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hoitnjr
mhy.
Akrkol air rjfirm wktn h 62 fhekdjr pjofke,
hom wni
akrjm tnht snit9" ]njo
tnj
62 fhekdjr
`hfnkoj luo-
tnjo
tnj :2 ht
tnj
pnhoti`s ia rhmki-fiotrieejm `kokh
tu
rj pehojs.
]nj
iutakt
tiic
Drhootiwo
dut
nhm
tnj
skeniu
jttjm
mjajomkol siemkjrs djjo rjhe tnjrj's oit
`ufn
miudt
tnht tnjy wiuem nhvj
thcjo
tnj
981tn.
Vtrholj hrj tnj whys ia
tnj
=-r`y
ko lkvkol `jo fiurhlj Cojj-mjjp `um hom auee akjem phfcs- rjheey ,
tnj
Ghps hom Ljr`hos
seiwey
dut
surjey wjrj djkol put
io
tnj nh tjm" ekst. ]nj koaketrhtkio fiursj wktn `hfnkoj
luo dueejts h liim aiur ajjt ivjrnjhm whs hee
tii
rjhekstkf. \hs tnjrj h `ho wni
mkmo't
nul
tnj
liim jhrtn9
Oklnt
pridej`s- jxtjomjm irmjr
mrkee-wh
s tnj
<81tn
h rhkerihm iutakt9
@jo djlho
ti
shy prhyjrs- `jo
tnht
nhm ojvjr prhyjm djairj-
ti
ljt rkm ia
tnj
tkfcs hom
Dueeks. Rejhsj Lim, oitnkol fho dj si dhm hs e j m us
ht
iofj
koti
tjfnokfhe trhkokol. ¼¼
I O
]I FZVNKOL
Lim- hom tnj
Hr`y-rjspiomjm.
]nj auturj rhkerihm `jo hlhko
nkcjm-uomjr
h ]jxhs
scy hom ko ]jxhs `um
io tnj
48st mhy
ia
Ajdruhry. ]nrjj yjhrs
nhm
phssjm
ht
Dueeks ko
tnrjj wjjcs- hom 8>2 `kejs wjrj jomurjm ko
8>
. ]nks whs
tnj tnkrm
"ojw ni`j ia
tnj
mizjos ti fi`j-Fh`p Fusnkol, oh`jm hatjr h ].
.
O. 2 . fieioje wni, ko nks pjrkim
j a
siemjrkol, nhm ojvjr jxpjrkjofjm wnht tnjsj `jo
nhm
herjhmy sjjo. ¼
Fh`p Fusnkol whs `hmj dy `ho- hom tnj Hr`y-si Fusnkol whso 't jxhftey pjrajft.
Ioj
nhm
ti eiic
up tnj nkee
ti
sjj h phrt ia
Airt Vh`
- ka ioj eiicjm miwo nj shw
oitnkol
dut jhrtn
ir `um- djfhusj Fusnkol whs
ht
tnj ditti`, "hfriss
tnj
t rhfcs" ia
tnj
]
O. 2 . Thkerihm.
]nj
t4.r-phpjr snhfcs, wnkfn
tnj
iaakfjrs haajftkiohtjey mjsklohtjm
hs
dhrrhfcs, `jss nhees, rjf nhees, R^, hom "Iaakfjrs' Xuhrtjrs gust sjj`jm ti nhvj sekm
koti pehfj
ko
]jxhs `um, miwo heiol tnj trhfcs, si
hs ti
dj fiovjokjot
ti
tnj Livjro`jot
air tnj trhkokol
ia
whr-tk`j rhkerihmjrs. Vi`jioj shkm
tnht tnj
Livjro`jot nhm
ph km tnj
V R
ioj mieehr h yjhr air
tn
j usj ia Fusnkol. Idvkiusey tnj Livjro`jot nhm djjo
fnjhtjm
]nj
akrst oklnt `jo wjrj mksfivjrjm prhykol hlhko- tnj tkfcs nhm `hrfnjm
tnj
8>2 `kejs,
tii
. Hom
wktnko
`koutjs kt whs aiuom tnht tnjrj whs hoitnjr ohturhe dut
lrjhtjr `johfj
ti
`hockom.
Oi
,
oi
t h
Ohzk-oit
h Ghp-dut
tn
j uofioqujrhdej "fnklljr".
]nj fnklljr ks hmjpt
ht
whrahrj. Nj htthfcs
ko tnj
`ist kofiovjokjot spits hom ko lrjht
ou`djrs. Nj mkls ko
hom
whkts.
ea
tnj sudgjft siemkjr mijso
't
k``jmkhtjey sfrhtfn, tnj
fnklljr sk`pey 7vksnjs nk` ti sfrhtfn hom , sudfiosfkiusey, tnj sudgjft siemkjr sfrhtfnjs.
Nhvkol privicjm whrahrj hom idthkojm kt, tnj fnklljr mjakjs fioqujst. H mjajosj nhs djjo
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kovjotjm
ti
rjpje tnj
fnklljr-tnht
mjajosj
ks ti
ljt
iut
ia ]jxhs . Dut
tnht
whs `iotns
ehtjr.
Tjstjm ari` tnj hlioy ia tnj hmvhofj ari` Dueeks, tnj "njrijs" ia tnj <81tn mj`homjm,
"\njrj's tnj rhkerihm9" Ko rjspiosj, tnjy fiuotjm fhmjofj
ti
tnj akjem-ia rhlwjjm, tnkstejs,
hom nkmmjo stiojs hom fnklljrs-air feisj irmjr mrkee hom ejfturjs.
]nj `jo nhm airlittjo, tnj iaakfjrs nhm ti ljt tnjkr ajjt
io
tnj lriuom akrst, tnj jtjrohe
systj` ia djkol ioj gu`p hnjhm nhm
ti
dj idsjrvjm. Eilkfhe, tii, wni ko 'jee wiuem whot
ti try ti hssklo `jo wktniut coiwkol wnht h ojw ekoj ia rhkerihm e Yiicjm ekcj9
]JFN O K F E
DJLKOV
]nj ] O. 2.
ks
ho kotjlrhe phrt ia tnj ahr-aeuol j`pkrj ia tnj Viutnjro Rhfkakf Vystj`.
]nht
pirtkio utkekzjm dy fiotrhft wktn tnj Hr`y air tnj trhkokol ia tnj
<81tn
jxtjomjm
wjst ari`
Vho
Hotioki ti Mje Tki, jhst ti Niustio, hom siutn
ti
Firpus Fnrkstk.
Hatjr fioajrjofjs wktn rhkerihm rjprjsjothtkvjs kt whs tnj muty ia tnj sjvjrhe fi`phoy
fi``homjrs ti mkstrkdutj tnj pjrsiooje ia tnjkr fi`phokjs ti ou`jrius eifhtkios io tnj
rhkerihm hom
ti
`hcj mjthkejm hrrholj`jots air tnjkr tjfnokfhe trhkokol. ]nj fktkzjo nhm
djjo `hmj h
siemkjr-oiw
tnj siemkjr whs
ti
dj `hmj h "rhke".
N J H M X Z H T] J TV FI @ R H O [
Njhmquhrtjrs Fi`phoy, ko hmmktkio ti fhrrykol io uokt hm`kokstrhtkvj mutkjs, nhomekol
rhtkio hom `jsskol ahfkektkjs hom suppekjs,
ks
rjqukrjm ti privkmj trhkojm pjrsiooje air
sjvjrhe vkthe spits io tnj rhkerihm. Fhpthko Nhriem
L.
Liuem V. R.) mjpeiyjm tnj "drhkos"
ia nks fi`phoy ti strhtjlkf eifhtkios. Fnkja Mksphtfnjr st. Et. Rhtrkfc
L.
Fhrr (Z. R.)
whs
lkvjo ho iaakfj wktn tnj ]. O. 2. Fnkja Mksphtfnjr ht Vho Hotioki. Hr`y Hssksthot
Fnkja Mksphtfnjrs @/Vlt.
F.
O. ]ni`G,.t (Arksfi), ]/Vlt. G
@.
Djrrkjr (Arksfi), hom ]/Vlt.
N. \. Je`s (Z. R.) wircjm heiolskmj fkvkekho fnkjas. Ko hotkfkphtkio ia pisskdej auturj
j`jrljofkjs tnrjj `irj wjrj dricjo ko hs hssk3thot fnkjas, ]/6 F. H. Tjjm, ]/6 A. G. Fh
pjeejr D.
2.),
hom ]/6
G.
Drhswjee (@.R.). Ipjrhtirs wjrj
put
ko aiur tiwjrs ko tnj
Vho Hotioki vkfkokty hom
iut
io tnj rihm ari` Euekol ti Mje Tki. @jo wni ehtjr wjrj
ti
fioariotjm wktn suppey hom whrjniusj mutkjs wircjm ko tnj rhkerihm whrjniusj ht
Vho Hotioki, hom Et. ]. H. Ahotj V. R.)
hs
Dhtthekio @jss
I a a k f j ~
jsthdeksnjm `jssjs ht
Fusnkol, Mje Tki, . Fujri, hom Firpus Fnrkstk.
F I @ R H O [ H
Fi`phoy
H ,
fi``homjm dy Fhpthko Ojhomjr
J.
Rjtjrsio F.
K.
@.), whs mkvkmjm
koti aiur pehtiios, njhmjm dy tnj fhmrj`jo ia tnj <41tn
tnht
nhm thulnt tnj `jo dhskf.
]njkr rjspioskdkekty, uomjr mkrjftkio ia tnj rjspjftkvj iaakfjrs, whs
ti
wnkp tnj `jo koti h
fi`pejtj fi`pjtjot wirckol uokt. ]njrj wjrj `hoy oivkfjs ko jhfn iffuphtkiohe fhtjliry.
Et. Miohem O. @hfmiohem V. R.) hom nks sudirmkohtjs, st. Vlt.
Ej
Tiy Vnkrtzkoljr,
J`keki Fhrmioj hom \keekh` Ejmmjo, F. T.K. R.), nhm .£nhrlj ia tnj "lhomkjs". Vnkrtzkoljr
hom Fhrmioj nhm fnhrlj ia h ehrlj mjthfn`jot ht Fujri wnjrj tniushoms ia ajjt ia trhfc
wjrj ehkm hom rj-surahfjm. ]nj `jo ejhrojm niw
ti
put ko hom rjphkr swktfnjs hom turoiuts.
Ko ahft, tnj `jo ejhrojm hee tnjy fiuem
tnht
pjrthkojm ti tnj wirc ia trhfc`jo. Kofeumjm
wktn tnj mjthfn`jot ia "lhomkjs" wjrj sjvjrhe `itir piie mrkvjrs hom njhvy jqukp`jot
ipjrhtirs.
Ht
Fujri, auo whs `kxjm wktn wirc. ]nj tiwo whs ioey tjo `koutjs ari` fh`p
k`m
murkol tnj aiur `iotns pjrkim `hoy arkjoms wjrj `hmj wktn tnj ohtkvjs. Ht fh`9
tnjrj whs h R^ wktn pejoty ia djjr hom ficjs.
Oit
ahr hwhy whs h swk``kol piie arj
qujotey rjsirtjm
ti hs
h rjekja ari` tnj ]jxhs njht.
¼ ]nj `um, qukfcshom hom fnufcniejs
io
tnj ohrriw rihms hdiut Fujri fiomktkiojm tnj
`itir piie diys air tnj mh`hljm rihms tnjy wjrj
ti
akom ko tnj J. ]. 2. ]nj njhvy
jqukp`jot ipjrhtirs nhm
ti
`hcj `hoy jxfhvhtkios wktn tnjkr mrhlekojs hom tnjrj whs
`ufn
ejvjekol ti mi wktn tnjkr dueemizjrs. Ko tnj `jhotk`j, ht Fh`p Fusnkol, Vlt. Ejmmjo
thulnt nks `jo tnj
hrt
ia "lhomy mhofkol".
Kt
whs uomjr sufn liim ejhmjrs
tnht
tnj `jo
ejhrojm tnjkr gids tniriulney.
Et.
A.
H. Dhcjr
V.
R.) whs tnj "Diss`ho" ia tnj Drkmlj hom Dukemkol lhol. Vlts . @iirj
hom \iitjo, iem fhmrj`jo, wjrj nks fnkja hssksthots.
Hdiut
nhea ia tnj D D `jo wjrj
sjot iut
io
mjthfnjm sjrvkfj uomjr Vlt. @iirj. Ht Rirtehom, Ajtus, Mje Tki, hom Firpus
Fnrkstk tnjy duket ojw rhkerihm drkmljs hom rjphkrjm iem iojs,
ditn
stjje hom tk`djrjm.
]njy nippjm,
si ti
spjhc, ari` drkmlj
ti
drkmlj hom shw h
eit
ia ]jxhs murkol tnjkr tjfnokfhe.
]nj D D `jo tnht rj`hkojm
ht
Fh`p Fusnkol mkm fhrpjotry ko hmmktkio ti drkmlj wirc.
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\ktn D D wjrj tnj whtjr sjrvkfj `jo, uomjr Vlt. Tisjodjrl. ]njy wircjm `istey ko tn5
yhrms ht Vho
Hotioki
dut whtjr `jo wjrj hesi sjot
iut
ti sufn pehfjs
hs
Fujri, Vhomjrsio,
Zvhemj, h om Mje Tki. ]njy ehkm whtjrekojs, mrhkos, rjphkrjm lhsiekoj hom mkjsje piwjrjm
pu`ps hom rjphkrjm hom kostheejm whtjr frhojs.
Vlt. Muech whs
tnj
rhockol oio-fi` ia tnj Vklohe pehtiio wnkfn whs uomjr tnj mkrjftkio
ia Et.
A.
J.
@hfHrtnur
(F.
O.). Ari` tnks pehtiio, hs ari` tnj itnjrs, `jo wjrj sjot
iut
io
mjthfnjm sjrvkfj ti pehfjs sufn hs Djjvkeej, Rjtus, Vhomjrsio, hom Mje Tki. ]njy ejhrojm ti
ipjrhtj
hom
kosthee swktfndihrms, ti strkol
hom
rjphkr ekojs, hom
ti
rjphkr trhfc fkrfukts.
]njy djfh`j ah`kekhr wktn
tnj
kostheehtkio hom ipjrhtkio ia hee typjs ia fi``uokfhtkios.
Njhmquhrtjrs `jo ia Fi`phoy H , wktn Et. Qkftir Ginosio (E. O.), hs tnjkr kostruf
tir, duskjm tnj`sjevjs wktn `jfnhokfhe mrhwkols hom hssirtjm mrhats.
]njy
wircjm
ko
fio
guoftkio
wktn tnj
itnjr pehtiios hom prjphrjm deuj prkots ia
wirc
pjrair`jm
dy
tnj`.
Itnjrs
wjrj dusy wktn
wirc ko
tnj irmjrey rii` hom
ko
dhtthekio njhmquhrtjrs.
Thtkols djlho
ti
fi`j iut
gust
djairj aureiuln tk`j. ]i tnks mhy
kt
kso't tniriulney
uomjrstiim wny tnks `ho hom
tnht
lit h rhtkol. Kt's k``htjrkhe oiw
dut
tnjrj whs `ufn
thec. ]nj ejhmjrsnkp ia si`j `jo whs si idvkiusey iutsthomkol tnht tnjy wjrj hwhrmjm
sjrljhots' rhtkols wktnko aiur `iotns.
Kt whs Fhpthko Rjtjrsio, nks iaakfjrs hom oio-fi`s, wni wjrj rjspioskdej air wjemkol
tiljtnjr h lriup ia oivkfjs, fejrcs, hom trhmjs`jo koti h fi`pejtj uokt tnht fiuem fipj
wktn hoy thsc hssklojm ti tnj`. Akomkol
tnj
V. R. ehfckol ko hmjquhtj tiies kt whs ojfjsshry,
io
`hoy iffhskios,
ti
k`privksj-si`jtnkol
tnht stiim
tnj`
ko
liim stjhm
ko
tnj J]I.
F I@ R HO[ D
]nj prk`hry auoftkio ia D Fi`phoy ks
tnht
ia `hkotjohofj ia jqukp`jot.
Vi, koti
tnj
snips
hom koti tnj
diwjes ia eifi`itkvjs wjot tnj auturj `hfnkoksts ia tnj Dhtthekio.
Vi`j wjrj sckeejm-si`j wjrj oit-dut uomjr tnj fi`pjtjot mkrjftkio ia tnj Jspjj's
iem-tk`jrs kt whs
oit
eiol uotke fiirmkohtkio hom tjh` wirc whs sjfiom ohturj ti tnjsj
`jo wni wjrj ti hfnkjvj
ho
jovkhdej rjfirm ko tnj J. ].
2 .
Veiwey dut. surjey, ari`
wnht
whs sjj`koley oitnkol dut h `hzj ia fnhis hom fioauskio,
whs
diro
hom driulnt tiljtnjr
tnj
oufejk ia tnj eifi`itkvj hom fhr pehtiios. ]nisj `jo
wni wjrj vjtjrho rhkerihmjrs qukfcey mkstkoluksnjm tnj`sjevjs ari` tnj uoejhrojm hom `ist
ohturheey tnjy wjrj lrhvkthtjm tiwhrms tnj nklnjr pisktkios ia hutnirkty, jvjo tniuln ko
si`j fhsjs mjfkskios rjlhrmkol pri`itkios wjrj nitey mksputjm h`iol tnj `jo, fiotjomkol
tnht rhkerihmkol jxpjrkjofj heioj mkm
oit
quhekay h `ho
hs
h ejhmjr.
Vufn
squhddejs wjrj
ia snirt murhtkio, niwjvjr, rjomjrjm si dy tnj rjhekzhtkio
tnht
lrkpkol whs ia oi hvhkE
hom tnht
fiipjrhtkio hom nhr`ioy whs ia prjsskol k`pirthofj. Vudgulhtkio ia tnj komkvk
muhe wkee air tnj fi``io liim
hom
air tnj jaakfkjot auoftkiokol ia tnj `kekthry tjh`
hs
h wniej, siio djfh`j sjea-hpphrjot hom
h p p r j f k h ~ l
]ii, fi`pjtktkio whs kotjosjey cjjo ko vykol air tnj `irj eufrhtkvj pisktkios hom hs
h `httjr ia ahft, `hoy `jo wni tnjrjtiairj wjrj kloirhot ia rhkerihmkol `jtnims hom
wirc, dy tnjkr kotjrjst hom `jfnhokfhe hmhpthdkekty, siio risj
ti
h phr wktn itnjrs wni
nhm yjhrs ia rhkerihmkol djnkom tnj`.
]j`pirhrkey, tnj strjss whs ekatjm ari` tnj `kekthry pnhsj ia trhkokol, hetniuln tnj djst
trhmktkios ia
tnj
Hr`y wjrj hewhys strkftey hmnjrjm ti, hom tnj kojvkthdej wjjcey nkcjs
hom kospjftkios wjrj hewhys tnjrj ti pehluj jvjryioj.
Fi`phoy D
ht
akrst whs uomjr tnj tj`pirhry fi``hom ia est. Et. Jmwhrm G. Rutryhj
(V.
R.). Io @hrfn 8=tn
tnj
fi``hom phssjm ti tnj nhoms ia
s
t. Et. Vh`uje V. Lkeejspkj
(V.
R.), wni rjturojm ari` ivjrsjhs muty ko
Oirtn
Harkfh wktn tnj
<8;tn
Thkewhy Ipjrh
tkol Dhtthekio. Nk`sjea h rhkerihm `ho ia eiol sthomkol, nks fhphdkekty whs aurtnjr hul`jo
tjm
dy nks jxpjrkjofjs lhrojrjm
hs
h
LK
rhkerihmjr uomjr hftuhe fi`dht fiomktkios wnkfn
privjm kovheuhdej ti tnj Fi`phoy ko prjphrkol air kts auturj riej ko tnj J ]. 2
Ko
rjfilok
tkio ia nks `jrkt
hom
sjrvkfjs, Et. Lkeejspkj whs pri`itjm ti Fhpthko
io
@hy 44om, 8;==.
Murkol tjfnokfhe tnj `hko dimy ia tnj fi`phoy whs fjotjrjm ht tnj VR snips ko Vho
Hotioki wktn s`hee mjthfn`jots ia `jo ht Mje Tki
hom
Fujri. ]nj eifi`itkvj pehtiio,
uomjr tnj lukmhofj ia 8st Et. Fnhrejs
2 . Hrhot (V.
T. T.), whs hssklojm
ti
tnj
riuom
niusj
hom dhfc-snip. ]nj fhr pehtiio hssk`kehtjm kts coiwejmlj
ht
tnj rkp trhfc hom fhr yhrms
uomjr
tnj
ejhmjrsnkp ia est. Et. Nkrh` F. (Fhee `j Fhsjy ) Vtjolje
(V.
R.). H snkat systj`
whs
jsthdeksnjm-twi
snkats ia jklnt niurs' murhtkio io tnj dhsks ia skx mhys pjr wjjc.
@jhes wjrj mjekvjrjm
ti tnj
snip air tnj `jo
io tnj
mhy snkat wnkej euofnjs wjrj fhrrkjm
dy tnisj io tnj oklnt trkfc, ti lkvj tnj ht`ispnjrj tnht ni`jy tiufn.
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trhkokol sjj`jm ti dj oiosjosj. Ojvjrtnjejss, kt mkm lkvj tnj` ippirtuokty ti ljt hfquhkot
jm
wktn
mkaajrjot typjs ia sklohes hom `itkvj piwjr. ]njrj whs fioskmjrhdej liiakol iaa
ht tk`js dut oit ti tnj jxtjot tnht kt sjrkiusey haajftjm tjfnokfhe.
]nj
durmjo ia kostruftkio ajee upio tnj trhko hom jolkoj frjws ia tnj ]. O. 2.,
hs
komkvkmuhe kostruftkio whs ojfjsshry ko hee fhsjs. Niwjvjr, ejfturjs dy iaakfjrs hom oio
fi`s wjrj njem ht tnj riuom niusj air jolkoj`jo hom io tnj rkp trhfc tnj j`driyi
fiomuftirs hom drhcj`jo wjrj kostruftjm ko tnj oi`jofehturj ia h dix fhr hom ejhrojm
niw ti mipj h nit dix hom fnholj drhssjs. ]nj iem shykol tnht ho iem mil fho't dj thulnt
ojw trkfcs nhmo't suoc
koti
ho iem rhke , G. G. Giojs. Mjspktj nks eiol yjhrs ia rhkerihmkol
kt whs aiuom, wnjo tjfnokfhe trhkokol f ~ ` j ti h feisj, tnht nj nhm put ko `irj niurs tnho
hoy itnjr `ho ejhrokol nks gid.
Ko F
Fi`phoy tnjrj whs tnj usuhe dktfnkol hdiut rhtkols. Ho jv.lkojjr whs suppisjm
ti ljt h ]/=3 fiomuftir, Dufc Vjrljhot3 akrj`ho, ]KV3 hom tnj eiwey drhcj`ho rj`hkojm h
prkvhtj ir lit h RAF.
]jfnokfhe trhkokol whs oit fioakojm ti tnj rhkerihm. Jhfn fi`phoy's sfnjmuej fiotj`peht
jm fehss rii` kostruf tkio wnjrj tnj siemkjrs wjrj hfquhkotjm wktn tnj `hoojr ko wnkfn
tnj Hr`y jxpjftjm tnj` ti pjrair`. Ditn iaakfjrs hom joekstjm `jo hftjm hs kostruftirs,
uskol prkofkpheey tnj `houhes tnht nhm djjo prjphrjm dy tnj \hr Mjphrt`jot iut ia tnj
jxpjrkjofjs ia tnj Fkvke \hr, \ir em \hr KK, hom t nj tjfnokfhe coiwejmlj ia prhftkfhe Hr`y
rhkerihmjrs.
]nj pjrkim ia tjfnokfhe trhkokol, ehstkol uotke Guoj eItn, privkmjm h pjrkim sirjey ojjmjm
dy h `hgirkty
ia
tnj `jo-wni wjrj `irj tnho nhppy ti ljt hwhy ari` tnj rklkmkty ia
Hr`y riutkoj hom ti jolhlj ko wirc si feisjey rjsj`dekol fkvkekho hftkvkty.
A Z T E I Z L N V H O M T Z @ I T V
Vnirtey hatjr tjfnokfhe sthrtjm, h aureiuln sfnjmuej whs wircjm
iut-akatjjo
mhy's
wktn skx mhy's trhvjeekol tk`j. ]nks koktkhtjm tnj akrst sjrkius shomniusj ru`irs hdiut
ivjrsjhs `ivj`jot. ]njrj's oi qujstkio hdiut kt-gust
hs
siio
hs
tnj aureiuln sfnjmuej
ks
fi`pejtjm wj'ee dj hejrtjm air snkp`jot. Kt siuomjm rjhsiohdej.
]jfnokfhe trhkokol fi`pejtjm hom aureiulns ivjr, tnj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs wjrj rjhmy air
snkp`jot ivjrsjhs. Dut k``jmkhtj irmjrs wjrj
oit
ti fi`j, si dhfc ti dhskf trhkokol. Hom
ti `irj kostruftkio io tnj
:2
fhekdjr uotke dekomaiemjm, tnjy fiuem put tnj sjjr ko tnj
Vjjr sekmj. Lhs `hsc mrkee dy tnj n i u r ~ l s kmjotkakfhtkio-hom `irj trkps tnriuln
tnj
lhs ¼fnh`djr. Ioj tniulnt
tnht
surjey tnj Ljr`hos herjhmy wjrj uskol lhs, si kotjosj
whs
tnj
trhkokol.
A Z O H O M A
2 2
EK
O'
Air rjfrjhtkio tnj LK rhkerihmjr wir`jm nks why tnriuln tnj `keekol `hssjs ia
s i e k j r ~
ko wnht iofj nhm djjo sejjpy iem Vho Hotiojt i tnj Z.V. 2 ., tnjhtrjs, phrcs, hom pehfjs
ia jotjrthko`jot si lrhfkiusey privkmjm dy tnj fi``uokty. Ir nj wjot ti Vohcj Nkee
ti fiomktkio nk`sjea air rjfrjhtk io tnht whs ti aieeiw ko sjvjrhe Juripjho fiuotrkjs.
Kt
whs rjpirtjm tnht `hoy wjot ti Vohcj Nkee wni'm ojvjr sjjo sohcjs
dut
upio tnj rjturo
wjrj surj tnjy wjrj djkol fnhsjm dy tnj`. Ir pjrnhps tnj siemkjr wjot ti tnj wjee jqukppjm
Vjrvkfj Feud io tnj Rist ht Airt Vh`. Hee trhko`jo ia tnj F fi`phokjs ia tnj sjvjrhe
rhkewhy ipjrhtkol dhtthekios tnht wjrj ko trhkokol uomjr tnj ¼gurksmkftkio ia Airt
Vh`
Niustio
wjrj riyheey jotjrthkojm ioj jvjokol dy Eimljs
:4
hom 61; ia
tnj
Dritnjrniim
ia Thkerihm ]rhko`jo.
IQJTVJHV RT J E K @K O H T K J V
Tu`irs ia mjphrturj djfh`j
nittjr
hs kospjftkios djfh`j `irj rklkm
hom
jhfn komkvk
muhe whs fnjfcjm, miudej fnjfcjm, hom tr kpej fnjfcjm
ti
hsfjrthko
tnht
nj nhm auee jqukp`jot.
Akoheey muaaej dhls wjrj kssujm hom stjofkejm wktn h snkppkol Ou`djr =1:;
EE
wnkfn
driulnt airtn h ojw frip ia tnkrm-niej rjpirts.
Hdiut tnj 42tn ia Guey kt ejhcjm iut tnht ho hmvhofj phrty, fioskstkol ia Fhpthkos Rkoj
hom Liuem hom V/Vlt. Fhre Aejksn`hoo V. R.), whs prhftkfheey io kts why. ]nks whs siio
vjrkakjm hs trutn. ]nj hmvhofj phrty hrrkvjm ht Airt Nh`ketio, Ojw [irc, io tnj `irokol
ia Guey 46rm hom whs pri`ptey hejrtjm air ivjrsjhs `ivj`jot.
Kt
ejat Ojw [irc io tnj
41tn hom hrrkvjm ko Eiomio io Hulust >tn. \nkej ko Eiomio Fhpthkos Rkoj hom Liuem
nhm
tnj
jxpjrkjofj ia djkol deiwo
iut
ia djm wnjo h duzz di`d jxpeimjm ojhrdy. ]nj
phrty `hmj hrrholj`jots air tnj jsthdeksn`jot ia h fh`p air tnj <81tn ht Jlljrtio.
ojhr Vjmdjrry.
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AHTJ\JEE ZVNKOL
Viemkjr-Thkerihmjrs-Akrst-Ehst-Hewhys -tnht
wirmkol io tnj hrfn-why ia Fusnkol
whs sjjo air tnj ehst tk`j dy tnj twjoty-skx iaakfjrs, ioj whrrhot iaakfjr, hom <<<
j o e k s t ~
¼ `jo ia tnj
<81tn
wnjo tnjy ejat tnj fh p io tnj jvjokol
ia
Hulust 4om
ti
jotrhko
air-wjee,
air wnjrj9
Oiw
aueey `htrkfuehtjm hom wktn. ho uosnhchdej sjosj
ia fioakmjofj ko tnjkr hdkekty
ti
thfcej suffjssaueey hoytnkol tnj auturj `klnt niem, tnj
`jo dkm liim-dyj
ti
Fh`p
Fusnkol-dut
oit
wktniut
si`j rjlrjt hom eu`ps ko tnjkr
tnrihts, air tnj `hoy `iotns spjot tnjrj nhm k`prjssjm tnj`sjevjs komjekdey ko
tnj
`koms
hom njhrts ia
heE
Niwjvjr,
oit tii
`ufn tk`j whs eist ko rj`koksfkol ivjr phst jvjots,
air tnj prispjfts hom hotkfkphtkio ia likol ivjrsjhs, kts oivjetkjs, kts nhrm wirc hom
kts mholjrs, eii`jm ehrlj ko tnj `koms ia hee, hom tnisj wjrj tnj tipkfs ia fiovjrshtkio.
Kt whs
tnht
jvjokol
tnht
tnj fek`hxkol rjwhrm fh`j
ti
"D" Fi`phoy air tnjkr jaairts
ko tjfnokfhe
trhkokol-ko
sjjkol iem Oi.
>
: niicjm
ioti
tnj trhko wnkfn whs
ti
sthrt
tnj
<81tn
io kts why.
Ht
tnj sklnt, jvjry `ho wni nhm nhm si`jtnkol
ti
mi wktn puttkol
Oi.
>
: dhfc
koti
rieekol fiomktkio hlhko fiuem
oit
njep
dut
ajje h suaausjm leiw ia prkmj
fi`j ivjr nk`.
Kt
hppjhrjm
tnht
tnj Hr`y whs jomjhvirkol ti fioausj pisskdej joj`y
hljots-fjrthkoey
tnj `jo wjrj
fioausjm-hs
`ivj`jots wjrj `hmj ko hee mkrjftkios hom ivjr `hoy rhke
rihms. ]wi trhkos wjrj
usjm-ioj
air N N hom
F
Fi`phokjs hom ioj air
H
hom
"D" Fi`phokjs. ]nj akrst trhko phssjm tnriuln Airt \irtn3 ]jxhrchoh, Ekttej Tifc, Qkfcs
durl, @jrkmkho, Coixvkeej, Dkr`kolnh`, Drkstie, Tihoicj, Eyofndjrl, \hsnkoltio, M.
F.
Rnkehmjepnkh, hom Ojw [irc Fkty. ]nj sjfiom trhko phssjm tnriuln @j`pnks, Firkotn,
Mjfhtir (Heh), Ehrcsvkeej, Fnhtthoiilh, Coixvkeej, @irrkstiwo, Ek`jstioj, \hsnkoltio
Fieejlj, Giojsdiri, Drkstie, hom Tihoicj.
FH@R
VNHOCV
]nj luy, k tnjrj whs ioj, wni nhm lujssjm Fh`p Vnhocs, Ojw [irc, whs rklnt,
Fh`p
Vnhocs-tnj
R. 2 . J. "\kee tnj <81tn jvjr li ivjrsjhs9" ]nj qujstkio oiw whs
djkol hoswjrjm
wktn
ho hssj`dey-ekoj haakr`htkvj dy
tnj
Vnhocs pjrsiooje
tnht
nhm
prifjssjm hom sjot
io
tnjkr why siemkjrs dy tnj tniushoms. Jqukp`jot fnjfcs hom sniw
miwos, sjfurkty ejfturjs, k`pisktkio ia fjosirsnkp, rhpkm-akrj whr diom shejs thecs, wkee
`hckol, snits, djkol kostruftjm hs
ti
snkp fiomuft hom hdhomio`jot, hom ehst
dut
ojvjr
ti dj airlittjo, tnj akohe ivjrsjhs pnyskfhes dy `jmkfs si fejvjr tnjy fiuem hsfjrthko
ioj's jxhft pnyskfhe fiomktkio dy tnj why nj njem h spiio. @hy kt dj rjfirmjm njrj
ti tnj jvjrehstkol frjmkt ia tnj
<81tn
tnht
kt,
hs
ko `hoy tnkols, whs pnyskfheey
pjrajft
tnjrj whso't h rjgjftkio ko
tnj
iutakt.
Io tnj
ehst pnyskfhE tnjrj wjrj
86
`jo hdsjot.
Qieuotjjrs wjrj fheejm air hom tnj 86 wjrj phssjm dy prixy
Vi`j ia tnj `jo
lit
phssjs
ti
tnj
Dkl Fkty-itnjrs
pehoojm io ioj ehst aekol. Dut
tnj
iutakt
whs hejrtjm hom prjphrjm
ti
`ivj
iut
h`km
tnj
oio-jaajftkvj
dut
fieiraue
priahokty ia tnj mkshppikotjm iojs.
]I VNKRVKMJ
]nj hatjroiio ia Hulust eItn shw tnj LK rhkerihmjrs wktn auee akjem phfcs,
lhs
`hscs,
fhrdkojs, hom ivjrfihts, `hrfnkol ko auee njht
ti
tnj trhko
tnht
whs
ti
dj gh``jm wktn
swjhtkol, furskol `jo. ]nj rkmj whs hs uojvjotaue hs
kt
whs uofi`airthdej. ]njo tnj
sthtkio
pehtair`-ti
hmm ti ho herjhmy jofu`djrjm dimy h muaaej dhl
tnht
wjklnjm <: ir
`irj piuoms.
]nj
strullej
ti
tnj ajrry whs tnj
wirst
yjt
jxpjrkjofjm
dut
ioey h
airjruoojr
ti
`hoy sk`kehr iojs. Ejhvkol tnj ajrry tnjrj w ~ s hoitnjr tussje ti ljt
ti
snkpskmj
io
Rkjr
>=
wnjrj tnj Tjm Friss si`jwnht rjvkvjm tnj jxnhustjm rhkerihmjrs
wktn ej`iohmj
hom miouts-fiaajj
whs ljttkol
snirt
ko tnj Vthtjs Vi j djlko
ti
nhvj
tnht
"strholj" ajjekol-tnks whs tnj akrst ifjho-likol fruksj air prhftkfheey jvjryioj hom
oioj ajet
tnht kt
whs h pejhsurj ghuot.
Ioj
`irj strullej hom tnj Vnhocs' hssj`dey ekoj jomjm
ht
lhol pehoc hs jhfn siemkjr
sniutjm nks akrst oh`j hom `kmmej koktkhe hs nks suroh`j whs fheejm. Jaakfkjofy
fiotkoujm
hs muaaej dhls hom `jo piurjm
koti
tnj niem
kt
whs quktj idvkius
tnht
tnj H`jrkfhos
`ust nhvj djjo hwhrmjm tnj rjfirm air hdkekty ti
put
tnj lrjhtjst ou`djr ko tnj s`heejst
sphfj. Kt whs nit-tnjrj whs oi hkr-kt whs
stkaekol-tnks
whs whr Hatj r tnj Fhefutth
Niej tjst tnj `jo wjrj pjr`kttjm
ti
li io mjfc wnjrj si`j sejpt air tnj oklnt.
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Z O M JT
\H[
et
whso't uotke
82 i'feifc tnj aieeiwkol `irokol tnht tnj snkp
lit
uomjr why.
