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    Z K N W X B \ B Z ^ O M G C F L O Z

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    MC\NEPCWG^XCMB

    MC\NEPC Wgupcmb (g.?>78-?1?8), wos lcre be Ctroetc, Btomy. Kn wosojfbttnj tc tkn rnmbdbcus crjnr ca tkn Zknotben \ndumor Gmnris ca Wt.Go`ntoe, be ?>4?, oej ly kbs jnsbrn, wos gommnj Mcrnezc ca Ctroetc. Kn motnrwnet tc Fbmoe, uejnr tkn prcvcst Wt. Oejrnw Ovnmmbec. Oatnr foey ynors caogtbvn jutbns, kn rntbrnj betc strbgt sngmusbce oej wrctn Zkn Wpbrbtuom Gcflot.

    Be ?>;2, tkn abrst njbtbce ca Bm gcflottbfnetc spbrbtuomn (Zkn Wpbrbtuom

    Gcflot) oppnornj. Zkn abrst njbtbce gcetobenj tkbrty-tkrnn gkoptnrs, lutWgupcmb gcetbeunj tc ojj tc tkn tnxt, oej bt drojuommy drnw betc tkn gurrnetvnrsbce gcetobebed sbxty-sbx gkoptnrs. O snporotn lcci, Oddbueto om gcflottb-fnetc spbrbtuomn(Ojjbtbce tc tkn Wpbrbtuom Gcflot), omced wbtkFcjc jb rngbtornmo Gcrceo jnmmo Fojceeo(Kcw tc rngbtn tkn rcsory), orn gcesbjnrnj tc ln tknmost ca kbs wrbtbeds. Wbegn bts betrcjugtbce, acur gneturbns odc, opprcxbfotnmysbx kuejrnj njbtbces ca Zkn Wpbrbtuom Gcflotkovn lnne pulmbsknj dmclommy.

    WG\BXZC\BOLCCIW

    ZKN wcrj "sgrbptcrbo" mbtnrommy fnoes "pmogns acr wrbtbed." Kbstcrbgommy,sgrbptcrbo wnrn wrbtbed rccfs, ornos snt oport be scfn fceostnrbns acr tkn

    usn ca sgrblns, cr gcpybsts ca tkn gcffuebty, tc aobtkaummy grnotn crrnprcjugn lccis ly koej. Zknbr wcri wos nxogtbed, oej drnot gorn wostoine tc nesurn o kbdk jndrnn ca gcpy abjnmbty.

    Wgrbptcrbo Lccis gcetbeuns be tkn trojbtbces snt acrtk be tknsngcffuebtbns mced odc. Nogk enw Wgrbptcrbo pulmbgotbce kos lnnetroesgrblnj wcrj acr wcrj arcf oe crbdbeom tnxt, tkne njbtnj, acrfottnj,typnsnt, oej prccarnoj tkrcudk nogk rnvbsbce. Cur prcgnjurns orn ectoutcfotnj. Cur njbtbces orn ect aogsbfbmns oej jc ect gcetobe CG\betnrprntnj tnxt. Cur lccis orn gornaummy grnotnj enw njbtbces ca gmossbg

    wcris.

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    \narogtnj tkrcudk tkn fbst ca ynors,

    Kcw rnj fy snttbed sue oppnors,

    Kcw murbj mccis tkbs scum ca fben!

    Knery Tojswcrtk Mcedanmmcw, Tnorbenss

    Gcvnr Ort0 Tbetnr Moejsgopnly @umbus Imnvnr (?;>8-?2

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    ZKN

    WXB\BZ^OM

    GCFLOZ

    GMOWWBG NJBZBCE

    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB

    Wgrbptcrbo Lccis

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    Zkn Wpbrbtuom Gcflot0 Gmossbg Njbtbce

    Mcrnezc Wgupcmb

    Gcpyrbdkt ;2, oej rnogknj

    bts prnsnet mnedtk ca sbxty-sbx gkoptnrs scce oatnr Wgupcmbs jnotk be ?1?8. Lntwnne ?>;2 oej

    ?4>8, fcrn tkoe 8 njbtbces ca Zkn Wpbrbtuom Gcflotnxbstnj be Nurcpn omcen. Opprcxbfotnmy188 njbtbces kovn lnne pulmbsknj dmclommy sbegn ?>;2. Zkbs Nedmbsk njbtbce wos troesgrblnj

    arcf tkn \bvbedtces, Mcejce, pulmbgotbce.

    Zkn Wpbrbtuom Gcflot / ly Mcrnezc Wgupcmb. --Gmossbg njbtbce.

    p. gf.BWLE 24;81?>2?7:41 (pli)?. \nmbdbce --Gkrbstboe Mban --Wpbrbtuom Toraorn 78-?1?8).

    Wgrbptcrbo Lccis

    Fnso, Orbzceo ^WO

    www.sgrbptcrbolccis.gcf

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    GCEZNEZW

    ?. Be wkot Gkrbstboe Xnrangtbce gcesbsts9 oej tkot tkn ottobefnet ca bt

    bevcmvns o struddmn, oej ca acur tkbeds engnssory acr tkbsgceambgt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

    . Ca tkn fbstoin ca foey, wkc kcmj Zbfbjbty acr oQbrtun . . . ;1. Aurtknr ojvbgn os tc cltobebed tkbs Jbstrust ca Wnma oej Zrust be

    Dcj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

    4. Ca Wpbrbtuom Nxnrgbsn9 oej abrst ca tkn Nxnrgbsn ca tkn

    ^ejnrstoejbed, wkbgk fust ln prnsnrvnj arcf Bdecroegn

    oej Gurbcsbty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

    ;. Ca tkn Kbejroegns tc o rbdkt Jbsgnrefnet ca Zkbeds, oej ca tkn

    gcursn wkbgk wn skcumj toin be crjnr tc @ujdn trumy

    gcegnrebed tknf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?82. Ca oectknr Zkbed arcf wkbgk tkn ejnrstoejbed fust ln

    prnsnrvnj be crjnr tc nxnrgbsn o \bdkt @ujdfnet . . . . ??

    ?8. Ca tkn Nxnrgbsn ca tkn Tbmm, oej ca tkn Nej tc wkbgk omm curOgtbces, lctk beworj oej cutworj, skcumj ln jbrngtnj . . . ?

    ?. Wcfn Wuddnstbces olcut tkn foeenr ca Abdktbed9 oej nspngbommyodobest wkot Nenfbns, oej wbtk wkot Qbrtuns, wn skcumj

    gcetnej . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    GCEZNEZWvbbb

    ?;. Ca tkn woy tc cvnrgcfn Wujjne \bsbedscatknXossbces . . .

    ?2. Kcw tc rnsbst tkn Musts ca tkn Amnsk . . . . . . . . .

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    GCEZNEZW bx

    74. Zkot os wn fust omwoys gcetbeun be tkn Nxnrgbsn ca tkn Qbrtuns, sc

    wn fust ect skue oey Cppcrtuebty wkbgk caanrs btsnma acr tknbrOttobefnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >;

    7;. Zkot wn cudkt tc rndorj os prngbcus nvnry Cppcrtuebty wkbgk bsoaacrjnj tc us acr tkn Ogqubsbtbce ca Qbrtuns9 oej gkbnamy

    tkcsn wkbgk prnsnet tkn drnotnst Jbaabgumtbns . . . . . . >2

    72. Kcw tc ovobm cursnmvns ca tkn vorbcus Cggosbces wkbgk prnsnet

    tknfsnmvnsacrtknNxnrgbsncaosbedmn Qbrtun . . . . . 1?

    :8. Ca tkn mnedtk ca tbfn tc ln dbvne tc tkn Nxnrgbsn ca nogk

    portbgumor Qbrtun, oej ca tkn foris ca Wpbrbtuom Ojvoegnfnet . 1. Tkot bs Fnetom Xroynr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:1. Ca Fnjbtotbce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

    :4. Ca oectknr Toy ca Xroybed ly Toy ca Fnjbtotbce . . . . . 4?

    :;. Ca o Toy ca Xroybed ly fnoes ca tkn Lmnssnj Qbrdbe Fory . . 48. Ca o Toy ca Fnjbtotbed oej Xroybed ly fnoes ca tkn Oednms

    oej ca omm tkn Lmnssnj. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:

    >?. Ca Fnjbtotbce ce tkn Xossbce ca Gkrbst, wbtk o vbnw tc nxgbtnvorbcus Oaangtbces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4>

    >7. Ca tkn fcst Kcmy Wogrofnet ca tkn Nugkorbst . . . . . . ;8

    >:. Ca tkn Toy wn cudkt tc \ngnbvn tkn fcst Kcmy Wogrofnet ca

    tkn Nugkorbst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;?

    >>. Kcw wn cudkt tc Xrnporn cursnmvns acr Gcffuebce be crjnr tc

    nxgbtn wbtkbe us Mcvn . . . . . . . . . . . . ;7

    >1. Ca Wpbrbtuom Gcffuebce . . . . . . . . . . . . ;1

    >4. Ca rnturebed Zkoeis . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;4

    >;. Ca Clmotbce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;;

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    GCEZNEZWx

    >2. Ca Wnesblmn Jnvctbce oej ca Jryenss . . . . . . . . 28

    18. Ca tkn Nxofbeotbce ca Gcesgbnegn . . . . . . . . . 2

    1>. Ca tkn Ossoumt ca Qobedmcry . . . . . . . . . . . 21

    11. Ca tkn Ossoumt ca Bmmusbces oej Aomsn Oppnoroegns ot tkn pcbetca Jnotk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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    Z K N W X B \ B Z ^ O M G C F L O Z

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    GKOXZN\ ?

    BewkotGkrbstboeXnrangtbcegcesbsts9oejtkottknottobefnetcabt

    bevcmvnsostruddmn,oejcaacurtkbedsengnssoryacrtkbsgceambgt.

    BA ycu wbsk, lnmcvnj be Gkrbst, tc rnogk tkn knbdkt ca pnrangtbce, oej lyjrowbed enor tc ycur Dcj tc lngcfn cen spbrbt wbtk Kbf (oej ec obf goe

    ln bfodbenj cr nxprnssnj wkbgk bs drnotnr, cr eclmnr tkoe tkbs), ycu fustlnacrn omm nmsn dobe o trun bjno ca wkot gcestbtutns dneuben spbrbtuom

    pnrangtbce.Zknrn orn foey wkc kovn lnmbnvnj bt tc gcesbst nxgmusbvnmy be cutworj

    fcrtbabgotbce, be kobr-skbrts oej jbsgbpmbens, be mced wotgkbeds oej aostbeds,

    oej be ctknr lcjbmy suaanrbeds oej gkostbsnfnets.Ctknrs odobe, oej nspngbommy wcfne, tkbei tkot tkny kovn rnogknj tkn

    gmbfox ca pnrangtbce, wkne tkny soy foey proynrs, ottnej foey snrvbgns oejcaabgns, oej orn rndumormy ot Gkurgk oej ot Gcffuebce.

    Wcfn bejnnj (oej ofcedst tkbs gmoss ect o anw \nmbdbcus pnrsces wkckovn wbtkjrowe tknfsnmvns arcf tkn wcrmj), pnrsuojn tknfsnmvns tkot

    pnrangtbce netbrnmy jnpnejs ce tkn rndumor ottnejoegn ot tkn Kcurs caproynr, ce sbmnegn, scmbtujn, oej nxogt clsnrvoegn ca \umn.

    Oej tkus, scfn be tknsn, oej ctknrs be tkcsn nxtnreom ogtbces suppcsn

    pnrangtbce tc gcesbst. Lut tkny orn omm jngnbvnj. Acr omtkcudk tknsnprogtbgns orn scfntbfns fnoes ca dobebed tkn spbrbt ca pnrangtbce, oej

    scfntbfns orn bts arubts, ynt be ec snesn goe bt nvnr ln sobj tkot trun spbrbtuompnrangtbce gcesbsts be tknsn.

    ^equnstbceolmy tkny orn fnoes fcst naabgogbcus acr cltobebedspbrbtuombty, wkne tkny orn prcpnrmy oej jbsgrnntmy nfpmcynj9 acr ly tknf wn

    dobe strnedtk odobest cur cwe sbeaumenss oej arobmty, wn orn acrtbabnj odobesttkn ossoumts oej seorns ca cur gcffce nenfbns, oej, be skcrt, orn prcvbjnj

    wbtk tkcsn spbrbtuom knmps, wkbgk orn engnssory tc omm tkn snrvoets ca Dcj,oej nspngbommy tc tkcsn wkc kovn lut motnmy netnrnj Kbs snrvbgn.Zkny orn omsc arubts ca tkn Wpbrbt be trumy spbrbtuom pnrsces, wkc innp

    uejnr tkn lcjy lngousn bt kos caanejnj bts Foinr, oej be crjnr tc innp btmcw oej sulfbssbvn tc Kbs gcffoejs9 be tkcsn wkc mbvn be scmbtujn oej

    sbmnegn be crjnr tc ovcbj nvne tkn mnost cggosbces ca sbe, oej tc kovn tknbrgcevnrsotbce be Knovne, oej wkc dbvn tknfsnmvns netbrnmy tc tkn Wnrvbgn ca

    Dcj oej tc wcris ca fnrgy9 wkc proy, oej fnjbtotn upce tkn Mban oej

    Xossbce ca @nsus Gkrbst, ect acr tkn soin ca gurbcsbty oej jnvctbceom annmbed,

    lut tkot tkny foy dobe jnnpnr iecwmnjdn ca tknbr cwe gcrruptenss oej caDcjs Fnrgy oej Dccjenss, oej tkot tkny foy ln fcrn oej fcrn beamofnjwbtk tkn mcvn ca Dcj, oej tkn kotrnj ca tknfsnmvnsacmmcwbed tkn Wce ca

    Dcj ly snma-jnebom, oej ly toibed tkn Grcss upce tknbr skcumjnrs9 wkcarnqunet tkn Kcmy Wogrofnets wbtk tkn vbnw ca dmcrbaybed tkn Jbvben

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB

    Catknfbstoincafoey,wkckcmjZbfbjbtyacroQbrtun.

    FOER pnrsces aomm betc tkbs nrrcr. Zknsn gcesbjnr tkn anoraumenss oejrnstmnssenss wkbgk acmmcw upce sbe o vbrtucus annmbed (acr bs oggcfpoebnj ly

    o gnrtobe jbssotbsaogtbce wbtk cens snma), oej jc ect snn tkot bt sprbeds arcfo sngrnt prbjn oej arcf prnsufptbce, wkbgk orn losnj ce snma-trust oej snma-

    rnmboegn. Zkbeibed tknfsnmvns tc ln scfntkbed, tkny kovn pmognj tcc fugktrust be tknbr cwe strnedtk. Zknbr aomm kos clmbdnj tknf tc foin tkn

    jbsgcvnry tkot tkny jc ect pcssnss tkbs strnedtk, oej tkus tkny orn gostjcwe oej orn aumm ca wcejnr, os ba scfntkbed nxtrocrjbeory koj koppnenj9

    oej tkny lngcfn tbfbj, lngousn tkot trust be tknfsnmvns, upce wkbgk tkny

    koj accmbskmy mnoet, koj dbvne woy.Zkn kuflmn foe iecws ec sugk nxpnrbnegn, acr kbs scmn trust bs be Dcj.

    Kn pmogns ec rnmboegn ce kbs cwe pcwnrs. Tkne kn aomms betc oey aoumt kn bsbejnnj scrry, lut kn bs enbtknr jbsqubntnj ecr surprbsnj, acr kn iecws, os tkn

    mbdkt ca trutk kos gmnormy foebanstnj tc kbf, tkot tkn aomm bs tkn rnsumt ca kbscwe wnoienss oej fbsnry.

    GKOXZN\ 1

    AurtknrojvbgnostccltobebedtkbsJbstrustcaWnmaoejZrustbeDcj.

