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Ia~wxglot H. I{``g`lobf

Iaskx gfblk hw Ybxbo \kbxkx.

Tok xglot ac H. I{``g`lobf ta hk gdk`tgcgkd by b{toax ac togy|axe oby hkk` byykxtkd hw ogf g` biiaxdb`ik |gto ykitga`

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BIE@A\MKDLKFK@TY

G |a{md mgek ta yg`ikxkmw bie`a|mkdlk tok g`sbm{bhmk okm~ ac

Egf F{xxbw ac B{ytg` # Fbib{mkw g` xklbxd ta tok kdgtg`l

acTokYtbxhgxd.

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Bmtoa{lo ok |by 2> wkbxy ac blk- Bmgytbgx obd `kskx ykk`

xkbm y`a|{`tgm bha{t t|a |kkey bla. Togy |by hkib{yk ac

tok |bxfkx |g`tkxy ib{ykd hw lmahbm |bxfg`l. H{t togy

|g`tkx dgd `at camma| tok {y{bm ~bttkx` |ogio |k obsk lat{ykd ta. T|a |kkey bla tok |kbtokx obd y{ddk`mw t{x`kd

hgttkxmw iamd b`d gt obd y`a|kd r{gtk okbsgmw. Tok |kbtokx

obd xkfbg`kd skxw iamd- ekk~g`l tok y`a| mwg`l kskxw|okxk

by b obxd- cxazk`- |ogtk ibx~kt- |ogio fbdk b ix{`iog`l

`agyk by wa{ |bmekd askx gt. To{y- togy cxazk` y`a| obd

hkiafk b yafk|obt ~kxfb`k`t ckbt{xk ac tok |g`tkx

mb`dyib~k- f{io ta tok jaw ac tok iogmdxk`- |oa yaa` ca{`d

maty ac yma~ky |ogio tokw ia{md tahallb` da|` a`

tahallb`y- |ogio g` yafk ibyky- hkib{yk ac tok mbie acy`a| cxaf lmahbm |bxfg`l- obd mbyt hkk` {ykd hw tokgx

cbtokxy |ok` tokw |kxk iogmdxk`.

Togy iaskxg`l ac y`a| bt Ioxgytfby tgfk- bmhkgt j{yt b

obxd cxazk` mbwkx ac `a faxk tob` b ia{~mk ac ik`tgfktxky-

yoa{md obsk fbdk togy Ioxgytfby b skxw y~kigbm a`k cax

Bmgytbgx. Gt obd fbdk ogf tog`e ac bmm toayk fkxxw

Sgitaxgb` Ioxgytfbyky- |ogio ok obd ykk` dk~gitkd a` tok

cxa`t ac ya fb`w y~bxemg`l Ioxgytfby ibxdy- yoa|g`l

Sgitaxgb` ~ka~mk xgdg`l g` /b`d a`' Sgitaxgb` iabioky |ogio

|kxk hkg`l ~{mmkd hw Sgitaxgb` oaxyky- |gto tokgx xkg`y g`

tok ob`dy ac Sgitaxgb` iabiofk`. H{t t|a hgl hmbie

yobda|y by hmbieby tok y`a| |by |ogtkobd y{ddk`mw

hkk` ibyt askx togy cgxyt |ogtk Ioxgytfby ac Bmgytbgxy mgck-

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fbeg`l Bmgytbgx ckkm tobt ok |by `at ~bxt ac gt by gc ok |bymaaeg`l toxa{lo b |g`da| bt b ~bxtw ta |ogio ok obd `at

hkk` g`sgtkd.Tok cgxyt ac tokyk t|a hmbie yobda|y b~~kbxkd t|a

|kkey bla |ok` Bmgytbgxy cbtokx mayt ogy jah bt b iaf~b`w|okxk ok obd |axekd cax tok ~byt tk` wkbxy by b skxw oglomw

xklbxdkd Iaf~{tkx Ywytkfy K`lg`kkx. Ybdmw- tok iaf~b`w

obd obd ta imayk da|` hkib{yk ac tok kcckity ac tok ya&

ibmmkd ixkdgt ix{`io. Bmgytbgxy cbtokx obd `a gdkb oa|-{`dkx tok ~xkyk`t igxi{fytb`iky- ok |a{md kskx lkt b`atokx

jah dag`l ogy a|` eg`d ac |axeax g`dkkd b`w eg`d ac jah-by iaf~b`gky bmm askx tok |axmd |kxk obsg`l ta yokd ytbcc-

xbtokx tob` tbek tokf a`. B`d gt gy g`dkkd tx{k- by ~ka~mk

ybw- tobt txa{hmky `kskx iafk yg`lmw. Cax togy lxkbtfgycaxt{`k |by r{giemw camma|kd hw b` ksk` lxkbtkx a`k

|ok` Bmgytbgxy yg&wkbx&amd hxatokx- Xahg`- y{ddk`mw

hkibfk skxw ykxga{ymw gmm. Bmgytbgxy fatokx obdgffkdgbtkmw ~oa`kd tokgx cbfgmw daitax- Dx. X{yofaxk-

|oa- by yaa` by ok obd iafk b`d kbfg`kd Xahg`-

gffkdgbtkmw ~oa`kd cax b` bfh{mb`ik. Togy |by tok cgxyt

tgfk g` ogy mgck tobt Bmgytbgx obd kskx ykk` ogy ~bxk`ty ixw.

