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0n euofir ca Nkfirtn' Enthvi crdnehznthces. H stnrtim cut he >811trnvikkhed ce wiijiems wht` oy ant`ir, Rtne Mnehiks, w`c wns\rishmiet ca t`i Oiths Nsscbhnthce ca Nkfirtn acr n euofir cayinrs murhed t`i >8184804).

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8subbiimhed dieirnthce ns anr fnbj ns wi `nvi dcei he oy ant`ir sanohky `ns, nt vnrhcus pchets he cur `hstcry, bceshstietky onrrhimfnbj hetc t`i Hemhne kheindi. Fibnusi ca t`hs prnbthbi, oy shstirsnem H nri scoithois misbrhfim ns t`rii-qunrtir friims. Nkk ca curahrst bcushes ce oy ant`ir s shmi, `cwivir, nri bceshmirim ceiqunrtir friims fibnusi oy ant`ir wns t`i ceky cei he n anohky caikivie tc onrry fnbj hetc t`i Hemhne khei.

Ce fct` shmis oy drnempnriets wiri ixtrioiky dieircus nemprcum ca t`ihr anohkhis. H driw up kccjhed nt fhrt`mny phbturis caoy drnempnriets b`hkmrie, mibjim cut he hetrhbntiky `nem-siwebkct`is onmi fy drnemoct`ir Mnehiks. ]c t`i viry iem ca t`ihrkhvis, oy drnempnriets eurturim t`ihr anohky, w`hki knrdidnt`irheds acr Ruemny mheeir nt t`ihr pknbi wns n wikk-prnbthbimtrnmhthce. Nkk ca t`hs enturnkky auikim he t`i b`hkmrie n bcetheuhedsiesi ca prhmi, sika-nwnrieiss nem sika-rikhnebi.

Yethk s`i pnssim nwny, oy drnemoct`ir, Onthkmn T`hsjiy nbj(ce oy oct`ir s shmi), bnoi tc Imocetce nt kinst twhbi n yinr tcphbj up n bnr kcnm ca bkct`is arco t`i Rnkky ee s`cps acr nkk `irb`hkmrie drnemb`hkmrie nem drint-drnemb`hkmrie. t wns oyant`ir s bcvitim muty tc pnbj ns oney ca t`isi bkct`is hetc t`istnthce-wndce ns pcsshfki, mrhvi fnbj wht` oy drnemoct`ir tcRnmmki Knji nem t`iri uekcnm nem mikhvir iviryt`hed tc `hs k^-knws. Ht wns nksc hs muty, nkced wht` oy oct`ir s, tc tinb` oyshstirs nem oi tc wht`stnem ney rhmhbuki nem tc uemirstnem t`ipeoi eibisshty ca t`isi nbts fy oy drnempnriets ce fct` shmis cacur anohky.

]`i riknthces`hp oy ant`ir fuhkt wht` `hs he-knws cvir t`iyinrs nkkcwim nem iebcurndim t`i jhem ca ntocsp`iri he cur `coiw`hb` dnvi oy oct`ir t`i ariimco tc ixpriss nem tinb` oyshstirs nem oi nspibts ca Hemhne bukturi. Ht wns ect uethk t`irivhvnk he t`i >81804).

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>bnuthces H usi he oy ixpknenthces nri hetiethcenk--pnrthbuknrkyw`ie H riair tc t`i "ariimcos" wi tccj tc ixpriss nem prnbthbicur bukturi. ]`isi skhd`t bnuthces bne fi hetirpritim ns t`i wnyht wns nem `ns fiie he oney rispibts acr Hemhne nem Oiths picpki.Rcoithois, ivie wht`he t`i snebthty ca cur cwe `cois, wi spcjica "cur wnys" he sibriby nem wht` bnuthce fibnusi ca t`iohsuemirstnemheds nem siviri gumdoiets ca t`i pnst. He crmir tcuemirstnem t`isi bnuthces, cei `ns tc tnji hetc bceshmirnthce t`ieidnthvi vhiw ca Enthvi picpkis, pirpituntim `hstcrhbnkky, nem t`itioptnthce ca scoi tc riecuebi t`ihr Enthvi `irhtndi.

