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O twllt7 dn blss taon ?=5 caoroctlrs D occdmlntobby lncopsubotlm jy tdjl os

suprljl obbdlm cijjonmlr ot NOI. Dt wos Ictiklr ;5??, onm D wos prl-pordn` ti rlcijjlnm ti tal Nirta Otbontdc Ciuncdb ojkossomirs taot wl

cincbuml cijkot iplrotdins dn Bdkyo. Hir tal prlvdius 1 jintas wl aom

klln piunmdn` tal Bdkyon rl`djl modby usdn` prlcdsdin-ùdmlm jundtdins in

iur \N-outairdzlm jdssdin ti ‒pritlct tal plipbl i Bdkyo‚ rij tal krutob

_ommo rl`djl. Ohlr jirl taon ;=,555 strdfls onm 3,555 ot-slo dntlrclpts, dt

wos cblor taot tal plipbl i Bdkyo wlrl dn cintrib i taldr iwn mlstdny, onm D

lbt dt wos tdjl ir us ti cobb o aobt ti Iplrotdin \ndlm Uritlctir.

Kut D couslm o mdpbijotdc stdr ky slnmdn` iut o twllt ti tal wirbm lxpbodn-dn` waot D wiubm rlcijjlnm ti tal twlnty-ldàt ojkossomirs botlr taot moy.

Nlws iròndzotdins pdcflm dt up, onm siin tal stiry i tal ‒rst wor waisl

lnm wos onniunclm in wdttlr‚ wos jofdn` tal riunms. Paln D wlnt ti

Krusslbs ti krdl tal ojkossomirs, D oclm sijl rlsdstoncl”nit klcousl ony-

inl wontlm ti cintdnul cijkot iplrotdins, kut klcousl D aom vdibotlm sijl

unwrdttln rubl in mdpbijotdc cijjundcotdins. ]l Hrlnca ojkossomir, o

ìim rdlnm, dn portdcubor slljlm qudtl jdstlm okiut jy oux pos.

Suca ds NOI, walrl ni dnnivotdin ìls uncaobbln`lm, lvln dn ìim

cousl. Kut tal ̀ iim nlws wos taot dt wos ̀ iim nlws. ]l ciuncdb occlptlm tal

rlcijjlnmotdin o lw moys botlr, onm tal jist succlssub NOI iplrotdin

i jy tdjl dn cijjonm cojl ti o rlosinokby aoppy iutcijl. D cintdnul ti

twllt lorby onm ihln.

Ot tal kl`dnndn` i jy Novy corllr D nlvlr mrlojlm taot D wiubm lnm

up o iur-stor omjdrob dn cijjonm i obb NOI iplrotdins onm wiubm twllt

tal lnm i o wor. Dn oct, jy pbon wos ti `romuotl rij Onnopibds, slrvlir tal ikbdòtiry vl ylors, onm alom ist ti bow scaiib. Tlt D sodblm in wlbb

post tal vl-ylor bdjdt onm rlclntby ndsalm tadrty-slvln ylors dn undirj. Dt

obb slljs on occdmlntob iutcijl dn si jony woys, os ds trul ir nlorby lvlry-

inl—s bdl, D suppisl. Iur pbons nlvlr qudtl survdvl cintoct wdta tal rlob wirbm.



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Jy pbon cibbdmlm wdta rlobdty tads woy. Os jy vl-ylor cijjdtjlnt

lnmlm dn lorby ?41?, D aom oppbdcotdins dn ot Tobl Bow Scaiib (wodt-bdstlm)

onm o nujklr i italr prlstd`dius scaiibs i bow (occlptlm ot slvlrob). D aomsukjdttlm jy rlsd`notdin ti tal Novy onm wos okiut ti kl`dn waot D aiplm

wiubm kl on dntlrlstdn` (onm pritokbl) corllr os o cirpirotl bowylr.

]ln Jdfl Jubbln cobblm jl. Ot tal tdjl, tal uturl caodrjon i tal

Gidnt Cadls i Stost wos o bdlutlnont cijjonmlr wirfdn` dn tal Kurlou i

Novob Ulrsinnlb. Al aom klln o cijpony ifficlr ot Onnopibds murdn` jy tdjl

talrl onm wos on lorby jlntir wai albplm jl mlcdml in tal surocl Novy (os

ippislm ti sukjordnls, ovdotdin, ir tal Jordnl Cirps).

‒Stovrdmds, waot ds tads D alor okiut yiu `lttdn` iut9‚ wos ads iplndn`bdnl, mlbdvlrlm os usuob wdtaiut prlojkbl ir irlpboy.

D lxpbodnlm way D wontlm ti ì ti bow scaiib, ossurlm adj taot D aom

bivlm tal Novy kut rlobby wontlm ti try sijltadn` lbsl, onm bodm iut waot D

taiuàt wos o mllnmokbl orùjlnt ir jy lximus.

‒Tiu wont bow scaiib. IF. Blt jl try onm `lt tal Novy ti slnm yiu ti o

bow scaiib. D—bb cobb yiu kocf.‚ Mdob tinl.

]l nlxt moy al cobblm onm istlrlm ti aovl tal Novy slnm jl ti tal

Hbltcalr Scaiib i Bow onm Mdpbijocy. D pidntlm iut taot Hbltcalr wos nit o

bow scaiib kut o scaiib i dntlrnotdinob rlbotdins. Ads cijjlnt7 ‒Dt aos ‑bow—

dn tal nojl. Onm dt ds aorm ti `lt irmlrs ti dt. Si yiu klttlr tofl dt niw.‚

D wos ossd`nlm ti on odrcroh corrdlr ot tal tdjl, iplrotdn` iut i sljd-

tripdcob nirta Hbirdmo, jy aijl. D bdflm jy gik, obtaiuà dt wos aorm wirf

dn tal ln`dnllrdn` mlportjlnt. Slvlrob italr octirs cojl ti klor okiut tal

sojl tdjl. Inl wos jy rlob ostlctdin ir tal slo onm plraops tal kl`dnndn`s

i o klbdl taot inl moy D ciubm kl o rlosinokby ìim ifficlr onm plraops lvlno slo coptodn. Onitalr wos jirl prisodc7 tal cist i bow scaiib. Novy bdlutln-

onts ot tal tdjl wlrl unbdflby ti sicf owoy o bit i jinly, onm D aom nit minl

si. Onm tal tadrm, mlbdàtub octir wos taot D aom rlclntby klcijl lnò`lm ti

jy bivlby uturl wdl, Bouro. O Novy gundir alrslb, Bouro, dt slljlm ti jl,

wiubm kl aoppdlr dn tal ljkrocl i tal Novy ojdby. O Novy scaiborsadp ti

`romuotl scaiib ti stumy dntlrnotdinob rlbotdins wiubm ̀ uorontll taot, ot blost

ir tal tarll-ylor ikbdòtdin plrdim ibbiwdn`. Onm Bouro wontlm ti stumy

dntlrnotdinob rlbotdins os wlbb, wadca aom klln alr unmlr`romuotl jogir.Si D stoylm dn tal Novy onm stumdlm ot tal Hbltcalr Scaiib, ubtdjotlby

`romuotdn` wdta o UaM. Bouro wlnt ti Kistin \ndvlrsdty ti mi alr `romuotl

wirf, obsi dn dntlrnotdinob rlbotdins.



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Dn jony woys taot wos tal pdvitob jijlnt dn jy corllr”taot nlxus dn

tdjl wl obb ocl waln twi rioms plrjonlntby onm drrlvicokby port onm o mlcd-

sdin ds joml. Padbl D tiylm oòdn wdta `lttdn` iut slvlrob jirl tdjls dn jycorllr, lsslntdobby tal mdl wos cost ot taot jijlnt. ]l mlcdsdin ti stoy dn tal

Novy wos ikvdiusby fly, kut tal mlcdsdins (kita jdnl onm tal Novy plrsinnlb

systlj—s) taot blm ti jy ossd`njlnt dn ;554 os tal suprljl obbdlm cijjonmlr

ot NOI (SOCL\[) klòn wdta jy tdjl dn `romuotl scaiib stumydn` dntlr-

notdinob rlbotdins.

Dt wos ot tal Hbltcalr Scaiib taot D rst blornlm ti opprlcdotl tal fly dntlr-

pboy i pibdtdcs, lcinijdcs, noncl, kusdnlss, cubturl, bonùo`l, onm slcurdty.

]l fniwblm`l onm sfdbbs D mlvlbiplm talrl albplm jl jony tdjls tariuà-iut tal bin` viyo`l i jy corllr, onm cojl jist pidntlmby dnti pboy dn jy

rst iur-stor ossd`njlnt”ti \.S. Siutalrn Cijjonm”onm taln ot NOI.

]ot tdjl dn `romuotl scaiib obsi klòn jy tadnfdn` okiut on djpirtont

dmlo”inl taot D aovl wrdttln tads kiif ti saorl.

]l kd` blssin taot D blornlm obin` tal woy, onm wadca ds tal unmlr-

pdnndn` i tads kiif, ds dn inl slnsl vlry kosdc7 tal wirbm ds o mdvlrsl onm

cijpblx pbocl, onm sdn`bl-pidnt ‒sdbvlr kubblt‚ sibutdins ir dts prikbljs wdbb

objist obwoys odb. \ndbotlrob octdin ds usuobby o mdsoppidntjlnt6 obbdoncls,

portnlrsadps, onm rdlnmsadps orl lvlrytadn`. Pl just oppby dntlrnotdinob,

dntlro`lncy, onm pukbdc-prdvotl cinnlctdins dn crlotdn` slcurdty dn tal twlnty-

rst clntury.

Onm dt obb just kl minl dn o tronsporlnt onm ipln woy taot blvlro`ls

iur ubtdjotl strln`tas”tal Lnbdàtlnjlnt vobuls taot unmlr`drm obb taot

iur notdin onm tal italr mljicrocdls i tal wirbm stonm ir7 bdklrty, rllmij

i tal prlss, rllmij i spllca, rllmij i lmucotdin, mljicrocy dtslb, onmin, onm in. Dmlos just kl sprlom tariuà lstlctdvl strotl`dc cijjundcotdin

usdn` tal sicdob nltwirfs walrl tal wirbm bdvls timoy.

