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D``rgnmkwn`m j rhthkrde kmg d`cqnlkwn`m j weh rhq`rw6
Hmrnd` Dkrntde
Weh j`ll`ynmi rhthkrdehrt xmghrw``b weh jnhlg rhthkrde kmg
d`cqlhwhg weh oxlb j weh rhq`rw yrnwnmi6 Lxdnhm Okencok,
Fhkm#Ckrnh Okr`mi`, Qr`j Bhmmhg~ Bnekmin Onmgx,
Kxixtwnm O~kcxmix, _ndekrg Hwklh, Jrkmdb Bkoyh, Ikornhl
Bkcxmgklk, Mhll~ Lxoklk, Fkd{xht Ckbxmgfx, E`rwhmdh
Cniko`, Klhunt Cxenck, _k`xl Bnwxmikm` Cxl`mgkmn
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qr`fhdw kmg d`mwrnoxwhg w` weh hgnwnmi qr`dhtt- Ih`rih
O`b`mgx, G_D TK_Y Ckmkihr qr`znghg nmwhllhdwxkl
`rnhmwkwn`m kmg zklxkolh kgzndh wer`xie`xw weh
qr`dhtt- Qktdkl Bkcoklh, @TNTKt G_D D`xmwr~
Gnrhdw`r, d`cchmwhg nmtniewj xll~ `m weh whuw-
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i`zhrmchmw oxrhkxdrkwt, `jjndnklt kmg thdxrnw~ kihmwt kmg hmgweh nllhikl huq`rw `j klc`tw ;11( `j weh i`lg qr`gxdhg nm weh hktw-
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txqq`rw lhinwnckwh krc~ rhinchmwt i`lg qr`gxdwn`m y`xlgnmdrhkth kmg t` y`xlg weh thdw`rt ncqkdw `m nmgnzngxkllnzhlne``gt kmg weh rhin`mt hd`m`c~-
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i`lg cnmhrt jr`c rkDBhWhhrt
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w` txqq`rw cnmhrt oxw nwt xmghrqkng `r `jwhm xmqkng kihmwt tncql~ huw`rw wkuht, lhznht kmg `wehr jhht ynwe`xwqr`zngnmi km~ thrzndht nm rhwxrm- Weh i`zhrmchmw cxtw w`wkll~
rhtwrxdwxrh weh nmtwnwxwn`m r dl`th nw g`ym-
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`j weh G_D o~ qr`zngnmi `rninmkl jnhlg#rhthkrde kmgd`cqrhehmtnzh kmkl~tnt-
Weh TK_Y qr`fhdw nt `m#i`nmi- _hthkrde whkct d`mwnmxh
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cnmnmi d`ccxmnwnht- Weh rhtxlwt `j weh `m#i`nmi rhthkrde ynlloh qxolntehg nm thqkrkwh rhq`rwt gxrnmi weh d`cnmi c`mwet-
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kmg hmj`rdhchmw nm kll cnmnmi krhkt-
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yhrh nmwhrznhyhg m` l`mihr jhkr e`cndngkl cnlnwnkt,weh~ krh m`y d`mjr`mwhg ynwe gknl~ e`rght `j d`rrxqwi`zhrmchmw `jjndnklt, jxmdwn`mkrnht, kmg lky#hmj`rdhchmw
`r thdxrnw~ qhrt`mmhl, ye` kll yrhtw nllhikl wkuht kmgjhht jr`c weh cnmhrt nm kggnwn`m w` twrkniew ornoht kmg
huw`rwn`mt ynwe`xw ghlnzhrnmi km~ chkmnmijxl thrzndhtnm rhwxrm- Weh tnwxkwn`m nt hukdhrokwhg o~ ynghtqrhkg
nim`rkmdh `j weh lkyt nm j`rdh-
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kt `mh `j weh c`tw ncq`rwkmw t`xrdht `j nmd`ch kmg wehc`tw q`yhrjxl c`mhwntnmi nmtwrxchmw j`r weh q`qxlkwn`mt`j weh qr`znmdht `j M`rwe kmg T`xwe Bnzx, Ckmnhck kmg
@rnhmwklh- Yenlh i`lg nt xmghmnkol~ weh hd`m`cnd lnjhol``g`j weh hktwhrm G_D, weh i`zhrmchmw `j weh D`mi` lkdbt km~
drhgnolh kmg rhlnkolh nmtwnwxwn`mkl qrhthmdh, km~ twkwntwndklgkwk, `r km~ ihmxnmh qlkm w` d`llhdw gkwk- Nmhznwkol~, kllq`lnd~ ncqlhchmwkwn`m hjj`rwt j`r weh nmj`rckl i`lg thdw`r
krh nmhjjhdwnzh-
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cnirkwn`mt, q``r tkmnwkr~ kmg ehklwe d`mgnwn`mt, gkmihr`xtcnmh hudkzkwn`m whdemn{xht rhtxlwnmi nm jrh{xhmw jkwklnwnht,
nmdrhktnmi drncnmkl huql`nwkwn`m `j weh hmwnrh qr`dhtt,kmg nmdkldxlkolh hmznr`mchmwkl d`twt- Kmg yenlh wehhuql`nwkwn`m `j krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklh cnmhrt d`mwnmxht,
weh nghmwnw~ `j we`th rhtq`mtnolh ekt m`y dekmihg- Weh~krh m` l`mihr ykrl`rgt kmg cnlnw nk lhkghrt oxw i`zhrmchmw
kgcnmntwrkw`rt, chcohrt `j weh i`zhrmchmwt cnlnwkr~ kmgthdxrnw~ `rikmntkwn`mt, kmg ckm~ rhin`mkl wrkghrt-
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Hmrnd` Dkrntde? d``rgnmkwhg weh zhrkllrhthkrde kmg nt weh cknm kxwe`r `j went
rhq`rw- Weh jnhlg rhthkrde kmg nmwhrznhytyhrh d`mgxdwhg o~ weh j`ll`ynmiD`mi`lhth huqhrwt6 Lxdnhm Okencok,
Fhkm#Ckrnh Okr`mi`, Qr`j Bhmmhg~Bnekmin Onmgx, Kxixtwnm O~kcxmix,
_ndekrg Hwklh, Jrkmdb Bkoyh, IkornhlBkcxmgklk, Mhll~ Lxoklk, Fkd{xhtCkbxmgfx, E`rwhmdh Cniko`, Klhunt
Cxenck, _k`xl Bnwxmikm` Cxl`mgkmn-
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j`xr hktwhrm qr`znmdht thlhdwhg j`r went
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chwe`g`l`inht- Weh okdbo`mh `j wehqr`fhdw ykt wehm jrkchg nm whrct `j mnmhtxotwkmwnzh rhthkrde krhkt, hkde jxrwehr
rhjnmhg nmw` txo#dkwhi`rnht wekw j`rchgweh oktnt `j k {xhtwn`mmknrh w` ixngh weh
nmwhrznhyt kmg jnhlg rhthkrde- Weh mnmhrhthkrde krhkt yhrh6
;- Ihmhrkl ncqhgnchmwt j`r krwntkmkl kmg
tckll#tdklh i`lg cnmnmi kmg wrkgh?- Cnlnwkrntkwn`m j krwntkmkl kmg tckll#
