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voisaov vii qmef jix `b} x`nc ivocx vo`b Hc`~vgcb" \ci|ec eiikcf vi mv jix qm~fig mb vmgc~ ij
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@bf ~i mv q`~ vo`v g`amn q`~ isve`qcf"
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`~ ~oc aiv fiqb" Ocx j`nc hcn`gc ~seecb% ~`f czcb `~ ~oc visnocf ` n`xf" ^oc eiikcf `v mv emkc mv
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vi isve`q `b c~~cbvm`e |`xv ij emjc% voc} `xascf% `bf nisef biv hc `eeiqcf" Voc cg|cxix% `bf voc
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ocx% `bf ~v`xvcf mb `hisv E`f} J`vc `bf oiq ~oc o`f hec~~cf vocg hivo4 Noceec qmvo `b
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vxishec" Voc xc`fmba~% voc} `xascf qcxc ibc vomba% hsv qo`v mj voc} aiv ` gmbf vi ai jsxvocx9
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nisef o`zc hccb gsno gixc voixisao% hsv oc ocef h`nk% `zimfmba ncxv`mb |e`nc~" G`}hc voc
bcxzis~ kmf q`~ ~vmee mb vocxc ~igcqocxc"
Eiik~ emkc }isxc jmbc" H`xvib h`nkcf ijj" Mg ~ixx}% mv~ voc e`q% }is kbiq" Vom~ e`vc%
qoi kbiq~ qo`v |ci|ec nisef hc s| vi"
Noceec ds~v biffcf"
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]c~" Qcee" H`xvib ~v`xvcf ijj mb voc i||i~mvc fmxcnvmib" Aiif bmaov Noceec% `bf aiif
jixvsbc"
Vo`v o`f `nvs`ee} hccb voc jmx~v vmgc Noceec o`f hccb ~c`xnocf" ^oc jisbf ocx~cej
qibfcxmba mj `ee voc cgm~~`xmc~ qcxc emkc omg' bcxzis~% jixncjse ibe} vi ` |imbv" ^oc fishvcf mv"
^oc mg`ambcf mj mv o`f hccb `bivocx ibc% ` gixc c|cxmcbncf ibc% ~oc qisef o`zc o`f ` gsno
gixc sb|ec`~`bv vmgc qmvo mv" ^oc hca`b vi ~cc qo`v aiv Gmno`ce` ~i mxxmv`vcf"
Voc q`ek vi ocx n`hmb aiv ` emvvec c`~mcx qocb voc qmbf fmcf fiqb" @~ mv fmf% ~oc bivmncf
vo`v voc neisf~ o`f heiqb `q`}% xczc`emba ` q`mba giib" Gmno`ce` o`f vief ocx vo`v qocb voc
giib m~ `||xi`nomba jsee% ~igcvomba m~ `hisv vi hc xczc`ecf" ^oc bczcx ~`mf mj mv q`~ aiif% ix
h`f' ibe} vo`v ~igcvomba qisef nigc vi emaov vo`v qisef no`bac voc nisx~c ij"""~igcvomba"
\iemvmn~% g`}hc" Ix |cxo`|~ cnibigmn~"M xc`ee} bccf vi ~vsf} o`xfcx% Noceec voisaov" G`}hc
vo`v~ qo`v ~oc qisef fi vom~ czcbmba; ds~v i|cb voc hiik~% ief `bf gs~v}% jsee ij xm|~ `~ voc}
qcxc% `bf ~cc mj ~oc nisefbv ~pscctc isv ~igc |xiaxc~~" Mj ~oc o`f omv xink hivvig mb ocx
vx`mbmba% s| q`~ voc ibe} i|vmib"^oc xc`nocf ocx ~g`ee emvvec |e`nc% `bf jisbf ` bivc ~em||cf hcvqccb voc fiix `bf voc
jx`gc" ^oc ax`hhcf voc |`|cx% `bf eiikcf `xisbf" ^ccmba bi ibc% ~oc `egi~v fcnmfcf biv vi i|cb
voc bivc" N`ee ocx n`svmis~% hsv voc~c f`}~ ~oc xc`f voc bcq~|`|cx~% `bf voc~c ~mvs`vmib~ vcbfcf vi
cbf mb ` kmfb`||mba% ix qix~c" @ jcq gixc gigcbv~% voisao% `bf voc mfc` ecjv ocx gmbf' ~oc
sbjiefcf voc |`|cx"
Eiik S|% mv ~`mf"
^oc fmf"
H@@@@O!