Hee `jo nhm djjo rjstrkftjm
ti
tnj niem hom tnjrj tnjy ¼sthyjm uotke tnj ek`kts it tnj
nhrdir wjrj djnkom hom tnj eiumspjhcjr
(ti
wnkfn jvjryioj whs oiw hffusti`jm) hooiuof
jm tnjy fiuem li io mjfc, privkmjm tnht stjje nje`jts
hom
ekaj djets wjrj wiro ht hee tk`js.
]nj `jmkfs wjrj hdihrm, tii,
hom
kt whso't eiol uotke tnjy fie8fjkvjm tnj kmjh ia `irj
snits. ]nj rhkerihmjrs wjrj "ojjmejm" twkfj murkol tnj trkp. Dhtnkol ko fiem shet whtjr
whs h mks`he ahkeurj
wktn
tnj Hr`y-privkmjm
phtjotjm
`krhfueius sihp
tnht
ks suppisjm
ti ehtnjr hoywnjrj, hoytk`j, hom
ko
hoytnkol. V`ickol whs prinkdktjm
ko
tnj
niem
hom
jvjo ko
tnj
ehtrkojs-kt whs h `ht8jr ia ljttkol s`icjm up suaakfkjotey murkol tnj mhy
ti ehst air tnj oklnt. Arjsn whtjr whs rhtkiojm
tnriuln
twi mhkey
whtjr
fhees.
Ioj
ia
tnj ahvirhdej tnkols whs
tnht
wnjo tnj nhrdir whs
ejat
djnkom si wjrj tnj thxjs- fklhr
jttjs wjrj akvj fjots h phfc hom itnjr tnkols ht R^ fhee ko pripirt7kio.
]nj oivjety ia tnj
sjh
mkmo't
mjtjr frhp lh`js hom tnj sthrtkol ia h fiupej
ia kotjr
`kohdej oi-ek`kt picjr lh`js. "Akrst skttkol ia tnj Iaakfjrs @jss " whs tnj sklohe ti lrhd
`jss ljhr hom
giko
tnj ekoj tnht
nhm
djjo air`jm vieuothrkey ho
niur
jhrekjr. Oit
ti
tnj
Iaakfjrs @jss- dut why
miwo ko
tnj niem wnjrj ioj spjjmkey nhm nks aiim (liim hom
dhm) aeuol ht nk`.
\ktn
mjfc wjhvkol, tnj L `hmj nks why ti h nkln thdej wnjrj nj
stiim
hs nj luepjm nks snhrj hom wiomjrjm
niw
eiol kt wiuem dj nks.
] N J Z. V. V J ^ F J E V e 2 T
]nj
liim
snkp, tnj Z. V V Jxfjeskir, nhm ektjrheey djjo
tnriuln
"njee hom nkln
whtjr"
snj
nhm
djjo
ho
kovhskio snkp io M-Mhy
hom nhm
djjo nkt tnrjj tk`js. ]nks whs njr
jejvjotn frisskol hs h
triip
snkp. Vnj whs h Fehss F- 6 vjssje ia 82,222 tios wktn ho
hvjrhlj spjjm ia 86
coits hom
h tip spjjm ia 44 coits. ]nj hvjrhlj spjjm
io
tnks viyhlj
whs 8: coits. Vnj whs
duket dy tnj
Djtnejnj` Vtjje Fi`phoy
ko
8;=4. Irklkoheey h arjklntjr
snj nhm
djjo fiovjrtjm ti h
triip
snkp dy
tnj
fiostruftkio ia nuomrjms ia stjje-fhovhs
duocs, si nuol io tnj whees tnht tnjy `klnt dj
ekatjm
murkol tnj mhy ti `hcj `irj
rii`
.
Hdiut
tnj
tnkrm
mhy iut, luo prhftkfj whs nhm dy
tnj
Ohvy frjw tnht `hoojm
tnj
luos.
]nj fioviy whs ehrlj- si`j shy tnht kt whs
tnj
ehrljst ia hee fioviys-tnjrj wjrj snkps
hs ahr hs tnj jyj fiuem sjj.
Rritjftkio
whs iaajrjm dy swkat mjstriyjrs tnht sjj`jm hewhys
ti dj pehykol thl
wktn tnj
fioviy.
]nj
eiol viyhlj whs `hmj jhskjr dy h ahkrey wjee irlhokzjm prilrh` ia rjehxhtkio.
S whs
io
tnj Jxfjeskir
tnht tnj <81tn
Irfnjstrh whs
driulnt koti
djkol uomjr
tnj
hdej
ejhmjrsnkp ia Vlt. Fnhrekj Fuevjr.
Et
. I 'Ojkee tikejm
`ho
y eiol niurs riuomkol up
thejot
air mjfc sniws hom hrrholkol air `ivkjs hom fnurfn sjrvkfjs, tnj ehttjr djkol aueey
k`prjsskvj hom kospkrkol io
tnj
airwhrm mjfc
ko
tnj drkoy sprhy ari`
tnj
diw .
]nj jklntn mhy wnjo tnj rhkerihmjrs vjotur3-G airtn air drjhcahst tnjy eiicjm ko
h`hzj`jot-tnj
"pritjftkio"
ia tnj mjstriyjrs
nhm
vhoksnjm-hs
nhm
hee
dut
h mizjo
ia tnj snkps. Arhoc hoswjrs
wiuem
nhvj
driulnt
jxprjsskios ia uojhskojss air tnj akrst
tk`j- -tnjrj mkstkoftey whs tnht "qujjr" ajjekol.
H D T I H M
]nj aieeiwkol mhy ehom whs sklntjm-h rholj ia `iuothkos
ko
tnj mksthofj.
]n
j snkp
sjj`jm oit ti
ljt
feisjr
hom
tnjrj whs `ufn spjfuehtkio hs
ti wnht
ehom
kt
whs-Jolehom,
Vfitehom, \hejs, Krjehom, ir `hydj tnj snirjs ia tnj fiotkojot ktsjea. Viio t whs ejhrojm
t
nht tnj
rjmufjm fioviy whs prifjjmkol
ko
h
oirtnjhst
jre
y
mkrjftkio ojhr
tn
j fihst ia
Krjehom. Io tnj 44om Krjehom nhm djjo riuomjm hom hs oiio hpprihfnjm
tn
j Jxfjeskir
sekppjm
koti
tnj Akrtn ia Feymj, Liurifc, Vfitehom, hom
tnjo
seiwey prifj
jm
jm tnriuln
tnj sud`hrkoj ojts
ti
hofnir.
]nj
sjfiom eiol ejl ia tnj giurojy
nhm
djjo fi`pejtjm.
Hee rj`hkojm io
dihrm uotke tnj ojxt
mhy.
Rjom
kol mjphrturj,
tnj
rhkerihmjrs whtfnjm
tnj Vfits
uoeihm tnj
fhrli
hom
mksfussjm tnj ojvjr-jomkol qujstkio. "\nht ojxt9"
e t
whs
njrj tnht tnj Dhtthekio
Hmguthot,
Fhpth ko Durtio \. Lkdsio, whs eiwjrjm i
vj
r snkpskmj
hom
sjot ti
h nispkthe
ko
Jolehom. Joriutj nj
nhm
uomjrl
io
j
ho
hppj
omjfti`
y. Nj whs
oit ti rjgiko tnj iuta
kt
air si`j. tk`j. Hs ho joekstjm `ho mjdhrcjm io frutfnjs ioj
ia
tnj diys whs njhrm ti rj`hrc. "\jeE Arhoc Vnhw iofj shkm tnht k nj nhm ti li wktn
tnj `htakt io frutfnjs nj'm dj tnjrj. K fho sjj niw nj lit
dy tnj
RIJ, herklnt, dut
wnht
ia h njee ia h why ti
li
ti
whr "
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ti
tnkoc
tnjrj whs `um8 mholjr ko vkjw ia tnj tniushoms
wni'm
iffupkjm tnj sh`j hrjh.
Dut, hs tnjy hmvhofjm, tnjy ejhrojm-hom kt `hy dj shkm
ti
tnj frjmkt ia tnj uokt
tnht
oi kogurkjs wjrj jvjr susthkojm
d ~ f u s j
ia `jmmekol ir jxpjrk`jotkol fiotrhry ti tnjkr
tjh`kols.
]wi mhys ko dkviuhf hom rhko-dut ]jxhs nhm prjphrjm tnj `jo air tnht. ]njy cojw
wnht ti
mi-tnjy
gust jomurjm kt. Ia fiursj, tnj `jous wjrj tnj iojs hotkfkphtjm,
F
hom
C rhtkios.
H
THKETIHM
TKM J
Murkol `km-hatjroiio ia Hulust
4;tn
tnj `jo wjrj trufcjm ti tnj ojhrjst rhke pikot,
Fnja mu Riot, wnjrj tnj rhkerihmjrs
lit
tnjkr akrst lek`psj ia h LK Mkjsje hom h
4->-2.
]njy
lit
tnjkr akrst liim
eiic ht
h Arjo` =2 >jr, tii. Hatjr h
C
" rhtkio ko h ojhrdy
akjem tnjy jotrhkojm-hom jotrhkojm
ht
6 > `jo hom oi nirsjs ti jhro fhr. \iomjraue niw
tnj H`jrkfho strhtjlksts heeiwjm air tnj ehrljr skzj ia tnj H`jrkfho hom mkmo't try ti
fi`prjss =2 Les
koti
h skolej fhr. Dut
tnjy'm
airlittjo, hpphrjotey,
tnht
tenj LK
ks
tnj
djst feitnjm hom jqukppjm siemkjr
ko
tnj wirem hom
tnht
nj fhrrkjs
kt
hee
wktn
nk` ]njrj
whso't ho kofn ti
sphrj-wktn
`jo, jqukp`jot, wjhpios, hom fhsjs ia rhtkios.
Kt whs stkee mhyeklnt, 8;62 niurs, wnjo tnj trhko wnkstejm
iaa-mjstkohtkio7
Fnhrtrjs.
]nj ojxt mhy kt whs ejhrojm tnht tnj <81 tn's trhkos wjrj ko tnj `kmmej ia h strkol ia 6
trhkos likol
ko
tnj sh`j mkrjftkio. Io Hulust 62tn lrjht prilrjss whs `hmj, jxhftey akvj
`kejs. Ht 8=62 niurs tnj aieeiwkol mhy h stip whs `hmj
ht
Qjrkhee air fihe hom tnj eihmkol
whs mioj dy
nhom-ahfkektkjs,
kt whs aiuom, wjrj oit vjry liim. ]nj uokt phssjm tnriuln
Vt. Ei hom
itnjr
fktkjs
wnk`
shw
`u`
hftkio. Ht Ej @hos tnj 4->-2 whs
fut
iaa hom
h Mkjsje sudstktutjm. Dut tnj sohke's phfj whs fiotkoujm-kt whs oit
uotke
akvj
tnkrty
ko
tnj hatjroiio
tnht
Fnhrtrjs whs rjh`jm. Muaaej dhls wjrj uoeihmjm hom tnj `jo `hr`jm
tnriuln ho uomjrphss, njhmjm air h whrjniusj air h `u` ojjmjm rjst. Dut murkol tnj
`hr`, irmjrs wjrj `holjm-tnjy wjrj `hr`jm dhfc-tnjy jotrhkojm-dy Lim si`jioj
nhm sohaujm tnj wircs hlhko Mhwo ia tnj aieeiwkol mhy
nhmo't dricjo
wnjo tnj trhko
ia
tnj 981tn,
hs tkrjm
hs
tnj `jo, lhvj h skln ia jxnhustkio
hs kt
pueejm
koti
"eh lhrj"
ia Mrjux. Akvj mhys ari` Fnja mu Riot ti Mrjux-jvjo tnj whrtk`j Arjo` s`jmuej nhm
djjo ejss
tnho
akvj niurs Mrjux Mrjux ]nj iem Arjo`
tiwo
tnht whs
ti
dj njhmquhrtjrs.
ti dj ni`j-ti
dj njee
Hom
si joms tnj akrst pnhsj ia tnj nkstiry ia tnj
<81tn
Thkewhy Ipjrhtkol Dhtthekio
--h
uokt
tnht whs
ti
pehy h mi`kohot riej ko tnj `hckol ia whrtk`j rhkerihm nkstiry .
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Hueoiyj
Vthtkio
Hdivj) Tjkfnsdhnomkrjctkio Dukemkol, Vtuttlhrt
Djeiw) Dhtthekio Njhmquhrtjrs, Jssekoljo
TJZ^
]NJ AKTV] GID
Vi tnks ks kt9 [js tnj akrst ktj` io tnj hljomh hatjr tnj eiol trkp dy
ehom hom sjh whs h fejho-up mjthke-si`jtnkol ojfjsshry
ht
Mrjux hs
wjee hs ht Airt Vh` ir Fusnkol.
]nj sh`j mhy tnj dhtthekio hrrkvjm ht Mrjux tnj akrst N N `jo
wjrj sjot iut io tnjkr Akrst gids hs siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs. Hs tnjy mjphrt
jm, eihmjm miwo wktn jqukp`jot hom 82 ko
e's,
ekttej mkm tnjy rjhekzj
tnht
kt wiuem dj si`j tk`j djairj tnjy wjrj tiljtnjr hlhko hs h uokt.
]nks akrst fiotkoljot fioskstjm ia aiurtjjo `jo, ko fnhrlj ia 8st. Et.
R. L. Fhrr hom @hstjr Vjrljhot F O. ]ni`hs, fnkja hom hssksthot fnkja
mksphtfnjrs, rjspjftkvjey. Rrifjjmkol wjstjrey ti Vurmio, twi ipjrhtirs,
wktn rhtkios, wjrj mrippjm iaa ht tnj sthtkios, ir
eh
lhrjs",
tnht
wjrj
ti
sjrvj hs deifc ek`kts io tnj `hko ekoj ari` Fnjrdiurl
ti
Rhrks, tnj
ekoj
tnht
whs
ti
spjjm suppekjs hom tiies ia mjstruftkio
ti
spjee "mii`"
ti tnj joj`y. Hs tnj `jo wjrj ejat kt whs up ti tnj` ti `hcj h
pirtkio
ia jhfn sthtkio tnjkr ekvkol quhrtjrs. ]nks whs
oit
jhsy
hs
ljojrheey tnjrj whs dut ekttej ejat ia tnj sthtkios .
Ht Vurmio `jss hom niuskol ahfkektkjs wjrj sjt up ti hffi`imhtj
trhoskjot trhko frjws. ]nj mjthfn`jot whs uomjr fi``hom ia Et.
Tkfnhrm
J.
Ginosio. ]jfnokfheey, tnj <81tn rjekjvjm tnj <=2tn ko tnj
hrjh-tnht
dhtthekio nhm djjo uohdej ti `ivj hoytnkol jhst djfhusj .
tnj rhkes wjrj oit yjt ko irmjr. Dut tnkols wjrj snhpkol up hom wktnko
4= niurs tnj <81tn djlho ruookol trhkos tiwhrm Rhrks.
R T I D E J @ V H O M
V I E Z ] K I O V
Djfhusj ia twi dhm drkmljs djtwjjo Ejlj hom Dirtn tnjrj whs
skolej trhfc ipjrhtkio. Ht akrst, ipjrhtkios wjrj pisskdej dy usj ia tnj
Arjofn 'pnioj systj`-dut kt siio dilljm miwo, ojfjsskthtkol tnj trhos
`ksskio ia trhko irmjrs dy trufcs uotke Et. @hfHrtnur hom nks hdej
sklohe`jo jsthdeksnjm deifc 'pniojs djtwjjo sthtkios hom h mkrjft ekoj
ti tnj mksphtfnjr's iaakfj ko Mrjux. ]nj Vu rmio-Mrjux tjrrktiry whs
uomjr tnj gurksmkftkio ia tnj <81tn uotke Vjptj`djr 8itn, ht wnkfn
tk`j kt whs turojm ivjr ti tnj <46rm T.I.D.
Ht Mrjux,
ko
tnj `jhotk j, N N `jo wjrj djkol aurtnjr ahoojm
iut. Deifc sthtkios wjrj jsthdeksnjm io tnj skolej trhfc , Fehss KK,
ekoj-@hkotjoio
ti Fnhrtrjs. Kt whs ivjr tnht drhofn
tnht
wjstdiuom .
j`ptkjs wjrj ti dj riutjm ' hs ti rjekjvj tnj njhvy trhaakf io tnj
Rhrks-Mrjux ekoj.
O K L N ] ] T H K O ]I QJTVHKEEJV
Ht tnj tnrittej ia tnj akrst tjst trhko io tnj Mrjux-Rhrks `hko ekoj
io Vjptj`djr stn whs Et. ]irpjmi MheRirti. \ktn nk` whs Fhp
thko
N.
L. Liuem wni mjpeiyjm ipjrhtirs heiol tnj ekoj. Niw tnjy
wjrj jvjr aiuom hlhko rj`hkos h `ystjry
hs
koti tnj
oklnt ht
h sohke's
phfj tnj trhko wjot airwhrm wktn kts prjfkius lhs hom h``i, mrippkol
iaa <81tn ipjrhtirs
ht
deifc sthtkios, ti snkat air tnj`sjevjs. ]nj
aieeiwkol `irokol ht 2>42 niurs tnj trhko frjpt koti Qjrshkeejs sthtkio
wnjrj tnj ehst ia tnj ipjrhtirs hom tiwjr`jo wjrj pehfjm ko tnj `hko
tiwjr.
Io
Vjptj`djr n tnj mksphtfnjr's iaakfj whs `ivjm ari` Mrjux
ti Lhrj @iotphrojssj ko Rhrks si
hs
ti wirc ko fioguoftkio wktn tnj
Arjofn mksphtfnjrs ht tnht eifhtkio.
VJ]] KOL ZR ]NJ @JVVJV
Et. Ahotj nhm h `uetktumj ia pridej`s ko jsthdeksnkol `jssjs ht
Mrjux, Qjrshkeejs, ] rhppjs, hom Qkeekj rs . @jss nhees nhmYti dj aiuom,
fiic tjh`s irlhokzjm, hom fkvkekhos nkrjm air CR - tjfnokfheev trhkojm
`jo wjrj `ufn tii vheuhdej ti oiw dj usjm air pits hom phos. Ehtjr ,
h `jss nhee whs sjt up
ht
Niumho air ho
H
" Fi`phoy mjthfn`jot.
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Dhtthekio Vuppey sjt up tnjkr . njhmquhrtjrs irklkoheey ht Mrjux hom
tnjo `ivjm ti Dhtkloiej yhrms ko Rhrks io 48st Vjptj`djr 8;==. ]nj
`kmoklnt ike whs durojm dy tnj` air `hoy wjjcs ko irmjr tnht tnjy
`klnt cjjp hee uokts suppekjm wktn tnj ojfjsshry jqukp`jot air tnj
gid ia rhkerihmkol tnht nhm ti dj mioj.
N I @ J - H O M ATKJOMV
]nj ekvkol quhrtjrs ia tnj ipjrhtirs heiol tnj ekojs wjrj komjjm
vhrkjm. H ajw utkekzjm whktkol rii`s, si`j usjm dix fhrs, hom itnjrs
wjrj airtuohtj joiuln
ti
thec tnj "fnja mj lhrj" koti ejttkol tnj`
nhvj prkvhtj rii`s ivjr tnj sthtkios. ]njrj wjrj k`privkskios
tnht
wiuem rkvhe Tudj Liemdjrl frjhtkios-dut h nit sniwjr whs wirtn
puttk ol ko wjjc's wirc. Arjofn `hmh`js `hmj k`privj`jots io 82
ko 8 s hom ho iffhskiohe rhddkt, pnjhshot, ir wkem dihr dhehofjm tnj ahrj.
]kj-ups io tnj ekoj hom "iffupkjm deifcs" rjsuetjm ko vkskts h em duee
sjsskios wktn trhko frjws wni hewhys mj`homjm fiaajj ari` tnj fio
sthotey stjh`kol pit.
Hs arkjoms wjrj `hmj, tnj Arjofn driulnt iut tnjkr nkmmjo dittejs
ia
mu vko
hom filohf. Ekaj whs strholjey mkaajrjot tnho tnht ht ni`j
dut tnjrj wjrj ahftirs
tnht
njepjm
N N `jo wircjm tnjkr .
84
niurs-ekvjm tnj djst tnjy
fiuem-writj
strjh`s ia ejttjrs ni`j-hom wjrj rjhmy, hs hewhys, wnjo irmjrs ti
`ivj fh`j
io
Mjfj`djr 46rm. Xukfcey, tnjy
turojm
tnkols ivjr
ti
tnj <46rm hom air tnj akrst tk`j ko `iotns hssj`dejm wktn tnjkr
dummkjs air tnj `ivj`jot oirtn ti Hueoiyj.
ZEOI[J
F N T K V ] @ H V JO T I Z ] J
']whs tnj mhy djairj Fnrkst`hs-hom koti tnj =2 Vjrs wjrj eihmjm
dhls, jqukp`jot, hom `jo. Liim-dyjs nhm djjo shkm-si`j pjrnhps wkt n
njhvy njhrt hom tjhr ko jyj djfhusj `hoy akr` arkjomsnkps nhm djjo
`hmj. Vpjjmkol oirtnwhrm, Fnrkst`hs vj mkoojr fioskstjm ia
F
rhtkios, njhtjm ivjr tnj stivjs tnht `hmj tnj skmj-miir Ruee`hos quktj
fizy. Oi trjjs wktn tkosje trhppkols-oi lkats-oi ah`kekjs-h ahr fry
ari` phst Fnrkst`hsjs. Dut tnjrj wjrj liim fi`rhmjs, stirkjs hom
`j`irkjs wjrj tiem-hom h ajw tihsts wjrj mruoc ari` tnj "Fnrkst`hs
fnjjr" si`j wjrj tniulntaue joiuln ti drkol heiol.
Mhwo aiuom tnj iutakt stkee rieekol wktn fnjjry vikfjs njrhemkol
"@jrry Fnrkst`hs" hom h drjhcahst ia "Fs". ]nj `jou mkmo't vhry hs
tnj mjstkohtkio, Hueoiyj, whs rjhfnjm ht oiio. Tklnt hatjr fniw tnj
iaakfjrs sjt iut io ho kospjftkio tiur. Vuppjr
tnht
oklnt whs rjhe `jht
hom pithtijs-hom tnjo, jxfjpt air tnisj io mjthkes hom luhrm, tnj
iutakt djmmjm miwo air tnj oklnt.
]nj ojxt mhy, Mjfj`djr 41, shw tnj pjrsiooje ia N N djkol
sfhttjrjm ti tnj aiur wkoms. Ipjrhtirs, fiics, hom trufc mrkvjrs wjrj
mkstrkdutjm ari` ]jrlokjr ti Gjhu`iot, Djelku`. Ehtjr, `irj wjrj tf
dj mksphtfnjm miwo tnj Hueoiyj-Qjrmuo ekoj.
G J T T [
V]TKCJV
]nht oklnt shw si`jtnkol jesj. ]nj rjm leiw ia tnj `hoy fnk`ojys
ari` tnj strkols ia dix fhrs `hmj ho kmjhe thrljt air
Gjrry-tnj
iutakt
whs strhajm air tnj akrst tk`j-ho jxpjrkjofj ojvjr
ti
dj airlittjo. Air
quktj h ajw oklnts "Djm Fnjfc Fnhrekj" hppjhrjm rjluehrey-nks vkskts
rj`hko h `httjr ia rjfirm hs tnj diys usjm ti IV nk` io trhko snjjts
hs nj phssjm dy tnjkr sthtkios.
]nj Dhtthekio's ipjrhtkios wjrj quktj feisj ti tnj "Dhttej ia tnj
Duelj". Djfhusj ia tnks, tnj `jo wjrj drkjajm dy Fhpthko Liuem io
tnjkr mutkjs hom rjspioskdkektjs ko jvjot ia htthfc, hom pehos wjrj mrhwo
up air tnj pisskdej mjstruftkio ia hee jqukp`jot hom suppekjs.
]/= Chua`ho
ht tjejtypj,
]rhko
@ivj`jot Vjftkio
(Hdivj)
Vnjjt ' Mks-
phtfnjr ]/ 6 Tidjrt
Nkeduro
(
Ejat) Nhrm
ht wirc
(Djeiw)
]nj
Koojr
- Vhoftu`. Vkttkol7]/6
Diitn, ] KVlt . Djrrkjr.
Vthomkol7
]/6
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rkfc, ] 6 Coitts
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]nj @jss @hstjrs -E ti T3 ariot7 V/Vlt.
H``ios, ]/=
Vphrekol,] /=
Durmjo,]/= Njozj3
dhfc7]
: Firiohmi,
Rvt.@
hssjy, R AF Vtk`s io,
RAF Wh`irh
. . . djttjr . . .
. . .
djst
RH]]IO LJ]V ]NJ
L I I M V
Ko tnj Hueoiyj hrjh, phst jxpjrkjofjs hom
tnj
hdkekty ti fiirmkohtj,
ejhrojm tnj nhrm why
ht
Mrjux hom Rhrks,
put tnj
Dhtthekio ko pisktkio
ti mi h spejomkm gid ia mjekvjrkol suppekjs ti tnj ]nkrm Hr`y-tnj
Hr`y
tnht
whs mjekvjrkol up ariot.
¼ ]nj gid whs
oit
jhsy. ]nj
iutakt
nhm aheejo njkr ti hdiut 622 `kejs
ia miudej trhfc wktn `jo hom jqukp jot kotjomjm air ipjrhtkios ia
djtwjo <: hom 822 `kejs. ]nj strjoltn ia tnj iutakt nhm djjo rjmufjm
si`j
42
dy
F K
M. kovjstklhtkios. ]nj eihm whs eklntjojm si`jwnht
dy rjpehfj`jots3 fhuskol snhcj-ups
hs
`jo nhm
ti
dj snkatjm si
tnht
ojwfi`jrs fiuem dj mkstrkdutjm h`iol tnj iem tk`jrs .
Io Ghouhry 8:tn tnj tjrrktiry whs jxtjomjm ari` Gjhu`iot, Arhofj
ti Fnhrejrik, Djelku`. ]jo mhys ehtjr `irj tjrrktiry, ari` Qhejofkjoojs
ti Nkrsio, whs hmmjm.
Muj ti tnj nhzhrm ia ekvkol ko tnj yhrms, dkeejts wjrj aiuom air tnj
`jo ko tnj tiwo ia Hueoiyj. Dhtthekio njhmquhrtjrs whs eja t ko tnj
rieekol iaakfjs feisj ti Kh lhrj wnjrj tnj mksphtfnjr's iaakfj whs eif
htjm. @jssjs wjrj jsthdeksnjm ht ]jrlokjr, Hueoiyj, @hudjulj, Gjhu
`iot, hom Eu`js.
Kt
whs
ko
tnks tjrrktiry tnht tnj iutakt whs fioariotjm wktn eihms likol
ditn
jhst hom wjst. ]nisj `ivkol wjst fh`j iut ia tnj ojwey ipjojm
pirt ia Hotwjrp hom wjrj mjstkojm ti Tnjk`s hom Rhrks. Fihe air nis
pkthes hom komustrkjs vkthe
ti
vkftiry fh`j
iut
ia tnj tjrrktiry hom
jvjry hvhkehdej whlio whs prjssjm koti sjrvkfj.
THKE ]I MIZLNAII]
]nj ariot ekoj sktuhtkio djfh`j frktkfhe. Vuppey uokts wjrj
ti
akee
quiths ia rjpehfj`jots ari` pjrsiooje uomjr tnj hlj ia tnkrty. Vthrtkol
Ghouhry 62tn tnj yiuoljr `jo ia tnj Dhtthekio wjrj jxh`kojm pnyskf
heey
ht
Hueoiyj hom tnjo djlho swjhtkol iut tnj qujstkio ia likol ti
tnj Koahotry.
Dut hoitnjr irmjr ti `ivj fh`j tnriuln-hom ko tnj nurry hom dustej
ia eihmkol up hom ljttkol iaa,
tnj
Koahotry pnyskfhes wjrj airlittjo dy
tnj <81tn-hom dy tnj Koahotry,
tii
@ ]W
H AIT]TJVV -IRJO AIT DZVKOJVV
@jtz, tnj airtrjss fkty-tnj dhttejs nhm djjo dkttjr dut tnj H`jrkfhos
nhm trku`pnjm. Hom, hffirmkol
ti
peho , h rhkewhy ipjrhtkol dhtthekio
whs ti thcj ivjr, rjnhdkekthtj
tnj
dhttjrjm jqukp`jot hom rklnt ia why,
hom pusn aurtnjr hnjhm tnj rihm ia krio- tnj fnhko ia suppey.
]nj `jo wjrj rhrkol ti li hatjr h liim oklnts sejjp shos tnj fekfc
ia rhkes hom tnj gistekol ia tnj nirsj fhrs. Kt whs iem stuaa oiw, ejhvkol
njhmquhrtjrs hom sjttkol up
ht
sthtkios io tnj ekojs ivjr wnkfn suppekjs
wiuem aeiw ko tnj ojvjr-jomkol strjh` tnht wiuem spjee QKF]IT[
siiojr
tnho
hotkfkphtjm.
VRKMJT-\JD
T H K E T I H M
\nkej Dhtthekio njhmquhrtjrs hom tnj mksphtfnjr's iaakfj wjrj jsthd
eksnjm
ht
Lhrj Hofkjooj ko @jtz, tnj rjhe pridej` whs tnj pripjr
mkstrkdutkio ia pjrsiooje ivjr tnj vhst systj` si tnht ipjrhtkios wiuem
dj
shaj hom jxpjmktkius. Dut tnj `httjr ia mkstrkdutkio whs iem stuaa ti
tnj iaakfjrs, tii, si kt whso't eiol uotke ipjrhtkios wjrj uomjr why
ht
Fioaehos-Ghrojy, Humio ej Ti`ho, Aeirholj, ] n k i o v k e e ~ Eioluyio,
Ehomrjs, hom @hofkjueejs.
Vhdeio yhrm ht @jtz whs h `hzj ia mjvhsthtkio-tnj Arjofn jstk`htjm
tnht `irj
tnho
6 `iotns wiuem dj rjqukrjm ti
put
kt dhfc
ko
ipjrhtkio.
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Dut Vhdeio whs ojjmjm dhmey, si Fi. H , wktn h fiotkoljot ia Arjofn
`jo, kotrimufjm hssj`deyekoj `jtnims-hom Vhdeio whs usjm hs h `hko
fehsskakfhtkio yhrm ko tnrjj wjjc's
tk`j-ho
iutsthomkol gid.
\hrtk`j rhkerihmkol ks quktj mkaajrjot ari` pjhfj-tk`j rhkerihmkol
uomjr prkvhtj jotjrprksj. ]nj Hr`y nhs oi fiofjro hdiut
priakts
jxpjosjs-`hopiwjr ir uokio fiotrhfts-jvjrytnkol ks jxpjomhdej.
\njtnjr ho irmjr ks eilkfhe ir keeilkfhe-kt ks fhrrkjm iut. Vi`jioj ht ¼
tnj tip, wktn ho jyj ti tnj jotkrj pkfturj, mkrjfts.
@ITJ
THK ETIHM
Kt whso't eiol uotke tnj ]nkiovkeej-Nhrlhrtjo-Ahefc ekoj whs ipjo
jm-h miudej trhfc rihm koti Ljr`hoy
tnht
suppekjm tnrjj hr`kjs.
]njrj whs tnj "]nrjj Vthr Vpjfkhe" wnkfn fhrrkjm nkln prkirkty liims.
Tklnt ivjr irmjrs fiuem li ioey ti tnj `hoy Nispkthe trhkos. ]njo ehtjr
fh`j tnj
]iit
Vwjjt" tnht fhrrkjm tnj `hke, si`jtk`js `irj k`pirt
hot tnho aiim.
Fnjfe5 tnj rjfirm ]nj <81tn, murkol Ajdruhry, @hrfn, hom Hprke,
nhomejm ho hvjrhlj ia
<=
`kekthry arjklnt trhkos pjr mhy. ]nht aklurj
mijs oit kofeumj tnj `hoy triip, RI\, nispkthe, M. R. trhkos.
]jfnokfhe mhys ht
Fusnkol sjj`jm ahr hwhy. ]njrj tnj `jo cojw tnjy
wjrj djkol trhkojm air tiuln hssklo`jots, dut tnj rjhekty ia hftuhe
whrtk`j ipjrhtkios whs ahr djyiom tnj `ist jxtrhvhlhot tniulnts ia
tnj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs hs tnjy mhkey hffjptjm hom hffi`peksnjm tnjkr
"`ksskios" wktniut njskthofy. Vurjey tnjrj whs `ufn dktfnkol dut
tnht
whs ioey djfhusj Hr`y ipjrhtkios mj`homjm Hr`y fusti`s .
Rriia ia tnj hffi`peksn`jots ia tnj''373okt murkol tnj @jtz "iffuph
tkio" whs ko tnj prjsjothtkio ia t nj @jrktirkius Vjrvkfj Hwhrm, rjfjkvjm
air tnj pjrkim Ajdruhry 8st
ti
@hrfn 68st.
Kt
whs murkol tnks pjrkim
tnht
ari` hee ejls ia tnj nulj spkmjr-wjd
.ia trhfc, trhkos aeiwjm koti tnj auooje ht ]nkiovkeej wnjrj tnjy wjrj
ou`djrjm, fehssjm dy prkirkty hom mksphtfnjm miwo tnj Ahefc Ekoj air
mjekvjry ti tnj <64om- io ioj `irj ejl ia tnj eiol giurojy ari` djhfn
njhm ti tnj ariot.
Hs
tnj Ahefc Ekoj ipjojm
kt
whs ojfjsshry ti `ivj
phrt ia tnj mksphtfnjr's sthaa ti ]nkiovkeej hom ehtjr,
ti
Nhrlhttjo-Ahefc.
Iutskmj ia tnj irklkohe ipjrhtkios io tnj Rhrk s-Mrjux Ekoj, N N
jxpjrkjofjm tnj riulnjst ia kts ipjrhtkios ko tnj J]I ko @jtz hom tnj
fiotkluius hrjhs.
VVEKOL O
LJT@HO[
HOM
QK F]IT[
Hs tnj `hko dimy ia tnj <81tn frissjm tnj Tnkoj io @hy
stn
tnj
sniitkol whr ko tnj
J.
]. 2 . whs ivjr. Q J Mhy- Qkftiry ko Juripj
Ivjr tnj rhmki fh`j ojwsfhsts ia tnj "`hmojss" ia vkftiry ko tnj
fjejdrhtkios ko tnj dkl fktkjs ht ni`j.
\nkej <81jrs snhrjm tnj nhppy ajjekols ia vkftiry tnjy wjrj aueey
filokzhot ia wnht tnj auturj `klnt niem air tnj`. Akrst, tnjrj whs stkee
h trj`jomius gid ia trhospirthtkio ko Juripj. Aiim, suppekjs, hom `hke
stkee nhm ti li ti tnj Hr`kjs. @hssjs ia `jo hom `htjrkhes wiuem nhvj
ti dj `ivjm ti pirts, mjstkojm ti jktnjr tnj Z.V. ir tnj Viutn Rhfkakf.
]njrj wjrj ti dj nuomrjms ia tniushoms ia MRs (Mkspehfjm Rjrsios-tnj
sehvj wircjrs k`pirtjm ti Ljr`hoy ari` fioqujrjm fiuotrkjs) `ivkol
dhfc ti tnjkr ni`jehoms. ]njo, tii, tnj whr whs dut nhea ivjr- tnj Ghps
wjrj stkee ti dj djhtjo. \kee tnj <81tn dj sjot ti tnj Rhfkakf9 \kee tnj
iutakt dj dustjm up9 ]njrj wjrj h nuomrjm qujstkios hom dut ajw
hoswjrs.
Dhtthekio Vuppey-ko pjrsio. Ariot7 RAF @hhth,
]e
: Ehfjrtish,
Fhpt
. Rkoj,
@r. Nidds,
]/= Qhomkvjr,
V Vlt. Whdje , ] /Vlt. Lrhot. Tjhr7 ] /= Vehfc`ho,
]nj
"@irhej Diistjrs" @hke`jo ] /= ]ysio, ] /: Driwo
@itir Riie, Mrjux7 Vjrljhot Diw`ho ekojs tnko s
up
Kotjrprjtjr,
]/= Mhy, ]/
:
Itti,
] /= Fh`pdjee, RAF Fieekos, RAF @jrrkh`
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Hdivj7
Fpe.
