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hs tdagl dwdy, Gxpidhlhlk tbdt yfurg bulkry) fr thrgo) fr hl
pdhl) hs lfw ds jgyflo yfur pfwgrs ds d ebdt whtb d crhglo,Ho ihag tf pusb tbg tbfukbt-gxpgrh`glt d ihttig curtbgr, Lfw
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gohtfr-hl-rgshogleg wbf frogrs yfur tbfukbts wdias fut
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`hlo-gohtfr gxhstgo) jut lfw tbdt bg fr sbg bds kflg) yfu
rgdihzg tff idtg bfw tbg gohtfr diifwgo yfur `hlo tf cule-
thfl cfr dii tbgsg ygdrs, D od`-jurst fc hogds) `g`frhgs)
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dwdy) dlo rgef``glohlk must d thly lu`jgr cfr yfur efl-
sehfus eflshogrdthfl, Jut lfw yfurg fl yfur fwl,
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tulgo tf ohccgrglt stdthfls) drg jidrhlk fut vfhegs dlo
`ushe, _bg rdohfs bdvg lf fcc-swhtebgs fr vfiu`g efltrfis)
tbg rff` yfurg hl bds lf offr fr whlofw) dlo rgihgc whii
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hl tff) ulfflitgrgo hl qudihty dlo fvgrwbgi`hlk hl qudlthty,
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_bg cdjrhe sfctglgr hl yfur swgdtgr s`giis ds strflk ds dhr
crgsbglgr fflrgo up yfur lfstrhis, Xfur ef`cy mgdls drg lfw
ds serdteby ds stggi wffi, Xfur vgsthjuidr dlo prfprhfegp-
thvg sglsgs drg disf fut fc ahitgr) sf tbg ffr aggps thithlkihag d cgrry hl bgdvy sgds) dlo yfurg lf iflkgr surg wbgrg
yfur bdlos dlo cggt drg hl rgidthfl tf tbg rgst fc yfu, Xfu
edl cggi tbg pidtgs fc yfur sauii) pius yfur cdehdi `useigs
dlo yfur mdw1 yfur bgdo cggis trdppgo hlshog d `ftfreyeig
bgi`gt tbrgg shzgs tff s`dii wbheb `dy fr `dy lft gxpidhl
wby tbg dhr eflohthflgr hs ds ogdcglhlk ds dl gigetrhe orhii)
jut yfur cdtbgrwbfs rhkbt bgrg hl crflt fc yfusfulos
ds hc bgs spgdahlk tf yfu crf` d egiipbflg) fl d trdhl
kfhlk tbrfukb ifts fc sbfrt tullgis) hl uglt Edltflgsg,
Xfu drg lf iflkgr djig tf ef`prgbglo yfur `ftbgr tflkug)
fr dly tflkug= crf` lfw fl) dii idlkudkgs whii jg cfrghkl
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HL_ZFOWE_HFL HR
idlkudkgs, Gvgl yfur sglsg fc th`g bds kflg) rglogrhlk yfu
uldjig tf ohsthlkuhsb jgtwggl d `hlutg dlo dl bfur) ds hc
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ffli`s) bfwgvgr) ef`g tf dl glo) wbgrgds tbhs hs yfur lgw
flkfhlk rgdihty, Duths` hs d ihcgiflk eflohthfl, Jut gvgl
tbg wfro duths` `dags lf `frg sglsg tf yfu lfw tbdl tbg
wfro fr fr ,_bdlas cfr stheahlk tf tbg glo) tbfukb tbg rgdi glo) cfr
`fst fc us) wfuio hlvfivg sgodthfl dlo jghlk cfrehjiy bfs-
phtdihzgo) dlo wbdt bdppgls lgxt hts jgttgr lft tf spgeu-
idtg, Xgt cfr tbfsg pgfpig jfrl fltf tbg duthsthe spgetru`)
tbhs ulgohtgo) ulfflitgrgo dlo sedry-ds-dii-bgii rgdihty hs
bf`g, _bg culethfls tbdt kglgthes jgstfws fl tbg rgst fcustbg gohtfrsds d jhrtbrhkbt) pgfpig whtb duths` `ust
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igetudi dlo g`fthfldi tdsa fc Bgreuigdl) Uhsypbgdl dlo
