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hiigcait snhzs hi tnah| ifm dfsn g| nf|lg|)Fs h tg bf`a fbaids- tna hsmfidKfiqs \gc`ga|ad f mhont"

ngqsa- hts lafb z|guhdhio f bfitma g sfatx g| tnh|tx bhmas) Afcn ihont

tna fh| sfio whtn tna stafdx nqb g tna mfita|i fs ht tq|iad- tq|iad-

tq|iad0 auai"nfidad- igt lmfbhio tna |gc`s- igt af|hio tna wfuas;

tna|a g| sfmufthgi h wfitad)

Ta c|xhio za|shstad) Ta dgg| g tna mhontngqsa cmfioad hi tna dhs"

tfica- fid gbs tfmm |fba fzzaf|ad gi tna ofmma|x fs na scfiiad tna

hsmfid whtn lhigcqmf|s) H{{x- na xammad- f lgft& fid zghitad tg tna

cgua) Gi tna lafcnf lgft&

Na ufihsnad- fid |a"aba|oad f bgbait mfta| ft o|gqid mauam)

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sna cgqmd tg baat nhb- fid na namd na| f|b fs tnax ifuhoftad tna staaz-

wamm"wg|i zftn tg tna mhttma lafcn)

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lmg`a- lqt

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|fio gqt) gb |qsnad tg tna dhionx- fid t|had tg |gqsa tna bfi lag|a

saf|cnhio tna szfca hi tna lgw |gb wna|a tna sgqid cfba) Na nghstad

gqt f wggmai lqidma; f wgbfis sgt mfuaida| cf|dhofi w|fzzad f|gqid

f thix- sc|afbhio hifit)

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F lflx& Gn bx Mg|d flgua& Gn gb& gb& Na|aohua ht tg ba&

Na nfidad na| tna lqidma- fid t|had fofhi tg |auhua tna st|fioa|;

ig zqmsa) Na tq|iad tg Hsflam- wng wfs a~fbhihio tna dhbhiqthua c|af"

tq|a) Nas ogia- H{{) Ta lflx7

Hts fmm |hont- lx tna mgg`s) Ig cqts g| l|qhsas) Hts sg thix& sna sfhd-

tnai- tq|ihio tg tna cnhmd fs sna cqddmad ht- Ta|a- tna|a) Xgq|a sfa

igw- mhttma gia) Xgq|a sfa- xgq lafqthqm tnhio)

gb stggd sthmm- cgishda|hio tna bfis lgdx- cmaicnhio nhs axas thontsnqt fid gzaihio tnab fofhi tg cnac` na wfsit d|afbhio) Ta lflx

nfd stgzzad c|xhio fid wfs tf`hio oqmzs g l|aftn hi Hsflams f|bs)

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Cfit saa fix bf|`s gi tna ammgw- fid na dgasit mgg` dhsafsad)

Na cfit nfua laai fd|ht mgio ) ) ) Xgq wgqmdit c|adht ht) Na zfqsad)

Xgq tf`a tna lflx qz tg tna ngqsa- H{{- fid Hmm oat sgbatnhio tg cgua|tna lgdx)

Lqt- gb

Htmm la f namm g f kgl tg oat nhb qz tna zftn) Latta| mafua nhb

na|a qithm namz cgbas) Dgit wfit tna lh|ds g| tna has oatthio ft nhb

tngqontna|as sgba cfiufs qz hi tna snad sngqmd dg) Na szg`a

cfmbmx aigqon- lqt nhs nfids fid fca amt cgmd- fs gmd snfdgws lmgttad

gqt tna l|hont fqtqbi sqisnhia)

Kfiqs \gc` wfs f svqf|a bhma g o|aai- whtn aigqon o|fss tg aad tna

aw snaaz fid ogfts fid tna nfidqm g cnhc`ais- fid aigqon tgzsghm tg

sqstfhi tna |qdhbaitf|x uaoatflma zftcn) Ta gimx t|aas wa|a twg tgw"

a|hio Ig|gm` zhias zmfitad lx tna c|aws |gb Zghit Zf|tfoaqsa wng

nfd lqhmt tna mhont stfthgi gua| tnh|tx xaf|s lag|a- hi 6>>8) F cmqsta| g

gmd o|fuas |ababla|ad f snhzw|ac` mgio lag|a tnft- wnai tna Z|hda ge

Lh|bhionfb gqida|ad gi tna o|aadx |gc`s hi dfxmhont) Hi sqcn f snhz

tna mhont htsam nfd mfta| laai l|gqont |gb Aiomfid- z|gqdmx laf|hio

tna ifba Cnfica L|gtna|s- f oqf|fitaa g tna bgst fduficad tacnigm"

gox g hts dfxcfzflma g fssablmx fixwna|a- ig bftta| ngw hingszh"

tflma g| nf|d tg |afcn)

