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    B}ajkg Smy{fadh YmSMk Dykgj~m

    Imgd~jfydh mkfafbjk{ d{ dsshjme uf fflyb{( sd`m 45=*( njnuz zmdy{ d`f ugm nfk}{ pd{ ja{umde ~myz b}kg fa afa"

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    {uydum`jm{ fn pmhh"smynfybja` yj~dh{( fy kfauja}ja` pjug {uydum`jm{ pgjkg gd~m smynfybme

    ymd{fadihz pmhh ja ugm sd{u " ydugmy ugda fa mwshjkju kdhk}hdujfa fn kfbshmw fsujbdh {uydum`jm{(

    njyb{ bdz id{m syjkja` emkj{jfa{ fa {}ao kf{u{ d{ pmhh d{ d~fjedihm kf{u{( KMF{ bdz im

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    ja{j`gu{ fn imgd~jfydh mkfafbjk{ d{ dsshjme uf njyb imgd~jfy uf pjemy duumaujfa!;

    Ugmym dym( fn kf}y{m( d a}bimy fn ymd{fa{ pgz fam bj`gu mwsmku njyb{ uf im imuumy emkj{jfa

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    ugmym dym mkfafbjm{ fn {kdhm ja bdoja` `ffe emkj{jfa{! D kfa{}bmy bdz gd~m uf emkjem

    pgmugmy uf i}z d `j~ma syfe}ku l}{u d nmp ujbm{ dae ju bdz afu im pfyugpgjhm uf ja~m{u b}kg

    mnnfyu ja bdoja` ugm yj`gu emkj{jfa( pgjhm d njyb {mhhja` uf bjhhjfa{ fn k}{ufbmy{ gd{ bfym du

    {udom ja `muuja` ju yj`gu! Ymhdumehz( {jakm njyb{ fnuma ef ugm {dbm ugja`{ ymsmdumehz( ugmz bdz

    t}jkohz hmdya gfp uf ef ju yj`gu( pgjhm d kfa{}bmy i}zja` d ydymhz"s}ykgd{me syfe}ku bdz afu

    gd~m ugdu fssfyu}ajuz! [mkfae( njyb{ kfbsmum pjug mdkg fugmy pgjhm kfa{}bmy{ }{}dhhz ef

    afu( dae njyb{ ugdu dym imuumy du fsujbj|ja` syfnju{ bdz {}kkmme dae syf{smy du ugm mwsma{m fn

    njyb{ pgjkg bdom pfy{m emkj{jfa{!5

    Ja bfemya {fkjmuz( kfa{}bmy{ ydymhz )mwju) pgma ugmz

    bdom sffy bdyomu emkj{jfa{!

    Gfpm~my( ugmym dym dh{f d a}bimy fn kfa{jemydujfa{ pgjkg `f ugm fugmy pdz[mm {mkujfa{ 9 dae ; fn G}ko( Afybdaa dae Fmkg{{hmy 9335d* nfy d iyjmn {}y~mz!

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    )bzfsjk) fy {gfyu"umybj{u( smygds{ imkd}{m fn gj`g bdad`myjdh u}yaf~my fy ugm ojae{ fn jakmauj~m {kgmbm{ ugmz

    dym fnnmyme( {jakm kfhh}{jfa ugmymiz imkfbm{ gdyemy uf {}{udja! Nfy ugm {dbm ymd{fa( ju {mmb{ shd}{jihm ugdu

    {gdymgfhemy{ pgf pj{g uf dkgjm~m kfhh}{jfa pf}he afu pj{g uf s}u ja shdkm d bdad`my pgf pd{ bzfsjk fy gde

    gzsmyifhjk ujbm symnmymakm{!

