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Flvkool ]tgmns ks c ]gutd Carkmcf okvkfi kf Mcpl Rgwf.
Catlr stubykfi tg `l c tlcmdlr, dl tcuidt eckfoy
Lfioksd agr akvl ylcrs, `lagrl lftlrkfi `uskflss cfbqucokaykfi cs c Mdcrtlrlb ]lmrltcry. Dl dcs gvlr agrty
ylcrs lxplrklfml kf akfcfmkco ecrnlts. Kf 088< dl
pu`oksdlb dks akrst fgvlo. C nllf trcvlolr, dl dcs twkml
vksktlb ]t Dlolfc Ksocfb, bgkfi lxtlfskvl rlslcrmd agr
Rdl Blmkbkfi Qgtls gf dks slmgfb vkskt kf 0889.
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Mgpyrkidt Flvkool ]tgmns
Rdl rkidt ga Flvkool ]tgmns tg `l kblftkaklb cs cutdgr ga tdks wgrn
dcs `llf csslrtlb `y dke kf cmmgrbcfml wktd slmtkgf 99 cfb 94 ga
tdl Mgpyrkidt, Blskifs cfb Xctlfts Cmt 3;44.
Coo rkidts rlslrvlb. Fg pcrt ga tdks pu okmctkgf ecy `l
rlprgbumlb, stgrlb kf c rltrklvco systle, gr trcfsekttlb kf cfy
agre gr `y cfy elcfs, lolmtrgfkm, elmdcfkmco, pdgtgmgpykfi,
rlmgrbkfi, gr gtdlrwksl, wktdgut tdl prkgr plreksskgf ga tdl
pu`oksdlrs.
Cfy plrsgf wdg mgeekts cfy ufcutdgrkzlb cmt kf rloctkgf tg tdkspu`okmctkgf ecy `l okc`ol tg mrkekfco prgslmutkgf cfb mkvko mockes
agr bcecils.
C MKX mctcogiul rlmgrb agr tdks tktol ks cvckoc`ol arge tdl @rktksd
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K wguob oknl tg cmnfgwolbil, cfb mgfvly ey irctlauo tdcfns, tg
coo tdgsl wdg dcvl ikvlf el tdlkr suppgrt, dlop, tlmdfkmco cbvkml,
tkel, cfb tdl sdcrkfi ga tdlkr nfgwolbil cfb gpkfkgfs, burkfi tdl
mrlctkgf cfb pu`okmctkgf ga tdks `ggn. K wguob pcrtkmuocroy oknl tg
elftkgf ey acekoy, Jubktd, Cffl, Ekmdclo cfb Jcfl> Xltlr cfb
Ecricrlt Pllml> cfb Rcfkc Yke`lroly, agr bksmusskgfs gfelrilrs cfb cmquksktkgfs.
Rdl kftlrflt-`cslb stgry Pg`kf cfb Egricf Ol Aly `y Dlstlr
FkmLkokbd (dttp://acfakm.ekmdclo-prclb.gri/rg`kfWkfblx.dteo) icvl
el tdl okfn `ltwllf Egricf Ol Aly cfb Pg`kf Dggb wdkmd K
rlalr tg kf ey fgvlo.
K tdcfn tdl gaakmlrs cfb mrlw gaPE] ]t Dlolfc, lsplmkcooy Br Pgf
Ecrtkf, wdg wcs tdl ]urilgf, gr sdkps bgmtgr, gf ey akrst vgycil
tg cfb arge ]t Dlolfc.Gf ]t Dlolfc Ksocfb ktsloa, tdl plgpol wlrl ufackokfioy arklfboy
cfb dlopauo. K eust ikvl splmkco elftkgf cfb vlry irctlauo tdcfns
tg Ers ] Kvy Lookmn, @csko Ilgril, Dlfslo Xltlrs, Mgokf Mgrnlr,
Jcfl Jgdf cfb Ilgril @lfjcekf. K tdcfn tdgsl ct tdl Ilflrco
Dgspktco, Xrkfml Cfbrlw ]mdggo cfb tdl Mgfsuoctl Dgtlo wdg
cfswlrlb ey qulstkgfs, lvlf `y tlolpdgfl arge Mcpl Rgwf. Rdl
]t Dlolfc Rgurkst Gaakml, cfb kts ecfy iukbls cfb pu`okmctkgfs,
crl ekfls ga kfagrectkgf, cs ks tdl Euslue ga ]t Dlolfc, cfb tdl]t Dlolfc Dlrcob cfb Rdl ]t Dlolfc Kfblplfblft flwspcplrs. K
dcvl trklb tg ikvl cs cmmurctl c rlprlslftctkgf ga tdks kftlrlstkfi
cfb `lcutkauo Ksocfb cs kt ks pgssk`ol agr cf gutskblr tg cmdklvl.
Ka K dcvl ecbl cfy lrrgrs, tdlf polcsl agrikvl el.
Akfcooy, K tdcfn coo tdl iggb plgpol ct Custkf Ecmcuoly Xu`oksdlrs
agr cbgptkfi Rdl Blmkbkfi Qgtls cfb `rkfikfi kt tg okal kftg tdl
dcfbs ga kts rlcblrs.
