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G`sus ms mk Bcstircnmh Aclur`

Ir Arie ‛B`or`w S`sbum’ ti ‛Nbrcstcmk G`sus’ 

V`rsikmh ncrnuestmkn`s w`hh o`yikd ey niktrih w`r` sunb tbmt mt tb` ml` ia `clbt C aiukd

eys`ha pusb`d e` ckti tb` lcrhs‒ hck` up air m Nmtbihcn Vr`ec r̀` Nieeukcik. Ey pmr`kts

wbi, mt tb` tce`, w`r` t`epirmrchy wirjckl ck m r`eit` mr`m o`yikd tb` ncty hcects ia Tukcs,

Tukcscm, ck tb` `mrhy “16s, bmd `krihh`d e` ck m Ar`knb kuk-ruk oimrdckl snbiih r`put`d ms

tb` ikhy `stmohcsbe`kt suctmoh` air mk `xpmtrcmt` nbchd. Ik` y`mr hmt`r aihhiw`d tb` `qumhhy

niepuhsiry Nikacremtcik. Tb` hiv`hy prcstck` wbct` bmoct-styh`d lmre`kt mkd tb` hmrl`

p`ntirmh nriss kitwctbstmkdckl, oitb rct`s nikstctut`d qucrjy bmpp`kckls air ik` oirk ia m

G`wcsb eitb`r.

Tb`s` dmys, tbiulb kit ck tb` h`mst oct ckt`r`st`d ck mky r`hclcik ir pripb`t, C bmv` o`nie`

nurcius ms ti biw S`sbum, tb` yiukl G`wcsb rmooc, w`mrckl tb` t àchck mnnirdckl ti tb`

Tmheudcn iohclmtcik mkd spirtckl hikl `mrhinjs, wms prip`hh`d n`kturc`s mat`r bcs d`mtb ti tb`

pckkmnh` ia Nbrcstcmk r`hclciks ms tb` ^ik ia Lid.

Kit m nib`k, m prc`st, out m sceph` t`mnb`r ia tb` Tirmb, S`sbum‒s wmkd`rckl innupmtcik

wms ms nieeik tb`k ms ct cs tidmy air, ck eid`rk dmy Csrm`h ms ck mknc`kt Lmhch`` mkd Gud`m,

ms ck eist kiijs mkd nrmkkc`s ia tb` phmk`t, tb`r` bms k`v`r o``k m sbirtml` ia ckdcvcdumhs

wbis` eckcstry bms r`sikmt`d ck `kiulb p`iph` buklry air hiv` mkd m “sp`ncmh‒ spcrctumh

nikk`ntcik ti l`k`rmt` m aihhiwckl. 

Tb` nikaiukdckl tbckl air mkyik` ck s`mrnb ia nmt`lircnmh prikiukn`e`kts arie eid`rk,

`eck`kt s`nuhmr snbihmrs ia `mrhy Nbrcstcmkcty, r`lmrdckl tb` mutb`ktcncty ia G`sus, ms

`ksbrck`d ck tb` Nbrcstcmk dintrck`, cs tbmt tb`r` mr` ki sunb prikiukn`e`kts ti o` aiukd

mkywb`r`.

Ckst`md, eist `xpisctiry ckairemtcik nikn`rkckl tb` dmtm emd` mvmchmoh` ti sunb `xp`rts cs

niunb`d ck tb` meirpbius auzzck`ss ia r`nurrckl wirds sunb ms ckt`rpr`tmtcik, meocluius ir

snmrn` `vcd`kn`, ct`es ia nikt`ktcik, amchckl ti pmckt mk mnnurmt` bcstircnmh pcntur`, nmrryckl

tii hctth` ckairemtcik wiv`k ck mkd iut ia m lr`mt emky nmutcikmry “ Ct cs o`hc`v`d‒ typ`s ia

pbrms`s mkd cs aurtb`r niepiukd`d oy kue`rius e`ktciks ia qu`stcikmoh` mutbirsbcps.

@v`k ck tb` wrctckls ia ^muh ZVmuh tb` Mpisth`U, pr`ncs` r`a`r`kn`s ti S`sbum, tb` emk mkd

bcs eckcstry, mr` spmrs` „ qumsc kik-`xcst`kt.

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Ck amnt, arie tb` wrctckls ia Gis`pbus Zkã Sis à o`k EmtctymbuU tb` G`wcsb bcstircmk wbi, ck

tb` =st n`ktury, dcd wrct` “sie`tbckl‒ moiut S`sbum ti tb` t`xts ia tb` acrst lisp`h oy Emrj,

wbcnb bms ckspcr`d `v`ry `ksuckl Nbrcstcmk dintrck`, mhh bmv` o``k me`kd`d oy m kueo`r ia

ukjkiwk eikjs ir snbihmrs. @mnb mht`rmtcik cs aurtb`r niepiukd`d oy tb` prioh`es ia

trmkshmtciks arie B`or`w, Mrmemcn - tb` nieeik hmkluml` ia cts tce` - ti cep`ra`nt Lr``j

trmkshmtciks ia snrihhs.

Tb` `kd r`suht cs tbmt gust moiut `v`ry r`ekmkt ia mknc`kt t`xts aiukd ti tbcs dmy cs stmep`d

wctb mk iog`ntcv` nmv`mt7 Mutb`ktcncty nikt`st`d oy emky snbihmrs.

^tchh, h`t us mssue` tbmt tb` B`or`w emk wbi emd` m lrmkd `ktrmkn` tbriulb tb` `mst`rk

lmt` ia tb` airtcac`d ncty ia G`rusmh`e mstrcd` m dikj`y ik ik` amt`auh dmy ia ^unnitb dcd `xcst

ncrnm >> MD.

Tbiulb tb` qumsc titmh hmnj ia bcstircnmh dmtm emj`s tbcs t`kuius, h`t us mlr`` air kiw tbmt

tbcs emk‒s kme` wms, ckd``d, S`sbum mkd tbmt S`sbum wms ik` wbih`, r`mh, ckdcvcdumh wbi

hcv`d ti dc` ik tb` nriss sie` tbcrty-tbr`` y`mrs mat`r bcs ocrtb.

Tbiulb ct cs l`k`rmhhy mssue`d tbmt Gis`pbus writ` eir` moiut S`sbum mkd tb` `rm ia `mrhy

Nbrcstcmkcty tbmk bms si amr o``k aiukd, ik` nmus` ia tb` rmrcty ia t`xts mttrcout`d ti bce cs

tbmt, ms m _iemk nihhmoirmtir, b` wms utt`rhy d`spcs`d oy tb` G`wcsb ckt`hhcl`ktscm, tb` ik`s

wbi wiuhd bmv` cee`rs`d tb`es`hv`s ck mnmd`ecn wrctckls. Ck amnt, tb`y nihh`ntcv`hy clkir`d

bcs nid`x.

Tbriulbiut tb` vmrcius a`rincius smnjckls ia _ie`, tb` `pcn`ktr`s ia wbcnb w`r` pmhmn`s,

phmn`s ia wirsbcp mkd hcormrc`s, sie` Nbrcstcmk eikjs dcd emkml`d ti r`snu` “sie`tbckl‒ ia

Gis`pbus‒ oidy ia wirj meikl itb`rs, out prin``d`d ti mht`r ct wbch` nipyckl tb` t`xts ik ti

ar`sb v`hhue.

L`k`rmhhy sp`mjckl, o`yikd tb` cepuhs` ia m sunn`sscik ia jckls, `ep`rirs mkd snbihmr

eikjs ti niij tb` oiijs, `ktcr` s`ntciks ia tb` lisp`h kmrrmtcv`s, tb`r` bms ti mhsi bmv`

o``k emky pmssml`s l`kuck`hy hist ck trmkshmtcik. _`lmrdh`ss, tb` oidy ia tb`s` “r`ar`sb`d‒

dinue`kts wms tb`k eiv`d arie acntcik ti r`mhcty wrctckl. V`rbmps kit surprcscklhy, tb` lme`

ia Nbck`s` \bcsp`rs nie`s ti eckd.

 Mhh mht`rmtciks emd` ti `v`ry jkiwk sbr`d ia survcvckl t`xts ia tbmt `rm w`r` ckt`kd`d ti

oihst`r tb` Nbrcstcmk o`hc às ia tb` tce` ck tb` kme` ia Dcvck` Mutbircty mkd ik` ia tb` emck

o`hc`as wms, ia niurs`, tbmt G`sus bmd o``k m eunb emhclk`d E`sscmb, m emrtyr, mkd tbmt

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tbcs E`sscmb oirk ia G`wcsb pmr`kts mhikl wctb bcs pmr`kts mkd mhh bcs G`wcsb dcsncph`s bmd

ti o` r`-nmst ms L`ktch`s, tb` t`re e`mkckl kik-G`ws. Ikhy Sudmb (Gudms) wms mhhiw`d ti

r`emck “tmckt`d‒ oy bcs G`wcsb ohiid, out ikhy ti o` us`d wctbck tb` Nbrcstcmk mktc-s`ectcn

nikt`xt ia tb` o`trmymh ia G`sus.

Tb` G`wcsb rct`s S`sbum aihhiw`d “r`hclciushy‒ tchh bcs hmst eie`kt, sunb ms tb` Vmssiv`r

^`d`r (dckk`r), w`r` pmss`d ms k`w Nbrcstcmk rct`s.

Nh`mrhy, nipyrclbt mkd ckt`hh`ntumh prip`rty w`r` kit mk cssu` ck tbis` dmys.

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Ms Tbckls \`r`

 Mkitb`r nmus` ia tb` hmnj ia siurn` emt`rcmh r`h`vmkt ti tb` `mrhy y`mrs ia Nbrcstcmkcty, ck

G`rusmh`e, mat`r tb` d`mtb ia S`sbum, st`es arie tb` amnts tbmt tbiulb G`wcsb snbihmrs bmd

wrctt`k mt h`kltb moiut tb` hikl sunn`sscik ia B`or`w jckls arie ^muh, Dmvcd, ^ihieik mkd

tb` mssirte`kt ia nhmcemkt-jckls tbriulb tb` n`kturc`s ia _iemk ruh`, tb`y w`r` kit

nuhturmhhy ckt`r`st`d ck nihh`ntckl itb`r nuhtur`s‒ mrt`amnts air tb` smj` ia nr`mtckl d`pisctirc`s

ck wbcnb ti bius` tb`e.

Ikn` _ie` a`hh ti tb` Omromrcmks mkd tb` pipuhmtcik ia Mknc`kt Csrm`h wms d`prcv`d ia cts

iwk h`md`rsbcp mkd a`hh ckti `v`k bmrd`r tce`s, tb` snbihmrs, ms w`hh ms tb` p`iph` turk`d

ckwmrd ti tb`cr iwk, rcnb mkd mknc`kt spcrctumh syst`e, ik` tbmt bmd o``k spmrj`d oy Eisb`‒s

(Eis`s) nikv`rsmtciks wctb Lid mkd tb` suos`qu`kt bmkdckl diwk ia tb` Tmoh`ts „ sie`

=>66 y`mrs ̀ mrhc`r.

 Mhtbiulb tb` T`eph` hcormrc`s w`r` orceeckl, tb` T`eph` Vrc`sts ck iaacn` ncrnm >4 MD mkd

o`yikd dcd kit mpp`mr lr`mthy ckt`r`st`d ck wbmt tb` “k`clboirs‒ w`r` l`ttckl up ti „ mt h`mst

kit ck r`lmrds ti tb`cr ouddckl Nbrcstcmk spcrctumhcty.

\b`k, ck

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_ie` ackmhhy a`hh mkd ct a`hh ukd`r tb` eclbt ia tb` Omromrcmk trco`s. Mntckl ms tb` priv`rocmh

“omromrcmks‒ tbmt tb`y w`r`, tb`y priepthy rmksmnj`d hcormrc`s mkd phmn`s ia wirsbcps,

`v`ryik`‒s, d`striyckl mhh emkk`r ia nuhturmh sclkcacnmkn` - kit iut ia mky ckt`hh`ntumh

r`trcoutcik, out eir` hcj`hy iut ia mk ckt`hh`ntumh vicd.

Ti tbmt `v`r lriwckl pch` ia vmkcsbckl s`eckmh dinue`kts, h`t us mdd tb` acaty-twi Lkistcns

t`xts r`g`nt`d oy tb` Nburnb. Tb` `mrhy Lkistcns w`r` m G`wcsb eiv`e`kt mkd tb` t`xts

tb`y writ` o`tw``k tb` ?kd mkd tb` 4tb n`kturc`s w`r` oms`d ik tb` pbchisipbc`s ia vmrcius

mknc`kt pripb`ts. Ct cs smcd tbmt sie` ia tb`cr r`ah`ntciks cknhud`d w`r` ik ir moiut

S`sbum/G`sus.

 Ms eid`rk-dmy wrct`rs ia Mpinmhyptcn Nbrcstcmk amktmsy wiuhd hcj` ti sull`st, wbi jkiws

wbmt irclckmh emkusnrcpts, tbiulbt ti bmv` o``k hikl mli hist air`v`r, bmv` o``k r`stckl ck

tb` cepr`lkmoh` ckk`reist niaa`rs ia Qmtcnmk Ncty! Ct cs sma` ti mssue` tbmt wbmt`v`r

dinue`kts mr` tb`r`, ukd`r m emky n`ktury-hikl bius` mrr`st, eust o` bmv` o``k

nikscd`r`d d`trmntirs ia tb` pmrty hck`.

O` tbmt ms ct emy, ik` bms ti emrv`h mt tb` memzcklhy rcnb pistbueius hca` tbmt bms o``k

nrmat`d air S`sbum, ik` snrihh mt m tce` - ik` lisp`h mt m tce`, ik` sykid mt m tce` „ 

o`lckkckl sie` aiurt``k y`mrs mat`r bcs d`mtb mkd spmkkckl tb` echh`kkcm.

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Ecrmnh` B`mhckl

\bmt bcstircnmh amnts mkd snbihmrhy jkiwh`dl` C bmv` nie` ti mnn`pt r`lmrdckl S`sbum, tb`

G`wcsb t`mnb`r ckt`kt ik siwckl amr mkd hmrl` tb` spcrctumh wcsdie ia tb` Tirmb mkd tb`

Oiijs ia tb` Vripb`ts mkd G`sus, tb` Nbrcstcmk bihy cnik, bmv` nie` ti e` vcm Eircym, ey

t`mnb`r ia ^pcrctumhcty. Eircym, b`rs`ha, cs mk `ktbuscmstcn aihhiw`r ia Vria`ssir Dmvcd Ahuss`r

wbi dc`d ck ?666. ‐Tbcs emk,‑ sb` `xphmck`d, ‐cs tb` lr`mt`st snbihmr ik G`sus, Vmuhus mkd

ik mhh tbmt bms o`nie` Nbrcstcmkcty.‑ M qucnj Liilh` s`mrnb wchh n`rtmckhy pisctcik Vria`ssir

Ahuss`r ms mk `eck`kt, ca kit tb` eist `eck`kt, snbihmr ia mhh tbmt nikn`rks tb` k`ouhius `rm

wb`k Nbrcstcmkcty strunj riit arie cts G`wcsb st`e.

Tbmkjs ti Eircym‒s `rudct` jkiwh`dl` ia smnr`d t`xts, ckt`rpr`tcv` tie`s mkd b`r ckackct`

pmtc`kn` wctb iur eiktbs-hikl ahurrc`s ia ] & M `emch Zqu`stciks arie e`/mksw`rs arie b`rsupph`e`kt`d oy ey iwk r`s`mrnb tbmt trcll`r`d eir` ]‒s mkd tb`r`air` eir` nhmrcayckl M‒sU

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C wms s`t ik ey wmy. C o`lmk e`msurckl tb` dcstmkn` o`tw``k S`sbum, tb` “Tirmb-omsbckl‒

yiukl emk wbi mrd`kthy d`a`kd`d bcs o`hc`a tbmt e`r`hy prmyckl, mntckl ik `mnb ia tb` 1=>

nieemkde`kts mkd iaa`rckl Lid tb` smnrcacn` ia mk mkcemh wb`k ik`‒s niksncius pridd`d

tii eunb, w`r` kit `kiulb ti mnn`d` tb` Lrmn` ia Lid - mkd bcs mvmtmr, Lisp`h-drcv`k

G`sus.

Ct cs `stcemt`d tbmt S`sbum, ir S`bisbum, wms oirk mriukd 4 ON, ck tb` hmst y`mrs ia Jckl

B`rid‒s r`clk mkd tbmt b` dc`d mriukd >6 „>0 MD - tb` `xmnt y`mrs r`emckckl uknikacre`d.

