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Egteh`r 80, 86<7  ‟ Gejarejtcjm tb` Gblrm` ea B`r `sy ; Gejt`nper lry Csolncg Vbcoesepb`rs cj tb` Ncdst ea Ned`rjct y ljd Vestned `rjcty . Aren tb` `y`s ea Wblbcd Nurtlzl Nutlblrc, Wlcd Jursc ljd W`yy`d Bess`cj Jlsr ^ Susua Nerlo`s VbD  <  | VLV Ncdy`lr Geja`r`jg`. Vbcoesepby, Wpcrctulocty, ljd W`guolrct y„   Lhstrlgt l jd Cjtredugtcej ; Vbcoesepby ljd alctb bls h``j gejscd`r`d d`ld cj tb` `y`s ea tb` Vbcoesepb`rs ea tb` w`st, wbco` tb` rcs` ea aujdln`jtlocsn cj tb` Csolncg werod bls hetb mcv`j Vbcoesepb`rs l hld tlst` hy olh`ocjm dcsgeurscv` pbcoesepby (Iloln) b`r`tcglo. Cj tedly  s werod wb`r` cj tb` werds ea Nlrx, r`ocmcej cs vc`w`d ls tb` epcun ea tb` Nlss`s, ljd tb` gejt`xt tblt Vbcoesepy bls dc`d cj tb` segclo spb`r` , tb` dcsgeurs` oc`s ej bew te nli` Csolncg pbcoesepby r`o`vljt te ned`rj dly n`ljs r`spejdcjm te tb` gejt`xt ea tb` oess ea alctb ljd tb` pr`s`jg` ea genn`rgcloczltcej lncdst moehloczltcej. Tb`r` lr` tbr`` jetlho` Csolncg tbcji`r-Vbcoesepb`rs wbes` weris w`r` ijewj trljs`gt`d h`tw``j tb` ncddo` <366's te tb` gurr`jt g`jtury. Wblbcd Nurtlzl Nutlblrc cs l w`oo ijewj Crljclj Csolncg sgbeolr wbees` we ris trljs`gt `d dcsgcpocj`s ljd aegus`s ej tb` cj -r`oltcej ea Csolncg spcrctulocty, alctb, r`lsej ljd `tbcglo gejdugt. Wlcd Jursc, lose ijewj ls "H`duczzlnlj" (turicsb aer wejd`r ea tb` lm`), wls herj durcjm tb` wljcjm y`lrs ea tb` Ettenlj @npcr`, T uri`y tb`j wls trlpp`d cj tb` ncddo` ea c ts geoolps` ls lj `npcr` ljd cj cts polg`,l bcmboy s`guolrcst r`puhocg, wb`r`cj r`ocmcej ljd pbcoesepbywls gejacj`d te tb` prcvlt` spb`r`. Jursc prepes`d lj `tbcglo ljd cjt`oo`gtulo werodvc`w tblt r`spejd`d te lj lhs`jg` ea alctb wctb r`lsej geupo`d wctb h`oc`a. Jursc prepes`d l ned`o tblt `v`jtulooy pusb`d tb` Turicsb p`epo` te r`cjvcmerlt` alctb ljd h`oc`a cj tb` ncdst ea l geoolpscjm g`rtlcjty ljd tb` rcs` ea s`guolrcsn. Dr. W`yy`d Bess`cj Jlsr, cs hetb l r`ocmceus ljd lgld`ncg sgbeolr, ljd cs ej` ea tb` a`w ocvcjm Vbcoesepb`rs. B` lgtulooy oeeis tewlrds Vbcoesepbczcjm alctb ls lj lgtcv` r`turj tewlrds l r`ocmceus werodvc`w r`spejscv` te hetb tb` dcsgeurs`s ea Ned`rjcsn ljd pest ned`rjcsn. Ct cs cnpesscho` te s`` lj Csolncg dcsgeurs` tblt glj r`spejd te pest-ned`rjcty wctbeut l dcsgusscej ea tb`cr cd`ls. Tb` plp`r tb`r`aer`, wcoo ltt`npt te oeei lt tb`cr epcjcejs ls bew te gejarejt s`guolrcsn ls w`oo ls r`spejdcjm te tb` tb` lhs`jg` ea alctb cj tb` ncdst ea l s`guolr segc`ty wctb l sp`gclo aegus ej tb` d`v`oepn`jt ea libolq libcruz zlnlj„ (`tbcglo ned`rj nlj) ls l gejg`pt.

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

9  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

 I`striet iod Gotraduetgao =

Rfgkasapfy iod cigtf fis `llo eaosgdlrld dlid go tfl lyls ac tfl Rfgkasapflrs ac tfl wlst,wfgkl tfl rgsl ac cuodihlotikgsh go tfl Gskihge warkd fis `atf jgvlo Rfgkasapflrs i `id tistl`y ki`lkgoj dgseaursgvl pfgkasapfy (Nikih) flrltgeik. Go tadiy‗ s warkd wflrl go tfl wards ac Hirx, rlkgjgao gs vglwld is tfl apguh ac tfl Hissls, iod tfl eaotlxt tfit Rfgkasapy fis dgld

go tfl saegik spflrl , tfl dgseaursl kgls ao faw ta hinl Gskihge pfgkasapfy rlklviot tahadlro diy hlios rlspaodgoj ta tfl eaotlxt ac tfl kass ac cigtf iod tfl prlsloel ac eahhlregikgzitgao ihgdst jka`ikgzitgao.