Vokjliwsck
fnjfcs pjrsiooje rjfirms. Fjotjr7 N N
Irmjrey
Tii`3 E- T ) RAF Nifn,
e/Vlt.
Dhttsio, ]e3 Ljdje, RAF \hecjr. Djeiw 7
Fpe.
Tij, Fpe.
Hrrksio,
Fpe. @jrrkh`, Fpe. Vokjliwsck, ] e:
\jees,
]/= Ejsekj
LJ]]KOL VJ] HLHKO
Njhmquhrtjrs wjrj sjt up ko Jssekoljo wktn hm`kokstrhtkvj iaakfjs,
mksphtfnjr's iaakfj, mkspjoshry, R^, N
N
hom H Fi`phoy irmjrey
rii`s,
hom N
N dkeejts ko tnj @jrcje hom Ckjoeko ahftiry, wnkfn
nhm djjo aiuom dy tnj hmvhofj phrty
ti
dj quktj sukthdej.
]nj ojw fiosiekmhtjm dhtthekio `jss whs h `jss sjrljhot's
mrjh`-ko
tnks fhsj tnj gikot mrjh` ia Vjrljhots Aksfnjr, H``ios, hom Drhofiek,
wni aiuom tnj`sjevjs ko h `imjro cktfnjo wktn jvjry fiovjokjofj,
kofeumkol stjh` hom jejftrkf
fiicjrs-tnj
djst tnjy'm nhm skofj nkttkol
Juripj.
]nj `jo wjrj siio ahoojm
iut
hlhko, ari` Eumwklsdurl ti Hulsdurl,
ti
fi``jofj hftkvj ipjrhtkios
io
@hy 8:tn.
Ht
akrst tnrjj ipjrhtirs
wjrj hssklojm
ti
jhfn¼
sthtkio
hom air h
snirt
pjrkim tnjy jogiyjm, air
tnj akrst tk`j ko `iotns, ho jklnt-niur mhy. Dut tnj skzj
ia
tnj tjrrktiry
siio ojfjsskthtjm rjturo ti
tnj
iem twjevj niur snkats
hs
`jo wjrj
pueejm iut ti ipjo ojw sthtkios.
]nj mksphtfnkol whs uomjr
tnj
mkrjft supjrvkskio
ia
Hssksthot Fnkja
Mksphtfnjr @/Vlt
F
O. ]ni`hs, wni hftjm ko ekju ia Et. Ahotj wnisj
sjrvkfjs tj`pirhrkey wjrj rjqukrjm ko
tnj ehrlj tjrrktiry hriuom Dufneij.
Ah
otj rjturojm hom
tiic
ivjr tj`pirhrkey uotke `ivjm ti Vtuttlhrt hs
tnj dhtthekio's ]rhospirthtkio Iaakfjr. Fhpthko T \. Nhrtzje tnjo whs
eihojm
ti tnj <81tn
dy Njhmquhrtjrs
ia
tnj Akrst @kekthry Thkewhy
Vjrvkfj
ti
njhm tnj ¼mksphtfnjr's iaakfj.
]\I MI\O H O M I O J ] I L I "
Nhrmey nhm tnj iutakt sjttejm miwo wnjo
ht
njhmquhrtjrs hom
ht
hee
mjthfn`jots jvjry `ho whs rjqukrjm
ti
sjj ]wi Miwo Hom Ioj ]i
Li". ]nj Rikot Vystj Herjhmy tnjrj nhm djjo `ufn thec hdiut rj
mjpeiy`jot, tnj hr`y
ia
iffuphtkio, pisskdej mksfnhrljs, hom likol
ni`j. Oiw tnj thec whs hffjejrhtjm- hom ru`irs `uetkpekjm dy tnj
mizjo.
RTILTJVV
]rhko `ivj`jots ivjr tnj tjrrktiry wjrj ht akrst seiw muj ko ph'rt
ti skolej trhfc ipjrhtkio ivjr
tnj
Mhoudj djtwjjo Ze`
hom Ojw
Ze`
hom ti tnj `hoy seiw irmjrs ko jaajft djfhusj ia shlly rihm djm. ]nj
tithe
tk`j ivjr tnj mkv'kskio whs twjoty niurs wnjo tnriuln ipjrhtkios
wjrj kohulurhtjm. Hs tnj mhys phssjm
tnj
ruookol tk`j whs stjhmkey .
rjmufjm
hs
tnj rihm djm whs
']
j¼phkrjm dy ¼tnj Ljr`hos uomjr tnj mkrjf
tkio ia Fi`phoy H .
Dy tnj
jom
ia
@hy phrt
ia
tnj mksphtfnjr's sthaa nhm
djjo `ivjm
ti
Oju Iaakoljo, wnkfn fut miwo lrjhtey tnj ivjrhee tk`j.
\ktn tnj fi`pejtkio ia tnj miudej-trhfc ivjr tnj Mhoudj ht Ze`
tnj iaakfj ht Oju Iaakoljo whs feisjm. Jvjo tniuln Ynj tjrrktiry whs
tnjo jxtjomjm ti Njkedrioo ari` Eumwklsdurl, tnj rhkerihm whs ruookol
suaakfkjotey s`i itn ti rjvjrt ti tnj jklnt-niur mhy, h tnkol oiw mjskrjm
hs tniriulney dy tnj iaakfjrs hs tnj joekstjm `jo.
H RHE
KV EIV]
Murkol Guey N N Fi`phoy eist h djeivjm dummy
hom
h fnhrtjr
`j`djr
ia
tn
j <81tn. ]/: ]ni`hs Nhwckos, wni whs mriwojm wnkej
swk``kol ko tnj Mhoudj. "Vhmkj" , hs nj whs haajftkiohtjey fheejm dy
hee wni cojw nk`, whs h ehm ia nklnjst fnhrhftjr hom nks phsskol whs
cjjoey ajet.
TJQJTVKIO
Jhrey ko Hulust h rhmkfhe fnholj whs `hmj ko mksphtfnkol `jtnims.
Hotkfkphtkol tnj tk`j wnjo tnj rhkerihm wiuem dj " turojm dhfc ti tnj
Ejat7 Rjrsiooje Vjftkio. Vjhtjm) ] /: \jees, ] /:
Lrydiscy
, RAF Dutejr,
]/: Fistjeei, ] e: Nkssio, ]e : Vtrhttio, ] /: Ahetz, ]/ : Cunoj, R AF @irjehom.
Vt
homkol) ]/: Lh
`dej, Rvt. Oi ¼whc, ] /= Vhotis, RAF M j
Kh @i othloj
,
] /: Vnhrcjy, @/Vl t Miyej
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Komkhos" ,
tnj
H`jrkfho mksphtfnjr's ia akfj whs `ivjm ari` Jssekoljo ti
Vtuttlhrt hom fiosiekmhtjm wktn tnht ia tnj Ljr`hos ko tnj Tjkfnsdhno
mkrjctkio Dukemkol. ]njrjhatjr,
tnj
`hko durmjo ia mksphtfnkol mutkjs
rjstjm
io
tnj j`peiyjjs ia tnj Mjutsfnj Tjkfnsdhno, uomjr tnj feisj
supjrvkskio ia N N pjrsiooje.
\JEE
IO r
]i
N N Fi`phoy rklntaueey djeiols h "supjrkir" rhtkol air h
spejomkm gid
ia
hm`kokstrhtkio
hom
fiirmkohtkio.
]nj
ojrvj fjotjr
ia
hoy rhkerihm
~ p j r t k i o
ks tnj mksphtfnjr ¼hom nks sthaa ari`
tnj
fnkja
miwo ti tnj ehst ipjrhtir
io
tnj mkvkskio rjsts
tn
j akrst rjspioskdkekty
air shaj jaakfkjot ipjrhtkio . ]nj rjfirm ia N N ks h`pej priia
ia tnj mkekljofj hom ahktn wktn wnkfn mutkjs wjrj pjrair`jm. @jo
jolhljm ko tnj `hoy itnjr auoftkios ia N N Fi`phoy, oit mkrjftey
fiofjrojm wktn tnj pnyskfhe ipjrhtkio ia tnj rhkerihm, hrj mjsjrvkol ia
jquhe fi``jomhtkio air upio tnj` rjstjm tnj rjspioskdkekty ia cjjpkol
tnj iutakt strhklnt- tnj Hr`y why
Hdivj7 ] ip
)
Le pkeit
ljts n
s
trhko
irmj
rs ari ` tnj
ipjrhtir.
Fkrfej)
@k
mok
lnt
`jsshlj
Ejat 7 ]ip) Aehl s
tip
air irmjrs. Ditti`)
]nj `is
t k`pirthot ipjrhtir
ia hee-tnj `k`jilrhpn ipjrhtir
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¼-
-
TJZ^
AKTV] V ]I R M T J Z ^
\ktn furkius lehofjs, tnj `jo ia Fi`phoy
H
eiicjm iut ia tnjkr
skmj miir m i r ` k t ~ r k j s , ti vkjw tnj dhttjrjm iutekoj ia Mrjux sthtkio.
eii`kol vhlujey ko tnj `ksts ia jhrey `irokol. \nht pehfj
ks
tnks9
Mrjux9 Ojvjr njhrm ia kt niw ahr hrj wj ari` Rhrks9
Dut Rhrks whs djhufiup ckei`jtjrs hwhy tnht fiem lrhy mhwo, hom
h sk`pej Arjofn
tiwo-ko
tnisj mhys oitnkol `irj tnho h
oh`j-whs
siio
ti
djfi`j komjekdey k`prjssjm
io
tnj `koms hom `j`irkjs ia Le's
wni nummejm hriuom s`hee akrjs duket ojxt ti tnjkr fhrs
io tnj
`irokol
ia
4
Vjptj`djr 8;==. ]nks whs Mrjux. ]nj akrst dkl gid.
Dy oiio ia tnht `j`irhdej akrst mhy, tnj ekoj`jo, tnj drkmlj `jo
hom tnj trhfc`jo wjrj nhrm ht wirc, `hckol -tnj ojwey-hfqukrjm dkeejts
ht
tnj Fhsjroj nhdkthdej. ]njy mksfivjrjm,
hs
tnjy sudsjqujotey mkm ht
`hoy hoitnjr pehfj,
tnht
tnjkr quhrtjrs ojjmjm h tniriuln fejhokol hom
`ufn rjphkr wirc.
Kt
whs up ti tnj D D lhol ti ljt wkomiws dehfcjm
iut hom nhomej tnj vhrkius fhrpjotry gids. ]nj whtjr sjrvkfj frjw shw
ti kt tnht tnjrj whs ruookol whtjr, hom tnht hotkquhtjm Arjofn peu`dkol
mkmo't ejhc. Vklohe `jo duskjm tnj`sjevjs wktn jejftrkf wkrkol hom
fioojftkios-hetniuln ht akrst tnjrj wjrjo't hoy eklnts ko tnj wniej
fiuotryskmj. ]nj rj`hkomjr ia tnj Fi`phoy, oit ti dj iutmioj, pktfnjm
ko
wktn
tnj ljojrhe niusjcjjpkol.
Hom
kt
whs murkol tnisj `ivkol
ko
mhys tnht tnj snirthlj ia tiies, wnkfn whs ti pehluj H Fi`phoy ai7¼
`iotns ti fi`j, akrst `hmj kts hppjhrhofj.
\njo nh``jrs nhm stippjm piuomkol hom `ip nhomejs oi eioljr
trkppjm up tnj uowhry phssjr-dy, tnj `jo ia H Fi`phoy sjttejm
miwo
ti
jogiy tnj arukts ia tnjkr ehdirs,
hs
djst tnjy
fiuem-ko
spktj ia
F rhtkios hom fhomejeklnt.
R T J V J O ] K O L ] N J G I D
]nj Dhtthekio nhvkol djjo hssklojm tjrrktiry ari` Mrjux ti Rhrks,
wktn itnjr ekojs ruookol
ti
Fnhrtrjs hom Vurmio, tnj vhrkius
sj
.ftkios
ia H Fi`phoy wjrj qukfcey irlhokzjm hom mjpeiyjm heiol tnj ojwey
ipjojm mkvkskio. ]nj Vklohe frjw, uomjr tnj fhphdej lukmhofj ia
Et.
A
J
@hfHrtnur, hom nks rklnt-nhom `ho V/Vlt O. Muech, whs
hssklojm tnj wirc ia kostheekol hom `hkothkokol fi``uokfhtkios, ko
feumkol mksphtfnjrs' fkrfukts
h o ~ . G j e j p n i o j
ekojs, wnkfn nhm djjo sjrkiusey
mksruptjm dy di`dkols. Ojw wkrj nhm ti dj struol, piejs hom kosueh
tirs rjpehfjm, rjehys hom swktfnjs nhm
ti
dj rjphkrjm hom phtfnjm, hom
fiuotejss itnjr gids mioj djairj vktheey-ojjmjm fi``uokfhtkios fiuem
dj privkmjm.
]nj ]rhfc`jo, wktn Et. M. O. @hfmiohem hom V/Vlt
G G
(Vouaay)
V`ktn ko fnhrlj, aiuom h trj`jomius gid hwhktkol tnj` rklnt ko Mrjux
]ip7 Drkmlj ht @hkotjoio Fjotjr7
H
Fi`phoy jxprjss Firojr7 KI -
@koutj drjhc Ditti`7 Mrjux drkmlj
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[hrms. ]nj yhrms nhm djjo dhmey mh`hljm dy di`dkol hom strhakol,
trhfc hom swktfnjs wjrj tiro up, hom mj`ieksnjm rieekol stifc ehy ko
jvjry fiofjkvhdej pisktkio. ]nj trhfc frjw, uomks`hyjm, rieejm up tnjkr
sejjvjs hom sthrtjm tnkols `ivkol. ]njy fejhrjm iut wrjfcjm fhrs
hoG
mjdrks, akeejm ko di`d frhtjrs, hom rjphkrjm hom rjnhdkekthtjm dehstjm
trhfchlj. \njo tnj oiksj ia snivjes hom th`pkol dhrs sudskmjm, Mrjux
[hrm nhm thcjo io h ojw hppjhrhofj7 ko pehfj ia tnj skolej `hko trhfc
hom twi snirt skmkols, wnkfn irklkoheey fi`prksjm yhrm ahfkektkjs, tnjrj
oiw hppjhrjm twi `hko ekojs hom okoj eiol skmkols ruookol tnriuln tnj
yhrm, ko hmmktkio
ti
8422
ajjt ia miudej trhfc
io tnj
Mrjux Drkmlj.
]nks wirc nhm tnj jaajft ia rjstirkol Mrjux [hrm ti he`ist oir`he
ipjrhtkol fiomktkio.
Zomjr supjrvkskio ia Et. A H. Dhcjr hom V/Vlt. \. E V`jmejy, tnj
\htjr Vjrvkfj `jo, hsskstjm dy tnj D D lhol ko fnhrlj
ia
]/Vlt.
G
].
@iirj, rjpehfjm 622 ajjt ia 84 whtjr `hko ko Mrjux yhrm, ko spktj ia
kohmjquhtj tiies hom sike
tnht
nhm fhsj-nhrmjojm tjomjofkjs.
Kt
whso't vjry eiol tnjrjhatjr djairj tnj Fi`phoy djlho
ti
sprjhm
iut. Mjthfnjm sjrvkfj iaajrjm
tnj
ioey `jhos dy wnkfn tnj ivjr
wnje`kol h`iuot ia wirc
ko
prispjft fiuem dj pripjrey hppirtkiojm
hom hffi`peksnjm, hom ko fiosjqujofj, tnjrj siio hppjhrjm lriups ia
`jo, muaaej dhl io sniuemjr, dihrm kol trufcs air MV ht Niumio,
Qkeekjrs-Ojhupnej hom Qjrshkeejs.
Ho
j`jrljofy pu`pkol
sthtkio
whs sjt up
ht
Niumio
,
ti
pjr`kt
whtjrkol ia tnriuln trhkos djtwjjo Mrjux hom Rhrks. ]nj \htjr
Vjrvkfj `jo ipjrhtkol tnj pehot aiuom tnj ioey quhrtjrs hvhkehdej ti
tnj` whs h wjhtnjrdjhtjo nhyeiat, du t njy `hmj
tnj
djst ia tnjkr
eiojey jxkstjofj, iaasjt ioey dy tnj mksfivjry tnht h nhea-mizjo fiws
wjrj `hckol tnjkr rjskmjofj ko tnj eiwjr sjftkio ia tnj dukemkol.
H lriup ia trhfc`jo, hesi sthtkiojm ht Niumio, wjrj cjpt dusy
nhuekol dheehst, akeekol di`d frhtjrs hom `hkothkokol trhfc, wnjrj siat
spits rjqukrjm fiotkouhe rhkskol hom ekokol. Ekvkol fiomktkios
ht
Niumio wjrj jogiyhdej, hom tnj hfquksktkio ia h sjt ia rjhe mksnjs
ejot
h ni`jekcj ht`ispnjrj ti tnj `jss nhee.
H sjfiom j`jrljofy pu`pkol pehot whs privkmjm ht Qkeekjrs, wnkm8
kostheehtkio rhpkmey privjm ti dj tnj jqukvhejot ia h `hko whtjrkol
pikot. H mjthfn`jot ia nhrm-wirckol drkmlj `jo
hom
lhomkjs wjrj
sthtkiojm ht
Qkeekjrs, wnjrj, djtwjjo fhees ti li
iut io
tnj ekoj hom
fejho up wrjfcs,
tnjy
mkm ljojrhe `hkotjohofj
wirc io
trhfc hom
strufturjs.
MKAAKFZE]KJV H O M FFI@REKVN@JO]V
Kohmjquhtj tiies hom piir wjhtnjr wjrj twi mkaakfuetkjs fiosthotey
djsjttkol tnj `jo ia H Fi`phoy. \irckol
ko
tnj ipjo,
ko
suosnkoj
hom ko rhko, hom wktn ekttej jqukp`jot, Fhpthko Rjtjrsio's `jo mj`io-
]ip7 Rkej-up ht Qk/ekjrs. Fkrfej7 H Fi`phoy fnhtjhu, Qkeekjrs. Firojr7
\ni shkm7 Ljt ho jolkoj5 Ditti`7 ]nj Lhomkjs ht wirc.
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strhtjm tnht fnhrhftjrkstkf tjohfkty hom koljoukty ia tnj H`jrkfho Le.
H ehst-`koutj fnholj ko tnj suppey sktuhtkio `hmj kt ojfjsshry air tnj
Dhtthekio ti ehom ko Arhofj `kous kts "rhkerihmkol" jqukp`jot. Hom ti
mi h gid whs k`pisskdej wktniut tiies . . . si tnj ioey hetjrohtkvj air
tnj "lhomkjs" hom tnj
D &
D diys" whs ti dirriw tiies ari` tnj
Arjofn. ]nisj tiies, eiol nkmmjo ari` tnj Ljr`hos dy Arjofn rhke
rihmjrs, wjrj quktj koajrkir ti wnht tnj Le's nhm jxpjrkjofjm dhfc io
tnj V. R., niwjvjr ho jojrljtkf suppey irlhokzhtkio `hmj h "akom" ia
si`j fhpturjm Ljr`ho tiies, wnk'fn lrjhtey rjekjvjm tnj sktuhtkio.
]nj D D lhol, strjtfnjm
iut
io vhrkius gids ari` Mrjux ti Rhrks,
aiuom tnht kt whso't si vjry ahr ari` Fujri ti Mrjux ir Niumio ir Qke
ekjrs tnj `um whs stkee tnjrj, hom ka hoytnkol,
kt
whs stkfckjr Dut tnj
`um mkmo 't seiw miwo tnj D D `jo-kt ioey 888hmj tnj gid nhrmjr. Ioj
drkmlj gid aieeiwjm¼ hoitnjr hs tnj wjjcs rieejm dy.
a
kt whso't h ojw
prigjft, kt turojm iut tnht `irj rjphkrs wjrj ojjmjm io si`j prjvkius
gid. \njo tnj wirc whs tithejm up, niwjvjr, tnj Drkmlj hom Dukemkol
frjws nhm djjo frjmktjm wktn jklnt drkmljs rjphkrjm ari` Mrjux ti
Rhrks, hom akvj itnjr drkmljs ari` Qjrshkeejs ti Rhrks hom Qhejotio.
]nj D D `jo wjrjo't strkftey "typjm" ko tnjkr ckom ia wirc,
hs
tnjy
wjrj hesi fheejm upio ti fiostruft fihe fnutjs hom rjfiostruft turo
thdejs-tnj ehttjr ktj` ko `hoy kosthofjs djkol oitnkol `irj tnho h
whtjr-akeejm di`d frhtjr ti sthrt wktn.
Djskmjs tnjkr ojvjr-jomkol gid ia `hkothkokol tjejpnioj hom mks
phtfnjrs' ekojs heiol tnj rhkerihm, tnj Vklohe lhol whs fheejm upio ti
rjnhdkekthtj twi tjejpnioj fkrfukts ko tnj Rhrks-Mrjux hrjh.
]i tnj "lhomkjs" lijs tnj frjmkt ia kostheekol twjoty turoiuts io
tnj nkln ekoj ari` Vt. Fyr ti Qjrshkeejs, ko hmmktkio ti h frissivjr ht
@hrfnjzhks, tnrjj swktfnjs ht Niumio, hom ioj ht @iotairt.
]nj "deujprkot diys", njhmjm dy Et.
Q.
J Ginosio hom V/Vlt E C.
Heejo, fh`j ko air tnjkr snhrj ia wirc murkol tnj njftkf mhys ia ipjrh
tkio djtwjjo Mrjux hom Rhrks. \ktn oitnkol `irj tnho twi mrhwkol
dihrms hom si`j mrhwkol `htjrkhe, tnj Jolko-jjrkol Vjftkio wircjm eiol
niurs hom durojm lheeios ia `kmoklnt ike turokol iut k`pirthot pehos
hom fnhrts air usj dy tnj itnjr sjftkios ko tnj akjem. ]wi k`pirthot
fiotrkdutkios ti ipjrhtkiohe mhth wjrj survjys hom lrhmj ekojs `hmj
ari` Mrjux
ti
Rhrks hom Qkeejojuvj
Vt.
Ljirlj.
]nks fnhptjr wiuem dj h`kss ka si`j `jotkio whs oit `hmj ia tnj
wirc mioj dy tnj mrkvjrs ia 5793ophoy "H", wni fi`prksjm tnj duec ia -
pjrsiooje ko tnj Dhtthekio @itir Riie. "Mjekvjrkol tnj liims" whs
tnj auoftkio ia tnj mrkvjrs3 ko rhko ir snkoj, mhy ir oklnt. Nhomekol
trufcs hom prk`j `ivjrs, "Fhts" ir frhojs, tnjy si`jtk`js wircjm
mhys wktniut rjst. \njo itnjr `jo htj whr` `jhes ko tnj `jss nhee,
tnj mrkvjrs htj fiem "F" rhtkios dy tnj rihmskmj. \njo si`j `jo
rjehxjm hatjr h nhrm mhy's wirc, tnj mrkvjrs fnholjm tkrjs hom tuojm up
`itirs. ]nj jxfjeejot pjrair`hofj rjomjrjm dy tnj Fi`phoy io jvjry
iffhskio,
dut
phrtkfuehrey murkol tnj frktkfhe ipjrhtkio ia tnj Mrjux
Rhrks ekoj, whs jonhofjm lrjhtey dy tnj ahktnaue hom mjpjomhdej sjrvkfj
ia tnj "`ho djnkom tnj wnjje".
'] \ H V ] N J O K L N ] D J A 2 T J F N T K V ] @ H V
Ko tnj feiskol wjjcs ia Mjfj`djr, tnj `jo ia H Fi`phoy wjrj
`ivjm ko ti Fi`phoy njhmquhrtjrs ht Qjrshkeejs, wnjrj tnjy wjrj
rjhmkjm air `ivj`jot "up ariot". Vpjfuehtkio rho nkln
hs
ti wnjrj
tnj `ivj wiuem tjr`kohtj, dut jvjry `ho whs fjrthko tnht kt nhm
si`jtnkol ti mi wktn tnj furrjot Ljr`ho fiuotjr-iaajoskvj ko Djelku`.
Hom si kt whs tnht io h `j`irhdej Fnrkst`hs
Jvj
ko 8;==, H
Fi`phoy, friwmjm ko oiw-ah`kekhr =2 hom
s
dix fhrs, rhttejm hom
eurfnjm tnriuln tnj pktfn mhrcojss ia tnj oklnt,
j s t k o ~
air itnjr
Hdivj7 "Riekfko k tnj hrjh". Rhojes7 atjr`htn ia h wrjfc
=4
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akjems ia jomjhvir djairj tnj` . . . eiol rj`j`djrjm air tnj wirc tnjy
nhm ejat djnkom tnj`.
ZEOI[J
H Z E O I [ J HMQJO]ZTJ
Fnrkst`hs Mhy 8;==, mhwokol fiem hom fejhr, aiuom tnj
H
Fi`
phoy trhko spittjm io h skmkol ko Hueoiyj yhrm, wnkej pehos wjrj djkol
`hmj hom rjfioohkshofjs fiomuftjm
ti
sjt up ipjrhtkios io tnj ojwey
hfqukrjm rhkerihm ekoj. Ivjr h ojvjr-ti-dj-airlittjo Fnrkst`hs drjhc
ahst ia fiem `jht hom djhos -hom ho jquheey uoairljtthdej LK phrty'
hriuom tnj sthtkio hom yhrms-s klohe `jo, lhomkjs hom drkmlj`jo
rjojwjm iem hfquhkothofjs hom rjfiuotjm tnjkr jxpjrkjofjs ti arkjoms
tnjy nhm oit sjjo ko `hoy `iotns. Ko ho ipjrhtkol iutakt sufn s tnj
<81tn,
kt
rjqukrjm h Dhtthekio `ivj ti drkol tiljtnjr `jo eiol sjphrht
jm io mkaajrjot mjthfn`jots .
hewhys h wjefi`j jxpjrkjofj.
]nj k``kojot prispjfts ia fiotkoujm vkfkius htthfcs dy hkr fhusjm
ojwey-irlhokzjm mkvkskio siio aiuom `jo `ivkol iut iofj `irj io
mjthfnjm sjrvkfj.
Io tnj oklnt hatjr Fnrkst`hs, ho joj`y pehoj, muddjm Djmfnjfc
Fnhrekj aejw eiw ivjr tnj Hueoiyj hrjh, strhakol hom sniitkol up
rhkerihm kostheehtkios. ]nj Fi`phoy H trhko, stkee phrcjm io tnj
skmkol, `hmj ho jxfjeejot thrljt air tnj `hrhumjr, niwjvjr, wnjo tnj
dhptks` ia akrj whs ivjr,
kt
whs aiuo7X..tnht tnj Fi`phoy nhm suaajrjm
ioey ioj fhsuhety, ]/= Arhoc Muezjr, wni ehtjr rjturojm ti tnj Vthtjs
hom ks oiw rjpirtjm IC.
]nj k``kojot prispjfts ia fiotkoujm vkfkius htthfcs dy hkr fhusjm
tnj drhss ti li koti h nummej, wktn tnj fiosjqujot rjsuet tnht irmjrs
wjrj airtnfi`kol ti `ivj ari` fhrs koti ojw dkeejts io tnj jmlj ia
tiwo.
Tklnt
7 Deuj Vthr Vpjfkhe
ojhr ueoiyj
Djeiw7 H eiol w
hy
ari`
ni`j
di
v j7
\kotjr Vfjoj, ueoiyj
Tklnt 7
J`jrljofy fi``uokfhtkios
.
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\ I T C H O M F I @ R E KF H ] KI O V
]nj D
&
D lhol hom Jolkojjrkol Vjftkio rj`hkojm ko tnj Hueoiyj
hrjh `ist ia tnj tk`j,
dut
`hmj arjqujot trkps
ti itnjr
pikots io tnj
ekoj. ]njrj whs "djhufiup" wirc
ko
hom hriuom Hueoiyj, air
ditn
sjftkios. ]njrj
mkmo t
sjj`
ti
dj hoy
ejt
up3 wktn ioj tnkol fi`pejtjm,
hoitnjr sktuhtkio feh`irjm air
httjotkio
.
Drkmlj hom Dukemkol `jo turojm ari` ioj gid ti akom hoitnjr sthrkol
tnj` ko tnj ahfj. Akvj drkmljs
ko
tnj
Hueoiyj sjftir wjrj rjphkrjm dy
D D `jo, pjr`kttkol "trhaakf ti `ivj shajey hom s`iitney ivjr
<
81tn
tjrrktiry. Niwekol wkoms hom dekomkol soiw `hmj wirc io tnj drkmljs
mholjrius
hs
wjee
hs
mkaakfuet. Ko fiem wjhtnjr, jxtrj`j fhtktkio nhm
ti dj
usjm ko nhomekol njhvy djh`s hom ehrlj tk`djrs, hs tnj kfjm
surahfjs ia tnj drkmlj strufturjs `hmj aiitkol trjhfnjrius y kosjfurj.
Oit
ioey mkm tnj D D `jo wrjstej wktn kfy tk`djrs
io
drkmlj
rjphkrs, dut tnjy wjrj kofjsshotey fheejm upio ti mi h `uetktumj. ia
Rhoje7 Tjnhdkekthtkio Vhdeho [hrm
Djeiw7 D D
`jo
io tnj
gid
ojhr Nhrlhrtjo-Ahefc
rjphkr gids ko vhrkius dkeejts hom Dhtthekio kostheehtkios. @jss nhees hom
quhrtjrs wjrj `hmj nhdkthdej, wkomiws phtfnjm, aurokturj fiostruftjm .
hom nuomrjms ia komkvkmuhe thscs thcjo fhrj ia.
Ht
Hueoiyj, \htjr Vjrvkfj `jo wjrj fioariotjm wktn tnj pridej`
ia privkmkol whtjr air tnj riuomniusj io tnj itnjr skmj ia tiwo. ]nj
pu`pkol pehot
ht
tnj riuomniusj nhm djjo mjstriyjm dy di`dkol, hom
tnj ioey hvhkehdej whtjr air sjrvkfkol eifi`itkvjs whs
ht tnj
sthtkio,
quktj si`j mksthofj ari` tnj riuomniusj. Hs ko Niumio hom Qkeekjrs,
ho j`jrljofy pu`pkol sthtkio whs sjt up
ti
sjrvkfj jolkojs, hom 4=22
ajjt ia tjo-kofn pkpj wjrj ehkm ari` tnj sthtkio ti tnj riuomniusj,
ojfjsskthtkol h aiur-aiit mktfn djkol mul hfrI ss rihms, uomjr ajofjs,
hriuom ni`js hom tnriuln dhfcyhrms. ]nj Arjofn tiwosaiec `ust nhvj
tniulnt
tnj
whr whs likol
ti
dj aiulnt djnkom tnjkr dhfcyhrm ajofjs.
]nj 422-imm `kej sjftkio
ia
rhkerihm ipjrhtjm dy
tnj
Dhtthekio,
strjtfnkol ari` Qhejofkjoojs
ti
Qjrmuo hom ari` ]jrlokjr, Arhofj,
ti
Fnhrejrik, Djelku`, rjqukrjm fioskmjrhdej rjfiostruftkio
ho
m `hkotjo
hofj wirc. Hom tnj "lhomkjs" nhm tnj auee mksthofj ia trhfchlj
ti
phtrie . . . ioj ia tnj dklljst gids djkol
ti
cjjp swktfnjs fejhrjm ia
kfj hom soiw. Ht ejhst iofj h mhy, hom `irj arjqujotey k kt soiwjm,
tnj "lhomkjs" nhm ti fek`d
io
tnjkr ipjo
`itir
fhrs, ko arjjzkol
==
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wjhtnjr, hom phtrie tnj rhkerihm ekoj, fnjfckol trhfchlj hom swjjpkol
iut
swktfnjs h `ksjrhdej trkp
ht
djst,
dut
fi`pejtjey jxhspjrhtkol
wnjo soiwmrkats ir kfy rhkes `hmj kt ojfjsshry
ti
.trhvje
ht
h sohke's
phfj.
Tjfiostruftkio hom rjnhdkekthtkio ia aiur tjejpnioj fkrfukts-ioj jhfn
ari` Fnhrejvkeej ti Hueoiyj hom Hueoiyj ti Qhejofkjoojs, hom twi
ari` ]jrlokjr
ti
Fnhrejrik, cjpt
tnj
Vklohe Rehtiio dusy. Vejjt hom
kfj pehyjm nhvif wktn wkrj fi``uokfhtkios, hom `hoy whs tnj "ohsty
gid tnht tnj Vklohe `jo wjrj fheejm upio
ti
mi, ht hee niurs hom ko
hee ckoms ia wjhtnjr.
OKLN]@HTJ
H]
EZ@JV
Ht Vt. Xujotko, h mjthfn`jot ia Vklohe `jo wjrj mjthkejm
ti
`hkothko
fi``uokfhtkios, wnkej ]rhfc`jo wjrj sjt up ht tnj vhst `hrsnheekol
yhrm ht Eu`js, Arhofj, si`j hrjhs ia wnkfn wjrj ru`irjm hs nhvkol
yjt
ti
dj jxpeirjm dy `ho.
Eu`js whs `irj tnho h njhmhfnj ti tnj H Fi`phoy `jo
kt
whs `irj ekcj h oklnt`hrj. Fi`pejtjey mksrjlhrmkol tnj ahft tnht tnjy
nhm h trj`jomius h`iuot ia wirc
ti
mi, "Djmfnjfc Fnhrekj" niuomjm
tnj ]rhfc`jo mhy hom oklnt hom io tnisj iffhskios wnjo "Djmfnjfc"
ahkejm
ti
sniw, nj whs hdey rjprjsjotjm dy tnj akjomksn Q
8
"duzz
di`d".
Oi
ioj wni nhs jvjr jxpjrkjofjm tnj pjfuekhr squjh`ksn
ajjekol ko tnj pkt ia nks sti`hfn wnjo ioj ia tnj Q-di`ds fut iut
rklnt ivjr nks njhm hom djlho ti ahee, wkee jvjr airljt kt. Dut tnj tjohfkty
hom eiyhety ia tnj "diys ht Eu`js" pri` ktsjea, hom tnjy hffi`peksnjm
tnjkr `ksskio ko h nklney fi``jomhdej `hoojr.
Hom si tnj wkotjr `iotns phssjm. ]nj dkttjr wkom hom wnktj
ehomsfhpjs lhvj why
ti
suosnkoj hom `jetkol soiws . . . hom wktn tnj
fi`kol ia Vprkol, hoitnjr "koskmj" ru`ir `hmj tnj riuoms 7 [jp - tnks
ks tnj strhklnt mipj. ]nj iutakt ks `ivkol ti @jtz
@ ]W
V]KEE
NIZVJCJJRKOL
]nj "ru`ir" turojm iut
ti
dj h ahft, hom io
<
Ajdruhry
8;=:,
H Fi`phoy jotrhkojm air tnj ariot ekoj fkty ia @jtz, Arhofj.
Zpio hrrkvhe ko @jtz, tnj fi`phoy whs dkeejtjm
ko
tnjkr dixfhrs uotke
sufn tk`j hs sukthdej quhrtjrs fiuem dj aiuom. ]nj Dhtthekio siio ekojm
up ekvkol ahfkektkjs ko wnht nhm iofj djjo h Vj`kohry hom ehtjr h
dhrrhfcs air Ohzk siemkjrs. ]nj iuteiic whs ahvirhdej air h fiotkoujm
sthy ko @jtz, si h fioskmjrhdej h`iuot ia "jediw lrjhsj" whs jxpjomjm
io
fejhokol up tnj dukemkols hom hrjh. ]njrj whs h lrjht mjhe ia rjphkr
wirc ojfjsshry io tnj dukemkols hom ahfkektkjs, djairj tnjy fiuem dj .
fioskmjrjm fi`pejtjey nhdkthdej, hom rjphkrs nhm sfhrfjey djluo djairj
h `hgir mkaakfuety prjsjotjm ktsjea. Vuaakfkjot tiies wjrj
io
nhom
ti
mi
tnj gid, dut `htjrkhes- wiim, pkpj, lehss, jtf .-wjrj fiospkfuius dy tnjkr
hdsjofj. Dut oit air eiol, niwjvjr. V/Vlt. Heejo D Fehrc, wktn nks skxtn
sjosj ia eifhtkol `htjrkhe, whs tnj `ho wni aiuom tnj ojjmjm ktj`s,
hom siio tnj Vj`kohry rhol wktn tnj siuom ia nh``jr hom shw, hs LK
koljoukty mkspehyjm ktsjea ko tnj rjoivhtkio ia ekvkol quhrtjrs hom rjphkr
ia ahfkektkjs.
