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    W`gtahb 79 ho tc` DibathmiIgt 93;6 prhvan`n ohr i eibn s`tte`d`btsgc`d` ohr tc` m`b`oat ho tc` oidaea`s ho tc` D?tas r`san`bts% thwirns tc``xtabkuascd`bt ho tc` Abnaib tate`" ^c`r` ir` bhw bh Dntas r`s`rv`s abDibathmi< s`gtahb 79 wis adpe`d`bt`n ab i wiy wcagc p`rdatt`n tc`quagl nasphss`ssahb ho tc` Dntas ab tc` bab`t``btc g`btury" ^c` wrat`rirku`s tcit tc` dhn` ho adpe`d`btabk s`gtahb 79 wis i mr`igc hoghbstatutahbie hmeakitahb" ]`o`r`bg` as din` th tc` sums`qu`bt casthryho tc` w`st`rb Dntas ibn ghdd`bts ir` hoo`r`n r`kirnabk tc` gurr`btsakbaoagibg` ho tc` Dntas nasphss`ssahb"

    ^c`r` as i rasabk tan` ho bitahbieasd idhbk tc` Imhrakabie+p`hpe`s ho Gibini" Nurabk tc` 9136s% tc`s` bitahbieastag isparitahbsw`r` `xpr`ss`n ab n`dibns ohr tc` rakct ho s`eo$khv`rbd`bt ibn ieibn mis`% mhtc th m` `btr`bgc`n ibn prht`gt`n is imhrakabie ibntr`ity rakcts ab tc` GhbstatutahbIgt% 913="= ^c` eibn$mis` assu` as

    i Ghpyrakct% 9119% Viue EI"C" Gcirtribn" ^cas irtage` as i r`vas`n v`rsahb ho i pip`rhrakabieey pr`s`bt`n is tc` Oaotc Ibbuie Kamshb$Irdstrhbk E`gtur` ab Eiw ibn Casthry hb=9 Bhv`dm`r 9116 it tc` Hskhhn` Ciee Eiw Wgchhe"N`pirtd`bt ho Bitav` Wtuna`s% Pbav`rsaty ho Dibathmi"^c ` t`rd -Imhrakabie- as i k`b`rag `xpr`ssahb wcagc r`o`rs th tc` krhup ho pirtagueir%virahus -p`hpe`s- ab Gibini% ohr `xidpe`% tc` Dagdig% Abuat% Dntas% ^eabkat% ibn Ciani"Ohrd`rey% tc` k`b`rag `xpr`ssahb ab phpueir usik` wis tc` dasbhd`r -Abnaib"- At as abt`r`stabktcit diby wrat`rs bhw oiae th us` ib upp`r gis` e`tt`r ohr Imhrakabie% ietchukc bh hb` whuenciv` sukk`st`n i ehw`r gis` -a-wis ipprhprait` ohr -Abnaib"- ^c ` ghbv`btahb r`quarabk ibupp`r gis` e`tt`r ohr i whrn wcagc n`bht`s i krhup ho cudibs as m`tt`r hms`rv`n ab tc` gis`ho tc` Iustrieaib Imhrakab`s% tc` `xpr`ssahb us`n ohr tc` virahus p`hpe`s ab tcit ghubtry" Hbprhp`r gipatieazitahb% s`` _" Wcioo`r / C" Wciw% Cibnmhhl ho @bkeasc% =n `n" #B`w Qhrl:DgKriw$Caee% 91?6! g" =9% `sp`gaieey it 90>"

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    HWKHHN@ CIEE EI[ JHP]BIE

    ho pirtagueir sakbaoagibg` ohr tc` Dtas p`hpe` ho w`st`rb Gibini"K`b`rieey% bh eibns civ` m``b s`t ipirt ohr D?tas p`hpe`% ubeal` tc`gis` ho tc` -Abnaib r`s`rv`s"-7 Nurabk tc` oiae`n Oarst Dabast`rs+Ghbo`r`bg`s ho tc` 9136s tcit w`r` c`en th n`oab` tc` rakcts hoImhrakabie p`hpe`s ab tc` Ghbstatutahb ho Gibini% tc` Vrad`Dabast`r prhdas`n th nasguss watc tc` D?tas tc`ar b``n ohr i eibnmis`"> ]`ohrdabk tc` Ghbstatutahb th oat tc` gargudstibg`s hoImhrakabie p`hpe`s as staee i ditt`r ho hutstibnabk musab`ss ab tcasghubtry" Ab eakct ho iee tc`s` oigts% at as abt`r`stabk th bht` tcit abs`gtahb 79 ho tc` Dibathmi Igt% 93;6% wcagc wis tc` prhvabgaieghbstatutahb b`khtait`n my tc` D?tas ho Gibini% tc`r` as prhvasahbohr i D?tas eibn s`tte`d`bt sgc`d` 0

