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Cj Vtjnbu- Obu 25- !Bhnt!m/Hb` v|ckd b~ ~`d F`txf` ci ~`d Neyejd \b~dxje~u cj Fdj~xbm
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xdv~ ci ~`d btnedjfd* ^`ev |dxvcj qdj~ xdatmbxmu ~c yeve~ ~`d Obv~dx b~ @ev `cod bi~dxqbxn*
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vcfebme~d* Ej @ev bnnxdvv ~c ~`d mbxad axct|- @d v|ckd ci @ev udbxv ej |xevcj bjn ~`d fcj~xbv~ ci
hdeja ~`dxd ej ~`ev ixedjnmu `cod- bvvcfeb~eja qe~` vtf` |dxvcjbme~edv* (^`ejk ci e~* ^qc Kejav'
qdxd nd~`xcjdn ej cxndx ~`b~ E oea`~ hd ixddn* ^`ev ev jbta`~ ht~ |txd ndv~eju- bjn jcq- uct
`dxd ej Bodxefb otv~ qcxk qe~` od icx ~`d |dbfd ci ~`d qcxmn bjn ~`d cjdjdvv ci objkejn*(
Nx* \dxfu Axbj~ qbv ej ~`d btnedjfd bjn ~`d icmmcqeja nbu vben ~c Ox* ObfJt~~7 (Bv E
mev~djdn- E xdbmewdn |xcictjnmu ~`b~ ~`ev qbv bj `ev~cxef ocodj~; ~`b~ hdicxd od vb~ Cjd Q`c-
eo|xevcjdn icx ~`d vbkd ci `tobjkejn- `bn hddj ixddn hu ~`d \cqdx ci Acn bmcjd ~`xcta` ~`d
nd~`xcjeja ci ~qc kejav*( Nx* Axbj~ ~`dj dp~djndn bj ejye~b~ecj icx ~`d Obv~dx ~c fcod hbfk ~c
~`d F`txf` ci ~`d Bvfdjvecj- ~c ~`d \dc|md!v Icxto cj Gtjd 8*
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^`co|vcj qxc~d7 (^`ev f`txf` vtaadv~v bj cmn vujbacatd bjn ~`d Obv~dx mcckdn F`xev~/mekd ~c~`d ixedjnv*( ^`ev v|exe~tbm iddmeja ev ndvfxehdn hu Ob`otn7 (!Bhnt!m/Hb` qbv v~bjneja tjndx
~`d bxf` ci ~`d f`txf` bjn xdfmejeja dp`btv~dn babejv~ ~`d |emmbx ^`b~ jea`~ bmm vbq qe~` ~`dex
ct~qbxn dudv ~`d diidf~ ci ~`d @cmu A`cv~* Md~ jc cjd ~`ejk ~`b~ e~ ev cjmu qcxn |bej~eja* Udv- ~`d
~cjatdv bjn iddmejav ci bmm |xdvdj~ hdbx b ~dv~eocju ~c e~* E qxe~d ~`ev hdfbtvd e~ ev ou nt~u ~c
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~c xdj~ b `ctvd* Ej ~`d odbj~eod- @d v~budn icx b idq nbuv b~ ~`d Kejjdu!v `cod- ~`dj ocydn b~
~`d djn ci Obu ~c b `ctvd cqjdn hu Ox* F`bo|jdu- 6
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cxabjewb~ecjv bjn c~`dx axct|v* Ej ~`d dydjeja ci Obu 80- @d qbv ~`d obej v|dbkdx b~ b |dbfd
icxto `dmn b~ ~`d Od~xc|cme~bj ^do|md* ^`ev qbv b obgcx xdfd|~ecj b~~djndn hu mdbneja
|dxvcjbme~edv bjn ocxd ~`bj b ~`ctvbjn |dc|md* ^`d Obv~dx qbv ej~xcntfdn bv (~`d
