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@EN@CMLHN

Gey `en`cmlhns supphrt dhyium mlvlna cgjh`lc` ln prlgem hptlgem bcemtb.

”Pbc wbhmc hi tbc `en`cmlhn ls e whn`crium ihh`

E mlttmc jlttcr mlttmc swcct puts yhu ln tbc ghh`

Vmey tbc stcgs lnth slnalna utcGeoc yhur khiicc irhg tbc rhestc` rhht‗



Pbc Qlm` Qls`hg hi Qcc`s

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@en`cmlhnIeglmy4 Estcrekcec

Metln Negc4 Perexekug histklnemc (irhg tbc Arccos, gcenlna

”tbc histklem rcgc`y ihr emm `lshr`crs‗? ln Metln, terexhs gcens

”`lshr`crs‗ en` eohs gcens ”rcgc`y‗ wblmc histklnemc gcens

”histklem‗ en` ”irhg tbc pbergeky‗)

Zcmetc` Sscium [pcklcs4 Qbltc-hwcrlna Depencsc èn`cmlhn

(Perexekug emjlùg), Kemlihrnle cnènacrc` èn`cmlhn (P.

kemlihrnlkug), Eslen èn`cmlhn (P. dephnlkug), Zusslen rujjcr

èn`cmlhn (P. oho-seabyz)

Amhjem Khgghn Negcs4 Cnamlsb (èn`cmlhn)? [penlsb (`lcntc

`c mchn)? Ircnkb (`cnt-`c-mlhn)? Depencsc (tegphph)? Qcmsb

(ènt y mmcw)? Ketemen (`cnt `c mch)? Acrgen (mhwczebn)?@enlsb (mhvcten`)? Vhrtuaucsc (`cntc `c mceh)? Ltemlen (`lcntc l

mchnc)? Nhrwcalen (mhvctenn)

@cskrlptlhn

Cvcry pert hi tbc èn`cmlhn ls e rceshn th kcmcjretc. Lts wbhmc jclna ls

lnkrc`ljmy jceutlium, uscium, c`ljmc, en` gc`lklnem! Lts jrlabt ycmmhw hw-cr hpcns en` kmhscs wltb tbc sun en` ls hitcn tbc strst hwcr hi sprlna

ettrektlna tbc phmmlnethrs th vcnturc hut hi tbclr wlntcr bljcrnetlhn. Pbc

bhncyjcc mhvcs tbc èn`cmlhn hwcr. L un`crsten` wby jckeusc wbcn yhu

cet lt ircsb hii tbc stcg, lt ls swcct en` testcs mloc phmmcn en` bhncy!

@en`cmlhn bes èro arccn mcevcs tbet erc `lstlnktlvcmy deaac` mloc e

mlhn“s tcctb. Hnc hi lts cermy negcs ln

Ircnkb ls `cnt `c mlhn, tbc thhtb hi tbc mlhn.

Pbcy erc tblnncr et tbc jesc en` slanlstkent-

my jrhe`cn es tbcy rcekb hutwer`. Pbcyemm arhw irhg tbc jesem rhht? yhu wlmm nht

stn` èn`cmlhn mcevcs arhwlna up e hwcr-

lna stemo. Pbc mcevcs re`letc hutwer` irhg

tbc kcntrem teprhht, en` tbc deaac` thhtby

neturc hi lts mcei càc ls vcry lrrcaumer en`

wblgslkem (hr bepbezer`). Pbcy arhw ln

mcnatbs irhg ejhut 9 lnkbcs th e iumm ben`

mhna. Qbcn tbc ghnshhn relns ln hur

rcalhn jcaln, tbc mcevcs ken jc ihun` ln

spcklem musb pmekcs arhwlna es jla es twh hrcvcn tbrcc ben`s blab.@en`cmlhn



@en`cmlhn

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Pbc èn`cmlhn arccns lnkrcesc hur jh`y“s glncrem suppmy ùc th tbc

rhht“s `ccp un`crarhun` teprhht. Pbc geln rhht ls jrhwn wltb wbltccsb dust lnsl`c tbc soln en` jrenkbcs lnth sgemmcr stnacrs sprce`lna

un`crarhun`. Pbc sgemmcr rhhtmcts pcnctretc ncw arhun` wblmc ejshrj-

lna e relnjhw hi trekc glncrems irhg tbc shlm“s rcshurkcs lnth tbc wbhmc

pment. Qltb eac jhtb tbc stcgs en` tbc rhhts sckrctc e stlkoy wbltc sep

tbet bes geny uscs ihr jceuty en` bcemtb. Pbc pments hitcn cxu`c tbls

glmoy wbltc sep wbcn jrhocn.

Pbc hwcrs erc jrlabt ycmmhw en` cgcrac irhg tbc kcntcr hi jesem

mcevcs. Pbcy arhw et tbc cn` hi stcgs en` strst cgcrac es sgemm tlabt ju`s,

tbc pment ettelnlna 9‛:0 lnkbcs ln bclabt. Pbc hwcr stemos erc bhmmhw

en` tbc mhnacr hncs ken jc skumpturc` lnth e arcet utc en` strew! Genyhwcrs ken cgcrac irhg hnc rhht jut cekb hwcr arhws hn lts hwn stcg.

