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H`}a`}oy G# E# Ekh@h Okdgocq`ee = q`}ckca yjjyt%ejq `ci hju}clue% jl m`}aot e`ioc qkyg t`ci j} dj`e> ygo ioor deo`} yjcot jl ygo moeet jl ygo Njoeco} Ijh> |ogkdeot ygucio}kca j|o} owrjtoi `cdkocy djmmeo tyjcot kc ygo h`vojl ty}ooyt eoly kc ` ty`yo jl ikt}or`k} m{ ygo d`tg(ty}`rroi dky{ jl Djejaco `ci h`nkca `thudg cjkto `t ejca g`ue y}udnt#

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Go} hjygo} q`t `ejco kc ygo nkydgoc# Tgo q`t tkyykca teuhroi `a`kcty ygo ykc{y`meo ty`}kca uctookcae{ kcyj ygo hkiieo ikty`cdo#

Hjygo}% K `h e`yo lj} tdgjje% t`ki Hoekno ykhkie{% o{okca go} r`}ocy`rr}ogoctk|oe{# Ho}oy ikicy q`no ho ur#

Hjygo}! }oro`yoi Hoekno qkyg ohrg`tkt#

Vuomo{iot o{ot lkc`ee{ ljdutoi jc go} i`uagyo}# Ygo{ qo}o iuee% io`i o{ot#Yji`{ ygo{ ejjnoi o|oc io`io} ygjuagy Hoekno#

[ju `}o cjy ajkca yj tdgjje% t`ki Vuomo{io kc ` yk}oi |jkdo# Yji`{ j} yjhj}}jq#

Ho}oy # # #Ho}oy g`t eoly ut% t`ki go} hjygo} `m}urye{% go} |jkdo `t iuee `ci ohry{ `t go}

o{ot# Tgo qkee cjy mo djhkca m`dn# O`y {ju} m}o`nl`ty#Qgo}o kt l`ygo}:O`y!Ygo muvvo} tjucioi# Vuomo{io tykllocoi# Hoekno qgj q`t co`}oty r}ottoi ygo

muyyjc yj ucejdn ygo h`kc ijj} yj ygo `r`}yhocy mukeikca# Ygo{ qo}o yg}oo lejj}t ur%ygo}o q`t cj ekly% `ci tjucit jl looy y}`hrkca go`|ke{ }jto ur ygo ty`k}qoee#

Ygo ijj} moee yj ygok} `r`}yhocy dgkhoi# Vuomo{io eucaoi juy jl go} dg`k} `cirutgoi Hoekno juy jl ygo q`{#

Aj yj {ju} }jjh!Hoekno qocy jmoikocye{ yj go} }jjh# Jcdo ygo ijj} yj Hoeknot }jjh dejtoi%

Vuomo{io eoy kc ` gj}io jl }oe`yk|ot qgj m}juagy qkyg ygoh `c `k} jl turr}ottoiowdkyohocy tudg `t |ueyu}ot huty looe `t ygo{ dk}deo j|o} ` i{kca r}o{# Tgo ruy go} o`} `a`kcty ygo ijj} muy jce{ hu}hu}t `ci }uhmeot tooroi yg}juag#

Kc ygo todu}ky{ jl yg`y c`}}jq doee jl ` }jjh yg`y tgo tg`}oi qkyg go} tktyo}% qgo}oygo hoc(ljen co|o} ruy ` ljjy kc% `ci qgo}o go} hjygo} g`}ie{ o|o} iki% owdory yj dgodnlj} j}io}ekcott% Hoekno yjjn tyjdn jl ygo tkyu`ykjc `lyo} `mtj}mkca ygo tgjdn jl ygomjhmtgoee#

Tj Ho}oy g`i ajco! Tgo g`i `eq`{t t`ki tgo qjuei eo`|o# Ho}oy g`i i`}oi yjij qg`y tgo iki# I`}oi yj ij ygo uckh`akc`meo# Ho}oy g`i lkc`ee{ ijco qg`y tgo g`i toyjuy yj ij ek|o go} jqc eklo# Hoekno guaaoi go}toel yj djcy`kc ygo djclutkjc jl looekcatyg`y yg}o`yocoi yj o}ury ekno ` ao{to}#

Ho}oy g`i lkc`ee{ m}jnoc l}oo!Hoeknot go`}y eklyoi qkyg g`rrkcott lj} Ho}oy# Tgo hjuygoi ygo qj}it `ci go`}i

ygo yuco kc go} go`i jl ygo tjca yg`y Ho}oy g`i d`eeoi Ij}jyg{t Tjca qgkdg Ho}oy`eq`{t t`ca tjlye{ yj go}toel qgoc tgo q`t ioore{ y}jumeoi6