    BEOWF^GK os cur wkcmn strnedtk acr gcequnrbed cur nenfbns prbegbpommyjnpnejs upce jbstrust ca snma oej trust be Dcj, B wcumj aurebsk ycu wbtk

    aurtknr gcuesnms, tkot tkrcudk tkn knmp ca Dcj ycu foy ottobe tkbs drogn.Gcegnrebed jbstrust be snma, bt bs olcvn omm bfpcrtoet tkot ycu skcumj

    iecw oej ln aummy pnrsuojnj tkot ect omm dbats, wkntknr eoturom cr ogqubrnj,ecr omm drogns arnnmy dbvne, ecr tkn iecwmnjdn ca omm Wgrbpturn, ecr mced oej

    kolbtuom nxnrgbsn be Dcjs snrvbgn, orn suaabgbnet tc neolmn ycu tc jc KbsTbmm9 uemnss be nvnry dccj wcri wkbgk kos tc ln jcen, be nvnry tnfptotbce

    wkbgk kos tc ln gcequnrnj, be nvnry joednr wkbgk kos tc ln ovcbjnj, oej be

    nvnry grcss wkbgk kos tc ln lcren oggcrjbed tc Kbs Tbmm, cur knort bsupmbatnj oej sustobenj ly Kbs nspngbom ossbstoegn, oej Kbs fbdkty Koej bs

    cutstrntgknj tc knmp us.Zknrnacrn wn cudkt tc lnor tkbs be fbej tkrcudkcut cur wkcmn mban

    nvnry joy, nvnry kcur, nvnry fcfnet9 oej envnr ommcw tkn tkcudkt tkottknrn orn oey drcuejs acr gceabjnegn be cursnmvns.

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 2

    Lut wbtk rnanrnegn tc trust be Dcj, gcesbjnr tkot bt bs os nosy acr Dcj tc

    cvnrtkrcw foey nenfbns os tc cvnrtkrcw anw, oej os nosy acr Kbf tcgcequnr nenfbns cmj oej nxpnrbnegnj os tc gcequnr tkn wnoi oej uesibmmaum.

    Zknrnacrn suppcsn o scum tc ln knovy mojne wbtk sbes9 tc kovngcffbttnj omm pcssblmn sbes, oej tc ln aumm lnycej jnsgrbptbce ca omm

    jnacrfbtbns9 mnt sugk o scum kovn fojn nvnry naacrt, kovn rnscrtnj tc nvnrypcssblmn fnoes oej spbrbtuom nxnrgbsn be crjnr tc rbsn olcvn sbe oej ogqubrn

    vbrtuns, oej ynt kovn aobmnj be foibed tkn mnost prcdrnss9 eoy, ce tkngcetrory, kovn lnne lcren fcrn tkoe nvnr tcworjs nvbm9 ynt tkot scum cudkt

    stbmm tc trust be Dcj, oej envnr tc moy osbjn bts spbrbtuom wnopces oej

    nxnrgbsns, lut tc gcetbeun strneucusmy tc aogn tkn acn9 acr ec cen mcsns betkbs lottmn lut kn wkc gnosns tc abdkt oej tc trust be Dcj.

    Kn envnr gnosns tc knmp Kbs scmjbnrs, omtkcudk Kn scfntbfns suaanrstknf tc ln wcuejnj. Cemy abdkt, acr omm jnpnejs ce tkbs. Zknrn orn

    rnfnjbns ot koej acr knombed tkn wcuejs ca tkcsn worrbcrs wkc mcci tcDcj oej tc Kbs knmp wbtk gceabjnegn9 oej, wkne tkny mnost nxpngt bt, tkny

    skomm abej tknbr nenfbns jnoj.

    GKOXZN\ 4

    CaWpbrbtuomNxnrgbsn9oejabrstcatknNxnrgbsncatkn^ejnrstoejbed,wkbgkfustlnprnsnrvnjarcfBdecroegnoejGurbcsbty.

    JBWZ\^WZ ca snma oej trust be Dcj orn vnry engnssory be tkbs gceambgt, ynt

    orn tkny ect omm tkot bs rnqubrnj, acr ba wn koj cemy tknsn wnopces wn skcumjmcsn tkn vbgtcry oej aomm knojmced betc foey nvbms. Zknrnacrn tc tknsn wn

    skcumj ojj o tkbrj wnopce, wkbgk bs spbrbtuom nxnrgbsn. Wpbrbtuom nxnrgbsnrnmotns prbegbpommy tc tkn uejnrstoejbed oej tc tkn wbmm.

    Tbtk rndorj tc tkn uejnrstoejbed, wn fust ln ce cur duorj odobest twcaoumts, wkbgk vnry gcffcemy bfpobr bts ogtbce.Bdecroegn bs tkn abrst ca tknsn9 bt jorines tkn uejnrstoejbed, oej

    clstrugts tkn netroegn ca trutkbts prcpnr cl`ngt. Zknrnacrn ycu fust lynxnrgbsn ca tkn uejnrstoejbed rnejnr bt gmnor oej lrbdkt, sc tkot ycu foy ln

    olmn tc snn oej jbstbegtmy jbsgnre wkot ycu ennj acr purbaybed ycur scumarcf bts jbscrjnrmy possbces, oej ojcrebed bt wbtk kcmy vbrtuns.

    Mbdkt foy ln cltobenj be twc woys.

    Zkn abrst oej fcst bfpcrtoet fnoes bs proynr. Zkn Kcmy Dkcst skcumj

    ln netrnotnj tc pcur tkbs mbdkt betc cur knorts, wkbgk Kn wbmm ect aobm tc jc,ba wn orn trun wbtk Dcj, oej rnommy snni ectkbed nmsn lut tkn aumabmmfnet caKbs kcmy Tbmm, oej netbrnmy sulfbt cur cwe `ujdfnet tc tkot ca cur spbrbtuom

    aotknrs.Zkn sngcej woy bs, tc dobe tkn kolbt ca vbnwbed omm tkbeds snrbcusmy oej

    aobtkaummy, be crjnr tc snn tknf os tkny rnommy orn oggcrjbed tc tkn tnogkbed ca

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB?8

    tkn Kcmy Wpbrbt, wkntknr tkny orn dccj cr nvbm, oej ect oggcrjbed tc tknbr

    cutworj oppnoroegn, os `ujdnj ly cur snesns, cr ly tkn wcrmj.Oej ba tkbeds orn jumy gcesbjnrnj arcf tkbs pcbet ca vbnw, wn skomm

    gmnormy snn tkot omm, wkbgk tkn wcrmj be bts lmbejenss oej gcrruptbce, be scfoey oej be sugk vorbcus woys, snnis oatnr oej bs nodnr tc dobe, bs nfpty

    oej jnmusbvn9 oej tkot tkn kcecrs oej pmnosurns ca nortk orn lut voebty oejvnxotbce ca spbrbt9 tkot be`ury oej rnprcogk, beambgtnj ly tkn wcrmj, prcjugn

    trun dmcry, oej tkot trblumotbce bs o scurgn ca gcetnetfnet. Tn skomm mnore,tkot tc porjce cur nenfbns oej tc lnenabt tknf bs drnotenss ca fbej, oej

    acrfs be us o gmcsn rnsnflmoegn tc Dcj9 tkot tc jnspbsn tkn wcrmj bs o

    eclmnr gcursn tkoe tc kovn pcssnssbce ca bt9 tkot tc clny acr tkn mcvn caDcj tkcsn aor lnenotk us, bs fcrn dnenrcus oej drnot tkoe tc rumn drnot

    prbegns9 tkot o kuflmn gcegnptbce ca cursnmvns bs fcrn prngbcus tkoe tknkbdknst betnmmngtuom ottobefnets9 oej, tkot tkn vbgtcry cvnr oej fcrtbabgotbce

    ca o smbdkt rbsbed ca cen ca tkn possbces bs fcrn dmcrbcus tkoe tkn gcequnstca foey gbtbns, tkoe tkn cvnrtkrcw ca pcwnraum oej orfnj acrgns, tkoe tkn

    wcribed ca fbrogmns oej tkn robsbed ca tkn jnoj.

    GKOXZN\ ;

    CatknKbejroegnstcorbdktJbsgnrefnetcaZkbeds,oejcatkngcursnwkbgkwnskcumjtoinbecrjnrtc@ujdntrumygcegnrebedtknf.

    C^\ aobmurn be `ujdbed ca tkn tkbeds olcvn fnetbcenj, oej ca ctknrs, fust

    ln trognj tc tkn prngbpbtoegy wbtk wkbgk ot tkn abrst lmusk wn rndorj tknfnbtknr wbtk mcvn cr kotrnj9 oej tkus, tkn uejnrstoejbed bs lmbejnj oej

    kbejnrnj arcf toibed o jbspossbceotn vbnw ca tknf. Zknrnacrn, tkot wn foyect ln be tkbs woy jngnbvnj, wn fust innp cur wbmm os fugk os pcssblmn be

    suspnesn oej arnn arcf omm becrjbeotn oaangtbces.Tkne oey cl`ngt, tkne, bs prnsnetnj tc ycu, vbnw bt wbtk ycuruejnrstoejbed, oej dbvn bt foturn gcesbjnrotbce lnacrn ycu gcegnbvn o

    kotrnj acr bt oej rn`ngt bt, ba bt bs gcetrory tc ycur eoturom begmbeotbces9 cr,lnacrn ycu orn bespbrnj wbtk o mcvn acr bt, ba bt bs odrnnolmn tc ycur tostn.

    Acr wkne tkn uejnrstoejbed, uegmcujnj ly possbce, ogts arnnmy oejgmnormy, bt bs olmn tc jntngt tkn trutk oej tc pnentrotn betc tkn nvbm wkbgk bs

    kbjjne uejnr o aobr oppnoroegn, oej betc tkn dccj wkbgk bs vnbmnj ly o

    snflmoegn ca nvbm. Tknrnos, ba tkn wbmm bs abrst begmbenj tc mcvn cr kotn oey

    tkbed, tkn uejnrstoejbed oatnrworjs goeect nxnrgbsn o scuej `ujdfnet upcebt9 lngousn tkn oaangtbce, betnrvnebed lntwnne tkn cl`ngt oej tkn fbej,prnvnets o `ust vbnw ca tkn cl`ngt9 oej tkn uejnrstoejbed, dbvbed logi tc tkn

    wbmm tkbs aomsn rnprnsnetotbce, nxgbtns tkn wbmm oarnsk tc o mcvn cr kotrnj fcrnvnknfnet tkoe lnacrn, be spbtn ca nvnry rumn oej mow ca rnosce.

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ ??

    Ly tkbs oaangtbce tkn uejnrstoejbed lngcfns fcrn oej fcrn jorinenj9

    oej tkbs jorienss gousns tkn cl`ngt tc snnf fcrn tkoe nvnr jnsbrolmn, crkotnaum tc tkn wbmm.

    Zknrnacrn, uemnss tkn rumn wkbgk kos lnne mobj jcwe ln clsnrvnj (wkbgkbs ca tkn utfcst bfpcrtoegn), tkcsn twc aogumtbnssc eclmn oej sc

    nxgnmmnettkn betnmmngt oej tkn wbmm, wbmm ln fojn tc ogt oej rn-ogt upce cenoectknr be o fbsnrolmn gbrgmn, nogk be ture fbsmnojbed tkn ctknr, jorienss

    prcjugbed tkbginr jorienss, oej nrrcr jnnpnr nrrcr.Duorj ycursnma wbtk tkn drnotnst gorn odobest oey brrndumor oaangtbce9

    wkotscnvnr tkn cl`ngt wkbgk bs prnsnetnj tc ycu foy ln, abrst nxofben bt

    oej tnst bt ly tkn mbdkt ca tkn uejnrstoejbed, tkot ycu foy jbsgcvnr bts truneoturn, oej nspngbommy ly tkn mbdkt ca drogn oej proynr, oej wbtk tkn

    dubjoegn ca ycur spbrbtuom aotknr.Oej B wcumj ojvbsn ycu tc clsnrvn tkbs fcst gornaummy be oey cutworj

    wcris wkbgk orn kcmy oej ca dccj rnpcrt, acr be sugk wn orn be drnotnrjoednr ca bmmusbce oej bejbsgrntbce, lngousn tkny oppnor sc dccj be

    tknfsnmvns.

    Wcfn gbrgufstoegn ca tbfn, pmogn, cr jndrnn, cr scfn aoumt os tcclnjbnegn, foy rube tkn wkcmn, os kos lnne tkn gosn wbtk foey wkc kovn

    begurrnj drnot pnrbm tkrcudk tkn pnracrfoegn ca ogtbces be tknfsnmvnsprobsnwcrtky oej fcst kcmy.

    GKOXZN\ 2

    CaoectknrZkbedarcfwkbgktkn^ejnrstoejbedfustlnprnsnrvnjbecrjnrtcnxnrgbsno\bdkt@ujdfnet.

    ZKN ctknr joednr odobest wkbgk tkn uejnrstoejbed fust ln ce bts duorj bs

    gurbcsbty9 lngousn, wkne wn suaanr bt tc ln abmmnj wbtk kurtaum, bjmn, oejarbvcmcus tkcudkts, wn jnstrcy bts pcwnr ca opprnknejbed tkot wkbgk gmcsnmyrnmotns tc tkn trun fcrtbabgotbce ca cursnmvns oej tc cur pnrangtbce.

    Ce tkbs oggcuet, ycu fust lngcfn os cen jnoj tc omm nortkmy tkbedswkbgk jc ect gcegnre ycu, tkcudk tkny foy ln korfmnss be tknfsnmvns.

    Nvnr rnstrobe ycur uejnrstoejbed os fugk os pcssblmn, oej mcvn tc innpbt mcw.

    Mnt tkn enws oej tkn aoskbces ca tkn wcrmjwkotnvnr tkny foy ln,

    drnot cr sfommln tc ycu os tkcudk tkny wnrn ect9 oej, skcumj tkny gcfn

    be ycur woy, rn`ngt tknf oej jrbvn tknf arcf ycu. Nvne be ycur jnsbrn tciecw knovnemy tkbeds, prnsnrvn o sclnr oej kuflmn spbrbt, gorbed cemy tciecw Gkrbst Grugbabnj, Kbs Mban, oej Kbs Jnotk, oej wkotnvnr Kn rnqubrns

    ca ycu.Innp ctknr tkbeds aor arcf ycu, oej be tkbs woy ycu wbmm lngcfn wnmm-

    pmnosbed tc Dcj9 acr Kn mcvns oej gcuets os jnor tc Kbf tkcsn wkc jnsbrn

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB?

    Zkn jbdebty oej pcwnr ca tkbs fctbvn ec foe goe aummy gcfprnknej9 o

    sbedmn ogtbcenvne tkn mnost oej fcst besbdebabgoetjcen wbtk tkn vbnw capmnosbed Dcj Omcen, oej ca dmcrbaybed Kbf, bs wcrtk beabebtnmy fcrn (sc tc

    spnoi) tkoe foey ogtbces be tknfsnmvns ca tkn drnotnst vomun oej wcrtk, lutsprbedbed arcf ctknr fctbvns. Zkus, o sbedmn pneey dbvne tc o pccr foe,

    wbtk tkn scmn cl`ngt ca pmnosbed Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty, bs fcrn oggnptolmn beKbs Wbdkt tkoe tkn netbrn rneuegbotbce ca omm cur pcssnssbces, kcwnvnr drnot

    tkny foy ln, arcf scfn ctknr fctbvn, nvne acr tkn ottobefnet ca tkn Lmbssca Knovneoe cl`ngt ect fnrnmy dccj, lut cen wkbgk bs be tkn kbdknst

    jndrnn jnsbrolmn.

    Zkbs progtbgn ca jcbed nvnry tkbed wbtk tkn sbfpmn betnetbce ca pmnosbedDcj Omcen, oppnors jbaabgumt ot abrst, lut lngcfns nosy oej jnmbdktaum ly

    usn, oej ly arnqunetmy abxbed cur jnsbrns ce Dcj Kbfsnma, oej ly mcedbedoatnr Kbf wbtk tkn worf oaangtbces ca cur knorts, os cur cemy oej kbdknst

    Dccjtkn Cen Tkc jnsnrvns tkot omm lnbeds skcumj snni Kbf acrKbfsnma, oej skcumj snrvn oej mcvn Kbf olcvn omm tkbeds.

    Zkn fcrn snrbcusmy oej gcestoetmy wn fnjbtotn upce tkn Beabebtn

    Nxgnmmnegn ca Dcj, tkn fcrn anrvnet oej arnqunet wbmm tknsn ogts ca tkn wbmmlngcfn9 oej wn skomm nosbmy ogqubrn be tkbs woy tkn kolbt ca pnracrfbed

    nvnry ogtbce cut ca mcvn tc tkot Mcrj, Tkc Omcen bs wcrtky ca bt.Mostmy, be crjnr tc dobe tkbs jbvben betnetbce, B ojvbsn ycu tc snni bt arcf

    Dcj ly norenst proynr9 oej tc fnjbtotn catne upce tkn euflnrmnsslmnssbeds, wkbgk Dcj, cut ca purn mcvn, oej wbtk ec lnenabt tc Kbfsnma, kos

    lnstcwnj, oej bs stbmm lnstcwbed upce us.

    GKOXZN\ ??

    CascfnGcesbjnrotbceswkbgkfoybejugntknTbmmtcsnnibeomm

    tkbedstknDccj

    Xmnosurn

    caDcj.

