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    Bkrk me jek ji @akrmg`s ajst h`uetmel amssmje imkchs, M b`vk

    gj`gbkh gburgb pc`etkrs wbj `rk hkik`tkh `eh rk`hy tj qumt, `eh M

    b`vk `ssksskh pjtketm`c pc`etkrs wbj b`vk ekvkr b`h ` a`ojr amems-

    try sktd`gf. Wmitkhspk`fs tj djtb lrjups. Mt jiikrs prjijueh dmdcmg`c

    wmshja irja a`turk aketjrs wbj uehkrst`eh tbk gb`cckelks gburgb

    pc`etkrs i`gk. @s jek wbj b`s dkke hkkpcy smitkh ayskci me rkgket

    yk`rs, M wmcc dk lmvmel tbms djjf `w`y jitke.

    Tjss @ehkrsje, rklmje`c gburgb pc`etmel g`t`cyst,

    [t`b @hv`egk Amemstrmks

    @cc ji us i`gk trm`cs `eh gb`cckelks me cmik. \`yek Gjrhkmrjs pjwkriuc

    djjf Wmitkhwmcc kqump, kapjwkr, eh kegjur`lk yju tj kxpkrmkegk cc

    ji Ljhs strkeltb me yjur lrk`tkst strullcks.

    Gr`ml Lrjksgbkc, `utbjr ji Wjuc Hktjx

    Wmitkhms ` rkirksbmel `eh ekgkss`ry wjrf tb`t rkck`sks gburgb ck`h-krs tj jegk `l`me gb`sk `itkr tbkmr imrst cjvk. ^kkcmel d`gf tbk skci-

    hkstrugtmvk c`ykrs ji ck`hkrsbmp wmtb tr`esp`rkegy `eh lr`gk, Wmitkh

    jiikrs s augb pr`gtmg`c `ppcmg`tmje s mt jiikrs bjpk. Mts djjf kvkry

    p`stjr, gburgb pc`etkr, `eh gburgbljkr sbjuch rk`h.

    Dr`ehje B`ta`fkr, `utbjr ji D`rkijjt Gburgb

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    JXBKT DJJFW MEXBK KR^JEKEXM@C WKTMKW

    @EH? Xbk L`tbkrkh `eh Wg`ttkrkh Gburgb,

    Bulb B`ctkr `eh A`tt Wa`y

    D`rkijjt Gburgb? Wkrvmel tbk Ck`st me ` Gjesuakr Gucturk,

    Dr`ehje B`ta`fkr

    Kxpjeketm`c? Bjw ]ju `eh ]jur Irmkehs G`e Wt`rt `

    Amssmje`c Gburgb Ajvkaket,

    H`vk Ikrlusje `eh Oje Ikrlusje

    Ijr tbk Gmty? ^rjgc`mamel `eh Cmvmel Jut tbk Ljspkc,

    A`tt G`rtkr `eh H`rrke ^`trmgf, wmtb Ojkc Cmehsky

    Je tbk Ykrlk? @ Ojureky metj tbk @pjstjcmg Iuturk ji tbk Gburgb,

    @c`e Bmrsgb `eh H`vk Ikrlusje

    Xr`esijra`tmje? Hmsgmpcksbmp Xb`t Xures Cmvks,

    Gburgbks, `eh tbk \jrch [psmhk Hjwe,Djd Tjdkrts Or.

    (Ajrk tmtcks ijrtbgjamel)

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    _JEHKTY@E

    WmitkhGjpyrmlbt 4>04 dy \`yek Gjrhkmrj

    Xbms tmtck ms `csj `v`mc`dck `s ` _jehkrv`e kdjjf. Ymsmt www.zjehkrv`e.gja/kdjjfs.

    Xbms tmtck ms `csj `v`mc`dck me ` _jehkrv`e `uhmj khmtmje. Ymsmt www.zjehkrv`e.ia.

    Tkquksts ijr meijra`tmje sbjuch dk `hhrksskh tj?

    _jehkrv`e, Lr`eh T`pmhs, Amgbml`e 8=;7>

    Cmdr`ry ji Gjelrkss G`t`cjlmel-me-^udcmg`tmje H`t`

    Gjrhkmrj, \`yek.Wmitkh ? pursumel lrjwtb tbrjulb trm`cs, gb`cckelks, `eh hms`ppjmetakets /

    \`yek Gjrhkmrj wmtb Ir`egms Gb`e `eh C`rry Jsdjrek.p. ga.

    MWDE =-70>-8=88=.G904482.2=4 hg47 4>04>>0900

    [eckss jtbkrwmsk a`rfkh, Wgrmpturk qujt`tmjes a`rfkh E@WD rk t`fke irja tbk Ekw@akrmg`e Wt`eh`rh Dmdck.Gjpyrmlbt 0=9>, 0=94, 0=97, 0=92, 0=

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    Gjetkets

    Metrjhugtmje? Xbk Xwkcitb Tkp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =

    ^@TX JEK

    bk`rt wjrf

    0. \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

    4. Mhketmiymel tbk Xwj Lrk`tkst H`ys ji ]jur Cmik . . . . 80

    7. Kxpkgt`tmjes, Grmtmgmsa, eh Grmsks . . . . . . . . . . . ;=

    @djut tbk @utbjr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

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    Wmitkh?irja tj smit (vkrd)

    Xj skp`r`tk, kx`amek gcjskcy, jr qukstmje.Xj p`ss tbrjulb, sjrt, sgrutmemzk, jr mespkgt.

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    MetrjhugtmjeXbk Xwkcitb Tkp

    W`t`e b`s `sfkh tj smit `cc ji yju `s wbk`t. Dut M

    b`vk pr`ykh ijr yju . . . tb`t yjur i`mtb a`y ejt i`mc.

    @eh wbke yju b`vk turekh d`gf, strkeltbke yjur

    drjtbkrs. Cufk 44?70 74 EMY

    @

    ikw yk`rs lj, M bmrkh imtekss tr`mekr tj bkcp ak wmtb ay wkmlbt

    tr`memel. (M hjet djtbkr wmtb ` tr`mekr `eyajrk6 ejw M oust cktay wkmlbt tr`me mtskci.) \jrfmel wmtb ay tr`mekr, M cj`hkh skvkr`c

    pc`tks jetj tbk d`r `eh pjsmtmjekh ayskci ijr ` dkegb prkss. ^usbmel

    tbk wkmlbt upw`rh ijr tbk imrst tke rkps w`s wjrf, dut M gjuch b`ehck

    mt. Xbke, tbk rkpktmtmjes scjwkh `eh tbk `ra vmdr`tmjes dkl`e.

    Je tbk kckvketb rkp, M w`s gjevmegkh tb`t M w`s hjek. Xbk d`r

    skkakh lcukh tj ay gbkst. M grmkh jut me hmstrkss, Ma hjek! Bkcp!

    Cmfk lckkiuc sgbjjclmrc, ay tr`mekr samckh eh s`mh, Fkkp pusb-mel! Ejwyjurk dumchmel ausgck. Ejwmt st`rts!

    Me ay ameh, M w`s tbmefmel, \b`t hj yju tbmef Mvk dkke hjmel

    ijr tbk c`st tke rkps: Dut tbk tr`mekr fkpt up bms a`etr`, Ejwyjurk

    dumchmel ausgck! Ejw mt dklmes! Bk aust b`vk uehkrstjjh tbk

    urlkegy M ikct, dkg`usk bk rk`gbkh hjwe wmtb twj imelkrs `eh l`vk

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    0> Metrjhugtmje

    ak oust kejulb `ssmst`egk sj M gjuch cmit tbk d`r up, dut ejt kejulb

    tj ckt ak rkst jr lmvk up.

    \bke M ikct cmfk M w`s spket, bk urlkh ak tj hml hkkp ijr jekc`st rkpktmtmje, dkg`usk tb`t wjuch dk, me bms wjrhs, tbk ajst mapjr-

    t`et rkp ji `cc.

    Xbk ijccjwmel ajremel, kvke tbjulb M gjuchet cmit ay `ras

    tj sb`apjj ay b`mr, M rkpc`ykh tb`t sgkek me ay ameh. Ma surk

    tb`t kvkry rkpktmtmje w`s mapjrt`et, dut M fekw tb`t ay tr`mekr b`h

    dkke rmlbt? tbk rk`c hkvkcjpaket ji ay ausgcks hmhet dklme uetmc M

    tbjulbt M w`s spket. Je tb`t twkcitb rkp, tbk jch ausgck tmssuk drjfk

    hjwe, `eh ekw `eh bjpkiuccy lrk`tkr ausgck a`ss tjjf mts pc`gk.

    Wmitmel ms tb`t twkcitb rkp. Xbk prjgkss ji smitmel, gjamel tj tb`t

    ajaket wbke jur strkeltb ms spket, ms bjw Ljh dumchs jur i`mtb.

    Mts ` prjgkss tb`t ijras ekw gb`r`gtkr, tk`rmel `w`y jch pkrspkgtmvks

    `eh puttmel irksb trutb me mts pc`gk. Ijrakr b`dmts `rk hmsg`rhkh `eh

    wrjel tkehkegmks `d`ehjekh.

    Mts tbk rkp wk `rk ajst tkaptkh tj sfmp. Dut mts tbk ajst mapjr-

    t`et rkp ji `cc.

    WMIXMEL @EH XBK X\KCIXB TK^\bkekvkr M `a ljmel tbrjulb ` hmiimguct sk`sje me cmik jr amemstry,

    M imeh ayskci wmsbmel tb`t tbk prjgkss ji smitmel wkrk jptmje`c. Me

    Cufk 44, Oksus tkccs bms hmsgmpcks tb`t W`t`e b`s `sfkh tj smit tbka, `s

    jek wjuch smit wbk`t je ` tbrksbmel rjja icjjr tj skp`r`tk tbk ljjhirja tbk d`h. Oksus kegjur`lks bms hmsgmpcks dy tkccmel tbka tb`t bk

    b`s pr`ykh ijr tbka tb`t tbkmr i`mtb wjuch ejt i`mc.

    M hjet imeh tbms vkry rk`ssurmel. \b`t Mh cmfk ms ijr Oksus tj pr`y

    tb`t W`t`e wjuch dk tbw`rtkh, jr kvke tb`t Ljh wjuch hmsp`tgb

    `elkcs tj `ssmst ak. Dut tb`t ay i`mtb wjuch ejt i`mc:Xb`t hjkset

    sjueh vkry rk`ssurmel! Oksus, dy pr`ymel tbms w`y, skkas tj sullkst

    tb`t tbkrks ` vkry ljjh pjssmdmcmty tb`t ay i`mtb amlbt mehkkh i`mc.Lucp!

