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xdrfe `cmd~z wndwfn cz uln _dffikhudknz Adn Jdjbnr Xiffin Knfzdkke @rckb Qcwwc a~zu ud kcmn c `nx+Znn wldud d` Mckhfnr eripikh c jdkpnru-
ofn crd~ke F+C+ xiul Binul _ijlcrez &
Hrcm Wcrzdkz ik uln ocjb cke dulnr wcruy wcfz ik uln `rdku+)Cke ulcu iz uln uiw d` uln ijnonrh rdm uliz fdkh uimn oibnrzm~zij rnz~mn+ Dl# I drhnu ud mnkuidk ulcu ln kdu dkfy zudfnuln odey d` 07z m~zij zucr Hrcm Wcrzdkz c`unr liz ~kuimnfyencul o~u ln cfzd o~rkne iu ik Adzl~c Urnn JC# cz uliz xczrnfcyne ud Mckhfnr oy Wcrzdkz cz liz o~ricf wrn`nrnkjn+
Zikjn uliz iz c oibnrch fnuz fddb cu lizuxd xlnnf lizudry`rzu+ Ln lcz onnk ikuln xike `dr >0 yncrz& yd~ jck znn lizncrfy fdpn d` uribnz ikuln dfe wldud d` Wlifcz c jl~ooy jlnnbnefiuufn ody+ Liz `rzumdudriqne oibn xcz cXliqqnr ik 39>3 o~uln rden mcky ei``nr-nku oibnz c`unr ulcu+Liz `rzu Lcrfny xcz c395: XFJ ulcu ln zuiffdxkz+ Zcefy zikjn lnfipnz d~u d` c z~iujczncke jcffz ldmn xlnrnnpnr uln ud~r o~z iz
wcrbne Mckhfnr lczmizwfcjne mcky d` liz dfe wldudz+ Yd~ jck znn ckdulnrdkn d` lim dk c Lcrfny uribn xlnk ln fipne ik KdfnkzpiffnUK c`unr mdpikh ud Kczlpiffn ud xdrb ik 3988+ Wlif zuiffz
w~uuz crd~ke udxk dk liz zfne xlnk uln o~z xlnnfz zudwu~rkikh+ Ln chcik fipnz ik M~zij Jiuy & ln rienz xiul ulnUdk ^w Jf~o xlnk uimn cffdxz+ Uliz iz c ~kis~n md-udrjyjfn hrd~w ulcu ln iz c @d~keikh Mnmonr ik ulcu dkniz nfihiofn ud adik ~kuif dkn hdnz dpnr c 377 mwl dk ulinr
oibn+ Mckhfnr jck d`unk on znnk rieikh liz ur~zuy 398? Uri-~mwl Odkknpiffn crd~ke h~iucr udxk+ , Liz Oriu oibn jck
on znnk ik uln wldud d` Mckhfnr cke yd~r l~mofn xriunr ikuln Z & H J~zudm Jyjfnz wcrbikh fdu xlnk uln Udk ^wJf~o zudwwne oy ud znn cff uln pikuchn oibnz fczu z~mmnr+ )I jd~fe ff uliz mch xiul lifcrid~z onlike uln m~zij zjnknzzudrinz Wlifz lcz xiuknzzne cke$dr jc~zne dpnr uln yncrz+
Mdzu ikpdfpn erikbikher~hhikh hrd~winz fi`n dkuln rdce acif piziuz h~k wfcymdudrjyjfnz odkezmnk
oibnrz nmnrhnkjy rddmzudwz cfdkh xiul crh~mnkuz& `hluz xiul dokd|id~z ik-ud|ijcune zucrz+ Ldxnpnre~n ud zwcjn fimiucuidkz Ixiff a~zu unff yd~ d` liz mdzu`cmd~z dr mcyon I zld~fe
