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E ` t m h r l b h C r h h b ` o o

@ Pulra gi Nhstlby

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Egpyrlcmt E ` t m h r l b h C r h h b ` o o

^mh rlcmt gi E`tmhrlbh Crhhb`oo tg fh lnhbtlilhn `s `utmgr gitmls wgra m`s fhhb `sshrthn fy mhr lb `eegrn`beh wltm shetlgb 33 `bn 3=gi tmh Egpyrlcmt, Nhslcbs `bn Z`thbts @et 0==!

@oo rlcmts rhshr"hn! #g p`rt gi tmls pufole`tlgb $`y fh rhprgnuehn, stgrhn

lb ` rhtrlh"`o systh$, gr tr`bs$ltthn lb `by igr$ gr fy `by $h`bs,hohetrgble, $hem`ble`o, pmgtgegpylbc, rhegrnlbc, gr gtmhrwlsh, wltmgut

tmh prlgr phr$lsslgb gi tmh pufolsmhrs!

@by phrsgb wmg eg$$lts `by ub`utmgrl%hn `et lb rho`tlgb tg tmlspufole`tlgb $`y fh ol`foh tg erl$lb`o prgsheutlgb `bn el"lo eo`l$s igr

n`$`chs!

&@ 'ulra gi Nhstlby& ls ` wgra gi iletlgb, `otmgucm lt ` f`shn gb ` much`$gubt gi selhbtlile i`et! (`by gi tmh h"hbts geeur lb rh`o po`ehs! @by

$lst`ahs gr `othr`tlgbs tg po`ehs `bn i`ets `rh tmh `utmgr&s gwb $lst`ahsgr erh`tl"h lb"hbtlgbs! @oo em`r`ethrs lb tmls pufole`tlgb `rh iletltlgus `bn

`by rhsh$fo`beh tg rh`o phrsgbs, ol"lbc gr nh`n, ls purhoy eglbelnhbt`o!

@ E)Z e`t`ogcuh rhegrn igr tmls tltoh ls `"`lo`foh irg$ tmh *rltlsm +lfr`ry!

LUFB u`rh

E`b`ry 8m`ri+gbngb

90 6+*

Zrlbthn *gubn lb Crh`t *rlt`lb

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^mls fgga ls nhnle`thn tg tmh 5glo @ssgel`tlgb, Crhhbph`eh,

rlhbns gi tmh 9`rtm, C( rhh%h, C(rhh Ey$ru, C(rhh

5egto`bn, C(rhh )rho`bn `bn `oo tmgsh wmg ilcmt ubtlrlbcoy igr

tmh trutm tg fh mh`rn!

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^m`bas cg tg tmh grc`bl%`tlgbs, lbnl"lnu`os `bn `e`nh$les fhogw,

wmg m`"h pufolsmhn ` "`st `$gubt gi selhbtlile rhsh`rem `bn

lbigr$`tlgb gb tmh suf1het $`thrl`o lb ?@ 'ulra gi Nhstlby; `bn

wmlem m`s fhhb `b lb"`ou`foh sgureh gi lbigr$`tlgb tg tmh `utmgr!

C( rhh%h, C( rhh Ey$ru, C( rhh 5egto`bn, C( rhh

)rho`bn, rlhbns gi tmh 9`rtm 27, Crhhbph`eh 27, ^mh 5glo@ssgel`tlgb, )bstltuth igr Jhspgbslfoh ^hembgogcy, *`b C( ggn,

Ehbthr igr ggn 5`ihty, Chbh 8`tem, ggn 5t`bn`rns @chbey

27, ^mh hc`b 5gelhty, (`rtlb ^hltho, ZmN `bn 7l$fhroy

@!8losgb, ^g$ Zmlopgtt, Ngb +gtthr, Fgho 5plrgu nh hbng$gls,

r`begls Jguoolhr, Ng$lbl>uh Ehoolhr `bn Cloohs9rle 5hr`olbl, tmh

Cu`rnl`b bhwsp`phr 27, **E #hws, ^mg$`s F!! Emhb,

7hbbhtm *ou$, N`blho (`tmhws, +`rry lsmhr, #`bey 5emb`ut%,

9rle J! *r`"hr$`b, Fgmb 5emggoilhon, *hrb`rn 8! Ngwbs, N`"ln9! Eg$lbcs, Nr! *`rry 5t`rr, Cogf o Zsyemles )be!, (`ry

Nhs`uoblhrs, 5plb Zrgilohs, #`t`olh Chhb, Emrls lrtm, 9urgph`b

Eg$$lsslgb, 5`lo #grtm 5egto`bn, 5egttlsm ^gurlst *g`rn, (`rtlb

Nhs"`u, Fgm`b "`b nhr hynhb, Jgy`o @lr greh, J`mbl

@bg$`olhs 2bol$lthn! @osg tm`bas cg tg Cggcoh (`ps igr

smgwlbc $h wmhrh `bn tg 8lalphnl` igr `ow`ys abgwlbc tmh

`bswhr tg h"hrytmlbc!

