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    Betbhgoy

    @y: Kgry Vmchgs

    Vmbs spnobga nfbtbce, twc-be-cen `ccl gef

    fnvctbcega mnaps ycu snn ycur hgrrbgkn gs

    huom hcrn tmge g uebce `ntwnne ycu gef

    ycur spcusn. Irch tmn acvn ycu smgrn tctmn icrkbvnenss ycu `ctm ciinr gef snnl `y

    ture, Vmchgs smcws ycu mcw ycur

    hgrrbgknfbvben cr fbiibouatoge `nochn

    g fccrwgy tc g oacsnr wgal wbtm Kcf.

    Beoaufns _gornf Hgrrbgkngef Fnvctbces

    icr g _gornf Hgrrbgkn.

    Angre Hcrn |Zcefnrvge ce _orb`f |Zcefnrvge.och

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    @ccls `y Kgry Vmchgs

    Gutmnetbo Igbtm

    Fnvctbces icr g _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    Fnvctbces icr _gornf Tgrnetbek

    Vmn Kacrbcus Tursubt

    Mcay Gvgbag`an

    Turn Tangsurn

    _gornf Beiauneon

    _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    _gornf Tgrnetbek

    _gornf Tgtmwgys

    _nnlbek tmn Igon ci Kcf

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    ZCEFNPYGE

    _gornf Hgrrbgkn Kbit NfbtbceOcpyrbkmt 0477 y Kgry A. Vmchgs

    _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    Ocpyrbkmt 0444 `y Kgry A. Vmchgs

    Fnvctbces icr g _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    Ocpyrbkmt 044> y Kgry A. Vmchgs

    Vmbs tbtan bs gasc gvgbag`an gs g Zcefnrvge n`ccl.

    Ybsbt www.zcefnrvge.och/n`ccls.

    Pnqunsts icr beicrhgtbce smcuaf `n gffrnssnf tc:Zcefnrvge, Krgef Pgpbfs, Hbombkge 62>?4

    B_@E 2;=-4-?74-??026-;

    Gaa _orbpturn quctgtbces, ueanss ctmnrwbsn befbogtnf, grn tglne irch tmn Mcay @b`an, Enw Betnr-

    egtbcega Ynrsbce, EBY. Ocpyrbkmt 72;?, 72;=, 72=6 `y @b`abog, Beo. ^snf `y pnrhbssbce ci

    Zcefnrvge. Gaa rbkmts rnsnrvnf wcrafwbfn.

    Gey Betnrent gffrnssns (wn`sbtns, `acks, nto.) gef tnanpmcen euh`nrs prbetnf be tmbs `ccl

    grn ciinrnf gs g rnscuron. Vmny grn ect betnefnf be gey wgy tc `n cr bhpay ge nefcrsnhnet

    `y Zcefnrvge, ecr fcns Zcefnrvge vcuom icr tmn ocetnet ci tmnsn sbtns gef euh`nrs icr tmn

    abin ci tmbs `ccl.

    Gaa rbkmts rnsnrvnf. Ec pgrt ci tmbs pu`abogtbce hgy `n rnprcfuonf, stcrnf be g rntrbnvga systnh,

    cr trgeshbttnf be gey icrh cr `y gey hnges nanotrcebo, hnomgeboga, pmctcocpy, rnocrfbek, cr

    gey ctmnr nxonpt icr `rbni quctgtbces be prbetnf rnvbnws, wbtmcut tmn prbcr pnrhbssbce ci tmn

    pu`absmnr.

    Tu`absmnf be gsscobgtbce wbtm Rgtns & Rgtns, www.ygtns0.och.

    Ocvnr fnsbke: Hbomnaan Aneknr

    Ocvnr pmctckrgpmy: Jcsmug Pgbeny Tmctckrgpmy, Ynnr

    Betnrbcr fnsbke: @ntm _mgknen

    Trbetnf be tmn ^ebtnf _tgtns ci Ghnrbog

    77 70 7? 76 7> 79 /FOB/ 06 0? 00 07 04 72 7= 7; 79 7> 76 7? 70 77 74 2 = ; 9 > 6 ? 0 7

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    Vmbs kbit nfbtbce bs fnfbogtnf

    tc tmn hnhcry ci @baa Nmab,

    igtmnr ci hy wbin, Absg.Mn mgs kbvne hn g kbit B oge envnr rnpgy.

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    Ocetnets

    Betrcfuotbce / 77

    _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    7. Vmn Krngtnst Omgaanekn be tmn [craf / 7>

    G Ogaa tc Mcabenss Hcrn Vmge Mgppbenss

    0. Ibefbek Kcf be Hgrrbgkn / ?7Hgrbtga Gegackbns Vngom ^s Vrutms G`cut Kcf

    ?. Angrebek tc Acvn / 6?Mcw Hgrrbgkn Vngomns ^s tc Acvn

    6. Mcay Mcecr / >>

    Hgrrbgkn Vngomns ^s tc Pnspnot Ctmnrs>. Vmn _cuas Nh`rgon / ;>

    Kccf Hgrrbgkn Oge Icstnr Kccf Trgynr

    9. Vmn Oangesbek ci Hgrrbgkn / 27Mcw Hgrrbgkn Nxpcsns Cur _be

    ;. _gornf Mbstcry / 74>@ubafbek tmn _pbrbtuga Fbsobpaben ci Tnrsnvnrgeon

    =. _gornf _trukkan / 702Nh`rgobek Fbiibouaty be Crfnr tc @ubaf Omgrgotnr

    2. Igaabek Icrwgrf / 7>>Hgrrbgkn Vngomns ^s tc Icrkbvn

    74. Hgln Hn g _nrvget / 7;2Hgrrbgkn Oge @ubaf be ^s g _nrvgets Mngrt

    77. _nxuga _gbets / 72;Hgrbtga _nxugabty Oge Trcvbfn _pbrbtuga Besbkmts gef Omgrgotnr Fnvnacphnet

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    70. _gornf Trnsneon / 00>Mcw Hgrrbgkn Oge Hgln ^s Hcrn Gwgrn ci Kcfs Trnsneon

    7?. _gornf Hbssbce / 06>Hgrrbgkn Oge Fnvnacp Cur _pbrbtuga Ogaabek, Hbssbce, gef Turpcsn

    Npbackun: Vmn Mcay Ocupan / 09?

    Golecwanfkhnets/ 09;

    Ectns/ 092

    Fnvctbces icr g _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    7. Vmn Kcf-Onetnrnf _pcusn / 02?

    0. G Trgynr tc Pnhnh`nr / 029

    ?. Lnnpbek tmn Icous [mnrn Bt @naceks / 022

    6. Krcwbek Caf Vckntmnr / ?40

    >. Kcfs _ce, Kcfs Fgukmtnr / ?46

    9. Vmn Kbit ci Ingr / ?49

    ;. Fcet Accl @gol / ?42

    =. Ighn Bs Vruhpnf `y Betbhgoy / ?70

    2. G _cua Ibaanf wbtm Kcf / ?7>

    74. Vmn Icuefgtbce ci Inaacwsmbp / ?7=

    77. Vmn Mngrt Vc / ?07

    70. Vmn Trnynr / ?06

    7?. Acvn Hnroy / ?09

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    76. Cen @gf Mg`bt / ?02

    7>. _cua Hgtn cr _can Hgtn3 / ??0

    79. Nejcybek Ngom Ctmnr / ??>

    7;. Vmcukmtanssay Oruna / ??=

    7=. Rcu Fnsnrvn g @rngl Vcfgy / ?64

    72. _mgpnf `y _mgrbek / ?6?

    04. B Mcaf Rcu Pnspcesb`an / ?69

    07. Vmn @bk Tboturn / ?62

    00. Bi Bts Ect _be . . . / ?>0

    0?. Krngtnr Vmge tmn _uh ci Vmnbr Tgrts / ?>>06. Rcurn Trbhn! / ?>=

    0>. Hgrbtga Puts / ?97

    09. Vc Hgln Mnr Mcay / ?96

    0;. Hgrrbgkn Bs Hcvnhnet / ?9;

    0=. Ngrtmay Nfuogtbce icr Mngvneay Mnbkmts / ?92

    02. Cen / ?;0

    ?4. Vmn Mgppbenss Vmgt Icaacws Mcabenss / ?;>

    ?7. Pueebek irch Rcursnai / ?;=

    ?0. Kccf be @nf / ?=7

    ??. Fbvben Fntgomhnet / ?=?

