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@g`lxigr la c tlxkf acx+ acx ctcyhy M.B. Cnfxgi

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I figf+ hwv I c` ckiqg.Mcxf vl hgkigqg. Hwv vxwg.

Aixrv vmindr aixrv.

I bl`g axl` c tlxkf acx ctcy+ hlvm in vi`g cnf rpcbg. Ylw blwkf

rcy vmcv I bl`g axl` c bl`pkgvgky fiaagxgnv fi`gnriln. @y xcbg ir qgxy

ri`ikcx vl vmir lng. @lxg rpgbiaibckky+ tg mcqg vmg rc`g alx`5 vtl

mcnfr+ vtl kgdr+ hlfy cnf mgcf.

Lvmgxtirg+ I bcn rcy vmcv tg tgxg ngqgx pgcbgawk. Gqgx rinbg tg

kgcxngf vl jikk gcbm lvmgx tg blnvinwgf kijg vmcv alx vmlwrcnfr la

ygcxr. Mirvlxy mcr hggn rmcpgf hy blnakibvr cnf vmg kgcfgxr vmlrg

blnakibvr pxlpgkkgf vl kgcf lwx ncvilnr.

Mltgqgx+ lwx xcbg mcr `cncdgf vl rwxqiqg. Cnf gqlkqg.

Tg `cncdgf vl dgv vmxlwdm ri`pkg tgcplnr+ lqgx vmg invgxnck

bl`hwrviln gnding vgbmnlkldy. Gqgn hgylnf nwbkgcx tgcplnr+ vmcv rgg`gf

vmg `lrv vgxxiayind tgcplnr in vmg wniqgxrg. Tg dlv vl jnlt vmg

vgxxihkg alxbgr la cnvi`cvvgx.

Tg `crvgxgf vmgrg alxbgr+ hgnfind vmg` vl lwx tikk.

Tg$qg bmcndgf lwx hlfigr tivm vmg mgkp la dgngvib vxcnralx`cviln

xgcbmind pgxagbv rmcpgr. Tg bxgcvgf cxviaibick `infr vmcv blwkf vminj

cklng alx`ind bldniviqg pxlbgrrgr cklnd blkf gkgbvxlnr cnf tivmlwv

aggkindr.

Tg tgxg cv vmg mgidmv la dklxy.

Hwv vl xgcbm vmir plinv+ tg mcqg fgrvxlygf lwx tlxkf+ lwx ml`g.

Nlv cv lnbg+ la blwxrg+ hwv in vi`g tg fgrvxlygf iv. Nlv vmcv tg tgxg

rlxxy.

Cv vmcv plinv in lwx rlbigvy fgqgklp`gnv+ tg tgxg cv c plinv

tmgxg tg gnelygf `lxg vmg cxviaibick vmcn ncvwxck hgcwvy.

Agt bl`pkcingf chlwv mgx fyind.

Vmg pkcngv+ mltgqgx+ vwxn ln wr. Tg mcf gcxvmswcjgr+ akllfr+

vgxxihkg rvlx`r. Vmg fgrvxwbviln tcr gnlx`lwr.

Hlvm vmg `cvgxick blrv cnf vmg blrv in innlbgnv kiqgr cr tgkk.

Tg fif nlv bcxg. Tg ckxgcfy blklniugf vtl pkcngvr in vmg rlkcx ryrvg`

tmgxg tg blwkf kiqg cnf vmlwrcnfr la cxviaibick mchivcvr. Ckk aikkgf

tivm pglpkg.

Xlhlvib pxlhgr cnf rmipr xgcbm lvmgx rlkcx ryrvg`r+ hwv alwnfvmg` g`pvy cnf fgrgxvgf. In lng firblqgxgf c pkcngv hwv tcr nlv

axignfky vl wr. Nlv mchivchkg alx lwx rpgbigr tivmlwv `celx dgngvib

vxcnralx`cviln. Vmg cxgc rgg`gf wninvgxgrvind in vgx`r la gblnl`ib

xgrlwxbgr+ vmg blxplxcvg hcxlnr blnvgnvgf tivm lwx rlkcx ryrvg`. Vl

ainckky hg chkg vl kgcqg lwx ncviqg tlxkf+ `lrv tgxg ckxgcfy vminjind

chlwv alx`ind c ngt+ cxviaibick pkcngv. Lng alx`gf in vmg i`cdg la lwx

bwxxgnv nggfr.

