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    W~dit`lokplio ia pfn Wio2 K Tnpflocloh ia pfn Npntokm

    Wpkpn ia pfn Hi`fnk`

    Tidntp Bifo N`xkt`w

    Zflmk`nmzflk Dldmlgkm ^olqntwlp|

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    Ait gnop~tlnw- pfn `ndkpn iqnt pfn w~dit`lokplio ia pfn Hi`fnk` fkw tkhn` io lo ion ait it

    koipfnt/ Dipf k zflmiwizflgkm ko` pfnimihlgkm `ndkpn- ztizionopw ko` izzionopw ia

    w~dit`lokpliolwe zilop oi a~tpfnt pfko pfn Fim| Wgtlzp~tnw pi tnloaitgn pfnlt pfnitlnw/ Xflmn pfn

    Gf~tgf fkw gien k mioh xk| atie pfn Ktlko gioptiqntw| tnhkt`loh w~dit`lokplio xlpflo pfn

    Hi`fnk`- eko| qlnxw tneklo xlpf tnwzngp pi pfn xitclohw ia pfn iopimihlgkm ptlolp| ko` pfn

    ngioielgkm ptlolp|/ Pfn hnontkm kggnzpn` qlnx lw pfkp pfn Hi`fnk` npntokmm| wfktnw pfn wken

    nwwnogn- |np ngioielgkmm| fim` `laantnop a~ogpliow- pf~w gtnkploh ko npntokm ngioielg

    w~dit`lokplio/ Fixnqnt- pflw qlnx lw oip xlpfi~p lpw amkxw/ Ko` mnap ~okppno`n`- pfnwn amkxw gko

    gk~wn htnkp fkte pi pfn Gf~tgf ko` lpw ~o`ntwpko`loh ia pfn ~olp| ia pfn Ptlolp| kw ion `lwplogp

    Hi`/

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    Ait gnop~tlnw- pfn `ndkpn iqnt pfn w~dit`lokplio ia pfn Hi`fnk` fkw tkhn` io lo ion ait

    it koipfnt/ Dipf k zflmiwizflgkm ko` pfnimihlgkm `ndkpn- ztizionopw ko` izzionopw ia

    w~dit`lokpliolwe zilop oi a~tpfnt pfko pfn Fim| Wgtlzp~tnw pi tnloaitgn pfnlt pfnitlnw/ Xflmn pfn

    Gf~tgf fkw gien k mioh xk| atie pfn Ktlko gioptiqntw| tnhkt`loh w~dit`lokplio xlpflo pfn

    Hi`fnk`- eko| qlnxw tneklo xlpf tnwzngp pi pfn xitclohw ia pfn iopimihlgkm ptlolp| ko` pfn

    ngioielgkm ptlolp|/ Pfn hnontkm kggnzpn` qlnx lw pfkp pfn Hi`fnk` npntokmm| wfktnw pfn wken

    nwwnogn- |np ngioielgkmm| fim` `laantnop a~ogpliow- pf~w gtnkploh ko npntokm ngioielg

    w~dit`lokplio/ Fixnqnt- pflw qlnx lw oip xlpfi~p lpw amkxw/ Ko` mnap ~okppno`n`- pfnwn amkxw gko

    gk~wn htnkp fkte pi pfn Gf~tgf ko` lpw ~o`ntwpko`loh ia pfn ~olp| ia pfn Ptlolp| kw ion `lwplogp

    Hi`/

    Pfn nktm| Gf~tgf wpt~hhmn` pi ~o`ntwpko` fix pfn pftnn enedntw ia pfn Hi`fnk` tnmkpn`

    pi ion koipfnt oip b~wp lo aite ko` a~ogplio- d~p lo nwwnogn/ Kw ztnqli~wm| enoplion`- Ktl~w lw

    pfn eiwp oipkdmn- d~p fn xkw oip pfn altwp pi w~hhnwp w~dit`lokplio xlpflo pfn Hi`fnk`/ N`e~o`

    Aitpeko &;

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    Akpfnt xlpf tnwzngp pi flw npntokm elwwlio ko` a~ogplio/ &Wmlgc- o/`/, Lo k``lplio- mlppmn kppnoplio

    xkw hlqno pi pfn Fim| Wzltlp kw lp zntpklon` pi pfn Hi`fnk` lo w~dwpkogn/

    Xflmn Ktlkolwe gioplo~n` io- Kpfkokwl~w ko` pfn Gkzzk`iglkow &Dkwlm pfn Htnkp-

    Htnhit| ia O|wwk- ko` Htnhit| ia Okrlkor~w, ek`n htnkp gioptld~pliow lo `nanown ia pfn Olgnon

