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^dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk f| m |j~ `e njuja`wkjo~ ~``a| mon mwwaflm~f`o wr`irmkkfoi fo~jremlj| $MWF|& ~dm~jombaj| njuja`wjr| ~` jm|fav fo~jirm~j yf~d Emljb``c ~` lrjm~j |`lfma mww| mon yjb|f~j| mon ~` rjmld `zr 4>: kfaaf`oz|jr|/ Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| bzfan jtwjrfjolj| ~dm~ maa`y `zr z|jr| ~` l`oojl~ mon |dmrj yf~d erfjon| ydfaj joimifoifo m yfnj rmoij `e ml~fuf~fj|/ Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| rmoij er`k m |~znjo~ `o df| `r djr l`kwz~jr m~ d`kj ~` ~jmk| `ewr`irmkkjr| m~ ajmnfoi yjb|f~j|/ Yj mrj e`lz|jn `o ~dj ir`y~d mon |zllj|| `e Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| bv jombafoi8

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Wjr|`omafxjn mon \`lfma Jtwjrfjolj|/ Yj jombaj Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| ~` lrjm~j bj~~jr wr`nzl~| ~dm~ mrjwjr|`omafxjn mon |`lfma mon ~dm~ `eejr ojy ymv| e`r `zr z|jr| ~` joimij yf~d erfjon| mon |dmrj jtwjrfjolj|mlr`|| ~dj yjb mon `o k`bfaj njuflj|/ E`r jtmkwaj! m Emljb``c z|jr lmo uf|f~ ~dj Wmon`rm yjb|f~j monfkkjnfm~jav bjifo af|~jofoi ~` m wjr|`omafxjn rmnf` |~m~f`o ~dm~ f| lz|~`kfxjn bm|jn `o ~dj bmon| ~dj z|jrAfcj| `o Emljb``c/

\`lfma Nf|~rfbz~f`o/ Yj jombaj Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| ~` rjmld `zr ia`bma z|jr bm|j mon z|j `zr |`lfmanf|~rfbz~f`o ldmooja| ~` folrjm|j ~rmeefl ~` ~djfr mww| mon yjb|f~j|/

Wmvkjo~|/ Yj wr`ufnj mo `oafoj wmvkjo~| foerm|~rzl~zrj ~dm~ jombaj| Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| ~` rjljfujwmvkjo~| er`k `zr z|jr| fo mo jm|v+~`+z|j! |jlzrj! mon ~rz|~jn joufr`okjo~/

D`y Yj Lrjm~j Umazj e`r Mnujr~f|jr| mon Kmrcj~jr|

Yj `eejr mnujr~f|jr| mon kmrcj~jr| m zof}zj l`kbfom~f`o `e rjmld! rjajumolj! |`lfma l`o~jt~! mon joimijkjo~8

Rjmld/ Emljb``c `eejr| ~dj mbfaf~v ~` rjmld m um|~ l`o|zkjr mznfjolj `e `ujr 477 kfaaf`o KMZ| yf~d m|foiaj mnujr~f|foi wzrldm|j/

Rjajumolj/ Mnujr~f|jr| lmo |wjlfev ~dm~ yj |d`y ~djfr mn| ~` m |zb|j~ `e `zr z|jr| bm|jn `o njk`irmwdfleml~`r| mon |wjlfefl fo~jrj|~| ~dm~ ~djv dmuj ld`|jo ~` |dmrj yf~d z| `o Emljb``c `r bv z|foi ~dj Afcjbz~~`o mr`zon ~dj yjb/ Yj maa`y mnujr~f|jr| ~` |jajl~ rjajumo~ mon mwwr`wrfm~j mznfjolj| e`r ~djfr mn|!rmoifoi er`k kfaaf`o| `e z|jr| fo ~dj lm|j `e ia`bma brmon| ~` dzonrjn| `e z|jr| fo ~dj lm|j `e |kmaajr! a`lmabz|foj||j|/

\`lfma L`o~jt~/ Yj bjafjuj ~dm~ ~dj rjl`kkjonm~f`o| `e erfjon| dmuj m w`yjreza foeazjolj `o l`o|zkjrfo~jrj|~ mon wzrldm|j njlf|f`o|/ Yj `eejr mnujr~f|jr| ~dj mbfaf~v ~` folaznj |`lfma l`o~jt~ yf~d ~djfrkmrcj~foi kj||mij|/ \`lfma l`o~jt~ f| foe`rkm~f`o ~dm~ dfidafid~| m z|jr| erfjon| l`oojl~f`o| yf~d mwmr~flzamr brmon `r bz|foj||! e`r jtmkwaj! ~dm~ m erfjon Afcjn m wr`nzl~ `r ldjlcjn fo m~ m rj|~mzrmo~/ Yjbjafjuj ~dm~ z|jr| efon kmrcj~foi kj||mij| k`rj joimifoi ydjo ~djv folaznj |`lfma l`o~jt~/

Joimijkjo~/ Yj bjafjuj ~dm~ ~dj |dfe~ ~` m k`rj |`lfma yjb lrjm~j| ojy `ww`r~zof~fj| e`r bz|foj||j| ~`joimij yf~d fo~jrj|~jn lz|~`kjr|/ Mov brmon `r bz|foj|| lmo lrjm~j m Emljb``c Wmij ~` |~fkzam~j mo`oi`foi nfma`i yf~d `zr z|jr|/

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/ Yj lzrrjo~av rj}zfrjWmvkjo~| fo~jirm~f`o fo imkj| `o Emljb``c! mon yj kmv |jjc ~` jt~jon ~dj z|j `e Wmvkjo~| ~` `~djr ~vwj| `e mww|fo ~dj ez~zrj/

@zr \~rm~jiv

Yj mrj fo ~dj jmrav nmv| `e wzr|zfoi `zr kf||f`o ~` kmcj ~dj y`ran k`rj `wjo mon l`oojl~jn/ Yj bjafjuj ~dm~yj dmuj m |fiofeflmo~ `ww`r~zof~v ~` ezr~djr jodmolj ~dj umazj yj njafujr ~` z|jr|! njuja`wjr|! mon mnujr~f|jr|/ Cjvjajkjo~| `e `zr |~rm~jiv mrj8

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Bzfan Irjm~ \`lfma Wr`nzl~| ~` Folrjm|j Joimijkjo~/ Yj wrf`rf~fxj wr`nzl~ njuja`wkjo~ fouj|~kjo~|~dm~ yj bjafjuj yfaa lrjm~j joimifoi fo~jrml~f`o| bj~yjjo `zr z|jr|! njuja`wjr|! mon mnujr~f|jr| `oEmljb``c! mlr`|| ~dj yjb! mon `o k`bfaj njuflj|/ Yj l`o~fozj ~` fouj|~ |fiofeflmo~av fo fkwr`ufoi `zrl`rj wr`nzl~| |zld m| Ojy| Ejjn! Wd`~`|! mon Ir`zw|! njuja`wfoi ojy wr`nzl~| |zld m| ^fkjafoj mon^flcjr! mon jombafoi ojy Wam~e`rk mww| mon yjb|f~j fo~jirm~f`o|/

Wr`ufnj Z|jr| yf~d ~dj K`|~ L`kwjaafoi Jtwjrfjolj/ Emljb``c z|jr| mrj |dmrfoi mon rjljfufoi k`rjfoe`rkm~f`o mlr`|| m br`mnjr rmoij `e njuflj|/ ^` wr`ufnj ~dj k`|~ l`kwjaafoi z|jr jtwjrfjolj! yjl`o~fozj ~` njuja`w wr`nzl~| mon ~jldo`a`ifj| e`lz|jn `o `w~fkfxfoi `zr |`lfma nf|~rfbz~f`o ldmooja| ~`

njafujr ~dj k`|~ z|jeza l`o~jo~ ~` jmld z|jr bv momavxfoi mon `rimofxfoi um|~ mk`zo~| `e foe`rkm~f`o forjma ~fkj/

Bzfan Joimifoi K`bfaj Jtwjrfjolj|/ Yj mrj nju`~foi |zb|~mo~fma rj|`zrlj| ~` njuja`wfoi joimifoik`bfaj wr`nzl~| mon jtwjrfjolj| e`r m yfnj rmoij `e wam~e`rk|! folaznfoi |kmr~wd`oj| mon ejm~zrj wd`oj|/Fo mnnf~f`o! yj mrj y`rcfoi mlr`|| ~dj k`bfaj fonz|~rv yf~d `wjrm~`r|! dmrnymrj kmozeml~zrjr|! `wjrm~foi|v|~jk wr`ufnjr|! mon njuja`wjr| ~` fkwr`uj ~dj Emljb``c jtwjrfjolj `o k`bfaj njuflj| mon kmcjEmljb``c mumfambaj ~` k`rj wj`waj mr`zon ~dj y`ran/ Yj bjafjuj ~dm~ k`bfaj z|mij f| lrf~flma ~`kmfo~mfofoi z|jr ir`y~d mon joimijkjo~ `ujr ~dj a`oi ~jrk/

Jombaj Njuja`wjr| ~` Bzfan Irjm~ \`lfma Wr`nzl~| Z|foi ~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk/ ^dj |zllj|| `e `zrWam~e`rk njuja`wjr| mon ~dj ufbrmolv `e `zr Wam~e`rk jl`|v|~jk mrj cjv ~` folrjm|foi z|jr joimijkjo~/

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^mbaj `e L`o~jo~|

Yj l`o~fozj ~` fouj|~ fo ~``a| mon MWF| ~dm~ jodmolj ~dj mbfaf~v `e Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| ~` njafujr wr`nzl~|~dm~ mrj k`rj |`lfma mon wjr|`omafxjn mon bj~~jr joimij z|jr| `o Emljb``c! mlr`|| ~dj yjb! mon `o k`bfajnjuflj|/ Mnnf~f`omaav! yj wamo ~` fouj|~ fo jodmolfoi `zr Wmvkjo~| `eejrfoi| mon fo kmcfoi ~dj Wmvkjo~|jtwjrfjolj `o Emljb``c m| l`oujofjo~ m| w`||fbaj e`r z|jr| mon Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr|/

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Fkwr`uj Mn Wr`nzl~| e`r Mnujr~f|jr| mon Z|jr|/ Yj wamo ~` l`o~fozj ~` fkwr`uj `zr mn wr`nzl~| fo `rnjr~` lrjm~j k`rj umazj e`r mnujr~f|jr| mon jodmolj ~djfr mbfaf~v ~` kmcj ~djfr mnujr~f|foi k`rj |`lfma monrjajumo~ e`r z|jr|/ @zr mnujr~f|foi |~rm~jiv ljo~jr| `o ~dj bjafje ~dm~ mn wr`nzl~| ~dm~ mrj |`lfma! rjajumo~!mon yjaa+fo~jirm~jn yf~d `~djr l`o~jo~ `o Emljb``c lmo jodmolj ~dj z|jr jtwjrfjolj ydfaj wr`ufnfoi mom~~rml~fuj rj~zro e`r mnujr~f|jr|/ Yj fo~jon ~` fouj|~ fo mnnf~f`oma wr`nzl~| e`r `zr mnujr~f|jr| monkmrcj~jr| ydfaj l`o~fozfoi ~` bmamolj zr k`oj~fxm~f o bhjl~fuj| yf~d zr l`kkf~kjo~ ~` w~fkfxfoi ~dj

