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    Y|`o`hscT`db{ kw tfc txcnt{!ckhftf bnnk}c|wb|{ `m tfc obwt tkac K fcb|d

    m|`a a{ l|`tfc|. Tfbt d`cwnt w`snd rsktc |khft. Bnnk}c|wb|kcw b|cswsboo{ |cacal|bngcw `m h``d bnd fbyy{ tfknhw/ bnd o`wknh t|bge `m

    a{ l|`tfc| xbw bn{tfknh lst. K ba n`t h`knh t` x`||{ bl`st tfc

    x`|dknh/ tf`shf/ wkngc tfc abkn `|dc| `m lswkncww kw tfbt K hct tf|`shf

    tfkw bnd lc rskt `m kt. Fc ocmt. K wtb{cd lcfknd. Bnd kt w` fbyycnw tfbt Kfb}c b okmc n`x/ b |cbo gb|cc| bnd b mbako{ tfbt dcycndw `n ac. Tfc{dcycnd `n ac t` yb{ tfc lkoow/ ws|c/ lst bow` jswt t` lc tfc|c bnd n`t h`

    nstw. W`/ kn tfbt wyk|kt/ Koo wb{ tfbt K gbnt }`sgf m`| tfc }c|bgkt{ `m tfc

    ybhcw tfbt m`oo`x. A{ l|`tfc| hb}c tfca t` ac lcm`|c fc ocmt/ bnd fcknwkwtcd tfbt fc xbwnt tfc bstf`|/ cktfc|. Yb|t `m ac xkwfcw tfbt fc

    fbdnt hk}cn tfkw abnswg|kyt t` ac/ bnd boo `m ac xkwfcw fc fbdnt ocmt.Tfcn bhbkn/ km fc fbdnt/ ab{lc K nc}c| x`sod fb}c h|`xn sy t` lc b

    |cwy`nwkloc bdsot. K hscww K wf`sod jswt hct `n xktf tcooknh f`x tfc

    abnswg|kyt gbac bl`st/ bt ocbwt tfc wt`|{ bw K en`x kt/ bnd {`s/ xf`c}c|{`s b|c/ gbn jsdhc xfbt t` abec `m kt. K jswt xbnt t` mknboo{ hct kt `mm a{

    fbndw.Txcnt{!ckhft {cb|w bh` a{ l|`tfc| bnd K xc|c ok}knh kn M`|t Occ/

    Ncx Jc|wc{/ lst xc xc|cnt ok}knh t`hctfc|. Kt xbw M.L.w kdcb t` fb}cwcyb|btc byb|tacntw kn tfc wbac t`xn. M.L. xbw tfc nkgenbac K fbd m`|a{ l|`tfc|. N`l`d{ cowc swcd tfbt a`nkec| xktf fka. Fc fbd b wkakob|

    nbac m`| ac. K xbw M.J. Kt gbac mk|wt `m boo m|`a xfcn xc xc|c okttoc ekdw/bnd bn{ tkac w`actfknh l|`ec `| xcnt x|`nh/ xc x`sod boxb{w lobac

    tfc `tfc| hs{. Kn `s| tccn {cb|w xc bddcd b okttoc m`so!a`stfcd

    kntcnwkmkc| t` `s| g`aa`n |cwy`nwc bnd btt|klstk`n `m mbsot. Obtc|/ xc

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    bll|c}kbtcd kt/ bnd kt lcgbac b wcg|ct ab|e `m bmmcgtk`n lctxccn tfc tx`

    `m sw.Bn{xb{/ M.L. tf`shft kt lcwt m`| sw t` fb}c `s| `xn byb|tacntw w`

    tfbt xc x`sod fb}c b lcttc| gfbngc `m wg`|knh xktf lblcw. Tfkw xbw

    eknd `m b j`ec/ wkngc ncktfc| `nc `m sw fbd b hk|om|kcnd/ `| c}cn abnbhcdt` hct b dbtc }c|{ `mtcn. Bnd xc akhft bw xcoo fb}c lccn |``aabtcw

    wkngc ncb|o{ c}c|{db{/ bmtc| x`|e/ K x`sod cktfc| h` `}c| t` fkw yobgc/ `|fc x`sod g`ac t` aknc. L{ tfkw tkac xc fbd cbgf t|kcd b mcx wcacwtc|w

    `m jsnk`| g`oochc/ dcgkdcd xc dkdnt okec kt/ bnd cntc|cd tfc x`|eknh

    x`|od xktf `s| nbtk}c wekoow.N`x/ xc l`tf okecd yob{knh b|`snd xktf cocgt|`nkg crskyacnt/

    cwycgkboo{ bsdk` wtsmm/ lst M.L. xbwnt jswt b dblloc|. Fc xbw b hcnksw. Fcg`sod lskod m|`a wg|btgf bn{ hbdhct fc g`sod kabhknc. K xbw kn bxc `m

    fkw g`alknbtk`n `m acntbo y|`xcww bnd fkw x`|elcngf tcgfnkrscw/ kn

    xfkgf fc wccacd t` lcg`ac yb|t `m tfc cocgt|`nkgw ktwcom. Lst xktf`st b

    g`oochc dch|cc/ fc xbwnt h`knh t` hct b j`l bw bn cnhkncc|/ xfc|c fcx`sod fb}c cvgcoocd. Knwtcbd/ fc h`t b j`l bw b tcgfnkgkbn bt b g`aybn{tfbt knwtboocd/ |cybk|cd/ bnd a`dkmkcd g`aac|gkbo g`aasnkgbtk`nw hcb|

    m`| `tfc| g`aybnkcw/ kngosdknh tfc yobgc K x`|ecd. K h`t b j`l xktf bn

    kndcycndcnt |bdk` wtbtk`n. Wsyy`wcdo{/ K xbw b tcgfnkgkbn/ t``/ lsta`wto{ xfbt K dkd xbw gocbn!sy/ h`yfc| |snw/ bnd tfc `|hbnkzknh `m

    tfknhw kn tfc bnn`sngc|w wtsdk`/ okec oblcoknh YWB tbycw bnd w` `n.

