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~rdhseihlc "^e, jdmi dhn ijdmi jlci "h:9'ergyv, uiri syo`ic~in ~g "D, grdm emycgsi ~gmirdhci ~is~s gr "O, lhsymlh
~gmirdhci ~is~s( Vmdsjd emycgsi dhn lhsymlh miqims uiri jidsyrin ds lhnlcd~in( Tydh~lacd~lgh g ~bi drid yhnir ~bi
cyrqi "DYC, ls sbguh lh ~bi vdhims ~g ~bi rleb~( "C- N, B|virlhsymlhijlciyem|cijlc cmdjv s~ynlis uiri virgrjin
gh 1 ~g 2jgh~bgmn jdmi U^ dhn AEA?4^e jlci "h:1'ergyv,( Lhsymlh uds lhysin d~ ? jY'ke'jlh dhn "C, omggn
emycgsi "yvvir vdhim, uds cmdjvin d~ 4?6 je'nM nyrlhe ~bi s~idn|s~d~i virlgn "~:446496 jlh, yslhe d qdrldomi
emycgsi lhyslgh rd~i "mguir vdhim,( ^bi emycgsi lhyslgh rd~i lh AEA?4^e jlci ls s~d~ls~lcdmm| nlirih~ "v=6(69,
rgj U^ jlci d~ dmm vglh~s d~ir ~:6 jlh( "N, _d~is g bivd~lc emycgsi vrgnyc~lgh "yvvir vdhim, dhn ubgmiogn|
emycgsi nlsvgsdm "mguir vdhim, lh U^ "h:1, dhn AEA?4^e "h:3, jlci nyrlhe ~bi odsdm dhn s~idn|s~d~i virlgns g
~bi cmdjv(
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Lh jlcrgdrrd| s~ynlis- AEA?4 jgnymd~in jgri eihis lh mlqir ~bdh lh il~bir jyscmi gr dnlvgsi
Lh~iris~lhem|- hidrm| dmm g ~bisi bivd~lc eihis "36 g 33, uiri sljlmdrm| rieymd~in o| cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh
d vrgqih ji~bgn g i~ihnlhe mlisvdh lh jlci dhn g~bir sviclis "Jdsgrg- ?669; Olsbgv dhn
Eydrih~i- ?665; Kih|gh- ?646,( Lh cgh~rds~- ~biri uds ml~~mi gr hg gqirmdv lh ~bi eihis rieymd~in o|
AEA?4 dhn cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh lh jyscmi gr dnlvgsi( D rijdrkdomi risym~ g gyr s~ynlis ls ~bd~ AEA?4
lhcridsin mgheiql~| ~g d sljlmdr i~ih~ ds cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh ublmi rieymd~lhe d jycb sjdmmir si~ g
eihis lh mlqir( ^bisi nd~d syeeis~ ~bd~ AEA?4 jd| i~ihn mlisvdh o| dc~lhe ds d simic~lqi cdmgrlc
ris~rlc~lgh jlji~lc lh mlqir( Dh ljvgr~dh~ cdqid~- bguiqir- ls ~bd~ ~biri jd| oi cbdheis lh g~bir ~lssyis
Aleyri 3( AEA?4 i~ihns mlisvdh( "DC, KdvmdhJi|ir syrqlqdm cyrqis gr ulmn~|vi "U^, dhn AEA?4~rdhseihlc
"^e, jlci dri sbguh( "D, Cgjolhin jdmi dhn ijdmi nd~d; "O, jdmi nd~d; "C, ijdmi nd~d( "N, Jinldh syrqlqdm ~lji
"d~ 96~b vircih~lmi, dhn jdljyj mlisvdh "d~
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nln hg~ lhcridsi clrcymd~lhe AEA?4 miqims- lhnlcd~lhe ~bd~ ihngeihgys AEA?4 ngis hg~ jinld~i ~bi
mgheiql~| iic~s g cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh(
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odsin yvgh ~bilr sljlmdr rieymd~lgh lh nlirih~ nudr jgysi s~rdlhs gr oi~uiih nudr s~rdlhs dhn
cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh( Ileb~ g ~bisi eihis "Ajg3- Leadms- Bis1- Dmds?- C|v>d4?o- Jyv>- Sirvlhd4?Bsn3o9, dri djghe ~bgsi cg*rieymd~in o| AEA?4 dhn cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh lh mlqir lh gyr cyrrih~ s~yn|
dhn gyr g~birs "Lea4- Leaov4- Sgcs?dhn Jyv3, uiri vriqlgysm| sbguh o| jgri sihsl~lqi tydh~l~d~lqi
ridm*~lji VC_ ~g oi rieymd~in lh mlqir g AEA?4*^e jlci "Lhdedkl i~ dm(- ?662,( S~rlklhem|- ?1 g ~bi 33
eihis rieymd~in o| AEA?4 lh mlqir uiri vriqlgysm| sbguh ~g oi rieymd~in lh d sljlmdr jdhhir lh jlci
mdcklhe S^D^9 dc~lql~| "Odrcmd| i~ dm(- ?644,( ^bys- AEA?4 jd| lhcridsi mgheiql~| o| syvvrisslhe ~bi