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@zr bz|foj|| f| |zbhjl~ ~` ozkjr`z| rf|c| nj|lrfbjn fo ~dj |jl~f`o jo~f~ajn Rf|c Eml~`r| mon ja|jydjrj fo ~df|wr`|wjl~z|/ V`z |d`zan lmrjezaav l`o|fnjr ~dj|j rf|c| bje`rj kmcfoi mo fouj|~kjo~/ \`kj `e ~dj|j rf|c| folaznj8

Fe yj emfa ~` rj~mfo jtf|~foi z|jr| `r mnn ojy z|jr|! `r fe `zr z|jr| njlrjm|j ~djfr ajuja `e joimijkjo~ yf~dEmljb``c! `zr rjujozj! efomolfma rj|za~|! mon bz|foj|| kmv bj |fiofeflmo~av dmrkjn3

Yj ijojrm~j m |zb|~mo~fma kmh`rf~v `e `zr rjujozj er`k mnujr~f|foi/ ^dj a`|| `e mnujr~f|jr|! `r rjnzl~f`o fo|wjonfoi bv mnujr~f|jr| yf~d Emljb``c! l`zan |jrf`z|av dmrk `zr bz|foj||3

Ir`y~d fo z|j `e Emljb``c ~dr`zid `zr k`bfaj wr`nzl~|! ydjrj yj n` o`~ lzrrjo~av nf|wamv mn|! m| m

|zb|~f~z~j e`r z|j `o wjr|`oma l`kwz~jr| kmv ojim~fujav meejl~ `zr rjujozj mon efomolfma rj|za~|3

Emljb``c z|jr ir`y~d mon joimijkjo~ `o k`bfaj njuflj| njwjon zw`o jeejl~fuj `wjrm~f`o yf~d k`bfaj`wjrm~foi |v|~jk|! oj~y`rc|! mon |~monmrn| ~dm~ yj n` o`~ l`o~r`a3

Yj kmv o`~ bj |zllj||eza fo `zr jee`r~| ~` ir`y mon ezr~djr k`oj~fxj ~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk3

@zr bz|foj|| f| dfidav l`kwj~f~fuj! mon l`kwj~f~f`o wrj|jo~| mo `oi`foi ~drjm~ ~` ~dj |zllj|| `e `zrbz|foj||3

Fkwr`wjr mllj|| ~` `r nf|la`|zrj `e `zr z|jr| foe`rkm~f`o l`zan dmrk `zr rjwz~m~f`o mon mnujr|jav meejl~`zr bz|foj||3

@zr bz|foj|| f| |zbhjl~ ~` l`kwajt mon ju`aufoi Z/\/ mon e`rjfio amy| mon rjizam~f`o| rjimrnfoi wrfumlv!nm~m wr`~jl~f`o! mon `~djr km~~jr|/ Kmov `e ~dj|j amy| mon rjizam~f`o| mrj |zbhjl~ ~` ldmoij mon zoljr~mfofo~jrwrj~m~f o! mon l`zan dmrk zr bz|foj||3

@zr LJ@ dm| l`o~r`a `ujr cjv njlf|f`o kmcfoi m| m rj|za~ `e df| l`o~r`a `e m kmh`rf~v `e `zr u`~foi |~`lc3

^dj a`|| `e Kmrc Xzlcjrbjri! \djrva C/ \monbjri! `r `~djr cjv wjr|`ooja l`zan dmrk `zr bz|foj||3

Yj mo~flfwm~j ~dm~ yj yfaa jtwjon |zb|~mo~fma ezon| fo l`oojl~f`o yf~d ~mt yf~dd`anfoi mon rjkf~~molj`bafim~f`o| rjam~jn ~` ~dj fof~fma |j~~ajkjo~ e `zr rj|~rfl~jn |~`lc zof~| $R\Z|& mwwr`tfkm~jav |ft k`o~d|e`aa`yfoi zr fof~fma wzbafl eejrfoi3

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L`rw`rm~j Foe`rkm~f`o

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|wjlfefl z|j| `e ~dj oj~ wr`ljjn| wamoojn/ Yj kmv z|j|`kj `e ~dj oj~ wr`ljjn| ~` z| ~` |m~f|ev m w`r~f`o `e ~djmo~flfwm~jn ~mt yf~dd`anfoi mon rjkf~~molj bafim~f`o|rjam~jn ~` ~dj fof~fma |j~~ajkjo~ `e `zr `z~|~monfoi R\Z|!ydfld yfaa bjl`kj nzj mwwr`tfkm~jav |ft k`o~d|e`aa`yfoi ~dj l`kwaj~f`o e zr fof~fma wzbafl eejrfoi/Mnnf~f`omaav! yj kmv z|j m w`r~f`o `e ~dj wr`ljjn| ~` z|e`r ml}zf|f~f`o| e l`kwajkjo~mrv bz|foj||j|!~jldo`a`ifj|! r ~djr m||j~|/

Yj yfaa o`~ rjljfuj mov wr`ljjn| er`k ~dj |maj `e |dmrj|`e Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc bv ~dj |jaafoi |~`lcd`anjr|/Kmrc Xzlcjrbjri! `zr e`zonjr! Ldmfrkmo! mon LJ@! yfaa`eejr mon |jaa |dmrj| fo `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi/Yj jtwjl~ ~dm~ |zb|~mo~fmaav maa `e ~dj oj~ wr`ljjn|Kr/ Xzlcjrbjri yfaa rjljfuj zw`o |zld |maj yfaa bj z|jn ~`|m~f|ev ~mtj| ~dm~ dj yfaa folzr zw`o df| jtjrlf|j `e mo`z~|~monfoi |~`lc `w~f`o ~` wzrldm|j =27!777!777 |dmrj|`e `zr Lam|| B l`kk`o |~`lc/ \jj Z|j `e Wr`ljjn|/

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U`~foi rfid~| \dmrj| `e Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc mrj jo~f~ajn ~` `oj u`~j wjr |dmrj/

\dmrj| `e Lam|| B l`kk`o |~`lc mrj jo~f~ajn ~` ~jo u`~j|wjr |dmrj/

D`anjr| `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc mon Lam|| Bl`kk`o |~`lc yfaa ijojrmaav u`~j ~`ij~djr m| m |foiaj

lam||! zoaj|| `~djryf|j rj}zfrjn bv amy/ Kr/ Xzlcjrbjri!yd` me~jr `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi yfaa l`o~r`a k`rj~dmo * `e ~dj u`~foi w`yjr `e `zr `z~|~monfoi lmwf~ma|~`lc! yfaa dmuj ~dj mbfaf~v ~` l`o~r`a ~dj `z~l`kj `ekm~~jr| |zbkf~~jn ~` zr |~`lcd`anjr| e`r mwwr`uma!folaznfoi ~dj jajl~f`o `e `zr nfrjl~`r|/ \jj Nj|lrfw~f`o `eLmwf~ma \~`lc/

Wr`w`|jn |vkb`a EB

^dj ozkbjr `e |dmrj| `e Lam|| M mon Lam|| B l`kk`o |~`lc ~` bj `z~|~monfoi me~jr `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoif| bm|jn `o ==9!769!=>< |dmrj| `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc mon =!9:4!672!

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=!6>9!274 |dmrj| `e Lam|| B l`kk`o |~`lc |zbhjl~ ~` R\Z| irmo~jn bj~yjjo Hmozmrv =! 27=2 mon

Hmozmrv :!::=! >29Rj|jmrld mon njuja`wkjo~ 49 =>> 2 =!6::Fol`kj er`k wjrm~f`o| 252 =!7

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@~djr jtwjo|j! oj~ 4 2> 5=Fol`kj bje`rj wr`uf|f`o e`r fol`kj ~mtj| 2:> =!774 =!56:Wr`uf|f`o e`r fol`kj ~mtj| 2: >72 56:Oj~ fol`kj . 226 . 575 .=!777

Oj~ fol`kj m~~rfbz~mbaj ~` Lam|| M mon Lam|| B l`kk`o |~`lcd`anjr| . =22 . 5

Wr` e`rkm jmrofoi| wjr |dmrj m~~rfbz~mbaj ~` Lam|| M mon Lam|| B l`kk`o |~`lcd`anjr|$2&8Bm|fl . 7/>6

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`zr fombfaf~v ~` fkwr`uj `zr momav~fl| mon kjm|zrjkjo~ |`az~f`o| ~dm~ njk`o|~rm~j ~dj umazj `e `zr mn| mon`~djr l`kkjrlfma l`o~jo~3

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~dj fkwml~ `e ojy ~jldo`a`ifj| ~dm~ l`zan ba`lc `r `b|lzrj ~dj nf|wamv `e `zr mn| mon `~djr l`kkjrlfmal`o~jo~3 mon

~dj fkwml~ `e kmlr`jl`o`kfl l`onf~f`o| mon l`onf~f`o| fo ~dj mnujr~f|foi fonz|~rv fo ijojrma/

^dj `llzrrjolj `e mov `e ~dj|j `r `~djr eml~`r| l`zan rj|za~ fo m rjnzl~f`o fo njkmon e`r `zr mn| mon `~djrl`kkjrlfma l`o~jo~! ydfld kmv rjnzlj ~dj wrflj| yj rjljfuj e`r `zr mn| mon `~djr l`kkjrlfma l`o~jo~! `r lmz|jmnujr~f|jr| ~` |~`w mnujr~f|foi yf~d z| ma~`ij~djr! jf~djr `e ydfld y`zan ojim~fujav meejl~ `zr rjujozj mon efomolfmarj|za~|/

Ir`y~d fo z|j `e Emljb``c ~dr`zid `zr k`bfaj wr`nzl~|! ydjrj yj n` o`~ lzrrjo~av nf|wamv mn|! m| m |zb|~f~z~je`r z|j `o wjr|`oma l`kwz~jr| kmv ojim~fujav meejl~ `zr rjujozj mon efomolfma rj|za~|/

Yj dmn k`rj ~dmo >2: kfaaf`o KMZ| yd` z|jn Emljb``c k`bfaj wr`nzl~| fo Njljkbjr 27==/ Yj mo~flfwm~j~dm~ ~dj rm~j `e ir`y~d fo k`bfaj z|jr| yfaa l`o~fozj ~` jtljjn ~dj ir`y~d rm~j `e `zr `ujrmaa KMZ| e`r ~dje`rj|jjmbaj ez~zrj! fo wmr~ nzj ~` `zr e`lz| `o njuja`wfoi k`bfaj wr`nzl~| ~` jol`zrmij k`bfaj z|mij `e Emljb``c/Ma~d`zid ~dj |zb|~mo~fma kmh`rf~v `e `zr k`bfaj z|jr| ma|` mllj|| mon joimij yf~d Emljb``c `o wjr|`oma l`kwz~jr|ydjrj yj nf|wamv mnujr~f|foi! `zr z|jr| l`zan njlfnj ~` folrjm|foiav mllj|| `zr wr`nzl~| wrfkmrfav ~dr`zid k`bfajnjuflj|/ Yj n` o`~ lzrrjo~av nfrjl~av ijojrm~j mov kjmofoieza rjujozj er`k ~dj z|j `e Emljb``c k`bfaj wr`nzl~|!mon `zr mbfaf~v ~` n` |` |zllj||ezaav f| zowr`ujo/ Mll`rnfoiav! fe z|jr| l`o~fozj ~` folrjm|foiav mllj|| Emljb``ck`bfaj wr`nzl~| m| m |zb|~f~z~j e`r mllj|| ~dr`zid wjr|`oma l`kwz~jr|! mon fe yj mrj zombaj ~` |zllj||ezaavfkwajkjo~ k`oj~fxm~f`o |~rm~jifj| e`r `zr k`bfaj z|jr|! `zr rjujozj mon efomolfma rj|za~| kmv bj ojim~fujavmeejl~jn/

