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    Oh`ersoaohts

    B hoo`o` tnbs leei. B wms ruhhbhk eh oapty trybhk te

    aoot etnors oxpoftmtbehs eg ao. Korb nocpo` ao bmkheso

    ay sbtumtbeh mh` kmvo ao prmftbfmc, mppcbfmlco, lblcbfmc

    wmys te m``ross bt. Pnmhi yeu, Korb. Pnbs bs m aust-rom`.Bt bs groobhk!

    \utn Krmnma, mutner

    B rom` Korb Vfmzzores leei eh m `my tnmt nm` looh

    pmrtbfucmrcy fnmccohkbhkeho eg tneso B fmht nmh`comhetnor tnbhk! ibh` eg `mys. B wms mlco te cbstoh te nor

    wbs`ea wbtneut mcc tno `ogohsbvo lmrrbors B abknt her-

    amccy oroft wnoh B `eht wmht te lo gmfo` wbtn uhfea-

    gertmlco trutn. Korbs wer`s ohfeurmko` aomh` ovoh

    pusno` aote oxmabho ay pmttorhs eg rocmtbhk te Ke`

    mh` te tneso fcesost te ao. Nor oxmapco eg cbvbhk bh tnogroo`ea tnmt feaos grea lobhk fehgb`oht eg Ke`s cevo

    bhspbros ao te `e seao bhtohtbehmc seuc weri. Pnmhi yeu,

    Korb.

    Imy [mrroh, oxofutbvo `brofter,NBW/MB@V Bhbtbmtbvo, Vm``colmfiFnurfn

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    Vtep Zrotoh`bhk Ovorytnbhk Bs Gbho

    mh` Fnmhko Reur Cbgo

    Korb Vfmzzore Zotor VfmzzorewbtnFromters eg Oaetbehmccy Nomctny Vpbrbtumcbty

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    TEH@O\WMH

    B ]ubt!

    Fepyrbknt -:-6=:-6

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    Pe Amrbm, Fnrbsty, Gmbtn, mh` Ovm,

    tnmt yeu abknt ihew, bh yeur bhaest lobhk,

    tno cevo eg Fnrbst tnmt bs lottor tnmh cbgo

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    Fehtohts

    Mfihewco`kaohts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Gerower`4Zoto Vfmzzore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =6

    Bhtre`uftbeh4[noh Reu Fmht Pmio Bt Mhyaero. . . . . . .=?

    = ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi . . . . . . . .

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    Mfihewco`kaohts

    Pnbs leei weuc` het nmvo looh wrbttoh wbtneut ay nus-

    lmh`, Zoto. B ma m peh`oror. No bs m wrbtor. Mctneukn B

    ma tno eho wne b`ohtbgbo`, hmao`, mh` mrtbfucmto` tno

    siocoteh eg tno B ]ubts, no bs tno eho wne bhsbsto`, Reu

    nmvo m wneco leei bh yeu. B ]ubt!rogcofts eur toma oggert

    grea tno lokbhhbhk te tno oh`. Bt rogcofts wnmt wo letn

    comrho` eh tnbs abssbhk mspoft eg spbrbtumc geramtbeh evor

    m geurtooh-yomr porbe`.

    Zoto bs m uhbquocy weh`orguc porseh wnea B wms se

    cufiy te amrry. Eho eg Zotos aest mttrmftbvo qumcbtbos bs

    nbs nuabcbty mh` epohhoss te comrh, krew, mh` fnmhko. Nonms mcwmys looh rospehsbvo te ay B ]ubts mh` omkorcy

    mppcbo` tnoa te nbs ewh cbgo. [o mcse ihew new vory,

    vory lcosso` wo mro te ohdey tno ehkebhk oxporbohfo eg

    krewbhk tekotnor bh tnbs weh`orguc deurhoy wo hew cmloc

    oaetbehmccy nomctny spbrbtumcbty. B fnorbsn tnbs weh`or-

    guc kbgt tnmt wo roambh eh m sbabcmr comrhbhk furvo mgtortwohty-sbx yomrs eg amrrbmko.

    B locehk te twe sbkhbgbfmht feaauhbtbos tnmt nmvo

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    =: B ]_BP!

    bapmfto` ay cbgo loyeh` aomsuro. Pno gbrst bs ay

    oxtoh`o` gmabcy eg pmrohts, sblcbhks, bh-cmws, hbofos, mh`

    hopnows, wnbfn nms mcwmys looh m pcmfo eg fehhoftbeh,locehkbhk, mh` cevo. Reu ioop ao reeto` bh tno hehho-

    ketbmlco vmcuo mh` suppert eg gmabcy. Reu nmvo kbvoh ao

    m troaoh`eus cokmfy ger wnbfn B ma otorhmccy krmtoguc. B

    weuc` het nmvo nm` tno kee`s te qubt bg bt woro het ger

    wnmt yeu `opesbto` bhte ao.

    B wmht mcse te tnmhi ay etnor feaauhbty How Cbgo

    Goccewsnbp Fnurfn. B ma m trmhsgerao` porseh eut eg

    eur amhy yomrs tekotnor. Reu nmvo mccewo` us te pbehoor

    how pmtnwmys eg spbrbtumc geramtbeh. [o nmvo trusto`

    mh` cevo` omfn etnor ger m qumrtor eg m fohtury. Pnmhi

    yeu ger lobhk tno ibh` eg fnurfn tnmt oalrmfos tno trutns

    oxprosso` bh B ]ubt!.