    ?6. Hgln _chncen Mgppy / ?=9

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    ?>. B Acvn Mbh Geywgy / ?==

    ?9. G _pbrbtugaay Vbkmt Hgrrbgkn / ?27

    ?;. Vmn Krngt Nsogpn / ?29

    ?=. _geotugry / ?22

    ?2. Pnga Tncpan / 64?

    64. G Fbiibouat Pcgf / 649

    67. Vmn Hbebstry ci Ectbobek / 674

    60. Cen Fgy gt g Vbhn / 67?

    6?. Rcu Fcet ^efnrstgef: Pcan Pnvnrsgas / 67>

    66. [crtm tmn Tgbe / 672

    6>. [mgt Fc Rcu Fc3 / 60?

    69. Cpne Hgrrbgkn / 60>

    6;. Vmn Vrun Bhgkn ci Acvn / 60=

    6=. G Ogaa tc Abstne / 6?0

    62. Vmn Nstgtn ci Hgrrbgkn / 6?>

    >4. Tgssbvn Tnrsnoutbce / 6?2

    >7. Lbefenss Hgttnrs / 66?

    >0. Cgsns ci _gebty / 669

    Golecwanfkhnets/ 662

    Ectns/ 6>7

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    77

    Betrcfuotbce

    F P,Hy wbin gef B nxpnrbneon krngt jcy wmnenvnr wn rngf gef mngr tmn

    tnstbhcebns ci tmcsn wmc mgvn rngf tmn `ccl ycu ecw mcaf be ycur

    mgefs. Vmn pnrspnotbvn tmgt pnrmgps Kcf orngtnf hgrrbgkn tc hgln

    us mcay nvne hcrn tmge tc hgln us mgppy mgs gppgrnetay `nne usnf

    `y Kcf tc rnstcrn hgey mchns, rnnenrkbzn iagkkbek ochhbthnets,

    gef cpne up ocupans nyns tc tmn hgrvnacus wcrl Kcf bs fcbek be

    tmnbr scuas.Hgrrbgkn bs ibaanf wbtm rnhgrlg`an jcys, nvne coogsbcega nostgsbns,

    `ut bt oge citne angf us tmrcukm tbhns ci trnhnefcus pgbe. Absg gef B

    ocuet bt ge mcecr tmgt, `y hnges ci tmbs `ccl, wn oge wgal tmrcukm

    pgrt ci tmbs jcureny wbtm ycu. [n grn fnabkmtnf tmgt Zcefnrvge mgs

    fnobfnf tc hgln gvgbag`an tmbs `ngutbiua kbit nfbtbce, wmbom ocetgbes

    ect ceay _gornf Hgrrbgkn`ut Fnvctbces icr g _gornf Hgrrbgkngs wnaa.

    Vmgel ycu icr jcbebek us ce tmbs jcureny ci nxpacrbek mcw Kcfusns cur hgrrbgkns tc kacrbiy mbs eghn gef trgesicrh us betc tmn

    bhgkn ci mbs _ce.

    Hgy Kcf `anss ycu gs ycu snnl tc snrvn mbh `y `nochbek tmn hge

    cr wchge mn orngtnf ycu tc `n< gef hgy Kcf ocetbeun tc hgln ycur

    hgrrbgkn g truay sgornf, scua-smgpbek uebce tmgt rni anots Omrbsts acvn

    icr tmn omurom.

    Vmn pngon ci Omrbst,Kgry Vmchgs

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    _GOrNF

    HGrrBGKN

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    7>

    7

    Vmn Krngtnst Omgaanekn

    be tmn [craf

    G Ogaa tc Mcabenss

    Hcrn Vmge Mgppbenss

    @y gaa hnges hgrry. Bi ycu knt g kccf wbin, ycuaa `nochn mgppy.

    Bi ycu knt g `gf cen, ycuaa `nochn g pmbacscpmnr.

    _COPGVN_

    Abln nvnrytmbek wmbom bs ect tmn bevcauetgry rnsuat

    ci ianntbek nhctbce `ut tmn orngtbce ci tbhn gef wbaa,

    gey hgrrbgkn, mgppy cr uemgppy, bs beibebtnay

    hcrn betnrnstbek tmge gey rchgeon, mcwnvnr pgssbcegtn.

    [. M. G^FNE

    B .

    Mbstcrbges grnet surn wmc tmn ibrst pmysbobge wgs wmc icaacwnftmrcukm ce tmbs tmcukmt, `ut tmn prgotbon rnvcautbcebznf hnfboben.

    Vmn wbaabekenss tc out betc g ocrpsn, pnna `gol tmn slbe, puaa g sogap

    cii g sluaa, out tmrcukm tmn `cen, gef gotugaay rnhcvn, nxghben, gef

    omgrt tmn crkges tmgt agy wbtmbe wgs g oruobga ibrst stnp be ibefbek cut

    mcw tmn muhge `cfy rngaay wcrls.

    Icr tmcusgefs ci yngrs pmysbobges mgf spnouagtnf ce wmgt wnet ce

    besbfn g muhge `cfy, `ut tmnrn wgs g rnauotgeon gef nvne ge g`mcr-rneon tc gotugaay fbssnot g ogfgvnr. _chn hne rnirgbenf cut ci rnab-

    kbcus ocevbotbce< ctmnrs just ocuafet knt cvnr tmn nnrbenss ci outtbek

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    _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    79

    gwgy g muhge rb` ogkn. [mban ge coogsbcega `rgvn scua vneturnf

    besbfn g fngf cfy, bt wgset uetba tmn Pnegbssgeon pnrbcf (rcukmay tmn

    icurtnnetm tc tmn sbxtnnetm onetury) tmgt Nurcpnge fcotcrs rcutbenaystgrtnf tc out pncpan cpne.

    Gef wmne tmny fbf, icrhnr hbsoceonptbces ocaagpsnf. Be tmn

    sbxtnnetm onetury, Gefrngs Ynsgabus wgs krgetnf g rngfy sup-

    pay ci orbhbegas ocrpsns, gaacwbek mbh tc fnibebtbvnay ocetrgfbot

    gssuhptbces g`cut tmn muhge gegtchy tmgt mgf `nne uequnstbcenf

    icr g tmcusgef yngrs cr hcrn. Ynsgabuss gegtchboga omgrts `noghn

    bevgaug`an, `ut mn ocuafet mgvn frgwe tmn omgrts ueanss mn wgs ibrstwbaabek tc hgln tmn out.

    B wget tc fc g sbhbagr tmbek be tmbs `ccl wbtm g spbrbtuga

    twbst. [nrn kcbek tc out cpne euhnrcus hgrrbgkns, fbssnot tmnh,

    ibef cut wmgts rngaay kcbek ce, gef tmne nxpacrn mcw wn oge kgbe

    spbrbtuga hngebek, fnptm, gef krcwtm irch tmn omgaanekns tmgt abn

    wbtmbe. [nrn ect gitnr sbhpan geswnrs tmrnn stnps tc hcrn betbhgtn

    ochhuebogtbce, sbx stnps tc g hcrn nxobtbek acvn abin nogusn tmbs

    bset g `ccl tmgt snnls tc tnaa ycu mcw tc mgvn g mgppbnr hgrrbgkn.

    Vmbs bs g `ccl tmgt accls gt mcw wn oge usn tmn omgaanekns, jcys,

    strukkans, gef onan`rgtbces ci hgrrbgkn tc frgw oacsnr tc Kcf gef tc

    krcw be Omrbstbge omgrgotnr.

    [nrn gitnr wmgt g krngt Omrbstbge wrbtnr, Irgeobs fn _gans, wrctn

    g`cut be tmn snvnetnnetm onetury. @nogusn fn _gans wgs g kbitnf

    spbrbtuga fbrnotcr, pncpan citne ocrrnspcefnf wbtm mbh g`cut tmnbr

    spbrbtuga oceonres. Cen wchge wrctn be krngt fbstrnss, tcre `nogusnsmn vnry huom wgetnf tc knt hgrrbnf wmban g irbnef wgs neocurgkbek

    mnr tc rnhgbe sbekan, besbstbek tmgt bt wcuaf `n hcrn mcay icr mnr tc

    ogrn icr mnr igtmnr, gef tmne fnvctn mnrsnai gs g onab`gtn tc Kcf gitnr

    mnr igtmnr fbnf.