E @en`cmlhn @ltty

@en`cmlhn yhu“rc sh prctty, mct gc tcmm yhu

ejhut lt ln tbls @en`cmlhn @ltty

Phèy tbc gealk hi tbc èn`cmlhn hwcr

Hiicrs lts arekc ihr pcrshnem phwcr

Vhwcr ln tbc scnsc hi ircc`hg

Ircc`hg irhg tbc prektlkc hi wcc`lna

tbcg

Qcc` tbcg wby wbcn tbcy erc sh prctty

Mct gc tcmm yhu ejhut lt ln tbc @en`cmlhn

@ltty

Qbcn yhu plko tbcg

\hu“vc aht th pmey tbcg hr cet tbcg

Jut prhglsc gc tbet yhu“mm ncvcr cvcr

sprey tbcg

Qbcn yhu bervcst tbcsc sprlna arccns

Pbcrc erc sh geny tblnas th `h tbet erc

sh occn

\hu ken geoc tbet ycmmhw pctem wlnc En` tbet“s e surcstrc wey th bevc e

ahh` tlgc

Vut tbclr èro arccn mcevcs ln yhur

`lnncr seme`

Pbet“s bhw L kegc th wrltc tbls èn`cmlhn

jemme`

Pbclr rhhts `rlc` en` arhun` geoc e

glabty stnc `rlno

E ahh` ghrnlna jlttcr kbel, `hn“t

yhu tblno8

En` tbc jcst tblna ejhut hur mhkem

èn`cmlhn

Ls yhu `hn“t bevc th ah th tbc sthrc th

juy tbcg

[h rcgcgjcr th mhvc yhur èn`cmlhn

irlcn`s

Lt“s e pcrickt wey th bcmp hur whrm`

th gcn`

Jy bhnhrlna tbclr ycmmhw jceuty

Qc“mm bevc kmcen elr, bcemtby ol`s, en`

bhncyjccs ln hur khggunlty

\cs, kmcen elr, bcemtby ol`s, en` bhncyjccs

ln hur khggunlty

@en`cmlhn yhu“rc sh prctty, mct gc tcmm yhu

ejhut lt ln tbls @en`cmlhn @ltty




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Hnc jrlabt ycmmhw èn`cmlhn hwcr ls ektuemmy khgphsc` hi bun`rc`s hi

ln`lvlùem hwcrs emm geturlna th scc` th krcetc tbc wbltc gealkem puiijemm

sh khgghn ln ielry temcs, geolna wlsbcs khgc truc.

Pbcsc wbltc puiijemm bce`s y ln tbc elr wbcn jmhwn jy tbc wln`

en` tbc scc`s erc rce`lmy kerrlc` ekrhss men`s en` hkcens. Pbcrc erc uiiy

ugjrcmme-mloc cn`s ettekbc` th tbc bcevlcr tbln en` phlnty scc`s, wblkb

nht hnmy bcmp mhàc tbcg ln tbc shlm jut wblkb erc emsh ls uscium ihr bltkb-blolna hn enlgem iur hr bugen kmhtbcs.

Pbc rceshn wlsbcs khgc truc ls jckeusc tbc wln` kerrlcs yhur wlsb

hn cekb scc` th cvcry sbhrc hi cvcry hkcen, sberlna yhur `cslrc wltb

tbc wbhmc whrm`. En` rlabtmy sh, es èn`cmlhns erc ihun` prhmlstkemmy hn

cvcry khntlncnt, cxkcpt Enterktlke jckeusc lt ls stlmm hvcr <2 pcrkcnt lkc.

Bhwcvcr, tbc lsmen`s dust hii tbc khest hi Enterktlke bevc en`cmlhns hw-

crlna cekb sprlna! Pbc èn`cmlhn onhws bhw th survlvc jckeusc lt ken

ceslmy rcprhùkc irhg jhtb lts scc` en` lts rhht. Lt ls e pcrcnnlem pment tbet

rcturns cekb ycer irhg tbc segc rhht. Li yhu try th la up en`cmlhns, tbcy

ken rcarhw irhg cvcn e sgemm pert hi tbc rhht mcit ln tbc arhun`. Pbls lse gervcmhus cxegpmc hi neturc whrolna ln tbc kurrcnky hi ejunènkc.

Cneghrc` jy tbc èn`cmlhns



@en`cmlhn

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Pbls ahm`cn pment sbercs sh gukb acncrhslty ln jceuty, bcemtb, en` beppl-

ncss ycer eitcr ycer ihr tbc ahh` hi emm.

Kurrcnt SscsQc geoc arcet usc hi tbls ber`y wlm` pment et Purtmc Meoc Zciuac. Qc

usc èn`cmlhns ycer-rhun` jy utlmlzlna tbc arccns, rhhts, en` hwcrs ihr

e gyrle` hi rcklpcs tbet erc scrvc` et hur keiì en` shm` ln mhkem sthrcs. Ln

tbc sprlna, suggcr, en` iemm, wc usc lt ircsb irhg tbc aer`cns ihr geolna

dulkc, pcsth, en` cvcn lkc krceg. Ln tbc metc iemm, wc aetbcr tbc jla mcevcs ln

quentlty en` `ry tbcg. Hnkc `rlc`, wc arln` tbcg lnth e arccn phw`cr

ihr usc ln rcklpcs tbrhuabhut tbc wlntcr ghntbs.

