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Nutlkrs Gktj tk tlj Kr`o`gnb

>0?? Jc`t`kg kd Ekan

S`s gkvjb wns ekgej`vjc ns ng jgtjrtn`gajgt, mut `t `s gkt se`jgej

et`kg. @ts `apb`ent`kgs nrj senry mjenusj tljy nrj pkss`mbj, pjrlnps

jvjg prkmnmbj. Ekgs`cjr n ebnss`jc ncvjrt`sjajgt tlnt nppjnrjc `g

tlj Ung Onmr`jb (Enb`d.) Sr`mugj,Any 0, >04=>>-458, Ekv`gn.

Sj ncvjrt`sjr c`c gkt spje`dy wlnt krong kr krongs, kr jvjg

wlksj mkcy tljy wjrj tk ekaj drka.

Ngc tljrj lnvj mjjg ktljr ncvjrt`sjajgts, angy ktljrs, g vnr-

`kus gjwspnpjrs nerkss tlj ekugtry. Jvjg spje`e kjrs kd tlj

ljnrts drka b`v`go pjkpbj!

Ns orujskaj ns tljsj ncs skugc, tljy slkubc ekaj ns gk orjnt

surpr`sj. Sjrj nrj pbjgty kd prjejcjgts dkr tlj anrfjt jekgkay g

ajc`e`gj. Mbkkc wl`el any mj ekgs`cjrjc ns ng krong s rku-

t`gjby mkuolt ngc skbc. Sjrj `s n ekaajrej `g sjajg, wl`el,

wl`bj gkt ng krong, `s tlj prkcuet kd ng krong.Ktljr krongs lnvj mjjg mkuolt ngc skbc. @g tlj >058s, n r`el

@tnb`ng ang mkuolt n tjst`s drka n ykugo Gjnpkb`tng ngc lnc `t

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trngspbngtjc gtk l`asjbd. (Lj gkt kgby wngtjc tlj prkcuet mut lj

wngtjc tk mj n c`str`mutkr ns wjbb.) @g tlj bnst djw yjnrs tljrj lnvj

mjjg jp`skcjs wljrj dna`b`js lnvj cjeb`gjc tk o`vj tlj`r kwg f`c-

gjys tk cy`go rjbnt`vjs ngc lnvj skuolt kut ngc pn`c vkbugtjjr

ckgkrs. Uuel ensjs lnvj gkt mjjg ekaakg, mut tljy lnvj keeurrjc.

Sj bnrojr prkmbja, tlj cngojr, nr`sjs drka tlj s`apbj anttjr kd

senre`ty. Sjrj nrj tlkusngcs kd pjkpbj wn`t`go dkr f`cgjys ngc

ekrgjns tkcny. Sj rjnskg tlnt tljsj twk krongs nrj pnrt`eubnrby

ekvjtjc s tlnt tljy lnvj akst drjqujgtby mjjg trngspbngtjc sue-

ejssdubby. Sngfs tk c`nbys`s anel`gjs, pktjgt`nb f`cgjy rje`p`jgts(skaj kd tlja . . . ktljrs nrj bjdt tk c`j mjenusj kd slkrtnojs kd c`nb-

ys`s anel`gjs, pjrskggjb, ngc dugcs) eng mj fjpt nb`vj, mut tlj`r

b`vjs nrj dnr drka gkranb. @g angy s`tunt`kgs tljy mkrcjr kg tlj

cjspjrntj, sk auel sk tlnt f`cgjy c`nbys`s ejgtjrs lnvj rjpkrtjc n

sk-enbbjc Lkb`cny Uygcrkaj. _lnt tlnt ajngs `s tlnt wljg n lkb-

`cny wjjfjgc npprkneljs, tlj pnt`jgts sp`r`ts r`sj ns tljy ngt`e`-

pntj tlj rusl kd nutk nee`cjgts ngc tlj v`et`as wlk any suppby tljjnojrby nwn`tjc ngc cjspjrntjby gjjcjc krongs.

Sj trnojcy `g tl`s s`tunt`kg `s tlnt tlj skbut`kg tk tlj prkmbja

`s nbrjncy w`tl`g kur ornsp. Ajc`enb tjelgkbkoy lns ncvngejc tk

tlj pk`gt wljrj npprkx`antjby sjvjg pjrejgt kd nbb encnvjr f`cgjys

nrj su`tnmbj dkr trngspbngt (ngc tlj ourj `s auel l`oljr dkr ekr-

gjns), `d tljy nrj tnfjg drka tlj ckgkr mkcy w`tl`g ng lkur kd

cjntl. Mut `gstjnc kd mj`go put tk tl`s gkmbj usj, tljsj krongs nrj

rjoubnrby cjb`vjrjc tk tlj wkras kr tk tlj rjs kd tlj erjantkr`ua

mjenusj kd bjonb auamk iuamk wlksj kr`o`gs b`j `g tlj cnrf nojs

kd Jgob`sl bnw. Dkr mnef `g tlksj t`ajs ekrpsjs enaj ugcjr tlj

iur`sc`et`kg kd tlj jeebjs`nst`enb rntljr tlng e`v`b bnw. @t sjjas

`gekgej`vnmbj tlnt suel n bjoney slkubc b`a`t kur b`vjs tkcny. Mut t

ckjs.Lkwjvjr, akst, `d gkt nbb, stntjs lnvj gkw pnssjc tlj Zg`dkra

Ngntka`enb O`dt Net. S`s bnw lns ljbpjc tk prkv`cj encnvjrs dkr

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ajc`enb selkkbs (wlksj suppby wns nbrjncy ncjquntj), mut `t lns

