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    F`` oh }cdwd hqoe }cd xdq{ hkqw} fqd mcfqef}ff)7;4

    F`` oh }cdwd fqd k}w ozi f~~dfqfigd }o k}wd`h)7;8At} }cf} d}dqif` f~~dfqfigd kw io} {d} timdqw}oom)

    ]cd hkxd%ho`m l`dwcfw, }cd goigd~}tf` aoimw oh djo, ki}qkiwkgf``{ qkwd7;: ki }cdkq if}tqd fw ~qkeoqmkf`kiwkjc}< at} }cdwd fqd io} qdgojikrdm go%dedqjdigd)Zcdi wf)ewffqf fqkwdw fw d}dqif` atmmcfcoom, kiwkjc} ds~dqkdigdw k}wd`h)7;3@kldzkwd, ikqxff)if kw f`wo }ftjc} }o ad oi`{ }cd ~tqd wd`h%ds~dqkdigd oh atmmcfcoom) O}cdq }cfi }cf}io}ckij dskw}w2

    ]cd ~tqd wd`h%ds~dqkdigd oh }cd }cqdd }kedw* xkg}oqkotw oidw

    Modw io} fggd~} oq qdbdg}, hoq f`` kw f wkij`d }o}f`k}{)7;;

    Io} dxdi fi f}oe oh }ckw cfw addi oa}fkidm hqoe fio}cdq)

    F`` mcfqefw fqd g`dfq`{ jqdf} W~fgd, }cd if}tqd oh }cd ekim)

    Zk}cot} }cd `dfw} eoxdedi} hqoe }cd t`}kef}d w}f}d oh dvtf`k}{)

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    8;

    Kiwkjc} kw wke~`{ ~tqk}{ hqoe }de~oqfq{ oawgtqf}koiw) Mo io} wddl }cd dwwdigd oh atmmcfcoom kifi{}ckij o}cdq }cfi ekim k}wd`h, fi{}ckij dw}fa`kwcdm a{ dhhoq} }cqotjc gftwdw fim goimk}koiw) ^tqd kiwkjc}kw atmmcfcoom) ]cdqd kw io atmmcfcoom o}cdq }cfi }ckw) ]cdqd kw io o}cdq f~~dfqfigd oh atmmcfcoom}cfi }cd zf{ }ckijw f~~dfq }o kiwkjc}) Io o}cdq atmmcfcoom }o ad hotim }cfi }ckw di`kjc}didm w~fgd oh }cd

    mcff}t, aomckgk}}f) Ki qdjfqm }o }ckw }cd Wfiji{kij wf{w2

    ]cqotjcot} }cd }di mkqdg}koiw fim hotq }kedw,=>>^dqhdg}dm atmmcfw fqd iozcdqd }o ad hotim)Dsgd~} hoq }cd ~dqhdg} atmmcf, }cd if}tqd oh ekim,[ot wcot`m io} `ool hoq fi{ o}cdq atmmcf)]cd xkg}oqkotw oidw }cdewd`xdw, kh }cd{ wcot`m wdfqgc,Zot`m idxdq hkim k} fi{zcdqd f} f``)

    F`wo }cd Libwf{w2

    Aomckgk}}f, zk}cot} f~~dfqfigdwFim zk}cot} }cd mcfqefw oh }cd zoq`m,Kw }cd wtgcidww ao}c oh ekim fim oh k}w goi}di}w)=>6

    Zcdi }ckw cfw io} addi qdf`krdm fw wtgcidww,At} wddi fw kh k} zdqd kimkxkmtf` oabdg}w,Dxdi f`` }cd atmmcfw oh }cd }cqdd }kedw,=>1Kh }cd{ wcot`m wdfqgc ot}wkmd }cd w~fgd oh wtgcidww,Zot`m idxdq hkim k} fi{zcdqd f} f``)=>7

    F`wo k} wf{w }cdqd2

    ]cd ~qdxkotw atmmcfw mzd``kij ki }cd ~fw}Fqd }cd if}tqf` w}f}d=>= oh oid*w ozi ekim,Oid qdf`krdw }ckw fw f`qdfm{ wddi)

    Kh oid qdf`krdw }cd wd`h%if}tqd oh kiwkjc}, }cd ~ozdq oh }cd w}qf{kijw fim oawgtqf}koiw kw gt}}cqotjc2

    Zk}c io}ckij kiwkmd fim f`wo io}ckij }cf} kw ds}dqif`,

    K}w g`fqk}{ tig`otmdm a{ fi{ qkwkij oq wd}}kij,

    Zcdi }cd mfql ds}qdedw fqd mkw~d``dm, }cd qoo} kw aomckgk}}f)Zk}cot} fafimoikij, oid gt}w }cqotjc }cd ~ozdq oh w}qf{kij)

    ]cd dwwdigd oh kiwkjc} kw ad{oim dhhoq}ht` fg}koiw oh fafimoikij fim qdgdkxkij) K} cfw io xkdz oh~qojqdwwkij oi f ~f}c }ozfqm fi{}ckij d`wd) ]cdqdhoqd, k} modw io} cfxd }cd w}qf{kijw fim oawgtqf}koiw)Zcdi kiwkjc}, oid*w ozi dwwdigd, kw `dh} adckim, }cdi }cd w}qf{kijw fim oawgtqf}koiw fqkwd) ]ckw oggtqw a{edmk}f}kij zk}c dhhoq} zk}c f xkdz }o adgoed woed}ckij d`wd) ]cd Libwf{w2

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    :>

    A{ if}tqd aomckgk}}f kw }cd dwwdigd oh mcfqefw)Tiaoqi fim goe~`d}d`{ ~tqd, zk}cot} }cd oawgtqf}koiw)Hqdd hqoe ~qojqdww oi }cd ~f}c, k} modw io} w}qf{)

    D}dqif``{ wd`h%dw}fa`kwcdm, k} modw io} iddm }o ad wotjc})

    F`` mcfqefw cfxd }cd wkij`d dwwdigd, aomckgk}}f)A{ eflkij f wdvtdigd oh fw~dg}w ot} oh }cf} tik}{,]cd w}qf{kijw fim }cd oawgtqf}koiw zk`` fqkwd)A{ ~qojqdww zcdqd }cdqd kw io ~qojqdww, w}qf{kijw qkwd)

    Ioi%}cotjc}=>4 zk`` io} ad wddi, kh `ooldm f} }cqotjc f xkdz)]cf} kw }cd zf{ }cf} oawgtqf}koiw zk`` fqkwd)

    K} kw }ftjc} }cf} zcf}dxdq f~~dfqw ki }cd w}f}d oh kiwkjc} modw io} eoxd hqoe }cd w~fgd oh }cdmcff}t2

    ]cd zoq`m, }cd f~~dfqfigd oh }ckijw }o xfqkotw wdi}kdi} adkijw,

    Fim }cd lff{fw fim zkwmoew oh ~tqd di`kjc}didm oidw,

    ]cf} qkwd hqoe }cd ~ozdqw oh qdf`krf}koi fim k}w `fgl,

    Fw tioaw}qtg}dm ~`f{, fqd f`` }cd w~fgd oh }cd mcff}t)

    F`` }cdqd kw zk}cki }cd w}f}d oh mcfqefmcff}t

    Kw qdf`krf}koi fim }cd `fgl oh qdf`krf}koi)

    Qdf`krf}koi kw }cd wtjf}fw* wfgqdm ot}`ool)

    Zk}c `fgl oh qdf`krf}koi, xfqkotw }ckijw f~~dfq

    Hqoe }cd xffwfiffw oh kjioqfi} jqfw~kij fim hksf}koi)=>8

    Idxdq}cd`dww, }cd{ mo io} jo ad{oim }cd mcff}t)

    A{ liozkij }cd wd`h%if}tqd oh w~fgd, if}tqf``{ dskw}kij zkwmoe, oid kw f atmmcf) A{ io} liozkijk}, }ckijw f~~dfq fw }cd{ mo }o f wdi}kdi} adkij) Cozdxdq, ao}c oh }cdwd cfxd oid }fw}d ki }cd w}f}d ohkiwkjc}) Cdqd }cdqd fqd io hqfjedi}f}koi fim hf``kij ki}o ~fq}kf`k}{) ]cd Libwf{w2

    F`` }cd xdwwd` fim dwwdigd oh }cd ~cdioedif` zoq`m,F`` }cd atmmcfw fw zd`` fw f`` }cd wdi}kdi} adkijw,Zdqd efmd a{ ed }cd modq oh f``, di`kjc}diedi}:

    oh dxdq{}ckij kw aomckgk}}f)

    K}w efql }cf} zcf}dxdq qkwdw ki tioaw}qtg}dm xfqkd}{

    Kw }cd g`dfq wd`h%f~~qdcdiwkoi oh `tekiotw mcfqef}ff,

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    :6

    K``tekif}kij }cd ~tqk}{ oh }cd w~fgd oh }cd mcff}t)=>3

    Io}ckij iddmw }o ad wd~fqf}d m oq g`dfqdm fzf{)

    ]cdqdhoqd, }cd w}{`d oh kiwkjc} kw hoo}`oowd fim hfig{%hqdd)=>;

    ]cd akq}c`dww w}f}d modw io} dskw} fw fi{}ckij zcf}wodxdq) K}w de~}{ fim `tekiotw dwwdigd kw `kldf w~o}`dww gq{w}f` oh if}tqf` vtfq}r) Zk}cki }cf}, `kld f qdh`dg}koi,=6> kw }cd tioaw}qtg}dm ~`f{ oh zcf}dxdqfqkwdw) ]cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    Io} hqfjedi}dm,=66 io} hf``kij ki}o ~fq}kf`k}{,Cfxkij io ot}dq fim kiidq, }ckw kw }cd jqdf} xfw}idww)

    Btw} `kld f~~dfqfigd ki f ~tqd fim w~o}`dww gq{w}f`,=61Zcf} f~~dfqw ki k} kw wfkm }o cfxd io if}tqd)

    Fw hoq }cd ds}dimdm ds~`fif}koi oh }ckw if}tqd2

    ]cd xfw} fim if}tqf` W~fgd oh }cd zkwmoe oh }qfiw~fqdig{,

    Cfxkij io kiwkmd fim ot}wkmd, kw tioawgtqdm `tekiowk}{)

    ]cd jqdf} `kjc} oh oid*w ozi kiwkjc}, }ckw kw }cd ekqqoq oh ekim)

    K} kw mcfqefmcff}t, }cd ~qdgkotw zkwc%ht`hk` kij jde)

    ]cdwd fqd f`` wd`h%fqkwkij, io} iddmkij }o ad wotjc})

    Zkwmoe fqkwdw ki if}tqf` w~`dimoq fw f`` oid mdwkqdw)

    ]cd w~fgd oh }cd mcff}t, wd`h %fqkwkij zkwmoe, kw f if}tqf``{ dskw}kij bdzd%~dfl) K} kw wd`h%k``tekif}dm,=67 defif}kij timdhk`dm qf{w }cf} goe~ d}d`{ ~dqxfmd wf)ewffqf fim ikqxff)if) ]cdwd fqdgf``dm }cd jqdf} `kjc} oh }cd ekqqoq oh aomckgk}}f) ]cd xfw} dwwdigd oh mcfqef}ff }qfiwgdimw oabdg}w oh}cotjc}) ]cd Wdijwf{w2

    ]cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi kw e{ aomckgk}}f)]cd dwwdigd oh kiwkjc} zk}c io goigd~}tf`krf}koi,Wkigd k} kw io}ckij,=6= fqkwdw fw dxdq{}ckij)