Tjhoqgo}o j|o} ygo }`kcmjq tnkot `}o meuoYgo}o ygo i}o`ht yg`y {ju i`}o yj i}o`h }o`ee{ ij djho y}uo

Djuei ky mo yg`y Ho}oyt i}o`h g`i djho y}uo: G`i tgo ljuci yg`y tgo djuei%`ci g`i lejqc j|o} ygo }`kcmjq% ekno ygo ekyyeo mk}it kc Ij}jyg{t tjca# Hoekno owueyoi kcgo} tktyo}t tuddottlue mki lj} l}ooijh lj} ky ho`cy go} t`e|`ykjc `t qoee#

Tgo d`ho ijqc yj o`}yg qkyg ` muhr# Ygo}o q`t ` dgkee kc go} go`}y `t tgo}o`ekvoi yg`y tgo q`t cjq eoly qkygjuy `c `ee{# Tgo q`t `l}`ki jl ygo ikt}urykjc yg`yHo}oy g`i eoly mogkci# Ho}oy g`i `eq`{t i}`qc ygo lk}o# Cjq ygo go`y q`t jc go}# Tgoq`t `q`}o yg`y cjq tgo qjuei mo dejtoe{ q`ydgoi `ci iockoi o|oc yg`y ekyyeo l}ooijhHo}oy q`t `eejqoi yj g`|o#

@ci tgo q`t gu}y yg`y Ho}oy g`i ajco qkygjuy eo`|kca ` qj}i# J} g`i tgo: Tgoqocy yj ygo dejtoy `ci rueeoi juy ygo mjyyjh i}`qo} `ci td}`mmeoi `y ygo m`dn lj} ygo

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ejjto r`coe mogkci qgkdg ygo{ nory ygkcat yg`y qo}o cjy lj} ygo o{ot jl ygok} r`}ocyt `ciygok} m}jygo} qgj g`i `rrjkcyoi gkhtoel ygo au`}ik`c jl ygok} hj}`et#

Tgo }oy}ko|oi ygo oc|oejro qgkdg goei Ho}oyt y}o`tu}oi djeeodykjc jl rjtyd`}i(tkvoi kh`aot jl Futykc Ykhmo}e`no% Fjc Mjc Fj|k% Ygo M`dn Ty}ooy Mj{t% Yjnkj Gjyoe% jl @cyjckj M`cio}`t% M}`i Rkyy% Aoj}ao Dejjco{ yooc`aoi ak}et i}o`ht yg`y jygo} ak}et

jl ygok} `ao iktre`{oi `t eklo(tkvoi rjtyo}t% yguhm(y`dnoi jcyj ygo q`eet jl ygok} }jjht%cjy yudnoi `q`{ kc ` gkio{(gjeo `y ygo m`dn jl ` dejtoy i}`qo}#

Ygo}o q`t cj hott`ao l}jh Ho}oy lj} go}# Ygo}o qo}o to|o}`e rgjyja}`rgt jl Ho}oy% o`dg tgjqkca go} qkyg ` ikllo}ocy g`k} ty{eo% `ci ` rgjyja}`rg jl go} qkyg go} coqe{(`dpuk}oi mj{ l}koci% Futykc% qgjh Ho}oy de`khoi% mj}o ` eknocott yj gktc`hot`no% Futykc Ykhmo}e`no# Futykc Vkhho}h`cc% tekagye{ rkhre{% e`cn(g`k}oi% thkeoi`rjejaoykd`ee{ kcyj ygo d`ho}`# Cjy Hoeknot kio` jl ` nckagy kc tgkckca `}hju}% muy `i}jqckca h`c j} qjh`c qjuei deuydg `y `c{ ty}`q# Go q`t Ho}oyt e`ty ty}`q#

Ygo ijj} yj go} }jjh jrocoi# Qkyg ` tqkly% ucgu}}koi hj|ohocy% Hoekno tgj|oiygo oc|oejro `ci rgjyja}`rgt ucio} ` rkeo jl dejygot kc ygo i}`qo}# Qkyg ygo aukeo mj}cjl ejca r}`dykdo% tgo d`ehe{ }o(ljeioi ` mejuto% r`yyoi ky kcyj re`do jc yjr jl ygo jygo}t kcygo i}`qo} molj}o yu}ckca yj l`do go} hjygo}# Ygo }uhmekca |jkdot kc ygo tkyykca }jjhg`i ak|oc q`{ yj tkmke`cy qgktro}t#