^ie` aiur n`kturc`s hmt`r, tb` _iemk `ep`rir, Nikstmktck` tb` Lr`mt, mdipt`d Nbrcstcmkcty

mriukd tb` ml` ia airty. B` wms tb` acrst _iemk @ep`rir ti nikv`rt. Dcd b` di tbmt iut ia

amctb ir dcd bcs mhr`mdy nikv`rt`d eitb`r, B`h`km, prid bce ti di si air bcs iwk smhvmtcik9

Ir dcd b` nikv`rt ti airl` k`w pihctcnmh mhhcmkn`s9 Tbmt r`emcks m eiit pickt, out b` eist

hcj`hy wms m hmpsckl Nbrcstcmk, tii mttmnb`d ti tb` pmlmkcse ia bcs mkn`stirs ti truhy turk bcs

omnj ik ct.

Ckahu`kn`d oy tb` o`hc`as tbmt bmd ruh`d bcs eckd uktch tb`k, Nikstmktck` d`nr``d S`sbum tb`

k`w ^uk lid. B` acx`d S`sbum‒s ocrtb ik tb` sbirt`st dmy ia tb` y`mrhy nynh`, tb` ?0 tb ia

D`n`eo`r, smcd ti o` tb` ocrtb dmy ia tb` irclckmh ^uk lid, tbus ^ukdmy o`nme` tb` bihy

dmy ia Nbrcstcmkcty.

Ca tb` lisp`h wrct`rs bmv` pmckt`d mk mnnurmt` ceml` ia S`sbum‒s ckt`rmntcv` sjchhs, b` wms

ki diuot m nbmrcsemtcn, ckt`hhcl`kt t`mnb`r ia tb` Tirmb. Tb`r` cs hctth` diuot tbmt b` wms mk

ckspcr`d b`mh`r, w`hh amechcmr wctb tb` murm, tb` mstrmh ac`hd, mkd m emst`r ck tb` s`nr`t hir` ia

b`romh e`dcnck` „ kik` lr`mthy ukusumh sjchhs ck oylik` `rms wb`k ck t`eph`s tbriulbiut

 Mknc`kt @lypt mkd eunb aurtb`r mac`hd ck Tco`t, lcat`d yiukl md`pts w`r` trmck`d mt tb`

bclb`st h`v`hs ck tb` snc`kn`s ia b`mhckl, mstrihily, mstrmh trmv`hhckl mkd eckcstrmtcik ia tb`

siuh. Emst`r ^``rs w`r` ms `ss`ktcmh ti tb` d`ncsciks ia m Vbmrmib ir m Dmhmc Hmem ms w`r`

tb`cr nbc`a iaacncmhs.

Ck Mknc`kt Csrm`h, omnj ck tb` 3 tb n`ktury ON, ocohcnmh pripb`ts, @hcgmb mkd @hcsbm, bmd mhr`mdy

o``k kit`d air tb`cr mochcty ti r`vcv` ik`s wbi bmd stipp`d or`mtbckl mkd ti p`raire

ecrmnh`s scechmr ti tbmt ia S`sbum‒s a``dckl ia 0,666 wctb gust acv` himv`s mkd tb` twi acsb.

Tbiulb ct smcd tbmt S`sbum dcd kit hcj` tb` niepmrcsik sie` emd` o`tw``k bce mkd @hcgmb,

p`rbmps o`nmus` @hcgmb jchh`d sie` ia bcs `k`ec`s wbchst S`sbum e`r`hy tbr`w bces`ha

mriukd sbiutckl mt tb`e, m nipy-nmttckl ia ecrmnuhius mptctud` s``es `vcd`kt.

C Jckls =< r`niukts sunb mk `v`kt w`k @hcgmb, s`kt ti Wmr`pmtb ik m ecsscik arie Lid,

msj`d mk ihd wiemk ti a`tnb bce wmt`r mkd m pc`n` ia or`md.

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=? ‐Ms sur`hy ms tb` HI_D yiur Lid hcv`s,‑ sb` r`phc`d, ‐C dik‒t bmv` mky or`md—ikhy m

bmkdauh ia ahiur ck m gmr mkd m hctth` ihcv` ich ck m gul. ‑

@hcgmb r`ct`rmt`s bcs wcsb, `xphmcks tbmt Lid smcd tbmt wbmt ecs`rhy qumktctc`s ia ahiur mkd ich

w`r` nurr`kthy mt tb` oittie ia b`r gmrs wiuhd r`emck uktiunb`d, tb`k tb` dcso`hc`vckl

wiemk ik b`r wmy.

=0 ^b` w`kt mwmy mkd dcd ms @hcgmb bmd tihd b`r. ^i tb`r` wms aiid `v`ry dmy air @hcgmb mkd

air tb` wiemk mkd b`r amechy. =1 Air tb` gmr ia ahiur wms kit us`d up mkd tb` gul ia ich dcd kit

ruk dry, ck j``pckl wctb tb` wird ia tb` HI_D spij`k oy @hcgmb.

^ie`tce` hmt`r tb` wiemk‒s sik o`nme` chh mkd `v`ktumhhy b` stipp`d or`mtbckl.

=3 ‐Lcv` e` yiur sik,‑ @hcgmb r`phc`d. B` tiij bce arie b`r mres, nmrrc`d bce ti tb` upp`r

riie wb`r` b` wms stmyckl, mkd hmcd bce ik bcs o`d. ?6 Tb`k b` nrc`d iut ti tb` HI_D,

‐HI_D ey Lid, bmv` yiu oriulbt trml`dy `v`k ik tbcs wcdiw C me stmyckl wctb, oy nmusckl

b`r sik ti dc`9‑ ?= Tb`k b` str`tnb`d bces`ha iut ik tb` oiy tbr`` tce`s mkd nrc`d iut ti tb`

HI_D, ‐HI_D ey Lid, h`t tbcs oiy‒s hca` r`turk ti bce!‑

?? Tb` HI_D b`mrd @hcgmb‒s nry, mkd tb` oiy‒s hca` r`turk`d ti bce, mkd b` hcv`d. ?4 Tb`k tb`

wiemk smcd ti @hcgmb, ‐Kiw C jkiw tbmt yiu mr` m emk ia Lid mkd tbmt tb` wird ia tb` HI_D

arie yiur eiutb cs tb` trutb.‑

CC Jckls ?7=3 lcv`s us tb` ecrmnh` ia B`mhckl ia tb` \mt`r.

Ncty aihjs ckaire`d @hcgmb tbmt tb` sprckl wmt`r wms si aiuh tbmt ct wms kit `v`k liid air

wmt`rckl tb` hmkd.

@hcgmb msj`d sie`ik` ti orckl bce m k`w oiwh ck wbcnb b` put smht. B` tbr`w tb` smht ckti tb`

sprckl. ?= ‐Tbcs cs wbmt tb` HI_D smys7 “C bmv` b`mh`d tbcs wmt`r. K`v`r mlmck wchh ct nmus`

d`mtb ir emj` tb` hmkd ukpriduntcv .̀‒‑ ?? Mkd tb` wmt`r bms r`emck`d pur` ti tbcs dmy,

mnnirdckl ti tb` wird @hcsbm bmd spij`k.

 Mhh out tb` eist mrd`kt ia ecrmnh` o h̀c`v`rs wchh mlr`` tbmt tb` `mrhy pripb`ts, tb` Csyce mkd

S`sbum wbi bmd hcv`d wctb tb`e air emky y`mrs, mkd itb`rs arie vmrcius wirhd nuhtur`s, dcd

kit truhy p`raire “ecrmnh`s‒. Ckst`md, ct cs eir` hcj`hy ti tbckj tbmt m v`ry mdvmkn`d jkiwh`dl`

ia b`mhckl, hist ti us, nieock`d wctb `xp`rt sjchhs mt piw`r-bypkiscs, mhsi hist ti us, mht`r`d

eir` tbmk tb` eckds`t ia tb` pmrtcncpmkts out tb`cr murcn `k`rly.

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Eid`rk-dmy amctb b`mhckls spr`md mnriss mhh r`hclcik. ^bmemkcse mkd irlmkcz`d ckdcl`kius

r`hclciks sunb ms viidii di d`hcv`r v`ry r`mh iutnie`s air tb` o`hc`v`rs.

\ctb eckcemh trmckckl, ruk-ia-tb`-echh suouromk aihjs nmk o` “trmck`d‒ ti wmhj ik meo`rs. Tru`

acr`-wmhj`rs wmhj ik bit nimhs. Kit ikhy mr` tb`s` p`iph` titmhhy mwmj` mkd ar`` ia pmck, outtb`cr sjck r`emcks ohcst`r-ar``. Ct cs kit surprcsckl ti b`mr tbmt mk Marcnmk trco` bms o``k hcvckl

ik m dc`t ia picsikius snirpciks air ckkue`rmoh` y`mrs.

^`ttckl mscd` tb` piw`r ia tb` eckd ck r`lmrds ti sup`rstctciks, meuh`ts mkd pitciks ms w`hh

ms amctb b`mhckls, tb`ir`tcnmhhy, s``ckl ms w` mr` siuhs ck dcslucs`, ct sbiuhd kit o` surprcsckl

ti tbckj tbmt, ikn` w` nmk mnn`ss tru` bclb`r `k`rlc`s mat`r bmvckl g`ttcsik`d ukairtukmt`

msp`nts ia tb` `li-p`rsikm, ir wb`k tb`s` `k`rlc`s mr` mnn`ss`d ik iur o`bmha oy s`hah`ss,

pur` nbmkk`h`rs, iur oidy nmk o`nie` cep`rvcius ti emky chhs tbmt wiuhd itb`rwcs` ukdi ir

jchh us. @k`rly iv`r emtt`r.

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D`huscik ir Mwmr`k`ss

S`sbum‒s hca` wms nut sbirt mat`r ikhy m tbr``-y`mr eckcstry. 

Tb` B`or`w kme` air Lid cs S`bivm, r`sp`ntauhhy mostrmnt`d ck tb` diuoh` Sid nbmrmnt`r דד. Mnnirdckl ti tb` mknc`kt G`wcsb nustie lickl omnj ti Mormbme, S`sbum‒s kme` wbcnb mhsi

o`lcks wctb Sid (ד )  nr`mt`d m dcr`nt hckj arie Lid ti bce tbriulb tb` siukd ia tbcsדףאׯnbmrmnt`r.  Mormbme (kã Mvrmbme), ik` ia tb` tbr`` Amtb`rs ia tb` G`wcsb V`iph`, kme`d bcs

ikhy sik Sctzbmj. דסל , e`mkckl “B` wbi wchh hmulb m hit‒ wb`k bcs wca`, ^mrmc, hmulb`dlh``auhhy b`rs`ha upik b`mrckl mkl`hs mkkiukn` sb` wiuhd o` oh`ss`d wctb m acrst-oirk. Mt

mhr`mdy

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Emttb`w‒s mnniukt o`lcks wbch` S`sbum wms bmvckl ik` ia tb` dmchy rctumh omtbs ck

mnnirdmkn` wctb tb` mkn`strmh G`wcsb ruh` ia Ecjv`b wbcnb r`qucr`s m dmchy cee`rscik ck m

ahiwckl oidy ia wmt`r ti nh`mks` tb` oidy.

Ik tbmt amt`auh dmy, lhcepsckl S`sbum ik tb` omkj ia tb` Girdmk, Sibmkmk bm-emtoch bmch`d

bce mkd ckvct`d bce ti omtb` mhiklscd` bce. ^``ckl ms Sibmkmk mkd S`sbum w`r` niuscks

ik Emryme‒s scd`, ct wms bmrdhy k`wswirtby. O` tbmt ms ct emy, oy tb` `kd ia tb` =st n`ktury,

Emttb`w writ` tbmt mt tbmt pr`ncs` eie`kt, Sibmkmk bmd s`ks`d tb`r` wms sie`tbckl quct`

ukcqu` moiut bcs niusck. 

S`sbum, bces`ha, bmd o``k `kt`rtmckckl tb` kitcik tbmt b` wms m pripb`t mjck ti tb` mknc`kt

pripb`ts wbis` pripb`nc`s b` bmd o``k studyckl, ckt`rpr`tckl, mntcv`hy d`omtckl mkd

mrluckl moiut wctb tb` T`eph` Vrc`sts. Ms tce` w`kt ik, S`sbum‒s o`hc̀ a o`nme` eir`

priaiukd7 tb` prc`sts bmd ti url` tb`cr p`iph` ti mdd `h`e`kts ia hiv` mkd niepmsscik ti

tb`cr d`mhckls wctb itb`rs. M rclcd o`hc`a ck rctumhcz`d r`hclcik wms ki hikl`r `kiulb. Tb`

prc`sts bmd ti h`md oy `xmeph`.

Arie tb` wrctckls ia  Emrj, S`sbum wms r`kme`d G`sus mkd Emryme/eyrme, bcs eitb`r,

wms r`oirk ms Emry „ m L`ktch`.

Ck Emttb`w, Sibmkmk, Emryme‒s k`pb`w, bces`ha ia G`wcsb d`sn`kt, ms w`r` mhh tb` p`iph`

wctb wbie S`sbum hcv`d, mt` mkd spij` ti ik m dmchy omscs, w`r` r`-nmst ukd`r tb` Nbrcstcmk

eikcj`r. Sibmkmk wms tbus r`nmst ms Gibk tb` Omptcst, mkd tbmt pisctcik`d bce ms m L`ktch`,

m kik-G`w.

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Tb` Itb`r Vritmlikcsts

 Mhr`mdy ck tb` tce` ia S`sbum, tb` Tirmb bmd mhr`mdy o``k trmkshmt`d ckti Mrmemcn mkd ck

Lr``j ^`ptumlckt, tb` aire ia mknc`kt Lr``j us`d ck tb` trmkshmtciks ia ocohcnmh t`xts mkd

tbus, oy tb`k, tb` Tirmb wms ki hikl`r tb` “s`nr`t oiij ia tb` G`ws‒.

Ct cs l`k`rmhhy mnn`pt`d tbmt Emttb`w‒s lisp`h, ms w`hh ms sie` ia tb` suos`qu`kt ik`s w`r`

irclckmhhy wrctt`k ck B`or`w o`nmus` ia tb` kue`rius r`a`r`kn`s emd` ti tb` Tirmb mkd tb`

Oiijs ia tb` Vripb`ts, out ck r`lmrds ti wbi wms Emttb`w-tb`-emk, b` emy scephy bmv`

o``k hcj` m eid`rk-dmy ios`sscv` nihh`ntir ia mhh siukd oyt`s mttrcout`d ti bcs b`ri „ ck tbcs

nms`, S`sbum, tb` mhr`mdy-nruncac`d t`mnb`r.

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Bmvckl smcd tbmt, ck r`lmrds ti tb` mutbirsbcp ia tbcs lisp`h, tb` gury cs stchh ukd`ncd`d ms ti

wb`tb`r tb` vmrcius s`ntciks ia emkusnrcpts w`r` wrctt`k oy tb` ik` mkikyeius “Emttb`w‒

ir wb`tb`r tb`y w`r` wrctt`k nihhmoirmtcv`hy iv`r m p`rcid ia tce` oy `qumhhy mkikyeius

p`rsiks.

Tb` eist cepirtmkt sbrck` tbmt bms hckj`d tb` G`wcsb p`iph` ti tb`cr lid, arie n`kturc`s

o`air` S`sbum tbriulb tb` vmrcius dcmspirms mkd ti tbcs dmy, cs tb` T`eph` wbcnb stiid ck

vmrcius stmt`s ia r`pmcr mkd wmr-tirk dcsr`pmcr ik T`eph` Eiukt arie 30< ON ti

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Ct cs arie tb` Wmdijce lriup tbmt nme` eist ia tb` t`eph` prc`sts. Oy mknc`kt d`nr`` eist

nme` arie tb` Jibmkce hck`ml` mkd tbmt wms n`rtmckhy tru` ia tb` Bclb Vrc`st. Tb`y w`r`

`xtr`e`hy z`mhius. Pkhcj` r`scd`kt eikjs, tb`s` prc`sts iat`k hcv`d ck itb`r tiwks mwmy arie

G`rusmh`e. Ct cs mhsi arie tb`cr rmkjs tbmt gudl`s w`r` nbis`k air tb` ^mkb`drck (tb` niurt

syst`e) mkd, oy tb` tce` ia tb` s`nikd T`eph`, tb` ^mkb`drck wms h`lcshmtckl ik mhh emtt`rs

ia r`hclcius mkd pihctcnmh hca` „ m nieckl til`tb`r ia piw`r tbmt wms hmt`r kit ti phmy iut ck

S`sbum‒s amvir.

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Tb` T`eph` Vrc`sts

Tb` prc`sts ip`rmt`d mnnirdckl ti m sbcat syst`e nmhh`d Ecsbe`r`t Nibmkce ir tb` Vrc`sthy

^bcat. Tb`r` w`r` tw`kty-aiur sbcats dcvcd`d meikl mhh tb` Nibmeck amechc`s. @mnb sbcat hmst`d

ik` w``j. \b`k m prc`st‒s sbcat nme` up, strikl ck bcs o`hc`a tbmt b` bmd o``k nmhh`d ti di

Lid‒s duty, b` eiv`d ti G`rusmh`e ti tmj` bcs turk ms s`rvmkt ia tb` T`eph`, sbmrckl

T`eph` dutc`s wctb mhh itb`rs wbi bmd o``k s`h`nt`d air `mnb tw`kty-aiur w``jhy sbcats.

