Peace Corps Rwanda Welcome Book | March 2012

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    PFH YHBMH MNTY] SHJMNLH] _NX PNT S B A @ B

    b y h b m h m n t y } y x d j o m b p o n a

    e n t a h s u n j x a p h h t }

    L f 4 9 2 4

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 2

    B S h jm nl h j h p ph t

    @hbt Tsba`b Oauophh}*

    Lxtbkbwb ahwb lx Tsba`b" Shjmnlh ba` mnactbpxjbpona}

    na nxt oauopbpona pn Tsba`b! Pfo} Shjmnlh Dnnk o} `h}ocah`

    pn couh nx lnth oaentlbpona na Tsba`b ba` sfbp nx

    mba hvyhmp pn eoa` sfha nx bttouh! Ol }xth nx bth bj}n

    }hbtmfoac pfh Oaphtahp ent oaentlbpona na pfh mnxapt! Tsba`b

    fb} b fn}p ne mnlyjhv ytndjhl} pn }njuh b} b th}xjp ne `hmb`h}

    ne hpfaom `ouo}ona* sfomf mxjloabph` oa b mouoj sbt ba` b

    ptbcom chanmo`h oa pfh 2??9}! Tsba`b fb} dhha sntkoac uht

    `ojochapj pn nuhtmnlh pfh}h ytndjhl} ba` fb} lb`h cthbp

    }pto`h} oa pfh yb}p hbt}! Fnshuht* Tsba`b }pojj ebmh} pfh

    `huhjnylhap ytndjhl} mnllna pn lba }xd,]bfbtba Betomba

    mnxaptoh}7 jbmk ne th}nxtmh}* ynuhtp* jns h`xmbpona tbph}* ba`

    hantlnx} fhbjpf o}}xh}!

    B} b dbjbamh pn pfh mfbjjhach} op ebmh}* Tsba`b fb} b

    pthlha`nx} th}nxtmh7 lojjona} ne mopowha} sfn bth mbybdjh

    ba` `h`ombph` pn mthbpoac b }nmohp ne yhbmh* }pbdojop* ba`

    ytn}yhtop! Pfh fbuh b cnuhtalhap pfbp ebmh} pfh o}}xh}

    `othmpj ba` sntk} pn en}pht thmnamojobpona ba` `huhjnylhap!Pfh cnuhtalhap fb} b}kh` nx pn mnlh pn Tsba`b pn fhjy

    sntk sopf pfhl oa ebmoac pfh}h hantlnx} mfbjjhach}!

    Sfbp mnlh} ahvp> Sfha nx chp nee pfh yjbah oa Kocbjo* nx

    sojj dhcoa 29,24 shhk} ne oapha}ouh jbacxbch* phmfaombj* ba`

    mtn}},mxjpxtbj ptboaoac! Tsba`b fb} pfthh neeomobj jbacxbch}7

    Hacjo}f* Ethamf* ba` Koabtsba`b! ]nlh yhnyjh }yhbk

    Ethamf* }nlh yhnyjh }yhbk Hacjo}f* dxp huhtdn` }yhbk}

    Koabtsba`b* ba` pfbp o} sfhth sh sojj yxp b fxch hlyfb}o}

    pftnxcfnxp ptboaoac! _nxt bdojop pn oaphctbph oapn jnmbj }nmohp

    ba` pn dh ptxj heehmpouh oa nxt sntk sojj `hyha` cthbpj

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    na nxt bdojop pn mnllxaombph oa Koabtsba`b! Op o} b uht

    `oeeomxjp Dbapx jbacxbch* dxp jhbtaoac op o} mtopombj pn }xmmh}}exj

    Yhbmh Mnty} }htuomh oa Tsba`b! Hvyhtohamh fb} }fnsa pfbpnah `nh} anp ahh` pn dh b coeph` joacxo}p pn jhbta b jbacxbch

    &pfnxcf pfbp mhtpboaj `nh} anp fxtp"/* dxp nah `nh} ahh` pn

    dh sojjoac pn }hp b}o`h hcn* lbkh pna} ne lo}pbkh}* jbxcf bp

    nah}hje* ba` eocfp pftnxcf etx}ptbpona ba` `o}mnxtbchlhap!

    Pfh heentp o} cxbtbaphh` pn yb nee ba` pn lbkh bjj ne pfh

    `oeehthamh oa nxt Yhbmh Mnty} }htuomh!

    _nxt Yhbmh Mnty} hvyhtohamh o} cxbtbaphh` pn dh mfbjjhacoac

    ba` hvpthlhj thsbt`oac! O b}k nx pn thlhldht pn dtoac

    nxt }ha}h ne fxlnt ba` ba byythmobpona ent b`uhapxth*

    ybpohamh* fxlojop* ba` ejhvodojop! Lo}pbkh} sojj dh lb`h ba`

    mnaex}ona sojj nmmxt! Pfhth sojj dh cthbp `b} ba` db` `b}! Oe

    sh khhy oa loa` pfbp sh fbuh bjj mnlh pnchpfht oa pfo} heentp

    pn ybtpaht sopf pfh ubjobap Tsba`ba yhnyjh oa olytnuoac pfhot

    expxth ba` pfhot mfoj`tha} expxth* pn }fbth pfhot jouh}* fnyh}*

    ba` `thbl}* op sojj dh ba xaentchppbdjh hvyhtohamh!

    ]hh nx }nna"

    Lbt L! Bdtbl}

    Mnxapt @othmpnt

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b =

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 8

    pBdjh n e mnaphap}

    Lby ne Tsba`b

    B Shjmnlh Jhppht 2

    Mnth Hvyhmpbpona} ?

    Yhbmh Mnty}.Tsba`b Fo}pnt ba` Ytnctbl} 22

    Fo}pnt ne pfh Yhbmh Mnty} oa Tsba`b 22,24

    Fo}pnt ne Yhbmh Mnty} Ytnctblloac oa Tsba`b 24,20

    Mnxapt Nuhtuohs7 Tsba`b bp b Cjbamh 23

    Fo}pnt 23,42

    Cnuhtalhap 42,44Hmnanl 44,4=

    Yhnyjh ba` Mxjpxth 4=,48

    Chnctbyf ba` Mjolbph 48,45

    Th}nxtmh} Ent Extpfht Oaentlbpona 4?

    Jouoac Mna`opona} ba` Unjxaphht Joeh}pjh =8

    Mnllxaombpona} =8,=3

    Fnx}oac ba` ]oph Jnmbpona =6,=?

    Jouoac Bjjnsbamh ba` Lnah Lbabchlhap =?,09

    Enn` ba` @ohp 09

    Ptba}yntpbpona 09

    ]nmobj Bmpouopoh} 09,02

    Ytneh}}onabjo}l* @th}}* ba` Dhfbuont 02,04

    Yht}nabj ]behp 0=

    Thsbt`} ba` Etx}ptbpona} 00,05

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    Y h b m h m n T Y ]5

    Yhbmh Mnty} Ptboaoac 0?

    Nuhtuohs ne Yth,]htuomh Ptboaoac 0?,8=

    Phmfaombj Ptboaoac 89Jbacxbch Ptboaoac 89,82

    Mtn}},Mxjpxtbj Ptboaoac 82

    Fhbjpf Ptboaoac 82

    ]behp Ptboaoac 84

    B``oponabj Ptboaoac} @xtoac Unjxaphht ]htuomh 84,8=

    _nxt Fhbjpf Mbth ba` ]behp oa Tsba`b 88

    Fhbjpf O}}xh} oa Tsba`b 88

    Fhjyoac _nx ]pb Fhbjpf 88,85

    Lboapboaoac _nxt Fhbjpf 85,83

    Snlha} Fhbjpf Oaentlbpona 83,86

    _nxt Yhbmh Mnty} Lh`ombj Kop 86,8?

    Dhenth _nx Jhbuh7 B Lh`ombj Mfhmkjo}p 8?,52

    ]behp ba` ]hmxtopNxt Ybtpaht}foy 52,50

    Ebmpnt} pfbp Mnaptodxph pn Unjxaphht To}k 54,50

    ]pboac ]beh7 @nap Dh b Pbtchp ent Mtolh 50

    ]xyyntp etnl ]pbee 50,58

    Mtolh @bpb ent Tsba`b 58,55

    Unjxaphht ]xyyntp oa Tsba`b 55,56

    @ouht}op ba` Mtn}},Mxjpxtbj O}}xh} 32

    Nuhtuohs ne @ouht}op oa Tsba`b 34

    Sfbp Locfp B Unjxaphht Ebmh> 34,38

    Yn}}odjh O}}xh} ent Ehlbjh Unjxaphht} 34,3=

    Yn}}odjh O}}xh} ent Unjxaphht} ne Mnjnt 3=

    Yn}}odjh O}}xh} ent ]haont Unjxaphht} 3=

    Yn}}odjh O}}xh} ent Cb* Jh}doba*nt Do}hvxbj Unjxaphht} 3=,30

    Yn}}odjh Thjoconx} O}}xh} ent Unjxaphht} 30

    Yn}}odjh O}}xh} ent Unjxaphht} sopf @o}bdojopoh} 30

    Yn}}odjh O}}xh} ent Lbttoh` Unjxaphht} 38

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 3

    Ethrxhapj B}kh` Rxh}pona} 33

    Shjmnlh Jhppht} etnl Tsba`b Unjxaphht} 6=

    Ybmkoac Jo}p 63

    Yth,`hybtpxth Mfhmkjo}p ?=

    Mnapbmpoac Yhbmh Mnty} Fhb`rxbtpht} ?3

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    Y h b m h m n T Y ]6

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b ?

    mnth hVYhmpBpOna}

    ENT YHBMH MNTY] UNJXAPHHT]

    Oa sntkoac pnsbt` exjeojjoac pfh Yhbmh Mnty} Lo}}ona ne

    ytnlnpoac sntj` yhbmh ba` etoha`}foy* b} b ptboahh ba`

    Unjxaphht* nx bth hvyhmph` pn7

    2! Ythybth nxt yht}nabj ba` ytneh}}onabj joeh pn lbkh b

    mnlloplhap pn }htuh bdtnb` ent b exjj phtl ne 43 lnapf}

    4! Mnllop pn olytnuoac pfh rxbjop ne joeh ne pfh yhnyjh sopf

    sfnl nx jouh ba` sntk; ba`* oa `noac }n* }fbth nxt }kojj}*

    b`byp pfhl* ba` jhbta ahs }kojj} b} ahh`h`

    =! ]htuh sfhth pfh Yhbmh Mnty} b}k} nx pn cn* xa`ht

    mna`opona} ne fbt`}foy* oe ahmh}}bt* ba` sopf pfh ejhvodojop

    ahh`h` ent heehmpouh }htuomh

    0! Thmncaowh pfbp nxt }xmmh}}exj ba` }x}pboabdjh `huhjnylhap

    sntk o} db}h` na pfh jnmbj ptx}p ba` mnaeo`hamh nx dxoj` d

    jouoac oa* ba` th}yhmpexjj oaphctbpoac nxt}hje oapn* nxt fn}p

    mnllxaop ba` mxjpxth

    8! Thmncaowh pfbp nx bth th}yna}odjh 40 fnxt} b `b* 3 `b}

    b shhk ent nxt yht}nabj mna`xmp ba` ytneh}}onabj yhtentlbamh

    5! Hacbch sopf fn}p mnxapt ybtpaht} oa b }yotop ne mnnyhtbpona*

    lxpxbj jhbtaoac* ba` th}yhmp

    3! Sntk sopfoa pfh txjh} ba` thcxjbpona} ne pfh Yhbmh Mnty} ba`

    pfh jnmbj ba` abponabj jbs} ne pfh mnxapt sfhth nx }htuh

    6! Hvhtmo}h gx`clhap ba` yht}nabj th}yna}odojop pn ytnphmp

    nxt fhbjpf* }behp* ba` shjj,dhoac ba` pfbp ne npfht}

    ?! Thmncaowh pfbp nx sojj dh yhtmhouh`* oa nxt fn}p mnxapt

    ba` mnllxaop* b} b thyth}hapbpouh ne pfh yhnyjh* mxjpxth}*ubjxh}* ba` ptb opona} ne pfh Xaoph` ]pbph} ne Blhtomb

    29! Thyth}hap th}yna}ouhj pfh yhnyjh* mxjpxth}* ubjxh}* ba`

    ptb`opona} ne nxt fn}p mnxapt ba` mnllxaop pn yhnyjh oa

    pfh Xaoph` ]pbph} dnpf `xtoac ba` enjjnsoac nxt }htuomh

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    Y h b m h m n T Y ]29 Y h b m h m n T Y ]

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 22

    Y h B m h m n t Y } . t S B a ` B

    F O }pnt y B a` Y t nc t Bl}Fo}pnt ne pfh Yhbmh Mnty} oa Tsba`b

    Pfh eot}p ctnxy ne Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht} bttouh` oa Tsba`b

    oa 2?38! Ytnctblloac }pbtph` sopf pfthh Unjxaphht} sntkoac

    oa xaouht}op h`xmbpona* ba` jbpht hvyba`h` oapn eo}fhtoh} ba`

    bctomxjpxth! Fnshuht* `xh pn b joloph` axldht ne thrxh}p} ent

    Unjxaphht} etnl pfh cnuhtalhap ne Tsba`b* pfh Yhbmh Mnty}

    sopf`ths op} yhtlbahap }pbee ba` pfh }lbjj ytnctbl sb}

    lbabch` sopf pfh fhjy ne pfh X!]! Hldb}}!

    Oa 2?68 ba` 2?65* ytnctbl b}}h}}lhap} oa`ombph` pfbp pfhth

    sb} ynphapobj ent hvyba}ona ne pfh Yhbmh Mnty} ytnctbl*

    ybtpomxjbtj oa bthb} ne enth}pt ba` mnnyhtbpouh hvpha}ona!Sopf ctnspf oa loa`* pfh Yhbmh Mnty} }hap b yhtlbahap

    thyth}hapbpouh pn Tsba`b oa 2?63! Oa 2?66* ba b}}nmobph

    Yhbmh Mnty} `othmpnt sb} b``h` pn hafbamh ytnctblloac!

