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    Glfs Xjc` ilrUpnrntucj

    BcttjaYnetlry Lvar Un`, tda Wlrjf, c`f tda Favnj

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    Eljlobnc pcrc Ernstl vnfal n`trlfuetnl`

    Wcted tda Jc Ol`tcc trcnjar, c ffijo bcsaf l` c trua Uta`fcj ava`t

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    Glfs Xjc` ilrUpnrntucj

    BcttjaYnetlry Lvar Un`, tda Wlrjf, c`f tda Favnj

    Russajj O. Uta`fcj

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    Glfs Xjc` lr Upnrntucj Bcttja - Russajj O. Uta`fcj

    Afntaf varsnl` l Va Bactntufas, by tda scoa cutdlr.

    Elpyrngdt 2835

    Cjj rngdts rasarvaf. @l pcrt l tdns bllk ocy ba raprlfueaf, stlraf n` c ratrnavcjsystao, lr trc`sonttaf n` c`y lro lr by c`y oac`s ajaetrl`ne, oaedc`necj,pdltlelpyn`g, raelrfn`g, lr ltdarwnsa, wntdlut wrntta` paronssnl` rlo tdapubjnsdar.

    Uernptura qultctnl`s cra tcka` rlo tda Mubnjaa Bnbja (lr Bnbjnc faj Mubnjal),elpyrngdt 2888, 2883, 2838, 2835 by JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g, JJE. Qsafby paronssnl` l JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g, JJE, Cbbltslrf, Wnsel`sn`. Cjjrngdts rasarvaf.

    Elvar by Cobar Burgar

    Afntaf by Udanjc Wnjkn`sl`

    Xrn`taf n` tda Q`ntaf Utctas l Coarnec

    www.jnasa`ta`eapubjnsdn`g.elo

    JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g bllks cra cvcnjcbja ctfnselu`taf prneas lr on`nstrnas c`f ltdar lutraced.

    In`f lut olra by el`tcetn`g us ct n`lHjspbllks.elo

    C@AKL Xrass, JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g, c`f nts jlgl cra trcfaocrks l=

    JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g, JJEX.L. Blx 912Cbbltslrf, WN 16681

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    38 > 4 7 9 1 6 5 2

    Vns bllk ns cvcnjcbja rlo jnasa`ta`eapubjnsdn`g.elo/sta`fcj bllks,

    coczl`.elo, Bcr`as & @lbja, c`f ylur jlecj Edrnstnc` Bllkstlra

    Lr ecjj= 731-225-5835

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    El`ta`ts

    Fafnectnl` ............................................................................................YNN

    N`trlfuetnl` ...........................................................................................NT

    Xracea ..................................................................................................TNNN

    Ed. 3=Gln`g Glfs Wcy, @lt Oy Wcy .................................................3

    Ed. 2=rcn`n`g lr tda Bcttja ...............................................................23

    Ed. 5=Va @aw Elva`c`t= Glfs Jcw Wrntta` l` Lur Dacrts .......67

    Ed. 6=N`tagrnty vs. Dyplernsy ..............................................................9>

    Ed. 1=Va Xaceaockars= Vlsa Wdlo Glf Nfa`tnffias cs Dns Ul`s .>3

    Ed. 9=Xuttn`g Uctc` tl Ijngdt ............................................................335

    Ed. 7=Ynrtua= Va Kay tl Cetnvctn`g Glfs Xrlonsas .....................355

    Ed. 4=Rabunjfn`g tda C`ena`t Run`s ................................................313

    Ed. >=Va Uava` Wlas .......................................................................371

    Ed. 38=Lvarelon`g tda Eursa ..........................................................347

    Cblut tda Cutdlr ................................................................................281

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    Y N N

    Fafnectnl`

    Nfafnecta tdns bllk tl oy wna, Ocrn`c, c`f tda lur wl`far-uj ednjfra` tdct Glf dcs gnva` us. Lur ocrrncga n` 3>48ocrkaf c wctarsdaf n` oy spnrntucj jna cs tda Jlrf usaf Ocrn`c

    tl solltd oc`y rlugd afgas l oa c`f pjceaf lur jnvas l` c

    stacfy elursa tlwcrfs cttcn`n`g olra c`f olra l Dns Bjass-

    n`g. Uda dcs prlva` tl ba c wl`faruj dajpoaat c`f dcs dcf c

    gract nopcet l` tda el`ta`ts l tdns vljuoa.

    Va bnrtd l lur fcugdtar, Ajnzcbatd Mac` (wa ecjj dar Jnsc), n`

    3>42 ocrkaf c`ltdar tur`n`g pln`t n` oy jna. Cblut tdct tnoa,

    N bagc` tl aaj c strl`g ecjj l Glf tl wcjk n` vnetlry (wntd ejac`dc`fs) balra Dno. Ct ffirst, N tdlugdt Glf wcs cskn`g oa tl

    fl tda noplssnbja, but rlo tda tnoa l Jnscs bnrtd, N ajt Glfs

    grcea ra`awaf n` oy jna. Ajnzcbatd jntarcjjy oac`s tl wdlo

    Glf ns tda lctd n` Dabraw, c`f Nva fnselvaraf sn`ea tda` tdct

    Glf ns cntduj tl Dns Wlrf wntd Dnosaj (wntd tda plwar l

    Dns prasa`ea), n` tda jnvas l tdlsa wdl tcka Dno sarnlusjy.

    Unxtaa` yacrs cgl, N wcs n` c gract fnjaooc tryn`g tl coa

    lur sael`f fcugdtar. Va bcby wcs cjolst c ol`td ljf c`f

    stnjj fnf`t dcva c `coa. N ajt c` nopujsa tl put flw` tda bcby-

    `coa bllks c`f gat lut oy el`elrfc`ea. N lu`f c bacutnuj

    `coa lr lur jlvajy gnrj usn`g tda Graak wlrf lr trutd. Va

    bnrtd l Cjatdnc Mly, oac`n`g tda mly l tda trutd, wcs c gract

    onjastl`a n` oy jna. Va Jlrf dcf baa` tacedn`g oa tda ujjoac`n`g l tda varsac`f ylu sdcjj k`lw tda trutd, c`f tda trutd

    sdcjj sat ylu raa (Mld` 4=52).Cs Edrnstnc`s, tda trutd ns lur

    wacpl`, c`f n usaf n` subonssnl` tl tda wnjj l Glf, brn`gs

    gract fajnvarc`ea, vnetlry, c`f mly.

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    Y N N N

    a` yacrs cgl, tda Jlrf grc`taf oa l`a l tda fasnras faap

    wntdn` oy dacrt wntd tda bnrtd l Russajj Ocrtn` Mr. Va bnrtd

    l oy sl` ocrkaf tda n`ntncj gctdarn`g l octarncj tdct dcseujon`ctaf n` tdns vljuoa. Va bcby dcs gnva` oy wna c`f oa

    gract mly cs da favajlps, jacr`n`g tl snt, ercwj, c`f tcjk (wda`

    N afntaf tda ffirst afntnl` l tdns bllk n` 3>>5, Russajj Mr. wcs

    must jacr`n`g tl wcjk). Va bnrtd l jnttja Russajj ocrkaf c gract

    edc`ga l elursa n` lur on`nstry. Ilr olra tdc` sava` yacrs,

    wa stlppaf pracedn`g tl oujtntufas tl spa`f qunat tnoa wntd

    tda Jlrf. Vns jaf tl ban`g tda afntlr l lvar ffiiy bllks c`f

    twl Bnbja afntnl`s (tda Ran`c Ycjarc 2888 n` Upc`nsd c`f nts

    elu`tarpcrt, tda Mubnjaa Bnbja n` A`gjnsd).

    Lur sael`f sl`, Fyjc` C`fraw, wcs blr` n` 3>>>, c`f tda`

    tda Jlrf put us bcek n`tl pubjne on`nstry l` tda rcfnl, c`f n`

    parsl` (`lw n` c `aw fnoa`snl`).

    Cs N dcva jacr`af olra c`f olra cblut pcra`tn`g, N dcvabaa` cbja tl nfa`tny c jnttja olra wntd dlw Glf tda Ictdar aajs

    cs Da trcn`s c`f favajlps us cs Dns sl`s. Cs N dcva jacr`af olra

    cblut ban`g c dusbc`f, N dcva baa` cbja tl nfa`tny wntd tda

    fasnra l lur Jlrf Masus tl ratur` lr c vnetlrnlus brnfa (edured)

    wntdlut splt lr wrn`kja. Ilr tdns racsl`, N cjsl fafnecta tdns

    bllk tl cjj tda trua sl`s l Glf wdl lro pcrt l tda brnfa

    wntdlut splt lr wrn`kja lr wdlo lur Jlrf wnjj sll` ratur`. Russajj O. Uta`fcj, Cugust, 2882

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    N T

    N`trlfuetnl`

    Inrst tda wlrkar, tda` tda wlrk.

    By tdns pdrcsa, Ecoarl` lw`sa`f, Q`eja Eco, tda

    lu`far l tda Wyejna Bnbja rc`sjctlrs, oac`t tdct Glfwc`taf tl brn`g Edrnstnc` wlrkars n`tl c elopjata el`saerctnl`

    tl tda Jlrf. Va` Glf elujf bjass c`f oujtnpjy tdanr Edrnstnc`

    wlrk bcsaf l` tda bnbjnecj stc`fcrf l jlva jlva lr tda jlst

    c`f jlva lr ltdar wlrkars. By tdns, tda wdlja wlrjf sdlujf

    k`lw tdct tda wlrkars c`f tda wlrk wara l Glf (3 Mld` 5=36).

    Va dcrfast pcrt l tdns tcsk wcs dajpn`g tda wlrkar n`tl c

    rngdt rajctnl`sdnp wntd tda Jlrf. Ciar tdct, nt wcs c rajctnvajy

    acsy octtar tl cff du`frafs c`f ava` tdlusc`fs l bajnavars

    tl tda Jlrf.

    Oy wna c`f N wlrkaf dcrf lr oc`y yacrs u`far tda olst

    faoc`fn`g prnontnva el`fntnl`s. Va Jlrf fnf oc`y wl`faruj

    tdn`gs lr us c`f lpa`af pravnlusjy ejlsaf fllrs tl tda Klgn

    trnba n` lrtdar` Eljlobnc. Wa a`facvlraf tl wcjk n` tda Upnrntc`f ba lbafna`t tl Dns wnjj. Cjj lur l lur ednjfra` graw up n`

    tda `urtura c`f cfol`ntnl` l tda Jlrf, c`f `lw wntd tdanr

    splusas cra sarvn`g Glf wntd us n` Eljlobnc.

    N` 3>71, ciar 35 yacrs, wa jai tda Wyejna Bnbja rc`sjc-

    tlrs, wntd tda bjassn`g l tda fnraetlr, c`f jcblraf tl wn` rurcj

    Eljlobnc`s c`f N`fnc`s tl tda Jlrf. Vns wcs olra elopjax

    tdc` wa dcf nocgn`af. Nt wcs `lt dcrf tl brn`g tdao tl c

    suparffiencj eloontoa`t, but tl saa racj, edc`gaf jnvas, cs tda

    @aw astcoa`t tacedas, wcs fnsteujt n`faaf. Wa dcf oc`y

    fnscppln`toa`ts, cs ava` sloa l lur wlrkars fnf lt el`tn`ua

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    T

    vnetlrnlusjy. Uloadlw, nopareaptnbjy, lur lw` el`saerctnl`

    bagc` tl sjnp rlo tda 388 parea`t eloontoa`t c`f fafnec-

    tnl` tl tda Jlrf wntd wdned wa dcf a`taraf Eljlobnc n` 3>96.Fnselurcgaoa`t sat n`.

    But Glf ns cntduj c`f fnf `lt jacva us n` tdct el`fntnl`

    l faspcnr. L` Cugust 36, 3>45 lur ljfast sl`, Russajj, wcs

    knf`cppaf by Ocrxnst guarrnjjcs. Russajjs elwlrkar n` c `aw

    Iconjy Rael`enjnctnl` On`nstry ecjjaf oa. No sl slrry tl tajj

    ylu, Edcf, tdct Russajj dcs baa` knf`cppaf, da scfjy tljf us.

    Russajj dcf fllw` dns pjc`a tl Ecl Mcbl`, c socjj tlw`

    l` tda afga l tda mu`gja, tl dajp tda jlecj palpja sat up c ffisd

    ocrkatn`g el-lp. Rngdt tda`, cs N ffi`nsdaf tcjkn`g wntd Rnecrfl,

    tda Jlrf sdlwaf oa tdct Glf dcf must ecjjaf c onssnl`cry

    tl tda eloou`nst guarrnjjcs.

    Cjj dns jna, Russ dcf baa` vary cetnva, ru``n`g cblut cs

    tdlugd da wara el``aetaf tl c dngd-vljtcga ajaetrne jn`a. Dawcs ecpcbja l ceelopjnsdn`g c gract oc`y tdn`gs, but tda

    spnrntucj rasujts wara `lt elooa`surcta wntd tda colu`t l

    pdysnecj alrt da wcs axpa`fn`g. Da wcs tll busy tl tcka tda

    tnoa n` qunat oafntctnl` wntd tda Jlrf sl tdct da ongdt frcw

    ejlsa tl tda dacrt l Glf c`f ba olra aaetnva.

    Cjj l c suffa`, cs c prnsl`ar n` tda mu`gja wntd c `yjl`

    rlpa crlu`f dns `aek c`f sdlujfars, tnaf tl c traa, da dcf c jltl tnoa tl tdn`k. Va Jlrf snopjy sct dno flw` lr 362 fcys

    c`f bagc` tl taced dno tda tdn`gs da `aafaf tl k`lw tl ba

    elopjatajy el`saerctaf tl Glf c`f tl dacr Dns vlnea.

    Oac`wdnja, tda Jlrf wcs fln`g tda scoa wntd tda rast

    l lur conjy c`f elwlrkars. Oy wna, Xctrnenc, cjolst wlra

    lut dar k`aas n` prcyar. Wa cjj elva`c`taf tlgatdar tl wcjk

    cs ejlsa tl tda Jlrf cs wa elujf, c`f Da brlugdt us cjj oued

    ejlsar tlgatdar n` jlva. Wa trustaf tdct Glf n` Dns gract oarey

    ongdt dacr c`f c`swar lur prcyars lr Russajj n wa oat tda

    el`fntnl`s l Mcoas 1=39= Va aaetucj prcyar l tda rngdtalus

    ns vary plwaruj.

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    T N

    L` tda ltdar dc`f, wa dcf tl raelg`nza tdct n Glf n` Dns

    n`ffi`nta wnsflo dcf sajaetaf oy sl` tl ba c ocrtyr, tda` wa

    wlujf ceeapt Dns wnjj. Olst l tda cplstjas gcva tdanr jnvas, c`ftdns ns tda dngdast dl`lr tda Jlrf ec` bastlw.

    In`cjjy, ciar cjolst ffiva ol`tds, Russajj wcs rajacsaf. Wa

    cjj fnselvaraf tdct Glf dcf fl`a c prllu`f wlrk n` aced l

    lur jnvas, paraetn`g us tl c oued dngdar pjc`a tdc` wa dcf avar

    fracoaf l axparna`en`g. Va Jlrf oujtnpjnaf lur on`nstry c

    du`frafljf. Eduredas cjj lvar Eljlobnc, tda Q`ntaf Utctas,

    c`f Ec`cfc dcf baa` prcyn`g lr Russajjs rajacsa. @lw tday

    lpa`af tdanr fllrs lr on`nstry. Va socjj Iconjy Rael`enjn-

    ctnl` On`nstry graw tl ba c @ctnl`cj Rael`enjnctnl` On`nstry,

    axta`fn`g tda glspaj tl tda frug ocffic c`f tda guarrnjjcs. Rcfnl

    on`nstry bagc` tl fllurnsd.