^oc bc`xe} jcee je`v ib ocx xc`x cbf ~oc q`~ ~i ~v`xvecf" Xca`mbmba ocx nig|i~sxc% ~oc
~psmbvcf s|q`xf% `bf ~`q vo`v ocx xiij o`f hcnigc oigc h`~c vi `b `bbi}mba `~~`me`bv" Hcb
Vxccqcee% ocx |m`bi |e`}cx qocb ~oc ~vmee o`f ocx |e`nc% o`f fcnmfcf vi |`} ocx ` zm~mv" Oc qixc
om~ s~s`e a`xh' ` ~mg|ec ~omxv `bf |`bv~% `bf ` zc~v% j`fcf biq hsv ibnc ~oiqmba ne`~~% czcb
~|ecbfix" Czcx}vomba `hisv omg% jxig om~ neivoc~ vi om~ sbkcg|v he`nk o`mx `bf ~vshhec%
~nxc`gcf v`ecbvcf% hsv |cbbmec~~ gs~mnm`b"
Io Hcb% }isxc ds~v mb vmgc" Noceec ~`mf% fs~vmba ocx~cej ijj" ^oc ~vx`maovcbcf voc
~o`qe% `bf nocnkcf vi ~cc mj mv o`f aivvcb fmxv}" M q`~ ds~v ~`}mba vi g}~cej% M o`zcbv oc`xf `b}
oixxmhec gs~mn e`vce}% M ~oisef xc`ee} ~cc oiq Vxccqcee m~ fimba"
Io% Noceec% }is qisbf gc" Hcb e`mf ib om~ h`nk% eiikmba s|~mfc'fiqb `v Noceec" Oc
~gmecf; voc ~gmec ij voc fczm`bv" Mv jmv omg qcee% `bf g`}hc vo`v~ qo} oc o`f `eq`}~ aivvcb ~sno
e`xac vm|~" Hsv Mee hisbnc h`nk" ]is kbiq% }is xc`ee} ~oisef `|ieiamtc" Fi }is o`zc `b} mfc`
oiq o`xf mv q`~ vi jmbf vom~ |e`nc9 @bf voc nemgh s| vi vom~ xiij! @ g`b nisef fmc jxig ~sno
|cxme"
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Fibv vcg|v gc% Hcb" ^oc nisefbv oce| hsv ~gmec h`nk `v omg" Voc jmx~v vmgc M ~cc }is
mb gibvo~% `bf }is fcnmfc vi amzc gc ` oc`xv `vv`nk" Zcx} bmnc"
Oc ~viif `v vom~% `bf dsg|cf fiqb" Oc qisef o`zc e`bfcf ib om~ jccv% mj ocf o`f voc n`v'
emkc xcjecc~ oc q`~ nibzmbncf oc o`f" Oc vsghecf h`nkq`xf% e`bfmba ib om~ iqb xc`x cbf"
Noceec hsx~v isv e`saomba% czcb kmnkcf ` emvvec fmxv `v omg" Ds~vmnc o`f hccb ~cxzcf" Oc ~v`xvcf
h`nk s|"
M emzc vi |ec`~c" Oc ~`mf"
Nec`xe}" ^oc xc`nocf isv ` o`bf% oce|mba omg vi om~ jccv" ^i% qo`v hxmba~ }is ocxc9 M
voisaov `jvcx g} |e`nc qcbv `q`}% }isf hc isv ij ocxc% g`}hc aibc c`~v vi vixvsxc vocmxc`x~"
Io M fmf ds~v vo`v" Oc ~`mf% |xisfe}" \e`}cf g} q`} s| `bf fiqb voc ni`~v" Czcb qcbvoigc vi Gibxiz"