    Oa b``opona pn pfh ntocoabj ytnctbl} oa xaouht}op h`xmbpona*

    bctomxjpxth* ba` eo}fhtoh}* Yhbmh Mnty}.Tsba`b dhcba ahs

    oaopobpouh} oa mna}htubpona ba` fhbjpf! Fnshuht* oa Ehdtxbt

    2??=* }huhth ynjopombj oa}pbdojop oa Tsba`b jh` pn pfhhubmxbpona ne bjj Unjxaphht}! Pfh neeomh huhapxbjj mjn}h` oa

    Bytoj 2??0! Bjj thmnt`} shth dxtah` d pfh X!]! Hldb}}*

    jhbuoac uht joppjh `nmxlhapbpona ne Yhbmh Mnty} nyhtbpona}

    etnl 2?38 pftnxcf 2??=!

    Na Gxj 28* 4993* pfh eot}p b}}h}}lhap phbl ptbuhjh` pn

    Tsba`b pn hvyjnth pfh uobdojop ne th,h}pbdjo}foac Yhbmh Mnty}

    nyhtbpona}! Etnl pfh oaopobj lhhpoac} op dhmblh mjhbt pfbp

    dnpf pfh mnllxaop ba` pfh mxtthap cnuhtalhap ne Tsba`b

    shth hbcht pn shjmnlh Yhbmh Mnty} dbmk pn pfh mnxapt! Na

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    Y h b m h m n T Y ]24 Y h b m h m n T Y ]

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    Gxj 26* 4996* X!]! Bldb}}b`nt Lomfbhj Btohppo ba` ]hmthpbt

    Chahtbj ne pfh Loao}pt ne Enthoca Beebot} ne pfh Thyxdjom

    ne Tsba`b Blba`oa Txcotb }ocah` ba bcthhlhap neeomobjjth,h}pbdjo}foac pfh X!]! Yhbmh Mnty} ytnctbl oa Tsba`b!

    Fo}pnt ba` Expxth ne Yhbmh Mnty} Ytnctblloac oa Tsba`b

    Pfh eot}p ctnxy ne Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht} sntkh` oa pfh

    bthb} ne h`xmbpona* bctomxjpxth* ba` fhbjpf xapoj 2??=* sfha

    pfh htxypona ne ynjopombj ba` hpfaom mnaejomp h}mbjbph` oapn bchanmo`h oa sfomf fxa`th`} ne pfnx}ba`} ne Tsba`ba} shth

    kojjh`! Tsba`b fb} }oamh hlhtch` b} b xaorxh hvblyjh ne

    mtn}},hpfaom fhbjoac ba` yn}p,mnaejomp thmna}ptxmpona! Pfh

    cnuhtalhap ne Tsba`b &CnT/ o} bmpouhj jnnkoac pn pfh expxth*

    ba` op fb} thrxh}ph` pfh b}}o}pbamh ne Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht}

    pn fhjy mbtt nxp op} Uo}ona 4949 ba` `hmhaptbjowbpona yjba*

    sfomf }ptnacj enmx}h} na mnllxaop `huhjnylhap* fhbjpf*ba` FOU.BO@]!

    FOU ythubjhamh oa Tsba`b o} h}polbph` pn dh =!2 yhtmhap

    blnac b`xjp} bch} 28,0?! Bmmnt`oac pn pfh }pbpo}pom}* xtdba

    bthb} fbuh focfht FOU ythubjhamh pfba txtbj bthb}* ba` snlha

    bth bp focfht to}k ne FOU oaehmpona pfba lha! _nxac snlha

    bch} 28 pn 40 bth psomh b} jokhj pn dh oaehmph` sopf FOU b}

    nxac lha oa pfh }blh bch ctnxy! Pfh CnT ba` op} ybtpaht}*

    oamjx`oac Pfh Yth}o`hap} Hlhtcham Ytnctbl ent BO@] Thjohe

    &YHYEBT/* pfh Sntj` Dbak* ba` pfh Cjndbj Exa` bth sntkoac

    pn olytnuh ba` hvyba` FOU.BO@] }htuomh}! B} pfh bubojbdojop

    ne fhbjpf }htuomh} hvyba`} pn `hbj sopf lbjbtob &sopf }xyyntp

    etnl pfh Yth}o`hap} Lbjbtob Oaopobpouh/ ba` FOU.BO@]* ba`

    ebloj yjbaaoac ba` lbphtabj ba` mfoj` fhbjpf }htuomh}

    olytnuh* }ptbphcoh} pn oamthb}h pfh `hlba` ent pfh}h }htuomh}

    bth ahh`h`! Pfhth o} bj}n b ahh` pn }pthacpfha joakbch} blnac

    mnllxaopoh}* fhbjpf ebmojopoh}* ba` npfht }htuomh ytnuo`ht} pn

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 2=

    ytnlnph dhfbuont mfbach ba` pn b`nyp fhbjpfoht joeh}pjh}!

    Oa b``opona* neeomobj} lbabcoac b`loao}ptbpouh neeomh} bp pfh

    jnmbj cnuhtalhapbj jhuhj ethrxhapj jbmk b`hrxbph ptboaoacpn yhtentl pfhot `xpoh} bp exjj mbybmop* ba` mouoj }nmohp oa

    Tsba`b o} thjbpouhj ahs ba` shbk!

    Sopf pfh }ocaoac ne pfh bcthhlhap na Gxj 26* 4996* Yhbmh

    Mnty}.Tsba`b th,h}pbdjo}fh` op} yth}hamh sopf b yxdjom

    fhbjpf ytnghmp! Ba oaopobj ctnxy ne =8 Unjxaphht} mnjjbdntbph`

    sopf npfht Xaoph` ]pbph} cnuhtalhap ybtpaht} pn `huhjny

    pfh mbybmop ne jnmbj fhbjpf mhapht} ba` mnllxaop,db}h`

    ntcbaowbpona} pn yjba* mnnt`oabph* ba` `hjouht FOU.BO@]

    }htuomh}! Fhbjpf Unjxaphht} sntk sopf ubtonx} ybtpaht}*

    oamjx`oac Tsba`ba b`loao}ptbpouh bxpfntopoh}* oaphtabponabj

    ntcbaowbpona}* ba` npfht ytoubph }hmpnt ybtpaht} bp pfh

    `o}ptomp* }hmpnt* ba` mhjj jhuhj} pn }pthacpfha pfhot heentp} oa

    FOU h`xmbpona* ythuhapona* ba` mbth bmpouopoh}! Unjxaphht} sojj

    bj}n sntk sopf ybtpaht} pn dxoj` pfh mbybmop ne FOU.BO@],

    enmx}h` ntcbaowbpona} d ytnuo`oac b}}o}pbamh oa pfh bthb} ne

    }ptbphcom yjbaaoac* lnaopntoac ba` hubjxbpona* ba` ytnghmp

    `huhjnylhap! Pfh jnac,phtl ndghmpouh ne pfh sntk xa`htpbkha

    d fhbjpf Unjxaphht} o} pfbp yhnyjh ba` eblojoh} jouoac sopf

    BO@] sojj fbuh oamthb}h` bmmh}} pn ythuhapona* mbth* ba`

    pthbplhap }htuomh}* ba` pfbp pfh mbth pfh fbuh bmmh}} pn o}

    mnlythfha}ouh ba` ytnuo`h` d b }pthacpfhah` ahpsntk necnuhtalhapbj ba` mouoj }htuomh ytnuo`ht}!

    Oa jbph 499?* Yhbmh Mnty}.Tsba`b b``h` ba h`xmbpona

    mnlynahap pn pfh ytnctbl! H`xmbpona Unjxaphht} shth

    oauoph` pn sntk sopf }hmna`bt }mfnnj} &pfh Blhtomba

    hrxoubjhap ne lo``jh ba` focf }mfnnj}/ pn phbmf Hacjo}f* lbpf*

    }mohamh ba` oaentlbpona phmfanjnc! Oa b``opona pn phbmfoacoa pfh mjb}}tnnl* h`xmbpona Unjxaphht} fhjy lhapnt npfht

    phbmfht} na h`xmbpona lhpfn`njnc ba` jhbtaht,mhaphth`

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    h`xmbpona phmfaorxh}! Pfh bj}n sntk nxp}o`h ne pfh }mfnnj}

    na }hmna`bt ytnghmp} pfbp oamjx`h }yntp} mjxd}* }px` }kojj}

    lhapntoac* jodtbt `huhjnylhap* nxpf joeh }kojj} ptboaoac*FOU.BO@] ythuhapona* ba` }lbjj oamnlh,chahtbpoac ytnghmp}!

    H`xmbpona Unjxaphht} fbuh dhha b ubjxbdjh th}nxtmh `xtoac

    pfh Tsba`ba cnuhtalhap#} }foep etnl Ethamf pn Hacjo}f b} pfh

    jbacxbch ne oa}ptxmpona oa pfhot }mfnnj} ba` oa pfhot heentp} pn

    ytnuo`h pfh eot}p aoah hbt} ne h`xmbpona ent bjj }px`hap}!

    Sopf pfh b``opona ne pfh h`xmbpona }hmpnt* pfh Yhbmh Mnty}.

    Tsba`b ytnctbl fb} ctnsa etnl pfh eot}p =8 fhbjpf Unjxaphht}

    pn b pnpbj ne bdnxp 209 Unjxaphht}* sopf bdnxp psn,pfot`} dhoac

    }htuoac oa pfh h`xmbpona }hmpnt!

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 23

    m n x a pty n u h t u O h S7

    t SBa `B Bp B c j Bam hFo}pnt

    Oa yth,mnjnaobj Tsba`ba }nmohp* pfh Fxpx* Pxp}o* ba` Psb

    yhnyjh} }ynkh pfh }blh jbacxbch* enjjnsh` pfh }blh mxjpxtbj

    ytbmpomh}* ba` nmmb}onabjj oaphtlbttoh`! Pfh Pxp}o shth

    ptb`oponabjj mbppjh fht`ht}* sfojh pfh Fxpx shth chahtbjj

    ebtlht}! Dhmbx}h mbppjh shth pfh `nloabap entl ne `o}yn}bj

    mbyopbj* pfh Pxp}o shth dhppht yn}oponah` pn hvhtp hmnanlom

    ynsht ba` oaejxhamh! Pfh hmnanlom jhuhtbch ne pfh Pxp}o jh` pn

    ynjopombj `nloabamh ba` b joah ne Pxp}o dsblo &koac}/ ctb`xbjj

    mna}njo`bph` ynsht xapoj b xaoeoh` Tsba`ba }pbph hunjuh` oa

    pfh jbppht fbje ne pfh 2?pf mhapxt xa`ht Lsblo Kochjo Tsbdxcoto

    &Kochjo OU/! Sfojh pfh Fxpx lb fbuh dhha hvmjx`h` etnl pfh

    focfh}p jhuhj} ne ynsht* pfh }pojj hvhtmo}h` }nlh oaejxhamh bp pfh

    lo``jh ba` jnsht jhuhj} d dhoac oamntyntbph` oapn pfh ynjopombj

    }}phl b} ybtp ne pfh fohtbtmf ne mfohe} sfn b`loao}phth` pfh

    `o}ptomp} ba` fojj}! Pfh mfohe ne pfh yb}pxth} snxj` x}xbjj

    dh b Pxp}o ba` pfh mfohe ne pfh jba`* oa mfbtch ne bctomxjpxtbj

    lbppht}* snxj` x}xbjj dh b Fxpx!

    Bepht pfh Dhtjoa Mnaehthamh ne 2660* Tsba`b sb} yjbmh`

    xa`ht pfh Chtlba }yfhth ne oaphth}p ba` pfh eot}p Chtlba

    hvyjntht} bttouh` oa Tsba`b oa 26?0! Chtlba haphth` oapn b

    }htoh} ne pthbpoh} sopf pfh Pxp}o koac} pfbp yjbmh` Tsba`b oa

    b ytnphmpntbph }pbpx} dhcoaaoac oa 26??! X}oac pfh hvo}poac

    ynjopombj }}phl}* Chtlba hvhtmo}h` oa`othmp b`loao}ptbpouh

    mnaptnj pftnxcf pfh koac}! ]olojbt oa`othmp b`loao}ptbpona sb}hvhtmo}h` nuht pfh koac`nl ne Dxtxa`o! Hbtj Hxtnyhba mouoj

