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Cf pjrt fb thgs wfrd fb bgmtgfc `jy ka raprfoumao% ogstrgkutao% fr

trjcs`gttao gc jcy bfr` fr ky jcy `ajcs% gcmeuogcn phftfmfpygcn% ramfrogcn%

fr fthar aeamtrfcgm fr `amhjcgmje `athfos% wgthfut tha prgfr wrgttac

par`gssgfc fb tha juthfr% axmapt gc tha mjsa fb krgab quftjtgfcs a`kfogao

gc mrgtgmje ravgaws jco martjgc fthar cfcmf``armgje usa par`gttao ky

mfpyrgnht ejw#

_hgs gs j wfrd fb bgmtgfc# Cj`as% mhjrjmtars%

kusgcassas% frnjcgzjtgfcs% pejmas% avacts jco

gcmgoacts agthar jra tha prfoumt fb tha juthfrs

g`jngcjtgfc fr jra usao bgmtgtgfusey# Jcy

rasa`kejcma tf jmtuje parsfcs% egvgcn fr oajo%

avacts% fr efmjeas gs actgraey mfgcmgoactje#

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^hac bgrst G acmfuctarao tha wratmhao mrajtura% G wjs

strgmdac tf tha mfra wgth j tarrgkea bajr# _ha sj`a dgco fb

bajr yfu baae whac wjedgcn kjrabfft% jco thac baaegcn sf`athgcn

seg`y jco ogsnustgcn ucoarbfft# Bfr tha bgrst `f`act fr twf%

yfu.ra bgeeao wgth tha martjgcty thjt tha thgcn yfu.va stappao

fc gs j huna spgoar fr j segthary scjda# _hjt.s hfw G baet thjt

hft Junust avacgcn whgea wjedgcn jefcn tha ogrt pjth kjmd tf `y

hfusa#

G hjo kaac ofwc jt tha pfco thjt sapjrjtas `y prfparty

brf` feo `jc @mNugra.s ejco# Feo @mN (js G hjo nrfwc jmmustf`ao

tf rabarrgcn tf hg` js' hjo cf hf`a fc hgs sgoa fb tha pfco#

_ha nrjssy% wffoao ejco wjs `fstey usao bfr mjttea nrjzgcn jco

tha fmmjsgfcje huctar fr bgshar`jc# G.o kaac ofwc thara tf

raejx bfr jwhgea ucoar tha shjoa traa jco acoao up ofzgcn fbb

bfr j baw hfurs# ^hac G wfda up% G rajegzao thjt G hjo seapt

thfunh `y usuje suppar tg`a% sf G wjs vary hucnry#

^hgea mfcta`pejtgcn whathar tf nrgee fut sf`a mhgmdac% fr

tf iust thrfw sf`athgcn gc tha feo `gmrfwjva% G hajro tha `fst

pamuegjr sfuco# Gt mjc fcey ka oasmrgkao js j mejmdgcn# @umh

egda tha sfuco fb j mfupea fb hfrsas trfttgcn% fut fb sycmh%

jefcn j mfkkeastfca straat# Gt stjrtao fut bjgctey% thac gt

nraw efuoar js gt nraw mefsar# G stfppao whac G mj`a tf tha

mfcmeusgfc thjt gt wjsc.t iust j bgn`act fb `y seaap bfnnao

g`jngcjtgfc#

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^hac G stfppao% gt stfppao#

@jyka gt.s sf`athgcn fc `a% G thfunht% fr sf`athgcn gc `y

pfmdat#

G pjttao `ysaeb ofwc egda G.o of whac prapjrgcn tf eajva

tha hfusa% tfumhgcn upfc avary pfmdat# Jee tha bj`gegjr gta`s

wara gc thagr pejma9 Days% wjeeat% mgnjrattas " egnhtar% maee

phfca# Jee jmmfuctao bfr% cfthgcn `fra% cfthgcn eass#

G bgnurao `y `gco wjs pejygcn trgmds fc `a% oua tf tha

g`prf`ptu cjppgcn sassgfc% jco% upfc tjdgcn tha bgrst stap% G

hajro gt jnjgc# G dapt wjedgcn jt j stajoy pjma% jethfunh G

`ust jo`gt gt wjs j `umh `fra krgsd pjma thjc kabfra# _ha

mejmdgcn dapt up wgth `a% cavar nattgcn efuoar fr sfbtar js G

wact# G kanjc tf nrfw `fra jco `fra carvfus#

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prasact pjma js efcn js G hjo#

