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    Dmsbl hg tfb em`t tfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts lkl ght bvbg rbsphgl th tfb mrouibgts rmksbl kg iy Bibrobg`yIht k hg th @hipbc, K sfhucl ght bvbg fmvb th rbsphgl th tfb Tbsphglbgts' erkvhchus cbttbr mgl kt sfhucl db strk`abgerhi tfb rb`hrl. Fhwbvbr, db`musb tfbrb mppbmrs th db m ibbtkgo he tfb ikgls dbtwbbg tfb Tbsphglbgts' `hugsbcmgl tfb mrdktrmthr, K fmvb gh `fhk`b dut th rbsphgl th tfb `mtbohrkbs ibgtkhgbl kg tfb Tbsphglbgts' H`thdbr ==, 4:=0cbttbr th lbihgstrmtb wfy iy Bibrobg`y Iht k hg th @hipbc sfhucl db ormgtbl kg euc c mgl wfy ihgbtmry smg`tkhgssfhucl db kiphsbl momkgst _kc c k mi Ihrrks, Chbd & Chbd CCZ mgl Ik`fmbc Z. ^wbko ehr tfbkr `hgtuim`khus, "dmlemktf" `hglu`t mgl lks`hvbry mdusbs tfmt fmvb bssbgtkmccy wmstbl tfrbb ybmrs he iy ckeb."Pbptbidbr 0: Pudiksskhg."

    Ihrb tfmg twh ybmrs moh, K kgehribl tfb Pb`hgl @kr`ukt kg iy ekrst mppbmc hg Pbptbidbr 46, 4:== tfmt tfbTbsphglbgts' `hugsbc (mgl Tbpudck`mg mpphkgtbl eblbrmc nulob Z. Abv kg @mstbc) "rbckbQlY fbmvkcy hg sbcb`tkvbibihry, iksrbibidbrkgo, tmakgo iy whrls hut he `hgtbxt mgl tfbg iksmppcykgo`msb cmw" th brrhgbhuscy `hipbctfks cmglimra fuimg rkofts `msb kgth mrdktrmtkhg. Q@cmkimgt Bi. Mppbmc, 0.Y \fbkr ihst rb bgt sudiksskhg("H`thdbr ==, 4:=0 Cbttbr th Mrdktrmthr") ks erkrtfbr lbihgstrmtkhg tfmt iy stmtbibgts mrb em`tumc mgl tfby mrbghtfkgo ihrb tfmg imstbreuc imgkpucmthrs mgl akgos he lb`bptkhg. Nust sh tfbrb's gh `hgetkskhg mgl bvbryhgb ks hgtfb smib pmob, tfb m`tumc gmib ehr tfb lh uibgt rbpbmtblcy rbebrrbl th dy tfb Tbsphglbgts ms tfb "Q@cmkimgt'sYPbptbidbr 0: sudiksskhg"'W ks '@cmkimgt's Bibrobg`y Iht k hg ehr Hrlbr th @hipbc Tbsphglbgts th @hipcy wk tf

    Mrdktrmthr Orbohry fms m fmdkt he lhkgo tfb smib tfkgo. Ihst rb`bgtcy, kg fks tf k rl Kgtbrki Lb`kskhg, fb gbvbr rbebrsth tfb Tbpcy th iy Iht khg ehr @cmrkek`mtkhg mgl Ihlkek`mtkhg hr tfb Tbpcy th iy Zrhphsbl Lks`hvbry mgl Hrmc

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    Lks`hvbry Tbqubsts mgl Tbqubst ehr Pmg`tkhgs Ehr Tbsphglbgts' Lks`hvbry Mdusbs, Hrmc Fbmrkgo Lbimglbl,'("@cmkimgt Bibrobg`y Iht khg th @hipbc") wfk`f wms ekcbl wktf tfb M M M hg Pbptbidbr 0:, 4:=0.'*

    Kg m skikcmr pmttbrg he dbfmvkhr wfk`f sfhws tfb kgmlbqum`y he tfb Tbsphglbgts' `hugsbc, ght hgcy fmvbtfby emkcbl th ibbt tfbkr fbkoftbgbl durlbg he prhlu`tkhg' mgl pbrsumskhg th rbekntb iy prkim em`kb `msb pcussueek`kbgt bvklbg`b he prbtbxt wfk`f prhvbs `cmkis h e pmttbrg-mgl-`hgtkgukgo-prm`tk`b lks`rkikgmtkhg momkgst Merk`mgMibrk`mgs mgl pbhpcb h e `hchr, lkspmrmtb kipm`t, prb mgl phst-fkrkgo kglkvklumc lkspmrmtb trbmtibgt, `hgspkrm`y thkgtbrebrb wktf ` kvk c rkofts he Merk`mg Mibrk`mgs mgl vkhcmtkhgs he eblbrmc mgl stmtb mgtktrust cmws**, dut tfby mcshemkcbl th lksprhvb iy `cmkis tfmt "Bxfkdkt 0=" - mg hrkokgmccy =6 pmob lh`uibgt hdtmkgbl lurkgo bcb`trhgk`lks`hvbry kg Thwb Bgtbrtmkgibgt v. _ kc c k m i Ihrrks Mobg`y bt mc. wfk`f sfhws tfb b-imkc suiimry rbsucts hebxb`utkvbs erhi _ kc c k m i Ihrrks mgl @rbmtkvb Mrtksts Mobg`y ( " @ M M " ) rbebrrkgo th Merk`mg Mibrk`mgs ms "gkoobr,""gkoom," "`hhg," "spmlb," "ihgaby" mgl "Rg`cb \hi" fuglrbls h e tkibs kg tfbkr b-imkcs - wms mg mutfbgtk`lh`uibgt. Pbb Bxfkdkt M. Ghw, tfb Tbsphglbgts - kg wfmt sfhucl `hgstktutb ms `cmssk bxmipcbs he mvhklmg`b,lbecb`tkhg mgl lbgkmc - fmvb mcsh emkcbl th rbsphgl lkrb`tcy th iy Bibrobg`y Iht khg th @hipbc. Kg tfbkr lksthrtblikgls, tfby `cmki tfmt hg "iuctkpcb h``mskhgs," tfby fmvb mcrbmly "mllrbssbl (ms wb c c ms lbgkbl) @cmkimgt's wfhc c yugsupphrtbl mgl hutrmobhus mccbomtkhgs h e sphckmtkhg mgl `rkikgmc m`tkvkty." Qpo. =Y \fby mcsh stmtb tfmt K fmvb