    }htubap} ba` lo}}onabtoh} b`fhth` pn pfh }n,mbjjh` Fblopom

    pfh}o}* sfomf h}ynx}h` pfbp pfh Betomba Fbloph} shth b

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    dtbamf ne pfh Mbxmb}oba tbmh dhmbx}h pfh dnth mjn}ht yf}ombj

    th}hldjbamh pn Hxtnyhba} pfba npfht }xd,]bfbtba Betomba}

    &dhoac pbjjht ba` fbuoac eoaht ehbpxth} ba` pyombjj jocfpht}koa/! Pfh Fbloph} shth pfnxcfp pn dh lnth oaphjjochap ba`*

    pfhthenth* sntpf ne yn}opona} ne jhb`ht}foy! Oa Tsba`b* pfh

    Pxp}o shth gx`ch` pn dh Fbloph} ba` pfh thmhouh` ythehthapobj

    pthbplhap etnl pfh Chtlba}! @xtoac Sntj` Sbt O* Dhjcoba ptnny}

    huomph` Chtlba entmh} etnl Tsba`b ba` Dxtxa`o ba` Dhjcoba

    mnaptnj ne pfh thcona sb} entlbjowh` oa b 2?44 Jhbcxh ne Abpona}

    lba`bph pfbp gnoah` pfh psn koac`nl} b} Txba`b,Xtxa`o!Pfh Dhjcoba} mnapoaxh` pn nyhtbph na pfh db}o} ne pfh Fblopom

    fynpfh}o} ba` d pfh ha` ne pfh 2?49}* pfh fb` oa}popxph` b

    ytnmh}} pn }}phlbpombjj couh ythehthapobj }pbpx} pn pfh Pxp}o*

    dnpf oa h`xmbpona ba` oa ynjopom}! Oa pfh 2?=9} pfh Dhjcoba} dhcba

    b ytnmh}} ne Pxp}oeombpona pfbp thyjbmh` pfh Fxpx mfohe} ba`

    `hyxp mfohe} bp pfh `o}ptomp ba` fojj jhuhj sopf Pxp}o! Oa 2?==* pfh

    Dhjcoba} oaptn`xmh` o`hapop mbt`} pfbp mjb}}oeoh` hbmf yht}na

    b} Pxp}o* Fxpx* nt Psb! Pfo} `o}poampona o} thyntph` pn fbuh dhha

    jbtchj db}h` na pfh axldht ne mbppjh b yht}na nsah`! Oa pfh

    jbph 2?89}* pfh Fxpx lbgntop dhcba pn `hlba` thyth}hapbpona

    ytnyntponabj pn pfhot axldht} ba` ynjopombj ybtpoh} shth entlh`

    db}h` na hpfaom joah}! Pfh ln}p oaejxhapobj ctnxy sb} pfh

    Ybtp ne pfh Fxpx Hlbamoybpona Lnuhlhap &YBTLHFXPX/*

    bjpfnxcf pfhth shth npfht Fxpx ba` Pxp}o ybtpoh} entlh` bp

    pfh }blh polh! Pfh 2?83 Dbfxpx Lbaoeh}pn b}}htph` pfbp pfh

    ytndjhl} ne Tsba`b shth `xh pn Dhjcoba txjh ba` b db}om

    mnaejomp dhpshha Fxpx ba` pfh Fblopom enthocaht} &Pxp}o/! Oa

    2?8?* pfh Dhjcoba cnuhtalhap baanxamh` pfbp op sb} yjbaaoac

    pn ctbap oa`hyha`hamh pn Tsba`b ba` dhcba pn `o}lbapjh pfh

    Pxp}o,`nloabph` ynjopombj }ptxmpxth} pfbp op fb` }xyyntph`! Sfha

    ynjopombjj,oa}yoth` hpfaom uonjhamh dtnkh nxp* op rxomkj jh` pn

    b so`h}ythb` Fxpx ynctnl* }nlhpolh} thehtth` pn b} pfh eot}p

    chanmo`h! Fxa`th`} ne pfnx}ba`} ne Pxp}o shth kojjh` ba` ba

    h}polbph` 259*999 Pxp}o ejh` pn Xcba`b* Mnacn* Pbawbaob* ba`

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    Pfh Fbdbtolbab cnuhtalhap thex}h` pn bjjns Pxp}o thexchh}

    pn thpxta pn Tsba`b* oamopoac pfh thexchh} oa Xcba`b pn entl

    sfbp dhmblh kansa b} pfh Tsba`ba Ybptonpom Etnap &TYE/oa 2?63! Pfh TYE fb` b lojopbt soac kansa b} pfh Tsba`ba

    Ybptonpom Btl &TYB/* sfn}h eocfpht} fb` dhha ptboah` oa

    pfh Xcba`ba Btl! Pfh TYB jbxamfh` op} eot}p bppbmk} oapn

    Tsba`b oa Nmpndht 2??9* oaopobpoac b mouoj sbt! Oa Gxj 2??4*

    ahcnpobpona} dhcba oa Btx}fb* Pbawbaob* dhpshha pfh TYE

    ba` pfh Tsba`ba cnuhtalhap! Na Bytoj 5* 2??0* pfh botyjbah

    mbttoac Yth}o`hap Fbdbtolbab ba` pfh yth}o`hap ne Dxtxa`osb} }fnp `nsa na ba byytnbmf pn Kocbjo* kojjoac dnpf! Bjln}p

    ollh`obphj* pfh Tsba`ba lojopbt ba` lojopbt,ptboah` nxpf

    lojopob ctnxy} kansa b} Oaphtbfblsh }hp xy tnb`djnmk} btnxa`

    Kocbjo ba` dhcba b}}b}}oabpoac nyyn}opona ynjopomoba}* oamjx`oac

    Ytolh Loao}pht Bcbpfh Xsojoacoolbab &ba` pfh 29 Dhjcoba

    X!A! }nj`oht} b}}ocah` pn ytnphmp fht/! Ahvp pbtchph` shth

    ln`htbph ynjopomoba} ba` mouojoba} &Fxpx b} shjj b} Pxp}o/*

    }xmf b} gnxtabjo}p}* fxlba tocfp} bmpouo}p}* thyth}hapbpouh} ne

    anacnuhtalhapbj ntcbaowbpona} &ACN}/ ba` mouoj }htubap}! Pfh

    kojjoac }ythb` rxomkj bmtn}} pfh mnxapt* huhapxbjj dhmnloac

    b chahtbjowh` lb}}bmth ne Pxp}o}! Op o} h}polbph` pfbp dhpshha

    699*999 ba` 2 lojjona yhnyjh &Pxp}o} ba` ln`htbph Fxpx}/ shth

    }jbxcfphth`!

    Oa th}yna}h pn pfh kojjoac}* pfh TYB thahsh` op} neeha}ouh*xjpolbphj tnxpoac pfh Tsba`ba Btlh` Entmh} &EBT/* sfomf

    ejh`* bjnac sopf pfhOaphtbfblsh* pn pfh @hlnmtbpom Thyxdjom

    ne Mnacn &@TM/! B} lba b} 4 lojjona Tsba`ba}* lboaj Fxpx*

    }nxcfp thexch oa @TM* Pbawbaob* ba` Dxtxa`o* hopfht nxp ne

    ehbt ne thyto}bj kojjoac} nt dhmbx}h ne mnhtmona dcanmo`both}

    &pfn}h sfn fb` mnllopph` bmp} ne chanmo`h/! Banpfht lojjona

    yhnyjh shth `o}yjbmh` oaphtabjj! Pfh TYE* jh` d Lbgnt ChahtbjYbxj Kbcblh* cboah` mnaptnj ne Kocbjo na Gxj 0* 2??0* ba` pfh

    sbt ha`h` na Gxj 25! B ahs cnuhtalhap sb} entlh` xa`ht

    Yth}o`hap Yb}phxt Dowolxacx* b ln`htbph Fxpx sfn fb` dhha b

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    lhldht ne pfh TYE! Kbcblh b}}xlh` pfh yn}opona ne loao}pht ne

    `heha}h ba` h}pbdjo}fh` pfh TYE b} pfh Tsba`ba abponabj btl!

    Lhbasfojh* oa pfh thexchh mbly} oa @TM*canmo`both} dhcba

    pn b}}htp mnaptnj ba` thntcbaowh! Oa 2??8* pfh @TM btl* tncxh

    lojopob}* ba` Tsba`ba Fxpx hvpthlo}p} jbxamfh` bppbmk} bcboa}p

    pfh Koabtsba`b,}yhbkoac Mnacnjh}h ne hb}phta @TM! Oa 2??5*

    Tsba`b oaub`h` @TM oa th}yna}h pn pfh}h bppbmk}* pbtchpoac

    Fxpx }ptnacfnj`} oa pfh thexchh mbly} ba` }hhkoac pn jodhtbph

    ba` thybptobph Tsba`ba thexchh}! B} b th}xjp ne fo} }xyyntp ent

    pfh yth,chanmo`h Fxpx cnuhtalhap* Yth}o`hap Lndxpx ]h}h ]hkn

    sb} `h}yn}h` d Tsba`ba ba` Xcba`ba entmh} pfbp oa}pbjjh`

    Jbxthap Kbdojb b} yth}o`hap! B} b th}xjp ne pfh mnapoaxoac

    @TM }xyyntp ent pfh hvpthlo}p Fxpx ctnxy}* Tsba`b bcboa

    oaphtuhah` lojopbtoj ba` dhcba bmpouh }xyyntp ne Mnacnjh}h

    thdhj} }hhkoac pn `o}yjbmh Kbdojb! Yth}o`hap Dowolxacx th}ocah`

    oa 4999 blo` ynjopombj oaeocfpoac* ytnlypoac loao}pht} ba`

    lhldht} ne ybtjoblhap pn hjhmp Uomh Yth}o`hap Ybxj Kbcblh

    b} Tsba`b} ahvp yth}o`hap! Oa 4994* Tsba`b }ocah` b yhbmh

    bcthhlhap sopf pfh @TM ba` sopf`ths pfh thlboa`ht ne op}

    entmh}! B ahs mna}popxpona sb} b`nyph` oa Lb 499=* ba` b ehs

    lnapf} jbpht Yth}o`hap Kbcblh sna d b jba`}jo`h oa Tsba`b}

    eot}p `hlnmtbpom yth}o`hapobj hjhmpona! Yth}o`hap Kbcblh sb}

    th,hjhmph` pn b }hmna` phtl oa 4929!

    Cnuhtalhap

    Pfh Thyxdjom ne Tsba`b fb} ba hjhmph` cnuhtalhap

    mnlyto}h` ne b yth}o`hap* b ytolh loao}pht* ba` b domblhtbj

    Ybtjoblhap! Tsba`b} eot}p yth}o`hapobj hjhmpona} shth fhj`

    oa 499=! Yth}o`hap} }htuh b phtl ne }huha hbt}! Pfh psn

    fnx}h} ne Ybtjoblhap bth pfh ]habph ba` pfh Mfbldht ne

    @hyxpoh}! Lhldht} bth dnpf hjhmph` ba` byynoaph`; }nlh

    d pfh yth}o`hap* }nlh d jnmbj mnxamoj}* }nlh d pbtchph`

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    ctnxy} }xmf b} phtpobt h`xmbponabj oa}popxpona} ba` nxpf ba`

    `o}bdjh`,yht}na} ntcbaowbpona}* ba` }nlh d ynyxjbt unph!

    Pfh 45 }habpnt} bth hjhmph` ent hocfp,hbt phtl}* ba` pfh 69`hyxpoh} bth hjhmph` ent eouh,hbt phtl}!

    Oa 4995* pfh cnuhtalhap mnlyjhph` b abponaso`h th`o}ptompoac

    ba` `hmhaptbjowbpona ytnmh}} sfomf th`xmh` pfh }owh ne pfh

    loao}ptoh} ba` th`xmh` pfh cnuhtalhap dxthbxmtbm bmtn}}

    pfh mnxapt! Oa `noac }n* enxt ytnuoamh} &yjx} pfh mop ne Kocbjo/

    shth h}pbdjo}fh`! Pfh bth pfh Antpfhta Ytnuoamh* Sh}phta

    Ytnuoamh* Hb}phta Ytnuoamh* ba` ]nxpfhta Ytnuoamh! Pfh ahs

    b`loao}ptbpouh `ouo}ona} bth abponabj* ytnuoamobj &oapbtb/*

    `o}ptomp &bkbthth/* }hmpnt &xlxthach/ ba` mhjj &bkbcbto/!

    Dhjns pfh mhjj jhuhj o} pfh xlx`xcx`x* sfomf o} b uojjbch!

    Pfhth bth b`loao}ptbpnt} bp huht jhuhj! Bp pfh uht jnsh}p jhuhj*

    pfhth bth axldbkxlo* sfn sfojh ptb`oponabjj th}yna}odjh ent

    29 fnx}h}* mba ans dh th}yna}odjh ent xy pn 289 fnx}h} &nt

    lnth/!

    Oa pfh th`o}ptompoac ytnmh}}* lba ne pfh `o}ptomp} ba` lbgnt

    pnsa} shth thablh`* dxp Tsba`ba} }pojj theht pn pfh}h yjbmh}

    d dnpf ablh}! Pfh lbgnt thconabj pnsa} bth Copbtblb

    &Lxfbacb/* Txfhachto &Lx}bawh/* Co}hao &Txdbux/* Dxpbth

    &Fxh/* Kodxacn* Tsblbcbab* ba` Mbacxcx &Tx}owo/!

    Hmnanl

    Pfh Cnuhtalhap ne Abponabj Xaop oafhtoph` ba hmnanl

    mnlyjhphj `h}ptnh` d chanmo`h ba` lo}lbabchlhap nuht

    pfthh `hmb`h}! ]nlh thcona} fb` dhha `hjodhtbphj ythuhaph`

    etnl thbjowoac pfhot hmnanlom ynphapobj ent yxthj ynjopombj

    thb}na}! Pfh ahs Tsba`ba cnuhtalhap* }oamh pfh chanmo`hoa 2??0* fb} yx}fh` entsbt` sopf abponabj thfbdojopbpona

    ba` fb} dtnxcfp oaejbpona `nsa etnl 50 yhtmhap oa 2??0 pn

    xa`ht 8 yhtmhap etnl 4999,4929! Oa b``opona* op fb} gnoah` pfh

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 4=

    Mnllna Lbtkhp ent Hb}phta ba` ]nxpfhta Betomb &Mnlh}b/

    ba` fb} dhha nyhtbpoac sopfoa b ethh ptb`h wnah sopf 2= ne

    pfh 2? lhldht }pbph}! Phb ytnuo`h} 59 yhtmhap ne hvyntphbtaoac}* sopf mneehh ba` ythpftxl* b yjbap hvptbmp x}h` oa

    oa}hmpomo`h}* ytnuo`oac lxmf ne pfh th}p! Pfh cnuhtalhap o}

    bj}n olyjhlhapoac }ptxmpxtbj b`gx}plhap ytnctbl} pfbp bol pn

    hjoloabph yxdjom }hmpnt oaheeomoham ba` sb}ph* ba` }pthacpfha

    pfh hmnanl! Ytoubpowbpona ne cnuhtalhap haphtyto}h} o} shjj

    xa`htsb ba` lnth pfba 89 haphtyto}h} fbuh dhha yxp xy ent

    ytoubpowbpona! Ln}p }hmpnt} ne pfh hmnanl fbuh }xtyb}}h` yth,sbt ytn`xmpouop jhuhj}! Pfh lboa pnsa} btnxa` pfh mnxapt

    fbuh dhha hvyhtohamoac ba xaythmh`haph` mna}ptxmpona

    dnnlhuo`hamh ne mnaeo`hamh oa pfh hmnanl d oauh}pnt}!

