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Q n a l q s I o } f { b l w
S I L M I N [ S N H
A L K F L S S I O B B
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Knuwgmis 15?? Qnals Io}f{blw
O QlcOn} Uoulaokf
Sil gmis nh Qnals Io}f{blw sn al gcldsghglc o{ o|sin nhsig{ }nf io{ alld o{{lslc aw ig` gd okkncodkl }gsi sil
Knuwgmis" Cl{gmd{ odc Uoslds{ Oks ?799$
Obb Qgmis{ Ql{lqxlc
Dn lunc|ksgnd" knuw n sod{`g{{gnd nh sig{ u|abgkosgnd`ow al `ocl }gsin|s }gssld ul`g{{gnd$
Dn uoomoui nh sig{ u|abgkosgnd `ow al lunc|klc"knuglc n sod{`gsslc {oxl }gsi sil }gssld ul`g{{gnd nh sil
u|abg{il" n gd okkncodkl }gsi sil unxg{gnd{nh sil Knuwgmis Oks ?7
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@OU NH SIL ALKFLSS[
Sil {lssgdm nh sig{ {snw g{ hg`bw ao{lc |und sil s}n L{{ly
xgbboml{ nh A|b`l odc Albkio`u ]obsl" dlo [|ca|w"
[|hhnbf$ G }o{ an|mis |u gd A|b`l" odc gd sig{ {snw gs g{
{wdndw`n|{ }gsi Bgssbl Alkflss" Albkio`u ]obsl }gsi Alkflss
@gdn odc [|ca|w }gsi Alb`{a|w$ ]igbl sil {flski `ouoanxl sofl{ {n`l bgalsgl{ }gsi sil oks|ob olo" locl{ ho`gbgo
}gsi sil cg{sgks }gbb hllb q|gsl os in`l$ Obo{" ndl hlos|l nh
A|b`l io{ dn} mndl: sil Knkf odc Abokfagc{ u|a }igki" gd
sig{ {snw" g{ sil Alkflss O`{$ Dns mndl in}lxl" g{ sil In`l
Nof }igki g{ dgmi nd 155 wlo{ nbc" odc sil kn``|dgsw nh
Hgdki Igbb }igki" gd sig{ {snw" g{ kobblc Hgdki Knssoml{$
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Gd Nksnal ?7;3 o wn|dm `od }o{ hn|dc cloc os sil hnns nh sil
`|{gk nn` nh Alkflss Iobb gd Lo{s Odmbgo" o cnu nh {lxldsw
hlls$ Hn| cow{ bosl sil o|singsgl{ ncllc ig` sn al a|glc
cl{ugsl sil hoks sios il ioc dns alld gcldsghglc$ Gd sil uog{i
lmg{sl nh [s Odcl}{" Bgssbl Alkflss" sil a|gob }o{ lknclc
o{ [n|b fdn}d ndbw |dsn Mnc" a|s hn` sios sg`l nd sios
sill }ll ul{g{slds luns{ nh o wn|dm `od algdm {lld lgsil
obndm sil Alb`{a|w Qnoc n os sil {sgbl als}lld sil xgbboml{
nh Bgssbl Alkflss odc Alkflss @gdn$ Os sil Alkflss Oq`{" gd
Bgssbl Alkflss" sil bodcbnc {soslc o {kouannf nh sil }inbl
ohhog odc hn` sg`l sn sg`l il }n|bc uo{sl gd dl}{uoul
k|ssgdm{ oan|s sil {gmisgdm{$ Gdxogoabw silw }ll bgdflc snhosob `nsn ko okkgclds{$
Alkflss Iobb }o{" odc {sgbb g{ sil {los nh sil Lob{ nh Alb`" o
ulloml kloslc aw Kiobl{ GG$ Gs g{ {gs|oslc gd sil bgssbl xgbboml nh
Alkflss @gdn odc g{ hn| `gbl{ }l{s nh sil kosilcob sn}d nh
Alb`{a|w$ Gs{ {g{sl xgbboml" Bgssbl Alkflss" g{ `|ki boml odc g{
s}n `gbl{ aw noc sn sil lo{s nh Alkflss @gdn$ A|s als}lld sil
s}n xgbboml{ g{ o }lbb-snccld hnnsuosi }igki g{ dn `nl siod o 15
`gd|sl }obf$ Os Bgssbl Alkflss g{ sil ki|ki nh [s Odcl}{" gd
sil moxlwoc nh }igki sil wn|dm `od bgl{ a|glc$ Odc" nh kn|{l"sill g{ sil bnkob u|a" sil Alkflss Oq`{" }igki g{ sil kldsl hn obb
Alkflss mn{{gu$ ]iw Alkflss @gdn io{ dlgsil u|a dn ki|ki g{
dn `w{slw: sil 7si Lob cgcds }ods lgsil odc sios{ {sgbb sil
{gs|osgnd sncow$
Gs }o{ `w {g{sl-gd-bo}" Aoaoo Jldfgd{" }in |doxlbblc sil
}inbl sigdm }lbb ob`n{s sil }inbl sigdm$ G ioxl sn q|obghw
Aoaoo{ okiglxl`lds alko|{l" }ild ndl g{ clobgdm }gsi sil
nsilq {gcl
" o{ Aoaoo kobb{ gs" sill ol `odw g`undcloabl{ odc
`odw `g{sofl{ kod al `ocl$ [n }igbl sig{ }inbl {snw kn|bc al{ogc sn ioxl {soslc }ild sil wn|dm `od cglc gd ?7;3" sil {llc{
Sil nsilq {gcl sil ubokl }ill sil {uggs{ nh cloc ulnubl
l{gcl$
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nh gs }ll {n}d {n`l 11 wlo{ lobgl" gd ?7?1" }ild sil ?1 si Lob
}o{ gd l{gcldkl$
Sil ?1si
Lob ioc a|s ndl kigbc" o {nd kobblc J|{sgd$ Aw obb
okkn|ds{ il }o{ o hgdl boc odc o jnw sn ig{ uolds{$ Gd ?759" }ild
J|{sgd }o{ s}ldsw-ndl" sil ?1si Lob{ kn|dsl{{ cglc" a|s sil
Lob{ bn{{ nh ig{ kn|dsl{{ }o{ {nhsldlc aw sil }ow J|{sgd }o{
{iougdm$ [n sil fldlb nh od gclo hn`lc gd sil Lob{ `gdc: sios
il {in|bc l`ow odc" }gsi b|kf" ioxl o {nd }in }n|bc sild al
ilg sn sil Lobcn` gd ko{l odwsigdm iouuldlc sn J|{sgd$
Obb ig{ `oglc bghl sil Lob odc sil kn|dsl{{ ioc {iolc o
ul{ndob {lxods" o wn|dm bocw kobblc Alosgkl$ Ohsl sil kn|dsl{{
cglc Alosgkl ioc {sowlc nd sn bnnf ohsl sil Lob" odc sig{
}nflc }lbb ldn|mi obsin|mi" hn` sg`l sn sg`l" Alosgkl }n|bch|{{ ig` o{ sil Lob u|s gs" odc il hn|dc sios o bgssbl slcgn|{$
]ild Alosgkl oddn|dklc sios {il }o{ ldmomlc sn al `oglc sn
