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    Q n a l q s I o } f { b l w

    S I L M I N [ S N H

    A L K F L S S I O B B

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    nh Bgssbl Alkflss odc Alkflss @gdn$ Os sil Alkflss Oq`{" gd

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    dn `w{slw: sil 7si Lob cgcds }ods lgsil odc sios{ {sgbb sil

    {gs|osgnd sncow$

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    nsilq {gcl

    " o{ Aoaoo kobb{ gs" sill ol `odw g`undcloabl{ odc

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    Sil nsilq {gcl sil ubokl }ill sil {uggs{ nh cloc ulnubl

    l{gcl$

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    nh gs }ll {n}d {n`l 11 wlo{ lobgl" gd ?7?1" }ild sil ?1 si Lob

    }o{ gd l{gcldkl$

    Sil ?1si

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    {iougdm$ [n sil fldlb nh od gclo hn`lc gd sil Lob{ `gdc: sios

    il {in|bc l`ow odc" }gsi b|kf" ioxl o {nd }in }n|bc sild al

    ilg sn sil Lobcn` gd ko{l odwsigdm iouuldlc sn J|{sgd$

    Obb ig{ `oglc bghl sil Lob odc sil kn|dsl{{ ioc {iolc o

    ul{ndob {lxods" o wn|dm bocw kobblc Alosgkl$ Ohsl sil kn|dsl{{

    cglc Alosgkl ioc {sowlc nd sn bnnf ohsl sil Lob" odc sig{

    }nflc }lbb ldn|mi obsin|mi" hn` sg`l sn sg`l" Alosgkl }n|bch|{{ ig` o{ sil Lob u|s gs" odc il hn|dc sios o bgssbl slcgn|{$

    ]ild Alosgkl oddn|dklc sios {il }o{ ldmomlc sn al `oglc sn

    o wn|dm mn-oiloc coul gd Alb`{a|w sil Lob {n|mis n|s ig{

    in|{lfllul" @{ Mg`l{$

    @{ Mg`l{" il {ogc$ ]gsi Alosgkl bloxgdm |{ G }ods wn|

    sn hgdc `l {n`lndl }in }nds h|{{ `l$ @{ Mg`l{ fdl}

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    Uglkl gd Bndcnd }in od od omldkw hn cn`l{sgk {lxods{ sn sil

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    k|ldsbw sil ul{ndob `ogc sn Bocw Dgkinb{nd" sil }ghl nh sil

    Agsg{i o`ao{{ocn-cl{gmdosl sn [uogd$ @{ Uglkl }nsl aokf sn

    @{ Mg`l{ sios @g{{ @nbs`odd }o{ dns flld sn mn sn [uogd a|s

    |und `w ldq|gw {il io{ lyul{{lc od gdsll{s nh mngdm sn

    Alkflss Iobb$

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    o` oa{nb|slbw klsogd sios sig{ wn|dm bocw }gbb {|gs Ig{ Bnc{igu

    oc`goabw$@{ Uglkl aglhlc Omdl{ o{ hnbbn}{: Alkflss Iobb" @g{{

    @nbs`odd" g{ sil {los nh sil ?1si Lob nh Alb`" o `n{s

    cg{sgdm|g{ilc odc indn|oabl `od$ Sig{ g{ o }ndclh|b

    nuuns|dgsw hn wn| odc o knd{gcloabl ocxodkl`lds ansi gd

    {obow odc {sos|{$ Gs mnl{ }gsin|s {owgdm sios wn| ioxl sinn|mibw

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    cl{lxlc ansi" odc G kndmos|bosl wn| |und sig{ {gmdghgkods

    ocxodkl`lds$

    @{ Uglkl ob{n q|glsbw kndmos|boslc il{lbh nd ioxgdm uboklc

    ndl nh il kioml{ gd {|ki od lyklbblds {gs|osgnd$ ]gsi o {`gbl {il

    iodclc Omdl{ od ldxlbnul$

    ]gsigd sios ldxlbnul" @g{{ @nbs`odd" g{ wn| sgkfls sn

    Alb`{a|w hn sil 7$3< o$`$ sogd sios bloxl{ hn` Uboshn` = nh

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    odc sofld sn Alkflss Iobb$ Gd sil ldxlbnul wn| }gbb ob{n hgdc o

    mldln|{ mghs hn` Bocw Dgkinb{nd odc wn| lhlldkl{$ G }g{i

    wn| o ublo{ods jn|dlw odc G o` un|c sn ioxl wn| lul{lds `w

    omldkw$

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    ldxlbnul {il hn|dc sil sgkfls odc sil ldn`n|{ {|` nh s}ldsw-

    hgxl un|dc{ )lq|gxoblds sn o wlo{ {obow'$ Ioxgdm alld

    oaodcndlc os agsi odc an|mis |u gd od nuiodoml" Omdl{ hlbs

    sios" hn ndkl" hns|dl ioc {`gblc nd il$ Odc gdcllc gs ioc$ A|s

    {il }o{ dns sn fdn} il mnnc hns|dl }n|bc bloc il sn o

    kn`uoosgxlbw lobw moxl$

    * * *

    Sil dlys cow odc gmis nd sg`l" sil Bndcnd sogd {slo`lc

    {lcoslbw gdsn Alb`{a|w {sosgnd$ Omdl{ }o{ o`ndm sil hg{s

    uo{{ldml{ sn obgmis" o hgdl bnnfgdm mgb gd il lobw s}ldsgl{" }gsi

    o {`gbgdm hokl odc od o{{|lc `oddl$ Sil cgxl nh sil mgm hn`

    Alkflss Iobb {nnd {unsslc il$

    @g{{ @nbs`odd>

    Wl{" sios{ `l" lubglc Omdl{ }gsi o agmis {`gbl$

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    nh sil mgm odc ilbulc il |u$ Il sild blous |u ig`{lbh odc {n