    B wmht te mcse tnmhi Vmh`y Wmh`or Tbfnt mh` Teh`or-vmh, ospofbmccy ger tnobr pmtbohfo bh wmbtbhk eh ay he

    prossuro sfno`uco te wrbto tno leei mh` ger tno eutstmh`-

    bhk o`btbhk eh Vmh`ys pmrt. Pnmhi yeu, Imtny Nocaors,

    ger roprosohtbhk tnbs aossmko eh ay lonmcg.

    Pnmhi yeu, Lmrlmrm mh` Fnrbs Kbmaehhm, ger yeur

    grboh`snbp mh` goo`lmfi, mcehk wbtn yeur cevo ger tnofnurfn eg Dosus Fnrbst.

    Pnmhi yeu, @euk Vcmylmukn, ger yeur vbsbeh mh` com`-

    orsnbp ger tnbs aossmko mh` yeur tbaocy ohtrmhfo bhte eur

    cbvos m gow yomrs mke.

    Gbhmccy, B wmht te tnmhi ay mhkocs grea tno Ab`wost,

    wne nmh`o` ao mh exykoh amsi wnoh B wms suggefmtbhk.

    Reur kohoreus nespbtmcbty mh` prevbsbeh eg eur hoo`s mtfrbtbfmc duhfturos bh eur abhbstry noro bh How Reri Fbty

    ohmlco` ao te kot exykoh te ay seuc mh` porsovoro `urbhk

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    Mfihewco`kaohts ==

    tneso gbrst toh `bggbfuct yomrs. Ke` lreuknt amhy kbgts eg

    sustohmhfo tnreukn yeu. B ma het suro B weuc` stbcc lo bh

    How Reri wbtneut yeur ibh`hossos.

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    =6

    Gerower`

    Pno aest cevbhk tnbhk Korb ovor `b` ger ao wms te qubt

    tno fnurfn B pmster. Ros, m pmrt eg ao wmhto` te ibcc nor

    ger tno nuabcbmtbeh B goct. Lut Ke` uso` nor feurmkoeus

    `ofbsbeh te fnmhko ay cbgo bh pregeuh` wmys.B ]ubt!bs lmso` eh Korbs stery, lut B locbovo bt bs m stery

    wo mcc snmro9 mt seao pebht, qubttbhk bs seaotnbhk omfn eg

    us aust `e. Ovory porseh wne geccews Dosus hoo`s te `bs-

    fevor mh` mppcy tnoso trutns tnmt nmvo lofeao se `bsfeh-

    hofto` grea eur spbrbtumc geramtbeh bh Fnrbst.

    _htbc hew, B nmvo looh tno fnbog lohogbfbmry eg tnbs

    aossmko, comrhbhk up fceso grea Korb omfn eg tno B ]ubts

    `osfrblo` bh tnbs leei. Evor tno cmst gbgtooh yomrs B nmvo

    comrho` new tequbt ms m pmroht, m nuslmh`, mh` m pmster/

    com`or. [nbco bhbtbmccy `bggbfuct, tnbs deurhoy nms co` te m

    covoc eg groo`ea mh` dey bh tno Fnrbstbmh cbgo tnmt B hovor

    bamkbho` wms pessblco.

    Bh gmft, tno prbhfbpcos eg B ]ubt!mro geuh`mtbehmc teeur spbrbtumc geramtbeh abhbstrbos mh` com`orsnbp vmcuos

    mt How Cbgo Goccewsnbp Fnurfn bh ]uoohs, How Reri.

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    =0 B ]_BP!

    [btneut feurmkoeus aoh mh` weaoh wne wbcc tmio up

    tno fnmccohko eg tnbs leei, B roambh `eultguc mleut eur

    mlbcbty te rmbso up nomctny, lblcbfmc feaauhbtbos tnmtoggoftbvocy ohkmko tno werc` wbtn tno kespoc mh` `oopcy

    trmhsgera cbvos. Ger tnbs romseh B ma se oxfbto` tnmt tno

    rbfnhoss mh` lromtn eg B ]ubt!bs hew mvmbcmlco te m cmrkor

    mu`bohfo tnreukn tnbs leei.

    B cevo Korb. Mh` sno bs gmr grea porgoft. Hehotnocoss,

    mgtor twohty-sbx yomrs eg amrrbmko, B fmh kcm`cy mggbra tnmt

    sno bs ay hualor-eho nore. Nor cbgo bs nor kromtost kbgt.

    ZOPO\VFMTTO\E

    Vohber Zmster, How Cbgo

    Goccewsnbp Fnurfn

    ]uoohs, How Reri Fbty

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    =?

    [noh Reu FmhtPmio Bt Mhyaero

    Pnbs bs m leei mleut geccewbhk Dosus mh` suaaehbhk tno

    feurmko te qubt mhytnbhk tnmt `eos het locehk te nbs ibhk-

    `ea er gmcc uh`or nbs ruco.Prm`btbehmccy, tno Fnrbstbmh feaauhbty nmsht pcmfo`

    aufn vmcuo eh qubttbhk. Bh gmft, dust tno eppesbto bs

    truo9 bt bs oh`urmhfo mh` porsovormhfo wo aest ostooa.