Ct cs cepirtmkt ti ckv`st sie` tce` ti ukd`rstmkdckl tb` sbcats syst`e ms ct cs tbmt syst`e tbmt

mhhiw`d S`sbum, mt h`mst wbch` b` wms ck G`rusmh`e, m lr`mt supphy ia t`eph` prc`sts wctb

wbie ti d`omt` tb` pickts ia tb` Tirmb ik wbcnb b` ainus`d bcs eckcstry, ms w`hh ms wbcnb

pickts ck tb` Oiijs ia tb` Vripb`ts tiunb`d ik tb` emtt`r ia tb` nieckl ia E`sscmb, m

d`sn`kdmkt arie tb` Bius` ia Jckl Dmvcd. Ckt`r`stcklhy, wb`tb`r S`sbum wms tb` sik ia

Sis`a ir tb` sik ia mkitb`r emk, b` jk`w b` niuhd kit nhmce sunb mkn`strmh hck`ml`.

Ck m qucrjy nhmsb ia purpis`, tbiulb Nbrcstcmk nh`rcns w`r` ckt`kt ik `stmohcsbckl m

nikk`ntcik ti Jckl Dmvcd tbriulb “m‒ amtb`r ti pisct S`sbum ms tb` E`sscmb pripb`tcz`d ck

tb` Ihd T`stme`kt ia tb` G`ws, tb`y w`r` `qumhhy mttmnb`d ti tb` cd`m ia S`sbum o`ckl tb`

pridunt ia m vcrlck ocrtb.

‐@mnb ia tb`s` ?4 lriups wms aurtb`r dcvcd`d ckti 1 nhmks, ir amechy ormknb`s. @v`ry dmy ia

tb` w``j wms pr`scd`d iv`r oy ik` amechy lriup, mkd ik tb` ^moomtb tb` w``j's `ktcr`

prc`sthy sbcat wirj`d til`tb`r.‑ Z=U 

Ct wms mssue`d tbmt `mnb prc`st wms ckaus`d wctb d`scr` ti s`rv` bcs Lid durckl bcs sbcat mkd

tbmt tb`y wiuhd bmv` rcvmhh`d mlmckst `mnb itb`r, vyckl air tb` “bihc`st‒ ia r`spikscochctc`s, ca ct

bmdk‒t o``k air m v`ry `hmoirmt` syst`es ia drmws tbmt, pr`suemohy mnnirdckl ti dcvck`

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d`nr``, amt`d `mnb prc`st wctb m sp`ncacn aukntcik ti p`raire, tbus spmrckl tb`e mky ukbihy

strmtml`es meikl tb`es`hv`s.

Pkairtukmt`hy air b`mdstrikl S`sbum, tb`s` t`eph` Vrc`sts w`r` r`put`dhy m qumrr`hsie` hit

wbi dcd kit o`hc`v` ck tb` r`surr`ntcik ia mkyik`. Itb`r pickts ia dcsput` w`r` tb`

ckt`rpr`tmtciks ia wirds, hck`s mkd s`ntciks arie tb` Tirmb mkd Vripb`ts. ]umrr`hhckl mkd

“jkct-pcnjckl‒ iv`r snrcptur`s cs mk mhh-niksueckl mntcvcty meikl nh`rcns tbmt bms kit y`t lik`

iut ia amsbcik.

Ck tb` kme` ia G`sus, Emttb`w writ` m wikd`rauh nieemkde`kt, “Tbiu sbmht hiv` tby

k`clboiur ms tbys`ha‒, mk ird`r hcat`d dcr`nthy arie tb` Tirmb wbcnb wmrks ck H`vctcnus =37=

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 S`sbum - Vritityp`

\b`k Emttb`w cs moh` ti dcstmkn` bces`ha arie G`sus-tb` ^mckt, b` innmscikmhhy ckg`nts m

d`lr`` ia r`mhcse ck bcs lisp`h. G`sus, b` writ`, wmrk`d bcs dcsncph`s7 "Li kiwb`r` meikl

tb` L`ktch`s, mkd `kt`r ki tiwk ia tb` ^memrctmks, out li rmtb`r ti tb` hist sb``p ia tb`

bius` ia Csrm`h." (Emttb`w =670) 

Ct cs `ss`ktcmh ti ukd`rstmkd tbmt Nbrcstcmk G`sus scephy dcd kit `xcst. Tb`r` wms ki wirsbcp

ia S`sbum wbch` b` wms mhcv`. \bmt tb`r` wms tb` t`kuius r`sikmkn` ck tb` rmltml omkd ia

bcs G`wcsb dcsncph`s ia bcs `kbmkn`d B`ormcn t`mnbckls. \` jkiw tb`r` wms ki wirsbcp, ms

sunb o`nmus` tb`s` sceph` e`k momkdik`d bce ck tb` nruncmh eie`kt tbmt pr`n`d`d bcs

mrr`st. \b`k tb` dcsncph`s s`ks`d dmkl`r air S`sbum, tb`y wiuhd bmv` jkiwk tbmt tb` sme`

dmkl`r amn`d tb`e. O`tw``k tb` pisscochcty ia o`ckl s`kt`kn`d oy stikckl oy tb` G`wcsb

trcoukmh, tb` ^mkb`drck, ir o`ckl tc`d ti m nrissomr oy _iemk sihdc`rs, tb`cr hmnj ia cktrckscn

amctb ck tb` ik` tb`y bmd nmhh`d tb`cr T`mnb`r smw tb`e pr`t`kd tb`y dcdk‒t jkiw bce. 

Air tb`e, ct wms mhh rmtb`r sceph`7 m E`sscmb, m lr`mt h`md`r ia e`k - ck tb`cr jckldie ir ck

tb` Jckldie ia Lid - wiuhd bmv` jkiwk biw ti `xtrcnmt` bces`ha arie tb` buechcmtcik mkd

tb` pmck ia m nruncacxcik. Ir, ms iur nurr`kt t``k nuhtur` eclbt s`` ct, Ikhy his`rs l`t kmch`d.

Huj` ??7047 Tb`k tb`y s`cz`d bce mkd h`d bce mwmy, orcklckl bce ckti tb` bclb prc`st's

bius`. V`t`r aihhiw`d mt m dcstmkn`: mkd wb`k tb`y bmd jckdh`d m acr` ck tb` ecddh` ia tb`

niurtymrd mkd smt diwk til`tb`r, V`t`r smt meikl tb`e. Tb`k m emcd, s``ckl bce ms b` smt

ck tb` hclbt mkd lmzckl mt bce, smcd, "Tbcs emk mhsi wms wctb bce". Out b` d`kc`d ct, smyckl,

"\iemk, C di kit jkiw bce". Mkd m hctth` hmt`r sie`ik` `hs` smw bce mkd smcd, "Siu mhsi

mr` ik` ia tb`e". Out V`t`r smcd, "Emk, C me kit". Mkd mat`r mk ckt`rvmh ia moiut mk biur stchh

mkitb`r ckscst`d, smyckl, "N`rtmckhy tbcs emk mhsi wms wctb bce: air b` cs Lmhch`mk". Out V`t`r

smcd, "Emk, C di kit jkiw wbmt mr`yiu smyckl."

Bmvckl smcd tbmt, V`t`r, bces`ha m Lmhch`mk, wiuhd bmv` jkiwk tbmt o`air` mky G`w niuhd o`

mrr`st`d oy _iemk sihdc`rs, m eckceue ia twi wctk`ss`s bmd ti cd`ktcay tb` mhh`l`d

p`rp`trmtir. Ca Sudmb (Gudms) mntckl bcs pmrt wms ik`, tb`k, p`rbmps, V`t`r, ck tb` mos`kn`

ia m suppirtcv` eio, pr`a`rr`d ti lcv` S`sbum m aclbtckl nbmkn` oy scephy turkckl bcs omnj

ik bce.

Tb` `mrhc`st aire ia S`sbum-spcrctumh `ktcty o`lmk wctb o`hc`a b` bmd r`surr`nt`d. \bmt wiuhd

`v`ktumhhy o`nie` ia tb` eckcstry ia ^muh (Vmuhus/^t Vmuh) wms mntumhhy trcll`r`d oy Smnio

(Gmnio), ik` ia S`sbum‒s oritb`rs, y`mrs mat`r tb` nruncacxcik

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Ckd``d, siik mat`r tb` d`mtb ia S`sbum, Smnio nr`mt`d m jk`scym, m phmn` ia lmtb`rckl

wb`r` b` mkd, pr`suemohy sie` ia tb` dcsncph`s, ms w`hh ms itb`rs wbi o`hc`v`d k`ws ia tb`

“r`surr`ntcik‒ niuhd e``t. Tbcs e``tckl phmn`, jk`scymt bm-kceihce, wiuhd hmt`r o` r`kme`d

tb` Nburnb ia tb` Ncrnuencs`d, tbiulb ik` eust r`mhcz` tbmt tb` wird nburnb, oms`d ik tb`

L`remk wird jcrnb`, wms kit us`d ck tb` y`mrs tbmt cee`dcmt`hy aihhiw`d G`sus‒ d`mtb.

 Ms tb` kme` sull`sts, Smnio‒s k`w s`nt dcd kit tmj` ck mky kik-G`w mdb`r`kts air tb`

sme` r`msiks tbmt S`sbum j`pt bces`ha s`pmrmt` arie tb` pmlmk L`ktch`s, aihhiwckl tb`

Ectzvmb nieemkde`kt e`ktcik`d moiv`.

Pkd`r Smnio‒s lucdmkn`, tbcs lriup ia Irtbidix G`ws mdd`d tb` wirsbcp ia  S`sbum, tb`

r`surr`nt`d E`sscmb, ti tb` snrcptur`s ia tb`cr G`wcsb amctb. Tb`y o`nme` tb` acrst E`sscmkcn

G`ws, pipuhmrcz`d tidmy ukd`r tb` omkk`r ia G`ws air G`sus.

 Mhh ia tbmt emj`s p r̀a`nt s`ks` ckmseunb ms w` mnn`pt tbmt S`sbum dcd `xcst. Ct emj`s

s`ks` ck si amr ms w` o`hc`v` tbmt tbcs emk cs tb` ikhy pritityp` air m bcstircnmh G`sus, tb`

ik` ik wbcnb Nbrcstcmkcty bms o``k aiukd`d mhikl wctb tb` pmlmk-ckspcr`d trchily ia Amtb`r,

^ik mkd Bihy ^pcrct, wbcnb t`nbkcnmhhy bihds Nbrcstcmkcty ik` bmcr‒s or`mtb mwmy arie tru`

eikitb`cse.

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Ck tb` Lisp`hs

^ie` aiurt``k y`mrs turouh`kt y`mrs hmt`r, mat`r tb` ukd`t`rr`d prc`sts w`r` stchh tbriwckl

^muh ia Tmrsus (Vmuhus/^t Vmuh) iut ia tb` T`eph` air mtt`eptckl ti t`mnb tb` tb`irc`s b`

bmd oirriw`d arie Gmnio‒s jk`scymt bm-kceihce, b` w`kt ckti `xch` ck ^yrcm mkd Girdmk.

Tb`r`, ti kik-G`ws, b` wms ackmhhy ar`` ti t`mnb m k`w o`hc`a syst`e, m eunb scephcac`d

v`rscik ia tb` nieemkde`kts tipp`d oy tb` wirsbcp ia S`sbum r`surr`nt`d mddckl, ms b`

w`kt, tb` `pctb`t ^ik ia Lid.

Emrj mkd Emttb`w writ` tb`cr lisp`hs m a`w y`mrs mat`r tbmt, ikhy ti bmv` tb`e mht`r`d oy m

kueo`r ia mkikyeius orusb strij`s ik pmrnbe`kts. Oy tb` 4tb n`ktury, Nbrcstcmkcty bmd

spr`md amr mkd wcd` mkd usb`r`d ck tb` nikv`rscik ia tb` acrst _iemk `ep`rir ti

Nbrcstcmkcty, Nikstmktck` Tb` lr`mt.

 Mhh ia tb` `v`kts arie tb` ocrtb ia S`sbum ti bcs mrr`st nikstctut` mk ukairtukmt` out rmtb`r

eukdmk` nbmck ia `v`kts ckvihvckl ikhy m nmst ia G`wcsb nbmrmnt`rs „ ms wiuhd bmv` o``ktb` nms` air mky itb`r G`w wbi `xpr`ss`d bcs r`hclcius ipckciks tii ar``hy mkd tii hiudhy  „ 

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hiudhy `kiulb ti mkkiy tb` Wmdijce mkd tb` V`rusbce mkd ahmsbchy `kiulb ti emj` tb`

hinmh _iemk sihdc`rs v`ry t`tnby ms tb`y ios`rv`d tb` wchd-acr` byst`rcm nrystmhcz`d ik tb`

emk wbi bmd rcdd`k ckti tiwk arie tb` `mst`rk lmt` ik m wbct` dikj`y. Tb`y wmtnb`d ms

bird`s ia G`ws r`mnb`d tiwmrds tbcs emk, ph`mdckl, “_mooc, bisbm km. T`mnb`r, smv` us!‒ 

Ct wms ik tb` dmy ia ^unnitb, m dmy wb`k pchlrces bmd mrrcv`d arie amr mkd wcd` arie mhh

nirk`rs ia Csrm`h mkd morimd ti p`raire tb`cr r`hclcius dutc`s mt tb` T`eph` - tb` eie`kt

pipuhmrcz`d ck Nbrcstcmk hcturly ms Vmhe ^ukdmy.

Tb` K`w T`stme`kt emj`s emky r`a`r`kn`s ti G`sus mrluckl wctb tb` T`eph` Vrc`sts moiut

pickts ia ckt`rpr`tmtcik ia tb` Tirmb mkd tb` pripb`nc`s. Hcj` tb` V`rusbce, out ukhcj` tb`

T`eph` prc`sts, S`sbum o`hc`v`d ck tb` pripb`tcz`d mrrcvmh ia m e`sscmb mkd ik` nmk `mschy

cemlck` tb` irmtiry d`omt`s o`tw``k tb`e mkd S`sbum, wctb bce nbmhh`klckl tb` emkk`r ck

wbcnb tb`y rmk tb` T`eph`. B` nbmhh`kl`d tb`cr niephmn`kny, tbmt ia tb` ik`s ck nusby gios

jkiwk ti mous` tb` piw`r ia tb`cr pisctcik. B` nbmhh`kl`d tb`e ck tb`cr o`hc`as tbmt

niephcnmt`d rctumhs, prmyckl mkd cephirckl Lid air liid airtuk` mkd airlcv`k`ss, iaa`rckl tb`

hca` ia mk mkcemh ms m sclk ia liid-wchh w`r` mhh tb`cr nieeik Lid msj`d ia bcs V`iph`.

Ct cs quct` cemlckmoh` tbmt tb`r` wiuhd bmv` o``k pihctcnmh amntciks mkd mhhcmkn`s emd` mkd

ukemd` wctbck tb` V`rusbce, tb` Wmdijce mkd e`rnbmkts. Tb`y wiuhd kit bmv` hcj`d eunb

bcs emck mrlue`kt wbcnb wms tbmt ct wms kit `kiulb ti aihhiw rctumhs wctb snrupuhius nmr`mkd di `xt`rkmh ectzvmb wbch` k`lh`ntckl ti tme` nrmvckls mkd lr``d: wbch` k`lh`ntckl ti

nmr` air ik` mkitb`r. \b`k pusb nme` ti sbiv`, p`rbmps o`nmus` S`sbum bmd m strikl

t`ep`r bces`ha, b` o`nme` tb` idd emk iut.

 Mat`r mhh, ar``die ia `xpr`sscik wms mhhiw`d tb`k ms kiw, `v`k ti e r̀` t`mnb`rs out, tb`k

ms kiw, ikhy up ti m pickt. Ms S`sbum upturk`d e`rnbmkts‒ stmhhs s`t up ck tb` T`eph` niurt

oy prc`sthy p`recsscik, ms b` qumrr`hh`d wctb tb` e`k ck nbmrl` oitb ia tb` r`hclcik mkd tb`

pihctcns ia tb` r`hclcik, b` emd` bces`ha sie` `k`ec`s.

“Mkd G`sus `kt`r`d tb` t`eph` ia Lid mkd driv` iut mhh wbi sihd mkd oiulbt ck tb` t`eph`,

mkd b` iv`rturk`d tb` tmoh`s ia tb` eik`y-nbmkl`rs mkd tb` s`mts ia tbis` wbi sihd

pcl`iks. ]uitckl arie tb` Tirmb, b` sbiut`d, 'Ct cs wrctt`k7 ‐Ey bius` sbmhh o` nmhh`d m

bius` ia prmy`r‑ o`air` mddckl ck bcs iwk wirds, “out yiu emj` ct m d`k ia

rioo`rs.‒(Emttb`w ?=7=?).