Adlkky Jfcww# Yd~ a~zu jcku mcbn uliz zu~`` ~w dI rnce Wlifz oddb znpnrcf yncrz chd+ Zikjn iu iz xixn jcku rien cz d`unk cz xne fibn yd~ zld~fe jrnceikh iu udd+ Edku xdrry iu lcz fduz d` wldudzc hrncu rnce xiul c lifcrid~z irrnpnrnku ynu ldknzuuln m~zij oiq ulcu xiff lcpn yd~ fc~hlikh `rdm dkunr ud uln kn|u+ Iu xd~fe mcbn c hrncu Jlrizumczulcu lcre ud o~y dr wnrzdk dk yd~r fizu+ Nzwnjicffxd~fe fibn ud bkdx xlcu fi`n xcz fibn onlike uln zuln mizj oiq+ Cke i` kdulikh nfzn hd rnku dr o~y uln
@dr ik`d dk w~rjlczikh Wlifz oddb xlijl iz ik wrikuikh jdkucju uliz nmcif remckhfnrGcdf+jdm+ lcz c ? JE znu d` biffnr m~zij rdm c onknu cu ulnC~eiudri~m xiul k~mnrd~z zucrz ud rcizn mdkny xxcz zur~hhfikh xiul jckjnr+ Iu iz uiufne MckhfnenMckhfnr lcz c Jlrizumcz encf dk o~yikh odul+ Pizizudrn i` ulny ed kdu lcpn iu ulny zld~fe zd unff ulnm ud
Wlif iz pnry cwwrdcjlcofn `~k ud ucfb ud mck cke ynkady liz oddb+ Mckhfnr iz cfzd xnff bkdxk `dr u
w~ffz dk wndwfn cke liz xijbne znkzn d` l~mdr+ Yunff yd~ crn `dffdxikh lim crd~ke M~zij Jiuy i` liz wnrzdkcf Unkk+ fijnkjn wfcun dk liz jcr+ Iu zimwWL Bc~`+ Hnu iu4 ,I` yd~ edku edku odulnruln oddb)+ _djb dk Mckhfnr# Mihluy hdde ud b_nonf _dk Mckhr~m Jdf~moic UK
zcy ik`cmd~z rdfn ik m~zij myuldfdhy+ Ulcu xd~fe on ulnoiqcrrn ikjienku xiul Hrcm Wcrzdk ik 398? xlnk Wcrzdkzdpnredzne dk mdrwlikn xlifn wcruyikh xiul `rinkez ik cJcfi`drkic ldunf+ Mckhfnr & Hrcm lce onnk o~eeinz rdmuln ncrfy 07z cke lce mcen c cfjdldf ike~jne wcju ulcu i`ckyulikh npnr lcwwnkne ud dkn dr uln dulnr uln z~rpipdrxd~fe ucbn uln dulnrz odey ud Adzl~c Urnn ik uln Jcf+ enz-nru cke o~rk iu+ Wlif onikh c mck d` liz xdre zddk rnjr~iu-ne c o~eey ud lnfw lim zuncf Wcrzdkz odey rdm uln fdjcfmdrh~n ud wnr`drm uln wrdmizn ln lce mcen k~mnrd~z
onnrz cke yncrz chd+ Yd~ lcpn ud rnce uln xldfn zudry d`uliz ik Wlifz oddb _dce Mckhfnr Enf~|n+ Iu iz kdu dkfy`~kky o~u ~konfinpcofn ynu ur~n :
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Unjl Uiwzcrfny Ldw-^w oy Biroy Cwculy
liz mdkul xn crn hdikh ud eizj~zz jcmzlc`uz+ Ud
x xlcu Jcmzlc`u yd~ knne yd~ knne ud ~kenrzucke
x ulny xdrb cke ldx ud jlddzn c wrdfn `dr yd~r wcr-
cr cwwfijcuidk+ C jcmzlc`u iz uln orcik d` yd~ mdudr
ffz uln mdudr ldx ud wnr`drm ulr~ pcfpn uimikh e~rc-
cke fi`u+
nuz zucru xiul fi`u uln fi`u iz ldx lihl uln jcm dwnkz
pcfpn ul~z cffdxikh `~nf mi|u~rn ud nkunr cke n|iu uln
dr+ Fi`u iz mncz~rne cu uln fi`unr cke m~fuiwfine oy uln
bnr crm rcuid+ ,@dr Zldpnflncez uln rcuidk iz 3+5:-
dr Npdz cke Uxik Jcmz iu iz 3+0-3) Zudjb fi`u `dr c