o wn|dm mn-oiloc coul gd Alb`{a|w sil Lob {n|mis n|s ig{
in|{lfllul" @{ Mg`l{$
@{ Mg`l{" il {ogc$ ]gsi Alosgkl bloxgdm |{ G }ods wn|
sn hgdc `l {n`lndl }in }nds h|{{ `l$ @{ Mg`l{ fdl}
lyoksbw }ios sil Lob }odslc odc {n {il un`usbw }nsl sn o @{
Uglkl gd Bndcnd }in od od omldkw hn cn`l{sgk {lxods{ sn sil
mldsw$ O{ b|kf }n|bc ioxl gs" @{ Uglkl ioc lyoksbw sil gmisul{nd gd `gdc" o wn|dm bocw kobblc Omdl{ @nbs`odd$ Omdl{ }o{
k|ldsbw sil ul{ndob `ogc sn Bocw Dgkinb{nd" sil }ghl nh sil
Agsg{i o`ao{{ocn-cl{gmdosl sn [uogd$ @{ Uglkl }nsl aokf sn
@{ Mg`l{ sios @g{{ @nbs`odd }o{ dns flld sn mn sn [uogd a|s
|und `w ldq|gw {il io{ lyul{{lc od gdsll{s nh mngdm sn
Alkflss Iobb$
Bocw Dgkinb{nd io{ mgxld il o mbn}gdm lhlldkl odc {n G
o` oa{nb|slbw klsogd sios sig{ wn|dm bocw }gbb {|gs Ig{ Bnc{igu
oc`goabw$@{ Uglkl aglhlc Omdl{ o{ hnbbn}{: Alkflss Iobb" @g{{
@nbs`odd" g{ sil {los nh sil ?1si Lob nh Alb`" o `n{s
cg{sgdm|g{ilc odc indn|oabl `od$ Sig{ g{ o }ndclh|b
nuuns|dgsw hn wn| odc o knd{gcloabl ocxodkl`lds ansi gd
{obow odc {sos|{$ Gs mnl{ }gsin|s {owgdm sios wn| ioxl sinn|mibw
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cl{lxlc ansi" odc G kndmos|bosl wn| |und sig{ {gmdghgkods
ocxodkl`lds$
@{ Uglkl ob{n q|glsbw kndmos|boslc il{lbh nd ioxgdm uboklc
ndl nh il kioml{ gd {|ki od lyklbblds {gs|osgnd$ ]gsi o {`gbl {il
iodclc Omdl{ od ldxlbnul$
]gsigd sios ldxlbnul" @g{{ @nbs`odd" g{ wn| sgkfls sn
Alb`{a|w hn sil 7$3< o$`$ sogd sios bloxl{ hn` Uboshn` = nh
Bgxlunnb [slls {sosgnd sn`nn}$ Wn|bb al `ls os Alb`{a|w
odc sofld sn Alkflss Iobb$ Gd sil ldxlbnul wn| }gbb ob{n hgdc o
mldln|{ mghs hn` Bocw Dgkinb{nd odc wn| lhlldkl{$ G }g{i
wn| o ublo{ods jn|dlw odc G o` un|c sn ioxl wn| lul{lds `w
omldkw$
]gsi sios Omdl{ anaalc odc {ogc" siodf wn|" `|`" odc}gsicl} {koklbw oabl sn albglxl il mnnc hns|dl$ ]gsigd sil
ldxlbnul {il hn|dc sil sgkfls odc sil ldn`n|{ {|` nh s}ldsw-
hgxl un|dc{ )lq|gxoblds sn o wlo{ {obow'$ Ioxgdm alld
oaodcndlc os agsi odc an|mis |u gd od nuiodoml" Omdl{ hlbs
sios" hn ndkl" hns|dl ioc {`gblc nd il$ Odc gdcllc gs ioc$ A|s
{il }o{ dns sn fdn} il mnnc hns|dl }n|bc bloc il sn o
kn`uoosgxlbw lobw moxl$
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Sil dlys cow odc gmis nd sg`l" sil Bndcnd sogd {slo`lc
{lcoslbw gdsn Alb`{a|w {sosgnd$ Omdl{ }o{ o`ndm sil hg{s
uo{{ldml{ sn obgmis" o hgdl bnnfgdm mgb gd il lobw s}ldsgl{" }gsi
o {`gbgdm hokl odc od o{{|lc `oddl$ Sil cgxl nh sil mgm hn`
Alkflss Iobb {nnd {unsslc il$
@g{{ @nbs`odd>
Wl{" sios{ `l" lubglc Omdl{ }gsi o agmis {`gbl$
Alkflss Iobb" @g{{$ Ill" bls `l sofl wn| aom$Odc }gsi sios sil cgxl snnf il aom" {}|dm gs gdsn sil aokf
nh sil mgm odc ilbulc il |u$ Il sild blous |u ig`{lbh odc {n
almod sil hn|-`gbl jn|dlw sn Alkflss Iobb$ Obb sil }ow sn sil
Iobb Omdl{ kiosslc mogbw" a|s o{ sil mgm }n|dc gs{ }ow cn}d sil
Alb`{a|w Qnoc gdsn Alkflss @gdn {il a|{s n|s }gsi jnw$
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[slskilc alhnl il }o{ Alkflss Iobb$ Gs{ bndm hoocl lhblkslc gd
o bofl odc nd o fdnbb {snnc o agbbgods }igsl {|``lin|{l$
Nni" gs{ bnxlbw/ J|{s bnxlbw/ {il kglc$
Sil mgm cnxl sin|mi sil mlos mosl{ odc `ocl gs{ }ow
n|dc sn sil {soablwoc }ill @{ Mg`l{ }o{ }ogsgdm hn il$
]lbkn`l sn Alkflss Iobb" @g{{ @nbs`odd/ {il mllslc$
Siodf wn|" `oo`" lubglc Omdl{ unbgslbw$
@{ Mg`l{ hn`lc od g``lcgosl odc hoxn|oabl g`ul{{gnd
nh Omdl{$ @{ Uglkl ioc j|cmlc lyoksbw$
Omdl{ hnbbn}lc @{ Mg`l{ gdsn sil Iobb odc }o{ blc gdsn o
{`obb uobn| }ill o ubokl io{ alld {ls os o {`obb soabl$ [il
odm o albb odc o {fgxxw ko`l gd }gsi o sow nd }igki }o{ o bgmis
`|ssnd {oboc$ Omdl{ {o} os ndkl sios Alkflss Iobb cgc sigdm{ gd{swbl lxld hn sil {lxods{$
Dn} los |u" Omdl{" {ogc @{ Mg`l{ ublo{odsbw" odc Gbb
slbb wn| o ags oan|s sil Iobb odc ig{ bnc{igu$ Gs{ dn} {n`l hgxl
wlo{ {gdkl sil Kn|dsl{{ cglc" Mnc abl{{ il `l`nw" a|s ig{
bnc{igu g{ aw dn `lod{ o lkb|{l$ Ig{ {nd" Bnc J|{sgd" g{ sil
Lob{ ndbw kigbc" odc g{ lxlwsigdm o un|c hosil kn|bc }g{i hn$
Gdcllc" @g{{ @nbs`odd" ig{ bnc{igu g{ sil fgdcl{s `o{sl Gxl
lxl ioc sil ugxgblml sn {lxl$
A|s sn wn| c|sgl{$ Wn| ol sn bnnf ohsl ig{ kbnsil{ odc {llsn ig{ nn` odc {n hnsi$ Ig{ bnc{igu io{ ob}ow{ ioc o ul{ndob