Ta cq||aits nfqmad hi fmm bfiia| g tnhios; gtsfb fid katsfb

swh|mad fs h latwaai twhi z|gzamma|s0 lhts g w|ac`foa- taf cnasts-

wnfmalgias) Thios tq|iad qz hi tnah| gwi thba- hi tnah| gwi wfx) Ta

mhont stfthgi sft sgmhdmx hi tna bhddma g tna hsmfid- tna `aaza|s cgttfoa

fid gqtlqhmdhios nqi`a|ad dgwi lashda tna mhontngqsa- cgwad |gb

dacfdas g mfsnhio whids)

Hi tna `htcnai- Hsflam sft ft tna gmd tflma- tna lflx hi na| f|bs

w|fzzad hi f dgwix xammgw lmfi`at) gb sc|fzad nhs lggts smgwmx gitna bft fs na aita|ad- fid |astad f cfmmqsad nfid gi na| sngqmda|) Hua

cgua|ad tna zgg| sgqm) Ngws tna mhttma gia7

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Hts f oh|m- sfhd Hsflam whtn f sbhma) H ofua na| f lftn) Sna saabs

nafmtnx aigqon)

Ta lflx tq|iad tg nhb whtn whda axas- d|hi`hio hi nhs omfica)_nft gi af|tn bqst sna bf`a g ht fmm7 na wgida|ad fmgqd)

Ohuai na| sgba bhm` tgg- nfuait H- swaat tnhio7 Hsflam cggad-

tq|ihio ht hitg f vqasthgi g| tna lflx) Gn- snas sg- sg za|act- gb-

sna sfhd- fid `hssad tna cnhmd) Mg|d `igws wnft snas laai tn|gqon)

gb tgg` f lgttma g l|fidx |gb tna zhia cqzlgf|d fid zgq|ad

nhbsam f sbfmm bafsq|a- dgwihio ht hi gia) Na sft lashda nhs wha-

wftcnhio tna mhont zmfx gi na| fca fs sna cgitabzmftad tna t|afsq|a

hi na| f|bs) Ta lflx gmmgwad aua|x bguabait g na| axas- fs tngqon

Hsflam bhont ascfza h sna dhd igt ngmd na| whtn na| of{a)

Gn- mhttma gia- Hsflam c|ggiad- zgg|- zgg| mhttma gia- fs tna lflx

iq{{mad na| fca hi tgwf|d na| l|afst) gb cgqmd naf| taf|s hi na|

ughca- fid tna babg|x g fi hiuhshlma z|asaica nqio hi tna fh| latwaai

tnab)

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g ngw tnhios bhont nfua laai) Na fddad vqhc`mx- H bafi ) ) ) H dhdit

bafi ) ) ) Xgq mgg` mh`a xgq wa|a lg|i tg ht- tnfts fmm) Na st|g`ad na|

cnaa`)

Hsflam omficad qz ft nhb) H `igw- mgua) H `igw wnft xgq bafi) H

aam tna sfba)

Na zqt nhs f|bs f|gqid nhs wha fid tna cnhmd) Hsflam cgqmd sbamm

tna l|fidx gi nhs l|aftn) Sna bq|bq|ad- Gn gb- tnfi` Ogd wa

gqid na| hi thba)

gb `hssad na|- tnai zqt nhs mhzs tg tna lflxs g|anafd) Ta tn|aa

g tnab stfxad mh`a tnft g| f mgio bgbait- qithm tna cnhmd laofi tg

w|hooma- tn|qsthio f st gqt |gb qida| tna lmfi`at)

_ammgb ofua f st|atcn fs na stggd qzHmm og fid said f

shoifm- |azg|t tna dhionx0 oat tnab tg said f lgft g| tna lgdx) Fid g|

Bhss Bqat na|a)

Igt xat& Hsflam sfhd fs sna tgqcnad tna lflxs ioa|s) H bafi-tna|as ig |qsn tg dg ht |hont tnhs bhiqta) Ta zgg| bfis igt oghio tg

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g| tna bgbait- Hd sfx) Mafua ht f wnhma) Ohua na| f cnfica tg cftcn na|

l|aftn)

Htmm tf`a ngq|s g| tnab tg oat na|a) Snamm la fmm |hont) Xgquafm|afdx vqhataiad na| dgwi- mhttma tnhio)

Mats kqst wfht) Fta| fmm- ht cfit bf`a bqcn dha|aica)

Hts fmm ogt tg og hi tna mgo- zat) Xgq `igw Hua ogt tg |azg|t aua|x"

tnhio st|fhontfwfx- gb sfhd- g| nhs dqthas hicmqdad igthio aua|x

shoihcfit auait ft g| iaf| tna mhont stfthgi- |gb zfsshio snhzs fid

waftna|- tg z|glmabs whtn tna fzzf|ftqs)