Es e wey th prhghtc wcc` epprckletlhn wltbln hur khggunlty

ln cermy Gey, Purtmc Meoc Zciuac bhsts e iun kcmcjretlhn kemmc` tbc

@en`cmlhn Icstlvem. Lt bes nhw jckhgc en ennuem cvcnt. Ln tbc èy-

mhna icstlvem tbcrc erc èn`cmlhn wlnc‛geolna whrosbhps? e Gey phmc

ènkc? èn`cmlhn gc`lklnem whrosbhps? èn`cmlhn lkc krceg? èn`cml-

hn mcghne`c? èn`cmlhn pcsth wltb zukkblnl mlnaulnl? en` arcet mhkem

guslk, ènkcs, en` aegcs tbrhuabhut tbc èy hi icstlvltlcs. Ihr tbc

skbhhm ol`s ln thwn wc bhst e èn`cmlhn `rewlna khntcst en` tbc kbh-

scn wlnncrs act e prlzc hi cltbcr e èn`cmlhn lkc krceg khnc hr jmcn`lna

tbclr hwn èn`cmlhn mcghne`c hn tbc jlkykmc jmcn`cr. Hur geskht ls e

@en`cmlhn Icstlvem




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jla peplcr-gêkbì mlhn, negc` Gr. @en`c Mlhn, tbet rckclvcs jun`mcs hi

mhvc irhg emm tbc ol`s wbh pelnt en` `ckhretc blg wltb ircsb èn`cmlhn

hwcrs cekb ycer.

Hnc hi tbc blabmlabts ihr tbc eùmts ls @en`cmlhn [elshn, hr èn`cml-

hn jccr. Ihur mhkem jrcwcrlcs khmmcktlvcmy kemmc` tbc Jhhtmcaacrs [hklctykhmmejhretc hn geolna tbls spcklem sprlnatlgc jetkb hi mhkem jrcw. Purtmc

Meoc Zciuac bervcsts tbc èn`cmlhn rhhts, mcevcs, stcgs, en` hwcrs th

jc usc` ln tbc prhkcss en` tbc Jhhtmcaacrs geoc tbc jccr ihr tbc icstlvem.

Pbls ycer wc bervcstc` :6 phun`s hi èn`cmlhn rhhts eitcr e sprlna snhw-

sthrg irhg hnc hi tbc klty“s hraenlk peros. Pbc arccns en` rhhts pummc`

hut ceslmy hnkc tbc snhw gcmtc` jy gl`èy. Pbc jlttcrncss alvcs tbc jccr

e spcklem olko. Emtbhuab `rlnolna emkhbhm ken jc ber` hn tbc mlvcr, tbc

èn`cmlhn ln tbc jccr gey hiicr shgc bcemlna prhpcrtlcs th tbc mlvcr et tbc

segc tlgc, pcrbeps bcmplna jemenkc lt emm hut.Pbc bhmmhw stcgs hi tbc temmcr èn`cmlhns geoc egezlna guslkem

utcs! Ph kbhhsc e èn`cmlhn stcg tbet whros, plko tbc stcg kerciummy

en` php hii tbc hwcr bce`. Jmhw lnth tbc stcg th geoc surc lt geocs e

nhlsc mloc e oezhh. Pbcn kut sgemm bhmcs ln tbc stcg dust jla cnhuab ihr

cekb stnacr th khvcr. L usc gy [wlss ergy onlic sklsshrs hr gy stnacrnelms

th krcetc bhmcs ihr cekb stnacr. Lt wlmm pmey es geny `liicrcnt nhtcs es bhmcs.

Vmekc yhur stnacrs hn tbc bhmcs en` pmey tbc nhtcs hi tbc skemc en` geoc

cxqulsltc guslk. Lt ls en ert tbet teocs shgc solmm, jut hnkc yhu act tbc alst

hi lt, tbc guslk tbet hws hut jrlnas sglmcs th cvcry iekc. Hur sphnte-

nchus jen`, @en`cmlhn Hktct, khnslsts hi clabt pchpmc‐emm wltb èn`cml-hn utcs, pcrihrglna es tbc hpcnlna ekt hi tbc ennuem cvcnt.

Mch“s acttlna e iekcmlit Gr. @en`c Mlhn



@en`cmlhn

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@en`cmlhns erc kcmcjretc` ln tbc sprlna tbrhuabhut tbc whrm`. Ln

e``ltlhn th hur mhkem @en`cmlhn Icstlvem ln @urenah, Khmhre`h, tbcrc erc

èn`cmlhn icstlvems ln Jhum`cr en` @cnvcr, en` e gyrle` hi htbcr icstl-

vems beppcnlna erhun` tbc whrm` ln bhnhr hi tbc sprlnatlgc ycmmhw hw-

cr sukb es ln Tccmen` en` Jhrkumh, tbc Nctbcrmen`s? Nhrtb Arccnwemm,Hnterlh? Qemmekc, Nhve [khtle? en` Depen (kemmc` tbc Pegphph Icstlvem).

Ln Keneè tbcrc erc e pmctbhre hi èn`cmlhn kcmcjretlhns ln kltlcs sukb es

Bemliex, [tretihr`, Qetcrmhh, en` Httewe. Ekrhss tbc Snltc` [tetcs èn`c-

mlhn icstlvems erc beppcnlna ln tbc Nepe Yemmcy, Kemlihrnle? Qbltc [umpbur

[prlnas, Qcst Ylralnle? @hvcr, Hblh? Jurmlnathn, Ycrghnt? Ghunt

Kemvery, Qlskhnsln? Qeuocaen, Lmmlnhls? en` Ylncmen`, Ncw Dcrscy‐dust

th gcntlhn e icw.

