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bkrrkthvi ma t`i ohai ma

arijirhln jmucokss,kb keirhlkb sokvi,

SVHZZIB FX @HE\IOA

K Biw Lrhthlko Ijhthmb

fy Kbciok X. Jkvhs

hbloujhbc `ir

Oilturis mb Ohfirkthmb

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bkrrkthvi ma t`i ohai ma

arijirhln jmucokss,kb keirhlkb sokvi,

SVHZZIB FX @HE\IOA

K Biw Lrhthlko Ijhthmb

fy Kbciok X. Jkvhs

hbloujhbc `ir

Oilturis mb Ohfirkthmb

Mpib Eijhk \irhis | Lhty Ohc`ts Fmmns

\kb Arkblhslm

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Lmpyrhc`t 64;4fy Kbciok X. Jkvhs

Koo Vhc`ts Visirvij.

Z`i Mpib Eijhk \irhis hs ijhtij fy Cric Vucchirm kbj krl`hvij fy t`i

Zkeheibt Ohfrkry kt Biw Xmrn Ybhvirshty.

Lmvir jishcb fy Gm`b Xktis kt \tikowmrns.

Hbtirhmr jishcb fy Ohbjk Vmbkb.

Ohfrkry ma Lmbcriss Lktkomchbc-hb-Tufohlkthmb Jktk

Jmucokss, Arijirhln, ;0;0;089.

Bkrrkthvi ma t`i ohai ma Arijirhln Jmucokss, kb Keirhlkb sokvi, wrhttib fy

`hesioa 7 k biw lrhthlko ijhthmb / fy Kbciok X. Jkvhs.

p. le. (Mpib eijhk sirhis)

Hbloujis fhfohmcrkp`hlko riairiblis.

H\FB 830-4-03601-963-

t`i jkrn bhc`t ma sokviry lomsij hb upmb ei> kbj fi`moj

k ekb trkbsamreij hbtm k fruti!64

@hs oktir jislrhpthmb ma t`i c`t wht` Lmviy hs priaklij

fy t`hs eisskci tm t`i rikjir7 Xmu `kvi siib `mw k ekb

wks ekji k sokvi7 ymu s`koo bmw sii `mw k sokvi wks ekji k

ekb.6;Kllmrjhbc tm ElJmwioo, t`i khe ma t`hs pksskci hs7

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hbtrmjulthmb

. . . tm ubjirslmri t`kt sokvi kbj ekb kri ks eutuko-

oy lmbtrkjhltmry ks Keirhlkb kbj sokvi . . . Jmucokss

. . . oikvis ubtmul`ij t`i strulturhbc mppmshthmb7 ekoikbj aiekoi, amr sufgilt kbj mfgilt kri t`mrmuc`oy kbj

lmbvibthmbkooy cibjirij t`rmuc`mut t`i Bkrrkthvi. Hb

mt`ir wmrjs, hbkseul` ks ekb`mmj kbj ariijme

aublthmb t`rmuc`mut Jmucoksss jhslmursi mb sokviry ks

lmhblhjibt tires, `hs gmurbiy arme sokviry tm ariijme

oikvis wmeib hb t`i omchlko pmshthmb ma riprisibthbc t`i

lmbjhthmb ma sokviry. Jmucoksss riausko tm fi w`hppijriprisibts bmt mboy kb kssirthmb ma ekb`mmj fut t`i

trkbslibjibli ma sokviry, kb mpthmb `hs Bkrrkthvi jibhis

tm wmeib.66

Mbi ma t`i hepohlkthmbs ma t`i jibhthmb ma ariijme

hb tires ma ekb`mmj hs t`kt t`i lomsist fokln wmeib

lkb lmei tm ariijme hs tm kl`hivi t`i stktus bmt ma k arii

ekb, fut rkt`ir t`i ubohfirktij stktus ma t`i w`hti wmekb.

@krrhit Gklmfs eky wioo `kvi fiib hbtibthmbkooy trmufohbc

t`hs hjik w`ib s`i jilhjij tm jrkw kttibthmb tm t`i aklt t`kt

`ir fmmn lomsis wht` t`i kttkhbeibt ma ariijme rkt`ir

t`kb ekrrhkci.