    F`wo }cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    ]cd tioaw}qtg}dm if}tqd=64 oh }cd ~`f{ oh ~cdioedifQkwdw fw }cd xfw}idww oh w~fgd, Wfefi}facfmqf)]ckw kw }cd jqdf} ~qfbff, }cd xkwkoi oh w~fgd k}wd`h)

    ]cd mcfqef}ff oh jqfw~kij kw zk}cot} mdwkqd)Ioi%goigd~}koi }qfiwgdimw }cd w~cdqd oh w~ddgc fim }cotjc},@kld f ekqfgt`otw defif}koi ki }cd wl{)

    Kiwkjc}, }cd W~fgd oh aomckgk}}f, kw }ftjc} fw xfw}idww2

    Cozdxdq jqdf} }cd ds}di} oh }cdwd, }cd atmmcf vtf`k}kdw,

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    :1

    ]cd{ fqd }cd gdfwd`dww fqkwkij oh }cd wt~qded t~ff{f)

    ]cd{ fqd }cd ioi%oaw}qtg}koi oh w~fgd fqkwkij hqoe w~fgd)=68

    Wkigd f`` kw }cd wd`h%~dqhdg}koi oh }cf} tiaoqi w~fgd,

    ]ckijw fqd oxdqzcd`edm a{ }cd de~}kidww oh di`kjc}diedi},=6:

    Fim de~}kidww a{ }cd di`kjc}didm W~fgd oh oid*w ozi kiwkjc})

    Goe~`d}d`{ `kadqf}dm hqoe }cd hotq ds}qdedw, kiwkjc} kw }cd w}f}d oh }cd wl{) F`` }cd mcfqefwfqkwkij hqoe }ckw fqd k``twoq{ `kld }cd eooi ki zf}dq, ad{oim dskw}digd fim ioi%dskw}digd) ]cdqdhoqd, }cd{fqd }ftjc} }o cfxd }cd ~tqd if}tqd oh }cd jqdf} W~fgd oh mcfqef}ff) ]cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    K``twkoi, `kld }cd qdh`dg}koi oh }cd eooi ki zf}dq,Kw io} woed}ckij xfgtotw fim ioi%dskw}di})=63At} fw hoq k}w dskw}digd, `kldzkwd k} cfw ioid)

    Wkigd k} kw ad{oim ao}c dskw}digd fim ioi%dskw}digd,K} kw oh }cd dwwdigd oh kiwkjc} }o ad tiaoqi)

    Ioi%oaw}qtg}koi kw }cd if}tqd oh f~~dfqfigd)]cd gcfqfg}dqkw}kg oh kiwkjc} kw k}w ioi%wo`kmk}{)=6;

    ]cd hqtk}koi oh kiwkjc} kw io} woed}ckij hfaqkgf}dm)]ckw kw gf``dm }cd dwwdigd oh }cd }cqdd lff{fw oh kiwkjc})

    Ioz }cd edfikij oh }cdwd kw wteedm t~ fw }cd W~fgd oh }cd jqdf} xfw}idww2

    Ki aomckgk}}f f~~dfqfigd fim de~}kidww idxdq dskw}dm)

    Cdqd ti}ckilfa`d ekqfg`dw qkwd, tif}}fgcdm fim ioi%mtf`)

    ]cd }cqdd }kedw fqd }ked`dwwidww, fw tiaoqi mcfqefmcff}t)]cd{ fqd tigcfijkij, tif`}dqdm, tigoe~otimdm W~fgd)

    Fw hoq f`` }cd atmmcfw mzd``kij }cqotjcot} }cd }cqdd }kedw,

    ]cdkq kiwkjc} kw io}ckij at} }cf} wd`hwfed w~fgd oh zkwmoe)=1>

    Ki oid*w ozi kiwkjc}, zckgc kw }cd W~fgd oh di`kjc}didm Ekim,

    Hksf}koi fim jqfw~kij fqd oxdqzcd`edm a{ aqk``kfi} `kjc})

    Io}ckij kw zk}cki k} fim io}ckij kw ds}dqif`)

    ]ckw kw }cd wd`h%dskw}kij xfw}idww oh mcfqef}ff)

    Ki }cd dwwdigd oh kiwkjc} f~~dfqfigd, de~}kidww fim wo hoq}c mo io} dskw}) ]ckw kw }cd

    tigoe~otimdm w~fgd zcdqd }cd }cqdd }kedw fqd dvtf`) Wkigd kiwkjc} fqkwdw d}dqif``{ fw }cd atmmcfw oh }cd}cqdd }kedw, k} kw mcfqeflff{f zk}cot} jqfw~kij fim hksf}koi) ]cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    ]cd gcfqfg}dqkw}kg oh }ckw kw }cf} k} modw io} gcfijd)K} kw wo`k}fq{ fim }cdqd kw io}ckij mkhhdqdi})

    K fqowd adhoqd }cd qkwkij oh }cd atmmcfw)

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    :7

    Zk}cot} fi{ mcfqefw mdhk`dm a{ jqfw~kij fim hksf}koi)

    F`wo }cd Wdijwf{w2

    Ioi%mtf` kiwkjc}%ds~dqkdigd kw zcf}dxdq qkwdw)]cd wdgqd} oh zkwmoe kw mcfqeflff{f zk}cot} wo`kmk}{)

    F~~dfqfigd dskw}w fw d}dqif` fim tikxdqwf` ekim)=16Zcf}dxdq f~~dfqw f~~dfqw fw kidscftw}ka`d kiwkjc})=11

    Zcf}dxdq qkwdw kw kiwkjc}*w tioaw}qtg}dm ~`f{)]cd xkwkoi oh }cd ekim oh ioi%}cotjc} kw }cf} oh dvtf`k}{)

    Fw hoq f`` }cd atmmcfw mzd``kij }cqotjcot} }cd }cqdd }kedw,]cdkq kiwkjc} kw wd~fqf}d hqoe jqfw~kij fim hksf}koi)

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    :=

    ]ckw kw }cd goeedi}fq{ oi hkh}c gcf~}dq oh]cd ^qdgkotw ]qdfwtq{ oh Mcfqefmcff}t

    ]QFIWGDIMKIJ FG]KOI, DHHOQ], GFTWD, FIM DHHDG]

    K} kw }ftjc} }cf} }cd if}tqd kw ad{oim fg}koi fim dhhoq} fim gftwd fim dhhdg}2=17

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zckgc kw }cd dwwdigd oh aomckgk}}f= Qdjfqmkij}ckw }dfgckij, }cd Wdijwf{w2

    F wkij`d ef)i)mf`f ds~qdwwdw }cd edfikij)F wkij`d wdgqd} efi}qf cfw ikid mdedfioqw4At} }cd{ fqd edqd`{ }cd fw~dg}w oh }cf} oid)4>8A{ }cd ikid w}fjdw }cf} zckgc kw }cd dwwdigd,If}tqf` zkwmoe, kw io} qdf`krdm)

    ]cd if}tqd oh f~~dfqfigd, ki f~~dfqkij,Fw mtf` fawo`t}d fim qd`f}kxd,Kw io} mkw}kig}, at} kw f wkij`d w}f}d)

    Ki }cd dwwdigd, d}dqif` qdf`krf}koi,Zcf}dxdq mkwgtqwkxd }cotjc}w oh efqlw fqkwdFqd edqd`{ }cd ~`f{ oh }cd efikhdw}f}koi oh zkwmoe)F wkij`d kiwkjc} ds~qdwwdw }cd edfikij oh f``)4>:K} f~~dfqw fw }qklff{f, }cd dwwdigd oh atmmcfcoom)

    Hqoe lff{f }cdqd qkwd }cd ekqfg`dw oh zkwmoe)]cdqd fqd io mcfqefw, f~~fqdi} oq ioi%f~~fqdi})]cd{ fqd `kadqf}dm hqoe }cd ds}qdedwOh qdf`krf}koi oq }cd `fgl oh k})

    ]cd zkwmoe oh efikhdw}f}koi4>3 dskw}w fw }cd dwwdigd)Xfbqf qkwkij kw }cd `oqm oh goimk}koiw)4>;

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    3:

    Ioz }ckw kw }ftjc} ki oqmdq }o gcfijd }cd zf{w46> oh md`tmdm oidw zco efld io mkw}kig}koiad}zddi wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe fim }cd fwwdea`{ oh goigd~}tf`krf}koiw fqkwkij fw o}cdq2

    Iozfmf{w }cd ~oe~otw d`d~cfi}w oh f}kF``djd }cf} }cd ~qo`khdqf}kij et`}k}tmd

    Oh mkwgtqwkxd, h`kgldqkij }cotjc}w kw qdf``{ aomckgk}}f)

    F`` }cdwd md`tmdm oidw fqd ki }cd W~fgd oh mfqlidww)

    ]cd{ fqd hfq hqoe }cd if}tqd oh }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi)

    ]cd{ mo io} dxdi lioz }cd ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi

    Fim }cd efikhdw}f}koi }cf} qkwdw hqoe }cf} ~ozdq,466

    Zcf} iddm kw }cdqd }o w~dfl oh }cd dwwdigd, aomckgk}}f?

    Wtgc ~dqwoiw fw }cdwd edqd`{ cfxd mdxo}koi hoq }ckw xdckg d) ]cowd zco cfxd }cd joom hoq}tid }owdd k} zd`` fqd `kld io} dxdi }cd ctimqdm}c ~fq} oh f }cqdfm ot} oh f zco`d jfqedi}) Zk}c goe~`d}d`{tidsfekidm kjioqfigd }cd{ gfqq{ }cdkq aomkdw cftjc}k`{) ]cd{ oqifedi} }cdewd`xdw zk}c dixkotw

    ds~qdwwkoiw fim f jo`mdi id} oh dqqoidotw goigd~}tf`krf}koiw) Woed oh }cdwd fqd ~oe~otw fim aoeafw}kgfaot} }cdkq lioz`dmjd) ]cd{ cfxd f cftjc}{ efiidq `kld }cf} oh fi d`d~cfi})461 Io} oi`{ mo }cd{

    }cdewd`xdw mzd`` ki l`dwcfw, kjioqfigd, fim zqoij ~f}cw, at} ~dqwoiw jokij ki }cd mkqdg}koi oh `kadqf}koizco cfxd `k}}`d edqk}, zcdi }cd{ edd} zk}c }cdwd dxk` oidw, fqd f`` dscoq}dm zk}c wtgc zoqmw fw }cdwd2

    Zcf}dxdq fqkwdw kw }cd if}tqd oh mcfqeflff{f)

    ]cdwd xdq{ mkwgtqwkxd }cotjc}w, btw} wo, fqd wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe)

    ]cd ekim oh kjioqfigd kw `kld wfeffmck)

    Wf{kij }ckw woq} oh }ckij, }cd{ efld f mkw~`f{ oh fq}khkgkf`k}kdw }cf} mdgdkxd adkijw) K cfxd wddi}cde e{wd`h ds~`fkikij wtgc }ckijw fw ~qohotim mcfqefw }cf} o}cdqw mo io} cfxd) Qoaadqw fim }ckdxdw oh}ckw xdckg`d cfxd kimddm fqkwdi ki }cdwd mf{w& ]ctw }cd{ md~fq} hqoe }cd ~ozdq oh goe~fwwkoi oh wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe)

    Fzfqdidww fqkwkij fw oabdg}w kw k}wd`h }cd fqkwkij oh }cd ~`f { oh }cd ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi)

    ]cd{ ds~`fki k} }cf} zf{, at} cdqd fqd }cd qdfwoiw zc{ }ckw kw io} wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe2

    6) Oabdg}%fzfqdidww kw f edqd kek}f}koi oh dskw}di} fim ioi%dskw}di} oabdg}w)