Biq vo`v q`~ mbvcxc~vmba" Gibxiz% n`|mvie ij Gibxizm` q`~ kbiqb jix mv~ ief'vmgc
no`xg" Voc kmbf ij gs~mn voc} cbdi}cf o`f bivomba vi fi qmvo }isba s|~v`xv~ vx}mba vi g`kc `
b`gc jix vocg~cezc~" Hsv hc~mfc~ vo`v% Hcb o`f vief ocx g`b} vmgc~ vo`v oc qisef bczcx ai
oigc"
^i }iszc amzcb s| ib }isx }isba xchceemib |o`~c9 Noceec `~kcf"
O`xfe}" Hcb ~`mf" Mv q`~ gixc ij ` ~nisvmba vomba" M ~vmee kbiq |ecbv} ij |ci|ec isv
c`~v qoi q`bv vi g`kc gs~mn" M gcv s| qmvo ` jcq ij vocg% `bf qc ~v`xvcf |e`}mba ` nmxnsmv ijv`zcxb~" @ee voc ne`~~} |e`nc~% ij nisx~c"
]c~% }c~% vo`v~ }is" Ne`~~} vi voc cbf" Qo} ce~c qisef }is qc`x vo`v hc`svmjsezc~v9
^oc ax`hhcf voc jmevo} ief vomba% `egi~v vc`xmba ijj ` hsvvib"
Oc}% oc}! Hcb dcxkcf `q`}" Vom~ zc~v m~ ` ne`~~mn" @ee voc axc`v~ qc`x voc~c"
@ee voc axc`v~" Noceec o`f vi o`bf mv vi Hcb" Oiqczcx mg|se~mzc ix `bbi}mba oc nisef hc%
`v ec`~v oc o`fbv amzcb s|" Oc q`~ ~vmee xc`nomba jix voc ~v`x~% emkc `eq`}~" @ |`xv ij ocx o`vcf
omg jix mv"
@exmaov% Hcb% jc~~ s|" ^oc xc`emtcf `v vom~ |imbv vo`v oc o`f xcvsxbcf jxig isv c`~v% jxig
`b `||`xcbve} ~snnc~~jse zcbvsxc" Hcb qisef bczcx q`ek `q`} jxig ~vc`f} gibc}" Qo} `xc }is
ocxc9 Qo`v~ voc `baec9
Oc nibvixvcf om~ j`nc mb gink ijjcb~c" M bccf `b `baec9 @a`mb% qmvo voc qisbfmba!
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Hcb"
Io jmbc" Oc viik ` ~c`v ib voc ~g`ee ~vii|" Emkc M ~`mf% Mzc hccb |e`}mba voc nmxnsmv mb
Gibxiz" Aimba vi ` eiv ij fmzc~% he`o he`o" H`~mn`ee} ~ccb voc qoiec nmv}"
]c~% `bf9 ^oc gizcf ocx o`bf mb ` nmxnec" Acv vi voc |imbv"
Oc ~|xc`f om~ `xg~ qmfc% emkc ` g`amnm`b jmbm~omba ` vxmnk M jisbf }is ` bcq |e`nc"
Voc qixf~ omv Noceec emkc ` h`vvcxmba x`g" Hcb ~`v jxitcb mb om~ qmfc'`xgcf xczc`e ~v`bnc%
~gmemba emkc ` nx`t} g`b" Mv innsxxcf vi ocx vo`v oc c|cnvcf ocx vi ~`} ~igcvomba% hsv qocb ~oc
i|cbcf ocx gisvo vi ~|c`k% `ee vo`v n`gc isv q`~ amhhcxm~o" ^oc fcnmfcf ~oc fmfbv n`xc `hisv