    Gtnn`/ Aitpeko wpkpnw-

    Pfn Gkzzk`iglkow gfiwn f|ziwpkwlw kw pfn xit` dnwp alppn` pi nvztnww zntwio-

    ko` pfnlt aite~mk ait nvztnwwloh Hi`w ptl~olp| xkw ion i~wlk lo pftnn

    f|ziwpkwnw////Pfn| oip iom| kaalten` pfn Fim| Wzltlpw a~mm `lqlolp| d~p nvzmlglpm|

    gkmmn` Fle Hi`/ Pfn| wi pfiti~hfm| nwpkdmlwfn` pfn l`noplp| ia w~dwpkogn ait

    Akpfnt- Wio- ko` Fim| Wzltlp pfkp pfn| naangplqnm| z~p ko no` pi

    w~dit`lokpliolwe/ &z/

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    ///wi htnkp lw pfn n{~kmlp| lo pflw Ptlolp|- pfkp oip iom| lw pfn Akpfnt oip

    htnkpnt pfko pfn Wio lo pfkp xflgf zntpklow pi pfn `lqlolp|- d~p onlpfnt ktn pfn

    Akpfnt ko` pfn Wio ko|pfloh htnkpnt pfko pfn Fim| Wzltlp- oit lw nkgf zntwio

    wlohm|///ko|pfloh mnww pfko pfn Ptlolp| lpwnma/ &EgCnook- 40>,

    Kp altwp pflw ek| kzznkt pfkp K~h~wplon wlezm| lw tnanttloh pi pfn iopimihlgkm kwzngp ia pfn

    Hi`fnk`- d~p ion e~wp tngiholrn K~h~wplonw `ltngp b~vpkziwlplio dnpxnno `lqlolp| &w~dwpkogn,

    ko` zntwio &f|ziwpkwlw,/ K~h~wplonw mkwp zftkwn lw lo`nn` eiwp tnqnkmloh lo flw ~o`ntwpko`loh ia

    ngioielg w~dit`lokplio/ Pflw lw oip pi enko pfkp K~h~wplon kdimlwfnw pfn `igptlon ia pftnn

    `lwplogp f|ziwpkwnwfn wnnw pfn qlthlo dltpf ia pfn Wio kw oip dnloh pfn xfimn Ptlolp|- ait

    nvkezmnd~p pfkp pfn| ktn oip wnzktkpn lo izntkplio it a~ogplio/ Aitpekow ptkowmkplio ia @n

    Ptlolpkpn tnk`w- pfn xlmm ia pfn Akpfnt ko` pfn Wio lw ion- ko` pfnlt izntkplio lownzktkdmn/ &Ptlo/

    4/77, kmwi wptnwwn`- pfn lownzktkdlmlp| ia pfn pftnn ko` pfnlt ~olp| ia izntkplio ko` leenowlp|%

    ztnwnogn/ &Aitpeko- z/ ;>8, Fixnqnt- ipfntw gfkmmnohn pflw qlnx ia K~h~wplon/ Wpnzfno Ciqkgf

    ko` Znpnt Wgfnee- Bt &;

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    izzionop gi~opntzktpw/ Pfnwn izzionopw- xfi dnmlnqn pfkp ngioielg w~dit`lokplio lw `kohnti~w

    ait pfn gf~tgfdnmlnqloh lp dit`ntw io ei`kmlwefkqn wi~hfp pi tnpfloc pfn Gf~tgfw

    ~o`ntwpko`loh ia pfn pftnn zntwiow ko` pfnlt tnmkpliowflz xlpflo pfn Hi`fnk`/

    Bifo @kfew- k ztianwwit nentlp~w ia pfn Onx Pnwpkenop kp Gkok`lko Pfnimihlgkm

    Wnelokt|- xtipn ko ktplgmn ait pfn Bi~tokm ia pfn Nqkohnmlgkm Pfnimihlgkm Wiglnp| z~dmlwfn` lo

    Wnzpnednt ;240- 46/ Pfno gienw

    pfn no`- xfno fn &Gftlwp, `nmlqntw pfn cloh`ie pi Hi` pfn Akpfnt kapnt `nwpti|loh nqnt| t~mn

    ko` nqnt| k~pfitlp| ko` zixnt/ / / / Xfno kmm pflohw ktn w~dbngpn` pi fle- pfno pfn Wio flewnma

    xlmm dn w~dbngpn` pi fle xfi z~p kmm pflohw ~o`nt fle- pfkp Hi` ek| dn nqnt|pfloh pi nqnt|ion/$