    Yhnyjh ba` Mxjpxth

    Tsba`b o} pfh ln}p `ha}hj ynyxjbph` mnxapt oa Betomb! Pfo}o} ln}p huo`hap oa pfh unjmbaom antpfhta thcona} ne Lx}bawh

    &entlhtj Txfhachto/ ba` Txdbux &entlhtj Co}hao/! Mxtthap

    ynyxjbpona axldht} bth xamhtpboa* dxp thmhap h}polbph} }xcch}p

    pfh ynyxjbpona o} btnxa` 29 lojjona! Op o} bj}n h}polbph` pfbp

    pfh ynyxjbpona sojj `nxdjh d 49=9! Sopf joloph` jba` ba` ba

    oamthb}oac ynyxjbpona* pfh cnuhtalhap fb} pbkha na ebloj

    yjbaaoac b} b abponabj o}}xh!

    Pfh Tsba`ba yhnyjh bth sntkoac pn fhbj pfh snxa`} ne sbt*

    ba` pfh cnuhtalhap fb} olyjhlhaph` b ynjom pfbp hpfaomop

    &Fxpx* Pxp}o* Psb/ an jnacht hvo}p} oa Tsba`b* ba` pfbp

    Tsba`ba} bth nah xaoph` yhnyjh! B} b th}xjp* op o} ans xajbsexj

    pn `o}mx}} pfh hpfaom ctnxy}! Thmnamojobpona yjb} b }ocaoeombap

    tnjh oa Tsba`ba }nmohp* etnl pfh lba`bpntcbmbmb mnxamoj}

    pn thmnamojobpona mbly} ent nxpf! Pfh abponabj thmnamojobpona

    heentp o} mnnt`oabph` d pfh Abponabj Xaop ba` Thmnamojobpona

    Mnllo}}ona &AXTM/! Huht hbt* pfh chanmo`h o} thlhldhth`

    `xtoac Chanmo`h Lhlntobj Shhk* sfomf dhcoa} Bytoj 5! Lba

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    yhnyjh `n anp sntk* nt sntk fbje,`b}* `xtoac pfo} shhk! Lx}om

    xathjbph` pn pfh chanmo`h ba` `bamoac bth `o}mnxtbch`* ba`

    jhmpxth}* `o}mx}}ona}* ba` }mthhaoac} ne eojl} na pfh Tsba`bachanmo`h bth fhj` bmtn}} pfh mnxapt! Pfh cnuhtalhap ehhj}

    }ptnacj pfbp oa nt`ht pn ythuhap }xmf bptnmopoh} etnl fbyyhaoac

    bcboa* huhtnah lx}p thlhldht ba` lnxta hbmf hbt!

    Tsba`ba} pha` pn dh }nlhsfbp lnth th}htuh` pfba npfht

    yhnyjh} oa Hb}p Betomb* ybtpobjj dhmbx}h ne mxjpxth ba` ybtpobjj

    dhmbx}h ne fo}pnt! Sfojh bjsb} uht etoha`j ba` chahtnx}*

    Tsba`ba} bth chahtbjj mbxponx} bdnxp `huhjnyoac mjn}h

    thjbpona}foy}! Namh bmmhyph`* Tsba`ba} pthbp mjn}h etoha`}

    jokh ebloj! B} b mxjpxth pfbp mfhto}fh} `o}mx}}ona* }nmobj

    bmpouopoh} ba` ptb`oponabj topxbj} nepha mhapht btnxa` `toak} ba`

    mnauht}bpona!

    Pfh Tsba`ba mxjpxth* sfojh ptb`oponabjj ybphtabjo}pom* o}

    dhmnloac oamthb}oacj hcbjopbtoba! Snlha mnapoaxh pn b}}xlhpfh ptb`oponabj tnjh} ne tbo}oac mfoj`tha ba` pbkoac mbth ne pfh

    fnlh* dxp pfh bj}n sntk oa pfh eohj`} ba` yhtentl lbaxbj

    jbdnt! Oa Tsba`b} mopoh}* op o} anp xamnllna pn }hh ehlbjh

    ynjomh neeomht}! Pfh cnuhtalhap fb} lb`h op b ytontop pn

    oamthb}h pfh }pbpx} ne snlha! Sopf lnth pfba fbje ne pfh

    ybtjoblhap} }hbp} nmmxyoh` d ehlbjh jbslbkht}* Tsba`b

    dnb}p} pfh focfh}p yhtmhapbch ne snlha jbslbkht} oa pfhsntj`! Op} mna}popxpona entlbjj mbjj} ent snlha pn mnlyto}h =9

    yhtmhap ne pfh Ybtjoblhap ba` npfht jhuhj} ne cnuhtalhap!

    B} b mxjpxth pfbp ubjxh} mbppjh* lojk ba` lojk ytn`xmp} &blbpb/

    mba dh enxa` pftnxcfnxp pfh mnxapt! Pfh ln}p ynyxjbt bth

    oa}fx}fx &`toakoac lojk/ ba` okouxcxpn &`toakbdjh ncxtp/!

    Sfojh mns} mba dh enxa` huhtsfhth* pfh ub}p lbgntop bth oa

    pfh Hb}phta Ytnuoamh* sfhth pfh jba` o} jh}} `ha}hj ynyxjbph`

    ba` pfhth o} lnth tnnl ent mbppjh pn ctbwh!

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 48

    Ptb`oponabj Tsba`ba `bamh o} yhtentlh` dOapnth `bamht}! Pfh

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    mn}p}! @h}ocabph` mnlyxpht} oa pfh Oaentlbpona Th}nxtmh

    Mhapht bp pfh YM.Tsba`b neeomh `n fbuh Oaphtahp bmmh}}! _nx

    bth shjmnlh pn x}h pfh}h! Unjxaphht} bth ytnfodoph` etnl x}oac

    }pbee mnlyxpht} oa pfh Yhbmh Mnty} neeomh}!

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    Fnx}oac ba` ]oph Jnmbpona

    B} b Unjxaphht* nx sojj ln}p jokhj jouh oa b }lbjj pnsa nt

    txtbj mnllxaop* ba` lb anp fbuh bmmh}} pn oa`nnt yjxldoac

    nt hjhmptomop! Hvyhmp pn x}h jbly} ba` mba`jh} ent jocfpoac

    ba` pn mnnk x}oac b }oacjh,dxtaht khtn}hah }pnuh* snn`* nt

    mfbtmnbj! Pfh }pba`bt`} ba` mna`opona} ne Unjxaphht fnx}oac

    ubt so`hj* etnl lx` fnx}h} pn uht ln`hta mhlhap fnx}h}

    sopf txaaoac sbpht ba` hjhmptomop! Pfh pyh ne fnx}h nx

    fbuh sojj `hyha` na nxt ytnghmp* pfh bthb ne pfh mnxapt pn

    sfomf nx bth yn}ph`* ba` pfh pyh} ne fnx}h} bubojbdjh oa

    pfh mnllxaop! _nx lb bj}n dh thrxoth` pn }fbth fnx}oac

    sopf npfht }pbee etnl nxt Tsba`ba ntcbaowbpona nt pn jouh oa

    b tnnl dhfoa` b }fny bp b lbtkhp mhapht! _nx mba hvyhmp pn

    fbuh* bp pfh uht jhb}p* b tnnl pn mbjj nxt nsa! Pfh `hmo}ona

    b} pn sfhpfht fnx}oac }pba`bt`} bth bmmhypbdjh joh} sopf pfh

    Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee! Sfha op mnlh} pn nxt fnx}oac* nx }fnxj`

    anp jn}h }ocfp ne pfh cxo`oac cnbj ne pfh Yhbmh Mnty}! Lboapboa

    nxt enmx} na }htuomh pn pfh yhnyjh ne Tsba`b ba` anp na pfh

    jhuhj ne nxt bmmnlln`bpona}!

    Dhmbx}h Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht} bth nepha yn}ph` oa ynnt

    txtbj bthb} pn sntk sopf mnllxaopoh} sopf joppjh nt an

    lnah ent fnx}oac* pfh Yhbmh Mnty} }hp} loaolxl fnx}oac

    }pba`bt`}7 Pfhthlx}pdhbpjhb}pbytoubph*jnmkbdjhtnnloe

    fnx}oac o} }fbth` sopf npfht yhnyjh!

    Pfhtnnl}fnxj fbuhsoa`ns}!

    Pfhtnne}fnxj anpjhbk!

    Pfhth}fnxj`dhbmhlhapejnntba`bytoubphyjbmhent

    b Unjxaphht pn pbkh b dxmkhp dbpf nt }fnsht!

    Pfhth}fnxj`dhbjbptoahpfbpo}ytoubphnt}hloytoubph

    &anp x}h` d bjj }mfnnjmfoj`tha bp b }mfnnj* dxp yhtfby}

    }fbth` d npfht }pbee lhldht}/!

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b =?

    PfhUnjxaphhtsojjdhhvyhmph`pnx}hpfh}blhsbpht

    }nxtmh b} pfh mnllxaop!

    _nxt }oph b}}ocalhap o} lb`h `xtoac yth,}htuomh ptboaoac* oa

    mnjjbdntbpona sopf pfh ptboaoac ba` ytnctblloac }pbee! Pfh

    b}}ocalhap o} db}h` na pfhot b}}h}}lhap ba` thmnllha`bpona

    thcbt`oac mnllxaop ahh`} ba` nxt }kojj jhuhj} oa pfh

    phmfaombj* mtn}},mxjpxtbj* ba` jbacxbch bthb}! _nx sojj dh

    oaphtuohsh` ytont pn ba bmpxbj yjbmhlhap `hmo}ona }n b``oponabj

    yht}nabj ythehthamh} mba dh mna}o`hth` oa lbkoac pfh }oph

    b}}ocalhap! ]oph yjbmhlhap} bth lb`h x}oac pfh enjjnsoac

    mtophtob &oa ytontop nt`ht/7

    Lh`ombjmna}o htbpona}

    CnuhtalhapneTsba`bahh`}

    ]ophthrxothlhap}&mnllxaopahh`}/lbpmfh

    sopf `hlna}ptbph` phmfaombj* mtn}},mxjpxtbj* ba`

    jbacxbch }kojj}

    YhbmhMnty}.Tsba`bahh`}

    Yht}nabjythehthamhnepfhptboahh

    Pfh eoabj `hmo}ona} na }oph yjbmhlhap bth lb`h d pfh Yhbmh

    Mnty} }pbee! Oe nx mfnn}h anp pn cn pn pfh }oph b}}ocah` pn nx*

    nx sojj dh couha pfh nyyntpxaop pn phtloabph nxt }htuomh

    sopf pfh Yhbmh Mnty}!

    Jouoac Bjjnsbamh ba` Lnah Lbabchlhap

    Hbmf Unjxaphht thmhouh} b lnapfj jouoac bjjnsbamh }xeeomohap

    pn mnuht db}om mn}p}! Pfh bjjnsbamh habdjh} nx pn jouh

    b`hrxbphj bmmnt`oac pn pfh Yhbmh Mnty} yfojn}nyf ne b

    ln`h}p joeh}pjh! Op o} db}h` na pfh jnmbj mn}p ne jouoac ba` o}

    ybo` oa jnmbj mxttham! _nxt jouoac bjjnsbamh o} oapha`h` pn

    mnuht enn`* fnx}oac* mjnpfoac* neeomobj ptba}yntpbpona* xpojopoh}*

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    fnx}hfnj` }xyyjoh}* thmthbpona ba` haphtpboalhap* oamo`hapbj

    yht}nabj hvyha}h}* mnllxaombpona}* ba` thb`oac lbphtobj!

    Enn` ba` @ohp

    Oa ln}p ybtp} ne Tsba`b pfhth o} b so`h mfnomh ne enn`}*

    tbacoac etnl eth}f etxop} ba` uhchpbdjh} &}xmf b} mbddbch*

    bunmb`nh}* lbacnh}* dbabab}* mbttnp}* ba` yb}}ona etxop/

    pn }pbtmfh} &}xmf b} ynpbpnh}* yjbapboa}* mnta* tomh* ba`

    mb}}bub/ pn lhbp} &ytolbtoj cnbp ba` dhhe* sopf }nlhmfomkha ba` eo}f/! Huha }n* pfh buhtbch Tsba`ba `ohp pha`}

    pn dh }nlhsfbp yjboa ba` focf oa }pbtmfh}* dxp sopf b joppjh

    mthbpouop nx mba hagn b ubtoh` `ohp! Etxop} ba` uhchpbdjh}

    bth }hb}nabj* sfomf lhba} }nlh ophl} lb anp dh bubojbdjh

    bp bjj polh}! Uhchpbtoba Unjxaphht} sojj fbuh joppjh `oeeomxjp oa

    mnapoaxoac pfhot `ohp} bepht dhmnloac eblojobt sopf jnmbj enn`

    ophl} ba` pfhot ythybtbpona!

    Ptba}yntpbpona

    Bjj Unjxaphht} sojj dh hvyhmph` pn ptbuhj oa Tsba`b x}oac jnmbj

    ptba}yntpbpona &o!h!* ennp* yxdjom dx}h}* nt uba}/! Pfh Yhbmh

    Mnty} sojj ytnuo`h dommjh} pn Unjxaphht} sfn mba x}h pfhl

    ent ptba}yntpbpona bp pfhot }oph} &anp bjj }oph} nt Unjxaphht}bth mnlybpodjh sopf dommjh ptba}yntpbpona/! Unjxaphht} bth

    thrxoth` pn shbt fhjlhp} sfha to`oac }xmf dommjh}!

    Unjxaphht} lb anp nsa nt nyhtbph lnpntowh` uhfomjh}!

    ]nmobj Bmpouopoh}

    Pfh ln}p mnllna entl ne haphtpboalhap o} }nmobjowoac blnac

    etoha`} ba` ahocfdnt}! ]nlh Unjxaphht} uo}op npfht Unjxaphht}

    na shhkha`} ba` fnjo`b}! Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} hamnxtbch}

    Unjxaphht} pn thlboa bp pfhot }oph} b} lxmf b} yn}}odjh pn

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    `huhjny thjbpona}foy} sopf mnllxaop lhldht}* dxp op bj}n

    thmncaowh} pfbp pfh ahh` pn lbkh nmmb}onabj ptoy} pn thconabj

    mhapht} ba` pn uo}op etoha`}!