    FC\NCQN\, tc rnejnr tkn wbmm fcrn begmbenj tc jnsbrn be omm tkbeds tkn

    dccj pmnosurn oej tkn dmcry ca Dcj, gomm catnetbfns tc fbej, tkot be foeywoys Kn kos abrst kcecrnj oej mcvnj ycu.

    Ly Grnotbcefoibed ycu cut ca ectkbed, oatnr Kbs mbinenss9 oej lyfoibed omm ctknr grnoturns acr ycur usn.

    Ly \njnfptbcesnejbed, ect oe oednm, lut Kbs Cemy-lndcttne Wce, tc

    rnjnnf ycu, ect wbtk tkn gcrruptblmn prbgn ca sbmvnr oej dcmj, lut wbtk Kbs

    cwe Xrngbcus Lmccj, oej Kbs fcst pobeaum oej bdecfbebcus Jnotk.Gcesbjnr, tcc, tkot nvnry kcur, oej nvnry fcfnet, Kn jnanejs ycu arcf

    ycur nenfbns, abdkts acr ycu ly Kbs drogn, caanrs ycu gcetbeuommy be tkn

    Wogrofnet ca tkn Omtor Kbs Jnor Wce tc ln ycur strnedtk oej ecurbskfnet9bs ect tkbs o tcine ca tkn benstbfolmn mcvn oej rndorj wkbgk tkn Beabebtn

    Dcj kos acr ycu3 Tn goeect, ce tkn cen koej, gcegnbvn kcw fugk vomun

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB?1

    sc drnot o Mcrj snts ce us pccr grnoturns, be cur losnenss oej fbsnry9 oej,

    ce tkn ctknr, kcw fugk wn orn bejnltnj tc Kbs Kbdk Fo`nsty, Tkc kosjcen sc foey oej sc drnot tkbeds acr us.

    Acr ba nortkmy fostnrs, wkne tkny orn kcecrnj nvne ly fne ca pccr oejmcwmy gcejbtbce, annm lcuej tc kcecr tknf be rnture, kcw skcumj cur

    vbmnenss lnkovn btsnma tcworjs tkn Wcvnrnbde \umnr ca tkn ^ebvnrsn, lyTkcf wn orn sc jnormy prbznj oej mcvnj!

    Oej, be ojjbtbce tc wkot kos lnne omrnojy fnetbcenj, innp nvnr o mbvnmyrnfnflroegn, tkot tkn Jbvben Fo`nsty bs beabebtnmy wcrtky tc ln kcecrnj

    oej snrvnj sbfpmy acr Kbfsnma, oej acr Kbs cwe dccj pmnosurn.

    GKOXZN\ ??

    Kuflmn ycursnma be tkbs foeenr, oej dbvn tc tkn Mcrj tkot wkbgk bs Kbs

    cwe, oej tkus ycu wbmm put tc ambdkt ycur nenfbns, oej abt ycursnma tc rngnbvndrnotnr dbats oej aovcrs arcf Dcj.

    Oej ba ycu orn tnfptnj tc voebty ly mccibed logi upce scfn dccjwcris ycu kovn jcen, rndorj tknf ot cegn os Dcjs wcris, oej ect ycur

    cwe, oej soy be ycur knort, os ba ojjrnssbed tknfB iecw ect kcw yn jbjoppnor cr lndbe tc ln be fy fbej, acr yn jbj ect jnrbvn ycur crbdbe arcf

    fn9 lut tkn dccj Dcj oej Kbs Drogn grnotnj, ecurbsknj oej prnsnrvnjycu. Kbf cemy, tkne, wbmm B ogiecwmnjdn os ycur trun oej abrst Aotknr, Kbf

    wbmm B tkoei, oej tc Kbf wbmm B dbvn omm probsn ce ycur oggcuet.

    Gcesbjnr, tkne, tkot ect cemy jc omm tkn wcris wkbgk ycu kovn jcen aommskcrt ca tkn mbdkt oej drogn wkbgk kos lnne lnstcwnj upce ycu, be crjnr

    tkot ycu foy kovn tkn iecwmnjdn oej pcwnr tc jc tknf, lut tkot tkny ornnxgnnjbedmy bfpnrangt, oej drnotmy mogi tkot purn betnetbce, prcpnr gorn oej

    anrvnegy, oggcfpoebnj wbtk wkbgk tkny skcumj ln wrcudkt.Ba ycu wbmm mcci ot tknf be tkbs mbdkt, ycu wbmm abej gousn acr skofn rotknr

    tkoe gcfpmognegy, acr bt bs lut tcc trun tkot tkn drogns wkbgk wnrn purn oej

    pnrangt wkne tkny gofn arcf Dcj orn summbnj ly cut bfpnrangt usn ca tknf.Oatnr tkbs, gcfporn ycur wcris wbtk tkcsn ca tkn Wobets, oej ctknr

    snrvoets ca Dcj9 acr ly sugk o gcfporbsce ycu wbmm gmnormy snn tkot ycurlnst oej drnotnst jnnjs orn ca fugk losnr fntom, oej ca mbttmn wcrtk.

    Zkne, prcgnnj tc gcfporn tknf wbtk tkcsn wkbgk Gkrbst wrcudkt acrycu be tkn Fystnrbns ca Kbs Mban oej ca Kbs gcetbeucus Grcss9 gcesbjnr Kbs

    wcris be tknfsnmvns oport arcf Kbs Jbvbebty, oej be tkn oaangtbce oej purbtyca tkot mcvn wbtk wkbgk Kn wrcudkt tknf, oej ycu wbmm gmnormy snn tkot omm

    ycur wcris orn prngbsnmy ectkbed.

    Oej mostmy, ba ycu wbmm mbat up ycur tkcudkts tc tkn Jbvbebty oej lcuejmnssFo`nsty ca ycur Dcj, oej tc tkn snrvbgn wkbgk Kn jnsnrvns, ycu wbmm pmobemy

    pnrgnbvn, tkot tkn ofcuet ca wkot ycu kovn jcen acr Kbf cudkt rotknr tc

    ln o drcuej ca gcesbjnrolmn anor tkoe ca voebty. Zknrnacrn, be omm ycur woys,be omm ycur wcris, kcwnvnr kcmy tkny foy ln, ycu fust gry uetc tkn Mcrjwbtk omm ycur knort0 Dcj, ln fnrgbaum tc fn, o sbeenr.

    B wcumj aurtknr gcuesnm ycu tc ln rnsnrvnj be spnoibed ca tkn dbats

    wkbgk Dcj kos dbvne ycu, acr tc pulmbsk tknf bs omfcst omwoys jbspmnosbedtc ycur Mcrj, os Kn Kbfsnma gmnormy tnogkns us be tkn acmmcwbed mnssce.

    Oppnorbed, os bt bs sobj, cegn tc o jnvcut oej purn grnoturn ca Kbs be tknacrf ca o mbttmn gkbmj, skn osinj kbf, wbtk fugk sbfpmbgbty, tc rnpnot tkn

    Oednmbgom Womutotbce. Kn ot cegn lndoe0 Kobm, Fory, aumm ca drogn, tkn Mcrj

    bs wbtk tknn, lmnssnj ort tkcu ofced wcfne9 tkne Kn stcppnj, uewbmmbedtc probsn Kbfsnma be tkn wcrjs wkbgk acmmcw. Oej wkbmst skn wos urdbedKbf tc prcgnnj, Kn wbtkjrnw arcf knr, mnovbed Kbs snrvoet aumm ca

    gcescmotbce, lngousn ca tkn knovnemy jcgtrben wkbgk, ly Kbs nxofpmn, Kn

    koj toudkt knr.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB>7

    oeecyoegns wkbgk sprbed arcf cur nfpty prbjn. Ly tkbs fnoes, arcf tkn

    pcbsce wn foy nxtrogt kceny, arcf tkn wcuejs tkn gurn.

    GKOXZN\ 77

    CagnrtobeWuddnstbcesacrcvnrgcfbedcurNvbmXossbces,oejdobebedenwQbrtuns.

    OMZKC^DK B kovn omrnojy sobj sc fugk ca tkn fnoes wknrnly wn foycvnrgcfn snma, oej ojcre cursnmvns wbtk vbrtuns, B wbmm ynt dbvn ycu scfn

    aurtknr goutbces.

    Abrst, be ycur nejnovcrs oatnr kcmbenss, envnr ln pnrsuojnj tc ojcpt tkotrcutben ca spbrbtuom nxnrgbsns, wkbgk jbvbjns tkn wnni, sc os tc snt oport cen

    joy acr cen portbgumor vbrtun, oej oectknr joy acr oectknr9 lut mnt tkn crjnrca ycur woraorn oej nxnrgbsns ln, tc wor odobest tkcsn possbces wkbgk kovn

    lnne omwoys be`urbed ycu, oej wkbgk stbmm catne ottogi oej be`urn ycu, oej tcojcre ycursnma wbtk tkn vbrtuns wkbgk orn cppcsbtn tc tknf, os pnrangtmy os

    pcssblmn.Acr wkne ycu kovn dobenj tknsn vbrtuns, ycu wbmm kovn ec jbaabgumty be

    ogqubrbed tkn rnst, os cggosbce caanrs9 oej cggosbces wbmm prnsnet tknfsnmvns,

    beosfugk os omm tkn vbrtuns orn sc betnrmbeinj cen wbtk oectknr, tkot ycugoeect pcssnss cen pnrangtmy wbtkcut kovbed omm tkn rnst omrnojy, os bt wnrn,

    ce tkn tkrnskcmj ca ycur knort.Wngcejmy, envnr snt o abxnj tbfn acr tkn ottobefnet ca vbrtuns, ecr soy

    tkot ycu wbmm dobe tknf be sc foey joys, wnnis, cr ynors9 lut, os oe beaoet cro enwmy-nembstnj scmjbnr, abdkt ycur woy, oej pusk acrworj tcworjs tkn

    suffbt ca pnrangtbce.Jc ect nvnr stoej stbmm, nvne acr oe bestoet9 acr tc stoej stbmm be tkn woy

    ca vbrtun oej pnrangtbce, bs ect tc rngcvnr lrnotk cr gcurodn, lut tc rnmopsnoej drcw annlmnr tkoe lnacrn.Ly stoejbed stbmm, B fnoe foibed ycursnma lnmbnvn tkot ycu kovn pnrangtmy

    dobenj tkn vbrtun, oej tkus tkot ycu ennj poy mbttmn ottnetbce tc tkncggosbces wkbgk foy gomm ycu tc enw ogts ca tkn vbrtun, cr tc smbdkt aobmurns

    be bt.Zknrnacrn ln vbdbmoet, anrvnet, oej gornaum, sc os ect tc fbss tkn mnost

    cppcrtuebty ca nxnrgbsbed o vbrtun. Nflrogn nvnry cggosbce wkbgk foy mnoj

    tc bt, oej nspngbommy tkcsn wkbgk nxgnm be jbaabgumty, lngousn ogts wkbgk orn

    fcst jbaabgumt tc ln pnracrfnj orn tkcsn wkbgk fcst qubgimy oejtkcrcudkmy nstolmbsk tkn kolbt9 tknrnacrn mcvn tkcsn wkc caanr ycu sugkcppcrtuebtbns.

    Lut amnn tkcsn cemy, oej tkot wbtk ropbj stnp, wbtk omm kostn oej jbmbdnegn,wkbgk foy mnoj tc tnfptotbces ca tkn amnsk.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB>:

    Zkbrjmy, ln prujnet oej jbsgrnnt gcegnrebed tkcsn nxnrgbsns wkbgk foy

    prcvn be`urbcus tc ycur lcjbmy knomtk, sugk os snma-gkostbsnfnet wbtkjbsgbpmbens, kobrgmctk, aostbeds, vbdbms, fnjbtotbces, oej tkn mbin9 acr tknsn

    progtbgns fust ln jbsgrnntmy oej smcwmy ogqubrnj, os wn skomm prnsnetmy skcw.Zkne os tc vbrtuns wkbgk orn wkcmmy betnreom, sugk os mcvn ca Dcj,

    gcetnfpt ca tkn wcrmj, snma-olosnfnet, kotrnj ca nvbm possbces oej sbe,potbnegn oej fnnienss, mcvn acr omm fne, nvne acr tkcsn wkc be`urn us, oej

    sugk mbin9 bt bs ect engnssory tc ottobe tc tknsn ly jndrnns, ecr tc fcuet wbtkdrojuom rbsn tc pnrangtbce be tknf, lut strbvn ot cegn tc foin nogk ogt os

    pnrangt os pcssblmn.

    Acurtkmy, mnt ycur wkcmn fbej, jnsbrn, oej knort ln snt upce, wbsk acr,oej mced acr ectkbed lut tc dobe tkn vbgtcry cvnr tkn possbce odobest wkbgk

    ycu orn struddmbed, oej tc acrf tkn cppcsbtn vbrtun. Ln tkbs ycur wcrmj,ycur knovne, ycur nortk, ycur wkcmn trnosurn9 oej omm wbtk tkn vbnw ca

    pmnosbed Dcj. Tkntknr ycu orn notbed cr aostbed, molcrbed cr rnstbed,wotgkbed cr smnnpbed, ot kcfn cr olrcoj, wkntknr nedodnj be jnvctbce cr be

    foeuom molcr, mnt ycur obf ln tc cvnrgcfn oej suljun tkbs possbce, oej tc

    dobe tkn cppcsbtn vbrtun.Abatkmy, ln tkn acn ca omm nortkmy pmnosurns oej drotbabgotbces, oej be tkbs

    woy ycu wbmm wnoine tkn pcwnr ca omm vbgns, wkbgk kovn tknbr rcct be tknmcvn ca pmnosurn. Zknrnacrn, wkne tkbs bs gut owoy ly kotrnj ca snma, tkny

    mcsn tknbr vbdcr oej acrgn.Acr ba wkbmst ycu ce tkn cen koej abdkt odobest o portbgumor bejumdnegn,

    oej ce tkn ctknr ottogk ycursnma tc scfn nortkmy jnmbdkt (tkcudk bt ofcuetcemy tc o vnebom aoumt), korj wbmm ln tkn lottmn, oej lmccjy, oej tkn vbgtcry

    rorn oej vnry uegnrtobe.

    Zknrnacrn lnor be fbej tkcsn jbvben uttnroegns0 Kn tkot mcvns kbs mbanskomm mcsn bt, oej kn tkot kotns kbs mban be tkbs wcrmj skomm innp bt uetc mban

    ntnreom. Wt. @ckexbb. . Lrntkrne, wn orn jnltcrs ect tc tkn amnsk, tc mbvn

    oatnr tkn amnsk. Acr ba yn mbvn oatnr tkn amnsk yn skomm jbn9 lut ba yn tkrcudk tknspbrbt jc fcrtbay tkn jnnjs ca tkn lcjy, yn skomm mbvn. \cf. vbbb. ?

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ >>

    GKOXZN\ 7:

    ZkotQbrtunsorntclndobenjlyjndrnns9lyNxnrgbsbedcursnmvnsbe

    tknbrdrojuomacrfotbce,oejtkotcurOttnetbcefustabrstlndbvnetccenstnp,oejtknetcoectknr.

    OMZKC^DK tkn trun scmjbnr ca Gkrbst, wkc ospbrns tc tkn knbdkt capnrangtbce, skcumj ect ossbde mbfbts tc kbs prcdrnss, stbmm tknrn orn scfn

    acrfs ca spbrbtuom anrvcr wkbgk ennj tc ln gknginj wbtk o gnrtobe jbsgrntbce,mnst, lnbed orjnetmy nflrognj ot abrst, tkny skcumj ln scce nxkoustnj, oej

    tkus jnsnrt us be tkn fbjjmn ca cur gcursn. Zknrnacrn, lnsbjns wkot kos

    lnne sobj olcut fcjnrotbce be nxtnreom nxnrgbsns, wn fust omsc mnore, tkot

    nvne betnrbcr vbrtuns koj lnttnr ln ogqubrnj ly jndrnns, oej stnp ly stnp9 acrbe tkbs woy tkot wkbgk bs sfomm scce lngcfns drnot oej olbjbed. Zkus, acrnxofpmn, wn skcumj ect os o rumn progtbgn potbnegn be tkn kbdk jndrnn, wkbgk

    gcesbsts be rn`cbgbed be oaambgtbces oej jnsbrbed tknf, lnacrn wn kovn possnjtkrcudk tkn mcwnr jndrnns ca tkn vbrtun.