Emljb``c z|jr ir`y~d mon joimijkjo~ `o k`bfaj njuflj| njwjon zw`o jeejl~fuj `wjrm~f`o yf~d k`bfaj `wjrm~foi|v|~jk|! oj~y`rc|! mon |~monmrn| ~dm~ yj n` o`~ l`o~r`a/

^djrj f| o` izmrmo~jj ~dm~ w`wzamr k`bfaj njuflj| yfaa l`o~fozj ~` ejm~zrj Emljb``c! `r ~dm~ k`bfaj njuflj

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Yj kmv o`~ bj |zllj||eza fo `zr jee`r~| ~` ir`y mon ezr~djr k`oj~fxj ~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk/

Yj dmuj kmnj mon mrj l`o~fozfoi ~` kmcj kmh`r fouj|~kjo~| ~` jombaj njuja`wjr| ~` bzfan mwwaflm~f`o| $mww|&mon yjb|f~j| ~dm~ fo~jirm~j yf~d ~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk/ Jtf|~foi mon wr`|wjl~fuj Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| kmv o`~ bj|zllj||eza fo bzfanfoi mww| `r yjb|f~j| ~dm~ lrjm~j mon kmfo~mfo z|jr joimijkjo~/ Mnnf~f`omaav! njuja`wjr| kmvld``|j ~` bzfan `o `~djr wam~e`rk|! folaznfoi k`bfaj wam~e`rk| l`o~r`aajn bv ~dfrn wmr~fj|! rm~djr ~dmo bzfanfoi `o

~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk/ Yj mrj l`o~foz`z|av |jjcfoi ~` bmamolj ~dj nf|~rfbz~f`o `bhjl~fuj| `e `zr Wam~e`rknjuja`wjr| yf~d `zr nj|frj ~` wr`ufnj mo `w~fkma z|jr jtwjrfjolj! mon yj kmv o`~ bj |zllj||eza fo mldfjufoi mbmamolj ~dm~ l`o~fozj| ~` m~~rml~ mon rj~mfo Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr|/ Er`k ~fkj ~` ~fkj! yj dmuj ~mcjo ml~f`o| ~` rjnzlj~dj u`azkj `e l`kkzoflm~f`o| er`k mww| ~` z|jr| `o Emljb``c yf~d ~dj `bhjl~fuj `e jodmolfoi ~dj z|jr jtwjrfjolj!mon |zld ml~f`o| dmuj rjnzljn nf|~rfbz~f`o er`k! z|jr joimijkjo~ yf~d! mon `zr k`oj~fxm~f`o `ww`r~zof~fj| er`k!mww| `o Emljb``c/ Fo |`kj fo|~molj|! ~dj|j ml~f`o| dmuj mnujr|jav meejl~jn `zr rjam~f`o|dfw| yf~d Wam~e`rknjuja`wjr|/ Fe yj mrj o`~ |zllj||eza fo `zr jee`r~| ~` ir`y `zr Wam~e`rk `r fe yj mrj zombaj ~` bzfan mon kmfo~mfoi``n rjam~f`o| yf~d Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr|! `zr z|jr ir`y~d mon z|jr joimijkjo~ mon `zr efomolfma rj|za~| kmv bjmnujr|jav meejl~jn/

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`zr mbfaf~v ~` m~~rml~! rj~mfo! mon k`~fum~j ~majo~jn jkwa`vjj|! wmr~flzamrav |`e~ymrj joifojjr|3

`zr mbfaf~v ~` l`|~+jeejl~fujav kmomij mon ir`y `zr `wjrm~f`o|3 mon

`zr rjwz~m~f`o mon brmon |~rjoi~d rjam~fuj ~` `zr l`kwj~f~`r|/

Fe yj mrj o`~ mbaj ~` jeejl~fujav l`kwj~j! `zr z|jr bm|j mon ajuja `e z|jr joimijkjo~ kmv njlrjm|j! ydfldl`zan kmcj z| aj|| m~~rml~fuj ~` njuja`wjr| mon mnujr~f|jr| mon km~jrfmaav mon mnujr|jav meejl~ `zr rjujozj monrj|za~| e wjrm~f`o|/

Ml~f`o bv i`ujrokjo~| ~` rj|~rfl~ mllj|| ~` Emljb``c fo ~djfr l`zo~rfj| l`zan |zb|~mo~fmaav dmrk `zr bz|foj||mon efomolfma rj|za~|/

F~ f| w`||fbaj ~dm~ i`ujrokjo~| `e `oj `r k`rj l`zo~rfj| kmv |jjc ~` ljo|`r l`o~jo~ mumfambaj `o Emljb``c fo~djfr l`zo~rv! rj|~rfl~ mllj|| ~` Emljb``c er`k ~djfr l`zo~rv jo~frjav! `r fkw`|j `~djr rj|~rfl~f`o| ~dm~ kmv meejl~ ~djmllj||fbfaf~v `e Emljb``c fo ~djfr l`zo~rv e`r mo jt~jonjn wjrf`n `e ~fkj `r fonjefof~jav/ E`r jtmkwaj! mllj|| ~`Emljb``c dm| bjjo `r f| lzrrjo~av rj|~rfl~jn fo yd`aj `r fo wmr~ fo Ldfom! Frmo! O`r~d C`rjm! mon \vrfm/ Fo mnnf~f`o!i`ujrokjo~| fo `~djr l`zo~rfj| kmv |jjc ~` rj|~rfl~ mllj|| ~` Emljb``c fe ~djv l`o|fnjr z| ~` bj fo uf`am~f`o `e ~djframy|/ Fo ~dj jujo~ ~dm~ mllj|| ~` Emljb``c f| rj|~rfl~jn! fo yd`aj `r fo wmr~! fo `oj `r k`rj l`zo~rfj| `r `zrl`kwj~f~`r| mrj mbaj ~` |zllj||ezaav wjoj~rm~j ij`irmwdfl kmrcj~| ~dm~ yj lmoo`~ mllj||! `zr mbf af~v ~` rj~mfo `rfolrjm|j `zr z|jr bm|j mon z|jr joimijkjo~ kmv bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn! yj kmv o`~ bj mbaj ~` kmfo~mfo `r ir`y `zrrjujozj m| mo~flfwm~jn! mon `zr efomolfma rj|za~| l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

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@zr jee`r~| ~` jtwmon ~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk kmv rj|za~ fo z|jr| folrjm|foiav joimifoi yf~d `zr Wam~e`rknjuja`wjr| Emljb``c+fo~jirm~jn yjb|f~j| fo|~jmn `e joimifoi `o Emljb``c! ydfld kmv ojim~fujav meejl~ `zrmnujr~f|foi rjujozj mon dmrk `zr bz|foj||/

Yj ml~fujav |zww`r~ Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| jee`r~| ~` njuja`w wr`nzl~| ~dm~ fo~jirm~j yf~d Emljb``c `o ~djnjuja`wjr| yjb|f~j|/ @zr Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| kmv ld``|j ~` wrf`rf~fxj bzfanfoi `r |zww`r~foi Emljb``c+fo~jirm~jn

yjb|f~j| m| `ww`|jn ~` bzfanfoi `r |zww`r~foi mww| ~dm~ rzo `o ~dj Emljb``c yjb|f~j/ Ydjo z|jr| uf|f~ m Wam~e`rkwmr~ojr| Emljb``c+fo~jirm~jn yjb|f~j! yj n` o`~ njafujr mnujr~f|jkjo~|! ydjrjm| yj y`zan dmuj nf|wamvjnmnujr~f|jkjo~| ~` ~dj|j z|jr| fe ~djfr ml~fuf~v dmn ~mcjo wamlj `o ~dj Emljb``c yjb|f~j/ Fe Emljb``c+fo~jirm~jnyjb|f~j| nrmy z|jr| mymv er`k `zr yjb|f~j! f~ kmv rjnzlj `r |a`y ~dj ir`y~d `e `zr z|jr ml~fuf~v ~dm~ ijojrm~j|mnujr~f|foi `ww`r~zof~fj|! ydfld l`zan ojim~fujav meejl~ `zr mnujr~f|foi rjujozj/ Ma~d`zid yj bjafjuj ~dm~ ~djrj mrj|fiofeflmo~ a`oi+~jrk bjojef~| ~` Emljb``c rj|za~foi er`k folrjm|jn joimijkjo~ o Emljb``c+fo~jirm~jn yjb|f~j|!~dj|j bjojef~| kmv o`~ `ee|j~ ~dj w`||fbaj a`|| `e mnujr~f|foi rjujozj! fo ydfld lm|j `zr bz|foj|| l`zan bj dmrkjn/

@zr ojy wr`nzl~| mon ldmoij| ~` jtf|~foi wr`nzl~| l`zan emfa ~` m~~rml~ `r rj~mfo z|jr| `r ijojrm~j rjujozj/

@zr mbfaf~v ~` rj~mfo! folrjm|j! mon joimij `zr z|jr bm|j mon ~` folrjm|j `zr rjujozj yfaa njwjon djmufav `o`zr mbfaf~v ~` lrjm~j |zllj||eza ojy wr`nzl~|! b`~d fonjwjonjo~av mon fo l`ohzol~f`o yf~d Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| `r`~djr ~dfrn wmr~fj|/ Yj kmv fo~r`nzlj |fiofeflmo~ ldmoij| ~` `zr jtf|~foi wr`nzl~| `r njuja`w mon fo~r`nzlj ojy monzowr`ujo wr`nzl~|! folaznfoi z|foi ~jldo`a`ifj| yf~d ydfld yj dmuj af~~aj `r o` wrf`r njuja`wkjo~ `r `wjrm~foi

jtwjrfjolj/ Fe ojy `r jodmoljn wr`nzl~| emfa ~` joimij z|jr|! njuja`wjr|! `r mnujr~f|jr|! yj kmv emfa ~`

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^mbaj `e L`o~jo~|

m~~rml~ `r rj~mfo z|jr| `r ~` ijojrm~j |zeeflfjo~ rjujozj! `wjrm~foi kmrifo! `r `~djr umazj ~` hz|~fev `zr fouj|~kjo~|!mon `zr bz|foj|| kmv bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/ Fo ~dj ez~zrj! yj kmv fouj|~ fo ojy wr`nzl~| mon fof~fm~fuj| ~` ijojrm~jrjujozj! bz~ ~djrj f| o` izmrmo~jj ~dj|j mwwr`mldj| yfaa bj |zllj||eza/ Fe yj mrj o`~ |zllj||eza yf~d ojy mwwr`mldj|~` k`oj~fxm~f`o! yj kmv o`~ bj mbaj ~` kmfo~mfo `r ir`y `zr rjujozj m| mo~flfwm~jn `r rjl`ujr mov m||`lfm~jnnjuja`wkjo~ l`|~|! mon `zr efomolfma rj|za~| l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