N bnsi he pchet wns t`i ripintim miehnk cvir t`i yinrs cacei minr nuet w`c he `ir ripiththvi wny wcukm catie sny, "H'o ectHemhne, H'o ect Hemhne--H'o Arieb`." ]`i miehnk he pnrt wnsrikntim tc t`i nrin he w`hb` s`i `nm drcwe up. R`i `nm fiiernhsim he n bcoouehty cebi jecwe ns Rt. \nuk mis Oiths, Bnenmn saHrst "Oiths Visirvi" istnfkhs`im he t`i >088682804).

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>>t wns ect uethk t`i pufkhbnthce ca @nkafriim t`nt t`i

hopkhbnthces ca t`i wcrm b`nedim acr oi nem acr ct`irs he Nkfirtnnem ct`ir prcvhebis. ]`i risukt wns n s`hat he t`i bceectnthce cat`i tiro, he t`nt wi ecw nmcptim n prhmi he fihed jecwe nsfinuthauk @nkafriims. ]`ie nect`ir b`nedi quhbjky ackkcwim .

T`it`ir ht wns scbhity's priairiebi cr t`i priairiebi ca cur cwepicpki, t`i wcrm Oiths fibnoi oub` ocri bcooceky usim. Hpchet t`isi enoi b`nedis cut tc ycu fibnusi H fikhivi t`iri wnsnem sthkk nri tcmny, iaaibts nttnb`im tc t`i tiros usim tc misbrhfiEnthvi picpki. t hs t`isi iaaibts wrub` `nvi `nm n drint mink tcmc wht` `cw wi t`hej ca cursikvis nem `cw scbhity t`hejs nfcutus. s ne ixnopki, H `nvi n frhd`t rim ]-s`hrt t`nt `ns wrhttiemcwe t`i arcet ca ht, n khst ca wnys tc wrhti Oiths. Trhttie cet`i s`hrt hs Onti, Ontti, nkk brcssim cut, nem t`ie Oiths nt t`ifcttco. ]`i s`hrt `nm fiie prhetim nfcut tie yinrs ndc--murhed nthoi w`ie t`iri wns oub` quisthcehed wht`he fct` t`i Enthvi nemEce-Enthvi bcoouehty, ns tc gust w`c t`isi Oiths wiri.

Gust prhcr tc t`i hequhry hetc w`nt siioim tc scoi tc fi neiw p`iecoiece, t`i Oiths `nm fibcoi n viry vcbnk drcup heNkfirtn scbhity. ]`i vcbnk eiss bnoi he knrdi pnrt arco Enthvinsphrnthces tc hoprcvi cur kct nem arco ne iaacrt tc miahei crrimiahei birtnhe Oiths rhd`ts ns rikntim tc w`nt siioim tc oi ntt`nt thoi scoi mhstnet `hstcrhbnk onzi. e crmir tc uernvik t`ionzi, bcebietrntim risinrb` fidne. Nkk nbrcss t`hs bcuetry,furinubrnts, nbnmiohbs, nem wi cursikvis wnetim tc jecw gust w`cwi wiri nem w`nt t`nt oinet hemhvhmunkky nem tc Bnenmhne scbhity.Cei ca t`i inrky misbrhpthces t`nt ioirdim arco t`i risinrb` wnst`i Acrdcttie \icpki. Nkt`cud` pirscenkky t`i tiee eivir snt

wikk wht` oi, ht hemiim bcukm nem mhm misbrhfi he knrdi pnrt t`ishtunthce he w`hb` Oiths picpki acuem t`iosikvis. H ceky `nm tcrioiofir t`i bcemhthces H snw w`ie sthkk he `hd` sb`cck nemtrnvikkhed wiijiems hetc t`i Enthvi bcoouehthis--pnrthbuknrky t`iriocti nem hsckntim bcoouehthis. ]`i scoithois mipkcrnfkibcemhthces he t`isi bcoouehthis bcukm ceky fi frcud`t nfcutfibnusi t`isi picpki scoi`cw `nm ect rinpim t`i fieiahts t`hsdrint bcuetry `nm tc caair. ]`i shtunthces bcukm prcfnfky fi

EN]HQI R]YMHIR VIQHIT 2, Ec . 6 >804).

