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    C Bes}lpu ln Cjoekj} cjm Kcpiu Akmek~ci Ejmec `u [vejmkp _ejdb

    Ej}plm{o}elj7 _}{mkj} pksl{poks

    Vcdk 3 ln 3=

    EEJJ]]PPLLMM[[OO]]EELLJJ

    EEMMKKCC__ LLNN ]]BBKKKKCCPPIIUUEEJJMMEECCJJVVCC__]]

    V* 2 KROKPV]_ NPLA LPEKJ]CIE_]) JC]ELJCIE_]) CJM ACPRE_] TPE]EJD_ LJCJOEKJ] EJMEC

    Lpekj}cies} Tpe}ejd

    Kr}pco}km npla Gcaks Aeii cjm B*B* Teislj)Bes}lpu ln @pe}esb Ejmec* 36 ^lis* @llh EE) 32;2) vv* 33;

    35) ?00?=*

    P{mk jc}elj kka }l mkpe~k c vko{iecp dpc}eneoc}elj npla vpk}kjelj }l c pkal}kcj}es{e}u* C c `lc}n{i cjm }{pdem ~cje}u me}ejd{ebk pkacphc`iu }bk lpekj}ci jc}elj)}bku bc~k ej al} ej}cjok ocppekm }bkep oicea kr}pc~cdcj}iu bedb*

    ]bk vklvik ln Bejm{}cj cjm }bk cjoekj} jc}elj ln K{plvk ocak ej olj}co} c} c ejdik

    vlej}* ]bk krvkme}elj ln Cikrcjmkp }bk Dpkc} `kdcj) cjm ej lak lp} kjmkm) }bkep

    oljjkrelj* K~kj ln }be k~kj}) l pkokj} cjm pkacphc`ik) }bk Bejm{ bc~k jl pkolpm7 }bkubc~k jl} c }pcme}elj }bc} ocj te}b cju okp}cej}u `k }pcokm }l e}* _lak vcp}eo{icp ej }bkep

    au}blildeoci }lpek bc~k `u okp}cej K{plvkcj ejs{epkp `kkj {vvlkm }l pknkp }l

    }pcjco}elj ln Cikrcjmkp) `{} cial} cju vcp} c tkii c cjl}bkp ln }bkk {jjc}{pci

    ikdkjm acu) te}b ks{ci vplvpek}u) pkoke~k }bk cak me}ejo}elj*

    Npla }bk oc}}kpkm bej} olj}cejkm ej }bk tpe}ejd ln }bk Dpkkh) }bk oljoi{elj ocj `k

    mpctj) }bc} }bk Bejm{) c} }bk }eak ln Cikrcjmkp ej~celj) tkpk ej c }c}k ln acjjkp)

    loek}u) cjm hjltikmdk) krco}iu }bk cak te}b }bc} ej tbeob }bku tkpk meol~kpkm `u }bkjc}elj ln almkpj K{plvk8 jlp e }bkpk cju pkclj nlp mennkpejd temkiu npla }be lvejelj*E} e okp}cej }bc} }bk nkt nkc}{pk ln tbeob tk bc~k cju mkopev}elj npla }bk Dpkkh) `kcp

    jl ejcoo{pc}k pkka`icjok }l }blk tbeob cpk nl{jm }l me}ejd{eb }be vklvik c} }bk

    vpkkj} mcu* Npla }be pkka`icjok) npla }bk }c}k ln eavpl~kakj} ej tbeob }bk Ejmecj

    pkacej) cjm npla }bk }c}eljcpu oljme}elj ej tbeob }bkep ej}e}{}elj nep}) cjm }bkj }bkepacjjkp cjm obcpco}kp) bc~k c }kjmkjou }l ner }bka) e} e jl {jpkcljc`ik {vvle}elj)

    }bc} }bku vpkkj}km c ~kpu {jenlpa cvvkcpcjok m{pejd }bk iljd ej}kp~ci npla }bk ~ee} ln

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    C Bes}lpu ln Cjoekj} cjm Kcpiu Akmek~ci Ejmec `u [vejmkp _ejdb

    Ej}plm{o}elj7 _}{mkj} pksl{poks

    Vcdk 0 ln 3=

    }bk Dpkkh }l }bc} ln Kjdieb* ]bkep cjjci) bltk~kp) npla }bc} kpc }eii }bk vkpelm ln }bk

