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    oattcr kj gts skbgai bkestgtutgke (Oartge) 6>>

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    cphcocra0 thckry * pkigtgbs ge krlaegzatgke 12(1'0 77/113

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    bathartgb okocet kj skbgk/cbkekogb rcaigty/bhcbm (Mcstcr) 6>>40

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    Aedrs Davgd Oketceclrk Vkscrk Ikbatgel wkrm ge Raetgalk Rgcrras artgstgb prabtgbc

    artgbic | 1>2

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    pckpic tk pcrjkro a scrgcs kj abtgvgtgcs whgbh raelc jrko physgbai) oaeuai iafkurtk scij/cxhgfgtgke) gevgsgfgigsatgke aed cvce tattkkgel%

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    cphcocra0 thckry * pkigtgbs ge krlaegzatgke 12(1'0 77/113

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    Aedrs Davgd Oketceclrk Vkscrk Ikbatgel wkrm ge Raetgalk Rgcrras artgstgb prabtgbc

    artgbic | 1>3

    strubturai aed lraooatgbai sgogiargtgcs fctwcce Fkeys aed Rgcrras statcocets%

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    part kj a pgcbc pcrjkrocd ge thc saoc piabc' (gfgd%'%

    Hgddce wkrmcrs0 gooatcrgai wkrm

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    1>: | artgbic

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    kj thc strgbt copikyocet iaws spcbgjgcd fy thc SR% Ge krdcr tk avkgd jkroai

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    cxtras) ekt as dgrcbt partgbgpaets) duc tk thc jabt that iclgsiatgke gs pcrogssgvc ge

    thgs basc (gfgd%'%

    Ikbatgel wkrmge Raetgalk Rgcrras prabtgbc

    Ge 6>>1) ge Farbcikea) Rgcrra prkdubcd 6> wkrmcrs ke a shgps hkid (6>>1'% Thc

    pgcbc was sgopic= gt bkesgstcd kj a hgrcd barlk fkat that pgbmcd up 6> passcelcrsat dgjjcrcet pkgets aikel thc pkrt% Thc passcelcrs wcrc tk rcoage hgddce ge thc

    barlk bkopartocet kj thc vcssci jkr thc duratgke kj thcgr stay% Thcy rcbcgvcd

    4>>> pcsctas afkut 6> dkiiars jkr thrcc hkurs kj thcgr tgoc% A ycar fcjkrc) ge

    16 wkrmcrs) thc artgst hgrcd scvcrai wkrmcrs) thc oa`krgty fcgel fiabm wkoce kr kj

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    rcoage scatcd gesgdc gedgvgduai bardfkard fkxcs% Jkr thgs pgcbcs) thc artgst

    dciclatcs kr sufbketrabts a part kj thc artgstgb cvcet) cgthcr tk rcoage stgii gesgdc a

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    dkbuocetatgke) thc art kf`cbt) aed gts pkstcrgkr bkoocrbgaigsatgke) as ae artwkrm%

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    ge a dctcrogeatc cbkekogb bketcxt' happces at thc okocet kj thc abtuai

    pcrjkroaebc fy thc hgrcd copikyccs) cgthcr thc sgttgel ge thc fkxcs kr thc hgdgel

    ge thc shgp% At thc saoc tgoc) wkrm bae aisk fc ikbatcd at thc okocet whce thc

    artgst rcbkrds aed prkdubcs thc artwkrm (as getciicbtuai) syofkigb iafkur'% \krm) ge

    thgs scesc) gs ikbatcd ge twk dgjjcrcet suf`cbts) thc pcrjkrocrs aed thc artgst%

    Bketrary tk oaey artgstgb prkdubts) whcrc wkrm gs bcetraigscd ge thc jglurc kj thc

    artgst as prkdubcr kj ae artgstgb kf`cbt kr gdca) Rgcrras prabtgbc pksgts a bkopicx

    ectwkrm kjwkrm dgspiabcocet) ekt keiy ge physgbai tcros) fut aisk ge tcros kj

    ocaegel) whcrc thc scoaetgb uegt wkrm rcjcrs tk vcry dgjjcrcet abtgkes wgth

    dgjjcrcet sglegjgbatgkes aed gopigbatgkes% Jkr thc hgrcd pcrjkrocrs) wkrm sccos tk

    gopiy a bketrabtuai alrccocet whcrc a spcbgjgb jcc gs cxbhaelcd jkr a scrvgbc)

    whgbh) ge okst bascs) gs dcocaegel) huogigatgel kr ueprkdubtgvc% Igec kj 2>bo

    tattkkcd ke a rcouecratcd pcrske (1778') kr A pcrske pagd jkr 2:> bketgeukuswkrmgel hkurs (6>>>') cxcopigjy hkw wkrm) jkr Raetgalk Rgcrras pcrjkrocrs)

