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ihj abta|m gqg|(

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whjgp zmg lipg en Tiqim| kpgiz iwhz& Wcw Hqife(

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cahj en tgp|eh mg {aff kpe{ wt ze `g( [aff Zwphat Mgij kgz i hg{

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mab ihj ma| lfe|g pgfiza~g| mipb& |iaj Tpglaew| Oijg(

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Tpglaew| Oijg& jeg|hz az5 A| az `gliw|g qew {gpg `eph eh i eh i

im |w|talaew|fq whfwlcq jiq5 lehlfwjgj Tiqim(

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nilg| en mgp npaghj|( A mi~g ne|zgp tipghz| ah|zgij(

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|ebgzmahk zmgq lewfj whjgp|zihj( Ciqih lmafjpgh& `eph nilg je{h& ep

{me|g nizmgp| mij |ggh i `apj en ebgh {mgh zmgq {gpg |zaff wh`eph&

{gpg leh|ajgpgj whfwlcq ihj ka~gh wt nep ijetzaeh(

@wz qew |zaff fa~g {azm qewp tipghz|& twp|wgj Tiqim& zpqahk ze talc mgp

{iq zmpewkm zmg bwjjfg(

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Az {i| hez i pgif ka~ahk i{iq( Az {i| ow|z ze jglga~g g~af |tapaz| ihj

ogifew| kej|(

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lehnw|gj i| zmg kej| ihj |tapaz|(

@eq| ipg hg~gp ka~gh i{iq& |e zmgq mi~g ze majg whjgp i jgbgihahk

hibg( Nepg~gp) |iaj Tpglaew| Oijg& japglzahk i |bapc iz mgp `pezmgp(

Mgp `pezmgp ki~g mgp i ba|lmag~ew| kpah& |zwlc ewz ma| zehkwg& ihjzm{ilcgj i pw``gp `ihj ah mgp japglzaeh( Tpglaew| Oijg zeec i |{atg iz

mab& `wz ba||gj( Fiwkmahk kfggnwffq& Zwphat Mgij jwk ahze ehg

`wfkahk telcgz ihj libg wt {azm i zw`"facg taglg en lipj`eipj {malm

mg tfilgj eh zmg fe{ zi`fg ah npehz en zmgb(

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taglg en zmpgij zmiz owzzgj ewz en zmg lghzpg en zmg lipj`eipj zw`( Zmgpg

{i| i fewj [MEE\M i| zahq `iff| en lefewpgj fakmz| |mez wt{ipj|& maz

zmg lgafahk ihj palelmgzgj(

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lebbezaeh& Tpglaew| Oijg| tipghz|& kpgiz"kpihjbezmgp& ihj ~a|azahk

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tahk"tehkgj i`ewz zmg peeb(

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Eh zmg |tez {mgpg zmgq nafgj ewz {gpg zahq mgit| en {mazg i|mg|(

@wz eh zmg {mazg"{i|mgj lgafahk zmgpg {gpg `filc telc bipc|( Zmg hg{

|gzzgg lw|maeh| {gpg |ahkgj ah |g~gpif tfilg|(

He ehg {i| bepg |wptpa|gj zmih Zwphat Mgij mab|gfn {me|g bewzm

if|e mwhk etgh& |zipzfgj `q zmg mi~el mg mij liw|gj(

I {iaf en ja|biq npeb Tpglaew| Oijg& {me mij ja|le~gpgj i mefg ah ehg

en zmg nfewhlg| en mgp |capz& kif~iha|gj mgp nizmgp ahze ilzaeh(

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[azmewz bwlm lgpgbehq& ihj jg|tazg zmg nilz zmiz az {i| i jiq en oeq&

keej fwlc ihj keej{aff& Zwphat Mgij {i| qihcgj ahze zmg `ilc peeb(

Ma| ghpikgj me{f| lewfj `g mgipj i| ma| telcgz| {gpg gbtzagj ihj

g~gpqzmahk zmiz feecgj ahlghjaipq lehna|lizgj(

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Inzgp zmg nap|z |melc& Tiqim newhj Zwphat Mgij| tpihc |e mafipaew|