Tflrl irl tfrll oati`kl Gskihge tfgonlr-Rfgkasapflrs wfasl warns wlrl noawo triosletld`ltwllo tfl hgddkl 9722's ta tfl eurrlot elotury. Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg gs i wlkk noawoGriogio Gskihge sefakir wfaasl warns triosletld dgsegpkgols iod caeusls ao tfl go -rlkitgao ac Gskihge spgrgtuikgty, cigtf, rlisao iod ltfgeik eaoduet. Uigd Oursg, iksa noawo is"@ldugzzihio" (turngsf car waodlr ac tfl ijl), wis `aro durgoj tfl wiogoj ylirs ac tflAttahio Lhpgrl, Turnly tflo wis trippld go tfl hgddkl ac gts eakkipsl is io lhpgrl iod go gts

pkiel,i fgjfky sleukirgst rlpu`kge, wflrlgo rlkgjgao iod pfgkasapfywis eaocgold ta tfl prgvitlspflrl. Oursg prapasld io ltfgeik iod gotlkkletuik warkdvglw tfit rlspaodld ta io i`sloel ac cigtf wgtf rlisao eaupkld wgtf `lkglc. Oursg prapasld i hadlk tfit lvlotuikky pusfld tflTurngsf plapkl ta rlgovgjaritl cigtf iod `lkglc go tfl hgdst ac i eakkipsgoj elrtigoty iod tflrgsl ac sleukirgsh. Dr. Ulyyld Fasslgo Oisr, gs `atf i rlkgjgaus iod ieidlhge sefakir, iod gsaol ac tfl clw kgvgoj Rfgkasapflrs. Fl ietuikky kaans tawirds Rfgkasapfgzgoj cigtf is io ietgvlrlturo tawirds i rlkgjgaus warkdvglw rlspaosgvl ta `atf tfl dgseaursls ac Hadlrogsh iodpast hadlrogsh.

Gt gs ghpassg`kl ta sll io Gskihge dgseaursl tfit eio rlspaod ta past-hadlrogty wgtfaut idgseussgao ac tflgr gdlis. Tfl piplr tflrlcarl, wgkk ittlhpt ta kaan it tflgr apgogaos is faw taeaocraot sleukirgsh is wlkk is rlspaodgoj ta tfl tfl i`sloel ac cigtf go tfl hgdst ac i sleukirsaeglty wgtf i splegik caeus ao tfl dlvlkaphlot ac ‛infkiq infgruz zihio‘ (ltfgeik hadlrohio) is i eaoelpt.

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

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Earpus.

Tflsl tfrll himar tfgonlrs go tfl Gskihge warkd, twa pastfuhaus, iod aol stgkk kgvgoj tfit irleaosgdlrld is `lieaos ac Gskihge pfgkasapfy go tfl Gskihge warkd. Lief fivgoj tflgr awopfgkasapfgeik havlhlots tfit irl eaosgdlrld ‛Humidgdg‘ rlvgvikgst go oiturl iod eaosgdlrld ipgkkir ac tfl gotlkkletuik olxus iod kljiey ac Gskih.

Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg eio `l `lst dlserg`ld is tfl crugt ac Ghih Nfahlgog's gotlkkletuiklodlvaurs, wflrlgo fl ourturld tfraujf tghl iod wis lod ta ieeahpkgsf hioy ac GhihNfahlgog's hioditls go Grio. fl gs eaosgdlrld ta `l `atf Gskihge Murgst, Gskihge sefakir

lxtriardgoigrl `ut iksa i Rfgkasapflr pir lxelkkloel. Fgs prghiry caeus wis ao tfl ltfgeikrlkitgvgsh iod hios olld car ltfgeik ietgao go tfl warkd.

@ldguzzihio Uigd Oursg eio `l `lst dlserg`ld go tfl hijouh apus tfit fl fid ploold, tflPgsikl Our (trlitgsl ac kgjft) wflrlgo fl fis slkletgvl eahhlotirgls ao tfl Yurio is wlkk isprghirgkky caeusgoj ao fgs elotrik tflhl, tfl kass ac cigtf wfgef fis kld hiongod gota tfl irhsac sleukirgsh.

Ulyyld Fasslgo Oisr gs eaosgdlrld ta `l aol ac tfl kgvgoj Rfgkasapflrs ac tfl warkd, i sefakirwfa usls Rfgkasapfy is i dgseaursl go kaangoj it tfl warkd tfraujf tfl Gskihge warkdvglw.Ugttgoj go tfl hgddkl ac `atf tfl Ufgi , Uuoog iod Uucg tridgtgaos, fl wlivls i warkdvglw go

tfl tridgtgaos ac tfl Gskihge Rfgkasapfgeik histlrs iod ylt hirvlks tfl warkd wgtf faw flprlslots tfl kavl ac pfgkasapfy iod gts lvakutgao tfraujfaut tghl.

Go tfl eurrlot warkd ac Rfgkasapfy wfgef fis oaw caeusld ao lgtflr Eaotgolotik ar i`strietRfgkasapflrs, tflrl gs io lxgstlotgik olld ta prlslot i suhhiry ac tflgr warns go pissgoj ista faw tflgr warns gotlrkaen iod wlivl go tfl kaangoj ac io Gskihge warkdvglw tfit gs fgojldao i Rfgkasapfgeik uodlrpgoogoj.

Aol hust eaosgdlr tfl warkd wflrlgo tflsl tfrll tfgonlrs lxgst. Gt gs i plrgad wflrl tflGskihge Eikgpfitl fis jriduikky suon gota a`kgvgao wfgkl sefakirs fid trgld tflgr `lst ta

gotlrprlt tfgs lvlot go lgtflr ipaeikyptge ar hltipfysgeik tlrhs.

Tfl plrgad ac tflsl tfrll tfgonlrs gotlrslet crah tfl Turngsf Ashiokg plrgad, tfl Rifkivgplrgads, tfl Pgsl ac tfl Gskihge Plpu`kge iod tfl past Gskihge rloigssioel plrgad. Tflslplrgads siw tfl lotry ac wlstlro kg`lrik gdlis, `atf crah i eipgtikgst iod Hirxgst hgkglu.Fawlvlr, tflsl tfrll tfgonlrs saujft prghirgky wiys is ta faw tfl Huskgh \hhif sfaukdiddrlss saegltik gkks wgtfaut usgoj ikglo piridgjhs wfgef saujft ta plrpltuitl hitlrgikgstdgseaursls.

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

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Uigd Oursg wis i Turngsf sefakir `aro durgoj tfl wiogoj ylirs ac tfl Ashiokg Nfgkicif wflrl

tfl gockuloel ac tfl Attahios wlrl `lgoj suppkiotld `y tfl jrawgoj wlstlro ghplrgikgsteakaogiks sprautgoj ao Attahio kiods. ictlr tfl sueelsscuk @ldaugo uprgsgoj areflstritld `yEak Kiwrloel ac Iri`gi, Huskgh kiods jriduikky wlrl slpiritld gota "tlrrgtargls idhgogstlrld`y wlstlro pawlrs."

