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Nused ghures`cs t`c shuaCtghkrjp`ed stufy egth t`c usc jgf iugdtehgs

hi nusedja pcrihrnjgdcs eg j fejsphrj dhgtcxt

(DHGICRCGDC \J\CR ENTDHGKRCTT 2

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4' V`c t`erf scttegk dhuaf bc dhgsefcrcf js rcajtcf th t`c scdhgf hgc? et es eg ijdt j megf hi nedrh. hr tcst.scttegk hit`c prcvehus hgc' Ets Irefjy cvcgegk! jrhugf tcg hdahdm w`cg E jrrevc eg t`c Nusedejgs @hnc! j nused dji

setujtcf wet`eg j sthgcs t`rhw irhn Egtcrduaturja Dcgtrc Fc Dcgtrjac' Jbhut tcg yhugk pchpac! bhys jgf keras

thkct`cr! jrc settegk jrhugf j rusted whhfcg tjbac! w`ed` es pjrt hi t`c Vurmes` dhugtrysefc.egspercf iurgeturc

jgf fcdhrjtehg hi t`c dji' J dhaacdtehg hi shgk tcxts es pajdcf eg t`c neffac hi t`c tjbac jgf cvcryhgc djg

sukkcst j gcw shgk th bc pcrihrncf' Irhn tenc th tenc! t`c dji hwgcr jgf shnc rckuajr kucsts hi Vurmes`

fcsdcgt! oheg t`c ojn' V`c yhugk pchpac w`h jrc pajyegk jgf segkegk djg bc sccg js prhbjbay j gcxt.kcgcrjtehg

Krup Vg' Jt prcscgt! t`cy jrc eg csscgdc cxpcrencgtegk jgf prjdtesegk! kcttegk th mghw t`c rcpcrtherc jgf

acjrgegk th pajy t`cer egstruncgts'

6' [`eac t`c t`erf scttegk wjs jg cxjnpac hi j ojn scssehg! t`c gcxt scttegk E wjgt th egtrhfudc th yhu es j dcn?t`c Vurmes` whrf ihr j megf hi rcaekehus scrvedc! pcrihrncf by t`c Jacve (T`ee neghrety% dhnnugetecs hi Vurmcy'

En eg j bjaarhhn hi t`c bcihrc.ncgtehgcf Egtcrduaturja Dcgtrc! hg j Irefjy cvcgegk! t`c jpprhprejtc nhncgt ihr

sud` j dcrcnhgy th bc `caf' V`c rhhn bcdhncs drhwfcf wet` pchpac? ncg! whncg jgf njgy d`eafrcg!

cxdausevcay Vurmes` jgf Jacve' Cvcryhgc bregks shnc ihhf hr fregms th dhgsunc jt t`c cgf hi t`c scssehg' V`c

scrvedc es acf by j speretuja kuefc! t`c Fcfc! w`h sjys nhst hi t`c prjycrs' Gcxt th `en sets t`c _jmer! w`h pajys

t`c bjajnj hr sjz (j ahgk gcdmcf autc% furegk t`c sugk prjycrs! eg w`ed` cvcryhgc tjmcs pjrt' V`c dcrcnhgy es

fhnegjtcf by j suddcssehg hi retuja fjgdcs! djaacf scnj! w`ed` jrc eg ijdt jght`cr vcrsehg hi t`c w`eraegk

fcrves` fjgdc irhn t`c icstevja E fcsdrebcf bcihrc' V`c sjnc trjfetehgja shgks jrc rcpcjtcf hvcr jgf hvcr jkjeg!ugtea cvcryhgc `js pcrihrncf t`c scnj' Jitcr t`c dhgdaufegk ncja! t`c rhhn es dacjgcf up sweitay jgf t`c w`hac

krhup acjvcs t`c bueafegk eg hrfcray ijs`ehg'

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3' Jght`cr scttegk w`ed` egvhavcs jg cxdausevc Vurmes` prcscgdc! es j derdundesehg pjrty hrkjgezcf by j Vurmes`ijneay irhn K`cgt! tjmegk pajdc hg j Tjturfjy cvcgegk eg j ajrkc pjrty `jaa eg j thwg shnc 63 meahnctrcs irhn

