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jvgd ~`i Il{~ome ~{i f mnnoel |oels ~g ~`i
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yvma men cgsdoc am|s |`oc` ~`i oaays~vm~in oe
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dme oe ~`i lvi noayzoyd! oe [aogciei! men izie
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`ms fiie y{si~ cgesonivmfa f {vgdoeie~ scoie$
~ojoc die! mdgel |`gd s~men jgvidgs~ D% ni
]ym~vijmlis men Nmeoaizsb% Me~`vg{gaglos~s mvi
m~ zmvomeci masg cgeciveoel ~`i mli gj dme! ~`iov
is~odm~is zmvoel jvgd jozi `yenvin ~`gysmen ng|e
~g joj~ ~`gysmen imvs% ^`os nozivlieci gj
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g{oeoges! `g|iziv! mjjic~s gea ni~moas! ~`i dmoe vi$
sya~ os oaays~vm~in nmoa oe ~`i nosm{{imvmeci gj
olegvmeci men ~`i {vgnyc~oge gj ei| izoniecis
~ienoel ~g vic~oj dos~mbis men `mvdgeoxi scoie~ojoc
~`igvois%
Lmynv! oe `os fggb & Dgnive Scoieci!& sms
~`m~ ~`i ganis~ sbyaas men sbiai~ges |`oc` nm~i
jvgd ~`i lamcoma {ivogn! mvi {vgfmfa m~ aims~ gei
`yenvin ~`gysmen imvs gan% ^`i mvi s{icodies
gj m joei vmci! ~maa oe s~m~yvi! amvli oe fvmoe! men ge
~`i |`gai sy{ivogv ~g dme ipos~oel vmcis gj dme$
boen2 ~`ys nos{vgzoel gyv niscie~ jvgd ~`i m{i!
fy~ eg~ ~`i jyenmdie~ma am|s gj izgay~oge%
[vgjissgv \oec`iaa,s g{oeoge ms ~g ~`i me~o}yo~
gj ~`i Dino~ivvmeime vmci os masg |gv~` gj dgvi
~`me m {mssoel vidmvb% @i fiaoizis ~`m~ ~`i |`o~i
vmci dmni o~s m{{imvmeci nyvoel ~`i am~iv nicaoei
gj ~`i cge~oeie~ma lamcoivs2 fy~ `i mnns! m~ ~`i
smdi ~odi! ~`m~ &~`os ngis eg~ cgecive ~`i me~o}yo~
gj ~`i famcb men fvg|e vmcis! soeci ~`ivi mvi
eydivgys izoniecis gj ~`iov ipos~ieci oe dgvi
sgy~`ive viloges! oe ~odis vidg~ia {vi$lamcoma%&& _i~ |i `mzi mfyenme~ {vggjs ~`m~ ~`i famcb vmci
gzivvme Iyvg{i m~ me yebeg|e i{gc`! jgv ~`i
~{is gj sbyaas jgyen ~`ivi `mzi fiie gj ~|g
boens8 ~`i gv~`g$lem~`gys men ~`i {vglem~`gys!
gv ~`i Cmycmsome men eilvg ~{is% ^`os my~`ie~o$
cm~in jmc~ os lvim~a oe jmzgv gj Nmv|oe men Livman
Dmssi!~`i
lvim~ sdfgaglos~2fg~` `gan ~`m~
iziv cys~gd! sdfga! men viaologe cme fi ~vmcin
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fmcb ~g Oeeiv Mjvocm2 ~`i am~~iv lie~aidme iengvs$
oel cgesi}yie~a ~`i jmdgys smoel gj Viz% Vgfiv~
^magv8&Foen o~ mfgy~ ~` eicb! |vo~i o~ y{ge ~`i
~mfai~ gj ~` `imv~! iziv~`oel gj C`vos~omeo~ os gj
Il{~ome gvoloe%&
F jgvcoel dg~`iv imv~` ~g am fmvi `iv fgsgd!{vociaiss ~vimsyvis `mzi fiie fvgyl`~ gy~ gj ~`i
ipcmzm~oges! ms oe ~`i ni{mv~die~ gj ~`i @my~i$
Lmvgeei! |`ivi m |genivjya sciei gj f$lgei mlis
|ms fvgyl`~ ~g aol`~% S}ym~~oel eimv ~`i vidmoes
gj m cgma jovi! sizie~iie die |ivi noscgzivin oe cgd$
{me |o~` me~inoayzome dmddmas% ^`i |gvimdyai~s mvgyen ~`iov eicbs! men ~`i fvgbie {g~~iv
scm~~ivin mvgyen ~`i {amci ~is~ojoin ~g ~`iov beg|a$
inli gj civ~moe mv~s cgddge ~g cozoaoxin vmcis%
^`gyl` ~`i |gvn {mamigao~`oc dimes imvaoiv
s~gei$mli! ~`i emdi o~siaj os me megdma% Ip~me~
viaocs gj ~`m~ i{gc` mvi! o~ os civ~moe! ziv scmvci
~`ys jmv2 fy~ ~`i mvi niconina mv~os~oc% Oe ~`i
^`meloe lvg~~g! S|o~xivamen! me ipciaaie~ sbi~c`
gj m vioeniiv jiinoel `ms fiie yeimv~`in% O~ os m~
aims~ jozi `yenvin ~`gysmen imvs gan! men o~ |gyan
ng cvino~ ~g me dgnive meodma {moe~iv% ^`i ie$
lvmzoel gj ~`i `imn gj m `gvsi! masg! vizimas ~maie~%
\o~` ~`i syv{vosis ~`i jy~yvi visivzis ~g ip{agvivs!
~`i mv~os~oc sboaa nos{amin oe ~`i viaocs |`oc` `mzi
fiie vicgzivin jvgd ~`i cmzi$n|iaaivs! dm oenyci
scoie~os~s ~g vicgesoniv ~`iov {vicgeciozin onim
cgeciveoel ~`i cozoaoxm~oge gj ~`i [mamigao~`oc vmcis%
@y~ m s`gv~ ~odi mlg m ziv od{gv~me~ noscgziv
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|ms dmni f m Jviec` co~oxie visonoel oe Lmoeis$
zoaai! ^ipms% @mzoel gccmsoge ~g soeb m |iaa! `i
siaic~in m s{g~ oe m zmaai eimv m vmzoei gj lvim~
aiel~`% Nyvoel `imz vmoes o~ os ~vmesjgvdin oe~g
m vmloel ~gvvie~ |`oc` ni{gso~s oe ~`i zmaai aodi$
s~gei! lvmzia! dyn! men maa sgv~s gj nifvos% Mj~iv
vimc`oel m ni{~` gj jgyv jii~ oe m aodis~gei jgvdm$
~oge! Dv% Sgddis (syc` |ms ~`i emdi gj ~`i
Jviec` lie~aidie/ cmdi y{ge ~`i ziv~ifvmi men
vofs gj me meodma gj ~`i soxi gj m sdmaa {ol,s vofs!
gea o~ |ms gj m ~m{ivoel s`m{i% Dgesoiyv Sgd$
dis{vgciinin cmvijyaa
oe ~`i |gvb gj
yeimv~`oel~`i fgeis ~g|mvn ~`i ~m{ivoel ien! men sycciss$
jyaa yecgzivin sizie~iie vm~~ais! ~`i amvlis~ gei
dimsyvoel sop oec`is mcvgss% ^`ie {ig{ai cge$
lvilm~in m~ ~`i {amci2 fvgyl`~ ~`o~`iv f ~`i
s~vmeli noscgziv! ~`i imliva `ia{in oe ~`i |gvb
gjyeimv~`oel
~`i vidmoes gj ~`idges~iv% Mj~iv
yecgzivoel eoei~iie jii~! hynli gj ~`iov syv{vosi
|`ie ~`i {ivciozin ~`i sbiai~ge gj m lolme~oc
dme oe ~`i s~gdmc` gj ~`i `yli vi{~oai% ^`i vi$
dmoes gj fg~` mvi |iaa {visivzin! ms {ivjic~! oe
jmc~! ms |`ie jovs~ nieynin gj jais`% Eimv ~`i
fgeis gj ~`i dme,s vol`~ `men os m s~gei `m~c`i~
ziv sodoamv ~g ~`gsi jgyen mdgel ~`i od{aidie~s
{iv~moeoel ~g [mamigao~`oc vmcis% Ai~ ~`gsi |`g
fiaoizi oe m jovs~ dme! cmaain Mnmd! {geniv
gziv ~`os ye|vo~~ie {mli gj ~`i `os~gv gj gyv
{amei~%
Meg~`iv s~vgel izonieci! oe cgvvgfgvm~oge gj
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6> JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
Nmv|oeos~ ~`igvois! os jyveos`in f ~`i Eigao~`oc
ambi$n|iaaivs% Ligaglos~s mssiv~ ~`m~ ~`i {ame~s!
jgyen oe ~`i s~vm~m cgvvis{genoel ~g ~`i smdi
{ivogn! |ivi dmoea gj Mjvocme gvoloe! ~`gyl` nos$
cgzivin oe S|o~xivamen% ^`i camod masg ~g `mzi
jgyen vidmoes gj aggds! {g~~iv! civimas!) s`ii{!
`gvsis! i~c%
Dgesoiyv ni Dgv~oaai~! {vgjissgv gj {vi`os~gvoc
me~`vg{gagl oe [mvos! {amcis dme oe ~`i don$
Dogciei {ivogn! men m eydfiv gj aimvein die |`g
`mzi nizg~in imvs ~g ~`os dgs~ oe~ivis~oel syfhic~!
`mzi vicgleoxin ~`i jmc~ ~`m~ m Dogciei cozoaoxm~oge
geci {vgzie! o~ |oaa y{si~ ie~ovia ~`i s~gei$mli
{ivogn ~`igv% Eg gei `ms {aimnin dgvi imveis~a
jgv ~`i mvc`moc mlis ~`me ~`i eg~in Jviec` |vo~iv
Hmcgaaog~% Oe `os&@os~govi nis Zoivlis Ais [iy{ais
i~ ais, Cge~oeie~s Nos{mvys!& `i sms8&\`m~iziv
dm`mzi fiie ~`i
{amci
|`ivi m cozoaoxm~oge dgvi
mecoie~ ~`me ~`m~ gj Lviici! gj Il{~! men gj Oenom
|ms niziag{in! o~ os civ~moe ~`m~ ~`os cozoaoxm~oge
non ipos~! men o~ os `ol`a od{gv~me~ jgv scoieci ~g
vicgziv o~s ~vmcis! `g|iziv jiifai men jylo~ozi ~`i
fi%&
@mvna ~`ov~ imvs mlg!~`i
c`vgegaglgj
Il{~! Oenom! men C`oem |ms vonocyain! ~`i aodo~ ~g
dme,s m{{imvmeci ge ~`os imv~` fioel ~`ie ovvizgcm$
fa jopin m~ fi~|iie sop men sizie ~`gysmen imvs
Eg|! yecge~vgziv~ofai ~is~odge ipos~s sicyvoel ~g
~`i `ydme vmci m {amci oe ~`i Dogciei {ivogn! fy~
o~ os vijysinmndossoge oe~g ~`i Igciei mli! ~`ys
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JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP% 69
jmv! ~`gyl` ~`i sgoa {vgnycin zili~mfais men meo$
dmas m~ ~`i smdi ligaglocma i{gc`% \i ng eg~
beg| `g| agel o~ |oaa ~mbi jgv scoieci ~g ni~iv$
doei! izie m{{vgpodm~ia! ~`i eydfiv gj imvs cge$
~moein oe imc` {ivogn! fy~ |i ng `g{i ~`m~ |`ie
scoie~os~s {vgcamod syc` m jmc~! ~`i |oaa ng o~ ge
me ovvijy~mfai fmsos%
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C@M[^IV OO%
CGE^OEIE^S%
& Gei lieivm~oge {mssi~` m|m men meg~`iv cgdi~`! fy~ ~`i
imv~` mfoni~` jgviziv%&
Icca%!c`m{% o%
Ms ~`i Vgdmes mng{~in dme cys~gds jvgd
~`i Lviibs! men |ivi oeo~om~in f ~`id oe~g scoieci
men mv~! sg ~`iov oe~iaaic~yma dms~ivs! ~`i Lviibs!
`mn viciozin jvgd ~`i Il{~omes! ~`vgyl` ~`iov
smlis! ~`i beg|ainli |`oc` ain ~`id ge ~`i {m~`
gj lagv men jmdi% \`ie Sgage! ~g|mvns ~`i imv
:;; F% C! zoso~in Il{~! `i jgyen ~`m~ o~ |ms m ziv
mecoie~ cgye~v! mavimn ge o~s nicaoei! |o~` m agel
vicgvn gj `os~gvocma izie~s2sg agel oe jmc~ ~`m~ ~`i
Il{~ome c`vgegagl |ms vihic~in ms jmfyagys%
Mvc`migagl men ms~vgegd `mzi yeo~in ~`iov ijjgv~s
~g|mvn m sgay~oge gj ~`i }yis~oge! |o~` ~`i s~mv~$
aoel ijjic~ gj s`mboel y{ ~`i cgezoc~oge gj ~`i
lvim~is~ folg~s! men {vgzoel m ji| nm~is gj lvim~
od{gv~meci% Zgaei ~vmcin ~`i Lviib Xgnomb
fmcb =:!?0> imvs! fy~ soeci `i {yfaos`in `os
gfsivzm~oges ~`i jmdgys Xgnomb gj Nienivm` `ms
fiie nidges~vm~in ~g fi m~ aims~ 0;!;;; imvs gan2
jgv o~ s`g|s ~`i {mssmli gj ~`vii sonivima imvs
soeci o~ gvoloem~in% ^`i cmysi gj ~`i m{{mvie~
cge~vmnoc~oges oe ~`i c`vgegagl gj ~`i mecoie~
cozoaoxin vmcis aois sod{a oe ~`i nojjivie~ dmeeiv
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CGE^OEIE^S% 6<
gj vicbgeoel2 o~ os me ijjic~ gj ~`i {vizmaie~ onims
gj ~`i smdi i{gc`% Jgv ipmd{ai! ~`i imv! meeys!
dimes `imzie! vizgay~oge! men covcai! men os cagsia
viam~in ~g viaologe men sdfgaosd% @os~gv ~imc`is
ys ~`m~ sgdi em~oges `mn mng{~in ~`i m{{mvie~
vizgay~oge gj ~`i sye oe ~|ie~$jgyv `gyvs! g~`ivs
~`i vizgay~oge gj ~`i dgge oe gei dge~`2 g~`ivs
~`i oe~ivzma gj gei sgas~oci ~g meg~`iv gv gei
simsge! cmaaoel imc` nozosoge f ~`i lieivoc emdi
gjvizgay~oge gvimv% Fy~ ~`i beg|ainli gj ~`i soni$
vima imv! gv vi~vglvmnm~oge gj ~`i sye! od{aois ~`m~
~`i Il{~omes bei| ms~vgegd ~g {ivjic~oge% ^g
`mzi cmacyam~in ~`m~ ~`i sye |o~` ~`i s~mvv
`imzies ~mbis 69!0:0 imvs ~g vi~yve ~g ~`i s~mv~oel$
{goe~2 oe jmc~! ~g `mzi ficgdi m|mvi gj ~`i {vi$
cissoge gj ~`i i}yoegpis! ~`i gan Il{~omes dys~
`mzi fiie dms~ivs oe dm~`idm~ocs! izie |`ie ~`i
ivic~in ~`iov jmdgys Nienivm`Xgnomb!
~`m~os!
eimva 0;!;;; imvs mlg% \`ie ~`iov cozoaoxm~oge
aggdin y{ |i ng eg~ beg|2 ~vmno~oge vi{visie~s
~`id ma|ms oe {gssissoge gj ~`i lvim~is~ |osngd
men beg|ainli ~`m~ iziv |ms ge ~`os imv~`% ^`icamodin niscie~ jvgd ~`i ~|iazi &lvim~ lgns!&
|`gd sgdi my~`gvs ~`oeb dime~ [gsionge! Caio~g!men ~`iov ~ie sges% Fy~ ~`ivi os meg~`iv jmc~
cgvvgfgvm~oel ~`iov niscie~ jvgd M~ame~os% O~ os
~`i ds~ivogys ciaifvm~oge gj ~`i mvvozma gj ~`i
~`ov~iie lvim~ lgns f ~`i Mx~ic {vois~`ggn% ^`i
`ol` cozoaoxm~oge gj ~`i mecoie~ Cie~vma Mdivocme
men Dipocme vmcis! sg {icyaomva aobi ~`i Il{~ome
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60 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
cya~yvi! ~`i smdi beg|ainli gj {ivjic~ ms~vgegdocma
vicbgeoel ms oaays~vm~in oe ~`i cgagssma Mx~ic
cmaienmv gj ~`i Cm~`invma gj Sme~g Ngdoelg
(Dipocg/! {goe~ cgecaysozia ~g ~`i smdi gvoloe%
\i dys~ fimv oe doen ~`m~ ~`i Mx~ics `mn fiie
is~mfaos`in oe ~`i co~ gj Dipocg gea jgv m s`gv~
{ivogn m~ ~`i ~odi gj ~`i amenoel gj ~`i S{meomvns%
^`i |ivi fmvfmvomes cgd{mvin ~g ~`i ^ga~ics!
Dmms! ]yoc`is! men g~`iv lvim~ vmcis! |`gsi
{mssmli ge ~`i Mdivocme cge~oeie~ cme fi ~vmcin
~`vgyl` ~`i lvmen vyoes ~`i `mzi aij~ scm~~ivin
sg{vgdoscygysa% Viaologys
~iei~s `mn ficgdi
`gvvofa nosjolyvin! fy~ |i cme s~oaa ~vmci ~`i mecoie~
Il{~ome men Dipocme sdfgas men ailiens ~g
~`i smdi sgyvci% Smec`geom~`ge ~iaas ys ~`m~
Bvgegs! Boel gj M~ame~os! zoso~in ~`i sgy~` men
lmzi maa Il{~ ~g ~`i lgn ^my~! gv ^`g~`! sge
gj Dosgv! gv Dis~gv! die~ogein f [am~g%
Eg|! ~`i ]yoc`i ailiens vi{visie~ ~`i ds~oc
`ivg Zg~me ms m ailosam~gv!men jgyeniv gj ds~ivois%
^`i fmaai~ gj ~`i Pm`g`$^ye! gv smcvin ~m{ovs! |ms
gei gj ~`i {voeco{ma jim~yvis gj ~`i ciaifvm~oge gj
~`gsi ds~ivois% ^`i dmleojocie~ vyoes gj ~`i
jmdgys co~ cmaain Xmo! ~is~oj ~g ~`i {visie~ nm~g ~`i ds~oc od{gv~meci m~~mc`in ~g ~`i smcvin
nmeci gj ~`i Xmo! gv ^m{ovs%
Jyv~`ivdgvi! ~`i ]yoc`i dmeyscvo{~s die~oge m
ziv od{gv~me~ jmc~! emdia! ~`m~ Zg~me fvgyl`~~`i jovs~ ~m{ovs (jivossgnmc~aiT ~g ~`i @yi`yi~me
Voziv! |`ivi ~`i dya~o{aoin vm{ona! men |`ivi
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CGE^OEIE^S% 6?
~`i mvi s~oaa ~g fi jgyen oe amvli eydfivs% Ligag$
los~s mvi yemfai ~g msciv~moe i~ |`i~`iv ~`i ipos~in
oe ~`i Igciei {ivogn!fy~ oe ni{gso~s gjDogciei nm~i!
vidmoes! yenos~oelyos`mfai lieivocmaa men s{icojoc$
maa jvgd ~`i dgnive ~m{ovs! `mzi fiie jgyen |onia
nos~vofy~in maa gziv ~`ilagfi! ip~ienoel
izie ~g
Jvmeci! Livdme! men Ielamen! ~`gyl` ~`i siid
~g `mzi ficgdi ip~oec~ oe Iyvg{i fijgvi ~`i [ai$
os~gciei {ivogn% ^`i mfgyen s~oaa oe ~|g |onia$
si{mvm~in viloges gj ~`i imv~`! ~g |o~! oe Dmamsom
men oe Mdivocm! men oe eg oe~ivzieoel {amcis%
Meg~`iv ziv s~vmeli jmc~ ~g gfsivzi! os! ~`m~ ~`gsi
cagsia maaoin meodmas `mzi eg~ yenivlgei me
mdgye~ gj zmvom~oge oe jgvds nyvoel syc` me iegv$
dgys {ivogn 2men |`oai! soeci ~`i Dogciei {ivogn!
maa g~`iv dmddmaome jgvds |`oc` ipos~in! `mzi
io~`iv ficgdi ip~oec~! gv `mzi yenivlgei ip~iesozi
dgnojocm~oges! ~m{ovs `mzi vidmoein {vmc~ocmaa ye$
c`melin% O~ siids ~`ie ziv {amysofai ~g cgecayni
~`m~ Zg~me,s mvvozma oe Cie~vma Mdivocm cgyan fi
imsoa ~vmcin ~g m {ivogn cgvvis{genoel ~g ~`i lvim~
cm~mcasd ~`m~ syfdivlin M~ame~os2 jgv ~m{ovs `mzi
nosm{{imvin iziv|`ivi! ~`i cme fi jgyen m~ {vis$
ie~ gea oe me oesoleojocme~ {mv~ gj |`m~ fiagelin
jgvdiva ~g m ags~ cge~oeie~! men oe Mdivocm!
|`o~`iv Zg~me od{gv~in ~`id! dgs~ {vgfmfa!
jvgd `os M~ame~ime `gdi%
Dgvigziv! ~`i zieivmfai die |`g nmecin ~`i
fmaai~ gj ~`i ~m{ovs! cmvvoin m lviie {mad oe ~`iov
`mens! ~`i idfaidm~oc ~|ol! |`oc` Egm`,s ngzi
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3; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
masg fvgyl`~ ms m sole gj m ei| {ivogn gj dmeojis$
~m~oge gj dm~~iv mj~iv m nis~vyc~ozi cm~mcasd%
^`os os civ~moea m dgs~ vidmvbmfai cgoeconieci!
{vgzoel ~`i cgddge gvoloe gj ~|g lvim~ {vi`os~gvoc
em~oges2 |`g! ~`gyl` |onia si{mvm~in! mlvii s~oaa
oe ~`iov
sdfgaosd%
Fy~ o~ |gyan fi ivvgeigys ~g
sy{{gsi ~`m~ M~ame~os gv [gsiongeos |ms gea m
lvim~ osamen2 o~ |ms m lvim~ cge~oeie~ |`oc` non eg~
nosm{{imv maa m~ geci! fy~ syeb {mv~a m~ nojjivie~
~odis2 ~`i ams~ gj maa fioel ~`i geci$cgesonivin
jmfyagys osamen gj M~ame~os% Sg ~`m~ o~ ngis eg~
m{{imv s~vmeli~`m~ ~`i oe`mfo~me~s |`g
iscm{innis~vyc~oge s`gyan `mzi agcm~in oe g{{gso~i novic$
~oges! men m~ me madgs~ oesy{ivmfai nos~meci! ficmysi
~`i |ivi aozoel m~ m vidg~i nos~meci jvgd imc`
g~`iv% O~ `ms fiie cmacyam~in ~`m~ ~`i jmdgys
osamen niscvofin f [am~g! mccgvnoel ~g ~`i ni$
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yvma am| oe ~`i izgay~ogemv {`msis gj ~`i imv~`%
Aiaa `ms vidmvbin {iv~oeie~a8 &^`i cgeeic~oge
fi~|iie ~`i ngc~voei gj syccissozi cm~ms~vg{`is menvi{im~in ni~ivogvm~oges oe ~`i dgvma c`mvmc~iv gj
~`i `ydme vmci! os dgvi oe~odm~i men em~yvma ~`me
dol`~ m~ jovs~ fi odmloein% Jgv! oe m vyni s~m~i gj
sgcoi~! maa lvim~ cmamdo~ois mvi vilmvnin f ~`i
{ig{ai ms hynldie~s gj Lgn ge ~`i |ocbineiss gj
die% Oe aobi dmeeiv! oe ~`i mccgye~ lozie ~g Sgage
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f ~`i Il{~ome {vois~s gj ~`i syfdivsoge gj ~`i
osamen gj M~ame~os yeniv ~`i |m~ivs gj ~`i gcime!
mj~iv vi{im~in s`gcbs gj me imv~`}ymbi! |i joen
~`m~ ~`i izie~ `m{{iein |`ie Hy{o~iv `mn siie
~`i dgvma ni{vmzo~ gj ~`i oe`mfo~me~s%& ^`i
zyalmv agzis ma|ms ~g sii nozoei oe~ivjivieci |`ivi
~`ivi os vimaa eg~`oel fy~ m em~yvma {`iegdiem%
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am|! |`oc` eg {g|iv cme c`meli% \i sii iziv$
~`oel yenivlgoel m sag| ~vmesjgvdm~oge ficmysi
eg~`oel os s~m~ogemv% \i jgaag| me oddiesi
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m sicvi~ jgvci! ccaoc am|%
@g| cme |i vicges~vyi ~`i c`vgegagl gj ~`i
mecoie~ cge~oeie~s |`oc` `mzi nosm{{imvin! os ~`i
{vgfaid gj ~`i {visie~ 7 Dmnmdi Famzm~sb5
oe`iv ams~ |gvb! &^`i Sicvi~ Ngc~voei!& sms8
&^`i joema nosm{{imvmeci gj ~`i amvlis~ cge~oeie~
gj M~ame~os |ms me izie~ cgoeconie~ |o~` ~`i iai$
zm~oge gj ~`i Ma{s% O~ os ge ~`os cgagssma cm~mcasd!
|`oc` ams~in nyvoel m {ivogn gj = 9;!;;; imvs! ~`m~
~vmno~oges gj maa ~`i niaylis mvi fyoa~! ~`i Hi|s fyoan$
oel ~`iov zivsoge ge me izie~ |`oc` ~ggb {amci am~iv!
oe [gsiongeos%& ^`os g{oeoge os fmsin ge oejgvdm$
~oge jyveos`in f gccya~os~s! men gyl`~ eg~ ~g fi
nosvilmvnin ficmysi scoieci `ms eg~ i~ m{{vgzin
gj o~% Ligagl die~oges dme niaylis oecgd$
{mvmfa ganiv! ~g |o~! [mvos! ~`i lm cm{o~ma gj
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Oj |i s`gyan |os`! `g|iziv! ~g oaays~vm~i s~oaa dgvi
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eg| osamen gj Hivsi! oe m ao~~iv% O~ os masg |iaa
beg|e ~`m~ ~`i Ielaos` sim! gv c`meeia! os im~oel
y{ ~`i Jviec` cgms~! men ~`m~ o~ os gea m }yis~oge
gj ~odi |`ie [mvos |oaa fi mlmoe ge ~`i jaggv gj
~`i M~ame~oc! saydfivoel jgv miges gj mlis {vizogys
~g m vi$m|mbieoel ~g aol`~%
Fy~ o~ s~mens ~g vimsge ~`m~! oj m |`gai cge~oeie~
cgyan fi syeb! g~`iv cge~oeie~s dys~ `mzi nosm{$
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\i joen ge Ims~iv Osamen ~vmcis gj m cozoaoxm~oge ie$
~ovia nojjivie~ jvgd ~`i vidmoes jgyen io~`iv oe
Il{~! C`manim! gv Cie~vma Mdivocm% O~ os eg~ i~ ~`i
mv~os~oc men cya~yvin{vgnyc~oges
gj m vijoein vmci
aobi ~`i M~ame~ime! fy~ dges~vgys men ccag{ime
viaocs! aobi ~`i lome~ s~m~yis jgyen masg oe sgdi {mv~s
gj Oenom% Oe ~`i Aidyvomes |i cme noscgziv ~`i
my~`gvs gj dme lolme~oc dgeydie~s! men ~vmci ~g
~`id maa ~`i ailiens gj ~`i nojjivie~ ~g|ivs gj
Fmfia |`oc` |ivi fyoa~ f ~`i ]yoemdisoe
Cie$~vma Mdivocm! men f ~`i lome~s gj ~`i Dgsmoc
jaggn oe Msom% O~ os camodin ~`m~ Mjvocm os ganiv
~`me me g~`iv cge~oeie~ |`oc` os oe`mfo~in m~
{visie~! men ~`m~ Mdivocm vgsi |`ie M~ame~os
syeb% Os o~ ~`ie syv{vosoel ~g joen ~`i smdi ~{is!
ailiens! cgs~ydis! men ~vmno~oges oe Il{~ men
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oe Cie~vma Mdivocm! ~`i ~|g |onia si{mvm~in
em~oges |`oc` fiagelin geci ~g ~`i `ol`a cozoa$
oxin M~ame~ime vmci7 Gj ~`i Aidyvomes ao~~ai os
aij~! men s~oaa aiss beg|e2 fy~ gj ~`iov syccissgvs!
~`i M~ame~imes! |i joen vidmoes |onia s{vimn! men
mndovi oe Lvicome men Il{~ome {`oagsg{`!sco$
ieci! men mv~! ~`i cya~yvin `iol`~ ~g |`oc` ~`i `mn
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mcdi gj maa cie~ivs gj aimveoel men |osngd! |`m~
|ms s`i m~ ~`i m{ip gj `iv lagv7 \i cme gea
mes|iv! \i cgyan eg~ ~imc` ~`id me~`oel ~`m~
~`i non eg~ beg|! men |i cgyan aimve m lvim~ nima
jvgd ~`id%
Sov C`mvais Aiaa! ~`i jm~`iv gj ligagl! vijivvoel
~g ~`i c`melis |`oc` gccyv {ivognocmaa! sms8&Vi$
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lm~`iv dyc` oejgvdm~oge jvgd |vo~ivs gj ~`i Lvi$
come sic~s! |`g fgvvg|in madgs~ maa ~`iov ~iei~s
jvgd Il{~! men mdgels~ g~`ivs ~`m~ gj ~`i jgvdiv
syccissozi nis~vyc~oge men viegzm~oge gj ~`i |gvan%
\i aimve jvgd [ay~mvc` ~`m~ ~`os |ms ~`i ~`idi gj
gei gj ~`i `des gj Gv{`iys! sg ciaifvm~in oe
~`i jmfyagys mlis gj Lviici% O~ |ms fvgyl`~ f`od jvgd ~`i fmebs gj ~`i Eoai! men |i izie joen oe
`os zivsis! ms oe ~`i Oenome ss~ids! m nijoeo~i {ivogn
mssolein jgv ~`i nyvm~oge gjiziv syccissozi |gvan%
^`i vi~yves gj lvim~ cm~ms~vg{`is |ivi ni~ivdoein
f ~`i {visie~ {ivogn gj ~`i Dmleys Meeys! gv
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~`i sye! dgge! men {amei~s! men ~ivdoem~oel |`ie
~`isi vi~yve ~gli~`iv ~g ~`i sole |`ieci ~`i |ivi
sy{{gsin m~ sgdi vidg~i i{gc` ~g si~ gy~% \iaimve {mv~ocyamva jvgd ~`i ^odmiys gj [am~g ~`m~
~`i Il{~omes fiaoizin ~`i |gvan ~g fi syfhic~ ~g
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gj ~`i S~gocs mng{~in dgs~ jyaa ~`i ss~id gj
cm~ms~vg{`is nis~oein m~ oe~ivzmas ~g nis~vg ~`i
|gvan% ^`isi! ~`i ~myl`~! |ivi gj ~|g boens8 ~`i
cm~mcasd gv nis~vyc~oge f |m~iv! men ~`i ic{vg$
sos! gv nis~vyc~oge f jovi gv syfdmvoei zgacm$
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~voei gj ~`i lvmnyma nifmsidie~ gj dme jvgd
m s~m~i gj oeegcieci% ^g|mvn ~`i ~ivdoem~oge gj
imc` ivm ~`i lgns cgyan eg ageliv fimv |o~` ~`i
|ocbineiss gj dme! men m s`gcb gj ~`i iaidie~s! gv
m niayli! gziv|`iadin ~`id2 mj~iv |`oc` cmamdo~
Ms~vim mlmoe niscienin ge ~`i imv~` ~g viei| ~`i
lganie mli%&
Oe Lieisos |i joen ipmc~a ~`i smdi ~`igv ip$
{gyenin8 &Men Lgn sm| ~`m~ ~`i |ocbineiss gjdme
|ms lvim~ oe ~`i imv~`! men ~`m~ iziv odmloem~oge
gj ~`i ~`gyl`~s gj `os `imv~ |ms gea izoa cge~oe$
ymaa men! fi`gan! O izie O! ng fvoel m jaggn gj
|m~ivs y{ge ~`i imv~`! ~g nis~vg maa jais` |`ivioe
os ~`i fvim~` gj aoji! jvgd yeniv `imzie2 men iziv$
~`oel ~`m~ os oe ~`i imv~` s`maa noi%& ^`os {mssmli
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~vmno~oges gj madgs~ iziv mecoie~ vmci%
^`i ic{vgsos ~`igv os gfzogys oe ~`i jgaag|oel
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}yg~m~oges8 &Jgv |i ,|oaa nis~vg ~`os {amci! fi$
cmysi ~`i ,cv, gj ~`id os |mpie lvim~ fijgvi ~`i
jmci gj ~`i Agvn2men ~`i Agvn `m~` sie~ ys ~g ni$
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men y{ge Lgdgvvm` fvods~gei men jovi jvgd ~`i
Agvn gy~ gj `imzie 2 men `i gziv~`vi| ~`gsi co~ois!
men maa ~`i {amoe men maa ~`i oe`mfo~me~s gj ~`i
co~ois! men ~`m~ |`oc` lvi| y{ge ~`i lvgyen%&
^`os ailien oe Lieisos ngis eg~ m{{a ~g gea
~|g co~ois! jgv |`ivijgvi mvi ~`i |gvns gj Ag~,s
nmyl`~iv8 &Gyv jm~`iv os gan! men ~`ivi os eg~ m
dme oe ~`i imv~` ~g cgdi oe ye~g ys mj~iv ~`i
dmeeiv gj maa ~`i imv~`2 cgdi ai~ ys dmbi gyv
jm~`iv nvoeb |oei! men |i |oaa aoi |o~` `od! ~`m~
|i dm {visivzi siin gj gyv jm~`iv%& Syc` |gvns
cmeeg~ civ~moea m{{a ~g gei oenozonyma gv `os ~|g
nmyl`~ivs! fy~ ~g ~`i nosm{{imvmeci gj gei vmci men
~`i nm|e gj meg~`iv gei% ^`ys o~ os camodin ~`m~
Aidyvom {ivos`in f jovi! fy~ M~ame~os syeb ~g ~`i
fg~~gd gj ~`i gcime%
\i `mzi mvc`migaglocma! i~`egaglocma! ligaglocma!