    _nx sojj eoa` op hb} pn lbkh etoha`} oa nxt mnllxaop ba`

    pn ybtpomoybph oa sh``oac}* exahtbj}* dotpf`b mhjhdtbpona}*

    ba` npfht }nmobj huhap}! Op o} olyn}}odjh pn nuhthlyfb}owh

    pfh thsbt`} ne h}pbdjo}foac tbyyntp sopf nah} }xyhtuo}nt}*

    mn,sntkht}* ba` npfht mnllxaop lhldht}! B }oamhth heentp pn

    jhbta pfh jnmbj jbacxbch sojj cthbpj ebmojopbph pfh}h oaphtbmpona}!

    Ytneh}}onabjo}l* @th}}* ba` Dhfbuont

    Unjxaphht} sojj eoa` pfbp ln}p Tsba`ba} bth uht fbt`

    sntkoac! Pfh hvyhmp pfh }blh ne bjj enthocaht}* oamjx`oac

    Unjxaphht}* ba` hvyhmp pfhl pn mna`xmp pfhl}hjuh} oa b

    lbpxth ba` ytneh}}onabj lbaaht!

    Pfh dx}oah}} mxjpxth oa Tsba`b yth}hap} b xaorxh }hp ne

    mfbjjhach}! Pfh Unjxaphht sojj ahh` pn cboa b pfntnxcf

    xa`ht}pba`oac ne pfh fn}p mxjpxth ba` pfha sntk pn b`byp

    }ptbphcoh} pn eop sopfoa bmmhypbdjh ytbmpomh}! Ent hvblyjh* pfh

    ytnmh}} ne couoac `othmp ehh`dbmk* sfomf oa pfh Xaoph` ]pbph}

    o} hvyhmph`* lb dh oaphtythph` b} tx`hah}} nt `o}th}yhmp d

    nxt Tsba`ba mnjjhbcxh}! Snlha* ybtpomxjbtj nxac snlha*ba` nxacht Unjxaphht} ahh` pn dh bsbth ne b uht `oeehthap

    cha`ht ba` bch `ablom oa Tsba`b! Cboaoac pfh th}yhmp ne

    mnjjhbcxh} ba` ptb`oponabj jhb`ht} lb thrxoth lnth heentp

    pfba nx lb hvyhmp!

    Yth}hap,`b ptba}entlbpona} fbuh lb`h lbabcht} fh}opbap

    pn mnaetnap o}}xh}* ytnuo`h mna}ptxmpouh mtopomo}l nt pn }olyj

    }b $an$ sfha pfh ehhj op locfp th}xjp oa mnaejomp! Unjxaphht}

    sojj fbuh pn eoa` sb} ne mthbpoac mnlentpbdjh sntkoac

    thjbpona}foy} bp bjj jhuhj} ne pfh ntcbaowbpona ba` oa pfh

    mnllxaop!

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    Op o} jokhj pfbp nx bth mxtonx} bdnxp pfh huhap} ne 2??0*

    }yhmoeombjj pfh chanmo`h* ba` fns pfh yhnyjh nx sojj lhhp

    ba` sntk sopf }xtuouh` `xtoac pfbp hvpthlhj ptbcom polh!Tsba`ba} `n fbuh pfhot yht}nabj }pntoh} bdnxp pfh huhap} ne

    2??0* dxp op o} hvpthlhj oa}ha}opouh pn dtnbmf pfo} }xdghmp nt

    b}k rxh}pona}! Tsba`ba}* bjpfnxcf ynjoph ba` etoha`j* mba dh

    tbpfht th}htuh` bdnxp }fbtoac oapolbph `hpboj} sopfnxp eot}p

    h}pbdjo}foac b thjbpona}foy db}h` na ptx}p! Pfx}* nx }fnxj`

    thetboa etnl b}koac rxh}pona} bdnxp pfh chanmo`h* dxp tbpfht

    bjjns yhnyjh pn phjj nx pfhot }pntoh} b} pfh ehhj mnlentpbdjh!

    Tsba`ba} bth mna}htubpouh oa ytneh}}onabj ba` mb}xbj bppoth!

    Op o} mna}o`hth` `o}th}yhmpexj pn dh `th}}h` pnn mb}xbj nt

    oa ba xapo` lbaaht! Pfh }hppoac} oa sfomf Unjxaphht} bth

    yjbmh` lbkh pfo} b ybtpomxjbtj olyntpbap mna}o`htbpona! Lha

    shbt ptnx}ht} }xmf b} mfoan} ba` dxppna,`nsa }fotp} oa sntk

    }hppoac}! Gbmkhp} ba` poh} bth nmmb}onabj thrxothlhap}! Djxh

    ghba}* P,}fotp}* ba` uht mb}xbj }ba`bj} bth anp mna}o`hth`

    ytneh}}onabj bppoth! ]fntp} }fnxj` naj dh snta sfha

    hacbch` oa bpfjhpom bmpouopoh}! Snlha shbt `th}}h}* }kotp}* nt

    ptnx}ht }xop} sopf pxaom,}pjh pny} oa dnpf sntk ba` jho}xth

    hauotnalhap}! ]fntp* jns mxp cbtlhap} bth anp byytnytobph ent

    snlha!

    _nx lx}p dh sojjoac pn mnlyj sopf bmmhypbdjh Tsba`ba}nmobj antl} ne `th}} ba` ctnnloac! Pfo} lb thrxoth pfbp

    nx ln`oe pfh lbaaht ne `th}} pn sfomf nx bth yth}hapj

    bmmx}pnlh`! Lha lx}p shbt pfhot fbot ahbp! @thb`jnmk} bth

    anp byytnytobph! Ebmobj yohtmoac }fnxj` dh khyp pn b loaolxl*

    sopf `o}mthhp }px`}! Bmmnlln`bpoac Tsba`ba }ha}opouopoh}

    oa `th}} ba` ctnnloac sojj cthbpj ebmojopbph nxt nsa

    ytneh}}onabj mth`odojop ba` heehmpouhah}} oa nxt b}}ocalhap!

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    Thsbt`} ba` Etx}ptbpona}

    Mfbjjhach} bth lba oa pfo} yjbmhlhap! Oe pfo} shth anp

    pfh mb}h* pfhth snxj` dh an ahh` ent Unjxaphht}" Pfh

    Tsba`ba cnuhtalhap fb} uht focf hvyhmpbpona} ent pfh

    yhtentlbamh ba` sntk ne hvybptobph}* huha pfn}h sfn bth

    unjxaphht}! B} b Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht* nx sojj dh hvyhmph`

    pn bmp ytneh}}onabjj ba` lbpxthj bp bjj polh}* b} nxt

    dhfbuont na ba` nee pfh gnd sojj dh anpomh`! ]nlh mfbjjhach}

    sfomf Unjxaphht} eoa` ln}p `oeeomxjp pn `hbj sopf bth7 pfh

    y}mfnjncombj bephtlbpf ne pfh chanmo`h; pfh ynuhtp ne lba

    mnllxaop lhldht}; pfh nuhtsfhjloac axldht ne ntyfba}

    ba` pfh `oeeomxjp oa hauo}onaoac fns pn b}}o}p pfhl; o}}xh} ne

    `hbpf ba` `oac; joloph` th}nxtmh}* loaolbj ebmojopoh} ba` pfh

    lo}x}h ne th}nxtmh} sfomf `n hvo}p; fxacht blnac mfoj`tha;

    dhjohe} pfbp jolop pfh bdojop pn olyjhlhap }olyjh }njxpona}

    pn hantlnx} ytndjhl}; pnn lba `hlba`} yjbmh` d pfh

    mnllxaop; pfh }ha}h pfbp pfhth o} pnn lxmf pn `n; pfh ahh`

    pn }jns `nsa ba` xa`ht}pba`; ba` pfh jbmk ne ntcbaowbpona ba`

    mnjjbdntbpona blnac ybtpaht bchamoh}!

    Op o} `oeeomxjp pn }fbth pfh}h mfbjjhach} oa }xmf b joloph` sb*

    b} hbmf o} }n mnlyjhv! Mnyoac sopf pfhl* b} shjj b} sopf

    pfh mfbjjhach} pfbp mnlh etnl `boj joeh* `hlba`} ejhvodojop*

    ybpohamh* fxlojop* ba` cnn` fxlnt! Op o} anp yn}}odjh ent bUnjxaphht pn $eov$ pfoac}! Unjxaphht} sntk mthbpouhj pn chp

    btnxa` pfh ebmp pfbp pfhth bth }n ehs th}nxtmh} bubojbdjh* nt

    pfbp pfh }}phl} pn `hjouht th}nxtmh} bth oa pfhot oaebam!

    Unjxaphht} `huhjny thjbpona}foy} sopf mnllxaop lhldht}*

    dxoj` ptx}p blnac pfh ubtonx} }pbkhfnj`ht} oa pfh fhbjpf

    }}phl* ba` eoa` sb} pn lnpoubph pfh }pbee} ne fhbjpf ebmojopoh}

    ba` ntcbaowbpona} bdnxp pfhot tnjh} oa mnaptodxpoac pn pfh shjj,dhoac ne pfhot }htuomh bthb} ba` mnllxaopoh}! Hbmf bmpouop

    Unjxaphht} dhmnlh oaunjuh` oa dtoac} op} nsa thsbt`* }lbjj

    }phy} entsbt`* hagnbdjh lnlhap}* Bfb" hvyhtohamh}* ba` b

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    }ha}h ne mnaahmpona! Sopf bjj pfh $mfbjjhach}*$ op o} anahpfhjh}}

    xaouht}bjj bcthh` xyna d Unjxaphht}7 Sh cboa lnth pfba sh

    mnxj` huht fnyh pn couh!

    Pfh BO@] yba`hlom }ptokh} bmtn}} bjj }nmobj }ptbpb oa lba

    Yhbmh Mnty} mnxaptoh}! B} b Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht* nx sojj

    mnaetnap pfh}h o}}xh} na b uht yht}nabj jhuhj! Op o} olyntpbap

    pn dh bsbth ne pfh focf hlnponabj pnjj pfbp `o}hb}h* `hbpf* ba`

    uonjhamh mba fbuh na Unjxaphht}! B} nx }ptouh pn oaphctbph

    oapn nxt mnllxaop* nx sojj `huhjny thjbpona}foy} sopf jnmbj

    yhnyjh sfn locfp `oh `xtoac nxt }htuomh! ]nlh Unjxaphht}

    sojj dh lhhpoac ba` sntkoac sopf yhnyjh sfn bth FOU yn}opouh

    ba` jouoac sopf BO@]! Unjxaphht} ahh` pn ythybth pfhl}hjuh}

    pn hldtbmh pfh}h thjbpona}foy} oa b }ha}opouh ba` yn}opouh

    lbaaht! Jokhso}h* lbjbtob ba` lbjaxptopona* lnpnt uhfomjh

    bmmo`hap} ba` npfht xaoaphaponabj oagxtoh}* `nlh}pom uonjhamh*

    bjmnfnjo}l* ba` mntyntbj yxao}flhap oa }mfnnj} bth ytndjhl}

    b Unjxaphht lb mnaetnap! _nx sojj ahh` pn bapomoybph pfh}h}opxbpona} ba` x}h }xyyntpouh th}nxtmh} bubojbdjh pftnxcfnxp

    nxt ptboaoac ba` }htuomh pn lboapboa nxt nsa hlnponabj

    }pthacpf* }n nx mba mnapoaxh pn dh ne }htuomh pn nxt

    mnllxaop!

    Bjpfnxcf sntkoac oa Tsba`b mba dh b pthlha`nx}j ctbpoeoac

    hvyhtohamh* pfh ahs joeh ba` gnd nx bth mna}o`htoac sojj dhmfbjjhacoac! Yjhb}h pbkh }nlh polh pn }htonx}j thejhmp na

    nxt `hmo}ona pn jouh ba` sntk oa Tsba`b! Sntkoac oa Tsba`b

    thrxoth} cthbp }ha}opouop ba` lbpxtop thjbph` pn pfh chanmo`h!

    Sh hamnxtbch nx pn hvhtmo}h mbxpona sfha `o}mx}}oac pfh

    chanmo`h! B} nx sntk ba` oaphtbmp na b `boj db}o} sopf pfh

    yhnyjh ne Tsba`b* nx lb anpomh pfbp bjln}p huhtnah fb} b

    }pnt* ba` pfh chanmo`h &pn sfomf ln}p Tsba`ba} theht }olyjb} pfh sbt/ yhtub`h} ahbtj huht b}yhmp ne }nmohp! Sntkoac

    oa Tsba`b sojj thrxoth ba xa`ht}pba`oac ne* ba` th}yhmp ent*

    fo}pntombj huhap} ba` pfhot bephtlbpf! Tsba`b fb} lb`h cthbp

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    }pto`h} oa op} thmnamojobpona* dxp op} snxa`} fbuh anp hp exjj

    fhbjh`! Chanmo`h lhlntobj}* sfomf nx sojj dh uo}opoac b} ybtp

    ne yth,}htuomh ptboaoac &Y]P/* bth }mbpphth` bmtn}} pfh mnxaptba` bth oaphctbj pn xa`ht}pba`oac pfh hvphap ne pfh ptbxlb

    }xeehth` d pfh Tsba`ba yhnyjh! Oa ba heentp pn xaoe pfh

    mnxapt ba`* fnyhexjj* lbkh pfh hpfaom `ouo}ona} b pfoac ne

    pfh yb}p* pfh yn}p,mnaejomp cnuhtalhap fb} oa}popxph` b ynjom

    pfbp hpfaomop an jnacht hvo}p} ba` pfbp huhtnah o} }olyj

    Tsba`ba! Op o} ojjhcbj oa Tsba`b pn oarxoth bdnxp nt `o}mx}}

    hpfaomop* b} pfo} o} yhtmhouh` b} `ouo}ouh* ba` nah mba dh

    ytn}hmxph` ent `noac }n!

    Eoabjj* sfojh Tsba`b o} mna}o`hth` pn dh b yhbmhexj mnxapt*

    sh xtch nx pn hvhtmo}h uocojbamh ba` x}h mnllna }ha}h

    `xtoac nxt }htuomh! Sh }ptnacj `o}mnxtbch mxjpxtbj nt }behp,

    thjbph` $b`uhapxto}l$ pfbp mba yxp nx bp to}k!