pnf iz +:97 `dr ck Npd iu iz `rdm +58? - +59> cke uln
k Jcm iz +58:
lihlnr fi`u xiff lnfw uln `~nf$cir mi|u~rn ud hnu crd~ke
pcfpn+ Xlnk yd~ lcpn c lihlnr fi`u yd~ xiff rns~irn
nrnku zwrikhz ud nfimikcun uln wdzzioifiuy d` jdif oike dr
n dcu ,Niulnr jck on jcuczurdwlij cke xn xiff ucfb
n cod~u ulnm fcunr)
n|u iz pcfpn uimikh+ Pcfpn uimikh iz uln k~monr ik
kbzlc`u enhrnnz ik xlijl uln pcfpnz dwnk cke jfdzn+
z uln mdzu imwdrucku czwnju ud xlnrn yd~r wdxnr
e xiff on ik uln dpnrcff _WM rckhn cke iu cfzd enunr-
nz uln e~rcuidk ,o~u xn xiff hnu ikud ulcu fcunr)+
ln enhrnn d` uln jrckbzlc`u xlnrn uln ikucbn pcfpn
uln n|lc~zu pcfpn dwnkz iz uln mdzu imwdrucku `cjudr
cfpn uimikh+ Uliz xiff enunrmikn ldx m~jl jyfikenr
on wrde~jne+
jlddzikh uln jdrrnju jcm `dr yd~r oibn ulnrn xiff
cyz on c urcen d`` onuxnnk fdx-nke udrs~n jcm cke
l _WM jcm2 ~k`dru~kcunfy iu iz pnry lcre i` kdu imwdz-
n ud lcpn odul+
dr fdx-nke udrs~n yd~ xcku uln ikucbn ud jfdzn
knr cke lcpn uln n|lc~zu dwnk fcunr+ C hdde fdx-nke
~n jcm xiff lcpn c zldrunr e~rcuidk cke uln nkhikn
zld~fe lcpn fdx ud mdenrcun jdmwrnzzidk+
Dk lihl rnppikh mdudrz xlnrn yd~ xcku uln wdxnr cu
uln udw d` uln _WM rckhn yd~ xcku uln ikucbn pcfpn ud
zucy dwnk fdkhnr cke uln n|lc~zu pcfpn ud dwnk ncrfinr+
Xlnk uln ikucbn zucyz dwnk fdkhnr iu xiff cfzd ikjrnczn
uln e~rcuidk cke rns~irn lihlnr jdmwrnzzidk ud bnnw
uln jyfikenr wrnzz~rn ~w+ Yd~ xcku uln n|lc~zu pcfpn
ud dwnk ncrfinr onjc~zn iu xiff lcpn c onuunr zjcpnkhikh
n``nju+
Dk ud E~rcuidk cfzd mncz~rne ik enhrnnz e~rcuidk
iz uln uimn uln pcfpn iz dwnk cke iz mncz~rne `rdm uln
uimn uln fi`unr rzu mdpnz +7>: ,zdmn mck~`cju~rnrz ~zn
+7?7)+ Iu mcbnz znkzn ulcu uln fdkhnr uln ikucbn iz dwnk
uln mdrn `~nf$cir mi|u~rn xiff nkunr o~u iu cfzd rne~jnz uln
jyfikenr wrnzz~rn rns~irikh lihlnr jdmwrnzzidk+
Mcky rienrz ulikb ulny xcku uln fdkhnzu e~rcuidk wdz-
ziofn xlnk wijbikh c jcm o~u fdkhnr e~rcuidk biffz fdx-nk
wdxnr cke xiuld~u lihlnr jdmwrnzzidk iu xiff dpnrcff wnr-
`drmckjn+ Cfzd uln fcrhnr uln eizwfcjnmnku uln mdrn
e~rcuidk iu xiff cjjnwu+
Iu iz c M^ZU xlnk ikzucffikh lihl fi`u jcmz ulcu jnrucikulikhz crn jlnjbne#
@irzu iz jdif oike Jdif oike iz xlnk uln rdjbnr crm iz
jdmwrnzzikh uln zwrikh crulnr ulck uln zwrikh jck hd+
Uliz xiff ~z~cffy rnz~fu ik onku w~zl rdez dr ordbnk rdjbnr
crmz+ Ud jlnjb uln zwrikhz rzu ucbn uln jdmwrnzzne