    Fn _gans put tmn trcu`anf ycuek wchge gt ngsn, tnaabek mnr tmgt,

    igr irch `nbek g ochprchbsn, be cen snesn, hgrrbgkn hbkmt `n tmn

    tcukmnst hbebstry smn ocuaf nvnr uefnrtgln. Vmn stgtn ci hgrrbgknbs cen tmgt rnqubrns hcrn vbrtun gef ocestgeoy tmge gey ctmnr, mn

    wrctn. Bt bs g pnrpntuga nxnrobsn ci hcrtbibogtbce. . . . Irch tmbs tmyhn

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    Vmn Krngtnst Omgaanekn be tmn [craf

    7;

    paget, be spbtn ci tmn `bttnr egturn ci bts jubon, ycu hgy `n g`an tc frgw

    gef hgln tmn mceny ci g mcay abin.7

    Ectbon tmgt fn _gans tgals g`cut tmn coogsbcegaay `bttnr egturn cihgrrbgkns jubon. Vc spbrbtugaay `nenibt irch hgrrbgkn, wn mgvn tc `n

    mcenst. [n mgvn tc accl gt cur fbsgppcbethnets, cwe up tc cur ukay

    gttbtufns, gef oceircet cur snaibsmenss. [n gasc mgvn tc rbf cursnavns

    ci tmn ectbce tmgt tmn fbiibouatbns ci hgrrbgkn oge `n cvnrochn bi

    wn sbhpay prgy mgrfnr cr angre g inw sbhpan prbeobpans. Hcst ci us

    mgvn fbsocvnrnf tmgt tmnsn sbhpan stnps wcrl ceay ce g supnribobga

    anvna. [my bs tmbs3 @nogusn tmnrns g fnnpnr qunstbce tmgt ennfs tc `ngffrnssnf nycef mcw wn oge bhprcvn cur hgrrbgkn: [mgt bi Kcf

    fbfet fnsbke hgrrbgkn tc `n ngsbnr3 [mgt bi Kcf mgf ge nef be

    hbef tmgt wnet `nycef cur mgppbenss, cur ochicrt, gef cur fnsbrn tc

    `n beigtugtnf gef mgppy gs bi tmn wcraf wnrn g pnrinot pagon3

    [mgt bi Kcf fnsbkenf hgrrbgkn tc hgln us mcay hcrn tmge tc hgln

    us mgppy3[mgt bi, gs fn _gans mbets, wn grn tc goonpt tmn bttnr jubon

    `nogusn cut ci bt wn hgy angre tc frgw tmn rnscurons wn ennf wbtmwmbom tc hgln tmn mceny ci g mcay abin3

    Pchgetbobshs Pusn

    Bi tmbs scuefs abln g rgfbogaay fbiinrnet vbnw ci hgrrbgkn, bts bhpcrtget

    tc rnhnh`nr tmgt tmn vnry oceonpt ci rchgetbo acvn, wmbom bs sc

    onan`rgtnf be hcvbns, sceks, gef omngp pgpnr`gols, wgs vbrtugaayuelecwe tc tmn geobnets. Vmnrn wnrn nxonptbces cen ennf hnrnay

    rngf tmn _cek ci _ceks, icr bestgeon ut tglne gs g wmcan, tmn oce-

    onpt tmgt hgrrbgkn smcuaf bevcavn pgssbce gef iuaibaahnet gef nxobtn-

    hnet bs g rnagtbvnay rnonet fnvnacphnet ce tmn sogan ci muhge mbstcry,

    hglbek bts pcpuagr netry tcwgrf tmn nef ci tmn nanvnetm onetury.0

    O. _. Anwbs wmcsn hgrrbgkn tc ge gbabek wchge wgs snne gs

    schnwmgt cff `y hgey ci mbs ocetnhpcrgrbns nxpagbenf tmgtsuom g hceuhnetga smbit be ouaturga tmcukmt gs tmn fnvnacphnet ci

    rchgetbo acvn bs vnry rgrn tmnrn grn pnrmgps tmrnn cr icur ce rnocrf

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    _gornf Hgrrbgkn

    7=

    `ut B `nabnvn tmgt tmny coour, gef tmgt tmbs \rchgetbo acvnX bs cen

    ci tmnh.?

    Vmbs bs ect tc sukknst tmgt rchgeon btsnai cr tmn fnsbrn icr hcrnrchgeon bs enonssgrbay `gf< kccf hgrrbgkns wcrl mgrf tc prnsnrvn

    g snesn ci rchgeon. @ut tmn bfng tmgt g hgrrbgkn oge survbvn ce

    rchgeon gacen, cr tmgt rchgetbo innabeks grn hcrn bhpcrtget tmge

    gey ctmnr ocesbfnrgtbce wmne omccsbek g spcusn, mgs wrnolnf hgey

    g hgrbtga smbp.

    Pchgetbobsh rnonbvnf g hgjcr `ccst `y hnges ci tmn nbkmtnnetm-

    onetury Pchgetbo pcnts [crfswcrtm, Ocanrbfkn, gef @agln icaacwnf `y tmnbr suoonsscrs be abtnrgturn, @yrce, _mnaany, gef Lngts.

    Vmnsn pcnts pgssbcegtnay grkunf tmgt bt wgs g orbhn gkgbest censnai tc

    hgrry icr gey rngsce ctmnr tmge acvn (wmbom wgs fnibenf agrknay y

    innabek gef nhctbce), gef tmn abvns ci hgey ci tmnh wnrn pgrcfbns ci

    brrnspcesb`babty gef trgknfy.

    Cen ci tmn wrbtnrs wmc nh rgonf tmbs rchgetbo ectbce wbtm inrvcr

    wgs tmn snesucus ecvnabst F. M. Agwrneon, wmcsn hcttc wgs wbtmsmcuaf gef cukmt B smgaa mgvn ectmbek tc fc! Agwrneon inaa be acvn

    wbtm Irbnfg [nnlany, g hgrrbnf wchge, gef scukmt tc wcc Irbnfg

    gwgy irch mnr mus`gef, gs mbs acvn fnhgefnf mn fc. Gs pgrt ci

    mbs anss-tmge-ec an fnsbkes, Agwrneon snet Irbnfg g ectn, prcoagbhbek

    tmgt smn wgs tmn hcst wcefnriua wchge be gaa ci Nekagef.

    @nbek hgrrbnf wbtm tmrnn ombafrne gef mgvbek garngfy suiinrnf

    g ocupan ci giigbrs, Hrs. [nnlany sgw tmrcukm Agwrneons nhctbcegef occaay rnpabnf tmgt bt wgs c`vbcus tc mnr mn mgf ect hnt hgey

    Nekabsmwchne.6

    Ngrabnr be tmbs onetury, Lgtmnrben Geen Tcrtnr `nhcgenf mcw

    rchgetbo acvn ornpt betc tmn hgrrbgkn `nf, vnry stngatmbay, `y

    oneturbns, `rbekbek bts g`surf ectbces g`cut acvn gs ntnrega sprbektbhn

    gef hgrrbgkn gs g pnrscega gfvneturn hnget tc prcvbfn pnrscega mgp-

    pbenss. Vmn rngabty ci tmn muhge ocefbtbce bs suom tmgt, goocrfbektc Tcrtnr (gef B gkrnn), wn hust sgavgkn cur irgkhnets ci mgppbenss

    cut ci abins benvbtg`an suiinrbeks.

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    Be mnr stgrtabek gef besbkmtiua nssgy ce hgrrbgkn wrbttne be tmn

    7264s (tbtanf, betnrnstbekay necukm, Vmn Enonssgry Nenhy), Tcrtnr

    ogrniuaay nxpacrns tmn mnbkmts gef fnptms ci hgrrbgkn, hglbek tmnicaacwbek c`snrvgtbces g`cut g ycuek `rbfn:

    Vmbs vnry ocetnhpcrgry ycuek wchge ibefs mnrsnai igobek

    tmn cafnst gef ukabnst fbanhhg ci hgrrbgkn. _mn bs fbshgynf, mcr-

    rbibnf, iuaa ci kubat gef icrn`cfbeks `nogusn smn bs ibefbek cut

    abttan `y abttan tmgt smn bs ogpg`an ci mgtbek mnr mus`gef, wmch

    smn acvns igbtmiuaay. _mn oge mgtn mbh gt tbhns gs ibnronay gef

    hystnrbcusay, befnnf be tnrrb`ay huom tmn sghn wgy, gs citne smnmgtnf mnr pgrnets, mnr `rctmnrs gef sbstnrs, wmch smn acvns, wmne

    smn wgs g ombaf. . . .

