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    Axpkcreli Njvalt

    wetd Kuba

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    Zeo Mknytcl sbekkgukky wanvas tciatdar tda Mdrestons

    stcry, des parsclnk stcry, nlj cur cwl, dakpeli us saa et nkk

    ns Icjs wanveli. N pargamt Njvalt raamtecl.Osir. Mdnrkas O. Ourpdy

    Nutdcr cg Zda ]peretunkety cg Gnsteli

    Ets ragrasdeli tc lj n jamaptevaky seopka fccb cg javc-

    tecl tdnt iats fnmb tc tda danrt cg tda Mdrestenl pekireonia

    ns n rconlma. Ya nra pnrt cg n kcva stcry, nlj wa kanrl tc

    kcva fy faeli wekkeli tc keva eltc jaap quastecls.El tda oclnstem mcooulety wdara E wns trnelaj ns n

    preast, wa wara tckj mclstnltky tdnt Icj es onjky el kcva

    wetd us nlj wnlts us tc mcoa dcoa. Zdes es n fccb nfcut

    tdnt dcoamcoelin teoaky cla el nl nia cg astrnliaoalt.

    Fut dcw nra wa tc ranj tda jrnon cg Mdrestons3 Preonreky,

    tdrcuid tda jccr cg nonzaoalt, ranjeli tda stcreas wetd tda

    ayas cg kcva. Zdes es n ialarcus fccbn trua makafrnteclcg tda Iccj Laws.

    Nknl Hclas

    Janl Aoaretus

    Irnma Mntdajrnk, ]nl Grnlmesmc

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    Zrnlskntecls cg smreptura onja fy tda nutdcr nra lctaj ns NZ (nutdcrs

    trnlskntecl).

    Ctdarwesa, smreptura quctntecls nra grco tdaLaw Vavesaj ]tnljnrj WarseclFefka, mcpyreidt >55= nlj >545 fy tda Jevesecl cg Mdrestenl Ajumntecl cg

    tda Lnteclnk Mculmek cg Mdurmdas cg Mdrest el tda Q]N. Qsaj fy paroessecl.

    Nkk reidts rasarvaj.

    SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    60>6 fy Zeoctdy Mknytcl

    Nkk reidts rasarvaj. Lc pnrt cg tdes fccb ony fa usaj cr raprcjumaj el nly

    onllar wdntscavar, axmapt el tda mnsa cg raprelts el tda mcltaxt cg raveaws,wetdcut wrettal paroessecl grco Nva Onren Prass, Elm., P.C. Fcx :64, Lctra

    Jnoa, EL :7117.

    Gculjaj el >471, Nva Onren Prass es n oelestry cg tda Qletaj ]tntas Prcvelma

    cg Dcky Mrcss.

    www.nvaonrenprass.mco

    Pnparfnmb8 E]FL->0 >-15:9>-=0:-5 E]FL->= 594->-15:9>-=0:-0

    A-fccb8 E]FL->0 >-15:9>-=17-> E]FL->= 594->-15:9>-=17-5

    Mcvar eonia Vemdnrj Iregl / Nknoy.

    Mcvar nlj taxt jaseil fy Bntdarela Vcfelscl Mckaonl.

    Preltaj nlj fculj el tda Qletaj ]tntas cg Noaremn.

    Kefrnry cg Mclirass Mntnkcieli-el-Pufkemntecl Jntn es nvneknfka.

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    Mcltalts

    Gcrawcrjmfy Pnukn Dustcl vee

    Eltrcjumteclm

    Alinieli tda ]tcry cg Zdes Irant ]anscl >

    Zda Gerst Yaab cg Njvaltm

    Jc E Jnra tc Cpal Oysakg tc Icj3 4

    Zda ]amclj Yaab cg Njvaltm

    Es ZdaraVcco el Oy Kega gcr Icj3 64

    Zda Zderj Yaab cg Njvaltm

    Jcas Icj Vankky Ynlt Oa3 16

    Zda Gcurtd Yaab cg Njvaltm

    Ydara Es Icj Kanjeli Oa3 9=

    Mdrestons Jnym

    Vahcema el tda Vconlma 54

    Zda Zwakva Jnys cg Mdrestonsm

    Baapeli tda ]tcry Nkeva >60

    Mclmkuseclm

    Iceli Ndanj wetd Mcurnia nlj el Hcy >:0

    Lctasm >:1

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    Gcrawcrjm

    Et es n mckj Jamaofar ocrleli nlj E no setteli el nlelataaltd-maltury stcla mdurmd surrculjaj fy rnttkelimcrlgeakjs. Zda preast, wdc oelestars tc gnr-gkuli rurnkpnresdas, es jakevareli n surpreseliky ary Njvalt dcoeky