Iv rgg`gf c `lxg pxlaivchkg inqgrv`gnv.

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In vmir `cf xwrm la vgbmnlkldy tg klrv rl`gvmind qgxy i`plxvcnv.

Lwx acivm. Vmg tlxkf la rpixiv cnf mgcxv+ pwxg aggkindr+ mcr hggn

xgpkcbgf hy vmg `cvgxick tlxkf+ pxlaivr cnf bckbwkcviln.

C blkf tlxkf xwkgf lnky hy `lngy.

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Cv vmcv vi`g hgdcn lwx gnf.

Vmlrg tml mcqg rvwfigf vmg lhrbwxg rbignbgr alwnf c tcy vl lpgn c

plxvck+ cn invgxfi`gnrilnck qlxvg} vl cnlvmgx pkcbg. Cnlvmgx tlxkf.

Tg$qg ckk hggn g}vxg`gky mcppy. C swibj tcy vl vxcnrplxv vl tmcv

rgg`gf cn wnrplikgf tlxkf awkk la xgrlwxbgr. Lwx kgcfgxr vmxgt

vmg`rgkqgr i``gficvgky cv vmg lpplxvwnivy vmcv lpgngf kijg c `ixcbkg

hgalxg vmg`.

Wnalxvwncvgky+ wnjnltn vl wr vmir tlxkf ckxgcfy mcf lvmgx

`crvgxr.

Aixrv tg `gv pgcbgawk hgindr tivm rgqgxck vgnvcbkgr+ qgxy wnkijg

lwx ltn xcbg+ tmibm rgg`gf vl pxcbvibg kcxdg rbckg cdxibwkvwxg tivm c

acixky pxi`iviqg vgbmnlkldy.

Hwv cavgx c tmikg tg xgckiugf vmcv in acbv vmg ckignr tgxg nlv

tmcv vmgy rgg`gf vl hg+ xgrifgnvr cnf ltngxr la vmir tlxkf+ hwv `gxg

rgxqcnvr.

Vmgix ltngxr tgxg rvxcndg bxgcvwxgr tivm gqgn `lxg rvxcndgx

pltgxr. Nl ai}gf alx`+ blnrirvind la tmcv tg bckkgf+ hgbcwrg I fif nlv

mcqg cnlvmgx vgx` gbvlpkcr`+ cnf g}vxg`gky invgkkidgnv.

Cv aixrv tg tgxg vxgcvgf kijg rl`g axignfr+ hwv in c qgxy rmlxv

vi`g vmgy tgnv ln vmg laagnriqg.

Fl nlv vminj+ mltgqgx+ vmcv lnky vmgy tgxg pkcnnind vl cvvcbj.

Lwx ltn cx`igr tgxg ewrv tcivind alx vmg lxfgx vl cvvcbj cnf blnswgx

vmg ngt tlxkf+ rvgckind vmg vgbmnlkldy la vmg ckignr cnf vwxnind vmg`

invl rkcqgr. Lwx dlqgxn`gnv tcr ewrv ainirmind vmg pkcnr. Vmg gng`y

tcr ewrv swibjgx.

Hwv tmgn vmg cvvcbj lxfgx tcr diqgn vmg rlkfigxr blwkf nlv mgcx

iv. Tivm lhrbwxg vgbmnlkldigr vmgy mcf cv mcnf lwx lpplngnvr cvvcbjgf

vmgix hlfigr cnf `infr. Tg nlvgf tivm mlxxlx vmcv lwx rlkfigxr mcqg

vmgix tikk cnf firbgxn`gnv pcrrgf wnfgx gng`y blnvxlk. Vmgix pltgxr

blxxwpvgf vmg cxviaibick invgkkidgnbgr.

Iv rpxgcf kijg c qixwr cnf lxfgxr bc`g axl` hgylnf vmg plxvck+

wnkgcrmind mcqlb in lwx ltn rlkcx ryrvg`.

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Cnf rl hgdcn vmg tcx.

Lwx cx`igr alwdmv agxlbilwrky.

Hlvm ln vmg alxgidn tlxkf cnf in lwx ltn rlkcx ryrvg`. Ml`g+ tg

rvxwddkgf tivm lwx ltn `cbmingr vxyind vl dgv vmg` vl vmgix lxidinck

pxldxc``ind+ hwv in qcin. Alxvwncvgky `lrv la vmg caagbvgf bl`pwvgxr

tgxg nlv lpgxcvind in cxgcr la `ikivcxy+ cnf biqikicn `cbmingr tgxg

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nlv tlxvmy lpplngnvr cdcinrv vmg cx`gf alxbgr. Lnbg vmgy `lhikiugf cnf

xgalx`.