    Acblakmcj oljs{k} cpk c `icjh*

    Te}b pkdcpm }l }bk cjoekj} be}lpu ln Ejmec) tk cpk }eii jl} te}bl{} pkl{pok* ]bk

    akpe}lpel{ pkkcpobk ln }bk almkpj K{plvkcj) tbl bc~k krvilpkm }bk ej}e}{}elj) }bk

    ict) }bk acjjkp) }bk cp}) loo{vc}elj cjm }bk acrea ln }be cjoekj} vklvik) bc~kkjc`ikm vbeillvbu }l mpct }bk veo}{pk ln loek}u) tbeob }bku vpkkj}km }bpl{db c iljd

    pk~li{}elj ln ukcp* Tk ocjjl} mkope`k }bk ie~k ln }bkep hejd) lp }bk oepo{a}cjok cjmpk{i} ln c }pcej ln `c}}ik* @{} tk ocj blt blt }bku ie~km }ldk}bkp c aka`kp ln }bk

    olaa{je}u) cjm ln ncaeiek8 blt }bku tkpk cppcjdkm ej loek}u8 tbc} cp} }bku vpco}ekm)

    tbc} }kjk} }bku `kiek~km ej) tbc} acjjkp }bku mevicukm8 {jmkp tbc} vkoek lndl~kpjakj} }bku kre}km8 cjm tbc} obcpco}kp c b{acj `kejd }bku vlkkm* ]be e `u

    ncp }bk al} {kn{i cjm eavlp}cj} vcp} ln be}lpu8 cjm en e} `k }p{k) c cj co{}k cjm

    kils{kj} be}lpecj bc pkacphkm }bc} }bk {mmkj) ~elikj}) cjm {jvpkvcpkm pk~li{}elj

    ejoemkj} }l `cp`cpecj) cpk l a{ob d{emkm `u ocvpeok) cjm }kpaejc}k l ln}kj ej op{ki}u)}bc} }bku med{} { `u }bk {jenlpae}u ln }bkep cvvkcpcjok) cjm e} e pc}bkp nlp}{jc}k nlp

    ik}}kp }bc} }bku cpk `{pekm ej eikjok cjm l`ie~elj) tk bc~k vkpbcv `{} ie}}ik }l pkdpk} ej}bk }l}ci c`kjok ln Bejm{ pkolpm*

    A{ob c}}kj}elj bc `kkj c}}pco}km }l }bk dkj}ikjk ln acjjkp ln }be vklvik* ]bku

    vlk c nkaejejk ln}jk `l}b ej }bkep vkplj cjm ej }bkep cmmpk* C }bk ejbc`e}cj}

    ln K{plvk tkpk pl{db cjm eavk}{l{) ej }bkep p{mk cjm kcpiu }c}k) cjm dpkt aeim ljiu c

    }bku dpkt oe~eiewkm) }bk dkj}ikjk ln Bejm{ acjjkp bc {{ciiu eavpkkm }bkepK{plvkcj ~ee}lp te}b c bedb oljokv}elj ln }bkep vpldpk ej oe~eiewc}elj* E} e) vkpbcv) c

    dpl{jm ln vpk{av}elj) `{} nciicoel{ en }chkj c c vplln* Ljk ln }bk oepo{a}cjok }bc}

    me}ejd{eb }bk }c}k ln olaakjoejd oe~eiewc}elj e) }bc} e} e olavc}e`ik te}b dpkc}~elikjok) c tkii c dpkc} dkj}ikjk ln acjjkp* Jl}bejd e alpk olaalj }bcj krcavik

    ln `l}b*

    ]bk oc{k tbeob kka }l cool{j} nlp }bkk knnko} cpk vcp}iu vbueoci cjm vcp}iu alpci*

    Tbkpk }bk olaalme}ek ln ienk) ej c bcvvu {jelj ln oieac}k cjm lei) cpk c`{jmcj})dkj}ikjk ln acjjkp) c cvvkcp `u }bk }pcme}elj pkvko}ejd }bk dlimkj lp vc}lpci cdk)

    e `u jl akcj {jjc}{pci }l akj ej }bk kcpiek} vkpelm ln eavpl~kakj}* ]bk c~cdk)

    ej~li~km ej c olj}ej{ci }p{ddik te}b tcj}) tbl kk beakin cjm be obeimpkj k~kpumcukrvlkm }l vkpeb te}b b{jdkp) e) `u c lp} ln jkoke}u) pcvcoel{) bcpb) {jnkkiejd) cjm

    op{ki* ]bk vkoek ln vlie}u {jmkp tbeob }bk jc}eljci obcpco}kp e nlpakm) e vkpbcv) }l c

    }eii dpkc}kp mkdpkk) }bk oc{k ln }bk me~kpe}u tbeob tk jlt olj}kavic}k* Tbkpk }bkaejm e npkk cjm ~kj} e} vcelj te}b ie}}ik nkcp) }bk jc}elj) tbeik edjlpcj} cjm p{mk) e

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    C Bes}lpu ln Cjoekj} cjm Kcpiu Akmek~ci Ejmec `u [vejmkp _ejdb

    Ej}plm{o}elj7 _}{mkj} pksl{poks

    Vcdk ? ln 3=

    cil nekpok cjm eavk}{l{* Tbkpk ic~kpu vpk~cei) cjm cju mkvcp}{pk npla }bk al}

    vkpnko} l`ks{el{jk e nliiltkm te}b }bk al} mepkn{i oljks{kjok) cjm ejej{c}ejdcjm nctjejd `kbc~el{p e }bk ej}kpk}) cjm }bkjok `kolak }bk bc`e} ln }bk vklvik*

