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Secular Holidays in Halacha Show# 303 | Dec 26 th 2020 ืจืžื‘"ืŸ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืคืจืฉืช ื•ื™ื’ืฉ ืคืจืง ืžื“ ืคืกื•ืง ื™ื˜ ืื“ื ื™ ืฉืืœ ืืช ืขื‘ื“ื™ื•- ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื˜ืขื ืœืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืกืคื•ืจ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื ื™ ื”ื. ื•ืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ืจื–"ืœ ื•ื›ื™ ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืžืช ืขื™ืŸ ืฉืืžืจืช ืœืฉื•ื ืขื™ื ืš ืขืœื™ื•, ืื™ื ื” ื˜ืขื ื”, ื›ื™ ื”ืžื•ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืฆื•ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื“ื ืœืคื ื™ื•, ืœื)ื‘"ืจ ืฆื’ ื•( ื™ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืคื˜ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืžืŸ ื”ืจืขื•ืช ืฉื™ืขืฉื”, ื•ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื’ื ื‘ื” ืฉื™ื’ื ื•ื‘ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืœืš ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืข ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉืชื” ื‘ื•. ื•ืžืชื—ืœื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉื ืขื™ื ื• ืขืœื™ื• ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื•ืงืจื ืœื• ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ื“ื‘, ื•ืขืฉื” ืœื›ื•ืœื ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ื•)ืœืขื™ืœ ืžื’ ื›ื˜( ืจ ืืœื”ื™ื ื™ื—ื ืš ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืชื” ืœืคื ื™ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืœื›ื•ืช, ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฉืื•ืช ืœื”ื, ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ื‘ืจ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื•ื›ืœื•ืŸ ืฉืืช, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืœื•,, ื•ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœื•)ืœืขื™ืœ ืžื“ ื( ื›ืืฉืจ ืคื™ืจืฉืชื™: ื•ืืฉืจ ื™ืจืื” ืœื™ ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ื”ืคืฉื˜, ืฉืื™ื ื ืจืง ืชื—ื ื•ื ื™ื ืœื”ืขื™ืจ ืจื—ืžื™ื•, ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื›ื™ ื”ื ืœื”ื™ื ื”ื•ื ื™ืจื ื›ืืฉืจืœืขื™ืœ ืžื’ ื›ื’( ืืžืจ ืœื•, ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื”ื’ ืขืžื”ื ื—ืžืœื” ื›ื™ืจื ื—ื˜ื ืœื ื—ื ืื•ืชื ืขืœ ื”ืฆืขืจ ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื”ื): ื•ื–ื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ, ืืžืจ ืœื• ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืื•ื ืก ื”ื’ื“ื ื• ื‘ืื—ื™ื ื• ื–ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืืœืช ืื“ื ื™, ื•ืœื ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื• ื’ื ื›ืŸ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืœืคื ื™ืš ื›ืžืฆื•ืชืš ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ืจืง ืืžืจื ื• ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื ืขืจ ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ืื‘ื™ื•, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ ื ืคืฉื™ื ื• ื ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืžืคื ื™ ื–ืœืขืคื•ืช ืจืขื‘, ื›ื™ ืืžืจืช ืœื ืชื•ืกื™ืคื•ืŸ ืœืจืื•ืช ืคื ื™. ื•ืœื ืจืฆื” ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ืกื›ื ื” ืœืฉื•ื‘ ืœืฉื‘ืจ ืžืขื˜ ืื›ืœ, ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืคื—ื“ ื•ื‘ื“ืื’ื”, ื•ืขืชื” ื›ืจืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ืขืจ ื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ื ืคืฉ ืžืจื”. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืชืคื•ืœ ื ื ืชื—ื ืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ืš ืœืจื—ื ืขืœื™ื ื• ื•ืขืœ ื”ื–ืงืŸ, ื•ืงื— ืื•ืชื™ ืชื—ืช ื”ื ืขืจ ืœืขื‘ื“ ืขื•ืœื ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ื™ ืžืžื ื•, ื•ืœืš ืชื”ื™ื” ืฆื“ืงื”. ื•ื–ื” ื˜ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจืฉื”. ื•ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื•ืฉืžื•ืช ื” ื˜ื–( ืขื‘ื“ื™ืš ืืช ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืขื‘ื“ืš ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื›ื ื•ื™ ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“, ื•ื”ื•ืจื“ืช ืืช ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืขื‘ื“ืš ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ื•ื›ืŸ ื•ื—ื˜ืืช ืขืžืš): ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ ืขื•ื“ ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืฉืืžืจื• ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืžืช ืขื™ืŸ, ื™ืืžืจ ื›ื™ ื›ืžื•ืš ื›ืคืจืขื”, ืจืื•ื™ ืฉืชืขืžื“ ื‘ื“ื‘ื•ืจืš ื• ื‘ืชื™ื•ืจืš, ื›ื™ ืขืœ ืคื™ืš ื”ื‘ืื ื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืื•ื ืก ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื–ื›ื™ืจ, ื•ืคื—ื“ ืœืคืจืฉ ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ. ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื‘ืกืชืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืข ืืžืจ ืœื• ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืชื“ืข)ืฆื’ ื—( ืชื—ื‘ื•ืœื” ืžืืชื• ืœื”ืขืœื™ืœื, ื›ื™ ืœืžื” ื™ื‘ืงืฉ ืœืจืื•ืชื• ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ื. ื•ื›ืš ืืžืจื• ื‘ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ืœืš ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ืœื” ื‘ืืช ืขืœื™ื ื• ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื™ืจื“ื• ืœื™ืงื— ืื•ื›ืœ, ื›ืœื•ื ืฉืืœืช ืื•ืชื ื›ืžื• ืฉืฉืืœืช ืœื ื•, ืฉืžื ื‘ืชืš ืื ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืื• ืื—ื•ืชื ื• ืืชื” ืžื‘ืงืฉ. ื™ืืžืจื• ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืžื– ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื•:

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Page 1: Secular Holidays in Halacha - Podbean

Secular Holidays in Halacha

Show# 303 | Dec 26th 2020

ืจืžื‘"ืŸ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืคืจืฉืช ื•ื™ื’ืฉ ืคืจืง ืžื“ ืคืกื•ืง ื™ื˜

ื”ื. ื•ืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ืจื–"ืœ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื˜ืขื ืœืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืกืคื•ืจ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื ื™ -ืื“ื ื™ ืฉืืœ ืืช ืขื‘ื“ื™ื•

)ื‘"ืจ ืฆื’ ื•( ื•ื›ื™ ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืžืช ืขื™ืŸ ืฉืืžืจืช ืœืฉื•ื ืขื™ื ืš ืขืœื™ื•, ืื™ื ื” ื˜ืขื ื”, ื›ื™ ื”ืžื•ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืฆื•ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื“ื ืœืคื ื™ื•, ืœื

ื™ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืคื˜ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืžืŸ ื”ืจืขื•ืช ืฉื™ืขืฉื”, ื•ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื’ื ื‘ื” ืฉื™ื’ื ื•ื‘ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืœืš ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืข ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉืชื” ื‘ื•.

ืจ ืืœื”ื™ื ื™ื—ื ืš ื‘ื ื™ )ืœืขื™ืœ ืžื’ ื›ื˜(, ื•ืขืฉื” ืœื›ื•ืœื ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ื•ืžืชื—ืœื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉื ืขื™ื ื• ืขืœื™ื• ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื•ืงืจื ืœื• ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ื“ื‘

ืžืฉืชื” ืœืคื ื™ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืœื›ื•ืช, ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฉืื•ืช ืœื”ื, ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ื‘ืจ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื•ื›ืœื•ืŸ ืฉืืช, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืœื•,

:ื›ืืฉืจ ืคื™ืจืฉืชื™ )ืœืขื™ืœ ืžื“ ื(, ื•ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœื•

ืœื”ื™ื ื”ื•ื ื™ืจื ื›ืืฉืจ ื•ืืฉืจ ื™ืจืื” ืœื™ ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ื”ืคืฉื˜, ืฉืื™ื ื ืจืง ืชื—ื ื•ื ื™ื ืœื”ืขื™ืจ ืจื—ืžื™ื•, ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื›ื™ ื”ื

:(ืืžืจ ืœื•, ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื”ื’ ืขืžื”ื ื—ืžืœื” ื›ื™ืจื ื—ื˜ื ืœื ื—ื ืื•ืชื ืขืœ ื”ืฆืขืจ ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื”ื )ืœืขื™ืœ ืžื’ ื›ื’

ื•ื–ื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ, ืืžืจ ืœื• ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืื•ื ืก ื”ื’ื“ื ื• ื‘ืื—ื™ื ื• ื–ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืืœืช ืื“ื ื™, ื•ืœื ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื• ื’ื ื›ืŸ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืœืคื ื™ืš

ื ืคืฉื™ื ื• ื ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืžืคื ื™ ื–ืœืขืคื•ืช ืจืขื‘, ื›ื™ ื›ืžืฆื•ืชืš ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ืจืง ืืžืจื ื• ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื ืขืจ ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ืื‘ื™ื•, ืื‘ืœ ื‘

ืืžืจืช ืœื ืชื•ืกื™ืคื•ืŸ ืœืจืื•ืช ืคื ื™. ื•ืœื ืจืฆื” ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ืกื›ื ื” ืœืฉื•ื‘ ืœืฉื‘ืจ ืžืขื˜ ืื›ืœ, ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื“ื”

ื‘ืคื—ื“ ื•ื‘ื“ืื’ื”, ื•ืขืชื” ื›ืจืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ืขืจ ื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ื ืคืฉ ืžืจื”. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืชืคื•ืœ ื ื ืชื—ื ืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ืš ืœืจื—ื ืขืœื™ื ื• ื•ืขืœ ื”ื–ืงืŸ,

ืขื•ืœื ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ื™ ืžืžื ื•, ื•ืœืš ืชื”ื™ื” ืฆื“ืงื”. ื•ื–ื” ื˜ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจืฉื”. ื•ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ื•ืงื— ืื•ืชื™ ืชื—ืช ื”ื ืขืจ ืœืขื‘ื“

:(ืขื‘ื“ื™ืš ืืช ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืขื‘ื“ืš ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื›ื ื•ื™ ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“, ื•ื”ื•ืจื“ืช ืืช ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืขื‘ื“ืš ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ื•ื›ืŸ ื•ื—ื˜ืืช ืขืžืš )ืฉืžื•ืช ื” ื˜ื–

ื‘ืชื™ื•ืจืš, ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ ืขื•ื“ ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืฉืืžืจื• ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืžืช ืขื™ืŸ, ื™ืืžืจ ื›ื™ ื›ืžื•ืš ื›ืคืจืขื”, ืจืื•ื™ ืฉืชืขืžื“ ื‘ื“ื‘ื•ืจืš ื•

ื›ื™ ืขืœ ืคื™ืš ื”ื‘ืื ื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืื•ื ืก ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื–ื›ื™ืจ, ื•ืคื—ื“ ืœืคืจืฉ ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ. ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื‘ืกืชืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืข

ืชื—ื‘ื•ืœื” ืžืืชื• ืœื”ืขืœื™ืœื, ื›ื™ ืœืžื” ื™ื‘ืงืฉ ืœืจืื•ืชื• ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ื. ื•ื›ืš ืืžืจื• ื‘ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” )ืฆื’ ื—( ืืžืจ ืœื• ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืชื“ืข

ืื•ืชื ื›ืžื• ืฉืฉืืœืช ืœื ื•, ืฉืžื ื‘ืชืš ืื ื• ืœืš ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ืœื” ื‘ืืช ืขืœื™ื ื• ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื™ืจื“ื• ืœื™ืงื— ืื•ื›ืœ, ื›ืœื•ื ืฉืืœืช

:ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืื• ืื—ื•ืชื ื• ืืชื” ืžื‘ืงืฉ. ื™ืืžืจื• ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืžื– ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื•

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ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ืฉื‘ืช ื“ืฃ ื™ ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘

ื•ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื ื‘ืจ ืžื—ืกื™ื ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื—ืžื ื‘ืจ ื’ื•ืจื™ื ืืžืจ ืจื‘: ืœืขื•ืœื ืืœ ื™ืฉื ื” ืื“ื ื‘ื ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื, ืฉื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืžืฉืงืœ

ื ืชืงื ืื• ื‘ื• ืื—ื™ื•, ื•ื ืชื’ืœื’ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื™ืจื“ื• ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืœืžืฆืจื™ื. -ื• ืฉื ื™ ืกืœืขื™ื ืžื™ืœืช ืฉื ืชืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืœื™ื•ืกืฃ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืืจ ื‘ื ื™

ืžืœื‘ื™"ื ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืคืจืฉืช ื•ื™ืฉื‘ ืคืจืง ืœื– ืคืกื•ืง ื“

ื•ื™ืจืื• ืื—ื™ื•. ืื‘ืœ ืื—ื™ื• ื“ื ื• ื‘ื–ื” ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืื—ืจืช ื›ืžื• ืฉื™ืชื‘ืืจ, ื•ื—ืฉื‘ื• ื›ื™ ืืชื• ืื”ื‘ ืื‘ื™ื”ื, ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืื”ื‘ืช ืื‘ ืœืื—ื“

ื‘ื• ืื”ื‘ื” ืขืฆืžื™ื™ืช, ืฉืขื–"ื ื›ื™ ืžื‘ื ื™ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ื’ืขื’ื•ืขื™ื ืื™ื ื” ืื”ื‘ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืจืง ืื”ื‘ื” ื’ืฉืžื™ื™ืช, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืื•ื”

ืื•ืชื• ืื”ื‘, ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืืฉืจ ืจืื• ื›ื™ ืื”ื‘ ืื•ืชื• ืžื›ืœื ื•ื"ื ืฉืœื ื™ืžืฆื ื’ื ื‘ื”ื ื™ืœื“ ืฉืขืฉื•ืขื™ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื•ื™ืฉื ืื• ืื•ืชื•, ื•ื”ื•ื ื›ื™

ืขื“ ืขืชื” ืจืง ืื—ื“ ืžืŸ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืœื‘ ื•ื”ืกื’ื•ืœื” ื•ื™ืชืจ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืงืœื™ืคื•ืช, ื•ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื ื“ื—ื” ืžืคื ื™ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื•ืขืฉื• ืžืคื ื™

ื‘ื›ื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื‘ืจื›ื” ื•ื™ืจื•ืฉืช ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื”ื“ื‘ื•ืง ื”ืืœื”ื™ื™, ื•ืœื‘ื ื™ ื”ืคื™ืœื’ืฉื™ื ื ืชืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘, ื•ื™ืฆื—ืง ื•ื™ืขืงื‘ ื™ืจืฉื• ื‘ืจื›ืช ืื‘ืจื”ื ื”

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืžืชื ื•ืช ื•ื™ืฉืœื—ื, ื•ืขืฉื• ื‘ื‘ื›ื™ ื™ืจืฉ ื‘ืจื›ืช ื—ืจื‘ ื•ื”ืจ ืฉืขื™ืจ ื•ื ื“ื—ื” ืžื ื—ืœืช ื”', ื•ื‘ืืฉืจ ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื

ืฉืขืชื” ื™ืชื ื•ืฆืฅ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืืœื”ื™ ืขืœ ืžื˜ื” ืฉืœืžื” ื•ืฉื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™ื” ื™ื”ื™ื• ืœื‘ ื•ืกื’ื•ืœื”, ื•ืจืื• ืฉื™ืขืงื‘ ืื”ื‘ ืจืง ืืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ,

ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืœื‘ ื•ื”ืกื’ื•ืœื” ื•ื™ืชืจ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื›ืงืœื™ืคื•ืช, ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื• ื›ืชื ืช ืคืกื™ื ืฉืžื•ืจื” ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉื–ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื—

ืœื™ื—ื“ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”' ื•ืœืชืช ืœื• ืžืขืœืช ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจื”. ื•ืข"ื› ื™ืฆื™ื™ื ื”ื• ื‘ื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื›ื”ื•ื ื” ื•ื›ืชื ืช ื‘ื“ ืงื•ื“ืฉ, ื•ื‘ืืฉืจ ื ื“ืžื” ืœื”ื ืฉื”ื•ื

