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    Krjweik j`mlr,stcyeik wl``Hlitc` nlc`tn dcrl bjr j`mlr Custrc`ecis

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    @ett`l es oijwi cajut tnl `jik(tlrh ehpcdt jb `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss, cim ylt

    Custrc`ecs pjpu`cteji es rcpem`y ckleik) [etn tnes dncikl wl we`` sll ci eidrlcseik

    iuhalr jb j`mlr cmu`ts `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss)

    Ci eidrlcsl ei pljp`l ckleik wetn hlitc` e``ilss we`` drlctl dnc``likls bjr njuseik,

    djhhuiety suppjrt prjkrchs, cim pua`ed hlitc` nlc`tn slrvedls)

    Wljp`l `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss crl ct ci eidrlcslm reso jb mlvl`jpeik pnysedc`

    nlc`tn prja`lhs, aleik esj`ctlm, ncveik blw suppjrts, cim `eveik ei uistca`l njuseik)

    ]nlsl dnc``likls we`` ji`y al djhpjuimlm wetn ckl)

    ]nes rlpjrt lxcheils tnl `evlm lxplrelidl jb j`mlr cmu`ts wetn hlitc` e``ilss, tnler dcrlrs,

    bche`y cim brelims) Et mlsdreals sjhl jb tnl hcfjr djidlris bcdlm ay tnes krjup cim

    jut`eils tnl oly crlcs ei illm jb cttliteji cim dncikl)

    Hlitc` nlc`tn dcrl bjr j`mlr Custrc`ecis

    Krjweik J`mlr,Ttcyeik [l``

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    Rlry ett`l rlslcrdn ncs jjolm ct tnl lxplrelidls jb j`mlr

    Custrc`ecis `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss) ]nl wjro tnct ncs alli

    mjil pceits c pedturl jb e`` nlc`tn, esj`cteji, eicmlquctl dcrl,

    cim uistca`l njuseik)

    Krjweik j`mlr, stcyeik wl``lxcheils tnl lxplrelidls jb pljp`l

    cklm jvlr

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    Ttcyeik [l``

    Wljp l wnj `evl wetn hlitc` e``ilss cim klt jut jb alm crl hy

    nlrjls) ]nl lilrky cim mltlrheicteji tj hcickl c hlitc` e``ilss

    es lijrhjus)

    ]nl djidlpt jb wl``ilss dci al mebdu`t tj mlsdreal) Ei jil

    eitlrprltcteji jb tnl tlrh, wl``ilss es ijt mlilm cs tnl

    caslidl jb e``ilss, aut tnl prlslidl cim cdtevl pursuet jb

    purpjsl, pcrtedepcteji, rl`ctejisneps cim ncppeilss .Twcraredo,

    1734%) Et es c stctl jb aleik tnct wl c`` strevl tj cdnelvl, aut

    sjhl pljp`l bcdl acrrelrs tnct dci hcol tnl fjurily tj wl``ilss

    pcrtedu`cr`y dnc``likeik)

    ]nl pljp`l wl spjol tj wnj evl wetn hlitc` e``ilss crl c nekn`y

    rlse`elit krjup) ]nly spjol jb acrrelrs tj wl``ilss sudn cs pjjr

    pnysedc` nlc`tn cim cddlss tj quc`ety nlc`tn dcrl, aut tnly c`sj

    tc`olm cajut wcys ei wnedn tnly jvlrdjhl tnlsl dnc``likls tj

    cdnelvl wl``ilss)

    Eh prltty tlicdejus, cim Eh wl`` put tjkltnlr jtnlrwesl E mjit

    tneio E wju`m ncvl survevlm) E ch tjukn cim rlse`elit) E bjuknt hy

    wcy tnrjukn tnes) E ncm tj mek mllp) C`sj, ijt shjoeik jr mreioeik,

    ijt tcoeik mruks, lcteik wl``, cim lxlrdeseik ncvl nl`plm)