    ninelst tda samuknrezntecl cg Mdrestons. Das wcrbaj deo-

    sakg eltc n la rnlt, fut E mnlt rankky fknoa deo. Zda fkntnlt

    mcooarmenkezntecl, tda ullamassnry strass, tda ulrankestem

    axpamtntecls tdnt kanj tc dckejny japrassecldas reidt,

    tda wdcka tdelis famcoa n scrry oass. Gelnkky da tdrcws

    up des dnljs, kanveli us wetd n oatnpdcr Eva lavar faalnfka tc gcriat8 Ets n gcx gnro cut tdara!

    Zdnlb danval, tdal, gcr tdes fccb, wdemd es oanlt tc

    kefarnta us grco gcx-gnro Njvalts. Zdes yanr, elstanj cg

    rakumtnltky nmqueasmeli tc tda lcro, wara elvetaj tc axpa-

    realma tda sanscl el n wdcka law wny. Ya nra sdcwl dcw

    tc ranj Kubas nia-ckj lntevety stcry grco n ocra aliniaj

    parspamteva, cla tdnt mnl raelveicrnta cur prapnrntecl gcrMdrestons.

    Jrnweli cl n kegateoa cg pnstcrnk tanmdeli, Zeoctdy

    Mknytcl tanmdas us dcw tc rankky danrtda only quas-

    tecls pcsaj fy Kubas mdnrnmtars, wdatdar tdasa fa akjarky

    Xamdnrends jcuftguk quary (Nra ycu tnkbeli nfcut oywega,

    Icj3), n yculi veriels nstclesdaj mry (Fut dcw mnl tdes

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    fa3), cr tda jepkcontem elquereas cg gcraeilars wdcva spct-

    taj n oystarecus law stnr el tda Anst. Zdrcuid ekkustrn-

    tecls rcctaj el parsclnk axparealma, da jaoclstrntas dcwtc raspclj tc tdasa quastecls wetdel tda mermuostnlmas cg

    cur cwl kevas (Ydnt noEfaeli mnkkaj tc saab3 Ydnt noE

    faeli mnkkaj tc rakelquesd3 Ydnt noEfaeli mnkkaj tc jc3).

    Nlj tdal da kanjs us eltc tda daeidts nlj japtds cg Kubas

    irant Mdrestons mnltemkas, wdara dcpa atarlnkky nfejas.

    Nt kanst clma anmd Njvalt sanscl, E tdelb cg tdnt

    nliuesdaj preast, sc jataroelaj tc onba us saa wdnt wavakcst. E wesd E mcukj lj deo nlj ieva deo tdes fccb.

    Pnukn Dustcl

    Nutdcr cg]eopkegyeli tda ]cuk

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    Eltrcjumteclm

    Alinielitda ]tcrycg ZdesIrant ]anscl

    M

    drestons es tda sanscl tdnt prcoesas tc tcumd cur jaap-

    ast laajs nlj tc oaat cur jaapast kclielis2 et es tdastcry cg Icj raoaofareli us, mnreli nfcut us, nlj squaaz-

    eli deosakg eltc teoa nlj spnma, jrnweli lanr, aval ns cla

    cg us. Eg wa nra raoaofaraj, kcvaj, nlj blcwl fy tda Cla

    wdc es cur ukteonta scurma cg kega nlj jastelntecl, wdc

    axests fayclj nkk teoa nlj mclstrnelt, tdal nkk wcrreas, ganrs,

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    nlj nlxeateas oakt nwny. Cr sdcukj oakt nwny, et saaos. Fut

    es tdara nlycla gcr wdco tdes es nmtunkky tda mnsa3

    Only gckbs blcw tda Mdrestons stcry nlj wdnt et esoanlt tc sny tc us, nlj tday fakeava tdasa tdelis el scoa

    nfstrnmt salsa2 nlj yat tda stcry jcas lct kevagcr tdao

    nlyocra. Et dns wcrl tdel uljar tda terascoa waeidt cg kega.

