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~`i ipmc~ nyvm~oge gj ~`i nojjivie~ {ivogns gj ~`i

imv~`,s jgvdm~oge os eg~ is~mfaos`in! izie m{{vgpo$

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6; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

dm~ia% Jgv ~`gsi yemc}ymoe~in |o~` ~`i ligag$

locma nozosoges gj ~`i i{gc`s cgvvis{genoel ~g gyv

{amei~,s izgay~ogemv {`msis! |i |oaa lozi ~`id ms

jgaag|s8

( Amyvie~ome!

[vodgvnoma > Cmdfvome!

~ Soayvome%

(Nizgeome!

[vodmv $c Cgma!

Z [ivdome%

( ^vomssoc!

Sicgenmv$- Hyvmssoc!

( Cvi~mcigys$c`mab%( Igciei!

^iv~omv 1 Dogciei!

( [aogciei%

C [mamigao~`oc dme!

]ym~ivemv$- Eigao~`oc dme!

Z @os~gvocma {ivogn%

Izgay~ogemv am|s ms ip{gyenin f Nmv|oeos~s!

mvi eg~ mcci{~in f maa scoie~os~s ms me mfsgay~i

~vy~`2o~ os sod{a m `{g~`isos `ian f [mvmciasys!

men fijgvi `od f dme smlis gj me~o}yo~! |`oc`

vis~s ge m sgaon fmsos! oj |i ipci{~ ~`i m{i ~`igv%

Em~yvma siaic~oge `ms eg~ fiie sys~moein io~`iv2o~

`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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JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP% 6=

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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66 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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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JM COEL ^@I S[@OEP% 63

|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

(6:/

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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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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

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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$

scvo{~oge `os mecis~gv Sgage `mn gf~moein jvgd ~`i|osi die gj Smos! |ms syfdivlin mfgy~ ==!;;;

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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!

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~`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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mscienoelgv ni$

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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

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Oj |i s`gyan |os`! `g|iziv! ~g oaays~vm~i s~oaa dgvi

jgvcofa ~`i ~`igv gj ~`i ~vmesjgvdm~oges |`oc` mvi

cges~me~a c`meloel ~`i jmci gj ~`i imv~`! |i

|gyan vijiv ~g ~`i jmc~ ~`m~ ~`i fos`g{ gj Cgy$

~mecis! gea m ~`gysmen imvs mlg! ysin ~g lg ~g ~`i

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{$

{imvin! |`oai g~`ivs |oaa vi$m{{imv oe jy~yvi mlis%

\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

sgmvin% Oj Il{~ |ms sg lvmena! sg idoeie~a

sy{ivogv |`ie ~`i Lvicome smlis cgesonivin `iv ~`i

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$

s{ic~oel ~`i cgsdglge gj ~`i Il{~ome {vois~s! |i

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

lvim~ imv! m ccai cgd{gsin gj ~`i vizgay~oges gj

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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$

egis% Jvgd ~`i Il{~omes ~`i nivozin ~`i ngc$

~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

oaays~vm~is ~`i cm~mcasd ~`igv! men mlviis |o~` ~`i

~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$

s~vg o~%& &^`ie ~`i Agvn vmoein y{ge Sgngd

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$

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~`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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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

oleigys mc~oge oe ~`os gcime soeci o~ |ms oe`mfo~in

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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s~gvds men |oen2 m faissin amen jvgd |`oc` gvolo$

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!

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>; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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CGE^OEIE^S% >=

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>> JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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[MS^! [VISIE^! MEN JY^YVI VMCIS% >9

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>: JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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[MS^! [VISIE^! MEN JY^YVI VMCIS% >7

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~iesoziajvgd ~`i fggbs gj ~`i Bmfmam

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men |`m~ cgyan cgd{gsi `os jais`! jgv sg jmv `i

`mn egei%& Oj |i mndo~ ~`i oddgv~mao~ gj ~`i

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os m {yvia Fvm`dmeoc! Fynn`os~oc! men Bmfmaos~oc!

{`oagsg{` vis~oel ge ~`i oeizo~mfai am| gj eicis$

so~! |`oc` vyais oe iziv dmeojis~m~oge gj dm~~iv!

men lgzives ~`i lvg|~` men nicmnieci gv nilieiv$

m~oge gj iziv vmci% Oj |i cgesoniv ~`i ~vy~`jya

mssiv~oge ~`m~ ~`i imv~` filme f fioel m ao}yon

fmaa gj jovi! m

{vg~g{amsdoc {`me~gdgj |`m~ o~ os

eg|! |i dys~ cgecayni ~`m~ dme dys~ `mzi jga$

ag|in ~`i cgyvsi gj `os dg~`iv! men `mzi fiie masg

m joiv fmaa! |`oc` mc}yovin sgaono~ oe ~`i cgyvsi

gj ~odi% O~ os vm~ogema ~g ninyci ~`ivijgvi ~`m~ `i

|ms sipaiss m~ jovs~! niziag{in oe~g me menvglegys

fioel! men m~ams~

si{mvm~in oe~g dmai men jidmai%

Mccgvnoel ~g ~`i @oeny cmaienmv! ~`i si{mvm~oge gj

sipis gccyvvin =0!:=0!<60 imvs mlg%

^`i ~`ovn vmci os cmaain f ~`i gccya~os~s ~`i&Sges gj {mssozi _glm!& ficmysi o~ |ms {vgnycin

yecgescogysa f ~`i sicgen vmci! |`oc`! ficmysi o~

|ms oe~iaaic~ymaa oemc~ozi! os sy{{gsin ~g `mzi

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fiie cges~me~a {ayelin oe m boen gj fameb gv mf$

s~vmc~ cge~id{am~oge! ms vi}yovin f ~`i cgeno~oges

gj ~`i _glm s~m~i% @g| }yocba ~`i {vglvissin

dm~ivomaa men oe~iaaic~ymaa cme fi gea syvdosin

oj |i mcci{~ ~`i ~vmno~oges gj gccya~osd! |`oc` ni$

{oc~ ~`i Aidyvg M~ame~ime gj ~`i cagsoel ~`ovn vmci

ms m `ol`a cozoaoxin oenozonyma% ^`m~ nyvoel ~`i

imva ligaglocma {ivogns die fyoa~ amvli co~ois! cya~o$

zm~in mv~s men scoiecis! {gssissin m beg|ainli gj

em~yvma am|s |`oc` |i mvi gea vicgzivoel sag|a!

men |ivi ip{iv~s oe ms~vgegd men dm~`idm~ocs!

os oecge~vgziv~ofai% ^`i jyv~`iv |i {ys` gyv vi$

simvc`is! ~`i dgvi cgezoecoel ~`i mvlydie~ fi$

cgdis% ^mbi! jgv ipmd{ai! ~`i& Fggb gj Emfm~`$

ime Mlvocya~yvi%& Nv% C`|gasge mlviis |o~` ]ym$

~vidivi ~`m~ o~ cge~moes eg ~vmci gj C`vos~omeo~! gv

gj ~`i ipos~ieci gj Mvsmcome! Siaycome! men Sms$

smeonme vyai%

^|ie~Fmfageome boels mvi

ieydivm~in oe ~`i Mlvocya~yvi! men gj ~`isi ~|ie~

emdis! ~`ivi os eg~ gei |`oc` cgoeconis |o~` ~`m~

gj m boel gj me beg|e Fmfageome nems~% Oe

si{mvm~oel oe~g ~`iov vis{ic~ozi camssis ~`i }yg~m$

~oges |`oc` mvi doelain ~gli~`iv oe ~`i Mlvocya~$

yvi!~`i joens m~

Fmfagem voc` men zmvoin ao~iv$

m~yvi! jyaa i}yma ~g ~`m~ |`oc` |ms niziag{in

mdgel ~`i Lviibs sizivma ~`gysmen imvs am~iv%

Maa ~`i smlis die~ogein mvi {vois~s! jgyenivs gj vi$

aologes! dgvmaos~s! em~yvmaos~s! ms~vgegdivs$! mlvo$

cya~yvos~s! men mvi yeozivsmaa ienimzgvoel ~g oe~vg$

nycim|gvs`o{

jviin jvgd ongam~vgyssy{ivs~o~oges%

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[MS^! [VISIE^! MEN JY^YVI VMCIS% 9<