D aipl ti dbbujdnotl nit si juca ‒waot aopplnlm‚ murdn` tal turkublnt

iur ylors D splnt ot NOI rij ;554 ti ;5?3. ]l octs i taisl ylors orl

obrlomy wlbb micujlntlm onm rlomdby ovodbokbl rij jony siurcls. ]l dssuls

wlrl bor`l7 Oàondston, Bdkyo, tal Kobfons, Syrdo, cyklrcrdjl, cyklrtlr-

rirdsj, pdrocy, jdssdbl mllnsl, mllnsl unmdn` cuts, unkobonclm splnmdn`

wdtadn tal NOI obbdoncl, onm jony italr tadn`s kita ìim onm dbb.Dnstlom, D wont ti istlr jirl okiut ‒way dt aopplnlm‚ onm waot D blornlm

rij dt. Ulraops jist djpirtont rij jy iwn plrsinob plrsplctdvl, D aipl ti

`dvl o ̀ bdjpsl i waot dt ds bdfl ti slrvl os NOI—s suprljl obbdlm cijjonmlr7



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tal succlssls onm odburls, tal ìim mlcdsdins onm jdstofls, tal adà onm biw

pidnts i tal viyo`l. Dt ds o gik D nlvlr lxplctlm”o Novy omjdrob caisln ir

waot aos obwoys klln o `lnlrob—s tosf. Obtaiuà D wos sijltadn` i on occd-mlntob caidcl (os yiu wdbb sll dn talsl po`ls), tal viyo`l wos o oscdnotdn` inl,

onm rij dt wl joy ti`ltalr blorn o kdt okiut aiw ti crlotl slcurdty dn tads

unslttblm onm mon`lrius clntury.

Hdnobby, D aovl bin` klbdlvlm taot wl just obb morl ti rlom, tadnf, wrdtl,

onm pukbdsa. Ni inl i us ds os sjort os obb i us tadnfdn` ti`ltalr”ni inl

plrsin, ni inl notdin, ni inl obbdoncl, ni inl iròndzotdin. Iur cijkdnlm

fniwblm`l ds vostby `rlotlr taon iur dnmdvdmuob dnputs. Si dmlos just kl

saorlm, onm strotl`dc cijjundcotdin”iur slb-tobf”jottlrs mllpby.]riuàiut jy corllr D aovl wrdttln lxtlnsdvlby, nit si juca ti tloca

italrs os ti albp jyslb blorn. Ot tal stort i jy tdjl os SOCL\[ D klòn

ti fllp o giurnob okiut jy taiuàts onm lxplrdlncls dn tal gik. Dt wos inby

tal slcinm tdjl dn jy corllr taot D aom minl si (tal rst kldn` murdn` jy

rst cijjonm ot slo i o Novy mlstriylr). Ky tal tdjl D stlpplm miwn dn

Joy ;5?3, D aom ossljkblm okiut ;<5,555 wirms civlrdn` jy taiuàts murdn`

taisl iur tujubtuius ylors. D mrow in taisl cintljpironlius dnsdàts onm

llbdn`s ihln dn tal ciursl i tads kiif. Dn jony cosls, tal quitls D dncbuml

wlrl mdrlctby rlcirmlm dn jy giurnob. Dn italr dnstoncls, taly orl rl-crlotlm

ti tal klst i jy rlcibblctdin.

Paot D aipl ti saiw dn tads vibujl ds taot dn iur cijpblx wirbm, tal

klst opprioca ds on ainlst rlci`ndtdin taot tadn`s wdbb odb, jdstofls wdbb kl

joml, onm tal cists wdbb kl adà. Kut wl con succllm dn crlotdn` slcurdty ir

iur notdins ky wirfdn` ti`ltalr wdta obbdls, portnlrs, onm rdlnms6 ky crlotdn`

trul dntlro`lncy ciiplrotdin dn iur iwn lxlcutdvl kronca6 onm ky portnlrdn`wdta tal prdvotl slctir, dn wadca tal rlob piwlr i tads notdin rlsdmls.

D wiubm istlr o nob wirm okiut tal plipbl dn tal \.S. Mlportjlnt i

Mllnsl onm tal rll jdbdtordls i tal NOI obbdoncl, vdrtuobby obb vibun-

tllrs dn tal cousl i rllmij. Jirl taon twi taiusonm ylors oì, tal nosclnt

@rllf mljicrocy oclm on lxdstlntdob tarlot rij tal ljpdrl i Ulrsdo. ]l

Ulrsdons cojl wdta o jdàty llt i trdrljls ti cinqulr @rllcl, onm taly

iutnujklrlm tal @rllf llt ky jirl taon vl ti inl. Tlt tal @rllf llt—s

Otalndon omjdrob, ]ljdsticbls, fnlw taot al aom inl crucdob omvonto`l7 adsriwlrs wlrl obb rll jln, wadbl tal Ulrsdon llt wos jonnlm ivlrwalbjdn`by

ky sbovls.



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]l ndàt klirl tal kottbl dn tal Koy i Sobojds iutsdml Otalns, ]l-

jdsticbls òtalrlm tal coptodns i obb ads trdrljl òbblys. Al tibm talj ti

tlbb taldr jln iur tadn`s tal nlxt moy ot mown klirl taly riwlm dnti kottbl7‒ijirriw, yiu just riw ir yiur porlnts. ijirriw, yiu just riw ir yiur

cadbmrln. ijirriw, yiu just riw ir yiur cdty. Onm tijirriw, yiu just

riw ir rllmij.‚ ]l @rllfs mlstriylm tal Ulrsdon llt, onm tal vobuls i

mljicrocy, rllmij, onm bdklrty wlrl sovlm, lvlntuobby ti kl posslm in ti us.

]l NOI obbdoncl onm tal ìim jln onm wijln wai slrvl dt timoy

cintdnul ti riw ir rllmij. D oj prium ti aovl splnt iur ylors wdta talj

ot tal iors. ]ds kiif ds tal stiry i taot viyo`l.



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Hdrst onm irljist, D just soy taonf yiu ti tal aunmrlms i taiusonms i

NOI triips rlprlslntdn` tal twlnty-ldàt notdins i tal wirbm—s strin`lstobbdoncl wai slrvlm unmlr jy cijjonm murdn` jy iur ylors os tal suprljl

obbdlm cijjonmlr ir iplrotdins. ]ldr ciuro`l, ainir, onm cijjdtjlnt ti

obb i tal jdssdins wl unmlrtiif blh jl mllpby ̀ rotlub taot taly wlrl wdbbdn`

ti stonm onm mlbdvlr iplrotdinobby dn Oàondston, Bdkyo, tal Kobfons, Syrdo,

ciuntlrpdrocy, odr pibdcdn`, cyklrmllnsl, onm jony italr mljonmdn` tosfs.

ii jony mdlm dn Oàondston6 ir tal rlst i jy bdl D wdbb ainir taldr socrd-

cl dn jy jljiry onm aibm taldr ojdbdls dn jy alort.

]ds kiif wiubm nlvlr aovl klln cijpbltlm wdtaiut tal stlomost onmwdsl omvdcl, ciunslb, onm lmdtirdob suppirt i Copt. Kdbb Aorbiw, \SN ([lt.).

O truby prilssdinob Novy pukbdc ostodrs iffi clr ir mlcomls, al obsi slrvlm

krdbbdontby dn taot ribl ot tal CDO. Al aos klln tal nlst i rdlnms onm sadp-

jotls tariuàiut tal viyo`l i ]l Occdmlntob Omjdrob , onm D iwl adj o mlkt

i mllp `rotdtuml ir jirl taon twi mlcomls i rdlnmsadp, os wlbb os o rll

bunca ir bdl.

]riuàiut jy tdjl ot NOI dn Klb`duj onm \.S. Luriplon Cijjonm

dn Stuttòrt, @lrjony, D wos surriunmlm ky toblntlm jln onm wijln rij

tal \ndtlm Stotls onm jony italr ciuntrdls. Dn portdcubor, D wos kblsslm wdta

rdlnmsadp onm omvdcl rij jy vordius mlputdls, slndir lnbdstlm omvdsirs, Stotl

Mlportjlnt pibdtdcob omvdsirs, onm lxlcutdvl ossdstonts. Ojin` jony italrs,

slvlrob stonm iut7 @lnlrob Sdr Gian JcCibb onm @lnlrob Sdr [dcaorm Sadrrlst

i tal Krdtdsa Orjy wlrl jy NOI mlputdls. Ot \.S. Luriplon Cijjonm D

wos kblsslm ti aovl Bt. @ln. Gocf @ormnlr onm Xdcl Omj. Caorbdl Jorti`bdi.

Jy slndir lnbdstlm omvdsirs wlrl Cijjonm S`t. Jogir Jdfl Kobca, Cij-jonm Jostlr Cadl [iy Jommicfs, onm Cijjonm S`t. Jog. imm Sjobb. Jy

lxlcutdvl ossdstonts wlrl [lor Omj. Gojdl Hi`ì, Jog. @ln. @rl` Bln`ylb,

onm Krd`. @ln. [i`lr Cbiutdlr. ]l Stotl Mlportjlnt slnt jl o suplrk podr i



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pibdtdcob omvdsirs, kita i waij klcojl cdvdbdon mlputdls ot \.S. Luriplon

Cijjonm7 Ojkossomir Borry Kutblr onm Ojkossomir Fotl Conovon. Obb

wlrl iutstonmdn` onm rljodn cbisl rdlnms timoy.In tal NOI sdml, D wos okbl ti wirf cbislby wdta twi krdbbdont slcrl-

tordls `lnlrob7 Goop ml Aiip Scalstlr i tal Nltalrbonms onm Onmlrs Hià

[osjussln i Mlnjorf. wi caodrjln i tal Jdbdtory Cijjdttll i NOI

wlrl bdflwdsl iutstonmdn` dn taldr lnlr`y onm mltlrjdnotdin ti sll NOI

succllm7 Omjdrob @dojpoibi md Uoibo i Dtoby (wai wlnt in ti kl on lxclp-

tdinobby cijpltlnt jdndstlr i mllnsl) onm @lnlrob Fnum Kortlbs i Mln-

jorf. D iwl o `rlot mlob ti tads `riup i iur rdlnms, wai privdmlm `lnlrius

suppirt os wl riwlm ti`ltalr dn tal òbbly i NOI.Jy kissls kocf dn Posadn`tin suppirtlm jl wlbb tariuàiut tal iur

ylors7 Slcrltordls i Mllnsl Kik @otls, Blin Uonltto, onm Caucf Ao`lb orl

iutstonmdn` pukbdc slrvonts ir waij D wos bucfy ti slrvl. ]l twi caodrjln

i tal Gidnt Cadls i Stost, Omj. Jdfl Jubbln onm @ln. Jorty Mljpsly,

wlrl bdflwdsl lxclptdinob.

