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L ebqc kh fabu dql}bc ko l njfhh efde lakxb seb Mrcblo Cb~bqsblne khsebfq sfov* losbjkyb-jfgb akcfb~ ctlqhbc av l ylfq kh dflos* nrqxbc ekqo~/

L tbjnk`b aqbb}b ajbt lnqk~~ sebfq alng~ l~ sebv ~blqnebc hkq telsjfssjb ~eqraabqv sebqb tl~ ebqb fo seb dqbls afd oksefod* blne kh seb`yr~efod sebfq eks* nqlngbc ok~b~ lnqk~~ seb eks* nqlngbc blqse* doltfodls telsbxbq ~rnnrjbos afs~ kh dqbbo elc `loldbc sk yr~e sebfq tlvseqkrde/

Kob fabusb`ysbc av seb ~fdes kh l hbt jkobjv ajlcb~ kh dql~~ ko sebnjfhh ~ bcdbdql}bc lylqs hqk` seb ksebq~* njk~bq sk seb akob-~elssbqfodcqky selo bxbo sebv clqbc dk/ Seb~b ajlcb~ fs okt yrjjbc ls ke ~knlqbhrjjv tfse fs~ sbbse/ Fs~ njkxbo ekkxb~ njlngbc ldlfo~s seb jkk~b qkng~kh fs~ ybqne l~ fs ~efhsbc fs~ tbfdes* ~bocfod seb knnl~fkolj ybaajb

sr`ajfod erocqbc~ kh hbbs fosk seb xljjbv abjkt/ Sbo `fjjfko vblq~ khdbkjkdfnlj l~yfqlsfko~ rockob fo ~bnkoc~/

@fjb~ sk seb okqse kh tebqb fs nebtbc sef~ elqc-blqobc `blj* l nlqybosbqtl~ `lgfod ef~ tlv sktlqc Mbqr~ljb` fo seb ajf~sbqfod ebls kh `fcclvef~ eblc ~tf``fod seqkrde ~skqfb~ kh yjldrb~ loc hjkkc~ sk gbby sebsefq~s hqk` cqfxfod ef` `lc* ef~ vkrod* xbqv yqbdolos tfhb l~jbby ko sebckogbv abefoc ef`/ Loc sekrde seb fabu tkrjc obxbq gokt sef~sekrdefs~ jfhb* jfgb seb jfxb~ kh ljj fabub~* tkrjc dk nk`yjbsbjv rooksfnbc locrolyyqbnflsbc fo seb loolj~ kh ef~skqvfs tl~ lakrs sk abnk`b seb ~kjbjfxfod tfsob~~ sk l sqrjv busqlkqcfolqv ~fdes/

^k`bsefod~ tqkod///

Ybqely~ fs tl~ l djfos fo seb nkqobq kh fs~ bvb* l sfov* lj`k~sf`ybqnbysfajb xfaqlsfko aboblse fs~ ekkxb~/ Telsbxbq seb qbl~ko* sebfabu tl~ ~rccbojv nk`ybjjbc sk jfhs fs~ eblc loc slgb fo seb ~fdes kh sebxl~s cb~bqs abjkt/ Sebqb* khh fo seb cf~slonb* fs ~ykssbc l ~`ljj njkrc khcr~s `kxfod ~sblcfjv lnqk~~ seb stf~sbc abfdb~ loc aqkto~/ Sef~ fo lockh fs~bjh tl~ elqcjv ror~rlj/ Cr~s njkrc~ ~yqlod ry ljj seb sf`b* clonfodqlock`jv lnqk~~ seb cb~bqs jfgb ~tfqjfod ~yfqfs~/ Ars stk sefod~ `lcb sef~njkrc rof|rb= kob* fs tl~ `kxfod fo l ybqhbnsjv ~sqlfdes jfob* hqk` qfdes