Eg| ~`i |gvn Emfm~`ime cgdis jvgd Eifg! ~`i

nio~ gj ~`i {amei~ Divcyv! men ~`i lgn gj \osngd

Divcyv!|ms masg @ivdis2 ~`ys Eifg! Divcyv men

@ivdis vi{visie~ ~`i smdi onim!men aoeb ~`viilvim~

em~oges gj mecoie~ ~odis cagsia ~gli~`iv% ^`iov

viodmoes noscagsi eg emscie~ cozoaoxm~oge2 ge ~`i cge$

~vmv! ~`i ip`ofo~ me yeoe~ivvy{~in aoei gj izoniecis

~ienoel ~g {vgzi ~`m~ ~`i iehgin maa ~`i fiei$

jo~s gj `ol`a cya~yvin em~oges! fy~ ~`i gvoloe ~`ivigj

os ags~ oe ~`i eol`~ gj ~odi%

Oe @isogn,s &^`iglge!& |i joen ~`i izgay~oge

gj ~`i `ydme vmci jvgd ms{ovo~yma {amei

ng|e

~g gyv {visie~ {`socma s~m~i lvm{`ocmaa niscvofin

men ~`i `os~gv gj ~`i lvg|~` men nosm{{imvmeci

gj ~`i cge~oeie~s ge |`oc` die ~`vozin! os jyaa

vicgvnin% Ms Yvmeys nis~vgin `os c`oanvie jvgd

Lmom f cgejoeoel ~`id oe ~`i fgsgd gj ~`i imv~`!

^~`im!sg

Bvgegs!m~ ~`i sicgen

s~mligj cvim$

~oge! nis~vgin `os c`oanvie jvgd V`im f nizgyv$

oel ~`id2me maaysoge ~g ~`i jvyo~aiss ijjgv~s gj

em~yvi ~g {vgnyci vima `ydme die! |`oc` |i

`mzi {vizogysa }yg~in jvgd ~`i ]yoc`i ~ip~%

^`ie cgdis Xiys Hy{o~iv! |`g ni~`vgein `os jm~`iv!

~`i smdi nosvis{ic~jya sge jgyen oe iziv cgsdgl$ge% @i os niscvofin f @ivdis ms ~`i @imziea

Dme gv [dmeniv! men f Dgsis yeniv ~`i emdi

gj Mnmd men @md%

Yvmeys%os ~`i Zmvyem gj ~`i @oenys2 o~ idfgnois

~`i lvmenis~ cgeci{~oge gj Mvc`moc vmcis! men os

segedgys |o~` ~`i Cciayd gj ~`i Am~oes! gv m

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zmya~! m `gaag|! m cgecmzi ip~iesoge! |`oc` yeo~is

|o~` ~`i imv~`! gv ^ivvm% ^`i am~~iv |gvn os nivozin

jvgd ~`i {ms~ {mv~oco{ai ^ivsm (~`i nv iaidie~/! ve

g{{gso~oge ~g dmvi! ~`i |i~ iaidie~! men vizimas

~`i jyenmdie~ma fmsos gj ~`i Dgsmoc Lieisos! men

gj iziv cgsdglge! men ~`i {voeco{ma s~vyc~yvi gj

maa viaologes! oe ~`iov {vodizma {`msis gj `imz$

iea men imv~`a nymao~ois%&O~ ~mbis imv~` men

|m~iv ~g cvim~i m `ydme sgya!& sms Dgsis% Mnmd!

Hi`gzm`! Fvm`dm! men Dmvs mvi oe gei siesi onie$

~ocma! ficmysi ~`i mvi maa sdfgas gj {vodo~ozi gv

oeo~oma lieivm~ozi {g|ivs jgv ~`i {yv{gsi gj `ydme

{vgcvim~oge% ^`i |gvn Mnmd dimes vin! men sg

ngis Fvm`dm Zovmh |`oai ~`i {amei~ Dmvs os ni$

{oc~in vin f ms~vgegdivs! men ~`i lgn Dmvs! ms

|iaa ms Hi`gzm`! |ms ~`i lgn gj |mv men faggns`in%

\m~iv os yenivs~ggn ~g fi ~`i faggn gj ~`i imv~`!

men ~`i emdis gj ~`i nio~ois cgeeic~in |o~` ~`i no$

zoei lieivm~gvs gj dmeboen mvi segedgys |o~`

io~`iv imv~` gv |m~iv% Dmvs os onie~ocma |o~` Bmv$

~ob~m! |`g oe gei siesi os ~`i lgn gj |mv gj ~`i

@oenys! men |ms fgve gj ~`i s|im~ gj Sozm men ~`i

imv~`% Oe ~`i Dm`mf`mvm~m! `i os s`g|e ms fgve

|o~`gy~ ~`i oe~ivzie~oge gj m

|gdme!men `i os

cmaain1a

Ag`o~m!& ~`i vin! aobi Mnmd men ~`i g~`iv

&jovs~ die%& @ieci! ~`i my~`gv gj ~`i&Sgyvci gj

Dimsyvi &os }yo~i vol`~ oe ~`oeboel ~`m~ Dmvs!

men maa ~`i g~`iv lgns gj aobi m~~vofy~is! fioel ~`i

lgns gj |mv men gj faggns`in! |ivi ~`i gy~lvg|~`

gj m sicgenmv onim jag|oel gy~gj

~`i {vodmv

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[MS^! [VISIE^! MEN JY^YVI VMCIS% 9?

gei gj s`innoel faggn oe cgeci{~oge! jgv ~`i jovs~

~odi% @ieci! Hi`gzm` ficmdi am~iv m jol`~oel lgn!& Agvn gj @gs~s!& men gei |`g cgddmenin |mv%

[am~g s~m~is ~`m~ ~`i nio~ ligdi~voxis oe jmfvocm~$

oel ~`i yeozivsi! men `os mssiv~oge os cgvvgfgvm~in

oe ~`i Si{`iv Hisovm` gv eydfivs gj cvim~oge!

oe |`oc` ~`i |`gai {vgciss gj izgay~oge os lozie

gy~ oe eydfivs% Oe o~s&36 {m~`s gj \osngd!&

~`i eydfiv 3 os vi{im~in jgyv ~odis men ~`i eyd$

fiv > jozi ~odis% ^`ivijgvi ~`i |osngd gj ~`i

cvim~oel {g|ivs os cge~moein oe eydfivs% ^`i

|gvnsi{`iv

gv

si{`$vm!

|`ieyezg|cain!

dimes ~g

co{`iv8& Men Ma`od (3=!>=9 ~g o/ smon8 Ai~ ~`ivi

fi aol`~ (6;!:=6 ~g :!9:=/% Oe ~`i Xg`mv men ~`i

Si{`iv Hisovm`! ~`i mvc`moc ngc~voeis cgyan `mzi

fiie ~vmcin fmcb ~g ~`iov gvoloema sgyvcis! fy~

|`m~ |ms aij~ gj ~`id |ms syfsi}yie~a idfgnoin

oe~`i [ie~m~iyc` {vg{iv! men is{icomaa

oe

Liei$sos% ^`i am~~iv cge~moes syfaodi {mlis vijivvoel

~g ~`i dmeojis~m~oge gj dm~~iv oe o~s sicgenmv

s~mli! fy~ ~`iglge os aij~ gy~! men ~`i |gvn Lgn

os civ~moea eg~ die~ogein oe ~`i oeo~oma c`m{~ivs

gj Lieisos! ~`i cgaaic~ozi emdi gj Iag`od fioel

ysin ~`vgyl`gy~ oe ~`i gvoloema ~ip~% &MenIag`od smon8 Ai~ ys dmbi dme oe gyv odmli! mj~iv

gyv aobieiss8 men ai~ ~`id `mzi ngdoeoge gziv ~`i

jos` gj ~`i sim! men gziv ~`i jg|a gj ~`i mov! men

gziv ~`i cm~~ai! men gziv maa ~`i imv~`! men gziv

iziv cvii{oel ~`oel ~`m~ cvii{i~` y{ge ~`i imv~`%&

&

Sg Iag`od cvim~in dme oe `os g|e odmli! oe ~`i

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:; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

odmli gj Iag`od cvim~in `i `od2 dmai men jidmai

cvim~in `i ~`id%& ^`os {mssmli os cges~me~a dos$

cges~vyin! jgv o~ ngis eg~ vijiv ~g gyv {visie~

sy{vidia dm~ivoma vmci! fy~ ~g ~`i @imziea Dme

gj ~`i Bmfmaos~s! ~`i cgaaic~ozi lvgy{ gj ciais$

~oma die gj ~`i gccya~os~s! ~`i cgd{meoges gj ~`i

&Mxyvi \oelin Siv{ie~& gj ~`i ]yoc`is! ~`i

lgns! cvim~gvs! men lieivm~gvs gj ~`i `ydme vmci%

&Dmai men jidmai cvim~in `i ~`id!& ngis eg~ vijiv

~g gei soelai dme! fy~ ~g dme! idmem~oel jvgd

~`iov nozoei {vg~g~{is men ieng|in |o~` ~`i

{g|iv gj vi{vgnycoel ~`iov s{icois% ^`i |ivi

menvglegys! ms s~m~in sg ip{aoco~a oe ~`i {mssmli

hys~ }yg~in% ^`os jovs~ dme os ~`i Si{`ovg~`ma

@gs~ gj ~`i Bmfmaos~s! men os ie~ovia nojjivie~ jvgd

~`i Mnmd gj ~`i sicgen c`m{~iv% ^`m~ o~ dys~

`mzi fiie me i~`ivoma fioel os cgecaysozia ninycin

f~`i sicgen

c`m{~iv!

