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    Ya mablata wjow wja Uaoca Cf}us }asufhsa yos wff blwwba wff bowa(Wja}a o}a h`a}fs }aosfhs( Wja odf}a`ahwlfhag bocn fd fta}slijwls fha" mw" `f}a l`uf}wohwb|" wja}a yos o u}atolblhi owwlwga fd oc-cauwohca ylwjlh Uaoca Cf}us `ohoia`ahw wjow `oh| tfbhwaa}swona fdd d}f` wjal} osslih`ahws ylwjfw baota(

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    malhi cfhd}fhwag m| wja DML( Ya mablata wjow wja cfhswohw wja`afd u}fwacwlhi Uaoca Cf}us l`oia yos o docwf}(Ya mablata wjow wja bocn fd sua}tlslfh" bocn fd `aohlhidb os-

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    ( Ya jota obsf dfhg wjow wja Uaoca Cf}us coh ma fm-sw}cwlta( Sl`uba }aqasws df} lhdf}`owlfh ya}a obyo|s `aw ylwjwja }asufhsa wjow wja D}aagf` fd Lhdf}`owlfh Ocw co`a lhwf df}cadf} f} }aqasws ohg wjow ya `sw dfbbfy u}fcag}a(

    Hfy" yjah ya glg sm`lw df} wja lhdf}`owlfh ya yohwag" yaya}a `aw ylwj gahlob fd lhdf}`owlfh ohg" lh `| ua}cauwlfh"swfhayobblhi( Wjls u}ocwlca saa`s wf ma cfhslswahwb| sag wf gls-cfta} lhdf}`owlfh yjlcj yfbg go`oia wja Uaoca Cf}us l`oiad}f` malhi fmwolhag( Fhb| odwa} wja Go|wfh Golb| Hays sag wf fm-wolh wja lhdf}`owlfh ohg ya jog wf slih fdd fh lw yos lw mai}gi-lhib| glsuahsag(

    Ya obsf dlhg wja Uaoca Cf}us wf ma lhsahslwlta( Wyf azo`ubas(Fh Koho}| ?3" =55=" oh lhtlwowlfh yos sahw wf `| jf`a( Wjls lso |ao}" ob`fsw o |ao} odwa} `| sfh glsouuao}ag( Ya ya}a sahw ohlhtlwowlfh wf cabam}owa Uaoca Cf}us Go| m| sjo}lhi f} azua}lahcasomfw f} Uaoca Cf}us Tfbhwaa}s sa}tlca ohg f} wjfijws( Haag-

    bass wf so|" ya gacblhag( Lh fwja} yf}gs" ya ya}a badw fh o `olblhiblsw gasulwa obb ya jog maah wj}fij(

    Wja sacfhg lhclgahw fcc}}ag yjah ya ya}a sahw o bawwa} m| wjaUaoca Cf}us gl}acwf} lhdf}`lhi s wjow Uaoca Cf}us yos iflhi wfcbfsa fw f} sfhs sa}tlca( Wja}a ls hf }asfbwlfh wf jls cosa( Lw lsswlbb oh fuah cosa( Fhb| odwa} cobbs wf Sahowf} Nahhag|" Na}}| ohgf} ]au}asahwowlta @aajoh glg wja gl}acwf} }ata}sa jls gaclslfhohg oi}aa wf o ?-|ao} azwahslfh ylwj o }atlay ata}| |ao}(

    Sf do}" ohfwja} |ao}s azwahslfh jos maah i}ohwag df} wjls |ao}azwahglhi f} sfhs sa}tlca wf Dam}o}| =551( Ya daab wjow f} sfhsjfbg ma nauw ocwlta hwlb wja}a ls o dlhob fwcf`a" yjowata} wjow`o| ma(

    Ya daab wjow ja sjfbg ma blswag fh wja Yobb fd ]a`a`m}ohca owUaoca Cf}us jaogqo}wa}s ylwj o hfwowlfh @lsslhi lh Sa}tlcahwlb scj wl`a os u}ffd fd jls yja}aomfws ohg jls swows cjohias(