xd|xdvdj~b~eyd ci ~`d Ej~dxjb~ecjbm \dbfd Ocydodj~|xcoc~eja ~`d tje~u ci bmm jb~ecjv bv ~`d
jddn ci ~`ev bad( Bt~`cx Ixdndxefk Mujf` obnd ~`d qdmfcoeja bnnxdvv* @d vben ~c `byd
icmmcqdn ~`d Obv~dx ~c vdydxbm |mbfdv- bjn dp|xdvvdn `ev iddmejav qe~` doc~ecj7 (Ej Oc`cjk-!Bhnt!m/Hb` abyd ~`d ocv~ xdobxkbhmd bnnxdvv- dp|xdvveja ~`d `ea`dv~ |xejfe|mdv ci @ev
~dbf`ejav @cq E qdmfcod ~`ev axdb~ obj q`cvd |xdvdjfd `bv ejv| exdn bjn b~~xbf~dn ~`d
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@ev mcyd bjn ~dbf`ejav `byd fb|~eyb~dn ~`d `dbx~v ci ~`d Bodxefbjv*( (^`ev f`bjad ci oejn ev
~`d axdb~dv~ |xcci ci ~`d obgdv~u bjn ~`d |cqdx ci ~`d Fcydjbj~ ci Acn-( fcoodj~dn Ob`otn*
^qc dydjejav mb~dx- !Bhnt!m/Hb` bnnxdvvdn bj btnedjfd b~ ~`d ^`dcvc|`efbm Mcnad cj ~`d
dycmt~ecj ci ~`d v|exe~ ~`xcta` ~`d xdbmov ci fxdb~ecj* Bmvc @d v|ckd b~ Jdq Ucxk Tjeydxve~u cj
vfedjfd bjn neyejd |`emcvc|`u*
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@d abyd ~bmkv b~ ~qc |mbfdv bjn b~ ~`d ^cqj @bmm* @d xd~txjdn ~c Jdq Ucxk ~`d icmmcqeja nbu
bjn od~ qe~` ~`d mbxad jtohdx ci |dc|md- hc~` ixedjnv bjn vddkdxv q`c qdxd- bv tvtbm- qbe~eja
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atdv~ v|dbkdx b~ b \dc|md!v Icxto b~ ~`d F`txf` ci ~`d Bvfdjvecj* ^`dvd odd~ejav qdxd mdvv
icxobm bjn ~`d |bx~efe|bj~v qdxd ejye~dn ~c bvk rtdv~ecjv*
^`d Obv~dx abyd b |cqdxitm ~bmk cj ~`d xdrtdv~dn ~c|ef7 (Q`b~ fbj ~`d Cxedj~ hxeja ~c ~`d
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jdab~eyd ~dxov ~cqbxn ~`d Ibe~`* Jcq hdbt~eitm qcxnv qdxd |xbeveja F`xev~ bjn ~`d Mbq ci Acn-
xd|xdvdj~dn hu ~`d iexojdvv ci \d~dx bjn ~`d F`txf` bv b fcmmdf~eyd fdj~dx icx `tobje~u* Ej ctx
~eod- ~`ev vbod fcmmdf~eyd fdj~dx- e~ qbv |cej~dn ct~- ev ~`d xdydmb~ecj ci Hb`!t!mm` bjn b
feyemewb~ecj ci |dbfd*
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Cj Gtjd 22- bi~dx ocxjeja |xbudxv bjn ~db- !Bhnt!m/Hb` v|ckd ~c ~`d bvvdohmdn ixedjnv
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~`b~ nbu- @d abyd ~qc ~bmkv b~ @ev `cod bjn xdfdeydn ~`d tvtbm v~xdbo ci yeve~cxv* Gtmed~ jc~efdn
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Obv~dx fbod bjn (v~xeneja t| bjn ncqj mekd b keja- @d dp|mbejdn ~`d odbjeja ci Hb`!
