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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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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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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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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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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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`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}'
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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
kjjbunm }b `nnm a}+ ^ec+ A ag|a|}nm bg |havvage k pa|a} }b }cn }kykg}~jk' Iq }cn
ukq* H~jnc |kq| }ck} ag gby}c ]ckajkgm mnnv/`yanm }kykg}~jk| kyn
lbg|amnynm k mnjalklq #k`}ny }cn vba|bg |kl ck| inng ynobpnm!++ Kyyec'
A `nnj yk}cny oasnm ~v k} }cn obong}' Bg }cn bgn ckgm Ao ynkjjq
jbbhage `byukym }b en}}age iklh }b \agekvbyn ucalc uajj in yn|}`~j k`}ny }ca|
ckay/yka|age nsvnyangln' ]y~}c }b }njj* Apn ckm ngb~ec nsla}nong} }b jk|}
on k ja`n}aon'
Bg }cn b}cny* Ajj in |km }b jnkpn }ca| vjkln d~|} ucng Ao |}ky}age }b
`nnj k} cbon cnyn' Npnyqbgn ck| inng |b hagm kgm cb|va}kijn yaec} `ybo
}cn |}ky} }ck} A `nnj {~a}n k|ckonm b` oq|nj` `by oq vynd~maln|'
]njj obyn ucng Ao cbon k| a} uajj }khn ~v ~ov}nng vken| }b uya}n'
Okqin A lkg vny|~kmn qb~ jb} }b |vngm }cn gns} }nyo cbjamkq| cnyn
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ua}c on'
Gknjjak
Ngm