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Rivfrf`he

Qfa afjjfroea Qisbo Dff

Efw Pirj Nistie Eosgv`ddf

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Qg`s niij `s o wirj i bt`ie% Eocfs$ bgorobtfrs$ pdobfs$ oea `eb`afets orf tgfpriaubt i tgf outgirs `coh`eot`ie ir orf usfa bt`t`iusdy% Oey rfsfcndoebf tiobtuod fvfets$ dibodfs$ ir pfrsies$ d`v`eh ir afoa$ `s bi`eb`afetod%

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Qgf Nfh`ee`eh

`E QGF PFO^ >;;6$ hfeft`b`sts a`sbivfrfa tgf gucoe hfef tgot

bietriddfa nitg `eeotf oea dforefa ircs i for% @t wos boddfa

Rtrotgc`e$ ir Iebipritf`e ?7% X`tg`e tffe yfors$ hfeft`b `eu#

febfrs ir odd pr`cory fcit`ies wfrf s`c`dordy `afet`fa%

Efordy o afboaf dotfr$ `e tgf wojf i o botostripg`b wor tgot

afstriyfa cubg i b`v`d`zot`ie$ gucoe`ty viwfa ti irsojf ru`eius

fcit`ie oea sfrvf tgf woy i o efw Irafr% Qi tg`s fea$ tgf rst Riv#

frf`he uedfosgfa o v`rus boddfa Dfh`ie$ wg`bg hfeft`boddy str`ppfa

oe uesuspfbt`eh wirda i odd fcit`ies nut ief= for% Os gucoe`ty

irhit gipf$ divf$ oea miy$ `t odsi dft nfg`ea gotrfa$ cod`bf$ oea

oehfr%

Lir efordy vf guearfa yfors$ pfrfbt pfobf rf`hefa%

Nut o sfbt boddfa tgf Jffpfrs bdisfdy huorafa tgf tfrr`ndf sfbrft

tgot fvfry siud ie fortg$ tgiuhg `e fvfry oppforoebf gucoe$ wos

obtuoddy afoa% Qgf wirda wos `egon`tfa sidfdy ny Birpsfs% Lir bfetu#

r`fs tgfy bdueh tfeob`iusdy ti o prfa`bt`ie tgot tgf v`rod biaf `etri#

aubfa ny Dfh`ie wiuda ief aoy rfvfrt `e tgf ndiia i o s`ehdf bg`da

nire ti nf Rivfrf`he i tgf wirda% Gucoe`tys eod gipf ir d`f

wiuda nf iuea `e tg`s s`ehdf bg`da% Odsi possfa aiwe ny tgf Jffp#

frs= o sfodfa v`od i oeb`fet ndiia w`tg tgf piwfr ti owojfe vf

siuds wgi wiuda oss`st tgf niy oea usgfr g`c `eti piwfr%

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@e tgf yfor 18? o niy w`tg truf d`f ruee`eh tgriuhg g`s vf`es

wos nire `e tgf d`ef i Rivfrf`hes% Qgf niys eocf wos Mieotgoe%

G`s d`f wos bdisfdy huorafa ny ^ic Rfnost`oe oea iur itgfrs

nriuhgt ti d`f ny tgf Jffpfrs oeb`fet v`od$ oea tgfe ny twfdvf gue#arfa Eicoas nriuhgt ti d`f w`tg Mieotgoes ndiia oea fcpiwfrfa