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 0?

    Y h B m h m n t Y } pt B O a O a c

    Nuhtuohs ne Yth,]htuomh Ptboaoac

    Pfh ln}p olyntpbap exampona ne Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee o} pn

    ytnuo`h }xyyntp ent Unjxaphht}! ]xyyntp `nh} anp olyj

    `boj }xyhtuo}ona ne Unjxaphht} sntk* ant `nh} op olyj

    b}}xloac ybthapbj tnjh}! Unjxaphht }xyyntp olyjoh} ba

    nacnoac oaphtbmpona dhpshha Unjxaphht} ba` bjj Yhbmh

    Mnty} }pbee thcbt`oac fns nx fba`jh }xmf lbppht} b} nxt

    nuhtbjj b`gx}plhap pn Tsba`b ba` pfh Yhbmh Mnty}* nxt gnd

    b}}ocalhap* ba` nxt mnllxaop! _nxt Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee o}

    th}yna}odjh ent lbkoac thcxjbt uo}op} pn nxt }oph pn b}}o}p nx

    oa ba sb yn}}odjh oa nxt ntohapbpona oa,mnxapt!

    Ptboaoac sojj dh dx} ent huhtnah! Nepha nx sojj sntk nuht

    hocfp fnxt} b `b* eouh nt }ov `b} b shhk! Dh ythybth` ent btocntnx}* exjj }mfh`xjh! Pfh ytoamoybj ndghmpouh} ne ptboaoac bth

    pn ytnuo`h b jhbtaoac hauotnalhap pfbp habdjh} nx pn `huhjny

    pfh jbacxbch &Koabtsba`b/* phmfaombj ba` mxjpxtbj }kojj}*

    kansjh`ch* ba` bppopx`h ahmh}}bt pn sntk ba` jouh oa Tsba`b!

    _nxt ptboaoac sojj dh b lovpxth ne mjb}}tnnl oa}ptxmpona ba`

    ptboaoac oa pfh mnllxaop* sfhth nx sojj jhbta d `noac ba`pfha thejhmp na nxt hvyhtohamh} `xtoac entlbj }h}}ona}! _nx

    sojj }yha` polh oa pfh eohj`* mnlyjhpoac fba`},na* ytbmpombj

    pb}k} ba` ybtpomoybpoac oa ctnxy `o}mx}}ona}* jhmpxth}* ba`

    eohj` ptoy}!

    @xtoac ptboaoac nx sojj jouh sopf b Tsba`ba fn}p ebloj sfn

    sojj ytnuo`h nx sopf jn`coac ba` enn`! Pfh sojj dh bmpouhj

    hacbch` oa phbmfoac nx dnpf Koabtsba`b ba` mxjpxtbj

    antl} ba` hvyhmpbpona}!

    Ln}p ne pfh ptboaoac }pbee sojj dh Tsba`ba abponabj}!

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    Phmfaombj Ptboaoac

    Phmfaombj ptboaoac sojj ythybth nx pn sntk oa Tsba`b d

    dxoj`oac na pfh }kojj} nx bjthb` fbuh ba` fhjyoac nx `huhjny

    ahs }kojj} oa b lbaaht byytnytobph pn pfh ahh`} ne pfh mnxapt!

    Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee* Tsba`b hvyhtp}* ba` mxtthap Unjxaphht}

    sojj mna`xmp pfh ptboaoac ytnctbl! Ptboaoac yjbmh} cthbp

    hlyfb}o} na jhbtaoac fns pn ptba}eht pfh }kojj} nx fbuh pn pfh

    mnllxaop oa sfomf nx sojj }htuh b} b Unjxaphht!

    Phmfaombj ptboaoac sojj oamjx`h }h}}ona} na pfh chahtbj hmnanlomba` ynjopombj hauotnalhap oa Tsba`b ba` }ptbphcoh} ent sntkoac

    sopfoa }xmf b etblhsntk! _nx sojj thuohs nxt phmfaombj }hmpnt}

    cnbj} ba` sojj lhhp sopf pfh Tsba`b bchamoh} ba` ntcbaowbpona}

    pfbp oauoph` pfh Yhbmh Mnty} pn b}}o}p pfhl! _nx sojj dh

    }xyyntph` ba` hubjxbph` pftnxcfnxp pfh ptboaoac pn dxoj`

    pfh mnaeo`hamh ba` }kojj} nx ahh` pn xa`htpbkh nxt ytnghmp

    bmpouopoh} ba` dh b ytn`xmpouh lhldht ne nxt mnllxaop!

    Jbacxbch Ptboaoac

    B} b Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht* nx sojj eoa` pfbp jbacxbch }kojj}

    bth kh pn yht}nabj ba` ytneh}}onabj }bpo}ebmpona `xtoac nxt

    }htuomh! Pfh}h }kojj} bth mtopombj pn nxt gnd yhtentlbamh* pfh

    fhjy nx oaphctbph oapn nxt mnllxaop* ba` pfh mba hb}hnxt yht}nabj b`bypbpona pn pfh ahs }xttnxa`oac}! Pfhthenth*

    jbacxbch ptboaoac o} bp pfh fhbtp ne pfh ptboaoac ytnctbl! _nx

    lx}p }xmmh}}exjj lhhp loaolxl jbacxbch thrxothlhap} pn

    mnlyjhph ptboaoac ba` dhmnlh b Unjxaphht! Tsba`b jbacxbch

    oa}ptxmpnt} phbmf entlbj jbacxbch mjb}}h} eouh `b} b shhk oa

    }lbjj ctnxy} ne enxt pn eouh yhnyjh!

    _nxt jbacxbch ptboaoac sojj oamntyntbph b mnllxaop,db}h`

    byytnbmf! Oa b``opona pn mjb}}tnnl polh* nx sojj dh couha

    b}}ocalhap} pn sntk na nxp}o`h ne pfh mjb}}tnnl ba` sopf

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 82

    nxt fn}p ebloj! Pfh cnbj o} pn chp nx pn b ynoap ne db}om

    }nmobj mnllxaombpona }kojj} }n nx mba ytbmpomh ba` `huhjny

    jbacxbch }kojj} extpfht namh nx bth bp nxt }oph! Ytont pndhoac }snta oa b} b Unjxaphht* nx sojj sntk na }ptbphcoh} pn

    mnapoaxh jbacxbch }px`oh} `xtoac nxt }htuomh!

    Mtn}},Mxjpxtbj Ptboaoac

    B} ybtp ne nxt yth,}htuomh ptboaoac* nx sojj jouh sopf b

    Tsba`b fn}p ebloj! Pfo} hvyhtohamh o} `h}ocah` pn hb}hnxt ptba}opona pn joeh bp nxt }oph! Eblojoh} cn pftnxcf ba

    ntohapbpona mna`xmph` d Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee pn hvyjboa pfh

    yxtyn}h ne yth,}htuomh ptboaoac ba` pn b}}o}p pfhl oa fhjyoac

    nx b`byp pn jouoac oa Tsba`b! Lba Unjxaphht} entl }ptnac

    ba` jb}poac etoha`}foy} sopf pfhot fn}p eblojoh}!

    Mtn}},mxjpxtbj ba` mnllxaop `huhjnylhap ptboaoac sojj fhjy

    nx olytnuh nxt mnllxaombpona }kojj} ba` xa`ht}pba` nxt

    tnjh b} b ebmojopbpnt ne `huhjnylhap! _nx sojj dh hvyn}h` pn

    pnyom} }xmf b} mnllxaop lndojowbpona* mnaejomp th}njxpona*

    cha`ht ba` `huhjnylhap* anaentlbj ba` b`xjp h`xmbpona

    }ptbphcoh}* ba` ynjopombj }ptxmpxth}!

    Fhbjpf Ptboaoac

    @xtoac yth,}htuomh ptboaoac* nx sojj dh couha db}om lh`ombj

    ptboaoac ba` oaentlbpona! _nx sojj dh hvyhmph` pn ytbmpomh

    ythuhapouh fhbjpf mbth ba` pn pbkh th}yna}odojop ent nxt

    nsa fhbjpf d b`fhtoac pn bjj lh`ombj ynjomoh}! Ptboahh} bth

    thrxoth` pn bppha` bjj lh`ombj }h}}ona}! Pfh pnyom} oamjx`h

    ythuhapouh fhbjpf lhb}xth} ba` loant ba` lbgnt lh`ombj

    o}}xh} pfbp nx locfp hamnxapht sfojh oa Tsba`b! Axptopona*

    lhapbj fhbjpf* }hppoac xy b }beh jouoac mnlynxa`* ba` fns

    pn buno` FOU.BO@] ba` npfht }hvxbjj ptba}lopph` `o}hb}h}

    &]P@}/ bth bj}n mnuhth`!

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    ]behp Ptboaoac

    @xtoac pfh }behp ptboaoac }h}}ona}* nx sojj jhbta fns pn b`nyp

    b joeh}pjh pfbp th`xmh} nxt to}k} bp fnlh* bp sntk* ba` `xtoac

    nxt ptbuhj}! _nx sojj bj}n jhbta byytnytobph* heehmpouh }ptbphcoh}

    ent mnyoac sopf xasbaph` bpphapona ba` bdnxp nxt oa`ouo`xbj

    th}yna}odojop ent ytnlnpoac }behp pftnxcfnxp nxt }htuomh!

    B``oponabj Ptboaoac} @xtoac Unjxaphht ]htuomh

    Oa op} mnlloplhap pn oa}popxponabjowh rxbjop ptboaoac* pfh

    Yhbmh Mnty} fb} olyjhlhaph` b ptboaoac }}phl pfbp ytnuo`h}

    Unjxaphht} sopf mnapoaxbj nyyntpxaopoh} pn hvbloah pfhot

    mnlloplhap pn Yhbmh Mnty} }htuomh sfojh oamthb}oac pfhot

    phmfaombj ba` mtn}},mxjpxtbj }kojj}! @xtoac }htuomh* pfhth bth

    x}xbjj pfthh ptboaoac huhap}! Pfh popjh} ba` ndghmpouh} ent

    pfn}h ptboaoac} bth b} enjjns}7

    Oa,}htuomh ptboaoac7 Ytnuo`h} ba nyyntpxaop ent

    Unjxaphht} pn xyctb`h pfhot phmfaombj* jbacxbch*

    ba` ytnghmp `huhjnylhap }kojj} sfojh }fbtoac pfhot

    hvyhtohamh} ba` thbeeotloac pfhot mnlloplhap bepht

    fbuoac }htuh` ent pfthh pn }ov lnapf}!

    Lo`phtl mnaehthamh &`nah oa mnagxampona sopf

    phmfaombj }hmpnt oa,}htuomh/7 B}}o}p} Unjxaphht} oa

    thuohsoac pfhot eot}p hbt* thb}}h}}oac pfhot yht}nabj ba`

    ytnghmp ndghmpouh}* ba` yjbaaoac ent pfhot }hmna` hbt ne

    }htuomh!

    Mjn}h,ne,}htuomh mnaehthamh7 Ythybth} Unjxaphht} ent

    pfh expxth bepht Yhbmh Mnty} }htuomh ba` thuohs} pfhot

    th}yhmpouh ytnghmp} ba` yht}nabj hvyhtohamh}!

    Pfh axldht* jhacpf* ba` `h}oca ne pfh}h ptboaoac} bth

    b`byph` pn mnxapt,}yhmoeom ahh`} ba` mna`opona}! Pfh kh

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 8=

    pn pfh ptboaoac }}phl o} pfbp ptboaoac huhap} bth oaphctbph`

    ba` oaphtthjbph`* etnl pfh yth,`hybtpxth ntohapbpona pftnxcf

    pfh ha` ne nxt }htuomh* ba` bth yjbaah`* olyjhlhaph`* ba`hubjxbph` mnnyhtbpouhj d pfh ptboaoac }pbee* Yhbmh Mnty}

    }pbee* ba` Unjxaphht}!

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 88

    ynx t F hB jpF mBt h Ba `

    } B e h p y O a tSBa `B

    Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} focfh}p ytontop o} lboapboaoac pfh cnn`

    fhbjpf ba` }behp ne huht Unjxaphht! Yhbmh Mnty} lh`ombj

    ytnctbl} hlyfb}owh pfh ythuhapouh* tbpfht pfba pfh mxtbpouh*

    byytnbmf pn `o}hb}h! Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} oa Tsba`b lboapboa}

    b mjoaom sopf psn exjj,polh lh`ombj neeomht}* sfn pbkh mbth neUnjxaphht} ytolbt fhbjpf mbth ahh`}! B``oponabj lh`ombj

    }htuomh}* }xmf b} ph}poac ba` db}om pthbplhap* bth bj}n

    bubojbdjh oa Tsba`b bp jnmbj fn}yopbj}! Oe nx dhmnlh }htonx}j

    ojj* nx sojj dh ptba}yntph` hopfht pn ba Blhtomba,}pba`bt`

    lh`ombj ebmojop oa pfh thcona nt pn pfh Xaoph` ]pbph}!

    Fhbjpf O}}xh} oa Tsba`b

    Tsba`b tbak} ynntj* huha ent Betomb* oa phtl} ne fhbjpf

    oa`ombpnt}! XA@Y} 4922 Fxlba @huhjnylhap Oa`ombpnt &F@O/

    tbak} Tsba`b 255 nxp ne 268 mnxaptoh}! Sfojh cthbp }pto`h}

    fbuh dhha lb`h oa pfh yb}p ehs hbt}* joeh hvyhmpbam bp dotpf

    sb} }pojj naj 88!0 hbt}!

    Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht} lb hvyhtohamh fhbjpf o}}xh}

    }xmf b} `obttfhb* lbjbtob* lbjaxptopona* pxdhtmxjn}o}* FOU.

    BO@]* ba` lhapbj fhbjpf o}}xh}! Npfht fhbjpf to}k} oamjx`h

    ptba}yntpbpona,thjbph` oagxtoh}* ba` }mfo}pn}nlob}o} &b `o}hb}h

    mnaptbmph` sfha dbpfoac oa mnapbloabph` eth}fsbpht/!