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tdag ht drglt bgrfgs) tbgl H oflt alfw wbdt bgrfhs` hs)
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duths` `ust survhvg hl dl futshog wfrio wbgrg spgehdi
lggos hs pidykrfulo sidlk cfr rgtdrogo) wbgrg `git-
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R HL_ZFOWE_HFL
ofwls dlo pdlhe dttdeas drg vhgwgo ds tdltru`s) wbgrg
ohsdjhihty diifwdleg eidh`dlts drg dssu`go jy `dly tf
jg wgicdrg serfulkgrs) dlo wbgrg Jrhthsb cfrghkl pfihey
edl jg ogserhjgo ds duthsthe jy d Crgleb `hlhstgr, "@, Igi-
ifuebg dpfifkhzgo idtgr) gxpidhlhlk tbdt bg lgvgr orgd`go
tbdt tbg domgethvg efuio bdvg edusgo fccglsg, H oflt
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ghtbgr) dlo rdhshlk dl duthsthe sfl fr odukbtgr hs lf mfj
cfr tbg cdhltbgdrtgohl cdet) cdhltbgdrtgolgss hs off`go
jy tbg fflrst lhkkihlk ofujt tbdt tbgrgs Uf`gtbhlk Lft
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wfrl-s`fftb truhs` djfut yfur sfl sthii jghlk tbg sd`gihttig kuy tbdt bg wds jgcfrg tbhs ihcg-rgogffllhlk lgws wds
eflfflr`go, _bgl yfu rul tbg kdultigt fc ftbgr pgfpigs rg-
dethfls= Hts must sf sdo1 [bdt) sf bgs kfhlk tf jg ihag
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tdag tbhs sf-ediigo ohdklfshs iyhlk ofwl$1 dlo `y cdvfr-
htg) Xgs) wgii) H tfio `y pgohdtrhehdl wbgrg tf kf sthea bhs
@@Z mdjs, Xfur fflrst efltdets whtb `fst suppfrt dkglehgs
whii put tbg idst ldhis hl tbg efcffll fc cdhltbgdrtgolgss) dlo
krdct fltf yfu d idygr fc sedr thssug dlo eylhehs` ds tbhea
ds rbhlf bhog, _bgrg drg khctgo dlo rgsfuregcui pgfpig
wfrahlk hl duths` suppfrt) jut whtb ogprgsshlk rgkuidrhty
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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RH
kfvgrl`glt pfihey dppgdrs tf jg djfut Jdlo-Dhos dlo fflk
igdvgs) dlo lft djfut rgdihzhlk tbg pftglthdi fc ebhiorgl
whtb spgehdi lggos dlo bgiphlk tbg` jgef`g iflk-tgr`
lgt efltrhjutfrs tf sfehgty, _bg sedlt shivgr ihlhlk hs tbdt
`gohedi tbgfry hs lf iflkgr jid`hlk yfur whcg cfr edushlk
tbg duths` jy jghlk d Zgcrhkgrdtfr @ftbgr ds ht oho lft sf
iflk dkf "Zgcrhkgrdtfr Cdtbgrs wgrg uldvdhidjig cfr ef`-
`glt( dlo tbdt yfu oflt ihvg hl d sfehgty wbgrg pgfpig whtb
duths` drg jgihgvgo tf jg whtebgs fr ogvhis dlo kgt trgdtgo
deefrohlkiy,
[bgrg tf turl tf lgxt6 Jffas, "Xfuii bdvg stdrtgo di-
rgdoy) jgedusg tbg fflrst rgdethfl fc crhglos dlo cd`hiy ogs-
pgrdtg tf bgip hs tf sglo eihpphlks) [gj ihlas dlo ihtgrdturg)
bfwgvgr tdlkglthdi tf yfur fwl shtudthfl,( Upgehdi Lggospujihsbhlk hs d mulkig, @dly Bfw tf Bgip Xfur Duthsthe
Ebhio `dludis bdvg d ofetrhldhrg sphl) whtb kglgrfus bgip-
hlks fc dlo , _bgy `dy efltdhl usdjig hogds) jut rgdo-
hlk tbg` edl cggi ogprgsshlkiy ihag jghlk dsago tf mfhl d
pfihthedi pdrty fr d ebureb, _bg `frg dedog`he tgxts drg
oglsgr) `frg erfss-rgcgrglego dlo rheb hl pgodkfky dlo
djjrgvhdthfls, Fc efursg hts kffo tbdt dedog`hes drg rg-
sgdrebhlk tbg fflgio) jut fctgl tbg kdp jgtwggl tbg tbgfry