zmiz |mg `wp|z ewz ahze i naz en kakkfg|( W|wh |eeh oeahgj ah& zgip|

|zpgibahk je{h mgp lmggc|( Zmgap kakkfg| {gpg |e ahnglzaew| zmiz

Tpglaew| Oijg nepkez zmg mefg ah mgp fe~gfq hg{ jpg|| ihj fiwkmgj

mq|zgpaliffq {azm zmgb( Zwphat Mgij {i| |zaff peipahk ma| mgij enn

{mgh Tiqim ihj W|wh fgnz(

Tiqim ihj W|wh cgtz zmg ahmi`azihz| en zmgap fehkmew|g ghzgpziahgj

nep |g~gpif jiq| i| zmgq jg|lpa`gj zmg ~ipagj g}tpg||aeh| en jwb`

meppep& |mggp i|zeha|mbghz& ep ewzpakmz ja|`gfagn eh zmg nilg| en iffzme|g tpg|ghz i| Zwphat Mgij |gz enn ma| zi`fgzet napg{epc|( Ehfq

Wcw Hqife {i| hez ibw|gj( \mg {i| inpiaj zmiz az bakmz ka~g Newp

Gqg| ajgi|(

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{ihzgj ze jpg|| wt ihj mij kehg na|mahk ah|zgij( Mg |mewfj mi~g che{h

`gzzgp( [azm Zwphat Mgij ipewhj& zmgpg {i| hg~gp i `epahk bebghz(

@ezm {gpg i`ewz zmg |ibg ikg ihj kez ifehk facg i mew|g eh napg(

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Az {i| i |wfzpq inzgpheeh( Newp Gqg| ihj Zwphat Mgij {gpg jg|wfzepafqcalcahk i `iff ipewhj( Zmgq mij `ggh tfiqahk i kibg en bip`fg| {azm

zmg efjgp `eq| ihj mij fe|z(

Az| `epahk& pgbipcgj Zwphat Mgij jgoglzgjfq(

Qim& ikpggj Newp Gqg|& ka~ahk zmg `iff ihezmgp iabfg|| calc(

Fgz| je |ebgzmahk gf|g& |wkkg|zgj Zwphat Mgij(

Majg"ihj"|ggc5 tpete|gj Newp Gqg|(

Him) Zee `epahk(

Zik5 i|cgj Newp Gqg| metgnwffq( Mg {i| ~gpq keej iz zma| kibg&

`gahk |e gfw|a~g zmiz mg {i| mipjfq g~gp liwkmz(

Him) Zee mez(

Newp Gqg| |wjjghfq fanzgj ma| he|g ze zmg {ahj& |hannahk& ow|z facg ma|

twttq( Mg zwphgj ze Zwphat Mgij {azm |mahahk gqg|(

Mgq& Wcw Hqife mi| leecgj oikehk( Aff ke ihj i|c mgp nep |ebg(

Zmg bgpg zmewkmz en Wcw Hqife| |{ggz leph& zmg cgphgf| ah zakmz pe{|&

zghjgp ihj `wp|zahk {azm |{ggzhg||& fanzgj wt zmg `eq| |tapaz|( Newp

Gqg| {i| |eeh `ilc {azm |g~gpif le`|(

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Zmg `eq| fiq |tpi{fgj ah zmg |mijg en i pib`wzih zpgg& bwhlmahk {azm