    Tfc wtbtk`n fbd b a`dcwt gsot m`oo`xknh kn tfc act|` b|cb/ lst Kxbw o``eknh t` a`}c sy t` tfc abj`|wb nctx`|e bmmkokbtcbmtc| K

    cwtblokwfcd a{wcom `n!bk|. K ecyt lshhknh abnbhcacnt t` oct acbnn`sngc a{ `xn wf`x/ m`| obtc nkhft/ lst tfc{ dkdnt xbnt t` ts|n tfc

    h|b}c{b|d wfkmt knt` b ok}c!tbocnt wchacnt. Knwtcbd/ tfc{ xc|c fbyy{ jswtwxktgfknh `n tfc o`nh!yob{ tbyc abgfknc m`| tfc wkv f`s|w bmtc|

    akdnkhft xktf bn cnhkncc| `n gboo kn gbwc kt wnb|ocd. Xfbt K xbntcd t`

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    d` xbw b g`alknbtk`n `m wt`|{tcooknh xktf bta`wyfc|kg aswkg bnd bsdk`

    cmmcgtw. Ab{lc c}cn w`ac gboo!kn. Kn a{ l`odc| kabhknknhw/ `| xfcn Kxbw fkhf/ K wbx a{wcom }k|tsboo{ |ckn}cntknh tfc acdksa `m |bdk`.

    Xfcn K xbw kn tfbt wybgc K cn}kwk`ncd nsalc|ocww okwtcnc|w/ lcknh

    gb||kcd l{ tfc gbdcngcw `m a{ } kgc c}c|{ nkhft5 `| octtknh ac fcoytfca abec kt tf|`shf tfck| wfkmt5 `| d`xn tfc |`bd bn`tfc| fsnd|cd

    akocw. Kt x`sodnt abttc| tfbt/ kn tfc okhft `m db{/ bnd bxb{ m|`a tfcakg|`yf`nc/ K g`sodnt mknd b ybk| `m m|kcndw t` |sl t hctfc|. Km a{ tfcn

    gs||cnt w`gkbo okmc xc|c n`n!cvkwtcnt bn{xb{/ K x`sod g|cbtc bn botc|nbtc

    w`gkbo nctx`|e tf|`shf tfc bk| xb}cw kn tfc xcc f`s|w. Kn a{ sotkabtcd|cbaw M.L. xbw bn kn}cnt`| bnd dc}co`yc| fcbdknh sy fkw `xn

    g`aybn{/ bnd K/ M.J. &xktf b g``o `n!bk| nbac+/ xbw bn sndc|h|`sndl|`bdgbwt yfcn`acn`n. Lst w` asgf m`| mbntbw{.

    Tfcn/ `nc db{/ kt fbyycncd/ bnd w``n M.L. ocmt/ bnd K fbd t` h|`x sy

    `n a{ `xn. @n tfkw yb|tkgsob| c}cnknh K xbw `}c| bt M.L.w yobgc. Xc fbd

    tfc tslc `n xktf tfc w`snd `mm/ tfc |cco!t`!|cco xbw yob{knh b akv a{l|`tfc| fbd yst t`hctfc| bnd tfc wtc|c` xbw g|bnecd &fc dkdnt fb}ckaacdkbtc nckhfl`|w/ bnd fkw byb|tacnt g`ayocv xbw boo gkndc| lo`ge

    bnd g`ng|ctc+ bnd xc xc|c d|kneknh w`actfknh bxmso!tbwtknh bnd cbtknh

    ycyyc|`nk wokgcw. Wsddcno{ tfkw w`nh g`acw `n bnd M.L. |swfcw `}c| bndts|nw `mm fkw tbyc dcge. Tfcn fc wb{w/ Tfkw kw tfc h|cbtcwt w`nh/ bnd xc

    fb}c t` d` kt jswtkgc. K wtkoo |cacalc| tfc w`nh/ Wtcco{ Dbnw Eknh `m

    tfc X`|od.Fc fbd tfcwc x`ndc|mso/ sho{ wycbec|w tfbt fc ecyt `n wfco}cw ncb|

    tfc gckoknh/ wkngc fc swsboo{ okwtcncd xfkoc o{knh d`xn. K wb{ tfcwycbec|w xc|c sho{ m`| b okttoc bwkdc bl`st M.L. K acntk`ncd lcm`|c tfbt

    fc g`sod lskod bn{tfknh m|`a wg|btgf/ lst K wf`sod fb}c lccn a`|cwycgkmkg. Fc g`sod lskod cocgt|`nkg tfknhw. @tfc| tfknhw/ okec nbkoknh `nc

    ykcgc `m osalc| t` bn`tfc|/ tfbt bn{ `|dknb|{ fbndk!yc|w`n g`sod

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    bgg`ayokwf g`ayoctco{ c}bdcd fka. W` xfcn fc bgtsboo{ fbd t` lskod

    w`actfknh a`|c wt|sgts|bo/ okec b wycbec| cngo`ws|c/ fc tcndcd t` |co{`n dsgt tbyc. Fc x`sod abec b mcx obac bttcaytw/ okec ysttknh kn w`ac

    wg|cxw/ bnd kn}b|kblo{ fc x`sod hct c}c|{tfknh g|``ecd bnd wyokntc|cd/

    bnd tfcn fc x`sod jswt tbyc `}c| c}c|{tfknh xktf tfc c}c|!y|cwcnt dsgttbyc. Fc ecyt b |`oo `m kt bttbgfcd t` fkw lcot.

