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als in wl}cwdcnm eb`s is jltcbo innb lmac}}nm }e {ylg}cgn `l cb Oneyocl dey wntnb snlyw" ]jn
Oneyocl W~{ynan Ge~y} jlw ntl`~l}nm yn`l}nm |~nw}cebw cbg ~mcbo je }e cb}ny{yn} wcac`ly
`lbo~lon ca{ewcbo l `l {ylg}cgn yn|~cynanb} eb mcw}ycg} l}}eybnsw lbm jn}jny l glbmcml}n dey
}jn W~{ynan Ge~y} a~w} in l anainy ed }jn Oneyocl Ily l} l``" Ingl~wn nlgj ed }jewn glwnw
gebwcmnynm l `l {ylg}cgn yn|~cynanb} geb}lcbnm cb lb nly`cny tnywceb ed }jn Gebw}c}~}ceb l``
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)ann} }jn gebw}c}~}cebl` yn|~cynanb} ed }jynn snlyw ed `l {ylg}cgn") Cm" l} <;7 <44 W"N"9m l}
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l}}eybns )wjl`` jltn {ylg}cgnm `l dey }jn }jynn snlyw bnz} {yngnmcbo jcw Xey jnyQ n`ng}ceb") Wnn
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cm" <44 W"N"9m l} ?9;" ]jn yn`ntlb} w}l}~}n yn|~cynm }jl} glbmcml}nw in )lmac}}nm lbm `cgnbwnm }e
{ylg}cgn l cb }jn w~{nycey ge~y}w dey l} `nlw} }jynn snlyw" ! Cm" <44 W"N"9m l} ?9; *na{jlwcw
lmmnm#" Ynlmcbo }jewn } e {yetcwcebw }eon}jny }jn ge~y} gebg ~mnm }jl} }jn glbmcml}n lw
cbn`coci`n }e in l mcw}ycg} l}}eybns" Wnn cm" l} <;7!;= <44 W"N"9m l} ?<3!9;"
Cb ynlgjcbo }jl} gebg`~wceb }jn ge~y} be}nm }jl} }jn )wjl`` jltn {ylg}cgnm) yn|~cynanb} cb
}jn Gebw}c}~}ceb ! anlbw lg}~l` {ylg}cgn lbm ed ge~ywn geb}na{`l}nw `l d~` {ylg}cgn") Cm" l} <;=
<44 W"N"9m l} ?9;" ]jn glbmcml}n dlc`nm }e ann} }jl} yn|~cynanb} mnw{c}n jltcbo innb lmac}}nm
}e {ylg}cgn `l cb Oneyocl dey aeyn }jlb }jynn snlyw indeyn }jn n`ng}ceb ingl~wn jn jlm be}
ynocw}nynm c}j ey {lcm dnnw }e }jn W}l}n Ily ed Oneyocl ~b}c` )ycoj} indeyn) jn nb}nynm }jn ylgn"
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yn|~cynm l anainy }e in cb oeem w}lbmcbo indeyn jn ge~`m {ylg}cgn `l cb Oneyocl lbm }e {ls
`cgnbwn dnnw }e in cb oeem w}lbmcbo”}jn glbmcml}n jlm be} innb )`l d~``s {ylg}cgcbo) ~b}c` jn
{lcm jcw dnnw wntnyl` aeb}jw indeyn }jn n`ng}ceb" Cm" <44 W"N"9m l} ?9;" Lbm ingl~wn }jn
glbmcml}n jlm innb `l d~``s {ylg}cgcbo dey eb`s aeb}jw jn mcm be} ann} }jn }jynn!snly
yn|~cynanb} cb nc}jny }jn w}l}~}n ey }jn Gebw}c}~}ceb" Wnn cm" <44 W"N"9m l} ?9<"
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innb l d~`)#"
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{ylg}cgn yn|~cynanb} cb l gebw}c}~}cebl` {yetcwceb" C} ge~`m be} lw }jn glbmcml}n cb _l``lgn lw