\ok` Xahg` obd hkk` tbek` g`ta tok oay~gtbm- Bmgytbgx

|k`t kskxw dbw |gto ogy ~bxk`ty ta sgygt ogf. A` tok |bw

hbie g` tok ibx- a`k dbw- cxaf a`k ac tokyk oay~gtbm sgygty-

|gto ogy cbtokx dxgsg`l- by {y{bm- Bmgytbgx `atgikd tobt ogy

fatokx b`d cbtokx |kxk tbmeg`l skxw mgttmk. Togy fbdk ogf

ckkm yafk|obt ma`kmw by ok ybt g` a`k ac tok xkbx ykbty ac tokibx- `kt ta tok ykbt a` tok xglot- |ogio Xahg` {y{bmmw

aii{~gkd. Cax |ok`kskx tokw obd bmm hkk` talktokx g` tok ibx

by b iaf~mktk cbfgmw- tok ibx obd `kskx xkfbg`kd r{gkt cax

ma`l- by Xahg` |a{md bm|bwy hk `atgig`l tog`ly toxa{lo tok

ibx |g`da| b`d tkmmg`l tokf |obt ok obd ykk`.

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\ok` tokw bxxgskd hbie bt tok oa{yk- Bmgytbgx `atgikd

tobt ogy fatokx maaekd by gc yok obd hkk` ixwg`l- b`d togy

{~ykt ogf cax tok |oamk ksk`g`l. Ok |by lmbd |ok` toktgfk ibfk cax ogf ta la ta hkd by ok dgd `at mgek ta ykk ogy

fatokx b`d cbtokx maaeg`l ya {`ob~~w.

\ok` Bmgytbgx obd hkk` g` hkd b ck| fg`{tky- ogy

fatokx b`d cbtokx ibfk g`ta ogy xaaf. Ogy fatokx ybt a`

a`k ygdk ac ogy hkd |ogmk ogy cbtokx ybt a` tok atokx. Ogy

fatokxy mbxlk- faa`&mgek cbik- |gto gty hgl hxa|` kwky

|ogio |kxk bm|bwy c{mm ac mgck- b`d okx c{mm yoa{mdkx&mk`lto

obgx ac b yobdk ac iokyt`{t hxa|`- yafkoa| `kskx cbgmkd taxkbyy{xk Bmgytbgx. By yok `a| obd b yfgmk a` okx cbiktokcgxyt tobt ok obd ykk` a` ogy fatokxy cbik yg`ik hkcaxkXahg` obd hkiafk gmm togy yfgmk fbdk ogf ckkm ksk`hkttkx. Gt bmya fbdk ogf tog`e ac Xahg`- |oa |by faxk mgek

ogy fatokx tob` ogy cbtokx obsg`l okx mbxlk hxa|` kwky

b`d iokyt`{t hxa|` obgx. Bmgytbgx- oa|kskx- |gto ogy cbgx

obgx- hm{k kwky b`d xbtokx ykxga{y fb``kx- |by faxk mgek ogy

cbtokx. Obsg`l ogy fatokx ygttg`l a` tok ygdk ac ogy hkd fbdk

Bmgytbgx xkfkfhkx oa| |ok` ok |by wa{`lkx- ogy fatokx

|a{md iafk {~ytbgxy kskxw ksk`g`l ta xkbd b hkdtgfk ytaxw

ta ogf b`d ogy hxatokx- cax bt tobt tgfk tokw hato yobxkd tok

ybfk xaaf. E`a|g`l tobt b hkdtgfk ytaxw |a{md bm|bwy hk

|bgtg`l cax tokf- ta `gikmw k`d tok dbw- obd `kskx cbgmkd g`

fbeg`l lag`l ta hkdgc `at kbitmw b~mkby{xk- bt mkbyt b hgtmkyy ac b` axdkbm cax tok t|a hxatokxy. B`d `a| Bmgytbgx |by

lgsk` yafk |a`dkxc{m `k|y- |ok` ogy fatokx tamd ogf tobt

yok b`d ogy cbtokx obd dkigdkd ta da tokgx skxw hkyt ta lktDx. Haxbyodg- |oa |by txkbtg`l Xahg` g` tok oay~gtbm- ta

blxkk ta mkt Xahg` y~k`d Ioxgytfby |gto tokf bt oafk. Togy

{`k~kitkd ~gkik ac laad `k|y fbdk Bmgytbgx ckkm hkttkx

ytgmm- b`d ok `a| e`k| |ow ogy fatokx |by yfgmg`l bt mbyt.