fmxv `b}gixc% `bf ~oc ~`v fiqb xmaov ib voc axisbf bcv vi Hcb" ^oc |sv ocx o`bf~ vi ocx j`nc jix
` gigcbv% `bf ds~v hxc`vocf mb voc bmaov `mx vi xce`' hsv ~oc nisefbv ~vi| ocx oc`xv jxig hc`vmbavcb gmec~ ` gmbsvc"
Hcb""" ~oc noinkcf isv% `jvcx ` jcq gmbsvc~" Qo`v"""oiq9
Oc xc'jiefcf om~ `xg~" M q`~ v`kmba ` hxc`k jxig isx ~cv% vom~ |e`nc n`eecf voc \oecag`vmn
\o`bvig'
Xc`ee}9
Oc}% M fmfbv b`gc mv" @b}q`}% M q`~ isv~mfc% o`zmba ` ~gikc `bf qocb M eiikcf `nxi~~voc ~vxccv% vocxc mv q`~' `b ief% cg|v} hsmefmba" M `~kcf voc iqbcx ij voc \o`bvig `hisv mv% `bf oc
vief gc mv s~cf vi hc ` v`zcxb `~ qcee% hsv nei~cf fiqb `jvcx voc hi~~ fmcf" ^i% M `~kcf `xisbf%
}kbiq fmf g} xc~c`xno" @bf% qcee"""M hisaov mv"
Noceec `nvs`ee} a`~|cf `v vo`v" ^oc a`zc Hcb ` o`xf ~oizc" ]is hisaovmv9 ]is hisaov
voc hsmefmba9
Qcee% ~ixv ij% Hcb ~`mf% |s~omba ocx `q`}" M gc`b% M xcbvcf mv" Hsv M n`b fi `b}vomba M
q`bv qmvo mv" M nisefbv vombk ij `b}vomba hcvvcx vo`b xc'i|cbmba }isx |e`nc"
Bcmvocx nisef Noceec" Vom~ q`~ mv' voc vomba ~ocf hccb q`mvmba jix `ee voc~c gibvo~"
Voxisao ocx ec~~ib~% voxisao `ee voc bmaov~ ~|cbv `eibc mb ocx n`hmb ~vsf}mba% ~oc nisef biv fcb}
vo`v voc ibe} vomba ib ocx gmbf q`~ aimba h`nk vi voc q`} vomba~ qcxc"
Hcb""" ^oc ~`mf"
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@bf hcjixc }is ~`} `b}vomba% fibv qixx}% M o`zc voc |cxjcnv b`gc Oc qcbv ~v`xx}'
c}cf% eiikmba |`~~cf Noceec% mbvi ~|`nc `bf vmgc% Hcb `bf Noceec~ Qibfcx H`x"
Noceec~ oc`f vmvecf ~eiqe} vi voc xmaov% c}c~ b`xxiqmba% @bf }isxc"""g`xxmcf vi vo`v
b`gc9
Mee qc`x }is fiqb" Hcb ~viif h`nk s|% ^i% qo`v fi }is vombk9
Noceec xcg`mbcf ~mecbv~ jix ` jcq gigcbv~% |e`}mba voc |i~~mhmemvmc~ mb ocx gmbf emkc `
a`gc ij fmnc"F`gb g} nib~nmcbnc% ~oc voisaov% `jvcx ` qomec" M n`bv ds~v ec`zc" ~oc ~`mf"
Qo}9 Hcb ~`mf" Oc eiikcf xc`f} vi e`sao" Vom~ m~ qo`v }is q`bv% xmaov9 Vom~ |e`nc