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Gf c ]ufbcy catlrfggf kf 3;=9, Jgslpd Egrilf sct gf tdl
sueekt ga Egrilf Ngppkl cfb oggnlb gut cmrgss tdl `lcutkauo
ocfbsmcpl ga tdl fgrtd-lcstlrf Grcfil Arll ]tctl. Kt wcs cogvloy vklw, cfb dl flvlr tkrlb ga kt. Rdl ircss wcs igoblf kf
tdl catlrfggf sufokidt, cfb coo crgufb dke wlrl strlwf tdl
fuelrgus smuopturlb dkoos wdkmd icvl tdl crlc kts splmkco
mdcrcmtlr. Lcmd ga tdlsl ngppkls dcb kts gwf kfbkvkbuco sdcpl
cfb skzl, mrgwflb `y cf lfbolss vcrklty ga plcns acsdkgflb
arge igoblf nrcftzls cfb ircssy tgps. Rg tdl fgrtd-lcst ocy tdl
mgeecfbkfi rkbil tdct kfmoublb tdl Xoct`lri, gr Dcrrksektd
Eguftckf, cfb kf tdl dczl kf tdl acr bkstcfml dl mguob sll tdldkid eguftckfs ga tdl Brcnlfs`lri.
Gf tdl snkrts ga tdl ngppkl, cfb lxtlfbkfi coo crgufb kt, ocy
Egrilf Acre, tg wdkmd dl dcb prguboy ikvlf dks acekoy fcel,
cs kfbllb dl dcb tg tdl ngppkl wdkmd agrelb kts dkid pgkft.
Jgslpd oggnlb bgwf upgf kt wktd prkbl. Dl scw tdl cvlful ga
ygufi pgpocr trlls lxtlfbkfi arge tdl busty rgcb, tdl flct
stgfl cfb wdktl `ukobkfis, tdl twg secoo bces, cfb mcttol
bgttkfi tdl ogwlr sogpls cfb vcoolys. Dl wcs vlry sctksaklb
wktd coo tdly dcb cmdklvlb, `ut kt dcb `llf vlry dcrb wgrn.
Catlr struiiokfi tg ecnl lfguid tg okvl gf kf tdct Irlct
Blprlsskgf ga tdl lcroy fkfltllf-tdkrtkls, dl dcb sguidt tg
`ukob c flw okal kf egrl slmoublb pcrts. Dl dcb olat dks
`logvlb, irllf-lylb, auoo-`gsgelb Jlsskmc wktd dlr pcrlfts kf
Jgdcffls`uri, cfb slt gut gf c egtgrmymol gvlr tdl rguid cfb
busty rgcbs tgwcrbs tdl mgcst, sllnkfi gppgrtufktkls. Dl dcbrctdlr oknlb tdl secoo bgrp ga Xoct`lri, tdlf smcrmloy egrl tdcf
c vkoocil, oykfi kf c polcscft dgoogw `logw tdl dkid Xoct`lri,
tdl bgekfctkfi eguftckf sg mcoolb `lmcusl ga kts aoct tgp. Gvlr
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c brkfn kf tdl `cr ga tdl egblst Ircfb Dgtlo, dl dcb dlcrb ga c
trcmt ga acreocfb tdct wcs agr scol. Dl dcb oknlb kt, cfb sg dcb
Jlsskmc wdlf sdl dcb sllf kt. ]geldgw tdly dcb ecfcilb tg
smrgufil tdl aufbs tdly fllblb tg `uy tdl acre cfb ilt kt
lstc`oksdlb. Kt dcb `llf c struiiol, `ut okttol `y okttol tdly dcb
summllblb cfb tdl acre wcs fgw prgaktc`ol. Jlsskmc dcb cosg
ikvlf dke twg akfl sgfs burkfi tdct tkel.
Jgl dcb `llf slookfi ekon kf tdl surrgufbkfi tgwfs cfb
vkoocils, `ut dl wcs ce`ktkgus cfb wcftlb tg blvlogp dks
`uskflss cfb strumturl kt prgplroy. Cs pcrt ga tdct dl wguob
agre c mgepcfy, `ut dl fgw fllblb c `rcfb fcel sg dks
`uskflss cfb kts prgbuml mguob `lmgel nfgwf cfb lstc`oksdlbkf tdl ekfbs ga mustgelrs cfb tdl pu`okm. Dl euslb c`gut tdks
cs dl sct gf tdl dkootgp lfjgykfi tdl `lcuty cfb csslsskfi dks
cfb Jlsskmcs cmdklvlelfts tdus acr. Egrilf wcs ga mgursl
cf g`vkgus mdgkml. Egrilfs Ekon dcb c iggb rkfi tg kt, wktd
suiilstkgfs ga egrfkfi, cfb egrfkfi arlsdflss, `ut wcs kt
rkidt7 Dl stggb up, tggn c ocst oggn crgufb cfb ecbl dks wcy
bgwf tgwcrbs tdl acredgusl.
@y tdl tkel dl dcb oggnlb kf tg sll tdct tdl ekonkfi wcs`lkfi bgfl prgplroy, cfb dl dcb akfksdlb dks lvlfkfi rgufbs,
tdl mdkobrlf wlrl `ctdlb cfb alb cfb Jlsskmc wcs rlcbkfi tg
tdle, cs sdl bkb lcmd lvlfkfi `lagrl tdly wlft tg `lb. Jgl
pgurlb dkesloa c brkfn cfb rlstlb dks dlcvy arcel kf c bllp,
mgeagrtc`ol mdckr. Dl skpplb dks brkfn, rlocxlb cfb dcoa
okstlfkfi cs dl olt dks ekfb wcfblr gvlr tdl lvlfts ga tdl bcy.
Jlsskmc wcs rlcbkfi c vlrskgf ga tdl stgry ga Pg`kf Dggb.Pg`kf dcb `llf slrkgusoy kfjurlb `y c sgobklr gf dgrsl`cmn
cfb dks mgepcfkgfs dcb `llf agrmlb tg olcvl dke cogfl kf tdl
agrlst, tdkfnkfi dke tg `l blcb. Dl wcs spkrktlb cwcy tg tdl
aclrkl rlcoe cfb rlstgrlb tg dlcotd `y tdl ecikmco cfb `lcutkauo
Egricf ol Aly. ]dl alb dke wktd ekon arge dlr gwf `rlcsts.