dlo wbdts ulrdvgihlk fl yfur ahtebgl ffr hs tff whog tf
jrhokg,
Dlftbgr edtgkfry hs tbg `frg eflcgsshfldi `g`fhr)
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RH H HL_ZFOWE_HFL
usudiiy wrhttgl jy d pdrglt) ogserhjhlk tbg h`pdet fc du-
ths` fl tbg cd`hiy dlo sf`gth`gs tbg pfshthvg gccget fc dl
ulfrtbfofx trgdt`glt, _bgsg `g`fhrs drg `gohd-crhgloiy
dlo rdhsg tbg prffflig fc duths` hl tbg `dragtpideg fc wfrtby
edusgs) jut H bdvg cfulo tbghr prdethedi usg tf jg ih`htgo)
dlo hl cdhrlgss tbgy usudiiy drglt wrhttgl tf jg usgcui,
Gvgry duthsthe pgrsfl gxbhjhts bhs fr bgr fwl vdrhdthfl fc
tbg eflohthflduths` hs `frg ihag rgthld pdttgrls tbdl
`gdsigsdlo tbg `frg ulfrtbfofx tbg trgdt`glt cfr flg
ebhio) tbg igss ihagiy ht hs tf bgip dlftbgr "`hlg) cfr gxd`-
pig(,
D cfurtb edtgkfry fc duths` jffa hs tbg duths` dutf-
jhfkrdpby wrhttgl jy hlshogrs fl tbg duthsthe spgetru`)
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ldthlk) jut di`fst jy ogffllhthfl tbgy tglo tf jg wrhttgl
jy douits wbf bdvg dirgdoy wfrago tbhlks fut) dlo tbgy
efuiolt bgip `g wbgrg H lggogo bgip `fst= tf ulogrstdlo
wby `y tbrgg-ygdr-fio wds jdlkhlk bhs bgdo dkdhlst tbg
ffr1 fr dpphlk bhs ffllkgrs hl crflt fc bhs gygs dt bhkb
spggo1 fr succgrhlk crf` sahl sf sglshthvg tbdt bg efuiolt
sht fr ihg ofwl1 fr bfwihlk whtb krhgc cfr cfrty-fflvg `hlutgs
wbgl tbg ^hlku OSO wds tff serdtebgo cfr tbg OSO pidygr
tf rgdo ht, @y rgdohlk prfvhogo tbgfrhgs) dlkigs) dlgeoftgs
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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RH HH
dlo kugssgs djfut tbgsg ebdiiglkgs) jut whtbfut rgdsfls dii
H efuio of wds iffa fl) bgipigssiy,
Flg ody `y whcg rgeghvgo d rg`dradjig jffa sbg bdo
frogrgo crf` Mdpdl ediigo _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p, Hts dutbfr)
Ldfah Bhkdsbhod) wds jfrl hl 488: dlo wds sthii hl mulhfr
bhkb sebffi wbgl tbg jffa wds pujihsbgo, Ldfahs duths`
hs sgvgrg glfukb tf `dag spfagl ef``ulhedthfl prgtty
`ueb h`pfsshjig) gvgl lfw, Jut tbdlas tf dl d`jhthfus
tgdebgr dlo bhs fwl pgrshstgleg) bg igdrlgo tf spgii fut
wfros ohrgetiy fltf dl dipbdjgt krho, D Mdpdlgsg dipbdjgt
krho hs d tdjig fc tbg jdshe cfrty Mdpdlgsg bhrdkdld igttgrs)
dlo hts Glkihsb efultgrpdrt hs d efpy fc tbg qwgrtyagy-
jfdro) ordwl fltf d edro dlo id`hldtgo, Ldfah ef``ulh-
edtgs jy pfhlthlk tf tbg igttgrs fl tbgsg krhos tf spgii futwbfig wfros) wbheb d bgipgr dt bhs shog tbgl trdlserhjgs,
_bgsg wfros juhio up hltf sgltglegs) pdrdkrdpbs dlo gl-
thrg jffas, Gxtrds drfulo tbg shog fc tbg krhos hleiuog
lu`jgrs) puletudthfl) dlo tbg wfros ffllhsbgo) ygs dlo
lf, "Ditbfukb Ldfah edl disf wrhtg dlo jifk ohrgetiy fltf
d ef`putgr vhd hts agyjfdro) bg ffllos tbg ifwgr-tgeb dipbd-
jgt krho d stgdohgr bdlordhi ds ht fccgrs cgwgr ohstrdethfls
dlo bgips bh` tf cfeus,( Gvgl hl prh`dry sebffi tbhs
`gtbfo gldjigo bh` tf ef``ulhedtg whtb ftbgrs) dlo
ef`pfsg pfg`s dlo stfry jffas) jut ht wds bhs gxpidld-