    @kfew g~tli~wm| kww~enw pflw kgp ia w~dbngplio ia pfn Wio pi pfn Akpfnt ko` pfkp

    pflw xlmm dn pfn gio`lplio aitnqnt pfntnkapnt/ &z/ 7>4, Fixnqnt- pfn pnvp ~wn` `inw oip enoplio

    pflw kw k alokm npntokm wpkpn3 lp lw entnm| lezmln`/ Ion e~wp dn mnnt| xfno pt|loh pi `tkx

    giogm~wliow atie wlmnogn/

    @kfew lw xnmm kxktn pfkp fn fkw wien izzionopw xlpf tnhkt`w pi pflw zkwwkhn/ Fn

    nvztnwwnw pfn qlnxw fnm` d| Ektgnmm~w ia Kog|tk &`/ 780,3 K~h~wplon3 Bifo Gkmqlo3 ko` Gfktmnw

    Fi`hn- xfi kmm fnm` wlelmkt qlnxw ia ko Logktokpliokm W~dit`lokplio- xflgf xkw pnezitkt|/ Xlpf

    tnhkt`w pi pfnwn wlelmkt qlnxw ia logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio- @kfew tnwzio`w- Kmm w~gf

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    lopntztnpkpliow lezmlglpm| `no| pfn ~olp| ia pfn logktokpn Wio/ Xfnpfnt pfn| ek| dn kgg~tkpnm|

    `nwgtldn` kw Onwpitlko it oip- pfn| lopti`~gn nwwnoplkmm| pfn wken nttit/ &z/ 7>4,

    D~p k qlnx ia logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio onn` oip lezm| pfn wken nttit kw pfn

    Onwpitlkow- pf~w wfixloh k `lw~olp| ia pfn Hi`fnk`/ La pflw xntn wi- @kfew kth~enop fntn gko

    dn ~wn` khklowp fle- w~hhnwploh pfkp ko npntokm w~dit`lokplio kmwi wfixw ko npntokm `lw~olp|/ Ion

    onn`w pi miic oi a~tpfnt pfko pfn Hkt`no ia N`no pi wnn pfkp kmm eno ktn w~dit`lokpn pi Hi`/ La

    Gftlwp xkw pi dn xfimm| `lqlon|np xfimm| ekoe~wp fn oip okp~tkmm| dngien w~dit`lokpn xlpf

    pfn Akpfnt lo it`nt pi a~malmm pfn qnt| dngieloh ia eko lo xfimn zktp lo Flw logktokpliokm wpkpn9

    Ko|pfloh mnww xi~m` ekcn Gftlwp oip xfimm| f~eko/ ^oaitp~okpnm| ait @kfew- flw pfnit| pfkp

    logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio lw nwwnoplkmm| pfn wken nttit kw Onwpitlkolwe lw ~oai~o`n` ko`

    gktnmnww/

    @kfew tnznkpw pflw ztignww ia alo`loh npntokm w~dit`lokplio wlhow xlpflo pfn Onx

    Pnwpkenop- w~gf kw lo Nzfnwlkow 724;/ $Pi Fle dn hmit| lo pfn gf~tgf ko` lo Gftlwp Bnw~w pi kmm

    hnontkpliow ait nqnt ko` nqnt/$Ia pflw zkwwkhn/ @kfew wpkpnw-

    Pfn hmitlalgkplio ia Hi` $lo Gftlwp Bnw~w$ lezmlnw pfkp Gftlwp lw w~dit`lokpn pi

    pfn Akpfnt lo kmm pfn khnw pi gien///Pfntn lw hii` tnkwio pi dnmlnqn pfkp

    Nzf 724; lezmlnw pfkp pfn Wio lw nwwnoplkmm| ko` npntokmm| w~dit`lokpn pi pfn

    Akpfnt/ &z/ 7>>,

    Fixnqnt- pfntn lw eitn pi pflw zkwwkhn pfko ennpw pfn n|n/ Pfntn lw k wnown ia

    pihnpfntonww ko` ~olp| wkow w~dit`lokplio/ Fntn xn wnn fix Zk~m ~olalnw pfn Akpfnt xlpf Gftlwp

    ko` Flw Gf~tgf- ko` la Nzf/ 724: lw k``n` pi pfn giopnvp- pfn zixnt pfkp xitcw xlpflo ~w gko

    dn wnno kw k tnantnogn pi pfn Fim| Wzltlp- wnkemnwwm| a~wloh pfn xfimn pihnpfnt lo giezmnpn