ืŸ ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืื™ืฉ ื’ืื” ื•ืื™ืฉ ื–ื“ื•ืŸ ืžืฉืชืจืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื•ืžื•ืฆื™ื ื“ื‘ื” ืœื”ื‘ืื™ืฉ ืจื™ื—ื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ืื‘ื™ื”ื, ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืžื” ืฉืจืื• ื‘ืขื ื™

ื›ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืœืžืœื•ืš ืขืœื™ื”ื, ื•ืื ื™ืจืฆื” ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจื” ื•ืžืชื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืš ื™ืจืฆื” ื‘ืžืœื•ื›ื” ื•ืžืฉืจื”, ื•ืขืค"ื– ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืื

ื™ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื˜ื•ืช ืœื‘ ืื‘ื™ื• ืœื›ืœ ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืœื•ืŸ ืžืžืื™ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื™ืขืงื‘. ืœื›ืŸ ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืœื›ืœื•ืช ืงื•ืฅ ืžื›ืื™ื‘ ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืจื ืœืชื•ืขืœืช

ื“ื‘ืจื• ื ื™ืขืงื‘ ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื’ื“ื•ืคื™ื, ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ื›ืœืœื™, ืœื ืžืงื ืืช ืื™ืฉ ืžืจืขื”ื• ืจืง ืœืžืขืŸ ืœื ื™ื—ืœืœ ืฉืจื™ ืงื“ืฉ ื•ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ืจ

ืœืฉืœื•ื, ืจ"ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืืœื™ื”ื ืœืฉืœื•ื, ื›ื™ ื”ืฉื ืื” ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื” ืชืชืงืจืจ ืขืช ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื•ื™ื‘ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืจืฆื•ื™

ื›ืž"ืฉ ืžืขื ื” ืจืš ื™ืฉื™ื‘ ื—ืžื”, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฉื ืื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืข"ื™ ืงื ืื” ื•ื›"ืฉ ืข"ื™ ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืื•ืจื‘ ืœื ืคืฉื• ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ื•ืฉื”ื•ื

ื•ืจื• ืœืฉืœื•ื ื›ืืœื• ื‘ืคื” ื—ื ืฃ ื™ืฉื—ื™ืช ืจืขื”ื• ื•ื‘ืคื™ื• ืฉืœื•ื ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื‘ืงืจื‘ื• ื™ืฉื™ื ืืจื‘ื•:ืจืฉืข ืœืžื•ืช, ืชื’ื“ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืข"ื™ ื“ื‘

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Riddles of the Week

ืจืฉ"ื™ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืคืจืฉืช ื•ื™ื’ืฉ ืคืจืง ืžื” ืคืกื•ืง ื“

ื ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืจื›ื” ื•ืชื—ื ื•ื ื™ื, ื•ื”ืจืื” ืจืื” ืื•ืชื ื ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืœืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ื, ืืžืจ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื—ื™ ื ื›ืœืžื™ื, ืงืจื ืœื” ื’ืฉื• ื ื ืืœื™

.ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื”ื•ืœ ืœื”ื

ืจืžื‘"ื ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืœื›ื™ื ืคืจืง ื™ ื”ืœื›ื” ื—

ืืžืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื ื™ ืงื˜ื•ืจื” ืฉื”ื ื–ืจืขื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืฉื‘ื ืื—ืจ ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื•ื™ืฆื—ืง ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื™ืœื”, ื•ื”ื•ืื™ืœ ื•ื ืชืขืจื‘ื•

ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื‘ื‘ื ื™ ืงื˜ื•ืจื” ื™ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืžื™ืœื” ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™, ื•ืื™ืŸ ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื”.

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Selected emails from our listeners

Answers to the Questions

The Chizkuni asks this question. He adds an additional question that Yosef

demanded the Mitzriyim do Bris Milah before he gave them grain (See Rashi

41:55), so all Egyptians would have had Milah, so what was Yosefโ€™s proof of his

identity to his brothers.

He answers:

1) Yishmaelim (and Egyptians) donโ€™t have periah.

2) Only poor Egyptians who needed food had milah, and Yosef was wealthy so

wouldnโ€™t have had, if we werenโ€™t a Jew.

3) Brothers didnโ€™t know Egyptians all had Milah.

Shmuli Sagal

Response: Good answer!

One problem, Gemara Yevamos ืขืืณ says that ืคืจื™ืขื” was given it Yehoshua and on, so

Shevatim didnโ€™t have it.

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Two answers-

1) They were living in ืžืฆืจื™ื and not ื‘ื ื™ ืงื˜ื•ืจื”. The Rambam is only talking after

ื™ืชืจื• on 94a in Sanhedrin in ืžื”ืจืฉืดื in ืžื“ื•ื™ืง mixed up the nations. This is ืกื ื—ื™ืจื‘

who asked why it says ื•ื™ื—ื“ ื™ืชืจื• that Yisro gave himself a bris as he was from

Midyan so he shouldโ€™ve been ื‘ื ื™ ืงื˜ื•ืจื” but Egyptians would still be Patur.

2) Even if you want to say the brothers would still suspect he was an Arab who

had migrated to Egypt, the more ืคืฉื•ื˜ answer is that ืคืจื™ืขื” is a Halacha l'Moshe

Misinai so wasnโ€™t given to ื‘ื ื™ ืงื˜ื•ืจื”... that is how the Maharsha there answers

Yisro... he was giving himself ืคืจื™ืขื” because he was becoming a ื’ืจ. So to, ื™ื•ืกืฃ

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was showing the brothers he has ืคืจื™ืขื”...maybe that's why it had to say ื•ื™ื’ืฉื• to

differentiate the different Milahโ€™s they had to get very close.

Good Shabbos!

Koby Milgraum

Comments on the Show

Rโ€™ Dovid,

Youโ€™re a Frum Jew. You shouldnโ€™t be using the term โ€œXmasโ€œ. The X has

traditionally been used by Christians as an abbreviation, a stand-in for โ€œchristโ€

due to X as the Greek letter chi, the first letter (and sound) of their word.

If we use โ€œChristmasโ€, itโ€™s kind of Derech Agav, incidental, just referring to the

day the way people refer to it. But to use โ€œXmasโ€ is already gung-ho, an

[enthusiastic] endorsement of Christian terms and practices.

Thanks, Kol Tuv, etc.

Geoffrey Kuritzky

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With all due respect and appreciation to Mr. Hertzka. Presenting him as a ben

torah and ambassador of Kiddush Hashem in the workplace, who is a role model

to learn from. Which I'm sure there is what to learn. But to say that holiday

parties are professional and not a problem? Perhaps he has lost his sensitivity

to Shmiras Anayim? Or him running in to 5 or 6 parties per night, as a chief

executive. Trying to maintain valuable relationships, qualifies him as B"aviditayu

Tarid". But that wouldn't help the younger low level employee enjoying the

night, with all its sights and attitudes. As an attendee of a party of a Frum

owned healthcare company described. The woman dressing their best to show

off. With food and drinks and loud music. As a presenter loudly presenting

awards, trying to create camaraderie... As I'm sure you're aware of the

Hashpaa of your show. Please be extremely careful with this Achrayus.

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Doniel Neustadt Rabbi

ื ืกืขื™ืฃ ื™ื“ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื 

ื‘ืฉื‘ื— ืืกื•ืจ ืœืกืคืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื—ืŸ ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื, ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื•ืžืจ: ื›ืžื” ื ืื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื–ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจืชื•, ืงืœ ื•ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืกืคืจ

ืื‘ืœ ืื ืžื›ื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื—ื• ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ืงื‘"ื” ืฉื‘ืจื ื‘ืจื™ื” ื ืื” ื›ื–ื•, ืžื•ืชืจ. ,ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืื• ืฉื™ื—ื‘ื‘ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื•

ืกื™ืžืŸ ื™ื’ ืฉื•"ืช ืื’ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื” ืื‘ืŸ ื”ืขื–ืจ ื—ืœืง ื‘

ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื™ื–ื” ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ ืื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื ื›ืจื™ื ืื ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื“ ืืžื•ื ืชื, ืื ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืžื—ืžืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืื™ื“ ืืกื•ืจ

ืžื“ื™ื ื ื•ืื ื‘ืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื™ืฉ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืžืฆื“ ืžืจืื™ืช ื”ืขื™ืŸ, ื•ืกืขื•ื“ืช ืžืฆื•ื” ื›ืžื™ืœื” ื•ืคื“ื”"ื‘ ื™ืฉ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ืžื™ ืื™ื“ ืฉืœื”ืŸ,

ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื•ื ืื—ืจ, ื•ืืฃ ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืœืืกื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืžืจืื™ืช ืขื™ืŸ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืกืขื•ื“ืช ื‘

ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ืœื›ืชื—ืœื” ืขืœ ื™ื•ื ืื—ืจ. ื•ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžืฉื ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื›ืŸ ื˜ืขื ืงืก ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’ ืื™ืŸ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื ืคืฉ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื

ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ.

ืื•ืช ื• ืฉื” ืื•ืจื— ื—ื™ื™ื ื—ืœืง ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ื›ืฉื•"ืช ืื’ืจื•ืช ืž

ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’, ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื ื•ื›ืจื™ื ื‘ืืžืขืจื™ืงื -ืื ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื‘ื˜ืขื ืงืก

ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’, ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืœืื—ื“ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืื’"ืž ื—"ื‘ ื“ืื”"ืข ืกื™ืžืŸ ื™"ื’, ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ืขืœ ื™ื•ื -ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ืขื ืงืก

ื ืคืฉ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ. ืื‘ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื–ื” ืื™ื–ื” ืฉืžื—ื”, ื›ืกืขื•ื“ืช ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื•ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ, ืืœื ืฉื‘ืขืœื™

ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’, ื™ืฉ ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื. ื•ืœื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื™ื›ื ื‘ื–ื” ื—ืฉืฉ ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืœืฉืžื•ื— ื‘ื™ื•ื ืื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืข"ื– ื›ื ื•ื›ืจื™ื, -ื˜ืขื ืงืก

ืฉื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื–ื” ืื™ื“ ืฉื‘ื“ื• ื”ื›ื•ืžืจื™ื, ืืœื ืžืขืฆืžืŸ ืขืฉื• ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื–ื”. ื•ืืฃ ืฉืื– ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื”ื ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืฉืขืฉื• ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™

ื ื• ืฉื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืฉื‘ื— ืœื”ืข"ื–, ืื™ื ื• ืฉื™ื™ืš ื–ื” ืœืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ื’"ื› ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืข"ื–, ื•ื ืช

ื‘ื™ื•ื ื–ื”, ืฉื”ื ืœื ืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ ืœืื™ื–ื• ืข"ื–. ื•ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืื“ื ืืฃ ืฉืœ ื ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืฉืžื—ื•ืช ืœืข"ื–, ื•ื’ื ื”ืจื™ ื‘ื–ื”"ื– ืจื•ื‘

ื‘ืช ืœืข"ื–, ื›ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืชื•ืก' ืจื™ืฉ ืข"ื– ืฉืžื—ื•ืช ื•ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืื™ื ื ืœืข"ื–. ื•ื’ื ื“ืื™ืŸ ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช, ื•ืœื™ื›ื ืฉื•ื ืชืงืจื•

ื“"ื” ืืกื•ืจ, ืืฃ ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื”ืื™ื“ ืฉืœื”ื. ื•ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืชื™ืคืœื” ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ืŸ ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ืชืŸ, ืื•ืกืจ ืžืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžืฆื“ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืข"ื–, ืืฃ

ื‘ื ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ื” ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืืžื•ื ืชื. ืืœื ืฉืžื” ืฉืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉืžื—ื” ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื™ื•ื ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืžื“ื™ืŸ ื•ื‘ื—ื•ืงื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœื

ืฉื˜ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœืžื. ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ืฉืื™ื›ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื›ื–ื” ื‘ืชื•ืก' ืข"ื– ื“ืฃ ื™"ื ืข"ื ืชืœื›ื•, ืืฃ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื—ื•ืง ืœืข"ื–, ืืœื ื—ื•ืง ื”ื‘ืœ ื•

.ื“"ื” ื•ืื™, ื‘ืกื•ืคื•

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ืื•ืช ื“ ืฉื•"ืช ืื’ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื” ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื—ืœืง ื“ ืกื™ืžืŸ ื™ื

ืื ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฆื“ ื‘ื—ื•ืงื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœื ืชืœื›ื•, ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ืช ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื” ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช

ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื• ืกืขื•ื“ื”. ื”ื ื” ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ ืฉืžื—ืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื” )ื˜ื™ื™ื ืงืกื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’( ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื—ื’

ืฉื‘ืกืคืจื™ ื“ืชื ืœื ื”ื•ื–ื›ืจ ื™ื•ื ื–ื” ืœื—ื’, ื•ื’ื ืœื ืฉื™ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื”, ื•ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ื–ื›ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”, ืฉื”ื•ื ื’"ื›

ืฉืžื— ื‘ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉื‘ื ืœื’ื•ืจ ืœื›ืืŸ ืขืชื” ืื• ืžื›ื‘ืจ, ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืื• ื‘ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื”, ื•ืœื ื‘ืื›ื™ืœืช

ื ื• ื›ื”"ื’ ื‘ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื“ืฃ ืก"ื• ืข"ื ืฉื™ื ืื™ ื”ืžืœืš ืขืฉื” ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื” ื“ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ื›ื•ื—ืœื™ืช ืชืจื ื’ื•ืœ ื”ื”ื•ื“ื• )ืื™ื ื“ื™ืง(. ื•ื›ื“ืžืฆื™

ืฉื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืื›ืœื• ืฉื ื™ืจืงื•ืช ืœื–ื›ืจ. ืื‘ืœ ื•ื“ืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ื–ื” ืœื—ื•ื‘ื” ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื•ื”, ืืœื ืœืฉืžื—ืช ื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืขืชื”. ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื–ื”

ื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืกื•ื‘ืจ ื“ืž"ืž ืืก. ืื—ืจืช ื’"ื› ืœืฉืžื•ื— ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื• ืกืขื•ื“ื”ื‘ืœื ืงื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ื—ื•ื‘ื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื™ื•ื›ืœ ื’ื ืœืฉื ื” ื”

ื™ื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืข ื‘ืฉื ื” ืœื—ื•ื’ ื–ื”, ื•ืจืง ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื”ื•ื ืฉื›ื‘ืฉ ื™ื ืื™ ื”ืžืœืš, ื‘ื–ื” ืขืฉื” ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ืœื ืœืงื‘ื™ืขื•ืช, ื•ื™ืฉ ื‘ื” ื’ื ืžืฉื•ื

ื‘ืœ ืชื•ืกื™ืฃ, ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื“ืฃ ื–' ืข"ื ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘"ืŸ ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืคืกื•ืง ืœื ืชื•ืกื™ืคื• )ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื“' ื‘'(. ื•ืืฃ ืฉื™ืฉ

.ืœื“ื•ืŸ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืœืื•, ืž"ืž ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ื“ืื™ ื”ื•ื ื–ื”

ืžืฉื” ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื—ืœืง ื“ ืกื™ืžืŸ ื™ื‘ ืฉื•"ืช ืื’ืจื•ืช

ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ืžืกืงื ื” ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื” ื“ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช

ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’(, ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืื™ื™ืจ ืฉื ื” ื–ื• ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ )ืœืขื™ืœ ื—ืœืง -ื”ื ื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื” ื“ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช )ื˜ืขื ืงืก

ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’ ื™ืฉ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื, ืืฃ ืฉืœื™ื›ื ื‘ื–ื” -ื“ื˜ืขื ืงืก ืื•ืจื— ื—ื™ื™ื ืกื™ืžืŸ ื›' ืื•ืช ื•'( ืฉืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื™ื•ื

ื—ืฉืฉ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื™ื•ื ืื™ื“ื™ื”ืŸ, ื“ื”ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื™ืžื™ ืื™ื“ื™ื”ืŸ ืฉื‘ื“ื• ื”ื›ื•ืžืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื›ื ื‘ื–ื” ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืื• ื“ื•ื‘ื—ื•ืงื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœื ืชืœื›ื•

)ื•ื™ืงืจื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื™"ื— ื™"ื’(. ื•ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืื—ืจืช ืœื—ื›ื ืื—ืจ )ืœืขื™ืœ ืกื™ืžืŸ ื™"ื ืื•ืช ื“'(, ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืขืฆื ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื•

ืœืื•, ืœื ื‘ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื•ืœื ื‘ืื›ื™ืœืช ืชืจื ื’ื•ืœ ื”ื”ื•ื“ื• )ืื™ื ื“ื™ืง(. ืื‘ืœ ื•ื“ืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ื–ื” ืœื—ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ

ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื•ื”, ืืœื ืœืฉืžื—ืช ื”ืจืฉื•ืช ื‘ืคืขื ื–ื” ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืืจืขื™, ื›ื–ื” ื™ื•ื›ืœ ื’ื ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืŸ. ื•ืื ื™ ืžืกื™ืง ื“ืž"ืž

ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ืžืœื—ืžื” ืืกื•ืจ ืœืข"ื“ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื™ื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืข ื‘ืฉื ื” ืœื—ื•ื’ ื–ื”. ื•ืืฃ ื‘ื”ื ื“ื™ื ืื™ ื”ืžืœืš ืฉืขืฉื” ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ืกืข

ื‘ื›ื•ื—ืœื™ืช ืฉื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื“ืฃ ืก"ื• ืข"ื, ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืจืง ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื”ื™ื ื“ื›ื™ื‘ืฉ ื•ืœื ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช. ื•ื’ื ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื”

ื’ื™ื•ื•ื™ื ื’ -ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ืœ ืชื•ืกื™ืฃ, ืœืจืžื‘"ืŸ ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืขื”"ืช ืค' ื•ืืชื—ื ืŸ )ื“' ื‘'( ืขืœ ืงืจื ื“ืœื ืชื•ืกื™ืคื•, ื•ืœื ื”ื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืฉื‘ื˜ืขื ืงืก

ืื™ื›ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื“ื‘ื•ื—ื•ืงื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœื ืชืœื›ื•.

ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืกืš ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื›ื’ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

ื•ื‘ื–ืžืŸ . ื’ื–ื™ืจืช ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื ืชื ืกืš ืœืืœื™ืœื™ืืžืฉื•ื ื•ื”"ื” ืœืžื’ืขื, ื‘ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•. ื”ื’ื”: ืืกื•ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื”. ื ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืกืชื ื™ื™ื 

ืื™ื ื• ืื•ืกืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื”, ืจืง ื™"ื ื“ืžื’ืข ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื–ื”, ืฉืื™ื ื• ืฉื›ื™ื— ืฉื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ืžื ืกื›ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื,

ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื’ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ื‘ื• ืžืŸ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื, ืžืคื ื™ ืกืชื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื, ืื™ื ื• ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืžื ื•. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ืฉืชื™ื™ื”; ื•ื›ืŸ

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ืื‘ืœ ืื• ืžื›ืจ,ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืื ืขื‘ืจ ื•ืงื ื” ื‘ืฉืืจ ื”ืคืกื“, ื ืจืฉื‘"ื ื•ื”ืจื"ืฉ ื•ืžืจื“ื›ื™(. ื•ื”"ื”ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืžืฆื™ืœ ืžื™ื“ื )ื˜ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉ

ืฉื™ืจ"ื™ ื•ืžื”ืจ"ื ื™ ืค"ื— ื“ืžืื›ืœื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื’ื”ื•ืช ืืืกื•ืจ ืœืงื ื•ืชื• ื•ืœืžื›ืจื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชื›ืจ ื‘ื• )ื”ื’ื”ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ืžื•ื ืœื›ืชื—ืœื”

ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ. ื•ืข"ืœ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืœ"ื‘ )ืฉื ื‘ืฉื ืกืž"ื’ ื•ืื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื”ื’ืื•ื ื™ื(.(. ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืงื™ืœื™ืŸ ื’ื ื‘ื–ื”, ืข"ื•ืคื“ื•ืื” ืกื™'

ืฉื ืก"ืง ืืคืชื—ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”

"ื— ืฉืœืžื“ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืกื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื ืข"ืฉ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืก' ืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ ืฉืจื“ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื 

.ื•ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ืช ืคืจื™ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืกื™' ื' ืž"ืฉ ื‘ื–ื”

ื“ืจื›ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื›ื’ ืก"ืง ื’

ื•ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”. ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ืคืจื™ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ื' ืžื” ืฉื”ืืจื™ืš ืข"ื“ ื”ืžื ื”ื’ ืฉื ืชืคืฉื˜ ืฉื”ืžื•ื–ื’ื™ื ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื ื•ื›'

ืืคืจื™ื ื•ืขื™' ื‘ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืœื”ืœืŸ ืกื™' ืงื "ื ืก"ืง ืœ"ื‘ ืฉื›' ื“ื‘ืฉืืœื•ื ื™ืงื™ ื“ืฉื‘ืงื™ื ืŸ ืœื”ื ืžื ื”ื’ื ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื”ื™ื“

ื”ืฉื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืขื”"ื‘ ื' ืžืขืจื” ืฉืœื• ืœื’ื•ื™ ืœืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื ื•ืจื‘ื ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืชืงื• ื•ืœื ืืžืจื• ืœื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืืš ืœื ืขืœืชื” ืœื• ื™ืคื” ืœื”ื‘ืขื”"ื‘

ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื–ื” ืข"ื› ื›ืœ ืฉื•ืžืจ ื ืคืฉื• ื™ืจื—ืง ืžื”ื ืื” ื–ื• ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื )ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืœื‘ื ื™ ืกืคืจื“ื™ื™ื ื•ื›ืžืฉ"ืœ ื‘ืก"ืง ื”ืงื•ื“ื( ื•ืขื™' ื‘ืกืคืจ ืจื•ื—

ืจื™ืฉ ืกื™' ื–ื” ื•ืขื™' ื‘ืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื“ื•ื“ ืื•ืช ื‘' ืฉื›' ื•ื–"ืœ ื•ื“ืข ื›ื™ ืืฃ ืฉื‘ืฉ"ืข ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื•"ืž ืœื›ืชื—ืœื” ืขื ืกืชื

ื™ื™ื ื ื—ื–ื™ื ืŸ ื”ืื™ื“ื ื ื•ื’ื ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืงื“ื•ื ื›ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื–ื” ืœื”ื™ืชืจ ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื›ื™ ื–ื” ืฉื™ืฆืื” ื”ื”ื•ืจืื” ืœื”ื™ืชืจ ื›ื™ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืœื• ื–ื” ื”ื•ื

ื ื‘ื–ื” ื•ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืก' ื—ื›ืžืช ืื“ื ื•ืžื–ื” ื ืชืคืฉื˜ ื›ื™ ื’ื ื™ืจืื™ ืžื•"ืž ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ื–ื” ื›ื”ืคืกื“ ืจื‘ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืœื ืจืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื—ื™

ื”' ืขื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื›ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื”ื ืฉืืœ ืขืœ ื›ืš ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืœื”ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ืชืจ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื•ื›ื•' ืขื›"ื“ ื•ืขื™' ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ื‘ืขื™ ื—ื™ื™ )ืžื”ื›ื ื”"ื’( ื—ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื•ืฃ

"ื“ ืกื™' ืž"ื‘ ืกื™' ืงืข"ื’ ื•ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ื—ืงืจื™ ืœื‘ ื—"ื‘ ืžื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™' ืงืข"ื‘ ื•ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืค"ื— ื•ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืกื™' ื’' ื•ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ื–ืจืข ืืžืช ื—ื™ื•

ื•ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ืชืคืืจืช ืื“ื ืกื™' ื›"ื– ื•ืขื™' ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ืžื”ืจ"ื ืฉื™"ืง ื—ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™' ื ' ื‘ืื•ืจืš ืืžื ื ื™ืขื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ ืฉืจื“ ื‘ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ื“ื™ื ื™ื

ืกื™' ืงืก"ื‘ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืคืงืคืงื• ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชืจ ื”ืžื•"ืž ื‘ืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื ื”ื•ื ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช

ืชื™ื ื• ืฉืœื ืืกืจื™ื ืŸ ืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื ืจืง ื‘ืฉืชื™' ืื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื•ืช ืฉื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ื›ื“ืขืช ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืกืชื ื™ื™ื ื ื‘ื”ื ืื” ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื 

ืืฉืจ ื‘ื–ื” ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ื•ืืคื™' ื™ืจื ืฉืžื™ื ืื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ืžืœืงื ื•ืชื• ืœื”ืฉืชื›ืจ ื‘ื• ื•ืขื™ื™"ืฉ ื‘ืก"ืง ืงืก"ื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ืืคื™'

ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ ื“ืขื•ืช ืื ื”ื•ื ืืกื•ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื” ื’"ื› ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืงืœ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™ื ื• ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืžื•"ืž ื•ื›ืŸ ืื ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืžืกื•ืคืง

ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืื ืžื•ืชืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื” ื•ื”ืžื•ืจื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืžืฆื“ ืขื™ื•ื ื• ืจื•ืื” ืฉืจืื•ื™ ืœื”ืกืชืคืง ื‘ื• ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื

ื”ื•ื ืืกื•ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื” ืžื“ื™ื ื ื“ื’"ื– ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืงืœ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืžื•"ืž ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื:

ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืื›ืœื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื– ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

.ืœืžืื›ืœ ืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื• ืกื—ื•ืจื” ืื ื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื”, ืžืŸ ื”ืชื•ืจื”ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืืกื•ืจ

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ื˜"ื– ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื– ืก"ืง ื

ื™ืจื” ืฉืžื ื™ื‘ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžื”ื ื™ืฆืื• ื—ืžื•ืจ ื•ื’ืžืœ ืฉืื“ื ืžื’ื“ืœืŸ ืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื• ืกื—ื•ืจื”. ื‘ื‘"ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืจืฉื‘"ื ื”ื˜ืขื ื’ื–

ืœืžืœืื›ื” ื•ืชืžื”ืชื™ ืฉื”ืจื™ ื‘ืคืจืง ื›ืœ ืฉืขื” )ื“ืฃ ื›"ื’( ืื™ืชื ืฉื”ื•ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ื“ืชื ื™ื ืŸ ื ื–ื“ืžื ื• ืœื• ืžื™ื ื™ื ื˜ืžืื™ื

ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืžื•ื›ืจืŸ ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืคืจืฉ ื˜ืขืžื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืœื›ื ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื”ื ื•ืคืจื›ื™ื ืŸ ืืคื™' ืœื›ืชื—ืœื” ื ืžื™ ื•ืžืฉื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื›ื

ืŸ ื™ื”ื™ื• ื•ื›ืŸ ื›ืชื‘ื• ื”ืชื•ืก' ืฉื ื“ืžื“ืื•ืจื™ื™' ื”ื•ื ื•ื ืจืื” ื“ื”ืจืฉื‘"ื ื›ืชื‘ ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ื–ื• ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืกืจื” ื“ืืžืจ ืงืจื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื”ื•ื™ื™ืช

ืžืฉื•ื ื–ื” ืžื“ื—ื–ื™ื ืŸ ื”ื™ืชืจื ืžืฉื•ื ืœื›ื ื•ืื™ืกื•ืจื ืžืฉื•ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืกื•ืจ ืœื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื‘ื—ืจื• ืžื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืืกื•ืจ ื•ืžื”

ื™ ื“ื”ื•ื ืžืื›ืœ ื™ืฉ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ื“ื•ื’ืžื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืžืœืื›ื” ื“ื—ื•ืœ ื”ืžื•ืขื“ ื‘ืค' ื‘' ื“ื—ื’ื™ื’ื” ื•ืข"ื› ื“ื ื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื“

ืœืืกืจื• ืฉืžื ื™ื‘ื•ื ืœืื•ื›ืœื• ืื‘ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœืžืœืื›ื” ืžื•ืชืจ. ืฉื•ื‘ ืจืื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช"ื” ืกื™' ืจ' ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืฉื ื’ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื“ื”ืš

ื“ืจืฉื ื”ื•ื” ืืกืžื›ืชื. ื•ื–ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื’ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ืคืจืง ื›ืœ ืฉืขื” ืฉื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ื“ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืกื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืืœื• ื”ื•ื™ ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื

ื• ืืœื ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ืืกืžื›ืชื ื‘ืขืœืžื ื”ื•ื. ืืœื ื“ืง"ืœ ืžืž"ืฉ ืข"ื– ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื’ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืœืื• ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ืžืžืฉ ืงืืžืจ ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ื 

ื”ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื‘ืคืจืง ืœื•ืœื‘ ื”ื’ื–ื•ืœ )ื“ืฃ ืœ"ื˜( ื“"ื” ื•ืœื™ืชื™ื‘ ื›ื•' ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ืช ื•ื–"ืœ ื•ืืคืฉืจ ื”ืงื•ื ื” ืžื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื•ื™ื— ื•ืœืžื›ื•ืจ

ื‘ื™ื•ืงืจ ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื ืžื™ ืกื—ื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืคืจืง ื–' ื“ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ืช ืชื ืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื™ืŸ ืกื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ืช ื•ืœื ื‘ื‘ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืœื ื‘ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช

ืœื•ืช ื•ื˜ืจืคื•ืช ื›ื•' ืœื ืžืฉื›ื—ืช ืฉื™ื”ื• ื›ื•ืœื ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืกื—ื•ืจื” ืืœื ื‘ื›ื”"ื’ ื“ื‘ื”ื“ื™ื ืฉืจื™ ืจื—ืžื ื ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ื›ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ืœื ื‘ื ื‘ื™

ืื• ืžื›ื•ืจ ืœื ื›ืจื™ ืขื›"ืœ ื•ืื ืื™ืชื ื“ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืกื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ืžืื™ื ืื™ื ื• ืืœื ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžืื™ ืžื•ื›ื™ื—ื™ื ื”ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ืžื ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช

ื” ื•ืžืชื ื™' ืงืืžืจ ื“ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื”ื ืฉื•ื™ื ื•ื˜ืจื™ืคื•ืช ืžืŸ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื“ืžื›ื•ืจ ืœื ื›ืจื™ ื“ื”ืชื ื•ื“ืื™ ืžื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืœื ื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืืกืจื•

ื•ื ืจืื” ืœืชืจืฅ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื›ื— ื‘ื™ื“ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืœืืกื•ืจ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืคื™ืจืฉื” ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืœื”ื™ืชืจ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื›ื— ื‘ื™ื“ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ืืœื

ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืœื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ืœื ื”ื™ืชืจ ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืžืŸ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืฉื"ื› ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืžืŸ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ

ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื“"ืช ืืœื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืกื™ื™ื’ ืœืชื•ืจื” ื“ืงืฉื” ืคืฉื™ื˜ื ืžืืžืจื ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืฉื‘"ื“ ื”ื™ื• ืžื›ื™ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื ืฉื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ืž

ืฉืื™ืŸ ื›ื— ื‘ืฉื•ื ืื“ื ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื“"ืช ื•ื‘ื—"ืž ืกื™' ื‘' ื›ืชื‘ื ื• ืžื–ื” ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ื ื—ื” ืฉื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืืชื™ ืฉืคื™ืจ ื˜ืคื™ ื“ื›ืืŸ ื ืชื›ื•ื™ืŸ ืฉืืฃ

ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื›ื— ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื“"ืช. ืข"ื› ืžื•ื›ื™ื—ื™ื ื”ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ืฉืคื™ืจ ืžื“ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื”ื™ืชืจ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื“ืื™

ืืกืจื•ื”ื• ื›ืœืœ ืœืžื›ื™ืจื” ืืœื ืข"ื› ื“ื’ื ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ืœื ืงื ื” ืœื”ืจื•ื™ื—:ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืœื

ืฉ"ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื– ืก"ืง ื‘

ืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื• ืกื—ื•ืจื”. ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืžื ื™ื‘ื•ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžื”ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืื ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื›ืจ ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืื›ื™ืœื” ืœื™ื›ื ืœืžื™ื’ื–ืจ ื“ื“ื•ืงื