    M g`e pmgturk ayskci h`elcmel jvkr ` gcmii, ykccmel ijr bkcp, wbmck

    ay irmkeh fekkcs `t ` pmgemg t`dck `eh tkccs ak tb`t bks pr`ymel tb`t

    ay i`mtb wmcc ejt i`mc. Xbms hjkset cjjf cmfk tbk pmgturk ji irmkehsbmp

    `t `cc!

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    Metrjhugtmje 00

    Dut bkrks tbk ljjh ekws, `eh wkcc t`cf ajrk `djut tbms me tbk

    p`lks tj gjak? mi Oksus pr`ykr gjaks tj p`ss `eh M `a gjeimhket

    tb`t mt wmcc eh mi ay i`mtb wmcc st`y tbk gjursk, tbke ekw g`cmdkr

    ji gjeimhkegk me Ljh wmcc t`fk pc`gk tb`t wmcc `utbjrmzk ak tj lmvk

    strkeltb tj jtbkrs.

    @eh wbke yju b`vk turekh d`gf, strkeltbke yjur drjtbkrs.

    \bke tbk sk`sje ji smitmel ms imemsbkh eh tbk hmiimguctmks b`vk

    dkke e`vml`tkh wkcc wk keh up wmtb ` ekw ckvkc ji i`mtb, ` qu`c-

    mty tb`t ms ejt `v`mc`dck tj us dy `ey jtbkr ak`es. Wmitmel prjhugks

    ` gc`rmty `djut wbj wk `rk `eh wb`t wk hj, lmvmel hkimemtmje tj tbk

    wjrf ji amemstry tb`t prjhugks cjel-tkra rksucts `eh irumtiucekss.

    Xbk rk`c qukstmje, tbke, ms ejt wbktbkr wk wmcc i`gk i`mcurk. Mt ms

    bjw wkcc wk wmcc i`gk mt. Bjw wk rkspjeh tj tbk gb`cckelks `eh trm-

    `cs me jur cmvks `eh amemstrmks a`fks `cc tbk hmiikrkegk me tbk wjrch.

    \b`t hj yju hj wbke tbmels hjet lj `s yju pc`e:

    ^krb`ps yjuvk pc`etkh ` gburgb jr `rk mevjcvkh me p`stjr`c ck`h-

    krsbmp jr b`vk oust uehkrt`fke ` ekw sk`sje ji amemstry `eh tbmels

    `rket ljmel `s yju b`h bjpkh tbky wjuch. Mts k`sy tj lkt g`ulbt upme `e kehckss gygck ji twk`fmel prjlr`as `eh cjjfmel ijr tbk ekxt

    tjjc tb`t prjamsks tj sjcvk kvkry prjdcka. Kvketu`ccy, irustr`tmje,hmsgjur`lkaket, cjekcmekss, `eh kvke `elkr g`e skt me. ^krb`ps yjur

    a`rrm`lk ms jii d`c`egk jr yjur ime`egks b`vk yju je tbk rjpks. ]ju

    imeh yjurskci gjetmeu`ccy cjelmel `eh pr`ymel ijr drk`ftbrjulb. ]ju

    w`et sj d`hcy tj lkt tj tb`t ekxt stkp, wb`tkvkr tb`t ekxt stkp cjjfs

    cmfk me yjur ameh, dut ej a`ttkr bjw b`rh yju try, tb`t ekxt stkpekvkr skkas tj `rrmvk.

    Bjch tmlbt.

    ]ju a`y dk me ` sk`sje ji smitmel, `eh mi yju rkspjeh gjrrkgtcy,

    tbms sk`sje g`e dk kvkry dmt `s mapjrt`et `s tbk tmak ji b`rvkst. Wmit-

    mel dumchs tbk ausgck ji jur i`mtb, lmvmel us tbk g`cmdkr ji strkeltb

    wk wmcc ekkh ijr wb`t cmks oust `rjueh tbk gjrekr. Wgrmpturk tkccs us

    tb`t tbk gb`cckelks wk i`gk me cmik b`ppke ijr ` rk`sje, `eh tbk prj-gkss ji smitmel rkimeks us, rkvk`cmel jur wk`fekssks, kxpjsmel jur

    skci-hkpkehkegk `eh mevmtmel us tj lrk`tkr i`mtb me Ljh `eh lrk`tkr

    hkpkehkegk je bms prjamsks. Jur pr`ykr hurmel tbms tmak ms ejttb`t

    wk wmcc `vjmh dkmel smitkh, dut tb`t wk wmcc e`vml`tk tbk prjgkss wkcc,

    `eh `itkr wkvk survmvkh, jur i`mtb wmcc dk r`tmimkh.

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    04 Metrjhugtmje

    Ckts a`fk tbms pkrsje`c. \bke tbk smitmel dklmes, wk `cc wjehkr,

    \mcc M survmvk tbms `t `cc: @eh mi M hj, wmcc M kakrlk je tbk jtbkr smhk

    strkeltbkekh, jr wmcc M i`mc: Xb`ts tbk dml qukstmje. \mcc M b`vk tbksfmccs, p`tmkegk, `eh spmrmtu`c hkptb ekgkss`ry tj survmvk tbk smitmel

    prjgkss:

    @ smitkh pkrsje ms sjakjek wbj ms `dck, dy Ljhs lr`gk, tj rkickgt

    je bms kxpkrmkegk `eh kakrlk irja tmak ji trm`c wmtb ` dkttkr lr`sp

    ji wb`t a`ttkrs ajst. Bks ` pkrsje wbj b`s dkke tkstkh, prjvke

    g`p`dck `eh a`turk.

    XBK WX@TXMEL ^JMEX JI LTK@X CK@HKTWMi yjurk me ` sk`sje ji hmiimguct amemstry rmlbt ejw, yjurk me ljjh

    gjap`ey.

    Me tbk p`lks `bk`h, wk prjvmhk ` rj`ha`p ijr suggkssiuc e`vml`-

    tmje. Wjak ji tbksk trm`cs wkvk `crk`hy kxpkrmkegkh. Wjak wkrk stmcc

    i`gmel. Fejw tb`t yju b`vk lumhks je tbms ojureky, `eh `s ikccjw

    tr`vkckrs, wkcc ojureky tjlktbkr. X fk gjaijrt me fejwmel tb`t kvkry

    suggkssiuc ck`hkr kegjuetkrs trm`cs. Ijr mest`egk, gjesmhkr bjw?

    H`vmhs tr`memel w`s me hkskrt g`vks, bmhmel irja bms kekamks,

    `eh ejt me tbk a`rdckh b`ccs ji ` p`c`gk.

    Ojskpbs tr`memel w`s me tbk prmsjes ji Klypt.

    Ajsks w`s t`ulbt eh buadckh dy wjrfmel `s ` sbkp-

    bkrh me tbk s`ehs ji tbk Wme`m.O`gjd w`s `ssmlekh ^rjikssjr C`d`e `s bms mestrugtjr ijr ajrk

    tb`e ijurtkke yk`rs.

    K`gb ji tbksk ck`hkrs, wbke i`gkh wmtb ` hmiimguct gb`cckelk, b`h

    tbk jppjrtuemty tj rkt`cm`tk, rkiusk, rkg`et, jr rue. Dut tbky hmhet hj

    `ey ji tbjsk tbmels. Mestk`h, tbky gbjsk tj pusb tbrjulb tbk twkcitb

    rkp `eh dumch tbk rk`c ausgck ji i`mtb me tbk prjgkss.

    Xbk rksuct:

    H`vmh dkg`ak tbk lrk`tkst fmel Msr`kc kvkr b`h.

    Ojskpb dkg`ak skgjeh-me-gjaa`eh ji `cc ji Klypt `eh

    smelckb`ehkhcy s`vkh Msr`kc irja i`amek.

    Ajsks ckh twj amccmje pkjpck jut ji sc`vkry.

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    Metrjhugtmje 07

    O`gjd dkg`ak tbk i`tbkr ji tbk twkcvk trmdks `eh bkcpkh c`y

    tbk ijueh`tmje ijr tbk lcjrmjus gjamel ji tbk Akssm`b.

    Ljh fekw wb`t bk w`s hjmel.Me tbk gb`ptkrs tb`t ijccjw, wkcc cjjf `t tbrkk a`me `rk`s ji hmi-

    imgucty tb`t wk aust e`vml`tk me amemstry bk`rt wjrf, bjak wjrf,

    `eh b`rh wjrf. Ma`lmek k`gb ji tbksk `rk`s `s ` stjray jgk`e. K`gb

    bjchs tbk pjwkr tj g`psmzk us, dut mi wk pmcjt tbk sk`s wkcc, wk wmcc

    rk`gb jur hkstme`tmje. Xbjulb tbk grjssgurrkets rue hkkp `eh wmcc

    skkf tj stkkr us jii gjursk, tbk ojurekys keh wmcc dk wjrtb mt `cc, mi

    wk e`vml`tk wkcc. \`yek Gjrhkmrj

    wmtb Ir`egms Gb`e `eh C`rry Jsdjrek

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    bk`rt

    ^@TX JEK

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    Bk`rt?ejue

    Xbk gketkr ji tjt`c pkrsje`cmty megcuhmel wmcc,

    ameh, `eh kajtmje.

    Wpmrmt, gjur`lk, jr ketbusm`sa. Xbk

    meekrajst p`rt ji ` pkrsje.

    A

    mgb`kc ^c`et w`s ` pmjekkr, ` sjcj jgk`e `hvketurkr. Xbk

    Irkegb g`cckh bma tbk Xjp Lue ji tbk sk`s dkg`usk ji bmsp`ssmje ijr s`mcmel tbk wmch wmehs. Bk w`s kekrlmzkh dy tbk grjss-

    gurrkets ji tbk jpke jgk`e. Xbms a`y kxpc`me wby bk huddkh jek jibms gmrguae`vml`tmel dj`ts tbk Hur`gkcc.Dut bms tbmrh r`gk `rjueh

    tbk wjrch w`s hmiikrket. Bk hksmlekh `eh dumct ` $9;>,>>> r`gmelvksskc, ` cmlbtwkmlbt imdkrlc`ss-gj`tkh, ij`a-gjrk-bucc s`mcdj`t tb`t

    w`s sgmetmcc`tmelcy i`st. Bk e`akh bms prjamsmel wmeekr tbk Gjyjtk.

    Mt w`s kqumppkh wmtb tbk c`tkst me tkgbejcjly `eh hksmlekh tj guttbrjulb jgk`e gurrkets cmfk ` susbm femik.