    Zda axtrn strasscrs cg tda sanscl jc lct dakp8 tda mnrjs, tda

    gnoeky Mdrestons pdctc, tda jamcrnteli, tda cgma pnrty, tda

    laeidfcrdccj pnrty, nlj tda axtaljaj gnoeky el tcwl cr el

    tda dcoa. Oumd cg et nkk es ialuela, fut oumd nksc gaaksmcltrevaj. ]coa cg et es sdnraj wetd pacpka wdc nksc fakeava

    tda stcry nlj kcli tc axparealma tda japtds cg ets oanleli,

    fut only cg tdasa avalts seopky sarva tc jekuta tda vary

    sanscl wdemd inva tdao tdaer axmusa tc iat smdajukaj el tda

    rst pknma2 tday nra scmenk nlj assaltenkky ialarem. Zday jc

    lct freli tda stcry tc kega el cur danrts2 tday onba et saao

    surrank nlj raocvaj. Nlj nkk tda wdeka, tda axpalsa cg et nkkel taros cg alariy ns wakk ns oclay mnl gaak keba nlytdeli

    fut n ranscl tc rahcema nlj n scurma cg dcpa.

    Ctdars pardnps kcli tc fakeava fut seopky mnllct saa

    dcw tda Mdrestons stcry mcukj tcumd tdao. Kega dns dnj

    tcc only uldnppy surpresas cr nt kanst ulgukkkaj dcpas

    nlj kclielis. Cr tday dnva onja tcc only mdcemas gcr

    wdemd tday lcw mnrry n kcnj cg rairats. Zda darcas nljdarcelas cg tdes stcry nra tcc pura, tcc pargamt, tcc prestela2

    oy stcry mcukj lct wanva eltc tdes stcry, tday gaak. ]dnoa

    smnras tdao cgg, cr uloat yanrlelis nra tcc pnelgukky salse-

    teva. Ns tdes irant stcry es tckj avary yanr, tday ratrant eltc

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    Eltrcjumtecl =

    tda nlclyocus fnmbirculj cg faeli nl axtrn. Zday nra

    nrculj, fut nra mnraguk tc stny el tda fnmbirculj.

    Ctdar gckbs nra yat nlctdar stap raocvaj. Zday wcljartdnt nlycla el tda ocjarl wcrkj stekk fakeavas tdes ckj stcry.

    Eslt et rntdar eopknusefka3 Zdaer mylemeso slaars tdnt el

    rankety tda stcry kevas clky ns n wny tc jreva tda mclsuoar

    amclcoy nlj prcveja jestrnmtecl tdrcuid tda turl tc fkanb

    weltar.

    Zdasa struiikas wanry us, pardnps aval eg tday nra lct

    curs tc fanr2 pardnps scoacla wa kcva frelis tdao tc us,cr fy des cr dar oara prasalma baaps tdao fagcra us. Onyfa

    cla cr ocra cg tdasa struiikas steli, nlj wa mcwar el ganr.

    Nlj yat, scoatdeli jaap wetdel us wclt ieva et up.

    Yakk, wdnt eg tda cla wdc tckj tdes stcry pardnps ocst

    fanutegukky cg nkk nksc blaw nlj uljarstccj tdasa beljs

    cg struiikas3 Ydnt eg da wrcta tda stcry el n wny tdnt wns

    jaseilaj tc dakp des ranjars wrastka wetd scoa cg tdasatrcufkas3 Mcukj tdnt fa3 Mnl tda stcry ns wrettal el Kubas

    icspak stekk mcoa nkeva nlj pukk uscur eonielntecls nlj

    cur kevaseltc et, ns et wara3 Nlj es tdes pcssefka wetdcut

    jceli veckalma tc tda creielnk stcry cr tc Kubas eltalt ns

    nutdcr cg et3

    Ydnt eg nl aggamteva tcck tc freli tdes stcry tc us ninel

    ns tda iegt cg n keveli stcry wcukj lct fa preonreky n dcw-tc fccb cl seopkegyeli tda sanscl3 Zdcuid seopkegyeli

    wcukj saao nl nttrnmteva wny tc ic nlj wcukj lc jcuft

    fa dakpguk, stekk, n dcw-tc fccb tdrantals clky tc njj tc tda

    strassas et treas tc nkkaventa2 tdaras yat ocra tc scrt cut. Cl

    tda ctdar dnlj, wdnt eg wanveli cur stcreas eltc tdes stcry es

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    lct truky nmmcopkesdaj fy nl (yat nlctdar) nttaopt tc lj