Pbc nugcrhus ennuem icstlvems kcmcjretc en` blabmlabt tbc èn`cml-

hn jy krcetlna emm verlctlcs hi ihh`s en` jcvcreacs ge`c irhg tbc wbhmcpment. E khgghn tbcgc tbet runs tbrhuabhut ghst hi tbcsc cvcnts

whrm`wl`c ls tbc supphrt hi hraenlk men` stcwer`sblp prektlkcs en` tbc

`cslrc th kbenac tbc thxlk bcrjlkl`c spreylna prektlkcs ln peros en` wlm`-

men` gelntcnenkc prharegs.

Pbc en`cmlhn ls rckhanlzc` es e whrm`wl`c sygjhm hi hraenlk mewns.

E quhtc irhg Qcst Ylralnle“s @en`cmlhn Icstlvem spceos hi tbls rcslmlcnky

th hvcrkhgc4 ”Ln kcmcjretlhn en` epprckletlhn ihr tbc `ctcrglnetlhn hi

tbc èn`cmlhn, tbc autsy mlttmc hwcr stabts lts wey tbrhuab vcmvcty mewns,

`hàcs ghwcrs en` wcc` olmmcrs. En` eaelnst emm h``s, èn`cmlhn rclans

suprcgc es lt jmenocts hur vlmmeac cekb sprlna. Qc semutc yhu, hur QcstYlralnle @en`cmlhn!‗

@en`cmlhn Imutc Hktct




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Enhtbcr rceshn th kcmcjretc èn`cmlhns ls tbet tbcy erc ln pertncr-

sblp wltb aer`cns en` irult trccs. \cer eitcr ycer tbcsc pcrcnnlems julm`

en hnahlna rhht nctwhrolna systcg, lnkrceslna shlm lntcarlty. @en`cmlhns

cnsurc tbet tbc shlm jcncetb tbc aer`cns en` irult trccs ls ecretc` en` gln-cremlzc`. Pbc `ccp èn`cmlhn teprhhts gelnteln e mhhsc en` speklhus shlm

strukturc tbet cnejmcs certbwhrgs th khgphst mcei `cjrls. Pbc èn`cmlhn

ejshrjs glncrems sukb es kemklug, lrhn, en` phtesslug irhg tbc Certb lnth

lts mcevcs en` umtlgetcmy lnth tbc thpshlm wbcn tbcy erc khgphstc` cekb

ycer. Pbc prhùkc en` irults emm jcncstt irhg tbls neturem icrtlmlzcr en` tbc

e``c` neturem gumkb, wblkb hvcr tlgc krcetcs e rlkb bugus meycr hi ceslmy

ekkcssljmc nutrlcnts.

Enhtbcr stu`lc` pbcnhgcne hi tbc èn`cmlhn en` aer`cn/irult trcc

khmmejhretlhn ls tbet èn`cmlhns erc onhwn th prhùkc ctbymcnc aes. Pbls

ls jcncstklem ln esslstlna tbc rlpcnlna hi tbc irult. @en`cmlhns emsh geoc

arcet kblkocn ihh`, en` li tbcrc erc èn`cmlhns et tbc jesc hi irult trccs

ircc-rheglna kblkocns wlmm ihreac ihr tbc èn`cmlhn arccns wblmc skretkb-

lna en` phhplna erhun` tbc trccs. Pbls cxtre nltrhacn ls blabmy jcncstklem

ihr irult prhùktlhn.

Pbc sprlna èn`cmlhn hwcrs hitcn jmhhg jcihrc tbc irult trccs en`

`rew jcncstklem lnsckts, sukb es me`yjuas en` bhncyjccs, th jcaln phmml-

netlna tbc cermy jmhhgs ln tbc aer`cns en` hrkber`s. Pbc eprlkhts en`

kbcrrlcs erc usuemmy tbc strst th rlso cxphslna tbclr hwcrs th tbc cermy uk-

tuetlna tcgpcreturcs, wltb pcekbcs, pcers, en` eppmcs ihmmhwlna. Eitcr tbcèn`cmlhns geturc jcyhn` tbc hwcrlna steac, tbc jccs neturemmy sblit emm

tbclr ihkus th tbc hwcrlna nckter hi tbc aer`cns en` hrkber`s.

Blsthry

@en`cmlhns bevc jccn usc` es e sprlna thnlk slnkc jcihrc tbc wrlttcn

whr`. [hgc hi tbc strst en`cmlhn-rcmetc` wrlttcn tcxt khgcs irhg Zhgen

tlgcs. Enamh-[exhn trljcs hi Jrlteln en` tbc Nhrgens hi Irenkc cskrljc`

tbc bcemlna prhpcrtlcs hi èn`cmlhn jcihrc tbc tlgc hi Kbrlst. Vmlny tbcCm`cr pujmlsbc` bls mest en` phssljmy arcetcst whro, Neturemls Blsthrle, ln 11

E@‐e tblrty-scvcn-jhho gestcrplckc hn sujdckts lnkmu`lna tbc rcgero-

ejmc bcemlna prhpcrtlcs hi tbc èn`cmlhn. Ln Kblncsc gc`lkem mltcreturc,

èn`cmlhn ls e strhna ihrkc utlmlzc` ihr lts bcemtb jcncstts‐ihr phssljmy hvcr

stvc tbhusen` ycers, jut rckhr`c` ln wrltlna ln 93< E@. Ln tbc tcntb en`

cmcvcntb kcnturlcs tbc èn`cmlhn wes gcntlhnc` jy Erejlen pbyslklens

ln tbclr gc`lklnem prektlkcs. Ln 5<;: ln Oezeobsten e èn`cmlhn spcklcs,

Perexekug oho-seabyz, wes ihun` th krcetc cnhuab sep th prhùkc ruj-

jcr. Pbc Zusslens, ùrlna Qhrm` Qer LL, pcricktc` tbc prhkcss en` ge`c

rujjcr metcx irhg tbc wbltc glmoy sep hi tbls spcklcs. Pbc Snltc` [tetcsmetcr rcqucstc` tbet tbls Zusslen spcklcs jc scnt ihr cxpcrlgcnts ln geolna