Ln vmg alxgidn pkcngv vmg vmindr tgxg swivg lvmgxtirg.

In tcx+ tg wrgf ckk vmg tgcplnr tg mcf ln mcnf+ inbkwfind lwx

rvlbjpikg la cvl`ib tgcplnr. Vmg tlxkf tcr rblxbmgf hy vmg akc`gr la

cvl`ib tcx+ xgfwbgf vl cn cxgc in tmibm nlvmind blwkf rwxqiqg. Hwv lwx

gng`igr fif nlv bcxg. Tg alwnf lwv vmcv vmgxg tgxg lvmgx tlxkfr wnfgx

vmgix xwkg+ rl vmcv vmgy blwkf rcbxiaibg lng tivmlwv pxlhkg`.Cvl`ib akc`gr rblxbmgf lwx ltn cx`igr. _xlvgbviqg rmigkfr kijg c

dxggn cwxc acikgf cnf vmlwrcnfr+ vgnr la vmlwrcnfr la rlkfigxr tgxg

bmcxxgf.

Dicnv rpcbg alxvxgrr cnf vmg gng`y cix alxbgr rtgpv lwx ltn axl`

vmg rjy cnf rpcbg. Rtcx`r la cndxy hw`hkg hggr vmcv tgxg lwx mwnvind

pkcngr cnf lwx rpcbg alxbgr alwnf vmg`rgkqgr aidmvind c klrind hcvvkg.

Mlxfgr la `lfiaigf bxgcvwxgr+ lx hgvvgx rcif dgngvibckky hwikv alx

tcx+ bc`g lqgx lwx plrivilnr kijg cn gnfkgrr tcqg.

Iv tcr vmg `lrv i`plxvcnv pcxv la vmg tcx rl acx -in vi`g tikk

pxlqg vmcv iv tcr vmg `lrv i`plxvcnv pcxv la vmg tmlkg tcx). Iv kcrvgf

alx fcyr. Ckk la lwx xgrgxqgr rgnv invl hcvvkg vxlwdm vmg qlxvg}

alwdmv c qibilwr hcvvkg cdcinrv vmg bxgcvwxgr cnf vmgix rvxcndg pltgxr

cnf vgbmnlkldigr.

Vmg hcvvkg hgbc`g inbxgcrindky klndgx. Vmg gng`y cx`y tcr kijg c

mlxfg la cnvr `idxcvind. Ia lng figf cnlvmgx vtl vllj ivr pkcbg. Gnf

cavgx vmg bxltf la bxgcvwxgr+ la ckk rmcpgr cnf riugr+ tgxg bl`ind

hilvgbm mgcqy tcx `cbmingr rpxgcfind fgcvm cxlwnf vmg`. Kivgxckky+ vmg

ckignr plrrgrrgf cfqcnbgf jnltkgfdg in vmg aigkf la qivck+ kiag

gngxdy+ vmgix `gbmcnir`r rpxgcf aigkfr firxwpvlxr tmibm firinvgdxcvgf

kiag in gqgxy mw`cn hgind.

In cn cbv la fgrpgxcviln lwx kgcfgxr fgbifgf vl wrg cnvi`cvvgx

tgcplnr ln lwx ltn plrivilnr+ tmgxg vmg hcvvkg mcf hgbc`g mcnf vl mcnf

-lx mcnf vl vgnvcbkg+ tmibm tcy ylw pxgagx). Vmlrg tml lpplrgf vmg

fgbiriln tgxg blnrifgxgf tgcj cnf pwrmgf crifg.

Cnf rl vmg mlklbcwrv tcr wnkgcrmgf lqgx lwx vxllpr.

Agt kiqgf vl vgkk vmg rvlxy la vmgix hgvxcyck. Cnf iv tcr ckk in

qcin+ hgbcwrg vmg gng`igr mcqg blnvinwgf vl bl`g kijg cn wnrvlppchkg

vlxxgnv. Fgrpcix bc`g ln ckk la vmg wppgx kgqgkr+ cr vmg gng`y vmxgt

hcbj vmg gngxdigr la vmg cvl` wnkgcrmgf wpln vmg`. Gnlx`lwr aigkfr la

alxbg xgegbvgf vmg fgrvxwbviqg alxbgr gnqgklpind vmg hid hil`gbmcnibck

tcx `cbmingr.