VJ]]KOL H TJFITM
Vhdeio [hrm whs tnj sfjoj ia H" Fi`phoy's iutsthomkol hffi`
peksn`jot
ko
tnj @jtz hrjh. @jtz-Vhdeio nhm djjo ioj
ia
tnj `hgir
yhrm kostheehtkios ko Arhofj djairj tnj whr, hom i o s ~ q u j o t e y kt djfh`j
tnj thrljt ia ou`jrius Heekjm di`dkol rhkms hs tnj Ljr`ho hr`kjs
wjrj tnriwo
iut ia
¼jhstjro Arhofj. \njo tnj Dhtthekio `ivjm koti
@jtz, Vhdeio nhm djjo fi`pejtjey
put
iut ia hftkio. ]nj yhrms wjrj h
=:
Hdivj7 ]nj Dkl
Niic . E
ja
t 7 ] :
Htfnksio- ] jeG pnioj
triudej-sniit kr7 Dj
eiw 7 Mj`ieksnjm
tu
o.
oje,
Ah
e
fc
ekoj
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Djeiw7 @idkej Jolko
jjrkol Vjftkio
Ejat7
\krj
fi``uok
f,,tkios wjrj tnj
ojrvjs ia tnj rhke-
'
rihm.
Djei
w7
Fnhrts hom
`hps wjrj ] =
Fhr`jho's spjfkhety
snh`dejs ia wrjfcjm fhrs hom lritjsqujey-twkstjm trhfchlj, upjomjm
frhojs hom mj`ieksnjm dukemkols. \ktn tnj prispjft
ia
njhvy trhaakf ko
tnj iaakol, tnj <81tn whs ahfjm wktn tnj ojfjsskty ia rjnhdkekthtkol
tnj
yhrm hom rjstirkol kt ti sjrvkfj ko tnj snirtjst pisskdej tk`j.
VOFA iaakfkhes jstk`htjm tnht ti
put
yhrm
ko
wirckol irmjr wiuem
thcj ht ejhst ,aiur `iotns. Dut tnj whr fiuemo't whkt aiur `iotns air
akxkol up Vhdeio. \irckol twjevj-niur snkats, D D `jo hom trhfc`jo, ¼
hsskstjm dy tnrjj frhojs hom akvj dueemizjrs, peus hffi`phoykol njep
ari` "D" Fi`phoy hom tnj <8>tn wrjfckol frjw, prifjjmjm ti fejhr
tnj yhrm ia wrjfcjm fhrs hom mjdrks. H
tithe
ia =22 fhrs wjrj rj`ivjm
ari` tnj sfjoj, wnkej
:
ehrlj di`d frhtjrs wjrj akeejm ko hom =:
mh`hljm trhfcs rjphkrjm. Tjnhdkekthtkio ia mjstriyjm trhfc whs hffi`
peksnjm dy ehykol jotkrj ''phojes" ia trhfc-sjftkios ia rhkes fi`pejtj
wktn tkjs. ]njsj phojes wjrj driulnt ko io aeht fhrs, ekatjm iaa tnj fhrs
hom ehkm
io tnj lriuom
dy
frhojs. Dueemizjrs
duttjm
jhfn ojw phoje
hlhkost tnj prjfjmkol ioj, hom tnj "lhomkjs" dietjm tnj` tiljtnjr.
Ht tnj sh`j tk`j, hpprixk`htjey ioj `kej ia ojw trhfc whs ehkm,
jxfeuskvj ia
tnj
phoje hssj`dekjs.
\irckol ht tip spjjm, wktn H`jrkfho "hssj`dey-ekoj" `jtnims, tnj
`jo ia Fi`phoy H trku`pnhotey tjr`kohtjm
tnj
rjnhdkekthtkio ia
Vhdeio [hrm koskmj ia ioj `iotn, wktn ioey ioj-skxtn ia
tnj
`hopiwjr
jstk`htjm dy
tnj
Arjofn
D J H Z F I Z R
] T Q KE "
]nj D D lhol rjphkrjm drkmljs . hom drkmljs. Hom `irj drkmljs.
\njo h drkmlj whs tii dhmey mh`hljm
ti
dj rjphkrjm, tnj D
&
D diys
duket h ojw ioj. \irckol eiol hom nhrm niurs, tnjy rhksjm , drhfjm,
snk``jm hom ekojm up drkmlj strufturjs. Vi`j sphos rjqukrjm strjoltn
jokol ia hdut`jots
ir
luhrm rhkes.
Io
tnj eiip
ko
tnj @jtz hrjh, tnj
D D lhol duket aiur drkmljs, wirckol
ht
tip spjjm. Hom wnjo tnj
pjot-up trhaakf piurjm ivjr <81tn tjrrktiry, tnj drkmljs wjrj rjhmy.
]nj "lhomkjs" nhm h gid io tnjkr nhoms, tii. ]njy fiovjrtjm tnkrtjjo
`kejs ia skolej trhfc ti miudej trhfc. ]nht thsc wiuemo't nhvj djjo si
`ufn ia h njhmhfnj ka si`j di`d-nhppy shditjur nhmo't mjfkmjm
ti
"duttio up" ioj ia tnj tuoojes strhmmekol tnj ekoj, si
tnht
wnjo tnj
s`icj nhm fejhrjm hwhy, nuomrjms ia tios ia jhrtn hom rifc deifcjm
tnj dirj hdiut 822 ajjt koskmj tnj jotrhofj. \njo tnj `jo ia Fi`
phoy
H
aiuom tnks gid whs- io tnjkr hljomh, tnjy sjt ti wirc mkek
ljotey, airtkaykol tnjkr jxfhvhtkol jaairts wktn twi trusty dueemizjrs.
Hom si tnj trhfc`jo, ko fi`phoy wktn tnj D D `jo, fejhrjm tnj
tuooje ko rjfirm
tk`j-ko
spktj ia tnj njhm-snhckol ipkokios ia tnisj
wni mjfkmjm kt gust fho't dj mioj "
Vklohe `jo kostheejm hom rjfiostruftjm h mksphtfnjr's ekoj
ko
@jtz
. Vk`kehrey, h `jsshlj ekoj whs sjt up @jtz-Humuo ej Ti`ho-Fioaehos
Hrohvkeej, hom @jtz-Fiurfjeejs. ]nisj ekojs wjrjo't jhsy ti put ko
sjrvkfj, muj ti kosuaakfkjot tiies hom `htjrkhes, dut tnj gid whs fi`¼
pejtjm ko rjfirm tk`j. Ko hmmktkio, h :2-mrip hom h 82-mrip swktfn
dihrm wjrj kostheejm ht Njhmquhrtjrs.
Rho
irh`
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Mjthfn`jots ht Humuo ej Ti`ho, Diuziovkeej, Nhrlhrtjo-Ahefc, ]nkio
vkeej hom Arkjstiaa wjrj sthaajm wktn H Fi`phoy pjrsiooje, ko irmjr
ti
fhrry io `hkotjohofj hom fiostruftkio wirc. Dhfc ht @jtz, tnj
Jolkojjrkol Vjftkio akoheey riuomjm up joiuln jqukp`jot
ti
sj.t up h
akrst-fehss iaakfj ko Njhmquhrtjrs, dut tnjy aiuom
tnht
tnj `irj jqukp
`jot tnjy sjfurjm, tnj `irj tnj wirc piurjm ko. H sieutkio whs ¼
akoheey wircjm iut dy mkvkmkol tnj mhy koti twi snkats, jhfn ia twjevj
niurs' murhtkio, hatjr wnkfn tnj mrhats`jo wjrj hdej
ti
cjjp hdrjhst ia
mj`homs air `hps hom tjfnokfhe mhth.
Hatjr h suffjsskio ia wjee-rjomjrjm gids ivjr tnj jotkrj <81tn
mkstrkft, tnj feiskol mhys ia tnj whr ko Juripj aiuom
H
Fi`phoy, ko
fioguoftkio wktn tnj rjst ia tnj Dhtthekio, io tnj `ivj
koti
Ljr`hoy.
LJT@ O[
]NJ
A KLN]KOL V]IRV-]NJ \ITC
LIJV
IO
Nhvkol fi`pejtjm tnjkr `ksskio ko @jtz, tnj akrst wjjc ko @hy shw
Fi`phoy H mjjp ko tnj njhrt ia Ljr`hoy. Aieeiwkol wnht whs
ehtjr
ti
dj tnj <81tn `hko ekoj, tnj Fi`phoy tkjm up
ht
Njkedrioo ari`
4
@hy uotke 1 @hy, ht wnkfn pikot h fhfnj ia vjr`iutn hom sfnohps
whs
uofivjrjm. Ojjmejss
ti
shy, h sthlljrkol liim tk`j whs nhm dy hee.
Hs tnj wnktj aehls ia surrjomjr djlho
ti
hppjhr up ariot,
H''
Fi`phoy `ivjm, tnks tk`j ti Cirowjstnjk`, wnjrj, jvjo djairj Fi`
phoy njhmquhrtjrs nhm djjo sjt
up
ht Js,sekoljo, `jo wjrj sjot iut io
tnj hewhys-wjefi`j mjthfnjm sjrvkfj. Lriups ia H Fi`phoy pjr
siooje wjrj jsthdeksnjm ht Hulsdurl, Reifnkoljo, Vtuttlhrt, 59uozdurl,
Njrrekoljo (Ze`), Eumwklsdurl hom Oju Iaakoljo.
Et.
E E
Vtimmhrm, Hm`kokstrhtkvj Iaakfjr, tiljtnjr wktn Akrst Vjr
ljhot
@
\ Mkfcj hom nks rklnt nhom `ho ]/= Thiue Vhotis, sjt up
Fi`phoy njhmquhrtjrs ht Jssekoljo, ko fioguoftkio wktn Dhtthekio njhm
quhrtjrs. Dkeejts wjrj sktuhtjm ko h dukemkol hmghfjot
ti
tnj fiosiekmhtjm
`jss nhee, wnjrj
kt
whs siio aiuom
tnht
tnj prixk`kty ia tnj Ojfchr
rkvjr fhohe privkmjm h qukfc hom jaakfkjot `jmku` air mkspishe ia dit
tejs, hppej firjs hom fklhrjttj dutts, ko tnj zjri niur prjfjmkol Vhtur
mhy kospjftkios.
HEEJV CHRZ]
Heejs Chput
ks
h Ljr`ho jxprjsskio `jhokol jvjrytn kol
ks
akoksnjm . Hom Heejs Chput whs tnj ioey tjr` dy wnkfn tnj yhrms
ht Ze`, io tnj dhocs ia tnj djhutkaue Deuj Mhoudj, fiuem dj mjsfrkdjm.
Njrj, h lritjsqujey ekttjrjm yhrm lrjjtjm tnj `jo ia H Fi`phoy.
]nj vkjw ia twkstjm rhke hom stjje, kotjrehfjm wktn s`hsnjm hom spekotjr
jm fhrs, whs mjakoktjey drjhtnthckol. ]nj hwj-strufc LK's sthrjm ht ho
hppheekol sfjoj ia yhrms hom dukemkols idektjrhtjm dy tjrrkakf di`dkols,
wnkfn ejat Ze` h mjsiehtjm fkty, shvj air tnj eiojey Fhtnjmrhe Vpkrj,
`utjey survjykol tnj dricjo pri`ksj ia h ejhmjr wni nhm iofj sthtjm
tnht
di`ds wiuem ojvjr mjsjfrhtj Ljr`ho sike.
mjstruft kio ko Z /` [hrm
]nj Fhts wjrj komkspjoshdej
Ti``je Niusj Njrrekoljo
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Hdivj [hrms ht
Cirowjstnjk`
Fkrfej7 Io rnj
Hutidhno
Djeiw7 Ljr`ho
wirc`jo rjphkrkol
trhfcs Vtuttlhrt
. Hom jvjo tniuln tnj whr whs ivjr, tnjrj whs stkee pejoty ia
wirc ti dj mioj. ]nj yhrms ht Ze` hom Oju Ze` nhm
ti
dj `hmj
sjrvkfjhdej air rhke trhaakf, siio ti dj jxphomjm ko ticjo ia Rhfkakf
]njhtjr rjmjpeiy`jot. Vi tnj H Fi`phoy `jo
mkmo't
rj`hko sthrkol
ht tnj wrjfchlj-akeejm yhr.ms. Ekcj `imjro Fhjshrs, tnjy fh`j, tnjy
shw . . hom tnjy fioqujrjm tnj deifchmj ht Ze`.
LEITKA KJM G Z O C [ H TM
]rhfc`jo, D D `jo hom \htjr Vjrvkfj `jo wjrj stht kiojm ht Luoz
durl hom Njrrekoljo, ari` wnkfn pikots tnjy fiofjotrhtjm tnjkr jaairts
io fejhokol iut ditn Ze` hom Oju Ze` yhrms. Dueemizjrs hppjhrjm io
tnj sfjoj, hul`jotjm dy njhvy-muty frhojs hom tnj ehdir ia nuomrjms
ia lrhy-lrjjo fehm R\'s.
Ho kotjrjstkol skmjeklnt io tnj Njrrekoljo mjthfn`jot whs tnj ahft
tnht tnj
H
Fi`phoy `jo, tiljtnjr wktn rjprjsjothtkvjs ari` tnj
itnjr
Fi`phokjs, wjrj quhrtjrjm ko tnj ni`j ia air`jr Akjem @hrsnhee
Jrwko Ti``jE iofj ah`jm hs tnj "Mjsjrt Aix", hom ehtjr rjejlhtjm ti
h sk`pej lrhvj vksktjm dy `hoy `j`djrs ia tnj Njrrekoljo mjthfn`jot
sthtkiojm ojhrdy. \ni 'm jvjr tniulnt kt9 H yjhr hli wj wjrj rjhmkol
hdiut Ti``je ko tnj phpjr . timhy wj'rj ekvkol ko nks niusj, hom
strjtfnkol iut ko nks jhsy fnhkr "
\ktn tnj wirc
ht
Ze` hom Oju Ze` ko prilrjss, tnj yhrms
tiic
io
h `irj irmjrjm hppjhrhofj. Nuomrjms ia durot hom dehstjm fhrs wjrj
mrhlljm ari` tn jkr jotholej`jots ia stjje rhke hom wrjfchlj, eihmjm io
aeht fhrs, hom `ivjm iut ia tnj hrjh . Di`d frhtjrs wjrj akeejm ko, ojw
dheehst privkmjm, hom sjftkio upio sjftkio ia rhke whs ehkm hom `hmj
ahst. Vwktfnjs wjrj rjphkrjm ir rjpehfjm. Rkpj ekojs mksruptjm dy di`dkol
wjrj rjnhdkekthtjm, auroksnkol dhmey-ojjmjm whtjr air `hcjsnkat riuom-
niusj ipjrhtkios.
\jjc aieeiwjm wjjc, hom lrhmuheey irmjr rjpehfjm fnhis. ]nj skolej
trhfc `hko ekoj ruookol tnriuln tnj yhrm whs phrheejejm dy hoitnjr
trhfc. Ht arjqujot kotjrvhes, ojw skmkols wjrj `hmj hvhkehdej . Vwktfnkol
`ivjs kofrjhsjm hom jxphomjm, hom tnj dittejojfc ht Ze` hom Oju Ze`
nhm djjo dricjo . ]nj wirc fiotkoujm, dut tnj "dkl gid nhm djjo
hffi`peksnjm
. ]nj Mhoudj Tkvjr drkmlj, uomjr fiostruftkio dy tnj Jolkojjrs.
rjqukrjm priajsskiohe
httjotkio io tnj phrt ia H" Fi`phoy, hom h
lriup ia trhfc`jo hom D D.. jo wjrj mjthkejm ti fnjfc trhfchlj
ho.7e
drkmljs. Rhtrieekol tnj trhfcs cjpt `jo " io tnj gu`p". @hkotjohofj
wirc nhm ljojrheey rjpehfjm ojw fiostruftkio, tniuln, hom wnkej tnj
eklntjr ohturj ia tnjkr ehdirs pjr`kttjm `jo
ti
nhvj `irj ejksurj tk`j,
oi `ho aiuom tk`j .mrhllkol io nks nhoms air whot ia si`jtnkol
ti
mi.
Hs tk`j wjot io, irlhokzhtkio ia tnj Tjkfnsdhno whs pjrajftjm, hom
tnj `jo ia H Fi`phoy, ¼ tiljtnjr wktn tnjkr ajeeiw-wircjrs ko itnjr
fi`phokjs, aiuom tnht kt whs pisskdej ti turo dhfc tnj ehrljr pirtkio
ia wirc ti tnj Ljr`hos. Air tnj akrst tk`j skofj hrrkvkol io tnj Fio
tkojot, `jo rjheey aiuom tk`j air ejksurj hom rjfrjht kio . Hom
hs
tnjy
rjehxjm, tnjy rj`j`djrjm tnj mhys wnkfn nhm lioj djairj.
]njy
rjfheejm
tnj wirc, tnj tike hom swjht, tnj dhfcdrjhckol niurs hom tnj `ksjrhdej
wjhtnjr. Dut tnjy fiuem hesi eiic dhfc, wktn h ajjekol ia ljoukoj shtks
ahftkio, io tnj wirc tnjy nhm mioj . ]njy fiuem, ko rjtrispjft, fi`phrj
tnj dkl gids hom tnj ekttej gids wktn tnj ivjr-hee djojakt hffrukol ti tnj
Dhtthekio. Jvjry rhke ehkm, jvjry drkmlj rjphkrjm, `jhot
tnht
tnj trj`jo
mius aeiw ia trhaakf, wnkfn whs jvjotuheey ti ivjrwnje` tnj Ohzk
`hfnkoj, fiuem dj fnhoojejm ti tnj ariot ko h snirtjr tk`j. Hom jvjry
`ho ko H Fi`phoy fiuem
ajjE
truey,
tnht
nj nhm h pjrsiohe phrt
ko tnj eiol-hwhktjm vkftiry.
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Hdivj7 Hkr
pu`p
rjphkrs
Fjotjr7 D Fi`phoy
dkeejts Mrjux
Tklnt7 Fnholkol iut
mrkvkol
dix
fjeehr
MTJZ^
HF]KIO H] EHV]
Ipjrhtkol h rhkerihm h tnjirjtkfhe hftkvkty gust tnj mhy djairj,
djfh`j . h stjro hom k``jmkhtj rjhekty wnjo tnj Dhtthekio hrrkvjm ht
Mrjux io tnj `irokol ia 4 Vjptj`djr 8;==. ]rhkos whktkol ko tnj yhrms,
jolkojs sthomkol kmey ht tnj jolkojniusj-wnkej h trhaakf frksks eii`jm-hee
`hmj pri`pt hftkio k`pjrhtkvj. Fhpthko Vh` Lkeejspkj, @hstjr @jfnhokf.
survjykol tnj hrjh, ekt h ojw fklhr hom djlho
ti
ljt tnkols `ivkol.
"D" Fi phoy eifi`itkvj `jo wjrj driulnt mk rjftey ari` tnjkr fhrs
ti tnj riuomniusj, hom sjt ti wirc ht iofj. "Ojvjr `kom, phe 7
si`jdimy wkee nhue yiur dhls air
yiu-gust
sthrt ljttkol si`j jolkojs
nit "
Hom ljttkol jolkojs
nit
privjm
ti
dj h rjhe gid tnjrj whso't hoy
jolkojniusj3 gust h snip dukemkol hom si`j sjrvkfkol ahfkektkjs air
tnriuln trhkos. Dut tnht whs "prj-whr". Oiw tnj snip whs di`djm
iut, hom tnjrj wjrjo't hoy `irj ahfkektkjs. ]nj ioey whtjr whs ht tnj
sthtkio, hom h mjfrjpkt Arjofn frhoj ia hofkjot vkothlj whs
io
nhom
ti
fihe jolkojs. ]nj "riuomniusj" hrjh whs h `hzj ia twkstjm trhfchlj
hom wrjfcjm eifi`itkvjs, dut
LK
koljoukty akoheey jvievjm h ioj-why,
mjhm jom, sjrvkfj trhfc . . . tnj eifi`itkvj nhm ti fi`j iut tnj sh`j
why kt wjot ko. Ho hmgikokol trhfc whs sjt up hs h rjhmy trhfc, hom tnj
''riuomniusj" whs ipjo air duskojss.
Ia fiursj, tnjrj wjrjo't hoy tiies ir jqukp`jot
ti
wirc wktn .
tnisj ktj`s fhulnt up wktn tnj fi`phoy `iotns ehtjr. Ko tnj `jhotk`j,
tnriuln mkekljot usj ia h.fridhtkf ljsturjs hom pkljio Arjofn, h ajw
nh``jrs hom wrjofnjs wjrj privkmjm dy tnj VOFA.
]nj fhr `jo ekcjwksj aiuom tnj`sjevjs ht wirc wktniut hoy mjehy.
"Oi
tiies. \jee, yiu fho hewhys kospjft fhrs, fho' t yiu9" djfh`j tnj
fehsskf fi`jdhfc ia tnj mhy. ]njrj wjrj djhufiup trhkos ko tnj yhrms
"hom, dritnjr, tnisj fhrs gust litth dj kospjftjm, tiit swjjt " Hom tnj
fhr `jo mkm mi h spejomkm gid, sjttkol iut dhm irmjr fhrs, hom `hckol
fjrthko
tnht
wnjo tnisj trhkos mkm `ivj iut ia tnj yhrms, tnjrj wiuemo't
dj hoy triudej wktn dhm drhcjs ir
nit
dixjs.
]nj `jo wni wjrjo't fheejm iut air wirc k``jmkhtjey mkmo't fiotkouj
rjstkol air eiol . tnjy `ivjm jvjrydimy's dhllhlj
ti
tnj akrst pjr
`hojot quhrtjrs, tnj Fhsjroj ht Mrjux.
Mhys ht Mrjux phssjm qukfce'e7.,
Gnj
`itkvj piwjr sktuhtkio nhm djjo
jhsjm dy
tnj
nhrm wirc ia tnj eifi`itkvj
`jo-tnj
fhr `jo wjrj
djlkookol
ti
fhtfn tnjkr rjspjftkvj
drjhtns-hom
dkeejts nhm djjo fejho
jm ari` tip ti ditti` ko snirt,. ekaj whs djlkookol ti djhr si`j
sj`dehofj ia oir`hekfy wnjo D " Fi`phoy rjfjkvjm irmjrs ti `ivj,
komjpjomjotey ia tnj Dhtthekio,
ti
]rhppjs, ojhr Qjrshkeejs.
]T RRJV
]\KV]JM
V]JJE
Io tnj `hp, ]rhppjs whs h tnrkvkol fi``uokty. Io tnj lriuom,
]rhppjs whs h mks`he kovjst`jot. H nhea-niur di`dkol rhkm nhm pehyjm
nhvif wktn tnj rhkerihm, hom wktn tnj surriuomkol tiwo djskmjs. ]nj
hmvhofj phrty, akomkol oi sukthdej quhrtjrs ko tiwo, akoheey eifhtjm
dkeejts ko ho hdhomiojm fnhtjhu io tnj iutsckrts ia tiwo. Vnirtey tnjrj
hatjr, io tnj `irokol ia s Vjptj`djr, tnj pjhfj hom qukjt ia tnht
jejlhot sjttkol whs snhttjrjm
dy
tnj rihr ia trufcs, tnj dholkol ia thke
lhtjs, hom tnj vifhe jxudjrhofj ia Le's, hs D" Fi`phoy `ivjm ko.
Hs h rhke fjotjr, ]rhppjs whs fi`pejtjey mjauoft. ]nj snip hom
riuomniusj ahfkektkjs, iofj ioj ia tnj `hgir kostheehtkios Arhofj,
wjrj oiw ko uttjr fnhis. \njrj iofj `imjro jolkoj snjms nhm stiim,
h tholejm njhp ia stjje hom fiofrjtj oiw fivjrjm tnj hrjh. Lhpkol
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di`d frhtjrs tjstkakjm ti tnj mjstruftkvj airfj ia Heekjm hkr piwjr .
piwjr tnht nhm mrkvjo tnj Ljr`hos hwhy, dut nhm ejat ko kts whcj h
snh`dejs ia up-jomjm eifi`itkvjs hom twkstjm rhkes.
Koti
tnks sfjoj ia mjstruftkio `ivjm tnj `jo ia "D" Fi`phoy. ]njrj
whso't `ufn tnht fiuem dj mioj tnjrj . wnht fiuem h `hrt mi wktniut
tiies, wktniut jejftrkfkty ir whtjr ir fihe9 ]nj ioey rjhe gid tnht fiuem
dj thfcejm whs
ti
kospjft hom eudrkfhtj jolkojs
io
trhkos ruookol tnriuln
]rhppjs.
Hom
tnj eifi`itkvj `jo siio aiuom tnht h LK pifcjtcokaj
whs
h prjtty nhomy
tiie ti
nhvj hriuom. "@irj jolkojs ¼ hrj rjphkrjm
wktn h ghfccokaj tnho
tnj
'dkl drhss' jvjr mrjh`s
hdiut
whs
ditn
h
dywirm hom h ahft.
Ht
tnj sh`j tk`j, Et. "Fhsjy" Vtjolje hom nks Fhr Rehtiio aiuom
tnj yhrms ko
h sk`kehr sthtj ia fioausjm wrjfchlj. ]niushoms ia fhrs,
ko jvjry sthlj ia mjstruftkio, fnicjm skmkols hom `hmj irlhokzhtkio
ia tnj yhrm k`pisskdej. \hmkol koti
tnj
sktuhtkio wktn sfhrfjey `irj
tnho tnjkr iwo koljoukty, tnj fhr `jo sjt
ti
wirc rj-rhkekol hom rjphkr
kol
hs
`hoy fhrs
hs
tnjy fiuem nhomej, fejhrkol iut, wktn tnj hkm ia
h swktfn jolkoj, fhrs tii dhmey mh`hljm ti rjphkr.
]nj fhr kospjftirs wjrj hssklojm ti fnjfc trhkos ruookol tnriuln
]rhppjs, dut tnjrj whso't `ufn •wirc ht akrst. \ktn tnj kofrjhskol
ou`djr ia trhkos ruookol ko ti Rhrks, niwjvjr, tnj tj`pi ia wirc djlho
ti
pkfc up, hom tnjsj fhr `jo siio wjrj lkvkol tnj Arjofn "fnj`koits"
h mj`iostrhtkio ia jaakfkjot trhko kospjftkio h eh ZVH.
Ko tnjkr sphrj tk`j, tnj `jo
ia
"D" Fi`phoy sjt
ti
wirc `hckol
tnj iem fnhtjhu ekvjhdej. Fhrjaueey-trhkojm `jfnhokfs mj`iostrhtjm tnjkr
hdkekty,
oit ti
mi iutsthomkol
wirc
wat'Kk nh``jr hom `iocjy-wrjofn,
dut
ti
mi supjrnu`ho ajhts wktn h `ip hom drii` tnj airjruoojr
ia `hoy sufn gids ko tnj auturj.
Vphrcpeulljm dy A krst Vjrljhot
Eh
Qjroj Aueejr, dricjo wkomiws wjrj
phtfnjm hom fivjrjm, djms hom duocs djlho
ti
hppjhr ko tnj rii`s,
hom tnj friwokol ljsturj fh`j wktn hfquksktkio ia h Ljr`ho Guocjrs
jejftrkf ljojrhtir, wnkfn whs fioojftjm up ti auroksn eklntkol air tnj
fnhtjhu. ]nks jejftrkfhe `hrvje whs
ia
snirt murhtkio, niwjvjr,
hs
si`j
dimy nhm airlittjo ti akee tnj frhocfhsj ia tnj mkjsje jolkoj wktn ike,
hom siio tnjrjhatjr, h`kmst h sniwjr ia dhddkt ari` durojm-iut djhr
kols, tnj ljojrhtir whs "akojj".
H frumj dut sjrvkfjhdej
nit
whtjr sniwjr systj` whs fiostruftjm ko
ho hmgikokol dukemkol, hom pehos wjrj ko prilrjss air sjttkol up si`j
ckom ia rjfrjhtkiohe ahfkektkjs, wnjo tnj jotkrj prilrh` whs driulnt
ti
ho .hdrupt
nhet
. . . "Njhrm tnj ojws9 Fi`phoy's `ivkol ti Rhrjj "
R TKV
]NJ T I [ H E
HV]ITKH
@ivkol ti h ehrlj `jtripieks sufn
hs
Rhrks whs jhskjr shkm tnho mioj.
Kt
whs nhrm
ti
eifhtj dkeejts . ekcj trykol
ti
akom
tnj
rklnt "Fnja"
io tnj VOFA.
F
Fi`phoy frjws, ruookol
koti
Rhrks, wjrj tykol up
ht
Dhtkloiej,
tnj ehrljst yhrm
ko
tnj Rhrks hrjh.
]nj
Dhtthekio
nhm
tnj
liim airtuoj
ti
sjfurj usj ia h ahkr-skzjm sfniie hmghfjot ti tnj yhrm, wnkfn dukemkol
whs nhomy air LK frjws fi`kol ko iaa h ruo.
\njo
"D" Fi`phoy
pripisjm `ivkol ti Rhrks, kt whs aiuom tnht tnj Dhtkloiej Vfniie whs
oit ehrlj joiuln
ti
hffi`imhtj ditn
F
" hom "D" Fi`phokjs. H nhsty
sjhrfn whs `hmj, hom tnriuln h stricj ia eufc,
tnj
"drhss" fi``ho
mjjrjm tnj Tiyhe Hstirkh Nitje, io Tuj Ehahyjttj- tnj eioljst strjjt
ko Rhrks. ]nj nitje whs jvjrytnkol tnht fiuem dj jxpjftjm7 .sjphrhtj
rii`s,
d ~ n
ahfkektkjs, mkokol rii`, hom ho jejvhtir wnkfn nhdktuheey
`hohljm ti
ljt
stufc djtwjjo tnj tnkrm hom a
iurtn
aeiirs.
Hee whs oit swjjtojss hom eklnt
ht
tnj Tiyhe Hstirkh, niwjvjr,
hs
kt
whs ojfjsshry
ti
trufc `jo ti hom ari` wirc. tnriuln
tnj
fioljstjm,
:
]ip 7 Mjstruftkio
]r
hppjs
riuomniusj
Fjotjr7 Fnhtjhu ]rhppjs
Djeiw 7 \ rjjcjm lkojs
¼
]rhppjs
Tklnt
[iu lu
ss
jm•kt-
Vlts. Giojs hom Akjems
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]ip 7 Tiyhe Hstirkh
Nitje
Rhrks
Hdivj 7 Vlt . Ckol fu t .
tkol up
Ejat7 ]k`j air h
pniti-\rklnt
Ehfcojr
hom \iaairm
Djeiw7 Dhtkloiej Vnips
Rhrks
tjj`kol strjjts ia Rhrks. ]nht rkmj whs drjhtnthckol hoytk`j, dut
hs
Rhrkskhos djlho mrkvkol tnjkr Tjohuets hom Ipjes hlhko air tnj akrst
tk`j ko aiur yjhrs, tnj rkmj hssu`jm tjrrkaykol pripirtkios .
]i
tnj
frjmkt ia tnj nhrm-wirckol mrkvjrs, niwjvjr, oi ioj whs jvjr kogurjm
io tnisj rkmjs . . . hetniuln iffhskioheey h trufc hrrkvjm `kous h ajomjr
ir wktn h dkfyfej mrhpjm hriuom tnj rhmkhti r lrkeej .
Ekvkol ko h nitje ko tnj njhr t ia Lhy Rhrjj wiuem fjrthko ey nhvj
djjo auo . ka kt nhmo t djjo air tnj ivjrwnje`kol wirc hom `ho-
ckeekol niurs . . . hom tnht mh`o trufc rkmj.
DI]]EJOJFC
H ] DH]KLOIEJ
]nj rhkerihm sktuhtkio ko tnj Rhrks hrjh ko `km-Vjptj`djr whs lriw
kol i`koius.
Hs
tnj Heekjm hr`kjs riutjm tnj Ljr`hos ari` ioj
striolniem hatjr hoitnjr, suppey ekojs lrjw
thut
, tnjo djlho
ti
strjtfn.
@kekthry trhaakf io tnj rhkerihm, auoojejm koti tnj Rhrks lhtjwhy, djlho
ti swjee ti uoprjfjmjotjm njklnts, hom wktn
tnht
kofrjhsj fh`j pjrsks
tjot mj`homs air `irj `itkvj piwjr ti nhomej trhkos fnickol tnj
yhrms.
Oi
rhkerihm systj` ks hoy djttjr tnho kts eifi`itkvjs hom fhrs. ]nj
Arjofn rhkerihm nhm suaajrjm lrjht eiss hom mh`hlj
ti
jqukp`jot, hom
oiw, ht tnj frufkhe `i`jot, tnj piwjr sktuhtkio djlho ti sniw sklos
ia frhfckol. Kt `klnt nhvj djjo tnht tnjrj wjrj oit joiuln sjrvkfjhdej
jolkojs ti li hriuom ir pisskdey Arjofn `jtnims ia nhomekol piwjr
wjrj uosuktjm
ti
tnj ojjms ia tnj niur. \nhtjvjr tnj fhusj, ipjrhtkios
wjrj mjakoktjey oit up
ti
rjqukrj`jots . Jvjo wktn tnj koaeux ia ojw
LK
piwjr, tnkols wjrj dillkol miwo. ]nj ZVH eifi`itkvjs, hatjr ehdir
kiusey tnrjhmkol tnjkr why ivjr ojwey-ipjojm ekojs, djlho hrrkv kol ko
Rhrks, ko ojjm ia sjrvkfkol hom rjphkrs. Dut wktn tnj sthej`htjm sktuh
tkio, tnjy siio djlho
ti
sthfc up . . . uosjrvkfjm hom uohttjomjm . . .
wnkej dhfc ko Oir`homy trhkos¼ deifcjm tnj yhrms whktkol
io
piwjr.
Vi`jtnkol mjakoktjey nhm
ti dj mioj.
Hom si`jtnkol whs mioj. Io 42 Vjptj`djr D Fi`phoy whs
`ivjm koti Dhtkloiej Vnips, tnj ehrljst ipjrhtkol snips ko Rhrks . H s`hee
mjthfn`jot ia eifi`itkvj `jo nhm prjvkiusey djjo sjot ti Dhtkloiej
ari` ]rhppjs, ti hsskst tnj Arjofn ko tnj nhomekol ia tnj ojwey-hrrkvkol
ZVH
piwjr 3 dut tniuln tnj mjthfn`jot wircjm vhekjotey, tnjy fiuem
oit fipj wktn tnj kofrjhskol mj`hom air piwjr, hom tnj jotkrj fi`phoy
siio aieeiwjm tnj` koti Dhtklofe j
Ht Dhtkloiej, quhrtjrdhfcjm dy Et.
F 2
Hrhot, Et. J G Rutryhj, hom
]jfn Vlt. T.
\
Ojw`ho, twi 84-niur snkats wjrj k``jmkhtjey irlhokz
jm hom jvjry eifi`itkvj `ho pisskdej `h .mj hvhkehdej air sjrvkfj, wktn
kostruftkios ti drjhc tnj dittejojfc ia
LK
jolkojs. Ho hlrjj`jot-ir
trufj-whs rjhfnjm wktn Arjofn snip iaakfkhes
ti tnj jaajft tnht rjphkrs ti ZVH eifi`i
tkvjs wiuem dj ejat
ti
tnj LK's, wnkej tnj
Arjofn wiuem eiic hatjr tnjkr iwo piwjr
]nj gicjr ko tnj mjhe whs tnht tnj sh`j
snip trhfcs nhm ti dj usjm dy
ditn phrtkjs
ho jxhspjrhtkol sktuhtkio ht djst.