nisef hc osac! @bf mb Gibxizm`% bi ec~~"
Xmaov" Noceec ~`mf% Hsv"""Gmno`ce`"
Hcb~ ~gmec jmb`ee} j`fcf" ]isf amzc s| ib voc fxc`g vi |e`} n`xf~ qmvo voc ief
qig`b9
Ngib% Hcb" Noceec ~`mf% `nvs`ee} jmbfba ocx~cej ` hmv ijjcbfcf" Vo`v~ biv j`mx" Mv g`}
hc% }is kbiq% fmjjcxcbv vo`b qo`v M ~cv isv vi fi% hsv ~oc fmf v`kc gc mb qocb czcx}vomba qcbv vi
Ocee" ]is fibv ds~v q`ek `q`} jxig ~igcibc qoi oce|cf }is emkc vo`v"
Vocb fibv ds~v q`ek `q`}" Hcb ~`mf" C|e`mb vi ocx vo`v }is `||xcnm`vc qo`v ~oc~
fibc jix }is% hsv }iszc fcnmfcf vi fi ~igcvomba ce~c" ^igcvomba }is xc`ee} eizc"
Hcb% M ds~v'
Voc qoiec n`xf~ vomba% mv~ `hisv j`vc% xmaov9
Qcee% }c~ mb ` q`}" Noceec h`xce} sbfcx~viif voc jmbcx |imbv~ ocx~cej% ~i ~oc nisefbv
nixxcnv omg"
Qcee qo`v mj vom~ m~ }isx j`vc% Noceec9 Qo`v mj voc E`f} gc`bv jix }is vi ai h`nk c`~v9 Mj
`ee vom~ q`~ gc`bv vi o`||cb ~i qc nisef hcnigc ~snnc~~jse9
Noceec q`bvcf vi xcvixv% vi |imbv isv voc ihzmis~ je`q~ mb qo`v Hcb o`f ds~v ~`mf% hsv ~oc
jisbf ~oc ~mg|e} nisef biv" Hcn`s~c `jvcx |svvmba om~ psc~vmib voxisao voc ~mczc ij ocx bcqe}
`npsmxcf kbiqecfac% voc ~mg|ec vxsvo xcg`mbcf4 ~oc q`~ biv o`||} ocxc" @bf mj ~oc q`~ biv
o`||}% `bf ~oc ~vmee o`fbv jisbf ` xc`e xc`~ib vi hc |x`nvmnmba voc n`xf~% vocb qo`v q`~ ~oc
fimba9 ]c~" Hcb q`~ xmaov"
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Ik`}" ^oc ~`mf" Ik`}" Mee fi mv" Mee vcee Gmno`ce`"
Mv q`~ voc xmaov noimnc" Gmno`ce` qisef sbfcx~v`bf" Czcx}vomba ~oc o`f fibc qisef biv
ai sb`||xcnm`vcf" Qocb Noceec jmb`ee} g`fc s| ocx ei~~c~% ~oc qisef oce| voc ief qig`b mb `b}
q`} ~oc nisef" @bf ~oc qisef fi vo`v h} fimba qo`v ~oc eizcf" ]c~' vigixxiq% ~oc qisef vcee
Gmno`ce` czcx}vomba"
]c~! Hcb ec`|cf s|% |sbnomba voc `mx" Io vom~ m~ aimba vi"""`o! ]c~! M kbcq vom~ q`~
voc xmaov fcnm~mib% M ds~v kbcq mv! ^i qocbxc qc ec`zmba9 M q`bv vi acv h`nk vi Gibxiz `bf ~oiq
}is voc |e`nc!