    W` fc tbecw tfc wycbec|w d`xn bnd ystw tfca `n tfc gcacnt mo``|/bkacd wt|bkhft sy bnd bl`st m`s| mcct byb|t. Fc |cxkndw tfc tbyc b mcx

    wcg`ndw!x`|tf/ ts|nw kt `n/ bnd jsayw `}c| w` fc kw wtbndknh |khft

    lctxccn tfc wycbec|w. Tfcn fc wt|kecw tfkw y`wc bnd wtb|tw yob{knh tfcknt|` `n bk| hsktb|. Kt xbw bgtsboo{ g`n}kngknh bnd cntc|tbknknh/

    cwycgkboo{ km {`s xc|cnt w`lc|/ bnd g`nwkdc|knh tfbt fc x`sodnt en`xxfbt t` d` xktf b |cbo hsktb| km fc wt|byycd `nc `n.

    Lst n`x tfc }`gbo wtb|tw kn/ bnd M.L. dcgkdcw fc nccdw a`|c }`osac/

    w` fc f`yw `}c| `nc wycbec| bnd xkndw tfc hbkn `n tfc y|cbay. Tfc

    mknbo!wtbhc }bgssa tslcw `n tfc y`xc| bay b|c n`x mokgec|knh b dsooys|yoc/ bnd tfc aswkg kw w` o`sd tfbt {`s gbnt fcb| M.L. xf` kw y|cwcnto{wg|cbaknh tfc o{|kgw. Wsddcno{ b fcookwf |kyyknh w`snd ws|hcw m`|tf/ bnd

    K hct sy t` ts|n `mm tfc dcge/ l`tf t` wb}c tfc wtc|c` bnd a{ cb|w/ lst

    M.L. h|blw ac lcm`|c K gbn abec kt ybwt fka bnd K wcc fkw a`stf m`|aknhtfc x`|d D@NT. Tfc yktgf `m tfc |kyyknh w`snd wgbocw sy bn `gtb}c/

    w` tfbt K gbn n`x fcb| fka wf`st/ t` n`l`d{ K gbn wcc/ K EN@X KT.

    M.L. mboow `}c| `n tfc mo``|/ b|aw sy bnd mbgc mk|wt |khft lctxccn tfcwycbec|w/ jswt bw boo tfc wycbec| g`ncw ls|wt knt` mobacw bnd tfc |``a

    mboow wkocnt.K dkdnt en`x xfbt t` d` bt mk|wt. A{ l|`tfc| kw a`tk`nocww `n tfc

    mo``| bnd tfc `no{ w`sndw b|c a{ `xn l|cbtfknh bnd tfc mbknt g|bgeoc `m mobacw. K dcgkdcd t` tbec gb|c `m tfc mk|c mk|wt/ w` K tf|cx fkw lcdwy|cbd

    `}c| tfc cngo`ws|cw bnd tfc{ xcnt `st/ wa`eknh. Xktf tfc yobgc

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    wacooknh `m ls|nt knwsobtk`n K ykgecd a{ l|`tfc| sy `mm tfc mo``| bnd

    yst fka kn b gfbk|. Fc gbac!t` rskgeo{ cn`shf/ lst fc xbw b acww.Byyb|cnto{ fc gbac d`xn/ `ycn!a`stfcd/ `n tfc fb|d cdhc `m tfc

    b|a|cwt `m tfc gfbk|/ lcm`|c fkttknh gcacnt xktf fkw m`|cfcbd. Tfc|c

    xbw lo``d wt|cbaknh m|`a fkw a`stf bnd n`wc/ bnd fc fbd l|`ecn btocbwt `nc t``tf. Tfbt dkdnt wcca t` l`tfc| fka5 fc jswt bwecd ac t` hct

    fka b t`xco. Xfcn K h`t lbge m|`a tfc lbtf|``a/ K xcnt t` wfst `mm tfccrskyacnt lst M.L. {coocd N@" bnd K wt`yycd xfc|c K xbw. K o``ecd bt

    tfc ]S actc|w `n tfc dcge/ bnd tfc nccdocw xc|c ls|kcd boo tfc xb{ kn

    tfc |cd/ n`t lsdhknh. Tfcn fc t`od ac K g`sod wfst `mm tfc bayw/ lstn`t t` t`sgf tfc tbyc dcge/ tfbt fc x`sod tbec gb|c `m tfbt. K wshhcwtcd

    tfbt xc hct fka t` bn cac|hcng{ |``a/ lst fc knwkwtcd/ bnd knwkwtcdbhbkn/ tfbt fc x`sod lc bo|khft bnd tfbt K wf`sod h` f`ac.

    Bnd tfbtw kt/ m`| bl`st tx` xccew. Boa`wt. Lst kt xbwnt m`| obge `m

    t|{knh bnd y|{knh `n a{ yb|t. K gboocd fka tfc ncvt db{ bmtc| x`|e/ bnd

    fc wbkd fc xbw d`knh mknc/ bnd/ n`/ fc dkdnt nccd bn{tfknh/ bnd n`/yocbwc d`nt g`ac `}c| lcgbswc Ka |cboo{ tk|cd. Wbac tfknh tfc ncvtdb{. L{ tfc tfk|d db{ fc boo`xcd tfbt fc xbw x`|eknh `n w`actfknh/

    lst g`sodnt tbec tfc tkac t` tboe bl`st kt jswt tfcn. Bmtc| b xcce/ K

    mknboo{ t``e bn cvt|b f`s| `n a{ osngf l|cbe bnd d|`}c `}c| t` fkw x`|et` bt ocbwt wcc fka bnd gfcge `n bn{ dc}co`yknh wgb|w. Tfc dk}kwk`n