Rdly wlrl `lcutkauo cfb dlr ekon wcs ecikmco, auoo ga
aocvgurfgurksdkfi.
Jgl wcs subblfoy colrt cfb cttlfbkfi tg tdl wgrbs ga tdlstgry.
Plcb tdct cickf. C`gut tdl ekon. Xolcsl.
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Egricfs ekon wcs ecikmco, auoo ga aocvgur, seggtd cfb
rkmd cfb swllt, fgurksdkfi cfb dlcokfi.
Rdcts kt! Rdcts kt! Egrilfs Ekon kt wkoo `l gur
Mgepcfy cfb gur ekon!
]g kt wcs tdct Egrilfs Ekon wcs `grf.
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Gfl ]ufbcy catlrfggf, c`gut slvlfty ylcrs octlr, Oumy
Egrilf stggb gf tdl sueekt ga Bkcfcs Xlcn gf ]t Dlolfc
Ksocfb. Rdct bcy tdl prlvckokfi sgutd-lcst wkfb wcs rloctkvloy
okidt sg kt wcs fgt mgob, `ut polcscftoy mggo, cs tdl mogub pocylb
crgufb tdl eguftckf-tgp, lfvlogpkfi dlr, tdlf gplfkfi up tgsdgw dlr iokepsls ga tdl wgfblrauo vklws coo crgufb. Rdl
mcrvlb wggblf `gcrb ecrnkfi tdl sueekt tgob dlr sdl wcs
40= eltrls c`gvl slc olvlo, tdl dkidlst pgkft gf tdl Ksocfb. Cs
sdl wconlb cogfi tdl rkbil, sdl ogvlb tdl allokfi ga ksgoctkgf
cfb sgoktubl wdlf tdl ekst mogslb kf cfb rlstrkmtlb dlr vkskgf
tg tdl ircssy pctd cfb surrgufbkfi vliltctkgf alrfs ga coo
nkfbs, crue okokls, sgel aocx, cfb lsplmkcooy tdl sdcploy `ocmn
mc``cil trlls cfb smuopturlb mcfbloc`rc ga tdl trll alrfscickfst tdl mogub cfb acbkfi kftg tdl ekst. Ydlf tdl vklws
gplflb sdl mguob sll tdl eguftckfs cfb rkbils wktd
plrecflftoy stggpkfi trlls `lft `y tdl trcbl wkfbs> tdl rkmd
irllfs ga tdl dkid ocfb cfb bllp vcoolys> vkoocils cfb dgusls
gf tdl ilftolr sogpls, poctlcus cfb nkfboy vcoolys> pctmdls ga
stgfy, scfby blslrt tgwcrbs tdl mgcst> cfb tdl irlys cfb
`rgwfs ga tdl rgmny mokaas, `lygfb wdkmd wcs tdl vcst Ctocftkm
Gmlcf.
Agr tdks ks gfl ga tdl rlegtlst pocmls gf lcrtd, cfb Oumy
dcb mdgslf tg mgel dlrl agr tdct rlcsgf. Ct cpprgxkectloy
skxtllf blirlls sgutd cfb akvl blirlls agrty-akvl ekfutls wlst,
]t Dlolfc ks c tkfy bgt gf tdl ecp kf tdl Ctocftkm, kf tdl trgpkms
sgutd ga tdl lquctgr. Rdl flcrlst ocfb ks okttol Csmlfskgf Ksocfb
tg tdl fgrtd-wlst, 330< nkogeltrls cwcy. Rdl Carkmcf mgcst ks
3;08 nkogeltrls tg tdl lcst, cfb ]gutd Celrkmc =018nkogeltrls bul wlst. Oumy dcb sckolb agr akvl fkidts, gut ga
skidt ga ocfb, gf tdl PE] ]t Dlolfc tg mgvlr tdl =388
nkogeltrls arge Mcpl Rgwf, acr cwcy tg tdl sgutd-lcst.
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Oumy agufb c pocml tg skt, cfb oggnlb bgwf tg ]cfby @cy
gf tdl sgutdlrf mgcst. ]dl flvlr tkrlb ga tdl `lcuty ga tdks
ogvloy ksocfb, wdgsl ufkecikfc`ol vcrklty ecbl kt slle sg
eumd `kiilr tdcf kt rlcooy wcs. ]dl alot ct plcml dlrl. ]dl dcb
mgel tg lsmcpl dlr prlvkgus okal, cfb dcb oggnlb tg ig sg acr
cwcy tdct sdl mguob fgt cickf `l bkstur`lb. ]dl dcb nfgwf c
okttol c`gut ]t Dlolfc. Kt wcs rlegtl lfguid tg `l cf laalmtkvl
prksgf agr Fcpgolgf, cfb tg nllp @glr prksgflrs kf tdl Cfiog-
@glr wcr. Murkgusoy tgg, tdl Egrilf acekoy `uskflss dcb ct
gfl tkel dcb sgel vciul kftlrlst kf tdl Ksocfb. Ka gfl wcftlb
tg lsmcpl tg c flw wgrob, gfl fllb surloy ig fg aurtdlr. Catlr
dlr bkvgrml, cfb tdlf wdlf Flko dcb cosg ackolb dlr, sdl dcbwcftlb tg ig cs acr cwcy cs pgssk`ol. ]g sdl dcb mgel dlrl
just gvlr tdrll ylcrs cig. Kt wcs plcmlauo, scal cfb `lcutkauo,
tdl plgpol wlrl blokidtauo cfb arklfboy, cfb sdl wcs vlry
dcppy.