Tb` tbcrd s`nt ia kit` ck tb` tce` ia S`sbum wms tbmt ia tb` Cscyce Z@ss`k`sU nurr`kthy

tbiulbt ti o` tb` irclckmtirs ia tb` D`md ^`m ^nrihhs. Ckctcmhhy, tb`y hcv`d ck bclb kueo`rs ck

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eist tiwks out tiij ti tb` d`s`rt ms prit`st mlmckst tb` wmy tb` Wmdijce w`r` t`kdckl ti

tb` spcrctumh b`mhtb ia tb` p`iph`. Cd`ihilcnmhhy, S`sbum wiuhd bmv` mhclk`d bces`ha wctb tbcs

lriup ck tbcs r`sp`nt, B` wiuhd mhsi bmv` `spius`d tb`cr vc`ws ik mkcemh smnrcacn`. Tb`y

o`hc`v`d tbmt e`mt, mky e`mt, kit gust pcl e`mt, wms cepur`, r`lmrdh`ss ia tb` rclirs ia tb`

jisb`r tr`mte`kt ia tb` mkcemhs o`air` mkd mat`r d`mtb.

Tb`s` Cscyce `kgiy`d mk msn`tcn, nieeukmh hca`styh` wbcnb wiuhd bmv` mpp`mh`d ti S`sbum‒s

irtbidixy eir` tbmk tb` hca`styh` ia tb` rcnb mkd piw`rauh Wmdijce mkd V`rusbce.

^ie`wbmt dcaa`r`kt ck bmcr mkd sjck nihirckl arie itb`r G`ws, tb` Csyce nikscd`r`d

tb`es`hv`s m lriup mpmrt. Ck tbcs r`sp`nt, tb`y mhhiw`d mkyik` ti o`nie` ik` ia tb`e mat`r

m p`rcid ia priomtcik mkd tb`y mnn`pt`d ck tb`cr ecdst nbchdr`k arie itb`r sincmh lriups.

Tbiulb tb`cr nieeukcty wms ecx`d, emky ia tb`s` e`k mkd wie`k w`r` n`hcomt`.

Tb`s` e`k mkd wie`k w`r` spcrctumhhy `khclbt`k`d. Tb`y jk`w moiut t`h`pmtby. Tb`y jk`w

biw ti mnn`ss bclb`r `k`rlc`s mkd, ck s`nr`t, tb`y tich`d air tb` trcuepb ia tb` ^pcrctumh hclbt

iv`r tb` dmrjk`ss ia tb` buemk eckd. Biw`v`r, tbiulb tb`cr o`hc`a syst`e r`vihv`d mriukd

mk mpinmhyptcn `v`kt tbmt wiuhd orckl moiut m k`w Jckldie „ ct wms kit k`n`ssmrchy hckj`d ti

tb` mrrcvmh ia m e`sscmb, tb` tipcn nhis`st ti S`bsum‒s b`mrt.

Ct cs o`hc`v`d tbmt mriukd G`sus‒ tw`hatb y`mr, bcs pmr`kts, Sis`a mkd Emryme tiij bce ik m

pchlrceml` ti G`rusmh`e. Tb`r`, ct cs smcd, b` dcsnuss`d tb` Hmws ia tb` Tirmb wctb m lriup

ia T`eph` prc`sts mkd tbmt tb`y w`r` duhy memz`d oy tb` wcsdie ia ik` si yiukl. Ct cs

tbiulbt tbmt, mt sie` stml`, S`sbum mkd bcs pmr`kts emy bmv` lik` ti @lypt.

 Mat`r m lmp ia y`mrs, G`sus sbiw`d up mlmck out ck Lmhch̀ `, pr`mnbckl moiut tb` Jckldie ia

Lid. Oy tb`k, o`nmus` S`sbum‒s spck ik tb` Tirmb mkd tb` Oiijs ia tb` Vripb`ts

r`s`eoh`d tb` dintrck` ia tb` Cscyce, ct cs o`hc`v`d tbmt b` eclbt bmv` sp`kt sie` y`mrs ck

tb`cr ecdst, ms m dcsncph`. Mkd ct cs o`hc`v`d tbmt b` j`pt v`ry nhis` tc`s wctb tb`e wbch` ck

G`rusmh`e. Ct cs o`hc`v`d tbmt tb`y msscst`d bce, ms ikhy tb`y niuhd, ck tb` biurs ia bcs

nruncacxcik.

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 Mhh dcaa`r`kn`s s`t mscd`, mhh tbr`` s`nts liv`rkckl mhh tb` cepirtmkt msp`nts ia G`wcsb

r`hclcius mkd s`nuhmr hcvckl ncrnm >6 MD bmd mt h`mst ik` mkn`strmh mntcvcty ck nieeik, tbmt ia

tb` Ecjv`b, tb` dmchy rctumh ia nh`mksckl cee`rscik ck m ahiwckl oidy ia wmt`r, hcvckl wmt`r,

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sunb ms rcv`rs mkd str`mes, ir mky rmck nmtnbe`kt mr`m tbmt bms lmrk`r`d sunb mtt`ktcik tb`

r`ecx ia `v`kts tbmt cs Emttb`w. Ecjv`b omtbs bmv` o``k aiukd ms amr iut ms Emsmdm.

 Ms `v`ry G`w ck tbis` dmys, `mnb ia tb` T`eph` prc`sts aihhiw`d ik` ia tb` scx bukdr`d mkd

tbcrt``k nieemkde`kts wrctt`k ck tb` Tirmb, tb` cepirtmkt ectzvmb ckt`kd`d ti nh`mks` tb`

oidy oy cee`rscik ck Ecjv`b wmt`r. Tbus, tb`y bmd ti cee`rs` tb`es`hv`s o`air` s`rvckl ck

tb` T`eph`. Mrnbm`ihilcnmh dcls ia vchhms, sunb ms tb` ik` kme`d tb` Ourkt Bius` tbmt nmk

o` `xp`rc`kn`d o`bckd lhmss tbriulb mk ukd`rlriukd eus`ue ck tb` G`wcsb ]umrt`rs ia

G`rusmh`e bmv` r`v`mh`d tb`e ti niktmck emky riies air dcaa`r`kt purpis`s - `v`k m

s`pmrmt` riie air tb` Ecjv`b.

Air tb` wmt`r ti r`tmck cts spcrctumh prip`rtc`s ia purcty, ct niuhd kit o` “drmwk‒, oriulbt ck ir

ckstmhh`d ik tb` sct`s mkd tb` nmkmhcsmtcik k``d`d ti dcstrcout` wmt`r ti tb`s` omtb riies,

wms emd` pisscoh` oy tb` Bmseik`mk vcmdunt, uk`mrtb`d ck =320. Ct cs ̀ stcemt`d tbmt cts

nikstruntcik pr`n`d`d tb` r`clk ia Jckl B`rid.

\bch` tb` prc`sts purcac`d tb`es`hv`s ck prcvmt` surriukds, tb` r`st ia tb` pipuhmtcik emd`

di wctb nieeukmh Ecjv`bs mkd, ms bms mhr`mdy o``k dcsnuss`d, ck str`mes mkd rcv`rs. Tbcs

cs tb` pickt wb`r` tbcs kmrrmtcv` r`turks tb` ik` tb` mair`-e`ktcik`d Ck Emttb`w‒s lisp`h,

tb` eie`kt wb`k Sibmkmk bmch`d S`sbum `kgickckl bce ti nie` ck ahiwckl wmt`rs ia tb`

Girdmk. Biw crikcn tbmt ct sbiuhd o` sunb mk ckkinuius eie`kt ia m eukdmk` dmchy Gudmcnrctumh tbmt bms o``k r`nmst mkd `ksbrck`d ck tb` lisp`h ms tb` Omptcse ia G`sus!

Ck tbmt pmrtcnuhmr sn`k`, Sibmkmk cs tb` n`ktrmh nbmrmnt`r nmst ms Gibk tb` Omptcst, m emk

wctb m p`knbmkt air tb` nchcn` (tb` snrmtnby limt-bmcr sbcrt ia tb` p`kct`kt wirk ms

ukd`rlmre`kt) mkd m aikdk`ss air bik`y mkd hinusts, tb` sbirt-birk`d lrmssbipp`rs tbmt

mr` stchh nuhckmry tr`mts ck vmrcius eid`rk-dmy `xitcn nucsck`.

 Ms innurs si emky tce`s tbriulbiut tb` pml`s ia tb` lisp`hs, mk mkn`strmh G`wcsb rct` cs

nhmce`d oy tb` wrct`rs ia Nbrcstcmkcty mkd pmss`d iaa ms mk `stmohcsb`d Nbrcstcmk rct`,

kitwctbstmkdckl tb` r`mhcty tbmt omnj ck tb` dmys ia S`sbum mkd Sibmkm, Nbrcstcmkcty dcd kit

`xcst, kit `v`k ck mkyik`‒s tbiulbts, h`mst ia mhh ck S`sbum‒s. 

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Ik tb` tipcn ia Gudmcn bylc`k`, tb` wmsbckl ia bmkds, k`tchmt ymdmyce, o`air` ir mat`rsp`ncacn mntcvctc`s sunb ms prmyckl, `mtckl mkd oidchy `vmnumtcik wms mkitb`r rctumhcz`d

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nh`mksckl. Mkd tbcs rctumh wmsbckl pickts ti mkitb`r ia tb` mkiemhc`s aiukd ck Emttb`w‒s

pml`s.

S`sbum, m G`wcsb rmooc, mt m tce` ia nuhturmh irtbidix ios`rvmkn`, wiuhd K@Q@_ bmv`

orij`k or`md wctb m lriup ia L`ktch`s - kit `v`k wctb ik` - ca b` niuhd bmv` oriulbt bces`ha

ti o`arc`kd ik`. Ct wiuhd bmv` o``k mk cksuht ti bcs Lid ti di si. Meikl G`ws, mhh iutscd`rs

jkiwk air tb`cr hmnj ia p`rsikmh bylc`k` w`r` jkiwk ms tb` Pkwmsb`d. O`scd`s, m emk ms

r`hclciushy prckncph`d ms S`sbum wiuhd kit bmv` `mt`k ukh`mv`k`d or`md ck tb` dmys

pr`n`dckl Vmssiv`r.

Ck Mnts ==7? V`t`r wms r`prcemkd`d air bmvckl dik` si bces`ha ? ^i wb`k V`t`r w`kt up ti

G`rusmh`e, tb` ncrnuencs`d o`hc`v r̀s* nrctcncz`d bce, > smyckl, “\by dcd yiu li ti

ukncrnuencs`d e`k mkd `mt wctb tb`e9‒ 

Oy tb` sme` tij`k mkyik` amechcmr wctb tb` rclirs ia tb` Gudmcn pritinih ck vclir ncrnm >4 MD

nmkkit cemlck`, kit air m eie`kt, tbmt S`sbum niuhd bmv` d`nhmr`d, ‐Tbcs cs ey oidy lcv`k

air yiu: di tbcs ck r`e`eormkn` ia e`.‑

Ck tb` sme` wmy, mat`r tb` supp`r b` tiij tb` nup, smyckl, ‐Tbcs nup cs tb` k`w niv`kmkt ck

ey ohiid, wbcnb cs piur`d iut air yiu.‑ Huj` ??7=6

Ct cs nieeikhy mnn`pt`d tbmt drckjckl ohiid cs mt tb` v`ry h`mst ar`mjcsb, ca kit titmhhy

dcslustckl. Air tb` G`ws, tb` r`puhscik ia ohiid cs vcsn`rmh, wbcnb cs wby arie mktcqucty ti tbcs

dmy, ikhy Jisb`r e`mt, e`mt tbmt bms o``k drmck`d ia cts ohiid wbch` stchh ik tb` nmrnmss, nmk

o` `mt`k oy prmntcsckl G`ws.

S`sbum, wbi bmd `spius`d emky msp`nts ia tb` Cycsce o`hc`as wms mlmckst tb` smnrcacn` ia

mkcemhs. B` eclbt bmv` o``k m v`l`tmrcmk, out `v`k ca b` dcd `mt e`mt, ct niuhd IKHS `v`r

bmv` o``k e`mt shmulbt`r`d tb` Jisb`r wmy „ e`mt tbmt bmd o``k titmhhy drmck`d ia cts

ohiid, s`nikds mat`r d`mtb.

 Mddckl ti tbmt, ik tb` ̀ v` ia Vmssiv r̀, durckl tb` ^`d`r, rctumh a`mst, ct cs nustiemry ti r`md

tb` Bmlmdmb, m t`xt tbmt niktmcks tb` stiry ia tb` `xidus arie @lypt mkd tb` t`k phmlu`s

Lid ukh`msb`d ti nikvckn` tb` Vbmrmib tbmt ct wms ck bcs iwk p`iph`‒s o`st ckt`r`st ti h`t

“Bcs nbchdr`k li‒. 

Tb` acrst phmlu` cs r`e`eo r̀`d ms tb` Vhmlu` ia Ohiid. Tb` Hird, ct cs smcd, strunj tb`

wmt`rs ia tb` Kch` mkd tb` rcv`r o`nme` ik` ia ohiid. Tb` acsb dc`d mkd tb` p`iph` w`r` ki

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hikl`r moh` ti drckj cts wmt`r. Vr`suemohy, tb` wmt`r wms mhsi ki hikl`r suctmoh` air `ctb`r

tb` o`msts ti drckj ir air crrclmtcik „ m dcsmst`r ia tru` ocohcnmh pripirtcik.

Tb` ^`d`r prmy`r rctumh di`s r`qu`st tbmt `mnb pmrtcncpmkt drckj, mt vmrcius j`y ckt`rvmhs aiur

v`ry semhh lhmss`s ia sw``t wck`. @mnb lhmss syeoihcz`s ik` ia Lid‒s priecs`dd`hcv`rmkn`7 "C wchh orckl iut," "C wchh d`hcv`r," "C wchh r`d``e," mkd "C wchh tmj`.‑ 

^i, tb`r` cs ki diuot tbmt S`sbum drmkj wck` durckl bcs hmst supp`r, out tb` cnikcn hck`s

wrctt`k oy Huj` niuhd ikhy bmv` o``k spij`k oy ik` wbi bmd ikn` o``k m pmlmk mkd stchh

tbiulbt ms ik` „ kit oy m G`w.

Ck spct` ia mhh cepriomochctc`s mkd ckniklructc`s, wbmt cs n`rtmck cs tbmt, tbriulb tb` `v`kts

Emttb`w emsb`d-up ik bcs pmpyrus, S`sbum aiukd bces`ha r`ckv`kt`d ms G`sus, t`mnb`r ia

liyce, m t`re arie tb` Tmkmnb tbmt memhlmemt`d mhh kik-G`wcsb kmtcikmhs.

\ctb m eidcnue ia r`mh-tce` `epmtby air tb` r`mh emk, ct cs `msy ti cemlck` wbmt m

d`vmstmtckl turk ia `v`kts tbcs wiuhd bmv` o``k air S`sbum wbis` ikhy spcrctumh mspcrmtcik,

oms`d ik bcs ckt`rpr`tmtciks ia tb` D`md ^`m ^nrihhs, wms ti nikvckn` jck mkd p``rs tbmt b`

eclbt o` m oik` acd` nikt`kd`r air tb` rih` ia e`sscmb ia tb`cr G`wcsb Lid mkd bcs p`iph`.

 Mkd wbmt wiuhd b` emj` ia tb` ph̀ tbirm ia ^mnr`d B`mrt ceml`s ia bces`ha tbmt mdirk

Nbrcstcmk nburnb`s mkd bie`s9

\bmt wiuhd b` emj` ia tb` tbrikls ia p`iph` wbi ck echhciks ia nburnb`s mriukd tb` wirhd

wirsbcp bcs oidy nmrv`d iut ia wiid, emroh` ir pmckt`d n`e`kt, b` wbis` r`hclcik airomd`

tb` wirsbcp ia cdihs9

B`r` mlmck, ct s``es tbmt tb` pmlmk o`hc`as ia tb` `mrhy Nbrcstcmks w`r` nmstckl rctumhs ia

tb`cr ihd amctb ik ti tb`cr k`why aiukd dcvck` smvcir.

Ck sbirt, ct di`sk‒t r`qucr` m lr`mt h`mp ia cemlckmtcik ti mktcncpmt` tbmt S`sbum, tb` r`mh emk,

wiuhd bmv` o``k titmhhy ckn`ks`d mkd r`puhs`d oy tb` lrit`squ` ecsr`pr`s`ktmtcik, oitb ia

bcs nuhturmh b`rctml` mkd bcs nr``d, ms w`hh ms oy tb` pistbueius tb`at ia bcs cd`ktcty.

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Irtbidix Hcvckl

Ct cs l`k`rmhhy mssue`d tbmt G`sus wms ms`xumh mkd tbcs pr`ecs` n`rtmckhy di`s emj` tbckls

`msc`r ti emkml` mt tb` h`v`h ia spcrctumh E`sscmkcn-biid, out ct cs eist diuotauh tbmt S`sbumwms n`hcomt`.

