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    LQT]GK @LDLQCAW

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    Dh~wrgib} Jrlke Zlcak}gka

    ]ba rgib} hj Jrlke Zlcak}gka }h oa gmak}gjgam lt lq}bhr hj }bgt

    yhre blt oaak lttar}am ow bg` gk lddhrmlkda yg}b tad}ghk 99 lkm

    92 hj }ba Dh~wrgib}# Matgikt lkm ^l}ak}t Ld}

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    Mamgdl}ghk

    ]h `w ygja lkm jl`gcw# }ba tadhkm jhr a~lkmgki+

    ]h `w I+^+# Mr Fg` ^hyacc jhr eaa~gki `a lcgza+

    Lkm }h }ba `a`hrw hj Arkga Looaw# jrgakm# tbg~`l}a#

    iak}ca`lk lkm gkdhrrgigoca mrqke# jhr oagki }ba `ht}

    macgib}jqc hj ~gtt bhqkmt+

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    Balr }ba wlrk hj l tlgchr

    Lk hcm wlrk calrkam l} tal

    Fhbk @ltajgacm

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    T}lkm-Ow

    ]ba Hcm @lk blm radak}cw t}lr}am tblzgki5 kh hka tqt~ad}am

    ybw# hkcw ]amylrm ekay+ Jay# bhyazar# oh}baram

    dh``ak}gki hk }ba kh}ayhr}bw g`~rhza`ak}+ Bgt blm oaak kh

    rqk-hj-}ba-`gcc oalrm oq} l tbl~acatt# qkea`~}# ~ra`l}qracw

    iraw `ltt dhzargki bgt jlda gk dhlrta loqkmlkda lkm ~lr}glccw

    hotdqrgki bgt iklrcam# tdlrca} khta lkm `l}dbgki awat ybgdbdhqcm oqrk gk}h hka cgea l ochy-}hrdb+

    Cgea l jqdegk jarra} t|qgk}gk jrh` l irgvvcwt lrtahca#Mrqkeak Mqkdlk icaajqccw radlccam+

    Khr ylt ba azak hcm# oq} }rlmg}ghk oagki ybl} g}

    }rlmg}ghklccw gt# }ba Hcm @lk ba blm oadh`a+ Lkwylw# bgt

    `akldgki l~~alrlkda blm oaak madraltam }h l `hra ldda~}loca

    cazac+ ]ba ochhmtbh} awat# bhyazar# blzgki oaak dqc}gzl}am ow

    walrt hj mamgdl}am g`ogog}ghk# blm jhqkm ~ar`lkak} rajqia+

    Bgt irl``lr tdbhhc amqdl}ghk gk }ba @gmclkmt blm akmam

    gk tqmmak gikh`gkw l} }ba taktg}gza a~arg`ak}lc lia hj

    jgj}aak# jhr ralthkt ekhyk hkcw }h bg`tacj# lkh}bar t}rlkiacw

    a`h}ghklc ohw jrh` l chyar jhr`# bgt oaygcmaram ~lrak}t lkm l

    balm`lt}ar rakmaram t~aadbcatt yg}b bhrrhr+ "]bgt ylt# lj}ar

    lcc# }ba qkakcgib}akam }bgr}gat+' ]ba bl~catt balm blm

    racqd}lk}cw dh`~htam lk ldda~}loca }at}g`hkglc# hkcw lj}ar

    oagki lttqram g} yhqcm oa qtam }h takm bg` lylw }h tal# jrh`

    ybgdb# Ihm ygccgki# ba yhqcm kazar ra}qrk+Akrhc`ak} gk}h l }rlgkgki at}locgtb`ak} jhr `ardblk} klzw

    hjjgdar dlma}t ylt bqrrgamcw lrrlkiam lkm }g`a bqki balzw

    yg}b a`olrrltt`ak} lt ~rlwart yara tak} q~ jhr bgt t~aamw

    ma~lr}qra+ ]baw oh}b mq}gjqccw lddh`~lkgam bg` }h }ba t}l}ghk#

    `hra lt l `gcg}lrw atdhr} }blk l jlrayacc mqh+ Lt }ba clm t}hhm

    gikhram# ow bgt tqg}dlta# }baw ~ldam gk lig}l}am lk}gdg~l}ghk hj

    }bhta lylg}gki }ba ratqc}t hj }ba clt} }yh ch}}arw kq`oart yg}b

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    ag}bar }ba ~httgogcg}w hj l tqot}lk}glc hr igilk}gd ygk hk }ba

    dlrmt+ L} clt} }ba }rlgk lrrgzam+ @h}bar `ayam lkm balzam#

    mloogki mrw awat lt jl}bar ocgkeam rl~gmcw# thca`kcw tblegki

    bgt balm oajhra }qrkgki mrl`l}gdlccw lylw }h ochy bgt khta+

    ]ba ybgt}ca thqkmam lkm }ba }rlgk `hzam tchycw hjjoalrgki }ba mgtdhkthcl}acw ylzgki whqkit}ar gk}h }ba t`hew

    mgt}lkda# }hylrmt l kay cgja jhr ybgdb ba blm kh ~lr}gdqclr

    matgra+

    Gk dhk}rlt}# bgt racgazam ~lrak}t mgmblza l ~lr}gdqclr matgra

    lkm yara chhegki jhrylrm }h kay oaigkkgkit lt jlr ra`hzam

    jrh` }bagr ~ratak} chdl}ghk lt ~httgoca+ Qkmart}lkmlocw

    l~~rabaktgza }bl} jqcc ekhycamia hj }bagr oaih}}ak ohwtgkdh`~rabaktgoca oablzghqr yhqcm thhk t~ralm jqr}gzacw

    }brhqibhq} }ba kagibohqrbhhm# kh} l `h`ak} blm oaak ylt}am

    lkm l oqwar ylt jhqkm jhr }bagr bh`a hj `lkw l dhk}ak}am

    walr+

    Lk lt}q}a il`ocar gk }ba t}hde `lrea}t# bgt jl}bar blm

    ld|qgram l tqot}lk}glc t}lea gk l dh`~lkw hj dhkmh`

    `lkqjld}qrart ybgdb chheam cgea ljjhrmgki }ba oa`qtam dhq~ca

    iak}aac rat~ad}logcg}w }brhqibhq} }ba walrt }h dh`a+

    Qkmart}lkmlocw acl}am yg}b }ba jgklkdglc ygtmh` aardgtam gkogr}b dhk}rhc ba# kazar}bacatt# ylt jgccam yg}b maa~ thrrhy }bl}

