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Le ngnkv| kj n| ovbedjbtmgv#

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mk `bng tk Eg \kvi b ogegvbtlke gbvclgv#

Bed jkv bcc n| `kwplep mk clzg le tmg Gngvbcd Lpcg % % %

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Le b vgnktg zlccbog le tmg gpt k Lvgcbed# b clomtnlpt vkpg vkn tmg cbig fgmled Mgeegpp| @bptcg%

Tmg btgvekke bp fg`knleo le`vgbpleoc| ovb| bedfvkkdleo bp `ckwdp obtmgvgd bed tmg pilgp twvegd

tmvgbtgeleo% Lepldg tmg `bptcg tmg vgqcb`gp gvg clt#

qvkzldleo b `mggv| bvntm kv tmg owgptp mk gvg

bcvgbd| betl`lqbtleo b kedgvwc gzgeleo ngbc le tmg

gcgobet glomtggetm.`getwv| dleleo vkkn%

Tmg nbpplzg vket dkkvp k tmg `bptcg kqgegd pckc|#

bed egc|gdp Vgobe bed Hb`i Vglcc| ptgqqgd kwt ketk

tmg dvlzgb| le tmglv hkooleo `cktmgp% Tmg|d bvvlzgd

ke be kzgvelomt jlomt vkn Eg \kvi# pcgqt kv pgzgvbc

mkwvp# bed dg`ldgd b rwl`i hko nlomt mgcq bccgzlbtg tmg

legzltbfcg hgt cbo%Hb`i ckkigd bt mlp tmlvt|.keg.|gbv.kcd fvldg# tkw`mgd

mgv mblv# bed pnlcgd% _gvg le kwv ebtlzg cbed# Nvp%

Vglcc|% Kwv Lvlpm vkktp clg fgkvg wp%

Be|keg mk pb tmg mbedpkng `kwqcg kwcdet

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mbzg rwgptlkegd tmkpg vkktp% Hb`i bp pl} kkt tk# ltmpbed| mblv# mbxgc g|gp# b vn hb# bed b leeleo pnlcg%

Vgobe mbd fcwg g|gp# blv pile# bed dbvi mblvpmg bp

keg k tmg fcb`i Lvlpm%

_gcc# lt `gvtblec| lp ovgge bvkwed mgvg# Vgobe

kfpgvzgd bp pmg ocbe`gd bvkwed bt tmg cwpm obvdgep#

kkdgd tvblcp# bed vkccleo cbe% Gzgv|tmleo lp pk ptlcc

bed rwlgt%

Btgv cbpt ggi# ptlcc bed rwlgt pkwedp okkd tk ng#

Hb`i pbld% Cgtp ok%

Tkogtmgv tmg| fvkig letk b hko bed `vkppgd b qg.

dgptvlbe fvldog tmbt tvbzgvpgd b ptvgbn le vket k tmg`bptcg% Tmg| twvegd cgt bed mgbdgd dke be lpkcbtgd

`kwetv| vkbd tmbt tmg ke`lgvog tkcd tmgn cgd vlomt letk

tmg zlccbog% Tmg kec| pkwed bp tmglv pegbigvp mlttleo

tmg qbzgnget% Bt b wvzg le tmg vkbd tmg| qbppgd be kcd

ptkeg `mwv`m tmbt ckkigd dgpgvtgd%

Vgobe qkletgd tkbvd tmg ptggqcgd fwlcdleo% Ld

ckzg tk tbig b ckki le tmgvg tknkvvk%

Hb`i ekddgd% _g lcc% Mg ocbe`gd wq bt tmg pi|% L

tmlei tmbt vble lp `knleo le bptgv tmbe g g}qg`tgd%

Tmlp hko lp okleo tk fg rwl`i%

Fwt mge tmg vkbd gedgd bt tmg tle| zlccbog# b ovbzg.|bvd ltm dbvigegd ovbzgptkegp qvkzgd lvvgplptlfcg tk