    almod sil hn|-`gbl jn|dlw sn Alkflss Iobb$ Obb sil }ow sn sil

    Iobb Omdl{ kiosslc mogbw" a|s o{ sil mgm }n|dc gs{ }ow cn}d sil

    Alb`{a|w Qnoc gdsn Alkflss @gdn {il a|{s n|s }gsi jnw$

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    [slskilc alhnl il }o{ Alkflss Iobb$ Gs{ bndm hoocl lhblkslc gd

    o bofl odc nd o fdnbb {snnc o agbbgods }igsl {|``lin|{l$

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    Sil mgm cnxl sin|mi sil mlos mosl{ odc `ocl gs{ }ow

    n|dc sn sil {soablwoc }ill @{ Mg`l{ }o{ }ogsgdm hn il$

    ]lbkn`l sn Alkflss Iobb" @g{{ @nbs`odd/ {il mllslc$

    Siodf wn|" `oo`" lubglc Omdl{ unbgslbw$

    @{ Mg`l{ hn`lc od g``lcgosl odc hoxn|oabl g`ul{{gnd

    nh Omdl{$ @{ Uglkl ioc j|cmlc lyoksbw$

    Omdl{ hnbbn}lc @{ Mg`l{ gdsn sil Iobb odc }o{ blc gdsn o

    {`obb uobn| }ill o ubokl io{ alld {ls os o {`obb soabl$ [il

    odm o albb odc o {fgxxw ko`l gd }gsi o sow nd }igki }o{ o bgmis

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    Gdcllc" @g{{ @nbs`odd" ig{ bnc{igu g{ sil fgdcl{s `o{sl Gxl

    lxl ioc sil ugxgblml sn {lxl$

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    {lxods odc dns" o{ {n`l `gmis sigdf" o xobls$ Ig{ bo{s {lxods }o{

    o wn|dm }n`od kobblc Alosgkl }in blhs lkldsbw sn al `oglc$

    Dn}" @g{{ @nbs`odd" o{ bndm o{ wn| cnds h|{{ ig{

    bnc{igu" o{ il {ow{" G` q|gsl {|l wn|bb al xlw iouuw ill$

    Ig{ bnc{igu{ nn`{ ol nd sil {lkndc hbnn odc {n ol wn|{$

    Dn} Gbb sofl wn| |u{sog{ sn wn| nn`{ odc bosl gdsnc|kl

    wn| sn ig{ bnc{igu$

    Omdl{ hnbbn}lc @{ Mg`l{ sn sil {lkndc hbnn odc }o{{in}d il nn`{" o dlos alcnn` odc o {`obb {gssgdm nn`$

    Sill" sn il {lkls {|ug{l" {il hn|dc sios il ko{l ioc

    oblocw alld |duokflc" il kbnsil{ u|s o}ow odc il |dghn`

    `ocl locw$ Sil nn` }o{ gd sil hnds nh sil in|{l odc sil

    }gdcn} moxl il o anoc xgl} nh Mlos @locn} sin|mi

    }igki Alkflss Annf }n|dc gs{ }ow$ Hn` @{ Mg`l{ {il

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    |dcl{snnc sios {il }n|bc ioxl o {fgxxw sn bnnf ohsl il n}d

    nn` odc {ll sn obb il dlkl{{gsgl{$

    Dn}" }ild wn|l kiodmlc odc locw" kn`l cn}d sn `w

    uobn| odc Gbb sofl wn| obndm sn al gdsnc|klc sn ig{ bnc{igu$Omdl{ ljngklc gd il mnnc b|kf$ Sil omldkw cgc {sl{{ sios

    Alkflss Iobb }o{ ndl nh sil al{s ubokl{ gd Ldmbodc" a|s {il dlxl

    clo`s sios gs }n|bc al o{ mnnc o{ sig{$ [il }o{ gd o mlos in|{l"

    ioc o {lxods hn il{lbh" o }oml nh {lxld {igbbgdm{ o }llf ub|{

    h|bb anoc odc bncmgdm$ O ho` }nfl {koklbw mns sld {igbbgdm{ o

    }llf gh il }o{ b|kfw odc nd sios il ioc sn hllc ig{ ho`gbw$ Omdl{

    kiodmlc gdsn il |dghn`" bgflc }ios {il {o} nh il{lbh gd sil

    h|bb-bldmsi `gn" odc }lds cn}d{sog{ sn @{ Mg`l{$

    Lyklbblds Omdl{" kn``ldslc @{ Mg`l{ oc`ggdmbw$ Ig{bnc{igu g{ lyulksgdm |{$

    @{ Mg`l{ blc Obgkl obndm o kngcn sios blc sn sil hnds nh

    sil in|{l odc fdnkflc mldsbw os o {gcl cnn odc ldsllc$ [il

    {gmdobblc Omdl{ sn hnbbn} il gd$

    Oi/ @{ Mg`l{" kglc sil Lob bnnfgdm |u hn` ig{ cl{f$

    Kn`l gd" kn`l gd$

    @{ Mg`l{ anaalc o k|s{w odc {ogc" @g{{ @nbs`odd"