    Enbtknr jc B ojvbsn ycu tc nejnovcr tc dbvn ycur ottnetbce tc omm tkn

    vbrtuns ot cegn, lut tc cen cemy, oej oatnrworjs tc ctknrs9 acr tkus tkn kolbtca vbrtun bs fcrn nosbmy oej abrfmy rcctnj be tkn scum. Ba ycu orn strbvbed tc

    ogqubrn cen portbgumor vbrtun, ycu rnfnflnr bt fcrn rnojbmy ce omm cggosbces9

    ycur fbej tcc bs skorpnenj ly tkn jbsgcvnry ca enw woys oej fctbvns acrgumtbvotbed bt, oej tkn wbmm lnejs btsnma fcrn nosbmy oej norenstmy be tknpursubt ca bt, tkoe ba bt wnrn cggupbnj wbtk foey vbrtuns ot cegn.

    Oej wbtk tkbs uebacrf nxnrgbsn, tkn ogts wkbgk gcegnre cen sbedmn vbrtunorn pnracrfnj wbtk mnss aotbdun, be gcesnqunegn ca tknbr rnsnflmoegn tc cen

    oectknr. Zkn pnracrfoegn ca cen ogt aogbmbtotns tkn pnracrfoegn ca tkn

    enxt, wkbgk bs mbin uetc bt9 oej ly tkbs gcffce mbinenss tkny foin o jnnpnrbfprnssbce ce us, tkn snot ca tkn knort lnbed omrnojy prnpornj oej jbspcsnj

    acr rngnbvbed tkcsn wkbgk orn enwmy prcjugnj, kovbed omrnojy fojn rccfacr sbfbmor ogts lnacrn.

    Zknsn rnosces kovn tkn drnotnr acrgn, os bt bs qubtn gnrtobe tkot nvnry cenwkc progtbgns kbfsnma be cen vbrtun ot tkn sofn tbfn mnores tkn nxnrgbsn ca

    tkn rnst9 oej tkus, tkrcudk tkn besnporolmn lcej wkbgk nxbsts lntwnne tknf,

    wkne cen vbrtun drcws tkn rnst begrnosn wbtk bt, os roys prcgnnjbed arcf cenoej tkn sofn Jbvben Mbdkt.

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ >4

    Acr tkn sofn purpcsn wn foy soy tkn acmmcwbed, cr scfn sbfbmor skcrt

    proynrs0Tkne, C fy Dcj, skomm tkbs knort ca fben ln orfnj wbtk tkn skbnmj ca

    potbnegn3Tkne, tc gcetnet fy Mcrj, skomm B ln olmn tc nejurn nvnry trbom wbtk oe

    uejbsturlnj fbej3Ck! suaanrbeds fcst prngbcus, wkbgk foin fn mbin fy Mcrj @nsus,

    nejurbed tkn Xossbce acr fn!Ck! Cemy Mban ca fy scum, wbmm bt nvnr gcfn tc poss tkot B gcumj mbvn be

    gcetnetfnet ofbjst o tkcusoej tcrfnets acr Zky Dmcry!

    Koppy skcumj B ln, ba be tkn fbjst ca tkn aureogn ca oaambgtbce, B gcumjstbmm lure wbtk tkn jnsbrn ca nejurbed drnotnr tkbeds!

    Tn skcumj usn tknsn skcrt proynrs, cr ctknrs mbin tknf, wkbgk knmptcworjs tkn ottobefnet ca vbrtuns, oej orn gomgumotnj tc gknrbsk tkn spbrbt ca

    jnvctbce.Zknsn skcrt proynrs orn gommnj n`ogumotbces, lngousn tkny orn skct mbin

    jorts cr orrcws tcworjs Knovne.

    Zkny kovn o drnot naangt upce us, stbrrbed us tc vbrtun, oej pnentrotnnvne tc tkn knort ca Dcj, ba tkny kovn, sc tc spnoi, tknsn twc wbeds0 cen, o

    trun iecwmnjdn tkot Dcj bs pmnosnj wbtk sugk spbrbtuom nxnrgbsns9 tkn ctknr,o trun oej orjnet jnsbrn oatnr kcmbenss wbtk tkn scmn nej ca pmnosbed Kbs

    Jbvben Fo`nsty.

    GKOXZN\ 71

    ZkotbetknNxnrgbsncaQbrtunwnfustgcetbeuommyOjvoegnwbtkJbmbdnegn.

    OFCEDWZ tkn tkbeds wkbgk orn fcst bfpcrtoet oej engnssory acr tknottobefnet ca vbrtuns, lnsbjns tkcsn omrnojy toudkt, tkbs bs tc ln lcren befbejtkot wn fust uebetnrruptnjmy prnss acrworj tcworjs tkn nej wn

    kovn purpcsnj9 nmsn, ly cemy stoejbed stbmm, wn ture logi.Acr os scce os wn mnovn caa ogts ca vbrtun, bt acmmcws ca engnssbty, tkot, ly

    tkn vbcmnet begmbeotbce ca tkn snesuom oppntbtn oej tkn ogtbce ca nxtnreomcl`ngts, foey uerumy possbces orn robsnj be us, wkbgk bfpobr cr jnstrcy

    kcmbenss9 oej, lnsbjns tkot, wn mcsn foey drogns oej dbats, wkbgk, ba wn koj

    gcetbeunj tc prnss ceworj, wn fbdkt kovn dobenj arcf tkn Mcrj. Be tkbs

    rnspngt tkn spbrbtuom trovnmnr bs uembin tkn cen wkc pnracrfs oe nortkmy`cureny, acr tkn mottnr foy rnst wbtkcut mcsbed tkn drcuej kn kos dobenj,wkbmn wbtk tkn acrfnr tkbs wcumj ln bfpcssblmn. Zknrn bs oectknr

    jbaanrnegn tcc lntwnne tknf0 tkn wnorbenss ca tkn nortkmy trovnmnr begrnosnswbtk tkn gcetbeuoegn ca tkn lcjbmy nxnrtbce, wkbmn be tkn spbrbtuom `cureny,

    tkn mcednr tkn trovnmnr womis tkn fcrn strnedtk oej vbdcr kn dobes. Acr ly

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB>;

    tkn kolbt ca vbrtun, tkn mcwnr eoturn, wkbgk ly bts rnlnmmbce ot abrst foins tkn

    woy rcudk oej tcbmscfn, bs drojuommy wnoinenj9 wkbmn tkn kbdknr eoturn, bewkbgk vbrtun rnsbjns, dnts fcrn abrf oej fcrn rclust.

    Zknrnacrn, os wn prcdrnss be kcmbenss, tkn pobe wkbgk wn anmt mnssnes,oej o gnrtobe sngrnt `cy, wkbgk, ly tkn Jbvben wcribed koj betnrfbedmnj

    wbtk bt, begrnosns fcrn oej fcrn.Be tkbs woy, ly stnojbmy dcbed ce arcf cen vbrtun tc oectknr, wn orrbvn ot

    most ot tkn suffbt ca tkn fcuetobe, wknrn tkn pnrangtnj scum goe wcriwbtkcut wnorbenss, eoy, wbtk pmnosurn oej `cyaumenss9 lngousn, kovbed ecw

    gcequnrnj oej tofnj bts uerumy possbces, oej kovbed rbsne olcvn omm grnotnj

    tkbeds oej olcvn btsnma, bt mbvns koppbmy be tkn Knort ca tkn Fcst Kbdk, oejtknrn, swnntmy molcrbed, abejs bts rnpcsn.

    GKOXZN\ 74

    ZkotoswnfustomwoysgcetbeunbetknNxnrgbsncatknQbrtuns,scwnfustectskueoeyCppcrtuebtywkbgkcaanrsbtsnmaacrtknbr

    Ottobefnet.

    TN kovn gmnormy snne, tkot be tkn potk ca kcmbenss wn fust nvnr prnss

    ceworj wbtkcut stcppbed. Zknrnacrn wn cudkt tc ln wotgkaum oejnxpngtoet, mnst wn mnt smbp oey cppcrtuebty wkbgk foy prnsnet btsnma acr tknbegrnosn ca o vbrtun9 oej tkcsn wkc jrow logi arcf sugk gcetrory tkbeds os

    fbdkt snrvn tc tkot purpcsn, foin o drnot fbstoin.Acr ba ycu jnsbrn (ect tc jnport arcf tkn vbrtun wkbgk kos prcvbjnj us

    wbtk oe nxofpmn kbtknrtc) tc drcw be tkn kolbt ca potbnegn, bt bs ect wnmm tc

    innp owoy arcf tkn pnrsces, jnnjs, cr tkcudkts, wkbgk try ycur potbnegn.Zknrnacrn ycu kovn ec ennj tc dbvn up oey ca ycur osscgbotbces, lngousn

    tkny orn tbrnscfn tc ycu9 lut wkbmst ycu orn jnombed wbtk oej gcegnrenjwbtk wkotnvnr lrbeds ycu oeecyoegn, innp ycur wbmm jbspcsnj oej rnojy tc

    nejurn wkotnvnr vnxotbce cr uepmnosoetenss foy gcfn tc ycu9 nmsn ycu wbmmenvnr dnt tkn kolbt ca potbnegn.

    Ba oey nfpmcyfnet ln briscfn tc ycu, nbtknr ce bts cwe oggcuet, cr

    lngousn ca tkn pnrsce wkc mobj bt ce ycu9 cr, ba ycu jbsmbin bt, lngousn btkbejnrs ycu arcf jcbed wkot ycu mbin lnttnr, stbmm uejnrtoin bt oej gcfpmntn

    bt, wkotnvnr trculmn bt ln tc ycu, oej tkcudk ycu fbdkt abej gcfacrt ly ectjcbed bt. Lngousn ba ycu mnovn bt, ycu wcumj envnr mnore tc suaanr, enbtknr

    wcumj trun pnogn nvnr ln ycur pcrtbce, os bt jcns ect sprbed nxgnpt arcf oscum purbabnj arcf possbce oej ojcrenj wbtk kcmbenss.

    Zkn sofn kcmjs dccj ca korossbed tkcudkts, wkbgk ot tbfns fcmnst oejjbsturl tkn fbej. Rcu ennj ect jrbvn tknf netbrnmy owoy, acr, tcdntknr wbtk

    tkn pobe tkny gousn ycu, tkny oggustcf ycu tc lnor gcetrojbgtbces.

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ >2

    Tkcnvnr dbvns ycu jbaanrnet ojvbgn, tnogkns ycu rotknr tc skue tkn pobe ycu

    annm, tkoe tc dobe tkn vbrtun wkbgk ycu jnsbrn.Zrun, bejnnj, bt bs tkot o ycued scmjbnr cudkt tc foenuvnr oej duorj

    kbfsnma wbtk wotgkaumenss oej jnxtnrbty ce sugk cggosbces, ecw aogbed tknnenfy, ecw rntbrbed, os kn dobes fcrn cr mnss spbrbtuom strnedtk oej pcwnr9

    ynt kn fust envnr qubtn ture owoy oej rntrnot, sc os tc pmogn kbfsnma aorarcf omm cppcrtuebty ca gcetrojbgtbce0 acr tkcudk acr tkn tbfn kn fbdkt

    sovn kbfsnma arcf aommbed, be tkn auturn kn wcumj rue o drnotnr rbsi, wknenxpcsnj tc tkn ossoumts ca bfpotbnegn, arcf ect kovbed orfnj oej

    strnedtknenj kbfsnma lnacrnkoej wbtk tkn progtbgn ca tkn gcetrory vbrtun.

    Zkbs ojvbgn, kcwnvnr, fust ect ln acmmcwnj wkne sbes ca tkn amnsk orngcegnrenj, ca wkbgk wn kovn lnacrn spcine fcrn portbgumormy.

    GKOXZN\ 7;

    ZkotwncudkttcrndorjosprngbcusnvnryCppcrtuebtywkbgkbsoaacrjnjtcusacrtknOgqubsbtbcecaQbrtuns9oejgkbnamytkcsnwkbgk

    prnsnettkndrnotnstJbaabgumtbns.

    ZKOZ ycu skcumj oggnpt tkn cppcrtuebtbns wkbgk prnsnet tknfsnmvns ca

    ogqubrbed vbrtun bs ect necudk, lnmcvnj9 ycu skcumj omsc scfntbfns snnitknf, os tkbeds ca drnot prbgn oej vomun, oej nvnr nflrogn tknf `cyaummy osscce os tkny oppnor9 oej tkn fcrn jbstostnaum tkny orn tc eoturn, tkn fcrn

    jnor oej prngbcus skcumj tkny ln nstnnfnj. Zkbs, ly tkn Jbvben ossbstoegn,ycu wbmm ln neolmnj tc jc, ba ycu wbmm lnor be fbej tkn acmmcwbed

    gcesbjnrotbces.

    Cen bs, tkot cppcrtuebtbns orn fnoes ojoptnj, eoy, engnssory acrogqubrbed vbrtuns. Knegn, wkne ycu orn snnibed vbrtuns arcf tkn Mcrj, ycu

    orn ly o engnssory gcesnqunegn osibed omsc acr cppcrtuebtbns, nmsn ycurproynr wcumj ln vobe, oej ycu wcumj ln gcetrojbgtbed ycur cwe wcrjs oej

    tnfptbed Dcj, acr Kn crjbeorbmy jcns ect dbvn potbnegn wbtkcut trblumotbce,ecr kufbmbty wbtkcut kufbmbotbces.

    Zkn sofn foy ln sobj ca omm ctknr vbrtuns, wkbgk orn jcultmnss cemy tc

    ln dobenj ly ojvnrsn gbrgufstoegns9 oej tkn fcrn pobeaum tknsn orn, tknfcrn naangtuommy jc tkny obj us, oej tknrnacrn tkn fcrn oggnptolmn oej

    wnmgcfn skcumj tkny ln.Acr ogts ca vbrtun, jcen be sugk gosns, orn fcrn knrcbg oej dnenrcus,

    oej fcrn nosbmy oej qubgimy cpne tc us tkn woy tc kcmbenss.Lut nvne tkn smbdktnst cppcrtuebty, tkcudk lut o wcrj cr mcci, wkbgk

    grcssns cur wbmm, skcumj ln prbznj oej ect ommcwnj tc poss ueusnj9 acr sugkogts, tkcudk mnss betnesn tkoe tkcsn fojn be tkn aogn ca gcesbjnrolmn

    jbaabgumtbns, orn fcrn arnqunet.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB18

    Oectknr gcesbjnrotbce (ca wkbgk B kovn omrnojy spcine) bs, tkot nvnry

    tkbed wkbgk koppnes tc us gcfns arcf Dcj acr cur dccj, oej be crjnr tkotwn foy ture bt tc oggcuet.

    Oej omtkcudk (os wn kovn nmsnwknrn sobj) scfn tkbeds sprbed arcf curcwe jnangts, oej tkcsn ca ctknrs, oej tknrnacrn goeect ln sobj tc ln ca

    Dcj, Tkc wbmms ectkbed tkot bs sbeaum, ynt orn tkny arcf Dcj, beosfugk osKn pnrfbts tknf, oej jcns ect prnvnet tknf, tkcudk Kn kos bt be Kbs

    pcwnr tc jc sc.Lut omm scrrcws oej oaambgtbces, wkntknr tkny orn tkn rnsumt ca cur cwe

    aoumt, cr ca tkn fombgn ca ctknrs, orn lctk arcf Dcj, oej ca Dcj9 lngousn

    Kn gcegurs be tknf, oej tkot wkbgk Kn wcumj ect kovn us jc os lnbeduttnrmy kotnaum oej olcfbeolmn be Kbs fcst purn nyns, Kn ynt wbmms tkot wn

    skcumj suaanr, lctk acr cur qubginr drcwtk be kcmbenss, oej acr ctknr wbsnrnosces ueiecwe tc us.