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    symejkujfa fn ydujfadh shdz!47

    Fn kf}y{m( m~ma pjug d njajum gfyj|fa ju j{ smynmkuhz ydujfadh uf

    kffsmydum nfy d ujbm jn fam ugjao{ ugdu ugmym j{ d kgdakm fam bdz im shdzja` d`dja{u d ad~m

    fssfamau pgf j{ shdzja` {fbmugja` hjom d uyj``my {uydum`z {mm {mkujfa > imhfp nfy n}yugmy

    ej{k}{{jfa*! I}u ju j{ kfbbfa uf fi{my~m ugdu kfhh}{jfa iymdo{ efpa d{ ugm oafpa maesfjau

    amdy{!

    Ja mwsmyjbmaudh bdyomu{( ju dssmdy{ ugdu ugm a}bimy fn fhj`fsfhj{u{ j{ ky}kjdh ja umyb{ fn ugm

    dijhjuz uf kfhh}em udkjuhz( j!m!( pgmym njyb{ kdaafu kfbb}ajkdum ejymkuhz pjug mdkg fugmy!

    G}ko( Afybdaa( dae Fmkg{{hmy 9335d* efk}bmau dae kjum sym~jf}{ {u}ejm{ fi{my~ja`

    {jbjhdy ym{}hu{* gfp ugmym j{ ~myz hjuuhm udkju kfhh}{jfa ja Kf}yafu bdyomu{ pjug ugymm fy bfym

    njyb{( pgjkg kfanhjku{ pjug ugm ugmfymujkdh symejkujfa{ ej{k}{{me mdyhjmy! Jaemme( jn dazugja`( ju

    j{ bfym kfbbfa uf fi{my~m ugdu bdyomu{ pjug bfym ugda upf njyb{ dym bfym kfbsmujuj~m ugda

    ugm {udujk Ad{g symejkujfa! Fa ugm fugmy gdae( ugmym j{ d kfa{jemydihm dbf}au fn kfhh}{jfa ja

    e}fsfhjm{!4:

    Fam fi~jf}{ ejnnmymakm imupmma e}fsfhjm{ dae fhj`fsfhjm{ pjug bfym njyb{ j{

    ugdu pgma ugmym j{ d em~jdujfa nyfb ugm kfhh}{j~m {uydum`z( ju j{ fi~jf}{ uf ugm upf {}sshjmy{

    pgjkg fn ugmb em~jdume( sym{}bja` d em~jdujfa j{ oafpa uf gd~m fkk}yyme! Bfymf~my( ju j{

    sf{{jihm uf janhjku s}aj{gbmau fa ugdu njyb pjugf}u g}yuja` jaafkmau yj~dh{ pgf pmym

    kfhh}eja` dkkfyeja` uf shda! Ju j{ sf{{jihm ugdu afujfa{ fn )ndjyam{{) bdom ju s{zkgfhf`jkdhhz

    gdye nfy d njyb uf s}aj{g jaafkmau yj~dh{ dhfa`{jem ugm kgmdu( pgjkg bdom{ kfhh}{jfa ejnnjk}hu

    uf {}{udja pjug bfym ugda upf njyb{!93

    Ja Imyuydae bdyomu{ pjug gfbf`mamf}{ syfe}ku{( syjkm{ dif~m kfbsmujuj~m hm~mh{ dym

    yf}ujamhz fi{my~me ja mwsmyjbmau{( m~ma pjug bfym ugda upf njyb{ fy pjug d fam"{gfu bdyomu

    jaumydkujfa!94

    Gfpm~my( ugm{m bdyomu{ dym ~myz {smkjdh( ja ugdu ja fam"{gfu Imyuydaemt}jhjiyj}b njyb{ bdom |myf syfnju{( dae {f ugm fahz kgdakm njyb{ gd~m uf bdom sf{juj~m

    syfnju{ j{ uf syjkm dif~m kf{u dae ugmz gd~m hjuuhm uf hf{m jn ugmz ndjh uf fnnmy ugm hfpm{u syjkm*!

    Ugm{m bdyomu{ dym ej{k}{{me n}yugmy ja {mkujfa =( pgmym pm dy`}m ugdu {duj{njkja` imgd~jf}y

    iz njyb{ j{ d shd}{jihm mwshdadujfa nfy fi{my~me syjkm{!