~vmno~ogema! fg~meocma! men izie fogaglocma izo$
niecis oe sy{{gv~ gj ~`i ccaoc am| |`oc` vyais
~`i {ivogns gj ni~ivogvm~oge men vis~gvm~oge% Oe
gyv g|e nms ~`i Syenm Osamen |o~` 0;!;;;
Dmams syeb ~g ~`i fg~~gd gj ~`i Oenome Gcime!
men Lviieamen os agsoel lvgyen sg jms~ ~`m~
eg em~ozi |oaa fyoan f ~`i sim$s`gvi% @ypai`ms cgecaysozia nidges~vm~in ~`m~ ~`i Fvo~os`
Osamens `mzi fiie syfdivlin jgyv ~odis men ~`ie
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3: JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
syfsi}yie~a vmosin mlmoe! men cgesi}yie~a {ig$
{ain imc` ~odi |o~` m ei| vmci! |`oc` dys~ `mzi
cgdi jvgd sgdi oe`mfo~in viloge% Dmnmdi
Famzm~sb oe `iv ams~ |gvb sms 8
&O fiaoizi oe
sizie cge~oeie~s! jgyv `mzi nosm{{imvin! |i aozi ge
~`i joj~`! men ~|g dgvi |oaa
m{{imv
oe ~`i jy~yvi%&
Men mlmoe 8 &[m~mam! ~`i @oeny emdi jgv Mdivocm!
me~o{gnis gj Oenom! ~gyc`in M~ame~os% ^`i @oeny
Mvmes bei| ~`i ams~ syvzozoel osamen gj M~ame~os
|`oc` `mn {ivos`in sgge mj~iv ~`i y{`imzma gj ~`i
~|g Mdivocms% ^`ys Mdivocm os ganiv ~`me
Iyvg{i%&O~ os masg ~`i vimsge
|` |ijoen oe
Oenom eg~ gea ~vmcis gj M~ame~ime cya~yvi! fy~
masg m ji| viaocs gj me ganiv vmci! sgdi lolme~oc
vidmoes gj Aidyvom! ziv scme~ o~ os ~vyi! fy~ ~{o$
cma iegyl` ~g oesoeym~i m nojjivie~ i{gc` gj nos$
{vg{gv~ogem~i soxi oe die! meodmas! {ame~s! men
dgeydie~s! syc` ms |gyan fi syllis~in ms `mzoelipos~in oe Igciei men Dogciei {ivogns% O~ os!
`g|iziv! oe Ims~iv Osamen! ~`m~ ~`i lvim~is~ fyab gj
syc` ccag{ime s~m~yis `ms fiie noscgzivin%
Aiaa viam~is m sivois gj zgacmeoc {`iegdiem!
imv~`}ymbis! ~vgyfain |m~iv! jagm~oel scgvom! men
cgaydes gj sdgbi! |`oc` `mzi fiie gfsivzin m~
oe~ivzmas soeci ~`i donnai gj ~`i ams~ cie~yv! oe m
s{mci gj g{ie sim fi~|iie agelo~ynis 6; men 66
|is~! mfgy~ `maj m nilvii sgy~` gj ~`i i}ym~gv%& ^`isi jmc~s!& sms Dv% Nmv|oe!
& siid ~g s`g|
~`m~ me osamen gv mvc`o{iamlg os oe {vglviss gj jgv$
dm~oge oe ~`i donnai gj ~`i M~ame~oc% M aoei hgoe$
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oel S~% @iaiem men Msciesoge |gyan! oj {vgagelin
oe~ivsic~ ~`os sag|a emscie~ jgcys gj zgacmeoc mc$
~oge% S`gyan amen fi izie~ymaa jgvdin `ivi! o~
|oaa eg~ fi ~`i jovs~ ~`m~ `ms fiie {vgnycin f
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f ~`i ipos~oel s{icois gj ~is~mcim% O~ |gyan finojjocya~ ~g is~odm~i ~gg `ol`a ~`i cgddivcoma men
{gao~ocma od{gv~meci |`oc` m lvgy{ gj osamens
dol`~ mc}yovi oj!oe ~`i eip~ ~|g gv ~`vii ~`gysmen
imvs! ~`i s`gyan vosi oe don$gcime fi~|iie S~%
@iaiem men Msciesoge%&
Ngeeiaa }yg~oel ~`i smdi {mssmli sms8& ^`isi jmc~s |gyan siid ~g s`g| ~`m~ ~`i lvim~
jovis |`oc` nis~vgin M~ame~os mvi s~oaa sdgyanivoel
oe ~`i ni{~`s gj ~`i gcime2~`m~ ~`i zms~ gscoaam$
~oges |`oc` cmvvoin [am~g,s cge~oeie~ fieim~` ~`i
sim dm mlmoe fvoel o~! |o~` maa o~s fyvoin ~vimsyvis!
~g ~`i aol`~ 2 men ~`m~ izie ~`i |oan odmloem~oge
gj Hyais Zivei! |`ie `i niscvofin Cm{~moe Eidg!
oe `os nozoel$mvdgv! aggboel ng|e y{ge ~`i ~id$
{ais men ~g|ivs gj ~`i ags~ osamen! ao~ f ~`i jovis
gj syfdmvoei zgacmegis! `mn sgdi lvgyen|gvb gj
{gssofoao~ ~g fyoan y{ge%& Syvi iegyl`! men oj M~$
ame~os s`gyan vi$mscien ~g ~`i syvjmci gj ~`i gcime!
ms o~ |oaa civ~moea oe cgyvsi gj ~odi! |i dol`~ li~
cgesonivmfai oejgvdm~oge jvgd `iv vidmoes cge$
civeoel ~`i Aidyvome cge~oeie~%
Fy~ |`m~ gj ~`i @{ivfgvimes 7 \`g `ms eg~
vimn gj ~`i oecgd{mvmfai caodm~i ~`m~ cgyan fi
iehgin oe ~`iov cgye~v! |`oc` |ms s`ia~ivin jvgd
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em~in ~id{is~s! s~gvds! men |oen! ~`i {vgnyciv gj
~`id! fy~ eg~ ~`i syjjiviv gj me noscgdjgv~ jvgd
~`id% @ivgng~ys fi|moas `os oemfoao~ ~g nos$
cgziv me ~vmcis gj ~`id% @i |os`in ~g oe}yovi
mfgy~ ~`id jvgd ~`iov eiol`fgvs! ~`i Mvodms{is!
|`g! ~`gyl` ~`i {gssissin gea gei ii! |ivi
ziv caimv$sol`~in! fy~ ~`i |ivi yemfai ~g jyveos`
`od |o~` me oejgvdm~oge ms ~g ~`iov |`ivi$
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@is{ivonis bi{~|m~c` gziv ~`i jmdgys lganie m{{ais% ^`i |ivi
sy{{gsin ~g fi so~ym~in oe sgdi sicaynin s{g~
gj ~`i Gcconie~%
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lvim~ em~ogema {gids! ~`i Oaomn men Gnssiys2
men @gdiv,sliglvm{`
|ms ~`i~`idi
men syf$
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g{`ivs% ^`i |ivi ms smcvinH8g ~`i Lviibs ms ~`i
Fofai os ~g$nm ~g ~`i C`vos~omes2 men dme ~odis
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jgv ~`ov~ fggbs! ficmysi ~`i ~ip~ |ms idfaidm~o$
cma%
Ge `os zgmli ~g ~`i Mvc~oc viloges! ~`i S|in$
os` ip{agviv Egvniesbogan jgyen jgssoas gj `gvsis!
s`ii{! iai{`me~s! v`oegcivgsis! dmddg~`s! i~c%!
ge m lvgy{ gj osamens `i noscgzivin! |`oc` ~iens
~g cvino~ ~`i vi{gv~ gj me oe`mfo~in @{ivfg$
vime cge~oeie~ |`ivi ~`ivi mvi gea lamcoivs eg|%
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CGE^OEIE^S% 3?
^`ivi mvi dme maailgvois men mecoie~ ailiens vi$
jivvoel ~g ~`i c`melis gj caodm~i oe ~`gsi nos~me~
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`mn ficgdi m cgye~v |o~` m niaol`~jya ~id{ivm$
~yvi% Eimva maa ~`i lgns gj Il{~! [`gieocom!
Lviici! men
dmeg~`iv [me~`iges! mvi gj m
egv~`ive gvoloe ficmysi jgvdm~oge os jvgd egv~` ~g
sgy~`! men ~`i |ivi maa idfgnoel ~vyi jmc~s
viam~ozi ~g ~`i `os~gv gj ~`i yeozivsi! gv gj
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~`i me~o}yo~ gj ~`i @ifvi|s% Eg~ gei gj ~`id
`ms sg dyc` ms die~ogein ~`i {vgnolois gj Dgsis! gv
`ian gy~ ~`i aims~(aod{si gj {vgfmfoao~! gv cgoeco$
nieci ~g `os vgdme~oc ~mai% ^`i nvg|eoel gj m
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fiie vicgvnin oe ~`i meemas gj m {ig{ai! ~`m~ `ms
aij~ ys sg dme od{ivos`mfai didie~gis gj o~s
{ms~! fy~ eg~ m soelai jmc~ `ms iziv fiie noscgzivin!
mdgel ~`i `os~gvocma viaocs gj me gj ~`i @ifvi|
cge~id{gvmvois! cgvvgfgvm~oel ~`iov `os~gvocma Fofai
{vizogys ~g `ga Boel Nmzon% ^`i |`gai jmfai gjDgsis! `g|iziv! os ~g fi jgyen oe ~`i Gv{`oc
zivsis syel oe ~`i gvlois gj Fmcc`ys! ms ciaifvm~in oe
Il{~! Svom! Msom Doegv! men Lviici! mlis fijgvi
syc` {ig{ai ms ~`i Hi|s |ivi beg|e ~g fi oe ipos~$
ieci% ^`i C`manime ~mfai~s lozi ~`i maailgvocma ni$
scvo{~oge gj cvim~oge! ~`i jmaa! ~`i jaggn! men ~`i
~g|iv gj Fmfia! |o~` ~`i `os~gv gj Dgsis% @g|
cme ~`i [ie~m~iyc` fi cmaain m viziam~oge 7 ^`i
~g|iv gj Fmfia is{icomaa |ms m d~` ziv |onia
s{vimn! izie oe Mdivocm! mlis fijgvi ~`i amenoel
gj ~`i S{meomvns% Oe m |gvb ~vmesam~in f Jvm
Noilg Nyvme! oe =9<?! cmaainy
@os~gv gj Ei|S{moe!& men ni{gso~in oe ~`i Vgma Aofvmv gj
Dmnvon! ~`i zivsoge gj o~ os 8
&Mj~iv ~`i `mn
vmosin o~ sg `ol` ~`m~ o~ vimc`in ~`i sb! ~`i Agvn
gj ~`i Nozoei @iol`~s smon ~g ~`i oe`mfo~me~s gj
`imzie 8
, @mzi gy eg~ocin `g| ~`i oe`mfo~me~s
gj ~`i imv~` `mzi fyoa~ syc` m `ol` men sy{ivf
~g|iv ~g mscien `ivi! ficmysi ~`i mvi ie~ocin
`o~`iv f ~`i fimy~ men fvol`~eiss gj ~`i sye7
Cgdi! ai~ ys cgejgyen ~`id! jgv o~ os eg~ hys~ ~`m~
~`gsi |`g aozi ge ~`i imv~`! men mvi oe ~`i jais`!
s`gyan dop |o~` ys%, Oes~me~a ~`i oe`mfo~me~s
gj ~`i sbois vys`in jvgd ~`i jgyv cgveivs gj ~`i
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|gvan! men aobi aol`~eoel nis~vgin ~`i fyoanoel
|`oc` die `mn vmosin2 |`iviy{ge ~`i ~ivvgv$
s~vocbie lome~s |ivi si{mvm~in men scm~~ivin ge maa
sonis gj ~`i imv~`%& C`m{% '! Zga% O%
Egei fi~~iv ~`me ~`i Hi|s bei| ~`m~ m `onnie
dimeoel |ms yenivaoel ~`i ~ip~ gj ~`i jovs~ fggbs
gj ~`i Fofai! jgv ~`i bis ~g o~ mvi cgecimain oe
sgdi sicvi~ {`oagsg{`ocma |gvbs cmaain ~`iBmfmamU
|`oc`! aobi ~`iov ~`igagl! |ms eg~`oel dgvi ~`me
~`i Gvoie~ma {`oagsg{` {amlomvoxin! men vidgniain
~g syo~ ~`iov g|e cgecio~% Oe ~`i cgyvsi gj ~`iov
vmdfaoels oe~g ~`i mnhmcie~ cgye~vois gj Il{~!
Mssvom! men [`gieocom! ~`i cgyan eg~ `ia{ aimve$
oel ~`i ~iei~s gj ~`i ngc~voeis gj ~`gsi em~oges%
, Gei ~`oel! oeniin!& sms ~`i lvim~ iccaisoms~ocma
|vo~iv! Dgs`iod!&m{{imvs m~ jovs~ sol`~ ziv vi$
dmvbmfai ~`m~ ~`i zmvoi~ gj viaologes men lgns
oe ~`i `im~`ie |gvan eio~`iv {vgnycin |mvs egv
nossiesoges mdgel ~`i nojjivie~ em~oges%& Civ$
~moea o~ non eg~! jgv aimvein die maaili! |o~` ~`i
dgs~ cgezoecoel mvlydie~s! ~`m~ ~`i {voeco{ma
nio~ois gj maa ~`i Lie~oais visidfain imc` g~`iv oe
~`iov issie~oma c`mvmc~ivs! men ~`m~ ~`iov fioel |gv$
s`o{in yeniv nojjivie~ emdis cgyan eg~ fvoel me
cgejysoge oe~g d~`gagl! soeci ~`i |ivi maa ni$
vozin jvgd ~`i smdi sgyvci2m jmc~ nidges~vm~in
f sdfgagl dgs~ cgecaysozia%&& ^`i zmvogys
dgnis gj |gvs`o{ |`oc` {vizmoain oe ~`i Vgdme
|gvan!& sms Loffge!&|ivi maa cgesonivin f ~`i
{ig{ai ms i}ymaa ~vyi f ~`i {`oagsg{`ivs ms
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i}ymaa jmasi! men f ~`i dmlos~vm~is ms i}ymaa
ysijya%
&Fg~` ~`i oe~ivis~s gj ~`i {vois~s men ~`i cvi$
nyao~ gj ~`i {ig{ai |ivi syjjocoie~a vis{ic~in% Oe
~`iov |vo~oels men cgezivsm~oge ~`i {`oagsg{`ivs
gj
me~o}yo~
mssiv~in ~`i
oeni{ienie~ noleo~gj
vimsge2 fy~ ~`i visolein ~`iov mc~oges ~g ~`i cgd$
dmens gj am| men cys~gd% Zoi|oel \o~` m sdoai
gj {o~ men oenyalieci ~`i zmvogys ivvgvs gj ~`i
zyalmv! ~`i noaolie~a {vmc~ocin ~`i cividgeois gj
~`iov jm~`ivs! nizgy~a jvi}yie~in ~`i ~id{ais gj
~`ilgns!
mensgdi~odis! cgeniscienoel
~g mc~ m
{mv~ ge ~`i ~`im~iv gj sy{ivs~o~oge! ~`i cgecimain
~`i sie~odie~s gj me m~`ios~ yeniv ~`i smcivng~ma
vgfi% Vimsgeivs gj syc` m ~id{iv |ivi scmvcia
oecaoein ~g |vmelai mfgy~ ~`iov vis{ic~ozi dgnis gj
jmo~`! gv gj |gvs`o{% O~ |ms oenojjivie~ ~g ~`id
|`m~ s`m{i ~`i jgaa gj ~`i dya~o~yni dol`~ c`ggsi~g mssydi2 men ~`i m{{vgmc`in |o~` ~`i smdi
oe|mvn cge~id{~ men ~`i smdi ip~ivema vizivieci
~g ~`i ma~mvs gj ~`i Anome! ~`i Gad{ome! gv ~`i
Cm{o~gaoei Hy{o~iv%& Loffge,s iailme~ mccgye~ gj
~`i dm~~iv os gea {mv~omaa ~vyi! jgv ~`i ziv oe$
s~o~y~oge gj ~`i ds~ivois os me iag}yie~ mes|iv ~g
me mccysm~oge gj m~`iosd m~ amvli! gv gj {g{yamv
jgaa% D~`gagl os ~`i od{ivos`mfai fggb oe
|`oc` em~yvi `ms |vo~~ie oe oeniaofai c`mvmc~ivs m
{vociaiss vicgvn! ~`i `os~gv gj dmeboen ge ~`i ao~$
~ai {amei~ imv~`% ^`i mecoie~s bei| o~ sg |iaa ~`m~
~`i lmzi dmeojgan dimeoels ~g ~`iov sdfgaocma
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lgns! men |vm{{in ~`iov smcvin |vo~oels |o~` syc`
me od{iei~vmfai zioa gj ds~iv! ~`m~ ~`i vi$
dmoein simain fggbs ~g ~`i olegvme~ {ig{ai! men
|oaa vidmoe sg jgv dme imvs ~g cgdi%
Oe ~`i &Aissiv Ds~ivois& maa ~`m~ |ms `os~gvo$
cma men oe~iv{vi~m~ozi |ms cgddyeocm~in ~g ~`i
eig{`~is! fy~ ~`i&Lvim~iv Ds~ivois& |ivi vi$
sivzin jgv ~`gsi |`gsi s{ovo~yma yejgandie~ ie$
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sicvi~ |gvboels gj em~yvi% Jvgd ~`i Il{~omes
ng|e ~g ~`i Hi|s! ~`i cgvvic~ dimsyvi gj ~odi |ms
cgesonivin syc` mlvim~ sicvi~!
~`m~! ~g vizima o~ ~g
yeoeo~om~in {ivsges! |ms cgesonivin ms m dgs~ `ioe$
gys soe% Dgvigziv! ~`i @ifvi|s ~myl`~ ~`m~ ~g
nozyali ~`i Vmffoeocma ds~ivois ~g me gy~soniv!
gv od{mv~ ~g ~`id ~`i sicvi~s cge~moein oe ~`i
Bmfmam! |ms aobi im~oel gj ~`i jvyo~ gj ~`i ^vii gj
Beg|ainli2o~
|ms {yeos`mfai f nim~`% @g| ~`iecme ~`i C`vos~ome lgs{ia ~imc`ivs {vi~ien ~g ip$
{amoe ~`i Fofai ~g sdmaa c`oanvie 7 O~ siids ma$
dgs~ ~gg aynocvgys ~g fi fiaoizin! |`ie gei beg|s
~`m~ |o~`gy~ ~`i bi ~g o~! ~`i Gan ^is~mdie~ os
oecgd{vi`iesofai% ^`i smcvin fggbs gj maa ~`i
mecoie~ em~oges vi}yovi meg~`iv fggb ~g fi oe~iv$
{vi~in f! men ms ~`i @ifvi|s cgecimain ~`i bi
~g ~`iov @ga Scvo{~yvis oe ~`i Bmfmam! ~`i @oenys
`on ~`i gei ~g ~`iov Zinms oe ~`i Y{meos`mns%
Cg|iaa `ms vidmvbin ziv {iv~oeie~a ~`m~ &~`i
Y{meos`mns fvim~`i me ie~ovia nojjivie~ s{ovo~
jvgd g~`iv Fvm`dmeocma |vo~oels!& ~`i fimv me
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ip{vissoge gj ~`gyl`~ yebeg|e oe me imvaoiv
|gvb! ipci{~ ~`i Vol Zinm `des% \`ie ~vya
oe~iv{vi~in! ~`i Zinms! ~`i Xien Mzis~m! men ~`i
Hi|os` Fofai |oaa vizgay~ogeoxi ~`i |gvan2 ~`i
|oaa fi ~`i nim~` gj ~`gsi jmasi ~`igaglois! fyoa~
y{ge olegvmeci men jmasojocm~oge% ^`i |ivi ye$
|o~~oela ~`i cmysi gj ~`i izoa2
oe ~`iov ~vyi oe~iv$
{vi~oge aois ~`i vidin% Vimn f ~`i aol`~ gj ~`i
Xg`mv! ~`i oeo~oma jgyv c`m{~ivs gj Lieisos! |`oc`
`mzi fiie cvo~ocosin sg sizivia! ficgdi m `ol`a
{`oagsg{`ocma jvmldie~ oe ~`i `os~gv gj ~`i |gvan,s
cgsdglge! men mlvii ~`gvgyl`a |o~` ~`i vicgvns
bi{~ f dme g~`iv em~oges! men ge g~`iv cge~o$
eie~s! A i%! Mdivocm% ^`i [ie~m~iyc` Os m cgaaic$
~oge gj maailgvocma ailiens! eg~ ma|ms m syo~mfai
vimnoel jgv gy~`% Oe ~`iov sdfgaocma lmvf ~`i
mvi m d~`! m eyvsiv ~mai! m dges~vgys m~$
~id{~ ~g {am `mzgc |o~` scoieci men agloc! me izo$
nie~ ijjic~ gj ~`i s{o~i gj Hi`gzm`,s jgaag|ivs% ^g
`mzi ai~ ~`id sivzi ms m {vgaglyi ~g C`vos~omeo~
|ms ~`i lvim~is~ ivvgv cgddo~~in f ~`i imva
Jm~`ivs gj ~`i c`yvc`! |`g bei| ziv |iaa |`m~
~`i [ie~m~iyc` dime~! men |`g m{{vg{vom~in o~
mlmoes~ ~`i |os`is gj ~`i Vmffos% ^`i am~~iv ip$
ivcosin ~`i sizivis~ zielimeci f maag|oel ~`i
C`vos~omes ~g vidmoe oe {gssissoge gj ~`i nimn ai~$
~iv! |`oai ~`i bi{~ ~`i sicvi~ dimeoel ~g ~`id$
siazis%
C`vos~omeo~! `g|iziv! os eg~ cgeeic~in sg mfsg$
ay~ia|o~` ~`i
Hi|os` viaologems ~g g|i o~ o~s ip$
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os~ieci% Ge ~`i cge~vmv! dme gj ~`i s`vi|nivmnzgcm~is gj ~`i {visie~ ss~id `mzi ip{vissin
jvi}yie~a ~`iov nisovi ~`m~ ~`i ~|g ngc~voeis
s`gyan fi cgesonivin oeni{ienie~ gj imc` g~`iv%
& ^`i am| |ms lozie f Dgsis! fy~ lvmci men ~vy~`
cmdi f Hisys C`vos~!& sms Hg`e 2men ~`ie mlmoe!
&Maa ~`m~ iziv cmdi fijgvi di mvi ~`oizis menvgffivs!& }yg~oel C`vos~,s g|e |gvns ~g `os m{gs~ais
|`ie vijivvoel ~g ~`i gan nos{iesm~oge% \i mlvii
|o~` ~`i m{gs~ai,s ams~ sie~ieci! sg |i |oaa {vgciin
~g cgesoniv oj ~`i Ei| ^is~mdie~ cme s~men me
dgvi soj~oel ng|e ~`me Hynmosd%
O~ `ms fiie mssiv~in jvi}yie~a ~`m~ Hisys fi$
agelin ~g m sic~ cmaain Issieis (Dm~~`i| oo! 63/8& ^`m~ o~ dol`~ fi jyajoaain |`oc` |ms s{gbie f
~`i {vg{`i~! @i s`maa fi cmaain m Emxmviei!& ~`m~
os m ^`ivm{iy~ (I{o{`meoys/% Iysifoys! me imva
c`yvc` Jm~`iv gj lvim~ my~`gvo~ mdgel C`vos~omes!
camods ~`m~ ~`i dgems~oc aoji |ms nivozin jvgd ~`i
Issieis! men I{o{`meoys mssiv~s ~`m~ ~`i Emxm$
vieismen ~`i Emxmvo~is gj ~`i Gan ^is~mdie~ |ivi
didfivs gj ~`i smdi sic~% \i vimn oe Fmsemli,s
&@os~govi nis Hyojs 8
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oo! 63!, ^`m~ o~
dol`~ fi jyajoaain |`oc` |ms s{gbie f ~`i {vg{`$
i~s! `i s`maa fi cmaain m Emxmviei2, ~`m~ os
(ms |i sii jvgd I{o{`meoys/! m ^`ivm{iy~% O~ os
civ~moe ~`m~ egei gj ~`i Hi|os` {vg{`i~s `mn sg
smon% Sgdi g~`iv i}ymaa smcvin |vo~oels mvc vi$
jivvin ~g! ~`gyl` ~`iov mccgd{aos`die~ f ~`i
divi visidfameci gj ~`i emdi gj ~`i co~ oe |`oc`
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Hisys os smon ~g `mzi visonin! ~g ~`m~ gj ~`i gvniv
gj dgebs ~g |`oc` `i |ms fiaoizin ~g `mzi fi$
agelin! os m dgs~ dosivmfai {ye% ^`i Hi|s! `g|$
iziv! |`g ~`oeb o~ vimsgemfai ~g mndo~ ~`m~ syc` m
{ivsge ms Hisys vimaa ipos~in! {amci `os fov~` eimva
m cie~yv sggeiv ~`me ~`i lieivmaa mssydin i{gc`%&
^`i |gvn ivm os nivozin jvgd ~`i jgyv oeo~oma ai~~ivs
gj ~`i jgvdyam! &Mf Ipgvnog Vileo Mylys~o!&
|`oc` dimes! ,,jvgd ~`i filoeeoel gj ~`i viole gj
Mylys~ys!& men jgv sizivma cie~yvois mj~iv ~`i is$
~mfaos`die~ gj C`vos~omeo~! em~oges cge~oeyin ~g
vicbge jvgd ~`i s~mv~oel${goe~ ~`i `mn mng{~in!
izoecoel ~`i lvim~is~ oenojjivieci ms ~g ~`i imv oe
|`oc` Hisys C`vos~ |ms fgve% M ziv gfscyvi dgeb!
f ~`i emdi gj Ngeosoys Ipolyys gv ~`i Ao~~ai! cma$
cyam~in! f ~`i dimes gj c`vgegaglocma ~mfais! ~`i
imv gj ~`i fov~` gj Hisys C`vos~% @i aozin oe ~`i
imv 90; m~ Vgdi! fy~ `os cge~id{gvmvois {mon ao~$
~ai m~~ie~oge ~g `os noscgziv! men o~ |ms gea ~|g
cie~yvois mj~iv|mvns! ~`m~ ~`i zieivmfai Fini ip$
`gv~in ~`i C`vos~omes ~g mng{~ o~!men Cmvags Dml$
eys oe 0;; ossyin me inoc~ ailmaoxoel o~%
\i vimn oe ~`i &Mc~s& ~`m~ ~`i nosco{ais |ivi
jovs~ cmaain C`vos~omes m~ Me~ogc`! men ~`i aimvein
Hisyo~ Eocgamys Sivmvoys cge~iens ~`m~ ~`i jovs~
C`vos~ome dgebs |ivi Issieis% Me`g|! o~ cme$
eg~ fi nieoin ~`m~ ~`i dgs~ idoeie~ Jm~`ivs gj ~`i
c`yvc` `mn fiie inycm~in men ~vmoein oe ~`i
Yeozivso~ gj Maipmenvom% Jyv~`ivdgvi! ~`i dgs~
zmayindmeyscvo{~s
gj ~`i Ei| ^is~mdie~ mvi
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^@I SMCVIN SCVO[^YVIS% <3
Cgnocis Maipmenvoeo% @ivi o~ ficgdis eicissmv
~g oezis~olm~i ~`i c`mvmc~iv men gvoloe gj ~`m~ dgs~
vidmvbmfai si~ gj die! ~`i Issieis! ge mccgye~ gj
~`i {vgdoeie~ {mv~ ~`i {amin oe ~`i gvoloem~oge
men {vgnyc~oge gj ~`i C`vos~ome Scvo{~yvis% ^`i
dgs~ ciaifvm~in |vo~ivs gj me~o}yo~! syc` ms [`oag!