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    9/17

    Aedrs Davgd Oketceclrk Vkscrk Ikbatgel wkrm ge Raetgalk Rgcrras artgstgb prabtgbc

    artgbic | 1>8 | artgbic

    Rgcrras prabtgbc artgbuiatcs twk kppksgel uedcrstaedgels kj wkrm% Ke thc kec

    haed) wkrm gopigcs thc gedgvgduais dgrcbt suf`ulatgke tk ae cbkekogb systco

    that jkstcrs aed oagetages thc bkedgtgkes kj pkssgfgigty that bkedgtgke gts

    suf`cbtgvgty% Ke thc kthcr haed) wkrm cetagis thc pkssgfgigty jkr fcttcrocet aed jkr

    thc abhgcvcocet kj skoc dclrcc kj cbkekogb coaebgpatgke% Thgs duaigtysullcsts that wkrm bae fc aetgthctgbai tk jrccdko ge a systco kj advaebcd)

    bkrpkratc) bapgtaigso whgic at thc saoc tgoc coaebgpatgel tk a scicbt jcw%

    Aithkulh thcsc pcrspcbtgvcs oglht scco bketradgbtkry) thcgr uitgoatc

    gopigbatgkes arc vcry sgogiar% Thc artgsts wkrm gs ekt ae abtgvgty that gs pcrjkrocd

    kutsgdc a partgbuiar jraogel systco) ge thgs basc bapgtaigst% As a rcsuit) thc artgsts

    wkrm gs aisk gofrgbatcd ge thc kvcrarbhgel strubturc) fcgel suf`cbt tk gts

    cxpcbtatgkes aed dcoarbatgkes% As a rcsuit) thc syofkigb wkrm barrgcd kut fy

    Rgcrra gs keiy dcbcptgvciy igfcratgel as) ge thc ced) gt aisk rcprkdubcs ocbhaegsos

    that suf`cbt thc artgst tk thc bkedgtgkes gopkscd fy thc systco gtscij% Thcscbkedgtgkes arc cxprcsscd thrkulh thc ocbhaegsos kj bgrbuiatgke aed rcbcptgke

    lcecratcd fy thc systco gtscij that tced tk fc artgbuiatcd keiy abbkrdgel tk gts

    getcrcsts ge ae cxbiusgvc bkejgluratgke% As a rcsuit) thc wkrm kj thc artgst gs `ust as

    suf`ulatcd aed suf`ulatgel as thc wkrm kj thc hgrcd pcrjkrocrs) rclardicss kj

    what thcgr abtuai vaiuc) fkt cbkekogb aed skbgai) oay fc% \krm) thcrcjkrc) gs

    bkejglurcd as a sgtc kj bkestaet strullic fctwcce gedgvgduai jrccdko aed

    cbkekogb) systcogb suf`ulatgke whcrc thc wgeecr gs) uesurprgsgeliy) thc

    cstafigshcd krdcr%

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    Ge tcros kj wkrm) gt gs bicar that Rgcrras pgcbcs gevgtc thc spcbtatkrs lazc tk

    ksbgiiatc fctwcce twk bketgelcet uedcrstaedgels kj thc wkrd% Thcsc ocaegels)

    aed thcgr cesugel gopigbatgkes) arc dctcrogecd fy thc skbgctai ikbus kbbupgcd fy

    thc wkrmcrs% Thc dciclatcd pcrjkrocrs arc bharabtcrgscd as uedcrprgvgiclcd

    suf`cbts aed) thcrcjkrc) wkrm) ge thcgr basc) cetagis a suf`ulatgel) dcocaegel

    prabtgbc% Jkr thc artgst) hkwcvcr) aed lgvce gts piabcocet wgthge thc cigtc bgrbic kj

    bketcopkrary art) wkrm gopigcs a ocaes jkr coaebgpatgke aed pcrskeaifcttcrocet) aifcgt thc dcbcgtjui bharabtcr kj thc cbkekogb traesabtgke% Fy ekt

    kjjcrgel a stafic sgtc whcrc thc audgcebc bae subbcssjuiiy rcbklegsc whcrc wkrm

    happces) thc pgcbcs bkestaetiy shgjt pcrspcbtgvcs aed ge gts pcrpctuai okvcocet)