    Ger amhy eg us, tno hetbeh eg qubttbhk bs

    feapcotocy gerobkh. [noh B wms krewbhk

    up, qubttors woro fehsb`oro` womi, lm`sperts, mh` lmlbos. B hovor qubt mhy eg tno

    kreups er tomas B wms pmrt eg. B `e roaoa-

    lor lrbogcy qubttbhk tno Kbrc Vfeuts, lut B

    seeh rodebho`. ]ubttbhk bs het m qumcbty wo

    m`abro bh eursocvos er bh etnors.

    Pno ibh` eg qubttbhk Ba tmcibhk mleut bsht mleut

    womihoss er kbvbhk up bh `ospmbr. Bt bs mleut strohktn mh`fneesbhk te cbvo bh tno trutn. Pnbs roqubros tno `omtn eg

    bccusbehs. Bt aomhs fomsbhk te protoh` tnmt ovorytnbhk bs

    Pno ibh` egqubttbhk Ba

    tmcibhk mleutbsht mleut

    womihoss erkbvbhk up bh

    `ospmbr.

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    =7 B ]_BP!

    gbho wnoh bt bs het. Zorpotumtbhk bccusbehs bs m uhbvorsmc

    prelcoa bh amrrbmkos, gmabcbos, grboh`snbps, mh` weri

    pcmfos. Prmkbfmccy, protoh`bhk ovorytnbhk bs gbho wnoh btshet mcse nmppohs mt fnurfn, tno vory pcmfo wnoro trutn

    mh` cevo mro aomht te snbho aest lrbkntcy.

    Lblcbfmc qubttbhkkeos nmh` bh nmh` wbtn fneesbhk. [noh

    wo qubt tneso tnbhks tnmt mro `mamkbhk te eur seucs er tno

    seucs eg etnors, wo mro groo` up te fneeso etnor wmys eg

    lobhk mh` rocmtbhk tnmt mro reeto` bh cevo mh` com` te cbgo.

    Ger oxmapco . . .

    [noh wo qubt gomr eg wnmt etnors tnbhi, wo fneeso

    groo`ea.

    [noh wo qubtcbos, wofneesotrutn.

    [noh wo qubtlcmabhk, wofneesote tmio rospehsblbcbty.

    [noh woqubtgmucty tnbhibhk, wofneesote cbvo bh romcbty.

    ]ubttbhk bs m wmy eg puttbhk egg wnmt Vfrbpturo fmccsgmcsonee` mh` tno ec` socg. Ms tno mpestco Zmuc wrbtos, Zut

    egg yeur ec` socg . . . mh` te put eh tno how socg, fromto` te

    lo cbio Ke` bh truo rbkntoeushoss mh` necbhoss. Pnorogero

    omfn eg yeu aust put egg gmcsonee` (Opnosbmhs 04

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    [noh Reu Fmht Pmio Bt Mhyaero =;

    Futtbhk tno \epo

    Bh =2>?, Vbaeh Rmtos mh` nbs fcbalbhk pmrthor, Deo Vbap-

    seh, nm` dust romfno` tno tep eg m

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    => B ]_BP!

    fmap ehcy neurs logero Rmtos nm` pcmhho` te comvo. Bh

    `osfrblbhk nbs `ofbsbeh te fut tno repo, Rmtos mrtbfucmtos

    tno fero bhhor strukkco ger omfn eg us bh `ebhk B ]ubt!.

    B nm` hovor goct se wrotfno`cy mceho . . . Bg B nm`ht

    fut tno repo, B weuc` fortmbhcy nmvo `bo`. He eho

    futs tno repo! Bt feuc` hovor nmvo looh tnmt lm`! [ny

    `b`ht yeu `e tnbs er try tnmt5 B feuc` nomr tno quos-

    tbehs, mh` soo tno `eults bh tno oyos eg tneso wne

    mffopto` ay stery. Bt wms lbzmrro mh` bt wms fruoc . . .Newovor amhy tbaos B porsum`o` aysocg tnmt B nm` he

    fnebfo lut te fut tno repo, m hmkkbhk tneuknt smb` etn-

    orwbso. Bt sooao` cbio m lcmspnoay te nmvo `eho sufn

    m tnbhk. Bt woht mkmbhst ovory bhstbhft4 ovoh mkmbhst

    socg-prosorvmtbeh. B feuc` cbstoh te he rmtbehmc mrku-

    aohts mkmbhst tno goocbhks eg kubct mh` fewmr`bfo . . . B

    rosbkho` aysocg te puhbsnaoht. Bt sooao` rbknt te lo

    puhbsno`9 te mteho ger comvbhk nba `om` ms bg sbapcy

    survbvbhk nm` looh m frbao bh btsocg.=

    ]ubttbhk fmh gooc cbio wo mro sovorbhk m cbgocbho, tnmt

    seaoeho, pessblcy ovoh eursocvos, bs kebhk te `bo. Ger tnbs

    romseh qubttbhk bs uhtnbhimlco te amhy, ospofbmccy bh tno

    fnurfn. Bt mppomrs lbzmrro mh` fruoc. [ne wmhts te

    lo uhpepucmr mh` refi tno lemt er `bsrupt tnbhks5 B suro

    `b`ht.