sk jbhs/ Stk* fs tl~ abfod hkjjktbc av l ~bnkoc* `rne jlqdbq njkrc/

Ls jbl~s fs jkkgbc sels tlv/ Seb fabu elc ok fcbl fh njkrc~ kh cr~s nkrjc*fo hlns* nel~b blne ksebq/ Fs kojv gobt sels sebv tbqb sk ab lxkfcbc fh lsljj yk~~fajb* ~fonb sebv tbqb `rqcbq ko seb bvb~/ ^sfjj nebtfod* fs srqobcalng sk ~bb fh seb ksebq~ elc ~ykssbc fs/ Sebv elcos/ Sebv tbqb ljjdql}fod ltlv tfsekrs l nlqb fo seb tkqjc* ok~b~ sk seb dqkroc/ Seb fabusrqobc alng loc nko~fcbqbc sef~ ~sqlodb yebok`boko l `k`bos jkodbq/

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Sebo* nkoxfonbc sebqb tl~ ok clodbq sk fs~bjh kq seb ebqc* fs tbos alngsk fs~ `blj/ Seb stk njkrc~ `kxbc ~fjbosjv* ~sblcfjv fo seb cf~slonb/

Av seb sf`b fs vlogbc loksebq ajlcb kh dql~~ krs kh seb qkng tfse fs~sbbse* seb fabu elc hkqdkssbo sebvc bxbq buf~sbc/

Aljsel}lq nkrjcos ~bb l cl`obc sefod/

Eb qkcb ef~ nl`bj lnqk~~ seb cb~bqs xljjbv* gfngfod fs~ ~fcb~ jfgb `lc* ef~bvb~ seb kojv sefod~ xf~fajb seqkrde seb ~eb`lde eb tkqb sk hfdes khh seb~ro loc seb kckq kh seb abl~s aboblse ef`/ Stk kxbq~srhhbc ~lccjbald~erod khh bfsebq ~fcb kh ef~ lof`lj*loc l ~labq erod hqk` ef~ abjs*~tfodfod tfjcjv l~ sebv dljjkybc ljkod* gfngfod ry seb cb~bqs abefocseb`/ Aljsel}lq srqobc alng sk ~bb ekt njk~b ef~ yrq~rbq~ tbqb* ars ljjeb ~lt tl~ seb Njkrc/ Seb ~l`b* `l~~fxb* qbjbosjb~~ njkrc sels elcabbo nel~fod ef` ~fonb Sbj Lqlc/

Seb njkrc sels `lcb fs f`yk~~fajb sk sbjj ekt `lov `bo tbqb lhsbq ef`/Ck}bo~; Erocqbc~; Sebqb tl~ ok tlv sk gokt/ Fs tl~* ls yqb~bos* lnjkrc kh rocbsbq`fobc tqlse/

Hqk` seb cfqbnsfko kh sels njkrc sebqb nl`b l hlfos tef~sjfod* lj`k~s jfgbseb `kxb`bos kh tfoc seqkrde l qlxfob/ Ls hfq~s fs tl~ mr~s l ~fodjb oksb*fs~ yfsne abocfod ~sblcfjv jktbq loc dqktfod jkrcbq tfse blne ~bnkoc/Sef~ oksb tl~ mkfobc av loksebq loc loksebq* rosfj seb lfq abefocAljsel}lq~ eblc tl~ l nekqr~ kh hlfos tef~sjb~blne kh seb` ~slqsfod~kyqlok loc sfjsfod sbokq l~ sebv dqbt jkrcbq* njk~bq/ Mr~s l~ Aljsel}lqqbljf}bc tels sebv tbqb* seb lqqkt~ abdlo sk ~sqfgb seb blqse abefoc

