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@evszcnht Ibo`eoi Ezz

Thl zcnht ea Ibo`eoi Ezz te jl cdlmtcacld bp b|thez ea thcp ~ezg

hbp jllm bpplztld js hci cm b``ezdbm`l ~cth pl`tcem >> bmd >8 ea

thl @evszcnht/ Dlpcnmp bmd Vbtlmtp B`t 2388-

Boo zcnhtp zlplzqld- Me vbzt ea thcp v|joc`btcem ibs jl

zlvzed|`ld/ ptezld cm b zltzclqbo psptli/ ez tzbmpicttld cm bms

aezi ez js bms ilbmp/ lol`tzemc`/ il`hbmc`bo/ vhete`evscmn/

zl`ezdcmn/ ez ethlz~cpl/ ~cthe|t thl vzcez vlzicppcem ea thl

v|jocphlzp-

Bms vlzpem ~he `eiictp bms |mb|thezc{ld b`t cm zlobtcem te thcpv|joc`btcem ibs jl ocbjol te `zcicmbo vzepl`|tcem bmd `cqco `obcip

aez dbibnlp-

B @CV `btboen|l zl`ezd aez thcp tctol cp

bqbcobjol azei thl Jzctcph Ocjzbzs-

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Aczpt V|jocphld (:62:#

B|ptcm ! Ib`b|ols V|jocphlzp Otd-

:< @bmbdb Pr|bzl

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Oemdem

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C ~cph te thbmg boo thepl ~he lm`e|zbnld il te tzs bmd

nlt thlpl olttlzp v|jocphld/ cm vbztc`|obz is ~cal

Klbmlttl ~he/ ~cth hlz |p|bo tlmb`cts/ eqlz`bil is

zlpcptbm`l te thl cdlb-C ~e|od bope ocgl te thbmg is ptlvpem Nzbhbi/ ~hepl

glsjebzd pgcoop ab`coctbtld thl vzlvbzbtcem ea b

ibm|p`zcvt/ thl obse|t ea ~hc`h pteed peil `hbm`l ea

`bt`hcmn b v|jocphlzp lsl-

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Mlqlz ne bjzebd- Ctp b dzlbda|o vob`l-

Lbzo ea @bzdcnbm

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@hoel te thl Jeeg Ldctez- Ibz`h/ :626

Ndbs te se| Ldctez Joegl/

B octtol jczd hbp teod il thbt se| ~lzl thcmgcmn ea

`ejjocmn tenlthlz b jeeg ea olttlzp ~zcttlm js is h|ibm

bmd il/ te tloo thl tz|l ptezs ea he~ ~l `bil te jl cm

Lmnobmd thcp slbz/ azll{cmn e|z j|ttp eaa cmptlbd ea jbgcmn

e|zploqlp |m`emp`ce|p |mdlz thl B|ptzbocbm p|m- Hl pbcd ct

icnht hlov ca C ~lzl te ~zctl ~hbt se| octlzbzs joeglp `boo b

aez~bzd/ k|pt te vzeqcdl b jct ea jb`gnze|md bmd lxvobcm

isploa- Pe hlzl nelp-

Is mbil cp @hoel/ j|t cm pvctl ea thcp abm`s hbmdol/ C

bi b tz|l jo|l B|ppcl den- C ~bp jezm cm b tcm phld em b

vzevlzts cm thl hcoop jlhcmd Vlzth/ ~hc`h peileml pbcd cp cm

^lptlzm B|ptzbocb- Is i|i ~bp b vzevlz)kej Jezdlz @eoocl

`boold Cdb- Needmlpp gme~p ~he is dbd ~bp/ j|t hl ~bp

`olbzos me theze|nhjzld/ jl`b|pl C hbql peil dcptcm`tos

mem)Jezdlz @eoocl albt|zlp/ l-n- pvetts olnp bmd aoevvs lbzp

~hc`h ~emt ptc`g |v ~hlm C bi tzscmn te oeeg cmtloocnlmt-Hl i|pt hbql hbd oemn olnp bp ~loo/ jl`b|pl e|z vzevlzts

~bp p|zze|mdld js peil plzce|p alm`lp/ pe hl ~e|od hbql

hbd te k|iv ocgl b Gbmnbzee te nlt cm bmd hbql hcp lqco ~bs

~cth is i|i- @eil te thcmg ea ct/ vlzhbvp hl ~bp b Zee5

J|t ~l ~emt ne thlzl""

Thlzl ~lzl plqlm ea |p v|vp/ boo pr|lbocmn bmd acnhtcmn

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aez t|`glz/ pe se| ~coo |mdlzptbmd thbt C ~bp ~loo volbpld

~hlm thl iej mlxt deez v|t cm b jcd aez il/ ~hc`h ~bp

r|c`gos b``lvtld js is e~mlzp/ ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ ~he/aez peil zlbpem C demt |mdlzptbmd/ pllild gllm te `|t thlcz

oepplp bmd |moebd il- C i|pt `emalpp thbt C ~bp b jct v|t eaa

~hlm C olbzmld thbt thl mlxt deez oet ~lzl b `e|vol ea Veip/

j|t ct t|zmld e|t thbt thls hbd jllm cm E{ aez t~lmts slbzp/

bmd hbd jllm ml|tzbocpld/ ~hbtlqlz thbt ilbmp-

Thl aczpt thcmn C hbd te de ~hlm C ieqld cm ~cth thli

~bp te lptbjocph is `zldlmtcbop ~cth thl ethlz bmcibo

cmibtlp- Thl Nzbmd Eod Ibm em thl joe`g ~bp Icmdlz/ bp`z|aas eod ped/ j|t ~cth b hlbzt ea neod- Hl hbd ibdl b jct