ืœืื›ื™ืœ' ืื• ืฉืžื ื™ื‘ื ืœื˜ืขื•ื ื›ื“ืจืš ื›ืฉืžื•ื›ืจ ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืื›ื™ืœื” ืื™ื›ื ืœืžื™ื’ื–ืจ ืฉืžื ื™ื‘ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžื”ืŸ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื•ื›ืจ

ื”ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ืœืื›ื™ืœื” ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืชืขืกืง ื‘ื• ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืื›ื™ืœื” ืœื™ื›ื ืœืžื™ื’ื–ืจ ื"ื  ืœืฉืžื ื™ื‘ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืœื ื—ื™ื™ืฉื™ื ืŸ ื“ืื˜ื•

ื‘ืจืฉื™ืขื™ ืขืกืงื™ื ืŸ ื“ืœื ืžื–ื“ื”ืจื™ ืœืžื™ื›ืœ ืื™ืกื•ืจื ืืœื ื”ื˜ืขื ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื”ืจื•ืื” ืฉืกื•ื—ืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืืกื•ืจ ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืื›ื™ืœื”

ืžื”ืŸ ื•ืœื›ืš ืžื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื›ืจ ืœืื›ื™ืœื” ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื›ืฉื ืฉืกื•ื—ืจืŸ ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืื›ื™ืœื” ื›ืš ื”ื•ื ืื•ื›ืœ

ืฉื“ืจืš ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืœื’ื“ืœืŸ ืœืื›ืœืŸ ื•ื›ืž"ืฉ ื‘ืก"ืง ื', ื•ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืฉืขื‘ืจ ื•ืขืฉื” ืกื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—"ืž ืจ"ืก ืงืค"ื‘

ื‘ื˜ื•ืจ:

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ืžื‘"ื ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืื›ืœื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ืคืจืง ื™ื– ื”ืœื›ื” ื™ืจ

ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื ื™ืฉืชื” ืื“ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื, ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืืกืจ, ืื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ืชื” ืžื›ืœื™ื• ืœื‘ื“ื•, ื•ืื

ื•ืจ ืืœื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ืŸ ืžืŸ ื”ืชืžืจื™ื ื•ื”ืชืื ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื”ืŸ ื•ืื™ื ื• ืืก ,ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ

.ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจืชื•, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืฉืชื”ื• ืฉื ืžื•ืชืจ ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ืฉืžื ื™ืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื•

ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™' ืงื™ื“ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื™ื, ืื—ื“ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชืžืจื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ืชืื ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ืฉืขื•ืจื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ, ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื

ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืฉื•ืชื”ื• ืฉื, ืžื•ืชืจ, ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื’ื–ืจื” ืฉืžื ื—ืชื ื•ืช. ื•ืื™ื ื• ืืกื•ืจ ืืœื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจืชื•, ืื‘ืœ ืื

ื™ืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื•. ื•ืœื ืืกืจื• ืืœื ื›ืฉืงื•ื‘ืข ืขืฆืžื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื›ื“ืจืš ืฉืื“ื ืงื•ื‘ืข ื‘ืฉืชื™ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ื›ื ืก ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื

ื•ืฉืชื” ื“ืจืš ืขืจืื™ ื‘ืืงืจืื™, ืžื•ืชืจ. ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื™ ืฉืœืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื, ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ื‘ื™ืชื•, ื•ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืฉื›ืจ

ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืชื™ืจื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” )ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืŸ ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื•ืื’ื•ื“ื” -ื”ื’ื” ืžื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื:

ืคื"ืž ื•ืื•"ื” ื›ืœืœ ืž"ื’ ื“"ื• ื•ืกืž"ืง ื“ืฃ ืงื™"ื’(, ื•ื›ืŸ ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ืœื”ืงืœ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืœื•:

ืฉืขืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ื”ื™ืชืจ ื›ืœืœ ืกื• ืกืขื™ืฃ ื™ื“ ื—ื›ืžืช ืื“ื

ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืชืื ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ืฉืงื•ืจื™ืŸ ืžืขื“ ืืฃ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื™

ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืฉื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืืœื ื”ืžื™ื ื•ืœื ื”ืชื‘ื•ืื”, ื•ื”ื ืจืื™ื” ืฉืžื‘ืจื›ื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื•ืœื ื‘ื•ืจื ืžื™ื ื™

ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจืชื• ื•ื›ืฉืงื•ื‘ืข ืขืฆืžื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžื–ื•ื ื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื›ื™ ืืกืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช. ื•ืืžื ื ืœื ืืกืจื• ื‘ื–ื” ืืœื

ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ืื• ืฉื ื›ื ืก ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื ืฆืžื ืื• ืฉืœืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืžื•ืชืจ

ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืœืงื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ืชื” ืžืฉืœ ื”ืื›ืกื ื™ื ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ืืฃ ืฉื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ืœื”ืงืœ ืœืฉืชื•ืช

ื‘ื™ื“ื ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืžืงื™ืœื™ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืจืื•ื™ ืœื›ืœ ื‘ืขืœ ื ืคืฉ ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืžื–ื” )ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืคืจื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืžื—ื•ืช

)ืก"ืง ื’' ื•ื“'( ื•ืืฃ ืฉืจืื™ื•ืชื™ื• ืžืจื‘ ืคืคื ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืงืœ ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื( ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืžืฆื•ื™ ืื‘ืœ ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื

ืืš ื—ื“ืฉ(. ื•ืฉืืจ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืชืจ ื“ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฆื•ื™ ืœื ื’ื–ืจื™ื ืŸ ื•ื›ืŸ ืงืื•ื•ืข ื•ืฉืืงืœืื“ืข ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื )ืคืจื™

ื‘ืขื•ื•ื ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืžื” ืงืœืงื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืžื–ื” ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืงืื•ื•ืข ืขื ื—ืœื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื’ืžื•ืจ ืžืœื‘ื“

ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ืื• ืœื™ื“ื™ ื–ื ื•ืช ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ื• ืจื™ื— ืชื•ืจื” ื™ืจื—ื™ืง ืžื–ื” ืžืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœื‘ืชื™ื”ื ืœืฉืชื•ืช

ืื™ื–ื” ืžืฉืงื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” )ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื“ ืกืขื™ืคื™ื ื' ื’'(:

ืง ื•"ืคืจื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื“ ืก

ืืœื ืฉื”ืžืจื“ื›ื™ , ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื”ืœื ื ืžืฆื ืœืฉื•ื ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืชื™ืจ ื‘ื”ื“ื™ื ืฉื›ืจ '. ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืชื™ืจื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื›ื•

ื™ "ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ ื‘ื‘, ื“ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช[ ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืืœืฃ ืก"ืจืื‘ื™]ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืฉื ืื‘ื™ ื”ืขื–ืจื™ [ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ืจืžื– ืชืชื™ื˜]

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ื•ืœืคื™ ื–ื” , ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืฉืœ ืžื™ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื, ืฉื˜ืขืžื• ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืกืชื ืฉื›ืจ ืฉื‘ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืฉืœ ืชืžืจื™ื[ ืขืžื•ื“ ื›ื‘ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ]

ื•ืœื™ืชื ื“ื”ื•ื™ ืœื™ื” ืœืžื™ืžืจ ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืจ ืžืชื™ืจื™ื , ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืžืชื™ืจื™ืŸื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื“ื•ืงื“ืง ื“ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ืฉื›ืจ "ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื”ื’

ืฉื›ืจ ืกืชืžื ืงืืžืจ [ ื‘, ืฉื ืœื]ื—ื“ื ื“ื”ื ื‘ื’ืžืจื , ื•ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืกื‘ืจื ื–ื• ืื™ื ื” ืžื—ื•ื•ืจืช ื›ืœืœ, ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืฉื›ืจ ืชืžืจื™ื

ื™ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืคืจืง ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืžื‘ืจื›ื™ืŸ "ื•ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ืจื™ ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžื•ื›ืจ ืฉื›ืจ ืชืžืจื™ื ื”ื•ื” ื›ื“ืคื™ืจืฉ ืจืฉ, ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื›ืœ ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกืจื•

ื•ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื“ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžืคืงื™ ืœื™ื” ืื‘ื‘ื ื“ื—ื ื•ืชื ื•ืฉืชื™ ื•ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ืš ื–ื” ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืื—ืจ [ ืกื•ื“ื ื™ื” "ื‘ ื“, ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืžื“]

ื•ืœืคื™ ื–ื” ื”ืžื™ืงืœ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ . ื•ื›ืŸ ื“ืขืช ื›ืœ ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื, ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืืœืžื ื“ื›ืœ ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช

ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืื‘ืœ ืžืฉืงื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉืืจ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืชืจื™ื, ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื•ืจืื•ื™ ืœื’ืขืจื” ืฉื›ืœ ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกื•ืจ

ืค ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืื›ืœ ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื™ ื•ืขื•ืœื” "ื ืฉืืข"ื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื•ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื”ืงืื•: ื"ืœื“ืขืช ื”ืจืžื‘[ ืง ื"ืก]

ื•ืžื”ืš ื˜ืขืžื ื’ื•ืคื™ื” ื™ืฉ . ื› ืœื™ืช ื‘ื™ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื™ ื’ื•ื™ื"ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืื™ื ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœืœืคืช ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืคืช ื•ื, ืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืžืœื›ื™ื

ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื , ืงืฆืช ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืžืœืคืชื™ื ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืคืชื– ืฉืืฃ ืฉืž"ื™ ื‘ืœืข"ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ืžื™ืŸ ืžืฉืงื” ืื—ืจ ืฉื ืงืจื ื’ื™ืงื•ืœืื˜

ื™ ื“ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ "ื™ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื™ืงื•ืœืื˜"ื•ื‘ืœืื• ื”ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืงืื•. ืจื•ื‘ื ื“ืขืœืžื ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืœื ืœื™ืคื•ืช ืคืช

, ื”ื›ื™ ื ืžื™ ื‘ื˜ืœ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœ, ื“ื”ื ืœื ืžื‘ืจื›ื™ื ืŸ ืขืœื™ื™ื”ื• ืืœื ืฉื”ื›ืœ, ื“ื‘ื˜ืœ ื”ืคืจื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื™ื ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื‘ืจื›ื”

ื’ื‘ื™ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื•ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ื• ืœืขื™ืœ [ ื” ื•ืชืจื•ื™ื™ื”ื•"ื‘ ื“, ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ืœื]ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ื”ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื‘ืคืจืง ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืžื™ื“ื™ืŸ

[ ื”ืœื›ื” ื™]ื– ืžื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืื›ืœื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช "ื ื‘ืคืจืง ื™"ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘: ื•ื›ืŸ ืขืžื ื“ื‘ืจ, ืฉ"ื– ืข"ืง ื™"ื‘ ืก"ื•ื‘ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™' ืง ื‘"ื‘ืก

ืื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ืชื” ืžื›ืœื™ื• ืœื‘ื“ื• ื•ืื ื ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืืกืจ"ืœื ื™ืฉืชื” ืื“ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•

ื“ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ [ ืฉ ื•ืืกืจื•"ื” ื•ืž"ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ ื“]ื‘ "ื™ ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจื‘ ื”ื‘. ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ

ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ [ ื, ืฉื ืœ]ืฉืœืžื“ ื›ืŸ ืžื“ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืžื™ื“ื™ืŸ , ืœ ืฉืื ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ"ื”ืจื‘ ื–

ืœื™ื“ื™ื” ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ืจื™ ืืžืจื• ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ื•ืื‘ืœื˜ ื”ื•ื• ื™ืชื‘ื™ ืื™ื™ืชื• ืœืงืžื™ื™ื”ื• ื—ืžืจื ืžื‘ืฉืœื ืžืฉื›ื™ื”

ื•ืื™ื‘ืจื ื“ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืข . ื›"ื•ืื™ ืœื™ื›ื ืฆื“ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืชื• ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื•ื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื” ืฉืชื™ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืข, ืžืฉื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืกืš

ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ืงืžื ื“ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” [, ื” ื™ื™ืŸ"ื“]ืžืคืฉื˜ ื”ื’ืžืจื ื“ื’ื ืื‘ืœื˜ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืขื ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื•ื›ืŸ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื ื‘ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช

ื ืื™ ืœื™ืช ืœื™ื” ื”ื™ืœื•ืœื ื•ืจื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ ืžืฉืจืฉื™ื "ืœืกืขื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื™ืœืš [ ื‘, ื—]ื–ืจื”

ืื™ืชื ื“ืžื–ืžื ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ื™ [ ื‘, ื›ื]ื“ื‘ื™ืฆื” ' ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ื‘, ืื™ืงืœืข ืœื‘ื™ ื”ื”ื•ื ื’ื•ื™ ืฉื–ื™ืžื ื• ืœืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื• ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื”ืชื

ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืคืฉื˜ืŸ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉืžืข , ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ื“ืžื™ื™ืจื™ ืฉื”ื’ื•ื™ ืžื™ืกื‘ ืœื‘ื“ื• ื•ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื‘ื“ื•, ื‘ืฉื‘ืช

ื•ืžืกืชื‘ืจื ื“ืืคื™ืœื• :ืœ"ื ื–"ื™ืกื‘ ืขื ื”ื’ื•ื™ ื‘ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื–ื•ืœืชื™ ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื’ื•ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”

ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื•ืื ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœืœ "ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื“ื™ื™ืง ืœื™ืฉื ื™ื” ื“ื”ืจืžื‘, ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ื ืžื™ ื™ืฉ ืœืืกื•ืจ

ื•ืžืฆื ื‘ื” ื™ืจืง ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืจื—ืฅ ืžืจื—ืฆืช ื‘ืฉื‘ืช[ ื• -ืคืจืง ื‘ ืžืฉื ื” ื” ]ื•ื›ื“ืชื ืŸ ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ืŸ , ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืืกื™ืจ

ื ืจ ื”ื“ืœื•ืง ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืื ืจื•ื‘ [ ื, ืฉื‘ืช ืงื›ื‘]ื•ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื ืžื™ ื‘ืคืจืง ื›ืœ ื›ืชื‘ื™ . ื ืžื›ืจ ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืื–ืœื™ื ืŸ ืœื—ื•ืžืจื

ืืœืžื ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืื–ืœื™ื ืŸ , ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืืกื•ืจ, ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืกื•ืจ, ื’ื•ื™ื ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ืœืื•ืจื”

ื“ื”ื ืงืชื ื™ ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื’ื•ื™ื ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ , ืชื™ื™ื”ื•ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ืš ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื“ืคืจืง ื›ืœ ื›ืชื‘ื™ ืื™ื ื• ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ืฉ. ืœื—ื•ืžืจื

ื•ื”ื”ื™ื ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื•ืื‘ืœื˜ ืื™ื ืฉื™ ืื—ืจื™ื ื™ ื”ื•ื• ื™ืชื‘ื™ ื‘ื”ื“ื™ ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ . ื“ืื™ื›ื ืจื•ื‘ ื’ื•ื™ื ื”ื™ื›ื™ ืžืฆื• ืœื”ื™ืกื‘ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืขืžื”ื

ื•ื›ื”ืื™ ื’ื•ื•ื ื ืžืฉื ื™ ืชืœืžื•ื“ื . ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœื ื“ืœื ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื”ื• ืชืœืžื•ื“ื ืžืฉื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ

ืืœื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื“ืงื“ืง ืขืœ ื–ื” ืžื”ื . ืฉ"ื’ื‘ื™ ืžื™ืœืชื ืื—ืจื™ืชื™ ืข[ ื, ื™ื“]ืจืง ืงืžื ื“ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื•ืค[ ื‘, ื”]ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ืžืกื›ืช ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ

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ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื•ืฅ ืœื›ืจืš ื•ืจืื” ืื•ืจ ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื›ื•ืชื™ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ืจืš ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ [ ื, ื ื’]ื“ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช

ืืœ ืื™ื™ื“ื™ ื“ืชื ืŸ ืจื™ืฉื ืจื•ื‘ ื›ื•ืชื™ื ืชื ื ืกื™ืคื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจ, ืก ื“ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืžื‘ืจืš"ื•ืžืกื™ืง ื”ืชื ื”ืฉ, ืžื‘ืจืš

ืœ ื“ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ื’ื•ื™ื ืžืกืชืžื ืื™ืช ื‘ื”ื• "ื•ื™, ื•ืžื“ืžืฆื™ ืœื‘ืจื•ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืื–ืœื™ื ืŸ ืœืงื•ืœื