    Fbmrkgo P`fblucb dy gmib. \fks mcchws fki th lb`bkvb mgy rbmlbr ght kgvhcvbl wk tf tfks `msb dy wfktbwmsfkgo tfbrb`hrl mgl prbtbglkgo tfmt fb ks imakgo mg "kipmrtkmc lb`kskhg," mctfhuof fb fms gbvbr ibgtkhgbl tfb em`ts he tfb`msb hr sudstmgtkmc `msb cmw prbsbgtbl th supphrt bm f mgl bvbry skgocb hgb he iy vmckl rbqubsts.

    _fbg K sudikttbl tfks Bibrobg`y Iht khg th @hipbc, Fbmtfbr Pmgth mgl tfb M M M rbeusbl th `hipcy wktf stmglmrlprh`blurbs mgl stmtbl ehr tfb ekrst tkib tfmt tfby whucl ght sudikt iy ihtkhg th tfb mrdktrmthr ugtkc metbr tfbTbsphglbgts' rbpcy wms rb`bkvbl sh tfby `hucl db sudikttbl mt tfb smib tkib. \fb M M M omvb tfb Tbsphglbgts mghrkokgmc lbmlckgb h e H`thdbr

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    prhvklbl "kgm``urmtb lbs`rkptkhgs he tfb Thwb Ftkomtkhg mgl tfb prkhr lb`kskhgs kg tfks Mrdktrmtkhg" mgl tfus,db`musb he in1 hvbrmcc dml-emktf `hglu`t, tfbrb's gh "usbeuc purphsb" kg prhvklkgo "mgy mllktkhgmc rbsphgsb, ugcbsstfb Mrdktrmthr klbgtkekbs mg kssub th wfk`f eurtfbr drkbekgo ks rbqukrbl." Qpo. =-4Y

    Ehr m guidbr he rbmshgs, tfbkr bx`usbs fmvb zbrh vmcklkty mgl sfhucl db strk`abg ek-hi tfb rb`hrl dy tfbmrdktrmthr. K e iy mccbomtkhgs wbrb "wfhc cy ugsupphrtbl mgl hutrmobhus," wfy whucl tfb mrdktrmthr mlikt "Bxfkdkt0 = " kgth tfb bvklbg`b he rb`hrl hg Pbptbidbr 42, 4:=0 mgl `hipbc _kcc kmi Ihrrks, Chbd & Chbd CCZ mgl Ik`fmbcZ. ^wbko th prhlu`b vmrkhus lh`uibgts hdtmkgbl mgl/hr prhlu`bl lurkgo b-lks`hvbry kg Thwb kg tfrbb sbpmrmtbKgtbrki Lb`kskhgs hvbr m spmg he skx ihgtfs8 Mgl ihrb kiphrtmgtcy, wfy whucl Mrdktrmthr Orbohry mlikt tfksbvklbg`b kg th tfb rb`hrl k e fb trucy dbckbvbl "Bxfkdkt 0=" wbrb kg em`t "mg ugmutfbgtk`mtbl mgl ugklbgtkekbllh`uibgt," ms stmtbl dy tfb "lkstkgouksfbl" mgl "fhghrmdcb" Tbpudck`mg mpphkgtbl eblbrmc nulob Thdbrt Z.Zmttbrshg bkoft ybmrs moh kg m lb`kskhg wfk`f ormgtbl nuloibgt kg emvhr he _ kc c k m i Ihrrks mgl htfbrs kg m skikcmrrm`kmc lks`rkikgmtkhg mgl mgtktrust `msb8 \fb em`t ks, db`musb K fmvb mcwmys dbbg tbcckgo tfb trutf, mgW kipmrtkmc mglrbmshgmdcb ikglbl ekglbr he em`t, whucl `hipbc _kcc kmi Ihrrks th lh tfb smib tfkgo dmsbl hg tfb pyrmikl hebvklbg`b K prbsbgtbl rbomrlkgo "Bxfkdkt 0 = . " Mcsh, k e iy lbs`rkptkhgs he dhtf Thwb mgl tfks `msb wbrb "kgm``urmtb,"wfy fmvbg't tfb Tbsphglbgts dbbg mdcb th `ktb hgb spb`kek bxmipcb he iy kgm``urm`kbs tfrhuofhut tfbkr cbttbr, hrmgy he tfbkr pmst pcbmlkgos8 \fb mgswbr ks, tfby `mgght, db`musb ghgb he tfbkr stmtbibgts mrb em`tumc hr dmsbl kgtrutf.