@en`cmlhn

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e `hgcstlk rujjcr. Snihrtunetcmy tbc scc`s irhg enhtbcr spcklcs wcrc

scnt en` pmentc` cn gessc? umtlgetcmy tbcy ncvcr prhùkc` eny quentlty

hi metcx en` tbc prhdckt kcesc`. Ln 5<31, tbc Snltc` [tetcs lgphrtc` ghrc

tben 566,666 phun`s hi èn`cmlhn rhht ihr usc ln pbergekcutlkems.Ln Depen, tbc èn`cmlhn bes jccn usc` ihr gc`lklnc es wcmm es ihh`

slnkc cermy rckhr`c` blsthry. Ghrc rckcntmy, ln 5<1<, eitcr cxtcnslvc rcscerkb

wltb tbc èn`cmlhn, e petcnt wes stmc` ln Depen ihr e ircczc-`rlc` cxtrekt

hi èn`cmlhn rhhts ihr entltughr usc. Pbc rhhts erc aetbcrc`, rhestc`,

en` jhlmc` et mhw tcgpcreturcs th geoc e rhht syrup. Cvcn thèy tbls

syrup ls stlmm evelmejmc ln e ihrg kemmc` yenscn. Zhestc` èn`cmlhn rhht khi-

icc ls phpumer ln Depen, es wcmm es ln htbcr perts hi tbc whrm`, en` lt ls stlmm

ge`c en` shm` rcaumermy. Emtbhuab lt ls ghst khgghn th stn` ycmmhw èn-

`cmlhn hwcrs, ln 5<6< e wbltc èn`cmlhn, Perexekug emjlùg, wes ihun`

ncer Neaeseol, Depen, en` scnt th e sklcntlst negc` Austev @ebmstc`t ln

[wc`cn‐wbh kumtlvetc` lt sukkcssiummy en` tbcn pujmlsbc` e ieghus ertl-

kmc ejhut èn`cmlhn bcemlna en` ecstbctlk jcncstts.

Ekkhr`lna th e nugjcr hi tcxts, en`cmlhn wes jrhuabt th tbc Nhrtb

Egcrlken khntlncnt es scc`s ln tbc phkocts hi tbc wlsc plhnccrs wbh

oncw tbet, ln hr`cr th survlvc ln unonhwn tcrrlthry, tbls pment whum` jc

e prhvl`cr hi sustcnenkc, hiicrlna emm tbc jeslk nutrltlhn tbcy ncc`c` th

mlvc. Emtbhuab L trust ln tbc wrlttcn blsthry hi tbcsc ekkhunts, L emsh tblno

ejhut bhw tbc èn`cmlhn beppcns th arhw hn cvcry htbcr khntlncnt es

wcmm, en` tbc slgpmc iekt tbet èn`cmlhn scc`s erc ge`c th y! Pbcy selm lntbc wln` ekrhss merac lstenkcs, tbcy trevcm ln tbc lntcstlncs hi enlgems, hn

iur en` wlnas, hn rlitwhh`‐es wcmm es ln tbc phkocts, sbhcs, en` kmhtbcs

hi bugens. Lt ls tbc jrlmmlent neturc wltbln tbc èn`cmlhn ltscmi tbet jrlnas

tbcsc scc`s th emm khntlncnts. Hur wlsc enkcsthrs hi tbc pest‐ln e``ltlhn

th shgc hi tbc gh`crn pchpmc hi thèy‐onhw tbc phtcnt vemuc tbet tbc

èn`cmlhn hiicrs hur spcklcs ihr survlvem. Qbcn tbc strst jccblvcs wcrc

lgphrtc` th tbc Egcrlkes, èn`cmlhns wcrc pmentc` purphscmy th geoc

surc tbc bhncyjcc be` ahh` ihreac ihr phmmcn en` nckter. @en`cmlhns bevc

mhna jccn onhwn ekrhss tbc amhjc ihr tbclr nutrltlhnem supcrlhrlty enìhr tbclr ejlmlty th supphrt bugen bcemtb en` rcslmlcnky wblmc eèptlna th

kbemmcnalna khn`ltlhns.

Ln`lacnhus kumturcs erhun` tbc amhjc bevc lntcaretc` en`cmlhns lnth

geny hi tbclr bcemtb prektlkcs ln tbc pest en` khntlnuc thèy. Ekkhr`lna

th Egcrlken Ln`len Gc`lklnc jy Ylralm D. Yhacm, ”@en`cmlhns erc rcicrrc`

es ln`lacnhus _pmentsW th ghst perts hi tbc whrm`.‗ Bc wrltcs bhw tbc

Ghbcaen stccpc` èn`cmlhn mcevcs ihr e strhna pbyslk en` guskmc thnc.

Pbc Vlmmeacr Kblppcwe ge`c tce hi tbc rhhts ihr trcetlna bcertjurn, wblmc

tbc Vhtewethgls prcperc` tbc rhhts lnth e jlttcr thnlk. Pbc Gcsoweols

utlmlzc` tbc en`cmlhn rhht ihr e strhna gc`lklnc en` thho lt ihr peln ln tbckbcst wbcn htbcr rcgc`lcs ielmc`.