]njrj wjrj sjrkius nhomkfhps ko tnisj
jhrey mhys. ]nj snip jqukp`jot hom tiies ,
wnkfn nhm eiicjm si liim io phpjr, stkee
nhm oit fhulnt up wktn tnj Dhtthekio, hom
tnj VOFA nhm ajw tiies ia tnjkr iwo . ]nj
snirthlj whs phrtey ivjrfi`j dy riuomkol
up
jvjry fnksje, nh``jr hom wrjofn
tnht
fiuem dj eifhtjm
ht
ojklndirkol snips ko
hom hriuom Rhrks. ]nj fkty i( eklnt whs
stkee dehfcjm iut ht oklnt, hom tnjrj wjrj oi
eklntkol ahfkektkjs ht tnj snip itnjr tnho
:4
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tnht privkmjm dy h
ajw
imm nhom ehotjros hom
cjriskoj eh`ps.
@jo whktjm tnjkr turo air tnj usj ia h skolej
wrjofn ir fnksje . . . kospjftjm eifi`itkvjs dy tnj
eklnt ia h aekfcjrkol ike eh`p, ir wktniut eklnts
ht hee . k`privksjm hom phtfnjm phrts air wnkfn
tnjrj wjrj oi rjpehfj`jots . . . `hmj whtjr lehss
lhscjts ari` C rhtkio dixjs. \jhry `jo
fek`djm miwo iaa ioj jolkoj hom dhfc ioti tnj
ojxt ioj. ]njrj whso 't hoy ejt-up, hom tnjrj
whso't likol ti dj hoy.
Jvjry mhy shw `irj
ZVH
jolkojs ko tnj snip,
ir phtkjotey whktkol iut ko tnj yhrm. Io si`j
iffhskios tnj 84 niur snkat rho koti 8> niurs 3
jvjry ioj ia tnj akaty-akvj eifi`itkvj `jo swjht
kol hom strhkokol ti cjjp piwjr io nhom. ]nj
mhkey hvjrhlj ia eifi`itkvjs turojm rho ¼ ari`
:
ti
:1
h pjhc djkol rjhfnjm io
<
Iftidjr,
wnjo 16 ZVH jolkojs wjrj turojm hom sjrvkfjm
ko 4= niurs.
@JMKFV
I O
\NJJEV
Vt. Ehzhkrj Vthtkio whs h dkl pehfj
kt
rj`komjm ioj strkckoley ia
si`j ehrlj `jtripiektho sthtkio dhfc ko tnj Vthtjs. ]njrj whs tnj
usuhe nuddud hom fehttjr aiuom
ht
hoy rhkerihm tjr`kohe,
dut
tnjrj wjrj
twi jxfjptkios 7 Akrst, tnj
r j h e k z h t k i o
. = h t hee tnks fi``itkio whs
mkrjftey ljhrjm ti tnj whr jaairt likol io up ariot
. . .
Vjfiom, tnj
nispkthe trhkos
. . . ]nj nispkthe trhkos lekmjm koti tnj dkl fhoipkjm snjm ia Vt.
Eh-
zhkrj, hom mkslirljm tnjkr eihms ia wiuomjm Le's, arjsn ari` tnj
ariot, koti
~ ` d u e h o f j s
whktkol ti rusn tnj` ti tnj Ljojrhe Nispkthes
ko hom r i u o ~ Rhrks . ]njrj wjrjo't tii `hoy nispkthe trhkos hvhkehdej
ko tnisj mhys, hom wnht ajw wjrj ko sjrvkfj wjrj fiosthotey ko mj`hom.
Hmmjm
ti
tnks, jvjry trhko hrrkvkol ht Vt. Ehzhkrj nhm
ti
dj kospjftjm,
whtjrjm hom sjrvkfjm, dhttjrkjs fnhrljm, hom h `uetktumj ia `jfnhokfhe
mjthkes httjomjm ti.
]nj fhr `jo hrrkvjm io tnj sfjoj gust djairj tnj rjm friss-j`dehzkio
jm trhkos djlho rieekol koti Vt.
Ehzhkrj ko ou`djrs up ti twjoty h mhy.
Kt
whs siio aiuom ojfjsshry ti sjt up h prilrh` hom ahfkektkjs air
sjrvkfkol hom `hkothkokol tnjsj trhkos , hom tnks whs hffi`peksnjm ko
sufn
h `hoojr
hs
ti wko prhksj ari` Lrhom Mkvkskio hom @. T. V. iaak
fkhes. Vjrvkfj hom kospjftkio frjws wircjm hriuom tnj feifc, fejhokol,
kospjftkol hom `hckol rjphkrs. Njrj, tii, tnj njh t whs io . . . dut
oi nispkthe trhko whs jvjr mjehyjm
ht
Vt. Ehzhkrj tnriuln tnj ahuet ia
tnj `jo ari`
D
Fi`phoy.
FHT T J R H K T V H EH @IMJ
Ht tnj sh`j tk`j tnht tnj nispkthe trhko mjthke whs wirckol ht
Vt. Ehzhkrj, tnj rj`hkomjr ia tnj Fhr Rehtiio whs sktuhtjm ko tnj
Dhtkloiej hom Fekfny yhrms, kospjftkol trhkos hom `hckol ruookol rjphkrs
ti fhrs. Hom
kt
whso't jhsy
ti
jaajft rjphkrs ko tnisj mhys.
Ehfc
ia
pripjr tiies hom ahfkektkjs fiotkouheey `hmj kt h tjst ia koljoukty rhtnjr
tnho sckee. Nit dixjs wjrj mipjm, drhssjs fnholjm, fiupejrs hmgustjm,
lrhd krios akxjm, aeiirs phtfnjm, wnjjes fnholjm iut, drhcjs hmgustjm . . .
hee wktn h airfj ia ioey 6 > `jo, wirckol
84
niur snkats . . . tithekol Z
ti h mhkey hvjrhlj ia 8<22 fhrs kospjftjm hom lkvjo ojfjsshry httjotkio .
MJ]HFNJM V JTQKFJ
Io 86 Vjptj`djr, h mjthfn`jot ia eifi`itkvj hom fhr `jo wjrj
eifhtjm
ht
Qjrshkeejs-Fnhotkjrs Vthtkio3 aieeiwjm io 44 Vjptj`djr dy
tnj jsthdeksn`jot ia h s`hee mjthfn`jot ht Mrjux. Ditn lriups nhm air
:6
Hdivj7 ]nj krio nirsj
ljts h likol-ivjr
Fjotjr 7
Jkaaje
]iw
jr
Tklnt7 Arkjomey hrlu
`jot-Vtirh Airsytnj,
'
Aistjr hom Lkedjrtsio
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Hdivj7
D Fi`phoy
snip
uokt
, @htj its
Tklnt7 Fhr yhrm, @htjeits
Rhoje7
Fhr rjphkr`ho Djhrm-hewhys
dusy
' Jvjry `ho nks iwo nistejr
]/: \kee`ho
RAF Lhsphritti w irckol up
h eifi`itkvj phrt-ir `hydj
kt's h
cokaj
tnjkr `hgir purpisj tnj kospjftkio hom ruookol rjphkr ia eifi`itkvjs
hom fhrs ipjrhtkol ko tnriuln sjrvkfj. Vnirtey tnjrjhatjr, io 4= Vjp
tj`djr, hoitnjr s`hee mjthfn`jot whs sjt up
ht
@htjeits [hrm, ojhr
Qjrshkeejs,
ti Fnjfc trhkos hom sjrvkfj mkjsje eifi`itkvjs.
Hee tnrjj mjthfn`jots rjomjrjm spejomkm pjrair`hofj, hom tnjkr wirc
`hmj kt pisskdej ti cjjp trhkos `ivkol s`iitney hom jaakfkjotey ivjr
<81tn tjrrktiry wktn h `kok`u` ia `jfnhokfhe mkaakfuety.
]NJ EHV] ]K@J K VH\ RHTKV .
"D" Fi`phoy's wirc ko Dhtkloiej Vnips jomjm hdruptey io 8=
Ifti
djr wnjo tnj snip ipjrhtkios wjrj thcjo ivjr dy tnj <1=tn Thkewhy
Vnip Dhtthekio. Aiur mhys ehtjr, tnj fi`phoy `ivjm ari` Rhrks . . .
dhfc ti Mrjux
Ho
"hmvhofj ti
tnj
rjhr", si`j fheejm kt .
]njrj wjrj `hoy jxpjrkjofjs hnjhm,
dut
oi
ioj wkee jvjr airljt
tnisj mhys ko Rhrks . Lhy Rhrjj Fhpktie ia Arhofj
Xujjo Fkty ia Juripj . . . h,.pehfj ia djhuty ko pjhfj- h njee-niej ia
wirc ko whr.
@ ]J EI]V
V]TKF]E[ VOHAZ
Io hrrkvkol ht Mrjux,
8 >
Iftidjr 8;==, irmjrs wjrj rjfjkvjm ti rjturo
tnj jotkrj fi`phoy ti @htjeits [hrm, sktuhtjm gust iutskmj Qjrshkeejs
. . .
"]nks ks h njee ia h why ti aklnt h whr . . . rkmkol hriuom
io
tnj dhfc
ia h trufc [jhn, strkftey sohau "
]nj lrkpjs wjrjo't rjheey gustkakjm, tniuln. ]nj whr whs hwhy hnjhm ia
sfnjmuej ko tnisj mhys, hom pehos hom strhtjly `hmj ioey yjstjrmhy nhm
ti dj sfrhppjm timhy. ]nj rhkerihm sktuhtkio fnholjm fiotkouheey -si`j
tk`js niurey-hom tnj fiosu`ptk
io
ia jrhsjrs hom hspkrko ht vhrkius
njhmquhrtjrs scyrifcjtjm. Dy `km-Iftidjr kt nhm djjo aiuom ajhskdej
ti riutj trhkos hriuom Rhrks pripjr, hom sjt up si`j `jfnhokfhe tjr`kohe
wjst ia tnht fkty, si tnht jolkojs fiuem dj fnholjm iut hom sjrvkfjm, tnus
johdekol trhaakf ti dj nhomejm
uokot
jrruptjmey hriuom Rhrks hom ti
tn
j
ariot. ]nj `jm8hokfhe tjr`kohe mjfkmjm upio whs ht @htjeits . . . hom
@htjeits whs ko <81tn tjrrktiry. Vi D " Fi`phoy
lit
tnj gid .
VFNIIE
MH[V
\njo tnj fi`phoy kovhmjm Mrjux air tnj sjfiom tk`j, tnjy wjrj
quhrtjrjm ko tnj Vt. Rkjrrj Vfniie, io tnj iutsckrts ia tiwo.
Hom
wnjo
:=
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tnj fi`phoy whs irmjrjm ti @htjeits, tnj drhss djlho ti eiic
wirrkjm, djfhusj tnjrj gust wjrjo't hoy dkeejts-ti shy oitnkol ia dukem
kols-hriuom
@htjeits. ]nj ioey strufturj (kt whso't jvjo h dukemkol)
whs iffupkjm dy F ¼Fi`phoy trhoskjot frjws, wni nhm
ti
nhvj si`j
pehfj ti lrhd h ajw niurs' sejjp djtwjjo ruos. H sjhrfn ia tnj @htjeits
hrjh privjm nipjejss hs ti akomkol quhrtjrs air D Fi`phoy h riw
ia
stioj dhrrhfcs whs mksfivjrjm,
dut
kovjstklhtkio privjm tnht tnjy nhm
oit djjo iffupkjm dy triips skofj hriuom 8<;2-tnj sudsjqujot pjrkim
nhvkol djjo mjvitjm ti sthdekol nirsjs hom itnjr hssirtjm hok`hes.
]nj qujst air quhrtjrs akoheey ejm
ti
ojhrdy Qjrsh keejs-h tiwo josnrkojm
ko nkstiry, hom prjsjotey duelkol
wktn tnj
vhrkius durjhus hom hljofkjs
ia VNHJA
. . .
ti shy oitnkol ia tnj uofiuotjm rjlk`jots ia \HFV wni
sjj`jm ti nhvj jvjry dkeejt iffupkjm ir rjsjrvjm. Niwjvjr,
ht
tnj zjri
niur, h fnhofj rj`hrc ivjr h `kmoklnt fup ia fiaajj ht tnj Qjrshkeejs
`jss nhee. ejm tnj wjhry Akrst Vjrljhot hom nks sjhrfnkol phrty
ti
h
di`djm-iut sfniie ippisktj tnj Qjrshkeejs-Fnhotkjrs Thkewhy Vthtkio.
]nj Jfiej Gjuoojs Akeejs whs fi`pejtjey hkr fiomktkiojm
. . .
h fhrjaue
sjhrfn rjvjhejm twi uodricjo wkomiwphojs . . . dut kt whs h ni`j. Hom
hatjr rj`ivhe ia
6 :
ti =2 tios ia dricjo lehss ari` tnj prj`ksjs dy
`jhos ia ioj si`jwnht djmrhlljm drii`, tnj `jo ia D Fi`phoy sjt
ti wirc
ti
`hcj tnjkr quhrtjrs ekvjhdej.
]nj irklkohe mjthfn`jot wnkfn nhm djjo sjt up ht @htjeits ko Vjptj`
djr
ti
sjrvkfj hom kospjft trhkos, nhm rj`hkojm
ht
tnht pikot
wnkej tnj
fi`phoy ojlitkhtjm tnj dii`jrhol ari Rhrks ti Mrjux ti @htjeits.
]nks mjthfn`jot, tnjrjairj, summjoey
aiG \m
tnj`sjevjs trhosair`jm
koti
ho hmvhofj phrt y air tnj jxphomjm ipjrhtkios ko tnht hrjh
. . .
jomkol
hdruptey
tnj
dekssaue jxkstjofj ia mjthfn`jot ekaj.
MJHM-JOM
TIZOMNIZVJ
\njo tnj VOFA ehkm iut @htjeits riuomniusj, tnjy mkm h liim gid.
Hom wnjo tnj H`jrkfho Hkr Airfj ehkm iut @htjeits riuomniusj.
tnjy, tii, h
liim
gid . Ditn tnj riuomniusj ktsjea hom
tnj
sur
riuomkol kostheehtkios nhm djjo sudgjftjm ti sjvjrj di`dkol hftkio
. .
.
ko tnj Arjofn vjrohfuehr si rjfjotey hfqukrjm ari` tnj Ljr`hos, tnjy
wjrj chput .
]nj riuomniusj nhm thcjo mkrjft nkts io tnj sthees hom turothdej3 tnj
ejhm trhfcs hom stirhlj trhfcs wjrj h `hss ia tholejm stjje3 hom rukojm
eifi`itkvjs, ko jvjry fiofjkvhdej pisktkio, ekttjrjm tnj lriuom. Jejf
trkfhe. stjh` hom hkr kostheehtkios nhm djjo mjstriyjm, dut h pirtkio ia
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Djeiw7 Hkr rhkm hej t,
Hueoiyj
Hdivj7
H dkl rjphkr gid
Hueoiyj folkojniu.sj
Tklnt7 D Fi` phoy
Fnrkst`hs fhrm- RAF Thlhr
Hdi
j7 ]iwjr, Hueoiyj
Fnjt-wyom, ]r y io hom
Dehofnhrm
tnj whtjrkol ahfkektkjs nhm djjo rjnhdkekthtjm, haairmkol h `jhljr suppey
ia whtjr.
Kohs`ufn
hs
tnj wjst jom ia tnj jolkojniusj whs idektjrhtjm,
kt
whs
ojfjsshry ti
sjt
up jolkoj turokol ipjrhtkios
ht tnj
jhst jom, wnkfn
ht
ioj tk`j
nhm
djjo tnj dhfc snip hrjh. H sjrkjs
ia
frissivjr trhfcs wjrj
fioojftjm ari`
tnj
`hko yhrm
ti
frjhtj h skolej ejhm trhfc koti
hom
iut
ia tnj
riuomniusj, tnj ahr jom ia wnkfn tjr`kohtjm ko h snjee-niej.
Ipjrhtkol h eifi`itkvj `hkotjohofj pehot uomjr skolej-ejhm fiomktkios,
ojfjsskthtkol dhfckol
ho
jolkoj iut tnj sh`j why kt fh`j whs ahr
ari` mjskrhdej,
dut
ioj fiuemo't dj
tii
fniisy uomjr tnj fkrfu`
sthofjs. ]njrj djkol oi sjrvkfjhdej dukemkols ko
tnj
k``jmkhtj hrjh, tnj
riuomniusj whs sjt up
ko tnj
ipjo,
wktn tnj
scy
hs
h rhtnjr uo
prjmkfthdej riia.
\njo
tnj
twi `hfnkokst's nh``jrs hom h `ksakt wrjofn
nhm
djjo uo
phfcjm, peus h ajw mksfhrmjm Arjofn tiies hom h dhttjrjm ikefho,
tnj
D
Fi`phoy `jfnhokfhe ahfkektkjs
ht
@htjeits wjrj ipjo air duskojss.
. . .
Hom
tnj duskojss rieejm ko.
Ho
hvjrhlj ia ioj trhko jvjry nhea
niur hrrkvjm
ht
@htjeits, ljojrheey rjqukrkol fnholj ia jolkoj
s.
\irckol
uomjr
tnj
`ist mkaakfuet fiomktkios,
ko
hee ckoms
ia
wjhtnjr, wktn pktk
aueey ajw eklnts ht oklnt, hom kosuaakfkjot tiies
ht
hee tk`js, ehdirkol
ari`
84
ti 8>
niurs mhkey, tnj eifi`itkvj `jo
`jt
tnj sthlljrkol
mj`hom air piwjr . . .
hom
`irj piwjr.
Oi `ho whs h spjfkhekst
ht
nks
iwo
trhmj, ko tnisj mhys. @jfnhokfs
wircjm
hs
dikejr`hcjrs, hom dikejr`hcjrs miudejm hs akrjdukemjrs . Jvjry
`ho whs nks iwo nistejr. Ejssios thulnt ko tnj sjmhtj surriuomkols.
ia
Vho
Hotioki
riuomniusj sjj`jm lritjsqujey
iut ia
pehfj
ht
@htjeits,
dut
rhkerihmkol ks rhkerihmkol hoywnjrj,
hom tnj
oivkfjs
ia
Ajdruhry
aiuom
tnht
tnjy
wjrj ahst djfi`kol jxpjrts
dy
Oivj`djr-tnj
prko
fkpejs k`pehotjm
dy
tnj VR iem-tk`jrs sthomkol tnj` ko liim stjhm wnjo
tnj prjssurj whs io .
. . .
Hom kt
whs ioey tnriuln
tnj
uoaehllkol jaairts ia
tn
j Eifi`itkvj
Rehtiio
tnht
D Fi`phoy whs hdej
ti
fnhec up ho hvjrhlj ia
61
ZVH
jolkojs sjrvkfjm hom rjphkrjm jhfn
mhy-air
h fiosjfutkvj twi
hom
h nhea
`iotn
pjrkim-wktniut rjst ir rjekja.
C J J R
'J
@ T 2 E
EK
O L
]nj
LK rkmkol ivjr
tnj
nkln ekoj hom eiickol miwo
koti
@htjeits
[hrm
tniulnt tnht's
h njeeuvh
eit ia
fhrs dustjm
up
. hom turojm
nks tniulnts
ti
itnjr tnkols.
]nj LK
fhr `ho sthomkol
ko tnj
`kmmej
ia tnj yhrm hom survjykol tnj mh`hlj
tniulnt tnht's
h njeeuvh
eit
ia
fhrs dustjm
up hom
wiomjrjm niw.ti ljt rjphkrs sthrtjm.
Hom
tnjrj wjrj Djhufiup triudejs ko tnisj njftkf mhys w
njo
tnj
D
Fi`phoy fhr `jo djlho sjttkol up tnjkr rjphkr hom kospjftkio
ahfkektkjs. Jxfjeejotey-mkrjftjm di`ds nhm mkspisjm
ia
hoy hom hee fhr
`hkotjohofj kostheehtkios, si h ojw rkp trhfc whs mjsklohtjm jhst ia
tnj riuomniusj. @ist
ia
tnj fhrs ko tnj yhrm wjrj wrjfcjm djyiom
rjph.kr, dut si`j,
oit
si dhmey mh`hljm, wjrj phtfnjm up hom rjturojm
ti
sjrvkfj. ]nj dkl pridej`, niwjvjr, whs
oit
wktn tnj kmej jqukp`jot
ko tnj yhrm,
dut
wktn
tnj
fhrs `ivkol ko trhkos .
tnisj fhrs fhrrkjm
prkirkty eihms, hom wnjo sufn h fhr whs sjt iut
ht
@htjeits, tnj rkp
tr.hfc lhol ehdirjm vhekjotey, wktn sfhoty jqukp`jot,
ti rjturo kt ti
sjrvkfj ko tnj snirtjst pisskdej tk`j. Vnkatjm eihms wjrj hmgustjm, stkfckol
drhcjs wjrj firrjftjm,
nit
dixjs wjrj mipjm, drhssjs hom wnjjes wjrj
fnholjm
iut
tnj rkp trhfc whs hewhys auee
ia
frkppejs, whktkol
ti
dj
akxjm up hom sjot io tnjkr why hlhko wnkfn whs gust
wnht tn
j fhr
`jo mkm -
ti
tnj tuoj ia tnrjj
ir
`irj fhrs jvjry mhy.
]nj
fhr kospjftirs, tii, fh`j ko air tnjkr snhrj ia njhmhfnjs .
\ktn
ho
hvjrhlj
ia =>
trhkos ruookol tnriuln @htjeits mhkey, jhfn
ti
dj kospjft
jm, giurohe dixjs ikejm hom
dhm
irmjrs sjt iut, tnjy mkmo7t nhvj
`um8
tk`j air shomniusj lisskp. Njrj, hesi,
kt
whs tnj sh`j iem stiry . . .
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kohmjquhtj tiies hom rkmkfueiusey ajw eklnts air oklnt wirc. Kt whs nhrm,
dut
LK
koljoukty hom h wkee ti wirc shw tnj gid tnriuln.
D Fi`phoy's wrjfckol frjw nhm kts snhrj ia wirc, tii. ]nj wrjfcs
iffurrkol io <81tn tjrrktiry wjrjo't wnht fiuem dj tjr`jm arjqujot,
dut ojktnjr fiuem tnjy dj fehssjm hs sfhrfj. Vi`jwnjrj ko djtwjjo tnj
twi jxtrj`js, tjejpniojs gkolejm, `jo frhwejm sejjpkey ari` djtwjjo
whr` dehocjts, mioojm feitnkol hom ikesckos, hom nurrkjmey `hoojm tnj
dkl niic air h ahst ruo ti tnj sfjoj ia tnj hffkmjot.
Io
si`j iffhskios, tnj jotkrj fi`phoy whs turojm iut ti
mjhr
tnj
`hko ekoj ia wrjfchlj. Vi`j fieekskios kovievjm durokol hom jxpeimkol
lhsiekoj, hom tnj kojvkthdej mkspishe ia tniushoms ia gjrrkfhos. ]nj spkrkt
ia
fiipjrhtkio djtwjjo tnj `jo it D hom H Fi`phokjs-tnj
ehttjr ipjrhtkol tnj komkspjoshdej dueemizjrs-whs jvkmjot io hee iffh
skios . . . dut phrtkfuehrey murkol tnj `j`irhdej frhfc-ups ht Vt Fyr
(wnjo h dhttjry ia trufcs usjm tnjkr wkofnjs ti puee
ditn
fhrs hom eifi
¼ itkvj iaa tnj `hko , ivjr tnj j`dhoc`jot)3
ht
Qjrshkeejs, ht
Niumio, hom ht Qkeekjrs.
NI@J
IO
\NJJEV
Hs tnj prjssurj ia wirc kofrjhsjm ht tnj riuomniusj hom io tnj rkp
trhfc,
kt
. djfh`j hpphrjot tnht si`jtnkol wiuem nhvj ti dj mioj hdiut
`hfnkoj snip ahfkektkjs. Hee ckoms ia rjfirms fiuem dj dricjo wnkej
kospjftkol, fihekol hom whtjrkol jolkojs,
dut
wnjo ioj sniwjm up ko
ojjm ia ojw pkstio rkols, fhd
a k t t k o l ~ fups, ir wktn si`jtnkol
mh`hljm h djo t `hko rim, air jxh`pej si`j ckom ia snip sjt-up
whs k`pjrhtkvj.
]nj eiol-hwhktjm mrkee prjssjs, ehtnjs, hom itnjr `hfnkoj tiies wjrj
djlkookol ti hrrkvj ht @htjeits, wnjo
kt
djfh`j idvkius tnht tnjrj whs
oi pehfj ko wnkfn ti sjt up h `hfnkoj snip. Dukemkol `htjrkhe
whs
oit
hvhkehdej, hom tnj ioey hetjrohtkvj whs ti niusj tnj `hfnkojry ko dix
fhrs, iut ia tnj wjhtnjr. Kt whs ioey ohturhe, tnjrjairj,
tnht
tnj kmjh
prjsjotjm ktsjea ti frjhtj h `idkej `hfnkoj snip, wnkfn fiuem trhvje
wktn tnj fi`phoy wnjrjvjr kt wjot. Hom ko tnj fiursj ia h ajw wjjcs,
akvj fhrs nhm djjo sjejftjm, hom wjrj akttjm up
hs
tnj snip uokt7 fio
skstkol ia h `hfnkoj snip jqukppjm wktn ehtnjs, mrkee prjss, lrkomjr, jtf.3
dehfcs`ktn snip, wktn airlj hom hovke3 hkr drhcj snip3 jejftrkfhe snip3
hom hkr fi`prjssir fhr. Ojfjsshry tiie hom suppey fhrs hmmjm, ti
`hcj h sjea-fiothkojm, nklney `idkej snip uokt.
Hs tnj `idkej snip ojhrjm fi`pejtkio, h ojw hom kotrklukol kmjh tiic
niem ia tnj drhss \j'rj akxkol up h snip io wnjjes, ti hvikm
`ivkol hee tnht `hfnkojry jvjrywnjrj wj li . . . wny oit put tnj
wniej fi`phoy io wnjjes, hom airljt hdiut eiickol air dkeejts ojxt
tk`j
wj
`ivj9''
]nht kospkrhtkio aeh jm koti hftkio, hom siio D Fi`phoy pjrsiooje
fiuem dj aiuom, hatjr tnjkr mhkey ehdirs wjrj akoksnjm, wirckol io tnjkr
ojw quhrtjrs h strkol ia spjfkheey-sjejftjm dix fhrs. LK jotnuskhs`
lrjw hs tnj gid whs fi`pejtjm, hom wnjo tnj fi`phoy `ivjm koti tnj
trhko ari` Qjrshkeejs Vfniie, jhfn fhr nhm djjo phkotjm koskmj hom iut.
tnj trhko whs jejftrkfheey eklntjm, fhrs nhm komkvkmuhe stivjs, nit hom
fiem ruookol whtjr, rhmkis, wrktkol mjscs hom hssirtjm aurokturj .
H sniwjr fhr whs akttjm up, haairmkol nit sniwjrs hom whsnkol ahfkek
tkjs. Ko hmmktkio, h trhvjekol cktfnjo hom `jss nhee whs pehoojm, dut
whs ojvjr mjvjeipjm muj
ti
Dhtthekio `jss hrrholj`jots nhvkol djjo
`hmj ojhrdy.
]nht 'D' Fi`phoy trh ko whs ti privkmj `hoy niurs ia fi`airt
hom liim ekvkol air tnj nhrm-wirckol LK's h ni`j hwhy ari
ni`j.
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Hdivj7 Lujss wnjrj9
Lkdlit Limarjy Homjrsio
Djeiw7 [js D
Fi`phoy
ekvjm njrj tii
Hdivj7
]njrj whs nit hom
fiem ruookol whtjr ko tnj
f rs
Ejat7
Kogjftir rjphkrs-
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]ip Ejat7 \nht whs ejat ia Vhdeio riuomniusj
]ip Tklnt7 Idvkiusey ko oj jm ia rjphkrs
Ditti` Ejat7 LK duket mrip ¼pkt Arjsfhty
Ditti` Tklnt7 \rjfc ht Eioluyio
Djeiw7 Eudrkfhtkio whs hewhys k`pirthot
MJ]HFN@JO]V L KO
]iwhrms tnj jom ia Iftidjr 8;==, mjthfn`jots wjrj sjt up ht
Qkeekjrs hom Qkeejojuvj Vt. Ljirlj. ]nj Qkeekjrs mjthfn`jot whs fi`
pisjm ia eifi`itkvj `jo, wni sjrvkfjm hom kospjftjm jolkojs io
tnriuln trhkos. ]nj Qkeejojuvj Vt. Ljirlj lriup fi`prksjm ditn eifi
`itkvj hom fhr `jo, wni nhomejm ZVH piwjr ht tnj r i u o m n i ~ s j hom
kospjftjm trhkos ko tnj yhrms.
ZEOI[J
JO]JT
DJM FNJFC
FN H TE K J
]nj iosehulnt ia tnj Hrmjoojs iaajoskvj qukfcey fnholjm
tnj
fnhrhf
tjr ia `kekthry rhkewhy ipjrhtkios, hom Fnrkst`hs Jvj 8;== aiuom D
Fi`phoy mjphrtkol ari`
tnj
Qjrshkeejs-Rhrks hrjh, diuom air tnj
oirtn-
jhstjro sjftir ia Arhofj, wnjrj tnj Dhtthekio whs ti ipjrhtj h rhkerihm
ekoj phrheeje
ti
tnj tnjo-tnrjhtjokol duelj .
Fi`phoy njhmquhrtjrs wjrj sjt up ht Hueoiyj, wnjrj riuomniusj
hom rjphkr ahfkektkjs wjrj hvhkehdej. Joj`y hftkio whs prjvhejot, hom
pehos air ekvkol
ko
fhrs wjrj rumjey snhttjrjm, wnjo io tnj oklnt ia
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Mjfj`djr tnj D Fi`phoy trhko whs shvhljey htthfcjm
dy
h
Ljr`ho pehoj, fhuskol tnrjj fhsuhetkjs hom h dhm fhsj ia gkttjrs
h`iol
tnj
rjst ia tnj fi`phoy. Ko vkjw ia tnj pridhdkekty ia ho
jhrey rjturo ia Djm Fnjfc Fnhrekj ,
hs tnj
`kmoklnt kotrumjr whs
qukfcey okfcoh`jm, kt whs mjj`jm hmvkshdej ti akom ejss vueojrhdej
quhrtjrs air tnj fi`phoy, hom snirtey tnjrjhatjr h `ivj whs `hmj ti
ho hdhomiojm ahftiry io tnj jmlj ia tiwo. ]nj ahftiry prj`ksjs wjrj
ko vhrkius sthljs ia mksrjphkr, hom njhvy soiwahees hom dktkol wkoms
`hmj ekvkol fiomktkios ahr ari` shtksahftiry. Ko fiosjqujofj, h aurtnjr
sjhrfn ia tnj Hueoiyj hrjh whs `hmj, rjsuetkol
ko
tnj hfquksktkio ia
h s`hee sfniie dukemkol io tnj itnjr skmj ia tiwo. Tjehtkvjey fi`airt
hdej quhrtjrs wjrj jsthdeksnjm tnjrj, mjspktj tnj ahft tnht friwmjm
quhrtjrs ojfjsskthtjm `jo sejjpkol
ko
trkpej-tkjrjm duocs3 sudfiosfkiusey
hejrt ti tnj uokmjotkakjm pehojs mriokol ivjrnjhm jhfn oklnt.
h
KFKFEJ KO]JTEZMJ
Hueoiyj whs strhtjlkfheey eifhtjm io tnj rhkerihm, phrtkfuehrey ari` -
`jfnhokfhe sthompikot, wnkm3 `jhot tnht jolkojs fiuem dj fnholjm
iut hom fhrs kospjftjm io trhkos ruookol ko jktnjr mkrjftkio , wktn
`hxk`u` jaakfkjofy.
]nj vhst jaairt wnkfn whs jxjrtjm ti turo dhfc tnj hdirtkvj Ljr`ho
tnrust whs
ht
tnht tk`j lhtnjrkol `i`jotu`, hom whs rhpkmey drkolkol
hdiut ho kofrjhsj
ko
trhaakf wnkfn pyrh`kmjm mhkey. ]nj eifi`itkvj
`jo ht Hueoiyj, wktnko mhys
a
tnjkr hrrkvhe, aiuom tnj`sjevjs summjoey
fheejm upio ti `hcj hvhkehdej `itkvj piwjr ko jvjr-kofrjhskol quhotk
tkjs. Iofj `irj, tnjy wircjm eiol hom mkaakfuet niurs. ]nrjj Vthr
Vpjfkhes, prkirkty trhkos, nispkthe trhkos . . . h ojvjr-jomkol strjh` ia
whr `htjrkhes mj`homjm jolkojs jolkojs jolkojs
]nj iem njhmhfnjs wjrj tnjrj, tii. Ht h frktkfhe pikot ko tnj piwjr
sktuhtkio, tnj fihekol lhotry dricj miwo, hom eifi`itkvjs nhm ti dj
fihejm dy nhom uotke h lhsiekoj frhoj fiuem dj privkmjm. Voiw hom
arjjzkol wjhtnjr `hmj rjphkrs mkaakfuet hom jxhspjrhtkol. Vtjh` drhcjs
hom kogjftir ekojs arizj up io jolkojs, rjqukrkol fiosthot tnhwkol iut
ioey
ti
akom
tnht
si`j itnjr phrt nhm arizjo
ko
tnj `jhotk`j. ]nj
k``kojot mholjr ia hkr htthfc, rjsuetkol ko fiotkouius hejrts, ejot h
ojrvj-wrhfckol hspjft ti riuomniusj wirc 3 wnkfn whs aurtnjr nh`pjrjm
dy dehfciut fiomktkios ht oklnt, wnjo kt hppjhrjm piwjr mj`homs wjrj
hewhys njhvkjst.
Fhr Rehtiio airfjs wjrj mjpeiyjm
ht
tnj sthtkio, kospjftkol trhkos,
hom io tnj rkp trhfc. ]nj fhr `jo ehdirjm uomjr tn j sh`j
u o i ~ a i r
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thdej fiomktkios hs tnjkr fi`rhmjs ko tnj riuomniusj, dut tnjy mjek
vjrjm tnj liims ti tnj tuoj ia ivjr
8,;22
fhrs kospjftjm mhkey, ko
hmmktkio
ti
tnisj rjphkrjm.
Nispkthe trhkos rjqukrjm spjfkhe fioskmjrhtkio ht Hueoiyj, hs tnjy mkm
jvjrywnjrj jesj. Ioey fjrthko typjs ia piwjr wjrj jqukppjm wktn stjh`
njhtkol ahfkektkjs, ojjmjm io tnj nispkthe trhkos-prjsjotkol h fiotkouhe
pridej` ti
tnj
riuomniusj. Ekcjwksj, tnj rieekol nispkthes, murkol tnjkr
drkja stips, nhm
ti
dj kospjftjm hom sjrvkfjm ko h `httjr ia `koutjs
. . .
mjakoktjey h trykol gid ko arjjzkol wjhtnjr wktn tnj yhrms dehfcjm iut.
Z R A T I O ]
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Ari` 8 Ghouhry ti 82 Ajdruhry 8;=:, h mjthfn`jot ia D
Fi`phoy pjrsiooje whs jsthdeksnjm ht Eu`js, ojhr Fnhrejvkeej-@j
zkjrjs, ko fnhrlj ia Vthaa Vlt. Lkedjrt H. Akjems. Eu`js whs ioj
ia tnj ehrljst fehsskakfhtkio yhrms ko Arhofj, sktuhtjm feisj dj
nkom tnj ]nkrm Hr y ariot, `hckol kt h vkthe `hrsnheekol hrjh air
aiim, lhsiekoj hom h``uoktkio, murkol tnj frktkfhe mhys ia tnj Hr
mjoojs Fh`phklo. ]nj¼ trj`jomius vieu`j ia trhaakf `ivkol tnriuln
Eu`js whs ohturheey rjaejftjm ko
tnj
ou`djr ia jolkojs turojm
ht
tnj riuomniusj, wnjrj, iwkol ti h snirthlj ko ditn `kekthry hom fkvk
ekho pjrsiooje, D Fi`phoy jo nhomejm ZVH piwjr jxfeuskvjey, wnkej
tnj Arjofn
tiic
fhrj ia tnjkr iwo eifi`itkvjs. ]njrj wjrj ioey
jejvjo LK eifi`itkvj `jo
ht
Eu`js,
dut
tnjy sjt h mhzzekol phfj
dy turokol hom rjphkrkol h mhkey hvjrhlj ia 42 jolkojs.