    Je Jgtjdkr 09, 0==4, ^c`et c`uegbkh irja Ekw ]jrf `eh wmtblrk`t i`ei`rk bk`hkh `grjss tbk @tc`etmg tjw`rh Ir`egk. Xbk r`gk, mi

    bk w`s suggkssiuc, wjuch t`fk bma jvkr twkety-ijur tbjus`eh amcks,`eh mt wjuch t`fk ek`rcy ijur ajetbs tj gjapcktk. Dut mt w`set cjel

    metj tbk trmp dkijrk ^c`et dkl`e kxpkrmkegmel trjudck. Ej jek bk`rh

    `eytbmel irja bma ijr skvkr`c h`ys. Xbke, je Jgtjdkr 40, ` p`ssmelTussm`e irkmlbtkr pmgfkh up bms tr`esamssmje.

    M b`vk ej pjwkr, ^c`et tjch tbk irkmlbtkrs g`pt`me, dut Mawjrfmel je tbk prjdcka. Bk kehkh tbk tr`esamssmje wmtb bmsjecy rkqukst? Xkcc Bkcke ejt tj wjrry. Bkcke H`vms, ijrty-tbrkk,w`s ^c`ets im`egk. Xbms drmki tr`esamssmje w`s tbk c`st hmrkgt

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    02 Bk`rt \jrf

    gjaauemg`tmje `eyjek kvkr b`h wmtb ^c`et. @t tbms ouegturk, ^c`etw`s `cajst jek-tbmrh ji tbk w`y `grjss tbk @tc`etmg, sjak tbmr-tkke buehrkh amcks irja tbk spjt wbkrk tbk Gjyjtkkvketu`ccy w`sijueh.

    @itkr tbmrty-twj h`ys, tbk Gjyjtkw`s ime`ccy spjttkh je Wueh`y

    ajremel dy ` Lrkkf t`efkr. Mt w`s hrmitmel upsmhk hjwe `djut 8;>

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    pmjekkr. Xbk a`st, stmcc iuccy s`mckh, pcuelkh sjak kmlbty-imvk ikkt

    metj tbk irmlmh w`tkrs. Xbk bucc w`s met`gt. Xbk fkkc w`s vkrtmg`c, `eh

    mt kxpjskh tbk i`t`c prjdcka? tbk kmlbty-ijur buehrkh pjueh ck`h

    fkkc ducd tb`t wkmlbtkh tbk dj`t b`h dkke sbk`rkh jii. Xj tbms h`y,

    ej jek fejws mi mt w`s ` rjluk wb`ck, sk` l`rd`lk, jr oust ` i`ucty

    dumch tb`t h`a`lkh tbk dj`t, dut wmtbjut tbk wkmlbt ji tbk d`cc`st,

    tbk sa`cc dj`t w`s uskckss `l`mest tbk grjssgurrkets `eh bmlb wmehs

    ji tbk jpke sk`s. Xbk d`cc`sts wkmlbt me tbk cjwkst p`rt ji tbk vksskc

    wjuch lmvk mt st`dmcmty `eh d`c`egk me tbk rjulb sk`s, `eh wmtbjut

    mt, tbk vksskc wjuch dkgjak tjp-bk`vy `eh dk k`smcy jvkrpjwkrkh dy

    tbk `elry jgk`e.Xj put mt smapcy, wmtbjut ` fkkc `eh d`cc`st, tbk dj`t w`s drjfke.

    Ma gkrt`mecy ejt `e kxpkrt je r`gmel s`mcdj`ts. M hjet fejw `cc

    tb`t augb `djut a`rmek p`mets, s`mcs, `eh a`sts. Dut tbkrk ms jek

    grugm`c i`gt M hj fejw? ijr ` s`mcdj`t tj e`vml`tk tbk jpke jgk`e,

    tbkrk aust dk ajrk wkmlbt dkek`tb tbk w`tkrcmek tb`e `djvk mt.

    \bke Ljh dklmes ` sk`sje ji smitmel me yjur cmik, tbk imrst tbmel

    tb`t wmcc dk tkstkh ms tbk d`cc`st ji yjur cmik, wbmgb ms yjur bk`rt. Mtstbk wkmlbt dkek`tb tbk w`tkrcmek. ]ju g`et skk mt, dut ey rkimemel ji

    yjur bk`rt wmcc `iikgt kvkrytbmel kcsk yju hj. Xbk bk`rt ms ejt `djut

    sfmcc, lmitmel, jr kvke g`ccmel. Mts hkkpkr stmcc. Mts tbk kpmgketkr, tbk

    gjrk ji kvkrytbmel.

    Mts wbkrk yju rkspjeh tj Ljh.

    Mts wbkrk yju prjgkss kvkets `eh hkcmdkr`tk hkgmsmjes.

    Mts tbk rkpjsmtjry irja wbmgb yjur iuturk ms sb`pkh. Mts tb`t jek ejeekljtm`dck yju aust b`vk met`gt wbke yju

    c`uegb metj jpke w`tkrs.

    Xbk smelck dkst tbmel yju g`e hj hurmel ` tmak ji smitmel ms tj

    lmvk yjurskci tj tbk prjgkss `eh ckt Ljhs wjrf rue mts gjursk. Jur

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    pr`ykr ms tb`t tbms djjf wmcc bkcp yju rkgjlemzk `eh gjaprkbkeh

    Ljhs w`ys sj tb`t wbke yju kegjuetkr tbk grjssgurrkets ji ` wmch

    jgk`e, yjucc b`vk ajrk wkmlbt dkek`tb tbk w`tkrcmek tb`e `djvk mt,

    `eh yjur i`mtb wmcc ejt i`mc.

    Me tbk imrst ijur gb`ptkrs ji tbms djjf, wkcc kx`amek wb`t b`p-

    pkes wbke ` ck`hkrs bk`rt ms smitkh.

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    0

    \bkrk Wmitmel

    Dklmes

    G`e yju rkakadkr wbkrk yju wkrk wbke yju imrst skeskh Ljhs

    g`cc tj ck`h ` gburgb, skrvk me p`stjr`c amemstry, pc`et ` gburgb,

    jr dk ` str`tklmg akadkr ji ` gburgb pc`etmel tk`a:

    Xbk g`cc w`s cmfkcy vkry rk`c, vmvmh, `eh pjwkriuc. Ljh mevmtkh

    yju tj hrk`a dml hrk`as ijr bma, `eh yju skeskh Ljh r`msmel yju

    up tj hj ` amlbty wjrf ijr tbk bjejr ji bms e`ak. Ma dkttmel tb`t

    yju gjuch ejt w`mt tj lkt st`rtkh je tbms c`rlk, fmelhja-jrmketkh

    `hvketurk.

    A`ydk yjur hrk`a cjjfkh sjaktbmel cmfk tbms?

    Xbk gburgb yju ma`lmekh ck`hmel wjuch dk bmlbcy kiikgtmvk.]ju kevmsmjekh tb`t Ljh wjuch usk mt me dml w`ys tj bkcp wme

    c`rlk euadkrs ji pkjpck tj Gbrmst. Cmvks wjuch dk gb`elkh.

    A`rrm`lks bk`ckh. I`amcmks rkstjrkh. Xbms gburgb wjuch

    `ggjapcmsb augb ijr Oksus fmelhja.

    ]ju b`h bmlb bjpks ijr tbk cmamtckss sgjpk ji yjur gburgbs

    meicukegk. Ijccjwmel tbk kx`apck ji Wgrmpturk, yjur gburgb

    wjuch dk ` wmtekss tj Okrus`cka, Ouhk`, `eh W`a`rm`, `eh tbkkehs ji tbk k`rtb (@gts 0?2), ak`emel yjur gburgb wjuch st`rt

    cjg`ccy me yjur gjaauemty `eh tbke sprk`h mts meicukegk tj

    yjur gmty `eh tbke wbj fejws bjw dml mt wjuch lkt:

    ^krb`ps yju ma`lmekh tb`t yjur gburgb wjuch kvjcvk tj

    dk uecmfk jtbkr gburgbks. ]ju metkehkh tj hj gburgb

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    hmiikrketcy tj rk`gb ` ekw lkekr`tmje. ]ju wjuch akkt pkjpck

    kx`gtcy wbkrk tbky wkrk. Xbkrk wjuch dk ej stuiiy hrkss gjhk

    `t yjur gburgb. Ej d`ll`lk irja tbk p`st. Gjiikk wjuch dkbjt. Ausmg wjuch dk gjjc. ^kjpck wjuch gjak tj yjur gburgb

    dkg`usk tbky skeskh ` irksb ajvmel ji Ljhs Wpmrmt, `eh tb`t

    pucc wjuch dk mrrksmstmdck. ]ju skeskh tb`t Ljh wjuch ajvk

    `t tbk gjrk ji tbms wjrf. Xbk ekw gburgb wjuch l`tbkr stk`a,

    `eh tbkrk wjuch dk ej stjppmel mts ajaketua.

    ^krb`ps yju hrk`akh ji hjmel auctmpck skrvmgks, jr ji st`rtmel

    hmiikrket gburgb g`apusks me cjg`tmjes tbrjulbjut tbk gmty

    cmefkh tbrjulb vmhkj ikkhs. Xbksk gburgbks wjuch `cc icjur-

    msb tj tbk pjmet wbkrk tbky, me ture, wjuch st`rt gburgbks

    ji tbkmr jwe. A`ydk yjur hrk`a w`s kvketu`ccy tj lrjw tj

    tbk smzk wbkrk yju ekkhkh tj st`rt yjur jwe gburgb pc`etmel

    ektwjrf. Xkes ji tbjus`ehs ji cmvks wjuch dk gb`elkh!

    Xbk mhk` ji bkcpmel tj grk`tk ` gburgb tb`t rk`gbks jut tj tbk

    wjrch w`s `ccurmel. ]ju hksmrkh tj ketkr ` gjaauemty `eh

    dk s`ct `eh cmlbt ijr tbk s`fk ji Gbrmst. ]ju cjjfkh ijrw`rh

    tj sb`rmel tbk ljspkc `eh dkmel ` ijrgk ijr oustmgk `eh sjgm`c

    `gtmje me grk`tmvk `eh kiikgtmvk w`ys. ]jur vmsmje w`s trucy

    amssmje`c tj metrjhugk Oksus tj pkjpck `eh mevmtk tbka tj

    stkp gcjskr tj bma.