oe |`oc` |i joen me yeme$

s|ivmfai sie~ieci8 &Men iziv {ame~ gj ~`i joian

fijgvi o~ |ms oe ~`i imv~`! men iziv `ivf gj ~`i

joian fijgvi o~ lvi|8 jgv ~`i Agvn Lgn `mn eg~

cmysin o~ ~g vmoe y{ge ~`i imv~`! men ~`ivi |ms eg~

m dme ~g ~oaa ~`i lvgyen!& os m jam~ cge~vmnoc~oge

~g ~`i`{g~`isos

~`m~ ~`i dme gj ~`i jovs~

c`m{~iv|ms m `ydme fioel! |o~` jais` men fgei% @i |ms!

ge ~`i cge~vmv! m s`mng|! me ms~vma jgvd! aobi ~`i

{ame~s men meodmas |`oc` |ivi jgaag|oel ~`i smdi

cgyvsi gj izgay~oge niaoeim~in f `os {vg~g~{is!

men ~`i imv~` o~siaj |ms s~oaa m jayonoc dmss% &Fy~

~`ivi |ie~ y{ m dos~ jvgd ~`i imv~` men |m~ivin ~`i

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[MS^! [VISIE^! MEN JY^YVI VMCIS% : =

|`gai jmci gj ~`i lvgyen%& @ivi |i cme eg~oci

~`i jovs~ oeo~om~gv s~i{ ~g|mvn dm~ivomaoxoel ~`i

imv~` men iziv~`oel ~`ivige! men ~`i sicgen

Mnmd m{{imvs% @i os eg~ dgniain m~ ~`i aobieiss

gj Iag`od 8

& Men Iag`od jgvdin dme gj ~`i

nys~ gj ~`i lvgyen! men fvim~`in oe~g `os egs~voas

~`i fvim~` gj aoji2 men dme ficmdi m aozoel sgya%&

Ms |i yenivs~men ~`m~ Iag`od `ivi vi{visie~s ~`i

~`vii ag|is~ s{ovo~yma fioels gj ~`i Si{`ovg~`ma

@gs~! |i dm oejiv ~`m~! |`oai gei gj ~`id dmni

imv~`a Mnmd gj nys~! ~`i g~`iv fvim~`in oe~g

`od ~`i fvim~` gj aoji! men ~`i ~`ovn gei dmni `odm aozoel sgya! maa gj |`oc` os od{aoin oe ~`i {ayvma

eydfiv gj Iag`od% ^`i fioel ~`ys izgazin os s~oaa

doenaiss! ege$oe~iaaolie~% O~ os gea oe ~`i ~`ovn

Mnmd! ~`i gei oe |`oc` ~`i sipis si{mvm~i! ~`m~ ~`i

vifiaaoge gj dm~~iv mlmoes~ s{ovo~ ficgdis dmeojis~%

^`m~ ~`i |ivi fg~` embin! men |ivi eg~ ms`mdin!

{vgzis ~`iov oeegcieci! men ~`iov amcb gj oe~iaao$

lieci%

Mnmd os ~`i {ivsgeojocm~oge gj m nyma fioel! ~`i

Cvim~gv! m ciais~oma fioel! men `os {vglie! ~`i

~ivvis~voma Mnmd! |`g `mn gea ei{`is`! &~`i

fvim~` gj aoji!& men viciozin m aozoel sgya oe~g `os

dm~ivoma fgn mj~iv `os jmaa% ^`ys! ~`i |gvn Mnmd

|ms m jgvd gj yeozivsma sdfga! |`oc`! izie mdgel

~`i Hi|s! oenocm~in jgyv nos~oec~ vmcis8 O% Me i~`i$

vima! s`mng| s{ovo~yma dme% 6% M {vg~g{ams~oc!

menvglegys fioel% 3% Me oeegcie~ Mnmd! dmni

gj nys~% >% ^`i jmaaie Mnmd! {vglieo~gv gj gyv

g|e vmci%

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:6 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

^`m~ die |ivi izgazin m~ jovs~ |o~`gy~ fioel

filg~~ie! men `mn ~g niziag{ ~`i jozi siesis |i

{gssiss eg| syccissozia! mccgvnoel ~g ~`i oddy~m$

fai am|s ~`m~ lgzive ~`os yeozivsi! |i cmeeg~ ngyf~$

\i dm fi mssyvin masg ~`m~ nyvoel ~`i oddiesi

ligaglocma {ivogns vi}yovin jgv ~`isgaonojocm~oge

gj~`i imv~`! fioels memaglgys ~g `iv ip~me~ cgeno~oge

s|mvdin oe `iv fgsgd! men ge `iv syvjmci! ms ~`i

ng eg|% \`m~ bii{s dmeboen {ayelin oe~g mfhic~

olegvmeci! os ~`i ngyfai siesi gj smcvin |vo~oels%

Isc`ays! my~`gv gj ~`i ^voagl men& [vgdi~`iys

Fgyen!& |ms cgenidein ~g fi s~gein ~g nim~`!

fioel c`mvlin |o~` smcvoaili f ~`i M~`ieomes jgv

vizimaoel ~`i ds~ivois% Oe iziv mli! o~ `ms fiie

nmelivgys ~g ni{mv~ jvgd {vihynocis cgesicvm~in

f g{oeoge% Maa ~`m~ ~`i dgs~ ieaol`~iein die

cgyan ng |ms ~g s{imb mdfolygysa! ~`gyl`! jvgd

m fmsi cgd{amosmeci! ~`i gj~ie dop jmasi`ggn |o~`

~vy~`% Sizivma `mn m ngyfai ngc~voei! gei {yfaoc

men ~`i g~`iv sicvi~! men ms eg bi |ms mzmoamfai

ipci{~ ~g oeo~om~is! ~`iov ~vyi sie~odie~s `mzi fi$

cgdi yeoe~iaaolofai! men `mzi lozie vosi ~g maa ~`ig$

aglocma ngc~voeis%

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C@M[^IV OZ%

^@I SMCVIN SCVO[^YVIS%

&Oe cge~id{am~oge oj m dme filoe |o~` civ~moe~ois! `i |oaa ien oe

ngyf~s2 fy~ oj `i |oaa fi cge~ie~ ~g filoe |o~` ngyf~s! `i s`maa ien

oe civ~moe~ois%& Fmcge%

& ^@I `ol`is~ `gegv |i cme {m ~g ~vy~` os ~g

s`g| gyv cgejonieci oe o~! men gyv nisovi ~g `mzi o~

soj~in men memaxin f `g| vgyl` m {vgciss sgiziv2

ms fioel |iaa mssyvin ~`m~ o~ os ~`m~ magei ~`m~ cmemfoni maa ~is~s! men |`oc`! aobi ~`i lieyoei lgan!

|oaa cgdi gy~ maa ~`i {yviv jvgd ~`i joivciv jovi%&

(Viz% Vgfiv~ ^magv! oe &Noilisos%&/ Sdfgagl

os sg ~`gvgyl`a aoebin |o~` d~`gagl! |`i~`iv

mecoie~ gv mvc`moc! ~`m~ m beg|ainli gj fg~` os

vi}yoso~i ~g ficgdi cgezivsme~ |o~` ~`i {vodo~ozi

|m gj cgezioel onims! men ms d~`gagl |ms ~`i

gvoloe gj iziv viaologys ~iei~ ip~me~ oe ~`i |gvan!