zwrikh mncz~rnmnku cke cee uln fi`u wf~z +707+ Uliz uducf
knnez ud on fnzz ulck uln ikzucffne lnihlu mncz~rnmnku+
Yd~ cfzd m~zu jlnjb uln udw ence jnkunr fi`u uliz xiff
c``nju uln pcfpn-ud-pcfpn jdkucju cke cfzd pcfpn ud wiz-
udk jdkucju cke kniulnr iz hdde# Jlnjbikh uln udw ence
jnkunr fi`u jck on edkn oy dwnkikh uln pcfpnz ud uln UEJ
ulcu xiff on ikjf~ene ik uln jcm zwnjz ulcu jdmn xiul uln
jcm+ Ulnrn zld~fe on cu fnczu c +707 jfncrckjn onuxnnk
pcfpnz+
Pcfpn ud wizudk m~zu on jlnjbne oy w~uuikh jfcy ik ud
uln pcfpn wdjbnuz dk uln wizudk jcrn`~ffy rducuikh uln
mdudr dpnr ulnk mncz~rikh uln ikenkuz i k uln jfcy dkjn
chcik yd~ crn fddbikh `dr cu fnczu c +707 jfncrckjn+
Urdjb Zwnjicfuinz mcbn c rncf kijn uddf `dr ldfeikh uln
pcfpnz dwnk ud jlnjb ulnzn mncz~rnmnkuz+
Kdx ud orncb edxk xlcu xn lcpn fncrkne+ Cz c r~fn
d` ul~mo c jcm ulcu wrdpienz c zldru e~rcuidk ncrfy
dwnkikh cke jfdzikh d` uln ikucbn cke c fcunr dwnkikh d`uln n|lc~zu pcfpnz crn xlcu yd~ knne `dr hdde fdx nke
udrs~n+ Fdkhnr e~rcuidk fdkhnr dwnkikh ikucbn cke ncr-
finr dwnkikh n|lc~zu crn `dr lihl _WM ldrznwdxnr cke
fcrhnr mdudrz+
Kn|u mdkul xn xiff hnu ik ud jdmwrnzzidk rcuidz cke
jyfikenr lnce enzihk ~kuif ulnk on zc`n cke znn yc cu
uln rcjnz+
Biroy Cwculy
pnnuxikGof~nmcrofn+knu
Mikknzduc Jf~oz cke Hrd~wz- ,cz d` Enjnmonr ?779)
COCUN d` Mikknzduc Jdkucju1 Jdkucju1 Fiq Lnrqdh ,>78) 5777 ZucunD`jnGcocunmk+drh Cmnrijck Oibnrz `dr CxcrnknzzUrcikikh cke Ne~jcuidk iz c kdu-`dr-wrdu mdudrjyjfn rihluz drhckiqcuidkjdmmiuune ud ne~jcuikh mdudrjyjfizuz cke uln hnknrcf w~ofij cod~umdudrjyjfikh+COCUN FDXN_ JLCWUN_ ZN MK Cmnrijck Oibnrz `dr CxcrnknzzUrcikikh cke Ne~jcuidk iz c kdu-`dr-wrdu mdudrjyjfn rihluz drhckiqcuidkjdmmiuune ud ne~jcuikh mdudrjyjfizuz cke uln hnknrcf w~ofij cod~umdudrjyjfikh+Of~n Bkihluz Uln Of~n Bkihluz iz c kdk-wrdu drhckiqcuidk d` cjuipncke rnuirne fcx nk`drjnmnku mnk cke xdmnk xld nkady rieikhmdudrjyjfnz+OMX Mdudrjyjfn Dxknrz Jdkucju1 Bcrdf b8>bcrdfGycldd+jdm03?->:5-_IEN OMXMDC wrdmdunz uln jcmcrcenrin cke `rinkezliw d`ikeipie~cf mnmonrz cke OMX mdudrjyjfn jf~oz+Jnkurcf _dce _cjikh Czzdjicuidk 03?-::?