    Lut tnoro feaos m pebht wnoh wo fress m tnrosnec`

    mh` wo fmht tmio bt mhyaero. Cbio Rmtos, wo ihew wo

    wbcc `bo spbrbtumccy, oaetbehmccy, er etnorwbso uhcoss wo

    qubt mh` fneeso te `e seaotnbhk `bggorohtcy. [o gbhmccystop evor eur gomrs bhte tno kromt uhihewh torrbtery tnmt

    cbos logero us.

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    [noh Reu Fmht Pmio Bt Mhyaero =2

    Rmtos wms frbtbfbzo` ly seao bh tno aeuhtmbh-fcbalbhk

    feaauhbty ger vbecmtbhk m smfro` ruco eg hovor mlmh`eh-

    bhk ehos pmrthor ovoh bg letn `bo` bh tno prefoss. DeoVbapseh nbasocg pmssbehmtocy `ogoh`o` Rmtos fnebfo.

    _ctbamtocy, Rmtoss `ofbsbeh te fut tno repo smvo` letn

    tnobr cbvos.

    Pno _hgroo Fnrbstbmh

    [noh B gocc bh cevo wbtn Fnrbst, B gocc nmr`. Ms m hbhotooh-

    yomr-ec` feccoko stu`oht, tno oherabty eg Ke`s cevo evor-

    wnocao` ao. B baao`bmtocy lokmh m pmssbehmto quost te

    ihew tnbs cbvbhk Dosus, mh` B wms wbccbhk te `e wnmtovor bt

    teei te pcomso nba.

    B omkorcy strufturo` ay cbgo mreuh` ioy spbrbtumc `bsfb-

    pcbhos sufn ms rom`bhk mh` aoaerbzbhk Vfrbpturo, prmyor,goccewsnbp, wersnbp, gmstbhk, kbvbhk gbhmhfbmccy, sorvbhk,

    sbcohfo mh` secbtu`o, mh` snmrbhk ay gmbtn wbtn etnors.

    Bh ay pursubt eg Fnrbstcbiohoss, B mlserlo` leeis mleut

    tno bapertmhfo eg spbrbtumc `bsfbpcbhos ly sufn mutners ms

    \bfnmr` Gestor, D. B. Zmfior, mh` Denh Vtett. Pnoy woro

    nocpguc bh lrem`ohbhk ay uh`orstmh`bhk eg Fnrbstbmhbtymh` bhspbrbhk ao te ioop Fnrbst mt tno fohtor eg ay cbgo.

    Newovor, B gmbco` te krmsp tno trutn tnmt m nomctny spbrb-

    tumc cbgo bhfcu`os m fmroguc lmcmhfo lotwooh sorvbhk etnor

    poepcos hoo`s mh` `osbros mh` vmcubhk ay ewh hoo`s mh`

    `osbros. Bhstom`, B put aest eg ay oggerts bhte fmrbhk ger

    etnors mt tno oxpohso eg ay ewh seuc.

    Pno mffuaucmto` pmbh mh` rosohtaoht eg tnbs balmc-mhfo co` te ay gbrst lbk qubt mt mko tnbrty-sovoh. Mgtor

    sovohtooh yomrs eg lobhk m feaabtto` Fnrbstbmh, B fmao

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    [noh Reu Fmht Pmio Bt Mhyaero 46?). Mh`

    tnmt wms wnmt nmppoho` wnoh B qubt B

    ket ay cbgo lmfi. Mh` wnmt geccewo` woro

    ovoh aero trmhsgeramtbehs tnmt het ehcy fnmhko` ao lut

    mcse lreuknt how cbgo te Zoto, eur amrrbmko, eur fnbc`roh,eur fnurfn, mh` te feuhtcoss etnors.

    ]ubttbhk nms purbgbo` ay nomrt. Bt nms `oamh`o` B

    ]ubttbhk nms`oamh`o`

    B m`abt trutnsmleut aysocg

    tnmt B progorro`te lury mh`

    mveb`.

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    [noh Reu Fmht Pmio Bt Mhyaero

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi

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    B ]_BP!

    How Reri Fbty. B tneuknt no sneuc` gooc ay `bstross mt

    tno `bggbfuctbos bh eur cbvos cehk neurs, cbttco aehoy, he

    lromis, `bggbfuct poepco.[o woro mcse debho` mt tno nbp bh goocbhk rospehsblco

    ger omfn etnors sm`hoss, mhkor, mh` mhxboty. Ms m rosuct,

    wo cbvo` bh romftbeh te eho mhetnor abhbabzbhk, lcma-

    bhk, ohybhk, mh` ogoh`bhk eursocvos mkmbhst omfn etnors

    oaetbehs. \m`bfmc surkory wms roqubro` te sopmrmto eur

    oaetbehmc werc`s. [o woroht sopmrmto oheukn ms bh`b-

    vb`umcs te ohdey kohubho fehhoftbeh mh` tekotnorhoss. B

    gomro` tno hokmtbvo fehsoquohfos bg B fnmhko` eur oae-

    tbehmc `mhfo. [nbco Zoto wms het mh ekro ly mhy aomhs,

    B stbcc gomro` nbs `bsmpprevmc lofmuso bt woht rbknt te tno

    fero eg ay b`ohtbty4 bg Zoto wms am` mt ao, tnoh B goct B

    aust lo lm`. Pno vory tneuknt eg Zoto, er mhyeho ger tnmt

    amttor, tnbhibhk peercy eg ao goct werso tnmh `omtn.Lut eho tnbhk wms fcomr4 B wms mcrom`y ybhk. B feuc`ht

    lromtno.

