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]nks whs

oit

ho koahotry

iutakt

(tnj

koahotry-`itirkzjm-fruksjm

dy ht

=2

pjr)

dut

tnjrj

wjrj mh`ojm ajw wni nhm

tnj

fiurhlj ti mrip iut, jvjo tniuln

tnj

`ist wheckol

tnj

`hgirkty nhm mioj air yjhrs wjrj

tnj

ajw `kejs

tnht

fh`j

hs

h

phrt ia

tnjkr mhkey mutkjs

- hom si`j pridhdey nhm

oit

whecjm `irj

tnho tnj

mksthofj ari` ni`j

ti

strjjt

fhr air

tnj prjvkius akvj ir skx yjhrs. Hatjr fiosiekol dhrckol mils, tnjsj "siemkjrs" fi`pek`jotjm

tnj`sjevjs

io

tn'jkr akrst "fh`phklo" hom vjoturjm airtn air sums

ht tnj

R^.

Dueeks

hom

Duee. @y Lim @irj rhko @irj hrfnkol @irj feisj irmjr mrkee @jss ckts

air tnj akrst tk`j   ]njo h sh`pej

ia F

"

rhtkios-thstjm prjtty liim-h

prjeumj ti tnj

nuomrjms

ia

`jhes

ti

fi`j

ia

@jht

hom

Qjljthdej

Vtjw-dut tnht

air

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

\jst-

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`

6:

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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`

h7 Fnhitkf

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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

:2

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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

::

Rhoje7

]nrjj

ia

Fhsjy's @klnty

@jo -Thu, Ckol

hom

ghfc-

sio

\hsn

mhy-]/:

Fnhretio

H pkfturj ia prjfkskio  /=

Ejrfn

Ejat hom Ditti`7 \rjfcjm

jolkojs ht @htjeits Tiuom-

niusj

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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 . . .

:1

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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.

: 8

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-

Vlts. Homjrsio hom Ejrfn

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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

41

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 ]

\K ]N RH]]IO

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.

Aistjr

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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.

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

1>

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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

@jtz

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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

>4

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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

sk`pey shy7

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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.

JOJMKF]KIO

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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

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

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rhtkios, tnrjj wjjcs hatjr tnj Dhtthekio ehomjm ko Arhofj.

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ti

tnj mjthfn`jots.

Kt

whs

ho

jspjfkheey

mkaakfuet gid eifhtkol tnj Fi`phoy ''F `jo wni wjrj he`ist hewhys

io tnj rihm.

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ti

ko ho jaairt

ti

ahkrey mkstrkdutj

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ti

tnj

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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

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ti

jmufhtkio.

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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

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ti

stumy

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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.

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kol `jo ko tnj Tjluehr Hr`y, h thsc ko wnkfn nj nhm ekt tej suffjss.

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ia tnj `jo ia

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ti

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2

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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.

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siio

hs

h `ivkol

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ti

hee tnj

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ti

tnj jxtjot

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ti

sjj ht ejhst ioj `ivkj pjr

wjjc.

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tnht wjrj

privkmjm dy tnj

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tkio, wnkfn pjr`kts nk` ti airljt drkjaey

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]ip ti Ditti`7

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air tnj Jssekoljo siatdhee friw o

H

njhtjm mksputj

]nj

siatdhee Fnh`ps thcj iaa

ti `jjt tnj ippisktkio

]nj 981tn

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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

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kt

ojfjsshry air tnj

<81tn

Tjms

ti

dhttej tnj

<81tn

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ti

mjfkmj tnj Airt Vh`

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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.

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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,

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ti frusn tnj @kekthry Riekfj dhee feud 8<-:. ]nj rjhe tnrjht ti

tnj

Tjm

tjh` ko tnj Ejhluj whs auroksnjm dy tnj

8>tn

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whs djhtjo ioey iofj murkol tnj Ejhluj pehykol, wnjo tnj

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981tn

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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

<-:

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]nj

lh`j whs

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ti

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]nht

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tnj

Tjm tjh` ia tnj

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fnhofj air tnj Ejhluj friwo hom

tnj

djhutkaue tripny wnkfn wjot

ti

tnj Airt Vh` Niustio fnh`pkios.

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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.

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:

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

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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`

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.

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tnj Airt

Vh`

Niustio

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wio

dy

tnj <81tn

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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

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]hojeeh

,

Tjm

Nu`pnrkjs, HK Rrkhti,

]ioy

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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

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nj fioojfts

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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.

>. ]JMM[ DEHFC,

KA-Nhs

pejoty ia spjjm hriuom tnj cjystioj

shfc hom ks mjpjomhdej wktn

tnj

wiim.

;.

DID

"GINOKJ" VNJH R-Iur uoirtnimix tissjr, fiie, rjehxjm

hom fieejftjm ko tnj tiuln spits. Nhs pejoty ia mjtjr`kohtkio

hom twkres wktn jvjrytnkol nj nhs lit.

82. GJTT[ LTHO], IA-H swjee aey fnhsjr wni ks hewhys iut tnjrj

ti wko.

88

. TI[ NJT@HO,

8D

-

Iur

ehocy fieiraue akrst shfcjr wni tnrkeejm

jvjryioj wni shw nk` ko hftkio. Nhs djhufiup tjh` spkrkt.

