftasnba}nsalg fuyf{afghfc ag
hasafx bajf Gfp Ql{j" Yeabncfbyean ngc Heahn`l' Pnbj se{lv`e sef xsnsf hnyaslbx
clpgslpg ngc xff hefhj/hnxeag` mlagsx ngc {aoq Heagfxf snjflvsx nh{lxx sef xs{ffs{lo Hasq Enbb' Kln{cfc/vy xsl{f{lgsx xas hnssqhl{gf{ sl sef xsnsfx Cfyn{sofgs l
Fgta{lgofgsnb Y{lsfhsalg' Sf{f n{f fp `{lhf{q xsl{fx paseag sef hasqx 0'0 x~vn{f
oabfx' {fgslgx {nsfx l{ ftf{q sqyf l he{lgah abbgfxx s{voy sef ntf{n`f" pase >4
yf{hfgs l sef ylyvbnsalg xvf{ag` {lo cankfsfx ngc 8> yf{hfgs {lo eqyf{sfgxalg'
Gfn{bq 39 yf{hfgs l sef ylyvbnsalg ax lkfxf'
Sf efnbse h{axax ax gls en{c sl xff ns sef Jag`xkv{q nyn{sofgs slpf{x" n yvkbah
elvxag` cftfblyofgs ltf{blljag` sef Cfbnpn{f [atf{' Sf spl ea`e {axfx" peahe n{f
lyfg sl blp/ ngc olcf{nsf/aghlof yflybf 66 ngc lbcf{" xsngc kfspffg sef xsnsf
Cfyn{sofgs l Efnbse" sef Ev`efx Mvxsahf Hloybfu ngc sef tfgf{nkbf Xnh{fc Efn{s
Hev{he' Peabf sefxf xqoklbx l efnbse" nase ngc mvxsahf bllo ag sef knhj`{lvgc" sef
ongq fbcf{bq ngc blp/aghlof Jag`xkv{q {fxacfgsx" pel n{f y{fcloagngsbq N{ahng
Nof{ahng %{fgslg asxfb ax 6; yf{hfgs kbnhj! clgs fgmlq fnxq nhhfxx sl {fxe llc'
Ba~vl{ xsl{fx ngc ltf{y{ahfc hlgtfgafghf xelyx n{f nhhfxxakbf kq lls' D{fxe y{lcvhf"
gls xl ovhe'
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DL[FD[LGS
Lg n {fhfgs pffjcnq nf{gllg" n `{lvy l nklvs n cl}fg Jag`xkv{q {fxacfgsx
ofs ag lgf l sef kvabcag`x hloolg n{fnx' Sfq pf{f sef{f sl caxhvxx k{fnxs hnghf{
pase gv{xf y{nhsasalgf{ Yf` Gvhf{l" n ofokf{ l sef {fgslg Efnbse fno %E!'
Sf `{lvy hloy{axfc olxsbq oaccbf/n`fc ngc fbcf{bq plofg" nbselv`e n qlvg`
ong eltf{fc n{lvgc sef fc`fx ~vafsbq lkxf{tag` sef y{fxfgsnsalg' %Sf{f n{f blp/
{axf nyn{sofgs kvabcag`x ag sef xenclp l Jag`xkv{q" peahe elvxf ongq qlvg`noabafx'! Sf `nsef{ag`" cvkkfc sef Jag`xkv{q Efnbse fno" ax yn{s l n xf{afx l
pffjbq offsag`x efbc kq E' [fxacfgsx helxf sef slyahx" peahe {ng`f {lo clofxsah
nkvxf sl cankfsfx ongn`fofgs' Sf olxs cfcahnsfc ofokf{x l sef sfno yn{sahaynsf
ag s{nag/sef/s{nagf{ xfxxalgx" {vg kq Gvhf{l" peahe ftfgsvnbbq pabb fgnkbf sefo sl
fcvhnsf sefa{ fbblp {fxacfgsx'
Ag seax yn{sahvbn{ offsag`" Gvhf{l" ef{ kblgcf ena{ ag n hlgxf{tnsatf kvs xsqbaxe
klk" `ntf n hnxvnbbq l{se{a`es agsf{nhsatf y{fxfgsnsalg lg sef cng`f{x" {axj nhsl{x
ngc pn{gag` xa`gx l k{fnxs hnghf{' Xef nbxl xs{fxxfc sef aoyl{snghf l nggvnb
onool`{nox' A pabb p{asf qlv n xh{ays Zl{ n onool`{nyeq_ a qlv clgs entfy{aon{q hn{f" xef xnac' Ao cvf l{ lgf" sll' Abb `l pase qlv'
Gvhf{l sllj ~vfxsalgx cv{ag` ngc nf{ sef y{fxfgsnsalg" gls baoasag` caxhvxxalg
sl sef slyah ns engc' Lgf plong nxjfc nklvs kbllc y{fxxv{f ofcahnsalgx ngc pnx
nctaxfc lg kfxs y{nhsahfx %nbpnqx snjf as pase llc!' Nf{pn{cx Gvhf{l slbc of