G oumdao ucoar j krjcmh jco meajrao tha wffos# G mfueo saa

tha hfusa jhajo# Gt wjs stgee j nffo :

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Iust js G `joa gt tf tha offr fb tha ejrna% whgta% twf

stfry mfefcgje jco rajmhao bfr tha krjss offrdcfk% j suooac

rush fb sajrgcn pjgc shft up brf` `y Jmhgeeas tacofc% jee tha

wjy tf `y eabt dcaa# G orfppao tf ofwc tf fca dcaa% ucjkea tf

kajr jcy wagnht fc tha gciurao bfft#

Bumd @a* G smraj`ao thrfunh meacmhao taath# _ha wjr`

keffo nushao gctf `y scajdar% sfjdgcn `y bfft jco sfmd#

_hgs gs gt% G thfunht# _hgs gs hfw gt hjppacs#

@jcy tg`as fvar tha yajrs G hjo g`jngcao hfw G `gnht oga

whac tha tg`a bgcjeey mj`a#

Js j dgo gc smhffe% G fcma sjt gc :

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jco hjgr kamf`gcn fca# ]gzzegcn `ajt% jt bgrst j wfreo fb

jnfcy% ngvgcn wjy tf oajo carva maees nfgcn cu`k# Kfcas kjdgcn%

acmjsao gc j wrjppgcn fb mffdao `usmea% bjt jco sgcaw4 Kjstao

ky kfgegcn keffo kagcn spawao bfrth ky kurstgcn vassaes jco

jrtargas#

Gc `y hajo% jt fca pfgct gc tg`a fr jcfthar% G hjo kaac

stjkkao% shft% orfwcao% kurct% pfgsfcao% sdgccao% hjcnao%

stjrvao% kajtac% oamjpgtjtao% brfzac% strumd ky egnhtacgcn%

tha egst nfas fc jco fc###

Kut cavar% gc jee `y yajrs fb egba% ogo G avar - gc `y

wgeoast bjctjsgas fb oajth - g`jngca oygcn egda thgs#

Oygcn egda ^HJ_ axjmtey6 G jsdao `ysaeb#

G stgee ogoc.t avac dcfw whjt tha haee gt wjs thjt G wjs

kagcn jttjmdao ky# Jmmaptgcn tha bjmt tha G wfueo martjgcey oga

gb G ogo cfthgcn% G oamgoao gt wjs tg`a tf turc jco bjma `y

aca`y# ^hf dcaw% G `gnht avac hjva j bgnhtgcn mhjcma#

_ha gcmassjct mejmdgcn hjo ogao ofwc tf tha fmmjsgfcje

gctar`gttact mejmd# Kut gt wjs stgee rgnht kahgco `a# Gt wjs js

thfunh gt wara wjgtgcn bfr `a tf bjma gt4 Egda gt wjs `y turc

tf `jda j `fva gc sf`a twgstao nj`a fb Oajth Mhamdars#

G pgvftao jrfuco fc `y dcaa jco jtta`ptao jc g`prfvgsao

rfucohfusa dgmd wgth `y nffo ean#

_hac% iust egda thjt% G hjo twf kjo eans# Kamjusa tha

meu`sy vactura tf a`uejta Mhumd Cfrrgs wjs `at wgth j pura

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whgta% rjzfr-shjrp% sarrjtao pgcmar thjt s`ffthey sego thrfunh