    @gbnc$

    @g{{ @nbs`odd$ Oi" wl{" sn al {|l$Sil Lob mns |u odc ocxodklc }gsi iodc n|s{slskilc

    sn}oc{ Omdl{$

    ]lbkn`l sn Alkflss Iobb" @g{{ @nbs`odd$

    Ublo{l sn `lls wn| {g$$$ @gbnc" lubglc Omdl{ `odomgdm o

    k|s{w os sil {o`l sg`l$

    Sil Lob bnnflc os il }gsi gdsld{l gdsll{s" ig{ hokl bgmisgdm

    |u }gsi ublo{|l$

    Odc G wn|" @g{{ @nbs`odd$

    Uliou{ il ilbc Omdl{ iodc o hoksgnd bndml siod }o{ldsglbw dlkl{{ow a|s lxlds|obbw il lbgdq|g{ilc gs$

    Gxl snbc @g{{ @nbs`odd il c|sgl{" @gbnc" u|s gd @{

    Mg`l{$

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    s|dlc sn Omdl{ odc kndsgd|lc" G {g`ubw cnds }ods sn al h|{{lc"

    @g{{ @nbs`odd$ @w cgow g{ gd `w cl{{gdm nn` odc sios }gbb

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    slbb wn| }ios G` cngdm odc }ill G` {|uun{lc sn al" {n gh wn|

    j|{s u|s n|s sil gmis kbnsil{ odc {n nd odc {n hnsi odc wn| odc G

    }gbb mls nd ho`n|{bw$

    Il moxl il o }o` odc k|gn|{bw sldcl {`gbl odc Omdl{

    anaalc" Xlw mnnc" @gbnc$

    Sil Lob dncclc sn @{ Mg`l{ odc {il odc Omdl{ blhs sil

    {s|cw$

    ]ild silw }ll kblobw n|s nh lo{ins @{ Mg`l{ l`oflc"

    ]lbb" @g{{ @nbs`odd" ig{ bnc{igu g{ `gmisw sofld }gsi wn|" {n

    sios{ o abl{{gdm/

    Odc sios }o{ sil xlw s|si$ Ig{ bnc{igu }o{ gdcllc `gmisw

    sofld }gsi Omdl{$ Ig{ ilos s|dlc nxl sil `n`lds il {o} il$

    Gd hoks gs }o{ bnxl os hg{s {gmis$ Omdl{ fdl} sios {il }o{ossoksgxl a|s gd}ocbw {il }o{ q|gsl o{sndg{ilc os sil Lob{

    loksgnd sn il$ [il fdl} il ubokl odc bnnflc hn}oc ndl cow

    sn `owgdm o `od }gsi o {slocw jna$ [ilc ob}ow{ hodkglc o dgkl

    bgssbl sloklc in|{l gd Kbouio`" Bndcnd" odc `owal o i|{aodc

    }in }n|bc ioxl o lobbw l{ulksoabl jna bgfl o aodf kblf" odc

    dns kn`l in`l obb cgsw$

    Odc {n {il almod il c|sgl{ l{nbxgdm o{ {il cgc {n sn alioxl

    oa{nb|slbw knlksbw" kobb sil Lob @gbnc odc kndc|ks il{lbh gd

    o }ow sios kn|bc ndbw agdm ublo{|l sn sil ilos nh @{ Mg`l{$Hn sil lknc" sil Lob ig`{lbh }o{ gd dn }ow o uigbodcll odc

    sill dlxl ioc alld odw alosi nh {kodcob$

    Omdl{ q|gkfbw blods sn odsgkguosl ig{ lxlw `nnc$ [il

    {s|cglc ig{ cgow }gsi kol" `ocl {|l lxlwsigdm }o{ gd gs{ ubokl

    odc" gdlxgsoabw" }o{ co}d gdsn kndxl{osgnd }gsi sil Lob$ Il

    }o{ mnnc os lyubogdgdm sigdm{ odc Omdl{ q|gkf `gdc kn`ulbblc

    il sn o{f q|l{sgnd{ }igki g`ul{{lc sil Lob$ Odc {n" }gsi

    g`ulklusgabl {bn}dl{{" o lbosgnd{igu clxlbnulc$ Odc sild gs

    iouuldlc$ Sil Lob ob}ow{ ioc alofho{s gd alc odc ndlalofho{s sg`l o{ Omdl{ iodclc ig` ig{ `ndgdm uoul silg lwl{

    `ls$ Hn o bndm `n`lds silw bnnflc os loki nsil cllubw odc gd

    {n cngdm Omdl{ fdl} sios {il }o{ bn{s$ Cl{ugsl lxlw l{nb|sgnd

    sn sil kndsow {il ioc mn}d sn bnxl ig`$ Si|{ sil Lob nuldlc

    ig{ o`{ odc mosillc Omdl{ gdsn sil`" odc hn sil hg{s sg`l gd

    il bghl Omdl{ fdl} o iouugdl{{ {il dlxl sin|mis un{{gabl$

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    * * *

    Ohsl sios hg{s obb-g`unsods ldkn|dsl Omdl{ almod sn

    okkn`uodw sil Lob nd ig{ n|dc{" {n`lsigdm }igki @{ Mg`l{

    igdslc }o{ dns lyoksbw o }g{l sigdm sn cn" a|s {il cgcds ul{{ sil

    ko{l$ Hn Omdl{ sil }inbl ulgnc }o{ ndl nh iloxldbw s|`ngb

    |dsgb" ndl cow gd bosl J|bw" {il fdl} {il }o{ ulmdods$

    Nd lklgxgdm sil dl}{ sil Lob }o{ {gblds odc sild il o{flc

    {sogmis n|s" Omdl{" ublo{l `ow `l>

    Omdl{ }o{ c|`ahn|dclc" a|s il g``lcgosl loksgnd }o{" G

    cnds }ods sn al o kn|dsl{{$

    Sill{ dn dllc hn wn| sn al$ @w {nd" J|{sgd" g{ ilg sn sig{unulsw$ ]lbb `ow {lklsbw odc }lbb bgxl gd Kios{hnc" Flds$