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Pbc \hruje hi Eirlke usc en`cmlhns es bcrjem gc`lklnc ln tbclr bhmls-

tlk pcrspcktlvc hi bcemlna tbet hrlalnetc` hvcr ihur tbhusen` ycers eah.

Pbc hselnlste hi tbc \hruje erc cxpcrt bcrjemlsts en` stlmm lntcaretc èn-

`cmlhns lnth tbclr prektlkcs. Pbc hselnlste tre`ltlhnemmy en` prcscntmy uscèn`cmlhns th esslst wltb tbc bcemtb hi tbc whgj, mlvcr, en` jrcest lssucs.

Pbc Nhrtb Egcrlken Vepeah trljc usc èn`cmlhns ln tbclr bcrlteac en`

stlmm thèy lntcaretc tbc mhkem wlm` ihh`s en` gc`lklncs lnth tbclr mlicstymc.

C`ljmc Sscs

@en`cmlhn ls e sthrcbhusc hi ejunènt nutrltlhnem vemuc. Pbls egezlna

khgghn wcc` bes cvcrytblna tbet wc ncc`! Pbc cntlrc pment lnkmu`lna

tbc rhhts, stcgs, hwcrs, en` mcevcs ls emm c`ljmc? li lt wes tbc hnmy pment

evelmejmc, èn`cmlhn bes cvcrytblna rcqulrc` ihr bugens th survlvc‐

cspcklemmy li emm tbc perts erc cetcn. Cekb pert ls khgphsc` hi `liicrcnt

eglnh ekl`s, geolna tbc wbhmc pment e khgpmctc prhtcln. Pbc hwcrs

khnteln pmcntlium eghunts hi phmmcn ihr tbc jccs th aetbcr ln tbc sprlna.

Vhmmcn ls e blabmy nutrlcnt-rlkb ihh` ihr bugens es wcmm. Lt khntelns e vest

errey hi J vlteglns, prhtclns, eglnh ekl`s, en` trekc glncrems. Vhmmcn ls

tbc scxuem ùst hi tbc pment whrm` en` ls onhwn th prhghtc icrtlmlty ihr

emm wbh perteoc ln tbc gealk ycmmhw phw`cr. Pbc phmmcn hi èn`cmlhn ls

@en`cmlhn ahm`



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lnkmu`c` ln tbc hwcr en` ken jc e``c` th rcklpcs th tblkocn en` lnkrcesc

tbc nutrlcnt khntcnt hi tbc gcem.

Es hur pemetcs e`dust th tbc wlm` evhrs hi tbc Certb, hur jh`lcs jcaln

th krevc tbc strhnacr testcs prcscnt ln tbc èn`cmlhn. Hur testc ju`s hvcrtlgc jcaln th rckhanlzc tbc rlkbncss hi trekc glncrems en` vlteglns ihun`

ln wlm` pments. Emtbhuab shgc gey cxpcrlcnkc tbc mcevcs jckhglna thh

jlttcr metcr ln tbc sceshn, L bevc ihun` èn`cmlhns th jc `cmlklhus ùrlna

emm sceshns en` steacs hi arhwtb. Pbc hwcrs erc mlabtmy swcct en` bevc e

sujtmc testc mloc bhncy, wblmc ghst hi tbc rcst hi tbc pment ls smlabtmy jlttcr.

Pbc rhhts, wblmc smlabtmy jlttcr ùrlna tbc suggcr, jckhgc qultc swcct

ln tbc wlntcr ghntbs. Pbc jlttcr testc hi tbc èn`cmlhn ken arhw hn yhur

pemetc, cspcklemmy wbcn yhu onhw lts vemuc ln krcetlna bcemtby guskmc thnc

ln tbc jh`y. Jlttcrs, ln acncrem, thnc hur lntcrnem hraens lnth e arcetcr

strcnatb en` steglne hi iunktlhn. @en`cmlhns julm` jceutlium en` nhjmc

pbyslks. Pbls lnkrcesc` lntcarlty hi jh`y strukturc ls jcttcr ept th ben-

`mc strcsscs, rcsphn` ghrc qulkomy th kbemmcnacs, en` ghvc wltb e ghrc

arekcium cxljlmlty. L rcgcgjcr gy ghtbcr“s e`vlkc wbcn L wes e kblm`

trylna e ncw ihh` wltb en unieglmler evhr? sbc cnkhureac` gc th ”tcekb

gy thnauc e mcsshn‗ en` jc hpcn th e ncw e`vcnturc hi testc.

Pbc scc` hi tbc èn`cmlhn ls enhtbcr rlkb ihh` shurkc. Pbc scc`s erc

pekoc` wltb prhtclns, kerjhby`retcs, en` iets. Pbc scc`s geoc e ahh`

scc` glmo li yhu aetbcr geny stemos iumm hi tbc wbltc puiijemms. Qbcn aetb-

crlna tbc scc`s ihr glmo, L acntmy scperetc tbc scc`s irhg tbc uii wltb gystnacrs jy kmesplna tbc wbltc uii ln e plnkb. Pbc scc`s jrceo hii ceslmy.

E slgpmc èn`cmlhn scc` glmo rcklpc ls th teoc e benìum hi tbc èn`cmlhn

scc`s en` jmcn` tbcg ln wetcr wltb venlmme en` ètcs. Pbls geocs e vcry

nutrltlhus ghrnlna gcem. L shgctlgcs e`` e jenene hr enhtbcr scc` hr

nut th tblkocn lt.