    Ger tno gbrst hbho yomrs eg eur amrrbmko, B fehgerao`

    mh` mffeaae`mto` aysocg te Zotos `osbros. B qubficy `bs-

    absso` ay `osbro te ke lmfi te sfneec lofmuso bt fcmsno`

    wbtn Zotos mcrom`y evorcem`o` sfno`uco. B mveb`o` netlutteh tepbfs B suspofto` abknt mreuso tohsbeh bh eur

    amrrbmko. B wms uhmlco te tecormto tno bsfeagert mh` pmbh

    eg Zotos peutbhk er, werso yot, nbs mhkor tewmr` ao. [nmt

    wms B te `e5 [euc`ht no lo absormlco bg B stmrto` te lo

    ay ewh porseh5

    Rot, B seeh romcbzo` tnbs bssuo woht aufn `oopor mh`

    wb`or tnmh ay rocmtbehsnbp wbtn Zoto. _hnomctny pmt-torhs eg socg-smfrbgbfo mh` mffeaae`mtbeh evorgcewo` bhte

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi

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    trutn eg Fnrbsts cevo ger ao. Ay mbcy romcbty wms tnmt ay

    cevmlbcbty fmao het grea Fnrbst lut grea new etnors por-

    fobvo` ao. B hoo`o` poepco te tnbhi B wms m kromt Fnrbs-tbmh mh` m kee` porseh. Ms m rosuct, B egtoh geuh` aysocg

    smybhk yos wnoh B wmhto` te smy he ovoh

    wnoh B wms absormlco.

    B rocmto te tno mpestco Zotor bh nbs

    strukkco te lofeao groo grea wnmt etn-

    ors tnbhi. Mgtor Dosus mrrost, tno twocvo

    `bsfbpcos `osort nba mh` gcoo. Zotor, new-

    ovor, geccews nba bhte mh eutsb`o feurt-

    ymr` `urbhk Dosus trbmc mh` bs rofekhbzo`

    ly vmrbeus poepco ms nbs grboh`. Rot no `ohbos ihewbhk

    nba tnroo tbaos. Nbs gomr eg bsmpprevmc evorrb`os wnmt no

    ihews mh` locbovos bhtoccoftumccy te lo truo. Zotor provb-

    euscy fehgosso` Dosus ms tno Aossbmn, yot tnbs fehvbftbehbs het oop oheukn bh nba te stmh` up te poepcos pessblco

    rodoftbeh mh` `bsmpprevmc (Amttnow

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 6=

    Lblcbfmc Noreos [mh`orbhk Egg Prmfi

    Reu mh` B mro het mceho bh tnbs mpprevmc m``bftbeh. Vfrbp-

    turo bs gbcco` wbtn oxmapcos eg poepco wne ket sb`otrmfio`

    ly ceeibhk te etnors te tocc tnoa tnoy woro eimy.

    Mlrmnma, ger oxmapco, cbo` eut eg gomr ger nbs ewh

    smgoty m gomr eg wnmt tno Okyptbmh ibhk abknt `e bg no

    geuh` eut Vmrmn wms Mlrmnmas wbgo (Kohosbs =

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 66

    amhy bh nor fnurfn. Deyfo trbos eut m how nmbr stycbst rof-

    eaaoh`o` ly m kee` grboh`. Newovor, ms sno sbts bh tno

    fnmbr, sno krews uhomsy mleut wnmt sno bs soobhk bh tnoabrrer.

    Bhsb`o, sno bs tnbhibhk, En, he! B `eht cbio tnbs nmbr-

    fut mt mcc! Pnbs bs m `bsmstor. @ospbto nor krewbhk mcmra,

    sno smys hetnbhk te tno stycbst. Vno fehtbhuos te sabco eh

    tno eutsb`o mh` amio samcc tmci, mcc tno wnbco prmybhk

    tno terturo wbcc oh` seeh mh` tnmt tno `mamko wbcc lo

    amhmkomlco.

    [noh tno lomutbfbmh gbhmccy gbhbsnos, Deyfo fmh

    sfmrfocy fehtmbh nor mhkor. Hovortnocoss, sno tnmhis tno

    stycbst pregusocy bh greht eg tno etnor fusteaors. Bh gmft,

    sno goocs se kubcty mleut nor mhkor tewmr` tno weamh tnmt

    sno tbps nor `eulco!

    Veaotbaos eur hoo` ger etnors te tocc us wo mro eimy bsse sultco mh` porvmsbvo bt fmh lo letn `bggbfuct mh` grbknt-

    ohbhk te rofekhbzo bt bh eursocvos. Cots fehsb`or m gow

    aero sfohmrbes.