Tfl eaoqulst ac Ljypt lvlo ikkawld Huskghs ta kaan it i wlstlro ldueitgao durgoj tfit lriis i syh`ak car gotlkkletuik idvioelhlot. Oursg vglwld tfgs jriduik dleiy ac GskihgeGotlkkletuik prawlss is i sgjo ac sahltfgoj dllplr iod saujft ta govlstgjitl tfgs hikigsl.

Ughuktiolaus ta tfgs lri wis tfl jriduik dleiy ac tfl Yimir ruklrs wfa wlrl `lgoj `lgoj

aut`axld `y tfl Tsirgst ruklrs ac tfl lri. Tfgs wis sueelldld `y tfl Rifkivg ruklrs wfaghpasld io ghpassg`kl systlh ac javlroioel tfit `ardlrld ao Tyrioy iod "plrsgiogcgeitgao"tfraujf rlvgvik ac gts ]araistrgio flrgtijl iod ikkgioel wgtf tfl Zlst wfgef ikkawld wlstlrokg`lrik iod hirxgst gdlis ta efikklojl tfl Gskihge sefakirs ao tfl saegik ioikysgs iod ekissioikysgs. Tfgs wis tfl lovgraohlot tfit `atf Ufifgd Hutifirg iod Ulyyld Fasslgo Oisr wis`aro gota.

Ufifgd Hutifirg, `lgoj `aro gota i cihgky ac sefakirs wlot gota ekissgeik gskihge studgls goYuh, `leahgoj i studlot ac jrlit gskihge sefakirs kgnl Ulyyld Hufihhid Ti`iti`igl iodGhih Nfahlgog (YU) iod atflr Gskihge Kuhgoirgls ac Yuh. Fgs lvlotuik slttkgoj go tfl\ogvlrsgty ac Tlfrio wis i dgrlet rlspaosl ta tfl Ghih's hioditl ta sfirl Gskih ta tfl

\ogvlrsgty. Fgs warnds wlrl eklirky gotlkkletuik rlspaosls ta studlots qulrrgls gota tfl Gskihgeplrslpletgvl iod i rlspaosl ijigost wlstlro pfgkasapfgeik gdlis, driwgoj crah tfl wlkk ac niutfir (tfl Uefaak ac Ifkuk @iyt), Ufifgd Hutifirg prlslotld dgseaursls ao tfl olld caryiqllo (elrtigoty) go hittlrs ac kgcl. `lkglc iod cigtf go fgs qulst car hliogoj.

Ulyyld Oisr wis `aro gota io cihgky ac Payik sefakirs iod pfysgegios wfa wlrl pirt ac tflGhplrgik ieidlhge egrekl, tfrust gota tfl efikklojl ac uodlrstiodgoj tfl wlst iod tfl Gskihgetridgtgao is suef fl wlot gota tfl wlst ta uodlrstiod gt tfraujf ieidlhge studgls is wlkk islojijgoj go tfl ekissgeik studgls ac Gskihge tlxts uodlr tfl Gskihge sefakirs ac tfl Diy `atfUfgi, suoog iod Uucg> ghhlrsgoj fghslkc go tfl study ac noawkldjl iod tfl dgseaursl ac 

noawkldjl "Rfgka-sacgi"

Tfl lotry ac wlstlro pawlrs gota tfl Huskgh warkd rigsld slvlrik ergtgeik qulstgaos ac tfl diy. Ihaoj tflh wis tfl klvlk ac systlhitge dau`t klvlkld it Gskih gtslkc, it tfl warkdvglw gtlspausld i`aut tfl sgojukirgty ac lxgstloel (wifdit ik wumuud) wfgef gs hiogclstld tfaujfTiwfgd iod tfl \ogty ac uodlrstiodgoj (wifdituk sfufaad) hiogclstld tfaujf gskihedgikletgeik systlh.

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

4  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

@ldguzzihio kaanld gota tfl praelss is ta faw tflrl wis io ietgvl olld ta rlspaod tawlstlro sleukirgsh iod jkliogoj tfgs rlspaosl crah tfl prghiry tlxts ac Gskih, go i wiy i

Ticsgr eahhlotiry tfit ighs ta ioswlr tfl efikklojl ac tfl wlst tfit cigtf fis `llo cauodkiengoj iod tfit faw tflsl prghiry tlxts eio `l usld is i cauoditgaoik daeuhlot ar `isgs cari rlolwik ac cigtf go io lri wflrl Nlhikgst sleukirgsh plrhlitld tfl diy.

Tfl lvlots go tfl past-warkd wir 9 turnly wis tfit gt wis fgjfky iotg-rlkgjgaus slotghlot iodtfit tfl Nlhikgst pakgtgeik carels hioijld ta rikky suppart ijigost tfl sa-eikkld rlkgjgauslsti`kgsfhlots iod eurtigkld tfl \kihi crah eirrygoj i erlitgvl dgseaursl. Eaosgdlrgoj tflhauotgoj pakgtgeik, leaoahge iod hgkgtiry kassls tfit Turnly fid, Oursg clkt i straoj sti` tatfl Huskgh psyefl tfit fl plrsaoikky taan is wlkk .g 

Zgtf Gskihge rlkgjgasgty iod cigtf l``goj is tghl wlot tghl, Oursg firolssld fgs lolrjglstawirds i tflakajgeik pramlet eikkld tfl Plsikl Our wfgef wlrl eahpasld ac twa lklhlots ,cgrst, tfl erlitgao ac i earpus ac kgtlriturl tfit waukd ioswlr `atf tfl tflakajgeik iodpfgkasapfgeik irjuhlots ac `atf tfl wlst is io gostgtutgao iod tfl Uleukir pfgkasapfy tfitwis plrhlitgoj tfraujf tfl warkd is wlkk is Turnly gtslkc> iod Uleaod, tfl erlitgao ac ieidrl /jlolritgao ac studlots wfa waukd losurl tfit tfl plrpltuitgao ac tfgs pfgkasapfgeik-gotlkkletuik tridgtgao tfraujf io ietgvl study ac tfgs earpus ac rlkgjgaus hitlrgikgg.