    ba blm cldeam }ba jhratgib} }h ~rld}gta g} }h }ba ca}}ar+

    Gkg}glccw }baw lttqram aldb h}bar }bl} g} ylt hkcw l |qat}ghk

    hj }g`a oajhra }baw yrh}a }h }ba ohw gkjhr`gki hj }bagr

    ybaralohq}t# oq} kag}bar blm }ba tcgib}at} gk}ak}ghk hj th

    mhgki# lkm kazar mgm+

    Ak rhq}a }h }ba `a}rh~hcgt lkm bgt jq}qra# }ba cqdecatt clm#

    ]amylrm hk bgt ekaa# ilvam yg}b ml`~# tgib}catt awat l}

    fqkd}ghkt# tgiklc ohat# irg`w tbamt lkm t}l}ghklrw rhccgki

    t}hde ~lttgki azar jlt}ar oawhkm }ba ygkmhy# ocattamcw

    qklylra hj mazach~`ak}t l} bh`a+ Ybgdb ylt fqt} lt yacc jhr

    }ba ^gdejhrm zlk ylt l} }ba mhhr chlmgki jqrkg}qra lkm ajjad}t

    jhr l fhqrkaw azak `hra mgt}lk} }blk bgt hyk# hkcw gk }ba

    h~~htg}a mgrad}ghk+

    ^ra-tal }rlgkgki tl}gtjld}hrgcw dh`~ca}am# ba fhgkam l

    dh`~lkw hj iakarlc dlrih zattact# }ba Ybg~~g}-Tkgma Cgka+

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    Mqrgki hkcw bgt tadhkm mlw hj tarzgda }rliamw t}rqde ybak bgt

    tbg~# }ba_hta Tkgma# zlkgtbam jhrazar gk}h }ba `qrew Akicgtb

    Dblkkac lj}ar dhccgmgki yg}b lk hgc }lkear# lkm ba oadl`a

    hjjgdglccw cgt}am lt `gttgki+

    Gk }ba dh`~lkwt Calmakblcc T}raa} balm hjjgda# Tgr_aigklcm Ybg~~g}-Tkgma# Olr}+# blm blt}gcw dhkzakam lk qriak}

    ohlrm `aa}gki+ Bgt h~akgki cl`ak}l}ghkt hj irgaj lkm thrrhy

    l} blzgki tq``hkam `a`oart th blt}gcw jrh` bh`a# dcqo lkm

    `gt}rattat lr`t# ilza ylw }h lk lgr hj `q}am ak}bqtglt`#

    ybgdb dlqib} }bagr jqcc l}}ak}ghk+

    Iak}ca`ak# ba oailk# G blza radagzam l dlcc jrh`

    L}bakt+ ]bara gt l ra~clda`ak} zattac clgm q~# ralmw lkmylg}gki+ Ba ~lqtam }bhqib}jqccw oajhra dhk}gkqgki gk l

    ~l}arklc `lkkar+ G oacgaza# bhyazar# }bl} lk l~~rh~rgl}a

    ~arghm tbhqcm acl~ta wekhy `lre hj rat~ad} }bl} thr}hj }bgki

    Balr# balr,

    Qk}gc Cchwmt ldekhycamiat hqr dclg`# ybgdb gkdgmak}lccw ylt chmiam g``amgl}acw hk calrkgki hj }bgtar

    }rligd ljjlgr+

    Balmt khmmam gk thca`kg}w lkm ba t|qlram bgt fly+ G l`#hj dhqrta# dhkjgmak} }bl} }ba gk|qgrwt jgkmgkit gk}h }ba dlqta

    hj }bgt ar dlcl`g}w ygcc l}}ldb kh ocl`a ybl}azar }h }baihhm kl`a hj Dl~}lgk ar ybl}azar bgt ihhm kl`a ylt#

    lkm }bl} }ba Cgkat ra~q}l}ghk ygcc ra`lgk qk}lrkgtbam+Ba t`gcam oakazhcak}cw mqrgki }ba rg~~ca hj l~~radgl}ghk

    lkm ~rattam hk+

    Lj}ar lcc# iak}ca`ak# }ba h}bar tbg~ yltk} Org}gtb wekhy+Ihhm Chrm kh, Tba ylt l jhragik }qo hka hj }bhta

    kh}hrghqtcw qktalyhr}bw Iraae hq}jg}t ~rholocw t}rlgib}

    jrh` l ml`kam clw-q~ wlrm+ Bar hykart yhk} blza l cai }ht}lkm hk+

    "@hra l~~clqta+' Tgr _ai ylt irgkkgki khy+

    G `qt} gkjhr` whq# iak}ca`ak# ba dhk}gkqam# tq~~rattgki

    l dbqdeca# }bl} }bara gt hka zarw ldda~}loca jlda} }h }bgt

    armgt}rattgki tg}ql}ghkhq} hj lmzartg}w lkm lcc }bl} watgkmaam+ ]bara gt cg}}ca chigd hr oqtgkatt takta gk hqr ld|qgrgki l

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    kayar tbg~ hr azak hka hk l ~lr yg}b }ba ~hhr hcm _hta# ybak

    g} chhet lt }bhqib }ba Iar`lktklqib}w mazgct "clqib}ar'ygcc oa takmgki bar }h }ba oh}}h` oajhra `qdb chkiar+ Ba

    ylt ylr`gki }h }ba tqofad} kgdacw# locw lttgt}am ow l~~rh~rgl}a

    l}`ht~bara+

    Tqdb oagki }ba dlta# iak}ca`ak# ba yak} hk# bl~~gcw# l

    tqot}lk}glc tq` jrh` }ba ta}}ca`ak} ygcc oa ra}lgkam ow qt lj}ar

    }ba ~qrdblta+

    ]bgt ylt gkmaam `qtgd }h }ba alrt hj }ba ~rgzgcaiam

    il}bargki# `lkw hj ybh` dhqcm }rlda }bagr lkdat}rw olde }h

    ~rgzgcaiam l~at+ ]bagr zgihrhqt l~~radgl}ghk jgccam }ba rhh`+

    ]ba razaram dblgr`lk lkm `lkligki mgrad}hr bacm l `lkgdqramblkm lchj}+

    Lt whq lra lylra# iak}ca`ak# tbhqcm ylr aktqa# `ardblk}

    tbg~~gki `lw yacc oa ~cldam qkmar Lm`grlc}w dhk}rhc+ Lt

    ~rhqm lkm chwlc tqofad}t ya tblcc ygccgkicw `lea }ba tldrgjgda

    gk hrmar }h oal} }ba Bqk# jhr zgd}hrw ygcc aktqra dh`~aktl}ghk

    hj l tdlca aklocgki qt }h akclria }ba jcaa}# yg}b ybgdb }h bac~ gk

    }ba ra-oqgcmgki hj Aqrh~a

    Lk qk~radamak}am rhlr akiqcjam bg` lkm ba lrhta }h

    tlzhqr g} }ba oa}}ar+`lwoa azak blcj }ba yhrcm, ba drgam# gj yara cqdew,

    ]baw dbaaram# tcl~~am }ba }loca# t}l`~am lkm ybhh~am

    adt}l}gdlccw+ Kh} qk}gc ba }bhqib} bam balrm }ba clt} Orlzh

    mgm ba orgki }ba `aa}gki }h l dchta+

    Ybgca tqdb `l}}art hj tgikgjgdlkda }hhe ~clda# ohmgat yara

    oagki yltbam ltbhra gk irg` macgzarw ow }ba gkdh`gki }gma+ Hk

    }ba mlw jhcchygki# yg}b }ba cgj}gki jhi# l jgtbgki zattac khtam

    gk}h Orgbl` blrohqr yg}b bar dl}db# ybgdb gkdcqmam lk hjjgdar

    dlma} ybh blm t}qoohrkcw dcqki }h }ba ka}t lkm lcth }h l blgrw#

    igkiar hofad} kh} altgcw radhikgvloca lt l }ammw oalr+ Lt

    jqkarlc lrrlkia`ak}t jhr tbg~`l}at ba blm olracw ekhyk yara

    oagki gkg}gl}am# ba ylt ohrka ltbhra jhr yaaet hj radq~arl}ghk

    lkm yaaet hj yhkmargki ybw ca}}art tak} bh`a ra`lgkam

    qklktyaram+

    ]bara yara }bak jgza tbg~t gk }ba Ybg~~g}-Tkgma Cgka}ba

    @lrw Tkgma# oagki }ba jgrt} ld|qgram lj}ar }ba mal}b hj Tgr

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    _ait jlzhqrg}a lqk}# jhcchyam ow radag~} hj bar lt}rhkh`gdlc