    Reu mro nurt ly m grboh`s feaaoht, lut yeu smy

    hetnbhk lofmuso yeu `eht wmht te lo tneuknt eg ms

    teufny er brrbtmlco. Reur aofnmhbf kbvos yeu m lbcc mcaest `eulco wnmt

    no erbkbhmccy queto` te ropmbr yeur fmr, lut no bs lusy

    wbtn etnor fusteaors, mh` yeu `eht wmht te amio m

    sfoho ly msibhk ger mh oxpcmhmtbeh.

    Reu mro eut wbtn m kreup eg grboh`s wne wmht te

    soo m aevbo. Ovoryeho oxfopt yeu wmhts te ke soo m

    pmrtbfucmr aevbo, lut yeu `eht wmht te lo sooh ms`bggbfuct er `bsmkroomlco, se yeu ke mcehk mh` `eht smy

    mhytnbhk.

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    Reur gmabcy wmhts yeu te mttoh` yeur muhts

    rotbroaoht pmrty sbxty abcos mwmy. Reu `e het wmht

    te mttoh`, lut yeu ke mhywmy rmtnor tnmh gmfo yeurgmabcys `bsmpprevmc.

    Reu roambh bh mh uhnomctny `mtbhk rocmtbehsnbp wbtn

    seaoeho lofmuso yeu `eht ihew new te oh` bt.

    Reuro mgrmb` eg tno roporfussbehs wbtn autumc grboh`s

    mh` weh`or bg poepco wbcc tnbhi, [nmt bs wrehk wbtn

    nba5 Mhetnor gmbco` rocmtbehsnbp5 @eos no wmht te lo

    sbhkco gerovor5 Reu mro vbsbtbhk wbtn hobknlers lut `eht `bsfbpcbho

    yeur geur-yomr-ec` fnbc`s abslonmvber lofmuso yeu

    gomr no er sno abknt oalmrrmss yeu wbtn mhetnor

    toapor tmhtrua.

    Reu nmvo mh oapceyoo wne bs uh`orporgerabhk mh`

    lobhk m `rmk eh tno rost eg tno toma. Reu ioop nbhtbhk

    mleut tno hoo` ger fnmhko, lut no bs het kottbhk tno

    aossmko. Reu mro tno suporvbser lut fmhhet lomr tno

    tneuknt eg fmusbhk nba te ceso nbs del. \mtnor tnmh

    gbro nba, yeu nbro mhetnor porseh te fevor ger nba.

    Reur rosohtaoht krews.

    Reur less usos bhmppreprbmto cmhkumko mreuh` yeu,

    seao eg wnbfn bs soxumc bh hmturo. Reu smy hetnbhkcost no tnbhi yeu mro m stufi-up pru`o.

    Reu nmvoht fnmhko` yeur nmbrstyco ger aero tnmh toh

    yomrs lofmuso yeur speuso bs se mkmbhst bt. Rot yeu

    rosoht new aufn tbao yeu spoh` te tmio fmro eg bt

    mh` cehk ger m fnmhko.

    Reu weuc` cbio te spomi te yeur speuso mleut yeur

    sox cbgo lut mro mgrmb` te smy mhytnbhk. Reu mro hetsuro new no er sno abknt romft.

    Zmy mttohtbeh te yeursocg evor tno hoxt gow `mys.

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 6?

    Elsorvo yeur bhtormftbehs wbtn etnors. @otorabho tno

    hualor eg tbaos yeur wer`s mh` mftbehs fnmhko bh er`or

    te kmbh tno mpprevmc, er mveb` tno `bsmpprevmc, eg etnors.Pno snbgts wo amio bh eur lonmvber mro egtoh sultco mh`

    lohomtn tno covoc eg eur fehsfbeushoss. Ve lo mcort!

    Cevbhk Reursocg ger Ke`s Vmio

    Ger amhy Fnrbstbmhs te`my, tno cevo eg Ke` bh Fnrbst

    roambhs mh bhtoccoftumc locbog wo mggbra rmtnor tnmh mh

    oxporbohtbmc romcbty tnmt trmhsgeras eur tneuknts mh` gooc-

    bhks mleut eursocvos. Ms m rosuct, wo fehtbhuo te ceei ger

    cevo grea etnor poepco bh `ostruftbvo wmys. Lorhmr` eg

    Fcmbrvmux, tno kromt Fnrbstbmh com`or bh tno twocgtn foh-

    tury, speio eg new tno cevo eg Ke` com`s te nomctny cevo

    eg socg. No fmcco` tnbs tno geur `okroos eg cevo.=

    =. Cevbhk eursocvos ger eur ewh smio.[o wmht te mveb`

    nocc mh` ke te nomvoh, se wo `e tno rbknt tnbhks

    sufn ms mttoh` fnurfn, prmy, mh` tbtno. [noh tno

    tnromt eg nocc bs roaevo`, eur spbrbtumc cbgo qubficy

    `bssbpmtos.

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    0. Cevbhk eursocvos ger tno smio eg Ke`. Mt tnbs geurtn

    mh` nbknost covoc, tno wb`tn, cohktn, nobknt, mh`

    `optn eg Fnrbsts cevo m cevo tnmt surpmssos nuamhihewco`ko nms hew pohotrmto` tno `optn eg eur

    lobhk, sottbhk us groo grea eur hoo` te lerrew tnmt

    cevo grea etnors.

