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    `mbjrfet`jm e pdrsjm hem fekd adttdr cdh`s`jms emc hem tekd rdspjms`a`o`ty bjr tndf. @t `s

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    tj sdhurd em dcuhet`jm emc herddr tj adttdr suppjrt e buturd bef`oy. Fetur`ty nes eosj addm

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    `fpeht sjh`dty, adheusd `mc`v`cueo hnj`hd emc eht`jms dvdmtueooy hjmtr`autd tj sn`bts `m

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    tjj fuhn hnj`hd), Mj jmd w`oo ad bjrhdc tj fekd usd jb tnet `mbjrfet`jm; `t w`oo ad e fettdr

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    bjr gust`by`ml odl`t`fetd hnj`hds `m h`rhufstemhds wndrd tndrd `s fjrd jr odss epprdh`et`jm jb

    tnd r`sks, jr hjsts emc dbbdht`vdmdss, tndrd erd st`oo lj`ml tj ad e poureo`ty jb dxtdrmeo v`dws

    `mboudmh`ml (jr dvdm hjmtrjoo`ml) tnd`r hnj`hds, emc jao`let`jms emc aerr`drs tnet rdqu`rd

    hjms`cdret`jm (bjr dxefpod, dtn`heo, rdo`l`jus jr huotureo lrjumcs tnet tnd wjfem ndrsdob cjds

    mjt njoc, `m ecc`t`jm tj odl`soet`vd ruods). 591

    Qdturm`ml tj jur jpdm`ml jb tn`s sdht`jm wndrd wd qujtdc tnd \NJ, wd rd`tdretd `ts efa`t`jm

    tj w`cdm rdprjcuht`vd r`lnts ay fex`f`s`ml jppjrtum`t`ds, aut mjt tj cj sj w`tnjut nev`ml

    cud hjms`cdret`jm jb tnd mddcs jb hjffum`t`ds. Snus, wd hjmhoucd tn`s sdht`jm w`tn tnd

    jasdrvet`jm tnet tndrd eppders tj ad mj hjmhous`vd erlufdmts tnet prdhoucd e wjfem brjf

    hnjjs`ml tj brddzd ndr dlls bjr dodht`vd purpjsds. Njwdvdr, tndrd erd sjh`eo behtjrs tnet feyo`f`t tn`s hnj`hd, es c`shussdc `m tnd mdxt sdht`jm.

    1.3 Xjh`eo Erlufdmts

    @m tn`s sdht`jm wd bjhus jm tnd w`cdr `fpo`het`jms jb dodht`vd dll brddz`ml. Es pj`mtdc jut `m

    sdht`jm 1.5.5, tnd cdferhet`jm adtwddm pert`huoer fjreo emc sjh`eo erlufdmts `s jbtdm mjt

    mdet. \d b`mc tnet sjh`eo erlufdmts, njwdvdr, hnerehtdr`sd twj `mtdrrdoetdc `ssuds7 pjpuoet`jm

    pjo`h`ds emc hneml`ml huotureo ett`tucds. Fegjr trdmcs `m bdrt`o`ty erd lj`ml tj ad jb `mtdrdst tj

    pjo`hy fekdrs w`tn em dyd tj pjpuoet`jm w`cd rdbjrfs. Mdvdrtndodss, tnd rdesjms wny trdmcs

    dfdrld erd o`kdoy tj stert w`tn pdrsjmeo cdh`s`jms tnet adl`m tj eppdeo tj tnd `mst`tut`jms jb

    hjffum`ty jr huoturd. Es wd mjtdc `m tnd prdv`jus sdht`jm, cdoey`ml prdlmemhy f`lnt ad em

    dtn`heo hnj`hd tj ad fecd. \d pj`mtdc jut tnet `t fey ad ecvemteldjus bjr e wjfem tj nevd

    hn`ocrdm fuhn oetdr `m o`bd7 snd fey ad jm adttdr dhjmjf`h emc njus`ml bjjt`ml, adttdr

    dfjt`jmeooy prdperdc, emc pdrneps nepp`dr tj tekd tnd stdp `mtj perdmtnjjc. @m e sjh`eo

    hjmtdxt, njwdvdr, tndsd jppjrtum`t`ds er`sd adheusd jb tnd dxpems`jm jb um`vdrs`ty dcuhet`jm,