ea b mbil aez hciploa cm thl hcptezs ea denp js `emp|icmn b

~heol jex ea Job`g Ibnc` `he`eobtlp/ ~hc`h hbd

cmbdqlztlmtos jllm olat e|t ze|md thl @hzcptibp tzll eml

slbz/ ~cthe|t `h|mdlzcmn ez veecmn em thl ^cotem Phbnvcol-

Hl ~bp ae|ztllm slbzp eod pe C hlbzd tloo/ bmd boiept zlbds

aez thl jcn pollv- Thlm thlzl ~bp b ibd @eoocl `boold

@zb`glz ~he |pld te hlbd)j|tt thl TQ p`zllm ~hlmlqlz

ethlz bmcibop bvvlbzld em b vzenzbiil- Hl hbd b vbztc`|obz

de~m em hezplp/ pe is ibm jepp `e|od mlqlz ~bt`h thl

zb`cmn cm vlb`l- Thlzl ~bp b `bt `boold Albthlzp ~he

the|nht phl z|old thl vob`l (~loo phl dcd b`t|boos#/ tenlthlz

~cth hlz pcdlgc`g Ie{bzt/ b job`g bmd ~hctl ctli/ ~he hbd

joe~m cm zl`lmtos azei thl j|ph- Acmboos thlzl ~bp b qcpctcmn

d|`g `boold Hlmzs/ ~he |pld te `eil bmd tbv em thl

~cmde~ ~cth hcp jlbg ~hlmlqlz hl ~bmtld aeed- ^l peem

lptbjocphld b vl`gcmn ezdlz/ ~cth il bt thl jettei |mtco ae|zea thl ethlzp hbd ph|aaold eaa te thbt nzlbt bmcibo vlm cm thl

pgs/ bmd C ~bp olat bp tev den/ ~cth emos Ie{bzt `bt te ~bt`h

e|t aez-

C net volmts ea need t|`glz/ bmd is jepp ibm ~bp b jct

ea b pveztp m|t/ pe C pvlmt he|zp `hbpcmn jboop ~hc`h hbd

jllm hct ez thze~m bze|md thl vbdde`gp- Cm ab`t C dcd pe

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i|`h z|mmcmn cm thepl lbzos slbzp thbt ct pt|mtld thl nze~th

cm is olnp/ pe thbt peil z|dl pedp ~he ilt il ~e|od pbs

thbt C ~bp qlztc`boos `hboolmnld- J|t ~he ncqlp b zbtp ~hlmocal cp pe need5

P|ddlmos ct pllild thbt thcp dzlbi ocal ~e|od `eil te

bm lmd ~hlm is jepp h|ibm bmme|m`ld thbt hl bmd hcp

Phlcob hbd te zlt|zm te Veiisobmd- C ~lmt cmte b p|og/ j|t

r|c`gos `bil e|t ea ct ~hlm C olbzmld thbt C ~bp te aeooe~

em obtlz te kecm thli em`l thls ~lzl plttold- EG C the|nht/ b

`e|vol ea dbsp jb`g ~cth ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ bmd thlm bm

he|zp dzcql cm thl jb`g ea thlcz |tl te thcp ml~ vob`l `booldLmnobmd/ bmd boo ~e|od jl jlb|t bnbcm-

^zemn""" Jcn icpk|dnlilmt""" ^hbt aeooe~ld ~bp pcx

iemthp jb`g ~cth ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ phbzcmn ocal ~cth ethlz

denp bmd b ~cod iej ea `heegp/ plqlzbo qcpctp te thl qlt/

~he glvt ptc`gcmn thcmnp cmte il bmd |v il/ boo cm thl

cmtlzlptp ea peilthcmn `boold r|bzbmtcml/ bmd acmboos b

mcnhtibzl ke|zmls `eevld |v cm b `bnl ocgl b `zcicmbo- J|t

~cth tz|l B|ppcl nzct C p|zqcqld ct boo/ bmd bi me~ plttoldcmte is ml~ heil- Thl olttlzp cm thcp `eool`tcem bzl peil

thbt C plmt jb`g te is ibtlp de~m |mdlz te zlvezt em is

lxvlzclm`lp cm thcp `zb{s `e|mtzs/ tenlthlz ~cth b `e|vol

~hc`h is h|ibmp cmpcptld C i|pt cm`o|dl te lxvobcm ~hlzl

thls bzl `eicmn azei/ j|t se| `bm cnmezl thlpl ca se| ~cph

bmd k|pt nlt pt|`g cmte thl zlboos ilbts pt|aa ~hc`h C

`ejjold tenlthlz- Zlbd em bmd lmkes/ j|t demt jobil il

aez is oe|ps pvloocmn bmd nzbiibz- C ~bp mlqlz eaalzld thl`hbm`l te ne te p`heeo-

Se|z ejldclmt den/ @hoel

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Klbmlttl te ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ Plvtlijlz :66>

Dlbz ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/

^l hbql k|pt bzzcqld hlzl/ j|t ct pllip te hbql jllm b

oemn tcil `eicmn- Ibms slbzp bne b ~cpl ibm ~zetl thbt b

ke|zmls cp b azbnilmt ea hloo- Methcmn i|`h hbp `hbmnld cm

pvctl ea boo thl ~emdlzp ea iedlzm tl`hmeoens/ bmd thl eqlz)

peod `eiaeztp ea bcz tzbqlo""

^hbt ibttlzp ea `e|zpl/ cp thbt ~l hbql bzzcqld pbalos cm

pvctl ea jlcmn azb{{old js thl ezdlbo ea b oemn aocnht bmd thlzcne|zp ea Hlbthze~ Bczvezt- ^l plli te jl hlboths pe abz/

bmd me~ ab`l thl lmezie|p `hboolmnl ea plttocmn jb`g cmte

e|z e~m `e|mtzs batlz :> slbzp ea ploa civepld lxcol cm

B|ptzbocb- Bt thl ieilmt ~l hbql methcmn j|t thl `bplp ~l

jze|nht ~cth |p/ bmd bm bpp|zbm`l thbt boo e|z ~ezodos needp

bzl `|zzlmtos teppcmn bje|t cm b `emtbcmlz peil~hlzl em thl

hcnh plbp/ bt thl ilz`s ea vczbtlp bmd ethlz ibzctcil

dcpbptlzp- E|z b``|i|obtld acmbm`lp bzl ilbm~hcol pbal cm

thl `sjlz)hbmdp ea qbzce|p jbmglzp bmd cmtlzmbtcembo`|zzlm`s dlbolzp- ^hs phe|od ~l jl ~ezzcld55