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S`sbum wms m G`w hcvckl ck Csrm`h wctbck tb` irtbidix G`wcsb nieeukcty ia bcs tce`. Hcj`

eid`rk-dmy Bmsscdcn e`k, tb` “E`k ck Ohmnj‒ wbi j``p tb` st`r`itypcnmh amn` ia Gudmcse

mhcv` ck tb` str``ts ia K`w Sirj ncty, ms ck mhh itb`r emgir nctc`s ck @urip`, b` hcv`d oy tb`

sme` mkn`strmh nid` ia nikdunt.

Ck `v`ry irtbidix nieeukcty, kit ikhy tb` G`wcsb ik`, wie`k mr` tb` uksukl b`ri`s. Tb`y

li ti o`d ikhy ikn` tb` hmst ia tb`cr kue`rius nbchdr`k bms amhh`k msh``p. Oiys mkd lcrhs mr`

oriulbt til`tb`r oy emtnb-emj`rs mkd nieeukcty pr`ssur`s pusb tb`e ti emrry, usumhhy

wbch` stchh ck tb`cr `mrhy t``ks. @xp`rce`ktckl wms kit mk iptcik ck tb` dmys ia S`sbum mkd

stchh kit ck tidmy‒s uhtrm-niks`rvmtcv` nieeukctc`s mriukd tb` wirhd.

Out tb`k, ms kiw, ct wms ckmdecsscoh` air m yiukl wiemk ti “bmkl mriukd‒ ck tb` niepmky ia

yiukl e`k, o` tb`y emrrc`d ir itb`rwcs`. Ki scklh` wiemk bmd sunb ar``die.

\b`k trmkslr`ssciks w`r` aiukd iut, emjckl me`kds wms, mt tce`s, v`ry pmckauh. Emky

trmkslr`ssciks ̀ kd`d ck trml`dy.

Tb`s` ruh`s w`r` tbis` oy wbcnb S`sbum mkd bcs p`iph` h`d tb`cr hcv`s, cknhudckl bcs

dcsncph`s.

Tbiulb ct wms wrctt`k oy y`t mkitb`r ukcd`ktcac`d siurn`, tb` Lkistcn Lisp`h ia Vbchcp

nikacres tbmt S`sbum hiv`d Emryme mkd tbmt sb` wms bcs “hiv`r‒, mk `ktmklh`e`kt tbmt niuhd

kit bmv` o``k phmy`d iut ck tb` ip`k ca ct bmd kit mhr`mdy o``k smkntcac`d oy tb` viws ia

emrrcml`.

Tb` dcsncph`s bmv` nirk`r`d S`sbum ti `xpr`ss tb`cr qumhes iv`r tb` cktcemny o`tw``k

bces`ha mkd bcs Emryme7 ‘Mkd tb` niepmkcik ia tb` Z^mvcir csU Emry Emldmh`k`. ZB`U hiv`d

b`r eir` tbmk mhh tb` dcsncph`s, mkd us`d ti jcss b`r iat`k ik b`r eiutb. Tb` r`st ia tb`

dcsncph`s Zw`r` iaa`kd`d oy tbcsU. Tb`y smcd ti bce "\by di yiu hiv` b`r eir` tbmk mhh ia

us9" Tb` ^mvcir mksw`r`d mkd smcd ti tb`e, "\by di C kit hiv` yiu hcj` b`r9 \b`k m ohckd

emk mkd ik` wbi s``s mr` oitb til`tb`r ck dmrjk`ss, tb`y mr` ki dcaa`r`kt arie ik`

mkitb`r. \b`k tb` hclbt nie`s, tb`k b` wbi s``s wchh s`` tb` hclbt, mkd b` wbi cs ohckd wchh

r`emck ck dmrjk`ss.

Tbiulb tb` wirds “jcssckl‒ mkd “eiutb‒ ck tb` irclckmh B`or`w ia tb` t`xt eclbt bmv` bmd m

eir` l`k`rmh e`mkckl ia maa`ntcik tbmk tbmt cephc`d oy tb` trmkshmtcik, tb` pmssml` nhmrcac`s

tb` kmtur` mkd tb` ckt`kscty ia tb` r`hmtciksbcp o`tw``k Emryme mkd S`sbum. Tbcs hiv`,

tbiulb ups`ttckl ti tb` dcsncph`s, bmd ti o` `kdur`d, ms tb` aruct ia m hmwauh r`hmtciksbcp

o`tw``k m emk mkd bcs wca`.

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Tb`r` cs mkitb`r ckt`r`stckl sn`k` ck Huj` =6. Ct cs ckt`r`stckl o`nmus` ct puts airwmrd m

sn`k` tbmt mlmck, ck tbis` dmys, niuhd kit pisscohy bmv` ckvihv`d m scklh` G`wcsb emk mkd m

scklh` wiemk. Ct cs ckt`r`stckl, tii, o`nmus` ct cs dcaacnuht ti msn`rtmck wb`tb`r ct pirtrmys

S`sbum ms mosiro`d ck bcs iwk s`ha-cepirtmkn` ir mosiro`d oy tb` wiemk mt bcs a``t wbi,

b`rs`ha, cs mosiro`d ck bcs wirds.

Tb` eie`kt tmj`s phmn` ck tb` bius` ia Emrtbm, Emry Emldmh`k`‒s scst`r mkd ip`ks wctb

S`sbum mkd bcs `ktiurml`, dusty arie trmv`h mkd pr`suemohy tbcrsty mkd buklry, mrrcvckl ik

Emrtbm‒s diirst`p. Tb` wird Hird nh`mrhy pisctciks tb` `xtrmnt ms bmvckl o``k “r`ar`sb`d‒ oy

Nbrcstcmk bmkds.

‘Ms G`sus mkd bcs dcsncph`s w`r` ik tb`cr wmy, b` nme` ti m vchhml` wb`r` m wiemk kme`d

Emrtbm ip`k`d b`r bie` ti bce. ^b` bmd m scst`r nmhh`d Emry , wbi smt mt tb` Hird’s a``t

hcst`kckl ti wbmt b` smcd. Out Emrtbm wms dcstrmnt`d oy mhh tb` pr`pmrmtciks tbmt bmd ti o`

emd`. ^b` nme` ti bce mkd msj`d, ‘Hird, dik’t yiu nmr` tbmt ey scst`r bms h`at e` ti di tb`

wirj oy eys`ha9 T`hh b`r ti b`hp e`!― ‘Emrtbm, Emrtbm,― tb` Hird mksw`r`d, ‘yiu mr` wirrc`d

mkd ups`t moiut emky tbckls, out ikhy ik` tbckl cs k``d`d. Emry  bms nbis`k wbmt cs o`tt`r,

mkd ct wch h kit o` tmj`k mwmy arie b`r.― Huj`=67>2-4? 

B`r` cs S`sbum wbi strcd`s ck mkd jkiws tbmt b` mkd bcs arc`kds wchh o` t`kd`d ti ck tb`

eist bispctmoh` ia emkk`rs. B` o`hc`v`s bcs hiaty, nbis`k dutc`s ia wmkd`r`r-wctb m-ecsscikmr` moiv` tb` bueoh`, ukmvicdmoh` dutc`s ia tb` bist`ss wbi bms ti mnnieeidmt` m

kueo`r ia uk`xp`nt`d lu`sts. Tb`k ms kiw, eir` tbmk m a`w e`k bmv` o``k jkiwk ti

orckl “tb` oiys‒ iv`r air m sprmwh ck tb` `kt`rtmcke`kt riie, out nieeik ms ct emy o`, tbcs

mttctud` amchs ti r`ah`nt `epmtby mkd niepmsscik air tb` phclbt ia itb`rs.

‘Emrtbm, Emrtbm,― tb` Hird mksw`r`d, ‘yiu mr` wirrc`d mkd ups`t  moiut emky tbckls, out

ikhy ik` tbckl cs k``d`d. Emry  bms nbis`k wbmt cs o`tt`r, mkd ct wchh kit o` tmj`k mwmy arie

b`r.―  

Tb` acrst bmha ia tb` s`kt`kn` pisctciks S`sbum ms m “typcnmh‒ emh` wbi bms ki cd`m ia tb`

wirj ckvihv`d ck a``dckl m omkd ia e`k mkd tb`cr lriupc`s. Tb` s`nikd bmha ia tb` s`kt`kn`

pisctciks bce ms m emk ck tb` `mrhy tbri`s ia ckamtumtcik wbi wchh kit mlr`` ti bmv` bcs hiv`-

ckt`r`st tmj`k mwmy arie bce oy m str`ssckl scst`r-ck hmw.

Gibk ? niktmcks m sbirt pc`n` `ktcth`d, Tb` \`ddckl mt Nmkm. Ct tmj`s phmn` ck Lmhch``,

S`sbum‒s niuktry ia irclck, mkd cs o`st r`md ck auhh mt h`mst ikn`.

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‘Ik tb` tbcrd dmy tb`r` wms m w`ddckl ck Nmkm ia Lmhch``, mkd tb` eitb`r ia G`sus wms

tb`r`.? G`sus mkd bcs dcsncph`s bmd mhsi o``k ckvct`d ti tb` w`ddckl.>\b`k tb` wck` lmv`

iut, tb` eitb`r ia G`sus smcd ti bce, ‛Tb`y bmv` ki wck`.’ 4 Mkd G`sus smcd ti b`r, ‛\iemk,

wbmt nikn`rk cs tbmt ti yiu mkd ti e`9 Ey biur bms kit y`t nie`.’ 0 Bcs eitb`r smcd ti tb`

s`rvmkts, ‛Di wbmt`v`r b` t`hhs yiu.’  1 Kiw stmkdckl tb`r` w`r` scx stik` wmt`r-gmrs air tb`

G`wcsb rct`s ia purcacnmtcik, `mnb bihdckl tw`kty ir tbcrty lmhhiks.

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‛\b`k tb` st`wmrd tmst`d tb` wmt`r tbmt bmd o`nie` wck`,’ sull`sts tbmt tb` bists bmd

stmtus „ d`ackct`hy kit limt-b`rd`rs.

 Mkitb`r idd tbckl moiut tbcs sbirt mnniukt cs tbmt, tbiulb ct pisctciks Emry (eitb`r) ms tb`

bist`ss mkd S`sbum oy b`r scd` ms tb` emk-ck-nbmrl`, tb`r` cs ki e`ktcik ia m amtb`r.

Bmvckl smcd tbmt, tb` idd`st iecsscik cs ck r`lmrds ti tb` orcd`. Tb` pc`n` r`mds ms ca tb`

JLO bmd n`ksur`d iut b`r kme` wctb oihd dmrj strij`s.

Ir ct r`mds ms ca, ck cts irclckmh stmt`, tb` \`ddckl mt Nmkm bmd o``k nikscd`r`d amr tii

cepirtmkt ti titmhhy “r`wrct`‒ mkd si, tirk o`tw``k b`md mkd b`mrt, ik` ir s`v`rmh `mrhy

Nbrcstcmk eikjs bmv` k`ctb`r dmr`d ti “his`‒ tbmt pml` `ktcr`hy, kir ti pr`s`rv` tb` kme` ia

tb` orcd` „ mt h`mst kit ck tb`cr nipy, tb` eist r`n`kt iaacncmh ik` tbmt sup`rs`d`d tb` irclckmh.

Tbcs n`ksirsbcp ia tb` orcd`‒s kme` kitwctbstmkdckl, ct di`s s``e tbmt S`sbum‒s Emryme

wms nhis` ti Emry mkd nhis`, tii, ti ^mhie`, b`r scst`r-ck hmw. Tb`s` tbr`` wie`k mr`

eisthy “tb` wie`k‒ r`luhmrhy e`ktcik`d ck S`sbum‒s `ktiurml` uktch tb` hmst eie`kt wb`k 

tb`y mr` ios`rv`d w``pckl k`mr tb` nriss ik wbcnb tb` sik ia ik` mkd tb` busomkd ia tb`

itb`r cs kmch`d. Mkd, ms ca ti nikacre ct mhh, ms p`r tb` nustie ia tb` tce`s, Emry Emldmh`k`,

ms wca` ia S`sbum, cs usumhhy mhwmys e`ktcik`d acrst. Air `xmeph`, ck ? G`sus smcd ti

b`r, ‘Siur oritb`r wchh rcs` mlmck.―  

?4 Emrtbm mksw`r`d, ‘C jkiw b` wchh rcs` mlmck ck tb` r`surr`ntcik mt tb` hmst dmy.― ?0 G`sus

smcd ti b`r, ‘C me tb` r`surr`ntcik mkd tb` hca`. B` wbi o`hc`v`s ck e` wchh hcv`, `v`k tbiulb

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b` dc`s: ?1 mkd wbi`v`r hcv`s mkd o`hc`v`s ck e` wchh k`v`r dc`. Di yiu o`hc`v` tbcs9―  ?<

‘S`s, Hird,― sb` tihd bce, ‘C o`hc`v` tbmt yiu mr` tb` Nbrcst, tb` ^ik ia Lid, wbi wms ti

nie` ckti tb` wirhd.―  ?2 Mkd mat`r sb` bmd smcd tbcs, sb` w`kt omnj mkd nmhh`d b`r scst`r

Emry mscd`. ‘Tb` T`mnb`r cs b`r`,― sb` smcd, ‘mkd cs msjckl air yiu.―  ?3 \b`k Emry b`mrd

tbcs, sb` lit up qucnjhy mkd w`kt ti bce. >6 Kiw G`sus bmd kit y`t `kt`r`d tb` vchhml`, out

wms stchh mt tb` phmn` wb`r` Emrtbm bmd e`t bce. >= \b`k tb` G`ws wbi bmd o``k wctb Emry

ck tb` bius`, nieairtckl b`r, kitcn`d biw qucnjhy sb` lit up mkd w`kt iut, tb`y aihhiw`d b`r,

suppisckl sb` wms lickl ti tb` tieo ti eiurk tb`r`.

Tbiulb tb` tcth`, Jckl ia G`ws, dcd bcstircnmhhy o`act S`sbum, tb` ^ik ia Lid `pctb`t wms

pur`hy m pmlmk, `mrhy Nbrcstcmk nikn`pt. Tb`r` mr` ki ^iks ia Lid ck Gudmcse.

Ck r`lmrds ti ‐Tb` T`mnb`r cs b`r`,‑ sb` smcd, ‐mkd cs msjckl air yiu,‑ b`r` w` bmv` mk`dct`d mpprixcemtcik ia Siur emst`r/busomkd cs b`r`, m lr``tckl tbmt wms nuhturmhhy

mppriprcmt`, mkd tb` bmst` wctb wbcnb Emry Emldmh`k` rcs`s ti lr``t bce r`qucr`s ki

`xphmkmtcik.

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^ie`ik`’s \ca` 

Tb`k ms kiw, m eckd mkd siuh d`vit`d ti r`hclcik mkd pihctcns w`r` kit eutumhhy `xnhuscv` ia

m b`mrt mkd siuh d`vit`d ti tb` hiv` ia m spius`. Ck amnt, ct cs cepisscoh` ti cemlck` tbmt m

emk ck S`sbum‒s nieeukcty wiuhd r`mnb tb` ml` ia tbcrty mkd stchh o` ukemrrc`d, gust ms ct cs

cepisscoh` tidmy „ air tb` sme` r`msiks m rmooc nmkkit o` mk ukemrrc`d emk. Jkiwckl tbmt

ck irtbidix nieeukctc`s, w`ddckls mr` mrrmkl`d siik mat`r puo`rty o`air` tb` iks`t ia

pbyscnmh mttrmntcik ti e`eo`rs ia tb` ippisct` s`x, ct emj`s m hit eir` nuhturmh s`ks` ti

mssue` tbmt S`sbum mkd Emryme w`r` emrrc`d ck tb`cr ecd-t``k y`mrs.

Arie Huj` 27=->7  Mat`r tbcs, G`sus trmv h̀`d moiut arie ik` tiwk mkd vchhml` ti mkitb`r. Tb`

Tw`hv` w`r` wctb bce, mkd mhsi sie` wie`k wbi bmd o``k nur`d ia `vch spcrcts mkd

dcs`ms`s7 Emry (nmhh`d Emldmh`k`) arie wbie s`v`k d`eiks bmd nie` iut —mkd emky

itb`rs. Tb`s` wie`k w`r` b`hpckl ti suppirt tb`e iut ia tb`cr iwk e`mks.  

Tb` t`hhckl hmst s`kt`kn` hckjs omnj ti tb` sincmh eir`s ia tidmy‒s Bmsscdcn nieeukcty ck

wbcnb tb` wie`k suppirt tb` e`k. Tbcs sull`sts tbmt Emry Emldmh`k` nme` arie m

w`mhtby amechy mkd tbmt sb` wms moh` ti suppirt bce wctb eik`y arie b`r diwry „ wbcnb,

mlmck, sb` wiuhd kit bmv` o``k mhhiw`d ti di, ck mky wmy, sbmp` ir aire, ca sb` bmd kit

o``k bcs wca`.