sens sef nctaxl{q fbfofgsx l sef offsag`x n{f h{vhanb' Ongq cankfsah {fxacfgsx" l{
funoybf" cacgs jglp elp sl vxf n `bvhlofsf{ y{al{ sl sefa{ fg`n`fofgs pase E"
cfxyasf {f~vfgs F[ taxasx l{ hloybahnsalgx' Elp cl qlv fuyfhs yflybf sl hn{f l{
sefoxfbtfx paselvs knxah s{nagag`
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DL[FD[LGS
Sf l{`nga}nsalg pl{jx kq hll{cagnsag` pase sef hasqx efnbse hn{f xsnjfelbcf{x
sl yllb cnsn ngc acfgsaq sef >8 yf{hfgs l Hnocfgx ylyvbnsalg {fxylgxakbf l{ 59
yf{hfgs l sef hasqx efnbse hn{f hlxsx' Lghf sefxf {fxacfgsx n{f acfgsafc" sef hlnbasalg
hll{cagnsfx sefa{ hn{f nh{lxx agxsasvsalgx ngc pl{jx pase sefo" xlofsaofx se{lv`e
elof taxasx" sl gc lvs peq sefq sefa{ efnbse hlgsagvfx sl nab %{fxvbsag` ag fuyfgxatf
ngc vgybfnxngs {fyfns elxyasnba}nsalgx!' Hnbbfc els xylssag`" seax xqxsfo ax fxxfgsanbbqn ynsafgs/hfgsf{fc l{o l efnbse hn{f sens vxfx cnsn sl kfssf{ hlggfhs pase yflybf
ngc y{ltacf kfssf{ y{ftfgsnsatf hn{f' As lhvxfx lg yflybf pel" ag sef ynxs" entf nbbfg
se{lv`e sef h{nhjx l sef efnbse hn{f xqxsfo vgsab sens xqxsfo enx sl {fhfatf sefo
ag ng nokvbnghf'
Pase n xsn l 38 ngc n baoasfc kvc`fs xvyyl{sfc kq fcf{nb {ngsx" sef glg/y{ls
enx nheaftfc xyfhsnhvbn{ xvhhfxxfx ag asx sasvbn{ hasq" klnxsag` n 64 yf{hfgs cfhbagf ag
sn{`fsfc ynsafgsx elxyasnb kabbx'Sf pl{j kfag` clgf ag Hnocfg ngc {fgslg ax xl xvhhfxxvb kfhnvxf efnbse hn{f
y{ltacf{x n{f pl{jag` sl`fsef{ sl s{fns sef pelbf ynsafgs ngc sl efnc l ofcahnb
hlgcasalgx kfl{f sefq {fnhe n h{axax ylags' Sax hlgs{nxsx xen{ybq pase sef xsngcn{c
pnq l clag` seag`x ag sef gnsalgx hv{{fgs efnbse hn{f xqxsfo' Vgcf{ sef eaxsl{ah
gl{o" y{ltacf{x n{f ynac l{ sef gvokf{ l y{lhfcv{fx yf{l{ofc" gls kq efnbse
lvshlofx' Y{ltacf{x {fonag pnbbfc l {lo hloyfsasl{x" fn{vb l xen{ag` pens
nolvgsx sl sefa{ kvxagfxx cnsn' Asx n xs{nsf`q sens pl{jx gf l{ nonxxag` y{ls ngc
s{fnsag` agmv{afx" kvs gls xl `{fns l{ s{fnsag` he{lgah abbgfxx l{ sef fbcf{bq'
Nof{ahng efnbse hn{f ax bajf ng agh{fcakbf l{hefxs{n pase sef olxs snbfgsfc
ovxahangx" kvs pf entfgs n`{ffc sl ybnq ag sef xnof jfq l{ ag sef xnof {eqseo ngc
pf n{f kfag` ynac yf{ glsf" K{fggf{ xnac'
A sef efnbsehn{f xqxsfo `fsx ol{f fhafgs" penspf{f snbjag` nklvs ax xblpag` sef {nsf l `{lpse" efxnac' Gls hvssag` efnbsehn{f" {fn{{ng`ag` as'
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Sf hlnbasalgx nheaftfofgsx ag Hnocfg entfgs fxhnyfc glsahf' Sax qfn{" sef
Lknon ncoagaxs{nsalg npn{cfc sef glg/y{ls #>0'; oabbalg ag `{ngsx sl xhnbf vy
sef y{l`{no sl s{fns nbb l Hnocfg ngc {fybahnsf as ag lv{ lsef{ hasafx = Xng Caf`l"
Nbbfgslpg" Yn'" Nv{l{n" Hlbl' ngc Jngxnx Hasq" Ol' %As nbxl {fhfatfc gnsalgnb nssfgsalg
pefg Nsvb @npngcf y{lbfc asx pl{j ag sef Gfp Ql{jf{ag Mngvn{q ;9>>'!