    abnbhc| tfc|c t`od ac tfbt a{ l|`tfc| fbdnt lccn kn tfc cntk|c tkac/

    bnd tfbt c}c|{ tkac tfc{ gboocd fka fc fsnh sy. Bnd bn`tfc| tfknh/w`ac `m tfc tcgfw |cy`|tcd akwwknh yb|tw bnd tcwt crskyacnt m|`a a{

    l|`tfc|w lcngf/ bnd wkngc fc fbd ec{w bnd encx tfc wcgs|kt{ g`dcw tfc{xc|c g`nwkdc|knh gfbnhknh tfck| bob|a w{wtcaw. Tfc{ bwecd ac t` d`

    xfbt K g`sod wkngc/ `l}k`swo{/ tfc|c xbw w`actfknh x|`nh bnd tfc{dkdnt xbnt t` kn}`o}c tfc y`okgc. Tfc kayokcd g`nwcrscngcw xc|c boo K

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    nccdcd t` bgt/ w` K kaacdkbtco{ d|`}c `}c| t` M.Lw byb|tacnt bnd

    lbnhcd `n fkw d``| sntko fc `ycncd sy.Kt xbw mbk|o{ dkwhswtknh/ c}cn m`| b wknhoc hs{w dkhw. Tfc|c xbw

    fbom!cbtcn tbec!`st/ tfc abeknhw `m b wbndxkgf/ `ycn gbnw `m xfbtc}c|

    fbd tfc a`wt gbmmcknc/ tfc g`nwtbnt lszz `m mokcw. Bnd M.L. dkdnt wacoot`` kn}ktknh/ cktfc|. K hb}c fka b msoo |cy`|t bnd t`od fka t` wnby `st `m

    xfbtc}c| kt xbw fc xbw kn. Fc jswt o``ecd bt ac wkocnto{/ okec fc xbwd`knh b l|bkn wgbn `n ac. Bnd K fb}c t` wb{/ tfc xf`oc wgcnc xbw

    abeknh ac a`|c tfbn b okttoc txktgf{. Tfcn fc wbkd fc x`sod cvyobkn

    xfbt fc g`sod w` o`nh bw K wx`|c t` fka tfbt K x`sodnt tcoo bn{`nc/ n`tc}cn `s| a`tfc|.

    D` {`s |cacalc| xfbt fbyycncd b xcce bh`0 &Tfc sotkabtc|fct`|kgbo rscwtk`n"+ Xcoo/ K tfkne K en`x w`actfknh kay`|tbnt bl`st

    kt/ bnd tfbtw xfbt Ka x`|eknh `n. Tfbt ls|wt `m n`kwc tfbt ls|ncd sy

    a{ wycbec|w bnd gbswcd a{ okttoc hct!t`hctfc| xktf tfc gfbk| bnd tfc

    mo``|. Tfbt xbwnt wkayo{ n`kwc/ `| w`ac wys|k`sw cmmcgt `m a{crskyacnt. K en`x a{ crskyacnt bnd K d`nt lskod wfktt{ gk|gsktw.W`actfknh/ b acwwbhc `| w`actfknh/ gbac m|`a w`acxfc|c/ }c|{

    kntcnwc/ bnd kt w`acf`x |cw`nbtcd xktf a{ tbyc dcge. Kt xbw bw km w`ac

    yb|t `m tfc dcge xbw b |cgck}c| `| w`actfknh. Bn{xb{/ tfc wkhnbog`ayoctco{ `}c|xfcoacd tfc fcbdw bnd ocmt b eknd `m abhnctkg A`|wc

    g`dc `n tfc tbyc. Lst kt xbwnt A`|wc g`dc/ okec m|`a dkwt|cwwcd wfkyw bt

    wcb. Kt xbw BWGKK g`dc.@m g`s|wc/ tfkw abdc c}c|{tfknh @E m`| ac. @f/ fcoo {cbf. Kd weky

    x`|e/ wtcbo `tfc| yc`yocw wtsmm/ ok}c kn b gcwwy``o bnd wacoo okec `nc t``bw o`nh bw w`acl`d{ nbacd Bwec{ wbkd kt xbw |khft bnd y|`yc|. Xf`

    x`sodnt0 Ktw eknd `m okec Wka`n wb{w/ cvgcyt n`x knwtcbd `m Wka`nbweknh {`s t` d` wt|bnhc wfkt/ Bwec{ bwew {`s t` d` kt/ bnd tfcn {`sd

    lcttc| d` kt `| {`s|c `st `m tfc hbac. Fc{/ dkmmc|cnt }`kgcw m`| dkmmc|cnt

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    m`oew. @| ab{lc m`| wc|kbo!ekooc|w!kn!tfc!abeknh. K fb}c t` wb{/ K xbwnt

    asgf |cokc}cd xfcn fc t`od ac tfbt BWGKK xbw tfc boyfb!nsac|kg g`dcm`| g`aystc|w. Lst kt aswt bow` lc wbkd tfbt M.L. dkdnt w`snd kng`fc|cnt.

    Tfc|c xbw b gc|tbkn o`hkg t` xfbt fc t`od ac/ bnd fc wccacd gboa bl`st

    xfbt fc xbw tcooknh ac. Tfcn bhbkn/ {`s d`nt fb}c t` lc g`ayoctco{wbnc t` lc cktfc| o`hkgbo @\ gboa/ K wsyy`wc.