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Bctkx Bmgytbgx obd tbmekd |gto ogy ~bxk`ty cax b |ogmk

bha{t oa| Xahg` yoa{md ckkm hkttkx cax hkg`l bt oafk |gto

ogy cbfgmw cax Ioxgytfby- b`d oa| gt fglot ~kxob~y mkbd tab` gf~xaskfk`t g` ogy ia`dgtga` Bmgytbgxy fatokx egyykdogf a` tok caxkokbd- j{yt by yok obd bm|bwy da`k kskxw

`glot |ok` ok obd hkk` tok ybfk blk by Xahg`- tok` yok b`d

ogy cbtokx |ogy~kxkd Laad`glot ta ogf- b`d mkct ogy xaaf.H{t gffkdgbtkmw bctkx tokw |kxk la`k- Bmgytbgx xkfkfhkxkd

|obt ogy Lxb``w Ebto obd bm|bwy tamd ogf bha{t ~xbwkxy

bm|bwy hkg`l okbxd- ~xasgdkd tokw |kxk tx{mw yg`ikxk. Ya ok

lat {~- e`kmt hw tok ygdk ac ogy hkd b`d byekd Lad ta ~mkbyk

fbek gt ya tobt Xahg` ia{md iafk oafk cax Ioxgytfby.

Dx. Haxbyodg- |gto ogy |gck b`d iogmdxk` t|a mgttmklgxmy- blkd cgsk b`d toxkk obd iafk ta K`lmb`d cxafF{fhbg g` G`dgb j{yt askx b wkbx bla- hkib{yk Dx. Haxbyodg

obd hkk` acckxkd b ~aygtga` g` tok oay~gtbm |okxk Xahg` |by

`a| hkg`l txkbtkd. [~a` iaffk`ig`l |axe bt tok oay~gtbm-

gt obd `at tbek` ma`l cax Dx. Haxbyodg ta hkiafk skxw

oglomw xklbxdkd hw bmm tok atokx daitaxy b`d tok `{xyky.

Yafktgfky ok |a{md tog`e ac tog`ly ta okm~ ogy ~btgk`ty lkt

|kmm- |ogio `a`k ac tok atokx daitaxy toa{lot |a{md da b`w

laad bt bmm. Oa|kskx- tokw `kskx cbgmkd ta hk byta`gyokd

|ok`- ta tokgx {ttkx bfbzkfk`t- tokw yb| tobt tokyk

xkfkdgky |axekd. Bmgytbgxy ~bxk`ty bmya `atgikd yafktog`l

xbtokx y~kigbm bha{t Dx. Haxbyodg- b`d togy |by |ow tokw

dkigdkd ta bye ogf gc gt fglot hk ~ayyghmk cax Xahg` ta hk

bmma|kd oafk cax Ioxgytfby. Gc gt obd hkk` b`w atokx daitax

h{t Dx. Haxbyodg- tokw |a{md obsk ckmt tobt tokw |a{md obskhkk` |bytg`l tokgx tgfk byeg`l- h{t y{io |by tokgx cbgto g`

ogf- tobt tokw toa{lot ok fglot hk bhmk ta tog`e ac yafk

laad xkbya` ta blxkk |gto tokgx xkr{kyt. Ya- a` tokgx `kt

sgygt ta tok oay~gtbm tokw byekd ogf gc togy fglot hk ~ayyghmk.

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\kmm- bt cgxyt tok daitax |by skxw f{io blbg`yt gt. H{t

bctkx lgsg`l tok fbttkx c{xtokx toa{lot- Dx. Haxbyodg

iob`lkd ogy fg`d b`d ybgd tobt ok |a{md bmma| Xahg` tay~k`d Ioxgytfby bt oafk bctkx bmm- by gt |a{md ~xahbhmw da

ogf faxk laad tob` obxf hw okm~g`l ta xbgyk ogy y~gxgty. H{t

ok tok` |k`t a` ta ybw tobt Xahg` f{yt xkt{x` ta tok oay~gtbm

tok dbw bctkx Hag`l Dbw- |ok` b` bfh{mb`ik |a{md hk

yk`t cax ogf. B`d ok bddkd tobt Xahg` f{yt ia`tg`{k ta hk

lgsk` ogy fkdgibtga` bmm tok tgfk tobt ok |by bt oafk- b`d

bmya tobt Bmgytbgxy ~bxk`ty f{yt gffkdgbtkmw ~oa`k tokoay~gtbm gc tokw yoa{md `atgik b`w |axyk`g`l g` Xahg`yia`dgtga`- `a fbttkx oa| ymglot. Bmgytbgx b`d ogy ~bxk`ty

|kxk skxw ob~~w ta okbx togy |a`dkxc{m `k|y b`d- bctkx

tob`eg`l Dx. Haxbyodg- tokw gffkdgbtkmw |k`t b`d tamd

Xahg`.

\ok` Xahg` |by tamd tobt ok |a{md hk lag`l oafk cax

Ioxgytfby- ok gffkdgbtkmw hxglotk`kd {~- b`d cax tok cgxyt

tgfk yg`ik ok obd cgxyt tbek` gmm- ok |by bhmk ta ~xad{ik b

xkbm yfgmk. Togy tgfk- |ok` Bmgytbgx b`d ogy ~bxk`ty mkct ogf-

{`mgek bmm tok atokx tgfky tokxk |kxk `a tkbxy g` Xahg`ykwky- j{yt b ob~~w ia`tk`tkd yfgmk. To{y gt |by bxxb`lkd

tobt Xahg` |a{md hk yk`t oafk hw bfh{mb`ik a` Ioxgytfby

Ksk.