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qxolnd thrzndht
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cnmnmi kmg ckrbhwnmi j krwntkmkl i`lg9- Hmznr`mchmwkl nttxht rhlkwhg w`
krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklh i`lg cnmnmi5- Ihmghr#okthg zn`lhmdh nm weh krwntkmkl
kmg tckll#tdklh i`lg#cnmnmi thdw`r>- Denlgrhm nm weh krwntkmkl kmg tckll#
tdklh i`lg#cnmnmi thdw`r-
Wer`xie`xw weh qr`fhdw, rhthkrdehrtnmwhrkdwhg ynwe krwntkmkl kmg tckll#
tdklh cnmhrt, tw`mh#drxtehrt kmg i`lg#yktehrt, nmdlxgnmi o`we nmghqhmghmw
cnmhrt kmg chcohrt `j cnmnmid``qhrkwnzht- Weh~ klt` d`mtxlwhg ynweweh ckmkihrt `j weh d``qhrkwnzht `r
weh tckll#tdklh cnmnmi hmwhrqrntht, weh
wrkgnwn`mkl denhjt `j weh d`ccxmnwnhtnm yende cnmnmi wkbht qlkdh, kmg
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twkih nm weh wrkgnmi deknm, rhqrhthmw kmncq`rwkmw thd`mg ir`xq nm went rhthkrde-Jrh{xhmwl~, weh~ krh qkrw `j weh tkch
wrkgnmi deknmt wekw txqql~ cnmnmid`ccxmnwnht ynwe oktnd j``gtwxjjt,
kld`e`l kmg `wehr i``gt kmg thrzndht-
Weh ghql`~chmw `j weh rhthkrdehrt w`
weh i`lg#cnmnmi tnwht d`cchmdhg nmhkrl~ M`zhcohr ?1;;, j`r qhrn`gt `j xq w`
wy` yhhbt qhr txo#rhin`m- Cnmnmi tnwhtzntnwhg o~ TK_Y rhthkrdehrt nmdlxgh6
M`rweBnx6Yklnbklh, Ckmixrhgfnqk,
Cxmxmvh T`xweBnx6Werhh tnwht nm Bklheh,
kmg cnmnmi tnwht nm Bkcnwxik kmgLxixteyk, Onrkek, Cxtenmik kmg
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Bkcqhmh, Bkwde`b`l`, Bkckm~`lk,
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rhdrxnwhg l`dkl y`rbhrt w` twkrw huql`nwnmi went rnde rht`xrdh-
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mkwxrkl rht`xrdht- Kdd`rgnmi w` wehth ghdrhht , hkde znllkih denh
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weh koxtht qhrqhwrkwhg nm weh D`mi` txotnghg d`mtnghrkol~`mdh Lh`q`lg NN ykt j`rdhg w` dhgh d`mwr`l `j weh d`xmwr~ w`
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ekt rhthkrdehg weh lko`xr tnwxkwn`m nm weh D`mi` huwhmtnzhl~,d`mdlxghg wekw weh chwe`g `j koxth dekmihg `zhr wnch oxw m`wweh kdwxkl koxth6 huqkmgnmi ghckmgt j`r lko`xr or`xiew ckm~
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cnlnwkr~ kmg rhohl ir`xqt- Weh Tncok nmtxrrhdwn`m lhg o~Derntw`qeh Iohm~h w``b cxde `j m`rwe#hktwhrm D`mi` kmghtwkolntehg weh Qh`qlht _hqxolnd `j weh D`mi`, ckbnmi
Bntkmikmn %Twkmlh~znllh. weh mhy dkqnwkl- Iohm~h `ddxqnhg
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d`mdhttn`mt w` weh eniehtw ongghrt-
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gntrxqwn`m drktehg zhr weh krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklh cnmhrtynwe weh Thd`mg D`mi` Ykr- Weh `ddxq~nmi j`rdht `j Xikmgkkmg _ykmgk rknghg weh i`lg#cnmnmi dhmwrht `j weh hktw,
j`ll`yhg o~ ykzht `j D`mi`lhth cnlnwnk ir`xqt- _DG#I`ck,
_DG#B#CL, _DG#B, CLD, XQD, JMN, JKQD, JQFD kmg jnmkll~
DMGQ kmg JGL_ kll `ddxqnhg kmg l``whg weh i`lg#cnmnmidhmwrht kmg weh txrr`xmgnmi znllkiht- Nm t`ch nmtwkmdht, weh~
htwkolntehg {xktn#kgcnmntwrkwn`mt kmg nttxhg mhy i`lg#cnmnmiqhrcnwt- Nm kll nmtwkmdht, weh~ ncq`thg wkuht, d`hrdhg wehrqk~chmwt, bnllhg, cknchg kmg w``b rhzhmih `m krwntkmkl i`lg
cnmhrt j`r weh c`tw tqxrn`xt rhkt`mt-
mkwn mkl kmg nmwhrmkwn`mkl rhkDwn`mt w`
I`lg#cnmnmI rhlkwhg koxtht
Weh e`rr`rt `j weh Jnrtw kmg Thd`mg D`mi` Ykrt, kmg wehXikmgkm#_ykmgkm `ddxqkwn`mt `j weh d`xmwr~t c`tw ncq`r#
wkmw cnmnmi tnwht, c`onlnthg tnimnjndkmw rhtntwkmdh o~ D`mi`lhthdnznl t`dnhw~- Fxtwndh Qlxt, j`r hukcqlh, `rikmnthg k dkcqknimkiknmtw hwemnd qhrthdxwn`mt kmg weh nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `j mkwxrkl
rht`xrdht- Kdwnzntwt jr`c l`dkl `rikmntkwn`mt, txde kt KTKGE@#Ohmn, yhrh r`xwnmhl~ krrhtwhg j`r ghm`xmdnmi cnmnmi kdwnznwnht o~Xikmgkm j`rdht- @jjndhrt `j weh Xikmgkm cnlnwkr~, wehnr l`dkl kllnht
jr`c _DG#B#CL kmg wehr rhohl ir`xqt kwwhcqwhg w` tnlhmdh wentrhtntwkmdh- E`yhzhr, weh~ gng m`w txddhhg ohdkxth ckm~ D`mi`#lhth kdwnzntwt ghm`xmdhg wehth koxtht kmg d`mwrnoxwhg tnimnjndkmw#
l~ w` rkntnmi mkwn`mkl kmg nmwhrmkwn`mkl kwwhmwn`m- @mh ncq`rwkmwcnlhtw`mh w`ykrgt irhkwhr rhd`imnwn`m `j weh kwr`dnwnht lnmbhg ynwe
i`lg#cnmnmi ykt rhkdehg yehm D`mi`lhth rhthkrdehrt kmg nmzht#wnikw`rt txqq`rwhg Exckm _niewt Ykwde kmg nwt lkmgckrb rhq`rwWeh Dxrth j I`lg qxolntehg nm Ck~ ?118-
Dnznl t`dnhw~ dkcqknimt kiknmtw weh xmwrkmtqkrhmw kmg xmjknr
kll`dkwn`m `j cnmhrkl rniewt o~ rhohl#lhkghr#wxrmhg#QrhtnghmwLkxrhmw#Ghtnrh Bkonlk ekg klrhkg~ twkrwhg kjwhr weh Jnrtw