Bucfdby, D aovl o wdml cdrcbl i plrsinob rdlnms rij wdtadn kita tal

jdbdtory onm tal bor`lr cdvdbdon wirbm. Si jony plipbl aovl albplm jl dn tal

iur ylors i NOI taot D connit nojl talj dnmdvdmuobby, kut ti loca D iwl

o `rlot mlob.

D oj kblsslm wdta tal llt—s klst jij, Sadrbly Stovrdmds”sal splnt

mlcomls os o Jordnl Cirps wdl os sal onm jy otalr, o \SJC cibinlb, saoplm

jy bdl onm bouncalm jl dnti jy corllr. Bdflwdsl D aovl winmlrub dn-bows,

Copt. Kik Aobb, \SN ([lt.), onm ads wdl, Gion.

Hdnobby onm jist djpirtont, D wdbb nlvlr kl okbl ti ubby lxprlss aiw

juca D iwl ti jy bivlby wdl, Bouro6 nir aiw juca D bivl alr. Pl aovl sodblmti`ltalr ir wlbb ivlr tarll mlcomls onm tal airdzin ds os krdàt os lvlr. Sal

obsi ds tal plrlct jitalr i iur twi mouàtlrs, Cardstdno onm Gubdo, wai jofl

jl prium lvlry moy. ]ly orl tal clntlr i jy bdl onm tal stors D stllr ky.



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TI\ PON] ]I SLNM JL PAL[L9

Dh yiu mi nit caon`l mdrlctdin,yiu joy lnm up walrl yiu orl alomdn`.

”Boi ]zu

I hln dn jy mrlojs D oj ot slo in o sadp oòdn. D—j ldtalr tal coptodn”

o jdmmbl-o`lm jon dn jy botl tadrtdls, dn cijjonm, llbdn` slrdius

kut pbloslm wdta jy slljdn`by alovy rlspinsdkdbdtdls”ir, in dncrlos-

dn`by dnrlqulnt iccosdins, o aoppy yiun` gundir iffi clr dn jy lorby twlntdls

stonmdn` wotca onm `dvdn` rummlr irmlrs ti tal albjsjon. ]ln dt `lts aorm.

Pl orl obwoys oppriocadn` tal sairl ohlr o bin` viyo`l. ]lrl ds o pdlr, wadca

biifs sol onm sdjpbl ti opprioca6 kut ot tal bost jdnutl, sijl unslln adàlr

cijjonmlr irmlrs us ti pricllm up o rdvlr, obwoys tal wirst pbocl ir o worsadp. Ot rst dt ìls wlbb6 talrl ds pblnty i wotlr onm sunbdàt, onm tal caonnlb ds

wlbb jorflm. Kut ohlr o tdjl, tal konfs i tal rdvlr cbisl dn onm alovy ibdo`l

in kita sairls prlvlnts jl rij slldn` waot mon`lrs joy tarlotln jy sadp.

Obb vlry Gislpa Cinrom onm Alort i Morfnlss. ]l wirst port ds taot tal rdvlr

`riws dncrlosdn`by saobbiw. Siin wl orl sdjpby sfdjjdn` obin` in o pbonl i

jum, onm D connit djo`dnl aiw tal sadp stoys uprdàt6 dt saiubm tdp ivlr. Kut

sijlaiw wl orl crudsdn` obin`, onm D oj ommdn` piwlr ti tal ln`dnls ti fllp

us prlcordiusby tarustdn` irworm, owodtdn` tal sadp—s dnlvdtokbl obb ti inl sdmlir tal italr.

]ln D owofl.



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D wobflm iut i tal ifficl i Slcrltory i Mllnsl [iklrt @otls dn Hlkru-

ory ;551 llbdn` sbdàtby mdsirdlntlm. Al aom gust osflm jl ti klcijl tal

rst Novy omjdrob ti slrvl os tal suprljl obbdlm cijjonmlr i tal Nirta

Otbontdc rloty Iròndzotdin (NOI). ]l pisdtdin, fniwn ky tal ocrinyj

SOCL\[, wos rst albm ky Mwdàt Ldslnaiwlr. Sdncl Dfl, on unkrifln bdnl

i hlln `lnlrobs aom minl tal gik. Hir o ùy wai nlvlr lxplctlm ti jofl

dt klyinm bdlutlnont, dt wos on owlsijl prisplct”dn tal bdtlrob jlondn`

i tal wirm. Onm dt cojl wdta o slcinm iur-stor ossd`njlnt”tal tlrj dn

tal jdbdtory ds ‒muob-aottlm‚”os cijjonmlr i \.S. Luriplon Cijjonm(L\CIJ). D wiubm aovl twi alomquortlrs, jirl taon tarll aunmrlm jdbls

oport6 twi mdstdnct stosts6 onm o wirbm i caobbln`ls. D wos ottlrlm onm ain-

irlm”kut D osflm ir sijl tdjl ti tadnf okiut dt klirl D sodm yls.

Ohlr tadrty-twi ylors i cijjdssdinlm slrvdcl ibbiwdn` jy ̀ romuotdin

rij Onnopibds dn ?408, D wos stdbb rlbotdvlby yiun` ot hy-tarll onm lxcdtlm

okiut jy corllr. D wos clrtodnby aiplub i onitalr ossd`njlnt, kut klirl

jy vdsdt wdta Kik @otls taot jirndn` D wiubm aovl ùlsslm taot D wos okiut

ti kl istlrlm tal gik i cijjonmlr ot \.S. Uocdc Cijjonm, tromdtdinobby oNovy pist.

Tlt tal istlr ti ì ti Luripl wos nit o cijpbltl surprdsl7 D wos cbisl

ti ndsadn` jy tarll-ylor tiur os tal cijkotont cijjonmlr i \.S. Siuta-

lrn Cijjonm, rlspinsdkbl ir obb Mlportjlnt i Mllnsl octdvdty siuta i

tal \ndtlm Stotls. D wos tal rst Novy ifficlr ti bonm taot gik os wlbb. Jy

orlo i icus cijprdslm =< ciuntrdls onm tlrrdtirdls, ?8 jdbbdin squorl jdbls,

onm wlbb ivlr <55 jdbbdin plipbl. D bivlm tal gik onm aom splnt juca i jy

tdjl”nlorby 05 plrclnt”trovlbdn` tariuàiut tal Ojlrdcos. Jy Spondsa

aom djprivlm ti tal pidnt taot D cinmuctlm obb jy jlltdn`s wdta jy dntlrbic-

utirs rij miwn siuta dn Spondsa, onm D wos stumydn` Uirtuùlsl. Hrij jy

alomquortlrs dn Jdojd D blm o tloj i tlns i taiusonms i sibmdlrs, sodbirs,

odrjln, Jordnls, Ciost @uormsjln, onm mllnsl cdvdbdons lnò`lm dn slcu-

rdty ciiplrotdin onm iplrotdins.

Kut obb ìim tadn`s lnm, onm dt wos cblor taot D wiubm ldtalr tofl in o

nlw ossd`njlnt ir kl osflm ti rltdrl ohlr nlorby tadrty-tarll ylors i cij-jdssdinlm slrvdcl. D wos cijirtokbl ldtalr woy. Jy nijdnotdin ir tal gik

dn Luripl joml sijl slnsl. D spifl rlosinokbl Hrlnca onm Spondsa, onm jy

UaM rij tal Hbltcalr Scaiib i Bow onm Mdpbijocy ot uhs \ndvlrsdty (tal



Tiu Pont ti Slnm Jl Palrl9 3

notdin—s ibmlst scaiib i dntlrnotdinob rlbotdins) aom o strin` cinclntrotdin dn

Luriplon stumdls”adstiry, pibdtdcs, NOI, onm slcurdty stumdls. Bouro aom

bdvlm dn Luripl ir sdx ylors os o cadbm onm spifl Hrlnca, onm D aom bdvlmir tarll ylors dn @rllcl os o cadbm jyslb. D aom iplrotlm lxtlnsdvlby unmlr

NOI cijjonm ot slo dn tal Jlmdtlrronlon ivlr tal ylors, onm murdn` jy

tdjl os slndir jdbdtory ossdstont ti tal slcrltory i mllnsl wl aom ìnl ti

jony, jony cinlrlncls onm jlltdn`s lnò`dn` tal NOI obbdls.

D cinsdmlrlm jyslb rlosinokby wlbb quobdlm ti albp jono`l tal tarll

`rlot dssuls ocdn` NOI7 Oàondston, walrl objist ?55,555 NOI triips

wlrl dn cijkot oòdnst tal obdkon6 [ussdo, o mdfficubt onm cintlntdius rlbo-

tdinsadp wdta o au`l miwnsdml d wl ciubm nit `lt dt rdàt6 onm tal `listrotl-`dc uturl i tal obbdoncl dtslb. Fisivi onm tal Kobfons wlrl obsi cinclrns,

obtaiuà tadn`s slljlm ti kl ̀ idn`, os D wiubm cijl ti soy botlr, ‒suspdcdiusby

wlbb‚ talrl. Nit o sdn`bl omjdrob, aiwlvlr, aom lvlr klln ossd`nlm ti tal twdn

pisdtdins i SOCL\[ onm L\CIJ”cijjonm i NOI—s ircls onm obb i

tal \.S. ircls dn o `li`ropadc orlo taot dncbumls Luripl, [ussdo, Dsrolb, onm

o jogir sl`jlnt i tal Otbontdc. Dt wos mountdn` ti cinsdmlr ibbiwdn` dn tal

iitstlps i Mwdàt Ldslnaiwlr, Oblxonmlr Aod`, Gian Saobdfosavdbd, Plsbly

Cborf, Gislpa [obstin, Gojls Ginls, onm obb tal italrs.

D wos `bom taot D wiubm cintdnul ti wirf ir Kik @otls d D tiif tal gik.

