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Qmcn st`rtkna n urb`n sktc tmcrc rc o`ny t`ses, acttkna tmc sktc ilc`nch nh prcp`rch prgpcrly ks gnc gj

tmc ogst kopgrt`n4 acttkna tmc sktc ilc`n rkamt wkll arc`tly mclp tmc sktc wmklst pggr sktc ilc`n wkll sct sktc

b`ie, nh pgtcntk`lly lc`h tg hcl`ys nh gvcrrun.

Yg wm`t ks sktc ilc`n7 Kt's ngt dust i`sc gj ilc`rkna ll tmc rubblc nh trgwcllkna tmc sktc, kt's prgicss tm`t

knvglvcs acttkna tmc sktc rc`hy jgr cxi`v`tkgn, nh sscsskna wm`t tmc rim`cglgay gn tmc sktc ks, mgw tg hka

kt, nh wm`t rcsgurics wkll bc ncchch.

@ aggh sktc ilc`n wkll llgw qu`ntkjki`tkgn gj tmc str`t, mclp tmc supcrvksgrs pl`n wmcrc tg pl`ic st`jj rgunh

tmc sktc, hcikhc wmcrc tg st`rt cxi`v tkna jkrst `nh wmcrc oust w`kt, `nh mgw tmc arkh, `iicss w`lew`ys,

si`jjglhkna, b`rrgw runs, mgksts, spgkl mc`ps cti ncch tg bc l`kh gut. Kt lsg akvcs supcrvksgrs tkoc tg act tmc

sktc p`pcrwgre gra`nksch nh tg sscss tmckr tc`o.

Xmc jkrst qucstkgn, `nh gnc `sech `ll tmrguam tmc prgicss `nh bcygnh, ks 'ks tmc sktc s`jc7' -M`s

hcoglktkgn ic`sch7 @rc o`imkncs agkna tg tr`ie gvcr tmc sktc `a`kn7 Gnic tmc sktc m`s bccn ilc`nch kt ks

cxtrcocly vulncr`blc tg h`o`ac `nh tmc sktc ilc`n smgulh ngt ngro`lly bc st`rtch untkl `ll knktk`l s`jcty

kssucs m`vc bccn hhrcssch nh tmc sktc m`s bccn jgro`lly m`nhch gvcr.

Kj ygu rc kn b`scocnt, imcie tmc icklkna jgr ny lggsc o`tcrk`l tm`t o`y j`ll, tmc s`oc wktm hd`icnt

w`lls. [gu o`y ncch tg act ir`sm hcies gr sirccns buklt tg prgtcit rc`s.

Bc gn tmc lgge gut jgr r`w scw`ac nh w`tcr lc`ekna gut gj brgecn sgkl pkpcs nh hr`kns, o`ec surc ll

brgecn pkpcs rc bunach prgpcrly. Ngw ks aggh tkoc jgr Xgglbgx X le rcoknhcr gn Qckls Hksc`sc.

Hka `s ouim gj tmc oghcrn o`tcrk`l `s pgsskblc wktm tmc o`imknc, kniluhkna b`iejkllch cv`l trcnimcs

wmcrc pgsskblc.

I`n ygu act tmc o`imknc b`ie kntg sktc tg brc`e `ny jurtmcr ignirctc gr rcogvc spgkl7 Gr wkll

d`iem`oocrs m`vc tg bc usch7 I`n `ll ignirctc bc brgecn ngw gr wkll kts rcogv l lc`vc vulncr blc `rc`s

tm`t o`y igll`psc7

Ilc`n `ll tmc rubbksm `nh hust gjj gj w`lew`ys, sl`bs, ignirctc cti.

B`a up ll unstr`tkjkch o`tcrk`l. HGN'X lc`vc unstr t jknhs lykna rgunh, b`a tmco up!

Ycc kj ygu i`n act mglh gj `ny plywggh tg usc `s smgvcl bg`rhs gr tg prgtcit tmc sktc gnic ygu m`vc

ilc`nch kt, ygu o`y bc blc tg act tmc sktc imkppy tg iut bg`rhs tg skzc.

Act tmc igntr`itgr tg burn/arknh gjj ny cxpgsch rc-b`r gr oct`l sn`as.

Bc `w`rc gj al`ss `nh gtmcr sm`rp

o`tcrk`l tm`t ks gn sktc gr igulh j`ll gntg sktc.

Qgre gut wmcrc tmc arkh lkncs wkll ag, i`n ygu wgre gjj GY arkh gr hg ygu ncch ` sktc arkh, gr cvcn

b`sclkncs7

Qmcrc wkll sktc iicss bc, mgw wkll l`hhcrs bc jkxch7 Qmcrc i`n mgksts bc sktu`tch7 Qkll sgoc rc`s ncch

tg bc igoplctch tg llgw iicss tg gtmcr rc`s7

Srb`n @rim`cglgay...hcjknc, rcigrh, rcogvc...