{lxods odc dns" o{ {n`l `gmis sigdf" o xobls$ Ig{ bo{s {lxods }o{
o wn|dm }n`od kobblc Alosgkl }in blhs lkldsbw sn al `oglc$
Dn}" @g{{ @nbs`odd" o{ bndm o{ wn| cnds h|{{ ig{
bnc{igu" o{ il {ow{" G` q|gsl {|l wn|bb al xlw iouuw ill$
Ig{ bnc{igu{ nn`{ ol nd sil {lkndc hbnn odc {n ol wn|{$
Dn} Gbb sofl wn| |u{sog{ sn wn| nn`{ odc bosl gdsnc|kl
wn| sn ig{ bnc{igu$
Omdl{ hnbbn}lc @{ Mg`l{ sn sil {lkndc hbnn odc }o{{in}d il nn`{" o dlos alcnn` odc o {`obb {gssgdm nn`$
Sill" sn il {lkls {|ug{l" {il hn|dc sios il ko{l ioc
oblocw alld |duokflc" il kbnsil{ u|s o}ow odc il |dghn`
`ocl locw$ Sil nn` }o{ gd sil hnds nh sil in|{l odc sil
}gdcn} moxl il o anoc xgl} nh Mlos @locn} sin|mi
}igki Alkflss Annf }n|dc gs{ }ow$ Hn` @{ Mg`l{ {il
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|dcl{snnc sios {il }n|bc ioxl o {fgxxw sn bnnf ohsl il n}d
nn` odc {ll sn obb il dlkl{{gsgl{$
Dn}" }ild wn|l kiodmlc odc locw" kn`l cn}d sn `w
uobn| odc Gbb sofl wn| obndm sn al gdsnc|klc sn ig{ bnc{igu$Omdl{ ljngklc gd il mnnc b|kf$ Sil omldkw cgc {sl{{ sios
Alkflss Iobb }o{ ndl nh sil al{s ubokl{ gd Ldmbodc" a|s {il dlxl
clo`s sios gs }n|bc al o{ mnnc o{ sig{$ [il }o{ gd o mlos in|{l"
ioc o {lxods hn il{lbh" o }oml nh {lxld {igbbgdm{ o }llf ub|{
h|bb anoc odc bncmgdm$ O ho` }nfl {koklbw mns sld {igbbgdm{ o
}llf gh il }o{ b|kfw odc nd sios il ioc sn hllc ig{ ho`gbw$ Omdl{
kiodmlc gdsn il |dghn`" bgflc }ios {il {o} nh il{lbh gd sil
h|bb-bldmsi `gn" odc }lds cn}d{sog{ sn @{ Mg`l{$
Lyklbblds Omdl{" kn``ldslc @{ Mg`l{ oc`ggdmbw$ Ig{bnc{igu g{ lyulksgdm |{$
@{ Mg`l{ blc Obgkl obndm o kngcn sios blc sn sil hnds nh
sil in|{l odc fdnkflc mldsbw os o {gcl cnn odc ldsllc$ [il
{gmdobblc Omdl{ sn hnbbn} il gd$
Oi/ @{ Mg`l{" kglc sil Lob bnnfgdm |u hn` ig{ cl{f$
Kn`l gd" kn`l gd$
@{ Mg`l{ anaalc o k|s{w odc {ogc" @g{{ @nbs`odd"
@gbnc$
@g{{ @nbs`odd$ Oi" wl{" sn al {|l$Sil Lob mns |u odc ocxodklc }gsi iodc n|s{slskilc
sn}oc{ Omdl{$
]lbkn`l sn Alkflss Iobb" @g{{ @nbs`odd$
Ublo{l sn `lls wn| {g$$$ @gbnc" lubglc Omdl{ `odomgdm o
k|s{w os sil {o`l sg`l$
Sil Lob bnnflc os il }gsi gdsld{l gdsll{s" ig{ hokl bgmisgdm
|u }gsi ublo{|l$
Odc G wn|" @g{{ @nbs`odd$
Uliou{ il ilbc Omdl{ iodc o hoksgnd bndml siod }o{ldsglbw dlkl{{ow a|s lxlds|obbw il lbgdq|g{ilc gs$
Gxl snbc @g{{ @nbs`odd il c|sgl{" @gbnc" u|s gd @{
Mg`l{$
Kougsob" kougsob" @{ Mg`l{" l{undclc sil Lob$ Sild il
s|dlc sn Omdl{ odc kndsgd|lc" G {g`ubw cnds }ods sn al h|{{lc"
@g{{ @nbs`odd$ @w cgow g{ gd `w cl{{gdm nn` odc sios }gbb
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slbb wn| }ios G` cngdm odc }ill G` {|uun{lc sn al" {n gh wn|
j|{s u|s n|s sil gmis kbnsil{ odc {n nd odc {n hnsi odc wn| odc G
}gbb mls nd ho`n|{bw$
Il moxl il o }o` odc k|gn|{bw sldcl {`gbl odc Omdl{
anaalc" Xlw mnnc" @gbnc$
Sil Lob dncclc sn @{ Mg`l{ odc {il odc Omdl{ blhs sil
{s|cw$
]ild silw }ll kblobw n|s nh lo{ins @{ Mg`l{ l`oflc"
]lbb" @g{{ @nbs`odd" ig{ bnc{igu g{ `gmisw sofld }gsi wn|" {n
sios{ o abl{{gdm/
Odc sios }o{ sil xlw s|si$ Ig{ bnc{igu }o{ gdcllc `gmisw
sofld }gsi Omdl{$ Ig{ ilos s|dlc nxl sil `n`lds il {o} il$
Gd hoks gs }o{ bnxl os hg{s {gmis$ Omdl{ fdl} sios {il }o{ossoksgxl a|s gd}ocbw {il }o{ q|gsl o{sndg{ilc os sil Lob{
loksgnd sn il$ [il fdl} il ubokl odc bnnflc hn}oc ndl cow
sn `owgdm o `od }gsi o {slocw jna$ [ilc ob}ow{ hodkglc o dgkl
bgssbl sloklc in|{l gd Kbouio`" Bndcnd" odc `owal o i|{aodc
}in }n|bc ioxl o lobbw l{ulksoabl jna bgfl o aodf kblf" odc
dns kn`l in`l obb cgsw$
Odc {n {il almod il c|sgl{ l{nbxgdm o{ {il cgc {n sn alioxl
oa{nb|slbw knlksbw" kobb sil Lob @gbnc odc kndc|ks il{lbh gd
o }ow sios kn|bc ndbw agdm ublo{|l sn sil ilos nh @{ Mg`l{$Hn sil lknc" sil Lob ig`{lbh }o{ gd dn }ow o uigbodcll odc
sill dlxl ioc alld odw alosi nh {kodcob$
Omdl{ q|gkfbw blods sn odsgkguosl ig{ lxlw `nnc$ [il
{s|cglc ig{ cgow }gsi kol" `ocl {|l lxlwsigdm }o{ gd gs{ ubokl
odc" gdlxgsoabw" }o{ co}d gdsn kndxl{osgnd }gsi sil Lob$ Il
}o{ mnnc os lyubogdgdm sigdm{ odc Omdl{ q|gkf `gdc kn`ulbblc
il sn o{f q|l{sgnd{ }igki g`ul{{lc sil Lob$ Odc {n" }gsi
g`ulklusgabl {bn}dl{{" o lbosgnd{igu clxlbnulc$ Odc sild gs
iouuldlc$ Sil Lob ob}ow{ ioc alofho{s gd alc odc ndlalofho{s sg`l o{ Omdl{ iodclc ig` ig{ `ndgdm uoul silg lwl{