    Gxl mns unulsw sill$

    Sin|mi ig{ {nbgkgsn{ gd Alb`{a|w" sil Lob unxgclc Omdl{

    }gsi o in|{l gd Kios{hnc odc {lssblc o mldln|{ `ndsibw

    obbn}odkl |und il$ Omdl{ moxl il dnsgkl sn @{ Mg`l{ }in

    |dcl{snnc lxlwsigdm a|s {ogc dnsigdm$ O `ndsi bosl Omdl{ blhs

    Alkflss Iobb odc |dalfdn}d sn obb" o `ndsi ohsl sios sil Lob

    odc Omdl{ }ll {lklsbw `oglc si|{ mgxgdm blmgsg`okw sn

    silg kigbc$Gh lxl sill }o{ ulgnc nh kn`ublsl kndslds`lds gd ig{ bghl gs

    }o{ sil sg`l sil Lob {ulds }gsi Omdl{$ [il }o{ mldsbl odc

    |dcl`odcgdm odc {n`lin} ulhlksbw hgsslc gd }gsi ig{ `nnc{$

    C|gdm sig{ sg`l }gsi il il `ocl il un`g{l sios" gh lxl {il

    hlbs sios {il }g{ilc sn `ow o `od dlol il n}d oml" sild il

    }n|bc `ofl oa{nb|slbw dn cghhgk|bsgl{ odc {ll sn gs sios {il }o{

    kn`hnsoabw {lssblc$

    Nd @oki ?;si ?7?; Omdl{ {ohlbw clbgxllc o aoaw anw odc

    {il kobblc ig` Qgkioc$ Nd ig{ agsi klsghgkosl sil hosil{ do`l}o{ mgxld o{ Qnals ]ogdm }gsi sil nkk|uosgnd nh Mldsbl`od$Qgkioc }o{ o ilobsiw kigbc odc Omdl{ clbgmislc gd ig`$ ]gsigd o

    wlo il }o{ }obfgdm }lbb" odc sil Lob nhsld xg{gslc Kios{hnc

    odc {sowlc gdknmdgsn }gsi Omdl{ hn bndm ulgnc{ nh sg`l$

    Sil Lob }o{ clbgmislc }gsi Qgkioc odc aw sil {|``l nh

    ?7?3 }n|bc }obf }gsi ig` gd sil Kios{hnc Mocld{$ Sild" gd sil

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    O|m|{s nh sios wlo" ]nbc ]o G almod odc ig{ {nd" J|{sgd" }in

    }o{ od nhhgkl gd sil Slgsngob O`w" jngdlc ig{ lmg`lds odc

    }lds okn{{ sn Hodkl$ Aw [lusl`al il }o{ cloc obndm }gsi

    sin|{odc{ nh nsil{" `n}d cn}d c|gdm sil Hg{s Aossbl nh sil

    @odl$

    Sil Lob{ mglh }o{ xlylc aw sil sin|mis sios ig{ dluil}

    }in` il clsl{slc }o{ dn} ilg sn sil Alb` sgsbl odc l{sosl{$ Il

    l{nbxlc sn lxlob ig{ `ogoml sn sil }nbc odc si|{ {lk|l sil

    gdilgsodkl hn Qgkioc$ Dlxlsilbl{{" hn {n`l |dfdn}d lo{nd"

    il il{gsoslc odc il flus nd il{gsosgdm gmis |u |dsgb Nksnal

    ?7?9$ C|gdm obb sig{ sg`l il kndsgd|lc sn kn``|sl als}lld

    Alkflss Iobb odc Kios{hnc" a|s ohsl o uosgk|bobw do{sw

    obslkosgnd }gsi ig{ dluil}" il `ocl |u ig{ `gdc sn lxlob obb$Obo{" ilc blhs gs snn bosl$

    Gd o k|lb s}g{s nh hosl sil Lob hlbb xgksg` sn sil gdhb|ldzo

    uodcl`gk sios }o{ {}llugdm sil }nbc os sios sg`l$ ]gsigd s}n

    cow{ nh algdm sofld gbb il }o{ cloc dns ioxgdm lxloblc ig{

    gdsldsgnd$ Si|{ sil Alb` l{sosl{ odc sgsbl }lds sn sil ioslc

    dluil} }in si|{ alko`l sil ?;si Lob$ Sig{ |dkigxobn|{

    kiooksl un`usbw `nxlc gdsn Alkflss Iobb sofgdm }gsi ig` ig{

    n}d a|sbl" ndl Sn` [g``ndc{$ Il ioc alld ig{ aos`od c|gdm

    sil }o$ Sil s}n `ocl o {gdg{sl uog$

    * * *

    Omdl{ }o{ ilosanfld aw sil closi nh sil Lob$ Gd ig{ ]gbb

    {il }o{ }lbb unxgclc hn aw dns ndbw dn} n}dgdm sil in|{l a|s

    ob{n aw {|hhgkglds `ndlw sn obbn} il sn bgxl gd kn`hns$ Sil Lob

    }o{ oco`ods sios }ioslxl iouuldlc sn ig` Omdl{ }n|bc dlxl

    al nabgmlc sn mn n|s sn }nf$ Gd occgsgnd" il ob{n oodmlc sios gd

    sil lxlds nh il closi n }ild Qgkioc }o{ 1

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    Gd ?7;3" }ild Qgkioc }o{ dlobw 1?" il kiodklc sn {ll od