    rcedcr thc krglgeai sgtcs kj wkrm gevgsgfic% Fy thgs G ocae that ge thc bkestaet

    dgspiabcocet kj wkrm jrko kec bketcxt tk thc ecxt) thc spcbtatkr ecvcr juiiy

    lrasps thc cxgstcebc kj a suf`cbt(s' that lcecratcs thc wkrm% Ge Rgcrras pgcbcs)

    kjtce what uitgoatciy oattcrs gs thc ced prkdubt kj a partgbuiar abtgke) ekt sk

    oubh thc prktalkegsts kj gt% Ge 63>bo igec tattkkcd ke : pagd pckpic (1777') jkr

    cxaopic) thc gopkrtaebc gs piabcd ke thc tattkkcd igec at thc ced kj thc artgstgbabtgke) ekt ge thc stalcs) kr thc pcrjkrocrs) kr cvce thc tattkkcr% \hat oattcrs

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    11/17

    Aedrs Davgd Oketceclrk Vkscrk Ikbatgel wkrm ge Raetgalk Rgcrras artgstgb prabtgbc

    artgbic | 1>7

    hcrc gs that ae abtuai 63>bo igec was gesbrgfcd ge thc fabms kj : pagd gedgvgduais)

    ekt thc gedgvgduais thcoscivcs) ekr thc cxcbutgkecr kj thc igec%

    Rgogiariy) ge \krmcrs whk baeekt fc pagd%%%) kr 64 fikbms) thc artgst aisk cophasgscs

    thc prkdubt kvcr thc sgtcs kj gts prkdubtgke% Ge thc basc kj\krmcrs whk baeekt fcpagd%%%) thc cophasgs gs piabcd ke thc abtuai hgdgel kj thc partgbgpaets) ekt ke thc

    partgbuiargtgcs kj thc gedgvgduai sgttgel ge thc fkxcs% Hcrc thc partgbgpaets kr thc

    dciclatcd pcrjkrocrs arc rcedcrcd skbgaiiy gevgsgfic) dcvkgd kj aey gdcetgtargae

    jcaturcs) iabmgel kj aey scesc kj gedgvgduaigty% Ge thc basc kj64 fikbms) thc abtuai

    artwkrm) as dcsbrgfcd fy thc artgst) bkesgstcd kj thc statgb fikbms piabcd ge thc

    laiicry spabc surrkuedcd fy dctrgtus) baedy wrappcrs aed skda bketagecrs) icjt

    fchged fy thc wkrmcrs% Thc pgcbc) thcrcjkrc) hglhiglhtcd thc trabcs kj thc wkrm

    pcrjkrocd fy thc dciclatcd spcbtatkrs yct ge ek way addrcsscd thc wkrmcrs) kr

    thcgr wkrm) dgrcbtiy% Qugtc thc kppksgtc) ge thgs wkrm thc wkrmcrs arc ekt cvceprcscet kr ocetgkecd) aii wc havc arc thc gedcxgbai trabcs icjt fy thcgr wkrm0 thc

    artwkrm% Sedcr thgs uedcrstaedgel) thc wkrm barrgcd kut fy Rgcrras wkrmcrs)

    uedcrigecs thcgr cxgstcebc whgic sgouitaeckusiy strgppgel thco jrko aey scesc

    gedgvgduaigty% Thgs way) thc dciclatcd abtkrs arc aiways physgbaiiy prcscet ge

    Rgcrras pgcbcs (as ocaes tk ae ced' yct aiways afscet ge thcgr spcbgjgbgty (as

    partgbuiar) gedgvgduai) eaocd) suf`cbts'%

    A sgogiar prkbcss kj gevgsgfgigsatgke aisk happces at thc icvci kj thc artgsts wkrm%

    As wc havc scce) thc oa`krgty kj hgs pgcbcs dk ekt gebiudc thc artgst0 ge oaeybascs) thcy dket cvce ocetgke hgs cxgstcebc ueicss gt gs rcvcaicd thrkulh thc

    bkevcetgkeai octhkd kj laiicry iafcis% Ge hgs dcsbrgptgke jkr thc pgcbcs) jkr

    cxaopic) hc subbcssjuiiy rcokvcs hgoscij jrko aey dgrcbt abtgke) cgthcr tk fc

    tattkkcd kr tk partgbgpatc ge thc bkestaet dgspiabcocet kj bkebrctc fikbms% Ge thc

    bascs whcrc hc gs ocetgkecd) as ge Kfstrubtgke kj a jrccway wgth a trubms tragicr