:ื“ื”ื™ืชืจื ื ืžื™ ืฉื”ื“ืœื™ืงื• ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืžื•ืฆืื™ ืฉื‘ืช ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืœืคื™ื›ืš ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืงืœ ื•ืœื“ื•ื ื• ื›ืจื•ื‘ื ื“ื”ื™ืชืจื

ืฉื•"ืช ืื’ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื” ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื—ืœืง ื‘ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื–

ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืคืืจืœืข ืžื™ื˜ื™ื ื’ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื ื›ืจื™ื ืืฃ ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืžืฆื•ื” ื ืจืื” ืฉืืกื•ืจ, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื™ื›ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉืชืื•ืช

ืœ ืฉื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžื•ืชืจื™ืŸ ื•ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืฉื›ืจ ื•ื™ื™"ืฉ ื•ืžืฉืงื™ืŸ ื”ืžื•ืชืจื™ืŸ, ืฉื”ืจื™ ืืกืจื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื–ื” ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื ื›ืจื™ื ืืฃ ืœืื›ื•

ืฉื›ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ืฉืœ ื ื›ืจื™ ืืฃ ื‘ืœื ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืžืฉืชื” ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืชื™ื™ืช ืงื‘ืข, ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ืข"ื– ื“ืฃ ืœ"ื ืžื’ื–ื™ืจื” ื“ื—ืชื ื•ืช ืฉืœื

ืฃ ื'. ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ืจื’ื™ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉืชืื•ืช ืืฆืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื™ืชืŸ ืขื™ื ื™ื• ื‘ื‘ืชื• ื›ื“ืคืจืฉ"ื™ ืฉื ื•ืื™ืคืกืง ื›ืŸ ื‘ืฉ"ืข ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื“ ืกืขื™

ืœื”ืžืงื™ืœื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืจืž"ื ืฉื ื•ื”"ื” ื‘ื™ื™"ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื˜ืขื ืฉืœื“ื™ื“ื”ื• ืžื” ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฆื•ื™ ื‘ื™ืžื™

ื”ื’ืž' ื•ืœื ื ื’ื–ืจ ืื–, ื›ื”ื ื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ืŸ ืจืžื•ื ื™ื ืœื ืืกืจื™ื ืŸ ืืฃ ื›ืฉื ืขืฉื• ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ืŸ, ืฉืœื›ืŸ ื’ื ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื•ื™ื™"ืฉ

ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ืฉื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืชืื•ืช ืœื ืืกืจื• ืื‘ืœ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฆื•ื™ ืื– ืžื•ืชืจื™ืŸ ืืฃ ืขืชื” ืฉื”ื ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ืŸ, ืž"ืž

ื”ืžืฉืชืื•ืช ื’ื ืœื“ื™ื“ื”ื• ืืกื•ืจ. ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืžืฆื•ื”. ื•ืœ"ื“ ื–ื” ืœืื ื”ื ื›ืจื™ ืขืฆืžื•

ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœืื™ื–ื” ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉืœื• ื•ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื™ื–ื• ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืื™ืฉืชืžื•ื˜ื™ ืจืฉืื™ ืœื™ืœืš ื•ื’ื ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžืฉืงื™ืŸ

ืื™ื‘ื”, ื•ื”ืฉืชื™ื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืžืžื™ืœื ืขืจืื™, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืืจืœืข ืžื™ื˜ื™ื ื’ ื”ืจื™ ืขื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืชืจื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื

ื”ื ื›ืจื™ ืฉื–ื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืชื™ืจ.

ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขื ืงืขื˜ ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื ื›ืจื™ ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืื•ืœื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื•ืจื—ื™ื ื•ื™ืชื ื“ื‘ื•

ืงืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืื™ืชื ื‘ื‘"ื‘ ื“ืฃ ื™' ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืžื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื• ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื”, ืื™ืŸ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืžืžืฉ, ืฉืžืฆื“ ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉ

ืฉื™ืชืงื‘ืฅ ืœืฆื“ืงื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื• ื”ืจื™ ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื• ืื™ื ื• ืœืžืฆื•ื” ืืœื ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ื–ื›ื•ืช ื•ืžืฆื•ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš. ื•ืื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื˜ืขื ื—ืœื•ืœ

ื”ืฉื ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื›ืจื™ ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ืจืฉ"ื™ ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื“ืฃ ื›"ื• ื•ื˜ืขื ื–ื” ื ืคืกืง ืœื”ืœื›ื” /ื™ื•"ื“/ ื‘ืกื™ืžืŸ ืจื "ื“ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื' ื›ื“ืื™ืชื

ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื’ื ื–ื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ ื—ืœื•ืœ ื”ืฉื, ื”ืจื™ ืื ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื˜"ื– ื•ืฉ"ืš ืก"ืง ื' ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื, ืฉื”

ื‘ืฆื“ืงื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ื˜ืœื” ืžื”ื ื›ืจื™ ื‘ืฆื ืขื ื”"ื– ืžื•ืชืจ ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื•ื‘ืฉ"ืข ืฉื, ื•ื"ื› ื”ืจื™ ืืคืฉืจ

ืฉื”ื’ื‘ืื™ื ื•ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืžื•ืกื“ ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฆื“ืงื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืœื›ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืื

ื”ืืžืช ื›ืŸ. ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื•ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ืžื›ื•ืขืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื’ื‘ืื™ื ื•ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื•ืกื“ ืžืฆื•ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ื” ืืฃ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ

ืžืžืฉ ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ื—ื• ืœื”ืฉืชื“ืœ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืžื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื”ืžืฆื•ื”.

ื•ื‘ืื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขื ืงืขื˜ ืœืื™ื–ื” ื ื›ืจื™ ืฉืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื‘ื ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืœื”ื›ืจืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื”ื ืžื›ื‘ืจ ื•ืœื

ืกืคืช ื›ืกืคื™ื ืœืฆื“ืงื” ื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ืชืจ ืžืžืฉ. ื™ื“ื™ื“ื• ืžื•ืงื™ืจื•, ืžืฉื” ืคื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸืœืžื˜ืจืช ื

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ื˜ื•ืจ ื—ื•ืฉืŸ ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืชื ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืจืžื˜

.ืžื“ืช ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžืชื ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืื“ื ืืœื ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื”' ืฉื™ืชืŸ ืœื• ื“ื™ ืžื—ืกื•ืจื• ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืฉื•ื ื ืžืชื ื•ืช ื™ื—ื™ื”

ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื—ื•ืฉืŸ ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืชื ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืจืžื˜ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื”

ื•ืฉื•ื ื ืžืชื ื•ืช ื™ื—ื™ื”. )ืžืฉืœื™ ื˜ื•, ื›ื–(. ืฉื ืืžืจ ืฉื ืฉื™ืชืŸ ืœื• ื“ื™ ืžื—ืกื•ืจื•ืœ ืžืชื ื”, ืืœื ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืœืงื‘ืžื“ืช

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Rabbi Ari Wasserman

ื›ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ื“ืฃ ืœื ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืก

.ืืชืžืจ: ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ืืกืจื• ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื? ืจืžื™ ื‘ืจ ื—ืžื ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฆื—ืง: ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช

ืžืฉื ื” ืœืจืžื‘"ื ืžืกื›ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ืคืจืง ื‘ ืžืฉื ื” ื•ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”

ืจื•ื‘ ืืœื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืคืช ื•ื”ืฉืœืงื•ืช ื•ื“ื•ืžื™ื”ืŸ, ืืžื ื ื ืืกืจื• ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ืชืจื—ืง ืžื”ื ื•ืœื ื ืชืขืจื‘ ืขืžื”ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื

ื ื™ืžืฉืš ื‘ื”ืชืขืจื‘ื ื• ืขืžื”ื ืœื”ืชืคืงืจื•ืช ื‘ืžื” ืฉืืกื•ืจ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื•ืžืจื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช.

ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™' ืงื™ื“ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื™ื, ืื—ื“ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชืžืจื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ืชืื ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ืฉืขื•ืจื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ, ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืจ

ื—ืชื ื•ืช. ื•ืื™ื ื• ืืกื•ืจ ืืœื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจืชื•, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืฉื•ืชื”ื• ืฉื, ืžื•ืชืจ, ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื’ื–ืจื” ืฉืžื

ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื™ืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื•. ื•ืœื ืืกืจื• ืืœื ื›ืฉืงื•ื‘ืข ืขืฆืžื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื›ื“ืจืš ืฉืื“ื ืงื•ื‘ืข ื‘ืฉืชื™ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ื›ื ืก ื‘ื‘

ื•ืฉืชื” ื“ืจืš ืขืจืื™ ื‘ืืงืจืื™, ืžื•ืชืจ. ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื™ ืฉืœืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื, ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ื‘ื™ืชื•, ื•ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืฉื›ืจ

ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืชื™ืจื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” )ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืŸ ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื•ืื’ื•ื“ื” -ืžื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื: ื”ื’ื”

ืœื”ืงืœ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืœื•: ืคื"ืž ื•ืื•"ื” ื›ืœืœ ืž"ื’ ื“"ื• ื•ืกืž"ืง ื“ืฃ ืงื™"ื’(, ื•ื›ืŸ ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ

ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ื’ืจ"ื ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื“ ืก"ืง ื—

ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื”. ื›"ื› ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืจืื‘ื™"ื” ื‘ืฉื ืกืคืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื•ื›' ื‘"ื™ ืฉื“ืขืชื• ื“ืื™ืŸ ืืกื•ืจ ืืœื ื›ืขื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœื”ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉืœ

ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืชืžืจื™ื ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ื—ื•ืœืงื™ืŸ ืข"ื–. ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื•ื”ืจื"ืฉ ื”ื "ืœ ื•ื›' ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืฉื”ืชื™ืจื• ื™ื™ืŸ

ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฆื•ื™ ื›ื•' ื•ื›ืž"ืฉ ื‘ืฉ"ืข ื‘ืก"ื’ )ืข"ื›(:

ืคืจื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื“ ืก"ืง ื•

, ืืœื ืฉื”ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืœื ื ืžืฆื ืœืฉื•ื ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืชื™ืจ ื‘ื”ื“ื™ื ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื”ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืชื™ืจื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื›ื•'.

]ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ืจืžื– ืชืชื™ื˜[ ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืฉื ืื‘ื™ ื”ืขื–ืจื™ ]ืจืื‘ื™"ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืืœืฃ ืก[ ื“ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช, ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ ื‘ื‘"ื™

ื ื“ืกืชื ืฉื›ืจ ืฉื‘ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืฉืœ ืชืžืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืฉืœ ืžื™ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื, ื•ืœืคื™ ื–ื” ]ืขืžื•ื“ ื›ื‘ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ[ ืฉื˜ืขืžื• ืžืฉื•

ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื”ื’"ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื“ื•ืงื“ืง ื“ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืžืชื™ืจื™ืŸ, ื•ืœื™ืชื ื“ื”ื•ื™ ืœื™ื” ืœืžื™ืžืจ ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืจ ืžืชื™ืจื™ื

ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืฉื›ืจ ืชืžืจื™ื, ื•ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืกื‘ืจื ื–ื• ืื™ื ื” ืžื—ื•ื•ืจืช ื›ืœืœ, ื—ื“ื ื“ื”ื ื‘ื’ืžืจื ]ืฉื ืœื, ื‘[ ืฉื›ืจ ืกืชืžื ืงืืžืจ

ื›ืœ ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกืจื•, ื•ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ืจื™ ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžื•ื›ืจ ืฉื›ืจ ืชืžืจื™ื ื”ื•ื” ื›ื“ืคื™ืจืฉ ืจืฉ"ื™ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืคืจืง ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืžื‘ืจื›ื™ืŸ ืžืฉืžืข ื“

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]ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืžื“, ื‘ ื“"ื” ืกื•ื“ื ื™[ ื•ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื“ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžืคืงื™ ืœื™ื” ืื‘ื‘ื ื“ื—ื ื•ืชื ื•ืฉืชื™ ื•ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ืš ื–ื” ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืื—ืจ

ื™ ื–ื” ื”ืžื™ืงืœ ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืืœืžื ื“ื›ืœ ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช, ื•ื›ืŸ ื“ืขืช ื›ืœ ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื. ื•ืœืค

ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื•ืจืื•ื™ ืœื’ืขืจื” ืฉื›ืœ ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกื•ืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืžืฉืงื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉืืจ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืชืจื™ื ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™

]ืก"ืง ื[ ืœื“ืขืช ื”ืจืžื‘"ื: ื•ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื”ืงืื•"ื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืฉืืข"ืค ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืื›ืœ ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื™ ื•ืขื•ืœื”

ื•ืžื”ืš ื˜ืขืžื ื’ื•ืคื™ื” ื™ืฉ ืช ื”ืคืช ื•ื"ื› ืœื™ืช ื‘ื™ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื™ ื’ื•ื™ื. ืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืžืœื›ื™ื, ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืื™ื ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœืœืคืช ื‘ื• ื

ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ืžื™ืŸ ืžืฉืงื” ืื—ืจ ืฉื ืงืจื ื’ื™ืงื•ืœืื˜"ื™ ื‘ืœืข"ื– ืฉืืฃ ืฉืžืงืฆืช ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืžืœืคืชื™ื ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืคืช, ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื

ืจื•ื‘ื ื“ืขืœืžื ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืœื ืœื™ืคื•ืช ืคืช. ื•ื‘ืœืื• ื”ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืงืื•"ื™ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื™ืงื•ืœืื˜"ื™ ื“ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™

, ื”ืžื™ื ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื‘ืจื›ื”, ื“ื”ื ืœื ืžื‘ืจื›ื™ื ืŸ ืขืœื™ื™ื”ื• ืืœื ืฉื”ื›ืœ, ื”ื›ื™ ื ืžื™ ื‘ื˜ืœ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœ ื“ื‘ื˜ืœ ื”ืคืจื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™

ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ื”ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ื‘ืคืจืง ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืžื™ื“ื™ืŸ ]ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ืœื, ื‘ ื“"ื” ื•ืชืจื•ื™ื™ื”ื•[ ื’ื‘ื™ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื•ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ื• ืœืขื™ืœ

ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ]ื”ืœื›ื” ื™[ ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื‘ืคืจืง ื™"ื– ืžื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืื›ืœื•ื‘ืก"ืง ื‘' ื•ื‘ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื‘ ืก"ืง ื™"ื– ืข"ืฉ, ื•ื›ืŸ ืขืžื ื“ื‘ืจ:

ืœื ื™ืฉืชื” ืื“ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืืกืจ ืื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ืชื” ืžื›ืœื™ื• ืœื‘ื“ื• ื•ืื

ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ. ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจื‘ ื”ื‘"ื™ ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื‘ ]ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ ื“"ื” ื•ืž"ืฉ ื•ืืกืจื•[ ื“ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘

ืคืจืง ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืžื™ื“ื™ืŸ ]ืฉื ืœ, ื[ ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ืจื‘ ื–"ืœ ืฉืื ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ, ืฉืœืžื“ ื›ืŸ ืžื“ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื‘

ื•ืื‘ืœื˜ ื”ื•ื• ื™ืชื‘ื™ ืื™ื™ืชื• ืœืงืžื™ื™ื”ื• ื—ืžืจื ืžื‘ืฉืœื ืžืฉื›ื™ื” ืœื™ื“ื™ื” ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ืจื™ ืืžืจื• ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื•

ืžืฉื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืกืš, ื•ืื™ ืœื™ื›ื ืฆื“ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืชื• ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื•ื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื” ืฉืชื™ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืข"ื›. ื•ืื™ื‘ืจื ื“ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืข

ื•ื›ืŸ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื ื‘ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช ]ื“"ื” ื™ื™ืŸ[, ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ืงืžื ื“ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืคืฉื˜ ื”ื’ืžืจื ื“ื’ื ืื‘ืœื˜ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืขื ืฉืžื•ืืœ

ื–ืจื” ]ื—, ื‘[ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื™ืœืš ืœืกืขื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืื™ ืœื™ืช ืœื™ื” ื”ื™ืœื•ืœื ื•ืจื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ ืžืฉืจืฉื™ื