be} lwhcbo }jn W~{ynan Ge~y} }e mngcmn ey ntnb gebwcmny jn}jny e~}”ed”w}l}n {ylg}cgn {lwwnm
gebw}c}~}cebl` a~w}ny" )_jl}ntny }jncy e{cbcebw wls f~mcgcl` mngcwcebw glbbe} alhn `l insebm
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w}lbmcbo"/) Cm" 9=? W"N"9m l} <;4"
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mn}nyacbnm }jl} }jn Lwwnai`s/w cb}nb} cb ca{ewcbo }jn lmmc}cebl` w}l}~}eys yn|~cynanb} lw }e
nbw~yn }jl} mcw}ycg} l}}eybns glbmcml}nw ) e~`m in nz{nycnbgnm cb }jn {ylg}cgn ed `l indeyn }jn
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W"N"9m l} <;4" ]jl} cb}nb} e~`m in dy~w}yl}nm cd e~}”ed”w}l}n {ylg}cgn ge~b}nm }e lym }jn }jynn”
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_jc}any menw be} geb}ye }jn gebw}y~g}ceb ed }jn F~mcgcl` \~l`cdcgl}cebw [yetcwceb dey
wntnyl` ynlwebw" Dcyw} lw cb _l``lgn a~gj ed }jn _jc}any Ge~y}/w lbl`swcw deg~wnm eb }jn
lmmc}cebl` yn|~cynanb} }jn Onbnyl` Lwwnai s lmmnm }e }jn gebw}c}~}cebl` mcw}ycg} l}}eybns
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]jn w{ngcl` gebg~yynbgn }e _jc}any w~{{ey}w l gebg`~wceb }jl} }jn alfeyc}s/w je`mcbo
ynlm eb`s }jn w}l}~}eys lbm be} }jn gebw}c}~}cebl` lbo~lon lw nzg ~mcbo e~}!ed!w}l}n {ylg}cgn"
]jn w{ngcl` gebg~yynbgn lyo~nw }jl} }jn gebw}c}~}cebl` lbo~lon ! a~w} in cb}ny{yn}nm }e anlb }jn
{ylg}cgn ed `l cb Oneyocl") Cm" l} >?< 9=? W"N"9m l} <;4 *Jc`` F" gebg~yycbo w{ngcl``s#"
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ynlwebw lyn ~bca{ey}lb}" _jl} al}}nyw cw }jn dlg} }jl} }jn gebg~yycbo f~mon dn`} }jn bnnm }e alhn
}jl} w}l}nanb} l} l``" Jlm }jn alfeyc}s loynnm c}j }jn gebg~yycbo f~mon/w tcn }jnyn e~`m jltn
innb be bnnm dey l w{ngcl gebg~yynbgn }e alhn }jl} {ecb}"
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e{cbceb" ]jl} cw js ~b`chn alfeyc}s e{cbcebw w{ngcl` gebg~yynbgnw `lgh {yngnmnb}cl` tl`~n"
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n"o" Oebvl`nv 9?3 Ol" l} 97< 4<; W"N"9m l} >9:" Lbm ingl~wn be lmmc}cebl` w}l}~}eys
yn|~cynanb} ge`eyw }jn gebw}y~g}ceb ed }jn F~mcgcl` \~l`cdcgl}cebw [yetcwceb }jn _jc}any
alfeyc}s/w ynlwebcbo”}e jl}ntny nz}nb} c} lw ilwnm eb }jn )w~{nycey ge~y}) `lbo~lon cb }jn
w}l}~}n”cw cbl{{`cgli`n }e }jcw glwn"
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Wngebm jc`n }jn _jc}any Ge~y} geyyng}`s cd iyelm`s w~aalycvnm _l``lgn/w je`mcbo
}jl} )wjl`` jltn {ylg}cgnm) geb}na{`l}nw `l d~` {ylg}cgn c} acwgjlylg}nycvnm je _l``lgn