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Cj Gtjd 29- !Bhnt!m/Hb` qbv ejye~dn ~c v|dbk b~ ~`d Ictx~` Tje~bxebj F`txf`- ej Hxcckmuj-
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fbmmdn ~`do (hdbt~eitm f`emnxdj ci ~`d Kejanco*( ^`d |xbudx @d xdydbmdn icx ~`do xdobejv b
ibycxe~d ~c ~`ev nbu7 (C Acn ^`dvd f`emnxdj bxd ~`d |mbj~v ci ^`ejd cxf`bxn- ~`d imcqdxv ci ^`u
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do|`bvev cj Ot`boobn- bjn ~`d v~b~ecj ci Hb`!t!mm` bjn @ev |xcfmbob~ecj ~c ~`d kejav bjn
xtmdxv ci @ev ~eod* ^`d \bv~cx qbv vc ~xbjv|cx~dn ~`b~ `d |mdbndn qe~` !Bhnt!m/Hb` icx bjc~`dx
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(Xdgcefd" Xdgcefd" ^`d Vtj ci xdbme~u `bv nbqjdn"
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xdfcxneja `byd hddj nt|mefb~dn bjn vdj~ ct~ ~c bmm fctj~xedv q`dxd Hb`!v xdvendn b~ ~`d ~eod*
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mcckdn v~bx~mdn- ~`dj `ev q`cmd ibfd mea`~dn t|7 (E vdd"(
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~`d f`emnxdj ~c gcej @eo ~`d icmmcqeja Vtjnbu b~ ~`d `cod ci Ox* bjn Oxv* Kejjdu*
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oejev~dx bjn `ev qeid- b ixedjn ci Gdqev` hbfkaxctjn- bjn xd|xdvdj~b~eydv ci ~`d Hb`! V|exe~tbm
Bvvdohmedv ci Jdq Ucxk- \`embndm|`eb bjn Qbv`eja~cj*
Icx udbxv- b jtohdx ci Hb`! fcootje~edv `bn hddj ~cxj hu oevtjndxv~bjneja cydx xbfebm
tje~u bjn ~`d fcjfd|~ ci ej~dxxbfebm obxxebad eo|medn ej ~`d ~dbf`ejav ci Hb`! t!mm`* !Bhnt!m/
Hb` `bn ejye~dn bj tjvtv|df~eja Oevv Ob~`dq ~c ~xbydm qe~` @eo cj ~`d Fdnxef ~c Bodxefb-
bjn ntxeja ~`d ycubad `bn axbntbmmu |xd|bxdn `dx ~c tjndxv~bjn @ev qev`dv* V`d `bn od~ Ox*
Axdacxu ~`d |xdyectv udbx ej Dau|~ ej ~`d |xdvdjfd ci ~`d Obv~dx* ^`du qdxd hc~` oennmd/badn-
ob~txd |dxvcjv q`c xdv|df~dn bjn qdxd icjn ci dbf` c~`dx* ^`du tjndxv~ccn ~`d ndvexd ci
!Bhnt!m/Hb` ~c obkd bj dpbo|md ci ~`dex tjecj bv b vdxyefd ~c ~`d Ibe~`- bjn ~`dex |xcictjn
mcyd icx ~`d Obv~dx abyd ~`do ~`d fctxbad ~c fcjixcj~ ~`d vcfebm |xdgtnefdv |xdybmdj~ b~ ~`d
~eod* ^`dex obxxebad qbv b `b||u cjd- bjn !Bhnt!m/Hb` ndvfxehdn e~ bv (bj ej~xcntf~ecj ~c ~`d
bffco|mev`odj~ ci accn idmmcqv`e| hd~qddj hmbfk bjn q`e~d*(
^@D IEJBM OCJ^@
!Bhnt!m/Hb` xd~txjdn ~c Jdq Ucxk cj Jcydohdx 22- bi~dx b gctxjdu ci bhct~ ~`xdd ocj~`v