    Cmstcy, tfby stmtb> " Q _ Y b mrb orbmtcy trhudcbl dy tfb @cmkimgt's tm`tk` he ghg-sthp ihtkhgs mgl sudiksskhgstfmt m``hipcksf ghtfkgo htfbr tfmg th kg`rbmsb bxphgbgtkmccy tfb tkib rbqukrbl th db spbgt hg tfks Zrh`bblkgo mgl tfb`hsts `hgsbqubgtcy kg`urrbl dy tfb Tbsphglbgts." Ghgb h e tfb ihtkhgs hr sudiksskhgs tfmt fmvb dbbg ekcbltfrhuofhut tfb bgtkrb cktkomRhg fmvb dbbg imlb kg dml emktf, erkvhchus hr sudikttbl wktf tfb kgtbgt he dbkgovbxmtkhus. K mi skipcy trykgo th bgsurb tfmt tfb pudck` phck`y ohmcs he tfb @kv k c Tkofts M`t he =;5< mrb beeb`tumtblmgl tfmt K db okvbg lub prh`bss mgl bqumc prhtb`tkhg uglbr tfb cmw kg iy mttbipts th db imlb "wfhcb" ehr wfmt =fmvb bglurbl hvbr tfb cmst ekvb ybmrs. Tbomrlcbss he wfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts smy, tfb em`t rbimkgs> Fml tfbTbsphglbgts ght rbeusbl th `hipcy wktf mgy he tfb mrdktrmthr's tfrbb Kgtbrki Lb`kskhgs, tfbrb whucl fmvb dbbgmdshcutbcy gh gbbl ehr ib th ekcb tfks Bibrobg`y I h t k h g th @hipbc. K e wfmt _kcc kmi Ihrrks fms stmtbl mdhut"Bxfkdkt 0=" wbrb m`tumccy trub, tfby whucl fmvb bmskcy dbbg mdcb th lbckvbr wfmtbvbr b-imkcs tfby rb`bkvbl erhiBBL, dut tfby fmvb ght. Ph K msa tfb mrdktrmthr, fhw ks kt tfmt grWm`tkhgs mrb bxphgbgtkmccy kg`rbmskgo tfb tkibrbqukrbl th db spbgt mrdktrmtkgo tfks `msb wfbg K fmvb stmtbl hg guibrhus h``mskhgs tfmt tfks `msb fms dbbg fmriekkc cylbcmybl8 K e tfb qubstkhg ks mgswbrbl trutfeuccy, tfb rbmshg skx ihgtfs fmvb bssbgtkmccy dbbg wmstbl kg tfks `msb kslub th tfb `hgtuim`khus dbfmvkhr mgl lks`hvbry mdusbs he tfb Tbsphglbgts.

    M t tfks stmob, K fmvb gh `fhk`b dut th msa tfmt tfb Mrdktrmthr kgtbrvbgb. \fby fmvb em bl gh rbpbr`usskhgs ehrtfbkr rbpbmtbl lksfhgbsty mgl iksrbprbsbgtmtkhgs. Mctfhuof tfby fmvb mcwmys rmksbl cbomccy kgsueek`kbgt lbebgsbs, Kebbc c kab tfb lbebglmgt db`musb K mi tfb hgb vWfh fms spbgt m `hgsklbrmdcb mihugt he tkib mgl pmpbr ugtmgockgo mgldrkgokgo th ckoft bm`f mgl bvbr)' skgocb hgb he tfbkr wbd he ckbs. Okvbg tfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts' `hugsbc `fhsb, hg`bmomkg, ght th rbsphgl lkrb`tcy th tfb mrouibgts rmksbl kg iy Bibrobg`y I h t k h g th @hipbc, mcc he iy rbqubsts sfhucldb ormgtbl mgl ihgbtmry smg`tkhgs sfhucl db kiphsbl. K e tfb Tbsphglbgts mrb ght hrlbrbl (hg`b momkg) th lbckvbr tfbdm`aup tmpbs th mg b-lks`hvbry bxpbrt he iy `fhk`b mgl `hipcy wktf iy ohhl-emktf lks`hvbry rbqubsts, tfbg tfbrb'sgh phkgt kg `hglu`tkgo mgy lbphsktkhgs skg`b yhu'vb mcrbmly lbgkbl iy rbqubst th lbphsb ^wbko, Omvmrks mglBimgubc wktfhut mgy `msb cmw th sudstmgtkmtb yhur lb`kskhg. Pkg`b yhu fmvb mcrbmly smdhtmobl tfks `msb dybrrhgbhuscy lbtbrikgkgo tfmt tfb mrdktrmtkhg morbbibgts wbrb "ght ug`hgs`khgmdcb" mgl lksikssbl iy twh`hgspkrm`y `cmkis uglbr tfb "phcktk`mc qubstkhgs lh`trkgb" wktf gh `ktmtkhg he tfb cmw dbehrb mcchwkgo lks`hvbry hrmg hrmc fbmrkgo - wfkcb skiuctmgbhuscy mlikttkgo "Bxfkdkt 0 = " kgth tfb bvklbg`b he rb`hrl - K msa tfmt yhu wrktb yhur" e kgm c" lb`kskhg mgl bgtbr nuloibgt kg emvhr he tfb Tbsphglbgts hg mcc rbimkgkgo `cmkis. QOrbohry Pbptbidbr 42,4:=0 Kgtbrki Lb`kskhg, < Y Pbb Bxfkdkt D. K rbeusb th mcchw Mrdktrmthr Orbohry tfb hpphrtugkty th wmstb mghtfbr ehurihgtfs sh tfmt fb `mg db pmkl mghtfbr $=6,:::.:: kg tfks `msb dy tfb Tbsphglbgts, wfbg yhu fmvb kgtbgtkhgmccy

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    koghrbl tfb cmw tfmt yhu'vb tmuoft ehr 0: ybmrs mt Pt. Nhfg's Rgkvbrskty' mgl vkhcmtbl iy `hgstktutkhgmc mgl Ohl-okvbg rkofts.

    "Bxfkdkt 0=."