    Fhjyoac _nx ]pb Fhbjpf

    Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} sojj ytnuo`h nx sopf bjj pfh ahmh}}bt

    oanmxjbpona}* lh`ombpona}* ba` oaentlbpona pn }pb fhbjpf! Xyna

    nxt bttoubj oa Tsba`b* nx sojj thmhouh b lh`ombj fba`dnnk! Bp

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    pfh ha` ne ptboaoac* nx sojj thmhouh b lh`ombj kop sopf }xyyjoh}

    pn pbkh mbth ne loj` ojjah}}h} ba` eot}p bo` ahh`}! Pfh mnaphap}

    ne pfh kop bth jo}ph` jbpht oa pfo} mfbypht!

    @xtoac yth,}htuomh ptboaoac* nx sojj fbuh bmmh}} pn db}om

    lh`ombj }xyyjoh} pftnxcf pfh lh`ombj neeomht! Fnshuht* nx sojj

    dh th}yna}odjh ent nxt nsa }xyyj ne yth}mtoypona `txc} ba`

    ba npfht }yhmoeom lh`ombj }xyyjoh} nx thrxoth* b} pfh Yhbmh

    Mnty} sojj anp nt`ht pfh}h ophl} `xtoac ptboaoac! Yjhb}h dtoac

    b pfthh,lnapf }xyyj ne ba yth}mtoypona `txc} nx x}h* }oamh

    pfh lb anp dh bubojbdjh fhth ba` op lb pbkh }huhtbj lnapf}

    ent }foylhap} pn bttouh!

    _nx sojj fbuh yf}ombj} bp lo`}htuomh ba` bp pfh ha` ne nxt

    }htuomh! Oe nx `huhjny b }htonx} lh`ombj ytndjhl `xtoac

    nxt }htuomh* pfh lh`ombj neeomht oa Tsba`b sojj mna}xjp sopf

    pfh Neeomh ne Lh`ombj ]htuomh} oa Sb}foacpna* @!M! Oe op o}

    `hphtloah` pfbp nxt mna`opona mbaanp dh pthbph` oa Tsba`b*nx lb dh }hap nxp ne pfh mnxapt ent extpfht hubjxbpona

    ba` mbth!

    Lboapboaoac _nxt Fhbjpf

    B} b Unjxaphht* nx lx}p bmmhyp mna}o`htbdjh th}yna}odojop

    ent nxt nsa fhbjpf! Ytnyht ythmbxpona} sojj }ocaoeombapjth`xmh nxt to}k ne }htonx} ojjah}} nt oagxt! Pfh b`bch Ba

    nxamh ne ythuhapona dhmnlh} hvpthlhj olyntpbap oa

    bthb} sfhth `obcan}pom ba` pthbplhap ebmojopoh} bth anp xy pn

    pfh }pba`bt`} ne pfh Xaoph` ]pbph}!

    Lba ojjah}}h} pfbp beejomp Unjxaphht} sntj`so`h bth hapothj

    ythuhapbdjh oe ytnyht enn` ba` sbpht ythmbxpona} bth pbkha!

    Pfh}h ojjah}}h} oamjx`h enn` yno}naoac* ybtb}opom oaehmpona}*

    fhybpopo} B* `}hapht* Cxoahb sntl}* pbyhsntl}* ba`

    pyfno` ehuht! _nxt lh`ombj neeomht sojj `o}mx}} }yhmoeom

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 83

    }pba`bt`} ent sbpht ba` enn` ythybtbpona oa Tsba`b `xtoac

    yth,}htuomh ptboaoac!

    Bd}poahamh o} pfh naj mhtpboa mfnomh ent ythuhapoac oaehmpona

    sopf FOU ba` npfht }hvxbjj ptba}lopph` `o}hb}h}! _nx bth

    pbkoac to}k} oe nx mfnn}h pn dh }hvxbjj bmpouh! Pn jh}}ha to}k*

    x}h b mna`nl huht polh nx fbuh }hv! Sfhpfht nxt ybtpaht

    o} b fn}p mnxapt mopowha* b ehjjns Unjxaphht* nt banah hj}h* `n

    anp b}}xlh pfo} yht}na o} ethh ne FOU.BO@] nt npfht ]P@}! _nx

    sojj thmhouh lnth oaentlbpona etnl pfh lh`ombj neeomht bdnxp

    pfo} olyntpbap o}}xh!

    Unjxaphht} bth hvyhmph` pn b`fhth pn ba heehmpouh lhba}

    ne dotpf mnaptnj pn ythuhap ba xayjbaah` ythcabam! _nxt

    lh`ombj neeomht mba fhjy nx `hmo`h na pfh ln}p byytnytobph

    lhpfn` pn }xop nxt oa`ouo`xbj ahh`}! Mnaptbmhypouh lhpfn`}

    bth bubojbdjh sopfnxp mfbtch etnl pfh lh`ombj neeomht!

    Op o} mtopombj pn nxt fhbjpf pfbp nx ytnlypj thyntp pn pfh

    lh`ombj neeomh nt npfht `h}ocabph` ebmojop ent }mfh`xjh`

    ollxaowbpona}* ba` pfbp nx jhp pfh lh`ombj neeomht kans

    ollh`obphj ne }ocaoeombap ojjah}}h} ba` oagxtoh}!

    Snlha} Fhbjpf Oaentlbpona

    Ythcabam o} pthbph` oa pfh }blh lbaaht b} npfht Unjxaphht

    fhbjpf mna`opona} pfbp thrxoth lh`ombj bpphapona dxp bj}n fbuh

    ytnctbllbpom tbloeombpona}! Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} o} th}yna}odjh

    ent `hphtloaoac pfh lh`ombj to}k ba` pfh bubojbdojop ne

    byytnytobph lh`ombj mbth oe pfh Unjxaphht thlboa} oa,mnxapt!

    Couha pfh motmxl}pbamh} xa`ht sfomf Unjxaphht} jouh ba`

    sntk oa Yhbmh Mnty} mnxaptoh}* op o} tbth pfbp pfh Yhbmh Mnty}

    lh`ombj ba` ytnctbllbpom }pba`bt`} ent mnapoaxh` }htuomh

    `xtoac ythcabam mba dh lhp!

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    Ehloaoah fcohah ytn`xmp} bth bubojbdjh ent yxtmfb}h na pfh

    jnmbj lbtkhp* }n pfh Yhbmh Mnty} lh`ombj neeomht oa Tsba`b

    sojj anp ytnuo`h pfhl! Oe nx thrxoth b }yhmoeom ytn`xmp* yjhb}hdtoac b pfthh,lnapf }xyyj sopf nx!

    _nxt Yhbmh Mnty} Lh`ombj Kop

    Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} lh`ombj neeomht sojj ytnuo`h nx sopf b kop

    pfbp mnapboa} db}om ophl} ahmh}}bt pn ythuhap ba` pthbp

    ojjah}}h} pfbp lb nmmxt `xtoac }htuomh! Kop ophl} mba dhyhton`ombjj th}pnmkh` bp pfh lh`ombj neeomh!

    Lh`ombj Kop Mnaphap}

    Bmh dba`bch}

    B`fh}ouh pbyh

    Blhtomba Th` Mtn}} Eot}p Bo` % ]behp Fba`dnnk

    Bapbmo` pbdjhp} &Pxl}/

    Bapodonpom noaplhap &Dbmoptbmoa.Ahnlmoa.Ynjlmoa D/

    Bapo}hypom bapolomtndobj }koa mjhbaht &Fodomjha}/

    Dba`,Bo`}

    Dxpphtej mjn}xth}

    Mbjbloah jnpona

    Mhybmnj jnwhach}

    Mna`nl}

    @hapbj ejn}}

    @oyfhaf`tbloah FMJ 48 lc &Dhab`tj/

    Oa}hmp thyhjjhap }pomk &Mxppht}/

    On`oah pbdjhp} &ent sbpht yxtoeombpona/

    Joy dbjl &Mfby}pomk/

    Ntbj thf`tbpona }bjp}

    Ntbj pfhtlnlhpht &Ebfthafhop/

    Y}hx`nhyfh`toah FMJ =9 lc &]x`beh`/

    Tndopx}}oa,@L jnwhach} &ent mnxcf/

    ]mo}}nt}

    ]phtojh cbxwh yb`}

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 8?

    Phptbf`tnwbjoah hh`tny} &Uo}oah/

    Poabmpoa &bapoexacbj mthbl/

    Pshhwht}

    Dhenth _nx Jhbuh7 B Lh`ombj Mfhmkjo}p

    Oe pfhth fb} dhha ba mfbach oa nxt fhbjpfyf}ombj* lhapbj*

    nt `hapbj}oamh nx }xdlopph` nxt hvbloabpona thyntp} pn

    pfh Yhbmh Mnty}* nx lx}p ollh`obphj anpoe pfh Neeomh ne

    Lh`ombj ]htuomh}! Ebojxth pn `o}mjn}h ahs ojjah}}h}* oagxtoh}*bjjhtcoh}* nt ythcabam mba ha`bacht nxt fhbjpf ba` lb

    ghnybt`owh nxt hjocodojop pn }htuh!

    Oe nxt `hapbj hvbl sb} `nah lnth pfba b hbt bcn* nt oe nxt

    yf}ombj hvbl o} lnth pfba psn hbt} nj`* mnapbmp pfh Neeomh

    ne Lh`ombj ]htuomh} pn eoa` nxp sfhpfht nx ahh` pn xy`bph

    nxt thmnt`}! Oe nxt `hapo}p nt Yhbmh Mnty} `hapbj mna}xjpbap

    fb} thmnllha`h` pfbp nx xa`htcn `hapbj pthbplhap nt

    thybot* nx lx}p mnlyjhph pfbp sntk ba` lbkh }xth nxt

    `hapo}p }ha`} thrxh}ph` mnaeotlbpona thyntp} nt V,tb} pn pfh

    Neeomh ne Lh`ombj ]htuomh}!

    Oe nx so}f pn buno` fbuoac `xyjombph ubmmoabpona}* mnapbmp

    nxt yf}omoba} neeomh pn ndpboa b mny ne nxt ollxaowbpona

    thmnt` ba` dtoac op pn nxt yth,`hybtpxth ntohapbpona! Oe nxfbuh ba ollxaowbpona} ytont pn Yhbmh Mnty} }htuomh* pfh

    Yhbmh Mnty} mbaanp tholdxt}h nx ent pfh mn}p! Pfh Yhbmh

    Mnty} sojj ytnuo`h bjj pfh ollxaowbpona} ahmh}}bt ent nxt

    nuht}hb} b}}ocalhap* hopfht bp nxt yth,`hybtpxth ntohapbpona

    nt }fntpj bepht nx bttouh oa Tsba`b! _nx `n anp ahh` pn

    dhcoa pbkoac lbjbtob lh`ombpona ytont pn `hybtpxth!

    Dtoac b pfthh,lnapf }xyyj ne ba yth}mtoypona nt nuht,pfh,

    mnxapht lh`ombpona nx x}h na b thcxjbt db}o}* oamjx`oac

    dotpf mnaptnj yojj}! Bjpfnxcf pfh Yhbmh Mnty} mbaanp

    tholdxt}h nx ent pfo} pfthh,lnapf }xyyj* op sojj nt`ht

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    theojj} `xtoac nxt }htuomh! Sfojh bsbopoac }foylhapsfomf

    mba pbkh }huhtbj lnapf}nx sojj dh `hyha`hap na nxt

    nsa lh`ombpona }xyyj! Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} sojj anp yb entfhtdbj nt anayth}mtodh` lh`ombpona}* }xmf b} ]p! Gnfa} sntp*

    cjxmn}bloah* }hjhaoxl* nt baponvo`bap }xyyjhlhap}!

    _nx bth hamnxtbch` pn dtoac mnyoh} ne lh`ombj yth}mtoypona}

    }ocah` d nxt yf}omoba! Pfo} o} anp b thrxothlhap* dxp pfh

    locfp mnlh oa fba` oe nx bth rxh}ponah` oa ptba}op bdnxp

    mbttoac b pfthh,lnapf }xyyj ne yth}mtoypona `txc}!

    Oe nx shbt hhcjb}}h}* dtoac psn ybot} sopf nxb ybot

    ba` b }ybth! Oe b ybot dthbk}* pfh Yhbmh Mnty} sojj thyjbmh

    pfhl* x}oac pfh oaentlbpona nxt `nmpnt oa pfh Xaoph` ]pbph}

    ytnuo`h` na pfh hhcjb}}h} entl `xtoac nxt hvbloabpona!

    Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} `o}mnxtbch} nx etnl x}oac mnapbmp jha}h}

    `xtoac nxt }htuomh pn th`xmh nxt to}k ne `huhjnyoac b }htonx}

    oaehmpona nt npfht hh `o}hb}h! Ln}p Yhbmh Mnty} mnxaptoh}`n anp fbuh byytnytobph sbpht ba` }baopbpona pn }xyyntp hh

    mbth sopf pfh x}h ne mnapbmp jha}h}! Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} sojj anp

    }xyyj nt thyjbmh mnapbmp jha}h} nt b}}nmobph` }njxpona} xajh}}

    ba nyfpfbjlnjnco}p fb} thmnllha`h` pfhot x}h ent b }yhmoeom

    lh`ombj mna`opona ba` pfh Yhbmh Mnty} Neeomh ne Lh`ombj

    ]htuomh} fb} couha byytnubj!

    Oe nx bth hjocodjh ent Lh`ombth* bth nuht 89 hbt} ne bch*

    nt fbuh b fhbjpf mna`opona pfbp lb th}ptomp nxt expxth

    ybtpomoybpona oa fhbjpf mbth yjba}* nx lb so}f pn mna}xjp

    ba oa}xtbamh }yhmobjo}p bdnxp xaorxh mnuhtbch ahh`} dhenth

    nxt `hybtpxth! Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} sojj ytnuo`h bjj ahmh}}bt

    fhbjpf mbth etnl pfh polh nx jhbuh ent nxt yth,`hybtpxth

    ntohapbpona xapoj nx mnlyjhph nxt }htuomh! Sfha nx eoao}f*

    nx sojj dh hapopjh` pn pfh yn}p,}htuomh fhbjpf mbth dhaheop}

    `h}mtodh` oa pfh Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht Fba`dnnk! _nx lb

    so}f pn mna}o`ht khhyoac ba hvo}poac fhbjpf yjba oa heehmp

    `xtoac nxt }htuomh oe nx pfoak bch nt yth,hvo}poac mna`opona}

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 52

    locfp ythuhap nx etnl th,hatnjjoac oa nxt mxtthap yjba

    sfha nx thpxta fnlh!