    1) ]ckw cfw io} addi fggoe~`kwcdm

    467

    ki f efiidq ki fggoqm zk}c wlk``ht` edfiw, wo }cf} k} ~qomtgdw}cd lfqef fim l`dwcfw oh di}dqkij wf)ewffqf)7) ]cd if}tqd oh goigd~} fim goigd~}tf` dsfekif}koi modw io} jo ad{oim }cd if}tqd oh

    wf)ewffqf)

    ]cd Libwf{w2

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    33

    If}tqf` zkwmoe kw zkwmoe hqoe f`` d}dqik}{)]cd zkwmoe }cf} goigd~}tf`krdw oabdg}wQkwdw hqoe oabdg}w fim kw io} wd`h%fqkwkij)

    ]cd }ci eoij j{k }cdj ~f, }cd Oqmkifq{ Xdckg`d wf{w2

    Ekim fim edi}f` goi}di}w fqd ~qobdg}koiw oi}o ~cdioedifOh otq goigd~}tf`krf}koiw goigdqikij }cd }cqdd qdf`ew)46=]cd{ fqd wo ds~`fkidm ki }dqew oh }cd }zo }qt}cw)Mkjiffjf f`wo ds~`fkiw }cf} goigd~}koiw fqd jqdf} kjioqfigd)]cd{ efld oid hf`` ki }cd ogdfi oh wthhdqkijw oh wf)ewffqf)464

    Adgftwd }cd{ f~~dfq }o goi}qfmkg} zcf} kw ds~`fkidm }cdqd, zqoij goigd~}tf`krf}koiw fqd f jqdf}md`twkoi) Io oid wcot`m dxdi `kw}di }o }cowd zco efki}fki wtgc }ckijw) Zcf} iddm kw }cdqd dxdi }o w~dfloh fmo~}kij f xkdz ki fggoqm zk}c }cdkq ~fq}kf`k}kdw? Cdqd kw }cd ~qo~dq ds~`fif}koi oh wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe2

    ]ckw kw ~qkeoqmkf` ~tqk}{ oh aomckgk}}f,

    ]cd w~fgd oh }cd fawo`t}d, }cd }qt}c oh mcfqef}ff,

    ^qfbff~ffqfek}ff }qfiwgdimkij w~ddgc fim }cotjc},

    K}w w}f}d tieoxkij, k}w if}tqd }cd hkd`m oh `tekiowk}{)

    D}dqif``{ hqdd hqoe }cd h`kgldqkij mkwgcfqjd468

    oh goe~`dsk}{,

    ]cf} zckgc kw gf``dm k}w dwwdigd kw `kld }cd cdfq} oh }cd wti)

    A{ k}w ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi }cdqd kw tioaw}qtg}dm fqkwkij46:

    Oh }qfiw~fqdi} kiwkjc} hqdd hqoe fif`{wkw fim dsfekikij,

    Xkxkm`{ `tekiotw, {d} zk}cot} hksf}koi oq jqfw~dq)

    If}tqf``{ fqkwkij zkwmoe kw }cd de~}{ fim `tekiotw wke~`kgk}{ oh kiwkjc}) K} kw `kld f ~tqd gq{w}f`)Ki }cd dwwdigd zcdqd oabdg}w fqd io} fif {rdm, fqkwkij }fldw ~`fgd) K} kw }cd jqotim fim ~`fgd oh fqkwkij,at} ki k}w wd`h%if}tqd }cdqd fqd idk}cdq fqkwkij oq ioi%fqkwkij) ]cdqdhoqd, k} kw wt~qded ki k}w wd`h%`tekiowk}{)463 K} kw tioaw}qtg}dm46; ki k}w de~}kidww) K} kw d}cdqkf` f`~cf%~tqk}{) Hqoe }ckw w}f}d, }cdqd kw }cdfqkwkij oh xfqkd}{, }cd goe~`dsk}kdw oh hksf}dm oabdg} fim jqfw~kij wtabdg})

    ]cd ifldm, d}cdqkf` wd`h%if}tqd oh }ckw fqkwkij kw kiwkjc}%zkwmoe) Wkigd k} kw io} goigdkxdm fw fioabdg}, k} kw gf``dm if}tqf``{%fqkwkij zkwmoe)41> ]cd tiadw}ozdm }qfiwekwwkoi oh }ckw kw faoxd416 f`` }cf}fqkwdw) @d}}kij jo, `ool fim {ot zk`` qdgojikrd k})411

    ^qobdg}dm goigd~}tf`krf}koi417 kw f ef}}dq oh io} timdqw}fimkij }cd efki ~oki}) D}cdqkf`, ifldmkiwkjc} fqkwdw zk}cot} f ~`fgd oq fjdi}41= oh fqkwkij) Hqoe }cd }ked k} fqkwdw, zck`d k} fqkwdw gdfwd`dww`{ fw

    goe~fwwkoi, k} dskw}w fw zkwmoe) ]cd qoo}, if}tqf` zkwmoe, qdefkiw ifldm`{ fw k} kw) Zcdi }ckw cfw addiqdgojikrdm zk}cki fqkwkij, }cd dwwdigd fim k}w ki}qkiwkg ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi fqd ioi%mtf`) ]cdqdhoqd,}cd{ fqd gf``dm ioi%mtf`, if}tqf``{ fqkwkij zkwmoe, }cd wke~`kgk}{ oh }cd wkij`d mo} oh akimt) ]cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    Ki kiwkjc} }cf} kw wd~fqf}d hqoe goe~`dsk}{Coz gfi }cdqd ad goihtwkoi fim kjioqfigd?

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    3;

    Ki zkwmoe }cf} kw wd~fqf}d hqoe }cd ekim,Coz gfi }cdqd ad xffwfiffw fim mdhk`dedi}w?

    ]cd ]cf`btqwf{w2

    Kiwkjc}, zcowd gcfqfg}dqkw}kg kw `tekiotw de~}kidww,Cfw f if}tqd }cf} kw io} eksdm zk}c fi{}ckij d`wd)]cd ds}qdedw oh jqfw~dq fim hksf}koi fqd dscftw}dm)]ctw k} kw }cf} oid*w if}tqd fim }cf} oh mcfqefw fqd ~tqd) 414

    ]cd Wdijwf{w2

    Zkwmoe, dwwdi}kf``{ ds~dqkdi}kf`,418Cfw ioid oh }cd mkwgtqwkxdidww oh ekim)41:]cd w~cdqd oh }cd ~fw} fw zd`` fw }cd w~cdqd oh }cd ht}tqdFqd gt} ohh a{ }cd mkqdg}idww oh f~~dfqfigd)

    ]cd@oijmqtl wf{w2

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, }cd f``%digoe~fwwkij jqdf} dvtf`k}{,413]cdqd kw }cd defif}koi oh f~~dfqfigdw,^qkeoqmkf``{ goiidg}dm }o k} ki ioi%mtf`k}{)41;Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim zk}c io wtgc }ckij fw gcfqfg}dqkw}kgw,]cd mcfqefw }cf} f~~dfq ki }cdkq et`}k~`kgk}{Fqd wfkm }o ad wd`h%`kadqf}dm fim ioi%mtf`)

    Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd kids~qdwwka`d w}f}d oh }cd if}tqd oh ekim,]cd f~~dfqfigd oh zoqmw zk}cot} fi{}ckij }o }f`l faot}47>Jodw ad{oim }cd w~cdqd oh ds~qdwwkoi a{ w~ddgc fim }cotjc})Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, hoq zckgc }cdqd kw io iddm }o wddl,]cdqd kw }cd wd`h%ds~dqkdigd oh }cd jqdf} wd`h%fqkwkij)476]ckw kw zcf} kw liozi fw jqdf} wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zcdqd }cdqd fqd io mdhk`kij w}fkiw,471F~~dfqfigd }cf} kw hqdd hqoe oabdg}w fim goimk}koiwKw }cd qdf`krf}koi477 oh }cd jqdf} wd`h%~tqk}{)47=Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zcdqd }cdqd kw io goigd~}tf`krf}koi,

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

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    Ds~dqkdigd zckgc kw tioaw}qtg}dm fim tihksf}dmKw wd`h%kiwkjc} qdgojikrkij k}w `tekiotw qdf`e)474Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zcdqd }cdqd kw io wtgc }ckij fw }cotjc},]cd ki}qkiwkgf``{ wd`h%dskw}kij ~qohtimk}{ oh f~~dfqfigd478Kw }cd qdf`krf}koi }cf} zoqmw qd}tqi a{ }cdewd`xdw }o }cd jqotim)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zk}c io wtgc }ckij fw ekimht`idww,47:F~~dfqfigd kw if}tqf``{ ~tqd oh oid zco ~qomtgdw mkwgtqwkxdidww,473Zk}cki }cd wfeffmck oh wd`h%`kadqf}koi hqoe }cd jqfw~dq)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim zk}cot} ~dqgd~}koi oh fqkwkij,

    Xk~fwc{fiff, adgftwd k} f~~dfqw zk}cot} }cotjc} oq ki}di}koi,47;Kw xkwkoi }cf} cfw dscftw}dm fi{ goekij fim jokij)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zcdqd }cdqd fqd io hksf}dm oabdg}w,]cdqd kw wfgqdm ot}`ool, ~tqd tioaw}qtg}dm f~~dfqfigd,4=>Zk}cki }cd wfeffmck oh }cd jqdf} ~`f{ oh efikhdw}f}koi)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zk}c io wtgc }ckij fw f jqfw~kij wtabdg},Zcdi xkwkoi oh }cd jqdf} wd`h%fqkwkij cfw f~~dfqdm,4=6

    ]cf} kw }cd xkwkoi oh ioi%oaw}qtg}koi oh ioi%}cotjc})Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd w}f}d oh }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zk}c io wtgc }ckij fw fhh`kg}koi, 4=1F~~dfqfigd }cf} kw hqdd hqoe goigd~}tf`krf}koiw oh djo4=7Dskw}w fw }cd xkwkoi oh }cd jqdf} wd`h%dw}fa`kwcedi})Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zckgc kw idk}cdq d}dqif` oq io}ckijidww,F~~dfqfigd }cf} kw hqdd hqoe joomidww fw zd`` fw dxk`Kw }cd xkwkoi oh hqddmoe hqoe fafimoikij oq f}}fkikij)

    Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zk}cot} fggd~}kij oq qdbdg}kij,Ke~fq}kf` f~~dfqfigd,4== fqkwkij fw wd`h%`kadqf}koi,Kw f xkwkoi oh }cd jqdf}, f``%~dqxfmkij, f``%digoe~fwwkij)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf

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    ;6

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zckgc kw io} mqozw{ oq mkwgtqwkxd,4=4Kh }cdqd wcot`m ad }cd jqdf} edmk}f}koi oh kiwkjc},]cf} kw }cd xkwkoi oh if}tqf` hqddmoe oh }cd wks wdiwdw)4=8Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zcdqd }cdqd kw io wtgc }ckij fw hdfq,4=:]cdqd kw f~~dfqfigd hqdd hqoe dk}cdq co~d oq hdfq)]o cfxd }cf} xkwkoi kw }o ~owwdww ~qkeoqmkf` goihkmdigd)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh ekim, zk}cot} }cd fw~dg} oh f~~dfqfigd,4=3]cdqd f~~dfqw }cd wta}`d fw~dg}, }cd wkij`d mo},

    Dskw}kij fw }cd xkwkoi oh }cd jqdf} wke~`kgk}{)Wtgc kw e{ }dfgckij, K zco fe Wfefi}facfmqf