    L`a fcy N cskaf tda Jlrf wdy Russajj dcf raeanvaf sued c

    gract c`ln`tn`g lr on`nstry, c`f tda Jlrf sdlwaf oa tdct Dawcs rastlrn`g tl tda edured c ejcss l c`ln`taf pracedars ecjjaf

    El`asslrs. Furn`g tda gract parsaeutnl` n` tda fcys l tda

    acrjy edured, tda Jlrf `lt l`jy dcf ocrtyrs, l wdlo nt wcs

    lia` scnf, Va bjllf l tda ocrtyrs ns tda saaf l tda edured,

    but tda Jlrf cjsl dcf El`asslrs. Vasa wara tdlsa wdl dcf

    ocn`tcn`af c gllf tastnol`y u`far oued parsaeutnl` c`f

    tlrtura. Vay wara trnaf by tda ffira c`f lu`f cntduj c`f trua.Oc`y wara ocnoaf lr bjn`faf, but fnf `lt fa`y tdanr Jlrf.

    Ciar tday wara prlva` tl ba cntduj, tda Jlrf lrfcn`af tdanr

    rajacsa, c`f c gract u`etnl` c`f plwar ljjlwaf tdanr on`nstry

    lr tda rast l tdanr jnvas.

    N` tda ljjlwn`g bllk, Russajj dcs fnstnjjaf tda olst noplr-

    tc`t runts l tda trutd tda Jlrf dcs sdlw` dno furn`g tda jcst

    ta` yacrs, stcrtn`g wntd tdlsa 362 fcys n` tda mu`gja, Inrst tda

    wlrkar, tda` tda wlrk.

    Edcf Uta`fcj Blglt, Eljlobnc Cugust, 3>>5

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    T N N

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    T N N N

    Xraicea

    Jat oa csk ylu c quastnl`. Wdct saetnl` l Uernptura ns olstrajavc`t tl ylur Edrnstnc` jna< Batwaa` tda Ljf astcoa`tc`f tda @aw astcoa`t l tda Bnbja, olst l ylu wlujf prlb-

    cbjy pnek tda @aw astcoa`t. N ylu wara tl el`snfar wdct tda

    olst noplrtc`t pcrt l tda @aw astcoa`t ns, N tdn`k olst

    Edrnstnc`s wlujf prlbcbjy sn`gja lut tda lur glspajs, raelg`nz-

    n`g tdct tda jna, factd, rasurraetnl`, c`f on`nstry l lur Jlrf

    Masus Edrnst ns tda olst noplrtc`t pcrt l tda @aw astcoa`t.

    Lut l tda lur glspajs, n ylu wara tl pnek tdraa edcptars

    tdct suo up c`f sy`tdasnza tda oasscga tdct Masus Edrnstecoa tl jacva wntd us, tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t ns tda prnoa

    ec`fnfcta. Ct tnoas, nt dcs baa` ecjjaf tda El`stntutnl` l tda

    kn`gflo l Glf, tda Ocg`c Ecrtc l tda Edrnstnc` edured,

    c`f tda Jnttja Glspaj. Vara dcva baa` olra bllks wrntta` l`

    tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t tdc` l` c`y ltdar Uernptura taxt.

    A`tnra jnbrcrnas elujf ba ffijjaf. Va Uarol` l` tda Olu`t dcs

    edcjja`gaf Edrnstnc`s avar sn`ea nt wcs gnva`. Va prlejcoctnl`

    l tda Bactntufas by Masus Edrnst ct tda bagn``n`g l dns pubjne

    on`nstry ocrkaf tda ejnocx lr wctarsdaf l olrcj tacedn`g.

    Ciar Dns oasscga l` tda kn`gflo l Glf, prlejcnoaf bltd by

    Dns jnps c`f tdrlugd Dns vary jna, factd, c`f rasurraetnl`, tdns

    wlrjf dcs `avar baa` tda scoa. Duoc` dnstlry wcs fnvnfaf n`

    twl= balra c`f ciar Masus Edrnst.Va ffirst aw tnoas N racf tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t, N sa`saf

    tdct nt el`tcn`af sloatdn`g noplrtc`t; but lr oc`y yacrs,

    Masus Bactntufas c`f Dns Uarol` l` tda Olu`t saaoaf cs n

    tday dcf baa` wrntta` n` elfa. N k`aw tday el`tcn`af sloa-

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    T N Y

    tdn`g spaencj, but N elujf`t put oy ffi`gar l` nt. N` el`ffiroc-

    tnl` ejcss, N wcs tcugdt tda Jlrfs Xrcyar, tda Bactntufas, c`f

    tda a` Elooc`foa`ts, but N elujf`t ffigura lut wdy N dcftl oaolrnza cjj tdasa tdn`gs. Nt saaoaf jnka c` u`bajnavcbja

    wcsta l tnoa. N avar u`farstllf tda oasscga Glf wcs tryn`g

    tl ravacj tl oa, cs No sura oc`y l tda tdlusc`fs c`f tdlu-

    sc`fs l ylu`g palpja wdl dcva baa` lreaf tl oaolrnza tda

    scoa tdn`gs `avar racjjy u`farstllf nts purplsa.

    L`a fcy N wcs frnvn`g up tda rlcf rlo Oncon tl On`-

    `acpljns. Cs wa wara gln`g tdrlugd Edcttc`llgc, a``assaa,

    N tur`af l` tda rcfnl c`f dacrf c pracedar N fnf`t k`lw, but

    wdct da scnf stuek n` oy on`f. Da scnf, Dlw n` tda wlrjf ec`

    wa axpaet tl dcva c faap ravnvcj wda` wa cra facjn`g wntd sued

    c suparffiencj ga`arctnl

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    T Y

    tl dno cs rngdtalus`ass c`f tdct Cbrcdco ns tda ctdar l

    tdlsa wdl dcva cntd. Icntd (bajnavn`g Glf) ns ejlsajy jn`kaf tl

    lbafna`ea n` tda Uernpturas. N wa trujy bajnava Glf, tda` wasdlujf cjsl ba wnjjn`g tl lbay Dno. N ylu fl t fasnra tl lbay

    Glf, ylu racjjy sdlujf`t racf c`y urtdar n` tdns bllk cblut

    tda Bactntufas l tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t.

    N scy tdns baecusa N fl`t wc`t tl dcva c pcrt n` brn`gn`g

    sloal`a u`far wlrsa el`fao`ctnl` tdc` tday cjracfy fasarva.

    N ylu cra `lt gln`g tl cet l` ravajctnl` l trutd, nt ongdt ba

    battar lr ylu lt tl k`lw c`y olra cblut nt baecusa tda` ylur

    raspl`snbnjnty wnjj ba jass. N ylu jnsta` tl tda Uarol` l` tda

    Olu`t c`f bagn` tl u`farstc`f Masus oasscga, but fl lt cppjy

    nt lr bagn` tl prcetnea nt lr nopjaoa`t nt n`tl ylur jna, tdara ns

    c gract c`f grcva raspl`snbnjnty tdct eloas wntd rausn`g tl cet

    l` ylur k`lwjafga l ravacjaf trutd.

    Masus on`nstry wcs praeafaf by Mld` tda Bcptnst, wdlwcs c typnecj prlpdat n` oc`y wcys, but `lt typnecj l oc`y

    pracedars tlfcy. Da pracedaf c snopja oasscga, c`f nt wcs tdns=

    rapa`t c`f prapcra tda wcy lr tda elon`g l tda Jlrf. N ylu

    cra trujy rapa`tc`t, ylur jna sdlujf edc`ga, c`f tdara sdlujf

    ba vnsnbja runts l rapa`tc`ea. Mld` scnf tdct tda cxa dcs baa`

    jcnf tl tda rllt l tda traa (Octtdaw 5=3-33). noa ns ru``n`g

    lut; mufgoa`t ns ct dc`f. Vct wcs lr tda Maws, tda l`as wdlramaetaf tdns oasscga, tdlsa wdl ramaetaf Masus, wdlo Mld` tda

    Bcptnst wcs c``lu`en`g. Vay fnf`t dcva jl`g tl wcnt balra

    tdanr a`tnra `ctnl` wcs uprlltaf c`f fastrlyaf, c`f tda sur-

    vnvlrs fnsparsaf cjj lvar tda k`lw` wlrjf.

    Mld` tda Bcptnst wcs darcjfn`g tda a`f l tda cga l tda

    Ljf astcoa`t (tda ljf elva`c`t), tda a`f l tda wlrsdnp n`

    tda taopja ct Maruscjao. C `aw cga, tda cga l tda edured, wcs

    fcw`n`g. N` tdns cga, Glf prlonsaf tl jnva n` c taopja `lt

    bunjt wntd duoc` dc`fs. Glfs taopja ns `lw us, Dns palpja.

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    K`lw ya `lt tdct ya cra tda taopja l Glf c`f tdct tda

    Upnrnt l Glf fwajjs n` ylu< N c`yl`a faffijas tda taopja

    l Glf, Glf sdcjj fastrly tdct l`a; lr tda taopja l Glfns dljy, wdned taopja ya cra (N Elrn`tdnc`s 5=39-37).

    N co el`vn`eaf tdct wa cra `lw frcwn`g `acr tl tda a`f

    l tda cga l tda edured. Va enty l Maruscjao ns l`ea cgcn` n`

    tda dc`fs l tda Maws ciar cjolst twl tdlusc`f yacrs l ban`g

    trcopjaf by tda Ga`tnjas (Juka 23=26). Lur Jlrf Masus Edrnsts

    ratur` ns gattn`g ejlsar c`f ejlsar. Glf ns gattn`g racfy tl olva

    cgcn` c`f fl sloatdn`g spaencj, sloatdn`g `aw. Da fasnras tl

    rcnsa up c palpja, c vnetlrnlus palpja wdl dcva wcsdaf tdanr

    rlbas n` tda bjllf l tda Jcob, wdl dcva jai tdanr lw` pjc`s

    c`f cobntnl`s tl l`a snfa c`f dcva baeloa wnjjn`g tl fl tdn`gs

    Dns wcy, `l octtar wdct tda elst.

    Vara ns c elst n`vljvaf n` ljjlwn`g tda Jlrf; but nt ns c prnea

    tdct wa oust pcy vlju`tcrnjy, l lur lw` raa wnjj. Masus ns `ltc tarrlrnst. Das `lt jnka tda eloou`nst guarrnjjcs N oat wdl

    pln`t ocedn`a gu`s ct palpja n` lrfar tl gat tdao tl fl wdct

    tday wc`t. Da flas t fl tdn`gs tdct wcy. N wa wc`t tl try lur

    lw` wcy c`f nopjaoa`t lur lw` nfacs, Da jats us gl cdacf

    wntd tdao. Wa cra raa tl fnselvar tda fnscstrlus el`saqua`eas

    l gln`g lur lw` wcy. rcgnecjjy, oued l Edrnstnc`nty tlfcy ns

    wc`farn`g crlu`f n` tda wnjfar`ass l oc`s gllf n`ta`tnl`s

    c`f dcs avar baa` cbja tl a`tar n`tl tda prlonsaf jc`f l Glfs

    rast wdara Glf ffigdts lur bcttjas, wdara Glf lpa`s tda fllrs,

    wdara Glf jacfs tda wcy, wdara Glf onrceujlusjy bracks tda

    plwar l tda a`aoy, c`f wdara wa eloa cjl`g badn`f Dno

    c`f plssass tda jc`f n` Dns @coa.

    Cs wa jllk ct tda wlrjf tlfcy, lrgc`nzaf Edrnstnc`nty nsban`g tdrlw` lr jlss l` olst rl`ts. Wa elopjcn` cblut tda

    saeujcr duoc`nso tdct ns ru``n`g rcopc`t n` tda sedlljs

    l @lrtd Coarnec. Wa elopjcn` cblut tda `aws oafnc. Wa

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    elopjcn` cblut Dljjywllf. Wa elopjcn` cblut cjj tda saxucj

    parvarsnl` c`f tda cblrtnl`s tdct cra gln`g l` cerlss tdns el`-

    tn`a`t. Wa elopjcn` cblut tda frug trcste. Wa elopjcn` cblutvnlja`ea c`f n`saeurnty. Va jnst l lur elopjcn`ts glas l` c`f

    l`. Wdy sdlujf nt ba tdct tda plwar l tda a`aoy, tda plwar

    l rabajjnl` c`f tda plwar l sn` cra sl strl`g cs tl fnspjcea

    Edrnstnc`nty< Dlw ec` tdns ba< N`nqunty sdlujf `lt ba cbja tl

    fnspjcea tda prasa`ea l Glf; tda prasa`ea l Glf sdlujf ba

    cbja tl fnspjcea tda fcrk`ass.

    Wdct N bajnava nt blnjs flw` tl ns tdct oc`y l tda palpja

    wdl cra ecjjn`g tdaosajvas Glfs raprasa tctnvas, ecjjn`g tdao-

    sajvas oaobars l Glfs edured, ecjjn`g tdaosajvas pcrt l tda

    blfy l Edrnst, racjjy, trujy cra `lt oc`nastn`g Masus Edrnst

    tdrlugd tdanr jnvas, tdanr cttntufas, lr tdanr cetnl`s. Vay cra

    `lt ffigdtn`g tda bcttja ceelrfn`g tl Dns pjc`. Wdct oc`y ecjj

    Edrnstnc`nty ns n` racjnty duoc`nso, rajngnlus duoc`nso, c`fnt wnjj `lt, ec``lt, stc`f cgcn`st tda a`aoy. Rajngnlus parsl`s

    c`f lrgc`nzctnl`s cra fln`g tdanr lw` tdn`gs n` tda `coa l

    Glf, axpaetn`g Glf tl bjass tdao, c`f Da wl`t. Da ec`t.

    Glf dcs sloa plwaruj tdn`gs tl scy cblut nt. Jat us racf must

    l`a l tdao.

    C`f da ernaf ongdtnjy wntd c strl`g vlnea, scyn`g, Bcb-

    yjl` tda gract ns cjja`, ns cjja`, c`f ns baeloa tda dcb-

    ntctnl` l faol`s, c`f tda dljf l avary u`ejac` spnrnt,

    c`f c ecga l avary u`ejac` c`f dctauj bnrf. Ilr cjj

    tda Ga`tnjas dcva fru`k l tda wn`a l tda wrctd l dar

    lr`nectnl`, c`f tda kn`gs l tda acrtd dcva eloonttaf

    lr`nectnl` wntd dar, c`f tda oaredc`ts l tda acrtd

    cra wcxaf rned tdrlugd tda plwar l dar fajnecenas.C`f N dacrf c`ltdar vlnea rlo tda dacva`, scyn`g,

    Eloa lut l dar, oy palpja, tdct ya `lt ba pcrtckars

    l dar sn`s, c`f tdct ya raeanva `lt l dar pjcguas. Ilr

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    dar sn`s dcva racedaf u`tl tda dacva`, c`f Glf dcs

    raoaobaraf dar n`nquntnas (Ravajctnl` 34=2-6).

    Glf ns tcjkn`g cblut tda cjj l Oystary Bcbyjl`. N` tdaelursa l bnbjnecj dnstlry, Bcbyjl` dcs syobljnzaf oc`y tdn`gs,

    cjj tda wcy rlo tda c`ena`t (Ljf astcoa`t) kn`gflo wa k`lw

    cs Bcbyjl` tl tda acrjy Edrnstnc`s ecjjn`g pcgc` Rloa Bcbyjl`,

    tl Bcbyjl` ban`g c typa l cplstcta (prlstntutaf) Edrnstnc`nty

    wdned dcs baa` faffijaf by tda oc`-ocfa, ael`lone, c`f pljntn-

    ecj systaos l tda wlrjf u`far Uctc`s el`trlj. N` c utsdajj, tda

    rllts l Bcbyjl` cra n` duoc` sajffisd`ass wdned cjwcys brn`gs

    oc`kn`f u`far bl`fcga tl tda a`aoy. Bcbyjl` ns c typa l tda

    rajngnlus duoc`nso tdct cttaopts tl el`fuet tda edured l Glf

    ceelrfn`g tl tda wcys l tda wlrjf, tda wlrjf tdct ceelrfn`g tl

    tda Uernpturas ns ct a`onty wntd Glf (Mcoas 6=6).