D`mi` Ykr- Nm weh ~hkr ?111, T~mhrinh Q`xr lk Qknu %T^QK. ykthtwkolntehg nm Oxwhco` kt k mhwy`rb `j l`dkl ir`xqt, nmdlxgnmiweh Dkwe`lnd Dexrde kmg dnznl t`dnhw~ `rikmntkwn`mt `j weh
Bnzxt- Weh rikmntkwn`m irhy {xndbl~ w` mkwn`mkl twkwxrh kmgohdkch km ncq`rwkmw kdw`r nm weh Nmwhr#D`mi`lhth Gnkl`ixh,yende ykt `mh `j weh qrnmdnqkl qhkdh nmnwnkwnzht, drhkwhg xmghr
weh Txm Dnw~ Kdd`rg nm ?11?- Weh Nmwhr#D`mi`lhth Gnkl`ixhehlqhg w` hmtxrh wekw weh D`mi`t Wrkmtnwn`mkl Qkrlnkchmwy`xlg thw xq k qkrlnkchmwkr~ nmzhtwnikwnzh d`ccnwwhh w` l``b
nmw`, kc`mi wehr wenmit, weh lnmbt ohwyhhm cnmnmi d`mwrkdwtkmg weh d`mwnmxkwn`m `j ykr-
Went drnwndkl nmnwnkwnzh, yende y`xlg hzhmwxkll~ oh bm`ym kt wehLxwxmgxlk D`ccnttn`m, rhdhnzhg zhr~ lnwwlh `r m` okdbnmi
jr`c rhqrhthmwkwnzht j weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~- Kdd`rgnmiw` weh rhq`rw j weh Lxwxmgxlk D`ccnttn`m, d`xmwrnht txde kt
weh Xmnwhg Twkwht, Dkmkgk, Ohlinxc kmg `wehrt rhjxthg w` irkmwchcohrt j weh D`ccnttn`m zntkt w` nmzhtwnikwh nm d`cqkmnht nmwehnr d`xmwrnht `j `rninm wekw yhrh txtqhdwhg `j jhhgnmi nmw` weh
d`mjlndw kmg cnmnmi d~dlh nm weh G_D-
D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg;1
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Weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ lkrihl~ nim`rhg D`mi`lhth hjj`rwt kw wncht hzhm xmghrcnmnmi wehc nm `rghr w` qxrtxh nwt `ym
nghkt j`r rht`lznmi weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl rht`xrdh qr`olhct- Kqnz`wkl c`chmw dkch yehm weh Qhrckmhmw _hqrhthmwkwnzh `j
weh XT w` weh XM, _ndekrg E`lor``bh, kmg XT Thdrhwkr~ `j TwkwhCkghlhnmh Klorniew ghdnghg wekw Fkmxkr~ ?111 %weh c`mwe nmyende weh XT ghlhikwn`m ykt i`nmi w` qrhtngh `zhr weh Thdxrnw~
D`xmdnl. y`xlg oh ghgndkwhg w` ghjnmnmi k il`okl twrkwhi~ w`wkdblh weh c`tw qhrtntwhmw qr`olhct `m weh Kjrndkm d`mwnmhmw-
E`lor``bh qlkmmhg `qhm chhwnmit w` gntdxtt weh d`mjlndwtnm Oxrxmgn, w eh G_D, Kmi`lk kmg Tnhrrk Lh`mh kmg weh
td`xrih `j KNGT- @m ?7 Fkmxkr~ ?111, weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl
deknrhg o~ Klorniew yhld`chg weh qrhtnghmwt `j thzhm Kjrndkmd`xmwrnht2Lkxrhmw#GhtnrhBkonlkyktwehjnrtwqrhtnghmw
nmznwhg w` weh r`xmg wkolh `j weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl, j`ll`yhgo~ weh qrhtnghmwt `j _ykmgk, Vkconk, C`vkcon{xh, Xikmgk,
Vncokoyh kmg Kmi`lk-;?
Bkonlk ekg jxmghg ent l`mi ~hkrt engghm kyk~ nm weh Nw`coyhC`xmwknmt `j T`xwe Bnzx nm qkrw o~ i`lg tcxiilnmi kmg `wehr
d`cchrdnkl kdwnznwnht- Yehm eh yhmw w` ykr w` `xtw C`oxwx,
weh cnlnwkr~ j`rdht `j _ykmgk kmg Xikmgk yhrh ncq`rwkmwkllnht- Hzhmwxkll~ weh~ wxrmhg kiknmtw hkde wehr, kmg wehThd`mg D`mi` Ykr wxrmhg nmw` k zndn`xt ykr `j kwwrnwn`m-_ykmgk, Xikmgk kmg wehnr D`mi`lhth kllnht yhrh nmz`lzhg
nm rht`xrdh huwrkdwn`m kt weh~ j`xiew weh Bkonlk rhinch- Wehjkdw wekw Bkonlk qkng ent j`rhnim kllnht kmg wehnr j niewhrt ynwe
kddhtt w` weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl yhklwe gng m`w tw`q enc jr`ctwkwnmi olxmwl~ w` weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl6 Nt wehrh km~`mh ehrhye` nt xmkykrh `j weh t~twhckwnd qlxmghrnmi `j D`mi`lhth
rht`xrdht `m kmg ohl`y weh ir`xmg o~ weh _ykmgkm, Xikmgkmkmg Oxrxmgnkm `ddxqnhrt0 Wehnr o``w~ y``g, gnkc`mgt,
i`lg, d`oklw kmg vhorkt nt kll ohnmi t`lg `m weh `qhm ckrbhw,nmdlxgnmi nm t`ch `j weh d`xmwrnht rhqrhthmwhg ehrh w`gk~- ;4
yekw nt nllhIkl0
Ynwe ent rhjhrhmdh w` weh t~twhckwnd qlxmghrnmi `j D`mi`lhthrht`xrdht, Bkonlk thw nmw` c`wn`m k mhy g~mkcnd nm weh d`mjlndw
rht`lxwn`m gnkl`ixh- J`ll`ynmi Bkonlkt dkll j`r km nmwhrzhmwn`mo~ weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~, weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl ghdnghg
w` thmg k cnttn`m lhg o~ Kcokttkg`r E`lor``bh w` DhmwrklKjrndk w` ghjnmh weh twhqt w` oh wkbhm nm txqq`rw `j qhkdh#ckbnmi nm weh G_D- Kjwhr k j`xr#gk~ olnwv cnttn`m, E`lor``bh
kmg ent d`llhkixht ghlnzhrhg weh ghjnmnmi rhq`rw j`r kll jxwxrhThdxrnw~ D`xmdnl kdwn`mt `m weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl rht`xrdht- Weh
bh~ rhd`cchmgkwn`m ykt wekw weh XM Thdrhwkr~ Ihmhrkl te`xlgdrhkwh k XM Qkmhl `j Huqhrwt `m weh nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `jmkwxrkl rht`xrdht kmg `wehr j`rct `j yhklwe `j weh Ghc`drkwnd
_hqxolnd `j weh D`mi`-;7
K drnwndkl q`nmw nm weh lkmixkih, yende ykt j nrtw txiihtwhg o~Bkonlk kmg huqkmghg m o~ weh E`lor` bh cnttn`m, ykt weh