    Tkl`rhckss ji tbk spkgmimgs ji yjur amemstkrm`c hrk`a, mt w`s

    uehjudtkhcy ejdck, iukckh dy ljjh metketmjes, `eh gjeimrakh dyLjh `eh jtbkr Gbrmst-ijccjwkrs `t skvkr`c str`tklmg pc`gks `cjel tbk

    w`y. ]ju wkrk kxgmtkh tj wjrf wmtb tbk pkjpck je yjur tk`a. Xbky

    wkrk yjur irmkehs `eh gjcck`luks, `e kekrlktmg lrjup ji cmfk-amehkh

    vmsmje`rmks. Kvkry pkrsje w`s gjaamttkh tj tbk g`cc, `eh yju wkrk

    gkrt`me tbksk pkjpck wjuch rka`me yjur irmkehs ijrkvkr.

    ]jur hkejame`tmje w`s kxgmtkh. ]jur spjusk w`s me `lrkkaket

    wmtb tbk g`cc. Kvke yjur fmhs (mi yju b`vk tbka) s`w tbk vmsmje. ]ju`cc sb`rkh tbk s`ak lj`c? tj pc`et ` gburgb, bmlbcy kiikgtmvk gburgb.

    Xbms w`s ljmel tj dk ` pjwkriuc wjrf ijr tbk lcjry ji Ljh! Hrk`a

    me b`eh, yju dkl`e yjur amemstry.

    ]ju b`h bk`rt!

    Ejw mt b`s dkke ikw yk`rs. Bjw ms tbk hrk`a tjh`y: Mi yju wkrk

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 47

    tj lmvk `e bjekst `sskssaket, wjuch yju s`y tb`t tbk wjrf ji gburgb

    ck`hkrsbmp ms `eytbmel cmfk yju kevmsmjekh mt:

    XBK CJEKCMKWX OJD ]J[CC KYKT HJ@cc wk b`h wbke wk pc`etkh jur imrst gburgb w`s bk`rt.

    \k hmhet b`vk gb`mrs, ckt `cjek ` sjueh systka. \k djrrjwkh

    gjiikk pjts `eh s`t je g`iktkrm` t`dcks. \k uskh tbk ausmg st`ehs

    irja tbk d`eh rjja, `eh kvkryjek b`h pckety ji tmak tj st`rk `t tbk

    e`ak ji tbk sgbjjc p`metkh je tbk ckgtkre. \k hmhet b`vk augb, dut

    wk b`h bk`rt!\k wkrk tbrmcckh tb`t `eyjek wjuch kvke gjak tj jur skrvmgks.

    Jur wkcgjamel gjaamttkk ijrakh ` bua`e l`uetckt `t tbk irjet

    hjjr tj bul `ttkehkks. Dy tbk tmak ` ekwgjakr w`s sk`tkh, bk jr sbk

    wjuch b`vk dkke bullkh `t ck`st twkcvk tmaks. C`tkr wbke pkjpck

    hksgrmdkh us, tbky s`mh, ]jucc fejw tbjsk Ekw Bjpk pkjpck. Xbky

    bul kvkrytbmel wmtbme tke ikkt.

    Ejt jecy hmh wk pjur jur bk`rts metj kvkrytbmel wk hmh, dut wkpjurkh kvkrytbmel wk rkgkmvkh d`gf metj tbk amemstry. M rkakadkr

    tbk imrst jiikrmel wk tjjf. \k l`tbkrkh $;;>. \k wkrk tbrmcckh! M

    wket tj `e jiimgk iuremturk jutckt `eh djulbt gb`mrs sj wk hmhet b`vk

    tj smt je g`iktkrm` t`dcks eyajrk. Xbk ijccjwmel wkkf, tbk imrst tbmel

    ay `hamemstr`tjr hmh w`s `pprj`gb tbk amgrjpbjek `eh s`y, \k

    tjjf `e `wksjak jiikrmel ji $;;> c`st wkkf. @eh yju fejw wbkrk mt

    ms: ]jurk smttmel je mt!M jitke rkamehkh jur vjcuetkkrs tb`t ` ameh g`e rk`gb ` ameh,

    dut jecy ` bk`rt g`e rk`gb ` bk`rt. M prjaptkh tbka tj rkakadkr

    tbms dy s`ymel, Hjet wmpk t`dcks wmtb hmsb tjwkc. \mpk t`dcks wmtb

    yjur bk`rt. Jr tj tbk lrkktkrs, M s`mh, Hjet p`ss jut duccktmes wmtb

    yjur b`ehs. ^`ss tbka jut wmtb yjur bk`rts. Wkvkr`c ajetbs p`sskh,

    `eh sjje wk b`h kejulb ajeky tj duy jur jwe gjiikk pjts eh kvke

    jur jwe sjueh systka. \k djulbt jur jwe ausmg st`ehs, `eh kvkeb`h kejulb ajeky ckit jvkr tj b`vk tbk e`ak ji jur gburgb st`apkh

    je tbka. Mt w`s cmfk ` t`stk ji bk`vke!

    Jek h`y, `itkr wkh dkke akktmel ijr ` wbmck, ` wmsk wja`e me

    tbk gburgb pucckh ak `smhk `eh s`mh, ^`stjr, M skk tb`t wk ejw b`vkjur jwe gb`mrs `eh jur jwe t`dcks. \k b`vk `gtmvmtmks `eh gc`ssks.

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    Dut wbkrks tbk bk`rt wk uskh tj b`vk: M oust hjet skesk mt cmfk M uskh

    tj. @eh `s sbk spjfk, M skeskh tb`t sbk w`s rmlbt. \k gjetmeukh jur`gtmvmtmks, dut jvkr tmak, tbk `ajuet ji bk`rt tb`t wk pjurkh metj

    kvkrytbmel hmamemsbkh. \k lrkw dusy, `eh sjakwbkrk `cjel tbk

    cmek, tbjulb wk wkrk stmcc gjaamttkh tj jur amssmje, tbk p`ssmje `eh

    kxgmtkaket dkl`e tj i`hk.

    \k cjst jur bk`rt.

    Xbms b`ppkes ajrk jitke tb`e ajst rk`cmzk, tbms cjss ji bk`rt.

    B`vk yju kvkr w`tgbkh tbk rk`cmty XY sbjw Hmrty Ojds: Xbk bjst,

    Amfk Tjwk, kxpcjrks tbk akssmkst, b`rhkst, `eh jitke str`elkst ojds

    `rjueh. K`gb kpmsjhk sbjws Amfk wjrfmel ` typmg`c h`y `t ` hmiikr-

    ket hmrty ojd. Me sbjws p`st, Tjwk b`s wjrfkh `s?

    ` gj`c amekr

    ` auck cjllkr

    ` cmlbtemel rjh mest`cckr

    ` wjra huel i`rakr

    ` rj`h fmcc gck`ekr` skwkr mespkgtjr

    ` bjt t`r rjjikr

    Mvk cw`ys wjehkrkh wbke Amfk Tjwk ms ljmel tj wjrf `s ` ame-

    mstkr. Gburgb ck`hkrsbmp ms jek ji tbk tjulbkst ojds eyjek gjuch kvkr

    hj. Mts kajtmje`ccy, spmrmtu`ccy, aket`ccy, eh pbysmg`ccy hka`ehmel.

    Ck`hmel gburgb, p`rtmguc`rcy wbke pc`etmel ekw gburgb jr dklme-

    emel ` ekw amemstry, g`e dk ` dmt cmfk st`rtmel ` ekw dusmekss. Xbkruajrs rk truk? a`ey ji tbjsk wbj ck`h gburgbks hjet suggkkh, `eh

    tbk gburgb ck`hkrsbmp lr`vky`rh ms jamejuscy jvkrgrjwhkh. Mi yjuvk

    spket tmak rkgketcy tbmefmel `djut qumttmel yjur amemstry pjsmtmje,

    rkst `ssurkh yjurk ejt tbk imrst gburgb ck`hkr tj wrkstck wmtb tb`t

    tbjulbt. Dut hjet ckt tb`t tkapt`tmje jvkrwbkca yju, dkg`usk tbkrk

    ms bjpk. Jtbkrs b`vk tr`vkckh tbms hmiimguct rj`h tjj, `eh tbky b`vk

    suggkkhkh. Oust dkg`usk yjur amemstry hjkset cjjf cmfk yju jegkbjpkh mt wjuch, jr dkg`usk yju ikkc cmfk yju hjet b`vk tbk bk`rt yju

    jegk hmh, hjkset ak`e tb`t yju sbjuch tbrjw me tbk tjwkc.

    Xbk rk`cmty ms tb`t ajst gburgb ck`hkrs kegjuetkr lrk`t hmiim-

    gucty me tbk gjapcmg`tkh t`sf ji pc`etmel, kst`dcmsbmel, `eh lumh-

    mel bk`ctby gburgbks. A`ey gburgb ck`hkrs cjsk bk`rt. K`gb yk`r,

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 4;

    ijur tbjus`eh ekw gburgbks st`rt `grjss Ejrtb @akrmg`. \mtbme `ey

    lmvke imvk-yk`r pkrmjh, ek`rcy twkety tbjus`eh pkjpck `rk wjrfmel

    me tbk trkegbks ji gburgb pc`etmel. Ijr ` ikw ji tbksk pc`etkrs, tbjskimrst yk`rs `rk ` hye`amg, kxgmtmel tmak imcckh wmtb jek pkrgkmvkh

    suggkss `itkr `ejtbkr. Dut rksk`rgb gjeimras tb`t ijr tbk a`ojrmty

    ji pc`etkrs, tbms ms typmg`ccy ` tmak ji lrk`t strullck. Ejt jecy `rk

    tbkrk tbk cjlmstmgs `eh hye`amgs ji dmrtbmel ` ekw gburgb, dut tbkrk

    `rk tbk strullcks wmtb cjekcmekss `eh hmsgjur`lkaket tb`t mekvmt`dcy

    gjak irja wjrfmel b`rh me `e ketrkprkekurm`c, pmjekkrmel rjck. M w`s

    surprmskh tj imeh me ` rkgket pjcc tb`t imitkke buehrkh amemstkrs ck`vk

    p`stjr`c amemstry kvkry ajetb ijr v`rmjus rk`sjes. Xb`ts ` st`llkr-

    mel euadkr. Ijr jek rk`sje jr `ejtbkr, tbksk ck`hkrs ikkc tbk ekkh tj

    keh tbkmr amemstry. @eh ejt jecy hj gburgb ck`hkrs strullck tbrjulb

    tbk smitmel prjgkss, a`ey gburgbks strullck `s wkcc. @ rkgket pjcc

    sbjwkh tb`t k`gb yk`r sjak tbmrty-imvk buehrkh gjelrkl`tmjes hmk me

    Ejrtb @akrmg`. Xb`ts ` st`llkrmel tbmrty-imvk tbjus`eh gjelrkl`-

    tmjes tb`t wmcc dkgjak kxtmegt me tbk ekxt tke yk`rs.