    \fb rbmshg K wms cbet wktf gh `fhk`b dut th ekcb tfks Bibrobg`y Iht khg th @hipbc - "strmw tfmt drhab tfb `mibc'sdm`a" - ks lub th tfb em`t tfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts' mduskvb lks`hvbry tm`tk`s fmvb prbvbgtbl ib erhi m`qukrkgo quhtbserhi prhspb`tkvb b-lks`hvbry bxpbrts. Metbr hrlbrkgo "Tbsphglbgt _IB QthY `hhpbrmtb wktf tfb b-lks`hvbrybxpbrt he @cmkimgt's `fhk`b th em`kcktmtb m``bss th mgl db pbrikttbl th rbtrkbvb tfb bimkcs `hgtmkgbl hg _IB ' s=;;6-=;;; dm`a up tmpbs" mgl rbqukrkgo _ IB th pmy ehr tfb `hsts he tfks rbtrkbvmc, Mrdktrmthr Orbohry tfbg stmtblkg fks tfkrl Kgtbrki Lb`kskhg> "@cmkimgt sfmcc ekrst sudikt th ib dy Ihglmy, H`thdbr ?, 4:=0 mg ktbikzbl ckst he tfbprhnb`tbl rbmshgmdcb `hsts mssh`kmtbl wktf tfks rbtrkbvmc Qhe "bimkcs `hgtmkgbl hg _ IM 's =;;6-=;;; dm`auptmpbQsY"Y. \fbsb lh`uibgts iust db sudikttbl mgl mpprhvbl dy ib prkhr th mgy whra pbrehribl dy tfb blks`hvbrybxpbrt." (bipfmsks mllbl) Qpo. 0.Y Ehr gbmrcy tfrbb ihgtfs, K fmvb dbbg ugmdcb th rb`bkvb quhtbs erhi tfb vmrkhus b-lks`hvbry bxpbrts tfmt K rbm`fbl hut th db`musb Chbd & Chbd CCZ mgl _ k c ck mi Ihrrks' K\ lbpmrtibgt fmvb rbeusblth rbpcy th gW> kgkt kmc lks`hvbry rbqubsts - wfk`f mrb ghtfkgo ihrb tfmg stmglmrl, ughdtruskvb qubstkhgs.W _ktfhutmgswbrs th tfbsb qubstkhgs, K wkc c ght db mdcb th rb`bkvb mg m` urmtb hr `hipcbtb quhtb hg wfmt kt whucl `hst thrbtrkbvb b-imkcs erhi mt cbmst 5= _IM usbrgmibs.' Ehr tfb ekrst tkib, kg tfbkr H`thdbr ==, 4:=0 cbttbr th tfbmrdktrmthr, tfb Tbsphglbgts prhvklb kgehrimtkhg mdhut _ I M 's =;;6-=;;; dm`aup tmpbs tfmt sfhucl fmvb dbbgaghwg skx ihgtfs moh metbr yhu `hipbccbl tfbi th prhlu`b tfks sphckmtbl bvklbg`b kg yhur Mprk c =6, 4:=0 KgtbrkiLb`kskhg.'*'

    Mctfhuof ihst he tfb Tbsphglbgts' mrouibgts fmvb fml mdshcutbcy gh ibrkt mgl sbrvb ms ghtfkgo ihrb tfmgm sihab-s rbbg, tfb ihst kiphrtmgt lbtmkc prhvklbl dy _ k c ck mi Ihrrks mgl tfbkr `hugsbc ks tfmt _IB fms "ch`mtbldm`aup tmpbs `hgtmkgkgo _ k c ck mi Ihrrks Mobg`y b-imkcs erhi =;;6 mgl =;;;." Qpo. 0Y Zursumgt th tfb tfrbb KgtbrkiLb`kskhgs he tfb mrdktrmthr, tfks ks tfb hgcy tfkgo tfmt imttbrs kg tfks `msb. \fb rbst he tfbkr stmtbibgts mrb ekccbl wktfghtfkgo dut fht mkr mgl okddbrksf. \h lbihgstrmtb tfks em`t, ^wbko tfbg prh`bbls th kgehri tfb mrdktrmthr tfmt> "_IBpbrshggbc mrb kg tfb prh`bss he bxpchrkgo tfb ebmskdkckty he (=) ch`mtkgo tfb mr`fkvbs ehr tfb _IB b-imkc mllrbssbssfhwg kg 'Bxfkdkt 0= ,' (4) imakgo tfb mr`fkvbs sbmr`fmdcb, mgl (0) sbmr`fkgo tfb mr`fkvbs ehr tfb lbrhomthry tbriskglk`mtbl kg 'Bxfkdkt 0=."' Qpo. 0Y \fby `cmki tfmt tfby mrb ghw "mttbiptkgo th lbtbrikgb fhw iu`f tkib su`f msbmr f whucl tmab mgl wfmt kt wkc c `hst (mssuikgo su`f m sbmr`f ks ebmskdcb) _IB kg tbris he stmee tkib, th `hglu`t

    ' Ghgb he yhur Kgtbrki Lb`kskhgs ibgtkhg tfb whrls "@ k v k c Tkofts M`t he =;5

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    tfb sbmr`f" mctfhuof tfb Mrdktrmthr fms gbvbr `hipbccbl tfbi th lh sh. Qpo. 0- "(=) tfb `hrrupt morbbibgt dbtwbbg twh hr ihrb pbrshgs, (4) mghvbrt m t, (0) tfbkr kgtbgtkhgmc pmrtk`kpmtkhg kg tfb etnrtfbrmg`b he m pcmg hr purphsb, mgl (

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    Chbd CCZ rb`bkvbl tfb b-imkcs ekrst mgl tfks "sihakgo oug" bvklbg`b lbihgstrmtkgo tfb "ugvmrgksfbl rm`kmcmgkius" he bipchybbs mt _kc c k mi Ihrrks mgl @MM wms gbvbr prhlu`bl, _kc c k mi Ihrrks iust ghw pmy mg b-lks`hvbry bxpbrt he iy `fhk`b th rbtrkbvb mgl rbprhlu`b tfks sphckmtbl bvklbg`b.

    ^wbko mcsh fms tfb mulm`kty th stmtb tfmt "tfbrb ks mdshcutbcy ghtfkgo kg tfb rb`hrl th suoobst wfy mgysbmr`f tfmt ks lkrb`tbl dy tfb Mrdktrmthr `mgght mgl sfhucl ght db `hglu tbl dy _I B ms tfb 'rbsphglkgo pmrty."'Q po .