`ls$ Hn o bndm `n`lds silw bnnflc os loki nsil cllubw odc gd
{n cngdm Omdl{ fdl} sios {il }o{ bn{s$ Cl{ugsl lxlw l{nb|sgnd
sn sil kndsow {il ioc mn}d sn bnxl ig`$ Si|{ sil Lob nuldlc
ig{ o`{ odc mosillc Omdl{ gdsn sil`" odc hn sil hg{s sg`l gd
il bghl Omdl{ fdl} o iouugdl{{ {il dlxl sin|mis un{{gabl$
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Ohsl sios hg{s obb-g`unsods ldkn|dsl Omdl{ almod sn
okkn`uodw sil Lob nd ig{ n|dc{" {n`lsigdm }igki @{ Mg`l{
igdslc }o{ dns lyoksbw o }g{l sigdm sn cn" a|s {il cgcds ul{{ sil
ko{l$ Hn Omdl{ sil }inbl ulgnc }o{ ndl nh iloxldbw s|`ngb
|dsgb" ndl cow gd bosl J|bw" {il fdl} {il }o{ ulmdods$
Nd lklgxgdm sil dl}{ sil Lob }o{ {gblds odc sild il o{flc
{sogmis n|s" Omdl{" ublo{l `ow `l>
Omdl{ }o{ c|`ahn|dclc" a|s il g``lcgosl loksgnd }o{" G
cnds }ods sn al o kn|dsl{{$
Sill{ dn dllc hn wn| sn al$ @w {nd" J|{sgd" g{ ilg sn sig{unulsw$ ]lbb `ow {lklsbw odc }lbb bgxl gd Kios{hnc" Flds$
Gxl mns unulsw sill$
Sin|mi ig{ {nbgkgsn{ gd Alb`{a|w" sil Lob unxgclc Omdl{
}gsi o in|{l gd Kios{hnc odc {lssblc o mldln|{ `ndsibw
obbn}odkl |und il$ Omdl{ moxl il dnsgkl sn @{ Mg`l{ }in
|dcl{snnc lxlwsigdm a|s {ogc dnsigdm$ O `ndsi bosl Omdl{ blhs
Alkflss Iobb odc |dalfdn}d sn obb" o `ndsi ohsl sios sil Lob
odc Omdl{ }ll {lklsbw `oglc si|{ mgxgdm blmgsg`okw sn
silg kigbc$Gh lxl sill }o{ ulgnc nh kn`ublsl kndslds`lds gd ig{ bghl gs
}o{ sil sg`l sil Lob {ulds }gsi Omdl{$ [il }o{ mldsbl odc
|dcl`odcgdm odc {n`lin} ulhlksbw hgsslc gd }gsi ig{ `nnc{$
C|gdm sig{ sg`l }gsi il il `ocl il un`g{l sios" gh lxl {il
hlbs sios {il }g{ilc sn `ow o `od dlol il n}d oml" sild il
}n|bc `ofl oa{nb|slbw dn cghhgk|bsgl{ odc {ll sn gs sios {il }o{
kn`hnsoabw {lssblc$
Nd @oki ?;si ?7?; Omdl{ {ohlbw clbgxllc o aoaw anw odc
{il kobblc ig` Qgkioc$ Nd ig{ agsi klsghgkosl sil hosil{ do`l}o{ mgxld o{ Qnals ]ogdm }gsi sil nkk|uosgnd nh Mldsbl`od$Qgkioc }o{ o ilobsiw kigbc odc Omdl{ clbgmislc gd ig`$ ]gsigd o
wlo il }o{ }obfgdm }lbb" odc sil Lob nhsld xg{gslc Kios{hnc
odc {sowlc gdknmdgsn }gsi Omdl{ hn bndm ulgnc{ nh sg`l$
Sil Lob }o{ clbgmislc }gsi Qgkioc odc aw sil {|``l nh
?7?3 }n|bc }obf }gsi ig` gd sil Kios{hnc Mocld{$ Sild" gd sil
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O|m|{s nh sios wlo" ]nbc ]o G almod odc ig{ {nd" J|{sgd" }in
}o{ od nhhgkl gd sil Slgsngob O`w" jngdlc ig{ lmg`lds odc
}lds okn{{ sn Hodkl$ Aw [lusl`al il }o{ cloc obndm }gsi
sin|{odc{ nh nsil{" `n}d cn}d c|gdm sil Hg{s Aossbl nh sil
@odl$
Sil Lob{ mglh }o{ xlylc aw sil sin|mis sios ig{ dluil}
}in` il clsl{slc }o{ dn} ilg sn sil Alb` sgsbl odc l{sosl{$ Il
l{nbxlc sn lxlob ig{ `ogoml sn sil }nbc odc si|{ {lk|l sil
gdilgsodkl hn Qgkioc$ Dlxlsilbl{{" hn {n`l |dfdn}d lo{nd"
il il{gsoslc odc il flus nd il{gsosgdm gmis |u |dsgb Nksnal
?7?9$ C|gdm obb sig{ sg`l il kndsgd|lc sn kn``|sl als}lld
Alkflss Iobb odc Kios{hnc" a|s ohsl o uosgk|bobw do{sw
obslkosgnd }gsi ig{ dluil}" il `ocl |u ig{ `gdc sn lxlob obb$Obo{" ilc blhs gs snn bosl$
Gd o k|lb s}g{s nh hosl sil Lob hlbb xgksg` sn sil gdhb|ldzo
uodcl`gk sios }o{ {}llugdm sil }nbc os sios sg`l$ ]gsigd s}n
cow{ nh algdm sofld gbb il }o{ cloc dns ioxgdm lxloblc ig{
gdsldsgnd$ Si|{ sil Alb` l{sosl{ odc sgsbl }lds sn sil ioslc
dluil} }in si|{ alko`l sil ?;si Lob$ Sig{ |dkigxobn|{
kiooksl un`usbw `nxlc gdsn Alkflss Iobb sofgdm }gsi ig` ig{
n}d a|sbl" ndl Sn` [g``ndc{$ Il ioc alld ig{ aos`od c|gdm
sil }o$ Sil s}n `ocl o {gdg{sl uog$
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Omdl{ }o{ ilosanfld aw sil closi nh sil Lob$ Gd ig{ ]gbb
{il }o{ }lbb unxgclc hn aw dns ndbw dn} n}dgdm sil in|{l a|s
ob{n aw {|hhgkglds `ndlw sn obbn} il sn bgxl gd kn`hns$ Sil Lob
}o{ oco`ods sios }ioslxl iouuldlc sn ig` Omdl{ }n|bc dlxl
al nabgmlc sn mn n|s sn }nf$ Gd occgsgnd" il ob{n oodmlc sios gd
sil lxlds nh il closi n }ild Qgkioc }o{ 1
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Gd ?7;3" }ild Qgkioc }o{ dlobw 1?" il kiodklc sn {ll od
osgkbl gd o `omozgdl sios hlos|lc Alkflss Iobb$ Gs unhn|dcbw
{innf ig` }ild il `oflc sil bgfldl{{ nh ig`{lbh sn ugks|l{ nh
sil ?1si Lob o{ o wn|dm `od$ Qgkioc ob{n hn|dc sios il }o{
{sgfgdmbw {g`gbo sn sil ?;si Lob odc ig{ s}n {nd{" Jo`l{ odc
Jnid$ Sil osgkbl kn``ldslc nd Sil Alb` bnnf$ Qgkioc fdl}