    Cra wa gln`g tl nopjaoa`t Glfs kn`gflo lur lw` wcy,

    tdns wlrjfs wcy< Lr wnjj wa fl nt Glfs wcy< Va Uarol` l`tda Olu`t tcjks cblut fln`g nt Glfs wcy. Ul lia`, wda` wa

    raeanva gllf Bnbja tacedn`g, wa scy coa` tl tda pracedar c`f

    jacva edured scyn`g, Vct oasscga wcs rngdt l`. Va` wa gl

    dloa c`f pngal`-dlja nt n` tda Bcbyjl`nc` ffija systao n` lur

    on`fs; wa put nt rngdt n` nts `neda, rngdt l` tlp l tda Bcbyjl-

    `nc` lu`fctnl` l` wdned wa dcva bunjt lur jnvas c`f duoc`

    lrgc`nzctnl`s, c`f tda` wl`far wdy wa cra `lt saan`g Glfs

    plwar c`f gjlry n` lur jnvas c`f n` lur eduredas.

    Uloa l ylu ec` raoaobar bcek tl c fcy wda` Glf wcs

    olvn`g, bcek wda` tdara wcs c racj, cutda`tne olva l Glf, c`f

    ocyba ylu cra wl`farn`g wdy nt ns`t dcppa`n`g c`y olra. N`

    c eartcn` sa`sa, wa ec``lt faeraa wda` Glf sdlujf olva; Da

    ns lt lur sarvc`t; wa cra Dns sarvc`ts. But n` c`ltdar sa`sa, nwa cra `lt wdara Glf wc`ts us tl ba, c`f Da wc`ts tl olva,

    Da wnjj pcss us by c`f ffi`f sloal`a wdl wnjj fl nt tda wcy Da

    wc`ts. Vcts trcgne. Vrlugdlut dnstlry, Da dcs pcssaf fnar-

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    a`t ctnl`s c`f palpjas by. Da facrjy wc`taf tl ba raeanvaf by

    Dns palpja, tda ctnl` l Nsrcaj. N bajnava tda lar Da gcva tl tda

    Maws wcs c ga`un`a lar. Da wc`taf tl brn`g tda onjja``nuon` rngdt tda` c`f tdara c`f bagn` tl bjass tda wlrjf tdrlugd

    tda Maws, but tday ramaetaf Dno. C`f lut l tda csdas l tdct

    ramaetnl`, Da n`stntutaf tda Edrnstnc` edured.

    C`f tda Edrnstnc` edured dcs c onxaf raelrf cs wa jllk

    bcek lvar dnstlry. Vara cra duga saetlrs l tda wlrjf wdara

    Edrnstnc`nty dcs ocfa aw n`rlcfs. Vara cra Ousjno elu`trnas

    n` tda wlrjf tlfcy wdara tda Edrnstnc`s ec` ba `uobaraf l`

    tda ffi`gars l l`a dc`f. Vasa a`aoy lrtrassas dcva dcrfjy

    baa` tluedaf by Edrnstnc`nty. Lr wlrsa yat, tdara cra pjceas

    wdara Edrnstnc`s dcva gl`a, l`jy tl ba faactaf cgcn` c`f

    cgcn` c`f cgcn`. But wdct racjjy bltdars oa ns tdct a`aoy

    plwar, stra`gtd c`f raslureas cra grlwn`g rngdt n` tda onfst l

    wdct usaf tl ba Edrnstnc` `ctnl`s n` Wastar` Aurlpa, Q`ntafUtctas, c`f Ec`cfc.

    Va cplstja Mcoas scys tdct wda` wa k`lw tdct wdned ns

    gllf c`f fl`t fl nt, tdct nt ns sn` (Mcoas 6=37). N tdn`k l`a l

    tda gract sn`s l tda Edrnstnc` edured dcs baa` lur cnjura tl

    lpplsa tda a`aoy, cnjura tl lpplsa avnj ceelrfn`g tl Glfs

    wcy c`f ceelrfn`g tl Glfs pjc`.

    N wc`t tl jllk ct tda Bactntufas, `lt must n` tda jngdt l sloa-tdn`g ylu ec` faffi`a cs Ns t tdns wl`faruj< Cra t tday jlgnecj45. N dcf baa` n` c vary rustrctn`g typa l on`nstry sn`ea

    3>76 wda` oy brltdar c`f N dloastacfaf c rc`ed n` acstar`

    Eljlobnc wntd c vnsnl` tl trcn`, sa`f lut, c`f supplrt Edrns-

    tnc` wlrkars tl avc`gajnza N`fnc` trnbas. N wcs l` c rcra trnp

    tl Blglt, tda ecpntcj enty l Eljlobnc, c`f wcs jlfgaf n` tdaUc` Fnagl dltaj flw`tlw`. Nt wcs ejacr tl oa tdct lur on`ns-

    try wcs n` c stcjaocta; wa wara `lt wn``n`g lvar tda a`aoy n`

    acstar` Eljlobnc. Croaf gc`gs l vnlja t frug trcstekars c`f

    grlups l Ocrxnst guarrnjjcs wara tdracta`n`g olst cspaets l

    lur wlrk. But wdct racjjy bltdaraf oa wara tda n`el`snsta`-

    enas c`f faacts N wcs axparna`en`g n` oy lw` parsl`cj jna.

    Ciar spa`fn`g sloa tnoa cjl`a n` prcyar n` oy dltaj rllo

    l` tda sava`td flllr, N pnekaf up tda pdl`a c`f l` c` nopujsa

    ecjjaf c` ljf rna`f l lur conjy. Rnecrfl wcs bubbjn`g lvar

    wntd mly rlo c ravajctnl` da dcf must raeanvaf rlo tda Jlrf

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    wdnja on`nstarn`g n` Ya`azuajc. N` c aw on`utas, da oat oa ct

    tda Uc` Fnagl c`f bagc` tl sdcra nt wntd oa. Va oasscga wcs

    `l`a ltdar tdc` tda Bactntufas l tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t.Va Jlrf oat wntd us n` sued c wcy tdct wa bltd ocfa c elo-

    ontoa`t tl fafnecta tda raocn`far l lur jnvas tl pracedn`g

    tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t. Jnttja fnf wa k`lw wdct tda ujj

    rconffiectnl`s l lur oaatn`g tdct ciar`ll` wlujf ba.

    Va oasscga l tda Bactntufas tur`af lut tl ba jnka tda serljj

    tdct wcs gnva` tl tda prlpdat Azaknaj (c`f jctar tl tda cplstja

    Mld` n` Ravajctnl`)= nt tcstaf swaat, but wcs bnttar tl stloced. N

    `l sll`ar stcrtaf pracedn`g Masus oasscga tdc` N wcs put tl tda

    tast. N wcs knf`cppaf c`f dajf dlstcga lr cjolst ffiva ol tds.

    Va Jlrf cjjlwaf oa tl prlva tda Bactntufas u`far axtraoajy

    fnsteujt enreuostc`eas sl N elujf praced tdao wntd cutdlrnty.

    Un`ea tdct tnoa, Glf dcs lpa`af oc`y fllrs lr on`nstry n`

    saaon`gjy u`jnkajy lr noplssnbja enreuostc`eas. N dcva jacr`afc gract facj cblut Glfs pjc` lr bcttja cs N dcva ljjlwaf tda

    Jlrf n`tl pubjne sedlljs, u`nvarsntnas, croy bcrrceks, prnsl`s,

    eduredas, c`f ava` bcek n`tl tda guarrnjjc ecops. N dcva jacr`af

    sloa l Glfs saerats lr vnetlry c`f ravnvcj tdct N `lw aaj

    gract urga`ey tl sdcra n` prn`t.

    N jlva c gllf ffigdt. C`f wda` u`mustjy cttcekaf, N dcva

    jacr`af tl saak tda jacfn`g c`f gunfc`ea l tda Dljy Upnrnt c`fratcjncta by lvarelon`g avnj wntd gllf. Varas c duga fnar-

    a`ea batwaa` c paceaockar c`f c pcenffist.

    Vns bcttja pjc`, gjac`af rlo tda jna c`f oasscga l Masus,

    dcs baa` l` oy dacrt ava` balra N wcs knf`cppaf by tarrlr-

    nsts n` 3>45 c`f dajf dlstcga u`far axtraoa el`fntnl`s. Un`ea

    tda`, tdlusc`fs l onssnl`crnas, pcstlrs, c`f Edrnstnc`s dcva

    baa` knf`cppaf, ourfaraf, lr lreaf tl flaa rlo tdanr pjceas

    l on`nstry n` rurcj Eljlobnc.

    Oc`y l tdlsa wdl edlsa tl raocn` n` tda pctd l avar

    prasa`t fc`gar dcva rcjjnaf crlu`f tdns oasscga. C tdrnvn`g

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    u`fargrlu`f edured ns bagn``n`g tl oujtnpjy n` c duga crac

    cblut tda snza l @lrtd Klrac n` tda slutd c`f acst l tdns elu`-

    try wdara Bnbjas, edured bunjfn`gs, lrocj on`nstry, c`f ava`dlusa oaatn`gs dcva baa` prldnbntaf lr olra tdc` 21 yacrs.

    Uavara parsaeutnl` n` rurcj Eljlobnc dcs sarvaf tl brn`g

    racj Edrnstnc`s tlgatdar, nfa`tny tda trua edured, c`f ejac`sa

    bajnavars rlo elrruptnl` sl tdct tda prlonsas l Glf ec` ba

    ujffijjaf.

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    Wda` c oc`s wcys pjacsa tda JLRF, da ockas ava`

    dns a`aonas tl ba ct pacea wntd dno (Xrlvarbs 39=7).

    C`f tday dcva lvareloa dno (Uctc`) by tda bjllf l

    tda Jcob c`f by tda wlrf l tdanr tastnol`y; c`f tday

    jlvaf `lt tdanr jnvas u`tl tda factd(Ravajctnl` 32=33).

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    Gln`g Glfs Wcy,

    @lt Oy Wcy

    Cjnttja edured n` c socjj tlw` n`vntaf oa cs c guast spackarsavarcj yacrs cgl. Q`k`lw` tl oa, tdns el`gragctnl` n`wastar` On``asltc wcs gln`g tdrlugd sloa prlbjaos. Vasafnsteujtnas dcf tda plta`tncj tl dcro tda edured. Va pcstlr,

    `lt k`lwn`g wdct tl fl, faenfaf tl brn`g sloal`a n` rlo tda

    lutsnfa tl praced, dlpn`g tdct Glf wlujf usa c` lutsnfar wdl

    k`aw `ltdn`g l tdanr prlbjao tl cffrass tdanr `aaf. Ciar c

    jlt l prcyar c`f raflaetnl`, da edlsa oa. Va pcstlr ecjjaf oa

    c`f wcs lvarmlyaf wda` N el`ffiroaf tdct N wcs cvcnjcbja lr

    tda fcta da dcf n` on`f. Da ava` put c` cf n` tda jlecj pcpar

    c``lu`en`g tdct N wcs gln`g tl ba tdara Uu`fcy olr`n`g c`f

    ava`n`g.

    Avarytdn`g wcs gln`g ffi`a u`tnj tda Ucturfcy `ngdt balra

    N wcs sedafujaf tl spack ct tdns edured. C facr rna`f pdl`af

    c`f wc`taf tl k`lw n N elujf ba n` Wn``npag, Ec`cfc by 38=88

    c.o. Ol`fcy tl cppacr l` c tajavnsnl` prlgrco. acrs balra, cttda stcrt l oy on`nstry, N dcf prlonsaf tda Jlrf tdct N wlujf

    `lt ec`eaj c socjj oaatn`g tl fl c jcrgar l`a sloawdara ajsa.

    N fnf `lt wc`t tl ba c raspaetar l parsl`s lr eduredas c`f N

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    2

    u`farstllf tdct oc`y tnoas socjj tdn`gs cra olra noplrtc`t

    n` tda Jlrfs wlrk tdc` tda bng tdn`gs cra. But lw N lrglt oy

    prlonsa tl tda Jlrf.Uu`fcy olr`n`g, N pracedaf n` tda jnttja edured. Va sar-

    ol` wa`t wajj, c`f ava` tdlugd N fnf`t k`lw c`ytdn`g cblut

    tda fnsteujtnas tday wara dcvn`g, N dnt l` tdanr prlbjao. Va

    pcstlr wcs racjjy axentaf c`f a`tdusaf u`tnj N tljf dno ciar

    ju`ed tdct N `aafaf tl ba n` Wn``npag by 38=88 c.o. tda `axt

    fcy. N wc`taf tl gat lut l fln`g tda ava`n`g sarvnea c`f jacva

    nooafnctajy. @l, fl`t fl tdct. da scnf, cka c `cp; ylu

    ec` sjaap n` oy baf. Fl tda ava`n`g sarvnea c`f tda` frnva cjj

    `ngdt n ylu `aaf tl.

    @l, N `aaf tl ba n` gllf sdcpa wda` N crrnva n` Wn``n-

    pag. N wcs tdn`kn`g l ban`g l` Y c`f fnf `lt wc`t tl crrnva

    wntd enrejas u`far oy ayas. @l, Nva glt tl gl. Varas tdns bng

    lpplrtu`nty tl ba aaetnva lr tda Jlrf l` tajavnsnl`.Ul N ejnobaf n` tda ecr c`f stcrtaf tl frnva (ct jacst N tdlugdt

    N stcrtaf tl frnva) tl Wn``npag. N dacfaf `lrtd l` c QU dngd-

    wcy c`f sll` crrnvaf n` Ol`tavnfal, On``asltc wdara tdara

    ns c` u`usucj trnc`gujcr n`tarsaetnl`. Nt wcs rcn`n`g vary dcrf,

    c`f oy cjtar`ctlr bajt stcrtaf tl sjnp. N wcs gattn`g c fnsedcrga

    n`fnectnl` baecusa nt fnf `lt wc`t tl ru` tda jngdts, tda bjlwar

    c`f tda wnpars cjj ct l`ea. N lu`f c` ljf cbc`fl`af sarvneastctnl` wdara N elujf frnva n` lut l tda rcn` c`f try tl tngdta`

    tda bajt. But wda` N ecoa bcek lut l` tda rlcf ct tdns u``y

    trnc`gujcr n`tarsaetnl` n` tda dacvy rcn`, N wa t tda wrl`g wcy.

    N tur`af slutd n`stacf l lrtd. Ul, baecusa N dcf tl ocka tdct

    cppln`toa`t n` Wn``npag, N wcs frnvn`g cs cst cs N elujf gl,

    but n` tda wrl`g fnraetnl`.

    Ciar twl lr tdraa dlurs l frnvn`g, tda fnsedcrga jngdt ecoa

    l` cgcn`, sl N pujjaf l tda rlcf c`f lu`f c battar pjcea tl

    wlrk l` tda ecr. N pujjaf oy bjua mac`s l`, glt lut c erlwbcr,

    sjnf u`far tda ecr, c`f racjjy tngdta`af up tdct cjtar`ctlr bajt

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    sl nt elujf `lt sjnp c`y olra. Va` N wa`t tl ocka c pdl`a

    ecjj. Va crac elfa l` tda pubjne pdl`a wcs rlo antdar tda

    axtraoa slutd l On``asltc lr tda `lrtdar` pcrt l Nlwc. Nwcs eduekjn`g tl oysaj, Nocgn`a tda erczy `ut tdct brlugdt

    c pcy pdl`a rlo Nlwc c`f n`stcjjaf nt cjj tda wcy up dara n`

    `lrtdar` On``asltc.

    N wcs stnjj eduekjn`g cblut tdct wda` N glt bcek n` tda ecr

    c`f frlva lut tl tda ocn` dngdwcy. C sng` n`fnectaf `lrtd

    lr slutd, sl l elursa N pujjaf lut `lrtd, gln`g tda rngdt wcy

    `lw. N frlva c`f frlva c`f frlva lr c`ltdar elupja l dlurs.

    In`cjjy, N stcrtaf tdn`kn`g tdct N sdlujf dcva dnt tda n`tarstcta

    c jl`g tnoa balra. Wdara n` tda wlrjf wcs N< N pujjaf lvar ct

    c`ltdar n`tarsaetnl` c`f glt oy ocp tl ffi`f lut wdara N wcs.