Zfgkl hioy vglw tfgs is i prghirgkky tflakajgeik eauotlr-havlhlot kgnl tfl tfl GnfwioukHuskghgo ac Uyld Yut`ggg, Uiyygd Fasslgo Oisr, i kgvgoj Rfgkasapflr, eaosgdlrs fgh iRfgkasapflr sgoel tfl havlhlot fl erlitld wis prghirgky pfgkasapfgeik go oiturl ioswlrgoj i

pfgkasapfgeik qulstgaogv.

Oursg wis gogtgikky i Rio-Gskihgst wfa wiotld tfl Attahio stitl ta iet go tfl gotlrlsts ac tflHuskgh \hhif, `ut ictlr plrsaoikky wgtolssgoj tfl dljlolritgao iod eakkipsl ac tfl Lhpgrlwis cield wgtf i qulstgao, wfa sfikk juird tfl Huskgh \hhif iod avlrsll tfl spgrgtuik iodpakgtgeik juirdgiosfgp ac tfl \hhif. Gt wis tfgs crustritgao tfit lvlotuikky pusfld fgh gotaerlitgao ac fgs tflakajgeik pramlet wfgef hltiharpfasld fgh gota i Yurioge lxljltl tflo ioGskihge Rfgkasapflr.

Oursg‗s vglw ac tfgs lpgstlhakajgeik strigo wis `lst gkkustritld `y tfgs quatl=

"Wau sfaukd dlcgogtlky noaw tfit tfl fgjflst igh ac tfl ^fuhio‗sX gooitl efirietlr(fgknit) iod tfl hast su`kghl rlsukt ac tfl ^fuhio‗sX go`aro dgspasgtgao (cgrtrit) irl ^tafivlX cigtf go Jad. Iod tfl hast lxiktld pasgtgao iod tfl jrlitlst stitus go ^tflrionsX ac fuhiogty irl ^ta ittigoX tfl noawkldjl ac Jad wgtfgo cigtf go Jad. Tfl hastdlkgjftcuk fippgolss iod tfl swlltlst `auoty car mgoo iod fuhio `lgojs irl ^ta ittigoXtfl kavl ac Jad wgtfgo tfl noawkldjl ac Jad. Tfl purlst may car tfl fuhio spgrgt iodtfl cgolst pklisurl car tfl fuhio flirt irl ^ta lxplrgloelX tfl spgrgtuik tistl

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

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^eaotigoldX wgtfgo tfl kavl ac Jad. Uurlky, ikk trul fippgolss, purl may, pklisiot`auoty, iod sfllr tistl irl ikk cauod go ^iod lxplrgloeld tfraujfX tfl noawkldjl ac 

Jad iod tfl kavl ac Jad"v 

Ufifgd Hutifirg ao tfl atflr fiod wfa wis rigsld go i eahhuogty tfit wis gh`g`goj go tflpfgkasapfgeik sli ac Ifkuk @iyt (is), wfgef wis i sefaak ac tfaujft tfit staad is iogotlkkletuik eauotlr-eurrlot ta tfl Ashiokg-suppartld Uuoog Uefaaks ac tfaujft, `ut iksawgtolssld tfl jriduik lotry ac tfl Zlst gota tfl Huskgh warkd, wflrlgo Hirxgst iod kg`lrikdgseaursl wlrl plrhlitgoj iod lojijgoj go io ietgvl efikklojl wgtf tfl Huskgh Zarkd.

Oisr rlclrs ta tfgs is tfl ritgaoikgsh caregoj gts wiy ta lh`ld gota tfl Gskihge earpus ac 

eaosegausolss, lvlo hlotgaogoj ac io iotg-Gskihgst Zlstlro sefakir iod Crloef gotlkkletuikLrost Ploio wfa wratl ao G`o Pusfd (Ivlrals) iod lvlotuikky fivgoj tfgs warn `leahl ,

" Zfgef fis `llo rlprgotld oaw ictlr 942 ylirs go Crioel, go wfgef fl siys lxietkytfl sihl ngods ac tfgojs. Fl siys tfit Ivlrrals rlprlslots ritgaoikgsh wfgef kld tahadlro segloel. ^FlX rlprlslots Iri`ge Gskihge tfaujft iod Zlstlro tflakajy,^wfgefX sghpky dgd oat uodlrstiod tfgs, fis ikwiys `llo io ghpldghlot ta tfl rgsl ac hadlro segloel. Ua i ngod ac psyefakajgeik iod, kaaslky splingoj, pfgkasapfgeikikkgioel wis erlitld `ltwllo Gskihge hadlrogst tfgonlrs iod iotg-rlkgjgauspfgkasapflrs go tfl Zlst. "vg 

Tfgs ritgaoikgsh wis jriduikky sllpgoj go tfl Huskghs wfa wlrl vglwgoj sleukirgsh is ivgi`kl iktlroitgvl warkdvglw, wflrlgo cigtf iod pakgtges wlrl slpiritl. Tflrl wis iksa ioatflrstrigo ac tfaujft tfaujf eaocraotgoj pfgkasapfy iod eaosgdlrld Rfgkasapfy ta `l tfliotgtflhi ac Gskih iod tfl Gskihge cigtf wis suef tfit gt eaosgdlrld gt tfl `iol ac Gskih- tflUikicg sefaak ac tfaujft.

Tflsl erlitld jraups wflrlgo yau sll aol jraup civargoj tfl slpiritgao ac pakgtges iod cigtfiod tfit Rfgkasapfy carhld i earl mustgcgeitgao car tfl slpiritgao ac tfgs kgol> wfgkl ioatflrjraup vglwld tfl rakl ac pfgkasapfy is i`slot iod lvlo goghgeik ta tfl pkiel ac Gskih,

vglwgoj Gskihge Rfgkasapflrs is  ‛flrltges‘ tfaujf lhpkaygoj i pfgkasapfgeik dgseaursl aowfit tfly eikkld ‛Iqlldif‘ (erlld ar gdlakajy). 

Tfgs wis tfl plrloogik efikklojl ta tfl Huskgh gotlkkgjlotsgi, ta govakvl go i ritgaoik dgseaurslpravgdgoj `atf tfl tflakajgeik iod pfgkasapfgeik `isgs car io Gskihge rlspaosl wfgkl `lgoji`kl ta rlspaod go ngod ta Gskihge jraups tfit stiod ao io iotg-Rfgkasapfy stiod.