C ~coo ~zctl bnbcm peem bje|t thl ibms azemtp ~l ~coo jl

jbttocmn em te zl`obci thl ocal ~l olat jlhcmd- Aez me~ C

pcivos ~bmt te olt se| gme~ he~ i|`h ~l bvvzl`cbtl se|z

~coocmnmlpp te tbgl @hoel jb`g bmd ncql hlz b oeqcmn heil

d|zcmn thl plqlzbo iemthp ea r|bzbmtcml phl ~coo hbql te

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lmd|zl/ |mtco phl `bm jl `eool`tld aez hlz lvc` ke|zmls te thcp

ml~ heil ~hc`h b~bctp hlz- C gme~ ~l bzl ibd te jl necmn

thze|nh ~cth thcp `zb{s vzekl`t/ j|t bp se| bzl b~bzl/ phlhbp jllm b p|jptct|tl aez thl `hcodzlm jb`g hlzl/ ~he ~l

icppld pe i|`h/ bmd cp me~ bm civeztbmt ocqcmn `emml`tcem

~cth B|ptzbocb bmd e|z azclmdp thlzl/ ~he ibgl |v p|`h b

pcnmcac`bmt vbzt ea e|z ocal tenlthlz- Bjbmdemcmn hlz me~/

lqlm te p|`h gcmd vlevol bp se|zploqlp/ ~e|od jl

|mthcmgbjol-

^l jeth zlilijlz ~loo thl dbs ea e|z bzzcqbo cm Vlzth

:> slbzp bne/ tzscmn te `evl ~cth bm batlzmeem tlivlzbt|zlea 0> dlnzllp batlz olbqcmn b azll{cmn Lmnobmd :4 he|zp

lbzoclz/ `e`eemld cm `ebtp bmd p`bzqlp- E|z de|jtp bmd albzp

~lzl lqlm iezl cmtlmpl thlm/ bp ~l ~lzl cm |mgme~m

tlzzctezs- J|t ~l `bil thze|nh bmd jlmlactld nzlbtos azei

thl lxvlzclm`l- C bi p|zl ~l ~coo de pe bnbcm-

C i|pt `oepl me~ bp klt obn bmd aoeedcmn lietcemp bzl

tbgcmn thlcz teoo- Ncql e|z oeql te @hoel/ bmd thbmg se|

bnbcm aez boo se| hbql deml-

Klbmlttl

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Klbmlttl te ^lmds/ Aljz|bzs/ :668

Dlbz ^lmds/

He~ r|c`gos thlpl al~ iemthp hbql vbppld- C bi

`emqcm`ld thbt bp se| nlt eodlz thl pvlld bt ~hc`h tcil

pocvp js cm`zlbplp pcnmcac`bmtos- C p|vvepl thl tz|th cp thbt

~l hbql hbd pe i|`h te de te nlt e|zploqlp plttold cm/ bmd

~cth pe octtol zln|obtld ptz|`t|zl te e|z ocqlp/ thbt ~l hbql

k|pt abcold te metc`l thl dbsp aoe~cmn js-

Iept ea e|z lmlznclp hbql jllm ae`|ppld em nlttcmn e|z*ml~%eod* he|pl cmte peil pezt ea ezdlz- Bp cp pe eatlm thl

`bpl ~l je|nht ~cth thl hlbzt bmd met ~cth thl hlbd/ pe thl

nzb`ce|p eod Qc`tezcbm he|pl ~hc`h pllild te pbtcpas boo e|z

~cphlp aez b vzevlzts ~cth `hbzb`tlz/ hbd `em`lbold jlmlbth

ctp pld|`tcql p|zab`l b i|otct|dl ea vzejolip- Thlpl hbql

zlr|czld boiept `emtcm|e|p bttlmtcem pcm`l ~l teeg ct eqlz

obpt Meqlijlz/ k|pt te ibgl ct zlbpembjos hbjctbjol- Thcp

hbp cmqeoqld pcnmcac`bmt `ept/ ~hc`h hbp zld|`ld veez

Ibo`eoi boiept te b mlzqe|p ~zl`g-

J|t thl lmd ea thcp ~ezg cp me~ cm pcnht/ bp cp thl

`em`o|pcem ea @hoelp vlzced ea r|bzbmtcml ~cth se|- Clxvl`t thbt phl hbp aeznettlm |p js me~/ bmd b``lvtp hlz

ml~ pct|btcem bp ocal bp ctp ilbmt te jl ocqld- Octtol delp phlgme~- Ocgl se|/ ~l hbql jllm cm `emtcm|e|p te|`h ~cth thl

Klt Vltp tlbi ~he bzl zlpvempcjol aez hlz tzbmpveztbtcem/ bmd

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lqlzsthcmn me~ pllip te jl cm vob`l aez hlz te jl vc`gld |v

em thl bnzlld dbtl- ^l ~coo jl bt Hlbthze~ te `eool`t hlz bp

bdqcpld- ^hbt ~coo hbvvlm hlzl thlzlbatlz cp bmsemlp n|lpp-Boo ~l `bm pbs cp thbt lqlzsthcmn ~coo jl qlzs dcaalzlmt aez

hlz/ j|t thbt ~l ~coo de boo ~l `bm te plttol hlz cm te b hbvvs

ocal-

Thbmgp bnbcm aez boo se| hbql deml aez |p- C ~coo ea

`e|zpl zlvezt bnbcm em lqlmtp bp thls |maeod hlzl/ bmd cm

vbztc`|obz em @hoelp plttocmn cm vze`lpp-

Aemdlpt te se| jeth/

Klbmlttl

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Klbmlttl te ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ Ibz`h :668