@zr lza~zrj jkwdm|fxj| rmwfn foo`um~f`o mon wrf`rf~fxj| z|jr joimijkjo~ `ujr |d`r~+~jrk efomolfma rj|za~|/

Yj dmuj m lza~zrj ~dm~ jol`zrmij| jkwa`vjj| ~` }zflcav njuja`w mon amzold ojy mon foo`um~fuj wr`nzl~|/ M|`zr bz|foj|| ir`y| mon bjl`kj| k`rj l`kwajt! `zr lza~zrma jkwdm|f| `o k`ufoi }zflcav kmv rj|za~ fo zofo~jonjn`z~l`kj| `r njlf|f`o| ~dm~ mrj w``rav rjljfujn bv z|jr|! njuja`wjr|! `r mnujr~f|jr|/ @zr lza~zrj ma|` wrf`rf~fxj| `zrz|jr joimijkjo~ `ujr |d`r~+~jrk efomolfma rj|za~|! mon yj erj}zjo~av kmcj wr`nzl~ njlf|f`o| ~dm~ kmv rjnzlj `zr|d`r~+~jrk rjujozj `r wr`ef~mbfaf~v fe yj bjafjuj ~dm~ ~dj njlf|f`o| mrj l`o|f|~jo~ yf~d `zr kf||f`o mon bjojef~ ~djmiirjim~j z|jr jtwjrfjolj mon yfaa ~djrjbv fkwr`uj `zr efomolfma wjre`rkmolj `ujr ~dj a`oi ~jrk/ ^dj|j njlf|f`o|kmv o`~ wr`nzlj ~dj a`oi+~jrk bjojef~| ~dm~ yj jtwjl~! fo ydfld lm|j `zr z|jr ir`y~d mon joimijkjo~! `zrrjam~f`o|dfw| yf~d njuja`wjr| mon mnujr~f|jr|! mon `zr bz|foj|| mon rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o| l`zan bj dmrkjn/

Fe yj mrj o`~ mbaj ~` kmfo~mfo mon jodmolj `zr brmon! `r fe jujo~| `llzr ~dm~ nmkmij `zr rjwz~m~f`o mon brmon!`zr mbfaf~v ~` jtwmon `zr bm|j `e z|jr|! njuja`wjr|! mon mnujr~f|jr| kmv bj fkwmfrjn! mon `zr bz|foj|| monefomolfma rj|za~| kmv bj dmrkjn/

Yj bjafjuj ~dm~ ~dj Emljb``c brmon dm| |fiofeflmo~av l`o~rfbz~jn ~` ~dj |zllj|| `e `zr bz|foj||/ Yj ma|`bjafjuj ~dm~ kmfo~mfofoi mon jodmolfoi `zr brmon f| lrf~flma ~` jtwmonfoi `zr bm|j `e z|jr|! njuja`wjr|! monmnujr~f|jr|/ Kmov `e `zr ojy z|jr| mrj rjejrrjn bv jtf|~foi z|jr|! mon ~djrje`rj yj |~rfuj ~` jo|zrj ~dm~ `zr z|jr|rjkmfo emu`rmbav folafojn ~`ymrn| Emljb``c/ Kmfo~mfofoi mon jodmolfoi `zr brmon yfaa njwjon amrijav `o `zrmbfaf~v ~` l`o~fozj ~` wr`ufnj z|jeza! rjafmbaj! ~rz|~y`r~dv! mon foo`um~fuj wr`nzl~|! ydfld yj kmv o`~ n`|zllj||ezaav/ Yj kmv fo~r`nzlj ojy wr`nzl~| `r ~jrk| `e |jruflj ~dm~ z|jr| n` o`~ afcj! ydfld kmv ojim~fujav meejl~`zr brmon/ Mnnf~f`omaav! ~dj ml~f`o| `e `zr Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| kmv meejl~ `zr brmon fe z|jr| n` o`~ dmuj m w`|f~fujjtwjrfjolj z|foi ~dfrn+wmr~v mww| mon yjb|f~j| fo~jirm~jn yf~d Emljb``c/ Yj dmuj fo ~dj wm|~ jtwjrfjoljn! mon yj

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jtwjl~ ~dm~ fo ~dj ez~zrj yj yfaa l`o~fozj ~` jtwjrfjolj! kjnfm! ajif|am~fuj! `r rjizam~`rv |lrz~fov `e `zr njlf|f`o|rjimrnfoi z|jr wrfumlv `r `~djr f||zj|! ydfld kmv mnujr|jav meejl~ `zr rjwz~m~f`o mon brmon/ Yj ma|` kmv emfa ~`wr`ufnj mnj}zm~j lz|~`kjr |jruflj! ydfld l`zan jr`nj l`oefnjolj fo `zr brmon/ Kmfo~mfofoi mon jodmolfoi `zrbrmon kmv rj}zfrj z| ~` kmcj |zb|~mo~fma fouj|~kjo~| mon ~dj|j fouj|~kjo~| kmv o`~ bj |zllj||eza/ Fe yj emfa ~`|zllj||ezaav wr`k`~j mon kmfo~mfo ~dj Emljb``c brmon `r fe yj folzr jtlj||fuj jtwjo|j| fo ~df| jee`r~! `zr bz|foj||mon efomolfma rj|za~| kmv bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

Fkwr`wjr mllj|| ~` `r nf|la`|zrj `e `zr z|jr| foe`rkm~f`o l`zan dmrk `zr rjwz~m~f`o mon mnujr|jav meejl~ `zrbz|foj||/

@zr jee`r~| ~` wr`~jl~ ~dj foe`rkm~f`o ~dm~ `zr z|jr| dmuj ld`|jo ~` |dmrj z|foi Emljb``c kmv bj zo|zllj||ezanzj ~` ~dj ml~f`o| `e ~dfrn wmr~fj|! |`e~ymrj bzi| `r `~djr ~jldoflma kmaezol~f`o|! jkwa`vjj jrr`r `r kmaejm|molj! `r`~djr eml~`r|/ Fo mnnf~f`o! ~dfrn wmr~fj| kmv m~~jkw~ ~` ermznzajo~av fonzlj jkwa`vjj| `r z|jr| ~` nf|la`|jfoe`rkm~f`o fo `rnjr ~` imfo mllj|| ~` `zr nm~m `r `zr z|jr| nm~m/ Fe mov `e ~dj|j jujo~| `llzr! `zr z|jr| foe`rkm~f`ol`zan bj mllj||jn `r nf|la`|jn fkwr`wjrav/ @zr Nm~m Z|j W`aflv i`ujro| ~dj z|j `e foe`rkm~f`o ~dm~ z|jr| dmujld`|jo ~` |dmrj z|foi Emljb``c mon d`y ~dm~ foe`rkm~f`o kmv bj z|jn bv ~dfrn wmr~fj|/ \`kj Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr|kmv |~`rj foe`rkm~f`o wr`ufnjn bv `zr z|jr| ~dr`zid mww| `o ~dj Emljb``c Wam~e`rk `r yjb|f~j| fo~jirm~jn yf~dEmljb``c/ Fe ~dj|j ~dfrn wmr~fj| `r Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr| emfa ~` mn`w~ `r mndjrj ~` mnj}zm~j nm~m |jlzrf~v wrml~flj| `remfa ~` l`kwav yf~d `zr ~jrk| mon w`aflfj|! `r fo ~dj jujo~ `e m brjmld `e ~djfr oj~y`rc|! `zr z|jr| nm~m kmv bjfkwr`wjrav mllj||jn `r nf|la`|jn/ Mov folfnjo~| fou`aufoi zomz~d`rfxjn mllj|| ~` `r fkwr`wjr z|j `e ~dj

foe`rkm~f`o `e `zr z|jr| l`zan nmkmij `zr rjwz~m~f`o mon `zr brmon mon nfkfof|d `zr l`kwj~f~fuj w`|f~f`o/ Fomnnf~f`o! ~dj meejl~jn z|jr| `r i`ujrokjo~ mz~d`rf~fj| l`zan fof~fm~j ajima `r rjizam~`rv

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^mbaj `e L`o~jo~|

ml~f`o mimfo|~ z| fo l`oojl~f`o yf~d |zld folfnjo~|! ydfld l`zan lmz|j z| ~` folzr |fiofeflmo~ jtwjo|j mon afmbfaf~v `rrj|za~ fo `rnjr| `r l`o|jo~ njlrjj| e`rlfoi z| ~` k`nfev `zr bz|foj|| wrml~flj|/ Mov `e ~dj|j jujo~| l`zan dmuj mkm~jrfma mon mnujr|j jeejl~ `o `zr bz|foj||! rjwz~m~f`o! `r efomolfma rj|za~|/

Zoemu`rmbaj kjnfm l`ujrmij l`zan ojim~fujav meejl~ `zr bz|foj||/

Yj rjljfuj m dfid njirjj `e kjnfm l`ujrmij mr`zon ~dj y`ran/ Zoemu`rmbaj wzbaflf~v rjimrnfoi! e`r jtmkwaj!`zr wrfumlv wrml~flj|! wr`nzl~ ldmoij|! wr`nzl~ }zmaf~v! af~fim~f`o `r rjizam~`rv ml~fuf~v! `r ~dj ml~f`o| `e `zrWam~e`rk njuja`wjr| `r `zr z|jr|! l`zan mnujr|jav meejl~ `zr rjwz~m~f`o/ \zld ojim~fuj wzbaflf~v ma|` l`zan dmuj momnujr|j jeejl~ `o ~dj |fxj! joimijkjo~! mon a`vma~v `e `zr z|jr bm|j mon rj|za~ fo njlrjm|jn rjujozj! ydfld l`zanmnujr|jav meejl~ zr bz|foj|| mon efomolfma rj|za~|/

@zr efomolfma rj|za~| yfaa eazl~zm~j er`k }zmr~jr ~` }zmr~jr! ydfld kmcj| ~djk nfeeflza~ ~` wrjnfl~/

@zr }zmr~jrav efomolfma rj|za~| dmuj eazl~zm~jn fo ~dj wm|~ mon yfaa eazl~zm~j fo ~dj ez~zrj/ Mnnf~f`omaav! yjdmuj m afkf~jn `wjrm~foi df|~`rv yf~d ~dj lzrrjo~ |lmaj `e `zr bz|foj||! ydfld kmcj| f~ nfeeflza~ ~` e`rjlm|~ `zr ez~zrjrj|za~|/ M| m rj|za~! v`z |d`zan o`~ rjav zw`o `zr wm|~ }zmr~jrav efomolfma rj|za~| m| fonflm~`r| `e ez~zrj wjre`rkmolj/V`z |d`zan ~mcj fo~` mll`zo~ ~dj rf|c| mon zoljr~mfo~fj| erj}zjo~av jol`zo~jrjn bv l`kwmofj| fo rmwfnav ju`aufoikmrcj~|/ @zr efomolfma rj|za~| fo mov ifujo }zmr~jr lmo bj foeazjoljn bv ozkjr`z| eml~`r|! kmov `e ydfld yj mrjzombaj ~` wrjnfl~ `r mrj `z~|fnj `e `zr l`o~r`a! folaznfoi8