Oisr plrsaoikky `lkglvld tfit segloel sfaukd `l plrelgvld is ikk-loeahpissgoj curtflrgoj

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

3  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

segloel wgtf i cauoditgao ac io Gskihge Kajge ac segloelvgg wfgef gs jlolrikky i pfgkasapfgeikuodlrpgoogoj, tfgs wis go fgs apgogao, i wiy ac losurgoj tfit i warkdvglw ioefarld ao

Rfgkasapfy waukd stgkk `l ioefarld go cigtf, crah wflrl Rfgkasapfy jigos gts prghik kljgtghiey.

Hutifirg wis eaoelrold wgtf hioy gssuls ao tfl eurrlot jlolritgao is wlkki s tfl jriduikkass ac cigtf wfgef gs hiogclstld go tadiy‗ s jlolritgao ac yautf. Ugoel wl oaw kgvl go iNoawkldjl-elotrge leaoahy, fl hlotgaos tfl jrlitlr goegdloel ac systlhitge dau`t ihaoj`lkglvlrs=

"vlry clw plapkl lotlrtigold dau`ts, eaocusgao iod qulstgaos (i`aut tfl rlkgjgao),fawlvlr tfgs hadl ac tfgongoj fis oaw efiojld iod plapkl irl isngoj harl iodharl qulstgaos. Gt gs oiturik tfit wflo gotlkkgjloel goerlisls, tflo qulstgaos waukd

iksa `l rigsld go tfl hgods ac tfl plapkl tfit wlrl oat tfaujft ac prlvgausky, iodtflsl dau`ts iod eaocusgaos hust `l rlhavld crah tfl hgods ac tfl plapkl iod tflqulstgaos tfit tfly pasl iod tfl ollds ac tflgr gotlkkgjloel hust `l ioswlrld."vggg 

Tfgs go lcclet fis `llo tfl oljitgvl eaoslquloels ac i jka`ikgzld warkd, wflrl tfl harlieelss ta gocarhitgao aeeurs> tfl harl ergtgeik tfl plapkl `leahl, ergtgeik go tfl slosl tfitlvlo tfl praelss ac ergtgegsh fis `llo vglwld wgtf snlptgegsh.

Tfgs fis `leahl tfl seaurjl ac Hadlrogty iod Rast-hadlrogty, tfl jriduik sleukirgzitgao,kg`lrikgsh iod kass ac cigtf go  ‛Cigtf `isld gdlakajgls iod havlhlots‘ iod tfl `ljgoogoj ac 

godgvgduikgzitgao ac pfgkasapfy. Elotlrld cukky go tfl gdgah, ‛hy lxplrgloel gs dgcclrlot crahyaurs, floel hy pfgkasapfy prghirgky waukd dgcclr crah yaurs‘ go lcclet `leahgoj ioirefgstge. 

Oisr rlclrs ta tfgs is tfl saegik vikul ac Hadlrogty iod past hadlrogty, wflrlgo tfl ‛ aous ac vikul sfgcts ta tfl godgvgduik ritflr tfio ta tfl eakkletgvl plrsaoi ac saeglty, rlsuktgoj ta tflerlitgao ac vikuls puttgoj prghiey avlr tfl slkc ritflr tfio ta saeglty‘ .

Hutifirg sllgoj tfgs harik dgklhhi, prapasls ao i dgseaurslgx =

Tflrl gs i spllef crah Ghih Miʱcir g`o Hufihhid is-Uidgq (i.s.) wfgef gs i vlry

kacty spllef. Tfgs fidgtf fis `llo oirritld go ik-Nicgx

go wfgef tfl cakkawgoj slotloelgs hlotgaold go i (kaoj) fidgtf=

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

:  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

‛Tfl plrsao wfa gs cukky iwirl ac tfl tghl go wfgef fl gs kgvgoj, wgkk olvlr `l 

avlreahl wgtf `lwgkdlrhlot (ac tfl tfgojs irauod fgh).‘  Tfgs hlios tfit tfl plrsao wfa noaws, rleajogzls iod uodlrstiods tfl tghl go wfgef

fl gs kgvgoj wgkk olvlr cikk prly ta eaocusgao ar plrpklxgty i`aut tfl tfgojs aeeurrgoj

irauod fgh.

Tfl ward ‛eaocusld‘ usld go tfgs fidgtf gs eahhaoky usld go Cirsg go tfl hliogoj ac i

straoj ar carelcuk ittien tfit gs kiuoefld ijigost ioatflr plrsao. Fawlvlr go tfl

ʱIri`ge kiojuijl gt gs go tfl hliogoj ac i plrsao wfa gs eirrygoj sahltfgoj iod ikk ac 

i suddlo, aut ac fgs awo goi`gkgty ar uoiwirlolss, `leahls oljkgjlot ac fgs

surrauodgojs.

Go tfgs fidgtf tfl Ghih (i.s.) fis takd us tfit, ‛Gc i plrsao gs cukky iwirl ac fgs awo

surrauodgojs, tflo fl wgkk olvlr cikk prly ar vgetgh ta tfl eaocusgao iod `lwgkdlrhlot

ac tfasl tfgojs irauod fgh, suef tfit aol tghl fl kaans iod carjlts lvlo fgs awo

fiods iod cllt iod fl gs oat i`kl ta hinl usl ac fgs awo strlojtf iod lolrjy oar gs

fl i`kl ta jitflr tajltflr fgs tfaujfts ta sakvl i pra`klh.‘  Tfgs gs truky i jrlit

siygoj.

