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    M04?708D + Rhc Bilrgnc ie Kirma Mlhgcuckcn mnb Thw

    hc Ai|| ie \maumgin g| m Nin+Lhrg|gmn Rhcirw

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    Ri tgaa hc Diib eir hc |mjc ie rctmrb g| hwpilrg|w |hccr bspaglgw- Rhc pcr|in thi

    gn rsh tgaa| hc Diib hgnj| inaw ie hc Diib! ni ie |ikc rc|sagnd ocnceg. Eir hcDiib g| g| itn rctmrb. Gn eml! hc psrc gn hcmr snbcr|mnb| hm hcrc in cmrh hcDiib g| iecn rctmrbcb ow gndrmgsbc! ow amlj ie mpprclgmgin! ow piucrw! owlinckp! ow kmnw meeaglgin|! mnb nit mnb hcn ow bcmh. Ie lisr|c! hc|c mrcgnlin|c}scngma eir hc inc thi gn rsh tgaa| inaw inc hgnd.

    Ncghcr lmn inc thi tgaa| hc Diib bi |i is ie ecmr ie psng|hkcn. Gn c||cnlc! hg|g| hc |mkc hgnd m| tgaagnd hc Diib eir hc |mjc ie m rctmrb. Rhc inc thi tgaa| gnrsh inc hgnd ecmr| inaw bignd trind! ni hc psng|hkcn. Gn eml! hc thi bic|trind! wc |gnlcrcaw tgaa| hc Diib! mlsmaaw bc|grc| i emlc hc lin|c}scnlc| |ihm hc psng|hkcn! agjc kcbglgnc! kmw hcma hgk. Hc snbcr|mnb| hm psng|hkcninaw cxg|| eir hc |mjc ie hc |gnncr. G g| m hcapgnd hmnb. G dimb| inc i prc|| inesrhcr itmrb hc Diib! ge inc rcmaaw tgaa| g. In hc ihcr hmnb! hc inc thi g|bgugbcb lin|gbcr| psng|hkcn ir hmrb|hgp m| m |gljnc||. Hc ecmr| maa tirabaw |comljeir hcrc g| nihgnd ccrnma gn hgk.

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    Amsrgcerik hc egak nigr lam||gl Dsn Lrmvw

    Thcn hg| |mdc g| rcmlhcb hcn hcrc tgaa oc agec! ni agec |sofcl i bcmh os agec hmg| lacmrawmnb m||srcbaw agec dgugnd. Rhcrc tgaa oc m oibw! ni m oibw thglh g| mngkma!tcgdhgnd bitn hc |isa m| g bclmw|! os m |pgrgsma oibw cxpcrgcnlgnd ni nccb mnb

    |soirbgnmcb gn cucrw pmr i hc tgaa. Rhg| g| hc pcmlc hm hc Hcmucnaw Lgw hm|thgac g |ifisrn| hcrc gn emgh! mnb gn hg| emgh g aguc| m agec ie rgdhcis|nc||. Ri hcc|moag|hgnd ie hm pcmlc g rcecr| maa g| diib mlgin|! thchcr hcw oc itmrb| Dibir itmrb| inc| ncgdhoir! eir hc agec ie hg| Lgw g| scraw mnb cngrcaw m agec ieecaait|hgp.

    Msds|gncRhc Lgw ie Dib

    Bcmr _cmbcr!

    Rhg| pmpcr g| gncnbcb i rcucma hc grrclinlgamoac bgeecrcnlc| tghgn Pric|mn|maumgin cmlhgnd|. Rhc gkpirmn emlir g| hit hc tisab+oc mnb hcm||skcb+i+oc Lhrg|gmn g| rcamgnd i Lhrg| om|cb spin thm |hc ir hcocagcuc| mois hcgr |maumgin.

    Kmw g oc snbcr|iib! hm hc snbcrawgnd |sppir eir maa Pric|mnbcnikgnmgin| thi lamgk hm |maumgin lmn oc ai| g| mn maki| |clrc! rmrcaw!ge cucr! bg|ls||cb hcirw ie minckcn hm hm| ni ogoaglma om|g|. G g| om|cbspin ? |mckcn|! ir mxgik|. Rhg| |sofclguc |lhckc tm| eirkcb kirc hmn

    m lcnsrw mecrhc _ceirkmgin ocdmn ow Kmrgn Ashcr. G g| m hcirw ie |maumgin om|cb gnLmhiagl \icrgiaidw. Thcrcm|! _ceirkcb hciaidw cmlhc| /fs|geglmgin ow emgh./ Thglh g| m|clsrcb |maumgin om|cb in hc dge ie ccrnma agec dgucn i thi|icucr g| bgugncaw rclidngvcbm| rs|gnd gn hc |clsrc! egng|hcb tirj ie Lhrg| eir eirdgucnc|| mnb hc rmn|eirkmgin ie mnct agec /gn Lhrg|./

    Mn snbcngmoac prgnlgpac gn hc NR Cpg|ac| g| hc rcnctgnd ie hc kgnb ie hc ocagcucr. Rhg|kmw inaw likc mois ow pripcr cmlhgnd. Rcmlhgnd hm ks| likc ow hi|c thik Lhrg|hm| prcpmrcb hrisdh dge| i cbgew mnb drit Hg| Lhsrlh. Cucrw ocagcucr g| dgucn m |pgrgsmadgeeir |cruglc ow Lhrg|. M dge g| ni m nmsrma macn. M dge g| ni gncnbcb eir hc sn|mucbtirab m amrdc: rmhcr! m| inc ie kmnw dge|! hc dge ie cumndcag|k g| i drit hc Lhsrlh!hc Oibw ie Lhrg|! snga |slh gkc m| hc prcirbmgncb nskocr ie ocagcucr|! pm| mnbprc|cn! hm| occn rcmlhcb. Rhc psrpi|c| ie Dib lmnni oc |maacb ir bcecmcb. Nir kmw Hg|gkcmoac oc cxpcbgcb ow hc ceeir| ie kcn. Lhrg| g| /maa hgnd|/ (Dj. m pmnm' i hcgnug|goac Lhsrlh ie ocagcucr|.

    Drmlc g| ni |ikchgnd hm g| gnsggucaw nir rmginmaaw likprchcnbcb ow hc sn|mucb + irhc |mucb. Kmw g oc snbcr|iib! hcrc g| m tcaa bilskcncb ogoaglma oagnbnc|| rcdmrbgnd|pgrgsma kmcr|. Rhg| lmn oc io|crucb bmgaw erik kgaj i kcm gn hc lmrnma mnb kmsrcLhrg|gmn. Inaw m uiasnmrw lhmndc ie kgnb (Dj. kcmnigm! JFU rmn|amgin;rcpcnmnlc:thglh g| NIR m hirrgoac mndsg|h iucr |gn'. _mhcr! thcn inc wgcab| hcgr kgnb mnb hcmr ignggmaaw! hc di|pca ie Dib$| |mugnd drmlc! mnb amcr i hc ac||in| orisdh ow Lhrg|! hcn

    mnb inaw hcn! kgdh |pgrgsma kmsrgw oc pridrc||gucaw dmgncb. Rhc|c ac||in| mrc sng}scaw|sgcb i cmlh rcdcncrmc ocagcucr. Wc! m likkin rsh rckmgn| i oc |hmrcb! m| hc|isrlc g| matmw| linmgncb gn hc Hiaw \lrgpsrc|.

    Mrkgngmn _cagdgis| Hskmng|k(Rhc eiaaitgnd mrc cxlcrp| erik kw snpsoag|hcb tirj! Dib \muc Kc Erik Wisr Eiaaitcr|!ir hc dinvi fisrnmag|k ie drmlc.'

    Rhc lgmgin| ocait mrc s|cb m| cxpcr c|gkinw i c|moag|h hc omljdrisnb mnb umagbgw iehc mrdskcn| mdmgn| m nin+drmlc! |maumgin om|cb in pcr|inma kirma mlhgcuckcn hmlmn oc ai| mnb hc cxpi|ggin ie Dib$| drmlcesa |maumgin + thglh g| ccrnma. Mn ccrngw hm

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    ocdgn| erik hc kikcn thcn |mugnd emgh g| rclidngvcb ow Dib.

    Br. Fihn Kgacw! m prikgncn Mrkgngmn hciaidgmn mnb mshir ie hg| itn |w|ckmgl hciaidw!g| lgcb gn hc eiaaitgnd6

    Rhc esnbmkcnma crrir ie hc \ilgngmn ugct tm| eisnb ow Drigs| i oc hg|6 Rhm\ilgns| rcdmrbcb Dib! gn hc tirj ie rcbckpgin! m| hiabgnd hc pamlc ie kcrcaw m

    lrcbgir! ir km|cr! thi|c |gkpac tgaa tm| m |seeglgcn bg|lhmrdc erik hc cxg|gndioagdmgin. Os! m| tc hmuc gn hc |sofcl oceirc s| i bcma tgh psng|hkcn mnb hcrckg||gin ie psng|hkcn! Dib lmnni oc aiijcb spin m| m lrcbgir! ir mn gnfsrcbpmrw! |gnlc hc ml ie gneaglgnd psng|hkcn bic| ni ocaind i mn gnfsrcb pmrw m||slh. Rhc rgdh i psng|h g| ni inc ie mn mo|iasc km|cr ir m lrcbgir! hc|c ocgndkcrcaw pcr|inma gn hcgr lhmrmlcr: g g| hc rgdh ie m rsacr inaw. Hcnlc Dib ks| oclin|gbcrcb m| m rsacr! mnb hc rgdh i psng|h ocaind| i hc rsacr m| |slh! |gnlc gcxg||! ni eir hc psng|hcr| |mjc! os eir hc |mjc ie hc likkintcmah! i kmgnmgng| irbcr mnb i prikic hc psoagl diib. (lgcb ow Kgacw! Rhciaidw! Uia ?! p =5=.}sicb gn \w|ckmgl Rhciaidw! Br. Actg| Lhmecr! Uia

    Erik hc lgmgin ie Br. Lhmecr moiuc m| rcdmrb| hc m||crgin| ow Br. Kgacw+ G lamgk hm hg| |mckcn (=' g| mn mrdskcnsk mb mo|srbsk eisnbcb inawgn m rmbgginma lrccb mnb hm (?' g| kcrcaw prgkm emlgc: (?' |cck| linugnlgnd!os m oiik g g| m eccoac mnb |pclgis| (Amgn diib aiijgnd' gnbslgin erikti rsh|.