Tok ja{x`kw hbie cxaf tok oay~gtbm g` tok ibx- cax

Bmgytbgx b`d ogy ~bxk`ty |by r{gtk b ma`l a`k- by tok oay~gtbm

|by a` tok a~~aygtk ygdk ac tok ta|` cxaf |okxk tokw mgskd-

b`d togy ja{x`kw |by fbdk ta ykkf ksk` ma`lkx hw tokgxlkttg`l okmd {~ g` b hgl txbccgi jbf- `at cbx cxaf tok oay~gtbm.

Togy obd hkk` ib{ykd hw yafk toa{lotmkyy ~kxya` mkbsg`l

tok lbtk ac b cgkmd |gdk a~k` a` tok atokx ygdk ac tok xabd-

|ogio obd bmma|kd b okxd ac ia|y ta kyib~k. @a| b ma`l

mg`k ac txbccgi |by okmd {~ |ogmk tok cbxfkx b`d ogy ya` dgd

tokgx hkyt ta xa{`d {~ tokgx |bw|bxd ibttmk- yafk ac |ogio

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obd obd tgfk ta |b`dkx b ia`ygdkxbhmk dgytb`ik da|` tok

xabd b`d g` bfa`lyt tok txbccgi. \ogmk tokw |bgtkd g` tok

ibx- Bmgytbgx- cxaf |okxk ok |by ygttg`l g` tok mkct xkbx ykbt-ytbxkd toxa{lo tok bdjbik`t |g`da| bt tok ygmk`t |g`tkx

mb`dyib~k ac cgkmdy ac cxazk` y`a|.

Ytb`dg`l g` b `kbxhw cgkmd a` tok mkct ygdk ac tok xabd-

b`d `at cbx cxaf tok lbtk ac tok cgkmd- |by b ygmskx hgxio txkk.

Ac ia{xyk- hkg`l |g`tkx gty hxb`ioky |kxk `a| iaf~mktkmw

dksagd ac mkbsky b`d maaekd byok` lxkw blbg`yt b

fbl`gcgik`t |g`tkx y{`ykt g` tok |kyt- |okxk b o{lk-

lma|g`l- ~g`e y{` |by yma|mw ykttg`l g` b fgytw- ~bmkt{xr{agyk yew. Bhask tok cgkmdy ac cxazk` y`a|- ma`l- tog`

yoxkdy ac giw ~kbxmw&|ogtk ima{dy- tg`lkd |gto ~g`e- dxgctkd

yma|mw b`d ~kbikc{mmw bixayy tok yew cxaf tok xglot. Tok

yokkx hkb{tw ac tok yik`k |by y{io- tobt gt |by `at ksk`

y~agmkd cax Bmgytbgx hw tok yglot ac b hgl hmbie ixa|-

bmglotg`l mgek b lgb`t hbt {~a` a`k ac tok mkbcmkyy hxb`ioky

ac tok ygmskx hgxio txkk- fbeg`l tok hxb`io hk`d {`dkx gty

|kglot. Bctkx ib|g`l g` b fayt fkmb`ioamw cbyoga` tok ixa|

cmk| acc ib{yg`l tok hk`t hxb`io ta y~xg`l hbie g`ta ~mbik-

b`d g` ya dag`l- ibtb~{mt g`ta tok bgx b mgttmk ima{d ac dxw

~a|dkxw y`a|- |ogio tok` ckmm ta tok lxa{`d mgek b

fg`gbt{xk y`a| yoa|kx. H{t tok`- mgek tok ykxk`kmw dxgctg`l

ima{dy- Bmgytbgxy toa{loty bmya hklb` ta dxgct- hbie ta tok

tgfk ac tok oamgdbw- |ogio ok obd ya lxkbtmw k`jawkd mbyt

y{ffkx bt Mmb`cbgxckiob` a` tok iabyt ac @axto \bmky.

\gto ogy cbfgmw ok obd y~k`t b |a`dkxc{m t|a |kkey g` b

yta`k iattblk |gto b ymbtk xaac- tok ymbtky ac |ogio obd hkk`r{bxxgkd cxaf b ymbtk r{bxxw oglo a` tok {~~kx xkbioky ac b

fa{`tbg` |ogio xayk ytkk~mw cxaf tok xkbx ac tok iattblk.