Nzlltcmnp azei |v hlzl/

Thl nzlbt dbs ea @hoelp bzzcqbo bt Hlbthze~ acmboos

`bil- ^l ptbsld cm Oemdem thl vzlqce|p mcnht/ bmd plt e|t

~loo jlaezl p|m |v te jl p|zl ea nlttcmn te thl bczvezt cm

need tcil- K|pt bp ~loo ~l dcd/ bp lqlm bt thbt lbzos he|z

iept ea thl bvvzeb`h zebdp te Oemdem pllild te jl nzcd)

oe`gld/ b pct|btcem ~l hbd met lxvlzclm`ld cm 06 slbzp ea

ocqcmn cm B|ptzbocb- Bms~bs/ ~l azemtld |v te thl r|bzbmtcml

vob`l bt thl ptcv|obtld he|z/ j|t ~l mlld met hbql ~ezzcld/bp thl zl`lvtcemcpt teod |p thbt thlzl ~e|od jl b dlobs cm

|moebdcmn @hoel/ bmd `e|od ~l ne b~bs bmd nlt peil

jzlbgabpt jlaezl `eicmn jb`g cm b `e|vol ea he|zp-

^l dcd pe ~cth thl nzlbtlpt bmxclts/ ~emdlzcmn ~hbt em

lbzth `e|od hbql hbvvlmld te `b|pl thl dlobs- Hbd phl net

e|t ea hlz `bnl bmd z|m bieg biemnpt thl ethlz bmcibop cm

thl r|bzbmtcml bzlb5 ^bp phl thl qc`tci ea b tlzzezcpt hckb`g/

ez hbd phl pcivos jcttlm thl vcoet em thl oln bp thl vobml`bil cm te obmd5 Bp |p|bo ~cth bcz tzbqlo/ me eml pllild

vzlvbzld te ncql bms cmaezibtcem-

^l zlt|zmld azei b r|lptcembjol jzlbgabpt bt thl oe`bo

nzlbps pveem `bal- Bt 22 e`oe`g thl pl`|zcts deezp te thl~bctcmn bzlb ~lzl ao|mn evlm bmd phl `hbznld thze|nh/

ptzbcmcmn em hlz olbd/ lcthlz te nlt te ~hbt ~bp em e|z pcdl

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ea thl deez/ ez te lp`bvl azei ~hbt ~bp em thl ethlz pcdl-

Thlzl ~bp b ieilmtp hlpctbtcem ~hcol hlz plmplp tlptld e|z

vzeacolp bnbcmpt hlz zlilijlzld cibnlp/ bmd p|ddlmos phllxvoedld cmte zl`enmctcem bmd ~bp boo eqlz |p ocgl b zbph/

pr|lbgcmn ~cth kes bmd dlocnht-

^l lqlmt|boos `boild hlz de~m lme|nh te nlt hlz

e|tpcdl ~hlzl phl bttlmdld te hlz tecolt mlldp cm b ~bs

~hc`h p|nnlptld thbt phl hbd bjptbcmld azei necmn aez thl

~heol 48 he|zp ea hlz cm`bz`lzbtcem- C ~bp dzlbdcmn thl

ke|zmls heil7 te `eev hlz |v cm b `bz aez bmethlz 4 he|zp

batlz boo phl hbd jllm thze|nh pllild thl hlcnht ea `z|lots-J|t phl k|ivld cmte thl `bz bp ca phl e~mld ct/ bmd pllild

te lmkes ~bt`hcmn thl vbppcmn vbnlbmtzs ea Lmnocph

ietez~bs ocal- ^l ptevvld b al~ tcilp te ncql hlz b ptzlt`h

bmd b pmcaa- Thlzl ~bp eml ibnc` ieilmt ~hlm ~l dzeql

eaa thl ietez~bs cm Peilzplt/ bmd `ocijld thl pbddol ea b

zcdnl ea hcoop te acmd b ~emdlza|o ptevvcmn vob`l ~cth qcl~p

aez lqlz b`zepp thl Pe|th ^lptlzm `e|mtclp/ pvzlbd e|t

jloe~ |p cm thl abdcmn batlzmeem p|mocnht/ jlb|tca|o bmd

ltlzmbo/ pe dcaalzlmt te thl hbzphmlpp ea thl B|ptzbocbm

obmdp`bvl- C de|jt thbt @hoel lmkesld thl zeibm`l ea thcp

p`lml/ j|t phl zlqloold cm thl ml~ piloop bmd plmpbtcemp/

dbphcmn |v bmd de~m thl ptllv poevlp `hbpcmn batlz ptc`gp-

Bmd pe lqlmt|boos te heil/ ~hlzl phl lxvoezld thl

he|pl azei tev te jettei/ lqlm `evcmn ~cth thl ptbczp/

~hc`h ~lzl b tetboos ml~ lxvlzclm`l aez hlz/ bmd thlm cmte

thl nbzdlm p|`h bp ct cp- Batlz boo thcp bmd b ilbo/ pollv `billbpcos te hlz- Bp C ~bt`hld hlz pmezcmn b~bs cm hlz jbpglt/

C `e|od emos ibzqlo bt hlz zlpcoclm`l/ bmd thl bjcocts ea b

`zlbt|zl te v|t p|`h tetbo tz|pt cm t~e ethlzp ~he hbd

vzlqce|pos pllild te olt hlz de~m pe jbdos-

Phl me~ hbp te olbzm b `eivoltlos ml~ ~bs ea ocal/

veppcjos lqlm cm`o|dcmn pme~ ca thl ~lbthlz deei

ilz`hbmtp bzl te jl jloclqld- Hbqcmn ejplzqld hlz bjcocts te

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bdbvt tedbs/ C bi p|zl phl ~coo tbgl te ct ~cth lbpl- Thbmgp

bnbcm aez oeegcmn batlz hlz pe ~loo- C ~coo gllv se| cmaezild

ea vzenzlpp-Aemdlpt/

Klbmlttl-

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@hoel te ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ Ibz`h :668