Noceec ~viif `~ qcee% |svvmba ocx o`bf~ ib Hcb% vi kcc| omg psmcv" ^ooo! Biv ~i j`~v" M
~vmee o`zc vi v`ek vi Gmno`ce` `hisv voc qoiec vomba" @bf Mg biv fimba vo`v vibmaov" Mee q`mv sbvme
vigixxiq"
@o""" Hcb ~v`xvcf dsg|mba s| `bf fiqb% eiikmba emkc `b cmvcf nomef" Jmbc% jmbc% ds~v
|ec`~c fi mv" M gc`b mv% Noceec% vom~ |e`nc nisef hc hma' |xmgc ein`vmib% ` eiv ij ~|`nc" Axc`v
`nis~vmn~% vii" @q g`b% M hxisaov ~igc ij voc as}~ mb vocxc% `bf ecv gc vcee }is% mv ~isbfcf'
Hcb% M xc`ee} bccf vi acv ~igc ~ecc|"
Voc bmaov o`f aivvcb ib qomec voc} o`f vom~ v`ek" Voc giib ~cv ` qomec `ai% `bf mv ~ccgcf
h} voc xc~v ij voc ~v`x~ vo`v voc}f |`~~cf mbvi voc bcv gixbmba" Hcb% jix `ee om~ cbcxa} eiikcf
ds~v `~ vmxcf `~ Noceec" Ocf hccb ~bc`kmba }`qb~ hcvqccb hisv~ ij cnmvcgcbv"
Io% xmaov" Ik`}% }is ~ecc| vocb" @bf vigixxiq% qc ~v`xv h`nk c`~v"
Fi }is o`zc ` |e`nc vi ~v`}% Hcb9 ^oc voisaov ~oc kbcq voc `b~qcx% hsv ~oc `~kcf
`b}q`}"
Ij nisx~c" Oc ~`mf" ]is vombk Mf nigc ocxc qmvoisv ` |e`b9
Hcb"
Mg jmbc qmvo ds~v voc jeiix"
Acv mv voc n`hmb" Bi v`ekmba"
Hcb nig|emcf qmvo voc xcpsc~v% `bf `~ ~iib `~ oc aiv mb~mfc% oc e`mf fiqb ib voc jeiix
`bf hca`b vi j`ee `~ecc|" Oc q`~ gsno gixc vmxcf vo`b oc ecv ib% mv ~ccgcf" Noceec ~oiik ocx
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oc`f% `bf ~gmecf"Hcb Vxcqcee% ~oc voisaov%}is `xc ~igcvomba% `xcbv }is9 ^oc oc`fcf vi ocx
iqb hcf% ib voc ivocx ~mfc ij voc n`hmb" ^oc ~em||cf ijj voc ~o`qe% `bf ocx ~oic~% acvvmba mbvi hcf
~vmee qc`xmba voc xc~v ij ocx neivoc~" ^oc fmfbv o`zc ` eiv ij neivoc~ `b}gixc ~i ~oc qixc voc
~`gc isvjmv~ g`b} f`}~ mb ` xiq" ^oc eiikcf jixq`xf vi vo`v no`bamba" ^oc o`f bczcx hccb ibc
vi iqb `b cnc~~mzc `gisbv ij neivomba% hsv qc`xmba ~igcvomba fmjjcxcbv czcx} f`} qisef
ncxv`mbe} hc bmnc"
l^oc |seecf voc nizcx~ izcx ocx~cej% `bf nei~cf ocx c}c~" Voc ~isbf~ ij voc n`hmb' voc
nxc`k} fiix% voc qmbf voxisao ` ~g`ee nx`nk mb voc q`ee' czcx}vomba j`fcf% xc|e`ncf h} voc
cnoimba% f`xk jccemba ij fxmjvmba" ^oc jcee mbvi ocx~cej" @bf ocx gmbf hca`b vi |e`} a`gc~ qmvo
ocx"
^oc jisbf ocx~cej mb ` hsmefmba `v jmx~v sbj`gmem`x% hsv `~ ocx gmbf `fds~vcf% ~oc xc`emtcf mv
q`~ ocx |e`nc" Voc Qibfcx H`x" ^oc fcnmfcf ~oc emkcf voc b`gc% ` jcq }c`x~ `ai qocb ~oc
`xxmzcf" ^oc o`f fcnix`vcf voc |e`nc vi ~smv ocx v`~vc~% `bf voc |`vxib~ ~ccgcf vi eizc mv" ^oc o`f
` ~ecq ij xcase`x~ `bf jmx~v'vmgcx~ ocxc vom~ czcbmba% `ee c`acx vi ~`g|ec voc e`vc~v fxmbk" Gibxiz
^|cnm`e% mv q`~ n`eecf% `b `ec Noceec o`f hxcqcf ocx~cej% s~mba ocx j`vocx~ ief vcnobmpsc" Om~|mnvsxc osba izcx voc ~ocezc~ ij empsix ~v`vmibcf hcombf ocx" ^oc `eq`}~ g`fc ~sxc vi vi`~v vi
omg bmaove}"
Hcb q`~ `v voc j`x cbf ij voc |e`nc% hcombf om~ |m`bi" Voc xcase`x~ eizc Hcb% hsv vo`v q`~