Hgsi{`ys! [aoe! men Sgaoeys! `mzi die~ogein ~`id
jvi}yie~a yeniv ~`i emdi gj ^`ivm{iy~s gv Is$
sieis! |`oc` dimes ~`i smdi ~`oel! ~`i gea noj$
jivieci fioel ~`m~ Issiei os me Il{~ome |gvn!
men ^`ivm{iy~mi os Lviib! fy~ ~`i mvi sege$
dgys |o~` Syvliges! @imaivs! men Cyvm~is%
&O~ |ms oe Il{~!& sms ~`i lvim~ iccaisoms~ocma
`os~gvome! Dgs`iod!&~`m~ ~`i dgvgsi nosco{aoei gj
Msci~ocosd ~ggb o~s vosi2men o~ os gfsivzmfai! ~`m~
~`m~ cgye~v `ms oe maa ~odis! ms o~ |ivi f me od$
dy~mfai am| gv nos{gso~oge gj em~yvi! mfgyenin
|o~` {ivsges gj m
diamec`ga cgd{aipoge!
men
{vgnycin! oe {vg{gv~oge ~g o~s ip~ie~! dgvi laggd
s{ovo~s ~`me me g~`iv {mv~s gj ~`i |gvan% O~ |ms
`ivi ~`m~ ~`i Issieis n|ia~ {voeco{maa! agel fijgvi
~`i cgdoel gj C`vos~%& Zga% O! {% =?:%
]yg~oel ~`i smdi my~`gv! Viz% Vgfiv~ ^magv
sms8&O~ os eg~ ~`i jovs~
lameci!egv
cyvsgvgfsivz$
meci! ~`m~ |oaa syjjocoie~a mndgeos` ~`i vimniv gj
~`i oddiesi `os~gvocma |ima~` {y~ oe~g `os `men!
f ~`os s~y{iengys mndossoge! ~`os syvvieniv gj ~`i
bi$s~gei gj ~`i dol`~ mvc`! ~`os lozoel y{ gj
iziv~`oel ~`m~ cme fi {vi~ienin jgv ~`i izoniecis
gj~`i C`vos~ome viaologe%&
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^`os mndossoge gj ~`i lvim~ iccaisom~ocma `os~gvome
(~`me |`gd ~`ivi os eg lvim~iv/! |oaa sivzi ys ms
~`i [~`mlgvime ~`igvid ~`i lvim~ ligdi~vocma
iaidie~ gj maa syfsi}yie~ scoieci! gj cge~oeyin vi$
cyvvieci! gj oejoeo~i m{{aocm~oge iziv ~g fi fgvei
oe doen! ma|ms ~g fi fvgyl`~ oe {vggj {visie~oel
~`i dimes gj sgazoel iziv nojjocya~! men ~`i cayi
jgv lyonoel ys ~g iziv ~vy~`8&Foen o~ mfgy~ ~`
eicb! |vo~i o~ y{ge ~`i ~mfai~ gj ~` `imv~& iziv$
~`oel gj C`vos~omeo~ os gj Il{~ome gvoloe%
^`i ^`ivm{iy~s! gv Issieis! mvi masg vicgleoxin
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{amcin maa ~`i smcvin fggbs yeniv ~`i ma~mv oe m
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vm~`iv ~`i fggbs gj |`oc` o~ os cgd{gsin! men ~`i
vihic~in ~`gsi ~`m~ `mn vidmoein yeniveim~`% ^`i
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|o~` ~`i C`vos~ome |gvan m~ amvli%
^`i oddinom~i ijjic~ gj ~`i oe~vgnyc~oge gj
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oel ms`is gj Lvicome men Vgdme dgeydie~s% ^g
m lganie ivm |genivjyaa jiv~oai oe gvm~gvs! {`oagsg$
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fmvomes yemfai ~g yenivs~men ~`i lieoys ~`m~ lyonin
~`iov dgvi `ol`a loj~in {vinicissgvs% Eio~`iv
non zov~yi viole% Jvgd ~`i filoeeoel! ~`i c`yvc`
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~oge ~`m~ os oejic~oel maa vmebs%& \ivi m |osi dme!&
sms Fos`g{ Bonniv! &~g c`ggsi `os viaologe f ~`i
aozis gj ~`gsi |`g {vgjiss o~! {iv`m{s C`vos~omeo~
|gyan fi ~`i ams~ viaologe `i |gyan c`ggsi%& ^`i
vimsge aois oe ~`i ss~id mng{~in f ~`i {`oagsg{`$
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smcvin |vo~oels! men ~`iov od{gv~me~ ijjic~s% Iy$
vo{onis dmoe~moein ~`m~ oe ~`i imva s~m~i gj sgcoi~!
|osi die oesos~in ge ~`i eicisso~ gj nmvbieoel
~vy~`! men {ivsymnoel die gj ~`i ipos~ieci gj me
iziv {visie~ oddgv~ma nio~ |`g `imvs! siis! men
yenivs~mens gyv mc~oges! ~`gyl` |i dm ~`oeb noj$
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Mlmv% Jgv ~`os Mlmv os Dgye~ Soemo oe Mvmfom!
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s{ic~ie~iv~moein
fLviibs men Vgdmes maobi jgv
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m dimeoelaiss sy{ivs~o~oge% ^`i mng{~in masg ~`i
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aologes2 ~`ys {vgzoel ~`m~ ~`i |ivi maa nivozin
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~`i ai~~iv! |i |gyan jmaa oe~g ~`i dgs~ iegvdgys
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sizie ie~ovia nojjivie~ {ameis gj onimao~% Iziv
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syc` aglglvmds% Eg gei |`g os eg~ oeo~om~in oe~g
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oel ~`i {vglviss jvgd ~`i zmlyi nmvbeiss ~`vgyl`
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iongage gjjovi! |oen!
gv |m~iv%^{gagl {vgzis
~`m~ `i non eg~ {ivsgeoj ms `os dgni gj vi{visie$
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`i mng{~in ~`i cvgcgnoai men `o{{g{g~mdys ms
M ny{aocm~i gv odmli gj ~`i ~`oel nijoein%
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mvi iemfain ~g sii ~`m~ ~{gagl men d~`gaglmvi ~|oe jvgd ~`i fov~`! men gei oe ~`iov jyenm$
die~ma vgg~mli% [vodo~ozi die |ivi jgvcin ~g
~{oj oe gvniv ~`m~ ~`i dol`~ beg| f emdi
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{g|ivs! izie ms ~`i vi{visie~in ~`iov g|e ~g~ids!
men emdin ~`idsiazis f dimes gj ~`i meodmas%
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~`i yem{{mvie~ {g|iv ms cmysi gj {`iegdiem dys~
`mzi fiagelin ~g ~`i am~is~ {ivci{~oge! eg~ ~`i
{vodmv2 men oe o~s mpogd gj ~`i {visie~ |gvb ~`m~
viaologys jiiaoel gvoloem~in oe m|i! men mndovm~oge
gj {g|ivs sy{ivogv ~g ~`gsi {gssissin f ~`i `ydme
fioel! fy~ ~`m~ ~`i eimvis~ men dgs~ m{{mvie~ |ivi
~`i imvaois~% ^`i jovs~ sg$cmaain nio~ois gj {vodo~ozi
dme dm fi cmaain &|im~`iv lgn!& men jyv~`iv ge8
& ^`i dgs~ {iv{aipoel iaidie~s gj d~`gagl men
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amelymli gvoloem~i oe ~`i {vodmv s~m~i gj ~{gagl!
~`i iaidie~mv men iaidie~ma%& ^`os {mssmli!
cge~moeoel syc` oezmaymfai `oe~s ~g ~`i s~ynie~ gj
sdfgagl! cmeeg~ fi! `g|iziv! mcci{~in oe o~s
ie~ovi~ yeaiss Nmv|oeosd s`gyan fi vicgleoxin ms
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fy~ gccya~osd lgis s~oaa jyv~`iv fmcb! mssyvoel ys
~`m~ o~ |ms m s`mng| fijgvi o~ ficmdi m vimao~%
\` s`gyan eg~ dme `mzi jgaag|in ~`i smdi am|s
gj izgay~oge7 ^`i cgsdglgeois gj mvc`moc vmcis
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~`i yeozivsma onim gj m filoeeoel cgddge ~g maa
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syllis~in ~`m~ ~`i cmysi gj maa! Lgn! ms ~`i ~`igag$
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iziv|`ivi men ~`i covcydjivieci eg|`ivi% ^`os
|osi nijoeo~oge os m~~vofy~in ~g Am{amci! |`g! o~ os
cge~ienin! fgvvg|in o~ jvgd sgdifgn iasi% \`g$
iziv lmzi o~ gy~ jovs~ dm~~ivs ao~~ai! `i civ~moea
y~~ivin ~`i lvim~is~ men {vgjgyenis~ ~vy~` ~`m~
dmeboen `ms iziv viciozin% [am~g! oe &^odmiys!&
nicamvis ~`m~ ~`i Nio~ ligdi~voxis! men `i ni$
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s{`ivocma jgvd! ~`i dgs~ aobi ye~g `os g|e s`m{i%
\i vimn oe ~`i &Sicvi~ Ngc~voei8& &^`i onim gj
vi{visie~oel ~`i `onnie Nio~ f ~`i covcydjivieci
gj m covcai! men ~`i cvim~ozi {g|iv! dmai men jidmai!
gv ~`i menvglegys |gvn f ~`i nomdi~iv mcvgss
o~! os gei gj ~`i ganis~ sdfgas% O~ os y{ge ~`os
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cgeci{~oge ~`m~ iziv lvim~ cgsdglge |ms fyoa~%
\o~` ~`i gan Mvmes! ~`i Il{~omes! men ~`i
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gj ~`i i~ivema men oddgzmfai Nozoei ^`gyl`~ oe
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co{oie~ s~mli gj ~`i sg$cmaain cvim~oge2 men cgd$
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men o~s dic`meocma |gvb gv cgsdglgeocma cge$
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~`i^m{ovs
|ms meod{gv~me~
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civ~moe eydfiv gj zieivmfai gan die! |`g `ian m
lviie {mad oe ~`iov `mens! men ~yvein oe m sgaide
dmeeiv mvgyen m dysocome sim~in oe ~`i cie~iv gj
~`i covcai ~`i |ivi niscvofoel% ^`m~ ~`i lvim~
ds~oc `odsiaj {ivsgem~in ~`i dysocome! |`oai `invi| sgegvgys ~yeis jvgd ~`i ^yebya! os me oaays$
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fgaocma covcai% Zg~me,s ~imc`oels |ivi cgesos~ie~
|o~` ~`i {me~`ios~oc oe~yo~oges gj mvc`moc mlis! ~`i
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fai! ~`i cgecimain [voeco{ai men Sgyvci gj Maa! |o~`o~s gy~|mvn zioa! ~`i dmeojis~in yeozivsi% \`m~
m lvmen cgeci{~oge men `g| sdmaa ~`i me~`vg{g$
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oe Zg~me,s vimaos~oc covcai -
^`i covcai os ~`i sdfga gj `imzie! o~ os ~`i {iv$
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jic~in s}ymvi! men ~`i mecoie~ {`oagsg{`ivs ma|ms
mscvofin ~g o~ m ds~ivogys men nii{ soleojocmeci%
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oe o~ m {iv{i~yma! eiziv$cimsoel izgay~oge! &covcaoel
fmcb oe o~s oecissme~ {vglviss ~`vgyl` miges gj mlis
oe~g o~s gvoloema s~m~ys! Mfsgay~i Yeo~%& O~ |ms
~`i fijo~~oel idfaid gj aoji men oddgv~mao~%
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~`i Fvm`dmeocma lganie ill! jvgd |`oc` idivlis
~`i cvim~ozi Nio~% Jvgd ~`i yeozivsma cviin gj ~`i
dyenmei ill! cgdis gyv cys~gd gj ipc`meloel
Ims~ivills!
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i{gc`gj ~`i viei|ma
gj aoji mj~iv ~`i {ivogn gj oemc~oge! ms nyvoel |oe~iv!
~`gyl` o~ dys~ `mzi gvoloem~in mj~iv ~`i dgvi
nozoei dimeoel gj ~`i covcai `mn fiie jgvlg~~ie!
|`ie o~ ficmdi ~`i sdfga gj {vgcvim~oge! gv vm~`iv
fili~~oel%
^`i ill |mssmcvin ~g
Osos2 ~`ys ~`i Il{~ome{vois~s eiziv m~i me ill ge ~`m~ mccgye~! fy~ o~
|ms! ms |i `mzi hys~ s~m~in! mj~iv ~`i onima ~`gyl`~
`mn nilieivm~in% Jgv ~`i ill! ms |iaa ms ~`i covcai
men ~`i |`iia! |ms ~`i la{` gj aoji men oddgv~mao~!
~`gyl` o~ |ms nilvmnin mj~iv|mvns oe~g me idfaid
gj ~`i lieivm~ozi dm~vop% @g|iziv! ~`i Il{~omes
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lagfi men ~`i |oelin Scmvmfiys% ^`i emdi gj
~`i am~~iv os syllis~ozi gj ~`i gccya~ onim m~~mc`in
~g o~% O~ dimes &~g ficgdi!& men vijivs ~g ~`i vi$
fov~` gj dme ms |iaa ms ~g `os s{ovo~yma vilieivm~oge%
O~ os ~`i se~`isos gj `ydme aoji oe o~s syccissozi
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ficgdoels! ~`vgyl` ~`i zmvogys {ivilvoem~oges men
vi$oecmvem~oges gj {vglvissozi dmeboen%
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oel ~g gyv g|e sgamv ss~id mvi onie~ojoin |o~`
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ficmysi ~`i mvi maa cvgssivs gj ~`i covcai% ^`ys!
~`i sdfga gj Divcyv yeo~is ~`i dgge! covcai! men
cvgss% Hy{o~iv `ms m cvgss yeniveim~` m cviscie~%
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cmdi gy~ gei |`iia y{ge ~`i imv~` |`gsi |gvb
|ms ms o~ |ivi m |`iia oe ~`i donnai gj m |`iia
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~`i `mens gj imc`{ivsge
cvgssin% O~ nivozis maa o~s
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soleojocmeci jvgd ~`i cvgss men covcai fioel jolyvin
m~ gei men ~`i smdi ~odi! men ms gei men ~`i smdi
odmli! jgv ~`i cvgss men ~`i covcai mvi sg cagsia
aoebin ~gli~`iv ~`m~ gei cmeeg~ fi oe~iv{vi~in
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me oesoni cvgss os ~`i sdfga gj jovi men |m~iv! gv
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gei os ~`i covcai men nomdi~iv% Oe `ivmanv ~`i
s}ymvi os fy~ m fvgbie gv nodoeos`in covcai! fioel
~`i cge~oeym~oge gj ~g~id soles% Meg~`iv oaays~vm$
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jgyen oe ~`i |innoel$voel! &Agvn sien ~` faissoel
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|innoelvoel% O~ os ~`i ~{i gj jiv~oao~ gj ~`i covcai jyajoaain
oe ~`i eoei dge~`s gj lis~m~oge! men o~ sdfgaoxis
c`oanvie jgviziv% Dme amnois eiziv ~mbi gjj ~`iov
|innoel$voel jvgd ~`i ~odi o~ os {y~ ge ~`i
jgyv~` joeliv m~ ~`i ma~mv! ao~~ai ~`oeboel ~`m~ o~ os
m c`mvd mlmoes~ doscmvvomli! men ~`m~ |`ie ~`icys~gd gvoloem~in! o~ cgeziin ~`i onim gj vi{vg$
nyc~oge%
^`i nicodma ss~id! ms vizozin nyvoel ~`i lvim~
Jviec` vizgay~oge! dys~ `mzi fiie beg|e ~g ~`i
mvc`moc vmcis! soeci ~`i ms~vgegdocma men ligdi~vo$
cma ~imc`oels gj ~`iov {`oagsg{`ivs mvi fyoa~ y{ge
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foein |o~` ~`i egyl`~%
\i joen o~ oaays~vm~in masg oe ~`os jolyvi'
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cgyan eg~ fi ip{vissin f me |gvn! ~`ivijgvi o~
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men ms~vgegdoc onim! jgv ~`i gei ~mbis o~s fov~`
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aoei! os ~`i {oc~yvi gj ~`i ~ie Si{`ovg~`! gv idmem$
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^`os onim gj cgeeic~oel ~`i covcai men o~s nomdi~iv
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aoei! ~`m~ os! eydfiv =;! |o~` ~`i soleojocm~oge gj ~`i
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emaa! &Dmenmam& os oe Smescvo~ m covcai gv me gvf!
men o~ dimes masg ~`i ~ie nozosoges gj ~`i Vol$Zinm$
^`i imva Legs~ocs camodin ~`m~ ~`i Hi`gzm`$
Iag`od gj Lieisos cgd{vosin m {aivgdm gv covcai
cgesos~oel gj Sg{`om! ~`i lieo~vop! men `iv sizie
sges! |`gsi emdis mvi ms jgaag|s8
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aol`~! |`oc` os nmvbeiss jgv ys ge ~`os dm~ivoma {amei%
6% ^`i aol`~ gj ~`i Dmeojis~in idmem~oel jvgd
~`i Yedmeojis~in! fi~~iv beg|e yeniv ~`i emdi
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men jvgd ~`m~ smcvinHi|os`
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dimes ~g co{`ivT! `i cmysin eoei s{aienon aol`~s
~g idmem~i jvgd o~! |`oc` s`oeoel ~`vgyl` o~
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novic~oges! ~`m~ os!
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fivs |ivi ~`i aol`~& Hys~ ms oe ~`i lgs{ia gj S~%
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ie~ivin oe~g ~`i sgn gv ds~ivogys mssidfa! men
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os vienivin f ~`i covcai! filoeeoel gj maa cgsdgl$
ge! izie gj ~`i Hi|os` ~ip~ niscvofoel ~`i izgay$
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`imzies oe oeniaofai ai~~ivs! ms ~`i {vodo~ozi ~ie
soles gj ~`i xgnomc! cgvvis{genoel ~g ~`i Nidoyv$
lys men `os eoei mssos~me~s%
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <%
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\i joen ~`i gvoloema onima sdfgaoxin oe Fvm`dm!
Xiys! @yvybme! Lycydm~x! ]yi~xmacg`yma~! men
izie oe ~`i&S{ovo~ gj Lgn!& fvggnoel gziv
~`i |m~ivsoe
~`ioeo~oma
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iaidie~ma s~mli! ~`i yem{{mvie~ os eg~ lgn! o~ os
gea m~dgs{`ivocma% I~`iv os vi{visie~in f ~`i
cgei ms ~`i joj~` sole oe ~`i nomlvmd! oe |`oc` ~`i
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sieci gj ~`i iaidie~s% ^`iRW
jyaa eydfiv
gj ~`isi os sizie oe Oenom! Il{~! Fvo~moe men
g~`iv cgye~vois% ^`i sizie iaidie~s jvgd |`oc`
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cmdi ~`i sizie s{ovo~s gj d~`gagl mvi onie~o$
join f ~`i Fvo~os` Fmvnnms ms imv~`! |m~iv! jovi!
mov! i~`iv! gv zm{gv! fagssgd (~`i sidoema {voe$
co{ai/! men ~`i |oen gj {yv{gsi (gv ~`i l`gs~/% Msop~` iaidie~ |ms beg|e mdgel ~`i @oenys ms
Fmam$vmdm! ~`i vi{visie~m~oge gj dmscyaoei zovoao~%
Fmam nieg~is jgvci cgesonivin ms m sop~` jgvd gv
dgni gj dmeojis~m~oge% O~ os ~`i% oeem~i s~viel~`
gj ~`i dmai! ~`i sidie zovoai% ^`os os ~`i sop~` ia$
idie~! ~`i jvyc~ojoel {voeco{ai gj ~`i Nvyons
emdin fagssgd% ^`i sizie~` |ms ~`i sgya men
syddo~ gj ~`i vis~%
Iaidie~mv ~{isgv
lgns|ivi jgyenin ge ~`i iaidie~s! men ~`i mvi sdfgas
gj ~`i iaidie~s |`oc` |ivi ~{ojoin%& ^{gagl%
^`ivi mvi sizie {vg{iv~ois oe em~yvi! dm~~iv! cg$
`isoge! jaypoge! cgmlyam~oge! mccydyam~oge! s~m~oge!
men nozosoge% Fy~ o~ os gan Il{~ ~`m~ mjjgvns
ys m ~is~$~{i jgv ~`i yeo~ gj gvoloeoe
d~`gaglms {gv~vmin oe ~`i Lvim~ Dg~`iv! ~`i fgyenaiss!
aodo~aiss! {vodgvnoma c`mgs! ~`i lieo~vop gj maa! men
`iv sizie sges%
^`i ciaifvm~in |vo~iv men gccya~os~ I`{`ms Aizo
(=,mffn Agyos Cges~me~/ smon ~`m~ ~`i Si{`iv
Hixovm`! ~`i Xg`mv men ~`i M{gcma{si gj S~% Hg`e!mvi ~`i dms~iv{oicis gj ~`i gccya~ scoiecis% @i
dol`~ `mzi mnnin! sg jmv ms ~`i Hi|os` Scvo{~yvis
mvi cgecivein! jgv ~`ivi mvi nii{iv |gvbs ip~me~!
~`gyl` o~ dys~ fi mndo~~in ~`m~ ~`i |gvbs hys~ die$
~ogein mfgzi cge~moe jmv lvim~iv soleojocmeci
~`me |gvns! men ~`m~ |`oai oe eydfivs ~`i
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mvi ipmc~! ~`i ip{vissoges ysin ~`vgyl`gy~ mvi
{gi~ocma% Fy~ ~g fi mfai ~g m{{vicom~i ~`iov ~vyi
divo~! ~`i s~ynie~ `ms ~g fi cgezivsme~ |o~` ~`i
dimeoel gj ~`i ~ivds men sdfgas oe |`oc` ~`i
onims mvi vienivin% ^g dms~iv ~`gsi |gvbs `i
|oaa `mzi ~g ~`gvgyl`a yenivs~men ~`i zmayi oe maa
~`iov nojjivie~ ms{ic~s gj ~`i emdis gj lgns! melias!
{m~vomvc`s! i~c%! ms lozie oe ~`i Hi|os` Fofai! fisonis
~`iov dm~`idm~ocma gv ligdi~vocma zmayi! men ~`iov
viam~oges ~g gfhic~ozi yeozivsi%
^`ys! ~`i Smcvin Fggbs gj ~`i mecoie~s! ~`i
Zinms! ~`i [g{ga$Zy`! ~`i Xien$Mzis~m! ~`i Fggbgj ~`i Nimn! ~`i C`manime ^mfai~s! @isogn,s
^`iglge! men g~`ivs! m~ |`oc` gyv aimvein die
|ivi io~`iv seiivoel! gv |ivi mndovoel ~`iov
sod{aoco~! ficgdi ~`i dme$sonin s{`oepis gj
mvc`moc mlis% Dme {geniv gziv ~`iov mdfolygys
~ip~s!fy~ ji| mvi ~`i CIno{ysis |`g sgazi ~`i vonnai-
O~ os lieivmaa mndo~~in ~`m~ eydfiv 3 os ~`i eyd$
fiv {mv ipciaaieci% O~ os ~`i dmai eydfiv! men ms ~`i
~vomelai M os ~`i sdfga jgv aol`~! men ~`i id$
faid gj AU ~`i Cgecimain Gei% O~ os ~`i jovs~ gj
~`i gnn eydfivs! men o~ os masg ~`i jovs~ gj ~`i li$
gdi~vocma jolyvis% Eydfivaiss cgdfoem~oges cme
fi m{{aoin ~g o~!men egei `ms vienivin ~`id dgvi
~`gvgyl`a ~`me Vmlge oe `os &Cgyvs oe~iv{vi~m~oj
nis Oeo~om~oges!& ~`m~ os! sg jmv ms ~`i ipg~ivoc soleoj$
ocmeci os cgecivein% Oe ~`i @oenyqsdfgaosd gj ey$
divm Os ~`i isg~ivoc oe~iv{vi~m~oge os ip{gyenin jgv
~`i fieijo~ gj ~`gsi |`g cme jm~`gd o~% ^`i gccya~
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{vg{iv~ois gj ~`i ~`vii i}yma aoeis gv sonis gj ~`i ~vo$
melai oes{ovin Vmlge |o~` ~`i ~vyi fmsos gj `os
s~ynois ge ~`i syfhic~! men masg |o~` ~`i onim gj
is~mfaos`oel `os jmdgys sgcoi~ gj ~`i &^voegsg{`$
os~s!& gv&Jiaag|s |`g s~yn ~`vii scoiecis!& |`oc`
os m lvim~ od{vgzidie~ y{ge ~`i gvnoemv |m gj
cgejivvoel Dmsgeoc nilviis% ^`i jovs~ aoei gj
~`i ~vomelai gjjivin ~g ~`i m{{vie~oci jgv s~yn!
sms ~`i jgyeniv! os ~`i doeivma boelngd! sdfga$
oxin f ^yfma Cmoe% ^`i sicgen soni ge |`oc`
~`i&cgd{meoge
&`ms ~g dino~m~i os ~`i zili~mfai
boelngd! vi{visie~in fS`offgai~`% Oe ~`os
boelngd filoes ~`i lieivm~oge gj fgeis% ^`os os
|` ~`i ai~~iv& L &
os yejganin vmnome~ fijgvi ~`i
iis gj ~`i mni{~% ^`i ~`ovn soni os aij~ ~g ~`i
Dms~iv Dmsge! |`g `ms ~g cgd{ai~i `os inycm~oge
f ~`i s~yn gj ~`i meodma boelngd% O~ os sd$
fgaoxin f Dmgfie (syegj
{y~vijmc~oge/%\o~` ~`i [~`mlgvimes ~`i gvoloe gj nojjivie~om$
~oge! gj cge~vms~s men noscgvn! oe jmc~! ~`i filoeeoel
gj dm~~iv! men ~`ivijgvi gj izoa! |ms maa ~vmcimfai
~g ~`i foemv 2`ieci izie eydfivs |ivi cgesonivin
~`i syd ~g~ma gj maa ~`m~ os yeaycb men nizoaos`%
Eydfiv gei magei |ms ~`i se~`i$sos gj `mvdge! men gj maa ~`m~ os
lggn! ficmysi eg noscgvn z'QQ cme ip$^ ' Q U
os~ |`ivi ~`ivi os gea gei% l' Qv5Fy~ ~`i
~ivemv os! zivoa! ~`i ds$ ! Z ~ivogys
eydfiv {mv ipciaaieci% O~ os issie$
~omaa s{ovo~yma! ~`gyl` yeniv gei gj o~s {`msis o~
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% ??
ficgdis ~`i idfaid gj ~`i {voeco{ai yenivaoel
~`i jgvdm~oge gj {`socma! gv meodma! fgnois%
^`i Bmfmam onie~ojois ~`i {vodgvnoma ~voeo~
|o~` ~`i ~`vii ~vyi |o~eissis |`g ~is~oj ~g ~`i em~$
yvi gj ~`i Oejoeo~i Gei2 ~`i mvi ~`i ~`vii y{{iv
Si{`ovg~`!ms oe zivsi
=!=96gj ~`i Lvim~iv
@gaMssidfa8 &\i `mzi aimvein ~`m~ ~`ivi |ivi ~ie
cgd{meoges |`g ie~ivin oe~g ~`i sgn (Ds~iv/ men
~`m~ gea sizie cmdi jgv~`%& Aig ni Dgniem! me
gv~`gngp Hi|! |genivin m~ ~`i {gssofoao~ gj jgv$
lozoel ~`gsi |`g {voe~in ~`i Bmfmaos~oc |gvbs! ms
~`i ngc~voei gj ~`i ~vomn cge~moein oe ~`id `mn ain
dme Hi|s ~g mfmenge ~`i jmo~` gj ~`iov jm~`ivs!
men ficgdi C`vos~omes% \`m~ os dgvi ni{agvmfai
s~oaa! os ~`m~ |`m~ os cmaain ~`i cozoaoxin |gvan os
lvgmeoel yeniv ~`i ovge gbi gj ~`igagl jgyenin
y{ge ~`i id{~ s`mng|s gj ~`i smdi lvim~ ~vy~`s%
^`i sggeiv sdfgaosd |oaa fi ~myl`~ {yfaoca! ~`ifi~~iv jgv ~`i C`vos~ome em~oges%
^`vii nos~oec~ vi{visie~m~oges gj ~`i yeozivsi!
yeniv ~`vii nojjivie~ ms{ic~s! ficgdi od{vissin
y{ge gyv doen f ~`i aimnoel {`oagsg{`ocma ss$
~ids8 (o/ ^`i {vi$ipos~oel izgazoel jvgd ~`i iziv$
ipos~oel! (6/ men ~`i {`iegdiema |gvan! ~`i dme$ojis~in yeozivsi! (3/ |`oc` os gea ~`i s`mng| men
vijaic~oge gj o~s {vg~g~{i! men! cgesi}yie~a! m
divi oaaysoge! ~`gyl` o~ siids vima iegyl` ~g
~`gsi |`g mvi oe o~% Syc` os ~`i gvoloe gj ~`i
d~`ocma ~voeo~! |`gsi sgyvci os ~g fi jgyen oe
~`i cie~vma i~ivema livd gj ~`i Fvm`doeocma Ill!
gv ~`i yeo~%
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Mdgel ~`i mecoie~ viaocs gj gan Il{~ |i joen
~`i oejme~ @gvys sim~in oe ~`i nicmes gj ~`i Vmd!
`ganoel ~`i |`o{ gj vyai oe `os aij~ `men men ~`i
s~mvv ~vomelai oe `os vol`~! men [vgcays id{agoel
~`i smdi odmliv ms m jolyvi gj s{iic` |`ie `i
sms!& ^`i ciais~oma ~vomelai os cgeeic~ozi gj maa
lieivm~oge! fioel {vgpodm~i ~g ~`i Vmd%& Fy~ ~`i
~{gaglocma ~voeo~ |ms 8 dg~`iv! sge! men {yfis$
cie~ dmai% ^`i dg~`iv! ~`i lieo~vop! |ms c`mgs!
~`i fgyenaiss s{mci! ~`i {vi$ipos~oel yeozivsi2 `iv
c`oan |ms ~`i dmeojis~in |gvan! men ~`i ~|g |ivi
izgazin jvgd ~`iiziv$ipos~oel%
Syc` |ms ~`i
mvc`moc onima! ~`i jovs~ cgeci{~oge gj ~`i d~`ocma
~voeo~% \i vimn oe ~`i Ao~me gj Vm8 &^`gy
cgddmenis~ ~`i Gsovojoin nicimsin ~g fi aobi
B`y~o! ~`i fvoaaome~,
^vomelai' |`oc` m{{imvs oe ~`i
s`oeoel {amci%& ^`ys (~{gagl/&~`i nimn vgsi
ge ~`i `gvoxge gj ~`i visyvvic~oge!& aobi ~`i syeoe ~`i sole gj ~`i zivema i}yoegp |`ie ~`m~ |ms
~`i vmd oe ~`i s`m{i gj ~`i ~vomelai! ms me odmli
gj ~`i ~voeo~ oe yeo~% ^`i ~vo{ai @gvys |ms
~`i ~`viijgan sye! |`oc` |ms yeojoin geci m imv!
m~ ~`i ~odi men m~ ~`i {amci gj ~`i s{voel i}yoegp%
^`ivi os m jgvd gj `od ms ~`i c`oan cvg|ein |o~`m ~vo{ai cvg|e gj viin! men cmaain ~`i
& Agvn
gj ~`i |gvan%& O~ |ms `i |`g nozonin ~`i y{{iv
jvgd ~`i ag|iv `imzie! ms s~m~in oe I{`isomes =>8&Jgv `i os gyv {imci |`g `m~` dmni fg~` gei men
`m~` fvgbie ~`i donnai |maa gj {mv~o~oge fi~|iie
ys%& Jvgd ~`i smdi onim gvoloem~in ~`i nozonoel
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|maa gj ~`i sicgen cgyv~ gj ~`i ~id{ai gj Hivysm$
aid% ^`ys ~`i `ydme ~vomn |ms cg{oin jvgd ~`i
ciais~oma! ms ~`i zosofai yeozivsi os me odmli gj o~s
oezosofai {m~~ive%
Mdgel ~`i ]yoc`is |i joen mlmoe ~`i smdi
~`gyl`~!ms oaays~vm~in oe @yvmbme! gv Zgoci gj
^`yeniv! Aol`~eoel! men ^`yeniv$fga~! ~`i ~vomn
cge~moein oe ~`i& @imv~ gj @imzie!& |`oc` s{vyel
gy~ gj ~`m~ {vodo~ozi viaologys sie~odie~ |`oc`
cag~`in ~`i yecgd{vi`ienin {g|ivs gj em~yvi |o~`
~`i m~~vofy~is gj nozoeo~%
^`i ds~ivcge~moein oe ~`i mecoie~ |osngd
`ms ~g fi yejganin oe eydfivs vm~`iv ~`me oe
ligdi~vocma jolyvis gv ai~~ivs! ~`gyl` ~`i jolyvi
amg os eg~ gea oenocm~in f ~`i ~vomelai! fy~ masg
f ~`i ds~oc MYD gj ~`i @oenys! men ~`i
OMG gj ~`i Hi|s% Jvgd [ay~mvc` |i aimve ~`m~
~`i Il{~omes `ian ~`i nozoei em~yvi ~g cge$sos~ gj ~`vii! men ~`os ~voeo~ |ms ~{ojoin f ~`i
~vomelai! ~`i fmsi ~`ivigj fioel jidoeoei! ~`i
{iv{ienocyamv dmscyaoei! men ~`i syf~iesi ~`i
{vgnyc~ gj fg~`% ^`i masg cgesonivin Gsovos
ms ~`i jovs~ cmysi! gv ~`i sye2 Osos! ms ~`i vico{oie~!
gv ~`i dgge! men @gvys! ms ~`i c`oan! gv ijjic~%
Oe Aycome,s myc~oge ~`ivi os m [~`mlgvime nom$
aglyi oe |`oc` ~`i lvim~ {`oagsg{`iv msbs!& @g|
ng gy vicbge7& O~ os mes|ivin8&Gei! ~|g!