    47Ju bj`gu {mmb ugdu ugj{ dssdymau ndh{jnjkdujfa fn ydujfadh shdz j{ afu amkm{{dyjhz jbsfyudau ja sydkujkm( d{ bf{u

    ymdh bdyomu{ ef afu gd~m d oafpa )maesfjau)! Am~myugmhm{{( ugm }ayd~mhhja` dy`}bmau dsshjm{ m~ma jn ugm

    maesfjau j{ }akmyudja( i}u ju j{ oafpa nfy {}ym ugdu ugm jaumydkujfa pjhh gd~m kmd{me iz {fbm edum m!`!( jn {}ilmku{

    ja ugm hdifydufyz ef afu imhjm~m ugdu ugm mwsmyjbmau kf}he sf{{jihz `f fa nfy bfym ugda d edz( fy jn ju j{ kfbbfa

    oafphme`m ugdu ugm pfyhe pjhh gd~m maeme ja 43 ijhhjfa zmdy{*!4:D{ da d{jem( ju j{ jaumym{uja` ja ugj{ ym`dye uf ymkdhh Ifyo'{ 4:07( sd`m{ 994"9* d{{myujfa ugdu daz bmy`my pgjkg

    hmnu du hmd{u ugymm yj~dh{ {gf}he im sym{}bsuj~mhz hdpn}h! Gfpm~my( udkju kfhh}{jfa j{ afu ugm fahz syfihmb nfy

    kfakmauydume bdyomu{? m~ma ugm fam"{gfu jaumydkujfa kf}he im ja{}nnjkjmauhz kfbsmujuj~m pgma ugmym dym nmp

    njyb{!93Ju j{( fn kf}y{m( sf{{jihm ugdu ja ymdh bdyomu{ njyb{ ef afu {}nnmy {j`ajnjkdau ej{}ujhjuz nyfb gdybja` jaafkmau

    yj~dh{( dae {f ugm dssdymau ejnnjk}huz fn dkgjm~ja` udkju kfhh}{jfa pjug bfym ugda upf njyb{ bdz uf {fbm mwumau

    im da dyujndku fn ugm hdifydufyz {muuja`!94

    Nfy ja{udakm( {mm E}npmaimy` dae @amm|z 9333*( Idzm dae Bfy`da 9335* dae Gjahffsma dae [fmum~mau

    9337*!

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    G}ko( Afybdaa dae Fmkg{{hmy 4:::( 9333* dae Fnnmybda( Sfuumy{ dae [faambda{ 9339*

    mwdbjam ugm jbsdku fn ugm mwsmyjbmaumy ym~mdhja` janfybdujfa dif}u mdkg yj~dh'{ dkujfa{ dae

    sdzfnn{ uf njyb{! G}komu dh! ja~m{uj`dum nf}y"njyb Kf}yafu bdyomu{( pgjhm Fnnmybda mu dh!

    hffo du ugymm"njyb Kf}yafu bdyomu{!* Ja {fbm bfemh{ fn udkju kfhh}{jfa ugf}`g afu ugm fam{

    {u}ejme ja ugm{m hdifydufyz mwsmyjbmau{*( pgma njyb{ kda ejymkuhz fi{my~m mdkg fugmy'{ sd{udkujfa{( ugj{ madihm{ em~jdujfa{ uf ugm kfhh}{j~m d`ymmbmau uf im emumkume( dae {f gmhs{

    kfhh}{jfa im dkgjm~me!99

    Gfpm~my( dhh ugymm {u}ejm{ njae ugdu ym~mdhja` janfybdujfa dif}u yj~dh

    f}us}u{ dae syfnju{ dku}dhhz ymaemy{ bdyomu{ bfym kfbsmujuj~m!9;

