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    }ah eif}hq} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu o} abu chhf b}}hkthm }i moueizhs of}hsfbl

    lof`u ch}whhf }ah u}sxe}xsh ij }sbghmy bfm }ah jb}h ij eifueoixufhuu&

    ]ah }sbeh ij eifueoixufhuu lhbmu xu }i lbfgxbgh> o} cheikhu hzomhf} }ab} lbfgxbgh ou

    blkiu} }ah kbof tahfikhfif, waoea, tshuxkbcly, hzhf mh}hskofhu }ah bl}hsb}oif ij }ah

    jisku !}okhu/ ij eifueoixufhuu& Bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu mhjofhu lbfgxbgh, bu bf

    blshbmy+abtthfhm, eiktlh}hm }sbghmy, waoea ou fiw b} shu} bfm beeismofg }i waoea ixs

    eifueoixufhuu lozhu& Lbfgxbgh bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu ubyu ou b tbsbmogk ij

    eifueoixufhuu, b tli} ij }sbghmy, of waoea eifueoixufhuu ou b tsi}bgifou}&

    ]okhu btths P}i xu[ bu }ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu }ab} ou }i uby tahfikhfb, of waoea

    eifueoixufhuu shblo~hu o}uhlj& ]ah eif}hf}u ij eifueoixufhuu eifuou} ij }aiuh hzhsymby

    !bfm fi} ifly hzhsymby/ be}oifu bfm abco}u, waoea abzh eabsbe}hso~hm b axkbf chofg jsik

    }ah mby ij aou eikofg of}i hqou}hfeh bfm waoea abzh fhzhs chhf kimojohm uogfojoebf}ly !O

    ebll }aou tahfikhfif b so}xbl/& ]ah So}xbl ou xfozhsubl bfm o} abu b ebtbeo}y }i buuxkh }ah

    eif}hf}u ij bfy jisk, }ab} ou }i uby }i kb`h bfy uabth o}u aikh&

    ]ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu abzh mojjhshf} u}sxe}xshu& Bhu}ah}oeu mhjofhu jixs loko}+

    eifeht}u, waoea of mojjhshf} eikcofb}oifu kb`h mojjhshf} u}sxe}xshu ij }okh& ]ahuh

    ofelxmh hzhf}, }okh, utbeh bfm }ah uxcnhe}& Hzhf} ou }ah ubkh b} bll }ashh }okhu o} ou

    uikh}aofg }ab} ou eiktlh}hm, jofouahm !thsabtu }aou ou bfi}ahs tahfikhfif ij }ah }sbgoe

    fb}xsh ij eifueoixufhuu Plbfgxbgh[/&

    Ky}a ou b eikcofb}oif ij kbsgofbl fi}oifu, of waoea }okh ou ofmhjofo}h, utbeh ou mhjofo}h

    bfm }ah uxcnhe}u bsh uhzhsbl& Easifoelhu ou bf ieexsshfeh, wahf utbeh ou ofmhjofo}h, }okh

    ou mhjofo}h bfm }ahsh ou nxu} ifh utheojoe uxcnhe}& Aou}isy ou b u}isy, of waoea }ah uxcnhe} ou

    }ah xfozsubl }ab} ofelxmhu of o}uhlj ci}a }okh bfm utbeh bfm mhjofhu }ahk ix} ij o}uhlj&

    Bu wh fi}hm bcizh, of ixs wislm }ahuh }ashh jisku shblo~h }ahkuhlzhu of b uxeehuuozh

    kbffhs& Xl}okb}hly, wo}a }ah ieexsshfeh ij aou}isoebl }okh }ah }okhu eikh }i bf hfm, }ab}

    ou }i uby, bll eikcofb}oifu ij kbsgofbl fi}oifu hqabxu} }ahkuhlzhu& ]aou khbfu }ab} }ah

    wby ij }ah eifueoixufhuu ou gh}}ofg eliuhs }i o}u hfm, }i }ah eb}bu}sitah&

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    Hqbe}ly b} }ah }okh wahf eifueoixufhuu, b} josu} glbfeh, abu }i jofoua xt bfm kbf abu fi

    eaioeh cx} }i lii` eblkly !is i}ahswouh/ b} aou iwf hfm, bhu}ah}oeu moueizhsu }wi u}sbfgh

    tahfikhfb, }wi }sbehu, waoea lii` mojjhshf} jsik }ah `fiwf oktsof}u&

    ]ahuh tahfikhfb bsh jbosy }blh bfm tlby& Of jbosy }blh, hutheoblly of o}u kimhsf jisk

    jbf}buy bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu thsehozhu b mojjhshf} }hq}, u}isy, waoea ou b wixlm+

    ch eisfhsu}ifh ij bll jisku ij eifueoixufhuu& Of jbosy }blh ifh, uhzhsbl bfm ghfhsbl

    uxcnhe}u kby tbs}oeotb}h uokxl}bfhixuly bfm }okh bfm utbeh kby ch mhjofo}h is ofmhjofo}h&

    Bl}igh}ahs o} kb`hu bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu chlohzh }ab} jbosy }blh ou }ah lbu} jisklhuu

    jisk ij eifueoixufhuu, }asixga waoea eb}bu}sitaoe }okh ou mhfi}hm&

    ]ah i}ahs tahfikhfif tlby ou mhuesochm cy bhu}ah}oeu bu kh}b+so}xbl, o&h& tshtbsb}oif

    jis so}xbl, hqou}hfeh, chofg& Of }ah kimhsf wislm ifh kby icuhszh }ah }hfmhfey ij

    }i}blo~ofg ci}a jbos }blh bfm tlby&

    Bhu}ah}oeu eifelxmhu }ab} b} eb}bu}sitaoe }okh kh}b+wislm !o&h& wislm+toe}xsh, }ab} ou }i

    uby }ah fbkh ij bll wislmzohwu/ eiofeomhu wo}a kh}b+so}xbl& Jis }aou shbuif }ah huuhf}obl

    eifjloe} ij eifueoixufhuu, }ah eifjloe} ch}whhf so}xbl bfm kh}b+wislm ou shuilzhm& Cy

    uxea eiofeomhfeh eifueoixufhuu cheikhu hrxbl }i o}uhlj is of i}ahs wismu, ehbuhu>

    beeismofg }i bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu }ah ebxuh ij xfehbuofg fb}xsh ij

    eifueoixufhuu bfm uxeehuuoif ij }okhu wbu }ah mhuosh jis eiofeomhfeh ij jisk wo}a

    eif}hf}u, }ah butosb}oif bj}hs }ahos kx}xbl+eisshutifmhfeh&5 ]aou fhzhs abtthfm of so}xbl

    chebxuh ij o}u zhsy fb}xsh& Bj}hs eiofeomhfeh, o&h& }sbfujiskb}oif ij ci}a kimhu ij

    eifueoixufhuu of}i uikh}aofg, waoea ou kh}b, bmzbfeofg fi lifghs }b`hu tlbeh&

    . . .

    Uxea ou }ah ghfhsbl ueahkh, of waoea bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu shuomhu& ]aou ueahkh,

    lo`h bfy ueahkb}oe fbssb}ozh, of ghfhsbl, liuhu kxea& If }ah i}ahs abfm, o} `fiwu,

    }aixga uxthsjoeoblly, }aiuh cbuoe tiof}u, waoea whsh tbuuhm cy bhu}ah}oeu mxsofg o}u

    jilliwofg of }ah }sbe u ij eifueoixufhuu& ]aou hfbclhm o} }i kb`h uikh omhb ij

    5 ]aou ou hqbe}ly }ah eif}hf} ij }sbghmy> }ah u}sxe}xsh ij }sbghmy ou mh}hskofhm cy bhu}ah}oe buthe} ij

    eifueoixufhuu, bu b lifgofg jis eiofeombfeh ij }ah tli} wo}a }ah tsi}bgifou}0 }aou ou wab} abtthfu of }ah

    jofbl uhe}oif ij }sbghmy&

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    eifueoixufhuu, cx} jbolhm }i }b`h b jofbl gsbut ij o}& Fiw wh fhhm }i jilliw b mojjhshf}

    }sbeh& Wh fhhm }i jilliw }ab}, waoea of taoliuitaoebl }sbmo}oif abu ij}hf chhf hrxb}hm

    wo}a eifueoixufhuu, is abu chhf mhjofhm bu uikh}aofg zhsy uokolbs }i o}& Fiw bhu}ah}oeu

    uaoj}u }ah jiexu }i Chofg&

    OF]SIMXE]OIF

    Ofmhhm, of }ah chgoffofg wbu khshly B}kbf bfm fi}aofg kish& Ah }aixga}> Fiw O

    woll eshb}h wislmu& Ah eshb}hm wislmu Ah }aixga}> ]ahuh bsh }ah wislmu& Fiw O

    woll eshb}h gxbsmobfu ij }ah wislm& !]ah Xtbfouabmhu, Tbs} O, 2+5/&

    Ofo}oblly wbu eabiu& Eabiu gbzh cos}a }i b zbu}+cshbu} Ghb ]bs}bsiu wbu cisf

    jsik }ah mht}au ij Ghb, Hsiu Jsik eabiu isogofb}hm Hshciu bfm mbs` foga}&

    !Ahuuoimhu, ]ahigify, 22:+23=/&

    ]aou ou b u}isy aiw hzhsy}aofg wbu of b u}sbfgh, icuexsh u}b}h0 hzhsy}aofg wbu uolhf},

    eilm, okkizbclh, eblk0 }ah u`ohu whsh clbf`0 }ahsh wbu fho}ahs b kbf, fis bfokblu, fis

    cosmu, fis jouahu, fis esbcu, }shhu, ebzhu, zbllhyu, gsbuuhu, fis jishu}u Fi}aofg wbu

    eikcofhm yh} ]ahsh wbu fi}aofg, waoea eixlm abzh hqou}hm Jsik fi}aofg isogofb}hm

    }ah Gimmhuu ]hthz, }ah Gimu @`x`xkbf bfm @axsb`bf !Titil+Zx`ao, Ehf}sbl Bkhsoeb,

    Exl}xsh ij Kbyb& Ky}au ij }ah Wislm Fb}oifu, Zil& 2, t& 834/&

    Bll }ah bcizh }blhu }hll }ah u}isy ij }ah isogofb}oif ij }ah xfozhsuh& Bll ij }ahk ebf ch

    omhf}ojohm bu }ah tahfikhfif, waoea ou ebllhm eiukigifoe ky}a&

    ]ah eif}ofxb}oifu ij }ah bcizh tbuubghu, o&h& fhq} uhe}oifu ij eiukigifoe ky}au lhbm xu

    cbe` }i ismofbsy wislm ij ky}au& ]ahy mhuesoch b u}bclh bfm joqhm wislm, hu}bclouahm bu b

    shuxl} ij eif}be}u ch}whhf }ah gimu bfm)is khf&

    Wahf wh mhuesochm ky}a jsik }ah zohwtiof} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu, wh fi}hm

    }ab} o} mhuesochu bf hzhf}, waoea ou chyifm lofhbs, elie`+jbeh }okh> }aou ou b u}isy of waoea

    uhzhsbl utheojoe uxcnhe}u tbs}oeotb}h0 utbeh ou mhjofo}h, waolh }okh ou moushgbsmhm bfm

    ofmhjofo}h&

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    Eiukigifoe ky}a ou ebllhm ky}a, cx} bu wh ebf uhh, o} ebf fi} ch eifjofhm }i uxcu}bf}ozh

    mhjofo}oif ij ky}a& Ky}a o}uhlj, bu b ehs}bof u}isy, ebf ifly ch xuhm of shjhshfeh }i }ab}

    uhe}oif, waoea mhuesochu eshb}oif ij xfozhsubl lbwu !ky}au/&

    Oj wh }sy }i uesx}ofo~h }ah bcizh jsbgkhf}u, wh woll uhh }ab} hbea ij }ahk eixlm ch

    mozomhm of}i }ah jilliwofg }wi uhe}oifu> josu} ifh shtshuhf}u b mhuesot}oif ij }ah u}b}h ij

    }aofgu chjish eshb}oif ij }ah xfozhsuh ! of }ah chgoffofg wbu khshly B}kbf,

    hzhsy}aofg wbu of b u}sbfgh, icuexsh u}b}h, ofo}oblly wbu eabiu&/& ]ah i}ahs

    uhe}oif }hllu }ah u}isy ij eshb}oif ij }ah xfozhsuh, chofg, is ghfhsblly, }ah chgoffofg ij

    cheikofg&

    Of }ah eixsuh ij ixs txsuxo} ij eifueoixufhuu wh ubw }ab} bfy u}isy is ofeomhf} kby ch

    mhuesochm }asixga }ashh hlhkhf}u& ]ahuh bsh }okh, utbeh bfm }ah uxcnhe}& ]ahos mojjhshf}

    eikcofb}oifu tsizomh xu wo}a bll hqou}ofg jisku ij u}isy&

    Oj wh }sy }i bttsibea }ah bcizh }wi u}isohu }ab} bsh }ilm of eiukigifoe ky}au !hqeht}

    ky}a o}uhlj/ jsik }aou zohwtiof}, wh woll moueizhs }ab} }ahy bsh uxcu}bf}oblly mojjhshf}

    jsik hbea i}ahs& Of }ah josu} u}isy fho}ahs }okh, fis utbeh, fis }ah uxcnhe} ou mhjofo}h !}ab}

    ou }i uby bll }ah }ashh bsh hrxblly mhjofo}h/, is sb}ahs }ah fbkh ij }aou xfozhsubl

    mhjofo}ofhuu, waoea hfeiktbuuhu hzhsy}aofg }ab} hqou}u, ou gozhf !B}kbf, Eabiu,

    Fi}aofg/& Of i}ahs wismu, }ahsh ou b eiktshahfuozh, ghfhsbl uxcnhe}, waoea eif}bofu of

    o}uhlj hzhsy}aofg, ofelxmofg }okh bfm utbeh&

    ]ah uheifm u}isy mhuesochu }ah eikkhfehkhf} ij cheikofg& ]ah eiktshahfuozh uxcnhe}

    ho}ahs chgofu }i kb`h }ah wislm, is eshb}hu ui+ebllhm buuou}bf}u }ab} bj}hswbsmu eshb}h

    }ah wislm& Of }aou u}isy }ahsh ou ifh uxcnhe}, wai be}u> bu }ah tsiehuu ij eshb}oif ou b

    uhrxhf}obl ifh, }okh ou mhjofo}h, waolh utbeh ou fi} bfm ou moushgbsmhm !}i }ah hq}hf} }ab} o}

    ou fi} fhehuubsy jis }ah txstiuh ij }aou u}isy/&

    Jsik }ah zohwtiof} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu }ah josu} uhe}oif u}sxe}xsblly eiofeomhu

    wo}a }ah aou}isoebl u}isy, waolh }ah i}ahs ifh wo}a easifoelhu&

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    Bu wh ebf eifelxmh, eiukigifoe ky}a eifuou}u ij }ashh mojjhshf} u}isohu, waoea ebf ch

    mhuesochm bu aou}isy, easifoelhu bfm ky}a& Of i}ahs wismu, o} eif}bofu bll }ashh

    eikcofb}oifu, waoea ebf ch jiskhm bu b u}isy&

    Eiukigifoe ky}a gozhu xu bf ittis}xfo}y }i moueizhs of o} bll }ashh cbuoe oktsof}u ij

    eifueoixufhuu, cx} o} ou fi} khshly b eifglikhsb}h ij }aiuh }ashh hlhkhf}u& Jxs}ahskish,

    o} ou b wailh, of waoea }ashh }sbehu ij eifueoixufhuu bsh isgbfoeblly xfo}hm bfm jisk nxu}

    ifh }sbeh ij eifueoixufhuu&

    Oj wh fhhm }i mhuesoch }aou }sbeh, wh wixlm abzh }i uby }ab} eiukigifoe ky}a ou b u}isy,

    of waoea }okh bfm utbeh ou ho}ahs mhjofo}h is ofmhjofo}h0 }ah uxcnhe} ou ho}ahs ghfhsbl is

    utheojoe0 bfm }ah utheojoe uxcnhe} ou ho}ahs ifh is kish }abf ifh&

    Of }ah loga} ij uxea b mhjofo}oif absmly eixlm ch tiuuoclh }i eifjofh eiukigifoe ky}a }i

    bfy }okh b} bll& O} hfeiktbuuhu bll jisku ij }okh& Jis }ab} shbuif o} ou oktiuuoclh }i

    mhjofh o} cy }aiuh khbfu waoea bsh fiw b} abfm& ]ah ifly soga} wby ou }i hqbkofh,

    wah}ahs wh abzh hfeixf}hshm bfy}aofg uokolbs }i }aou u}isy& Moueizhsy ij uikh}aofg

    uokolbs }i }ab} uaixlm ofmoeb}h, wab} mihu }ah hqou}hfeh ij eiukigifoz ky}a khbf jis

    eifueoixufhuu& Jis ky}a ou }ah josu} eiktlh}h bfm eiktshahfuozh wislmzohw&

    Mxsofg ixs eabuh bj}hs eifueoixufhuu wh beeomhf}blly moueizhshm bf oktsof}, waoea wh

    tx} buomh jis b waolh& O} wbu jbosy }blh, waoea of ixs }okh buuxkhm b fhw lo}hsbsy

    btthbsbfeh jbf}buy& Of }ah Bh}a}h}oeu ij Chofg, }ah u}sxe}xsh ij }aou tahfikhfif, bu b

    ehs}bof u}isy, wbu mhuesochm of }ah ubkh kbffhs bu abu eiukigifoe ky}a chhf mhuesochm

    soga} fiw& Of jbosy }blh }okh bfm utbeh bsh blui ho}ahs mhjofo}h is ofmhjofo}h0 }ah uxcnhe} ou

    blui ho}ahs ifh utheojoe, is uhzhsbl, is ghfhsbl !}ah u}sxgglh ch}whhf giim bfm hzol,

    bl}aixga }i b ehs}bof hq}hf} if}iligo~hm, ou b kbof }ahkh ij }aou lo}hsbsy jisk/&

    Bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu sheigfo~hm o} bu }ah lbu} bssbfghkhf}, of waoea eifueoixufhuu

    eiktlh}hu o}u nixsfhy bfm of waoea o} ou hrxb}hm wo}a o}uhlj&

    Jsik }aou tiuo}oif wh ebf fi}h }ab} }aou u}sxe}xsh is jisk ou fi} ifly b lbu} abscis ij ixs

    eifueoixufhuu, cx} blui o}u josu} bfm ghfxofh aikh&

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    Eiukigifoe ky}a eikcofhu bfm gozhu eikkif gsixfm }i }aiuh ky}au, waoea abm

    hqou}hm tsois }i o}& Eiukigifoe ky}a ou blwbyu eshb}hm bj}hs }ah shbl ky}a& ]aou }sx}a,

    btbs} jsik }ah whll+`fiwf tasbuh wab} ou josu} jis xu = ou lbu} jis fb}xsh !Bsou}i}lh/, ou

    tsizhm cy hktosoebl mb}b bu whll> hzhf of ixs }okh }ahsh bsh uikh }sochu }ab} mi fi} abzh

    eiukigifoe ky}au& Jis }ahk }ah tahfikhfif ij eshb}oif ou eifjofhm khshly }i }ah

    `fiwlhmgh ij ghfhuou ij uikh }aofgu bfm eshb}xshu !h&g& }ah uikh ofmobf }sochu jsik

    Uix}a Bkhsoeb/&

    Ifh kby uxttiuh, }ahshjish, }ab} }ah zhsy u}sxe}xsh ij ky}a kxu} eif}bof bf oktxluh }ab}

    eifmo}oifu }ah eshb}oif ij eiukigifoe ky}a&

    Bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu }hbeahu }ab} ky}a shblo~hu o}uhlj of }sbmo}oifblo}y of }ah ubkh

    kbffhs bu easifoelhu mi of shlogoif bfm aou}isy + of fb}oifblouk& Of i}ahs wismu, }sbmo}oif

    ou }ah jisk ij hktosoebl hqou}hfeh ij ky}a> b kbf ij ky}ailigoebl bgh eifehozhu }ah

    xfozhsuh bu b }sbmo}oifbl tahfikhfif, o&h& uikh}aofg waoea ifeh abtthfhm bfm uofeh }ahf

    hqou}u bu b shth}o}oif&8 Of i}ahs wismu, oj }sbfuehfmhf}blly bf hzhf} mhuesochm of ky}a ou

    b jofouahm ifh, hktosoeblly o} }b`hu tlbeh izhs bfm izhs& Of ghfhsbl, }ah shbuif jis uxea

    }sbfujiskb}oif uaixlm ch uhbseahm jis of hktosoeo}y, cx} jis }aou }okh wh abzh }i ch

    eif}hf} wo}a }ah u}b}hkhf} }ab} }ah ebxuh eifuou}u of }hktisbl bfm utb}obl mh}hskofb}oif ij

    }ah utheojoe hzhf}&

    ]ahshjish, of ismhs }i ch eiktlh}h, b ky}ailigoebl zouoif ij }ah wislm fhhmu b ehs}bof

    tiof} of }okh, jsik waoea o} woll u}bs} be}ofg& Jis }aou shbuif b u}isy ij easifoelhu ou

    eifu}sxe}hm, waoea hu}bclouahu }ah gsixfm jis ky}au }ab} abzh blshbmy cheikh

    }sbmo}oifbl, hktosoebl, is shblo~hm& Of }ab} wby ky}a cheikhu shbl bfm xl}okb}hly

    hu}bclouahm bl}aixga o}u isogof shkizhm chjish }ah hqou}hfeh ij }ah wislm, o} ou u}oll ifeh

    + b} b ehs}bof tiof} ij }okh&

    Jis b }sbmo}oifbl wislmzohw }ah xfozhsuh ou }ah hf}osh}y ij }sbmo}oifu& Uxea bf hf}osh}y ou

    tsizhm cy hu}bclouaofg b eikkif jixfmb}oif& Cx} hzhf }okh bfm }ah uilh uxcnhe} fhhm

    = Jis uhfuhu !G& ]&/&8 Bu bf hqbktlh wh kby khf}oif }okh of }ah elbuuoebl Gshh` xfmhsu}bfmofg> }ah Gshh`u eifehozhm o} bu bf

    h}hsfbl eosexlb}oif, b shth}o}oif ij uikh}aofg }ab} ifeh abm blshbmy }b`hf tlbeh !uhh Tlb}iu@so}obu/&

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    }ahos iwf tlbeh, o&h& }ah hfzosifkhf} }ahy u}hk jsik& ]i kb`h uxsh }ab} }ah tsofeotlh ij

    }sbmo}oifblouk ou eiktlh}hly icuhszhm, b aou}isoebl u}isy ou ofzhf}hm, waoea ou fi}aofg cx}

    bf b}}hkt} ij lofgxou}oe hqtshuuoif ij }ah omhb }ab} chjish }sbmo}oif, o&h& chjish }ah cos}a ij

    }sbmo}oif }ahsh wbu fi}aofg& Wab} ou b} wis` ahsh ou }ah zhsy fb}xsh ij lbfgxbgh,

    beeismofg }i waoea o} ou oktiuuoclh }i hqtshuu fifchofg chebxuh ij }ah zhsc }i ch& ]ah

    ifly lofgxou}oe ofeomhf}, wahf }aou ou tiuuoclh ou }ah okbgofb}oif ij b kbqokblly

    xfmojjhshf}ob}hm bfm thbehjxl hfzosifkhf}, wahsh chebxuh ij }ah ubkh fb}xsh ij

    lbfgxbgh }ah hzhf} bfm }ah uxcnhe} bsh }ah ubkh&

    Tshuxkbcly uxea kxu} ch }ah tsiehuu ij }ah eifu}sxe}oif ij eiukigifoe ky}a& Lb}hs wh

    woll }bl bcix} way o}u eshb}oif ou eifmo}oifhm cy bf hktosoebl tahfikhfif& Cx} fiw O

    wixlm lo`h nxu} }i fi}h }ab} of ismhs }i abzh utheojoe jisk ij eifueoixufhuu cheikh jxll

    bfm eiktshahfuozh, o} ou fhehuubsy }ab} u}sxe}xshu blohf }i }ab} jisk btthbs& ]aou ou

    hqbe}ly wab} abtthfu wo}a ky}a> wahf o} cheikhu fhehuubsy }ab} ky}a hfeiktbuu }okh

    bf hlhkhf} jishogf }i o}, }ah tsiehuu ij eshb}oif ij fhw u}sxe}xshu chgofu& O} eixlm ch

    uxttiuhm }ab} }aou ou }ah chgoffofg ij }ah hfm ij }okh&

    ]ah }sbmo}oifbl wislmzohw }hllu xu> }ahsh wbu fi}aofg chjish }sbmo}oifu, hzhsy}aofg u}hku

    jsik }ah hzhf}u waoea bsh mhuesochm of ky}au& Cy miofg }aou }ah }sbmo}oifbl wislmzohw

    kb`hu jiexu if o}u eiktshahfuozhfhuu bfm ehs}bof}y& Cx} bttbshf}ly o} ou hqbe}ly mxh }i

    uxea eiktshahfuozhfhuu, eiktlh}hfhuu bfm omhiligo~b}oif ij }okh }ab} }ah }sbfujhs }i b

    fhq} tsofeotlh ij }okh cheikhu tiuuoclh&

    ]aou ligoe shrxoshu xu }i kb`h b ky}aoebl buuxkt}oif> eiukigifoe ky}a ou bf bseah}yth,

    waoea hfeiktbuuhu bll tiuuoclh zhsuoifu ij }ah toe}xsh ij wislm& B} }ah ubkh }okh, o}u

    u}sxe}xsbl uokolbso}y wo}a jbosy }blh kb`hu xu uxttiuh }ab} ky}a o}uhlj ou }ah Plbu}[

    tiuuocolo}y ij }ah toe}xsh ij }ah !wailh/ wislm&

    ]ah lbu} buuxkt}oif ou fi} ifly ky}aoebl, cx} blui }sbmo}oifbl ifh& Ixs wby, waoea ou nxu}

    bcix} }i chgof, ou }i jofm ix} }ah sii}u ij }aou of}hshu}ofg eiktxluoif&

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    TBS] O B FHW THSUIFBGH

    O

    Bttsiqokb}hly b mhebmh bgi of kimhsf }ahish}oebl tayuoeu b ehs}bof u}sxe}xsh wbu

    mhzhlithm& U}xmy ij o}u hlhkhf}u bfm shlb}oifuaotu ch}whhf }ahuh hlhkhf}u chebkh }ah

    kbof shjhshfeh tiof} ij tayuoeou}u& ]aou wbu fi}aofg cx} b ueohf}ojoe shtshuhf}b}oif ij

    eiukigify& ]ahy wixlm uby }ab} ofo}oblly }ahsh wbu fi}aofg0 }ab} bj}hswbsmu jsik

    fi}aofg isogofb}hm b uxths tiwhs, waoea wbu mozomhm of}i jixs of}hsbe}ozh tiwhsu&

    Hzhsy}aofg shuxl}u jsik }ah of}hsbe}oif ij }ahuh tiwhsu& !Tbxl Mbzou, ]ah Uxthstiwhs,

    F_, 2?1:/&

    Bu wh ebf uhh, }ah ueohf}ojoe eiukigify hu}bclouahm cy }ahish}oebl tayuoeu bcuilx}hly

    eiofeomhu wo}a }ah u}sxe}xsh ij eiukigifoe ky}a& Jxs}ahskish, hktosoebl eifmo}oifu ij

    }ah isogofb}oif ij ci}a eiukigify ij }ahish}oebl tayuoeu bfm }aiuh ij ky}au bsh }ah ubkh>

    }ah lbwu ij xfozhsuh u}xmohm cy tayuoeu xfo}h bfm jofm }ahos gsixfm of eiukigifoe }ahisy,

    lo`h ky}au mi }ah ubkh of eiukigifoe ky}a&

    Bu bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu ofmoeb}hu, tayuoeu !bfm ueohfeh of ghfhsbl/ of ixs }okh ou b

    shuxl} ij }ah uxthsoiso}y ij }ah aou}isoebl tsofeotlh& Ofmhhm, }ah tsiclhk ij eiukigify of

    }aou bgh ou tiuhm hqtloeo}hly !eiukigifohu ij @bf} bfm Lbtlbeh/& ]aou khbfu }ab} }ah

    aou}isoebl tsofeotlh kxu} blui abzh }ah gsixfmu jis }ah jbcsoeb}oif ij eiukigifoe u}isy,

    lo`h ky}au mi&

    B aou}isoebl u}isy ou bf hzhf}, waoea }b`hu tlbeh of }okh bfm utbeh& Of i}ahs wismu, }ahsh

    ou b eiktshahfuozh uxcnhe} }ab} eif}bofu }ahuh }wi tbsbkh}hsu& ]aou ou }ah josu} u}isy wh

    moueizhshm of eiukigifoe ky}a& Ahsh bf hktosoebl, of }aou ebuh b fb}oifblou} jbe}is u}bs}u

    wis`ofg, waoea }hllu xu }ab}> 2/ }ah uxcnhe} ou }ah ilmhu} ifh0 bfm 3/ }aou uxcnhe} gbzh cos}a

    }i hzhsy}aofg is, of i}ahs wismu, }ah eiktshahfuozh uxcnhe} shrxoshu eiktshahfuozh

    aou}isy& ]ab}u way }aou uxcnhe} isogofb}hu }ah cbuoe hlhkhf}u ij }ah xfozhsuh !}ah uheifm

    u}isy/, waoea of }xsf isogofb}h }ah wailh xfozhsuh !}ah }aosm u}isy/& Bu wh ebf uhh, ahsh

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    lo`h of }ah ebuh ij ky}a }ah eiukigifoe u}isy ou eshb}hm cy bf hktosoebl kimh ij }ah

    tsofeotlh ij }okh&

    !Of }aou shuthe} o} ou fb}xsbl }i sbouh b rxhu}oif bcix} }ah }okh ij easifoelhu, o&h& ij

    shlogoif, bu }ah shlogoixu wislm+toe}xsh blui oktlohu bll }ashh u}isohu> h&g& }ah 2u} u}isy> of

    }ah chgoffofg wbu }ah Wism0 }ah 3fm u}isy> eshb}oif ij }ah wislm bfm i}ahs shlb}hm }itoeu,

    Gimu ofebsfb}oif is uhfmofg ij btiu}ilh0 bfm }ah 5sm u}isy> }ah wby ij lojh, bu ou u}otxlb}hm

    cy }sbfujiskb}oif/&

    Bu wh abzh mhuesochm bcizh, ueohfeh isogofb}hu of aou}isoebl }okh, bu }ah u}xmy ij }ah

    ghfhuou ij bf icnhe}& B} }ah ubkh }okh, o} ou b kouuoif ij ueohfeh }i gozh xu b jxll toe}xsh

    ij }ah wislm& Of }ah khbf}okh, beeismofg }i Lie`, }ah ueohf}ojoe wislm+toe}xsh ou }ah

    `fiwlhmgh ij }ah wislmu ghfhuou& ]ah txstiuh ij ueohfeh, }ahshjish, ou fi}aofg cx}

    shuilx}oif ij }ah eiukigifoe tsiclhk& ]aou tsofeotlh ou kiu} elhbsly zouoclh of tayuoeu> o}

    chgbf cy hu}bclouaofg }ah lbwu ij fb}xsh0 lb}hs, wahf }ahuh lbwu chebkh kish is lhuu

    `fiwf, }ah shjlhe}oif bcix} }ah isogofu ij }ahuh lbwu, o&h& ghfhuou ij }ah wislm chgbf&

    Of ixs }okh sbouofg }ah tsiclhk ij eiukigify, wahf }ah kimhlofg ij }ah isogofu ij

    xfozhsuh }b`hu tlbeh,: khbfu }ab} }aou ueohfeh ou u}bfmofg zou+b+zou b loko} rxhu}oif& Of

    i}ahs wismu, tayuoeu bu ueohfeh abu eiofeomhm wo}a o}uhlj& Ofmhhm, eiukigifoe rxhu}oif ou

    }ah lbu} rxhu}oif, chebxuh }ahsh ou fi rxhu}oif chyifm o}& ]ah rxhu}oif thexlobs }i

    ueohfeh !bfm, of ghfhsbl, bfy rxhu}oif/ ou }ah rxhu}oif bcix} uikh}aofg }ab} blshbmy hqou}u&

    If }ah i}ahs abfm, of }aou wby }ah rxhu}oif o}uhlj eosexkuesochu }ah bshb ij tiuuoclh

    bfuwhsu& Of i}ahs wismu, ueohfeh sbouhu rxhu}oif ifly eifehsfofg chofg, hqou}hfeh }ab}

    abu blshbmy chhf& Ui lifg bu tayuoeu sbouhu rxhu}oif bcix} }ah isogofu ij hqou}hfeh, o} ou

    fi lifghs bclh }i gi chyifm o}, }ab} ou }i uby, }i jofm ix} wab} abu chhf chjish& PCy

    tx}}ofg }ah eiukigifoe rxhu}oif ueohfeh bttsibeahu[ }ah shblk ij fi}aofgfhuu, waoea, bu

    Ahomhgghs ubyu, ou moushgbsmhm bfm eizhshm xt cy ueohfeh !uhh aou Wab} ou Kh}btayuoeu9/&

    ]ab} }ah jb}h ij }aou csbfea ij ueohfeh eixlm shblly ch uxea ou tshmoe}hm cy bhu}ah}oeu ij

    eifueoixufhuu& Bu wh shkhkchs, o} mhuesochu }ah moshe}oifblo}y ij eifueoixufhuu bu o}u

    mhuosh }i eiofeomh wo}a o}uhlj !bu uiif bu o} shbeahu }ah bok, o&h& eiofeomhu wo}a o}uhlj, o}

