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    Tfa Fjk} T|m`mt} Haat~ E~ftj|atf? E N|mtmuqa

    jgTfa Arm~njrek ,M`nkq~mwa, Kmtq|ima~

    EKWM@ G. CMHAK+ O\./

    Ymtfm` tfa hem`km`a nfq|nfa~+ e rjya|gqk e`d i|jym`i hjwaha`t m~

    dahe`dm`i |edmnek |awm~mj` jg tfa Nfq|nf)~ kmtq|i}. Jq| yj|~fmr hq~t la

    heda ,m`nkq~mwa., M`nkq~mwmt} `jy hae`~ ge| hj|a tfe` tfa uqa~tmj` jg tfaia`a|mn ~tetq~ jghe`cm`d+ he`+ e`d he~nqkm`a r|j`jq`~+ tfet m~ tj ~e}+

    tfa ke`iqeia ya q~a tj ~raec eljqt jq|~akwa~. \etfa|+ ya e|a tjkd tfet tfa

    Nfq|nf)~ ke`iqeia gj| Ijd hq~t ek~j la d|e~tmnekk} |awm~ad. ^ranmgmnekk}+

    tfa he~nqkm`a ke`iqeia e`d mheia|} t|edmtmj`ekk} q~ad l} Nf|m~tme`~ hq~t

    la |adqnad e`d ~qrrkaha`tad l} gahm`m`a mheia|}. Nj`~auqa`tk}+ m`

    5=66 tfa ^te`dm`i Kmtq|imnek Njhhm~~mj` jg tfa Arm~njrek Nfq|nf

    ~qlhmttad `ay Demk} Jggmna e`d Aqnfe|m~tma kmtq|ima~ &fa`nagj|tf |aga||ad

    tj e~ tfa Lkqa Ljjc kmtq|ima~- tj tfa Ia`a|ek Nj`wa`tmj`. Tfa~a kmtq|ima~+

    egta| |awmay l} tfa Lm~fjr)~ Njhhmttaa j` Tfajkji}+ e|a ~nfadqkad tj la

    |akae~ad gj| avra|mha`tek q~a m` Edwa`t jg 5=6=.

    @jy mt fe~ tj la nj`nadad tfet tfa~a kmtq|ima~ njqkd fewa laa` ge|

    yj|~a. Tfa T|mq`a @eha+ gj| avehrka+ m~ `jt gj|hekk} |arqdmetad+ `j| m~

    tfa damt} entqekk} edd|a~~ad e~ Hjtfa|. Tfa|a m~+ ra|fer~+ hqnf m` tfa~a

    kmtq|ima~ jg yfmnf ya he} e`d ~fjqkd err|jwa. Fjyawa|+ M hq~t ~e} tfet

    M gm`d tfa~a kmtq|ima~ daark} t|jqlkm`i+ re|tmnqke|k} yfa` tfa ~qrrj|tmwa

    e|iqha`tetmj` m~ nj`~mda|ad. Ya e|a r|a~a`tad+ M lakmawa+ ymtf tfa

    laim``m`i~ jg e fa|atmnek |anj`~t|qntmj` jg tfa Nf|m~tme` gemtf. Tfam`nkq~mwa ke`iqeia kmtq|ima~ e`d djnqha`tetmj` |em~a ~a|mjq~ uqa~tmj`~

    eljqt tfa Nf|m~tme` ra|nartmj` jg Ijd e`d jq| ke`iqeia gj| fmh. M y|mta

    tfm~ a~~e} e`d n|mtmuqa+ tfa|agj|a+ tj q|ia tfa Nfq|nf tj e ~a|mjq~

    awekqetmj` jg tfm~ yfjka a`ta|r|m~a. Tfa Fjk} T|m`mt} haat~ tfa ijdda~~

    E~ftj|atf. J`k} j`a ymkk ~q|wmwa tfa a`njq`ta|.

    Oa~q~ e`d Fm~ Getfa|

    Tfa `ehm`i jg Ijd e~ Getfa| e`d Oa~q~ e~ fm~ ^j` m~ gq`deha`tekk}r|mhmtmwa. Mt lakj`i~ tj tfa i|ehhe| jg tfa Nf|m~tme` gemtf. Tf|jqifjqt

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    (59-. Tfa ^j`~fmr yfmnf lakj`i~ `etq|ekk} tj jq| Kj|d m~dmwm`a e`d t|e`~na`da`t. &

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    T F A FJ K] T\M @M T] HAAT^ E^FTJ\ATF

    Tfa laijtta` ^j` m~ Ijd g|jh Ijd+ Kmift g|jh Kmift+ gqkk}rj~~a~~m`i tfa

    j`a e`d m`dmwm~mlka Ijdfaed jg tfa Getfa|. Tfet yfmnf ya ett|mlqta tj tfa

    Getfa| hq~t auqekk} la ett|mlqtad tj tfa ^j`+ lqt ymtfjqt da`}m`i tfam|

    f}rj~tetmn dm~tm`nt`a~~.4

    Jq| reie` `jtmj`~ jg dmwm`mt} e|a tfq~ nfekka`iad e`d |awm~ad l} tfa

    |awjkqtmj`e|} nkemh tfet tfa awe`iakmnek `e||etmwa jgOa~q~ m~tfa fm~tj|} jg

    Ijd. Tfa N|aetj| fe~ entqekk} a`ta|ad m`tj ~rena e`d tmha+ tfa|al}

    imwm`i fqhe`mt} e c`jykadia jg fmh~akg i|jq`dad m` tfa ra|~j` jg fm~

    ^j`. Tfjhe~ Tj||e`na avrkem`~?

    Tfa ^j`~fmr ahljdmad m` Oa~q~ Nf|m~t lakj`i~ tj tfa m``a| |aketmj`~ jg Ijd)~ jy`ata|`ek Lam`i+ ~j tfet yfa` Oa~q~ Nf|m~t |awaek~ Ijd tfa Getfa| tj q~ tf|jqiffmh~akg tfa j`k} laijtta` ^j + fa imwa~ q~ enna~~ tj c`jykadia jg Ijd m` ~jhahae~q|a e~ fa m~ m` fmh~akg. ]jq e`d M e|a nfmkd|a jg Ijd+ gj| ya e|a n|aetq|a~jgIjd qrj` yfjh fa kewm~fa~ fm~ kjwa e`d ymtfm` yfjh fa dyakk~ tf|jqif tfar|a~a`na jg tfa Fjk} ^rm|mt. Jq| lam`i nfmkd|a` jg Ijd gekk~ jqt~mda tfa Lam`i jgIjd+ gj| ya e|a n|aetad lam`i~+ qtta|k} dm~tm`nt g|jh tfa Lam`i jg Ijd. Lqt Oa~q~Nf|m~t m~ ^j jgIjd m` e q`muqa ~a`~a+ gj| fa m~ j` jgIjd ymtfm` Ijd+ ~j tfet

    yfet fa m~ e d dja~ e~ j` jg tfa Getfa| gekk~ ymtfm` tfa ata|`ek Lam`i jg tfaIjdfaed.

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    M` tfa kmga+ daetf+ e`d |a~q||antmj` jg Nf|m~t+ tfa lam`i jg Ijd m~

    he`mga~tad`jt l} rjm`tm`i eye} g|jh Oa~q~ tj ~jha jtfa| |aekmt} j|dmha`~mj` lqt l} ahljdmha`t e`d m`ne|`etmj`. Tfa ata|`ek ^j` fe~

    njha e~He`.

    ^anj`d+ Ijd m~ tfa Getfa| jg Oa~q~ e`d m~ c`jy` j`k} m` fm~ ^j`.

    Getfa| m~ `jt oq~t j`a `eha ehj`i he`} gj| tfa damt}+ `j| m~ mt mhrj|tad

    l} q~ m`tj tfa Ijdfaed. Tfa errakketmj` m~ |awaekad g|jh fmh. M` e`d l}

    Oa~q~ Nf|m~t+ Ijd da~mi`eta~ fmh~akg e~ tfa Getfa|+ tfa Getfa| yfj

    laiat~ fm~ ^j` lagj|a ekk eia~. ,\ahahla|+, Fmke|} y|mta~+ ,tfet tfa

    |awaketmj` m~ `jt jg tfa Getfa| he`mga~tad e~ Ijd lqt jg Ijd he`mga~tad

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    TF A FJ K] T\M@MT] HA AT ^ E^FT J\AT F Ijd m~ yfj fa fe~ |awaekadfmh~akg tj laGetfa|+ ^j`+ e`d Fjk} ^rm|mt.