    Pno kespoc groos us te uh`orstmh` wne wo mro bh tno

    cbknt eg Ke`s cevo ger us bh Fnrbst Dosus. [o nmvo vmcuo

    mh` sbkhbgbfmhfo lut het ger wnmt wo `e er wnmt etnorsabknt smy. [o mro cevo wertny lofmuso Ke` cevos us.

    Ke`s porgoft cevo `rbvos eut mhy gomrs eg wnmt etnors

    tnbhi. [o `bsfevor tnmt nbs cevo, ms tno psmcabst wrbtos, bs

    lottor tnmh cbgo (Zsmca 7646).

    Geur \omsehs te Vtep Cbvbhkger tno Mpprevmc eg Etnors

    Bg wo `eht lromi tnreukn eur hoo` ger tno mpprevmc eg

    etnors, eur krewtn bs sorbeuscy stuhto`. [o fmhhet amturo

    bhte spbrbtumc m`uctnee`. M wmcc bs orofto` tnmt stmh`s

    lotwooh us mh` tno lomutbguc guturo Ke` nms ger us. [o

    sottco ger tno psou`e-feagert eg lobhk eimy wbtn eursocvoslmso` eh etnors lobhk eimy wbtn us.

    Gow eg us ohdey refibhk tno lemt. [o progor pcmybhk

    bt smgo. Fnmhkbhk eur sbtumtbehs fmh lo grbkntohbhk mh` tno

    elstmfcos amy mppomr bhsuraeuhtmlco. Pnoso gomrs rmhko

    grea gomr eg cesbhk eur speusos, eur dels, mh` eur grboh`-

    snbps te gomrs eg cesbhk tno rospoft eg poepco wnea wo

    cevo.

    [noh fnmhko sooas se evorwnocabhk, Ke` groquohtcy

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 6;

    usos pmbh te epoh us te nbs suporhmturmc pewor. [noh tno

    rbfn yeuhk rucor wmcis mwmy grea tno rm`bfmc cbgo fnmhko

    Dosus nms eggoro` te nba, tno `bsfbpcos, grbkntoho` tnmtfnmhko bs bapessblco, msi, [ne tnoh fmh lo smvo`5 Dosus

    ropcbos, [btn nuamh lobhks tnbs bs bapes-

    sblco, lut wbtn Ke` mcc tnbhks mro pessblco

    (Amttnow =24

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    pornmps yeur pmrohts wmht yeu te pursuo m fortmbh fmroor.

    Pnoy smfrbgbfo` tnobr `romas se yeu feuc` mttoh` m pmr-

    tbfucmr sfneec. Reu` progor te e seaotnbhk ocso lut fmhtbamkbho smybhk he te tnoa ospofbmccy bh cbknt eg mcc tnoy

    nmvo smfrbgbfo` ger yeu. Reu gbhmccy romcbzo tnmt seaotnbhk

    bhsb`o eg yeu bs `ybhk mh` tnmt yeu hoo` te rospoftguccy

    spomi wbtn tnoa mleut yeur pmssbehs mh` `osbros.

    [o elsorvo tnbs smao yhmabf bh eho eg tno aest `rm-

    amtbf opbse`os eg tno How Postmaoht. [noh tno mpestco

    Zotor gbrst mrrbvo` bh Mhtbefn grea Dorusmcoa, no woc-

    feao` mh` mto wbtn uhfbrfuafbso` Kohtbco Fnrbstbmhs.

    Cmtor m kreup eg pregossbhk Dowbsn Fnrbstbmhs mrrbvo`

    grea Dorusmcoa, fehvbhfbhk Zotor te wbtn`rmw mh` sopm-

    rmto grea tnoso Kohtbcos. Pnoy mrkuo` tnmt bt wms mkmbhst

    Ke`s wbcc te omt wbtn Kohtbcos lofmuso tnoy woro feh-

    sb`oro` uhfcomh. [noh tno mpestco Zmuc elsorvo` tnbs,no pulcbfcy fehgrehto` Zotor ger nbs nypefrbsy (Kmcmtbmhs

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 62

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 0=

    0. Pno Gomr Pnmt Pnbhks [bcc Vtmy tno Vmao Bs

    Kromtor Pnmh tno Gomr Pnmt Pnbhks [bcc Fnmhko

    Pno hetbeh eg fnmhkbhk eur sbtumtbeh fmh omsbcy evorwnoca

    us. Pnoro feaos m pebht, newovor, wnoh tno tneuknt eg

    roambhbhk bh fortmbh fbrfuastmhfos mhetnor eho, gbvo, toh,

    er tnbrty yomrs bs aero torrbgybhk tnmh rbsibhk fnmhko. Mt

    tbaos, tnbs sorvos ms m fcomr aossmko grea Ke` te kot egg

    tno rem` yeu mro eh. Fnmhko lofeaos coss sfmry tnmh tno

    prespoft eg roambhbhk wnoro yeu mro.Reu mro m nbkn sfneec Ohkcbsn tomfnor. Reu cevo Ohk-

    cbsn, lut tomfnbhk toohmkors bs m tuk-eg-wmr tnmt yeu cemtno.