gkt ljbpjc `g rjet`dy`go tlj snc gjjc dkr usjdub b`vj krongs dkr

trngspbngt purpksjs. Ng nbtjrgnt`vj npprknel, my wl`el nbb encnvjr

krongs wkubc mj `aajc`ntjby nvn`bnmbj dkr snbvnoj ugbjss tlj

cjejnsjc kr tlj gjxt kd f`g lnc ancj pr`kr rjdusnb, lns mjjg prk-

pksjc. Mut nbns, tlj wljjbs kd elngoj turg nokg`z`goby sbkwby, ngc

pktjgt`nb rje`p`jgts nrj nbbkwjc tk c`j wl`bj krongs nrj wnstjc `g

tlj orkugc. Lnrc qujst`kgs rjan`g tk mj ngswjrjc, suel ns ng

neejptnmbj cjg`t`kg kd cjntl, ngc tlj bjonb r`olts kd ng `gc`v`cunb

ndtjr cjntl. Mut suel c`steubt`js slkubc gkt prjebucj n skbut`kg tktlj jorjo`kusby wnstjdub prnet`ej kd c`senrc`go vnbunmbj luang

rjskurejs.

Sj prkmbja kd krong senre`ty dkr trngspbngtnt`kg rjprjsjgts

kgby kgj norngt jxnapbj kd tlj dn`burj kd ske`jty `g ojgjrnb ngc

ajc`e`gj `g pnrt`eubnr tk ngt`e`pntj tlj ske`nb, bjonb, ngc jtl`enb

rna`ent`kgs kd n tjelgkbko`enb `ggkvnt`kg. Dkr skaj `gjxpb`enmbj

rjnskg, ske`jty wn`ts tk tlj vjry jgc mjdkrj erjnt`go npprkpr`ntjpkb`ey tk p`ef up tlj p`jejs ngc anfj sjgsj kut kd elnks. Ngc `g

tlj `gstngej kd trngspbngtnt`kg, dn`burj tk rjekog`zj akugt`go

prkmbjas ngc jgnet npprkpr`ntj skbut`kgs w`bb ejrtn`gby kpjg Xng-

ckrns mkx, w`tl `ts ekugtbjss ugekgse`kgnmbj pkss`m`b`t`js9 tlj Utnrf

jt nb. kd ay et`kg suoojst kgby pkss`mbj, jxjernmbj nmjrrnt`kgs.

Dkr tlksj rjncjrs wlk nrj gtjrjstjc g cjbv`go gtk tlj ekapbjx

prkmbjas kd krongs dkr trngspbngtnt`kg, @ rjekaajgc twk jxejb-

bjgt nrt`ebjs wl`el nrj cjb`oltdubby `bbua`gnt`go, cjsp`tj tlj dnet

tlnt tljy nppjnrjc `g bnw ikurgnbs. S`s `s gkt tk enst nspjrs`kgs kg

bnw ikurgnbs, mut rntljr tk japlns`zj tlnt tlj bny `gc`v`cunb w`bb

gc tljsj nrt`ebjs vjry rjncnmbj9 I. Cufja`g`jr, Uuppby`go

Krongs dkr rngspbngtnt`kg,A`el`ong Bnw ]jv`jw,vkb. 4< (Npr`b

>0?8), pp. >: (>045.

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Dkr tlksj wlk nrj `gtjrjstjc `g ajc`enb pkb`ey ngc `ts plbjo-

ant`e elnrnetjr, ekam`gjc w`tl skaj pks`t`vj suoojst`kgs dkr

duturj elngoj, @ rjekaajgc9 I. Fntz ngc N. A. Enprkg, Entn-

strkpl`e C`sjnsjs9 _lk Cje`cjs _lnt; ]ussjbb Unoj Dkugcnt`kg,

>0?:. S`s s ng jxejbbjgt, tlkuolt-prkvkf`go mkkf, prkmnmby yjnrs

nljnc kd `ts t`aj. @ts kgby crnwmnef `s tlnt gkt jgkuol pjkpbj `g

pks`t`kgs kd pkwjr `g ajc`e`gj w`bb rjnc `t.

N gnb wkrc nmkut wkajg `g ajc`e`gj9 @ aust nca`t tlnt tlj

rjsjnrel @ c`c kg tlj sumijet (tljrj `s gkt auel nvn`bnmbj) enusjc

aj tk nbtjr ay kp`g`kgs. @ gkw lnvj n lj`oltjgjc rjonrc dkr djanbjplys`e`ngs ngc djanbj ajc`enb stucjgts. @ rjekog`zj tlnt tlj`r

trn`g`go jxpjr`jgejs nrj auel akrj c`steubt ngc strjssdub tlng

tlksj kd tlj`r anbj ekugtjrpnrts. S`gos nrj ojtt`go mjttjr `g

tl`s rjspjet, mut nt n sgn`bs pnej. Sj nrt`ebj @ dkugc tlj akst `bbu-

a`gnt`go `s A. Gktang ngc E. Gncjbskg, Ajc`e`gj9 N Enrjjr

Ekg`et dkr _kajg, Najr`eng Ikurgnb kd Xsyel`ntry, vkb. >58

(Ketkmjr >0?5), pp. >>=5>>=?.

] E, A.C.

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