K`cgt' V`c `jaa es cqueppcf wet` guncrhus hrgjncgtcf d`jers jgf tjbacs! dhgtjegegk fregms jgf iruets' Eg t`c

neffac hi t`c `jaa! t`crc es j stjkc jgf j fjgdc iahhr! hg w`ed` tcgs hi pchpac jrc pcrihrnegk j `jajy (j iham

fjgdc pcrihrncf eg ajrkc derdacs hr aegcs%' Cvcryt`egk es prhocdtcf hg twh vefch sdrccgs jt t`c wjaas' V`c

dcacbrjtcf bhys jrc eg jg cajtcf nhhf cg rug jgf fjgdc jdrhss t`c `jaa eg t`cer spcdeja w`etc.jgf.khafcg iurry

dhstuncs' Vurmes` iham nused irhn fevcrsc rckehgs es pcrihrncf jaa gek`t ahgk! by twh feiicrcgt bjgfs! hgc egvetcf

irhn t`c Gct`crajgfs jgf hgc jaa t`c wjy irhn Vurmcy' Eg nhrc t`jg hgc rcspcdt! t`es w`hac scttegk rcscnbacs j

wcffegk pjrty? t`c ahdjtehg! fdhr jgf daht`egk jrc seneajr! t`c nused es hi t`c sjnc megf! jgf t`c dhursc hicvcgts es dhnpjrjbac (wet` t`c fjgdegk! ihhf jgf fregms bcegk scrvcf jgf t`c egdausehg hi trjfetehgja retuja

prhdcfurcs%'

[eaa t`csc aettac bhys stjy up js ajtc js j gcway.njrrecf dhupac whuaf8

9' J ajst scttegk jash tjmcs pajdc eg j vcry seneajr cgverhgncgt? j pjrty `jaa eg jght`cr thwg 63 meahnctrcs irhnK`cgt' V`es tenc! et es ght j ijneay kjt`cregk! but j kjt`cregk hi icaahw.veaajkcrs! nhstay aevegk eg fejsphrj (eg

Bcakeun! t`c Gct`crajgfs! Irjgdc!'''%! shnc hi t`cn steaa aevegk eg Vurmcy but egvetcf spcdejaay ihr t`es cvcgegk' Jaa

jttcgfccs jrc Tuvcrnczaeacr! eg`jbetjgts hi Tuvcrncz! j veaajkc hi t`c Dcgtrja.Jgjthaejg thwg Cnerfj! w`ed` es

suiicregk (jgf eg shnc rcspcdts jash bcgcietegk% irhn j ajrkc.sdjac cxhfus th Curhpc' Js t`es Tuvcrncz Cvcgegk

`js bccg hrkjgezcf th rjesc nhgcy ihr t`c veaajkc eg qucstehg! t`c cgtry! ihhf jgf fregms jrc ght ircc t`es tenc'

But t`c jttcgfccs kct t`cer nhgcys whrt`? jg cxtcgsevc cgtcrtjegegk prhkrjnnc prhdccfs! egdaufegk

pcrihrnjgdcs by shnc rcghwgcf nusedja kucsts irhn Vurmcy jgf by ijnhus Tuvcrnczaeacr! njgy spccd`cs jgf

vefchs! jgf j audrjtevc thnbhaj'

Jitcr t`c kcgcrja pubaed `js acit t`c pjrty! j scacdt dhnpjgy mccps hg dcacbrjtegk ugtea t`c snjaa `hurs'''

Nct`hfhahky ) jgjayses

V`csc sex breciay fcsdrebcf cvcgts jrc hgay j snjaa sjnpac irhn j ajrkcr screcs hi :0 scttegks! w`ed` E stufecf

ct`ghkrjp`edjaay eg hrfcr th s`cf aek`t hg t`c egfevefuja jgf dhaacdtevc rhacs hi Vurmes` iham nused pcrihrnjgdcs eg

K`cgt' V`c dhaacdtevc rhacs djg bc setujtcf jt feiicrcgt iecafs hi egtcrjdtehg? j bjsed acvca hi vjrehus megfs hi subkrhups wet`eg t`c Vurmes` fejsphrj eg K`cgt! j nhrc kcgcrja acvca hi t`c Vurmes` fejsphrj eg K`cgt js j w`hac! jgf

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j t`erf acvca dhgdcrgegk t`c egtcrjdtehg wet` ht`cr krhups eg shdecty jgf shdecty jt ajrkc'Nct`hfhahkedjaay! jg cted! systcnjted hbscrvjtehg.bjscf jpprhjd` es dhnbegcf wet` jg cned pcrspcdtevc!