bi ~sx|xm~c' oc |e`}cf qo`v voc} emkcf% `bf oc |e`}cf mv qcee" Om~ zimnc o`f aivvcb czcb hcvvcx
~mbnc voc} i|cbcf voc |e`nc"
Oc ~viif vi axc`v `||e`s~c qocb voc ~iba q`~ fibc"Vo`v q`~ I% voc ^c` jxig voc
gifcxb g`~vcx Z`bnc Nixvxmaov% e`fmc~ `bf acbv~" Oc ~`mf% qmvo ` hiq" \ci|ec |`~~cf h} voc
|m`bi vi ~o`kc o`bf~ `bf amzc vm|~" Aiif vm|~% vii" ^igc bmaov~% oc fmf hcvvcx vo`b Noceec"
\e`} ~igc Xmnkcbhisao! n`eecf ` g`b jxig ibc ij voc j`x v`hec~"
Biv Xmnkcbhisao! n`eecf `bivocx% ~g`eecx g`b% Oc~ ` o`nk% |e`} V}xceei!
@ o`nk9 voc jmx~v g`b ~`mf" Oc |s~ocf om~ no`mx jxig voc v`hec" Oiq f`xc }is9
Hcb eiikcf mb vocmx fmxcnvmib" Biq Acbvecgcb" Oc ~`mf% mb om~ hc~v nixfm`e zimnc% Ecv~
biv ~v`xv ~igcvomba% ocxc" Mee |e`} hivo% oiq~ vo`v9
@||`xcbve} vom~ ~saac~vmib q`~ biv cbisao" Voc jmx~v g`b fcg`bfcf `b `|ieia} jxig voc
~g`eecx g`b% qoi qisefbv xcecbv" Xmnkcbhisao% oc c|e`mbcf% q`~ ` ~sh'|`x nig|i~cx% `bf
`b}vomba oc |xifsncf vo`v q`~ czcb xcgivce} aiif% oc o`f ~viecb jxig V}xceei `b}q`}" Voc jmx~v
g`b fm~`axccf% `bf c|xc~~cf vom~ h} voxiqmba om~ o`ej'jsee gsa `v voc ~g`ee g`b~ j`nc" Voc
gsa omv o`xf; voc ~g`ee g`b jcee isv ij om~ no`mx% heiif qceemba s| mb om~ j`nc" Ocf hxikcb om~
bi~c" @ qig`b ~nxc`gcf `v voc ~maov% `bf ~czcx`e ij voc gcb ecjv vocmx ~c`v~" Vom~ nisef gc`b
bivomba aiif"
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Voc e`xac g`b q`ekcf izcx vi om~ fm~~cbvcx" N`ee g} j`zixmvc nig|i~cx ` o`nk% qmee
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hc nisxvcis~ mb }isx ~|ccno% `vvcbvmzc mb }isx em~vcbmba% `bf `hizc `ee% vxs~v }isx mb~vmbnv~" ]is
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q`mvmba vi fczisx ocx jec~o qocb ~oc q`~ sb|xc|`xcf" Vii h`f jix voc fxc`f" G`xmcvvc Axccbc
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fiix~% `bf mbvi voc no`ghcx% mbvi voc sbkbiqb"
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eiikcf s|q`xf% vi voc jisx `xnog`ac~" E`f} Bcxm~~`% `bf Eixf~ Qmeoceg% Axcaix} `bf Xifxmnk
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G`xmcvvc o`f czcx ~ccb% `bf voc} c`no ocef ` hc`svmjse ~v`jj" Vi G`xmcvvc% vocmx xca`e hc`xmba `bf
`hmemv} vi csfc `svoixmv} xmz`ecf `ee voc kmba~ `bf cg|cxix~ ij voc qixef"
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\ec`~c" G`~vcx~% G`xmcvvc o`f biv nigc vom~ j`x% nigc vi vom~ |imbv ~i gsno c`xemcx vo`b
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~o`x| mv nsv voc `mx `~ mv |`~~cf o`bf~" Voc o`bfec q`~ ~iemf |cqvcx% `bf o`f ief qixf~ ij |iqcx
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~cnibf% emv s|" ^vibc hcn`gc jmxc% hsv voc je`gc~ fmcf fiqb% no`bamba mbvi ` ~ijv aeiq ij `ee