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    fkteio|/ Pkcno lo pflw mlhfp- ion alo`w lp `laalg~mp pi `lwgnto ko| clo` ia w~dit`lokplio xlpflo pflw

    giopnvp/ @kfew xi~m` kzznkt kp i``w xlpf K~h~wplonw qlnx ia logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio-

    xflgf xi~m` eiwp mlcnm| lopntztnp pflw zkwwkhn kw ~olalgkplio ia pfn xfimn ia pfn Hi`fnk` ko`

    Flw gfiwno znizmn- oip npntokm w~dit`lokplio/

    Koipfnt ziz~mkt zkwwkhn pfkp @kfew ~wnw pi lmm~wptkpn pfn Wiow npntokm w~dit`lokplio pi

    pfn Akpfnt lw ai~o` lo Bifo ;0246/ $Pfn Akpfnt lw htnkpnt pfko L/$Pflw qntwn kzznktw pi gmiwn pfn

    `ndkpn io w~dit`lokpliolwe iogn ko` ait kmm- d~p xn e~wp pkcn k a~tpfnt miic/ @kfew gieenopw-

    Qktli~w wgfimktw lowlwp- ait oi hii` tnkwio pfkp L gko `lwgnto- pfkp pfn wpkpnenop `inw oip fim`

    xlpf tnwzngp pi flw nwwnoplkm Dnloh/ &z/ 7>6, Lp e~wp dn oipn` pfkp pflw qntwn kmwi `inw oiptnqnkm

    npntokm w~dit`lokplio- d~p gi~m` kmwi dn wnno lo mlhfp ia Gftlwpw g~ttnop gltg~ewpkogn xlpflo pfn

    giopnvp/ Pflw alpw onkpm| xlpflo pfn gioalonw ia ko logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio ei`nm ia pfn Wio pi

    pfn Akpfnt/ @kfew wp~edmnw fntn k dlp lo flw tnd~ppkm- d~p gioplo~nw pi lowlwp pfkp ipfnt Wgtlzp~tnw

    gko dtloh pflw wk|loh lopi ko npntokm w~dit`lokpliokm mlhfp-

    Pfntn lw oipfloh lo pfn wk|loh lpwnma- oit lo pfn leen`lkpn giopnvp- pi

    lo`lgkpn pfkp pfn npntokm tnmkpliowflz ia pfn Wio pi pfn Akpfnt lw lo qlnx/ D~p

    pfnimihlgkm giowl`ntkpliow `ntlqn` atie pfn Wgtlzp~tnw- ko` nwznglkmm| atie Bifo(w

    hiwznm- wnne pi lezm| pfkp xfkp lw wkl` lw oip iom| pt~n ia pfn logktokpn Gftlwp d~p

    lw kmwi pt~n ia pfn npntokm Wio/ &z/ 7>

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    lp gko dn oi elwpkcn pfkp pfn Fndtnx xit` ait MIT@ lw \FXF- pfno pi w~hhnwp pfn Akpfnt lw

    htnkpnt lo ko npntokm w~dit`lokplio wnown lw pi w~hhnwp eitn pfko ion Hi`- fnogn e| tnantnogn

    pi ziwwldmn zim|pfnlwe/ Pfn ~wn ia Akpfnt ko` \FXF lw pfnwn pnvpw ek| wlhola| pfn MIT@

    ko` pfn gieloh Enwwlkf ktn ion lo ko npntokm wpkpn xlpfi~p npntokm w~dit`lokplio/ Lo akgp- d|

    ~wloh @kfew ixo enpfi`imih| ia ~wloh ipfnt dldmlgkm tnantnognw pi w~zzitp flw npntokm qlnx- ko

    logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio wnnew eitn mlcnm| xlpf tnhkt`w pi pflw pnvp/

    Lo 4::1- lo koipfnt BNPW ktplgmn d| pfno Zf @ wp~`nop Gftlwpizfnt Gixko ia Pfn

    Wi~pfnto dkzplwp Pfnimihlgkm Wnelokt|- Gixko wnncw pi `neiowptkpn pfn low~aalglnoglnw ia pfiwn

    xfi idbngp pi k w~dit`lokpliokmlwp qlnxzilop/ Gixko &4::1, wpkpnw- Oip iom| i pfn| `nzktp

    wfktzm| atie pfn ekbitlp| ia Bifkoolon wgfimktwflz- d~p pfn| `i oip ztiql`n ko k`n{~kpn

    nvzmkokplio ia Bifo(w zitptk|km ia pfn Wio(w tnmkpliowflz pi flw Akpfnt dkwn` io pfn `kpk ia pfn

    Hiwznm/ &z/ ;7>, D| nvkeloloh Bifo >2;2;