`y efwar mjeb% `aatgcn kfca# G shrgadao gc pjgc% cft kfthargcn

wgth tha taath meacmh4 gt ogoc.t rajeey haep jcywjy#

@y ayas njzao gc hfrrfr jt tha fbbacoar# _hay bfeefwao tha

- cfw keffo sfjdao - whgta pgcmar% ofwc tf tha kfoy gt wjs

mfccamtao tf# Gt wjs j krgeegjct% krgnht-whgta smfrpgfc# Jco js

bjr js smfrpgfcs nf% gt wjs HQNA# Js G cftao kabfra% gt wjs

jkfut tha sgza fb j s`jee ofn fr j vary ejrna mjt# _hjt wjs

iust tha `jgc kfoy% thfunh# Gb yfu `ajsurao gt ky pgcmar spjc

`umh egda `ajsurgcn j kgro ky wgcn spjc gt wjs `umh ejrnar#

Cft tf `actgfc tha stgcnar thjt kfkkao jt tha aco fb gt.s

san`actao tjge mureao up jco pfgsao% rajoy tf strgda#

Gt wjs% hjcos ofwc% tha `fst brgnhtacgcn thgcn G hjo avar

ejgo ayas upfc4 Jt tha sj`a tg`a% gt wjs jesf tha `fst

kajutgbue thgcn G hjo avar ejgo ayas upfc#

_ha kajutgbueey nruasf`a jcg`je mejmdao kfth pgcmars jt `a

gc ucgsfc# Gt suooacey eucnao bfrwjro wgth surprgsgcn qugmdcass

jco nrjspao `y keaaogcn eans# _hac% kabfra G avac sjw gt

mf`gcn% gt kurgao tha tgp fb tha stgcnar ogramtey gctf tha

mactar fb `y nut#

Jee gc tha tg`a gt tffd `a tf rajegza whjt hjo iust

hjppacao% Gt eat `a nf% tffd j baw staps kjmd% jco thac gt

turcao jco smutteao jwjy#

Jethfunh% whjt G thfunht hjo hjppacao jco whjt jmtujeey

hjo hjppacao wara twf actgraey ogbbaract jbbjgrs# @y bgrst meua

tf thgs bjmt mj`a whac tha pjgc majsao# Gt ogoc.t nrjoujeey

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bjoa fr saa` tf mhjcna tf j ouee thrfk - gt sg`pey vjcgshao# Gt

wjs js gb gt hjo cavar kaac thara jt jee# Fca `f`act `y eans

wara whgta hft pfdars fb tfr`act% jco tha caxt `f`act thay

ogoc.t avac baae tha kurc brf` tha sprgctgcn thay hjo acourao#

_hac gt mj`a tf `a thjt gt wjsc.t iust `y eans thjt baet

tha sacsa fb racawje# @y whfea kfoy baet egda gt hjo whac fcey

tha bgrst oamjoa fb bgva hjo kaac spact9 ]aathgcn wgth acarny

jco egba4 _ha stgbbcass fb ifgcts - brf` `y hgnh smhffe yajrs

spact gc tha nrgogrfc nfca# G baet rajoy jco gtmhgcn tf nf

ruc jco brfegm jco pejy tjn jco meg`k traas#

@y iajcs jco shfas wara stgee mfvarao wgth keffo% kut tha

keaaogcn gtsaeb hjo stfppao# _ha mrg`sfc hjo jerajoy kanjc tf

turc tf rust js gt orgao tf j nu``y stgmdgcass% wgth cf brash

nusts tjdgcn gt.s pejma#

G effdao hasgtjctey jt `y kaeey% bajrgcn tha `ass G wfueo

bgco# G egbtao `y shgrt nactey jco stjrao gc jwa jt tha jksacma

fb nfra% cft fcey fb keffo% kut jesf fb jcy sgnc fb j wfuco jt

jee# G.o bueey axpamtao tf bgco j oaap pucmtura fr parhjps avac

j njsh% brf` whgmh `y gctarcje frnjcs wfueo suraey ka eajdgcn#

Kut cf### gb cft bfr tha orygcn keffo jco njpgcn hfeas gc

`y iajcs jco shgrt% G wfueo hjva kaac `fra thjc j egttea kgt

gcmegcao tf thgcd thjt G hjo g`jngcao tha avacts fb tha pjst

tac `gcutas actgraey# Gc tha spft whara G wjs sura tha bgaco.s

stgcnar hjo actarao% thara wjs fcey tha s`ffth pjea sdgc fb `y

uchjr`ao jkof`ac#

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Js j `jttar fb bjmt% gt wjs `fra thjc iust uchjr`ao% gt