    Fkw lcwt cvyobnbtk`n m`| f`x fc mk|wt encx tfbt tfc knmobaabt`|{ls|wt xbw kn tfkw g`dc xbw b eknd `m kntsktk`n. B mccoknh tf|`shf a{

    l`d{. K d`nt en`x. K gbnt cvyobkn kt bn{ lcttc|. Tfc xb{ fc y|`}cd kt

    t` fkawcom xbw l{ yob{knh bnd |cg`|dknh lctxccn tx` tbyc dcgew/ cbgftkac |cdsgknh tfc wkhnbo wyccd/ bnd d`knh tfkw a`|c tkacw tfbn fc gb|cd

    t` g`nwkdc|. N`x TFBT K g`sod sndc|wtbnd. @nc `m `s| D.J.w bt tfcwtbtk`n swcd tfbt tcgfnkrsc t` abec |cg`|dknhw `m fkawcom bw tf|cc

    dkmmc|cnt gfb|bgtc|w &gfkyasne/ fsabn/ bnd hkbnt+. [cy. B obshf |k`t.

    @ngc a{ l|`tfc| xbw gc|tbkn xfbt fc fbd/ fc lskot &swknh

    l`||`xcd yb|tw bnd crskyacnt+ bn bst`abtcd dca`dsobt`| y|kntc|.Tfkw xbw kn tfc db{w lcm`|c c}c|{`nc fbd f`ac g`aystc|w. Tfbt db{xfcn K gbac t` gboo fc fbdnt rsktc mknkwfcd l|cbdl`b|dknh tfc gk|gskt|{/

    lst fc xbw go`wc/ fc wbkd. Bmtc| tfbt fc dkdnt en`x f`x o`nh kt x`sod

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    b wcbhsoo/ lst K g`sodnt lc ws|c. K fcb|d n`tfknh cowc }c|{ dkwtkngto{/kngosdknh bn{ wf`|c `| xb}c n`kwc. K h|bllcd a{ fcbd/ t|{knh t` m`|gc kt

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    m|`a bnd tf|`shf a{ `xn l`d{.H|bdsboo{ K t``e n`tkgc `m w`ac hkhhoknh `mm t` a{ |khft. K xbw

    dcwyc|btc t` o`gbtc `tfc| yc`yoc/ km tfc|c xc|c bn{. Bw K a`}cd

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    tfc y|`loca xbw tfc{ xc|cnt |kdknh `n tfc ws|mbgc K wccacd t` lcwtbndknh `n. Kt xbw b g|`ww lctxccn tfc a`tk`n `m bn `od!mbwfk`ncd

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    wo`xknh d`xn bnd xktf`st ocb}knh b t|bgc. Tfc{ xc|cnt abeknh bn{

    ms||`xw. K g`sodnt abec `st tfc x`|dw tfc{ `ggbwk`nboo{ wy`ec t` cbgf`tfc|/ bw tfc cntk|c w`sndwgbyc x`sod |`oo bnd }b|{ kn wt|cnhtf/ bnd

    `ggbwk`nboo{ hct akvcd xktf `tfc| w`sndw. W``n/ l`tf ekdw jswt

    dkwbyycb|cd knt` tfc wslwt|btc.Tfcn/ dk|cgto{ bfcbd `m ac/ K tf`shft K fcb|d w`actfknh cowc/ w` K

    l`llcd xboecd t`xb|d kt. Tfkw xbw b }cndknh t|sge `m tfc t{yc xc `ntfc lkool`b|d abkntcnbngc g|cx gboo |`bgf g`bgfcw. Tfc{ wcoo

    wbndxkgfcw/ wtsmm `mm b h|koo kn tfc }bn/ d|knew/ f`t bnd g`od/ gbnd{/ tfbt

    w`|t `m wtsmm. Bnd K dkd wacoo w`actfknh bw K h`t go`wc|/ lst tfc `d`|xbw n`tfknh okec bn{ eknd `m m``d/ h``d `| lbd. Knwtcbd tfc wacoo

    `wgkoobtcd lctxccn locbgf bnd okl|b|{ ybwtc. Tfc t|sge xbw w`|t `m wfkaa{knh kn a{ }kcx/ bnd tfc|c xbw b xb|loknh aswkg g`aknh m|`a b

    y.b. w{wtca/ boa`wt bw tf`shf tfc aswkg xc|c g`aknh sy t` tfc ws|mbgc

    `m b moskd kn ob|hc lsllocw. Kt xbw w` xb|ycd kn l`tf tcay` bnd yktgf

    tfbt K g`sodnt kdcntkm{ bn{ w`nh/ lst bw tfcwc t`ncw x`sod cac|hc/ bg`o`|cd bs|b b|`snd tfc t|sge ecyt `n gfbnhknh fscw. K t|kcd gbooknh t`tfc abn kn tfc t|sge/ lst boo K g`sod fcb| `m a{ `xn cmm`|tw xc|c okttoc

    yccyw. Bnd kn bn{ c}cnt/ fc byyb|cnto{ g`sod ncktfc| wcc n`| fcb| ac. K

    g`sod m`|gc a{ g`ngcnt|btk`n t` hct tfc xf`oc }kwk`n wtkoo cn`shf tfbt Kg`sod tcoo xfbt kt xbw/ bnd tfbt tfc hs{ knwkdc xbw tbeknh bnd

    dkwycnwknh `|dc|w. Lst fc x`sod |cbgf fkw fbnd `st t` n`tfknh K g`sod

    wcc bt boo/ cvgcyt bn `ggbwk`nbo kngf`btc }kwsbo fsa/ okec hobww{fc||knhl`nc. Bmtc| b mcx aknstcw tfc t|sge wtb|tcd byycb|knh

    t|bnwosgcnt sntko kt/ t``/ dkwbyycb|cd/ lst tfkw tkac l{ b eknd `m c}by`|btk`n.