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    pmrtkbs dbehrb BBL `hglu`tbl kts sbmr f8 _fmt wms tfb ekgmc ckst he sbmr f tbris tfmt wbrb th db usbl, kg`culkgo tfbm`tumc lbrhomthry tbris (" QCks t he rm`kmc scursY") tfmt wbrb sbmr f ehr dy BBL8 _fbg lkl BBL `hglu`t kts sbmr`f mglhg wfmt lmtb lkl Chbd & Chbd CCZ rb`bkvb tfb rbsucts8 \fbsb qubstkhgs iust db mgswbrbl hr bcsb tfks ks m `cbmrhdstru`tkhg he nustk`b. Kg m Pbptbidbr "Gbktfbr_ I M hr _ I B (hr kts mtthrgbys) bvbr prhlu`bl, hr fml prhlu`bl hr klbgtkekbl th tfbi (kg tfb Thwb Ckt komt khg hrhtfbrwksb) mgy bimkcs erhi hr th tfb pbrshgs ckstbl hg Bxfkdkt Q0=Y `hgtmkgkgo tfb mccbobl 'lbrhomthry tbris'rbebrbg`bl kg Bxfkdkt Q0=Y, ghr mrb mg su`f bimkcs bvbg aghwg th bxkst." Qpo. ?Y K e wfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts mrb smykgowbrb m`tumccy trub, tfbrb whucl db mdshcutbcy gh gbbl th wmstb tkib mgl ihgby `hglu`tkgo m sbmr`f he _ I M ' s=;;6-=;;; dm`aup tmpbs. \fb Tbsphglbgts whucl skipcy prhvklb tfb b-imkcs mgl mllktkhgmc tmgokdcb lh`uibgts tfmtwbrb rb`bkvbl mgl/hr prhlu`bl lurkgo tfb b-lks`hvbry pfmsb he Thwb. \fby whg't bvbg lh tfks, mgl tfby `mg't,db`musb kt w k c c prhvb eurtfbr tfmt m `hgspkrm`y thha pcm`b mgl ihrb c kabcy tfmg ght, tfb b-imkcs he tfb ekvb iusk`Mobgts tfmt tfb cmss he dcm`a `hg`brt prhihtbrs msabl tfbkr mtthrgbys th sbmr`f, wbrb gbvbr sbmr`fbl.

    Lurkgo hur Nucy 0:, 4:=0 `hgebrbg`b `mcc. Mrdktrmthr Orbohry mlikttbl tfb trutf wfbg fb stmtbl> " K w k c c smy tfks,wfbg K ekrst smw tfb ckst, tfbrb wms vbry ckttcb kgehrimtkhg hg kt. Metbr K smw tfb @cmkimgt's pmpbrs Qtfb Tbpcy thPuiimry Nuloibgt mgl Tbpcy th ekrst Kgtbrki Lb`kskhgY,.. tfbrb wms m orbmt lbmc ihrb kgehrimtkhg hg tfmtlh`uibgt mgl kt shugls c kab iu`f he kt, ke ght mcc he kt , dut iu`f he kt `mib tfrhuof tfb @cmkimgt's bglbmvhrs mgl kgshib pmrt he tfb @cmkimgt's pmpbrs... Mgl ghw, wb fmvb m lh`uibgt, tfmgas th I r. _msfkgothg's beehrts prkimrkcy kt

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    dbbg ugmdcb th prhlu`b hgb skgocb b-imkc erhi B B L ' s sbmr`f kg tfb cmst skx ihgtfs, bspb`kmccy skg`b tfbyrb`bkvbl tfb b-imkc rbsucts ekrst erhi B B L . Kt mcsh lhbsg't imab sbgsb wfy tfby fmvb ght dbbg smg`tkhgbl ehrtfbkr cktkomtkhg mdusbs tfrhuofhut tfks bgtkrb `msb hr wfy yhu fmvb imlb mdshcutbcy gh ibgtkhg tfmt K'vbshuoft ihgbtmry smg`tkhgs kg tfb pmst. \fb hgcy bxpcmgmtkhg K fmvb th bxpcmkg yhur `hglu`t ks tfmt yhu mrb bktfbrdkmsbl, prbnulk`bl mgl/hr pmrtkmc th tfb Tbsphglbgts mgl mctfhuof yhu mrb ohkgo tfrhuof tfb ihtkhgs, yhu m`tumccyfmvb gh rbmc lbskrb th imab _kc c k mi Ihrrks `hipcy wk tf yhur Kgtbrki Lb`kskhgs.

    \fb em`t ks, gh pmrty sfhucl db mcchwbl th stmcc lks`hvbry ehr ihgtfs, tfbg wmkt ugtkc metbr mg Bibrobg`yIht khg th @hipbc fms dbbg ekcbl, th prhvklb tfks rulkibgtmry kgehrimtkhg. K e tfb Tbsphglbgts lhg't `hipcy w k t f iylks`hvbry rbqubsts mgl yhur hrlbrs th prhlu`b tfb =;;6-=;;; dm`aup tmpbs th mg b-lks`hvbry bxpbrt he iy `fhk`b,tfbg sphckmtkhg he bvklbg`b fms h``urrbl kg dhtf Thwb mgl tfks prh`bblkgo, tfb Tbsphglbgts mgl tfbkr `hugsbc fmvbmdusbl tfb lks`hvbry prh`bss mgl bgomobl kg `hgtuim`khus `hglu`t tfmt's ugdb`hikgo he "btfk`mc" mtthrgbys, mgl mgbgtkrb skx ihgtfs fmvb bssbgtkmccy dbbg wmstbl kg wfmt ks pmrt he m cmrobr `hgspkrm y th lbgy ib he iy `hgstktutkhgmcmgl Ohl-okvbg rkofts. Ms m rbsuct, _kc c k mi Ihrrks, Chbd & Chbd CCZ mgl Ik`fmbc ^wbko sfhucl db smg`tkhgbl.Pkg`b tfb Tbsphglbgts fmvb "ch`mtbl tfb dm`aup tmpbs" kg qubstkhg, = msa tfmt yhu `hipbc tfb Tbsphglbgts thmgswbr tfb prbckikgmry qubstkhgs mgl Kgtbrrhomthrkbs dy H thdbr 46, 4:=0, mgl fmvb _ k c c k m i Ihrrks lbckvbr tfbdm`aup tmpbs th tfb M M M gh cmtbr tfmg Ghvbidbr =, 4:=0, erhi wfk`f tfby wk c c db trmgsebrrbl th mg b-lks`hvbrybxpbrt he iy `fhhskgo, pbglkgo tfb mrdktrmthr's mpprhvmc. K e _ k c c k m i Ihrrks prhlu`bs tfb dm`aup tmpbs dy Ghvbidbr=, 4:=0, mgy b-lks`hvbry sbmr`f sfhucl db `hipcbtbl gh cmtbr tfmg Ghvbidbr 44, 4=:0

    g. I M N H T K \ [ H E T B P Z H G L B G \ P ' P \ K Z R C M \ K H G P KG " Q Z T H Z H P B L Y H T L B T E H T Z M T \ [P R D I K P P K H G P , L K P @ H U B T [ MGL @ H G L R @ \ " P F H R C L D B L B G K B L ,

    "Tbqubstbl Zrhtb`tkvb Hrlbr."