    (1778') thc artgsts partgbgpatgke gs dcsbrgfcd as a prcogsc jkr thc rcaigsatgke kj

    thc pgcbc fut ekt as thc pgcbc gtscij% Ge thgs scesc) thc artgst gs ikbatcd ge a

    suspcedcd spabc fcyked thc abtuai wkrm kj art) kutsgdc kj thc artgstgb abtgke% Fut

    what gs gt) cxabtiy) that Raetgalk Rgcrra dkcs as ae artgst; As ocetgkecd fcjkrc) hgsrkic gs fcttcr uedcrstkkd as that kj a bkkrdgeatkr kr dgrcbtkr whk gs gevkivcd ge

    thc prk`cbt jrko a dgstaebc% Fy dctcrogegel thc gestrubtgkes jkr thc pgcbcs) hc

    prkvgdcs thc lcecrai bkedgtgkes jkr thc wkrm abbkrdgel tk hgs eccds aed dcsgrcs%

    As a rcsuit) Rgcrra) thc artgst) gs ikbatcd as a ecbcssary prcogsc jkr thc rcaigsatgke

    kj a partgbuiar wkrm) as thc prkvgdcr jkr thc strubturc kj gts dcvcikpocet aed

    ceabtocet) fut ekt as a ecbcssary abtkr ge thc pgcbc% Rgcrras wkrm aisk happces

    durgel thc juijgiocet kj a partgbuiar tasm assglecd tk a hgrcd pcrjkrocr% At thgs

    stalc) thc artgst wcars thc hat kj dkbuocetcr) oagetagegel a brgtgbai dgstaebc jrko

    thc cphcocrai abtgke aed rclgstcrgel ge pkstcrgty% Hcrc) thc artgsts rkic) aithkulh

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    12/17

    cphcocra0 thckry * pkigtgbs ge krlaegzatgke 12(1'0 77/113

    11> | artgbic

    okrc physgbaiiy gevkivcd wgth thc rcaigsatgke kj thc pgcbc) stgii rcoages kutsgdc

    thc wkrm) dctabhcd jrko gts getrgesgb kpcratgkes aed gopigbatgkes%

    Wct) ge Rgcrras prabtgbc) thcrc gs stgii aekthcr mged kjwkrm pcrjkrocd fy thc artgst%

    Thgs mged kjwkrm gs barrgcd kut ajtcr thc dkbuocetatgke kj a dciclatcd abtgke aedgopigcs thc abtuai) physgbai) prkdubtgke kj thc artwkrm as jgegshcd ocrbhaedgsc

    rcady jkr cbkekogb bgrbuiatgke% Thgs mged kj wkrm gs oubh okrc bkevcetgkeai)

    as gt rcqugrcs thc scicbtgke kj goalcs) thc cdgtgel kj a vgdck) kr thc prkdubtgke kj a

    phktklraph% Ge thgs basc) thc artgsts rkic gs juedaocetai jkr thc abtuai prkdubtgke

    kj a jgegshcd artwkrm) lgvce that ecgthcr thc dciclatcd pcrjkrocrs) ekr thc

    spcbtatkrs kj thc igvc abtgke) arc thc kecs prkdubgel thc bkoocrbgai prkdubt that

    gs ae artwkrm% At thgs stalc) thc artgst gs dgrcbtiy gevkivcd ge thc bkopictgke kj ae

    artgstgb kf`cbt) cgthcr a phktklraph) kr a vgdck kr arbhgvai oatcrgai= jurthcrokrc) gt

    gs bkestgtutcd as csscetgai jkr thc subbcssjui bkopictgke kj a pgcbc% As a rcsuit)thc rkic kj thc artgst sccos tk fc cophasgscd whce thc artgstgb prkdubt eccds tk

    fc vaigdatcd as ae kf`cbt kj syofkigb vaiuc wkrthy kj wgdcsprcad bgrbuiatgke aed

    bkopictciy dgsrclardcd as scttgel up thc bkedgtgkes kj pkssgfgigty jkr thc

    ceabtocet kj a pgcbc% Thc wkrm kj thc artgst gs rcedcrcd as aofgvaicet kr

    phaetasoalkrgbai) glekrcd at thc fclgeegel kj thc prkbcss kj brcatgel ae artwkrm

    yct hglhiy rcbklegscd at thc ced% Rgogiar tk thc abtuai gedgvgduais ge \krmcrs whk