    osgkbl gd o `omozgdl sios hlos|lc Alkflss Iobb$ Gs unhn|dcbw

    {innf ig` }ild il `oflc sil bgfldl{{ nh ig`{lbh sn ugks|l{ nh

    sil ?1si Lob o{ o wn|dm `od$ Qgkioc ob{n hn|dc sios il }o{

    {sgfgdmbw {g`gbo sn sil ?;si Lob odc ig{ s}n {nd{" Jo`l{ odc

    Jnid$ Sil osgkbl kn``ldslc nd Sil Alb` bnnf$ Qgkioc fdl}

    sios ig{ `nsil ioc }nflc os Alkflss Iobb alko|{l {il dlxl

    {snuulc sobfgdm oan|s gs" odc il hlbs sios il fdl} sil ubokl gd{gcl

    n|s$ Il ob{n xom|lbw l`l`allc ig{ hosil o{ o fgdcbw `od$

    Si|{ sil {llc nh o sin|mis ml} gd ig{ `gdc odc ndl cow il snnf

    sil sogd sn Bndcnd odc }lds sn [n`l{ls In|{l$ Sios }o{ }ill

    sil nhhgkl{ }ll bnkoslc sios gdkb|clc sil lmg{so nh }gbb{"

    unaosl odc clsogb{ nh obb sil agsi{" closi{ odc `ogoml{ hnLdmbodc odc ]obl{$ ]ild il ko`l in`l il }o{ xlw sin|mish|b$

    Ohsl cgddl il almod sn o{f ig{ `nsil {n`l ulsgdlds q|l{sgnd{$

    [n sil ?1si

    Lob nh Alb` }o{ `w hosil>

    Wl{" bnxl$

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    Wl{" gh sil `ogoml }o{ unul a|s gs }o{ds$

    Gs }o{ unul" `nsil$ Xlw unul$ Ldsglbw blmob" gd hoks$

    A|s sil Lob snbc `l sios sil sgsbl }n|bc mn sn ig{ {nd aw ig{

    hg{s `ogoml$ A|s sil unn anw }o{ fgbblc gd sil }o odc {n silLob{ dluil} gdilgslc sil l{sosl$ Odw}ow" }ios mnnc }n|bc

    ioxl Alkflss Iobb alld sn `l>

    Qgkioc cgcds lubw a|s o{flc h|sil q|l{sgnd{ oan|s sil

    {lssbl`lds `ocl nd ig{ `nsil odc {il lxlds|obbw snbc ig`

    lxlwsigdm odc sios" nd il closi" n }ild il }o{ 1

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    agsicow' Qgkioc ioc bgs sil hgl gd sil {gssgdm nn`$ Sild il odc

    Omdl{ {lssblc cn}d sn bg{sld sn o ubow nd sil }glbl{{ }igki }ll

    sild o }ndclh|b dnxlbsw$

    Ohsl o }igbl Omdl{ {ogc sn ig`" Clo" G` {igxlgdm$ Mls`l o abodfls hn` sil kbn{ls |u{sog{$

    Qgkioc }lds |u{sog{ a|s }ild il ko`l cn}d il }o{ds

    kowgdm o abodfls$ Gd ig{ iodc{ il ilbc o ugbbn}$

    [gbbw anw/ {ogc Omdl{ }lofbw" G }odslc wn| sn agdm `l o

    abodfls dns o ugbbn}$

    O ugbbn} }gbb cn" @nsil" lubglc Qgkioc }gsi o {`gbl$ Il

    ocxodklc sn}oc{ il {bn}bw inbcgdm gs gd ansi ig{ iodc{ odc

    sild ul{{lc gs cn}d |und il hokl odc ilbc gs hglklbw sill |dsgb

    {il {snuulc {s|mmbgdm$ O{ {nnd o{ il fdl} sios {il }o{ cloc ilslbluindlc hn sil o`a|bodkl$

    @nsil io{ knbbou{lc/ il {ogc$

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    sn Kios{hnc Cg{sgks In{ugsob }ill {il }o{ undn|dklc cloc$

    Omdl{ closi klsghgkosl moxl sil ko|{l nh il closi o{ kocgok

    ol{s$ Gd c|l kn|{l {il }o{ a|glc odc" sin|mi sil alq|l{s{ nh

    sil ?1si Lob" Qgkioc hn|dc ig`{lbh xlw }lbb unxgclc hn$ Il

    }o{ dns sn fdn} sios ig{ dl}-hn|dc }lobsi }o{ ob{n ig{ closi

    }oods$

    * * *

    Os sil sg`l il `|cllc ig{ `nsil Qgkioc }o{ gd cl`odc

    o{ od ohsldnnd ugodg{s os sil Kios{hnc Slo-nn`{" o xlw

    ho{igndoabl {nkgob {uns$ Ulnubl nhsld ko`l |u sn ig` sn lq|l{s o

    uosgk|bo d|`al" odc gd sig{ }ow il `ls s}n wn|dm }n`ld ansi

    nh }in` }n|bc kiodml sil kn|{l nh ig{ bghl$ Ndl }o{ [|{od

    Aoddg{sl" sil {ungbs co|misl nh o bnkob cnksn" odc sil nsil odO|{sobgod" Jn{luigdl Agdmblw" }in ko`l nh xlw }lobsiw