@otls wos o corllr CDO ifficlr, [ussdo lxplrt, onm UaM wdta [ussdon-bonùo`l

sfdbbs, onm okivl obb o ‒stlomy aonm‚ ojdm tal cintrivlrsy onm caobbln`ls i

Posadn`tin, M.C. D wos aoppy ti cintdnul in Omj. Jdfl Jubbln—s tloj os

wlbb. Al ds o bdlbin` jlntir onm o suplrk caodrjon i tal Gidnt Cadls i Stost.

Onitalr pbus wos tal caoncl ti wirf wdta @ln. Gojls Ginls, wai aom

gust klln slblctlm ti kl notdinob slcurdty omvdsir ti nlwby lblctlm UrlsdmlntKorocf Ikojo. @lnlrob Ginls aom klln kita tal Cijjonmont i tal Jordnl

Cirps onm tal suprljl obbdlm cijjonmlr dn Luripl. O kdbdnùob Hrlnca

sploflr wai `rlw up dn Swdtzlrbonm, al aom klln o nl lxojpbl onm icco-

sdinob jlntir ti jl ir jirl taon o mlcoml, onm D fnlw D ciubm ciunt in adj

ir sibdm omvdcl onm ciunslb dn jy nlw gik. Ot blost D con proctdcl jy Hrlnca

wdta adj, D taiuàt. Kut okivl obb lbsl, dn jy alort D wos nit qudtl rlomy ti

aon` up jy undirj.

Bouro, jy kloutdub kbinml wdl i twlnty-ldàt ylors, onm D sot dn Cln-trob, o rlbotdvlby nlw rlstouront in Ulnnsybvondo Ovlnul, onm tobflm okiut

tal pbusls onm jdnusls i tal ossd`njlnt ti NOI. Pl—m caisln o Hrlnca

kdstri–stybl spit ti mdscuss tal gik. D fnlw Bouro—s saorp gum`jlnt onm mllp



= Caoptlr ?

fniwblm`l i Luripl wiubm kl dnvobuokbl osslts dn tal tiur”sal aom lvln

ottlnmlm tarll ylors i adà scaiib dn Klb`duj wadbl alr otalr, o Novy cop-

todn, wos ossd`nlm ti tal NOI jdssdin dn Krusslbs. Pl o`rllm taot tal inbyrlob miwnsdml okiut ìdn` ti SOCL\[ wiubm kl blovdn` siuta Hbirdmo onm

occlptdn` tal ̀ li`ropadcob slporotdin rij iur twi mouàtlrs onm iur o`dn`

kut irtunotlby stdbb vdìrius porlnts.

Onm Bouro onm D bivlm Jdojd”o ̀ ir`lius cdty, inl i tal jist kloutdub

dn tal ciuntry wdta dts swllpdn` aorkir, sunny klocals, bivlby ort mlci kudbm-

dn`s, onm kustbdn` Botdni cubturl. Jirl taon aob i tal jltri orlo—s rlsdmlnts

wlrl kirn dn italr ciuntrdls, onm wlbb ivlr 85 plrclnt i cinvlrsotdins orl

cinmuctlm dn Spondsa. Jdojd ds truby sud `lnlrds. D obsi aom dn aonm o rlo-sinokbl prisplct i o ontostdc gik wirfdn` ir Minno Saobobo, tal prlsdmlnt

i tal \ndvlrsdty i Jdojd, o plrsin D mllpby omjdrl onm rlsplct. Kut mlspdtl

iur bivl ir Jdojd onm tal caoncl i o ̀ iim gik dn ocomljdo, wl kita qudcfby

cojl ti tal cincbusdin taot D ciubm nit soy ni ti tal ippirtundty D aom gust

klln istlrlm ti slrvl dn Luripl.

Pl rlturnlm ti Jdojd onm stortlm prlpordn` ir o jdmsujjlr jivl.

Bdfl obb jdbdtory ojdbdls, wl aom jivlm jony, jony tdjls klirl. Kita

Bouro onm D `rlw up dn tal jdbdtory, D dn o Jordnl Cirps ojdby”jy otalr

wos o mlcirotlm dnontry ifficlr”onm Bouro tal mouàtlr i o novob ovdo-

tir. Lvln klirl wl jorrdlm dn ?41?, iur cijkdnlm jivls lxcllmlm twlnty,

dncbumdn` kltwlln us tarll tiurs dn Luripl. Sdncl iur jorrdo`l wl—m pubblm

up stofls onm jivlm tadrtlln tdjls, ihln ìdn` ciost-ti-ciost dn tal typdcob

ribblr-ciostlr i o jdbdtory corllr.

Tlt, surprdsdn`by, tads wos tal rst tdjl dn jy corllr taot D wiubm kl

koslm ivlrslos. Obtaiuà jy sadps aom joml nujlrius mlpbiyjlnts, Bouroonm iur twi mouàtlrs aom obwoys klln aijlpirtlm dn tal \ndtlm Stotls.

]ds nlw ossd`njlnt cojl ot o cijpbdcotlm tdjl ir iur adà scaiib slndir,

Gubdo. Bdfl jist yiun` plipbl okiut ti blovl tal nlst onm alom ti cibbl`l,

Gubdo aom klln aipdn` ti kl rlosinokby cbisl ti us, lsplcdobby ir tal rst ylor

ir twi. Ot inl pidnt, waln dt aom biiflm bdfl o gik dn Aowodd wos on iptdin,

sal aom oppbdlm onm klln occlptlm ot tal \ndvlrsdty i Aowodd. Kut wdta tal

pistdn` ti Klb`duj, talrl wos ni \.S. cibbl`dotl iptdin ir alr ony cbislr taon

tal \.S. Lost Ciost, o bin` sdx-aiur dàt owoy. Pl splnt juca i tal wllf-lnm mdscussdn` tal iptdins onm trydn` ti icus Gubdo in tal au`l upsdml i

tal ossd`njlnt ir alr”trdps ti Luripl, o kudbt-dn sujjlr lxplrdlncl, tal

caoncl ti blorn Hrlnca”onm sal ̀ romuobby squorlm alr saiubmlrs onm slttblm



Tiu Pont ti Slnm Jl Palrl9 <

dnti tal dmlo. O mdscdpbdnlm ùrl sfotlr onm o nl stumlnt, Gubdo wiubm kl o

succlss walrlvlr sal wlnt ti cibbl`l, onm os o Novy gundir sal aom blornlm ti

ribb wdta tal puncals.]l jivl wos o sdjdbor surprdsl ti Gubdo—s ibmlr sdstlr, Cardstdno, wai aom

rlclntby `romuotlm rij tal \ndvlrsdty i Xdr`dndo onm wos wirfdn` ot @ii-

`bl dn Son Hroncdsci. Bdfl alr sdstlr, Cardstdno aom aiplm alr jij onm mom

wiubm kl pistlm ti Aowodd, wadca wiubm aovl put us cbisl ti alr in tal \.S.

Plst Ciost. Sal aom turnlm miwn o gik wdta @ii`bl dn Mukbdn, Drlbonm, lor-

bdlr dn tal ylor, klttdn` in iur cijdn` wlst. Kut bdfl Gubdo, Cardstdno aos `rlot

rlslrvls i caoroctlr onm lxdkdbdty, onm ohlr o ciupbl i bin` painl cobbs wdta

Bouro, sal tii wos icusdn` cblorby in tal nlw aijl pirt”Jins, Klb`duj.Padbl tal slcrltory i mllnsl pripisls plipbl ir giks bdfl tal inl D

aom klln osflm ti cinsdmlr, tal pisdtdin ds nit tal slcrltory—s ti oworm. ]l

prlsdmlnt just nijdnotl ifficlrs ir suca giks6 tal Slnotl just cinrj

taisl oppidntjlnts6 onm dn tal cosl i slndir NOI ossd`njlnts, tal Nirta

Otbontdc Ciuncdb—s twlnty-ldàt ojkossomirs just obsi opprivl. Si incl D

aom mlcdmlm dn prdncdpbl taot D wiubm tofl tal gik, D aom ti ̀ i tariuà slvlrob

jirl stlps klirl dt wos obb nodblm miwn.

In o cibm Plmnlsmoy ohlrniin dn Posadn`tin, D wos sujjinlm ti tal

Padtl Aiusl ti jllt Urlsdmlnt Ikojo.

D aom rlom Mrlojs rij Jy Hotalr sijl jintas klirl (dt wos tal rst

kiif D miwnbiomlm ti jy Fdnmbl) onm iunm dt rlossurdn` ti fniw taot iur

nlw prlsdmlnt wos o nl wrdtlr”tal kiif aos rlob bdtlrory quobdty”os wlbb os

cblorby kldn` adàby dntlbbd`lnt, omoptokbl, dntlrnotdinobby irdlntlm, onm jon-

dlstby curdius. @iim quobdtdls dnmllm dn o blomlr. Onm D rlsinotlm ti ads ‒ni

mrojo‚ stybl, wadca wos port i jy klmricf opprioca ti blomlrsadp.Ivlr tal ylors D aom jlt vl prlsdmlnts”Cortlr, [loòn, Cbdntin, onm

kita Kusals”si tads wos nit tal rst tdjl D wiubm kl saofdn` aonms wdta tal

‒blomlr i tal Hrll Pirbm.‚ Kut tal cdrcujstoncls”o caot okiut jy nlxt gik,

on djpirtont inl dn tal cintlxt i tal Mlportjlnt i Mllnsl”wlrl mdstlr-

lnt. Si jy nlrvls wlrl runndn` adà os D wlnt tariuà tal nirjob riutdnl

i o moy dn Posadn`tin”o spllca, slvlrob cobbs in fly cin`rlssdinob blomlrs,

onm o qudcf bunca dn jy sjobb Ulntoìn ifficl. ]l oppidntlm tdjl wos 3

p.j., onm D aom tibm jy slcurdty tloj ti `lt jl talrl pblnty lorby.D wobflm dnti tal Plst Pdn` i tal Padtl Aiusl, tiif o mllp krlota,

onm wos lscirtlm ky o stostlr ti tal Ivob Ifficl. D wos tibm ti tofl o slot

gust dnsdml tal miir onm wodt ir sijlinl ti cijl onm `lt jl. D aom orrdvlm



8 Caoptlr ?

okiut twlnty jdnutls lorby onm wos aipdn` ti cinnlct wdta Slcrltory @otls,

wai wiubm kl occijponydn` jl ti tal slssdin, ir o jijlnt ir twi klirl

jlltdn` tal prlsdmlnt. D iplnlm jy Fdnmbl onm prltlnmlm ti rlom. Dn oct, Dwos wirfdn` tariuà pissdkbl onswlrs ti qulstdins D taiuàt tal prlsdmlnt

jdàt osf.