|i |oaa ~vmci {visie~a gyv g|e C`vos~ome ngc~voei

fmcb ~g o~s ~vyi sgyvci% ^`ivi os m em~yvma cge$

eic~oge fi~|iie maa viaologes! men ~`ivi os gei masg

fi~|iie maa amelymlis2 fg~` mvi ~`i visya~ gj ccais

gj izgay~oge! ~`i mvi ~`i gy~lvg|~` gj m {vodo~ozi

livd! ags~ oe ~`i eol`~ gj ~odi% ^g sy{{gsi ~`m~

gyv C`vos~ome viaologe |ms ~`i visya~ gj m s{icoma

viziam~oge |o~` e1 viaomfai izonieci ~g cgvvgfgvm~i

syc` me mssiv~oge! os ~g fyoan ge m smen jgyenm$

~oge% Eg em~oge iziv dmni syc` m {vi~iesi oe

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:> JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

me~o}yo~! ipci{~ m `fvon vmci! ~`i Hi|s! |`g! izie

oe viaologys dm~~ivs! |ivi ~`i gan$cag~`is die gj ~`i

|gvan% \`m~iziv ~`i lm~`ivin jvgd ~`i eiol`$

fgvoel em~oges ge cgsdglge men ~`igagl ngis

eg~ s`g| me vima dmvb gj od{vgzidie~% ^`i

Gvoie~maos~s!Il{~gaglos~s!men Mssvogaglos~s

`mzi

noscgzivin! gei f gei! iziv @ifvmoc ailien |`oc`

|ms camodin ~g fi yeo}yi gv gvoloema! oe ~`i vi$

cgzivin ngcydie~s gj {vi`os~gvoc vmcis% ^`i

{ogys Sov \oaaomd Hgeis cgecaynis `os &Msom~oc

Visimvc`is& |o~` ~`i jgaag|oel sie~iecis8 &^`ys

`mzi O

m~~id{~in~g

~vmci!|o~` m

cgejonieci!cge$

~oeymaa oecvimsoel ms O mnzmecin! m {mvmaaia fi~|iie

~`i lgns mngvin oe Lviici! O~ma! men Oenom2 fy~

|`oc` |ms ~`i gvoloema ss~id! men |`oc` ~`i cg{!

O |oaa eg~ {visydi ~g niconi% O md {ivsymnin!

`g|iziv! ~`m~ m cgeeic~oge ipos~in fi~|iie ~`i gan

ongam~vgys em~oges gj Il{~! Oenom! Lviici! menO~ma! agel fijgvi ~`i fov~` gj Dgsis%& ^`i lvim~

Gvoie~maos~ aimzis ~`i vimniv |o~`gy~ ip{vissoel `os

g|e cgecaysoge! ficmysi! yengyf~ina! &~gg dyc`

aol`~ os `yv~jya ~g ~`i iis%&

^`i ganis~ viaologes oe ~`i |gvan! beg|e m~

{visie~! mvi ~`i Oenome! Dmxnime! men Il{~ome%

^`i |ivi is~mfaos`in ge ~`i smdi fmsos! ms {vgzie

f ~`iov smcvin Scvo{~yvis! ~`i Zinms gj ~`i

@oenys! ~`i Xien Mzis~m gj ~`i [mvsiis! ~`i Fggb

gj ~`i Nimn! men ~`i Vo~yma gj ~`iIl{~omes! men

egei cme fi yenivs~ggn |o~`gy~ m {vizogys beg|a$

inli gj sdfgagl% ^`ie cgdis ~`i C`manime

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^@I SMCVIN SCVO[^YVIS% :9

viaologe eip~% O~ os beg|e lieivmaa yeniv ~`i nos$

jolyvin {`msi gj Smfiosd! ms oe~iv{vi~in f mvc`mi$

gaglos~s |`g `mzi vicgzivin ~`i& Fggb gj Eyd$

fivs!& ~`i Mssvome ~oais! men jgyv fggbs fiageloel

~g ~`i cgaaic~oge cmaain! soelyamva iegyl`! &^`i

Emfm~`ime Mlvocya~yvi%& ^`os ams~ |gvb maag|s ys

m jmoe~ laod{si oe~g ~`i vimad gj C`manime {`oagsg$

{`% Jvgd ~`i Il{~ome men Fmfageome ss~ids

~`i Hi|s nivozin ~`iov Fofai! |`oc` os yengyf~ina

~`i gyelis~ Scvo{~yvi camodoel nozoei oes{ovm~oge

oj |i ipci{~ ~`i Bgvme! gv Fggb gj Lgn% ^`i

am~~iv m{{imvin ams~! men `mn ~`i fis~ g{{gv~yeo~

jgv {amlomvosd%

^`i m{{aocm~oge gj c`vgegagl ~g dm~~ivs gj

jmo~` os ip`ofo~in eg|`ivi ipci{~ oe ~`i Hi|os`

Fofai! men o~ ngis eg~ vingyen ~g ~`i cvino~ gj o~s

my~`gvs% Me~ivogv ~g Boel Nmzon,s ~~ole! ~`ivi os

eg nm~m gj me viaomfai `os~gvome |`oc` cgejovds

gei soelai jmc~ viam~in oe ~`i Gan ^is~mdie~% ^`i

Hi|os` `os~gvome Hgsi{`ys aozin mfgy~ sop~ imvs

mj~iv ~`i nm~i m~~vofy~in ~g Hisys, m{{mvo~oge! gv oe$

cmvem~oge ge imv~`! men `os |gvbs mvi cges~me~a

fvgyl`~ jgv|mvn ms my~`gvo~m~ozi% @i sgyl`~

zmoea jgv ~`i ~is~odge gj Il{~ome my~`gvs ~g

sy{{gv~ ~`i {vi~iesoges `i mnzmecin cgeciveoel

~`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

[`mvmg` |o~` `os |`gai mvd |gyan civ~moea `mzi

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:: JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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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^@I SMCVIN SCVO[^YVIS% :<

|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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:0 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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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^@I SMCVIN SCVO[^YVIS% :?

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$

~o~ain ~`id ~g ~`i beg|ainli gj ~vy~`! men ~`i

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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<; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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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^@I SMCVIN SCVO[^YVIS% 'O

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

&&Dm~~`i|

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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<6 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

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~$

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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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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

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diamec`ga cgd{aipoge!

men

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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

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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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Vgdmes ysin ~g `mzi m dmpod8 &^`i cgddge{ig{ai aobi ~g fi niciozin ai~ ~`id fi niciozin

( Zyalys zya~ nico{o nivo{om~yv/& men sg o~ `ms fiie

|o~` ~`i C`vos~ome |gvan m~ amvli%

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|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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jivie~a gyvsiazis% ^`i dgs~ nos~oelyos`in ailos$

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m{iy~s jyaa ipid{aojoin 2men ~`i smdi maailgvocma

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~ivos~oc gj ~`i Il{~ome dgebs! |i joen ~`gvgyl`a

mng{~in f [mya! oe `os I{os~ai ~g ~`i Lmam~omes!

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Dgye~ Soemo |`oc` lienivi~` ~g fgenmli! |`oc` os

Mlmv% Jgv ~`os Mlmv os Dgye~ Soemo oe Mvmfom!