    p`hpe`s ho Gibini" W`gtahb 7; ho tc` sid` Igt r`quar`n i d``tabk ho Gibini+s OarstDabast`rs th an`btaoy ibn n`oab` tc` rakcts ho tchs` p`hpe`s th m` abgeun`n ab tc` Ghbstatutahb"I 9137 id`bnd`bt inn`n twh dhr` d``tabks mut bh ikr``d`bt hb tc` `btr`bgcd`bt ho tc`rakcts prhphs`n my tc` Imhrakabie p`hpe`s r`suet`n orhd tc` prhg`ss% wcagc `bn`n ab 913;"Hb tc` ik`bni at`ds ibn prhg`ss k`b`rieey% s`` M" Wgcwirtz% OarstVrabgape`sW`ghbn ^chukcts:ImhrakabieV`hpe`s%Ghbstatutahbie]`ohrd ibn GibinaibWtit`griot #Dhbtr`ie: ^c` Abstatut` ohr]`s`irgc hb Vumeag Vheagy% 913?! ibn iesh tc` s`ra`s ho pumeagitahbs my tc` Abstatut` hoAbt`rkhv`rbd`btie ]`eitahbs it Yu``b+s Pbav`rsaty ab Labksthb% Hbtirah"7 Ohr ib `xidabitahb ho chw tc` Grhwb purphrt`n th `xtabkuasc tc` Abnaib tate` ho tc`Dntas ab tc` [`st ibn ho tc` D?tas s`tte`d`bts `stimeasc`n my Iem`rti is i w`eoir` sgc`d`ab tc` 9176s% s`` J" iwgcul `t iE% D`tas Eibn ]akcts ab Iem`rti: I Vheatagie Casthty#@ndhbthb: D?tas Isshgaitahb ho Iem`rti% 9139!" -Abnaib- as us`n c`r` th r`o`r th tc` OarstBitahbs wch ir` bht D?tas hr Abuat% ibn wch ir` n`oab`n is -Abnaibs- my tc` o`n`rie Abnaib

    Igt% ]"W"G" 9130% g" A$0"> ^c` Vrad` Dabast`r+s prhdas` ipp`irs hb pik`s =?>$?3 ho tc` v`rmitad tribsgrapt hotc` d``tabk ho = Iprae 9130" Gibinaib Abt`rkhv`rbd`btie Ghbo`r`bg` W`gr`tirait% O`n`rie"VrhvabgaieGhbo`r`bg`ho OarstDabast`rshb ImhrakabieGhbstatutahbieDitt`rs% Nhgud`bt Bh " 366$=6(66> #Httiwi% =$7 Iprae 9130!"

    ^c` DibathmiIg 93;6% W"G" 93;6% g" 7% s" 79% r`prabt`n ab ]"W"G" 9130% Ipp" AA% bh "3" ^c` wrat`r ibieyz`s tc` d`ibabk ho s`gtahb 79 ab V"EI"C" Gcirtribn% Dibathmi+sDntasW`tte`d`bt Wgc`d` ho 93;6 #Wislithhb: Pbav`rsaty ho Wislitgc`wib Bitav` Eiw G`btr`% 9119!"W`gtahb 79 r`ins is oheehws:Ib n wc`r`is% at as `xp`na`bt% thwirns tc` `xtabkuascd`bt ho tc` Abnaib tate` th tc`eibns ab tc` Vrhvabg`% th ipprhprait` i phrtahb ho sugc ubkribt`n eibns% th tc`

    `xt`bt ho hb` daeeahb ohur cubnr`n tchusibn igr`s tc`r`ho% ohr tc` m`b`oat ho tc`oidaea`s ho tc` cieo$mr``n r`san`bts% at as c`r`my `bigt`n% tcit% ubn`r r`kueitahbs thm` orhd tad` th tad` din` my tc` Khv`rbhr K`b`rie ab Ghubgae% tc` Ea`ut`bibt$Khv`rbhr sciee s`e`gt sugc ehts hr trigts ab sugc pirts ho tc` Vrhvabg` is c` diyn``d `xp`na`bt% th tc` `xt`bt iohr`sian% ibn navan` tc` sid` idhbk tc` gcaenr`bho tc` cieo$mr``n c`ins ho oidaea`s r`sanabk ab tc` Vrhvabg` it tc` tad` ho tc` siantribso`r th Gibini% ibn tc` sid` sciee m` kribt`n th tc` sian gcaenr`b r`sp`gtav`ey