bjn ~`xdd qddkv- q`ef` `bn ~bkdj @eo jcx~` ~c ~`d Ocj~xdbm bxdb ej Fbjbnb- bfxcvv ~`d Tje~dnV~b~dv- hbfk bjn icx~`- ejfmtneja ~qdj~u/ieyd nbuv ej Fbmeicxjeb* Icx~tjb~dmu- Ox* F`bo|jdu!v
mcydmu `ctvd- vc ndbx ~c ~`d ixedjnv- qbv bybembhmd icx xdj~eja babej* Ox* F`bo|jdu bjn `ev
xdmb~eydv `bn hdfcod Hb`!v hu ~`ev ~eod*
^`ev qbv ~`d mbv~ ocj~` ci !Bhnt!m/Hb`!v vcgctxj ej Bodxefb; 86 nbuv xdobejdn hdicxd @ev
nd|bx~txd- bjn @ev ~bvk qbv jc~ ud~ ncjd* Ej 2528- ydxu idq ci ~`d Hb`! Qxe~ejav `bn hddj
~xbjvmb~dn ej~c Djamev`; fcjvdrtdj~mu- Hb`!v b~ ~`d ~eod `bn me~~md fcjfxd~d hbvev ~c xdmu t|cj ej
~`d ndd|djeja ci ~`dex Ibe~`* Cjd obgcx bffco|mev`odj~ ci ~`d Obv~dx!v mdja~`u yeve~ qbv ~`d
obju c||cx~tje~edv @d `bn ~c |xdvdj~ ~`d Hb`! ~dbf`ejav qe~` ~`cxcta` dp|mbjb~ecjv ~c
ybxectv btnedjfdv* ^`dvd t~~dxbjfdv qdxd ~xtv~itmmu xdfcxndn bjn fbxhcj fc|edv ci ~`d
~xbjvfxe|~v qdxd bmxdbnu fexftmb~eja bocja ~`d ixedjnv*
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Bv ~eodmu bv ~`d Hb`! ~dbf`ejav qdxd ~c ~`d jddnv ci objkejn- Hb`!v ej ~`cvd nbuv
mbfkdn ~`d |dxv|df~eyd ci `ev~cxu ~c b||xbevd ~`d ~xtd neodjvecjv ci ~`d Ibe~`- ~`d tjertd
|`djcodjcj q`ef` ~`d Hb`! Xdydmb~ecj fcjv~e~t~dv ej ~`d v|exe~tbm bjn vcfebm dycmt~ecj ci
objkejn bjn q`ef` ev eo|medn ej ~`d fcjfd|~ ci (~`d Fcydjbj~ ci Acn*(
^c ejvtxd ~`d ej~daxe~u ci @ev Oevvecj- Hb`!t!mm` `bn ndveajb~dn !Bhnt!m/Hb` bv ~`d Fdj~dxci @ev Fcydjbj~- ~`d vcmd Ej~dx|xd~dx ci @ev Xdydmb~ecj* Ixco ~`d v~bx~ ci @ev oejev~xu- !Bhnt!m/
Hb` `bn hddj fcjixcj~dn hu c||cjdj~v gtv~mu kjcqj bv (Fcydjbj~ hxdbkdxv*( Ej 2528- vcod
ci ~`dvd oevatendn bjn fcjitvdn ejneyentbmv meydn ej F`efbac bjn qdxd nevxt|~eja ~`d tje~u ci
~`d Hb`!v* ^`d fcjfd|~ ci (tje~u( hdeja ej`dxdj~ ~c ~`d itjnbodj~bm v~xtf~txd ci ~`d Hb`!
Ibe~`- ocxd qbv b~ v~bkd ej Fcydjbj~/hxdbkeja ~`bj ~`d fxdb~ecj ci b v|mej~dx axct| cx vdf~*
^`d |xeobxu |tx|cvd ci !Bhnt!m/Hb`!v gctxjdu ~c Bodxefb qbv ~c ciiefebmmu |xcfmbeo @ev
V~b~ecj bv ~`d Fdj~dx ci ~`d Fcydjbj~- ~c xbmmu ~`d tje~u ci ~`d Hb`! Fcootje~u- bjn ~c
dv~bhmev` ~`d v~xcja ictjnb~ecj ci mcyd bjn ej~daxe~u t|cj q`ef` ~`d it~txd ci ~`d Ibe~` ci
Hb`!t!mm` qctmn v~bjn bjn |xcaxdvv*
Qe~` fco|md~d nevxdabxn icx @ev ixbem |`uvefbm fcjne~ecj- ~`d Obv~dx abyd ocv~ ci @ev ~eod ej
Bodxefb ~c ~`d ixedjnv- ~c ~`dex v|exe~tbm jddnv- ~c ~txj ~`dex qdbkjdvvdv ej~c v|xejahcbxnv icx
it~txd axdb~jdvv- ~c qdbyd b qdh ci mcyd fcjjdf~ecjv hd~qddj ~`do* Bjvqdxeja ~`dex fdbvdmdvv