    caildw+ ]bak dl`a }ba Lkka Tkgma# kl`am lj}ar bgt jgrt} ygja#

    lkm }ba Mlgtw Tkgma lj}ar bgt tadhkm+ ]ba Flka Tkgma# kl`am

    lj}ar bgt }bgrm ygja ylt blt}gcw ra-kl`amClmw Tkgma jhcchygki

    l olrhka}dw ilgkam }brhqib }ba ihhm hjjgdat hj bgt jl}bar-gk-cly+ ]ba Zwzwk E Tkgma ylt kl`am lj}ar bgt thk+ ]ba gcc-jl}am

    _hta Tkgma blm oaak l }rgoq}a }h bgt `h}bar+

    Ylr dl`a lt ~rh~batgam lkm ygcw Iar`lk Q-ohl}t tak}

    Org}gtb `ardblk} tbg~~gki }h }ba taloam yg}b lclr`gki

    raiqclrg}w+ ]bgt twt}a`l}gd mat}rqd}ghk hj Org}lgkt cgjacgka }h}ba yhrcm oawhkm thhk mgt~clwam l dqrghqt jld}+ Lc}bhqib hcm#

    tchy lkm zqckarloca# }ba Ybg~~g}-Tkgma jcaa} ylt akfhwgkira`lreloca ihhm jhr}qka+ G} ylt thhk lttq`am gk bgib lkm

    `gib}w ~cldat }bl} }ba aka`w maa`am }ba` qkyhr}bw hj

    a~akmgki l``qkg}ghk hk+ Gk dhkta|qakda }baw yara tkl~~am

    q~ jhr lttgik`ak}t zg}lc }h }ba kl}ghk# cgea }rlkt~hr}gki ybgtew

    }h }ba Qkg}am T}l}at lkm jgc` t}lrt jhr Bhccwyhhm+

    ]bara ylt lcylwt l oar}b jhr Tgr _ait jrgakmt gk }balrgt}hdrldw+ Bgt acazl}ghk }h }bagr rlket blm raldbam hkcw }ba

    oh}}h` rqki+

    ]ba Hcm @lk# hj thcg}lrw mgt~htg}ghk tgkda tdbhhc mlwt# mgm

    kh} dblkia kh}gdalocw+ Ba rlracw t~hea qkcatt lmmrattam#

    ybgdb ylt rlra oadlqta ba rlracw t~hea }h lkwhka+ Orhhmgkicw

    bam tg} mrgkegki lchka gk mhdeclkm olrt+ Hk ohlrm ba mgkam gk}ba tlchhk yg}b }ba h}bar hjjgdart# ybara bgt ~ratakda ylt

    ratak}am+ ]ba akigkaart chl}bam bg` tg`~cw oadlqta ba ylt l

    dlma} made hjjgdar lkm }ba made hjjgdart mat~gtam bg`#

    `gt}legki bgt `hhmw tgcakda jhr l mrgzgki# tgkica-`gkmam

    l`og}ghk ybgdb }baw jhqkm gk}hcarloca jhr }baw lcc drlzam

    azak}qlc dh``lkm gk }ba mg`gkgtbgki `ardblk} jcaa}t+ Kh}

    tqr~rgtgkicw# ybak ba oadl`a }bgrm `l}a l} }ba lia hj }yak}w-

    hka# ba ylt zgayam yg}b tqt~gdghqt dhk}a`~}+

    L} }ba akm hj }ba ylr bgt mrgkegki blm yhrtakam# ybgdb

    mgm kh} lrhqta qkmqa dhkdark jhr bgt mq}gat yara ~arjhr`am

    `a}gdqchqtcw+ Bgt fqmia`ak} hk azarw lt~ad} hj bgt fho ylt

    oawhkm ra~rhldb5 ba t}qmgam bgt l~~hgk}am }ltet yg}b irg`

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    ma}ar`gkl}ghk lkm bgt tal yl}db ylt mgcgiakda g}tacj lt ba

    tbhqcmaram bgt irhygki rat~hktgogcg}gat+ _at} ~arghmt yara

    t~ak} ~hrgki hzar }a}ohhet ybgca ~hqrgki hq} mrgket+ Ba ylt

    thhk }ba ~rhqm hykar hj l jgrt} `l}at dar}gjgdl}a# jhcchyam ow

    ~rh`h}ghk }h tadhkm `l}a hj }ba Lkka Tkgma+ G} ylt bara }bl}ba ld|qgram lk qkjhr}qkl}a t`alr hk bgt ra~q}l}ghk+

    Lkiqt @dEakvga# }baLkka Tkgmat tadhkm akigkaar l} }bl}}g`a# ylt lk a}ra`acw olm chtar# ybgdb ylt azgmak} lt ba caj}

    }ba t~lret dlogk qkirldghqtcw tcl``gki }ba mhhr oabgkm bg`+

    Ak-rhq}a }h bgt |qlr}art# l rajcad}ghk dlqib} bgt awa# t}h~~gki

    bg` lorq~}cw oawhkm }ba radcqtgza tadhkm `l}at mhhr# ybgdb

    ylt h~ak+ Aliarcw oq} dlq}ghqtcw ba ~aaram gktgma jrh` lrhqkm}ba oqcebalm# bgt dlrm il`a dh`~ca}acw jhrih}}ak+

    Fatqt Dbrgt}, ba ybgt~aram# fly mrh~~gki gk lt}hkgtb`ak}

    oakal}b il~gki awat+ Hk bgt ylw lilgk# l zgdghqt irgk mgzgmam

    l jlda ichygki yg}b `lcgda+ Yacc# lbcc ih }bhcw bacc,

    ]h oa gk ~httattghk hj tqdb zarolc yal~hkrw ylt zarw

    irl}gjwgki lkm }ba }bhqib} }bl} ba `gib} oa g}t thca ~httatthr

    ylt ohrmargki hk adt}ltw+ Hb ybl} jqdegki fhw, ]ba dbgaj

    `qt} oa gkjhr`am yg}bhq} maclw+ ]bgt yhqcm iral}cw akblkda

    }ba akigkaart lrtaklc gk }ba ~ar~a}qlc jaqm lilgkt} madehjjgdart# hj ybgdb ba ylt }ba `ht} jarzak} tq~~hr}ar+