Tflrl irl hioy suef ghpartiot pfrisls go tfgs sihl fidgtf, iktfaujf G fivl oathlhargzld ikk ac tflh, fawlvlr ioatflr kgol stitls=

  ك  ـلف   ن  ـلف   ك   فبف‛Tfit plrsao wfa dals oat usl fgs gotlkklet wgkk oat `l sueelsscuk, iod tfit plrsao wfa 

dals oat fivl noawkldjl wgkk oat `l i`kl ta usl fgs gotlkklet.‘  Tfl hliogoj ac gotlkklet (ط لـ) gs tfl pawlr ar i`gkgty ta dlduel iod ritgaoikgzl

sahltfgoj iod ta lsti`kgsf i rlkitgaosfgp `ltwllo twa irjuhlots ― hliogoj ta `rgoji`aut tfl prlrlqugsgtls car io gssul iod tflo eahl ta i eaoekusgao. Tfl gotlkklet tinls

gts saurel ac gospgritgao crah noawkldjl iod tfus, gotlkklet gs tfl kihp wfasl agk wfgef

gt ruos upao gs noawkldjl. Tfl fidgtf tflo jals ao ta siy=

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6  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

Tfgs hlios tfit wfalvlr uodlrstiods (sahltfgoj), tflo fgs auteahl wgkk `l tfit fl

wgkk passlss i vgrtuaus, faoauri`kl efirietlr sgoel tfl auteahl ac i trlisurl arprgelklss jaad gs tfraujf tfl warn wfgef gt puts cartf. @y tfgs gt hlios tfit wl sfaukd

oat `l icrigd ac noawkldjl iod wl hust oat tfgon ac noawkldjl is `lgoj sahltfgoj

tfit gs diojlraus. Fawlvlr go rlikgty, wl irl tfl eahpkltl appasgtl hliogoj iod hiogclstitgao ac tfgs

fidgtf tfit stitls=

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Crah tfl `ljgoogoj ta tfl lod, crah tfl tap ta tfl `attah, crah tfl daar (ac tfl

Hismgd) ta tfl Hgfri`, ikk ac us irl uoiwirl ac tfl tghls go wfgef wl irl kgvgoj. Zl

irl sghpky sgttgoj dawo, uoiwirl ac aur surrauodgojs, dazgoj acc. Aol tghl wl irl

ieeastld tfit, car lxihpkl, tfgs kiod hust `l dgvgdld up iod tfit tfl kiod hust `l

ekliold iod tgkkld (ta hinl usl ac gt).

\onoawgojky, gt gs is gc tfgs gssul (go rlkitgao ta tfl ekliogoj iod tgkkgoj ac tfl kiod)

kiuoefls io acclosgvl upao us sgoel wl irl eahpkltlky uoiwirl ac tfl tghl go wfgef

wl irl kgvgoj. Zl da oat fivl tfl carlsgjft ar spleukitgao ac wfit waukd fipplo go

tfl cuturl iod fivl oat pkioold ioytfgoj ta dltlrhgol wfit aur rlspaosg`gkgtgls wgkk `l

ar wfit wl sfaukd `l dagoj.

Zl go rlikgty, da oat noaw wfit gs jagoj ao go tfgs warkd iod wfit gs `lgoj daol

`lyaod tfl eurtigos. Zl fivl suddloky cield tfl gssul ac wahlos‗ saegik

rgjfts. Flrl, wl dao‗t fivl loaujf tghl ta tfgon avlr gt iod ioikyzl ikk ac gts isplets

go ardlr ta dltlrhgol gts ghpartioel. Irl tfasl wfa irl dlclodgoj tfl saegik rgjfts ac 

wahlo rlikky slrgaus1 Da tfly rlikky wiot ta ittriet harl cios1 Ar gs tflrl ioatflr

`lolcgt tfit tfly gotlod ta jigo crah irausgoj suef qulstgaos1 Ikaoj wgtf tflsl, tflrl

wgkk eahl atflr dau`tcuk iod uonoawo hittlrs tfit wl da oat noaw.

Uahl sgxty ta aol fuodrld ylirs ija ihaoj tfl atflr Gskihge eauotrgls, tfl gssul ac 

jugdgoj iod klidgoj tfl yautf fid `llo `raujft up, `ut tfly fivl `llo `usglr go

paodlrgoj iod dgseussgoj tfgs gssul tfio wl wlrl.

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7  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

Hutifirg usls i Fidgtf crah tfl sgxtf Ghih Miicir is-sidgq (is) wfa gs rlputld ta `l aol ac tfl prghik sefakirs iod hlotars ac atflr jrlit Gskihge sefakirs go `atf tfl Uuoog iod Ufgif

tridgtgaos go ardlr ta drgvl i pagot lhpfisgzgoj tfit go tfl eurrlot eaotlxt ac jka`ikgzitgao,kass ac cigtf, Grtgdid (ipastisy) sleukirgsh iod uo-cigtf, Huskgh sefakirs iod \klhi hustpusf carwird tfl oatgao tfit Gskihge Upgrgtuikgty gs `atf Hadlro iod Rasthadlro iod tfitrlspaods ta tflsl plrgads wgtf gotlkkletuik dlptf.

Go tfl hgdst ac i sleukirgzgoj lovgraohlot ac tfl Turngsf stitl tfit wis lojukcld `yNlhikgsh, Oursg prlclrrld i oao-pirtgegpitary ippraief wgtf gt, efaasgoj ta dlik gt crah ioao-pirtgsio oao-stitl ippraief, caeusgoj ao tfl dlvlkaphlot ac i dgstgoet pfgkasapfy. Dr.Ulrgc, kaans it Oursg's `lkglc go slttgoj cigtf is i prlrlqugsgtl car noawkldjl iod lxgtloel putsgt tfgs wiy =

" Cigtf, tflrlcarl, go Oursg‗ s lyls, gs harl ghpartiot car fuhio `lgojs tfio hlrlritgaoikgty. Uuef i eaovgetgao sauods istaogsfgoj iod efikklojgoj, tfaujf, iod lvlo gthiy jgvl tfl ghprlssgao tfit is gc aur spgrgtuik histlr gs dawojridgoj tfl vikul ac ritgaoikgty go rlkitgao ta cigtf. Fawlvlr, wl hiy `ljgo ta sll tfl pasgtgvl sgdl ac tfgsvglw, lvlo gc wl da oat ijrll wgtf gt eahpkltlky, gc wl kaan ekaslky gota passg`kl eiuslsac tfl tadiy‗s ergsls go hioy pirts ac tfl warkd.