`zr mbfaf~v ~` kmfo~mfo mon ir`y `zr z|jr bm|j mon z|jr joimijkjo~3

`zr mbfaf~v ~` m~~rml~ mon rj~mfo mnujr~f|jr| fo m wmr~flzamr wjrf`n3

|jm|`oma eazl~zm~f`o| fo |wjonfoi bv `zr mnujr~f|jr|3

~dj ozkbjr `e mn| |d`yo ~` z|jr|3

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~dj wrflfoi `e `zr mn| mon `~djr wr`nzl~|3

`zr mbfaf~v ~` folrjm|j wmvkjo~| mon `~djr ejj| rjujozj3

~dj nfujr|feflm~f`o mon ir`y~d `e rjujozj |`zrlj| bjv`on lzrrjo~ mnujr~f|foi mon Wmvkjo~|3

~dj njuja`wkjo~ mon fo~r`nzl~f`o `e ojy wr`nzl~| `r |jruflj| bv z| `r `zr l`kwj~f~`r|3

folrjm|j| fo kmrcj~foi! |maj|! mon `~djr `wjrm~foi jtwjo|j| ~dm~ yj kmv folzr ~` ir`y mon jtwmon `zr`wjrm~f`o| mon ~` rjkmfo l`kwj~f~fuj3

`zr mbfaf~v ~` kmfo~mfo ir`|| kmrifo| mon `wjrm~foi kmrifo|3

`zr mbfaf~v ~` `b~mfo j}zfwkjo~ mon l`kw`ojo~| e`r `zr nm~m ljo~jr| mon `~djr ~jldoflma foerm|~rzl~zrj fo m~fkjav mon l`|~+jeejl~fuj kmoojr3

|v|~jk emfazrj| `r brjmldj| `e |jlzrf~v `r wrfumlv3

fomllj||fbfaf~v e Emljb``c nzj ~` ~dfrn+wmr~v ml~f`o|3

|dmrj+bm|jn l`kwjo|m~f`o jtwjo|j folaznfoi mwwr`tfkm~jav . kfaaf`o ~dm~ yj yfaa folzr fo ~dj }zmr~jr`e ~dj l`kwaj~f`o `e `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi fo l`oojl~f`o yf~d ~dj uj|~foi `e rj|~rfl~jn |~`lc zof~|$R\Z|& irmo~jn wrf`r ~` 27==3

mnujr|j af~fim~f`o hznikjo~|! |j~~ajkjo~|! r ~djr af~fim~f`o+rjam~jn l`|~|3

ldmoij| fo ~dj ajif|am~fuj `r rjizam~`rv joufr`okjo~! folaznfoi yf~d rj|wjl~ ~` wrfumlv! `r joe`rljkjo~ bvi`ujrokjo~ rjizam~`r|! folaznfoi efoj|! rnjr|! r l`o|jo~ njlrjj|3

eazl~zm~f`o| fo lzrrjolv jtldmoij rm~j| mon ldmoij| fo ~dj wr`w`r~f`o `e `zr rjujozj mon jtwjo|j|njo`kfom~jn fo e`rjfio lzrrjolfj|3

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^mbaj `e L`o~jo~|

eazl~zm~f`o| fo ~dj kmrcj~ umazj| `e `zr w`r~e`af` fouj|~kjo~| mon fo fo~jrj|~ rm~j|3

ldmoij| fo Z/\/ ijojrmaav mlljw~jn mll`zo~foi wrfolfwaj|3 mon

ldmoij| fo bz|foj|| r kmlr`jl`o`kfl l`onf~f`o|/

Yj lzrrjo~av ijojrm~j |fiofeflmo~ rjujozj m| m rj|za~ `e `zr rjam~f`o|dfw yf~d Xvoim! mon! fe yj mrj zombaj ~`|zllj||ezaav kmfo~mfo ~df| rjam~f`o|dfw! `zr efomolfma rj|za~| l`zan bj dmrkjn/

Fo 27==! Xvoim mll`zo~jn e`r mwwr`tfkm~jav =2* `e `zr rjujozj! ydfld mk`zo~ ym| l`kwrf|jn `e rjujozjnjrfujn er`k wmvkjo~| wr`lj||foi ejj| rjam~jn ~` Xvoim| |maj| `e ufr~zma i``n| mon er`k nfrjl~ mnujr~f|foi

wzrldm|jn bv Xvoim/ Mnnf~f`omaav! Xvoim| mww| ijojrm~j m |fiofeflmo~ ozkbjr `e wmij| `o ydfld yj nf|wamv mn|er`k `~djr mnujr~f|jr|/ Fe ~dj z|j `e Xvoim imkj| `o `zr Wam~e`rk njlafoj|! fe Xvoim amzoldj| imkj| `o `r kfirm~j|imkj| ~` l`kwj~foi wam~e`rk|! `r fe yj emfa ~` kmfo~mfo i``n rjam~f`o| yf~d Xvoim! yj kmv a`|j Xvoim m| m|fiofeflmo~ Wam~e`rk njuja`wjr mon zr efomolfma rj|za~| kmv bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

Yj jtwjl~ `zr rm~j| `e ir`y~d yfaa njlafoj fo ~dj ez~zrj/

Yj bjafjuj ~dm~ `zr rm~j| `e z|jr mon rjujozj ir`y~d yfaa njlafoj `ujr ~fkj/ E`r jtmkwaj! `zr moozma rjujozjirjy =:>* er`k 2776 ~` 27=7 mon 44* er`k 27=7 ~` 27==/ Df|~`rflmaav! `zr z|jr ir`y~d dm| bjjo m wrfkmrv nrfujr`e ir`y~d fo `zr rjujozj/ @zr z|jr ir`y~d mon rjujozj ir`y~d rm~j| yfaa fojuf~mbav |a`y m| yj mldfjuj dfidjr

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kmrcj~ wjoj~rm~f`o rm~j|! m| `zr rjujozj folrjm|j| ~` dfidjr ajuja|! mon m| yj jtwjrfjolj folrjm|jn l`kwj~f~f`o/ M|`zr ir`y~d rm~j| njlafoj! fouj|~`r| wjrljw~f`o| `e `zr bz|foj|| kmv bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn mon ~dj kmrcj~ wrflj `e`zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc l`zan njlafoj/

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njlafoj| fo z|jr ir`y~d `r joimijkjo~! `r `~djryf|j dmrk `zr bz|foj||/

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Yj dmuj bjjo |zbhjl~ ~` rjizam~`rv fouj|~fim~f o| mon |j~~ajkjo~| mon yj jtwjl~ ~` l`o~fozj ~` bj |zbhjl~ ~` |zldwr`ljjnfoi| fo ~dj ez~zrj! ydfld l`zan lmz|j z| ~` folzr |zb|~mo~fma l`|~| `r rj}zfrj z| ~` ldmoij `zr bz|foj||wrml~flj| fo m kmoojr km~jrfmaav mnujr|j ~` `zr bz|foj||/

Er`k ~fkj ~` ~fkj! yj rjljfuj fo}zfrfj| er`k rjizam~`r| rjimrnfoi `zr l`kwafmolj yf~d amy| mon `~djr km~~jr|/E`r jtmkwaj! fo 27==! yj rjmldjn mirjjkjo~ yf~d ~dj Ejnjrma ^rmnj L`kkf||f`o $E^L& ~` rj|`auj mo fouj|~fim~f`ofo~` umrf`z| wrml~flj| bv jo~jrfoi fo~` m 27+vjmr |j~~ajkjo~ mirjjkjo~ ~dm~! mk`oi `~djr ~dfoi|! rj}zfrj| z| ~`j|~mbaf|d mon rjefoj ljr~mfo wrml~flj| yf~d rj|wjl~ ~` ~rjm~kjo~ `e z|jr nm~m mon wrfumlv |j~~foi| mon ma|` rj}zfrj| ~dm~yj l`kwaj~j bf+moozma fonjwjonjo~ wrfumlv mznf~|/ M| mo`~djr jtmkwaj! fo 27== ~dj Frf|d Nm~m Wr`~jl~f`oL`kkf||f`ojr $NWL& l`onzl~jn mo mznf~ `e ~dj nm~m! |jlzrf~v! mon wrfumlv wrml~flj| mon w`aflfj| `e Emljb``cFrjamon! ydfld f| ~dj nm~m l`o~r`aajr e`r Emljb``c z|jr| `z~|fnj ~dj Zof~jn \~m~j| mon Lmomnm! mon rjajm|jn m rjw`r~`e f~| l`olaz|f`o| fo Njljkbjr 27==/ ^dj E^L mon NWL dmuj fouj|~fim~jn mon mznf~jn m|wjl~| `e `zr wr`nzl~| monwrml~flj|! mon yj jtwjl~ ~` l`o~fozj ~` bj ~dj |zbhjl~ `e rjizam~`rv fouj|~fim~f`o| mon mznf~| fo ~dj ez~zrj bv ~dj|j

mon `~djr rjizam~`r| ~dr`zid`z~ ~dj y`ran/

F~ f| w`||fbaj ~dm~ m rjizam~`rv fo}zfrv kfid~ rj|za~ fo ldmoij| ~` `zr w`aflfj| `r wrml~flj|/ Uf`am~f`o `e jtf|~foi`r ez~zrj rjizam~`rv `rnjr| `r l`o|jo~ njlrjj| l`zan |zbhjl~ z| ~` |zb|~mo~fma k`oj~mrv efoj| mon `~djr wjoma~fj| ~dm~l`zan ojim~fujav meejl~ `zr efomolfma l`onf~f`o mon rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/ Fo mnnf~f`o! f~ f| w`||fbaj ~dm~ ez~zrj `rnjr|f||zjn bv! `r joe`rljkjo~ ml~f`o| fof~fm~jn bv! rjizam~`rv mz~d`rf~fj| l`zan lmz|j z| ~` folzr |zb|~mo~fma l`|~| `rrj}zfrj z| ~` ldmoij `zr bz|foj|| wrml~flj| fo m kmoojr km~jrfmaav mnujr|j ~` `zr bz|foj||/

Fe yj mrj zombaj ~` wr`~jl~ `zr fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v! ~dj umazj `e `zr brmon mon `~djr fo~moifbaj m||j~| kmv bjnfkfof|djn! mon `zr bz|foj|| kmv bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

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Yj rjav mon jtwjl~ ~` l`o~fozj ~` rjav `o m l`kbfom~f`o `e l`oefnjo~fmaf~v mon afljo|j mirjjkjo~| yf~d `zrjkwa`vjj|! l`o|za~mo~|! mon ~dfrn wmr~fj| yf~d yd`k yj dmuj rjam~f`o|dfw|! m| yjaa m| ~rmnjkmrc! l`wvrfid~! wm~jo~!~rmnj |jlrj~! mon n`kmfo omkj wr`~jl~f`o amy|! ~` wr`~jl~ `zr wr`wrfj~mrv rfid~|/ Fo ~dj Zof~jn \~m~j| monfo~jrom~f`omaav! yj dmuj efajn umrf`z| mwwaflm~f`o| e`r wr`~jl~f`o `e ljr~mfo m|wjl~| `e `zr fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v! monyj lzrrjo~av d`an m ozkbjr `e f||zjn wm~jo~| fo kza~fwaj hzrf|nfl~f`o|/ D`yjujr! ~dfrn wmr~fj| kmv co`yfoiav `rzoco`yfoiav foerfoij `zr wr`wrfj~mrv rfid~|! ~dfrn wmr~fj| kmv ldmaajoij wr`wrfj~mrv rfid~| djan bv z|! mon wjonfoi