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men mes|ivi~` ~g Hivysmaid |`oc` eg|os! men os

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~`i ovvijy~mfai jmc~ gj ~`i cgddge gvoloe gj maa vi$

aologes2 ~`ys {vgzoel ~`m~ ~`i |ivi maa nivozin

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jvgd ~`i smdi Mvc`moc sgyvci% \`ie sdfgagl

|oaa fi |iaa yenivs~ggn! eg oe~iaaolie~ dme |oaa

dinnai |o~` ~`i fiaoij gv yefiaoij gj megei%

^`i imva C`vos~ome Jm~`ivs cmvvoin sg jmv ~`i

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^`ys! |i `mzi ~g nima |o~` dgnis gj ~`gyl`~ ge

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nimn ai~~iv! men nizg~is `odsiaj ~g ~`i bmaiongscg{oc

~vmesjgvdm~oge gj fmvvie |gvn sdfgas! cme eiziv

ip{ic~ ~g li~ figen ~`i zmlmvois gj dgnived~`gaglos~s%& Eg ngyf~ ~`ivi os m lvim~ nima gj

~vy~` oe ~`i mfgzi s~m~idie~% _i~ ~|g die!

mdgels~ g~`ivs! `mzi nos~oelyos`in ~`idsiazis

lvim~a oe ~`i yevonnaoel gj ~`i mecoie~s, ~`gyl`~s

men onims! ms ~vmesdo~~in ~g ys oe ~`iov dgeydie~s

men smcvin |vo~oels% ^`gsi ~|g die! DgesoiyvLms~ge Dms{ivg! syccissgv ~g Dmvoi~~i Fi! men

Dv% Livman Dmssi! `mzi vmosin ~`i zioa |`oc` `on

jvgd dya~o~ynis ~`i ds~ivois gj mecoie~ ~`gyl`~s

men {ivsgeojocm~oges! men `mzi yevmziain ~`id oe

~`iov embineiss% ^`i `mzi oe~iv{vi~in d~`gagl

oe o~s jgyv {`msis8 iaidie~ma! s~iaamv! ayemv! men

sgamv! men ~vmcin fmcb ~`vgyl` ~{gagl men

Gegdm~g{com (Dmssi/! iziv la{` ~g o~s gvoloema

sgyvci% Ms dmeboen niziag{in ~`i jozi siesis |i

{gssiss! eg|! lvmnymaa men od{ivci{~ofa! mccgvn$

oel ~g yeozivsma am|s gj {vglviss men lvg|~`! o~ os

ims ~g syvdosi ~`m~ sol`~ |ms ~`i jovs~ siesi |o~`

|`oc` die |ivi ieng|in! ms oe Lieisos! &Ai~

aol`~ fi%& ^`ivijgvi |i cme smjia mndo~ ~`m~

Gegdm~g{com! gv odo~m~oge gj sgyens! dys~ `mzi

{vicinin s{iic`% Sms Livman Dmssi8 &^`ivi

`ms fiie m die~ma izgay~oge cgvvis{genoel ~g ~`i

{`socma! men d~`gagl vi~moes ~`i dimes gj ~vmc$

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oel ~`i {vglviss jvgd ~`i zmlyi nmvbeiss ~`vgyl`

~`i s~iaamv! ayemv! men sgamv {`msis gj ~`gyl`~ oe~g

~`i am~iv aol`~ gj nm% O~ os meg~`iv dos~mbi ~g

odmloei ~`m~ {vodo~ozi dme filme {ivsgeojoel! men!

sg ~g sm! ie~ojoel ~`i iaidie~s f cgeciozoel ~`i

iongage gjjovi! |oen!

gv |m~iv%^{gagl {vgzis

~`m~ `i non eg~ {ivsgeoj ms `os dgni gj vi{visie$

~m~oge% ^`os {vgciss |ms dmoea ~`m~ gj gfhic~ozi

cgd{mvosge% @i vi{visie~in gei ~`oel f meg~`iv!

~`i oezosofai jgvci f m cgvvis{genoel ~{i gj

{g|iv% ^`i {vgciss gj vi{visie~m~oge |ms ~`m~

|`oc` ~`i aglocome ~ivds oe meg~`iv m{{aocm~oge gj~`i |gvns! ~`i syfs~o~y~oge gj sodoamvs% Jgv oe$

s~meci! `mzoel eg emdi jgv ~`i dgge! `i sm| ~`m~

o~ |ms ~`i ii gj ~`i nmvb! men cmaain o~ ~`i Cm~!

imvaoiv aep gv aogeiss! |`gsi lganie iis |ivi

aydoegys f eol`~% ^`os |ms ~`i em~yvma {`msi!

fy~ ~`i odmli s~oaa sivzin jgv ~{ojoel! |`ie o~ |msbeg|e ~`m~ ~`i dgge |ms gea m vijaic~gv gj ~`i

sgamv aol`~ ficmysi ~`i ii os m dovvgv% @ieci ~`i

ayemv cm~$`imnin! gv aogeiss$`imnin lgnniss ficmdi

~`i ii gj ~`i sye% ^`i {vodo~ozi dme non eg~

meodm~i ~`i nmvbeiss gv ~`i |m~iv |o~` me mfs~vmc~

s{ovo~ gj nis~vyc~oge% Fy~ `i vimaoxin ~`i aiss nijo$

eo~i s|maag|iv oe ~`i dgs~ nijoeo~i jgvd gj ~`i

nvmlge! ficmysi `i |ms cgd{iaain ~g ~`oeb oe

~`oels% @i non eg~ beg| `g| ~`i imv~` lya{in

ng|e ~`i s~mvs! gv ~`i |m~iv nizgyvin ~`i aoji! fy~

`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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jgvds dgs~ {ma{mfai% Imv~` |ms ~`i zosofai cmysi

gj nmvbeiss! men ~`ivijgvi o~ |ms vi{visie~in f~`i cvgcgnoai ~`m~ s|maag|in ~`i aol`~s ms ~`i

|ie~ ng|e oe ~`i nmvbeiss% ^`i siv{ie~ |ms ~`m~

|`oc` nmv~in nim~`! sg |ms ~`i aol`~eoel% ^`i

`o{{g{g~mdys |ms ~`i {g|iv gj ~`i niayli fvgbiegy~ gj fgyens! ~`i `g|aoel |oen |ms ~`i lvim~ m{i

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~`i lganie fovn ~`m~ sgmvin magj~ jimvaissa oe ~`i

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^`os dgni gj ip{vissoel {`iegdiem |ms ~`i

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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

~`isi iaidie~ma ieivlois men ege$oe~iaaic~yma

{g|ivs! izie ms ~`i vi{visie~in ~`iov g|e ~g~ids!

men emdin ~`idsiazis f dimes gj ~`i meodmas%

Mccgvnoel ~g ~`i am|s gj izgay~oge! cgleo~oge gj

~`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

mfsgay~i ~vy~`% Scoieci ~iaas ys ~`m~ ~`i imv~` |msm joiv fmaa! men yeniv ~`i cggaoel {vgciss sgaonojoin!

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

filoe oe ~`i smdi dmeeiv! ~vmesdo~~oel ~`ys ~g ys

~`i yeozivsma onim gj m filoeeoel cgddge ~g maa

em~oges! men idfgnoin oe m covcai% O~ `ms fiie

syllis~in ~`m~ ~`i cmysi gj maa! Lgn! ms ~`i ~`igag$

lomes |me~ o~!os m covcai! ~`i cie~iv gj |`oc` os

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$

scvofis ~`i Cvim~gv ms dmboel ~`i yeozivsi gj m

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

C`manimes! o~ |ms cgd{ai~i! ms o~ idfvmcin ~`i onim

gj ~`i i~ivema men oddgzmfai Nozoei ^`gyl`~ oe

o~s mfsgay~ieiss! si{mvm~in ie~ovia jvgd ~`i oe$

co{oie~ s~mli gj ~`i sg$cmaain cvim~oge2 men cgd$

{vosin {sc`gaglocma men izie s{ovo~yma izgay~oge!

men o~s dic`meocma |gvb gv cgsdglgeocma cge$

s~vyc~oge%&

Mdgel ~`i ]yoc`is ~`i smdi onim {vizmoain%

Oe ~`i ds~ivois oes~o~y~in f Zg~me! ~`i fmaai~ gj

~`i^m{ovs

|ms meod{gv~me~

jim~yvi oe ~`iov ciai$

fvm~oge! men cgesos~in gj m nmeci ipicy~in f m

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$

~vm~oge gj ~`i od{gv~meci `i m~~mc`in ~g ~`i sd$

fgaocma covcai% Zg~me,s ~imc`oels |ivi cgesos~ie~

|o~` ~`i {me~`ios~oc oe~yo~oges gj mvc`moc mlis! ~`i

yeo~in `mvdgeogysa ~`i zosofai |o~` ~`i oezoso$

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$

dgv{`oc lgn gj ~`i niscienme~s gj ~`i ]yoc`is

m{{imvs! |`ie cgd{mvin |o~` ~`i la{` idfgnoin

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%

O~ |ms issie~omaa smcvin ~g ~`i oeo~om~is |`g sm|

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~%

Mdgel ~`i @oenys! ~`i covcai |ms vi{visie~in f

~`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!

oe

s{voel!