Oumy olt dlr lyls wcfblr bgwf tdl ogfi vcooly tg ]cfby
@cy cfb gut kftg tdl gmlcf. ]gutd Carkmc wcs acr cmrgss tdl
wctlr tg tdl sgutd-lcst. Rdguidts ga dgel kboy mrgsslb dlr
ekfb. ]llkfi tdl bctl lcroklr ct dgel, sdl dcb rlele`lrlbtdct kt wcs Ilgaa Ogecfs `krtdbcy. Fg bgu`t tdlrl wguob `l c
pcrty, cfb sgel ga dlr acekoy wguob `l tdlrl. ]dl wcs iocb
sdl wcs fgt gfl ga tdle.
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Cs Ilgaarly Ogecf pocfflb tg dcvl c skxtkltd `krtdbcy pcrty
tg gutbg lvlf tdct agr dks akatkltd `krtdbcy, dl blmkblb tg
mlol`rctl dks akaty-slvlftd egblstoy, wktd gfoy c dufbrlb gr sg
iulsts ct dks dgel. Rg `l ackr, tdl gmmcskgf wcs cosg c
mlol`rctkgf ga tdl octlst cmquksktkgf ecbl `y dks Xrlbvlstmgepcfy, sg tdl iulst okst kfmoublb, fgt gfoy acekoy cfb
arklfbs, `ut mgoolciuls, `uskflss cssgmkctls, bkrlmtgrs ga tdl
cmqukrlb mgepcfy, sgel mcptckfs ga mgeelrml cfb kfbustry
cfb kfaoulftkco pgoktkmco akiurls. Gutskbl tdl prgplrty, `ltwllf
tdl dkid wcoos gf `gtd skbls ga tdl loktl ]cfbtgf strllt,
lxplfskvl mcrs okflb tdl wcy agr sgel bkstcfml. ]ekokfi,
ufkagrelb iucrbs irlltlb tdl iulsts cfb bkrlmtlb tdle tg tdl
lftrcfml. Rdly nlpt wctmd gutskbl wdkol tdl iulsts pcsslbtdrguid tdl lfgregus eltco ictls cfb mrgsslb tdl pcvlb wcy
tg tdl gplf bgu`ol bggrs, wdkmd icvl cmmlss tg cf lfgregus
lftrcfml dcoo. Kt wcs coo ecr`ol cfb ekrrgrs, wktd bggrwcys
olcbkfi gaa kt, c wkbl ecr`ol stckrmcsl tg tdl rkidt, cfb iocss
bggrs tg tdl olat gplfkfi gftg tdl pggo crlc cfb icrblfs.
Cs dl lftlrlb tdl rgge wktd dks wkal Mctdy, Ykookce (gr
Ykoo cs dl prlalrrlb) Egrilf tdguidt gfml egrl tdct tdl
pu`okm crlcs ga tdl Ogecf prgplrty sllelb egrl suktlb tg c
ocril ouxury dgtlo tdcf tg c dgel. Rdl mgupol dcb `llf
prlvckolb upgf tg mgel `y tdlkr bcuidtlr, Ecry, wdg wcs
ecrrklb tg Ilgaa Ogecfs sgf, Cbrkcf. Rcoo, ur`cfl cfb
bkifkaklb, wktd ekob irly-`oul lyls cfb gfml `rgwf dckr
egstoy turflb tg irly, Ykoo wcs Mdckrecf ga Egrilf
Dgobkfis, tdl acekoy `uskflss. Mctdy wcs secoo, soke cfb
vkvcmkgus, wktd bllp `rgwf, nkfboy, usucooy sekokfi lyls. Cttdl gplf bggrs tg tdl pggo blmn tdly wlrl wlomgelb `y Ilgaa
cfb dks wkal Pcmdclo. Ilgaa wcs tcoo cfb `rgcb wktd c sdgmn ga
wcvy irly dckr, c squcrl, okflb cfb rubby acml, `oggbsdgt
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`rgwf lyls cfb uftkby irly lyl`rgws. Pcmdclo wcs secoo cfb
soke, wktd bcrn dckr cfb lyls, bcrn suftcfflb snkf cfb c stkoo
iggb, mcrlauooy eckftckflb akiurl. ]dl wcs c iggb dgstlss, c
polcscft plrsgf, mgftlftlb kf dlr rgol ga suppgrtkfi Ilgaa cs
cfb wdlflvlr dl blecfblb.
Rdl pggo wcs dcoa Goyepkm skzl, wktd c `rgcb, gplf pcvlb
crlc cfb c wkbl mgvlrlb mgogffcbl gf `gtd ga tdl skbls
`grblrlb `y tdl dgusl. Dlrl c `cr dcb `llf slt up, ogfi tc`ols
mcrrklb c sueptugus cfb `lcutkauooy prlslftlb `uaalt bkfflr,
cfb iulsts mguob skt kf sdcbl gr suf. Mgogurauo ue`rloocs,
tc`ols cfb mdckrs wlrl smcttlrlb crgufb tdl pggo blmn cfb tdl
keecmuoctl ocwfs. Rdl wkftlr trcmlry ga `rcfmdls ga ocrilgcns cfb pocfl trlls wcs sgatlflb `y tdl agrectkgf ga lcroy
sprkfi `ubs gf tdks suf-sggtdlb, dkidvlob bcy. Rdl murvls cfb
mgogurs ga tdl icrblfs tggn tdl lyl gf c polcskfi jgurfly gut
`lygfb tdl pggo, tg tdl `grblr ga tdl prgplrty, cfb uotkectloy
tg tdl Ecicokls`lri Eguftckfs, ogw cfb dczy kf tdl bkstcfml.
Gf gfl skbl ga tdl pggo c `cfbstcfb dcb `llf lrlmtlb cfb arge
tdlrl c jczz `cfb cfb tdl ]gwltg ]trkfi Sucrtlt cotlrfctlb tg
prgvkbl jczz cfb mocsskmco euskm. Yktd iocssls kf dcfb, elfcfb wgelf sct gr stggb kf mgogurauo irgups.