    [nli csolm tj `est wnct wju`m nl`p tj ehprjvl tnler quc`ety

    jb `ebl, pnysedc` nlc`tn cim hjrl sjdec` djitcdt wlrl tnl hjst

    prjheilit rlspjisls) C rlmudteji ei tnl stekhc surrjuimeik

    ckleik cim hlitc` e``ilss wcs c`sj detlm cs ci ehpjrtcit

    essul) Qlspjimlits wcitlm tj al djiildtlm ei tnl djhhuiety

    cim likckl ei hlcieikbu` cdtevety sudn cs lhp`jyhlit jr cvj`uitllr pjseteji)

    \imlrstcimeik njw j`mlr pljp`l eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss

    cdnelvl cim hceitcei wl``ilss kjls c `jik wcy ei mlvl`jpeik

    cpprjprectl eitlrvliteji strctlkels cim hjml`s jb dcrl)

    ]nl hcfjrety jb rlspjimlits tj tnl survlys ncm evlm wetn

    hlitc` e``ilss bjr hciy ylcrs, wetn == ncveik alli meckijslm

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    Krjweik j`mlr, stcyeik wl`` 6 hlitc` nlc`tn dcrl bjr j`mlr Custrc`ecis

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    Heim cim Ajmy

    E `jjo ct hy hcm djhrcmls cim E tneio tnes fust esit reknt)

    ]nler pnysedc` nlc`tn es mjwi tnl tual? et es ci casj`utl hlmedc`

    meskrcdl) Et sllhs wrjik tnct sciety djhls ct tnl predl jb yjur

    pnysedc` nlc`tn) Cim wl ncvl tj hcol tnct dnjedl, wl crl

    bjrdlm tj hcol tnes dnjedl)

    ]coeik hlmedctejis jvlr hciy ylcrs tnct hcy ncvl ilkctevl

    seml(lbbldts ji pnysedc` nlc`tn, djup`lm wetn tnl cmvcideik

    lbbldts jb ckl, puts j`mlr pljp`l `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss ct c

    mescmvcitckl ei hcickeik pnysedc` nlc`tn cs tnly ckl)

    27jb rlspjimlits bjuim tnct tnl hlmedctejitnly tcol bjr hlitc` e` `ilss ncm ci uiwcitlmlbbldt ji tnler pnysedc` nlc`tn)

    Djhp`edcteik tnes essul es tnl tlimlidy bjr tnl prlslidl jb jil

    meckijses tj eitlrblrl wetn tnl mltldteji jr meckijses jb cijtnlr6tnl jvlrsncmjweik lbbldt . Fjils, Njwcrm " ]njriedrjbt 177>%)

    Hy KW ncs jvlr`jjolm sjhl pnysedc` nlc`tn prja`lhs jvlr

    tnl ylcrs aldcusl jb bjduseik tjj hudn ji hy hlitc` nlc`tn)

    Bjrtuictl`y tnlsl essuls ncvl alli pedolm up ay cijtnlr

    prcdtetejilr E sll jddcsejic``y)

    Qldjkieteji cim trlcthlit jb pnysedc` nlc`tn djimetejis cs

    wl`` cs hlitc` e``ilss es drudec` aldcusl tnl prlslidl jb jil

    hcy cmvlrsl`y cbbldt tnl jtnlr) J`mlr cmu`ts `eveik wetn hlitc`

    e``ilss crl `lss `eol`y tj rldlevl tnl pnysedc` cim hlitc` nlc`tn

    trlcthlit tnly illm)

    2;jb rlspjimlits evl wetn ct lcst jil pnysedc`

    nlc`tn djimeteji)

    Jvlr nc`b jb tnl rlspjimlits evl wetn nyplrtliseji cim

    mecaltls)

    Qlspjimlits hjst jbtli sll c KW bjr ajtn tnler pnysedc`

    cim hlitc` nlc`tn illms) [nlrl c KW wcs tnl hcei plrsji

    hjietjreik hlitc` nlc`tn, pljp`l jbtli rlpjrtlm bll`eik tnct tnl

    mjdtjr mem ijt bu``y uimlrstcim tnl lbbldts jb hlitc` e``ilss)

    E tneio KWs crl usuc``y acm`y eibjrhlm cajut hlitc` e``ilss,

    tnly sllh tj al `cdoeik ei hlitc` nlc`tn `etlrcdy) E sjhltehls

    tneio tnct tnly fust mjit wcit tj mlc` wetn hlitc` nlc`tn stubb

    aldcusl et es alyjim tnler soe`` slt)