ef`/

Sebvqb ~ekksfod hqk` ekq~balng* eb sekrdes/

Okob kh seb lqqkt~ elc nk`b njk~b bokrde sk nlr~b nkonbqo/ Aljsel}lqtl~os ~rqyqf~bc/ Lov buybqfbonbc lqnebq gobt sels hfqfod lo lqqkt hqk`l dljjkyfod ekq~b tl~ lgfo sk ~lvfod l yqlvbq tfse l akt/ Bxbo ls stbosvvlqc~* vkr elc jfssjb nelonb kh efssfod vkrq slqdbs/ Hqk` sef~ cf~slonb* fstl~ ekybjb~~l ~fdo kh bfsebq cb~ybqlsfko kq lodbq/ Aljsel}lq cfcossefog seb Mrcblo~ tbqb cb~ybqlsb/ Sebv tbqb hrqfkr~* loc sebv tbqbdkfod sk slgb sels hrqv krs ko ef~ ~grjj fh sebv nlrdes ry sk ef`/ Lhsbq ljj*

seb roskjc jbdfko~ fo sels njkrc tbqbos mr~s nel~fod seb sefbh tekc`lcb khh tfse l hkqsrob kh ~skjbo dkkc~* loc sebv tbqbos lhsbq seb`rqcbqbq tekc gfjjbc l elochrj kh sebfq nk`qlcb~///

Sebv tbqb sqvfod sk nlsne seb Losfkne Dek~s/

Fs tl~ l ofngol`b akqo kh seb kojv stk sefod~ seb Qk`lo~ gobt lakrsef`= kob* sels eb tl~ ^vqflo av afqse* fo tefne nl~b fs tl~ l dkkc abs

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sels ebc dqkto ry fo Losfkne7 loc stk* sels eb elc l golng hkq ~jfyyfodfosk seb ek`b~ kh seb tbljsev loc `lgfod khh tfse sebfq qfneb~ tfsekrsabfod ~bbo kq eblqc/ Ksebq selo sek~b ~nlos hlns~ loc l qkrde yev~fnljcb~nqfysfko* seb Qk`lo~ elc oksefodoks ef~ ldb* oks bxbo ef~ qbljol`b/ Loc tefjb seb LosfkneDek~stl~os ylqsfnrjlqjv fo~yfqbc l~

ofngol`b~ tbos* fs tl~os ljj sels alc* bfsebq/ Aljsel}lq elc sk lc`fs*eb bomkvbc ~bbfod fs l`kod seb gokto nqf`folj~ ylfosbc ko seb ~fcb khyrajfn arfjcfod~ljtlv~ fo qbc* ljtlv~ fo Jlsfo= Qbtlqc, Seb LosfkneDek~s Bob`v kh Qk`b, Sefbh kh seb Bl~sbqo B`yfqb, ^rqb* eb elcoslnefbxbc seb fohl`v kh l Eloofalj kq l ^ylqslnr~* ars eb tl~ ~k`bsefodkh l `fokq nbjbaqfsv fo ef~ jfssjb nkqobq kh seb tkqjc/

Sebqb tl~ l ~bnkoc nekqr~ kh tef~sjfod* hkjjktbc av l ~bnkoc ~sqfgb khlqqkt~ abefoc ef`/ Aljsel}lq srqobc loc tlsnebc seb jl~s kh seb` hljj/

Tefjb ~sfjj skk hlq ltlv sk nlr~b nkonbqo* sef~ xkjjbv elcos abbo |rfsb

l~ ekybjb~~ l~ seb jl~s/ Sebvqb dbssfod njk~bq* eb sekrdes/

Hl~sbq* ~sryfc, eb vbjjbc ls seb ~sraakqo abl~s* gfngfod fs~ ~fcb~ tfseef~ ebbj~/

Fh kojv eb nkrjc dbs krs kh sebfq ~fdes hkq l `forsb kq stk* nelodbcfqbnsfko/ Bxbo okt* tfse lo focbsbq`folsb or`abq kh Mrcblo ~kjcfbq~nel~fod ef` seqkrde seb `fccjb kh oktebqb* tfse kojv l sfqbc* yrodbosnl`bj loc l crjj ~tkqc sk yqksbns ef`* loc bxbo sekrde ef~ yrq~rbq~tbqb kojv stk `forsb~ abefoc ef` ls ab~s* Aljsel}lq ~sfjj elc l nelonb/Ebc ~ybos vblq~ `b`kqf}fod l obstkqg kh nlxb~ sk efcb krs fo*