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RHS HL_ZFOWE_HFL
thfls djfut wby ebhiorgl whtb duths` of wbdt tbgy of tbdt
wgrg) ihtgrdiiy) tbg dlswgrs tbdt wg bdo jggl wdhthlk cfr,
Ef`pfsgo jy d wrhtgr sthii whtb flg cfft hl ebhiobffo) dlo
wbfsg duths` wds dt igdst ds ebdiiglkhlk dlo ihcg-ditgrhlk
ds fur sfls) _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p wds d rgvgidtfry kfosglo,
Zgdohlk ht cgit ds hc) cfr tbg fflrst th`g) fur fwl sfl wds tdia-
hlk tf us djfut wbdt wds bdppglhlk hlshog bhs bgdo)
tbrfukb Ldfahs wfros,
_bg jffa kfgs `ueb curtbgr tbdl prfvhohlk hlcfr`d-
thfl) bfwgvgr= ht fccgrs up prffc tbdt ifeago hlshog tbg
bgipigss-sgg`hlk duthsthe jfoy hs d `hlo ds eurhfus) sujtig
dlo ef`pigx ds yfurs) ds `hlg) ds dlyflgs, Ourhlk tbg
:?&; krhlo fc jghlk d edrgr) hts dii tff gdsy tf cfrkgt tbg cdet
tbdt tbg pgrsfl yfurg ofhlk sf `ueb cfr hs) dlo hs fjihkgotf jg) `frg rgsfuregcui tbdl yfu hl `dly rgspgets, Ds tbg
`fltbs turl hltf ygdrs cfrkgtthlk edl jgef`g ohsjgihgv-
hlk) dlo tbhs idea fc cdhtb `dags jftb tbg edrgr dlo tbg
edrgo-cfr vuilgrdjig tf lgkdthvhthgs, Ldfah Bhkdsbhods khct
hs tf rgstfrg cdhtb= jy og`flstrdthlk hltgiigetudi deuhty dlo
sphrhtudi eurhfshty1 jy dldiyshs fc bhs glvhrfl`glt dlo bhs
eflohthfl1 dlo jy d pueahsb sglsg fc bu`fr dlo d orhvg tf
wrhtg fflethfl, [grg lft tdiahlk shkls fr bhlts fc tbgsg `gl-
tdi prfpglshthgs= tbgyrg dirgdoy bgrg) hl tbg jffa wbheb "H
bfpg( yfurg djfut tf rgdo,
Hc tbdt wgrglt glfukb) _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p ulwhtthlkiy
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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RS
ohsergohts tbg off`hgst htg` fc rgeghvgo whsof` djfut
duths`tbdt pgfpig whtb duths` drg dlthsfehdi iflgrs wbf
idea g`pdtby whtb ftbgrs, Ldfah Bhkdsbhod rghtgrdtgs rg-
pgdtgoiy tbdt lf) bg vdiugs tbg ef`pdly fc ftbgr pgfpig
vgry `ueb, Jut jgedusg ef``ulhedthfl hs sf crdukbt whtb
prfjig`s) d pgrsfl whtb duths` tglos tf glo up diflg hl d
efrlgr) wbgrg pgfpig tbgl sgg bh` fr bgr dlo tbhla) Dbd)
eidsshe shkl fc duths`) tbdt, Uh`hidriy) hc pgfpig whtb duths`
drg fjihvhfus tf ftbgr pgfpigs cggihlks) bfw efuio Ldfah
tgsthcy tbdt tbg `fst ulglourdjig dspget fc duths` hs tbg
alfwigokg tbdt bg `dags ftbgr pgfpig strgssgo fut dlo
ogprgssgo6 Bfw efuio bg wrhtg d stfry "glthtigo H` Zhkbt
Bgrg dlo hleiuogo dt tbg glo fc tbg jffa( jfdsthlk ebdr-
detgrs wbf ohspidy d rdlkg fc g`fthfls dlo d pift ogshklgotf twgda tbg tgdr kidlos6 Ihag dii stfrytgiihlk `d``dis)
Ldfah hs dlthehpdthlk bhs duohglegs g`fthfls dlo `dlhpu-
idthlk tbg`, _bdt hs g`pdtby, _bg efleiushfl hs tbdt jftb
g`fthfldi pfvgrty dlo dl dvgrshfl tf ef`pdly drg lft
sy`ptf`s fc duths` jut eflsgquglegs fc duths`) hts bdrsb
ifeaofwl fl sgic-gxprgsshfl dlo sfehgtys lgdr-prhsthlg hk-
lfrdleg djfut wbdts bdppglhlk hlshog duthsthe bgdos,
Cfr `g) dii tbg djfvg hs trdlscfr`dthvg) ihcg-glbdlehlk
alfwigokg, [bgl yfu alfw tbdt yfur aho wdlts tf spgda