w`tg vostdy supfr`ir sfesfs% Qgfy boddfa tgfcsfdvfs Cirtods%

Ot rst `t sffcfa tgot Mieotgoes ndiia wos cfoet ti rfture d`f

ti o afoa wirda tgriuhg tgf rfowojfe`eh i fcit`ie oea fegoebf#

cfet i tgf sfesfs% Qgisf Cirtods wgi iddiwfa oea pritfbtfa Mieo#

tgoe bfdfnrotfa tgf`r efwiuea d`f w`tg poss`ie$ aftfrc`efa ti sft

Mieotgoe `e tgf Rivfrf`hes sfot i wirda piwfr%

Afspfrotf ti fxpfr`febf tgf socf j`ea i d`f tgriuhg cfoes i

odbgfcy$ Ror`b nfbocf tgf rst Aorj Ndiia tgriuhg tgf afs`he i

Costfr Odbgfc`st [rovus% L`ddfa w`tg ocn`t`ie$ gotrfa$ oea mfod#

iusy$ Ror`b aftfrc`efa ti r`a tgf wirda i odd Cirtods% Nut e tgf fea

g`s god s`stfr$ Lfye$ wgi goa iebf sovfa Mieotgoes d`f nfirf gfr

bievfrs`ie ti o Aorj Ndiia ot Ror`bs goeas$ tgwortfa tgfc odd% Lir#

soj`eh nitg Mieotgoe oea Ror`b$ sgf sf`zfa gfr r`hgt ti tgf Rivfr#

f`he tgrief oea nfhoe gfr rudf w`tg oe `rie st% Ri nftroyfa$ Ror`b

j`ddfa Mieotgoe oea tgfe voe`sgfa `eti tgf w`dafrefss$ str`ppfa i

piwfr%

Vpie g`s afotg$ Mieotgoes ndiia ei diehfr ffbtfa tgf pgys`#

bod oavoetohfs `t iebf goa$ ifr`eh `estfoa o efw oworfefss i d`f

bgorobtfr`zfa ny jeiwdfahf oea w`saic `e tgisf wgi `emfbtfa tgf

dost rfceoets i g`s ndiia `eti tgf`r vf`es% Qgf fw Cirtods wgi

bgisf ti iddiw Mieotgoes tfobg`ehs rfeocfa tgfcsfdvfs Rivfr#

f`hes% Qgfy orf dfa ny ^ic Rfnost`oe oea Mira`e$ tgf wicoe wgi

divfa Mieotgoe aur`eh g`s d`f%

Qgisf Cirtods wgi rfmfbtfa Mieotgoes ndiia iddiw`eh g`s afotg

`e ovir i vostdy fxtfeafa d`vfs oea gf`hgtfefa sfesiry pfrbfpt`ie

eiw bodd tgfcsfdvfs @ccirtods% Qgfy orf dfa ny tgf [r`ebf i tgf

Eicoas$ ^idoea%

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R`x yfors govf possfa s`ebf Cirtods wfrf a`v`afa `eti Rivfrf`hes

oea @ccirtods oea Lfye nfhoe gfr aorj rudf% Rgf biet`eufs gfr

bocpo`he ti purhf tgf wirda i Rivfrf`hes oea @ccirtods nitg%

Gov`eh nffe systfcot`boddy guetfa oea j`ddfa$ iedy tg`rty#sfvfeRivfrf`hes rfco`e$ g`aafe ueafr tgf b`ty wgfrf tgfy d`vf e sfbrft%

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MI^A@E B^IVBGFA otip tgf worfgiusf ie Nyzoet`ucs fostfre

pfr`cftfr$ aorj go`r d`t`eh w`tg tgf hust i oe iebic`eh stirc$

fyfs sboee`eh tgf aorjfe`eh strffts nfdiw ir oey s`he i Qr`pgie%

Qgfrf biuda nf iedy ief rfosie wgy gf wiuda dfovf g`s wotbg ot

tgf aiir%

Aorj Ndiias% Gists i gfdd%

Cirf tgoe f`hgty tgiusoea i tgf v`b`ius worr`irs guetfa

tgriuhgiut tgf b`ty$ huora`eh tgf B`toafd wgfrf tgf`r cojfr$ Lfye

Bfrfd`o$ rudfa tgf wirda w`tg oe `rie st$ aftfrc`efa ti r`a `t i

Mira`es j`ea%

Qr`pgie goa ueaiuntfady iddiwfa pritibid oea coaf oe ottfcpt

ti arow aoehfr owoy ric tgf priv`s`ies noej$ ief i iedy o fw ie

tgf fahfs i tgf b`ty ric wg`bg Rivfrf`hes nirriwfa iia%

Mohhfa d`hgte`eh d`t tgf fostfre gir`zie$ nor`eh tgf diw g`dds o

cfrf guearfa cftfrs a`stoet% Nfyiea doy tgf wostfdoeas$ gicf ti

^idoeas @ccirtods%

@ccirtods% Qgfy goa rorfdy nffe s`hgtfa ny gfr j`ea$ oea tgfe

iedy ot o a`stoebf% Qgfy wfrf dftgod ny oey fst`cot`ie$ nitg ti Lfyes

Aorj Ndiias oea ti tgf fw Rivfrf`hes st`dd d`v`eh% Hgists e tgf e`hgt%

Cist Cirtods goa siueady rfmfbtfa Mira`es oppfod ti id#

diw Mieotgoe `e g`s afotg oea goa voe`sgfa eirtg w`tg ^idoea$

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Mieotgoe ti surv`vf% Rgfa nffe g`s huora`oe iebf$ wgfe gfr sj`dd os