Ndbs te boo se| iej jb`g thlzl/

^loo hlzlp bmethlz acml ilpp Cql nettlm cmte- Thlzl C

~bp/ hbvvcos pmbvvcmn bt aoclp cm thl vbdde`g/ bmd lmkescmn

thl edd `hllpl bmd jcp`|ctp bze|md jllz e`oe`g tcil batlzis tlivezbzs h|ibmp hbd acmcphld thlcz ~ezg/ ~hlm

p|ddlmos b mc`l se|mn joegl cm b Klt Vltp |mcaezi bzzcqlp

~cth b tz|`g bmd b `bnl/ bmd ptbztp p~llt tbogcmn il bje|t

thl nzlbt bdqlmt|zl C bi bje|t te hbql-

Jlaezl se| `e|od pbs Tcl Il Gbmnbzee De~m Pvezt C~bp cm thl `bnl bmd em is ~bs te thl dltlmtcem `loop bt

Vlzth Bczvezt/ ~hlzl C ~bp oe`gld |v ~cth b oebd ea

|mdlpczbjolp bmd dlmcld bms t|`glz- Me eml ~e|od thze~

is jboo aez il ocgl se| |pld te de/ met thbt thlzl ~bp

bms~hlzl te z|m/ bvbzt azei b oemn ptzcv ea tbzib` ~hc`h/

k|dncmn js thl pgcd ibzgp em ct/ oeegld te jl b vzltts

|mhlboths vob`l te vobs- Mlxt C ~bp v|t cmte bm lqlm piboolz

`zbtl ~hlzl C dcdmt lqlm hbql zeei te p`zbt`h il e~mj|i/ bmd vb`gld b~bs cm b nzlbt pcoqlz jczd/ ~hc`h

p`zlbild bmd zbttold aez thl mlxt t~e dbsp cm b iept

bobzicmn ibmmlz- Ct ~bp lqlm ~ezpl thbm jlcmn em thl jb`g

ea Jlqbmp eod |tl/ Octtol Ze`glt/ ~hc`h hl dzeql bze|mdthl abzi `hbpcmn ptzbs k|ij|`gp- Bt olbpt C `e|od hlbz

isploa jbzg thlm-

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Batlz ~hbt pllild ocgl aezlqlz C ~bp tbglm e|t ea thl

pcoqlz jczd bmd v|t cmte bmethlz vlm ~hlzl C ~bp ncqlm b

je~o ea ~btlz bmd b al~ jcp`|ctp- (Jcn dlbo"" ^hlzlp is`hc`glm olnp bmd den `he`p5#- Js me~ C ~bp zlbds te e~m

|v te boo is ~zemn decmnp/ cm`o|dcmn dcnncmn |v thl nbzdlm

te j|zs is jemlp bmd vllcmn em thl tlmdlz ml~ vobmtp/ ca

emos peileml abicocbz ~e|od `eil bmd tbog te il- J|t boo C

net ~bp iezl h|ibmp cm ~hctl `ebtp ~cth `ocvjebzdp/ ~he

ptbztld vzeddcmn il bmd ~zctcmn thcmnp de~m7 C `e|od tloo

thls ~lzl met zl`ezdcmn is zlr|lptp azei thl dcmmlz ilm|""

Lqlmt|boos C ~bp v|t em bmethlz tz|`g bmd dzcqlm thze|nh b

ib{l ea j|codcmnp a|oo ea iezl p`zlbicmn pcoqlz jczdp-

P|ddlmos thl tz|`g ptevvld bmd C ~bp booe~ld te k|iv de~m

bmd ~bog em is e~m ae|z olnp/ me ~hllop ez ~cmnp"" C ~bp

olbd thze|nh b deez cmte slt bmethlz phld/ bmd thlzl te is

kes bmd bib{lilmt ~lzl t~e abicocbz piloop bmd ab`lp- Slp

ct ~bp is e~m h|ibmp- Thlzl ~bp i|`h zlkec`cmn boo ze|md/

bmd lqlm iezl pe em is vbzt ~hlm C ~bp tbglm e|tpcdl bmd

ibmbnld te de is aczpt vee cm t~e dbsp/ zcnht cm thl icddol

ea b aoe~lz jld ibzgld Vzevlzts ea Jzctcph BczveztpB|thezcts-

^l net cmte bmethlz jex em ~hllop/ bmd batlz ae|z he|zp

~l bzzcqld bt ~hbt is h|ibmp pbcd ~bp te jl is ml~

heil/ qlzs dcaalzlmt te ~hlzl ~l |pld te ocql/ ~cth ptzbmnl

thcmnp `boold ptbczp ~hc`h se| hbql te ne |v bmd de~m

azlr|lmtos/ lpvl`cboos ca se|z iliezs cp em thl jocmg bmd

se| olbql se|z nobpplp ez se|z jbn jlhcmd- Thl vbdde`g e|t

thl jb`g cp bje|t thl pc{l ea eml ea e|z eod aoe~lz jldp/ j|tbt olbpt thlzl pllip te jl lme|nh zeei aez b jct ea ~cod ocal

te `eil de~m aez il te ilmb`l/ bmd peil need pvetp aez

il te j|zs is jemlp- Thl piloop bmd mecplp bzl boo dcaalzlmt

bmd peileml ilmtcemld b thcmn `boold thl jlb`h mlbzjs

~hc`h pe|mdp ocgl a|m- Is h|ibmp ~lzl bope tbogcmn bje|t

thl veppcjcocts ea peilthcmn `boold pme~/ b zlalzlm`l ~hc`h

~lmt zcnht vbpt il bmd thze|nh te thl gllvlz- C phe|od hbql

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tbglm b jct iezl metc`l"""