Jy cetlna tbc wbhmc èn`cmlhn hwcr, rhht, en` mcevcs yhu rckclvc

e khgpmctc prhtcln gcem wltb ghrc nutrltlhn tben yhu glabt htbcrwlsc

lnacst ln e wcco hi tbc typlkem sthrc-jhuabt `lct. Pbc jceuty hi tbls typc

hi gcem ls tbet lt ls ircc, evelmejmc enywbcrc, en` krcetcs nh tresb ln tbcprhkcss! Pbc evelmejmc vltegln en` glncrem khntcnt irhg tbc wbhmc pment

ls cxkcptlhnemmy blab. @en`cmlhn arccns erc cxtrcgcmy rlkb ln kbmhrhpbymm

en` blab ln kemklug, lrhn, vltegln E, en` vltegln K ln e``ltlhn th e bhst

hi htbcr sujstenkcs. Pbc hwcr bce`s erc swcct en` testc mloc e bhncy-e-

vhrc` ken`y. Pbc rhhts erc e sthrcbhusc hi en ceslmy `lacstljmc suaer, lnsu-

mln. Vertlkumermy ln tbc hii-sceshn wbcn tbc pment ls nht jmhhglna, tbls suaer

jckhgcs e khnkcntretc` `cmlkeky, cspcklemmy ln kmlgetcs wltb khm wlntcrs.

@en`cmlhn ls trumy e survlvem ihh` hi rhyemty! Lt hiicrs ghrc tben dust sur-

vlvem th hur jh`lcs jy supphrtlna hptlgem bcemtb en` pmenctery ejunènkc.

@en`cmlhns erc kmesslstc` es e ”nutrltlvc,‗ wblkb bcmps rcpmcnlsb tbc jmhh` wltb vltem glncrems en` vlteglns ncc`c` ihr tbc jh`y“s mhna-tcrg




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lntcarlty. Pbcy jemenkc tbc cmcktrhmytcs ln tbc systcg ùc th tbclr netu-

rem sh`lug khntcnt. E scrvlna slzc, 5 kup hi ircsb arccns, bes tbc èlmy

rcqulrcgcnts hi jcte-kerhtcnc, kemklug, lrhn, en` phtesslug. Lt khntelns

ghrc vltegln E tben eny htbcr arccn. Lt khntelns epprhxlgetcmy 1,666unlts pcr hunkc es khgperc` th 5,:66 ihr mcttukc en` 5,:13 ihr kerrhts.

@en`cmlhns erc arcet shurkcs hi geancslug, pbhspbhrus, khppcr, sh`l-

ug, kbhmlnc, mckltbln, jlhtln, en` lnhslthm. Ln e``ltlhn th jclna e vcry ahh`

shurkc hi `lctery stjcr, lt ls rlkb ln vltegln K, vltegln @, vltegln C (empbe

thkhpbcrhm), zlnk, en` genaencsc. Es e khgpmctc prhtcln, en`cmlhns khn-

teln emm clabt csscntlem eglnh ekl`s ln e``ltlhn th geny hi tbc J vlteglns

lnkmu`lna J5 (tbleglnc), J: (rljhevln), J3, J9, J< (ihmetc), en` J5:.

Pbc arccn mcevcs khnteln slanlstkent eghunts hi pcktln, e shmujmc stjcr

tbet prcvcnts khnstlpetlhn. @en`cmlhns ekkhgpmlsb tbls ln pert jy tbclr ejlm-

lty th cnkhureac jcncstklem hre th tbrlvc ln tbc khmhn en` lnbljlt unirlcn`-

my jektcrle. Pbc arccns emsh ekt es e `lacstlvc thnlk esslstlna tbc jrceo`hwn

hi un`lacstc` prhtclns en` iets. Pbc jlttcr quemlty supphrts tbc sckrctlhn

hi jlmc en` tbc `lacstlvc cnzygcs ln tbc sthgekb. Pbc arccn mcevcs ken jc

jmcn`c` es e elmy sprlnatlgc rltuem wltb wetcr th geoc e arccn dulkc tbet ls

jcst khnsugc` twcnty glnutcs jcihrc e gcem th el` `lacstlhn.

Pbc rhhts geoc e iejumhus stepmc ihh` tbet ier surpesscs tbc evhr

en` nutrltlhn hi e phteth. Pbcy jckhgc pertlkumermy swcct wltb tbc hnsct

hi khm` irhsts. Irhg metc iemm tbrhuab tbc cermy sprlna sceshn, èn`cmlhns

ghvc emm tbc suaers hi tbc pment `hwnwer` en` khnkcntretc tbcg ln tbcrhhts ihr sthreac. Et tbcsc tlgcs hi ycer, tbc en`cmlhn rhhts erc cspcklemmy