o hgtfr goa nffe uequfst`iefa fvfe ny ^idoea g`csfd% Gfr vf`es

iiafa w`tg efw rfsidvf$ ufdfa ny oehfr% Qgf`r qufst ti iddiw Mieo#

tgoe oea nr`eh d`f biuda eitfea gfrf$ rfhoradfss i tgf iaas%Qgf swira i o oddfe Ndiia doy ie tgf hriuea tgrff pobfs owoy%

Rgf st`dd goa e`ef orriws e tgf qu`vfr ot gfr nobj% Qwi cirf je`vfs

wfrf sgfotgfa oho`est gfr tg`hgs% Oea ` ei woy ir fsbopf prf#

sfetfa `tsfd$ tgfrf wos tgf swira%

Qgf bodc bodbudot`ie tgot goa sfrvfa Mira`e si wfdd ot idoeas s`af

sd`ppfa ir oe estoet os oe cohf ddfa gfr c`ea= Mieotgoe sprfoa`eh

g`s orcs w`af$ bry`eh iut ir Ror`b ti j`dd g`c os sgf sbrfocfa$ piwfr#

dfss$ ric tgf bd` onivf% Ror`bs ndoaf orb`eh aiwe `eti tgf bgfst i

tgf iedy coe sgf goa fvfr divfa$ nfirf ir s`ebf%

Rgf swoddiwfa$ ciutg ary% Xos tg`s gfr otf os wfdd9

Qgfe si nf `t%

Rgf wg`ppfa tgf je`f `e gfr dft goea ueafrgoeafa oea

wotbgfa `t n`tf affpdy `eti tgf fyf i tgf Ndiia wgia spijfe% G`s

sc`rj fxpdiafa `e o sproy i ndiia% X`tg o udd#tgriotfa sbrfoc$ sgf

seotbgfa tgf niw oea orriw ric gfr nobj%

Qr`pgies rior mi`efa gfr bry$ oea gf fw ot tgf Ndiias wgia

rst ottobjfa g`c% Rgf spue ti obf tgf efw orr`vods$ arippfa ti ief

jeff$ eitbgfa oe orriw$ oea sfet `t `eti ief i tgf tgrff wgi wfrf

eiw ruee`eh ric tgf socf a`rfbt`ie sgfa bicf% O sfbiea oea o

tg`ra orriw$ e rop`a subbfss`ie%

Gfr orriws iuea nia`fs nut o`dfa ti tojf aiwe twi i tgf

Ndiias%

Mira`e obfa o br`t`bod afb`s`ie% Qgfya govf ti spd`t tgf Ndiias

surriueafa$ tgfy stiia ei bgoebf% Rgfa govf ti afod w`tg tgf twi

oppriobg`eh ric tgf rfor$ nut sgf odsi goa ti ea o woy post tgf

d`ef nfyiea Qr`pgie%

Rgf dft o eod orriw y tiwora tgf twi Ndiias spr`et`eh ir gfr$

odrfoay nr`eh`eh tgf`r ndoafs ti nfor% Qgfy sffcfa uttfrdy ind`v`ius

ti tgf tgrfot i afotgwgot wos afotg ti tgf afoa9

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Rivfrf`he

X`tgiut wo`t`eh ti sff gfr orriw ea `ts corj$ sgf tw`stfa oea

bocf ti gfr fft% L`vf orriws dft%

Rgf strueh ief ie tgf y oea stortfa irwora$ oehd`eh dft% Qr`pgie

goa tojfe aiwe ief i twi Ndiias gf goa fehohfa oea wos dueh`ehot tgf itgfr d`jf o nudd% @ sgf biuda nrfoj tgriuhg tgf d`ef i Aorj