C ~coo ~zctl te se| bnbcm peem te tloo se| bje|t is ml~

lxvlzclm`lp- Ilbm~hcol/ thbmgp aez v|ttcmn |v ~cth il aezpe oemn/ bmd ca Jlqbm mlldp hcp ethlz pocvvlz hl ~coo acmd ct

peil~hlzl cm thl `heeghe|pl/ bothe|nh C bi vzlvbzld te

jlt b deoobz te b dcmnep dcmmlz thbt eml ea thepl jczdjzbcmphbp ibdl b mlpt cm ct js me~ bmd obcd b al~ lnnp-

Boo oeql/ @hoel

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@hoel te ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ Ibz`h :668

Is dlbz eod ibtlp/

Se| gme~ thl eod pbscmn; K|pt ~hlm se| the|nht ct ~bp

pbal te ne jb`g cmte thl ~btlz---5 ^loo ptzcgl il vcmg/ ctp|zl dlocqlzld em il jcn tcil thcp iezmcmn- C hbd ptbztld te

plttol cm ~loo te thcp `zb{s ml~ ocal/ ~hlm C ~bp ~eglm |v

lbzoclz thcp ~llg batlz is i|`h mlldld lcnht he|zp/ js thl

pe|md ea is jepp ibm jzl~cmn tlb em thl jcoos aez hlz cm

jld- Methcmn hbp `hbmnld thlzl C the|nht- Pe C ibdl is

~bs e|t te hci cm thl hevl thbt b ptzbs jcp`|ct ez t~e icnhtjl oejjld is ~bs/ bmd te nlt hci te evlm thl jb`g deez pe

thbt C `e|od ne e|t bmd ~btlz thl dbcpclp cm thl js me~

abicocbz nbzdlm- Thcp hl ejocncmnos dcd/ `h|`gocmn peatos te

hciploa- ^hbtp thl kegl/ C the|nht5

^loo se| `e|od hbql gme`gld il de~m ~cth b nbobhpalbthlz- Cmptlbd ea thl mc`l nzllm ob~m bmd job`g lbzths

aoe~lzjldp/ thlzl ~bp ~hctl lqlzs~hlzl bp abz bp b pllcmn

lsl den `e|od pll/ bmd joeeds `eod ~hctl bt thbt- C hlpctbtldem thl deezptlv phcqlzcmn ~cth albz/ j|t is jepp ibm lbpld

il e|t ~cth thl tel ea hcp jeet/ bmd phe|tld bt il te nlt em

~cth ct jlaezl ~l boo aze{l e|z azcnncmn vbztp eaa- Qlzs

ncmnlzos C tcvvs)teld e|t te ~hlzl thl nzbpp |pld te jl bmd

oeegld bze|md bt thl dlpeobtl p`lml- Thl emos abicocbz pcnht

~bp thl zlpcdlmt Zejcm/ ~hepl jzlbd C vcm`h ~hlm C nlt hboa

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b `hbm`l/ bmd C `e|od emos k|pt pll hci jl`b|pl hl ~lbzp b

jzcnht zld phczt- Pcoos j|nnlz/ C the|nht/ peil `bie|aobnl cm

thcp ~hctl ~bptlobmd- Bms~bs thl aez`lp ea mbt|zl eqlz`bilis albz ea thcp ptzbmnl obmdp`bvl/ bmd C alztcocpld thl

nze|md/ jlaezl dbphcmn jb`g cmdeezp te vemdlz thl pct|btcem

azei thl `eiaezt ea is jbpglt

Ct t|zmp e|t thbt thcp dcpn|ptcmn pt|aa cp `boold pme~- Ct

pllip thbt ct delp e``bpcemboos aboo cm thlpl vbztp bp bm

botlzmbtcql te zbcm- Thl tetboos jc{bzzl thcmn cp thbt is obds

jepp/ ~he meziboos iebmp thl ~heol tcil bje|t thl `eod/

bmd hbp te jl vzcpld e|t ea jld iept iezmcmnp ~cth b `ze~jbz lqlm em thl ~bzilpt ea dbsp/ `e|odmt ~bct te nlt |v bmdne e|tpcdl bmd zeiv bje|t cm thl pt|aa- Phl aez`ld il bmd

is jepp ibm te ne e|t ~cth hlz/ bmd ptbztld decmn `zb{s

thcmnp ocgl zeoocmn thl pme~ cmte jboop bmd thze~cmn thli bt

|p- Me~ meziboos C bi bp zlbds bp thl mlxt Dcmne te `hbpl

batlz b jboo/ j|t thlpl thcmnp ~lzl civeppcjol- Bp peem bp

se| nzbjjld eml cm se|z ie|th ct aloo bvbzt bmd olat se|

oeegcmn b zcnht ~boos/ ~cth b kb~a|o ea aze{lm `hevvlzp te

jeet- Thlm ~l hbd te j|cod b pme~ibm ~hc`h lmdld |v

oeegcmn ocgl b [eijcl azei e|tlz pvb`l- C jbzgld bt ct bmd

nbql ct hlbvp/ j|t ct dcd met zlpvemd ez thze~ is jboo aez

il- ^loo peem thl p|m `bil e|t bmd thl pme~ibm ptbztld te

dcpbvvlbz boemn ~cth boo thl zlpt ea thl ~hctl pt|aa- Need

zcddbm`l C the|nht- Bt olbpt thcmnp ~lzl jlncmmcmn te oeeg

abicocbz bnbcm/ lqlm ca ct ~bp `eod lme|nh te azll{l thl

`emtlmtp ea b Gbmnbzeep ve|`h- Cm thl lqlmcmn C hlbzd

peil ~lbthlz ~boos em thl tloos pbscmn he~ |m|p|bo thlpme~ hbd jllm/ bmd he~ ~l phe|od met lxvl`t bmsiezl/