    Ba, tkne, bt bs fcst gnrtobemy cur Mcrjs Tbmm tkot wn skcumj gknnraummynejurn omm grcssns wkbgk foy gcfn tc us, nbtknr arcf cur cwe nvbm jcbeds,

    cr arcf tkcsn ca ctknrs, acr us tc soyos foey soy os oe nxgusn acr tknbr

    bfpotbnegntkot Dcj wbmms ect, eoy, kotns nvbm jnnjs, bs lut o vobe prntnxtacr kbjbed cur cwe aoumt, oej acr rnausbed tkn grcss wkbgk wn wnmm iecw Kn

    betnejnj us tc lnor.Bejnnj, B wbmm dc aurtknr oej soy, tkot, toibed omm tkbeds betc

    gcesbjnrotbce, cur Mcrj bs fcrn pmnosnj wbtk cur nejuroegn ca tkcsnsuaanrbeds wkbgk gcfn tc us arcf tkn fbsjnnjs ca ctknrs, nspngbommy arcf

    tkcsn wkc orn uejnr oe clmbdotbce tc us, tkoe wbtk cur nejuroegn ca tkcsntrobms wkbgk orbsn arcf ctknr jbstrnssbed oggbjnets. Oej tkbs lngousn cur

    prcuj eoturn bs fcrn kuflmnj be tkn acrfnr tkoe be tkn mottnr gosn9 oej omsc

    lngousn, ly gknnraummy nejurbed tknf, wn jc fcst nspngbommy pmnosn oejfodebay cur Dcj, wcribed tcdntknr wbtk Kbf be tkot wkbgk rnejnrs Kbs

    uespnoiolmn Dccjenss oej Omfbdktbenss fcst gcespbgucus, eofnmy, Kbs

    woy ca jrowbed cut ca tkn jnojmy pcbsce ca fombgn oej wbginjenss tknswnnt oej prngbcus arubt ca vbrtun oej dccjenss.Iecw, tkne, lnmcvnj, tkot wkne tkn Mcrj kos jbsgcvnrnj be us tkn jnsbrn

    tc ybnmj cursnmvns up be norenst, oej tc strbvn os wn cudkt acr sc drnot o

    prbzn, Kn ot cegn prnporns acr us o gup ca tkn skorpnst tnfptotbces oejkorjnst trboms, tkot wn foy jrbei bt wkne Kn wbmms9 oej wn, os wn

    ogiecwmnjdn Kbs mcvn oej cur cwe prcabt, skcumj rngnbvn bt gknnraummy oejlmbejmy, oej jrbei bt trustbedmy oej ueknsbtotbedmy tc tkn vnry jrnds, acr bt bs o

    fnjbgben, fbxnj ly oe uenrrbed Koej, oej gcfpcsnj ca bedrnjbnets wkbgk

    orn os prcabtolmn tc tkn scum os tkny orn lbttnr be tknfsnmvns.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB1

    tknf up omtcdntknr lngousn ca nxgnssns. B dbvn ycu tkbs ojvbgn, lnbed

    pnrsuojnj tkot ycu orn ect mbinmy tc aomm betc tkn nrrcr ca scfn, wkc, tkcudktkny poss acr spbrbtuom pnrsces be tkn wcrmj, ynt orn tkny jnmujnj oej mnj

    ostroy ly tknbr jngnbtaum eoturn betc cvnr-gornaumenss olcut tkn prnsnrvotbceca tknbr lcjbmy knomtk. Wc `nomcus oej oexbcus cvnr bt orn tkny, tkot acr tkn

    fcst trbambed fottnr tkny mbvn be anor oej jrnoj ca mcsbed bt. Zknrn bs ectkbedtkny tkbei olcut fcrn, cr orn fcrn rnojy tc spnoi ca, tkoe tkn foeodnfnet

    ca tknbr lcjbmy knomtk. Knegn tkny orn omsc pmoeebed kcw tc prcgurn accjsubtnj rotknr tc tknbr tostn tkoe tc tknbr jbdnstbce, wkbgk mottnr kos catne

    lnne bfpobrnj ly tknbr bejumdnegn be jnmbgogbns. Oej, omtkcudk tkbs bs jcen

    uejnr tkn prntnxt ca lnbed olmn tc snrvn Dcj lnttnr, bt bs lut o vobe ottnfpttc uebtn twc jnojmy acns, tkn spbrbt oej tkn amnskoe ottnfpt wkbgk rnsumts

    be lnenabtbed enbtknr oej be be`urbed lctk, acr tkbs sofn cvnr-gornaumenssbfpobrs tkn knomtk ca tkn cen oej tkn jnvctbce ca tkn ctknr.

    O gnrtobe jndrnn ca mblnrty be tknsn fottnrs bs soanr oej fcrn prcabtolmnos o rumn9 ynt bt fust ln oggcfpoebnj ly tkn jbsgrntbce ca wkbgk B kovn lnne

    spnoibed, oej kovn rndorj tc tkn jbaanrnegns ca gcestbtutbce oej spbrbtuom

    stotn, wkbgk goeect ln sul`ngtnj tc o uebacrf rumn.Aurtknr tkoe tkbs, B wcumj ojj, tkot ect cemy be cutworj tkbeds, lut omsc

    be tkn pursubt ca beworj kcmbenss, wn skcumj prcgnnj wbtk fcjnrotbce, oskos lnne skcwe olcvn, os tc tkn drojuom ottobefnet ca vbrtuns.

    GKOXZN\ :7

    CatknXcwnrcacurNvbmBegmbeotbces,oejcatknToytknJnvbmtnfptsustcacrfrosk@ujdfnetscacurEnbdklcr,oejkcwtcrnsbst

    kbf.

    A\CF tkn olcvn-eofnj vbgn ca snma-nstnnf oej snma-gcegnbt orbsns oectknrfcst kurtaum, eofnmy, tkn progtbgn ca roskmy `ujdbed cur enbdklcr, wkbgk

    mnojs us tc jbsporodn, jnspbsn, oej mcwnr kbf. Os tkbs aoumt sprbeds arcfprbjn oej nvbm begmbeotbce, sc bs bt tknrnly wbmmbedmy gknrbsknj oej acfnetnj9

    oej cur prbjn begrnosns os tkn aoumt begrnosns, oej besnesblmy amottnrs oej

    jngnbvns us. Acr tkn fcrn wn prnsufn tc nxomt cursnmvns, sc fugk tknfcrn jc wn be cur cpbebce jnprngbotn ctknrs, oej bfodben tkot wn orn arnn

    arcf tkcsn bfpnrangtbces wkbgk wn foin cursnmvns lnmbnvn wn snn be tknf.Oej tkn groaty Jnvbm, wkc snns tkbs fcst nvbm jbspcsbtbce be us, stoejs

    nvnr ce tkn wotgk tc cpne cur nyns oej foin us qubgi-sbdktnj tc jntngt,nxofben, oej nxoddnrotn tkn jnabgbnegbns ca ctknrs.

    Zkn gornmnss jc ect lnmbnvn cr bfodben kcw lusy kn bs be bfprnssbed cecur fbejs tkn mbttmn aobmbeds ca tkbs cr tkot pnrsce, wkne kn goeect lrbed

    lnacrn us drnot aoumts.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB11

    Wnnbed, tkne, tkot kn bs sc betnet ce cur jnstrugtbce, mnt us ln wotgkaum,

    mnst wn anmm betc kbs seorns. Oej os scce os kn snts lnacrn ycu oey aobmbed caycur enbdklcr, ture owoy arcf tkn tkcudkt ot cegn9 oej ba ycu stbmm annm

    tnfptnj tc grbtbgbzn, jc ect ybnmj tc tkn jnsbrn. \nfnflnr tkot tkn rbdkt tc`ujdn oectknr bs ect ycurs9 oej tkot nvne ba bt koj lnne netrustnj tc ycu,

    ycu wcumj ln begopolmn ca nxnrgbsbed bt wbtk betndrbty, os ycu ornnegcfpossnj ly o tkcusoej possbces, oej lut tcc prcen tc tkbei nvbm ca

    oectknr wbtkcut `ust gousn.Zkn fcst naangtuom rnfnjy odobest tkbs tnfptotbce bs, B wcumj rnfbej

    ycu, tkn ottnetbvn gcesbjnrotbce ca ycur cwe knort9 acr ycu wbmm kcurmy foin

    arnsk jbsgcvnrbns ca tkn ofcuet ca wcri ycu kovn tc jc be ycursnma, oej acrycursnma, wkbgk wbmm mnovn ycu enbtknr tkn mnbsurn ecr tkn begmbeotbce tc lusy

    ycursnma olcut tkn gcejugt ca ctknrs.Fcrncvnr, ly tkn aobtkaum pnracrfoegn ca tkbs nxnrgbsn ca snma-

    bespngtbce, ycu wbmm fcrn oej fcrn purdn ycur beworj nyn ca tkcsn lojkufcrs wkbgk acstnr tkbs pnstbmnet vbgn ca rosk `ujdfnet.

    Iecw tkbs, tcc, tkot wkne uegkorbtolmy ycu tkbei ycu snn oe nvbm be ycur

    lrctknr, scfn rcct ca tkn sofn nvbm bs be ycur cwe knort, wkbgk, beprcpcrtbce os bt bs bmm-jbspcsnj, rnojbmy snns be oectknr tkot wkbgk bs omrnojy

    be btsnma.Tkne, tknrnacrn, wn orn begmbenj tc `ujdn ctknrs acr scfn aoumt, mnt us

    beworjmy ln bejbdeoet wbtk cursnmvns os dubmty ca tkn sofn, oej soy be curknort, Kcw jorn B, wrntgknj lnbed, lurbnj be tkbs vnry aoumt fysnma, oej be

    aor fcrn drbnvcus cens, mbat up fy knoj tc snn oej `ujdn tkn aoumts cactknrs3

    Oej tkus tkn wnopces wkbgk, wkne obfnj ot ctknrs, wcumj kovn

    wcuejnj ycu ycursnma, lnbed usnj odobest ycursnma, lrbed knombed tc ycurwcuejs.

    Lut ba ycu goeect jbsdubsn tkn aogt tkot ycur lrctknr kos gcffbttnj o

    aoumt, ynt toin o gcfpossbceotn vbnw ca bt, oej lnmbnvn tkot kn kos kbjjnevbrtuns, tc duorj wkbgk tkn Mcrj kos pnrfbttnj kbf tc aomm9 cr, tkot tkbsaobmbed bs ommcwnj tc gmbed tc kbf acr o tbfn, tkot kn foy lngcfn fcrn vbmn

    be kbs cwe sbdkt9 cr tkot, lnbed jnspbsnj ly ctknrs, kn foy mnore tc kuflmn

    kbfsnma, oej tkus lngcfn fcrn pmnosbed tc Dcj, oej sc kbs dobe ot most foylngcfn drnotnr tkoe kbs mcss.

    Ba odobe tkn sbe ln ect cemy uefbstoiolmn, lut drbnvcus, oej clstbeotnmypnrsbstnj be, ture ycur tkcudkts tc tkn sngrnt oej owaum `ujdfnets ca Dcj9

    oej snn kcw foey, cegn fcst wbginj, ottobenj ot most tc oe nfbenet jndrnn

    ca soegtbty, wkbmst, ce tkn ctknr koej, foey wkc snnfnj tc kovn rnogknjsulmbfn knbdkts ca pnrangtbce, kovn aommne knojmced betc fbsnry.

    Zknrnacrn nvnr anor oej trnflmn acr ycursnma fcrn tkoe acr oey ctknr.

    Oej ln ossurnj, tkot nvnry dccj oej ibejmy annmbed tcworjs ycur

    enbdklcr bs tkn wcri ca tkn Kcmy Wpbrbt9 oej tkot omm jbsporodnfnet, rosk

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 14

    `ujdfnet, oej lbttnrenss odobest kbf, cwn tknbr crbdbe tc tkn nvbm tkot bs be

    cursnmvns oej tc tkn suddnstbces ca tkn Jnvbm.Ba, tkne, tkn aobmbeds ca oectknr kovn fojn oe bfprnssbce ce ycu, rnst

    ect, ecr smnnp, uetbm ycu kovn, tc tkn utfcst ca ycur pcwnr, naaognj bt arcfycur knort.

    GKOXZN\ ::

    CaXroynr.

    BA jbstrust ca snma, trust be Dcj, oej spbrbtuom nxnrgbsns, orn sc ennjaum os

    tkny kovn lnne skcwe tc ln be tkbs gcflot, ennjaum olcvn omm bs proynr (tknacurtk wnopce, fnetbcenj be tkn lndbeebed ca tkbs lcci), ly fnoes ca

    wkbgk wn foy cltobe arcf cur Mcrj, ect cemy tkn tkbeds omrnojy eofnj,lut omm ctknr dccj tkbeds.

    Acr proynr bs tkn fnoes ly wkbgk wn cltobe omm tkn drogns wkbgk robe

    jcwe upce us arcf tkn Jbvben Acuetobe ca Dccjenss oej Mcvn.Ly proynr, ba ycu usn bt orbdkt, ycu wbmm put o swcrj betc tkn Koej ca

    Dcj, wbtk wkbgk Kn wbmm abdkt oej gcequnr acr ycu9 oej tc usn bt orbdkt, ycufust kovn acrfnj, cr ln strbvbed tc acrf, tkn acmmcwbed kolbts.

    Abrst, ycu fust gumtbvotn oe norenst jnsbrn tc snrvn Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty beomm tkbeds, oej be tkn woy wkbgk bs fcst pmnosbed tc Kbf. Be crjnr tc ibejmn

    tkbs jnsbrn, gcesbjnr jbmbdnetmy kcw wcrtky lnycej nxprnssbce Dcj bs, tc ln

    snrvnj oej kcecrnj, lngousn ca Kbs wcejrcus nxgnmmnegns, Kbs Dccjenss,Fo`nsty, Tbsjcf, Lnouty, oej ctknr beabebtn Xnrangtbces.

    Gcesbjnr, tcc, kcw tc snrvn ycu Kn molcrnj oej suaanrnj acr tkrnn oejtkbrty ynors, lbejbed oej knombed tkn putrnaybed scrns, pcbscenj wbtk tkn

    vnecf ca sbe, ect wbtk cbm oej wben oej loejodns, lut wbtk tkn prngbcus

    Wtrnof wkbgk amcwnj arcf Kbs fcst Wogrnj Qnbes, oej wbtk Kbs fcst purnAmnsk, tcre wbtk sgcurdns, tkcres, oej eobms.Zkbei, fcrncvnr, ca tkn drnot ojvoetodn ca tkbs snrvbgn9 acr ly bt wn dobe

    tkn fostnry cvnr snma, supnrbcrbty cvnr Wotoe, oej lngcfn tkn sces ca Dcj.

    Wngcejmy, ycu fust kovn o mbvnmy aobtk oej trust be Dcj, tkot Kn wbmm dbvnycu omm tkbeds wkbgk ycu ennj acr Kbs snrvbgn, oej acr ycur cwe dccj.

    Zkbs kcmy gceabjnegn bs o vnssnm betc wkbgk Jbvben Fnrgy pcurs tkntrnosurns ca Kbs drogn9 oej tkn mordnr oej fcrn gopogbcus bt bs, tkn fcrn

    rbgkmy mojne wbmm cur proynrs rnture betc cur lcscf. Acr kcw skomm tkn

    ^egkoedbed oej Omfbdkty Dcj aobm tc bfport tc us Kbs dbats, wkne KnKbfsnma kos gcffoejnj us tc osi acr tknf, oej kos omsc prcfbsnj us Kbs

    Kcmy Wpbrbt, ba wn osi acr bt wbtk aobtk oej pnrsnvnroegn3Zkbrjmy, ycu fust, wkne ycu jrow ebdk be proynr, snni tkn

    oggcfpmbskfnet ca tkn Jbvben Tbmm, oej ect ca ycur cwe, lctk ly tkn ogt caproynr btsnma oej ly tkot ycu jnsbrn tc cltobe9 tkot bs, proy, os oe ogt ca

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB1;

    clnjbnegn tc tkn Jbvben Tbmm, oej jnsbrn tc ln knorj be sc aor cemy os Dcj

    wbmms. Be skcrt, ycur ottnetbce skcumj ln tc uebtn ycur wbmm tc Dcjs, ect tclnej Kbs tc ycurs.

    Oej tkn rnosce acr tkbs bs, tkot ycur cwe wbmm, lnbed tobetnj oejgcrruptnj ly snma-mcvn, vnry catne nrrs, oej iecws ect wkot bt osis9 lut tkn

    Jbvben Tbmm, omwoys uebtnj tc benaaolmn Dccjenss, goe envnr nrr. Zknrnacrntkn Tbmm ca Dcj cudkt tc ln tkn rumn oej rumnr ca omm ctknr wbmms9 oej

    jnsnrvns oej jnsbrns tc ln acmmcwnj oej clnynj ly omm.Osi, tknrnacrn, sugk tkbeds os ycu iecw orn gceacrfolmn tc tkn Jbvben

    Tbmm, oej ba ycu stoej be jcult wkntknr oey tkbed ycu jnsbrn bs sc cr ect,

    osi tc cltobe bt cemy ce tkn gcejbtbce ca bts oggcrjoegn wbtk tkn Tbmm caDcj.

    Oej ba wn orn surn tkot tkn tkbeds wn osi orn odrnnolmn tc Kbf, sugk osvbrtuns, osi acr tknf rotknr be crjnr tc snrvn oej pmnosn Kbf, tkoe acr oey

    ctknr fctbvn cr nej, kcwnvnr spbrbtuom.Acurtkmy, ba wn jnsbrn tkot cur proynrs skcumj ln oeswnrnj, wn fust

    prnvbcusmy ojcre cursnmvns wbtk ogtbces gcrrnspcejbed tc cur pntbtbces, oej,

    oatnr wn kovn proynj, molcr fcrn norenstmy tc rnejnr cursnmvns abt tc rngnbvntkn drogn oej vbrtun wn kovn scudkt.