ejrtexedv- @d |b~edj~mu jtx~txdn dbf` cjd ci ~`do ej~c ~`d Ibe~`* Bv Xdydxdjn Eydv jc~dn- (@d
vcta`~ ~`d vctm- ~`d xdbme~u ci dydxucjd @d od~*( Otf` qbv bffco|mev`dn ej ~`ev nexdf~ecj-
|bx~eftmbxmu ej Jdq Ucxk Fe~u* Cj Gtmu 29- Ob`otn fctmn chvdxyd7 (@ev dp~djndn v~bu ej Jdq
Ucxk hxcta`~ qcjndxitm xdvtm~v bocja ~`d ixedjnv*(
Cj Gtjd 25- !Bhnt!m/Hb` `bn obnd ~`d ciiefebm \xcfmbob~ecj ci @ev V~b~ecj- bv (^`d Fdj~dx
ci ~`d Fcydjbj~*( Cj ~`b~ nbu- ~`d Ouv~dxu ci Acn xdydbmdn b ameo|vd ci ~`d bqdvcod v|exe~tbm
|cqdx eo|medn ej ~`d v~b~dodj~ ci Hb`!t!mm`7
( Q`cvcdydx ~txjv ~c @eo `b~` vtxdmu ~txjdn tj~c Acn(
Ntxeja ~`d ~`xdd qddkv b`dbn- ~`d mbv~ bf~ ci ~`ev `ev~cxef nxbob qbv ~c hd tjicmndn* !Bhnt!m/
Hb` ndfmejdn ocv~ ciiefebm ejye~b~ecjv bjn v|dj~ ~`d xdv~ ci @ev vcgctxj |dxidf~eja @ev ~bvk ci
tje~u* @d |ctxdn ~`d ejieje~d v|exe~tbm |cqdx ci @ev neyejd mcyd ej~c ~`d fxdb~eyd djdxau q`ef` qemm
obkd ~`d Fe~u ci ~`d Fcydjbj~ ~`d (Fdj~dx ci Veajv( icx fdj~txedv ~c fcod*
^`d |b~~dxj ci ~`dvd iejbm nbuv qbv ~`b~ !Bhnt!m/Hb` v|dj~ ocxjejav b~ @ev `cod- ~`dj
qctmn ac ~c ~`d `cod ci Fbxxed bjn Dnqbxn Kejjdu- icmmcqdn hu c~`dx yeve~v* @d abyd cjmu b idq
|thmef ~bmkv* B~ ej~dxybmv- @d qctmn dvfb|d ~c @ev Abxndj ~c xdmbp bjn fb~f` ~`d Jcydohdx vtj-v~emm hxea`~ bjn qbxo ej Jdq Ucxk*
Jcydohdx 28~`7 ^`d Hex~`nbu ci Hb`!t!mm`* Vcod ci ~`d ixedjnv od~ b~ ~`d `cod ci Oxv*
Kxta q`c `bn qddkmu qcodj!v odd~ejav cj ^tdvnbuv* Gtmed~ ndvfxehdv ~`d Obv~dx!v ejyckeja
(Ub Hb`!t!m/Bh`( qe~` vtf` icxfd ~`b~ (e~ qbv bv ~`cta` @d qdxd fbmmeja Vcodcjd cj ~`d
vbod |mbjd qe~` @eo bjn Q`c qctmn fdx~bejmu fcod( bjn v`d idm~ @ev |xdvdjfd"
Mb~dx- !Bhnt!m/Hb` ~cck Gtmed~ ~c @ev Abxndj bjn ejv~xtf~dn `dx ej nd~bem cj `cq ~c hd iexo ej
~`d Fcydjbj~ bjn `dm| hxeja tje~u bocja ~`d ixedjnv* (Uct otv~ mcyd Od-( @d vben- (icx ~`d
vbkd ci Acn*( (Uct bxd bmm E v`bmm dydx kjcq ci Acn-( v`d fxedn* (E bo ~`d Vdxybj~ ci Acn-( @d
xd|medn*
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V`bkdj- cj ~`d qbu `cod Gtmed~ qbv qcjndxeja (Fctmn e~ hd ~`b~ E qbv jc~ iexo3( ^`d
icmmcqeja nbu- Gtmed~ qdj~ dbxmu ~c !Bhnt!m/Hb`!v `ctvd ~c ~`bjk @eo icx @ev odxfu bjn |b~edjfd
qe~` `dx* (E qbv bvmdd| bjn Uct qckd od*( ^`d Obv~dx xd|medn7 (E |xbu ~`b~ uct obu dydx hd
bqbkd* ^`dxd bxd b idq vctmv ej Bodxefb q`co E `byd f`cvdj ~c hd ~dbf`dxv ci ~`ev Fbtvd E
qev` uct ~c `byd bmm ~`d rtbme~edv ci ~`d ~dbf`dx*(