    Tkl`rhckss ji tbk gburgb ajhkc, amemstry `pprj`gb, jr tr`hmtmje,

    tbk ducf ji gburgb ck`hkrs i`gk hmiimguctmks tb`t `t sjak pjmet ck`h

    tbka tj qukstmje wbktbkr tbky sbjuch kvke dk me amemstry me tbk

    imrst pc`gk. Xbky h`yhrk`a, wjehkrmel mi a`ydk tbkrks `ejtbkr cmek

    ji wjrf tbky gjuch dk hjmel, `e k`smkr jek, surkcy. ^krb`ps skrvmel

    `s ` gj`c amekr.

    Jr kvke `s ` wjra huel i`rakr.

    HM@LEJWMEL @ CJWW JI BK@TX

    Wj wb`t ms mt tb`t a`fks gburgb ck`hkrsbmp, `eh gburgb pc`etmel me

    p`rtmguc`r, sj hmiimguct: \by hj sj a`ey ck`hkrs cjsk bk`rt eh w`et

    tj qumt: Xbk bk`rt, akt`pbjrmg`ccy spk`fmel, g`e dk ` trmgfy jrl`e.

    ^rjvkrds 8?47 lmvks us tbms w`remel? \`tgb jvkr yjur bk`rt wmtb `cc

    hmcmlkegk, ijr irja mt icjw tbk sprmels ji cmik. Xbkrk `rk skvkr`c w`ys

    me wbmgb tbk prkssurks ji amemstry g`e ck`h tj ` cjss ji bk`rt?

    ]juvk pc`etkh ` gburgb, dut yjur gburgb b`s pk`fkh `t imity

    pkjpck `eh hjkset skka tj dk lrjwmel `ey iurtbkr. ]jurk gje-

    iuskh, hmsmccusmjekh, pkrb`ps kvke kad`rr`sskh. A`met`memel `

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    49 Bk`rt \jrf

    sa`cc, ejelrjwmel gburgb w`set wb`t yju smlekh up ijr. ]jur

    hrk`as b`vk hmkh `eh yju b`vk dkgjak irustr`tkh.

    ^krb`ps yjur gburgb b`s b`h tbk jppjsmtk prjdcka6 yjuvk

    lrjwe dy lrk`t ck`ps `eh djuehs. ]jurk `crk`hy `t tbrkk

    skrvmgks me yjur imrst twj yk`rs. Dut yjurk gjest`etcy dkmel

    pucckh me ` hjzke hmiikrket hmrkgtmjes, `eh ir`efcy, yjurk

    kxb`ustkh. Xbk ekvkr-kehmel strk`a ji c`tk emlbts, k`rcy

    ajremels, `eh grmsms metkrvketmjes b`s ckit yju cjekcy, wjre

    jut, tmrkh, `eh pkrb`ps kvke kstr`elkh irja yjur irmkehs, gjc-

    ck`luks, spjusk, `eh gbmchrke.Xbk gburgb ms scjwcy l`memel spkkh, dut tbk systkas `eh pjcm-

    gmks tb`t prjvmhk ijr sajjtb s`mcmel `rket i`ccmel me pc`gk. Mt

    ikkcs cmfk yjurk tbk g`pt`me ji ` sbmp me tbk amhst ji ` vmjcket

    stjra, dut tb`t stjra ekvkr kehs. H`y `itkr h`y, w`vks gr`sb

    jvkr tbk djw, tbrk`tkemel tj smef yjur vksskc wmtb `cc je

    dj`rh.

    Xbk ime`egks smapcy b`vket dkke tbkrk. ]ju pc`eekh. ]ju

    prjokgtkh. ]ju r`mskh `s augb suppjrt `s ms `pprjprm`tk. ]jua`hk tbk s`grmimgks, dut yjurk stmcc drjfk. Xbk dmccs `cw`ys

    skka tj jutp`gk tbk lmvmel.]ju pc`etkh wmtb ` tk`a ji lrk`t irmkehs. \bke yju imrst

    st`rtkh, kvkryjek w`s kxgmtkh tj dklme tbk wjrf. Dut yjurk

    tmrkh ejw cc ji yju eh rkc`tmjesbmps `rk str`mekh. X`sfs

    tb`t ekkh tj dk hjek `rk i`ccmel tbrjulb tbk gr`gfs. Xbkrks

    stmcc augb wjrf tj dk hjek, dut mt ikkcs cmfk yjur tk`a (jraugb ji yjur tk`a, `eyw`y) b`s rue jut ji l`s.

    ]jur gburgbs vmsmje w`s ekvkr imracy sjcmhmimkh tj dklme

    wmtb. ^`rt ji yjur tk`a w`etkh tj dkgjak tbk ekxt akl`-

    gburgb. Xbk jtbkr p`rt w`etkh tj fkkp tbmels smapck `eh

    jrl`emg. Kvkryjek imlurkh tbk gucturk ji yjur gburgb gjuch

    dk wjrfkh jut `cjel tbk w`y. Dut ejw tbk tk`a ms hmvmhkh,

    `eh mt sbjws. Kvkrytbmels ljmel `s wkcc `s g`e dk kxpkgtkh, dut tbk h`y-me,h`y-jut ojd ji dkmel ` gburgb ck`hkr ms smapcy jvkrwbkcamel

    `eh ms wk`rmel yju tbme. Xbk trk`hamcc ms `cw`ys rueemel, `eh

    yju `rk g`ulbt me tbk gygck. Ejw tbk wjrf Ljh ms hjmel tbrjulb

    yju ms jutp`gmel tbk `ajuet ji wjrf bk ms hjmel meyju.

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 4 Bk`rt \jrf

    Xbk gjegkpt ji dkmel smitkh b`s djtb ` ekl`tmvk `eh ` pjsmtmvk

    gjeejt`tmje. @t mts gjrk, dkmel smitkh ak`es ljmel tbrjulb gb`c-

    ckelks `eh trm`cs `s ` ck`hkr. Xb`ts tbk ekl`tmvk. Ej jek cmfks tj ljtbrjulb trm`cs. ]kt tbk prjgkss ms ue`vjmh`dck. @ ck`hkr wmcc dk smitkh6

    tb`ts ejt tbk qukstmje. Xbk qukstmje ms wmcc bk kakrlk irja tbk

    smitmel `s ` suggkssiuc ck`hkr: Bjw wmcc bk rkspjeh tj tbk trm`cs `eh

    gb`cckelks bk i`gks:

    Gjesmhkr tbk ijccjwmel p`ss`lks tb`t hksgrmdk tbk prjgkss ji

    dkmel smitkh.

    Wmaje, Wmaje, W`t`e b`s `sfkh tj smit `cc ji yju `s wbk`t. Dut Mb`vk pr`ykh ijr yju, Wmaje, tb`t yjur i`mtb a`y ejt i`mc. @eh wbke

    yju b`vk turekh d`gf, strkeltbke yjur drjtbkrs.

    Cufk 44?70 74 EMY

    \k jitke `ssuak tb`t wbkekvkr Ljh jpkes ` hjjr ijr us, kvkry-

    tbmel wmcc lj sajjtbcy. Dut jpke hjjrs `cw`ys gjak wmtb `hvkrs`r-

    mks. Me tbms p`ss`lk, wk ck`re tb`t tbk Hkvmc b`s `sfkh ijr pkramssmjetj smit Ljhs hmsgmpcks. Me jtbkr wjrhs, a`ey ji tbk hmiimguctmks wk

    i`gk b`vk dkke purpjskcy pc`gkh me jur p`tb. @s tbk djjf ji Ojd

    rkamehs us, Ljh, ijr rk`sjes uefejwe tj us, sjaktmaks `ccjws tbms

    tj b`ppke. ]kt tbk i`gt tb`t wk wmcc mekvmt`dcy i`gk gb`cckelks `s `

    hmsgmpck ji Gbrmst `eh ` ck`hkr me bms gburgb sbjuchet ck`vk us bjpk-

    ckss. Ejr sbjuch wk `ssuak tb`t gb`cckelks mehmg`tk ` gcjskh hjjr

    jr mapcy tb`t wk b`vk i`mckh me jur g`ccmel. Oksus sbjws us tb`t tbksmitmel prjgkss b`s `e keh. \bke tbk sk`sje ji smitmel ms dkbmeh us,

    wk wmcc dk strjelkr, `eh wmtb tb`t strkeltb wk g`e tbke ture `eh

    strkeltbke jtbkrs.

    Wgrmptur`ccy, wk fejw tb`t hmiimguctmks g`e sjaktmaks gjak tj us

    irja tbk Hkvmc, ykt sjaktmaks tbky gjak hmrkgtcy irja tbk b`eh ji

    Ljh. Me i`gt, Ljh tkstkh `cc tbk lrk`t p`trm`rgbs ji tbk Jch Xkst`-

    aket `t jek tmak jr `ejtbkr, `ccjwmel tbka tj kxpkrmkegk hmiimguctgmrguast`egks tj try tbkmr i`mtb, ck`hmel tbka tj lrk`tkr rkcm`egk je

    bma. \bke sjaktbmel gb`cckelmel ms b`ppkemel tj us, wk sbjuchet

    spkeh tjj augb tmak trymel tj imlurk jut wbj ms g`usmel mt. Xbk

    gbjmgk wk i`gk ms smapck? wmcc wk trust Ljh `eh cjjf tj bma tbrjulb-

    jut tbk hmiimgucty wk i`gk, rkl`rhckss ji tbk g`usk, jr ejt:

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 70

    M b`vk tjch yju tbksk tbmels, sj tb`t me ak yju a`y b`vk pk`gk. Me

    tbms wjrch yju wmcc b`vk trjudck. Dut t`fk bk`rt! M b`vk jvkrgjak

    tbk wjrch.

    Ojbe 09?77 EMY

    Me tbms p`ss`lk, wk ck`re tb`t Oksus hjks ejt prjamsk bms hmsgmpcks

    `e k`sy rj`h tj tr`vkc. T`tbkr, bk `gfejwckhlks tb`t sjakbjw trju-

    dck imehs mts w`y metj yjur h`mcy g`ckeh`r. Mi yjurk me `ey pjsmtmje

    ji ck`hkrsbmp, M b`vk twj wjrhs ijr yju? kxpkgt trjudck! Ji gjursk,

    yju aust jutc`st mt6 yju auset sugguad. Dut yju wmcc b`vk trjudck.

    \kcgjak tj tbk amemstry.@l`me, bjwkvkr, tbms vkrsk ji w`remel `csj gjaks wmtb prjamsk?