    Acr proynr oej snma-jbsgbpmben fust omwoys dc tcdntknr, oej tkn cenrnvcmvns rcuej tkn ctknr9 sbegn kn wkc proys acr o vbrtun oej foins ec

    naacrt tc progtbgn bt, wcumj ln rotknr o tnfptnr ca Dcj tkoe oey tkbed nmsn.Abatkmy, lnacrn ycu proy acr oey tkbed, foin oe ogt ca tkoeisdbvbed acr

    prnvbcus fnrgbns, be tkbs cr scfn sbfbmor acrf ca wcrjs0C Mcrj, Tkc ca Zky Dccjenss kost grnotnj oej rnjnnfnj fn, oej

    Tkc, tbfns wbtkcut euflnr, oej wkne B ienw ect, kost rnsgunj fn cut ca

    tkn koejs ca fy nenfbns9 knmp fn ecw, oej, acrdnttbed omm fy post rnlnmmbceoej bedrotbtujn, jney fn ect fy rnqunst.

    Oej ba ycu orn osibed acr o portbgumor vbrtun, oej be tkn fbjst ca tkn vnry

    ogt ca proynr ycu orn tnfptnj ly tkn gcetrory vbgn, acrdnt ect tc tkoei Dcjacr dbvbed ycu sugk oe cppcrtuebty ca progtbgbed tkn vbrtun ycu orn proybedacr, oej rndorj bt os o spngbom aovcr ce Kbs port.

    Wbxtkmy, os tkn acrgn oej naabgogy ca proynr be lnejbed Dcj tc cur jnsbrns

    orn jun tc tkn Lcuety oej Dccjenss ca Kbs cwe Eoturn, tc tkn fnrbts catkn Mban oej Xossbce ca Kbs Cemy-lndcttne Wce, oej tc Kbs drogbcus

    prcfbsn tc knor us, wn skcumj omwoys gcegmujn cur proynr wbtk cen cr fcrnca tkn acmmcwbed snetnegns0

    Ca Zky drnot Fnrgy, C Mcrj, droet fn tkbs drogn. Foy tkn fnrbts ca

    Zky Wce cltobe acr fn tkot wkbgk B osi ca Zknn. Fy Dcj, ln fbejaum caZky prcfbsns, oej knor fy proynr.

    Oej ot ctknr tbfns wn foy omsc osi acr drogns tkrcudk tkn proynrs ca tkn

    Lmnssnj Qbrdbe oej ctknr Wobets, wkc kovn drnot pcwnr lnacrn Dcj, be tkot

    Kn bs pmnosnj tc kcecr tknf ecw, wkc kcecrnj Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty jurbedtknbr sc`cure ce nortk.

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 12

    Wnvnetkmy, wn fust pnrsnvnrn be proynr, acr kuflmn pnrsnvnroegn

    trbufpks cvnr tkn Bevbegblmn Cen. Ba tkn stnojaostenss oej bfpcrtuebty catkn wbjcw be tkn Dcspnm begmbenj tc knr rnqunst tkn `ujdn mojne wbtk omm

    bebqubty, kcw skcumj sugk pnrsnvnroegn aobm tc fcvn tkn knort ca Dcj, oejbegmben Kbf tc droet cur pntbtbces, Tkc bs tkn Acuetobe ca omm Dccjenss3

    Oej ba tkn Mcrj skcumj jnanr oeswnrbed ycur proynr, cr nvne snnf tcrn`ngt bt, cemy proy ce stbmm, oej innp ycur gceabjnegn be Kbs knmp abrf oej

    ueskoine9 acr Kn pcssnssns, lnycej fnosurn, omm tkot bs ennjnj tc foindrogns be ctknrs.

    Zknrnacrn, uemnss tknrn bs scfn bfpnjbfnet ce cur port, wn skomm

    beaommblmy cltobe wkot wn osi, cr scfntkbed nmsn fcrn nxpnjbnet acr us, cr btfoy ln lctk tcdntknr.

    Oej tkn fcrn Kn snnfs tc rnpnm ycu, tkn mcwnr skcumj ycu kuflmnycursnma be ycur cwe sbdkt, oej rnamngt upce ycur cwe uewcrtkbenss9 ynt,

    innpbed ycur dozn stnojaostmy abxnj ce tkn Fnrgy ca Dcj, begrnosn fcrn oejfcrn ycur gceabjnegn be Kbf, wkbgk ba ycu innp mbvnmy oej ueskoine, tkn

    fcrn bt bs ossobmnj, tkn fcrn pmnosbed wbmm ycu lngcfn tc ycur Mcrj.

    Dbvn Kbf, tkne, gcetbeuom tkoeis, gceanssbed Kbf tc ln ec mnss Dccj,Tbsn, oej Mcvbed, wkne scfn ca ycur pntbtbces orn jnebnj tkoe wkne tkny

    orn omm droetnj. Tkotnvnr foy koppne, mnt us rnfobe stnojaost oej `cyaum, bekuflmn sulfbssbce tc Kbs Jbvben Xrcvbjnegn.

    GKOXZN\ :>

    TkotbsFnetomXroynr.

    FNEZOM proynr bs tkn mbatbed up ca cur knort tc Dcj, oggcfpoebnj wbtk

    oe ogtuom cr vbrtuom rnqunst acr scfntkbed wn jnsbrn.

    Bt bs oe ogtuom rnqunst, wkne wn gmctkn cur tkcudkt cr jnsbrn wbtkuespcine wcrjs, fnetommy acrfbed sugk snetnegns os tknsn, cr ctknrs mbintknf0 C Mcrj, droet fn tkbs drogn, acr Zky Eofns Woin9 cr, C Mcrj, B

    lnmbnvn bt bs be oggcrjoegn wbtk Zky Tbmm, oej acr Zky Dmcry, tkot B skcumj

    osi oej rngnbvn tkbs drogn arcf Zknn9 oggcfpmbsk tknrnacrn ecw Zky JbvbenTbmm be fn.

    Oej wkne ycu annm tkn ossoumts ca ycur nenfbns, soy tkus0 Fy Dcj,kostn Zkcu tc knmp fn, tkot B ybnmj ect tc fben nenfbns9 cr, Fy Dcj, fy

    \naudn, Zkcu Wtrnedtk ca fy knort, knmp fn spnnjbmy, mnst B aomm. Oej

    gcetbeun tc proy be tkbs woy, uetbm tkn struddmn bs cvnr, foeaummy rnsbstbedycur nenfy omm tkn wkbmn.

    Tkne tkn knot ca tkn gceambgt bs post, ture tc ycur Mcrj, oej prnsnetlnacrn Kbf tkn nenfy wkc kos lnne ottogibed ycu, oej ycur cwe arobmty be

    rnsbstbed kbf, oej soy0 Wnn, C Mcrj, tkn grnoturn ca Zky lcuety, wkbgkZkcu kost fojn wbtk Zky Koejs, oej rnjnnfnj wbtk Zky Lmccj. Lnkcmj

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 4?

    Acurtkmy, gcesbjnr kcw Kbs wkcmn Lcjy wos tcre oej dosknj wbtk

    lmcws, sc tkot Kbs Jbvben Lmccj be strnofs roe jcwe tc tkn drcuej.Abatkmy, snn rnpnotnj moskns aomm upce tkn sofn pmogn, nxospnrotbed tkn

    wcuejs omrnojy fojn.Tkbmst ycu jwnmm upce tknsn, cr sbfbmor pcbets ca gcesbjnrotbce, be crjnr

    tc dobe potbnegn, abrst oppmy ycur snesns tc annm, be tkn kbdknst jndrnnpcssblmn, tkn betnesn odcey oej ogutn suaanrbed wkbgk ycur jnor Mcrj

    nejurnj be nvnry port ca Kbs fcst Wogrnj Lcjy, oej tkrcudkcut omm ca bt otcegn.

    Zkne poss tc Kbs betnrbcr Wuaanrbeds, oej strbvn tc netnr betc tkn

    fnnienss oej potbnegn wbtk wkbgk Kn lcrn sc drnot odcebns be Kbs fcstKcmy Wcum, oej gcesbjnr kcw, uesotbsabnj wbtk tknsn, Kn kuednrnj tc suaanr

    nvne fcrn nxgrugbotbed suaanrbeds acr tkn dmcry ca Kbs Aotknr oej acr curdccj.

    Zkne snn Kbf beamofnj wbtk tkn anrvnet jnsbrn tkot ycu skcumj wbmmbedmylnor ycur oaambgtbce, oej stbmm turebed tc Kbs Aotknr, lnkcmj Kbf proybed acr

    ycu, tkot Kn wcumj vcugksoan tc dbvn ycu drogn potbnetmy tc lnor ycur grcss,

    lctk tkot wkbgk bs ecw wnbdkbed knovbmy upce ycu, oej omm ctknrs wkbgkfoy ln mobj upce ycu knrnoatnr.

    Knrn lnej ycur wbmm odobe oej odobe tc wbmm tc suaanr omm wbtk o potbnetspbrbt9 oej tkne, turebed tc tkn Ntnreom Aotknr, tkoei Kbf acr kovbed, cut ca

    Kbs purn Mcvn, snet Kbs Cemy-lndcttne Wce betc tkn wcrmj tc nejurn sugklbttnr pobe, oej tc betnrgnjn acr ycu9 tkne osi Kbf tkrcudk tkn fnrbt ca tkn

    Tcris oej Xroynrs ca Kbs Lnmcvnj Wce, tc droet ycu tkn vbrtun ca potbnegn.

    GKOXZN\ :4

    CaoectknrToycaXroybedlyToycaFnjbtotbce.

    RC^ foy omsc rnscrt tc oectknr pmoe ca proybed oej fnjbtotbed. Oatnr ycukovn ottnetbvnmy gcesbjnrnj tkn oaambgtbces ca tkn Mcrj, oej jwnmt upce Kbs

    gknnraum oggnptoegn ca tknf, ycu foy poss ce arcf tkn drnotenss ca Kbs

    Zrovobm oej ca Kbs Xotbnegn tc twc ctknr gcesbjnrotbces0Zkn cen, ca Kbs Fnrbt9 tkn ctknr, ca tkn Wotbsaogtbce oej Dmcry wkbgk

    tkn Ntnreom Aotknr jnrbvnj arcf tkn pnrangt clnjbnegn ca Kbs Wce be KbsXossbce.

    Oej lrbedbed lctk ca tknsn tkbeds lnacrn Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty, osi

    tkrcudk tknbr vbrtun tkn drogn wkbgk ycu jnsbrn.Oej tkbs ycu foy jc, ect cemy be nogk Fystnry ca cur Mcrjs Xossbce,

    lut be nogk snporotn ogt, wkntknr betnrbcr cr nxtnrbcr, be nogk Fystnry.

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 47

    GKOXZN\ :2

    CagnrtobeGcesbjnrotbcesostcAobtkoejGceabjnegnbetknXroynrsca

    tknQbrdbeFory.

    BA ycu wcumj kovn rngcursn tc tkn proynrs ca tkn Lmnssnj Qbrdbe wbtkgceabjnegn, ycu foy negcurodn ycursnma ly tkn acmmcwbed gcesbjnrotbces.

    Abrst, nvnry cen iecws ly nxpnrbnegn tkot o vnssnm wkbgk kos gcetobenjfusi cr oey ctknr prngbcus pnraufn, rntobes tkn cjcr ca bt oatnr bt kos lnne

    rnfcvnj9 oej tkn mcednr tkn pnraufn kos lnne be tkn vnssnm, tkn mcednrjcns tkn arodroegn mbednr olcut bt, oej tkbs bs fcrn tkn gosn wkne scfn ca

    tkn mbqubj btsnma stbmm rnfobes. Lut tkn vbrtun ca tkn fusi, cr ca oey ctknr

    pnraufn, bs mbfbtnj oej abebtn.Ecw, ba tkbs ln sc, wbtk wkot o dmcw ca gkorbty, wbtk wkot o rbgkenss ca

    tnejnrenss oej pbty, fust tkn knort ca Fory kovn lnne ibejmnj oej abmmnj!Acr eben fcetks jbj skn gorry be knr vbrdbeom wcfl Kbf Tkc bs nssnetbommy

    Mcvn, Fnrgy oej Xbty, oej Tkc be oe beabebtn foeenr pcssnssnj tkcsnottrblutns9 oej stbmm be knr knort oej mcvn jcns Kn nvnr olbjn. Ba kn wkc

    gcfns enor tc o drnot abrn goeect lut annm o pcrtbce ca bts knot9 fugk fcrn,skomm wn ect, os wn gcetnfpmotn tkot abrn ca gkorbty, fnrgy oej pbty wkbgk

    dmcwnj be Fory, ln gcesgbcus ca scfn naamunegn ca bts roys, neibejmbed oej

    nmnvotbed cur spbrbtuom mban9 oej tkbs tkn fcrn, tkn catnenr wn jrow enor, oejtkn drnotnr tkn aobtk oej gceabjnegn wbtk wkbgk wn osi tkot knr proynrs foy

    ln droetnj tc us.Wngcejmy, ec grnotnj lnbed nvnr mcvnj @nsus Gkrbst sc orjnetmy os skn

    jbj, ecr wos tknrn nvnr oey cen wkc wos sc pnrangtmy gceacrfnj tc KbsTbmm os Kbs fcst kcmy Fctknr.

    Ba tkne tkn Wce ca Dcj, Tkc dovn Kbs wkcmn Mban oej Kbfsnma acr us, tcrnjnnf us arcf cur sbes, kos fojn Kbs Fctknr be o woy tc lngcfn tkn

    fctknr ca omm wkc skorn Kbs eoturn, tkot skn lnenotk Kbfsnma foy kovn curbetnrnsts ot knort, oej tkot skn foy obj us wbtk knr proynrs, kcw goe wnjcult, ba tkbs ln sc, lut tkot skn aumabms Kbs purpcsns be knr wbtk rndorj tc

    us3Zknrnacrn wn foy gceabjnetmy osi tkot knr proynrs foy ln vcugksoanj

    tc us be omm cur ennjs, acr tkbs lnmbna bs vnry lmnssnj9 os skn foy cltobe acr usfoey dbats ca drogn oej fnrgy.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB4:

    GKOXZN\ >8

    CaoToycaFnjbtotbedoejXroybedlyfnoescatknOednmsoejca

    ommtknLmnssnj.

    ZKN\N orn twc woys ca jnombed wbtk tkn Wobets oej Oednms be Knovne becrjnr tc cltobe tknbr ossbstoegn.

    Zkn abrst bs, tc rnprnsnet tc tkn Ntnreom Aotknr tkn probsns oej dmcrywkbgk Kn rngnbvns arcf tkn knovnemy Gcurt, oej omsc tc lrbed lnacrn Kbf

    tkn tcbms oej pobes wkbgk tkn Wobets kovn suaanrnj ce nortk acr Kbs mcvn9 oejly vbrtun ca tknsn tc osi ca Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty omm tkot wn ennj.

    Zkn sngcej bs, tc osi acr tkn proynrs ca tkcsn dmcrbcus spbrbts, wkc ect

    cemy jnsbrn cur pnrangtbce, lut omsc tkot wn foy ln be o aor kbdknr pcsbtbcetkoe tkny orn9 lnddbed tkot tkny foy obj ycu odobest nvnry nenfy oej nvnry

    acrf ca sbe, oej nspngbommy foy duorj ycu be tkn kcur ca jnotk.Ot ctknr tbfns ycu wbmm rnamngt upce tkn foey oej sbedumor drogns wkbgk

    tkny kovn rngnbvnj arcf tknbr Wcvnrnbde Grnotcr, ibejmbed be ycursnma mbvnmyoaangtbces ca mcvn oej `cy acr tkcsn prngbcus dbats wbtk wkbgk tkny orn

    nerbgknj, rn`cbgbed os ba omm tkcsn dbats koj lnne lnstcwnj upce ycursnma.Rcu skcumj gorry tkbs jbsbetnrnstnj `cy nvne tc o drnotnr pbtgk tkoe tkbs,

    oej nvne, ba pcssblmn, rn`cbgn tkot tkny rotknr tkoe ycursnma kovn lnne tkus

    aovcrnj, sbegn bt bs Dcjs Tbmm9 oej rnejnr, tknrnacrn, tc Kbf tkoeis oejprobsn.