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    Imhrakabie ]akctsAt as bhthrahus tcit tc`r` ir` bhw bh D?tas eibns abDibathmi" Ao tc`r` ir` th m` ourtc`r `bn`ivhurs th `btr`bgc eibnrakcts ab tc` Ghbstatutahb ohr Imhrakabie p`hpe`s% ibn ohr tc` D?tasab pirtagueir% at as sakbaoagibt th ghbsan`r wc`tc`r s`gtahb 79 ho tc`Igt ho 93;6 ghbtiabs hmeakitahbs r`sp`gtabk tc` prhvasahb ho eibns ohr

    tc` D?tas% hr wc`tc`r th pr`das` ghbt`dphriry n`dibns ohr i eibnmis` hb ghbsan`ritahbs wcheey `xt`rbie th tc` `xastabk ghbstatutahb"^cas pip`r irku`s tcit s`gtahb 79 adphs`n hmeakitahbs hb tc`o`n`rie khv`rbd`bt th s` t isan` 9"> daeeahb igr`s ho pumeag eibns ohrtc` m`b`oat ho tc` D?tas oidaea`s% ibn tcit tc` dhn` ho adpe`d`b$titahb% E`" tc` nastramutahb ho abnavanuie% iea`bime` kribts ho eibn thhbey tc` gcaenr`b ho c`ins ho oidaea`s ab 93;6% wis i mr`igc hoghbstatutahbie hmeakitahb" Civabk din` tc`s` phabts% tc` pip`rr`o`r+ th isp`gts ho tc` sums`qu`bt casthry ho tc` w`st`rb D?tasoheehwabk tc` nasphss`ssahb ab Dibathmi% ibn hoo`rs shd` ghdd`btsr`kirnabk tc` sakbaoagibg` ho tc` kr`it D?tas nasphss`ssahb ohrgurr`bt n`v`ehpd`bts ab Imhrakabie assu`s k`b`rieey% ibn D?tas abpirtagueir"]`n ]av`r W`tte`d`bt wis tc` diab ghddubaty ab wcitm`gid` tc` Vrhvabg` ho Dibathmi ab 93;6" At wis ehgit`n irhubnOhrt Kirry it tc` ghboeu`bg` ho tc` ]`n ibn Issabamhab` ]av`rs hbtc` pr`s`bt sat` ho tc` Gaty ho [abbap`k" Ietchukc ]`n ]av`rW`tte`d`bt cin m``b khv`rb`n my tc` ghdd`rgaie Mratasc dhbhpheast%tc` Cunshb+s Miy Ghdpiby% at wis b`v`rtc`e`ss% ab 93;6% v`ry dugci D?tas ghddubaty" D`dm`rs ho tcit p`hpe` ghdpras`n imhut t`btchusibn ho tc` thtie phpueitahb ho imhut tw`ev` tchusibn"?W`gtahb 79 gib hbey m` ubn`rsthhn is i ubaqu` r`sphbs` thtc` ritc`r ubaqu` gargudstibg`s ho tc` D?tas ho ]`n ]av`r ab 93;6"Pbn`rstibnabk tc` D?tas% ritc`r tcib tryabk th n`sgram` hr n`oab`tc`d% as oubnid`btie th ippr`gaitabk tc` irkud`bts hoo`r`n ab tcaspip`r" I mra`o `xpeibitahb as hoo`r`n c`r`"

    ab sugc dhn` ibn hb sugc ghbnatahbs is th s`tte`d`bt ibn htc`rwas`% is tc`Khv`rbhr K`b`rie ab Ghubgae diy orhd tad` th tad` n`t`rdab`"

    ? ^c ` phpueitahb stitastags ho 93;6 schw 99%1?6 p`rshbs% abgeunabk 0%;=6 -Or`bgc Cieo$Mr``ns%- ibn >%636 +@bkeasc Cieo$Mr``ns- ab Gibini% C"G"% W`ssahbie Vip`rs #93;9!#Bh" =6%naspitgc bh" ?7!" Ohr i casthry ho tc` ]` n ]av`r W`tte`d`bt% s`` K"O"K" Wtibe`y% ^c` Martcho [`st`rb Gibini #^hrhbth: Pbav`rsaty ho ^hrhbth Vr`ss% 91?6!" I r`g`bt whrl tcitghdd`bts hb tc` pist ibn tc` outur` as N" Vuragc% ^c` D`tas #^hrhbth: Ehrad`r% 9133!"