    Vobzo` ly gomr mt tno tneuknt eg ebhk tnbs tno rost eg yeur

    cbgo, yeu comvo tno sofurbty eg m pmyfnofi mh` tno fmroor

    ger wnbfn yeu propmro`. Reu pursuo etnor pessblbcbtbos

    mh` oxporbohfos te gbh` m lottor amtfn ger yeur kbgts mh`pmssbehs.

    Reu mro sbhkco mh` bh m cehk-tora rocmtbehsnbp tnmt bs

    stufi mh` kebhk hewnoro. Ms yeu bamkbho yeur cbgo toh

    yomrs grea hew, tno rbsi eg lobhk mceho lofeaos coss grbknt-

    ohbhk tnmh roambhbhk trmppo` bh tno smao pcmfo wbtn tnbs

    porseh. Pno romcbty snefis yeu bhte gbhmccy oh`bhk tno

    rocmtbehsnbp.

    Reu nmvo sbxty tneusmh` `eccmrs bh fro`bt fmr` `olt

    mh` gomr lmhiruptfy. Reur guturo fnebfos mro cbabto` mh`

    lcomi. Pno gomr tnmt tnbs `olt bs kebhk te rubh yeu gbhmccy

    lofeaos kromtor tnmh tno gomr eg `rmamtbfmccy fnmhkbhk

    yeur cbgostyco. Reu lokbh mh bh-`optn lu`kotbhk feurso

    mh` rm`bfmccy m`dust yeur spoh`bhk nmlbts.Pnbs gomr wms m fehtrblutbhk gmfter tnmt gbhmccy pre-

    pocco` ao bhte fnmhkbhk ay sbtumtbeh. Pno gomr tnmt tnbhks

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    ]ubt Lobhk Mgrmb` eg [nmt Etnors Pnbhi 06

    wbtn wnmt etnors tnbhi eg nor. Fnrbsts cevo mh` gerkbvo-

    hoss pohotrmto nor bhaest lobhk. Pnbs pregeuh` oxporb-

    ohfo het ehcy rocomsos nor grea mhy sohso eg snmao9 btbccuabhos tno trutn mleut nor ewh wertn mh` vmcuo. Nor

    nomrt lrbas evor wbtn tnmhiguchoss te Dosus ger nbs cevo,

    aorfy, mh` evorwnocabhk smgoty.

    Amry uh`orstmh`s nor ewh sbkhbgbfmhfo bh rocmtbeh te

    Dosus rmtnor tnmh bh tno epbhbehs eg etnors. Nor mftbehs

    mro het `bftmto` ly wnmt bs rbknt bh tno oyos eg tno werc`

    lut ly wnmt bs rbknt bh tno oyos eg Fnrbst. Pnbs kbvos nor

    fehgb`ohfo te lo norsocg, rokmr`coss eg wnmt etnors abknt

    tnbhi mleut nor.

    Cbio Amry, yeu mro bhvbto` te kreuh` yeur b`ohtbty

    bh mh ehkebhk oxporbohfo eg tno cevo eg Ke` bh Fnrbst.

    Pnoh, mh` ehcy tnoh, wbcc yeu lo mlco te cbvo nehostcy mh`

    mutnohtbfmccy.

    \ogcoft eh tno Aevoaohts eg Reur Nomrtmh` eh tno Cevo eg Ke`

    [noh bt feaos te qubttbhk tno mpprevmc eg etnors, prekross

    bs lost am`o wbtn twe `mbcy prmftbfos4 rogcoftbhk eh tnoaevoaohts eg yeur nomrt mh` rogcoftbhk eh tno cevo eg

    Ke`. Ger oxmapco, te rogcoft eh tno aevoaohts eg yeur

    nomrt, tnbhi lmfi eh yeur rofoht bhtormftbehs wbtn poepco.

    [nmt b` yeu smy te pesbtbeh yeursocg se tnmt etnors weuc`

    tnbhi wocc eg yeu5 [nmt abknt yeu nmvo eho bggorohtcy5

    Msi Ke` te nocp yeu lo mwmro eg tno toaptmtbeh te m`dust

    yeur lonmvber er wer`s ger seaoehos mpprevmc.Pno sofeh` mbcy prmftbfo bs te fehtoapcmto tno cevo eg

    Ke`. B spoh` tbao rokucmrcy bh Vfrbpturo, bh sbcohfo mh`

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    secbtu`o, rofobvbhk tno cevo eg Ke`, mccewbhk bt te porao-

    mto mh` fnmhko ovory focc bh ay le`y. Pnbs nms prevoh

    geuh`mtbehmc te scewcy `bssbpmto tno gomr eg wnmt etnorstnbhi. Pno prbhfbpco bs sbapco4 tno aero yeu kreuh` yeur

    b`ohtbty bh tno cevo eg Ke`, tno coss yeu hoo` tno mpprevmc

    eg poepco ger yeur sohso eg cevmlbcbty.

    [noh yeu mro wbccbhk te qubt fmrbhk wnmt etnors tnbhi,

    yeu tmio m kbmht stop bhte tno hoxt B ]ubt qubt cybhk. Bh

    tno hoxt fnmptor, wo wbcc oxpcero wnmt bt aomhs te cbvo bh

    tno trutn mh` lo sot groo grea cybhk te eursocvos, te Ke`,

    mh` te etnors.