    Te}b }bk cak oc{k cpk oljjko}km }bk l}bkp ikcmejd nkc}{pk ej }bk obcpco}kp ln }bk

    Bejm{* ]bku cpk pkacphc`iu vpljk }l nic}}kpu8 }bk al} vpk~ceiejd almk ln cmmpk npla}bk tkch }l }bk }pljd) tbeik akj cpk }eii edjlpcj} cjm {jpkniko}ejd* ]bk Bejm{ cpk n{ii

    ln meea{ic}elj cjm ncikbllm) }bk {je~kpci oljolae}cj} ln lvvpkelj* ]bk ~eok lnncikbllm) ejmkkm) }bku ocppu }l c bkedb} cial} {jkrcavikm caljd }bk l}bkp pcok ln

    akj* G{meoeci akjmcoe}u e alpk }bcj olaalj8 e} e cial} {je~kpci*

    Cjl}bkp pkacphc`ik oepo{a}cjok ej }bk obcpco}kp ln }bk Bejm{8 ej vcp}) }ll) jl ml{`})

    }bk knnko} ln olpvlpkci tkchjk) }bl{db cj knnko} ej lp} lvvle}k }l }bc} kroe}c`eie}utbeob tk bc~k eaakmec}kiu pkacphkm) e }bk ejkp}jk ln mevle}elj) te}b tbeob cii akj

    bc~k `kkj l nlpoe`iu }p{oh ej l`kp~ejd }bk oljm{o} ln }be vko{iecp pcok* ]bk il~k lnpkvlk pkedj ej Ejmecj te}b alpk vltkpn{i tcu }bcj ej cju l}bkp pkdelj vpl`c`iu ln}bk dil`k* E} e alpk bcvvu }l `k kc}km }bcj }l tcih8 e} e alpk bcvvu }l ikkv }bcj }l `k

    ctchk8 `{} }bk bcvvek} ln cii e mkc}b* _{ob e ljk ln }bk nc~l{pe}k cuejd) al}

    npks{kj}iu ej }bk al{}b ln }be ie}ik }pe`k) cjm al} mkopev}e~k ln }bkep bc`e}{civplvkje}ek* Vbikdac}eo ejmlikjok vkp~cmk }bk jc}elj* Nkt vcej) }l }bk aejm ln }bk

    Bejm{) cpk ks{ci }l }bc} ln `lmeiu krkp}elj8 }bk vikc{pk a{} `k ej}kjk tbeob bk vpknkp

    }l }bc} ln e} }l}ci okc}elj*

    ]be ie}ik cvc}bu cjm olpvlpkci tkchjk ln }bk jc}e~k ln Bejm{}cj) bc~k `kkj

    cope`km }l }bk oieac}k {jmkp tbeob }bku ie~k* @{} l}bkp jc}elj) {`gko} }l }bk ejni{kjok

    ln c tcpa c {j) cpk jke}bkp ejmlikj} jlp tkch8 }bk Acicu) nlp krcavik) }bk Cpc`ecj)}bk Obejkk* ]bk c~cdk e ie}ik cjm ejmlikj} {jmkp k~kpu oieak* Ej dkjkpci) }be

    mevle}elj a{} cpek npla }bk c`kjok ln }bk al}e~k }l tlph8 `koc{k }bk vcej ln

    almkpc}k ic`l{p cpk l acju cjm dpkc}) }bc} }bk vplvko} ln }bka) tbkpk ciiltkm }llvkpc}k) ocj kimla ncei }l vplm{ok }bk krkp}elj tbeob }bku pks{epk* ]bkpk e c }c}k ln

    `cp`cpe}u cjm p{mkjk tbeob eaviek) vkpbcv) c tkchjk ln aejm }ll dpkc} }l `k

    ocvc`ik ln vkpoke~ejd) te}b c oikcpjk {nneoekj} }l lvkpc}k {vlj }bk teii) }bk `kjkne} ln

    ic`l{p* ]be) bltk~kp) e c }c}k `kuljm tbeob }bk Bejm{ bc~k iljd ejok vckm8 cjm}bkpk e `{} ljk oc{k) }l tbeob) caljd }bk Bejm{ }bk c`kjok ln ic`l{p ocj `k cope`km8

    }bkep {`gko}elj }l c tpk}obkm dl~kpjakj}) {jmkp tbeob }bk np{e} ln ic`l{p tkpk jk~kp

    ko{pk*

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    C Bes}lpu ln Cjoekj} cjm Kcpiu Akmek~ci Ejmec `u [vejmkp _ejdb

    Ej}plm{o}elj7 _}{mkj} pksl{poks

    Vcdk = ln 3=

    Jc}eljcies} Tpe}ejd

    Kr}pco}km npla P*O* Acg{amcp "Dkj* km*%) ]bk Oicsseoci Cdk* ^li* ?) ]bk Bes}lpu cjm O{i}{pk ln }bk