    : Tayuoeu, bu b wailh, wbu ebllhm if }i u}xmy }ah gshb} hqtliuoif&

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    u}itu kizofg/& Bu wh uhh, }aou ou zhsy whll hqtshuuhm of ifh ij i}u kimhu of }ah

    ueohfeh ij tayuoeu&

    ]ab} ixs ofzhu}ogb}oif abu chhf if }ah soga} }sbe` ou tsizhm cy }ah jbe} }ab} }aou johlm ij

    ueohfeh ou cheikofg kh}b+hqthsokhf}bl, jis ofu}hbm ij u}xmyofg hktosoebl mb}b cy khbfu

    ij hqthsokhf}u, o} ofzhu}ogb}hu }ah isogofu ij lbwu cy xuofg ofzhf}hm hqthsokhf}u,

    waiuh shuxl}u ebf fi} tsizh xfbkcogxbxuly }ah hqou}hfeh ij uokolbs tsiehuuhu of fb}xsh&

    Oj wh bsh blliwhm }i eifuomhs }aou ueohfeh bu b eikcofb}oif ij ky}a bfm so}xbl so}xbl of

    }aou ebuh ou }ah hqthsokhf}, waolh ky}a ou }ah lbw wh ebf uhh }ab} ci}a ij }ahk abzh

    berxoshm }ah tshjoq kh}b> kh}b+ky}a }asixga shblou}oe tiuofg ij }ah eiukigifoe

    tsiclhk, waolh kh}b+so}xbl }asixga }ah jxfmbkhf}bl kimojoeb}oif ij }sbmo}oifbl

    hqthsokhf} wo}a }ah ilm moeai}iky ij }ah icuhszhs bfm }ah icuhszhm&

    Nxu} lo`h of ebuhu ij mhsozofg eiukigifoe ky}a jsik ky}a bfm eiukigifoe tsiclhk jsik

    aou}isy, ahsh wh blui hfeixf}hs }ah tahfikhfif ij kh}b+o~b}oif& Ifh eixlm }i uxttiuh

    }ab} lo`h }ah ebuhu ij utheojoe shzhlb}oifu ij ghfhsblo}ohu !ky}a, easifoelhu, aou}isy/ ifh

    uaixlm lii` jis }ah shbuif of }ah hktosoebl wislm&

    Wh abzh blshbmy mhkifu}sb}hm }ah jb}h ij ueohfeh if }ah hqbktlh ij tayuoeu& Cx} ou

    }aou hqbktlh }ah xfozhsubl ifh9 Eif}hktisbsy taoliuitay wahf mhblofg wo}a ueohfeh, cy

    wby ij ollxu}sb}oif, bu b sxlh, gozhu hqbktlhu ij tayuoeu bfm kb}ahkb}oeu& Ij eixsuh, ui

    lifg bu }ah eifueoixufhuu ou eifehsfhm, }ahsh uaixlm ch gsixfmu jis }aou& Cx} o} ou ixs

    }bu` }i hqbkofh ueohfeh of bll tiuuoclh kimhu&

    Tayuoeu thsjhe}ly kb}eahu }ah }bu`u bfm kh}aimu ij }ah ueohfeh ij isogofu& Cx} wab}

    bcix} }ah i}ahs ueohfehu9 Of }aou shgbsm ifly kb}ahkb}oeu eixlm ch kb}hm wo}a tayuoeu&

    ]aou ueohfeh of ixs hfzosifkhf} u}xmohu }ah eikkif gsixfm ij o}u iwf lbwu !}i ch

    tsizhm soga} cy hktosoebl mb}b/ bfm }sohu }i eifu}sxe} xfojohm cxolmofg !@lhof> ]ah Liuu ij

    Mhjofo}ozhfhuu, Kiueiw, 2?1=/& Wh, }ahshjish, uaixlm ch blliwhm }i uby }ab}

    kb}ahkb}oeu abu blui }xsfhm of}i b kh}b+ueohfeh bfm }ab} o} ou blui }ah liybl ij }ah isogofbl

    txstiuh ij ueohfeh&

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    Of }ah khbf}okh, i}ahs ueohfehu gozh bf bcuilx}hly mojjhshf} toe}xsh> eahkou}sy, coiligy,

    axkbfo}ohu bfm uieobl ueohfehu of }ah eixsuh ij }ahos mhzhlitkhf} abzh liu} }ah bok,

    shjhsshm }i bu }ah u}xmy ij }ah wislmu ghfhuou !uikh ij }ahk abzh hzhf fhzhs uh} uxea bf

    bok, bu }ahy isogofb}hm lb}hs, cy bfbligy wo}a }ah blshbmy boklhuu ueohfehu/& B} }ah

    ubkh }okh, }ah kh}aim, eifuou}ofg of }ah `fiwlhmgh ij }ah icnhe}u ghfhuou, shkbofu }ah

    ubkh& Bll }ahuh ueohfehu bsh isohf}hm }iwbsmu uikh}aofg hktosoebl, gozhf& ]ahy u}xmy

    }aou gozhfhuu bfm lhbsf)}hbea aiw }i bttly o} chu}&

    Of shblo}y u}xmyofg }ah ghfhuou ij }ah wislm abu fhzhs chhf }ah txstiuh ij }ahuh

    ueohfehu& Oj wh }sy }i lii` b} ueohfeh jsik }ah aou}isoebl u}bfmtiof}, wh ebf uhh }ab} o}

    abu chhf mhzhlitofg of }wi cbuoe moshe}oifu, }aiuh ij Lie` !`fiwlhmgh }ah ghfhuou ij }ah

    icnhe}/ bfm Jsbfeou Cbeif !`fiwlhmgh ou tiwhs/& ]ahuh }wi moshe}oifu bsh tshuhf} of

    hzhsy ueohfeh& Cx} mhthfmofg if }ah tshzblhfeh ij ifh ij }ahk, }ah utheojoe fb}xsh ij }ah

    ueohfeh of rxhu}oif ou mh}hskofhm& Ij eixsuh, beaohzhkhf}u ij tayuoeu bfm kb}ahkb}oeu

    bsh bttlohm of tsbe}oeh, cx} uxea bf bttloeb}oif ou fi} }ah tsokbsy txstiuh ij }ahuh

    ueohfehu&

    Bu jis }ah ueohfehu uxea bu eychsfh}oeu, coiligy, taoliligy is uieoiligy, }ahy bsh u}sozofg

    jis }ah jxll mikofb}oif bfm kimojoeb}oif ij }ahos shuthe}ozh uxcnhe} kb}}hsu& Ij eixsuh,

    uikh b}}hkt}u ij sbouofg }ah rxhu}oif ij ghfhuou of }ah eif}hq} ij }ahuh ueohfehu kby ch

    icuhszhm jsik }okh }i }okh, cx} u}oll }ah bttloeb}oif ij }ahos shuxl}u shkbofu }i ch }ahos

    tsokbsy icnhe}ozh&

    Fiw wh bssozhm b} }ah tiof} wahsh }ah tahfikhfb ij ixs }okh }ab} wh abzh eifuomhshm bf

    of}hgsbl bfm ofmozouoclh ifh ui jbs, ou mozomhm of}i }wi csbfeahu> xt }i fiw, waolh

    eifuomhsofg }ah fb}xsh ij ueohfeh, wh abzh `ht} of kofm Lie`u taoliuitay& O} }xsfu ix}

    fiw }ab} Cbeifu wislmu omhbu bsh ij fi lhuu oktis}bfeh&

    ]ah kb}ahkb}oebl)tayuoebl is }ahish}oebl tb}a ij }ah ueohfeh abu chhf of thsjhe} abskify

    wo}a }ah }okh wahf o} btthbshm& Aiwhzhs, }ah i}ahs moshe}oif, waoea eifzhf}oifblly

    koga} ch shjhsshm }i bu tsbe}oebl, mihu fi} uhhk }i chlifg khshly }i }ah mikbof ij

    aou}isoebl }okh !xt }i fiw ifly jiskblly/&

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    ]ah aou}isy ij ueohfeh btthbsu bu uikh}aofg }ab} u}hku jsik }ah bfeohf} tbu}& ]ah

    ky}ailigoebl)ebfifoe sii}u ij }aou tshnxmoeh whsh mhkifu}sb}hm cy bhu}ah}oeu ij

    eifueoixufhuu& ]ah silh ij aou}isoebl }okh of }ah jiskb}oif ij uxea b shtshuhf}b}oif ou

    blui hzomhf}& Cx} }ahsh ou ifh kish shbuif !jbe}is/ chebxuh ij waoea ueohfeh buuxkhu

    uxea bf btthbshfeh& ]aou shbuif eifuou}u of }ah jbe}u, waoea iwofg }i }ahos jbe}xbl

    fb}xsh bsh hktosoebl bfm waoea elhbsly }hll }ah u}isy ij }ah u}b}h ij ueohfeh& Of i}ahs

    wismu, }ahy tsizomh ofjiskb}oif bcix} }ah tiwhs ij ueohfeh is `fiwlhmgh b} thsoim ij

    }okh !uby ossogb}oif uyu}hku is wbs kbeaofhu/&

    Bu wh ebf uhh, }ah hktosoebl }aou is }ab} ofzbmhu of}i hzilx}oif ij ueohfeh bfm hqtbfmu

    o}u cixfmbsohu& Uikh}aofg uokolbs abtthfu }i o}u tbsbmogk aou}isy, wo}a }ah zhsy

    uokolbs shuxl}u& Wh mif} `fiw wab} }aou jbe}is eixlm ch fbkhm of }ah eif}hq} ij }okh is

    wab} }aou jbe}is ou b} bll& Aiwhzhs, of }ah eixsuh ij ixs mouexuuoifu bcix} ueohfeh wh

    blkiu} gi} of }ixea wo}a }ah fbkh is kimh ij }aou jbe}is& ]aou ou }heafiligy& Ofmhhm }ah

    hktosoebl kb}hsobl, waoea, if }ah ifh abfm, jisehu }ah aou}isy ij ueohfeh }i uaoj} }ah

    chgofofg ij ueohfeh }i }ah isogofu ij eozolo~b}oif, bfm, if }ah i}ahs abfm, }sohu }i of}simxeh

    of}i ueohfeh }ah tahfikhf waoea mi fi} bok b} ueohfeh, ou fi}aofg cx} }heafiligy bfm

    }heafiligoebl be}ozo}y, b tahfikhfif eif}hktisbsy hfzosifkhf} shuxl}u jsik&

    ]heafiligy ou }ah u}bs}ofg tiof} ij ixs fhq} u}htu&

    OO

    Chjish hkcbs`ofg if }ah }bu` ij mhjofofg }heafiligy, lh} xu uby jhw wismu bcix} }ah

    ghfhsbl kh}aim ij mhjofo}oif xuhm of ixs hfzosifkhf}& Bu b ghfhsbl sxlh, bfy tbs}oexlbs

    }aofg ou mhjofhm }asixga }ah xfozhsubl& Of i}ahs wismu, hbea o}hk ou ofelxmhm of}i }ah

    xfozhsubl& Oj wh }b`h b lii` b} }ah aou}isy ij }ah fi}oif ij }ah xfozhsubl, wh ebf icuhszh

    bf of}hshu}ofg tb}}hsf& ]ah fi}oif ij xfozhsubl wbu josu} of}simxehm cy }ah tlb}ifou}u&

    ]ahy wixlm uby }ab} xfozhsubl ou bf omhbl icnhe}, waiuh utheojoe hqbktlhu bsh hqou}hf}& Of

    }aou eif}hq}, xfozhsubl ou b tahfikhfif cbuhm if }ah mhuesot}oifu ij utheojoe }aofgu, wo}a

    waoea wh thsehozh of ixs hzhsymby lojh& Uxea b mhjofo}oif ij xfozhsubl shkbofhm wo}a

    Tlb}iu moueotlhu bfm abu fi} chhf mhzhlithm& Bsou}i}lh, of aou Kh}btayuoeu, u}soe}ly

    eso}oeo~hm uxea bf bttsibea bfm tsitiuhm bfi}ahs mhjofo}oif ij xfozhsubl& Ah ubom }ab}

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    xfozhsubl ou b tshmoeb}h, o&h& uikh}aofg, waoea ou fi} }ah tbs}oexlbs }aofg, cx} waoea ou

    eabsbu}hsou}oe }i }ab} }aofg& Of uais}, xfozhsubl ou }ah tsiths}y ij }aofgu&

    ]aou mhjofo}oif ij xfozhsubl tsizhm }i ch jsxo}jxl ifh& Uofeh }ahf wailh ligoe abu chhf

    mhsozhm jsik }aou tshkouh& B} josu} glbfeh ci}a mhjofo}oifu uhhk xftsh}hf}oixu bfm

    fhx}sbl& Cx} of shblo}y uxea b eabfgh tlbyhm ifh ij }ah kiu} oktis}bf} silhu of }ah

    mhzhlitkhf} ij }ah Hxsithbf eozolo~b}oif& Wahf wh uby }ab} }ahsh ou bf omhb ij aisuh bfm

    hzhsy utheojoe aisuh ou }ah ofu}bfeh ij }aou omhb, wh buuxkh }ab} aisuh abu o}u iwf,

    ofmhthfmhf} uxcu}bfeh bfm }ab} }aou uxcu}bfeh kby mojjhshf}ly eiktlh}hly is

    ofeiktlh}hly ch hqtshuuhm of mojjhshf} }aofgu& Uxea bf bttsibea }hllu xu }ab} bll }aofgu,

    tbs}oexlbsu abzh }ahos ofmhthfmhf} huuhfeh bfm khbfofg&

    Bsou}i}lhu tshmoeb}ozh mhjofo}oif ij xfozhsubl oktlohu }ab} xfozhsubl ou fi}aofg cx} }ah

    tshmoeb}h& Of i}ahs wismu, xfozhsubl ou uikh}aofg cy waoea }ah tbs}oexlbs kby ch

    eabsbe}hso~hm& Oj wh bsh blliwhm }i tbsbtasbuh }ah whll+`fiwf hqtshuuoif, wh ebf uby

    }ab} }aofgu bsh eiktlhqhu ij tsiths}ohu& Bfy tsiths}y o}uhlj ou fi}aofg cx} }ah

    hqtshuuoif)btthbshfeh ij }aou tsiths}y, }ab} ou }i uby, hbea tsiths}y hqou}u bu b shlb}oif&

    Uxea bf bttsibea oktlohu }ab} fi hqou}ofg }aofg abu o}u iwf khbfofg, cx} ofu}hbm bll

    }aofgu hqou} }i }ah hq}hf} }ab} }ahy thsjisk ehs}bof jxfe}oifu& Jis hqbktlh, b eabos

    thsjisku }ah jxfe}oif ij eabosfhuu, b aisuh }ab} ij aisuhfhuu bfm ui jis}a& O} ou

    fi}hwis}ay }ab} }ahuh jxfe}oifu bsh }i ch thsjiskhm of shlb}oif }i kbf& Of i}ahs wismu,

    }ah mhjofo}oif ij xfozhsubl bu b tshmoeb}h gsixtu }ah wislm bsixfm b axkbf chofg bfm

    b}}socx}hu }i o} b ehs}bof jxfe}oif&

    ]aou mihu fi} khbf, aiwhzhs, }ab} }ah josu} mhjofo}oif ij xfozhsubl wbu jisgi}}hf

    bl}igh}ahs& Kbfy hqbktlhu ittiuo}h }i }aou buuxkt}oif eixlm ch jixfm }asixgaix} }ah

    aou}isy ij exl}xsh& Gih}ahu mhuosh }i msbw }ah toe}xsh ij }ah isogofbl tlbf} ou ifh ij

    uxea hqbktlhu& Tshuxkbcly }ah zhsy josu} ~iiligoebl elbuuojoeb}oifu whsh cbuhm if }ah

    Tlb}ifoe xfmhsu}bfmofg ij xfozhsubl& Cx} ligoe, waoea buuhs}u }ab} o} u}xmohu eisshe}

    shbuifofg, beeht}u ifly }ah uheifm, o&h& Bsou}i}hlobf mhjofo}oif& !Bl}aixga of }ah eif}hq}

    ij }aou }ahisy o} ou rxo}h tiuuoclh }i beeht} }ah hqou}hfeh ij }ah xfozhsublu, }aou ou fi}

    lo`hly }i bl}hs uogfojoebf}ly }ah u}b}h ij bjjbosu& O} ou hqbe}ly }ah tshmoeb}ozh xfmhsu}bfmofg

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    ij xfozhsubl }ab} tsikt}hm Ueaithfabxhs }i uby }ab} Tlb}iu omhbu bsh, of jbe}, }ah omhb ij

    ifh kbf& Uhh aou ]ah Wislm bu Woll bfm Shtshubf}b}oif/&

    Oj wh shuis} }i }ah mou}ofe}oif kbmh cy Ueaithfabxhs, wh uaixlm tx} }ah uokolbs rxhu}oif>

    oj }ahsh bsh }wi `ofmu ij }aofgu of ixs wislm fb}xsbl bfm bs}ojoeobl wab} bcix} }ahos

    xfozhsublu9 Ueaithfabxhs jixfm b uoktlh bfuwhs }i }ab} rxhu}oif> ah ubom bs}ojoeobl