 Is fis `llo pagotld aut `y hioy lxplrts, hast ac tfl ergsls go tadiy‗s hadlro warkd,pirtgeukirky tfl leaoahge aols, da oat irgsl `leiusl ac tfl gosuccgegloey ac ritgaoikgtygo plapkl‗s ippraiefls ta eaoduetgoj iod hioijgoj tflgr `usgolssls `ut is i rlsukt ac 

hioy dgvlrsl cietars, hast eahhao ac wfgef gs uorlstrigold iod slkc-elotlrld fuhio`lfivgar, wfgef gs jlolrikky eiusld, ieeardgoj ta Oursg‗s dgijoasgs, `y tfl kien ac cigtf." xg 

Hutifirg, ao tfl atflr fiod , uodlr gostruetgaos crah Ghih Nfahlgog (qs) ictlr fgs stgot ac studgls it tfl tflakajgeik slhgoirgls it Yuh, lh`irnld ao io ih`gtgaus qulst car gostruetgaoac studlots it tfl \ogvlrsgty ac Tlfrio ta lojijl go `atf tfl tliefgoj ac Gskihge Rfgkasapfyiod ta lojijl go ietgvl rl-ldueitgao ac uogvlrsgty studlots rl-iequigotgoj tflh wgtfRfgkasapfy iod tfl Gskihge cigtf.

Tfgs ietgao wis fgs dlegsgao ta eaocraot pfgkasapfgeikky `atf oao-Gskihge iod Gskihgehavlhlots is wfit fl eikkld jraups wfa "dlplod ao atflr sefaaks, lsplegikky hitlrgikgstgesefaaks" `ut wfa prlslot tflsl "carlgjo gdlis wgtf Gskihge lh`klhs". Go i Muol 97:: irtgeklfl lvlo wratl ta wiro "ikk jrlit Gskihge iutfargtgls" ac tfl diojlr ac "tflsl lxtlroikgockulotgik gdlis uodlr tfl prltlxt iod `ioolr ac Gskih.xgg"

Hutifirg kgnl ikk atflr gotlkkletuiks ac tfl Gskihge Plvakutgao idaptld `atf i oao-ikgjold

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92  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

stioel wgtf tfl apprlssgoj sleukir stitl `ut ao tfl atflr fiod usld ivigki`kl hlefiogshswflrl tfly hiy ieelss tfl hissls tfraujf ieidlhge crlldah (tfl uogvlrsgtgls) iod tfl

hgo`irs, eahgoj crah io ietgvgst pfgkasapfgeik iod tflakajgeik tridgtgao.

Oisr ao tfl atflr fiod, iktfaujf `raujft up go tfl Ufgif gotlkkletuik tridgtgao iod plrsaoikky`lgoj i studlot ac prahgolot Huskgh pfgkasapflrs Ikkihlf Ti`iti`ilg, Uiyygd I`uk-FisioYizwgog iod Uiyygd Hufihhid Nizgh Issir plreglvld straojky tfl olld car io gotljritgao ac noawkldjl crah `atf i rlkgjgaus iod pfgkasapfgeik slosl durgoj fgs ieidlhge studgls iksa`raiefld up ao tfl study ac atflr pfgkasapfgeik tridgtgaos `atf wgtfgo tfl Gskihge iod autsgdltfl Gskihge ar`gt.

 Iod lojijld go tfl dgsegpkgol ac  ‛pfgkasapfgi plrrloogs‘ tfraujf fgs issaegitgao wgtf aol ac 

gts prghiry plrsaoi,Crgtmfac Uefuao. It tfl sihl tghl fl wis lxpasld ta tfl UfidfukgTirgqif i Uuoog-Ikiwg Uucg tirgqif wfgef stitls  ‛ikk raids klid `ien ta tfl Dgvgol‘, tfuscurtflr strlojtflogoj fgs gotlkkletuik rlsakvl ta stiod go is i Rfgkasapfgeik jugdl ta ikksllnlrs, wfltflr wgtfgo ar wgtfaut tfl Gskihge tridgtgao.

Fgs stiod ao tfl jriduik sleukirgzitgao iod dl-Ghiogzitgao (tfl kass ac cigtf go tfl Hadlrogstiod past-hadlrogst lri) wis tfit `atf tfl \kihi iod tfl ldueitgaoik gostgtutgaos fivlcaeusld klss ao tfl gotlkkletuik study ac Rfgkasapfy is i dgseaursl `ut ritflr ao tfl ratluodlrstiodgojs ac tflsl tridgtgaos, floel erlitgoj i slosl ac dgseaoolet wgtf cigtf wfgefplapkl plreglvl go pfgkasapfgeik tlrhs.

Oisr fawlvlr oatls tfit wgtf tfl prlsloel ac eahhgttld Gskihge Rfgkasapflrs, tflrl eio `l ijriduik havlhlot tawirds i rl-syoefraogzitgao ac Rfgkasapfy iod cigtf> quatgoj tfgsgockuloel ac Gskihgzitgao iod Pl-Ghiogzitgao (tfl havlhlot tawirds gotljritgoj Gskihge cigtfiod Rfgkasapfy go tfl hadlro iod pasthadlro ijl) go tfl cakkawgoj wards =

" Tadiy, lvlry Tfursdiy lvlogoj wflo yau turo ao Eigra ridga tflrl irl aol ar twavlry cihaus kleturlrs wfa irl, go ciet, vlry dlvaut Huskghs, kavld `y tfl plapkl ac Ljypt, ^iodX tfl flirt ac tflgr hlssijl gs lvlry sgojkl vlrsl ac tfl Yurio wfgef dlikswgtf lgtflr Ti‗inuk ar Ticcinur, tfit gs gotlkkletgao ar noawkldjl ar a`slrvitgao ar

husfifgdi. Tflsl ^vlrslsX irl gotlrprltld bbseglotgcgeikky‗‗, tfit gs, is io ittlhpt taprlslrvl Gskih tfraujf seglotgcge suppart car tfl Gskihge rlvlkitgao, car tfl Yuriogtslkc. Iod tfgs gs i vlry straoj pasgtgao go tfl Gskihge warkd tadiy. Tflrlcarl ^tflHuskghX tfgons go ciet tflrl gs oa pra`klh is cir is Gskih iod hadlro segloels irleaoelrold.xggg" 

Oisr rlspaods ta Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty `y acclrgoj i praoauoeld dgseaursl ao tflgstge

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99  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

Rfgkasapfy, usgoj pfgkasapfgi plrrlogs is fgs hadl ac dgseaursl, iod usgoj gt is i vlfgeklwflrlgo fl eio `rgoj tajltflr atflr cigtfs go i dgseaursl ac rlekighgoj `lkglc.