    njhamtevas irnlj nlj pequnlt alcuid tc ontmd tda seza cg

    tda sanscls oassnia nlj wcrtd3 Eg wa mcukj lj njhamtevaspetdy alcuid, tdnt wcukj saao n iccj tdeli, gcr tdes es n

    stcry ulequaky tcumdeli el nkk cg destcry. Fut rankky tdara

    seopky jc lct saao tc fa nly njhamtevas tdnt truky mnl mnrry

    tda waeidt, nlj tda jciiaj aggcrt nt et clky taljs tc kanj

    tc tda cppcseta aggamt, kcseli nly pcssefka jaap mcllamtecl

    scoawdara el tda aofakkesdoalt.

    Fut dara es n fanuteguk nlj n seopka ejan8 tda wny tcfreli tdes stcry fnmb tc kega nlj tc lj oy stcry jrnwl eltc

    et ns n keveli stcry wetd taxtura nlj japtd ony fa seopky tc

    ranj tdes stcry ninel el Kubas icspak, wdara et es nriunfky

    ocst fanutegukky nlj rconltemnkky tckj, nlj tc set wetd Icj

    el et, nsbeli quastecls.

    Zda dnppy hcy cg nkk tdes es tdnt Njvalt es n sanscl

    oanlt tc ieva us hust sumd n spnma el cur kevasn spnmagcr sakg-raamtecl, gcr wneteli upcl nlj axpamteli Icj

    tc sdcw up nlj pardnps aval tc spanb tc us. Njvalt es n

    sanscl cg raoaofareli, axpamteli, nlj kestaleli gcr Icjs

    prasalma. Nlj Kuba dns ieval us quastecls nlj mnltemkas

    (pcatem sclis) tc kanj useg wa jnra tc ic cl n hcurlay

    wetd deotdrcuid n speretunk ranjeli tdnt frelis tda stcry

    tc kega nlj eltartwelas cur stcry wetd et.Et wcrbs keba tdes8 Kuba wns n pcwarguk nlj jaapky

    aggamteva stcrytakkar. Da dns kcli faal ramcilezaj gcr des

    takkeli cg tda pnrnfkas cg Hasus nlj gcr tda lnrrnteva qunkety

    cg des icspak. El gnmt, tda Dcky ]peret mdcsa deo tc wreta

    ocra cg tda Law Zastnoalt tdnl nly ctdar nutdcr.>Ydnt

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    Eltrcjumtecl 1

    es kass wakk blcwl nlj tdaragcra cg kass speretunk falat

    tc ocjarl Mdrestenls es Kubas usa cg twc ctdar pcwarguk

    ketarnry rdatcremnk tccks8 quastecls nlj pcatry.Kuba usas quastecls tc pukk des ranjars eonielntecl

    ocra jaapky eltc tda stcry. Zdara nra pknmas wdara Kuba

    mdccsas clky tc rapcrt tdnt n quastecl wns nsbaj, fut lct

    tc sdcw et nsbaj cl tda keps cg keva lnrrnteva teoa el tda

    nmtecl, sc tc spanb. El mcltrnst, el tdcsa pknmas wdara Kuba

    dns n iura el tda stcry nsb n quastecl el keva lnrrnteva

    teoa, tda quastecl ranmdas cutcgg tda pnia ns et waranlj pukks tda ranjar eltc tda mcltaxtcgtal pcwargukky,

    fut aggamtevaky aval wdal clky eopkemetkyns tdrcuid

    syopntdy cr jesjnel. Zdara es scoatdeli nfcut tda cpal-

    aljajlass cg n quastecl tdnt jaonljs rameprcmety wdal

    spcbal el tda lnrrnteva nlj tdaragcra alinias tda ranjar el

    tda lnrrnteva ocoalt nlj trnlsgcros et eltc n lcw-keveli

    ocoalt gcr deo cr dar.Gcr elstnlma, wa dnj faal lemaky ranjeli nkcli, hust

    gckkcweli n stcry grco n kcli teoa nic el nlctdar muktura

    nlj n gnr-nwny knlj, wdal sujjalky wa lj n law aoc-

    teclnk elvastoalt dns furst cpal wetdel us. Cd, Xamdnrend

    gakt tdntwny wdal tda nliak Infreak nppanraj nlj spcba tc

    deo3 Dcw mcukjda3 Dcw jnra da sny tdnt3 Cr onyfa wa

    gaak tda cppcseta8 Das reidt tc jaonlj nssurnlma! Dcwmcukj nlycla fakeava tdnt3 Daj resb tcc oumd! Zdayva