    Ya nhfy wjow slhca

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    = wjaUaoca Cf}us dlabg l`uba`ahwowlfh fd lws sodaw| ohg sac}lw| d}o`a-yf}n> wja hga}b|lhi docwf}s wjow cfhw}lmwa wf wja Uaoca Cf}usua}df}`ohca lh wja dlabg( L ylbb obsf glscss Uaoca Cf}us ocwlfhswjow jota maah wonah slhca f} }auf}w yos lssag ohg owwa`uw wfsjfy yjow ocwlfhs wja| jota wonah(

    Uaoca Cf}us }auf}wag }owas df} `fsw w|uas fd ossobws jota lh-c}aosag slhca wja Uaoca Cf}us maioh cfbbacwlhi gowo lh ?

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    `f}a blnab| wf macf`a tlcwl`s fd c}l`a wjoh wjal} `f}a azua}lahcagcfbbaoias(Lh }asufhsa wf f} dlhglhis" lh Ou}lb =553 wja Uaoca Cf}us jl}ag

    oh ohob|sw wf ahjohca lws couoclw| df} iowja}lhi ohg ohob|{lhic}l`a gowo( Wja ohob|sw dfcsag fh ui}oglhi wja c}l`a gowo s|s-wa` ohg sjldwag }asufhslmlblw| df} cfbbacwlhi gowo d}f` wja @aglcobFddlca wf wja hayb| c}aowag Sodaw| ohg Sac}lw| Fddlca( Occf}glhiwf wja ohob|sw" ogglwlfhob c}l`a ohob|sas jota hfw |aw maah cfh-gcwag os wja dfcs jos maah fh ui}oglhi wjal} cfbbacwlfh ohg gowo}auf}wlhi s|swa`(

    Ya }auf}wag wjow Uaoca Cf}us jaogqo}wa}s jog gatabfuag osodaw| ohg sac}lw| d}o`ayf}n" mw wjow wja dlabgs l`uba`ahwowlfhfd wja d}o`ayf}n jog u}fgcag to}|lhi }asbws( Yjlba tfbhwaa}sya}a iaha}obb| sowlsdlag ylwj wja oiahc|s w}olhlhi u}fi}o`s" wja}ayos `lzag ua}df}`ohca lh na| o}aos scj os gatabfulhi soda ohgsac}a jfslhi slwas" `fhlwf}lhi tfbhwaa}s ohg ubohhlhi df} a`a}-

    iahclas(Df} azo`uba" ow aocj fd wja dlta ufsws ya tlslwag ya dfhg lh-

    swohcas fd tfbhwaa}s yjf maioh wjal} sa}tlca lh jfslhi wjow joghfw maah lhsuacwag ohg jog hfw `aw Uaoca Cf}us ilgablhas( Yaobsf dfhg to}lowlfh lh wja d}aqahc| fd swodd cfhwocw ylwj tfbh-waa}s ohg lh Uaoca Cf}us }asufhsltahass wf tfbhwaa} cfhca}hsomfw sodaw| ohg sac}lw|(

    Wf l`u}fta sodaw| ohg sac}lw| u}ocwlcas lh wja dlabg" lh =55= wjaoiahc| lhc}aosag wja h`ma} fd dlabg mosag sodaw| ohg sac}lw| fddl-ca}s cjo}iag ylwj }atlaylhi ufsw u}ocwlcas ohg osslswlhi wja` lh`onlhi l`u}fta`ahws( Wja| obsf c}aowag o sodaw| ohg sac}lw| uf-slwlfh ow aocj ufsw(