    Gbrmst b`s jvkrgjak tbk wjrch. \bke wk cmvk me Gbrmst, rkstmel me

    wb`t bk prjvmhks ijr us `eh prjamsks us, jur bk`rts `rk rkekwkh.

    Bk ms lrk`tkr tb`e tbk kekamks wk i`gk me tbms wjrch (0 Ojbe 8?8).

    Bms jvkrgjamel a`y t`fk cjelkr tb`e yju tbmef, `eh mt a`y gjak

    str`elkcy p`gf`lkh. ]ju a`y cjsk tbmels yju w`etkh tj fkkp, `eh

    fkkp tbmels yju w`etkh tj cjsk, dut bk wmcc jvkrgjak mi yju hj ejtckt yjur i`mtb i`mc.

    Ma stmcc `t tbk t`mc keh ji ` twj-yk`r sk`sje me wbmgb tbk hkptb ji

    ay p`me w`s `ttkehkh dy ` ikkcmel tb`t M w`s tr`ppkh. M gjuchet oust

    rksmle `eh ouap je ` dj`t ljmel tj X`rsbmsb. Ikkcmel tr`ppkh me tbk

    p`me ji e uerksjcvkh smtu`tmje ms cmfk spmrmtu`c w`tkrdj`rhmel ijr ak.

    @eh me tbk amhst ji mt, M b`vk s`mh `eh hjek tbmels Ma ejt prjuh ji.

    Dut tbk djttja cmek ms, ay i`mtb g`eejt i`mc. M g`e ikkc cmfk ` i`mc-urk, tbmef M `a ` i`mcurk, dut cmfk Ojd, M aust s`y, Xbjulb bk sc`y

    ak, ykt wmcc M trust bma. Xbk hmsmgmpcks prjgc`makh tbk s`ak sketm-

    aket wbke Oksus spjfk ji bms djhy `eh dcjjh `s gjaauemje. A`ey

    hkgmhkh `t tb`t pjmet tb`t tbkrk wkrk jtbkr gburgbks ajrk gmvmcmzkh

    tb`e tbms jek ckh dy ` rjluk, skci-prjgc`makh akssm`b. ]kt bms gcjskst

    hmsgmpcks s`mh, \krk bkrk. Xj wbja sb`cc wk lj: ]ju `cjek b`vk tbk

    wjrhs ji ktkre`c cmik.Xbk trutb ms tb`t yju wmcc i`mc. ]ju smapcy wjet b`vk wb`t mt

    t`fks wbke yju dklme. ]ju a`y b`vk tbk g`ccmel, tbk zk`c, tbk kekrly,

    `eh tbk suppjrt. ]ju amlbt b`vk tbk cjg`tmje, tbk mevmt`tmje, `eh

    kvke tbk ajeky. Dut wbke yju dklme yju wjet b`vk wb`t mt t`fks

    tj imemsb.

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    74 Bk`rt \jrf

    \b`t ms tb`t: yju amlbt `sf. \b`ts amssmel ms tb`t meekr gjrk,tbk tkesmck strkeltb ji i`mtb tb`t ms rkvk`ckh jecy uehkr str`me. Mt ms` qu`cmty ji gb`r`gtkr tb`t ms tkstkh ejt me pjrt dut me tbk jpke sk`s.@eh mt ms tbms tkstmel tb`t r`tmimks yjur g`ccmel, ejt yjur ttkeh`egk `t` gburgb pc`etkrs djjt g`ap jr tbk dj`rhs sk`c ji `pprjv`c. Ekmtbkryjur hklrkk ejr tbk ckttkrs ji gjaakeh`tmje yju rkgkmvk spk`f tjtbms ekkh. Mt ms sjaktbmel tb`t g`e dk `gqumrkh jecy tbrjulb i`mcurk,ck`remel yjur cmamts `eh ck`remel tj trust ejt me yjurskci dut me tbkLjh wbj b`s g`cckh yju.

    Ay pr`ykr ms ejt tb`t yju t`fk tbka jut ji tbk wjrch dut tb`t yjuprjtkgt tbka irja tbk kvmc jek.

    Ojbe 0

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 77

    Ajst ji tbk lrjwtb `eh rkimekaket tb`t gjaks irja tbk smit-

    mel prjgkss dklmes wbke yju `ggkpt tb`t yju `rk kx`gtcy wbkrk Ljh

    w`ets yju tj dk, `t ck`st ijr tbk tmak dkmel. Xbk fky ms tb`t wk ck`re

    ejt tj imlbt `l`mest tbk smitmel, ejt tj imlbt `l`mest wb`t Ljh ms

    hjmel me jur cmvks, `eh ck`re tj `gfejwckhlk tb`t bk ms uctma`tkcy me

    gjetrjc ji tbk prjgkss. r`gtmg`ccy, jek ji tbk dkst w`ys tj uehkrst`eh

    `eh gjjpkr`tk wmtb tbk prjgkss ms tj `sf yjurskci b`rh qukstmjes,

    qukstmjes tb`t rkvk`c yjur ajtmvks, qukstmjes tb`t uegjvkr tbk hksmrks

    ji yjur bk`rt?

    @a M wmccmel tj ck`h ` gjelrkl`tmje ji imity pkjpck `eh hj mtwmtb ` skesk ji prmvmcklk `eh bjejr r`tbkr tb`e wmtb ` skesk ji

    hkik`t:

    G`e M dk jf`y wmtb gjetmeumel tj skrvk me ` dmvjg`tmje`c rjck:

    @a M wmccmel tj skrvk `eh ck`h, kvke mi M `a ejt fejwe jr

    `gfejwckhlkh ijr wb`t M hj, kvke mi jtbkr ck`hkrs skk ak `s `

    i`mcurk:

    @a M rk`hy tj `ccjw tbms i ckhlcmel gburgb tj dk mapkrikgt, tjrkcy je sgr`adck-a`e`lkaket `eh trust Ljh me tbk hkt`mcs,

    ckttmel lj ji gjetrjc ijr ` sk`sje:

    @a M wmccmel tj ckt ay kxpkgt`tmjes `eh `admtmjes lj ueakt

    ijr ` wbmck:

    Xbksk qukstmjes bkcp us tj uehkrst`eh tbk ajtmvks `eh hksmrks

    tb`t hrmvk jur `admtmje `eh jur skesk ji g`ccmel. I`mcurk, hmsgjur`lk-

    aket, hms`ppjmetaket, `eh hmiimgucty jitke wmcc rkvk`c `rk`s me jurbk`rts wbkrk wk `rk cmstkemel tj jurskcvks `eh ejt tj Ljh. Xb`ts wby

    mts mapjrt`et tj spkeh tmak cmstkemel me tbk amhst ji tbms sk`sje. Mi

    wk i`mc tj cmstke tj wb`t Ljh ms trymel tj tk`gb us tbrjulb tbksk kxpk-

    rmkegks, wk keh up amsrk`hmel Ljhs c`elu`lk. A`ey hj, `eh tbky

    g`cc mt qumts prka`turkcy, ck`vmel dkbmeh ` strmel ji i`mckh amemstry

    `ttkapts jr gburgb pc`ets.

    \BJ \K @TK\bke M st`rtkh wjrfmel je tbms djjf, M g`cckh upje twj hk`r irmkehs,

    C`rry Jsdjrek `eh Ir`egms Gb`e, `eh wk akt ijr gjevkrs`tmje `t

    `e jiimgk M fkkp me Jrklje. @s wk t`cfkh `eh sb`rkh stjrmks, k`gb

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    78 Bk`rt \jrf

    ji us rk`cmzkh tb`t tbjulb jur kxpkrmkegks wkrk qumtk hmiikrket, wk

    b`h ck`rekh sjak gjaaje ckssjes `cjel tbk w`y. [eckss jtbkrwmsk

    ejtkh, M (\`yek) wmcc dk usmel tbk imrst pkrsje vjmgk tbrjulbjut tbmsdjjf tj fkkp jur stjrmks eh tjek gjesmstket, dut fejw tb`t cc ji tbk

    ckssjes me tbms djjf gjak irja jur gjaaje gjevkrs`tmje. \k `cc

    b`vk cmvkh tbrjulb tbksk mhk`s `eh `iimra tbk ckssjes sb`rkh.

    Xbk prjgkss ji dkmel smitkh ms hmiikrket ijr k`gb ji us, ykt mts

    `cw`ys gb`r`gtkrmzkh dy ` gb`cckelmel sk`sje tb`t c`sts ijr `e

    kxtkehkh pkrmjh ji tmak. Hkspmtk jur dkst kiijrts `eh metketmjes, wk

    b`vk `cc kxpkrmkegkh sktd`gfs, i`mcurks, `eh hmsmccusmjeaket `s ck`hkrs

    me tbk gburgb.

    CK@YMEL DKBMEH W[GGKWW (IT@EGMW GB@E)

    Ir`egms `eh bms wmik pc`etkh tbkmr imrst gburgb, Gjrekrstjek, me 0==8

    wmtb jecy tbmrty pkjpck. \mtbme twj ajetbs, tbk gburgb lrkw tj

    ajrk tb`e jek buehrkh pkjpck. @itkr smx yk`rs, tbk gburgb b`h smx-

    tkke buehrkh akadkrs. @eh tbke oust twj yk`rs c`tkr, tbk gburgbkxpcjhkh tj ` gjelrkl`tmje ji ijur tbjus`eh akadkrs. Xbkrk w`s

    augb irumt hurmel tbms tmak, ykt tbms w`s `csj ` tmak ji rkimekaket

    `eh sb`pmel dy Ljh. Xbjulb ajst pkjpck skk tbk jutkr suggkss

    tbk c`rlk euadkrs `eh Ir`egmss lrjwmel pc`tijra `s ` wrmtkr `eh

    spk`fkr ajst ji tb`t g`ak itkr tbk twkcitb rkp, tbk tmak ji smitmel.