    Ejmecj Vklvik* 0jm pkvpej}) X35;=Q 35>0* Vpkncok) vv* ri~erier*

    ]bk D{v}c Cdk) tbeob nlpa }bk {`gko}!ac}}kp ln }be ~li{ak) bc `kkj mkope`km ej

    pcv}{pl{ }kpa) c }bk Dlimkj Cdk) }bk oiceoci vkpelm ln Ejmecj be}lpu) k}o* cjmn{iiu mlk e} mkkp~k }bkk cvvkiic}elj* E} tc m{pejd }be vkpelm }bc} Ejmecj ej}kiiko}

    pkcobkm e} bedb tc}kpacph ej al} `pcjobk ln cp}) oekjok cjm ie}kpc}{pk) cjm Ejmecjo{i}{pk cjm oe~eiewc}elj pkcobkm c {jes{k }cdk ln mk~kilvakj} tbeob ikn} e} mkkv

    eavpk {vlj {ookkmejd cdk* Nlp }bk mk}ceikm g{}eneoc}elj ln }be oicea }bk pkcmkp e

    pknkppkm }l }bk ~li{ak e}kin) vcp}eo{icpiu Obcv}kp R^ cjm RER* E} teii {nneok bkpk }l

    }c}k ljiu c nkt `plcm nco}* ]bk vkpelm te}jkkm }bk bedbk} mk~kilvakj} ln _cjhpe}ie}kpc}{pk) ciehk ej vplk) vlk}pu cjm mpcac* E} tc }bk cdk ln Hciemcc) tbl }cjm

    {jpe~ciikm) k~kj {jcvvplcobkm) c vlk} cjm mpcac}e}* E} tc cil }bk cdk ln Mcjmej)

    _{`cjmb{) cjm @cjc`bc}}c) }bk dpkc}k} tpe}kp ej _cjhpe} vplk* ]bk er u}ka lnVbeillvbu tbeob lak pkdcpm c }bk dpkc}k} ej}kiiko}{ci olj}pe`{}elj ln Ejmec }l }bk

    }loh ln b{acj hjltikmdk) }llh nejci bcvk al}iu m{pejd }be vkpelm) tbeob cilvplm{okm dpkc} @{mmbe} vbeillvbkp iehk ^c{`cjmb{* E} tc cil }bk cdk ln Cacpc) }bk

    dpkc}k} ikreoldpcvbkp ej _cjhpe}* Ej }bk nekim ln oekjok) tk bc~k }bk bejejd ned{pk lnCpuc`bc}c) ^cpcbcaebepc) cjm @pcbacd{v}c) tblk tlph ej Ac}bkac}eo cjm

    C}pljlau cpk }eii pkohljkm c }bk dpkc}k} olj}pe`{}elj ln Ejmec }l oekjok ej }bk cjoekj}

    tlpim* E} teii `k kjl{db }l pkocii }bk nco} }bc} Cpuc`bc}c tc }bk nep} }l meol~kp }bc} }bkkcp}b pl}c}k lj e} cre cjm al~k pl{jm }bk {j* Pknkpkjok bl{im cil `k acmk }l }bk

    kvlob!achejd meol~kpu ln }bk mkoeaci u}ka ln jl}c}elj tbeob bc pk~li{}eljewkm }bk

    vplok ln cpe}bak}eoci ocio{ic}elj cjm e jlt {km cii l~kp }bk tlpim* C pkdcpm}kobjeoci oekjok) }bk dpkc} eplj veiicp c} Akbcpc{ie jkcp Mkibe e c }pe{avb ln ak}cii{pdu*

    ]bk D{v}c Cdk acmk ks{ciiu vikjmem olj}pe`{}elj ej }bk mlacej ln cp}* _lak ln }bkned{pk ej }ljk c} _cpjc}b cjm ej olil{p c} Cgcj}c cpk g{}iu pkdcpmkm c ac}kpvekok ciil~kp }bk tlpim* ]bk cp} e g{}iu }uikm oiceoci) nlp }bk o{iv}{pk cjm vcej}ejd ln }be

    vkpelm k} }bk }cjmcpm tbeob tc ciehk }bk emkci cjm mkvcep ln {ookkmejd cdk* ]bku

    }eii pkacej }bk nejk} vplm{o}elj ln Ejmecj cp} }l tbeob almkpj tlpim bc cvvplvpec}kiuvcem c bedb }pe`{}k ln vpcek*

    Nejciiu }be tc }bk cdk acmk akalpc`ik }l }bpkk b{jmpkm aeiielj Bejm{ `u }bk nco} }bc}e} te}jkkm }bk k~li{}elj ln }bc} nlpa ln @pcbacjeoci pkiedelj tbeob }bku nliilt }lmcu*

    E} ct }bk nejci mk~kilvakj} ln }bk }tl dpkc} kveo) }bk Pcacucjc cjm }bkAcbc`bcpc}c

    cjm }bk vbkjlakjci dplt}b ln }bk }tl pkiedel{ opkkm iehk @{mmbea cjm Gcejea* ]bk

    ~c} V{pcjeo ie}kpc}{pk tbeob lpedejc}km) lp c} ikc} }llh mkneje}k bcvk) m{pejd }be vkpelm)olavik}km }bk `pkch npla }bk ^kmeo Cdk cjm k} lj c liem nl{jmc}elj tbc} e jlt