whtb yfu) wbgl yfu alfw tbdt bgs tdahlk hl bhs surrfulo-
hlks gvgry jht ds dttglthvgiy ds yfur lflduthsthe odukbtgr)
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RS H HL_ZFOWE_HFL
wbdtgvgr tbg gvhogleg tf tbg efltrdry) tbgl yfu edl jg tgl
th`gs `frg pdthglt) whiihlk) ulogrstdlohlk dlo ef``ulh-
edthvg1 dlo tgl th`gs jgttgr djig tf bgip bhs ogvgifp`glt,
Ht hs lf gxdkkgrdthfl tf sdy tbdt _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p diifwgo
`g tf rfulo d efrlgr hl fur rgidthflsbhp whtb fur sfl,
Ldfah Bhkdsbhods wrhthlk do`hlhstgrgo tbg ahea H lggogo
tf stfp cggihlk sfrry cfr `ysgic) dlo stdrt tbhlahlk bfw
`ueb tfukbgr ihcg wds cfr `y sfl) dlo wbdt H efuio of tf
`dag ht igss tfukb, Shrtufus sphrdis drg ds wflogrcui hl
spgehdi-lggos pdrglthlk ds dlywbgrg gisg= yfur gxpgetd-
thfls cfr yfur ebhio drg rdhsgo1 yfur std`hld tf kgt tbrfukb
tbg rfeay pdtebgs hs strglktbglgo1 dlo yfur ebhio sglsgs
tbhs) dlo rgspflos, @y whcg jgkdl tf wfra fl dl hlcfr`di
trdlsidthfl fc Ldfahs jffa hltf Glkihsb sf tbdt fur sflsftbgr edrgrs dlo tutfrs efuio rgdo ht) ds wgii ds d cgw crhglos
wbf disf bdvg sfls dlo odukbtgrs whtb duths` hl fur efr-
lgr fc Hrgidlo, Jut dctgr ohsefvgrhlk tbrfukb [gj krfups
tbdt ftbgr gxpdt Mdpdlgsg `ftbgrs fc ebhiorgl whtb duths`
wgrg crustrdtgo jy tbg idea fc d trdlsidthfl hltf Glkihsb) wg
jgkdl tf wflogr hc tbgrg `hkbt lft jg d `ueb whogr duoh-
gleg cfr Ldfah Bhkdsbhod, _bhs Glkihsb trdlsidthfl fc_bg
Zgdsfl H Mu`p hs tbg rgsuit,
_bg dutbfr hs lft d kuru) dlo hc tbg dlswgrs tf d cgw fc
tbg qugsthfls `dy sgg` d ihttig spdrsg) rg`g`jgr bg wds
fliy tbhrtggl wbgl bg wrftg tbg`, Gvgl wbgl bg edlt
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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RSH H
prfvhog d sbfrt) strdhkbt dlswgrsueb ds tf tbg qugsthfl
[by of yfu ihag ihlhlk up yfur tfys sf fjsgsshvgiy6
wbdt bg bds tf sdy hs sthii wfrtbwbhig, Ldfah Bhkdsbhod bds
eflthlugo tf wrhtg) aggps d lgdriy odhiy jifk) bds jgef`g
wgii alfwl hl duths` dovfedey ehreigs dlo bds jggl cgd-
turgo rgkuidriy hl tbg Mdpdlgsg Jhk Hssug, Bg sdys tbdt bg
dsphrgs tf jg d wrhtgr) jut hts fjvhfus tf `g tbdt bg dirgdoy
hs flgdl bflgst) fogst) tbfukbtcui wrhtgr) wbf bds wfl
fvgr glfr`fus foos dlo trdlspfrtgo fflrst-bdlo alfwigokg
crf` tbg sgvgrgiy duthsthe `hlo hltf tbg whogr wfrio1 d prf-
egss ds tdxhlk cfr bh` ds) sdy) tbg det fc edrryhlk wdtgr hl
euppgo pdi`s derfss d justihlk _h`gs Uqudrg fr ^heedohiiy
Ehreus wfuio jg tf yfu fr `g, _bg tbrgg ebdrdetgrs usgo
cfr tbg wfro duths` hl Mdpdlgsg shklhcy sgic) sbut dlohiilgss, @y h`dkhldthfl eflvgrts tbgsg ebdrdetgrs hltf d
prhsflgr ifeago up dlo cfrkfttgl hlshog d sfihtdry eflffllg-
`glt egii wdhthlk cfr sf`gflg) dlyflg) tf rgdihzg bg fr sbg
hs hl tbgrg, _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p alfeas fut d jrhea hl tbg
wdii,
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_bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p
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^rgcdeg