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bj nfkfof|djn mon l`kwj~f~`r| kmv bj mbaj ~` k`rj jeejl~fujav kfkfl `zr |jruflj mon kj~d`n| `e `wjrm~f`o|/ Mov`e ~dj|j jujo~| l`zan dmuj mo mnujr|j jeejl~ `o `zr bz|foj|| mon efomolfma rj|za~|/

Yj mrj lzrrjo~av! mon jtwjl~ ~` bj fo ~dj ez~zrj! wmr~v ~` wm~jo~ amy|zf~| mon `~djr fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v rfid~|lamfk| ~dm~ mrj jtwjo|fuj mon ~fkj l`o|zkfoi! mon! fe rj|`aujn mnujr|jav! l`zan dmuj m |fiofeflmo~ fkwml~ `o `zrbz|foj||! efomolfma l`onf~f`o! `r rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/

L`kwmofj| fo ~dj Fo~jroj~! ~jldo`a`iv! mon kjnfm fonz|~rfj| `yo amrij ozkbjr| `e wm~jo~|! l`wvrfid~|!~rmnjkmrc|! mon ~rmnj |jlrj~|! mon erj}zjo~av jo~jr fo~` af~fim~f`o bm|jn `o maajim~f`o| `e foerfoijkjo~!

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Ma~d`zid ~dj rj|za~| `e af~fim~f`o mon lamfk| lmoo`~ bj wrjnfl~jn yf~d ljr~mfo~v! yj n` o`~ bjafjuj ~dm~ ~dj efoma`z~l`kj `e fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v lamfk| ~dm~ yj lzrrjo~av emlj yfaa dmuj m km~jrfma mnujr|j jeejl~ `o `zr bz|foj||!efomolfma l`onf~f`o! `r rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/ D`yjujr! njejonfoi wm~jo~ mon `~djr fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v lamfk| f|l`|~av mon lmo fkw`|j m |fiofeflmo~ bzrnjo `o kmomijkjo~ mon jkwa`vjj|! yj kmv rjljfuj zoemu`rmbaj wrjafkfomrv

`r fo~jrfk rzafoi| fo ~dj l`zr|j `e af~fim~f`o! mon ~djrj lmo bj o` m||zrmolj| ~dm~ emu`rmbaj efoma `z~l`kj| yfaa bj`b~mfojn fo maa lm|j|/ Yj kmv njlfnj ~` |j~~aj |zld amy|zf~| mon nf|wz~j| `o ~jrk| ~dm~ mrj zoemu`rmbaj ~` z|/\fkfamrav! fe mov af~fim~f`o ~` ydfld yj mrj m wmr~v f| rj|`aujn mnujr|jav! yj kmv bj |zbhjl~ ~` mo zoemu`rmbajhznikjo~ ~dm~ kmv o`~ bj rjujr|jn zw`o mwwjma/ ^dj ~jrk| `e |zld m |j~~ajkjo~ `r hznikjo~ kmv rj}zfrj z| ~` ljm|j|`kj `r maa `e `zr `wjrm~f`o| `r wmv |zb|~mo~fma mk`zo~| ~` ~dj `~djr wmr~v/ Fo mnnf~f`o! yj kmv dmuj ~` |jjc mafljo|j ~` l`o~fozj wrml~flj| e`zon ~` bj fo uf`am~f`o `e m ~dfrn wmr ~v| rfid~|! ydfld kmv o`~ bj mumfambaj `orjm|`ombaj ~jrk|! `r m~ maa! mon kmv |fiofeflmo~av folrjm|j `zr `wjrm~foi l`|~| mon jtwjo|j|/ M| m rj|za~! yj kmv ma|`bj rj}zfrjn ~` njuja`w ma~jrom~fuj o`o+foerfoifoi ~jldo`a`iv `r wrml~flj| `r nf|l`o~fozj ~dj wrml~flj|/ ^djnjuja`wkjo~ e ma~jrom~fuj o`o+foerfoifoi ~jldo`a`iv r wrml~flj| l`zan rj}zfrj |fiofeflmo~ jee`r~ mon jtwjo|j r

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Yj mrj fou`aujn fo ozkjr`z| lam|| ml~f`o amy|zf~| mon `~djr af~fim~f`o km~~jr| ~dm~ mrj jtwjo|fuj mon ~fkjl`o|zkfoi! mon! fe rj|`aujn mnujr|jav! l`zan dmrk `zr bz|foj||! efomolfma l`onf~f`o! `r rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/

Fo mnnf~f`o ~` fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v lamfk|! yj mrj ma|` fou`aujn fo ozkjr`z| `~djr amy|zf~|! folaznfoi wz~m~fuj

lam|| ml~f`o amy|zf~| br`zid~ bv z|jr| mon mnujr~f|jr|! kmov `e ydfld lamfk |~m~z~`rv nmkmij|! mon yj mo~flfwm~j~dm~ yj yfaa l`o~fozj ~` bj m ~mrij~ e`r ozkjr`z| amy|zf~| fo ~dj ez~zrj/ Bjlmz|j yj dmuj dzonrjn| `e kfaaf`o| `ez|jr|! ~dj wamfo~fee| fo lam|| ml~f`o lm|j| efajn mimfo|~ z| ~vwflmaav lamfk jo`rk`z| k`oj~mrv nmkmij| jujo fe ~djmaajijn wjr+z|jr dmrk f| |kmaa `r o`o+jtf|~jo~/ Mov af~fim~f`o ~` ydfld yj mrj m wmr~v kmv rj|za~ fo mo `ojr`z| `rzoemu`rmbaj hznikjo~ ~dm~ kmv o`~ bj rjujr|jn zw`o mwwjma! `r yj kmv njlfnj ~` |j~~aj amy|zf~| `o |fkfamravzoemu`rmbaj ~jrk|/ Mov |zld ojim~fuj `z~l`kj l`zan rj|za~ fo wmvkjo~| `e |zb|~mo~fma k`oj~mrv nmkmij| `r efoj|!`r ldmoij| ~` `zr wr`nzl~| `r bz|foj|| wrml~flj|! mon mll`rnfoiav `zr bz|foj||! efomolfma l`onf~f`o! `r rj|za~| `e`wjrm~f`o| l`zan bj km~jrfmaav mon mnujr|jav meejl~jn/ Ma~d`zid ~dj rj|za~| `e amy|zf~| mon lamfk| lmoo`~ bjwrjnfl~jn yf~d ljr~mfo~v! yj n` o`~ bjafjuj ~dm~ ~dj efoma `z~l`kj `e ~d`|j km~~jr| ~dm~ yj lzrrjo~av emlj yfaa dmuj mkm~jrfma mnujr|j jeejl~ `o `zr bz|foj||! efomolfma l`onf~f`o! `r rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/ D`yjujr! njejonfoi ~dj|jlamfk| f| l`|~av mon lmo fkw`|j m |fiofeflmo~ bzrnjo `o kmomijkjo~ mon jkwa`vjj|! mon yj kmv rjljfujzoemu`rmbaj wrjafkfomrv `r fo~jrfk rzafoi| fo ~dj l`zr|j `e af~fim~f`o! ydfld l`zan mnujr|jav meejl~ ~dj kmrcj~ wrflj`e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc/ ^djrj lmo bj o` m||zrmolj| ~dm~ m emu`rmbaj efoma `z~l`kj yfaa bj `b~mfojn fo maa

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@zr bz|foj|| f| njwjonjo~ `o `zr mbfaf~v ~` kmfo~mfo mon |lmaj `zr ~jldoflma foerm|~rzl~zrj! mon mov |fiofeflmo~nf|rzw~f`o fo `zr |jruflj l`zan nmkmij `zr rjwz~m~f`o! rj|za~ fo m w`~jo~fma a`|| `e z|jr| mon joimijkjo~! monmnujr|jav meejl~ zr efomolfma rj|za~|/

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oj~y`rc lmwmlf~v! mon l`kwz~foi w`yjr! ~` l`o~fozj ~` |m~f|ev ~dj ojjn| `e `zr z|jr|/ F~ f| w`||fbaj ~dm~ yj kmv emfa~` jeejl~fujav |lmaj mon ir`y `zr ~jldoflma foerm|~rzl~zrj ~` mll`kk`nm~j ~dj|j folrjm|jn njkmon|/ Fo mnnf~f`o! `zrbz|foj|| f| |zbhjl~ ~` fo~jrrzw~f`o|! njamv|! `r emfazrj| rj|za~foi er`k jmr~d}zmcj|! ~djr om~zrma nf|m|~jr|! ~jrr`rf|k!`r ~djr lm~m|~r`wdfl jujo~|/

M |zb|~mo~fma w`r~f`o `e `zr oj~y`rc foerm|~rzl~zrj f| wr`ufnjn bv ~dfrn wmr~fj|/ Mov nf|rzw~f`o `r emfazrj fo ~dj|jruflj| yj rjljfuj er`k ~dj|j wr`ufnjr| l`zan dmrk `zr mbfaf~v ~` dmonaj jtf|~foi `r folrjm|jn ~rmeefl mon l`zan

|fiofeflmo~av dmrk `zr bz|foj||/ Mov efomolfma `r `~djr nfeeflza~fj| ~dj|j wr`ufnjr| emlj kmv mnujr|jav meejl~ `zrbz|foj||! mon yj jtjrlf|j af~~aj l`o~r`a `ujr ~dj|j wr`ufnjr|! ydfld folrjm|j| `zr uzaojrmbfaf~v ~` wr`bajk| yf~d ~dj|jruflj| ~djv wr`ufnj/

Yj rjljo~av bjimo ~` `yo mon bzfan cjv w`r~f`o| `e `zr ~jldoflma foerm|~rzl~zrj! mon! bjlmz|j `e `zr afkf~jnjtwjrfjolj fo ~df| mrjm! yj l`zan jtwjrfjolj zoe`rj|jjo nfeeflza~fj|/

Fo 27==! yj bjimo |jrufoi `zr wr`nzl~| er`k nm~m ljo~jr| `yojn bv Emljb``c z|foi |jrujr| |wjlfeflmaavnj|fiojn e`r z|/ Yj wamo ~` l`o~fozj ~` |fiofeflmo~av jtwmon ~dj |fxj `e `zr foerm|~rzl~zrj! wrfkmrfav ~dr`zid nm~mljo~jr| ~dm~ yj nj|fio mon `yo/ ^dj foerm|~rzl~zrj jtwmo|f`o yj mrj zonjr~mcfoi f| l`kwajt! mon zomo~flfwm~jnnjamv| fo ~dj l`kwaj~f`o `e ~dj|j wr`hjl~| `r mumfambfaf~v `e l`kw`ojo~| kmv ajmn ~` folrjm|jn wr`hjl~ l`|~|!`wjrm~f`oma fojeeflfjolfj|! `r fo~jrrzw~f`o| fo ~dj njafujrv `r njirmnm~f`o `e ~dj }zmaf~v `e `zr wr`nzl~|/ Fo mnnf~f`o!~djrj kmv bj f||zj| rjam~jn ~` ~df| foerm|~rzl~zrj ~dm~ mrj o`~ fnjo~fefjn nzrfoi ~dj ~j|~foi wdm|j| `e nj|fio monfkwajkjo~m~f o! ydfld kmv `oav bjl`kj jufnjo~ me~jr yj dmuj |~mr~jn ~` ezaav z~fafxj ~dj zonjravfoi j}zfwkjo~! ~dm~l`zan ezr~djr njirmnj ~dj z|jr jtwjrfjolj `r folrjm|j `zr l`|~|/