    Ge hc rcmbcr tgaa oc pmgcn tgh hg| trgcr gn hg| mnmaw|g| in hg| kmcr iegnegngc gkpirmnlc! m bg|lai|src ie hc ema|c prckg|c| gn hc bcbslgin kmbcow Br. Kgacw tgaa oc bcmgacb. Rhc irbcr ie Br. Kgacw| prckg|c| mnb linlas|gin

    kmw oc lamrgegcb gn hc eiaaitgnd |rslsrc hm rc|iauc| gni hc |so|c}scn |skkmrw

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    |mckcn 6

    Ri lacmr mtmw hc bisoac+|pcmj ie gnucr|gin! G linucr Br. Kgacw$| lamgk| gn (=' mnb (?'moiuc! gni hcgr irgdgnma eirk (=m mnb ?m' gn hc bilrgnc ie likpaccb |mg|emlgin!bg|pscb ow Br. Kgacw6

    (=m' \gn mnb rgdhcis|nc|| g| gkpsmoac Zoclms|c Fc|s| g| hc Lhrg| hc Amko ie Dib thi

    cxpgmc|! mjc| mtmw |gn[.(?m' Eirdgucnc|| likc| hrisdh emgh Zoclms|c ie Dib| drmlc[.

    Br. Kgacw| rmginmac g| hm (=m + gkpsmgin' ks| oc ema|c eir (?m' i oc rsc. Oclms|c ge(=m' g| rsc! hcn (?m' g| ema|c (AIDGLMA mnclcbcn! c.d.! ge p hcn }'. Pmcnaw! hcn (=m'ks| oc ema|c oclms|c cucrw inc mllcp| kmn ks| hmuc emgh i oc eirdgucn (m| gn ?m'. Ows|gnd hg| aidgl! hc m||src| inc mnb maa ie hc snbcngmoac rsh ie hg| |mckcn| gn (=' mnb(?' ocait.

    \skkmrw ie Mrkgngmn Aidgl eir hc Ai|| ie \maumginEir hc rcm|in| ocait! hc _clirma ir Diucrnkcnma hcirw! lhmkpgincb ow Br. Kgacw!g| |clsrc gn g| m||crgin|6

    (=' \gn mnb rgdhcis|nc|| g| ni gkpsmoac Zoclms|c rmbggin |mw| |i[

    (?' Eirdgucnc|| likc| hrisdh emgh oclms|c (=' ni gkpsmgin g| rsc mnb! (=m' gkpsmging| ema|c. Ema|c oclms|c ge kmn| |gn g| gkpsmoac i Lhrg|! Zhcn! ugv.! crdi[ kmn bic| ninccb hc pcr|inma emgh thglh mppriprgmc| eirdgucnc||! |gnlc nihgnd lisab rckmgn i oceirdgucn/ Zmdmgn! eir ni occr rcm|in hmn oclms|c hc rsac| ie Zlinugnlgnd[ rmbgginma aidgl|mw |i[.

    Thw hc Ai|| ie \maumgin g| m Nin+Lhrg|gmn Rhcirw

    Lia ?62 G |mw hg| |i hm ni inc tgaa bclcguc wis hrisdh mrdskcn| Z4n ow |pclgis|mrdskcn|! hc mr ie pcr|sm|gin[ hm |isnb rcm|inmoac. NCR

    M bcmgacb bg|lai|src ie hc |pclgis| mrdskcn hm |sppir| hg| Mrkgngmn hcirw ie|maumgin g| dgucn gn hc eiaaitgnd bg|ls||gin.

    Br. Kgacw| bidkmgl! aidglma mrdskcn lhm|c| g| mga cnbac||aw mrisnb hc|mkc lgrlac. In hc inc hmnb! hc hm| kmbc m aidglma |mckcn s|gnd m ema|cprckg|c (=' i priuc m sngucr|ma rsh (?m'! i oc rsc. Priugnd (?m' i oc rsctm| snnclc||mrw! m| hcrc tm| ni gnggma bg|psc snga hc gnribslcb inc. Inhc ihcr hmnb! hc hm| mjcn hc rsh ie (=m' i priuc (?m' ema|c ow brmtgndm ema|c ! rmginma bcbslgin erik (?' i esrhcr umagbmc hc agc lamgkcb gn (= ' +gkpsmgin g| ema|c.

    Gn |skkmrw! hc hm| brmtn m ema|c linlas|gin ow gnribslgnd hc rsh ie (=m'gni hg| gck (?'! moiuc! tgh hc gncngin i priuc hm ti rsh| + (=m' mnb (?m' gn hcbilrgnc ie likpaccb |mg|emlgin + lmnni aidglmaaw li+cxg|. Mnb hg|! gn irbcr i esrhcrumagbmc hg| ema|c |mckcn gn hg| gck (='. Rhg| g| m lam||gl s|c ie m aidglma |mckcn i|sppir mn mppmrcnaw rsc os mlsmaaw ema|c! |pclgis| (diib aiijgnd'! |waaidg|k (Drccj|saaidg|ki| 1 |saaidgvc|hmg/gnecr/ 1 aidi| /rcm|in/'.

    Br. Kgacw! gn bcecnbgnd m agc tgh mn gnnilcn rsh + drmoognd m lhgab m| m |hgcab gn m egrcegdh hm| ace hgk|cae hc osrbcn i |sppir hg| lamgk tghis ieecrgnd m |hrcb ie likpmrmguc\lrgpsrc. Kgdh hc m||crgin ie |gn mnb rgdhcis|nc|| mrc ni gkpsmoac |mnb in g| itnkcrg|9 Ri priuc hg| kcrg6 hc linlas|gin| brmtn erik mn Mrkgngmn hcirw ie prckg|c| eirm bgugnc eirdgucnc|| + tghis gkpsmgin + |sppi|c| i |sppir g| itn |mckcn| owaidglma bcbslgin|.

    Rhc Mrkgngmn s|c ie ema|c aidgl tgaa oc bg|lai|cb! hrisdhis hg| pmpcr + gn bcmga mnb macndh. Br. Kgacw hm| ni rmginmagvcb hg| ncdmguc lamgk mnb priucb |mckcn (=m +gkpsmgin' i oc ema|c! }sgc |i tcaa m| hc |sppi|c|. Gn eml! kslh i hc linrmrw! hc hm|sntggndaw gaas|rmcb mn mdc iab mxgik i oc rsc6 (M' M agc g| gnucrcb rsh! thglh thcn

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    lhmaacndcb! (O' rc}sgrc| m |clinb gnucr|gin i rckmgn /mppmrcnaw/ rsc.

    Rhc Irmlac| ie Dib| Rrsh esaaw |sppir m pi|gguc bclamrmgin ie |so|gsginmrw bckcrg mnbkcrg. Rhg| g| gn linrmbglgin i Br. Kgacw$| rmbgginma ipgngin |mcb gn hg| gck (=' + nigkpsmgin'. Mbbgginmaaw! m| rcdmrb| hc umagbgw gn hc lhmrdc hm hg| aidgl g| mrdskcnskmb mo|srbsk gn hg| gck (='6 Thm |lhiia oimrb! lgw diucrnkcn! ir lirpirmgin g| niagmoac eir hc mlgin| ie g| ckpaiwcc|9 Thm pmrcn g| ni acdmaaw rc|pin|goac eir hc ml| ie

    hcgr kgnir lhgab9 Dsga mnb pcnmaw mrc rmn|ecrmoac gn hg| tirab + m| tcaa m| ocwinb.Egnmaaw! hc bcbslguc aidgl gn hg| gck (?'6 ge kmn| |gn g| gkpsmoac i Lhrg|! kmn bic| ninccb hc pcr|inma emgh thglh mppriprgmc| eirdgucnc||! |gnlc nihgnd lisab rckmgn i oceirdgucn g| m ema|c bcbslguc linlas|gin erik hc ema|c |mckcn6 oclms|c hc bic| ninccb pcr|inma emgh. Thglh g| mjcn erik hg| nct prckg|c ie nihgnd lisab rckmgn i oceirdgucn. Rhg| g| prgkm emlgc! mppcmrgnd i oc rsc. Os! gn eml! g| crrgoaw ema|c oclms|c gugiamc| hc snmacrmoac ogoaglma rc}sgrckcn eir emgh6 ow drmlc hrisdh emgh mrc wis|mucb./

    Rhc pign g| + hcrc g| ni umagb rmginma mrdskcn hm lmn oc gnribslcb i priuc irbg|priuc hc nccb eir emgh! g |mnb| ow g|cae! m| \lrgpsrc kmw ni oc orijcn. \clinbaw!hg| ema|c bcbslgin ie nihgnd lisab rckmgn i oc eirdgucn ma|i lcn|ir| bgugncrclinlgagmgin. Thcrcow maa kcn kmw oc eirdgucn ow emgh.

    _clinlgagmgin g| hc cnb rc|sa ie |so|gsginmrw! gkpscb |gn |seecrcb ow Lhrg| thglh

    rcnbcrcb Dib likpaccaw |mg|egcb gn hc Hg| fsbdkcn mdmgn| maa |gn. Eir hg| rcm|in!Lhrg| g| hc tirhw iofcl ie m rc}sgrcb emgh eir eirdgucnc|| hm g| dgucn i thi|icucr|hmaa ocagcuc gn Fc|s| Lhrg| eir hc rcmagw hm hc hm| occn eirdgucn. Rhcrceirc! gn hc egnmamnmaw|g|! oih ie Br. Kgacw$| prckg|c|! (=' mnb (?'! kmw oc lam||cb idchcr m| mrdskcnskmb mo|srbsk gn hc ceeir i rmginmaaw priuc hc nclc||gw eir m bgugnc eirdgucnc|| nidrisnbcb gn bgugnc gkpsmgin mnb hc |mlrgeglgma oaiib ie Lhrg| thglh |mg|egcb(pripggmcb' Dib| fsbdkcn mnb nclc||mrw trmh itmrb| |gnncr|.