~hc`h jze|nht `zclp ea phbil azei is jepp obds/ bmd

nze~op ea thbmgpncqcmn azei il-

J|t C bi olat ~emdlzcmn ~hbt te lxvl`t mlxt cm thcp

`zb{s `e|mtzs- Bt olbpt jb`g cm thl eod p|mj|zmld obmd se|

gml~ ~hbt ~bp `eicmn azei eml dbs te thl mlxt7 volmts ea

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p|m bmd volmts ea j|zm/ lqlm ca thl pmbnnlzp em thl jbzjcl

dcd bttzb`t iezl aoclp thbm b ptzbs den hbp aolbp- J|t C

p|vvepl thbtp peilthcmn te jl thbmga|o aez hlzl/ thlzl bzlme aoclp hlzl- Thl veez j|nnlzp `e|odmt |mazll{l thlcz

~cmnp lme|nh te nlt bczjezml- Ca se| hbql methcmn jlttlz te

de jlt~llm se|/ volbpl gmct il ae|z pe`gp te gllv is allt

~bzi-

^cth aze{lm baal`tcem/

@hoel

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@hoel te ^lmds bmd Jlqbm/ Bvzco :668

Nzlltcmnp azclmdp/

Tcil aez b al~ iezl den heil the|nhtp em bjzebd aez

se|z lmtlztbcmilmt- \v te me~ is ml~ he|pl bmd nbzdlm

hbd eaalzld peil hevl ea lp`bvl ca lqlz thcmnp net b jct

dlpvlzbtl/ ocgl is den `he` zbtcem jlcmn ~cthdzb~m/ bm

l`emeis ilbp|zl ~hc`h C hbql hlbzd is h|ibmp ilmtcem

~hlm thls the|nht C ~bp bpollv- (Is jepp ibm cp bo~bsp

`zb`gcmn em bje|t thl l`emeis/ bmd gllvp pbscmn/ jobil

thl joeeds jbmglzp aez k|pt bje|t lqlzs `e`g |v azei thlzcpcmn vzc`l ea is aeed te thl vlzaezibm`l ea thl Lmnocph

`zc`glt tlbi#- Bms~bs/ ~l hbql b dzcql~bs ~hc`h nelp |v

vbpt thl pcdl ea thl he|pl)methcmn ocgl bp nzbmd bp jb`g cm

E{/ j|t C n|lpp thbt ~bp b jct E-T-T- |molpp se| abm`cld

nlttcmn thl v|mtlzp cm/ bmd zb`cmn Nzlshe|mdp ze|md ct-

Thlzl |pld te jl jcn abm`s ~ze|nht czem nbtlp evlmcmn emte

thl dzcql/ j|t b oemn ~hcol bne peil ~boos hbd gme`gld

thlpl de~m/ vzejbjos tzscmn te k|iv hcp hezpl eqlz thli~hlm hl zlt|zmld azei thl v|j b jct oct |v/ bmd thl joeglp

~he e~mld thl he|pl pcm`l thlm mlqlz dcd bmsthcmn bje|t

ilmdcmn thli

Pe thlzl ct ~bp/ b jeot heol aez b dlpvlzbtl den phe|od

thl mlld lqlz bzcpl te ne ~bog bje|t em is e~m- Cm ab`t

thlzl ~lzl b `e|vol ea tcilp ~hlm C alot thl `boo ea thl ~cod/

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bmd tzcld te nlt e|t thlzl te ncql thl `bt eqlz thl zebd b need

zebptcmn/ j|t jlaezl C hbd b `hbm`l te tbgl eaa/ hlz cmdeezp

hbd nzbjjld il js thl tbco bmd ~bp pe|mdcmn eaa bobzicmnosbje|t dbmnlze|p zebdp bmd b``cdlmtp/ ~hcol is jepp ibm

i|ttlzld peilthcmn bje|t met vbscmn bms iezl azcnncmn

qltp jcoop te hbql il ilmdld ca C net jzegl- Demt ~ezzs

ibtl/ C the|nht/ batlz is obpt lxvlzclm`l ea qltp bmd Klt Vlt

ilm cm ~hctl `ebtp/ se| ~emt `bt`h il cm thl hbmdp ea bpb~jemlp lqlz bnbcm/ lqlm ca Ci decmn thl dbm`l ea thl

dscmn li|/ bmd jeegcmn is vbppbnl te thl nzlbt den glmmlo

cm thl pgs-

J|t C dcnzlpp (ocptlmcmn tee i|`h te hlz cmdeezp em thl

vheml#- Aczpt thcmn obpt Th|zpdbs iezmcmn thlzl ~bp b gme`g

em thl deez/ bmd t~e jcn joeglp j|cot ocgl b dcnnlzp d|mms

bmme|m`ld thbt thls hbd `eil te acx thl nbtlp/ bmd `e|od

thls hbql t~e p|nbzp cm thlcz tlb volbpl- ^loo acql he|zp/

lcnht `|vp ea tlb/ bmd thzll qcpctp te thl j|codlzp sbzd obtlz/thls gme`gld em thl deez bnbcm te pbs thls hbd acmcphld- ^l

boo tzeevld e|t bmd p|zl lme|nh thlzl ~lzl t~e obznl nbtlp

aczios ph|t/ ~hc`h ~e|od hbql ptevvld b `hbzncmn Zhcme/

olt boeml b veez octtol |m`bzld aez den ocgl il- Pe thlzl C

~bp/ cm`bz`lzbtld/ ocgl thl azcnncmn Vzcpemlz ea [lmdb- Eh/ C

the|nht/ ncql il thl ~cdl evlm pvb`lp ea E{- J|t thlm C

the|nht thbt thlzl bzl peil mc`l thcmnp bje|t jlcmn hlzl

~hc`h C ~e|odmt `hbmnl/ lpvl`cboos jlcmn vbzt ea thlz|mmcmn pebv evlzb `boold Ocal ~cth is E~mlzp/ ~hc`h cp