F}fjafb Fongvfb" Y{fxacfgs Lknonx l{of{ efnbse hn{f ylbahq nctaxl{" seagjxas pnx lgbq n onssf{ l saof vgsab lsef{ hasafx hnv`es lgsl Hnocfgx xs{nsf`q' fg
yf{hfgs l sef ylyvbnsalg hlgxvofx nbolxs 40 yf{hfgs l sef efnbse hn{f hlxsx" xnac
Fongvfb" n tahf y{ltlxs ns sef Vgatf{xasq l Yfggxqbtngan ngc k{lsef{ sl [neo
Fongvfb" Lknonx l{of{ heaf l xsn ngc onql{ l Heahn`l'
K{fggf{x nyy{lnhe" ef xnac" ax sef jagc l els xylssag` pf gffc= Acfgsaqag`
yflybf bajfbq sl Zaghv{_ ea`e hlxsx ngc `fssag` sefo efnbseaf{'
Gls ftf{qlgf ax lag` sl vxf sef funhs ofselcx vxfc ag Hnocfg" ef nccfc" kvs
sens clfxgs ofng yflybf n{fgs vxag` y{fcahsatf olcfbag` sl acfgsaq yflybf bajfbq sl
entf n ea`e {nsf l elxyasnba}nsalg l{ efnbse hn{f vsaba}nsalg'Ngc a K{fggf{x fuyf{aofgs sl s{ngxl{o sef pnq blp/aghlof hloovgasafx
{fhfatf efnbse hn{f xvhhffcx" as hlvbc kfhlof n gnsalgnb olcfb l{ hasafx xffjag` sl
aoy{ltf sef efnbse l {fxacfgsx peabf" ylsfgsanbbq" blpf{ag` efnbse hn{f hlxsx nh{lxx
sef kln{c'
Fn{bq {FXVbsXBncq K' ax n elofbfxx ngc ofgsnbbq abb {fgslg plong pel plvgc vy ag sef fof{`fghq
{llo n xsvggag` 346 saofx ag ;9>9' Sf {fgslg Efnbse fno kf`ng pl{jag` paseef{ ag ;9>>'Nf{ blljag` ns ef{ nabofgsx elbaxsahnbbq" sefq efbyfc Bncq K' pase sef
kfpabcf{ag` xlhanb xf{tahfx xqxsfo" gcag` ef{ elvxag` ngc lvsynsafgs ofgsnb ngc
kfental{nb efnbse s{fnsofgs' Sns qfn{" xef taxasfc sef F[ >; saofx'
Slxf elxyasnb kfcx clgs gffc sl kf bbfc" xnac Pabbanox" Ex hloovgasq
l{`nga}f{' Pf gffc sl kf lg sef xs{ffs" n pelbf gfp olcfb ag sf{ox l cfyblqag`
efnbse hn{f xf{tahfx sl sef yflybf' Pf gffc sl offs sefo pef{f sefq{f ns'
Sns ofngx l{oag` hblxf {fbnsalgxeayx ngc foylpf{ag` ynsafgsx sl efby
sefoxfbtfx ngc lsef{x ag sefa{ hloovgasq'
Jag`xkv{q {fxacfgs O{' X'" l{ agxsnghf" enx n bls l yeqxahnb nabofgsx" aghbvcag`
cankfsfx ngc hlg`fxsatf efn{s nabv{f' Ef `ls agtlbtfc pase sef Jag`xkv{q Efnbse
fno ag ;9>> ngc efbyfc {fh{vas lsef{ {fxacfgsx sl nssfgc sef offsag`x ngc offs pase
hloovgasq l{`nga}f{x' Ef cfxh{akfc eaoxfb" pefg ef {xs `ls agtlbtfc pase E"
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nx ltf{ofcahnsfc" pase nklvs 8; y{fxh{aysalgx' Sf sfno `ls eao clpg sl xftfg l{
fa`es ofcahnsalgx ngc xfs eao vy pase n elof nacf ngc n sef{nyaxs' Peabf O{' X' ax
xsabb tf{q xahj" ef enx glseag` kvs y{naxf l{ sef {fgslg Efnbse fnox pl{j'
N bls l fbcf{bq yflybf clgs ftfg hlof lvs l sefa{ elofx" kvs seax enx oncf
sefo ol{f hlol{snkbf" O{' X' xnac ag n {fhfgs agsf{tafp' Ag sef ynxs qfn{" ef enx
kfhlof n bfncf{ pase sef Jag`xkv{q Efnbse fno' A efn{ sens {lo yflybf ftf{q cnq
ag sef kvabcag`" hng qlv hnbb xloflgf" pel xelvbc A hnbb yf{hfgs ngc 89 yf{hfgs" ngc agynsafgs xsnqx kq
38 yf{hfgs ngc 09 yf{hfgs {fxyfhsatfbq" nhhl{cag` sl E' Hnyasnb Efnbse {fyl{sx n
#>'5 oabbalg cfh{fnxf ag F[ hen{`fx ngc n #>'5 oabbalg cfh{fnxf ag elxyasnb hen{`fx
l{ agynsafgs ncoaxxalgx' Sf 69 Xs' D{nghax ynsafgsx pel vsaba}fc sef F[ sef olxs
kfspffg Mvbq ;9>9 ngc Cfhfokf{ ;9>9 aghv{{fc #8'6 oabbalg ag hen{`fx' Kvs nf{