    Dib g| ni ioagdmcb i cxpamgn Hgk|cae i kcn ow bcbslgin Hc rcucma| Hgk|cae mnb Hg|pamn mnb kcn kmw ow gnbslgin! rgdhaw ir trindaw! mjc Hgk m Hg| Tirb mnb linlasbc Hg|psrpi|c|. Hc hm| |gkpaw |mcb! kmnw gkc| iucr! hc pi|gguc likkmnb eir sn|mucb kcni iocw hc di|pca mnb! hm rgdhcis|nc|| likc| hrisdh emgh. Br. Kgacw hm| emgacb iprcmlh hc di|pca ie hc |mugnd drmlc ie Dib. Mahisdh! hc hm| priucb hg| lcn|ir|hgp iebgugnc drmlc.

    Br. Kgacw ieecr| m |psrgis| aidglma lin|rsl gn hg| gck (=' m| m |so|gsc rsh eir Dib|tirj gn hc gkpsmgin ie |gn i Lhrg| hm psrlhm|cb hc drmlc ie rgdhcis|nc|| hm g|gkpscb mnb gkpmrcb i kcn gn (=m'. Ow hg| |so|gsc |mckcn| mnb bcbslgin| gngck (?'! drmlc g| ni inaw lcn|ircb! os hritn is tgh hc Ogoaglma rsh ie gck (=m'.\hisab drmlc cucr rmg|c g| sdaw hcmb! g g| |sppi|cb! ow m diib aiijgnd |so|gsc! i ocgrrmginma! |gnlc nihgnd lisab rckmgn i oc eirdgucn.

    G eir inc! lmnni egnb gn hc NR bclamrmgin|! ir gn hc IR priphclgc| ie Lhrg|! thcrc g g|rcucmacb hm Dib| rgdh|! cghcr m| m lrcbgir ir m| m rsacr priclgnd m likkintcmahcxg|gnd inaw eir m likkin diib! tm| hc om|g| eir hc |mlrgeglgma bcmh ie Hg| \crumn.Rhc|c gbcm| mrc |gkpaw hiaw |kijc mnb kgrrir|.

    Dib| rgdh|! snagjc hi|c |mcb gn hc lgmgin erik Br. Kgacw! tcrc lacmraw c|moag|hcb gnhc IR. Hc g| hc Dib ie maa eac|h (Nsk =56??: ?56=5'. Thm Dib bic| in cmrh g| eir Hg|rcpsmgin oceirc hc nmgin| ie hc tirab. Rhg| g| m lcnrma hckc gn hc oiij ie Cvcjgca.

    Thm Dib bic| eir Hg| hcmucnaw dairw! |maumgin ow drmlc! g| eir hc tgnc|| ie maagncaagdcnlc| hrisdhis hc mdc|. Rhg| g| hc lcnrma hckc ie maa hc Cpg|ac|! thglhlsakgnmc| gn hc cmrh |hmcrgnd cucn| mnb dairgis| linlas|gin gn hc Oiij ie _cucamgin.Sneirsnmcaw! Mrkgngmn Lhrg|gmn| eiaait hc nigin| lhmkpgincb ow Br. Kgacw! rmhcr hmn\lrgpsrc + i bcegnc Lhrg|gmn |maumgin.

    M| m linlg|c rcosma ie Br. Kgacw| lcn|ir|hgp ie drmlc6 Gn hc pm||mdc erik _ikmn|36=?+?=! m hc ocdgnngnd ie hg| bgug|gin! thm hc NCR rcnbcr| drmlgis| dge! hc JFUrmn|amc| m| ercc dge. Gn hg| pm||mdc! hc ercc! drmlgis| dge g| bcegncb m| hc dge iergdhcis|nc|| hm acmb| i fs|geglmgin. Lhrg| rcbcckcb |gn! wc|! mnb maa sn|mucb kcn|mnb rclinlgacb oceirc Dib! os hc sn|mucb hmuc ni rclinlgacb hck|cauc| i Dib. Rhcw

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    hmuc ni cncrcb gni hc Nct Liucnmn ow emgh.

    Mn cucrwbmw gaas|rmgin tisab oc6 Inc kgdh rclcguc m |s|pglgis| tirhac|| lhclj gn hcgrkmga. Os! snga hm pcr|in ocagcuc| hc lhclj g| tirhw + tgaa hc pribslc hm lhclj eirpmwkcn9 Lhrg| rcbcckcb |gn! os rcmgn| drmlc snga |slh gkc m| Hc rclidngvc| |mugndemgh. Inaw gnbgugbsma rs| mnb rclidnggin ie Hg| egng|hcb tirj kmw lamgk /hc ercc! drmlgis|dge ie eirdgucnc|| mnb gkpscb rgdhcis|nc|| eir fs|geglmgin oceirc Dib. Inaw ow drmlc

    hrisdh emgh g| kmn |mucb. Rhg| g| hc gnegngc kcrg ie hc gkpscb rgdhcis|nc|| ie hc_gdhcis| Inc! Fc|s| Lhrg|.

    Br. Lhmrac| _wrgc dguc| hg| bcegnggin ie Mrkgngmng|k6

    Rhisdh hc ugct| ie Fmlios| Mrkgngs| (=350+=507' tcrc ni bgucrdcn erikrmbgginma _ceirkcb hciaidw! hi|c ie hg| |sllc||ir| tcrc gnlrcm|gndaw |i.Mrkgngmng|k cmlhc| hm Mbmk tm| lrcmcb gn gnnilcnlw! ni hiagnc||! hm |gnlin|g|| gn ml| ie hc tgaa! hm tc gnhcrg piaasgin erik Mbmk os ni dsga ir m |gnnmsrc! hm kmn g| ni imaaw bcprmucb! hm kmn hm| hc mogagw i tgaa i bi diibmnb i lineirk i Dib| tgaa gn hg| agec |i m| i oc pcrecl! mnb hm hc hskmn tgaa g|inc ie hc lms|c| ie rcdcncrmgin. Tc|acwmn hciaidw! |ikcgkc| lmaacb cumndcaglmaMrkgngmng|k! hiab| |gkgamr ugct| in hc |sofcl| ie Mbmk| mnb kmn| mogagw! hisdhg bgeecr| gn ihcr pign|.

    Mecr hc pcr|inma mppcma gn hg| Oiij Rti Dairgis| Drmlc-! hc mrdskcn| mnb priie| eir

    hc pi|gguc lamgk| ie drmlc gn gck| (=m' mnb (?m' moiuc! tgaa oc hc |lipc ie Oiij Rhrcc +Rhc Rrgosnma.

    Dma ?6?= G bi ni |c m|gbc Dib| drmlc! oclms|c ge rgdhcis|nc|| lisab likc hrisdh hcamt! hcn Lhrg| bgcb eir nihgnd- NCR

    Rhc eiaaitgnd g| m esaa }simgin ie hc Mrkgngmn hcirw ie hc umasc ie hc bcmh ie Lhrg|.Spin thglh g| om|cb hc kmnw gnumagb di|pca prc|cnmgin| mnb cmlhgnd| mois Dib$||maumgin.

    Rhc Nclc||gw eir MinckcnRhc eiaaitgnd lgmgin g| erik Br. Fihn Kgacw! thi tgaa oc |mgnd mnb bcecnbgnd hc _clirmair Diucrnkcnma hcirw ie minckcn mdmgn| hc ogoaglma bilrgnc ie Likpaccb\mg|emlgin6

    (='. Mn Mn|tcr i hc _cma Nclc||gw Rhc rcbckpguc kcbgmgingkpagc| m nclc||gw eir g. Rhcrc |hisab oc! mnb gn |lgcngegllin|g|cnlw ks| oc! mn mllirbmnlc octccn m bilrgnc ieminckcn mnb hc drisnb ie g| nclc||gw. Rhc kirma hcirw egnb|gn hc gdnirmnlc mnb cuga cnbcnlgc| ie kmn m nccb eir hc hgdhcrkirma rsh mnb kiguc hmn rcm|in meeirb|: m nccb eir maa hchgdhcr rsh| mnb kiguc| ie hc Di|pca. Rhcrc g| |slh m nccb ucrw rcma mnb ucrw srdcn. Mnb Lhrg| hm| drmlgis|aw |sppagcb hchcap |i nccbcb. Os tc wc hmuc ni pmr ie hc nclc||gw eir mniofclguc drisnb ie eirdgucnc||. Hcnlc hg| |lhckc bic| ni

    mn|tcr i hc rcma nclc||gw eir mn minckcn. Bgb hc nclc||gw mrg|c is ie mn mo|iascfs|glc thglh ks| psng|h |gn! hc hcirw ie |mg|emlgin tisab oc gn mllirb tgh g! ostghis pitcr i mn|tcr i g| rc}sgrckcn! oclms|c |slh m nclc||gw prclasbc||so|gsginma minckcn. Tc bi egnb hc rcma nclc||gw gn hc gncrc|| ie kirma diucrnkcn gncrc|| thglh linlcrn hc bgugnc dairw mnb mshirgw! mnb hc tcaemrc ie kirma ocgnd|.Thmcucr tgaa lin|cruc hc|c cnb| thgac ipcngnd hc tmw ie eirdgucnc|| mn|tcr| i hc rcmanclc||gw gn hc lm|c. Prclg|caw hg| g| binc ow hc minckcn tc kmgnmgn. Gn hcrc}sgrckcn ie hc |mlrgeglc ie Lhrg| m| hc inaw drisnb ie eirdgucnc|| hc |mnbmrb ie hcbgugnc c|gkmc ie |gn g| cxmacb! mnb kcrgcb pcnmaw g| rcnbcrcb kirc lcrmgn rc|pclgnd maathi emga ie eirdgucnc|| hrisdh rcbckpguc drmlc. Mnb hc|c mrc hc |pclgma kirma eirlc|thcrcow hc bgugnc amt kmw rc|rmgn |gn! pricl rgdh|! dsmrb gnnilcnlc! mnb |clsrc hclikkin tcaemrc. Esrhcr! hc bilrgnc tc kmgnmgn ni inaw dguc| i hc|c |masmrw eirlc|hc hgdhc| kirma picnlw! os ma|i likognc| tgh hck hc wc hgdhcr eirlc ie bgugnc aiucm| rcucmacb gn hc kmrucais| kcmn| ie isr rcbckpgin. Rhs|! thgac hc hgdhc| diib iekirma ocgnd| g| |clsrcb! hc bgugnc dairw rclcguc| g| hgdhc| rcucamgin. Rhc bilrgnc hm|!hcrceirc! ni inaw hc |sppir bcrgucb erik mn mn|tcr i rcma nclc||gw eir mn minckcn!

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    os ma|i hc likkcnbmgin ie m um| gnlrcm|c gn hc kirma eirlc| ie hc bgugnc diucrnkcn.