    Wja Uaoca Cf}us jos jl}ag o cf`ublohca fddlca} wf ahs}a wjow lws}bas o}a dfbbfyag lh wja dlabg( Jfyata}" ya }acahwb| }atlayag sf`a}acahw LI }auf}ws wjow lhglcowa sf`a sodaw| ohg sac}lw| sjf}w-

    cf`lhis o}a cfhwlhlhi wf fcc} lh wja dlabg(Ya }auf}wag wjow o h`ma} fd docwf}s" lhcbglhi swodd w}hfta}"lhdf}`ob sua}tlslfh ohg fta}slijw `acjohls`s ohg hcbao} ilg-ohca jota jo`ua}ag wja Uaoca Cf}us addf}ws wf ahs}a jlij qoblw|ua}df}`ohca( Df} azo`uba" wja Uaoca Cf}us }auf}wag wjow jlij swoddw}hfta} cosag lh uo}w m| wja oiahc|s swowwf}lb| l`ufsag 1-|ao}}ba jos jog o gl}acw }abowlfhsjlu wf wjal} omlblw| wf lhswlwwlfhobl{amasw u}ocwlcas lh wja dlabg" o slwowlfh wjow wja oiahc| swodd o}a cfh-wlhobb| lh wja u}fcass fd }alhtahwlhi wja yjaab(

    Ya }acf``ahgag wjow wja Uaoca Cf}us ogg}ass wjls lssa( Cfh-i}ass jos i}ohwag wja Uaoca Cf}us owjf}lw| wf aza`uw sodaw| ohgsac}lw| swodd d}f` wja 1-|ao} }ba" ohg wja gl}acwf} jos }acahwb| az-a`uwag =3 ufslwlfhs wf co}}| fw o `f}a s|swa`owlc yo| fd ogg}ass-lhi sodaw| ohg sac}lw|(

    Wf sw}ahiwjah sua}tlslfh ohg fta}slijw" wja Uaoca Cf}us c}aowag

    oh Fddlca fd Sodaw| ohg Sac}lw| wjow cahw}obl{as sodaw| ohg sac}lw|dhcwlfhs hga} oh ossfclowa gl}acwf}( Wja fddlca ls suuf}wag m| oswodd `a`ma} lh aocj fd wja wj}aa }ailfhob m}aos" o cf`ublohcafddlca}" oh ohob|sw ohg hlha dlabg mosag sac}lw| fddlca}s( Obb fd wjasaufslwlfhs jota maah c}aowag slhca ya glg f} yf}n lh Kb|(

    Lh cfhcbslfh" @}( Cjol}`oh" slhca ya lssag f} }auf}w lh Kb|=55=" wja Uaoca Cf}us jos wonah sata}ob swaus wf l`u}fta wja soda-w| ohg sac}lw| fd lws tfbhwaa}s( Jfyata}" Uaoca Cf}us ls swlbb lh

    Ta}Gowa @o} =? =55= ?5;=9 Kqb ?3" =557 Knw 5

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    ?Q(S( Iaha}ob Occfhwlhi Fddlca" IOF5=:?:" Uaoca Cf}us; Lhlwlowltas df} Ogg}asslhi Sodaw|

    ohg Sac}lw| Cjobbahias Jfbg U}f`lsa" mw U}fi}ass Sjfbg ma Ossassag *Yosjlhiwfh" G(C(; Kb|=1" =55=,( Ya }auf}wag sauo}owab| fh atahws s}}fhglhi fha suacldlc sac}lw| lhclgahwwja gls-ouuao}ohca fd o tfbhwaa} lh Mfbltlo lh ao}b| =55?( Saa Wja Uaoca Cf}us Dolbag wf U}fua}b| S-

    ua}tlsa @lsslhi Tfbhwaa} ohg Bfsw W}ocn fd Jl`" IOFF? wjfsa cjo}iag ylwj dlblhi }auf}ws o}a lhsw}cwag wf cfhw atahws lhtfbtlhi `f}awjoh fha tfbhwaa} fhb| fhca(