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>6inshky ixpknheim nwny h ht wiri ceGy n sonkk pcrthce ca t`i picpkiw`c khvim he t`isi bcemhthces, fut t`iy wiri trui ca iethribcoouehthis nem ridhces.]`i Acrdcttie \icpki bcukm ect inshky fi ribcdehzim he t`iwcrj acrbi, he fusheiss, dcvireoiet, cr ney ct`ir nspibt caBnenmhne scbhity. s t`i risinrb` bcetheuim nem t`i Oithskinmirs rionheim nbthvi nem vcbnk, t`i Oiths fidne bcrehed cut cat`i wccmwcrj. s t`iy bnoi acrt`, oy riscurbi fnsi ns wikk nsscbhity's riscurbi fnsi frcnmieim. H ec kcedir cpirntim sckikyarco t`i bcoouehty fnsim nem crdnehznthcenk pirspibthvis.

H khstieim nem tnkjim tc oney ocri ca t`isi Acrdcttie\icpki. H acuem cut arco t`io t`nt t`iy wiri ect acrdcttie fyb`chbi. Ht fibnoi hebrinshedky bkinr t`nt t`iri wiri twc onhedrcups t`nt onmi up t`isi Acrdcttie Oiths. Cei drcup bceshstimca t`csi w`c fhckcdhbnkky bcukm pnss ns scoit`hed ct`ir t`ne@nkafriim nem kinreim tc mc t`hs ns t`iy wiri drcwhed up hecrmir tc nvchm t`i tnuets ca snuvndi nem @nkafriim. ]`i

ct`ir drcup wns bcopcsim ca t`csi w`c bcukm ect pnss fibnusica t`ihr strced p`yshbnk ainturis nem w`c catie khvim he t`iriocti bcoouehthis H vhshtim ns n tiiendir cr he t`i Fcyki Rtriit ,Gnspir \knbi cr @hd`knems nrins (Imocetce) ca t`i urfne bhthis hew`hb` t`iy `nm drcwe up.

He nmmhthce, tc t`i brimht ca cur Enthce, t`iri wiri t`csiOiths w`c wcrjim viry `nrm he crdnehznthces nem he t`ihrbcoouehthis, nem wcukm ect kit t`iosikvis cr scbhity acrdit t`ntt`i Oiths ixhstim nem wiri khvhed he Bnenmhne scbhity. ]cc catiet`cud` t`iy wiri pirbihvim, nem ribihvim, ocri ns n sonkk squinjhe n knrdi w`iik.

s t`i risinrb` bcetheuim, ht fibnoi bkinr t`nt Oiths `hstcry`nm fiie wrhttie arco w`nt siioim n bcooce pirspibthvi, w`hb`ueacrtuentiky mhm ocri mhssirvhbi t`ne neyt`hed iksi tc t`i Oiths .H `nvi catie oit picpki w`c nbbusi oi nem ct`ir Oiths cawnethed tc riwrhti `hstcry w`ie wi rnhsi cfgibthces tc t`i wcrmsnem heairiebis onmi he pnssndis arco t`i pnst nem he t`i prisiet.

Murhed t`i >8184804).

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>2t`cud`t nem bceshmirnthce wiri fihed dhvie tc t`i wny Oiths nemHemhnes wiri fihed pcrtrnyimhemhvhmunk bcevirsnthces. ]`iefnbjkns` stnrtim tc siip he.

he fccjs, he ahko nem ivie het`i >80 N wistire `hstcrhbnk bceairiebi `ikm he Bnkdnryhe Nprhk >80=:6) N dcvireoiet eiws rikinsi pufkhs`im k k t`i ankkca >802: nem2) N pufkhb acruo minkhed wht Kcuhs Vhik nem t`iOiths Vishstnebi `ikm Ecviofir >809.