    (?'. Drisnbcb gn hc bccpc| Nclc||gw Tc mrc hcrc gn bgrclg||sc tgh hc bilrgnc ie |mg|emlgin6 eir hcrc g| mbuilmc|kmjc |pclgma lamgk gn g| emuir! mnb srdc |pclgma iofclgin| mdmgn|isr|. Tc marcmbw hmuc hc prgnlgpac| mnb eml| thglh ks| bclgbchc }sc|gin. Gn hcgr |lhckc! hc nclc||gw agc| gn mn mo|iasc

    ioagdmgin ie fs|glc i psng|h |gn! mnb sagkmcaw gn m bgugncpsngguc bg|pi|ggin. Os tc hmuc prcugis|aw |hitn hm hcrc g|ni |slh nclc||gw.

    Tc hmuc kmgnmgncb m psngguc bg|pi|ggin gn Dib: os tc ma|i egnb gn hgk m likpm||gin eirhc ucrw |gnncr| thik hg| fs|glc |i linbckn|. Mnb tc kmw m| rcm|inmoaw linlasbc hmhg| bg|pi|ggin ie lackcnlw tgaa egnb g| |mg|emlgin gn m drmsgis| eirdgucnc|| ie maa m| hmhc tgaa ni eirdguc mnw! cxlcp in hc c}sgumacn psng|hkcn ie m |so|gsc. Thi lmn |hithm hc psngguc bg|pi|ggin g| hc |rindcr9 Tc lhmaacndc hc prc|cnmgin ie m eml gn g|cxprc||gin hm |hmaa pmrmaaca hc lri|| gn g| bg|pi|ggin ie kcrlw. Mnb tgh ni mo|iascnclc||gw eir hc psng|hkcn ie |gn! g |cck| lacmr hm os eir hc rc}sgrckcn ie rclirmafs|glc likpm||gin tisab rgskph iucr hc bg|pi|ggin ie m psrcaw rcrgosguc fs|glc. Hcnlchg| maacdcb mo|iasc nclc||gw eir mn minckcn g| rcmaaw ni nclc||gw m maa. Thm g| hcnclc||gw gn hc diucrnkcnma hcirw9 G g| |slh m| mrg|c| gn hc rgdhesa hinir mnb mshirgwie hc bgugnc _sacr! mnb gn hc rgdh| mnb gncrc|| gn hc kirma ocgnd| snbcr hgk. Rhc erccrckg||gin ie |gn| tghis mn minckcn tisab oc hcgr |srrcnbcr. Hcnlc bgugnc fs|glc g|cae!

    |gaa hmugnd maa g| psngguc bg|pi|ggin! os gnegngcaw kirc linlcrncb eir hc|c rgdh| hmn gnhc kcrc rcrgosgin ie |gn|! ks| gncrpi|c maa g| mshirgw gn omr ie m kcrc mbkgng|rmguceirdgucnc||. Rhc bgugnc hiagnc|| mnb diibnc||! gnegngcaw linlcrncb eir hc|c drcm cnb|!ks| c}smaaw omr m eirdgucnc|| gn hcgr |srrcnbcr. Rhc bgugnc fs|glc! hiagnc||! mnb aiucks|! hcrceirc! likognc gn hc gkpcrmguc rc}sgrckcn ie mn minckcn gn Lhrg| m| hcnclc||mrw drisnb ie eirdgucnc||. Rhc|c eml| drisnb g gn hc bccpc| nclc||gw. Rhcrclirma cnb| ie kirma diucrnkcn mrc m prieisnbcr gkpcrmguc tgh fs|glc g|cae hmn hcrcrgosgin ie |gn! |gkpaw m| |slh. Inc |mnb| oceirc hc amt gn hc bckcrg ie lrgkc. Hg|bckcrg rcnbcr| hg| psng|hkcn fs|. Rhisdh ni m nclc||gw. Os hc priclgin ie ihcr|!thi tisab |seecr trind hrisdh hg| gkpsngw! kmjc| hg| psng|hkcn mn ioagdmgin iefsbglgma rclgsbc. Rhc |mkc prgnlgpac| mrc umagb gn hc bgugnc diucrnkcn. Rhc bckcrg ie |gngkpi|c| ni ioagdmgin ie psng|hkcn spin hc bgugnc _sacr: os hc priclgin ie rgdh| mnbgncrc|| ow kcmn| ie kcrgcb pcnmaw g| m rc}sgrckcn ie hg| fsbglgma rclgsbc! cxlcp m|hm priclgin lmn oc |clsrcb hrisdh |ikc ihcr kcmn|. G g| rsc! hcrceirc! hm hcrclirma minckcn g| drisnbcb gn hc bccpc| nclc||gw.

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    i lcrmgn kiguggc| gn kmn. M| g egnb| m rc|pin|c hcrcgn! |i hm| g m diucrngnd gneascnlc!mnb m kirc |masmrw gneascnlc m| hc rc|pin|c g| i hc hgdhcr m||ilgmcb gbcm|. Egr| ie maa!pcnmaw! m| mn cackcn ie amt! mppcma| i mn gn|gnlguc ecmr.

    Rhc gnrgn|gl eirlc ie hc mppcma g| bccrkgncb ow g| |cucrgw mnb hc lcrmgnw ie g|cxclsgin: os hc mlsma gneascnlc g| amrdcaw bccrkgncb ow hc |mc ie isr |sofclguckigugw. \ikc mrc |cckgndaw }sgc gn|cn|goac i hc drcmc| |cucrgw mnb lcrmgnw ie

    hrcmcncb pcnmaw! thgac ihcr| mrc bccpaw kiucb hcrcow. Hskmn linbsl g|! gn eml! hs|drcmaw gneascnlcb. Rhg|! hitcucr! g| hc aitc| pitcr ie pcnmaw m| m kiguc: wc g g| nitghis umasc. Emr occr g| g hm cuga cnbcnlgc| |hisab oc rc|rmgncb! mnb istmrblineirkgw i amt |clsrcb! hrisdh |slh ecmr hmn ni m maa. Rhc lhgce rclirma umasc iepcnmaw! |gkpaw m| mn cackcn ie amt! g| hrisdh hc kirma gbcm| thglh g linucw|! mnb hcrc|pin|c thglh g hs| egnb| gn hc kirma rcm|in. M| hc mn|tcr| i hc|c gbcm| gn hchcapesa mlguggc| ie lin|lgcnlc mnb hc prieisnbcr |cn|c ie ioagdmgin! |i hc diucrngndeirlc ie pcnmaw mjc| hc hgdhcr eirk ie kirma cxlcaacnlc. M| g oclikc| hc lacmrscrmnlc ie fs|glc g|cae gn hc bclamrmgin ie rgdh| gn maa hcgr |mlrcbnc||! mnb gn hcrcpriomgin ie lrgkc gn maa g| eirk ie gnfsrw ir trind! mnb bcph ie psngguc bc|cr! |i glinucw| hc gkpcrmguc ac||in| ie bsw! mnb rsac| hrisdh hc prieisnbcr prgnlgpac| iekirma ioagdmgin. Nit rgdh| mrc eca i oc |mlrcb! mnb bsgc| mrc egaacb oclms|c hcw mrc|slh! mnb ni erik ecmr ie hc pcnma lin|c}scnlc| ie hcgr ugiamgin ir ncdacl. Rhc |mkceml| hmuc hc esaac| mppaglmgin i pcnmaw m| mn cackcn ie bgugnc amt. Hcrc g| hgdhcrrclirma umasc tgaa oc! mnb lmn inaw oc! hrisdh hc hgdhcr rcucamgin ie Dib gn hg| kirmamrgosc| m| cucr mlguc gn maa kirma mbkgng|rmgin.

    (2'. _clirma Umasc ie Minckcn Rhc |seecrgnd| ie Lhrg|! m| mpripcr |so|gsc eir hc psng|hkcn! ks| esaegaa hc ieeglc iepcnmaw gn hc ioagdmirw cnb| ie kirma diucrnkcn. Rhc kmnncrie esaegaakcn g| bccrkgncb ow hc nmsrc ie hc |cruglc. M| hc|masmrw rclirma eirlc ie pcnmaw! m| mn cackcn ie amt! g| |pclgmaawhrisdh hc kirma gbcm| thglh g rcucma|! |i hc uglmrgis||seecrgnd| ie Lhrg| ks| rcucma agjc kirma gbcm|! mnb rsac hrisdhhck. Ni ca|c lmn hcw mjc hc pamlc ie pcnmaw m| hcw rcucmaDib gn hg| fs|glc! hiagnc||! mnb aiuc: gn hg| rcdmrb eir hg| itn

    hinir mnb amt: gn hg| linlcrn eir hc rgdh| mnb gncrc|| ie kirma ocgnd|: gn hg| rcpriomginie |gn m| gnrgn|glmaaw cuga! scraw hi|gac i hg| itn rgdh| mnb i hc tcaemrc ie hg| |sofcl|.Bic| hc minckcn gn Lhrg| rcucma |slh rsh|9 Tc mn|tcr! Wc|. Nir bi tc nccb hcgkpi||goac pcnma cackcn ie hc hcirw ie |mg|emlgin eir mnw pmr ie hg| rcucamgin. Dibrcucma| hg| prieisnb rcdmrb eir hc |mlrcbnc|| ie hg| amt! mnb eir hc gncrc|| thglh g

    lin|cruc|! ow thm hc bic| eir hcgr |sppir mnb priclgin. Gn bgrcl acdg|amguc mnbmbkgng|rmguc eirk| hc irbmgn| hg| amt! tgh bclamrmgin| ie g| |mlrcbnc|| mnb mshirgw:ckoibgc| gn g hc tcgdhgc| |mnlgin| ie rctmrb mnb pcnmaw: rcpriomc| gn |cucrc| crk|maa bg|rcdmrb ie g| rc}sgrckcn|! mnb maa ugiamgin ie hc rgdh| mnb gncrc|| thglh g tisabpricl: ug|g| spin rmn|drc||gin hc ecmresa pcnmagc| ie hg| rcrgosguc fs|glc! hisdhmatmw| m hc |mlrgeglc ie hg| likpm||gin. Rhc mo|cnlc ie |slh eml| tisab cugnlc mngnbgeecrcnlc i hc drcm linlcrncb: thgac hcgr prc|cnlc cugnlc|! gn hc |rindc| kmnncrpi||goac i |slh eml|! hc bgugnc rcdmrb eir hc|c gncrc|. Rhc eml|! tgh hc kirma gbcm|hcw ckoibw! dguc tcgdh mnb |masmrw diucrngnd pitcr i hc bgugnc amt. Rhc ikg||gin iehc pcnma cackcn tisab! tghis m pripcr rclirma |so|gsgin! acmuc hc amt gn scrtcmjnc||.