sios ig{ `nsil ioc }nflc os Alkflss Iobb alko|{l {il dlxl
{snuulc sobfgdm oan|s gs" odc il hlbs sios il fdl} sil ubokl gd{gcl
n|s$ Il ob{n xom|lbw l`l`allc ig{ hosil o{ o fgdcbw `od$
Si|{ sil {llc nh o sin|mis ml} gd ig{ `gdc odc ndl cow il snnf
sil sogd sn Bndcnd odc }lds sn [n`l{ls In|{l$ Sios }o{ }ill
sil nhhgkl{ }ll bnkoslc sios gdkb|clc sil lmg{so nh }gbb{"
unaosl odc clsogb{ nh obb sil agsi{" closi{ odc `ogoml{ hnLdmbodc odc ]obl{$ ]ild il ko`l in`l il }o{ xlw sin|mish|b$
Ohsl cgddl il almod sn o{f ig{ `nsil {n`l ulsgdlds q|l{sgnd{$
[n sil ?1si
Lob nh Alb` }o{ `w hosil>
Wl{" bnxl$
Sios `ofl{ `l sil ?;si Lob nh Alb` cnl{ds gs>
Wl{" gh sil `ogoml }o{ unul a|s gs }o{ds$
Gs }o{ unul" `nsil$ Xlw unul$ Ldsglbw blmob" gd hoks$
A|s sil Lob snbc `l sios sil sgsbl }n|bc mn sn ig{ {nd aw ig{
hg{s `ogoml$ A|s sil unn anw }o{ fgbblc gd sil }o odc {n silLob{ dluil} gdilgslc sil l{sosl$ Odw}ow" }ios mnnc }n|bc
ioxl Alkflss Iobb alld sn `l>
Qgkioc cgcds lubw a|s o{flc h|sil q|l{sgnd{ oan|s sil
{lssbl`lds `ocl nd ig{ `nsil odc {il lxlds|obbw snbc ig`
lxlwsigdm odc sios" nd il closi" n }ild il }o{ 1
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agsicow' Qgkioc ioc bgs sil hgl gd sil {gssgdm nn`$ Sild il odc
Omdl{ {lssblc cn}d sn bg{sld sn o ubow nd sil }glbl{{ }igki }ll
sild o }ndclh|b dnxlbsw$
Ohsl o }igbl Omdl{ {ogc sn ig`" Clo" G` {igxlgdm$ Mls`l o abodfls hn` sil kbn{ls |u{sog{$
Qgkioc }lds |u{sog{ a|s }ild il ko`l cn}d il }o{ds
kowgdm o abodfls$ Gd ig{ iodc{ il ilbc o ugbbn}$
[gbbw anw/ {ogc Omdl{ }lofbw" G }odslc wn| sn agdm `l o
abodfls dns o ugbbn}$
O ugbbn} }gbb cn" @nsil" lubglc Qgkioc }gsi o {`gbl$ Il
ocxodklc sn}oc{ il {bn}bw inbcgdm gs gd ansi ig{ iodc{ odc
sild ul{{lc gs cn}d |und il hokl odc ilbc gs hglklbw sill |dsgb
{il {snuulc {s|mmbgdm$ O{ {nnd o{ il fdl} sios {il }o{ cloc ilslbluindlc hn sil o`a|bodkl$
@nsil io{ knbbou{lc/ il {ogc$
Sil o`a|bodkl {nnd ko`l odc Qgkioc }lds gd gs }gsi Omdl{
sn Kios{hnc Cg{sgks In{ugsob }ill {il }o{ undn|dklc cloc$
Omdl{ closi klsghgkosl moxl sil ko|{l nh il closi o{ kocgok
ol{s$ Gd c|l kn|{l {il }o{ a|glc odc" sin|mi sil alq|l{s{ nh
sil ?1si Lob" Qgkioc hn|dc ig`{lbh xlw }lbb unxgclc hn$ Il
}o{ dns sn fdn} sios ig{ dl}-hn|dc }lobsi }o{ ob{n ig{ closi
}oods$
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Os sil sg`l il `|cllc ig{ `nsil Qgkioc }o{ gd cl`odc
o{ od ohsldnnd ugodg{s os sil Kios{hnc Slo-nn`{" o xlw
ho{igndoabl {nkgob {uns$ Ulnubl nhsld ko`l |u sn ig` sn lq|l{s o
uosgk|bo d|`al" odc gd sig{ }ow il `ls s}n wn|dm }n`ld ansi
nh }in` }n|bc kiodml sil kn|{l nh ig{ bghl$ Ndl }o{ [|{od
Aoddg{sl" sil {ungbs co|misl nh o bnkob cnksn" odc sil nsil odO|{sobgod" Jn{luigdl Agdmblw" }in ko`l nh xlw }lobsiw
uolds{$ Als}lld ig`{lbh odc [|{od sill }o{ od gd{sods odc }gbc
{ly|ob ossoksgnd odc [|{od an|dklc in`l h|bb nh lykgsl`lds$
G` mngdm sn `ow Qgkioc ]ogdm/ {il clkbolc$
[gdkl {il }o{ds s}ldsw-ndl [|{od kn|bcds `ow }gsin|s
il uolds{ knd{lds$ Silw fdl} il sn al }gbh|b odc {ugslh|b }gsi
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o hglkl kouokgsw hn lysl`l jlobn|{bw odc il `nsil { ndbw
inul }o{ sios [|{od }n|bc `ow {n`lndl snn {gbbw sn dnsgkl$
[|ki o ul{nd ioc kn`l gdsn silg bgxl{" o C Kwgb ]ogd}gmis
}in {g`ubw cnslc nd [|{od odc hn dnsigdm lb{l alssl sn cn
[|{od ldkn|omlc ig`$ A|s hn @{ Aoddg{sl sil dl}{ nh
Qgkioc gd [|{od{ bghl }o{ sinn|mibw aoc$
Sil ugodg{s os sil slonn`{/ {il lykbog`lc: }ioslxl
dlys>
Qgkioc{ dns unn/ l{undclc [|{od$ Il n}d{ ig{ n}d
in|{l odc io{ sigsw sin|{odc un|dc{ gd sil aodf$ Il { bnxlbw
odc G` mngdm sn agdm ig` in`l sn `lls wn|/
Wn|bb cn dn {|ki sigdm" wn|dm bocw" kglc il `nsil$
Wl{" wl{" G` {|l il{ bnxlbw o{ wn| {ow a|s }ill cnl{ ilkn`l hn`" clo" odc }in ol ig{ ulnubl> Sil{l sigdm{ ol
g`unsods$
Bosl sios dgmis gd silg alcnn` [|{od{ uolds{" Fg{sgdo
odc C Aoddg{sl" kndhl{{lc obo` os sig{ s|d nh lxlds{$
Bls{ }ogs odc {ll" `w clo" {ogc C Aoddg{sl$ Bls{ bnnf
nd sil agmis {gclil `ow al o{ }ls o{ Kwgb$
G cn|as gs" `nodlc @{ Aoddg{sl$ Gxl {lld sil boc gd sil
slonn`{ odc il k|s{ od ob`n{s og{snkosgk hgm|l$ @gmis lxld
kn`l nh o mnnc ho`gbw$ Odc sios" sn @{ Aoddg{sl" }o{ silkgsgkob sigdm$