~`vii! jgyv%& ^`ie sms ~`i |osi Lviib!& Ng
gy eg~ sii ~`m~ oe |`m~ gy cgeciozi jgyv! ~`ivi
mvi ~ie m {ivjic~ ~vomelai men gyv gm~` 7&
Oe ~`i
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@ifvi| s`ifm! ~`i gm~`! os onie~ocma |o~` eydfiv
<! men ~mboel me gm~` |ms segedgys |o~`&~g
sizie!& ~`gyl` ~`i Lviib gm~` |ms!&F ~`vii md
O gziv~`vg|e%&
Oe ~`i @ifvmoc sicvi~ |gvbs ~`i ams~ ~`vii
Si{`ovg~` cges~o~y~i ~`i em~yvma |gvan! gv em~yvi
oe o~s issieci! men oe o~s mc~ozi {voeco{ai2 ~`i
idfgn ~`i sdfgaosd gj ~`i lieivm~ozi iaidie~
gj maa ~`m~ os% Oe ~`i ~`vii ~i~vmlvmddm~oc jgvds!
|`oc` lozi ~|iazi ai~~ivs! os jgyen ~`i ~voeo~ gj
~`i ~i~vmlvmd! ~`i ~voeo~ oe yeo~! {vgciinoel
jvgd ~`i cgecimain yeo~ menip{vissin
oe ~`i
~`ov~iie nozosoges gj ~`i Fimvn gj Dmcvg{vgsg{ys!
gv ~`i Bmfmaos~ocma la{` se~`isoxoel yeo~%
Oe Vgdi |ivi! |i dm sm! mdmalmdm~in ~`i ziv$
soges gj ~`i Il{~ome! @ifvi|! Lviib! men Do~`vmoc
{vodo~ozi d~`s! men vi$ossyin ms ngldms gj m ei|
viaologe%^`i
dg~`iv!~`i
mvc`moc lieo~vopgj ~`i
Lvim~ Fimv! gv gj c`mgs! men `iv sge `ganoel ~`i
jgvidgs~ {gso~oge ye~oa mfgy~ ~`i ~`ov~iie~` cie~$
yv gj gyv ivm! |`ie Lgn ~`i Jm~`iv sycciinin oe
nos{amcoel ~`i Zovloe gj ~`i |gvan! fy~ |o~`gy~ ni$
s{goaoel `iv gj `iv {g{yamvo~ 2jgv s`i cmdi jvgd
`ivsiaj ~g gccy{ m {gso~oge fiageloel ~g `iv fvol`~! men `iv sge |ms fgve fy~ eg~ filg~~ie$
^`ys! oe ~`i Lviib ocgeglvm{`! ~g ~`i ~vomelai gj
@gvys! ~`i eodfys gv lagv gj ~`i lgn os mnnin2men
~`i @ga L`gs~ gj ~`i donnai mli masg |imvs ~`i
~vomelyamv myvigai% Oe m jviscg gj ~`i Cm~`invma gj
Mypivvi! ~`i lgn `gans m fggb oe `os aij~ `men!
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV H % =;3
men |o~` `os vol`~ `men `i dmbis ~`i sole gj ~`i
^voeo~ oe ~`i gv~`gngp |m gj ~`i Cm~`gaoc C`yvc`!
~`i ~`ydf men ~|g jgvijoelivs fioel y{aoj~in! men
~`i g~`iv ~|g cagsin% Syc` os ~`i gvoloe gj ~`i
{m{ma faissoel fis~g|in y{ge ~`i {ig{ai f ~`i
fos`g{s gj ~`i Vgdos` C`yvc`! men ~`i dimeoel gj
~`i voel ~`i |imv ge ~`iov donnai joeliv os {mv~ gj
~`i ds~iv8 o~ os ~`i covcai |`oc` cge~moes ~`i
~`vii! gv ^voeo~% ^`gyl` ~`i ~vomelai! ~`i idfaid
gj ~`i cgecimain Gei! `ms ficgdi ~`i sdfga gj
Lgn ~`i Jm~`iv mdgel C`vos~omes! Dmv! ~`i Lie$
o~vop! ~`i Lvim~ Dg~`iv! ~`i ipma~in Sg{`om gj ~`i
Legs~ocs! `ms dmoe~moein `iv {vgdoeie~ {gso~oge
|o~` `iv c`oan @gvys! gv ~`i Dissom`% ^`i {vodo$
~ozi cgeci{~oge gj ~`i ^voeo~ |ms masg {iv{i~ym~in
f ~`i mecoie~s oe ~`i ~`ovn sole gj ~`i xgnomc! Lid$
oeo! ~`i idfgnodie~ gj ~`i nyma nio~ ms vienivin
f ~`i Bmfmaos~s2
Si{`ovm!
Mnmd Bmndge2men
f ~`i @oenys ms ~`i Menvglei Fvm`dm! ~`i gei
|`g ficgdis ~|g%
^`i ~|g ~vomelais mvi lieivmaa cmaain
Sgagdge,s sima! men ms sop ~`i nieg~i ~`i
yeoge gj ~`i ~|g sipis!fy~ oj |i cgdfoei ~`i
~vomelai|o~` ~`i
}ym~ivemvmen aoji! |i `mzi ~`i si{~i$M
gvaol`~
emv dme
~`i&@imziea Dme!& gv Docvg{vgsg{ys!
|`g os masg cmaain ~`i dmeojis~in Aglgs%
Mdgel ~`i mecoie~s! eydfiv <! gv ~`i ~vomelai oe
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~`i s}ymvi! gv mlmoe M ~|g oe~ivamcin ~vome$
lais! |ms m sdfga ' Z gj nii{ od{gv~%
Sizib` |ms sege$ Z dgys |UU sizie! men
~`i @ifvi| nio~ M M Hi`gzm` |ms ~`i lgn
gj ~`i sizie ai~~ivs% Q ' Ds~ivois oe Il{~
men Oenom |ivi ciai$ Z fvm~in! nyvoel |`oc`
~`i y~~ivmeci gj ~`i sizie Zg|ias |ms me od{gv~me~
jim~yvi% ^`i Lviib Xiys! ~`i jm~`iv gj maa aozoel!
`mn `os emdi filoeeoel |o~` m ngyfai sizie! ~`ys
X! men ~`i oeo~oma ai~~iv jgv &O aozi& oe ~`i
Lviib amelymli os m X gv ngyfai sizie% Gei eiin
eg~ |geniv ~`ie ficmysi sizie s`gyan `mzi fiie
mng{~in ms ~`i se~`isos gj ~`i yeoge gj ~ivvis~voma
dme |o~` `os ciais~oma {vg~g~{i2 yeniv ~`os ms{ic~
o~ ficgdis ~`i idfaid gj i~ivema aoji% Dgvigziv!
Xiys dimes i~`iv! men ~`i Mvme Nmys! |`oc` os
masg ~`i Am~oe Niys! cme fi vienivin f nm gv
aol`~! |`oai ~`i Livdme Lg~~ men ~`i Ielaos` Lgn
mvi fg~` nivozin jvgd ~`i @ifvi| gn! ~`i {`maaoc
`ggb%
^`i sizie zg|ias ms {voe~in f Fyesie mvc8
M! I! I! O! G! G! Y2 ~`i mvi cge~moein {g~ie$
~omaa oe ~`i M! O! Y! gj ~`i Il{~omes men Cg{~s!
men ip{vissin f ~`i |gvns ~g cgdi men ~g lg!
men mvi me idfaid gj nymao~% ^`i O! Y! gv M!
gj ~`i filoeeoel men G gj ~`i ien dime masg! |ms!
o~! men ~g fi% ^`ys! ~`i {ivsgeojoin nymn! aoebin
|o~` ~`i ~vomn! ficmdi m cgdfoem~oge gj m ~`vii$
jgan gei |o~` m siziejgan dmeojis~m~oge! ms |i joen
o~ oaays~vm~in oe ~`i sizieSi{`ovg~`!
sizie Vos`os!
sizie s{ovo~s gv sizie fvim~`s! i~c%
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% =;.
Eydfiv < |ms {vgdoeie~ oe ms~vgegd men dgs~
smcvin ~g ~`i Hi|s jvgd me~o}yo~ ge mccgye~ gj
o~s viam~oge ~g ~`i dgge! gyv sm~iaao~i% ^`iov smf$
fm~` gv sizie~` nm gvoloem~in jvgd ~`i jgyvjgan
eydfiv < fioel cge~moein oe ~`i ~|ie~$iol`~ nms
gj ~`i ayemv dge~`2 imc` si{~iemv {gv~oge ~`ivigj
fioel ~{ojoin f gei$}ymv~iv gj ~`i dgge8 &Men
ge ~`i sizie~` nm Iag`od ienin `os |gvb |`oc`
`i `mn dmni2 men `i vis~in ge ~`i sizie~` nm
jvgd maa `os |gvb |`oc` `i `mn dmni% Men Iag$
`od faissin ~`i sizie~` nm men smec~ojoin o~! fi$
cmysi ~`m~ oe o~ `i `mn vis~in jvgd maa `os |gvb
|`oc` Iag`od cvim~in men dmni%& Lieisos! c`m{~iv
OO% ^`os {mssmli! jvi}yie~a }yg~in ms my~`gvo~
jgv bii{oel ~`i Smffm~`! gv sizie~` nm! ngis eg~
vijiv `ivi ~g nms fy~ ccais gj gfscyvm~oge gv vi$
{gsi! men gj dmeojis~m~oge gv mc~ozo~% @ieci! '^E
~`i cvim~gv gj ~`i Fofai os eg~ ~`i yeozivsma
QHA'yeaiss faienin |o~` Moe$Sg{`! cmaain masg Do$
cvg{vgsg{ys! gv Ege$Fioel! fy~ `i os gei gj ~`i si{$
~iemvois gj ~`i yeozivsma si{~iem~i% ^`i Bmfmam
~imc`is ~`m~ ~`i |gvns!&Jom~ Ayp& (Lieisos! c`m{$
~ivo/!
vijiv ~g ~`i jgvdm~oge men izgay~oge gj ~`i
Si{`ovg~`!men eg~ ~g
aol`~ms
g{{gsin~g nmvbeiss%
Vmffo Sodige sms8 &G cgd{meoges! cgd{meoges!
dme ms me idmem~oge |ms fg~` dme men |gdme!
Mnmd Bmndge zivoa! men ~`os os ~`i siesi gj ~`i
|gvns!,
Ai~ ~`ivi fi aol`~ men o~ |ms aol`~%, Men
~`os os ~`i ~|gjgan dme (Xg`mv/%& Oe o~s yeo~! ~`i
aol`~ gj ~`i yedmeojis~in Aglgs os ~`i {vodgvnoma
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aol`~! ~`i `ol`is~ gv sizie~` {voeco{ai id{`msoxin
f ~`i cie~vma {goe~ gj ~`i oe~ivamcin ~vomelais2
fy~ ms ~`i cgaaic~ozi Aglgs!gv ag|iv Si{`o$
vg~`! o~ os sizie% ^`i am~~iv os masg sd$
fgaoxin f ~`i `ipmlge gv sop aodfs gj ~`i
Docvg{vgsg{ys! ~`i aissiv jmci! |o~` Dma$
by~`! ~`i &fvoni& gj ~`i C`vos~ome Bmfma$
os~s! ms ~`i sizie~` (gv gyv imv~`/% ^`ivi$
jgvi ~`i jovs~ ~vomelai gj ~`i [~`mlgvime ~vomn
cgvvis{gens ~g ~`i ^i~vmlvmddm~ge |`oc` os m~
~`i `imn gj ~`i sizie ag|iv Si{`ovg~`! gv cgaaic~ozi
Aglgs%
^`i Xg`mv ip{amoes ~`m~ ~`i {vodgvnoma
iaidie~s! ~`i ~voeo~ gj jovi! mov men |m~iv! M ~`i
jgyv cmvnoema {goe~s !O
h
men maa ~`i zgocis,
gj
em~yvijgvd cgaaic~$ O aozia ~`i &\gvn!& ~`i
&Zgoci gj ~`i \oaa!& gv ~`i &Aglgs%& @ieci o~ os
smon ~`m~ ~`i ^i~vmlvmddm~ge os ~`i ~`vii dmni
jgyv!men ~`i jgyv dmni ~`vii! men ~`m~ o~ os
vi{vi$sie~in ge ~`os imv~` f `os sizie cgd{meoges gv
iis! ~`i &sizie iis gj ~`i Agvn%&
^`i gvoloe men soleojocmeci gj eydfivs os cagsia
aoebin |o~` ~`i sizie s~mvs gj Yvsm Dmhgv% Sizie
|ms eg~ gea m {ivjic~ eydfiv! fy~ masg m aycb
eydfiv! cgezioel me onim gj mfyenmeci!ms o~s
Il{~ome emdi! @i{~! dime~ {aie~% O~ |ms masg
~`i odmli gj ~`i vizgay~oge gj ~odi! jgv [~`mlgvms
~iaas ys ~`m~ ~`i ~|g Fimvs |ivi ~`i ~|g `mens gj
~`i Lvim~ Dg~`iv! |`gsi emdis! B`if men ^if!
dime~ ~`i `men men ~`i joeliv! ms s`i sy{{aoin ~`i
{goe~iv `men ~g ~`i ciais~oma `gvgagli gj ~odi%
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% OG<
^`i |ivi masg nyma oe ~`os siesi ~`m~ ~`i ~{ojoin
~`i Dg~`iv gv S`i$fimv! men `iv sge! gv {vglie%
^`i Lvim~ Fimv |ms masg onie~ocma |o~` ~`i lieo~vop
V`im! cgesgv~ gj Bvgeys! men |o~` ~`i imvaoiv {iv$
sgeojocm~oge gj ~`i smdi la{` yeniv ~`i emdi gj
^{`ge men Sizib`! `iv sge% ^`isi ~|g |ivi
Bi{ ~`i dg~`iv! men B`if ~`i c`oan! gv ~`i sizie
cgd{meoges% Bi{ dimes ~`i `men! men ~o os ~|g gv
~|oe! men Bi{~o os fg~` `mens! gv eydfiv <% Oe
~`os cmsi ~`i aij~ gv ag|iv `men os jidoeoei! men ~`i
vol`~! gv y{{iv gei! os dmscyaoei%
\`iviziv men |`ieiziv |i joen eydfiv < die$
~ogein oe ~`i smcvin mecoie~ fggbs! |i dm via
y{ge m ngyfai siesi fioel m~~mc`in ~g ~`i sie~ieci%
@ieci! |`ie |i vimn oe ~`i Fofai ~`m~ Dgsis dmv$
voin gei gj ~`i sizie nmyl`~ivs gj `os jm~`iv$oe$am|
Hi~`vg! men |i ficgdi m|mvi ~`m~ `iv emdi! Xo{$
{`gvm`! vimns ~`i &s`oeoel gei!& |i dm fi ms$
syvin ~`m~ eg vima dmvvomli oe ~`i siesi |i m~~mc`
~g ~`i |gvn ~ggb {amci! fy~ ~`m~ Dgsis |ms oeo~o$
m~in f Hi~`vg oe~g ~`i ds~ivois gj gccya~ scoiecis!
men ~`m~ sgaia ge ~`m~ mccgye~ `i |ms ~`i sge gj `os
oeo~om~gv% O~ os m {`vmsigagl cgddgea id{agin
fi~|iie didfivs gj ~`i smdi fvg~`iv`ggn% \i
dm masg die~oge ~`m~ ~`i |iaa f |`oc` Dgsis sm~
ng|e men vis~in oe `os jaol`~! sdfgaoxin m |iaa gj
beg|ainli% Ms~vgegdocmaa men ligaglocmaa! eyd$
fiv < os masg cgeeic~in |o~` ~`i cges~iaam~oge gj ~`i
[aiomnis! men `os~gvocmaa |o~` ~`i Lvicome d~`
viam~oel~g ~`i sizie
nmyl`~ivsgj
M~ams!|`g |ivi
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O;0 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
Dmom! Iaic~vm! ^mli~m! Ms~ivg{i! Divg{i! Mac$
gei! men Ciamieg% ^`i mvi cmaain ~`i M~ame~onis!
ficmysi ~`i vi{visie~ ~`i sizie syf$vmcis gj ~`i
ags~ cge~oeie~! sg jvi}yie~a vijivvin ~g f ~`i
Il{~omes! ~`i ]yoc`i,s! men ~`i Dmms% Mj~iv ~`i
syfdivsoge gj ~`i amens gccy{oin f ~`i vmcis ~`i
{ivsgeoj ~`i |ivi mssolein m {amci oe ~`i `imzies%
Gccya~osd m~~vofy~is ~g ~`id me oejayieci gj `ol`
od{gv~! mssiv~oel ~`m~ ~`i vyai ~`i nis~oeois gj em$
~oges mccgvnoel ~g ~`i am|s gj cmysi men ijjic~!fi~~iv
beg|e eg| yeniv ~`i emdi gj Bmvdoc am|% O~ os
izie `oe~in ~`m~ |i mvi eg| {moel ~`i oeo}yo~ois
cgddo~~in f ys |`oai od{vosgein oe ^o~meoc fgn$
ois! nyvoel ~`i jgyv~` vmci {ivogn2 jgv ~`i cge~o$
eie~s gj Aidyvom men M~ame~os mvi cgdfoein men
{ivsgeojoin oe ~`i maailgv gj M~ams%
Oe em~yvma lieisos! ms |iaa ms oe isg~ivocosd! fg~`
cges~iaam~oges gj ~`i Lvim~ Fimv men ~`i [aiomnis
`gan m jgvidgs~ {gso~oge! ~`i jgvdiv ms ~`i lie$
o~vop! ~`i lvim~ Dg~`iv men `iv sizie sges! onie~o$
cma |o~` ~`i sizie Vos`os! sizie {amei~mv s{ovo~s!
sizie Si{`ovg~`! sizie Mds`ms{mens! sizie cgd$
{meoges! sizie Bmfovo! sizie {voeco{ais gj dme!
sizie cgsdoc{voeco{ais! i~c%! sdfgaoxis
~`i izgaz$
oel {voeco{ai gj ~`i cgsdoc jgvcis! men os masg onie$
~ocma |o~` ~`i ag|iv Si{`ovg~`2 |`oai ~`i [aiomnis
mvi ~`i sonivima si{~iem~i! fgve jvgd ~`i jovs~ dmeo$
jis~in soni gj ~`i y{{iv ~vomelai! masg beg|e ms ~`i
cgecimain M ^`os dmeojis~in soni os ^myvys
~`i sd$ 'M fga gj gei! ~`i jovs~ ai~~iv gj ~`i
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% OG]
@ifvi| ma{`mfi~! |`oc` os Mai{`% ~`i [`gieocome
men @ifvi| cmaj% @ivi |i joen ~`i dg~ozi ~`m~
oenycin ~`i Hi|s ~g |gvs`o{ ~`i cmaj oe ~`i nisiv~%
O~ |ms ~`i idfaid gj nymao~! ~`i cmaj fioel gj
io~`iv sip%
^`i [aiomnis mvi ~`i cie~vma lvgy{ gj ~`i ss~id
gj sonivima sdfgagl oe isg~ivocosd! men oe ms~vge$
gd ~`i mvi ~`i cie~vma {goe~ mvgyen |`oc` gyv
yeozivsi vizgazis% ^`i cie~iv s~mv! Macgei! os
cgesonivin ms ~`i eycaiys oe~g |`oc` mvi jgcyssin
maa ~`i jgvcis |`oc` mvi |gvboel oecissme~a yeniv
~`i cgsdoc am|s gj gyv {visie~ Dmezme~mvm%
^`ivijgvi! oe ms~vgegdocma sdfgaosd! ~`i [aiomnis!
gv ~`i covcai |o~` ~`i s~mvv cvgss ge o~s jmci! `gan
~`i dgs~ {vgdoeie~ {amci! men oe gccya~osd ~`i
mvi m~~vofy~in m dmvbin oejayieci y{ge gyv nis~o$
eois% ^`gyl` ~`i s~mv Macgei os m {g|ivjya sye!
~|iazi ~`gysmen ~odis sy{ivogv ~g gyv iaag| sye
oe zgaydi men fvoaaomec! i~ |o~` ~`i embin ii
o~ siids yeod{gv~me~ men gvnoemv! men |i dys~
cgejiss ~`m~ ~`i mecoie~s dys~ `mzi fiie ieng|in
|o~` ~`i ccag{ime ii! gv dys~ `mzi {gssissin ~iai$
scg{is oe gvniv ~g vicgleoxi men m{{vicom~i ~`i od$
{gv~me~ {mv~
mssydinf
~`i cie~vma s~mv gj ~`i
cges~iaam~oge [aiomnis%
\i mvi ~gan f gccya~os~s ~`m~ dme os m si{~iemv
fioel! ieng|in |o~` sizie {voeco{ais! men ~`m~
iziv lagfi (gyv imv~` oecaynin/ fiagels ~g m si{$
~iemv c`moe gj |gvans! gj |`oc` gea gei os zosofai!
men~`m~
izivgei gj ~`id
os! |ms!gv |oaa
fi! dme$
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= =; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
fimvoel! ~`gyl` ~`i dm eg~ fi lg~~ie y{ y{ge~`i {m~~ive gj gyv {visie~ `ydme vmcis! jgv ~`i am|
gj em~yvi os yeojgvdo~ oe nozivso~%
^`i sizie cgsdoc {voeco{ais mvi8 Imv~` gv dm~$
~iv! zozojoel yeozivsma s{ovo~! ms~vma gv cgsdoc m~$
dgs{`ivi! cgsdoc |oaa! ms~vma aol`~ gv yeozivsma oa$
ysoge! yeozivsma doen! men am~ie~ s{ovo~%
^`i sizie {voeco{ais oe dme mvi8 ^`i fgn! ~`i
aoji${voeco{ai! ~`i ms~vma fgn! ~`i meodma sgya gv
|oaa! ~`i `ydme sgya gv doen! ~`i s{ovo~yma sgya! men
~`i Nozoei S{ovo~% Imc` gei gj ~`gsi {voeco{ais
vi{visie~s m {amei gj cgescogyseiss! men os memag$
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vmci! men |i mvi hys~ niziag{oel ~`i `ydme sgya! gv
doen% \i `mzi s~oaa ~g mc}yovi ~|g dgvi siesis!
men |`ie |i {gssiss sizie siesis |i |oaa `mzi
vimc`in ~`i lgma gj `ydme m~~moedie~ ge ~`os imv~`%
Gccya~os~s camod! aobi|osi! ~`m~ ye~oa ~`i `ol`is~
{amei~mv s{ovo~s izgazi m `ol`iv s~mli gj {ivjic~oge!
|`oc` |oaa maag| ~`id ~g mssodoam~i ~`idsiazis ~g
~`i issieci gj |gvans aoel figen gyv g|e sgamv
ss~id! ~`i |oaa vidmoe oe olegvmeci gj m {amei
gj cgescogyseiss |`oc` os eg| jgvfonnie lvgyen
ge mccgye~ gj ~`i am| gj memagl%
Oe ~`i C`manime ~mfai~s ~`ivi os m niscvo{~oge gj
~`i sizie boels gj Ingd! |`g |ivi sipaiss% Eg|
o~ os camodin ~`m~ Ismy |ms ~`iov jm~`iv! men ~`m~
~`i {ivsgeoj ~`i m~~id{~s m~ {vgnycoel m {ivjic~
{`socma dme!~`i
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% Oaa
~`i ]yoc`i& men ^ga~ic dmeyscvo{~s% ^`i mvi aij~
gy~ gj cmacyam~oge oe Lieisos ficmysi ~`i od{iv$
sgem~i ~`i s`mng| sizie {vodgvnoma syf$vmcis!
men vijiv ~g ~`i jovs~ sizie boels gj Ingd2 fy~
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jgv ~`id fi~|iie ~`i jgyv~` men ~`i joj~`%
Oe ~`i Lvicome maailgv gj Eogfi! ~`i dg~`iv gj
sizie sges men sizie nmyl`~ivs! |i joen mlmoe m
d~` {iv{i~ym~oel ~`i `os~gv gj cge~oeie~s! vmcis!
men caodm~oc c`melis% Eogfi os ~`i nmyl`~iv
gj gei gj ~`i [aiomnis gv M~ame~onis! men cgesi$
}yie~a m lvmennmyl`~iv gj M~ams! men ms syc` s`i
~{ojois ~`i ams~ lieivm~oges gj ~`i nggdin cge~o$
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gccya~os~s ~`m~ ~`i sges gj \oaa men _glm! gj ~`i ~`ovn
vmci! ficmdi oenoleme~ m~ ~`i zocis gj ~`i M~ame$
~imes! men ~`m~ Eogfi,s c`oanvie |ivi meeo`oam~in f
Am~gem,s c`oanvie M{gaag men Nomem! |`g! ms {iv$
sgeojocm~oges gj ~`i sye men ~`i dgge! mvi oe~ienin
~g cgezi ~`i onim gj ~`i$ ligaglocma men caodm~oc
c`melis nyi ~g ~`i oejayieci ~`i ipivcosi y{ge ~`i
imv~`,s mpos%
^`i smdi zivsoge gj ~`i d~` gj ~`i @mnis!
sos~ivs gj ~`i [aiomnis! cme fi gf~moein oj
jgaag|oelcagsia ~`i vye gj vgyens! vgg~$vmcis men syf$vmcis%
M{gaag os ~`i sye! `i os ~`i lgn gj ~`i siivs men
~`i {m~vge gj ~`i ds~ivogys eydfiv <! jgv `i
|ms fgve ge ~`i <~` gj ~`i dge~`! men ~`i s|mes
gj Dgvocm ciaifvm~in ~`m~ izie~ f s|oddoelsizie ~odis mvgyen Niags% ^`i s|me os m
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==6 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
gj nymao~ ~{ojoel io~`iv mov men |m~iv! gv jovi men
|m~iv! oj m{{aoin ~g iaidie~s! fy~ o~ os masg me id$
faid gj ~`i yeoge gj s{ovo~ |o~` dm~~iv% Ms~vg$
egdocmaa M{gaag os lozie sizie c`gvn ~g `os avi!
`i os vi{visie~in |o~` ~`i covcai gj ~`i sizie vms
gj ~`i sye! men `os emdi os aoebin |o~` ~`i sizie
jgvcis gj em~yvi%
Hi`gzm`! ~`i \`g 7 gj ~`i Bmfmam! ~`i nio~ gj
~`i sizie zg|ias! ficmdi! yeniv ~`i cgd{gyen
emdi gj amg$Smfmg~`! ~`i lgn gj ~`i sizie {ame$
i~s% Imc` {amei~ cgvvis{genin ~g gei gj ~`i sizie
zg|ias men ~g gei gj ~`i sizie eg~is gj ~`i scmai%
Dgvigziv! imc` nm gj ~`i |iib |ms ninocm~in ~g
gei gj ~`i sizie zg|ias! men ~g gei gj ~`i {amei~s%
Oe ~`i sizie eg~is gj ~`i scmai! men ~`i gvfo~ aoeis
gj ~`i {amei~! ~`i nos~vofy~oge |ms ms jgaag|s8
Y~ gv Ng! Divcyv2 Vi! Zieys2 Do! Sye2 Jm!
Dmvs2 Sga! Hy{o~iv2 Am! Sm~yve! oe
dmboel
~`i dy$
soc gj ~`i S{`ivis% Noge Cmsog nicamvis ~`m~ ~`i
emdis lozie ~g ~`i nms gj ~`i |iib `mn jgv me gf$
hic~ ~g ip{viss!yeniv m {`oagsg{`ocma jgvd! ~`i gccya~
viam~oges ipos~oel fi~|iie ~`i nozosoges gj ~odi!
men ~`i gvniv gj ~`i s~mvs ~`m~ vilyam~in o~s cgyvsi!
yeo~oelfisonis yeniv ~`i smdi dm~`idm~ocma cge$
ci{~oge ~`i `mvdgeois gj ~`i ciais~oma dgzidie~s
|o~` ~`i `mvdgeogys oe~ivzmas gj dysocma ~geis%
Syc` os ~`i gvoloe gj ~`i emdis lozie f ~`i mv$
c`moc vmcis ~g ~`i nms gj ~`i |iib% ^`i Liv$
dmes! `g|iziv! {vijivvin ~`i emdis gj ~`iov g|e
lgns ~g ~`gsi gj ~`i {amei~mv nio~ois%
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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% ==3
Oe Viziam~oge ~`i vi{i~o~oge gj eydfiv < gccyvs
cges~me~a% ^`ivi mvi sizie c`yvc`is! ~`i fggb os
simain |o~` sizie simas% &Men |`ie `i `mn g{iein
~`i sizie~` sima! ~`ivi |ms soaieci oe `imzie mfgy~
~`i s{mci gj `maj me `gyv% Men O sm| ~`i sizie
melias |`oc` s~ggn fijgvi Lgn! men ~g ~`id
|ivi lozie sizie ~vyd{i~s%& C`m{~iv 0% Men mlmoeoe c`m{~iv e8 &Men ~`i sizie~` melia sgyenin2
men ~`ivi |ivi lvim~ zgocis oe `imzie smoel! ^`i
boelngds gj ~`i |gvan mvi ficgdi ~`i boelngds
gj gyv Agvn! men gj `os C`vos~! men `i s`maa viole
jgviziv men iziv% Oe c`m{~iv =3 m fims~ vosi~`
gy~ gj ~`i sim |o~` sizie `imns men ~ie `gves! ~g
|`gd ~`i nvmlge lozi~` `os {g|iv%
C`m{~iv =9 niscvofis ~`i sizie melias |o~`
~`i sizie ams~ {amlyis men ~`i sizie zomas jyaa gj
~`i |vm~` gj Lgn% \` mvi C`vos~omes sg faoen ms
eg~ ~g sii ~`m~ ~`i gccya~ sdfgaosd yenivaoel
~`i fggb gj Viziam~oge! os m scoieci |`oc` ~`i
`mzi ~g dms~iv fijgvi ~`i cme {vi~ien ~g yeniv$
s~men o~ 7
^`i nii{ gccya~ dimeoel |`oc` yenivaois ~`i
xgnomcma sole gj Zovlg$Scgv{og os |iaa beg|e
mdgel ds~ocs% Maa ~`i Bmfmaos~s men @ivdi~os~s
cmaa ~`i Ms~vma Aol`~ ~`i &`imziea gv ciais~oma
Zovloe%& ^`ivijgvi Zovlg! ms ~`i sop~` sole gj ~`i
xgnomcma nozosoges! os fijo~~oela vi{visie~in f ~`i
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jysin oe iziv yeo~%
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C@M[^IV ZOO%
^@I NVMLGE! ^@I SIV[IE^! MEN ^@I
CVGSS%& ^`i dgeglvmd! gv sdfga gj ~`i Lgn Sm~yve!
|ms ~`i sole gj ~`i cvgss! ~gli~`iv |o~` m vmd,s `gve oe
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~`i dms~iv{oicis gj gccya~ scoieci! men |i cmeeg~
filoe gyv lagssmv ge ~`i nvmlge |o~` dgvi jo~~oel
|gvns ~`me ~`gsi gj S~% Hg`e `odsiaj8 &Men ~`ivi
m{{imvin m lvim~ |geniv oe `imzie! m |gdme
cag~`in |o~` ~`i sye! men ~`i dgge yeniv `iv jii~!
men y{ge `iv `imn m cvg|e gj ~|iazi s~mvs% Men
s`i fioel |o~` c`oan! cvoin! ~vmzmoaoel oe fov~`! men
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`imns men ~ie `gves! men sizie cvg|es y{ge `os
`imn%
&Men `os ~moa nvi| ~`i ~`ovn {mv~ gj ~`i s~mvs gj
`imzie! men non cms~ ~`id ~g ~`i imv~`! men ~`i
nvmlge s~ggn fijgvi ~`i |gdme |`oc` |ms vimn$
~g fi niaozivin! jgv ~g nizgyv `iv c`oan ms sgge ms
o~ |ms fgve% Men s`i fvgyl`~ jgv~` m dme$c`oan!
|`g |ms ~g vyai maa em~oges$ |o~` m vgn gj ovge2 men
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% ==9
`iv c`oan |ms cmyl`~ y{ ye~g Lgn men ~g `os
~`vgei%
&Men ~`i |gdme jain oe~g ~`i |oaniveiss! |`ivi
s`i `m~` m {amci {vi{mvin gj Lgn! ~`m~ ~`i s`gyan
jiin `iv ~`ivi m ~`gysmen ~|g `yenvin men ~`vii$
scgvi nms%
&Men ~`ivi |ms |mv oe `imzie2 Doc`mia men `os
melias jgyl`~ mlmoes~ ~`i nvmlge2 men ~`i nvmlge
jgyl`~ men `os melias!