    }aofgu mi fi} abzh omhbu& Oj wh lii` b} }ab} uo}xb}oif jsik ixs u}bfmtiof}, wh ebf uhh }ah

    jilliwofg toe}xsh> b kbf eshb}hu }aofgu if txstiuh& Of i}ahs wismu, ah wbf}u }ahk }i

    thsjisk ehs}bof jxfe}oifu& Absmly eixlm bfy uofglh o}hk ij axkbfu wis ch jixfm,

    waoea mihu fi} abzh }i ebssy, b} lhbu}, b jxfe}oifbl cxsmhf& Eifzhsuhly, fb}xsbl }aofgu bsh

    kxl}o+jxfe}oifbl ifhu, bu lifg bu }ahy abzh lojh bu }ahos eabsbe}hsou}oe&

    Bu }ah wislm aou}isy ofmoeb}hu, axkbf chofg chgbf }i mhu}siy }ah lozofg wislm bfm }i

    shtlbeh o} cy jxfe}oifbl bs}ojbe}u eshb}hm cy aok& Bfy bs}ojoeobl }aofg ou fi}aofg cx} b

    jxfe}oif b}}socx}hm }i o}& Cx} of ebuh ij }ah lozofg fb}xsh }ah u}b}h ij }aofgu ou mojjhshf}&

    Wh ebf hzhf }i uby }ab} bu shehf}ly bu yhu}hsmby ifh wbu bclh }i uhh }ahsh }ah tbs}oexlbs

    abzofg o}u iwf huuhfeh&

    Abzofg shbeahm of mhu}siyofg }ah fb}xsh b ehs}bof tiof} kbf shblo~hm }ab} }ah sxof ij

    fb}xsh wixlm ofhzo}bcly shuxl} of aou mhu}sxe}oif& Bfm ah chgbf }i shu}ish o}, cx} fiw }ah

    fb}xsh tshuhf}hm o}uhlj bu uikh}aofg, waoea chbsu b ehs}bof jxfe}oif& Oj ifh mby b axkbfh

    omhb ij kbf`ofm ou jxljollhm bfm bfokblu bsh cbe` }i }ah shu}ishm jishu}u, o} woll fi lifghs

    ch }ah ilm, lozofg fb}xsh, cx} khshly }ah tahfikhfif buuogfhm }i thsjisk b ehs}bof

    jxfe}oif& Coiligy, b johlm ij ueohfeh mhuogfhm }i u}xmy lojh, ou blui }syofg }i moshe} lojh }i

    thsjisk b ehs}bof jxfe}oif& Ci}a ghfh}oeu bfm tayuoiligy bok }i }sbfujisk lojh of}i b

    jxfe}oifbl tahfikhfif& Hzhf h}ailigy, waoea b} josu} glbfeh uhhku }i abzh fi}aofg }i

    mi wo}a bttloeb}oif bfm shtshuhf}u khshly bf xfof}hshu}hm icuhszbfeh ij bfokblu

    hqou}hfeh, abu b }hfmhfey }i mhjofh bf bfokbl beeismofg }i o}u chabzois, o&h& jxfe}oif& Oj

    ifh mby }ah icnhe}ozh ij }aou ueohfeh ou beaohzhm hrxolocsoxk of }ah fb}xsh ou shu}ishm

    bfm }ah bfokblu bsh cbe` bgbof, }ahy woll fi lifghs ch fb}xsbl lozofg chofgu, cx} khshly

    chbshsu ij }ah jxfe}oif ij tshuhszofg ij hrxolocsoxk of }ah fb}xsh&

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    Jsik b mojjhshf} u}bfmtiof} uxea xfozhsubl jxfe}oifblo~b}oif abu bf oktloeb}oif }ab} }ah

    xfozhsubl ou gh}}ofg kish bfm kish eifesh}h bfm }ab} Tlb}ifoe omhbu bsh gsbmxblly

    jbmofg& Jxfe}oifu bsh }xsfofg of}i tayuoebl icnhe}u bfm hbea jxfe}oif, o&h& tshmoeb}h ou

    tshuhf}ofg o}uhlj bu b }bfgoclh icnhe}& Hzhsy}aofg uxssixfmofg xu ou cheikofg jxfe}oifblly

    hqou}hf}&

    ]aou khbfu }ab} bf icnhe}, b chofg, bf hqou}hf} ou cheikofg jxfe}oifbl }ab} ou }i uby b

    chbshs ij b ehs}bof jxfe}oif& Fiw o}u huuhfeh ou }i mi uikh}aofg& Of i}ahs wismu, b chofg

    ou liuofg }ah xfozhsubl o}uhlj, o&h& o}u mhjofo}oif& Of ixs aou}isoebl is ueohf}ojoe bgh uxea

    liuofg thsabtu abu blshbmy chhf hzblxb}hm bu uikh}aofg tsigshuuozh of }ah wby }i

    eshb}oif ij }ah ueohf}ojoe wislm+toe}xsh& Cx} }aou ou }ah kb}}hs ij wislmzohw sb}ahs }abf

    taoliuitay& ]asixga uxea jxfe}oifblo~b}oif kbf ou buuxkofg aou fhw moshe} nic }i

    kb`h bfm hu}bcloua tbsbmogku& Kbf ou fi lifghs kb`ofg }aofgu, cx} ah ou kb`ofg

    jxfe}oifu, rxblo}ohu, bfm shlb}oifu ofu}hbm&

    ]ab}u way ixs tsokbsy icnhe} ou }i omhf}ojy }aou hqou}hfeh, waoea abu cheikh b

    mh}hskofbf} ij hzhsy}aofg&

    Of ismhs }i xfmhsu}bfm wab} jxfe}oifbl hqou}hfeh ou, wh kxu} uhh wab} ou }ahsh of ixs

    hfzosifkhf}, waoea oj fi} eiktlh}hly, b} lhbu}, tsokbsoly ou mhjofhm bu thsjiskofg

    jxfe}oif& Chofg of }aou uhfuh mhfi}hu }ah u}b}h wahsh b tahfikhfif ou ifly moshe}hm

    }iwbsmu thsjiskofg b ehs}bof jxfe}oif bfm o}u huuhfeh ou mhjofhm bu o}u jxfe}oif&

    Uxea b tahfikhfif jilliwu axkbf chofg uofeh }ah zhsy chgoffofg ij aou hqou}hfeh&

    ]aou ou }heafiligy, o&h& }aiuh }aofgu is }iilu, waoea bsh kbmh cy kbf }i jbeolo}b}h aou wis`

    bfm lojh, of ghfhsbl& Bll ui+ebllhm jxfe}oifbl o}hku abzh jxfe}oifbl fb}xsh> b aih bfm b

    uthbs bsh mhjofhm bu }iilu }i ch xuhm jis ehs}bof txstiuhu0 hzhsy}aofg hluh }ahos uabth,

    kb}hsobl }ahy bsh kbmh ij bfm ui if ou ofuogfojoebf}& B }sbe}is bfm b sojlh eixlm ch

    mhjofhm of }ah ubkh kbffhs& ]aou khbfu }ab} }ah jxfe}oif b }heafiligoebl icnhe} thsjisku

    ou bf huuhf}obl mh}hskofbf} ij }ab} icnhe}& !Wh kby ch }ilm }ab} b uthbs hqaoco}hm of }ah

    kxuhxk abu o}u iwf, rxo}h mojjhshf} bhu}ah}oe zblxh& Cx} }ah zhsy shbuif jis waoea }aou

    uthbs ou hqaoco}hm of }ah kxuhxk ou }ab} o} ou b aou}isoebl }iil, sb}ahs }abf b toheh ij osif&/&

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    Cx} }heafiligy ou fi} khshly b tayuoebl icnhe} bfm }ah wbyu ij o}u hqtshuuoif bsh fi}

    eifjofhm }i }bfgocolo}y blifh& ]heafiligy ou b kh}aim wo}a }ah bom ij waoea kbf kb`hu

    uikh}aofg wo}a kxea kish hbuh !o&h& b} lhuu eiu}/ }abf ah wixlm wo}aix} uxea b kh}aim&

    Of kiu} ebuhu }heafiligy bu b kh}aim !}heaforxh/ bfm }heafiligy bu bf icnhe} bsh uomh cy

    uomh bll }heafiligoebl icnhe}u shrxosh b ehs}bof kh}aim of ismhs }i ch bttlohm&

    Of ixs }okh }heafiligy ou gh}}ofg kish eiktshahfuozh& Of bmmo}oif }i }ah jbe} }ab} ixs

    hfzosifkhf} ou jliimhm wo}a mojjhshf} kbeaofhsy bfm }heafiligoebl }iilu, hzhf ismofbsy,

    hzhsymby be}oifu ij kbf bsh gh}}ofg }heafiligo~hm, of i}ahs wismu, hbea ixs u}ht ou

    kb}eahm wo}a b ehs}bof kh}aim& Of ixs }okh hzhsy}aofg abu gi} o}u iwf }heafiligy> uhq,

    shlbqb}oif, cshb}aofg, jsohfmuaot& Bll }ahuh }hll xu }ab} kbf ou }xsfofg of}i b }heafiligoebl

    uxcnhe}&

    ]heafiligy ou bokhm b} hfeiktbuuofg bfm bcuiscofg hzhsy}aofg& ]ah ilm, cbfbl tasbuh

    }ab} kbeaofh ou bcix} }i shtlbeh kbf ou fi} jbs jsik }sx}a& Ofmhhm, eiktx}hs, b

    exlkofb}oif ij }heafiligy, ou b kxl}ojxfe}oifbl kbeaofh& B} }ah ubkh }okh, }heafiligy ou

    }ah uoktlojoeb}oif ij be}oif& Eiktx}hs khh}u ci}a shrxoshkhf}u> ahsh mojjhshf} jxfe}oifu

    bsh cbuhm if b uilh bfm uoktlh tsofeotlh, waoea ou }ah jixfmb}oif ij eiktx}hsu csbof&

    O} kby uhhk }ab} wh abzh blshbmy jixfm bf bfuwhs }i }ah rxhu}oif wab} }ah jxfe}oifbl

    hqou}hfeh ou, cx} of jbe} }aou ou b khshly uxthsjoeobl, ui+ebllhm exl}xsiligoebl mhuesot}oif

    ij }ah tsiclhk& Wh kxu} jilliw }ah }sbeh ij }heafiligy jxs}ahs, oj wh wixlm lo`h }i uhh

    wab} ou }ah ebxuh ij uxea b uo}xb}oif&

    ]heafiligy bkixf}u }i jxfe}oifbl hqou}hfeh& ]ah jxfe}oif, waoea ou thsjiskhm cy

    }heafiligy, ou }ah kbfu tshzoixu be}oif& ]i eshb}h b }heafiligoebl tahfikhfif,

    kbf uaixlm blohfb}h is uhtbsb}h aokuhlj jsik aou iwf be}oifu, }i `hht aokuhlj bliij

    bfm kb`h ij aou hbslohs be}oifu bf icnhe}, b kh}aim& ]aou khbfu }ab} }heafiligy ou kh}b+,

    is uikh}aofg }ab} kh}b+o~hu is ou kh}b+ofg& Of i}ahs wismu, }heafiligy ou uikh}aofg

    }ab} shthb}u }ah kbfu be}oifu, o&h& o} ou kh}b+so}xbl&

    Wahf wh mhuesochm }ah kbfu be}ozo}y of }ah loga} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu, wh xuhm

    of shjhshfeh }i o} }ah wism so}xbl, chebxuh ij o}u rxblo}y }i ch shthb}hm bfm sh}bof o}u

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    ubkhfhuu& So}xbl, bu b shth}o}oif, is kb`ofg sxlh ij ismofbsy be}oifu ou blui kh}b+& Oj

    }ah sxlhu !so}xblu/ ij }ah kbfu be}oifu whsh fi} kh}b+, }ah kbf wixlm abzh }i }b`h fhw

    be}oifu izhs bfm izhs& ]ah bfokblu hqou}hfeh eixlm abzh chhf mhuesochm of }ah ubkh

    kbffhs& O} btthbsu, }ahshjish, }ab} }ah zhsy eif}hf}u ij hqou}hfeh }ah fi}oif ij so}xbl

    shjhsu }i ou kh}b+& If }ah i}ahs abfm, oj wh wixlm lo`h }i gh} }ah omhb ij }ah wislm, }ah

    xfozhsuh, hzhf }ah lhbu} fhx}sbl eifuomhsb}oif !b} lhbu}, chebxuh wh bsh kb ofg ixs

    nxmghkhf}/ wixlm mhtoe} ixs tlbeh bu b uyu}hk, is b eiktlhq ij uyu}hku, is

    eifueoixufhuu& ]ahuh uyu}hku, bu wh abzh jixfm ix} wahf wh whsh lii`ofg jis ixs

    tlbeh, bsh ofeistisb}hm of hbea i}ahs& O} wixlm ch nxu}ojobclh, }ahshjish, }i xuh kh}b+ of

    shjhshfeh }i }ah tsofeotlh ij }ah wislm Pxfozhsuh[ bu o} hqou}u jis xu& Hbea uyu}hk ou kh}b+

    of shlb}oif }i uikh}aofg hluh& Hzhf oj }ahsh whsh uxea b uyu}hk }ab} mihu fi} ofelxmh

    uikh i}ahs uyu}hk, u}oll o} wixlm ch kh}b+ of shlb}oif }i eifesh}h hqou}hfeh&

    ]ah bcizh buuxkt}oifu msozh xu }i }ah tiof} }ab} }ahsh ou fi}aofg of ixs wislm, waoea ou

    fi} kh}b+& O} kby uhhk }ab} kh}b+o~b}oif fhhmu uikh khf}bl hjjis}u, cx} bu ou uaiwf

    bcizh, uxea ithsb}oifu bsh shrxoshm }i beaohzh b mobkh}soeblly ittiuo}h bok }i lii` of}i

    b txsh be}oif&

    Bu wh ebf uhh, fi}aofg uogfojoebf} abu eabfghm of }ah eabsbe}hso~b}oif ij }ah fb}xsbl

    hfzosifkhf}& Bu bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu }ilm xu, uxea hqou}hfeh !bfokbl+fb}xsh/ ou

    mhuesochm bu abskifoe is }ah kh}b+be}oif, o&h& }ah kh}b+wislm& Bu }i b kbfu hqou}hfeh,

    of }aou ebuh o} btthbsu bu b shlb}oif ch}whhf }ah kh}b+be}oif bfm }ah kh}b+wislm, of waoea

    }ah kh}b+be}oif !so}xbl/ ou u}sozofg jis gh}}ofg b kh}b+kh}b+be}oif, is b kh}b+so}xbl, }i ch

    hrxbl }i }ah kh}b+kh}b+wislm&

    Uaoj}ofg }ah jiexu ij bhu}ah}oeu }i }aou moshe}oif kbmh xu shblo~h }ab} kh}b+ is }heafiligy

    ou b eiktshahfuozh bfm ikfotshuhf} tahfikhfif& Fiw wh abzh }i mhbl wo}a }aou

    xfozhsubl tsofeotlh&

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    OOO

    Bu wh ebf uhh, kh}b ou b jbe}is waoea moueliuhu o}uhlj of hzhsy kimh ij hqou}hfeh& O} ebf

    fi} ch b}}socx}hm ho}ahs }i }ah fb}xsh is }i axkbf chofg hqelxuozhly& Ahfeh, wh jxlly abzh

    }ah soga} }i ebll }ah Chofg kh}b, waoea khbfu, }ab} }ah fbkh ij chofg ou }heafiligy&

    ]ah shbuif jis }ab} buuxkt}oif ou }ab} of ixs wislm }heafiligy ou }ah ifly tahfikhfif,

    waoea eiktlh}hly bfm wo}aix} shkbofmhs eixlm ch mhuesochm bu kh}b+o~b}oif& If }ah

    i}ahs abfm, }ah wism }heafiligy ou xuhm shjhssofg }i }ah ebtbeo}y ij b kbf }i beaohzh }ah

    eifmo}oif ij kh}b+so}xbl, }ab} ou }i uby, }ah eiofeomhfeh ij }ah eif}hf} bfm }ah jisk ij

    eifueoixufhuu& Of bmmo}oif, }heafiligy ou }ah }iil wo}a }ah bom ij waoea kbf kb`hu ij }ah

    fb}xsh uikh}aofg }heafoebl, o&h& uikh}aofg }ab} abu b ehs}bof jxfe}oif&

    Of }aou shgbsm ifh uaixlm fi}h }ab} }heafo~b}oif is kh}b+o~b}oif ou blui gsbf}ofg b

    ehs}bof jxfe}oif }i }ab}, waoea ou kh}b+o~hm& Kh}b+o~b}oif blwbyu }b`hu tlbeh jis uikh

    txstiuh& ]ab} ou way lo`h kh}b+o~b}oif, jxfe}oifblo~b}oif uaixlm blui ch uixga} of }ah

    fb}xsh ij chofg& Of }aou eif}hq} o} uaixlm ch fi}hm }ab} }ah ui+ebllhm x}olo}bsobf

    bttsibea, waoea ou ui tshzblhf} of ixs hfzosifkhf}, ou mhsozhm jsik }ah fb}xsh ij chofg&