    7Fha tfbhwaa} |ao} ls aqltobahw wf ? dbb |ao} fd sa}tlca m| o tfbhwaa} f} w}olhaa(

    wja u}fcass fd l`uba`ahwlhi `oh| fd wjasa ocwlfhs" yjlcj o}a ga-slihag wf l`u}fta wja sac}lw| ahtl}fh`ahw wjow tfbhwaa}s yf}nhga}(

    Wjls cfhcbgas `| swowa`ahw(^Wja u}auo}ag swowa`ahw fd @}( Df}g dfbbfys;P

    U]AUO]AG SWOWA@AHW FD KASS DF]G" GL]ACWF]" LHWA]HOWLFHOBODDOL]S OHGW]OGA" Q(S( IAHA]OBOCCFQHWLHI FDDLCA

    @}( Cjol}`oh ohg @a`ma}s fd wja Cf``lwwaa;L o` ubaosag wf ma ja}a wf glscss Uaoca Cf}us addf}ws wf ahs}a wja sodaw| ohg

    sac}lw| fd lws tfbhwaa}s( @| waswl`fh| ls mosag fh f} Kb| =55= }auf}w ? ohg lhdf}-`owlfh ya ya}a omba wf fmwolh d}f` wja Uaoca Cf}us wf ugowa f} ohob|sls(

    Omfw 9"155 Uaoca Cf}us tfbhwaa}s c}}ahwb| sa}ta lh 95 ufsws *cfhw}| `ls-slfhs, o}fhg wja yf}bg( Wja og`lhlsw}owlfh lhwahgs wf lhc}aosa wjls h`ma} wfomfw ?7"555 fta} wja hazw day |ao}s" ohg Cfhi}ass jos lhc}aosag ouu}fu}lowlfhsdf} wja Uaoca Cf}us wf suuf}w wjls azuohslfh( Tfbhwaa}s fdwah blta lh o}aos ylwjbl`lwag occass wf }ablomba cf``hlcowlfhs" ufblca" f} `aglcob sa}tlcas( Os O`a}lcohs"wja| `o| ma tlayag os }abowltab| yaobwj| ohg" jahca" iffg wo}iaws df} c}l`lhob oc-

    wltlw|( Lh `oh| cfhw}las" da`oba tfbhwaa}s doca suaclob cjobbahias> `f}a wjoh owjl}g fd da`oba tfbhwaa}s }auf}w azua}lahclhi sazob jo}oss`ahw fh ow baosw o`fhwjb| mosls(=

    @| waswl`fh| wfgo| ylbb s``o}l{a ohg ugowa" yja}a ufsslmba" na| dlhglhis d}f`f} =55= }auf}w }abowag wf *?, w}ahgs lh c}l`a oiolhsw tfbhwaa}s ohg wja oiahc|ss|swa` df} iaha}owlhi scj lhdf}`owlfh" *=, wja oiahc|s dlabg l`uba`ahwowlfh fd lwssodaw| ohg sac}lw| d}o`ayf}n" ohg *3, wja hga}b|lhi docwf}s wjow cfhw}lmwag wfUaoca Cf}us ua}df}`ohca lh wja dlabg( L ylbb obsf glscss ocwlfhs wjow Uaoca Cf}usjos wonah wf l`u}fta wja sodaw| ohg sac}lw| fd lws tfbhwaa}s slhca ya lssag f}}auf}w(

    Ya cfhgcwag dlabgyf}n ow Uaoca Cf}us jaogqo}wa}s ohg tlslwag dlta cfhw}lasylwj Uaoca Cf}us u}fi}o`s wf u}auo}a f} }auf}w( Wf gatabfu f} ohob|sls" ya;

    ohob|{ag Uaoca Cf}us c}l`a gowo> }atlayag oiahc|ylga sodaw| ohg sac}lw| ufblclas" ilgablhas" w}olhlhi `owa-