    Lbspktb tfb em`t tfmt K fmvb ohgb hvbr mgl dbyhgl tfb durlbg he prhhe kg sfhwkgo tfmt ght hgcy fmvb iy fuimgrkofts dbbg vkhcmtbl db`musb he iy rm`b, `hchr mgl/hr pbr`bkvbl gmtkhgmc hrkokg ms mg bipchybb he tfb _kc c k miIhrrks Mobg`y lub th `hipmgy's lks`rkikgmthry bipchyibgt prm tk`bs, phck`kbs mgl prh`blurbs, dut tfmt tfks"Nbwksf `mdmc," wfk`f skts mt tfb bpk`bgtbr h e Fhccywhhl, fms mcsh dbbg kgtbgtkhgmccy vkhcmtkgo guibrhus `kv k c mgl`rkikgmc''W stmtutbs he tfb Rgktbl Ptmtbs he Mibrk`m ehr ==2 ybmrs mgl `hugtkgo wktfhut mgy rbpbr`usskhgs erhi mgy

    sbbis, tfmt fms skogkek`mgtcy ihrb kgehrimtkhg hg kt tfmg lkl tfb hrkokgmc `hpy." [hu mcsh stmtbl tfmt yhu smw fhw"Ir . Thwb's QM e e k lmv k t Y ks `bgtrmccy sktumtbl ms K sbb yhur stru`turmc, kgstktutkhgmc `cmkis," kg wfk`f K rbpckbl,"@hgspkrm`y, mgtktrust Q`cmkisY ms wb c c . "

    \fbsb fbkghus `rkibs kg tfmt kg`culb `hgspkrm`y, hdstru`tkhg he nustk`b, pbrnury, drkdbry, mgl `hrruptkhg, tfusvkhcmtkgo tfb Tm abtbbr Kgecubg`bl mgl @hrrupt Hromgkzmtkhgs M`t ("TK@H"), ms `hlkekbl, =6 R.P.@. =;5= bt sbq., tfbHromgkzbl @rkib @hgtrhc M`t ("H@@M"), ms `hlkekbl, G.[. Zbgmc Cmw

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    h e tfb tfrbb drmg`fbs he ohvbrgibgt, tfb Tbsphglbgts mgl tfbkr `hugsbc fmvb eckppbl tfb s`rkpt dy prbtbglkgo th dbtfb m`tumc vk`tkis kg tfks `msb. \fb Tbsphglbgts mroub> "Tbsphglbgts mgl tfbkr `hugsbc fmvb dbbg rbpbmtblcym``usbl dy @cmkimgt, wrhgoeuccy mgl wktfhut dmsks, he fmvkgo bgomobl kg `rkikgmc dbfmvkhr, `hgspkrm`y, ugbtfk mc`hglu`t, mgl `hgtkgumccy he dbkgo rm`ksts." (bipfmsks mllbl) Qpo. 4Y \fby tfbg rbebr th tfb fkofcy brrhgbhus`hiibgts imlb kg tfb mrdktrmthr's tfkrl Kgtbrki Lb`kskhg, kg wfk`f Orbohry stmtbl imttbr-he-em`tcy, tfmt tfbTbsphglbgts mgl tfbkr `hugsbc "fmvb dbbg sudnb`tbl th m strbmi he kgvb`tkvb erhi tfb kg`bptkhg" mgl tfmt iy spbb`ffms rhssbl tfb ckgb "erhi @hgstktutkhgmccy prhtb`tbl Ekrst Mibglibgt spbb`f kgth ugprhtb`tbl thrts he lbemimtkhg,ckdbc, mgl scmglbr." Qpo. 4.Y \fby tfbg stmtb tfmt iy "strklbgt, mduskvb mgl tfrbmtbgkgo tm`tk s fmvb orhwgkg`rbmskgocy erbqubgt mgl kg`culb m hgtkguhus echvv' he ugshck`ktbl b-imkcs th Tbsphglbgts' `hugsbc mgl tfb M M M 1lkrb`t b-imkcs th tfb Mrdktrmthr mgl tfb Zrbsklbgt he tfb M M M 1 erbqubgt Kgtbrgbt phsts mdhut tfb prh`bblkgo hg fkspbrshgmc dcho1 mgl ihst rb`bgtcy, tfb prhphuglkgo 04; kgtbrrhomthrkbs." Ms m rbsuct, tfby mroub tfmt iy "ugmdmtblkgmpprhprkmtb dbfmvkhr mgl thrtkhus `hglu`t imy db rbiblkbl, mt cbmst, kg pmrt dy tfb bgtry h e tfbkr "ZrhphsblHrlbr" ohvbrgkgo mcc pmrtkbs, Qpo. 4Y

    K iust rbikgl Mrdktrmthr Orbohry tfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts rmksbl skikcmr mrouibgts kg tfbkr Lb`bidbr =?,4:=4 I h t k h g ehr m Zrhtb`tkvb Hrlbr - dbehrb mgy he yhur tfrbb Kgtbrki Lb`kskhgs wbrb imlb. Kg tfks ihtkhg, tfbystmtbl> "Pkg`b tfb kg`bptkhg he tfks prh`bblkgo. @cmkimgt Imr`us _msfkgothg fms bgomobl kg m ibmg-spkrktbl`mipmkog cm`bl wktf v k t r kh c k` mgl lbihgstrmdcy emcsb m``usmtkhgs lkssbikgmtbl th tfb iblkm mgl htfbrs kg tfb pudck`spfbrb lbskogbl th imckog mgl lkspmrmob tfb Tbsphglbgts, tfbkr mtthrgbys, mgl ibidbrs he tfb @hurts." Qpo. =Y \fbymcsh stmtbl K fmvb "rbpbmtblcy shuoft th usb tfks prh`bblkgo ms m ehrui th furc chmtfshib mgl ugsudstmgtkmtblmccbomtkhgs mt mgyhgb wfh fms lmrbl th lksmorbb wktf hr `fmccbgob fks phsktkhg," rbqubstbl ehr tfb mrdktrmthr thimkgtmkg tfb `hgeklbgtkmckty he tfb mrdktrmtkhg uglbr Tucb 40 he tfb Bipchyibgt Mrdktrmtkhg Tucbs mgl IblkmtkhgZrh`blurbs, mgl msabl tfmt K db prhfkdktbl "erhi pudck`cy lkssbikgmtkgo, lkrb`tcy hr kglkrb`tcy, stmtbibgts hrimtbrkmcs `hg`brgkgo tfks prh`bblkgo, kg`culkgo sudiksskhgs imlb dy pmrtkbs kg tfb `hursb he tfks mrdktrmtkhg."QTbsp. I h t k h g ehr Zrhtb`tkvb Hrlbr, =.Y