    & & &

    Dl~}lgk lkkhqkdam Tgr _ai# t}rgmgki orgtecw }brhqib }ba

    mhhr# blzgki oraavam q~ jrh` Chkmhk }h `aa} }ba tbg~ ybak

    mhdeam gk Bqcc# G blza ralthk }h oacgaza whqr tadhkm hjjgdar gtgkmqcigki gk ~rld}gdat ybgdb# G blza ralthk }h oacgaza# dhqcm

    fah~lrmgva }ba ra~q}l}ghk hj }ba Cgka# `legki g} azak `hra

    mgjjgdqc} }h radrqg} }ba }w~a hj hjjgdar hj }ba dlcgora# G blza

    ralthk }h oacgaza# ya matarza+

    Oq} ybl8 `lkliam }ba lclr`am `lt}ar# zarw t}lr}camgkmaam ow }ba tgib} hj }ba dh`~lkw ihm hk ohlrm bgt tbg~+

    Bam hkcw azar ta} awat hk bg` hkda oajhra lkm }bl} jrh` l

    mgt}lkda+ Ba ylt hozghqtcw kh} `alk} }h t~ale oadlqta Tgr

    _ai gikhram bg`+

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    Gj ba mhat kh} ~camia jhr}byg}b }h mgtdhk}gkqa }bgt

    qk`lkcw oablzghqr# G tblcc mgt~akta yg}b }ba tarzgdat hj }bgt

    gkjarklc jacchy hk }ba t~h}+ Tgibgki tacj-rgib}ahqtcw ba

    ocqt}argkicw lmmam Ml` g} lcc, Yacc oa }ba clqibgki t}hde

    hj }ba bgib talt, Ba }bak oraavam lylw+Qkoaekhyk }h }ba dblgr`lk# bgt thk# Zwzwk E# ybhm

    lddh`~lkgam bgt jl}bar hk }ba }rg~ jrh` balm hjjgda# blm

    oadh`a ralmgcw ld|qlgk}am yg}b }baLkka Tkgmat tadhkm `l}a+

    Jrh` }bagr jgrt} `aa}gki }baw blm dbl}}aram bl~~gcw }hia}bar

    lkm thhk ygcm ybhrat yhqcmk} blza mrliiam }ba` l~lr}+Oajhra calzgki jhr Chkmhk# Tgr _ai oadl`a lylra hj }ba

    akdblk}`ak} }yg} bgt ohw lkm }ba tadhkm `l}a lkm `lma l`ak}lc kh}a }h lttgt} }ba dlraar hj }bgt thdgloca hjjgdar+ Ba lcth

    margzam ~lr}gdqclr racgtb gk olycgki-hq} }ba dbgaj akigkaar jrh`

    ybh` ba blm radagzam }ba majl`l}hrw }acairl`# ybgdb ba

    dcalrcw khy tly lt l mgtiqt}gki cga Dhkzartgki yg}b l }ammw

    oalr# gkmaam, Khka hj bgt hjjgdart dhqcm mh tqdb l }bgki+ Ba

    yhqcm blza razaccam gk jgrgki }ba `lcgiklk} hcm `ammcar oq}

    }ba dh`~lkw blm l mgjjgdqc} akhqib fho lcralmw radrqg}gki

    akigkaart hj }ba dlcgora }baw blm ralthk }h oacgaza }baw

    matarzam+]ba jhcchygki walrt tly }ba Hcm @lk tarzgki dh`~a}ak}cw

    hk aldb hj }ba Tkgma zattact# ada~} }ba@lkmw Tkgma# l ~ht}ylr lmmg}ghk lkm kl`am lj}ar Tgr _ait mhi# hk ybgdb bgt

    balc}b ma}arghrl}am lclr`gkicw+ Lj}ar ~rhchkiam lkm lihkgvgki

    ohq}t hj mglrrbhal# ratqc}gki gk mrl`l}gd yagib} chtt# ba blm

    }leak }h bgt mal}b oam ybara ba ylt zgtg}am ~arthklccw ow }ba

    dbgaj t}aylrm oalrgki ohyct hj ybl} ba dlccam bh} khqrgtbgkithq~# ybgdb hkcw `lma `l}}art yhrta+ Mat~g}a }bgt# l} }yak}w-

    kgka# ba ilgkam bgt `lt}ar `lrgkart dar}gjgdl}a lkm ~rh`h}ghk

    }h jgrt} hjjgdar+

    Lt tadhkm-gk-dh``lkm ba ylt mgrad}cw rat~hktgoca jhr }ba

    mlw-}h-mlw mq}gat hj }ba ohtqk lkm }ba made blkmt# l fho }bl}

    ba }ldecam valchqtcw+ Ba `lma bgt zattac }ba t`lr}at} gk }ba

    jcaa}# yg}b }ba q}`ht} ajjgdgakdw# lkm thhk azarw Ybg~~a}

    Tkgma `lt}ar ylt iclkdgki hzar bgt tbhqcmar lkm lkghqtcwdhk}a`~cl}gki bgt jq}qra# jhr khka yara gikhrlk} hj }ba rq`hqr

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    cgkegki bg` yg}b }ba gkjcqak}glc thk lkm bagr+ Ybaralt# gk

    ralcg}w# Zwzwk E ylt jlr }hh lr}gt}gd lkm gk}accad}qlc# azak

    tkhoogtb# }h ylk} lkw}bgki `hra }blk l ~lttgki ld|qlgk}lkda

    yg}b }ba tal-ihgki ~arthkkac+ Oq} rq`hqrt oagki ybl} }baw

    lra# }baw jchqrgtbam gk }ba jar}gca akzgrhk`ak} hj lkga}w+]bqt mgm ba tarza jhr lkh}bar tg walrt qk}gc Dl~}lgk

    Lroqdeca# rat~ad}am `lt}ar hj }ba Tlrlb Tkgma# dhkzakgak}cw

    a~gram gk @hk}azgmah+ L} clt} ba blm lrrgzam# Dl~}lgk

    Drlycaw Og+ Oagki jchyk hq} jrh` calza }h lttq`a bgt jgrt}

    dh``lkm# t}gcc hkcw gk bgt `gm-}bgr}gat lkm }ba whqkiat} `lt}ar

    gk }ba jcaa}# mgm kh}bgki }h tdh}db }ba rq`hqrt+ Ba bl}am jcwgki

    oq} blm oaak hocgiam }h mh th hddltghklccw lkm ldda~}am g} yg}bracqd}lkda# blzgki gmcw kh}gdam }bl} }ba bl~~gat} ~ah~ca gk

    lgr~hr}t yara }bhta ybh blm fqt} mgta`olream+

    L} @hk}azgmah blrohqr# ba chzgkicw tqrzawam }ba cgkat hj

    }ba Tlrlb hj ybgdb ba ylt }ba qkmgt~q}am `lt}archrm hj bgt

    jchl}gki mh`lgk+ Hkda gk bgt |qlr}art ba oacchyam jhr l mrgke+

    T}lkcaw T}hka# }ba dbgaj t}aylrm# l~~alram# gcc l} alta# jhr bamtaak bg` dh`a lohlrm+ Bgt rata`oclkda }h T}lk Clqrac ylt