-57 87 J_C iz cpdf~kunnr-r~k rcjikh jf~o cfxcyz fddbikh `dr knx mnmonrz ckepdf~kunnrz ud lnfw nkz~rn `~k cke zc`nuy+JLC_IDUZ D@ FIHLU Wlif ?13> Uln Jlcriduz d` Fihlu JlrizuickOibnrz Jf~o iz ck npckhnfizuij d~urncjl d` Anrry Zcpnffn MikizurinzIkunrkcuidkcf Orddbfyk Wcrb MK >>555 xno ziunJdkucju ik`d Aim @nreih a`nreih8:Ghmcif+jdm Wczudr E~XcyknWnunrzdk ewnunrznkGfxjj+drhJlrdmn Eipcz Jdkucju1 Brizunk Bikh brizunk+bikhGrijlnfe+b3?+mk+~z Jlrdmn Eipcz iz c fceinz-dkfy mdudrjyjfn hrd~w rienrz ckewczznkhnrz cke npnk zdmn kdk-rieikh xdmnk xld fdpn mdudrjyjfnzcke wcruijiwcuikh ik jlcriuy `~kjuidkz+Jdkjd~rz Dxknrz Hrd~w Jdkucju1 _ckey Zjlc`nr ,03?) 5::->07>rienz3qhGcdf+jdm JDH wrdmdunz jcmcrcenrin cke unjlkijcf z~wwdru`dr Bcxczcbi Jdkjd~rz+Jlrizuick Mdudrjyjfizuz Czzdjicuidk Uln Jlrizuick MdudrjyjfizuzCzzdjicuidk iz ikunrenkdmikcuidkcf cke npckhnfizuij ik kcu~rn+Jdffnjuipnfy uln zucunz xdrb udhnulnr ud zwrnce uln Hdzwnf d` Anz~zJlrizu ulrd~hld~u uln ^kiune Zucunz+ Fikb iz ud uln fdjcf jlcwunr ik_djlnzunr MK znpnrcf hrd~wz ik MK cke ^ZCEry _ienrz Mn k cke xdmnk xld crn `cmify-drinkune cke lcpn`drmne c jf~o ud wrdmdun mdudrjyjfikh xiuld~u uln ~zn d` cfjdldf drer~hz xlifn rieikh+@ciul _ienrz d` MK hrd~w d` Jlrizuick wndwfn `rdm cff xcfbz d` fi`n xldfdpn ud rien mdudrjyjfnz cke uribnz+ Xn rien `dr uln ady d` rieikh ckehdde `nffdxzliw+ ik`d@rnnedm _ienrz Jlrizuick Mdudrjyjfn Jf~o+++oczne d~u d`Jdkzuckjn @rnn Jl~rjl ik Ckedpnr MK+ Ck n|wnrinkjne wrd`nzzidkcfrieikh jf~o `dr `~k# Znpnrcf rienz cke uriwz wfckkne ncjl znczdk+orhnkjbGsxnzud`jn+knu Hdfe Xikh _ienrz CzzdjicuidkJdkucju1 ,
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Knxz Oyunz Knxz Oyunz E E_IPIKH IZ IK ULN HNKNZ
eijcf rnzncrjlnrz zcy ulnypn ~krcpnfne uln myzunry uderipnrz cke ulnir hnknuij mcbn~w mcy on ud ofcmn+ Cy rnjnkufy w~ofizlne ik uln ad~rkcf d` Jnrnorcf Jdrun|
oy ^kipnrziuy d` Jcfi`drkic Irpikn kn~rdzjinkuizuz `d~kewndwfn xiul c jnrucik hnkn pcricuidk wnr`drmne mdrn
k ?7. xdrzn dk c eripikh unzu ulck uldzn xiuld~u ulnn cke ulny cfzd rnucikne fnzz d` xlcu ulny lce fncrkne+~u :7 wnrjnku d` Cmnrijckz lcpn uln wcruij~fcr hnkncku uld~hl c unzu ud enunrmikn xlnulnr zdmndkn lczhnkn pcricku iz kdu jdmmnrjicffy cpcifcofn+ Uliz hnkncku fimiuz uln cpcifcoifiuy d` c wrdunik jcffne orcik-enripnerdurdwlij `cjudr e~rikh cjuipiuy cjjdreikh ud uln znkidrldr Er+ Zunpnk Jrcmnr kn~rdfdhy czzdjicun wrd`nzzdr cu+ OEK@ bnnwz mnmdry zurdkh oy z~wwdruikh jdmm~ki-
dk cmdkh orcik jnffz cke bnnwikh ulnm `~kjuidkikh dwui-y+ Xlnk c wnrzdk iz nkhchne ik c wcruij~fcr uczb OEK@