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    >2 E`ikmne` Tfajkjimnek \awmay

    Kjij~ e`d ^j`

    Laneq~a jg tfa fm~tj|mnmt} jg tfa Nf|m~tme` Ijd+ ya hq~t oqdia tfaLkqa Ljjc r|entmna jg q~m`i ,^j`, yfa` |aga||m`i tj tfa fm~tj|mnek Oa~q~e`d jtfa| tmtka~+ ~qnf e~ ,Yj|d+, ,tfa Nf|m~t+, j| ,J`k}(laijtta`+, yfa`|aga||m`i tj tfa ~anj`d ra|~j` jg tfa T|m`mt} e~ gq`deha`tekk} hm~teca`&r. 525-. Yfetawa| he} fewa laa` tfa ne~a lagj|a tfa M`ne|`etmj` &tfakjij~ e~e|cj~-+ tfa|a m~ `jy `j ~anj`d ra|~j` jg tfa T|m`mt} avnart tfaata|`ek ^j` yfj m~ m`ne|`eta m` Oa~q~ Nf|m~t. E~ tfa Njq`nmk~ jg Arfa~q~e`d Nfeknadj` ahrfetmnekk} m`~m~tad+ tfa q`mj` jg damt} e`d fqhe`mt} m`tfa j`a ra|~j` jg Nf|m~t m~ ata|`ek e`d m`dm~~jkqlka.54 @jt tyj ~qloant~

    avm~tm`i ekj`i~mda aenf jtfa|+ lqt tfa j`a f}rj~te~m~ yfj fe~ njha e~He` e`d fe~ ietfa|ad jq| fqhe` `etq|a m`tj tfa kmga jg tfa Ijdfaed. 51

    Oa~q~ m~ Yj|d e`d ^j`. E dqekm~tmn ~are|etmj` latyaa` tfa fm~tj|mnek Oa~q~e`d tfa ata|`ek Yj|d m~ tfq~ |aoantad. N}|mk jg Ekave`d|me ~teta~ tfaevmjh? ,Gj| h} re|t+ M ~e} tfet mt m~ err|jr|meta `amtfa| gj| tfa Kjij~ jgIjd ere|t g|jh tfa fqhe`mt}+ `j| gj| tfa tahrka lj|` jg tfa yjhe` `jtq`mtad tj tfa Kjij~+ tj la nekkad Oa~q~ Nf|m~t.,57

    Ya `aad tj e~c jq|~akwa~ tfa uqa~tmj`? Fjy dj ya enuqm|a jq|

    c`jykadia jg tfa ata|`ek Yj|d: Yfa` ya q~a yj|d~ kmca ,tfa J`k}(laijtta`, j| ,tfa Nf|m~t+, tj yfet dj tfa} |aga|: M` tfa 57tf na`tq|} tfaKqtfa|e` tfajkjime` He|tm` Nfah`mtz ~ranmgmnekk} edd|a~~ad tfm~ r|jlkah?

    Mt m~ ek~j tfa `etq|a jg tfa f}rj~tetmn q`mj tfet `jy egta| tfa m`ne|`etmj tfara|~j jgtfa Kjij~ ne``jt e`d jqift `jt tj la nj`~mda|ad j| heda e jloant jggemtf jqt~mda jg+ ymtfjqt j| ~are|eta g|jh tfa e~~qhad `etq|a+ `j| m tq| tfae~~qhad gka~f jqt~mda jge`d ymtfjqt tfa Kjij~+ mgya ym~f tj tfm c |awa|a`tk} e`dnj||antk}. M`daad+ ~m`na gj| q~ rjj| ~m``a|~ tfa|a m~ `j err|jenf jra tj tfa le|admwm a heoa~t} e`} hj|a tfe gj| e lkeda jg~t|ey tj e nj ~qhm`i gm|a+ tfa dmwm`a`etq|a jg tfa Kjij~ e~~qhad e `etq|a jg tfa ~eha ~ql~te`na ymtf jq|~ e`d ecm tjjq|~+ m yfmnf Fa rkenad tfa yfjka gqkk`a~~ jg tfa damt} ra|~j`ekk}+ ~j tfet m tfm~jloant yfmnf m~ jg tfa ~eha ~ql~te`na ymtf jq|~ e`d ecm tj q~ ya hmift c`jyIjd+ ~aac+ e`d i|e~r Fmh. Gj| m tfa gka~f jg Nf|m~t dyakk~ tfa yfjka gqkk`a~~ jgtfa damt} jgtfa ^j + e`d tfa Getfa| m~ m tfa ^j . Ya tfq~ laim g|jh tfa gka~fjg Nf|m~t e`d g|jh tfa|a hjq`t tj njhhq`mj ymtf tfa damt} jg tfa Kjij~+ e`dg|jh tfa|a tj njhhq mj ymtf tfa a`tm|a T|m`mt}.59

    54 ^aa N}|mk jg Ekave`d|me)~ ,^anj`d Katta| tj @a~tj|mq~+, ^akant Katta|~+ ad. e`d t|e`~.Kmj`ak \. Ymncfeh &@ay ]j|c? Jvgj|d Q`mwa|~mt} R|a~~+ 5=6>-+ rr. >(553 e`d tfaNfeknadj`me` Dan|aa E Tfajkji} jg Nf|m~t? ^jq|na~ ad Wm`na`t _ehj}te &Lawa|k} Fmkk~?

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    T F A FJK] T\M@MT] HAAT^ E^FTJ\ATF >5

    Tfa fqhe` lam`i Oa~q~ jg @eze|atf m~ tfa dmwm`a ^j` ahljdmad m`

    n|aetq|ak} |aekmt}. M` fm~ ~e`ntmgmad fqhe`mt} dyakk~ tfa yfjka`a~~ jg tfa

    Ijdfaed &Njk.

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    TF A FJ K] T\M@MT] HA AT ^ E^FT J\ATF >>

    e`d ~j`~fmr. Tfa tfajkjimnek t|edmtmj` fe~ ekye}~ q`da|~tjjd tfm~.

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    >4 E`ikmne` Tfajkjimnek\awmay

    M`edauqeta e~ jq| ke`iqeia m~+ m` e`d jg mt~akg+ tj hadmeta dmwm`a|aekmt}+ mt fe~ laa` err|jr|metad l} tfa Fjk} T|m`mt} e`d heda e wafmnka

    jg jq| err|afa`~mj` jg tfa damt}. M`~taed jg |arkenm`i tfa |awaekad mheia~ymtf gmiq|a~ jg ~raanf hj|a eha`elka tj nj`tahrj|e|} te~ta~+ mt m~ jq|te~c+ e`d oj}+ tj |anamwa tfah m` gemtf+ ekkjym`i tfah tj m`gj|h jq|mheim`etmj`~ e`d m`~t|qnt jq| |ae~j`.

    Getfa| M`ikj|mjq~

    Tfa Lkqa Ljjc ~aah~ tj la ahle||e~~ad l} tfa ta|h Getfa| laneq~a

    reta|`mt} m~ jgta` e~~jnmetad ymtf rjya| e`d n|qakt} &r. 522-. Jg njq|~a+awa` tfa Lkqa Ljjc eqtfj|~ hq~t enc`jykadia tfa fm~tj|mn r|entmna jgOa~q~ m` edd|a~~m`i Ijd e~ fm~ Getfa| &rr. 522(525-. Ketnfm`i j`tj tfam`tmhen} e`d gehmkme|mt} jg Elle+ tfa} e~~a|t tfet ,tfa mhrj|te`t ~a`~a jgtfa haterfj| m~ Oa~q~) avra|ma`na jg m`tmhen} ymtf Ijd., Tfa} tfa` ij j`tj ~e} tfet m` jq| ra|~j`ek r|e}a|~ ,ya ne` nekk Ijd yfetawa| la~tda~n|mla~ tfet m`tmheta |aketmj`~fmr., M ymkk |atq|` tj tfm~ rjm`t lakjy+ lqtmt m~ r|jlkahetmn yfatfa| e`} jtfa| yj|d ne` awa| ~ql~tmtqta gj| tfawjnetmwa+ ,Elle+ Getfa|., Tfa ~mi`mgmne`na jg Elle ija~ ge| la}j`d tfa

    ~qloantmwa avra|ma`na jg m`tmhen}+ gj| mt m~ r|anm~ak} tfa Getfa|*^j`ke`iqeia yfmnf avr|a~~a~ e`d akqnmdeta~ tfa j`tjkjimnek |aketmj`~fmrlatyaa` Oa~q~ e`d Ijde`d tfq~ data|hm`a~ jq| |aketmj`~fmr ymtf Ijd.Laneq~a Oa~q~ m~ tfa ^j`+ ya yfj ~fe|a fm~ ^j`~fmr e|a lmdda` tj nekk j`fm~ Getfa|. Tj r|e} tj Ijd e~ Hjtfa|+ gj| avehrka+ m~ tj nfe`ia~ql~te`tmwak} jq| |aketmj`~fmr ymtf fmh.2

    Getfa| m~ ahle||e~~m`i j`k} mg ya nj`tm`qa tj njhr|afa`d tfa ta|h

    ennj|dm`i tj jq| ra|~j`ek+ ~jnmek avra|ma`na. Tfet ya m`~m~t j` djm`i ~j m~+jg njq|~a+ jq| ~m`tfa m``eta r|jra`~mt} tj |aheca Ijd egta| jq| jy`mheia. Kmca jq| aij~+ jq| ke`iqeia gj| Ijd hq~t la n|qnmgmad ymtf Nf|m~te`d |em~ad tj `ay kmga e`d hae`m`i m` tfa rjya| jg tfa ^rm|mt. @j hetta|yfet ya he} gaak eljqt jq| ra|~j`ek getfa|~+ j| eljqt ha` m` ia`a|ek+ tfaGetfa| jg Oa~q~ Nf|m~t m~ `j`a jtfa| tfe` tfa Ijd yfj fe~ i|enmjq~k} ~a`tfm~ j`k} laijtta` ^j` m`tj tfa yj|kd tj dma j` tfa n|j~~ m` etj`m`i ~en|mgmnagj| tfa ~m`~ jg he`cm`d. J`k} m` tfa daetf e`d |a~q||antmj` jg Nf|m~t m~ tfadmwm`a reta|`mt} r|jra|k} dm~na|`ad.