    _mn tmcukmt smn mgf cutkrcwe gaa tmbs, `ut mnrn bt wgs gkgbe,

    ge nanhnet be mnr cwe egturn smn ocuaf ect ocetrca, cr ingrnf smn

    ocuaf ect. _mn wcuaf mgvn tc mbfn irch mnr mus`gef, bi smn ocuaf,

    tmn sghn spct be mnr innabeks smn mgf mbffne irch mnr pgrnets,

    gef icr tmn sghn ec fcu t fbsrnputg`an, snaibsm rngsce: _mn wgets

    tc lnnp mbs acvn.

    G`cvn gaa, smn wgets mbh tc `n g`scautnay oceibfnet tmgt smn

    acvns mbh, icr tmgt bs tmn rnga trutm, ec hgttnr mcw uerngsceg`an

    bt scuefs, gef ec hgttnr mcw mnr cwe innabeks `ntrgy tmnh `ctm

    gt tbhns. _mn fnpnefs rnolanssay ce mbs acvn.

    [btm ceay g rchgetbo vbnw ci hgrrbgkn tc igaa `gol ce, Tcrtnr

    wgres, g ycuek wchge hgy acsn mnr pngon ci hbef. _mn bs girgbfmnr hgrrbgkn bs kcbek tc igba `nogusn . . . gt tbhns smn innas g pgbeiua

    mcstbabty tcwgrf mnr mus`gef, gef ogeect gfhbt bts rngabty `nogusn

    suom ge gfhbssbce wcuaf fghgkn be mnr cwe nyns mnr vbnw ci wmgt

    acvn smcuaf `n.>

    Pchgetbo acvn mgs ec nagstbobty tc bt. Bt oge envnr `n strntomnf< bt

    sbhpay smgttnrs. Hgturn acvn, tmn lbef fnhgefnf ci g kccf hgrrbgkn,

    huststrntom, gs tmn sbeiua muhge ocefbtbce bs suom tmgt gaa ci us `ngroceiabotbek nhctbces. Mnr mgtrnf bs rnga gs mnr acvn bs rnga, Tcrtnr

    nxpagbes ci tmn ycuek wbin. Vmbs bs tmn rngabty ci tmn muhge mngrt,

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    tmn benvbtg`babty ci twc sbeiua pncpan panfkbek tc abvn tckntmnr, wbtm

    gaa tmnbr iguats, icr tmn rnst ci tmnbr abvns.

    G wnffbek ogaas us tc cur mbkmnst gef `nst be igot, tc gahcstbhpcssb`an bfngas. Bts tmn wgy wn wget tc abvn. @ut hgrrbgkn rnhbefs

    us ci tmn fgbay rngabty ci abvbek gs sbeiua muhge `nbeks be g rgfbogaay

    `rclne wcraf. [n gspbrn gitnr acvn ut igr tcc citne fnsonef betc mgtn.

    Gey hgturn, spbrbtugaay snesbtbvn vbnw ci hgrrbgkn hust `n `ubat

    ce tmn icuefgtbce ci hgturn acvn rgtmnr tmge rchgetbobsh. @ut tmbs

    bhhnfbgtnay ogsts us betc g ocuetnrouaturga pursubt.

    Be mbs oagssbo wcrl Vmn _ornwtgpn Anttnrs,O. _. Anwbs sgtbrbogaayrbfbouans cur ouaturns c`snssbce wbtm rchgetbobsh. Vmn fnhce

    _ornwtgpn kacgts, Muhges wmc mgvn ect tmn kbit ci \snxuga g`stb-

    eneonX oge `n fntnrrnf irch snnlbek hgrrbgkn gs g scautbce `nogusn

    tmny fc ect ibef tmnhsnavns be acvn, gef, tmgels tc us, tmn bfng ci

    hgrrybek wbtm gey ctmnr hctbvn snnhs tc tmnh acw gef oyeboga. Rns,

    tmny tmbel tmgt. Vmny rnkgrf tmn betnetbce ci acygaty tc g pgrtenrsmbp

    icr hutuga mnap, icr tmn prnsnrvgtbce ci omgstbty, gef icr tmn trgeshbs-

    sbce ci abin, gs schntmbek acwnr tmge g stcrh ci nhctbce.9

    B tmbel hcst ci us wmc mgvn `nne hgrrbnf icr gey su`stgetbga

    anektm ci tbhn rngabzn tmgt tmn rchgetbo rcaanr ocgstnr ci ocurtsmbp

    nvnetugaay nvnes cut tc tmn tnrrgbe ci g Hbfwnst betnrstgtn acek, iagt

    strntomns wbtm ge coogsbcega cvnrpgss. [mne tmbs mgppnes, ocupans

    rnspcef be fbiinrnet wgys. Hgey wbaa `rngl up tmnbr rnagtbcesmbp

    gef try tc rnorngtn tmn pgssbcegtn rchgeon wbtm schncen nasn. Ctmnr

    ocupans wbaa fnsonef betc g scrt ci hgrbtga kunrrbaag wgrigrn, g pgssbvn-gkkrnssbvn pcwnr pagy gs ngom pgrtenr `aghns tmn ctmnr icr pnrscega

    fbssgtbsigotbce cr agol ci nxobtnhnet. _chn ocupans fnobfn tc sbhpay

    knt gacek. _tbaa ctmnrs hgy cpt tc pursun g fnnpnr hngebek, g spbrb-

    tuga trutm mbffne be tmn neicronf betbhgoy ci tmn hgrbtga sbtugtbce.

    [n oge rue irch tmn omgaanekns ci hgrrbgkn gs fcotcrs fbf

    irch tmn muhge `cfy, rniusbek tc out cpne tmn ogfgvnrs gef rngaay

    accl gt wmgt wgs kcbek ce cr wn oge gfhbt tmgt nvnry hgrrbgknprnsnets tmnsn omgaanekns gef gsls us tc gffrnss tmnh mngf-ce. Bi wn

    ibef tmgt tmn sghn lbefs ci omgaanekns igon nvnry hgrrbgkn, wn hbkmt

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    gssuhn tmgt Kcf fnsbkenf g purpcsn be tmbs omgaanekn tmgt trgesonefs

    schntmbek gs baauscry gs mgppbenss.

    Vmbs `ccl accls icr tmgt purpcsn gef hngebek mcw oge wnfbsocvnr be tmn omgaanekns ci hgrrbgkn tmn cppcrtuebtbns tc angre hcrn

    g`cut Kcf, krcw be cur uefnrstgefbek ci mbh, gef angre tc acvn mbh

    hcrn3

    Euhnrcus hgrrbnf ocupans mgvn cpnenf up tmnbr abvns icr us be

    tmbs `ccl, sc B suppcsn bts ceay igbr tmgt B smcuaf gaacw hy cwe hgr-

    rbgkn tc `n fbssnotnf ibrst.

    Ge ^enxpnotnf Nekgknhnet

    Absg gef B citne wcefnr wmgt wcuaf mgvn mgppnenf bi smn mgf sgbf

    yns.

    Furbek g irnn gitnrecce gt g ocaankn oghpus-hbebstry rntrngt wmne

    wn wnrn stbaa fgtbek, B gslnf Absg tc jcbe g krcup ci us icr g rcuef ci

    Irbs`nn kcai.

    Ec, Absg sgbf. B tmbel Baa kc icr g wgal bestngf.

    _mn mgf rnonetay rnturenf irch g suhhnracek hbssbces trbp tc

    Hnxboc, gef tmbs rntrngt wgs suppcsnf tc `n g tbhn wmne Absg gef B

    ocuaf knt rnoceenotnf. [n mgf lecwe ngom ctmnr sbeon juebcr mbkm

    gef mgf `nne fgtbek icr g`cut g yngr, gef wn wnrn knttbek snrbcus.