d`mdhqw wekw weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl rht`xrdht yhrh huql`nwhgnllhikll~- Went whrc nmwr`gxdhg km huwrhchl~ d`mwhmwn`xt d`mdhqw
kmg weh Qkmhl `j Huqhrwt ghtdrnohg nwt twrxiilh w` ghjnmh nllhiklnw~nm nwt jnrtw rhq`rw-;8 Weh rhq`rw jjhrhg j`xr drnwhrnk w` ghwhrcnmhnllhiklnw~6zn`lkwn`m`jt`zhrhnimw~2rhtqhdwo~kdw`rtj`rweh
huntwnmi rhixlkw`r~ jrkchy`rbt nm weh d`xmwr~ `r whrrnw`r~ yehrhweh~`qhrkwh2gntdrhqkmd~ohwyhhmynghl~kddhqwhgwrkghkmg
oxtnmhttqrkdwndhtkmgwehd`mgxdw`joxtnmhttnmwehG_D2kmg,
weh zn`lkwn`m `j nmwhrmkwn`mkl lky, nmdlxgnmi t`jw lky- Weh Qkmhljxrwehr twkwhg wekw nw ykt i`nmi w` xwnlnvh weh kj`rhchmwn`mhg
hlhchmwt nm k d`cqlhchmwkr~ ckmmhr, rhjxtnmi w` oh hudlxtnzh `r
w` j`dxt `m `mh tnmilh hlhchmw- E`yhzhr, weh Qkmhlt txoth{xhmwrhq`rwt rhzhklhg wekw wehnr y`rb j`dxthg m `mh tnmilh hlhchmw
weh j`xrwe drnwhrnk, xtnmi ghjnmnwn`mt ghrnzhg jr`c weh @HDGthchrinmi ixnghlnmht-
Okthg `m went ghjnmnwn`m, weh Qkmhl rhlhkthg k rhq`rw `m ;:@dw`ohr ?11? ynwe kmmhuht;: `j mkcht `j nmgnzngxklt kmgd`cqkmnht wekw nw kddxthg `j huql`nwnmi weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl
rht`xrdht nllhikll~- Txoth{xhmwl~, weh @HDG ixnghlnmht kmg weh
ktt`dnkwhg mkwn`mkl d`mwkdw q`nmwt yhrh txqq`thg w` kttxchkm kgfxgndkw`r~ r`lh- E`yhzhr, nw mhzhr qr`zhg qkrwndxlkrl~hjjhdwnzh, htqhdnkll~ yehrh d`cqkmnht `r nmgnzngxklt jr`c @HDGchcohr twkwht yhrh nmz`lzhg-;9
Weh Qkmhlt y`rb y`xlg ekzh ekg c`rh lhinwnckd~ ekg wehrhohhm lhtt rhlnkmdh `m weh @HDG ixnghlnmht kmg c`rh ir`xmgnmi
nm weh lkyt `j weh D`mi`- Wehrh nt m`w `mh kwwhcqw nm wehQkmhlt rhq`rw w` ghjnmh weh g`dxchmwhg koxtht kt zn`lkwn`mt `j
D`mi`lhth lkyt, klwe`xie Qrhtnghmw F`thqe Bkonlk ekg tnimhgweh mhy D`mi`lhth Cnmnmi Lky `m ;8 Fxl~ ?11?, werhh c`mwetohj`rh weh rhlhkth `j weh XM Qkmhl rhq`rw-
Kqqkrhmwl~ rhl~nmi `m hchrinmi D`mi`lhth lhikl twrxdwxrht yktm`w km `qwn`m- Nmghhg, xtnmi D`mi`lhth lhikl twrxdwxrht w` ghjnmh
k twrkwhi~ kiknmtw nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `j weh d`xmwr~t mkwxrklrht`xrdht y`xlg rhcknm xmkddhqwkolh j`r ~hkrt w` d`ch, kt weh jkwh
`j Cnmntwhrnkl Ghdrhh ?814 `j Jhorxkr~ ?119;5 y`xlg ghc`mtwrkwh-
Weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ htqhdnkll~ weh eniel~ nmgxtwrnklnthg,c`twl~ yhtwhrm chcohrt `j weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ ykmwhg
w` oxnlg `m weh hz`lznmi twkmgkrgt `j d`rq`rkwh t`dnkl rhtq`mtnonlnw~wekw yhrh xmghr ghzhl`qchmw kw weh @HDG kw weh wnch- E`yhzhr, weh@HDGt z`lxmwkr~ Ixnghlnmht j`r Cxlwnmkwn`mkl Hmwhrqrntht wxrmhg
`xw w` oh nmhjjhdwnzh nm rhixlkwnmi weh G_Dt cnmnmi thdw`r- Hzhmwx#kll~, nmzhtwnikwn`mt o~ weh Ornwnte MI@ _niewt kmg Kdd`xmwkonlnw~ nm
Ghzhl`qchmw %_KNG. rhzhklhg wekw znrwxkll~ m`mh `j weh d`cqkmnht
kmg nmgnzngxklt nghmwnjnhg o~ weh Qkmhl kt ohnmi nm zn`lkwn`m `j weh@HDG ixnghlnmht yhrh txofhdwhg w` km~ kgcnmntwrkwnzh qr`dhgxrh
o~ wehnr i`zhrmchmwt, kt weh @HDG qr`dhtt qr`cnthg-
D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg ;;
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xm tkmDwn`mt kIknmtw weh
nllhIkl huql`nwkwn`m `
mkwxrkl rht`xrDht
Ynwe weh @HDG qr`dhtt wxrmnmi nmw` k qk#
qhr wnihr, we`th nm weh G_D ye` ekg e`qhgw` rhdhnzh kttntwkmdh jr`c weh nmwhrmk#
wn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ nm weh rhoxnlgnmi j k lh#
inwnckwh mkwxrkl rht`xrdh thdw`r tky wehnr`qwn`mt gncnmntenmi- O~ ?117, weh XMt
mkwxrkl rht`xrdh Qkmhl ykt gntd`mwnmxhg,qkrwl~ nm rhtq`mth w` ehkz~ drnwndntc `j
wehnr hznghmwnkr~ twkmgkrgt kmg chwe#`g`l`i~- E`yhzhr, weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnlkddhqwhg mh j wehnr rhd`cchmgkwn mt
w` ncq`th km krct hcokri` `m weh D`mi`kmg htwkolntehg km`wehr XM Huqhrw ir`xqw` c`mnw`r d`cqlnkmdh ynwe weh hcokri`-
O~ ?117, weh Ir`xq `j Huqhrwt ykt kq#
q`nmwhg ynwe k zhr~ mkrr`yl~ ghjnmhgkrct hcokri`#c`mnw`rnmi ckmgkwh-
Yenlh weh mkwxrkl rht`xrdh qkmhl ekgtwnrrhg xq k l`w `j chgnk kwwhmwn`m, nw ykt
weh mhy Ir`xq `j Huqhrwt wekw d`mznmdhgweh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl nm M`zhcohr ?118
w` ncq`th wkrihwhg XM tkmdwn`mt kiknmtw
kll ckf`r D`mi`lhth cnlnwnk lhkghrtkmg wehnr kjjnlnkwhg oxtnmhttqh`qlh;>-
Weh chktxrht ncq`thg `m we`th c`twrhtq`mtnolh j`r ckttkdrht nm hktwhrmD`mi` nmdlxghg weh jrhhvnmi `j wehnr kt#
thwt kmg k wrkzhl okm- Klwe`xie hjjhdwnzhncqlhchmwkwn`m `j wehth chktxrht y`xlg
rhcknm dekllhminmi, tnmilnmi xw wehthnmgnzngxklt kt xwdktwt j weh nmwhrmk#wn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ ol`dbhg wehnr dekmdht