    M`~taed jg avrjq`dm`i tfa Getfa|fjjd jg Ijd l} tfa ~m`gqk`a~~ e`dkmhmtetmj`~ jg jq| jy` fqhe` getfa|~+ ra|fer~ ya `aad tj |awa|~a tfa

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    TF A F J K] T\ M @ M T] H A AT ^ E ^ F T J \ A TF > 1

    r|jna~~. Njhha`tm`i j` Arfa~me`~ >?51+ Etfe`e~mq~ y|jta+ ,Ijd dja~

    `jt heca he` fm~ retta|`+ lqt |etfa|+ ~m`na Ijd ekj`a m~ r|jra|k} e`d

    t|qk} Getfa|+ ya ha` e|a nekkad getfa|~ jg jq| jy` nfmkd|a`+ gj| jg fmhawa|} getfa|fjjd m` faewa` e`d ae|tf m~ `ehad.,

    >5E t|qa q`da|~te`dm`i

    jg fqhe` reta|`mt} |auqm|a~ tfet ya gm|~t q`da|~te`d+ m` Nf|m~t+ tfa

    e|nfat}rek |aekmt} g|jh yfmnf mt da|mwa~ e`d l} yfmnf mt m~ oqdiad.>>

    Tfa Nfq|nf m~ nj`~tmtqtad l} tfm~

    edd|a~~. Ya ~mhrk} e|a tfa njhhq`mt} yfmnf c`jy~ Ijd e~ mt~ Getfa|.

    Tj dm~jla} tfa ne`j`mnek njhhe`damtfa| jqt|miftk}+ e~ ymtf hj|a

    |edmnek r|jrj~ek~ yfa|a Ijd m~ `ehad Hjtfa|+ j| hj|a ~qltk}+ e~ m` tfa

    Lkqa Ljjc kmtq|ima~ yfa|a Ijd m~ ~ql~tmtqtad gj| Getfa| e~ hqnf e~

    rj~~mlkam~ tj |aoant jq| annka~mek mda`tmt}. Fjy ne` ya nkemh tj la

    dm~nmrka~ jg Oa~q~ yfa` ya |agq~a tj nekk qrj` fm~ Getfa|:Tfa Lkqa Ljjc kmtq|ima~ oq~tmg} tfa ~ql~tmtqtmj` jg Ijd gj| Getfa| l}

    erraekm`i tj tfa @ay Ta~teha`t r|entmna e`d tfa erre|a`t m`ta|nfe`ia(

    elmkmt} jg tfa tyj yj|d~ &r. 525-. M nj`nada tfa ehlmiqmt} jg tfa erj~tjkmn

    q~eia. Fjyawa|+ mt hq~t la |ahahla|ad tfet m` tfa @ay Ta~teha`t &e`d

    tfa keta| kmtq|imnek t|edmtmj`- tfa yj|d Ijd m~ m`ta|r|atad l} tfa `e||etmwa

    jg Oa~q~ e`d tfa t|mq`a ~t|qntq|a jg Nf|m~tme` r|e}a|. Mt~ tfajkjimnek

    ~mi`mgmne`na e`d gq`ntmj` m~ m` tfa r|jna~~ jg nfe`ia e~ mt a`njq`ta|~ tfa

    Ij~rak e`d m~ q~ad m` tfa nfq|nfk} dm~njq|~a. Tfq~ ya `jta tfet Ijd m~

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    >7 E`ikmne` Tfajkjimnek \awmay

    jgta` uqekmgmad m` j`a jg tyj ye}~? Amtfa| avrkmnmtk} e~ tfa Getfa| j| e~ tfaIjd jg Oa~q~ &a.i.+ 5 Rt. 5?>3 \jh 5?6(523 < O`. >3 Arf. 5?59-.

    Tfa @ay Ta~teha`t dja~ `jt imwa q~ dmwm`mt} m` ia`a|ek lqt e Ijddagm`ad l} fm~ nj`~ql~te`tmek |aketmj` ymtf Oa~q~ fm~ ^j`. Tfa m`ta|(nfe`iaelmkmt} jg Ijd e`d Getfa| m~ `j djqlt i|jq`dad m` tfa @ayTa~teha`t |akqnte`na tj entqekk} mda`tmg} Oa~q~ j| tfa ^rm|mt e~ Ijd. Lqte~ tfa Nfq|nf njha~ tj q`da|~te`d e`d err|jr|meta tfa gqkk dmwm`mt} jgljtf tfa ^j` e`d tfa ^rm|mt+ ~qnf he``a| jg ~raecm`i m~ m`n|ae~m`ik}hm~kaedm`i. ,Ijd, nae~a~ tj gq`ntmj` tfajkjimnekk} e~ e r|jra| `eha e`dm`~taed lanjha~ e njhhj` ta|h r|admnetad jg tfa tf|aa ra|~j`~ jg tfaT|m`mt}.>4 ,Yfa` M ~e} Ijd+, I|aij|} @ezma`za` avrkem`ad+ ,M hae`Getfa|+ ^j` e`d Fjk} ^rm|mt.,>1 ^mhrk} tj |atq|` tj tfa ae|kma| t|edmtmj`m~ tj |arqdmeta tfa djihetmn m`~mift jg tfa @mna`a Nfq|nf m`tj tfa t|mq`a`etq|a jg damt}. Tj q~a j`a jg Tj||e`na)~ mkkq~t|etmj`~+ j`na tfa omi~eyrqzzka fe~ laa` rqt tjiatfa|+ ya ne``jt tfa` r|ata`d ya dj `jt c`jyfjy ekk tfa rmana~ gmt.>7 J`na ya nkae|k} q`da|~te`d tfet aenf jg tfaf}rj~te~a~ m~ Ijd+ gqkk} e`d njhrkatak}+ ya ne``jt tfa` r|ata`d tfet tfayj|d Ijd ne` ~mhrk} ~ql~tmtqta gj| Getfa|. M`daad+ |etfa| tfe` a`ieim`im` ~qnf ~ql~tmtqtmj`+ mt ~aah~ tj ha tfet tfa r|jra| hjwa m~ tj heca e~

    nkae| e~ rj~~mlka tfa gent tfet jq| yj|~fmr m~ `jt dm|antad tj el~t|ent damt}lqt tj tfa Getfa|.>9 Tfm~ m~ aventk} yfet ya ~aa m` aqnfe|m~tma r|e}a|~ E+L+ ' D m` jq| nq||a`t Ljjc jg Njhhj` R|e}a|.

    Tfa R|jra| @eha jg Ijd

    Mt m~ tfa re|tmnqke|mt} e`d fm~tj|mnek nj`n|ata`a~~ jg tfa Nf|m~tme`|awaketmj` tfet heca~ tfa r|jrj~ad ~ql~tmtqtmj` jg ,Ijd+ ata|`ek Yj|d+Fjk} ^rm|mt, gj| tfa T|mq`a @eha m` tfa Ikj|me Ret|m ~j qtta|k} q`ennart

    elka. Tfa Lkqa Ljjc yjqkd fewa q~ lakmawa tfet tfa tyj e|a auqmweka`t.Tfa} e|a `jt. Tfa ~akg(|awaekad @eha jg Ijd m~ ,Getfa|+ ^j`+ e`d Fjk}^rm|mt., Mt m~ l} tfm~ @eha tfet jq| Ijd fe~ mda`tmgmad fmh~akg. Mt m~ m`tjtfm~ @eha ya e|a lertmzad e`d ~aekad. Mt m~ tfa m`wjnetmj` jg tfm~ @ehayfmnf gj|h~ jq| yj|~fmr e`d q`mta~ tfa Netfjkmn Nfq|nf tf|jqifjqt tfayj|kd e`d djy` tfa na`tq|ma~.>6

    Tfa rq|rj~a jg e`} r|jra| `eha m~ tj da~mi`eta e`d ~ranmg} e`

    >4 ^aa Oa`~j`+ T|mq`a Mda`tmt}+ nferta|~ > ' 4.>1 Uqjtad m` Tj||e`na+ r. =>.>7 Tj||e`na+ Hadmetmj`+ r. 54.>9 ,Getfa|% Q`da|~tjjd e~ e wjnetmwa e`d q~ad m` Nf|m~tme` tfjqift e`d ~raanf tfm~

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    m`dmwmdqek jloant+ tj ~are|eta mt g|jh tfa e`j`}hmt} jg avm~ta`na gj|njhhq`mnetmj`+ ~tqd}+ q~a+ kjwa. Awa` damtma~ `aad r|jra| `eha~. Ya

    `aad tj la elka tj mda`tmg} yfmnf j`a ya)|a edd|a~~m`i+ yj|~fmrrm`i+ e`djla}m`i.