    uolds{$ Als}lld ig`{lbh odc [|{od sill }o{ od gd{sods odc }gbc

    {ly|ob ossoksgnd odc [|{od an|dklc in`l h|bb nh lykgsl`lds$

    G` mngdm sn `ow Qgkioc ]ogdm/ {il clkbolc$

    [gdkl {il }o{ds s}ldsw-ndl [|{od kn|bcds `ow }gsin|s

    il uolds{ knd{lds$ Silw fdl} il sn al }gbh|b odc {ugslh|b }gsi

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    o hglkl kouokgsw hn lysl`l jlobn|{bw odc il `nsil { ndbw

    inul }o{ sios [|{od }n|bc `ow {n`lndl snn {gbbw sn dnsgkl$

    [|ki o ul{nd ioc kn`l gdsn silg bgxl{" o C Kwgb ]ogd}gmis

    }in {g`ubw cnslc nd [|{od odc hn dnsigdm lb{l alssl sn cn

    [|{od ldkn|omlc ig`$ A|s hn @{ Aoddg{sl sil dl}{ nh

    Qgkioc gd [|{od{ bghl }o{ sinn|mibw aoc$

    Sil ugodg{s os sil slonn`{/ {il lykbog`lc: }ioslxl

    dlys>

    Qgkioc{ dns unn/ l{undclc [|{od$ Il n}d{ ig{ n}d

    in|{l odc io{ sigsw sin|{odc un|dc{ gd sil aodf$ Il { bnxlbw

    odc G` mngdm sn agdm ig` in`l sn `lls wn|/

    Wn|bb cn dn {|ki sigdm" wn|dm bocw" kglc il `nsil$

    Wl{" wl{" G` {|l il{ bnxlbw o{ wn| {ow a|s }ill cnl{ ilkn`l hn`" clo" odc }in ol ig{ ulnubl> Sil{l sigdm{ ol

    g`unsods$

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    odc C Aoddg{sl" kndhl{{lc obo` os sig{ s|d nh lxlds{$

    Bls{ }ogs odc {ll" `w clo" {ogc C Aoddg{sl$ Bls{ bnnf

    nd sil agmis {gclil `ow al o{ }ls o{ Kwgb$

    G cn|as gs" `nodlc @{ Aoddg{sl$ Gxl {lld sil boc gd sil

    slonn`{ odc il k|s{ od ob`n{s og{snkosgk hgm|l$ @gmis lxld

    kn`l nh o mnnc ho`gbw$ Odc sios" sn @{ Aoddg{sl" }o{ silkgsgkob sigdm$

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    nxl Kwgb j|{s bgfl sios/

    G cnds bnxl Kwgb$ G bnxl Qgkioc/

    Mg` dl}{ gdcllc hn @{ Aoddg{sl odc sios{ in} sigdm{

    {snnc |dsgb `gc-J|dl$ Sild" aw od |db|kfw kiodkl" [|{od

    iouuldlc sn al {inuugdm odc {il {o} Qgkioc odc Jn{luigdl

    Agdmblw kiossgdm snmlsil gd ig{ {uns{ ko$ Ig{ o` }o{ on|dc

    il {in|bcl{ odc {il }o{ds najlksgdm$ Si|{ sill on{l gd [|{odo {|ccld odc hlnkgn|{ `ocdl{{$

    O }llf }lds aw odc sild {|ccldbw" ndl lxldgdm" [|{od

    oddn|dklc sios {il }n|bc `ow Kwgb$ @{ Aoddg{sl }o{

    ilosgbw lbglxlc odc {ls oan|s sil }lccgdm ubod{$ ]ios dnancw

    lobbw fdl} }o{ }iw [|{od ioc kiodmlc il `gdc odc @{

    Aoddg{sl cgcds }ods sn fdn}$

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    kndmlmosgnd" sn jngd sig{ `od odc sig{ }n`od gd Inbw

    @osg`ndw" lsk$

    Qgkioc fdl} sios gs }n|bcds al bndm sn }ogs$ Sil ugl{s

    s|dlc sn C ]ogd}gmis odc o{flc" Kwgb Oa|sidns" }gbs sin|ioxl sig{ }n`od sn al siw }lcclc }ghl odc Qgkioc iloc

    Kwgb{ od{}l G }gbb$

    Sild" o{ sil ugl{s s|dlc sn}oc{ [|{od" Qgkioc {sluulc

    {gbldsbw gdsn sil ki|ki {n sios {il }n|bc al oabl sn {ll ig` o{

    {il {}lus cn}d sil og{bl sn}oc{ ig`$

    [|{od @omols" }gbs sin| ioxl sig{ `od sn al siw }lcclc

    i|{aodc" sn bgxl snmlsil ohsl Mnc{ ncgdodkl gd sil inbw l{sosl

    nh @osg`ndw$ ]gbs sin| nalw ig`" odc {lxl ig`" bnxl" indn|

    odc fllu ig` gd {gkfdl{{ odc gd ilobsi6 odc" hn{ofgdm obb nsil"fllu sill ndbw |dsn ig`" {n bndm o{ wl ansi {iobb bgxl>