    Bcizh wh abzh sbouhm }ah rxhu}oif bcix} uikh}aofg hktosoebl, waoea ebxuhu }ah

    }i}bllo~b}oif ij }ah tsofeotlh ij }okh bfm cy miofg }aou buuxkhu bf btthbsbfeh ij b ehs}bof

    wislmzohw& O} uhhku }i ch }ah rxhu}oif bcix} chofg& Hzhsy tsofeotlh ij }okh ou }i}blo~hm

    cy kh}b+o~b}oif& ]ah tsofeotlh ij ky}a ou }ah zhsy josu} kh}b+, waoea hzhs }b`hu tlbeh&

    ]ab}u way o} ebffi} ch mou}ofgxouahm jsik so}xbl& Ci}a bsh cbuhm if }ah tsofeotlh ij

    shth}o}oif& O} ebf ch ubom, }ahshjish, }ab} josu} }ah wislm ou gozhf ifly bu b ky}a& Kh}b+

    o~b}oif ij ky}a shuxl}u of }ah easifoelhu& Of i}ahs wismu, }sbmo}oifbl wislmzohw ou b shuxl}

    ij kh}b+o~b}oif& Cx} bu lifg bu kh}b+ ou chofg, o} uaixlm gi o}u wby xt }i }ah hfm> aou}isy

    bfm xl}okb}hly eiukigifoe ky}a ou }ah fhq} bfm huuhf}oblly }ah lbu} jisk ij kh}b+o~b}oif&

    ]ah fhq} }okh bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu tiof}hm b} ou }ab} ij easifoelhu& Of blui }aou ebuh

    }ah eiukigifoe u}isy ou gozhf of o}u hf}osh}y, cx} o} uhhku }ab} }ah easifoelhu ou }i}blo~hm&

    Jis }aou }okh }ah tsofeotlh ij easifoelhu u}htu of}i }ah uti}loga} 7, kh}b+o~b}oif ij waoea

    shuxl}u of b shlogoixu wislmzohw& Bj}hswbsmu, of eifuhrxhfeh ij }ah kh}b+o~b}oif ij

    aou}isy, wh gh} fb}oifblouk&

    7 Bu bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu mhkifu}sb}hm, uxea u}httofg ou eifmo}oifhm cy }ah fb}xsh ij lbfgxbgh&

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    Bu wh ebf uhh, chofg wo}a }ah bom ij }heafiligy ou u}sozofg jis hkcsbeofg hzhsy}aofg& ]i

    xuh }sbmo}oifbl eifeht}u, chofg ou fi} uikh}aofg }ab} ou, cx} sb}ahs uikh}aofg }ab}

    ixga} }i ch& Of i}ahs wismu, o} ou bf huuhfeh, waoea ixga} }i ch, wo}a bf hqeht}oif }ab}

    xflo`h }ah xuxbl khbfofg ij }aou eifeht}, o} ou bf huuhfeh }ab} woll mhjofo}hly ch& ]aou

    chofg ou gsbmxblly thfh}sb}ofg of}i hzhsy}aofg bfm ou }syofg }i bcuisc u}ht cy u}ht }ah

    eif}hf}u ij eifueoixufhuu, o&h& }ah hzhsymby be}oifu ij kbf& Of i}ahs wismu, o}

    hfmhbzisu }i jofblo~h }ah ofo}ob}hm kh}b+o~b}oif&

    Bu jis }ah jisk ij eifueoixufhuu, o&h& }ah kh}b+wislm, ahsh kh}b+o~b}oif abu blshbmy chhf

    eiktlh}hm& Bu wh abzh khf}oifhm, ky}a ou gozhf josu}& ]ab}u way o} uaixlm fi} ch

    bttshahfmhm bu kh}b !bl}aixga o} ou blshbmy kh}b/, cx} sb}ahs bu bf hktosoebl jbe}& B fhw

    kh}b, jiskhm bu b eifuhrxhfeh ij o}u mixclh kh}b+o~b}oif, fi lifghs tsimxehu b fhw

    jisk& ]ab} wixlm ch fi}aofg cx} b shth}o}oif ij kh}b+kh}b& ]ah }okhu, }ahshjish, hqou}

    ifly bu b khbfu jis }i}blo~hm bfm ikfotshuhf} chofg, bfm }ahy jiseh kbf }i kh}b+o~h xf}ol

    }ah hfm&

    If }ah i}ahs abfm, }ah zhsy shbuif jis }ah hqou}hfeh ij }okh ou fi}aofg cx} }ah ebtbeo}y ij

    axkbf chofg }i kh}b+o~h, o&h& }i buuogf jxfe}oifu& Oj wh tshuxkh }ab} kbf }heaf+o~hu }ah

    kh}b+kh}b wislm, o&h& uhtbsb}hu be}oifu jsik o} bfm buuogfu ehs}bof jxfe}oifu !of }aou

    tbs}oexlbs ebuh }ahuh bsh wislmzohw jxfe}oifu/ }i }ahk, }ah chofg ij }okhu cheikhu

    xfmhsu}bfmbclh&

    Kh}b+ ou }ah huuhfeh ij kbfu hqou}hfeh& Bll aou be}oifu, wah}ahs khf}bl is hktosoebl, bsh

    cbuhm if kh}b+& !Of i}ahs wismu, hzhsy}aofg ou oktlhkhf}hm cy zos}xh ij }heafiligy,

    sb}ahs }abf fb}xsh&/& Hzhf }ah kiu} jbkolobs be}oifu, uxea bu mikhu}oeb}oif ij bfokblu

    b} }ah mbwf ij kbf`ofm uaixlm fi} abzh abtthfhm }asixga b moshe} eif}be}, cx} sb}ahs

    }asixga }ah ubesblo~b}oif ij b wolm bfokbl bfm }ahf }ah zxlgbso~b}oif ij }ah ubeshm ifh&

    ]aou buuxkt}oif ebf ch tsizhm cy ci}a kb}hsobl mb}b bfm exl}xsbl }sbmo}oif ij eifuomhsofg

    bll wolm bfm mikhu}oe bfokblu bu ubeshm ifhu&

    Bll }ahuh abzh bf oktloeb}oif }ab} kh}b+ ou }ah tahfikhfif, jsik waoea }ah axkbf

    hqou}hfeh shehozhu o} jisk&&

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    ]heafiligy ou uikh}aofg }ab} ou xfozhsubl bfm xcorxo}ixu& Cx} bu bhu}ah}oeu ij

    eifueoixufhuu tiof}hm ix}, }ahsh ou b ehs}bof tahfikhfif of ixs hfzosifkhf}, waoea

    huuhf}oblly eiofeomhu wo}a }heafiligy& ]aou ou tlby& Tlby, lo`h }heafiligy, ebf ch

    mhuesochm bu kh}b+so}xbl& ]aou khbfu }ab} }ah mhjofo}oifu ij }heafiligy bfm gbkh bsh

    omhf}oebl of jxfe}oifbl }hsku&

    Wab} wh abzh mhuesochm bu tlby, fiw btthbsu bu }heafiligy& Of }ah eif}hq} ij }ah bcizh+

    u}b}hm }aou cheikhu beeht}bclh& Oj }heafiligy !kh}b+/ ou }ah tsokbsy kimh ij chofg of ixs

    hfzosifkhf}, o} eikhu bu fi uxstsouh }ab} lozofg chofg ou gh}}ofg tshtbshm jis chofg wo}a

    }ah bom ij }heafiligy& Wahf wh, jsik }ah jxfe}oifbl zohwtiof}, mhjofhm gbkh bu kh}b+

    so}xbl, wh whsh `hhtofg of kofm }ah tshtbsb}oif jis hqou}hfeh, }ah shjofofg bfm }hu}ofg ij

    so}xblu& ]aou kh}aimiligoebl hqhseouh beeismu bl}igh}ahs wo}a }aiuh eif}hf}u ij

    chofg, waoea wh abzh mouehsfhm }asixga }heafiligy&

    ]ah }heafiligoebl fb}xsh ij tlby ou blui tsizhm cy }ah jbe} }ab} kimhsf gbkhu bsh gh}}ofg

    kish bfm kish }heafiligoebl& Of ixs }okh absmly eixlm ch jixfm uxea b gbkh, waoea

    wixlm lbe` b }heafiligoebl hqtshuuoif& Ix} ij }ah hqou}ofg tahfikhfb tlby ou }ah ifly

    ifh ij waoea O bk fi} bclh }i uby }ab} o} abu chhf thfh}sb}hm cy }heafiligy, lo`h ci}a }ah

    i}ahs be}oifu ij kbf bfm }ah fb}xsh& Tlby, jsik ixs u}bfmtiof}, ou bf ofo}obl kh}b+

    tahfikhfif bfm, }ahshjish, }heafiligy& Of }aou eif}hq} }ah ciik ij gbkhu of }ah

    kimhsf wislm cheikhu xfmhsu}bfmbclh&

    Oj }heafiligy of ixs }okh cheikhu ikfotshuhf}, }ab} ou }i uby oj }ah kh}b+kh}b+be}oif bfm

    }ah kh}b+kh}b+wislm bsh }ah ubkh bfm }heafiligy thfh}sb}hu of}i hzhsy}aofg, hzhsy}aofg

    ixga} }i ch mhuesochm bu b }heafiligoebl tahfikhfb& ]aou ou hqbe}ly wab} abtthfu> ixs

    hqou}hfeh, tilo}oeu, lbfgxbgh, shlb}oifuaotu, bfm ui jis}a hzhsy}aofg ou shjhsshm }i bu }ah

    gbkh&

    ]ah shlb}oifuaot ch}whhf gbkh bfm }heafiligy koga} ch shtshuhf}hm of }wi wbyu> josu},

    gbkh ou }ah kimh ij chofg, o}u kbfojhu}b}oif, o}u tsofeotlh& Cx} of }aou tbs}oexlbs ebuh o}u

    jxfe}oif ou xfmh}hskofhm0 }heafiligy ou kish eiktshahfuozh bfm mihu fi} shrxosh }ab}

    gbkh, bu b uhtbsb}h tahfikhfif ch mou}ofgxouahm& If }ah i}ahs abfm, oj wh uby }ab}

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    gbkh ou b uheifmbsy kb}}hs of shlb}oif }i }heafiligy, wh woll u}oll ch wsifg> ci}a

    okkbfhf} wailhfhuu ij gbkh bfm o}u ikfotshuhfeh jsik }ah u}bfmtiof} ij kimhsf

    hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu bsh u}sifg jbe}isu }i ittiuh }i uxea bf buuxkt}oif& Bu bhu}ah}oeu

    ij eifueoixufhuu }hbeahu, hzhsy}aofg }ab} ou shtshuhf}hm cy hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu abu

    o}u cbuou, waoea uaixlm ch moueizhshm of }ah }sbeh ij eifueoixufhuu& ]ah lbu} tshuxkt}oif

    tiof}u b} }ah uheifm tiuuoclh uehfbsoi> }ab} gbkh ou uikh}aofg mojjhshf}, b fhw xf`fiwf

    rxbf}o}y, waoea u}oll fhhmu }i ch omhf}ojohm bfm uesx}ofo~hm& B} josu} glbfeh }aou ou

    fhhmlhuu& Oj kh}b ou chofg, }ahf gbkh, bu bf isogofb}is ij chofg ou rxo}h beeht}bclh& Of

    }aou ebuh wh koga} ch blliwhm }i eifzhs} }ah shlb}oif }heafiligy)gbkh of}i }ah

    ittiuo}h bfm u}b}h }ab} }heafiligy ou b jxs}ahs kbfojhu}b}oif ij gbkh bfm }ah fbkh bfm

    kimh ij chofg&

    Cx} }aou wixlm ch b shth}o}oif ij wab} wbu u}b}hm bcizh& Oj wh }sy }i kb`h ifh kish

    bcu}sbe}oif bfm okbgofh }ab} gbkh ou }ah gbkh ij ofo}ob}ofg hqou}hfeh bfm fi}aofg hluh

    ou hqou}hf} b} }ah }okh ij uxea ofo}ob}oif0 oj wh jxs}ahs okbgofh }ab} wh bsh wb}eaofg }ah

    zhsy josu} gbkh, waoea shthb}u is shjofhu fi}aofg, wh kby gh} bf bcuilx}hly mojjhshf}

    toe}xsh, waoea woll tx} xu if b zhsy of}hshu}ofg }sbe`&

    Bmmo}oif> ]ah Eifelxuoifu jis Taoliuitaoebl Hqthsohfeh

    Wh u}b}hm }ab} chofg eixlm ch eabsbe}hso~hm bu kh}b+ bfm mhuesochm }ah kiu} mou}ofe}

    kimh ij o}, }heafiligy& Cx} ci}a ofmoeb}oifu bsh jbs jsik chofg uxjjoeohf}> }ah josu} ifh ou

    }ii bcu}sbe} bfm jbolu }i }hll xu wab} ou chofg0 }ah i}ahs ifh, if }ah eif}sbsy, ou }ii

    utheojoe bfm, }ahshjish, xfxubclh tsikt}u eifjxuofg buuieob}oifu& ]ab} ou way jis }ah

    txstiuhu ij kbsgofbl mhuesot}oif ij chofg b kommlh tiof} uaixlm ch jixfm, waoea wixlm

    eosexkuesoch }aiuh cixfmbsohu wo}aof waoea chofg ou }i ch bttshahfmhm, bu o} mom waolh

    mhuesocofg eifueoixufhuu&

    Chofg ou kh}b+& ]aou khbfu }ab} o} kb`hu hzhsy}aofg hqou} bu kh}b+& Of i}ahs wismu, oj wh

    bsh wollofg }i uby uikh}aofg bcix} }ah isogofbl u}b}h ij }aofgu, wh kxu} tshuxkh }ab}

    }ahy abm fi} u}bs}hm hqou}ofg bu isogofblu is bu }ahkuhlzhu, cx} sb}ahs bu kh}b+u&

    Cx} o} ou oktiuuoclh }i okbgofh }aou& O} ou oktiuuoclh }i okbgofh }ab} kh}b+chofg tshehmhu

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    chofg& O} ou oktiuuoclh chebxuh }ah eikkif uhfuh ittiuhu }aou buuxkt}oif cy bll

    bzbolbclh khbfu& Jis bf hktosoebl khf}blo}y bf icnhe} blwbyu eikhu josu} cy o}u

    ofmhthfmhf} hqou}hfeh bfm bll ofjlxhfehu if o}, ofelxmofg kh}b+o~b}oif }b`h tlbeh ifly

    bj}hs }ab}&

    Cx} oj chofg, waoea ou fi}aofg cx} }ah chofg ij bll hqou}hf} is }ah wby ij chofg, ou kh}b+,

    }ahf }ah toe}xsh lii`u mojjhshf}& !Bfi}ahs jbe}is waoea tshzhf}u xu jsik xfmhsu}bfmofg

    chofg bu kh}b+ ou }ab} chofg of }ah taoliuitaoebl }sbmo}oif ou eifehozhm bu bf isogof, bfm o}

    ou bcuilx}hly oktiuuoclh }i okbgofh kh}b+ bu }ah isogof&/&

    Oj wh }sbfulb}h }ah bcizh+u}b}hm of}i }ah lbfgxbgh ij }sbmo}oifbl !elbuuoebl Ahghlobf/

    taoliuitay, wh woll uhh }ab} }ah josu} jis }ah tahfikhfiligy ij utoso} ou fi} chofg of o}uhlj,

    cx} sb}ahs blohfb}hm chofg& Kish kimhsf taoliuitay, of }xsf, ubyu }ab} bkifg }ah chofgu

    }ah bx}ahf}oe ou }ah kiu} jxs}ahu} jsik chofg bkifg chofgu&

    Bu bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu tiof}hm ix}, }ah }sbmo}oif ij tshuhf}ofg chofg bu }ah isogof

    ou b shuxl} ij aou}isoebl }okh, }ab} ou }i uby, o} ou cbuhm if }ah tsofeotlh ij }okh bl}igh}ahs&

    Cx}, b} lhbu}, jis b giim shjlhe}oif, oj fi} jis bf okbgofb}oif, o} wixlm ch shbuifbclh }i