njrnune ik uln orcik crnc jdkknjune xiul ulcu cjuipiuy udw uln odey rnzwdke+ Ncrfinr rnzncrjl lce `d~ke ulcu ikn ikeipie~cfz xiul uln hnkn pcricku c zmcffnr wdruidk d`orcik iz zuim~fcune xlnk edikh c uczb ulck ik uldzn xiul
drmcf OEK@ hnkn+ Uln eripikh unzu xcz ucbnk oy ?9wfn - ?? xiuld~u uln hnkn pcricku cke znpnk xiul iu+ Ulnyn czbne ud eripn 3> fcwz dk c zim~fcudr ulcu rns~irnem ud fncrk uln k~ckjnz d` c urcjb wrdhrcmmne ud lcpnj~fu j~rpnz cke u~rkz+ _nzncrjlnrz rnjdrene ldx xnffy zucyne dk uln jd~rzn dpnr uimn+ @d~r ecyz fcunr ulnxcz rnwncune+ _nz~fuz zldxne ulcu wndwfn xiul ulncku eie xdrzn dk odul unzuz ulck uln dulnr wcruijiwckuzulny rnmnmonrne fnzz uln znjdke uimn+ Ie on j~rid~z
kdx uln hnknuijz d` wndwfn xld hnu ikud jcr jrczlnzmnr zcie+ I xdkenr i` uln cjjienku rcun iz lihlnr `dr erip-xiul uln pcricku+
_NCZNE MDUD_JYJFIZU ENCULZ OFCMNE DK
E NJDKDMY Zikjn hcz wrijnz ikjrnczne n|wnruzmdrn ikn|wnrinkjne rienrz lcpn liu uln rdce -- fiunrcffyc~zn d` uln `~nf n`jinkjy d` mdudrjyjfnz mdrn eripnrzzxiujlikh `rdm `d~r xlnnfz ud uxd cke xlcu ~zne ud onmodf d` `rnnedm cke cepnku~rn iz kdx cfzd c zymodf d`uiknzz+ Fczu yncr d~r zcfnz xnrn uln onzu xn npnr lce:: yncrz zcie Cf Fcmo dxknr d` Ecffcz Ldkec wdiku-d~u ulcu oibn zcfnz wncbne fczu yncr on`drn eiwwikh ckeh chcik uliz yncr+ O~u Er+ @nrkcked Xifzdk c wrd`nzzdrn kipnrziuy d` Kdrul Un|cz Lncful Zjinkjn Jnkunr zcie
npnry edffcr ikjrnczn ik hcz wrijnz 3>77 mdrn mdudrjy-rienrz ein ncjl yncr kcuidkxien+ Zdmn zcy jcr eripnrze ud lckh ~w ulnir jnff wldknz cke wcy mdrn cuunkuidkmcky oibnrz cuurio~un lihlnr jrczl rcunz ud uln ik~| d` ikn|wnrinkjne rienrz dk uln rdce+ I` yd~ mnzz ~w dk cdrjyjfn iuz wrdocofy c fdu mdrn urchij ulck ik c pnlijfndrjyjfizu Zunwlnk E~ujlnr udfe UP-:: Knxz rnjdm-
mnkeikh ulcu knx rienrz zld~fe hnu urcikne onydke zucununzuikh rns~irnmnkuz+ I xd~fe rnjdmmnke npnrydkn ud ucbnuln Mdudrjyjfn Zc`nuy @d~kecuidk jd~rzn+
MDUD_JYJFN ZCFNZ C_N _^KKIKH D^U D@ HCZFczu yncr `~nf-n`jinku mdudrjyjfnz wrdpne ud on c picofndwuidk `dr mdudrizuz `cjikh lihlnr cke lihlnr hcz wrijnzo~u `dffdxikh mdrn ulck c enjcen d` zunceify ikjrnczikhzcfnz h~rnz uln njdkdmij edxku~rk lcz jc~hlu ~w ud oibnmcbnrz+ @dr 35 yncrz ulrd~hl ?770 ^+Z+ mdudrjyjfn zcfnzlce ikjrnczne npnry yncr+ Zcfnz zucrune ud erdw ik ?778 o~uzuiff udwwne uln 3 miffidk mcrb+ C yncr chd cz hcz wrijnzw~zlne udxcre %> c hcffdk `~nf-ziwwikh uxd-xlnnfnrz hduc oddzu+ Enzwiun uln xdrznkikh njdkdmy zurnnu oibn zcfnzxnrn edxk dkfy :+:. ik ?77< cke zmcffnr zjddunrz nkadyne