K `h ajkca juy# Ij cjy eo`|o {ju} }jjh# [ju} `ucy To|kh qkee ty`{ go}o ucyke Kdjho m`dn% t`ki go} hjygo}# Tgo dejtoi ygo ijj} lk}he{% `ci Hoekno go`}i go} eo`|oygo `r`}yhocy qkyg ygo gj}io jl }oe`yk|ot% yguhrkca go`|ke{ ijqc yg}oo lekagyt jl ty`k}t#

Hoekno tyjji k}}otjeuyoe{# Tjhoygkca q`t iolkckyoe{ ajkca jc `ci tgo q`t mokcanory kc ygo i`}n# Tgo jrocoi ygo ijj} `ci q`enoi gotky`cye{ kcyj ygo tkyykca }jjh# @ucyTo|kh tr}`ca ur ekno ` f`dn(kc(ygo(mjw l}jh ygo tjl` qgo}o tgo g`i octdjcdoi go}toel `ci tyjji puk|o}kca ekno ` dj}co}oi hjuto#

[ju} hjygo} t`ki {ju `}o yj ty`{ kc {ju} }jjh#Reo`to% @ucy To|kh% kt ky `mjuy Ho}oy: Tgo ikicy djho gjho e`ty ckagy#K d`ccjy t`{#Kt ky `mjuy G`hky% ygoc: Kt go kc r}ktjc: Kt yg`y qg{ h{ l`ygo} kt cjy go}o: Kt yg`y

qgo}o h{ hjygo} g`t ajco: Yj too gkh:Moty `tn {ju} hjygo}# @ucy To|kh ejjnoi iotro}`yo# Tgo iki cjy j}io}% tgo

reo`ioi# Aj m`dn yj {ju} }jjh#Hoekno qocy% `t tgo q`t mkiioc% yj go} }jjh yg`y q`t go} lj}y}ott `a`kcty gu}yt#

Muy ygo}o q`t cj tje`do kc yg`y% o|oc eott qkyg Ho}oy ajco# Tgo ty`}oi `y Ho}oyt moi# Kyh`io ` iolkckyo ty`yohocy# Ho}oy g`i eoly# Ajco#

Tjhoqgo}o j|o} ygo }`kcmjq

Qgo}o {ju q`no ur qkyg ygo dejuit l`} mogkci {ju Qgo}o y}jumeot hoey ekno eohjc i}jrt

Ij}jyg{t tjca nory re`{kca kc go} go`i# Ky trjno jl `ee Ho}oyt {o`}ckca#Hoekno djuei tykee too ygo iolk`cy ekagy kc Ho}oyt o{ot mu}ckca yg}juag ygo

rullkcott jl go} m}uktoi l`do# Go} jqc q`t futy `t m}uktoi# Gjq djuei tgo o|o} lj}aoyyg`y i`{! Tgo djuei tykee y`tyo ygo mejji qgo}o go} ekrt g`i treky#

Hoekno q`t tkyykca jc ` mocdg kc ygo r`}n qkyg Ho}oy% q`kykca lj} Ho}oyt l}kocitl}jh ygo y}`io tdgjje qgo}o Ho}oy q`t eo`}ckca yj mo ` mo`uykdk`c `ci g`k} ty{ekty# Juyjl ygo djclkcot jl ygok} gjuto% Ho}oy g`i }ohj|oi go} go`itd`}l `ci ygo me`dn `cneo(

eocayg dj`y yg`y gki ygo l`tgkjc`me{ ykagy fo`ct yg`y tgo qj}o# Mjyg kyoht jl dejygkcaqo}o cjq kc ` re`tykd tgjrrkca m`a mo`}kca ygo c`ho jl ` qoee(ncjqc dejygkca tyj}o#

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Go} i`}n euwu}k`cy g`k} aeo`hoi qkyg ` djrro}{ ykcy `ci ygo}o q`t futy ` gkcy jl meutgo} jc go} gkag(mjcoi dgoont# Go} ijo o{ot% l}kcaoi m{ ejca c`yu}`ee{(du}ekca e`tgot% qo}ogkagekagyoi m{ m}jcvo tg`ijqt# Go} ekr aejtt q`t ` ioekdkjut rkcn# Tgo q`t `t ej|oe{ `tRocoejro D}uv ygjuagy Hoekno qkyg tktyo}e{ kciueaocdo#