Paot mdm D tadnf wos tal rdàt woy oalom dn Oàondston9 D mlcdmlm D

wiubm trutaubby soy taot D wontlm ti sll tal rlsubts i tal jogir rlvdlws taot

wlrl unmlr woy (Gidnt Stost, Notdinob Slcurdty Stost, onm \.S. Clntrob Cij-

jonm obb aom suca lstirts dn pri`rlss) klirl cijjdttdn`. Kut D lbt dt wos

sol ti soy taot D sow tal nllms dn tlrjs i tarll jodn orlos7 dntlrnotdinob

ciiplrotdin (portdcuborby NOI, kut obsi [ussdo, Uofdston, onm lvln Dron)6dntlro`lncy (`lttdn` obb dnvibvlm o`lncdls i tal ìvlrnjlnt ciirmdnotlm7

rij tal O`lncy ir Dntlrnotdinob Mlvlbipjlnt VODMZ ti tal Mlportjlnts i

Stotl, Mllnsl, onm Gustdcl, ti tal Mru` Lnircljlnt Omjdndstrotdin VMLOZ,

ltc.)6 onm bicob (wdtaiut cijpltlnt Oàon slcurdty ircls wl wiubm nlvlr `lt

iut i tal ciuntry).

D obsi ron tal topl i jy taiuàts in [ussdo. D—m obwoys lbt taot talrl wos

bdttbl sukstontdvl taot iutsdmlrs ciubm mi ti dnulncl tal [ussdons— klaovdir.

]ly sirt i ribblm tal cisjdc mdcl7 inl tdjl taly—m `lt Ultlr tal @rlot6 tal

nlxt ribb i tal mdcl wiubm krdn` Dvon tal lrrdkbl. [ibb oòdn onm `lt Stobdn6

onm tal nlxt tdjl @irkocalv. D biiflm ot Uutdn os on unirtunotl ribb i tal

mdcl (ot blost rij o Plstlrn plrsplctdvl), onm al wos cblorby tofdn` tal [us-

sdons dn on ontd-\.S., ontd-Plstlrn mdrlctdin, dnulnclm ky ads iwn corllr dn

tal F@K onm ky [ussdons— dnalrlnt suspdcdin i tal Plst. Jy taiuàt wos

taot wl octuobby nllmlm ti lnbor`l tal rlbotdinsadp onm cinvlrt dt ti o jirl

`bikob blvlb”ti jivl klyinm suca lsslntdobby toctdcob dssuls os tal jdssdblmllnsl dnstobbotdins dn Lostlrn Luripl onm lnò`l [ussdo in tal Uocdc, pri-

bdlrotdin, `bikob worjdn`, lnlr`y slcurdty, onm italr jirl undvlrsob tipdcs.

D wos obsi cinclrnlm okiut tal lxponsdin i tal NOI obbdoncl, wadca

D mdm nit ciunt ot taot jijlnt os nlclssordby slrvdn` \.S. dntlrlsts. Paln o

notdin gidns NOI, tal italr jljklrs o`rll ti cijl ti taot notdin—s mllnsl6

on ottocf in inl ds cinsdmlrlm on ottocf in obb. Kut kita \frodnl onm @lir-

`do, wadca wontlm NOI jljklrsadp, wiubm kl o aorm slbb ti tal \.S. puk-

bdc dn tlrjs i mllnmdn` talj6 onm tal [ussdons cinsdmlrlm kita ti kl porti o ‒`rlotlr [ussdo‚ dn woys taot Uibonm, tal Czlca [lpukbdc, onm lvln tal

Kobtdc stotls wlrl nit. Ivlr tdjl, D wiubm cijl ti kl strin`by suppirtdvl i

@lir`do—s jljklrsadp, onm blss si i \frodnl—s. Kut taot wos oalom. Ot tal




jijlnt, D wos sdjpby coutdius in kita ciunts onm pbonnlm ti jofl taot

pidnt wdta tal prlsdmlnt.

Summlnby, Omj. Jdcaolb Jubbln, wai obsi wiubm kl ottlnmdn` jy gikdntlrvdlw, pipplm ads alom dnti tal ontlriij onm jitdinlm ti jl ti ibbiw

adj dnti tal Ivob Ifficl. D—m klln talrl klirl ir slvlrob krdln`s dn tal

Kusa lro os o kocfklncalr, kut tads wos jy rst tdjl os tal clntlr i ottln-

tdin. Urlsdmlnt Ikojo risl rij ads caodr onm wobflm ivlr, biisl-bdjklm onm

vlry rlboxlm. Ads sjdbl wos vlry wlbcijdn`, onm al put iut o aonm onm sodm

sdjpby, ‒Omjdrob, cin`rotubotdins. D alor sijl winmlrub tadn`s okiut yiu

rij obb talsl ibfs Vwovdn` ads italr aonm ot Slcrltory @otls onm Omjdrob

JubblnZ. D fniw yiu—rl ìdn` ti mi o nl gik ir us dn Luripl.‚ Plbb, si jucair tal gik dntlrvdlw. Dt wos cblor al aom mlcdmlm ti nijdnotl jl ir tal gik.

D wos strucf ky tal prlsdmlnt—s aldàt, kut taot wos nit unusuob6 vdrtu-

obby lvlryinl tiwlrs ivlr jy cijpoct vl-iit, vl-dnca rojl. Pl caottlm

okiut slvlrob dssuls aovdn` ti mi wdta Luripl, dncbumdn` Oàondston onm

[ussdo, onm al cincbumlm ky soydn` aiw taonfub al wos ir tal wirf D wos

midn` ‒miwn siuta‚ dn Jdojd onm aiw juca al biiflm irworm ti wirfdn`

wdta jl dn jy nlw pist. D taonflm adj, onm ohlr hlln jdnutls i rdlnmby

cinvlrsotdin D lxcuslm jyslb.

In tal woy iut, D stipplm ti caot ir o jijlnt wdta @ln. Gdj Ginls, tal

prlsdmlnt—s notdinob slcurdty omvdsir. Al cin`rotubotlm jl, onm D prijdslm

ti cobb adj rdàt owoy ti `lt ads vdlws i tal gik. Dn jy vdlw, ni inl aom

klln o klttlr SOCL\[ taon Ginls sdncl @lnlrob Ldslnaiwlr dnouùrotlm tal

pisdtdin.

D wobflm iut ti jy cor, aob-sjdbdn` ti jyslb. Dt wos on lxtroirmdnory

jijlnt dn jy bdl, onm D aom o ìim llbdn` okiut kita tal gik onm jy nlwkiss.

Sijl wllfs klirl, kocf waln D mdmn—t fniw waltalr talrl wlrl ony jirl

giks ir jl dn undirj”ir waltalr D wiubm occlpt inl d dt wlrl istlrlm”D

aom stortlm ti tadnf okiut o slcinm corllr. Inl ippirtundty taot cojl in jy

romor scrlln wos truby lntdcdn`7 mlon i tal [islnstdlb Scaiib i Jordnl onm

Otjispalrdc Scdlncl ot tal \ndvlrsdty i Jdojd. D aom klln vlry dntlrlstlm

dn tal pisdtdin. ]l gik biiflm dmlob7 dt wos dn o cdty D bivlm, in o kloutdub

cojpus in Xdr`dndo Fly, wdta o caoncl ti wirf ir Minno Saobobo onm bits

i pitlntdob ti jivl tal scaiib oalom notdinobby. Dt wos wdta rlbuctoncl taot



1 Caoptlr ?

D wdtamrlw rij cinsdmlrotdin ir tal gik dn irmlr ti tofl inl jirl ossd`n-

jlnt dn undirj. Ia, wlbb, D taiuàt, tal caoncl i o bdltdjl inby cijls

oriunm incl o jinta ir si, os tal soydn` ìls6 talrl wdbb kl onitalr tdjl.Onm si cbislm o vlry tljptdn` caoptlr dn jy bdl. Igobï (o Spondsa tlrj

jlondn` ‒@im wdbbdn`‚ taot cijls rij tal Orokdc dnsaobboa) sijltadn`

lquobby ottroctdvl wdbb cijl obin` dn o lw ylors, D proylm.

Inl ndàt ot okiut taot tdjl D aom onitalr mrloj taot cijls ti jl lvlry

jinta ir si. D oj kocf oòdn in jy klbivlm rst cijjonm ot slo, \SS Korry ,

o kronm-nlw Orbldà Kurfl–cboss Ol`ds ùdmlm jdssdbl mlstriylr. Mlspdtl obb

jy lstirts, tal sadp runs o`riunm (D aostln ti soy tads nlvlr aopplnlm murdn`

tal twlnty-ldàt jintas D wos octuobby dn cijjonm dn tal jdm-?445s). ]lrlorl vordotdins in waot aopplns dn tal mrloj rij tads pidnt, kut `lnlrobby

wl orl okbl ti iot rll wdta bdttbl mojo`l onm o au`l slnsl i rlbdl onm taln

jofl iur woy iut tariuà o summlnby ipln caonnlb ti tal mllp iclon.

Jy mrloj taot ndàt aom on lntdrlby mdstlrlnt lnmdn`7 summlnby, D wos ni

bin`lr tal coptodn kut wos dn oct o iur-stor omjdrob ljkorflm in tal sadp.

D rlobdzlm taot D wiubm aovl ti mi o klttlr gik dn trodndn` tal yiun` coptodn

stonmdn` nlxt ti jl, onm D rlobdzlm D aom nit minl o ìim gik taus or. Paln

D owifl onm taiuàt okiut tal mrloj, dt iccurrlm ti jl taot D wos nobby

blttdn` ì i taisl lorby ylors dn cijjonm os D pitlntdobby alomlm ist ti jy

slcinm iur-stor tiur. D suppisl jist plipbl wiubm aovl sodm dt wos okiut

tdjl. Kut dt joml jl som taot lvln dn jy mrlojs D ciubm ni bin`lr kl tal

yiun` Novy cijjonmlr. ]l wirbm jivls in, lvln dn iur mrlojs.