mndcbnm }jl} {jylwn" ]jn _l``lgn Ge~y} mcm be} mndcbn `l d~` {ylg}cgn lw yn|~cycbo lg}ctn oeem”
w}lbmcbo anainywjc{ cb }jn Oneyocl W}l}n Ily8 cb dlg} c} mcm be} mndcbn `l d~` {ylg}cgn l} l``" L``
}jn _l``lgn Ge~y} mcm lw |~e}n dyea } e W}l}n Ily ed Oneyocl y~`nw yn|~cycbo }jl} l {nyweb je
cwjnm }e {ylg}cgn l cb Oneyocl jlm }e in lb lg}ctn oeem”w}lbmcbo ily anainy lbm ge~`m be}
in g~yynb}`s w~w{nbmnm" _l``lgn 99> Ol" l} <;> <44 W"N"9m l} ?9;"
_jc`n }jn _l``lgn Ge~y} mcm gebg ~mn }jl} )be {nyweb glb `nol``s {ylg}cgn l c}je~}
dcyw} ynocw}nycbo lbm {lscbo }jn cgnbwn dnn yn|~cynm ) cm" <44 W"N"9m l} ?9; }jl} gebg ~wceb a~w}
in ynlm cb }jn geb}nz} ed }jn dlg}w c}jcb jcgj c} lw mngcmnm6 _l``lgn cbte tnm l mcw}ycg}
l}}eybns glbmcml}n je jlm innb lmac}}nm }e {ylg}cgn is l Oneyocl w~{nycey ge~y} lbm jlm innb
{ylg}cgcbo cb Oneyocl ge~y}w }je~oj jn lw be} l anainy ed }jn Oneyocl Ily" Cm" l} <;= <44
W"N"9m l} ?9;" ]jnyn lw be cbmcgl}ceb }jl} }jn glbmcml}n jlm innb lmac}}nm }e }jn ily ed lbe}jny
w}l}n" ]j~w }jn _l``lgn Ge~y} lw mnl`cbo c}j lb nzg`~wctn`s Oneyocl `l sny {ylg}cgcbo
nzg`~wctn`s c}jcb Oneyocl" ]jl} cw }jn nzlg} hcbm ed `l sny lbm `l {ylg}cgn }jn Oneyocl
W~{ynan Ge~y} cb}nbmnm }jn Oneyocl Ily }e yno~`l}n"
E~}wcmn ed yngc{yegl` lmacwwceb mngcwcebw }jn Oneyocl Ily jlw be l~}jeyc}s }e ntl`~l}n
jn}jny l {ylg}cgn gebm~g}nm cb lbe}jny w}l}n ~bmny }jn f~ycwmcg}ceb ed lbe}jny w}l}n/w ily cw
`l d~`" Ingl~wn _l``lgn menw be} cbte`tn l yngc{yegl` lmacwwceb mngcwceb }jn _l``lgn Ge~y}/w
gebg`~wceb lie~} jl} ge~b}w lw l d~ {ylg}cgn l{{`cnw }e eb`s ebn hcbm ed l {ylg}cgn6 {ylg}cgn
gebm~g}nm cb Oneyocl indeyn Oneyocl ge~y}w is l Oneyocl”`cgnbwnm l}}eybns" Wnn Jllw <77 Ol"
L{{" l} 7<> 9<< W"N"9m l} <4= *yngeobcvcbo }jl} )_l``lgn jlm liwe`~}n`s be}jcbo }e me c}j
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e~}” ed” w}l}n {ylg}cgn)#" C} glbbe} ynlgj d~y}jny }jlb }jl}8 c} glbbe} in ~ wnm }e ynbmny ~b`
}jn nsnw ed Oneyocl {ylg}cgn }jl} lw `l d~` j nyn lbm jnb c} lw gebm~g}nm"
]jcym, }jn_jc}any Ge~y}/w yn`clbgn eb Oneyocl/w {e`cgs ed ynd~wcbo geac}s }e e~
w}l}n `l snyw glb be `ebony w~{{ey} }jn ncoj} ed ntnb c}w `cac}nm gebg`~wceb }jl} e~}” e
{ylg}cgn glbbe} wl}cwds }jn `lbo~lon ed }jn mcw}ycg} l}}eybns |~l`cdcgl}cebw w}l}~}n
geac}s lw deyicmmnb jnb_jc}any lw mngcmnm cb <3?:, }jn Oneyocl W~{ ynan Ge~ y} jlw wc
ynnw}li`cwjnm yngc{yegl` lmacwwceb eb a e}ceb c}j }jewn w}l}nw eddnycbo c} }e One yo
Wnn Yngc{yegc}s E ymny, W~{" G}" ed Ol" E ddcgn ed Ily L ma cwwcebw" Lggeymcbo`s,_jc}any menw