ulnir onzu yncr npnr wdzuikh c 53+>. hcik cjjdreikh ud ulnMdudrjyjfn Ike~zury Jd~kjif+ Kdx fiuufn znnmz ud on xdrb-ikh `dr mdudrjyjfn mck~`cju~rnrz cz zcfnz lcpn wf~khne:0.enjfikn ik uln A~fy-Znwunmonr wnride udfe uln Fdz CkhnfnzUimnz Xn lcpnku fcie npnryodey d``+ Xn lcpnku uducffyzudwwne cepnruizikh+ Xnpn bnwu ~w uln wrde~ju enpnfdw-mnku onjc~zn xnrn wdziuidkikh uliz o~ziknzz `dr xlnk ulnmcrbnu zucoifiqnz cke hrdxz+ Lcrfny-Ecpiezdk cke Pij-udry c eipizidk d` Wdfcriz ik Mikknzduc ldwn ud zunm ^+Z+fdzznz ik wcru oy hrdxikh dpnrzncz zcfnz+ Lcrfny iz w~rz~-ikh nmnrhikh mcrbnuz z~jl cz Ikeic cke Jlikc 2 Pijudryiz hdikh c`unr N~rdwn + O~u xiul uln rieikh znczdk dpnr `drm~jl d` uln jd~kury z~mmnr ?737 jcku jdmn `czu nkd~hl`dr uln ike~zury+
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UCBIKH N@@NJU Cz ?737 mdudrjyjfnz liu encfnr zldx-rddmz knx NWC nmizzidkz zuckecrez xiff on mcbikh ulnmhrnnknrodul nkpirdkmnkucffy cke njdkdmijcffy+ Zucruikhkn|u yncr xlnk zurijunr Nkpirdkmnkucf Wrdunjuidk Chnkjyh~ienfiknz dk mdudrjyjfn nmizzidkz jdmn ikud n``nju `dr cffknx uxd- cke ulrnn-xlnnfnrz o~ifu dr zdfe ik uln ^+Z+ ulnNWC wrdanjuz c >7. rne~juidk ik wdff~uckuz nmiuune cu ulnirucifwiwnz -- o~u z~jl erczuij rne~juidkz jdmn xiul c oihhnrwrijn uch1 Cjjdreikh ud c ?77: NWC rnwdru uln cpnrchn nzui-mcune jdzu wnr lihlxcy mdudrjyjfn ud mnnu uln ?737 zuck-ecrez iz %5> xlijl iz fibnfy wczzne cfdkh ud jdkz~mnrz+Cu uln zcmn uimn mdudrjyjfizuz crn fibnfy ud zcpn mdkny cuuln w~mw cz uln knx unjlkdfdhy orikhz xiul iu onuunr `~nf n`-jinkjy+ Ikjrnczne ~zn d` unjlkdfdhinz enmdkzurcune cz n`-`njuipn ik 5-zurdbn mdudrjyjfn nkhiknz z~jl cz uln jcucfyuijjdkpnrunrz znjdkecry cir ikanjuidk cke nfnjurdkij `~nf ikanjuzyzunmz crn n|wnjune ud enjrnczn lcrm`~f nmizzidkzcjjdreikh ud c ?77: NWC rnwdru+ Uln rnwdru cfzd rncezldxnpnr ulcu uln zuckecrez xiff kdu rnz~fu ik ~kipnrzcf ~znd` jcucfyuij jdkpnrunrz+ Jcucfyuij jdkpnrunrz crn wdff~uidkjdkurdf enpijnz ulcu rne~jn kiurdhnk d|ienz lyerdjcrodkzcke jcrodk mdkd|ien cke xlifn kdu zwnjijcffy rns~irneoy uln NWC r~fnz jcucfyuij jdkpnrunrz xiff lcpn c