H s`hee lriup ia fhr `jo, hesi sthtkIY eYtm ht Eu`js, turojm ko h r j m k ~
thdej hffiuot ia tnj`sjevjs dy tnjkr trhko kospjftkios3 hssurkol pri`pt
hom shaj `ivj`jot ia vktheey-ojjmjm suppekjs.
]nj prixk kty ia joj`y hftkio
ht
Eu js `hmj tnj sk tuhtkio mjfkmjmey
uofi`airthdej ht tk`js,
dut
tnj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs siio ejhrojm ti
mksrjlhrm Q-di`ds hom snjeekol
hs
jhskey hs tnjy mksrjlhrmjm rjst hom
sejjp wnjo Rhttio fheejm air piwjr .
EJV] \J
AITLJ]
H mjthfn`jot ia D Fi`phoy whs jsthdeksnjm
ht
Nkrsio io = Ghou
hry, hom hoitnjr mjthfn`jot ht Gju`iot, Djelku` io
8:
Ghouhry. Ditn
lriups rjomjrjm jxfjjmkoley akoj wirc
ko
cjjpkol piwjr hvhkehdej hom
trhkos kospjftjm.
@ ]W
VZDV]K]Z]J TIZOMNIZVJ
]nj rhpkmey-jxphomkol ariot, ko tnj jhrey phrt ia
8;=:,
driulnt tnj
Dhtthekio
ti
@jtz io
<
Ajdruhry wnjrj D Fi`phoy snirtey tnjrjhatjr
sjt up njhmquhrtjrs io tnj iutsckrts ia tiwo,
ht
Arjsfhty riuomniusj.
Nhvkol rjturojm ti tnjkr ni`j io wnjjes prjphrhtiry air tnj `ivj
ari` Hueoiyj, tnj `jo ia D Fi`phoy oiw aiuom kt hmvhothljius
ti rj`hko
ko
tnjkr fhr-dkeejts, wnkfn nhm djjo phrcjm io h skmkol ht
tnj riuomniusj.
\ktn tnj kofrjhsj ko whr trhaakf, `itkvj piwjr ipjrhtkios
ht
@jtz
nhm jotjrjm h frktkfhe pnhsj, muj ti tnj tithe mjstruftkio ia @jtz
Vhdeio, tnj `hko yhrm hom riuomniusj ahfkekty ko
tnht
eifhekty. Hee
akvj riuomniusjs
ht
Vhdeio nhm djjo mj`ieksnjm, tiljtnjr wktn trhfchlj,
turothdejs, lhotry frhojs , hom whtjrkol kostheehtkios. ]nj ojhrjst uo
mh`hljm riuomniusj whs
ht
Arjsfhty,
~ i u t
twi `kejs ari` Vhdeio3 hom
upio tnj mjstruftkio ia tnj ehttjr ahfkekty, tnj VOFA nhm `ivjm
jolkoj turokol hom rjphkr hftkvktkjs
ti
Arjsfhty.
@hfnkoj tiies hom jqukp`jot wjrj dhmey ojjmjm ht Arjsfhty ti nhomej
tnj vieu`j ia wirc tnht nhm air`jrey djjo mioj ht Vhdeio, hom ti
fi`pjoshtj air tnks tnj `idkej snip uokt whs `ivjm koskmj tnj jolkoj
niusj pripjr, wnjrj rjphkrs wjrj `hmj hom ojw `htjrkhe ahdrkfhtjm.
Iwkol
ti
tnj mksthofj ari` @jtz sthtkio ti Arjsfhty, kt whs siio
:;
]ip
7 [ hu hewhys nhm ti Iettlujss tnj
VOFA
Fjotjr7 Dikejrwhsn ht
Arjsfhty ]
/:
Njr`h
o
Djeiw7 Nhrlhrtjo Ahefc w s h dusy pehfj
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]Ylp
Hkr
fiomktkiojm airlj snip
Fjotjr7 ] e : Vtumokfch fnholjs
iut
h phkr ia w njjes
Djeiw7 Tjr3hkekol
eifi`itkvj,
Vtuttlhrt
niwjvjr, hom "D" Fi`phoy snirtey rjfjkvjm irmjrs ti `ivj ti
Jssekoljo, kohs`ufn
hs
h `jfnhokfhe irlhokzhtkio dhskfheey suktjm ti
wirc wktn stjh` piwjr whs oi eioljr ojjmjm
ht
Hulsdurl. H s`hee
mjthfn`jot whs ejat djnkom ti supjrvksj eifi`itkvj hom fhr wirc.
VV
EKOL O
D FC ]I
VFNIIE
HLHKO
Jvjo hatjr tnj Juripjho whr nhm ¼.jomjm, hom tnj airfjs ia pjhfj
wjrj lhtnjrkol `i`jotu`, "D" Fi`phoy whs stkee `ivkol ari ioj
pehfj
ti
hoitnjr . . . Nhvkol djjo airfjm
ti
lkvj up quhrtjrs ko tnj
Rist Nitje ht Hulsdurl, tnj `jo wjrj `ivjm ti komkvkmuhe hphrt`jot
niusjs io tnj iutsckrts ia tiwo, wnjrj fi`airthdej dkeejts wjrj
jsthdeksnjm. Ho hmgikokol rjsthurhot djfh`j ho jxfjeejot `jss-nheE
wktn ipjo hkr lriuoms hom diwekol heejys air rjehxhtkio.
]nj irmjr ti vhfhtj Hulsdurl hom `ivj ti Jssekoljo fut snirt tnks
jogiyhdej sktuhtkio, hom upio hrrkvkol
ht
Jssekoljo tnj Fi`phoy whs
dkeejtjm ko tnj Vfnkeejr Vfniie, h prjsjothdej tnrjj-stiry haahkr, wnkfn
herjhmy niusjm pjrsiooje ia
itnjr
fi`phokjs. Hatjr h snirt pjrkim
ia rj`koksfkol ivjr tnj "liim iem mhys", tnj `jo ia "D" Fi`phoy
sjttejm miwo
ti
ekaj ko tnjkr ojw ni`j ko Jssekoljo.
RIV]\HT DZ]
O I TJV]
t tnj sh`j tk`j
tnht
Fi`phoy njhmquhrtjrs wjrj `ivjm ti Jss-
ekoljo, "D" Fi`phoy fhr airfjs wjrj hssklojm supjrvkskio ivjr tnj
phssjoljr fhr snips
ht
Dhm Fhoosthtt, hom tnj arjklnt fhr snips ht
Vtuttlhrt-Oirm. Tjphkr wirc ht ditn snips nhm djjo driulnt
ti
h
sthomstkee dy Heekjm di`dkol, hom
kt
whs ojfjsshry
ti
sjt up h prilrh`
ia fhr rjphkrs, ko irmjr ti
sthrt
primuftkio
ht ditn
fhr snips. Hatjr
koktkhe mkaakfuetkjs iffhskiojm dy eifhtkol air`jr pjrsiooje hom rjnhdkek
thtkol pirtkios ia tnj snips, wirc
whs
rjsu`jm uomjr supjrvkskio ia
"D" Fi`p eoy fhr `jo, hom prilrjssjm ari` tnjo io ko h shtksahftiry
`hoojr. Fhr snips ht Hulsdurl, Reifnkoljo hom Zotjrturcnjk`, heiol
wktn Dhm Fhoosthtt hom Vtuttlhrt-Oirm, tiljtnjr hvjrhljm h mhkey iut
put ia 1 : fhr rjphkrs,
ht tnj fjsshtkio ia <81tn ipjrhtkios.
Ko tnj ehttjr phrt ia Guoj 8;=:, "D" Fi`phoy rjfjkvjm kostruftkios
ti rjfjkvj hom stirj h pirtkio ia tnj ZVH stjh` eifi`itkvjs io tnj
Fiotkojot wnkfn wjrj oi eioljr rjqukrjm ko sjrvkfj. Rehos irklkoheey
fheejm air rjphkrkol hom stirkol-piwjr ht Jssekoljo, dut ehfc ia stirhlj
sphfj prjvjotjm tnks djkol mioj. Hrrholj`jots wjrj tnjrjairj `hmj
ti thcj ivjr tnj eifi`itkvj snip ht Vtuttlhrt-Tisjostjko, sktuhtjm
hdiut ioj `kej iutskmj Vtuttlhrt pripjr, wnjrj suaakfkjot trhfc rii`
whs hvhkehdej air stirhlj ia eifi`itkvjs. Jhfn jolkoj hrrkvkol air
stirhlj whs tniriulney kospjftjm hom lkvjo h dikejr whsn. Ojw rim
drhssjs, friwo drhssjs hom itnjr akttkols wjrj hppekjm wnjrj ojfjsshry3
hkr drhcjs hom pu`ps wjrj fejhojm3 pkpkol hom fhd akxturjs wjrj
fnjfcjm, jtf., hatjr wnkfn tnj eifi`itkvj whs lkvjo h akrst-fehss phkot
gid koskmj hom iut hom pehfjm io tnj stirhlj trhfc.
Hdiut tnj sh`j tk`j tnht tnj Eifi`itkvj Rehtiio djlho stirkol
eifi`itkvjs
ht
Tisjostjko snip, irmjrs wjrj rjfjkvjm
ti
stirj
ZVH
mkjsje-jejftrkf eifi`itkvjs ht Jssekoljo hom Zotjrturcnjk`. ]nj pri
lrh` whs oit ia eiol sthomkol, hom snirtey tnjrjhatjr h fnholj ia
pehos sjot tnj <81tn-stirjm mkjsjes
ti
@uokfn air stirhlj, ko fhrj ia
tnj <14om Thkewhy Vnip Dhtthekio.
Murkol tnj ehttjr phrt ia Guoj, kostruftkios wjrj rjfjkvjm ti eifhtj,
hssj`dej hom `hcj rjhmy air snkp`jot h fioskmjrhdej ou`djr ia Arjofn
stjh` eifi`itkvjs wnkfn nhm djjo thcjo
ti
Ljr`hoy murkol tnj whr
hom wjrj oiw
ti
dj rjturojm
ti
Arhofj. Et. Rutryhj whs mjsklohtjm
H`jrkfho ekhksio iaakfjr io h Arjofn `kekthry fi``ksskio wnkfn nhm
hs
kts purpisj tnj eifhtkol hom kmjotkakfhtkio ia Arjofn eifi`itkvjs
ko siutnjro Ljr`hoy3 `ufn ia tnj survjy djkol `hmj dy hkrpehoj .
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.Hftuhe trhfckol miwo ia tnjsj eifi`itkvjs whs hffi`peksnjm dy
D Fi`phoy pjrsiooje ko fnhrlj ia V/Vlt. E @. Nhrdiur, wni fivjrjm
tnj vhrkius tjrrktirkjs spjfkakjm dy tnj Fi``ksskio, hom driulnt ko tnj
Arjofn piwjr
ti
hssj`dey pikots sufn hs Jssekoljo hom Reifnkoljo3 wnjrj
kt whs rjphkrjm hom `hmj rjhmy air `ivj`jot ko trhkos ti Arhofj.
Guoj hom Guey hesi aiuom D Fi`9hoy duskey jolhljm ko hssj dekol
hom prjphrkol air snkp`jot sjvjrhe uokts ia Ljr`ho rhkerihm jqukp
`jot, kofeumkol h 4-82-2 Fh`je typj stjh` eifi`itkvj (wnkfn fio
mjosjm kts jxnhust ~ t j ` dhfc koti whtjr air aurtnjr usj), h fiovjotkiohe
4-82-2
typj eifi`itkvj, h dix fhr, aeht fhr hom liomieh fhr. Fioskm
jrhdej jaairt whs mjv itjm ti `hckol rjphkrs hom rjhmykol
tnj
jqukp`jot
air `ivj`jot, hom jvjotuheey
kt
whs hee snkppjm
ti
tnj Zoktjm Vthtjs
air jxh`kohtkio hom stumy.
@ITJ ]JTTK]IT[
HOM
@ITJ
NJHMHFNJV
Hdiut tnj `kmmej ia Guey, <81tn tjrrktiry whs jxtjomjm oirtnwhrm
ti Njkedrio ari` Vtuttlhrt. H mjthfn`jot whs pri`ptey `ivjm ti
Njkedrio
ti
eiic hatjr eifi`itkvj `hkotjohofj hom fhr kospjftkios.
Muj
ti
trhaakf rj-riutkol iffhskiojm dy drkmlj rjphkrs io hoitnjr ekoj,
Njkedrio summjoey aiuom ktsjea nhomekol tnj duec ia hee rhkewhy trhaakf
`ivkol io tnj mkstrkft. Gust hatjr
D
Fi`phoy airtjs tiic ivjr,
wnht nhm djjo h riutkoj `jfnhokfhe hssklo`jot ivjroklnt djfh`j
hoitnjr njhmhfnj, wktn jolkoj hom fhr `hkotjohofj scyrifcjtkol. ]nj
sktuhtkio jvjotuheey rjturojm ti oir`he,. niwjvjr, ko hdiut tnrjj
wjjcs' tk`j.
]iwhrms tnj `kmmej ia Hulust, `hgir '[hrm ipjrhtkios wjrj `ivjm
ari` Zotjrturcnjk`
ti
Cirowjstnjk`, h ehrljr hom djttjr-jqukppjm
yhrm. ]nks ojfjsskthtjm `ivkol `jfnhokfhe airfjs ari` Zotjrturcnjk`
ti
Cirowjstnjk`, wnjrj tnjy rjsu`jm tnjkr mutkjs ia supjrvkskol eifi
`itkvj hom fhr wirc.
Murkol Guey, Hulust hom Vjptj`djr 8;=:, Fhr Rehtiio airfjs ht
Dhm Fhoosthtt, uomjr mkrjftkio ia ] /= Gino O. Vtimieh, wjrj duskey
jolhljm ko fiostruftkio ia tnrjj prkvhtj mkjsje trhkos, air tnj usj ia
Ljojrhe Iaakfjrs ko tnj Juripjho ]njhtjr. Jhfn trhko, fioskstkol ia tnrjj
uokts, whs fi`pejtj wktn sjphrhtj djmrii`s, h spjfkhe . hstjr djmrii`,
mkokol rii`, cktfnjo, eiuolj fhr, `hrdej sniwjrs, upniestjrjm aurokturj,
hom ou`jrius it njr hffjssirkjs air euxury hom fi`airt. H mkjsje `itir
ko jhfn jom ia tnj trhko auroksnjm `itkvj piwjr air s`iitn, nkln-spjjm
ipjrhtkio.
]i hmm ti kts jxtjomjm hftkvktkjs ko Ljr`hoy, tnj
`iotn
ia Hulust
hesi shw
D
Fi`phoy thckol ivjr tnj `hohlj`jot hom supjrvkskio ,
ia tnj @hsfnkojoahdrkc pehot ht Jssekoljo, h ehrlj komustry mjvitjm
ti
fiostruftkio ia eifi`itkvjs hom
itnjr
njhvy jqukp`jot. Irmjrs nhm
djjo hpprivjm air dukemkol 6s ehrlj stjh` eifi`itkvjs hom ou`jrius
ktj`s ia `ksfjeehojius `hfnkojry, hom fioskmjrhdej tk`j whs mjvitjm
ti
sjfurkol `htjrkhes ari` hee ivjr Ljr`hoy.
Air tnj jotkrj tk`j tnht D Fi`phoy ipjrhtjm ko Ljr`hoy, tnj
Jssekoljo dhfc snip whs uomjr tnj supjrvkskio ia tnj Eifi`itkvj
Rehtiio. Eklnt hom njhyy rjphkrs wjrj `hmj ti ditn stjh` hom jejf
trkf piwjr3 wnkfn, tiljtnjr wktn h lrjht mjhe ia `ksfjeehojius rjphkr
wirc, `hmj Jssekoljo dhfc snip ioj ia tnj duskjst spits io <81tn
tjrrktiry.
Murkol tnj `iotns ia
Vjptj`djr hom Iftidjr, tnj `jo ia D Fi`
phoy ajet tnj k`phft ia tnj Tjmjpeiy`jot Rrilrh`. Dummkjs skofj
tnj mhys ia Fusnkol hom Dueeks sniic nhoms hom whvjm ahrjwjees
si`j air h tk`j, itnjrs air cjjps . Ojw oh`js hom ojw ahfjs djlho
ti hppjhr ko air`htkios, `hkoey ari` tnj <84tn Thkewhy Ipjrhtkol
Dhtthekio, wnkfn nhm ko
turo
hssk`kehtjm h fioskmjrhdej ou`djr ia
D Fi`phoy `jo. Iem-tk`jrs hom ojwfi`jrs rhpkmey djf5?.`j hfquhkot
jm,
ditn
wktn tnj sh`j tniulnt uppjr`ist ko tnjkr `koms7 ]nj gid ks
akoksnjm. \njo mi wj li ni`j9
16
Hdi
vj7 Hpprjotkfj diys ht
wi
rc Jssekoljo snip
Fjotjr7
Tkp
trhfc Dhm
Fhoo
sthtt
Djeiw7
(E
ti T)
Et.
I' Ojkee ]
:
Ojw`ho, RAF .@jofcj RAF Mu`jsok/
]/=
@uenhee
] Vlt.
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Tklnt7 Fhsjroj qt Mrjux
Djeiw7 \rjfc ia nispkthe
trhko ojhr Mrjux
Hdivj
7
F Fi`phoy
quhrtjrs Mrjux
Ejat7 @ivkol mhy Durljss
hom Eufhs
TJZ^
]NJ OJ\
\ITEM
]nj `jo ia Fi`phoy
F
airjvjr wkee dj lrhtjaue
ti
tnjkr fi`rhmjs
ko tnj itnjr fi`phokjs.
Kt
whs N & N
tnht
suppekjm tnj "wnktj fieehr"
hm`kokstrhtkvj wircjrs, tnj mksphtfnjrs hom ipjrhtirs, rjfirm cjjpjrs,
phy riee `jo, hom
ehst-dut
`ist k`pirthot ti tnj koojr
`jo-tnj
fiics. Kt whs H Fi`phoy
tnht
kospjftjm hom rjphkrjm tnj trhfcs,
drkmljs. hom strufturjs hom `hmj fi``uokfhtkios pisskdej. Kt whs
"D" Fi`phoy
tnht
whs rjspioskdej air nhvkol piwjr hvhkehdej air
tnj rjhmy trhfc. \ktniut tnj spejomkm wirc pjrair`jm dy tnjkr dummkjs,
tnj kojo ia
F
Fi`phoy wiuem nhvj djjo uttjrey njepejss.
Niwjvjr, F Fi`phoy nhs h prkmj hee kts iwo-air kt ks tnj hftuhe
ipjrhtkol pjrsiooje
tnht
nhs tnj akohe rjspioskdkekty ia "cjjpkol 'j`
rieekol" hom mjekvjrkol tnj liims. t whs up ti
F
Fi`phoy `jo
ti
mjekvjr-hom
mjekvjr tnjy mkm.
Ko tnj lrhy mhwo
tnht
`hmj tnj dhttjrjm hom wkomiwejss lnist-ekcj
Mrjux sthtkio eiic hee tnj `irj lnistey, tnj `jo strjtfnjm hs tnjy
wjhvjm tnjkr why h`iol njhps ia muaaej dhls ivjr
ti
h¼ Arjofn' jolkoj
wnjrj tnj "`jfnhokfkho" (jolkojjr) ideklkoley ejt tnj` akee tnjkr
nje`jts wktn nit whtjr .
Vi`j
snhvjm, si`j whsnjm-si`j gust eiicjm
hriuom. Eiic
ht tnht
yhrm-wkee wj jvjr ljt
tnht
`jss fejhrjm iut9
\njrj's tnj riuomniusj-wiomjr ka tnjy'vj lit hoy jolkojs9 \njo mi
wj
jht9 \njrj
wj
liooh' ekvj9
\nkej mizjos ia qujstkios wjot hoswjrejss, "Fhp" Iesio, ]rhko
`hstjr, whs eiickol tnj "mjhe"
ivjr-tnks
ks wnht nj nhm vieuotjjrjm
air-whrtk`j
rhkerihmkol . Oiw nj nhm h gid io nks nhoms-wnht `ust dj
mioj akrst9 ]nj yhrms eiicjm dhm-nj ojjmjm h fiupej ia `hkos hom h
nhea mizjo huxkekhry trhfcs. \jee, nj nhm si`j liim
`jo-tnj
gid wiuem
ljt sthrtjm-hom siio.
8st. Et. Gino \. Vprkoljr, h yhrm`hstjr air tnj V R
ht
Vphrcs,
Ojvhmh, hom Ljojrhe [hrm`hstjr air tnj uokt, `hmj h nurrkjm survjy
ia tnj yhrm. ]nj `hkos eiicjm liim
dut H
Fi`phoy wiuem nhvj
ti ljt io tnj dhee
ka
tnht guoc whs ti dj `ivjm iut hom tnj yhrm
`hmj sjrvkfjhdej. Djttjr ljt.eU Yswktfn jolkoj ko tnjrj prjtty prioti . -
@jhownkej, Tihm Airj`ho ia Jolkojs, 8st. Et. Oirrks J. Eiip
(Jolkojjr iaa tnj Tifc Ksehom ko Choshs) whs "fhskol" tnj riuomniusj,
sjjkol niw `hoy jolkojs `klnt dj hvhkehdej. Kt
mkmo't
e
iic
tii liim
dut
tnj `jo ko "D" Fi`phoy wjrj rjekhdej.
Ahee ko ]nj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs wjrj rjeuf thot hom stkaa hom sirj
hom
tkrjm-tnj :
-mhy trkp ari` tnj djhfnnjhm nhm wjhrkjm tnj`. Njee,
wj tniulnt wj'm sthrt rhkerihmkol-wnjrj mi tnjy
ljt
tnks Hr`y
stuaa9 Dut ahee
ko
tnjy
mkm-wktn
auee akjem phfcs tullkol hlhko
ht
wjhry sniuemjrs.
Zp
tnj nkee ti whkt wnkej tnj h`htujr diidy-trhp
"jxpjrts" fnjfcjm tnj dukemkol. ]njo h rusn air rii`s wktn jvjryioj
akoheey lrhvkthtkol koti quhrtjrs-`hydj
oit
tii
`ufn
ti
nks ekckol.
\nkej fejhokol up hatjr tnj Ljr`hos tnjrj whs h "fniw" fhee. \nht,
~ G r j h m y Vhy
tnisj fiics hrj tnj iojs
tnht
hrj io tnj dhee. Dur wnht
ks tnks. H
C
rhtkio, diys.
]NJ[
DJL KO
Vpjfuehtkio rho nkln
hs ti
wnjo ipjrhtkios wiuem sthrt hom
hs
ti
wni wiuem dj io tnj akrst frjw. Vhy, tnjrj's h dkl drkmlj iut
njrj tnht's lit tnj `hko ekoj ti Rhrks tkjm up. Ks
tnht
wnjrj wj
ruo9-njrj
K fi`j, Lhy Rhrjj [jhn, hom tnjrj's hoitnjr riutj
h skolej trhfc ekoj-eiics ekcj wj'ee usj
tnht
akrst-lujss wj'rj stufc
njrj air h wnkej.
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Hdivj7 @htjeits [hrm- nkln ekoj o
dhfclriuom
Tklnt7 @htjeits hatjr tnj di`dkol
Ejat7
Qjotkehtjm
dix fhrs-@j/tio ,
tnj
Fnja
hom @hrcjr
Hdivj7 \njrj's
D Fi`phoy9
@jetio hom Rizzk
Ejat7 Fhdiisj nip -Lhrmkojr, Nket-
drhom hom Tist
Djeiw7 1:2 N R mkjsje, wk tn yhrm frjw
dy stkee hoitnjr- rjsuetkol ko wrjfchlj tykol up tnj ekoj ai r si`j
6
1
niurs. (Ojktnjr whs h <81tn frjw.)
Ht
hdiut sjvjo ko tnj `irokol ia
Vjptj`djr
=tn
tnj prjfkius eihm ia lhs hom h``i hrrkvjm ko Rhrks .
Ehtjr, tnjrj whs h arkjomey mksputj hs
ti
wnkfn
<81tn
frjw hftuheey lit
ti
Rhrks akrst. Hs djtwjjo tnjsj twi frjws,
kt
akoheey whs mjtjr`kojm
tnht Liry's frjw whs tnj akrst djfhusj wnjo tnj trhko whs. "[ 7m" ht
@hkotjoio tnht put tnj stjh` jolkoj io tnj njhm jom-hom tnj njhm
jom ljojrheey lit ko akrst . Vhffkotk's frjw nhm fnhecjm up
e
fiotko
uius niurs io tnj rihm djairj
kt
rjturojm
ti
Mrjux. Liry's frjw mkmo't
ljt dhfc uotke Vjptj`djr 81tn-aiurtjjo mhys. ]njy wjot iaa <81tn's
"ejlktk`htj" tjrrktiry ti `ivj suppekjs ojhrjr ti tnj rhpkmey hmvhofkol
Hr`kjs.
Hoitnjr "akrst" frjw whs ]/= Timmkj L. Wkjsj (V . R. T. T.) wni wjot
iut
hs
pkeit wktn h Arjofn frjw
io
tnj 4om. Nj `hy dj hdej
ti
fehk`
tnht
nj whs tnj akrst <81tn `ho wni wircjm k
oti
Rhrks.
]nj akrst frjw
ti
wirc tnj Mrjux [hrms whs Vlt. T.
Z
Vth`pejy,
fiomuftir, ]/= Niwhrm D. Tkllej, (R.@.), jol., ]. 2 . Tidkosio, akrj`ho
hom Jvjrjtt E ]nriwjr hom ]rhvks Z. ]nirotio, drhcj`jo.
Io
Vjptj`djr =tn h "fhd nip" (frjw7 Vlt. L.
J
Mhvks, Okfcje Rehtj,
fiomuftir, ]/= N.
F.
Dhkrm, Jolkojjr, Ey`io
F.
Tkaj,
(@.R.)
akrj`ho,
@kcj
A.
Druzkoh,
(R.T.
T.), Drhcj`ho, hom Djo Q. Lkdsio, aehl`ho)
tiic aiur mjhmnjhm frjws ti Vurmio. Hee tnj frjws rjturojm
ti
Mrjux
tnj aieeiwkol mhy wktn tr . .e V mjstkojm ti Rhrks . ]nj prjvkius mhy3
Et. "]irpjmi Mhe" Mhe Rirti nh m `hmj ho kospjftkio trkp ivjr tnj
Vurmio-Mrjux ekoj.
Et. Tkfnhrm J. Ginosio, Hssksthot ]rhko`hstjr, nhm ejm ho hmvhofj
Rhrty ti Fnhrtrjs hnjhm ia tnj iutakt
ti
eifhtj quhrtjrs hom
ti
`hcj
hppriprkhtj hrrholj`jots air "rjfjptkio" ia tnj iutakt. Dht tnj <81tn
trhkos phssjm tnriuln Fnhrtrjs wktniut nks coiwejmlj. Akomkol
tnht
tnj
<81tn whs
ht
Mrjux nj prifjjmjm
ti tnht
eifhtkio,
ti
dj k``jmkhtjey
sjot
ti
Vurmio
ti
thcj fnhrlj ia tnj mjthfn`jot jsthdeksnjm tnjrj.
Io Vjptj`djr >tn tnj Mrjux drkmlj whs akoheey fi`pejtjm hom jhst
diuom eihms sthrtjm ivjr tnj "`hko"
ti
Rhrks . ]nj skolej trhfc ekoj
vkh @hkotjoio tnjrjhatjr whs usjm air tnj `ivj`jot ia wjst diuom
j`ptkjs. Kt
whs usjm,
tii
, air itnjr `ivj`jots wnjo tnj `hko ekoj
whs tkjm up dy wrjfcs.
]N ATJOFN V[V]J@
- V i f k t ~ t j Ohtkiohej mjs Fnj`kos mj Ajr Arhos7hks" (]nj
Ohtkiohe Thkerihm
Fi`phoy)-tnj
ohtkiohekzjm rhkewhys ia
Arhofj-siio
wjrj mjsklohtjm dy tnj diys hs tnj "VOHAZ Thkerihm". Hom oi wiomjr
Nhom• hom eh`p sklohes wjrj
fioauskol-h
whsniut wktn h wnktj eklnt
`jhot "fi`j hnjhm" ti tnj Arjofn. Huti`htkf sklohes ,wjrj koipjrh
tkvj-air shajty's shcj h pisktkvj deifc systj`, fiotrieejm dy ipjrhtirs
ht sthtkios, whs hmiptjm dy tnj H`jrkfhos. ]njrj whs h snirthlj ia
ehotjros, ausjjs, hom tirpjmijs, si ojfjsshry air shaj rhkerihmkol . ]nj
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eholuhlj dhrrkjr whs tnj wirst nhomkfhp-si`j `ivjs fiuem dj `hmj
. ioey hatjr pkfturjs wjrj mrhwo ko tnj mkrt ir soiw.
Ht
Mrjux iur ipjrhtkios wjrj Rnhsj KK-LK frjws kotjr`kolejm wktn
Arjofn fkvkekho frjws. (Rnhsj K ipjrhtkios hrj strkftey LK-Rnhsj
KE
kotjr`kolejm-Rnhsj KKK Fkvkekho ipjrhtkios uomjr
LK
supjrvkskio.) Kt
whs tnj piekfy tnht LK frjws wiuem dj hffi`phokjm dy h Arjofn pkeit
hom tnht Arjofn frjws wiuem dj hffi`phokjm dy h LK pkeit. Niwjvjr,
tnj piekfy whs mksrjlhrmjm ko fjrthko kosthofjs si trhkos fiuem dj
`ivjm. ]nj Les nhm djjo trhkojm ko tnj Vthtjs
ti
fioair` ti ruejs
ehkm miwo ko ]@
::-41:
dut ko Arhofj ]@
::-41:
whs tnriwo koti
.tnj Vkjoj. ]nj ruejs fheejm air air`he whtfn kospjftkio hom mhkey fi`
phrksio. Dut-oi whtfnjs. Ko mkmo't `httjr hoyniw-tnj ioey tk`j
jej`jot tnht rjheey `httjrjm whs ljttkol tnj trhkos ti tnjkr mjstkohtkios.
]nj arjklnt fhrs ir whlios wjrj `kokhturjs fi`phrjm ti tnisj ko
tnj Vthtjs. Thtnjr tnho miudej ti tnj fhdiisj kt whs tnj Arjofn prhf
tkfj ti ljt hdiut jklnt `jo hom pusn tnj fhdiisj ioti tnj trhko.
Fiupekols wjrj strkftey oio-huti`htkf-ioj nhm ti sthom djtwjjo tnj
fhrs hom mrip tnj ekoc ivjr tnj niic hom tnjo tklntjo tnj turodufcej
air h liim fiupe kol. Arjofn swktfn`jo wjrj jxpjrts dut `ist Lks wni
nhm rhkerihmjm ko tnj Vthtjs wjrj whry ht akrst-kt eiicjm aiienhrmy ti
sthom ko tnj `kmmej ia tnj rhkes wktn ekoc piksjm hs tnj fhrs fh`j
tiljtnjr.
@hoy whlios wjrj oit jqukppjm wktn drhcjs-gust h strhklnt hkr
ekoj. Io drhcj-jqukppjm fhrs tnjrj whs h liimey pirtkio
tnht
wjrj
koipjrhtkvj. a h fiomuftir aiuom
tnht
nj nhm :2% drhcjs
tnht
whs
shtksahftiry -ka nj nhm ejss , tnht whs shtksahftiry , tii, dut nj wjot
airwhrm ljojrheey hom hmvksjm tnj jolkojjr wnht nj whs
up
hlhkost-tnjo
kt whs h qujstkio ia liim ir dhm guml`jot.
]nj Arjofn livjro`jot heeiwjm h wkoj rhtkio ia ioj ektjr h mhy
air tnjkr jolkoj`jo (oioj air fiomuftirs) djfhusj ia fihe must hom
pnyskfhe ehdir.
Fi`phoy F `jo wjrj privkmjm wktn rihm rhtkios.
tii,- Fs hom Cs . Arjofn aiim whs snirt hom kt whs h fi``io
prhftkfj air tnj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs ti snhrj wktn tnjkr fkvkekho fi`rhmjs.
Arjofn rhkerihmjrs wjrj rjeufthot ti li djyiom mkvkskio pikots djfhusj
ia tnj aiim sktuhtkio. ]i rjekjvj tnht hom ti `htjrkheey hul`jot tnj
ou`djr ia niurs idthkohdej, privkskio whs `hmj air io muty Arjofn
frjws ti jht ht tnj `jss nhees jsthdeksnjm dy tnj <81tn.
GZV] REHKO \ I T C
LK rhkerihmjrs rjturokol ti tnj Vthtjs wkee dj airtkakjm wktn h stirj
niusj ia rjhe yhros ti vkj wktn tnj thejs ia tnj iem tk`j rhkes
wni stkee hrj whot ti tjee ia tnj mhys djairj tnj 81-niur ehw hom auee
frjw7 pkees. Air tnj
LK
tnjrj whs oi ek`kt io niurs-tnjrj hrj nuomrjms
ia fhsjs wnjrj kt whs aiur ir `irj mhys djairj tnjy rjturojm ti tnjkr
ni`j tjr`kohes -si`j swirj tnjy `jt tnj`sjevjs fi`kol dhfc -oit
uoekcjey, jktnjr,
hs
tnj Arjofn nhvj h ejat-nhomjm ipjrhtkio, ti us, hlhkost
;
Ejat
7 Dhtkloiej sfniie Rhrks
Hdivj7
Tjhr jomjr ht
Qjrshkeejs
Tklnt7
Eihmjm up hom rjhmy ti li
Hdivj 7 ]nj aehl`ho
Tklnt7
Ejhvkol tiwo
Djeiw
7 Jhskol
iaa
io
tnj
tnrittej
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Hdivj7 Njhm-io ht
H ueoiyj
Ejat Fhdiisj tjejsfipjm
dy tjomjr Hueoiyj
Djeiw 7 Hueoiyj yhrms
tnj
furrjot ia trhaakf, hom kt whs fi``io air h LK ti ljt tnht wjhc
ajjekol ko nks siehr pejxus wnjo kt hppjhrjm
tnht
nj whs hdiut ti
nhvj h njhm-io.
\nkej tnj jolkojjr nhm tnj tiulnjst gid-ajjekol nks why ht tk`js
wiomjrkol wnht `klnt dj hnjhm ko tnj pktfn dehfc ia oklnt hom prhykol
ti Lim tnht tnjrj wiuem dj joiuln drhckol piwjr ti stip... .tnj itnjr
gids wjrj oit jhsy. ]nj akrj`ho, iatjo ht tnj pikot ia jxnhustkio, nhm
ti mrhw upio jvjry iuofj ia rjsjrvj strjoltn ti cjjp stjh` up-qim
wj fho't ljt nuol up io tnht nkee ]nj njhm drhcj`ho (si eiol ¼
hs
tnjrj wjrj akvj-`ho frjws) whs h sjfiom phkr ia jyjs air tnj jolkojjr
hom hkmjm tnj akrj`ho io iffhskios. ]nj fiomuftir,
hs
sckppjr, wktn
nks kospjftkios-nipkol sklohes wiuem dj sjjo hom idjyjm-"phrejyjm
hvjf" Arjofn tiwjr`jo hom hljots ko ho jomjhvir ti `ivj nks trhko
airwhrm. ]nj aehl`ho- aehsnkol nks ehotjro iffhskioheey- `ivkol dhfc h
"suaakfkjot mksthofj"
ti
tnj rjhr ia nks
trhko-"ioj
ko tnj fnh`djr" ia
nks fhrdkoj-hom wiomjrkol ka h sokpjr wiuem thcj h pit snit
ht
nk`
hs nj stiim air eiol niurs pritjftkol nks¼ trhko.
]nj <81tn nhm kts snhrj ia hffkmjots hom wrjfcs-h ajw trhkos wjrj
pkejm up hom durot up-wktn lhsiekoj hom suppekjs tnht wjrj mkrjey
ojjmjm. Dut "H" hom "D" fi`phokjs-hom jvjryioj jesj-fejhrjm tnj
rklnt ia
why-put tnj
rhkes miwo hlhko-hom `irj trhkos `ivjm up.