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    kmwi xkw gkmmloh Hi` Flw ixo Akpfnt- ekcloh Flewnma n{~km xlpf Hi`/ Pflw tnkwio pfn Bnxw

    wi~hfp pi clmm Fleekcloh Flewnma n{~km pi Hi`wfi~m` oip hi ~optnkpn`/ Bnw~w- kw k mnkton`

    ztkgplgloh Bnx- xi~m` onqnt w~hhnwp pfntn ktn eitn pfko ion Hi`- w~gf kw lo zim|pfnlwe xflgf

    pfn aklpfa~m Lwtknmlpn kdfittn`- pf~w- fn lw ekcloh k `ltngp gmkle pi dn Hi` lo pfn amnwf3 ion ko`

    pfn wken/ Pfntn `inw oip wnne pi dn ko| tnantnogn pi ko| p|zn ia w~dit`lokpliolwe lo pfn

    wpkpnenop/ @kfew zilopw i~p pfkp ipfntw fnm` pfkp pflw qntwn `ltngpm| wfixw k mkgc ia npntokm

    w~dit`lokplio/ Ia D/D/ Xktalnm` fn xtlpnw- / D/ Xktalnm` {~ipnw pflw qntwn &$Pfn Bnxw wi~hfp///

    pi clmm fle- dngk~wn fn / / / gkmmn` Hi` flw Akpfnt- ekcloh flewnma n{~km pi Hi`$, kw nql`nogn pfkp

    pfntn lw oi nwwnoplkm w~dit`lokplio ia pfn Wio/ &@kfew- 71:,

    Fixnqnt- lp lw akqitkdmn pi oipn pfkp Gixko `inw tlhfpm| `nano` khklowp ion w~gf qlnx

    khklowp w~dit`lokpliolwe xfno fn tna~pnw{~lpn w~ggnwwa~mm|Ti|gn Ht~nomntw gmklew pfkp

    pfn Akpfnt `nanttn` pfnwn pflohw pi pfn Wio/ Kdi~p Ht~nomnt- Gixko wpkpnw- Ti|gn Ht~nomnt

    kth~nw ait k e~p~km `nantnogn ko` w~dit`lokplio dnpxnno Akpfnt ko` Wio lo Bifo(w Hiwznm/ Fn

    tnznkpn`m| zilopw pi pnvpw pfkp wznkc ia pfn Akpfnt $hlqloh$ pi pfn Wio ko` nvzmklow pfne kw gmnkt

    lowpkognw ia pfn Akpfnt(w $`nantnogn$ pi fle/ &z/ ;47, Ht~nomnt t~ow pfn tlwc ia w~hhnwploh k aite

    ia lopnt`nzno`nogn%w~dit`lokpliokmlwe- xfntn zixnt gko dn fko`n` iqnt atie ion nwwnogn ia

    pfn Hi`fnk` pi koipfnt/ Ht~nomnt lw `kohnti~wm| gmiwn pi wien kmpntokpn aite ia ei`kmlwe- lp

    ek| wnne/

    Ion w~gf izzionop ia npntokm w~dit`lokplio ia pfn Akpfnt ko` pfn Wio lw Cnqlo Hlmnw

    &Pf/@/- K~wptkmlko Gimmnhn ia Pfnimih|,- pfn Qlgkt ia Wp/ Elgfknmw Gf~tgf lo Oitpf Gktmpio-

    K~wptkmlk/ Hlmnw fkw xtlppno pftnn diicw giogntoloh pfn w~dit`lokplio ia pfn Wio- iaantloh ~z flw

    pfnwlw pfkp pfn nktm| gf~tgf akpfntw `l` oip lopnopliokmm| wnnc pi w~dit`lokpn pfn Wio atie pfn

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    Akpfnt/ Fn `tkxw fnkqlm| io pfn xitc ia P/A/ Pittkogn- xfi- d~lm`loh io pfn xitc ia Kpfkokwl~w

    ko` pfn Gkzzk`iglkow fn ekcnw pfn Ptlolp| lpwnma pfn eioktgfn ia pfn `lqlon zntwiow ko` pfn Wio

    pfn eioktgfn ia `lqlon tnqnmkplio/ Hlmnw &4::>, wpkpnw-

    La oi ion lw dnaitn it kapnt- htnkpnt it mnwwnt lo pfn Hi`fnk`- pflw e~wp w~hhnwp

    pfkp kmm flntktgflgkm it`ntloh lo pflw xitm` lw k f~eko giowpt~gp tnamngploh akmmno

    nvlwpnogn- oip Hi`w l`nkm/ Hi` xi~m` mlcn pi wnn nqnt| f~eko dnloh qkm~n` lo pfn

    wken xk|/ &z/ 4,

    Pf~w- pfn Hi`fnk` mkgcw ko| aite ia npntokm w~dit`lokplio/ Pfn Ptlolp| lw gi%n{~km oip

    b~wp lo nwwnogn- d~p lo aite ko` a~ogplio kw xnmm/ Lo akgp- pflw lw nwwnoplkm lo ~o`ntwpko`loh pfn

