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tj mh. [eh strhhts ifk mjirkwibds whrh bbhk wgte Fhw Wjrdhrs

gf shirne j` `uf. Pgffgh fjt jfby pbiyhk it Mrgcetjf Mhine is i

yjufcsthr, mut bithr wjrdhk sullhr ojms tehrh is i bg`hcuirk,

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egs ejlh‛ifk kgspbiyhk bhikhrsegp sdgbbs hvhf it i yjufc ich.

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teh intgjf.

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tj teh njrh. Sehtehr gt wis i cilh j` Ehirts jr mishmibb wis

grrhbhvift. Pgffgh wifthk tj wgf ifk pbiyhk innjrkgfcby, ibtejuce

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teh prghsts, wegne Pgffgh seuttbhk kjwf teh mbjnd

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hxnursgjfs tj Njfhy Gsbifk.

Pgffgh eik i dhhf khsgrh tj shrvh is if ibtir mjy it ^t. Lird‗s

[eit bjfcgfc tj issgst teh prghst kurgfc shrvgnhs bhk Pgffgh tj

nrgtgnib oufnturh gf egs bg`h. Jfby 9= ifk shrvgfc it Histhr Liss

Pgffgh ehirk i nibbgfc tj teh prghstejjk. Gf i strgnt Nitejbgn ̀ ilgb

sune i nibbgfc wis tidhf shrgjusby.

Njlphtgfc `jr egs khvjtgjf, ejwhvhr, wis `jjtmibb. [eh cilh‗

strithcy ifk peysgnibgty ipphibhk tj Pgffgh `rjl teh jutsht

 mhnjlgfc teh rst shnubir bjvh j` egs bg`h. Eh pbiyhk sifkbj

`jjtmibb it hvhry jppjrtufgty. Eh hfojyhk witnegfc `jjtmib

ibljst is lune is eh khbgcethk gf pbiygfc gt. Sehf pjssgmbh e

wjubk njix ̀ rghfks tj innjlpify egl tj teh Qjbj Crjufks tj sh

 Fhw Wjrd‗s prj`hssgjfib `jjtmibb Cgifts pbiy, jr tj witne teh tj

njbbhch thils.

Pgfnh‗s tejucets shbkjl striyhk `ir `rjl `jjtmibb. Whirs bithr

Bjlmirkg hxpbigfhk egs bjvh j` teh spjrt. ‒Njftint, njftrjbbhk

vgjbhfnh, i cilh wehrh teh lgssgjf wis tj egt sjlhjfh eirkhrdfhhs up, hbmjws jut, neibbhfch yjur mjky, lgfk ifk spgrgt

hxeiust yjurshb` ifk shhd rhkhlptgjf terjuce ̀ itgcuh, sune whr

It teh nhfthr j` Pgfnh Bjlmirkg‗s wjrbk bbhk wgte njusgfs, iufts, ufnbhs ifk crifkpirhftswhrh egs pirhfts, Eirry ifk Litgbki (shithk nhfthr). Njurthsy Crhhf Miy Qindhrs Eibb j` @ilh 

JQQJ^G[H? Bjlmirkg‗s pissgjf `jr teh njftrjbbhk vgjbhfnh j` `jjtmibb `jufk i rhnhptgvh

ejlh it @jrkeil Xfgvhrsgty. Njurthsy @jrkeil Xfgvhrsgty Irnegvhs 

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teh rhwirks if ibtir mjy `jufk gf egs `ivjrgth cilh.“

[ejuce wjfkrjus tj i yjufc lif, teh rhwirks j` ̀ jjtmibb ibsj

 prhshfthk i mgt j` i quifkiry.

It ich 98, Pgfnh crikuithk `rjl Q.^. =10. Eh wis i cjjk mut

fjt crhit stukhft, ifk eh ̀ inhk i kg`nubt khngsgjf. Sehrh sejubk

eh njftgfuh egs hkunitgjf: Xbtglithby, eh nejsh tj hfrjbb is i

egce snejjb `rhselif it Nitehkrib Njbbhch j` teh Gllinubith

Njfnhptgjf, wegne bjnibs sejrthfhk tj Nitehkrib Qrhp, i prh-

shlgfiry jphrithk my teh Nitejbgn Kgjnhsh j` Mrjjdbyf ̀ jr mjys

gfthfkgfc tj hfthr teh prghstejjk.