    Kfbsdyme uf ugm {muuja` ja

    pgjkg af njyb"{smkjnjk janfybdujfa j{ ym~mdhme( ugmz njae {j`ajnjkdauhz hfpmy syjkm{ pgma

    njyb{ kda fi{my~m mdkg fugmy{ dkujfa{ dae syfnju{!95

    Pgjhm {udaedye mkfafbjk ugmfyz kdaafu

    md{jhz mwshdja ugj{ mbsjyjkdh njaeja` ugdu kfbsmujujfa ja ugm sym{makm fn janfybdujfa dif}u

    fugmy{ j{ fnuma uf}`gmy ugda ja ugm {udujk Ad{g mt}jhjiyj}b( {fbmujbm{ dssyfdkgja` ugm n}hhz

    kfbsmujuj~m f}ukfbm pgmym syjkm mt}dh{ bdy`jadh kf{u d{ ej{k}{{me ja {mkujfa ; ugmym j{ d

    khd{{ fn bfemh{ ja ugm m~fh}ujfadyz dae hmdyaja` hjumydu}ym ugdu efm{ symejku {}kg sduumya{!

    D ymhdume j{{}m kfakmya{ ugm jbsdku fn kfbb}ajkdujfa imupmma njyb{( dae pgmugmy ugm dijhjuz

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    hdifydufyz! Fn kf}y{m( daz d`ymmbmau{ bdem ja ugm kfbb}ajkdujfa {ud`m dym afa"ijaeja` dae

    s}ymhz )kgmds udho)!* Ugj{ hjumydu}ym j{ {}y~mzme ja Sfuumy{ 933:( {mkujfa 9*( pgf kfakh}em{

    ugdu `j~ma ugm fssfyu}ajuz( njyb{ ef }{m ugm fssfyu}ajuz uf kfa{sjym uf njw syjkm{( dae ugj{

    dijhjuz fnuma gd{ ugm mnnmku fn ydj{ja` syjkm{ ja ugm bdyomu m~ma pjug bfym ugda upf njyb{*! Ju

    dssmdy{ ugdu ndkm"uf"ndkm udho gd{ bfym fn d kfhh}{j~m jbsdku ugda kfbs}umy"bmejdume

    kfbb}ajkdujfa( {fbmpgdu kfa{j{umau pjug ugm m{syju em kfys{ dbfa` kfa{sjydufy{ pm ej{k}{{

    hdumy ja {mkujfa 5! Daemy{{fa dae Pma`{uyfb 9330* ymsfyu ym{}hu{ nyfb da mwsmyjbmau japgjkg ju j{ kf{uhz uf {mae d bm{{d`m nyfb fam njyb uf dafugmy! Jauyj`}ja`hz( ugmz njae ugdu d{

    ugm kf{u fn kfbb}ajkdujfa yj{m{ pgjkg kf}he im jaumysymume d{ ugm f}ukfbm fn d bfym

    ~j`jhdau daujuy}{u sfhjkz* nmpmy bm{{d`m{ dym {mau( d{ j{ jau}juj~m( i}u pgma bm{{d`m{ dym {mau

    kfhh}{jfa j{ bfym mnnmkuj~m! Fam jaumysymudujfa j{ ugdu njyb{ nmmh bfym kfbbjuume uf d

    kfhh}{j~m d`ymmbmau jn kf{u{ dym ammeme uf ymdkg ugdu d`ymmbmau! Ugm amu jbsdku bdoja` ju

    99 Da jaumym{uja` ymdh"pfyhe mwsmyjbmau j{ ymsfyume ja Dhidmo mu dh! 4::0*! Ugm Edaj{g daujuy}{u d}ugfyjuz

    kgda`me sfhjkz {f ugdu uyda{dkujfa{ syjkm{ ja ugm kfakymum bdyomu pmym s}ihj{gme( dae {}i{mt}mauhz ugm d~myd`m

    syjkm{ yf{m {j`ajnjkdauhz! Ugm d}ugfy{ dy`}m ugdu ugm bf{u shd}{jihm ymd{fa j{ ugdu ugj{ madihme ugm njyb{ uf