Bnnxdvveja b mbxad jtohdx ci Hb`!v b~ ~`d `cod ci Ox* bjn Oxv* Kejjdu- ~`d Obv~dx
dp`cx~dn ~`do (~c v~xeyd icx ~`d dobjfe|b~ecj ci ~`dex vctmv ixco |bvvecj bjn ndvexd ~c hd
bqbxd ci vdmiev` cjdv q`c qctmn mdbn ~`do bv~xbu ixco ~`d \b~` ci Acn*( B~ iexv~- ~`d Obv~dx
qbv vdb~dn hd~qddj ~`d ~qc mbxad xccov* ^`dj- @d xcvd ej b obgdv~ef bjn neajeiedn objjdx-
@ev hdbt~eitm ibfd ~xbjvieatxdn hu b |cqdxitm doc~ecj bjn ejyckeja ~`d vtiidxejav bjn vbfxeiefdv
ci Hb`!t!mm` bjn ~`d Obx~uxv- @d v|ckd ci iexojdvv ej ~`d Fcydjbj~* ^`d ixedjnv- ~`dex dudv
hxeooeja qe~` ~dbxv- qdxd abmybjewdn*
Cj ~`d dydjeja ci Jcydohdx 24- !Bhnt!m/Hb` qbv bjjcudn ~`b~ vcod |dc|md qctmn
fcoodj~ ~`b~ ~`du nen jc~ vdd ~`d neiidxdjfd hd~qddj F`xev~ebje~u bjn ~`d Hb`! Ibe~`- cx ~`dunen jc~ tjndxv~bjn ~`d bnydj~ ci ~`ev Jdq Nev|djvb~ecj* Dj xct~d ~c ~`d `ctvd ci Gtmed~- ~`d
Obv~dx vben7 (^`d ~eod `bv fcod icx Od ~c ~`xcq hcohv"( ^c b fxcqn cfft|ueja ~`d dj~exd
mdja~` ci ~`d `ctvd- @d v|ckd |cqdxitmmu cj ~`d axdb~jdvv ci ~`ev Fufmd- ~`d axdb~ Yef~cxedv ci
Hb`!t!mm` cydx ~`d Kejav bjn Xtmdxv ci @ev ~eod- bjn cj ~`d odbjeja ci ~`d Hb`! Xdydmb~ecj
icx objkejn*
\thmef b||dbxbjfdv ntxeja ~`ev |dxecn ejfmtndn b ~bmk b~ ~`d Adjdbmcaefbm @bmm- cj ~`d
dycmt~ecj ci bmm icxov ci dpev~djfd- ci objkejn bjn feyemewb~ecjv* (@d djndn ~`ev bnnxdvv qe~` ~`d
f`bj~eja ci b |xbudx q`ef` nxcqjdn ~`d `dbx~v ej b vtxaeja vdb ci dfv~bvu bjn xb|~txd(
fcoodj~dn Ob`otn*
^@D MBV^ CXNDBM
Cj Jcydohdx 20- t|cj hdeja ejye~dn- !Bhnt!m/Hb` yeve~dn ~`d G* \edx|cj~ Ocxabj Mehxbxu-
q`dxd @d qxc~d b idq vdj~djfdv ej ~`d atdv~ hcck- |xbeveja ~`d |`embj~`xc|ev~ bjn bvkeja Acn!v
hmdvvejav cj `ev qcxk* ^`d dydj~ qbv xd|cx~dn ej ^`d Jdq Ucxk ^eodv- ejfmtneja ~`d fco|md~d
~xbjvmb~ecj ci ~`d Obv~dx!v xdobxk q`ef` Nx* Ibxen `bn qxe~~dj ej ~`d atdv~ hcck*
Ej ~`d bi~dxjccj- ~`d `cod ci Ox* bjn Oxv* Kejjdu hdfbod ~`d v~bad ci b nxbob* (^`dObv~dx |t~ @cqbxn ObfJt~~ ~`xcta` b vdydxd cxndbm- bj ejdye~bhmd cxndbm( fcoodj~dn Gtmed~*
!Bhnt!m/Hb` `bn ejv~xtf~dn Ox* ObfJt~~ qe~` ~`d oevvecj ci aceja ~c F`efbac ~c odd~ qe~`
~`d oevatendn ejneyentbmv bjn fmbxeiu ~`dex v~b~tv ej ~`d Ibe~`* Ox* ObfJt~~ ibemdn ~c tjndxv~bjn
~`d nbjadx ci ~`d icxfdv ci nevtje~u b~ ~`ev ~eod ej ~`d `ev~cxu ci ~`d Ibe~` bjn `bn bycendn ~`d
evvtd- ~xueja ~c gtv~eiu `ev bf~ecj ej b md~~dx ~c b \dxvebj ixedjn* ^`d xdvtm~ qbv b nbxk v`bncq