    Nit ac hc |mlrgeglc ie Lhrg| oc |so|gscb eir hc prgkmrw nclc||gw ie psng|hkcn! mnbm| hc |iac drisnb ie eirdgucnc||. Os tc |hisab bg|gnlaw nic thm g rcpamlc| gn hcbgugnc amt mnb thcrcgn g kmw kibgew hc bgugnc mbkgng|rmgin. Rhc amt rckmgn|! tgh maa g|

    prclcp| mnb |mnlgin|. Pcnmaw g| ni mnnsaacb. Rhcrc g| ni |srrcnbcr ie hc bgugnc hinirmnb mshirgw. _gdh| mnb gncrc|| mrc ni ac|| |mlrcb! nir dsmrbcb gn eccoacr crk|. \gn hm|hc |mkc rcpriomgin: pcnmaw hc |mkc gkkgncnlc mnb |cucrgw rc|pclgnd maa pcr|g|cngkpcngcnlc mnb snocagce. Rhc thiac lhmndc gn hc bgugnc clinikw g| hg| hm in hc |iacdrisnb ie hc uglmrgis| |mlrgeglc ie Lhrg| maa thi rcpcn mnb ocagcuc kmw oc eirdgucn mnb|mucb. Rhg| g| hc bgugnc |so|gsgin eir hc prgkmrw nclc||gw ie psng|hkcn. Thgac!hcrceirc! maa ihcr eml| gn hc bgugnc acdg|amgin mnb mbkgng|rmgin rckmgn hc |mkc! mnb gnmn snmomcb cxprc||gin ie rsh| ie hc hgdhc| rclirma eirlc mnb umasc! hg| bgugnc |mlrgeglcgn minckcn eir |gn rcpamlc| hc ac||in ie m prgkmrw nclc||gw eir psng|hkcn tgh g| itnhgdhcr rcucamgin ie hc |mkc |masmrw rsh|: rmhcr g mbb| g| itn hgdhcr ac||in i hmpcnmaw. M| pcnmaw rckmgn| gn g| pamlc! rckg||goac! gnbccb! in pripcr linbggin|! wc

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    lcrmgn ie cxclsgin gn maa lm|c| ie snrcpcncb |gn! mnb! hcrceirc! iecn cxclscb gn eml!hc pcnma |mnlgin ie amt |gaa prilamgk| maa hc rclirma rsh thglh g kmw scr. Hcnlc hc|mlrgeglc ie Lhrg| gn minckcn eir |gn! mnb gn hc bclamrmgin ie hc bgugnc rgdhcis|nc|| gneirdgucnc||! g| mn mbbgginma mnb gnegngcaw hgdhcr scrmnlc ie hc ki| |masmrw kirmarsh|.

    Rhc lri|| g| hc hgdhc| rcucamgin ie maa hc rsh| thglh ckoibw hc oc| kirma eirlc| ie

    hc bgugnc diucrnkcn. Rhc minckcn gn Lhrg| g| |i irgdgnma mnb |gndsamr gn kmnw ie g|eml| hm g g| hc kirc bgeeglsa i egnb gn hskmn eml| hc mnmaidgc| eir g| pripcrgaas|rmgin. Wc hcrc mrc eml| ni tghis |cruglc hcrc. Mn ckgncn aclsrcr! gn m rclcnbg|ls||gin ie hc minckcn! hm| dgucn niirgcw i m kcm|src ie Orin|in Mali gn hcdiucrnkcn ie hg| |lhiia. Hc |so|gscb hg| itn lhm|g|ckcn eir hc gneaglgin ie pcnmawspin hg| ieecnbgnd pspga! rclcgugnd hc meeaglgin m hc hmnb ie hc ieecnbcr. Ni inc lmnrmginmaaw hgnj |slh m |so|gsgin pcnma! ir hm hc |gn ie hc pspga tm| cxpgmcb ow hc|rgpc| thglh hc km|cr |seecrcb gn|cmb. Rhc |so|gsgin mn|tcrcb |gkpaw eir hcbg|lgpagnmrw cnb| ie pcnmaw. Tghis rcecrcnlc cghcr i hc hcirw ie Orin|in Mali ir ihc gncrprcmgin ie Fi|cph Liij! tc |i |mc hc lm|c m| iougis| gn hc phgai|iphw ie g|itn eml|. \slh ieeglc g kgdh tcaa esaegaa. Mnb tc mllcp hc rcpir ie hc ucrw |masmrwrc|sa! ni inaw lcrgegcb ow hc ki| rcagmoac mshirgw! os ma|i m| gnrgn|glmaaw ki|lrcbgoac. Ni inc gn hc |lhiia! mnb i oc rsacb ow g| bg|lgpagnc! lisab hcnlceirh hgnj ac||drmucaw ie mnw ieecn|c mdmgn| g| amt|. Ni inc lisab hgnj cghcr hm hc km|cr rcdmrbcbtgh agdhcr rcpriomgin hc cuga ie |slh ieecn|c! ir hm hc tm| ac|| rc|iaucb spin m rgdgbcneirlckcn ie iocbgcnlc.

    Maa hc|c gbcm| ks| hmuc occn gncn|gegcb! mnb gn m kmnncr i dguc hck hc ki| hcapesagneascnlc. Rhc uglmrgis| |mlrgeglc ie hc km|cr oclmkc m picn mnb ki| |masmrw kirmacackcn gn hc diucrnkcn kmgnmgncb. Cucn hc mlsma psng|hkcn ie hc ieecnbcr lisabni hmuc |i |clsrcb iocbgcnlc eir hc |mjc ie g| itn ioagdmgin mnb cxlcaacnlc. Tc kmwma|i gn|mnlc hc lm|c ie Vmacsls|! ucrw emkgagmr gn bg|ls||gin| ie minckcn! hisdh s|smaawmllikpmngcb tgh |slh bcngma| ie mnmaidw m| tisab rcnbcr g s|cac|| eir gaas|rmgin. G g|s|cac|| in hc hcirw ie |mg|emlgin! os umasmoac in m rsc hcirw. Vmacsls| tm| amtdgucrmnb rsacr ie hc Ailrgmn|! m Drclgmn liainw cmraw eisnbcb gn |ishcrn Gmaw. Hg| amt| tcrc|cucrc! mnb hg| mbkgng|rmgin rgdgb: wc oih tcrc tcaa |sgcb i hc kmnncr| ie hc pcipac.Hg| itn |in tm| linuglcb ie ugiamgnd m amt! hc pcnmaw ie thglh tm| oagnbnc||. Rhc lm|clmkc i Vmacsls| oih m| rsacr mnb emhcr. Hcnlc hcrc tm| m lineagl gn hg| |isa. Hc tisabhmuc occn mn snnmsrma emhcr! mnb ie |slh m lhmrmlcr m| i oc sneg eir m rsacr! hmb hc|seecrcb ni lineagl ie eccagnd. Hg| pcipac cnrcmcb hg| lackcnlw eir hg| |in. Os! m| m|mc|kmn hc jnct hm hc |wkpmhw thglh prikpcb |slh cnrcmw lisab oc os

    rmn|gcn: hm gn hc rcmlgin hc tisab |seecr hcgr mlls|mgin ie pmrgmagw mnb gnfs|glc:hm hg| amt| tisab oc bg|hinircb mnb hg| mshirgw orijcn. \gaa hcrc tm| hc lineagl ie|isa. Thm |hisab hc bi eir hc rclinlgagmgin ie hc rsacr mnb hc emhcr9 Gn hg| cxgdcnlwhc bcug|cb mn minckcn ow hc |so|gsgin ie inc ie hg| itn cwc| eir inc ie hg| |in|.Rhg| tm| m priug|gin moiuc amt mnb rcrgosguc fs|glc. Ncghcr hmb mnw pcnmaw eir hcemhcr in mllisn ie hc |gn ie hc |in.

    Rhc |so|gsgin hcrceirc! tm| ni pcnma. Rhc uglmrgis| |seecrgnd tm| ni gn mnw |cn|crcrgosguc. G lisab ni oc |i. Maa hc linbggin| eir pcnma rcrgosgin tcrc tmngnd. Ni inclmn rmginmaaw hgnj hm hc |gn ie hc |in! ir mnw pmr ie g! tm| cxpgmcb ow hc |seecrgnd iehg| emhcr gn hg| |cmb. Rhc rmn|ecrcnlc ie |gn m| m thiac g| snrcm|inmoac cnisdh: os hcgbcm ie m bgug|gin ie g! m pmr ocgnd ace tgh hc mlsma |gnncr mnb psng|hcb gn hgk! mnb hcihcr pmr ocgnd rmn|ecrrcb i m |so|gsc mnb ocgnd psng|hcb gn hgk! rmn|lcnb| maa hclmpmogaggc| ie rmginma hisdh. Rhc |so|gsgin! tghis ocgnd pcnma! bgb mn|tcr eir hcrclirma ieeglc ie pcnmaw. Rhc rsacr esaaw priclcb hg| itn hinir mnb mshirgw. Amt |gaa

    uiglcb g| ochc|| mnb |mnlgin| tgh snmomcb eirlc. Mnb hc uglmrgis| |mlrgeglc ie hc rsacrspin hc macr ie hg| pmrcnma likpm||gin! mnb m| tcaa m| spin hc macr ie hg|mbkgng|rmgin! lisab os gncn|gew maa hc gbcm| thglh kgdh likkmnb eir hgk hinir mnbmshirgw m| m rsacr! ir dguc i hg| amt| m |masmrw pitcr iucr hg| pcipac. Rhg|! hcrceirc! g|m rsc lm|c ie minckcn hrisdh uglmrgis| |seecrgnd! mnb gn lai|c mnmaidw i hc bgugncminckcn. Gn ncghcr lm|c g| hc |so|gsgin eir hc rcrgosgin ie |gn! os gn cmlh eir hc|mjc ie hc rclirma cnb| ie pcnmaw! mnb hs| lin|gsc| hc iofclguc drisnb ie g|rckg||gogagw. Tc hmuc! hcrceirc! gn hg| gn|mnlc m lacmr mnb eirlcesa gaas|rmgin ie hcrclirma umasc ie hc minckcn. Os |i emr tc hmuc prc|cncb hg| umasc gn g| nmsrc rmhcrhmn g| kcm|src. Rhg| tgaa egnb g| pripcr pamlc gn hc |seeglgcnlw ie hc minckcn.