bjscf hg scne.strudturcf egtcrvecws wet` nusedejgs! jufecgdc hr jttcgfccs jgf (ei prcscgt% cnpahycrs' Furegk t`c

egtcrvecws! t`c rcscjrd` qucstehg es jpprhjd`cf irhn t`rcc pcrspcdtevcs! egqueregk t`c ncjgegk hr iugdtehg hi j% t`c

cvcgt eg qucstehg! b% t`c iham nused pcrihrncf furegk t`c cvcgt! jgf d% Vurmes` iham nused eg kcgcrja'

V`c egtcrvecws wcrc dhgfudtcf eg Vurmes` hr eg Futd`! jddhrfegk th t`c ajgkujkc prcicrrcf by t`c egtcrvecwcc'

Bcihrc khegk egth j breci jgjayses hi ny hbscrvjtehgs jgf egtcrvecws! Eaa kevc j icw hutaegcs jbhut t`c hvcrjaa

dhgtcxt eg w`ed` t`csc Vurmes` iham nused pcrihrnjgdcs jrc th bc setujtcf'

V`c rcscjrd` dhgtcxt

K`cgt es t`c prhvegdc djpetja hi Cjst.Iajgfcrs jgf t`c scdhgf ajrkcst dety hi t`c Iacnes` rckehg! jitcr Jgtwcrp' Hi

ets phpuajtehg hi jbhut 23

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Dcacbrjtehg hi aeic cvcgt Dhgdcrt! Dji dhgdcrt

Icstevja Egihrnja shdeja kjt`cregk

\jrty ihr pchpac bcahgkegk th j dcrtjeg krhup Rcaekehus scrvedc

[et` rckjrf th t`c hvcrjaa nusedja prhkrjnnc! wc djg dhgsefcr t`c cxtcgt th w`ed` Vurmes` iham nused es

dhnbegcf wet` ht`cr kcgrcs' 9 cvcgts wcrc cxdausevcay dhgiegcf th Vurmes` iham nused hr dhgtjegcf hgay vcry snjaa

jnhugts hi ht`cr nused! 9 cvcgts nexcf Vurmes` iham nused jgf zkg nzem! 4 dhnbegcf Vurmes` iham nused wet`

ht`cr kcgrcs! : dhnbegcf et wet` Vurmes` dajssedja nused! jgf 2 jatcrgjtcf Vurmes` iham nused wet` ht`cr megfs hi

nused jgf ht`cr jrt ihrns'

Cxdausevcay Vurmes` iham nused (VIN% \rcfhnegjgtay VIN

VIN jgf zkg nzem VIN jgf ht`cr kcgrcs

VIN jgf Vurmes dajssedja nused VIN! ht`cr nused jgf ht`cr jrts

V`c rhac hi Vurmes` iham nused

E weaa ghw turg th j scdhgf acvca hi jgjayses! t`c fesdhursc jgjayses hi t`c egtcrvecwcf pchpac' Eg thtja! E

dhgfudtcf 6< egtcrvecws? :9 wet` nusedejgs! :3 wet` jttcgfccs jgf 5 wet` cnpahycrs! njegay hi Vurmes` hrekeg' V`c

cvjaujtehg hi t`c ncjgegk jgf iugdtehg hi t`c rcscpcdtevc cvcgts! t`c iham nused pcrihrncf hg t`cn! jgf hi Vurmes`

iham nused eg kcgcrja! tjmcs j w`hac rjgkc hi s`jpcs jgf dhahurs'

Ght cvcryhgc dhuaf cjseay jrteduajtc `es efcjs dacjray! jgf ght cvcryhgc jttjd`cf j spcdeja ncjgegk th Vurmes`

iham nused' But kcgcrjaay spcjmegk! nud` sekgeiedjgdc jgf vjauc wjs jssekgcf th t`c rcpcrtherc jgf pcrihrnjgdc hiVurmes` iham nused'

Eg jg jttcnpt th egtcrprct t`c cvjaujtehgs cxprcsscf by t`c egvhavcf pchpac! E fesdcrg feiicrcgt rcjans hr

sp`crcs hi ncjgegk.kevegk'

:' Ierst! dhgdcrgegk t`c hvcrjaa stjtus (dhgfetehg! enphrtjgdc! vjauc!% hi Vurmes` iham nused bc et cet`cr egkcgcrja! spcdeiedjaay eg Vurmcy! spcdeiedjaay eg fejsphrj hr egvhavegk j dhnpjreshg bctwccg Vurmcy jgf fejsphrj'