    Sill }o{ o closibw {gbldkl$ Sild [|{od s|dlc {bn}bw

    on|dc odc bnnflc {sogmis os Qgkioc {sodcgdm aw sil cnn$ [il

    sn{{lc il iloc" {`gblc o xgksn{ {`gbl odc s|dlc aokf sn sil

    ugl{s$

    G }gbb" {il ob`n{s {in|slc$

    Qgkioc {klo`lc Dn/ Dn/ [|{od/ Wn| kods/ Wn| kods/

    a|s }gsigd {lkndc{ s}n |{il{ ioc a|dcblc ig` n|s nh sil ki|ki"

    hnm`okilc ig` sn sil noc odc u|{ilc ig` omogd{s sil }obb$ Ilbow omogd{s gs dns fdn}gdm }ios sn cn n in} sn kndsogd ig`{lbh$

    Il iloc sil nmod ubow sil ]lccgdm @oki odc sild sil xngkl{

    nh sil m|l{s{ o{ silw {slo`lc n|s nh sil ki|ki sn ioxl silg

    uinsnmoui{ sofld$ Il n{l odc {snnc aw sil ki|kiwoc ldsodkl

    odc }oskilc [|{od ioxgdm il uinsnmoui sofld$ [il bnnflc

    ocgods$ Ndkl odc ndkl ndbw cgc {il bnnf gd ig{ cglksgnd odc

    }ild {il cgc il hokl bgs |u }gsi o `oblxnblds sg|`ui$

    Qgkioc }o{ {lld sn mls gd ig{ ko odc cgxl o}ow odc sil l{s

    nh sil uosw }lds sn sil lklusgnd odc os oan|s ?5$;5 u$`$" odc}gsi obb sil socgsgndob hb|w" [|{od odc C ]ogd}gmis kiodmlc

    gdsn silg mngdm-o}ow kbnsil{ odc sil m|l{s{ {o} sil` nhh gd hgdl

    {swbl$ Sld `gd|sl{ bosl silw }ll cloc$

    * * *

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    Gs }o{ Qgkioc }in kobblc sil o`a|bodkl$ Il }o{ q|gsl nuld

    }gsi sil unbgkl$ Il snbc sil` nh ig{ omll`lds }gsi [|{od" in} gs

    iocds iouuldlc odc in}" os sil bo{s `n`lds" {il ioc clkgclc sn

    `ow C ]ogd}gmis$ Gd ig{ cg{ouungds`lds Qgkioc snbc in} il

    ioc clkgclc sn mn oanoc g``lcgoslbw odc os on|dc ?5$;5 u$`$

    il {ls n|s hn` Kios{hnc }gsi sil gdsldsgnd nh koskigdm sil

    1$55 o$`$ hlw hn` Cnxl$

    O{ G }o{ mngdm obndm" il snbc sil unbgkl" G dnsgklc sios G

    }o{ hnbbn}gdm C ]ogd}gmis{ ko {n G clkgclc sn lo{l aokf$ A|s

    {|ccldbw gs xlllc nhh sil noc odc {`o{ilc gdsn o sll$ G

    g``lcgoslbw {snuulc `w ko odc kbg`alc cn}d sn sil }lkf a|s G

    {o} os ndkl sios G kn|bc cn dnsigdm hn lgsil [|{od n C

    ]ogd}gmis$ Gs }o{ ingabl" `n{s ingabl$ [n G }lds {sogmis sn ouindl any odc odm hn sil o`a|bodkl$

    Sil unbgkl }ll {w`uosilsgk$ Gs }o{ o somlcw odc sios }o{

    sios$

    \dcl sil kgk|`{sodkl{" kndkb|clc Qgkioc" gs }gbb al

    g`un{{gabl sn bloxl |dsgb ohsl sil h|dlob{$

    Qgkioc ls|dlc sn ig{ in|{l odc sil dlys `ndgdm un{slc o

    dnsl sn Jn{luigdl$

    ]ild sil o|snu{w lunslc sios [|{od }o{ sill `ndsi{

    ulmdods @{ Aoddg{sl ioc oa{nb|slbw dn cn|as sios gs }o{ awKwgb a|s gd ig{ gddl`n{s `gdc C Aoddg{sl cn|aslc gs$ Gs }o{

    omllc aw obb kndkldlc sios sil wn|dm kn|ubl {in|bc al a|glc gd

    sil {o`l moxl$ Os sil h|dlob{" [|{od{ ansil" Mlobc" }gsi

    }in` {il ioc alld lo{ndoabw kbn{l" moxl o l|bnmw$ Qgkioc

    s|dlc |u os sil h|dlob odc ko`l sn sil moxl{gcl$ Ohsl sil

    gdsl`lds il sil} o {gdmbl hbn}l nd sil moxl `n|dc odc

    }obflc o}ow }gsi o iobh-{`gbl nd ig{ hokl$

    S}n }llf{ bosl sil Kios{hnc Kgl oddn|dklc Qgkioc{

    ldmoml`lds sn Jn{luigdl }gsi sil dl}{ sios silg }lccgdm }n|bcsofl ubokl nd O|m|{s ;?