    Ir`egmss ajtbkr hmkh wbmck lmvmel dmrtb, eh bms stkpajtbkr hmkh

    wbke bk w`s emek yk`rs jch. Bms i`tbkr hmkh wbke bk w`s jecy twkcvk.Xbksk cjssks b`h ` prjijueh map`gt je Ir`egms, `eh bk lrkw up wmtb

    ` hkkp skesk ji meskgurmty, ` ikkcmel tb`t tbkrk amlbt ejt dk ` tjajr-

    rjw. @ ikw yk`rs d`gf, Ir`egms wrjtk djjf g`cckh Gr`zy Cjvk. Mt w`s

    ` smapck djjf tb`t t`cfkh `djut bjw tbk Ljh ji tbk uemvkrsk cjvks

    us wmtb ` r`hmg`c, uegjehmtmje`c, `eh skci-s`grmimgmel cjvk. Xbk djjf

    maakhm`tkcy sbjt jetj tbk Ekw ]jrf Xmaksdkstskcckr cmst `eh kehkh

    up skccmel ajrk tb`e twj amccmje gjpmks. Xbk suggkss ji tbk gburgbIr`egms pc`etkh `eh tbk wmhksprk`h suggkss ji bms imrst djjf wkrk

    djtb uekxpkgtkh, eh tbksk suggkssks g`uskh e uekxpkgtkh ajuet

    ji sjuc sk`rgbmel, kvke hmsmccusmjeaket, ijr bma.

    @ ikw yk`rs dkijrk wrmtmel Gr`zy Cjvk, Ir`egms b`h t`fke ` trmp

    tj [l`eh`, ` trmp tb`t `ctkrkh bms tbmefmel `eh cmvmel. Xbms trmp,

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 7;

    `eh skvkr`c tb`t ijccjwkh, ckh bma tj ` pc`gk ji hkkp gjegkre ijr

    tbk wjrchs pjjr `eh a`rlme`cmzkh `s bk h`rkh tj `sf tbk qukstmje,

    \b`t hjks mt cjjf cmfk tj cjvk ay ekmlbdjr s ayskci: Ir`egms `eh bmsi`amcy hjwesmzkh, ajvmel metj ` sa`cckr bjak. Bk ckh bms gburgb

    me skvkr`c c`rlk memtm`tmvks tj gjcckgt ajeky tj lmvk tj tbk pjjr. @itkr

    bms djjf dkg`ak wmchcy suggkssiuc, Ir`egms hkgmhkh tj hje`tk tbk

    rjy`ctmks tj tbk Ms`m`b ;2 Iueh, ` ejeprjimt jrl`emz`tmje tb`t bkcps

    tbk pjjr metkre`tmje`ccy.

    Xbke, me 4>0>, Ir`egms surprmskh kvkryjek dy `eejuegmel tj bms

    gjelrkl`tmje tb`t bk ikct g`cckh tj rksmle irja bms pjsmtmje `t Gjr-

    ekrstjek Gburgb me Wmam Y`ccky. Xbk dcjljspbkrk wket wmch. Wjak

    pkjpck wjehkrkh mi bk b`h i`ccke metj sme `eh ekkhkh tj rksmle,

    wbmgb w`set tbk g`sk. Jtbkrs gb`apmjekh bma `eh g`cckh bma `

    bkrj, wbmgb `csj a`hk bma uegjaijrt`dck. @s ji tbms wrmtmel, Ir`e-

    gms mset ykt surk bjw bms ekw g`ccmel wmcc t`fk sb`pk, dut bk cmvks

    k`gb h`y wmtb gjeimhkegk tb`t Ljh ms ljjh `eh tb`t Ljh wmcc ck`h

    bma. Hkspmtk bms k`rcmkr suggkssks pjpuc`r djjf `eh ` lrjwmel

    gburgb Ljh b`s Ir`egms me ` ekw sk`sje ji cmik, ` sk`sje ji smit-

    mel. Ir`egmss rkspjesk ms ` lrk`t kx`apck ji bjw tj rkspjeh wbke

    tbms sk`sje jggurs. Tkl`rhckss ji wb`t wk hj, wk cmvk k`gb h`y me tbk

    gjeimhkegk tb`t Ljh cjvks us, tb`t wk dkcjel tj bma, `eh tb`t bk ms

    i`mtbiuc tj ck`h `eh lumhk us tj dkgjak tbk pkrsje bk w`ets us tj dk.

    \b`t wk hj wmcc e`tur`ccy icjw irja wbj wk dkgjak `s tbk pkrsje

    Ljh ms sb`pmel us metj.

    AJTK XB@E @ D[MCHMEL (C@TT] JWDJTEK)

    C`rry Jsdjrek, tbk skgjeh gjetrmdutjr tj tbms djjf, ms tbk skemjr

    p`stjr `t Ejrtb Gj`st Gburgb me Ymst`, G`cmijrem`, `eh tbk `utbjr

    ji skvkr`c dkstskccmel djjfs, megcuhmel Wtmgfy Gburgb, Wtmgfy Xk`as,

    `eh Xke Huad Xbmels Wa`rt Gbrmstm`es Dkcmkvk.

    Me 0=2>, ekw gburgb pc`et tb`t w`s akktmel me tbk g`iktkrm` ji bmlb sgbjjc g`cckh C`rry tj dk tbkmr skemjr p`stjr. Bk w`s oust twkety-

    kmlbt yk`rs jch `eh b`h ej prkvmjus kxpkrmkegk `s ` skemjr p`stjr.

    Je bms imrst Wueh`y, 04< `hucts `eh gbmchrke l`tbkrkh ijr wjrsbmp.

    Me tbk wkkfs, ajetbs, `eh yk`rs tb`t ijccjwkh, `ttkeh`egk hkgcmekh

    irja tb`t jrmlme`c euadkr. Xbksk tjulb yk`rs wkrk ` tmak ji tkstmel,

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    79 Bk`rt \jrf

    ` sk`sje ji smitmel (C`rry?M rkikr tj tbka `s tbk h`rf yk`rs), `eh

    cjjfmel d`gf C`rry ms w`rk tb`t Ljh w`s hjmel sjaktbmel vmt`c hur-

    mel tb`t tmak. [efejwe tj tbjsk mevjcvkh, Ljh w`s scjwcy puttmel

    tjlktbkr sjcmh gjrk tk`a ji st`ii eh kchkrs, tbk tk`a tb`t kvketu`ccy

    ckh Ejrtb Gj`st Gburgb metj tbk tbrmvmel amemstry mt ms tjh`y.

    Jek ji tbk fky turemel pjmets me tbjsk k`rcy yk`rs w`s ` hkgmsmje

    tbky a`hk tj dumch tbk amemstry ji tbk gburgb `rjueh sa`cc lrjups,

    wbmgb qumgfcy dkg`ak tbk bud ji `cc `gtmvmty `eh spmrmtu`c lrjwtb.

    @itkr sjak duaps `eh drumsks, tbk pc`e dkl`e tj prjhugk irumt, `eh

    dy 0==>, Ejrtb Gj`st Gburgb b`h lrjwe tj ek`rcy kmlbt buehrkh

    pkjpck. Xbk gburgb akt me ` rketkh dumchmel, eh oust `s tbky wkrk lkt-

    tmel gjaijrt`dck `eh skkmel sjak lrjwtb me euadkrs, tbky cjst tbkmr

    ck`sk. \mtb oust kejulb ajeky me tbk d`ef tj duy ` uskh g`r, C`rrys

    gjelrkl`tmje i`gkh ` tjulb hkgmsmje? sbjuch tbky strktgb `eh spkeh

    ek`rcy twj amccmje hjcc`rs tj duy `eh imx up ` dumchmel, jr sbjuch tbky

    pc`y mt s`ik `eh rket ` augb sa`cckr stjrkirjet tb`t tbky gjuch k`smcy

    p`y ijr: Xbk stjrkirjet wjuch gjaijrt`dcy `ggjaajh`tk tbk gurrket

    gjelrkl`tmje dut wjuch kiikgtmvkcy sbut tbk hjjr je iuturk lrjwtb.Xbk ck`hkrs gbjsk tj strktgb `eh s`grmimgk tj duy ` c`rlkr prjp-

    krty, `eh tbkmr rmsf p`mh jii. Dy 0==2, ajrk tb`e tbrkk tbjus`ehpkjpck wkrk `ttkehmel k`gb wkkfkeh, o`a-p`gfkh metj ` i`gmcmty

    wmtb ` imvk-buehrkh-sk`t s`egtu`ry. Mt w`s ` wmch rmhk, `eh tbky

    jitke r`e jut ji sp`gk. Xbky c`gfkh tbk iuehs `eh tmak tj dumch `

    dmllkr i`gmcmty, `eh sj tbk gburgb hkgmhkh tj meejv`tk `eh prjvmhk

    `e `hhmtmje`c skrvmgk usmel cmvk wjrsbmp `eh ` vmhkj ikkh ji tbkwkkfkeh akss`lk. Augb tj kvkryjeks surprmsk, tbk l`adck p`mh

    jii. Xbkmr grk`tmvk ekw `pprj`gb fmgf-st`rtkh ` e`tmje`c ajvkaket

    ji gburgbks jiikrmel wjrsbmp tbrjulb vmhkj vkeuks, jek ji tbk fky

    i`gtjrs ck`hmel tj tbk lrjwtb ji tbk auctmsmtk gburgb ajvkaket

    skvkr`c yk`rs c`tkr.

    Me 4>>>, tbk gburgb dkl`e tbk prjgkss ji `gqumrmel ` ijrty-`grk

    prjpkrty wmtb pc`es tj grk`tk ` ekw g`apus. Xbk pc`e tjjf tke yk`rstj rk`gb irumtmje, `eh me Ouek 4>0>, tbk gburgb ime`ccy ajvkh tj mts

    ekw cjg`tmje. Xjh`y, usmel ` gjadme`tmje ji cmvk wjrsbmp skrvmgks

    `eh vmhkj wjrsbmp vkeuks, tbk gburgb akkts je tbrkk g`apusks `eh

    jiikrs euakrjus wjrsbmp jptmjes kvkry wkkfkeh wmtb ajrk tb`e

    kmlbt tbjus`eh pkjpck me `ttkeh`egk.

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 7 amcks ejrtb ji

    jur gurrket cjg`tmje. \k b`h `crk`hy dmrtbkh emek gburgbks me jur

    kckvke yk`rs, `eh wbke M imrst skeskh tbk g`cc, M `ssuakh tb`t Mh oust

    tr`me up `ejtbkr pc`etkr `eh skeh bma. Dut Ljh b`h sjaktbmel kcsk

    me ameh. M kehkh up b`ehmel tbk ck`hkrsbmp d`tje jii tj ay ssmst`et,`eh ay wmik `eh tbrkk gbmchrke `eh M ckit jur gjaijrt`dck bjak `eh

    gburgb i`amcy tj st`rt jvkr je tbms ekw gburgb pc`etmel `hvketurk

    me Bjejcucu. \bke M `rrmvkh, M pmeekh ` a`p ji Bjejcucu je ay

    w`cc. Mt w`s ` gmty ji jek amccmje pkjpck. Me ay ameh, M wjuch w`cf

    tbk strkkts `eh pr`y ijr tbk s`cv`tmje ji tbjsk cmvmel `cjel tbk rj`hs.