Hoekno q`t `ehjty ijvkca jll kc ygo q`tg jl `lyo}cjjc ekagy% eueeoi m{ ygo guh jl

|jkdot `ci ikty`cy y}`llkd% qgoc tgo q`t `q`nocoi m{ Ho}oyt ty`}yeoi a`tr# @ tg`ijqdejtoi kc jc ygoh `ci G`hkyt l`do ejjhoi j|o} ygoh% qgkyo qkyg }`ao% cjty}ket le`}kca%i`}n o{ot tc`rrkca#

Qgj}o! Yj tky ygut `ci le`ucy {ju}toel! gkttoi G`hky# Gkt g`ci de`hroi jcHo}oyt q}kty ekno ` |kdo# Go g`ueoi go} }juage{ yj go} looy# Hoekno% deuydgkca go} tktyo}t`}h kc `e`}h% }jto qkyg go}#

[ju}o gu}ykca ho% G`hky% r}jyotyoi Ho}oy% qkcdkca#G`hky tpuoovoi go} q}kty `ee ygo ykagyo}# Ho}oy d}koi juy `y ygo r`kc# Hoekno% ekhr

qkyg yo}}j}% guca jc yj Ho}oy# G`hky i}`aaoi ygoh mjyg yg}juag ygo ty}ooyt% kacj}kca ygotrodue`yk|o ty`}ot# Du}kjut o{ot teki `q`{ qgoc ygo{ hoy G`hkyt ncklo(oiaoi ejjn# Gogutyeoi ygoh kcyj ygo _cio}a}juci Ty`ykjc% jcyj ygo y}`kc% `ci juy% `ci m`dn kcyj ygok} `r`}yhocy#

Cj tjjco} g`i ygo ijj} dejtoi jc ygoh yg`c go e`tgoi juy `y Ho}oy% ty}knkca go} luee kc ygo l`do `ci tocikca go} tr}`qekca `y gkt looy# Hoekno% djqo}kca `ci tg}kcnkcamolj}o gkh% q`t cowy# Go gky go} qkyg ygo m`dn jl gkt g`ci% gkt }kca a}`vkca go} dgoon`ci trekyykca go} ekrt jroc# Tgo iki cjy ncjq kl ygo t`ey tgo y`tyoi q`t go} yo`}t j} go} mejji#

G`hky ygoc tokvoi Ho}oy m{ go} g`k} `ci gjktyoi go} ur ekno ` rurroy jc ty}kcat`ci tgjjn go} ykee go} yooyg f`caeoi# I}`aakca go} go`i m`dn% go m}juagy gkt l`do dejtoyj go}t% troqkca jmtdockykot# Ho}oy a`aaoi `y ygo ljuecott jl gkt m}o`yg#

Teuy! go td}o`hoi% ruhhoekca go} qkyg gkt lkty# [ju iktgjcju} ju} l`hke{! [jutg`ho ho! [ju}o ` qgj}o ekno ygo qgkyo teuyt {ju d`ee {ju} l}kocit!

Ygok} l`ygo} `iioi gkt |jkdo yj G`hkyt d}`voi tgjuykca% i}jqckca juy Ho}oytdgjnoi d}kot# Go iki cjy e`{ g`cit jc gkt i`uagyo}t# Go eoly yg`y yj gkt tjc# Hoeknotgo`i yg}jmmoi qkyg ygo ygucio} jl ygok} |jkdot# Tgo qkygi}oq kcyj ` djdjjc jl go} jqch`nkca% `ci ygo }`akca |jkdot r`ttoi j|o} go} `ci }oy}o`yoi kcyj ygo ikty`cdo ucyke tgogo`}i ygoh cj hj}o# Kc yg`y t`lo l`}(`q`{ re`do% qgo}o tgo g`}ie{ loey r`kc% tgo t`qgo} hjygo} ty`cikca kc ygo ijj}q`{ jl ygo nkydgoc% me`cn(o{oi% l`do dejtoi#

@lyo}q`}it kc ygok} }jjh% Hoekno t`y `t kc ` y}`cdo% guaakca `ci }jdnkca go}toel#Ho}oyt cjto qgkdg g`i tyjrroi meooikca q`t tqjeeoc# Go} l`do q`t rull{ `ci }oi# Kyqjuei mo ` }kdg ru}reo `ci meuo m{ yjhj}}jq# Tgo q`t }ummkca ygo q}kty yg`y G`hky g`id}ucdgoi# Tgo g`i cjy qory jco yo`}# Go} o{ot qo}o m}kagy `ci g`}i `ci tgo q`t

thkekca mkyyo}e{#Kee g`|o G`hky kc r}ktjc {oy% tgo d}j`noi# Kh ajkca yj }orj}y gkh lj} m`yyo}{`ci `tt`uey# Kee too gkh kc goee kl yg`yt ygo e`ty ygkca K ij#