    Lvemlidl sukklsts tnct c djhaeicteji jb hlmedctejis cim

    psydnjtnlrcpy dci `lcm tj pjsetevl jutdjhls ei tnl trlcthlit

    jb hlitc` e``ilss ei j`mlr pljp`l .Acrtl`s lt c`, 1771%) Njwlvlr,

    tnly crl hjst `eol`y tj al trlctlm wetn hlmedcteji c`jil)

    53jb rlspjimlits crl prlsdrealm hlmedctejis bjr tnl

    trlcthlit jb hlitc` e``ilss)

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    Heim cim Ajmy

    Djiteiulm

    Hy pnysedc` nlc`tn illms crl ijt hlt ay hy KW aldcusl nl

    ji`y stcys wetn hl bjr vl heiutls) ]nlrl crl c `jt jb tneiks

    E wju`m `eol tj tc`o tj neh cajut, aut ets ijt lijukn tehl)

    27jb rlspjimlits djisemlr mld`eil ei pnysedc`

    nlc`tn cs tnler krlctlst djidlri bjr tnl buturl)

    Qlspjimlits wjrry tnct c jss jb pnysedc` nlc tn we`` cbbldt

    tnler eimlplimlidl, cim tnct tnly we`` ij `jiklr al ca`l tj

    mj tnl cdtevetels tnly lifjy) Bjr sjhl, essuls wetn pnysedc`

    nlc`tn cim hjae`ety ncvl c`rlcmy dcuslm tnlh tj stjp cdtevetels)

    ]nes rlmudteji ei cdtevety cim eivj`vlhlit dci lcm tj krelb cim

    `jss, cim hcy eidrlcsl tnl eol`enjjm jb mlvl`jpeik mlprlsseji

    ei j`mlr ckl)

    [nli E wcs wl`` lijukn E uslm tj mj pnysedc` tneiks `eol

    p`cyeik kj`b jr kjeik bjr c wc`o) Aut ijw tnct E dcit mjtnjsl tneiks E set nlrl cim dry)

    Heim cim ajmy crl eilxtredca`y eiolm) [etnjut jil, wl crl

    vu`ilrca`l tj tnl e`` nlc`tn jb tnl jtnlr) Bjr j`mlr pljp`l

    `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss, KWs crl usuc``y tnl prehcry, cim ct

    tehls ji`y, nlc`tn prjblssejic` prjvemeik dcrl) KWs illm tj al

    lidjurcklm cim lmudctlm, tnlrlbjrl, tj prjveml nj`ested dcrl tj

    tnes krjup)

    Qldjhhlimcteji

    Lidjurckl KWs cim jtnlr prehcry nlc`tn prjblssejic s tj

    sllo cmmetejic` trceieik cim lmudcteji ei tnl trlcthlit jb

    dj(lxesteik pnysedc` cim hlitc` nlc`tn prja`lhs)

    CD]E Wrjveseji jb weml`y cvce`ca`l trceieik hjmu`ls

    ml`evlrlm tj prehcry nlc`tn prjblssejic`s tj nl`p eidrlcsl

    oijw`lmkl crjuim tnl lxplrelidl jb hlitc` e``ilss ei j`mlr

    cmu`ts)

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    Krjweik j`mlr, stcyeik wl`` 6 hlitc` nlc`tn dcrl bjr j`mlr Custrc`ecis

    jb tnlsl lxplrelidlm hjrl mlprlsslm bll`eiks?

    hjst cttreautl tnes tj jss cim krelb)

    Et es drudec` tnct nlc`tn prjblssejic`s, dcrl wjrolrs, cim tnl

    wemlr djhhuiety cdoijw`lmkl tnl aurmli jb jss cim kr elb ei

    `ctlr ebl) Jil jb tnl hjst mciklrjus hesdjidlptejis cajut tnl

    lxplrelidl jb ckleik es tnct pljp`l we`` aldjhl mlprlsslm cs

    tnly krjw j`mlr) Mlprlsseji es ijt c ijrhc` pcrt jb ckleik, cim

    ylt tnes cssuhpteji dci prlvlit nlc`tn prjblssejic`s cim dcrl

    wjrolrs brjh emlitebyeik j`mlr pljp`l wnj crl ijt djpeik)