    }sbeh kh}b+ }i }ah hfm&

    Beeismofg }i b xfozhsublly beeht}hm chlohj, kh}b+ ou uikh}aofg, waoea ou chyifm& ]ah

    tbuuofg chyifm lo`h }aou ou uikh}aofg }ab} hfeiktbuuhu hzhf }ah bshb chyifm waoea yix

    bsh tbuuofg& Kh}btayuoeu ou }ah kh}b+, waoea ofelxmhu tayuoeu }ii, bu uikh}aofg

    mhsozb}ozh ij kh}btayuoeu& Kh}b+ueohfeh, waoea ou xuhm cy kbfy shjhssofg }i taoliuitay,

    ou b }hbeaofg }ab} eif}bofu ueohfeh, bu b mhsozb}ozh ij kh}b+ueohfeh& ]axu, kh}b+, bu o}

    koga} ch mouehsfhm of }ah shlhzbf} wismu, ou moshe}hm }i uikh}aofg }ab} ou }i ch kh}b+o~hm&

    Uxea b shlb}oif shuxl}u of }ah joqofg bfm mou}ofgxouaofg ij }ah kh}b+o~hm icnhe}& Cbuhm if

    }aou mhjofo}oif ij kh}b+ wh kby u}b}h }ab} bfy mhjofo}oif ou kh}b+ of shlb}oif }i }ah icnhe}

    }ab} ou }i ch kh}b+o~hm& Jis hqbktlh, }ah hqtshuuoif kbf ou b }iil kb`ofg bfokbl ou

    kh}b+ of shlb}oif }i kbf& ]ahshjish, wab} shblly kb}}hsu of bfy mhjofo}oif ou fi} }ab}

    hbea mhjofo}oif eosexkuesochu }ah mhjofohfmxk, cx} sb}ahs }ab} hbea mhjofo}oif ou kh}b of

    shlb}oif }i }ab} mhjofohfmxk& Of i}ahs wismu, hbea mhjofo}oif gozhu }ah mhjofohfmxk b

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    khbfofg& Ifly bj}hs }ab} ou }ah khbfofg eosexkuesochm cy o}u cixfmbsohu bfm ou

    uhtbsb}hm jsik }ah i}ahs khbfofgu !Chmhx}xfg sb}ahs }abf Ghl}xfg/&

    If }aou cbuou wh ebf blshbmy uby wab} kh}b is khbfofg ou& Chofg ou b khbfofg !gozofg b

    khbfofg/& Chofg ou fi}aofg cx} khbfofg& Uxea b shjhshfeh }i chofg hfbclhu xu }i

    }sbfuehfm b kbsgof, waoea abu blwbyu bffiyhm taoliuitay, b cixfmbsy ch}whhf }ah

    tiuuoclh, shbl hqou}hfeh bfm }aixubfmu ij i}ahs hqou}hfehu& ]aou shlb}oif }hllu xu }ab}

    ifly }ab} ebf hqou} waoea abu khbfofg& Of i}ahs wismu, chofg shuomhu ifly }ahsh, wahsh

    uikh khbfofg ou tshuhf}&

    Of shutifuh }i }ab} buuhs}oif wh koga} ch }ilm }ab} ubyofg }aou mihu fi} shrxohsu }i

    eikloeb}h }ah }aofgu ui kxea& Cx}, if }ah ifh abfm, bu Ahomhgghs ubyu, wh hfeixf}hs

    chofg hzhsy mby, }ab}u way wh fhzhs sheigfo~h o}0 if }ah i}ahs abfm, bll }ah bcizh+u}b}hm

    wbu fhhmhm }i eiktshahfm chofg bu b khbfofg bfm }i bziom eifjxuofg o} wo}a ehs}bof}y&

    Uxea b mhuesot}oif ij chofg abu bf oktloeb}oif }ab} }ah gozofg ij khbfofg ou }ah shki}hu}

    tiof}, waoea ebf ch shbeahm cy }ah shjhshfeh }i chofg& ]ah kiu} eiktlh}h mhjofo}oifu

    `fiwf izhs }ah aou}isy ij taoliuitaoe mhzhlitkhf}u eifjosk }ah ubkh> Ahghlu

    taoliuitay, waoea mhjofhu hqou}hfeh bu bf xfo}y ij chofg jis o}uhlj bfm chofg jis i}ahsu, ou

    fi}aofg cx} }ah mhjofo}oif ij khbfofg, waoea, lo`h b kbsgof, loko} ou jis o}uhlj bfm jis

    i}ahsu eiofeomhf}blly& Ahomhgghsu taoliuitay, waoea ou lii`ofg jis khbfu ij hqtshuuofg

    chofg }asixga chofg chofg bfm Hshogfou, ou fi}aofg cx} bf b}}hkt} }i uby hqbe}ly

    }ab} bf hqou}hf} hqou}u ifly bu }ah khbfofg, waoea ou b}}beahm }i o} b} b gozhf }okh&

    Eifuhrxhf}ly, wahf wh uby }ab} }ah wislm kby ch eifuomhshm bu bf ismhs, bf bssby ij

    kh}b+u, wh uby }ab} }ah wislm ou b eiktlhq ij khbfofgu& Wahf wh uby }ab} kbf josu}

    mouehsfu }ah wislm bu kh}b+ !h&g& bu b ubeshm ifh/ bfm ifly bj}hs }ab} ah mikhu}oeb}hu o},

    wh khbf }ab} }ah zhsy josu} }aofg kbf hfeixf}hsu ou kh}b bfm }ahf, bj}hs jxs}ahs kh}b+

    o~b}oif ij wab} ah hfeixf}hsu, ah gh}u eliuhs wo}a o} bfm }i b ehs}bof hq}hf} hzhf mh+kh}b+

    o~hu o}& Of i}ahs wismu, kbf mhtsozhu }ah icnhe} ij o}u khbfofg bfm bj}hswbsmu, wo}a }ah

    bom ij }heafiligy, ah eifjhsu cbe` khbfofg }i }ab} icnhe}&

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    Oj wh bsh wollofg }i gh} cbe` }i aou}isoebl eifueoixufhuu, wh uaixlm uby }ab} }ah josu}

    bssbfghkhf} ij kbf bfm aou hfzosifkhf} ou aou shlb}oif }i chofg, is khbfofg& Cy

    bttsitsob}oif is buuokolb}oif ij }ah wislm kbf hzhf}xblly mhtsozhu o} ij o}u khbfofg,

    }ab} ou }i uby chofg, bfm cy miofg }aou ah tlbehu aokuhlj xfmhs sou`, bu }ah mhu}sxe}oif ij

    chofg woll ofhzo}bcly lhbm }i }ah mhu}sxe}oif ij kbf`ofm bu whll& Uxea b sou` ebf ch whll

    kbfojhu}hm of }ah tiuuocolo}y ij }ah heiligoebl eb}bu}sitah& Bj}hs }ab} kbf u}bs}u

    b}}socx}ofg }ah khbfofg }i }ah hfzosifkhf} ifeh bgbof bfm }ahshcy ah msozhu chofg cbe`

    }i o}u iwf kolohx& ]aou khbfu }ab} chofg, is }ah eifjhsofg ij khbfofg be}u of }wi wbyu>

    if }ah ifh abfm, o} ou mxh }i o} }ab} khbfofg ou hqthllhm jsik }ah hfzosifkhf} bfm of

    miofg }aou chofg ou buuou}hm cy }heafiligy, waoea kb`hu hzhsy}aofg }ab} ou fi} }heafiligy

    ofuogfojoebf}0 if }ah i}ahs abfm, wo}a }ah bom ij }ah ubkh }heafiligy }ah khbfofg ou cbe`

    of tlbeh& Of i}ahs wismu, chofg be}ofg }asixga o}u }wi kimhu ou be}ofg of }wi wbyu bfm

    ci}a wbyu eikh }igh}ahs of kbf> if }ah ifh abfm kbf cheikhu b }heafiligoebl uxcnhe}

    bfm, if }ah i}ahs abfm, }ah hfzosifkhf} shuxl}u jisk }heafiligy, o&h& o} cheikhu b

    jxfe}oifblly hqou}hf} ifh& Jxs}ahskish, o} cheikhu b jxfe}oifbl hf}o}y of shlb}oif }i kbf&

    Cy miofg }aou, chofg eiofeomhu wo}a o}uhlj, bu khbfofg& ]ah wailh wislm ou u}sozofg jis

    }ab} bfm hzhf}xblly, lo`h eifueoixufhuu, chofg eikhu }i o}u hfm&

    Uxea b mhjofo}oif ij chofg lhbmu xu }i ifh kish oktis}bf} tiof}> wahf of }ah loga} ij

    bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu wh }sohm }i gozh b kbsgofbl mhuesot}oif ij }ah wislm, o} wbu

    hrxb}hm wo}a }ah eifueoixufhuu& Fiw, wahf wh mhuesochm chofg if b kbsgofbl cbuou, wh

    wixfm ix} }ab} o} ebf ch eabsbe}hso~hm bu b khbfofg& ]aou khbfu }ab} oj }ah

    eifueoixufhuu ou b uyu}hk, bfm wh `fiw }ab} bfy uyu}hk ou bf bssbfghkhf} ij kh}b+u, }ah

    wislm bu eifueoixufhuu hqou}u cy zos}xh ij khbfofgu& Of i}ahs wismu, wab} gozhu }ah

    wislm bf ittis}xfo}y }i ch, ou }aiuh khbfofgu cy zos}xh ij waoea }ah wislm bu

    eifueoixufhuu ou gozhf&

    Chyifm }ab} }ah eifueoixufhuu of waoea wh lozh bfm wo}aof }ah loko}u ij waoea wh bsh

    shbuifofg ou fi} lo`hly }i gi&

    Cx} aiw bcix} }ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu of }aou ebuh9 Bu wh abzh uhhf, kh}b tlbyu bf

    oktis}bf} silh of }aou shgbsm&

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    Oj wh xuh }ah bcizh mhuesot}oifu bu b u}bs}ofg tiof}, wh ebf uhh }ab} }ah bssbfghkhf} wh

    abzh moueizhshm shkbofu zobclh jsik }aou u}bfmtiof} }ii& Bu wh u}b}hm bcizh, hbea jisk

    abu bf ofelofb}oif }i ch kh}b+o~hm of b eiukigifoe u}isy& ]aou khbfu }ab} hzhsy utheojoe

    jisk ij eifueoixufhuu, bu b shuxl} ij kh}b+o~b}oif, liuhu o}u khbfofg, }ab} ou }i uby, b

    ky}aoebl jisk ou b josu} gozhfhuu + kh}b wo}aix} kh}b+o~b}oif& ]ah fhq} kh}b, bu wh abzh

    fi}hm, mhtsozhu o} ij o}u khbfofg bfm kb`hu o} buuokolb}hm, jbkolobs bfm beexu}ikhm }i&

    !Wh abzh ubom }ab} kh}b Pchofg[ ou }ah gozofg ij khbfofg& ]i }ah hq}hf} }ab} }ah jisku ij

    eifueoixufhuu bsh eifehsfhm, wahf wh uby }ab} kh}b+o~b}oif shuxl}u of }ah liuu ij

    khbfofg, }aou bssbfghkhf} lii`u lo`h }aou> bfy chofg abu blshbmy cheikh kh}b+, ui lifg

    bu kbf abu chhf kh}b+o~ofg o}& ]ah zhsy josu} gozhfhuu, bu wh abzh fi}hm, ou kh}b

    !ky}aoebl jisk/, waoea, bu b shuxl} ij kh}b+o~b}oif, liuhu o}u khbfofg& ]aou khbfu }ab} of

    }aou ebuh, kh}b+be}oif }b`hu tlbeh of shlb}oif }i kh}b sb}ahs }abf bfy ofmh}hskofbey& Of

    }ah ebuh ij }ah be}oif }ah khbfofg ou eifjhsshu xtif khb}b !}asixga kh}b+kh}b/ bfm }ah

    khbfofg b}}socx}hm cy }ah lb}}hs ou bffoaolb}hm& ]ah shbuif jis uxea bffoaolb}oif ou }ab} bu

    b shuxl} ij }ah josu} kh}b+o~b}oif Pof eiukigifoe ky}a[ kh}bu khbfofg u}htu of}i }ah

    uti}loga}, }ab} ou }i uby, kh}b buuxkhu }ah khbfofg& Uxea bf bssbfghkhf}, of }xsf, tiof}u

    b} }ah kikhf} wahf kh}b cheikhu b eabsbe}hsou}oe ij axkbf Mbuhof/& Jsik }aou

    zohwtiof} o} cheikhu xfmhsu}bfmbclh way o} abtthfu }ab} wo}a }ah isogof ij eiukigifoe

    ky}a }ah hqou}ofg jisk u}bs}u moubtthbsofg& O} ou moubtthbsofg bu uikh}aofg, waoea ou

    khbfofglhuu bfm mikhu}oeb}hm& Fi wifmhs }ab} bj}hs }ab} }ah khbfofg uaoj}u }i b fhq}

    u}isy& Bj}hs }ah mikhu}oeb}oif ij }aou u}isy, aou}isoebl u}isy u}htu of}i uti}loga} bfm }ah

    ubkh hzhf} ieexsu bgbof&

    Ahsh ifh kish tiof} cheikhu eiktshahfmoclh> o} btthbsu }ab} }ah bffoaolb}oif, o&h&

    moueabsgh ij khbfofg, is mikhu}oeb}oif ij chofg ou fhehuubsy jis chofg }i beeiktloua o}u

    bok josu} ij bll, }i hfeiktbuu }ah eifueoixufhuu&

    ]ah shbuif jis }ah isogofb}oif ij eiukigifoe ky}a kxu} ch }ah ubkh mixclh kh}+o~b}oif,

    o&h& }ah eiktlh}oif ij kh}b bu b khbfofg+gozofg tsiehuu& Oj ky}a ou thsehozhm bu }ah josu}

    gozhffhuu, o} uaixlm ch jilliwhm cy }ah josu} bfm uheifm kh}b+o~b}oif& Lo`h of }ah ebuh ij

    shlb}oifuaot ch}whhf }ah kbf bfm }ah fb}xsh, ahsh }wi kh}b+u bsh be}ozh, bl}aixga }aou

    be}oif abtthfu of shlb}oif }i }ah josu} gozhfhuu, waoea bu wh abzh blshbmy fi}hm ou kh}b&

    Cx} wh blui fi}hm }ab} kh}b ou fi} kh}b+o~hm> kbf josu} thsehozhu aou hfzosifkhf} bu

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    kh}b, }ahf bu uikh}aofg mikhu}oe, mojjhshf} jsik kh}b, bfm ofuogfojoebf}, bfm jofblly bu

    kh}b bgbof& Of }ah hzhf} ij eiukigifoe ky}a }ah tsofeotlh ij }wi kh}b+u ou of tlbeh ifeh

    bgbof, waoea }hllu xu }ab} }ahsh eixlm ch nxu} }wi shbl kh}b+u, o&h& kh}b+o~b}oifu& Ifly

    shth}o}oif ou tiuuoclh chyifm }ab}&

    Eifuhrxhf}ly, b} }ah }okh ij }ah eshb}oif ij eiukigifoe u}isy }ah aou}isoebl jisk liuhu o}u

    khbfofg& Cx} fis }ah }wi i}ahs jisku ij }okh buuxkh }ahos khbfofgu> }ahy abzh blshbmy

    cheikh }ah jisku, waoea abzh liu} chofg& ]aou khbfu }ab} bll }ashh jisku abzh cheikh

    mikhu}oeb}hm bfm chofg, cy khbfu ij }ah jbe} ij chofg, abu tiuuocolo}y }i kh}b+o~h& ]aou

    ou hqbe}ly wab} chofg ou miofg cy zos}xh ij }heafiligy, b kimh ij chofg&

    Wahf wh uby }ab} jisk liuhu o}u khbfofg, wh oktly }ab} o} cheikhu mikhu}oeb}hm, o&h&

    jhl}, uhfuoclh, chofg fhq} }i ixsuhlzhu bfm uhlj+hzomhf}& Uxea b uo}xb}oif kby uhhk b co}

    tbsbmiqoebl, cx} bttbshf}ly }ah jisk ij eifueoixufhuu ebf ifly cheikh b wislmzohw bj}hs

    o} abu liu} }ah khbfofg& ]ab} ou }i uby, oj wh tx} o} of }ah wismu ij hqou}hf}oblou}

    taoliuitay, o} cheikhu }ah jisk ij eifueoixufhuu bj}hs }ah kbf+}yth mikhu}oeb}oif&

    Of ixs }okh, wahf bll jisku ij eifueoixufhuu abzh blshbmy liu} }ahos khbfofgu, b rxhu}oif

    bsouhu cy wab} khbfu o} ou tiuuoclh }i }sbfujisk }aou mikhu}oeb}oif of}i kh}b bgbof }i

    abzh o} shbuuxkh }ah khbfofg& If }ah ifh abfm, bu wh abzh blshbmy ofmoeb}hm, }aou ou

    }heafiligy& ]heafiligy, bu wh abzh uhhf, kh}b+o~hu, cx} uxea kh}b+o~b}oif }b`hu tlbeh b}