    ]cdwd efikhdw}f}koiw4=; fqd f`wo }cd wke~`kgk}{ oh oid*w ozi if}tqd) Zcdi }cd{ fqkwd hqoe k}w~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi, mo io} fif`{rd ds}dqif``{, dsfekid ki}dqif``{, oq efld g`fwwkhkgf}koiw ki ad}zddi)A{ wke~`{ qdgojikrkij }cde fw }cd d}cdqkf` ~tqk}{44> oh ifldm kiwkjc}, }cd{ fqd w}qk~~dm ifldm446 oh hksf}koioq goigd~}tf`krf}koi) ]cd{ fqd qdf`krdm fw ioid o}cdq }cfi }cd wke~`kgk}{ oh }cf} wd`h%if}tqd) ]ckw kw ioi%mtf` wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe)

    K} ef{ ad }cotjc} }cf} }ckw zkwmoe441 kw }zo%ho m, qdefkikij fw fzfqdidww fim fqkwkij, fw }cddwwdigd fim k}w ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi) ]cdi k} ef{ ad wfkm }cf} oid wcot`m qdw} ki }cd dwwdigd fw ioi%}cotjc} fim jtfqm }cd ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi, efki}fkikij447 k} fw }cd `kadqf}koi oh zcf}dxdq fqkwdw) At} ki}ckw gfwd44= ~qfg}kgd adgoedw mtf`kw}kg) ]cd efki ~oki} cfw io} addi timdqw}oom)

    Oid*w ozi if}tqd fim k}w ~ozdq fqd mkhhdqdi}`{ ds~qdwwdm) At} }cd{ fqd io} o}cdq }cfi }cd oiddwwdigd oh }cd wfed ifldm kiwkjc}) ]ckw kw adgftwd }qfiwekwwkoi oh }ckw kw io} fi oggtqqdigd }cf} kw

    adw}ozdm,444

    fim adgftwd f~~fqdi} oabdg}w fqkwd ki oid*w ozi if}tqd fw qdh`dg}koiw fqkwd zk}cki f ekqqoq)F} }cd xdq{ }ked oid kw jtfqmkij fqkwkij fw `kadqf}koi,448 k} f`qdfm{ dskw}w ifldm`{ a{ k}wd`h fw }cd jqotim)Dxdi fw oid kw jtfqmkij k} `kld }cf}, kiwkjc} kw f`qdfm{ efikhdw}kij tioaw}qtg}dm`{ fw wd`h%`tekiowk}{)

    Ifldm fzfqdidww oh zcf} fqkwdw kw `kld f qdh`dg}koi) Fzfqdidww ki k}wd`h44: kw `kld }cd wtqhfgd oh fekqqoq) ]cdwd }zo fw~dg}w oh443 wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe, fqd idk}cdq fi kimkxkmtf` }ckij ioq f mkxdqwk}{ oh}ckijw) Zcf} kw ds~qdwwdm a{ }cd ifed wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe kw }cd ifldm wke~`kgk}{ oh }cd fzfldidmw}f}d) ]ckw kw }cd f`~cf%~tqk}{ oh oid*w ozi if}tqd fim }cd dwwdigd oh }cd zdfqkij ot} oh mcfqef}ff) ]ckwkw zcf} kw mdwkjif}dm a{ wtgc ifedw fw, `tekiotw zkwmoe, fawo`t}d }qt}c, d}dqif``{ `kadqf}dmmcfqeflff{f, fim kiwkjc}%aomckgk}}f)

    ]ckw dwwdigd oh f`~cf ~tqd wd`h %`tekiowk}{, ifldm, btw} wo, wcot`m ad qdgojikrdm) Ioz }cdds~qdwwkoiw oh }cd dwwdigd oh }ckw jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi zk`` ad ditedqf}dm)44; ]cd tioaw}qtg}dm if}tqf` w}f}d

    kw gf``dm, }qdjgc, ifldmidww, }qfiw~fqdig{, d}dqif` `kadqf}koi, f`~cf%~tqk}{, fim wd`h%dskw}digd) ]cd edfikij oh f`` }cdwd kimkxkmtf` ifedw kw }ckw wkij`d mqo~ oh akimt, ifldm fim tioaw}qtg}dm)]cdqdhoqd, }ckw efki ~oki} kw ds~`fkidm zk}c }cd t}eow} g`fqk}{) ]cd t`}kef}d xkwkoi oh }cd i{kij}ckj kw btw}}ckw)

    Zcdi }ckw efki ~oki} kw qdf`krdm, }cdqd kw io fg}koi oq dhhoq} }ozfqm fi{ ~tq~owd) ]cdqdhoqd k} kwgf``dm }cd Mcfqef a{ zckgc }cowd oh wt~qded ~ozdqw gfi adgoed di`kjc}didm zk}cot} edmk}f}kij) Cdqd}cdqd kw io oid }o edmk}f}d fim io}ckij oi zckgc }cdqd got m ad edmk}f}koi) ]cdqd kw io}ckij }o efki}fki

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

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    fim io oid }o efki}fki k}, fim wo hoq}c) ]cd edfikij oh }ckw kw ckjcdq }cfi fi{ kiidq mzd``kij oi oid%~oki}dm ekim) K} kw ckjcdq }cfi fi{ xkdzw fim edmk}f}koiw }cf} zoql zk}c }cd ds}dqif` defif}koiw oh }cd~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi) ]cf} kw adgftwd }cdwd fqd io} `kadqf}dm hqoe hksf}dm oabdg} fim jqfw~kij wtabdg})Qdjfqmkij }cd wke~`kgk}{ oh wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe, }cd Lc{tijgcdi wf{w2

    Adgftwd f`` mcfqefw fqd hqdd hqoe goe~`dsk}{,Fim tioawgtqdm a{ gtqqdi}w oh }tqakmk}{,48>Wt~qded`{ jqdf} kw }ckw fg}koi`dww `kadqf}koi)]cd ~k}c kw }ckijw dsfg}`{ fw }cd{ fqd)

    @kldzkwd486 }cd Wkij`d ]ked wf{w2

    Xfqkd}{ fim }cd if}tqd mo io} dskw} fw }zo)Dxdi }cd xdq{ ~fq}w fqd hqdd hqoe goe~`dsk}{)]cd edfikij oh }cf} zckgc kw liozi fw wtgcidww kw ioi%}cotjc})]cf} kw Wfefi}facfmqf, fw zd`` fw Xfkqogcfif)

    A{ fggoe~`kwckij }ckw }cd mkwdfwd oh dhhoq} kw mkw~d``dm)Fim wd`h%dskw}digd kw dw}fa`kwcdm ki }cf} zf{)

    ]cd Libwf{w2

    ]ctw }cd zco`d oh f~~dfqfigd cfw f wkij`d wtgcidww,Zckgc idxdq zfw gqdf}dm a{ fi{oid f} f``)]ckw, }cd tigqdf}dm lkij oh dvtfikek}{,Mzd``w ki mcfqeflff{f, }cd xkwkoi oh ioi%}cotjc})

    ]ckw kw }ftjc} qdjfqmkij }cd mkw}kig}koi ad}zddi }cd ~ozdq oh }cd efikhdw}f}koiw oh goe~fwwkoi

    fim }cd goigd~}tf`krf}koiw oh hksf}dm oabdg} fim jqfw~kij wtabdg}2

    ]cd kiwkjc} }cf} fqkwdw hqoe }cd ~ozdq oh efikhdw}f}koi

    Kw }cd kiwkjc} oh timdqw}fimkij,481

    zckgc kw gf``dm }cd ekim oh goe~`dsk}{)

    K} ~qomtgdw hksf}koi fim jqfw~kij, f`oij zk}c }cdkq xfqkotw wddmw)

    ]cf} zckgc kw oabdg}`dww }cdi kw hksf}dm fw }cd hkxd oabdg}w,

    ]cf} zckgc kw djo`dww djo jqfw~w fw }cd hkxd%ho`m l`dwcfw)

    Io ef}}dq zcf} goihtwdm f~~dfqfigdw }cdqd ef{ ad,

    Oh fi ot}dq xdwwd` fim kiidq dwwdigd oh }cd zoq`m,487

    ]cotjc }cd{ f~~dfq fw wf)ewffqf, w}k`` }cd{ qkwd hqoe }cd ~ozdq)

    ]cd{ fqd f~~dfqfigdw zqoij`{ jqfw~dm a{ ioi%qdf`krf}koi)

    Kiwkjc}, }cd dwwdigd oh goe~fwwkoi,48= }qfiw~fqdi} fim ifldm ki k}w wd`h%`tekiowk}{, kw `kld f ekqqoq}cf} kw hqdd oh goqqowkoi) Zcdi }ckw fim }cd tioaw}qtg}dm ~ozdq oh }cd jqotim oh fqkwkij }o efikhdw} fwgoe~fwwkoi fqd io} qdf`krdm, }cd efikhdw}f}koiw oh }cd ~ozdq ~fww ki}o adkij oabdg}w) ]cd{ fqkwd fw wtgcefikhdw}f}koiw, fim f }ckildq oh mtf`kw}kg }cotjc}w484 faot} }cde fqkwdw) Oid goihtwdw tekiowk}{ fim }cdwta}`d ekim oh gdfwd`dww efikhdw}f}koi)488

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    Kh }cd fqkwkij oh kiwkjc} kw io} hksf}dm, }cf} kw zkwmoe) Kh k} kw, }cf} kw goigd~}tf`krf}koi) Kh oid `d}wjo oh }cf} fqkwkij, oq modw io} xkdz k} goigd~}tf``{,48: k} kw }cd jqdf} de~}kidww483 }cf} modw io} wdd~fq}kf`k}{) ]ckw kw gf``dm }cd }qte~d}kij oh }cd d`d~cfi})48;

    Cdqd kw }cd mkw}kig}koi ad}zddi }cowd }zo) F~~fqdi} oabdg}w f~~dfq zk}cki kiwkjc}, fw qdh`dg}koiw

    f~~dfq ki f ekqqoq) ]cf} ~tqd, d}cdqkf`, ifldm fzfqdidww }cf} modw io} defif}d goigd~}tf`krf}koiw kwgf``dm }cd ~ozdq) K} kw }cd jqotim oh fqkwkij oh goe~fwwkoi)Zcdi fzfqdidww kw defif}dm hqoe }cf} oqkjkif` fzfqdidww,4:> ~fwwkij ki}o ds}dqif` oabdg}w, }ckw kw

    gf``dm mkwgtqwkxd }cotjc}w oh hksf}dm oabdg}w fim }cd jqfw~kij wtabdg}) ]ckw kw oabdg}%jqfw~kij)4:6 ]cdi}cdqd kw }cd fqkwkij oh xfqkd}{) ]ckw md~dimw oi }cd ~ozdq oh }cd goihtwdm f~~dfqfigd oh ds}dqif` oabdg}w)Hqoe

    }cd kiidq jqfw~kij oh ekim }cdqd fqkwd }cd hkxd ~okwoiw, }cd qoo} l`dwcfw) Adgftwd oh lfqef fim }cdl`dwcfw, }cdqd fqd kimkxkmtf` di}k}kdw, }cd goihtwdm f~~dfqfigdw oh wf)ewffqf)

    Oid wcot`m mkw}kijtkwc4:1 ad}zddi wd`h%`tekiotw kiwkjc} }cf} modw io} eoxd hqoe k}w ozi ~`fgd fimfqkwkij }cf} ~fwwdw ki}o oabdg}kxk}{) O}cdqzkwd }cdqd kw }cd jqdf} w}qf{kij oh co`mkij }cf} }cdwd }zo fqd oidfim }cd wfed)4:7 ]cd Wdijwf{w2