    Yfa` Oenjl y|a~tka~ ymtf Ijd fa lai~ fmh tj takk fmh fm~ `eha.Ijd |agq~a~3 e`d Oenjl fe~ tj la ~etm~gmad ymtf tfa lka~~m`i jg tfm~h}~ta|mjq~+ lqt ~tmkk q`c`jy`+ damt} &Ia`. >

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    >6 E`ikmne` Tfajkjimnek \awmay

    Nf|m~tme` lakj`i~ tj e`d kmwa~ m` tfa Getfa|+ ^j`+ e`d Fjk} ^rm|mt. Tfadjhm`mnek njhhe`d+ tfa|agj|a+ `jt j`k} ~e`ntmj`~ tfa T|mq`a @eha l}

    dmwm`a |awaketmj` lqt a~telkm~fa~ mt e~ e `ana~~e|} gq`ntmj` m` jq|avra|ma`na e`d c`jykadia jg tfa kmwm`i Ijd.42 E~ Le~mk jl~a|wa~+ ,Ya e|aljq`d tj la lertmzad m` tfa ta|h~ ya fewa |anamwad e`d tj r|jga~~ lakmagm` tfa ta|h~ m` yfmnf ya fewa laa` lertmzad*45

    ,Ijd+ Yj|d+ e`d ^rm|mt+, j` tfa jtfa| fe`d+ m~ e` el~t|entmj` j`a j|hj|a ~tar~ |ahjwad g|jh tfa Ij~rak ~tj|}. @jt j`k} ne` mt `jt jra|eta e~e `eha &mt dja~ `jt mda`tmg}-e`d `jt j`k} dja~ mt ~qiia~t e fa|atmnek~qlj|dm`etmj` jg Yj|d e`d ^rm|mt tj Ijdlqt mt m~ `jt awa` m`t|m`~mnekk}Nf|m~tme`. Rkjtm`q~ yjqkd fewa `j r|jlkah q~m`i mt. ^raec ,Getfa|+ ^j`e`d ^rm|mt+, e`d ya mhhadmetak} c`jy ya e|a daekm`i ymtf tfa damt} jgtfa @ay Ta~teha`t. ^raec ,Ijd+ Yj|d+ e`d ^rm|mt+, e`d ya e|a ~tqnc m`rfmkj~jrfmnek ia`a|ekmt}.4< &Ijd: Yakk+ yfmnf Ijd m` re|tmnqke| dj }jqfewa m` hm`d: Yj|d: Yfet m~ tfa Yj|d: ^rm|mt: Yfj~a ^rm|mt:- ^qnfia`a|ekmt} he} la err|jr|meta m` rfmkj~jrfmnek tfajkji}3 lqt mt m~+ M~qiia~t+ m`err|jr|meta m` tfa kmtq|i}. Tfa kmtq|i} ahljdma~ e`d njhhq`mneta~ tfa Nf|m~tme` c`jykadia jg Ijd e~ e|tmnqketad m` tfa T|mq`a@eha. Tfm~ c`jykadia m~ nj`n|ata+ re|tmnqke|+ fm~tj|mnek+ m`avt|mnelk}

    |jjtad m` tfa r|mhek ke`iqeia jg tfa Fjk} ^n|mrtq|a~.

    4>

    Mg tjde} hj~t Eha|mne`~ dj `jt |anji`mza tfa `aad gj| e r|jra| `ehagj| Ijd+ tfm~ m~ laneq~a+ e~ hj`jtfam~t~ daark} m`gkqa`nad l} tfaOqdeaj(Nf|m~tme` t|edmtmj`+ ya hm~teca`k} lakmawa tfet yfa` ya tekceljqt Ijd ya e|a ekk tekcm`i eljqt tfa ~eha damt}. ,Ijd, gq`ntmj`~ gj| q~ljtf e~ e nj`nart e`d e~ e r|jra| `eha.44 Jg njq|~a+ ~m`na aenf m`dmwmdqekq`da|~te`d~ dmwm`mt} dmgga|a`tk}+ Ijd hq~t la gq|tfa| uqekmgmad l} e ~a|ma~jg da~n|mrtmj`~ yfmnf ymkk dm~tm`iqm~f yfmnf damt} fa j| ~fa fe~ m` hm`d.

    Ra|fer~ et tfa famift jg Nf|m~ta`djh+ yfa` tfa Nf|m~tme` Ijd ye~

    tfa j`k} ~a|mjq~ ne`dmdeta gj| tfa ojl+ mt ye~ rj~~mlka tj dm~ra`~a ymtf fm~r|jra| `eha. Fjyawa| tjde} ya e|a ~q||jq`dad l} e fj~t jg njhratm`inkemhe`t~. Tfa hm~~mj` e`d kmga jg tfa Nfq|nf |auqm|a tfet jq| damt} lankae|k} ~ranmgmad e`d ~are|etad g|jh tfa gek~a ijd~ jg tfa yj|kd e`d tfa

    42 Tj||e`na+ T|m`mte|me` Gemtf+ r. 92. ^aa Dalj|ef Hekenc} Lakj`mnc+ ,\awaketmj` e`dHaterfj|~? tfa ^mi`mgmne`na jg tfa T|m`mte|me` @eha~+ Getfa|+ ^j` e`d Fjk} ^rm|mt+, Q`mj`^ahm`e|} Uqe|ta|k} \awmay 42*> &5=61-? >5(>7.

    45 Uqjtad m` Tj||e`na+ r. 5=>.4< ,G|jh tmha tj tmha+ we|mjq~ nj`na|`~ kaed tj r|jrj~ad |arkenaha`t~ jg tfa t|m`mte|me`

    `eha+ gj| avehrka+ )M` tfa `eha jg Ijd? N|aetj|+ \adaaha|+ e`d ^e`ntmgma|) j| )M` tfa `ehajg Ijd tfa I|jq`d e`d Ijd tfa Kjij~ e`d Ijd tfa ^rm|mt. ) Ekk ~qnf re|jdma~ dm~|qrt tfag mtf) kg md tmt t tf k k g mt m k d k t gk t d fm t m mt , &O 59-

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    mdjk~ jg ~anqke|mt}.41 Mt m~ hj|a mhrj|te`t tfe` awa|+ tfa|agj|a+ tfet tfat|qa e`d r|jra| `eha jg jq| Ijd+ Getfa|+ ^j`+ e`d Fjk} ^rm|mt+ ~t|qntq|a

    e`d ra|weda jq| r|jnkehetmj` e`d kmtq|i}.

    Tfa He~nqkm`a Ijd

    ,Ya c`jy+, tfa Lkqa Ljjc e~~a|t~+ ,tfet Ijd m~ `jt )fa) avnart m` tfam`ne|`eta Oa~q~, &r. ==-. J` tfa le~m~ jg tfm~ daletelka r|ahm~a tfaeqtfj|~ r|jrj~a tj akmhm`eta he~nqkm`a r|j`jq`~ gj| Ijd+ e~ yakk e~hqktmrk}m`i gahm`m`a mheia|} gj| Ijd. ^awa|ek rjm`t~ he} la l|magk}heda. Gm|~t+ tf|jqifjqt tfa ^n|mrtq|a~+ tfa damt} m~ j~ta`~mwak} da~n|mladm` he~nqkm`a ta|h~. Ijd m~ fq~le`d+ cm`i+ kj|d+ ~farfa|d+ getfa| jg fm~rajrka. Tfa |aga|a`na~ tj Ijd e~ getfa| jnnq| jwa|

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    `ehad e~ tfa ijjd ~farfa|d m` Ojf` 52?55. L} tfm~ errakketmj`+ ya e|aimwa` e |edmnekk} daara| q`da|~te`dm`i jg Nf|m~t. Q`kmca ~mhmka+ haterfj|

    he} tfq~ lanjha t|e`~re|a`t tj ra|~j`ek mda`tmt}. Kmta|e|} n|mtmn \jke`dG|}a avrkem`~ tfa ~mi`mgmne`na jg tfm~ dm~tm`ntmj` latyaa` ~mhmka e`dhaterfj| e~ errkmad tj gahm`m`a mheia|} gj| Ijd?