Fl lhpfisgzls tfit Rfgkasapfgi plrloogs gs i tghlklss Rfgkasapfy iod tridgtgao iod sfikkikwiys `l rlklviot ta Hio, is tfgs pfgkasapfy gs `atf tflgstge iod gotlkkletuik =

 ‛Gc wl nllp go hgod tfl fgstargeik cietars tfit `raujft gota `lgoj i warkd-vglw go tflZlst `isld saklky ao tfl efiojgoj isplet ac tfgojs, gt sfaukd `l passg`kl car us tarleaostruet iod `rgoj `ien ta kgjft plrhiolot lklhlots go tfl vgsgao ac hadlro hiowgtfaut ipplirgoj ta splin ac i`surdgtgls> `ut tfgs eio aoky fipplo gc tflrl gs io

uodlrstiodgoj ac tridgtgaoik hltipfysges iod tfl kiojuijl ac syh`akgsh tfraujfwfgef tfl hltipfysgeik trutfs fivl ikwiys `llo rlvlikld. Hltipfysgesxgv, ar tflsegloel ac tfl plrhiolot, eio `l gjoarld ar carjattlo> `ut gt eiooat `l rlcutldprlegslky `leiusl gt gs oat eaoelrold wgtf efiojl qui efiojl. Tfit wfgef dliks wgtfplrhioloel eiooat `leahl "aut ac ditl," `leiusl gt gs oat eaoelrold wgtf ioy ditlis suef. Tfl plrhiolot lklhlots go tfl rlkitgao `ltwllo hio iod tfl \ogvlrslrlhigo is vikgd oaw is lvlr. Aoky tfly hust `leahl noawo aoel ijigo ictlr tfl kaojplrgad durgoj wfgef tfl Zlst dgd oat sliref car plrhiolot lklhlots go efiojl iodlvlo saujft ta rlduel plrhioloel gtslkc ta efiojl iod fgstargeik praelssxv‘ .

Aol hust uodlrstiod tfit tflsl tfrll Rfgkasapflrs irl oat aoky eaocraotgoj tfl Uleukir Zlst`ut iksa tfl kgtlrikgst piridgjh wgtfgo tfl Gskihge Tridgtgao. Tfl Kgtlrikgst pasgtgao `lgojhiogclstld prghirgky `y tfl Uikicg sefaak ac tfaujft wfgef gs prldahgoiotky suppartld `y tflUiudg-ldueitld tfladaxy.

Tfgs gs wflrl tfl straojlr efikklojl ac fltlradaxy wflrlgo Gskihge Rfgkasapfy hust iksarlspaod ta tfl efirjl ac flrlsy. Dals gt eaotridget Artfadax Gskihge tfaujft ar dals gteahpklhlot gt1

Tflrl irl hioy eitljargls ac Gskihge Rfgkasapfy, suef is Nikih (hltipfysges) Hiotgq (kajge)

iod Ciksici ( tfl hltfadge Rfgkasapfgeik dgseaursl). Aol isplet wfgef stiods aut go Gskihgepfgkasapfy gs tfit, tfl pfgkasapfy go Gskih trivlks wgdl `ut eahls `ien ta eaocarh gt wgtf tflYurio iod Uuooi. Isjgyirdg earrlkitls Gskihge Rfgkasapfy is tfl hgrrar ghijl ac tfl Gskihgecigtf, cgodgoj gt is tfl goslpiri`kl twgo tfit prl-suppasls tfaujft.

 ‛Tfl earl ac Gskihge pfgkasapfy gs tfl kavl ac wgsdah iod i qulst car uktghitl trutfiod is suef tfgs gs iksa tfl igh go Gskihge rlkgjgao. Go atflr wards, Gskihge pfgkasapfyighs it i eahprlflosgvl uodlrstiodgoj ac `lgoj, noawkldjl, iod vikuls, iod oa suef

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 ‛ Eaocraotgoj tfl Efirjl ac Flrlsy = Eaotlhpariry GskihgeRfgkasapflrs go tfl Hgdst ac Hadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty. Crahtfl lyls ac Ufifgd Hurtizi Hutifirg, Uigd Oursg iod UlyyldFasslgo Oisr ‛X Wusuc Harikls,RfD 

90  | RIR Hgdylir Eaoclrloel. ‛Rfgkasapfy, Upgrgtuikgty, iod Uleukirgty‘  

uodlrstiodgoj eio `l eahpkltl gc wl gjoarl Gskih. A`vgausky, Gskih dals oat uslrlvlikld trutfs is prlhgsls go irjuhlotitgao, `ut kgnl sleukir pfgkasapflrs, Gskihgsts

iksa ipplik ta purl rlisao. Ua Gskihge pfgkasapfy gosgsts ao tflarltgeik iod prietgeikisplets. Ieeardgojky, Jad fis twa ngods ac ittrg`utls, tflarltgeik is noawgoj, prietgeikis mustgel. Tfus, tfl dgvgol pfgkasapflr fis rgjftolss iod trulolss go tfaujfts is wlkkis go prietgel iod hatgvitgao.‘  

Oisr eaoeldls tfit ikk tfgonlrs irl pfgkasapflrs go aol wiy ar ioatflr, iod tfit lvlo kgtlra-cuodihlotikgsts (tfasl lojijld go kgtlrikgst dgseaursl) kgnl Uyld Yut`, Fissio ik-@iooi iodlvlo eurrlot Uikicg prietgtgaolrs lojijl go tfl dgsegpkgol ac Rfgkasapfyxvg. Tfgs go gtslkc gs tflprghik irjuhlot tfit Gskihge Rfgkasapfy go gtslkc `y oiturl gs oat flrltgeik iod eaotgouls ta

strujjkl go tfl lkuegditgao ac Gskihge cigtf.

Aol eio surhgsl wgtf tfl rlidgoj ac tfl tfrll Gskihge gotlkkletuiks (@ldguzzihio Uigd Oursg,Ufiflld Hurtizi Hutifirg, Ulyyld Fasslgo Oisr), tfit tfl dgseaursl ac Rfgkasapfy goHadlrogty iod Rasthadlrogty fis hioijld ta ikkaw `atf tfl dgseussgao ac tflgsh is wlkk isrl-Ghiogzitgao ac tfl `lkglvlrs tfraujf ietgvl lojijlhlot go dgcclrlot hldguhs iod car i,iod tfit tflsl dgseaursls fivl pravlo ta `l `atf lccletgvl iod sueelsscuk.

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