Pgfnh sphft terhh yhirs it Nitehkrib Qrhp, snejjbhk gf

trikgtgjfib njurshs, mut ibsj rhqugrhk tj tidh Bitgf ifk Crhhd.

Eh wis i sjbgk M+ stukhft, pjpubir wgte nbissliths. Eh pbiyhk

 mishmibb ifk misdhtmibb, mut itebhtgn jppjrtufgtghs whrh `hw it

Nitehkrib Qrhp, if gfstgtutgjf wejsh sgfcubir purpjsh wis tj

 prjkunh prghsts, fjt itebhths.

Gf Oufh j` 97>=, Pgfnh fgsehk egs fib hxils ifk bh`t

Nitehkrib Qrhp, khngkgfc i bg`h gf teh prghstejjk wis fjt ̀ jr egl.

Eh rirhby spjdh imjut teh khngsgjf, ifk wehf isdhk imjut gt bithr

gf bg`h, eh khnbgfhk njllhft.

Pgfnh ljvhk jf tj ^t. @rifngs Qrhp gf Mrjjdbyf, pbiygfc

`jjtmibb jf i snejbirsegp teit njvhrhk $981 gf ̀ hhs ̀ jr mjjds ifk

tugtgjf. Eh pirbiyhk teit hxphrghfnh gftj i egce snejjb kgpbjli

ifk i njbbhch itebhtgn snejbirsegp.

Pgfnh‗s tglgfc njubk fjt eivh mhhf mhtthr. ^t. @rifngs wis gf

teh lgkst j` upcrikgfc gts `jjtmibb prjcril, ifk teh khngsgjf tj

hfrjbb tehrh likh shfsh. ^t. @rifngs njvhthk cjjk stukhfts ifk

cjjk `jjtmibb pbiyhrs. Pgfnh wis mjte.

Pgfnh wis i twj-wiy stir wej pbiyhk cuirk ifk eib`mind jf

j``hfsh, ifk i bgfhlif jf kh`hfsh. Eh wis i suprhlhby h``hntgv

sejrt-yirkich ruffhr ifk i ljrh teif wgbbgfc mbjndhr. Eh ibsj

wis rhcirkhk is i sdgbbhk, thfingjus tindbhr jf kh`hfsh. Eh bhk i

kh`hfsh teit ibbjwhk oust =1 pjgfts gf sgx cilhs.

^t. @rifngs bjst gts shisjf jphfhr, mut rhmjufkhk tj wgf v

strigcet ifk tgh `jr teh mhst rhnjrk iljfc Fhw Wjrd‗s prgvith

snejjbs. [eh thil‗s sunnhss ifk Pgfnh‗s njftrgmutgjfs cirfhrhk

itthftgjf. Njbulmgi j``hrhk egl i `jjtmibb snejbirsegp, mut e

 prh`hrrhk tj itthfk i Nitejbgn gfstgtutgjf. ^j eh isdhk Kif Dhrfi @jrkeil Xfgvhrsgty crikuith wej tiucet it ^t. @rifngs, g` e

wjubk mh wgbbgfc tj wrgth i bhtthr j` rhnjllhfkitgjf. @jrkeil

itebhtgns kgrhntjr Oind Nj``hy rhspjfkhk wgte if gfvgtitgjf `j

Pgfnh tj lidh if jf-nilpus vgsgt. Gt kgkf‗t tidh bjfc `jr Pgfn

tj rhnhgvh ifk innhpt i ̀ jjtmibb snejbirsegp.

Sgte teit, yjufc Pgfnh Bjlmirkg‗s njursh wis neirthk.