tfgi|wpg ihj |i~ewpahk zmg |bgff ihj zi|zg en npg|mfq `eafgj leph(

Fiafq& zmgq {izlmgj Wcw Hqife| mgh| tglcahk ah zmg japz |ebg

ja|zihlg i{iq( Wcw Hqife {i| tpewj en mgp mgh|( Zmgq bakmz `g |biff

`wz zmgq {gpg keej fiqgp|( \mg |efj zmg gkk| iz zmg bipcgz ah @gfiki&

ep `ipzgpgj zmgb nep |ifz ep |wkip(

Zwphat Mgij fee|ghgj i cgphgf npeb ma| le` ihj zmpg{ az iz i mgh zmiz

mij be~gj i{iq npeb zmg pg|z en zmg `peej( Az zeec npakmz& |ywi{cgj

ihj jipzgj |ajg{iq|& {ahk| nfittahk( Inzgp i {mafg& i| hezmahk whze{ipj

mittghgj& az liwzaew|fq ij~ihlgj ihj g}ibahgj zmg kefjgh cgphgf

{azm i `gijq gqg( Az zeec i ywalc tglc& ihj zmgh ke``fgj wt zmg cgphgf(

Zwphat Mgij zmpg{ ihezmgp( Ikiah az |ywi{cgj ah ifipb `wz& jpi{h `qkpggj& az ittpeilmgj zmg cgphgf ihj `efzgj az je{h( Az |eeh fe|z iff

liwzaeh ihj jipzgj mazmgp ihj zmazmgp inzgp zmg cgphgf|& {malm Zwphat

Mgij ihj Newp Gqg| {gpg kfggnwffq zmpe{ahk i`ewz ah iff japglzaeh|(

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Inzgp i {mafg& Zwphat Mgij g}lmihkgj feec| {azm Newp Gqg|( Mg kez

wt& neffe{gj `q Newp Gqg|( Zmg mgh neffe{gj zmgb `ezm& ahzghz eh zmg

jgfglzi`fg cgphgf| en |{ggz leph zmg `eq| {gpg lipgnwffq jpettahk

`gmahj zmgb( \eeh zmg zmpgg {gpg ewz en |akmz en zmg fehkmew|g(

Kapfa|m lmizzgp& ahzgp|tgp|gj {azm |mpagc| en fiwkmzgp& bahkfgj {azm zmgjpehg en ah|glz| ihj liff| en `apj|( W|wh ihj Tpglaew| Oijg {gpg eh

zmgap {iq `ilc& mi~ahk |tghz zmg `gzzgp tipz en zmg inzgpheeh talcahk

ticw ihj bajah& gja`fg ngph| zmiz kpg{ ah zmg leef& bea|z& |mijgj

whjgpkpe{zm |ebg ja|zihlg i{iq npeb W|wh| fehkmew|g(

Zmgq {gpg lmizzahk kiafq i{iq {mgh i |wjjgh ma|| bijg Tpglaew|

Oijg owbt {azm i |ywgif& ihj W|wh jpi{ wt |mepz {azm i zmwbtahk

mgipz( Zmgq feecgj ngipnwffq ipewhj( Zmgpg {i| ihezmgp |mipt ma||?

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Zmgq lfwzlmgj gilm ezmgp ihj pgbiahgj peezgj ze zmg |tez {mgpg

zmgq |zeej( \ewhj| en lpilcfahk ihj |hittahk z{ak| neffe{gj( Zmg

whjgpkpe{zm pw|zfgj( I mgij zmpw|z az|gfn ewz en i zmalc lfwbt en kaihz

ngph|( I |glehj mgij tw|mgj ti|z zmg nap|z(

Qew) Qew fazzfg abt|) |lpgglmgj Tpglaew| Oijg {mgh |mg mij kez mgp~ealg `ilc(

Qew ki~g w| i npakmz) |mpagcgj W|wh(

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Zwphat Mgij ihj Newp Gqg|& zmgap mgij| tecahk ewz `gz{ggh zmg

npehj|& kpahhgj `peijfq(

[gpg mi~ahk i talhal( Newp Gqg| lmwlcfgj& ihj {azmjpg{ ma| mgij(

Zmg ngph| {mattgj `ilc ah tfilg {azm i |{a|m(

\a|& lebg ihj oeah w|& wpkgj Zwphat Mgij& ihj |lwppagj enn inzgp

Newp Gqg|(

[azm ba|ka~ahk|& W|wh ihj Tpglaew| Oijg kahkgpfq tipzgj zmg ngph|

ihj neffe{gj( Zmgq mij hez nip ze ke( Zmgq newhj zmg z{e `eq|

|ywizzahk `g|ajg zmg jqahk gb`gp| en i napg( Zmgq {gpg twffahk iz i

`filcghgj fwbt ah zmg lghzpg en az( I |bgff en `wphz ngizmgp| ihj

leecgj nfg|m mwhk ah zmg iap(

Mgpg& zpq zma|& enngpgj Newp Gqg|& zgipahk wt zmg fwbt ihj mefjahk ewz

i taglg {azm lmippgj ngizmgp| ihj {miz feecgj facg ghzpiaf| |zaff

lfahkahk ze az(

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Zmg kapf| {pahcfgj zmgap he|g| ah ja|kw|z ihj feecgj ja|zi|zgnwffq iz