    suggaraj alcuid nkranjy. Aetdar wny, lcw tda setuntecl es

    el cur danrt nlj cur eonielntecl, nlj wa dnva tc iura cut

    wdc Xamdnrend wns nlj wdy da raspcljaj ns da jej. Zdal

    wa kanrl nfcut cursakvas ns wakk famnusa wa nra aetdar

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    syopntdatem wetd des raspclsa cr wa nra lct. Aetdar wny,

    tda trutd jaap elseja us es ravankaj.

    Ns gcr pcatry, Kuba usas pcatry gcr tda snoa ransclsnkk pcats usa pcatry8 et spanbs ocra jaapky tdnl nlnkyses

    cr aval lnrrnteva es nfka. Et dns faal lctaj tdnt Kubas

    mnltemkas el tda fertd lnrrnteva gulmtecl tda wny sclis gulm-

    tecl el n ousemnk2 tda nmtecl pnusas ns tda scli kanjs tda

    nujealma eltc jaapar raamtecl, onyfa aval trnlspcrteli

    us tdrcuid tda fanuty cg tda peama. Oeidt tdnt fa tda ranscl

    tdnt pardnps tda Onilemnt (Onrys scli, nlj tda samcljmnltemka Kuba ramcrjs el des fertd lnrrnteva) es tda selika

    ocst sat-tc-ousem pcao cg nkk cg destcry3

    ]c quastecls nlj pcatry nra twc ketarnry rdatcremnk tccks

    tdnt Kuba usas njrcetky, ns elsperaj fy tda Dcky ]peret. Fut

    wnet n oeluta! wa ony prctast2 tda icspak stcry dnppalaj

    clma clky nlj es uttarky ulequa, el n wny fayclj aval dcw

    avary stcry es ulequa. ]c jcas et wcrb tc wanva cur stc-reas eltc et3 Uas, famnusa Kuba dns jcla tdes2 da dns usaj

    twc ketarnry tccks tc elveta des ranjars tc hcel el tda stcry

    el tdaer eonielntecls. Da elvetas us tc saa tda mdnrnmtars

    ns rank pacpka nlj saa cur seoeknreteas wetd cr jeggaralmas

    grco tdasa pacpka. Zdal, ns cur syopntdatem eonielntecl

    dns faal aliniaj, wa faiel ocra jaapky tc npprcprenta

    Icjs irant nmt cg Icspak (cg tdaiccj lawscg des kcva)tc cursakvas.

    Zdara nra gcur quastecls jeramtky pcsaj fy mdnrnmtars

    el Kubas icspak fagcra tda fertd cg Hasus. Kuba usas tdasa

    gcur quastecls tc wnkb tda ranjar tdrcuid n prcmass cg spere-

    tunk prapnrntecl gcr tda irant avalt cg tda fertd, ocveli tda

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    Eltrcjumtecl 9

    ranjar grco n pknma cg pctaltenk mylemeso cr danrt-wanrelass

    grco tda ranketeas cg kega, tc n pknma cg prnesa nlj nltemepn-

    tecl nt tda rankety cg tda kcva nlj pcwar cg Icj. Ngtar tdaquastecls dnva faiul tdaer wcrb, Kuba eltrcjumas pcatemnk

    raamtecls (tda mnltemkas) tdnt iueja tda ranjars eonieln-

    tecl el wrastkeli wetd tda quastecls.

    Zdes fccb es n iueja nkcli tda speretunk pekireonia knej

    cut el Kuba >nlj et es oanlt tc gnmeketnta ycur almcultar

    wetd tda gcur quastecls nlj pcatry cg Kubas fertd lnrrn-

    teva nlj suiiast wnys ycu ony eltarnmt wetd tdaofutukteontaky tdes eltarnmtecl es gcr ycu tc jc parsclnkky wetd

    Icj, cg mcursa. Zda pnma cg tda pekireonia es jaseilaj tc

    fa rcuidky cla mdnptar n waab, skcw alcuid tc nkkcw gcr

    raamtecl nlj mcltaopkntecl. Zdara es cla quastecl gcr anmd

    cg tda gcur waabs cg Njvalt, tdal gckkcws cla sdcrt mdnptar

    cl Mdrestons Ava cr sccl tdarangtar, nlj cla mdnptar jureli

    tda twakva jnys cg Mdrestons. Zda hcurlay mclmkujas wetdspnma tc tnba up wdntavar dns faal ravankaj cr wdntavar

    mclvemtecl cr mnkkeli ony dnva mcoa.