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    (3'. Inaw \seeglgcn Minckcn+ Nihgnd lisab oc kirc emaamlgis|hmn hc iofclgin hm hc diucrnkcnma hcirw g| gn mnw |cn|cmllcpgamginma! ir gkpaglgaw gnbgeecrcn i hc lhmrmlcr ie hc|so|gsc gn minckcn. Gn hc gncugmoac aidgl ie g| bccpc| mnbki| bccrkgngnd prgnlgpac| g cxlasbc| maa gnecrgir |so|gsgin|mnb rc}sgrc| m bgugnc |mlrgeglc m| hc inaw |seeglgcn minckcn.Inaw |slh m |so|gsgin lmn dguc mbc}smc cxprc||gin i hc drcm

    rsh| thglh kmw esaegaa hc rclirma ieeglc ie pcnmaw. Rhc lm|c ieVmacsls| kmw gaas|rmc hg|. Kmnw ihcr bcuglc| tcrc ma|i m hg|likkmnb. Hc! ni biso! hmb kincw! mnb kgdh hmuc c||mwcb hcpsrlhm|c ie gkpsngw eir hg| |in ow hc bg|rgosgin ie amrdc |sk|.Gn hg| mo|iasc pitcr hc kgdh hmuc |so|gscb hc oagnbnc|| ie|ikc gnecrgir pcr|in. Os thm tisab hmuc occn hc |gdngeglmginir rclirma umasc ie mnw |slh kcm|src9 G lisab dguc ni mn|tcr ihc rcma nclc||gw gn hc lm|c! mnb ks| hmuc occn scraw |gacn

    rc|pclgnd hc drcm rsh| gkpcrmgucaw rc}sgrgnd meegrkmgin gn mnw mbc}smc |so|gsgin.Rhc |mlrgeglc ie inc ie hg| itn cwc| eir inc ie hg| |in| bgb dguc hc rc}sg|gc meegrkmgin!thgac nihgnd ocait g lisab. \i gn hc |so|gsgin ie Lhrg| eir s|. Ni gnecrgir ocgnd mnb nignecrgir |mlrgeglc lisab mn|tcr! hrisdh hc cxprc||gin mnb meegrkmgin ie drcm rclirmarsh|! eir hc nclc||mrw cnb| ie pcnmaw. Mnb! m| tc |hmaa |cc gn hc pripcr pamlc! ni ihcrhcirw lmn |i esaaw gncrprc mnb mppriprgmc maa hc eml| gn hc |mlrgeglc ie Lhrg|. G hm| mpamlc mnb m nccb eir cucrw cackcn ie mingnd umasc gn hg| |so|gsgin./ (Gogb.! Uia ?! pp=45+82! lgcb gn \w|ckmgl Rhciaidw! Br. Actg| Lhmecr! Uia

    Tgnc||c| eir hc Pri|clsgin + Mnmaw|g| mnb _c|pin|c\spcreglgma ugct| ie mn maa+gkpirmn li|kgl diucrnkcn kmw inaw linmgn mbg|hinirgnd cumasmgin ie hc tirj ie Lhrg|. G m|j6 Ge hg| aiugnd Dib thi lmnbcnw Hgk|cae mnb iucrlikc Hg| trmh eir fsbdkcn mdmgn| |gn! tm| Hc hc|mkc Dib hm mshircb hc Eaiib mnb hc trggnd| ie hc priphc Cvcjgca9Rhc IR priphc thi tric hc|c Tirb| ie Dib6 Wis tgaa ni oc lacmn|cberik wisr snlacmnnc|| snga G hmuc esaaw snacm|hcb kw mndcr spin wis. G hcAI_B hmuc |pijcn6 fsbdkcn g| likgnd mnb G tgaa ml. G tgaa ni rcacn! ir|hit pgw! ir lhmndc kw kgnb. G tgaa fsbdc wis mllirbgnd i wisr linbsl mnbwisr bccb|! bclamrc| hc \iucrcgdn AI_B (Cvj ?26=

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    Diucrnkcnma hcirw m||cr| hm inc g| ocncuiacnaw eirdgucn mecr mllcpgnd Lhrg|.Rhc|c ti wpc| ie eirdgucnc|| mrc likpaccaw grrclinlgmoac. Mnb! mdmgn! cmlh inc pribslc|m bgeecrcn wpc ie |maumgin.

    Rti gnlikpmgoac |so|gsgin|! ti gkc |c}scnlc| eir thcn eirdgucnc|| g| mllikpag|hcb!mnb ti bgeecrcn |maumgin|! mnb ti bgeecrcn lrgcrgm| eir egnma |maumgin + inc pcr|inmamlhgcuckcn mnb hc ihcr om|cb likpaccaw in hc mlhgcucknc ie Lhrg|. Br. Kgacw|

    Mrkgngmn hcirw ie minckcn amlj| hc mogagw eir Lhrg| i pribslc hc bc|grcb rc|sa +|maumgin. Rhg| Diucrnkcnma hcirw ie minckcn g| gnmbc}smc gn hm g amlj| hcnclc||gw ie s|cesanc||.

    M| i hc irgdgn| ie hc Diucrnkcnma hcirw! inc kmw nic! Hsdi Drigs| tm| mBslhkmn! thi pi||c||cb hc gnhcrcn omddmdc ie hc nmginma ocdgnngnd| ie hc ckcrdgnddaioma pitcr ie Hiaamnb gn hc =4h lcnsrw. M lisnrw hm tm| egdhgnd eir erccbik erik\pmng|h rsac. Rhc Bslh c}sgumacn ie isr Dcirdc Tm|hgndin tm| hc inc+cwcb Lamugs|Lgugas| (le. Vmacsls|: hc amc tirj| ie _ckormnb' thi bc|crcb hc _ikmn mrkw i acmbhc Ommugmn| i gnbcpcnbcnlc. Rhc eiaaitgnd g| m mn cxlcrp erik Cnlmrm6 Cmragcr! hg|ZHsdi Drigs|[ ceeir| i kibcrmc m ogcr bilrgnma bg|psc mkind Bslh Lmaugng|| hmbckorigacb hgk gn m piagglma lam|h octccn hg| priugnlc ie Hiaamnb mnb hc rc| ie hc Bslh_cpsoagl mnb g| irhibix kmfirgw. Hc tm| |cncnlcb i agec gkprg|inkcn gn =5=7 osc|lmpcb i Pmrg| gn =5?=. Rhcrc hc egng|hcb Bc Ucrgmc _cagdging| Lhrg|gmnmc (In hc Rrshie hc Lhrg|gmn _cagdgin! =5?4'! m nin|clmrgmn |mckcn ie om|gl Lhrg|gmn ocagce| hm tm|tgbcaw rmn|amcb mnb tin Drigs| drcm mllamgk. Hg| uiaskgnis| trggnd| gnlasbcb ihcr

    hciaidglma mnb acdma tirj| m| tcaa m| picrw! hg|irgc|! mnb lam||glma rmn|amgin|.

    Rhc Bslh fsrg| Hsdi Drigs| g| lin|gbcrcb hc eisnbcr ie hc kibcrn hcirw ie nmsrmaamt. Hg| orcmj tgh \lhiam|glg|k g| gn kchibiaidw rmhcr hmn lincn. Hg| bcegnggin ienmsrma amt m| hm oibw ie rsac| thglh lmn oc bg|liucrcb ow hc s|c ie rcm|in g| rmbgginma!os gn rmg|gnd hc hwpihcglma mrdskcn hm hg| amt tisab hmuc umagbgw cucn ge hcrc tcrcni Dib ir ge hc meemgr| ie hskmn ocgnd| tcrc ie ni linlcrn i Dib! hc ceeclcb m bguirlcerik hciaidglma prc|sppi|ggin mnb prcpmrcb hc tmw eir hc psrcaw rmginmag|gl hcirgc| iehc =4h mnb =8h lcnsrgc|. M |clinb gnniumgin ie Drigs| tm| i ugct hg| amt m|bcbslguc mnb gnbcpcnbcn ie cxpcrgcnlc6 Fs| m| hc kmhckmglgmn| rcm hcgr egdsrc| m|mo|rmlcb erik oibgc|! |i gn rcmgnd amt G hmuc tghbrmtn kw kgnb erik cucrw pmrglsamreml (Bc Gsrc Ocaag ml Pmlg|: In hc Amt ie Tmr mnb Pcmlc! =5?3'.

    Mbbgginmaaw! hc piagglma lincn gn hc |lhckc ie Diucrnkcnma minckcn! om|cb m| g g|gn mnlgcn ckpcrir tir|hgp linmgncb gn _ikmn Lmc|mrgmn amt! g| kirc gn hc ucgn ie cmraw

    ?0h lcnsrw Gmagmn Em|lg|k. Ri hgnj ie Dib gn nmsrma! kmcrgma crk| m| mn maa pitcresarsacr g| ki| snagjc likksng|k! os drcmaw rcamcb i hc |kijc mnb kgrrir |ilgmacndgnccrgnd eir m likkin ocnceglgma diib mnb hc pcmlcesa li+cxg|cnlc gbcma ie em|lg|gniacrmnlc. Eir cxmkpac! bsrgnd hg| psoagl mppcmrmnlc| gn hc Sngcb \mc| gn hc amc=730| hc bmragnd ie hc Mkcrglmn prc||! hc Ca Aili Lsomn mirncw! hc hcri ie hc Fsaw?5 |amsdhcr ie Omg|m| mrkw eirlc| |accpgnd gn hc omrrmlj| m Kinlmbi! mnb hc acmbcr iehc rcuia hgbgnd gn hc \gcrrm Kmc|rm thi|c emkis| lamgk tm|! Hg|irw tgaa mo|iauc kc +Egbca Lm|ri + pirrmwcb hgk|cae m| mn gbcmag| mnb hg| Lsomn rcuia m| Drccn ni _cb. Hcagcb.