    }lobs" tfbhwaa} sowlsdocwlfh s}ta|s" ohg Lhsuacwf} Iaha}ob }auf}ws>

    lhwa}tlayag na| swodd ohg `f}a wjoh ?15 tfbhwaa}s> ohg; azo`lhag u}ocwlcas df} sabacwlhi tfbhwaa} slwas" gatabfulhi a`a}iahc| ocwlfh

    ubohs" ohg ua}df}`lhi fwja} wosns(

    Ya cfhgcwag f} yf}n d}f` Kb| =55? wj}fij @o| =55= ohg d}f` Dam}o}|=557 wj}fij @o}cj =557" lh occf}gohca ylwj iaha}obb| occauwag ifta}h`ahw oglw-lhi swohgo}gs(

    Lh s``o}|" ya dfhg wja dfbbfylhi;Uaoca Cf}us }auf}wag lhclgahca }owas fd c}l`as cf``lwwag oiolhsw tfbhwaa}s jota

    }a`olhag assahwlobb| hcjohiag slhca ya bosw }auf}wag(3 ]auf}wag }owas df} `fsww|uas fd ossobws jota lhc}aosag slhca Uaoca Cf}us maioh cfbbacwlhi gowo lh ?

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    1Saa Q(S(C( =154*o,*1," *4, ohg Umblc Boy ?5:9" wja Cfhsfblgowag Ouu}fu}lowlfhs Ocw df}Dlscob \ao} =553" os yabb os Umblc Boy ?5:?

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    3 sf`atfbhwaa}s glg hfw jota `aohlhidb yf}n osslih`ahws" ohg wjal} cfhwa}uo}ws ya}ahfw u}auo}ag df} wjal} o}}ltob ow slwa( Lh }asufhsa wf o }acf``ahgowlfh d}f` o u}lf}Lhsuacwf} Iaha}ob }auf}w" fha ufsw jog u}auo}ag o uboh wf u}ftlga swodd ylwj }oua}asufhsa w}olhlhi ohg lgahwld| o bfcob boy|a} wf ogtlsa wja ufsw fd baiob u}fcag}aslh cosa o tfbhwaa} yos }ouag( Jfyata}" wja ufsw jog hfw l`uba`ahwag wjasa ubohsohg yos hu}auo}ag yjah o }oua ocwobb| fcc}}ag(

    F} }atlay fd }acahw Lhsuacwf} Iaha}ob }auf}ws lgahwldlag a`a}iahc| ocwlfh uboh-hlhi yaonhassas ow sf`a ufsws( Df} azo`uba" wja Lhsuacwf} Iaha}ob dfhg wjow owfha ufsw fta} jobd fd dl}sw |ao} tfbhwaa}s glg hfw nhfy wja bfcowlfh fd wjal} a`a}-iahc| ossa`mb| uflhws( Jfyata}" ya ohob|{ag wja }asbws fd wja `fsw }acahw waswsfd ufsw a`a}iahc| ocwlfh ubohs ohg dfhg l`u}fta`ahw slhca f} bosw }auf}w( Omfw75 ua}cahw fd ufsws }auf}wag cfhwocwlhi ob`fsw obb tfbhwaa}s ylwjlh =7 jf}s" cf`-uo}ag ylwj 33 ua}cahw lh =55?( Obsf" f} ohob|sls sjfyag l`u}fta`ahw lh wja qob-lw| fd lhdf}`owlfh df}yo}gag wf jaogqo}wa}s( Bass wjoh ?5 ua}cahw fd wja a`a}iahc|ocwlfh ubohs glg hfw cfhwolh lhdf}`owlfh fh wja wl`a lw wffn wf cfhwocw tfbhwaa}s"cf`uo}ag ylwj 75 ua}cahw lh =55?(

    QHGA]B\LHI DOCWF]S CFHW]LMQWAG WF QHATAH DLABG L@UBA@AHWOWLFH" MQW OIAHC\JOS WONAH SWAUS WF L@U]FTA UA]DF]@OHCA;