E pfgs sl pl{j selxf xnof ynsafgsx" kfspffg Mngvn{q ngc Mvgf ;9>;" sefq lgbq
aghv{{fc #134"999 ag hen{`fx" nhhl{cag` sl xlv{hfx ns klse agxsasvsalgx'
Ynsafgs pnas saofx entf nbxl kffg {fcvhfc' Nbb sef elxyasnbx {fyl{s nklvs n spl/
cnq pnas" clpg {lo pnas saofx l tf pffjx ns sef tf{q bfnxs' Ftfg ol{f non}ag`bq"
Xs' D{nghax ongn`fc sl aoy{ltfc ynsafgs y{ltacf{ hlgsagvasq {lo 9 yf{hfgs sl 16
yf{hfgs" fgcag` ng vgl{svgnsf gl{o l vghll{cagnsfc hn{f' Fnhe ynsafgs ax nxxa`gfc
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n sfno ns sef elxyasnb" nbb l pelo n{f noaban{ pase sefa{ hnxf eaxsl{q" sef sfxsx ngc
y{fxh{aysalgx ncoagaxsf{fc" ngc sef yn{sahvbn{x l sefa{ xasvnsalg' Klse ynsafgsx ngc
y{ltacf{x entf {fyl{sfc `{fnsf{ xnsaxnhsalg pase sef xqxsfo'
Sf lsef{ onml{ elsxyls ax {fgslgx bn{`f elofbfxx ylyvbnsalg" gvokf{fc ns ol{f
seng >"999 agcatacvnbx' Pabbanox pl{j pase seax ylyvbnsalg ax mvxs kf`aggag`" kvs
E ax nb{fncq xsn{sag` sl y{ltacf nxxaxsnghf l{ selxf xs{v``bag` pase sef nvxsf{asq/{ntn`fc elvxag` ngc efnbse kv{fnvh{nhafx' Ag ;9>>" ;14 l {fgslgx elofbfxx taxasfc
sef F[ ol{f seng >"699 saofx' Kvs Xs' D{nghax s{nhjfc tf l sefa{ elofbfxx ynsafgsx
ngc lvgc sens a sefq pf{f y{ltacfc pase elvxag` xf{tahfx" sefa{ F[ taxasx pf{f
{fcvhfc kq ;6 yf{hfgs ngc sefa{ agynsafgs taxasx ngc hen{`fx kq >99 yf{hfgs'
{fgslg sv{gfc sl els xylssag` ag ;994 pefg lgf l asx spl elxyasnbx" Hnyasnb
Efnbse" cfhacfc sl cfhnoy l{ sef xvkv{kx' Sf onql{ ns sef saof" Clv`bnx Ynbof{"
ta`l{lvxbq y{lsfxsfc sef oltf' Nf{ xlof ylbasahnb svxxbag`" Hnyasnb Efnbse n`{ffc
sl ynq l{ n hlgxvbsngs sl can`glxf sef hasqx abbx' Sf {fxvbsx xelpfc n caxmlagsfc
efnbse hn{f xqxsfo y{ltacag` xvklysaonb lvshlofx ns `{fns fuyfgxf' Cvybahnsfcsfxsx" xyfhanbsq hn{f pase gl lbblp/se{lv`e" bfg`seq elxyasnb xsnqx" ngc vggfhfxxn{q
ngc vgfuybnagfc y{fxh{aysalgx nahs ongq Nof{ahngx" kvs {fgslgx gvokf{x pf{f
ftfg pl{xf'
Fof{`fghq {llo vsaba}nsalg ag {fgslg pnx 63 yf{hfgs ea`ef{ seng sef gnsalgnb
ntf{n`f" cvf sl n cfn{se l efnbse hltf{n`f ngc nhhfxx sl y{aon{q hn{f' Sf hasqx
fcf{nbbq ~vnbafc efnbse hfgsf{ enc ng nyylagsofgs pnas saof l 80 cnqx' Sf elxyasnbx
hlvbc kf ftfg pl{xf= Xs' D{nghax Ofcahnb Hfgsf{" sef hasqx lsef{ elxyasnb" enc pnas
saofx nx blg` nx 03 cnqx' Ag n hasq pef{f lgf lvs l se{ff heabc{fg batf ag yltf{sq ngc
gfn{bq n ~vn{sf{ l sef ylyvbnsalg clfx gls entf y{atnsf efnbse hn{f" sef agfhafghafxhnof ns fgl{olvx yvkbah hlxs'
Hnyasnb cac oltf asx y{aon{q lyf{nsalg sl Elyfpfbb" G'M'" n slpgxeay aoofcansfbq
gl{se l {fgslg' Kvs sengjx sl Ynbof{x agsf{tfgsalg" sens pnxgs sef fgc l sef xsl{q'
Hnyasnb onagsnagx hbagahx ngc ng fof{`fghq cfyn{sofgs ns asx lbc blhnsalg" ngc mvxs
agtfxsfc n v{sef{ #>99 oabbalg sl fuyngc asx ag{nxs{vhsv{f n{lvgc sefa{ [f`algnb
Ofcahnb Hfgsf{" peahe ax xsabb ag slpg' Mvxs nx aoyl{sngsbq" Hnyasnb sfnofc vy pase
onml{ {fgslg efnbse hn{f ybnqf{x sef Cfyn{sofgs l Yvkbah Efnbse" Xs D{nghax
elxyasnb ngc Efg{q M' Nvxsag hloovgasq efnbse hfgsf{ sl xqxsfoahnbbq ncc{fxx
sef axxvfx {naxfc kq sef hlgxvbsngsx xsvcq' Kq ;9>9" sefxf l{`nga}nsalgx enc hlof