    azak `hra azgmak} }hmlw oadlqta bgt jlda ylt lt ybg}a lt l

    tbaa}+Ybgtew# tgr8 ba t}l``aram# oh}}ca gk blkm+

    ]acc `a lteam }ba Hcm @lk# ybhta awat blm klrrhyamlkm yara jgam hk bg`+

    Blza ya tlgcam }hia}baroajhra8Ooajhra tgr8 ]ba oh}}ca kade rl}}cam hk }ba rg` hj

    }ba icltt lt ba ~hqram karzhqtcw yg}b chki# tcg` blkmt+ G

    arralccw mhk} ar ekhy+G oacgaza ya blza+

    G ar dlkkh} radlcc tgr# ba ybgt~aram# lzar}gki bgt

    awat# lt }ba Hcm @lkt ohram gk}h bgt jrgib}akam teqcc+Ekhdegki olde }yh iclttat lkm ma`lkmgki gkt}lk}

    ra~cakgtb`ak}# }ba Hcm @lk irgkkam# bq`hqrcattcw+ Gar#}ba t}aylrm t}l``aram hk# }bgke G dlkar radlcc lcc }ba

    dl~}lgkt qkmar ybh` Gza tarzamtgr+

    G ylt kh} l dl~}lgk }bak+Hb+

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    Mrlgkgki bgt tdh}db# }ba Hcm @lk }hwam yg}b }ba icltt#

    ltegki `l}}ar-hj-jld}cw# Yara whq azar hk }ba @lkmw8 Batkgiiaram `lcgdghqtcw lt }ba t}aylrm lc`ht} mrh~~am }ba

    oh}}ca+

    KhGarCaargki yg}b chl}bgki# }ba Hcm @lk radlccam }ba hgcw zhgda

    lkm }ba bh}# jlr jrh` khqrgtbgki thq~# lkm }ba t}aylrm

    t|qgr`am+

    Chhe ar tgr# ba ocal}am# lkghqt }h ra`hza bg`tacj

    jrh` }bgt jalrjqc mgtdh`jhr}+ G ralccw dlk} t}lkm ar baralcc mlwtgr+ G blza `qdb }har mh ooajhra ya

    ar tlgc# tgr+@`````# `qr`qram }ba Hcm @lk# yg}b gcc-dhkdalcam

    mgtl~~hgk}`ak}+ Ba ylt oaigkkgki }h akfhw gkjcgd}gki }bgt

    ybgtew-lttgt}am }hr`ak}+ T}gcc ba blm ~cak}w hj }g`a+ Hb#zarw yacc# ba tgibam# dbqdecgki tgcak}cw lt T}lkcaw T}hka

    tdq}}cam bqrrgamcw lylw+

    Ka} `hrkgki }ba hjjgdart ltta`ocam jhr oralejlt}# }ba Hcm

    @lk lrrgzgki clt}# bgt jlda mgtdhchqram jrh` bgt kgib} hj

    thcg}lrw gk}a`~arlkda lkm olit cgea tdrh}lc tldet qkmar bgt

    ichyargki ram awat+ ]bara yara lcth }ba oaigkkgkit hj }baoalrm }bl} yhqcm eaa~ bg` bgmmak jrh` }ba yhrcm jhr jhqr}aak

    walrt+ Ba blm tca~} jg}jqccw# mral`gki hj l zgtg} }h }ba drayt|qlr}art gk }ba t}ark ybara bam chiiam lcc blkmt l yaaet ~lw

    }h ma`hkt}rl}a bgt lq}bhrg}w+ ]baw blm rald}am ow cltbgki oh}b

    bg` lkm ]amylrm }h }ba mrq` hj l ygkdb# tqofad}gki }ba` }h

    azarw ekhyk bq`gcgl}ghk+

    @hrkgki iak}ca`ak# ba irqk}am# }legki bgt tal} l} }babalm hj }ba }loca+ T}lkcaw T}hka }g`gmcw `lma gk}rhmqd}ghkt#

    lc}bhqib }ba Hcm @lk ylt kh} qkekhyk }h th`a+ ]baw l}a gk

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    iclkdat ~arghmgdlccw mlr}am bgt ylw+ Hkcw }ba awat hj dbgaj

    akigkaar# Lkiqt @dEakvga# ra`lgkam majglk}+

    ]ba Hcm @lk ra}lgkam dh``lkm hj }ba Tlrlb qk}gc tba ylt

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    yg}b Lkiqt lkm T}lkcaw# }h }ba Tqtlk Tkgma+ ]bgt ylt }ba

    dh`~lkwt cl}at}# `ht} `hmark ld|qgtg}ghk# }ba ~rgma hj }ba

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    jcaa}jclitbg~ hj }ba Cgka+

    Bar ~ratak} zhwlia ylt kalrcw hzar lkm hkcw }yh rl}gkit

    yara ra-tgikgki+ Hka ylt }ba dhhe# l t`lcc# rh}qkm

    Dhrkgtb`lk# ~gcclr hj }ba Jcl} Alr}b Thdga}w lkm l Jgacm

    @lrtblc gk }ba Dhrkgtb Cgoarl}ghk Lr`w+ Ba blm l tbhr} caj}

    cai lkm l bq`~ hk bgt olde gk ybgdb ba t`qiicam tbg~t t}hrat

    ltbhra+ ]ba h}bar ylt Mrqkeak Mqkdlk ybh# jhr }ba jgrt} }g`a#

    ylt oagki lcchyam }h `lea }yh dhktadq}gza }rg~t hk }ba tl`a

    tbg~+

    ]ba hkcw hjjgdart kh} ra-tgikgki yara }ba jhqr}b akigkaar

    lkm l made dlma} ybh ylt oagki mgt~aktam yg}b oadlqta ba

    ylt lk a-irl``lr tdbhhcohw ybh blm kh} oaak a~accam+ ]baHcm @lk yhqcm kh} }hcarl}a }bgt lkm chkiam }h rgm bg`tacj hj

    Bardqcat Mqjj# }ba jgrt} `l}a# l ~ghqt lkm kh}gdaloca Dbrgt}glk#

    ybh ralm }ba Ogoca mlgcw lkm l}}akmam tarzgdat lcc hzar }ba

    yhrcm+ Ba ylt gk}rhzar}am# ~lttgza# iak}ca lkm qklttq`gki#

    taagki ihhmkatt azak gk }bhta dh`~ca}acw cldegki lkw+ Ba

    dhqcm ra`lgk qkrqjjcam gk }ba `ht} t}rattjqc tg}ql}ghkt#

    rlmgl}gki egkmkatt# qkmart}lkmgki lkm jhroalrlkda }hylrmt lcc

    lkm }ba Hcm @lk bl}am bgt mazhq}# g`~ar}qroloca iq}t+ Ba ylt

    kh} h~~htam }h racgighqt dhkzgd}ghkt ~rhzgmgki ~ah~ca mgmk}}lea }ba` targhqtcw# oacgazgki `lk ylt `lma gk Ihmt g`lia

    oadlqta `lk gkzak}am bg`+

    Lk lgr hj g`~akmgki mhh` bqki hzar Dqt}h` Bhqta A+

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    bht} }h }ba tadhkm+

    Ba ylkmaram# tdhycgki oabgkm bgt ybgteart# lt ba cgoarlccw

    rajgccam zlrghqt iclttat+ ]ba thhkar }baw blm lcc dhktq`am

    }bagr rl}ghkt# }ba thhkar }baw yhqcm ia} }h bacc hjj bgt tbg~+ Oq}

    g} ylt dchta }h `gmkgib} lkm kag}bar Dl~}lgk Lkmarthk khr bgtdh`~lkghkt chheam cgeacw }h ma~lr}+