    Ds~dqkdigd, zckgc kw }cd lkij oh wlk``ht` edfiw,A{ }cd ~ozdq oh tioaw}qtg}dm kiwkjc}4:=Efldw kivtkqkdw oh }cd ~qfbff }cf} kw k}w ozi)4:4

    Wfeffmck }cf} kw zk}cot} goigd~}tf`krf}koiKivtkqdw ki}o }cd fg}koi`dww, dhhoq}`dww w}f}d)

    ]cd adjkiikij`dww ekim oh }cd w~cdqd oh `tekiowk}{)4:8Kivtkqdw ki}o }cd w~fgd oh ~tqd ~cdioedif)

    ]ckw kw }ftjc} fw }cd edfikij oh qdf`krf}koi)]o wf{ ff`f{f, zckgc kw }cd qoo} oh ekim4::Fim wd`h%kiwkjc}, zckgc kw }cd qoo} oh oabdg}w4:3Fqd oid fim }cd wfed kw }ftjc} fw f jqdf} w}qf{kij)

    ]o wf{ }cf} kjioqfigd, f~~dfqkij fw ekim,Fim kiwkjc}, }cd f~~dfqfigd oh ioi%}cotjc},Fqd oid fim }cd wfed kw }ftjc} fw f jqdf} w}qf{kij)

    F`wo }cd@oijmqtl wf{w2

    Fw hoq wd`h%kiwkjc} zckgc kw hqdd hqoe }cotjc}w,Fim }cd goi}di}w oh ekim, ~dqgdkxdm fw xfqkd}{,]o wf{ }cd{ fqd oid fim }cd wfed kw }o efld fi dqqoq)

    Fw hoq }cd ~dqhdg} if}tqf` ~ozdq oh ~qfbffFim edi}f` edeoq{, `ow} ki }cd ds}dqif`,]o wf{ }cd{ fqd oid fim }cd wfed kw }o efld fi dqqoq)

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    ;=

    ]ckw kw f xdq{ ke~oq}fi} efki ~oki}) ]cdwd mkw}kig}koiw fqd oi`{ efmd a{ f hdz fim hdzdq w}k``ds~dqkdigd }ckw) ]cotjc }ckw cfw addi ds~`fkidm g`dfq`{, qdjfqmkij }cowd zco mo io} timdqw}fim k}, oq zcomd~dim oi dqqoidotw ~fq}kf`k}kdw, j`oqkotw Wfqfcf wfkm, ]cd timdqw}fimkij oh ~do~`d zk}c }ckw woq} oh

    zoq`m`kidww wcot`m ad mdf`} zk}c `kld }cf} oh }cd fikef`w) ]cf} zcf} cd zfw }f`lkij faot} cfw goed }o~fww kw gdq}fki)Ioz }cdqd kw }cd efki ~oki} }cf} }cd qdf`krdm {ojki kw io} oawgtqdm a{ }cd f~~dfqfigd oh h`kgldqkij

    defif}koiw oh mkwgtqwkxdidww ioq a{ }cd jfed oh k``twkoi oh f~~fqdi} oabdg}w24:;

    Io} goekij hqoe fi{zcdqd, io} jokij oq fakmkij fi{zcdqd,

    ]cd qdf`krf}koi oh }cd jqdf} w~fgd oh mcfqef}ff

    Kw }cd xkwkoi oh }cd }cqdd zoq`mw fw ~dqhdg}`{ `kadqf}dm)

    ]cd }dfgckij oh f}k, }cd wd`h%dskw}kij xfbqf cdfq},

    Fqkwdw fw }cd W~fgd oh jqdf} xfw}idww, Wfefi}facfmqf)

    Hoq }cd {ojki zco cfw ifldm qdf`krf}koi oh }cd edfikij oh }ckw jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi, kiwkjc} cfw

    qdfgcdm }cd ifldmidww oh }ckijw btw} wo)43> ]cotjc hqoe }cd xkdz~oki} oh kiwkjc} oabdg}w f~~dfq zk}ckik},436 kiwkjc} modw io} zfimdq fh}dq f~~fqdi}, ds}dqif` oabdg}w) ]cdqdhoqd, k} kw de~}{ oh hksf}dm oabdg}w fimjqfw~kij wtabdg}, }cd qoo} oh wf)ewffqf) Kiwkjc} cfw fzfldidm ki}o ifldmidww, btw} wo) K} modw io} zfimdqfh}dq oabdg}w adgftwd }cdqd kw io f}}fgcedi}431 }o f~~dfqfigd) ]cdqd kw io f}}de~} }o d`kekif}d oqdw}fa`kwc437 fi{}ckij) Wf)ewffqf kw `kadqf}dm fw ikqxff)if) ]cdqdhoqd, k} kw wfkm }o fqkwd }qfiw~fqdi}`{ fwmcfqeflff{f) ]cdCdf~ oh ^qdgkotw W}oidw wf{w2

    Ki hqtk}koi, }cd de~}kidww oh mcfqeflff{f,]cd dscftw}koi oh }ckijw43= kw }qt`{ f jqdf} zoimdq)Ki zkwmoe*w }qfiw~fqdi} ioi%wo`kmk}{]cd `fgl oh hksf}koi kw }qt`{ f jqdf} zoimdq)

    F} }ckw }ked, }cd zco`d ds~fiwd oh }cd ~cdioedif` zoq`m kw wd} hqdd hqoe }cd id}) ]cdqdhoqd,zcf}dxdq f~~dfqw kw `kadqf}dm fw qdf`krf}koi) ]ckw kw gf``dm }cd xkwkoi oh ~dqhdg} `kadqf}koi oh }cd }cqddzoq`mw) K} kw qdf`krdm }cf} wf)ewffqf modw io} dskw} f} f``) ]cdqdhoqd, k} kw gf``dm }cd xkwkoi oh f`~cf%~tqk}{oh f`` }cd }cqdd zoq`mw) F`` f~~dfqfigdw cfxd addi qdf`krdm a{ dsfekif}koi fw io} }qt`{ dskw}kij f} f``)434]ckw kw gf``dm, }cd xkdz }cf} gt}w }cd wt~~oq} w{w}de438 oh }cd gk}{) ]cd wfed }fi}qf wf{w2

    ]cotjc zd cfxd addi }o`m }cf} }cd xdwwd` fim dwwdigd dskw},Zcdi }cd f~~dfqfigd oh }cdwd kw dsfekidm, }cd{ fqd if}tqd`dww)A{ edfiw oh }cd xkdz }cf} gt}w }cd wt~~oq} w{w}de oh }cd gk}{,Zcf} cfw addi }cdqd hqoe f`` d}dqik}{ kw io} wddi)

    ]cd jf}dw oh }cd wdiwdw

    43:

    fqd oaw}qtg}dm fqd }cd{ io}?]cf} wcot`m ad dsgd``di}`{ wddi fim qdf`krdm)

    ]cd dwwdigd oh kiwkjc} ad{oim oabdg}w kw }ftjc} }o ad `kld }cd wl{2

    Ki }cd dwwdigd oh aomckgk}}f, zckgc kw goe~`d}d`{ ~tqd,

    ]cdqd fqd io oabdg}w oq mcfqefw faot} zckgc }o cfxd f xkdz)

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    ;4

    ]cdqd kw io} wo etgc fw fi f}oe oh f xkdzdq,

    Ioq kw }cdqd fi{}ckij }cdqd }cf} ekjc} ad woed}ckij xkdzdm)

    Io ekim }o edmk}f}d ioq fi{ mcfqefw hoq edmk}f}koi)

    Fg}oq fim fg}koi fqd ioi%mtf` fim wd`h%dskw}di},

    Zk}cot} wo etgc fw fi f}oe oh hqtk}koi }o ad dw}fa`kwcdm)

    F} }cd xdq{ }ked oid md~dimw oi kiwkjc}, kiwkjc} kw zk}cot} dwwdigd) ]cdqdhoqd, k}w xkdz,edmk}f}koi, fg}koi, fim hqtk}koi fqd fg}koi`dww) Fw kiwkjc} fim fg}koi433 fqd et}tf``{ goi}qfmkg}oq{, fg}oqfim fg}koi mo io} dskw} hoq fi kiw}fi}) Oid*w ozi kiwkjc} f`qdfm{ dskw}w fw mcfqeflff{f) ]cdqdhoqd, }cd}cqdd qdfwoiw,43; xkdz, edmk}f}koi, fim fg}koi, fqd twd`dww ki }cd hqtk}koi) Kiwkjc} kw }ftjc} }o }qfiwgdimxkdz, edmk}f}koi, fg}koi, fim hqtk}koi) ]cd Wdijwf{w2

    Ki kiwkjc}, zckgc kw wd`h%dskw}kij ioi%edmk}f}koi,A{ ~dqhoqekij edmk}f}koi K wcf`` io} ad hotim)

    Ki wd`h%fqkwkij d}dqif` tigqdf}dmidww,A{ ~dqhoqefigdw oh fg}koi K wcf`` io} ad hotim)

    Kh mcfqeflff{f, d}dqif``{ hqdd hqoe f`` ds}qdedw,Kw xkdzdm fw f xkdz, }cdi K wcf`` io} ad wddi)4;>

    F`wo }cd@oijmqtl wf{w2

    K Wfefi}facfmqf fe zk}cot} f xkdz)Adgftwd K cfxd io xkdz, f~~dfqfigdw fqd dscftw}dm)

    Ki }cf} zf{ edmk}f}koi }oo kw ioidskw}di})Zk}c io edmk}f}koi, ekimht`idww zk`` gdfwd

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    ;8

    @kld w~fgd, modw io} hf`` ki}o ~fq}kf`k}{)

    F`oid fim de~}{ k} kw io} dskw}di})Io} ioi%dskw}di}, k} kw }cd lff{f oh a`kww)

    Ioi%}cotjc} kw wd`h%fqkwkij fim ti~qomtgdm)

    Zk}cki }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi oh f}k {ojf,Coz got`m }cdqd ad edmk}f}koi oi mcfqef}ff?Zk}cot} fi{ mcfqefw oh ldd~kij oq wdimkij fzf{,K} kw hqdd hqoe ds}qdedw oh edmk}f}kij oq io})

    ]cd jqfw~kij wtabdg} kw zk}cot} dskw}digd,Coz got`m }cdqd ad mdhk`dedi}w oh ekim?]ckw kiwkjc}, ~tqd fim }qtd,4;= kw timdhk`dm)

    Ki mcfqeflff{f, ~tqd fim timdhk`dm,

    ]cdqd kw idk}cdq edmk}f}koi ioq k}w oabdg}w)A{ edmk}f}koi }qt}c zk` io} ad hotim,Fim kh k} zdqd, k} zot`m io} ad wd`h%kiwkjc})

    Qdjfqmkij }cd qdfwoi zc{ wd`h%kiwkjc} zkwmoeKw zk}cot} zfimdqkij oq ioi%zfimdqkij,Zcdqdxdq }cdqd kw dskw}digd oh f jqfw~dq,Io wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe zk`` ad }cdqd)

    Hoq kh k} zdqd }qtd }cf} wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoeOggtqqdm adgftwd oh }cd ~ozdq oh edmk}f}koi,

    Adgftwd oh }cf} }cdqd zot`m ad f goi}qfmkg}koiZk}c }cd xdq{ kmdf4;4 oh zcf} kw edfi} a{ zkwmoe)

    ]ctw ki }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi, f}k {ojf,]cd xkdz k}wd`h cfw io}ckij }o ad xkdzdm)Zcf}dxdq kw xkdzdm kw mdhk`dedi} oh }cd ekim)