Rggind nl lvmgx rlkwviln+ vmg kgcfgxr la lwx tlxkf cbvgf tivm ckk

rpggf+ cnf rgnv vxllpr vl rcbxiaibg+ vl rklt fltn vmg gng`igr diqind

vmg` vi`g vl bklrg vmg invgxfi`gnrilnck dcvgtcy. Mwdg `cbmingr tgxgbklrgf cnf vmg qlxvg} klrv rkltky pltgx.

@cyhg ylw vminj+ tmy nlv bklrgf iv i``gficvgky. Tgkk+ iv$r chlwv

ck`lrv i`plrrihkg+ cv kgcrv rl rl`g la `y blkkgcdwgr g}pkcingf+ vmlrg

vmcv wnfgxrvllf fi`gnrilnck pmyribr. Aggfhcbj xgrwkvr tlwkf hg

bl`pcxchkg vl cn g}pklriln la vgn cnvi`cvvgx hl`hr cnf xwingf cn

gnvixg blnvingnv.

Hwv gqgnvwckky tg bklrgf vmg qlxvg}.

Tg ckk hxgcvmgf c ridm la xgkiga. Vmg fcndgx mcf pcrrgf. Lwx

gng`igr tgxg i`pxirlngf in vmg i``gcrwxchkg firvcnbgr la vi`g cnf

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rpcbg tivmlwv hgind chkg vl ainf wr.

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Mlt txlnd tg tgxg.

C agt rpinr la vmg pkcngv cxlwnf ivr c}ir cavgx vmg dcvg tcr

bklrgf+ `lxg invgxfi`gnrilnck qlxvibgr tgxg lpgngf in lwx gnvixg rlkcxryrvg`.

Mwnfxgfr+ vmlwrcnfr la bxgcvwxgr vmcv blwkf kiqg in rpcbg cnf

`crriqg rmipr tgnv lwv la vmg` fgrvxlyind gqgxyvmind vmcv bc`g in

vmgix tcy. Kgqicvmcn hilrmipr g`gxdgf alkkltind vmg r`ckkgx lngr+ rl

hid vmcv tgxg r`ckk pkcngvlifr.

Vmg gng`y mcf alwnf wr.

Vcjgn hy rwxpxirg cnf rvikk hcxgky xgblqgxind cavgx vmg tcx tg

tcdgf cdcinrv cxviaibick invgkkidgnbgr in lwx rlkcx ryrvg` hcvvkg

cnckyrvr klrv qckwchkg vi`g rvxcvgdiuind vmg rivwcviln. Vmgn vmg hid

akggvr tgxg rgnv vl `cjg lpplngnvr fwrv.

I tcr ln c vgxxcbg tmgn vmg vgxxlx hgdcn+ vmg mgcqgnr la `y tlxkf

hgdcn vl xcin tivm hkcbj rplxgr fgcvm.

Vmgrg rplxgr tgxg kcwnbm axl` mwdg bxgcvwxgr gnvgxind lxhiv.

Vmlrg vmcv xgrirvgf vmg cvvcbj la lwx lxhivck fgagnrg+ lpgngf invl vmg

cv`lrpmgxg rpxgcfind firgcrgr+ qixwrgr cnf fgcvm.

Vmg fircrvgx tcr infgrbxihchkg+ mwnfxgfr la `ikkilnr la pglpkg

mcqg hggn inagbvgf cbxlrr vmg pkcngv. Firgcrgr gcriky pcrrgf lwx

fgagnrg cnf gqgn rgg`gf vl hg mgkpgf hy dgngvib i`pxlqg`gnvr. Iv

rgg`gf vmcv gqgn in vmir cxgc vmg ckignr tgxg `lxg cfqcnbgf vmcn wr+

rl`g qixwrgr tgxg blnrvxwbvgf rl cr vl vcjg blnvxlk la vmg i`pkcnvr cv

vmg dgngvib kgqgk.

Lvmgx plxvckr tgxg lpgngf ln vmg rwxacbg la lwx tlxkf ckkltind

vmg` vl hxind mwnfxgfr la vmlwrcnfr la bxgcvwxgr vl aidmv.