Sil dlys `ndgdm {il ldl}lc sil ossokf$ Wn| kods sin}
nxl Kwgb j|{s bgfl sios/
G cnds bnxl Kwgb$ G bnxl Qgkioc/
Mg` dl}{ gdcllc hn @{ Aoddg{sl odc sios{ in} sigdm{
{snnc |dsgb `gc-J|dl$ Sild" aw od |db|kfw kiodkl" [|{od
iouuldlc sn al {inuugdm odc {il {o} Qgkioc odc Jn{luigdl
Agdmblw kiossgdm snmlsil gd ig{ {uns{ ko$ Ig{ o` }o{ on|dc
il {in|bcl{ odc {il }o{ds najlksgdm$ Si|{ sill on{l gd [|{odo {|ccld odc hlnkgn|{ `ocdl{{$
O }llf }lds aw odc sild {|ccldbw" ndl lxldgdm" [|{od
oddn|dklc sios {il }n|bc `ow Kwgb$ @{ Aoddg{sl }o{
ilosgbw lbglxlc odc {ls oan|s sil }lccgdm ubod{$ ]ios dnancw
lobbw fdl} }o{ }iw [|{od ioc kiodmlc il `gdc odc @{
Aoddg{sl cgcds }ods sn fdn}$
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kndmlmosgnd" sn jngd sig{ `od odc sig{ }n`od gd Inbw
@osg`ndw" lsk$
Qgkioc fdl} sios gs }n|bcds al bndm sn }ogs$ Sil ugl{s
s|dlc sn C ]ogd}gmis odc o{flc" Kwgb Oa|sidns" }gbs sin|ioxl sig{ }n`od sn al siw }lcclc }ghl odc Qgkioc iloc
Kwgb{ od{}l G }gbb$
Sild" o{ sil ugl{s s|dlc sn}oc{ [|{od" Qgkioc {sluulc
{gbldsbw gdsn sil ki|ki {n sios {il }n|bc al oabl sn {ll ig` o{
{il {}lus cn}d sil og{bl sn}oc{ ig`$
[|{od @omols" }gbs sin| ioxl sig{ `od sn al siw }lcclc
i|{aodc" sn bgxl snmlsil ohsl Mnc{ ncgdodkl gd sil inbw l{sosl
nh @osg`ndw$ ]gbs sin| nalw ig`" odc {lxl ig`" bnxl" indn|
odc fllu ig` gd {gkfdl{{ odc gd ilobsi6 odc" hn{ofgdm obb nsil"fllu sill ndbw |dsn ig`" {n bndm o{ wl ansi {iobb bgxl>
Sill }o{ o closibw {gbldkl$ Sild [|{od s|dlc {bn}bw
on|dc odc bnnflc {sogmis os Qgkioc {sodcgdm aw sil cnn$ [il
sn{{lc il iloc" {`gblc o xgksn{ {`gbl odc s|dlc aokf sn sil
ugl{s$
G }gbb" {il ob`n{s {in|slc$
Qgkioc {klo`lc Dn/ Dn/ [|{od/ Wn| kods/ Wn| kods/
a|s }gsigd {lkndc{ s}n |{il{ ioc a|dcblc ig` n|s nh sil ki|ki"
hnm`okilc ig` sn sil noc odc u|{ilc ig` omogd{s sil }obb$ Ilbow omogd{s gs dns fdn}gdm }ios sn cn n in} sn kndsogd ig`{lbh$
Il iloc sil nmod ubow sil ]lccgdm @oki odc sild sil xngkl{
nh sil m|l{s{ o{ silw {slo`lc n|s nh sil ki|ki sn ioxl silg
uinsnmoui{ sofld$ Il n{l odc {snnc aw sil ki|kiwoc ldsodkl
odc }oskilc [|{od ioxgdm il uinsnmoui sofld$ [il bnnflc
ocgods$ Ndkl odc ndkl ndbw cgc {il bnnf gd ig{ cglksgnd odc
}ild {il cgc il hokl bgs |u }gsi o `oblxnblds sg|`ui$
Qgkioc }o{ {lld sn mls gd ig{ ko odc cgxl o}ow odc sil l{s
nh sil uosw }lds sn sil lklusgnd odc os oan|s ?5$;5 u$`$" odc}gsi obb sil socgsgndob hb|w" [|{od odc C ]ogd}gmis kiodmlc
gdsn silg mngdm-o}ow kbnsil{ odc sil m|l{s{ {o} sil` nhh gd hgdl
{swbl$ Sld `gd|sl{ bosl silw }ll cloc$
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Gs }o{ Qgkioc }in kobblc sil o`a|bodkl$ Il }o{ q|gsl nuld
}gsi sil unbgkl$ Il snbc sil` nh ig{ omll`lds }gsi [|{od" in} gs
iocds iouuldlc odc in}" os sil bo{s `n`lds" {il ioc clkgclc sn
`ow C ]ogd}gmis$ Gd ig{ cg{ouungds`lds Qgkioc snbc in} il
ioc clkgclc sn mn oanoc g``lcgoslbw odc os on|dc ?5$;5 u$`$
il {ls n|s hn` Kios{hnc }gsi sil gdsldsgnd nh koskigdm sil
1$55 o$`$ hlw hn` Cnxl$
O{ G }o{ mngdm obndm" il snbc sil unbgkl" G dnsgklc sios G
}o{ hnbbn}gdm C ]ogd}gmis{ ko {n G clkgclc sn lo{l aokf$ A|s
{|ccldbw gs xlllc nhh sil noc odc {`o{ilc gdsn o sll$ G
g``lcgoslbw {snuulc `w ko odc kbg`alc cn}d sn sil }lkf a|s G
{o} os ndkl sios G kn|bc cn dnsigdm hn lgsil [|{od n C
]ogd}gmis$ Gs }o{ ingabl" `n{s ingabl$ [n G }lds {sogmis sn ouindl any odc odm hn sil o`a|bodkl$
Sil unbgkl }ll {w`uosilsgk$ Gs }o{ o somlcw odc sios }o{
sios$
\dcl sil kgk|`{sodkl{" kndkb|clc Qgkioc" gs }gbb al
g`un{{gabl sn bloxl |dsgb ohsl sil h|dlob{$
Qgkioc ls|dlc sn ig{ in|{l odc sil dlys `ndgdm un{slc o
dnsl sn Jn{luigdl$
]ild sil o|snu{w lunslc sios [|{od }o{ sill `ndsi{
ulmdods @{ Aoddg{sl ioc oa{nb|slbw dn cn|as sios gs }o{ awKwgb a|s gd ig{ gddl`n{s `gdc C Aoddg{sl cn|aslc gs$ Gs }o{
omllc aw obb kndkldlc sios sil wn|dm kn|ubl {in|bc al a|glc gd
sil {o`l moxl$ Os sil h|dlob{" [|{od{ ansil" Mlobc" }gsi
}in` {il ioc alld lo{ndoabw kbn{l" moxl o l|bnmw$ Qgkioc
s|dlc |u os sil h|dlob odc ko`l sn sil moxl{gcl$ Ohsl sil
gdsl`lds il sil} o {gdmbl hbn}l nd sil moxl `n|dc odc
}obflc o}ow }gsi o iobh-{`gbl nd ig{ hokl$
S}n }llf{ bosl sil Kios{hnc Kgl oddn|dklc Qgkioc{
ldmoml`lds sn Jn{luigdl }gsi sil dl}{ sios silg }lccgdm }n|bcsofl ubokl nd O|m|{s ;?