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    umhdrte`mty emc umdfpojyfdmt `m yjuml ecuotnjjc, es wdoo es e c`bbus`jm jb veouds emc

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    emc dvdmtueooy tn`s `fpehts mdlet`vdoy jm arjecdr nufem veouds. Xemcdo, bjr `mstemhd, wr`tds

    tnet tnd dbbdht jb7

    Yutt`ml e pr`hd jm tnd ljjc tn`mls `m o`bd hem hjrrupt [, cdlrecd emc cdfdemV tndf.

    Snets adheusd ferkdts cjmt jmoy eoojhetd ljjcs; tndy dxprdss emc prjfjtd hdrte`m

    ett`tucds tjwerc tnd ljjcs ad`ml dxhnemldc. ...Aut jur rdouhtemhd tj dmleld `m fjreo

    emc sp`r`tueo erlufdmt, tjldtndr w`tn jur dfarehd jb ferkdts, nes dxehtdc e ndevy

    pr`hd7 `t nes cre`mdc puao`h c`shjursd jb fjreo emc h`v`h dmdrly, emc hjmtr`autdc tj tnd

    tdhnmjhret`h, femeldr`eo pjo`t`hs ebbo`ht`ml femy sjh`dt`ds tjcey. 592

    @m str`ht ferkdt sjh`dt`ds, tndjrdt`heooy et odest, `mdqu`ty `mdv`teaoy bjoojws ferkdt ljjcs7 `b

    yju hemt pey bjr sjfdtn`ml, tndm yju gust hemt nevd `t yju pdrneps ojsd jut tj tnjsd w`tn

    fjrd purhnes`ml pjwdr (jr wjrsd), emc ferkdts hemmjt mjr wemt tj hjrrdht tn`s. Sn`s `s e

    sdr`jus hjmhdrm `m fdc`heo herd `m ldmdreo, wndrd ndeotn ehhdss f`lnt ad sddm es e r`lnt retndr

    tnem em ea`o`ty tj pey. Bjr Xemcdo, tn`s `s e prjaodf jb umbe`rmdss `m ndeotn systdfs umcdr

    hjmc`t`jms jb `mdqueo`ty; ljjcs adhjfd ouxur`ds jmoy ebbjrceaod ay sjfd, emc tn`s fekds

    sjfd jb tndf `mhouc`ml ndeotn `mepprjpr`etd bjr ferkdts. 59< Xemcdos erlufdmts, `m jmd

    wey jr emjtndr, rds`st emy eppdeo tj e pr`fer`oy dhjmjf`h fjcdo jb dtn`hs; eotnjuln `t

    rdqu`rds e w`cd-reml`ml v`dw tj jppjsd hjffdrhd `m ldmdreo emc tnd bjrhds adn`mc tn`s tnd

    prjhdssds jb hjmsufdr tremseht`jms, wdeotn ehhufuoet`jm, emc ferkdtpoehd ruods emc oews. 59>

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    `mtdrdst, f`lnt werremt spdh`b`h emeoys`s. @m e pjtdmt`eo dll ferkdt (wn`hn eordecy dx`sts `m

    sjfd gur`sc`ht`jms), wd f`lnt ad hjmhdrmdc ay tnd bjrhds tnet ouar`hetd bdrt`o`ty tjur`sf...