    Tfa ~mhmka~ njhre|m i Ijd tj e hjtfa| mkkq~t|eta ~jha rfe~a jg dmwm`a ettmtqda j|m`ta`t+ e~ dagm`ad m tfa ~mhmka)~ nj`tavt+ lqt tfa} e|a `jt e`d dj `jt nkemh tj lat|e`~re|a`t tj ra|~j`ek mda`tmt} e~ e|a r|admnetm i haterfj|~ ~qnf e~ )tfa ijjd~farfa|d) j| )tfa Kehl jg Ijd+) e`d awa hj|a l|jedk} Ijd )tfa Getfa|) e`dNf|m~t )tfa ^j`*4=

    Nj`~auqa`tk}+ tfa gahm`m`a mheia~ gj| Ijd yfmnf ya gm`d m` tfa Lmlkane``jt la imwa` auqek ~tetq~ ymtf tfa gjq`detmj`ek he~nqkm`a mheia|}.M`daad+ tfa rjatmn e`d tfajkjimnek rjya| jg tfa gj|ha| m~ dara`da`t qrj`tfa ketta|. Mt m~ laneq~a Ijd m~ jq| Getfa| tfet tfa gahm`m`a ~mhmka~ e|a~t|mcm`i e`d mkkqhm`etm`i.

    @aadka~~ tj ~e}+ tfa mda`tmgmnetmj` jg tfa damt} e~ he~nqkm`a dja~ `jtr|ankqda m` e`} ye} tfa ett|mlqtmj` jg gahm`m`a t|emt~ tj Ijd. Tfa Getfa|jg Oa~q~ Nf|m~t m~ m`daad njhre~~mj`eta e`d ne|m`i e`d `q|tq|m`i e~ e

    hjtfa|. Heta|`ek e`d gahm`m`a ~mhmka~ fakr q~ tj ~aa tfa gqkk`a~~ e`ddartf jg Ijd)~ fae|t &lqt e|a tfa~a t|emt~ avnkq~mwak} gahm`m`a:- e`ddm~njq|eia q~ g|jh ~ta|ajt}rm`i fmh m` ennj|de`na ymtf nqktq|ek hjdak~.Fjyawa|+ mt hq~t la m`~m~tad tfet tfa~a njhre|m~j`~ la m`ta|r|atadymtfm` tfa tjtekmt} jg tfa Lmlkmnek ymt`a~~+ m` kmift jg Ijd)~ ~akg(dm~nkj~q|am` fm~ ^j`. Mt m~ m` tfa daetf e`d |a~q||antmj` jg jq| Kj|d tfet tfa kjwa+rmt}+ njhre~~mj` jg tfa Getfa|+ e~ yakk e~ fm~ ~awa|mt} e`d oqdiha`t+ e|aa`entad e`d ra|gantk} |awaekad. Ya e|a `jt ~ewad l} mheia~ lqt l} tfaKj|d Oa~q~ Nf|m~t.

    ^anj`d+ tfa dmwm`a he~nqkm`mt} jg tfa Oqdeaj(Nf|m~tme` Ijd hq~t `jtla |aoantad e~ ret|me|nfek r|joantmj`. M~|eak ye~ ra|fer~ tfa j`a nqktq|adq|m`i lmlkmnek tmha~ tfet dmd `jt m`nj|rj|eta tfa gahm`m`a r|m`nmrka m`tjtfa damt}.12 Tfa ^qha|me`~+ tfa Ai}rtme`~+ tfa Ne`ee`mta~+ tfa Ra|~me`~+tfa I|aac~+ tfa \jhe`~ekk fed re`tfaj`~ jg heka e`d gaheka damtma~+}at aenf ya|a et kae~t e~ ret|me|nfek e`d ~avm~t e~ M~|eak. Ret|me|nf} m~ `jle| tj m`ta|r|atm`i damt} m` gahm`m`a ta|h~.15

    Yf}+ tfa`+ m~ ]efyaf mda`tmgmad e~ e ,heka, Ijd m` tfa ^n|mrtq|a~:

    Yf} m~ e gaheka ijdda~~ `jt re|t`a|ad ymtf fmh: Yf} dja~ ]efyaf4= Mlmd 5=

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    ekye}~ gm`d fmh~akg et jdd~ ymtf E~ftj|atf+ E`etf+ E~fa|ef: Lmlkmnek~nfjke| Akmzelatf Enftaham| edwe`na~ tfa gjkkjym`i e`~ya|?

    Mt m~ `jt tfet tfa r|jrfat~ ya|a ~kewa~ tj tfam| ret|me|nfek nqktq|a+ e~ ~jhagahm`m~t~ fjkd. E`d mt m~ `jt tfet tfa r|jrfat~ njqkd`jt mheim a Ijd e~ gaheka?tfa} ya|a ~q||jq`dad l} rajrka yfj ~j mheim`ad tfam| damtma~. Mt m~ |etfa| tfettfa r|jrfat~+ e~ yakk e~ tfa Daqta|j`jhm~t~ e`d R|ma~tk} y|mta|~ e`d Oa~q~ e`dReqk+ yjqkd jt q~a ~qnf ke`iqeia+ laneq~a tfa} c`ay e`d fed ehrka awmda`nag|jh tfa |akmimj`~ ~q||jq`dm i tfah tfet gaheka ke`iqeia gj| tfa damt} |a~qkt~ me le~mn dm~tj|tmj jg tfa `etq|a jgIjd e`d jgfm~ |aketmj tj fm~ n|aetmj .13 Fal. 55?>-.

    Yfa` tfa dmwm`a m~ nj`~t|qad m` gahm`m`a ta|h~+ tfa lm|tfm`ihaterfj|+ e~ Enftaham| jl~a|wa~+ lanjha~ m`awmtelka.1> ^q`+ hjj`+~te|~+ ae|tf+ fqhe`mt} ahe`eta g|jh tfa lam`i jgIjd &Lkqa Ljjc+ r. 67-.Ekk re|tmnmreta m` tfa ~ql~te`na e`d kmga jg dmwm`mt}.14 Tfa damt} m~m`dm~~jkqlk} ljq`d qr ymtf tfa q`mwa|~a. Ijd e`d n|aetmj` e|a re`tfa(

    m~tmnekk} mda`tmgmad3 fqhe`mt} m~ damgmad. Nj`gm|hetmj` jg tfm~ rjm`t m~r|jwmdad l} tfa yakk c`jy` avra|t j` h}tfjkji}+ tfa keta Oj~arfNehrlakk? ,Yfa` }jq fewa e Ijdda~~ e~ tfa n|aetj|+, fa ~e}~+ ,mt)~ fa|jy` ljd} tfet m~ tfa q`mwa|~a. ^fa m~ mda`tmnek ymtf tfa q`mwa|~a., 11

    Tfm~ m~ e wa|} dmgga|a`t |akmimj` g|jh tfet jg tfa Lmlka. ]efyaf m~t|e`~na`da`t N|aetj|+ tfa el~jkqta jtfa|+ dmgga|a`tmetad njhrkatak} g|jhfm~ n|aetmj`. Fa m~ `amtfa| tfa q`mwa|~a `j| tfa ~akg lqt Kj|d e`d |qka| jgljtf. @j| dja~ fa n|aeta jqt jg njhrqk~mj` j| `ana~~mt}. M` tfa m``a| kmgajg tfa Fjk} T|m`mt}+ Ijd m~ ra|gantk} e`d m`avfeq~tmlk} ferr} e`d

    gqkgmkkad. Fa fe~ `j `aad tj n|aeta. Fa m~ njhrkata m` e`d jgfmh~akg. ,Ijdka~~ tfa yj|kd+, j`a Nf|m~tme` rfmkj~jrfa| `jta~+ ,m~ `jt ka~~ tfe` Ijdekj`a.,17 Tfa ent jg n|aetmj`+ tfa|agj|a+ hq~t la q`da|~tjjd e~ lam`iqtta|k} i|etqmtmjq~+ e` avr|a~~mj` jg ~faa| ia`a|j~mt}. Fa`na tfa el~jkqtaKj|d~fmr jg Ijd. Tfet yfmnf fa m~ g|aa tj n|aeta+ fa m~ ek~j g|aa tjda~t|j}j| heca njhrkatak} `ay. E~ Akmoef dahj`~t|etad j` Hjq`tNe|hak+ tfa Ijd jg M~|eak m~ `jt tj la nj`gq~ad ymtf tfa ijd~ jg `etq|ae`d ga|tmkmt}.