ElJmwioo eknis t`i pmhbt t`kt hb Jmucoksss Bkrrk-thvi, ekheij, stmccij, kfusij fokln aiekoi fmjhis kri t`i

kbl`mrs ma `hs jislrhpthmb ma sokviry.6

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ohai ma kb keirhlkb sokvi

viry fichbbhbc ma `hs fmmn. (H `kvi matib fiib kwknibij kt

t`i jkwb ma jky fy t`i emst ikrt-ribjhbc s`rhins ma kb mwb

kubt ma ehbi, w`me i t`i mvirsiirU usij tm thi up tm k gmhst,kbj w`hp upmb `ir bknij fkln thoo s`i wks ohtirkooy lmvirij

wht` fommj.)69Z`hs wks w`kt Jmucokss riairrij tm ks t`i

fommj-stkhbij ckti, t`i ibtrkbli tm t`i ioo ma sokviry.61

Ma lmursi Arijirhln Jmucokss wks bmt kombi hb `hs ivmlk-

thmb ma wmeibs fmjhis ks mfgilts ma sokvirys kppkoohbc vhm-

oibli, kbj ht wmuoj fi ubakhr tm shbcoi `he mut hbjhvhjukooyamr ushbc t`hs lmbvibthmb mr amr akhohbc tm kppri`ibj `mw

ohtirkry riprisibthmbs ma fokln wmeibs fmjhis ks tkrcits ma

sokvirys emst `mrrhl amres ma vhmoibli ehc`t kosm tibj tm

mfgilthay sokvi wmeib kbj jhslurshvioy jiprhvi t`ie ma t`i

lkpklhty tm strhni mut amr t`ihr mwb ariijme. Kfmohthmbhsts

fmt` fokln kbj w`htiwiri wioo kwkri ma t`i wky kujhiblis

lmuoj fi ixpiltij tm rispmbj tm ivmlkthmbs ma sokvirys vhm-

oiblis kckhbst wmeib kbj t`us ariquibtoy usij ixkepois

shehokr tm t`msi hb t`i Bkrrkthvi. Z`iy kosm kssueij t`kt

iekblhpkthmb arme sokviry wmuoj ibtkho hb t`i rst pokli,

ariijme amr fokln eib. Emrimvir, t`iy kssueij t`kt t`i

vhmoibt riprisshmb ma fokln wmeib wks hbjhriltoy kb kt-

tkln mb fokln eib, w`m wiri bmt koomwij tm prmtilt t`ihrwmeib hb t`i wky w`hti eib ehc`t fi ixpiltij tm prmtilt

t`ihrs.

Ks twibty-rst-libtury rikjirs, mur `hstmrhlko vkbtkci

pmhbt lkb fi emri lmepoix kbj mur rikjhbc lkb fi emri bu-

kblij. Gust ks wi nbmw kbj kppokuj t`i kllmepohs`eibts

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hbtrmjulthmb

ma t`i bhbitiibt`-libtury Smeibs Vhc`ts emvieibt,

w`hoi rilmcbhzhbc t`kt jisphti t`i fist hbtibthmbs ma hts

pkrthlhpkbts, t`i emvieibt wks t`mrmuc`oy skturktij wht`rklhse, wi kri kosm kfoi tm `moj Arijirhln Jmucokss hb t`i

`hc`ist rickrj, w`hoi kosm klnbmwoijchbc `hs kbj `hs irks

hbkfhohty tm hekchbi t`i auoo iqukohty ma wmeibispilhkooy

t`msi wmeib w`m wiri sufgucktij fy vhrtui ma rkli kbj

cibjir.

ElJmwioos kbkoyshs jmis bmt hb kby sibsi jhehbhs` t`ishcbhlkbli ma Arijirhln Jmucoksss wmrn. Hbjiij, ivib

t`muc` `i, ohni koo ma `hs lmbtiepmrkrhis, wks k prmjult ma

`hs theis, kbj wks s`kpij fy ekby ma t`i privkhohbc hjim-

omchlko kssuepthmbs, `i wks kfoi, emri t`kb emst, tm lrhth-

lkooy kppri`ibj t`i akooklhmus hjimomchis gusthayhbc fokln

hbairhmrhty kbj wmeibs hbairhmrhty. Ks ElJmwioo iep`kth-

lkooy pmhbts mut, Jmucokss pokyij t`i emst prmehbibt rmoi

kembc koo t`i eib prisibt kt t`i rst wmeibs rhc`ts lmb-

airibli hb \ibilk Akoos, Biw Xmrn, hb ;0:0 kbj l`msi ks k

somckb amr `hs biwspkpir Vhc`t hs ma bm sixZrut` hs ma bm

lmomr.63Xit, ht lmuoj bmt fi ixpiltij ma `he tm rilmcbhzi koo

ma t`i rkehlkthmbs ma t`i ekoi suprieklhst hjiks t`kt pir-

eiktij t`i hbsthtuthmbko kbj hjimomchlko okbjslkpis ma `hsthei. Z`us, ivib ks ElJmwioo lrhthquis w`kt s`i pirlihvis

tm fi k r`itmrhlko ixpomhtkthmb ma t`i fokln aiekoi fmjy, s`i

kosm `hc`ohc`ts t`i hepmrtkbt rmoi Jmucokss pokyij hb t`i

bkslibt Smeibs Vhc`ts emvieibt. Z`i ijhthmb ma t`i Bkr-

rkthvi amr w`hl` ElJmwioo prmvhjis kb hbtrmjulthmb kosm