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    w`oo`mlmdss tj dxhnemld ajcy perts bjr hesn. 590 Fjrd arjecoy, wd f`lnt ad hjmhdrmdc eajut

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    jr fjrd ldmdreooy, njw `t dmtrdmhnds tnd hjffjc`b`het`jm jb wjfdms ajc`ds. 555

    @m rdspdht jb tnd hurrdmt rdpjrt, tndm, tnd sjh`eo hjmtdmt`jms jb hjffjc`b`het`jm erd aesdc jm

    e prdsufpt`jm tnet, `m eoo o`kdo`njjc, dodht`vd dll brddz`ml `s o`kdoy tj ad e pdrsjmeo b`memh`eo

    jutoey, emc tndrdbjrd (hjffdrh`eo) dll brddz`ml hrdetds trecd-jbbs tnet nevd tj ad fecd

    adtwddm hn`oc ader`ml emc jtndr sjh`eo-dhjmjf`h hjms`cdret`jms. Snd hjmhdrm `s tnet ehhdss

    tj tnd dodht`vd prjhdcurd jb dll brddz`ml fey odec tj `mdqueo`ty jm tnd aes`s tnet tnjsd wnj

    hem pey nevd fjrd jppjrtum`t`ds tnem tnjsd wnj hemmjt tn`s `s e c`bbdrdmt hjmhdrm tj tnet jb

    a`jojl`heo dqueo`ty fdmt`jmdc `m sdht`jm 1.8.5. Yjo`h`ds fey tndrdbjrd ad dmehtdc tj hjmtrjo

    ehhdss wd c`shuss sjfd jb tnd odleo jpt`jms `m tnd oest pert jb tn`s rdpjrt. Jmd jpt`jm `m

    rdspdht jb ndeotn herd prjv`s`jm `s tj usd dqueo`ty (es jppjsdc tj umdqueo ehhdss) es e gust`b`het`jm bjr prjn`a`t`ml tnd preht`hd eotjldtndr (tn`s `s gust jmd dxefpod jb em erlufdmt

    gust`by`ml e aem jm em eht`v`ty). Njwdvdr, tn`s jpt`jm pjtdmt`eooy hrdetds tnd h`rhufstemhds bjr

    pdjpod tj usd dhjmjf`h ecvemtelds tj tekd dxtrejrc`mery fdesurds tj ehhdss tnd prjhdcurd.

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    aus`mdss, emc cjds mjt, `m beht, eccrdss tnd `mdqueo`ty `ssud et eoo. Eotdrmet`vdoy, ljvdrmfdmts

    fey stdp `m tj dmsurd tnet eoo pdjpod nevd ehhdss tj aes`h ljjcs, aut dodht`vd dll brddz`ml `s e

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    e pert`huoer ljvdrmfdmt pr`jr`t`sds (o`kd tnjsd wd `cdmt`by `m sdht`jm 1.3.3, adojw). Oestoy,

    pjo`hy hjuoc odevd jpdm tnd jpt`jm tj purhnesd tnd prjhdcurd es e pdrsjmeo jutoey emc dxpdht

    ferkdt bjrhds tj cj tnd odvdoo`ml. L`vdm tnd erlueaod `mea`o`ty bjr ferkdts tj cj suhn wjrk

    (tnet `m beht ferkdts lu`cdc jmoy ay tnd `mv`s`aod nemc cj mjt odec tj sjh`j-dhjmjf`h

    dqu`o`ar`uf, es erludc ay Xemceo), tn`s fey odec tj pjtdmt`eooy umwdohjfd trecd

    erremldfdmts tnet `s e fjreooy c`srdputeaod ferkdt `m dlls; 551 emc, `b e oe`ssdz - be`rd

    epprjehn `s tekdm, `t fey odec tj e sp`reoo`ml jb umhjmtrjooeaod preht`hds emc r`sks s`lm`b`hemt

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    w`cdoy eve`oeaod, yjuml wjfdm suhn es tnjsd stert`ml jut `m tnd`r herddrs fey bddo hjfpdoodc

    tj brddzd tnd`r dlls `m hesd hn`oca`rtn `s cdoeydc. Snd hjsts jb dll brddz`ml emc stjreld

    tndfsdovds fey `mhrdesd tnd`r jr tnd`r bef`o`ds b`memh`eo aurcdm, dvdm `b ert`b`h`eo hjmhdpt`jm

    v`e @RB wn`hn tjj rdfe`ms dxpdms`vd bjr femy pdjpod `s mjt dvdmtueooy sjulnt. 558 @t `s

    hoder, mdvdrtndodss, tnet femy, `b mjt fjst sjh`dt`ds erd eordecy wdoo cjwm tnd hjmsufdr`st

    petn, emc tnet tnd rdprjcuht`vd aus`mdss nes mjt addm ndoc aehk ay strjml hjffum`ter`em

    veouds.553 Ydrneps, njwdvdr, tndsd ferkdts rdqu`rd hojsdr shrut`my.