be} geb}ye` }jcw glwn"
G" c}}`nfejb t" G`n`lbm
Ie}j _l``lgn lbm _jc}any cbte`tnm mcw}ycg} l}}eybns glbmcml}nw8 }jl} dlg} l`ebn a
}jna mcw}cbo~cwjli`n dyea }jcw glwn" ]jn O neyocl W~{ynan Ge~ y} jlw lmmynwwnm }jn `l
yn|~cynanb} cb }jn geb}nz} ed f~mcgcl` glbmcml}nw eb`s ebgn, cb@c}}`nfejb t" G`n`lbm 9>< Ol" >3?,
7;: W"N"9m < :4 *<3:7#" ]jn glbmcml}n cb@c}}`nfejb lw mcw|~l`cdcnm dyea wnnhcbo n`ng}ceb lw
One yocl W~{yna n Ge~ y} F~w}cgn ingl~wn jn lw be}, nc}jny m~ycbo }jn n`ng}ceb ey
ana iny ed }jn Oneyocl Ily" Cm" l} >3?, 7;: W "N"9m l} <:?" Y n`scbo eb c}w gebg`~wceb cb_l``lgn
}jl} eb`s }jewn {nywebw je lyn ana inyw ed }jn W}l}n Ily ed Oneyocl als { ylg}cgn `l ,) }
W~{ynan Ge~y} gebg`~mnm }jl} }jn glbmcml}n lw be} |~ l`cdcnm }e in l F~w}cgn" Cm", 7;
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] jn @c}}`nfejb Ge~y} lbw nynm l blyye `nol` |~nw}ceb6 jn}jny l {nyweb je )cw
be bey jlw " " " ntny innb l anainy ed }jn W}l}n Ily ed Oneyocl) glb je`m lb l{{n``l}n
f~monwjc{" Cm", 7;: W "N"9m l} <:?" ] jn glbmcml}n cb@c}}`nfejb mcm be} eddny lbs e~}”ed”w}l}n
nz{nycnbgn }e wl}cwds }jn gebw}c}~}cebl` `l { ylg}cgn yn|~cynanb}" Lw l ynw~ `}, }jn Ge~y
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lwhnm }e lbm mcm be} mngcmn jn}jny e~}”ed”w}l}n nz{nycnbgn ge~`m ann} }jn gebw}c}~}cebl`
acbca~a |~l`cdcgl}cebw" Wnn n"o" _l}}w 7<4 D"7m l} <9;?8 Oebvl`nv 9?3 Ol" l} 97< 4<;
W"N"9m l} >9:" ]jn aew} @c}}`nfejb nw}li`cwjnw cw }jl} l glbmcml}n dey lb l{{n``l}n f~monwjc{ a~w}
in l anainy ed }jn Oneyocl Ily l} }jn }can ed jny n`ng}ceb"
Gebg`~wceb
Ilwnm ~{eb }jn deynoecbo mcwg~wwceb lbm lbl`swcw }jn Ge~y} dcbmw }jl} Ly}cg`n T Wng}ceb
TCC [lyloyl{j CC*l# ed }jn Oneyocl Gebw}c}~}ceb anlbw nzlg}`s jl} c} wlsw6 }e in n`coci`n }e wc}
eb }jn Ge~y} ed L{{nl`w l {e}nb}cl` f~mon ! wjl`` jltn innb lmac}}nm }e {ylg}cgn `l dey wntnb
snlyw"! Ol" Gebw}" ly}" TC ¯ TCC ´ CC*l#" ]jl} {yetcwceb menw be} yn|~cyn }jn `l {ylg}cgn }e
egg~y cb Oneyocl lbm }jn Ge~y} mng`cbnw }e ynlm cb w~gj l `cac}l}ceb" Lw l ynw~`} }jn Ge~y} l`we
dcbmw }jl} Glbmcml}n%Ynw{ebmnb} Lmycnbbn J~b}ny”W}ye}jnyw je jlw innb lmac}}nm }e {ylg}cgn
`l dey aeyn }jlb wntnb snlyw cw gebw}c}~}cebl``s |~l`cdcnm }e je`m }jn eddcgn ed Oneyocl Ge~y} ed
L{{nl`w F~mon" _jn}jny Ynw{ebmnb} cw n`ng}nm }e }jn Ge~y} ed L{{nl`w cw dey te}nyw }e mngcmn"
_nmbnwmls Wn{}nainy : 9;<;"
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