    kffyejadum ugmjy syjkm{ du d gj`g hm~mh!9;Fnnmybda mu dh! dh{f ja~m{uj`dume ugm kd{m pgmym yj~dh f}us}u{ i}u afu yj~dh syfnju{ pd{ ymsfyume( dae nf}ae ugdu

    ugm bdyomu pd{ ugma hm{{ kfbsmujuj~m ugda pgma af njyb"{smkjnjk janfybdujfa pd{ ymsfyume! Ju pf}he im

    jaumym{uja` ja n}u}ym pfyo uf {mm pgdu gdssma{ pgma yj~dh njyb{' syfnju{ fy m~ma l}{u ugm d~myd`m syfnju{ dkgjm~me

    iz njyb{* i}u afu ugmjy dkujfa{ pmym ym~mdhme! Ju j{ sf{{jihm ugdu njyb{ pjug gj`gmy syfnju{ ugda d~myd`m bj`gu

    omms ugmjy {uydum`z }akgda`me( i}u njyb{ pgf ef sffyhz ym~j{m ugmjy {uydum`jm{( ja dkkfyedakm pjug d bfemh fn

    {duj{njkja` imgd~jfy ej{k}{{me imhfp ja {mkujfa =! Ja da jaumym{uja` mwsmyjbmau( Ij`faj 9337* dhhfp{ njyb{ uf

    kgff{m ugm ojae{ fn janfybdujfa ugmz {mm m!`!( d``ym`dum f}us}u fn yj~dh{( jaej~je}dh yj~dh f}us}u{( jaej~je}dh

    yj~dh syfnju{* pgma fsmyduja` }aemy d ujbm kfa{uydjau!95

    G}komu dh! 9333* njae ugdu pgma njyb{ {mu syjkm{ ydugmy ugda t}daujujm{( ugm s}ihjkdujfa fn njyb"{smkjnjk edud

    yme}km{ syjkm{ fahz {hj`guhz!

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    gdye uf kfbb}ajkdum j{ ugdu kfhh}{jfa j{ {}i{udaujdhhz bfym sym~dhmau( {f ugdu kmyudja nfyb{ fn

    kfbsmujujfa sfhjkz bj`gu u}ya f}u uf dje kdyumh nfybdujfa dae {udijhjuz!9=

    Hmajmakz Sfhjkjm{< Gmym pm kfauja}m ugm ej{k}{{jfa fn kdyumh nfybdujfa ja ugm sym{makm fn d

    kfbsmujujfa d}ugfyjuz( i}u ja ugm kfaumwu fn hmajmakz sfhjkjm{! Ifug ][ dae M}yfsmda daujuy}{ud}ugfyjujm{ k}yymauhz bdom }{m fn hmajmakz sfhjkjm{ nfy pgj{uhm ihfpmy{( dae ja ymkmau zmdy{

    ugm a}bimy fn kdyumh{ emumkume gd{ jakymd{me kfa{jemydihz! Ugm id{jk jemd j{ ugdu syf~jeja` da

    jakmauj~m uf pgj{uhm ihfpmy{ {gf}he ymaemy kdyumh{ hm{{ {udihm( d{ pmhh d{ syf~jeja` daujuy}{u

    d}ugfyjujm{ pjug m~jemakm pgjkg pf}he fugmypj{m im gdye uf fiudja! Pgjhm ugm{m imamnju{

    dssmdy jau}juj~m( ugmfymujkdh pfyo iz [sd`afhf 9333* dae Bfuud dae Sfhf 933;* gd{ kd{u

    ef}iu fa ugj{ jau}jujfa! Ugm hf`jk fn ugmjy dy`}bmau j{ ugdu njyb{ kda }{m pgj{uhm ihfpja` d{ d

    pdz uf s}aj{g ugf{m bmbimy{ fn d kdyumh pgjkg }aemyk}u d`ymme syjkm{! Jyfajkdhhz( ugm dijhjuz

    uf ihfp ugm pgj{uhm bdz ugma gmhs uf {}{udja kfhh}{jfa!