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    Jmd lrjwtn erde `m a`jtdhnmjojly nes addm `m sj heoodc dmnemhdfdmt tdhnmjojl`ds

    prjcuhts emc `mtdrvdmt`jms ehhdssdc juts`cd jb fe`mstrdef fdc`h`md tj fekd usdrs adttdr

    tnem wdoo.554 Adheusd jb tdhnmjojl`ds, wd hem pdrbjrf adttdr emc (cj) o`vd ojmldr, emc tn`s

    jpdms up jppjrtum`t`ds adyjmc nufem spdh`ds mjrfs. Jbtdm, dmnemhdfdmt nes addm

    c`shussdc `m rdoet`jm tj `mc`v`cueos wnj admdb`t brjf us`ml tdhnmjojl`ds, o`kd cruls tj

    `fprjvd sjfd espdht suhn es hjlm`t`jm. @m tn`s rdspdht, tnd ajumcer`ds jb bdfeod rdprjcuht`vd

    eld, ferkdc ay fdmjpeusd, nevd rdfe`mdc rdoet`vdoy steaod cdsp`td `mhrdfdmteo tdhnmjojl`ds,

    wn`od a`jojl`heooy wd erd o`v`ml bjr ojmldr w`tnjut mdhdsser`oy dxpdr`dmh`ml eld-rdoetdc hjsts

    suhn es be`o`ml ndeotn. @t f`lnt tndrdbjrd ad dtn`heo tj usd tdhnmjojl`heo fdems tj eoojw

    rdprjcuht`jm tj hethn up.

    Njwdvdr, tndrd `s eosj e hesd fecd bjr sjh`eo dmnemhdfdmt7 tnd suf jb `mc`v`cueo

    dmnemhdfdmts fey admdb`t e hjoodht`vd `mtdrdst.552 Xjh`eo dmnemhdfdmt ndrd rdbdrs tj tnd

    dxpdhtdc admdb`ts tj e usdr, fuot`po`dc ay tnd mufadr jb pdjpod tnet usd tnd tdhnmjojly `mtn`s ut`o`ty heohuous, em dlj`st`h admdb`t adhjfds e sjh`eo admdb`t. Bjr tnd ecvjhetd jb

    558 @m sdht`jm, 8.5, adojw, wd sulldst tnet adheusd jb tn`s, `b tnd prjhdcurd `s pdrf`ttdc bjr dodht`vd purpjsds tndm`t julnt tj ad rdluoetdc tj dmsurd prjpdr `mbjrfet`jm `s prjv`cdc emc tj evj`c dxpoj`tet`jm jr tnd crjp `m ho`m`heostemcercs ay hjffdrh`eo dmt`t`ds.553 Xper, C. 1992. Snd aeay aus`mdss7 Njw fjmdy, sh`dmhd, emc pjo`t`hs cr`vd tnd hjffdrhd jb hjmhdpt`jm .Ajstjm, Fessehnusdtts. Nerverc Aus`mdss Xhnjjo Yrdss.554 Doo`jt, H. 1998. Adttdr tnem wdoo7 Efdr`hem Fdc`h`md Fddts tnd Efdr`hem Crdef . Mdw Pjrk. MjrtjmYepdraehk.552 Bjr em jvdrv`dw emc hr`t`qud jb tn`s erlufdmt, sdd7 Hepps, A. M`dosdm, O. emc Xt`rret, L. 1951. E ar`db

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