`cmlklhus en` erc pcrickt ihr slgpmy `laalna up en` nljjmlna hn rlabt hn

tbc spht, es wcmm es bervcstlna tbcg ihr wlntcr ihh` sthreac. Ln e``ltlhn

th uslna tbcg ircsb, tbcy ken jc irhzcn ihr metcr usc, es wcmm es `rlc` en`

tbcn rcby retc` lnth shups. Pbcy emsh geoc e whn`crium plkomc rcmlsb. Gy

irlcn` @hua [lghns, e wlsc en` jceutlium gc`lklnc gen irhg tbc Alme

Qlm`crncss ln Erlzhne, lnsplrc` gc th geoc e èn`cmlhn rcmlsb slgpmy jy

arln`lna gy èn`cmlhn rhhts wltb eppmc kl`cr vlncaer, bhncy, en` semt. Lt ls

rce`y th cet eitcr e icw èys en` wlmm mest emghst ln`cstnltcmy.Pbc rhhts erc e ahh` shurkc hi J5: wbcn kumturc` lnth icrgcntc`

seucroreut. Qbcn yhu wesb hii tbc rhhts, lt ls lgphssljmc th act cvcry

spcko hi `lrt hii, jut tbls ls ektuemmy e ahh` tblna jckeusc hi tbc glkrh-

jlem mlic prcscnt ln tbc shlm. Pbc `lrt mcit hn tbc rhhts khntelns glmmlhns hi

wlm` rcalhnem glkrhjlem mlic-ihrgs tbet act kumturc` lnth tbc oreut. Pbls

wlm` oreut alvcs tbc jh`y e ihrkc hi bcemtby glkrhhraenlsgs th supphrt

tbc lggunc systcg en` neturem hre hi tbc khmhn. Pbcsc wlm` glkrh-

hraenlsgs lnkrcesc tbc cistklcnky hi hur jh`y“s gctejhmlk en` cmlglne-

tlhn prhkcsscs. Pbc glkrhhraenlsgs ihun` ln tbc shlm ncer yhur bhgc erc

pertlkumermy jcncstklem jckeusc tbcy erc emrce`y eèptc` th yhur pertlkumer jlhrcalhn hi Certb.



@en`cmlhn

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Qbcn èn`cmlhns erc prcscnt, yhu ken trust tbet tbcrc ls pmcnty hi

nhurlsbgcnt th tbrlvc! Mukolmy, wbcrcvcr tbcrc erc bugens mlvlna, tbcrc

erc èn`cmlhns arhwlna. Pbls ls hnc arcet shmutlhn th eny ihrg hi gem-

nutrltlhn wc gey cnkhuntcr amhjemmy. Qbcn wc un`crsten` tbc egezlna jcncstts hi lnacstlna èn`cmlhns ln hur gcems, lt ls cesy th stn` weys th

geoc tbcg `cmlklhus th sberc wltb hur irlcn`s en` ieglmlcs. Jy geolna

hur ihh` rlkb wltb tbc wls`hg hi tbc èn`cmlhn, tbc lntrlnslk gc`lklnem

vemucs erc lntcaretc` lnth hur mlicstymcs es e jhnus. Pbls prektlkc emmhws us

th ihmmhw tbc wlsc ghtth hi Blpphkretcs‐”Mct ihh` jc tby gc`lklnc!‗

Qltb tbc ejunènt èn`cmlhn es hur sthrcbhusc hi nutrltlhn, wc evhl`

e``ltlhnem gc`lklnc th stabt eny slkoncsscs jckeusc wc rercmy act slko!

Gc`lkem Ektlhns

• Epcrlcnt4 ekts es e glm` mexetlvc

• Kbhmeahauc4 lnkrcescs hw hi jlmc irhg aemmjme``cr lnth

tbc ùh`cnug

• @cpuretlvc4 rcùkcs lgpurltlcs hr bctcrhacnhus gettcr

• @lurctlk4 lnkrcescs tbc hw hi urlnc en` sckrctlhns

• Aemekteahauc4 stlgumetcs tbc hw hi ghtbcrs“ glmo

• Bcpetlk4 rcùkcs khnacstlhn en` `relns tbc mlvcr

• [thgekblk4 strcnatbcns en` thncs tbc sthgekb

• [cètlvc4 rcùkcs enxlcty, strcss, lrrltejlmlty, hr cxkltcgcnt

• Entl-lneggethry4 rcùkcs swcmmlna en` lneggetlhn hi

tbc tlssucs

Gc`lklnem Sscs

@en`cmlhn bhm`s tbc tltmc es tbc rhyemty hi wcc`s. Lts gc`lklnem vemucs

erc vest en` cxtcnslvc! Ln tre`ltlhnem Kblncsc gc`lklnc, èn`cmlhns,

emsh onhwn es pu ahna ylna , erc en bcrj tbet khhms tbc jmhh` en` `lspcmsmlvcr wln`. Lt bcmps kmcer bcet en` thxlklty tbet erlscs irhg cxkcss ilrc

ln tbc jh`y. Lt bcmps `lsslpetc nhùmcs, rcùkc ejskcsscs, en` lgpc`c

mugps ln tbc jh`y. @en`cmlhns erc utlmlzc` es e jmhh` kmcenscr, thnlk,

en` `lacstlvc el`.

@en`cmlhn rhht tce ls hnc hi gy ievhrltc ghrnlna jcvcreacs. L mhvc th

`rlno lt `rlc` en` arhun` lnth e stnc phw`cr ln e ahur` wltb e getì strew.

Cestcrn gc`lklnc cnkhureacs rlnolna en`cmlhn rhht tce th esslst klrkume-

tlhn en` th `lskberac steanent cncray jmhkoeacs ln tbc jh`y.

Ln eyurvc`lk gc`lklnc, hrlalnetlna irhg tbc Blnù rcmlalhn ln Ln`le

erhun` 5366 JK, èn`cmlhns (onhwn es oenpbhhm) erc rcaer`c` es e jlt-tcr bcrj wltb swcct, punacnt, en` khhmlna cncractlks. Pbcy erc usc` th

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