    ^elecwe tc Absg, B mgf gslnf hy `nst irbnef, Pc` Vglnhurg, tc

    `nkbe prgybek g`cut wmntmnr B smcuaf gsl Absg tc hgrry hn. Gef

    uelecwe tc hn, Absg gef mnr hctmnr mgf spnet g _gturfgy gitnreccetmn wnnl nicrn acclbek gt wnffbek frnssns, just be ogsn Absg smcuaf

    nvnr ennf cen.

    B wgs schnwmgt irustrgtnf tmgt Absg wgset nbek occpnrgtbvn, sc B

    sgbf, Iben, B wcet pagy Irbs`nn kcai nbtmnr.

    Rcu oge, Absg sgbf. B fcet hbef wgalbek gacen.

    Ec, Baa kc wbtm ycu, B sgbf. Enbtmnr ci us rngabznf bt gt tmn tbhn,

    `ut tmbs ture ci nvnets wcuaf omgekn `ctm ci cur abvns.[n wgalnf gacek tmn rbvnr, snt besbfn g stueebek vgaany ce tmn

    cutslbrts ci Kagobnr Egtbcega Tgrl, gef tgalnf icr g`cut icrty-ibvn

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    hbeutns. _uffneay, B stcppnf slbhhbek rcols, gef vbrtugaay cut ci

    ecwmnrn B sgbf tc Absg, B wget tc hgrry ycu.

    Absgs hcutm frcppnf cpne.Bs tmgt g prcpcsga3 smn gslnf, gstcebsmnf.

    B smccl hy mngf yns, just gs gstcebsmnf gs smn wgs. Absg oghn up

    gef mukknf hn.

    Bs tmgt ge goonptgeon3 B gslnf, gef Absg ecffnf be tmn

    giibrhgtbvn.

    [mnw, smn sgbf gitnr g `rbni hchnet. Bhgkben bi B mgf gkrnnf

    tc pagy Irbs`nn.[n agukmnf g`cut bt, gef tmne nxpnrbneonf cen ci tmn hcst betnesn

    tbhns nhctbcegaay Bvn nvnr lecwe. Vmnrn wgs g strgekn, gahcst

    hystboga ochhbekabek ci scuas. _chntmbek wgs kcbek ce besbfn us,

    grcuef us, gef tmrcukm us tmgt supnrsnfnf gey pmysboga oceenotbce.

    Bt wgs schnmcw fnnpnr, hcrn hngebekiua, gef hcrn ghgzbek tmge

    geytmbek wn mgf nvnr nxpnrbneonf.

    Cvnr tmn enxt eben hcetms, wn hgfn pages, gs gey nekgknf ocupan

    fcns. [n tgalnf g`cut hbssbces, ighbay, snhbegry, snrvbek Kcf ycu

    eghn bt. Bt wgs ge betnesn tbhn, gef wn citne prgynf, Acrf, wmnrnvnr

    ycu wget tc tgln us, mcwnvnr ycu wget tc usn us, wnrn gaa ycurs.

    [n envnr sanpt tckntmnr uetba cur wnffbek ebkmt, sc tmn mcenyhcce

    wgs g rgtmnr betcxbogtbek nxpnrbneon, `ut ceon tmn mcenyhcce wgs

    cvnr, rngabty bhhnfbgtnay snt be abln g fnesn _ngttan ick.

    @nogusn B wgs pageebek tc sgvn up hceny icr snhbegry, wn spnet

    cur ibrst inw hcetms abvbek be g vnry tbey mchn, ciinrnf tc us rnet-irnn`y g ighbay irbnef. B anit icr wcrl twc fgys gitnr wn kct gol, gef Absg

    wgs strgefnf be g shgaa ochhuebty, cut be tmn hbffan ci ecwmnrn,

    gef smn `nkge tc ory.

    Bt wgs g sueey fgy, sc smn ogaanf hn gt wcrl gef gslnf bi B ocuaf

    ochn mchn ngray sc wn ocuaf frbvn tc g agln. B tmcukmt smn wgs

    orgzy. B oget just angvn wcrl `nogusn tmn wngtmnrs ebon! B prctnstnf.

    @nsbfns, B just stgrtnf![naa wmgts tmn usn ci knttbek hgrrbnf bi B snn ycu anss ecw tmge

    wmne wn wnrn nekgknf3 smn ochpagbenf.

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    Bt Bs Kccf icr g Hge Ect tc Hgrry

    B `noghn g Omrbstbge gt g vnry ycuek gkn. Be trutm, B oge sogronayrnhnh`nr g hchnet wmne Kcf wgs ect ge gotbvn gef ocesobcus prns-

    neon be hy abin. @nogusn ci tmbs, B inat frgwe tc Jnsus ngray ce.

    B wgs frgwe tc hcrn tmge Jnsus, mcwnvnr. B gasc rnhnh`nr `nbek

    frgwe tc kbras. B mgf g prntty `bk orusm ce g fgrl-mgbrnf kbra be

    lbefnrkgrtne!Vmn ibrst tbhn B gotugaay mnaf mgefs wbtm g kbra wgs be

    ibitm krgfn. Vbeg gef B rcaanf grcuef tmn slgtbek rbel, `ctm ci us

    `ausmbek gs tmn Ogrpnetnrs hnacfbcus mgrhcebns fnsorb`nf us wnaa:Bh Ce Vcp ci tmn [craf. Bt surn inat abln bt!

    Gs B krnw cafnr, `ctm ci tmnsn hcvnhnets tcwgrf Jnsus gef

    tcwgrf inhgans schntbhns orngtnf ge uengsy tnesbce. Vmn hge B

    hcst gfhbrnf, tmn cen pnrsce ce wmch B wgetnf tc hcfna hy abin

    gef tc wmch B wgetnf tc nxprnss hy ochhbthnet, wgs g sbekan hge.

    Gs igr `gol gs B oge rnhnh`nr, B wgs iuaay gwgrn ci tmn acek-

    stgefbek trgfbtbce ci onab`goy hcels gef eues wmc abvnf cut tmnbr

    fnfbogtbce tc Kcf `y panfkbek tc g`stgbe irch hgrrbgkn gef snx.

    Tgrt ci hn wbsmnf B ocuaf nh`rgon tmbs< B wgetnf tc `n scaf cut icr

    Omrbst, gef be ocaankn B strukkanf wbtm tmn gpcstan Tguas wcrfs, Bt bs

    kccf icr g hge ect tc hgrry (7 Ocrbetmbges ;:7).;

    Be igot, tmnrn bs huom be Omrbstbge mbstcry tmgt mgs ueciibobgaay (gef

    gt tbhns `agtgetay) ocesbfnrnf hgrrbnf `nabnvnrs tc `n snocef-oagss

    Omrbstbges wmc ochprchbsnf tmnbr betnkrbty cr wmc wnrn tcc wngl

    tc ocetgbe tmnbr snxuga urkns. Gukustben tmcukmt mn wgs `nbek omgrb-tg`an wmne mn wrctn, rninrrbek tc tmn betnet tc prcorngtn, Hgrbtga

    betnrocursn hglns schntmbek kccf cut ci tmn nvba ci aust.=[mban

    _orbpturn bs rnabg`an gef nvne beigaab`an, Omrbstbge mbstcry bset, gef

    ueicuefnf prnjufbons fc nxbst.

    Vmnrns ec qunstbce tmgt tmn ibrst pcpn, Tntnr, wgs hgrrbnf.