    K rbsphglbl th tfbkr ihtkhg kg iy Nmgumry 0=, 4:=0 Tbpcy ehr Puiimry Nuloibgt. Pbb Bxfkdkt K. Phib hetfb mrouibgts rmksbl kg hpphsktkhg th tfks ihtkhg wbrb tfmt> (=.) mcc he iy mrouibgts fml bssbgtkmccy dbbg mroubl kgtfb eblbrmc `hurt 4= ihgtfs prkhr th ekckgo iy Lbimgl ehr Mrdktrmtkhg mgl lub th tfb em`t tfmt tfb Tbsphglbgts"gbvbr `fmccbgobl tfhsb mrouibgts" rbomrlkgo "kgstktutkhgmc rm`ksi kg Fhccywhhl mgl tfb Mibrk`mg whrapcm`b," tfb"em`t stkcc rbimkgQblY" (4.) gh "iblkm mipmkog" fml bvbr tmabg pcm`b mctfhuof iy bxkt ehri tfb `hipmgy db`mibpudck` tfb ihibgt ?2 _ k c c k m i Ihrrks bipchybbs ehrwmrlbl iy ohhl-dyb b-imkc th tfbkr `hgtm`t ckst, (0.) " Kbvbgtumccy lb`klbl th utkckzb c k t komtkhg pudck rbcmtkhgs vkm tfb Kgtbrgbt th mll trmgspmrbg`y th iy msb mgl kgehri tfbwhr kl mdhut tfb hdstm`cbs mgl kgnustk`bs K em bl `fmccbgokgo kgstktutkhgmc rm`ksi kg Fhccywhhl mgl nulk`kmc`hrruptkhg wktfhut cbomc rbprbsbgtmtkhg,"'* mgl (

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    QOrbohry M p r k c =6, 4:=0 Kgtbrki Lb`kskhg, ;-=:Y Kg tfb cmst skx ihgtfs, iy cmgoumob hr `fhk`b he whrls rbomrlkgotfb ugcmweuc mgl ugbtfk`mc `hglu`t he tfb Tbsphglbgts mgl tfbkr `hugsbc fms ght `fmgobl mgl fms dbbg `hgskstbgtskg`b ekckgo iy `hipcmkgt w k tf tfb Phutfbrg Lkstrk`t he Gbw [ h r a kg Lb`bidbr 4:=:. Ghw tfmt yhu fmvb mlikttbl"Bxfkdkt 0= " kgth tfb bvklbg`b he rb`hrl, K rbmccy gbbl ehr tfb mrdktrmthr th bxpcmkg - w k tf `ktmtkhg he tfb cmw - fhw Kmi bgomokgo kg "lbemimtkhg, c kdbc mgl scmglbr" momkgst tfb Tbsphglbgts mgl tfbkr `hugsbc8'W

    _ k t f tfmt dbkgo smkl, skg`b K fmvb dbbg brrhgbhuscy m``usbl dy Mrdktrmthr Orbohry - ght tfb Tbsphglbgts -he bgomokgo kg "lbemimtkhg, c kdbc mgl scmglbr," tfbg K fmvb gh `fhk`b dut th mll mllktkhgmc `cmkis he lbemimtkhg,scmglbr mgl c kdbc momkgst _ k c c k m i Ihrrks, Pmrmf Umg Fhvbg. Nbee Ibmlb, Chbd & Chbd CCZ mgl Ik`fmbc Z. ^wbkoehr kgtbgtkhgmccy imakgo emcsb mgl lkspmrmokgo rbimras mdhut iy whra fksthry mgl pbrehrimg`b, ms w b c c ms m``uskgoib he dbkgo "mgtk-Pbiktk`" hg guibrhus h` mskhgs tfrhuofhut tfks `msb. QTbsp. H`t. ==, 4:=0 Cbttbr, 4-01 Tbsp.I h t k h g th Tbihvb, 21 Tbsp. Tbpcy @rhss I h t k h g th Lksikss, 01 Tbsp. I h t k h g ehr Zrhtb`tkvb Hrlbr, Nust db`musb m ehribr, thabgMer k`mg Mibrk`mg bipchybb mgl vk` t ki he _ k c c k m i Ihrrks' lks`rkikgmthry bipchyibgt prm`tk`bs, phck`kbs mglprh`blurbs tmabs kt uphg fkisbce th db hib aghwcblobmdcb kg mgtklks`rkikgmtkhg cmw, tfmt vk` t ki he kgstktutkhgmcrm`ksi lhbsg't db hib rm`kst hr "mgtk-Pbiktk`" ehr `fmccbgokgo tfb rm`kst, Fhccywhhl kgstktutkhg kg m `hurt he cmw shtfmt fb `mg db imlb " w f h c b . K e wfmt K kg k t k m c cy mccbobl wbrbg't trub wfbg K rmksbl `hipcmkgts w k tf sbgkhr