    Lh f} =55= }auf}w" ya lgahwldlag o h`ma} fd docwf}s wjow jo`ua}ag Uaoca Cf}usaddf}ws wf ahs}a wjow wjls d}o`ayf}n u}fgcag jlij-qoblw| ua}df}`ohca df} wjaoiahc| os o yjfba( Wjasa lhcbgag jlij swodd w}hfta}" hatah ouublcowlfh fd sua}-tlslfh ohg fta}slijw `acjohls`s" ohg hcbao} ilgohca( Ya obsf hfwag wjow UaocaCf}us jog lgahwldlag o h`ma} fd lhlwlowltas wjow cfbg" ld addacwltab| l`uba`ahwag"jabu wf ogg}ass wjasa docwf}s( Wja oiahc| jos `oga sf`a u}fi}ass mw jos hfw cf`-ubawag l`uba`ahwowlfh fd wjasa lhlwlowltas(

    Jlij swodd w}hfta} jlhga}ag jlij qoblw| ua}df}`ohca df} wja oiahc|( Occf}glhiwf o Kha =55? Uaoca Cf}us yf}ndf}ca ohob|sls" w}hfta} o`fhi Q(S( gl}acw jl}asyos azw}a`ab| jlij" }ohilhi d}f` =1 ua}cahw wf 39 ua}cahw lh }acahw |ao}s( Wjls }a-uf}w dfhg wjow wja ota}oia wah}a fd wjasa a`ubf|aas yos = |ao}s" wjow wja oiahc|suahw oh lhf}glhowa o`fhw fd wl`a sabacwlhi ohg f}lahwlhi hay a`ubf|aas" ohg wjowd}aqahw w}hfta} u}fgcag o slwowlfh lh yjlcj oiahc| swodd o}a cfhwlhobb| }alh-tahwlhi wja yjaab( @cj fd wja u}fmba` yos oww}lmwag wf wja 1-|ao} a`ubf|`ahw}ba" yjlcj swowwf}lb| }asw}lcws wja wah}a fd Q(S( gl}acw jl}as" lhcbglhi }ailfhobgl}acwf}s" cfhw}| gasn fddlca}s" cfhw}| gl}acwf}s ohg osslswohw cfhw}| gl}acwf}s"ohg Lhsuacwf} Iaha}ob ohg sodaw| ohg sac}lw| swodd( Sata}ob Uaoca Cf}us fddlclobsswowag wjow w}hfta} oddacwag wja oiahc|s omlblw| wf `olhwolh cfhwlhlw| lh fta}slijwfd ufsw fua}owlfhs(

    Lh =55=" ya obsf dfhg wjow lhdf}`ob sua}tlsf}| `acjohls`s ohg o bl`lwag h`-ma} fd swodd jo`ua}ag Uaoca Cf}us addf}ws wf ahs}a atah ouublcowlfh fd sua}tlslfhohg fta}slijw( Wja oiahc| jog sf`a df}`ob `acjohls`s df} gfc`ahwlhi ohg os-sasslhi ufsw u}ocwlcas" lhcbglhi wja ohhob atobowlfh ohg waswlhi fd ufsw a`a}-

    Ta}Gowa @o} =? =55= ?5;=9 Kqb ?3" =557 Knw 5

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    iahc| ocwlfh ubohs ohg }ailfhob sodaw| ohg sac}lw| fddlca} }auf}ws fh ufsw u}ocwlcas(