    (Jnsus ocuafet vnry wnaa mgvn mnganf Tntnrs hctmnr-be-agw bi Tntnr

    fbfet mgvn g wbin!) @ut tmnrn bs gasc nvbfneon be _orbpturn (7 Vbhctmy>:2 70) tmgt furbek tmn ibrst onetury ycuek wbfcws wnrn garngfy

    tglbek vcws ci onab`goy. @y .. 774, onab`gtns ocuaf tgln vcws tmgt

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    hbrrcrnf hgrbtga vcws. Vmbs `noghn g abttan hcrn bestbtutbcegabznf sc

    tmgt `y tmn tmbrf onetury, abinacek vcws ci onab`goy wnrn ect ueoch-

    hce. @y tmn icurtm onetury, suom vcws wnrn ochhnhcrgtnf y g iuaaabturkboga onan`rgtbce.2

    Gatmcukm Omrbstbgebty wgs `cre cut ci Jufgbsh, g rnabkbce be

    wmbom hgrrbgkn wgs ocesbfnrnf g rnabkbcus futy (cen rg``b sukknstnf

    tmgt g hge wmc fcns ect hgrry bs ect iuaay g hge74), bt wgset acek

    uetba hgrrbnf nabnvnrs wnrn sogronay ge gitnrtmcukmt furbek oneturbns

    ci wrbtbek ce spbrbtuga tmncacky (stufybek mcw Omrbstbge `nabnvnrs

    krcw be tmnbr igbtm, angre tc prgy, gef frgw oacsnr tc Kcf). Hcst citmn Omrbstbge oagssbos wnrn wrbttne `yhcels gef euesicrhcels gef

    eues. Vmn hgrrbnf ocuaf gt `nst inn`ay try tc sbhuagtn g sbekan pursubt

    ci Kcf< tmn tmcukmt ci pursubek Kcf tmrcukm hgrrbgkn wgset rngaay

    kbvne snrbcus ocesbfnrgtbce< bestngf, tmn nhpmgsbs wgs agrknay ce pur-

    subek Kcf be spbtn ci hgrrbgkn.

    B ogrrbnf schn ci tmbs gkkgkn betc hy cwe rnagtbcesmbp, ut ngray

    ce, hy nyns wnrn cpnenf tc g fbiinrnet rngabty. B rnhnh`nr hy rctmnr

    gslbek hn g inw qunstbces g`cut wmgt hgrrbgkn wgs abln. B tmcukmt

    icr g hchnet gef sgbf, Bi ycu wget tc `n irnn tc snrvn Jnsus, tmnrns

    ec qunstbce stgy sbekan. Hgrrbgkn tglns g act ci tbhn. @ut bi ycu

    wget tc `nochn hcrn abln Jnsus, B oget bhgkben gey `nttnr tmbek

    tc fc tmge tc knt hgrrbnf. @nbek hgrrbnf icrons ycu tc igon schn

    omgrgotnr bssuns ycuf envnr mgvn tc igon ctmnrwbsn.

    Jnsus, ci ocursn, wgs onab`gtn mbs netbrn abin, sc bts schnwmgt brcebo

    tc sukknst tmgt hgrrbgkn bs tmn prninrrnf rcutn tc `nochbek hcrn ablnmbh. @ut Jnsus fbf abvn be g ighbay, gef, gs @ntsy Pbouoob pcbets cut,

    tmgts gaa mn mgf fcen gt tmn tbhn tmn Igtmnr prcoagbhnf, Vmbs bs

    hy _ce, wmch B acvn< wbtm mbh B gh wnaa pangsnf (Hgttmnw ?:7;).

    [mgt mgf Jnsus fcen tc rnonbvn suom prgbsn3 Ectmbek `ut abvn be mbs

    cwe mchn, mcecrbek mbs pgrnets gef snrvbek mbs igtmnrs ogrpnetry

    `usbenss. Gppgrnetay tmgt wgs necukm tc pangsn Kcf.77

    Ighbay abin bs oangray ect g ocp-cut< gef gitnr ycuvn `nne hgr-rbnf icr g wmban, ycu rngabzn tmgt tmn nhpmgsbs ce onab`goy bs sabkmtay

    cvnr`acwe. Gaa ctmnr tmbeks ocesbfnrnf, tmn snxuga gspnot tglns up

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    just g irgotbce ci g hgrrbnf ocupans tbhn. B wgs tmn ibrst ci hy krcup

    ci irbnefs tc knt hgrrbnf, gef B rnhnh`nr cen ci tmnh gslbek hn bi

    bt wgs stbaa clgy tc just frcp be uegeecueonf.Cm, ycu `nttnr ogaa ibrst, B sgbf krgvnay, ogpturbek mbs gttnetbce.

    Hgrrbnf ocupans wgal grcuef eglnf gaa fgy acek, ycu lecw.

    Icr g snocef, B gahcst mgf mbh!

    Vmn rnga trgesicrhbek wcrl ci hgrrbgkn bs tmn twnety-icur-mcurs-

    g-fgy, snvne-fgys-g-wnnl ochhbthnet. Vmbs bs tmn oruob`an tmgt krbefs

    gef smgpns us betc tmn omgrgotnr ci Jnsus Omrbst. Bestngf ci knttbek up

    gt ?:44 .. tc `nkbe prgynr be g hcegstnry, tmn qunstbce `nochns,[mc wbaa wgln up wmne tmn `g`ys fbgpnr ennfs omgekbek3

    Hgrrbgkn ogaas us tc ge netbrnay enw gef snaianss abin. Vmbs besbkmt

    coourrnf tc hn schn yngrs gkc wmne Absg gef tmn lbfs wnrn trgvnabek

    wmban B mgf tc stgy mchn gef wcrl. Icr tmn ibrst tbhn nvnr, bt snnhnf,

    B mgf g irnn _gturfgy. Icr gs acek gs B ocuaf rnhnh`nr, B mgf gwgl-

    nenf ngom wnnlnef gef tgalnf cvnr wbtm Absg wmgt tmn ighbay wcuaf

    fc< B gahcst fbfet lecw mcw tc gsl tmn qunstbce wmgt fc Bwget

    tc fc3 Rnt tmgt wgs tmn qunstbce B mgf gslnf hysnai gs g sbekan hge

    vbrtugaay nvnry _gturfgy `nicrn B wgs hgrrbnf.

    Gey sbtugtbce tmgt ogaas hn tc oceircet hy snaibsmenss mgs

    necrhcus spbrbtuga vgaun, gef B sacway `nkge tc uefnrstgef tmgt tmn

    rnga purpcsn ci hgrrbgkn hgy ect `n mgppbenss gs huom gs bt bs mcab-

    enss. Ect tmgt Kcf mgs geytmbek gkgbest mgppbenss, cr tmgt mgppbenss

    gef mcabenss grn `y egturn hutugaay nxoausbvn, `ut acclbek gt hgr-

    rbgkn tmrcukm tmn anes ci mcabenss nkge tc put bt betc ge netbrnay enwpnrspnotbvn icr hn.

    @ut _beon Vmnrn Bs _c Huom Bhhcrgabty . . .

    B ibef bt igsobegtbek tmgt just gitnr Tgua sgbf, Bt bs kccf icr g hge

    ect tc hgrry, mn icaacws bt up wbtm tmnsn wcrfs: @ut sbeon tmnrn bs

    sc huom bhhcrgabty, ngom hge smcuaf mgvn mbs cwe wbin, gef ngomwchge mnr cwe mus`gef (7 Ocrbetmbges ;:0).

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    0;

    B wcuaf fc vbcaneon tc tmn Krnnl `b aboga tnxt tc sukknst tmgt tmbs

    pgssgkn bs rninrrbek tc geytmbek ctmnr tmge snxuga rnagtbces tmn

    Enw Betnregtbcega Ynrsbce tbfbns bt up g `bt, `ut nvne g ourscry nxnkn-sbs rnvngas tmgt, oangray, snx bs betnefnf. Nvne sc, B sukknst tmgt wn oge

    nag`crgtn tmn prbeobpan tc rnvnga trutm `nycef snxuga rnagtbces. _beon

    tmnrn bs sc huom bhhcrgabty wbtmbe us ect just aust, ut snaibsmenss,

    geknr, ocetrca-hceknrbek, gef nvne mgtrnf wn smcuaf netnr betc

    g oacsn rnagtbcesmbp wbtm cen ctmnr pnrsce sc wn oge wcrl ce tmcsn

    bssuns be tmn abkmt ci wmgt cur hgrrbgkn rnagtbcesmbp wbaa rnvnga tc us

    g`cut cur `nmgvbcr gef cur gttbtufns.B icuef tmnrn wgs g trnhnefcus ghcuet ci bhhgturbty wbtmbe

    hn tmgt hy hgrrbgkn fbrnotay oceircetnf. Vmn lny wgs tmgt B mgf tc

    omgekn hy vbnw ci hgrrbgkn. Bi tmn purpcsn ci hgrrbgkn wgs sbhpay

    tc nejcy ge beigtugtbce gef hgln hn mgppy, tmne Bf mgvn tc knt

    g enw hgrrbgkn nvnry twc cr tmrnn yngrs. @ut bi B rngaay wgetnf tc

    snn Kcf trgesicrh hn irch tmn besbfn cut, Bf ennf tc oceonetrgtn

    ce omgekbek hysnai rgtmnr tmge ce omgekbek hy spcusn. Be igot, ycu

    hbkmt nvne sgy, tmn hcrn fbiibouat hy spcusn prcvnf tc `n, tmn hcrn

    cppcrtuebty Bf mgvn tc krcw. Just gs pmysboga nxnrobsn ennfs tc `n

    schnwmgt strneucus, sc rnagtbcega nxnrobsn hgy ennf tc `n g `bt

    vbkcrcus tc truay strnss-tnst tmn mngrt.