    At} ~tqd fim timdhk`dm mcfqef}ffKw hqdd hqoe dk}cdq xkdzdq oq }cd xkdzdm)]cd xkdz cfw io}ckij ki k} }o ad xkdzdm)Hoq kh }cdqd zdqd woed}ckij ki k} }o ad xkdzdm,

    ]cd `fe~ oh kiwkjc} zot`m ad ioidskw}di})

    ]ctw, ki }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi, f}k {ojf,]cdqd kw io if}tqd4;8 oh oid zco jqfw~w }cd xkdz)

    Zk}cki }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi, f}k {ojf,]cd hqtk}koi cfw addi wfkm }o ad tidw}fa`kwcdm)

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    ;:

    Hqtk}koi kw wd`h%fqkwkij zk}cot} ~qomtg}koi,Fim wo k} jodw f} }cd `dxd` oh ioi%}cotjc})4;:

    ]cd jqdf} fim wfgqdm ot}`ool zckgc kw zkwmoe

    Kw wd`h%qfmkfi} `tekiowk}{ zk}c io jqfw~dq,Wo kh }cdqd zdqd wtgc f }ckij fw f hqtk}koi,]cdi io wtgc }ckij fw Atmmcf got`m dskw})

    Jqdf} mcfqef}ff4;3 kw wd`h%fqkwkij fim dhhoq}`dww)F mcfqef}ff ~qomtgdm a{ f hqtk}koi,A{ adkij wtgc fim adkij ~qomtgdm fw wtgc,Zot`m ad f mcfqef}ff }cf} zfw mdw}qo{dm)4;;]cdqdhoqd, }cd hqtk}koi kw tidw}fa`kwcdm)

    K} wcot`m f`wo ad liozi }cf} }cdqd kw io }qfkikij oi }cd acttekw fim wo hoq}c2

    Hoq f ioi%dskw}di} mcfqef, }cdqd kw io ~qojqdww oh acttekw;

    ]cd if}tqd,86> wd`h%qkwkij zkwmoe, modw io} dskw} fw fi{}ckij zcf}wodxdq) ]cdqdhoqd, }cdqd fqd iojoom fg}koiw oh dw}fa`kwckij a{ dhhoq} }cd gftwdw fim dhhdg}w oh }cd }di if}tqdw) Ioq fqd }cdqd dxk` fg}koiwoh }cd mcfqefw oh wf)ewffqf) ]cd w~fgd oh }cd wl{, zcowd dwwdigd cfw io goe~`dsk}kdw oh dskw}digd oqioidskw}digd, kw }cd wkij`d mo} oh akimt) K} kw liozi a{ }cowd oh wt~qded ~ozdqw) ]cd Libwf{w2

    Mtqkij }cd gotqwd oh ~qdxkotw lf`~fw zk}cot} edfwtqd,A{ hfk}c ki ed }cd modq oh f``, di`kjc}diedi},]cd {ojkiw oh f}k,866 cfxkij joom lfqef fim joom hoq}tid,Zk}c io xkdz oq edmk}f}koi oq jtfqmkij wfef{f,Zk}c io dhhoq} ki }cd ~dqhoqefigd oh atmmcf fg}kxk}{,

    Zk}c io ~qojqdww oi }cd `dxd`w oh }cd ~f}c,Zk}c io }qfkikij oi }cd w}fjdw oh }cd acttekw,Zk}c io gftwd fim io hqtk}koi }o ad f}}fkidm,Zk}c io mtf`k}{ oh fawo`t}d fim qd`f}kxd,Cfxd wddi }ckw zk}cot} edmk}f}kij oq ~qfg}kgkij)

    ]cd{ mkm io} fqotwd aomckgk}}f) Fi}kmo}dw zdqd io} wddi)A{ }cowd zco wfz }cd modq oh f`` }cd dwwdigd oh ekim,Hoq }cd wfld oh }cf} wfed ~tq~owd }cdwd zdqd }ftjc})861

    ]cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    E{ aom{ kw }cd ~dqhdg}koi oh dxdq{}ckij)E{ w~ddgc dskw}w fw }cd ~`f{ oh dxdq{}ckij)E{ ekim kw }cd qdf`krf}koi oh dxdq{}ckij)

    E{ vtf`k}kdw fqd zcf}dxdq ef{ f~~dfq)E{ fg}kxk}{ kw f}}fkidm zk}cot} adkij wotjc})E{ xkdz kw }cd aom{ oh }cd wkij`d akimt)E{ edmk}f}koi kw ad{oim }cd ekim)

    E{ fg}koi jodw ad{oim }cd w~cdqd oh oabdg}w)E{ hqtk}koi kw f} }cd `dxd` oh tik}{)E{ wfef{f kw io}ckij }cf} kw ld~})E{ fack)wcdlf kw io}ckij oid f}}fkiw)

    ]ctw K e{wd`h fe }cd jqdf} gcfqid` jqotim)Fim atmmcfw fqd }cd mdf}c oh wdi}kdi} adkijw)

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    6>>

    Hqoe ot} oh }cf} jqdf} a`dwwkij, ed e{wd`h,]cd atmmcfw oh }cd }cqdd }kedw f`` fqkwd)

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    6>6

    ]ckw Kw }cd Goeedi}fq{ oi }cd Wks}c Gcf~}dq oh

    ]cd ^qdgkotw ]qdfwtq{ oh Mcfqefmcff}t ,

    ]cd ]dfgckij }cf} Dxdq{}ckij kw Kig`tmdm ki Aomckgk}}f)

    Ioz }cdqd kw }cd }dfgckij oh coz f`` mcfqefw fqd kig`tmdm ki }cd ~tqk}{ oh }cd dwwdigd oh kiwkjc})Cdqd kw f aqkdh ~qdwdi}f}koi oh }cd }dfgckij oh coz f`` }ckijw fqd kig`tmdm ki }cd wtgcidww oh mcfqef}ff)]ckw kw }cd w}f}d zcdqd zcf} fggoqmw zk}c akfw867 modw io} fqkwd2

    Fw }cd wo`fq qf{w fqd kig`tmdm ki }cd dwwdigd oh }cd wti,86=

    Wo fqd f`` mcfqefw zk}cki }cdkq qoo}, zckgc kw aomckgk}}f)

    Zcdi }cd{ fqd dsfekidm, ao}c }cd ke~tqd, goihtwkoi,

    Zckgc kw }cd xdwwd` fim dwwdigd oh }cd ~cdioedif` zoq`m,Fim

    864}cd w~fgd }cf} dskw}w wt~~oq}kij }ckw, zcf}dxdq qkwdw,

    Fqd kig`tmdm ki jqotim`dww, d}dqif``{ `kadqf}dm ekim)

    Zk}cki }cd jqdf} xfw}idww, ~qkeoqmkf` W~fgd oh mcfqef}ff,

    Ao}c goihtwkoi fim ioi%goihtwkoi fqd kig`tmdm

    Ki f zf{ ad{oim }cd qdf`e oh ifedw fim oh }cdkq edfikijw)

    Fw }cd wti*w qf{w oh `kjc} fqd kig`tmdm zk}cki }cd wti,868 f`` }cd mcfqefw oh }cd ~cdioedif` zoq`mfqd kig`tmdm ki k}w qoo}, aomckgk}}f) Kh oid dsfekidw }cde, wf)ewffqf fim ikqxff)if fqd dwwdi}kf``{ f mqdfe)Zcdi }cdkq ~`fgd oh fqkwkij, mzd``kij, fim ~fwwkij fzf{ fqd dsfekidm, wf)ewffqf fim ikqxff)if mo io}dskw}) ]cdqdhoqd, idk}cdq mo }cdkq fqkwkij, mzd``kij, fim ~fwwkij fzf{) Wkek`fq`{, wkigd fqkwkij, mzd``kij,fim ~fwwkij fzf{ mo io} dskw}, idk}cdq mo wf)ewffqf fim ikqxff)if) ]cd wt~~oq}kij jqotim oq w~fgd oh }cd

    mcff}t kw gf``dm aomckgk}}f) Zcdi }ckw }oo modw io} dskw} fw f mkw}kig} qdhdqdigd ~oki},86: }cdi f`` kw io}o}cdq }cfi mcfqef}ff `kld }cd wl{) ]ckw kw gf``dm kig`twkoi ki mcfqef}ff) Kh oid dsfekidw goixdi}koif``{,}cd mcfqefw kig`tmdm fim }cf} ki zckgc }cd{ fqd kig`tmdm wcot`m ad liozi }o ad zk}cot} jqotim fimwt~~oq}) ]cd Libwf{w2

    F`` mcfqefw oh zcf}dxdq ef{ f~~dfq,Kig`tmdm ki }cf}, fqd ds~`fkidm fw adkij }cd dwwdigd)F`` mcfqefw oh zcf}dxdq ef{ f~~dfq,A{ adkij aoqi, fqd }cdqdhoqd f`wo wddmw)F`` mcfqefw oh zcf}dxdq ef{ f~~dfq,A{ cfxkij qkwdi, fqd }cdqdhoqd f`wo gftwdw)Fim }ctw, wkigd f`` }cd mcfqefw oh f~~dfqfigd

    Dskw} fw }cd aqfigcdw, }cd{ fqd }cd }qtil fw zd``)Fim }ctw, wkigd f`` }cd mcfqefw oh f~~dfqfigdQdwkmd zk}cki }cd jqotim, }cd{ fqd }cd jqotim)Fim }ctw, wkigd f`` }cd mcfqefw oh f~~dfqfigd,Fqd ed e{wd`h, }cd{ fqd ds~`fkidm fw }cd qoo})

    F`wo k} wf{w }cdqd2

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    6>1

    Fw hoq }cd xkwkoi oh kig`twkoi ki }cd t`}kef}d,K} kw `kld }cd if}tqd oh }cd modq oh f``, }cd Lkij)]ckw k}wd`h kw }ftjc} fw adkij }cd tiaoqi)Wkigd f`` }cd mcfqefw `kldzkwd fqd tiaoqi hqoe }cf},]cd{ fqd }ftjc} fw kig`tmdm ki akq}c`dww mcfqef}ff)

    F`wo }cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    A{ cfxkij f if}tqd hqdd hqoe goigd~}tf` oabdg}w,F`` mcfqefw oh }cd zoq`m oh ~cdioedif,Zk}cot} }cd ekim oh wddlkij fi{}ckij,Fqd }ctw kig`tmdm ki }cd w~fgd oh zkwmoe)

    K} kw }ftjc} }cf} btw} fw f mqdfe kw kig`tmdm zk}cki }cd w}f}d oh w`dd~, }cd mcfqeki, }cd zf{ }ckijwf~~dfq, kw kig`tmdm ki }cd w}f}d oh kiwkjc}2

    ^tqd ds~dqkdigd, }cd lff{fw fim atmmcf hkd`mw,

    Fim }cd ekqfgt`otw ~`f{ oh zkwmoe fim atmmcf fg}kxk}{

    Fqd kig`tmdm zk}cki }cd wd`h%fqkwkij w}f}d

    Zcdqd io}ckij cfw addi fmmdm fim io}ckij }fldi fzf{)

    Aomckgk}}f, kig`tmkij f`` }cd ~cdioedif` zoq`m,

    Kig`tmkij }cd w}f}d oh wf)ewffqf fw zd`` fw }cd w}f}d oh ikqxff)if,863

    @kld }cd wti ki }cd wl{, kw

    `tekiotw, de~}{, fim tigoe~otimdm) ^qkeoqmkf`, wd`h%fqkwkij, d}dqif` W~fgd kw xfw})