`j hzhr kdenhznmi lhinwnckd~-
Weh Ir`xq klt` txddhhghg ynwe nwtrhd`cchmgkwn`mt w` weh Thdxrnw~
D`xmdnl w` jxrw ehr nmzhtwnikwh nmgnzngxkldxlqkonlnw~ nm weh xth `j mkwxrkl rht`xrdh
rhzhmxht w` jnmkmdh zn`lkwn`mt `j wehkrct hcokri`- Ynwe weh htwkolntechmw `jk ekrg twkmgkrg j`r nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `j
mkwxrkl rht`xrdht kmg twrndw hznghmwnkr~
twkmgkrgt, qh`qlh `r d`cqkmnht nllhikll~huql`nwnmi `r gnzhrwnmi cnmhrklt jr`chktwhrm D`mi` c`zhg nmw` weh dr`tteknrt`j wkrihwhg tkmdwn`mt-
Xtnmi weh werhkw j XM tkmdwn`mtdhrwknml~ ykt k zklxkolh kggnwn`m w`
weh krthmkl kiknmtw qhrqhwrkw`rt jzn`lhmdh, oxw w` kdenhzh lktwnmi qhkdh kmg
thdxrnw~ weh lnmbkiht ohwyhhm mkwxrklrht`xrdh huql`nwkwn`m kmg wrkgh ekg w`
;? D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg
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oh okthg `m k twr`mihr j``wnmi- O`we wehXM Qkmhl?1 kmg thmn`r jjndnklt ynwenm
weh G_D Cnmntwr~ `j Cnmht ekg d`chnmghqhmghmwl~ w` weh tkch d`mdlxtn`m6
hmekmdhg nmtwnwxwn`mklnthg t`lxwn mt,txde kt chdekmntct w` wrkdh mkwxrklrht`xrdh `rninmt, yhrh rh{xnrhg-
Weh Cnmntwr~ `j Cnmht kmg DHHDyhrh klrhkg~ thhbnmi yk~t w` ghzhl`q
k dhrwnjndkwn`m t~twhc, oxw nw ck~ ekzhohhm t`chyekw qrhckwxrh j`r weh
`jjndnklt j weh wrkmtnwn`mkl i`zhrmchmw
tnmdh weh cnmhrkl ghq`tnwt nm o`we M`rwekmg T`xwe Bnzx, weh hktwhrm thdwn`mt `j
Ckmnhck kmg Bkwkmik, kmg @rnhmwklhyhrh oh~`mg weh kxwe`rnw~ `j weh
i`zhrmchmw- Dxtw`ct kihmwt kw o`rghrdr`ttnmit, wku d`llhdw`rt, kmg weh jjndnklt`j weh txotngnkrnht j weh Dhmwrkl Okmb nm
weh hktwhrm qr`znmdht, kl`mi ynwe ckm~`wehr i`zhrmchmw jxmdwn`mkrnht, gng m`w
kddhqw weh wrkmtnwn`mkl i`zhrmchmwtkxwe`rnw~- Nm Oxmnk, weh l`dklehkg{xkrwhrt kmg `qhrkwn`mt `j @BNC@
yhrh wkbhm `zhr o~ weh Nwxrn rhohlt, ye`klt` w``b kll nmd`ch jr`c weh krwntkmkl
i`lg#cnmnmi tnwht tnwxkwhg `m wehqkrktwkwklt werhh exih i`lg d`mdhttn`mt-Kw weh tkch wnch, JGL_, Ck~n#Ck~n kmg
`wehr ir`xqt zhrrkm weh krwntkmkl kmg
tckll#tdklh cnmhrt qhrkwnmi ynwenm wehd`mdhttn`m krhkt `j T@BNC@- T` ye~
yhrh weh mhy jxmdwn`mkrnht nm Bnmtektknmwhrhtwhg nm ghzntnmi wrkdhkonlnw~ kmg
dhrwnjndkwn`m t~twhct0
Gxrnmi wekw qrh#hlhdwn`m dek`t, nw ykt
hznghmw wekw weh D`mi` kmg nwt mkwxrklrht`xrdh thdw`r y`xlg mhzhr jnmg qhkdh
kmg qr`tqhrnw~ xmlhtt kw lhktw wy`d`mgnwn`mt d`xlg oh jxljnllhg- Jnrtwl~,qe~tndkl thdxrnw~ nm kll qkrwt j weh D`mi`
ykt bh~- Kmg thd`mgl~, qr`qhrw~ rniewtkmg wrkgnmi chdekmntct j`r mkwxrkl
rht`xrdht ekg w` oh thdxrhg- Weh tkchd`mdhqwxkl kqqr`kde g`cnmkwhg weh XMQkmhlt kihmgk6 jnrtw c`mnw`r d`cqlnkmdh
ynwe kmg nmzhtwnikwh zn`lkwn`mt `j wehkrcthcokri`2kmgthd`mgnmzhtwnikwh
gnzhrtn`mt `j mkwxrkl rht`xrdht kmg
nmwhrgndw weh rhzhmxh twrhkct w` nllhiklkrchg ir`xqt yehmhzhr q`ttnolh-
O~ hkrl~ ?119, weh ghc`drkwnd cxlwn#
qkrw~ hlhdwn`mt ekg inzhm F`thqe Bkonlkweh qrhtnghmd~- @m 8 Jhorxkr~ ?119, gk~tohj`rh weh mhy i`zhrmchmw w``b `zhr,
weh `xwi`nmi Cnmntwhr `j Cnmht, Qr`jht#t`r Ckwwenhx Bklhlh#Bk#Onlk, tnimhgCnmntwhrnkl Ghdrhh ?814, yende lkng `xw
weh kgcnmntwrkwnzh qr`dhttht j`r weh dhr#wnjndkwn`m `j qrhdn`xt kmg thcn#qrhdn`xt
tw`mht kmg cnmhrklt- Weh mhy lky ykt
xmh{xnz`dkl6 ynwe`xw DHHD dhrwnj ndkwn`m,m` cnmhrklt `r tw`mht d`xlg oh huq`rwhg-
W` jxrwehr oxwwrhtt weh D`mi`lhth hj#j`rw, weh Ir`xq `j Huqhrwt ckgh wy` bh~
rhd`cchmgkwn`mt nm nwt mhuw rhq`rw?;-
Nw rhd`cchmghg wekw weh nmwhrmkwn`mkld`ccxmnw~ te`xlg qr`zngh jnmkmdnkl,whdemndkl kmg kgcnmntwrkwnzh txqq`rw
w` weh ncqlhchmwkwn`m `j weh D`mi`lhth
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q`rwnmi weh G_D i`zhrmchmwt dhrwnjndk#wn`m chdekmntc jnmkll~ txddhhghg-?7 Oxwnw y`xlg wkbh km`wehr werhh ~hkrt %kmg
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w` weh Cnmntwhr ` Cnmht m` lkwhr
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Weh TK_Y rhthkrde j`xmg m` hznghmdh wekw km~ j weh
rh{xnrhchmwt lntwhg nm Ghdrhh 91: ekg ohhm jxlj nllhg- YenlhTK_Y gng m`w t~twhckwndkll~ rhthkrde weh qrhdnth ghwknlt jweh txtqhmtn`m `rghr, nw gng d`llhdw kmhdg`wkl hznghmdh- J`rhukcqlh, Denmhth ox~hrt d`mwnmxhg w` huq`rw dkttnwhrnwh, d`lwkm
kmg y`ljrkcnwh wer`xie`xw weh txtqhmtn`m?> kmg gng t` kwirhkw qr`jnw- Kdd`rgnmi w` ox~hrt nm I`ck kmg Oxbkzx, ye`konghg o~ weh txtqhmtn`m ghdrhh, ox~hrt jr`c WWW Cnmnmi kmg
Exk~nmi Wrkgnmi huql`nwhg weh ir`ynmi ghtqhrkwn`m j krwntkmkldkttnwhrnwh cnmhrt, ye` yhrh kjrkng j l`tnmi wehnr lnzhlne``gt
kmg yhrh ynllnmi w` thll wehnr qr`gxdw kw tnimnjndkmw gntd`xmwt %`jxq w` 51 qhrdhmw d`cqkrhg w` y`rlg ckrbhw zklxkwn`mt.-
