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djf lt , yku hcow yku woro pjrt ke sknotdlc` spomlji. Lc ktdor wkrfs,
yku hcow lt wdoc yku sjw lt . Jcf lt wjs jc jwoskno wkrh ke @kf
tdjt mkuifc“t bo mkctjlcof, mkuifc“t bo djrcossof, jcf mkuifc“t bo
oxpijlcof.
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lt . Aust ilstoc tk wdjt pokpio lc ykur mknnuclty jro sjylc`. L prkn-
lso, le lt djs mkno tk j nlclstry cojr yku, pokpio jro tjihlc` jbkut
lt . Pdoc j nlclstry djs lt , tdo `rkucf soons tk runbio. Ovorykco
dojrs jbkut lt . ’\ku djvo tk vlslt tdls mdurmd. Pdjt“s `klc` kc tdoro
ls lcmroflbio. Vrust no. \ku djvo tk mdomh lt kut.„Jcf pokpio fk mdomh kut jc lt -eliiof mdurmd. Ckt kciy fk tdoy
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pjsslkcjto. Vdoy“ro oxmltof. Vdoy hckw tdoy“ro pjrt ke wdjt @kf“s
fklc`. Jcf tdoy wjct ovorykco tk hckw jbkut lt .
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sdof skno il`dt kc lt ekr yku. \ku nl`dt bo tdlchlc`, But L fkc“t
ucforstjcf lt. Jroc“t skno pokpio aust bkrc wltd lt wdlio ktdors covor
elcf lt; Pltdkut j fkubt, lt ls j `let erkn @kf, wdk ls lts kciy skurmo.
But L boilovo tdjt @kf njhos lt jvjlijbio tk jcykco wdk wjcts lt . L
boilovo do wjcts tk `lvo lt tk yku jcf ykur nlclstry. Vdjt njy bo fle-
elmuit ekr yku tk boilovo, but lt“s truo.Pdlio L mortjlciy mjc“t prknlso lt tk yku, L mjc ocmkurj`o yku
tkwjrf lt . Vk`otdor wo“ii flsmkvor j eow slnpio prlcmlpios tdjt mkuif
l`clto lt lc ykur dojrt, ileo, jcf nlclstry. L“ii bo prjylc` tdjt tdo nlc-
lstry yku ikvo wlii elcf lt .
Jcf covor ikso lt .
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wdorovor lt piojsos.
\ku dojr lts skucf,
but yku mjcckt toii
wdoro lt mknos erkn
kr wdoro lt ls `klc`.
]k lt ls wltd ovorykco
bkrc ke tdo ]plrlt.
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e kr yojrs, L“vo booc lctrl`uof by lt . Lc :<<:, L bomjno jc jsskml-
jto pjstkr ke j mdurmd tdjt wjs stjrtlc` tk `ot lt . Furlc` ny elvo
yojrs wltd tdls mdurmd, @kf truiy ̀ jvo lt tk us. Vdo mdurmd fkubiof
lc slzo. Po bjptlzof ducfrofs ke pokpio. @kf wjs `ikrlelof.Vdo mdurmd mkctlcuof tk ocaky lt ekr mikso tk j fomjfo. Kco
fjy, tdku`d ck kco cktlmof jt elrst, lt stjrtof tk ejfo. ]jfiy, tdls
mdurmd fkosc“t djvo lt jcynkro. Pdjt kcmo wjs fojf, tdoc jilvo, ls
fojf j`jlc. Jetor wjtmdlc` tdo mdurmd bolc` biossof wltd lt , njcy
pokpio nkurc tdjt tdjt sjno mdurmd ls ckw, yojrs ijtor, eutlioiy
el`dtlc` ekr ileo wltdkut lt .
\ku mkuif sjy lt djppocs.
But ckt jiwjys.
Lc :<<5, ny wleo, Jny, jcf L stjrtof j cow mdurmd tdjt“s ckw
mjiiof IleoMdurmd.tv. Lc tdkso ojriy yojrs, wo flfc“t djvo jcytdlc`
nkst mdurmdos djvo (jcf tdlch jro comossjry). Lc ejmt, ovorytdlc`
\ku oltdor djvo lt kr yku fkc“t.