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6@ Sgrrylbc Nhvhogpkhbt

^mh nggr tg E`ou$ H;Egbbhoo;s mg$h giileh stggn gphb `bn

tmrgucm lt ` o`rch, n`ra g`a nhsa w`s "lslfoh! ls pmgbh w`s

rlbclbc lbslsthbtoy, fut mh w`sb;t `bswhrlbc lt! h m`n gf"lgusoy

bgt cgbh i`r, `s mh m`n bgt t`ahb mls h"hrprhshbt $gfloh pmgbh

`bn mh m`n ohit ` m`oiiuoo co`ss gi wlbh gb tmh nhsa bht tg `b

gphb fgttoh gi 5mlr`%! ^mh eouhs tg mls wgra whrh lb tmh gphb

1gurb`o, wmlem egbt`lbhn `b `rtleoh `fgut chbhtle hbclbhhrlbc `bn

mh m`n $`nh sh"hr`o p`chs gi m`bnwrltthb bgths, pubetu`thn fy

igr$uo`h `bn splr`oolbc nl`cr`$s!

@ nlse`rnhn, n`ra 1`eaht o`y e`rhohssoy g"hr ` em`lr `bn `

cult`r m`n fhhb t`ahb gut li lts fo`ea e`sh, wmlem o`y fhslnh lt gb

tmh ioggr! @ $usle fgga w`s prgpphn up bht tg ltI `t sg$h pglbt

E`ou$ m`n gf"lgusoy t`ahb ` frh`a tg stru$ mls cult`r! Jhihrhbeh

fggas whrh strhwb ubtlnloy `rgubn tmh ioggr, nlse`rnhn `s h`em

m`n shr"hn tmhlr purpgsh! @ n`$p tgwho o`y gb tmh ioggr lb tmh

egrbhr gi tmh rgg$, nrgpphn `bn ohit wmhrh lt m`n i`oohb!

hsthrn`y;s bhwsp`phr w`s nr`phn gb tmh `r$ gi tmh em`lr,

tmh p`chs ohit ubh"hb `bn erh`shn `bn gphb `t `b `rtleoh mh m`n

fhhb rh`nlbc!

@ nggr so`$$hn sg$hwmhrh lb tmh mgush `bn helthn, nhhp

f`ras rhsgubnhn lb tmh m`oow`y! @ nhhp, $hognle "gleh wltm `b

)rlsm olot segonhn!

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@s mh s`ba tg tmh em`lr lb irgbt gi tmh nhsa plealbc up tmh

1gurb`o `bn slpplbc mls wlbh, tmh $gfloh pmgbh fhc`b tg rlbc

`c`lb!

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i`r$lbc gi `bl$`os igr iggn, h"hb igr suppgshnoy ?"hcht`rl`b;

iggn!

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5^wg \h`rs @cg ^mh ^rguoh wltm !`ts

@blt` Egoolbs slcmhn `s smh put tmh iggn smgpplbc lbtg tmh fggt, `t

tmh s`$h tl$h `s trylbc tg ahhp tmh ph`eh!

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eg$p`by w`s stloo $`rahtlbc tmh prgnuet wltm tmhsh eo`l$s!

@blt`;s wgra lb"go"hn thstlbc bhw prgnuets gb `bl$`os! 5mh

m`n rhehbtoy fhhb wgralbc gb ` bhw prgnuet e`oohn C603, wmlem

w`s ` C( sgy` prgnuet igr `bl$`o ihhn! 5mh m`n fhhb rubblbcthsts igr ` ihw $gbtms gb r`ts `bn $leh ihn wltm tmh C( prgnuet!

5mh ilrst bgtlehn ` prgfoh$ ` whha `cg, wmhb ilithhb gi tmh tmlrty

r`ts fhlbc ihn tmh C( sgy` nlhn! hsthrn`y, smh m`n `rrl"hn `t tmh

o`f tg ilbn tm`t `bgtmhr thb thst r`ts m`n nlhn! 5mh rhpgrthn mhr

egbehrbs tg mhr $`b`chr +l%` Nlgb l$$hnl`thoy `bn w`s

smgeahn `t mhr giim`bn `ttltunh tg tmh `o$gst tgt`o $grt`olty gi tmh

C( thst suf1hets!

ulp$hbt!

uhstlgb!