Dg ht hi tna bg|ihio- an7

Lqt wnft h tna lgfts |gb f snhz7

Hts f dhionx- igt f mhalgft- sna sfhd)

Tai tna lflxs z|glflmx ogt f bgtna| wfhthio g| ht sgbawna|a

gisng|a- taf|hio na| nfh| gqt) Ngw wgqmd xgq aam h ht wfs xgq|s7

Xgq sfw tna cf|dhofi) Ta bgtna| bqst nfua fmmai gqt g tna lgft

fid d|gwiad)

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wng tna bfi wfs)

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g |gb tnah| zf|aits)

H{{x- fixtnhios zgsshlma) _a kqst dgit `igw)

_nai dhd xgq aua| naf| g f thix lflx satthio g hi f lgft whtngqt

hts bgtna|7 Sna namd tna cnhmd f |fcthgi cmgsa|)

Ths hs sa|hgqs) Ta bfis dafd- H{{)

Fid tna lflxs fmhua) Nfua f naf|t- gb)

Sgbatnhio hi na| tgia st|qc` nhb- fid histafd g shbzmx cgit|f"

dhcthio na|- na zfqsad fid cgishda|ad na| zmaf) Za|nfzs sna iaadad f lht

g thba whtn f lflx) Za|nfzs na gwad na| tnft) Ta|a wfs f shmaica- fid

Hsflam tq|iad tg nhb hi wg|dmass fzzafm) H sqzzgsa- ft f zhicn ) ) ) na

cgicadad- tna wg|ds cgbhio whtn o|aft dhcqmtx- H cgqmdmafua tna

shoifm qithm tna bg|ihio) Eh|st tnhio- tngqon) Fs sggi fs tna mhonts gqt)

Hsflam `hssad nhb- fid svqaa{ad nhs f|b)Latta| oat lfc` tg tna mfita|i |ggb) H wfs hi tna bhddma g |azmfc"

hio tna ufzg| tqla- na sfhd)

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Fs na wfm`ad dgwi tna zftn- na naf|d tna swaat igtas g Hsflams

ughca fs sna sfio- Lmgw tna whid sgqtna|mx- sgqtna|mx- sgqtna|mx- lmgw

tna whid sgqtn ga| tna lgiiha lmqa saf) Tgqon tna bqshc wfs tqiaqm-ht fhmad tg cgbg|t nhb fs na cmhblad tna stfh|s g tna mhont- aidhio g

f st|fioa qiafshiass ft tna cgicasshgi na nfd bfda)

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as- H |afmh{a tnft- gb Sna|lgq|ia sfhd) Na wfs shtthio hi f

szf|tfi |ggb- lf|amx cggma| tnfi tna sqmt|x dfx gqtshda) Ta

Sxdiax sqbba| |fhi zamtad tna whidgw- fid sait tna zagzma

gi tna zfuabait scq||xhio g| snamta|)

H bafi ua|x tgqon) Ta bfi fc|gss tna das` mafiad g|wf|d g|

abznfshs) Hts ig zhcihc) Igt tnft Lx|gi Lfxs tna wg|st zgsthio gi

tna Mhonts- lqt H wfit tg bf`a sq|a xgq `igw wnft xgq|a hi g|) Na

tfbzad dgwi tna tglfccg whtn nhs tnqbl fid mht nhs zhza) gbs matta|

g fzzmhcfthgi nfd tgmd tna sfba stg|x fs bfix f ammgws f|gqid tnft

thba; lg|i Saztabla| 6>830 wf| szait hi tna F|bx0 a~za|haica whtn

tna Hita|ifthgifm Cgda fid Bg|sa0 znxshcfmmx t fid wamm0 ngig|flma

dhscnf|oa) Ta |qmas sthzqmftad tnft z|aa|aica sngqmd la ohuai tg a~"

sa|uhcabai)

Ht cfit gb stgzzad- fid laofi fofhi) Fmm dqa |aszact- B|)

Cgqonmfi- hts igt mh`amx tg la tgqona| tnfi tna _asta|i E|git)

Ta bfi mgg`ad fofhi ft tna datfhms gi tna dhscnf|oa zfza|s- tnai

ft gb- saf|cnhio g| sgbatnhio hi nhs axas- hi nhs fca) Ig- sgi) Xgq|az|glflmx |hont gi tnft scg|a) Na |fttmad g sgba |qmas; Xgq zfx xgq|

gwi zfssfoa tg aua|x zgsthio) Xgq|a |amha- sg xgq dgit oat ngmhdfxs)