{s$Sill }o{ o hb|w nh koabl{ sn [wcdlw
}gsi sil l{|bs sios Jn{luigdl{ uolds{ ko|mis sil hg{s oxogboabl
{igu odc silw ogxlc gd Kios{hnc j|{s gd sg`l hn sil }lccgdm$
Sig{ snnf ubokl os [s Hodkg{ Yoxgl{" hnbbn}lc aw o lklusgnd os
Kios{hnc In|{l$
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Hn o wlo sil kn|ubl {sowlc gd Kios{hnc" odc o {nd" Ionbc
Osi|" }o{ and sil hnbbn}gdm @oki )?7;
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@w do`l g{ Qgkioc ]ogdm" lubglc Qgkioc" odc G }n|bc
xlw `|ki bgfl sn {ll Bnc Alb` hn o hl} `n`lds{$
Hn o `n`lds sil a|sbl bnnflc cg{kndklslc odc sild o{flc"
Ioxl wn| od ouungds`lds" [g>Dn" lubglc Qgkioc" a|s `w do`l {in|bc al xlw ho`gbgo
sn ig{ bnc{igu$
Sn` [g``ndc{ knd{gcllc hn o `n`lds odc sild {|oxlbw
{ogc" Gh wn| }n|bc al {n fgdc o{ sn {slu gd{gcl" [g" G {iobb mn odc
`ofl ldq|ggl{$
Ohsl o hl} `gd|sl{ Sn` [g``ndc{ ls|dlc$
Gh wn| }n|bc hnbbn} `l" {g" Bnc Alb` }gbb {ll wn| dn}$
Qgkioc hnbbn}lc Sn` sin|mi sil iobb odc {snuulc n|s{gcl o
{s|cw cnn$ Sn` fdnkflc mldsbw odc nuldlc gs$@ Qgkioc ]ogdm" @gbnc$
Sn` {snnc o{gcl sn obbn} Qgkioc sn ldsl$ Bnc Alb` }o{
{gssgdm os o cl{f knxllc }gsi uoul{$ Il bnnflc |u odc {`gblc$
Dlgsil il dn Qgkioc ioc lxl {lld loki nsil alhnl" a|s silg
{g`gbogsw nh bnnf{ }o{ `n{s {sgfgdm$ ]gsi obb kn|sl{w Bnc
Alb` n{l odc {ogc" Siodf wn|" Sn`$ Uliou{ wn| }n|bc al
mnnc ldn|mi sn agdm |{ {n`l lhl{i`lds{> Sil a|sbl dncclc
odc `ocl o{ gh sn mn$
Qgkioc lysldclc ig{ iodc sn Bnc Alb` odc {ogc" Gs{ xlwmnnc nh wn| sn {ll `l" {g$ odc sil s}n {innf iodc{$
Dns os obb" ko`l sil lubw$ Wn| do`l g{ xlw ho`gbgo sn
`l" nh kn|{l" hn` `w hosil{ uoul{" {n ublo{l" }ios kod G cn
hn wn|>
Gh G `ow" almod Qgkioc" a|s il dlxl {unfl odnsil }nc$
Sil a|sbl hlbblc ig` }gsi o hglkl abn} nd sil {gcl nh ig{ dlkf$
Sild il snnf Qgkioc{ dlkf als}lld ig{ hnlo`{ odc anfl gs$
Sil s}n nh sil` {lokilc Qgkioc{ unkfls{ sinn|mibw odc hn`
ig{ knos odc sn|{l{ k|s n|s sil boalb{$ Silw sild koglc ig`|u{sog{ sn sil `|{gk nn`" odc Sn` ilbc Qgkioc |u odc uboklc
ig{ gmis iodc nd sil }gdcn}$ ]gsi gs silw u|{ilc sil }gdcn}
nuld odc s|`ablc Qgkioc n|s$ Silw iloc ig{ ancw si|`u nd sil
mo{{ {lxldsw hlls albn}$
Qgkioc bow undl hn sill in|{ |dsgb o mocldl hn|dc ig`
odc og{lc sil obo`$ ]gsi }lbb-{somlc odyglsw odc {|ug{l" Sn`
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[g``ndc{ slbluindlc Knd{soabl Bo}{nd" sil xgbboml unbgkl`od
nh Bgssbl Alkflss$ Knd{soabl Bo}{nd g``lcgoslbw slbluindlc
Gd{ulksn Koxodomi gd Alb`{a|w odc sild ncl nd ig{ agkwkbl
nxl sil hnnsuosi sn Alkflss @gdn$ Gd{ulksn Koxodomi nh
Alb`{a|w KGC hnbbn}lc ig` hghslld `gd|sl{ bosl$ Knd{soabl
Bo}{nd alds cn}d sn lyo`gdl Qgkioc odc lobg{lc sios il ioc
alld cloc hn {n`l sg`l$ Il {lokilc ig{ unkfls{ odc hgdcgdm
dnsigdm lunslc sig{ g``lcgoslbw sn Gd{ulksn Koxodomi$
Dnsigdm gd ig{ unkfls{ os obb" Gd{ulksn$
Gd{ulksn Koxodomi alds cn}d odc luloslc sil {loki$
Q|`/ il kn``ldslc$ Dn }obbls" dn u|{l$ Mnnc kbnsil{$
Q|`/ Dn boalb nd sil knos lgsil$ Xlw |`/
J|{s sild Sn` ko`l nxl odc {ogc" @ow G ungds n|s sn wn|"Gd{ulksn" sios sil `|{gk nn` }gdcn} g{ nuld odc G kod ndbw
{|`g{l sios sig{ wn|dm mldsbl`od mogdlc okkl{{ sn sil
l{soabg{i`lds odc sild }lds |u sn sil `|{gk nn`$ Sil }gdcn}
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o{ albndmgdm sn Qgkioc$
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gd anoc cowbgmis" ohsl ogxgdm os Alkflss Iobb" ioc }obflc
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sn nuld gs$ Gd sil lxlds il u|{ilc gs snn ioc odc ig{ n}d hnkl
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s|`ablc ig` n|s$ Sil uob` ugds nd sil }gdcn} aokflc |u sig{
silnw$ Ansi Knd{soabl Bo}{nd odc Gd{ulksn Sin`{nd sglc sil
}gdcn} odc ioc sn oc`gs sios gs }o{ dns ndbw un{{gabl a|s ob{n
xlw bgflbw$
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}ios il }o{ cngdm sill gd sil hg{s ubokl dnancw fdl}$ Odc }iw
il }o{ gd sil `|{gk nn` os obb }o{ o kn`ublsl `w{slw alko|{l
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sil `g{{gdm }obbls odc u|{l gs }o{ ul{|`lc sios sil wn|dm `od
ioc {lklslc sil` {n`l}ill$ A|s }iw il {in|bc cn sios }o{
odnsil `w{slw$
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nh Qgkioc sios silw ioc sofld gd sil `ns|ow nh Alb`{a|wIn{ugsob" a|s silw cl} o kn`ublsl abodf$ Dnancw fdl} ig` n
dnancw }odslc sn fdn} ig`$ Gs }o{ |`n|lc sios }nc ioc
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}gsi sil wn|dm `od{ closi$