    K w k c c prhvklb m ihrb kg-lbptf lks`usskhg, kg`culkgo `msb cmw, wfbg K sudikt iy I h t k h g ehr @cmrkek`mtkhg mglIhlkek`mtkhg th Mrdktrmthr Orbohry's tfkrl Kgtbrki Lb`kskhg th bxpcmkg wfy K fmvb ght bgomobl kg "lbemimtkhg, c kdbcmgl scmglbr."" Bvbg k e tfks stmtbibgt wbrb trub, tfb mg`kbgt Nbws, c kab hrkokgmc img, wbrb dcm`a hr lmra-sakggbl pbhpcbs. Pbb b.o.,N. M. Thobrs. Pbx & Tm b U h c . =. po. ;=-;< (=;24) ("Q\Yfb bmrckbst Nbws wbrb kg mcc prhdmdkckty, Gborhbs. Mdrmfmi,tfbkr mg`bsthr, ks smkl th fmvb `hib erhi @fmclbm mgl tfb mg`kbgt @fmclbmgs wbrb dcm`a...._fmtbvbr wms tfbhrkokgmc `hchr he tfb Nbws tfby c kvbl ehr ihrb tfmg ehur `bgturkbs mihgo tfb Gborhkl Boyptkmgs....\fb Emcmsfms, hrDcm`a Nbws he Btfkhpkm, mrb prhdmdcy vbry mg`kbgt. \fby `cmki ckgbmc lbs`bgt erhi Mdrmfmi, Ksmm` mgl Nm`hd, `mcctfbisbcvbs Dbtm-Ksrmbc (\fb @fhsbg Zbhpcb), mgl hdsbrvb tfb pmsshvbr...Q\Yfb Gborh Nbws kg Btfkhpkm mrb m`tumccyNbws. Ihrbhvbr, kt ks hgcy kg tfb wfktb ibg's cmgls tfmt tfb Nbws mrb wfktb, tfks dbkgo tfb rbsuct he kgtbrikxturb w k tftfb wfktbs. Kg tfb dcm`a img's cmgls tfby mrb dcm`a. K e shib Thimgs dbckbvbl tfmt tfb Nbws wbrb he Btfkhpkmgmg`bstry, tfbrb iust `brtmkgcy fmvb dbbg dcm`a Nbws kg Thib. Gborhbs wbrb vbry w b c c aghwg th tfbThimgs....Ihsbs fkisbce wms dcm`a... _fbg Nbfhvmf wksfbl th okvb Ihsbs m skog, sh rug tfb emihus cbobgl, fb thclfki th put fks fmgl kgth fks dhshi. \fb fmgl `mib hut wfktb, prhvkgo tfmt kt `hucl ght fmvb dbbg wfktb dbehrb. \fbikrm`cb cmy kg turgkgo m dcm`a sakg wfktb, mgl turgkgo kt th dcm`a momkg. Fbg`b tfb pbreb t chok` he tfb Ihfmiiblmgdbckbe tfmt Ihsbs wms m Gborh."W' Pbb b.o., Nbggkebr Mokbstm mgl Phgym Thss, "MZ Zhc c > Imnhr k ty Fmrdhr Zrbnulk`b Momkgst Dcm`as." Mssh`kmtblZrbss. H`thdbr 4?, 4:=4. fttp>//dkosthry.mp.hro/mrtk`cb/mp-phcc-imnhrkty-fmrdhr-prbnulk`b-momkgst-dcm`as. (Dbehrb tfb4:=4 Zrbsklbgtkmc Bcb`tkhg, mg MZ phcc ehugl tfmt "Qrnm`kmc mttktulbs fmvb ght kiprhvbl kg tfb ehur ybmrs skg`b tfbRgktbl Ptmtbs bcb`tbl kts ekrst dcm`a prbsklbgt." \fb mrtk`cb wbgt hg th smy tfmt "rm`kmc prbnulk`b fms kg`rbmsbl sckoftcyskg`b 4::6 wfbtfbr tfhsb ebbckgos wbrb ibmsurbl uskgo qubstkhgs tfmt bxpc k` k t cy msabl rbsphglbgts mdhut rm`kstmttktulbs, hr tfrhuof mg bxpbrkibgtmc tbst tfmt ibmsurbl kipc k` k t vkbws thwmrl rm`b wktfhut msakgo qubstkhgs mdhuttfmt thpk` lkrb`tcy. Kg mcc, 2= pbr`bgt he Mibrk`mgs bxprbssbl bxpck`kt mgtk-dcm`a mttktulbs, `hipmrbl w k tf

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    imgmobibgt mt _kc c k mi Ihrrks dbtwbbg Imr`f mgl Mp r k c he 4:=:, K whuclg't fmvb dbbg mdcb th sudikt"vhcuikghus" pcbmlkgos kg`hrphrmtkgo tfb `hipbcckgo bvklbg`b, cmw cktbrmturb, sh`khchok`mc rbsbmr`f, `urrbgt gbwsmrtk`cbs lbtmkckgo rm`ksi kg Mibrk`m mgl htfbr rbcbvmgt shur`bs hvbr tfb cmst tfrbb ybmrs th supphrt iy `cmkis hepmttbrg mgl prm`tk`b lks`rkikgmtkhg, lkspmrmtb kipm`t, prb mgl phst-fkrkgo kglkvklumc lkspmrmtb trbmtibgt, emkcurb thprhihtb, rbtmckmtkhg, mklkgo & mdbttkgo, `hgspkrm`y th kgtbrebrb wk t f fuimg rkofts he Merk`mg Mibrk`mgs uglbr tfbAu A c u x Acmg M`t he =6?= mgl vkhcmtkhgs he eblbrmc mgl stmtb mgtktrust cmws. K fmvb gbvbr pursubl tfks `msb kg "dmlemktf." Dmsbl hg tfb em`ts he tfks `msb, tfb `hipbcckgo bvklbg`b he lks`rkikgmtkhg K ug`hvbrbl metbr cbmvkgo _k c c k miIhrrks mgl tfb aghwcblob K fmvb m`qukrbl hvbr tfb cmst tekrbb ybmrs `hg`brgkgo ochdmc wfktb/"Nbwksf" suprbim y(rm`ksi), iy cmgoumob ks dhtf mpprhprkmtb mgl sueek`kbgt th mlbqumtbcy mrtk`ucmtb tfb sbvbrkty he _k c c k mi Ihrrks,Chbd & Chbd CCZ mgl Ik`fmbc ^wbko's ugcmweuc mgl ugbtfk`mc dbfmvkhr. Gh prhtb`tkvb hrlbr `mg `f k c c hr skcbg`biy Ekrst Mibglibgt spbb`f.

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