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    72 Bk`rt \jrf

    Wjaktmaks M wjuch rue ay b`eh hjwe tbk strkkts, `eh M ikct cmfk M

    gjuch `gtu`ccy skesk tbk p`me ji tbjsk wbj rksmhkh tbkrk.

    Je Wkptkadkr 0>, 0==;, wk bkch jur imrst skrvmgk t tbk ekw gburgb.Xbk pc`et st`rtkh jii wmtb ` sbjut, `eh wk qumgfcy wket jii tbk gb`rts.

    \mtbme smx ajetbs, wk wkrk `vkr`lmel imitkke buehrkh me `ttkeh`egk.

    \k wkrk hjmel tbrkk skrvmgks wbke Ljh gb`cckelkh ak tj hj ijur, eh

    tbke imvk. M w`s tmrkh eh spket, dut tbk gburgb w`s lrjwmel eh M b`h

    ej gbjmgk dut tj pusb tbrjulb tbk twkcitb rkp je tbk dkegb prkss.

    Xb`ts wbke tbk smitmel dkl`e `l`me.

    @ lrjup ji hmslruetckh p`stjrs `sfkh ijr ` cuegb akktmel wmtbak. M b`h rkgkmvkh ckttkrs irja skvkr`c ji tbka me tbk p`st ajetbs

    dkg`usk sjak ji tbkmr gjelrkl`ets b`h ckit tbkmr gburgbks `eh

    wkrk ejw `ttkehmel jurs. Wbkkp stk`ckr, \`tkrkh hjwe ljspkc

    prk`gbkr, `eh Mts `cc dumct je yjur pkrsje`cmty wkrk pbr`sks jit

    qujtkh. Xbky kvke dkl`e g`ccmel jur gburgb \`yeks \jrch. Mt w`s

    buajrjus `t imrst, dut tbke mt st`rtkh guttmel hkkp.

    Me `etmgmp`tmje ji tbk trmdue`c, M wrkstckh wmtb bjw tj rkspjeh tjtbkmr `cckl`tmjes. M l`tbkrkh ay hkikesk `eh rkbk`rskh ay r`tmje`ck.

    Xbk kvkemel dkijrk, M wrjtk hjwe ay `rluakets `eh oustmimkh ay

    `gtmjes je ` sbkkt ji p`pkr je ay emlbtst`eh. W`tmsimkh wmtb ay cmek

    ji rk`sjemel, M gr`wckh metj dkh. Dut M gjuchet sckkp. Ljh prjaptkh

    ak tj lkt je ay fekks `l`me. M w`s skgrktcy w`mtmel ijr bma tj rkvk`c

    `e kvke dkttkr hkikesk ijr ay vmehmg`tmje `eh b`h ay pke pjmskh ijr

    irksb aauemtmje wbke M bk`rh tbk Cjrh s`y tj ak, Xjajrrjw yjuwmcc hmk. Xb`t w`set kx`gtcy wb`t M b`h me ameh! @l`me, bk rkpk`tkh

    tbjsk wjrhs? Xjajrrjw yju wmcc hmk. Gjeiuskh, M prksskh bma ijr

    gc`rmty `eh bk`rh bma s`y tj ak, Xbk rk`sje wby tbkrk ms sj augb

    `et`ljemsa `ajel tbk ck`hkrsbmp ji tbms gjaauemty ms tb`t ej jek

    ms wmccmel tj hmk. M `a `sfmel tb`t yju ejt usk `ey hkikesk. Dk smcket,

    rkgkmvk wb`t tbky s`y, `eh hmk mestk`h. Xbkrk wmcc dk ej vmgtjry uetmc

    sjakjek wmccmelcy gbjjsks tj hmk mestk`h ji wme.M b`vk tj gjeikss tb`t `s spmrmtu`c `s tbms `cc sjuehs, `t tbk tmak M

    w`s uewmccmel tj lj tbkrk. M wrkstckh wmtb Ljh, strullcmel wmtb ay

    ekkh tj hkikeh ayskci, uetmc M w`s ime`ccy `t pk`gk wmtb bms rkqukst.

    Ijgusmel ay `ttketmje je tbk grjss, M w`s rkamehkh tb`t Oksus hmhet

    jvkrgjak tbk pjwkr ji kvmc `eh sme dy ueck`sbmel ` cklmje ji `elkcs

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    \bkrk Wmitmel Dklmes 7=

    me rmlbtkjus ouhlaket. Bk w`s vmgtjrmjus tbrjulb bms wmccmelekss tj

    suiikr buamcm`tmje `eh hmk.

    Xbk ijccjwmel h`y, M gbjsk tj hmk. M hkgmhkh tb`t M wjuchet imlbt

    d`gf6 M wjuchet try tj hkikeh ayskci. @t imrst, mt ikct cmfk b`vmel ay

    tkktb hrmcckh wmtbjut ekrvk dcjgfkrs, dut M kvketu`ccy s`w tb`t tbms

    w`s ` spmrmtu`c d`ttck, ejt ` rkc`tmje`c jek. \b`t w`s b`ppkemel b`h

    ajrk tj hj wmtb wb`t Ljh w`s `ggjapcmsbmel ijr bms ktkre`c pur-

    pjsks tb`e wb`t M w`etkh hjek me tbk maakhm`tk, tkapjr`c iuturk.

    @s M cmstkekh tj tbk stjrmks tbksk p`stjrs `eh gburgb ck`hkrs sb`rkh

    wmtb ak, M dkl`e tj rk`ccy uehkrst`eh tbkmr pcmlbt `eh `pprkgm`tk

    tbkmr p`me. Mvk bk`rh sjakjek s`y tb`t i`mtb g`e dk hkimekh `s cmvmel

    me `hv`egk wb`t yju wmcc uehkrst`eh jecy me rkvkrsk. @pprj`gbmel

    tbms kvket, M fejw tb`t M w`s gcukckss, fejwmel jecy wb`t Ljh b`h

    rkvk`ckh tj ak. Xbkrk wkrk ej lu`r`etkks. @cc M b`h w`s i`mtb.

    Xjh`y, M keojy ljjh rkc`tmjesbmps wmtb tbk p`stjrs me jur `rk`.

    Ajst ji tbk tkesmjes `eh dmttkr rksketaket b`vk dkke rksjcvkh. Jur

    gburgb `vkr`lks ijurtkke tbjus`eh pkjpck `eh emek s`tkccmtk g`a-

    pusks, `eh ajrk tb`e 00>,>>> pkjpck b`vk a`hk imrst-tmak hkgmsmjestj dkgjak Gbrmstm`es. \kvk `csj pc`etkh twkety jtbkr Ekw Bjpk

    gburgbks je J`bu, `eh 044 gburgbks tbrjulbjut tbk ^`gmimg Tma

    `eh dkyjeh, megcuhmel g`apusks me B`w`mm, C`s Ykl`s, Wk`ttck, Cjs

    @elkcks, Ajet`e`, tbk ^bmcmppmeks, O`p`e, Ay`ea`r, eh @ustr`cm`.

    Dut tbk smitmel prjgkss ms ekvkr trucy jvkr, kvke tbjulb tbkrk `rk

    sk`sjes ji lrk`tkr trm`c. Xbk Cjrh b`s rkgketcy dkke t`fmel ak tbrjulb

    ykt `ejtbkr sk`sje. Me 4>>2, tbk dcmstkrmel p`gk ji ay amemstry p`t-tkres `eh wjrf b`dmts g`ulbt up wmtb ak, `eh M ijueh ayskci ic`t

    je ay d`gf me ` bjspmt`c me G`cmijrem` uehkrljmel kakrlkegy bk`rt

    surlkry. Dy Ljhs lr`gk, M survmvkh, dut M fekw M ekkhkh tj gb`elk

    tbk w`y M cmvkh. M b`h dkke ljmel tjj i`st ijr tjj cjel, eh Ljh b`h

    ekw akss`lk ijr ak tb`t gburgb ck`hkrsbmp ms s augb djut dkmel

    `s mt ms `djut hjmel, jek ji tbk gjrk akss`lks ji tbms djjf.

    \BKE ]J[TK DKMEL WMIXKH@eh yju:

    Xbk spkgmimgs ji yjur stjry `rk uehjudtkhcy hmiikrket irja jurs.

    ]kt `ajel yju `eh ak `eh C`rry `eh Ir`egms, wk `cc sb`rk a`ey

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    8> Bk`rt \jrf

    gjaaje tr`mts `eh lj`cs. \k `cc w`et tj skk tbk ljspkc `hv`egkh.

    \k `cc w`et tj skk bk`ctby gburgbks kst`dcmsbkh tbrjulbjut tbk

    wjrch. \k `cc, uctma`tkcy, w`et tj ijccjw Oksus Gbrmst wmtb `cc jurbk`rts. @eh wkvk `cc ikct tbk Cjrh s`ymel ej jr w`mt tj us me

    sk`sjes wbke wkvk w`etkh bma tj s`y yks.

    Xbk djttja cmek, wb`t wkrk `cc bjpmel ijr me tbk keh ms tbrmv-

    mel gburgb ck`hkrs ji lrk`t `eh ljhcy gb`r`gtkr kst`dcmsbmel ekw

    gjelrkl`tmjes ijr tbk lcjry ji Ljh. \k w`et yju tj dk mevjcvkh me

    smlemimg`et, kiikgtmvk amemstry, `eh `t tbk s`ak tmak tj ck`re bjw tj

    a`met`me yjur bk`rt tbrjulb tbk hmiimguct strktgbks.

    Jur kegjur`lkaket ms tb`t, r`tbkr tb`e imlbtmel tbms sk`sje ji

    smitmel, yju ck`re tbk c`elu`lk ji Ljh, tb`t yju gjjpkr`tk wmtb wb`t

    bk ms hjmel. Fkkp prkssmel tbk wkmlbt yju `rk bjchmel kvke tbjulb

    yju a`y ikkc cmfk qumttmel. Ljh b`s prjamskh tj lmvk yju oust kejulb

    `ssmst`egk tj cmit tbk wkmlbt wbmck stmcc dumchmel tbk ekgkss`ry hkptb

    ji gb`r`gtkr `eh strkeltb tb`t bk metkehs tj hkvkcjp me yju. Ljh wmcc

    hj sjaktbmel tbrjulbyju wbke yju imrst ccjw bma tj hj sjaktbmel

    me yju.

    TKAKADKTLjh aust ffrst `ggjapcmsb sjaktbmelmeyju dkijrk bk g`e

    `ggjapcmsb sjaktbmel tbrjulb yju.