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    C Bes}lpu ln Cjoekj} cjm Kcpiu Akmek~ci Ejmec `u [vejmkp _ejdb

    Ej}plm{o}elj7 _}{mkj} pksl{poks

    Vcdk ; ln 3=

    olaaljiu hjltj c Bejm{ea) }bk o{iaejc}elj ln c pkiedel{ al~kakj} tbeob bcm

    `kbejm e} }bk peob bkpe}cdk ln }bk me~kpk vklvik ln Ejmec*

    ]bk pkvicokakj} ln Vpchpe} `u _cjhpe} c }bk ol{p}!icjd{cdk cjm }bk bedb mk~kilvakj}

    ln _cjhpe} ie}kpc}{pk ej cii `pcjobk dc~k c vle}elj ln vpk!kaejkjok }l _cjhpe} icjd{cdk

    tbeob `kocak }bk iejd{c npcjoc ln km{oc}km Ejmecj* E} kp~km c }bk akme{a ln co{i}{pci {je}u tbeob bc ikn} cj ejmkie`ik acph {vlj }bk vklvik cjm }p{ddik ej ic}kp

    }eak* ]be o{i}{pci {je}u bc {p~e~km }pcjdk vlie}eoci ~eoee}{mk cjm nlpkedjmlaejc}elj cjm olj}e}{}k }lmcu }bk ljk {pk `ce ln }bk vlie}eoci {je}u cjm jc}eljcie}u

    ej }bk Ejmecj Pkv{`ieo*

    M{pejd }bk D{v}c Cdk }be o{i}{pci {je}u l~kpvpkcm }bk jc}{pci `l{jmcpek ln Ejmec cjm

    ka`pcokm te}bej e} nlim c ~c} pkdelj iuejd `kuljm }bk Bejm{ H{b cjm }bk Beacicuc)

    cjm copl }bk @cu ln @kjdci cjm }bk Ejmecj Lokcj* ]bk `kdejjejd ln Ejmec ej}kpol{pk

    te}b }bk l{}emk tlpim bc~k `kkj mkope`km ej }bk vpkokmejd ~li{ak* M{pejd }bk vkpelm{jmkp pk~ekt) nil{pebejd Bejm{ }c}k cplk ej mennkpkj} vcp} ln }bk acejicjm ln Cec cjm

    }bk Kc} Ejmek) {ob c @{pca) _eca) }bk Acicuc Vkjej{ic) Cjjca) Oca`lmec)_{ac}pc) Gc~c) @cie cjm @lpjkl* ]bkep p{ikp pkdcpmkm }bkaki~k c mkokjmkm nplaEjmecj olilje} cjm }bk Ejmecj o{i}{pk acmk c }blpl{db oljs{k} ln }bk vklvik* K~kj ej

    Okj}pci cjm Kc}kpj Cec) tbkpk tk bc~k jl mkneje}k k~emkjok ln vlie}eoci mlaejc}elj `u

    }bk Ejmecj olilje}) }bk o{i}{pci ejni{kjok ln Ejmec tc ~kpu dpkc}* ]bk co}e~e}ek lnEjmecj aeeljcpek ej Obejc m{pejd }bk D{v}c Cdk acu `k pkdcpmkm c cial} {jes{k ej

    }bk cjjci ln o{i}{pci pkic}elj `k}tkkj }tl ejmkvkjmkj} ol{j}pek* Tk bc~k oikcp cjm

    mk}ceikm k~emkjok ln }bk vpkcm ln }bk o{i}{pci ejni{kjok }l ]e`k}) Hlpkc) Gcvcj cjm k~kj

    }bk Vbeievvejk eicjm ej }bk kc}) cjm l~kp }bk ~c} pkdelj ej }bk jlp}b }bc} icu ciljd }bkl~kpicjm pl{}k npla Obejc }l Ejmec }bpl{db Okj}pci Cec* ]b{ ocak ej}l `kejd }bk

    Dpkc}kp Ejmec tbeob bkm i{}pk lj }bk D{v}c Cdk jl ik }bcj }bk o{i}{pci pkjcecjok

    ej Ejmec*

    ]bk ej}kiiko}{ci dpkc}jk tbeob obcpco}kpek }bk D{v}c Cdk tc }uvenekm ej }bk

    [je~kpe}u ln Jcicjmc* ]bk jcak cjm ncak ln }be dpkc} kc} ln ikcpjejd pkcobkm }bkpkal}k} olpjkp ln Cec cjm c}}pco}km }{mkj} npla cii vcp} ln }bk ~c} olj}ejkj}* E} tc