    ]nl reso jb suedeml es suastcitec` ei `ctlr `ebl, wetn jil jb tnl

    neknlst rctls aleik chjik hli ;< ylcrs cim jvlr .CAT, 1731%)

    Tcm`y, tnl hcfjrety jb j`mlr cmu`ts wnj ncvl melm ay suedeml

    ncm slli tnler KW ei tnl hjitn prejr .Tlkc` lt c`, 1733%)

    Cdoijw`lmkeik tnl ehpcdt jb `jss cim krelb ei j`mlr cmu`ts eveik

    wetn hlitc` e``ilss cim prjvemeik psydnjtnlrcpy hcy cssest ei

    rlmudeik mlprlsseji ei tnes krjup)

    MEM [:

    Custrc`ec ncs jil jb tnl neknlst `lvl`s jb plt jwilrsnep ei

    tnl wjr`m, wetn

    @jss cim Krelb

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    Krjweik j`mlr, stcyeik wl`` 6 hlitc` nlc`tn dcrl bjr j`mlr Custrc`ecis

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    Ttekhc

    T]EKHC

    \ieibjrhlm cim ilkctevl cttetumls nl`m ay hciy ei tnl

    klilrc` djhhuiety tjwcrms hcrkeic`eslm pljp`l)

    E oijw pljp`l tnct dcit klt c fja tj scvl tnlhsl`vls, cim tnct

    es aldcusl jb ckl) Ets ijt bcer) Cim cklesh es ste`` jut tnlrl

    cim et dci al ckkrcvctlm ay yjur e``ilss)

    ]nl ehpcdt jb stekhc burtnlr djhp`edctls tnl dnc``likls

    lidjuitlrlm ay j`mlr pljp`l eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss)

    ]nl muc` stekhc jb j`mlr ckl cim hlitc` e``ilss es sj plrvcsevl

    tnct et dci cbbldt c`` cspldts jb c plrsjis ebl)

    Ct ci eimevemuc` `lvl`, stekhc hcy rlsu`t ei nlsetcteji wnli

    cddlsseik nlc`tn slrvedls, sjdec` wetnmrcwc , cim pjjr sl`b(

    wjrtn .TCIL Custrc`ec, 177>%) Ct c systlhs `lvl`, stekhc dci

    rlsu`t ei c cdo jb cvce`ca`l slrvedls cim buimeik, nlsetcteji

    wnli cddlpteik c rlblrrc`, pjjr hlmec pjrtrcyc` jb ckleik cim

    hlitc` e``ilss, eicmlquctl trlcthlit jptejis, cim c `cdo jb

    suppjrt bjr br elims cim bche`y)

    ]nlrl es ijt lijukn buimeik tj mj lvlrytneik wl illm tj mj)

    Ttekhc es c nukl essul bjr tnes krjup, cim et prlvlits pljp`l

    brjh aleik kevli cmlquctl dcrl) ]nes krjup es hjst jbtli

    `eol`y tj illm nl`p, aut `lss `eol`y tj al prjvemlm wetn

    tnes nl`p) D`eiedeci

    Bjr j`mlr Custrc`ecis eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss, tnl lxplrelidl jb

    stekhc dci `lcm tj blcr cim cixelty cddlsseik slrvedls cim suppjrts)

    E sll tneiks `eol rlsemlits tl``eik hl tnct tnler dct ncs stcrtlm

    tj tc`o tj tnlh, aut tnly swlcr hl tj sldrldy aldcusl tnly crl

    cbrcem eb tnly tl`` sjhljil tnly we`` al njspetc`eslm ckceist tnler

    we``, cim tnl prja`lh es, E dcit prjhesl tnct tnly wjit al)

    Hlitc` nlc`tn wjrolr

    ]nl slrvedl prjvemlrs eitlrvelwlm ncvl bjuim tnct tnlrl es c

    rl`udtcidl tj wjro wetn tnes krjup, cim cs c rlsu`t et dci al

    dnc``likeik bjr rlblrrc`s tj al pedolm up) Ei cmmeteji tj tnes, et esmebdu`t tj cttrcdt vj`uitllrs cim stcbb tj cklm hlitc` nlc`tn)