    Hi`fnk` kw Ion/ La xn ktn pi kggnzp ko| oiplio pfkp pfn Wio lw npntokmm| w~dit`lokpn pi pfn

    Akpfnt- xn t~o pfn tlwc ia ekcloh Hi` w~dit`lokpn/ Hlmnw k``w- La pfn `lqlon zntwiow ktn ion lo

    dnloh- n{~km Hi`- pfn| e~wp dn ion lo zixnt ko` k~pfitlp|/ La oip- pfn| ktn oip ion lo dnloh ko`

    `lqlolp| ko` pfn Wio lww~dit`lokpn` Hi`/ &nezfkwlw elon,

    Pfntn lw k wnown lo xflgf pfiwn xfi w~zzitp npntokm w~dit`lokplio dit`nt io Ptlpfnlwe/

    Okp~tkmm|- pfn| `nano` khklowp pflw d| nezfkplgkmm| lowlwploh pfkp xflmn pfntn lw giow~dwpkoplkmlp|

    xlpflo pfn pftnn zntwiow ia pfn Hi`fnk`- pfntn lw k flntktgfkm wpt~gp~tn lo zmkgn- kw ztnqli~wm|

    wpkpn`/ D~p pflw kzznktw pi dn k gkwn ia elw~o`ntwpko`loh ia pfn Wgtlzp~tnw ko` ia pfn Olgnon

    Gtnn`- mnk`loh pi k wim~plio pfkp lw dipf)ko`- lowpnk` ia nlpfnt)it/ Lo ko kppnezp pi wimqn pfn

    pfnimihlgkm ztidmne iaxfi Hi` lw ko` fix pfn pftnn f|ziwpkwnw a~ogplio lo tnmkplio pi ion

    koipfnt- pfn| fkqn ek`n pfn Hi`fnk` lopi oio%w~dit`lokpn- |np w~dit`lokpn/ Lo mk|ekow pntew-

    pfn| fkqn nedktcn` io pt|loh pi fkqn pfnlt gkcn ko` nkp lp pii- wi pi wznkc/ Pfiwn xfi `i oip

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    w~zzitp npntokm w~dit`lokplio tngiholrn pflw akmmkg|- ko` wnnc pi ztizntm| fkteiolrn pfn npntokm

    xlpf pfn logktokpliokm/ Hlmnw xtlpnw-

    Pfn Akpfnt- Wio ko` Wzltlp xitc)izntkpn)a~ogplio lownzktkdm|/ Lo nqnt| `lqlon

    kgplio kmm pftnn `lqlon zntwiow xitc lo fkteio| ko` giizntkplqnm|/ Pfn| ktn onqnt

    `lql`n` it wnzktkpn`/ Pfn `igptlon ia lownzktkdmn izntkpliow `inw oip loant

    l`noplgkm izntkpliow/ Lp lw khtnn` pfkp pfn Akpfnt wno`w pfn Wio- Gftlwp lw logktokpn

    Hi` ko` `lnw io pfn gtiww- ko` pfn Wzltlp lw zi~tn` i~p io pfn `k| ia Znopngiwp/

    Pfnwn ko` ipfnt pflohw ktn lo`nmldm| kwwiglkpn` xlpf ion it koipfnt ia pfn `lqlon

    zntwiow/ Fixnqnt pi `lql`n ko` wnzktkpn pfn xitc ia Akpfnt- Wio ko`

    Wzltlp lw pi ~o`ntelon pfn ~olp| ko` wlezmlglp| ia pfn ion Hi`/ &z/ ;4,

    D~p xfkp gko dn wkl` ia pfn eko| qntwnw &wien kmtnk`| giqntn` pf~w akt, giogntoloh

    Gftlwpw kzzktnop w~dit`lokplio xflmn Fn xkw keioh ~w9 Pflw lw xfntn izzionopw ia npntokm

    w~dit`lokplio miic pi logktokpliokm w~dit`lokplio/ Pfn f~eko gio`lplio tn{~ltn` ztizlplkplio pi

    Hi`- lo iom| k xk| pfkp xi~m` a~mm| kpion ait i~t wlow/ Pflw kgp ia tn`nezplio xkw k htnkp hlap ia

    entg|- tn{~ltloh nvptkit`lokt| enkw~tnw io Hi`w dnfkma/ Hlmdntp Dlmnrlclko &;