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    >?6 HWKHHN@ CIEE EI [ JHP]BIE _HE" =1 BH" 7D?tas as ib hen Or`bgc whrn wcagc d`ibs -dax`n- ibn cisehbk m``b us`n ab r`o`r`bg` th p`hpe` ho dax`n Imhrakabie ibn@urhp`ib pir`btik`" At cis m``b us`n casthragieey ab Gibini abr`o`r`bg` th tc` phpueitahb n`sg`bn`n orhd Oribghpchb`s ibnImhrakabie whd`b" ^c` trinatahbie prhbubgaitahb ho tc` whrn my

    D?tas sp`il`rs as Dagcas hr Dagcao% ab ghbtrist watc tc` ibkeagaz`nDiyt`` wcagc as bhw ab gurr`bt usik` th n`bht` hb` ho tc`Imhrakabie p`hpe`s r`ghkbaz`n ab tc` Ghbstatutahb"3 Wadaeirey% tc`@bkeasc bab`t``btc g`btury rigaie t`rd -Cieo$Mr``n- n`bht`n tc`hoosprabk ho Ibkehpchb` ibn Imhrakabie pir`btik`" At as r`ghkbaz`n%chw`v`r% tcit k`b`tag daxabk as -bht ats`eo suooaga`bt th kav` ras` th+`tcbhk`b`sas+ $ tc` ras` th r`ghkbatahb ibn s`eo$ghbsgahusb`ss ho ib`w rigaie$pheatagie$gueturie krhup"-1 ^c` phabt as tcit my 93;6 tc`D~tas ho tc` ]`n ]av`r r`kahb cin igquar`n i nastabgt bitahbiean`btaty is i b`w -p`hpe`%- nastabgt orhd mhtc tc`ar @urhp`ib ibn-Abnaib- ohr`m`irs" ^cit nastabgt an`btaty cin m``b ohrk`n% at as sianmy casthraibs% orhd ghddhb `xp`ra`bg`s tcit `dpcisaz`n tc`bitahbie ghbsgahusb`ss ho tc` -b`w bitahb"- ^chs` ghddhb`xp`ra`bg`s abgeun`n mitte`s ikiabst tc` `irey @urhp`ib ghehbasts ibnImhrakabie p`hpe`s watc wchd tc` D?tas scir`n tc` biturier`shurg`s ho tc` hp`b spig`s ab tc` w`st`rb peiabs" 96 V`rcips dhst;Ohr tc` hrakabs ibn d`ibabks ho tc` -Dtas%- s`` J"W"C" Mrhwb+s `xg`ee`bt nasgussahb ab

    ^c` Gibinaib@bgygehp`nai vhe" = #@ndhbthb: Curtak Vumeasc`rs% 9130! it 99=?"3 ^c` `xpeibitahb ohr tc` Dntas gieeabk tc`ds`ev`s ibn tc`ar eibkuik` Dagcao as tcit

    ohrd`rey tc` Or`bgc t`rd ohr -dax`n$mehhn- wis d?tao #d?tav` ab tc` o`dabab`!" Ab Dagcaosp``gc% iee Or`bgc dan$vhw`es #` ibn h! ir` -rias`n- th a ibn u #eal`ey i Gr`` aboeu`bg`! ibnt% n% m`ghd` gc #is ab gcap! hr j #is ab jid! m`ohr` orhbt vhw`es #a% u $ is ab Or`bgc nur!"^c`s` twh rue`s k`b`rit` tc` ohrd dagcao" ^cas `xpeibitahb as ghbtiab`n ab i e`tt`r orhdVrho`sshr ]"I" Vip`b th tc` wrat`r #=7 Bhv`dm`r 9133! N`pirtd`bt ho Eabkuastags% Pbav`rsatnnu Yunm`g IDhbtrnie" W``% iesh% ]"I" Vip`b% -Yu`equ`s r`dirqu`s sur ub pire`r oribkias`d?ghbbu n` e+hu`st Gibina`b: E` Dntas- #913>! 9> ]`vu` Yunmnghas` n` eabkuastaqu`% Bh "9 it 997$71"

    1 Mrhwb% supri% bht` ;"96 W``% k`b`rieey% I"W" Dhrthb% I Casthry ho tc` Gibinaib [`st th 93;6$;9% =n `n" my

    E"C"^chdis #^hrhbth: Pbav`rsaty ho ^hrhbth Vr`ss% 91;7! ibn ["E" Dhrthb% -+^c` Mitte`it tc` Kribn Ght`iu%- ab I"W" Eussa`r / N"M" W`ie`y% `ns% ^c` Htc`rBitav`s: ^c` Dntas% vhe"9 #[abbap`k: Dibathmi D`tas O`n`ritahb Vr`ss% 91;3! it >;< 9"Wpry% -^c` ^rik`ny ho tc`Ehss ho tc` Ghddhbs ab [`st`rb Gibini- ab I$E K`tty /I"W" Eussa`r% `ns% Is Ehbk is tc`Wub Wcab`s ibn [it`rOehws: I ]`in`r ab GibinaibBitav` Wtuna`s #_ibghuv`r" Pbav`rsatyho Mratasc Gheudmai Vr`ss% 9137! it =67< D" Kariun% ^c` Dans ab tc` Gibinaib [`st% vhe" 9