~`i

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

{visivzin o~s {vodo~ozi soleojocmeci oe ~`i |oelin

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~%

Dmvs `ms me gfao}yi cvgss ge ~`i covcai% Zieys! m

cvgss fiag| ~`i covcai! Sm~yve! m socbai men m cvgss%

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ms~vgegdocma cvgss os ~`i idfaid gj ~`i covcai gj

|osngd%

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~`i ds~ivogys men gccya~ dimeoel gj ~`i covcai oe

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cmdi gy~ gei |`iia y{ge ~`i imv~` |`gsi |gvb

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jgv ~`i s{ovo~ gj ~`i aozoel cvim~yvi |ms oe ~`i

|`iias%&

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`ol`is~ od{gv~! os jgvdin f dmboel ~`i covcai |o~`

~`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

|o~`gy~ ~`i g~`iv% Jgv ipmd{ai! ~`i covcai `mzoel

me oesoni cvgss os ~`i sdfga gj jovi men |m~iv! gv

~`i yeoge gj s{ovo~ men dm~~iv2 ~`gyl` ~`i jovs~

sdfga oe cgsdglge os ~`i covcai! men ~`i eip~

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$

~oge gj ~`i zmayi men soleojocmeci gj ~`i covcai os

jgyen oe ~`i |innoel$voel! &Agvn sien ~` faissoel

y{ge ~`os voel!& ~`i faissoel fioel mccgd{meoin

|o~` ~`i sole gj ~`i cvgss! idfaid gj ~`i {`maays!

gv dya~o{aoel p!men ~`os cvgss gj jgyv cgveivs os

~`i gvoloema sgyvci |`ivigj ~`i jgyv~` nolo~ |ms

is{icomaac`gsie ~g fi ~`i |imviv gj ~`i

|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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mdon gj C`ig{s& |ms fyoa~! ~`m~ os! ~`i nolo~s cgd$

foein |o~` ~`i egyl`~%

\i joen o~ oaays~vm~in masg oe ~`os jolyvi'

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gj dme% Syc` os ~`i gccya~ soleojocmeci idfgnoin

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Hynm`! ~`i hgoe~ eydfiv gj ~`i joelivs gj ~`i ~|g

`mens fioel se~`isoxin oe ~`i ds~ivogys eydfiv

(=;/! gei men m egyl`~%

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cgyan eg~ fi ip{vissin f me |gvn! ~`ivijgvi o~

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eg~ fiip{vissin% &Fy~! &sms

Dmnmdi Famzm~$

sb! &~`i sdfga gj o~s jovs~ cgd{vi`iesofai dme$

ojis~m~oge |ms ~`i cgeci{~oge gj m covcai |o~` o~s

nomdi~iv aoei ~g cmvv m~ geci m ligdi~voc! {`maaoc!

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EYDFIV 3 MEN EYDFIV <% ??

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~`m~ gea sizie cmdi jgv~`%& Aig ni Dgniem! me

gv~`gngp Hi|! |genivin m~ ~`i {gssofoao~ gj jgv$

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dme Hi|s ~g mfmenge ~`i jmo~` gj ~`iov jm~`ivs!

men ficgdi C`vos~omes% \`m~ os dgvi ni{agvmfai

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^`vii nos~oec~ vi{visie~m~oges gj ~`i yeozivsi!

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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

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sms!& ^`i ciais~oma ~vomelai os cgeeic~ozi gj maa

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izgazin jvgd ~`iiziv$ipos~oel%

Syc` |ms ~`i

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cgddmenis~ ~`i Gsovojoin nicimsin ~g fi aobi

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^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

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`m~` fvgbie ~`i donnai |maa gj {mv~o~oge fi~|iie

ys%& Jvgd ~`i smdi onim gvoloem~in ~`i nozonoel

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EYDFIV 3 MENUEYDFIV <% OGO

|maa gj ~`i sicgen cgyv~ gj ~`i ~id{ai gj Hivysm$

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~vomelai! ~`i fmsi ~`ivigj fioel jidoeoei! ~`i

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{vgnyc~ gj fg~`% ^`i masg cgesonivin Gsovos

ms ~`i jovs~ cmysi! gv ~`i sye2 Osos! ms ~`i vico{oie~!

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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

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O gziv~`vg|e%&

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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

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viaologe%^`i

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mvc`moc lieo~vopgj ~`i

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nos{amcoel ~`i Zovloe gj ~`i |gvan! fy~ |o~`gy~ ni$

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`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

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~`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

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|`g ficgdis ~|g%

^`i ~|g ~vomelais mvi lieivmaa cmaain

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}ym~ivemvmen aoji! |i `mzi ~`i si{~i$M

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|`g os masg cmaain ~`i dmeojis~in Aglgs%

Mdgel ~`i mecoie~s! eydfiv <! gv ~`i ~vomelai oe

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=;> [MCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

~`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

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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

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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

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`ggb%

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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

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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

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{gsi! men gj dmeojis~m~oge gv mc~ozo~% @ieci! '^E

~`i cvim~gv gj ~`i Fofai os eg~ ~`i yeozivsma

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vijiv ~g ~`i jgvdm~oge men izgay~oge gj ~`i

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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

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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$

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os~s! ms ~`i sizie~` (gv gyv imv~`/% ^`ivi$

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Aglgs%

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men maa ~`i zgocis,

gj

em~yvijgvd cgaaic~$ O aozia ~`i &\gvn!& ~`i

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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

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~`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<

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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$

lgys ~g ~`i s~m~i men siesi cgvvis{genoel ~g o~%

\i `mzi eg| jozi siesis! |i mvi oe ~`i joj~` Vgg~$

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

{vi$Mnmdocvmcis vijivvin ~g oe

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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~

Ismy! Hmcgf,s sge! os ~{ojoel ~`i vmci |`oc` s~mens

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$

eie~% \i sm nggdin! ficmysi o~ os camodin f

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

sdfga

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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

~|g ~vomelais2 ~`i {goe~ gv cvg|e! ms ~`i yeo~! os

~`i sizie~` ficmysi ~`ivi mvi sizie {voeco{ais noj$

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

odo~m~oge gj ~`i Amdf gj Lgn%& Viz% Vgfiv~ ^m$

agv%

Ms s~m~in fijgvi! S~% Hg`e,s Viziam~oge os gei gj

~`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

{moein ~g fi niaozivin%

&Men ~`ivi m{{imvin meg~`iv |geniv oe `imzie2

men fi`gan! m lvim~ vin nvmlge! `mzoel sizie

`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

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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =63

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^@I NVMLGE! SIV[IE^! MEN CVGSS% =69

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sicvi~ ds~ivois% O~ |ms zieivm~in f ~`i mecoie~s

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lmvdie~ gj smazm~oge2

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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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=6: JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

S{ovo~ gj Lgn dgzin y{ge ~`i jmci gj ~`i

|m~ivs%& Lieisos%

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m {`maaoc la{`% Ms

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}yov!men visya~s oe

beg|ainli% ^`ivijgvi!|`ie

si{mvm~in! ~`i ~|g Legs~oc idfaids ~{oj ~`i

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~`i jovs~ `ydme cgy{ai! ~`i {vgnyc~oge gj dm~~iv!

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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$

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cmaain siv{ie~s gj |osngd! ficmysi ~`i |ivi maai$

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~`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~

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~`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$lgei mlis mvgyen ~`i d~`$

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{ie~ os jgvlg~~ie%

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sie~in ~`i mscienoel men niscienoel egnis gj ~`i

dgge! mvi masg odmlin ms ~`i ~|g siv{ie~s ~`m~

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`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!

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mvi cgesonivin ~g ams~ ~`vii dge~`s! gv ~`i {ivogn

gj gyv |oe~iv sgas~oci% ^`ie ~`i ei|$fgve sgamv

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egp% Syc` |ms masg ~`i soleojocmeci gj Dgsis, fvm$

xie siv{ie~! |o~` o~s vmds, `gves

s`m{in

oe ~`i jgvd

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~`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$

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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

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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!

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{vgnycin oe ~`i d~`s gj iziv mvc`moc em~oge%

Oj |i cgesoniv ~`m~ Mbmsm! gv ~`i Ms~vma Aol`~! os

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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%&

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&os m ~ivvofai ip$

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~`i&Siv{ie~ gj ~`i Lvim~ Sim!& gv s{mci% Oleg$

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`imzie ysin ~g vizgazi! men |`oc` |oaa fi ai~ aggsi

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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

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o~s jmaa ge imv~` ~`i siv{ie~ |ms G{`os C`vis~gs!