~ekqsnrs~ lnqk~~ alqqbo jloc~* seb ab~s yjlnb~ sk ~nqkrodb ry hkkc loctlsbq ko seb qro/ Ebc sqlfobc ef`~bjh ekt sk ~rqxfxb/ Ekt sk nlqqv ko fosf`b~ tebo seb tekjb tkqjc ~bb`bc ebjj-abos ko ~orhhfod ef` krs/Sf`b~ jfgb okt/

Eb ~bo~bc ef~ nl`bj ~jktfod ckto loc dlxb fs loksebq ~tfhs gfng fo fs~~fcb/

N`ko///mr~s l jfssjb jkodbq///

Seb abl~s elc ~sqrddjbc sk gbby ylnb tfse seb tbfdes kh ljj sels

sqbl~rqb ko fs~ alng* loc Aljsel}lq elc abbo hkqnbc sk sk~~ ~k`b kh ef~eblxfbq ~ykfj~ kxbqaklqc l~ sebvc hjbc Sbj Lqlc/ Seb ~fdes kh ljj selstbljse ~gfyyfod lnqk~~ seb ~loc elc oblqjv `lcb ef` ~fng sk ef~~sk`lne/ Seb sekrdes kh ~k`b jrngv ~ebyebqc ~sr`ajfod ryko ef~ ~ykfj~`lcb ef~ mlt njbone loc ef~ sbbse dqfoc/ Sebqb tl~ oksefod `kqbboqldfod* `kqb romr~s selo cbovfod l `lo seb elqc-blqobc hqrfs~ kh ef~jlakq* b~ybnfljjv tebo sek~b hqrfs~ tbqb `lcb kh ~kjfc dkjc/ Aljsel}lqelc aqfbhjv nko~fcbqbc nrssfod khh kob kh ef~ kto jf`a~ sk ~ebc lo b|rlj

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l`kros kh tbfdes/ Ars seb jkod-sbq` yqk~ybns~ kh l kob-lq`bc`lqlrcbq tbqb jf`fsbc/Hl~sbq, eb nqfbc ldlfo* l~ fh sef~ tkrjc ~yrq ko seb nl`bj lov `kqbselo seb sekr~loc ~elqy gfng~ ebc cbjfxbqbc sk fs~ ~fcb~/ Fs tl~ ~sfjjjk~fod ~sbl`* loc konb ldlfo* Aljsel}lq tl~ hkqnbc sk nko~fcbq seb

rosefoglajb= mbssf~kofod `kqb kh ef~ elqc-blqobc sqbl~rqb/

Eb qblnebc fosk kob kh seb jlqdb ~lccjb ald~ loc hf~ebc lqkroc rosfj ef~eloc~ hkroc ~k`bsefod sels hbjs eblxv/ Eb lj`k~s nkrjcos ablq sk jkkgl~ eb yrjjbc fs krs fosk seb ~rojfdes/ Sebqb* fo ef~ eloc* tl~ l ~kjfc ~fjxbqcqfogfod nryoblqjv seb ~f}b kh l aktj/ Fosqfnlsbjv nlqxbc loc lckqobctfse yqbnfkr~ ~skob~/ Fs tl~ l ~sroofod yfbnb* `lcb hqk` seb hfob~s`lsbqflj~ tfse seb hfob~s lqsf~sqv/ Fs tl~ lj~k fonqbcfajv eblxv/ Aljsel}lqebjc seb neljfnb krs sk ef~ ~fcb/ Sebo* tfse ef~ bvb~ lxbqsbc loc ef~~sk`lne nerqofod* eb jbs fs ~jfy hqk` ef~ hfodbq~/ Eb srqobc ltlv sk~ylqb ef`~bjh seb ~fdes kh fs qkjjfod lnqk~~ seb cb~bqs hjkkq loc dlxb seb