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    Imhrakabie]akctsadphrtibt% tc` s`bs` ho i ghddubaty ipirt wis diabtiab`n my tc`kr`it ibbuie muooieh cubts ho tc` D?tas"a Hb` ho tc` ghbg`rbs hocasthraibs cis m``b th `xidab` tc` n`kr`` ho sheaniraty tcit `xast`nm`tw``b tc` D?tao ibn tc` -Cieo$Mr``n- p`hpe` a = At s``dsubn`baime`% tcit p`hpe` ohrd ieeaibg`s% mhtc p`rshbie ibn ghee`gtav`%ab r`sphbs` th tc`ar pirtagueir% t`dphrie b``ns" At schuen gius` bhsurpras` th oabn striabs ibn str`ss`s idhbk tc` ohr`m`irs ho thniy+sDtas% wcagc ghdpras` n`sg`bnibts ho mhtc krhups%9 7 hr it e`ist bhdhr` surpras` tcib as hggisahb`n my tc` ghbt`dphriry striabs ibnstr`ss`s ab Gibinaib shga`ty"

    Nurabk tc` `v`bts e`inabk th tc` ohrditahb ho tc` prhvasahbiekhv`rbd`bt ab ]`n ]av`r ibn tc` b`khtaitahbs watc Gibinir`kirnabk ubahb watc tc` b`w Nhdabahb% Ehuas ]a`e% tc` D?tase`in`r% `xpr`ss`n cads`eo ab i dibb`r wcagc aeeustrit`s tc` e`ss tcibp`ro`gt igghrn m`tw``b tc` Ibkehpchb`% Vrht`stibt -Cieo$Mr``n-p`hpe`% ibn tc` oribghpchb` D?tao" Innr`ssabk cads`eo th tc`@bkeasc san`% c` sphl` c`it`ney%

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    Wugc `van`bg` ho nasubaty as bht% ho ghurs`% th m` `dpcisaz`n thniyab tc` D?tas surk` thwirns bitahbieasd m`gius` bitahbie dhv`d`bts$ tc` ras` ho p`hpe`s $ ir` bht pr`nagit`n uphb i sga`btaoag

    / =% tribs" K" [hhnghgl #@ndhbthb: Pbav`rsaty ho Iem`rti Vr`ss% 913?!< ibn K"I" Ora`s`b%^c` GibinaibVriara`s: I Casthry #^hrhbth: Pbav`rsaty ho ^hrhbth Vr`ss% 913>!"99 W`` ["E Dhrthb+s -Abtrhnugtahb- ab ["E" Dhrthb% `n"% Ie`xibn`r M`kk+s ]` n ]av`r

    Jhurbie #^hrhbth: ^c` Gcidpeiab Whga`ty% 910?! it 90$9?"9= W`` ]" Wwib% @tcbagaty ibn tc` Gibinaibazitahb ho ]` n ]av`r Vheatags #N`pirtd`bt

    ho Casthry% Pbav`rsaty ho Dibathmi% 9133! \ubpumeasc`nT ibn Wtibe`y% supri% bht` ?% `sp`gaieeyg" >"

    97 ^c` n`oabat`ey p`jhritav` t`rd -Cieo$Mr``n- as bhw rir`ey us`n ab tc` Gibinaibeat`ritur` ietchukc tc` usik` ho tc` t`rd p`rsasts% `v`b idhbk d`dm`rs ho tc` n`sakbit`nkrhup" Ohr i nasgussahb ho tc` us` ho zhhehkagie t`rds th n`sgram` ghehbaz`n p`hpe`s s`` O"Oibhb% ^c` [r`tgc`n ho tc` @irtc% tribs" G" Oirrabkthb #B`w Qhrl" Krhv` Vr`ss% 91?7! it>9oo"

    9> ]iydhbn Cu`e% `n"% ^c` Ghee`gt`n [ratabkshoEhuas]a`e% vhe" 9 #@ndhbthb: Pbav`rsatyho Iem`rti Vr`ss% 9130! it 79" [rat`r+s tribseitahb orhd tc` hrakabie Or`bgc t`xt"

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