Vgobe% B pgt k ptkeg ptgqp tk tmglv cgt cgd wq tk b

`kwvt|bvd mgvg b fvkige ptkeg bcc pwvvkwedgd tmg

`gngtgv|% Hb`i# cgtp tbig b rwl`i ckki%

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Tmg wegvbc dlvg`tkvp dbwomtgv# Hb`i pbld bg`.tlkebtgc|% \kw egzgv ngt b ovbzg|bvd |kw dldet clig%

Vgobe pnlcgd% Tmkpg tknfptkegp nwpt fg `getw.

vlgp kcd%

Tmg| mwvvlgd wq tmg ptgqp# twvegd vlomt# bed ptkqqgd

le tmglv tvb`ip% Tmg vpt tknfptkeg tmg| pqkttgd pbld

vglcc|%

Tmlp lp b okkd knge# Hb`i nwttgvgd%

Vgobe cgbegd kvbvd% Nb| Vglcc|% Fkve le 2?:1

bed dlgd le 2=66% Tmgvg dket pggn tk fg be| ktmgv

Vglcc|p mgvg ltm mgv%

Hwpt bp ckeo bp tmgvg bvget be| ebngd Vgobe kvHb`i%

Vgobe bp dggq le tmkwomt% \kw iek tmbt hkig

n| btmgv bcb|p tgccp; Tmg keg bfkwt mk be Lvlpmnbe

qvkqkpgp;

\kw bet tk fg fwvlgd ltm n| nktmgv;

Tmbtp tmg keg% Lt ckkip clig qkkv Nb| dldet mbzg

be|keg# ekt gzge b nktmgv.le.cb%

Pkng qgkqcg kwcd `kepldgv tmbt b okkd tmleo%

Hb`i ovbffgd Vgobep mbed bp cbvog dvkqp k vble

ptbvtgd tk `kng dke% Tknkvvk gcc pqged bp nw`m

tlng bp |kw bet mgvg owvleo kwt mbt get vkeo letmgpg qgkqcgp clzgp% @kng ke%

Vgobe pnlcgd% L `bet mgcq lt% Ln be lezgptlobtkv%

Pk bn L%

Tmg| dldet ge`kwetgv b pleocg pkwc bp tmg| vbe

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tmvkwom tmg tle| zlccbog# ml`m `keplptgd k b qmbvnb`|#tk qwfp# b pkwzgelv pmkq# bed b fwt`mgv% Tmg| kwed

bvkwed bed hkoogd fb`i tk tmg `bptcg mgvg tmg| pmk.

gvgd bed `mbeogd%

Bt ?801 tmg| get dke tk dleegv bed gvg pgbtgd bt

b tbfcg f| b cbvog ledk kzgvckkileo tmg obvdge% Tmg

vble mbd ptkqqgd# bed tmg elomt bp qgb`gwc% Tmglv

bltgv ovggtgd tmgn bvnc|%

_gc`kng tk Mgeegpp| @bptcg% L tvwpt |kwvg gehk|.

leo |kwvpgczgp pk bv%

_g `gvtblec| bvg# Vgobe bepgvgd% Fwt g

ptkqqgd f| tmg ovbzg|bvd le tke# bed tmg vpt tknf.ptkeg g pb mbd kwv ebng ke lt%

Vglcc|;

\gp%

Tmg bltgv mlptcgd pktc|% \kw gvg ckkileo bt kcd

Nb| Vglcc|p ovbzg% Pmg bp b tbcgetgd cb`gnbigv mk

pwqqkpgdc| mbwetp tmg `bptcg# fwt g mbzget mgbvd

vkn mgv kv b mlcg%

Pmg mbwetp tmlp qcb`g; Vgobe bpigd%

Bqqbvgetc| Nb| bp bcb|p `knqcbleleo tmbt pmg

bpet bqqvg`lbtgd% Keg k mgv cb`g tbfcg`cktmp lp le

b dlpqcb| `bpg wqptblvp le tmg ngnkvbflclb vkkn% Pmgnbdg lt kv b pqg`lbc fberwgt k dloeltbvlgp mk gvg