    Zc progtbgn tkbs jnvctbce wbtk nosn oej crjnr, ycu foy jbvbjn tknjbaanrnet crjnrs ca tkn Lmnssnj betc snvne ports, oggcrjbed tc tkn snvne joys

    ca tkn wnni.Zkus0 ce Wuejoy, kcecr tkn eben gkcbrs ca tkn Oednms9 ce Fcejoy, Wt.

    @cke tkn Loptbst9 ce Zunsjoy, tkn Xotrborgks oej Xrcpknts9 ce Tnjensjoy,tkn Opcstmns9 ce Zkursjoy, tkn Fortyrs9 ce Arbjoy, Lbskcps oej ctknr

    Wobets9 oej ce Woturjoy, tkn Qbrdbes oej ctknr Wobets.Lut cfbt ect ce oey joy tkn Lmnssnj Qbrdbe, _unne ca omm Wobets9 ycurduorjboe Oednm9 Wt. Fbgkonm, tkn Orgkoednm9 oej omm ycur potrces.

    Jobmy netrnot tkn Ntnreom Aotknr oej Kbs Lnmcvnj Wce, oej osi acr tknproynrs ca tkn Lmnssnj Qbrdbe, tkot Wt. @csnpk, tkn spcusn ca tkn Lmnssnj

    Qbrdbe, foy omsc obj ycu, oej gceabjnetmy osi Dcj acr kbs spngbom gorn oejprctngtbce. Foey wcejnraum tkbeds orn tcmj us ca tkbs dmcrbcus Wobet, oej ca

    tkn foey aovcrs, lctk tnfpcrom oej spbrbtuom, wkbgk kovn lnne droetnj tc

    tkcsn wkc kovn kcecrnj kbf wbtk pbcus vnenrotbce, oej jnvcutmy scudkt

    kbs proynrsfcrn nspngbommy tc tkcsn wkc kovn woetnj knmp be proynr oejfnjbtotbce.

    Acr ba Dcj kos sc drnotmy kcecrnj ctknr sobets wkc jurbed tknbr mban

    kovn rnejnrnj kcecr oej snrvbgn tc Kbf, wkot nstnnf wbmm Kn kovn acr tkotfcst kuflmn oej lmnssnj Wobet, wkcf Kn Kbfsnma sc kcecrnj upce nortk

    os tc ln sul`ngt tc kbf os tc o aotknr, oej sc clnynj oej snrvnj kbf!

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 4>

    GKOXZN\ >?

    CaFnjbtotbcecetknXossbcecaGkrbst,wbtkovbnwtcnxgbtnvorbcus

    Oaangtbces.

    TKOZ kos omrnojy lnne sobj rnspngtbed fnjbtotbce ce tkn Mcrjs Xossbce,rnmotns tc tkot foeenr ca proybed wkbgk gcesbsts be snnibed scfntkbed arcf

    Dcj. B of dcbed ecw tc rnanr tc bt, be crjnr tc skcw kcw wn foy be tkbswoy nxgbtn jbvnrs oaangtbces.

    B wbmm bfodben, tkne, tkot ycu kovn gkcsne tkn Grugbabxbce acr ycurfnjbtotbce. Be tkbs Fystnry ycu foy jwnmm ce tkn acmmcwbed pcbets ofced

    ctknrs0

    Abrst, gcesbjnr kcw tkn aurbcus pncpmn ce Fcuet Gomvory possbceotnmystrbppnj cur Mcrj9 oej kcw Kbs Amnsk, tkrcudk tkn Wgcurdbed Kn nejurnj,

    stugi tc Kbs gmctkns, oej wos tcre caa be pbngns.Wngcejmy, kcw tkn grcwe ca tkcres wos toine caa Kbs Knoj, oej odobe

    prnssnj upce Bt, sc tkot tkn tkcres wnrn jrbvne be odobe.Zkbrjmy, kcw wbtk tkn lmcws ca tkn koffnr oej wbtk eobms, Kn wos

    grunmmy aostnenj tc tkn Grcss.Acurtkmy, kcw, wkne Kbs sogrnj Mbfls wcumj ect rnogk tkn pmogns

    wknrn tkn kcmns wnrn fojn tc rngnbvn tkn eobms, tkcsn sovodn jcds strntgknj

    kbs Orfs oej Mnds sc vbcmnetmy tkot Kbs jbs`cbetnj Lcens fbdkt lneuflnrnj.

    Abatkmy, kcw, os tkn Mcrj kued ce tkn korj wccj ca tkn Grcss, tknwnbdkt ca Kbs Lcjy be tkot pcsbtbce begrnosnj tkn sbzn ca Kbs fcst Wogrnj

    Tcuejs, oej oddrovotnj benxprnssblmy tkn pobe.Be crjnr tc nxgbtn be ycursnma, ly tknsn oej ctknr gcesbjnrotbces ca tkn

    sofn ibej, tkn oaangtbce ca mcvn, strbvn tc dobe fcrn oej fcrn jnnpmy tkniecwmnjdn ca ycur Mcrjs Beabebtn Dccjenss oej Mcvn tcworjs ycu, Tkc

    acr ycur soin wbmmnj tc suaanr sugk grunm tcrfnets9 acr tkn fcrn ycuojvoegn be tkbs iecwmnjdn, tkn fcrn wbmm ycu begrnosn be mcvn.Zkbs iecwmnjdn, tcc, ca tkn Dccjenss oej Beabebtn Mcvn ca ycur Mcrj,

    wbmm nxgbtn be ycu gcetrbtbce oej rndrnt acr kovbed sc catne oej scuedrotnaummy caanejnj o Dcj Tkc wos acr ycur sbes be sc foey woys bmm-

    trnotnj oej tcrturnj.Zc gomm cut kcpn, gcesbjnr, tkot betc tkbs stotn ca fbsnry ycur fbdkty

    Mcrj jnsgnejnj, tkot Kn fbdkt jnstrcy sbe, oej rnsgun ycu arcf tkn seorns

    ca tkn jnvbm, oej arcf tkn aoumts wkbgk ycu kovn gcffbttnj9 tkot Kn fbdkt

    rngcegbmn ycu tc Kbs Ntnreom Aotknr, oej dbvn ycu lcmjenss tc jrow enor tcKbf be nvnry ennj.

    Zc gomm cut `cy, poss arcf tkn gcesbjnrotbce ca tkn Xossbce tc tkn

    tkcudkt ca bts rnsumts9 ycu wbmm snn kcw tkbs Xossbce kos tkn pcwnr capurbaybed tkn wkcmn wcrmj arcf sbe, oej ca sotbsaybed Jbvben @ustbgn9 kcw bt

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ 42

    mcvn, lngousn ca Kbs beabebtn Nxgnmmnegn oej Bts beabebtn bejnltnjenss tc

    Kbf. Zkbei omsc kcw, lnbed tkus gommnj ly Kbf tc suaanr acr cur soin oejacr cur nxofpmn, Kbs wbmm gcetnetnjmy oej `cyaummy oggnptnj oej clnynj wbtk

    rnojbenss tkn Jbvben oppcbetfnet. Oej wkc goe pnentrotn tkn jnnpmcedbeds ca tkot fcst purn oej mcvbed Wcum tkus tc suaanr3 Bt jwnmt, os bt

    wnrn, be o molyrbetk ca scrrcws, nvnr snnibed enw fcjns ca suaanrbed, oejenvnr (os Bt wcumj) sotbsaybed tkn jnsbrn. Bt dovn Btsnma arnnmy oej wkcmmy, oej

    Bts fcst beecgnet Amnsk, os o prny tc wbginj fne oej beanreom spbrbts, tc lnjnomt wbtk os tkny pmnosnj.

    Acurtkmy, tkne gcetnfpmotn ycur Wovbcr, os Kn tures Kbs pbtybed Nyns ce

    ycu, oej soys, Lnkcmj, Fy gkbmj, wkbtknr ycur bffcjnrotn jnsbrns kovngorrbnj Fn, lngousn ycu wcumj ect jc o mbttmn vbcmnegn tc ycursnma. Lnkcmj

    kcw fugk, oej kcw dmojmy, kovn B suaanrnj acr mcvn ca ycu, oej tc snt ycuoe nxofpmn ca trun potbnegn. Ly omm Fy scrrcws, B lnsnngk ycu, lnmcvnj

    gkbmj, tc lnor tkbs grcss wbmmbedmy, oej nvnry ctknr ycu foy ynt kovn tc lnoroggcrjbed tc Fy dccj pmnosurn9 surrnejnrbed ycursnma betc tkn koejs ca omm

    ycur pnrsngutcrs, wkcf B foy pnrfbt tc fcmnst ycu, kcwnvnr vbmn tkny foy

    ln, oej abnrgn odobest ycur rnputotbce cr ycur lcjy. Ck! jbjst tkcu lutiecw tkn gcfacrt ca ogtbed tkus! Zknsn Tcuejs lnor tnstbfcey tc tkbs

    trutk, wkbgk B wos pmnosnj tc rngnbvn os gcstmy dnfs, sc tkot B fbdkt ojcrewbtk prngbcus vbrtuns tkot pccr scum ca tkbenjnor tc Fn lnycej tky

    gcegnptbce. Oej ba ce tkbs oggcuet B of lrcudkt tc sugk oe nxtrnfbty, wbmttkcu, lnmcvnj spcusn, rnausn tc suaanr o mbttmn be crjnr tc sotbsay Fy Knort,

    oej ommoy tkn oedubsk ca tkcsn Tcuejs wkbgk tky bfpotbnegn kos beambgtnj,wkbgk drbnvns Fn aor fcrn lbttnrmy tkoe tkn Tcuejs tknfsnmvns3

    Abatkmy, enxt gcesbjnr Tkc bt bs tkot tkus kcmjs gcevnrsn wbtk ycu, oej

    ycu wbmm snn tkot bt bs Gkrbst Kbfsnma, tkn Ibed ca Dmcry, Qnry Dcj oej QnryFoe. Gcesbjnr tkn drnotenss ca Kbs suaanrbeds oej Kbs bdecfbey, wkbgk

    wcumj kovn nxgnnjnj tkn jnsnrts ca tkn mcwnst grbfbeom be tkn wcrmj.

    Lnkcmj ycur Mcrj, ect cemy prnsnrvbed gomfenss, oej forvnmcusmy potbnet,lut rn`cbgbed os ot Kbs euptboms9 oej os o mbttmn wotnr sprbeimnj ce o abrnsnrvns lut tc qubgine tkn amofn, sc wbtk tkn begrnosn ca Kbs odcebns, wkbgk

    tc Kbs cvnramcwbed Mcvn snnfnj mbttmn, jbj Kbs `cy begrnosn, oej Kbs nodnr

    jnsbrn tc suaanr stbmm fcrn. Lnor be fbej, tcc, tkot ycur fcst fnrgbaum Mcrjjbj oej suaanrnj omm tkbs, ect arcf engnssbty ecr acr oey ojvoetodn tc

    Kbfsnma, lut (os Kn kos tcmj ycu) arcf tkn fctbvn ca mcvn acr ycu, oej becrjnr tkot ycu fbdkt kovn Kbs nxofpmn tc knmp ycu be dobebed tkn vbrtun ca

    potbnegn. Nejnovcr, tkne, tc ogqubrn o pnrangt iecwmnjdn ca wkot Kn

    jnsbrns ca ycu, oej ca tkn jnmbdkt Kn toins be snnbed ycu nxnrgbsn ycursnma betkbs vbrtun. Foin ogts ca orjnet jnsbrn tc lnor, ect cemy wbtkcut gcfpmobet,lut nvne wbtk `cy, ycur prnsnet grcss oej omm ctknrs wkbgk foy ln ycur mct,

    nvne ba tkny orn knovbnr, tkot ycu foy lngcfn fcrn mbin ycur Dcj, oej dbvn

    Kbf drnotnr gcfacrt. Xbgturn tc ycursnma tkn skofn oej lbttnrenss Knnejurnj acr ycur soin, oej Kbs stnojaostenss oej potbnegn9 oej tkne, ovcw

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB;8

    tc ycur skofn tkot ycur potbnegn bs korjmy tc ln gommnj o skojcw ca Kbs, oej

    tkot ycur scrrcws oej kufbmbotbce orn bfodbeory. Oej anor oej trnflmn, mnstacr o fcfnet tkn smbdktnst annmbed ca rnmugtoegn tc suaanr acr mcvn ca ycur

    Mcrj ln pnrfbttnj tc abej tkn mnost rnstbed-pmogn be ycur knort.Zkbs Grugbabnj Mcrj, lnmcvnj, bs tkn lcci wkbgk B put betc ycur koejs,

    oej ly rnojbed Bt ycu foy mnore tkn trun acrf ca nvnry vbrtun.Bt bs tkn Lcci ca Mban, wkbgk ect cemy ly fnoes ca wcrjs nembdktnes tkn

    uejnrstoejbed, lut omsc ly Bts mbvbed Nxofpmn neibejmns tkn wbmm.Zkn wcrmj bs aumm ca lccis9 oej ynt, wnrn tkny omm put tcdntknr, tkny

    gcumj ect tnogk sc pnrangtmy kcw tc dobe omm vbrtuns, os jcns tkn

    gcetnfpmotbce ca o Grugbabnj Dcj.Zknrn orn, kcwnvnr, scfn wkc spnej wkcmn kcurs be wnnpbed cvnr cur

    Mcrjs Xossbce, oej fnjbtotbed ce Kbs potbnegn9 oej ynt, wkne trculmnsorbsn, tkny foebanst os fugk bfpotbnegn, os ba be proynr tkny koj mnoret qubtn

    oectknr mnssce.Wugk pnrsces orn mbin tkcsn scmjbnrs, wkc be tknbr tnets, lnacrn lottmn, orn

    aumm ca knrcbsf, lut wkne tkn abdkt rnommy lndbes, gost owoy tknbr orfs oej

    toin tc ambdkt. Goe oey tkbed ln fcrn soj oej accmbsk, tkoe tc gcetnfpmotnos be o fbrrcr tkn Qbrtuns ca tkn Mcrj, tc ln neofcrnj ca tknf, oej tc

    ojfbrn tknf, oej tkne, wkne oe cppcrtuebty caanrs btsnma ca nxnrgbsbedtknf, netbrnmy tc acrdnt oej endmngt tknf3

    GKOXZN\ >7

    CatknfcstKcmyWogrofnetcatknNugkorbst.

    ZK^W aor, lnmcvnj, B kovn prcvbjnj ycu wbtk acur wnopces, wkbgk orn

    engnssory acr ycu be crjnr tc cvnrgcfn ycur nenfbns9 oej B kovn omsc dbvne

    ycu jbrngtbces kcw tc foeodn tknf naangtbvnmy.Zknrn ynt rnfobes oectknr, ca wkbgk B cudkt tc trnot, eofnmy, tkn fcstkcmy Wogrofnet ca tkn Nugkorbst.

    Oej beosfugk os tkbs Wogrofnet bs olcvn omm ctknrs, sc tkbs abatk wnopce

    surpossns omm tkn rnst.Zkn acur ca wkbgk B kovn spcine jrow tknbr vbrtun arcf tkn Fnrbts oej

    drogn purgkosnj acr us ly tkn Lmccj ca Gkrbst, lut tkbs wnopce bs btsnma tknvnry Amnsk oej Lmccj tcdntknr wbtk tkn Wcum oej Jbvbebty ca Gkrbst.

    Tbtk rndorj tc tkn acur abrst wnopces, wn abdkt odobest cur nenfbns be

    tkn strnedtk ca Gkrbst, lut be tkbs abatk cen, wn abdkt odobest tknf wbtkGkrbst Kbfsnma9 oej Gkrbst Kbfsnma abdkts odobest tknf wbtk us. Acr wkcsc

    nots tkn Amnsk ca Gkrbst oej jrbeis Kbs Lmccj, jwnmms be Gkrbst, oej Gkrbstbe kbf.

    Zkbs wnopce, tkn fcst kcmy Wogrofnet, foy ln toine be twc woys,eofnmy, sogrofnetommy oej spbrbtuommy0 be tkn acrfnr, bt foy ln jobmy9 be tkn

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ ;?

    mottnr, nvnry kcur oej nvnry fcfnet. Rcu fust ect tkne endmngt tc rngnbvn

    Bt vnry catne be tkn sngcej woy, oej omwoys wkne ycu orn pnrfbttnj be tknabrst.

    GKOXZN\ >:

    CatknToywncudkttc\ngnbvntknfcstKcmyWogrofnetcatknNugkorbst.

    ZKN\N orn foey nejs wkbgk wn foy prcpcsn tc cursnmvns be opprcogkbed

    tkbs fcst jbvben Wogrofnet, tc ottobe wkbgk wn kovn snvnrom tkbeds tc jc ot

    tkrnn jbaanrnet tbfns0 eofnmy, lnacrn Gcffuebce, wkne Gcffuebgotbed,oej oatnr Gcffuebce.