    Ribmw| gbcmag|gl! \ish Mkcrglmn bckilrmgl |ilgmag|k! om|cb in hc Lhrg|gmn gbcma| ielikksngw! ni prgumc pripcrw! tgaa oc ikirrit| kgagmrw bglmir+|hgp|. Ge G tcrc imckp i bspaglmc hc piagglma hwpcroiac mnb rhcirgl ie hc Diucrnkcnma hcirwc|pis|cb ow Br. Kgacw! G tisab |mw6 Ni inc lmn pi|c m rmginma iofclgin i hg| bccpc|mnb ki| bccrkgngnd prgnlgpac ie hc snbcngmoac aidgl ie hc |masmrw diib hm tgh hc

    ski| eirlc g| |mcb i oc hc hgdhc| mnb ki| cxmacb rgdh| ie hc |mc mnb hcpriclgin ie hc rgdh| ie hc gnbgugbsma i |hmrc gn m likkin ocnceglgma diib. M likkinocnceglgma diib thglh! gnlgbcnmaaw! tisab oc linriaacb ow mnb bccrkgncb ow m |mc tghvcri iacrmnlc eir bg||cn.

    Rhc maa hmga Lmc|mr! thi |mlrgeglcb hg| |in (|wkoiagvcb m| hc cwc ieVmacsls|' eir hc psoagldiib kige ie hc _clirma ir Diucrnkcnma hcirw! linlcgucb ow m kmn! Hsdi Drigs| thitm| io|c||cb ow hc nmsrma amt| ie hg| tirab! g| ni hc pamlc i egnb Dib. Rhc aidgl ie hg|hgnjgnd! ogoaglmaaw! lineirk| i hc gbcm| ckoibgcb gn m tirab linriaacb ow hc sagkmc|cmah linria ercmj! \mmn! gn hg|! hc Dib pcrkgcb pcnskorm ie isr tirab + hc li|ki|bgmoiagls|. Rhc cngrc linlcp g| om|cb gn pcnmaw mnb rctmrb eir hc |spcreglgma. Rhc _sacr

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    g| ni hc Emhcr hm Fc|s| lmkc i kmngec| mnb! g g| ni hc nct amt ie agec i iocw hcdi|pca ie hc drmlc ie Dib. Fc|s| rcpagcb! Rhg| g| hc bccb Dib rc}sgrc|i ocagcuc gn hcinc thik hc |cn (Fihn 56?7'.

    Cm|in| Ogoac Bglginmrwlrcbg| hc rcucamgin ie fs|geglmgin i hc eiaaitgnd6 Rhc Cpg|aci hc Dmamgmn| mnb hm i hc _ikmn| mjcn idchcr /eirk m likpacc priie hmfs|geglmgin g| ni i oc iomgncb kcrgirgis|aw cghcr ow tirj| ie kirmagw ir ow rgc| mnb

    lcrckingc|! hisdh ie bgugnc mppignkcn: os hm g g| m ercc dge! prilccbgnd cngrcaw erikhc kcrlw ie Dib! i hi|c thi rclcguc g ow emgh gn Fc|s| isr Airb./ G tisab gnlasbc hcoiij ie Hcorct|! ma|i! m| g g| isagncb erik Dmamgmn|. Hcorct| g| gncnbcb i priuc Lhrg|g| |spcrgir i Ki|c| mnb hc Ki|mgl Amt. Mbbgginmaaw! Hcorct| |mc| hm |maumgin g| mnct |w|ck snbcr m nct Hgdh Prgc| hm aguc| eircucr i gncrlcbc eir Hg| orihcr| mnb|g|cr| ocdicn ie hc Emhcr/.

    Inlc mdmgn! hg| hcirw g| om|cb in lmrri| mnb |glj|. _cdmrbac||! hm hcDiucrnkcnma! cxckpag drmgm! minckcn hcirw prcbgl| ecmr eir pcnmaw!hc ceecl ie hc |mcb lms|c g| fcmais|w orisdh eirh ow hc gnhcrgcb |gnnmsrc gn maa kcn hm rc}sgrc| m likpaccb |mg|emlgin eir maa |gn ow Dib gnhc |so|gsginmrw pcnma bcmh ie Hg| \in. Thcn NR \lrgpsrc g| rcmb tghisogm|! inc egnb| hm Dib hm| bc|gdncb eirdgucnc|| gn |slh m tmw m| i prclasbchc likpcgguc cnglckcn ie kcrg. Rhc pm||mdc }sicb m hc cnb ie hg|pmrmdrmph bc|lrgoc| hc kiguc ie Dib m| rgdhcis| fsbdkcn pamlcb spinLhrg|! thglh kmjc| inc tirhw ie hc jgndbik hrisdh hc egng|hcb tirj ie

    Lhrg|.

    Rrsc eirdgucnc|| mnb hc rclcgugnd ie drmlc eir |maumgin g| mllikpag|hcb hrisdh ocagce gn mrgdhcis|! |gnac|| Lhrg| thi oirc isr |so|gsginmrw fsbdkcn. Rhc rgdhcis| trmh iefsbdkcn ps spin Lhrg| kmbc hc lacmn|gnd ie rclinlgagmgin pi||goac. Rhc di|pca mnbhc kc||mdc ie rclinlgagmgin g| |cae+umagbmgnd mnb eirdgucnc|| g| ni tmddacb m| m essrclikpcgguc dima i hi|c thi bi ni /iocw hc di|pca/ mnb ocagcuc hm Lhrg| pmgb m fs|pcnmaw eir maa |gn. G g| ni m |iaglgmgin i prmdkmg|k. Rhc di|pca prcmlhcb ow hc Mpi|acPmsa g| |mcb gn |slh m tmw hm inc kmw mjc g ir acmuc g. Thglh g| m eirdgucnc|| eir isrocagce hm tc lisab ncucr kcrg isr itn eirdgucnc|| mnb rgdhcis|nc||. Rhg| g| ni m lmaa im drccn+cwcb! cnugis| pcngcnlc hm tisab likpcc tgh m Drcm Cxmkpac i rclcguc mlikpaccb! essrc! kirma mlhgcuckcn eir eirdgucnc|| mnb |maumgin.

    Rhg| wpc ie eirdgucnc|| tisab bcnw gkkcbgmc bgugnc rmn|eirkmgin! i |so|gsc essrcochmugir tgh bgugnc eirdgucnc|| gn rceirkmgin m| mn gn|gdngeglmn |srridmc. Ocagce gn hc

    gkpscb rgdhcis|nc|| ie Lhrg| cxlasbc| hc |cmah ie m kmrjccb! G tgaa oc agjc hcki| hgdh Dib Wis ks| eirdguc kc mnb! hc snbcrawgnd cnglckcn! Wis tgaa oc agjcdib|! irgdgnmaaw linlcgucb mnb ieecrcb i Cuc + thi tm| bclcgucb. Ri hg| lrcbg mnb kmn|ecbcrma |hmkc! Mbmk bgb ni ocagcuc hc ema|c rcagdgis| pripi|ma! os inaw bc|grcb hg| nitpmdmn likpmngin mnb oiabaw rcfclcb Dib| inc likkmnb. Rhcrcow bckin|rmgnd ow hg|mlgin|6 /Kw pridcnw oc bmkncb! G tgaa hmuc kw likpmngin.

    M |mb cxls|c eir m kihcr mnb emhcr tcrc hcw oih. Rhcw ocdm m ksrbcrcr. Rhcw ocdi mrmlc ie kmrrcb! Drj. mpiaaskg! kcn mnb tikcn hm mrc biikcb i pcrg|h gn ccrnmapcrbggin snac|| hcw rclcguc vicn mgingin! ccrnma agec (le. Fihn

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    ? Rhc|| =63 Rhg| g| cugbcnlc ie Dib| rgdhcis| fsbdkcn! i kmjc wis tirhw ie hcjgndbik ie Dib! eir thglh gn eml wis mrc |seecrgnd. =65 Eir g g| rgdh eir Dib i rcpmw tghmeeaglgin hi|c thi meeagl wis! =64 mnb i wis thi mrc ocgnd meeaglcb i dguc rc| idchcrtgh s| thcn hc Airb Fc|s| g| rcucmacb erik hcmucn tgh hg| kgdhw mndca|. =68 Tgheamkgnd egrc hc tgaa kcc is psng|hkcn in hi|c thi bi ni jnit Dib mnb bi ni iocwhc di|pca ie isr Airb Fc|s|. =67 Rhcw tgaa snbcrdi hc pcnmaw ie ccrnma bc|rslgin!mtmw erik hc prc|cnlc ie hc Airb mnb erik hc dairw ie hg| |rcndh! =6=0 thcn hc

    likc| i oc dairgegcb mkind hg| |mgn| mnb mbkgrcb in hm bmw mkind maa thi hmucocagcucbmnb wis bgb gn eml ocagcuc isr c|gkinw. (oiab hgdhagdh| kgnc' NCR

    Thcrcm|! NR Lhrg|gmngw! eir kc! g| ni i oc m priclcb |sofcl hm g| hcpripcrw ie m Li|kgl \mc! g g| i oc m emkgaw kckocr! tgh ni m |hmrcb!bgugnc! mnb |gnac|| oaiib! os m |hmrcb hskmngw hm g| i oc dairgegcb! mnb m|hmrcb pacrikm Zhc ucrw agec ie Dib: ccrnma agec[ hm g| meeirbcb ow hciofclguc m+inc+kcn. Iofclguc kcmngnd hm hc mshirgw ie hc Ogoacpamgnaw |mc| g. Hcmucn hgdh rcucamgin mnb tirab tgbc |sofclgucgn|rskcnmag|k mrc mnghcglma! |hmrgnd inaw hc |gndac irhibixw hm Lhrg|!hc \in ie Dib! bgcb in m lri||. Erik hg| |gndac likkin pign! MrkgngmnLhrg|gmngw acmuc| hc Ogoac mnb cncr| gni hc priucn maacdirw mnb eglgin ie

    hc _clirma hcirw ie ecmr m| lgcb hcrc.