zlpltleo tmg Mgeegpp| bnlc|# fwt Nb| okt pl`i bed dlgd

fgkvg tmg| qbld mgv% Cgoged lp tmbt pmg iggqp `knleo

fb`i kv mgv nkeg|%

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Pkwedp clig keg k n| `kwplep# Hb`i pbld%L dket fcbng mgv# Vgobe qvktgptgd% Pmg pmkwcd

mbzg fgge qbld%

Bt 4811 b%n% Vgobe kig ltm b ptbvt% Hb`i bp pcggqleo

qgb`gwcc| fgpldg mgv% Tmg vble mbd ptbvtgd wq boble bed

pkwedgd bp l lt bp `knleo dke mbvdgv tmbe fgkvg%

Vgobe pclqqgd kwt k fgd bed vkppgd tmg pqb`lkwp vkkn

tk `ckpg tmg ledk% Bp pmg qwccgd fb`i tmg `wvtble# b

jbpm k clomteleo ptvgbigd b`vkpp tmg pi|% Vgobe ckkigd

dke bed le tmg dlptbe`g pb tmg owvg k b knbedvgppgd le b ckeo fcb`i `kbt# ptbedleo ke tmg fb`i cbe

le vket k tmg cbig% Pmg bp ptbvleo wq bt Vgobe bed

pmbileo mgv ptp% Keg mbed bp `cge`mleo b qlg`g k

mltg nbtgvlbc% @kwcd tmbt fg cb`g; Vgobe kedgvgd%

Vgobe# bvg |kw bcc vlomt; Hb`i bpigd%

Vgobe rwl`ic| twvegd mgv mgbd bb| vkn tmg le.

dk# tmge hwpt bp rwl`ic| twvegd lt fb`i% Bektmgv fkct k

clomteleo clt wq tmg pi|%

Tmg knbe bp okeg%

Hb`i jl`igd ke tmg clomt% Vgobe# |kw ckki bp l |kw

hwpt pqkttgd b omkpt%Fgkvg pmg `kwcd bepgv# tmg pngcc k pnkig ccgd

tmglv ekptvlcp% B nknget cbtgv tmg vg bcbvn get k%

Pk nw`m kv qgb`g bed rwlgt# Hb`i pbld rwl`ic|%

Cgtp tmvk ke pkng `cktmgp bed ogt kwt k mgvg"

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Vgobe bed Hb`i mbd mbd pk nbe| kedgvwc qcbep kvtmglv mkeg|nkke% Vweeleo kv tmglv clzgp dke tk tmg

pkngmbt pnki| ckff| k Mgeegpp| @bptcg bt kwv le tmgnkveleo bpet bnkeo tmgn% Tmglv gcck fcgbv|.g|gd#

boltbtgd tvbzgcgvp gvg bqqgbvleo vkn bcc dlvg`tlkep%

Nbe| gvg le qbhbnbp bed vkfgp% _knge mk bt dleegv

gvg qgvg`tc| nbdg wq bed `klgd ek ckkigd clig tmg

fgkvg ql`twvg le fgbwt| nbobxleg nbigkzgvp% Vgobe

bp ocbd tmbt pmg bed Hb`i mbd rwl`ic| tmvke ke hgbep

bed pgbtgvp bed ovbffgd tmglv hb`igtp%

Clg egzgv pggnp tk ok tmg b| |kw qcbe lt# Vgobe

tmkwomt% Bed L tmlei L hwpt pb b omkpt% Nbvvlgd tk

db|p% Hb`ip okleo tk tmlei Ln ewtp% Fwt L dgeltgc| pb

pkngkeg# bed tmge pmg dlpbqqgbvgdml`m# tmbei.wcc|# lp hwpt mbt tmg pnkig pggnp tk fg dkleo%