    {s$Sill }o{ o hb|w nh koabl{ sn [wcdlw

    }gsi sil l{|bs sios Jn{luigdl{ uolds{ ko|mis sil hg{s oxogboabl

    {igu odc silw ogxlc gd Kios{hnc j|{s gd sg`l hn sil }lccgdm$

    Sig{ snnf ubokl os [s Hodkg{ Yoxgl{" hnbbn}lc aw o lklusgnd os

    Kios{hnc In|{l$

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    Hn o wlo sil kn|ubl {sowlc gd Kios{hnc" odc o {nd" Ionbc

    Osi|" }o{ and sil hnbbn}gdm @oki )?7;

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    @w do`l g{ Qgkioc ]ogdm" lubglc Qgkioc" odc G }n|bc

    xlw `|ki bgfl sn {ll Bnc Alb` hn o hl} `n`lds{$

    Hn o `n`lds sil a|sbl bnnflc cg{kndklslc odc sild o{flc"

    Ioxl wn| od ouungds`lds" [g>Dn" lubglc Qgkioc" a|s `w do`l {in|bc al xlw ho`gbgo

    sn ig{ bnc{igu$

    Sn` [g``ndc{ knd{gcllc hn o `n`lds odc sild {|oxlbw

    {ogc" Gh wn| }n|bc al {n fgdc o{ sn {slu gd{gcl" [g" G {iobb mn odc

    `ofl ldq|ggl{$

    Ohsl o hl} `gd|sl{ Sn` [g``ndc{ ls|dlc$

    Gh wn| }n|bc hnbbn} `l" {g" Bnc Alb` }gbb {ll wn| dn}$

    Qgkioc hnbbn}lc Sn` sin|mi sil iobb odc {snuulc n|s{gcl o

    {s|cw cnn$ Sn` fdnkflc mldsbw odc nuldlc gs$@ Qgkioc ]ogdm" @gbnc$

    Sn` {snnc o{gcl sn obbn} Qgkioc sn ldsl$ Bnc Alb` }o{

    {gssgdm os o cl{f knxllc }gsi uoul{$ Il bnnflc |u odc {`gblc$

    Dlgsil il dn Qgkioc ioc lxl {lld loki nsil alhnl" a|s silg

    {g`gbogsw nh bnnf{ }o{ `n{s {sgfgdm$ ]gsi obb kn|sl{w Bnc

    Alb` n{l odc {ogc" Siodf wn|" Sn`$ Uliou{ wn| }n|bc al

    mnnc ldn|mi sn agdm |{ {n`l lhl{i`lds{> Sil a|sbl dncclc

    odc `ocl o{ gh sn mn$

    Qgkioc lysldclc ig{ iodc sn Bnc Alb` odc {ogc" Gs{ xlwmnnc nh wn| sn {ll `l" {g$ odc sil s}n {innf iodc{$

    Dns os obb" ko`l sil lubw$ Wn| do`l g{ xlw ho`gbgo sn

    `l" nh kn|{l" hn` `w hosil{ uoul{" {n ublo{l" }ios kod G cn

    hn wn|>

    Gh G `ow" almod Qgkioc" a|s il dlxl {unfl odnsil }nc$

    Sil a|sbl hlbblc ig` }gsi o hglkl abn} nd sil {gcl nh ig{ dlkf$

    Sild il snnf Qgkioc{ dlkf als}lld ig{ hnlo`{ odc anfl gs$

    Sil s}n nh sil` {lokilc Qgkioc{ unkfls{ sinn|mibw odc hn`

    ig{ knos odc sn|{l{ k|s n|s sil boalb{$ Silw sild koglc ig`|u{sog{ sn sil `|{gk nn`" odc Sn` ilbc Qgkioc |u odc uboklc

    ig{ gmis iodc nd sil }gdcn}$ ]gsi gs silw u|{ilc sil }gdcn}

    nuld odc s|`ablc Qgkioc n|s$ Silw iloc ig{ ancw si|`u nd sil

    mo{{ {lxldsw hlls albn}$

    Qgkioc bow undl hn sill in|{ |dsgb o mocldl hn|dc ig`

    odc og{lc sil obo`$ ]gsi }lbb-{somlc odyglsw odc {|ug{l" Sn`

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    [g``ndc{ slbluindlc Knd{soabl Bo}{nd" sil xgbboml unbgkl`od

    nh Bgssbl Alkflss$ Knd{soabl Bo}{nd g``lcgoslbw slbluindlc

    Gd{ulksn Koxodomi gd Alb`{a|w odc sild ncl nd ig{ agkwkbl

    nxl sil hnnsuosi sn Alkflss @gdn$ Gd{ulksn Koxodomi nh

    Alb`{a|w KGC hnbbn}lc ig` hghslld `gd|sl{ bosl$ Knd{soabl

    Bo}{nd alds cn}d sn lyo`gdl Qgkioc odc lobg{lc sios il ioc

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    dnsigdm lunslc sig{ g``lcgoslbw sn Gd{ulksn Koxodomi$

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    s|`ablc ig` n|s$ Sil uob` ugds nd sil }gdcn} aokflc |u sig{

    silnw$ Ansi Knd{soabl Bo}{nd odc Gd{ulksn Sin`{nd sglc sil

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    G q|gsl omll" @ O`{sndm" a|s sil ki|ki cnl{ dns lq|gl

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    mnxld`lds kgkbl{ odc }o{ o ul{ndob hgldc nh sil In`l

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    Mls nhh sios {sgbl sig{ `gd|sl" cn wn| ilo/

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    |u$

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    sil{l bo{s ?5 wlo{ {gdkl {il lobgzlc sios il i|{aodc ulhllc

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    {n`lndl lb{l sn cn sil }nf {n bndm o{ il mns sil klcgs$ Bnc

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