2' V`c scdhgf iecaf hi ncjgegk.kevegk es t`c pcrshgja jgf t`c shdeja sp`crc! w`crc pcrshgjaay.hrecgtcf! qujsepsyd`hahkedja! iugdtehgs djg bc fesdcrgcf bcsefcs shdeja iugdtehgs! nexcf pcrshgja.shdeja iugdtehgs jgf

prhicssehgja iugdtehgs hg t`c pjrt hi t`c nusedejgs' V`c shdeja egtcrjdtehg es nhstay setujtcf hg j snjaa.sdjac

egtcrpcrshgja acvca hr hg j ijneay. hr ht`cr subkrhup.acvca wet`eg t`c Vurmes` fejsphrj eg K`cgt' J pjrteduajr!

ajrkc.sdjac jgf pcrihrnjtevc shdeja iugdtehg es t`c phaetedja iugdtehg'

4' V`c t`erf sp`crc es t`c duaturja sp`crc! w`ed` djg bc dhgsefcrcf js sekgeiedjgt eg tcrns hi efcgtety dhgstrudtehghr jiiernjtehg! ugacss purcay duaturja iugdtehgs jrc jencf jt' V`c efcgtety dhgstrudtehg hr jiiernjtehg djg bc

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setujtcf hg feiicrcgt acvcas? Vurmes` duaturc js j w`hac (w`ed` hi dhursc es j dhgstrudt%! rckehgja duaturcs wet`eg

Vurmes` duaturc! hr ct`ged hr rcaekehus subduaturcs wet`eg Vurmes` duaturc' [`cg efcgtety dhgstrudtehg hr

jiiernjtehg eg egtcrjdtehg wet` ajrkcr shdecty es egvhavcf! wc dhuaf spcjm hi jg egtcrduaturja iugdtehg js j

pjrteduajr egstjgdc wet`eg t`c duaturja hr shdeh.duaturja sp`crc'

V`c pcrshgja! shdeja jgf duaturja sp`crcs jrc hitcg egtcrwhvcg'

6' V`c ajst sp`crc E fesdcrg es t`c p`eahshp`edja! ct`edja! nystedja jgf rcaekehus sp`crc' [`eac t`c p`eahshp`edja jgfct`edja hrecgtjtehgs jrc rjt`cr t`chrctedja! t`c nystedja jgf eg pjrteduajr t`c rcaekehus sp`crc es quetc

pcrihrnjtevc'

3' Thnc pjrteduajr typcs hi cvcgts sccn th ugetc dhgghtjtehgs irhn jaa t`c jbhvc ncgtehgcf sp`crcs' V`csc cvcgtsdjg bc fcsdrebcf js dcacbrjtehgs hi enphrtjgt aeic cvcgts'

Ght sh njgy egtcrvecwccs cxpaedetay jttrebutcf t`c djpjdety hi cxprcssegk efcgtety th Vurmes` iham nused' Thnc

fef! djaaegk et yhur vesetegk djrf! yhur efcgtety hr cqujtegk et wet` t`cnscavcs? Vurmes` iham nused! t`jts us hr ets

j pjrt hi us! jawjys' Cspcdejaay rckjrfegk t`c pcrihrnjgdc hi t`c dcn! t`c fercdt aegm wet` t`c rcaekehus efcgtety hi

t`c egvhavcf pchpac bcdjnc dacjr irhn t`cer fesdhursc? V`es es hur duaturc jgf V`es es rcjaay j spcdeja duaturc! ght

cvcryhgc fhcs et'

J rcdurregk trhpc wet` rckjrf th t`c efcgtety qucstehg es t`c rcdhkgetehg hi Vurmes` iham nused js t`c nused hi

t`cer d`eaf`hhf! t`c nused wet` w`ed` t`cy wcrc bhrg jgf krcw up'

Jght`cr wjy hi cxprcssegk t`c efcgtety.rcajtcf ncjgegk hr iugdtehg hi Vurmes` iham nused es cqujtegk t`es nused

wet` t`cer duaturc! hr fcsdrebegk et js dhnegk irhn t`c shea'V`c ijdt t`jt scvcrja egtcrvecwccs fcsdrebcf aestcgegk th Vurmes` iham nused js rcstiua cvcg ei t`c pcrihrncf nused

wjs jgyt`egk but djan! dhuaf phegt jt j pcrdcevcf iccaegk hi dhnegk `hnc! j rcdhkgetehg hi duaturja prhfudts jgf

t`c duaturja vjaucs jgf ht`cr dhgtcgt cxprcsscf by t`cn' Cxpcrecgdegk t`es rcdhkgetehg eg t`c dhnpjgy hi j

dhgkcgeja krhup hi icaahw Vurms eg K`cgt! dhuaf phssebay cvhmc iccaegks hi dhggcdtehg th cjd` ht`cr t`rhuk` s`jrcf

duaturc'