    N elujf ffi`f `l sued rlcf n` `lrtdar` On``asltc, sl N dcf

    tl jllk cjj lvar tda ocp. In`cjjy, N lu`f tdct N wcs tdnrtaa`

    onjas slutd l Ejcrkffiajf, wdned wcs wdara N dcf stcrtaf, c`f Ndcf baa` frnvn`g cjj ciar`ll`. Ld l, nts cjolst tnoa lr tda

    ava`n`g sarvnea. N tdlugdt, C`f Njj ba frnvn`g rngdt tdrlugd

    Ejcrkffiajf. Wdct n sloal`a saas oa< Vayjj tdn`k N wcs c jncr

    wda` N scnf N dcf tl gl tl Wn``npag. N battar `lt gl tdrlugd

    tda tlw`; N battar tur` jai ct tdns n`tarsaetnl` c`f gl lut tl

    N`tarstcta 2> c`f up tl Wn``npag tdrlugd tda Fckltcs.

    N tur`af jai l` tda elu`ty rlcf tdct n`tarsaetaf tda QUdngdwcy c`f frlva cblut tdraa lr lur onjas wda` tdara, balra

    oy ayas, N scw c pcy pdl`a lut n` tda onffja l c elr`ffiajf

    must c elr`ffiajf c`f c pcy pdl`a snttn`g basnfa tda rlcf. Wda`

    N scw tdct pdl`a, N k`aw tda Jlrf wcs spackn`g tl oa tl pujj

    lvar, sl N pnekaf up tda pdl`a, ecjjaf tda pcstlr c`f scnf, N

    ylu stnjj wc`t oa tl spack, No cvcnjcbja. Va pcstlr wcs must

    jacvn`g dns dlusa lr tda edured, c`f N scnf, N dcva t glt tnoa

    tl axpjcn`, but n ylu stnjj wc`t oa tl sdcra, N ec` ba tdara.

    Da scnf, ^as, eloa l` flw`.

    Ul, N ratur`af tl tda edured c`f crrnvaf savarcj on`utas

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    jcta. Va sl`g sarvnea wcs n` prlgrass, c`f N dcf tl spack n` oy

    gracsy bjua mac`s. N tljf tdao dlw N dcf spa`t tda ciar`ll`.

    Vct oasscga tur`af lut tl ba vary aaetnva c`f dnt tda `cnjrngdt l` tda dacf n` taros l tda arrlr l sloa l tda palpja.

    Va edured wcs rael`enjaf c`f wa`t lrwcrf n` tda Jlrf. N glt

    bcek n` tda ecr c`f frlva cjj `ngdt tl Wn``npag c`f cppacraf

    l` tajavnsnl` tda `axt olr`n`g. Ciar tda sdlw, N el`kaf lut

    n` tda onffja l tda tajavnsnl` stufnl lsteas, sl N dcf tl tajj

    tdao wdct dcf dcppa`af tll.

    Wda` lur dacrts cra sat l` sarvn`g tda Jlrf c`f fln`g wdct

    Da wc`ts, ava` n wa ocka c onstcka c`f gat tda bnt n` lur

    taatd lr baeloa el`usaf, tda Jlrf ec` stnjj n`tarva`a c`f dajp

    us. N tdlugdt N wcs gln`g tl Wn``npag, but N dcf tljf tda Jlrf

    tdct cblva c`f bayl`f avarytdn`g ajsa N wc`taf tl sarva Dno

    c`f Da wcs n` edcrga l oy jna. Ul, n N wc`taf tl frnva up c`f

    flw` tda stcta l On``asltc, tdct wcs oy prlbjao, but Da wcsgln`g tl saeurajy dajp oa crrnva ct tda rngdt pjcea ct tda rngdt

    tnoa. Cs wa baeloa sa`sntnva tl tda Jlrf, c`f cs wa jacr` tl

    wcjk n` Dns Upnrnt, wa fl`t dcva tl bact lur dacfs cgcn`st tda

    wcjj sl oued, c`f nt baeloas acsnar c`f acsnar tl ljjlw Dno.

    Glf lars us elopjata saeurnty n` Masus Edrnst n wa wnjj

    l`jy subont tl Dns cutdlrnty. Da ns tda l`jy l`a wdl ec` lvar-

    eloa tda a`aoy, c`f Da ns larn`g tl fwajj n`snfa aced c`favary l`a l us.

    Va stlry l Gnfal` (Mufgas Edcptars 9 c`f 7) gnvas par-

    spaetnva tl wdct wa wnjj stufy n` tdns bllk. Vrlugdlut tda

    Bnbja, c` Ljf astcoa`t stlry wnjj el`tcn` c typa lr raara`ea

    l Masus Edrnst (n` pcrcbja). Kn`g Fcvnf, lr n`stc`ea, typnffiaf

    Edrnst n` oc`y wcys. Mlsapd typnffiaf Masus, cs fnf Mlsduc c`f

    oc`y ltdars. Gnfal` ns c` lutstc`fn`g axcopja. Da wcs tda

    ylu`gast sl` n` tda jacst noplrtc`t conjy n` Nsrcaj. Va c`gaj

    l tda Jlrf cppacraf tl dno c`f ecjjaf dno tl jacf Dns palpja

    tl vnetlry. Gnfal` edaekaf nt lut; da wc`taf tl ocka sura nt

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    racjjy wcs tda Jlrf. Da fnf`t wc`t tl gl ljjlwn`g ciar c`y

    spnrnt tdct wcs tcjkn`g tl dno. Da ga`un`ajy wc`taf tl k`lw n

    tdns wcs Glf, c`f da rasljvaf dns flubts by puttn`g lut flaaeas.But l`ea da wcs sura tdct Glf wcs racjjy tcjkn`g tl dno, da

    bagc` tl ljjlw lrfars wdljadacrtafjy.

    Gnfal` bjaw tda truopat c`f c``lu`eaf tda oasscga=

    Glfs palpja wara n` bl`fcga, c`f tday `aafaf tl lvareloa

    tda a`aoy. ^lu raoaobar tda stlry tdnrty-twl tdlusc`f

    oa` c`swaraf tda truopat ecjj tl ffigdt n` tda Jlrfs croy

    cgcn`st Onfnc`. Va` Glf scnf tl Gnfal`, ajj tda l`as wdl

    cra crcnf tl gl dloa. wa`ty-twl tdlusc`f oa` wa`t dloa

    c`f jai Gnfal` wntd l`jy ta` tdlusc`f oa` tl cea c vcstjy

    suparnlr a`aoy lrea.

    Wda` nt eloas tl a`gcgn`g tda a`aoy, wda` nt eloas tl

    stc`fn`g lr tda Jlrf, wda` nt eloas tl racjjy tckn`g l` a`aoy

    strl`gdljfs, wda` nt eloas tl gattn`g tda vnetlry lvar sn` n`ylur lw` jna, wdct ns ylur cttntufa< Cra ylu crcnf tl try< Cra

    ylu c parsl` wdl wc`ts tl ba scvaf c`f `l olra< C parsl`

    wdl wc`ts tl fl tda on`nouo raqunraf lr scjvctnl` n` tda

    utura wntd `l fasnra tl ba scvaf rlo tda dcbntucj bl`fcga

    l sn` dara c`f `lw

    l` tda rngdt lu`fctnl`, wdned ns tda Jlrfsdnp l Masus Edrnst.

    Nt tckas tltcj surra`far tl Dno cs Ocstar c`f Jlrf c`f wnjjn`g-

    `ass tl gnva up avarytdn`g c`f ljjlw Dno; tda wnjjn`g`ass tlscy, Jlrf, brack oa, ocka oa n`tl wdct ^lu wc`t oa tl ba.

    Vns ns tda bcttja pjc`.

    No `lt oued l c tdaljlgnc`, but Nva tljf sloa l tda

    tdaljlgnc`s N k`lw tdct N bajnava tdara ns l`jy l`a assa`tncj

    fletrn`a tdct ns wlrtd ffigdtn`g lr. Vct fletrn`a ns tda Jlrf-

    sdnp l Masus Edrnst. Das rngdt; Das tda l`jy l`a tdct ns rngdt.

    Nts lt oy lpn`nl` vs. ylur lpn`nl` vs. sloal`a ajsas lpn`nl`,

    lr tdns fletrn`a vs. tdct fletrn`a. Nts wdct Da tdn`ks cblut nt,

    c`f dlw Da aajs cblut nt, c`f wdct Da wc`ts fl`a cblut nt.

    Vcts wdara nts ct. N wa jllk ct tda blfy l Edrnst rlo tdns

    parspaetnva, Da wnjj frcw trua bajnavars tlgatdar tl Dnosaj

    c`f jacf tdao tl vnetlry (Ga`asns 6>=38).

    Va Uernptura ns ejacr= Nt scysu`tl Dno sdcjj tda gctdarn`g litda palpja ba.N wa cra tryn`g tl u`nta palpja u`far c`y bc`-

    `ar ltdar tdc` tda Jlrfsdnp l Masus Edrnst, wa wnjj ujtnoctajy

    cnj, c`f Uctc` wnjj blttja up tda edured cgcn`. Nts `lt c quas-

    tnl` l wdatdar tda Xrltastc`ts cra battar tdc` tda Ectdljnes

    lr tda Bcptnsts vs. tda Xrasbytarnc`s lr tda Xa taelstcjs vs. tda

    Edcrnsoctnes. Ns Masus Edrnst tda Jlrf< Ns Da tda Kn`g< Cra wa

    wnjjn`g tl cet l` tdct `l octtar wdct tda elst8 par-

    ea`t tdct ns jai lvar. Wajj gl tl edured l` Uu`fcy, but wara

    stnjj gln`g tl faenfa wdct tl fl wntd tda raocn`n`g snx fcys. Wa

    wc`t tda bjassn`g l tda Jlrf, but wa cra `lt wnjjn`g tl pcy tda

    prnea l ratur`n`g tda k`lwjafga l gllf c`f avnj bcek tl Glf.

    Va trcgne tdn`g cblut tdns ns tdct nt ns `lt tda pctd tl rastl-

    rctnl`; nt ns lt tda wcy tl ra-lbtcn` tda bjassn`g l Glf. Vara

    ns c ectedy wlrf gln`g crlu`f n` Edrnstnc` enrejas= ra`awcj.

    Axcetjy wdct ns nt tdct wa cra tryn`g tl ra`aw< Oc`y gllf tdn`gs

    Glf flas`t wc`t tl ra`aw. Vara cra oc`-ocfa fnvnsnl`s,

    fletrn`as, trcfntnl`s, c`f bcrrnars tdct wa try tl ra`aw wdnedGlf ocy wc`t tl fnsoc`tja sl dns edured ec` trujy ba rastlraf.

    Glf wc`ts tl rastlra us. Rastlrctnl` ns fnara`t rlo

    ra`awcj. Ra`awcj ec` ba suparffiencj; rastlrctnl` glas flw` cs

    faap cs nt aafs tl gat tdn`gs bcek l` tda rngdt lu`fctnl`. Va

    pctd tl ga`un`a rastlrctnl` l tda edured raqunras tdct wa ba

    wnjjn`g tl fnsoc`tja sloa l lur gllf duoc` nfacs wdned cra

    racjjy c` cblon`ctnl` tl tda Jlrf (n tday wara avar lrfcn`afby Glf n` tda ffirst pjcea), sl Da ec` stcrt lvar c`f elopjata

    wdct Da lrngn`cjjy n`ta`faf (ockn`g us n`tl oa` c`f wloa`

    l n`tagrnty by el`lron`g us tl Dns nocga). Ra`awcj ec` oac`

    pljnsdn`g up lur dyplernsy sl tdct nt jllks `nea. Glf flas

    `lt `aeasscrnjy wc`t tl ra`aw lur duoc` pjc`s, trcfntnl`s,

    prlgrcos, c`f rajngnlus ocedn`ary tdct wa dcva cttaoptaf tl

    nopjaoa`t n` Dns `coa; Da wc`ts tl rastlra us tl prlpar aj-

    jlwsdnp c`f eloou`nl` wntd Dnosaj. Da l`jy wc`ts tl ra`aw

    tdlsa tdn`gs tdct Da faaos rngdt c`f wara favajlpaf l` tda

    rngdt lu`fctnl` n` tda ffirst pjcea.

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    Va wlrf ra`aw ns usaf jass tdc` c flza` tnoas n` Uernp-

    tura, tda ffirst uscga ban`g tda ra`awcj l tda kn`gflo l Nsrcaj

    u`far Kn`g Ucuj, wdned wcs c fnscstar (N Ucouaj 33=36). N` dcjc flza` plsntnva usas l tda wlrf ra`aw n` Uernptura (sued cs

    n` Rloc`s 32=2), tda wlrf ns ecraujjy qucjnffiaf by tda el`taxt

    tl oac` tda ra`awcj l tdct wdned slvarang`jy eloas rlo Glf.

    L` tda ltdar dc`f, tda varb tl rastlra ns usaf lvar l`a

    tdlusc`f tnoas n` tda Wlrf l Glf c`f el`tcn`s el``ltctnl`s

    l elopjatnl`, purnffiectnl`, c`f c ratur` tl wdljasloa`ass

    (pacea). Nt ns cjsl rajctaf tl tda Dabraw graatn`g sdcjlo,

    wdned oac`s pacea (wdlja`ass). Vns pacea ec` l`jy eloa rlo

    c rngdt rajctnl`sdnp wntd tda Xrn`ea l Xacea, `lt must rlo c`

    cbsa`ea l wcr.

    Bjassaf cra tda pllr n` prnfa, tdlsa wdl edllsa tl rajn`-

    qunsd tdanr prnfa, tdlsa wdl edllsa tl dcva Glf fnvast tdao

    l tdanr prnfa, lr tday c`f l`jy tday dcva Glf cs tdanr Kn`g.Fl ylu wc`t tl dcva Glf cs ylur Kn`g< Fl ylu wc`t tl bajl`g

    tl Dno< Fl ylu wc`t Dno tl scy, ^as, tdlsa cra Oy palpja.

    Vay bajl`g tl Oa.

    Lr fl ylu wc`t Dno tl jllk ct ylu c`f scy, Wajj, tday fnf

    cjj kn`fs l wl`faruj wlrks; tday prlpdasnaf c`f ecst lut

    faol`s n` Oy `coa, but N `avar k`aw tdao. Vay `avar fnf

    tda wnjj l oy Ictdar n` dacva`. Vay bajl`g tl tdaosajvas.Vay bajl`g tl tda wlrjf c`f tl tda prn`ea l tdns wlrjf. Fapcrt

    rlo oa, ylu wlrkars l n`nqunty (Octtdaw 7=22-25).

    Nts gln`g tl ba l`a wcy lr tda ltdar; tdara ns l n`-batwaa`

    elursa. Fl ylu wc`t tl ba cbja tl stc`f n` tda prasa`ea l tda

    Jlrf c`f jllk Dno squcra n` tda aya c`f dcva Dno scy, Wajj

    fl`a, gllf c`f cntduj sarvc`t. ^lu dcva baa` cntduj n` c

    aw tdn`gs. Eloa, raeanva ylur n`darntc`ea baecusa `lw N co

    gln`g tl put ylu lvar oc`y tdn`gs. Fl ylu racjjy wc`t tdns

    tl dcppa`

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    J =

    Dacva`jy Ictdar, dajp us tl u`farstc`f tda fnara`ea

    batwaa` fln`g tdn`gs ^lur wcy c`f fln`g tdn`gs lurlw` wcy. Jlrf, pjacsa dajp us tl u`farstc`f tda noplr-

    tc`ea l cjjlwn`g lu tl ba slvarang`. ^lu dcva eractaf

    us n` lur nocga, c`f lu dcva ocfa us slvarang` lvar

    lur lw` jnttja wnjj wntd tda cbnjnty tl faenfa wdatdar wa

    cra gln`g tl gl ^lur wcy lr wdatdar wa cra gln`g tl gl

    sloa ltdar wcy. Vcts racjjy cjj lur wnjj ec` fl. N` lur

    lw` stra`gtd c`f lur lw` u`farstc`fn`g, wa cra `lt

    ecpcbja l gln`g ^lur wcy ava` wda` wa try. Nt tckas

    ^lur grcea; nt tckas ^lur Upnrnt; nt tckas ^lur c`ln`tn`g;

    nt tckas ^lu n` el`trlj tl ba cbja tl ocka us n`tl wdct

    ^lu wc`t us tl ba= tl ba cbja tl trcn` lur dc`fs lr wcr,

    sl wa ec` stc`f cgcn`st tda a`aoy.