    ]cd ~tqd f~~dfqfigdw oh atmmcfcoom fim }cd ke~tqd, goihtwdm f~~dfqfigdw oh wdi}kdi} adkijwfqd f`` kig`tmdm zk}cki oid*w ozi wd`h%fqkwkij kiwkjc}) Io mcfqefw fqd tikig`tmdm ki kiwkjc}%aomckgk}}f)Zcf} kw `kld }cd wti kw }cd w~oi}fidotw `tekiowk}{ oh }ckw w}f}d) Zcf} kw `kld w~fgd kw }cd de~}kidww ohwd`h`dwwidww) ]ckw wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe oh ~qkeoqmkf` mcfqeflff{f kw gf``dm wtgcidww fim atmmcfcoom)]cd Libwf{w2

    Mcfqef}ff, }qfiwgdimkij f``, kw aomckgk}}fAomckgk}}f kw }cd dwwdigd oh f`` mcfqefw)Aomckgk}}f kw }cd qoo} oh f`` }cd mcfqefw)Adgftwd k} kw }cd qoo}, }cd{ fqd f`` kig`tmdm zk}cki k})

    F`wo k} wf{w }cdqd2

    K fe }cd if}tqd oh f`` }cd xfqkotw mcfqefw)86;F~fq} hqoe e{ if}tqd, }cdqd fqd io o}cdq mcfqefw)]cd }dfgcdq, zco kw }qklff{f, kw e{ if}tqd)]cd atmmcfw oh }cd }cqdd }kedw fqd e{ if}tqd)]cd aomckwf}}xfw f`wo fqd e{ if}tqd,Fim `kldzkwd, }cd hotq {ojfw fqd e{ if}tqd)]cd qdf`ew oh mdwkqd, ~tqd hoqe, fim hoqe`dwwidww,Fqd }ftjc} fw }cd if}tqd oh ed, }cd modq oh f``)]cd hkxd jqdf} d`dedi}w f`wo fqd e{ if}tqd)

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    6>7

    ]cd wks lkimw oh wdi}kdi} adkijw fqd e{ if}tqd)F`` mkhhdqdi} f~~dfqfigdw fqd e{ if}tqd)81>F`` }cd zoq`mw oh }cd tikxdqwd fqd e{ if}tqd)816F`` }cdkq xdwwd`w fim dwwdigdw fqd e{ if}tqd)Adgftwd }cdqd kw io o}cdq if}tqd }cfi ekid,F`` mcfqefw fqd kig`tmdm ki ed, }cd qoo})

    ]cd if}tqd oh ekim kw }ftjc} }o ad }cd jqdf} W~fgd2

    If}tqd oh ekim, jqdf} w~fgd, gcfijd`dww w}f}d oh }cd wl{>,>>> Wc`olfw wf{w2

    Wkigd f`` mcfqefw fqd dvtf`k}{, }cd ~qfbff~ffqfek}ff kw dvtf`k}{)

    ]cd Libwf{w2

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    GOEEDI]FQ[ OI ]CD ^QDGKOTW ]QDFWTQ[ OH MCFQEFMCFF]T

    6>4

    F`` oh }cd mcfqefw cfxd }cd efql oh w~fgd)W~fgd, ki }tqi, ~owwdwwdw }cd efql oh wtgcidww)876]qklff{f `kldzkwd cfw }cd efql oh wtgcidww)Dxdq{}ckij }cf} }cdqd kw dskw}w fw wtgcidww)F`` oh }cd mcfqefw oh zcf}dxdq f~~dfqwFqd io}ckij fq}khkgkf` o}cdq }cfi wtgcidww)]cd{ cfxd io joom fim f`wo cfxd io dxk`Fim `kldzkwd io fggd~}kij fim io qdbdg}kij)

    Fqkwkij hqoe w~fgd kw }ftjc} }o }qfiwgdim dw}fa`kwckij fim dhhoq}2

    F`` fqkwdw hqoe }cd wkij`d mcfqefmcff}t)871

    ]ckw ti~qomtgdm w}f}d cfw io dw}fa`kwckij fim io dhhoq})

    Io}ckij gfi ad ot}wkmd }cd mcff}t, oid*w wotqgd fim dwwdigd)877

    Hqoe zcdqd zot`m fi dhhoq} goed? Zcdqd zot`m dw}fa`kwcedi} ad?

    Ki f mqdfe }kqkij oidwd`h ot} a{ ~dqhoqefigdw oh dhhoq} fim dw}fa`kwcedi} a{ dhhoq} kw twd`dww)Oid modw jo ad{oim }cd wkij`d w~o} zcdqd oid kw) Io fg}koi cfw addi ~dqhoqedm oq fggoe~`kwcdm f} f``)Dhhoq} fim dw}fa`kwckij kixo`xdm ki qditigkf}koi fim fi}kmo}dw fqd f`wo `kld }cf}) Dsgd~} hoq afqd kiwkjc},}cdqd kw io}ckij d`wd) Io}ckij f} f`` kw ~qomtgdm fim fggoe~`kwcdm) Io}ckij jodw ad{oim afqd kiwkjc})Dsgd~} hoq }cd edqd goihtwkoi oh f}}fgcedi} }o }cd `tekiotw f~~dfqfigd oh zcf} modw io} dskw} fw qdf`, fwzk}c }cd ctimqdm goigd~}tf`krf}koiw oh Mfzf J{f`}wdi,87= mcfqef}ff modw io} f~~qofgc fim goed kigoi}fg} zk}c dxdi f w~dgl oh mtw}) ]cdqdhoqd, ki ekim k}wd`h `kld }cd wl{ }cdqd kw io ~qomtg}koi a{ dhhoq}fim dw}fa`kwckij) ]cdqd kw io }qfiwhoqef}koi a{ gftwd fim dhhdg}) Wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe dskw}w fw }cdjqotim oh dxdq{}ckij) ]cdqdhoqd, f`` mcfqefw fqkwd hqoe k}, fim k} }qfiwgdimw }cd ds}qdedw oh xkgd fimxkq}td)874 ]cd ]cf`btqwf{w2

    ]ckw kw }cd zf{ oh adkij oh }cd if}tqf` w}f}d)Zcdi k} kw ds~`fkidm, ~qf}{dlfatmmcfw fim wcqffxflfwT}}dq`{ }dqqkhkdm, fqd ~fqf`{rdm zk}c hdfq)]cdqdhoqd, w~dfl oh }ckw zk}c }cd ckjcdw} wdgqdg{)Ti`fad`dm mcfqefw cfxd io ~`fgd zcdqd }cd{ fqkwd)878]cdqdhoqd, io} cfxkij fqkwdi, }cd{ fqd gf``dm }cd jqotim)87:Wkigd }cdwd mcfqefw mo io} qdefki zk}cki dskw}digd,873Io}ckij dskw}w f} f``, dk}cdq }cd qdf` oq de~}{)Cdqd }cd mfql fim `tekiotw qdf`ew mo io} fqkwd)]cd qdf`e oh ds}qdedw oh goekij fim jokij modw io} dskw})Wkigd }cdqd kw io}ckij aotim a{ w}qkxkij oq a{ dhhoq},K} qkwdw tioaw}qtg}dm ki }qfiw~fqdig{)87;

    Wkigd io}ckij cfw hf``di ki}o `kek} fim ~fq}kf`k}{,Xkgd fim xkq}td `kldzkwd fqd zk}cot} dskw}digd8

    F`wo }cd Wdij wf{w2

    Wkigd wd`h%fqkwkij kiwkjc} kw woed}ckij d}dqif``{ gcfijd`dww,K fe io} oawgtqdm a{ joom oq dxk` mddmw)Wd`h%fqkwkij, zk}c io gftwdw oq goimk}koiw,K cfxd io iddm oh }cd mt}kdw8=> oh goe~otimdm mcfqefw)8=6

    ]cdqdhoqd, gftwd fim dhhdg}, fim dhhoq} fim dw}fa`kwckij fqd }qfiwgdimdm2

    Zk}cot} fi{ oabdg}w }o wddl, tiwddi a{ edmk}f}koi:

    ]cd }dfgckijw oh wcqffxflfw, ~qf}{dlfatmmcfw fim aomckwf}}xfw

    Cfxkij qdwo`xdm }cd kwwtd oh djo fim djo`dwwidww,

    Cfxd oid ki}dimdm edfikij, wke~`kgk}{ `kld }cd wl{)

    ]cd }dfgckij oh jqdf} f}k {ojf, }cd wdgqd} }cf} kw wt~qded,

    Kw xfw}idww oh w~fgd, zk}cot} wd~fqf}koi oh wd`h fim o}cdq)

    Wo qdw}kij ki wd`h%qkwkij zkwmoe, }cd if}tqf` w}f}d fw k} kw,

    ]ckw ckjcdw}8=4

    dwwdigd kig`tmdw }cd ki}di}koiw oh }cde f``)

    Ki }cd xkdz oh }cd wcqffxflfw, fi kimkxkmtf` wd`h oh ot}dq fim kiidq mcfqefw kw efki}fkidm }o adioi%dskw}di}, `kld w~fgd)8=8 Fggoqmkij }o }cd ~qf}{dlfatmmcfw, }cdqd kw f`wo cf`h%wd`h`dwwidww oh mcfqefw)]cd{ fqd efki}fkidm }o ad8=: hqdd hqoe }cd }qtd dskw}digd oh }cd hksf}dm oabdg} at} io} }cf} oh }cd jqfw~kijwtabdg})8=3 ]cd aomckwf}}xfw efki}fki }cf} ao}c }cd jqfw~dm oabdg} fim }cd hksf}kij wtabdg}, fim ao}c }cdwd`hcoom oh }cd kimkxkmtf` fim }cf} oh mcfqefw, cfxd }cd ioi%dskw}di} if}tqd oh w~fgd)8=; ]cd Wt}qf oh }cdZcdd` oh Ioi%qd}tqikij

    84> wf{w2

    Fw Kjioqfigd kw io}ckijidww `kld w~fgd)F`` mcfqefw fqd zk}cot} fi{ gcfqfg}dqkw}kgw)

    ]cf} qdf`krf}koi kw kig`tmdm zk}cki }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi, wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe) ]ckw kw adgftwd,wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe, de~}kidww/`tekiowk}{, kw kig`tmdm zk}cki }cd dwwdigd oh w~fgd) ]cdqdhoqd, wo kw }cdwtgcidww oh f`` mcfqefw) ]cd Libwf{w2

    Ki }cd if}tqd oh }cd modq oh f``, zckgc kw aomckgk}}f,Zk}cot} dsgd~}koi dxdq{}ckij cfw addi kig`tmdm,Fw hqddmoe hqoe goe~`dsk}{ `kld }cf} oh w~fgd)

    ]cd ekmm`d }cqdd xdckg`dw fqd f`wo kig`tmdm2

    ]cd }cqdd g`fwwdw lqk{ff, t~f, fim {ojf co`m fw oid,

    ]cf} hqoe oidwd`h, fim }cd mdk}kdw, wfeffmck fim g`otmw oh ohhdqkijw,

    ]cd }cqdd jf}dw fqd ~tqkhkdm, fim wkmmck kw f}}fkidm)846

    Hoq }cd xfbqf ~dfl fw zd``, }cd wdgqd} lkij oh }dfgckijw,

    ]cd wkjc}w fim wotimw oh kiwkjc}, zckgc fqd goe~`d}d`{ ~tqd,

    Fqd mdk}kdw }cf} cfxd dskw}dm hqoe f`` d}dqik}{)

    ]cd }cqdd jf}dw* t}}dq ~tqk}{ efikhdw}w fw wkmmck)

    ]ckw dsgd``di} dwwdigd kig`tmdw }cd ki}di}koiw oh }cde f``)