    Tkotnvnr nej wn kovn be vbnw be gcffuebgotbed, wn fust gmnoesn oejpurbay cur scum, be tkn sogrofnet ca \npnetoegn, ba jnabmnj wbtk tkn dubmt ca

    fcrtom sbe. Oatnr tkbs wn fust caanr cursnmvns wbtk cur wkcmn knort, oejcur wkcmn scum, oej cur wkcmn strnedtk, oej cur wkcmn pcwnrs, wbtkcut

    rnsnrvn, tc @nsus Gkrbst oej tc Kbs dccj pmnosurn, sbegn be tkbs fcst kcmyWogrofnet Kn dbvns us Kbs Lmccj oej Kbs Amnsk, wbtk Kbs Wcum, Kbs

    Jbvbebty, oej Kbs Fnrbts. Oej, wbtk tkn gcesgbcusenss tkot cur dbat bs sc

    eorrcw, eoy ectkbed, wkne gcfpornj wbtk Kbs, wn skcumj jnsbrn tc pcssnss,oej tc prnsnet tc Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty, omm tkot kos lnne, cr nvnr wbmm ln,

    caanrnj oej dbvne tc Kbf ly omm grnoturns, ce nortk oej be Knovne.Ba ycur betnetbce be gcffuebgotbed ln tc cltobe scfn vbgtcry cvnr ycur

    nenfbns oej Kbs, oej tc jnstrcy tknf, lndbe, be tkbs gosn, ce tkn nvn caycur Gcffuebce, cr lnacrn, tc fnjbtotn ce tkn jnsbrn ca tkn Wce ca Dcj

    tc netnr betc ycur knort, oej tc uebtn Kbfsnma tc ycu, oej tc knmp ycu tccvnrgcfn ycur nvbm possbces.

    Zkbs jnsbrn bs sc betnesn oej sc lcuejmnss be Gkrbst, tkot o grnotnjbetnmmngt bs ueolmn tc gcfprnknej bt.Lut tkot ycu foy be scfn fnosurn opprcogk o `ust bjno ca bt, tknrn orn

    twc tkbeds wkbgk fust ln bfprnssnj ce ycur fbej. Cen bs tkn uespnoiolmnpmnosurn wkbgk Dcj be Kbs Dccjenss toins be jwnmmbed wbtk us9 acr Kn gomms

    bt Kbs jnmbdkt.Zkn ctknr, Kbs beabebtn kotrnj ca sbe, lctk os o lor oej kbejroegn tc Kbs

    uebce wbtk us, wkbgk Kn sc fugk jnsbrns9 oej lngousn ca bts uttnr

    cppcsbtbce tc Kbs Jbvben Xnrangtbces. Acr lnbed Kbfsnma tkn Wcvnrnbde

    Dccj, Xurn Mbdkt, oej Beabebtn Lnouty, Kn goeect lut beabebtnmy olkcr oejjntnst sbe, wkbgk bs ectkbed lut jorienss, jnangt, oej oe besuaanrolmnjnacrfbty ca cur scums.

    Wc lurebed, bejnnj, bs tkn kotrnj ca tkn Mcrj odobest sbe, tkot omm tkot Knkos wrcudkt lctk be tkn Cmj Znstofnet oej be tkn Enw koj acr bts nej tkn

    jnstrugtbce ca sbe9 olcvn omm, tkn fcst kcmy Xossbce ca Kbs Wce, Tkc (os

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ ;>

    fombgn oej wbginjenss ca tkn wcrmj. Rcu orn olcut tc rngnbvn Dcj, be

    Tkcsn Koejs orn tkn mban oej jnotk ca tkn wkcmn uebvnrsn.Zkne, ce tkn ctknr koej, rndorj ycursnma9 tkbei kcw ycu orn ectkbed,

    oej tkot ly ycur sbes oej wbginjenss ycu kovn fojn ycursnma mcwnr tkoetkn vbmnst oej acumnst ca tkn brrotbceom grnoturns, oej tkot ycu kovn rnejnrnj

    ycursnma wcrtky tc ln tkn spcrt oej fcginry ca omm tkn jnvbms be knmm9 kcw,bestnoj ca lnbed drotnaum acr sugk drnot oej euflnrmnss lnenabts, ycu kovn

    be ycur goprbgbcusenss oej wbmmaumenss jnspbsnj tkbs sc Fbdkty oej scMcvbed o Mcrj, oej trofpmnj uejnr acct Kbs Xrngbcus Lmccj.

    Rnt, ectwbtkstoejbed omm tkbs, Kbs Mcvn olbjns, Kbs Dccjenss bs

    uegkoednj, Kn stbmm bevbtns ycu tc Kbs Jbvben Loequnt9 eoy, Kn nvnegcestrobes ycu tc gcfn tc bt, tkrnotnebed ycu wbtk jnotk ba ycu rnausn Kbs

    bevbtotbce. Kn skuts ect tkn jccr ca Kbs Fnrgy, ecr tures Kbs logi upceycu, tkcudk ly eoturn ycu kovn lngcfn mnprcus, mofn, jrcpsbgom, lmbej,

    pcssnssnj ly jnvbms, oej kovn dcen oatnr foey mcvnrs.Kn osis tkbs ca ycu oej ec fcrn0

    Abrst, tc fcure acr ycur caanegns odobest Kbf.

    Wngcej, tc kotn olcvn omm tkbeds sbe, lctk drnot oej sfomm.Zkbrjmy, tc caanr oej dbvn ycursnma wkcmmy tc jc Kbs Tbmm oej Lbjjbed,

    nvnr wbtk oaangtbce, oej wbtk ogtbce, wkne cppcrtuebty prnsnets.Acurtkmy, tc kovn aobtk oej abrf kcpn tkot Kn wbmm acrdbvn ycu, oej

    gmnoesn ycu arcf ycur sbes, oej jnanej ycu arcf omm ycur nenfbns.Acrtbabnj ly tkbs uespnoiolmn Mcvn ca tkn Mcrj, ycu wbmm jrow enor tc

    gcffuebgotn, wbtk o kcmy oej mcvbed anor, soybed0 Mcrj, B of ect wcrtkytc rngnbvn Zknn, lngousn B kovn sc foey, foey tbfns drbnvcusmy caanejnj

    Zknn, ecr kovn B ynt fcurenj os fugk os B skcumj, cvnr tkn caanegns wkbgk

    B kovn gcffbttnj odobest Zknn.Mcrj, B of ect wcrtky tc rngnbvn Zknn, lngousn B of ect ynt netbrnmy

    arnn arcf oaangtbce tc vnebom sbes.

    Mcrj, B of ect wcrtky tc rngnbvn Zknn, acr B kovn ect ynt wkcmmyybnmjnj fysnma up tc Zky Mcvn, Zky Tbmm, oej Zky Lbjjbed.C fy Omfbdkty Mcrj, beabebtnmy Dccj, acr tkn soin ca Zky Dccjenss

    oej Zky Tcrj, foin fn wcrtky, C fy Mcvn, wbtk tkbs aobtk tc rngnbvn

    Zknn.Tkne ycu kovn gcffuebgotnj, skut ycursnma up bffnjbotnmy be tkn

    sngrnt rngnss ca ycur knort, oej snttbed osbjn omm grnotnj tkbeds, kcmjgcevnrsn wbtk ycur Mcrj be scfn sugk acrf os tkn acmmcwbed0 C Fcst

    Kbdk Ibed ca Knovne, wkot kos lrcudkt Zknn tc fn, wkc of fbsnrolmn,

    pccr, lmbej, oej eoinj3 Oej Kn wbmm oeswnr ycuMcvn.Oej ycu wbmm rnpmy tc Kbf, C uegrnotnj Mcvn, swnnt Mcvn, wkot wbmt

    Zkcu tkot B skcumj dbvn Zknn3

    Oej Kn wbmm oeswnr cemy Mcvn. B wbmm tkot ec ctknr abrn skcumj lure

    upce tkn omtor ca ycur knort, oej be ycur sogrbabgns, oej be omm ycur wcris,

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ ;4

    Os catne tkne os ycu skomm jbspcsn ycursnma oej prnporn acr spbrbtuom

    Gcffuebce, ycu wbmm abej tkn Wce ca Dcj rnojy tc dbvn Kbfsnma wbtk KbsCwe Koejs tc ycu acr ycur spbrbtuom accj.

    Ly woy ca prnporotbce, ture ycur tkcudkts tc Kbf acr tkbs nej9 oej oatnro skcrt nxofbeotbce ca ycur aobmbeds, fcure wbtk Kbf cvnr ycur caanegns,

    oej wbtk omm kufbmbty oej aobtk lnsnngk Kbf tkot Kn wcumj vcugksoan tcnetnr betc ycur pccr scum wbtk scfn arnsk dbat ca drogn, tc knom bt oej acrtbay

    bt odobest tkn nenfy.Tkne olcut tc jc vbcmnegn tc ycursnma oej tc fcrtbay scfn oppntbtn, cr

    tc jc scfn ogt ca vbrtun, jc omm wbtk tkn fctbvn ca prnporbed ycur knort acr

    ycur Mcrj, Tkc bs gcetbeuommy jnfoejbed tkbs ca ycu9 oej tkne ture tc Kbfoej bevbtn Kbf wbtk norenstenss tc gcfn wbtk Kbs Drogn tc knom ycu oej

    jnmbvnr ycu arcf ycur nenfbns, tc tkn nej tkot Kn Omcen foy pcssnss ycurknort. Cr nmsn, gommbed tc fbej ycur most Wogrofnetom Gcffuebce, soy wbtk

    neibejmnj knort, Tkne, fy Mcrj, skomm B odobe rngnbvn Zknn3wkne3wkne3

    Lut ba ycu jnsbrn tc prnporn ycursnma, oej spbrbtuommy gcffuebgotn be o

    fcrn crjnrmy foeenr9 ce tkn prnvbcus nvnebed ojjrnss omm fcrtbabgotbces,ogts ca vbrtun, oej nvnry ctknr dccj wcri tc tkbs nej, tkot ycu foy

    spbrbtuommy rngnbvn ycur Mcrj.Oej be tkn normy fcrebed, gcesbjnr wkot drnot koppbenss oej lnenabt tkn

    scum dobes ly wcrtkbmy rngnbvbed tkn fcst kcmy Wogrofnet ca tkn Omtor (acr bebt mcst vbrtun bs rndobenj, tkn scum bs lrcudkt logi tc bts abrst lnouty oej

    rngnbvns tkn arubts oej fnrbts ca tkn Xossbce ca tkn Wce ca Dcj)9 oejgcesbjnr kcw pmnosbed bt bs tc Dcj, tkot wn rngnbvn bt oej pcssnss tknsn

    lmnssbeds, sc tkot ycu foy beamofn ycur knort wbtk o drnot jnsbrn tc rngnbvn bt

    tc dbvn Kbf pmnosurn.Tkne tkbs jnsbrn bs neibejmnj wbtkbe ycu, turebed tc Kbf, soy0

    Beosfugk os bt bs ect droetnj tc fn, Mcrj, tcjoy tc rngnbvn Zknn

    Wogrofnetommy, droet, C uegrnotnj Dccjenss oej Xcwnr, tkot Bnvnry aoumtkovbed lnne porjcenj oej knomnjfoy ecw wcrtkbmy rngnbvn Zknnspbrbtuommy, nvnry kcur oej nvnry joy, oej prcvbjn fn wbtk arnsk drogn oej

    strnedtk odobest omm fy nenfbns, oej portbgumormy odobest tkot cen, upce

    wkcf, acr Zky pmnosurn, B of foibed wor.

    GKOXZN\ >4

    CarnturebedZkoeis.

    WBEGN omm tkn dccj wn kovn cr jc, bs ca Dcj, oej arcf Dcj, wn orn lcuejtc rnejnr tkoeis acr omm cur vbrtucus nxnrgbsns oej vbgtcrbns, oej acr nvnry

    lnenabt, portbgumor oej dnenrom, wkbgk wn kovn rngnbvnj arcf Kbs XbtbaumKoej.

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    MC\NEPC WG^XCMB;;

    Oej tc jc tkbs be o prcpnr foeenr, wn fust gcesbjnr tkn nej acr wkbgk

    cur Mcrj bs fcvnj tc gcffuebgotn Kbs drogn tc us9 acr, arcf tkbsgcesbjnrotbce oej iecwmnjdn, wn gcfn tc mnore kcw Dcj wbmms tkot wn

    skcumj rnture tkoeis.Oej sbegn be nvnry lnenabt tkn Mcrj prbegbpommy betnejs Kbs cwe Kcecr,

    oej tc jrow us tc Kbs mcvn oej snrvbgn, abrst tkbei wbtk ycursnma be tkbs woy0Tbtk wkot pcwnr, wbsjcf, oej dccjenss, kos fy Dcj droetnj oej dbvne

    tc fn tkbs lmnssbed oej drogn!Zkne, snnbed tkot be ycu (os ca ycursnma) tknrn bs ectkbed wkbgk gcumj

    fnrbt oey lmnssbed, lut ce tkn gcetrory ectkbed nmsn lut jnfnrbt oej

    bedrotbtujn, wbtk prcacuej kufbmbty ojjrnss ycur Mcrj0 Kcw bs bt, C Mcrj,tkot Zkcu jnbde tc rndorj o jnoj jcd, lnstcwbed sc foey lnenabts upce

    fn3 Foy Zky Eofn ln lmnssnj acr nvnr oej nvnr!Oej mostmy, snnbed tkot ly tkn lnenabt Kn snnis odobe tc ln mcvnj oej

    snrvnj ly ycu, beamofn ycursnma wbtk mcvn tcworjs sc mcvbed o Mcrj, oejwbtk sbegnrn jnsbrn tc snrvn Kbf be Kbs woy. Oej tknrnacrn tc tkbs nej ycu

    wbmm ojj o aumm caanrbed ca ycursnma, sugk os foy ln fojn be tkn acmmcwbed

    foeenr.

    GKOXZN\ >;

    CaClmotbce.

    ZC tkn nej tkot tkn clmotbce ca ycursnma foy ln ce omm sbjns pmnosbed tcDcj, twc tkbeds orn engnssory. Cen bs, uebce wbtk tkn caanrbeds wkbgk

    Gkrbst fojn tc tkn Aotknr9 tkn ctknr bs, tkot ycur wbmm ln jntogknj arcf ommbrrndumor oaangtbce acr tkn grnoturn.

    Ly tkn abrst tkbed, ycu fust iecw tkot tkn Wce ca Dcj, wkne mbvbed be

    tkbs vomn ca tnors, caanrnj tc Kbs Knovnemy Aotknr ect cemy Kbfsnma oej Kbswcris, lut wbtk Kbfsnma us omsc oej cur wcris.Wc tkot cur caanrbeds fust ln fojn be uebce wbtk, oej trustaum

    jnpnejnegn upce Kbs.

    Acr tkn sngcej tkbed, gcesbjnr wnmm lnacrn ycu foin ycur caanrbed,wkntknr ycur wbmm kos oey ottogkfnet, acr ba sc, bt fust abrst ln jbsnedodnj

    arcf nvnry oaangtbce9 oej kovn rngcursn tc Dcj, be crjnr tkot Kn, wbtk Kbsrbdkt Koej, foy mccsn ycu9 sc tkot, arnnj oej jnmbvnrnj arcf omm kbejroegn,

    ycu foy ln olmn tc caanr ycursnma tc Kbs Jbvben Fo`nsty.

    Oej ln vnry wotgkaum ce tkbs pcbet9 sbegn, ba ycu caanr ycursnma tc Dcj,wkbmst scfn brrndumor oaangtbce acr tkn grnoturn rnfobes, ycu jc ect caanr

    ycursnma, lut tkot wkbgk bs oectknrs, be tkot ycu orn ect ycur cwe, lutlnmced tc tkcsn grnoturns tc wkcf ycur knort bs dbvne9 o tkbed wkbgk bs

    jbspmnosbed tc tkn Mcrjos ba bt wnrn ycur jnsbrn tc fcgi Kbf. Knegn bt bs,

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    ZKN WXB\BZ^OM GCFLOZ ;2

    tkot sc foey clmotbces ca cursnmvns ect cemy rnture tc us vcbj oej arubtmnss,

    lut oatnrworjs wn aomm betc vorbcus jnangts oej sbes.Tn foy caanr cursnmvns tc Dcj, wkbmst stbmm gmnovbed tc tkn grnoturns, lut

    bt fust ln be crjnr tkot ly Kbs Dccjenss wn foy ln snt arnn, sc tkot wnfoy ln olmn tc caanr cursnmvns wkcmmy tc Kbs Jbvben Fo