    Hfhawjabass" }ailfhob gl}acwf}s ohg cfhw}| gl}acwf}s }ablag u}l`o}lb| fh lhdf}`obsua}tlsf}| `acjohls`s" scj os swodd `aawlhis" cfhta}sowlfhs ylwj tfbhwaa}s" ohga-`olb wf ahs}a wjow swodd ya}a gflhi oh ogaqowa kfm fd l`uba`ahwlhi wja sodaw|ohg sac}lw| d}o`ayf}n( Fha cfhw}| gl}acwf} fmsa}tag wjow lw yos glddlcbw wf fta}-saa u}fi}o` `ohoia}s slwa gatabfu`ahw f} `fhlwf}lhi ocwltlwlas macosa wja ufswglg hfw jota o df}`ob s|swa` df} ua}df}`lhi wjasa wosns( Ya obsf }auf}wag wjowUaoca Cf}us couoclw| wf `fhlwf} ohg u}ftlga daagmocn wf ufsws fh wjal} sodaw| ohgsac}lw| ua}df}`ohca yos bl`lwag m| wja s`obb h`ma} fd swodd otolbomba wf ua}df}`}abatohw wosns( Ya hfwag wjow wja oiahc| jog jl}ag wj}aa dlabg-mosag sac}lw| ohgsodaw| suacloblsws wf azo`lha ohg jabu l`u}fta ufsw u}ocwlcas" ohg wjow wja Lhsuacwf}Iaha}ob obsf ubo|ag oh l`uf}wohw }fba lh jabulhi ufsws l`uba`ahw wja oiahc|s soda-w| ohg sac}lw| d}o`ayf}n( Jfyata}" ya }auf}wag wjow mawyaah Fcwfma} =555 ohg@o| =55= wja sodaw| ohg sac}lw| suacloblsws jog maah omba wf u}ftlga lhuw wf fhb|omfw fha-wjl}g fd Uaoca Cf}us ufsws yjlba wja Lhsuacwf} Iaha}ob jog lssag dlhg-lhis fh sodaw| ohg sac}lw| u}ocwlcas ow fhb| ?= ufsws fta} = |ao}s( Lh ogglwlfh" yahfwag wjow Uaoca Cf}us jog hf s|swa` df} w}ocnlhi ufsw cf`ublohca ylwj Lhsuacwf}Iaha}ob }acf``ahgowlfhs(

    Ya }auf}wag wjow wja oiahc|s ilgohca yos hfw obyo|s cbao}( Wja oiahc|s sodaw|

    ohg sac}lw| d}o`ayf}n fwblhas }aql}a`ahws wjow ufsws o}a azuacwag wf cf`ub|ylwj mw glg hfw fdwah suacld| }aql}ag ocwltlwlas" gfc`ahwowlfh" f} c}lwa}lo df} kgi-lhi ocwob u}ocwlcas`onlhi lw glddlcbw df} swodd wf hga}swohg yjow yos azuacwagfd wja`( @oh| ufsws jog hfw gatabfuag cbao} }auf}wlhi ohg }asufhsa u}fcag}as df}lhclgahws scj os }asufhglhi wf sazob jo}oss`ahw( Wja oiahc|s cff}glhowf} df} tfb-hwaa} sodaw| ohg sac}lw| swowag wjow hcbao} u}fcag}as `oga lw glddlcbw df} sahlf}swodd" lhcbglhi }ailfhob gl}acwf}s" wf aswomblsj o mosls df} kgilhi wja qoblw| fd ufswu}ocwlcas( Wja cff}glhowf} obsf fmsa}tag wjow" ow sf`a ufsws" dlabg-mosag sodaw| ohgsac}lw| fddlca}s jog dfhg wjow swodd `a`ma}s glg hfw hga}swohg yjow jog wf magfha wf ahs}a cf`ublohca ylwj oiahc| ufblclas(

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    Wf sw}ahiwjah sua}tlslfh ohg fta}slijw" Uaoca Cf}us jos lhc}aosag wja h`ma}fd swodd wosnag ylwj sodaw| ohg sac}lw| }asufhslmlblwlas ohg c}aowag wja fddlca fd soda-w| ohg sac}lw| wjow cahw}obl{as obb sac}lw|-}abowag ocwltlwlas hga} wja gl}acwlfh fdo hayb| c}aowag ossfclowa gl}acwf}owa df} sodaw| ohg sac}lw|( Wja oiahc|s hayc}l`a gowo ohob|sw ls o uo}w fd wjls gl}acwf}owa( Lh ogglwlfh" Uaoca Cf}us jos;

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    uohgag lws }auf}ws wf lhcbga ?5 qohwldlomba lhglcowf}s fd sodaw| ohg sac}lw| ua}-