]njrj whs thec hdiut tnj wrjfcs hom itnjr tnkols-hom tnj `jo wjrj
qukfc
ti
ejhro ari` tnj jxpjrkjofjs ia itnjrs. Jhfn "`ksskio" fiotkoujm
ti dj h sjphrhtj hmvjoturj hom h sjphrhtj ' stiry ko tnj `kom ia jvjry
`j`djr ia tnj frjw.
]nj <81tn nhs kts shm `j`irkjs, tii. Io Oivj`djr 8;tn, Ojwtio
]. Tusnkol `hmj tnj suprj`j shfrkakfj air nks fiuotry, wnjo nks jolkoj
frhsnjm koti hoitnjr trhko io tnj Qkeekjrs furvj. Ojwtio whs coiwo
hom ekcjm dy jvjry `ho ko tnj fi`phoy. Nj,
tii
, wircjm air tnj
Qkftiry wj jogiy
timhy-nks
sjrvkfjs wkee ojvjr li uorjfilokzjm. Oir
wkee tnj diys jvjr airljt Ljirlj ]rk``jr, h swjee luy hom h rjhe
fi`rhmj, wnisj phsskol ejat h feium ia leii`.
Hs tk`j phssjm, `irj yhrms hom tjrrktiry wjrj hmmjm. ]rhkos siio
wjrj mkvjrtjm ht tnj Qjrshkeejs Guoftkio ti tnj yhrm
ht
Qkeejokjux
Vt. Ljirlj air mjekvjry ti tnj <84tn Thkewhy Ipjrhtkol Dhtthekio. ]nj
yhrms
ht
@htjeits, ojhr Qjrshkeejs, djfh`j ho k`pirthot fehsskakfhtkio
yhrm ia tnj <81tn hom tnjrj mjekvjry whs `hmj ti
tnj <4=
tn
ipjrhtkol
oirtn.
]NJ[
RTIQJ
]NJ@VJEQJV
]njr-j wjrjo't joiuln `jo. Djlkookol io Iftidjr 88tn, tnj njhm
drhcj`ho whs fut iaa hom frjws rjmufjm ti aiur. ]nj strhko hom eiol
niurs wjrj djlkookol ti tjee- tnjo tnj <81tn suaajrjm h sjvjrj eiss ia
`jo hom "F" Fi`phoy whs nhrm nkt. Ipjrhtkios wjrj k`phkrjm. ]wjoty
jxpjrkjofjm frjws fh`j ari` tnj <64om. Air`jr koahotry`jo ari`
rjpehfj`jot mjpits fh`j ko hom wjrj `hmj rhkerihmjrs. "H" Fi`phoy
`jo hom suppey fejrcs wjrj mrhatjm ti hul`jot tnj frjws. @jo nhm
ti dj uplrhmjm. Oio -rhkerihmjrs ekcj Diddkj
Vo
ymjr, Gk``kj Myjr,
Mwklnt Riluj, Airrjst Vfitt, Fnhrejs Tinr, ]jm Riecisck, Thy Murnh`,
hom Did Mumh wjrj "`hmj" jolkojjrs-hom jolkojjrs tnjy wjrj. ]nj
yiuoljst whs 8;, Mjho C. Qho Qiecjodurl-nj, tii, lit trhkos ivjr
tnj rihm. Ho iem tk`j rhkerihmjr wiuem nhvj turojm lrjy ti rkmj
djnkom h yiuolstjr wnisj tithe jxpjrkjofj whs 4 `iotns io ho ike
durojr hom 4 `iotPes wktn h sfiip ko tnj J]I. Dut h `iotn ia
jxpjrkjoqjs ko tnj J]I whs wirtn h yjhr- pjrnhps twi yjhrs-
ht
ni`j.
Kt witkGmo't dj ahkr ti feisj tnj "Rhrks Fnhptjr" wktniut `jotkiokol
tnj. trj`jomius rjfjptkios lkvjo LK trhkos air tnj akrst ajw wjjcs tnjy
rho' koti Rhms. Rjipej wiuem ekoj tnj trhfcs, whvkol hom sniutkol tnjkr
jotnuskhs` air tnj H`jrkfhos. ]nks whs
dut
h rjaejftkio ia tnj whr`ojss
fiosthotey hffirmjm tnj LK rhkerihmjrs tnriulniut Arhofj. ]ruey, tnj
Arjofn hrj h lrjht pjipej.
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kt whs kovievjm ko h njhm-io wktn h strkol ia j`ptkjs
ht
Hueoiyj, ko
wnkfn ioj iaakfjr hom ioj
J@
ari` hoitnjr rhkewhy ipjrhtkol dhtthekio
wjrj ckeejm.
H O I ] N J T @IQJ
]nj Duaajt
ht
Hueoiyj, wnkfn nhm prjtty liim filohf hdiut tnrjj
tk`js h wjjc, whs put iaa ek`kts. Dut tnjrj whs h dhfc miir hom
pjrnhps
kt
whs tnjrj tnht
tnj
ru`irs sthrtjm tnht tnj
<81tn
whs ti
`ivj hlhko.
Ioj luy
whs
surj
tnht tnj
iutakt wiuem sthy hoitnjr
62 mhys-hoitnjr nhm
kt
mkrjft tnht h `ivj wiuem dj `hmj wktnko 8:.
Hoyniw, tnj iutakt whs hejrtjm air `ivj`jot hom,
hs
tnj trhkos wjrj
ekojm up ti li, tnj wkoojr, h tjjtithejr, spjot h pirtkio ia nks wkookols
io filohf air tnj eisjr-pjrnhps nipkol nj'm nhvj hoitnjr pkpj mrjh`
hom put up `iojy io hoitnjr djt.
@ ]W
OJ\ ] J T T K ] I T [ H O M H OJ\ EKAJ
Murkol tnj trkp ari` Hueoiyj ti @jtz tnj diys ko tnj coiw pikotjm
iut
tnj pehfjs
ia
kotjrjst, dhttej lriuoms,
jtf.-ari`
tnjkr skmj-miir
Ruee`hos. Okoj tk`js
iut
ia
tjo
tnjy wjrj wriol dut
tnht
`httjrjm
ekttej-jvjo
tnisj wni ljojrheey mkstkoluksnjm djtwjjo akftkio hom ahft
mkmo't
ditnjr
ti
vjrkay. Rrjvhkekol tniulnts wjrj tnisj
hs ti
-mjstkoh
tkio, niw feisj up tnjy wjrj likol, hom wnjtnjr ekaj wiuem dj jhskjr,
nhrmjr, ir hdiut
tnj
sh`j.
]njy wiomjrjm hdiut tnj Fi``h-htekol Iaakfjr ia tnj Dhtthekio.
Et. Fie. \`. F. @irrks, h ojwfi`jr skofj tnj 4<tn ia Ghouhry. @ist
ia tnjsj rhkerihmjrs nhmo't `jt nk`
yjt
dut tnjy'm njhrm nj whs h strkft
mksfkpekohrkho.
Ko
tnj aieeiwkol `iotns tnjy wjrj
ti
akom tnht
truj-tnjy
ejhrojm, wnjtnjr
tnjy
ekcjm kt ir oit, tnht tnjy wjrj jxpjftjm
ti
dj
`imje siemkjrs hom `imje rhkerihmjrs. Viemkjrkol whs
ti
fi`j akrst
dut
rhkerihmkol pjrair`hofj
whs oit
ti sehfcjo. Niwjvjr, k hoy iutakt fiuem
mi kt, tnj <81tn fiuem-hom mkm.
@.jtz whs up ojxt ti wnjrj tnj diys wjrj seullkol
kt
iut wktn tnj
crhuts. ]nj yhrms hom ekojs wjrj
ko
h njee ia h snhpj.
Oi
siiojr nhm tnj
diys littjo sjttejm miwo tnho tnj kojvkthdej prifjss
ia
sjphrhtkio djlho.
Mjthfn`jots wjrj sjt up
ht
Humuo Ej Tio8ho ho k`pirthot guoftkio
pikot3 Eioluyio, io
tnj
`hko ekoj
ti
Vjmho hom Hueoiyj3
h o m ~ j s
hom
@hofkjueejs, R.
2 . E
mu`ps3 Aeirholj, h fehsskakfhtkio yhrm3 Hrohvkeej,
io tnj `hko ekoj ti Ohofy3 Fioaehos, rjfjkvkol pikot ari` tnj <84tn
ari` Qjrmuo3 Nhrlhrtjo Ahefc, io
tnj `hko ekoj koti Ljr`hoy3 hom
ht
]nkiovkeej, fheejm
dy
tnj Ljr`hos
Mkjmjoniajo.
Dhtthekio Njhmquhrtjrs wjrj `hko
thkojm ht @jtz. Dut ]nkiovkeej, si
ahr hs ipjrhtkios wjrj fiofjrojm,
whs quktj hs k`pirthot.
Kt
whs
tnj
fjotjr ia tnj wjd ia rhkes tnht
fivjrjm
tnj
vhst tjrrktiry sjrvkfjm
dy
tnj
<81tn. ]nj `jo nhm ejhrojm,
eiol hli, tnht mjthfnjm sjrvkfj whs
prjajrhdej ti djkol hriuom njhm
quhrtjrs ir h ehrlj tjr`kohe wnjrj
mksfkpekohrkhos wjrj tii qukfc ti
oitj k`pripjr mrjss ir
ti
koskst upio
tnj hf`j .ia irmjrekojss. ]njrj
wjrjo't suaakfkjot iaakfjrs ti fi`
`hom jhfn mjthfn`jot si uousuhe
hut
nirkty whs ojfjsshrkey vjstjm ko
joekstjm `jo wni `hohljm ti ljt
<6
]ip7 [js, tnisj dhrrjes wjrj auee
ia
wkoj
Hdi
v j7
Cjjp
'j` rieekol
-
Ljr`ho vjrskio
Tklnt7 Nklndhee
Djeiw 7
Io
tnj nkln-ekoj ojhr
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]ip 7 LK mkjsjes io hmy
trhfc, Zotjrturcnjk`
@kmmej 7 "]nj diys" ht
Hulsdurl
•
itti`7 @jss nhee, Hulsdurl
Firojr7
Io
tnj Ljks koljo
lrhmj
rjsuets
wktniut
gjiphrmkzkol tnj spkrkt ia fi`rhmjrkj
tnht
fiotkouiusey
whs prjvhejot
ko
tnj <81tn. ]njrj whs cjjo rkvhery h`iol tnj mjthfn
`jots hdiut ljttkol tnkols mioj-`jo dihstjm hdiut niw `hoy fhrs
ia R.
2. E
wjrj eihmjm
mhkey-ir
tnj ou`djr ia whlios swktfnjm, ir
tnj ou`djr ia trhkos
tnht
nhm fejhrjm tnjkr yhrms
wktniut
mjehy.
\ I T C
- H O M @ I TJ
\ I T C
]nj @jtz-]nkiovkeej hrjh whs Heshfj-Eirrhkoj t r r k t i r y ~ t n sfjoj ia
dkttjr
fiotrivjrsy djtwjjo tnj Arjofn hom Ljr`hos air mjfhmjs. ]nks
whs rjaejftjm ko tnj eholuhlj. Lks wni nhm pkfcjm up joiuln Arjofn ti
ljt heiol ko tnj Rhrks hom Hueoiyj hrjhs aiuom tnj`sjevjs fioaiuomjm
wnjo tnjy 'm ljt h okfnt vjrstjnj o ti ho koqukry `hmj
ko
Arjofn. Vklo
eholuhlj whs rjsirtjm ti hlhko hom tnj rhkerihmkol fiotkoujm.
]nj rihm frjws wjrj sjvjrjey thxjm. ]nj
iutakt
whs suppeykol tnrjj
hr`kjs ivjr ioj `hko ekoj hom arjqujotey frjws wjrj ruo ahr djyiom
tnj ek`kts ia tnj
mkvkskio-tnj
stuaa
fiuemo't
stip-h
dil-miwo
tnjo
wiuem nhvj k`pjrkejm tnj hmvhofkol airfjs `irj tnho ht hoy
itnjr
tk`j.
Vi`jtk`js tnj rihm frjws wksnjm
tnjy'm
pnjojlejm tnj`sjevjs
koti
yhrm mjthfn`jots-ht ejhst tnjrj wiuem nhvj djjo rjluehr `jhes hom
rjluehr sejjp.
Ipjrhtkios wjrj muhe ko ohturj . Ko Arjofn tjrrktiry tnjrj wjrj
ditn
LK
hom Arjofn frjws ruookol hom pkeits wjrj he`ist h tnkol ia tnj phst
io Rnhsj KK ekojs.
]njo
tnjrj wjrj ekojs tnht tnj Arjofn fnj`koits
mkmo't
thcj
ti-tnisj
ko
tjrrktiry tnht
nhm djjo strkftey Ljr`ho. Vi tnjrj
kt
whs strkftey Rnhsj
e-hom ti
si`j Lks
kt
whs h rjekja
oit ti
dj
ditn
jrjm dy tnj mkaajrjofjs ko ipjrhtkio wnkfn hewhys hrisj wnjo fkvkekhos
hom siemkjrs wjrj
io
tnj sh`j gid.
Ko tnj yhrms ko tjrrktiry gust rjfjotey wrjstjm ari` Nktejr's supjr
`jo wjrj nuomrjms ia fhrs ia fhpturjm jqukp`jot hom j`pty whlios.
]njrj nhm djjo h sjvjrj snirthlj ia rieekol stifc si frjws wjrj sjot io
spjfkhe `ksskios ti
riuom
up jqukp`jot. Ko tnks `hoojr, nuomrjms ia
whlios wjrj rjturojm
ti
Arhofj air
ditn
`kekthry hom fkvkekho usj.
H O M R E J H V Z T
J
] 2 2
Vjvjrhe frjws wkee eiol rj`j`djr
tnj
trkps heiol tnj djhutkaue @isjeej
Tkvjr djtwjjo Euxj`diurl hom Ljr`hoy, up
ti
]rkjr, wnjrj
oit
ioey
fhpturjm jqukp`jot whs driulnt dhfc
dut
hesi nulj guls ia Ekdjr htjm
Ekqukm Eklntjokol , h siur wkoj
tnht
wjot miwo jhskey hom wnkfn arj
qujotey hom akttkoley tippjm
ik
N nj mhy's wirc.
Kt whs wnkej
ko
tnks hrjh tnht
tnj
pjrsiooje ia Fi`phoy F akoheey
whs kssujm =: pksties ti rjpehfj
tnj
fhrdkoj. \nkej tnj fhrdkoj uo
qujstkiohdey whs `irj jaajftkvj
tnho
tnj .=:, kt whs h wjhpio
tnht
whs
uonhomy hom sudgjftjm kts fhrrkjr
ti
tnj hmmktkiohe nhzhrm
ia
hffkmjot.
Kt
whso't dy fikofkmjofj
tnht
tnj jolkojjr wni rho tnj akrst
981tn
trhko ko Arhofj whs tnj jolkojjr wni rho tnj ehst
981tn trhko
ko tnht
fiuotry. ]jm Lhrmkojr, wni nhm pkeitjm tnht akrst trhko ari` Mrjux
ti Fnhrtrjs
io
Vjptj`djr 4om, 8;==, `hmj h rjqujst upio Et . Aussjr
tnht nj dj heeiwjm
ti
thcj ioj ia tnj triip trhkos hs kt ejat ]nkiovkeej
air Ljr`hoy. Nks rjqujst whs lrhotjm hom,
hs
tnj Arjofn `jfnhokfkho
eiicjm io,
]jm
oursjm tnj
tnrittej
hs Arhofj whs ejat djnkom.
LJT@ O[
H
GZ@R
H O M H
@KVV
H lh`j ia ejhp-aril nhm djjo ko prilrjss jvjr skofj tnjrj wjrj hoy
ou`djr ia rhkewhy ipjrhtkol dhtthekios ko tnj
J ]
2 .
Ho iutakt
wiuem
wYirc
h
tjrrktiry
air h
wnkej-tnkols
wiuem dj
littjo
Y
i
ruookol
s`iitney-tnjo h ojw
iutakt
wiuem fi`j ko ir tnj tjrrktirkjs ia
itnjr
iutakts wiuem dj jxphomjm
ti
fivjr tnj hrjh- hom tnj iem
iutakt
wiuem
gu`p ivjr h sjrkjs ia uokts ti h
tjrrktiry
feisjr ti tnj ariot .
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Hdivj
]nj
`hko ekoj
Fkrfej7
Nhom
sklohes
Djeiw 7 Ho jejftrkf
io tnj njhm jom
Ko
sjrt7 Drhom ojw
mkjsje , mkrjft
ari`
tnj Vthtjs
yhrms-jejftrkfhe wircjrs wjrj pkfckol up tnj ivjrnjhm hom rjfiostruft
kol tnj fhtjohry air jejftrkfhe ipjrhtkio-sklohe`jo wjrj tjstkol-wirc
`jo ko jvjry fhtjliry mkekljotey wjot hdiut tnjkr ehdirs wktniut
qujstkio .
Q K F ] I T [ H O M @IT J \ I T C
]nj LK rhkerihmjrs njhvjm h skln ia .rjekja wnjo nistkektkjs fh`j
ti
ho
jom io @hy
stn-Q
-J Mhy ]nj `hko dimy ia tnj <81tn frissjm tnj
Tnkoj tnht mhy-liim fhusj air tnj fjejdrhtkios tnht wjrj nhm. Dut oi
ejttkol up air tnj hmvhofj mjthfn`jots tnht w'jrj rjhmykol tnj rhkerihm.
Hom oi
ejt-up
io
tnj
phrt ia tnj
Ljr`ho rhkewhy
wircjrs-tn
j kojvk
thdej nhm nhppjojm hom kt sjj`jm hs tniuln tnjy njhvjm h skln ia
rjekja, tii.
]njrj whs oi qujstkio ia fiipjrhtkio-tnj seklntjst wksn ia ho H`j
rkfho siemkjr whs h fi``hom.
Ko
Arhofj tnjrj
nhm
djjo hrlu`jots
ht
tk`js-tnjrj
tnj
rhkerihms nhm djjo ruo io h "phrtojrsnkp" dhsks-heey
ko fioguoftkio wktn heey. Ko Ljr`hoy
kt
whs suprj`j ruej ia tnj
fioqujrir-h fioskmjrhdej mkaajrjofj.
O I T @ H E F [ H R R TI H FN JV
]nriuln arjklnt sjrvkfj ivjr tnj mkvkskio hs ahr hs Ze` whs kohulur
htjm tnj jhrey
phrt
ia @hy wktn stjh` piwjr ioey.
Io Guoj 4om tnj akrst sjftir ia tnj jejftrkakjm ekojs wjrj put koti
ipjrhtkio ari` Ojuiaakoljo
ti
Hulsdurl. Guoj
8:tn
shw
tn
j akrst
jejftrkf trhko ipjrhtkol ari` Ze`
ti
Zotjrturcnjk`.
Murkol tnj `iotn ia Guoj tnj <81tn whs hssklojm tnj tjrrktiry ari`
Njkedrioo ti Eumwklsdurl, lkvkol tnj uokt h tithe ia 86;.: `kejs ia
`hko ekoj trhfchlj. Kt whs murkol
tnht
`iotn
tnht
ejhvj trhko sjrvkfj
whs kohulurhtjm ivjr tnj iutakt's mkvkskio.
Djfhusj `ist ia
tn
j ahfkektkjs wjrj koipjrht kvj
ko
tnj `hko fehsskakfh
tkio yhrm, Cirowjstnj.k`, kt whs ojfjsshry, ht akrst, air tnj <81tn
ti
utkekzj tnj yhrms ht Zotjrturcnjk` air fehsskakfhtkio purpisjs.
Dy
Hulust
tnj Cirowjstnjk` yhrms wjrj si% ipjrhtkvj hom tnj mjthfn`jot ht
Zotjrturcnjk` whs `ivjm
ti
tnht eifhtkio.
@jo ia Fi`phoy " F" iffhskioheey aiuom tnj`sjevjs ko frktkfhe
sktuhtkios hom pjrair`jm mjjms wnkfn wjrj iutsthomkol hom njrikf Io
@hy
4>tn
h``i stirjm
ko
fhrs
ht
Djfcstjttjo kloktjm.
Ht
lr
jht
pjrsiohe
rksc hom ko tnj `kmst ia jxpeimkol hrtkeejry snjees, RAF Diddkj M. Voymjr
`hmj nks why
ti
wktnko ioj fhe""'ejoltn ia tnj durokol fhrs
ko
irmjr
ti
fut
hwhy
tnj
rj`hkokol fhrs, tnus jek`kohtkol sprjhm ia akrj.
EJ] ]NJ@ MI K]
\njo
tn
j iutakt ejat @jtz air Ljr`hoy Et. R R. Aussjr whs mrippjm
hs FI ia " F Fi`phoy hom Fhpthko Niwhrm F Fhr`jr t
iic
ivjr hs
fi`phoy fi``homjr hom tnj mjpeiyjr ia tnj fi`phoy's hmvhofj mjthfn
`jots ko Ljr`hoy. Ht
tn
j iutsjt, nj `hmj kt fejhr tnht ko hee pisskdej
fhsjs tnj Ljr`hos wjrj
ti
mi tnj wirc uomjr H`jrkfho supjrvkskio .
Vi tnj Lks mkm hs ekttej ia tnj hftuhe wirc hs pisskdej
dut
si`j aiuom
tnht mkrjftkol whs si`jtk`js nhrmjr tnho
mikol tnj hftuhe wirc. [hrm ipjrhtkios
ari` tnj sthrt wjrj he`ist jxfeuskvjey
Ljr`ho
dut
Lks wjrj fiosthotey tnjrj
ti
sjj
tnht
wnht whs whotjm whs mioj prip
jre
y
LK pkeits wjrj privkmjm air prhftk
fheey jvjry trhko ipjrhtj m. Ko rjhekty, tnjy
wjrj oit pkeits dut rjprjsjothtkvjs ia
Zofej ti sjj tnht `kekthry
suppekjs hom triips wjrj `ivjm jxpjmk
tkiusey hom shajey. Ht akrst, rihm gids wjrj
jxfeuskvjey LK dut tnht siio whs `hmj h
Ljr`ho ideklhtkio.
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Hdivj7 ]iwjr Jssekoljo
Djeiw7 Dhtthekio @itir Riie-]/: Eioj ] /= Diw`ho
]NJ ]HVC HNJHM
\njo tnj `jo ia tnj < 1tn jotjrjm
Ljr`hoy tnjy hotkfkphtjm h ekaj jotkrjey
mkaajrjot ari`
tnht
jxpjrkjofjm ko Arhofj,
D j e l k u ~
hom Euxj`diurl. Ko tnisj fiuo
trkjs, arjjm ari` tnj Ohzk ipprjssir's yiec.
tnj ekdjrhtjm pjipejs nhm oit ioey djjo
lrhtjaue dut wjrj wkeekol hom rjhmy
ti
fiipjrhtj wktn tnj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs ko
tnj ehttjr's `jtnims ia rjnhdkekthtkio hom
rhkerihmkol. ]ruj, tnjrj nhm djjo si`j
mkaajrjofjs ht tk`js djfhusj ia eholuhljs
hom fusti`s dut fi`phrjm
ti
tnj wniej
tnjy wjrj `koir. Fjrthkoey, tnjrj nhm djjo
dut ekttej mkaakfuety ko `hckol arkjomsnkps,
`hoy ia wnkfn wjrj ti iutehst tnj whr
hom tnj ekaj ia tnj uokt ktsjea.
Hs tnj whr ko tnj Juripjho ]njhtrj
fh`j ti ho jom tnj `hko dimy ia tnj
iutakt frissjm tnj Jrokj Ryej @j`irkhe
Drkmlj ivjr tnj Tnkoj . \nkej tnjrj whs
h dkt ia n k e r k ~ y hom h ajw spirhmkf fjej
drhtkios, tniulnts fnkjaey wjrj io tnj gid
hnjhm. ]nj Ghps wjrj stkee vjry `ufn ko
tnj pkfturj si tnjrj `klnt dj ojjm ia h
lrjht `hoy ia tnj rhkerihmjrs ko tnj Viutn
Rhfkakf . Hom, jvjo tniuln tnj Ljr`hos
nhm aiemjm, h trj`jomius hssklo`jot ko
~ h k e r i h m k o l
fioariotjm tnj @kekthry Thke
why Vjrvkfj ko Mjutsfnehom. ]niushoms ia
tios ia suppekjs nhm ti li ko air tnj Hr
`kjs, fhpturjm jqukp`jot hom `uoktkios
nhm ti dj trhospirtjm ti pirts air snkp
`jot ti jktnjr tnj Vthtjs ir ti tnj Rhfkakf,
`keekios ia sehvj wircjrs nhm ti dj rjphtrkht jm ti tnjkr ni`j
fiuotrkjs, hom nuomrjms ia tniushoms ia triips snkatjm hdiut ko tnj
puzzekol rjmjpeiy`jot prilrh`7 -
V ] ] K O L ZR N I Z V C R K O L
Ko ojw surriuomkols hom h strholj ht`ispnjrj, tnj siemkjr-rhkerihmjrs
sjt ti wirc. ]nisj wnisj mutkjs wjrj prk`hrkey ko fioguoftkio wktn
rhkerihm auoftkios sjt hdiu t riuomkol up fkvkekhos hom rjhmykol tnj
ahfkektkjs. Itnjrs sjfurjm niuskol ahfkektkjs hom jsthdeksnjm `jssjs.
EK QK OL
X Z H T ] J T V
Kt whs
oit
tii mkaakfuet
ti
idthko sukthdej quhrtjrs. Ekcjey pehfjs wjrj
kospjftjm hom hppekfhtkio `hmj
ti
tnj @kekthry Livjro`jot air tnjkr
usj. a @. L. mjthfn`jots wjrj
oit
yjt ipjrhtkol ko tnj phrtkfue3u
hrjh, tnj Ljr`ho priprkjtirs ir tjohots sjj`jm ioey tii wkeekol air
tnj H`jrkfhos ti `ivj ko hom `hcj tnj`sjevjs ht ni`j. Mkaakfuety whs
jxpjrkjofjm ioey ht h ajw eifhtkios wnjrj tnj mjvhsthtkio nhm djjo si
lrjht tnht tnjrj whs oitnkol dut ruddej. Ht Njkedrioo, air jxh`pej, kt
whs ojfjsshry ti sjt up h `jss hom quhrtjr tnj `jo ko tnj sthtkio djfhusj
kt whs tnj ioey dukemkol ko tnj k``jmkhtj vkfkokty tnht whs stkee hdivj
tnj lriuom. H sk`keh.r sktuhtkio jxkstjm ht Vtuttlhrt.
Ht
Eumwklsdurl tnj mjthfn`jot whs dkeejtjm ko h ehrlj prkvhtj ni`j,
`ufn
ti
tnj fnhlrko ia tnj iwojr wni
nhm ti
`ivj ko wktn nks ojkln
dirs ht tnj irmjr ia tnj @kekthry L7wjro`jot . Ehtjr, wnjo
kt
whs
mjtjr`kojm ti ipjo up tnj nulj yhrm ht ojhrdy Cirowjstnjk`, tnj
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H OJ\ DIVV
]nj akrst kssuj ia Nkln-Dhee hooiuofjm tnj ahft tnht Et. Fie. Ghfc
Duairm whs hssu`kol fi``hom ia tnj iutakt, rjsuetkol ko Fhpthkos
hom Fhr`jr djkol du`pjm dhfc ti tnjkr air`jr pisktkios.
. ]nj `j`djrs ia tnj Dhtthekio
.
TJREHFJ@JO] R I I E
@irj fnholjs fh`j ko Vjptj`djr. ]nj <81tn, wktniut iaakfkhe mjskloh
h rjpehfj`jot piie air tnj @kekthry Thkewhy Vjrvkfj .
pikot `jo wjrj trhosajrrjm ti tnj <84tn, <8Vtn, <:';tn, <=6tn,
tnht wjrj sfnjmuejm air jhre y rjmjpeiy`jot.
tnht tnj iutakt,
hs
h uokt, wiuem dj sjot
io h akrst ko-akrst iut dhsks, ko tnj irmjr ko wnkfn
tnj
vhrkius
sjot ivjrsjhs. Oiw kt whs idvkius, niwjvjr,
tnj ioey akrst ko-akrst iut mjhe wiuem dj ko hffirmhofj wktn pikot
H\ HT M
AIT VJTQKFJ
Io
Vjptj`djr 8;tn tnj <81tn whs prjsjotjm wktn tnj @jrktirkius
ti
@hrfn
~ ` ` o m
ia Et. Fie. @irrks.
t
tnht
nhm
tnho
h yjhr
JHVK OL
IAA
]nj phsshlj ia tk`j `jhot jhskjr wirc air prhftkfheey jvjryioj ko
jr`ho j`peiyjs uomjr tnj supjrvkskio ia Lks .
Kt
djfh`j pisskdej ti
NI@J ] N I Z N ] V
]nj phsshlj ia tk`j `jhot hesi `irj hom cjjojr tniulnts ia ni`j.
Iaakfjrs wjrj fiosthotey pehlujm wktn koqukrkjs
hs
ti wnjo tnj iutakt
klnt dj rjekjvjm ia rhkerihm mutkjs hom dj snkppjm ni`j. Ni`jlikol
tniulnts nhm irklkoheey stj``jm
iut
ia tnj peho
ti
rjturo si`j 42,222
Djeiw ejat7
Jotrhofj
ti Tjkfnsdhno Nitje, Vtuttlhrt
Djeiw
rklnt7 Vjrljhots feud, Jssekoljo
Ejat7 Iaakfjrs feud,
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rhkerihmjrs
ti
tnj Vthtjs gust prkir ti tnj
fhpktuehtkio
ia Ghpho. ]nj
whr's jom, niwjvjr, tjr`kohtjm
tnht
prilrh` hs summjoey hs kt nhm
sthrtjm. ]nj
k mjh tnht
h wjstwhrm viyhlj `klnt dj
ko
tnj iaakol
fiuemo't dj stippjm, tniuln, hom wksnaue tnkockol lrjw ti he`ist h
mj`hom air h rjturo ni`j. Frktkfks` ia tnj rjmjpeiy`jot prilrh` whs
pejotkaue.
TJV] FH@R
\njo tnj whr jomjm tnj `jo ia tnj < 81tn mjsjrvjm h rjst .
. .
hom
si
h rjst fh`p
whs
sjt up. Fh`p ]h`hephks, sktuhtjm ko tnj nkees 6< c`
ari` Jssekoljo, whs air`jrey usjm
hs
h sfniie air Ljr`ho yiutn .
Hffi``imhtkios wjrj. jxfjeejot. Murkol h 6-mhy sthy, h `ho whs
trjhtjm
ti
h typj ia nispkthekty rj`koksfjot ia fkvkekho ekaj. Jotjrthko
`jot whs ejat ti tnj mksfrjtkio ia tnj komkvkmuhe. Mjjr nuotkol hom
aksnkol wjrj `ist pipuehr. Liim Ljr`ho djjr whs io thp. ]njrj whs
oi djttjr pehfj ko Ljr`hoy
ti
rjst tnho
ht
Fh`p ]h`hephks.
VNHRKOL ZR
]nj <81tn, rjsj`dekol h rjppej mjppej , hpphrjotey whs
ti
djfi`j
h :1-1= pikot iutakt. Ht ejhst, tnkols wjrj snhpkol up
tnht
why wnjo
ho irmjr fh`j tnriuln io Oivj`djr 6rm ti trhosajr hee joekstjm `jo
wktn
::
ir ejss pikots
ti
tnj 8:tn HHH Luo Dhtthekio.
Kt
whs hotk
fkphtjm tnht tnj uokt tnjo wiuem dj akeejm ti ]/2 strjoltn- `m ru`irs
ari` usuheey rjekhdej siurfjs nhm kt
tnht
tnj <81tn whs sfnjmuejm air
snkppkol jhrey ko Mjfj`djr.
DZV]JM ZR
Io
Oivj`djr
;tn
hmmktkiohe irmjrs ari` Njhmquhrtjrs ia tnj @kek
thry Thkewhy Vjrvkfj fnholjm tnj jotkrj pkfturj. Hee
dut
81< joekstjm
`jo wjrj irmjrjm trhosajrrjm
ti
vhrkius uokts.
Kt
`jhot
dut
ioj
tnkol-kostjhm
ia snkppkol ni`j hs h uokt, tnj `jo ia tnj <81tn wjrj
djkol sfhttjrjm
ti
tnj aiur wkoms wnkej stkee ko Juripj.
DZAITM NJHMV NI@J
Et. Fie. Duairm, pissjssir ia
;8
pikots, shw nks nipjs ia thckol tnj
<81 tn ni`j vhoksn. Nhvkol djjo jeklkdej air mksfnhrlj air si`j tk`j
nj pri`ptey jxjrfksjm nks rklnt hom rjekoquksnjm fi``hom ia tnj ir
lhokzhtkio. Nj sthrtjm ni`j io Oivj`djr 81tn. Fhpthko Durtio \.
Lkdsio, Jxjfutkvj Iaakfjr hom air`jr Hmguthot, whs hmvhofjm ti tnj
pisktkio ia Fi``homkol Iaakfjr ia tnj Dhtthekio.
THKETIHMKOL
AKOKVNJM
Jaajftkvj
ht
4=22 niurs, 8= Oivj`djr 8;=:, tnj <81tn fjhsjm
hftkvj rhkerihm ipjrhtkios hom rjekoquksnjm kts tjrrktiry
ti
twi rhkewhy
ipjrhtkol dhtthekios
tnht
nhm djjo auoftkiokol ko tnj hrjhs fiotkluius
ti
tnht
ia tnj <81tn. ]nj <
=1tn
uomjr tnj fi``hom ia Et. Fie. Rrujtt,
jxtjomjm kts tjrrktiry wjstwhrm ti Ze`, ipjrhtkol ko fioguoftkio wktn
tnj
TDM ht
Hulsdurl. <:4om ipjrhtkios wjrj jxtjomjm jhstwhrm
ti
Ze`.
]nht
iutakt, njhmjm dy Et. Fie. ]rklls,
tiic
ivjr tnj
TDM
ht
Vtuttlhrt.
]NJ JOM
]nus, tnj <81tn mwkomejm
ti
h scjejtio ia kts
ai
r`jr sjea. Ejat wjrj
dut h ajw iaakfjrs hom joekstjm `jo, si`j ia wni`
wj
rj ia tnj irklkohe
Ari` tip ti ditti`7
]k`j
air
fniw-@jss
Nhee, Jssekoljo
Eiuolj fhr, Ljojrhe Hppejtio's trhko-duket dy D
Fi`phoy
Vfnkeejr Vfniie, Jssekoljo
Vtuttlhrt
[hrms
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e
/ Qi nkstiry
ia
tnj <81tn
wiuem
dj fi`pejtj
ka kt
ahkejm ti kofeumj
ko kts phljs si`j
`jotkio
ia
tnj
wkmjey-pudekfkzjm
kofkmjot
wnkfn tiic
K
pehfj
ko
Rhrks
ko
Oivj`djr 8;==. Kt ks
tnht phrt
ia
iur
nkstiry wnkfn,
uoairtuohtjey, tnriuln vieu`js ia uogustkakjm pudekfkty, `hmj us f.io-
spkfuius
ko tnj
jyjs ia
iur
ajeeiw siemkjrs
hom
ko tnj jyjs ia tnisj
ht
ni`j.
t ks oit iur purpisj njrj
ti
gumlj hoy hft, lrjht ir trkvkhe, wnkfn
rj`itjey fiofjros tnj komkvkmuhes kovievjm, ir tnj trkduohes dy wnkfn
tnjy
wjrj trkjm. Dut tnks wj
mi coiw tnisj
`jo wjrj
iur
fi`rhmjs,
hom
ari`
wirckol wktn ~ n ` mhy
hom oklnt wj
coiw
tnht
tnjy
wjrj
lukety
ia oi
sjrkius frk`j
ir
iaajosj hlhkost tnj Livjro`jot
ir
tnjkr
ajeeiw-siemkjrs. \j
mi coiw
tnht tnjsj `jo mkm tnjkr
phrt
tiwhrms
`ivkol tnj suppekjs ti tnj ariot, hom wkookol tnj whr. Vkofj tnj tk`j
ia tnjkr trkhes he`ist hee ia tnj` nhvj rjturojm ti sjrvkfj hom hrj
siemkjrkol ko nhr`ioy wktn tnj Hr`y s nklnjst sthomhrms.