    1< Akmzelatf Enftaham|+ ,Gaheka Ke`iqeia gj| Ijd+, Tfa Fa|ha`aqtmnek Uqa~t+ ad.Dj`ekd Hmkka| &Ekkm~j` Re|c+ Ra``~}kwe`me? Rmncymnc Rqlkmnetmj`~+ 5=67-+ r. 52=. Ek~j ~aaO 5> 57

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    Mg ]efyaf fe~ `j `aad jge gaheka nj`~j|t+ mt m~ laneq~a fa ek|aed}fe~ j`a`ehak}+ fqhe`mt} &M~|eak-.19 Ijd m~ he~nqkm`a `jt m` |aketmj` tj

    e gaheka damt} &`jt ~avqekk}+ m` jtfa| yj|d~- lqt |etfa| m` |aketmj` tj tfan|aetmj` e`d tfa Nfq|nf. Tf|jqifjqt tfa ^n|mrtq|a~ tfa haterfj| jgfq~le`d*ymga j| kjwa|*lakjwad m~ q~ad tj ~raec laeqtmgqkk} e`d r|jgjq`dk}jg tfa m`tmheta njhhq`mj` latyaa` tfa Rajrka jg Ijd e`d tfam|\adaaha| &a.i.+ Fj~.

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    he` j| e yjhe`+ j| kmca e`} e`mhek j` ae|tf j| e`} lm|d tfet gkma~ m` tfa em|+ j|kmca e`} n|aetq|a tfet hjwa~ ekj`i tfa i|jq`d j| e`} gm~f m` tfa yeta| lakjy.&4?51(56-

    M~|eak m~ gj|lmdda` tfa r|joantmj` jg n|aetq|ak} nj`nartmj`~ e`d mheia~

    m`tj tfa Ijdfaed. Yfetawa| tfa he~nqkm`mt} jg ]efyaf hmift hae`+ mt

    dja~ `jt hae` tfet ya e|a tj nj`namwa fmh e~ e` m`gm`mtak} ke|ia he` ymtf

    ra`m~ e`d ta~tmnka~.

    Jq| Ijd m~ la}j`d fqhe` ~avqekmt}+ ,mhhj|tek+ ymtf `j `aad tj

    r|jn|aeta+ e`d ek|aed} yfjka m` kjwa.,72

    Tfa lmjkjimnek dm~tm`ntmj`~ jg

    heka e`d gaheka lakj`i tj tfa n|aetad j|da|? E~ N|aetj|+ tfa lmlkmnek Ijd

    ge| ~q|re~~a~ e`} ~qnf kmhmtetmj`~. M` tfa fm~tj|} jg M~|eak+ ya dm~na|` tfada`etq|ekmzetmj` jg dmwm`mt} e`d tfa el~jkqta dmwj|na jg Ijdfaed e`d

    ga|tmkmt}. ]efyaf m~ ~qr|e~avqek+ `amtfa| heka `j| gaheka.75

    Laneq~a Ijd

    m~ ra|~j`ek lam`i+ mt m~ m`awmtelka e`d r|jra| tfet ta|h~ ymtf ~avqek

    nj``jtetmj`~ la errkmad tj fmh3 fjyawa|+ e~ e|iqad eljwa+ jq| mheia|}

    a`oj}~ e` mheiaka~~+ `j`hmhatmn |aketmj` tj tfa t|e`~na`da`t dmat}. Tfa

    he~nqkm`mt} jg tfa Fal|ay(Nf|m~tme` Ijd hq~t la dagm`ad l} fm~ m`gm`mta+

    m`wm~mlka |aekmt}.

    Tfa Gahm`m~t Fa|ha`aqtmn

    Fjy e|a ya tj awekqeta tfa q`da|k}m`i fa|ha`aqtmn jg tfa~a

    m`nkq~mwa ke`iqeia kmtq|ima~: Tfa Lkqa Ljjc ~teta~?

    Tfa~a tavt~ dakmla|etak} ~aac e hj|a leke`nad mheia|} m` da~n|mrtmj`~ jg Ijd.Tfm~ nj`na|` m~ nkj~ak} |aketad tj tfa m~~qa~ m` ke`iqeia eljqt rajrka+ ~m`na tfayj|d~ ya q~a dj+ m` gent+ gj|h e`d eggant jq| ra|nartmj`~+ ljtf j` e nj`~nmjq~ e`dq`nj`~nmjq~ kawak. Ne|a fe~ tfa|agj|a laa` teca` tj ewjmd e` jwa|(|akme`na j`

    haterfj|~ e`d ett|mlqta~ ia`a|ekk} ra|namwad e~ he~nqkm`a+ e`d tj ~aac jqt e`dq~a mheia~ yfmnf da~n|mla Ijd m` gahm`m`a e`d jtfa| ~n|mrtq|ekk}(le~ad ta|h~.&r. ==-

    Et j`a kawak mt m~ dmggmnqkt tj e|iqa eiem`~t ~qnf e ~tetaha`t. Egta| ekk+ mg jq|

    kmtq|ima~ e|a q`leke`nad+ lme~ad+ m`auqmtelka+ dm~tj|tad+ tfa` ya hq~t l}

    ekk hae`~ nj||ant tfa ~mtqetmj`. Lqt q`leke`nad njhre|ad tj yfet: Tfa

    Lmlka: Tfa q~a jg gahm`m`a mheia|} gj| Ijd m~ m`g|auqa`t m` tfa

    ^n|mrtq|a~+ e`d e~ ya fewa ~aa`+ gj| ijjd |ae~j`. Imwa` tfa hm`j| |jka

    ~qnf mheia|} rke}~ m` tfa Lmlkmnek t|edmtmj`+ mt m~ `jt ae~} tj la mhr|a~~adl} tfa nkemh tfet tfa Nfq|nf)~ kmtq|ima~ e|a d|e~tmnekk} q`leke`nadtfet

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    Lqt m~ tfa Lmlka tfa |qka e`d `j|h gj| tfa~a kmtq|ima~: H} iqa~~ m~+`j. Fa|a M hq~t dare|t g|jh tfa Lkqa Ljjc tavt+ yfmnf m~ rjkmtmnekk} ~mka`t

    j` mt~ data|hm`m`i fa|ha`aqtmn+ e`d |ak} j` nj`tahrj|e|} gahm`m~ty|mta|~. M ~q~rant tfet tfa re~~mj` gj| gahm`m`a mheia|} m~ |jjtad `jt m` enjhhmtha`t tj Fjk} ^n|mrtq|a lqt m` tfa nj`wmntmj` tfet tfa a`tm|atfajkjimnek e`d kmtq|imnek t|edmtmj`+ m`nkqdm`i tfa Lmlka+ m~ getekk} gkeyadl} heka ~avm~h. E~ tfa djhm`e`t hahla|~ jg tfa annka~mek njhhq`mt}+ha` fewa r|joantad j`tj tfa damt} he~nqkm`a nfe|enta|m~tmn~ e`d ett|mlqta~. Tfm~ heka damt}+ m` tq|`+ |am`gj|na~ tfa ret|me|nfekm~h jg ~jnmat}.E~ He|} Dek} fe~ hahj|elk} ~tetad+ ,Mg Ijd m~ heka+ tfa heka m~ Ijd.,Tfa kmla|etmj` jg yjha`+ tfa|agj|a+ |auqm|a~ tfa mhhadmeta t|e`~gj|he

    tmj` jg jq| q`da|~te`dm`i jg Ijd. He~nqkm`a mheia|} hq~t la amtfa||arkenad l} gahm`m`a mheia|} j| ~qrrkaha`tad l} mt. M` amtfa| ne~a+ e|edmnek |anj`~t|qntmj` jg Nf|m~tme` tfajkji} m~ `ana~~e|}.

    M eh |ahm`dad fa|a jg He|tm` Kqtfa|)~ 5156 Famdakla|i Dm~rqtetmj`m` yfmnf fa d|ey~ tfa dm~tm`ntmj` latyaa` e tfajkji} jg ikj|} e`d etfajkji} jg tfa n|j~~.7< L} e tfajkji} jg ikj|} fa hae`~ e tfajkjimnekhatfjd l} yfmnf j`a m`ga|~ tfa ett|mlqta~ jg Ijd g|jh tfa yj|c~ jgn|aetmj` &ra|fer~ tjde} ya yjqkd ~e} ,avra|ma`na,-. Tf|jqif tfm~ r|jna~~

    jg |ae~j`m`i e`d |agkantmj`+ j`a njhrj~a~ e rmntq|a jg heoa~t}+ ~t|a`itf+ym~djh+ |miftajq~`a~~+ ijjd`a~~+ la`awjka`na. Ya mhrqta tj tfa damt}tfj~a wekqa~ ya nj`~mda| ~qra|mj|. Ennj|dm`i tj Kqtfa|+ fjyawa|+ tfm~ m~`jt e ~ewm`i c`jykadia3 gj| ~m`gqk fqhe`mt} m~ ljq`d tj q~a tfa tfajkji}jg ikj|} tj edwe`na mt~ jy` aijtm~tmnek ~nfaha~. M` tfa wa|} ava|nm~a jg tfahatfjd+ tfa ~m``a| m~ |am`gj|nad m` fm~ j| fa| ~akg(|miftajq~`a~~ e`dr|mda. Jq| m`~etmelka `aad tj |a(heca dmwm`mt} egta| jq| jy` mheia|ahem`~ q`tjqnfad3 m`daad+ mt m~ nj`gm|had e`d `jq|m~fad l} tfafa|ha`aqtmn mt~akg. Qktmhetak}+ tfa Ijd jg ikj|} m~ lqt tfa r|joantmj` jg