effdao kattar thjc gt hjo gc yajrs# Nfca wjs tha kgt fb axtrj

pfucojna thjt hjo mjusao `a tf nrjoujta tf wajrgcn axtrj-ejrna

shgrts# Cft fcey wjs tha bejk nfca kut G saa`ao tf hjva jooao

sf`a `usmea# Cft tf ka krjnngcn% kut G wjs rgppao# G usao tf ka

gc nffo shjpa% fcma% whac G wjs j `umh yfucnar `jc% kut G hjo

cavar kaac jkea tf put gc tha wfrd fr oacy `ysaeb tha

peajsura fb mhaasakurnars efcn acfunh tf jttjgc tha parbamt

sgx-pjmd G wjs cfw spfrtgcn#

G bgnurao G hjo tf ka hjeeumgcjtgcn#

_ha tfxgcs brf` tha ngjct jekgcf smfrpgfc hjo fkvgfusey

mjusao `a tf efsa tfumh wgth rajegty% G thfunht#

_hac% upfc burthar mfcta`pejtgfc% G rajegzao iust hfw

bumdao up G sfucoao ogo G iust sargfusey actartjgc tha

thfunht thjt G hjo kaac pfgsfcao tf tha pfgct fb saagcn shgt

thjt wjsc.t thara% ky kagcn stucn ky j ngjct jekgcf smfrpgfc6

]f### whjt tha haee kgt&stucn `a tf `jda `a saa tha

smfrpgfc gc tha bgrst pejma6% G jsdao `ysaeb jefuo# G mfueo

cft mf`a up wgth jc jcswar thjt ogoc.t `jda `a sfuco agthar

mrjzy fr ratjroao#

G rasfevao tf ngva `ysaeb tha trua tast9 G hjo tf stjco

up# Gb G mfueo summaao gc stjcogcn uprgnht wgthfut g``aogjtaey

ofgcn j bjma-pejct% thac G wfueo dcfw% kayfco jee ofukt% thjt

thgs wjs truey hjppacgcn#

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Ngvgcn `ysaeb cf tg`a tf thgcd% G sprucn tf `y baat js

qugmdey js sf`afca whf hjo bjeeac jco wjctao tf nat kjmd up

kabfra jcyfca sjw# G stffo stgee bfr j samfco tf `jda sura gt

wjsc.t j beuda# G wfueoc.t hjva kaac surprgsao gc tha eajst gb

G hjo suooacey mfeejpsao# Kut% G ogoc.t# G tffd j baw tactjtgva

staps bfrwjro#

Cf pjgc# Cf avgoacma fb oj`jna# Cft avac j eg`p#

G survayao tha ejcosmjpa% smjccgcn tha bgaeo jco traaegca

bfr jcy s`jee neg`psa fb tha smfrpgfc# Gt hjo ogsjppajrao# G

mfueo fcey jssu`a gt hjo wact kjmd tf wharavar gt hjo mf`a

brf`# ^js gt j hgooac ejgr gc tha wffos% j pfrtje tf jcfthar

wfreo% j offr tf jc jetarcjta ucgvarsa - fr jcfthar og`acsgfc -

G hjo cf goaj#

G turcao jco fpacao tha offr% stappao gcsgoa% strgppao

cjdao% jco hajoao up tha stjgrs tf meajc `ysaeb up#

G actarao tha kjthrff` jco shut tha offr# G turcao tha

wjtar fc bfr j shfwar jco stappao gctf tha tuk% orjwgcn tha

murtjgc# G stffo thara bfr jkfut bgva `gcutas% ayas mefsao%

iust eattgcn tha wjtar ruc fvar `a# Bgcjeey G nft fc wgth tha

wjshgcn% thac nft fut# G stfppao mfeo upfc spygcn `y cjdao kfoy

gc tha buee sgzao `grrfr fc tha kjmd fb tha offr# G wjs

jksfeutaey jstfucoao jt tha sgnht fb tha mhjcnas thjt hjo tjdac

pejma# G `jrvaeao gc uttar j`jza`act jt tha Jofcgs stjrgcn kjmd

jt `a# Gt wjs ucoacgjkey `a% kut gt wjs j orjstgmjeey caw jco

g`prfvao varsgfc#

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G effdao tha wjy G hjo jewjys wjctao `ysaeb tf effd9