EB slehdmlhe dls lh mlqir lh d jdhhir sljlmdr ~g ~bd~ g cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh( Lh~iris~lhem|- EB lhnycis
AEA?4 lh mlqir ~brgyeb d S^D^9*nivihnih~ jicbdhlsj "Odrcmd| i~ dm(- ?644; Cbih i~ dm(- ?644
\y i~ dm(- ?64?,( ^bls rieymd~gr| rimd~lghsblv oi~uiih EB dhn AEA?4 ls m lkim| ~g oi ljvgr~dh~ lh cgh
~rgmmlhe EB dc~lql~| dhn cggrnlhd~lhe ihire| bgjigs~dsls nyrlhe s~drqd~lgh(
Aleyri >( Eihis rieymd~in o| AEA?4 dhn cdmgrlc ris~rlc~lgh gqirmdv lh mlqir( "D, Qihh nlderdjs sbgulhe gqirmdv g
eihis slehlacdh~m| rieymd~in lh mlqir- jyscmi dhn dnlvgsi ~lssyi g AEA?4~rdhseihlc "^e, qs ulmn~|vi "U^, jlci
"AN_=6(46- 8~uggmn rieymd~lgh, cgjvdrin ~g ~bi sdji eihi ivrisslgh dhdm|sls lh cdmgrlcdmm| ris~rlc~in "C_, qs dn
mlol~yj "DM, gr ds~in qs DM jlci( "O, Bid~ jdv g eihis slehlacdh~m| rieymd~in lh mlqir g AEA?4^e qs U^
"AN_=6(46- 8~uggmn rieymd~lgh, cgjvdrin ~g ivrisslgh g ~bi sdji mlqir eihi si~ rieymd~in o| ds~lhe gr C_(
Jlcrgdrrd| dhdm|sls uds virgrjin yslhe mlqir- ivlnln|jdm ubl~i dnlvgsi ~lssyi dhn eds~rgchijlys jyscmi rgj
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dnjlhls~rd~lgh g AEA?4 bds lh jdjjdms- lhcmynlhe lhsymlh sihsl~lpd~lgh- hgrjdmlpd~lgh g em|cijld
dhn rinycin ogn| uileb~ lh goisi dhljdms "Vg~~bgaa i~ dm(- ?64?,( bisi d~~rloy~is bdqi jdni AEA?4
dh lh~rleylhe ~birdviy~lc ~drei~( Lh cgh~rds~ ~g ~bisi vgsl~lqi iic~s- bguiqir- ui vriqlgysm| sbguin
~bd~ |gyheir "=2*jgh~b*gmn, AEA?4*^e jlci dhn dnym~ jlci dnjlhls~irin ricgjolhdh~ AEA?4 g
4> nd|s bdqi rinycin oghi jdss "Uil i~ dm(- ?64?,( Lh gyr cyrrih~ s~yn|- sljlmdr rinyc~lghs lh oghi
jdss uiri siih lh gmnir jlci( ^bi AEA?4*nivihnih~ nicridsi lh oghi jdss ls cdysin lh vdr~ o| dh
lhcridsi lh ~bi nlirih~ld~lgh g jdrrgu dnlvgc|~is dhn cgrrisvghnlhe nicridsi lh gs~igomds~
nlirih~ld~lgh "Uil i~ dm(- ?64?,( Lh dnnl~lgh- AEA?4 lhblol~s EB dc~lgh nlric~m| d~ ~bi ergu~b vmd~i
"Uy i~ dm(- ?64?,- dhn mghe*mlqin VDVV*D*khgckgy~ jlci bdqi d nicridsi lh oghi jlhirdm nihsl~|" dhhir i~ dm(- ?662,- syeeis~lhe ~bd~ cbdheis lh EB'LEA*4 slehdmlhe dri dmsg mlkim| ~g oi lhqgmqin lh
AEA?4*lhnycin nicridsis lh oghi jdss( Ublmi l~ rijdlhs ~g oi ni~irjlhin ubi~bir AEA?4 cdysis
oghi mgss lh byjdhs- l~ ls mlkim| ~bd~ ~bls dnqirsi iic~ ulmm bdqi ~g oi gqircgji l AEA?4 ls ~g oi ysin
cmlhlcdmm| ~g cgjod~ delhe(
Lh syjjdr|- ui sbgu ~bd~ cbrghlc ivgsyri ~g AEA?4- d hd~yrdmm|*gccyrrlhe bgrjghi dhn vg~ih~
lhsymlh sihsl~lpir- jdrkinm| i~ihns mlisvdh lh jlci ~brgyeb d jicbdhlsj ~bd~ jd| lhqgmqi syvvrisslgh
g ~bi EB'LEA*4 slehdmlhe dls lh mlqir( _iedrnlhe g~bir bgrjghis ~bd~ lhayihci mlisvdh- ui hg~i ~bd~
~bi i~rdcimmymdr ngjdlh g Kmg~bg- d jijordhi vrg~ilh ~bd~ rieymd~is vbgsvbd~i ji~dogmlsj dhn
sirqis ds d cg*riciv~gr gr AEA?3 oy~ hg~ AEA?4- cdh oi cmidqin ~g |limn d clrcymd~lhe viv~lni ~bd~
Aleyri 9( Iqdmyd~lgh g jdrkirs g DJV klhdsi- j^G_ dhn slr~ylh vd~bud| dc~lql~| lh AEA?4^e jlci( Vbgsvbgr|md~in miqims g DJV klhdsi- S1- dhn
>IOV4 lh "D, mlqir- "O, eds~rgchijlys jyscmi- dhn "C, ivlnln|jdm ubl~i dnlvgsi ~lssyi; "N, jl~gcbghnrldm NHD cgh~ih~ dhn "I, HDN+ cghcih~rd~lghs lh
mlqir g ?1?2jgh~bgmn jdmi dhn ijdmi ulmn~|vi "U^, dhn AEA?4~rdhseihlc "^e, jlci "h:>'ergyv iciv~ gr ijdmi dnlvgsi ~lssyi- ubiri h:?'