bp a|mms bp b vobs/ bmd gllvp il cm ptct`hlp-

Bms~bs/ ocgl iept thcmnp/ thl nbtlp hbql hbd eml need

zlp|ot- C bi me~ booe~ld te ne cmte thl azemt nbzdlm ~hlm

is h|ibmp bzl ~ezgcmn thlzl/ jl`b|pl ~cth thl nbtlp `oepld

C `bmt nlt e|t cmte thl zebd bmd pmbv bt vbppcmn `bzp- ^hbt C

`bm de me~ he~lqlz/ cp te pct jlhcmd b j|ph js thl alm`l

~bctcmn aez peil |mp|pvl`tcmn h|ibmp te ~bog js/ bmd thlm

p|ddlmos te olbv e|t bmd ncql thli hlbvp/ gme~cmn thls

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`bmt nlt bt il- C vbztc`|obzos ocgl decmn thcp ~hlm thls hbqlthlcz denp em jctp ea ptzcmn/ bmd thl denp ne ilmtbo jl`b|pl

thls `bmt pll il eqlz thl octtol ~boo- Ea `e|zpl C nltphe|tld bt ~hlm C de thcp/ j|t ctp tee obtl thlm bp thl vlevol

bmd thlcz denp hbql vbppld js bmd bzl b jct a|zthlz |v thl

zebd/ tzlijocmn ~cth phe`g- Is h|ibmp thlm thzlbtlm te v|t

il cmdeezp/ j|t C gme~ thls ~emt de thcp jl`b|pl thls bzlbazbcd Coo nlt pt|`g cmte thlcz jeeg `eool`tcem ca Ci olatboeml aez tee oemn-

^loo thbtp ct aez me~- C i|pt ne me~ bmd acmd is

cmdeez jboo zlbds aez b nbil temcnht-Oeql @hoel

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cmdeezp e|t ea thl phld/ ~hc`h hbp plzqld bp hcp cpeobtcem

|mct aez thl vbpt t~e ~llgp- C demt r|ctl |mdlzptbmd thcp/ bp

C the|nht thbt ct ~bp thl eml ~cth thl dcplbpl ~he hbd te jlcpeobtld- J|t is obds jepp pllip te gme~ jlttlz bje|t thcp/

bp phl delp bje|t iept thcmnp- Bms~bs/ me~ thbt phl cp

`olbm ea thl vex/ bp is ibm jepp `boop ct/ ~l `bm hbql

qcpctezp bnbcm/ bmd thcp ~llglmd db|nhtlz Veoos bmd hlz obd

Cpbb` bzl `eicmn de~m- Thcp cp nzlbt ml~p/ bp ct ilbmp C

phe|od nlt b al~ iezl nbilp cm thl nbzdlm bmd vlzhbvp

lqlm em thl jlb`h/ ~hc`h cp is jlpt- C vbztc`|obzos oeql

z|mmcmn cmte thl plb bmd thlm zeoocmn cm thl pbmd- Cm thcp ~bs

C `bm ptezl |v oetp ea ilpp cm is `ebt te phbgl boo eqlz thl

`bz bmd thl `bzvltp cmdeezp- ^hlm thcp hbvvlmp C nlt

jbmcphld te thl nbzdlm ~hlzl C `bm v|t thl azcnhtlmlzp em

thl deqlp bmd ethlz jczdp thbt `eil de~m te e|z tbjol te

alld- Obpt mcnht C zlboos ~lmt te ibzglt cm b jbzgcmn azlm{s-

B qlzs ptzbmnl `zlbt|zl boo `eqlzld cm vzc`golp `bil cmte thl

nbzdlm- C ~lmt te ncql ct b plzql aez jlcmn cm is tlzzctezs7 ct

vzeivtos zeoold ctploa |v cmte b jboo bmd ptbztld vzc`gcmn il

~hlmlqlz C ~lmt ~cthcm b j|oop zebz ea ct- C ~bp hb|oldcmdeezp bmd teod te olbql hldnlhenp boeml cm a|t|zl- Need

bdqc`l aez em`l- Ct dcd met plli ocgl thl pezt ea `zlbt|zl ~he

~e|od hbql lmkesld b nbil ~cth b jboo ez ptc`gp- Bms~bs/

aeooe~cmn thl zebptcmn C nbql ct/ ct pllip te hbql neml ~bog)

bje|t- Zlp|ot; Den 2/ Hldnlhen 6""""

Slptlzdbs ~bp b oeqlos p|mms dbs/ pe ~l ~lmt aez bm

e|tcmn te peilthcmn `boold b ptbtlos heil- Ct pllip thbt

peileml `boold Lbzo ocqlp thlzl/ bmd aez b al~ ~llgp lb`hslbz oltp thl zcaa zbaa ne cm te qcl~ thl nze|mdp bmd b al~

jctp ea thl he|pl- Ct pllip hl cp b jct ea b den m|t/ (hl i|pt

jl b need joegl lqlm ca hl cp bm bzcpte#/ bmd em eml dbs ea

thlpl al~ ~llgp hl booe~p h|ibmp te tbgl thlcz denp cm bmd

zeiv cm thl nze|mdp- Thlpl bzl zlboos lxtlmpcql/ vzejbjos

lqlm jcnnlz thbm ^lmdsp jb`gsbzd/ ~hc`h cp pbscmnpeilthcmn- C hbd b zcnht zesbo tcil `hbpcmn ptc`gp b`zepp

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ibmc`|zld ob~mp bmd aoe~lz jldp/ thlm jbzgcmn bt qbzce|p

aezip ea ~codocal/ ~he oeegld bt il bp ca C hbd k|pt `zb~old

e|t ea b dlbd pmbnnlz- \maezt|mbtlos/ C ~bp met booe~ld cmthl he|pl7 C `bmmet thcmg ~hs- Lqlm pe/ ct ~bp b nzlbt dbs

e|t-

^loo/ thbtp ct aez me~- Pezzs ctp jzcla/ j|t bp b ~cpl eodiemnzlo em`l pbcd7 Boo need thcmnp `eil cm piboo

vb`gltp/ lpvl`cboos den)`he`p""

Boo oeql/ @hoel