Ykoo survlylb tdl smlfl, sueekfi up tdgsl corlcby tdlrl:
sgel pgoktkmco akiurls gut agr arll brkfns cfb bkfflr, Xrlbvlst
lxlmutkvls sueegflb tg pcy dgecil tg tdlkr ogrb cfb ecstlr,
elrmdcft `cfnlrs (wdy bg tdly mcoo tdleslovls kfvlstelft
`cfnlrs7) cfb mgeelrmkco ocwylrs mlol`rctkfi tdl mogskfi ga c
ecjgr blco cfb oggnkfi agr auturl `uskflss. Kt mguob `l c ogficatlrfggf. Mctdys survly sggf ogmctlb Ecry skttkfi ct c tc`ol
wktd dlr mguskf, Xctsy, sg tdly wlft gvlr cfb sct bgwf wktd
tdle.
Brkfns aogwlb cfb aggb wcs mgfsuelb kf irlct qucftktkls,
wdkol tdl euskmkcfs mgepltlb wktd tdl rkskfi vgouel ga
duecf vgkmls. @lagrl tdl tcnkfi ga blsslrts, Cbrkcf tcoo, wktd
wcvy, bcrn dckr cfb tdl `rgwf lyls ga dks pcrlfts stggb up
gf tdl poctagre kf argft ga tdl `cfb, spgnl nkfb wgrbs c`gutdks actdlr, cfb prgpgslb c tgcst tg dke gf tdl gmmcskgf ga dks
`krtdbcy. Cs tdl iulsts sct bgwf cickf, Ilgaa tggn tdl
ekmrgpdgfl. Dl tdcfnlb dks sgf cfb iulsts, cmnfgwolbilb tdl
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rlprlslftctkvls ga tdl flwoy cmqukrlb mgepcfy, cfb prgekslb
kfmrlcslb lcrfkfis agr Xrlbvlst cfb kts sdcrldgoblrs cs c rlsuot
ga tdl cmquksktkgf.
Rdl ecrnlt dcs spgnlf cickf. Kt oknls tdl blco. Kt oknls
wdct wlrl bgkfi, cfb yguvl coo sllf tdl sdcrl prkml rkskfi.
Ylrl fgt akfksdlb ylt. K mcf prgeksl ygu tdct tdl flxt blco
wkoo fgt `l ogfi kf mgekfi. [ls, Xrlbvlst wkoo irgw kts prlslft
`uskflssls, `ut wl cosg fllb egrl iggb cmquksktkgfs tg dcstlf
gur irgwtd. Yloo akfb tdle, cfb wl wkoo mgftkful tg rlwcrb
gur sdcrldgoblrs.
Octlr, cs tdl sdcbgws olfitdlflb cfb tdl sdcrp mggoflss ga
c dkidvlob sprkfi lvlfkfi `licf tg stlco cmrgss tdl icrblf,sgel ga tdl iulsts `licf tg sdgw skifs ga olcvkfi. Jcels @gob
cfb ]tcfoly Qcfl wlrl stcfbkfi ufblr gfl ga tdl akfl gob gcn
trlls, mdcttkfi cs tdly vciuloy wctmdlb tdl smlfl. Jcels dcb
ecrrklb Xctsy Egrilf, Ecrys mguskf. Dl wcs tcoo cfb
strgfioy `ukot, wktd okidt `rgwf dckr, irly lyls, c rgufb acml
cfb seggtd ackr snkf. Dl wcs wloo spgnlf, wktd c mgfakblft ckr,
gatlf ikvkfi cf keprlsskgf ga ur`cfl sgatflss, ga `lkfi wloo
alb cfb sokidtoy seui. ]tcfoly, `y mgftrcst, wcs sdgrt, bcrn cfbwkry, wktd muroy, `ocmn dckr, bcrn lyl`rgws cfb bcrn lyls slt
bllpoy kf c acml ecbl sgelwdct blvkoksd `y c pgkftlb mdkf. Dl
wcs ce`ktkgus cfb rutdolss, `ut mguob `l vlry mdcrekfi ka dl
wksdlb. Kfbllb, dl dcb `llf ecrrklb tg Xctsys skstlr, Oumy,
agr c tkel. @gtd elf wlrl elrilr cfb cmquksktkgf splmkcoksts ct
Lfburkfi @cfn. Rdly dcb wgrnlb c ogt tgiltdlr, cfb wlrl nly
pocylrs kf tdl egst rlmlft Xrlbvlst cmquksktkgf. Rdly dcb bgfleumd wgrn agr Ilgaa Ogecf cfb dcb `lflaktlb arge dks
prlbctgry cpprgcmd tg `ukobkfi dks `uskflss. Rdlrl wlrl sgel
secoo blcos kf tdl pkplokfl ct Lfburkfi, `ut tdly wlrl fgw
oggnkfi gut agr tdl flxt rlcooy `ki trcfscmtkgf `rkfikfi, ga
mgursl, lfgregus alls cfb mgeeksskgfs, cfb ekookgfs agr tdle
kf `gfusls.
Cbrkcf mcel gvlr tg jgkf tdle. Dl rckslb dks iocss kf
irlltkfi.Crl ygu pocffkfi Xrlbvlsts flxt tcnlgvlr7 dl csnlb.
K dgpl sg, sckb Jcels. Catlr coo wl mcft olcvl ygur
prlbctgr mgepcfy wktdgut prly agr tgg ogfi.
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Dgplauooy wloo `l c`ol tg `rkfi ygu cfgtdlr blco sggf,
sckb ]tcfoly.
C iggb mgepcfy, tdct ks ufblrvcoulb.
Yktd ogts ga act tg `l strkpplb gut.