    }bk ua`li ln }bk dpkc} ej}kpjc}eljci o{i}{pk ln tbeob Ejmec tc }bk {je~kpciiu

    cohjltikmdkm okj}pk* ]be o{i}{pk tc vplal}km `u }bk ejopkckm ej}kpol{pk) m{pejd }be

    cdk `k}tkkj Ejmecj cjm l}bkp Cec}eo ol{j}pek) vcp}eo{icpiu Obejc* ]bk mk}ceikm cool{j}}bc} tk vlk ln Ejmec olpmeci pkic}elj te}b }bkk ol{j}pek) c de~kj ej Obcv}kp

    RREEE) pk~kci c o{i}{pci ej}kpjc}eljciea ln }bk Cec}eo tlpim {ob c bc pcpkiu `kkj

    te}jkkm ejok*

    ]bk nco} pkol{j}km c`l~k teii alpk }bcj g{}enu }bk cvvkiic}elj Vkpeoikcj Cdk ln Ejmec

    tbeob e ln}kj cvviekm }l }bk D{v}c vkpelm* ]bk cii!pl{jm dpkc}jk ln C}bkj ej }bk nen}bokj}{pu @O jl} ljiu ej e}kin `{} cil te}b pknkpkjok }l e} knnko} lj }bk vpldpk ln

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    bcin ln }bk er}b okj}{pu CM) `{} }bk D{v}c Cdk acu `k cem }l bc~k olj}ej{km nlp }tl

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    {v }bk bedbk} }pcme}elj ej }bkk `pcjobk ln ie}kpc}{pk* ]bk nlpa cjm emkci ln }bko{iv}{pk c} _cpjc}b cjm }bk vcej}ejd ln Cgcj}c oc~k ejvepkm }bk cp}e} tbl hkv} {v

    }bk }pcme}elj nlp ljk lp }tl okj}{pek* K~kj }bk eavkpeci }pcme}elj ln }bk D{v}c tkpk

    jk~kp kj}epkiu il} edb} ln) cjm pkvkc}km c}}kav} tkpk acmk }l pk~e~k }bk eavkpeci {je}u)}bl{db {ook tc citcu blp} ie~km* N{p}bkp) c akj}eljkm c`l~k) }bk emkc ln vlie}eoci

    {je}u tkpk alpk {ookn{iiu v{p{km ej Mkoocj cjm _l{}b Ejmecj `u }bk Obci{huc cjm

    }bk Vciic~c* Alpkl~kp) }bk mk~kilvakj} ln }bk V{pcjeo pkiedelj cjm e} vpkmlaejcjok

    l~kp @{mmbea cjm Gcejea) c tkii c }bk dpkc} mk~kilvakj} ej cp} cjm ie}kpc}{pk tkpkks{ciiu obcpco}kpe}eo ln }bk D{v}c cjm }bk Obci{huc!Vciic~c vkpelm*

    ]b{ ci}bl{db }bk D{v}c mem jl} p{ik l~kp }bk tblik ln Ejmecj lp nlp }bk kj}epk vkpelmmkci} te}b ej }be ~li{ak) }bk jcak D{v}c Cdk acu `k ne}}ejdiu cvviekm }l e}) nlp }bk

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    Kr}pco}km npla P*O* Acg{amcp "Dkj* km*%) ]bk ^kmeo Cdk* ^li* 3) ]bk Bes}lpu cjm O{i}{pk ln }bk

    Ejmecj Vklvik* ;}b pkvpej}) X35;3Q 3543) vv* 04=6*

    Ej ve}k ln }bk ieae}c}elj ln l{p hjltikmdk ln }bk vlie}eoci be}lpu ln }bk vkpelm) }bkpk ocj

    `k jl ml{`} }bc} e} obekn ej}kpk} cjm eavlp}cjok iek ej }bk veo}{pk ln o{i}{pci cjmoe~eiewc}elj lnnkpkm `u }bk ~c} nekim ln ^kmeo ie}kpc}{pk* Tbkpkc k~kpu}bejd kik e `{}

    ~cd{kiu hjltj) tk vlk jkcpiu n{ii ejnlpac}elj c`l{} }bk dplt}b cjm dpcm{ci

    k~li{}elj ln }bk Ejmecj oe~eiewc}elj npla }bk tkii!acphkm }pc}eneoc}elj ln }bk ac lnie}kpc}{pk) oliiko}e~kiu hjltj c }bk ^kmc* E} e cil c ac}}kp ln dkjkpci hjltikmdk }bc}

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    `kkj acmk ln e} ej }bpkk mennkpkj} ko}elj) olppkvljmejd }l }bk }bpkk tkii!acphkm }cdk

    ln }bk k~li{}elj ln ^kmeo ie}kpc}{pk*

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    {j`plhkj obcej `u tbeob }bk vc} e ejmeli{`iu iejhkm {v te}b }bk vpkkj}* ]bk almkpjvklvik ln Kduv} cjm Aklvl}caec bc~k jl `ljm tbc}lk~kp te}b }bk oe~eiewc}elj }bc}

    nil{pebkm }bkpk aeiikjjec cdl) cjm e} akalpeci bc~k jl alpk "{{ciiu ~kpu ~kpu a{obik% akcjejd }l }bka }bcj }l cju kjiedb}kjkm acj ej cju vcp} ln }bk tlpim*