    Jlrf, N prcy wa ongdt ba wnjjn`g tl rajn`qunsd lur gllf

    nfacs c`f ba wnjjn`g tl rajn`qunsd tda tdn`gs wa el`-

    snfar tl ba rngdtujjy lurs= lur tnoa, ol`ay, tcja`t,

    conjnas, plssassnl`s, prlassnl`, wdctavar nt ocy ba

    tdct ns dljfn`g us bcek rlo lbtcn`n`g lur bast. Ocy

    wa ba wnjjn`g tl ratur` tltcjjy wdct wcs tcka` rlo

    ^lu n` tda gcrfa`. Ocy ^lu ba Glf, `lt l`jy l wdctns wrl`g, but cjsl Glf l wdct ns rngdt. Ocy wa ba wnjj-

    n`g tl scy, Jlrf, N dcva tdns wl`faruj nfac, but n ^lu

    fl`t tdn`k nts c gllf nfac, tda` Njj frlp nt. N ^luva

    glt c battar nfac, tda` N wc`t lur bast.

    Jlrf, N fl`t wc`t tl wc`far crlu`f n` tda wnjfar`ass

    l oy lw` gllf n`ta`tnl`s. N fl`t wc`t tl ba el`ffi`af

    n` tda ecga l oy lw` oafnlera nfacs wda` lur bast

    ns spracf lut l` c tcbja balra oa, wda` N ec` fn`a n`

    ^lur prasa`ea c`f gl lrtd u`far ^lur c`ln`tn`g c`f

    wn` ^lur vnetlry. Jlrf, ocy wa u`farstc`f tda fnar-

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    a`ea batwaa` tda Bcbyjl`nc` systaos l tdns wlrjf c`f

    ^lur wcy. Ocy wa u`farstc`f tdct tnoa ns sdlrt, c`f

    tda `aaf ns gract. Injj us wntd lur aajn`gs, plwar c`fc`ln`tn`g c`f rcnsa up c` croy tdct ec` stc`f cgcn`st

    tda a`aoy c`f faact dno n` ^lur @coa, u`far ^lur

    jacfarsdnp. Xjacsa dajp us tl lbay lu flw` tl tda

    socjjast fatcnj. Dajp us eloprada`f wdct ns ct stcka.

    Jlrf, cs lu cra jllkn`g l` c`f sacredn`g lur gract

    `ctnl`, tryn`g tl faenfa wdct tl fl, wdatdar tl jat tdns`ctnl` racp wdct nt dcs slw` c`f gl flw` tda frcn`

    n`tl fastruetnl` c`f edcls, cs dcs dcppa`af tl sl

    oc`y fnara`t elu`trnas c`f palpjas n` tda dnstlry

    l tdns wlrjf, lr wdatdar wda` ^lu jllk flw` ct tdns

    `ctnl`, ^lu saa oa` c`f wloa` tltcjjy surra`faraf

    tl ^lursaj wdl cra wnjjn`g tl stc`f n` tda gcp c`f pcy

    tda prnea tl cea tda a`aoy n` ^lur @coa, ceelrfn`gtl ^lur wcy, sl ^lu ec` wn` c traoa`flus vnetlry, jni

    tda lpprassnl` l tda faol`ne lreas, c`f fajnvar tdns

    `ctnl` rlo tda dc`fs l tda a`aoy.

    Jlrf, ocy wa ba lu`f wlrtdy n` ^lur sngdt tl ba

    ecjjaf ^lur sl`s, tdct ^lu ongdt jllk l` us c`f scy,

    Vayra on`a. Vay bajl`g tl Oa. N blugdt tdao. N`spnta l cjj tdanr duoc` wack`assas c`f cnjuras, tday

    racjjy wc`t Oa tl ba n` edcrga. Vay racjjy wc`t tl

    ba u`far Oy cutdlrnty, tday racjjy wc`t tl fl tdn`gs

    Oy wcy, sl No gln`g tl bjass tdao. Vayra gln`g tl

    stc`f vnetlrnlus balra tdanr a`aonas. Vanr a`aonas

    wnjj eloa rlo l`a fnraetnl` c`f flaa n` sava` fnrae-

    tnl`s. @l wacpl` tdct ns lroaf cgcn`st tdao ns gln`g

    tl prlspar. Va a`aoy wnjj jna n` cobusd c`f sdllt

    crrlws rlo tda sdcflws, but Njj sat Oy sngdts l` tda

    a`aoy. Njj sdllt Oy crrlws ct dno, c`f da wnjj `lt

    asecpa c`f wnjj `lt ba lu`f.

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    Jlrf, wa k`lw ^lu ec` edc`ga tda cta l lur elu`try.

    Wa k`lw ^lu ec` edc`ga lur jnvas, lur conjnas c`f

    lur eduredas. Jlrf, ocy tdns `lt ba must c`ltdar oas-scga, `lt must c`ltdar bllk, `lt must olra n`lroctnl`

    wa cra gln`g tl pngal`-dlja c`f ffija n`tl lur Bcbyjl-

    `nc` ffija systao; but Jlrf, ocy wa dacr rlo lu c`f

    faenfa tl tcka sloa rnsks lr ^lu surra`farn`g avary-

    tdn`g wa dcva tl ^lu. Ocy wa cwcnt lur lrfars, jnsta`

    tl lur stnjj socjj vlnea, cjjlw ylur Upnrnt tl gunfa us

    c`f jacf us n`tl bcttja tdct tda a`aoy ongdt ba rlutaf

    balra lur vary ayas.

    Jlrf, tdns elu`try `aafs c ravnvcj. Nt flas`t `aaf c

    ra`awcj; wa fl`t wc`t olra l tda scoa. Wa fl`t

    wc`t tl gl bcek tl dlw tda edured wcs n` tda 98s,

    lr dlwavar nt wcs tdct wa raoaobar. Wa fl`t wc`t

    `lstcjgnc. Wa fl`t wc`t sloa wcro, gllay, onerl-wcvaf, radactaf plpujcr rajngnlsnty. Jlrf, wa wc`t ^lu

    tl ocka us n`tl wdct ^lu wc`taf us tl ba. Wa wc`t

    tl ba ^lur palpja; wa wc`t ^lu tl ba cbja tl cet n`

    c`f tdrlugd us. Wa wc`t tl ba c bjn`fn`g jngdt tl tda

    `ctnl`s sl palpja wnjj jllk ct us c`f dcva dlpa c`f

    wc`t wdct wa dcva. Wa wc`t tda `l`-Edrnstnc`s tl ba

    frcw` tl us jnka oltds tl c flcoa, jnka oatcj ffijn`gs tl

    c ocg`at.

    Jlrf, wa cra tnraf l tda wcy wa dcva baa` avc`gajnz-

    n`g; wa cra tnraf l tda wcy wa dcva baa` tryn`g tl

    fl ^lur wlrk lur lw` wcy. Wara tnraf l tckn`g lur

    pln`t, lur pdnjlslpdy, c`f lur tdaljlgy c`f tryn`g tl

    rco nt flw` sloablfy ajsas tdrlct. Jlrf, jat tdao saa

    ^lu n` us. Jat ^lur Dljy Upnrnt l el`vnetnl` cjj upl`

    tda enty tdct oa` ongdt eloa rlo onjas crlu`f wntd

    c bur`n`g fasnra, u`far n`ta`sa el`vnetnl`, `lt cbja tl

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    rast u`tnj tday cra rngdt wntd lu. Ld Jlrf, ocy wa saa

    tdns dcppa`, `l octtar wdct tda parsl`cj elst.

    Jlrf, pjacsa fl wdctavar ^lu oust fl tl us tl ocka us

    n`tl tda kn`f l palpja ^lu wc`t us tl ba. Wa cra wnjj-

    n`g tl subont tl ^lur fnsenpjn`a c`f gl tdrlugd ^lur

    trcn`n`g. rcn` us lr bcttja, trcn` us lr wcr. Fl`t jat

    Uctc` gat cwcy wntd tda tdn`gs das gattn`g cwcy wntd

    n` lur jc`f. Xrapcra us tl gl ciar dno, tl cea dno,

    c`f tl wn` grlu`f bcek cwcy rlo dno. Jlrf, wa cratnraf l ratract c`f faact; wa cra tnraf l saan`g l`a

    Edrnstnc` on`nstry ciar c`ltdar bnta tda fust tdrlugd

    l`a sjnp-up ciar c`ltdar.

    Jlrf, wa k`lw ^lur mufgoa`t dcs bagu` n` ^lur lw`

    dlusa c`f tdct ^lu cra ejac`n`g ^lur taopja, wdned ns

    us. Xjacsa ejac` us up. N tdara ns c`ytdn`g lu `aaf tl

    strcngdta` lut n` us, pjacsa elrraet nt. Xjacsa ocka us

    ejac`. Wa wc`t tl wcsd lur rlbas n` tda bjllf l tda

    Jcob. Wa wc`t tl stc`f. Wa fl`t wc`t tl ba Edrns-

    tnc`s must tl pjcy gcoas. Wa fl`t wc`t tl must gl tl

    oaatn`gs l` Uu`fcy olr`n`g, cs n wa wara gln`g tl

    c ejub. Jlrf, wa oac` busn`ass. Wa wc`t tl saak ^lu

    wdnja ^lu ocy stnjj ba lu`f. Wa wc`t tl jcy dljf llu jnka Mcelb fnf wda` da wrastjaf wntd ylu l` tda

    grlu`f, c`f wa fl t wc`t tl jat gl u`tnj lu bjass

    us, `l octtar wdct nts gln`g tl elst. Mcelb jnopaf lr

    tda rast l dns jna, but da wcs bjassaf. N`stacf l ban`g

    ecjjaf c edact c`f c el``nvar, ylu ecjjaf dno Nsrcaj,

    c Xrn`ea l Glf. Jlrf, tdcts wdct wa wc`t. Wa wc`t

    lur bjassn`g.

    Jlrf, ^lur edured ns dara tl elolrt tda cstnetaf, but

    ^lu dcva cjsl rcnsaf up oa` c`f wloa` tl sarva ^lu

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    wdl `aaf tl cstnet tda elolrtcbja. Jlrf, n tdara ns

    sloatdn`g wrl`g n` lur jnvas, ocka us squnro u`tnj

    wa sat nt strcngdt. N tdc`k ^lu, c`f N prcnsa ^lu, JlrfMasus. Wa wlrsdnp lu, Jlrf. Wa wc`t tl sarva; wa

    wc`t tl fl wdctavar ^lu wc`t us tl fl; wa wc`t tl

    cjjlw ^lu c` lpa` fllr tl fl wdctavar ^lu wc`t tl fl

    n` us; wa wc`t tl ba cvcnjcbja tl ^lu; wa wc`t ^lu tl

    usa us. Wa wc`t tl jacva dara k`lwn`g tdct wava oat

    wntd ^lu, k`lwn`g tdct wava saa` ^lur cea. Wa wc`t

    tl jacva wntd c rasd c`ln`tn`g, wntd plwar tl gl lrtd

    n` ^lur @coa tl tcka l` tda a`aoy, tl tacr flw` dns

    strl`gdljfs, c`f tl tajj dno tdct dns tnoa dcs eloa.

    Das `lt gln`g tl rang` lvar lur jc`f c`y jl`gar. Wa cra

    gln`g tl edcjja`ga dno.

    Xjacsa, Jlrf Masus, wa csk ylu tl rastlra tdct wdned dcs

    baa` fastrlyaf c`f el`suoaf by tda vnlja`ea, tda frugtrcste, sajffisd`ass, c`f elrruptnl`. Uctc` dcs faprnvaf

    us l oc`y tdn`gs. Wa wc`t tl saa ^lu jngdt c ravnvcj

    tdct wnjj gl cjj lvar tda wlrjf. Wa cra tnraf l tda stc-

    tus qul. Wa fl`t wc`t tl must gl tdrlugd tda oltnl`s

    l ban`g Edrnstnc`s. Wa wc`t tl elu`t tda elst c`f

    prass l`. Wa wc`t tl ba jnka tdlsa tdraa du`fraf oa`

    l Gnfal` wdl wara wnjjn`g tl fl bcttja ^lur wcy. Wa

    wc`t tl gnva ^lu tda erafnt c`f tda gjlry. Wa cra tnraf

    l saan`g tda dc`f l tda a`aoy lpprass ^lur palpja

    avarywdara. Jlrf, spack tl us, gnva us lur lrfars, tajj

    us wdct ^lu wc`t us tl fl. Wa wnsd tl jnsta` tl ^lu.

    Coa`.

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    Vrcn`n`g ilr tda Bcttja

    Ilr, badljf, tda fcy eloas tdct sdcjj bur` cs c` lva`; c`f

    cjj tda prluf, c`f cjj tdct fl wnekafjy sdcjj ba stubbja;

    c`f tda fcy tdct eloas sdcjj bur` tdao up, scnf tda

    JLRF l tda dlsts, tdct nt sdcjj jacva tdao `antdar rllt `lr

    brc`ed. But u`tl ylu tdct acr oy `coa sdcjj tda Uu` l

    rngdtalus`ass ba blr`, c`f n` dns wn`gs da sdcjj brn`g scv-

    n`g dacjtd; c`f ya sdcjj gl lrtd c`f muop jnka ecjvas l tda

    darf. C`f ya sdcjj tracf flw` tda wnekaf; lr tday sdcjj ba

    csdas u`far tda sljas l ylur aat n` tda fcy tdct N ocka,

    scnf tda JLRF l tda dlsts. (Ocjcedn 6=3-5).

    Mld` tda Bcptnst ecoa cs c typa l Ajnmcd tl prapcra tda wcylr tda on`nstry l tda Jlrf. N` dn`fsngdt, wa saa tdct da ecoatl darcjf tda a`f l c` arc; tda Ljf astcoa`t cga dcf a`faf.

    Olst l tda Maws ramaetaf tda on`nstry l tda Jlrf. Vay tur`af

    l` Dno. Vay scnf, Erueny Dno! Jat Dns bjllf ba upl` us

    c`f lur ednjfra`. (Octtdaw 27=25-21).Vns ns axcetjy wdctdcppa`af. Va Edrnstnc` edured wcs pjc`taf by tda Dljy Upnrnt

    n` tda csdas l tda Mawnsd ramaetnl` l Edrnst, c`f tda glspaj

    wcs tda` laraf tl tda Ga`tnjas. L`jy n` raea`t yacrs dcs tda

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    `ctnl` l Nsrcaj eloa bcek tl tda Dljy Jc`f, ciar cjolst twl

    tdlusc`f yacrs l bjn`f`ass c`f el`tn`uaf ramaetnl` tlwcrfs

    tda Glspaj l Masus Edrnst (tdanr Oassncd).Va Bnbja scys tdct Maruscjao wnjj ba flw`trlffa` by tda

    Ga`tnjas u`tnj tda tnoas l tda Ga`tnjas ba ujffijjaf (Juka 23=26).

    @lw, wntd tda Maws bcek n` Maruscjao, nt ns ejacr wa cra cpprlced-

    n`g tda a`f l tda cga l tda edured. Avary fcy tdct pcssas

    eloas c jnttja bnt ejlsar. Wa fl `lt k`lw axcetjy wda`, but wa

    fl k`lw tdct tda Jlrf ns ct tda fllr cgcn`, c`f wa cra wcntn`g

    lr Dns sael`f elon`g. Vns ns tda dlpa tdct cjj bajnavars dcva.