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wo djf wjs auch. Po not lc j bkrrkwof twk-mjr ̀ jrj`o tdjt snoiiof
aust ilho . . . j `jrj`o. Kc tdo elrst woohocf ke kur cow mdurmd, wo
oxporlocmof j rjro Khijdknj sckwstkrn. L stlii rononbor tdo
pokpio duffilc` tk`otdor tk stjy wjrn, wojrlc` tdolr wlctor djts
jcf `ikvos ekr tdo octlro sor vlmo.]lcmo L hcow tdo lnpkrtjcmo ke mjrlc` ekr mdlifroc, wo
rosorvof tdo bost ejmliltlos ekr tdkso ucfor elvo yojrs ke j`o. Kur
mdlifroc not ekr mdlifroc“s mdurmd lc j ijr`o stkrj`o miksot. (Vdls
`jvo j wdkio cow nojclc`, jt tdo ocf ke ojmd sor vlmo, tk tdo
pdrjso ’mknlc` kut ke tdo miksot.„) Po djf kco tonporjnoctji
nlmrkpdkco jcf twk bkrrkwof spojhors. Po bkrrkwof sovocty-
elvo `rooc, eoit-bjmhof mdjlrs erkn doii. (Jii eoit-bjmhof mdjlrs jroerkn doii jcf sdkuif bo roturcof tdoro js skkc js pksslbio.) Vdo
`jrj`o wjs sk fjrh wo bku`dt j eikkfil`dt erkn tdo djrfwjro
stkro ekr $:<.<< tk il`dt lt. Vdls lcckvjtlkc wkrhof `rojt uctli kco
fjy tdo il`dt oxpikfof furlc` j sornkc. Wokpio tdku`dt torrkr-
lsts woro jttjmhlc` jcf fkvo ekr mkvor. Kc j pksltlvo ckto, sovorji
pokpio jmmoptof Mdrlst tdjt fjy. (Jcf Ofcj Njo“s mkucsoikrs jt
tdo psymdljtrlm dkspltji toii us sdo“s fklc` numd bottor.)
Vkfjy, IleoMdurmd.tv djs j roputjtlkc ekr uslc` tomdcki-
k`y wdocovor pksslbio. Lc tdo ojriy fjys, wo woro
oxmltof le sknotdlc` wo piu``of lc flfc“t
bikw up, lcmiuflc` kur djcf-no-fkwc
ojriy-:<07s kvordojf prkaomtkr.
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wdjt jc kvordojf prkaomtkr ls, L“ii
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(lc :<058 ucekrtucjtoiy tdls wjs :<<5)
tk flspijy skc` iyrlms kc j smrooc. Kr lc
kur mjso, kc tdo ̀ jrj`o fkkr. Vdls
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lcckvjtlkc eoii kc
tdo tomdckik`ysmjio sknowdoro
botwooc prlctof
dyncjis lc tdo
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bor`“s fjy jcf tkfjy“s trlpio vlfok prkaomtkrs mjstlc` sdlnnorlc`
lnj`os kctk kvorslzof smroocs. (Jd, tdo `kkf kif fjys.)
Vk uso tdo kvordojf prkaomtkr ‖ mknnkciy roeorrof tk slnpiy
js tdo ’kvordojf„ (bomjuso tdjt“s pjrt ke lts cjno but jisk bomjuso
tdo jfvjcmof il`dtbuib-jcf-iocs tomdckik`y wjs sk nystorlkustdjt lt woct rl`dt kvor tdo dojfs ke jii ke us ijyporskcs) ‖ yku“f
typo tdo wkrfs kc j sdoot ke trjcspjroct pijstlm, pijmo lt kc tdo
bof ke tdo prkaomtkr, jcf vklij! Pkrsdlp nj`lm. Kur shliiof trjcs-
pjrocmy eilppor wjs Aorkno, wdk djf ikst j elc`or tk j `ucsdkt
wkucf lc j fru` foji `kco bjf. (\os, tdo fru` tdlc` wjs boekro
do bomjno j Mdrlstljc. But do wjs stlii j cow boilovor, jcf ekr j
ducfrof fkiijrs do wkuif djvo njfo jcykco flsjppojr ekr no.)Cow pokpio woro nosnorlzof by tdo il`dt sdlclc` kctk tdo `jrj`o
fkkr, ekiikwlc` lt tk lts skurmo jcf tdoc slioctiy mkuctlc` Aorkno“s
elc`ors1 Kco, twk, tdroo, ekur . . . Ekur;
Oxqulslto Lctocslty
Pdy jn L toiilc` yku jii ke tdls; Poii, lt“s mdojpor tdjc mkucsoi-
lc`. But L jisk wjct yku tk ucforstjcf1 wo flfc“t djvo jcytdlc`
tdjt nkst pokpio tdlch yku coof tk djvo mdurmd.
Po flfc“t djvo j clmo buliflc`. Po flfc“t djvo kur kwc keelmo.
Po flfc“t djvo j mdurmd pdkco cunbor (ucioss yku mkuct ny dkno
pdkco cunbor). Po flfc“t djvo j pjlf stjee. Po flfc“t djvo j ik`k.
Po flfc“t djvo j wobslto. Po flfc“t sorvo ]tjrbumhs. Po flfc“t djvo
sornkc sorlos wltd miovor tltios iletof erkn Bjywjtmd oplskfos.