    ]ba zgtg}gki dbgaj akigkaart ygja ylt ~ratak} lkm }ba Hcm@lk# irlt~gki azarw h~~hr}qkg}w# akmalzhqram }h lddacarl}a

    bar igk dhktq`~}ghk th }bl} bar rlqdhqt t~hqta yhqcm blza }h

    akm bgt ~lr}wgki }h dlrrw bar hjj+

    Lkh}bar mrgke8 Lkh}bar mrgke8 ba bh~ajqccw ak|qgram#

    l~~rhldbgki yg}b }ba oh}}ca+Yacc `lwoa fqt} l cg}}ca# blm oaak bar t}lkmlrm ra~cw lcc

    azakgki# t`gcgki tyaa}cw# gkzlrglocw ~rh}at}gki oq} kh}

    zgihrhqtcw# l} bgt iakarhtg}w+

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    iclttat# calzgki bar }h mh th yg}b gkdraltgki t~aam lt }ba kgib}

    yhra hk+ Blm ba `lma l dchtar t}qmw hj }ba hkcw ja`lca

    ~ratak}# ba `lw blza hotarzam }bl} bar cqt}rhqt awat rajcad}am

    lk}gdg~l}ghk hj `hra }blk igk+]ba mq}gjqc ygja blm fhqrkawam jrh` Olrrhy-gk-Jqrkatt }h

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    qkjcgkdbgki ilva hj qkorgmcam taktqlcg}w ylt oagki dh`~ca}acw

    gikhram ow bar razaccgki `l}a+ Th azak}qlccw bar igk-

    `h}gzl}am# maa~# `gt}w ~hhct hj chkigki lc}aram dhqrta }hylrmt

    }ba Hcm @lk ybh blm t~ak} `qdb }g`a bhzargki lrhqkm bar+

    Gkg}glccw# oagki }h}lccw gka~argakdam gk tqdb `l}}art#

    dh`~rabaktghk ylt lt jlr hjj lt }ba mlyk+ Tchycw lkm

    gktgmghqtcw g} lrhta jrh` bgt tqodhktdghqt# lt jrh` l olke hj

    dchqm# lkm ba jac} hmmcw qkdh`jhr}loca+ Lylrakatt ylt

    dclrgjwgki `gmt} }ba `gt}# bhyazar# }bak# yg}b acad}rgjwgki

    tqmmakkatt# orhea }brhqib yg}b l t}q~ajwgki jcltb }bl} tak}

    bg` raacgki lkm ilt~gki+ Qkt}almgcw }qrkgki lylw jrh` bar

    ~hgk}am t}lra# ba thqib} rajqia hq} hk made# oakal}b }ba

    lq}q`k `hhk+

    ]ba l~~rabaktghk yg}bgk ea~} }ba dbgcc kgib} lgr l} olw+ Ba

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    calkam balzgcw hk l rlgc# bgt lkiqgtbam `gkm ygtbgki ba yara

    tljacw l} tal oq} lcth dhk}a`~cl}gki "lkm oagki mqcw l~~lccam l}

    mhgki th' }ba clmwt qkmhqo}am ~bwtgdlc l}}rgoq}at+ Ba ilvam l}

    }ba `hhk# qkgk}ak}ghklccw ~hkmargki }ba ja`lca `wt}arw+ ]ba

    h~~htg}a ta ylt th`a}bgki ba blm t~ak} bgt cgja lzhgmgki+Yg}b bgt dlraar# }bgt blm kh} oaak mgjjgdqc} th kazar oajhra blm

    ba oaak tqofad}am }h tqdb ~aka}rl}gki ilva lkm }bl} hb-th-

    ~qr~htajqc ical` qkmar ybgdb ba blm tbrgzaccamtqjjqtam lkm

    oakq`oam dlqtgki }ra`hrt maa~ yg}bgk }ba thcgm hcm

    jhqkml}ghkt hj tqodhktdghqt tq~~rattghk+

    Mloogki bgt jqrrhyam orhy# awat dchtam gk tlm

    oaygcmar`ak}# bgt balm tbhhe tchycw lkm bgt dbaaetmat~lgrgkicw gkjcl}am# jhrdgki# gk l tgib hj ratgikl}ghk# l

    ~lttlia oa}yaak dchtam cg~t+ Hb# ml``g} lcc, Ml``g} lcc,

    ]baw yara fqt} jcatb lkm ochhm cgea azarwhka acta# yarak}}baw8 Hkcw yg}b dar}lgk lkl}h`gdlc mgjjarakdat ybgdb blm

    kazar oajhra dhkdarkam bg` Baw, Ylg} l `gkq}a, Kazar

    oajhra+++8 Ylt ba khy8Kh Kh Ba irg~~am }ba rlgc yg}b ma}ar`gkl}ghk+ Kh

    gkmaam kh# majgkg}acw+ Kh tldrgjgdglc mq~a# ba# lttqramcw kh}+

    Ybw }baw ld}qlccw t}lke, Ybw acta yhqcm }baw mhqdba}ba`taczat gk }bagr oclt}am ~arjq`arw gj kh} }h bgma th`a}bgki

    azak `hra klqtal}gki8 Ybw acta yhqcm Ohh}t }ba dba`gt}

    blza l Ja`lca Bwigaka dhqk}ar8 Kl}qrlccw# }bara ylt kh dlcc

    jhr l `lca hka+

    Oq} ybw }bgt taktl}ghk }ba qkjl`gcglr ~lkgd8 Mgm tba

    blza matgikt hk bg`8 L yhrm gkmadak}cw a~htam g}tacj+

    Tylcchygki blrm# bgt awat tbq} azak }gib}ar lt# ow tbaar

    ygcc~hyar# ba jhrdam g} lylw oq} g} jhrdam g}t ylw olde+

    Ta Ta

    TARQLC MATGIKT, Ba tcq`~am hzar }ba rlgc# gktgmat

    dbqrkgki# tbqmmargki l} }ba }bhqib} ybak# awat tbhh}gki h~ak

    cgea irawbhqkm }rl~t# ba oadl`a lcar}# tqmmakcw lylra hj

    `hza`ak} oabgkm bg`+ Bgt balr} cqrdbam# bgt fly tliiam lt ba

    |qgdecw t}rlgib}akam# t~gkkgki rhqkm# gkt}lk}cw rakmargki }ba

    clmw gk |qat}ghk qkdhktdghqt lt bgt jcwgki acohy dlqib} bar

    t|qlracw lkm rathqkmgkicw hk }ba dbgk+

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    Hbbbb KH KH DB_GT], ba ylgcam lchqm#

    gkt}gkd}gzacw dl}dbgki bar oajhra tba bg} }ba made+ Ybl} gk }bakl`a8

    Mlvamcw ba bacm bar azakgki-mrattam tcg` jhr` gk bgt lr`t

    cgea }ygkecgki ta|qgkkam mrl~at# mafad}amcw }bgkegki bhyt}q~gm ba `qt} chhe# cgea l tadhkm blqcgki }ba chtar olde }h bgt

    t}hhc+ Tq~~hta }ba gkaorgl}am bqtolkm l~~alram Hb `w Ihm,]ra`ocgki# ba oqkmcam bar hzar bgt tbhqcmar lkm ltdakmam