lcke ikrne~jikh nmizzidkz ik uln knx zuckecrez+ Xn cfrncey lcpnuln ?737 mdenfz jdmikh ik cke ulny cff lcpn uln jcucfyuijjdkpnrunrz dk ulnm Zunpn U~jlzjlmieu Zr+ dxknr d` Mie-Cmnrijc Lcrfny Ecpiezdk udfe uln Jdf~moic Mizzd~rickknxzwcwnr+ Ulcuz knx+ Uln mdrn zurikhnku NWC zuckecrezxdku c``nju n|izuikh mdudrjyjfnz+ Uln nmizzidkz fimiuz xiffdkfy cwwfy ud mdudrjyjfnz cke zjddunrz mck~`cju~rne c`unruln n``njuipn ecun+WLDNKI\ ZNNBZ N\NMWUIDK @_DM MDUD_JYFJFN
NMIZZIDKZ UNZUIKH Uln zucun d` Criqdkc iz czbikh uln`nenrcf hdpnrkmnku ud fi`u nmizzidkz unzuikh rns~irnmnkuz `drmdudrjyjfnz ik uln Wldnki| mnurd crnc+ @dffdxikh wrdfdkhnecke n|unkzipn fdooyikh oy zucunxien mdudrjyjfn rihluzdrhckiqcuidkz uln Criqdkc Enwcrumnku d` NkpirdkmnkucfS~cfiuy lcz wnuiuidkne uln ^+Z+ Nkpirdkmnkucf WrdunjuidkChnkjy ud n|nmwu mdudrjyjfnz `rdm z~jl unzuikh+ Cjjdreikhud fdooyizuz dr COCUN d` Criqdkc uln Mdeine MdudrjyjfnCzzdjicuidk ,MMC) d` Criqdkc cke uln Criqdkc Jdk`nenrc-uidk d` Mdudrjyjfn Jf~oz ,CJMJ) Wldnki| iz uln dkfy mcadrmnurd crnc ik uln ^+Z+ xlnrn mdudrjyjfnz crn rns~irne ud onunzune `dr nmizzidkz+ Uln oibnr cepdjcjy hrd~wz lcpn cf-rncey `d~hlu z~jjnzz`~ffy ud n|nmwu mdudrjyjfnz `rdm nmiz-zidkz unzuikh ik uln @fchzuc`` crnc cke znpnrcf yncrz chduln Bnku~jby Mdudrjyjfn Czzdjicuidk z~jjnnene ik n|nmwu-ikh mdudrjyjfnz `rdm z~jl unzuikh+ Cjjdreikh ud uln Wldnki|
O~ziknzz Ad~rkcf uln CENS zcie mdudrjyjfnz mcb:+> wnrjnku d` pnlijfnz unzune ik uln Pcffny cke kdu nmizzidkz `cif~rn rcunz cmdkh mdudrjyjfnz edxk rw~u ulnm ik jdmwfickjn ed kdu z~ozuckuicffy lnfw ciUln NWC rns~irnz mnurd crncz cke rnhidkz d` uln ^cir wdff~uidk cke cir s~cfiuy wrdofnmz ud unzu jcrz urdulnr pnlijfnz `dr nmizzidkz+ NWC xd~fe knne ud cwn|nmwuidk on`drn kn|u A~fy `dr iu ud ucbn n``nju+KYJ MCYD_ JDKU_IO^UNZ UD HFDOCF _DCE
Knx Ydrb Jiuy Mcydr Mijlcnf Ofddmonrh iz edkcuikmiffidk ud rdce zc`nuy wrdhrcmz ik mieefn cke fdx ikjd~kurinz+ Ofddmonrh hcpn %9 miffidk ik ?778 ud cwrdhrcm dk rdce zc`nuy ik Pinukcm cke Mn|ijd cknzu hi`u n|wckez uln n``dru ud c >-yncr wrdhrcm ik nijd~kurinz ulcu lcpn lihl k~monrz d` urc`j ika~rinz c`cucfiuinz+ Liz wlifckulrdwij `d~kecuidk ckkd~kjne edkcuidk xiff lnfw n``druz ud rne~jn zwnneikh cke ereripikh cke ikjrnczn uln ~zn d` mdudrjyjfn lnfmnuzzncuz cke zncuonfuz+
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