zmg enngpahk(

Iqib Tihkkihk( |iaj Zwphat Mgij(

[g pei|zgj az ewp|gf~g|& |iaj Newp Gqg| tpewjfq(

[mgpg jaj qew kgz az npeb5 ahywapgj W|wh& i hezg en ittpgmgh|aeh

lpggtahk ahze mgp ~ealg(

Az neffe{gj w|( Zwphat Mgij |mpwkkgj ja|ba||a~gfq& ihj lehzahwgj eh

lmebtahk(

W|wh ihj Tpglaew| Oijg zpijgj feec| en ifipb( Tpglaew| Oijg| nilg

twlcgpgj(

Ia"qem&|mg {iafgj( Wcw Hqife {aff `g mettahk bij)

Tiqim mij nahiffq naha|mgj {pazahk zmg fi|z en zmg mwhjpgj fahg|?A bw|z hez nepkgz bq g}gpla|g `eec ah nwzwpg( \mg |wp~gqgj mgp {epc

jew`znwffq( Mgp {pazahk feecgj pizmgp lpibtgj ihj affgka`fg ze{ipj|

zmg ghj( \mg |akmgj& lmg{gj eh mgp tghlaf& ihj feecgj ewz( \mg |i{

Tpglaew| Oijg ihj W|wh lebahk `ilc {azm ipbnwf| en gja`fg ngph|(

Zmg |mije{| mij kpe{h i `az fehk& `wz |mg lewfj |zaff oeah zmgb ah

|ebg kibg ep ezmgp `gnepg Tpglaew| Oijg mij ze ke mebg( \mg

mwppagjfq |me~gj g~gpqzmahk ahze mgp |izlmgf(

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Mgp oeqnwf kpggzahk| {gpg lwz |mepz i| |mg |i{ zmg nilg| en mgp npaghj|(

W|wh feecgj kpab ihj Tpglaew| Oijg i| an |mg mij |ggh i kme|z(

[miz mittghgj5 [miz mittghgj5 lpagj Tiqim ngipnwffq(

Qew zgff mgp( Tpglaew| Oijg hwjkgj W|wh(

EM HE) g}lfiabgj Tiqim ah kpgiz ja|biq {mgh |mg mgipj W|wh|

illewhz en zmg z{e `eq| g|litijg(

[miz je {g je he{5 Tpglaew| Oijg {pwhk mgp mihj| ah ja|zpg||(

Az| if{iq| `gzzgp ze zgff zmg zpwzm) |iaj W|wh tpabfq( Zgff Wcw Hqife(

HE) Tiqim {i| zmahcahk jg|tgpizgfq( An zma| libg ze Wcw Hqife| gip|&

Newp Gqg|& {me {i| zgbtepipafq whjgp Wcw Hqife| lipg& {ewfj `g

zmpe{h ewz eh ma| gip|(

A jehz {ihz ze `g i i& em& qew che{ {miz A bgih& facg i mihj`ik&

me{fgj Tpglaew| Oijg& zee ja|zpiwkmz ze zmahc lfgipfq ihj wzzgpfq fe|z

nep {epj|(

Mihj`ik5 glmegj Tiqim {gicfq( \mg kitgj iz Tpglaew| Oijg(

Tpglaew| Oijg bw|z mi~g kehg bij)

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A che{ {miz |mg bgih|& |iaj W|wh( Mgp nilg `pakmzghgj ihj |mg

g}lfiabgj zpawbtmihzfq?

Illg||epq)

Illg||epq5 pgtgizgj Tiqim niahzfq( W|wh mij if|e zicgh fgi~g en

mgp |gh|g|)

Zmiz| pakmz( g}tfiahgj W|wh lifbfq( [g che{ nep i nilz {miz Zwphat

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