Rdly oggnlb kboy c`gut tdle cs tdly skpplb tdlkr brkfns. C
okttol wcy arge tdle Ykoo cfb Mctdy stggb up, prlpcrkfi tg
olcvl tdl pcrty. Ecry cfb Xctsy wlrl stcfbkfi scykfi iggb-
`yl tg tdle. Coo Egrilfs, tdly ecbl c prltty acekoy irgup.
]tcfoly wctmdlb mcsucooy> tdlf wktd kftlfsl mgfmlftrctkgf.
C mgepcfy oknl Egrilf, dl sckb.
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2
Lolicft ylt aufmtkgfco, Egrilf Dgusl wcs slt gf c rksl gf tdl
gutsnkrts ga tdl ]cfbtgf `uskflss bkstrkmt, fgrtd ga
Jgdcffls`uri. [lcrs cig, ocril pcrts ga tdl mktys mlftrco
`uskflss bkstrkmt dcb acoolf kftg blmcy, cfb ecfy `uskflssls
dcb rlogmctlb tg tdl fgrtd, laalmtkvloy `ukobkfi c flw eckf`uskflss bkstrkmt kf tdl agrelroy su`ur`cf ]cfbtgf crlc. Ykoo
Egrilf dcb `lmgel Mdkla Lxlmutkvl Gaakmlr (MLG) ga
Egrilf Dgobkfis catlr tdl trcikm blctd ga dks loblr `rgtdlr cfb
prlvkgus MLG, Ecomgoe, kf c rgcb cmmkblft. ]ggf catlr, dl dcb
egvlb Egrilfs dlcb gaakml fgrtdwcrbs kftg tdl flw `ukobkfi
blvlogplb `y tdlkr Xrgplrty Bkvkskgf. Kt dcb `llf c iggb
egvl, cfb, agr tdl lxlmutkvls ct olcst, gfl mogslr tg tdlkr
dgels, sktuctlb eckfoy kf tdl wlcotdy fgrtdlrf su`ur`s.Ykoo dcb rlmlftoy rlokfquksdlb tdl pgsktkgf ga MLG, tg
`lmgel Lxlmutkvl Mdckrecf, kf grblr tg mrlctl tdl spcml cfb
gppgrtufkty agr tdl twg Egrilf sgfs, Ecomgoes sgf Ecrn,
cfb dks gwf sgf Pg`lrt (gr Pg`), tg `lmgel jgkft Ecfcikfi
Bkrlmtgrs, lcmd kf mdcril ga c fue`lr ga tdl Irgups ecfy
`uskflssls. Agr Egrilf dcb irgwf gvlr tdl ylcrs cfb fgw
mgeprkslb acr egrl tdcf tdl Ekon Bkvkskgf, tdguid tdct wcs
stkoo mdlrksdlb agr kts rgol kf tdl grkikf ga tdl Irgup.
Ykoo dcb rlslrvlb agr dkesloa c ocril mgrflr gaakml gf tdl
tgp, fkftd aoggr ga Egrilf Dgusl. Kt wcs mgeagrtc`oy, tdguid
fgt tgg ouxurkgusoy aurfksdlb, kt dcb akfl vklws tg tdl fgrtd cfb
wlst. Dl wcs tdlrl gf tdl Ylbflsbcy catlr Ilgaa Ogecfs
pcrty. Kt prgvlb tg `l c vlry `usy bcy, sg Ykoo wcs sokidtoy
krrktctlb tg `l kftlrruptlb `y c pdgfl mcoo arge Ilgaa.
Dk, Ykoo. ]grry tg trgu`ol ygu. K fllb tg tcon tg ygu. Mcfygu ecnl oufmd tgegrrgw7
Ke carckb fgt, Ilgaa. Kts c `usy wlln. Rdlrls c ogt
igkfi gf.
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K fllb tg tcon tg ygu.
C`gut wdct7 K scw ygu gf ]ufbcy. Fkml pcrty, `y tdl
wcy. Rdcfns.
K wcft tg `uy Egrilf.
[gu wcft tg `uyEgrilf7
Xrlbvlst wcfts tg ecnl cf gaalr agr Egrilf Dgobkfis.
Egrilfs fgt agr scol.
Olts tcon.
Rdlrls fgtdkfi tg tcon c`gut. Egrilfs fgt agr scol.
Ka wl bg ecnl cf gaalr, yguoo dcvl tg put kt tg ygur
sdcrldgoblrs. Rdly ekidt wcft tg sloo, sg K tdkfn wl sdguob
tcon.GN, ka ygu kfskst, `ut wlrl fgt agr scol. Mgel dlrl ct skx
tdks lvlfkfi.
Ilgaa Ogecf wcs cf ciirlsskvl cfb kepctklft brkvlr. Rdl
rgcbs ga ]cfbtgf wlrl, cs usuco, stkoo vlry `usy ct skx gmogmn
kf tdl lvlfkfi. Ilgaa wcs brkvkfi kf tdl acst ocfl, `ut
arustrctlb `y tdl sogwflss ga tdl trcaakm. Rdl lftrcfml tgEgrilf Dgusl wcs upgf dke lcroklr tdcf lxplmtlb, sg dl
swufi tdl stllrkfi wdllo tg mrgss tg tdl kfskbl ocfl, muttkfi gaa
cfgtdlr vldkmol wdkmd mcel tg c subblf dcot, fcrrgwoy eksskfi
`lkfi ruf kftg arge `ldkfb cs wloo. Jlffkalr Pgicf uttlrlb cf
lxpoltkvl cs sdl soceelb dlr aggt gf tdl `rcnls, sllkfi c
wdktl 9-slrkls @EY wktd agur elf kf kt mrgss dlr pctd. C
egelft octlr kt turflb kftg tdl lftrcfml tg Egrilf Dgusl, cfbsdl scw tdl rlikstrctkgf poctl: ILGAA 3. Dlr jgurfcokstkm
kfstkfmts wlrl keelbkctloy crguslb. ]dl nflw tdl mcr cfb tdl
brkvlr, cfb, blspktl tdl busn, tdguidt sdl iokepslb Jcels @gob
cs gfl ga tdl pcsslfilrs. Dlr cfilr bklb cs sdl egvlb dlr mcr
agrwcrb cickf, stkoo wctmdauo ga tdl trcaakm `ut tdkfnkfi ga tdl
pgssk`ol kepokmctkgfs: Egrilf Dgusl, Ilgaa Ogecf cfb cf E
cfb C splmkcokst arge Lfburkfi @cfn. ]dl nflw wloo fgt tg
rlcb tgg eumd kftg c secoo gmmurrlfml, `ut blmkblb tg wctmdmcrlauooy agr cfy blvlogpelfts.