&Men {vizmoain eg~2 eio~`iv |ms ~`iov {amci jgyen
me dgvi oe `imzie%&
^`i d~` vijivvin ~g oe ~`os {mssmli f S~% Hg`e
|ms! sg yeozivsma ~`m~ o~ os onie~ocmaa viam~in oe
~`i Lvicome ^`iglge! men `ms syvzozin oe ~`i
Vgdme Cm~`gaoc cya~ oe ~`i {ivsge gj ~`i Zovloe
Dmv%
Oe ~`i&Sicvi~ Ngc~voei& |i joen me mfai oe~iv$
{vi~m~oge gj ~`os ailien%& Sg gccya~ men ds~oc
os gei gj ~`i ms{ic~s gj Am~gem ~`m~ s`i os dmni ~g
vi$m{{imv izie oe Viziam~oge ms ~`i |gdme cag~`in
|o~` ~`i sye (M{gaag/ men ~`i dgge (Nomem/ yeniv
`iv jii~! |`g! fioel |o~` c`oan! cvois! ~vmzmoaoel oe
fov~`! {moein ~g fi niaozivin% M lvim~ vin nvmlge
s~mens fijgvi ~`i |gdme vimn ~g nizgyv ~`i c`oan%
S`i fvoels jgv~` ~`i dme$c`oan |`g |ms ~g vyai maa
em~oges |o~` m vgn gj ovge! men |`g |ms cmyl`~
ye~g ~`i ~`vgei gj Lgn (~`i sye/% ^`i |gdme
jain ~g ~`i |oaniveiss! s~oaa {yvsyin f ~`i nvmlge!
|`g jaois mlmoe! men cms~s gy~ gj `os dgy~` |m~iv ms
m jaggn! |`ie ~`i imv~`
`ia{in~`i |gdme men
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Oa: JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
s|maag|in ~`i jaggn! men ~`i nvmlge |ie~ ~g dmbi|mv |o~` ~`i videme~ gj `iv siin |`g bii{ ~`i
cgddmendie~ gj Lgn%& Megei |`g vimns ~`i
maailgv gj Am~gem {yvsyin f ~`i ~{`ge sie~ f
Hyeg ~g nizgyv `iv fmf! |oaa vicgleoxi ~`i onie$
~o~ gj ~`i ~|g zivsoges% ^`i fmf os M{gaag! ~`i
sye2 jgv ~`i dme$c`oan |`g |ms ~g vyai maa em~oges
|o~` me ovge vgn gj viziam~oge os syvia eg~ ~`i
diib Sge gj Lgn Hisys! fy~ ~`i {`socma sye |`g
vyais maa em~oges! ~`i nvmlge fioel ~`i egv~`
{gai lvmnymaa c`msoel ~`i imva Aidyvomes jvgd
~`i amens |`oc` ficmdi dgvi men dgvi `{iv$
fgvime men yejo~ ~g fi oe`mfo~in f ~`gsi |`g
|ivi jms~ niziag{oel oe~g {`socma die! jgv ~`i
`mn eg| ~g nima |o~` caodm~oc zmvom~oges% ^`i
nvmlge |oaa eg~ maag| Am~gem ~g fvoel jgv~`! ~`i
sye ~g m{{imv% S`i os nvozie jvgd `imzie! men
joens eg {amci |`ivi s`i cme fvoel jgv~`! ye~oa
Ei{~yei (~`i gcime/! dgzin |o~` {o~! dmbis od$
dgzmfai ~`i jagm~oel osai gj Niags! ~`i ed{` Ms$
~ivom (`o~`iv~g `onoel jvgd Hy{o~iv yeniv ~`i
|mzis gj ~`i gcime/! ge |`oc` Am~gem joens vijyli!
men |`ivi ~`i fvol`~ lgn M{gaag os fgve2 ~`i lgn
eg sggeivm{{imvs
~`me `i boaas
[~`ge!
~`i cgan
men jvgs~ gj ~`i Mvc~oc viloges oe |`gsi nimna
cgoas maa aoji ficgdis ip~oec~% Oe g~`iv |gvns! Am$
~gem$Ai,dyvom os ~vmesjgvdin oe~y Eogfi$M~ame~os!
gziv |`oc` `iv sge M{gaag! gv ~`i sye! violes |o~`
me ovge vgn ~vya! soeci @ivgng~ys dmbis ~`i M~$
ame~is cyvsi `os ~gglvim~
`im~% Am~gem ficmdi m
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% = ='
{g|ivjya lgnniss! men `iv cya~ `ms fiie ma|ms
lvg|oel! iziv gei gj `iv m~~vofy~is `mzoel fiie
vizozin f ~`i [g{os` C`yvc`! `iv sge! ~`i sye!
fioel ~`i lvim~ sgamv lgn gj me~o}yo~! men gj C`vos$
~iengd%
^`i |mvoe
`imzieos
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d~` |`oc` |ms {visivzin f ~`i mvc`moc vmcis!
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~`i |mv gj ~`i ^o~mes mlmoes~ ~`i lgns oe @isogn2
oe ~`i |mv gj ~`i Msyvms mlmoes~ ~`i Nizms! men oe
~`i Cie~vma Mdivocme ]yoemdis mlmoes~ ~`i lgns%
O~ `ms fiie {vgzie ~`m~ m~ ~`i ~odi gj ~`i |mv oe
`imzie! maa ~`i {amei~s! ipci{~ Sm~yve! |ivi oe cge$
hyec~oge! men! mccgvnoel ~g @isogn men Dgsis!
Sm~yve! gv ~`i dgge$lgn! {vizmoain% Yengyf~ina
~`i |`gai {mssmli jgvdiva }yg~in `ms fiie lg~~ie
y{ ~g {iv{i~ym~i ~`i vididfvmeci gj ~ivvofai vizg$
ay~oges men cm~mcasds oe ~`i `imzies men geimv~`
2ficmysi ~`i ~|g {gais mecoie~a nieg~in m
lggn men m fmn nvmlge! ~`i jgvdiv ~{ojoel ~`i
egv~` {gai! gv `imzie gj ~`i `{ivfgvimes! men ~`i
am~~iv ~`i sgy~` {gai! mfgni gj ~`i cgsdoc iaidie~$
mas%
Maa ~`i mvc`moc vmcis viziviecin ~`i sdfga gj
~`i nvmlge2 `ieci |i iecgye~iv o~ oe iziv d~`ga$
gl% ^`i ganis~ em~oge oe gyv {visie~ `ydmeo~
os ~`i C`oeisi! men mdgel `iv {ig{ai |i joen ~`i
idfaid gj ~`i nvmlge syvzozoel oe s{o~i gj c`melis
gj nems~ois! men s~oaa jaoel oe `ol` cgagvs ge ~`i
em~ogema s~menmvn% ^`i id{ivgv,s ~`vgei os ~`i
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YS JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
nvmlge,s sim~! men `os nvissis gj s~m~i mvi idfvgon$
ivin |o~` ~`i aobieiss gj ~`i nvmlge% ^`i m{`gv$
osds oe ~`i ganis~ C`oeisi fggbs {goe~ {amoea ~g
me gccya~ soleojocmeci! jgv ~`i ip~ga ~`i iaag|
nvmlge ms ~`i c`oij gj maa! men ms m fioel ieng|in
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gj `os aozoel magei! |`oc` dimes ~`m~ `i os me
msci~oc% @i |menivs oe ~`i `imzies |`iviziv `i
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idfgnodie~ gj ~`i C`vos~ome [vgzonieci oe ~`m~ vi$
s{ic~! {gv~vmoel masg {ivjic~oge men |osngd% Sy~$
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^`i |gvn &^iee
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ailien gj ~`i siv{ie~ gj [mvmnosi! |`g |os`in ~g
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~`m~ `i ~myl`~ Jg`o `g| ~`i sipis |ivi nozonin%
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siv{ie~ oe syc` `ol` is~iid% ^`i camodin ~`m~
~`i jovs~ {mov |ivi oeo~om~in oe~g ~`i ds~ivois f~`i nvmlge! |`g ~myl`~ ~`id ~`m~ |`oc` nozonin
~`i sipis% ^`ivijgvi ~`i nvmlge |ms issie~omaa m
ds~oc sdfga aoebin |o~` ~`i {vodizma la{`s!
jgv `os sgya visonin oe ~`i Lvim~ Fimv! ~`i |gvns
sgya men s~mv fioel segedgys oe ~`i Il{~ome
amelymli%
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% ==?
O~ os `ian f sdfgaglos~s ~`m~ {vodo~ozia ~`i
~|g(
cges~iaam~oges gj ~`i Lvim~ Fimv men Ao~~ai Fimv
|ivi gea gei! gv ~`i dg~`iv men `iv {vglie! `iv
sizie sges% ^`i cvgcgnoai gv nvmlge os gei ~{i
oe Il{~ome! men sizib` dimes <% ^`os mssiv~oge
os sys~moein f ~`i ms~vgegdiv [vgc~gv! |`g camods
~`m~ ~`i Aissiv Fimv |ms oe mecoie~ ~odis m {gv~oge
gj ~`i nvmlge 2men `os g{oeoge os cgvvgfgvm~in f
~`i ip{amem~oge gj ~`i d~` gj ~`i nvmlge! gv
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{gai gj ~`i |gvan os cmaain ~`i sgya gj V`im
(^{`ge/ f ~`i [~`mlgvimes!& ipcamods [vgcays%
&^`ivi os m {gamv nvmlge |`gsi cioaoels vgyen
men vgyen ge o~siaj |`ie M$Nvmcgeos |ms m {gai$
s~mv! |ivi dmni m~ ~`i {ozg~ma cie~iv gj dg~oge oe
~`i {ameos{`ivi! men |o~` ~`i Aissiv Fimv jgv o~s
sizie `imns |i cme onie~oj ~`i sizie$`imnin
nvmlge gj ~`i D~`gs%& Em~yvma Lieisos%
^`i nvmlge ms m la{` {vicinin ~`i siv{ie~ ms
me idfaid gj ~`i ligaglocma {`msi {vicinoel ~`i
jgvdm~oge gj gyv imv~`! o% i%! fijgvi o~ |ms ~`i jo~
mfgni gj `ydme vmcis% O~ os aoebin |o~` m cvim$
~oge |`oc` |ms syeb fiag| ~`i |m~ivs% ^`ivijgvi
o~ |ms eg~ mcconie~maa ~`m~ ~`i egv~`ive s`mj~ gj
~`i {vmdon gj Loxi` |ms fyoa~ aobi m `yli ~iai$
scg{oc ~yfi jgcyssoel ~`i s~mvM$Nvmcgeos! |`oc` `ms
fiie ~`i {gai$s~mv! men os ge o~s |m fmcb ~g ~`i
{gamvcie~iv gj
s~mvv
dg~oge%
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O6G JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
Meg~`iv ~{i gj ~`i ^{`geome lieo~vop! gv lvim~
Fimv! os ~`i yeocgve2 ficmysi `gve os me idfaid gj
nyvm~oge! men fims~s {vizmoa ge mccgye~ gj ~`iov
{g|iv gj visos~meci% ^`i Vo~yma die~oges ~`i `gve
men ~`i fimb% \`ie oe ~`i mscienme~! Zieys os
smon ~g fi ge ~`i`gve!
men ~`i vinnvmlge
gj Viz$
iam~oge `mn ~ie `gves% ^`i em~ogema mvds gj Ie$
lamen cge~moe m cg{ gj ^{`ge {ivsgeojoel ~`i
yeocgve men ~`i aoge% [`oag sms ~`m~ oe ~`i sd$
fga gj ~`i cgoain$y{ sembi! ~`i ii oe ~`i cie~iv
`mn ~g fi zosofai oesoni gj ~`i covcai% Oe ~`i id$
faid gj ~`i sizie$`imnin nvmlge ~yveoel vgyen geo~s oeeiv ii! ~`i oe~iv{vi~m~oge os onie~ocma! ~`i
{gamv s~mv! gv nvmlge,s ii! fioel ~`i {ozg~ gj `imz$
iea vizgay~oges% ^`i ~vii |o~` ~`i sizie fvmec`is!
gj ~`i Do~`vm cya~! os masg syvvgyenin |o~` ~`i sye!
dgge! men sizie s~mvs! men m dmai men m jidmai%
O~ soleojois ~`i fov~`{amci gj ~`i filoeeoel! mvgyen|`oc` ~`i sizie$`imnin nvmlge! ^{`ge! gv cvgcg$
noai! os cge~oeymaa vizgazoel% @isogn niscvofis ~`i
~ivvofai nvmlge ~`m~ |m~c`is ~`i maa lganie m{{ais
aoel oe m cmzive gj ~`i nmvb imv~`! m~ o~s jyv~`is~
ip~vido~% [vgdi~`iys! ~`i nozoei fieijmc~gv gj
vosoel `ydmeo~! {ivsymnin @ivcyais ~g sien M~ams
jgv ~`i cgzi~in jvyo~ |`oai `i s`gyan mssydi {vg$
zosogemaa ~`i {amci gj sy{{gv~iv gj ~`i `imzies%
^`os ailien! |`oc` vizimas me oe~ivis~oel {mv~ gj ~`i
`os~gv gj gyv lagfi! iens |o~` ~`i `ivg cmvvoel ~`i
lganie m{{ais ~g ~`i egv~`! ficmysi o~ |ms ~`i
cie~iv gj `imzie men ~`i scm~ gj ~`i lggn nvmlge%
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^@INVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =6=
Ms~vgegdocmaa! ~`i nvmlge gj ~`i egv~` {gai! gv
~`i Lvim~ Fimv! {ivsgeojoin gei vizgay~oge! imv!
meeys! gv ccai! men |ms me oe~iaaolieciv ~g die!
~`i oenocm~gv gj simsges! sgas~ocis! men i}yoegpis%
Fy~ |`ie die ficmdi m|mvi ~`m~ ~`ivi |ms m
c`meli ~mboel {amci! ~`m~ M$Nvmcgeos |ms agsoel o~s
{amci! ~`ie o~ ficmdi ~`i fmn nvmlge% ^`i sole
|ms vihic~in ms jmasi% ^`ys ~`ivi |ivi ~|g nvmlges!
gei ~{ojoel lggn! men o~s g{{geie~ vi{visie~oel
izoa% Yeniv ~`os am~~iv ms{ic~ o~ os M{g{`os! ~`i
dges~iv gj ~`igagl! gv Bmbgncdge! ~`i famcb
gei% @i os ~`i i~ivema mnzivsmv gj Mlm~`g$
nidge! ~`i lggn siv{ie~%
^`i nvmlge |ms yeozivsmaa cgeeic~in |o~`
eydfiv < oe Oenom! ms ~`i sizie$`imnin Sis`m2 oe
Il{~! ms ~`i cvgcgnoai$nvmlge sizib`! gv sizie! men
~`i sizie$`imnin nvmlge gj Mbbmn! ficmysi o~ oeno$
cm~in ~`i ien gj mccai!
gv{ivogn%
Aoebin |o~` me
onim gj jaggn! niayli! nos{ivsoge! gv cm~mcasd! o~
~{ojois ~`i cgecaysoge gj me mli cge~id{gvmeigys
|o~` ~`i s~iaamv odmliv! men ~`i nm|e gj m ei|
ivm2 ~`i cms~$gy~ nvmlge lmzi {amci ~g ~`i sgamv
lgn% M{gaag! ~`i fvoaaome~ sge gj Am~gem! boaas
[~`ge! ~`i nvmlge! men ~mbis `os {amci ms ~`i oe$
s{oviv gj ~`i gvmcais2 `ieci aol`~ sy{ivsinis nmvb$
eiss%
& Men O fi`ian meg~`iv fims~ cgdoel y{ gy~ gj
~`i imv~`! men `i `mn ~|g `gves aobi m amdf! men `i
s{mbi ms m nvmlge% Men `i ipivcosi~` maa ~`i
{g|iv gj ~`i jovs~ fims~ fijgvi `od! men cmysi~`
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~`i imv~` men ~`id |`oc` n|iaa ~`ivioe ~g |gvs`o{
~`i jovs~ fims~! |`gsi nimna |gyen |ms `imain%&
Eg|! ~`i fims~ |o~` ~`i ~|g `gves ~{ojois ~`i
amdf! gv ~`i i{gc` |`ie ~`i sye ie~ivin ~`i sole
gj ~`i Vmd! men ni~`vgein ~`i gan nvmlge! f ~mb$
oel o~s {amci% Yeniv ~`os ms{ic~! ^{`ge os ~vmes$
jgvdin oe~g ~`i sgamv cvgcgnoai! |`g ams sop~ ills!
os sop~ nms oe `m~c`oel ~`id! men aozis sop~ imvs%
^`ys |ms ~vmesdo~~in ~g {gs~ivo~ ~`i jovs~ dims$
yvi mng{~in f Il{~ome ms~vgegdivs%& @ivi os
|osngd% Ai~ `od ~`m~ `m~` yenivs~menoel cgye~
~`i eydfiv gj ~`i fims~2 jgv o~ os ~`i eydfiv gj m
dme! men `os eydfiv os sop `yenvin ~`viiscgvi
men sop%& Ms s~m~in jgvdiva! ~`i |osngd cge$
~moein oe gccya~ |gvbs os jvi}yie~a vienivin oe
eydfivs% ^`ys! oe ~`os oes~meci ~`i nm|e gj ~`i
ei| ivm oemylyvm~in f ~`i ie~vmeci gj ~`i sye
oe~g ~`i Vmd os
~{ojoin f~`i jgyv
cgveivs! men~`i
Emnov men Xieo~`! gv eydfiv :% Oe ~`i Il{~ome
sdfgagl o~ cgdfoeis ~`i {amei~mv men sgamv
c`mvmc~iv oe ~`i {ivsgeojocm~oge gj Sm~yve men Vm!
gv ~`i sye% Faienin ~gli~`iv o~ aimzis gea sop
{amei~s! m vinyc~oge gj gei! jvgd ~`i |gyenin cms~$
gy~ fims~ gv nvmlge! |`g ags~ gei gj o~s `imns%^`i ~`vii ai~~ivs S% S% S% mccgd{me ~`i sizie$
vmin sgamv nvmlge! men ~`i ~`vii S,s mvi lieivmaa
vimn ms :::% Zos`ey! oe `os sgamv c`mvmc~iv! os vi$
am~in ~g eydfiv : ms ~`i ~{i gj ~`i sop novic~oges
gj s{mci% ^`i Mfvmsmp |ms ~`i sop$sonin cyfi jol$
yvi gj ~`i sgamv jgyenm~oge! men Sy~! ~`i sge gj
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =63
^{`ge! os masg eydfiv :! ficmysi `os fov~`{amci |ms
oe ~`i sgy~`! `ieci `os emdi! Sy gv S% S% S% ^`ivi
os m ~vmno~oge {goe~oel ~g ~`i jmc~ ~`m~ ~`i Il{~ome
{vois~s ~gan @ivgng~ys ~`m~ ~`i sye non eg~ ma|ms
vosi oe ~`i egv~`! ~`ivijgvi m vidoeoscieci gj o~s
jgvdiv fov~`{amci! ~`i sgy~`! |ms ~vimsyvin ms sm$
cvin! men ~`i fims~ gj Viziam~oge fioel masg onie~o$
join |o~` :::! gv S% S% S%! |`oc` os viam~in |o~` ~`i
emdi gj m dme ms [`mvmg`! gv eydfiv >3! |i dm
smjia cgecayni ~`m~ ~`i sicgen fims~ |o~` ~`i ~|g
`gves |ms onie~ocma |o~` ~`i filoeeoel gj m ei|
ccai oemylyvm~in f ~`i sye ie~ivoel m ei| sole!
~`i sole gj ~`i Vmd2 o~ |ms ~`i solema gj m joema
{amei~mv s~mli sdfgaoxin f Sm~yve! |`g os masg
vi{visie~in |o~` m vmd,s `gve! gv m cviscie~! cgd$
foeoel ~`i sdfga gj ~`i dgge men ~`i amdf%
Syc` os ~`i gvoloe gj ~`i Hi|os` lgn Hi`gzm`! ~`i
dgge$lgn! men ~`i C`vos~ome Amdf! gv Sge gj Lgn!
Hisys C`vos~! s{vyel jvgd ~`i smdi sgyvci%
Iaidie~ma! s~iaamv! ayemv! sgamv! imc` {`msi `ms
~g niziag{ jvgd ~`i gei {vicinoel o~% ^`i lvim~
nvmlge cgdfoeis ~`i jgyv iaidie~s gj ~`i mfss!
men os oe o~s ~yve ni~`vgein f ~`i Ayemv$D~`gs!
vi{visie~inf
~`i jidmaisamiv
gj ~`i
nvmlge!|`g ficgdis ~`i jidmai Hi`gzm` gj ~`i Hi|s%
^`i am~~iv os ~`i dovvgv! gv vijaic~gv! gj ~`i sye%
@ieci! ~`i |gdme oe ~`i Vo~yma fgms~s ~`m~ s`i
dmni ~`i &ii gj @gvys&|`ie o~ |ms eg~ jgv~`$
cgdoel m~ ~`i joj~iie~` nm gj ~`i dge~`% Syc`
os ~`igvoloe
gj ~`i
&ii
&ms m
sdfgagj
nio~% M
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=6> JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
|gdme s~menoel ge m lagfi! oe ~`i mc~ gj fvyosoel
~`i `imn gj ~`i siv{ie~! os jvi}yie~a siie oe ~`i
Vgdme Cm~`gaoc C`yvc`2 o~ os m {ivjic~ cgye~iv{mv~
gj ~`i |gdme gj ~`i {ameos{`ivi% O~ os ge C`vos~$
dms$nm! |`ie Hisys C`vos~! Bvos`em! Fynn`m!
M{gaag! [sovos!gv
megj ~`i
sye$lgns!mvi fgve ~`m~
~`i cges~iaam~oge Zovlg mvosis ge ~`i `gvoxge `gan$
oel ~`i ei| fmfi oe `iv mvds! men ~vgnnoel yeniv$
jgg~ ~`i siv{ie~% ^`m~ |gdme |ms Osos |o~` `iv
c`oan @gvys oe Il{~2 o~ os eg| Dmv |o~` ~`i oe$
jme~ Hisys mdgel ~`i C`vos~omes% O~ os masg ~`i
|gdme gj Viziam~oge%
^{`ge! ~`i d~`ocma nvmlge! cgdfoein ~`i
mfss! gv sgyvci gj maa ~`oels! oe o~siaj2 o~ |ms idfai$
dm~ocmaa vienivin f ~`i `gai gj ~`i sembi! men
masg f ~`i ill ~`m~ idmem~in jvgd ~`i dgy~` gj
~`i siv{ie~! ficmysi o~ ~{ojoin m covcai! vizgay~oge!
gv mli% Syc` os ~`i gvoloe gj gyv Ims~iv ills%
\i `mzi ip{amoein oe m jgvdiv c`m{~iv ~`i {mv~
{amin f ~`i siv{ie~ oe ~`i fofaocma jmaa% Ai~ ys
gea mnn ~`m~ sgdi gj ~`i Vmffos viam~i ~`m~ ~`i
gan siv{ie~ `mzoel s`in `os g|e sboe {visie~a mj~iv
~`i jmaa gj dme! Iag`od dmni m lmvdie~ gj o~ ~g
cag~`i Mnmd men Izi% ^`os {vgciss gj vi$cag~`oel
~`i Mnmd gj ~`i jmaa os izonie~a m d~`! id$
fgnoel ~`i jovs~ oeo~om~oge gj dm~ivoma die oe~g ~`i
nii{ ds~ivois gj viegzm~oge men s{ovo~yma vi$fov~`2
jgv ~`isagyl`oel
sembi |ms issie~omaa me idfaid
gj ~vmesjgvdm~oge% Dmleojocie~ vyoes m~~is~ ~g ~`i
{visie~ nm ~`i lvmeniyv gj ~`i la{` idfgnoin oe
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =69
~`i siv{ie~! men ~`i mcbeg|ainlin ngdoeoge gj o~s
sicvi~ ds~ivois% O~ |ms zieivm~in f ~`i mecoie~s
ms m sdfga gj i~iveo~! gj vi$fov~`! gj oddgv~mao~!
gj |osngd% Egei `ms od{vissin ~`i ds~ivogys
m~~vofy~is gj ~`i siv{ie~ dgvi s~vgela ~`me Zg~me!
~`i lvim~ ]yoc`i ailosam~gv! |`g |ms! `i nicamvis!
~`i sge gj m siv{ie~! men i~ m siv{ie~ `odsiaj% Oe
syc` cm{mco~ `i ie~ivin m syf~ivvmeime {mssmli
~`m~ vme ~g ~`i vgg~s gj `imzie! |`oc` |ms
gea ~`i `gai gj m sembi% ^`os |ms m ~ivd ysin f
oeo~om~is segedgys |o~` covcai gj eicisso~! men
oeizo~mfai covcai% O~ |ms masg ~`i covcai gj ~vmesjgv$
dm~oge |`ie vijivvoel ~g ~`i `ydme vmcis% [vg$
cays s~m~is ~`m~ oe ~`i dgs~ `ga ds~ivois ~`i
eig{`~is |ivi nozis~in gj ~`iov lmvdie~s ~g {mv$
~oco{m~i oe m nozoei em~yvi% ^`i ei| vgfi |ms ~`i
lmvdie~ gj smazm~oge2
o~ |ms mccgye~in smcvin! men
`ian oe ~`i lvim~is~ is~iid f ~`i mni{~s! |`g ms$
sgcom~in ~`iov ei| vmodie~ |o~` ~`iov s{ovo~yma men
nozoei vi$fov~`% Ms oeo~om~is ~`i |ivi cmaain &siv$
{ie~s gj |osngd!& ficmysi ~`i siv{ie~ fo~oel `os
g|e ~moa jgvdin ~`i covcai gj |osngd! |`oc` |ms
masg me idfaid gj ~`i s{ovo~ gj aoji! gv oddgv~mao~%
Bmfmaos~s mssiv~ ~`m~ C`mgs! ^`igs! Cgsdgs! mvi
~`i ~`vii jgyenm~oge$s~geis gj s{mci! ~`m~ os! ~`i
idfgnodie~ gj ~`i yebeg|e jovs~ cmysi% ^`ivi$
jgvi s{mci os ~`i fgn gj ~`i yeozivsi |o~` o~s sizie
{voeco{ais! men s{mci os masg cmaain ~`i &lvim~ sim%&
& Men ~`i imv~` |ms |o~`gy~ jgvd mvvn zgon! men
nmvbeiss |ms y{ge ~`i jmci gj ~`i nii{% Men ~`i
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S{ovo~ gj Lgn dgzin y{ge ~`i jmci gj ~`i
|m~ivs%& Lieisos%
^`i Legs~ocs |ivi masg cmaain G{`o~is! gv siv{ie~
|gvs`o{ivs% ^`i |ivi ~`i jovs~ mdgel ~`i sicvi~
gvnivs |`g nozyalin ~`i mvcmei soleojocm~oge gj ~`i
Hi|os` syfs~o~y~i jgv Moe$Sg{`! gv ~`i Mfsgay~i So$
aie~ Gei% ^`i |gvs`o{in ~`i siv{ie~ cgoain
mvgyen ~`i smcvmdie~ma agmj! |`oc` os ~`i Il{~ome
^my! men os oe o~siajdjQ
m {`maaoc la{`% Ms
~`i lvim~ siv{ie~ gj Zoh s{mci! gv ~`i nvmlge! o~
os ~`i sdfga gj ~`iC^QH
dmeojis~in nio~ oe o~s
lvim~
|osngd2
o~ os 1$$U
Sg{`om!~`i nozoei Sg$
{`om gj ~`i Legs~ocs% S~oaa yeniv meg~`iv ms{ic~!
emdia! ~`m~ gj ~`i nyma Menvglei! ms m yeo~ o~ os
~`i Aglgs dmeojis~oel yeniv m ngyfai {voeco{ai gj
lggn men izoa! ficmysi ~`i siv{ie~! gv nvmlge! os ~`i
s{ovo~ gj ngyf~ gv cge~vgzivs |`oc` aimns oe~g oe$
}yov!men visya~s oe
beg|ainli% ^`ivijgvi!|`ie
si{mvm~in! ~`i ~|g Legs~oc idfaids ~{oj ~`i
^vii gj Aoji s{ovo~yma! men ~`i ^vii gj Beg|ainli%
@ieci! G{`os os vi{visie~in oe Lieisos ms yvloel
~`i jovs~ `ydme cgy{ai! ~`i {vgnyc~oge gj dm~~iv!
|`oc` os ~`i sgyvci gj izoa! ~g im~ ~`i jgvfonnie
jvyo~! men ficgdi oddgv~ma8 &_i s`maa eg~ syvianoi%&
Il{~! ~`i jgye~moe sgyvci jvgd |`oc` s{voel maa
gyv viaologys ~iei~s! {ivsgeojoin ~`i sgya gj ~`i
|gvan ms me iegvdgys siv{ie~ s~menoel ge `ydme
ails (C`md{gaaoge/% O~ os jvi}yie~a {gv~vmin |o~`
m fimvn oe Legs~oc ielvmzoels! men os onie~ocma |o~`
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =6<
Mlm~`gnidge! ~`i lggn lieoys gj ~`i G{`o~is%
^`i am~~iv |ms ieng|in |o~` beg|ainli gj lggn
men izoa! men {gssissin nozoei |osngd% amdfao$
c`ys! men C`md{gaaoge mj~iv `od! `mzi fg~` vicgl$
eoxin oe C`egy{`os! gv ~`i sgya gj ~`i |gvan! ~`i
lvim~ ^`g~ @ivdis! |`g |ms ~`i gccya~ {ivsgeojo$
cm~oge gj ~`i ciais~oma lgns, jovi% O~ os gfzogysa
~`i gvoloe gj ~`i lieivoc emdi gj ^`g~ @ivdis!