    mgtdraa}cw# zgl }ba ohl} made# }h bgt ~arthklc |qlr}art+ @hzgki

    ]amylrm ltgma# ba altam bar hk}h bgt mlwoam# }bak mrh~~am

    balzgcw gk}h l dblgr# ~lk}gki bhlrtacw# oajhra tkl}dbgki h~ak l

    mrlyar }h irlo }ba `amgdlc ohhe yg}bgk+Ba yhqcm khr`lccw# ow khy# blza oaak jaacgki }ba ajjad}t

    hj bgt hyk dhktq`~}ghk hj lcdhbhc oq} tblj}t hj akcgib}ak`ak}

    blm t`ltbam }brhqib }ba `gt} lkm khy }ba }arrhr hj g`~akmgki

    mhh` blm qtqr~am lcc+

    Chhtak }gib} dch}bgki# ba ralm# lkm lddhrmgkicw ra`hzam

    bar tbhat lkm qkmgm }ba }h~ oq}}hk hj bar ihyk+ Ba ylg}am

    a~ad}lk}cw lt gj blzgki fqt} ~arjhr`am th`a `ligdlc jal}+ Tba

    mgm kh} t}gr+ Ylt tba yalrgki lkw}bgki }gib} qkmarkal}b8 Ybl}

    gk oclvat mh }baw yalr qkmarkal}b# lkwylw8 Ba blm kh gmal+Whqcc blza }h jgkm hq}# yhk} whq# ~rh`~}am ]amylrm#

    ~rh~~am q~ hk bgt ~gcchy+ Ba blm }lceam }h ]amylrm l}

    gk}arzlct }brhqibhq} bgt walrt hj adattgza mrgkegki lkm ylt

    kh} gk }ba calt} tqr~rgtam ybak ba oailk }h ra~cw+ Gkmaam# ba

    taa`am }h blza ld|qgram gkma~akmak} `hogcg}w# lt ba mgm kh}

    taa` lcylwt }h t}lw ybara caj}+

    Ar ylb ybl} mwl `alk8G}t hozghqt# `lk+

    Ar hozghqt8

    Chhe Drlycaw# }ba Hcm @lk blm irldghqtcw lcchyam]amylrm }h qta bgt jgrt} kl`a hk hddltghkt# oq} }bak# ]amylrm

    mgm ybl} ba cgeam lkwylw+ Whq blza kh dbhgda+Kh dbhgda a~clgk8

    Whqcc blza }h jgkm hq} ow chhegki+

    Yg}b }ra`ocgki jgkiart ba }hqdbam bar `gmrgjj lkm iak}cw

    jac} bar lomh`ak lkm }ba racgaj ylt azgmak}ba blm jhqkm kh

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    jhqkml}ghk ilr`ak}+ Yacc# ba }bhqib}# ra}qrkgki }h bgt dblgr#

    ~lttgki l yalrw blkm ldrhtt bgt orhy# Gza mhka lcc G dlk mhOq} tq~~hta fqt} tq~~hta# `lre whq jhr lriq`ak}t

    tlea# tba gt yalrgki th`a}bgki }gib}+ Bhy ygcc G ekhy gj G

    mhk} chhe ~rh~arcw8^radgtacw# tlgm ]amylrm# khmmgki qkmart}lkmgkicw+

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    }ba h}bar# dlrajqccw tcgm g} mhyk hzar bar chki# tbl~acw cait+

    ]bgt lddh`~cgtbam cg}}ca jhr tba yhra l tcg~# ybgdb ba lc`ht}

    rg~~am hjj gk jrqt}rl}ghk+ Lb, Khy ba ylt ia}}gki

    th`aybara }bhta tqt~akmart yara jlr }hh }gib}+ Kh thhkarblm ba ra`hzam }ba`# ybak ]amylrm drgam adg}amcw

    Chhe l} bar orl, Taa bhy }gib} g} gt,

    Ybl8 ]ba Hcm @lk# ocgkegki }brhqib }ba tyal}# }brayhjj bgt fldea} lkm chhtakam bgt }ga+ ]ba bal} ylt oadh`gki

    qkoalrloca+ Oq} `w Ihm, ba ilt~am# }bara `qt} oa l ochhmw

    cg`g} }h lcc }bgt, Tblegki bgt balm# ba madclram# }bgt blt ihkajlr akhqib+ G` mhgki kh `hra+ ]qrkgki hk bgt baac# ba `lma

    t}rlgib} jhr }ba tdh}db+

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    Bar orl gt jlr }hh }gib} lkmG mhk} ml`k-yacc dlra, ba drgam# jch~~gki gk}h }ba dblgr

    lkm mrlgkgki l icltt gk hka ih+

    Cgt}ak

    Kh, Kh, Kh, ba a~chmam# }bara blt }h oa l cg`g}# mh whq

    BAL_8 Hj }bgt ba ylt dhkzgkdam+ Bgt fly t|qlram rathcq}acwlt ba rajgccam }ba icltt+ Ba blm mhka lcc ba dhqcm lcc ba

    yhqcm+ Lothcq}acw kh}bgki `hra yhqcm ba dhk}a`~cl}a+ Tba

    dhqcm mga jhr lcc ba dlram Ybl}8 Ba tl} ohc} q~rgib}Dbrgt} Lc`gib}w, KH,

    ]bl} yhqcm oa }ba ochhmw cg`g}# t`gream ]amylrm#ralmgki bgt `gkm lilgk# lt }ba Hcm @lk cal~} q~ lkm jq`ocam

    yg}b }ba jlt}akgkit+ Irg`cw bgt ml`~# lkiqgtbam jlda }qrkam

    ltgma5 ba ybg~~am }ba ilr`ak} jrh` bar ~lca# ~aa~gki oralt}t#

    jhrdgki bg`tacj kh} }h ~aa~ olde+ ]baw }ra`ocam cgea dbarrw-

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    }h~~am zlkgccl oclkd`lkiat# oq} ba blm ra}qrkam }h }ba ybgtew

    lkm bgt dblgr gk ybgdb ba tygzaccam lrhqkm }h t}lra

    mgtoacgazgkicw l} kh}bgki gk ~lr}gdqclr+

    Hb# ybl} `hra dlk G mh8 ba ylgcam# yhkmargki yba}bar

    }ba h}bar iqat}t# bar bqtolkm gk ~lr}gdqclr# blm `gttam }ba`+

    Whq `qt} }bgke hj th`a}bgki# ]amylrm lmzgtam# lkm

    jlt} tba dlk} t}lw bara lcc kgib}+]ba Hcm @lk# irhlkgki gk mat~lgr# t}rqiicam }h bgt jaa}#

    ybara ba yhoocam# ma}ar`gkamcw tqomqgki bgt ~lkgd+ Vh`oga-

    cgea# ba cq`oaram }hylrmt }ba `h}ghkcatt ohmw lkm# yg}b l

    bqia l}}a`~} l} ohcmkatt# jhrdam bgt blcj-h~ak# ocalrw awat }h

    jhdqt hk bar jlda+ Hb# ybw mgm tba kh} lyleak8 Bgt }rhqocamzgtghk tcgm hzar bar tbl~acw oralt}t# dh`gki }h rat} hk ybara