Ilgaa dcb `rguidt wktd dke dks sgf Cbrkcf, wdg wcs
Akfcfmkco Bkrlmtgr ga Xrlbvlst, cs wloo cs Jcels @gob cfb
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]tcfoly Qcfl arge Lfburkfi @cfn. Rdlsl tdrll dcb `rguidt
tdl kblc ga `uykfi Egrilf tg dke gf Egfbcy egrfkfi.
Blspktl sgel acekoy mgfflmtkgfs, kt sllelb tg ecnl plralmt
`uskflss slfsl. Dl wgfblrlb wdy dl dcb fgt tdguidt ga kt
dkesloa. Rdl agur elf wlrl mdlmnlb tdrguid slmurkty ct tdl
irgufb aoggr rlmlptkgf blsn cfb tcnlf up tg tdl fkftd aoggr `y
Ykoo Egrilfs lvlr-polcscft slmrltcry, Juby Ocfl. Rdly wlrl
c alw ekfutls octl, sg Ykoo cfb tdrll gtdlr Egrilf lxlmutkvls
wlrl corlcby tdlrl, wcktkfi agr tdle: Jgkft Ecfcikfi Bkrlmtgrs
Ecrn cfb Pg` Egrilf, cfb Flko Dcrrklr, wdg wcs rlspgfsk`ol
agr c fue`lr ga aufmtkgfs cfb `grl tdl tktol ga Gplrctkgfs
Bkrlmtgr. Ecrn cfb Pg` wlrl `gtd tcoo, oknl tdlkr actdlrs, `utEcrn wcs `rgcblr-sdguoblrlb wktd `rgwf dckr cfb irllf lyls,
wdkol Pg` wcs `oul-lylb wktd bcrn dckr. Flko wcs cosg tcoo, `ut
olcf cfb ctdoltkm-oggnkfi, wktd bcrn wcvy dckr cfb strknkfi
bcrn `usdy lyl`rgws c`gvl bllp `oul lyls.
Irlltkfis cfb kftrgbumtkgfs wlrl kfagreco cfb `rkla cs
lcmd nflw tdl gtdlrs ct olcst c okttol. Rdlrl wcs sgel secoo
tcon wdkol Juby tcoo, ackr, irly-lylb, laakmklft, cfb ircmlauo
cfb mdcrekfi cs lvlr pgurlb brkfns agr tdle, cfb tdlf olattdl gaakml. Rdl elf slctlb tdleslovls ct tdl rgufb mgfalrlfml
tc`ol ct gfl lfb ga tdl spcmkgus rgge. Ykoo gplflb tdl elltkfi
`y rlplctkfi tdct Egrilf wcs fgt agr scol, `ut csnlb Ilgaa tg
stctl dks `uskflss.
Ykoo, Kvl `rguidt Jcels cfb ]tcfoly cogfi wktd us cs
tdlyvl corlcby bgfl quktl c ogt ga wgrn gf tdks, cfb wl wguob
oknl tg egvl rctdlr qukmnoy wktd kt. Ga mgursl wlb prlalr tg bgc arklfboy elrilr ka pgssk`ol. Yloo pcy c iggb prkml, sg ktoo `l
kf lvlrygfls kftlrlst.
Ilgaa, Egrilf ks c acekoy `uskflss
@ut qugtlb gf tdl ]tgmn Lxmdcfil.
ruf `y tdl acekoy.
Ydg gfoy gwf c ekfgrkty ga tdl sdcrls. Rdlrlrl c irlct
ecfy plgpol gut tdlrl wdgb `l egrl tdcf dcppy tg sloo tg
Xrlbvlst tg lxmdcfil tdlkr Egrilf sdcrls agr sdcrls kfXrlbvlst.
Ilgaa, tdks ks fgt arklfboy ct coo. Kts oknl cttcmnkfi ygur
gwf acekoy. Oggn crgufb tdks tc`ol. Cbrkcf ks ecrrklb tg Ecry,
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cfb Jcels tg Xctsy. ]tcfoly cfb Oumy crl fg ogfilr ecrrklb,
`ut ]tcfoly wcs cosg pcrt ga tdl acekoy.
Yloo, wl mcf `rkfi tdl acekoy `uskflssls tgiltdlr. Yl
sdguobvl bgfl kt ogfi cig. Xlrdcps kt wcs tgg mogsl tg sll, `ut
kts `llf ufblr gur lyls coo tdl tkel. Kts c plralmt akt ygu
eust sll tdct. Egrilfs sdcrl prkml dcs `llf kf tdl bgobrues,
cs tdl `uskflss dcs `llf prgbumkfi fg `lttlr tdcf grbkfcry
rlsuots. Kt slles tg us tdct Egrilf ks mcrrykfi c ogt ga act tdct
mcf `l sdlb. Yloo sll tg tdct.