Padbl dn Jdojd dn lorby Jorca, D ìt o cobb rij tal caodrjon i tal GidntCadls, Omjdrob Jubbln, tlbbdn` jl taot al wiubm bdfl jl ti tofl ivlr jy

nlw giks ky Gunl, lsslntdobby o jinta lorbdlr taon D aom lxplctlm. ]lrl

wlrl o nujklr i tadn`s D nllmlm ti wrop up qudcfby dn Jdojd ti jofl

taot aoppln. Inl i tal jist lngiyokbl wos ottlnmdn` on lvlnt clblkrotdn`

tal rlblosl i tarll Ojlrdcons wai aom klln albm aisto`l dn Cibijkdo ir

jony ylors.

Jorc @insobvls, Fldta Stonslbb, onm ij Aiwls wlrl Nirtarip

@rujjon cintroctirs wirfdn` aorm ir \.S. Siutalrn Cijjonm dn Cibij-

kdo dn Hlkruory ;553. ]ly lw oriunm tal ciuntry os pdbits, spittlrs, onm

cijjundcotirs dn tal lstirt ti nm dbblòb lbms i cico, o jodn siurcl i

rlvlnul ir Hulrzos Orjomos [lvibucdinordos ml Cibijkdo, ir HO[C, o




norci-tlrrirdst `riup waisl octdvdtdls dncbumlm jurmlr, kijkdn`, lxtirtdin,

mru` trofficfdn`, onm fdmnoppdn` ir ronsij.

]l jln—s sdn`bl-ln`dnl odrpbonl crosa-bonmlm dn o sjobb gun`bl cblordnòhlr tal ln`dnl odblm, onm taly lnmlm up dn tal aonms i HO[C. ]l pdbit,

Ojlrdcon ]ijos Gonds, onm tal Cibijkdon possln`lr, Slr`lont Buds Obcdmls

Cruz, wlrl lxlcutlm ky HO[C nlor tal sdtl i tal crosa. Jorc, Fldta, onm ij

wlrl blm owoy dnti waot wiubm klcijl jirl taon vl ylors i coptdvdty dn tal

jist prdjdtdvl onm crulb cdrcujstoncls djo`dnokbl.

Obwoys flpt ti`ltalr dn o `riup, tal tarll jln wlrl obsi albm ot tdjls

wdta Cibijkdon aisto`ls, dncbumdn` ‒adà-vobul‚ pibdtdcob prdsinlrs. Iur

tarll sadpjotls wlrl dn tal ‒adà-vobul‚ cotlìry os wlbb, wadca jlont talprisplcts ir taldr rlblosl wlrl vlry mdj. ]ldr ùorms aom irmlrs ti jurmlr

Jorc, Fldta, onm ij ot tal rst sd`n i o aisto`l rlscul ottljpt.

Ivlr tal ciursl i tal nlxt vl onm o aob ylors, tal rlsiurcls i tal

ìvlrnjlnts i kita Cibijkdo onm tal \ndtlm Stotls wlrl icuslm in nmdn`

talj. ]ly wlrl tal tip prdirdty i \.S. Siutalrn Cijjonm, onm ivlr tal

ciursl i vl ylors wl lxplnmlm jirl taon $;<5 jdbbdin dn ?0,555 dàt aiurs

in 3,855 odr sirtdls onm unmlrtiif jony iplrotdins dn tal gun`bl ti try onm

rlcivlr talj. Iur adàlst prdirdty, i ciursl, wos taldr solty, onm si obb i

iur iplrotdins wlrl unmlrtofln wdta o ubb opprlcdotdin i tal rdsfs dnvibvlm.

Hirtunotlby, Nirtarip @rujjon flpt odta wdta dts ljpbiylls onm taldr

ojdbdls, cintdnudn` ti poy tal jln—s sobordls onm wirfdn` wdta tal \.S. ìv-

lrnjlnt ti fllp tal ojdbdls opprdslm i waot bdttbl wos fniwn okiut tal

jln—s walrlokiuts. Dt wos o aorm tdjl ir lvlryinl, kut lsplcdobby ir tal

ojdbdls, wai klaovlm wdta ciuro`l onm md`ndty.

Dn Guby ;551 tal Cibijkdon jdbdtory unmlrtiif o krdbbdont onm mordn`rlscul. ]ly wlrl okbl ti trdcf HO[C dnti ploclubby turndn` ivlr Jorc,

Fldta, onm ij onm o nujklr i adà-vobul Cibijkdon pibdtdcob aisto`ls

ti o `riup i Cibijkdon jdbdtory plrsinnlb prltlnmdn` ti kl jljklrs i on

dntlrnotdinob iròndzotdin. ]ds mordn` iplrotdin rlsubtlm dn rllmij ohlr

vl onm o aob ylors ir iur cibbloùls onm tal Cibijkdon pibdtdcob prdsinlrs.

Jorc, Fldta, onm ij wlrl iwn djjlmdotlby ti iur Orjy cijpinlnt

cijjonm dn Son Ontindi, lxos, onm `dvln jlmdcob trlotjlnt onm obbiwlm ti

rloccbdjotdzl ti bdl dn tal \ndtlm Stotls onm rlundtl wdta taldr ojdbdls. Ohlro lw wllfs ot Hirt Soj Aiustin, taly rlturnlm ti cdvdbdon bdl onm rllmij.

Pl blt Jorc, Fldta, onm ij fniw waln taly wlrl rlsculm taot wl wiubm

bivl ti aist o porty ir talj ot Siutalrn Cijjonm alomquortlrs ti clblkrotl



?5 Caoptlr ?

taldr rlblosl. ]l octuob lvlnt wos o giyius iccosdin. Pl owormlm talj tal

Mllnsl i Hrllmij Jlmob, ̀ dvln ti cdvdbdons dn rlci`ndtdin i taldr socrdcls

dn tal bdnl i muty”lqudvoblnt ti tal Uurpbl Alort ir on octdvl-muty jdbdtoryplrsin. ]l tarll òvl o vlry rlvlobdn` prlslntotdin okiut taldr lxplrdlncls

ti o pocflm aiusl, taln wobflm tariuà tal criwm i aoppy jljklrs i jy

tloj, sd`ndn` outi`ropas onm sdppdn` kllr. Paln D taiuàt i obb taly wlnt

tariuà, onm aiw mon`lrius onm prlcordius taldr rlscul aom klln, D fnlw

taot dn sijl woys D wos biifdn` ot o jdrocbl onm o vlry ìim moy dnmllm ir

\.S. Siutalrn Cijjonm.

Ky jdm-Jorca, Slcrltory @otls aom pukbdcby onniunclm ads dntlnt ti rlcij-

jlnm jl ti tal prlsdmlnt ir nijdnotdin os SOCL\[/L\CIJ. Al joml

tal onniuncljlnt ot o prlss cinlrlncl in Jorca ?1, gust ohlr o [lutlrs

stiry krifl tal nlws. Obtaiuà D aom fniwn okiut jy uturl ossd`njlnt

ir jirl taon o jinta, D wos nobby dn o pisdtdin ti tobf okiut dt pukbdcby.

Hibbiwdn` tal Ulntoìn—s prlss rlblosl talrl wos o urry i nlws stirdls (typ-

dcob taljl7 ‒O ]iriuàby Jimlrn Omjdrob”al kbi`s onm wrdtls kiifs‚),

aunmrlms i ndcl nitls rij rdlnms onm cbossjotls oriunm tal wirbm, bits i

aonmsaofls onm au`s dn Jdojd, onm taln tal rlobdzotdin taot o bit i wirf

boy oalom.

]l priclss taot wiubm unibm ivlr tal nlxt slvlrob jintas wiubm

dncbuml tal prlsdmlnt—s irjob nijdnotdin ti tal Slnotl, opprivob ky tal

twlnty-ldàt notdins i NOI ir tal SOCL\[ sdml i tal gik, onm o cin-

rjotdin alordn` ky tal Slnotl Orjlm Slrvdcls Cijjdttll. ]ds wiubm kl

ibbiwlm ky tal caon`l i cijjonm dn Jdojd6 o lw wllfs i blovl taot Dwiubm portdobby splnm krusadn` up in jy Hrlnca6 onm nobby o muob caon`l

i cijjonm dn Jins, Klb`duj, ir Suprljl Alomquortlrs Obbdlm Uiwlrs

Luripl onm dn Stuttòrt, @lrjony, ir \.S. Luriplon Cijjonm.

Dn lorby Joy D aom on dntlrlstdn` wllf i jlltdn`s dn Posadn`tin os D

prlporlm ir jy cinrjotdin alordn`. D jlt jistby wdta jljklrs i tal Sln-

otl Orjlm Slrvdcls Cijjdttll, wai aovl gurdsmdctdin ivlr jdbdtory oppidnt-

jlnts. Sijl i tal wllf—s adàbdàts dncbumlm lxcaon`ls wdta tal ibbiwdn`7

Corb Blvdn. ]l caodrjon ds o sjort, ost-tadnfdn` bowylr wai icuslm

in tarll fly dssuls7 jdssdbl mllnsl dn Luripl (al ovirlm nmdn` o woy

ti ciiplrotl wdta tal [ussdons onm ovidm tal pibdtdcob onm noncdob



Tiu Pont ti Slnm Jl Palrl9 ??

cists i o cinrintotdin wdta talj), tofdn` o klttlr-kobonclm cdvdb-

jdbdtory opprioca dn Oàondston onm `lttdn` jirl rij iur obbdls dn

NOI, onm wirfdn` in o nlw strotl`dc cinstruct ir tal obbdoncl. Gian JcCodn. D aom o vlry qudcf vdsdt wdta tal cijjdttll—s ronfdn`

jljklr, wai wos dn o ìim jiim klcousl ads sin Gocf wos `romuot-

dn` rij Onnopibds botlr taot wllf. Al sodm al ontdcdpotlm caobbln`ls

`lttdn` jirl cintrdkutdins rij tal obbdls, onm al slljlm suppirtdvl

i jy nijdnotdin. Slnotir JcCodn wos fdnm lniuà ti sd`n o ciupbl

i ads kiifs taot D kriuàt wdta jl. Lvlryinl dn tal Novy”lvlryinl

dn undirj”cinsdmlrs adj o alri ir waot al sustlrlm onm ivlrcojl

dn prdsin dn Xdltnoj.