    }ah lhzhl ij o}u eif}hf} sb}ahs, }abf ij }ah eifueoixufhuu& ]aou khbfu }ab} xl}okb}hly, cy

    khbfu ij }heafiligy }ah eif}hf}u ij eifueoixufhuu ou blui ofzilzhm of }ah xfmhsu}bfmofg

    ij chofg& Of i}ahs wismu, of }aou wby }aou xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg cheikhu

    eiktshahfuozh& Eifuhrxhf}ly, o} koga} ch buuxkhm }ab} }ah kimhsf eifueoixufhuu }i b

    ehs}bof hq}hf} ou shzhsuhm, izhs}xsfhm> }ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu bsh uhfuoclh bfm

    thseht}oclh, }heafiligy, aiwhzhs u}sbfgh o} kby uhhk, ou b shjhshfeh tiof} !bu }ah lbu}

    ofu}bfeh ij }ah xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg/& ]aou abtthfu chebxuh o} ou nxu} hzhsymby be}oifu

    ij kbf }ab} eixlm ch eifjofhm }i kh}b& Ifly uxea be}oifu bsh lhj} wo}aix} }ah

    xfozhsublo~b}oif ij kh}b& Of }ah khbf}okh, uxea be}oifu }b`h tlbeh bfm gsbmxblly bll

    utahshu ij kbfu be}ozo}y bsh gh}}ofg ofzbmhm cy mixclh kh}b !kh}b+kh}b/&

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    Of ixs }okh, wahf bll jisku ij eifueoixufhuu bsh mikhu}oeb}hm, o} cheikhu absmly

    tiuuoclh }i bziom kbf& Of tshzoixu }okhu }aou wbu tiuuoclh cy gh}}ofg chlifghm }i b

    fhq} jisk ij }okh bfm, }ahshjish, cy chofg tsigshuuozh& Cx} }imby !is }ikissiw/ }aou ou

    oktiuuoclh> ifh gsixt waiuh kbf !b jisk ij eifueoixufhuu waoea abu liu} o}u khbfofg/

    ou aou}isy, kby ch ittiuhm cy bfi}ahs gsixt wo}a easifoelhu is ky}a& B} }aou u}bgh ij

    eifueoixufhuu }ah tiuuocolo}y ij gozofg b fhw mhuesot}oif ij }ah wislm eikhu }i bf hfm&

    ]ab}u way hbea kbf+gsixt of shlb}oif }i bfi}ahs kby mhhk o}uhlj tsigshuuozh& ]aou

    ou b eif}hq} ij be}oif, waoea moshe}ly bfm ofhzo}bcly lhbmu xu }i eiofeomhfeh ij chofg

    !eifueoixufhuu/ wo}a o}uhlj& ]aou be}ozo}y ou }heafiligy& Oj o} ebf jo} bfy jisk !}ab} ou

    tsizhm cy aou}isy/, o} ebf blui ch }ah eif}hf}u ij uhzhsbl jisku b} }ah ubkh }okh& Uxea

    mikhu}oeb}oif ij }ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu ofmoeb}hu }ab} fif+kbf+chofg ou fi lifghs

    tiuuoclh of ixs }okh& Hzhsy}aofg }ab} xuhm }i ch eifuomhshm tsigshuuozh, cxsu}ofg bfm

    shuilx}hfhuu uhhku }imby }i ch ismofbsy bfm abco}xbl&

    O} kxu} ch fi}hm }ab} }ah xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg, of waoea wh lozh bfm of waoea wh

    u}bs}hm lozofg abu hqabxu}hm o}uhlj& Kizofg jiswbsm wo}a }aou xfmhsu}bfmofg cheikhu

    oktiuuoclh& Of ixs }okh }aou chofg ou bttsibeaofg o}u eliuxsh& Fhw jisku ij

    eifueoixufhuu absmly eixlm ch eshb}hm bfy lifghs& Bll ittis}xfo}ohu gozhf of eiukigifoe

    ky}a abzh chhf hqabxu}hm& Of }ah khbf}okh, bll jisku, waoea abzh liu} }ahos khbfofgu,

    ebf hqou} wo}aix} hfm& ]ahos moubtthbsbfeh ifly mhthfmu if chofg is fifchofg ij }ahos

    ebssohsu khf&

    Wh kby ch }ilm }ab} ui lifg bu ifh xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg hqou}u, }ahsh eixlm ch bfi}ahs

    ifh bu whll& Cx} beeismofg }i b whll+ fiwf kh}btayuoebl nxmghkhf}, }ah hqou}hfeh ij

    ifh icnhe} mihu fi} khbf }ah hqou}hfeh ij }wi icnhe}u, waolh }ah hqou}hfeh ij }wi icnhe}u

    ofhzo}bcly oktlohu }ah hqou}hfeh ij kbfy&

    Of }ah bgh ij eiofeomhfeh ij chofg wo}a o}uhlj, kbf jbehu b zhsy of}hshu}ofg tahfikhfif>

    xflo`h }ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu, waoea abzh bf bcolo}y }i zbsy, }ah }sbfuo}oif }i b fhw

    xfmhsu}bfmofg ij eifueoixufhuu ou fi} tiuuoclh& Of i}ahs wismu, oj wh bmko} b co} ij

    kh}btayuoeu }i ixs nxmghkhf}, wh kxu} uby }ab} }ah lbwu ij }ah xfozhsuh bfm chofg mi fi}

    oktly }ah shtlbehkhf} ij ifh xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg cy bfi}ahs& ]ahy mi ui cy zos}xh ij

    }ab} eiktlh}hfhuu bfm eiktshahfuozhfhuu, waoea wh abzh hfeixf}hshm kbfy }okhu of }ah

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    eixsuh ij ixs shbuifofg& Chofg, is }ah hqou}ofg xfmhsu}bfmofg ij o} ou ui xfozhsubl, bfm

    utheojoe b} }ah ubkh }okh, }ab} of o}, bu bf icnhe}ozh gozhffhuu, o} ou oktiuuoclh }i uhh b

    fhw xfmhsu}bfmofg& Of i}ahs wismu, }ah }sbfuo}oif ebf fi} ieexs cy o}uhlj, bu wbu

    }ah ebuh }i b ehs}bof hq}hf} of }hsku ij }ah jisku ij eifueoixufhuu&

    Uxea }sbfuo}oif fhehuubsoly shrxoshu b lhbt, cx} bfy lhbt, of }xsf, fhhmu b txua+ijj tiof}&

    Uxea b tiof} uaixlm ch jixfm of }ah hqou}ofg xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg& O} ebf ch bf

    hqelxuozh tsiths}y ij }ab} xfmhsu}bfmofg, cx} jis b ehs}bof shbuif, kby ch chebxuh ij bf

    ollxuoif o} kby ch xuhjxl jis ixs txstiuh&

    Bu wh abzh khf}oifhm bcizh, }aou tiof} kby ch tlby&

    Cx} chjish wh u}bs} }i mhbl wo}a gbkh, O wixlm lo`h }i shebll bfi}ahs, tshzoixuly fi}oehm

    tahfikhfif& ]aou ou b jbosy }blh& Bu wh abzh uhhf, }ah u}sxe}xsh ij jbosy }blh ou omhf}oebl

    }i }ah u}sxe}xsh ij eiukigifoe ky}a& ]aou jbe} kby ofmoeb}h }ab} jbosy }blh bfm

    eiukigifoe ky}a, bu kbfojhu}b}oifu ij }ah khbfofg+liu} jisku ij eifueoixufhuu,

    isogofb}hm b} }ah ubkh }okh& Cx} oj jbosy }blh ou huuhf}oblly fi}aofg cx} eiukigifoe ky}a,

    way o} hqou}u bj}hs bll9 Beeismofg }i }ah xfmhsu}bfmofg ij eifueoixufhuu, waoea bu wh

    abzh fi}hm eifuou}u of }ah jxfe}oifbl hqou}hfeh, }wi tahfikhfb !huuhfehu/ wo}a b

    eikkif jxfe}oif ebf fi} ch hqou}hf}& ]aou tsofeotlh, iwofg }i Ieebku sb~is, ou kiu}

    elhbsly hqtshuuhm of ligoe, waoea ou }ah thsjhe} kbfojhu}b}oif ij }aou xfmhsu}bfmofg ij

    eifueoixufhuu> Wab} ebf ch mifh wo}a lhuu shuixsehu, uaixlm fi} ch mifh wo}a kish

    shuixsehu&

    ]aou khbfu }ab} jbosy }blh kxu} abzh i}ahs mhuesot}oifu bu whll&

    Jbosy }blh, bu o} blshbmy eif}bofu bll }ashh jisku, }bl`u }i xu bcix} }ah xfozhsuh, bu b

    wailh& Jxs}ahskish, of jbosy }blh bll }ashh jisku abzh liu} }ahos khbfofgu&

    !Chjish wh eif}ofxh shbuifofg if }aou }itoe, wh kxu} fi}h }ab} ahsh, lo`h of }ah ebuh ij

    gbkh)}heafiligy, }ah mixclofg ij }ah jxfe}oifbl mhjofo}oif, is jiskbl eabsbe}hso~b}oif

    }b`hu tlbeh> gbkh bfm }heafiligy, bu wh abzh uhhf, whsh mhuesochm of }ah ubkh kbffhs&

    Eiukigifoe ky}a bfm jbosy }blh, of }xsf, bsh mhuesochm of }ah ubkh kbffhs }ii& Cy }aou

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    elhbsly tiof}u b} b ehs}bof shlb}oifuaot ch}whhf jbosy }blh bfm gbkh abu hqtshuuhm, }ah

    hqou}hfeh ij waoea abu chhf uxuthe}hm ui jbs if bf of}xo}ozh lhzhl&/&

    Wh eifuomhshm }ah tahfikhfb ij eiukigifoe ky}a bfm jbosy }blh if b jiskbl, u}sxe}xsbl

    lhzhl ifly& Cx} wh fhzhs tiof}hm b} b kish fi}oehbclh is hktosoebl mojjhshfeh }ab} hqou}u

    ch}whhf }ahk& ]aou mojjhshfeh csohjly ebf ch mhuesochm bu jilliwu> b eiukigifoe u}isy ou

    b shbl wislm+toe}xsh0 jbosy }blh ou b joe}oif, bf hfniybclh mhuesot}oif ij xfshbl hzhf}u& ]aou

    buuxkt}oif ou fi} b shuxl} ij bf hzblxb}ozh bttsibea& O} ou hf}oshly ofjhsshm jsik }ah

    eif}hf}u bfm lo}hsbsy u}sxe}xshu ij }ahuh }wi u}isohu& ]i kb`h }aou tiof} hzomhf}, o} wixlm

    uxjjoeh }i eiktbsh }ah of}simxe}isy wismu ij hbea u}isy> Of }ah chgoffofg wbu bfm

    Ifeh xtif b }okh&

    B eiukigifoe u}isy abu bf oktloeb}oif }ab} }ah wab} o} }bl`u bcix} abu blwbyu chhf bfm

    }b`hu tlbeh soga} fiw& B jbosy }blh oktlohu }ab} }ah u}isy wbu ifeh, cx}, xtif }ah }okh, o&h&

    o} wbu !ifeh/ bfm wbu fi} !xtif }ah }okh/ b} }ah ubkh }okh& ]aou eixlm blui ch xfmhsu}iim

    bu }ah hqtshuuoif ij }ah liuu ij khbfofg> bu wh abzh uhhf, wab} ou gozhf of jbosy }blh bsh

    }ah khbfofg+liu} jisku ij eifueoixufhuu& ]aou uaixlm khbf }ab} nxu} lo`h eiukigifoe

    ky}a, jbosy }blh }hllu }ah u}isy ij uikh}aofg uhfuoclh bfm utheojoeblly hqou}hf}& Cx} jbosy

    }blh, mxh }i o}u of}simxe}isy wismu, tiof}u b} mojjhshf} tiuuoclh hqou}hfeh ij }ah liuu ij

    khbfofg& ]aou khbfu }ab} oj b eiukigifoe u}isy chgofu wo}a chofg waiuh jisku bsh

    shtshuhf}hm }ahsh !wbu/, jbosy }blh chgofu wo}a b mojjhshf} tsofeotlh ij chofg, waoea ebf

    fi} ch uhhf is jhl} of ixs hfzosifkhf} !}ahsh wbu bfm }ahsh wbu fi}/& Of }aou eif}hq} }ah

    khbfofg+liu} jisku ij chofg mi fi} shzhbl }i xu bu uhfuoclh, wislmzohw tahfikhfb, cx}

    sb}ahs bu }ah mhuesot}oif ij }ah tbsbllhl wislm, of waoea wh ebf blui jofm ixsuhlzhu& Of

    i}ahs wismu, jbosy }blh }hllu }ah u}isy ij }ah mojjhshf} wislm, waoea ou fi} ofelxmhm of }aou

    xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg, cx} of waoea wh ebf hqou}, chebxuh bll ixs uhfuoclh thseht}oifu ij

    }ah wislm !khbfofg+liu} jisku ij eifueoixufhuu/ bsh tbs}oeotb}ofg of o}&

    ]ah jbosy }blhu ij bll }okhu bfm bghu thsjisk hqbe}ly }aou jxfe}oif& Jis }ah txstiuh ij

    ollxu}sb}oif lh} kh shjhs }i kimhsf jbo} }blh }ah jbf}buy& B elbuuoebl jbf}buy !^ylbf~y,

    Jbskhs, h}e&/ ou wso}}hf bu b utb}obl hqtbfuoif ij }ah hzhsymby wislm& Kish

    utheojoeblly, ixs hfzosifkhf}, }ah xfozhsuh ou ifh ij }ah kofis jsbe}oifu ij }ab} xfozhsuh,

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    b}}hf}oif }i gbkh bfm }sy }i moueizhs of o}, bu b uxcu}bf}obl tahfikhfif ij eifueoixufhuu,

    }aiuh mou}ofgxouaofg jhb}xshu, waoea lo`h of }ah ebuh ij jbosy }blh, woll uaiw xu }ah wby ij

    }sbfuo}oif&

    Ahfeh, fiw wh jbeh }wi kish tsiclhku }ah tsiclhku ij khbfofgu, o&h& chofg ij

    lbfgxbgh bfm gbkh& Jis }ah txstiuh ij uilx}oifu wh uaixlm bmmshuu }i Ahsbelo}xu ifeh

    bgbof, bu }ahuh }wi wismu bsh u}sbfghly lof`hm wo}a hbea i}ahs of aou jsbgkhf}u&

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    TBS] OO ]AH EIF]OFXB]OIF IJ ]SBGHM_

    O

    Ahsb`lho}ie khf ixf jhuof hofbo }i tbf mobsh}if bmobosh}if, ghfh}if

    bghfh}if, nfh}if bnbfb}if, ligie bowfb, tb}hsb xoif, nhif mo`boif

    !Aottily}xu Shjx}b}oi ikfoxk Abhshuoexk OQ&?&2&/&

    Bu jis Ahsbelo}xu, ah ubom }ab} hzhsy}aofg }ab} wbu mozouoclh wbu ofmozouoclh, }ah

    isogofb}hm }ah xf+isogofb}hm, kis}bl okkis}bl, ligiu bowf, jb}ahs uif, }ah Gim

    jbos

    ]ah ubkh }shb}ouh eif}bofu }ah jbkixu 83fm jsbgkhf} ij Ahsbelo}xu, waoea ubyu }ab} }okh

    !bowf/ ou b eaolm tlbyofg u}ifh+ebu}ofg, o}u b shblk ij eaolm& !Shj& OQ&?&2/&

    ]sbfulb}ofg bowf bu }okh ou bu eifzhf}oifbl bu }sbfulb}ofg ligie bu wism& Of

    taoliligoebl }sbmo}oif }ahuh wismu ho}ahs bsh fi} }sbfulb}hm b} bll, is }ah }sbfulb}oif abu

    chhf beeiktbfohm cy }ah isogofbl Gshh` wism&

    Hzhf b} }ah zhsy josu} glbfeh, o} eikhu }i kofm }ab} }ahuh }wi wismu wo}a uokolbs jb}hu

    bsh khf}oifhm uomh cy uomh of }ah bcizh+rxi}hm jsbgkhf}u ij Ahsbelo}xu&

    ]ah khbfofg ij bowf abu chhf hu}bclouahm uikhaiw of }ah loga} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij

    eifueoixufhuu& ]aou ou }okh, b thsoim ij }okh, is sb}ahs b tsofeotlh ij }okh, if waoea }ah

    hqou}hfeh ij eifueoixufhuu shu}u bfm waoea mozomhu o}u wby of}i mojjhshf} wislmzohw

    csbfeahu&

    Fiw wh abzh }i mh}hskofh wab} Ahsbelo}xu khbf} wahf ah uti`h bcix} ligie&

    Of jsbgkhf} 2!M@/ Ahsb`lo}xu uthb`u bcix} }ah ligiu, waoea ou ahbsm cy khf& ]ah ubkh

    ahbsofg mhfi}b}oif ou ebssohm cy }ah wism ligie of }ah jilliwofg tbuubghu ij

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    ligiu thitlh bsh ogfisbf} xf}ol }ahy ahbs o} bfm }ahy shkbof ui hzhf bj}hs }ahy abzh ahbsm

    o}&

    Of }ah bcizh jsbgkhf}u ligiu abu chhf }sbfulb}hm ho}ahs bu uthhea !Lhchmhz/, is bu

    uhfuh !Uoff @sbf~/& Ui lifg bu }ah }hq} uthb`u bcix} }ah ahbsofg, }sbfulb}ofg }aou

    wism bu uthhea uhhku kish bttsitsob}h& Cx} xfmhsu}bfmofg ligiu bu uikh}aofg }ab}

    ebf ch ahbsm ou kish lo`hly }i abzh bsouhf jsik Ubxuxshu jbkixu moeai}iky, sb}ahs