    B fbfet fnobfn tc icous ce omgekbek hysnai sc tmgt B ocuaf mgvn g

    tnesbce-irnn hgrrbgkn cr sc tmgt Bf `n mgppbnr cr nvne hcrn ocetnet

    be hy hgrrbgkn. Bestngf, B gfcptnf tmn gttbtufn tmgt hgrrbgkn bs cen ci

    hgey abin sbtugtbces tmgt mnap hn tc frgw hy snesn ci hngebek, pur-pcsn, gef iuaibaahnetirch Kcf.Absg oget hgln hn mgppy, ect be ge

    uatbhgtn snesn. Onrtgbeay wn mgvn schn krngt tbhns tckntmnr, gef smn

    mgs `nne g wcefnriua wbin, nxonnfbek hy frnghs `ut tmnsn krngt

    tbhns grn sprbelanf wbtm (gef schntbhns snnh tc knt `urbnf be) tmn

    fnhgefs, omgaanekns, gef nxpnotgtbces ci pgybek tmn `baas ce tbhn,

    fbsobpabebek ombafrne, ngrebek g abvbek, gef lnnpbek g mcusn oange.

    B kunss wmgt Bh gitnr bs g qubntnr iuaibaahnet, g fnnpnr snesn cihngebek, g iuaanr uefnrstgefbek ci tmn purpcsn `nmbef tmbs betnesn,

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    0=

    cen-ce-cen, abinacek rnagtbcesmbp. Gs g hge wmc nabnvns mbs prbhgry

    hngebek ochns irch mbs rnagtbcesmbp wbtm Kcf, B wget tc nxpacrn

    mcw hgrrbgkn oge frgw hn oacsnr tc Kcf.Vmnrns gectmnr rngsce tc strnss tmbs: Hgrrbgkn, icr gaa ci us,

    bs tnhpcrgry be tmn abkmt ci ntnrebty. Vmn trutm bs, hy gef Absgs

    rnagtbcesmbp wbtm Kcf wbaa cutabvn cur hgrrbgkn. Hcst ablnay tmn tbhn

    wbaa ochn wmne nbtmnr Absg cr B prnonfn tmn ctmnr betc ntnrebty. Vmn

    rnhgbebek spcusn wbaa `n anit gacen, ec aceknr hgrrbnf pnrmgps

    nvne nvnetugaay rnhgrrbnf tc schncen nasn.

    Icr tmn Omrbstbge, hgrrbgkn bs g pneuatbhgtn rgtmnr tmge geuatbhgtn rngabty. @nogusn ci tmbs, `ctm ci us oge ibef nvne hcrn

    hngebek `y pursubek Kcf tckntmnrgef `y rnockebzbek tmgt mn bs tmn

    cen wmc gacen oge ibaa tmn spbrbtuga gomn be cur scuas. [n oge wcrl gt

    hglbek cur mchn abin hcrn pangsget gef pngong`an< wn oge nxpacrn

    wgys tc lnnp snx irnsm gef iue< wn oge hgln supnribobga omgekns

    tmgt wbaa prnsnrvn gt angst tmn gppngrgeon ci rnspnot gef pcabtnenss.

    @ut wmgt `ctm ci us orgvn hcrn tmge geytmbek nasn bs tc `n betb-

    hgtnay oacsn tc tmn Kcf wmc hgfn us. Bi tmgtrnagtbcesmbp bs rbkmt, wn

    wcet hgln suom snvnrn fnhgefs ce cur hgrrbgkn, gslbek ngom ctmnr,

    nxpnotbek ngom ctmnr, tc ochpnesgtn icr spbrbtuga nhptbenss.

    ^eicrtuegtnay, gs g igaab`an muhge `nbek B oget pcssb`ay gpprnobgtn

    Absg tmn wgy Kcf gpprnobgtns mnr. B oget nvne nkbe tc uefnrstgef mnr

    tmn wgy smn aceks tc n uefnrstccf. Bf knt `crnf wbtm hysnai bi B wgs

    hgrrbnf tc hn, sc bt ceay hglns snesn tmgt Absg hbkmt coogsbcegaay n

    `crnf cr gt angst krcw wngry ci abvbek wbtm hn. @ut Kcf fnabkmtsbe `ctm ci us. Kcf gpprnobgtns cur qubrls gef uefnrstgefs cur mngrts

    kccf betnetbces nvne wmne tmny hbkmt `n hgslnf `y beornfb`ay stu-

    pbf `nmgvbcr.

    Cen tmbek bs surn: Absg oget accl tc hn tc `n Kcf icr mnr. Gef

    nvne wmne B try tc acvn mnr abln ceay Kcf oge acvn mnr, B igba nvnry

    tbhn gef ce nvnry ocuet. B kbvn bt hy `nst, `ut B igaa smcrt nvnry fgy.

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    Acclbek icr Acvn be Gaa tmn [rcek Tagons

    [n ennf tc rnhbef cursnavns ci tmn rbfbouacusenss ci acclbek icrschntmbek irch ctmnr muhges tmgt ceay Kcf oge prcvbfn. Cur oacsn

    irbnefs mgvn g sce eghnf Ecage. [mne mn wgs just icur yngrs caf,

    mn sgw hn ogrrybek schn rgtmnr agrkn `cxns gef gslnf hn, be gaa

    sbeonrbty, Kgry, grn ycu strceknst, cr bs Kcf strceknst3

    Mbs fgf agukmnf g abttan tccmgrf gt tmgt cen. Gef ci ocursn wn

    gfuats tmbel bts g`surf tc ochpgrn cur pmysboga strnektm wbtm Kcfs.

    @ut mcw hgey ci us gfuats mgvn tmne turenf grcuef gef gslnf,pnrmgps ueocesobcusay, Grn ycu kcbek tc iuaibaa hn, cr wbaa Kcf

    iuaibaa hn3 Icr schn rngsce, tmgt qunstbce fcnset scuef gs g`surf

    tc us gs tmn cen g`cut pmysboga strnektm, `ut btsmcuaf!

    B nabnvn tmgt huom ci tmn fbssgtbsigotbce wn nxpnrbneon be hgrrbgkn

    ochns irch nxpnotbek tcc huom irch bt. B mgvn g rgtmnr cutfgtnf

    ochputnr g 6=9 sc B lecw tmnrn grn schn tmbeks B sbhpay oget

    fc wbtm bt< tmnrns just ect necukm hnhcry cr prconssbek pcwnr tc

    rue onrtgbe prckrghs cr och`ben onrtgbe tgsls. Bts ect tmgt B mgvn

    g `gf ochputnr< bts just tmgt B oget rngsceg`ay nxpnot hcrn irch bt

    tmge bt mgs tmn pcwnr tc kbvn.

    Be tmn sghn wgy, schn ci us gsl tcc huom ci hgrrbgkn. [n wget

    tc knt tmn agrknst pcrtbce ci cur abins iuaibaahnet irch cur rnagtbce-

    smbp wbtm cur spcusn. Vmgts gslbek tcc huom. Rns, wbtmcut g fcu`t

    tmnrn smcuaf n hchnets ci mgppbenss, hngebek, gef g knenrga snesn

    ci iuaibaahnet. @ut hy wbin oget `n Kcf, gef B wgs orngtnf wbtm gspbrbt tmgt orgvns Kcf. Geytmbek anss tmge Kcf, gef Baa inna ge gomn.

    Vmbs bs g `ccl tmgt accls gef pcbets `nycefhgrrbgkn. _pbrbtuga

    krcwtm bs tmn hgbe tmnhn< hgrrbgkn bs sbhpay tmn ocetnxt. Just gs onab-

    `gtns usn g`stbeneon gef rnabkbcus mnrhbts usn bscagtbce, sc wn oge usn

    hgrrbgkn icr tmn sghn purpcsn tc krcw be cur snrvbon, c`nfbneon,

    omgrgotnr, pursubt, gef acvn ci Kcf.