TK_Y ekt j`xmg m` hznghmdh `j k tw`qqkih nm i`lg qr`gxdwn`mkmg huq`rw- Tnmdh klc`tw kll i`lg twnll lhkzht weh G_D nllhikll~,
nw ykt qrhgndwkolh wekw i`lg huq`rwhrt y`xlg nim`rh QrhtnghmwBkonlkt txtqhmtn`m, klwe`xie krwntkmkl i`lg cnmhrt dkch xmghrtnimnjndkmw qrndh qrhttxrht %l`tnmi `m kzhrkih ?1#?8 qhrdhmw
d`cqkrhg w` wehnr m`rckl thllnmi qrndh.-
Qrhtnghmw Bkonlkt ghdrhh kqqhkrt w` txjjhr jr`c weh tkch
yhkbmhtt kt weh @okck Lky- O`we dkm oh dekrkdwhrnthg ktohnmi `zhrl~ kconwn`xt kmg w`` jkr rhc`zhg jr`c weh rhklnwnht
`m weh ir`xmg- O`w e lkyt ekzh ghlnzhrhg lnwwlh ncqr`zhchmwj`r krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklh cnmnmi d`ccxmnwnht- WehXT D`mjlndw Cnmhrklt lky txjjhrt jr`c weh kggnwn`mkl
qr`olhc wekw weh THD `ml~ `qhrkwn`mklnvhg nwt kqqlndkwn`mnm Kxixtw ?1;?- Xmwnl weh lky nt qr`qhrl~ ncqlhchmwhg
kmg hmj`rdhg, km~ q`ttnolh ncqkdw nt okthg `m z`lxmwkr~d`cqlnkmdh o~ nmgnzngxkl d`cqkmnht-
E`qht j`r weh hzhmwxkl txddhtt `j weh lky krh m`w enie-
Denmhth ox~hrt kmg ckmxjkdwxrhrt ekzh k lrhkg~ ckgh nwkoxmgkmwl~ dlhkr o~ wehnr kdwn`mt wekw weh~ ynll m`w j`ll`ykm~ gxh gnlnihmdh- Weh jr`mw nt klrhkg~ drxcolnmi- TK_Y
nt kykrh `j k mxcohr `j `wehr ckf`r ox~hrt `j dkttnwhrnwh,d`lwkm, y`ljrkcnwh, kmg i`lg ye` ynll m`w yknw cxde l`mihr
ohj`rh weh~ twkrw ox~nmi kmg huq`rwn mi kt yhll- Wehnrrhkt`mnmi nt d`cqhllnmi6 nj weh XT D`mjlndw Cnmhrklt Lky`ml~ drhkwht d`cqhwnwnzh kgzkmwkiht j`r we`th ye` dkm
kjj`rg m`w w` d`cql~, weh ckrbhw nt g ntw`rwhg kmg weh lky nt
m`w txtwknmkolh-
Wehrh krh `wehr qkrkllhlt ohwyhhm Qrhtnghmw Bkonlkt nll#jkwhgtxtqhmtn`m kmg weh XT D`mjlndw Cnmhrklt Lky- @zhr weh qktw
;8 ~hkrt, weh d~dlht `j zn`lhmdh ekzh rhqhkwhgl~ ghc`mtwrkwhgwekw weh d`mwr`l `j cnmnmi tnwht nt mhzhr twkwnd- @mh c`mwek tnwh nt `ddxqnhg `r huql`nwhg o~ k cnlnwnk, weh mhuw nw nt
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ir`xqt krh qrhthmw kw kll, oxw i`zhrmchmw kihmwt twkrw w`huql`nw weh krwntkmkl cnmhrt- Weh q`ttnolh hudhqwn`m w` wentqkwwhrm nt Yklnbklh nm M`rwe Bnzx- Tnmdh weh ohinmmnmi `j weh
d`lwkm o``c nm weh lkwh ;>>1t nw ekt klyk~t ohhm `ddxqnhgo~ `mh `r km`wehr nllhikll~ krchg ir`xq- Txddhttjxll~
ncqlhchmwnmi weh D`mjlndw Cnmhrklt Lky `r jxljnllnmi wehrh{xnrhchmwt thw j`rwe nm weh txtqhmtn`m ghdrhh rh{xnrhtkddxrkwh, txtwknmhg kmg xq#w`#gkwh c`mnw`rnmi `j weh tnwxkwn`m
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wer`xie`xw weh txtqhmtn`m
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ykzht `j cnlnwnkt kmg okmgnwt rhqhkwhgl~gntqlkdhg ckm~ cnmhrt, j`rdnmi wehc
nmw` k m`ckgnd lnjhtw~lh kmg qxtenmi
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Weh rhlkwnzh nt`lkwn`m `j c`tw `j wehthd`ccxmnwnht, weh q``r twkwh `j weh
r`kgt, kmg wehnr d`cqlhwh ghqhmghmdh`m rhin`mkl wrkghrt, ye` ox~ wehnr i`lg
kmg thll wehc j``gtwxjjt kmg d`mtxchri``gt, d`cht kw k ehkz~ qrndh j`r
krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklh cnmhrt%thh wkolh ;.-
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Ckmixrhgfnqk nt l`dkwhg nm Lxohr`Whrrnw`r~41 kmg nwt `ml~ r`kg d`mmhdwn`m
nt w` Oxwhco`, ko`xw ;11bc w` wehhktw- Ckmi xrhgfnqk nt weh dhmwrh `jtqrkylnmi i`lg#cnmnmi d`ccxmnwnht-
Thzhrkl we`xtkmg qh`qlh lnzh nmCkmixrhgfnqk, yenlh km~yehrh jr`c41,111#78,111 krh ynghl~ gntwrnoxwhg
nm weh ;1,111 t{xkrh bc `j txrr`xmgnmij`rhtwt kmg c`xmwknmt- Wehrh nt
m` kzknlkolh nmj`rckwn`m ko`xw weh
{xkmwnw~ `j i`lg wekw nt dxr rhmwl~huwrkdwhg jr`c went rhin`m-
@mh nmwhrmkwn`mkl cnmnmi d`cqkm~,
L`md`r _ht`xrdht, ekt kd{xnrhg 88qr`tqhdwnmi qhrcnwt kmg nm ?11>d`cchmdhg km huql`rkwn`m qr`irkcch
nm kmg kr`xmg weh entw`rnd huwrkdwn`mtnwht `j Ckmixrhgfnqk- Kdd`rgnmi w`
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d`cqkm~, Cnmnhrh ght Irkmgt Lkdt%CIL., ohwyhhm weh ;>?1t kmg weh ;>:1t-
Weh dxrrhmw i`lg rxte ekt wxrmhg wehwrkgnwn`mkl `rghr `j Ckmixrhgfnqk
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Oxwhco` kmg `j weh Irkmg M`rg wekmbtw` lkrih rndh kmg qklc qlkmwkwn`mt-
Gxrnmi weh ykr, cnmnmi j`r d`lwkm kmglkwhr j`r i`lg qxtehg jkrcnmi klc`twd`cqlhwhl~ `xw `j went rhin`m- Weh
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;8bc j weh dhmwrh j Ckmixrhgfnqk- Nm
kggnwn`m w` nmwhrznhyt ynwe krwntkmklgniihrt, dkrrnhrt, drxtehrt, yktehrt kmg
qkmmhrt, weh TK_Y rhthkrdehrt klt`wklbhg ynwe i`lg wrkghrt, l`dkl txqqlnhrt
`j j``gtwxjjt, rhqrhthmwkwnzht `j wehQr`znmdnkl Cnmnmi Gnzntn`m, weh cnmnmiq`lndh, cnlnwkr~ nmwhllnihmdh, weh ehkg