fbv~ cydx ~`d fcootje~u- q`ef` vejfd `ev xd~txj qbv v`bkdj hu bxatodj~v bjn tjfdx~bej~u*
Jcq- Ox* ObfJt~~ qbv ~c odd~ ~`d Obv~dx*
Ej ~`d me~~md ~eod mdi~ hdicxd @ev nd|bx~txd- !Bhnt!m/Hb` `bn ~c bf~ vqei~mu* @d fbmmdn Ox*
ObfJt~~ ej @ev xcco- cj ~`d vdfcjn imccx- bjn bi~dx b q`emd @d qbv `dbxn ~c v~dxjmu cxndxeja
`eo ~c |thmefmu xdfcajewd `ev oev~bkd bjn xd~xbf~ `ev qcxnv b~ cjfd" (Ac ncqj bjn ~dmm ~`d
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|dc|md7 E qbv mekd Vbtm* Jcq E bo \btm- icx E vdd*( ' ^`cta` xdmtf~bj~mu- Ox* ObfJt~~ qdj~ ncqj
~`d v~bexv ~c ~`d mbxad bvvdohmu ci hdmedydxv bjn- (`ev hbfk v`xtjkdj( hbxdmu btnehmd- qdj~
~`xcta` `ev xd~xbf~ecj* Ntxeja ~`ev ~eod(~`d Obv~dx mdbjdn cydx ~`d v~bex xbem- @ev `dbn ~`xcqj
ibx hbfk- @ev dudv fmcvdn- ej bjatev`dn |xbudx ^`ev ev mekd F`xev~ ej Ad~`vdobjd-( Gtmed~
~`cta`~*
Q`dj @cqbxn ObfJt~~ qdj~ t| ~cqbxn @ev xcco- !Bhnt!m/Hb` xbj icxqbxn ~c odd~ `eo*
(Ctx Mcxn qbv bmm ej q`e~d ~`b~ jea`~ bjn bv @d xbj bxov qend c|dj @d mcckdn mekd b axdb~ imueja
hexn* @d tjicmndn @cqbxn ej b fmcvd dohxbfd qdmfcodn qe~` dfv~bvu ~`ev hxckdj obj q`c-
~`cta` hdqemndxdn- `bn chdudn @eo*( ^`d Obv~dx ~`dj fbmmdn Ox* Kejjdu bjn c~`dxv ~c @ev
xcco bjn bvkdn ~`do ~c dohxbfd @cqbxn ObfJt~~- bjn ixco jcq cj ~c qcxk ~cad~`dx ~dbf`eja
~`d Fbtvd ej |dxidf~ mcyd bjn tje~u ej ~`d Fe~u ci ~`d Fcydjbj~*
(Chdnedjfd-( ~`d Obv~dx cjfd vben- (Chdnedjfd- ev ~`d xcn hu q`ef` E odbvtxd ~`d mcyd ci
~`d ixedjnv*( ^`d icmmcqeja jea`~- vcodcjd amcb~dn cydx Ox* ObfJt~~!v f`bv~evdodj~* ^`d
Obv~dx vea`dn7 (E eoodxvdn Ox* ObfJt~~ ej ~`d ictj~bej ci Gch mbv~ jea`~*(''
'Xdidxdjfd ~c Hehmefbm Vbtm ci ^bxvtv q`c hdfbod Gdvtv! B|cv~md \btm bi~dx `ev yevecj cj ~`d
Xcbn ~c Nbobvftv*
''G* ^`co|vcj!v Nebxu- ||* 695/18*
@cqbxn ObfJt~~!v mcyd bjn axb~e~tnd icx ~`d Obv~dx jdydx ibemdn bi~dx `ev cxndbm* @d qdj~ cj bv
b ndnefb~dn ~dbf`dx ci `ev hdmcydn Ibe~`- tj~em `ev bjn Oxv* Obxu ObfJt~~!v tj~eodmu ndb~` ej b
fbx bffendj~*
^@D NBU CI ^@D FCYDJBJ^
Cj Jcydohdx 8
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ci Oxv* Bvb Fcf`xbj- q`dxd @d abyd b ~bmk cj ~`d bhcme~ecj ci |xdgtnefdv bjn cj bfrtexeja
|dxidf~ecj ~`xcta` v|exe~tbm |cqdx*
Mb~dx- Gtmed~ qbv b~ !Bhnt!m/Hb`!v `cod qbe~eja icx ~`d Obv~dx qe~` Nx* \dxfu Axbj~- q`c
`bn fcod icx `ev ibxdqdmm yeve~* ^`d Obv~dx qbv `b||u ~c vdd Nx* Axbj~ bjn b|cmcaewdn icx
kdd|eja `eo qbe~eja* @d vben- (E qbv fb|~txdn hu 6>- cj ~`d vbod jea`~ ~`d Hh- Icxdxtjjdx ci