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    wccknh xb}cw `m xbtc| g`aknh `st `m tfc hbszc `ngc kn b xfkoc. Lst

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    xfbt bgtsboo{ wccacd t` |cg|{wtbokzc tfc x`|od K encx xbw b wt|`nh/

    wcb|knh ybkn tfbt wf`t m|`a tfc lbwc `m a{ wesoo sy tfc akddoc `m a{fcbd bnd `st tfc g|`xn. Boo K g`sod d` xbw h|bl a{ fcbd bnd {coo

    w`actfknh xfkoc |kdknh kt `st.

    Tfkw xf`oc cvyc|kcngc gbshft ac g`ayoctco{ `mm!hsb|d. @n tfcxf`oc kt xbw w`w` os|kd. K d`nt en`x f`x cowc t` dcwg|klc tfc m`|gc `m

    tfc cvyc|kcngc/ bw ybknmso bnd |cycoobnt bw kt xbw. Tfc|c xbw n` wsltoct{t` kt/ lst bow` n` y`knt. Kt xbw y`|n`h|byfkg. Kn b asgf ocww d|babtkg

    bnd ocww wkhnkmkgbnt xb{/ kt kw bow` tfc xb{ K w`actkacw mcco xfcn K ba

    w`acxfc|c xktf kngcwwbnt wsnwfknc. Kt tbecw bxb{ boo wfbdknh `m acbnknh. C}c|{tfknh kw `l}k`sw. Tfc|c kw n` fkdknh yobgc bnd n` |cbw`n.

    Lst bhbkn/ tfcwc cvyc|kcngcw b|c w` dkmmc|cnt kn kntcnwkt{ tfbt t` abectfc g`ayb|kw`n lctxccn l|kookbnt wsnwfknc bnd a{ t|ky t` tfkw

    botc|nbtc snk}c|wc |snw tfc |kwe `m dkostknh tfc m`|gc `m tfc dkwts|lbngc

    K cvyc|kcngcd. Tfkw xbw lc{`nd bn{tfknh K g`sod fb}c kabhkncd. Kt xbw

    w` `}c|xfcoaknh tfbt K fbd n` g`nmkdcngc tfbt K g`sod hct `st. Kt xbwl`tf acntboo{ bnd yf{wkgboo{ x|cngfknh.

    Xfcn K gbac t` a{ n`|abo wcnwcw/ bt ocbwt cn`shf t` g`nt|`o a{

    a`}cacntw/ K cvyc|kcngcd ybnkg. Kt xbwnt b tf`shft!tf|`shf ybnkg. K

    dkdnt c}cn en`x xfbt ktw `ljcgt xbw. K dkdnt tfkne bl`st wtb{knh ystbnd tbeknh n`tcw/ `| dkgtbtknh t` a{ YDB/ xfkgf Kd ocmt lbge kn tfc gb|

    bn{xb{. K o``ecd lbge `st t` wcb `no{ t` dkwg`}c| tfbt tfc tx` wfkyw K

    fbd wccn lcm`|c xc|c h`nc. @ngc K mcot K xbw y|cwcnt cn`shf bnd g`sodwtbnd bnd xboe `eb{/ K ykgecd a{wcom sy bnd g|bllcd a{ xb{ lbge sy

    tfc cwgb|yacnt t` tfc |`bdxb{/ d|bhhknh a{ lkec lcfknd ac. Tfbtba`snt `m yf{wkgbo cmm |t bnd g`nncgtk`n t` tc||b mk|ab fcoycd bwwsbhc

    tfc ybnkg bnd l|`shft t` aknd b wt|btch{ t` abec ws|c K dkdnt o`wcxfbt K cvyc|kcngcd `n tfkw tc||km{knh t|ky.

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    @n tfc lkec |kdc lbge t` tfc gb|/ K ecyt |cfcb|wknh t` a{wcom xfbt K

    tf`shft fbd fbyycncd. Tfkw xbw cvt|caco{ kay`|tbnt t` d` wkngc/ bwK}c bo|cbd{ wbkd/ w` asgf `m xfbt xcnt `n xbw `stwkdc `m bn{

    cvyc|kcngc `| wcnwbtk`n K fb}c fbd lcm`|c. K g`sodnt tcoo tfc cvyc|kcngc

    wt|bkhft lcgbswc K dkdnt fb}c x`|dw/ bnd `ngc {`s d`nt fb}c x`|dw {`s|sn tfc |kwe `m o`wknh BN[ aca`|{ `m bn cvyc|kcngc. Tfbtw y|`lblo{

    xf{ okttoc ekdw d`nt |cacalc| tfknhw kn tfck| okmc m|`a b tkac lcm`|ctfc{ h`t |cbw`nblo{ h``d bt dcwg|klknh cvyc|kcngcw kn x`|dw. Bn{xb{/ K

    ecyt |ctcooknh t` a{wcom xfbt fbd fbyycncd/ swknh asotkyoc yc|wycgtk}cw

    m|`a b n`|abo g`nwgk`swncww t` w`|t `m t|kbnhsobtc `n tfc hcnsknc t|ky.K c}cn x`|ecd actbyf`|kgboo{ t` wcc km tfbt mcot a`|c okec xfbt

    fbyycncd.Lbge bt tfc gb| kn tfc nckhfl`|f``d xfc|c K fbd ocmt kt/ K mk|wt

    n`tkgcd K fbd b yb|eknh tkgect/ bnd tfcn kt `ggs||cd t` ac t` o``e bt a{

    xbtgf. K g`sod fb}c ekgecd a{wcom m`| n`t d`knh tfkw kaacdkbtco{ bmtc|

    a{ |cts|n m|`a xfbt K ba n`x gbooknh MO@BTKC. Ts|nw `st a{xbtgf xbw l|`ecnjswt m|`zcn. Kt xbw b gfcby tf|`xbxb{/ lst wtkoo/ ktxbw ncx. K tf`shft ab{lc K lbnhcd kt `n b |`ge/ lst K dkdnt wcc bn{

    wg|btgfcw bnd tfc g|{wtbo xbwnt l|`ecn.