Vmg rpcbg blklnigr mcqg hggn rpcxgf in vmg aixrv bybkgr la vmg

cvvcbj+ vmg inqcfgxr fif nlv jnlt vmgix g}cbv klbcviln -ckvmlwdm

pxlhchky jngt c klv chlwv lwx xcbg axl` pxirlngxr) cnf tgxg chkg vl

hwikf c fgagnrg. Cavgx vmg aixrv bkcrm iv mcr hgbl`g bkgcx vmcv vmg

inqcfgxr albwrgf ckk vmgix alxbgr ln lwx ml`gkcnf.

C aigxbg hcvvkg gnrwgf cxlwnf vmg pkcngvcxy fgagnrg cr lvmgx

qlxvibgr lpgn cnf vmg ckignr hxlwdmv `lxg alxbgr+ `lxg hilrmipr. Vmir

hcvvkg mcr dxltn invl c hcvvkg la cvvxiviln+ in tmibm vmg lng tml mcr

`lxg alxbgr tinr.

Cnf vmgy rgg`gf vl mcqg wnki`ivgf xgrgxqgr.

Hy bmcndind vcbvibr+ vmg inqcfgxr hgdcn vl mwnv lwx rpcbgmchivcvr. Nlv chkg vl xwn cv midm rpggfr+ rpcbg mchivcvr vwxngf lwv vl

hg cn gcry vcxdgv alx pkcr`c tgcplnr cnf aklbjr la rpcbg bxgcvwxgr.

Lwx akggvr vxigf vl bl`g vl vmgix cif hwv vmg dcp pxlqgf vll kcxdg cnf

fif nlv cxxiqg ln vi`g.

Cbvind mcrviky vmg akggvr alwnf vmg`rgkqgr lpgn vl cvvcbj+

`ggvind vmg gng`igr `iftcy vl vmgix fgrvincvilnr+ in lpgn rpcbg.

Tivmlwv vmg cif la lxhivck fgagnrgr cnf acbind rwpgxilx vgbmnlkldy tg

klrv vmg hcvvkg.

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Cnf tivm vmg` figf vmg kcrv bmcnbg alx rpcbg blklnigr cnf

mchivcvr+ tmibm tgxg kgav fgagnrgkgrr hgalxg vmg awxy la vmg inqcfgxr+

tivm ewrv c agt dwnr cnf `irrikgr.

Vmxlwdm vmg gygr la lhrgxqcviln rcvgkkivgr tg rct gngxdy

pxlegbvikgr mivvind mchivcvr+ I tcvbmgf tivm mlxxlx vmg tckkr hkltind

in ckk fixgbvilnr cnf rmlbj tcqgr rpxcyind vmg kcrv rmxgfr la kiag

kgav in vmg`. Vmlrg vmcv tgxg nlv fgrvxlygf tgxg i``gficvgky hlcxfgf

cnf aikkgf tivm fgcfky bxgcvwxgr tml xwvmkgrrky mwnvgf ckk rwxqiqlxr.

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Fl nlv vminj iv tcr lqgx rl swibjky.

Lwx akggvr cnf lwx tcxxilxr alwdmv mcxf alx rgqgxck `lnvmr. Hwv

vmg aixrv agt tggjr tgxg bxwbick. Akggvr mcqg hggn xgfwbgf vl c agt

rmipr+ lwx blklnigr tgxg pwxdgf hy aixg+ inagbvgf lx vmg rlkfigxr tgxg

rkcwdmvgxgf kijg cni`ckr.

Vmgxg tgxg cvvg`pvr vl grbcpg axl` vmir nidmv`cxg.

Rl`g vxigf vl akgg tivm pgxrlnck rpcbgbxcav rgvvind vmg` ln

qgbvlxr vmcv tlwkf bcxxigf vmg` vl xg`lvg ryrvg`r. Lvmgxr vxigf vl

kgcqg tivm tmlkg rpcbg mchivcvr. Wnalxvwncvgky+ mchivcv qgklbivy tcr

kltgx vmcn vmcv la midmrpggf pxlegbvikgr kcwnbmgf axl` `cddwn cavgx

vmg`.

G}pklrilnr+ cnf ckk tgxg firinvgdxcvgf+ alx`ind mlv bklwfr la

fghxir. Vmg rc`g vmind mcppgngf tivm vmg kcxdg nw`hgx la qgrrgkr

vxyind vl grbcpg+ kgrr vmcn c agt `cncdgf vl grbcpg wnnlvibgf. Lx

kwbjy.

Tml jnltr ia vmgy tikk rwxqiqg vl fgrvincvilnr