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Za|bfiait stf oat f bgitns mafua ft tna aid g afcn tn|aa"xaf| cgi"

t|fct) Na tgg` qz nhs ft zai fid shoiad tna g|b hi |git g nhb) Fs

na |gmmad tna stfbz lfc` fid g|tn fc|gss tna hi`zfd na sfhd- _am"cgbana tnqbzad ht dgwi hi tn|aa zmfcas gi tna zfza|tg tna

Cgbbgiwafmtn Mhontngqsa Sa|uhca) Gi tna g|b- 65tn Dacabla|

686> omhstaiad hi wat hi`)

Ta sh~ bgitns |amha zgsthio ft Lx|gi Lfx- qz gi tna Iaw Sgqtn _fmas

cgfst- whtn twg gtna| `aaza|s fid tnah| fbhmhas- tfqont gb tna lfshcs

g mha gi tna Mhonts) Na gmmgwad tnft whtn f sthit dgwi gi Bfft"

sqx`a|- tna whmd hsmfid sgqtn g fsbfihf wna|a ht |fhiad bgst dfxs g

tna xaf| fid tna cnhc`ais lmaw hitg tna saf dq|hio stg|bs)

Gi tna Mhonts- gb Sna|lgq|ia nfs zmaitx g thba tg tnhi` flgqt

tna wf|) Flgqt tna fcas- tna ughcas g tna lmg`as wng nfd stggd lashda

nhb- wng sfuad nhs mha gia wfx g| figtna|0 tna gias wngsa dxhio wg|ds

na naf|d- fid tngsa wngsa bqtta|ad kqblmas na cgqmdit bf`a gqt- lqt

wng na igddad tg fixwfx)

gb hsit gia g tna bai wngsa maos t|fhmad lx f nfi` g shiaws- g|

wngsa oqts cfscfdad |gb tnah| cfshio mh`a smhtna|hio aams) Ig| wa|a nhs

mqios tq|iad tg omqa g| nhs l|fhis tg stgdoa lx tna ofs) Lqt nas scf||ad

fmm tna sfba- nfuhio tg mhua hi tna sfba s`hi fs tna bfi wng dhd tna

tnhios tnft iaadad tg la dgia lfc` tnai) Na cf||has tnft gtna| snfdgw-

wnhcn hs cfst hiwf|d)

Na t|has igt tg dwamm gi ht; nas saai zmaitx g bai tq|iad wg|sa

tnfi qsamass tnft wfx) Sg na oats gi whtn mha f|gqid tna adoas g tnhs

tnhio nas ogt ig ifba g|) _nai na d|afbs flgqt tngsa xaf|s- tna

gb wng hs a~za|haichio tnab- tna gb wng hs tna|a whtn lmggd gi nhs

nfids- hs f lgx g ahont g| sg) Hts tnhs sbfmm lgx wngs qz fofhist lmg`as

whtn oqis fid lfxgiats- fid nas wg||had lacfqsa nhs scnggm sgc`s nfua

smhzzad dgwi fid na cfit nhtcn tnab qz lacfqsa namm nfua tg d|gz nhsoqi tg dg ht- fid nas lf|amx lho aigqon auai tg ngmd tnft) Fid na cfit

id nhs bgtna| fixwna|a)

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Tai na wf`as fid nas hi f zmfca wna|a tna|as kqst whid fid wfuas

fid mhont- fid tna hit|hcfta bfcnhia|x tnft aazs tna fba lq|ihio fid

tna mfita|i tq|ihio) Fmwfxs tq|ihio- fmwfxs mgg`hio gua| hts sngqmda|)H na cfi gimx oat f| aigqon fwfx|gb zagzma- |gb babg|x

thba whmm dg hts kgl)

Tgqsfids g bhmas fwfx gi tna wast cgfst- Kfiqs \gc` wfs tna q|tnast

zmfca gi tna cgithiait |gb gbs cnhmdnggd ngba hi Sxdiax) Lqt

Kfiqs Mhont wfs tna mfst shoi g Fqst|fmhf na nfd saai fs nhs t|ggzsnhz

stafbad g| Aoxzt hi 6861) Ta sbamm g tna aqcfmxzts nfd wftad g|

bhmas gsng|a |gb Fmlfix- fid wnai tna scait fdad fwfx na wfs sqd"

daimx shc` ft tna mgss g sgbatnhio na dhdit `igw na cgqmd bhss) Tai-

ngq|s mfta|- t|qa fid stafdx- tna mhont- whtn hts ua"sacgid fsn- cfba

hitg uhawnhs ngbamfids q|tnast |afcnfid hts babg|x stfxad whtn

nhb tn|gqon tna xaf|s g namm tnft gmmgwad- mh`a f f|awamm `hss) _nai-

hi Kqia 68

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