    Xfcn K h`t lbge t` a{ byb|tacnt/ tfc mk|wt tfknh K dkd xbw gbooE|kwtcn. K nccdcd t` tboe t` fc|/ bnd n`t jswt wcnd fc| b YDB j`s|nbo mkoc.

    Tfcn K dkd a{ lcwt t` cvyobkn a{ cvyc|kcngc bw K fbd |cfcb|wcd kt t`

    a{wcom. Wfc hb}c ac tx` `|dc|w. Mk|wt/ xfbt K fbd t`od fc| fbd t` h`kaacdkbtco{/ `| bw w``n bw K g`sod fbndoc kt/ knt` a{ cocgt|`nkg j`s|nbo/

    bnd tfbtw xfbt tfkw kw. Wcg`ndo{/ wfc abdc ac y|`akwc n`t t` h` `st t`tfc okhftf`swc bhbkn sntko wfc h`t t` Gbokm`|nkb. Tfcn wfc t`od ac tfbt

    wfc xbw h`knh t` tbec kng`ayoctcw kn boo fc| g`s|wcw km wfc g`sodntb||bnhc b ocb}c `m blwcngc/ bnd tfbt wfc x`sod lc fc|c kn b mcx db{w/

    abv. K wcnwcd wfc encx xfbt wfc xbw d`knh. Okec K wbkd/ wfcw wab|t.

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    Lst wfc bow` wccaw t` hct tfknhw tfbt kn}`o}c cktfc| `nc `m sw kn xb{w K

    d`nt boxb{w sndc|wtbnd. K jswt |cwycgt fc| jsdhacntw.22 23

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    E\KW: Xfbt0 Xf{ x`sod {`s xbnt t` d|k}c {`s| gb| knt` {`s|

    byb|tacnt0 [ s tbec sy fbom tfc mo``| wybgc jswt w` {`s d`nt fb}c t`xboe t` bn coc}bt`| bnd tfcn xboe t` {`s| gb|0 Tfbt kw xck|d. Bnd Ka

    lcknh gfb|ktbloc fc|c.

    GOKMM: N`/ tfbtw n`t kt. [ s wcc {`s| gb| kw |`oocd wkdcxb{w `mm tfcfcokgbo |bay sntko kt d`gew xktf {`s| byb|tacnt `n tfc `stwkdc/ bnd b

    ec}ob| lcoo`xw wcbow kt. Tfcn {`s fkt tfc g`ngcbo g`nt|`o kn {`s| gb| bndtfc wcbtw bnd c}c|{tfknh m`od knt` tfck| g`ayb|tacntw/ bnd {`s gbn swc

    {`s| gb| bw cvt|b mo``| wybgc/ bnd {`s gbn wcc tfc `stwkdc tf|`shf tfc

    ybwwcnhc|!wkdc xknd`xw/ km {`s xbnt/ botf`shf tfbt gbn lc bnn`{knhwkngc yc`yoc b|c h`knh sy bnd d`xn tfc |bayw boo nkhft bnd c}cn

    tf`shf tfc{ b|c wsyy`wcd t` fb}c tfck| fcbdokhftw `mm xfkoc `n tfc|bayw/ b o`t `m yc`yoc m`|hct &`| jswt d`nt gb|c+. Km {`s oct {`s| gb|w

    cocgt|kgbo w{wtca mccd tfc h|kd/ {`s gbn c}cn abec a`nc{ `n {`s|

    stkoktkcw. Lst/ bw K wbkd/ {`s fb}c t` fb}c b gb| bwwcalocd xktfkn tfc obwt

    tcn {cb|w/ w` tfbt kt fbw boo tfc wtbndb|d mkttknhw bnd y`|tw. Bnd Koo fb}ct` hct `nc `m tf`wc gb|w l{ tfc cnd `m ncvt {cb| xfcn tfc CYB h|bgcyc|k`d m`| a{ `od lcbtc| kw sy. Tfbt xkoo wb}c ac a`nc{ `n |cnt/ t``.

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    xknd`xocww byb|tacnt0GOKMM: [cy/ tfc{ gfb|hc ac $

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    kwnt ac.

    E\KW: Tfcn xf{ d`nt {`s a`}c0GOKMM: Ab{lc Ka jswt t`` mbwgknbtcd l{ tfkw lskodknhw ochbg{. Dkh

    tfkw. Tfkw tslc `m byb|tacntw xcnt sy bl`st ckhft {cb|w bh / tfc mk|wt `m

    ktw eknd/ bnd tfc|c b|c bl`st txcnt{ a`|c n`x. Ktw gboocd Gb|o`ttbByb|tacntw. Tfc hs{ xf` kw ysttknh sy tfcwc lskodknhw abdc fkw mk|wt

    m`|tsnc wcooknh gb|w. B o`ttb gb|w" Xcoo/ tfbtw boo t|sc/ lst n`t b }c|{h``d |cbw`n t` wtb{ kn `nc yobgc. K hscww K wycnd t`` asgf tkac

    x`|eknh t` tfkne bl`st a`}knh. K ba t|{knh t` wb}c a`nc{/ {b en`x.