Pdjt flf wo djvo; Po djf j eow pokpio8 yku mkuif mkuct tdonkc bktd djcfs. (Poii, Aorkno mkuifc“t, but yku mkuif.) Vdkso eow
pokpio woro kee-tdo-mdjrts oxmltof jbkut Aosus. Po djf ocku`d
Blbios tk `k jrkucf. Jcf wo djf lt .
Jt tdo tlno, L flfc“t mjii lt lt . But wo woro foelcltoiy euii ke lt .
(Pdlmd ls lrkclm, bomjuso L“vo booc jmmusof njcy tlnos ke bolc`
euii ke **lt.) Ovoc tdku`d wo flfc“t hckw wdjt lt wjs, wo hcow lt
wjs erkn @kf. Jcf lt wjs spomlji.Pdjtovor lt wjs, ovorykco wdk mjno eoit lt . Jcf tdoy tjihof
jbkut lt. Jcf cow pokpio mjno jcf oxporlocmof lt . Jcf tdo mdurmd
`row. Jcf `row. Jcf ilvos woro mdjc`of by tdo fkzocs. Vdoc by
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Voc yojrs ijtor, wo woro tdrliiof tk bo nlclstorlc` tk tdkusjcfs
ke pokpio jt tdlrtooc fleeoroct ikmjtlkcs lc slx stjtos. Js oxmltlc` js
tdjt skucfs (jcf lt wjs), jetor j wdlio L stjrtof tk cktlmo sknotdlc`
tdjt njfo no pjuso. Kvor tlno, lt njfo no corvkus. Elcjiiy, lt
stjrtof tk bktdor no foopiy.Lc skno ikmjtlkcs, wo woro ikslc` lt .
Ovoc tdku`d L djf covor hckwc wdjt mjusof lt , L djf jiwjys
dkpof wo“f covor ikso lt . Jcf yot wo woro. Jitdku`d skno mjn-
pusos ucquostlkcjbiy stlii djf lt , lc ktdor ikmjtlkcs, wo djf tk jfnlt
tdjt lt soonof tk djvo qult. Vdjt flstlcmt splrltuji dun, sk kbvlkus
boekro, wjs djrfor tk dojr. Vdo ileo-mdjc`lc` stkrlos tdjt woro kcmo
j pjrt ke ovory flsmusslkc woro eowor jcf ejrtdor botwooc.Lcstojf ke pjsslkcjtoiy mjrlc` jbkut pokpio wdk flfc“t djvo
Mdrlst, nonbors stjrtof tk `rlpo jbkut dkw tdo mdurmd wjsc“t jii
tdjt tdoy wjctof lt tk bo. Lcstojf ke pokpio sjmrlelmlc` ekr tdo mjuso
ke Mdrlst, pokpio jppojrof tk bo mkcsunlc`, ckt mkctrlbutlc`.
Pdoro flf lt `k;
Flf wo hlii lt ;
Flf @kf tjho lt jwjy;
Rjcfkn lt -coss;
Lc tdo pjst, L el`urof tdjt le j mdurmd flfc“t djvo lt , lt wjs, jt iojst
tk skno oxtoct, tdo iojforsdlp“s ejuit. Vdo oifors nust ckt djvo
booc ekmusof kr pjsslkcjto kr prjylc` kr sknotdlc` . Kr tdo soclkr
pjstkr djfc“t mjst j mknpoiilc` Mdrlst-ekmusof vlslkc, kr do flfc“t
projmd djrf ocku`d kr wjsc“t lcsplrlc` pokpio tk bomkno ilhoMdrlst. Kr tdo stjee djf `kttoc tlrof, bkrof, kr ijzy.
]uroiy sknokco wjs tk bijno.
]uffociy, L djf j prkbion. Jii ke kur mjnpusos woro ucfor tdo
sjno iojforsdlp. Vdo buliflc`s woro slnlijr. Vdo wkrsdlp pjstkrs
woro uclquo but djf mkcslstoct styios. Vdo hlfs“ murrlmuiun covor
vjrlof erkn mjnpus tk mjnpus. Jii woro oxporlocmlc` oxjmtiy tdo
sjno woohocf tojmdlc`. But skno mjnpusos djf lt . Jcf sknoflfc“t.
Vdlch jbkut tdls. Jii ke kur buliflc`s lctoctlkcjiiy djvo j
slnlijr ikkh jcf eooi. Po wkrh djrf tk muitlvjto oxjmtiy tdo sjno
Pdjt Ls lt;
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vjiuos, muituro, jcf iojforsdlp kc ovory mjnpus. Po dlro jii stjee
nonbors tdrku`d tdo sjno prkmoss. Ojmd woohocf, tdo pokpio
jttocflc` lc kco ikmjtlkc dojr tdo sjno nossj`o js tdo pokpio jt
ovory ktdor ikmjtlkc. ]uro, skno ke kur mjnpus pjstkrs jro bottor
iojfors tdjc ktdors. Jcf nlclstorlc` lc fleeoroct mltlos jcf stjtoswlii mortjlciy prkfumo fleeoroct rosuits. \ot kur lt -coss jppjroctiy
wjs rjcfkniy flstrlbutof erkn slto tk slto.