@zr |`e~ymrj f| dfidav ~jldoflma! mon fe f~ l`o~mfo| zonj~jl~jn jrr`r|! `zr bz|foj|| l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

@zr wr`nzl~| fol`rw`rm~j |`e~ymrj ~dm~ f| dfidav ~jldoflma mon l`kwajt/ @zr |`e~ymrj dm| l`o~mfojn! mon kmvo`y `r fo ~dj ez~zrj l`o~mfo! zonj~jl~jn jrr`r|! bzi|! `r uzaojrmbfaf~fj|/ \`kj jrr`r| fo `zr |`e~ymrj l`nj kmv `oavbj nf|l`ujrjn me~jr ~dj l`nj dm| bjjo rjajm|jn/ Mov jrr`r|! bzi|! `r uzaojrmbfaf~fj| nf|l`ujrjn fo `zr l`nj me~jrrjajm|j l`zan rj|za~ fo nmkmij ~` `zr rjwz~m~f`o! a`|| `e z|jr|! a`|| `e rjujozj! `r afmbfaf~v e`r nmkmij|! mov `e ydfldl`zan mnujr|jav meejl~ zr bz|foj|| mon efomolfma rj|za~|/

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Yj lmoo`~ m||zrj v`z ~dm~ yj yfaa jeejl~fujav kmomij `zr ir`y~d/

@zr jkwa`vjj djmnl`zo~ mon ~dj |l`wj mon l`kwajtf~v `e `zr bz|foj|| dmuj folrjm|jn |fiofeflmo~av! yf~d ~djozkbjr `e ezaa+~fkj jkwa`vjj| folrjm|foi er`k 2!=29 m| `e Njljkbjr ^dj a`|| `e `oj `r k`rj `e `zr cjv wjr|`ooja! `r `zr emfazrj ~` m~~rml~ mon rj~mfo `~djr dfidav }zmafefjn wjr|`oojafo ~dj ez~zrj! l`zan dmrk `zr bz|foj||/

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Yj lzrrjo~av njwjon `o ~dj l`o~fozjn |jruflj| mon wjre`rkmolj `e `zr cjv wjr|`ooja! folaznfoi KmrcXzlcjrbjri mon \djrva C/ \monbjri/ Fo mnnf~f`o! kmov `e `zr cjv ~jldo`a`ifj| mon |v|~jk| mrj lz|~`k+kmnj e`r`zr bz|foj|| bv `zr wjr|`ooja/ ^dj a`|| `e cjv wjr|`ooja! folaznfoi kjkbjr| `e kmomijkjo~ m| yjaa m| cjvjoifojjrfoi! wr`nzl~ njuja`wkjo~! kmrcj~foi! mon |maj| wjr|`ooja! l`zan nf|rzw~ `zr `wjrm~f`o| mon dmuj mo mnujr|jjeejl~ `o `zr bz|foj||/

M| yj l`o~fozj ~` ir`y! yj lmoo`~ izmrmo~jj yj yfaa l`o~fozj ~` m~~rml~ ~dj wjr|`ooja yj ojjn ~` kmfo~mfo

`zr l`kwj~f~fuj w`|f~f`o/ Fo wmr~flzamr! yj fo~jon ~` dfrj m |fiofeflmo~ ozkbjr `e joifojjrfoi mon |maj| wjr|`ooja fo27=2! mon yj jtwjl~ ~` emlj |fiofeflmo~ l`kwj~f~f`o er`k `~djr l`kwmofj| fo dfrfoi |zld wjr|`ooja! wmr~flzamrav fo~dj \mo Ermolf|l` Bmv Mrjm/ M| yj km~zrj! ~dj foljo~fuj| ~` m~~rml~! rj~mfo! mon k`~fum~j jkwa`vjj| wr`ufnjn bv `zrj}zf~v mymrn| `r bv ez~zrj mrrmoijkjo~|! |zld m| ~dr`zid lm|d b`oz|j|! kmv o`~ bj m| jeejl~fuj m| fo ~dj wm|~/Mnnf~f`omaav! yj dmuj m ozkbjr `e lzrrjo~ jkwa`vjj| yd`|j j}zf~v `yojr|dfw fo `zr l`kwmov ifuj| ~djk m|zb|~mo~fma mk`zo~ `e wjr|`oma yjma~d/ Afcjyf|j! yj dmuj m ozkbjr `e lzrrjo~ jkwa`vjj| yd`|j j}zf~v mymrn| mrjezaav uj|~jn mon |d`r~av me~jr ~dj l`kwaj~f`o `e `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi yfaa bj jo~f~ajn ~` rjljfuj |zb|~mo~fmamk`zo~| `e `zr lmwf~ma |~`lc/ M| m rj|za~! f~ kmv bj nfeeflza~ e`r z| ~` l`o~fozj ~` rj~mfo mon k`~fum~j ~dj|jjkwa`vjj|! mon ~df| yjma~d l`zan meejl~ ~djfr njlf|f`o| mb`z~ ydj~djr `r o`~ ~djv l`o~fozj ~` y`rc e`r z|/ Fe yj n`o`~ |zlljjn fo m~~rml~foi! dfrfoi! mon fo~jirm~foi jtljaajo~ wjr|`ooja! r rj~mfofoi mon k`~fum~foi jtf|~foi wjr|`ooja!yj kmv bj zombaj ~` ir`y jeejl~fujav/

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Yj wamo ~` l`o~fozj jtwmonfoi `zr `wjrm~f`o| mbr`mn ydjrj yj dmuj afkf~jn `wjrm~foi jtwjrfjolj mon kmv bj|zbhjl~ ~` folrjm|jn bz|foj|| mon jl`o`kfl rf|c| ~dm~ l`zan meejl~ `zr efomolfma rj|za~|/

Yj wamo ~` l`o~fozj ~dj fo~jrom~f`oma jtwmo|f`o `e `zr bz|foj|| `wjrm~f`o| mon ~dj ~rmo|am~f`o `e `zr wr`nzl~|/Yj lzrrjo~av kmcj Emljb``c mumfambaj fo k`rj ~dmo 97 nfeejrjo~ amoizmij|! mon yj dmuj `eeflj| `r nm~m ljo~jr| fok`rj ~dmo 27 nfeejrjo~ l`zo~rfj|/ Yj kmv jo~jr ojy fo~jrom~f`oma kmrcj~| ydjrj yj dmuj afkf~jn `r o` jtwjrfjoljfo kmrcj~foi! |jaafoi! mon njwa`vfoi `zr wr`nzl~|/ E`r jtmkwaj! yj l`o~fozj ~` jumazm~j jo~jrfoi Ldfom/ D`yjujr!~df| kmrcj~ dm| |zb|~mo~fma ajima mon rjizam~`rv l`kwajtf~fj| ~dm~ dmuj wrjujo~jn `zr jo~rv fo~` Ldfom ~` nm~j/ Fe yjemfa ~` njwa`v `r kmomij `zr `wjrm~f`o| fo fo~jrom~f`oma kmrcj~| |zllj||ezaav! `zr bz|foj|| kmv |zeejr/ Fo mnnf~f`o!yj mrj |zbhjl~ ~` m umrfj~v `e rf|c| fodjrjo~ fo n`foi bz|foj|| fo~jrom~f`omaav! folaznfoi8

w`af~flma! |`lfma! r jl`o`kfl fo|~mbfaf~v3

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w`~jo~fma nmkmij ~` `zr brmon mon rjwz~m~f`o nzj ~` l`kwafmolj yf~d a`lma amy|! folaznfoi w`~jo~fmaljo|`r|dfw r rj}zfrjkjo~| ~` wr`ufnj z|jr foe`rkm~f`o ~` a`lma mz~d`rf~fj|3

eazl~zm~f`o| fo lzrrjolv jtldmoij rm~j|3

dfidjr ajuja| `e lrjnf~ rf|c mon wmvkjo~ ermzn3

jodmoljn nfeeflza~fj| e fo~jirm~foi mov e`rjfio ml}zf|f~f`o|3

bzrnjo| `e l`kwavfoi yf~d m umrfj~v `e e`rjfio amy|3

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nfeeflza~fj| fo |~meefoi mon kmomifoi ia`bma `wjrm~f`o| mon ~dj folrjm|jn ~rmuja! foerm|~rzl~zrj! mon ajima

l`kwafmolj l`|~| m||`lfm~jn yf~d kza~fwaj fo~jrom~f`oma a`lm~f`o|3

l`kwafmolj yf~d ~dj Z/\/ E`rjfio L`rrzw~ Wrml~flj| Ml~! ~dj Z/C/ Brfbjrv Ml~! mon |fkfamr amy| fo `~djrhzrf|nfl~f`o|3 mon

l`kwafmolj yf~d |~m~z~`rv j}zf~v rj}zfrjkjo~| mon kmomijkjo~ e ~mt l`o|j}zjolj|/

Fe yj mrj zombaj ~` jtwmon fo~jrom~f`omaav mon kmomij ~dj l`kwajtf~v `e `zr ia`bma `wjrm~f`o| |zllj||ezaav!`zr efomolfma rj|za~| l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

Yj wamo ~` l`o~fozj ~` kmcj ml}zf|f~f`o|! ydfld l`zan rj}zfrj |fiofeflmo~ kmomijkjo~ m~~jo~f`o! nf|rzw~ `zrbz|foj||! rj|za~ fo nfaz~f`o ~` `zr |~`lcd`anjr|! mon mnujr|jav meejl~ `zr efomolfma rj|za~|/

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~jldo`a`ifj| m||`lfm~jn yf~d |zld ml}zf|f~f`o|! fo~` `zr l`kwmov! ~dj rjujozj mon `wjrm~foi rj|za~| `e ~dj l`kbfojnl`kwmov l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/ Mov fo~jirm~f`o wr`lj|| kmv rj}zfrj |fiofeflmo~ ~fkj mon rj|`zrlj|! mon yjkmv o`~ bj mbaj ~` kmomij ~dj wr`lj|| |zllj||ezaav/ Yj kmv o`~ |zllj||ezaav jumazm~j `r z~fafxj ~dj ml}zfrjn~jldo`a`iv `r wjr|`ooja! `r mllzrm~jav e`rjlm|~ ~dj efomolfma fkwml~ `e mo ml}zf|f~f`o ~rmo|ml~f`o! folaznfoimll`zo~foi ldmrij|/ Yj kmv dmuj ~` wmv lm|d! folzr njb~! `r f||zj j}zf~v |jlzrf~fj| ~` wmv e`r mov |zld ml}zf|f~f`o!mov `e ydfld l`zan mnujr|jav meejl~ `zr efomolfma rj|za~|/ ^dj |maj `e j}zf~v `r f||zmolj `e njb~ ~` efomolj mov |zldml}zf|f~f`o| l`zan rj|za~ fo nfaz~f`o ~` `zr |~`lcd`anjr|/ ^dj