[bgl H wds s`dii) H oholt gvgl alfw tbdt H wds d aho whtb
spgehdi lggos, Bfw oho H ffllo fut6 Jy ftbgr pgfpig tgiihlk
`g tbdt H wds ohccgrglt crf` gvgryflg gisg) dlo tbdt tbhs
wds d prfjig`, _rug glfukb, Ht wds vgry bdro cfr `g tf det
ihag d lfr`di pgrsfl) dlo gvgl lfw H sthii edlt of d rgdi
eflvgrsdthfl, H bdvg lf prfjig` rgdohlk jffas difuo dloshlkhlk) jut ds sffl ds H try tf spgda whtb sf`gflg) `y
wfros must vdlhsb, Uurg) sf`gth`gs H `dldkg d cgw wfros
jut gvgl tbgsg edl ef`g fut tbg ef`pigtg fppfshtg fc wbdt
H wdlt tf sdy$ H edlt rgspflo dpprfprhdtgiy wbgl H` tfio tf
of sf`gtbhlk) dlo wbglgvgr H kgt lgrvfus H rul fcc crf`
wbgrgvgr H bdppgl tf jg, Uf gvgl d strdhkbtcfrwdro dethvhty
ihag sbfpphlk edl jg rgdiiy ebdiiglkhlk hc H` tdeaihlk ht fl
`y fwl,
Ufwby edlt H of tbgsg tbhlks6 Ourhlk `y crustrdthlk)
`hsgrdjig) bgipigss odys) Hvg stdrtgo h`dkhlhlk wbdt ht
wfuio jg ihag hc gvgryflg wds duthsthe, Hc duths` wds rg-
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? LDFAH BHKDUBHOD
kdrogo sh`piy ds d pgrsfldihty typg) tbhlks wfuio jg sf
`ueb gdshgr dlo bdpphgr cfr us tbdl tbgy drg lfw, Cfr surg)
tbgrg drg jdo th`gs wbgl wg edusg d ift fc bdssig cfr ftbgr
pgfpig) jut wbdt wg rgdiiy wdlt hs tf jg djig tf iffa tfwdro
d jrhkbtgr cuturg,
_bdlas tf trdhlhlk Hvg bdo whtb @s, Uuzuah dt Bdku-
au`h Uebffi) dlo `y `f`) Hvg igdrlgo d `gtbfo fc
ef``ulhedthfl vhd wrhthlk, Lfw H edl gvgl wrhtg fl `y
ef`putgr, ^rfjig` hs) `dly ebhiorgl whtb duths` oflt
bdvg tbg `gdls tf gxprgss tbg`sgivgs) dlo fctgl gvgl tbghr
fwl pdrglts oflt bdvg d eiug wbdt tbgy `hkbt jg tbhlahlk,
Uf `y jhk bfpg hs tbdt H edl bgip d jht jy gxpidhlhlk) hl `y
fwl wdy) wbdts kfhlk fl hl tbg `hlos fc pgfpig whtb du-
ths`, H disf bfpg tbdt) jy rgdohlk tbhs jffa) yfu `hkbt jg-ef`g d jgttgr crhglo fc sf`gflg whtb duths`,
Xfu edlt muokg d pgrsfl jy tbghr iffas, Jut fleg yfu
alfw tbg ftbgr pgrsfls hllgr sgic) jftb fc yfu edl jg tbdt
`ueb eifsgr, Crf` yfur pfhlt fc vhgw) tbg wfrio fc duths`
`ust iffa ihag d oggpiy `ystgrhfus pideg, Uf pigdsg) spdrg d
ihttig th`g tf ihstgl tf wbdt H bdvg tf sdy,
Dlo bdvg d lheg trhp tbrfukb fur wfrio,
Ldfah Bhkdsbhod
Mdpdl) :>>3
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T4 Bfw drg yfu wrhthlk tbgsg sgltglegs6
_bg dipbdjgt krho hs d `gtbfo fc lfl-vfedi ef``ulhed-
thfl, Xfu `hkbt tbhla tbdt spggeb hs tbg fliy wdy tf kgt
yfur pfhlts dlo hltglthfls derfss) jut tbgrg hs dlftbgr wdy
tf sdy wbdt yfu wdlt whtbfut ushlk tbg vfedi lgrvfus sys-
tg`, Dt fflrst H lgvgr orgd`go H efuio dag ht wfra) jut lfw
H` wgii djig tf gxprgss `y trug sgic ushlk fliy d ef`putgr
dlo dl dipbdjgt krho,_bhs wds dl hlergohjig cggihlk$ Lft jghlk djig tf tdia
`gdls lft jghlk djig tf sbdrg wbdt yfurg cggihlk dlo
tbhlahlk, Hts ihag jghlk d ofii spglohlk yfur wbfig ihcg hl
hsfidthfl) whtbfut orgd`s dlo whtbfut bfpgs, Uurg) ht tffa
d iflk th`g jgcfrg H efuio fflldiiy stdrt ef``ulhedthlk vhd
wrhttgl tgxt fl y fwl) jut fl tbdt fflrst ody wbgl y f`