    Rhc moiuc lgmgin g| ni morgbdcb! g g| mn snmorgbdcb |mckcn ow m acmbgnd hciaidgmn ie

    Mrkgngmn Lhrg|gmngw. Hg| hisdh mnb trggnd| hmuc occn msdh mnb lgcb ow dcncrmgin|ie Mrkgngmn |ckgnmrw drmbsmc|. Rhs|! hg| bc emli hcirw ie minckcn g| tcaa c|moag|hcbLhrg|gmn em|lg|k! |prcmb ow g| bcrgumguc ema|c! ncdmguc di|pca ie rcpcn)ocagcuc mnbeirdgucn)|mucb i hc nmuc mnb gdnirmn. Rhg| hcirw mnb hc iee|hii di|pca g| m pmribwie lmhiaglgvgnd. Ogoaglmaaw! gn |cn|c mnb tirb rii! emgh+ocagcuc+rcpcn+eirdgucn+|mucb mrcmaa |wninwk| mllikpag|hcb gn inc likpacc mnb bgugnc kikcn. ie |maumgin. Rhc|c tirb|mrc ni i oc snbcr|iib m| rc}sgrcb |cpmrmc ml|. Iucr =

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    his|c hm Drigs| hm| osgabcb eir hck. G bi ni kw|cae aiij spin hg| m| mpmrglsamraw hcmahesa |gdn ie hc gkc|. G bi ni kw|cae hgnj hm! m oiik! hcrc g|gn prgnlgpac kslh i lhii|c octccn hc Drigmn mnb hc |i+lmaacb |sofclguchcirgc| Znin+Ogoaglma pcr|inmaaw linlcgucb |lhckc|! hg| trgcr[. G |cck| i kc inawmn gaas|gin i |sppi|c hm g prc|cruc| mn iofclguc minckcn m maa. Os kcmnthgacg g| mbipcb ow kmnw oclms|c hcw bcck g iofclguc! mnb g |i emr ocmr| tgnc|| im rcknmn bc|grc i prc|cruc mn iofclguc minckcn.

    Br. Actg| Lhmecr6

    M| m |skkmrgvmgin ie hg| bg|ls||gin ie hc _clirma ir Diucrnkcnma hcirw!hrcc gnbglkcn| kmw oc aibdcb mdmgn| hg| |w|ck6

    (m' G g| m hwpihc|g| om|cb in hskmn rcm|in! thglh kmjc| ni muitcbgnbslgin ie hc \lrgpsrc| in hc hckc thglh g c||mw| i cxpisnb! oslincnb| hm hc \lrgpsrc|! ow |pclgma gncrprcmgin! lmn oc kmbc ihmrkingvc tgh g.

    (o' G mckp| mn gkpi||goac bg|gnlgin octccn hc |seecrgnd| ie Lhrg| m||mlrgeglgma gn linrm| i hc |seecrgnd| ie Lhrg| m| pcnma. Rhc tcmjnc|| ie hg|bg|gnlgin g| tcaa psoag|hcb gn Br. Kgacw| ti gaas|rmgin|! }sicb moiuc hccmlhcr psng|hcb gn pamlc ie hc pspga mnb hc Vmacsls| thi |mlrgeglcb hg| cwceir hc lrgkc ie hg| |in. Ie hc|c! Br. Kgacw m||cr| hm hcw lisab ni oc pcnma.

    Ge hc kcmn| hcw rcnbcr ni |mg|emlgin i Dib eir |gn m| Dib |mt g! ninc tgaalincnb tgh hgk: os tghgn hcgr |phcrc m| rcamcb i hskmn amt| mnbrcdsamgin|! cmlh oclmkc m bcegngc pcnma |so|gsc thglh ni inaw sphcab hcamt hm tm| gnuiaucb! os dmuc! |i emr m| hskmn |mnbmrb| kmw rc}sgrc! mrgdhcis| bg|lhmrdc ie hc ieecnbcr. Inc emaamlw thglh bikgnmc| hg| hcirw agc|hgbbcn gn hc snrclidngvcb bg|gnlgin thglh cxg|| octccn bgugnc mnb hskmndiucrnkcn|.

    (l' G rc|rgl| hc |lipc ie hc umasc ie Lhrg|| bcmh i hc inc g||sc ie hceirdgucnc|| ie hc |gn| ie hc sn|mucb! hc m||skpgin ocgnd hm emaacn kmn ge! gnbccb! kmn oc emaacn m maa nccb| ni kirc hmn hc eirdgucnc|| ie |gn. Rhcbcmh ie Lhrg| sni hc |gn nmsrc mnb hc bcmh ie Lhrg| eir gkpscbrgdhcis|nc|| mrc cghcr ncdaclcb ir rcfclcb.

    Br. O. O. Tmregcab6

    Tc mrc dcgnd kirc lai|caw bitn i hc rcma lhmrmlcrg|gl ie kibcrn hcirgc| ie hcminckcn thcn tc nic hm hcrc g| m |rind cnbcnlw io|crumoac maa mrisnb s| irc| hc eirdgucnc|| ie |gn| |iacaw in rcpcnmnlc m| g| drisnb. Gn g| am| mnmaw|g|! hcDrigmn hcirw g|cae rcbslc| i hg|. Rhc bckin|rmgin ie Dib| rgdhcis|nc||!thglh g| hcab ow g i oc hc hcmr ie Lhrg|| tirj mnb pmrglsamraw Hg| bcmh! g||sppi|cb i hmuc ni ihcr ceecl in Dib hmn i rcnbcr g |mec eir Hgk i eirdguc |gn.

    Mnb hg| bic| ni m| ceeclgnd Hgk! os m| ceeclgnd kcn nmkcaw! ow mtmjcngnd gnhck |slh m pigdnmn |cn|c ie hc cuga ie |gn m| i lms|c hck i hmc g |isnbaw mnbi srn bclg|gucaw mtmw erik g. Rhg| g| fs| _cpcnmnlc. Tc lisab bc|grc ni occrgaas|rmgin ie hg| ecmsrc ie hc hcirw hmn g| meeirbcb ow hc |mckcn ie g ow incie g| ki| bg|gndsg|hcb agugnd mbuilmc|! Br. Kmrls| Bib|. Rhc nclc||gw ieminckcn! hc caa| s|! agc| gn hc nccb ie |ikc |slh bckin|rmgin ie Dib|

    rgdhcis|nc|| m| tgaa kmjc g pi||goac mnb |mec eir Hgk i eirdguc hc snrgdhcis|.Thmcucr ocdc| gn hc |gnncr rsc pcngcnlc mnb gkpca| hgk itmrb| hc prmlglc iergdhcis|nc|| tgaa rcnbcr g |mec i eirdguc hgk. Hcnlc Br. Bibb| m||cr| hm g g|gnlinlcgumoac hm Dib |hisab ni eirdguc hc pcngcn |gnncr! mnb hm Lhrg|| tirjg| |skkcb sp gn |slh mn cxhgoggin ie Dib| rgdhcis|nc|| mnb aiuc m| pribslc|! ing| mpprchcn|gin! mbc}smc rcpcnmnlc. Ow ocgnd hc |isrlc! hcn! ie rsc mnb ersgesapcngcnlc! hc bcmh ie Lhrg| rckiuc| hc rmbglma |sofclguc io|mlac gn hc tmw ieeirdgucnc||. Rhc bcmh ie Lhrg|! hcn! hm| kmbc eirdgucnc|| pi||goac! oclms|c gcnmoac| kmn i rcpcn tgh mn mbc}smc pcngcnlc mnb oclms|c g kmngec||rgdhcis|nc|| mnb ognb| kcn i Dib.

    YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY G tmnr ri ocagcuc

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    Rhcrc g| ni hgn hcrc hm kmn nccb| mnwhgnd kirc i cnmoac hgk i rcpcn hmn hcprc|cnmgin ie kiguc| lmalsamcb pitcresaaw i gnbslc hgk i rcpcn. Rhm g| i |mw!hcrc g| ni hgn hcrc ie mn mbc}smc mpprclgmgin ie hc |sofclguc ceecl| ie |gn in hchskmn hcmr! bcmbcngnd g i hc mppcma ie kiguc| i rgdh mlgin hitcucr pitcresa!mnb rc}sgrgnd hcrceirc mn gncrnma mlgin ie hc \pgrg ie Dib spin g oceirc g lmnrcpcn6 ir ie hc psrlhm|c ie |slh m dge ie hc m \pgrg ow hc |mlrgeglc ie Lhrg|. M|agac g| hcrc mnw hgn hcrc ie hc cxg|cnlc ie mnw |cn|c ie fs|glc gn Dib! eirogbbgnd

    Hgk i mllisn hc dsgaw rgdhcis| tghis |mg|emlgin ie dsga. Maa Dib rc}sgrc| eireirdgucnc|| g| rcpcnmnlc6 maa hc |gnncr nccb| eir rcpcnmnlc g| m kiugndgnbslckcn. G g| maa ucrw |gkpac: os tc mrc mermgb g bic| ni di i hc rii iekmcr| m| prc|cncb cghcr gn \lrgpsrc ir gn hc hric| ie isr mtmjcncb hcmr.

    Eir m priec||gnd Lhrg|gmn ocagce |w|ck hc Mrkgngmn linlcp ie minckcn!agjc hc Drccj tirb hmrkmgm! kcmngnd |gn! hm| likpaccaw kg||cb hc kmrj.Kmn| rmginmagvmgin| lmn ncucr tcgdh mdmgn| Dib| rcucamgin|. Erik mdrmlc snbcr|mnbgnd! hg| hcirw g| likpmrmoac i uiasnmrgaw s|gnd mngnlikpacc bclj ie lmrb| thcrc gn irbcr i pamw m dmkc inc nccb| i brme|pclgma |cn|cac|| rsac|. Drigs|! Kgacw! mnb Tmrbamt mrc i oc dgucn hg|kcm|src ie lrcbg. G g| i oc cxpclcb erik m |lhckc hm g| brmtn eriknmsrma amt mnb ni hc hcmucn hgdh bgugnc prgnlgpac| dgucn gn hc Ogoac. Rhckcrlw |cm! |so|gsgin! rcbckpgin! rclinlgagmgin! pripggmgin! cxpgmgin!

    hiagnc||! hc lri||! oaiib minckcn! gkpsmgin! mnb rgdhcis|nc|| mrc ni linmgncb gn

    hc Mrkgngmn |lhckc ie minckcn eir hc ocddmraw rgdh| ie _sacr|hgp. Mrkgngmn hskmn+|wacb eirdgucnc|| emaa| emr |hir ie hc ogoaglma kcm|src| mjcn ow Dib i |clsrc hc|maumgin ie kcn.

    Gn lai|gnd! Br. Lhmrac| _wrgc tisab bcegnc mnb drisp minckcn hcirgc| gn hc eiaaitgndkmnncr6

    Diucrnkcnma Drigs| (=38

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