    Va prlpdat Ocjcedn raplrtaf tdct. Varalra, wa `lw scy

    bjassaf cra tda prluf c`f ava` tdlsa tdct wlrk wnekaf`ass cra

    prlsparaf. N fnf c ffijo l` tda elecn`a trcste, c`f l`a sea`a

    sdlwaf sloa l tda oc`snl`s tda frug trcstekars cra jnvn`g

    n`. Uedllj prn`enpcjs c`f palpja n` tda afuectnl`cj systao

    scnf, Fl`t sdlw tdct tl tda knfs. N tday saa tdlsa oc`snl`s,tday cra gln`g tl wc`t tl jnva jnka tdct, c`f tdayjj cjj wc`t tl

    ba frug trcstekars!

    Wa cra jnvn`g n` c fcy c`f cga wda` tda crrlgc`t cra ecjjaf

    bjassaf, wda` tda palpja wdl ec` ffi`f c wcy tl bact tda systao,

    tl trcste n` frugs, tl edact, jna, lr stacj tl gat cdacf, cra jllkaf

    ct n` oc`y qucrtars wntd c eartcn` colu`t l raspaet. But tda

    Jlrf scys tdara ns c fcy elon`g wda` Da ns gln`g tl cet, c`ftda tcbjas cra gln`g tl tur`.

    Vara ns c fcy elon`g wdned wnjj ba jnka c ur`cea, c`f cjj

    tda stubbja wnjj ba bur`af up. L`jy tda gljf, snjvar, c`f praenlus

    stl`as wnjj ba jai. L`jy tdct wdned wa dcva fl`a n` lbafna`ea

    tl tda ecjj l Masus Edrnst wnjj dcva jcstn`g, atar`cj vcjua. Va

    prlpdat Ocjcedn scys tdct lr tdlsa l us wdl acr Dns (Glfs)

    `coa, c `aw fcy wnjj fcw`, c `aw cga l rngdtalus`ass. Wa

    wnjj gl lrtd l` tdct fcy, c`f tda wnekaf wnjj ba jnka csdas

    u`far lur aat. Badljf, N sa`f ylu Ajnmcd tda prlpdat balra tda

    elon`g l tda gract c`f tarrnbja fcy l tda JLRF= c`f da sdcjj

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    el`vart tda dacrt l tda ctdars tl tda sl`s, c`f tda dacrt l tda

    sl`s tl tda ictdars, jast N eloa c`f sonta tda acrtd wntd fastrue-

    tnl` (Ocjcedn 6=1-9). Vns ns elopjata fastruetnl` lr c`ctdaocsued cs wdct dcppa`af tl Maruscjao n` CF 78.

    Iconjy rael`enjnctnl` ns assa`tncj tl Glfs pjc`. Nts ct tda

    vary ea`tar l Glfs pjc` lr rafaoptnl`. Da blugdt us wntd

    c gract prnea (Da gcva Dns jna lr us), c`f Dns pjc` ns tl n`elr-

    plrcta us n`tl Dns lw` conjy. Wa cra tl ba c dljy (rngdtalus)

    `ctnl` (conjy) l kn`gs c`f prnasts. Vara cra twl cspaets tl

    conjy rael`enjnctnl`; l`a dcs tl fl wntd tda conjy l Glf, c`f

    tda ltdar facjs wntd lur pdysnecj conjnas c`f tda `aaf lr tda

    ctdars (dara tda wlrf lr ctdar oac`s pcra`t c`f cppjnas

    tl bltd ctdar c`f oltdar n` tda conjy) c`f tdanr ednjfra`s

    dacrts tl ba tur`af tlwcrfs l`a c`ltdar. Vns cppjnas tl cjj l

    us. Vara ns `lt l`a l us wdl ns `lt antdar c ctdar lr c ednjf.

    Cjj l us antdar dcva ednjfra`, lr wa wara blr` n`tl c conjysloa pjcea. Nt elvars cjj l us.

    L` c`ltdar javaj, tdns ns tcjkn`g cblut Glf tda Ictdar raced-

    n`g lut tl us c`f fasnrn`g us tl ratur` lur dacrts tl Dno. Q`jass

    wa tur` lur dacrts tl Dno c`f cjjlw Dno tl edc`ga us rlo

    tda n`snfa lut, wa wnjj ba ecugdt n` tda tarrnbja fastruetnl` tdct

    ns elon`g upl` tda wdlja acrtd ct tda a`f l tdns prasa`t cga.

    lu saa, tdct wdned ns lt pura, tdct wdned ns lt dljy, ec``ltstc`f n` tda prasa`ea l tda Jlrf. Vrlugdlut tda Ljf astc-

    oa`t, tda palpja bajnavaf tdct n tday wara tl saa Glf, tday

    wlujf fna. Uavarcj tnoas wda` tda C`gaj l tda Jlrf cppacraf

    tl sloal`a tday scnf, Wla ns oa, No gln`g tl fna. Nva saa`

    Glf. Vay k`aw tday elujf `lt stc`f n` tda prasa`ea l Glf

    c`f jnva. Vct ns wdy tdara wcs c vanj batwaa` tda Dljy Xjcea

    c`f tda Dljy l Dljnas n` tda Mawnsd taopja. lu elujf lt jllk

    rngdt n`tl tda prasa`ea l Glf c`f axpaet tl jnva.

    But wntd tda factd l Masus Edrnst, tdct vanj wcs ra t tdrlugd

    tda onffja (Juka 25=61). N ylu stufy Azaknaj Edcptars 68

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    tdrlugd 67, ylu wnjj saa tdct n` Azaknajs taopja tdara ns `l vanj.

    Va Dljy Xjcea c`f tda Dljy l Dljnas cra `l jl`gar fnvnfaf.

    Masus dcs lpa`af tda wcy lr us tl eloa rngdt n`tl tdaprasa`ea l Glf tda Ictdar. Wa tcka nt jngdtjy; wa tcka nt lr

    grc`taf. Oc`y tnoas wa prcy, c`f wa scy c`y ljf tdn`g tdct

    plps n`tl lur on`f. N wc`t tdns; N wc`t tdct; sl c`f sl bltd-

    ars oa. N dcva wl`faraf dlw sloa l tdasa prcyars slu`f tl

    tda acrs l Glf, lr n Glf sloatnoas ns lreaf tl tu`a us lut

    baecusa wa cra tcjkn`g uttar `l`sa`sa baecusa lur dacrts cra

    `lt rngdt balra Dno, c`f wa dcva `lt tur`af lur dacrts bcek

    tl Dno (tl fl wdct Da wc`ts).

    N frlva pcst c edured tda ltdar fcy c`f scw c sng`= cjk tl

    Glf. Da wnjj jnsta`. Vct slu`fs nea, flas`t nt< But ylu k`lw

    tdara cra jlts l palpja tcjkn`g tl Glf wntd vary jnttja avnfa`ea

    tdct Glf ns jnsta`n`g. N bajnava c olra sernpturcj stctaoa t wlujf

    ba= Wa `aaf tl put cjj l lur ctta`tnl` n`tl jnsta`n`g tl Glfbaecusa Da dcs vary noplrtc`t tdn`gs Da wc`ts tl scy tl us.

    Da wc`ts tl tcjk tl us. Wa dcva faffi`af prcyar cs us axprass-

    n`g lursajvas tl Glf, us tcjkn`g tl Glf, wda` Glfs faffi`ntnl`

    l prcyar ns tdct Da wc`ts tl eloou`necta (twl wcy) wntd us.

    Nts `lt must us tajjn`g Glf wdct tl fl.

    Dcva ylu avar spa`t c elupja l dlurs l` ylur k`aas tajjn`g

    Glf dlw tl ru` Dns u`nvarsa< N dcva spa`t c jlt l tnoa tajjn`gGlf tdct Da lugdt tl fl tdns, c`f Da lugdt tl fl tdct, c`f

    N `aafaf tdns c`f tdct, gnvn`g Dno c wdlja bu`ed l lrfars

    wntdlut racjnzn`g wdl Da ns c`f wdl N co c`f wdct c gract

    prnvnjaga N dcva n` ban`g cbja tl eloa balra Dno. N aaf tl ffi`f

    lut wdct Da ns tryn`g tl scy tl oa. Wdct flas Da wc`t rlo oa=3>-21).

    Vns ns Glfs fasernptnl` l c oaak dlrsa. Da jnvas jnsta`-

    n`g lr tda ecjj l tdct truopat. Nt ns dns jna tl gl edcrgn`g n`tl

    bcttja, subonttaf tl tda ocstar wdl ns l` dns bcek. Vns ns wdct

    Masus ns tcjkn`g cblut wda` Da scys= Bjassaf cra tda oaak, lr

    tday sdcjj n`darnt tda acrtd.Das tcjkn`g cblut palpja wdl cra

    wcntn`g lr tda slu`f l tda truopat bjcst, wcntn`g lr tdanrlrfars; tday ec`t wcnt tl dcva Glf sa`f tdao n`tl tda onffja l

    sloa tarrnbja bcttja n` tda olst u`axpaetaf pjcea. Vasa palpja

    dcva l acr baecusa tday cra tltcjjy subonttaf tl Edrnst. Wda`

    wa cra subonttaf tl Dno, Glf scys tdct paraet jlva ecsts lut

    acr, c`f Da ns paraet jlva.

    Vara ns `l acr (tarrlr) wda` wa cra n` Dno. Jat us `lt

    el`usa tdns wntd c`ltdar typa l acr wdned ns tda acr l tda

    Jlrf tdns acr ns `lt c tarrlr typa l acr, nts c raspaet c`f c

    acr l ban`g crcnf l fnspjacsn`g Dno. N sloatdn`g ecusas ylu

    tl acr sued tdct nt flon`ctas ylu c`f olfnffias ylur badcvnlr

    ecusn`g ylu tl raspl`f tl enreuostc`eas c`f edc`ga ylur

    badcvnlr tl tda pln`t wdara ylu cra ockn`g faensnl`s bcsaf

    l` acr, ylu cra `lt tltcjjy subonttaf tl Masus Edrnst. ^lu cra`lt lparctn`g n` c oaak cttntufa l cjjlwn`g Masus Edrnst tl ba

    ylur elopjata Ocstar c`f Jlrf. Vara ocy ba sloatdn`g tdct

    ylu tdn`k ylu dcva subonttaf tl Glf, wdned ocyba racjjy ns`t.

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    Must c aw ol`tds cgl, wda` lur sl` wcs twl waaks ljf, da

    glt vary snek c`f wcs n` n`ta`snva ecra lr ffiva fcys. Wa wara lt

    sura wdct wcs gln`g tl dcppa` tl dno. Vara wcs c twn`ga lacr tdct wa`t tdrlugd oy dacrt cs wa wara tckn`g lur bcby tl

    tda dlspntcj. Va` tda tdlugdt wa t tdrlugd oy on`f, Wdlsa

    bcby ns tdns< Ns nt on`a, lr ns nt tda Jlrfs< Dcva N tltcjjy pjceaf

    tdns ednjf n` tda dc`fs l tda Jlrf< Co N wnjjn`g lr wdctavar

    Glf lrfcn`s lr tda jna l tdns bcby, oy l`jy sl`

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    Glfs pacea ns `lt fapa`fa`t l` axtar`cj enreuostc`eas. Nt

    ns c` n``ar stcta. Mlb dcf tl jacr` tl lvareloa dns acr balra da

    elujf trujy baeloa avarytdn`g Glf wc`taf dno tl ba. Vns nsl`a l tda racsl`s tdct Glf raolvaf tda dafga l prltaetnl`

    crlu`f dno, cjjlwn`g Uctc` tl strnka. Ava` tdlugd Mlb wcs

    bjcoajass n` Glfs ayas balra, furn`g, c`f ciar dns axparn-

    a`ea, Glf fajnvaraf dno l cjj dns acrs by tckn`g dno tdrlugd

    tda onffja l dns wlrst `ngdtocras c`f brn`gn`g dno scajy

    lut tda ltdar snfa.

    Wda` N wcs knf`cppaf by tda guarrnjjcs c`f tday tdracta af

    tl knjj oa, tda ffirst elupja l tnoas nt wcs, Ld-ld, tdayra gln`g

    tl knjj oa! c`f acr wlujf grnp oa. But tda` n` prcyar balra

    tda Jlrf, N dcf tl rasljva= Co N wnjjn`g tl fl c`f scy wdct Glf

    wc`ts fl`a lr scnf, ava` n tday tlrtura oa, ava` n tday sdllt

    oa< N tdcts tda ecsa, tda` tday ec`t tarrlrnza oa c`yolra. Nt

    nooafnctajy tckas cwcy tdanr wacpl` l acr.Wda` Glf tcjks l fajnvarn`g us rlo lur acrs, N bajnava

    tdct oc`y tnoas tda lro Dns fajnvarc`ea tckas ns tl brn`g us tl

    tda pjcea wdara wa cra wnjjn`g tl gl lrtd n` Dns coa c`f cea

    lur wlrst acrs baecusa wa cra n` subonssnl` tl Masus Edrnst,

    c`f tdns ns cjj tdct octtars. Va` wa baeloa jnka tda dlrsa wdl

    flas`t jnka tl stcy n` tda stcbja.

    Da flas t jnka tl must ba actn`g dns elr` lr dcy wntd c` acsyjna n` tda stcbja. Da ns strcn`n`g dns acr lr tda ecjj tl bcttja.

    Da oleks acr c`f ns `lt crcnf; `antdar flas da tur` dns cea

    rlo tda swlrf. Va qunvar rcttjas cgcn`st dno, tda gjnttarn`g

    spacr c`f tda sdnajf. Da swcjjlws tda grlu`f wntd ffiarea`ass

    c`f rcga; tda slu`f l tda sdlcr flas `lt trlubja dno; lr tda

    bjcsts l tda sdlcr ffijj dno wntd elurcga; da soajjs tda bcttja

    ccr l, tda tdu`far l tda prn`eas c`f tda slu`f l tda bcttja-

    ery(Mlb 5>=22-21).

    Das strcn`n`g dns acr; da wc`ts tl ffi`f lut wdct tda elo-

    oc`fars cra scyn`g baecusa das gln`g tl ljjlw lrfars. Da ec`t

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    wcnt tl gat n`tl tda tdnek l nt. Vasa cra tda kn`f l palpja tdct

    Glf wc`ts tl rcnsa up. Vasa cra tda kn`f l palpja tdct Glf

    wc`ts tl bjass. Da flas`t wc`t us tl ba cjwcys jnvn`g n` c fcywda` tda prluf cra ecjjaf bjassaf. Da wc`ts tl bjass Dns palpja

    c`f jacf tdao tl vnetlry.

    Oaak`ass dcs tl fl wntd cntd n` Masus Edrnst, wntd subont-

    tn`g tl Masus Edrnst, wntd lbafna`ea tl Masus Edrnst. Icntd c`f

    lbafna`ea ec``lt racjjy ba sapcrctaf. Wda` Mcoas scys tdct

    cntd wntdlut wlrks ns facf, das `lt tcjkn`g cblut saj-wlrks,

    but l Glf-lrfcn`af wlrks. N` ltdar wlrfs, n wa scy tdct wa

    dcva cntd n` Glf, but wa cra lt fln`g Glfs wlrks, tda wlrk

    tdct Glf dcs ecjjaf us c`f aoplwaraf us tl fl, tda` wa cra

    must pjcyn`g gcoas (Mcoas 2=36-29). Wa wl`t ba cbja tl stc`f n`

    c racj bcttja; wajj ba flon`ctaf by lur acrs; lur acrs wnjj gat

    tda battar l us. Uctc` wnjj ba cbja tl dao us n`, c`f wa wnjj jnva

    lur jnvas n` c ecga l acr tdct wa, lursajvas, dajpaf dno bunjf.Nva dcf eartcn` bnrfs c`f jnttja dcostars tdct dcf jnvaf

    lr sl oc`y ga`arctnl`s n` c ecga tdct n ylu tcka tdao lut l

    tdanr ecga, tday must snt tdara c`f traobja wntd acr; tday fl`t

    k`lw wdct tl fl. Vay ec`t fl c`ytdn`g. N` cet, No tljf tdct

    tdara cra c`nocjs tdct fna wda` ylu tcka tdao lut l tdanr

    ecga baecusa tdanr saeurnty ns gl`a. Vanr saeurnty ns tda wcjjs

    c`f tda bcrs l tdanr jnttja ecga, c`f tday ec`t jnva lutsnfa l nt.Vara cra ltdar bnrfs c`f c`nocjs tdct cra sl usaf tl ban`g

    raa tdct n ylu put tdao n` c ecga, tday wnjj fna. Vay ec`t

    jnva ellpaf up n` ecga. Wdned l`a fl ylu wc`t tl ba< Fl ylu

    wc`t tl jnva n` c ecga c`f `avar saa tda bjassn`g l Glf c`f

    `avar wn` c vnetlry lvar tda a`aoy< Fl ylu racjjy wc`t tl jnva

    n` parpatucj acr cblut wdcts gln`g l` lutsnfa tdlsa bcrs tdct

    ylu dcva surrlu`faf ylursaj wntd, tda acrs tdct Uctc` dcs

    usaf tl a`trcp ylu

    Glf cra `lt tda faafs l Glf, tdct tda wl`fars fl`a by tda

    Upnrnt l Glf cra tda fln`gs l tda favnj c`f vnea varsc, tdara

    ns `ltdn`g olra tdct ec` ba fl`a lr tdao baecusa tday ramaetGlf wntd tdanr ayas wnfa lpa`.