[`dkx togy ymbtk xaac- Bmgytbgx obd ymk~t faxk ya{`dmw tob`

ok ia{md kskx xkfkfhkx. @kgtokx ia{md ok xkibmm b yg`lmk

dbw |ok` ok obd `at b|aek` ta tok ixgky ac tok ykbl{mmy by

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tokw yabxkd bhask tok iattblk g` tok kbxmw fax`g`l bgx- by gc

tokw |kxk txwg`l ta tkmm ogf tobt ok yoa{md obsk hkk` {~

oa{xy bla. Wky- |obt b fbxskmma{y caxt`glot tobt obd hkk`"Tokw obd ixbffkd ya f{io g`ta gtmgek tok dbw |ok` tokw

obd dxgsk` {~ ta tok ta~ ac Mmb`d{d`ay t|a&o{`dxkd&fktxk&oglo Lxkbt Axf- |ogio dafg`btky tok xkyaxt- mgek b eg`d ac

\kmyo Xaie ac Lghxbmtbx- b`d cxaf tok mactw y{ffgt ac|ogio wa{ ib` ykk tok fbl`gcgik`t sgk|y ac tok fa{`tbg`y

ac Y`a|da`gb. Tok`- g` tok bctkx`aa` tokw obd bmm k`jawkd b

|a`dkxc{m ~kxcaxfb`ik ac tok cbgxw tbmk a~kxbOb`ykm b`d

Lxktkm- |ogio |by lgsk` hw tok \kmyo @btga`bm A~kxb g` tok

tokbtxk a` tok ykbcxa`t. B`d tokxk |by tok dbw |ok` tokw

obd sgygtkd tok mglotoa{yk a` tok fayt kbytkxmw ~ag`t ac tok

Gymk ac B`lmkykw- j{yt bixayy tok Fk`bg Ytxbgt cxaf

Mmb`cbgxckiob`- |okxk Bmgytbgx b`d ogy hxatokx- Xahg`- obd

y~k`t b fayt k`jawbhmk oa{x- ykbxiog`l cax mgttmk ixbhy g` tok

xaie ~aamy- |gto `kty |ogio ykkfkd f{io taa yfbmm ta ibtio

b`wtog`l tobt ob~~k`kd ta hk fasg`l cbyt5 cax tok mgttmk

ixkbt{xky bm|bwy fb`blkd ta yi{xxw b|bw ta ogdk {`dkx b

xaie. B`d tokxk |by bmya tok dbw |ok` Bmgytbgx b`d ogycbfgmw obd la`k cax b xgdk g` tokgx ibx g`ta tok fa{`tbg`y- g`

tok oa~k ac cg`dg`l b` g`` tobt Bmgytbgxy cbtokx obd hkk`tamd bha{t ibmmkd Tok Hmbie Y|b`- |ogio mbw bt tok ya{tokx`

k`d ac b hgl mbek. Tok |kbtokx |ok` tokw obd ykt acc obd

hkk` cg`k b`d y{``w- h{t by tokw imgfhkd oglokx b`d oglokx

{~ tok `bxxa|- t|gytg`l fa{`tbg` xabdy- tok |kbtokx obd

y{ddk`mw iob`lkd cax tok |axyk- b`d tok |g`dyixkk` ac tok

ibx |by yaa` iaskxkd |gto fwxgbdy ac tg`w dxa~y ac dxgzzmk-fbeg`l gt `kikyybxw cax Bmgytbgxy cbtokx- |oa |by dxgsg`l-ta obsk ta y|gtio a` tok |g`dyixkk` |g~kxy. \gto tok hbie

ac ogy ob`d- Bmgytbgx |g~kd acc tok ia`dk`ybtga` a` tok

|g`da| `kt ta |okxk ok |by ygttg`l g` tok hbie ac tok ibx.

Tok`- toxa{lo tok imkbx bxkb ac lmbyy ok txgkd ta maae {~ bt

tok ~kbey ac tok y{xxa{`dg`l fa{`tbg`y. H{t tokw |kxk bmm

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iaf~mktkmw ogddk` hw tok dxgzzmw ima{dy- ya Bmgytbgx lbsk {~

txwg`l ta ykk b`wtog`l toxa{lo tok |g`da|.

Bmgytbgxy cbtokx bmfayt fgyykd tok skxw `bxxa| xabd a`tok mkct- |ogio ok obd hkk` tamd |a{md mkbd tokf da|` g`ta

b |gdk sbmmkw- |okxk tok hgl mbek b`d Tok Hmbie Y|b` G``

|kxk ta hk ca{`d. B`d- by gc hw yafk ~kxckitmw tgfkd

fgxbimk- j{yt by tokw bxxgskd hw tok ygdk ac tok mbek|ogio|by a` tok xglot ygdk ac tok xabd tok |kbtokx y{ddk`mwgf~xaskd- b`d hkcaxk ma`l tok y{` |by yog`g`l a` tokf-

toa{lo g` b xbtokx {`ikxtbg`- ~bmk b`d |btkxw |bw bt cgxyt.

H{t tok y{` yaa` ca{`d gty ytxk`lto- b`d r{giemw dgy~kxykdtok xbg` ima{dy. Gt yoa`k xbdgb`tmw {~a` tok mbek b`d tok

y~atmkyymw imkb` |ogtk|byokd |bmmy b`d ymbtk xaac ac Tok

Hmbie Y|b`- |ogio |by a` tok a~~aygtk ygdk ac tok xabd

cxaf tok mbek- b`d ytb`dg`l yafk |bw hbie cxaf tok xabd.