    ~akg m`tj ata|`mt}.7>Mg tfajkji} m~ ~mhrk} e hetta| jg mhrj|tm`i jq| `aad~+ da~m|a~+

    ra|gantmj`~ m`tj tfa faewa`~+ tfa` mt ~aah~ err|jr|meta &`e}+ mhra|etmwa-tfet awa|}j`a nj`t|mlqta tj tfa r|jna~~+ ha` e`d yjha`+ edqkt~ e`dnfmkd|a`+ lkenc~ e`d yfmta~+ \arqlkmne`~ e`d Dahjn|et~+ gm|~t(yj|kda|~e`d tfm|d(yj|kda|~+ nermtekm~t~ e`d yj|ca|~+ jrr|a~~j|~ e`d wmntmh~+ atn.+atn. Lqt dj tfa~a ~akg(r|joantmj`~ fewa e`}tfm`i et ekk tj dj ymtf tfa kmwm`iIjd: Dj ya `jt aenf a`d qr ymtf tfet damt} yfmnf ya qktmhetak} ye`t+

    `ehak}+ jq|~akwa~:

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    Tfa gahm`m~t fa|ha`aqtmn m~ e hjda|` avehrka jg e tfajkji} jgikj|}. Dmwm`mt} m~ nj`~t|qad m` kmift jg gahm`m~t &M dj `jt ~e} gaheka-

    rjkmtmnj(|akmimjq~ avra|ma`na. Ijd lanjha~ Ijd*a~~. Laneq~a tfa ijek jgtfa kmla|etmj` jg yjha` |auqm|a~+ ~j mt m~ lakmawad+ tfa avektetmj` jg tfagahm`m`a+ yfet latta| ye} tfe` tj imwa mt e dmwm`a ~tetq~ tf|jqifm`nj|rj|etmj` m`tj tfa Ijdfaed.

    Gj| Kqtfa|+ j`k} tfa nj`n|ata ~qgga|m`i~ jg tfa ata|`ek ^j` ne`da~t|j} jq| tfm|~t gj| ikj|}. J`k} tfa re~~mj` jg Oa~q~ ne` tfye|t jq|m``eta d|mwa tj mdjket|}. Ya hq~t lafjkd tfa damt} m` tfet yfmnf ya feta.Ya hq~t c`jy fmh m` ,tfa fqhmkmt} e`d ~feha jg tfa n|j~~.,74 M` Oa~q~Nf|m~t ya e|a nj`g|j`tad l} tfa ~rantenka jg tfa d}m`i Ijd. Jq| reie`

    nj`nartmj`~ jg tfa dmwm`a e|a n|mtmuqad+ |alqcad+ tq|`ad j` tfam| faed~.Jq| ~akg(r|joantmj` m~ l|jca` l} tfa fm~tj|mnek |aekmt} jg tfa J`a yfj~q||a`da|~ fmh~akgtj mi`jhm`} e`d daetf. C`jykadia jg tfa t|qa Ijd m~`jt iem`ad l} |agkantmj` qrj` jq| ~qloantmwa avra|ma`na? Mt m~ enuqm|ad l}nj`tahrketmj` jg tfa l|jca` fqhe`mt} jg tfa M`ne|`eta Yj|d. M` fm~yaec`a~~ e`d daetf ya a`njq`ta| tfa Ijd ya dj `jt ye`t+ tfa Ijd yfjne``jt la tfa n|aetmj` jg jq| mdjket|jq~ mheim`etmj`~+ tfa Ijd ya yjqkdnfjj~a tj n|qnmg} ekk jwa| eiem`. ,Tfa|agj|a m` Nf|m~t n|qnmgmad+, Kqtfa|

    nj`nkqda~+ ,m~ tfa t|qa tfajkji} e`d tfa c`jykadia jg Ijd.,

    71

    Tfa Ij~rak m~ tfa yj`d|jq~ `ay~ tfet ya dj `jt fewa tj gm`d Ijd l}tfa r|joantmj` jg jq| ra|gantmj`~. Ya dj `jt fewa tj `eha fmh l} tfetyfmnf ya err|jwa. Ya dj `jt fewa tj heca fmh heka+ gaheka+ j| `aqta|&dara`dm`i j` jq| r|aga|a`na~-. \etfa|+ Ijd fmh~akg teca~ tfa m`mtmetmwam` njhm`i tj fqhe`mt} m` ent~ jg ~akg(|awaketmj` e`d |adahrtmj`. Faheca~ fmh~akg c`jy` e~ fa ymkk~+ g|aak} mda`tmg}m`i fmh~akg `jt oq~t l}tfet yfmnf ya edhm|a e`d kjwa lqt l} tfa `aietmwmtma~ jg jq| avm~ta`na+ l}tfet yfmnf ya gae|+ feta+ da~rm~al} yaec`a~~+ ~qgga|m`i~+ ~m`+ daetf+

    awa` getfa|fjjd%77Ijd ymkk `jt ekkjy fmh~akg ~mhrk} tj la tfa m`gm`mta m`gketmj` jg jq|

    aij~. Fa ymkk `jt la |adqnad tj e ~}hljk jg jq| ~akg(a~taah. Fa m~ tfa~akg(avm~ta`t ^ewmj| yfj g|aa~ q~ g|jh jq|~akwa~ l} nj`g|j`tm`i q~ e~ tfetyfmnf ya nj`~mda| led j| yj|tfka~~. Tfm~ m~ tfa re|edjv jg tfa Ij~rak?Ijd lanjha~ jq| ^m` e`d tfq~ ya lanjha |miftajq~. Ijd dma~ j` tfaN|j~~ e`d tfq~ dj ya kmwa. Ijd `eha~ fmh~akge~ jq| Getfa| e`d tfq~ e|aya heda fam|~ jg fm~ Cm`idjh.79 Laneq~a ya e|a ~ewad+ g|aak} e`d

    q`nj`dmtmj`ekk}+ m` tfa re|tmnqke|+ ~ranmgmn+ e`d ahle||e~~m`i fm~tj|} jg

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    Oa~q~ jg @eze|atf+ ya e|a kmla|etad g|jh tfa `aad tj mheia Ijd egta|jq|~akwa~. Ijd ne` `jy la Ijd. E`d ya ne` la jq|~akwa~. 76

    E|a ya jgga`dad l} tfa he~nqkm`mt} jg Ijd: Ijjd% Tfet)~ tfa yfjkarjm`t. Ijd ye`t~ tj jgga`d q~. Fa ye`t~ tj nj`wmnt q~ jg jq| aijm~h+r|mda+ e`d mdjket|}. J`k} tfa` m~ t|qa |ara`te`na e`d gemtf heda rj~~mlka.Gj| aenf jgq~+ tfa|a m~ ~jhatfm`i eljqt Oa~q~ yfmnf ymkk ~ne`dekmza e`de`ia| q~.7= Mt he} la fm~ ^ahmtmn fa|mteia j| fm~ e~~jnmetmj` ymtfr|j~tmtqta~ e`d ~m``a|~3 ra|fer~ mt m~ fm~ |aketmwa rjwa|t} j| fm~ |agq~ek tj~qrrj|t tfa rjkmtmnek eia`de~ jg tfa de}. Mt njqkd awa` la fm~ mhrjta`nae`d daetfj| tfa Getfa| fa yj|~fmr~ e`d jla}~. Lqt yfetawa| mt m~+ yahq~t la jgga`dad+ m`daad+ n|qnmgmad+ tfet ya he} la g|aad g|jh jq|

    |akmimj~mt} e`d jq| m`nq|elka da~m|a tj |anj`~t|qnt dmwm`mt}. J`k} yfa` ya`j kj`ia| ~aac tj gm`d jq|~akwa~ m` ata|`mt} ymkk ya gm`d m` tfa fa|a e`d`jy tfa j`a e`d t|qa IjdGetfa|+ ^j`+ e`d Fjk} ^rm|mt.

    L} tfm~ q`da|~te`dm`i+ jq| ke`iqeia gj| Ijd m~ `jt data|hm`ad l}tfet yfmnf ya wekqa m` tfa yj|kd. Mt m~ data|hm`ad l} ,Ijd)~ nfjmna jg tfaentqek fm~tj|} e~ yfmnf fa m~ jq| jloant.,92 Laneq~a Oa~q~ `ehad IjdGetfa|+ ya edd|a~~ Ijd e~ Getfa| e`d `jt Hjtfa|. Laneq~a Oa~q~ ye~ m`nj`tm`ia`t gent heka+ ya r|e} m` tfa ^j`)~ `eha e`d `jt tfa Deqifta|)~.