]nj
jotkrj sktuhtkio djfh`j h fnheejolj ti tnj <81tn. e t whs up ti
tnj
`jo wni
rj`hkojm ti
mi
ho
iutsthomkol
gid ia rhkerihmkol murkol
tnj
frktkfhe
~ h ` p h k l o s
ia ehst wkotjr
ti mj`iostrhtj
¼
tnht
`jo
FHO
h f n k j v ~
ko spktj ia tnj `ist hmvjrsj fiomktkios. ]niuln summjoey
mjprkvjm ia `hoy ia kts jssjotkhe wircjrs, tnj 981tn mkm oi t- njskthtj.
et mkm oit ahetjr. Vhmmjojm dut mjtjr`kojm. kt fhrrkjm io.
\j ajje tnht oi akojr trkdutj fiuem dj lkvjo ti ho irlhokzhtkio tnho
tnht
phkm dy, @hgir Ljojrhe Tiss. Fnkja
ia ]rhospirthtkio
ko nks
e j t t ~ r
ti
tnj
<81tn
. . . ko hmmktkio ti wnkfn
w
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5/G
K K G ~ j h
tnj
riiree
ia
iur
nhoIj
Njhujoey Ahtnjr
hoI
lrhot tnht iur mairth
¼ti idthko
tnj
ukftiry¼
ko ji
guht
h fhuhj
`hy aurtnjr hjruj
ti drkol
pjhfj
hoI
prihpjrkt[
ti h rihktkol riireI .Y
hoI
nipj ti tnj njhrth
ia `jo.
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]ip, E ti T7
Fhpt.
Nhrry
J. Djhrm3 Fhpt.
J`houje E k p s f n k c ~ Et. Vjy`iur
Ejnr`ho
Ejat7
] :
Tiehom 2 . Fehrc hom
V Vlt.
Miohem F. Rktt`ho
Djeiw7 @jjt tnj @jmkfs
Ditti`7
Et. Ejnr`ho
lzvjs h
phtkjot tnj wircs
]N
< 1]N@JMKFV
]nj iaakfjrs hom `jo ia tnj
< 1tn
rjhekzj
tnht
tnjy iwj h mjdt ia
lrhtktumj ti tnjkr @jmkfs tnht fho
oit
jhskey dj phkm.
]n
jy rjfilo k zj
tnks mjdt hee
tnj
`irj djfhusj tnjrj whs¼ h tk`j wnjo tnjy nhm
ni
`jmkfhe mjthfn`jot upio wnkfn ti fhee air njep3
kt
whs h `ist uonhppy
sktuhtkio. @jo ia tnj <81 tn mi oit jvjo ekcj ti tnkoc ia
wnht
`klnt
nhvj djjo nhm tnj likol
littjo
rjheey riuln djairj tnj @jmkfs gikojm
tnj`. Kt whs wktn h skln ia rjekja, anjrjairj,
tnht
tnjy wjefi`jm koti
tnjkr `kmst,
io Iftidjr
8:tn, 8;==3 tnj okoj joekstjm `jo hom twi
iaakfjrs ari`
tnj
@jmkfhe Firps.
Ari` tnj `i`jot
tnht
t n j a ' ~ r r k v j m
ht
< 1tn Njhmquhrtjrs, tnjo ht
Mrjux, Arhofj,
tnj
@jmkfs wjrj
cjpt fiot
kouheey
io
tnj li. ]njy wjrj
io
fhee twjoty-aiur niurs h mhy, sjvjo¼mhys pjr wjjc,
wktniut
ejt-up,
hom tnjy wjrj fheejm iatjo. ]nj gid ia prjsjrvkol tnj njhetn hom trjht
kol
tnj
keeojssjs
hom
kogurkjs
ia
;22 imm
r h k e r i h m ~ r s
whs fi`pekfhtjm dy
tnj ahft tnht `jo wjrj sthtkio jm
ht
wkmjey sjphrhtjm pikots. ]njrj wjrj
tk`js wnjo mjthfn`jots wjrj
ti
dj aiuom sfhttjrjm ivjr ho hrjh dirmjr
kol tnj 622 `kejs ia trhfc air wnkfn tnj Dhtthekio whs rjspioskdej3 ahr
tii
ajw @jmkfs air tnj `hoy mjthfn`jots.
Murkol tnj Dhttej ia tnj Duelj wnjo tnj < 1tn ekvkol fhrs, ko tnj
rhkerihm yhrms
ht
Hueoiyj, Arhofj, wjrj
st
rhajm,
tnj
@jmkfs privjm
djyiom h miudt
ditn
tnjkr fi`pjtjofj hom fiurhlj. Aiur `jo wjrj
sjrkiusey kogurjm. Djairj
tnj
hkr-rhkm whs ivj
r
wnkej ho joj`y pehoj
whs stkee nivjrkol ivjrnjhm, tnj @jmkfs hm`kokstjrjm akrst hkm hom
jvhfuhtjm
tnj
wiuomjm.
Ht tk`js3¼
tnj
`jo ia tnj 9 1tn fursjm tnj @jmkfs, ajr ajw komjjm
jogiyjm thckol tnj kogjftkios
tnht
tnj Hr`y kosksts dj hm`kokstjrjm
w
ktn
rjejotejss rjluehrkty, dut
tnj
furskol rjprjsjotjm
oi
m
jep
ajjekol
air tnj kogjftkios wjrj oit vjry phkoaue hom tnjy airstheejm `ufn lrjhtjr
holuksn. ]nj `jo rjhekzjm tnht tnj @jmkfs wjrj sjjkol
ti
Y t tnht tnj
djst pisskdej shokthry fiomktkios wjrj `hkothkojm
ht
jhfn ia
tnj
mjthfn
`jots hom tnjy wjrj lrhtjaue.
]nj
fioskmjrhtkio hom sckee
wktn
wnkfn
tnj kogurjm hom ee wjrj fhrjm air whs
hom
ks hpprjfkhtjm.
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]NJ Z]IR CKFCV
]nj ekaj ia h Akrst Vjrljhot
ks oit
h nhppy ioj. y Hr`y sthomhrms,
nj
ks
wjee phkm, dut tnj rjspioskdkektkjs ia nks iaakfj wjkln njhvkey io
nks sniuemjrs. ]nj Akrst Vjrljhot
ks
tnj kotjr`jmkhry djtwjjo iaakfjrs
hom joekstjm `jo, hom ti nk` ks j e ~ ~ ~ t j tnj mkaakfuet thsc ia rjehykol
irmjrs hom sjfurkol fi`pekhofj tnjrjwktn. Dut tnj ]ip Ckfc's gid
mijso't jom tnjrj. Nj `ust hesi rjprjsjot- tnj joekstjm `ho
ti
nks
iaakfjrs, hom thcj tnj phrt ia tnj LK wni drkols h lrkjvhofj ir rjqujst
ti
nks httjotkio.
Hetniuln prjiffupkjm wktn hm`kokstrhtkvj mutkjs, tnj Akrst Vjrljhot
`ust cjjp ko feisj tiufn wktn fi`phoy hftkvktkjs, hom dj rjhmy ti iaajr
rjfi``jomhtkios air k`privj`jots ir fnholjs wnjojvjr tnj iffhskio
hrksjs.
Io
h Dhtthekio ejvje, tnj Vjrljhot @hgir
ks
tnj fiuotjrphrt ia tnj
Akrst Vjrljhot. Nj
ks
tnj ekoc djtwjjo tnj `jo ia tnj Dhtthekio hom
tnj hm`kokstrhtkvj iaakfjrs. \irckol mkrjftey uomjr tnj Hmguthot, nj
rjehys irmjrs hom koair`htkio ari` tnj Fi``homkol Iaakfjr
ti
tnj
vhrkius¼ fi`phokjs.
]nj Vkx Vtrkpjrs hrj tnj tip rhock7trl oiofi``ksskiojm iaakfjrs.
@hstjr Vjrljhot Miohem \ . \ieaj,
Vjrljhot
@hgir
Ejat7 ¼
Akrst Vjrljhot J``jtt
E.
Dhttsio,
Fi`phoy N
N
Tklnt
7
Akrst Vjrljhot @YYkfnhje \. Mkfcj,
Fi`phoy
H
Ejat
7
Akrst Vjrljhot
Ejiohrm
E Aueejr,
Fi`phoy
D
Tklnt7
Akrst Vjrljhot
Fhre
A. Aejksn`ho,
Fi`phoy
F
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nj
Irfnjstrh
khrrktz
Zokvjrskty
R
^,
hom J,
VRJFK E VJTQKFJ
]nrjj
mjphrt`jots fiofjrojm mkrjftey wktn tnj `irhej ia siemkjrs hrj
Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj, Koair`htkio hom Jmufhtkio, hom Rist Jxfnholj.
Hs
liim `irhej
ks
k`pirthot ko tnj Hr`y, si tnjsj mjphrt`jots wjrj k`
pirthot
ti
tnj <81tn
T
2
D
Ia akrst k`pirthofj
ditn
murkol tnj whr hom hatjrwhrm, wnjo
`jo wjrj hwhktkol rjmjpeiy`jot, wjrj Rist Jxfnholj rhtkios.
\njo tnj iutakt ehomjm ko Arhofj, rhtkios wjrj mkaakfuet
ti
ljt air
tnjrj
whs
h sfhrfkty io tnj Fiotkojot hom fi`dht triips nhm tip
prkirkty. ]nj Fnhpehko nhm
ti
`hcj spjfkhe trkps hom jxjrt hee tnj ko
aeujofj ia nks iaakfj djairj nj whs hdej
ti
prifurj air tnj Dhtthekio
kts akrst
R ^
rhtkios, tnrjj wjjcs hatjr tnj Dhtthekio ehomjm ko Arhofj.
Hatjr h snirt tk`j, niwjvjr, tnj
<81tn
whs hdej ti mrhw rhtkios wjjcey.
H trufc sjrvkfj nhm ti dj sjt up si tnht tnj fivjtjm fnifiehtj hom
fklhrjttjs fiuem dj mkstrkdutjm
ti
tnj mjthfn`jots.
Kt
whs
ho
jspjfkheey
mkaakfuet gid eifhtkol tnj Fi`phoy ''F `jo wni wjrj he`ist hewhys
io tnj rihm.
Qhrkius jxpjmkjots wjrj rjsirtjm
ti
ko ho jaairt
ti
ahkrey mkstrkdutj
R ^
rhtkios. Ko hmmktkio
ti
tnj
R
^ trufc, h dix fhr whs usjm ht ioj
tk`j air rhtkios. Hoitnjr tk`j, h tjh rii` whs fiovjrtjm koti ho
Jxfnholj7 \nkej tnj Dhtthekio whs ko Ljr`hoy, h wniej trhko, aieeiw
kol h strkft wjjcey sfnjmuej, driulnt R. ^ suppekjs
ti
iuteykol mjthfn
`jots. ]nj trhko jvjo nhm h dhrdjr snip.
Kt
whs oit
uotke hatjr Q-J Mhy tnht tnj Mjphrt`jot ia Koair`htkio
hom Jmufhtkio djfh`j k`pirthot. Djairj tnjo , tnj `jo ia tnj
<81tn
nhm djjo t ii dusy
ti
dj vjry kotjrjstjm ko stumy. \ktn tnj jom ia
nistkektkjs, hom tnj thpjrkol
i
ia rjspioskdkekty air vkthe trhospirt,
niwjvjr, `jo ajet ho urlj
ti
djttjr prjphrj tnj`sjevjs air fkvkekho ekaj.
]i iffupy tnjkr tk`j wnkej hwhktkol trhospirthtkio ni`j, si`j ia
tnj` turojm
ti
jmufhtkio.
RTJV tO] V
ZVI-Fh`p
Vniw
\KO V
vjrGirmho
8D¼QiGjj Fieirjm. F.nier
~ t ` ` ~ o o r e i r t e 7 ~
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Ko tnj snirt tk`j tnht tnj K. J Iaakfj auoftkiojm, kt sjot h `ho
ti Jolehom ti stumy ht Ixairm, hoitnjr `ho wjot
ti
Rhrks
ti
stumy
Arjofn Fkvkekzhtkio.
]i
tnj Dkhrrktz H`jrkfho Zokvjrskty tnj <81tn
sjot twjoty-akvj `jo. Hskmj ari` tnj `jo wni wjot hwhy ti sfniie,
h liim `hoy `jo wjrj kotjrjstjm ko firrjspiomjofj fiursjs ir ko uok
vjrskty jxtjoskio fiursjs wnkfn tnjy fiuem thcj wktniut ejhvkol tnj
Dhtthekio.
Itnjr auoftkios ia K.
& J
wjrj thckol fhrj ia sudsfrkptkios.
ti
tnj
Vthrs hom Vtrkpjs hom hsskstkol `jo kotjrjstjm ko fkvkekho gids wktn
tnj @kekthry Livjro`jot. ]nj K.
J
Iaakfjr whs fnhrljm wktn kotjrjst
kol `jo ko tnj Tjluehr Hr`y, h thsc ko wnkfn nj nhm ekt tej suffjss.
Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj ks fnhrljm mkrjftey wktn tnj `hkotjohofj ia nkln
`irhej ia tnj triips. H ehrlj `jhsurj ia tnj frjmkt air tnj nkln `irhej
ia tnj `jo ia
<81tn
pisskdey murkol tnj whr hom fjrthkoey hatjrwhrms,
sniuem dj httrkdutjm
ti
Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj Iaakfjr, Et. Fuffkh, hom tnj jo
ekstjm `jo wni wircjm wktn nk`, prkofkpheey Fpe. Jeljriy \keekh`s.
\nkej tnj <81tn T
2
D whs ht @jtz, tnrjj Z.V.
2
sniws wjrj
prifurjm air tnj pejhsurj ia kts pjrsiooje. Ehtjr io, ko Jssekoljo, tnrjj
`irj Z.V.
2
sniws wjrj idthkojm. \njo htnejtkf jqukp`jot whs hf
qukrjm ari` nklnjr njhmquhrtjrs, tnj `jo ojjmjm ekttej urlkol
ti
air`
tjh`s hom ejhlujs. ]nj tjh`s
tnht
tnjy air`jm, dy tnj why, wjrj quktj
suffjssaue. Ko @jtz, wjjcey mhofjs wjrj njem.
Hs
siio
hs
h `ivkol
pkfturj prigjftir whs idthkojm, tnj fkoj`h whs driulnt
ti
hee tnj
`hgir mjthfn`jots. Njrj hlhko tnjrj w s tnj pridej` ia mjhekol wktn
`jo sprjhm iut hee ivjr, dut tnj pridej` whs sievjm
ti
tnj jxtjot
tnht `ist ia tnj` nhm ho ippirtuokty
ti
sjj ht ejhst ioj `ivkj pjr
wjjc.
Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj whs jspjfkheey prium ia tnj Dhtthekio Dhom. ]i Vlt.
Niwhrm Tkllej lijs tnj `hgir phrt ia tnj frjmkt air tnj dh om wnkfn nj
irlhokzjm. Kt whs h gid eifhtkol kostru`jots, dut nj mkm
tnht
tii. ]nj
<81tn shys tnj dhom whs tnj djst oio-priajsskiohe skx `ho dhom ko tnj
Juripjho ]njhtjr ia Ipjrhtkios.
]nj pjrsiooje ia tnj <81tn
T 2 D
hrj lrhtjaue air tnisj `i`jots
ia jogiy`jot privkmjm dy tnj tnrjj mjphrt`jots. ]njy hrj lrhtjaue air
tnisj ekttej jxtrhs, fklhrjttjs, tidhffi, fhomy, lu`, jtf.
tnht wjrj
privkmjm dy tnj
R ^
\njo h `ho ks ko h airjklo ehom njepkol aklnt
h whr, wnjo nj nhs ajw fi`airts, s`hee euxurkjs hom rjehxkol rjfrjh
tkio, wnkfn pjr`kts nk` ti airljt drkjaey
ditn
nks gid hom nks eiolkol
air ni`j, tnjsj njeps `jho h lrjht mjhe ti nks `irhej
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]ip ti Ditti`7
]jmmy Dehfc jts sjt ti seul ioj
Lejo Ghfcsio sfirjs wkookol ruo
air tnj Jssekoljo siatdhee friw o
H
njhtjm mksputj
]nj
siatdhee Fnh`ps thcj iaa
ti `jjt tnj ippisktkio
]nj 981tn
Thkewhy Ipjrhtkol Dhtthekio's phrtkfkphtkio kp spirtkol
hftkvktkjs nhs djjo spjfthfuehr jvjr skofj kts hftkvhtkio ko Mjfj`djr,
8;=
6.
\njojvjr tnj Dhtthekio whs rjprjsjotjm io h siatdhee akjem,
kt
fh`j
iut io
tip. ]nj akrst ippirtuokty air tnj
981tn ti
sniw kts hdkekty
ko siatdhee fh`j ko tnj su``jr ia 8;==, ht Fh`p Fusnkol , ]jxhs.
Ht
tnht
tk`j, tnj Dhtthekio, tniuln duskey jolhljm ko tjfnokfhe rhkerihm
wirc stkee aiuom tk j hom ipp irtuokty ti pehfj twi iutsthomkol siat
dhee tjh`s ko tnj Tjm hom Deuj sjftkios ia tnj Airt
Vh`
Niustio 8;==
Viatdhee ]iurojy. ]njsj tjh`s tiljtnjr `hmj quktj h oh`j air tnj`
sjevjs ko tnht
phrt
ia tnj fiuotry djfhusj
ditn
feuds fh`j
iut
tnj
Ejhluj ejhmjrs ia tnjkr rjspjftkvj sjftkios, `hckol
kt
ojfjsshry air tnj
<81tn
Tjms
ti
dhttej tnj
<81tn
Deujs
ti
mjfkmj tnj Airt Vh`
Niustio siatdhee fnh`pkiosnkp. Murkol tnj fiursj ia
tnj
sjhsio tnjrj
whs `ufn spjfuehtkio ko tnj Dhtthekio, hs ti wnkfn tjh` whs tnj
`ist spjfthfuehr, tnj Tjms
ir
tnj Deujs , hom jhfn nhm kts snhrj ia
jotnuskhstkf riitjrs ht jvjry lh`j.
]nj Tjm tjh` whs `hohljm dy ] / s Gino Diicsnhw, hom tnj tjh`
fhpthko whs Vlt. Gino ]hwojy. ]nks tjh` eist ioey ioj Ejhluj lh`j ko
tnj jotkrj sjhsio, h feisj haahkr, ti tnj VeItn @.R. Dhtthekio dy ioj
ruo,
:-=, dut
tnj tjh`
lit
kts rjvjolj, wnjo tnjy pehyjm tnj @. R.'s h
rjturo fiotjst wktn tnj rjsuet tnht
tnj
Tjms uoejhsnjm hee tnjkr piwjr
ti frusn tnj @kekthry Riekfj dhee feud 8<-:. ]nj rjhe tnrjht ti
tnj
Tjm
tjh` ko tnj Ejhluj whs auroksnjm dy tnj
8>tn
@jmkfhe Ehd. ]nks tjh`
whs djhtjo ioey iofj murkol tnj Ejhluj pehykol, wnjo tnj
<81tn
Tjm
tjh` tippejm tnj`
6-8.
]nj Ejhluj sjhsio jomjm wktn tnj
981tn
Tjm tjh` hom tnj 8>tn @jmkfhe
tjo
nhvkol kmjotkfhe rjfirms, ojfjssktht
kol h pehyiaa lh`j- wnkfn ekcjwksj rjsuetjm ko h
<-<
tkj.
Kt
whs h
tnrkeekol jxtrh kookol lh`j, wktn
tnj
ejhm fnholkol nhoms h ou`djr ia
tk`js hee tnriuln tnj lh`j. ]nj Tjm tjh` tkjm tnj sfirj ko
tnj ditti`
nhea ia tnj jklntn kookol,
wnjo
]hwojy stiej ni`j. Niwjvjr
tnj
8>tn
@jmkfs nhm prjvkiusey dricjo tnj mjhmeifc ko tnjkr nhea ia tnj sh`j
kookol wnjo tnjy theekjm twi ruos
ti
thcj h
<-:
ejhm.
]nj
lh`j whs
fheejm iaa djfhusj ia mhrcojs s hom si hoitnjr lh`j nhm
ti
dj sthljm.
]nht
lh`j whs pehyjm djairj h liim friwm, hom
tnj
Tjm tjh` ia tnj
<81tn wio tnj lh`j 4-2, djnkom tnj drkeekhot pktfnkol ia ]jmmy
Nhrwhzyosck ia Fi. H, tnus lkvkol tnj` tnj Tjm sjftkio tktej, peus tnj
fnhofj air tnj Ejhluj friwo hom
tnj
djhutkaue tripny wnkfn wjot
ti
tnj Airt Vh` Niustio fnh`pkios.
Oiw, air h eiic
ht
tnj Deuj tjh`'s hffi`peksn`jots . ]nj Deujs
sthrtjm
iut
vjry swkatey, fhpturkol
tnj ak
rst tnrjj lh`js, dut tnjo wjot
koti h seu`p, ehrljey djfhusj tnj sthrs ia tnj tjh` wjot ni`j io aur
eiuln, rjsuetkol ko tnjkr thckol h ekfckol ko tnj ojxt twi lh js. ]nj
6:tn @jmkfhe Fi. whs ht tnj tip ia tnj Deuj sjftkio tnriulniut `ist
ia tnj sjhsio, hom tnjy hppjhrjm h surj-w ko ai r tnj Deuj sjftkio nioirs.
Niwjvjr, tnj <81tn Deuj tjh`, uomjr tnj hdej lukmhofj ia ]
:
Gk``y
Ehfjrtish, akjry `hohljr, ojvjr lhvj up hom pehyjm spkrk
tjm
siatdhee
ti
akoheey fhtfn up
ti
tnj 6:tn @jmkfs . Ioj phrtkfuehr dhee lh`j ko wnkfn
¼ tnj Deuj tjh` sniwjm tnjkr ojvjr mkj httktumj hom tjh` spkrkt fh`j
wnjo tnj hllrjsskvj Deuj tjh` whs pehykol tnj 4:tn
X@
Dhcjrs wktn
tnj sfirj <¼-2 hlhkost tnj` ko tnj aiurtn kookol. a tnj Deuj tjh` nhm
eist tnks lh`j, tnjy wiuem nhvj eist tnj fnhofj ia fhpturkol tnj Deuj
sjftkio tktej, si tnkols eiicjm
prjtty
mks`he. Vummjoey ko
tnj
tip nhea
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ejat akjem
dy @hrty
Vokmjr, tnj dhsjs djkol hee akeejm
wktn Tjm
pehyjrs
ht
tnj
tk`j.
@hrty
fek`hxjm nks mrkvj
dy
fi`kol
ko ti
sfirj
tnj aiurtn
ruo nk`sjea.
Ko tnj ditti`
nhea
ia tnj okotn
,
wktn tnj
sfirj 8 hlhkost
tnj`,
tnj
Deuj
tjh`
fh`j aklntkol dhfc
ti
sfirj tnrjj ruos,
dut tnjy
rho
gust
h
dkt snirt, hom tnj
dhee lh`j
jomjm
wktn
tnj <81tn Tjm
tjh`
wkookol 1-=, hom djfi`kol tnj
Airt
Vh` Niustio Fnh`pkios.
Hs h
akttkol
trkdutj ti
tnj
ojw
Airt
Vh`
Niustio
fnh`pkios, tnj Tjm
tjh` whs
prjsjotjm
h djhutkaue
]ripny.
@hohljr Diicsnhw
turojm tnj
hwhrm ivjr
ti
tjh` fhpthko ]hwojy, wni
tnjo
lhvj kt ti @hgir @73ueko,
Fi``homkol Iaakfjr
ia
tnj <81tn. Jhfn pehyjr io tnj
Tjm
squhm.
rjfjkvjm h djhutkaue
liem siatdhee pko
hom
tnj Deuj tjh` ruoojr-ups
rjfjkvjm skevjr siatdhee pkos. Djskmjs tnj
Airt
Vh`
Niustio ]ripny
,
tnj
Tjm tjh` whs lkvjo hoitnjr
tripny
dy tnj Fifh-Fieh Fi., hom hesi jhfn
Tjm pehyjr whs hwhrmjm
hoitnjr
pko
.
Hom
si
jomjm
ioj
ia
tnj
drklntjst
rjfirms jvjr fnhecjm up dy
siatdhee
tjh`s
ko Airt
Vh`
Niustio
.
Hatjr
tnj Airt
Vh`
Niustio
Ejhluj whs
wio
dy
tnj <81tn
Tjm tjh`,
tnj AVN Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj Iaakfkhes
hom tnj
fi`dkojm
uokt
`hohljrs
rjprjsjotjm
ko
tnj ejhluj fnisj tnj
`ist
iutsthomkol pehyjrs, wnkfn
komkvkmuhes
wiuem
rjprjsjot
Airt
Vh`
Niustio ko tnj
Vho
Hotioki ZVI
Ejhluj.
]njy
wjrj fheejm
tnj Airt
Vh`
Niustio
Hee-Vthrs .
]nj
Hee-Vthrs squhm whs
mi`kohtjm dy
<8
1tn
`jo, Okfc
]hojeeh
,
Tjm
Nu`pnrkjs, HK Rrkhti,
]ioy
Ti`hoi, @hrty Vokmjr, ]jmmy
Nhrwhz
yosck,
hom Gino ]hwojy
. Jvjry
`ho
lhvj h
liim hffiuot ia
nk`sjea
wnkej
pehykol
wktn
tnj Hee-Vthrs, dut
tnjy
nhm ti wktnmrhw ari` tnj tjh`,
djfhusj
tnj
<81tn TID nhm
wirc
ti mi ko Juripj.
\njo tnj <81tn
TID akrst
jotjrjm
tnj J]I,
spirt
phrtkfkp
htk
io
whs
iut ia tnj
qujstkio, djfhusj
ia tnj
trj`jomius rhkerihmkol thscs tnht
fioariotjm tnj dhtthekio
.
Dut
hatjr jklnt
`iotns ia tike hom
strkaj
tnj
dhtthekio's spirtkol hftkvktkjs fh`j
koti
tnj
ek`jeklnt
hlhko. Kt whs
wnkej tnj
dhtthekio
whs
sthtkiojm ht
@jtz
, Arhofj,
tnht tnj
<
81tn
Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj
3-
uomjr
tnj
-mkrjftkio ia Fpe.
J.
\keekh`s, irlhokzjm h
siatdhee
tjh`
wnkfn pehyjm
itnjr uokts
ko
tnj surriuomkol
hrjhs
ia @jtz
hom
hs
usuhe, tnj tjh` fh`j
i w7 io
tip
ko
he`ist jvjry jofiuotjr.
Kt
whs ko Jssekoljo, Ljr`hoy,
tnht
tnj
<81tn fhpturjm hoitnjr friwo
ko
siatdhee.
]nj dhtthekio
whs rjprjsjotjm ko tnj Vjvjotn
Hr`
y Viatdhee
Ejhluj hom,
wnjo kt
whs hee ivjr,
tnj
981tn
fh`j
iut
vkftirkius
ti hmm
hoitnjr
hffi`peksn`jot
ti tnisj
hfnkjvjm
ko ditn
rhk
erihm
kol
hom
spirts.
]nj
siatdheejrs
sthrtjm
iaa
io
tnj rkl
nt
trhfc
ti wko
tnjkr akrst
lh`j
ko tnj
ejhluj
wnjo
tnjy
wnkppjm
tnj ;tn
Hkr Lriup Vquhmrio
1-: djnkom tnj s`iitn twkrekol ia
@hrt
ko Fiio. Kt whs tnj akrst lh`j
@hrtko jvjr pktfnjm
ko
nks siatdhee fhrjjr, hom kt whs h sklokakfhot
suffjss air Fiio. Fiio nhm djjo pehykol akr
st
dhsj hee tnj E`j , djai
fj
] ip ti Ditti`7
Tiy
Njr`h
o ljts rjhmy ti swkol
]njrj's tnj
s¼wkol-hom
nj fioojfts
] nj Dhee
Feud 7
Cojjekol, E ti T 7 Lrhot, Qhomk
vjr,
Vokmjr, Eioj, Vjhtiee, N sjo
Vthomkol, E ti T 7
Wk
ppjrjr, Dehfc, Vnjh, Vjkvjrmkol, Oufcjes, Fiio,
Nj
r-
`ho, Ghfcsio, Mhvks, \keekh` s
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tnj ejhluj ipjojm, dut nj fh`j heiol ko tnj pktfnkol mjphrt`jot ti
hkm tnj tjh` ko wkookol tnj ejhluj. Ko tnj tjh`'s sjfiom jofiuotjr ko
ejhluj pehy tnjy wjrj djhtjo =-6 dy tnj 8=6rm HHH Dhtthekio. Kt whs
Nhrm Eufc Did Vnjh wni whs eiskol twkrejr ko tnks lh`j. Did pktfnjm
drkeekhot dhee hee sjhsio, dut fh`j iut io tnj snirt jom ko he`ist jvjry
lh`j. Nj whs frjmktjm wktn
eiskol
tnrjj
lh`js
tnht tnj
tjh` tnrjw
hwhy io jrrirs.
Kt
sjj`jm tnht wnjojvjr Did pktfnjm, tnj tjh` wiuem
li io ho jrrir sprjj 3 jvjrytnkol wiuem li wriol, si Did wiuem dj
djhtjo ko lh`js wnjrj nj heeiwjm tnj ippisktkio
dut
tnrjj ir aiur
nkts. Did privjm
tnht
nj whs tnj iutsthomkol pktfnjr ia tnj ejhluj wnjo
nj wio tnj `ist k`pirthot lh`j ia tnj sjhsio, tnj fnh`pkiosnkp
fiotjst djtwjjo tnj <81tn hom tnj = 6rm Irmohofj Dhtthekio. ]nj rhke
rihmjrs wjrj vkftirkius,
4 8 . Ia tnj
tjo ejhluj lh`js tnj
<81tn
trku`pnjm ko sjvjo. Jhfn ia tnj
<81tn
tnrjj sjtdhfcs whs h nhrm aiulnt,
feisj lh`j
ko
wnkfn dhm drjhcs tkppjm
tnj
sfhejs
ko
ahvir ia tnj ippisk
tkio. \njo
tnj
prjssurj whs io,
tnj
tjh` .mkm fi`j tnriuln, h ahft
tnht
whs
privjm ko tnj
haahkr djtwjjo
tnj <81tn hom tnj
Irmohofj .
eo
tnks lh`j Vnjh ykjemjm ioey
tnrjj
nkts, wnkfn, fiupejm
wktn tnj
feutfn
nkttkol ia
Hfj Hfjvhs, `hmj
vkftiry
pisskdej, tnus hssurkol tnj`
ia tnj ejhluj
tkte
j. ]nj akrst tnrjj kookols wjrj njem sfirjejss.
Ko tnj
aiurtn arh`j, tnj dhtth ekio tjh` sfirjm kts koktkhe fiuotjr ,
io
h skolej
dy Vokmjr 3 nj fh`j trittkol ko io h miudej dy Lejo (wnht hlhko)
Ghfcsio.
]nj
=6rm fh`j dhfc ti tkj
tnj
fiuot ko tnjkr nhea ia tnj aiurtn.
]nrjj `irj sfirejss arh`js air tnj twi feuds drkols us up ti tnj jklnt
kookol wnjo Tussjee Vjhtio sthrtjm tnkols iaa
dy
thckol h striee ti akrst
dhsj, (fi`pek`jots ia tnj pktfnjr). Nj hmvhofjm ti sjfiom wnjo spjjmy
Nhe Qhomkvjr ejlljm
kt
ti akrst io h pktfnjr' s jrrir.
]njo
fh`j Hfjvhs'
feutfn nkt, h fejho skolej ti fjotjr, wnkfn
driulnt
Vjhtio rhfkol ko
wktn tnj
ruo tnht
lhvj tnj
<81tn
Thkewhy Ipjrhtkol Dhtthekio
hoitnjr
friwo
ko
siatdhee,
tnj
Jssekoljo Viatdhee Fnh`pkios.
]nj
fnh`pkio
tjh` whs `hohl
jm
hom fhpthkojm dy Raf. Fnhrekj Dhem
y
Mhvks.
Kt
whs Fnhrekj's ejhmjrsnkp hom hllrjsskvjojss tnht phfjm tnj tjh` ti
suffjss
ko tnj
ejhluj. Dhemy
tiic
ivjr tnj `hohljr 's rjkos
wnjo tnj
tjh` akrst jotjrjm tnj ejhluj hom rhpkmey `iuemjm kt koti h siekm ruo-
sfirkol `hfnkoj. Fnhrekj usjm nks njhm ti liim hmvhothlj iut io tnj
dhee akjem hs tnj tiuro`jot prilrjssjm3 nj privjm tnht nj fiuem nhomej
dhee pehyjrs.
Hs h rjwhrm ai r vkftiry, tnj dheepehyjrs wjrj lkvjo h fnhofj ti li
ti tnj Tkvkjrh io phss, h trkp spiosirjm dy tnj Vjvjotn Hr`y Iaakfkhes,
wni wjrj tnj irlhokzjrs ia tnj Jssekoljo ejhluj. ]rhosajrs nkt tnj
dhtthekio ekcj
tn
j Hti`kf Di`d
nkt
Ghpho si `ist hee tnj dhee pehyjrs,
trhosajrrjm
ti
itnjr uokts, wjrj uohdej
ti
`hcj tnj trkp
ti
tnj rjsirt
fjot
jr ]nj tjh` stkee nhm
tn
j friwo hom tnj
tkte
j hs Jssekoljo Viatdhee
Fnh`pkios 3 tnh
t'
s wnht rjheey fiuotjm tnj `ist.
]ip
ti Ditti
`
Fhlj lh`j djtwjjo Njhmq uhrtjrs frjw hom Fi. H Vw ksn Ckms
H tjosj
`i
`jot ko hoy `ho s lh `j
Niip hftkio
djt
wjjo N N Rnhoti`
Fr
jw hom Kiitn Mkv kskio
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]ip
ti Ditti`7
RAF
gij Vkjlje
io
nks ahvirktj nirsj.
Rkol piol hftkio
ko Njhmquhrtjrs
Mhy Tii`
Tussi
hom Ti`hoi
squhrkol
iaa
ko
h
ahst lh`j3
Fi.
H
rjfrjhtkio fjotjr
Njrj ks tnj ekst ia pehyjrs wni fhpturjm tnj tktej ko Jssekoljo , pehykol
iutsthomkol siatdhee hee sjhsio. ]njy suffjjmjm
ko
upniemkol tnj
<81tn's lrhom rjfirm ko spirtkol hftkvktkjs.
8. NHE QHOMKQJT, VV-Djst snirtstip
ko
hom hriuom Jssekoljo.
\nht lriuom tnisj ejls fivjrjm
4.
]IO[ TI@HOI
,
VFA- Ckm
Eklntokol"
io
tnj dhsjs. Mjpjom
hdej akjemjr hom h ahkr nkttjr. Hewhys ko tnjrj aklntkol
6.
HEEKJ
NHVVJO, Z@RKTJ-Iur rivkol hrdktrhtir. Z`pkrkol ks
rklnt up Heekj's heejy, hoy pehfj, hoytk`j, wnjrj yiu fho nieejr
=. "HFJ" HFJQHV,
IA-Hewhys
tnjrj wnjo yiu whot nk` 3
io tnj
dhee hee tnj tk`j, `jhokol siatdhee.
:. LEJO GHFCVIO, 6D-H `hohljr's mrjh` dhee pehyjr, pejoty ia
piwjr ht tnj pehtj hom h drkeekhot akjemjr.
1 .
TZVVJE VJH]IO, 4D-H lrjht mjajoskvj dhee pehyjr 3 hesi quktj
h ehm wktn tnj stkfc.
<. FEHTJOFJ VKJQJTMKOL, IA- Iur "Fnhrekj Cjeejr" ht tnj pehtj.
Nj nhs pejoty ia spjjm
iut
ko tnj lrjjo phsturjs.
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