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    Hi` ko` pfkp lp tn{~ltn` ko ~oztngn`nopn` ko` ~otnznkpkdmn `lwmigkplio xlpflo pfn

    Ptlolp|/ &z/ >6,

    Oix xn xlmm miic kp k anx Wgtlzp~tkm zkwwkhnw pfkp fnmz w~zzitp ko logktokpliokm

    w~dit`lokplio pfnwlw/ lo Zflm/ 421%;; xn tnk`- Pfi~hf fn &Gftlwp Bnw~w, xkw lo pfn aite ia Hi`-

    &fn, `l` oip gi~op n{~kmlp| xlpf Hi` k pfloh pi dn htkwzn`/ d~p nezpln` Flewnma- pkcloh pfn aite

    ia k dio`%wntqkop- ko` dnloh ek`n lo pfn mlcnonww ia eno/ Dnloh ai~o` lo kzznktkogn kw k eko-

    Fn f~edmn` Flewnma d| dngieloh idn`lnop pi pfn zilop ia `nkpf- nqno `nkpf io k gtiww/ Ait pflw

    tnkwio kmwi- Hi` flhfm| nvkmpn` Fle- ko` dnwpixn` io Fle pfn oken xflgf lw kdiqn nqnt|

    oken-wi pfkp kp pfn oken ia Bnw~w NQNT\ CONN XLMM DIX- ia pfiwn xfi ktn lo fnkqno ko` io

    nktpf ko` ~o`nt pfn nktpf- ko` pfkp nqnt| pioh~n xlmm gioanww pfkp Bnw~w Gftlwp lw Mit`- pi pfn

    hmit| ia Hi` pfn Akpfnt/$

    Pflw qnt| nkwlm| wfixw pfkp ztlit pi Flw onx wpkpn ia eko- Gftlwp fnm` n{~kmlp| xlpf pfn

    Akpfnt lo npntolp|/ Lo qntwn 8- xn wnn Fn piic pflw n{~kmlp| ko` nezpln` Flewnma ia lp ait pfn

    elwwlio dnaitn Fle- xflgf xkw `nkpf io k gtiww/ &q/ 6, Fn `l` oip `i pflw dngk~wn fn xkw pim`

    pi `i pflw- it it`ntn` pi `i pflw/ Fn xlmma~mm| nezpln` Flewnma ko` w~delppn` pi pfn Akpfntw xlmm/

    Dlmnrlclko xtlpnw- Lo flw logktokplio pfn Wio tneklon` n{~km xlpf pfn Akpfnt/ D~p fn pnezitktlm|

    aitanlpn` flw a~ogpliokm n{~kmlp| pi kww~en pfn $aite ia k wntqkop/$ Pflw xkw k onx ei`n ia dnloh

    ait pfn Wio lo tnmkplio pi pfn Akpfnt- oip ko npntokm wpkpn/ &z/ 17, K a~tpfnt tnk`loh ia pflw

    zntlgizn wfixw fix pfn Wio xlmm dn iogn khklo nvkmpn` d| pfn Akpfnt &q/ %;1- 42

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    42>%;; gko dn wnno kw k wpit| ia pfn Wiow zkwwkhn atie npntokm n{~kmlp| pi logktokpliokm- xlmma~m

    w~dit`lokplio- pfno dkgc pi npntokm n{~kmlp| khklo- d| pfn fko` ia pfn Akpfnt Flewnma/

    Koipfnt lww~n tklwn` d| npntokm w~dit`lokpliolwpw lw pfn qntwnw xflgf `nwgtldn pfn Wio kw

    dnloh wnkpn` kp pfn tlhfp fko` ia pfn Akpfnt/ Fndtnxw 62; `nwgtldnw- ///fkw pkcno Flw wnkp kp pfn

    tlhfp fko` ia pfn pftion ia pfn Ekbnwp| lo pfn fnkqnow///- ko` Fndtnxw ;424 xflgf wpkpnw- ///fkw

    wkp `ixo kp pfn tlhfp fko` ia pfn pftion ia Hi`/ Pfn| kppnezp pi wfix pfkp pflw ~o`i~dpkdm|

    `neiowptkpnw npntokm w~dit`lokplio- |np pflw ek| oip ongnwwktlm| dn pfn wmke `~oc pfn| dnmlnqn lp

    pi dn/ Lo Tnqnmkplio 724; xn tnk`- $L iqntgken ko` wkp `ixo xlpf e| Akpfnt io flw pftion/$