Gil Bdlklrjon. Inl i tal rlob clntrdsts dn tal Slnotl, al òvl jl on

lxtrljlby wlbb dnirjlm runmiwn in Dsrolb onm tal nllm ir o strin`by

suppirtdvl opprioca rij tal \ndtlm Stotls. D—vl obwoys aom lnirjius

rlsplct ir Slnotir Bdlklrjon ir ads koboncl onm pro`jotdsj.

Kdbb Nlbsin. O notdvl-kirn onm bin`-tlrj rlsdmlnt i Hbirdmo, Nlbsin ds

inl i jy twi aijl stotl slnotirs, onm wl aom klcijl ìim rdlnmsmurdn` jy tdjl dn Jdojd. Pl aom trovlblm ti`ltalr ti Krozdb onm ti

Aodtd, onm D fnlw al wiubm kl vlry dnvibvlm wdta NOI os o jljklr

i tal Dntlbbd`lncl, Hirld`n [lbotdins, onm Mllnsl cijjdttlls.

Jlb Jortdnlz. D aom cijl ti mlplnm in tal gum`jlnt i tal gundir

Hbirdmo slnotir, lsplcdobby dn tadnfdn` tariuà tal dssuls i Cuko. Al

ds o sjort, kusdnlss-irdlntlm Cukon Ojlrdcon wdta waij D aom rl-

qulntby tobflm okiut Siutalrn Cijjonm dssuls. Pl tobflm o kdt okiutads mlcdsdin ti blovl tal Slnotl, onm al ipdnlm taot iur currlnt ìvlr-

nir, Caorbdl Crdst (o lbbiw @rllf Ojlrdcon), wiubm aovl o ̀ iim caoncl

ti ibbiw adj dn tal Slnotl. Dn tal lnm, taot mdm nit aoppln.

Gian ]unl. ]l caordsjotdc yiun` slnotir rij Siuta Mofito aom o

ìim `rosp in ivlrobb mllnsl dssuls onm o rlob dntlrlst dn NOI onm

Oàondston.

Foy Aoòn. ]l kronm-nlw slnotir rij Nirta Coribdno ds o mouà-tlr i irjlr Hbirdmo ìvlrnir Bowtin Cadbls, ojlm ir wobfdn` tal

bln`ta i tal stotl murdn` o cojpod`n. Sal aom slvlrob saorp qulstdins

okiut iur opprioca dn Oàondston, wadca D mlscrdklm os dntlrnotdinob,



?; Caoptlr ?

dntlro`lncy, onm prdvotl-pukbdc”wdta o strin` kosds dn strotl`dc cij-

jundcotdin. Sal wos taiuàtub onm lnò`lm.

Gdj Plkk. Dn jy vdlw, al wos inl i tal jist oscdnotdn` plrsins talndn tal Slnotl7 o adàby mlcirotlm cijkot vltlron i Xdltnoj, irjlr

slcrltory i tal Novy, Uubdtzlr Urdzl–wdnndn` giurnobdst onm wrdtlr

i kita ninctdin onm slvlrob krdbbdont nivlbs, o caojpdin kixlr ot

Onnopibds”o trul rlnodssoncl ùrl. Al obwoys crocfblm wdta lnlr`y,

os taiuà al aom bdàtndn` dn ads vldns. Pl tobflm jistby okiut kiifs,

dncbumdn` twi i ads nivlbs taot D lngiylm, O Slnsl i Ainir , okiut

Onnopibds6 onm ]l Ljplrir—s @lnlrob , okiut tal cintrivlrsdob lxlcu-

tdin i o Goponlsl `lnlrob ohlr Pirbm Por DD.

Gocf [llm. ]l Plst Uidnt `romuotl rij [aiml Dsbonm aom klcijl o

ìim rdlnm murdn` jy tdjl ot Siutalrn Cijjonm. Ads mllp fniwb-

lm`l i tal Orjy, `ronubor unmlrstonmdn` i cijkot iplrotdins dn

kita Droq onm Oàondston, onm wdbbdn`nlss ti mlkotl tal dssuls joml

adj o strin` vidcl in tal cijjdttll.

D obsi jlt wdta jony ocomljdcs onm pibdcy proctdtdinlrs murdn` taotwllf dn Joy. Ninl wos jirl dntlrlstdn` taon Ojkossomir Wob Faobdbzom, o

\.S. cdtdzln i Oàon mlsclnt wai ot tal tdjl wos ihln jlntdinlm os o pis-

sdkbl conmdmotl ir tal prlsdmlncy i Oàondston ohlr Aojdm Forzod. D alorm

rujirs taot Wob wos cinsdmlrdn` klcijdn` o plrsinob omvdsir ti Forzod,

octdn` lstlctdvlby os on unlblctlm prdjl jdndstlr. Wob ds lxtrljlby lnlr`ltdc,

dntlbbd`lnt, onm mllpby blornlm dn tal dssuls i Oàondston onm tal lntdrl

rl`din. Dn ommdtdin, D jlt wdta Hrlm Foòn, Jox Kiit, iny Cirmlsjon, onm

Jdcaolb I—Aonbin”iur bin`tdjl ikslrvlrs i tal wor wai wlrl aormby dn

o`rlljlnt in aiw ti pricllm. D wos cintdnuobby strucf, os D oj timoy, ky tal

rdcanlss i tal notdin—s piib i pibdcy omvdsirs dn Posadn`tin, Kistin, onm

Nlw Tirf. Pl orl bucfy ti aovl o kosl i dntlbblctuob juscbl bdfl taot, inl

taot ds unorodm ti mdso`rll onm cintlst tal kd` dssuls.

Jy cinrjotdin alordn` in Gunl ; wlnt wlbb rij jy plrsplctdvl onm

wos sijlwaot unlvlntub. D aom splnt tal moys blomdn` up ti dt ‒kidbdn`

miwn‚ obb tal fly dnirjotdin dn tln kdnmlrs, loca i talj tarll dncals tadcfonm ubb i tokklm dnirjotdin rij kita \.S. Luriplon Cijjonm onm tal

SOCL\[ stost. Loca tokklm slctdin aom iur ir vl sdn`bl-spoclm po`ls i

dnirjotdin in o vordlty i tipdcs ron`dn` rij tal unmdn` nlclssory ir



Tiu Pont ti Slnm Jl Palrl9 ?3

Mlportjlnt i Mllnsl scaiibs dn Luripl ti tal sdzl onm trodndn` i jlnti-

rdn` tlojs dn Oàondston.

Gik inl, dt slljlm ti jl, wos ti mdstdbb obb i taot dnti o lw mizln po`ls.D mdm taot ky bokirdiusby rlomdn` loca i tal po`ls onm pubbdn` iut waot D

taiuàt wlrl tal fly lbljlnts. D taln ‒cut onm postlm‚ talsl dnti o rlbotdvlby

sairt ‒ìu`l sallt‚”tal Novy—s nojl ir o sujjory”okby ossdstlm ky Bdzzdl

@inzobls, jy krdbbdont splcdob ossdstont ir bl`dsbotdvl ostodrs. ]lsl krdl nitls

lvlntuobby `rlw ti hlln sdn`bl-spoclm po`ls wdta tarll ir iur tipdcs plr

po`l. D obsi `lnlrotlm sijl aonmwrdttln sjobblr corms os wlbb os on iplndn`

stotljlnt. Ivlr tal nob twi moys D jljirdzlm tal ìu`l sallt, tal corms,

onm tal iplndn` stotljlnt. ]ds òvl jl tal cinmlncl ti opplor onm splofwdtaiut nitls, onm ti mljinstrotl ot blost o jdndjob iplndn` cijjonm i

tal jotlrdob. Dt wos obsi on lxclbblnt mrdbb dn tlrjs i mlcdmdn` waot wos rlobby

crucdob up rint.

]l nlxt port i jy prlporotdin wos tal ‒jurmlr kiorm,‚ o ribl-pboydn`

lxlrcdsl dn wadca fniwblm`lokbl irjlr onm currlnt ifficdobs prltlnm ti kl

slnotirs onm aojjlr tal nijdnll. Copdtib Adbb vltlron Jog. @ln. Ornibm

Uunori, \SJC[ ([lt.), irjlr stost mdrlctir i tal Slnotl Orjlm Slrvdcls

Cijjdttll unmlr tal bl`lnmory slnotir Soj Nunn, okby blm jy ponlb. Al

wos ossdstlm ky irjlr mlputy slcrltory i mllnsl [umy Mlblin onm o trdi

i italr Adbb vltlrons7 [altt Mowsin, Fdj Pdncup, onm Jdcaolb Koylr. ]ly

put jl tariuà jy pocls ir twi aiurs, civlrdn` juca i tal jotlrdob D aom

dmlntdlm os djpirtont onm put in tal ìu`l sallt.

]l moy i tal alordn` D otl o ìim krlofost, biomlm Bouro, Cardstdno,

onm Gubdo dnti tal cor, onm alomlm ti tal Adbb lorby. Bits i ìim rdlnms cojl

ti tal alordn` ti suppirt jl. Pl aom trdlm ti rlslrvl slots, kut mljonm irtalj wos adà”nit klcousl i jl, kut klcousl tal cijjdttll wos sdjubto-

nliusby cinsdmlrdn` onitalr nijdnotdin, taot i Bt. @ln. Ston JcCarystob.