    Ttekhc surrjuimeik hlitc` e``ilss es tnl aekklst dnc``likl aldcusl

    slrvedl prjvemlrs crl rl`udtcit tj wjro wetn tnes krjup cim hciy

    prjkrchs ncvl prja lhs sldureik kjjm vj`uitllrs)

    Wrjkrch Hcicklr, IKJ

    Ilkctevl plrdlptejis jb hlitc` e``ilss ei tnl hceistrlch cklm

    pjpu`cteji dci c`sj prlvlit pljp`l brjh cddlsseik slrvedls)

    E ch c`hjst jb ci ckl ijw wnlrl E dju`m fjei c sliejrs d`ua,

    cim ylt hy klilrcteji wnj crl ijt `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss

    crl hjrl stekhcteseik tnci hjst jtnlr pljp`l aldcusl jb

    c`` tnl j`m djidlptejis jb hlitc` e``ilss)

    ]nl ehpcdt jb stekhc es vlry slrejus) Et dci prlvlit pljp`l brjh

    cddlsseik nlc`tn slrvedls cim `lcm tj sl`b(stekhc) Wua`ed lmudcteji

    es ci eitlkrc` pcrt jb rlmudeik stekhc) Nekn`eknteik tnl essuls

    bcdlm ay j`mlr pljp`l snju`m al ci ehpjrtcit pcrt jb cwcrlilssdchpcekis cmmrlsseik tnl stekhc surrjuimeik hlitc` e``ilss)

    Qldjhhlimcteji

    Ttrjiklr jaayeik cim cmvjdcdy keveik tnl illms jb j`mlr

    pljp`l `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss hjrl prjheilidl ei cklm

    dcrl cim hlitc` nlc`tn)

    CD]E ]crkltlm cwcrlilss dchpceki cajut tnl essuls

    lxplrelidlm ay j`mlr cmu`ts eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss cim c

    stekhc rlmudteji prjkrch cehlm ct tnl cklm dcrl sldtjr)

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    ]nl blcr jb `jseik yjur njhl, tnl blcr jb aleik esj`ctlm cim

    tnl blcr jb tnl uidlrtcei buturl es lijukn tj slim yju drczy)

    Litlreik rlterlhlit ckl dci al ajtn ci lxdeteik cim dnc``likeik

    tehl bjr c`` j`mlr Custrc`ecis) Njwlvlr, trciseteji c`sj rlquerls

    p`ciieik) Bjr c plrsji ckleik wetn hlitc` e``ilss, et es lspldec``y

    ehpjrtcit tj p`ci bjr tnl buturl cs tnly hcy ncvl hu`tep`l suppjrts

    tnct we`` illm tj djiteiul ei jrmlr tj stcy hlitc``y nlc`tny)

    \ibjrtuictl`y, tnl cklm dcrl cim hlitc` nlc`tn systlhs

    crl ijtjrejus`y mebdu`t tj icvekctl) Ei hciy dcsls cddlss

    tj suppjrts hcy rlquerl jik plrejms ji wceteik ests cim

    dj``cajrcteji altwlli hu`tep`l slrvedls) Ei tnl lvlit jb tnl

    mlctn jr eidcpcdety jb c dcrlr, hu`tep`l crlcs jb suppjrt hcy

    illm tj al djjrmeictlm ji snjrt ijtedl)

    2;jb rlspjimlits ncvl ijt spjoli wetn tnler dcrlr jrsuppjrt plrsji cajut c p`ci bjr tnler buturl dcrl

    ylt tnl hcfjrety crl dcrlm bjr ay ci l`mlr`y pcrlit

    jr sea`eik)

    J`mlr pljp`l hcy ijt al tc`oeik cajut p`cis bjr tnler buturl dcrl,

    aut tnly mj detl c iuhalr jb essuls tnct crl c djidlri bjr tnl buturl)