|`oc` |ms oe~odm~ia aoebin |o~` ~`gsi gj {vg{`i~s!
siivs! men oeo~om~is% ^`i am~~iv |ivi jvi}yie~a
cmaain siv{ie~s gj |osngd! ficmysi ~`i |ivi maai$
lgvocmaa cgeeic~in |o~` ~`i siv{ie~! ~g |`gd os
nyi ~`iov ieaol`~iedie~ ~`vgyl` ~`i sgamv men
{amei~mv lgns gj ~`i imvaois~ oe~iaaic~yma vmcis%
Dgvigziv! C`egy{`os |ms masg ~`i s{ovo~yma sye gj
ieaol`~iedie~! men ~`i {m~vge gj ~`i Il{~ome oeo$
~om~is! |`oai! yeniv ~`i emdi gj Fia$Divgnmc`! ~`i
C`manimes viziviecin ~`i smdi sdfga! men ni$
egdoem~in ~`iov mni{~s! Eifgs! gv Iegc`s% Mesc`gamv |`g yenivs~mens ~`i emdi gj Eifg |oaa
masg {ivciozi ~`i vimsge |` Dgsis nosm{{imvs ge
Dgye~ Eifg! men |` `os joiv siv{ie~s fiagel ~g
~`i izoa ms{ic~ gj ~`i nyma G{`os%
Mdgel ~`i mecoie~s ~`i siv{ie~ |ms ~`i dgs~
zieivm~in sdfga gj ~`iov ds~ivois% Ms m vi{vi$
sie~m~ozi gj viei|in aoji men oddgv~mao~! o~ os di~
|o~` ge ~`i nggvs gj ~`i c`mdfivs gj ~`i nimn oe
~`i Il{~ome men C`manime ~gdfs% Mdgel ~`i
dgnives o~ os i~ m sdfga gj i~iveo~ oe ~`i fvmci$
ai~ gj~`i jms`ogemfai |gdme jgv |`gd idfaids mvi
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=60 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
dimeoelaiss% O~ cgoas mvgyen ~`i |maboel$s~ocb oe
gyv nms ms o~ non oe f$lgei mlis mvgyen ~`i d~`$
ocma ~vii% ^`i Ciais~oma Id{ovi `ms {visivzin o~s
lvim~ nvmlge! fy~ ~`i gan Egvsi Sim boels, siv$
{ie~ os jgvlg~~ie%
Nvmcgeos |ms ~`i egv~` {gai! gv ~`i nvmlge gj
~`i Egv~`! onie~ocma |o~` ~`i joiv siv{ie~ ~`m~ zoz$
ojois! |`oai @nvm os ~`i lviie nvmlge! gv ~`i |m~iv
siv{ie~ gj ~`i Sgy~`%& ^`i `imn men ~moa gj ~`i nvmlge! |`oc` vi{vi$
sie~in ~`i mscienoel men niscienoel egnis gj ~`i
dgge! mvi masg odmlin ms ~`i ~|g siv{ie~s ~`m~
|ivi s~vmelain f ~`i oejme~ @ivcyais ms sgge ms
`i |ms fgve% @os eis~! gv cvmnai! |ms nieg~in f
~`i ~|oeoel siv{ie~s gj ~`i Cmnyciys! ~`i `imn men
~moa gj |`oc` |ivi cmaain ~`i {goe~s gj ~`i icao{~oc%&
^`i siv{ie~ ~{ojoin ~`i ds~iv gj maa ds~ivois!
ge mccgye~ gj o~s sagyl`oel men siaj$viei|ma! |`oc`
mvi cgesonivin ~g ams~ ~`vii dge~`s! gv ~`i {ivogn
gj gyv |oe~iv sgas~oci% ^`ie ~`i ei|$fgve sgamv
lgn m{{imvin men cy~ o~ oe ~|g! {amcoel ~`i ~|g
`mazis oe `imzie m~ ~`i nozonoel {goe~ gj ~`i i}yo$
egp% Syc` |ms masg ~`i soleojocmeci gj Dgsis, fvm$
xie siv{ie~! |o~` o~s vmds, `gves
s`m{in
oe ~`i jgvd
gj m s`oeoel myvigai! ~`gyl` ~`i d~` dm fi masg
oe~iv{vi~in ms ~`i ayemv lgnniss! |`g vi{vgnycis
~`i aol`~! ms ~`i vijaic~gv men &Ii gj @gvys!& gv
&Ii gj Gsovos%& &Iziv ms~vgegdiv fisonis gc$
cya~os~s men ms~vgaglivs beg|s ~`m~ jolyvm~ozia ~`i
ms~vmaaol`~!
~`idoab |m!
men masg ~`i{m~`
gj ~`i
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% = 6?
sye ~g ~`i ^vg{ocs gj Cmeciv men Cm{vocgve! ms |iaa
ms ~`i covcais gj ~`i sonivima gv ~vg{ocma imv! |ivi
ma|ms cmaain ,siv{ie~s!, oe ~`i maailgvocma men
ds~oc {`vmsigagl gj ~`i mni{~s%& Sicvi~ Ngc$
~voei% C`vos~omes ~`idsiazis mvi vidoenin gj ~`i
lvim~ |osngd oe`ivie~ men mcbeg|ainlin ~g `mzi
ipos~in oe ~`i idfaid gj ~`i siv{ie~! f Hisys! |`gvicgddienin `os nosco{ais
&~g fi |osi ms siv{ie~s
men `mvdaiss ms ngzis%&
^`i sizie lvim~ {amei~mv s{ovo~s mvi ~`i mlie~s
gj ~`i sizie s~mvs gj ~`i Lvim~ Fimv! |`g os ~`i
lieo~vop! ^{`ge! Si~ men izie M{g{`os! ~`i
nvmlge boaain f ~`i sgamv lgn @gvys% Yeniv
~`os ms{ic~! o~ os ~`i fmn nvmlge! men ms syc` `i fi$
cgdis ~`i&nmvb soni gj Gsovos!& ~`i cge~vms~ fi$
~|iie aol`~ men nmvbeiss% ^`i smdi ss~id |ms
mng{~in f ~`i Lviibs |`g ni{oc~in ~`i mfs~vmc~
nio~! Xiys! ms m syfaodi cgeci{~oge! |`oai ~`i
Gad{oc Xiys gv Hgzi vi{visie~s `ydme oe~iaaolieci
oe o~s ag|iv ms{ic~% ^`i siv{ie~ Xiys ~id{~s dme!
men oe ~`i cgyvsi gj ~odi fili~s ~`i sgamv Fmcc`ys!
|`g os ~`i yeozivsma C`vos~gs! cgeciozin men vi$
{vgnycin oe ~`i d~`s gj iziv mvc`moc em~oge%
Oj |i cgesoniv ~`m~ Mbmsm! gv ~`i Ms~vma Aol`~! os
~`i yeozivsma sgya! ~`m~ o~ joaas s{mci! men ~`m~ |o~`$
gy~ o~ ~`ivi cgyan fi eg dmeojis~in yeozivsi! |i
|oaa cgecayni ~`m~ o~ dys~ fi ~`i cmysi gj lggn men
izoa%&O~ os m jm~ma aol`~ |`oc` boaas men nis~vgs!&
sms Iao{`ms Aizo% Men S~% [mya ipcamods8 &O~
os sg|e m sgya fgn! o~ os vmosin m s{ovo~ fgn%&
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O3G JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
Men oe meg~`iv {mssmli `i vijivs ~g o~ ms ~`i
&[voeci gj ~`i mov%&
&Aimn ys eg~ oe~g ~id{~m~oge
&os m ~ivvofai ip$
`gv~m~oge mnnvissin f soejya dme ~g `os g|e soe$
jya em~yvi% ^`ivi os eg cmysi |o~`gy~ ijjic~! egv
ijjic~ |o~`gy~ m cmysi! ~`ivijgvi dme `odsiaj lie$
ivm~is ~`i mc~oge gj ~`i lvim~ dmloc mlie~ cmaain
~`i&Siv{ie~ gj ~`i Lvim~ Sim!& gv s{mci% Oleg$
vmeci os ~`i cmysi gj maa |ocbineiss! jgv s`gyan dme
beg| men yenivs~men ~`m~ `i os ~`i cvim~gv gj `os
g|e syjjivoels! `i |gyan civ~moea dmbi s~vieygys
ijjgv~s ~g cge}yiv `os izoa ~ieniecois% @i |gyan
sgge vimaoxi ~`m~ beg|ainli os |osngd men eg~
{g|iv! oe ~`i dm~ivomaos~oc men |ocbin siesi gj ~`i
|gvan%
&Men `i amon `gan ge ~`i nvmlge! ~`m~ gan siv$
{ie~! |`oc` os ~`i nizoa men Sm~me! men fgyen `od
m ~`gysmenimvs%
Men cms~ `od oe~g ~`i fg~~gd$
aiss {o~! men s`y~ `od y{! men si~ m sima y{ge `od!
~`m~ `i s`gyan niciozi ~`i em~oges eg dgvi ~oaa ~`i
~`gysmen imvs s`gyan fi jyajoaain% Men mj~iv
~`m~ `i dys~ fi aggsin m ao~~ai simsge%& Viziam$
~oge! c`m{% 6;% Gfzogysa ~`os {mssmli vijivs ~g
~`i M$Nvmcgeos! |`oc` {amin jmasi |`ieo~
cimsin~g fi ~`i cie~vma {goe~ mvgyen |`oc` ~`i s~mvv
`imzie ysin ~g vizgazi! men |`oc` |oaa fi ai~ aggsi
mlmoe jgvm &ao~~ai simsge!& |`ie ~`i ~odi cgdis jgv
o~ ~g vi$mssydi o~s gan {amci! ms ~`i egv~` {gai,s
{ozg~%
Oe Svg$C`manime gccya~osd fg~` G{`os men
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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =3-
G{`og$dgv{`gs! ~`i lggn men ~`i fmn siv{ie~ gv
nizoa! mvi yeo~in oe ~`i Xgnomc m~ ~`i sole gj ~`i
Menvglei Zovlg$Scgv{og! ~`ys cgdfoeoel ~`i
idfaid gj aoji,s nymao~ gj lggn men izoa% Fijgvi
o~s jmaa ge imv~` ~`i siv{ie~ |ms G{`os C`vis~gs!
fy~mj~ivo~s jmaa o~ ficmdi G{`og$dgv{`gs C`vis~gs!
gv ~`i izoa {voeco{ai%
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C@M[^IV ZOOO%
&^@I S]YMVI!& &^@I ^VII!& MEN &^@I
DGYE^%&&Men fijgvi ~`i ~`vgei ~`ivi |ms m sim gj lamss aobi
ye~g cvs~ma2 men oe ~`i dons~ gj ~`i ~`vgei men mvgyen
mfgy~ ~`i ~`vgei! |ivi jgyv fims~s! jyaa gj iis fijgvi men
Eg% >% fi`oen%& Viziam~oge%
^@I s}ymvi ~{ojois ~`i imv~` oe em~yvma lieisos!
fy~ oe ~`i[~`mlgvime {`vmsigagl
o~ os me id$
faid gj |osngd men oe~iaaic~! |`ie faienin |o~`
~`i ~vomelai% ^`i sicvi~s gj maa ~`i ds~ivois cge$
~moein oe ~`i smcvin fggbs! men ip{gyenin f ~`i
{`oagsg{`ocma sc`ggas gj mecoie~ ~odis! mvi yejganin!
ms |i `mzi s~m~in jvi}yie~a! eg~ oe |gvns fy~ oe
jolyvis men eydfivs% ^`ys ~`i dg~`iv! ~`i jovs~
mecis~gv! |`g cgeziin me onim gj geieiss ~g `iv
c`oanvie! os ~`i lvim~ lieo~vop! ~`i&dg~`iv gj maa!&
jgyen oe ~`i lieisos gj iziv viaologe% O~ os ~`i
{voeco{ai ~`m~ nojjivie~om~in! ~`m~ dmeojis~in o~siaj
ge ~`i zosofai {amei! |`oai `iv {vglie! ~`i c`oan!
os ~`i Menvglei ~{ojoin f ~`i cmaj gj ~`i Il{$~omes men ~`i @ifvi|s (ficmysi o~ fiagels ~g io~`iv
sip/8 ~`i Mai{` gv o% ^`i Am~oe |gvn Zov |ms
~`i ~vomnoc m~ {yfiv~ gv jolyvi 3! fy~ ~`i oenozonyma
jm~`iv |ms jgyv~`! ~`i jolyvi gj ~`i ~i~vmn% Oe ~`os
d~`ocma |m |ms is~mfaos`in ~`i {voeco{ai gj ~`i
isg~ivoc nozosoge gj dgemn (o/! nymn (6/! ~vomn (3/!
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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =33
men ~i~vmn (>/2 ~`i [~`mlgvime ip{amem~oge fioel8
Oe |`m~ gy cgeciozi jgyv ~`ivi mvi ~ie! m {ivjic~
~vomelai men gyv gm~`% ^`i @ifvi| S`ifm gv
gm~` fioel <! ~`ys8 O! 6! 3!>4=;! gv ~`i ai~~iv
gn! ~`i jyaa eydfiv gj amg$Smfmg~`% ^`i cya~
gj ~`i Vgdme C`yvc` |ms is~mfaos`in y{ge ~`i
sdfgaosd gj ~`i dg~`iv |o~` `iv c`oan gj ~`i
imva vmcis2 o~ os ~`i vimsge |` Lgn ~`i Jm~`iv
os mfsie~ jvgd ~`i C`vos~ome dgeydie~s me~ivogv ~g
~`i ~`ov~iie~` cie~yv% ^`i {voeco{ma g{{geie~s
~g ~`i {m~ivema nio~ |ivi ~`i Legs~ocs! |`g ipma~in
Sg{`om! ~`i lieo~vop gj mecoie~ em~oges! ~gli~`iv
|o~` `iv c`oan! @gvys% ^`i am~~iv ficmdi! am~iv ge!
~`i megoe~in Dissom`% ^`ys! ~`i dimeoel gj ~`i
~vomelai |ms imsoa yenivs~ggn2 fy~ ~`i ~i~vmn! gv
~`i jgyvjgan em~yvi gj ~`i gei lgn gv nozoei yeo~!
ficmdi m ds~iv jgv ~`i jgaag|ivs gj ~`i [g{i%
^`i syvzozma gj ~`os
ocgeglvm{`
os s~oaa cge~oeyin
oe ~`i s}ymvi Eodfys! |o~` |`oc` Lgn ~`i Jm~`iv
os vi{visie~in! ~`gyl` ~`os sdfga `ms ficgdi
dimeoelaiss ~g ~`i |gvs`o{ivs gj Dmv men `iv
c`oan Hisys%
^`i Legs~ocs mssiv~in ~`m~ ~`iov scoieci vis~in
ge ms}ymvi!
~`imelais
gj |`oc`vi{visie~in vis{ic~$
ozia soli (soaieci/! f~`gs (ni{~`/! egys (s{ovo~yma
sgya gv doen/! men mai~`iom (~vy~`/%
Oe Viziam~oge! c`m{! oz! |i vimn8 &Men fijgvi
~`i ~`vgei ~`ivi |ms m sim gj lamss aobi ye~g cvs$
~ma2 men oe ~`i dons~ gj ~`i ~`vgei men vgyen
mfgy~ ~`i ~`vgei! |ivi jgyv fims~s! jyaa gj iis fi$jgvi men fi`oen% $
GJ
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H3> JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
&Men ~`i jovs~ fims~ |ms aobi m aoge! men ~`i
sicgen fims~ aobi m cmaj! men ~`i ~`ovn fims~ `mn m
jmci ms m dme! men ~`i jgyv~` fims~ |ms aobi m ja$
oel imlai%&
^`os {mssmli gj Viziam~oge cgvvis{gens ~g ~`i
smdisyfhic~
ms niscvofin oe Ixiboia,s zosoge gj ~`i
c`ivyfod8& Men ~`iov |`gai fgn men ~`iov
fmcbs! men ~`iov `mens! men ~`iov |oels! men ~`i
|`iias! |ivi jyaa gj iis vgyen mfgy~! izie ~`i
|`iias ~`m~ ~`i jgyv `mn%
&Ms jgv ~`i |`iias! o~ |ms cvoin ye~g ~`id oe d
`imvoel! G|`iia -
Men iziv gei `mn jgyv jmcis2~`i jovs~ jmci |ms ~`i jmci gj m c`ivyf! men ~`i sic$
gen ~`i jmci gj m dme! men ~`i ~`ovn ~`i jmci gj m
aoge! men ~`i jgyv~` ~`i jmci g~ me imlai%& ^`isi
jgyv sdfgaocma cvim~yvis |ivi onie~ocma |o~` ~`i
jgyv {vg~ic~oel lieoo gj ~`i Mssvomes! |`g |ivi oe
~`i `ydme aobieiss! fy~ |o~` m fyaa,s `imn! m aoge,s
fgn! m dme,s jmci! me imlai,s `imn! men m cgd{ai~i
`ydme fioel% ^`i mvi ~`i ~{ocma jgyv cgveivs
gv jgyv melais% Yeniv meg~`iv ms{ic~ ~`i sd$
fgaoxi ~`i jgyv iaidie~s! men masg ~`i jgyv ag|iv
{voeco{ais oe dme% Ms~vgegdocmaa! ~`i vi{visie~
~`i jgyv cges~iaam~oges |`oc` mccgd{me ~`i sgamv
lgn! men gccy{ nyvoel ~`i |oe~iv sgas~oci ~`i jgyv
cgveivs! gv cmvnoema {goe~s! gj ~`i xgnomcma covcai%
^`i smdi idfaids gj Ixiboia,s zosoge men
Hg`e,s viziam~oge mvi `menin ng|e ~g ys oe ~`i
sdfgaocma {oc~yvis gj ~`i jgyv izmeliaos~s! Dm~$
~`i|! Dmvb! Aybi men Hg`e! |o~` ~`iov vis{ic~ozi
dme! aoge! gp menimlai%
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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =39
^`i jovs~ ~vomelai gj ~`i [~`mlgvime ~vomn!
C`mgs! ^`igs! Cgsdgs! gv ~`i lgn gj ~`i ~`vii
ms{ic~s! |ms ~vmesjgvdin! ~`vgyl` o~s {ivjic~ }ymn$
vm~yvi gj ~`i oejoeo~i covcai! oe~g ~`i jgyv$jmcin
Fvm`dm%
^`i s}ymvi! ms ~`i sdfga gj ~`i imv~` men gj
dm~ivoma aoji! os aoebin |o~` ~`i nojjivie~ idfaids gj
vi{vgnyc~oge! gv lieivm~oge% Ms eydfiv >! o~s soleoj$
ocmeci os lieivmaa mssgcom~in |o~` ~`i Hi|os` lgn
Hi`gzm`! ~`i lgn gj ~`i jgyv ai~~ivs! ms ip{amoein
oe ~`i Bmfmam% Oe ~`os cmsi o~ ficgdis m {`maaoc
idfaid% ^`ys O os _gn! ~`i didfvyd zovoai!
@ os @i! ~`i |gdf2 Z os Zmy! men os segedgys
gj cvggb! `ggb! men emoa! men ~`i jgyv~` ai~~iv @dimes masg me g{ieoel2 cgesi}yie~a ~`i jgyv ai~$
~ivs cgd{gsoel ~`i emdi Hi`gzm` mvi m fosipyma
idfaid ip{vissoel ~`i dmai men jidmai sdfga%
^`ivijgvi! Hi`gzm` isg~ivocmaa os m nyma cgeci{$
~oge! idfgnoel me me~mlgeos~oc {voeco{ai! emdia!
m s{ovo~yma men m dm~ivoma iaidie~2 men ms syc` o~
os lggn men fmn ficmysi o~ os s{ovo~ men dm~~iv%
^`i jgvdiv os ~`i sgyvci gj maa lggneiss! ~`i am~~iv
~`i gvoloe gj maa izoa% ^`i ~y~iamv nozoeo~ gj ~`i
Hi|s |ms gei gj ~`i ~`vii ag|is~ Iag`od |`g lie$
ivm~in {`socma dme% @i os issie~omaa m dgge$
lgn! men yeniv ~`os am~~iv ms{ic~ `i os eg~ ~`i M Ggj m eiy~iv lieniv! yeniv |`oc` sole ~`i ege$zovoai
lgn |ms ~{ojoin% ^`i am~~iv `ms syvzozin ~g gyv
{visie~ nm! men os ~g fi jgyen mdgel ~`i zg~mvois
gj ~`i Vgdme Cm~`gaoc C`yvc` |`g |imv ~`isole
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=3: JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%
gj ~`i |gdme ge ~`iov `imn! men ~`i jvgcb gj ~`i
jidmai ng|e ~g ~`iov jii~% Syc` os ~`i gvoloe gj
~`i ~gesyvi! |`oc` {vois~s men dgebs ip`ofo~ ms m
sole ~`m~ ~`i fiagel ~g ~`i eiy~vma lieniv%
Viaologys sic~s `mzi zoin |o~` imc` g~`iv oe ~`iov
ijjgv~s ~gnos{am y{ge
~`iov smcvin dgeydie~s ~`i
gy~|mvn soles gj [`maaocosd! |`oai oe Oenom ~`i
Aoelm men _geo mvi {vgjysia mngveoel ~`i dgs~
s~m~ia ~id{ais men dmysgaiyds2 oe Iyvg{i lvmci$
jya s~ii{ais! nisolem~in y{ge ~`i smdi {m~~ive! vosi
mfgzi cm~`invmas men c`yvc`is maobi2 men ~is~oj!
hgoe~a |o~` ~`i ngdis! cy{gams! men vgyen ~g|ivsgj ~`i Dm`gdi~mes! ~g ~`i syvzozma gj sipyma sd$
fgagl! men ~`i yeozivsma mcci{~meci gj o~s idfaids%
^`i {`iegdiema |gvan viciozin o~s cyadoem~oge
|o~` ~`i izgay~oge gj dme! |`g os ~`i ds~oc
s}ymvi! oe `os di~m{`socma ms{ic~% ^`i ^i~vmc~os!
~`i dgs~ smcvin ]ym~iveoge! os eydfiv 3:! gv ~`i
nicmes gj ~`i jgyv }ymv~ivs% O~ |ms ~`i dgs~ smcvin
gm~` mdgel ~`i Il{~omes! |`g cmaain o~ ~`i
& \gvn%& @ieci! ~`i jgyvjgan lgn! |`g yeo~in ~`i
dgemn! nymn! ~vomn oe ~`i yeo~ gj m ~iejgan ~g~mao~!
|ms ~`i jgyvjmcin Fvm`dm mdgel ~`i @oenys! men
Lgn ~`i Jm~`iv! |o~` m jgyv$cgveivin Eodfys!
mdgel ~`i C`vos~omes% ^vya! eydfiv =;! ~`i
[~`mlgvime nicmni! |ms cgesonivin ms ~`i&Fi$
li~~iv gj sgyas!& fy~ ~`i {g|iv gj ~ie |ms smon ~g
visoni oe eydfiv >%
Eydfiv 3:! |`oc` os ip{vissin f ~`i nicmes gj
~`i Xgnomc! os oe~odm~ia aoebin |o~` ~`i sizie~`
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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =3<
sole gj ~`i Xgnomc% Oe jmc~! ~`i @oenys vieniv ~`i
|gvn ^yam! |`oc` cgvvis{gens ~g gyv g|e fmameci
gv Aofvm! ms 3:% ^`i ip{amoe ~`m~ ~`i dmeojis~oel
nio~ os iecmsin |o~`oe ~`i nicmes gj ~`i jgyv
}ymv~ivs! men ~`m~ ~`i jgyv~` Xgnomcma nozosoge! ~`i
cvmf! s`gyan fi vi{visie~in ~`ys! OOOO! ~`iov oe~ie~
fioel izonie~a ~g cgeeic~ o~ % |o~` ~`i smcvin
^i~vmlvmd% O~ os gfzogys ~`m~ 3: fioel ? ~i~vmb$
~os! =6 ~vomns gv 3 nygnicm`invges! s`gyan `mzi
fiie cgesonivin ms ~`i dgs~ smcvin eydfiv f
[~`mlgvimes men Bmfmaos~s%
Oe&Vm{`mia,s Nos{y~m& Lgn ~`i Jm~`iv masg
|imvs ~`i s}ymvi nosb! ms m cge~oeym~oge gj ~`i id$
faid gj `os jgyvjgan em~yvi! men oe Fias`mxxmv,s
nvimd ~`i smdi d~` os ~{ojoin oe ~`i jgyv di~mas 8
lgan! soaziv! fvmss! men ovge dopin |o~` cam! |o~`
vijivieci ~g {ivogns%
^`i ^i~vmlvmddm~ge! ~`i Mnmd Bmndge gj ~`i
Bmfmaos~s! os masg cmaain ~`i&`imziea dme gj ~`i
jgyv ai~~ivs!& men ms syc` `i os cgesonivin f sgdi
ms ~`i cvim~ozi nio~ die~ogein oe ~`i jovs~ c`m{~iv
gj Lieisos% Fy~ |`i~`iv |i cgesoniv `od ms m
}ym~ivemv! ~i~vmlvmddm~ge! gv m ~vomn! ~`i fofaocma
Iag`od os eg~ ~`i yeozivsma
^ie!yeaiss faienin
|o~` Moe$Sg{`! ~`i Ege$Fioel% @i os gea gei
gj ~`i dme si{~iemvois gj ~`i yeozivsma si{~iem~i%
^`i |gvn y`i
&os eg~ cgvvic~ io~`iv! ms ~`i cvim$
~ozi lgn gj Lieisos |ms eg~ dmscyaoei%
^`i jovs~ ~vii |ms m~ ~`i cie~iv gj ~`i covcai ms
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~`i sdfga gj vi{vgnyc~oge! ~`i dg~`iv gj aoji%
O~ |ms masg me idfaid gj beg|ainli! men ms syc`
ficmdi gei gj ~`i lvim~ maailgvois gj ~`i Dgsmoc
fggbs% ^`i ~vii gj ~`i [mvmnosi os ~`i ~vyi oe$
~iaaolieciv ~g die &oe ~`i nm i im~ ~`ivigj ~`ie
gyv iiss`maa fi
g{iein!men
is`maa fi ms
lgns! beg|oel lggn men izoa% Lieisos! c`m{~iv 3%
^`i &siv{ie~& |`g {vgegyecin ~`gsi |gvns |ms
eg~ ~`i ~`igaglocma Sm~me! fy~ gei gj ~`i Iag`od!
|`g! aobi ~`i fieijocie~ [vgdi~`iys gj ~`i Lviibs!
|os`in ~g aimn dme ge ~`i vgmn ~g oddgv~mao~%
\`ie `i vi~gv~in ~g ~`i |gdme!
&
_is`maa
eg~syvia noi!& `i vijivvin gea ~g `os oecgvvy{~ofai
em~yvi% ^`os fvol`~ melia |ms ~`i c`oij gj ~`i
Menvglei cvim~gvs |`g vidgzin ~`i zioa gj ol$
egvmeci |`oc` {vizie~in ~`i meliaoc dme ~g {iv$
ciozi `os g|e embineiss8 &Men ~`i iis gj ~`id
fg~` |ivi g{iein! men ~`i bei| ~`m~ ~`i |ivi
embin2 men ~`i si|in jol aimzis ~gli~`iv! men
dmni ~`idsiazis m{vges%& Dme `mn eg~ i~ jmaaie
oe~g lieivm~oge2 `i |ms s~oaa ~`i fgeiaiss lgn gj ~`i
imva vmcis! fy~ |ms |mboel ~g ~`i cgescogyseiss
gj `os vima em~yvi men ficgdoel dgvi dm~ivoma%
&Ye~g Mnmd masg men ~g `os |oji non ~`i AgvnLgn dmbi cgm~s gj sboes men cag~`in ~`id%&
\`oc` {mssmli mes|ivs ie~ovia ~g ~`i ]yoc`i
dmeyscvo{~!& Jgv sg jmv die `mn eg jais`!& ~`i
smdi ~vmno~oges `mzoel fiie {visivzin mdgel mv$
c`moc vmcis%
^`i jmaa! vimaa! cme fi gea oe~iv{vi~in ms ~`i
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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =3?
mc~oge gj nojjivie~om~oel cgescogyseiss ge ~`i zmvogys
{ameis gj gyv yeozivsi! gv |gvan% O~ os ~`i vifiaa$
oge gj s{ovo~ |`g siibs yeoge |o~` dm~~iv! |`oai
~`i melias |o~` ~`i jamdoel s|gvns ~{oj ~`i meo$
dma {mssoges oe`ivie~ oe ~`i `ydme em~yvi% ^`i
am~~iv mvi sg dme s~ydfaoel$fagcbs oe ~`i |m ~g
mc}yovi ~`i ~vii gj beg|ainli (gv |osngd/% ^`i
Mnmd! nvozie jvgd ~`i [mvmnosi! ~{ojois ~`i ei|a
si{mvm~in vmci! gyv g|e jgyv~` vmci! |`g mfysin
men nvmllin ~`i ds~iv gj aoji oe~g syc` m nilvii
gj fis~omao~ ms ~g cmysi dme ~g fi vilmvnin oe ~`os
vis{ic~ ms oejivogv ~g meodmas%
Oe ~`i &Sicvi~ Ngc~voei& |i vimn8 &Cvim~ozi
{g|ivs oe dme |ivi ~`i loj~ gj nozoei |osngd! eg~
~`i visya~ gj soe egv |ms ~`i cyvsi gj Bmvdm
cmaain ng|e y{ge ~`id jgv siiboel em~yvma yeoge!
ms maa ~`i doenaiss meodma |gvan ngis m~ ~`i {vg{iv
simsge! fy~ jgv mfysoel ~`i cvim~ozi {g|iv! jgv nis$
icvm~oel ~`i nozoei loj~ men |ms~oel ~`i aoji$is$
sieci jgv eg {yv{gsi! ipci{~ fis~oma {ivsgema lvm~o$
jocm~oge% \`ie yenivs~ggn! ~`i ~`ovn c`m{~iv gj
Lieisos |oaa fi jgyen ~g vijiv ~g ~`i Mnmd men Izi
gj ~`i cagsoel ~`ovn men ~`i cgddiecoel jgyv~`
vmcis% Em~yvi `ms eiziv oe~ienin ~`m~ |gdme
s`gyan fvoel jgv~` `iv gyel geis oe sgvvg|%
Soeci ~`m~ {ivogn! nyvoel ~`i izgay~oge gj ~`i jgyv~`
vmci! ~`ivi cmdi iedo~ fi~|iie o~s siin men ~`i
siv{ie~,s siin! ~`i siin gv {vgnyc~ gj Bmvdm men
nozoei |osngd% Jgv ~`i siin! gv |gdme gj ays~!
fvyosin ~`i `imn gj ~`isiin gj ~`i
jvyo~ gj |osngd
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men beg|ainli f ~yveoel ~`i `ga ds~iv gj
{vgcvim~oge oe~g meodma lvm~ojocm~oge%&&[vgdi~`iys! |`g vgffin jovi jvgd `imzie! os
ganiv ~`me ~`i @iaaieis! jgv o~ fiagels oe ~vy~` ~g
~`i nm|e gj `ydme cgescogyseiss% [vgdi~`iys
dimes!,@i |`g siis fijgvi
`od!,`i vgfs ~`i
lgns!~`i Iag`od gj ~`iov sicvi~! ~`i ds~iv gj ~`i cvim$
~ozi jovi% Jgv ~`os smcvoailogys m~~id{~ `i os s~vycb
ng|e f Bvgegs (~odi/ men niaozivin oe~g Xiys!