`j weh l`dkl chgndkl thrzndht, Dkwe`lndqrnhtwt, kmg wehr rhlnin`xt lhkghrt-
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TK_Y rhthkrdehrt y`rbhg wehrh-
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gntwxro xt kt `mh krwntkmkl gniihrqxw nw oxw kll krwntkmkl cnmhrt rhq`rwhg
wekw weh werhkw `j cnlnwnk kwwkdbt ektgncnmntehg tnimnj ndkmwl~- @ml~ weh Dehjgh Thdwhxr ykrmhg wekw eh ekg rhq`rwt
`j Ck~n#Ck~n ir`xqt d`mwr`llnmi t`ch`xwl~nmi cnmnmi tnwht, yende krh thzhrkl
gk~t ckrde w` weh yhtw `j Ckmixrhgfnqk-Weh w`ym nt m`y qr`whdwhg o~ k rhdhmwl~#ghql`~hg JK_GD rhinchmw- Yehm w eh~
krrnzhg weh~ ekg m` txqqlnht yekwt`hzhr,m`r c`mh~ w` ox~ j``g `r tehlwhr,
huqlknmhg M~ykcyntn- N ekg w` i`kr`xmg w`ym kmg ohi j`r j``g j`r 411t`lgnhrt kmg `jjndhrt- Wer`xie`xw weh
TK_Y rhthkrde qhrn`g nm Ckmixrhgfnqk,wehrh yhrh m` tnimt `j d`mjr`mwkwn`mt
ynwe krchg i r`xqt- E`yhzhr, `m wehrhwxrm w` Oxwhco`, k te`rw jnrh j niewohwyhhm k JK_GD qkwr`l kmg k tckll
ir`xq `j d`cokwkmwt ol`dbhg weh r`kgj`r thzhrkl e`xrt- Weh nghmwnw~ `r
kjjnlnkwn`m `j weh d`cokwkmwt d`xlg m`woh dlkrnjnhg, kt weh~ rhwrhkwhg ynwe`xw
wkbnmi km~ dktxklwnht-
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_`kgt krh weh qrnmdnqkl hmwr~ q`nmw j`r kll d`mtxchr qr`g#xdwt j`r weh whmt j we`xtkmgt j nmekonwkmwt j weh rhin`m-
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jr`c wehr krwntkmkl cnmnmi tnwht-
Weh ckttnzh yhklwe ihmhrkwhg o~ weh nmj`rckl cnm nmi
nmgxtwr~ kmg weh xon{xnw~ `j rhohlt kmg d`rrxqw JK_GDt`lgnhrt, ye` nllhikll~ huql`nw weh cnmnmi d`ccxmnwnht,
ekt ckgh Yklnbklh weh c`tw qxolndnthg hukcqlh `j k
d`mjlndw#cnmhrkl v`mh ynwe i``g fxt wnjndkwn`m- J`ll`ynmiol``g~ d`mwhtwt ohwyhhm _DG#I`ck, JGL_ kmg Ck~n#
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xmnmwhirkwhg 58we JK_GD ornikgh-
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Mwko` Mwkohrn Tehbk- Xmwnl k jhy ~hkrt ki` Tehbk ykt
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wehth ghq`tnwt w` Cnmnmi kmg Qr`dhttnmi D`mi` %CQD., kd`cqkm~ d`mwr llhg o~ T`xwe Kj rndkm nmzhtw`rt- Nm Ckrde?1;;, CQD t`lg 91 qhrdhmw `j nwt ktthwt w` w eh Dkmkgnkm
d`cqkm~ Klqekcnm _ht`xrdht D`rq, yende ekt m`ynmtwkllhg nwt `ym ckmkihchmw- Kdd`rgnmi w` ixkrkmwhht
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{xkmwnwnht, weh~ wkbh `mh wyhmwnhwe `j `xr nmd`ch-
Nm weh Yklnbklh rhin`m ynghl~ bm`ym j`r nwt rnde dkttnwhrnwh
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cnmnmi tnwht `j Vxk Ngh, @ckwh, Cxdehlh, Ckwxmix kmgBnmwtncok- Nm kll j wehth tnwht, TK_Y j`xmg wekw krw ntkmkl
i`lg cnmhrt krh txofhdw w` d`mtnghrkolh zn`lhmdh, huw`rwn`mkmg hd`m`cnd ekrgtenq-
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Gnzntn`m, twkwhg Jkxtwnm K rwexr Onmi`coh, k cnmhr ye`
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krrkmih j`r k qr`qhr rhdhqwn`m- Yh ekzh w` e`tw wehc ynw ek chkl kmg qr`zngh wrkmtq`rwkwn`m j`r wehc- Kll `j went
d`twt k l`w `j c`mh~-
J`r Wtenykrk Okfxmgk, ye` y`rbt nm Vxk Ngh, weh r`lh `j
weh TKHTTDKC kihmwt nt k c~twhr~6 Yh krh m`w kykrh yekwwehnr r`lh nt, kmg yh ekzh mhzhr rhdhnzhg km~ kttntwkmdh `rd`mwrnoxwn`mt jr`c wehc- Vho` Ckbhmgk Nvh ye` y`rbt
ynwe weh LB tckll#tdklh cnmnmi `qhrkwn`m nm Vxk Nghd`mjnrchg6 TKHTTDKC ekt mhzhr inzhm xt km~ bnmg j
wrknmnmi- Oklkinvn Oxwx twkwhg olxmwl~6 Weh i`zhrmchmwrhqrhthmwkwnzht krh huw`rwnmi xt ynwe hkde tklh `j i`lg-
@mh `j weh qr`olhct wekw qlkixh weh l`dkl i`lg wrkgnmi
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:1,111 JD qhr irkc-
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wekw dxwt nmw` weh nmd`ch `j cnmhrt kmg wrkghrt- Lyko`tenDenrkik, k tckll i`lg wrkghr okthg nm Yklnbklh dhmwrhhuqlknmhg6 Yh ekzh irhkw gnjjndxlwnht w` ckbh hmgt chhw-
T`che`y nm Oxbkzx, yehrh yh thll `xr i`lg, weh~ thhc w`ekzh c`rh hukdw i`lg tdklht- @mdh weh wrkghrt jr`c Yklnbklh
krrnzh wehrh, weh~ klyk~t hmg xq ynwe lhtt i`lg wekm yekwweh~ ekg yhniehg nm Yklnbklh- Yh l`th hzhr~ wnch yh i` w`Oxbkzx, tkng Denrkik- Kw weh tkch wnch weh~ ekzh w` ykwde
`xw wekw wehnr oxtnmhtt nt d`mgxdwhg yehm weh i`zhrmchmwkihmwt krh m`w kr`xmg-Nw d`twt xt w`` cxde c`mh~ yehm
weh~ krh qrhthmw kmg ghckmg wehnr tekrh-
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t`xwe bnzx qr`znmDh
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kdr`tt T`xwe Bnzx nm km hktw#yhtw gnrhdwn`m, nt klt` mh weh tqkdht yehrh weh mhuxt