suppfrtgo `y wrhthlk bdlo hl bgrs) H jgkdl tf dequhrg d
lgw wdy fc hltgrdethlk whtb ftbgrs,
_bgl) tf diifw `frg hlogpgloglt ef``ulhedthfl)
@f` hlvgltgo tbg dipbdjgt krho, _bg dipbdjgt krho `dags
ht pfsshjig tf cfr` `y wfros jy sh`piy pfhlthlk tf tbghr igt-
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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ ;
tgrs) hlstgdo fc bdvhlk tf wrhtg tbg` fut flg jy flg, _bhs
disf igts `g dlebfr `y wfros) wfros tbdt wfuio ftbgrwhsg
uttgr fcc ds sffl ds H trhgo tf spgda tbg`,
Fctgl) wbhig H wds igdrlhlk tbhs `gtbfo) Ho cggi ut-
tgriy jgdtgl, Jut fflldiiy H drrhvgo dt tbg pfhlt wbgrg H efuio
hlohedtg tbg igttgrs jy `ysgic, [bdt agpt `g bd``grhlk
dwdy dt ht wds tbg tbfukbt tbdt tf ihvg `y ihcg ds d bu`dl
jghlk) lftbhlk hs `frg h`pfrtdlt tbdl jghlk djig tf gx-
prgss `ysgic, Uf cfr `g) tbg dipbdjgt krho hslt must djfut
putthlk tfkgtbgr sgltglegs= hts djfut kgtthlk derfss tf ftbgr
pgfpig wbdt H wdlt dlo lggo tbg` tf ulogrstdlo,
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T: [by of pgfpig whtb duths` tdia sf ifuoiy dlo wghroiy6
^gfpig fctgl tgii `g tbdt wbgl H` tdiahlk tf `ysgic `y
vfheg hs rgdiiy ifuo) gvgl tbfukb H sthii edlt sdy wbdt H lggo
tf) dlo gvgl tbfukb `y vfheg dt ftbgr th`gs hs wdy tff sfct,
_bhs hs flg fc tbfsg tbhlks H edlt efltrfi, Ht rgdiiy kgts `g
ofwl, [by edlt H fflx ht6
[bgl H tdiahlk hl d wghro vfheg) H lft ofhlk ht fl
purpfsg, Uurg) tbgrg drg sf`g th`gs wbgl H ffllo tbg sfulofc y fwl vfheg ef`cfrthlk) wbgl Hii usg cd`hihdr wfros fr
gdsy-tf-sdy pbrdsgs, Jut tbg vfheg H edlt efltrfi hs ohccgr-
glt, _bhs flg jiurts fut) lft jgedusg H wdlt ht tf1 hts `frg
ihag d rggx,
D rggx rgdethlk tf wbdt6 _f wbdt Hvg must sggl) hl
sf`g edsgs) fr tf sf`g fio `g`frhgs, [bgl `y wghro
vfheg kgts trhkkgrgo) hts di`fst h`pfsshjig tf bfio ht jdea
dlo hc H try) ht detudiiy burts) di`fst ds hc H strdlkihlk `y
fwl tbrfdt,
Ho jg fady whtb `y wghro vfheg fl `y fwl) jut H`
dwdrg tbdt ht jftbgrs ftbgr pgfpig, Bfw fctgl bdvg tbg
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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ 8
strdlkg sfulos ef`hlk fut fc `y `futb g`jdrrdssgo `g
lgdriy tf ogdtb6 Bflgst) H wdlt tf jg lheg dlo edi` dlo
quhgt tff$ Jut gvgl hc wgrg frogrgo tf aggp fur `futbs
sbut fr tf jg quhgt) wg sh`piy oflt alfw bfw, Fur vfhegs
drg ihag fur jrgdtbhlk) H cggi) must ef`hlk fut fc fur futbs)
uleflsehfusiy,
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T5 [by of yfu dsa tbg sd`g qugsthfls fvgr dlo fvgr6
Hts trug1 H diwdys dsa tbg sd`g qugsthfls, [bdt ody hs ht
tfody6 fr Hs ht d sebffi ody tf`frrfw6 Uh`pig `dttgrs
ihag tbgsg) H dsa dkdhl dlo dkdhl, H oflt rgpgdt `y qugsthfl
jgedusg H oholt ulogrstdlohl cdet) gvgl ds H` dsahlk) H
alfw H of ulogrstdlo,
_bg rgdsfl wby6 Jgedusg H vgry quheaiy cfrkgt wbdt ht
hs Hvg must bgdro, Hlshog `y bgdo tbgrg rgdiiy hslt sueb djhk ohccgrgleg jgtwggl wbdt H wds tfio must lfw) dlo wbdt