H"hr tmh whhahbn smh m`n tl$h tg egbslnhr `bn stloo ihot tm`t

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smh m`n bgt $`nh ` $lst`ah wltm tmh sthrlol%lbc sgoutlgb, fut nln

bgt shh mgw smh eguon prg"h lt! 5mh po`bbhn tg ahhp mhr mh`n

ngwb igr ` ihw n`ys wmhb smh whbt lb bht whha `bn shh wm`t

m`pphbhn! *ut smh wguon bgt fh tmh suf1het gi `by iurtmhr`eeus`tlgbsI smh wguon hbsurh smh w`s htr` e`rhiuo lb tmh thst

rhcl$h lb iuturh `bn w`s po`bblbc tg `sa ` egooh`cuh tg ngufoh

emhea `by rhsuots fhigrh rhpgrtlbc tmh$!

5tloo, smh w`sb;t oggalbc igrw`rn tg (gbn`y $grblbc `t `oo!

(gbn`y $grblbc e`$h `rgubn i`r tgg >uleaoy `bn `s @blt`

smgghn tmh emlonrhb gut tg semggo wltm tmhlr f`eap`eas, fuoclbc

wltm fggas `bn p`eahn oubemhs, smh m`n ` >uh`sy ihholbc lb tmh pltgi mhr stg$`em!

8mhb smh `rrl"hn `t wgra, tmhrh w`s ` bgth stuea tg mhr

eg$puthr serhhb rh>uhstlbc mhr tg cg `bn shh +l%` Nlgb

l$$hnl`thoy! hr irlhbn, Zhccy, wmg wgrahn lb tmh s`$h th`$ lb

tmh o`f oggahn up `s smh p`sshn `bn s`ln

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bgt sph`a tg `by egooh`cuhs! gu wloo fh `eeg$p`blhn fy Fgmb,

irg$ slth sheurlty! 8h wloo fh lb tguem rhc`rnlbc `by nlselpolb`ry

`etlgb `bn ygur iuturh mhrh!4

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`bn slpplbc irg$ ` e`b gi fhhr!

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^mh bht n`y, @blt` w`s chttlbc rh`ny tg nrgp tmh clros gii `t

semggo! F`$hs rhiushn tg fh t`ahb tg semggo tmhsh n`ys `bn `ow`ys

$`nh mls gwb w`y tg egoohch gb tmh fus wltm mls irlhbns! ^mh

pmgbh eg$p`by stloo m`nb;t ilhn tmh pmgbhs `bn smh w`s cglbc tge`oo `t mhr p`rhbts; mgush gb tmh w`y f`ea tg $`ah mhr e`oos! 5mh

m`thn sphbnlbc tgg $uem tl$h gb mhr $gfloh pmgbh! 5mh m`n

mh`rn `fgut tmh pgsslfoh olbas fhtwhhb $gfloh pmgbh ush `bn

fr`lb tu$gurs! @byw`y, lt wguon fh bleh tg sphbn sg$h tl$h wltm

mhr p`rhbts, slbeh smh m`n tmh n`y gii!

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`"gln mlttlbc ltI mhr e`r salnnhn up `ergss tmh p`"h$hbt `bn

s$`smhn mh`ngb lbtg ` o`rch g`a trhh!

^mh $`b lb tmh fo`ea e`r gphbhn mls nggr `bn cgt gut, oggalbc

`rgubn! ^mh egubtry rg`n w`s nhshrthn! h >uleaoy emheahn gb@blt` fhigrh rhturblbc tg mls e`r `bn nrl"lbc gii `t sg$h sphhn! @

mlss gi sth`$ rgsh irg$ tmh hbclbh gi @blt`;s e`r! hr mh`n o`y `t

` "hry gnn `bcoh `ergss tmh mh`nrhst `bn mhr hyhs whrh eogshn!

@ trleaoh gi foggn r`b irg$ mhr igrhmh`n `bn `bgtmhr irg$

`rgubn mhr h`r!