Hwpt b clttcg ovgbpg vg le tmg ilt`mge% Tmbei Okd

ek lehwvlgp# b pl}t|lpm nbe gbvleo b vgd welkvn

hb`igt ltm okcd fvbldleo beekwe`gd tk tmg `vkd% Bp

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|kw `be pgg# tmgvg lpet tkk nw`m pnkig% Bctmkwommgvg tmgvgp pnkig tmgvgp vg# L dk bdnlt% Ltp egbvc|

wedgv `ketvkc% Tmg fvgbibpt `kki qwccgd tmg vg bcbvn

le b qbel`% Lt bpet vgbcc| eg`gppbv|%

B ggcleo k vgclg vlqqcgd tmvkwom tmg `vkd%

N| ebng lp Eglc Fw`icg|# bed Ln tmg nbebogv k

Mgeegpp| @bptcg% L |kw dket nled# kwcd |kw qcgbpg

ptgq kwtpldg kv b g nlewtgp%

Ltp vbleleo" pmkwtgd b knbe gbvleo ptlcgttk

pmkgp bed b jw| gbtmgvgd qlei fbtmvkfg% L ltp

wedgv `ketvkc# g pmkwcd ptb| lepldg"

Ltp b eg`gppbv| qvg`bwtlke wetlc tmg vgnge olzgwp tmg kib|% Qcgbpg% Kmmgvg tmg| bvg"

Jlvgnge bng vwpmleo tmvkwom tmg vket dkkv k tmg

`bptcg# cwooleo tmglv grwlqnget%

Bvkwed tmg `kvegv tk tmg ilt`mge" Fw`icg| `vlgd%

Nbvtle# pmk tmgn tmg b| l |kw kwcd" mg kvdgvgd

b |kweo nbe mk bp gbvleo b vgd zgpt ltm tmg Mge.

egpp| `vgpt%

Vlomt bb|# plv"

Tmg vgnge mwvvlgd k%

Ek# bp L bp pb|leo# Fw`icg| `ketlewgd# qcgbpg

ptgq kwtpldg% Tmg vble lp cgttleo wq% _g mbzg fvkcclgp kv|kw f| tmg dkkv%

Tmg qlei fbtmvkfgd knbe qkletgd mgv gcc.

nbel`wvgd mbed tmbt bp cbdge ltm nwctltlgvgd dlb.

nked vleop% _gd fgttgv ekt fg `mbvogd kv tkelomt"

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Vgobe pmkki mgv mgbd% Hwpt mkwvp bok tmlp `bptcgpggngd clig b vknbetl` bed `kx| vgpqltg vkn tmg `vbx|

bpt.qb`gd kvcd% Ek be b`vld pngcc mweo le tmg blv bed

keg k tmg pggnleoc| ogetggc owgptp bp ql`ileo b omt

bfkwt mgv vkkn `mbvogp% Hb`i qwt mlp bvn wedgv Vgobep

gcfk# bed bckeo ltm tmg ktmgvp# tmg| bcigd kwtpldg

ketk tmg dbvi dvlzgb| mgvg lt bp vble| bed `mlcc|%

Nvp% Vglcc|# bcck ng# Hb`i pbld ltm b pnlcg bed b

vblpgd g|gfvk bp mg ptbvtgd tk kqge tmglv wnfvgccb% Fwt

fgkvg lt bp wq# b knbe mkd fgge fgmled tmgn knleo

kwt tmg dkkv fg`bng dlptvb`tgd f| be lnqgedleo peggxg%

Pmg fwnqgd letk Vgobe bp pmg fgcckgd b`mkk"Vgobe bpqwpmgd boblept Hb`i# ml`m pmg dldet nled# fwt pmg bp

ocbd pmg mbdet gedgd wq ke tmg ovkwed% B`mkk"

Vgobe bed Hb`i fktm tkki b ptgq fb`ibvd%

Pkvv|" tmg qgtltg knbe pbld% Pkvv|% Ln pk bccgv.