    Tfbtw bow` xf{ K fb}cnt h`ttcn |kd `m a{ `od |kdc.E\KW: Xfbtw tfc |swf xktf tfc xf`oc ncwt!chh tfknh0 [`s|c

    {`snh. [`s| j`l yb{w xcoo. [`s|c n`t kn wgf``o `| abeknh bn{ abj`|ys|gfbwcw. D` {`s xbnt t` t|b}co0 Xfbt0

    GOKMM: Ka n`t ws|c/ cvbgto{/ lst K ab{ nccd t` t|b}co. O``e. Tfkw

    kw h`knh t` w`snd a`|c okec w`actfknh K x`sod fcb| m|`a {`s/ lst K fbd

    tfkw d|cba w``n bmtc| K h`t fc|c. Kt fbd {`s kn kt/ bnd xc xc|c t|b}coknht`hctfc|. Xc xc|c h`knh tf|`shf g`snt|{ okec K}c nc}c| wccn lcm`|c/bnd kt wccacd |cbo. Wkngc K en`x { s d`nt fb}c b o`t `m a`nc{/ K

    tf`shft Kd lcttc| t|{ t` abec bw asgf bw y`wwkloc.

    E\KW: Xfbt xc|c xc d`knh kn tfkw d|cba0 K acbn/ xfbt xbw tfcys|y`wc0

    GOKMM: K d`nt en`x. Tfbt xbwnt kn tfc d|cba. Lst kt mcot

    kay`|tbnt...bnd g`nmswknh. Bn{xb{/ cn`shf/ bo|cbd{. Ktw a{ ts|n. F`xwkt h`knh xktf tfbt hs{/ sa/ Ab|e/ bnd xfbt dkd fc tfkne `m {`s jswt

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    acbn t` lc t`` g|ktkgbo/ lst K en`x tfkw |cobtk`nwfky g`sod nc}c| h` tfcdkwtbngc/ bnd Ka y|ctt{ ws|c fc en`xw tfbt bt w`ac oc}co. K acbn/ fc kw

    h``d o``eknh. Fcw nkgc cn`shf bnd boo/ lst fc kw jswt w` akddoc!`m!tfc!

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    |`bd. Fcw b ab|ectknh abj`|/ xfkgf kw tfc lkhhcwt dcyb|tacnt n`t jswt

    bt \sthc|w/ lst bt c}c|{ gbaysw bw mb| bw K gbn tcoo. W`/ m`| cvbayoc/ hcttfkw. Fkw a`wt kay`|tbnt dcgkwk`n w` mb| xbw xfctfc| t` cn|`oo kn

    lswkncww `| byyokcd acdkb wtsdkcw/ tfc wcg`nd a`wt y`ysobtcd abj`|. Fc

    jswt d`cwnt wcca t` hct bn{ `m a{ d|k}cw &xcoo/ cvgcyt m`| `nc+ `|rscwtk`nw kn okmc. Bnd oct ac tcoo {`s/ L|`/ {`s gbn fb}c b w`gkbo gbocndb|

    boo wy`ecn m`|/ lst kt gbn lc jswt bw o`nco{ bw b lobne dbtcl``e xfcn{`s|c y|ctt{ ws|c n`l`d{ sndc|wtbndw {`s. [`s en`x/ {`s bnd K fb}c

    boxb{w sndc|wt``d cbgf `tfc|. Lst tfcn {`s ocmt Yfkoo{/ Ncx Jc|wc{/ `|

    bn{ yobgc xfc|c {`s g`sod jswt hk}c ac b }kwkt `n tfc `dd bmtc|n``n.Bnd o`nh!dkwtbngc t` {`s d`cwnt d` kt/ cwycgkboo{ xfcn {`s d` fb}c b

    l`{m|kcnd xf`/ sndc|wtbndblo{/ xbntw {`s| m|cc tkac bnd bttcntk`n.GOKMM: Ka w`||{/ E|kw. Bf/ xfbt tfc fcoo0 T|stf lc t`od Ka n`t

    tfbt w`||{ {`s l|`ec sy. Xf{/ km K xc|cnt x`||kcd bl`st fs|tknh {`s|

    mccoknhw/ Kd tcoo {`s xfbt K |cboo{ tf`shft bl`st Ab|e.nbaco{ tfbt

    fcw b l`ncfcbd.E\KW: Tfbnew m`| { s| |cwt|bknt kn lcfbom `m a{ mccoknhw. Lst Ka

    n`t tfbt w`||{/ cktfc|. Tfkw xkoo w`snd g`od/ lst Ab|e xbw |cboo{ a{ mk|wt

    cvtcndcd |`abngc/ {`s en`x/ lcwkdcw jswt dbtknh `tfc| hs{w b mcx tkacw.

    Bnd/ {`s en`x/ tfbtw okmcb ocb|nknh cvyc|kcngc. A`wt hk|ow K en`x h`knt` b lkh aco`d|bab xfcn tfc{ l|cbe sy xktf b l`{m|kcnd/ bnd tfc{

    cvycgt c}c|{`nc cowc t` yob{ b wsyy`|tknh |`oc. Lst tfbtw n`t ac/ `| bt

    ocbwt n`t sntko K acct w`ac`nc xf`a K |cboo{ o`}c bnd bdak|c dccyo{b|cbo y`tcntkbo okmc yb|tnc|. Bw mb| bw K gbn wcc/ xfcn kt g`acw t` {`s| mk|wt

    l`{m|kcnd/ {`s fb}ct` wtb|t w`acxfc|c/ {`s en`x/ {`s fb}c t` ok}c tf|`shf w`ac

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    E\KW: [`s acbn/ {`s fb}c t` wtb|t w`acxfc|c0

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    GOKMM: N`/ kt xbw/ {`s jswt gbnt jsay t` tfc blw`ostc. K}c fcb|d kt

    w`acxfc|c lcm`|c.E\KW: Sa`eb{. K dkdnt tfkne kt xbw tfbt y|`m`snd. Kt jswt eknd `m

    y`yycd `st.

    GOKMM: Tcoo ac bl`st A`a. F`xw wfc d`knh0 K mcco hskot{ bl`stn`t gbooknh a`|c `mtcn/ bnd K d`nt x|ktc bt boo. Lst tfc mbgt kw/ wfc fbw

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