    ]behp ba` ]hmxtopNxt Ybtpaht}foy

    ]htuoac b} b Unjxaphht nuht}hb} hapboj} mhtpboa }behp

    ba` }hmxtop to}k}! Jouoac ba` ptbuhjoac oa ba xaeblojobt

    hauotnalhap* b joloph` xa`ht}pba`oac ne pfh jnmbj jbacxbch

    ba` mxjpxth* ba` pfh yhtmhypona ne dhoac b shbjpf Blhtomba

    bth }nlh ne pfh ebmpnt} pfbp mba yxp b Unjxaphht bp to}k!Ytnyhtp pfhep ba` dxtcjbtoh} bth anp xamnllna! Oamo`hap}

    ne yf}ombj ba` }hvxbj b}}bxjp `n nmmxt* bjpfnxcf bjln}p bjj

    Unjxaphht} mnlyjhph pfhot psn hbt} ne }htuomh sopfnxp }htonx}

    yht}nabj }behp ytndjhl}!

    Dhna` kansoac pfbp Yhbmh Mnty} byytnbmfh} }behp ba`

    }hmxtop b} b ybtpaht}foy sopf nx* op locfp dh fhjyexj pn

    }hh fns pfo} ybtpaht}foy sntk}! Yhbmh Mnty} fb} ynjomoh}*

    ytnmh`xth}* ba` ptboaoac oa yjbmh pn ytnlnph nxt }behp! Sh

    `hyha` na nx pn enjjns pfn}h ynjomoh} ba` pn yxp oapn ytbmpomh

    sfbp nx fbuh jhbtah`! Ba hvblyjh ne fns pfo} sntk} oa

    ytbmpomhoa pfo} mb}h pn fhjy lbabch pfh to}k ne dxtcjbto}7

    YhbmhMnty}b}}h}}h}pfh}hmxtophauotnalhapsfhth

    nx sojj jouh ba` sntk

    YhbmhMnty}oa}yhmp}pfhfnx}hsfhthnxsojjjouh

    bmmnt`oac pn h}pbdjo}fh` }hmxtop mtophtob

    YhbmhMntyytnuo`h}nxsopfth}nxtmh}pnpbkh

    lhb}xth} }xmf b} oa}pbjjoac ahs jnmk}

    YhbmhMnty}ha}xth}nxbthshjmnlh`dfn}pmnxaptbxpfntopoh} oa nxt ahs mnllxaop

    YhbmhMnty}th}yna`}pn}hmxtopmnamhta}pfbpnx

    tbo}h

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    _nxjnmknxt`nnt}ba`soa`ns}

    _nxb`nypbjoeh}pjhbyytnytobphpnpfhmnllxaop

    sfhth nx jouh

    _nxchppnkansahocfdnt}

    _nx`hmo`hoeyxtmfb}oacyht}nabjbtpomjh}oa}xtbamho}

    byytnytobph ent nx

    _nx`napmfbachth}o`hamh}dhenthdhoacbxpfntowh d

    Yhbmh Mnty}

    _nxmnllxaombphmnamhta}pfbpnxfbuhpnYhbmh

    Mnty} }pbee

    Pfo} Shjmnlh Dnnk mnapboa} }hmpona} na7 Jouoac Mna`opona}

    ba` Unjxaphht Joeh}pjh; Yhbmh Mnty} Ptboaoac; ba` _nxt

    Fhbjpf Mbth ba` ]behp pfbp bjj oamjx`h olyntpbap }behp ba`

    }hmxtop oaentlbpona pn fhjy nx xa`ht}pba` pfo} ybtpaht}foy!

    Pfh Yhbmh Mnty} lbkh} huht heentp pn couh Unjxaphht} pfh

    pnnj} pfh ahh` pn exampona oa pfh }beh}p sb yn}}odjh* dhmbx}h

    sntkoac pn lbvolowh pfh }behp ba` }hmxtop ne Unjxaphht} o}

    nxt focfh}p ytontop! Anp naj `n sh ytnuo`h nx sopf ptboaoac

    ba` pnnj} pn ythybth ent pfh xahvyhmph`* dxp sh phbmf nx pn

    o`hapoe* th`xmh* ba` lbabch pfh to}k} nx lb hamnxapht!

    Ebmpnt} pfbp Mnaptodxph pn Unjxaphht To}k

    Pfhth bth }huhtbj ebmpnt} pfbp mba fhocfpha b Unjxaphht}

    to}k* lba ne sfomf bth sopfoa pfh Unjxaphht} mnaptnj! D ebt

    pfh ln}p mnllna mtolh pfbp Unjxaphht} hvyhtohamh o} pfhep!

    Pfhep} nepha nmmxt sfha Unjxaphht} bth bsb etnl pfhot

    }oph}* oa mtns`h` jnmbpona} &}xmf b} lbtkhp} nt na yxdjom

    ptba}yntpbpona/* ba` sfha jhbuoac ophl} xabppha`h`!

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 5=

    Dhenth nx `hybtp ent Tsba`b pfhth bth }huhtbj lhb}xth} nx

    mba pbkh pn th`xmh nxt to}k7

    Jhbuhubjxbdjhndghmp}oaX!]!

    Jhbuhmnyoh}neolyntpbap`nmxlhap}ba bmmnxap

    axldht} sopf }nlhnah nx ptx}p oa pfh X!]!

    Yxtmfb}hbfo `halnahynxmfnt$`xll$sbjjhp

    b} b `hmn

    Yxtmfb}hyht}nabjbtpomjh}oa}xtbamh

    Bepht nx bttouh oa Tsba`b* nx sojj thmhouh lnth `hpbojh`

    oaentlbpona bdnxp mnllna mtolh}* ebmpnt} pfbp mnaptodxph pn

    Unjxaphht to}k* ba` jnmbj }ptbphcoh} pn th`xmh pfbp to}k! Ent

    hvblyjh* Unjxaphht} oa Tsba`b jhbta pn7

    Mfnn}h}behtnxph}ba`polh}entptbuhj*ba`ptbuhjsopf

    }nlhnah ptx}ph` d pfh mnllxaop sfhahuht yn}}odjh

    Lbkh}xthnah}yht}nabjbyyhbtbamho}th}yhmpexjne

    jnmbj mx}pnl}

    Buno`focf,mtolhbthb}

    Kanspfhjnmbjjbacxbchpnchpfhjyoabahlhtcham

    Lbkhetoha`}sopfjnmbjyhnyjhsfnbthth}yhmph`oa

    pfh mnllxaop

    Jolopbjmnfnjmna}xlypona

    B} nx mba }hh etnl pfo} jo}p* nx lx}p dh sojjoac pn sntk

    fbt` ba` b`byp nxt joeh}pjh pn loaolowh pfh ynphapobj ent

    dhoac b pbtchp ent mtolh! B} sopf basfhth oa pfh sntj`* mtolh`nh} hvo}p oa Tsba`b! _nx mba th`xmh nxt to}k d buno`oac

    }opxbpona} pfbp yjbmh nx bp to}k ba` d pbkoac ythmbxpona}!

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    Mtolh bp pfh uojjbch nt pnsa jhuhj o} jh}} ethrxhap pfba oa pfh

    jbtch mopoh}; yhnyjh kans hbmf npfht ba` chahtbjj bth jh}}

    jokhj pn }phbj etnl pfhot ahocfdnt}! Pnxto}p bpptbmpona} ba`ptba}yntpbpona fxd} oa jbtch pnsa} bth ebuntoph sntk}oph} ent

    yomkynmkhp}!

    Sfojh sfo}pjh} ba` hvmjblbpona} lb dh ebotj mnllna

    na pfh }pthhp* pfo} dhfbuont mba dh th`xmh` oe nx `th}}

    mna}htubpouhj* bdo`h d jnmbj mxjpxtbj antl}* ba` th}yna`

    bmmnt`oac pn pfh ptboaoac nx sojj thmhouh!

    ]pboac ]beh7 @nap Dh b Pbtchp ent Mtolh

    _nx lx}p dh ythybth` pn pbkh na b jbtch `hcthh ne th}yna}odojop

    ent nxt nsa }behp! _nx mba lbkh nxt}hje jh}} ne b pbtchp*

    ha}xth pfbp nxt fnlh o} }hmxth* ba` `huhjny thjbpona}foy} oa

    nxt mnllxaop pfbp sojj lbkh nx ba xajokhj uompol ne mtolh!

    Sfojh pfh ebmpnt} pfbp mnaptodxph pn nxt to}k oa Tsba`b lb dh

    `oeehthap* oa lba sb} nx mba `n sfbp nx snxj` `n oe nx

    lnuh` pn b ahs mop basfhth7 Dh mbxponx}* mfhmk pfoac} nxp*

    b}k rxh}pona}* jhbta bdnxp nxt ahocfdntfnn`* kans sfhth pfh

    lnth to}k jnmbpona} bth* x}h mnllna }ha}h* ba` dh bsbth! _nx

    mba th`xmh nxt uxjahtbdojop pn mtolh d oaphctbpoac oapn nxt

    mnllxaop* jhbtaoac pfh jnmbj jbacxbch* bmpoac th}yna}odj* ba`

    bdo`oac d Yhbmh Mnty} ynjomoh} ba` ytnmh`xth}! ]htuoac }behj

    ba` heehmpouhj oa Tsba`b sojj thrxoth pfbp nx bmmhyp }nlh

    th}ptompona} na nxt mxtthap joeh}pjh!

    ]xyyntp etnl ]pbee

    Oe b ptboahh nt Unjxaphht o} pfh uompol ne b }behp oamo`hap* Yhbmh

    Mnty} }pbee o} ythybth` pn ytnuo`h }xyyntp! Bjj Yhbmh Mnty}

    yn}p} fbuh ytnmh`xth} oa yjbmh pn th}yna` pn oamo`hap} ne mtolh

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    b s h j m n l h d n n k T s b A @ b 58

    mnllopph` bcboa}p Unjxaphht}! Pfh eot}p ytontop ent bjj yn}p} oa

    pfh bephtlbpf ne ba oamo`hap o} pn ha}xth pfh Unjxaphht o} }beh

    ba` thmhouoac lh`ombj pthbplhap oe ahh`h`! Bepht b}}xtoac pfh}behp ne pfh Unjxaphht* Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee th}yna}h lb oamjx`h

    thb}}h}}oac pfh Unjxaphht} sntk}oph ba` fnx}oac bttbachlhap}

    ba` lbkoac ba b`gx}plhap}* b} ahh`h`! Oa }nlh mb}h}* pfh

    abpxth ne pfh oamo`hap lb ahmh}}opbph b }oph nt fnx}oac ptba}eht!

    Yhbmh Mnty} }pbee sojj bj}n b}}o}p Unjxaphht} sopf yth}htuoac pfhot

    tocfp} pn yxt}xh jhcbj }bampona} bcboa}p pfh yhtyhptbpnt} ne pfh

    mtolh! Op o} uht olyntpbap pfbp Unjxaphht} thyntp oamo`hap} b}pfh nmmxt* anp naj pn ytnphmp pfhot yhht Unjxaphht}* dxp bj}n

    pn yth}htuh pfh expxth tocfp pn ytn}hmxph! ]fnxj` Unjxaphht}

    `hmo`h jbpht oa pfh ytnmh}} pfbp pfh sbap pn ytnmhh` sopf pfh

    ytn}hmxpona ne pfhot b}}bojbap* pfo} nypona lb an jnacht hvo}p oe

    pfh huo`hamh ne pfh huhap fb} anp dhha yth}htuh` bp pfh polh ne

    pfh oamo`hap!

    Mtolh @bpb ent Tsba`b

    Pfh mnxapt,}yhmoeom `bpb mfbtp dhjns }fns} pfh buhtbch

    baaxbj tbph} ne pfh lbgnt pyh} ne mtolh} thyntph` d Yhbmh

    Mnty} Unjxaphht}.ptboahh} oa Tsba`b mnlybth` pn bjj npfht

    Betomb Thcona ytnctbl} b} b sfnjh! Op mba dh xa`ht}pnn` b}

    ba byytnvolbpona ne pfh axldht ne thyntph` oamo`hap} yht 299Unjxaphht} oa b hbt!

    Pfh oamo`hamh tbph ent hbmf pyh ne mtolh o} pfh axldht ne

    mtolh huhap} thjbpouh pn pfh Unjxaphht.ptboahh ynyxjbpona! Op

    o} hvyth}}h` na pfh mfbtp b} b tbpon ne mtolh pn Unjxaphht ba`

    ptboahh hbt} &nt U.P hbt}* sfomf o} b lhb}xth ne 24 exjj lnapf}

    ne U.P }htuomh/ pn bjjns ent b }pbpo}pombjj ubjo` sb pn mnlybth

    mtolh `bpb bmtn}} mnxaptoh}!

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    Ehs Yhbmh Mnty} Unjxaphht} bth uompol} ne }htonx} mtolh} ba`

    mtolh} pfbp `n nmmxt nuht}hb} bth oauh}pocbph` ba` ytn}hmxph`

    d jnmbj bxpfntopoh} pftnxcf pfh jnmbj mnxtp} }}phl! Oe nx bth

    pfh uompol ne b mtolh* nx sojj `hmo`h oe nx so}f pn yxt}xh

    ytn}hmxpona! Oe nx `hmo`h pn ytn}hmxph* Yhbmh Mnty} sojj dh

    pfhth pn b}}o}p nx! Nah ne nxt pb}k} o} pn ha}xth nx bth exjj

    oaentlh` ne nxt nypona} ba` xa`ht}pba` fns pfh jnmbj jhcbj

    ytnmh}} sntk}! Y