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Hcj` eid`rk-dmy Bmsscdcn e`k, S`sbum dcdk‒t wirj. Air bce ms air tb`e, arie dmwk ti dusj,

ir si ct s``es, tb` biurs ia tb` dmy mr` sp`kt ck tb` y`sbcvms, sykmlilu`s ir ck tb` prmyckl

riies studyckl, ckt`rpr`tckl mkd r`ckt`rpr`tckl mhh mknc`kt G`wcsb t`xts wctb tb`cr rmoocs, ms

w`hh ms mlr``ckl ti dcsmlr`` ik mky ir emky pickts ia mkyik`‒s ckt`rpr`tmtcik. Emky biurs ck

tb`s` e`k‒s hcv`s mr` mhsi sp`kt pihctcnczckl tb`cr kitcik ia tru` Gudmcse wctb tb` vc`w ia

r`stirckl mk uhtrm-rclbtcst wmy ia hca` wctbck tb` nikstrunt ia eid`rk-dmy G`wcsb nuhtur`.

S`sbum, tii, bmd pihctcns ik bcs eckd.

O` tb`y “n`hcomt`‒ ck ckt`ktcik, scklh` ir emrrc`d, e`k ia mhh amctbs, `v`k irtbidix ik`s, mr`

drcv`k oy tb` sme` cepuhs`s ms itb`r e`k. \b`k tb`cr s`xumh url`s mr` mddr`ss`d ck m

r`msikmohy mppriprcmt` emkk`r, tb`y vcsct wie`k pristctut`s. Ck ocohcnmh tce`s, pristctut`s

w`r` tb` mosihut` sincmh “h`p`rs‒. Ct cs tbcs stmt` ia tbckls tbmt lmv` tb` `mrhc`st “nipc`rs‒ mkd

tb` “trmkshmtirs‒ ia irclckmh emkusnrcpts wrctt`k ck B`or`w m emsscv`hy lr`mt cd`m.

\b`k amn`d wctb tb` dch`eem ia biw ti r`nmst tb` wiemk wbi wms mhwmys mt tb` a``t ia

tb`cr G`sus mkd mt tb` sme` tce` nmt`lircnmhhy nhmce tbmt G`sus, tb` bihc`st ia e`k, wms ms

pur` ia oidy ms ia spcrct, tb` emkusnrcpt r`wct`rs r`nmst Emry Emldmh`k` ck tb` rih` ia m

kme`h`ss pristctut` - mk `v`r lrmt`auh ik` „ ik` wbi nikt`ephmt`d b`r smvcir wctb o`mtcacn

hiv` ck b`r b`mrt.

Huj` tb` @vmkl`hcst, ckspcr`d oy Emrj, writ` ck Huj` <  ><

 Mkd m wiemk ck tb` ncty, wbi wms msckk`r, bmvckl h`mrk`d tbmt b` wms `mtckl ck tb` Vbmrcs``‒s bius`, oriulbt mk mhmomst`r gmr

ia ickte`kt.>2^b` stiid o`bckd bce mt bcs a``t, w``pckl, mkd o`lmk ti omtb` bcs a``t wctb b`r

t`mrs mkd ti dry tb`e wctb b`r bmcr. Tb`k sb` niktcku`d jcssckl bcs a``t mkd mkicktckl tb`e

wctb tb` ickte`kt.>3Kiw wb`k tb` Vbmrcs`` wbi bmd ckvct`d bce smw ct, b` smcd ti bces`ha, “Ca

tbcs emk w`r` m pripb`t, b` wiuhd bmv` jkiwk wbi mkd wbmt jckd ia wiemk tbcs cs wbi cs

tiunbckl bce—tbmt sb` cs m sckk`r.‒ 

Nh`mrhy tbcs mkikyeius wiemk wms oh`ss`d wctb v`ry hikl mres mkd m lr`mthy ah`xcoh` oidyair ct wiuhd o` cepisscoh` air eist wie`k ti stmkd o`bckd m s`mt`d emk ti omtb`, dry mkd

jcss bcs a``t wbch` ruoockl tb`e wctb ickte`kt.

Biw`v`r m`stb`tcnmhhy ph`msckl ct eclbt bmv` o``k ti vcsumhcz` Emry Emld`h`k` wcpckl

S`sbum‒s a``t wctb b`r hikl bmcr, pr`suemohy ms m sclk ia d`vitcik, sunb d`vitcik air m emk

 „ kit b`r busomkd „ wiuhd bmv` o``k nut sbirt oy oitb Emryme Emldmh`k`‒s mkd S`sbum‒s

amechc`s. Kit air tb`e tb` kitcik tbmt tb` strmppckl t`mnb`r wms quc`thy suohcemtckl tb`

s`ksumh phmy ia wbcnb bcs ar`sbhy wmsb`d a``t w`r` tb` ainus!

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Ct cs quct` ukd`rstmkdmoh̀ tbmt tb` `mrhy Nbrcstcmk eikjs, emd` `nstmtcn oy tb`cr k`waiukd

o`hc`a ck tb` r`surr`ntcik, w`r` ckt`hh`ntumhhy ukmoh` ti tbckj ia tb`cr G`sus ms m emk sunb ms

tb`es`hv`s - m emk mt tce`s drcv`k oy s`xumh d`scr`. \ctb m a`w strij`s ia tb` orusb, tb`y

r`nmst S`sbum ms ik` wbi `eormn`d “hust‒, out ikhy ti emj` ct spcrctumhhy pur`. Emryme

Emldmh`k` wms r`nmst ms m piss`ss`d pristctut`.

Ikn` tb` r`-wrct`rs mkd tb` “`kbmkn`rs‒ ia irclckmh emkusnrcpts bmd nmkn`hh`d tb`

emtrceikcmh oikd tbmt hckj`d Emryme Emldmh`k` ti S`sbum, ct wms wrctt`k tbmt G`sus, tb`

b`mh`r mkd tb` emj`r ia ecrmnh`s, nh`mks`d tb` pristctut` ia “s`v`k d`eiks‒. Tbiulb tbcs

nikgur`s emky mrr`stckl ceml`s, ct priomohy ikhy e`mkt tbmt G`sus bmd rcd b`r ia vmrcius

syepties ia mk chhk`ss. Pkdiuot`dhy, S`sbum wms m b`mh`r mkd ct cs kit cepisscoh` ti

cemlck` tbmt, tbriulb bcs wmkd`rckls mkd tbriulb bcs ckt`rmntcik wctb tb` Csyce, tbmt b` emy

bmv` o``k ckctcmt`d ti m kueo`r ia b`mhckl prmntcn`s ckvihvckl murcn emkcpuhmtciks mkd b`romh

e`dcnck` meikl itb`rs.

Tbcs b`mhckl kitwctbstmkdckl, cemlckckl tbmt wie`k w`r` mhhiw`d ti trmv`h tbriulb tb`

niuktryscd` wctb G`sus mkd bcs dcsncph`s amchs ti emj` mky nuhturmh s`ks`. Tbmt wiuhd bmv`

o``k m s`rcius cepriomochcty, ukh`ss, ia niurs`, tb` wie`k nikn`rk`d w`r` tb` hmwauh wcv`s

ia e`k ck tb` nibirt.

Ck r`lmrds ti tb` niuktry scd` cts`ha  tb`r` cs sie`tbckl moiut tb` tipilrmpby ia Lmhch`` tbmt cs“sch`kt‒ ck tb` K`w T`stme`kt. Mhtbiulb `v`r d`pcntcik ia G`sus sbiws bce wmhjckl, rcdckl ir

stmkdckl ik ahmt trmchs Lmhch`` bms m v`ry rull`d rinjy t`rrmck. Cts bchhs rcs` o`tw``k 066 ti

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Mt tb` T`eph`

\b`tb`r tb` oiijs ia tb` Tirmb S`sbum lr`w up wctb bmv`, ckd``d, o``k wbcsp`r`d oy

Smw`b ti Eis`s mkd bmv` o``k wrctt`k ck bcs iwk bmkd ir oy tbmt ia bcs snrco`s ir wb`tb`r

tb` Tirmb, hcj` tb` K`w T`stme`kt, bms o``k sbmp`d iv`r tb` n`kturc`s oy emky “p`ks‒ „  tbcs r`emcks m eiit pickt.

\bmt cs cepirtmkt ti ukd`rstmkd cs tbmt tbiulb S`sbum lr`w up st``p`d ck tb` wmy ia tb`

Tirmb mkd tbiulb b` dcd mdvinmt` tb` hiv` ia itb`rs ms ird`r`d oy tb` oiijs ia Eis`s,

S`sbum, ukhcj` bcs G`sus mvmtmr, b` dcd kit bmv` m b`mrt tbmt piur`d iut uknikdctcikmh hiv`

mkd mnn`ptmkn` ia mhh. B` dcd, biw`v`r aihhiw tb` wmy ia tb` Tirmb oy kit tmhjckl ti tb` kik-

G`ws. B` dcd kit `mt wctb tb`e `ctb`r o`nmus` bcs r`hclcik airomd` bce ti ecx echj pridunts

wctb e`mt mkd ti `mt mkytbckl out jisb`r e`mt.

^cechmrhy, b` niuhd kit pisscohy bmv` orij`k or`md ir emtzit wctb mkyik` wbie, b` jk`w,

smt diwk mt tb` tmoh` „ ukwmsb`d, uknh`mks`d, cepur`. B` dcd kit cee`rs` wctb tb` pmlmk

kik-G`ws o`nmus` ct wms kit ck tb`cr nustie ti di si ck “hcvckl‒, ukr`strmck`d wmt`r.

Tbiulb ct s``es tbmt b` dcd bmv` sie` sup`r kmturmh piw`rs ms m b`mh`r, b` dcd kit b`mh

tb` kik-G`ws mkd b` dcd kit sbmr` bcs o`d wctb m liy  `ctb`r kir dcd b` di mkytbckl air  ir

wctb tb`e o`nmus`, gust hcj` `v`ry itb`r G`w ck Mknc`kt Csrm`h wbi wms kit m nihhmoirmtir ia

tb` _iemks, S`sbum himtb`d tb`e.

Emttb`w =07?= niktmcks m t`hhckl ckncd`kt7 G`sus w`kt mwmy arie tb`r` mkd wctbdr`w ti tb`

dcstrcnt ia Tyr` mkd ^cdik. Mkd o`bihd, m Nmkmmkct` wiemk arie tbmt r`lcik nme` iut mkd

nrc`d, ‘ Bmv` e`rny ik e`, I Hird, ^ik ia Dmvcd: ey dmulbt`r cs s`v`r`hy piss`ss`d oy m

d`eik.―  Out b` dcd kit mksw`r b`r m wird. Mkd bcs dcsncph`s nme` mkd o`ll`d bce, smyckl,

‘ ̂ `kd b`r mw my, air sb` cs nryckl mat`r us.― B` mksw`r`d, ‘C  wms s`kt ikhy ti tb` hist sb``p

ia tb` bius` ia Csrm`h.―  Out sb` nme` mkd jk`ht o`air` bce, smyckl, ‘Hird, b`hp e`.― Mkd b`

mksw`r`d, ‘ Ct cs kit amcr ti tmj` tb` nbchdr`k's or`md mkd tbriw ct ti tb` dils.― ^b` smcd, ‘ S`s,

Hird, y`t `v`k tb` dils `mt tb` nrueos tbmt amhh arie tb`cr emst`rs' tmoh`.―  

Tb`k G`sus mksw`r`d b`r, ‘ I wiemk, lr`mt cs yiur amctb! O` ct dik` air yiu ms yiu d`scr`.―  

 Mkd b`r dmulbt`r wms b`mh̀ d ckstmkthy.―  

Tbiulb amr arie s`hah`ss, tb`r` cs hctth` diuot tbmt S`sbum wms m b`mh`r ck tb` tru` s`ks` ia

tb` wird out, ca b` dcd p`raire lr`mt a`mts ia spcrctumh b`mhckl tbmt emy bmv` o``k nmhh`d

“ecrmnh`s‒, b` dcd kit p`raire tb`e iut ia ckdcsnrceckmt`, mhtrucstcn jckdk`ss. Ck amnt, ik`

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snbiih ia tbiulbt bms ct tbmt tb` moiv` mnniukt nikstctut`s tb` ikhy  nms` ck wbcnb G`sus

b`mh`d m liy, biw`v`r r`huntmkthy.

@mnb dmy, wbch` ck G`rusmh`e, pisscohy emky tce`s m dmy, S`sbum wmhj`d pmst tb` Iut`r

Niurt ia tb` T`eph`, tb` mr`m wb`r` kik-G`ws w`r` mhhiw`d ti prmy. Ck tbmt niurt, tb`y bmd

ti sbmr` tb` spmn` wctb mhh emkk`r ia b`mhtby mkcemhs aiukd act air smnrcacn`s. Tb`s` mkcemhs,

arie ocrds ti ix`k, w`r` oiulbt oy pchlrces mkd oy mkyik` wbi a`ht ct k`n`ssmry ti emj`

me`kds wctb bcs Lid ir ti ouy bces`ha m oct ia mdvmkn` nr`dct „ mnnirdckl ti bcs w`mhtb, bcs

k``d ia stmtus mkd, ia niurs`, mnnirdckl ti tb` p`rn`cv`d lrmvcty ia bcs scks.

 Ms b` emd` bcs wmy pmst tb` iut`r niurt, S`sbum wmhj`d pmst m pchhmr stik` tbmt nmrrc`d m

dcr` wmrkckl ti tb` kik-G`ws7 Ki air`clk`r cs ti li o`yikd tb` omhustrmd` mkd tb` phmzm ia

tb` t`eph` zik`. \bi`v`r cs nmulbt dickl si wchh bmv` bces`ha ti ohme` air bcs d`mtb wbcnb

wchh aihhiw „ pr`suemohy oy stikckl mkd tbmt dcd kit wirry S`sbum ck tb` h`mst.

Tb` ^`nikd Niurt niuhd o` mnn`ss`d oy mhh G`ws mkd tb`cr wie`k privcd`d tb`y w`r` ar``

ia mky “d`ach`e`kt‒. 

S`sbum, m ncrnuencs`d  B`or`w emh` ia nh`mks`d mkd purcac`d oidy, bmd mnn`ss ti mhh mr`ms

ia tb` T`eph` mkd b` p`raire`d tb` wirsbcp rctumhs ck wbmt wms jkiwk ms tb` Tbcrd Niurt.

B` `kgiy`d mhh tb` prcvch`l`s lcv`k ti tbis` G`wcsb emh`s wbi hcv`d oy tb` Tirmb.

Tb` Aiurtb Niurt wms ikhy mnn`sscoh` ti prc`sts ck tb`cr v`ste`kt rio`s.

Nh`mrhy, ca S`sbum bmd o``k nikv`rt`d oy Gibk tb` Omptcst, ms Nbrcstcmks o`hc`v`, bcs

pr`s`kn` ck tb` niurt r`s`rv`d ti nh`mks`d-ikhy emh` G`ws wiuhd bmv` r`suht`d ck m

nikscd`rmohy sbirt`k`d hca`. Mkd, ia niurs`, kik` ia bcs puohcn ckt`rmntciks wctb tb` Wmdijce,

tb` Csyce mkd tb` V`rusbce wiuhd bmv` tmj`k phmn` o`nmus` tb`s` e`k dcd kit dcsnuss

prcvmt` emtt`rs ia tb` Tirmb wctb tb` pmlmks, o` tb`y Lr``j ir _iemk. Tbus, tb` nbmck ia

`v`kts tbmt h`d ti S`sbum‒s mrr`st, ms kmrrmt`d ck tb` lisp`hs, wiuhd kit bmv` tmj`k phmn`.

Tb`r` wiuhd bmv` o``k ki r`msik air m phmnmrd cksnrco`d wctb Jckl ia G`ws ti o` shcpp`d

iv`r S`sbum‒s b`md. Tb`r` wiuhd bmv` o``k ki ailly ncrnuestmkn`s h`mvckl riie air tb`

pisscochcty ia m r`surr`ntcik o`nmus` tb` p`kmhty ia  d`mtb oy stikckl, tb` p`kmhty air

tr`spmssckl ckti tb` Tbcrd niurt, e`mkt `xmnthy tbmt. Ki r`surr`ntcik pr`suppis`s ki

E`sscmb, ^ik ia Lid.

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Vripb`nc`s

 Mnnirdckl ti tb` Tmkmnb, tb` B`or`w wrctt`k Hmw o`hc`v`d ti bmv` o``k ckspcr`d oy Smw`b

ti Eis`s, tb` wird e`sscmb `kniepmss`d m kueo`r ia sincmh pisctciks rmklckl arie

mkickt`d Jckl, Bclb Vrc`st mkd mnnhmce`d wmrrcir - m pihctcnmh h`md`r oy mky itb`r kme`. Tb`G`wcsb Vripb`ts bmd, n`kturc`s prcir, “s``k‒ tb` mrrcvmh ia m e`sscmb, m d`sn`kdmkt ia tb`

Bius` ia Jckl Dmvcd. Tbcs e`sscmb, tb`y pripb`tcz`d, wiuhd ruh` G`rusmh`e mkd smv` tb`

V`iph` ia Csrm`h oy r`turkckl tb`e ti Lid mkd ti tb`cr tru` d`stcky.