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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

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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

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c`oan Hisys%

^`i Legs~ocs mssiv~in ~`m~ ~`iov scoieci vis~in

ge ms}ymvi!

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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

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^`i smdi idfaids gj Ixiboia,s zosoge men

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dme! aoge! gp menimlai%

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gj ~`i Vgdme Cm~`gaoc C`yvc` |`g |imv ~`isole

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gj ~`i |gdme ge ~`iov `imn! men ~`i jvgcb gj ~`i

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nicmes gj ~`i jgyv }ymv~ivs% O~ |ms ~`i dgs~ smcvin

gm~` mdgel ~`i Il{~omes! |`g cmaain o~ ~`i

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dgemn! nymn! ~vomn oe ~`i yeo~ gj m ~iejgan ~g~mao~!

|ms ~`i jgyvjmcin Fvm`dm mdgel ~`i @oenys! men

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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<

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nio~ os iecmsin |o~`oe ~`i nicmes gj ~`i jgyv

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cvmf! s`gyan fi vi{visie~in ~`ys! OOOO! ~`iov oe~ie~

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nvimd ~`i smdi d~` os ~{ojoin oe ~`i jgyv di~mas 8

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vijivieci ~g {ivogns%

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ms ~`i cvim~ozi nio~ die~ogein oe ~`i jovs~ c`m{~iv

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^ie!yeaiss faienin

|o~` Moe$Sg{`! ~`i Ege$Fioel% @i os gea gei

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~ozi lgn gj Lieisos |ms eg~ dmscyaoei%

^`i jovs~ ~vii |ms m~ ~`i cie~iv gj ~`i covcai ms

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=30 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

~`i sdfga gj vi{vgnyc~oge! ~`i dg~`iv gj aoji%

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g{iein!men

is`maa fi ms

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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%

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\`oc` {mssmli mes|ivs ie~ovia ~g ~`i ]yoc`i

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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$

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am~~iv mvi sg dme s~ydfaoel$fagcbs oe ~`i |m ~g

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Mnmd! nvozie jvgd ~`i [mvmnosi! ~{ojois ~`i ei|a

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men nvmllin ~`i ds~iv gj aoji oe~g syc` m nilvii

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vis{ic~ ms oejivogv ~g meodmas%

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cmaain ng|e y{ge ~`id jgv siiboel em~yvma yeoge!

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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

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dimes!,@i |`g siis fijgvi

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ng|e f Bvgegs (~odi/ men niaozivin oe~g Xiys!

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aobi! m {ivsgema nio~ |`oc` |oaa eg~ sii dme

&

aobi

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~`m~ nm |`ie m sge os fgve% ^`os sge |oaa niaoziv

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loj~% @os emdi os!

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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~$

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^`i ~vii ~{ojois viei|ma men vi{vgnyc~oge men

masg s{ovo~yma vifov~`! ~`ivijgvi o~ |ms aoebin |o~`

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|ms vilieivm~in men fgve mlmoe% Dme gj ~`i me$

coie~ nio~ois idfgnoin ~`os onim% Osos jgyen ~`i

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niegyecinf

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~`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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=>6 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

oel |gdme |`g |ms |gvs`o{in yeniv ~`i fvmec`is

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egyecis ~`i&Sges gj Sgvcivivs

&|`g oejamdi

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vmia8

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yeniv ~`i ~vii&ficmysi ~`i s`mng| ~`ivigj |ms

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~odis yeniv ~`i ~vii gj beg|ainli (gv |osngd/%

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~`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

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cmysi ~`i cge~moe ~`iov siin |o~`oe ~`idsiazis%

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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

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{ivjic~ {`socma dme visya~in oe m |ggnie dme

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~`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

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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!

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beg|ainli`i `mn

mc}yovin%^`i ~vii ~`m~ cgejivs s{ovo~yma sol`~ os masg ~{ojoin

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oenyci m s~m~i gj ~vmeci% Izie ~`i Hi|s |ivi gv$

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s~g| ~`m~ dgeijgv

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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!

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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!

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^`i la{`! dgs~ oe~odm~ia aoebin |o~` ~`i ~vii! os

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O~ os m {vodgvnoma ~{i gj ~`i lieo~vop yeniv ~`i ~{i

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{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

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~`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

mfgzi os jvii! |`oc` os ~`i dg~`iv gj ys maa% &Oj |i

fimv oe doen ~`m~ iziv {m~vomvc`ma emdi jgyen oe

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gj o~oeivme~

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nicamvi ~`m~ Hivysmaid os ~`i&dg~`iv gj ys maa%& O~

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dgye~! |`oc`! yeniv ~`i emdi gj ~`i

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men m {oaamv ms fmsos gj ~`i ~vy~`% ^`ys maa ~`i

{vodo~ozi d~`s gj ~`i Dgye~! ^vii! Sim~! [oaamv

men Mfgni mvi se~`isoxin oe ~`i dg~`iv c`yvc`%

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gj ~`i @oenys! jgv oe ~`os cmsi ~`i dgeydie~ fi$

jo~~oela ficgdis ~`i nio~ |`g `ms hys~ gvnivin

`od8 &Fi jvyo~jya men dya~o{a2 m em~oge men m

cgd{me gj em~oges s`maa fi gj ~`ii2 men boels

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^@I S]YMVI! ^VII! MEN DGYE^% =><

s`maa cgdi gy~ gj ~` agoes%& Sg non Osos {gyv {iv$

jydin goa y{ge o~ men |vm{ o~ oe joei aoeie {vi{mv$

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~`i sgyvci gj ~`i |gvs`o{ gj [vom{ys% ^`i ysyma

sdfga gj ~`i {`maays |ms me ivic~ s~gei! io~`iv oe o~s

vgyl` s~m~i gv scya{~yvin% Videme~s gj o~ cme fi

jgyen ~`i |gvan gziv%

@isogn oe `os ^`iglge oesoeym~is ~`m~ ~`i gc$

cya~ dimeoel yenivaoel ~`i d~` gj ~`i smcvin

~vii men ~`i vgcb! os gj ~gg nii{ od{gv~ ~g fmffai

o~ ~g ~`i zyalmv% Dmp Dyaaiv sms! oe m jao{{me~

|m! ~`m~ ~`i @ifvi|s s{imb gj ~`i& Vgcb gj

Osvmia!& oe m siesi ie~ovia mfsie~ oe ~`i @gdivoc

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~{gagl os ipmc~a ~`i smdi% Oe fg~` cmsis o~ os

~`i Vgcb jvgd |`oc` dme s{vyel! men ~`i oe~iv$

{vi~m~oge dys~ fi sodoamv% ^g o~ |i |oaa {visie~a

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mecoie~ ds~ivois% Sdfgaglos~s men @ifvi|

sc`gamvs `mzi {vgzie ~`m~ ~`i {mssmli!&

oe ~`i

odmli gj Lgn cvim~in `i `od!& os oe ~`i gvoloema ~ip~

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{ig{ai% Hi`gzm` smon ~g Dgsis!& ^`i syddm~oge gj

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vmdie~s gj ~`i C`vos~omes%

Joemaa!

~`i ~vii os ~`i

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gj ~`i {gai gj `imzie%

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=>0 JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

O~ os onie~ocma |o~` ~`i ~vo{gn! men ~`i ~vii ni{oc~in

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o~ os mccgd{meoin f ~`i sye! dgge men sizie s~mvs%

^`i C`vos~dms$~vii os m vidoeoscieci gj ~`i ~vii gj

aoji%

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^`os idfaid! ~gli~`iv |o~` ~`i ^my gv cvyp mesm~m!

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aoji men oddgv~mao~ |ms se~`isoxin f ~`i covcai!

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{m~~ive y{ge |`oc` ~`i dgyen$fyoanivs ivic~in

~`iov ~gdfs%

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^@I CVGSS% =9=

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gj ~`i Eoai magei fvoel jiv~oao~ ~g ag|iv Il{~!

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sole gj ~`i cvgss% \i vimn oe Ixiboia! c`m{~iv 68

&Men ~`i Agvn smon ye~g `od! Lg ~`vgyl` ~`i

dons~ gj ~`i co~! ~`vgyl` ~`i dons~ gj Hivysmaid!

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jaggn men ag|is~ iff! men |ms ~`i cvgss gv ~vii gj

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dmec`yvc`is men

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em~yvi% ^`i Szms~ocm os m

sdfga {vileme~|o~`

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~`i lmzia gv dmaai~ gj ~`i lvmen Dms~iv Dmsges!