    baeekt fc pagd%%%) thc artgst) ge Raetgalk Rgcrras prabtgbc) gs hgddce yct hgs

    prcscebc jcit thrkulhkut hgs pgcbcs% As ^giar Zgicia Oasbar arlucs0 Ge thgs basc)

    thc brux kj thc statcocet gs that thc vaiuc kj thgs partgbuiar thgel gs ekt a rcsuit kjthc wkrm kj thc pcrske whk has fcce dgrcbtiy hgrcd tk dk gt (hcr) hcrc) ekw'= fut

    kj thc wkrm kjskoc kec) skocwhcrc cisc whk) fy dcjgegtgke) wgthge bapgtaigso) aed

    ge rciatgke tk bkookdgtgcs) fcbkocs gevgsgfic (6>>8a0 62'%

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    Gj thc rkic kj thc artgst aed thc pcrjkrocrs bkestaetiy jiubtuatcs fctwcce ae abtgvc

    partgbgpaet aed a dgscejraebhgscd gestruocet) what) thce) gs at wkrm ge Rgcrras

    prabtgbc; Thc stratcly kj gevgsgfgigsatgke kj thc suf`cbts that arc rcqugrcd jkr thcprkdubtgke kj ae artgstgb kf`cbt bkebcais thc rcai getcetgkes fchged Rgcrras

    pgcbcs) that gs) thc rcvcaigel kj thc cbkekogb bkedgtgkes kj pkssgfgigty that jraoc

    aed bharabtcrgsc a partgbuiar sgtuatgke as dgrcbtiy bkrrcspkedcet wgth prabtgbcs kj

    gedgvgduai suf`ulatgke% Ge hgs prabtgbc) bcrtage bketcxtuai sgtuatgkes) subh as

    uecopikycd googlraets ge Lcroaey kr uecopikycd Tzktzgi wkoce ge Ocxgbk)

    arc trcatcd as rcadyoadc cicocets= as lgvce uegts wgthge thc burrcet statc kj

    ajjagrs% Fy thgs G ocae that Rgcrras wkrm dkcs ekt oamc rcai gssucs vgsgfic)

    fcbausc gt bkuets ke thc vgsgfgigty kj thc gssucs that gt dcais wgth as fcgel aircady

    lgvce) as dctcrogeatc bkejgluratgkes (Zgicia Oasbar) 6>>8a0 21'%

    As arlucdcarigcr) cvcryfkdy mekws that thcrc arc iarlc scbtkrs kj uecopikyocet) ekt keiy

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    Aedrs Davgd Oketceclrk Vkscrk Ikbatgel wkrm ge Raetgalk Rgcrras artgstgb prabtgbc

    artgbic | 111

    ge Lcroaey kr Ocxgbk) fut thrkulhkut thc wkrid aed that) jkr thc okst part) thc

    pckpic that bkopksc thgs scbtkr arc googlraets% Jkr Rgcrra) thcsc

    uedcrprgvgiclcd sgtuatgkes arc hglhiy jkrocd aed bkdgjgcd spabcs aed sgtuatgkes

    (gfgd%') whgbh arc gestruocetaigscd fy thc artgst (hc) igtcraiiy) kf`cbtgjgcs thco')

    aed uscs thco a tkki kr a ocbhaegso jkr qucstgkegel thc iarlcr iklgb kj bapgtaicxbhaelc%

    Jkr cxaopic) Ruogsge (jkrocriy wkrd kj jgrc' (6>>:/6>>>8a0 61'= as skocthgel rcai) aircady lgvce) that gestcad kj fcgel

    aeaiyscd ge gts getrgbabgcs shkuid fc dcpikycd jkr thc brgtgbai aeaiysgs kj thc

    oabrk/earratgvc that brcatcd) oagetagecd aed vaigdatcd gt% As Zgicia Oasbar says

    ge rcjcrcebc tk 61 aethrkpkokrphgb okduics oadc fy thc pckpic kj Ruiafh)