]kno mjnpusos djf du`o cunbors ke mkcvorslkcs, wdlio ktd-
ors stru``iof tk iojf jcykco tk Mdrlst. Vdkso wltd njcy mkn-
lc` tk Mdrlst djf nkro tdjc ocku`d vkiuctoors. Vdo ktdors woro
stru``ilc` tk elii j quktj. Jt tdo wltd-lt mjnpusos, `lvlc` wjs
`rkwlc`. Vdo lt -ioss woro elcjcmljiiy stj`cjct. Kco mjnpus trl-piof lc slzo lc kco yojr, wdlio ̀ rkwtd lc ktdors wjs e ijt. Vwk ̀ row
tk nkro tdjc twk tdkusjcf pokpio lc j yojr. Vdjt sjno yojr, kco
sdrjch.
@uoss wdlmd kco `kt snjiior; Vdo kco wdoro L tju`dt . . . ilvo
jcf lc porskc. Jii tdo mjnpusos tdjt oxporlocmof woohiy vlfok
tojmdlc` `row. (Le yku fkc“t ilho vlfok tojmdlc`, put tdjt lc ykur
plpo jcf snkho lt.)
Js L fu` foopor, L rojilzof tdjt ckt kciy flf tdo mjnpusos djvo
vjrylc` fo`ross ke lt -euicoss but lcflvlfuji tojns flf tkk. Lc tdo
sjno ikmjtlkc, kco tojn nl`dt djvo lt , wdlio jcktdor nl`dt ckt.
Vdlchlc` jbkut ktdor mdurmdos jcf nlclstrlos, L rojilzof L
mkuif cjno j fkzoc tdjt usof tk djvo lt but fkc“t jcynkro. Jt kco
tlno, tdoy woro rojmdlc` tkcs ke pokpio, `rkwlc` wltd muttlc`-
of`o nlclstry lcckvjtlkcs. But sknowdoro jikc` tdo akurcoy, tdoy
soonof tk eroozo lc tlno, tdoc sikwiy tdjw jcf noit jwjy. Vdoydjf kcmo djf lt . But tdoy ikst lt .
Mkuif tdjt bo djppoclc` tk us;
Vdoc L wjtmdof j eow ktdor mdurmdos wdkso `rkwtd djf booc
eijt ekr yojrs. Kco fjy, sknotdlc` mdjc`of. Njybo tdoy `kt j cow
iojfor. Kr tdolr provlkus iojfor ekucf j somkcf wlcf. Wordjps @kf
`jvo j stjee nonbor jc lfoj tdjt wkrhof. L fkc“t hckw, lt mkuif bo
tdjt tdoy rofomkrjtof tdo mdurmd lc @kf“s ejvkrlto mkikr. Pdjtovortdo rojskc, L mkuif tdlch ke njcy mdurmdos tdjt flfc“t djvo lt ekr
yojrs but `kt lt . ]uffoc, frjnjtlm rosusmltjtlkc.
Vwk lnpkrtjct prlcmlpios, kr Lt Ejmtkrs, fjwcof kc no1
Pdoro fLf lt MkNo erkN;
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• Vdo `kkf cows1 le yku fkc“t djvo lt , yku mjc `ot lt .
• Vdo bjf cows1 le yku djvo lt , yku mjc ikso lt .
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Zuostlkcs ekr Flsmusslkc kr Roeiomtlkc
: Le j mdurmd ijmhs wdjt nkst pokpio tdlch yku coof
tk djvo mdurmd, yot tdoy djvo lt , fkos tdls nojc tdjt
buliflc`s, ocvlrkcnocts, ik`ks, wobsltos, jcf sk kc
jro ckt lnpkrtjct; Pdy kr wdy ckt;
2 Mjc yku tdlch ke jc oxjnpio ke j mdurmd tdjt djf lt
jcf tdoc ikst lt; Fosmrlbo wdjt djppocof. Pdy fkyku tdlch tdjt nlclstry ikst lt ;
= Le yku“vo ovor booc pjrt ke j nlclstry tdjt djf lt , yku
hcow lt. Fosmrlbo wdjt lt eoit ilho. Pdjt woro skno ke
tdo qujiltlos tdjt yku oxporlocmof jcf jppromljtof;
6 Pdjt pjrt ke ykur nlclstry djs
lt ; (\kur mdklr, stu-
foct nlclstry, kr dkspltjilty nlclstry nl`dt djvo lt .)
Pdjt ejmtkrs fk yku boilovo mkctrlbuto tk lt ;