ol` tk pnkig# |kw `bet fgclgzg lt% Pmg vgb`mgd le mgv

qwvpg bed qwccgd kwt b cb`g mbedigv`mlg% Tmlp mkcg

tmleo lp kwtvbogkwp# pmg pbld%

Vgobe bed Hb`i g}`mbeogd b rwl`i pnlcg% Dket

kvv| bfkwt lt# Vgobe pbld%

Tmg knbe# mk bp qvkfbfc| le mgv gbvc| tmlvtlgp#

bp b `wtg clttcg fcked% Pmg `kwcdet mbzg fgge nkvgtmbe zg kkt tk% @cwt`mleo mgv mltg cb`g mbedigv.

`mlg tlomtc|# pmg ckkigd bp tmkwom pmg gvg ogttleo

vgbd| kv tmg eg}t flo b`mkk ml`m bp qvkfbfc| ke ltp

b|% Vgobe bp vgnledgd k tmg knbe pmg mbd hwpt

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pgge ke tmg fb`i cbe% Pmg mbd fgge `cwt`mleo pkng.tmleo mltg le mgv mbedp# bed lt pggngd ebtwvbc% Fwt

tk ltegpp tmlp pnbcc knbe peggxleo clig b mkvpg bed

tmge dbffleo mgv ekpg ltm b dblet| mltg mbedigv.

`mlg ptvw`i Vgobe bp le`keovwkwp%

Tmg knbe fcg mgv ekpg ke`g# tl`g# tmvgg tlngp#

bed tmge vkccgd mgv g|gp% L pbld tk n| mwpfbed# tmlp lp

hwpt kwv cw`i% _gvg mgvg kv# mbt# tk db|p# bed b vg

fvgbip kwt% Fvlbe# mkcd tmbt wnfvgccb kzgv n| mgbd#

qcgbpg% N| mblv lp ogttleo gt%

Fvlbe vgnledgd Vgobe k b flo tgdd| fgbv% Mg bp

bfkwt pl} kkt tmvgg# ltm fvke mblv bed b mbedpkngb`g% Mg pmvwoogd bed kfg|gd%

_gvg cw`i| lt bpet kvpg# Vgobe pbld% Ek keg

bp lehwvgd# bed g pmkwcd fg bfcg tk ogt fb`i lepldg

qvgtt| pkke%

Bvget |kw tmg kqtlnlpt; tmg knbe# mk pkwedgd

Bngvl`be# ovwetgd% Ckkileo bt Vgobe bp pmg `ketlew.

kwpc| dbffgd mgv ekptvlcp# pmg bpigd# _mbt fvleop |kw

mgvg;

Kwv mkeg|nkke# Vgobe bepgvgd%

El`g# tmg knbe bepgvgd% _g get tk tmg Fb.

mbnbp ke kwv mkeg|nkke tmvgg |gbvp bok% Lt vblegdbcc ggi% L ngbe gzgv| db|% Bt cgbpt mge |kw `kng tk

Lvgcbed# |kwvg ekt `kwetleo ke pwepmleg% \kwvg kfzl.

kwpc| Bngvl`be% Dk |kw mbzg be Lvlpm fb`iovkwed;

Vgobe pnlcgd% \gp%

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Tmg knbep b`g clt wq% _g ptbvtgd b fwplegpp ke.cleg pgccleo ngnkvbflclb gnfcbxkegd ltm Lvlpm bnlc|

`vgptp% \kw nlomt bet tk tbig b ckki bt kwv `btbckowg%

Fvlbe qwccgd ke mlp lgp bvn% Pmglcb# ekt ek%

_gvg ptbedleo le tmg vble# Fvlbe% _mbt gcpg dk g

mbzg tk tbci bfkwt; Ln gvtblec| ekt iggqleo tmgn vkn

be|tmleo% Pmg ckkigd vkn Vgobe tk Hb`i% _mbtp

|kwv cbpt ebng;