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gv S~myvgs7 Dgvigziv! ~`i Szms~ocm |ms m yeo$

zivsma sdfga mlisfijgvi ~`i C`vos~omes

mng{~in~`i

Am~oe cvgss ms me idfaid% ^`i Szms~ocm `ms fiie

noscgzivin yeniv ~`i vyoein dgeydie~s gj mecoie~

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join oe ~`i cvgss! men dgvi {mv~ocyamva oe ~`i ni$

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~

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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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s`mv{

s|gvn

~`m~ |o~` o~ `i s`gyan sdo~i ~`i em~oges!& jgv ~`i

`oa~ gj ~`i s|gvn `ms nvyeb dgvi gj ~`i `ydme aoji

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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~gve mng{~in f ~`i [`mvmg`s! |`g od{ivsgem~in

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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

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lgns mndo~~in gj eg cgd{vgdosi |o~` soe!& |`ivi$

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vi{ie~meci %men fm{~osd ~`i ,cgyan caimesi `od

jvgd maa soes%& Syc` os ~`i my~`ie~ocm~in cmysi gj

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gj ~`i Bvgeome cvgss jgv ~`i C`vos~ome cvgss%

^`i cvgss `ms m siziejgan dimeoel! ms aoebin

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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~$

~ie

y{ f [g{i Lvilgv~`i

Lvim~!ms m

{visie~~g

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]yiie ^`igngaoeni! gj Agdfmvn! mfgy~ ~`i siz$

ie~` cie~yv gj gyv ivm% O~ os eg| ~g fi jgyen oe

~`i C`yvc` gj S~% Hg`e m~ Dgexm! ms m cyvogys s{ic$

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Il{~ome gvoloe!

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gy~`jyasye$

lgn gj ~`i zivema i}yoegp {gv~vmin ms ie~ivoel

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&Men ~g Hisys! ~`i Dinom~gvgj ~`i

ei| cgzieme~!men ~g ~`i faggn gj s{voebaoel! ~`m~ s{imbi~` fi~~iv

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vi$fov~`!

&

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mvi fyvoin |o~` `od f fm{~osd oe~g nim~`! ~`m~

aobi ms C`vos~ |ms vmosin y{ jvgd ~`i nimn f ~`i

lagv gj ~`i Jm~`iv! izie sg |i masg s`gyan |mab

oe ei|eiss gj aoji%& S~% [mya f m{{aoel ~`i ms~vg$

egdocma jim~ gj ~`i noel @gvys! |`g `ms ~g cvgss

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aobi g~`iv dosyenivs~ggn ~`ivm{iy~os~s ~g ~`i is$

~mfaos`die~ gj ~`i smcvmdie~ma vo~i gj fm{~osd%

Oe ~`i oeo~om~oge! ~`i eig{`~i ysin ~g fi ~oin

~g m cgyc`oe

~`i s`m{igj me

Il{~ome ^my! menm~

~`i ien gj ~`vii nms men ~`vii eol`~s `i |ms cmv$

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lmaaiv! m~ m s{g~ |`ivi ~`i imva fimds gj ~`i vos$

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~vii gj aoji! mj~iv ~`i dmeeiv gj ~`i gy~`jya @gvys%^`os {mlme cividge |ms eg~ yebeg|e ~g S~%

[mya! |`g sms! mj~iv ~vyi `im~`ie jms`oge8& Beg|$

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sye!& men eg~ mlmoes~ ~`i sye%

^`i scya{~yvin cvycojopoge noscgzivin f S~i$

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sod{a ~g {goe~ gy~ ~`i yeozivsmao~ gj ~`i smdi

d~`% Gea olegvmeci `ms cvim~in m {ivsgema

C`vos~! men gea nici{~oge os bii{oel syc` m niay$

soge ms m zivo~ fijgvi ~`i {yfaoc% Sc`gamvs `mzi

ma|ms mndo~~in ~`m~ ~`i \gvn! C`vos~! gv Aglgs!

|ms m di~m{`socma cgeci{~oge gj ~`i mecoie~s%

[am~g niscvofis ~`i Cvim~gv ms dmboel ~`i yeozivsi

gj m s{`ivocma jgvd! ~`i dgs~ aobi ye~g `os g|e

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s`m{i% \`ie ~`ivijgvi `i cglo~m~in gziv ~`m~ lgn

|`g |ms nis~oein ~g ipos~ m~ sgdi civ~moe {ivogn

gj ~odi (|`oc` {ivogn |ms meeyma/! `i {vgnycin

`os fgn mccgvnoel ~g ~`os smdi {m~~ive! men ~`i

{ivjic~ covcai gj ~`i cvim~in lgn `i nicyssm~in oe

~`i s`m{i gj ~`i ai~~iv P! |`oc`os

~`i nicyssm~incvgss%

^`i Cm~`gaoc {vois~ |`g s`mzis ~`i cvg|e gj `os

`imn oe odo~m~oge gj ~`i &lagv!& gv |`g {mssis `os

`imn ~`vgyl` ~`i {maaoyd gv c`msyfai! {ivsgeojois

~`i dmai cvgss |o~`oe ~`i jidmai covcai! gei gj ~`i

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smdi la{` |o~` ~`i ^my oe cgehyec~oge |o~` ~`i

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ei|a noscgzivin ngldm2 |`ivims o~ |ms ms gan ms

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dmscyaoei gei% O~ |ms m {ivzivsoge gj ~`i ~imc`$

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sicvi~s gj ~`i Bmfmaos~oc Mvcmeyd% ^`ys ~`i

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Dmv izie mfgzi `iv sge! vicgleoxoel `iv lvim~

{g|iv men ~`i oejayieci s`i ipivcosis oe ~`i oe$

zosofai |gvan%

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gziv ~`i ~vy~`%& Sgagdge%

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~`i lvim~is~ my~`gvo~ gj ~`i imva C`vos~ome C`yvc`!

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maailgv gj C`vos~ |ms lg~~ie y{7 \ms eg~

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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$

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|`oc` os issie~oma oe mfioel!

|`i~`iv vm~ogema gv

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~`i ip~ivema ip{vissoge gj ~`m~ oe~ivema men oezos$

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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

jgvd! ~g lvg| men c`meli o~s em~yvi nyvoel ~`i aoji

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izgazin f `od nyvoel `os {visie~ aoji%& ^`os {ms$

smli! nvm|e jvgd m |gvb oengvsin f ~`i

`ol`

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6;; JMCOEL ^@I S[@OEP%

{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%

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~`i vyais si~ ng|e f Jvmex @mv~dme% \i dm

m{{a

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gj ~`i aissge oezgazin oe ~`i jgaag|oel meicng~i8

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smon Dmnmdi!&

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is~ gfhic~oge ~`m~ cme fi vmosin os eg~ gea ~`m~ oe

m jmdoa gj~ie c`oanvie! fgve jvgd ~`i smdi {mvie~s!

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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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~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$

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\`ie s{ovo~ymao~ men maa ~`i nozoei {g|ivs men

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dmni ~`i `men$dmonies gj ~`i ei|a$m|mbiein

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yenivs~men gyv dimeoel! ms ~`i ~ivd Bmvdm |gyan

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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%&

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Bmvdm os oeip~vocmfa oe~iv|gzie |o~` ~`m~ gj vi$

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cgdis gfzogys ~`m~ ~`i ~`igsg{`ocma aimnivs ng eg~

ie~iv~moe syc` |oan onims mfgy~ vi oecmvem~oge ms

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men g~`ivs fiageloel ~g ~`i smdi sc`gga% \i vi$

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doem~inoe ~`i oes~o~y~oge gj ~`i

ds~ivois!men

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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!&

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~`i aozis gj ~`gsi |`g {vgjiss o~! {iv`m{s C`vos~ome$

o~ |gyan fi ~`i ams~ viaologe `i |gyan c`ggsi%&

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o~s divo~7

^`i oejaipofai am| gj Bmvdm os jmv dgvi cge$

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gjjiesi! ~`i i~ivema am| gj {vglviss os aobi ~`i aol`~

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{gv~vmin ms me ii syvvgyenin |o~` vms gj lagv!

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[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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{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

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cgesi}yiecis gj ~`iov soes%& ^`ivi os eg

hynUi

gziv ~`i |ocbin!& sms ~`i Bmfmam!&

fy~ ~`i

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