H bgdro d iflk) iflk th`g dkf,
Uf H of ulogrstdlo tbhlks) jut `y wdy fc rg`g`jgrhlk
tbg` wfras ohccgrgltiy crf` gvgryflg gisgs, H h`dkhlg
d lfr`di pgrsfls `g`fry hs drrdlkgo eflthlufusiy) ihag d
ihlg, @y `g`fry) bfwgvgr) hs `frg ihag d pffi fc ofts, H`
diwdys pheahlk up tbgsg oftsjy dsahlk `y qugsthfls
sf H edl drrhvg jdea dt tbg `g`fry tbdt tbg ofts rgprgsglt,
Jut tbgrgs dlftbgr rgdsfl cfr fur rgpgdtgo qugs-
thflhlk= ht igts us pidy whtb wfros, [g drglt kffo dt efl-
vgrsdthfl) dlo bfwgvgr bdro wg try) wgii lgvgr spgda ds
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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ 44
gccfrtigssiy ds yfu of, _bg jhk gxegpthfl) bfwgvgr) hs wfros
fr pbrdsgs wgrg vgry cd`hihdr whtb, Zgpgdthlk tbgsg hs krgdt
cul, Hts ihag d kd`g fc edteb whtb d jdii, Wlihag tbg wfros
wgrg frogrgo tf sdy) rgpgdthlk qugsthfls wg dirgdoy alfw
tbg dlswgrs tf edl jg d pigdsurghts pidyhlk whtb sfulo
dlo rbytb`,
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T? [by of yfu gebf qugsthfls jdea dt tbg dsagr6
Cfr d iflk th`g) Hvg lfthego tbdt pgfpig whtb duths` fctgl
rgpgdt qugsthfls) ihag pdrrfts, Hlstgdo fc dlswgrhlk tbg
qugsthfl) wg must sdy tbg gxdet sd`g qugsthfl strdhkbt jdea
dt tbg pgrsfl dsahlk ht, Fleg) H tbfukbt wg oho ht sh`piy
jgedusg wg oholt alfw bfw tf dlswgr) jut lfw H tbhla
tbgrgs `frg tf tbg `ystgry tbdl tbhs,
Chrhlk tbg qugsthfl jdea hs d wdy fc shcthlk tbrfukb fur`g`frhgs tf phea up eiugs djfut wbdt tbg qugsthflgr hs
dsahlk, [g ulogrstdlo tbg qugsthfl fady) jut wg edlt dl-
swgr ht ulthi wg fflsb fut tbg rhkbt `g`fry pheturg hl fur
bgdos,
Hts quhtg d ef`pihedtgo prfegss) tbhs, Chrst) H sedl `y
`g`fry tf ffllo dl gxpgrhgleg eifsgst tf wbdts bdppglhlk
lfw, [bgl Hvg cfulo d kffo eifsg `dteb) `y lgxt stgp hs
tf try tf rgedii wbdt H sdho dt tbdt th`g, Hc H` iueay) H bht
upfl d usdjig gxpgrhgleg dlo dii hs wgii, Hc H` lft iueay) H
kgt eifjjgrgo jy tbg sd`g shlahlk cggihlk H bdo frhkhldiiy)
dlo H` uldjig tf dlswgr tbg qugsthfl H` jghlk dsago, Lf
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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ 45
`dttgr bfw bdro H try tf stfp ht) tbdt wghro vfheg sihps fut)
`dahlk `g `frg ustgrgo dlo ohsefurdkgo) dlo sf ht kgts
bdrogr dlo bdrogr tf sdy dlytbhlk,
Hl sgt-pdttgrl eflvgrsdthfls) wg `dldkg `ueb jgt-
tgr1 ditbfukb) fc efursg) wbgl ht ef`gs tf tdiahlk djfut
yfur cggihlks) tbgsg pdttgrls drg lf usg dt dii, Hl cdet) jy
rgiyhlk fl tbg` tff `ueb yfu edl glo up sdyhlk tbg fp-
pfshtg fc wbdt yfu wdltgo tf sdy, H swgdr eflvgrsdthfl hs
sueb bdro wfra$ _f dag `ysgic ulogrstffo) hts ihag H bdvg
tf spgda hl dl ulalfwl cfrghkl idlkudkg) gvgry `hlutg fc
gvgry ody,
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Frogr yfur efpy fc
_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^Jy Ldfah Bhkdsbhod
[htb dl hltrfouethfl crf` Odvho @htebgii
Crf` flg fc tbg jgifw rgtdhigrs=
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