    @{} jl} l ej Ejmec* ]bk eolj meol~kpkm c} Albkjgl!mcpl cpk }blk ln dlm cjmdlmmkk tbl cpk }eii tlpbevvkm ej Ejmec) cjm Bejm{ npla }bk Beacicuc }l Ocvk

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    Ejm{ jkcpiu nl{p }bl{cjm ukcp cdl* ]be olj}ej{e}u ej icjd{cdk cjm ie}kpc}{pk cjm ej

    pkiedel{ cjm loeci {cdk) e alpk vplaejkj} ej Ejmec }bcj k~kj ej Dpkkok cjm E}ciu)tbkpk tk ocj }pcok }bk cak olj}ej{e}u ej be}lpu* ]bk loeci cjm pkiedel{ emkc ln

    cjoekj} Dpkkok cjm Plak cjm }bkep vbeillvbu cjm l{}illh lj ienk) ej blp} lak ln }bkal} kkj}eci nco}lp tbeob de~k ejme~em{cie}u }l c jc}elj cjm vpkkp~k e} olj}ej{e}u) cpkcial} nlpkedj }l }bk vklvik jlt ejbc`e}ejd }blk icjm* Cj cp}eneoeci olj}ej{e}u e jl

    ml{`} acej}cejkm ej }bkk }tl ol{j}pek cjm }bk iejh te}b }bk vc} e jl} ci}ldk}bkp

    jcvvkm) c ej }bk ock ln Kduv} cjm Aklvl}caec* Jk~kp}bkik) }bk mennkpkjok ocj ljiu`k pkdcpmejd c ljk ln mkdpkk cjm jl} ln hejm8 cjm jke}bkp Dpkkok jlp E}ciu lnnkp c

    vcpciiki }l Ejmec) ej pkvko} ln ke}bkp cj}es{e}u lp olj}ej{e}u ln oe~eiewc}elj*

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    ln }bk tlpim* @l}b }bkk oc{k bc~k cnnko}km }bk }{mu ln }bk be}lpu ln Ejmec ej alpk

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    vuoblildeoci ej}ejo} lp vlie}eoci vpkg{meok* ]bk Ejmecj ln }lmcu bc oc} e} bcmlt lj

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    be}lpecj ln cjoekj} Ejmecj cjm c me}ejd{ebkm aka`kp ln }bk Ejmecj Oe~ei _kp~eok) jk~kp

    oljokcikm be cjrek}u }l vpl~k }bk `kjkneokjok ln }bk @pe}eb Pcg `u blimejd `knlpk be

    pkcmkp }bk veo}{pk ln cjcpobu cjm oljn{elj tbeob ej be ~ekt bc `kkj }bk jlpacioljme}elj ej Ejmecj te}b pcpk ej}kp~ci* ]l bea) c }l acju l}bkp `knlpk cjm cn}kp bea)

    cjoekj} Ejmecj be}lpu cn}kp }bk mkc}b ln Bcpb!~cpmbcjc tc akpkiu c vc}bk}eo }cik ln

    vlie}eoci obcl cjm ej}kpjkoejk }p{ddik) vlej}ejd }l }bk ejk~e}c`ik alpci {ob tc Ejmeccjm {ob e} citcu bc `kkj }eii }bk @pe}eb k}c`iebkm c }c`ik lpmkp*

    _lak}eak }bk vkjm{i{a tejd }l }bk lvvle}elj kr}pkak cjm Ejmecj tpe}kp kkh }l nejmej cjoekj} Ejmec c pkvieoc ln }bk al} cm~cjokm vlie}eoci ej}e}{}elj ln }bk Tk}* Npla

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    bc~k cos{epkm cii }bk kikakj} ln bedbkp o{i}{pk npla }bk Tk}*

    ]bk s{ciem vl~kp}u ln almkpj Ejmec olil{p }bk l{}illh lj koljlaeo oljme}elj ej

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    ]bk lvvle}k mcjdkp ln pkcmejd }bk vc} ej}l }bk vpkkj} bc `kkj jl ik c vl}kj}eci nco}lpej me}lp}ejd }bk be}lpu ln Ejmec* ]l acju }bk al} dicpejd eavkpnko}elj cjm k~kj }bk

    al} mkdpcmejd nkc}{pk ln almkpj Ejmecj loeci ienk cpk cjo}enekm `u e} vpkkj} npla

    cjm knnko}) `{} `u c pknkpkjok }l tbc} }bku oljoke~k }l `k e} lpedejci obcpco}kp) cjm }bkvcp} e} e {vvlkm }l bc~k vicukm ej `{eimejd {v cj emkci loek}u ej }bk vc}* ]be cial}

    jkokcpeiu ikcm }l }bk cp}eneoeci opkc}elj ln c dlimkj cdk tbeob pk} acejiu lj

    eacdejc}elj cjm ej}{e}elj) ejmkvkjmkj} ln be}lpeoci k~emkjok* ]be ej}kiiko}{ci {vvlp} ln

    ncik mlo}pejk cjm `cm ej}e}{}elj ej }bk jcak ln Ejmec vc} ln}kj vplokkm npla cvkp~kp}km nlpa ln vc}pel}eo kj}eakj} lp cj ej`lpj kjk ln jc}eljci vpemk* Ej ke}bkp ock

    e} e c tpljd ej}kpvpk}c}elj ln Ejmecj be}lpu) cjm tbc} e tlpk) {ob ej}kpvpk}c}elj e