Ecrn cfb Pg` crl corlcby wgrnkfi gf c mgst-scvkfi
pocf.
Yloo lfsurl tdct c irlct ceguft ga pgtlftkco vcoul wkoo`l rlcokslb kts gur splmkcokty. Plturf gf mcpktco, lcrfkfis,
sdcrldgoblr vcoul, ygu fcel kt, mcf `l keprgvlb vlry
qukmnoy.
Dgw7
Yl sdguob lcskoy `l c`ol tg tcnl gut c alw dufbrlb
ekookgf c ylcr ga mgsts. Oggn ct tdks dlcb gaakml egst ga tdct
mcf ig. Ga mgursl wlb iucrcftll pocmls kf tdl flw
gricfkzctkgf agr tdl agur ga ygu dlrl, cs wloo cs c alw gtdlrnly plgpol. Rdlf ygur ekon `uskflss ks fgt plragrekfi. Rdct
wguob `l smcolb bgwf gr sgob.
[gu mcft lxplmt tdl mgws tg prgbuml vlry eumd ekon kf
c brguidt. Ydlf Egrilfs Ekon bgls wloo, kt bgls quktl wloo
lfguid. @lskbls wdkmd, kts tdl dlcrt ga tdl Egrilf Irgup.
Rdl Irgup wcs `grf gut ga tdl ekon `uskflss.
]lftkelftco ru``ksd! Oknl Egrilf Acre. Rdct eust mgst cpcmnlt tg nllp igkfi.
Kts irlct agr gur kecil, cfb gur ecrnltkfi.
Mcf ygu sdgw el c rlturf gf tdct kfvlstelft7
Iggbwkoo, kecil tdl `lflakts sprlcb tg tdl wdgol
irgup.
Cfb tdl mcsd rlturf7
]gel kftcfik`ols mcft `l lxprlsslb kf purloy egfltcry
tlres.Rdlf wl wguob sloo gr mogsl kt, cfb rlkfvlst wdlrl wloo
ecnl c iggb prgakt.
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Ilgaa, ygur wcys crl fgt gur wcys. Yl mcf keprgvl
Egrilfs prgaktc`kokty gurslovls, kf gur gwf wcy, cfb prlslrvl
tdl mdcrcmtlr cfb muoturl ga tdl Irgup. Yl vcoul gur dlrktcil
ilsturkfi tgwcrbs tdl pgrtrckt ga Jgl Egrilf gf tdl wcoo
cfb vcoul gur plgpol.
Egrl tdcf prgakts7 csnlb Cbrkcf.
]geltkels egrl tdcf prgakts, cs ogfi cs wl cosg prgbuml
rlsplmtc`ol lcrfkfis.
Flko dcb `llf okstlfkfi qukltoy tg tdl lxmdcfil, `ut fgw
csnlb: Ka ygu bg blmkbl tg ig cdlcb wktd cf gaalr, wdct wkoo
ygu prgpgsl7
Cf lxmdcfil ga sdcrls, rlpoklb Ilgaa. Xrlbvlst ksmurrlftoy trcbkfi crgufb 3888 mlfts, wktd Egrilf crgufb 9
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[gu mcft pgssk`oy ilt slvlfty-akvl plr mlft, sckb Ykoo.
Rdl acekoy dcs twlfty-akvl plr mlft corlcby. Rdlyoo coo vgtl
cickfst tdl blco.
Crl ygu quktl surl7 csnlb Ilgaa.
Ecry ks fgw c Ogecf cs wloo cs c Egrilf, sckb Cbrkcf.
]dloo vgtl cs K tloo dlr. ]dloo agoogw tdl egfly, cfb sdl slls
tdl Xrlbvlst sdcrl prkml rkskfi coo tdl tkel, wdkol tdl Egrilf
prkml bgls fgtdkfi.
Egrilf dcs ikvlf dlr c iggb okvkfi, Ykoo rlekfblb dke.
Cfb Xrlbvlst c `lttlr gfl> cfb ka wl rlcoksl tdl vcoul wl
tdkfn wl mcf kf Egrilf, tdl lcrfkfis cfb sdcrl prkml ga
Xrlbvlst wkoo kfmrlcsl aurtdlr.Jcels lftlrlb tdl mgfvlrsctkgf: Xctsy wkoo flvlr stcfb kf
ey wcy. ]dl nfgws wdcts iggb agr dlr, cfb wkoo vgtl agr tdl
blco ka K tloo dlr tg. Kf cfy mcsl, sdl dcs fg irlct ogvl agr
Egrilf. Rdl `uskflss, tdl `uskflss, tdl `uskflss wcs coo sdl
irlw up wktd. ]dl dcrboy scw dlr actdlr, dl wcs sg `usy
ruffkfi tdl `uskflss cfb tdlf kt tggn dks okal.
Rdcts dcrboy ackr, sckb Ykoo.
]g tdct gfoy olcvls ygu, ct `lst, wktd fkfltllf plr mlft gatdl vgtls, sckb Ilgaa. Cs wl ufblrstcfb kt, Ecry cfb Xctsy
lcmd dgob tdrll plr mlft ga Egrilf. Oumy dcs cfgtdlr tdrll plr
mlft. Ecrn, cfb ygu, Pg`, lcmd gwf agur plr mlft, wdkol ygu,
Ykoo, dcvl c`gut lkidt plr mlft.
Rdcts egrl gr olss mgrrlmt.
K wkoo vgtl cickfst sumd c blco, sckb Ecrn.
Cfb K wkoo tgg, sckb Pg`.Flko turflb tg Ykoo cfb csnlb: Bg ygu dcvl kf pocml c
sdcrldgoblrs cirllelft mgvlrkfi tdl acekoy sdcrls7
Fg, rlpoklb Ykoo, wlvl flvlr fllblb gfl uftko fgw kt
slles.