Ndiias nftwffe tgfc oea tgf wostfdoea nfyiea$ irb`eh tgfc `eti

twi riets$ tgfya st`dd govf o bgoebf%

Qgf tfe goa nfbicf twfdvf$ odd ot o udd rue ty pobfs a`stoet

oea bdis`eh$ tg`eefr ie tgf dft tgoe tgf r`hgt%

Rpd`t tgfc/ sgf br`fa oea tirf irwora$ sgiit`eh os sgf roe% Rgf

sfet iur orriws `eti tgf tgrff worr`irs ortgfst ti gfr dft w`tgiut

prfb`s`ie$ iedy bor`eh tgot sgf stoddfa tgfc feiuhg ti nrfoj post

tgfc%

Ief orriw dft% Rgf ueh gfr niw ivfr gfr nobj oea roe ot o

udd spr`et tiwora tgf twi stucnd`eh ie gfr or dft% Rgf goa ti

rfobg tgfc% Hft ief i tgf`r swiras$ fehohf ric nfg`ea% @t wos tgf

iedy woy%

Nut tgot woy wos but sgirt ny o tfrr`ndf siuea nfg`ea gfr% O wft

tguej iddiwfa ny o s`bjhruet%

Qgf tguej sgf jefw ti nf o ndoaf butt`eh affp `eti fsg% @t wos

tgfhruettgot coaf gfr stort% Rgf jefw tgf vi`bf%

Mira`e tw`stfa gfr gfoa nobj% Qr`pgie goa j`ddfa tgf twi Ndiias

gfa sft upie$ nut o tg`ra goa rfobgfa g`c ric nfg`ea% Gfr orriw

gueh ric tgf Ndiias s`af$ nut `t goaet put g`c aiwe%

Qr`pgies orcs wfrf tgriwe w`af: g`s hr`cob`eh obf t`dtfa ti

tgf sjy%

O swira pritruafa ric g`s bgfst%

Mira`e puddfa up gora$ stueefa% Qgf e`hgt stoddfa$ r`ppfa nfyiea

tgf niueaor`fs i t`cf% Qr`pgie wos sfvfrfa efordy `e twi$ gfda up

iedy ny tgf Aorj Ndiia wgisf swira wos nur`fa `e g`s bgfst%

Mieotgoe goa oddfe ti o s`c`dor ndiw%

Qgf Aorj Ndiia wrfebgfa g`s ndoaf rff$ oea Qr`pgie biddopsfa

ie tgf biebrftf strfft% Afoa%

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Q`cf rfusfa ti rfture% Qr`pgie afoa% Ot tgf goea i ief sgfa

o`dfa ti j`dd%

Mira`e a`aet jeiw wgy sgf roe ir g`c$ dis`eh tgf eod oavoe#

tohf sgf goa `e nrfoj`eh post tgf d`ef i Ndiias% [frgops sgf biudaiedy sff Mieotgoe tgfrf ie tgf hriuea$ afoa nfbousf sgf goa o`dfa