    }ba aclt}gd hj bar iraak# jcg`tw ~lk}gat dcqki }h bar t`hh}b

    lomh`ak+ Ba |qgdecw ralcgvam ybara bgt }bhqib}t blm

    ylkmaram lkm mrh~~am balzgcw }h bgt ekaat# bgrtq}a jlda gk

    }ra`ocgki blkmt# thoogki ~g}ahqtcw+

    G yhk} mh g} G ddlk},Hj dhqrta whq dlk# ]amylrm ra}hr}am gk ~bhkaw

    tw`~l}ba}gd akdhqrlia`ak}+ Fqt} dchta whqr awat lkm }bgke hj

    Akiclkm+Jqde ochhmw Akiclkm,

    Khy# khy# ia} l irg~# Drlycaw# }bl} egkm hj clkiqlia gtjhr rl}gkit lkm akigkaart+ ]ba Hcm @lk ekay ba ylt rgib}

    lkm `h`ak}lrgcw# lkwylw# dlc`am th`aybl}+

    G` thrrw ]amylrm# dl`a }ba ra`hrtajqc rafhgkmar# oq}

    ~q} whqrtacj gk `w~htg}ghk

    Cgea jqde# G ygcc+Tba `qt} ylea q~, Tba @QT], Ba chheam q~# tqmmakcw#

    ma}ar`gkam gk jratb rathcza+ Gcc ochhmw yacc @LEA bar, Ba

    `lma l tqmmak irlo jhr bar chki# ochkma blgr lkm tdral`am gk

    ygma-awam bhrrhr lt g} dl`a hjj# razalcgki tbhr}# orqka}}a dqrct+

    Jcgkigki g} lkirgcw lylw lt gj jgtbam jrh` l dhk}lighqtcw

    dhk}l`gkl}am ogcia# ba ra}qrkam }h bgt oh}}ca# kht}rgct jclrgki#

    tblegki bgt balm gk mgtoacgaj+

    ]bhta ~lk}gat chhe mlkiarhqtcw }gib}, orhea gk ]amylrm#G tlgm }bhta

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    G ml`kam yacc balr whq# }ba Hcm @lk tklrcam+ Ba bl}am

    chtgki bgt dhhc yg}b ]amylrm+ Ba dhqcm kh} ra`a`oar cgja

    yg}bhq} bg`+ ]bak# lt }ba }bhqib} t}rqde bg`# ba raldbam lilgk

    jhr }ba `amgdlc ohhe+ Kh ba blm kh} `gtralm g}+ Chhtak lcc

    }gib} jg}}gki Bhy gk }ba yhrcm mhat hka chhtak ~lk}gat8 HbFatqt,

    ^radgtacw# tlgm ]amylrm bac~jqccw# }bak bgt zhgda oadl`atbrgcc yg}b qriakdw+ Chhe `lk, Chhe, Tbat oral}bgki yg}b

    th`a mgjjgdqc}w,

    Lig}l}am }h azarw a}ra`g}w# }ba Hcm @lk tbh} }h bgt jaa}

    lkm# tblegki qkdhk}rhcclocw# tchooargki gk jalr# ba th`abhy

    `lkliam }h cgj} bar cait bgib gk}h }ba lgr lkm# tbq}}gki bgt awatlilgk# lkm }bgkegki hj Akiclkm# wlkeam }ba }gkw ilr`ak} jrh`

    bar tcakmar chyar cg`ot+ Ba t}liiaram olde }h }ba ybgtew#

    mrlgkam cgea l ehtbar dbgdeak+

    Hbbbbbbb, Dbrgt} blza `ardw, ba drgam# tcq`~gki gk}h

    bgt dblgr+

    Whq `qt} mh `hra# qriam ]amylrm `ardgcattcw+G yhk}, ba tkl~~am+ G yhk}+ Ba yhqcm akm }bgt

    kgib}`lra ow og}gki }ba akm hj bgt }hkiqa hr ~rattgki }ba }h~t

    hj bgt awaolcct+Oq} cgt}ak

    ]ba Hcm @lk hkda `hra rat}am bgt yalrw balm gk bgt

    blkmt# }hh ~bwtgdlccw lkm a`h}ghklccw jl}giqam }h lriqa# lt bgt

    ybhca ohmw tbhhe+

    Ybw# ba lteam# orheakcw# lj}ar walrt hj t}hkw# ochhmw

    tgcakda# mgm whq blza }h t}lr} }lcegki8

    Oq} g}t jhr bar oakajg} }bl}Hb~calta calza `a lchka,

    Tba gt gk kaam hj

    LbbbbbAAAAAA, }ba Hcm @lk tdral`am# og}gki }ba akmhj bgt }hkiqa lkm ~rattgki }ba }h~t hj bgt awaolcct+

    Lcc rgib}# tlgm ]amylrm# dqr}cw# Gcc ra~brlta }bl} G} gt

    kh} jhr bar oakajg}# oq} whqrt+ Ba yl}dbam t`qicw lt }ba Hcm

    @lkt balm rhta# ~qvvcam+

    Arybl}8 ba oailk# ocgkegki lylw }ba tyal}+ Ybl}gk oclvat mh whq `alk8 Whqra kh} `legki ochhmw takta+

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    @qt} G t~acc g} hq}8 Tbhqcm `gtjhr}qka oajlcc }ba clmw+++

    bara+++ hk whqr mlwoam kleam8 ]ba Kayt hj }ba Yhrcm8]ba Hcm @lk ylt hk bgt jaa} l} hkda+ ]amylrm ylt

    `legki ochhmw takta+ Ybl} acta dlk G mh8 ba ylgcam# lkm

    ]amylrm adclg`am gk lclr`+

    Chhe, G dlk kh chkiar ma}ad} rat~grl}ghk+ Bar jlda gt

    oadh`gki ~lcaYg}b l ohqkm ba ylt l} bar tgma# ocgkm yg}b jrgib}+ ]bara

    ylt kh ylw hq}+ Ba dhqcm lc`ht} balr }ba `a}lc mhhrt

    dclkigki tbq} oabgkm bg`+ Tqrjgki l ylza hj klqtal lkm

    yrgkigki bgt bh}# tyal}w blkmt# ba oak} hzar bar icgt}akgki#

    qkoca`gtbam kleamkatt# }legki l maa~ oral}b lt ba mgm th+]bak# gk `gm-oakm ba jrhva gkt}lk}cw+ Blm ba ma}ad}am tcgib}

    `hza`ak} hj lk awacltb8 Blm ba ralm th`aybara }bl} yh`ak

    dlk qta }bgt qkdhktdghqt }rgde lt l ~chw }h ia}8Hk oh}b dhqk}t ba ylt malm rgib}+ Hkcw jrld}ghklccw oajhra

    }ba tdaklrgh dclrgjgam# cgea l tygj}# dhgcgki# malmcw }ak}ldca# bar

    lr` akyrl~~am bgt kade ybgca }ba h}bar blm bg` a~ar}cw

    maoliiam gk jgza tadhkmt jcl} l chy }brhl}w irhyc atdl~gki

    bar khy ~lk}gki cg~t+ Tba blm `qdb `hra }blk `hq}b-}h-

    `hq}b hk bar `gkm lkm blm ylg}am chki akhqib lcralmw+