He nkk t`rii hestnebis, drcups ca picpki w`c nri catie pirbihvimns pcwirauk heakuiebis ce scbhity's t`hejhed `nvi fiie hevckvim.]`i ahrst ixnopki hevckvis n drcup ca Yehvirshty nbnmiohbs,knwyirs nem gumdis: t`i sibcem hevckvis n kinmhed wistiredcvireoiet w`hb`, nt t`i thoi, wns bcemubthed n tckirnebi nemuemirstnemhed bnopnhde: nem t`i t`hrm ixnopki hevckvis knwyirsnem mcbtcrs.

Nt t`i wistire `hstcrhbnk bceairiebi n aikkcw pnrthbhpnet tccjup bcevirsnthce wht` oi ridnrmhed oy pufkhb cfgibthce tc t`iwcrm snvndi `nvhed fiie usim murhed cei ca t`i prisietnthces.Ti mhsbussim t`i onttir nem bcebkumim t`nt t`i wcrm ony eivir`nvi nppinrim he `hstcry fccjs he t`i ahrst pknbi ha t`iri `nmfiie ne Hemhne cr ivie n Oiths prisiet murhed t`i imhthedprcbissis.

H wns shohknrky mhsonyim w`ie n dcvireoiet eiws rikinsineecuebim t`i mibknrnthce ca ne `hstcrhbnk shti he Rt. \nuk,Nkfirtn. He t`i ahrst twc pnrndrnp`s ca t`i rikinsi shx wcrmsnsscbhntim wht` t`i Oiths wiri usim he w`nt bcukm inshky fihetirpritim he n mircdntcry wny fy t`i dieirnk pufkhb. Tcrms khjianhkuri, brhthbnk, pknduim, bnknohthis, khohtim, nfnemceim

wiri `hd`khd`tim he t`i rikinsi. He rispcesi n kittir wns wrhttiepchethed cut t`isi wcrms nem onjhed riairiebi tc t`i tckirnebinem uemirstnemhed bnopnhde w`hb` wns fihed bcemubtim nt t`ithoi.

EN]HQI R]YMHIR VIQHIT 2, Ec 6 (>804).

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=]`i pufkhb acruo minkhed wht` t`i Oiths rishstnebi `ikm ce

t`i Bietienry mnti ca Kcuhs Vhik's `nedhed khjiwhsi prcvim tc fi nmhsnppchetoiet tc t`i Oiths. t ri`ns`im heacronthce t`nt `nsfiie jhbjhed nrcuem thoi nem ndnhe nem t`nt `ns ceky sirvim tcrnhsi bcetiethce he fct` t`i Enthvi nem ece-Enthvi scbhithis. @nmOiths picpki fiie hevckvim ns nmvhscrs, pir`nps t`ihr bcetrhfuthcewcukm `nvi prcvhmim eiw heshd`ts nem pirspibthvis ce t`iVishstnebi. ]`hs hmin wns stntim he n kittir tc t`i crdnehzirs,nkced wht` t`i suddisthce t`nt heacronthce ce t`i `uone nempsyb`ckcdhbnk hopnbts ca t`i iviets ca t`i ohm- nem knti->0804).

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>9cei. Onyfi ect fibnusi wi kcvi cei nect`ir fut fibnusi wi eiiminb` ct`ir tc survhvi. ]`ie, tcdit`ir, wi whkk ahd`t cur bcooceieiohis.EC]IR

>H wcukm khji tc t`nej t`i Bnenmhne It`eckcdy Rcbhity acrprcvhmhed oi wht` t`hs cppcrtuehty tc s`nri hmins ce n tcphb scbkcsi tc oy `inrt, nem ispibhnkky tc t`nej Gukhn @nrrhsce, Burntcrnt Dkiefcw, acr suddisthed t`nt H uemirtnji t`i tnsj ca wrhthednem prisiethed oy pirscenk vhiws ce t`i sufgibt.

6Onrhn Bnopfikk, @nka Friim (]crcetc7 ObBkikknem nemRtiwnrt Ktm., >842), pp. >10-8.

EN]HQI R]YMHIR VIQHIT 2 Ec 6 (>804).