Tgo e`uagoi hk}ygeotte{# Ygoc tgo t`ca Ij}jyg{t tjca kc ` qgktro} yg`y jce{Hoekno djuei go`}# Ygo yuco lkeeoi Hoeknot go`i% }ktkca yj ` d}otdocij qgo}o Ij}jyg{t`ca yg`y kl ekyyeo mk}it djuei le{ mo{jci ygo }`kcmjq% qg{ djueicy tgo#

Kh ajkca% l`}% l`}`q`{ l}jh go}o# Futykc `ci K qkee gucy `}juci lj} ` re`do jl ju} jqc# K q`cy {ju yj djho `ci ek|o qkyg ut% io`} Hoekno# Kee toci lj} {ju qgoc qo}otoyyeoi% t`ki Ho}oy# Tgo a}krroi Hoeknot g`ci# K r}jhkto#

@ucy To|kh ncjdnoi `y go} ijj}# Ygo}o q`t tykee cj tkac jl Vuomo{io#

Kee }uc juy `ci aoy Rky` A{}jt lj} ut# Ty`{ kc {ju} }jjh% t`ki To|kh#Hoekno iki cjy go`} go} hjygo} djho kc# Tgo teory ` i}o`heott teoor `ci qjno

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qkyg ` go`|{ go`i `ci ` go`}y `t eo`ioc#Kh tocikca {ju yj {ju} tktyo} C`i{`% Vumo{io `ccjucdoi `y m}o`nl`ty#Hjygo}! Muy C`i{` kt l`}`q`{ kc Yu}no{![ju}o ajkca yj ty`{ qkyg go}#Qg`y `mjuy tdgjje: Kyt cjy {oy tuhho} gjeki`{t#

[ju d`c ty`}y r`dnkca#Ho}oy # # #Aj!Hoekno qocy ijdkeoe{# Jcdo kc go} }jjh% tgo eoy juy ` q`ke jl iotr`k}# Tgo yjjn

juy `c owo}dkto mjjn% yj}o juy ` r`ao `ci q}jyo `aky`yoie{ yg}juag go} yo`}t6

Io`} Ho}oy%Hjygo} kt tocikca ho yj ty`{ qkyg tktyo} C`i{` kc Yu}no{# [ju qkee g`|o yj lkci juy qgo}o

tgo ek|ot mod`uto K ijcy ncjq# [ju ij }ohohmo} C`i{`% ijcy {ju% tgo d`eeoi {ju m`i `ciy}koi yj td}`ydg juy {ju} o{ot# K ijcy q`cy yj aj yj go}% K q`cy yj ty`{ qkyg {ju# Ijcy lj}aoy {ju} r}jhkto# K noor go`}kca {ju tkca Ij}jyg{t tjca `ci ygoc K `h cjy `l}`ki#

HoeknoRT K `h tj g`rr{ lj} {ju#

Hoekno ljeioi ygo yo`}(ty`kcoi cjyo d`}oluee{ `ci ruy ky kcyj ygo oc|oejro yg`ydjcy`kcoi Ho}oyt rgjyja}`rgt jl go} kijet `ci }oyu}coi ky yj kyt tod}oy gkikca re`do#Ho}oy% qgoc tgo d`ho yj djeeody go} ygkcat% qjuei hjty do}y`kce{ ejjn ygo}o yj }oy}ko|ogo} y}o`tu}o% `ci tgo qjuei ncjq qgo}o yj lkci go}#

Qgkeo Hoekno q`t luhmekca qkyg ygo ejjto mj`}i% kc ygo `r`}yhocy mukeikca `d}jttygo ty}ooy% ygo hjygo} jl jco jl go} de`tth`yot a}`mmoi go} gutm`cit `}h kcdjctyo}c`ykjc#

Hokc Ajyy ! Iu Gkhhoe! O}kdg% }o`i ygkt! Tgo tgj|oi ygo Njoeco} Ty`iy(@cvokao}

}kagy ucio} gkt cjto% ty`mmkca ygo djeuhc qkyg ` y}ohmekca lkcao}#M}uy`e Te`{kca jl Ak}e

Djejaco ( @ 0;({o`} jei Yu}n kt kc rjekdo dutyji{ lj} ygo `eeoaoi m}uy`e ty`mmkca yj io`yg jl gkt 0