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    cjm vpkoljokv}elj }l }bk }{mu ln cii c~ceic`ik k~emkjok* Tk bl{im vplvkpiu en} }bkk

    mc}c `u cii pc}eljci ak}blm) bcjmik }bka ej }bk vepe} ln c g{mdk pc}bkp }bcj cj cm~loc}k)

    cjm nlpa{ic}k l{p oljoi{elj ljiu c ncp c }bku vkpae} { }l ml l* Tk acu jl} cobek~kmkneje}k pk{i} ej acju ock) cjm nejci cjm mkoee~k oljoi{elj tl{im vpl`c`iu `k nkt

    cjm ncp `k}tkkj* @{} e} e `k}}kp }l vikcm edjlpcjok) krvpk ml{`} cjm v{} nlptcpm

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    }pljd kj}eakj} cjm vcelj lp cnnko} }bk ej}kpk} ln cju oic lp olaa{je}u* ]bk

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    tpe}k }bk }lpu ln Ejmec vc} cjm olppko}iu {jmkp}cjm e} eavieoc}elj nlp }bk n{}{pk*

    Acpres} Tpe}ejd

    Kr}pco}km npla Mcalmcp Mbcpacjcjm Hlsca`e) Cj Ej}plm{o}elj }l }bk _}{mu ln Ejmecj Bes}lpu* Pkv*

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    lpmkp) ej }bk akcj cjm pkic}elj ln vplm{o}elj* Ljiu }be ocj }kii { blt vklvik ie~km c}

    cju vkpelm* ]bk vlej} ln ~ekt bkpk e) c ej cju l}bkp oekjok tlp}b }bk jcak) v{pkiuac}kpecie}eo* Acj achk beakin `u {ejd }lli ej lpmkp }l ie~k ejopkcejdiu tkii c} }bk

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    c`l~k }bk cjeaci* L{p mkneje}elj bc }bk akpe} ln nlpoejd { }l jl}eok cjm }l cool{j} nlpokp}cej nkc}{pk vko{iecp }l Ejmecj loek}u cjm be}lpu) {ob c oc}k) lp }bk pkacphc`ik

    icoh ln be}lpeoci kjk caljd cii `{} c nkt ln }bk al} pkokj} ej}kiiko}{ci* Okp}cejiu)

    }be e }bk ljiu mkneje}elj hjltj tbeob teii ciilt c pkcljc`ik }pkc}akj} ln vpk!ie}kpc}k

    be}lpu) dkjkpciiu }kpakm vpk!be}lpu* ]bk }kobjes{k ln cvviuejd }bk mkneje}elj ejvpco}eok akcj jl} ljiu }bk oliic}elj ln }bk tpe}}kj pkolpm te}b cpobcklildu) `{} }bk

    ej}kpvpk}c}elj ln kcob ln }bkk ej oljg{jo}elj te}b k}bjldpcvbeo mc}c* ]bk kre}kjok ln

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    dpl{v) jkkm c }{mu ln k}bjldpcvbu* ]bk vpejoevik bc `kkj {km `u almkpjcpobcklilde}) tbl {}eiewk }{mek ln almkpj `{} }eii vpeae}e~k Cnpeocj lp C{}pciecj

    }pe`k }l k~ci{c}k nejm ej K{plvk* ]b{) okp}cej }uvk ln glej} `{peci tl{im ejmeoc}k

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    Tk bc~k }l dl a{ob mkkvkp }bcj }be nlp }bk dpcv ln Ejmecj }pcme}elj* E} e jl} }bk

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    ]bk loeci oi{}kp }bc} {p~e~k k~kj ej }bk bkcp} ln n{iiu mk~kilvkm cpkc) cu ej cjm

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    cpl{jm oe}ek) te}b l}bkp tbeob acph cii }pc}c ln c oc}k loek}u c bc~ejd mk~kilvkm

    c} lak limkp mc}k npla }bk c`lpv}elj ln }pe`ci dpl{v) olj}e}{}k vpeokik k~emkjok nlp}bk ej}kpvpk}c}elj ln lak cjoekj} pkolpm lp cpobcklildeoci nejm* ]bkep {p~e~ci c

    `cohtcpm dpl{v cil n{pjebk }bk pkci vpl`ika nlp krvicjc}elj ej }bk iedb} ln

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