ergyv; dmm nd~d dri vrisih~in ds ~bi jidh SIJ; *v=6(69,(
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omgcks lhsymlh dhn LEA*4 slehdmlhe( bls bgrjghdm dc~lql~| jd| cgh~rloy~i ~g Kmg~bgs mlisvdh*i~ihnlhe
iic~ lh jlci "Kyrgsy i~ dm(- ?669,( Bguiqir- yhmlki AEA?4- Kmg~bg cdysis lhsymlh risls~dhci- ublcb
jd| mljl~ l~s y~lml~| ds d ~birdviy~lc deih~( Ui cghcmyni ~bd~ AEA?4 cgymn vg~ih~ldmm| oi ysin ds d
bgrjghi ~birdv| ~g i~ihn mlisvdh lh jdjjdms(
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emycgsi ~yrhgqir( Omggn sdjvmis uiri go~dlhin rgj ~bi cy~ ~dlm d~ ~:49 dhn 9 jlh gr ~bi jidsyri
jih~ g odsdm omggn emycgsi "Dmvbd^_DK emycgji~ir- Doog~~- Cblcdeg- LM,( D~ ~:6 jlh- d vrljin
cgh~lhygys lhyslgh g lhsymlh "1 jY + ?(6jY'ke'jlh; Byjymlh, uds s~dr~in ~g lhnyci b|virlhsymlhijld
dhn ~bi [3*3BZemycgsi lhyslgh rd~i uds ngyomin "6(4 Cl'jlh, ~g jlhljlpi dm~ird~lghs lh sviclc dc~lql~|
Omggn emycgsi uds jidsyrin iqir| 46 jlh ~birid~ir- ublmi 96) ni~rgsi uds lhysin d~ d qdrldomi
rd~i ~g jdlh~dlh ~drei~ em|cijlc miqims d~ 4?6 je'nM( Emycgsi ~yrhgqir uds cdmcymd~in nyrlhe ~bi odsd
"~:49 ~g 9 jlh, dhn s~idn|*s~d~i "~:446496 jlh, virlgns g ~bi cmdjv yslhe S~iimis s~idn|*s~d~i
ityd~lgh "S~iimi i~ dm(- 46 ul~b Cgjvmi~i vrg~idsi lhblol~gr cgck~dlm "_gcbi nldehgs~lcs,
36 je g ubgmi mlqir m|sd~i uds risgmqin gh d SNS*vgm|dcr|mdjlni eims dhn imic~rg~rdhsirrin ~g d
VQNA jijordhi "Djirsbdj,( ^bi jijordhi uds ~bih b|orlnlpin ul~b dh~lognlis dedlhs~ ~g~d
DJVK- vbgsvbg*DJVK "^45?,- ~g~dm S1 dhn vbgsvbg*S1 "S?>6'?>>, "Cimm Slehdmlhe, dhn ~g~dm dhn
vbgsvbg*>I*OV4 "^56, "Cimm Slehdmlhe,( Vrg~ilh uds ni~ic~in o| cbijlmyjlhiscihci "ICM kl~Djirsbdj,( _isym~s uiri tydh~lin o| nihsl~gji~r| yslhe Ljdei@ Sg~udri "HLB,(
Jl~gcbghnrldm NHD cgh~ih~Eihgjlc NHD uds lsgmd~in rgj mlqir yslhe d NHids| Omggn dhn ^lssyi kl~ "Tldeih,( ^bi jl~gcbgh*
nrldm eihi CGR*4 uds jidsyrin o| tydh~l~d~lqi ridm*~lji VC_ ul~b *emgolh ysin ds d cgh~rgm ds
niscrloin "Sdblh i~ dm(- ?644,(
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