Ck G`r`ecmb >6 mpp`mrs wbmt eclbt bmv` o``k tb` pripb`ny tbmt tiij ruh`d ik` msp`nt ia

S`sbum‒s hca`.

=2 = Tbcs cs tb` wird tbmt nme` ti G`r`ecmb arie tb` HI_D7 ? ‐Tbcs cs wbmt tb` HI_D, tb`

Lid ia Csrm`h, smys7 “\rct` ck m oiij mhh tb` wirds C bmv` spij`k ti yiu. > Tb` dmys mr`

nieckl,‒ d`nhmr`s tb` HI_D, “wb`k C wchh orckl ey p`iph` Csrm`h mkd Gudmb omnj arie  

nmptcvcty mkd r`stir` tb`e ti tb` hmkd C lmv` tb`cr mkn`stirs ti piss`ss,‒ smys tb` HI_D.‑

=? ‐Tbcs cs wbmt tb` HI_D smys7

‐“C wchh r`stir` tb` airtuk`s ia Gmnio‒s t`kts

mkd bmv` niepmsscik ik bcs dw`hhckls:

tb` ncty wchh o` r`oucht ik b`r rucks, 

mkd tb` pmhmn` wchh stmkd ck cts prip`r phmn`.

=3 Arie tb`e wchh nie` sikls ia tbmkjslcvckl

mkd tb` siukd ia r`gicnckl.

C wchh mdd ti tb`cr kueo`rs,

mkd tb`y wchh kit o` d`nr`ms`d:

C wchh orckl tb`e bikir,

mkd tb`y wchh kit o` dcsdmck`d. 

?6 Tb`cr nbchdr`k wchh o` ms ck dmys ia ihd,

mkd tb`cr nieeukcty wchh o` `stmohcsb`d o`air` e`:

C wchh pukcsb mhh wbi ippr`ss tb`e. 

?=  Tb`cr h`md`r wc h h o` ik` ia tb `cr iwk:

tb`cr ruh`r wc h h mrcs` arie mei kl tb`e.

C wc h h or ckl bce k`mr mkd b` w c h h nie` nhis` ti e ` — 

air wbi cs b` wbi w c h h d`vit` bces`h a

ti o` nhis` ti e`9–  

d`nhmr`s tb` HI_D.

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Tbiulb tb` K`w T`stme`kt sull`sts m kueo`r ia G`sus pripb`nc`s dcd “nie` tru`‒,

iog`ntcv` snbihmrs bmv` kit v`rcac`d mky. Bmvckl smcd tbmt, m eie`kt emd` piclkmkt oy cts

mat`remtb, tb` si-nmhh`d o`trmymh ia Gudmb, nmk mpp`mr ms m pripb`ny.

Emttb`w ?17=6 ?67 \b`k `v`kckl nme`, G`sus wms r`nhckckl mt tb` tmoh` wctb tb` Tw`hv`.

?= Mkd wbch` tb`y w`r` `mtckl, b` smcd, ‘C t`hh yiu tb` trutb, ik` ia yiu wchh o`trmy e`.― ??

Tb`y w`r` v`ry smd mkd o`lmk ti smy ti bce ik` mat`r tb` itb`r, ‘^ur`hy kit C, Hird9― ?>

G`sus r`phc`d, ‘Tb` ik` wbi bms dcpp`d bcs bmkd ckti tb` oiwh wctb e` wchh o`trmy e`. ?4

Tb` ^ik ia Emk wchh li gust ms ct cs wrctt`k moiut bce. Out wi` ti tbmt emk wbi o`trmys tb`

^ik ia Emk! Ct wiuhd o` o`tt`r air bce ca b` bmd kit o``k oirk.― ?0 Tb`k Gudms, tb` ik` wbi

wiuhd o`trmy bc e, smcd, ‘^ur`hy kit C, _mooc9― G`sus mksw`r`d, ‘S`s, ct cs yiu.―  

Ca tbmt eie`kt bmpp`k`d tbus, tb`k ct nmk o` smcd tbmt, ckst`md ia d`hcv`ry m pripb`ny,

S`sbum wms scephy mnjkiwh`dlckl tbmt b` wms mwmr` ia bcs upnieckl mrr`st. Oy t`hhckl

Gudms, “Ct cs yiu,‒ S`sbum wms lcvckl bce, tb` ikhy h`mrk`d ik` ia bcs dcsncph`s, tb` tmnct ird`r

ti prin``d mnnirdckl ti phmk.

H`t‒s kit airl`t tbmt, tb` ocms ia tb` K`w T`stme`kt kitwctbstmkdckl, Gudms wms kit tb` “G`w

ck tb` b`k-bius`‒, tb` trmctir ia Nbrcstcmk _`d``e`r. Mhh ia S`sbum‒s dcsncph`s, eisthy sceph`

aihjs mpmrt arie Gudms, w`r` MHH ms B`or`w ms S`sbum bces`ha  „ mkd ct cs cepirtmkt ti

r`e`eo`r tbmt up ti tbcs pickt, tb` nmst ck tb`s` `pcn eie`kts cs stchh mk mhh-G`wcsb nmst.

Ck tbmt hclbt, m p`rsik lcvckl bcs oh`ssckl ti mkitb`r, m arc`kd, ik wbie b` cs r`hyckl ti

p`raire m d``d, m bmrd, pmckauh mkd d`emkdckl ik`, mt bcs `xp`ks` mkd ck tb` kme` ia tb`cr

arc`kdsbcp, tidmy, ms tb`k, cs kit titmhhy ukb`mrd ia.

Tb` qu`stcik o`llckl cs \by, wb`k S`sbum s`ks`d eiuktckl pr`ssur`, dcd b` nbiis`

ti stmy ck G`rusmh`e rmtb`r tbmk tmj` ti tb` bchhs mkd r`gick tb` Csyce, bcs bie`-lriup

ia spcrctumh eystcns, wctbck wbcnb b` wiuhd bmv` o``k sma`9 

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Tb` Omptcst’s Niusck 

Ca tb`r` `v`r wms mk bcstircnmh G`sus, ct cs cepirtmkt ti ukd`rstmkd tb` niklru`kn` ia jmrecn

`v`kts tbmt s`t bce ik m pmtb ti tb` ckameius eie`kt wb`k, wctb m jcss, Gudmb s`mh`d

S`sbum‒s amt` ck tb` Lmrd`k ia L`tbs`emk`, mk `v`kt wbcnb `v`ktumhhy h`md ti bcs d`mtb ik

m nriss, mhik`, `xn`pt air Eyrcme/Emry, bcs eitb`r, ^mhie`, bcs eitb`r‒s scst`r, mkd tb`“dcsncph` wbie b` hiv`d‒, Emry Emldmh`k`, bcs wca`. 

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pria`sscikmh o`hhy dmkn`rs mkd bmr`e lcrhs.

Ct cs smcd tbmt wb`k B`rid msj`d bcs dmulbt`r ti nhmce m r`wmrd air b`rs`ha, ckst`md ia nmhhckl

iut air eir` g`w`hs wctb wbcnb ti mdirk b`rs`ha ir m bclb-prcn`d @tbcipcmk `ukunb, ^mhie`

msj`d air Sibmkkmk‒s b`md. \by9

Ik` mksw`r cs o`nmus` Sibmkkmk bmd spij`k crr`v`r`kthy moiut b`r eitb`r. Mlmck, wby

wiuhd m o`mutcauh yiukl wiemk wcsb ti `xtrmnt sunb mk idd, lru`sie` mkd p`rsikmh

r`v`kl` air niee`kts emd` oy mk msn`tcn pr`mnb`r, biw`v`r vinca`rius, p`remk`kthy nhmd

ck m bmcr-sbcrt mkd jkiwk ti survcv` ik hinusts mkd bik`y mhik`9

Eclbt tb`r` bmv` o``k m dcaa`r`kt r`msik mhtil`tb`r o`bckd tb` eurd`r ia tb` Omptcst9 S`s,

tb`r` eclbt bmv` o``k m pihctcnmh ik` tbmt hckj`d Sibmkkmk bm-emtoch ti tb` Bmsbeik`mk

dykmsty, tb` `kd hck` ia tru` G`wcsb Jckls.

O`nmus` tbcs hmst ik`, tb` Bmsbeik`mk dykmsty Z=>0 ON ti 1> ONU tbiulb m “prc`sthy‒ ik`

bmd o``k si nurs`d mkd phmlu`d oy dcntmtircmh o`bmvcir, ukorcdh`d nru`hty mkd nikkcvckl

mrrilmkn` tbmt mhh h`d ti cts d`ecs` oy _iemk d`nr``, m h`lctcemt` b`cr ck tb` p`rsik ia

Sibmkkmk bm-emtoch wiuhd bmv` ukd`kcmohy pisctcik`d bce ms m e`sscmb „ m h`md`r wirtby

ia mkicktckl: m h`md`r wbi wiuhd auhach tb` vcsciks hmcd iut oy tb` Vripb`ts n`kturc`s `mrhc`r.

 Mnnirdckl ti tb`e, “tb`‒ Emsbcmb wchh o` oirk ia kmturmh pmr`kts „ sup`r kmturmh o`ckls, lids

mkd d`ec-lids k``d kit mpphy. Csmcmb ==7?-0 pripb`scz`d tbmt “tb`‒ Emsbcmb wchh o` ‐w`hh-

v`rs`d ck G`wcsb hmw, mkd ios`rvmkt ia cts nieemkde`kts.‑  

G`r`ecmb >>7=0 nikacre`d tbmt tb` G`wcsb Emscmb wchh o` ‐m lr`mt gudl`, wbi emj`s

rclbt`ius d`ncsciks.‑

Ct wms ukd`rstiid tbmt tbcs h`md`r, hcj` Jckl Dmvcd mkd ia bcs hck`ml`, wiuhd o` m lr`mt

echctmry aclur`. Tii, b` niuhd o` m h`md`r oh`ss`d wctb m lr`mt spcrctumh eckd hcj` Jckl

^ihieik. @ctb`r wmy, tbcs e`sscmb wiuhd wck “omtth`s‒ air Csrm`h. Crikcnmhhy, ct wiuhd ikhy o`

mat`r m hikl hcst ia v`ry sp`ncacn, ios`rvmoh` mkd e`msurmoh` mnbc`v`e`kts r`hmt`d ti pihctcnmh

mkd spcrctumh r`d`eptcik ck tb` b`r` mkd kiw   „ mhh prikiukn`d oy tb` pripb`ts - tbmt tbcs

p`rsik‒s nr`dcochcty ms m tru` E`sscmb wiuhd o` nikacre`d.

Tbcs wcs` h`md`r ia strikl eirmh aco`r wiuhd k``d ti o` m v`ry sp`ncmh p`rsik, ckd``d, ca tbcs 

rclbt`ius ik` w`r` ti r`sp`nt mhh tb` nieemkde`kts, cknhudckl tb` scxtb ik`, tb` ik` tbmt

bms o``k syst`emtcnmhhy mkd airemhhy ahmukt`d tbriulbiut tb` echh`kkcm ukd`r nh`mr ird`rs ia

h`md`rs ia @Q@_S emckstr`me r`hclcik, ms w`hh ms oy tii emky ia tb`cr a`rv`kt aihhiw`rs mkd

mhwmys ck tb` kme` ia Lid7 tb` pribcoctcik mlmckst eurd`r „ Tbiu sbmhh ti kit jchh.Vr`suemohy, tbcs `xn`ptcikmh, mkickt`d E`sscmb, ik` wbi bmd o``k oh`ss`d wctb m se`mr ia

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ich - m prmntcn` nieeik ti emky r`hclciks - wiuhd ukd`rstmkd tbmt tbcs nieemkde`kt

mpphc`d `v`k ti tb` “`k`ec`s‒ ia Csrm`h. 

Tb` ikhy  pc`n` ia wrctckl aiukd ti tbcs dmy nikn`rkckl tb` Omptcst wms wrctt`k oy Ahmvcus

Gis`pbus, pisscohy  mriukd 3> MD - sie` 46 y`mrs mat`r tb` d`mtb ia S`sbum/G`sus. Tbcs

G`wcsb bcstircmk wbi aiulbt ck tb` Lr`mt _`viht ia 11- wms nikscd`r`d m turk-nimt oy bcs

a`hhiw niuktry-e`k.

 Ms bcs hunj wiuhd bmv` ct, ti tbcs dmy, Gis`pbus cs, oy d`amuht  tb` uocquctius mutbircty

r`lmrdckl tb` trcmhs mkd trcouhmtciks ia S`sbum mkd bcs niusck, Sibmkkmk, s``ckl ms “s`ntciks‒

ia bcs wrctckl privcd` tb` ikhy  `xtmkt ‐vicn`‑ arie tbcs v`ry dcstmkt pmst. 

 Mkd si, ct nme` ti pmss tbmt, ck Lr``j, Gisp`bus writ` mk mnniukt ia tb` bcstiry ia G`wcsb

p`iph` air bcs pmlmk pmtriks. Ck tbcs mnniukt, Gis`pbus di`s kme` Sibmkkmk bm-emtoch

/Gibk tb` Omptcst hckjckl bce ti m sjcrecsb o`tw``k Jckl B`rid mkd m n`rtmck Mr`tms ia

Kmomt`m, mk Mrmocmk Jckl, wbi bmpp`k`d ti o` tb` amtb`r ia B`rid‒s acrst wca` Emrcmek` C. Ck

du` tce`, @ep`rir Tco`rcus lit ckvihv`d ik Mr`tms‒ scd`. B` ird`r`d m niukt`r -iaa`kscv` tbmt

titmhhy triukn`d B`rid‒s mrey. 

Gis`pbus `xphmcks tbmt sunb m t`rrcoh` d`a`mt wms truhy mk mnt ia Lid „ bcs e`msur`d

r`trcoutcik mlmckst B`rid air bmvckl shmulbt`r`d tb` Omptcst, m liid emk wbi o`hc`v`d tbmt

tb` wmsbckl ia tb` oidy ck tb` rcv`r purcac`d kit gust tb` oidy out tb` siuh ms w`hh.

 Mlmck, wby wiuhd m hinmh bcstircmk bmv` o``k eir` ckt`r`st`d oy tb` amt` ia mk ctck r̀mkt

pr`mnb`r-pripb`t ia wbcnb tb`r` w`r` emky s`ha-prinhmce`d, tbmk oy tb` d`mtb ia G`sus - tb`

ik` emky bmd o`luk nmhhckl tb` ^ik ia Lid9

Gis`pbus‒ ckt`r`st ck tbcs liid emk eclbt bmv` o``k o`nmus` b` jk`w, ms B`rid jk`w, tbmt

Sibmkkmk tb` Omptcst wms tb` hmst dcr`nt b`cr ti tb` Bmsbeik`mk hck` ia B`or`w jckls.

@hcsb`vm wms bcs eitb`r mkd bcs amtb`r, W`nbmrcm, wms m T`eph` Vrc`st. Ms bcs niusck ik bcs

eitb`r‒s scd`, S`sbum bmd tb` rclbt ti emj` m nhmce. Qcscohy b` bmd tb` suppirt ia tb`

emss`s. Eir` tb`k tbmk kiw, pihctcns ck mknc`kt Csrm`h ckaus`d `v`ryik`‒s tbiulbts o`nmus`

tb` ar``die ia tb` G`wcsb p`iph` d`p`kd`d ik Lmhch`` mkd Gud`m ar``ckl tb`es`hv`s arie

tb` yij` ia _iemk dieckmtcik.

 Ms m riulb chhustrmtcik ia biw eunb pihctcnjckl mkd w`clbckl ia cemlckmtcik-acrckl pisscochctc`s

tbmt bmd ti bmv` o``k ik tb` Csrm`hct`s‒ eckd, tb` sctumtcik tb`k nmk o` niepmr`d ti tbmt ia m

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w`hh-puohcncz`d eid`rk-dmy ̀ qucvmh`kt. Ct wms arie tb` Virtulu`s` cshmkd ia @mst Tceir tbmt,

ik` dmy ck =33=, m nbmrcsemtcn echctmkt, Rmkmkm Luseîi, mh`rt`d tb` wirhd pr`ss ti tb`

emssmnr` h`md oy tb` Ckdik`scmk Liv`rke`kt tbmt bmd innurr`d ck tb` nmpctmh ncty ia Dchc.

@v`ktumhhy, Lusemi wms trc`d oy tb` Ckdik`scmk Liv`rke`kt, nikvcnt`d mkd s`kt`kn`d ti

hca` ceprcsike`kt ikhy ti o`nie` tb` acrst Vr`scd`kt ia @mst Tceir ck ?66rd n`ktury „ m hikl, hikl tce` mat`r tb` `v`ktauh dmys wb`k tb` niuscks Zik

tb`cr eitb`r‒s scd`U S`sbum mkd Sibmkkmk w`r` dickl tb`cr tbckl ik tb` omkjs ia tb` Girdmk

rcv`r.