sl`fsef{ vgcf{ sef nf`ax l sef {fgslg Efnbse fno' As pnx ng vgbajfbq fns' Nx ax
lfg sef hnxf" sefxf efnbse hn{f agxsasvsalgx pf{f ol{f vxfc sl mlhjfqag` l{ ylxasalg
seng hlbbnkl{nsag`'
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DL[FD[LGS
Sfq pf{f nbb efntq hloyfsasl{x ag sef efnbse hn{f on{jfs xynhf" xnac C{' [vse
Yf{{q" fufhvsatf ca{fhsl{ %ngc hv{{fgsbq xlbf foyblqff! l E' Elp cl qlv xea
{lo hloyfsasalg sl hlbbnkl{nsalg
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5
DL[FD[LGS
Pase Hen{asq clpg" n hnc{f l clhsl{x pel encgs dfc sef hasq" aghbvcag` C{' Jn{fg
CfXnbtl" glp efnbse hlooaxxalgf{ l{ Gfp L{bfngx" ~vahjbq kf`ng hlgxs{vhsag` n
tnxs gfspl{j l gfa`ekl{ellc hbagahx ag hev{hefx" cl{ox" {lhf{q xsl{fx pef{ftf{sef{f pnx xynhf' Lg n sa`es kvc`fs ngc ag sef {vagx l sef lbc xnfsq/gfs efnbse xqxsfo"
CfXnbtl ngc ef{ hlbbfn`vfx pl{jfc pase n #>99 oabbalg fcf{nb `{ngs sens ynac knxfc
lg sef ~vnbasq l hn{f" gls sef gvokf{ l sfxsx yf{l{ofc'
l offs seax xsngcn{c" Gfp L{bfngx gfa`ekl{ellc hbagahx xsn{sfc vxag` n olcfb
sens xelvbc xlvgc noaban{' Sf hn{f pnx hloy{fefgxatf ngc ynsafgs/l{afgsfc' Hbagahx
pf{f xsnfc pase hnxf ongn`f{x" xlhanb pl{jf{x ngc ofgsnb hn{f y{lfxxalgnbx"
ag nccasalg sl sef xsngcn{c ofcahnb xsn' Pefg n ynsafgs oaxxfc ng nyylagsofgs"
y{ltacf{x lbblpfc vy' Fof{`fghq {llo taxasx nolg` sef Ofcahnac ylyvbnsalg
cfhbagfc" peabf sef gvokf{x l vgagxv{fc vsaba}ag` sef F[ dnssfgfc ngc sefa{ elxyasnbxsnqx cfhbagfc'
Sf `{ngs {ng lvs ag ;9>9 ngc sef Gfp L{bfngx hbagahx glp {fbq pelbbq lg ol{f
s{ncasalgnb ynqofgs ofhengaxox" aghbvcag` Ofcahnac" peahe xsabb ynq lg sef ff/l{/
xf{tahf olcfb' Pefg pf oltfc hn{f sl gfa`ekl{ellcx ngc xsn{sfc ynqag` l{ as ag n
ylyvbnsalg hnyasnsalg olcfb" {fpn{cag` ~vnbasq" {fpn{cag` nhhfxx sl hn{f" nbblpag` l{
sef{f sl kf sfno/knxfc hn{f {fdfhsatf l sef yflybf kfag` xf{tfc ynsafgsx {fyl{sfc
kfssf{ xnsaxnhsalg" Zngc as pnx_ agfuyfgxatf" CfXnbtl xnac" xyfnjag` {lo ef{ lhf ag
Gfp L{bfngx Hasq Enbb' Kvs nx xllg nx pf oltfc xsn{sfc sl ynq l{ as vgcf{ ff/l{/
xf{tahf" sef xsng` olcfbx ns sef hbagahx kf`ng sl heng`f'
CfXnbtl xnac xef elyfx sl xff sef xsnsfx Ofcahnac y{l`{no snabl{fc sl nhhloolcnsf
sef l{a`agnb olcfb' Sf xsnsfx xfh{fsn{q l efnbse ax ag ntl{" xef xnac" kvs clfxgs entf
sef xsn sl fuyl{s sef Gfp L{bfngx olcfb sl nbb l Blvaxangn' Ag sef hasq" CfXnbtl
Sfg yf{hfgs l sef ylyvbnsalg hlgxvofx nbolxs40 yf{hfgs l sef efnbsehn{f hlxsx" xnac Fongvfb"
n tahf y{ltlxs ns sef Vgatf{xasq l Yfggxqbtngan ngc
ka` k{lsef{ sl [neo Fongvfb" Y{fxacfgs Lknonxl{of{ heaf l xsnd ngc onql{ l Heahn`l'
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1
DL[FD[LGS
pfgs lg" sef{f ax gl lgf pel caxn`{ffx pase sef acfn l agtfxsag` ag hlbbnkl{nsatf"
hloy{fefgxatf hn{f' Kvs nxxvoag` sef Nl{cnkbf Hn{f Nhs {lbbx lvs vgeagcf{fc"
Ofcahnac ax nklvs sl xsn{s agxv{ag` nglsef{ >4 sl >5 oabbalg yflybf gnsalgnbbq ngc
nklvs 499"999 ag Blvaxangn" nbb ynac l{ vgcf{ sef y{ftnabag` ff/l{/xf{tahf olcfb'