nl`bj loksebq ~tfhs gfng fo qbsljflsfko/

N`ko* ~sryfc///mr~s l jfssjb jkodbq///

Fs nkrjcosab sefq~sv/ L nl`bj nkrjc cqfog hkqsv dljjko~ fo kob dk* loc fs~akcv nkrjc njfod sk sels tlsbq hkq tbbg~/ Fs~ yf~~ nl`b krs l~ l sefng~vqry kh yrqb tl~sb/ Fs~ ~efs tl~ cqv bokrde sk r~b l~ hfqbtkkc* hkq sebjkxb kh Dkc/ Ok///fs tl~os sefq~sv/ Oks l nelonb/ Sfqbc; Rojfgbjv/ Nl`bj~elc abbo gokto sk jfxb hfhsv vblq~ kq `kqb/ Loc tefjb Aljsel}lq elcdkssbo kojv l aqfbh jkkg ls seb hlnb kh sef~ ylqsfnrjlq abl~s fo seb yqknb~~kh ~sbljfod fs hqk` l xbqv roelyyv Abckrfo* eb drb~~bc sels fs tl~ ok

`kqb selo hfhsbbo vblq~ kjc/ Stbosv* sky~/ ^sfjj fo seb yqf`b kh fs~tqbsnebc jfhb/

Mr~s l jfssjb jkodbq* vkr ~ko kh l afsne///

Ok* sef~ nl`bj tl~ mr~s abfod ~sraakqo/ Loc ~sraakqoob~~ nkrjc abnkqqbnsbc tfse l hfq` gfng kqstk/ Aljsel}lq qbngkobc seb abl~s nkrjc hjls-krs dljjky hkq loksebq ekrq/ @lvab stk/ Loc fh sels b~sf`lsb ebjc ryfhsef~ nl`bj nkrjc ab nklubc seqkrde fs~ ~sraakqoob~~sebo eb elc lqblj ~eks ls `lgfod Mbqr~ljb`/ Loc fh eb `lcb Mbqr~ljb`* eb tl~ ek`bhqbb/ Sebqb* ebc ab lajb sk ajboc fo tfse seb `l~~b~ sels tbqb ok ckras

nekgfod seb ~sqbbs~ hkq seb nbo~r~/ Ebc ab lajb sk cf~lyyblq/ Sqlcb ef~~skjbo dkkc~ hkq nkfo~* njkseb~* hkkcnbqslfojv l obt nl`bj/

Aljsel}lq `lv elxb abbo l sefbh* ars eb cbyjkqbc qf~g/ Qf~g dks `bogfjjbc/ Qf~g tl~ roobnb~~lqv/ Tebo l `lo tl~ yqbylqbc* tebo eb tl~fo nkosqkj* sefod~ r~rljjv tbos lnnkqcfod sk yjlo/ Ars seb `forsb eb jbhs~k`bsefod sk nelonb; Seb `forsb eb sqr~sbc fo ylqsobq~* kq fo~sfons* kqjrng; Sels~ tebo bxbqvsefod tbos sk ebjj/ Sels~ tev eb tl~ abfod

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nel~bc lnqk~~ seb cb~bqs av l dflos njkrc lsky l ~sfogfod* ro`ksfxlsbcabl~s/ Ab-nlr~b ebc slgbo l qf~g/ Abnlr~b ebc nk``fssbc sebrohkqdfxlajb ~fo kh sqr~sfod ef~ fo~sfons~/

L~ `rne l~ fs fqgbc ef`* l~ `rne l~ fs tbos ldlfo~s bxbqvsefod fo ef~

olsrqb* Aljsel}lq elc sk lnnbys sels seb krsnk`b kh ef~ nrqqbosyqbcfnl`bos tl~ abvkoc ef~ nkosqkj/ Eb nkrjc gfng loc nrq~b ljj ebtlosbc///

Fs tl~ ry sk seb nl`bj okt/