Vglcc|% Bed nleg bp Vglcc| fgkvg L nbvvlgd mln#

Vgobe bepgvgd%

Cgtp mkqg lt ngbep |kwvg `knqbtlfcg%

_g bvg# Hb`i bppwvgd mgv%\kw iek tmgvgp b omkpt ebngd Vglcc| mk pwq.

qkpgdc| mbwetp tmlp `bptcg% B cb`g tbfcg`cktm pmg nbdg

bcnkpt tk mwedvgd |gbvp bok lp wqptblvp le tmg ngnk.

vbflclb vkkn% Tmgvgp b clttcg qcbrwg bfkwt Nb| Vglcc|

wq tmgvg% Mbzg |kw pgge lt;

Ek% _g gvg pk tlvgd btgv dleegv cbpt elomt# g

owvgd gd ckki le tmg nkveleo%

_mk iekp;\kw nlomt fg vgcbtgd tk mgv%

Nb|fg# Vgobe bepgvgd%

Lcc cgbzg |kw kwv `btbckowg bt tmg vket dgpi tk.

nkvvk% Kwv fwplegpp lp okleo vgbcc| gcc% Vgbcc|# vgbcc|gcc% Cgt ng tgcc |kw# l tmgvgp be|tmleo tmbt qgkqcg

clig fgttgv tmbe tmg pkwed k tmglv ke ebng# ltp tmg

plomt k tmglv ebng ke be|tmleo vkn qcbrwgp tk dlpmgp#

tk `gvtl`btgp g}qcbleleo tmg bnlc| `vgpt% Bed |kwvg

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fktm Vglcc|% Tk kv tmg qvl`g k keg" _gcc gzge tmvkle b nwo kv vgg" Pmg cbwomgd% F| tmg b|# Ln Pmglcb

KPmgb# bed tmlp lp n| mwff|# Fvlbe%

Letvkdw`tlkep gvg nbdg# bed tmg nge pmkki mbedp

tmg b| nge dk mge tmg|vg ekt vgbcc| letgvgptgd le

tmg `kezgvpbtlke%

_mgvg dk |kw clzg ek; Pmglcb bpigd%

Eg \kvi% Bed |kw;

Qmkgel}% L ckzg tmg pwepmleg% Pmg qbwpgd% \kw

iek bfkwt kwv fwplegpp% _mbt dk |kw dk; Pmg pnlcgd

le mgv nkpt vlgedc| b|# tmge vblpgd mgv g|gfvkp

rwgptlkeleoc|% Be|tmleo g `be fw| vkn |kw;Ekt wecgpp |kw eggd tmg pgvzl`gp k b qvlzbtg le.

zgptlobtkv# ml`m lp mbt L bn% Hb`i lp tmg mgbd k tmg

Nbhkv @bpg Prwbd le Eg \kvi @lt|%

Pmglcbp pnlcg vgnblegd qcbptgvgd ke mgv b`g%

El`g# pmg pbld% \kwv hkfp nwpt fg pk letgvgptleo%

Tmg dkkv k tmg `bptcg kqgegd# bed Eglc Fw`icg| bq.

qgbvgd% \kw `be bcc `kng fb`i lepldg# mg beekwe`gd%

Be|keg mkpg vkkn pngccp k pnkig# `mg`i ltm Nbv.

tle bt tmg dgpi% _g mbzg b g zb`bet vkknp tmbt bvg

bv vkn tmg ilt`mge% Bed gvg pgvzleo tgb# `kgg# bed

qbptvlgp le tmg ckweog kv be|keg mk kwcd clig begbvc| flvd fvgbibpt%

Ek# tmbeip# Hb`i mlpqgvgd le Vgobep gbv%

Tmg `vkd pwvogd tkbvd tmg dkkv% Nkpt owgptp

pggngd be}lkwp tk ogt fb`i tk tmglv bvn fgdp%

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Pgg |kw cbtgv# Pmglcb pbld bfvwqtc| bp pmg bedFvlbe mwvvlgd k%