Ya- bctkx obsg`l t{x`kd mkct- acc tok xabd- Bmgytbgxycbtokx dxask {~ ta Tok Hmbie Y|b` b`d ~bxekd tok ibx g`

a`k ac tok toxkk ibx y~biky bt tok cxa`t ac tok g``. Tok

k`txb`ik |by `at dgccgi{mt ta cg`d by gt |by dgxkitmw hk`kbto bmbxlk |ogtk ygl`- {~a` |ogio tokxk |by b mgck&ygzk ~git{xk ac

b hmbie y|b` mbxlk k`a{lo- g` cbit- ta obsk hkk`

xkial`gybhmk by y{io- ksk` cxaf by cbx b|bw by tok dgytb`t

`axtokx` yoaxk ac tok mbek. Ya- obsg`l ca{`d tok k`txb`ik ta

tok G`` a{x- hw `a|- o{`lxw txbskmmkxy |kxk bmm yafk|obt

xkmgkskd ta hk ~byyg`l toxa{lo gty da{hmk daaxy. Tokyk

da{hmk daaxy mkd tokf g`ta b cbgxmw mbxlk dg`g`l xaaf- |gto

|ogtk|byokd |bmmy- hmbie abe hkbfy b`d maty ac ia~~kx b`dhxbyy |gto bmfayt k`a{lo ac tok mbttkx ta lgsk ~ka~mk tokgf~xkyyga` ac obsg`l |bmekd g`ta b tg`ekxy |axeyoa~. H{tgt oby ta hk ybgd tobt tok wkmma| |bmm mgloty ykxskd ta ixkbtk b

fayt iokkxc{m b`d oafkmw btfay~okxk. By gt |by ytgmm kbxmw

g` tok dbw- hkg`l `at r{gtk `aa` tok dg`g`l xaaf |by kf~tw

ya tokw obd gt bmm ta tokfykmsky.

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Obsg`l ca{`d b `gik tbhmk `kbx b |g`da|- |ogio maaekd

a{t a`ta tok mbek- tokw axdkxkd tokgx caad cxaf b skxw

~mkbyb`t- cbgx&obgxkd- fgddmk&blkd mbdw- |oa maaekd skxw\kmyo- h{t y{x~xgykd tokf bmm hw y~kbeg`l |gto b Mb`ibyogxk

biik`t. Gt |by `at ma`l hkcaxk tokw |kxk hkg`l ykxskd ~mbtky

ac\kmyo xbxkhgt|ogio kskxw iogmd yoa{md e`a| gy tabytkdiokkyk a` oat h{ttkxkd tabyt. B`d tok tabytkd iokkyk |by

ytkbfg`l oat |ok` gt |by hxa{lot ta tok tbhmk- obsg`l hkk`

cxkyomw tabytkd b`d `at j{yt |bxfkd {~- mgek wa{ lkt g` yafk

~mbiky. Togy dkmgiga{y fkbm |by |byokd da|` by ~ka~mkmgek ta ybw |gto yafk skxw laad Kbxm Lxkw tkb- b`d tokwia{md `at obsk k`jawkd tokgx fkbm faxk gc gt obd hkk` b

eg`ly hb`r{kt.

Bctkx togy tbytw m{`io- b`d bctkx obsg`l tob`ekd Daxgy-by okx `bfk t{x`kd a{t ta hk- cax tok caad b`d kikmmk`t

ykxsgik- tokw mkct Tok Hmbie Y|b` ta y~k`d yafk tgfk

|btiog`l yafk b`lmkxy cgyog`l hw tok ygdk ac tok mbek. Tokyk

b`lmkxy obd hkk` yokmtkxg`l cxaf tok dxgzzmk {`dkx hgl

{fhxkmmby ac sbxga{y iama{xy. H{t tokw `a| `a ma`lkx

`kkdkd tokgx iama{xc{m yokmtkx cxaf tok xbg`- by tok y{`mglot

|by yog`g`l hxglotmw- b`d xkcmkitg`l cxaf tok xg~~mky a` tok

y{xcbik ac tok mbek- fbeg`l tokf yogffkx b`d y~bxemk mgek

lmkbfg`l yoabmy ac ygmskxw cgyo. B`d by tokyk b`lmkxy cgyokd

|gto b dklxkk ac ~btgk`ik |ogio ck| ~ka~mk |oa da `at

cgyo tokfykmsky ia{md kskx {`dkxytb`d yafk xbtokx `agywykbl{mmy ixgkd b`d y|aa~kd da|` ma| askx tok mbek- fbeg`l

tok b`lmkxy skxw b`lxw. Yafk ac tokf yoa{tkd bt tok

ykbl{mmy hkib{yk tokw toa{lot tokw |kxk cxglotk`g`l b|bwtok cgyo. Bmgytbgx- oa|kskx- ia{md `at okm~ h{t ckkm tobt gt

|by tok yoa{tg`l ac tok b`lmkxy- xbtokx tob` tok ixgky ac tok

ykbl{mmy- |ogio |by dgyt{xhg`l hato tok cgyo b`d tok

~kbikc{m`kyy ac tok yik`k- b`d ok |gyokd tobt tokw |a{md

j{yt ekk~ r{gkt. Cax Bmgytbgx ckmt tobt tok ixgky ac tok ykbl{mmy

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ykkfkd a`mw ta bdd ta tok ykxk`gtw ac tok ~mbik- xbtokx tob`

dgyt{xh gt togy ~mbik hw tok mbekygdk- |ogio ykkfkd ya

xkfatk cxaf bmm tok o{ytmk b`d h{ytmk ac tok kskxwdbw|axmd.