O ?408 `romuotl i Plst Uidnt”tal sojl ylor D `romuotlm rij Onnop-

ibds”Ston wos wdmlby rlòrmlm os tal tip woràtdn` onm ciuntlrdnsur-

`lncy ifficlr dn tal Orjy ot tal tdjl. Al aom rlclntby ndsalm o iur-ylor

ossd`njlnt blomdn` \.S. splcdob ircls dn Droq onm Oàondston, onm wos

slrvdn` os tal mdrlctir i tal Gidnt Stost”tal tip tarll-stor pisdtdin dn tal

orjlm ircls”waln al wos nijdnotlm ti rlpbocl @ln. Movl JcFdlrnon dnOàondston os tal iur-stor cijjonmlr. Ston—s nijdnotdin wos sijlwaot

cintrivlrsdob klcousl i bdn`lrdn` cinclrns ivlr tal trlotjlnt i mltodnlls

unmlr ads cijjonm6 ads ribl dn tal jdstofls surriunmdn` tal Sdbvlr Stor



?= Caoptlr ?

nijdnotdin i Uot dbbjon6 onm tal cdrcujstoncl dnvibvdn` tal summln rlbdl

i Movl JcFdlrnon, ads prlmlclssir dn Oàondston. Ads opploroncl crlotlm

o jdbm jlmdo cdrcus onm `lnlrotlm o mljonm ir slots dn tal alordn` riij.D taiuàt tal alordn` dtslb wlnt lxtrljlby wlbb. Ston ̀ it okiut <5 plrclnt

i tal qulstdins6 D ìt okiut =5 plrclnt6 onm Bt. @ln. Miu` ‒Sfllt‚ Hroslr, jy

succlssir ot Siutalrn Cijjonm, ìt plraops ?5 plrclnt6 al wos tal aoppdlst

i tal tarll i us, D—j surl. ]l qulstdins ommrlsslm ti jl wlrl okiut Oàon-

dston, NOI onm obbdlm suppirt kita talrl onm `bikobby, [ussdo—s klaovdir dn

Luripl onm tal Coucosus, Botdn Ojlrdco onm Cadnlsl octdvdty talrl, onm tal

uturl i tal NOI obbdoncl. D lbt rlosinokby wlbb prlporlm (d nlrvius), onm

ot blost aom on onswlr ir loca i tal qulstdins. D mdmn—t nllm ti rlsirt ot obbti ‒Slnotir, D—bb tofl taot ir tal rlcirm,‚ o cijjin mim`l dn tlstdydn` in tal

Adbb. D aom klln cobblm in ti tlstdy jony tdjls dn jy tarll ylors ot Siutalrn

Cijjonm, onm D lbt tads cinrjotdin alordn` wos inl i jy klttlr plrir-

joncls”plraops klcousl tal plrsinob stofls wlrl qudtl adà.

Ohlr dt wos ivlr, D tiif jy stost iut onm trlotlm talj ti bunca ot Krosslrdl

Klcf, o Klb`don kdstri. Pay nit9 Dt biiflm bdfl Krusslbs wos in tal airdzin!

Ohlr waot lbt bdfl on dntlrjdnokbl wodt”kut wos inby okiut o wllf”D

wos unondjiusby cinrjlm in Gunl ?5 ky tal \.S. Slnotl ti kl tal suprljl

obbdlm cijjonmlr, Luripl, onm cijjonmlr, \.S. Luriplon Cijjonm. D aom

ndsalm up tadrty-twi ylors i slrvdcl, tal bost tarll os o cijkotont cij-

jonmlr ot \.S. Siutalrn Cijjonm, onm wos lxcdtlmby biifdn` irworm ti

tal nlw caobbln`ls oalom.

Pl alorm okiut tal cinrjotdin wadbl D wos dn Otbontdc Kloca, Hbirdmo,

lngiydn` jy vocotdin kltwlln tal twi giks”obb slvlnty-twi aiurs i dt.

D bivl Otbontdc Kloca. Dt ds walrl jy porlnts bdvlm ir jirl taon tadrtyylors, walrl jy mouàtlrs cojl ir lvlry Cardstjos”lvln waln D wos ot

slo”onm walrl jy wdl wos kirn onm alr porlnts niw bdvl. Dt ds os cbisl ti

o aijltiwn os o jdbdtory gundir bdfl jl wdbb lvlr aovl, onm os o notdvl onm

prium Hbirdmdon (kirn dn Plst Uobj Kloca), tads aos o ndcl rlsinoncl ir jl.

Pl pboy tlnnds, rdml kdfls, lot sloiim, calcf in tal porlnts, onm lngiy tal

losy, ‒klocay‚ bdl i tal nirtalost ciost i Hbirdmo.

Pl splnt iur bost wllflnm dn Jdojd crosadn` tariuà jivdn` prlpo-

rotdins. ]isl wai aovl nlvlr minl o jdbdtory jivl connit opprlcdotl talpodn dnvibvlm. Lvlrytadn` yiu iwn just kl sirtlm, mdscinnlctlm, stocflm,

iròndzlm, cblonlm, onm prlporlm ir jivdn` ir stiro`l. Dt ds gust lxaoustdn`.

Iur ml`rll i mdfficubty”onm podn”wos unusuobby adà klcousl iur yiun`lr



Tiu Pont ti Slnm Jl Palrl9 ?<

mouàtlr, Gubdo, wos obsi prlpordn` ti alom ist ti tal \ndvlrsdty i lxos ot

Oustdn in on N[IC scaiborsadp”onm wiubm kl tln taiusonm jdbls owoy

rij Jij, wai wiubm kl dn Klb`duj wdsadn` sal wos cbislr ti Gubdo.]l jdbdtory ds obb okiut clrljiny, onm talrl wos o kd` inl dn Jdojd

ti jorf jy caon`l i cijjonm. Jirl taon twi taiusonm plipbl saiwlm

up, dncbumdn` Slcrltory i Mllnsl @otls, kronm-nlw slcrltory i tal Novy

[oy Jokus, irjlr slcrltory i tal Novy [dcaorm Monzd`, Jlb Djjlrùt

(tal alom i on ibm-bdnl wadtl-sail bow rj dn Nlw Tirf Cdty onm inl i tal

conndlst tadnflrs onm klst nlìtdotirs D aovl lvlr jlt), jdbdtory blomlrs rij

tal notdins ti tal siuta, onm aunmrlms i rdlnms dn tal cijjundty, dncbum-

dn` Joyir i Cirob @okbls Min Sblsndf onm Minno Saobobo. Pl bucflm dntikloutdub Hbirdmo wlotalr ir tal clrljiny7 o kobjy lorby sujjlr jirndn`.

Pl albm dt unmlr o civlrlm tlnt dn cosl i rodn, onm dt wos ìim taot wl mdm

klcousl tal sfdls iplnlm gust ohlr wl ndsalm.

Blovdn` Siutalrn Cijjonm joml jl som dn tal sojl woy taot blovdn`

jy mlstriylr Korry aom minl si jony ylors klirl. SI\ACIJ ds sjobb,

bdfl o ìim, tdàt sadp wdta o ‒ojdby llb.‚ ]l L\CIJ/SOCL\[ cijkdno-

tdin i giks wiubm llb bdfl runndn` on odrcroh corrdlr strdfl `riup dn cij-

pordsin. D susplctlm taot tal cijjonm D wos blovdn` wiubm kl tal bost dn

wadca D wiubm aovl o truby plrsinob llb ir si jony i tal plipbl.

O lw moys botlr D biomlm Bouro, Gubdo, tii juca bu`ò`l, onm o mru``lm

kosslt aiunm nojlm Bdbby dnti on odrpbonl, onm ist wl wlnt ocriss tal Otbon-

tdc ti Klb`duj”tal Stovrdmds ojdby—s vlrsdin i tal @rdswobms dn Luriplon

Xocotdin. D posslm tal dàt wirfdn` in prdirdtdls, dnouùrob prlslntotdins

onm l-jodbs, jy kbi`, onm tal strloj i l-jodbs rij wlbb-wdsalrs.

Pl obb aom iur wirrdls7 Bouro wos nlrvius okiut kldn` si or rij iurtwi mouàtlrs onm iur o`dn` porlnts. D wos nlrvius okiut tofdn` in suca o

au`l nlw rlspinsdkdbdty. Bdbby wos winmlrdn` waot aom aopplnlm ti alr aiusl

onm way sal niw bdvlm dn o sjobb kix in on odrpbonl.

Os D wos prlpordn` ti mlport, Cibdn Uiwlbb, inl i jy alrils, l-jodblm

sijl omvdcl. ]l trdcf dn SOCL\[, al tibm jl, wos nit ti tadnf yiu wlrl

Caorbljo`nl (tal rst Aiby [ijon ljplrir). D jlntdinlm taot kdt i omvdcl

ti @ln. @lir`l Cosly, tal wry Orjy cadl i stost, wai bouàlm onm sodm,

‒Min—t wirry Gdj, yiu—rl nit tobb lniuà ti kl Caorbljo`nl.‚]ot okiut sujjlm dt up, D taiuàt. Blt tal tiur kl`dn.



CAOU]L[ ;

]PI GIKS, ]PI CI\N][DLS,INL AI\SL

D hdnm tal `rlot tadn` dn tads wirbm ds nit si jucawalrl wl stonm, os dn waot md rlctdin wl orl jivdn`7]i rloca tal pi rt ih alovln, wl just sodb sijltdjls wdta tal wdnmonm sijltdjls oò dnst dt, kut wl just sodb, onm nit m rdht, nir bdl ot oncair.

”Ibdvlr Plnmlbb Aibjls

Dt ds obwoys lxcdtdn`”onm tiuà”ti stort o nlw gik. Kut tads wos tal rst

tdjl D aom stortlm twi nlw giks ot incl. Kldn` cijjonmlr i tal \.S.

Luriplon Cijjonm (L\CIJ) wiubm kl caobbln`dn` lniuà, wdta

objist ?55,555 sibmdlrs, sodbirs, odrjln, Jordnls, onm Ciost @uormsjln

(onm taldr ?<5,555 mlplnmlnts) ti biif ohlr. ]ly wlrl sprlom ocriss hy-

inl notdins rij tal Koy i Kdscoy nirta i Spodn onm wlst i Hroncl ti talmdstont Uocdc ciost i [ussdo, rij tal Adà Nirta i Swlmln onm Nirwoy

ti tal kustbdn` lostlrn Jlmdtlrronlon slociost i Dsrolb. ]ot obinl ds qudtl

lniuà ti fllp onyinl kusy.

Cijpiunmdn` tal prikbljs i sdzl onm spocl wos tal oct taot D bdvlm vl

aiurs owoy rij jy iwn alomquortlrs”o tiuà cijjutl. L\CIJ alom-

quortlrs, wdta o stost i slvlrob taiusonm, ds bicotlm dn Stuttòrt, @lrjony”

jirl taon ;<5 jdbls rij jy aiusl dn Jins, Klb`duj, gust siuta i Krusslbs.

Pay mdmn—t D bdvl dn Stuttòrt9 Klcousl alomquortlrs ir jy slcinm gik, ossuprljl obbdlm cijjonmlr ir iplrotdins ot NOI (SOCL\[)”wadca tiif

up vostby jirl i jy tdjl”ds bicotlm dn Jins. NOI alomquortlrs, wadca ds

obsi tal clntlr i ̀ rovdty ir tal lntdrl obbdoncl, ds gust up tal riom dn Krusslbs.

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