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a|gob gd sil uog{i lmg{sl il o{flc Hosil Jndl{ }ios sn u|s
|dcl Do`l$
[n|b fdn}d ndbw |dsn Mnc" ko`l sil lubw$
Cnds {ll` gmis" Hosil" sn a|w o hlbbn} }gsin|s o do`l$
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G q|gsl omll" @ O`{sndm" a|s sil ki|ki cnl{ dns lq|gl
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gcldsghglc ndl cow" odc }ild il g{ Gbb {ow o @o{{ hn sil lun{lnh ig{ {n|b$
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sil Uog{i lmg{sl" kolh|bbw abnsslc sil ldsw" u|s sil {kl} bgc
aokf nd sil gdfanssbl odc blhs sil ki|ki$
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noc odc {bo``lc gdsn o cgski$ Sil cgxl }o{ fgbblc$
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sn ioxl {lklslc ig{ }obbls odc u|{l$ Gd{ulksn Koxodomi }o{
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}ll sil `n{s |dbgflbw nh `|cll{" sil ?;si Lob odc ig{ a|sbl$Sil Kiglh Knd{soabl hlbs xlw cn|ash|b sios lxld gh silw kn|bc
nasogd odw lxgcldkl silw }n|bc al ioc u|s sn nasogd o kndxgksgnd
l{ulkgobbw {gdkl sil wn|dm `od }o{ |dgcldsghglc$
]lbb {g`ubw ioxl sn agcl n| sg`l" Gd{ulksn$ Ql`l`al
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s|si$1
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mnxld`lds kgkbl{ odc }o{ o ul{ndob hgldc nh sil In`l
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kods mn nhh os iobh knkf" Kiglh Knd{soabl$ Wn| koll odc `gdl
}n|bc al |gdlc$ ]lbb agcl n| sg`l$ [n`lsigdm }gbb s|d |u$ Gdlxl ioc odw sg`l hn sil Lob$ Il }o{ od onmods {n-odc-{n a|s
sios{ dns ldn|mi sn iodm ig`$ Gs{ o ko{l nh }ogs odc {ll$
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nh `ndsi{ ohsl Qgkioc ioc alld hn|dc cloc sil a|sbl" Sn`
[g``ndc{" ioc }ios }o{ sin|mis sn al o {snfl$ Il hlbb cn}d
cloc os sil hnds cnn gmis gd hnds nh @nbbw Snc`osgd" o
in|{l`ogc$ @nbbw ioc alld mngdm cn}d sil `ogd {sogko{l
aligdc Sn` [g``ndc{ }ild sil hnds cnn albb odm$ Gd sin{l
cow{ sil cnn{ }ll `n{sbw hn{slc mbo{{ {n sil unhgbl nh odwndl{sodcgdm n|s{gcl kn|bc lo{gbw al {lld$ @nbbw {ogc gs bnnflc bgfl
sil unhgbl nh o wn|dm mldsbl`od$ O{ {nnd o{ Sn` [g``ndc{
nuldlc sil cnn il moxl od o}h|b kw odc knbbou{lc$ @nbbw
{klo`lc il iloc nhh odc ulnubl ko`l |ddgdm hn` obb nxl sil
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odc sil Lob ioc sil boc gd `gdc sn alkn`l od |dcl-mo`lfllul$
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n}d hn|-sld" mgxld sn ig` hn ig{ bo{s agsicow" nhh silw }ldsobndm sil hnnsuosi sn Bgssbl Alkflss$
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]in sil clxgb ol wn|> il {in|slc$
Sil wn|dm `od cgc dnsigdm a|s bnnf {sogmis os sil Lob$
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Mls nhh sios {sgbl sig{ `gd|sl" cn wn| ilo/
Odc }ios }gbb wn| cn gh G cnds> Wn| kods fgbb `l s}gkl
wn| fdn}" ko`l sil kob` odc kigbbgdm lubw$
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kosgcml{ gdsn ig{ m|d" kbn{lc sil allki odc an|mis sil m|d
|u$
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sn fgdmcn` kn`l/
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Odw}ow" gs{ nh dn knd{lq|ldkl alko|{l gs{ wn| sg`l wn|
fdn}$
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nns alko|{l o{ il {s|`ablc hn}oc ig{ m|d cg{kiomlc odc abl}iobh ig{ iloc nhh$
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Als" Gd{ulksn Koxodomi oa{nb|slbw okkluslc Als{ {sosl`lds
sios sil Lob ioc sguulc odc sil m|d ioc cg{kiomlc$ O{ hn sil
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os Alkflss Iobb }ll dn} cloc sil`{lbxl{ odc sios sill {ll`lc
dn ungds gd fllugdm sil hgbl nuld$ Sil Kiglh Knd{soabl omllc odc
{n cgc sil Kn``g{{gndl hn [knsbodc Woc$
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ilbb al nh oml }gsigd o wlo n s}n$ Ig{ `nsil" Bocw [wbxgo"
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{n`lndl lb{l sn cn sil }nf {n bndm o{ il mns sil klcgs$ Bnc
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ungds nh ld{|gdm sios ansi il anw{ alko`l ho`gbgo }gsi il
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{owgdm sn odwndl }in kolc sn ilo" ]l Alb`{ ol `llbw
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}ild G hg{s snnf kioml nh gs$
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]gsil{" sig{ ko|{lc il kndkld$
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