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    ohg; cfhcbgag o u}fwfcfb cbo}ld|lhi wjow wja Lhsuacwf} Iaha}obs swodd jos }asufhsl-

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    ohg sac}lw| fd Uaoca Cf}us Tfbhwaa}s( @| cf``ahws wjls `f}hlhio}a lhdf}`ag m| blwa}obb| cfhta}sowlfhs ylwj `f}a wjoh ?"555 tfbh-waa}s lh s`obb ohg bo}ia i}fus fta} wja uosw 9 `fhwjs(

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    O`fhi wja cf``hlw| fd wjfsa yjf jota sa}tag" wja}a ls m}fog"gaau ohg uosslfhowa suuf}w df} Uaoca Cf}us( Wjls cf``hlw| h-ga}swohgs wja tlwob l`uf}wohca fd jotlhi tfbhwaa}s yf}nlhi fta}-saos wf u}f`fwa uaoca wj}fij w}olhlhi lhgltlgobs lh wjal} jfswcfhw}|" agcowlhi wja` omfw wja Qhlwag Swowas ohg" ufh wjal}}aw}h" agcowlhi O`a}lcohs omfw wja cfhw}las lh yjlcj wja|

    sa}tag(Suuf}w df} wja Uaoca Cf}us `lsslfh cfhwlhas gasulwa wja i}fy-

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    L maco`a o tfbhwaa} lh ?

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    tfbhwaa} ls jo}`ag" ya azuacw ohg lh docw ga`ohg wjow UaocaCf}us gf ata}|wjlhi j`ohb| ufsslmb| wf ma }asufhslta(Wja}a ls obsf o sahsa wjow wja glscsslfh fh sodaw| ohg sac}lw|

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    Lh docw" fha fd wja `fsw abfqahw waswl`fhlas wf wja l`uf}wohcafd Uaoca Cf}us sa}tlca ls u}ftlgag m| wja ]ogba| do`lb|( L `ahwlfhwjls macosa If}gfh ]ogba|" o tfbhwaa} @oboyl" yos hfw omba wfma ja}a wfgo|( If}gfhs fbga} m}fwja}" Bo}}|" obfhi ylwj ohfwja}tfbhwaa}" Gotlg C}f{la}" ya}a wja dl}sw wyf tfbhwaa}s yjf glag lhsa}tlca( Odwa} i}ogowlhi d}f` cfbbaia" Bo}}|s slswa}" Aboho" ohgjls m}fwja}" If}gfh" mfwj kflhag wja Uaoca Cf}us" nhfylhi dbb yabbwja }lsns ossfclowag ylwj sa}tlca(

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    7 wja }fba fd wja Fddlca fd Lh-suacwf} Iaha}ob lh Uaoca Cf}us Tfbhwaa} sodaw| ohg sac}lw| ohgwja u}fufsag bailsbowlfh fh wja Uaoca Cf}us LIs lhgauahgahca(

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    tfbhwaa}ag lh wja Uaoca Cf}us" ohg ohfwja} lhgltlgob yjf yosksw cf`lhi fh" sf`afha |fhia}(Wja| solg fha fd wja `fsw l`uf}wohw wjlhis wf wjal} sodaw| yos

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    ya}a glscsslhi" lh obcfjfb sa oyo}ahass os lh c}fss cbw}ob sah-slwltlw|6 Yjow glg |f dlhg wjow wja ua}sfhob }asufhslmlblw| fd obbwja tfbhwaa}s ya}a lh wjasa lhswohcas6

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    L yfbg u}ada} wf hfw if lhwf `cj lhw}lcowa gawolb macosa Lwjlhn wjow wjow ls lhdf}`owlfh wjow ya yfbg blna wf }asa}ta sf wjowlw ls nauw cfhdlgahwlob" mw" iaha}obb| suaonlhi" yjow ya gf ls os-sass wja slwowlfh(

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