    Getcreatgkeai(6>>3/6>>:'0 Thc sbavcelcrs wcrc aircady sbavcelcrs aed thc shgt

    was aircady shgt fcjkrc aed gedcpcedcetiy kj thc 61 Okduics(6>>8a0 61'%

    Sedcrstaedgel bketcxtuai bkedgtgkes as skbgai rcadyoadcs) aiikws thc artgst tk

    brgtgbaiiy celalc thc way ge whgbh thcsc arc artgbuiatcd aed bkejglurcd fy a okrc

    pcrvasgvc) yct dcbcgtjui) systco kj bketrki0 bapgtaigso% Jkr Rgcrra) advaebcd

    bapgtaigso prkvgdcs thc jraoc jkr thc kpcratgke kj aii rcaios kj igjc) jrko wkrm tk

    icgsurc% Ge thgs scesc) hgs prabtgbc trgcs tk trabc thc ways thrkulh whgbh bapgtaigst

    getcrcsts aed dcsgrcs arc traesjkrocd aed traespiaetcd getk kthcr rcaios) fc gt

    skbgai kr artgstgb ikbatgkes% Sedcrstaedgel art as a ocrbhaedgsc) hgs wkrms

    abtgvatc thc dgjjcrcet ikbatgkes whcrc thcy arc ceabtcd aed bgrbuiatcd (ogbrk/

    bketcxt aed oabrk/earratgvcs' aed oamc cvgdcet thcgr syofgktgb gofrgbatgke wgththc prcvagigel cbkekogb systco%

    Bapgtaigso) abbkrdgel tk Rgcrra) gs a vgkicet) cxbiusgvc) rcprcssgvc) hgcrarbhgbai)

    aigceatgel (Oartecz) 6>>20 1>:) hcrcajtcr Cbkekogbai study' gs a lkkd cxaopic kj thc artgsts cxpikratgke

    getk thc rcabh aed pkwcr kj okecy% Jkr thgs wkrm thc artgst phktklraphcd thc

    fabm kj 1> pcrskes whk biagocd tk havc zcrk dkiiars) thc fabm kj 1> pcrskes whk

    biagocd tk havc a thkusaed dkiiars) aed thc fabm kj 1> pcrskes whk biagocd tkhavc a ogiigke dkiiars% Jrko cabh lrkup) thc artgst cxtrabtcd a ocdguo tkec ge a

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    cphcocra0 thckry * pkigtgbs ge krlaegzatgke 12(1'0 77/113

    116 | artgbic

    lrcysbaic that rcprcscetcd thc avcralc aokuet kj okecy kwecd fy thc avcralc

    pcrske ge cabh lrkup% Jrko thgs avcralc) thc cbkekogb vaiucs kj purc fiabm aed

    whgtc wcrc baibuiatcd= thc vaiuc kj truc fiabm was /61>: dkiiars whgic thc vaiuc

    kj truc whgtc was 11)348)413 (Rgcrra) 6>11'% Cxhgfgtcd jkr thc Raia Ocedkza) a

    ecurailgb sgtc jkr bketcopkrary artgstgb prabtgbc ge Zceczucia) thc pgcbc frkulhtgetk thc laiicry spabc a skbgkiklgbai aed statgstgbai stratcly (Rae Oarte) 6>>> wkrmcrs abbkrdgel tk thcgr smge bkikur aed

    stalcd a igvc rabgai paicttc ge thc laiicry spabc% Bketrary tk thc Barabas pgcbc) thc

    Zgceea wkrm cophasgscd thc vargkus dclrccs kj smge bkikur kj thcuedcrprgvgiclcd scbtkr kj Zgceecsc cbkekogb igjc% Ge thgs scesc) thc wkrm was ekt

    agocd at dceudgel thc whgtcegel afgigty kj okecy) fut kj dcokestratgel hkw ge

    Zgceea) thc cbkekogbaiiy oarlgeaigscd arc ekt a lrkup casgiy rcbklegscd fy a

    partgbuiar rabc fut that) ge thc bketcxt kj thc bgty) thc wkrm dkbuocetcd thc

    vargcty aed wgdth kj thc paicttc that googlratgke has oadc avagiafic jkr

    Austrgae fusgecss pcrskes) jrko thc bicar Baubasgaes bkogel jrko thc Riavgb

    bkuetrgcs tk thc darmcr hucs jrko suf/Raharae Ajrgba (Rae Oarte) 6>>

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    Aedrs Davgd Oketceclrk Vkscrk Ikbatgel wkrm ge Raetgalk Rgcrras artgstgb prabtgbc

    artgbic | 112

    icast ge thc bkedgtgkes gopkscd fy Zgceea) thc prkfico kj cbkekogb cxbiusgke

    has okrc tk dk wgth giiclai oglratgke aed fkrdcr/brkssgels thae wgth smge

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