Srb`n cxi`v`tkgn j`itsmcct 94

Xmc sktc ilc`n

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Xmc sktc ilc`n ks bkt gj ikriul`r prgicss, tmc supcrvksgr wkll m`vc brgecn gut nh o`imknch gut ogst gj tmc

ignirctc kntruskgns, wmcrc tmcy `rc ngt tgg hccp, but jurtmcr kntruskgns suim `s hr`kns wkll bc rcvc`lch

hurkna tmc ilc`n, tmc `rc` o`y tmcn ncch ilc`nkna `a`kn jtcr tmcsc m`vc bccn rcogvch. Ssc hr`kn`ac nhscrvkic pl`ns kj ygu m`vc tmco tg try nh act ll tmc hr`kns cti. gut kn gnc ag.

Brc`ecr mglcs wkll ngro`lly bc jull gj hust `nh ignirctc `nh wkll m`vc hksturbch tmc surrgunhkna

str`tkar`pmy.

Kt ks gjtcn wgrtm rcogvkna rubblc b`iejkll gj pgst ochkcv`l icll`rs gr wclls ngw, r tmcr tm`n l`tcr, ltmguam

tmcy smgulh bc rcigrhch prgpcrly.

Qgre gut iicss rgutcs, b`rrgw runs nh ny rc`s tm`t wkll ncch si`jjglhkna gr smgrkna5 vgkh pgsktkgnkna

w`lew`ys gvcr rc`s gj och gr pgst och pkttkna gr icll`rs s tmcsc wkll prgb`bly ncch tg bc hua jkrst.

Jr`aklc gr h`o`ach `rc`s gj survkvkna str`t o`y ncch tg bc hua kn `hv`nic kj tmcy `rc kn h`nacr gj

igll`psc.

Qkll ygu ncch w`tcr puops7 Qmcrc i`n tmcy hr`kn tg7 Qkll ygu ncch mgksts7 Mgw wkll spgkl act gjj sktc7

Xmc sktc ilc`n smgulh st`rt jrgo tmc jurtmcst pgknt nh prgarcss tgw`rhs tmc spgkl rcogv`l rc`, kj tmcrc rc

l`bgurcrs usc tmco tg rcogvc lggsc rubblc `nh oghcrn o`ec-up hcpgskts. Khcntkjy oghcrn kntruskgns nh

act tmco brgecn gut kj tmcy i`n bc.

Gnic ` hksircct `rc` ks ilc`rch gj gbvkgus kntruskgns, ilc`n by trgwcllkna gr o`ttgiekna b`ie, ilc`n `ll

scitkgns, nh o`ec surc ygu rcogvc ll oghcrn tr`oplcs wmkim o`y bc quktc tmkie. Oghcrn o`tcrk`l o`y bc

tr`oplch cspcik`lly tmkiely gvcr sgjtcr pkt jklls, kt ks wgrtm rcogvkna ll tmks ngw tg rcvc`l tkp lkncs `nh iuts,

aggh m`rh ilc`n wktm ` o`ttgie, `nh tmcn ` aggh trgwcl ks usu`lly ncchch, ngt dust ` burnksmkna gj tmc

tr`oplc wktm ` trgwcl! Rcocobcr tm`t ygu o`y ncch tg iut scitkgns b`ie tg rcvc`l tmc truc str`tkar`pmy,

r`tmcr tm`n tmc knktk`l blurrch hksturbch j`ic.

@jtcr tmc sktc ilc`n ygu smgulh bc blc tg scc wmcrc tg st`rt kn c`im p`rt gj tmc sktc, tmc l`tcst igntcxts kn tmc

scqucnic smgulhbc gbvkgus. Kt o`y bc wgrtm wmklc hgkna sectim gj c`im rc`. @jtcr tmc sktc ks ilc`nch ygu

wkll prgb`bly ncch tg hg ` tgp pl`n4 `nngt`tc tmks `nh put lcvcls gn tmc v`rykna kntruskgns `nh ignirctcjgunh`tkgns s wcll s irgss tmc rim`cglgay.

Ssc tmc scitkgns cxpgsch by rcogv`l gj oghcrn o`tcrk`l tg lgge t tmc `rim`cglgay nh try tg unhcrst`nh

tmc sktc. I`n ygu scc n`tur`l7 Qm`t lcvcl ks kt7 Mgw hgcs tmks igop`rc tg tmc cv`l7 I`n ygu scc `ny Rgo`n

jkrc mgrkzgns7 Qm`t hgcs tmc scqucnic lgge lkec7 Lgts gj strkpcy buklhknas gr bka j`t huops7 @rc tmcrc `ny

jr`aklc tkobcrs gr hcpgskts tm`t ncch prgtcitkna7 @ll tmks knjgro`tkgn i`n mclp pl`n mgw tg hka tmc sktc nh

wm`t tkoc tg spcnh gn hkjjcrcnt hcpgskts nh wmcrc tg put st`jj.

Imkz M`rw`rh, 2661, rcvksch 2608Srb`n @rim`cglgay ignt`it4 imkzFurb`n-`rim`cglgay.ig.ue

Srb`n @rim`cglgay...hcjknc, rcigrh, rcogvc...

Srb`n cxi`v`tkgn j`itsmcct 9

Xmc sktc ilc`n