Pf entf kvabs cfolgxs{nsalgx ngc olcfbx nbb ltf{ seax hlvgs{q" pf jglp asxclnkbf lg sef `{lvgc" CfXnbtl xnac' Pens pf entfgs qfs nhjglpbfc`fc ax sens pf
entf `ls sl caxongsbf bf`nhq xqxsfox'
Snsx pens {fgslg ngc Hnocfg entf clgf" kvs klse hasafx enc sef kfgfs l
ylbasahnb pabb ag sef {xs agxsnghf ngc ng aoofgxfbq fgs{fy{fgfv{anb agcatacvnb ag ef
xfhlgc' Nccasalgnbbq" klse pf{f lyf{nsag` ag blp/hloyfsasalg fgta{lgofgsx pase
bn{`f vgagxv{fc ylyvbnsalgx' As ax xsabb vghbfn{ pefsef{ n hasq bajf Yeabncfbyean l{
Klxslg" pase ongq ylpf{vb xsnjfelbcf{x hloyfsag` ltf{ ea`ebq y{lsnkbf ynsafgsx"
hng ovxsf{ sef pef{fpasenb sl yvxe l{ heng`fx npnq {lo sef ff/l{/xf{tahf olcfb
sens enx kffg sefxf agxsasvsalgx k{fnc ngc kvssf{ l{ xl blg`'Sf nhabasafx sens n{f clg` tf{q pfbb ag ff/l{/xf{tahf hn{f n{f s{fofgclvxbq
agdvfgsanb" fhlgloahnbbq ngc ylbasahnbbq" xnac En{lbc Ylbbnhj" n y{lfxxl{ ns sef
Vgatf{xasq l Heahn`l Xhellb l Xlhanb Xf{tahf Ncoagaxs{nsalg' Ef ylagsx sl sef
cftfblyofgs l gfp ofcahnb hfgsf{x" bajf sef #>'; kabbalg hloybfu vgcf{ cftfblyofgs
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>9
DL[FD[LGS
ag Gfp L{bfngx" nx ftacfghf l Ka` Ofcahagfx {fbvhsnghf sl `atf vy sef lbc nyy{lnhe"
ftfg nx gffcx n{f `lag` vgofs'
Qfs Ylbbnhj ngc lsef{x n`{ff sens {fbvhsnghf nxacf" heng`f ax hloag`'
Ftf{qlgf lg sef elxyasnb xacf sens A snbj sl vgcf{xsngcx sens sef f{n l ff/l{/
xf{tahf ofcahagf ax `lag` sl `{agc sl n hblxf" ef xnac' Snsx hloolgbq vgcf{xsllc'
Asx sll ynselbl`ahnb sl xv{tatf'Elp ~vahjbq elxyasnbx n{f nkbf sl onjf sef s{ngxasalg cfyfgcx lg sef nsf l sef
Nl{cnkbf Hn{f Nhs" peahe [fyvkbahngx hlgsagvf sl f{hfbq lyylxf' Kfqlgc asx
y{loaxf l gfn{/vgatf{xnb hltf{n`f" sef NHN hlgsnagx ongq y{ltaxalgx sens hlvbc
efby elxyasnb/nccahsfc hasafx oltf slpn{c ylyvbnsalg efnbse olcfbx' K{fggf{ clfx
gls kfbaftf sef nhsx aghfgsatfx n{f xs{lg` fglv`e sl agcvhf sef on`gasvcf l heng`f
{f~va{fc" kvs ftfg ef xnac sens sef gfp bnp enx xyv{{fc ol{f efnbse hn{f aggltnsalg
ag sef bnxs spl qfn{x seng ef enx xffg ag sef y{ftalvx spl cfhncfx'
Lgf fxyfhanbbq efbyvb {fl{o eaccfg npnq ag sef NHNx cfysex ax sef heng`f sl
elxyasnb {faokv{xfofgsx l{ Ofcahn{f" sef bn{`fxs agxv{nghf y{ltacf{ ag sef hlvgs{qngc {fxvbsngsbq ng fuhfbbfgs s{fgcxfssf{' Xsn{sag` ag Lhslkf{" selvxngcx l elxyasnbx
xnp sefa{ {faokv{xfofgsx {fcvhfc a sefa{ Ofcahn{f ynsafgsx pf{f {fncoassfc paseag
n olgse l {fbfnxf' Peabf xlof n{`vf sens ynsafgs kfental{ kfqlgc sef elxyasnb hngs
kf hlgs{lbbfc" sef olcfbx ag Gfp L{bfngx" {fgslg ngc Hnocfg xelp sens efby hng
kf lf{fc" ngc sens ynsafgsx pabb lfg nhhfys'
{lncKblhjX ngc sEF {lnc nEFncPefg @{f`l{q Pabbanox ax lvs lg sef {fgslg xs{ffsx" ef snbjx pase n `{lvy l qlvg`ofg" olxsbq ag sefa{ ;9x ngc 89x" pel n{f xsnqag` ns n xefbsf{ kvs kncbq pngs elvxag`
l sefa{ lpg %yn{sahvbn{bq `nbbag` ax sef xefbsf{x {vbf sens selxf pel pngs sl xsnq sef
ga`es ovxs xelp vy kq 3yo ag pn{of{ yn{sx l sef qfn{" peahe onjfx `fssag` pl{j
npvbbq slv`e!' Pabbanox sfbbx sefo efbb kf knhj xllg sl caxhvxx lysalgx'
Sns ax n ka` yn{s l pens pf cl pase sef {fgslg Efnbse fno" xnac K{lpgbff'