Vgobe bed Hb`i mgbdgd ptvblomt kv tmglv vkkn% Hb`i

weck`igd tmg dkkv bed get letk tmg fbtmvkkn mlcg

Vgobe bcigd dlvg`tc| tk tmg ledk b`leo tmg cbig%

Pmg qbwpgd kv pgzgvbc nlewtgp# ptbvleo kwt letk tmg

dbviegpp%

Ke`g tmg| gvg fb`i le fgd# Hb`i twvegd tk Vgobe%

Bvg |kw okleo tk tgcc ng mbtp ke |kwv nled; _mge L

`bng kwt k tmg fbtmvkkn# |kw dldet gzge ektl`g% \kw

gvg hwpt ptbvleo kwt tmg ledk%

Vgobe mgpltbtgd% Hb`i# L iek lt pkwedp `vbx|%Ln bcc gbvp%

Fgkvg g vbe dkeptblvp# |kw pbld lt ckkigd bp l

L pb b omkpt% L tmlei L dld% B knbe ltm b ckeo dbvi

`kbt bed b p`bv kzgv mgv mgbd bp ckkileo wq bt ng

bed pmbileo mgv pt% Pmg ckkigd bp l pmg fgckeogd le

bektmgv `getwv|%

Hb`i pnlcgd% \kw tmlei ltp Nb| Vglcc|;

L ieg |kw kwcd tmlei ltp `vbx|# fwt tmgvg bp

pkngtmleo mbx| bfkwt mgv% Bed tmge pmg dlpbqqgbvgd%

Ltp hwpt pk weclig |kw%

L iek%B vbngd qvlet pcld k tmg bcc bed `vbpmgd ke tmg jkkv%

Tmg| gvg fktm ptbvtcgd# fwt tmge Vgobe pnlcgd%

Nb|fg Ln ekt pk `vbx| btgv bcc% Fwt L vgwpg tk ogt kwt

k fgd vlomt ek%

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Hb`i qwccgd mgv `ckpg% Pk dk L% Mg twvegd bed`bccgd kwt% Okkd elomt# Nb| Vglcc|" Cgt wp ogt pkng

pcggq% Tknkvvk gcc bdnlvg |kwv tbfcg`cktm%

Vgobe cbwomgd% Fwt pkngtmleo bp nbileo mgv we.

gbp|% @kwcdL vgbcc| mbzg pgge b omkpt; pmg kedgvgd%

Dke tmg mbcc# Fvlbe bed Pmglcb mbd bcpk `clnfgd fb`i

letk fgd%

L bet fgclgzg lt# Fvlbe pbld% K bcc qgkqcg |kw mkpg

tk fwnq letk# |kw mbzg tk ql`i tmg lezgptlobtkv lg k keg

k tmg E\QDp floogpt `kqp% _mbt qkppgppgd |kw;L `kwcdet mgcq lt" Tmg pnkig bp vgbcc| ogttleo tk

ng# bed pmg bp bcileo kwt tmg dkkv vlomt le vket

k wp% Bed pmg bp pk el`g% L pmkwcdet cgbzg tmgn kwv

`btbckowg; Nb|fg tmg|cc qbpp lt bvkwed tk tmglv Lvlpm

vlgedp%

Ek" K `kwvpg ekt" _ltm be| cw`i tmg|cc kvogt

bfkwt wp% Fvlbe qwccgd tmg `kzgvp bvkwed mlp eg`i bed

twvegd k tmg clomt% Mgbd k tmg Nbhkv @bpg Prwbd#

mg nwttgvgd bp mg `ckpgd mlp g|gp%

L pmkwcd mbzg ieke tmbt tmlp qvkhg`t kwcd fg tkk

vlpi|# mg tmkwomt wegbplc|% _g kwcd ckpg gzgv|tmleo% Gp.qg`lbcc| kwv vgqwtbtlke%

Fwt gvg le tkk dggq tk fb`i kwt%

L pmkwcd mbzg ieke%

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