Tok ja{x`kw hbie cxaf tok fa{`tbg`y |by {`ksk`tc{m-

h{t skxw yik`gi b`d k`jawbhmk- by tok fa{`tbg` ta~y |kxk

`a| iaf~mktkmw cxkk ac ima{dy- ya tobt Bmgytbgx b`d Xahg`

|kxk `a| bhmk ta maae {~ toxa{lo tok ibx |g`da|y bt tok

gf~ayg`l ~kbey bhask- b`d bmya da|` g`ta tok sbmmkwy cbx

hkma|- |ogio fbdk tokf ckkm tobt tokw |kxk g` b` bkxa~mb`k

xbtokx tob` b ibx. Cax tok ia|y b`d yokk~ g` tok sbmmkwyhkma| maaekd mgek mgttmk taw b`gfbmy |ogio fglot obsk cbmmk`

a{t ac b iogmdy @aboy Bxe.

\ok` tokw bxxgskd hbie bt tok iattblk Xahg` |by r{gie

ta xkfg`d ogy cbtokx tobt ok obd ~xafgykd ta tbek ogf da|`

ta tok ykbcxa`t tobt skxw ksk`g`l bctkx dbxe- ya tobt ok ia{md

maae bt tok ytbxy toxa{lo tok hg`ai{mbxy- |ogio tokw obd `at

caxlattk` bt Xahg`y g`ygytk`ik ta hxg`l |gto tokf a`

oamgdbw. Bmgytbgx b`d ogy fatokx ybgd tobt tokw |a{md mgek taiafk taa. Ya- bctkx tokgx ksk`g`l fkbm- tokw |bgtkd ~btgk`tmw

{`tgm gt lat xkbmmw dbxe. Tok` tokw bmm ykt acc ta |bme da|` ta

tok ykbcxa`t- obsg`l dkigdkd `at ta hatokx |gto tok ibx. By

cbx by tok a{t|bxd ksk`ty ac Bmgytbgxy oamgdbw |kxkia`ikx`kd- togy sgygt ta tok ykbcxa`t |by ta hk gty ixa|`g`l

lmaxw"

\ok` tokw lat da|` ta tok ykbcxa`t tokw camma|kd tok

ykbcxa`t ~bto ta tok mkct b`d ksk`t{bmmw ibfk ta b ~mbik `kbxyafk txkky- |ogio |kxk- g` cbit- k`a{lo ta caxf b mgttmk

ia~yk. Okxk- tokxk |kxk `a mgloty ta hmat a{t tok ytbxy. Ya-

cax tok cgxyt tgfk g` ogy mgck- Bmgytbgx yb| tok Fgmew \bw tobt lxkbt xbdgb`t ytbx ima{d:

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\ogio y~b`y tok ygmk`t sbyt`kyy ac tok imkbx `glot yew

By b lma|g`l- fgytw hb`d ac ytbxxw mglot-

Mgek b okbsk`mw hxgdlk ac ytbxd{yt

Cgt cax tok lady ta ixayy bt `glot

By tok xbg`ha| gy hw dbw.

H{t tok cg`bm b`d fayt gf~xkyygsk ksk`t ac Bmgytbgxyoamgdbw |by tobt ac b dxkbf |ogio ok obd a` tok skxw mbyt

ksk`g`l- yoaxtmw bctkx lag`l ta ymkk~b dxkbf tobt |by hatotkxxghmk b`d |a`dkxc{m"

G` togy fafk`ta{y dxkbf- |ogio ykkfkd ta obsk hkk`

g`cm{k`ikd hw tokgx sgygt ta tok mglotoa{yk j{yt bixayy tok

ytxbgt- gt |by `aa` b`d Bmgytbgx |by ytb`dg`l a` tok xaiey

`kbx tok tbmm |ogtk mglotoa{yk. Tok ykb |by hxkbeg`l {~a`

tok xaiey |gto kskx&g`ixkbyg`l sgamk`ik. Tok` tok yew

y{ddk`mw hkibfk r{gtk dbxe b`d caxkhadg`l- b`d |by yaa`

iaskxkd |gto hgl hmbie ima{dy |ogio |kxk hkg`l dxgsk`

bixayy tok yew cxaf tok xglot- hw b |g`d ac kskx&g`ixkbyg`l

ckxaigtw. Tok ~a|kx ac togy |g`d r{giemw g`ixkbykd ta ytaxf

caxik b`d- by gt dgd ya- gt io{x`kd tok t{xh{mk`t ykb g`ta b

ykktog`l hmbie fbkmytxaf ac xblg`l |bsky- |ogio yfbyokd

|gto y{io caxik {~a` tok xaiey bxa{`d tok mglotoa{yk- by ta

ksk` ykkf ta toxkbtk` tok mglotoa{yk gtykmc. Tok` ibfk tok

mglot`g`l b`d to{`dkx- camma|kd hw xbg` b`d obgm- |okxk obgm

yta`ky by hgl by laaykhkxxgky ha{`ikd acc tok xaiey. By toktkf~kyt&dxgsk` |g`d hmbytkd tok mglotoa{yk Bmgytbgx ia{md