    Daujuy}{u d}ugfyjujm{ gd~m d a}bimy fn sf{{jihm sfhjkjm{ uf nj`gu kdyumh{( jakh}eja` j* njaja`

    ugm sdyujkjsdau{ pgma bj{kfae}ku j{ syf~me( jj* `ydauja` hmajmakz uf kdyumh bmbimy{ pgf

    iyja` m~jemakm fn ugm kdyumh uf ugm d}ugfyjuz( fy jjj* ympdyeja` d kdyumh bmbimy jn ju iyja`{

    nfypdye m~jemakm fn ugm kdyumh! Dsm{um`}jd( E}npmaimy`( dae [mhuma 9330* {u}ez ugm jbsdku

    fn ~dyjf}{ hmajmakz sfhjkjm{ ja da mwsmyjbmau! Ugmz {u}ez ugymm"njyb Imyuydae bdyomu{ }aemy

    nf}y uymdubmau{< [udaedye( Hmajmakz( Ifa}{ dae Jemdh! Ja [udaedye( Hmajmakz dae Ifa}{(

    njyb{ gd~m ugm fssfyu}ajuz uf nfyb d kdyumh imnfym ugmz jaumydku ja ugm bdyomu! D kdyumh j{

    nfybme fahz jn dhh ugymm njyb{ d`ymm uf ugj{( dae njyb{ jaumydku l}{u fakm ja ugm bdyomu uf d~fje

    j{{}m{ fn udkju kfhh}{jfa!* Jn d kdyumh j{ nfybme( ugm ugymm njyb{ kda kfbb}ajkdum ja da

    }a{uy}ku}yme pdz nfy 43 bja}um{( sym{}bdihz uf ej{k}{{ ugmjy kfhh}{j~m {uydum`z! Nfyja{udakm( fam sf{{jihm {uydum`z j{ uf d`ymm d kfhh}{j~m syjkm dae uf {}``m{u ugdu jn fam njyb

    }aemyk}u{ ugm syjkm ju{ yj~dh{ ymsfyu ugm kdyumh!* Ja [udaedye ugmym j{ af hmajmakz khd}{m dae

    m~myz njyb jakh}eja` ugm njyb ugdu ihfp{ ugm pgj{uhm* j{ njame d nydkujfa fn ugmjy u}yaf~my jn d

    kdyumh gd{ imma nfybme dae ymsfyume uf ugm d}ugfyjujm{! Ja Hmajmakz ugm pgj{uhm ihfpmy `mu{ d

    ej{kf}au fa ugm njam! Ugm ej{kf}au j{ 433- jn ugmym j{ fahz fam pgj{uhm ihfpmy( =3- jn ugmym

    dym upf {jb}hudamf}{ pgj{uhm ihfpmy{( dae ;;!;- jn dhh ugymm ef {f!* Ja Ifa}{ ugm pgj{uhm

    ihfpmy{ {gdym ugm njam{ sdje iz ugm kdyumh bmbimy{ pgf omsu t}jmu! Ja ugm nf}yug uymdubmau(

    Jemdh( ugm em{j`a j{ {}kg ugdu njyb{ {jbshz ef afu gd~m ugm fssfyu}ajuz uf nfyb d kdyumh!

    Ugm sdydbmumy{ kgf{ma ja ugm mwsmyjbmau{ jbshz ugdu pjug ydujfadh shdzmy{ ugm [udaedye dae

    Hmajmakz uymdubmau{ kda {}{udja kfhh}{jfa pgjhm Ifa}{ dae Jemdh kdaafu! Gfpm~my( ugm edud

    eydp d ejnnmymau sjku}ym! Ja ndku( ugm bf{u mnnmkuj~m uymdubmau j{ afu Ifa}{ i}u Hmajmakz

    em{sjum ju{ sfumaujdh ugmfymujkdh pmdoam{{m{! Ja ndku( Hmajmakz `mamydum{ syjkm{ ugdu dym

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