    W`ciieik bjr tnl buturl es ci ehpjrtcit pcrt jb c`` jur `evls, aut

    bjr c plrsji eveik wetn slvlrl hlitc` e``ilss tnl illm tj mjsj es drudec`) Eb tnes prjdlss es lbt tjj ctl, tnl dnc``likl jb

    djjrmeicteik hu`tep`l slrvedls cim sldureik cmlquctl njuseik

    dci ncvl c ilkctevl ehpcdt ji hlitc` nlc`tn) Burtnlrhjrl,

    ijt p`ciieik bjr tnes tehl dci put uimul prlssurl ji dcrlkevlrs)

    [l illm tj nl`p lmudctl j`mlr cmu`ts, tnler bche`y cim brelims

    cajut tnl ehpjrtcidl jb bjrwcrm p`ciieik)

    Qldjhhlimcteji

    Wrjveml d`lcr cim lcse`y cddlssea`l eibjrhcteji bjr j`mlrcmu`ts, tnler bche`els, brelims cim stcbb cajut hlitc` e``ilss

    ei j`mlr ckl)

    CD]E Mlvl`jp eibjrhcteji rlsjurdls ei jrmlr tj lmudctl

    j`mlr cmu`ts, bche`y, brelims, cim dcrlrs cajut tnl sekis cim

    syhptjhs jb hlitc` e``ilss cs wl ckl, wnct tj mj eb yju crl

    djidlrilm, cim njw tj p`ci bjr buturl dcrl illms)

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    [nct `els cnlcm:

    Wjjr pnysedc` nlc`tn

    \idjitrj``lm syhptjhs

    Tjdec` esj`cteji

    Beicidec` eistcae`ety

    Ij bche`y*dcrlr

    Litlreik dcrl bcde`ety

    \istca`l njuseik

    DcrlrsDjisuhlrs

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    Tuhhcry cim Qldjhhlimctejis

    Cs jur pjpu`cteji djiteiuls tj ckl, tnl lxplrelidls jb

    j`mlr Custrc`ecis aldjhl eidrlcseik`y ehpjrtcit) Bjr j`mlr

    Custrc`ecis `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss, tnl lxplrelidl jb ckleik

    dci areik hciy dnc``likls, ylt tnlsl dnc``likls crl pjjr`y

    uimlrstjjm ei jur djhhuietels)

    Krjweik j`mlr, stcyeik wl``ncs jut`eilm sjhl jb tnl dnc``likls,

    aut tnes es, jb djursl, ijt tnl wnj`l pedturl) ]nl illms jb j`mlr

    cmu`ts eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss vcry cim we`` mebblr mlplimeik

    ji ckl, nestjry jb dcrl, icidec` suppjrts, cim du`turc`

    acdokrjuims) ]nl purpjsl jb tnes rlpjrt es tj rcesl cwcrlilss

    cajut sjhl jb tnlsl essuls cim tj lidjurckl tnl djhhuiety tj

    stcrt csoeik qulstejis6 [nct dci wl lcri brjh j`mlr cmu`ts:

    [nct es tnler stjry: Cim njw dci wl nl`p:

    ]nlrl ncvl alli hciy dncikls tj cklm dcrl pj`edy, aut tnlrl es

    ste`` c `cdo jb cttliteji tj hlitc` e``ilss ei tnl l`mlr`y) Eb wl crl

    tj wjro tjwcrms ci eid`usevl sjdelty tnli wl hust djisemlr c``

    ets detezlis) Ckleik Custrc`ecis `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss snju`m

    al vc`ulm hlhalrs jb jur djhhuietels? tnly areik c nuha`lm

    cim nuha`eik wesmjh cim c wlc`tn jb lxplrelidl) Cs c icteji

    wnedn csperls tj lcm tnl wjr`m ei tnl prjveseji jb hlitc`

    nlc`tn slrvedls, wl we`` krlct`y alilt eb wl tcol tnl tehl tj

    `estli tj, cim suppjrt, tnes krjup)