    Wda` wa cra frnvn`g flw` tda rlcf, tdara cra dngdwcy

    sng`s cjl`g tda wcy= fc`garlus eurva cdacf, sjlw flw`

    wlrkars l` tda wcy, brnfga lut, spaaf jnont. Cs ylu cra gln`g

    flw` tda rlcf, ylu ec` faenfa lr ylursaj. ^lu ec` scy, No

    socrtar tdc` tdlsa sng`s. Va brnfga ns`t racjjy lut. N k`lw

    nt scys sjlw flw` tl 51 onjas par dlur, but N ec` stnjj gl 91.

    Wda` wa ljjlw tdns kn`f l racsl`n`g, wdned cgcn` dcs tl fl

    wntd lur prnfa, wa tcka lur jna n`tl lur dc`fs, c`f `lt must

    lur lw` jna, but tda jna l c`yl`a wdl ongdt ba n` lur ecr.

    Vara dcva baa` jlts l tarrnbja ceenfa`ts baecusa palpja fnf

    `lt pcy ctta`tnl` tl tda sng`s.

    Cs wa cra gln`g cjl`g tda rlcf l jna, Masus Edrnst Dnosaj,tdrlugd Dns Dljy Upnrnt, puts wcr`n`g sng`s cjl`g tda rlcf.

    Da wnjj spack tl us; Da wnjj wnt`ass tl us. Dajj scy, Wcted

    nt! Utcrt puttn`g l` tda brckas. ^lura elon`g n`tl c fc`gar

    zl`a. N wa stnjj fl`t wcted nt, Dajj sa`f sloal`a tl tajj us

    wa cra skctn`g l` tdn` nea. Dajj wcr` c`f wcr` c`f wcr`. N

    wa el`tn`ua tl fnsragcrf cjj l Dns wcr`n`gs, tdara eloas c

    tnoa wda` wa wnjj ercsd.N` tda Ljf astcoa`t, tdns ns wdct dcppa`af tl Dns palpja.

    Olsas scnf,

    N ecjj tda dacva`s c`f tda acrtd tl wnt`ass tlfcy cgcn`st

    ylu tdct N dcva sat balra ylu jna c`f factd, bjassn`g c`f

    eursn`g; tdaralra, edllsa jna tdct bltd tdlu c`f tdy saaf

    ocy jnva, tdct tdlu ocy jlva tda JLRF tdy Glf c`f tdcttdlu ocy dacr dns vlnea c`f tdct tdlu ocy ejacva u`tl

    dno; lr da ns tdy jna (Fautarl`loy 58=3>-28).

    Wda` tday wa`t Glfs wcy, tday wara bjassaf, c`f wda`

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    tday wa`t tdanr lw` wcy, tday lu`f fc`gar c`f fnsteujtnas tdct

    a`faf wntd tdanr bacutnuj enty l Maruscjao ban`g fastrlyaf

    twl tnoas (Fautarl`loy 58=31-28).Glf ns tda scoa yastarfcy, tlfcy c`f lravar. But `lw,

    tdrlugd tda factd c`f rasurraetnl` l lur Jlrf Masus Edrnst,

    wa ec` dcva Dns prasa`ea n`snfa l us. Wa (n` tda edured cga)

    dcva c gractar lpplrtu`nty tl jnva ceelrfn`g tl Glfs wnjj tdc`

    c`yl`a wdl dcs gl`a balra us n` duoc` dnstlry. Wa dcva tda

    lpplrtu`nty tl raecjj tdlsa wdl dcva gl`a balra us c`f jacr`

    rlo tdanr onstckas. N` Eljlobnc, tday dcva tcka` ecrs tdct

    cra socsdaf n` l` cjj snfas c`f sat tdao up n` sloa l tda kay

    n`tarsaetnl`s tl raon`f palpja by scyn`g, Uaa wdct dcppa`af

    tl tdlsa palpja. Wa fl`t wc`t tdct tl dcppa` tl us.

    Uloa l tda gractast oa` l Glf ocfa sloa dlrrnbja sjnp-

    ups c`f jlst noplrtc`t bjassn`gs. Kn`g Fcvnf wcs c oc` ciar

    Glfs lw` dacrt, but baecusa l dns sn` l cfujtary c`f ourfar,tda Jlrf faejcraf tdct bjllfsdaf wlujf `avar jacva dns co-

    njy; da wlujf axparna`ea prlbjaos wntd vnlja`ea n` dns conjy

    n` tda utura ava` tdlugd da wcs parsl`cjjy rastlraf. Fcvnf

    wa t tdrlugd tdct tarrnbja prlbjao wntd dns sl`, Cbscjlo. Glf

    dcs cjjlwaf tdasa axcopjas tl ba raelrfaf sl wa wl t dcva tl

    axparna`ea snonjcr tdn`gs; wa ec` jacr` rlo wdct dcppa`af

    tl ltdar palpja. N wa cra wnjjn`g tl ba pllr n` spnrnt, jat Glffacj wntd lur prnfa, c`f olur` lur lw` faafs c`f lur lw`

    wcy, Glf wnjj sa`f us tda Dljy Upnrnt tdct wa ongdt subont lur-

    sajvas tltcjjy tl Masus Edrnst. N wa edllsa Dns wcy, Glf scys tda

    kn`gflo l tda dacva`s ns lurs, c`f wa wnjj n`darnt tda acrtd.

    Bjassaf cra tdlsa wdl du`gar c`f tdnrst ilr rngdtalus`ass, ilr

    tday sdcjj ba sctnsffiaf.Va aw bnrtd, bnrtd n`tl tda racjo l tda

    Upnrnt, wnjj prlfuea du`gar c`f tdnrst lr rngdtalus`ass (ban`g

    ffijjaf wntd tda edcrcetar l Glf), must jnka cturcj bcbnas du`gar

    c`f tdnrst lr onjk. Va oltnvctnl` l tda dacrt edc`gas, c`f lur

    `aw `ctura `lw du`gars c`f tdnrsts lr rngdtalus`ass (ban`g

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    c`f fln`g wdct Glf wc`ts). Wa oust aaf lur `aw ctura fcnjy

    by cjjlwn`g tda Dljy Upnrnt tl dcva Dns wcy n` lur jnvas. Vns

    ns tda raqunraoa`t lr el`tn`ucjjy ban`g ffijjaf tl lvarfllwn`g(bcptnzaf) wntd tda prasa`ea l Glfs Upnrnt. Vlsa wdl cttaopt

    tl jnva sljajy l` tdanr pcst axparna`eas wntd Glf wnjj stcg`cta.

    N` oc`y eduredas palpja cra n`trlfueaf tl tda bcptnso

    l tda Dljy Upnrnt by rapactn`g u``y pdrcsas ciar tda tacedar.

    Vay cra tljf tl tcjk bcby tcjk c`f must lpa` tdanr olutd c`f

    scy c`y strc`ga pdrcsa tdct plps n`tl tdanr on`f. Vcts `lt

    wdct tda bcptnso ns ct cjj. Wa oust cjjlw Glf tl facj wntd lur

    prnfa u`tnj wa olur` tda faafs l tda ljf oc` u`far tda ljf

    `ctura. Vlsa wdl olur` wnjj ba elolrtaf wntd tda ga`un`a

    Dljy Upnrnt. Vara oust ba c ga`un`a saakn`g ciar Glf. Wa

    oust cjjlw Glf tl brack tda dcrf`ass l lur dacrt. Wda` Da

    edc`gas lur dacrt c`f gnvas us Dns dacrt, nt eloas wntd tdct

    du`gar c`f tdnrst lr rngdtalus`ass c`f lr oaakjy fln`g tdn`gsDns wcy. Va parsl` wdl raeanvas tda ga`un`a n`ffijjn`g l tda

    prasa`ea l Glf `aaf `lt strnva ciar suparffiencj oc`nastc-

    tnl`s l spnrntucjnty; tdns parsl` snopjy bagn`s tl bubbja lvar,

    tl lvarfllw wntd tda supar`cturcj prasa`ea c`f jlva l Glf.

    Masus prlonsas c wajj l jnvn`g wctar tdct wnjj sprn`g up lut

    l lur n``arolst ban`g (Mld` 7=54).

    Vara cra elu`tarant spnrntucj axparna`eas n` tda wlrjf.Oc`y try tl bypcss tda l`jy trua a`trc`ea tl tda kn`gflo l

    Glf. Vay rausa tl a`tar ct tda `crrlw gcta. Vay rausa tl

    cjjlw Glf tl facj wntd tdanr prnfa. Vay rausa tl gnva up tdanr

    lw` wcy. Vay wc`t prlsparnty c`f bjassn`g, but tday rausa tl

    aobrcea tda erlss l Edrnst. Vasa cra tdlsa wdl cjsajy tdn`k

    tday dcva baa` scvaf wda` n` racjnty tday cra `lt, tdlsa wdl

    cjsajy tdn`k tdct tdayva baa` ffijjaf wntd tda Dljy Upnrnt wda`

    tday cra `lt. Vayva baa` ffijjaf wntd sloa ltdar spnrnt, sloa

    edacp spnrnt tdct wnjj `antdar prlfuea `lr sctnsy c ga`un`a

    du`gar c`f tdnrst lr rngdtalus`ass.

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    Wdlja grlups l Edrnstnc` palpja cra must pjcyn`g gcoas

    wntd l`a c`ltdar. Va trcgne tdn`g ns tdct tda runt ns`t tdara.

    Va bcttja ns`t ban`g wl`. Vanr dlusa ns bunjt l` tda sc`f, c`fwda` tda stlro eloas, avarytdn`g tday dcva pjceaf tdanr trust

    n` wnjj eloa flw` wntd c gract ercsd (Octtdaw 7=27).

    Vara cra jcrga saetlrs l Edrnsta`flo wdara n`stacf l

    c wnt`ass ban`g gnva` lr tda Jlrf, tda lvarcjj tastnol`y dcs

    baa` cgcn`st tda Jlrf. Jliy on`nstrnas dcva eloa ercsdn`g tl

    tda grlu`f. Va a`f rasujt n` tda ayas l tda wlrjf dcs baa`

    tl gnva tda Jlrf c bjcek aya. Va scjt dcs jlst nts scvlr c`f dcs

    baa` trcopjaf u`farllt (Octtdaw 1=35).

    Glf wc`ts tl edc`ga tdns. Da wc`ts tl gnva us tda vnetlry.

    Da wc`ts us tl edcrga n`tl tda bcttja jnka tda dlrsa fasernbaf n`

    Mlb Edcptar 5>. Da flas`t wc`t us blu`f by lur acrs jnvn`g n`

    c ecga tdct wa dcva ocfa lr lursajvas. Da flas`t wc`t Uctc`

    tl dao us n`. Da wc`ts us tl gl lrtd n`tl vnetlry wntdlut c`yacr n` lur dacrts. Glf scys, Da (tda oaak dlrsa) jcugds ct acr

    c`f strcn`s dns acr lr tda truopat, lr tda slu`f l tda elo-

    oc`far c`f tda bcttja ery. Da ec`t wcnt tl a`gcga tda a`aoy.

    Ilr tda nfljs dcva splka` vc`nty c`f tda fnvn`ars dcva

    saa` c jna c`f dcva tljf vcn` fracos; tday elolrt n`

    vcn`; tdaralra tday wa`t tdanr wcy jnka sdaap; tday

    wara duobjaf baecusa tdara wcs `l sdapdarf.

    Oy c`gar ns kn`fjaf cgcn`st tda pcstlrs, c`f N wnjj vnsnt

    tda da glcts, lr tda JLRF l tda dlsts sdcjj vnsnt dns

    fllek, tda dlusa l Mufcd, c`f sdcjj ocka tdao cs dns

    dlrsa l dl`lur n` tda bcttja. Lut l dno sdcjj eloa tda

    elr`ar, lut l dno tda stcka, lut l dno tda bcttja blw,

    lut l dno cjsl avary lpprasslr.

    C`f tday sdcjj ba cs ongdty oa`, wdl tracf flw` tdanr

    a`aonas n` tda onra l tda straats n` tda bcttja; c`f tday

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    sdcjj ffigdt baecusa tda JLRF sdcjj ba wntd tdao, c`f tda

    rnfars l` dlrsas sdcjj ba el`lu`faf (]aedcrncd 38=2-1).

    N` Ljf astcoa`t typljlgy, tda dlrsa raprasa`ts oc`s alrtlr stra`gtd. Vus, tdlsa wdl fl bcttja l` dlrsabcek, trustn`g

    n` dlrsas n`stacf l tda Jlrf, cra put tl sdcoa. L` tda ltdar

    dc`f, Glf prlonsas tl ocka tdlsa wdl subont tdanr gnis,

    cbnjntnas, c`f stra`gtd tl Dno n`tl Dns lw` (elrplrcta) rlycj

    dlrsa tdct Da Dnosaj wnjj rnfa tl bcttja c`f wn` tda vnetlry.

    C`f N scw tda dacva` lpa`, c`f badljf c wdnta dlrsa;c`f da tdct wcs sactaf upl` dno wcs ecjjaf Icntduj

    c`f rua, c`f n` rngdtalus`ass da mufgas c`f ockas

    wcr (Ravajctnl` 3>=33).

    J =

    Dacva`jy Ictdar, wa wc`t tl ba ^lur rlycj dlrsa n`bcttja. Wa wc`t tl ba oaak balra ylu. Wa wc`t tl ba

    jnka Olsas wdl wcs wnjjn`g tl jnsta` tl ylu c`f wdl

    wcs pctna`t wntd tda palpja crlu`f dno. Da fnf `lt

    cssart dns lw` cutdlrnty, but cjjlwaf ylu tl astcbjnsd

    dns cutdlrnty cs c jacfar, trujy ecjjaf by ^lursaj. Jlrf,

    wa wc`t tl wn` c vnetlry, but ffirst l cjj Jlrf, wa wc`t

    tl ba sura lur dacrts cra cs ^lu fasnra tdao tl ba.

    Jlrf, n tdara ns c dcrf splt n` lur dacrts, wa wc`t lu

    tl brack nt up. Wa wc`t ^lu tl eloa n` c`f pjlugd up

    tda cjjlw grlu`f. Wa wc`t ^lu tl slia` lur dacrts;

    tl ta`farnza lur dacrts. Wa wc`t ^lu tl gnva us ^lur

    dacrt. Jlrf, wa wc`t tl aaj tda wcy tdct ^lu fl cblut

    tda tdn`gs tdct cra wrl`g n` lur jnvas. Wa wc`t tl aaj tdawcy tdct lu fl cblut lur gnis c`f lur cbnjntnas c`f cjj

    tda wl`faruj tdn`gs tdct ^lu dcva bjassaf us wntd. Wa

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    wc`t tl ba cbja tl oc`cga tdasa tdn`gs lr ^lu, c`f lr

    tdns wa `aaf tl dcva ^lur prasa`ea wntdn` us.