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folzrrjolj `e fonjb~jnoj|| y`zan rj|za~ fo folrjm|jn eftjn `bafim~f`o| mon l`zan ma|` folaznj l`ujomo~| `r `~djrrj|~rfl~f`o| ~dm~ y`zan fkwjnj `zr mbfaf~v ~` kmomij `zr `wjrm~f`o|/

Fe yj njemza~ `o `zr ajm|foi mon lrjnf~ `bafim~f`o|! `zr `wjrm~f`o| kmv bj fo~jrrzw~jn mon `zr bz|foj|| monefomolfma rj|za~| l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn/

Yj efomolj m |fiofeflmo~ w`r~f`o `e `zr jtwjonf~zrj| ~dr`zid ajm|foi mrrmoijkjo~|! |`kj `e ydfld mrj o`~rj}zfrjn ~` bj rjeajl~jn `o `zr bmamolj |djj~! mon yj kmv jo~jr fo~` mnnf~f`oma |fkfamr mrrmoijkjo~| fo ~dj ez~zrj/ Fowmr~flzamr! yj dmuj z|jn ~dj|j ~vwj| `e mrrmoijkjo~| ~` efomolj |`kj `e `zr j}zfwkjo~ mon nm~m ljo~jr|/ Fo mnnf~f`o!yj dmuj m rju`aufoi lrjnf~ emlfaf~v ~dm~ yj kmv nrmy zw`o ~` efomolj `zr `wjrm~f`o| `r `~djr l`rw`rm~j wzrw`|j|!|zld m| ezonfoi `zr ~mt yf~dd`anfoi mon rjkf~~molj `bafim~f`o| fo l`oojl~f`o yf~d ~dj |j~~ajkjo~ `e R\Z|/ Fe yjnjemza~ `o ~dj|j ajm|foi mon lrjnf~ `bafim~f`o|! `zr ajm|foi wmr~ojr| mon ajonjr| kmv! mk`oi `~djr ~dfoi|8

rj}zfrj rjwmvkjo~ `e mov `z~|~monfoi ajm|j `bafim~f`o| `r mk`zo~| nrmyo `o `zr lrjnf~ emlfaf~v3

~jrkfom~j zr ajm|foi mrrmoijkjo~| mon lrjnf~ emlfaf~v3

~jrkfom~j `zr mllj|| ~` ~dj ajm|jn nm~m ljo~jr| yj z~fafxj3

|~`w njafujrv e rnjrjn j}zfwkjo~3

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rj}zfrj z| ~` wmv |fiofeflmo~ nmkmij|/

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Yj kmv dmuj jtw`|zrj ~` irjm~jr ~dmo mo~flfwm~jn ~mt afmbfaf~fj|/

@zr fol`kj ~mt `bafim~f`o| mrj bm|jn `o `zr l`rw`rm~j `wjrm~foi |~rzl~zrj mon fo~jrl`kwmov mrrmoijkjo~|!folaznfoi ~dj kmoojr fo ydfld yj njuja`w! umazj! mon z|j `zr fo~jaajl~zma wr`wjr~v mon ~dj umazm~f`o| `e `zrfo~jrl`kwmov ~rmo|ml~f`o|/ ^dj ~mt amy| mwwaflmbaj ~` `zr fo~jrom~f`oma bz|foj|| ml~fuf~fj|! folaznfoi ~dj amy| `e ~djZof~jn \~m~j| mon `~djr hzrf|nfl~f`o|! mrj |zbhjl~ ~` fo~jrwrj~m~f`o/ ^dj ~mtfoi mz~d`rf~fj| `e ~dj hzrf|nfl~f`o| fo ydfldyj wjrm~j kmv ldmaajoij zr kj~d`n`a`ifj| e`r umazfoi njuja`wjn ~jldo`a`iv r fo~jrl`kwmov mrrmoijkjo~|!ydfld l`zan folrjm|j `zr y`ranyfnj jeejl~fuj ~mt rm~j mon dmrk `zr efomolfma w`|f~f`o mon rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/ Fomnnf~f`o! `zr ez~zrj fol`kj ~mtj| l`zan bj mnujr|jav meejl~jn bv jmrofoi| bjfoi a`yjr ~dmo mo~flfwm~jn fohzrf|nfl~f`o| ~dm~ dmuj a`yjr |~m~z~`rv ~mt rm~j| mon dfidjr ~dmo mo~flfwm~jn fo hzrf|nfl~f`o| ~dm~ dmuj dfidjr |~m~z~`rv~mt rm~j|! bv ldmoij| fo ~dj umazm~f`o `e `zr njejrrjn ~mt m||j~| mon afmbfaf~fj|! `r bv ldmoij| fo ~mt amy|! rjizam~f`o|!`r mll`zo~foi wrfolfwaj|/ Yj mrj |zbhjl~ ~` rjizamr rjufjy mon mznf~ bv b`~d Z/\/ ejnjrma mon |~m~j mon e`rjfio ~mtmz~d`rf~fj|/ Mov mnujr|j `z~l`kj `e |zld m rjufjy `r mznf~ l`zan dmuj m ojim~fuj jeejl~ `o `zr efomolfma w`|f~f`omon rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/ Fo mnnf~f`o! ~dj nj~jrkfom~f`o `e `zr y`ranyfnj wr`uf|f`o e`r fol`kj ~mtj| mon `~djr ~mt

afmbfaf~fj| rj}zfrj| |fiofeflmo~ hznikjo~ bv kmomijkjo~! mon ~djrj mrj kmov ~rmo|ml~f`o| ydjrj ~dj za~fkm~j ~mtnj~jrkfom~f`o f| zoljr~mfo/ Ma~d`zid yj bjafjuj ~dm~ `zr j|~fkm~j| mrj rjm|`ombaj! ~dj za~fkm~j ~mt `z~l`kj kmvnfeejr er`k ~dj mk`zo~| rjl`rnjn fo `zr efomolfma |~m~jkjo~| mon kmv km~jrfmaav meejl~ `zr efomolfma rj|za~| fo ~djwjrf`n `r wjrf`n| e`r ydfld |zld nj~jrkfom~f`o f| kmnj/

^dj joml~kjo~ `e ajif|am~f`o fkwajkjo~foi ldmoij| fo ~dj Z/\/ ~mtm~f`o `e fo~jrom~f`oma bz|foj|| ml~fuf~fj| `r ~djmn`w~f`o `e `~djr ~mt rje`rk w`aflfj| l`zan km~jrfmaav meejl~ `zr efomolfma w`|f~f`o mon rj|za~| `e `wjrm~f`o|/

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w`~jo~fma ldmoij|/ Ljr~mfo ldmoij| ~` Z/\/ ~mt amy|! folaznfoi afkf~m~f`o| `o ~dj mbfaf~v ~` njejr Z/\/ ~mtm~f`o `ojmrofoi| `z~|fnj `e ~dj Zof~jn \~m~j| zo~fa ~d`|j jmrofoi| mrj rjwm~rfm~jn ~` ~dj Zof~jn \~m~j|! l`zan meejl~ ~dj ~mt~rjm~kjo~ `e `zr e`rjfio jmrofoi|! m| yjaa m| lm|d mon lm|d j}zfumajo~ bmamolj| yj lzrrjo~av kmfo~mfo `z~|fnj `e ~djZof~jn \~m~j|/ Nzj ~` ~dj amrij mon jtwmonfoi |lmaj `e `zr fo~jrom~f`oma bz|foj|| ml~fuf~fj|! mov ldmoij| fo ~dj Z/\/~mtm~f`o `e |zld ml~fuf~fj| kmv folrjm|j `zr y`ranyfnj jeejl~fuj ~mt rm~j mon dmrk `zr efomolfma w`|f~f`o mon rj|za~|`e wjrm~f`o|/

Rf|c| Rjam~jn ~` @zr Fof~fma Wzbafl @eejrfoi mon @yojr|dfw `e @zr Lam|| M L`kk`o \~`lc

^dj kmrcj~ wrflj `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc kmv bj u`am~faj `r kmv njlafoj rjimrnaj|| `e `zr `wjrm~foiwjre`rkmolj! mon v`z kmv o`~ bj mbaj ~` rj|jaa v`zr |dmrj| m~ `r mb`uj ~dj fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi wrflj/

^dj fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi wrflj e`r `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc yfaa bj nj~jrkfojn ~dr`zid oji`~fm~f o|bj~yjjo ~dj zonjryrf~jr| mon z| mon kmv umrv er`k ~dj kmrcj~ wrflj `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc e`aa`yfoi `zrfof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi/ Fe v`z wzrldm|j |dmrj| `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc fo `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi! v`z kmvo`~ bj mbaj ~` rj|jaa ~d`|j |dmrj| m~ `r mb`uj ~dj fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi wrflj/ Yj lmoo`~ m||zrj v`z ~dm~ ~dj fof~fmawzbafl `eejrfoi wrflj `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc! `r ~dj kmrcj~ wrflj e`aa`yfoi `zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi! yfaaj}zma `r jtljjn wrflj| fo wrfum~jav oji`~fm~jn ~rmo|ml~f`o| `e `zr |dmrj| ~dm~ dmuj `llzrrjn er`k ~fkj ~` ~fkj wrf`r ~``zr fof~fma wzbafl `eejrfoi/ ^dj kmrcj~ wrflj `e `zr Lam|| M l`kk`o |~`lc kmv eazl~zm~j |fiofeflmo~av fo rj|w`o|j ~`ozkjr`z| eml~`r|! kmov `e ydfld mrj bjv`on `zr l`o~r`a! folaznfoi8

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~jldo`a`iv l`kwmofj| dmuj eazl~zm~jn fo m kmoojr zorjam~jn `r nf|wr`w`r~f`om~j ~` ~dj `wjrm~foi wjre`rkmolj `e~d`|j l`kwmofj|/ Fo ~dj wm|~! |~`lcd`anjr| dmuj efajn |jlzrf~fj| lam|| ml~f`o af~fim~f`o e`aa`yfoi wjrf`n| `e kmrcj~u`am~faf~v/ Fe yj yjrj ~` bjl`kj fou`aujn fo |jlzrf~fj| af~fim~f`o! f~ l`zan |zbhjl~ z| ~` |zb|~mo~fma l`|~|! nfujr~rj|`zrlj| mon ~dj m~~jo~f`o `e kmomijkjo~ er`k `zr bz|foj||! mon mnujr|jav meejl~ `zr bz|foj||/

\zb|~mo~fma ba`lc| `e `zr ~`~ma `z~|~monfoi |dmrj| kmv bj |`an fo~` ~dj kmrcj~ ydjo a`lc+zw `r kmrcj~|~mon`ee wjrf`n| jon/ Fe ~djrj mrj |zb|~mo~fma |maj| `e |dmrj| `e `zr l`kk`o |~`lc! ~dj wrflj `e `zr Lam|| Ml`kk`o |~`lc l`zan njlafoj/

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