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emkc ~gikc hcjixc cz`|ix`vmba" Voc Jisx ~|ikc qixf~ ij |iqcx% `bf ~omcefcf vocg~cezc~ hcombf
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xcnizcxcf jxig voc voxiq% `bf xcvsxbcf vi mv~ jccv" @ eiik mb mv~ c}c ~oiqcf mv q`~ |e`bbmba
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je`gc jxig mv~ o`bf"
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je`gc~ ib ocx ~kmb% `bf gsvvcxcf `bivocx ~|cee vi ocx~cej% hsv ~oc q`~ mbvcxxs|vcf qocb voc
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]is o`zc hccb fcjc`vcf" G`xmcvvc jcee vi ocx kbcc~" Voc ei~~ ij heiif jxig voc hmvc% `bf
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ibc% oiqczcx% jemnkcxcf qmvo gsno axc`vcx jxcpscbn}% `bf ~cbv isv zm~mhec q`zc~ ij cbcxa}isvq`xf% viq`xf voc Jisx% `bf viq`xf G`xmcvvc `bf ocx bcq j`gmem`x" Voc q`zc~ n`xxmcf qmvo
vocg ` oc`v ij vocmx iqb% `bf s|ib nibv`nv jmeecf G`xmcvvc qmvo ` ~sffcb fxc`f"
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emkc mv q`~ g`fc ij ` osbfxcf kbmzc~" Mv~ c}c~ qcxc cghcx~' mv~ gisvo jsee ij d`aacf f`aacx vccvo%
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Qocb voc vomba~ o`bf ax`hhcf voc xmaov oixb% G`xmcvvc q`~ izcxnigc qmvo `
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cbisao vi ~vc| vii nei~c"
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o`bf" Oc kbcev fiqb% `bf a`zc mv ` |`v ib voc oc`f"
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`b}qocxc% hsv ` emvvec q`}~ bixvo% viq`xf qo`v eiikcf vi hc"""
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@ viqb9 O`xxm~ib o`f biv c|cnvcf vi ~cc ` ~ise mb vom~ |`xv ij voc qixef% gsno ec~~ `b
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i|cb a`vc~ b`gcf mv Kceecxhsxa" O`xxm~ib xc`emtcf% `jvcx ` gigcbv ij xcgcghx`bnc vo`v oc kbcq
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`~ gixc ij ` n`g| vo`b ` viqb% `bf ~igc czcb c|cnvcf mv vi hc aibc qmvomb ` jcq gibvo~"
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hsv ` jxmcbfe} j`nc% ~cv fiqb voc ae`~~ oc o`f hccb nec`bmba vi nigc izcx `bf axccv omg"
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biv ~vxmkc omg `~ ~igcvomba oc ~oisef gcbvmib"
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Vo`bk }is kmbfe}" O`xxm~ib ~`mf" Oc viik voc ~vc| ij v`kmba om~ ~qixf ijj om~ h`nk% `bf
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bccf ij ` xc|e`ncgcbv"
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}iszc fibc ` j`mx hmv ` vx`zce"
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Vo`bk }is" O`xxm~ib viik ` e`xac hmvc ij voc gc`v% ~`zixmba voc oc`v `bf voc je`zix"
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