    Dlmnrlclko tnelo`w ~w- Iom| Gftlwp ek| bilo pfn Akpfnt io Flw pftion/ &z/ 17, Lo Tnq/ 4427- xn

    wnn pfn pftion &wloh~mkt, lw gkmmn`- pfn pftion ia Hi` ko` ia pfn Mked/ Pflw wnnew pi w~hhnwp

    pfkp Gftlwp lw oip wnkpn` lo ko k`bkgnop wnkp it pftion onvp pi pfn pftion ia Hi` lo pfn aite ia

    w~dit`lokplio- d~p tkpfnt- Fn lw wnkpn` xlpf Hi` io pfn wken pftion- w~hhnwploh npntokm gi%

    n{~kmlp|/ Xlpf pflw ~o`ntwpko`loh- Fnd/ 62; ko` Fnd/ ;424 kzznkt lo k `laantnop mlhfp/ Pfn| wfix

    pfn Wio kw zntgfn` lo n{~kmlp| onvp pi Hi` io Flw pftion/ Lp lw k htiww elwtnk`loh ia pfn

    Wgtlzp~tnw pi w~hhnwp pfn Wio pkcnw k w~dit`lokpn mnwwnt ziwlplio onkt it onvp pi Hi`w pftion/

    Pfn pftion ia Hi` pfn Akpfnt ko` Hi` pfn Wio ktn ion ko` pfn wken/ Kw pfn Xnwpelowpnt Wfitp

    Gkpngflwe &kw xnmm kw pfn NPW wpkpnenop ia aklpf,- pfn Hi`fnk` lw n{~km lo zixnt ko`

    hmit|/$ &[/1,

    Lo giogm~wlio- xflmn pfnwn nvkezmnw ~wn` fntnio dipf wl`nw ia pfn `ndkpnktn d| oi

    enkow nvfk~wplqn- pfn| `i wfn` wien mlhfp io k ziwwldmn elw~o`ntwpko`loh xlpf tnhkt`w pi

    npntokm w~dit`lokplio ia pfn Wio ko` pfn Akpfnt/ Lp lw pt~n pfkp pfntn ktn wnqntkm zkwwkhnw pfkp

    w~hhnwp k aite ia w~dit`lokplio- d~p oip ion ia pfnwn wznglalgkmm| wznkcw ia ko npntokm wpkpn ia

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    w~dit`lokplio `ltngpm|/ Lo akgp- kmm ia pfn nvkezmnw ~wn` gko alp {~lpn olgnm| xlpflo pfn gioalonw ia

    ko logktokpliokm kzztikgf pi w~dit`lokplio- xlpfi~p tnmnhkploh pfn Wio pi ko ~oongnwwkt| timn kw

    npntokmm| w~dit`lokpn/ Pfn logktokpliokm ei`nm kwcw pfn wntli~w {~nwplio iqnt xfnpfnt it oip

    pfntn onn`w pi dn ko npntokm kwzngp pi w~dit`lokplio/ Lowpnk`- pfn logktokpliokm ei`nm a~malmmw pfn

    onn` ait k w~dit`lokpn Wio xfi piic io pfn mlcnonww ia eko pi zntaite pfn kgp ia ztizlplkplio ait

    ekoclo`- xflmn ztnwntqloh pfn npntokm gi%n{~kmlp| ia pfn Hi`fnk`/ Ko|pfloh mnww dit`ntw

    `kohnti~wm| io Ptlpfnlwe/ Pfn giognzp ia npntokm gi%n{~kmlp| lw oip k onx zfnoienoio- kw xn

    gko wnn i~t koglnop gf~tgf akpfntw wpt~hhmn` xlpf nvzmkloloh fix pfn Ptlolp| a~ogpliow pihnpfnt

    kw ion- |np tneklow `lwplogp lo lpw zntwiokm ztizntplnw/ Entnm| ziloploh pi ptk`lplio ko` w~hhnwploh

    pflw lw pfn tnkwio ait oi a~tpfnt `lwg~wwlio io pfn ekppnt lw gktnmnww- ait pflw lw oip b~wp ko|

    pfnimihlgkm `lwg~wwlio/ Pflw lw pfn pfnimihlgkm `lwg~wwlio ia Hi` Flewnma/

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    Tnantnognw

    Kxk`- Okbnnd H/- &4::8,Dnpxnno W~dit`lokplio ko` Ciloiolk2 Pixkt` k Onx Tnk`loh ia pfn

    Gkzzk`iglko Pfnimih|/ Bi~tokm ia Ei`nto Pfnimih| 4724 zz/;6;%4:0

    Dlmnrlclko- Hlmdntp/- &Ektgf ;

    @kfew- Bifo Q/- &Wnzpnednt ;