ืื™ืงืœืข ืœื‘ื™ ื”ื”ื•ื ื’ื•ื™ ืฉื–ื™ืžื ื• ืœืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื• ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื”ืชื, ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ื‘' ื“ื‘ื™ืฆื” ]ื›ื, ื‘[ ืื™ืชื ื“ืžื–ืžื ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ื™

ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ื“ืžื™ื™ืจื™ ืฉื”ื’ื•ื™ ืžื™ืกื‘ ืœื‘ื“ื• ื•ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื‘ื“ื•, ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืคืฉื˜ืŸ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉืžืข ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื™ืฉ

ื•ืžืกืชื‘ืจื ื“ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื™ืกื‘ ืขื ื”ื’ื•ื™ ื‘ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื–ื•ืœืชื™ ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื’ื•ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื–"ืœ:

ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ื ืžื™ ื™ืฉ ืœืืกื•ืจ, ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื“ื™ื™ืง ืœื™ืฉื ื™ื” ื“ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื•ืื ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœืœ

ื•[ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืจื—ืฅ ืžืจื—ืฆืช ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ื•ืžืฆื ื‘ื” ื™ืจืง -ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืืกื™ืจ, ื•ื›ื“ืชื ืŸ ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ืŸ ]ืคืจืง ื‘ ืžืฉื ื” ื” ื“

ื ืžื›ืจ ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืื–ืœื™ื ืŸ ืœื—ื•ืžืจื. ื•ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื ืžื™ ื‘ืคืจืง ื›ืœ ื›ืชื‘ื™ ]ืฉื‘ืช ืงื›ื‘, ื[ ื ืจ ื”ื“ืœื•ืง ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืื ืจื•ื‘

ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืื–ืœื™ื ืŸ ื’ื•ื™ื ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ืœืื•ืจื”, ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืกื•ืจ, ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืืกื•ืจ, ืืœืžื ื“

ืœื—ื•ืžืจื. ื•ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ืš ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื“ืคืจืง ื›ืœ ื›ืชื‘ื™ ืื™ื ื• ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ืฉืชื™ื™ื”, ื“ื”ื ืงืชื ื™ ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื’ื•ื™ื ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ

ื“ืื™ื›ื ืจื•ื‘ ื’ื•ื™ื ื”ื™ื›ื™ ืžืฆื• ืœื”ื™ืกื‘ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืขืžื”ื. ื•ื”ื”ื™ื ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื•ืื‘ืœื˜ ืื™ื ืฉื™ ืื—ืจื™ื ื™ ื”ื•ื• ื™ืชื‘ื™ ื‘ื”ื“ื™ ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ

ืœื”ื• ืชืœืžื•ื“ื ืžืฉื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ื“ืฉืžื•ืืœ. ื•ื›ื”ืื™ ื’ื•ื•ื ื ืžืฉื ื™ ืชืœืžื•ื“ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœื ื“ืœื ื—ืฉื™ื‘

ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ืžืกื›ืช ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ]ื”, ื‘[ ื•ืคืจืง ืงืžื ื“ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ]ื™ื“, ื[ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžื™ืœืชื ืื—ืจื™ืชื™ ืข"ืฉ. ืืœื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื“ืงื“ืง ืขืœ ื–ื” ืžื”ื

ื“ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืคืจืง ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ]ื ื’, ื[ ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื•ืฅ ืœื›ืจืš ื•ืจืื” ืื•ืจ ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื›ื•ืชื™ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ืจืš ืื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ

ืง ื”ืชื ื”ืฉ"ืก ื“ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืžื‘ืจืš, ืื™ื™ื“ื™ ื“ืชื ืŸ ืจื™ืฉื ืจื•ื‘ ื›ื•ืชื™ื ืชื ื ืกื™ืคื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื‘ืจืš, ื•ืžืกื™

ื•ืžื“ืžืฆื™ ืœื‘ืจื•ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ืื–ืœื™ื ืŸ ืœืงื•ืœื, ื•ื™"ืœ ื“ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ื’ื•ื™ื ืžืกืชืžื ืื™ืช ื‘ื”ื•

ื•ื‘ื ื“ื”ื™ืชืจื:ื“ื”ื™ืชืจื ื ืžื™ ืฉื”ื“ืœื™ืงื• ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืžื•ืฆืื™ ืฉื‘ืช ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืœืคื™ื›ืš ื‘ืžื—ืฆื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื” ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืงืœ ื•ืœื“ื•ื ื• ื›ืจ

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ื‘-ืชืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ืžืกื›ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ื“ืฃ ื— ืขืžื•ื“ ื

ืชื ื™ื, ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ืื•ืžืจ: ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื‘ื—ื•ืฆื” ืœืืจืฅ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ื”ืŸ, ื›ื™ืฆื“? ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื”

ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื‘ืขื™ืจื•, ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”ืŸ ื•ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”ืŸ ื•ืฉืžืฉ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืขื•ืžื“ ืœืคื ื™ื”ื, ืžืขืœื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœื‘ื ื• ื•ื–ื™ืžืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื™

ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื›ืœื• ืžื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื, ืฉื ืืžืจ: ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื•. ื•ืื™ืžื: ืขื“ ื“ืื›ื™ืœ! ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื: ืื ื›ืŸ,

ื›ืœ ืชืœืชื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืžื™ืŸ, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื"ืœ ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืœื•ืœื ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื ื"ืœ ื ื™ืžื ืงืจื ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื•, ืžืื™ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš? ืžืฉืขืช ืงืจื™ืื”. ื”ืœื›ืš,

ืฉืจื™. ื•ื›ื™ ื"ืœ -ืืกื•ืจ, ื•ืื™ ืœื ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืœื•ืœื -ืืกื•ืจ; ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ืื™ืœืš, ืื™ ื"ืœ ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืœื•ืœื -ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืœื•ืœื

ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืœื•ืœื, ืขื“ ืื™ืžืช? ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ืคืคื: ืขื“ ืชืจื™ืกืจ ื™ืจื—ื™ ืฉืชื. ื•ืžืขื™ืงืจื ืžืื™ืžืช ืืกื•ืจ? ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžืฉืžื™ื”

ืฉืขืจื™ ื‘ืืกื™ื ืชื™. ื•ืœื‘ืชืจ ืชืจื™ืกืจ ื™ืจื—ื™ ืฉืชื ืฉืจื™? ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ ืžืฉืจืฉื™ื ืื™ืงืœืข ืœื‘ื™ ื“ืจื‘ื: ืžื›ื™ ืจืžื•

ื”ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ืชืจ ืชืจื™ืกืจ ื™ืจื—ื™ ืฉืชื, ื•ืฉืžืขื™ื” ื“ืื•ื“ื™, ื•ืคื™ืจืฉ ื•ืœื ืื›ืœ! ืฉืื ื™ ืจื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ ืžืฉืจืฉื™ื,

ื“ืื“ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื•ื.

ืจืฉ"ื™ ืžืกื›ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ื“ืฃ ื— ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘

ื™ืŸ ื•ืืกื•ืจ ื“ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื”ืœื•ืœื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื.ืžืกืชืžื ืœื”ืœื•ืœื ืžื›ื• -ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื ืืžืจ ืœื•

ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื ื‘ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

ืฉื ืืคื™ืœื• ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืฉืœื• ื•ืฉืžืฉ ืฉืœื• ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœื™ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื”ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœื—ื•ืคืช ื‘ื ื• ืื• ื‘ืชื• ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืื›ื•ืœ

.ื•ืžืฉืžืฉ

ื˜"ื– ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื ื‘ ืก"ืง ื

ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืฉื. ื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ื ืกืชืคืง ืื™ ื™ืฉ ื‘ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื›ืžื• ื‘ืกื™' ืงืž"ื— ืฉืืžืจื• ื™ืฉืžื— ืขืžื”ื

ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืžื—ื ื™ืฃ ืœื”ื ื•ืชืžื™ื”ื ื™ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ืจื ืจื‘ื ื“ื›ื•ืชื™ื” ื™ืกืชืคืง ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืคืกื•ืง ืฉืœืžื“ื•ื”ื• ืžืงืจื

ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืจืืฉ ืื•ืชื• ืคืกื•ืง ืคืŸ ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื–ื ื• ืื—ืจื™ ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ืจื™ ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื”

ืฆื•ืชื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืื™ื‘ื” ืขืžื”ื ืžืฉื•ื ื”ืจื—ืงืช ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื•ื”ื™ืืš ื ืชื™ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื”ื™ืชืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ืืœื

ืฉืจืื•ื™ ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื›ื ืฉื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืœืขื™ืœ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืž"ื— ืฉืžืฉื•ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืืœื™ืœ ื”ื•ื

ื•ื”ืชื™ืจื• ื‘ืงืฆืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ืขืžื”ื ืžืฉื"ื› ื›ืืŸ ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืื›ื™ืœื” ื’ื•ืคื” ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื”

ืœื ื• ืขืžื”ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ื™ืืš ื ื‘ื˜ืœ ื–ื” ื’ื•ืคื™ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ื›ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืฆื•ื•ื™ ื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื

ื•ื ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ืคืฉื™ื˜ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”ื™ืชืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™:ืฉื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืงื™ืจื•ื‘ ืขืžื”ื ืžืฉ

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ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื ื‘ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

ื•ืชืžื™ื”ื ื™ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ืจื ื›ื•'. ืœื ืงืฉื” ืžื™ื“ื™, ื“ื”ืžืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉ"ืก ]ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ื—, ื‘[ ื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื ื“ืคืจื™ืš ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘

, ื™ืจืื” ื“ื˜ืขื ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืจืฉื™ื ืื™ืงืœืข ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ืชืจ ืชืจื™ืกืจ ื™ืจื—ื™ ืฉืชื ื•ืฉืžืขื™ื” ื“ืื•ื“ื™ ื›ื•'

ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืื–ื™ืœ ื•ืžื•ื“ื”, ื•ื‘ืื–ื™ืœ ื•ืžื•ื“ื” ืฉืจื™ื ืŸ ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื”, ื•ืงืจื ืืกืžื›ืชื ื‘ืขืœืžื ื”ื•ื. ืชื“ืข, ื“ื•ื“ืื™ ืœื ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืŸ

ืžืœืงื•ืช ืื ืื•ื›ืœ ื‘ืžืฉืชื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ืงืชื ื™ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื ]ืฉื ืข"ื[ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื‘ื—ื•ืฆื” ืœืืจืฅ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช

ื“ืช ืืœื™ืœื™ื, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ืื–ื™ืœ ื•ืžื•ื“ื”:ืืœื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ื”ื ื›ื•', ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืื™ืกื•ืจื ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ืขื‘ื•

ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื ื‘ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื

ื’ื•ื™ ื”ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœื—ื•ืคืช ื‘ื ื• ืื• ื‘ืชื• ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืฉืœื• ื•ืฉืžืฉ ืฉืœื• ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืžืฉืžืฉื•,

ื•ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืื• ืฉื•ืชื” ืฉื ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื›ืœ ืžื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื, ืฉื ืืžืจ ]ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื“, ื˜ื•[ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื•,

ื ื›ืฉื™ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืืชื” ืชืื›ืœ ืฉื ืืคื™ืœื• ื•ืžื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืœื ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืกืชื ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื•, ืฉืžืข ืžื™ื ื” ื“ื”ื›ื™ ืงืืžืจ ืงืจ

ืืชื” ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืฉืœืš ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืงืจื™ืืชื• ืื•ืชืš ืฉื, ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ืš ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ืฉื”ื™ื ื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื. ื•ืกืชื ืงืจื™ืื”

.ืื‘ืœ ืฉืืจ ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืžื•ืชืจืžืฉืžืข ื›ืฉื™ืงืจื ืื•ืชื• ืœืกืขื•ื“ืช ืžืฉืชื” ืฉืœ ืฉืžื—ื” ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ื—ืชื ื•ืช ื‘ื ื• ื•ื‘ืชื•,

ื“ืจื›ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื ื‘ ืก"ืง ื

ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ื—ืกื“ ืœืื‘ืจื”ื )ืœื”ืจื‘ ืžื”ืจ"ื ืืœืงืœืขื™ ื–"ืœ( ื—ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™' ื›"ื• ืฉืขืžื“ ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืื ื™ืฉ ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขื›ื•"ื. ืขื™'

ื’ื•ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืข"ื– ืœื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื•ื›' ื“ืœื“ืขืช ื”ื˜"ื– ื“ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื•ื ื“ื’ื ื‘ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืข"ื–

ืจ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืžืขืืœื™ื ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืืกื•ืจ ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื‘ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื•ื›"ื› ื‘ืฉื•"ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ ืกื™' ื›"ื˜ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ื•ื™ื ืžืฉื

ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื:

ืžื‘"ื ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืžืื›ืœื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ืคืจืง ื™ื– ื”ืœื›ื” ื™ืจ

ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื ื™ืฉืชื” ืื“ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื, ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืืกืจ, ืื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ืชื” ืžื›ืœื™ื• ืœื‘ื“ื•, ื•ืื

ื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ืŸ ืžืŸ ื”ืชืžืจื™ื ื•ื”ืชืื ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื”ืŸ ื•ืื™ื ื• ืืกื•ืจ ืืœื ,ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘

.ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจืชื•, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืฉืชื”ื• ืฉื ืžื•ืชืจ ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ืฉืžื ื™ืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื•

ื’ -ืขืจื•ืš ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื“ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื‘

ื•ื”ื ื” ื–ื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืฉืœื ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืชืŸ ืืฃ ืฉืฉื•ืชื” ืžื›ืœื™ื• ืœื‘ื“ื• ืื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืืกืจ ื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืชืžื•ื” ืฉืœื ื ืžืฆื ื“ื™ืŸ

ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื ื•ื’ื ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ืœื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ื–ื” ื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื›ืœืœ ืœื‘ื“ ื”ื˜ื•ืจ ืจื™ืฉ ืกื™' ืงื™"ื‘ ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื‘"ื™ ื‘ืกืคืจื• ื›ืกืฃ

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ืฉืชื” ืœื‘ื ื• ื•ื–ื™ืžืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื‘ืขื™ืจื• ืืฃ ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืชื‘ ืฉื™ืฆื ืœื• ื–ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ื‘ืค"ื ]ื— ื[ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื” ืž

ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”ื ื•ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”ื ื•ื›ื•' ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืืœื• ืื›ืœื• ืžื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช

ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ืข"ืฉ ื•ืชืžื™ื”ื ื™ ื“ื”ืชื ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื”ืžืฉืชื” ื•ื›ืž"ืฉ ื”ื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืฉ"ืข ื‘ืกื™' ืงื "ื‘ ืข"ืฉ ื•ื’ื ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืชื‘

ื• ื•ื–"ืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœื‘ื ื• ืื• ืœื‘ืชื• ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืกืขื•ื“ืชื• ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื“ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื‘ืค"ื˜ ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื“ื™ืŸ ื˜"

ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื•ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืฉืœื• ืฉื ืืกื•ืจ ื”ื•ืื™ืœ ื•ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืชื ืื›ืœ ื•ืžืื™ืžืชื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืืฆืœื• ืžืฉื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ

ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฆืจื›ื™ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื•ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื”ืžืฉืชื” ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื™ืžื™ ื”ืžืฉืชื” ืœ' ื™ื•ื ื•ื›ื•' ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืจื—ืงื” ื”ื–ืืช ืžืคื ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื

ืฉื ืืžืจ ]ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื“, ื˜ื•[ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ื’ื•' ืขื›"ืœ:

ื”ืจื™ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืจืง ื‘ืžืฉืชื” ืžื ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื•ืœื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืื—ืจ ื•ืขื•ื“ ื“ืฉื ื›ืชื‘ ื“ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืื™ื ื• ืืœื ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื•ืื—"ื› ืœ' ื™ื•ื

ื•ืœื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื‘ื›ืืŸ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืขื•ืœื ื•ืขื•ื“ ื“ืฉื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ื’ื ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ื‘ื›ืืŸ ืœื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืจืง ืฉืชื™ื™ื” ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ืื ืจื•ื‘

ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืขืœ ืœื—ื ืžืฉื ื” ื‘ืฉื ื”ื‘"ื™ ืฉื™ืฆื ืœื• ื–ื” ืžืžื” ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž' ]ืœ' ื[ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื•ืื‘ืœื˜ ื”ื•ื• ื™ืชื‘ื™ ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืช

ืื™ื™ืชื™ ืœืงืžื™ื™ื”ื• ื—ืžืจื ืžื‘ืฉืœื ืžืฉื›ื™ื” ืื‘ืœื˜ ืœื™ื“ื™ื” ืžื™ื ื™ื” ื"ืœ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ืจื™ ืืžืจื• ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืกืš ืข"ืฉ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืœื‘ื“ื• ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ืชื” ื•ืื™ ืืžืจืช ื“ืืคื™ืœื• ืจื•ื‘ ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืกื•ืจ ื”ื™ื›ื™ ืฉืชื” ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืขืžื• ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ืขืœื™ื• ืฉืžื ืจืง

ื•ืื‘ืœื˜ ืžืฉืš ืœื™ื“ื™ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ืœื™ื’ืข ื‘ื• ืข"ืฉ ื•ื”ื ื” ื–ื” ืœ"ืง ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื“ืžื“ืงืืžืจ ืื™ื™ืชื™ ืœืงืžื™ื™ื”ื• ืžืฉืžืข ืœื”ื“ื™ื ืฉืœืฉื ื™ื”ื

ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื“ืืœ"ื› ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืื™ื™ืชื™ ืœืงืžื™ื” ืืžื ื ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืชืžื•ื” ื“ืฉื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืžืกื™ื‘ื”:

ืก"ืง ื ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™' ืงื™ื“ืคืจื™ ืชื•ืืจ

ื—ื›ืžืช ืื“ื ืฉืขืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ื”ื™ืชืจ ื›ืœืœ ืกื• ืกืขื™ืฃ ื™ื“

ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืชืื ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืฉ ืฉืงื•ืจื™ืŸ ืžืขื“ ืืฃ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื™

ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืฉื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืืœื ื”ืžื™ื ื•ืœื ื”ืชื‘ื•ืื”, ื•ื”ื ืจืื™ื” ืฉืžื‘ืจื›ื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื•ืœื ื‘ื•ืจื ืžื™ื ื™

ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจืชื• ื•ื›ืฉืงื•ื‘ืข ืขืฆืžื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžื–ื•ื ื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื›ื™ ืืกืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช. ื•ืืžื ื ืœื ืืกืจื• ื‘ื–ื” ืืœื

ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ืื• ืฉื ื›ื ืก ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื ืฆืžื ืื• ืฉืœืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืžื•ืชืจ

ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืœืงื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ืชื” ืžืฉืœ ื”ืื›ืกื ื™ื ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ืืฃ ืฉื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ืœื”ืงืœ ืœืฉืชื•ืช

ื‘ื™ื“ื ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืžืงื™ืœื™ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืจืื•ื™ ืœื›ืœ ื‘ืขืœ ื ืคืฉ ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืžื–ื” )ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืคืจื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื‘ื•ืื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืžื—ื•ืช

)ืก"ืง ื’' ื•ื“'( ื•ืืฃ ืฉืจืื™ื•ืชื™ื• ืžืจื‘ ืคืคื ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืงืœ ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื( ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืžืฆื•ื™ ืื‘ืœ ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื

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ืืš ื—ื“ืฉ(. ื•ืฉืืจ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืชืจ ื“ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฆื•ื™ ืœื ื’ื–ืจื™ื ืŸ ื•ื›ืŸ ืงืื•ื•ืข ื•ืฉืืงืœืื“ืข ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขื›ื•"ื )ืคืจื™

ื‘ืขื•ื•ื ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืžื” ืงืœืงื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืžื–ื” ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืงืื•ื•ืข ืขื ื—ืœื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื’ืžื•ืจ ืžืœื‘ื“

ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ืื• ืœื™ื“ื™ ื–ื ื•ืช ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ื• ืจื™ื— ืชื•ืจื” ื™ืจื—ื™ืง ืžื–ื” ืžืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœื‘ืชื™ื”ื ืœืฉืชื•ืช

ืื™ื–ื” ืžืฉืงื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” )ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื“ ืกืขื™ืคื™ื ื' ื’'(:

ืฉื•"ืช ืžืฉื ื” ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ื– ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™ื—

ืื™ ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ืžืื›ืœื™ ื”ื™ืชืจ

ื•ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืืœืชื• ืื™ ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื•ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžืื›ืœื™ื ื›ืฉืจื™ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื, ื•ืžืขื›"ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ื’ืžืจื ืข"ื– ื“ืฃ ื—' ืข"ื

ืชื ื™ื ืจ' ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ืื•ืžืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื‘ื—ื•"ืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืขื•"ื› ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ื”ืŸ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืขื•"ื› ืฉืขืฉื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœื‘ื ื• ื•ื–ื™ืžืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื

ื•ืฉื•ืชื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”ื ื•ืฉืžืฉ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืขื•ืžื“ ืœืคื ื™ื”ืŸ ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื›ืœื• ืฉื‘ืขื™ืจื• ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”ืŸ

ืžื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื ืฉื ื' ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ืื™ืžื ืขื“ ื“ืื›ื™ืœ ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื ื"ื› ื ื™ืžื ืงืจื ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ืžืื™ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš

ืžืฉืขืช ืงืจื™ืื” ืขื›"ืœ, ื•ื”ื›ื™ ืื™ืคืกืง ื‘ืฉ"ืข ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™' ืงื "ื‘ ืืœื ืฉื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืžืกืคืงื ืœื™ื” ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืื ื ืืžืจ ื’ื ื‘ื”ืื™

ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉืžื•ื— ืขืžื• ื›ืž"ืฉ ืœืขื™ืœ ืกื•ืก"ื™ ืงืž"ื— ื‘ืฉื ืชื•ืก' ื“ื‘ืžื›ื™ืจ ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืžื•ื— ืขืžื”ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืžื—ื ื™ืฃ ืžื•ืชืจ

ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื›ื™ื•ื ืื™ื“ื ื"ื“ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื›ื ื“ื ื™ืœืฃ ืžืงืจื ืขื›"ืœ ื•ืชืžื” ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื˜"ื– ืกืง"ื ืฉื”ืจื™

ืœื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื–ื ื• ืื—ืจื™ ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ืœืžื“ื•ื”ื• ืžืงืจื ื“ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ืื•ืชื• ืคืกื•ืง ืคืŸ ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืช

ื•ืœื ื”ืชื™ืจื• ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ืืœื ื”ื™ื›ื ืฉืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืข"ื– ืื• ืกืจืš ืข"ื– ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื›ื ืฉื ืืกืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช ืœื ื”ืชื™ืจื• ื›ืžื•

ืคืช ื•ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื™ ืขื•"ื› ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืงื™ืจื•ื‘ ืขืžื”ื ืข"ืฉ. ื•ื”ืฉ"ืš ื‘ื ืงื”"ื› ืชืžื” ืขืœื™ื• ื“ื”ืžืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉ"ืก ืฉื ื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื ื“ืคืจื™ืš

' ื™ืจืื” ื˜ืขื ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืื–ื™ืœ ื•ืžื•ื“ื” ื•ื‘ืื–ื™ืœ ื•ืžื•ื“ื” ืฉืจื™ื ืŸ ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ ืžืฉืจืฉื™ื ืื™ืงืœืข ื•ื›ื•

ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ืงืจื ืืกืžื›ืชื ื‘ืขืœืžื ื”ื•ื ืข"ืฉ.

ื•ืœืคืขื "ื“ ื ืจืื” ืœื™ืฉื‘ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื˜"ื– ื–"ืœ ืžืงื•ืฉื™ื ื–ื•, ื“ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืค"ื˜ ืžื”ืขื•"ื› ื”ื˜"ื• ื›ืชื‘ ื•ื–"ืœ, ืขื•"ื› ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื• ืื•

ืœื• ืฉื ืืกื•ืจ ื”ื•ืื™ืœ ื•ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ืขื•"ื› ืื›ืœื• ื•ื›ื•' ืœื‘ืชื• ืžืฉืชื” ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืกืขื•ื“ืชื• ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื•ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืฉ

ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืจื—ืงื” ื”ื–ืืช ืžืคื ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ืœืงื—ืช ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื‘ื ืš ื•ื–ื ื• ื•ื’ื•' ื•ื™ืฉ

ืœื“ื™ื™ืง ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื–"ืœ ื“ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืฉื ืœื ื–ื›ืจ ื›ืœื•ื ืžืงืจื ื“ื•ืœืงื—ืช ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื‘ื ื™ืš ื•ื–ื ื• ื•ื’ื•' ืืœื ืืžืจื• ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ื•

ื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจ )ืฉืžื•ืช ืœ"ื“( ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ืคืจื™ืš ื•ืื™ืžื ืขื“ ื“ืื›ื™ืœ ื•ืžืฉื ื™ ืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืืœื• ืื›ืœื• ืž

ืจื‘ื ื"ื› ื ื™ืžื ืงืจื ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ื’ื•' ื•ืœื ื–ื›ืจ ื›ืœืœ ืงืจื ื“ื•ืœืงื—ืช ื•ื’ื•' ื•ืœืžื” ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืžืงืจื ื–ื” ื•ืœืงื—ืช

"ื ืก"ืœ ื“ื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื‘ื ืš ื•ื–ื ื• ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืื—ืจื™ ืืœื”ื™ื”ืŸ ื•ื”ื–ื ื• ืืช ื‘ื ื™ืš ืื—ืจื™ ืืœื”ื™ื”ืŸ. ืืžื ื ื ืจืื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื”ืจืžื‘

ื”ืื›ื™ืœื” ืชืจื™ ืื•ืคื ื™ื ืฉื™ื–ื ื• ืื—ืจ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื”ืŸ ืื• ืฉื™ืงืจืื•ื”ื• ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžื–ื‘ื—ื• ื•ื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืžื• ืื– ืืช ื’ืœื™ืœื™ื• ืœื”ืคื™ืง ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืื•

ืฉื™ืขืฉื” ื–ื” ืœืื”ื‘ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืชื—ืชืŸ ื‘ื ื›ืฉื™ื‘ื ืœืฉืžื—ืช ืžืฉืชื” ื•ื™ื—ืฉื•ืง ื‘ื” ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื‘ืคืขื•ืจ ื•ืขื™' ืกืคื•ืจื ื•

ืœื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืืจืฅ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ืชื”ื™ื” ืขืžื• ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืช ืชื˜ืขื” ืขื”"ืช ืขื”"ืค ืคืŸ ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืฉืœื ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืช

ื‘ื’ืœื•ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื' ืžืฉื ื™ ืคื ื™ื ื•ื›ื•' ืข"ืฉ.

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ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืžื™ื”ื• ื“ืžืงืจื ื–ื” ื“ืคืŸ ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœืฉื ื™ ืขื ื™ื ื™ื ื•ื–ื” ืฉืกื™ื™ื ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื–"ืœ ื•ืœืงื—ืช ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื‘ื ืš ื•ื–ื ื• ื•ื’ื•' ื›ืœื•ืžืจ

ื•ืคืœื ืขืœ ื”ืฉ"ืš ื“ื’ื ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ื˜ืขื ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืคืŸ ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ื"ื› ืขื›"ืค ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืจืžื‘"ื ื›ืคื™' ื”ื˜"ื– ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืฉื

ืฉืœื ื–ื›ืจ ืžื–ื” ื•ืขื›"ืค ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื“ืืฃ ื“ื˜ืขื ื”ื”ืจืงื—ื” ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื•ืืค"ื” ื›ืชื‘ ื•ืœืงื—ืช

ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ื›ื•' ื•ื›ื“ืขืช ื”ื˜"ื– ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื ืœืคืขื "ื“ ืื™ืŸ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื˜"ื– ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ืงืœ ื’ื ื›ื™ ื”ืคืจื™ืฉื” ืžืกืชืคืง ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื”ืฉ"ืš ืฉื

ืœืง ืขืœ ื”ื˜"ื– ืžื›ื— ืจืื™ื™ืชื• ืžืŸ ื”ื’ืžืจื ื•ืœื ืขืœ ืขืฆื ื‘ืก"ืง ื' ื”ื‘ื™ื ื’"ื› ืกืคื™ืงืช ื”ืคืจื™ืฉื” ื•ื”ื ื™ื— ื‘ืฆ"ืข ืจืง ื‘ื ืงื”"ื› ื—

ื”ื“ื™ืŸ. ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืขื–ื”"ื™ ื™ืฉื‘ื ื• ืจืื™ืช ื”ื˜"ื– ืžื’ืžืจื ื”ื "ืœ ืœืคื™ ืฉื™ื˜ืช ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื’ื ืชืžื™ื”ืช ื”ืฆื‘ื™ ืœืฆื“ื™ืง ืขืœ ื”ื˜"ื– ืฉื”ืงืฉื”

ืฉื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจืฉ"ื™ ืœืคืž"ืฉ ืื™ื ื• ื“ื—ื™' ื›ืœืœ ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืชืจื•ื™ื™ื”ื• ืื™ื›ื ื•ื’ื ื›ื™ ืจืฉ"ื™ ืขื”"ืช ืคื™' ื›ืกื‘ื•ืจ ืืชื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืขื•ื ืฉ

ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื• ืฉืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ืืชื” ื‘ื ื•ืœื•ืงื— ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื‘ื ื™ืš ืขื›"ืœ ื•ื”ื’ื ื“ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืœื ืคื™' ื›ืŸ ื‘ืื›ื™ืœืชื• ื•ืื ื™ ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ืš ื›ืž

ื•ื–"ืœ, ืœื”ืœื•ืœื ืžื›ื•ื™ืŸ ื•ืืกื•ืจ ื“ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื”ืœื•ืœื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืขื›"ืœ ืž"ืž ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืกืชื™ืจื” ืืœื ื“ื”ืชื ืคื™ืจืฉ ืขืœ

ื–ื” ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ื”ื’ืžืจื ืฉืœื ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืงืจื ืื‘ืœ ืœืขืฆื ื‘' ื˜ืขืžื™ ืืžืช ื”ื ื•ื’ื ืœื”ืžืื™ืจื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ ื“ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘

ืœืคืž"ืฉ ืžืขื›"ืช ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจื™ื˜ื‘"ื ืข"ื– ื”ื "ืœ ื“ืก"ืœ ื“ื”ื•ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื“ืื•ืจ'.

ื•ืžื” ืฉืชืžื” ื”ืฆ"ืœ ืžื” ืœื™ ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืœื•ืœื ืื• ืžืฉืชื” ืื—ืจืช ื”ื ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ืœื—ืœืง ื“ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืžื—ื” ืืกืจื” ืชื•ืจื”

ื“ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืžื—ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื›ื™ื— ืฉื›ืจื•ืช ื•ื—ืชื ื•ืช, ื•ืขื™' ืกื•ื›ื” ื "ื‘ ืข"ื ืฉืขืกื•ืงื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื™ืฆื”"ืจ ืฉื•ืœื˜ ื•ืคืจืฉ"ื™ ื›ืืŸ ืฉืขืกื•ืงื™ืŸ

ื•ืงืจื•ื‘ื” ืœืงืœื•ืช ืจืืฉ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืฉื™ืฆื”"ืจ ืฉื•ืœื˜ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœื ื›"ืฉ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื“ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืžื—ื” ื”ื™ืฆื”"ืจ ืฉื•ืœื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืงืœื•ืช ื‘ืฉืžื—ื”

ืจืืฉ ืžืฆื•ื™ื” ืฉื ื™ื•ืชืจ.