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Imjut teh IutejrI wrgthr ifk spjrts rikgj phrsjfibgty, Nergs

Eivhb eis njvhrhk teh Crhhf Miy Qindhrs `jr

ljrh teif =1 yhirs. Eh gs teh iutejr j` shvhrib

Qindhrs-rhbithk mjjds, gfnbukgfc egs wjrd wgte

Mrhtt @ivrh jf teh quirthrmind‗s iutjmgjcripey,

@ivrh? @jr teh ]hnjrk  (Kjumbhkiy, 9773), i Fhw

Wjrd [glhs  mhst-shbbhr. Eivhb ibsj njbbimjrithk

wgte Mjfgti @ivrh, Mrhtt‗s ljtehr, jf teh fitgjfib

mhst-shbbhr, @IP]H  (]ucchk Bifk, =11;).

Jf teh rikgj, Eivhb ejsts ^pjrts Bgfh  jf SKX_ 9;11-IL ifk 913.8 @L4

 teh Fj. 9 rithk spjrts tibd sejw gf Fjrtehist Sgsnjfsgf. @jr ljrh teif

98 yhirs, Eivhb njvhrhk teh Crhhf Miy Qindhrs ifk wis if iwirk-

wgffgfc njbulfgst `jr teh Crhhf Miy Qrhss-Cizhtth . Eh wis filhk

Sgsnjfsgf‗s ^pjrts Njbulfgst j` teh Whir gf =110 my teh Lgbwiudhh

Qrhss Nbum. I Sgsnjfsgf fitgvh, Eivhb bgvhs gf Crhhf Miy.

Indfjwbhkchlhfts[egs mjjd wjubk fjt eivh mhhf pjssgmbh wgtejut teh ehbp ifk cugkifnh j`

lify wjfkhr`ub phjpbh. I sphngib teifds tj teh Crhhf Miy Qindhrs Eibb

j` @ilh `jr tehgr ufhfkgfc hfteusgisl ifk issgstifnh jf tegs prjohnt,

pirtgnubirby Kgrhntjr/Irnegvgst [jl Lurpey, Lifichr Cwhf Mjrci ifk

Issgstift Isebhy Fghs. [eifd yju tj Qindhrs lhljrimgbgi hxphrt Nergs

Fhrit ifk Qindhr egstjrgif Hrgn Cjsdi wej whrh ibwiys rhiky tj bhfk i

eifk it i ljlhft‗s fjtgnh.

MgmbgjcripeyCjsdi, Hrgn. Crhhf Miy Qindhrs? I Lhisurh j` Crhitfhss . Gjbi, Sgs.?

Driush Qumbgnitgjfs, =11;

Ejrfufc, Qiub, wgte Mgbby ]hhk. Bjlmirkg ifk Lh? Qbiyhrs, Njinehs,

ifk Njbbhicuhs [ibd Imjut teh Lif ifk teh Lyte . Negnicj?

[rgulpe Mjjds, =113

Drilhr, Ohrry, wgte Kgnd ^neiip. Gfstift ]hpbiy . Fhw Wjrd?

Fhw Ilhrgnif Bgmriry, 9705Drilhr, Ohrry, wgte Kgnd ^neiip. Kgstift ]hpbiy . Fhw Wjrd?

Qutfil, 9758.

Bjlmirkg, Pgfnh, wgte S.N. Ehgfz. ]uf tj Kiybgcet!  Hfcbhwjjk Nbg``s,

F.O.? Qrhftgnh-Eibb, 970>

Lirifgss, Kivgk. Sehf Qrgkh ̂ tgbb Litthrhk? I Bg`h j` Pgfnh Bjlmirkg .

Fhw Wjrd? ^gljf & ^neusthr, 9777

J‗Mrghf, Lgneihb J. Pgfnh? I Qhrsjfib Mgjcripey j` Pgfnh Bjlmirkg .

Fhw Wjrd? Ljrrjw, 9753

]jmgfsjf, Kivh, wgte ]jynh Mjybhs. [eh Bjlmirkg Bhciny? >1 Qhjpbh

Sej Shrh [junehk my Crhitfhss . Cjjsh Nrhhd Qumbgsehrs, =117

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