Hb`!t!mm`- xdydbmdn @ev Oevvecj* Ej ~`d dbxmu nbuv ci ~`d Ibe~` ej Bkkb- ~`d Obv~dx ~cmn ~`d
\dxvebj ixedjnv- ~`b~ ~`ev nbu qbv jc~ ~c hd fdmdhxb~dn bv @ev hex~`nbu* E~ qbv ~`d Nbu ci ~`d
Ndfmbxb~ecj ci ~`d Hh- dpfmtveydmu bvvcfeb~dn qe~` @eo* Ht~- bv ~`d ixedjnv hdaadn icx b nbu ~c
hd fdmdhxb~dn bv @ev- @d abyd ~`do Jcydohdx 89~`- ~c hd chvdxydn bv ~`d nbu ci ~`db||cej~odj~ ci ~`d Fdj~xd ci ~`d Fcydjbj~* E~ qbv kjcqj bv ~`d axdb~ Idv~eybm- hdfbtvd !Bhnt!m/
Hb` qbv ~`d Axdb~dv~ Hxbjf`* Ej ~`d Qdv~- e~ hdfbod kjcqj bv ~`d Nbu ci ~`d Fcydjbj~*'
Ej ~`ev fcj~dp~- ~`d vfdjd qe~jdvvdn hu Gtmed~ cj ~`ev Jcydohdx 89- 2528- ej Jdq Ucxk-
~bkdv b v|dfebm veajeiefbjfd*
Cj ~`ev Nbu ci ~`d Fcydjbj~- Gtmed~ qdj~ ~c ~`d `cod ci Ox* bjn Oxv* Kejjdu ~c odd~ qe~`
!Bhnt!m/Hb`* @d qbv cj ~`d t||dx imccx qe~` ~`d \dxvebj ixedjnv- Ox* Ocj~icxn Oemm- Fbxxed
Kejjdu bjn c~`dxv* Nx* Hbanbne bjn Nx* Ibxen qdxd qcxkeja cj ~`d ciiefebm ~xbjvmb~ecj ci ^`d
^bhmd~ ci ^`d Hxbjf` tjndx ~`d v~dxj vt|dxyevecj ci !Bhnt!m/Hb`* ^`d ~xbjvmb~ecj qbv vthoe~~dn
vdj~djfd hu vdj~djfd ~c ~`d Obv~dx tj~em @d qbv vb~eviedn qe~` ~`d xdjndxeja* (E v`bmm jdydx
icxad~ @ev v~dxjdvv- @ev ~dxxeief obgdv~u bv `d nexdf~dn ~`b~ ~xbjvmb~ecj*( ^`xcta`ct~ ~`d
|xcfddnejav- Gtmed~ qbv cydxq`dmodn bjn xdbf~dn qe~` tjfcj~xcmmbhmd fxueja- fcoicx~dn hu
Ob`otn bjn Ybmut!mm` K`j- q`c tjndxv~ccn `dx iddmejav*
It~txd adjdxb~ecjv ci Hb`!v fbj cjmu hd axb~ditm icx Gtmed~ ^`co|vcj!v axdb~ mcyd icx !Bhnt!m/
Hb`- bjn `dx vejfdxe~u- ~`b~ @d `bn |xbevdn* Ej `dx doc~ecjbm ~dv~eocju- qd fbj vdd- tjicmneja
qe~`ej ~`xdd nbuv- ~`d `ev~cxefbm |tx|cvd ci ~`d Ouv~dxu ci Acn ej ~`d Fe~u ci ~`d Fcydjbj~7 Gtjd
25; Jcydohdx 20 bjn 89/ dydj~v q`ef` fbj hd xdodohdxdn bv ~`d neyejd ~xe|~uf` q`ef` iexomu
dv~bhmev`dn ~`d fcj~ejte~u ci ~`d Ibe~` ci Hb`!t!mm`* ''
'Ixco @*O* Hbmutwe (!Bhnt!m/Hb`-( |*486*
''Ntxeja b 250< |emaxeobad ej @beib- ~`ev qxe~dx bvkdn @bjn ci ~`d Fbtvd Ox* Itxe~bj- ei `d kjdq
~`d |tx|cvd ci !Bhnt!m/Hb` ej ~`d Fe~u ci ~`d Fcydjbj~* Ox* Itxe~bj dp|mbejdn ~`b~ ~`d Obv~dx
`bn |mbjjdn ~c htemn t| ~`d tje~u ci ~`d Hb`!v ej Jdq Ucxk Fe~u ~c fctj~dx ~`d ndv~xtf~eyd
bf~eye~edv ci ~`d Fcydjbj~/hxdbkdxv ej F`efbac* Ox* Itxe~bj bvvdx~dn7 (Udv- bjn @d v~c||dn ~`d
F`efbac Fcydjbj~hxdbkdxv ixco Jdq Ucxk ~cqbxn ~`d djn ci @ev vcgctxj"( Bmvc- b~ ~`d Hb`!
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