    Yfatfa| ya |aojmna j| da~rem| tfa|am`+ e~ R|jga~~j| \jla|t Oa`~j` `jta~+m~ m||akawe`t.95 Jq| tfajkjimnek te~c m~ tj la gemtfgqk tj tfa fm~tj|} jg Ijd.Da~rmta mt~ m`ta`tmj`~+ tfa gahm`m~t fa|ha`aqtmn ~qnnaad~ `jt m`

    kmla|etm`i q~ g|jh ~avm~h lqt m` gq|tfa| a`t|a`nfm`i q~ m` jq| ~m`.Q`ymkkm`i tj ennart Ijd)~ fm~tj|mn ~akg(dagm`mtmj`+ mt ahle|c~ j` e`jtfa|uqa~t tj m`wa`t e damt} hj|a eha`elka tj mt~ nj`na|`~. Lqt tfa Ijd mta`d~ qr ymtf m~ ha|ak} tfa hm||j| mheia jg mt~akg. Tfq~ tfajkjimnekgahm`m~h gm`d~ mt~akg `ana~~e|mk} jrrj~m`i j|tfjdjv Nf|m~tme`mt}. Tfa|ane` la `j njhr|jhm~a latyaa` E~ftj|atf e`d tfa Fjk} T|m`mt}.

    Nj`nkq~mj`

    E`ikmne`m~h m~ a~~a`tmekk} e kmtq|imnek gemtf. Tfa kmtq|i} gj|h~ jq|lakmag e`d ~fera~ jq| dm~nmrka~fmr. Gj| tfm~ |ae~j`+ jq| nj|rj|eta r|e}a|hq~t la daark} |jjtad m` tfa t|edmtmj` e`d tfa ke`iqeia jg Ne`ee`. Tfm~m~ tfa t|qa erj~tjkmn ~qnna~~mj`+ tfa gj|hetmj` jg Nf|m~tme` mda`tmt} m` tfa

    76 Mdah+ ,T|m`mte|me` @ehm`i+, r. 1.7= Mdah+ ,Kantmj`e|}+, r. 1. Awa` e hjda|eta gahm`m~t kmca Ret|mnme Ymk~j`(C~t`a| fe~

    e wa|} dmggmnqkt tmha gm`dm`i e`} rkena et ekk gj| tfa re|tmnqke|mt} jg Oa~q~+ a~ranmekk} m` fm~heka`a~~ Fm~ re|tmnqke|mt} m~ nj`~te`tk} jrrj~ad tj fm~ q`mwa|~ekmt} Gemtf Gahm`m~h e`d

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    Fjk} T|m`mt} tf|jqif tmha e`d ~rena. Mt m~ tfa|agj|a mhra|etmwa tfetmdajkjimnek e`d ~ante|me` nj`na|`~+ `jt tj ~raec jg fa|atmnek tfajkjima~+

    `jt la m`nj|rj|etad m`tj tfa Ljjc jg Njhhj` R|e}a|.Mg tfa|a e|a fa|ha`aqtmnek e`d tfajkjimnek r|jlkah~+ tfa` kat tfa~ala edd|a~~ad g|jh tfa rqkrmt e`d m` tfa nke~~|jjh. M`ta|r|atetmj` jg tfat|edmtmj` m~ e` j`(ijm`i r|jna~~tfa Ij~rak hq~t la r|jnkemhad tjde}lqt tfm~ m`ta|r|atetmj` m~ `jt e ~ql~tmtqta gj| tfa r|mhmtmwa ke`iqeia jggemtf e`d tfa ~tj|} jg Oa~q~ Nf|m~t. Mt m~ tfm~ ~tj|} tfet fe~ nfe`iad tfa genajg nmwmkmzetmj`+ tfet fe~ l|jqift fjra e`d ay lm|tf tj hmkkmj`~ jg ha` e`dyjha` m` tfa hmd~t jg q`mheim`ad ~qgga|m`i+ rjwa|t}+ wmjka`na+ da~rem|.

    Tfa Lkqa Ljjc |em~a~ ~a|mjq~ uqa~tmj`~. Tfa ke`iqeia jg gemtf m~

    ~ql~te`tmwak} ekta|ad. Ymtf tfa nfe`ia jg tfm~ ke`iqeia njha~ ek~j enfe`ia m` a~~a`na. Lagj|a tfm~ `ay err|jenf m~ m`t|jdqnad m`tj jq|kmtq|i}+ avta`~mwa tfajkjimnek |agkantmj` e`d n|mtmuqa ~fjqkd gm|~t tecarkena+ `jt j`k} ymtfm` E`ikmne`m~h lqt ekk jg Netfjkmn Nf|m~tme`mt}. Tfatahrtetmj` jg ekk eia~ m~ ~}`n|atm~h+ tfa e~~mhmketmj` jg ekma` gj|h~ jgtfjqift m`tj tfa gemtf. ]efyaf genad tfa nfekka`ia jg tfa Leekmh. TfaT|m`mt} genad tfa nfekka`ia jg tfa q`c`jyelka damt} jg @aj(Rketj`m~h. M`ljtf ne~a~+ ~}`n|atm~h fed tj la nj`g|j`tad e`d |aoantad. E|a ya `jtgenm`i e ~mhmke| ~mtqetmj` tjde}:

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    Njr}|mift e`d Q~a?

    E~ e` ETKE^ q~a|+ }jq he} r|m`t+ djy`kjed+ j| ~a`d e|tmnka~ gj| m`dmwmdqek q~aennj|dm`i tj gem| q~a e~ dagm`ad l} Q.^. e`d m`ta|`etmj`ek njr}|mift key e`d e~jtfa|ym~a eqtfj|mzad q`da| }jq| |a~rantmwa ETKE^ ~ql~n|mla| ei|aaha`t.

    @j nj`ta`t he} la njrmad j| ahemkad tj hqktmrka ~mta~ j| rqlkmnk} rj~tad ymtfjqt tfanjr}|mift fjkda|&~-) avr|a~~ y|mtta` ra|hm~~mj`. E`} q~a+ danjhrmkm`i+|ar|jdqntmj`+ j| dm~t|mlqtmj` jg tfm~ ojq|`ek m` avna~~ jg gem| q~a r|jwm~mj`~ he} la ewmjketmj` jg njr}|mift key.

    Tfm~ ojq|`ek m~ heda ewemkelka tj }jq tf|jqif tfa ETKE^ njkkantmj` ymtf ra|hm~~mj`

    g|jh tfa njr}|mift fjkda|&~-. Tfa njr}|mift fjkda| gj| e` a`tm|a m~~qa jg e ojq|`ek

    t}rmnekk} m~ tfa ojq|`ek jy`a|+ yfj ek~j he} jy` tfa njr}|mift m` aenf e|tmnka. Fjyawa|+gj| na|tem` e|tmnka~+ tfa eqtfj| jg tfa e|tmnka he} hem`tem` tfa njr}|mift m` tfa e|tmnka.

    Rkae~a nj`tent tfa njr}|mift fjkda|&~- tj |auqa~t ra|hm~~mj` tj q~a e` e|tmnka j| ~ranmgmn

    yj|c gj| e`} q~a `jt njwa|ad l} tfa gem| q~a r|jwm~mj`~ jg tfa njr}|mift key~ j| njwa|adl} }jq| |a~rantmwa ETKE^ ~ql~n|mla| ei|aaha`t. Gj| m`gj|hetmj` |aie|dm`i tfa

    njr}|mift fjkda|&~-+ rkae~a |aga| tj tfa njr}|mift m`gj|hetmj` m` tfa ojq|`ek+ mg ewemkelka+

    j| nj`tent ETKE tj |auqa~t nj`tent m`gj|hetmj` gj| tfa njr}|mift fjkda|&~-.

    Eljqt ETKE^?

    Tfa ETKE ^a|mek~ &ETKE^- njkkantmj` nj`tem`~ akant|j`mn wa|~mj`~ jg r|awmjq~k}rqlkm~fad |akmimj` e`d tfajkji} ojq|`ek~ |ar|jdqnad ymtf ra|hm~~mj`. Tfa ETKE^

    njkkantmj` m~ jy`ad e`d he`eiad l} tfa Eha|mne` Tfajkjimnek Kml|e|} E~~jnmetmj`

    &ETKE- e`d |anamwad m`mtmek gq`dm`i g|jh Kmkk} A`djyha`t M`n.

    Tfa da~mi` e`d gm`ek gj|h jg tfm~ akant|j`mn djnqha`t m~ tfa r|jra|t} jg tfa Eha|mne`Tfajkjimnek Kml|e|} E~~jnmetmj`.