    }abf }ah shbl u}b}h ij bjjbosu&

    Wahf wh bfbly~hm lbfgxbgh of }ah loga} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu, wh jixfm ix}

    }ab} o}u fb}xsh wbu omhf}oebl }i b eaolmu tlbyofg wo}a u}ifhu, bu u}b}hm of }ah 83 fm jsbgkhf}

    !wahf o} kb`hu ]okhu }asixga of}hsshlb}oif ij }ah loko}+eifeht}u/& ]ahshjish, of }aou ebuh

    o} wixlm ch kish eisshe} }i }sbfulb}h ligiu bu lbfgxbgh, fi} of }ab} uhfuh waoea ou bttlohm

    of }ah kimhsf lofgxou}oeu !waoea mou}ofgxouahu lbfgxbgh bfm uthhea jsik hbea i}ahs bfm

    of aou}isoebl uhfuh gozhu tsoiso}y }i lbfgxbgh0 of }aou ebuh lbfgxbgh ou xfmhsu}iim bu b

    eiktlhq ij gsbkkb}oebl sxlhu, waoea bsh kbfojhu}hm of uthhea/, cx} sb}ahs bu lbfgxbgh

    waoea uthb`u bfm of waoea chofg mwhllu&

    Oj bowf bfm ligie bsh }ah ubkh, }ahf }ah 83fm jsbgkhf} kby ch shbm bu jilliwu>

    lbfgxbgh ou b eaolm tlbyofg sie`+ebu}ofg& ]i b ehs}bof hq}hf}, }ah khbfofg ij sie`+

    ebu}ofg abu chhf omhf}ojohm of }ah loga} ij bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu> }aou wbu mifh cy

    msbwofg bfbligy wo}a }ah loko}+eifeht}u& Cx} wh mif} `fiw yh} wab} uaixlm ch

    xfmhsu}iim cy }ah hqtshuuoif, }ab} lbfgxbgh ou tlby&

    Mxsofg }ah }sbeofg ij eifueoixufhuu, wh mhjofhm tlby bu kh}b+so}xbl& Cx} }aou ou o}u

    jxfe}oifbl sb}ahs }abf huuhf}obl mhjofo}oif& O} wbu jixfm ix} }ab} of }ah loga} ij

    jxfe}oifbl mhjofo}oifu, gbkh bfm }heafiligy eiofeomhm wo}a hbea i}ahs& ]aou jbe} hfbclhm

    xu }i uxttiuh }ab} gbkh, lo`h jbosy }blh !waiuh u}sxe}xsh ou }ah ubkh bu }ab} ij eiukigifoe

    ky}a/, eixlm ch b uogf ij fhw xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg& ]ab} gbkh eixlm abzh b

    mhjofo}oif i}ahs }abf ij kh}b+so}xbl wbu mhkifu}sb}hm cy bhu}ah}oeu ij eifueoixufhuu

    }ii> }ah of}hstsh}b}oif ij }ah jsbgkhf} ij Ahsbelo}xu, of i}ahs wismu, gbkh bu o} wbu

    xfmhsu}iim cy Ahsbelo}xu, mihu fi} eiofeomh wo}a }ah eif}hf} ij tahfikhfiligy ij

    tlby& Bu ou cheikofg hzomhf} fiw, tahfikhfiligy ij tlby ou fi} }ah u}xmy ij tlby,

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    cx} sb}ahs ij }heafiligy, waoea ofelxmhu bfm eizhsu gbkh, bfm }shb}u o}, tshuxkbcly, bu

    uikh}aofg i}ahs bfm blohf& !Uokolbsly, eiukigifoe ky}a bfm o}u tahfikhfb Ph&g&

    hqbe} ueohfehu[ gozh b zhsy khbfofglhuu bfm jsozilixu silh }i jbosy }blh& Ghfhsblly, bfy

    hzblxb}ozh bttsibea kby ch mhuesochm bu b kbfojhu}b}oif ij }aou xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg&

    ]ah hzblxb}ozh bttsibea kby ch mozomhm of}i }wi khbfofgjxl bfm khbfofglhuu

    hzblxb}oifu& Bu lifg bu chofg ou kh}b bfm }ah gozofg ij khbfofg, o} hqthlu bfy blohf

    jsik o}u shblk bfm }sohu }i b}}socx}h b zhsy khbfofg+lhuu khbfofg }i o}/&

    OO

    Wh eabsbe}hso~hm chofg bu kh}b, is khbfofg bfm }ah gozofg ij khbfofg& Of ismhs }i

    xfmhsu}bfm lbfgxbgh, wh kxu} lii` b} o} jsik }ah u}bfmtiof} ij chofg& Uxttiuhmly, }aou ou}ah ifly wby }i xfmhsu}bfm o}u shbl huuhfeh bfm }i omhf}ojy wab} o} abu of eikkif wo}a

    gbkh&

    Cx} chjish wh u}bs} uesx}ofo~ofg lbfgxbgh, wh uaixlm sh+zohw }ab} utahsh, of waoea gbkh

    bfm lbfgxbgh !fi} of Ubxuxsobf uhfuh/ shzhbl }ahkuhlzhu bfm cheikh }ixeabclh& ]aou

    utahsh ou }ah hktosoebl wislm, waoea beeismofg }i ixs hqthsohfeh bkixf}u }i }ah

    hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu&

    Oj kh}b, }ab} ou }i uby, gozofg ij khbfofg ou shblly }ah kbsgofbl mhuesot}oif ij chofg, o}

    kxu} shzhbl o}uhlj of }ah hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu bu whll& Jxs}ahskish, o} kxu} shzhbl

    o}uhlj }i}blly, }ab} ou }i uby, fi} ifly if }sbfuehfmhf}bl lhzhlu ij chofg, cx} blui of ixs

    hzhsymby lojh, of ixs hfzosifkhf}&

    O} ou eikkif `fiwlhmgh }ab} axkbf tuyeah, ifeh o} ebf fi} thsehozh bfy ismhs of o}u

    hfzosifkhf} !h&g& wahf o} lii`u b} eabi}oe kizhkhf}u ij eixf}lhuu tiof}u/, cheikhu

    eifjxuhm& ]aou bfm kbfy i}ahs hqbktlhu, rxi}ofg ij waoea ou fi} shblly fhehuubsy uby }i

    xu }ab} kbf lii`u b} aou hfzosifkhf} wo}a bf oktloeb}oif }ab} uikh}aofg oktis}bf} ou

    aommhf chaofm o}, of o} is chyifm o}, waoea ou }ah cbuou ij }aou hfzosifkhf} bfm

    waoea mh}hskofhu o}& Of i}ahs wismu, kbf lii`u b} }ah hfzosifkhf} bu oj o} whsh }ah hjjhe}

    bfm }ah uhe}oif ij b ehs}bof uyu}hk& Of hbea utahsh ij axkbf be}ozo}y eixlm ch jixfm uxea

    tahfikhfb, waoea hqou} if }ah cbuou ij }aou tlbf&

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    ]aou b}}o}xmh ou fi}aofg, cx} chlohj !jbo}a/& Chlohzh !jbo}a/ ou }ah mhuosh is xsgh }i uhh kh}b

    of hzhsy}aofg& Of i}ahs wismu, jbo}a ou bf bttsibea }i }ah wislm bu uikh}aofg eif}bofofg

    kh}b, bu tahfikhfif chaofm waoea uikh}aofg ou fhehuubsoly aommhf&

    Jbo}a abu kxl}otlh kimhu jbo}a of Gim, ueohf}ojoe jbo}a !waoea oktlohu }ab} chaofm }ah

    wislm }ah lbwu ij }aou wislm bsh aommhf/, jbo}a of axkbfo}y !waoea ubyu }ab} of bfy axkbf

    chofg, chaofm aou btthbsbfeh, osshuthe}ozh ij aou chabzois, uikh}aofg uxclokh bfm

    ubeshm ebf ch jixfm/, bfm ui jis}a& Chlohj abu ui mhhtly thfh}sb}hm of ixs lojh }ab} wh

    hzhf mi fi} fi}oeh o}u ikfotshuhfeh& Ifly jbo}a hktiwhsu kbf }i jiexu aokuhlj if }ah

    thseht}oif ij }ah wislm& Ifly jbo}a kb`hu o} tiuuoclh jis khf }i hu}bcloua fiskbl

    shlb}oifuaotu wo}a hbea i}ahs bfm ui jis}a&

    Of uais}, jbo}a ou kh}b tahfikhfif& O}u }okh }i uby }ab} }ah hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu,

    wo}a }ah bom ij waoea kbf ebf mouehsf bfm lozh of }ah wislm, ou jbo}a, is kh}b&

    Eifuhrxhf}ly, jbo}a is hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu ou }ab} tsokbsy tahfikhfif, if waoea

    bj}hswbsmu }ah wailh }sbfuehfmhf}bl xfozhsuh ou cbuhm& Wh kby moubgshh wo}a b whll+

    `fiwf buuxkt}oif bfm u}b}h }ab} wab} ou tsokbsy jis uhfuhu ou tsokbsy jis chofg& O} ou mxh

    }i jbo}a ifly }ab} hqou}hf} icnhe}u buuxkh khbfofgu }ab} jbo}a, beeismofg }i waoea bll

    hqou}ofg icnhe}u abzh }ahos khbfofgu& ]ah gozofg ij khbfofg uh}u xt b uyu}hk, wo}aix}

    waoea kbf ebffi} hqou}&

    Of }ah khbf}okh, of }ah shblk ij hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu is of }ah shblk ij jbo}a }ah

    khbfofg bkixf}u }i uogf, o&h& }i jbo}a }ab} }aou utheojoe uogf ou ofblohfbcly bfm ofhzo}bcly

    eabsbe}hso~hm cy }aou bfm ifly }aou khbfofg&

    ]ah uogf ou fi}aofg, cx} kh}b+o~b}oif ij hqou}hf} bfm }ahshcy gozofg o} b utheojoe khbfofg&

    ]aou ou uxea b lhzhl ij hktosoebl eifueoixufhuu is hktosoebl chofg, waoea ou eikkif }i

    bll eifueoixuly hqou}ofg icnhe}u& ]ah }hsk eifueoixuly hqou}ofg ou fi} loko}hm }i khf

    bfm bfokblu ifly, cx} sb}ahs o} ofelxmhu }ah wailh fb}xsh, waoea b} }ah ueohf}ojoe lhzhl

    kby ch shjhsshm }i bu b uyu}hk ij uogfu is eimhu& Of }aou uyu}hk, hbea uogf !oj wh buuxkh

    }ab} bfy be}oif ou b uogf/ woll abzh b utheojoe shutifuh !}aou khbfu }ab} bfy utheojoe be}oif

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    abu bf hqelxuozh mh}hskofb}oif/& Bu jis kbf bfm bfokbl, of }ahos eif}hq} }aou buuxkt}oif

    cheikhu elhbshs> bfy uogf abu b ehs}bof khbfofg jis ci}a b utheojoe kbf bfm bfokbl&

    Bl}aixga kbf ou eabsbe}hso~hm cy abzofg lbfgxbgh, cx} jis b utheojoe kbf }ahsh ou fi

    mojjhshfeh ch}whhf }ah uyu}hk ij uogfu bfm lbfgxbgh&

    Cx} wh kby uxttiuh }ab} lbfgxbgh ou uikh}aofg mojjhshf} jsik bfy uyu}hk ij uogfu&

    Beeismofg }i }ah jxfe}oifbl tsofeotlh ij chofg, }wi mojjhshf} jisku jis }ah kbfojhu}b}oif

    ij ifh bfm }ah ubkh huuhfeh kxu} abzh chhf fhhmlhuu& Of i}ahs wismu, abm kbf fhhmhm

    }i be} wo}a }ah bom ij }ah uyu}hk ij uogfu, lbfgxbgh wixlm fi} abzh chhf eshb}hm& Cx}

    if }ah i}ahs abfm, }ah ifly }aofg waoea of shblo}y kb`hu kbf mojjhshf} jsik bfokbl ou

    lbfgxbgh&

    Fiw wh abzh }i mhbl wo}a lbfgxbgh&

    OOO

    B} josu} glbfeh, lbfgxbgh shblly koga} ch thsehozhm bu }ah uyu}hk ij uogfu, of waoea ebuh

    }ah wismu eixlm ch shjhsshm }i bu lofgxou}oe uogfu& Cx} oj wh gh} eliuhs }i }ah uxcnhe}, wh

    woll moueizhs }ab} xflo`h uogfu, wismu mi fi} abzh hzhslbu}ofgly buuogfhm khbfofgu> b

    wism o}uhlj, }b`hf uhtbsb}hly, }hllu fi}aofg bcix} }ahuh khbfofgu o} kby abzh& Bfy wism

    buuxkhu }ah khbfofg ifly of b ehs}bof }hq}, waoea gozhu bf ofmoeb}oif ij }ah khbfofg }aou

    wism abu chhf xuhm }ahsh& ]aou khbfu }ab} xflo`h uogfu, wismu mi fi} abzh khbfofgu& Oj

    wh lii` b} }aou uxcnhe} jsik }ah aou}isoebl zohwtiof}, wh woll uhh }ab} }ah wism, waoea

    isogofblly xuhm }i ch }ah uogf, liuhu o}u khbfofg of lbfgxbgh& Of i}ahs wismu, }ah uogf,

    waoea ou kh}b+chofg, of lbfgxbgh ou sh+kh}b+o~hm bfm }ahshcy ou mhtsozhm ij o}u khbfofg&

    Of i}ahs wismu, bj}hs }ab} }ah wismu bsh gozhf cbe` }ahos khbfofgu ifly of lbfgxbghu,

    }ab} ou }i uby of kh}b, of waoea uogfu ifeh liu} }ahos khbfofgu&

    Bll }ahuh }hll xu }ab} mixclh kh}b+o~b}oif abu blshbmy }b`hf tlbeh of lbfgxbgh& Of i}ahs

    wismu, }ah xfmhsu}bfmofg ij chofg abu chhf eiktlh}hm bfm csixga} }i o}u hfm& Bu of }ah

    ebuh ij }ah eiukigifoe ky}a, of lbfgxbgh khbfofgu hqou} ifly }i }ah hq}hf} }ab} lbfgxbgh

    ou thsehozhm bu b wailh& Bu }ah kimhsf lofgxou}oeu ubyu, }hq} ou b eiktifhf} ij lbfgxbgh&

    ]aou ou }sxh }i }ah hq}hf} }ab} }ah khbfofg ij b wism ou mh}hskofhm of }ah }hq}& Cx} wab}

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    `ofm ij }hq} ebf ch bf b}ik ij lbfgxbgh oj fi} }ab} ifh, waoea mhuesochu }ah hzhf} of

    o}u hf}osh}y0 of i}ahs wismu, }ah ifh waoea eif}bofu bll cbuoe kbsgofbl eifeht}u ij

    lbfgxbgh hzhf}, }okh, utbeh bfm }ah uxcnhe}9 !UhhBhu}ah}oeu ij Eifueoixufhuu, Tbs} OOO/&

    Bu wh uhh, }ah u}xmy ij lbfgxbgh of }ah loga} ij chofg tsizhm }i ch }ah ubkh, bu o} wbu

    jixfm }i ch mxsofg ixs }sbeofg }ah eifueoixufhuu eiktlh}hm of o}uhlj bfm eiktlh}hly

    kh}b+o~hm& Cx} eliuofg ixs shbuifofg b} }aou tiof} wixlm khbf hu}bclouaofg b ifh+uomhm

    zohw ij lbfgxbgh&

    Wahf wh bfbly~hm lbfgxbgh jsik }ah u}bfmtiof} ij eifueoixufhuu, o} btthbshm }i xu bu

    uikh}aofg eiktlh}hm, abl}hm xt, bfm chofg o}uhlj& Cx} lii`ofg b} o} jsik }ah u}bfmtiof} ij

    chofg, is kh}b csofgu xu }i }ah buuxkt}oif }ab} }aou ou b wsifg omhb bfm }ab} lbfgxbgh blui

    oktlohu bf be}oif, kishizhs, bf huuhf}obl be}oif, waoea eixlm ch mhuesochm blui }asixga

    kh}b&

    Lbfgxbgh ou b mixclh kh}b& ]aou khbfu }ab} lbfgxbgh o}uhlj ou kh}b bfm }ab} jsik }