Pf Zoffs pase_ agcatacvnbx pel n{f elofbfxx ngc gc sef {a`es sqyfx l xvyyl{s
xf{tahfx l{ sefo ngc `fs sefo agsl elvxag`' Sf{f ax n xqgf{`q sens nbblpx vx nbb sl
snjf ka``f{ xsfyx nx n `{lvy seng a pf pf{f clag` as kq lv{xfbtfx'
Nglsef{ {ftlbvsalgn{q nxyfhs l Ex pl{j ax sef l{sehloag` Efnbse Agl{onsalg
Fuheng`f" n vgatf{xnbbq nhhfxxakbf cnsnknxf l ynsafgs {fhl{cx' %As ax gls ongcnsl{q
ngc ynsafgsx hng hellxf sl lys lvs'! Sf cnsnknxf pabb nbblp y{ltacf{x nh{lxx sef hasq
sl xff n ynsafgsx ofcahnb eaxsl{q= fxsx {fhfatfc" ofcahagfx y{fxh{akfc" bnk {fxvbsx'
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DL[FD[LGS
Sax pabb y{ftfgs fuyfgxatf ngc vgefbyvb
cvybahnsalg l xf{tahfx ngc fbaoagnsf sef
ynsafgsx kv{cfg l {fhnbbag` hloybfu
yen{onhfvsahnb gnofx l{ sef funhs funox
sefqtf {fhfatfc' N clhsl{ l{ F[ gv{xf pabb
kf nkbf sl nhhfxx sefa{ cfsnabfc ofcahnb
eaxsl{q pase n fp jfqxs{ljfx' Sf xqxsfoax y{lmfhsfc sl kf lyf{nsalgnb kq sef fgc l
;9>;'
Sf ynsafgs/l{afgsfc" hlbbnkl{nsatf
hn{f kfag` xyfn{efncfc kq l{`nga}nsalgx
bajf E" sef Hnocfg Hlnbasalg ngc
xaoabn{ y{lmfhsx nh{lxx sef hlvgs{q ax
tf{q xaoabn{ sl sef y{nhsahfx l vgatf{xnb
efnbse hn{f xqxsfox ag lsef{ agcvxs{anba}fc
cfolh{nhafx' D{nghf" l{ funoybf" y{ltacfxasx hasa}fgx pase n efnbse hn{f hn{c" fbaoagnsag` fuyfgxatf ynyf{pl{j ngc" bajf {fgslgx
l{sehloag` Efnbse Agl{onsalg Fuheng`f" nbblpag` y{ltacf{x sl aoofcansfbq nhhfxx
ng agcatacvnbx cfsnabfc ofcahnb eaxsl{q' K{asnagx Gnsalgnb Efnbse Xf{tahf {fpn{cx
clhsl{x knxfc lg lvshlofx" njag sl sef NHL olcfb sens {fgslg ngc Hnocfg elyf
sl vsaba}f" peahe plvbc nbblp efnbse hn{f y{ltacf{x sl jffy n yl{salg l sef olgfq
sefq xntf kq jffyag` sefa{ ynsafgsx efnbseaf{ ngc lvs l sef elxyasnb' GEX nbxl lyf{nsfx
n {ff ;3/elv{ yelgf xf{tahf n gnsalgpacf tf{xalg l `atag` Gvhf{lx gvokf{ sl
Jag`xkv{q {fxacfgsx sens ynsafgsx hng hnbb ngq saof l sef cnq l{ ga`es sl {fhfatf n
hlgxvbsnsalg" peahe ax hefnyf{ seng n clhsl{ taxas'
K{fggf{ ngc sef Hnocfg Hlnbasalg entf n Efnbse Agl{onsalg Fuheng`f vy ngc
{vggag`" kvs sefq tf{q yv{ylxfvbbq c{fp n bagf n{lvgc sef hasq l Hnocfg' Fuyngcag`
as sl sef pelbf {f`alg plvbc entf ofngs `fssag` fok{labfc ag sef `{fnsf{ ylbasahnb
hloybfuasq lvgc nh{lxx sef Cfbnpn{f [atf{ ag Yeabncfbyean' Sf{f sef fhlgloq
tf{q ovhe {fbafx lg sef fcx ngc ofcx olcfb l fhlgloah cftfblyofgs" pef{f
elxyasnbx ngc {fxfn{he hloybfufx h{fnsf sef bn{`f/xhnbf" {fbnsatfbq xsnkbf foyblqofgs
sens ongvnhsv{ag` vxfc sl y{ltacf' Pase asx gaokbf ag{nxs{vhsv{f ngc kanx n`nagxs
elxyasnb xsnqx" els xylssag` hlvbc kf xffg nx n snhas se{fns sl sefxf agxsasvsalgx'Yeabncfbyeanx fgsa{f fhlgloah olcfb ax kvabs lg hvssag`" xhnggag`" }nyyag` ngc
elxyasnba}ag` Yeabncfbyean {fxacfgsx" K{fggf{ xnac' Ovhe l sef hasqx fhlgloah
{fgnaxxnghf enx kffg knxfc lg ng fuyngxalg l sef ofcahnb agcvxs{anb hloybfu" sef
fuyngxalg l elxyasnbx' A clgs jglp elp ovhe s{nhsalg sef acfn l kfssf{ hn{f ns
blpf{ hlxsx pase fpf{ elxyasnba}nsalgx ax `lag` sl `fs'
A pabb p{asf qlvn xh{ays Zl{ nonool`{nyeq_
a qlv clgs entfy{aon{q hn{f' Ao cvfl{ lgf" sll' Abb `lpase qlv'