ื•ืž"ืฉ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืคื™"ื– ืžื”ืž"ื ื”"ื˜ ื•ื–"ืœ, ืืกืจื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืขืžื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืœื™ื™"ื  ื•ื›ื•' )ื”"ื™( ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื ื™ืฉืชื”

ื™ื ื• ื ืืกืจ ืื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ืชื” ืžื›ืœื™ื• ืœื‘ื“ื• ื•ืื ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืื“ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืฉื

ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื‘"ื™ ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื‘ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื ืื• ืชื•ืกืคืชื ื•ืขื™' ืœื—"ืž ืฉื ื•ืžืขื›"ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉ"ื›

ื‘ืขืจื•ืš ื”ืฉืœื—ืŸ ื™ื•"ื“ ืกื™' ืงื™"ื“ ืกืง"ื– ื“ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืืกืจื• ืฉื›ืจ ืขื›ื•"ื ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื›ื•"ื ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื—ืชื ื•ืช ื‘ืื” ื‘ืฉืชื™ื™ื” ืขื

'. ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื›ื•

ื•ืœืคืขื "ื“ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืžืคื•ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ื’ืž' ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื•ื‘ืชื“ื‘"ื ื‘ืืœื™ื”ื• ืจื‘ื” ืค"ื— ื•ื–"ืœ, ื™ืฉืžื•ืจ ืื“ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืฉืœื

ื™ืื›ืœ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืฉื›ืŸ ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ื—ื–ืงื™ื”ื• ืžืœืš ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืฉืื›ืœ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื—ืŸ ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื ืขื ืฉ ืขืœื™ื• ืขื•ื ืฉ

ื” ืœื• ืžืขืฉื” ืฉืžื™ื ื’ื‘ื” ื“ืขืชื• ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืื›ืœ ืขื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื ื™ืŸ ืชื“ืข ืœืš ื•ื›ื•' ื•ืฉื™ื ื” ืœื• ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืžืขืฉื” ืฉืžื™ื ื•ื›ืฉืฉื 

ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉืื›ืœ ืขื ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื”ืจืื” ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ ื ืชืŸ ืœื• ืžื ืฉื” ื•ื›ื•' ืžื›ืืŸ ืืžืจื• ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืขืœ

ื”ืฉืœื—ืŸ ื›ืืœื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืข"ื– ื•ืื•ื›ืœ ืžื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืžืชื™ื ื•ืื ืช"ื— ื”ื•ื ืžื–ืœื–ืœ ืืช ืชื•ืจืชื• ื•ืžื—ืœืœ ืฉื ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื•ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื– ืืช

ืชื ื‘ื—ืจื‘ ื•ืžื’ืœื” ืื•ืชื ืžืืจืฆื ืขื›"ืœ ืข"ืฉ. ืžืžื•ื ื• ื•ืžืื‘ื“ ืืช ื‘ื ื™ื• ื•ืžืคื™ืœ ืื•

ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื“ืืกื•ืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืœืื• ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ื™ื•ืกืฃ

ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ืื›ืœื• ืžืฆืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืœื—ื ื›ื™ ืœื ืจืฆื” ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ื‘ื—ื–ืงื™ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ื”ื™ื” ืฉื”ืจื™

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ืงืฉื” ืžื "ืœ ืœื—ืœืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจื•ื‘ ืžืกื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื• ืœื ื›ื™ ื›ื ืจืื” ื“ื‘ื—ื–ืงื™ื” ื”ื™ื• ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ื™ ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื‘ื ืœื—ื–ืงื™ื”ื• ื•ื‘ืืžืช

ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื‘ื ื‘ื—ืœืงื• ื•ื’ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื›ื™ ื ืขื ืฉ ื•ืขื™' ืœื—"ืž ืžื” ืฉืชืžื” ืื‘"ื™ ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื–ืงื™ื” ืื›ืœ ืขื ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืœื‘ื“ื•.

ืื ืื›ืœื• ืืœื• ื•ื“ืข ื“ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื‘"ื™ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื "ื‘ ื“ืœื ืืกืจื• ืจืง ื›ืฉืื›ืœื• ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ืขื›ื•"ื ืื‘ืœ

ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžืŸ ื•ืืœื• ื‘ืคื "ืข ืœื ื•ืจืื™ื” ืžื“ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืชื“ื‘ื"ืจ ืฉืœื ื™ืื›ืœ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื•ืงื ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืœื

ืื›ืœื• ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžืŸ ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ื™"ืœ ื•ืฆ"ืข.

ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ืœื‘ืขืœ ื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืขื˜ืจืช ื–ื”ื‘ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื "ื‘ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื’ื•ื™ ื”ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืฉืชื” ืœื—ื•ืคืช ื‘ื ื• ืื• ื‘ืชื• ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ

ื›ืฉื™ืงืจื ืื•ืชื• ืœืกืขื•ื“ืช ืžืฉืชื” ืฉืœื• ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ื—ืชื•ื ืช ื‘ื ื• ื•ื‘ืชื• ืื‘ืœ ืฉืืจ ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื•ืกืชื ืงืจื™ืื” ืžืฉืžืข

ืฉืœื•ื ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ืฆ"ืข ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืกืชื ื“ืฉืืจ ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ื”ื ื‘ืชื“"ื ื›ืชื‘ ื“ืกืชื ืืกื•ืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืฆ"ืœ

ื“ื”ืชื“ื‘"ื ืžื™ื™ืจื™ ื“ืœื™ื›ื ืžืคื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืฉืœืฉ ื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื—ืชื•ื ืช ื‘ื ื• ื•ื‘ืชื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืคื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืืกื•ืจ,

ืกืชื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืœื™ ื—ืชื•ื ืช ื‘ื ื• ืžื•ืชืจ ืžืคื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื, ื•ืฉืœื ืžืคื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืืกื•ืจ ื•ื”ืชื“ื‘"ื ืžื™ื™ืจื™ ื‘ื“ืœื™ื›ื ืžืคื ื™ ื‘

ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื•ื™"ืœ. ืขื›"ืค ืขืœื” ืœืŸ ื“ืขืช ื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื“ื‘ืžืฉืชื” ืขื›ื•"ื ืœื—ื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื• ืื• ื‘ืชื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืžืคื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื

ืืกื•ืจ ื›ื“ืขืช ื”ื˜"ื– ื”ื "ืœ.

ื ื”ื "ืœ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื ื™ืฉืชื” ืื“ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื›ืž"ืข ื•ืžื›ืืŸ ื ืžื™ ื ืจืื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื‘ื”ืž"

ืœืคืจืฉ ื“ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืœื ืžื™ื™ืจื™ ืืœื ื›ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ืงื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืื‘ืœ ืœืกืขื•ื“ ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื’ื•ื™ ืื™ื ื• ืืกื•ืจ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ื—ื•ืคืช

ื‘ื ื• ื ืžื™ ื›ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ื’"ื› ืื™ื ื• ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœืื™ืกื•ืจ ื—ืชื ื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืงืจื ืœืš ืืœื ืฉื”ืคืจ"ื— ื•ืฉืืจ ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืก"ืœ

ืกื•ืจื•ืช ืื›ื™ืœื” ืืกืจ ื•ืœื ืฉืชื™ื” ืœื—ื•ื“ ื•ืœืคืž"ืฉ ื"ื ืœืคืจืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื—ืจ ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ื›ื•ื ืช ื“ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ื‘ืžืื›ืœื•ืช ื

ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืขื ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื›ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ืชื“ื‘"ื ื”ื "ืœ ื•ื‘ื—ื•ืคืช ื‘ื ื• ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื™ื™ืš ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช ื•ื›ื "ืœ.

ืฉืœ ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืฉื”ื™' ืœื”ืืจื™ืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืจื˜, ื•ืžืขื›"ืช ืฉื ื ื’ืข ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉ ืœืคืœืคืœ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื›ื“ืจื›ื”

ืชื•ืจื”, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื”ื–"ื’ ื•ืœื ืืขื™ืจ ืจืง ื‘ื—ื“ื. ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื›ืช"ืจ ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืื™ืš ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ืช ืžืจืขื™ื ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช

ื’ื•ื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื•ืœืš ืฉื ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื•ืœื ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื•"ื“ ื”ืฉืžื™ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื“ื™ืŸ ื“ืืกื•ืจ ืœืฉืชื•ืช ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ืžืจืขื™ื ืจืง ื”ื‘ื™ื

ื“ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื ืกืขื•ื“ืช ืžืจืขื™ื ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืœื ืก"ืœ ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืคืช ื‘ืŸ ืขื•"ื› ื‘ืกื™' ืงื "ื‘ ื•ื‘ืกื™' ืงื™"ื“ ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื™ื ื•ื›ื•' ื•ืž

ืœืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ื“ืœื ื›ืจืžื‘"ื, ื•ืื ื™ ืชืžื” ื‘ื–ื” ื“ืื“ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื™ ืก"ืœ ื“ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืจ ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช ืืœื ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืœื‘ื™ืชื•

ืื‘ืœ ืœืฉืชื•ืชื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•"ื› ืืกื•ืจ ืฉืœื ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ื–"ืค. ื•ืžืฉ"ื› ืฉื›ืŸ ืคืกืง ื’ื ื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉ, ื”ื ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืฉื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื›ืชื‘ ืฉืืจ

ื“ื•ืงื ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืืกื•ืจ ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืžื•ืชืจ ื”ืจื™ ื“ื™ื™ืง

ื•ื›ืฉื”ื•ืœืš ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืื™ื‘ื”. ื’ื ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืฉ"ืข ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ

ื ืžื‘ืขื™ื ืื“ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื™ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงื™"ื‘ ื“ืืคื™ืœื• ืคื™ืชื ืืกื•ืจ ื•ืžืื›ืœื ืืกื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ื"ื› ื”ื›ืœ ืืกื•ืจ ื•ืœ

ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื ืืœื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืืกืจื• ืคืช ื•ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœื ื•ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืžื‘ื™ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ืงื™ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื“ืขืช ืขื™' ื˜"ื– ื•ื‘ืคืช

ื”ื—ืžื™ืจื• ื˜ืคื™ ื›ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืคืช ื™ื—ื™ื” ื”ืื“ื ื•ื‘ืขื™ ืจื™ื—ื•ืง ื˜ืคื™ ืœืคื™ ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืงืจื•ื‘ ื˜ืคื™, ื•ื”ืจ"ืŸ ื ืชืŸ ื˜ืขื ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ืคืช ืžืขืฉื”

ืืกื•ืจ ื“ื’ื–ืจื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžืื›ืœื™ื”ื ืฉืœื ื ืฉื™ื ืืœื™ื ื—ืชื ื•ืช ื“ื™ื“ื™' ื˜ืคื™ ืข"ื› ื"ื› ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืœื ื‘ืขื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ืœ

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ืขืžื”ื ื•ื›"ืฉ ืขืžื”ื ืืœื ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ื•ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื”ื ืฉืžื•ืชืจื™ื ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืคืช ื•ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืžื™ืขื ื• ื“ืืค"ื” ืœื ื™ืฉืชื” ืขืžื”ื

ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืืœื ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื•.

ื”ืขื•ืœื” ืœื“ื™ื“ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื—ืชื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื›ื•"ื ืœืคืขื "ื“ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื›ื”ื˜"ื– ืฉืœื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื›ืœืœ ื•ืœื ืœื™ื—ื•ืฉ ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ืื ืืคืฉืจ

ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืฉืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืื•ื›ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืชืจื•ืฆื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืื ืจื•ืฆื” ื‘ืชื™ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืœื ืฉืœื ืœื™ืœืš ื›ืœืœ ื™ื•ืช

ืœื’ืจื•ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ืื ื”ืขื›ื•"ื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ืžืื›ืœื™ื ื›ืฉืจื™ื ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’"ื› ืžื” ืฉืื™ื ื• ืื•ื›ืœ ื›ืœืœ.

ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื—ื“ ืขื ืขื›ื•"ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืืกื•ืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื“ืœื™ื›ื ืื™ื‘ื” ื•ืขืœ ืฉืชื™ ืฉืœื—ื ื•ืช ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืืช

ืฉืœื• ื•ืขื›ื•"ื ืฉืœื•. ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืื•ื›ืœ ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ื ื ืžื™ ืืกื•ืจ ื“ื›"ืฉ ื”ื•ื ืžื‘ื™ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื•ืขืœ ืฉืชื™ ืฉืœื—ื ื•ืช ื™ืฉ

ืœืฉืžื•ื— ืขืžื”ื ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื“ืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืืœ ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ื›ืœ ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื ืจื•ื‘ ื’ื•ื™ื ืขื›"ืค. ื•ืœื™ืœืš ื•ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื™ื ื•

ืชืฉืžื— ื’ื™ืœ ื›ืขืžื™ื ื›ืชื™ื‘.

ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื›ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื›ื™ ืจืข ื”ืžืขืฉื” ืืฉืจ ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื—ืจื•ืฉืช ืคืขืงื˜ืืจื™ ืื• ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ืืคื™ืกืขืก ื‘ื™ื•ื

ื—ื’ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื–ื” "ื˜ื•ื™ืจืงื™" ื•ืฉื•ืชื™ื ืžืฉืงืื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ืฉื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื•ืขื›ื•"ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืš ื’ืจื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื—ืชื ื•ืช ืžื–ื”

ื™ื•ื ืื™ื“ื ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ืกืขื•ื“ื•ืช ืคืืจื˜ื™ ื‘ืœืข"ื– ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ืฉืžื—ื•ืช ืืœื• ื›ืœืœ ื•ื›ืœืœ ืœื, ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืงื•ื“ื

ื—ืœืœื™ื ื”ืคื™ืœื” ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื–ื•. ื•ื”ืฉื•ืžืข ื™ื ืขื ื•ืชื‘ื ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืจื›ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœื—ืชื ื™ื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ ืชื•ืจื” ืžื•ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ืžื”ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™

ื‘ื ื™ื ืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืžืฆื•ืช ืœืฉืžื”.

ืฉื•"ืช ืื’ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื” ืื•ืจื— ื—ื™ื™ื ื—ืœืง ื‘ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืž

ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืื ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืจืขืกื˜ืืจืื ืก ืฉืžื›ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื ืจืง ืžืื›ืœื™ ื—ืœื‘ ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื—ืœืœื™ ืฉื‘ืช, ื”ื ื” ืืฃ ืฉื

ืžื‘ื”ืžื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืžืื›ืœื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื“ื’ื™ื ื˜ืžืื™ื, ื•ื’ื ื”ืฉื•ืžืŸ ืฉืžื˜ื’ื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืืคืฉืจ ืฉื”ื

ื•ื ื‘ืœื•ืช, ื•ื’ื ื’ื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช, ื•ื™ืฉ ื’ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืกื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ืฉื•ืœื™ ืขื›ื•"ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืืฃ ืœื™ื›ื ืก ืœืฉื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื

ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ื ืฉื•ื ื—ืฉืฉ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœืืกื•ืจ ืžืคื ื™ ืžืจืื™ืช ืขื™ืŸ ื•ื—ืฉื“. ืืš ืื ื”ื•ื ืจืขื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื ื•ืื™ืŸ

ื•ืขื™ื ืœืžื•ืชืจื™ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฆื ืขื ื“ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฆืขืจื ืฉื ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ื›ื ืก ืœืฉื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื“

ื•ืคืกื™ื“ื ืœื ื’ื–ืจื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช ื“ืฃ ืก'. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื•, ื“ืœืคื ื™ ืืœื• ื”ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื”ืจื™ ื™ืจืื•

ืฉืœื•ืงื— ืจืง ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ืœืžื•ืชืจื™ื. ื•ืื ื™ืฉ ืฉื ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื• ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื ืฉืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื ื›ื ืก ืœืฉื

ื ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ื›ื ืก ืœืฉื ื›ืœืœ.ื”ื™ื“ื•ืข ืœืžื•ืชืจ. ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืœืœื™ืงื— ื“ื‘ืจ

ื™ื•ืจื” ื“ืขื” ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืจ ื‘ื—ืœื‘ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืคื– ืกืขื™ืฃ ื’ ืจืž"ื

ื”ื•ืื™ืœ ื•ืื™ื ื• ืจืง ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ. ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉืจ ื‘ื”ืžื”, ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืืฆืœ ื‘ืฉืจ ืขื•ืฃ ื•ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ื‘ื”ื“ื™ื ืžืฉืงื—ืœื‘ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื•ื ื”ื’ื• ื”ื’ื”:

ื›ืžื• ืฉื ืชื‘ืืจ ืœืขื™ืœ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืก"ื• ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื“ื.ื”ื—ืœื‘ ืฉืงื“ื™ื, ืžืฉื•ื ืžืจืื™ืช ื”ืขื™ืŸ,

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