    Lqk{ff }fi}qf kw }cd }fi}qkg }qfmk}koi oh aomk`{ fg}koi) Oid }ckilw oh oidwd`h fw f wdqxfi} fim }cdmdk}{ fw f efw}dq) K} kw efki}fkidm }cf} wkmmck kw f}}fkidm }cqotjc ohhdqkijw, ~qfkwd fim wo hoq}c) T~f }fi}qfkw }cd }fi}qf oh ~qfg}kgd)841 K} kw efki}fkidm }cf} wkmmck kw f}}fkidm a{ xkwtf`krkij oidwd`h fw wfef{fwf}}xf

    fim }cd mdk}{ ki hqoi} oh oid fw bffifwf}}xf) [ojf }fi}qf kw }cd goi}kitk}{ oh tikoi) K} kw efki}fkidm }cf}wkmmck kw f}}fkidm }cqotjc ohhdqkijw, ~qfkwdw fim wo hoq}c, fh}dq }cd mdk}{ fw bffifwf}}xf cfw di}dqdm fim~dqxfmdm }cd ef)i)mf`f oh oidwd`h fw wfef{fwf}}xf) ]cdwd fqd oid ki }cd jof`w oh ~tqkh{kij }cdmdhk`dedi}w oh }cd }cqdd jf}dw fim f}}fkikij wkmmck) ]cd ki}di}koiw oh }cdwd {ffifw fqd kig`tmdm ki }cf} ohf}k)847 Ki f}k }oo f`` mcfqefw fqd }cd di`kjc}didm w}f}d oh }cd ef)i)mf`f) ]ckw kw adgftwd }cd{ fqd liozi fw}cd ~tqk}{ fim dvtfikek}{ oh aomckgk}}f) ]cd Libwf{w2

    Hqoe }cd wd`h%fqkwkij cdfq}%dwwdigd zckgc kw }cd t`}kef}d ef)i)mf`f

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    6>3

    Kh oid wcot`m qdw} }cd }cqdd jf}dw ki }cd if}tqf` dfwd oh wtgcidww,]cd xkwkoi oh ed, }cd modq oh f``, zk`` ad w~oi}fidotw)

    ]cd }cqdd {ffifw }cf} fqd jqdf} ~dqhdg} }ckw kig`twkoi2

    Ki }cd }cqdd `dxd`w oh efcff, fit, fim f}k {ojf

    F`` oh }cd xdwwd` fim dwwdigd oh }cd ~cdioedif` zoq`m

    Dskw}w ki }cd hoqe oh jomw fim jommdwwdw fim }cdkq hkd`mw)84=

    W~fgd fim zkwmoe, kiwd~fqfa`d fim t}}dq`{ ~tqd,

    Fqd efki}fkidm }o ad if}tqf` zkwmoe, io} jokij ad{oim mcfqef}ff) Wkigd, ki }cd t`}kef}d

    wdgqd}, f`` kw goe~`d}d`{ ~tqd

    ]ckw kw }cd goeedi}fq{ oi }cd wdxdi}c gcf~}dq oh]cd ^qdgkotw ]qdfwtq{ oh Mcfqefmcff}t

    DXDQ[]CKIJ KW ]CD D]DQIF@ WD@H%DSKW]DIGD OH AOMCKGK]]F

    Cdqd kw }cd }dfgckij }cf} }cd kig`twkoi oh f`` mcfqefw ki aomckgk}}f kw wd`h%dskw}kij2

    ]cd wd`h%dskw}kij if}tqd oh }cd }dfgckij oh aomckgk}}f,

    Kw }cd tigqdf}dm f}}fkiedi},

    886

    }cd ~dfl oh }cd lkij oh eoti}fkiw)]cd wt~qded, jqdf} lkij oh xdckg`dw }ozdqw oxdq f``)

    ]cd lkij oh eoti}fkiw, ki }cd gdi}dq oh }cd hotq goi}kidi}w, kw wt~qded`{ dsf`}dm)Btw} wo, f}k, }cd xfbqf cdfq}%dwwdigd, kw ds~`fkidm }o ad }cd ckjcdw} ~dfl oh xdckg`dw, eoqddsf`}dm }cfi f`` }cd o}cdqw) ]cdQfijwcfqwf{w2

    Fw hoq }cd ckjcdw} ~dfl oh xkdzw k} kw ds~`fkidmFw f}k {ojf, }dfgckij oh }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi)

    Cdqd kw }cd dsfe~`d }cf} }dfgcdw k} kw }cd ~dfl oh f``2

    Fw oi qdfgckij }cd wteek} oh }cd lkij oh eoti}fkiw,]cotjc oid wddw }cd `ozdq xf``d{w f`` f} oigd,]cd xf``d{w mo io} wdd }cd if}tqd oh }cd ~dfl8 }cd xkdz) Wo qdf`krd hqoe ioz oi }cf} wf)ewffqf fim ikqxff)if,fggd~}kij fim qdbdg}kij, ~dqhoqekij fg}koiw, }cd xkdz fim edmk}f}koi fim wo hoq}c fqd f`` ioi%dskw}di}:>:`kld }cd wl{) ]cd ^dfq` Ef`f wf{w2

    Fw hoq }cd wdgoim, mkw}kijtkwcdm hqoe }cd wkij`d jqotim,:>3Qdw} ki }cd wke~`d xkwkoi oh }cd wkij`d mo},^owwdwwkij }cd if}tqd oh }cd akimt oh jqdf} a`kww)

    Fw hoq }cd wkij`d ef)i)mf`f oh f`` }cd atmmcfw,Adgftwd oh }cd f`~cf%~tqk}{ oh }cd dwwdigd oh }cf},K}w if}tqd kw f`wo woed}ckij }cf} kw wd`h%dskw}kij)

    ]qfiwgdimkij ~`fgd, }qfiwgdimkij mkqdg}koi, fim aotimfqkdw,K} modw io} f~~dfqkij fw woed}ckij }cf} dskw}w,Ioq gfi k} ad wfkm }cf} k} modw io} dskw}):>;

    ]ckw kw io} zk}cki }cd w~cdqd oh zoqm fim edfwtqd,Ioq }cowd oh tik}{, mtf`k}{, oq iteadq)K} kw dw}fa`kwcdm a{ adkij:6> }cd jqdf} de~}kidww)

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    ]CD WGQK^]TQF@ ]QDFWTQ[

    663

    K} kw io} zk}cki }cd w~cdqd oh qdfwoi oq wgqk~}tqd)K} kw io} mdwgqkadm ki }cd }fi}qfw fim oqf` kiw}qtg}koiw)A{ xkdz, edmk}f}koi, fim fg}koi k}w edfikijw zk`` io} ad liozi

    ]cd edfikij oh }ckw modw io} dskw} fw }cd hqtk}koi)K} kw woed}ckij }cf} zk`` oi`{ ad oawgtqdma{ }cd mkhhdqdi} goigd~}tf`krf}koiw oh xfqkotw Mcfqefw):66

    K} kw io} woed}ckij }cf} kw dw}fa`kwcdm a{ edfiw oh }ckilkij):61K} kw io} woed}ckij fif`{rdm a{ edfiw oh ~qfbff)K} kw hqdd hqoe hqtk}koi, cfqeht` oq adidhkgkf`)

    A{ jdidqowk}{, mkwgk~`kid, ~f}kdigd fim }cd qdw},:67A{ edfiw oh cdfqkij, goi}de~`f}kij, fim edmk}f}kij,]cotjc oid dsfekidw wt~qded`{, }ckw zk`` io} ad wddi)

    ]cd ef)i)mf`f oh }ckw modw io} dskw} f} f``)Zk}cot} fi{ mdk}kdw, oq }cd wddmw oh }cdkq xkwtf`krf}koi,Coz got`m }cdqd ad fi{ wtgc }ckijw fw efi}qfw fim etmqffw?

    Oid iddm io} hdd` kig`kidm }ozfqm ~dqhoqekij ~ttbffw fim wtgc)]cdi coz gfi }cdqd ad de~ozdqedi} fim jtfqmkij wfef{f?Ioq fqd }cdqd ~qo~k}kf}koi fim }cd qdw})

    Fw hoq }cd a`kww oh }cd gcflqfw, k} kw zk}cot} dskw}digd)Zk}cot} fi{ jtfqmkij oq fi{ oabdg}w }o ad jtfqmdm,]qfiwgdimkij miw oq fi{ oabdg}w }o ad cfqedm,

    ]ckw kw K, fim k} kw f`wo wdi}kdi} adkijw)K} kw ekim, fim f`wo }cd oabdg}w oh }cd ekim)K} kw }cd efi{, fim k} kw f`wo }cd wkij`d mo})

    Wf)ewffqf fim ikqxff)if fqd oi`{ K e{wd`h)K} kw K zco di}dqw }cd ef)i)mf`f a{ w}fjdw)K fe mcfqefw fim }cd f~~dfqfigd oh f`` mcfqefw)

    K fe zcf} w}f{w, fim f`wo K fe }cf} zckgc jodw)K fe wk}}kij, `{kij mozi, fim zf`lkij faot})K fe `khd, fim f`wo K fe k}w gt}}kij ohh)

    F`` }cd }cqdd zoq`mw fqd aoqi fim qkwd:6= hqoe ed f`oid)K} kw K zco cfxd f~~dfqdm fw xfqkotw mdk}kdw,K} kw K zco fe }cd if}tqd oh efi}qf fim etmqff):64

    K fqkwd fw xkq}td fim }cd hqtk}koi oh k})K fe }cd dskw}digd oh }cd }di ~ffqfek}ffw)

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    66;

    K fe }cd acttekw fim K fe f`wo }cdkq xfqkotw xkq}tdw):68

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    ]o efld f aqkdh wteefq{ oh }cf} zckgc cfw addi }ftjc},F`` mcfqefw zcf}wodxdq, io ef}}dq coz }cd{ f~~dfq,F`` fqkwd hqoe }ckw fim qkwd hqoe }ckw f`oid)

    Wkigd io dwwdigd dskw}w, oid jfkiw goixkg}koi }cf} kiwkjc} kw ~qkeoqmkf``{:63 de~}{ `kld }cd wl{) ]cdefiidq oh fqkwkij hqoe kiwkjc} kw }cf} zcf} fqkwdw hqoe k} ki}o f~~dfqfigd w~oi}fidotw`{ ~fwwdw }cd ~fwwafgl ki}o k}) ]cdwd }zo gcfqfg}dqkw}kgw oh kiwkjc} fqd oid) ]cdqdhoqd, kiwkjc} kw qdgojikrdm fw hqdd hqoe}cd ds}qdedw oh dskw}digd fim ioi%dskw}digd) Adgftwd }cd jqdf} ~dqhdg}koi kw `kld }cf}, cdqd f~~dfqfigd kwio} dw}fa`kwcdm fw dskw}kij, fim de~}kidww modw io} adgoed ioi%dskw}digd) ]cd jqdf} wd`h%dskw}digd wcot`mad liozi }o ad ioi%mtf`)

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    61>

    ]ckw kw }cd goeedi}fq{ oi dkjc}c gcf~}dq oh]cd ^qdgkotw ]qdfwtq{ oh Mcfqefmcff}t

    ]CD IOI%MTF@K][ OH AOMCKGK]]F

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    Ki }cd wkij`d w~fgd oh dxdq{}ckij, wd`h%fqkwkij zkwmoe,

    Dxdq{}ckij dskw}w ioi%mtf``{ zk}c }cd dwwdigd)

    Mtf`kw}kg f~~dfqfigd fqkwdw gdfwd`dww`{

    Fw }cd ~`f{ oh efikhdw}f}koi oh }cd ~ozdq oh kiwkjc})

    Mtf`kw}kg f~~dfqfigd fqkwdw fw }cd ~`f{

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