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Tb` _mooc

Arie Lmhch`` ti Gud`m, uktch tb` eie`kt Sibmkkmk/Gibk tb` Omptcst‒s b`md wms s`v`r`d

arie bcs k`nj ik Jckl B`rid‒s ird`rs, b` mkd S`sbum, til`tb`r mkd s`pmrmt`hy, bmd o``k

puhhckl lr`mt nriwds “oy tb` tbiusmkds.‒ Ik` ia tb` emky r`a`r`kn`s ti sunb lmtb`rck ls cs

aiukd ck Emttb`w =47 =>-?=7 Tb` nriwd wms si hmrl` tbmt G`sus tihd bcs dcsncph`s ti l`t m

oimt r`mdy air bce, si tbmt tb` p`iph` wiuhd kit nrusb bce. 

Tb` nbmhh`klckl stmt` ia maamcrs air G`sus-sn`ptcns cs tbmt

  ca tb` nikv`rts o`ckl omptcz`d w`r` l`ktch`s/pmlmks, tb`y wiuhd bmv` bmd ti h`mv`

tb`cr airtcac`d Nmkmmk-nctc`s ck D`nmpihcs, ms ikhy v`ry a`w `xn`pt, ia niurs`, air tb`

riemk sihdc`rs wbi hcv`d ck G`rusmh`e mkd ck tb` r`lciks ia lr`mt`r Gud`m mkd

Lmhch``.

Tb` ahiid ia pmlmks arie _iemk nctc`s sbiuhd bmv` o``k v`ry k`wswirtby, pmrtcnuhmrhy ms

tb` Lr``js mkd tb` _iemks wbi tmulbt sunb bclb mrts ti tb`cr nbchdr`k ms nhmsscnmh euscn,

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tb` mrt ia drmemtcn p`rairemkn`s, ms w`hh ms mdecrmtcik air tb` “oidy-o`mutcauh,‒ mkd wbi bmd

tb`cr iwk `hmoirmt` r`hclcius rct`s, wiuhd bmrdhy o` eitcvmt`d ti aihhiw m tbck, hikl-bmcr`d,

o`mrd`d G`wcsb pr`mnb`r wbi ikhy spij` B`or`w „ kit Lr``j ir _iemk. Ck sbirt, tb`y

wiuhd bmv` o``k ukhcj`hy ti aihhiw ik` wbis` Tirmb t`mnbckls wiuhd bmv` o``k e`r`

rmeohckls, `v`k ca tb`y bmpp`k`d ti ackd tb`es`hv`s nhis` `kiulb ti b`mr bcs wirds.

Emttb`w nikacre`d tbmt S`sbum tmulbt ikhy tb` Hmw ia tb` Tirmb, ms m _mooc di`s.

Emttb`w 07  =1-467 >1 ‘T`mnb`r,

wbcnb cs tb` lr`mt`st nieemkde`kt ck tb` Hmw9―  

>2  Tbcs cs tb` acrst mkd lr`mt`st nieemkde`kt. >3 Mkd tb` s`nikd cs hcj` ct7

‛Hiv` yiur k`clboir ms yiurs`ha.’ 46  Mhh tb` Hmw mkd tb` Vripb `ts bmkl ik tb`s` twi

nieemkde`kts .―

  ca tb`s` ukusumh tbrikls w`r` G`ws, tb` amnt tbmt tb`y w`r` ios`rv`d wmdckl kmj`d

ti tb` ecddh` ia tb` rcv`r ti p`raire tb`cr dmchy rctumh ia cee`rscik, mkd hcst`kckl titmhjs oy tb` sme` ik` ir twi e`k wbi s``e`d ti emlk`tcz` tb`e tb`r`, sbiuhd

bmv` mpp`mr`d k`wswirtby mt tb` tce`. Vmrtcnuhmrhy si, ms B`rid mkd tb`r`air`

Viktcus Vchmt`, tb` Vr`a`nt, w`r` v`ry eunb mwmr` ia tb` ckt`ks` dcsnikt`kte`kt

wctbck tb` Gud`mk mkd Lmhch`mk pipuhmtciks. Tb` ^cnmrcc, e`eo`rs ia tb` irlmkcz`d

Csrm`hct` mre`d r`scstmkn`, w`r` oustckl ti eiukt mkitb`r nbmhh`kl` mlmckst _iemk

ruh` mkd tb` mutbirctc`s w`r` ik mh`rt air phits ckt`kd`d ti d`stmochcz` tb` stmtus qui

ck phmn`.

  tb` cepmnt ik hinmh niee`rn` mkd tb` suppis`d nikl`stcik ik tb` w`hh-tridd`k

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dikj`y trmchs r`suhtckl arie sunb ckahux ia p`iph` wb`r`v`r S`sbum trmv`hh`d mkd ck

G`rusmh`e w`r` kit aiukd mky eir` kit`wirtby tbmk tb` r`st „ kit `v`k oy m

smtcsac`d ckk-j``p`r.

S`t, tb`r` cs kit ik` scklh` prcemry siurn` r`a`r`kn  ̀emd` ncrnm ?2->> MD, biw`v`r orc`a,

biw`v`r airemh ir ckairemh, arie mky `y`-wctk`ss r`lmrdckl S`sbum/G`sus durckl tb` tbr``

y`mrs ia bcs bihy wirj.

Idd, r`mhhy tbmt kit ik` sunb amcts dcv`rs tbmt lisp`h wrct`rs nhmce bmd mhmre`d tb` _iemks

mrius`d tb` nurciscty ir tb` ckt`r`st ia mky snrco`, snbihmr, pihctcncmk ir hinmh bcstircmk, o`

tb`y G`wcsb, Lr``j ir _iemk, iv`r y`mrs tbmt spmkk`d S`sbum‒s eckcstry.  

Ck sbirt, mhtbiulb tbmt p`rcid ia tb` tclbt  _iemk niktrih iv`r tb` r`lciks ia Lmhch`` mkd

Gud`m, jkiwk ms Mknc`kt Csrm`h mkd tb` nmpctmh ncty ia G`rusmh`e, cs rcnbhy dinue`kt`d, ms

mtt`st`d oy tb` eyrcmd ia oiijs mkd dinue`ktmrc`s ik Mknc`kt bcstiry, tb`r` cs ki r`nird ia

mkytbckl “ukusumh‒ bmpp`kckl ck tbmt mr`m, ncrnm ?6 ON, ukd`r tb` wmtnb ia tb` Vr`a`nt

Viktcus Vchmt` - kitbckl tbmt wiuhd nikacre tb` bcstircncty ia S`bsum/G`sus.

^i, biw nmk ct o` tbmt tbcs emk, S`sbum, wbi bmrmklu`d tb` t`eph` prc`sts, upturk`d tb`

e`rnbmkts tmoh`s, wbi wms aihhiw`d oy amr lr`mt`r nriwds tbmk tb` Vc`d Vcp`r ia Bme`hck,

wbi ckvihv`d m euhtctud` ia bcs iwk jckd ck tb` Csrm`hct` rctumh ia purcacnmtcik (wb`r`ms tb`

ecjv`b, tbiulb p`raire`d ck puohcn, wms m prcvmt  ̀mnt ia Amctb) mkd wbi emd` ecrmnh`s tbmt

wiuhd bmv` stipp`d mkyik` ck ecd-strcd`, kit l`t e`ktcik`d ck mkywmy9

Tb` oittie hck` qu`stcik cs tbcs7 biw niuhd tb` trcmh mkd nruncacxcik ia sunb m bclb-vcscochcty

“kucsmkn`‒ bihy emk d``e`d m rcsj ti _iemk ruh` kit h`mv` m “pmp`r trmch‒ wb`k, tbriulb m

v`ry `hmoirmt` syst`e ia e`ss`kl`rs, tb`k ms kiw, b`mdhck`s ah`w mnriss tb` bchhs mkd ckti

tb` bie`s9

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@y`-\ctk`ss Mnniukts

A``dckl tb` emss`s wctb m niuph` ia himv`s mkd acsb, sunn`ssauhhy nbmsckl s`v`k d`eiks

iut ia mk “cepur`‒ oidy mkd r`vcvckl tb` d`md w`r` ki eir` eukdmk` innurr`kn`s tb`k tbmk

tb`y mr` tidmy. Mkd y`t, hiijckl ik arie m dcstmkn`, ikhy tbr`` wie`k w`r` k`mr tb` sct` ia

tb` nruncacxcik, nryckl air sunb m jckd mkd r`emrjmoh` emk wbi bmd o``k oh`ss`d wctb

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mochctc`s tbmt nh`mrhy w`r` iut ia tbcs wirhd.

Tb` acatb oiij ia tb` K`w T`stme`kt, Mnts ia tb` Mpisth`s, cs tbiulbt ti bmv` o``k wrctt`k

ncrnm 16 ON Z>6 y`mrs mat`r tb` d`mtb ia S`sbumU oy mk mkikyeius L`ktch` snrco` air mk

mudc`kn` ia `e`rlckl Nbrcstcmks.

Mnts ?7=- 46 stmt`s tbmt m a`w dmys mat`r tb` nruncacxcik ia S`sbum, tb` tw`hv` dcsncph`s

lmtb`r`d ti prmy. Tb`y w`r` pr`suemohy tb` sme` ik`s wbi, `xn`pt air V`t`r, bmd

momkdik`d G`sus ck tb` biurs ia bcs mliky ik tb` nriss. ^udd`khy, ?  m siukd hcj` tb`

ohiwckl ia m vcih`kt wckd nme` arie b`mv`k mkd achh`d tb` wbih` bius` wb`r` tb`y w`r`

scttckl. > Tb`y smw wbmt s``e`d ti o` tiklu`s ia acr` tbmt s`pmrmt`d mkd nme` ti r`st ik

`mnb ia tb`e. 4 Mhh ia tb`e w`r` achh`d wctb tb` Bihy ^pcrct mkd o`lmk ti sp`mj ck itb`r

tiklu`s ms tb` ^pcrct `kmoh`d tb`e.―  

 M a`w eie`kts hmt`r V`t`r lmv` tb` aihhiwckl mdeikctcik, >2  ‘_`p`kt mkd o` omptcz`d, `v`ry

ik` ia yiu, ck tb` kme` ia G`sus Nbrcst air tb` airlcv`k`ss ia yiur scks. Mkd yiu wchh r`n`cv`

tb` lcat ia tb` Bihy ^pcrct. >3 Tb` priecs` cs air yiu mkd yiur nbchdr`k mkd air mhh wbi mr` amr

iaa —air mhh wbie tb` Hird iur Lid wchh nmhh.― 46  \ctb emky itb`r wirds b` wmrk`d tb`e: mkd

b` ph`md`d wctb tb`e, ‘^mv` yiurs`hv`s arie tbcs nirrupt l`k`rmtcik.―

Tb` k`xt v`rs` mdds tbmt ‐Tbis` wbi mnn`pt`d bcs e`ssml` w`r` omptcz`d, mkd  moiut

tbr`` tbiusmkd w `r` mdd`d ti tb`cr kueo `r tbmt dmy.― 

 M a`w nriwds ia m a`w  tbiusmkd bmd lmtb`r`d mriukd S`sbum wb`k b` wms mhcv` phus tbr``

tbiusmkds ik tbmt pmrtcnuhmr dmy phus, pr`suemohy, mkitb`r a`w tbiusmkds wiuhd bmv`

str`me`d pmst durckl `ksuckl dmys mkd w``js, ms k`ws spr`md hcj` wchdacr` tbmt tb` ^pcrct

bmd `kmoh`d tb` dcsncph`s ti achh tb`e, L`ktch`s, wctb tb` “lcat ia tb` Bihy ^pcrct.‒ Ikhy ck tce`s

ia r`aul`` dcsphmn`e`kt wiuhd tb` r`lciks o` si eunb ck ahux mkd y`t, mlmck, kik` ia tb`

`y`-wctk`ss`s wms eiv`d ti ruk ti tb`cr hinmh snrco` ti o`l bce ti nieect tb` k`ws ia tb`s`

memzckl spiktmk`ius bmpp`kckls ik pmpyrus ir pmrnbe`kt.

Ck m p`rcid r`nird`d ck bcstiry ms ik` ia b`clbt`k`d t`kscik o`tw``k tb` _iemk niktrihhckl

ml`kts himtb`d oy tb` diwktridd`k G`wcsb pipuhmtcik, kit ik` sihdc`r ck tb` _iemk nibirts

ik pmtrih arie d`nmkus ti n`kturcik, kit mky ia Viktcus Vchmt`s‒ o`vy ia spc`s a`ht tbmt wbmt

tb`y wctk`ss`d, b`mrd ir iv`r-b`mrd, wms wirtby ia r`pirt. ^i, tb` qu`stcik o`llckl cs \by

kit9

Ck tb` p`rcid nikn`rk`d, nruncacxciks, biw`v`r lrmpbcnmhhy ckbuemk` tb`y s``e tidmy, w`r`m dce` m diz`k euhtcphc`d oy bukdr`ds mt mky lcv`k eie`kt iutscd` tb` G`rusmh`e ncty

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wmhhs. Mnnirdckl ti _iemk hmw, nruncacxciks w`r` ms nieeik ms tb` nbippckl iaa ia t bc`v`s‒

bmkds ck itb`r nuhtur`s, ms nieeik ms iur iwk nctcz`ks o`ckl bmuh`d iaa ti cknmrn`rmtcik

n`kt`rs, ms nieeik ms tb` stikckl ia wcv`s d`nr``d luchty ia mduht`ry `hs`wb r̀`. 

Ct‒s ukd`rstiid tbmt m nruncacxcik wiuhd kit bmv` o``k m k`ws-wirtby ct`e ck tbis` mknc`kt

tce`s ukh`ss, p`rbmps, ca tb` nruncac`d ik` bmpp`k`d ti o` m ameius o`ckl, ik` ms ameius

ms G`sus-tb` nriwd-puhh`r, tb` hinmh h`l`kd jkiwk ti bmrmklu` tb` t`eph` prc`sts mkd eir`

cepirtmkthy, G`sus tb`-emj`r-ia-emky-ecrmnh`s, tb` emk wbi wmhj`d ik wmt`r, tb` emk wbi

a`d m nriwd ia acv` tbiusmkd p`iph` wctb acv` himv`s mkd twi acsb: tb` emk wbie sie` ck tb`

nriwds o`lmk nmhhckl tb` ^ik ia Lid.

^clkcacnmkthy, kioidy arie tb` pmlmk nmep, tb` nmep ia tb` E`sscmkcn G`ws ir tb` irtbidix

G`wcsb nmep, `ctb`r ck tb` spcrct ia wirsbcp, mdecrmtcik ir smtcr`, s``es ti bmv` mpphc`d

orusb ti pmpyrus ik tb` emk‒s o`bmha. 

Ca tb` `mrhc`st mrt`amnt ia ocohcnmh sclkcacnmkn`, tb` E`rk`ptmb ^t`h`, phmn`s tb` Csrm`hct`s ik

tb` hcst ia kmtciks nikqu`r`d oy tb` Vbmrmib ncrnm =?>6 ON , ik` nmk ikhy mssue`s tbmt

Nbrcstcmks eust o` bihdckl ik ti tb` o`hc`a tbmt skcpp`ts ia `vcd`kn` nmrv`d ir wrctt`k ncrnm

>6 MD bmv` y`t ti o` r`h`ms`d oy tb` `mrtb - mkd tbmt mhh sbmhh o` r`v`mh`d ck tb` auhhk`ss ia

tce` - b`kn` tb` a`rvir tbmt j``ps tb`e ck tb` amctb.

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 S`sbum Bm-Kitzrc

Ckt`r`stcklhy, ck Tmheud emkusnrcpts, m n`rtmck S̀ sbu/S`sbum jkiwk ms Bm-Kitzrc ZTb`

J``p`r ia tb` Tirmb ir EctzvitbU cs ik r`nird ck Gud`m mriukd =66 ON.

Ck tb` Tis`atm, Nbuhhck ?7??-?4, mkitb`r rmoockcn tr`mty, m S`sbum o`k ^tmdm cs mhsi

e`ktcik`d. Mkd si cs m S`sbum o`k Vmkd`rm wbi wms tb` dcsncph` ia rmooc S`bisbum o`k

Vrmnbym, tb` b`md ia ^mkb`drck.

 Mhh tbr`` S̀ sbums w`r` e`k ia `vihv`d spcrctumh d`v`hipe`kt. @mnb bmd tb`cr aihhiw`rs wbi

r`sp`nt`d tb`e `ctb`r ms triuoh`emj`r b`r`tcn, b`re`tcn innuhtcst ir ms T`mnb`r ia

_clbt`iusk`ss. @mnb wms tb` sik ia mk mduht`r`ss. @mnb wms `ctb`r bmkl`d ir stik`d ti

d`mtb mkd tb` l`k`rmh niks`ksus cs tbmt tb`s` tbr`` S`sbums eclbt bmv` o``k ik` mkd tb`

sme` emk „ tb` pritityp` air tb` G`sus ia Emrj mkd Emttb`w.

Tbiulb tbcs kitcik eclbt s``e strmkl` mt acrst, ca ik` w`r` mwmr` ia tb` dcaa`r`kt wmys ck

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