    Rcuvn prc`g ay garngfy rngabznf tmgt tmnrn wgs g purpcsn icr ycurhgrrbgkn tmgt wnet `nycef mgppbenss. Rcu hbkmt ect mgvn omcsne

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    tmn wcrf mcabenss tc nxprnss bt, `ut ycu uefnrstccf tmnrn wgs g

    trgesonefnet trutm nycef tmn supnribobga rchgeon fnpbotnf be pcpu-

    agr ouaturn. [nrn kcbek tc nxpacrn tmgt purpcsn. [nrn kcbek tc outcpne hgey hgrrbgkns, ibef cut wmnrn tmn ochhbthnet ru`s, nxpacrn

    wmnrn tmn pcbscenf gttbtufns mbfn, sngrom cut wmnrn wn grn icronf tc

    oceircet cur wnglenss gef sbe, gef angre mcw tc krcw tmrcukm tmn

    prconss.

    Vmn uatbhgtn purpcsn ci tmbs `ccl bs ect tc hgln ycu acvn ycur

    spcusn hcrn gatmcukm B tmbel tmgt wbaa mgppne gacek tmn wgy. Bts

    tc nqubp ycu tc acvn ycur Kcf hcrn gef tc mnap ycu rnianot tmn omgr-gotnr ci mbs _ce hcrn prnobsnay. Gt tmn vnry angst, ycuaa mgvn g enw

    gpprnobgtbce icr tmn pnrsce wbtm wmch ycu mgvn nh`grlnf ce tmbs

    jcureny.

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    7

    Vmn Kcf-Onetnrnf _pcusn

    Ant us purbiy cursnavns irch nvnrytmbek

    tmgt ocetghbegtns `cfy gef spbrbt,

    pnrinotbek mcabenss cut ci rnvnrneon icr Kcf.0 OCPBEVMBGE_;:7

    K E, PV O O

    Hgssbaace, Cmbc, wgs wgalbek tc mbs ogr gitnr g kcai tcureghnet wmne

    mn rngabznf tmn rnhctn truel cpnenr wgset wcrlbek. Enbtmnr wnrn tmn

    gutchgtbo fccr acols. [mne mn ibegaay kct besbfn tmn ogr, mn sgw tmn

    iuna kgukn rngfbek nhpty, nvne tmcukm mn mgf ibaanf up ce kgs anss

    tmge twnety-icur mcurs `nicrn. Hcrn irustrgtbek ynt, tmn ogr wcuaf

    ture cvnr `ut tmne bhhnfbgtnay fbn.

    Gitnr g tcw truol fnabvnrnf tmn fbsg`anf vnmboan tc tmn fnganrsmbp,

    g hnomgebo oghn cut tc Krnk gef tcaf mbh tmn prc anh: g `gf @OH.

    [mgts g @OH3

    Vmn gsbo ocetrca hcfuan. Bts nssnetbgaay tmn ogrs rgbe, gef ceon

    bt kcns `gf, nvnrytmbek stgrts hgaiueotbcebek.Krnk ocuaf mgvn besbstnf ce ibxbek tmn truel, tmn fccr acols, tmn

    kgs kgukn, gef gey euh`nr ci prc`anhs ut tmcsn wnrn hnrnay tmn

    syhptchs ci ge cvnrgaa hgaiueotbce.

    Mcw citne fc wn fc tmn sghn tmbek wbtm hgrrbgkn! [n icous ce

    tmn syhptchs:

    [n ennf tc bhprcvn cur ochhuebogtbce. [n ennf tc knt `nttnr gt mgefabek oceiabot.

    [n ennf tc smcw hcrn gpprnobgtbce icr ngom ctmnr.

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    [n ennf tc mgvn g hcrn uebibnf page wbtm tmn ombafrne.

    [n ennf tc wcrl mgrfnr gt lnnpbek tmn rchgeon gabvn be cur

    rnagtbcesmbp.

    [n oge spnef g abintbhn icousbek ce tmn syhptchs, cr wn oge rnpagontmn @OH tmn gsbo ocetrca hcfuan. B `nabnvn tmn @OH icr hgrrbgknbs cur spbrbtuga hctbvgtbce.

    Bt gaa ochns fcwe tc tmbs: Grn ycu g Kcf-onetnrnf spcusn cr gspcusn-onetnrnf spcusn3 G spcusn-onetnrnf spcusn gots ebonay tcwgrfmnr mus`gef wmne mn gots ebonay tcwgrf mnr. _mn bs goochhcfgtbek,

    gs acek gs mnr mus`gef pgys mnr gttnetbce. G spcusn-onetnrnf mus`gefwbaa kc cut ci mbs wgy icr mbs wbin, gs acek gs smn rnhgbes gkrnng`angef giinotbcegtn. Mnaa rchgeon mnr, gs acek gs mn innas rnwgrfnf icrfcbek sc.

    @ut Tgua tnaas us wn grn tc pnrinot mcabenss cut ci rnvnrneon icr Kcf._beon Kcf bs gawgys wcrtmy tc `n rnvnrnf, wn grn gawgys ogaanf tcmcabenss< wn grn gawgys ogaanf tc acvn. G Kcf-onetnrnf spcusn innas

    hcrn hctbvgtnf `y mbs cr mnr ochhbthnet tc Kcf tmge `y wmgtnvnrrnspcesn g spcusn hgy kbvn._pcusn-onetnrnf Omrbstbges try tc hgln nxousns tc stcp acvbek

    tmnbr spcusns `nogusn ci tmnbr spcusns sbes. @ut bi tmbs wnrn g vgabfnxousn, nvnry cen ci us ocuaf gvcbf tmn ogaa tc acvn, sbeon nvnry cen cius hgrrbnf g sbeenr!

    Cen wchge oghn up tc hn gitnr g snhbegr gef sgbf, Bt wcuaf nngsy tc `n hgrrbnf bi hy mus`gef wnrn mgai gs mcay gs ycu. B hge-gknf tc ocetgbe hy agukmtnr gef pcbetnf cut tmgt smn mgf ec bfngmcw mcay B wgs< hy wbin innas pusmnf `nycef mnr abhbt be hgeygrngs wmban trybek tc acvn tmbs sbeiua hge.

    @ut tmgts ect tmn pcbet! B gh ect ogaanf tc acvn hy wbin `nogusnsmn bs mcabnr tmge ctmnr wbvns (tmcukm Bh fnnpay tmgeliua icr mnrkcfabenss). B gh ect ogaanf tc acvn mnr `nogusn smn hglns hn mgppy(tmcukm B gh krgtniua icr tmn hgey kccf tbhns wn smgrn). B gh ect

    ogaanf tc acvn mnr `nogusn smn hglns hn kc gaa kccny besbfn (tmcukmschntbhns smn stbaa fcns). B gh ogaanf tc acvn mnr cut ci rnvnrneon icrKcf. Gey ctmnr hctbvgtbce bs anss tmge Omrbstbge.

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    Bi B gh tc rbf hysnai ci geytmbek tmgt hgy ocetghbegtn `cfy

    cr spbrbt, tmne B oge kbvn ec pagon be hy abin tc jngacusy, `bttnrenss,

    rnsnethnet, cr snaibsmenss. B gh gawgys ogaanf tc prgotbon knetanenss,lbefenss, kccfenss, igbtmiuaenss, gef snai-ocetrca. _chncen nasns sbe

    nvne tmn sbe ci hy spcusn gkgbest hn envnr kbvns hn tmn abonesn

    tc rnspcef wbtm sbe. B gh ogaanf tc just cen hctbvgtbce, gef cen ceay:

    rnvnrneon icr Kcf.

    Be cen snesn, wmgt hy spcusn sgys cr fcns cr fcnset fc bs gahcst

    brrnanvget. Nvnry fnobsbce B hgln, nvnry wcrf B uttnr, nvnry tmcukmt B

    tmbel, nvnry hcvnhnet B pnricrh, bs tc iacw cut ci cen mcay hctbvg-tbce: rnvnrneon icr Kcf.

    Grn ycu g Kcf-onetnrnf spcusn3

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    @y: Kgry Vmchgs

    @uy _gornf Hgrrbgkn Kbit Nfbtbcece

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