    Jlrf, wa wc`t tl axcon`a lur dacrts balra ^lu.

    Uacred us, ld Glf, c`f n tdara ba c`y wnekaf wcy

    wntdn` us, pjacsa ejac`sa us, Jlrf. Ejac` us up. N wa

    cra flon`ctaf by acr, pjacsa dajp us tdct wa ongdt

    surra`far tdlsa cracs tl ^lu. Wa csk ^lu tl el`quar

    lur acr wntd ^lur jlva, tdct wa ongdt gl lrwcrf wntd

    ylu tl tda bcttja, strcn`n`g lur acrs lr tda truopatslu`f lr lur lrfars. Ocy lur tdlugdts c`f aajn`gs

    `lt ba= Ld `l, wdct n Glf csks oa tl fl sloatdn`g

    N fl`t wc`t tl fl< Wdct n Glf wara tl csk oa tl gl

    cerlss tda wlrjf c`f ba c onssnl`cry n` c elu`try

    wdara N fl`t wc`t tl gl< Wdct n Glf wara tl csk oa

    tl gnva up oy mlb lr tl gnva up oy ecr, lr oy dloa-31).

    Va Jlrfs Xrcyar ns gnva` rngdt n` tda onffja l Masus taced-

    n`g cgcn`st dyplernsy. Nt ns trcgne tdct oc`y dyplerntas cra n` tda

    dcbnt l rapactn`g tda Jlrfs Xrcyar wntdlut tckn`g nt tl dacrt.

    Olralvar wda` ya cst, ba `lt cs tda dyplerntas, l c

    scf elu`ta`c`ea, lr tday fnsffigura tdanr ceas tdct tday

    ocy cppacr u`tl oa` tl cst. Yarnjy N scy u`tl ylu.

    Vay cjracfy dcva tdanr rawcrf. But tdlu, wda` tdlu

    flst cst, c`ln`t tdn`a dacf, c`f wcsd tdy cea tdct

    tdlu cppacr `lt u`tl oa` tl cst, but u`tl tdy Ictdar

    wdl ns n` saerat; c`f tdy Ictdar, wdl saas n` saerat,

    sdcjj rawcrf tdaa lpa`jy (Octt. 9=39-34).Va Jlrfs pcttar` n` tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t ns= fl`t ba

    jnka tdct, ba jnka tdns. Fl`t fl nt tda wcy tda wlrjf tacedas, fl

    nt Oy wcy. Fl`t jnva ceelrfn`g tl tda wlrjfs stc`fcrfs, jnva

    ceelrfn`g tl Oy stc`fcrfs. Ba tda kn`f l palpja tdct N wc`t

    ylu tl ba.

    Q`lrtu`ctajy lr avc`gajnecj Edrnstnc`nty, oc`y tnoas tda

    aopdcsns dcs baa` l` bajnavn`g flgoc wntd lur on`fs. Q`fua

    aopdcsns n` bajnavn`g fletrn`cj stctaoa`ts (ltdar tdc` tda wrnt-

    ta` Wlrf l Glf) wnjj put c rni batwaa` us c`f ltdar pcrts l

    tda blfy l Edrnst n wa dcppa` tl (n` gllf cntd) bajnava fn-

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    ara`tjy. Aced jnttja grlup dcs fnara t bajnas, c`f tdasa bajnas

    cra zacjlusjy lugdt lvar.

    @lt tdct tdara ns c`ytdn`g n`dara`tjy wrl`g wntd dcvn`glur bajnas strcngdt n` lur dacfs, but tdns ns `lt tda ea`tar l

    noplrtc`ea. Va ea`tar l Edrnstnc`nty ns tdct wa baeloa tda

    palpja Glf wc`ts us tl ba sl wa ec` cntdujjy fl tda wlrk Da

    dcs ecjjaf us tl fl. Edrnst oust flon`cta tda vary ea`tar l lur

    ban`g. Q`tnj wa cjjlw tda Jlrf tl fl c wlrk n` lur dacrts, nt ns

    `lt acsy tl gat lur on`fs strcngdta`af lut. Glf wc`ts tl wlrk

    l` lur dacrts ffirst. Da wc`ts tl put Dns cttntufas, Dns aajn`gs,

    Dns dacrt wntdn` us. Va` wlrkn`g rlo tdara, Da ec` bagn` tl

    bunjf tda jlgnecj cspaets l flgoc c`f fletrn`a n` lur on`fs.

    Baecusa bltd Xcuj c`f Xatar dcf tda scoa Upnrnt n` tdanr dacrts,

    tday wara cbja tl strcngdta` lut tdanr fletrn`cj el`flnets.

    Jcy `lt up lr ylursajvas tracsuras upl` tda acrtd, wdara

    oltd c`f rust elrrupt, c`f wdara tdnavas brack tdrlugdc`f stacj; but jcy up lr ylursajvas tracsuras n` dacva`,

    wdara `antdar oltd `lr rust elrrupt c`f wdara tdnavas

    fl `lt brack tdrlugd `lr stacj; lr wdara ylur tracsura

    ns, tdara wnjj ylur dacrt ba cjsl (Octtdaw 9=3>-23).

    @ltnea tdct Masus flas `lt scy wdara ylur tracsura ns, tdara

    ylur on`f wnjj ba cjsl. Masus scys tdct wdara ylur tracsura

    ns, tdara wnjj ylur dacrt ba cjsl. Va Uarol` l` tda Olu`t

    leusas l` tda cttntufas l lur dacrts, l` wdara lur dacrt ns.

    Da glas l` tl scy=

    Va jcop l tda blfy ns tda aya= n tdaralra tdn`a aya ns

    sn`eara, tdy wdlja blfy sdcjj ba ujj l jngdt. But n tdn`a

    aya ns avnj, tdy wdlja blfy sdcjj ba ujj l fcrk`ass.

    N, tdaralra, tda jngdt tdct ns n` tdaa ns fcrk`ass, dlwgract ns tdct fcrk`ass! @l l`a ec` sarva twl ocstars,

    lr antdar da wnjj dcta tda l`a c`f jlva tda ltdar lr ajsa

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    da wnjj dljf tl tda l`a c`f faspnsa tda ltdar. a ec``lt

    sarva Glf c`f rnedas (Octtdaw 9=22-26).

    lu ec``lt sarva bltd Glf c`f tda tdn`gs l tdns wlrjf. luec``lt wc`t tl dcva c gllf tnoa dara c`f gat cjj tda tdn`gs tda

    wlrjf dcs tl lar c`f stnjj ba favltaf tl Glf. ^lu oust ocka

    c faensnl`. Antdar ylu cra gln`g tl faenfa lr wdct Glf wc`ts,

    oac`n`g ylu wnjj tcka up ylur erlss, ljjlw tda Jlrf c`f ocka

    scernffieas wda`avar Da csks ylu tl ocka tdao, lr ylu wnjj gl

    ciar tda tdn`gs l tdns wlrjf c`f jlsa tda racj tracsuras wdned

    cra n` dacva`. @l l`a ec` sarva twl ocstars.

    L`a l tda ocn` prlbjaos N dcva saa` n` tda edured ns tdct

    tdara cra c jlt palpja tryn`g tl sarva twl ocstars. N` tda bllk

    l Azaknaj, Glf axpjcn`s tl tda prlpdat wdy da fastrlyaf Dns

    taopja n` Maruscjao.

    C`f da scnf u tl oa, Ul` l oc`, tdns ns tda pjcea l oy

    tdrl`a, c`f tda pjcea l tda sljas l oy aat, n` wdned Nwnjj fwajj n` tda onfst l tda sl`s l Nsrcaj lr avar, c`f

    oy dljy `coa, tda dlusa l Nsrcaj sdcjj `l jl`gar faffija,

    `antdar tday, `lr tdanr kn`gs, by tdanr wdlraflo, `lr by

    tda ecrecssas l tdanr kn`gs n` tdanr cjtcrs.

    N` tdanr sattn`g l tdanr tdrasdljf by oy tdrasdljf,

    c`f tdanr plst by oy plst, c`f c wcjj batwaa` oa c`ftdao, tday dcva ava` faffijaf oy dljy `coa by tdanr

    cblon`ctnl`s tdct tday dcva eloonttaf; tdaralra N

    dcva el`suoaf tdao n` oy c`gar. @lw jat tdao put

    cwcy tdanr wdlraflo, c`f tda ecrecssas l tdanr kn`gs,

    cr rlo oa, c`f N wnjj fwajj n` tda onfst l tdao lr-

    avar (Azaknaj 65=7->).

    Vay pjcea tdanr tdrasdljf `axt tl oy tdrasdljf c`f tdanr

    plsts basnfa oy plsts . . .N` ltdar wlrfs, wdara a`tarn`g lvar

    tda tdrasdljf wcs supplsaf tl oac` c faensnl` tl sarva Glf

    c`f ba surra`faraf l`jy tl Dno, tday dcf astcbjnsdaf tdanr

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    cblon`ctnl`s, tdus gnvn`g tda taopja c fucj purplsa. Uloa

    wa t tl tda taopja tl wlrsdnp Glf, c`f ltdars wa t tl tda scoa

    pjcea tl wlrsdnp nfljs. Glf gcva tdao oc`y wcr`n`gs c`f dcfpctna`ea lr du`frafs l yacrs, but Da ffi`cjjy fastrlyaf Uljl-

    ol s taopja baecusa da elujf lt el-axnst wntd tda parvarsnl`

    tdct wcs gln`g l`.

    Ciar tda ratur` l c rao`c`t l Maws rlo Bcbyjl`, tda tao-

    pja wcs rabunjt u`far Azrc c`f @adaoncd. Cjtdlugd nt cppacrs

    tdct tdns rabunjt taopja wcs `avar tda sea`a l tda scoa typa

    l nfljctry tdct ecusaf tda fastruetnl` l Uljlol s taopja, by

    tda tnoa Edrnst ecoa, tda ol`ayedc`gars dcf tcka` lvar tda

    taopja. Vay wara usn`g Glfs coa c`f Glfs dlusa tl ocka

    ol`ay. Xalpja ecoa rlo cjj lvar tda wlrjf tl ocka tdanr lar-

    n`gs, c`f tday dcf rujas c`f ragujctnl`s cblut edc`gn`g ol`ay

    n`tl tda rngdt eurra`ey. Va ol`ayedc`gars ocfa eloonssnl`s

    l` tda axedc`gas c`f tda larn`gs c`f scernffieas tdct dcf tlba blugdt. Vara wcs c jlt l ol`ay tl ba ocfa n` tda taopja.

    @lta= Nt wcs nooafnctajy ciar Masus lvartdraw tda ol`-

    ayedc`gars n` tda taopja (lr tda sael`f tnoa n` Dns on`nstry)

    tdct tda scoa palpja wdl dcf wajeloaf dno l` Xcjo Uu`-

    fcy faenfaf tl erueny dno savarcj fcys jctar. Wda` gnva` tda

    lpplrtu`nty, tday edlsa Bcrcbbcs, tda rlbbar, n`stacf l Edrnst,

    tda Oassncd. Ull` ciar tdns, tda taopja wcs fastrlyaf lr tdasael`f c`f ffi`cj tnoa.

    Balra Kn`g Mlsncd ocfa dns ralros furn`g wdct wara

    prlbcbjy tda ffirst sava` yacrs l tda prlpdat Maraoncds on`-

    nstry, tdara wcs `lt c sn`gja elpy l tda Uernpturas (l tda Jcw

    l tda Jlrf) n` tda jc`f. Va` l`a fcy c prnast c`f c sernba

    wara elu`tn`g tda ol`ay n` tda taopja, c`f onxaf n` wntd tda

    ol`ay, tday lu`f tda bllk l tda jcw. L`a l tdao tllk nt tl

    tda kn`g c`f scnf, Wa lu`f tdns bllk.

    Kn`g Mlsncd racf tda bllk, ra`t dns gcroa`ts c`f scnf,

    Gract ns tda Jlrfs c`gar tdct ns pluraf lut l` us baecusa lur

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    ctdars dcva `lt kapt tda wlrf l tda Jlrf; tday dcva `lt cetaf

    n` ceelrfc`ea wntd cjj tdct ns wrntta` n` tdns bllk.(2 Edrl`nejas

    56=23). But cppcra`tjy tda sernba c`f tda prnast elujf `lt dcvaecraf jass. Ciar faecfas wntdlut Glfs wrntta` Wlrf, tday

    ffi`cjjy lu`f tdns bllk onxaf n` wntd tda ol`ay. Nt dcf

    sloadlw baeloa jlst n` tda taopja tracsury (l cjj pjceas) (2

    Edrl`nejas 56=36).

    dns ns axcetjy wdara tda Wlrf l tda Jlrf ns n` oc`y

    eduredas c`f lrgc`nzctnl`s tlfcy. Nt ns onxaf n` wntd tda ol`ay.

    Va Wlrf l tda Jlrf ns ban`g usaf tl ocka ol`ay. Uloa oa`

    dcva ocfa jlts c`f jlts l ol`ay by usn`g Glfs coa. Icolus

    pracedars dcva jaf oc`y tl tda Jlrf, but dcva onxaf ol`ay

    wntd tda tdn`gs l tda Jlrf. Nts `lt must tda tajavnsnl` avc`ga-

    jnsts wdl ec` ba taoptaf n` tdns oc``ar. Nts `lt must tda bng

    `coa pracedars. Nts `lt must tda pcstlrs l duga eduredas c`f

    jcrga el`gragctnl`s. Aced c`f avary l`a l us wnjj ba tastafc`f trnaf. Wa cjj dcva c` n`dara`t ta`fa`ey tlwcrf dyplernsy,

    tlwcrf fln`g l`a tdn`g n` pubjne c`f c`ltdar tdn`g n` prnvcta.

    Uloal`a scnf tdct tda trua tast l lur edcrcetar ns wdct wa

    fl wda` wa tdn`k `l l`a ns jllkn`g (l elursa, Glf ns jllkn`g

    cjj tda tnoa). N ylu wc`t tl ffi`f lut dlw ylur ednjfra` racjjy

    cet c`f wdara tday cra n` tdanr edcrcetar, lbsarva tdao wda`

    tday fl`t tdn`k ylura wctedn`g. Glf ns cwcra l us cjj tdatnoa c`f ec` el`stc`tjy avcjucta lur edcrcetar. N tdn`k oc`y

    l us grnava Dns Dljy Upnrnt el`tn`ucjjy baecusa l tdn`gs wa

    fl wda` wa tdn`k `l l`a ns wctedn`g.

    Va Uarol` l` tda Olu`t tda` cffrassas wlrry (Oct-

    tdaw 9=21-56). N tdn`k l`a l tda prnocry lbstcejas tdct stlps

    Edrnstnc`s rlo fln`g c`f ban`g wdct Glf wc`ts tdao tl ba

    ns wlrry. Vns ns aspaencjjy trua col`g tda jcfnas. Nt saaos tl

    ba c basattn`g sn` col`g wloa` tl gat ecugdt up wntd wlr-

    rnas c`f c`xnatnas. Wdct n, c`f wdct n sued c`f sued wara tl

    dcppa`, c`f cjj kn`fs l tdlugdts jnka tdns.

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    Wda` oy pcra`ts wara ockn`g prapcrctnl`s tl eloa tl

    Eljlobnc cs Bnbja trc`sjctlrs, oy oltdar wcs basat wntd wlr-

    rnas cjj stcrtn`g wntd wdct n. Wdct n l`a l tda ednjfra` gatsnek< Wdct n `l l`a sa`fs us c`y ol`ay< Wdct n N gat prag-

    `c`t flw` tdara< Uda ffi`cjjy scw tdns cs c` cttcek l tda a`aoy.

    Uda a`vnsnl`af tdasa tdlugdts csffiary fcrts l tda wnekaf l`a

    (Apdasnc`s 9=39), wntd tda wdct n jnka c jnttja crrlwdacf ct

    tda bagn``n`g l aced l`a. Must cs sda wcs cblut