d`mndw kmg i`lg ekt k qkrwndxlkrl~ l`mi entw`r~- Krchg ir`xqt `qhrkwhg r`c weh Nw`coyh_kmih gxrnmi ?8 ~hkrt ` qhrqhwxkl rhohlln`m kiknmtw C`oxw`- Nw nt klt` weh rninmkl rhxih
` weh Okm~kcxlhmih,47 ye` yhrh mh weh dkwkl~twt `r weh D`mi`lhth ykrt- Went nt weh
rtw rhin`m wekw nt m weh zhrih c`znmi r`c ckm~ ~hkrt nm`rckl i`lg#cnmnmi nmw`
nmgxtwrnkl qr`gxdwn`m- Nm @dw`ohr ?1;;, weh Dkmkgnkm#ckmkihg Okmr` D`rq`rkwn`m twkrwhg
w` qr`gxdh i`lg kw nwt Wykminvk cnmnmi tnwh- @wehr tnwht kr`xmg Lxixteyk kmg Bkcnwxik
krh m`y xmghr ghzhl`qchmw kmg ynll d`cchmdh qr`gxdwn`m nm weh d`cnmi ~hkrt- Nmgxtwrnkl
i`lg qr`gxdwn`m nt huqhdwhg w` ornmi kggnwn`mkl rhzhmxht w` weh qh`qlh T`xwe Bnzx-
ynwe M`rwe Bnzx, weh qr`znmdh nt g`wwhgynwe txrznznmi xmnwt `j JGL_ kmg Ck~n#
Ck~n- Nm rhdhmw ~hkrt, Exwxt ye` okmghgw`ihwehr nm JGL_ xmnwt ekzh d`ch xmghrkwwkdb nm txddhttnzh cnlnwkr~ `qhrkwn`mt,
twkrwnmi ynwe Xc`fk Yhwx nm ?11>, k f`nmwD`mi`#_ykmgk cnlnwkr~ `jjhmtnzh, kmg
Bncnk NN wekw ykt kttntwhg o~ C@MXD-
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jkdw`r kt weh lktw ckf`r d`mjr`mwkwn`m nmTekoxmgk qr`znmdh %M`zhcohr#Ghdhcohr
?1;;. ghc mtwrkwhg- Kmg r`kcnmi JGL_okmgt twnll werhkwhm i`lg#cnmnmi d`ccxmn#wnht, kt TK_Y lhkrmhg nm nmwhrznhyt ynwe
krwntkmkl i`lg cnmhrt nm Bklheh-
Wehrh krh ckm~ thd`mgkr~ i`lg#cnmnmitnwht nm kggnwn`m w` rnde ghq`tnwt `jdkttnwhrnwh, d`lwkm, y`ljrkcnwh, tnlzhr,d`qqhr, d`oklw kmg `wehr cnmhrklt- C`tw
`j wehth ghq`tnwt %nmdlxgnmi weh i`lg m`yohnmi cnmhg o~ Okmr`. xthg w` oh qkrw `j
weh zktw Ohlinkm#Vknrnkm d`mil`chrkwhT`dnw Cnmnrh gx Bnzx %[email protected]
Gxrnmi C`oxwxt Vknrnkmntkwn`m `j wehcnmnmi thdw`r, weh nmgxtwrnkl nmtwkllkwn`mtyhrh kokmg`mhg kmg huql`nwkwn`m `j wehrhin`mt ktthwt rhzhrwhg okdb w` krwntkmkl
kmg tckll#tdklh `qhrkwn`mt-
Entw`rndkll~, T`xwe Bnzx ekt tqkymhgk gnzhrtnw~ `j krchg ir`xqt- W`ihwehr
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kmg rhin`mkl kdwnznwnht t`dnkl d`mwrnoxwn`mt wekw krh rh{xnrhg`j km~ cnmnmi d`cqkm~ o~ mkwn`mkl lkyt- Oxw Okmr` ektcntthg ncq`rwkmw qq`rwxmnwnht w` ckbh wehth d`mwrnoxwn`mt
ohwwhr bm`ym nm weh ynghr rhin`m o~ qxolntenmi rhq`rwt ko`xwnwt qlkmt kmg hjj`rwt m`w `ml~ nm Jrhmde oxw klt` nm Tykenln-
Kdd`rgnmi w` nwt c`tw rhdhmw rhlhkth, Okmr` dxrrhmwl~ ekt:47 tbnllhg hcql`~hht `j ye`c 885 krh D`mi`lhth- Km`wehr
?,:11 D`mi`lhth krh gnrhdwl~ `r nmgnrhdwl~ hcql`~hg nmweh d`mtwrxdwn`m qektht j weh zkrn`xt qr`fhdwt wekw wehd`cqkm~ nt xmghrwkbnmi nm T`xwe Bnzx kmg Ckmnhck-
Ynwe `r ynwe`xw Okmr`, weh okdbo`mh `j weh l`dkl hd`m`c~ ntcnmnmi- Kw lhktw 51 qhrdhmw `j weh q`qxlkwn`m `j weh Bkcnwxik
krhk ghqhmgt `m nmd`ch jr`c cnmnmi, htwnckwhg ChtthYkmiklxtx, ckmkihr `j k tckll#tdklh i`lg#cnmnmi `qhrkwn`m kwweh Bkokw`mi` tnwh- Weh rhcknmnmi ?1 qhrdhmw `j weh q`qxlkwn`m
nmgnrhdwl~ ghqhmg `m cnmnmi tnmdh weh~ krh weh wrkghrt ye`txqql~ weh d`ccxmnwnht-
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d``qhrkwnzht, weh hd`m`cnd g~mkcndt ekzh dekmihg j`r wehy`rth- _kwehr wekm rhqrhthmw kmg qr`whdw `xr nmwhrhtwt, yhm`y jnmg wekw `xr d``qhrkwnzht krh fxtw km`wehr d`tw jkdw`r wekw
ekt w` oh o`rmh o~ weh cnmhrt, huqlknmhg Chtth Ykmiklxtx-Wehth htdklkwnmi jnmkmdnkl qrhttxrht ynll tykll`y xt xq-
Weh rntnmi d`tw `j lnznmi nt wkbnmi k ehkz~ w`ll `m weh ykllhwt `jcnmhrt- W` qxw j``g `m weh wkolh j`r c~ jkcnl~ `j jnzh, N qk~ kwlhktw XT';1 qhr gk~- Hzhr~wenmi yh ox~ ehrh ekt w` oh or`xiew
nm jr`c Oxbkzx j`r yende yh qk~- Kmg ohdkxth weh r`kgt krhnm k zhr~ okg twkwh, yh krh j`rdhg w` qk~ km huwrk qrndh `m w`q `j
weh klrhkg~ eniehr d`twt j`r kll weh i``gt kmg j``gtwxjjt-
Hzhr~`mh nmwhrznhyhg wer`xie`xw weh hmwnrh krwntkmk l
cnmnmi twrxdw xrh, nmdlxgnmi weh tckll i`lg wrkghrt kmg weh
l`dkl ktt`dnkwn`mt rhqrhthmwnmi cnmhrt kmg wrkghrt, kirhht
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Weh entw`rndkll~ qr`cnmhmw i`lg#cnmnmi dhmwrht `j Bkcnwxikkmg Lxixteyk kmg ckm~ `wehr tnwht nm weh Yklxmix kmg
Cyhmik Whrrnw`rnht wkq nmw` weh Wykminvk#Mkc`~k i`lg ohlw-Nm weh qktw, wehth tnwht yhrh cnmhg nmgxtwrnkll~ o~ T@CNMBN-Weh Okmr` `qhrkwn`mt nm Wykminvk kmg kw Mkc`~k w` weh yhtw
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D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg?7
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cnmht nm Bklheh, kmg e`y ent `jjndhrt yhrh `mdh nmwhrdhqwhg wrkmtq`rw#nmi ;811 bnl`irkct `j y`ljrkcnwh w` k wrkgnmi e`xth nm I`ck- Wehrh nt m`bm`ym j`ll`y#xq o~ weh i`zhrmchmw nm went dkth-
Ghork Okt`cn Dekrkmiko`, km krwntkmkl cnmhr huqlknmhg