    Tldtjr Wlrspldtevl

    ]nl slrvedl prjvemlrs eitlrvelwlm scem tnct cmmetejic` cttliteji snju`m al bjduslm ji tnl bj``jweik hcfjr essuls6

    b Alttlr djhhuiedcteji cim dj``cajrcteji altwlli pua`ed hlitc` nlc`tn, cklm dcrl cim iji(kjvlrihlit

    jrkciesctejis .Ks%)

    b Hlitc` nlc`tn trceieik cim lmudcteji bjr c`` stcbb wjroeik ei tnl cklm dcrl cim djhhuiety suppjrt sldtjr)

    b Ttekhc rlmudteji dchpceki tcrkltlm ct tnl cklm dcrl sldtjr cim djhhuiety suppjrt slrvedls crjuim tnl

    essul jb hlitc` e``ilss ei j`mlr cmu`ts)

    b Wrjkrch buimeik tnct djisemlrs tnl djhp`lx dcrl illms jb tnes krjup)

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    Qldjhhlimctejis

    3 Ttrjiklr jaayeik cim cmvjdcdy keveik tnl illms jb j`mlrpljp`l `eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss hjrl prjheilidl ei

    cklm dcrl cim hlitc` nlc`tn)

    CD]E]crkltlm cwcrlilss dchpceki jb pua`ed lmudcteji cajut tnl

    essuls lxplrelidlm ay j`mlr cmu`ts eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss,

    cim c stekhc rlmudteji prjkrch cehlm ct tnl cklm dcrl sldtjr)

    1Cmmrlss sjdec` esj`cteji ei j`mlr cmu`ts eveik wetnhlitc` e``ilss cs c dlitrc` tlilt jb ciy pj`edy rlbjrh cimcmvjdcdy wjro ei tnes crlc)

    CD]E

    Wllr lmudcteji cim suppjrt prjkrchs crl c krlct wcy

    tj lcri tnrjukn lxplrelidl? njwlvlr tnlsl prjkrchs

    ncvl trcmetejic``y alli hjrl bjduslm ji yjuiklr cmu`ts)

    Mlvl`jpeik pllr lmudcteji cim suppjrt prjkrchs cehlm ct

    j`mlr cmu`ts we`` lidjurckl pcrtedepcteji tnlrlbjrl nl`peik

    tj rlmudl esj`cteji)

    4 Djisu`t wetn j`mlr cmu`ts wnli slloeik tj uimlrstcim tnllxplrelidl jb eveik wetn hlitc` e``ilss)

    CD]E

    ]nl Ictejic` Qlpjrt Dcrm ji Hlitc` Nlc`tn cim Tuedeml

    Wrlvliteji ncs rldjhhlimlm c rlku`cr ictejic` survly jb

    pljp`ls lxplrelidls wetn hlitc` e``ilss) ]nes survly snju`m

    strevl tj eid`uml j`mlr cmu`ts) Burtnlrhjrl, j`mlr cmu`ts

    snju`m al cdtevl`y rldruetlm cs pllr lmudctjrs bjr trceieik

    wjrosnjps cim suppjrt prjkrchs)

    =Hcimctjry hlitc` nlc`tn trceieik bjr stcbb wjroeik ei tnlcklm dcrl cim djhhuiety suppjrt sldtjrs)CD]E

    ]rceieik wjrosnjps ml`evlrlm cs prjblssejic` mlvl`jphlit

    bjr stcbb wjroeik wetnei tnl cklm dcrl, cim djhhuiety

    suppjrt sldtjrs) [jrosnjps wju`m ceh tj rcesl cwcrlilss

    cajut hlitc` e``ilss ei j`mlr Custrc`ecis eid`umeik mesjrmlrs

    sudn cs sdnezjpnrliec cim aepj`cr mesjrmlr)

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    Qlblrlidls

    Custrc`eci Aurlcu jb Ttctesteds, 1775) Ictejic` Nlc`tn Turvly

    177; (177>, Custrc`eci Aurlcu jb Ttctesteds

    Custrc`eci Aurlcu jb Ttctesteds 1731) Dcusls jb Mlctn, Custrc`ec

    1737, Custrc`eci Aurlcu jb Ttctesteds

    Acrtl`s, TF, Muhs, CQ, Jxhci, ]L, Tdnilemlr, @T, Crlci, WC,

    C`lxjpju`js, KT, " Flstl, MR 1771, Lvemlidl(acslm prcdtedls

    ei klrectred hlitc` nlc`tn dcrl, Wsydnectred Tlrvedls,

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