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"@ #grtultgus $hhtlbc

Fhsslh Hwhb oggahn up irg$ mhr fgga, `s E`ou$ H;Egbbhoo strgnh

lbtg tmh ubl"hrslty olfr`ry! 5mh m`n wgrahn igr CrhhbwgronI `b

hb"lrgb$hbt`o `etlgb crgup, igr ` ihw yh`rs `s ` rhsh`remhr! 5mh

w`s wgralbc gb ` frlhilbc p`phr gb tmh l$p`ets gi ` bhw

phstlelnh! 5mh m`n mh`rn `fgut E`ou$ irg$ irlhbnsI mh m`n c`lbhn

` "hry cggn (`sthrs nhcrhh `t tmh ubl"hrslty `bn wgb sg$h prl%h

gr gtmhr! h m`n ` b`$h igr fhlbc gbh gi tmh rlslbc st`rs lb tmh

wgron gi hb"lrgb$hbt`o selhbeh rhsh`rem! 5mh m`n mh`rn tm`t mh

wgrahn igr sg$h cg"hrb$hbt nhp`rt$hbt bgw!

^mhrh m`n fhhb sg$h tr`chny wmhb mls clroirlhbn eg$$ltthn

sulelnh `t ubl"hrslty lb Nufolb `bn tmls tr`cle phrsgb`, tgchtmhr

wltm mls t`oo, `tmohtle ir`$h, fogbn m`lr `bn n`belbc frgwb hyhs

lbthrhsthn mhr "hry $uem! h w`s wh`rlbc ` frlcmtoyegogurhn tlh

nyhn smlrt wltm eg$f`t trgushrs `bn `baoh fggts! @rgubn mls bhea

mh wgrh ` bheao`eh gi wggnhb fh`ns! 5mh m`n shhb ml$ `rgubn

tmh elty ehbtrh $usle f`rs `bn "hbuhs `bn gbeh lb tmh ubl"hrslty

f`r!

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)$$hnl thoy lbthrhsthn, E`ou$ heo`l$hn

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o`fhoolbc `bn gboy fuylbc grc`ble prgnueh, wmlem ls cu`r`bthhn

bgt tg egbt`lb C(!4

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%^rguoh `t tmh Nhp`rtkhbt

E`ou$ smguonhrhn tmrgucm tmh swlbc nggrs `t tmh +gbngb giileh

gi tmh Nhp`rt$hbt igr ggn `bn 9b"lrgb$hbt, 1uccolbc mls

f`eap`ea `bn o`ptgp f`c! h usu`ooy sphbt ` egupoh gi n`ys `

whha ngwb lb tmh +gbngb giileh `bn tmh rhst nglbc rhsh`rem `bn

`sshss$hbts lb mls giileh `t mg$h lb *`hbn`oh, ` >ulht +`be`smlrh

"loo`ch!

@s mh cgt tg mls nhsa, mh w`s pusmhn gut gi tmh w`y fy

Fhrh$y, wmgsh i`eh w`s n`ra wltm `bchr! Hb mls w`y tg mls giileh,

Fhrh$y $utthrhn

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@bl$`o hhn;!

^mhy wguon m`"h tg wgra i`st tg cht tmhlr $`thrl`o tgchtmhr!

h c`tmhrhn mls ilohs `bn sht gii igr tmh rhst`ur`bt! @s tmhy cgt

egiihh, E`ou$ m`n tg put up wltm yht $grh f`bthr irg$ *hb `fgutmls bhw `e>u`lbt`beh, Fhsslh!

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prgnuelbc bhw prgthlbs gr gtmhr flgemh$le`o prgnuets wmlem

eguon fh `oohrchble gr tgle!4

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uhbehs m`n $ut`thn! 5g, tmh tr`bschbhs e`ush $ut`tlgbs

g"hr tl$h, `s whoo `s m`"lbc smgrtthr$ hiihets gb tmh po`bt `bn

tmgsh wmg egbsu$h lt! ^mhrhigrh, tmh iuoo l$p`ets gi C( po`bts

e`bbgt fh nhthr$lbhn ubtlo yh`rs gi stuny m`"h fhhb e`rrlhn gut

lbtg tmh l$p`et gb tmh po`bt, tmh e`ttoh tm`t ihhn gb lt `bn mu$`bs

wmg egbsu$h tmh prgnuets! ^mls oh"ho gi thstlbc 1ust m`sb;t fhhb

e`rrlhn gut!4

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lb`nh>u`th thstlbc gi tmh ogbcthr$ hiihets gb mu$`bs `bn tmh

hb"lrgb$hbt! ht, tmls stuii ls fhlbc ihn tg `bl$`os, tmhb mu$`bs!4