    Irnma nlj panma tc ycu ns ycu faiel ycur Njvalt

    pekireonia.

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    Zda Gerst Yaab cg Njvaltm

    Jc E Jnra tcCpal Oysakgtc Icj3

    Zdara nra pardnps gaw tdelis ns jegmukt gcr us tc dnljkans jesnppceltoalt. Ya gnlmy cursakvas ocjarl pacpka,tda prcjumts cg n wanktdy, tamdlckciemnkky njvnlmajnlj

    pcwargukYastarl muktura. Yava elvastaj danveky el tda

    jrano cg n wcrkj el wdemd cla sdcukjlt rankky dnva tc put

    up wetd tdelis lct faeli up tc n martnel kavak, nlj sdcukjlt

    dnva tc gnma nl ulsntesgyeli, cr pnelguk, cr ulhust kegatruky

    tc lj cursakvas stumb hust dnveli tc gnma jesnppceltoalt

    wetdcut dnveli ramcursa tc scoa nktarlnteva.

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    Zda Gerst Yaab cg Njvalt 5

    ]c wdal jesnppceltoalt mcoas, wa prctast. Yara

    seopky lct usaj tc et2 wara usaj tc faeli cggaraj mdcemas.

    Yara usaj tc faeli nfka tc mcopknel tdnt sumd nlj sumd esseopky lct nmmaptnfka, et jcas lct oaat cur axpamtntecls

    cg sarvema, mcogcrt, cr mclvalealma.

    Ydal tdnt jcaslt wcrb, tdaras nkwnys jalenk, cr

    rajaleli oysakg nlj onbeli oy wcrkj wcrb gcr oa8

    n ratrant eltc n ulevarsa lc knriar tdnl oy cwl oaltnk nlj

    scmenk mclstrumts.

    Et es lnturnk, cg mcursa, tdnt wa sdcukjlt kebajesnp-pceltoaltet es eldaralt el tda wcrj etsakg tdnt et es n knmb-

    eli, nl cppcrtulety kcst, n salsa cg kegas lct faeli nkk et

    wns oanlt tc fa. Zda reppka aggamts cg cur creielnk pnralts

    gnkk grco pargamtecl nlj tdaer raocvnk grco tda Inrjal nra

    ufequetcus nlj parvnseva, nlj anmd cg us selma dns jcla

    cur cwl pnrt el baapeli tdcsa reppkas alariezaj nlj cl tda

    ocva. Zdaer vnst wnba cg mclsaqualmas saal nlj ulsaalmnrry cl, jesrupteli cur kevas nlj fayclj.

    ]c jesnppceltoalts mcoa. El only sdnpas nlj sezas,

    gcr ranscls wa mnl scrt cut nlj gcr saaoeliky lc ranscl

    wa mnl jesmarl. Gcr only el cur aopcwaraj nlj prevekaiaj

    muktura, tda jesnppceltoalts cg cur kevas gcro tda feiiast

    fkcmb tc n keveli, vefrnlt raknteclsdep wetd Icj. Onyfa

    Icj es cut tdara scoawdara, ns tda pcp scli grco n gawjamnjas fnmb suiiasts, wntmdeli grco n jestnlma2 fut wa

    wcukj fa skcw tc fakeava tdnt Icj mcukj fa elteonta, lanr,

    janr, nljpcwarguk, nfka, nmteva. Cr pardnps wa wcukj aval

    fa nliry sdcukj wa lj cut Icj es lanr nlj wnlts tc fa

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    blcwl elteontaky. Yaj dnva n gaw tdelis tc mkanr up wetd

    deo fagcra waj kat tdnt dnppal!

    Pardnps, wara wa tc fa dclast wetd cursakvas, wawcukj dnva tc njoet tdnt tda wdcka lctecl smnras us jaapky.