~`i jm~`iv men cvim~gv gj m dmeboen |`oc` `i
|gyan |os` ~g `mzi faoen oe~iaaic~ymaa men meodma$
aobi! m {ivsgema nio~ |`oc` |oaa eg~ sii dme
&
aobi
gei gj ys%& @ieci [vgdi~`iys! ~`i jovi! ~`i aol`~$
loziv! os c`moein ge Dgye~ Cmycmsys men cgenidein
~g syjjiv ~gv~yvi% Fy~ ~`i ~vojgvd jm~is (Bmvdm/
|`gsi nicviis! ms ~`i ^o~me sms! izie Xiys cmeeg~
iscm{i! gvnmoe ~`m~ ~`gsi syjjivoels |oaa ams~ gea ~g
~`m~ nm |`ie m sge os fgve% ^`os sge |oaa niaoziv
[vgdi~`iys (syjjivoel `ydmeo~/ jvgd `os g|e jm~ma
loj~% @os emdi os!
& @i |`g `ms ~g cgdi%& ^`os
{goe~s ~g ccaoc ~vmesjgvdm~oges! ~g ~`i g{{gso~i mvc
gj ~`i ccai! |`ie `ydme {vglie |ms cvim~in! eg~
filg~~ie%& ^`i Hi|s ysin ~g ~imc` ~`m~ ~g vizima
~`i sicvi~s gj ~`i Bmfmam |ms aobi im~oel ~`i jvyo~
gj ~`i ~vii gj beg|ainli! o~ |ms {yeos`mfai |o~`
~`i sizivis~ {iema~! izie nim~`%
^`i ~vii gj beg|ainli gj ~`i dmeyscvo{~ ni$
scvofoel ~`i ds~ivois mdgel ~`i Dmms men ~`i
]yoc`is cge~moes me ielvmzoel gj m ~vii memaglgys
~g ~`i Bmfmaos~oc Si{`ovg~`ma ~vii% ^`i ~vii os
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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =>=
s`m{in aobi m ^! gv Il{~ome ^my! o~s ~vyeb os cgz$
ivin |o~` ~ie jvyo~s vimn ~g fi {aycbin f m dmai
men m jidmai s~menoel ge imc` soni% Imc` s`gg~$
oel fvmec` gj ~`i ^my fimvs m ~vo{ai fvmec` |o~` m
fovn! idfaid gj oddgv~mao~! so~~oel fi~|iie ~`i
~|g! men jgvdoel ~`i {ivjic~ eydfiv <% Ms oe ~`i
Si{`ovg~`ma ~vii! |i cgye~ ~ie oe maa men sizie |o~`$
gy~ ~`i y{{iv ~vomn% ^`i ~ie jvyo~s fgve gy~ gj
~`i ~|g oezosofai dmai men jidmai dmbi y{ ~|iazi!
~`i [~`mlgvime Ngnicm`invge gj ~`i yeozivsi%
^`i ~vii ~{ojois viei|ma men vi{vgnyc~oge men
masg s{ovo~yma vifov~`! ~`ivijgvi o~ |ms aoebin |o~`
~`i ciaifvm~oge gj ~`i ds~ivois oe |`oc` ~`i mni{~
|ms vilieivm~in men fgve mlmoe% Dme gj ~`i me$
coie~ nio~ois idfgnoin ~`os onim% Osos jgyen ~`i
Mvb gj Gsovos ip{gsin ge ~`i Eoai! cge~moeoel ~`i
c`oan ie~melain oe m ~`ocbi~ gj ~mdmvosb! |`oc` cgd$
{ai~ia oecagsin fg~` ~`i c`oan men ~`i mvb |o~`oe
o~s ~vyeb! men lvi| y{ oe~g m s~m~ia ~vii%
@m~`gv! oe ~`i s`m{i gj ~`i scmdgvi ~vii! os ~`i
idfaid gj ~`i s`voei gj ~`i c`oan% Yeniv ~`os ms$
{ic~ ~`i ~vii ficgdis me idfaid gj vi{vgnyc~oge 2
jgvsgg~`! o~ nilieivm~is oe~g m {`maaoc la{`! men os
niegyecinf
~`i
Hi|os` {vg{`i~soe zi`idie~
amelymli% ^`i ~vii! ms ~`i jgvi~iaaiv! gv gvmcai! |ms
`ian oe `ol` is~iid2 ms! jgv ipmd{ai! ~`i gmb ~vii
gj Ngngem! ~`i smcvin {mad gj Eilvm oe _idie!
~`i Mzm ~vii gj ~`i [gaeisome! ~`i Sifm ~vii gj
Cie~vma Mdivocm! men dme g~`iv zieivm~in ~viis%
Mdgel~`i
Hi|s~`i onim
|ms se~`isoxinoe m aoz$
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oel |gdme |`g |ms |gvs`o{in yeniv ~`i fvmec`is
gj ~`i ~vii% Osmom`! vijivvoel ~g ~`gsi vo~is! ni$
egyecis ~`i&Sges gj Sgvcivivs
&|`g oejamdi
~`idsiazis |o~` ongas yeniv iziv lviie ~vii2 men
Hividom`! vi{vgzoel ~`i smdi cys~gds! sms gj Os$
vmia8
&S`ios
lgei y{ y{ge iziv `ol` dgye~moemen yeniv iziv lviie ~vii men ~`ivi `m~` {amin
~`i `mvag~%& Mccgvnoel ~g @gsim ~`i smcvojocin
yeniv ~`i ~vii&ficmysi ~`i s`mng| ~`ivigj |ms
lggn%& ^`i ~vii |ms masg ~`i `oaa$ma~mv gj ~`i
Hi|s! y{ge |`oc` ~`i gjjivin ~`iov {vg{o~om~gv
smcvojoci% &@os g|e siaj fmvi gyv soes oe `os g|efgn ge ~`i ~vii%& ([i~iv%/ O~ os camodin ~`m~
Fynn`m `ms fiie vi$oecmvem~in jgv~ gv joj~
~odis yeniv ~`i ~vii gj beg|ainli (gv |osngd/%
@i os vi{visie~in ms s~menoel yeniv ~`i Fg$
~vii% ^`i Ims~ive smlis nicamvi ~`m~ ~`i ~vii gj
beg|ainli oe ~`i [mvmnosi gj dme,s g|e `imv~
ficgdis ~`i ~vii gj aoji i~ivema! men `ms emyl`~
~g ng |o~` dme,s meodma siesis2 fy~ ~`i ~vii |gv$
s`o{ gj ~`i Hi|s dys~ `mzi fiie ziv nojjivie~! oj
|i hynli jvgd ~`i dmeeiv ~`iov {vg{`i~s vi{vgzin
~`id%
M vidoeoscieci gj ~`i d~`ocma ~vii os jgyen oe
~`i lggsifivv fys` gj Ielamen! yeniv |`oc` ~`i
fmfois mvi jgyen% O~ os ~`i ~{ocma fimviv gj jvyo~!
ficmysi ~`i ~vii oians ~`i jvyo~% Fy~ ~`i sdfga$
osd m~~mc`in ~g ~`i ~vii ni{iens masg m lvim~ nima
y{ge ~`i s{icois ~g |`oc` o~ fiagels% Jgv ip$
md{ai! ~`i {mad ~vii! ms ~`i {vgnyciv gj ~`i doab!
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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =>3
|ms vm~`iv m la{` idfgnoel me imva ~{i gj
sy{{aoel m |me~2 |`oai yeniv meg~`iv ms{ic~! ms
oe ~`i ]yoc`i Fmaai~! men oe ~`i fimb gj Egm`,s
ngzi! ~`i {mad oenocm~in m ei| {ivogn gj dmeojis$
~m~oge gj dm~~iv mj~iv m nis~vyc~ozi cm~mcasd% ^`i
jol$~vii! ~`i ag~ys! ~`i {gdilvmem~i! mvi maa {`maaoc
idfaids2 ~`i mvi segedgys |o~` |gdf! fi$
cmysi ~`i cge~moe ~`iov siin |o~`oe ~`idsiazis%
Sizivma mecoie~ em~oges {gv~vmin ~`i lieo~vop! ~`i
~{i gj dg~`iv`ggn! oe ~`i ~vii! ~`i cgoes gj me$
coie~ Cvi~i fioel me oaays~vm~oge ~`ivigj% Oe Cie$
~vma Mdivocm ~`ivi os s~oaa oe covcyam~oge m sdmaa soa$
ziv cgoe! cmaain cymv~oaag! |o~` m Siofm ge gei soni!
men oe ~`i ]yoc`i dmeyscvo{~ gj C`oc`ocms~iemelg
|i mvi ~gan ~`m~ ~`i sicgen m~~id{~ m~ cvim~oel m
{ivjic~ {`socma dme visya~in oe m |ggnie dme
men m |gdme dmni gj ~`i dmvvg| gj cofmb (viin/%
@gv M{gaag mssiv~s ~`m~ ~`i Il{~omes! ~g s`g| me$
coie~ niscie~! ni{oc~in m fyenai gj {m{vys! ficmysi
~`i vgg~ |ms im~ie ms jggn men ~`i {ame~ |ms ysin
~g dmbi ~`i fggb% Syc` siids ~g fi ~`i gvoloe gj
~`i ip{vissoge oe Viziam~oge8 &Men O ~ggb ~`i ao~$
~ai fggb gy~ gj ~`i melia,s `men men m~i o~ y{! men
o~ |ms oe
ddgy~` s|ii~ ms
`gei!men ms sgge
ms O `mn im~ie o~! d fiaa |ms fo~~iv%& @ivi ~`i
fggb ~`m~ os im~ie y{ os i}yozmaie~ |o~` viciozoel
beg|ainli men oejgvdm~oge jvgd ~`i ~vii ~`m~ ~iaas!
~`i {vgnyciv gj jggn! fg~` dm~ivoma men s{ovo~yma%
^`m~ syc` me oe~iv{vi~m~oge |ms yenivs~ggn os cgv$
vgfgvm~inf
~`i mssiv~oge ~`m~ ~`i |gvn inycm~oge
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dime~ S`ifm oe Il{~ome! |`oc` os segedgys
|o~` syjjocoie~ jggn% ^`ys Iag`od ipcamods!
&Fi`gan ~`i dme os ficgdi ms gei gj ys-& ^`i
~vii `mn ~myl`~ ~`id `g| ~g noscive lggn jvgd
izoa! men Iag`od! ~`i iaidie~mv lgns gj Lieisos!
|ivihimagys
gj ~`i
beg|ainli`i `mn
mc}yovin%^`i ~vii ~`m~ cgejivs s{ovo~yma sol`~ os masg ~{ojoin
oe ~`i Sgdm! @gdm! men dme g~`iv nvoebs ~`m~
oenyci m s~m~i gj ~vmeci% Izie ~`i Hi|s |ivi gv$
nivin ~g s{ien ~`iov smzoels oe nvoeb! ms ip{vissin
oe Niy~ivgegd! c`m{~iv =>8 &Men ~`gy s`ma~ fi$
s~g| ~`m~ dgeijgv
|`m~sgiziv ~` sgya ays~i~`
mj~iv! jgv gpie! gv jgv s`ii{! gv jgv |oei! gv jgv
s~vgel nvoeb! gv jgv |`m~sgiziv ~` sgya nisovi~`2
men ~`gy s`ma~ im~ ~`ivi fijgvi ~`i Agvn ~` Lgn!
men ~`gy s`ma~ vihgoci! ~`gy! men ~`oei `gysi`gan%&
^`os {mssmli yengyf~ina vijivs ~g m viaologys vo~i%
Fy~ oe ~`i Vol$Zinm! izie ~`i lgns mvi vi{visie~inms li~~oel nvyeb ge me oddgv~ma s~odyame~! |`oc`
fis~g|s oddgv~mao~ y{ge ~`id% ^`i Dipocme
lieo~vop Dmm}yoa os c`melin f ~`i lgns oe~g ~`i
dmlyi! ~`i {ame~ ~`m~ {vgnycis ~`i em~ozi |oei!
s`g|oel ~`i yeozivsmao~ gj ~`os d~`% Fy~ ~`i
Il{~omes cgeeic~in ~`i |oei dgvi is{icomaa |o~`
~`i jmaa gj ~`i melias! gv lome~s! ~`i g{{geie~s gj
aol`~! men ms syc` cgesonivin o~ ms m cmysi gj ~`i
soe mlmoes~ em~yvi% O~ |ms ~`i cmysi gj `ydme ni$
{vmzo~! jgv ~`vgyl` o~ s{ovo~ ficmdi oe~gpocm~in%
O~ {ayelin oe~g syc` am|aisseiss ~`m~ o~ cmaain jgv
nozoei zielimeci% ^`i jmaa! `g|iziv! cme fi ip$
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^OOB S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =>9
{amoein ms~vgegdocmaa men ds~ocmaa% Yeniv ~`i
ams~ ms{ic~! |oei os ~`i faggn gj ~`i ~vii gj aoji!
|`oc` |ms {mv~mbie gj oe ~`i iyc`mvos~ gj ~`i ds$
~ivois! gvoloema ~{i gj ~`i C`vos~ome cgddyeoge
cividge% Dgvigziv! ~`i vgg~ gj ~`i Lviib |gvn
Sg{`om! gv |osngd! cgdis jvgd ~`i Il{~ome Bi{
gv Si{! ~`i s{ovo~ gj |oei men sm{% ^`i hyoci cme
fi ~vmcin ~g Sm{oies! ~`i |`gai mlviioel |o~` ~`i
sgyvci ~`m~ ~{ojois beg|ainli! emdia! ~`i ~vii gj
Aoji%
^`i la{`! dgs~ oe~odm~ia aoebin |o~` ~`i ~vii! os
~`i dgye~% O~ os cgesonivin i}yozmaie~ ~g ~`i {goe~
oe ~`i cie~iv gj ~`i covcai! ms ~`i filoeeoel! gv s~mv~iv%
O~ os m {vodgvnoma ~{i gj ~`i lieo~vop yeniv ~`i ~{i
gj ~`i dgye~ gj ~`i Egv~`! |`oc` os masg ~`i fov~`$
{amci gj ~`i filoeeoel% Jvi}yie~ vijiviecis mvi
dmni ~g fg~` ~`i dgye~ men ~`i ~vii oe ~`i Gan
men oe ~`i Ei| ^is~mdie~% S~% [mya sms oe Cg$
voe~`omes! c`m{~iv =;8 &Men non maa nvoeb ~`i smdi
s{ovo~yma nvoeb! jgv ~`i nvmeb gj ~`m~ S{ovo~yma Vgcb
~`m~ jgaag|in ~`id! men ~`m~ vgcb |ms C`vos~%& Men
mlmoe oe Lmam~omes! c`m{~iv >8&Jgv o~ os |vo~~ie ~`m~
Mfvm`md `mn ~|g sges! ~`i gei f m fgen$dmon! ~`i
g~`iv f m jvii |gdme% Fy~ `i |`g |ms gj ~`i fgen$
|gdme |ms fgve mj~iv ~`i jais`2 fy~ `i gj ~`i jvii
|gdme |ms f {vgdosi% \`oc` ~`oels mvi me maai$
lgv! jgv ~`isi mvi ~`i ~|g cgzieme~s! ~`i gei jvgd
~`i Dgye~ Soemo! |`oc` lienivi~` ~g fgenmli! |`oc`
os Mlmv% Jgv ~`os Mlmv os Dgye~ Soemo oe Mvmfom!
men mes|ivi~` ~g Hivysmaid |`oc` eg| os! men os oe
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fgenmli |o~` `iv c`oanvie% Fy~ Hivysmaid |`oc` os
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men m {oaamv ms fmsos gj ~`i ~vy~`% ^`ys maa ~`i
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aoji men oddgv~mao~ |ms se~`isoxin f ~`i covcai!
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cgeeic~ ~`m~ dgs~ od{gv~me~ izie~ |o~` ~`i dgzi$
die~s men {`msis gj ~`i `imziea fgnois% @ieci!
~`i ms~vgegdocma cvgss |ms masg ~`i Il{~ome ^my%
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~g ~`i jgyv cmvnoema {goe~s 7 'URU ^`m~ os
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sole gj ~`i cvgss% \i vimn oe Ixiboia! c`m{~iv 68
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dons~ gj ~`i co~! ~`vgyl` ~`i dons~ gj Hivysmaid!
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men si~ m dmvb y{ge ~`i jgvi`imns gj ~`i die ~`m~
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@yv~ eg~ ~`i imv~`! eio~`iv ~`i sim! egv ~`i ~viis!
~oaa |i `mzi %simain ~`i sivzme~s gj gyv Lgn oe ~`iov
jgvi`imns%&
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cgveivs gv melais! ~`i jgyv melias gj ~`i s}ymvin
covcai `ivi dmvb! fvmen! gv sima |o~` ~`i sole gj ~`i
cvgss! ~`i {vodo~ozi ~gbie m{{aoin ~g ~`gsi |`g
`mn vimc`in m cyadoem~oel {goe~! ~`m~ `mn hys~ fiie
cvgssin%
Oe maa ielvmzoels men {oc~yvis vicgzivin jvgd
~`i Il{~omes ~`i smcvin ^my `gans m jgvidgs~ {mv~%
Eig{`~is men `oivg{`me~s maobi cmvv o~ oe ~`iov
`mens nyvoel ~`i cividgeomas gj oeo~om~oge! men
`mzi o~ fisonis idfvgonivin y{ge ~`iov zis~die~s
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{ovme~ ~g oeo~om~oge! ms o~ os eg| cge~oeyin oe aobi
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^OOB CVGSS% =93
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C`vos~ome c`yvc`is! ms m {mv~ gj ~`i cividgeois gj
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s~mvv `imzies! s`oeoel fvoaaome~a ms ~`i sgy~`ive
cvgss%
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^{`ge gv Nvmlge |ms sy{ivsinin f ~`i Amdf
gv Vmd! men ~`i Il{~ome men [ivsome ~{gaglos~s
mng{~in ~`m~ idfaid ms ~`i sdfga gj ~`i Smzogyv
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Mnmdocvmcifiloes!
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~`i sye |ms oe ~`i sole gj ~`i Fyaa! |`oc` izie~
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cgyvsi |i mvi |iaa m|mvi ~`m~ ~`ivi |ms eg jovs~
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fiaoizin ~`m~ ~`i&Ii gj ~`i Fyaa!& Manifmvme! |ms
novic~in ~g|mvns ~`i yebeg|e nio~ Hi`gzm`! |`g
os }yo~i |iaa onie~ojoin eg|%
^`i mecoie~s vicgleoxin ~`i Vmdms ~`i syccissgv
~g ~`i Fyaa! `ieci ~`i Hi|os` amdf gj ~`i {mssgziv
men gyv nozoei Amdf gv C`vos~% ^`os sole cgvvi$
s{gens ~g ~`i fmameci gv scmais! se~`isos gj hys~oci%
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gj Nienivm`! |`g vi{visie~in ~`i Voziv Eoai men
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m~ ~`i cvgssoel% Oe meg~`iv xgnomc! ~`i gfagel
xgnomc gj Nienivm`! @gvys os {gv~vmin ge ~`i
~g{ gj m dgye~moe |o~` ~`i fmameci gziv `os `imn%
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yeoge |o~` ~`i Eoagdi~cv! |`oc` oenocm~in ~`i jyaa
jaggn men ag|is~ iff! men |ms ~`i cvgss gv ~vii gj
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^@I CVGSS% =99
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~`i ipma~m~oge gj ~`i `ga cvgss! men ~`i oezie~oge
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cgvgaamv gj ~`i joenoel gj ~`i cvgss% Oe eg cgye~v
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idfaid os m joiv cvgss! os {gv~vmin vonoel ge
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~`i Il{~ome sgamv nio~ois |imv m vmd,s `imn% ^`i
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men ~`i gjjiv `od ms m smcvojocoma zoc~od! |`g&~mbis
m|m ~`i soes gj ~`i |gvan%&
\`ie ~`i i}yoegp {mssin oe~g ~`i sole gj [oscis
~`i idfaidm~oc jos` ficmdi oe~iv|gzie |o~` ~`i
d~`ocma C`vos~ ge ~`i cvgss% Gyv C`vos~ome ivm
vimaa nm~is jvgd ~`i nm ~`m~ gyv sye |ms ys`ivin
oe~g ~`i xgnomcma sole gj [oscis% Oe jmc~! ~`i Lviib
|gvn &jos`& `ms fiie vienivin
&HisysC`vos~! Sge
gj Lgn Smzogyv!& f ysoel imc` ai~~iv gj ~`i Lviib
|gvn &jos`& ms oeo~oma ai~~iv jgv imc` |gvn cgd{gs$
oel ~`i mfgzi sie~ieci% Dgvigziv! ~`i zovloe os ~`i
xgnomcma sole cgvvis{genoel ~g [oscis% \i joen ~`i
sdfgaocma [oscis scya{~yvin y{ge ~`i mecoie~
s~geis gj ~`icm~mcgdfs!
men oe
dmec`yvc`is men
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c`m{ias% ^`i mvi m |iaa$beg|e ~`igaglocma id$
faid% ^`i C`vos~ men ~`i jos` mvi oe~odm~ia
aoebin ~gli~`iv2 ~`i C`vos~ |ms cvycojoin ge Jvo$
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syjjivoel ~`i {iema~ gj nim~` ge ~`i smdi nm%
^`i~{oj ~`i visyvvic~oge jvgd ~`i nimn jgv ~`i
sgyas soeci ~`i imv =99 F% C%! ~`i C`vos~ `meloel
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sys{ienin! fioel segedgys oe ~`i mecoie~ onig$
lvm{`% ^`i `meloel gv sys{iesoge gj ~`i Eoai
|m~ivs m~ ~`i ~odi gj ~`i syddiv sgas~oci! |`ie ~`i
jaggn `mn vimc`in o~s
lvim~is~ `iol`~!ams~in joj~iie
nms mccgvnoel ~g m Cg{~oc ~vmno~oge! men os s~oaa
bi{~ oe vididfvmeci f ~`i cvgss ~`m~ os jayel oe~g
~`i |m~ivs oe S~% [i~ivsfyvl! men ~`i faissoel gj
~`i |m~ivs mdgel C`vos~omes% Fy~ ~`m~ cvgss |ms
issie~omaa ~`i Eoai cvgss! oenocm~oel ~`i vi$fov~` gj
~`i jovs~ @gvys jvgd ~`i |m~ivs% @i os onie~ocma|o~` S~% Hg`e% Ms ~`i |m~ivs |ie~ ge nicvimsoel!
~`i sye masg n|oenain m|m sag|a ~g vi$m{{imv
eoei dge~`s mj~iv|mvns ms ~`i jovi gv sye gj visyv$
vic~oge! m~ ~`i zivema i}yoegp% S~% Hg`e `ms ip$
{vissin ~`i smdi cgeci{~oge oe ~`isi |gvns8 &@i
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gj ~|g @gvysis men ~|g C`vos~s! izie oe ~`i C`vos$
~ome sdfgagl%
Gei gj ~`i dgs~ oe~ivis~oel ip{amem~oges gj ~`i
ds~ivogys |m oe |`oc` vicgvns |ivi {visivzin oe
me~o}yo~! os ~`i jgaag|oel fgvvg|in jvgd ~`i&
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^@I CVGSS% =9<
cvi~ Ngc~voei8& &\`ie Dgsis msbin Hi`gzm` ~g
s`g| `od `os lagv! `i s`g|in `od `os fmcb! o% i%!
`os dmeojis~in yeozivsi%&& ^`gy cmes~ eg~ sii d
jmci! fy~ ~`gy s`ma~ sii di fi`oen%& Oj |i fimv oe
doen ~`m~ Hi`gzm` `ms fiie onie~ojoin ms ~`i {iv$
sgeojocm~oge gj ~`i dg%ge! |i |oaa imsoa cgd{vi$
`ien ~`m~ `i cgyan fi vi{visie~in oe eydfivs ms
~`i ayemv imv% \iaa! eg| ~`i cgveiv gj 9>3! |`oc`
dimes &O& (6=/ md (9;=/ &O& (6=/! men ~`i fi`oen
|gyan dmbi 3>9! gv ~`i jmci2 ~`i vonnai fioel ~`ys
sgazin! men ~`i sm| imc` g~`iv jmci ~g jmci% S~oaa
meg~`iv cgdfoem~oge gj ~`i ~|g }yme~o~ois! 3>9 " 9>3
4 000! os ~`i Legs~oc zmayi jgv ~`i emdi C`vos~! |`g
|ms masg Hgs`ym! Hi`gs`ym! gv ~`i sye% ^`i smdi
visya~ gj ~`i 000 |gyan fi jgyen f nozonoel ~`i
6> `gyvs gj ~`i nm2 o~ |gyan masg lozi 3 ~odis
eydfiv 0 jgv m }yg~oie~%
Oe ~`i d~`! ~`i sye men ~`i dgge mvi ~`i jm~`iv
men dg~`iv gj ~`i C`vos~% Izie oe Viziam~oge ~`i
|gdme |`g fvoels jgv~` m c`oan os mvvmin |o~` ~`i
sye! men `ms ~`i dgge yeniv `iv jii~% ^`i smdi
sdfgagl `ms fiie {visivzin oe C`vos~ome ocgeg$
lvm{`! dme didie~gis gj ~`i mecoie~ onima fioel
s~oaa ip~me~ oe |`oc`! m~ ~`i cgehyec~oge gj ~`i sye
men dgge! ~`i gyel sgamv lgn m{{imvs ms m~ `os
fov~` m~ Ims~iv% ^`i jis~ozma gj ~`i visyvvic~oge os
s~oaa ni~ivdoein f ~`i jyaa dgge! ms o~ |ms oe Il{~
mlis mlg%
^`ivi mvi dme nojjivie~a s`m{in cvgssis2 ~`i
mvi maa |iaa
vi{visie~inoe iccaisoms~ocma
famxgev!
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fy~ dgs~ {vgdoscygysa oe ~`i Vgdme Cm~`gaoc
`oivmvc`% ^`ys! ~g ~`i fos`g{ os mssolein ~`i soe$
lai cvgss2 ~g ~`i mvc`fos`g{ men cmvnoemas! ~`i
ngyfai cvgss2men ~g ~`i [g{i fiagels ~`i sopjgan
cvgss%
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{goe~ gv eocb gj ~odi! men ~`i cvgss os ~`i cmvnoema
{goe~s gj ~`i covcai! ~`ys8 '^Q j v ~`i cvgss men
~`i covcai mvi oesi{mvm$ hU'fai oe sdfgagl%
^`i sopjgan cvgss gj ~`i [g{i |ms m jidoeoei ms{ic~
gj ~`i cvgss! s~menoel oe cagsi viam~oge |o~` eydfiv
::: gj ~`i fims~ gjViziam~oge!
gv ~`i S% S% S%
|`oc` os m jgvd gj ~`i cvgss$fimviv Sos~vyd! men
gei gj ~`i nyma {`maaoc idfaids cgdfoeoel ~`i
yeoge gj ~`i dmai |o~` ~`i jidmai {voeco{ai% ^`i
smdi odmliv os cge~oeyin oe ~`i {iv{i~yma amd{
fyveoel jgviziv fijgvi ~`i ma~mv% Dgvigziv! ~`i
[g{i |imvs ~`i do~iv s`m{in aobi ~`ijos`is,
dgy~`!ms me oe`ivo~meci gj ~`i Lieo~vop gj Vgdi! |`gsi
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gaocs! os ~`i gei gj cvii{oel ge maa jgyvs ~g ~`i cvgss
ge Lggn Jvonm% Oe dme {vgzoecis oe Iyvg{i
~`i cys~gd `ms eg~ noin gy~ i~% ^`i {visie~|vo~iv `ms |o~eissin dme ~odis! oe sizivma vyvma
~g|es! ~`i |`gai cgelvilm~oge cvii{oel ge maa jgyvs
~g ~`i cvgss men bossoel o~ ge ~`i jgyv ip~vido~ois!
olegvme~a dmvboel ~`i jgyv ~{ocma cgveivs gj
`im~`ie ~odis% ^`i ill! ms ~`i covcai! |ms masg ms$
sgcom~in |o~` ~`i cvgss! sg ~`m~ |`ie dgei |ms eg~
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cgaaic~in eimv ~`i cvgss! ~`i ills |ivi viciozin ms
me gjjivoel! men ~`i ~|g |ivi faienin oe~g m {iv$
jic~ sdfga gj mecoie~ oniglvm{` yeniv ~`i iis
gj ~`i olegvme~ |gvs`o{ivs% ^`ys jmv |i `mzi cge$
caysozia {vgzie ~`m~ oj ~`i Hi|s fgvvg|in gj ~`i
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sg ~`m~ ~`i aie~ ye~g ~`id syc` ~`oels ms ~`i vi$
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nys! c`m{~iv =6/ ~`i C`vos~omes jgaag|in ~`iov
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ma{`mfi~! men ~`i ai~~iv ^my! |`oc` os me i}yozmaie~
~g ~`i cvgss% &^ &os {amcin m~ ~`i ien gj ~`i @i$
fvi| men Smdmvo~me ma{`mfi~% \o~` ~`id o~ ~{o$
join ~`i ien gj m
~`oel!
men ~`i {ivjic~oge! sicyvo~!
men cyadoem~oge gj ~`oels% ^`i lvim~ Dmsgeoc
my~`gv! Vmlge! mssiv~s ~`m~ ~`i ai~~iv ^! gv ~`i ^my!
|ms segedgys |o~` ~ivdoeys! men vggj! |`oc`
od{aois me onim gj s`ia~iv! vijyli! sicyvo~%
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&DSzms~ocm!
gvS|ms~ocm!
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cvgss f ~`i Dmsges! os gei gj ~`i dgs~ ds~oc
la{`s gj gccya~ scoieci% ^`i dossogemvois gj
Oenom cmaa o~ ~`i nizoa,s cvgss! ficmysi o~ s`oeis ge
~`i sizie$`imnin siv{ie~ gj Zos`ey! men ge ~`i
~`gysmen$`imnin Meme~m! ms vi{visie~in oe ~`i
ni{~`s gj ~`i Oenome `iaa% Fy~ |` ng ~`i oe$
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~iv{vi~ ~`os {ivsgeojocm~oge gj ccais gj ~odi men
i~iveo~! oe m cgddge men ao~ivma dmeeiv7 @ms
eg~ S~% [mya ~myl`~ {yfaoca! men aij~ oe |vo~oel!