Eajcar4 Kgnnar4 ]trfcnar4 Avac j kgt tjeear#

G s`geao jt tha supargfr ofppaenjcnar jco fksarvao thjt

avac `y taath wara gc parbamt mfcogtgfc#

Gt mfueo hjva kaac j trgmd fb tha egnht% - jethfunh G

hgnhey ofukt gt kut `y hjgr (whgmh hjo kaac thgccgcn `fra jco

`fra avary yajr sgcma G.o turcao thgrty' sf`ahfw jppajrao tf ka

thgmdar jco shgcgar thjc avar kabfra# G avac hjo jc g``jmuejta

bgva f.mefmd shjofw sprfutgcn fc `y bjma thjt hjo kamf`a twf

shjoas ojrdar thjc tha hjgr up tfp# Kabfra tha stgcn% gt hjo

jewjys kaac tha sj`a shjoa js jee tha rast fb `y hjgr#

Gt wjs egtarjeey tha kfoy fb `y oraj`s#

@y bjthar fcma tfeo `a thjt gb yfu avar effd jt fr hajr fb

sf`athgcn% jco thac oaa` gt tf ka .tff nffo tf ka trua.% thac

gt prfkjkey gs# ^gth thjt jovgma gc `gco% G hjo jewjys dapt j

wjry aya fpac bfr mrffds jco mfc-jrtgsts# ]hagstars jco

nrgbtars# Qsars jco \fsars# ^hjt G wjs axpargacmgcn saa`ao tff

nffo tf ka trua# G effdao jco baet ;< yajrs yfucnar% jco fc tfp

fb thjt% G hjo trjcsbfr`ao gctf jc axj`pea fb whjt j parbamt

spamg`ac fb j hu`jc shfueo ka#

G stuogao `ysaeb gc tha `grrfr# Effdgcn bfr jcythgcn fut

fb sfrts# G hjo j kfoykugeoar physgqua% j hajo buee fb thgmd

hajethy hjgr% G baet nrajt% jco avac `y u`###yfu dcfw whjt###

effdao kgnnar# G wjs js thrgeeao js G wjs suspgmgfus#

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Kut% thara wjs sf`athgcn- G iust mfueoc.t qugt saa` tf

pgcpfgct gt# ]f`athgcn jkfut tha kfoykugeogcn rabaracma hjo

strumd j mhfro#

_hac gt hgt `a4 gt wjs `y sdgc# G hjo kaac tff mjunht up

gc tha kgn pgmtura tf cftgma tha oatjges# @y sdgc wjs martjgcey

hajethy jco uckea`gshao% kut gt wjs cft tha sdgc fb j

kfoykugeoar# J kfoykugeoar.s sdgc gs usujeey tjccao###

axtra`aey tjccao# ^hathar fr cft tha tjc gs cjturje gs jewjys j

pfgct fb oakjta% kut cjturje fr cft% thara gs jewjys j tjc# _ha

sdgc G wjs effdgcn jt wjsc.t tjccao# Bjr brf` gt% jmtujeey# _ha

sdgc thjt G wjs effdgcn jt wjs je`fst whgta# Jekgcf whgta#

G jkjcofcao tha `grrfr tf nat j mefsar effd# Hfeogcn fut

`y jr`% G gcspamtao tha sdgc wgth parbamt ;

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gc `a# _hjt gt hjo gciamtao sf`a dgco fb sukstjcma thjt cfw

mfursao thrfunh `y kfoy% `jdgcn `a `fra thjc tha `jc G hjo

kaac# Kut thac thgs wfueo `ajc thjt tha smfrpgfc wjs jerajoy

axjmtey whjt gt.s suppfsao tf ka### whjt gt wjs kfrc js# Gb sf%

thac whara hjo gt mf`a brf`6 Gt wfueo ka je`fst gcmfcmagvjkea

tha thgcd thjt gt wjs% gc jcy wjy% cjturjeey avfevao brf`

jcythgcn thjt murractey axgstao fc Ajrth#

_ha samfco axpejcjtgfc mfueo ka thjt gt wjs tha smfrpgfc

thjt hjo kaac gcbamtao bgrst% jco gt hjo iust pjssao jefcn tha

bjvfr# \arhjps gt hjo fcma iust kaac j ranuejr feo ruc-fb-tha-

`gee krfwc smfrpgfc# Cft `umh kgnnar thjc j pjmd fb tha

mgnjrattas thjt G cf efcnar mrjvao# _hac sf`athgcn hjo hjppacao

tf gt jco gt hjo trjcsbfr`ao% egda `a% gctf tha pgmtura fb cajr

parbamtgfc bfr gt.s spamgas# Kut thac whjt hjo hjppacao tf

mhjcna tha smfrpgfc6 ^hy ogo gt mf`a jbtar `a thac iust nf

jwjy6

Avary spamuejtgfc iust eao tf `fra quastgfcs thjt saa`ao

g`pfssgkea tf jcswar#

^js jee fb thgs suparcjturje6

Axtrj-tarrastrgje6

Gctar-og`acsgfcje6

J tg`a-trjvae thgcn6

Nacatgm axparg`act nfca wrfcn6

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Hjo gt kaac tha ejtast gc rfkftgm tamh6

\arhjps Nfo hjo sact gt### fr tha Oavge#

@jyka G wjs jseaap jco oraj`gcn### fr gc j mf`j###

###fr `jyka oajo#

Hfw efcn wfueo `y caw kfoy ejst6

Avac cfw% jbtar j hucorao jco sgxty-savac yajrs fb

sajrmhgcn bfr tha jcswars% G stgee ofc.t dcfw#

_ha Aco