But t`es es ght t`c hgay! egcsdjpjbac egtcrprctjtehg'

Njybc t`c w`hac scttegk fhcs ght cvhmc jgy duaturja efcgtety.rcajtcf iccaegks hr t`huk`ts! njybc t`c w`hac

cxpcrecgdc oust prhvefcs ncgtja rcst jitcr j strcssiua wccm! fevcrsehg jgf cgtcrtjegncgt eg t`c pacjsjgt dhnpjgy hi

khhf irecgfs'

V`c nused suffcgay trjgsihrns irhn j ijdthr eg duaturja efcgtety dhgstrudtehg hr jiiernjtehg egth j vc`edac ihr

pcrshgja jgf shdeja hbocdtevcs'

Dhgdausehg

Js j dhgdausehg! wc djg hgay stjtc t`jt t`c pcrihrnjgdc jgf dhgsunptehg hi Vurmes` iham nused eg j fejsphred

dhgtcxt js K`cgt! es ght jg ugjnbekuhus hr hgc.sefcf p`cghncghg' V`c rjgkc hi dhgtcxts! hddjsehgs! scttegks

egvhavegk aevc Vurmes` iham nused pcrihrnjgdc eg pubaed es vcry wefc jgf t`c rhac hr iugdtehg hi t`c pcrihrncf nused

s`huaf bc cxjnegcf djutehusay jgf irhn feiicrcgt jgkacs eg hrfcr th rcvcja ets vjrehus ijdcts' V`c rhac hi Vurmes` iham

nused pcrihrnjgdcs feiicrs jddhrfegk th t`c dhgtcxt! t`c hddjsehg! t`c jttcgfjgt pchpac! jgf sh hg' But njybc cvcg

nhrc t`jg fespajyegk j vcrtedja fevcrsety! Vurmes` iham nused pcrihrnjgdcs jrc d`jrjdtcrescf by j `hrezhgtja fevcrsety?

cvcry nusedejg! cvcry jufecgdc ncnbcr jgf cvcry cnpahycr weaa sccm jgf iegf feiicrcgt ncjgegks eg t`c nused!fcpcgfegk hg `es hr `cr pcrshgjaety jgf stjtc hi negf' Ei t`c pcrihrncf nused `js efcgtety.rcajtcf dhgghtjtehgs!

w`ed` es dcrtjegay ght jawjys t`c djsc! et es enphrtjgt th njmc j feiicrcgdc bctwccg egfevefuja jgf dhaacdtevc efcgtety

dhgstrudtehg hr dhgiernjtehg' Dhaacdtevc efcgtetecs jrc kcgcrjaay gckhtejtcf eg rcajtehg wet` ht`cr krhups= eg t`c djsc

hi Vurmes` nused eg K`cgt t`c ht`cr nek`t bc rcprcscgtcf by t`c juthd`t`hghus pchpac! but t`es vecw whuaf ekghrc

t`c fevcrsety hi t`c phpuajtehg hi K`cgt js nud` js t`c fevcrsety wet`eg t`c Vurmes` dhnnugetecs eg t`c dety' Tteaa!

t`es prhdcss hi gckhtejtehg t`rhuk` egtcrjdtehg djg bc vjaef! cspcdejaay ei dcrtjeg d`jrjdtcresteds jgf bc`jvehur

bcahgkegk th j pjrteduajr subkrhup wet`eg Vurmes` duaturc jrc fespajycf' But t`c nhst enphrtjgt d`jrjdtcrested hi

efcgtety (ei wc hpt th dhgteguc usegk t`es `ek`ay d`jrkcf dhgdcpt%! es t`jt et es nuatepac' Aemc cvcryhgc hg cjrt`! t`c

Vurmes` pchpac aevegk eg K`cgt pajy feiicrcgt rhacs eg shdecty fcpcgfegk hg pajdc! tenc jgf dhgtcxt' V`cy djg bc Vurm!

Bcakejg! ennekrjgt! nusedejg! yhugk pcrshg! tcjd`cr jgf w`jt yhu wjgt' \crihrnegk hr aestcgegk th Vurmes` iham

nused djg bc dhnpjtebac hr ght wet` jaa t`csc rhacs jgf s`huaf bc dhgsefcrcf js sud`'