g`c os wfdd% [frgops `e tgf affpfst port i gfr siud sgf woetfa ti

mi`e Qr`pgie `e o piid i gfr iwe ndiia%

Qgf Aorj Ndiia stoea`eh ivfr Qr`pgie w`tg ndiiay swira

hr`eefa w`bjfady%

^ohf pusgfa rfosie ric gfr c`ea% X`tg o row sbrfoc$ sgf

seotbgfa gfr eod orriw ric gfr qu`vfr$ broccfa `t oho`est tgf

str`eh w`tg trfcnd`eh ehfrs$ puddfa up vf pobfs sgirt$ oea rfa

ot tgf Ndiias gfoa%

Qgf orriw tiij tgf worr`ir `e g`s ciutg$ jeibj`eh iut g`s tfftg

oea butt`eh bdfoe tgriuhg g`s sp`eod biduce% Gf arippfa afoa `e

Qr`pgies ndiia$ fyfs st`dd w`af `e sgibj%

@e Mira`es c`ea tg`s wos Ror`b% Ror`b$ wgic sgf afsp`sfa cirf

tgoe ^idoea$ wgic sgf gotfa cirf tgoe afotg `tsfd ir j`dd`eh tgf

coe sgf divfa%

Riueas i pursu`t ric nfg`ea goa sdiwfa% Qgfy wfrf bdisf% Qii

bdisf% Qgfrf wiuda nf ei bgoebf i fsbopf% Fvfe w`tg o niw oea o

aizfe je`vfs$ gfr ovirfa wfopie$ sgf biuda eit fea i tfe Aorj

Ndiias odief% Eir biuda sgf iutrue tgfc%

Rgf biuda iedy gieir Qr`pgie ny toj`eh g`s swira oea j`dd`eh os

coey os wiuda mi`e tgfc `e afotg%

Qie`hgt sgf wiuda nf rfmi`efa w`tg Mieotgoe% L`eoddy%

Rgf gfora tgf sbu i niits nfg`ea gfr% Qi gfr r`hgt% Gfr dft%

Qgfy wfrf `e ei gurry%

Rgf wodjfa up ti Qr`pgies niay$ tiij o jeff$ oea j`ssfa g`s

ndiiay d`ps% @ w`dd sff yiu siie$ cy r`fea%

Rgf fosfa Qr`pgies swira ric g`s ehfrs oea stiia% Qi tgf

Ndiias sgf wiuda iedy nf ief cirf v`bt`c ocieh si coey ir

tgf`r toj`eh% Qgfy biudaet jeiw tgot tgfy eiw goa ief i tgf twi

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Rivfrf`he biccoeafrs `e tgf`r hrosp% Odd tgot cottfrfa wos tgot

tgfy goa nffe brfotfa ti voequ`sg tgf ndiia tgot iwfa e gfr vf`es%

Mieotgoes ndiia%

Rgf turefa% Qgfy goa pis`t`iefa tgfcsfdvfs e o w`af orb oriueagfr% Bodc eiw% Qgfy wfrf gfrf ti j`dd gfr$ oea tgot surfty wos os

tg`bj os tgf o`r tgfy odd nrfotgfa%

Piu iuhgt wfdd$ ief i tgfc so`a$ stfpp`eh irwora%

@c eit aief$ sgf gfora gfrsfd soy%

Ei$ @ fxpfbt eit% @ts gieirondf ti a`f w`tg o swira `e goea% Nut

`e tgf fea afotg `s st`dd afotg% O sgoddiw sc`df tiyfa w`tg g`s d`ps%

Xgot soy wf cojf spirt i t9

@c eit gfrf ir spirt%

@t wiuda nf o sgocf ti a`f w`tgiut ifr`eh us sicf pdfosurf%

Qgf iedy pdfosurf @c etfrfstfa e bicfs ot tgf fea i tg`s swira%

Rfvfrod i tgfc bgubjdfa% ^fvuds`ie swfpt tgriuhg gfr hut%

Eit odd swiras nr`eh afotg$ tgf biccoeafr so`a% Boe o scodd

tg`eh d`jf yiu w`fda o swira os wfdd os yiu `eh orriws9 Piur wf`hgt

nfg`ea t wiuda nf gora prfssfa ti jeibj o aih aiwe%

Oea @ sff tfe nfirf cf%

G`s hr`e nrioafefa% Xfdd spijfe% @ yiu wfrfet tgf fefcy i

cy Cojfr @ c`hgt cojf sicf aihs w`tg yiu%

G`s sc`df voe`sgfa$ oea gf stfppfa irwora% Qgf cfe ti Mira`es

or dft bdisfa `e% Os a`a twi cirf ie gfr r`hgt% Qgfy goa ei `etfe#

t`ie i j`dd`eh gfr iutr`hgt% Qg`s wos `t$ tgfe%

Mira`e tiij o stfp nobj$ tg`ej`eh tgot sgf c`hgt nf nfttfr i

coj`eh o rue ir `t% Rgf bost o qu`bj diij nfg`ea gfr% Qwi cirf

Aorj Ndiias stiia ie tgf fea i tgf strfft$ fyf`eh gfr doz`dy% Qgfrf

wiuda nf ei ruee`eh%

Qii coey bdis`eh `e% @ sgf biudaet rue$ wiuda sgf nf nfttfr

i butt`eh gfr iwe tgriot nfirf tgfy biuda ivfrpiwfr gfr9 Qgf

tgiuhgt sf`zfa gfr$ prioef oea ev`t`eh ot iebf%

Rgf nobjfa up oeitgfr stfp oea p`vitfa ti obf tgf biccoeafr%

Qgf hd`et `e g`s fyfs wos uec`stojondf% Gfr ford`fr eit`ie i toj`eh

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