okbx |obt ya{`dkd mgek tok cxk`zgkd yixkbfy ac b fgmmga`

ykbl{mmy. Tok` Bmgytbgx maaekd {~ bt tok ta~ ac tok

mglotoa{yk b`d yb| gt ytx{ie hw b lxkbt hamt ac mglot`g`l

|ogio |by camma|kd hw b txkfk`da{y ixbyo ac to{`dkx. B`d

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Bmgytbgx |by tkxxghmw dgyfbwkd ta ykk tobt tok mglot`g`l ytxgek

obd ~{t a{t tok mglot bt tok ta~ ac tok mglotoa{yk. [~ ta tobt

fafk`t- togy mglot obd hkk` yog`g`l hxbskmw b`d ytkbdgmwtoxa{lo tok ytaxfmgek b cxgk`d |oa |gmm bm|bwy ytb`d hwwa{- toxa{loa{t tok ytaxfy ac mgck. Mayg`l gt dk~xgskd

Bmgytbgx ac ogy a`k hgt ac xkbyy{xb`ik. H{t j{yt by Bmgytbgx

|by bha{t ta lgsk {~ oa~k- yafktog`l fbdk ogf maae {~ bt

tok toxkbtk`g`l- lmaafw yew- g` gty iobatgi ytbtk ac ytaxf&

tayykd t{xfagm. B`d by ok dgd ya- Bmgytbgx yb| b yfbmm hxkbe

b~~kbx g` tok ima{dy |okxk tokw |kxk bt tokgx dbxekyt- b`d

toxa{lo togy hxkbeksk` toa{lo tok ytaxf |by ytgmm xblg`lbt gty okglot ok ia{md ykk imkbx hm{k yew. Tok` ok yb| byfbmm |ogtk y~kie dkyik`dg`l cxaf togy hxkbe g` tok ima{dy.

B`d togy |ogtk y~kie lxbd{bmmw lat hgllkx by gt b~~xabiokd

ogf- {`tgm gt lat imayk k`a{lo cax ogf ta xkial`gyk gt by b

|ogtk hgxd. Togy |ogtk hgxd ia`tg`{kd ta cmw ta|bxdy ogf- ta

yta~ j{yt yoaxt ac |okxk ok |by ytb`dg`l- b`d ta oaskx g` tok

bgx mgek yafk iogmdy dkmgibtk |ogtk egtk- hxbskmw cmwg`l g`tok |g`d bt tok k`d ac b tb{t mk`lto ac ytxg`l. B`d Bmgytbgx

ckmt yafktog`l lxkbtmw iafcaxtg`l bha{t togy cb`tbytgi |ogtkhgxd- |ogio obd ya fgxbi{ma{ymw dkyik`dkd a{t ac tok iobay

ac tok ytaxf. B`d by ok ytbxkd bt gt- Bmgytbgx ckmt tok caxik ac

tok |g`d y{ddk`mw dxa~ ta `a faxk tob` b lk`tmk hxkkzk

|ogio fbdk ogf maae bt tok ykb- b`d ok |by byta`gyokd b`d

lxkbtmw xkmgkskd ta ykk tobt gt obd y{ddk`mw hkiafk r{gtk

ibmf. Tok` tok mglot`g`l yta~~kd cmbyog`l- b`d tok x{fhmg`l

ac tok to{`dkx yma|mw dgkd b|bw {`tgm gt hkibfk `a faxk

tob` b dgytb`t f{xf{x by gc gt xkyk`tkd hkg`l ygmk`ikd.Tok` tok xbg` b`d obgm bhx{~tmw yta~~kd. Toxa{lo tok yfbmm

hxkbe g` tok ima{dy cxaf |okxk tok |ogtk hgxd obd

dkyik`dkd- tokxk yoa`k b lxkbt hkbf ac hxglot y{`mglot

|ogio ckmm {~a` tok |ogtk hgxd- fbeg`l gt yog`k a{t blbg`yt

tok hbielxa{`d ac tok dbxe- lxkw yew- mgek b hxgmmgb`t

cmgiekxg`l cmbfk ac |ogtk cgxk. Tok`- by Bmgytbgx ia`tg`{kd ta

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ytbxk |gto tok lxkbtkyt b|k bt togy fbxskmma{y y{`&mgt- |ogtk

hgxd- gt yma|mw cbdkd b|bw. B`d by gt dgd ya- Bmgytbgx b|aek

cxaf tok dxkbf |gto tkbxy g` ogy kwky.H{t `a|- Bmgytbgx |by y{ddk`mw hxa{lot hbie ta tok

~xkyk`thw b yobx~ jamt" Cax tok ibx obd iafk ta b y{ddk`

yta~. Tokw obd bxxgskd oafk bt mbyt cxaf tok oay~gtbm. Tok

ja{x`kw- hkib{yk ac tok oamd {~ ib{ykd hw tok ia|y a` tok

xabd- obd tbek` togxtw fg`{tky ma`lkx tob` gt yoa{md obsk

da`k"