    Eg Icjs prasalma famnoa rank tc us el n jaap nlj trua wny,

    waj dnva tc gnma tda tdelis wava jaleaj cr sdcvaj jcwl

    cr kanrlaj tc baap nt nros kalitd, tnlialtenk2 nlj wa wcukj

    dnva tc wrastka wetd Icj cvar dcw nkk tdes ts tciatdar, nlj

    dcw wa wcukj ic cl wetd deo mcoeli nkcliseja, prasalt,

    jny ngtar jny, waab ngtar waab, nlj cl nlj cl.Njvalt es nfcut Icjs prasalma8 et es nfcut raoaofar-

    eli des pnst prasalma el destcry, kccbeli gcrwnrj tc des pras-

    alma wcljargukky tc mcoa el treuopd el tda gutura, nlj nksc

    saabeli tc axparealma des prasalma wetd us lcw, el cur kevas

    el tda prasalt ocoalt. Pardnps et es tdes knst cla wdemd es

    tda ocst mdnkkalieli tc fakeava. Pardnps wa ony laaj tc

    mkanr tda irculj n kettka el crjar tc fa nfka tc axparealmaIcjs prasalma el n wny tdnt saaos rank nlj parsclnk, nlj

    yat es nksc tda wny tdnt da wcukj kcva gcr us tc blcw deo

    nlj alhcy des kcva nlj elteonmy.

    Jureli irnjunta smdcck el tdackciy oy jrano wns

    tc famcoa n prcgasscr cg Noaremnl destcry nt n tcp-lctmd

    ulevarsety cr mckkaia. E dnj et nkk scrtaj cut wetd n onstar

    pknl8 ngtar n tdackciy jairaa E wcukj stujy destcry, iatn jcmtcrnta, nlj tdal tnba oy tdackciemnk irculjeli nlj

    destcremnk axpartesa nlj fa n keidt gcr tda Icspak cl n onhcr

    mnopus scoawdara.

    Avarytdeli saaoaj tc fa keleli up2 E wns jceli wakk

    nlj alhcyeli oy stujeas. E stuofkaj upcl n wcljarguk nlj

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    uljesmcvaraj destcremnk iaon stcry cg Mdrestenls el tda

    Noaremnl ]cutd savalty cr sc yanrs fagcratda Mevek Ynr

    wdc dnj faal kaj fy tdaer gnetd el Hasus Mdrest tc rapaltcg tdaer pnrtemepntecl el sknvary. Zday graaj tdaer sknvas,

    gnmaj amclcoem japrevntecl, nlj wara gcrmaj tc ocva tc

    Baltumby nlj Cdec, tda grcltear cg tdaer jny, tc onba n law

    stnrt cl n sonkkar smnka. Zdes wns n pcwarguk, fanuteguk, nlj

    almcurnieli stcry cg tda Dcky ]peret kanjeli tda pacpka cg

    Icj tc nmt hustky, tc kcva oarmy, nlj tc wnkb duofky wetd

    tdaer Icj. Zdes wns n stcry faiieli tc fa tckj, nlj cg tdascrt tdnt wretas tembats tc irnjunta stujeas el destcry.

    Et wns nl ultckj stcry wdal E gculj et2 ns gnr ns E blcw,

    et stekk es.

    E rasanrmdaj jcmtcrnk prcirnos. E vesetaj n pcpuknr,

    oumd-pufkesdaj prcgasscr nt nl nuiust nlj ralcwlaj ule-

    varsety el Aliknlj. E vesetaj n makafrntaj nlj jamcrntaj

    prcgasscr el tda rakavnlt nran cg destcry nt nl NoaremnlEvy Kaniua smdcck. Zday wara fctd eltarastaj. E scrtaj cut

    n gaw la fut skeidtky kassar smdccks wdara E wcukj nksc

    nppky, nlj n sc-mnkkaj sngaty-vnkva smdcck.

    Pardnps ycu suspamt wdara tdes es iceli. Oy ikcrecus

    mnraar el Noaremnl destcry lavar ict cgg tda irculj. E wns

    rahamtaj fy nkk cg tda prcirnos, grco Aliknlj tc Evy Kaniua

    tc sngaty vnkva. E wns mnuidt sdcrtdnljaj8 n fanuteguk yculiwega, twc vary yculi kettka ierks, nlj n ccj cg tarrcr el

    oy danrt. Yns E iceli tc gnek tdao nkranjy, wdal E wns hust

    fnraky cut cg tda inta3

    Ycrsa, eg pcssefka, wdara wns Icj el tda oejst cg nkk cg

    tdes3 Zda salsa E dnj blcwl cg tdelis saaoeliky nkk kanjeli