~`m~ ~`i ai~~iv boaai~` 7 @ms `i eg~ smon oe `os
c`m{~iv ge ~`i smcvmdie~s gj ~`i Hi|s ~`m~ ~`i
& Vgcb gj |`oc` ~`i nvmeb |ms C`vos~&
7 \`~`ie eg~ ip{amoe oe~iaaolie~a ~`i ds~ivois gj
g~`iv cviins7 ^`i Szms~ocm os sg {vgjgyena
{`oagsg{`ocma ~`m~ ~`i gei |`g s`gyan dino~m~i ge
o~s m~~vofy~is |gyan aimve ~`i sicvi~ gj ~`i izgay$
~oge gj |gvans men dme% Mssgcom~in |o~` ~`i
\gvbivs, @mddiv gj ~`i fggb gj Eydfivs! o~
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jaoe~!& oaays~vm~oel lvm{`ocmaa ~`i {vgciss gj izgaz$
oel |gvans% O~ os masg ^`gv,s @mddiv gj ~`i
Egvsi ailien! |`oc` |ms jgvlin f ~`i n|mvjs ~g
fi ysin mlmoes~ ~`i ^o~mes! gv {vi$cgsdoc jgvcis gj
em~yvi% ^`i Szms~ocm os m
sdfga {vileme~|o~`
nii{ dimeoel% ^`i Dmsges `mzi mng{~in o~ ms
~`i lmzia gv dmaai~ gj ~`i lvmen Dms~iv Dmsges!
vilmvnaiss gjo~s dme$sonin oe~iv{vi~m~oges% Oe ~`i
Hmoem$cvgss cme fi jgyen ~`i sgay~oge gj ~`i nozoei
men `ydme ccai gj scoieci! jgv o~ os ~`i Ma{`m men
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cvim~ozi jgvci! filoeeoelge ~`i
s{ovo~$
yma {amei men ienoel oe ~`i mfss gj dm~~iv% O~ os
~`i aoeb fi~|iie `imzie men imv~`2 gei mvd os
vmosin ~g|mvns `imzie! |`oai ~`i g~`iv gei {goe~s
~g ~`i imv~`! se~`isoxoel ~`i yeoge gj s{ovo~ |o~`
dm~~iv%
^`i Szms~ocm! ms m sole gj aoji! |ms masg m {`maaoc
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^@I CVGSS% a:a
sdfga ip{vissin f m ngyfai X! |`oc` nieg~in
lieivm~oge ms {gv~vmin f jgyv `ggbs% ^`i&joiv siv{ie~s
&gj ~`i @ifvi|s s{vyel jvgd ~`i
smdi onim! jgv |ivi ~`i eg~ vmosin ge m cvgss${gai!
gv S~myvgs7 Dgvigziv! ~`i Szms~ocm |ms m yeo$
zivsma sdfga mlisfijgvi ~`i C`vos~omes
mng{~in~`i
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noscgzivin yeniv ~`i vyoein dgeydie~s gj mecoie~
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eojocmeci os m~~mc`in% Gei gj ~`i Szms~ocm cvgssisjgyen oe ~`i cm~mcgdfs `ms ~`i jgaag|oel oescvo{$
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Szms~ocm gvoloem~in ~`i cys~gd gj im~oel `g~ cvgss
fyes ge lggn Jvonm! men gj faissoel ~`i&Cvgss
Cmenai!& |`oc` os s~oaa no{{in oe~g `ga |m~iv%
Fy~ m ji| imvs mlg ~`i {visie~ |vo~iv `ms siie
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f {vmoel men no{{oel ~`id oe~g ~`i |m~iv ge
Sm~yvnm jgaag|oel Lggn Jvonm% Oe ~`os cmsi! o~
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gv |m~iv! ~`i onim gj vmoe men cvgss siidoel oe$
si{mvmfai! ~`gyl` ~`i jgyv iaidie~s mvi masg ~{o$
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cyssm~in cvgss% ^`i am~~iv ms P{goe~s
~g ~`i jgyv
Nyvoel m s~gvd%
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cmvnoema {goe~s! yeo~oel ~`i nozoei |o~` ~`i `ydme
{voeco{ai! ~`i joeo~i |o~` ~`i oejoeo~i% O~ filoes m~
~`i hyec~oge! ~`i cvgssoel! men agsis o~siaj oe ~`i
fgyenaiss s{mci% ^`i C`vos~ome cvgss os ~`i joema
{`msi gj me idfaid nivozin jvgd ~`i `im~`ie
|gvan! men ~`i Vgdme Id{ivgv Hyaome |ms vol`~
|`ie `i ipcamodin!&
O |mli m |mvjmvi |o~` ~`i
P -
&O~ os s~oaa m sole gj dya~o{aocm~oge mdgel ys!
ms o~ |ms mlis mlg2 o~ os i~ ~`i cgehyec~oge gj ~|g
~`m~ visya~s oe me oecvimsi% Eio~`iv `ms o~s dime$
oel c`melin soeci S~% Hg`e,s Viziam~oge |ms {yf$
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oe C`vos~ome dossogemv ip{ino~oges ~`me me g~`iv
nim~` oes~vydie~% Dgvigziv! ~`i gvoloema ~{i
gj ~`i cvgssoel gj ~`i sye ~`vgyl` ~`i icao{~oc! os
s~oaa
dmoe~moein!ms |iaa ms o~s vi$fov~` oe ~`i zivema
i}yoegp% &Men `i s`maa vyai ~`id |o~` m vg gj
ovge!& cge~oeyin ~g fi ~`i dg~~g gj gyv sye! |`gsi
`os~gv os {visivzin oe ~`i d~`ocma vicgvns gj ~`i
C`vos~ men ~`i cvgss%
Ye~oa ~`i sg$cmaain cgezivsoge gj Cges~me~oei
~`i Lvim~! ~`i %Amfmvyd! gv vgma s~menmvn! fgvi~`i dgeglvmd B% V% gj ~`i Bvgeome! gv sgamv cvgss!
onie~ocma |o~` ~`i gdfaid yeniv |`oc` ~`i zoc~g$
vogys sgamv lgn |ms odmlin oe ~`i {mlme oniglvm{`%
Mj~iv Cges~me~oei,s zoc~gv `i os {gv~vmin ms ~`i
cge}yivgv |o~` m cvgss gziv`imn! men ~`i nvmlge
|vo~`oel m~ `os jii~% O~ |ms m vi{i~o~oge gj ~`i cys$
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^@I CVGSS% =:3
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`ms fiie jgyen oe ~`i scya{~yvis gj [maie}yi% Eg
dovmcai |ms eicissmv ~g vi{im~ m {`msi gj mecoie~
ds~ivois% Cges~me~oei `mn cgddo~~in jimvjya
cvodis jgv |`oc` ~`i {mlme {vois~s `mn eg m~gei$
die~ ~g gjjiv% Sg{m~iv! ~`i `im~`ie {vois~! jvoien
gj Cges~me~oei! mssyvin `od ~`m~ ~`i&{yvo~ gj ~`i
lgns mndo~~in gj eg cgd{vgdosi |o~` soe!& |`ivi$
y{ge Cges~me~oei m{{aoin ~g ~`i fos`g{s gj ~`i
C`vos~ome jmo~`! men ~`i {vgdosin `od ~`m~ &f
vi{ie~meci %men fm{~osd ~`i ,cgyan caimesi `od
jvgd maa soes%& Syc` os ~`i my~`ie~ocm~in cmysi gj
Cges~me~oei,s cgezivsoge! men gj ~`i syfs~o~y~oge
gj ~`i Bvgeome cvgss jgv ~`i C`vos~ome cvgss%
^`i cvgss `ms m siziejgan dimeoel! ms aoebin
|o~` ~`i {`iegdiem gj aol`~! `im~! iaic~voco~! ~iv$
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di~m{`socma cgeci{~oges gj ~`i mecoie~s% ^`i
jovs~ cvycojop! |o~` m jolyvi! gv C`vos~! ge o~! |ms lg~$
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]yiie ^`igngaoeni! gj Agdfmvn! mfgy~ ~`i siz$
ie~` cie~yv gj gyv ivm% O~ os eg| ~g fi jgyen oe
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men gjjiv me g{{gv~yeo~ ~g s~ynie~s gj ~`i gccya~
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men ~`i {sc`ocma {g|ivs oe`ivie~ oe ~`i `ydme
vmci% ^`iov ~imc`oels `mzi eg s{icoma jim~yvis gj
io~`iv ~`i C`manime! Hi|os`! gv Il{~ome ss~id!
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~voei% Oe ~`i {vicinie~ c`m{~ivs jvi}yie~ vijiv$
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comaa f Zovloa oe `os UIeion! men f ~`i Il{~omes
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~`i `mn fvgyl`~ y{ge ~`idsiazis% Oj C`vos~omes
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gj vi$oecmvem~oge% Oe sgfiv ~vy~`! ~`i vifybi gj
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~`gy m dms~iv gj Osvmia! men beg|is~ eg~ ~`isi
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|ms eg ipcysi m~ ~`i ~odi jgv me inycm~in {ivsge
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sg{`ocma ~imc`ivs `mzi vizozin ~`i mecoie~ viaologys
ss~ids! ~`i mnzgcm~i! ms |i `mzi s~m~in fijgvi!
~`i ~`igv gj vi$oecmvem~oge! |`oc` os dgs~ nos$
~ms~ijya ~g lvim~ dme C`vos~omes! ficmysi ~`i
vimn ~`iov Fofai |o~`gy~ yenivs~menoel o~% Oe
g~`iv |gvns! ~`i `mzi eg~ i~ im~ie ~`i&fggb
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gj Viziam~oge% Dv% Soeei~~! oe `os isg~ivoc Fyn$
n`osd! cvim~in }yo~i m siesm~oge ge mccgye~ gj `os
s~mv~aoel s~m~idie~s ge dme {iv{aipoel {goe~s%
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@i lmzi nijoeo~i men mfsgay~i jolyvis! jopoel ~`i
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^`i am~i {visonie~s gj ~`i @ivdi~os~ Sgcoi~ gj
Agenge! Nv% Meem Boelsjgvn! ip{vissis `ivsiaj
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~`i s{ovo~yma dgemngj
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m~~vmc~in! oe o~s ijjgv~s ~g vi$oecmvem~i! ~g ~`i fgn$
ois gj {mvie~s! |`gsi die~ma men oe~iaaic~yma cge$
s~o~y~oge |gyan cgvvis{gen eimvis~ ~g o~s g|e ~ma$
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|`oc` os issie~oma oe mfioel!
|`i~`iv vm~ogema gv
ovvm~ogema! os o~s c`mvmc~iv! men ~`m~ o~s jgvd os gea
~`i ip~ivema ip{vissoge gj ~`m~ oe~ivema men oezos$
ofai c`mvmc~iv! |`oc` dm syvzozi mj~iv ~`i jgvd
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os~ieci `mzi {mssin m|m% M c`mvmc~iv ngis
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fy~! mj~iv m ~odi gj vis~ oe ~`i syfhic~ozi s~m~i! o~
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|oaa vi$odfgn o~siaj mlmoe oe m ei|$fgve gfhic~ozi
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ficmysi! nyvoel ~`i ~odi ~`m~ nim~` ams~s! ~`m~
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~`i syfhic~ozi s~m~i |oaa fi m~~vmc~in m~ ~`i ~odi gj
o~s oecmvem~oge ~g {mvie~s! |`gsi }ymao~ois dm jyv$
eos` ~`i fis~ sgoa jgv o~s g|e ~ieniecois men oe$
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~`i c`oan2 ~`m~ livd os ~`i {vgnyc~ gj m {vizogys
s{ovo~yma izgay~oge! ~`vgyl` |`oc` o~ `ms {mssin oe
cgeeic~oge |o~` jgvdiv gfhic~ozi aozis% Oe ~`i
{visie~ ipos~ieci gj m fioel! ~`i c`mvmc~iv gj ~`i
fioel ~`m~ |oaa fi o~s syccissgv! os {vi{mvin%
&^`ivijgvi! iziv dme dm fi ~vya smon ~g fi
`os g|e jm~`iv2jgv `i os ~`i oecmvem~in visya~ gj
~`i {ivsgemao~ |`oc` `i izgazin oe `os ams~ aoji
y{ge ~`i {amei~! men ~`i eip~ {ivsgemao~ |`oc` `i
|oaa vi{visie~ oe `os eip~ zoso~ y{ge ~`os lagfi! os
izgazin f `od nyvoel `os {visie~ aoji%& ^`os {ms$
smli! nvm|e jvgd m |gvb oengvsin f ~`i
`ol`
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{vois~iss gj ~`igsg{`! Dmnmdi Famzm~sb! mjjgvns
ys m ~`gvgyl` oesol`~ oe~g ~`i zoi|s `ian f ~`i
aimnivs gj ~`i {visie~ ~`igsg{`ocma {vg{mlmenm%
\i aimzi ~g gyv vimnivs ~`i ~msb gj scvy~oeoxoel
~`i vyais si~ ng|e f Jvmex @mv~dme% \i dm
m{{a
~g `os ~`igvois ge vi$oecmvem~oge ~`i fieijo~
gj ~`i aissge oezgazin oe ~`i jgaag|oel meicng~i8
M Jviec` ~imc`iv |ms vidges~vm~oel |o~` m fvol`~
{y{oa gj `ivs ficmysi ~`i am~~iv |ms ipciinoela
cmviaiss oe s{iaaoel ~`i |gvn &}yia}yi%&
&O |oaa!&
smon Dmnmdi!&
ip{amoe gziv mlmoe ~`i vyai |`oc`
m{{aois ~g ~`m~ |gvn! menO
|os` ~g od{viss,o~
gegyv doen oe syc` m dmeeiv ~`m~ gy |oaa eg~ jgv$
li~ o~%&
&Eiziv doen ~`i vyai! Dmnmdi! O {vm gy ~g
filoe |o~` ~`i ipci{~oges!& ipcamodin ~`i ovvi{viss$
ofai Mdivocme {y{oa%
^`ys! |i dol`~ masg cgesoniv ~`i ipci{~oges oe
~`i dm~~iv gj ~`i mfgzi }yg~m~oge! |o~`gy~ oecyv$
voel ~`i vi{vgmc` gj saol`~oel o~s divo~s% ^`i lvim~$
is~ gfhic~oge ~`m~ cme fi vmosin os eg~ gea ~`m~ oe
m jmdoa gj~ie c`oanvie! fgve jvgd ~`i smdi {mvie~s!
yeniv ~`i smdi covcyds~mecis! syvvgyenin f ~`i
smdi iaidie~s! imc` gei |oaa izie~ymaa niziag{
nojjivie~ ~ieniecois2 fy~! dgvigziv! o~ os m jvi}yie~
gccyvvieci ~g `imv ~`i oeconie~ma vidmvb gj m lggn
dme `mzoel vmosin m cgvvy{~in men zoaamoegys sge!
men o~ os eg~i|gv~` ~`m~ dme die |`g |ivi ~`i
aimnoel {ivsgemlis ge ~`os |gvan,s ~`im~vocma s~mli!
`mzoel m~ ~`iov nos{gsma ~`i visgyvcis gj {g|ivjya
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em~oges! `mzi fiie yemfai ~g fi}yim~` ~`iov lieoys
~g ~`iov c`oanvie% \i |oaa cagsi ~`os mvlydie~
|o~` Dmnmdi Famzm~sb,s niscvo{~oge gj ~`i ysi
men {g|iv gj ~`i ~`ovn ii! gv Ccag{ime ii%
S`i sms8 &^`i ii gj Sozm non eg~ ficgdi ie$
~ovia m~vg{`oin fijgvi ~`i cagsi gj ~`i jgyv~` vmci%
\`ie s{ovo~ymao~ men maa ~`i nozoei {g|ivs men
m~~vofy~is gj ~`i nizmdme gj ~`i ~`ovn `mn fiie
dmni ~`i `men$dmonies gj ~`i ei|a$m|mbiein
{`sogaglocma men {sc`oc {mssoges gj ~`i {`socma
dme! oes~imn gj ~`i vizivsi! ~`i ii ags~ o~s {g|ivs%
Fy~ syc` |ms ~`i am| gj izgay~oge! men o~ |ms! oe
s~voc~ mccyvmc! eg jmaa% ^`i soe |ms eg~ oe ysoel
~`gsi ei|a$niziag{in {g|ivs! fy~ oe dosysoel
~jvid2 oe dmboel gj ~`i ~mfivemcai! nisolein ~g cge$
~moe m lgn! ~`i jmei gj iziv s{ovo~yma oeo}yo~% Men
oj |i sm ,soe!, o~ os divia ~`m~ izivgei s`gyan
yenivs~men gyv dimeoel! ms ~`i ~ivd Bmvdm |gyan
fi ~`i vol`~ gei ~g ysi oe ~`os cmsi2 |`oai ~`i
vimniv |`g |gyan jiia {iv{aipin m~ ~`i ysi gj ~`i
~ivd s{ovo~yma oes~imn gj {`socma oeo}yo~! os vi$
doenin gj ~`i jmc~ ~`m~ ~`ivi cme fi eg {`socma
oeo}yo~% ^`i fgn os sod{a ~`i ovvis{gesofai
gvlme! ~`i ~gga gj ~`i {sc`oc oj eg~ gj ~`i,
s{ovo~$
yma dme%, \`oai oe ~`i cmsi gj ~`i M~ame~imes! o~
|ms {vicosia ~`i s{ovo~yma fioel |`oc` soeein!
~`i s{ovo~ iaidie~ fioel s~oaa ~`i,
dms~iv,
{voeco$
{ai oe dme! oe ~`gsi nms% ^`ys! o~ os oe ~`gsi
nms ~`m~ ~`i `imzois~ Bmvdm gj ~`i joj~` vmci |ms
lieivm~in fgyv dgemns! ^`ivijgvi ~`i jvis`
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{gyvoel oe! gv mvvozma! gj ei| dgemns `mn cimsin ms
sgge ms `ydmeo~ `mn vimc`in o~s jyaa {`socma ni$
ziag{die~% Eg jvis` dgemns `mzi oecmvem~in
soeci ~`i donnai {goe~ gj ~`i M~ame~imes% @ieci!
vididfivoel ~`m~ smzi oe ~`i cmsi gj gyel c`oa$
nvie men gj oenozonymas |`gsi aozis |ivi cy~ gjj f
sgdi mcconie~! eg s{ovo~yma ie~o~ cme vi$oecmvem~i!
syc` lm{s magei dys~ s`g| ~`m~ ~`i eydfiv gj
dgemns os eicissmvoa joeo~i men aodo~in% Dgvi$
gziv! m vimsgemfai ~odi dys~ fi lozie ~g g~`iv meo$
dmas jgv ~`iov izgay~ogemv {vglviss%&
@ieci! ~`i mssiv~oge ~`m~ dme gj ys mvi eg|
|gvboel gjj ~`i ijjic~s gj ~`i izoa Bmvdoc cmysis
{vgnycin f ys oe M~ame~ime fgnois%& ^`i am| gj
Bmvdm os oeip~vocmfa oe~iv|gzie |o~` ~`m~ gj vi$
oecmvem~oge%& Jvgd ~`i mfgzi }yg~m~oges! o~ fi$
cgdis gfzogys ~`m~ ~`i ~`igsg{`ocma aimnivs ng eg~
ie~iv~moe syc` |oan onims mfgy~ vi oecmvem~oge ms
`mzi fiie mnzmecin f {mv~osmes gj Maame Bmvnic!
men g~`ivs fiageloel ~g ~`i smdi sc`gga% \i vi$
{im~ gyv mssiv~oges! ~`m~ gyv fm{~osd `mn eg g~`iv
jgyenm~oge ipci{~ ~g oecyacm~i ~`i eicisso~ gj fi$
oel vi$fgve! ~g ficgdi vilieivm~in% ^`i onim cya$
doem~inoe ~`i oes~o~y~oge gj ~`i
ds~ivois!men
nilieivm~in oe~g ~`i C`vos~ome fm{~osd! |`oc` os m
dgcb cividge gj ~`i {mlme jmeis% ^`i oddgvma
ijjic~ gj ~`i ngc~voei gj m~geidie~ jgv soe! os ~`i
{voeco{ma cmysi gj cvodis%& \`ie ~`gy ~`siaj mv~
lyoa~! |` s`gyan m zoc~od noi jgv ~`ii 7&ipcamods
%scgvejyaa ~`i {gi~ Gzon% ^`i {ivzivsi ~ienie$
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cois gj syc` ~imc`oels mvi eg~in nmoa f {`oagsg$
{`ivs men {`oame~`vg{os~s%& \ivi m |osi dme!&
vidmvbs Fos`g{ Bonniv!&~g c`ggsi `os viaologe f
~`i aozis gj ~`gsi |`g {vgjiss o~! {iv`m{s C`vos~ome$
o~ |gyan fi ~`i ams~ viaologe `i |gyan c`ggsi%&
Ai~ ys hynli ~`i ~vii f o~s jvyo~2 oj C`vos~omeo~ `ms
{vgnycin eg dgvma ijjic~s oe ~`i |gvan! |`ivi os
o~s divo~7
^`i oejaipofai am| gj Bmvdm os jmv dgvi cge$
nycozi ~g lggn visya~s! jgv eg dm~~iv `g| nii{ ~`i
gjjiesi! ~`i i~ivema am| gj {vglviss os aobi ~`i aol`~
s`oeoel oe ~`i nmvb! ~g ~`i olegvme~ gei |`g os |ocbin
ficmysi `i os olegvme~% Bmvdm os onie~ocma |o~`
~`i C`vos~ome [vgzonieci men ~`i {mlme [vgdi~`iys%& @i |`g siis fijgvi`men!& |ms idfaidm~ocmaa
{gv~vmin ms me ii syvvgyenin |o~` vms gj lagv!
ms ~`gyl` `i |ms cms~oel `os fimds gj aol`~ y{ge
gyv {ggv syjjivoel `ydmeo~% ^`i C`vos~omes `mzi
mng{~in ~`i smdi ~{i ~g vi{visie~ ~`iov nozoei
{vgzonieci! |`g os eg~`oel iasi fy~ Bmvdm% ^`i
am| ~`m~ vilyam~is ~`i cgyvsi gj lagfis men die
cmeeg~ fi {vg{o~om~in2 o~ os ms oejaipofai ms ~`i
&Jm~is2
&~`i |gvn oe Lviib ip{vissis o~ lvm{`oc$
maa!& Fi o~ sg%&
S~oaa [vgdi~`iys os masg ~`i sye$C`vos~! eg~
amcboel izie ~`i jos`ivdme! Gcimeys! |`g os masg
[i~iv2 ficmysi [i~viys os m seged gj Gcimeys!
men ~`i C`vos~ os masg {gv~vmin |o~` ~`i jos`! |`oc`
|gvn `ms fiie mng{~in ms ~`i oeo~omas gj ~`i cvgss!
~`gyl` ~`igvoloema oescvo{~oge cgyan eg~ `mzi fiie
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fy~ @ifvmoc! oj syc` iziv ipos~in% \i `mzi ip$
{amoein ~`i d~` gj ~`i C`vos~ men ~`i cvgss! ~`ivi$
jgvi |i |oaa vi~yve ~g gyv syfhic~%
Gccya~os~s camod ~`m~ eg jgvd cme fi lozie ~g
me~`oel |`oc` ngis eg~ ipos~ mavimn ge ~`i syf$
hic~ozi {amei% ^`ivijgvi m dme cmeeg~ cgeciozi me
onim! izie ms me ijjgv~ gj `os g|e odmloem~oge!
|o~`gy~ o~s `mzoel m {vg~g~{i! s{ovo~ymaa s{imboel%
@ieci! dm~ivoma dme os sod{a me izgay~oge gj `os
g|e siaj! men dys~ `mzi ipos~in {vogv ~g `os m{$
{imvmeci ge ~`os imv~`% Bmvdm! gv ~`i ijjic~s `i
`ms lieivm~in oe jgvdiv aozis! cges~o~y~is ~`i livd!
gv issieci! gj `os g|e aoji! men vilyam~is ~`i izie~s
gj o~% Cgesi}yie~a! o~ os vimsgemfai ~g sy{{gsi
~`m~ gyv {amei~mv ss~id fioel sg oe~odm~ia
aoebin ~gli~`iv! ciais~oma fgnois s`gyan ~g m civ~moe
{goe~ ni~ivdoei ~`i lggn gv fmn aycb gj imc` oe$
nozonyma% \i cmeeg~ nie ~`m~ ~`ivi os me gccya~
soni gj em~yvi! gj |`oc` |i jiia ~`i ijjic~s oe me
yemccgye~mfai! i~ yedos~mbmfai dmeeiv% ^`i
iaidie~s! |`oc` ie~iv oe~g ~`i cgd{gso~oge gj gyv
fgn! mvi ~`i cmysis |`oc` fvoel jgv~` ~`i izie~s
gj gyv imv~`a aoji! ficmysi ~`i mjjoeo~ ipos~oel fi$
~|iie die! men ~`i iaidie~mas cgvvis{genoel ~g
jovi! mov! |m~iv! men i~`iv! is~mfaos`is m cgeeic~oge
fi~|iie ~`id% ^`i iaidie~ |`oc` {vingdoem~is
oe m civ~moe cgeno~oge ficgdis ~`i vyaoel iaidie~
~`vgyl` aoji! ~`gyl` ~`i fgn cme yenivlg ~vmes$
jgvdm~oge ~`vgyl` vi$fov~`! ms S~% [mya `ms ip$
{vissino~ sg
ip{aoco~a8 &Beg|oel~`os! ~`m~ gyv
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gan dme os cvycojoin |o~` `od RC`vos~T! ~`m~ ~`i fgn
gj soe dol`~ fi nis~vgin! ~`m~ `iecijgv~` |i
s`gyan eg~ sivzi soe%& ^`os os ~`i vi$fov~`! |`oc`
|ms mc}yovin f ~`i cmenonm~i |`g ficmdi oeo~om~in
oe~g ~`i `ga ds~ivois gj vilieivm~oge% S~% [mya
ip{vissis s~oaa dgvi jgvcofa ~`i onim `i |os`in ~g
cgezi ~g `os jgaag|ivs! oe `os I{os~ai ~g ~`i Cgags$
somes8&Oe |`gd masg i mvi covcydscvofin |o~`
~`i covcydcosoge dmni |o~`gy~ `mens! oe {y~~oel
gjj ~`i fgn gj ~`i soes gj ~`i jais` f ~`i covcyd$
cosoge gj C`vos~% Fyvoin |o~` `od oe fm{~osd!
|`ivioe masg
imvi vosie |o~` `od
~`vgyl`~`i
jmo~` gj ~`i g{ivm~oge gj Lgn! |`g `m~` vmosin `od
jvgd ~`i nimn% Men gy fioel nimn oe gyv soes
men ~`i yecovcydcosoge gj gyv jais`! `m~` `i }yocb$
iein ~gli~`iv |o~` `od! `mzoel jgvlozie gy maa
~vis{mssis%&
OjC`vos~omes |ivi eg~ mfsgay~ia
faoen ~g ~`i
~vy~` ~`i |gyan {ivciozi ~`m~ S~% [mya ie~iv$
~moein hys~ ipmc~a ~`i smdi eg~oges mfgy~ nimn$
ai~~iv cividgeois ms ~`i mecoie~ {`oagsg{`ivs men
~imc`ivs% ^`i jgvlozieiss vijivvin ~g oe ~`i mfgzi
}yg~m~oge os eg~ m {g{os` mfsgay~oge! egv C`vos~!
~`i {ivsgema gv `os~gvocma Hisys! {moel jgv ~`icvodis gj dmeboen% Jgv `i vidmvbs {goe~ina8&Ai~ eg dme ~`ivijgvi hynli gy oe dim~ gv oe
nvoeb! gv oe vis{ic~ gj m `ga nm gv gj ~`i ei|
dgge! gv gj ~`i Smffm~`$nms2 |`oc` mvi m s`mng|
gj ~`oels ~g cgdi! fy~ ~`i fgn os gj C`vos~%&
^`ivijgvi! `i cgenides ~`i nimn$ai~~iv ss~id
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~`gyl`~ ~g fi jo~ gea jgv ~`i vmffai2 ~`i smdi ss$
~id eg| oe zglyi! is{icomaa mdgel ~`i Vgdos`
nizg~iis! {ggv niaynin zoc~ods gj vizivien vglyis!
|`g bii{ ~`id oe olegvmeci! |`oc` os i}yozmaie~ ~g
|ocbineiss ge fg~` sonis%
\i mvi vim{oel eg| ~`i fmn Bmvdm cvim~in
f~`i ieaol`~iein die gj {ms~ mlis! |`g! fioel mjvmon
gj {g{yamv {vihynocis! {vg{mlm~in m ngc~voei |o~`
~|g dimeoels! ~`m~ os! m sicvi~ men m {yfaoc gei%
^`i bi ~g ~`i oeeiv oe~iv{vi~m~oge `mzoel ficgdi!
O |oaa eg~ sm ags~ fy~ dosamon! ~`i vima jmc~s `mzi
n|oenain ng|e oe~g vonocyagys
dyddivois!men
{ivzivsi ~vmesam~oges gj {vodo~ozi cgeci{~oges% M~odi cmdi |`ie! mj~iv ~`i oe~vgnyc~oge gj C`vos~ome$
o~! gy~s{gbie ~vy~` |ms nmelivgys2 ~`ivijgvi |osi
die `on ~`iov smoels yeniv ~`i zioa gj sdfgaosd%
O~ `ms ficgdi eg| m smcvin ny~ ~g {ggv dos$
lyonin `ydmeo~! ~g vizima ~g die ~`i embindimeoel gj ~`i viaologys sdfgas men |vo~oels
|`oc` `mzi fiie dmeo{yam~in |o~` syc` lvim~ {vgjo~
f ~`iov g{{vissgvs%&Beg|ainli os {g|iv!& eg~
oe o~s |gvana siesi! fy~ ms ip{vissin f ~`i lvim~
Jviec` mni{~! Iao{`ms Aizo% \`ie ~`i dmssis
|oaa ficgdi simvc`ivs mj~iv ~`i ~vy~`! ~`i |oaa &fi$
aoizi ficmysi ~`i |oaa beg|!& men oe ~`os magei
visonis vima {g|iv%
Die magei mvi vis{gesofai jgv ~`iov mc~oges! men
eg ~`ovn {mv~! eg Smzogyv! cme mziv~ jvgd ~`id ~`i
cgesi}yiecis gj ~`iov soes%& ^`ivi os eg
hynUi
gziv ~`i |ocbin!& sms ~`i Bmfmam!&
fy~ ~`i
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~`idsiazis cgeziv~ ~`i dimsyvi gj divc oe~g m
dimsyvi gj hynldie~%& Fy~ o~ os oe ~`i 3>~` c`m{$
~iv gj Ipgnys ~`m~ |i joen ~`i sg$cmaain Bmvdoc
am| fis~ ip{gyenin8! &Men ~`i Agvn {mssin f
fijgvi `od! men {vgcamodin! ^`i Agvn! ~`i Agvn
Lgn!divcojya
men lvmcogys! agel$syjjivoel!men
mfyenme~ oe lggneiss men ~vy~`2 bii{oel divc
jgv ~`gysmens! jgvlozoel oeo}yo~! men ~vmeslvissoge!
men soe! men ~`m~ |oaa f eg dimes caimv ~`i lyoa~2
zoso~oel ~`i oeo}yo~ gj ~`i jm~`ivs y{ge ~`i c`oanvie!
men y{ge ~`i c`oanvie,s c`oanvie! ye~g ~`i ~`ovn
men ~g ~`i jgyv~` lieivm~oge%& ^`os {mssmli cge$~moes ~`i bi ~g ~`i ds~ivogys ngc~voei gj vi$
oecmvem~oge2
o~ `menais ~`i beg~~ }yis~oge |o~` m
dms~iva `men! men si~~ais maa nifm~is ge ~`i syf$
hic~%
@ivi |i |oaa cgecayni gyv visimvc`is oe ~`i vimad
gj gccya~ men em~yvma sdfgaosd% \i ie~iv~moein!
m~ ~`i s~mv~! me mvnie~ nisovi ~g ieaol`~ie g~`ivs
|`g `mn ninocm~in aiss ~odi ~`me gyvsiazis ~g syc`
m nii{ syfhic~% \i jiia cgejonie~ ~`m~ gyv m~$
~id{~! ~`gyl` ziv od{ivjic~! |oaa mon ~`gsi |`g
|os` ~g ficgdi cgezivsme~ |o~` ~`i Bmfmam men
g~`iv sicvi~ |vo~oels% ^`i ~ieniec gj ~`os |gvb
fioel ~g nojjysi aol`~ ge od{gv~me~ viaologys dm~$
~ivs! |i `mzi cgesya~in cgd{i~ie~ my~`gvo~ois! men
`mzi ~voin ~g {visie~ ~`iov onims ~g gyv vimnivs oe
m aycon men caimv dmeeiv% Dm |i `mzi m~~moein
!
HOO^
gyv mod -
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VI^YVE ^G ~`i covcyam~oge nisb gj me
Yeozivso~ gj Cmaojgveom Aofvmv
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