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>;
DL[FD[LGS
Sax axgs vga~vf sl Yeabbq' Olxs Nof{ahng hasafx sens blxs sefa{ ongvnhsv{ag`
knxfx blg` n`l cfyfgc lg elxyasnbx ngc vgatf{xasafx sl nghel{ sefa{ fhlgloafx' Sfxf
elxyasnbx lyf{nsf nblg` sef xnof bagfx nx n elsfb l{ ng na{bagf= Dabb sef kfcx' Ftf{q saof
n ynsafgs hefhjx ag" sensx nglsef{ yls l hnxe" gl onssf{ a sefq pf{f mvxs ag sef elxyasnb
sef lsef{ pffj ngc sef hn{f nabfc xl kncbq sens sefq enc sl" pfbb" kf elxyasnba}fc
n`nag' Asx hnbbfc [lfof{x Bnp= N elxyasnb kfc kvabs ax n elxyasnb kfc bbfc' Xv{ffglv`e" hblxf sl ;9 yf{hfgs l Nof{ahng xfgal{x n{f knhj ag sef elxyasnb paseag 89
cnqx l kfag` {fbfnxfc' Gls nbb l sefxf {fncoaxxalgx n{f ntlacnkbf" kvs ongq n{f'
K{fggf{ fxsaonsfc sens a sef {fpn{cx pf{f xpashefc ngc y{ftfgsatf" ynsafgs/knxfc
hn{f kfhnof sef gl{o" sef hlvgs{q plvbc gffc n sea{c fpf{ elxyasnbx'
Peabf y{ftfgsnsatf" ylyvbnsalg/knxfc xs{nsf`afx n{f xy{fncag` sl lsef{ hasafx" sefq
n{f lfg ofs pase xjfysahaxo {lo efnbse hn{f xsnjfelbcf{x' Ol{f seng 69 oabfx sl
sef gl{se l {fgslg" sef @{fnsf{ Gfpn{j Efnbse Hn{f Hlnbasalg ax yf{l{oag` xaoabn{
pl{j" kvs entf gls y{l`{fxxfc nx n{ nx sefa{ xaxsf{ l{`nga}nsalgx ag xlvsef{g Gfp
Mf{xfq' K{fggf{ nss{akvsfc sef enbsag` y{l`{fxx sl sef `{fnsf{ catf{xasq l efnbse hn{fxsnjfelbcf{x ag n hasq sens ax ltf{ se{ff saofx sef xa}f l fasef{ Hnocfg l{ {fgslg' Sf
Xng Caf`l L{`nga}ag` Y{lmfhs" sll" enx kffg kvabcag` xvyyl{s l{ xvhe ng agsf{tfgsalg
paseag he{lgahnbbq abb ylyvbnsalgx' Hloovgasq yn{sgf{x" aghbvcag` blhnb hbagahx ngc
nase `{lvyx" entf {nbbafc sl sef hnvxf' Kvs" nx ag Gfpn{j" elxyasnbx entf fuy{fxxfc
xf{alvx {fxf{tnsalgx nklvs xen{ag` ncoaxxalgx ngc hlxs cnsn'
Enggne @{ntfssf" n hloovgasq l{`nga}f{ pase sef y{lmfhs" ax hlgcfgs sens
y{ltaxalgx paseag sef Nl{cnkbf Hn{f Nhs" ngc sef cfxa{f sl bfxxfg fof{`fghq {llo
vsaba}nsalg kq he{lgahnbbq abb yflybf" pabb k{ag` sefo n{lvgc xllg' Sfq entf Zkffg_
lyfg sl offsag` pase vx" ngc seagjag` pase vx nklvs xlbvsalgx" xef xnac' Kvs sefqn{f tf{q n{nac sl fuylxf n bls l sef cnsn sens pf pngs' As enx kffg tf{q cahvbs sl
s{nhj ncoaxxalg" ngc ftfg en{cf{ sl `fs ng acfn l sef hen{`fx" hlxs ngc {fhfaysx l
ncoaxxalgx'
Cvf sl sefa{ fhlgloah oa`es" elxyasnbx n{f nbxl tf{q en{c sl {fl{o {lo paselvs'
Ag n ;99; xv{tfq l xsnsf lhanbx" elxyasnbx ngc gv{xag` elofx pf{f hlgxacf{fc sef
olxs ylpf{vb ylbasahnb nhsl{x ag ;> xsnsfx ngc sef xfhlgc olxs agdvfgsanb ag n v{sef{
>5 xsnsfx'
Yeabncfbyeanx Cfyn{sofgs l Yvkbah Efnbse" l{ agxsnghf" ax tf{q ags{a`vfc kq
K{fggf{x pl{j ngc enx hlgxacf{fc nssfoysag` sl nyybq as sl ea`ebq xyfhah ylyvbnsalgx
bajf sef elofbfxx peahe plvbc nbblp sefo sl els xyls paselvs nxjag` sef hasqx
efnbse hn{f xsnjfelbcf{x sl yllb cnsn l{ pl{j hlbbnkl{nsatfbq' Kvs `fssag` sef y{lmfhs
l sef `{lvgc enx kffg ng vyeabb knssbf'
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>8
DL[FD[LGS
Sf hasq ag Yeabncfbyean plvbc bajf as sl enyyfg" C{' Clgnbc Xhepn{}"
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