84. @HT]KO FIIO,

R-Iw-, fiovjrtjm akrst dhsj`ho wni tissjm

supjrdey hee sjhsio. Nhs lrjht pri`ksj hom pejoty ia stuaa io

tnj dhee.

86 .

LTJJO OZFCJEV, F- Vpkrktjm rjfjkvjr wni cjpt tnj fnhttjr up

fiosthotey.

8=. FNHTEKJ MHQKV, @LT- @ufn ia tnj suffjss ia tnj dhee tjh`

whs muj ti "Dhemy's" lukmhofj, ejhmjrsnkp hom akjem strhtjly.

8:.

@HT][ VOKMJT, IA-\hs tnj tjh`'s seullkol sthr. Nj njem nks

iwo ko

tn

j iutakjem.

81

. VJQJT EIOJ, IA- "Ckm Feutfn" nk`sjea. Mrivj ko `hoy theekjs

wnjo

kt

fiuotjm. ]nj

]jm

\keekh`s" ia tnj <81tn tjh`.

8<. TH[ WKRRJTJT, ]nj tjh`s hllrjsskvj fhtfnjr wni mjsjrv

js

frjmkt air tnj pktfnjrs jxfjeejot tisskol. Nj nhs h swjee

tn

riwkol

hr` hom ks hewhys io nks tijs.

Ej

at

7 ]ripny pr

 

jo

tjm ti

] /:

Mi

o

Itti

f

nh`

pkio

pk

ol

-pi

ol pehyjr

ia

tnj <

r1tn

822

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8>. JEL[ \KEEKH@V, HVV]. @LT.-Vuppekjm tnj tjh` wktn jxfjeejot

pehykol jqukp`jot hom jotjrjm tnj feud ko tnj ejhluj. Nj hesi

hkmjm Mhvks ko nhomekol tnj fnh`pkios.

*

Djskmj Viatdhee, tnj <81tn TID whs wjee rjprjsjotjm

ko

itnjr akjems

ia

spirts.

Ioj

iutsthomkol hfnkjvj`jot ks frjmktjm

ti Hotioki

Gifcjy

Hrhlio, wni sphrcjm tnj itnjr

<81tn

jotrhots

ko

tnj Jssekoljo Nirsj

Vniw, spiosirjm dy tnj 1tn Firps. Nj fhpturjm air tnj <81tn akrst

pehfj ko tnj Vniw, hmmkol hoitnjr nioir

ti

tnj dhtthekio's sthr-stummjm

rjfirm. Hrhlio ks nklney jstjj`jm hs h nirsj`ho, nhvkol wio `hoy

tripnkjs dhfc ko tnj Vthtjs.

Itnjr <81tn

pjrsiooje wni sthrrjm ko tnj

sniw wjrj V/Vlt. Did H``ioms, Raf. @hy, Raf. Vkjlje, hom Rvt. @hrtko

@hrtkojz.

]njy

hee mjsjrvj h eit ia frjmkt air tnj gid mioj

ht

tnj

sniw.

Itnjr

uokts rjprjsjotjm

ko

tnj sniw wjrj tnj

1tn

Firps hom

8

ii

Mkvkskio.

Hatjr tnj siatdhee sjhsio ko Jssekoljo jomjm, Vpjfkhe Vjrvkfj irlhokzjm

h

dhtthekio

pkol-piol tiuroh`jot.

]nj

akrst jek`kohtkios wjrj njem ko

Jssekoljo io ioj thdej eifhtjm ht Dhtthekio Vuppey hom hoitnjr ioj ht

Fi. H Dkeejts.

Ko

tnj akrst riuom `ist ia tnj ahvirktjs fh`j tnriuln

Y

hs whs jxpjftjm. ]nj

`ist

tnrkeekol `htfn whs tnj ioj djtwjjo @iorij

Liemakoljr hom Nhe Qhomkvjr, wktn trkfcy Liemy akoheey wkookol iut.

Itnjr akrst riuom rjsuets shw Hotioki Hrhlio djst Mio @jrrkh`,

\kedur Fhrpjotjr mjajht Ljrry Lrhot3 J`jrkfc iust Dhemy Mhvks

ko

twi

feisj lh`js 48-8> hom

48

- 8;3 .

Mio

Itti, tnj prj-tiuroh`jot ahvirktj,

nhvj ho jhsy tk`j djhtkol Vlt. Muech. Hetniuln Nup-Nup rjheey trkjm,

Eipjz fh`j tnriuln ti djht iut Hfj Hfjvhs. Gk``y V`key  Htfnkosio

djht ]/: Fh`pdjee 3 hom hoitnjr ahvirktj, \hetjr Ehehtko, jhskey jek`k

ohtjm \nktjy Vkjvjrmkol. @hka `ho Djvhrm gikojm tnj akrst riuom vkftirs

dy miwokol \hecjr ia tnj jmkfs3 Vh` Vnij Komkvklekh tiic tk`j

iut

ari` tnj Jolkojjrk

ol

Mjphrt`jot ti fi`j tnriuln vkftirkius ivjr

Gjrry \kecjos3 hom Tiljr Dklejr coifcjm iut VV \keekh`s. Ht tnj

sh`j tk`j tnj vhrkius mjthfn`jots ia tnj dhtthekio wjrj niemkol

sk`kehr `htfnjs ti mjtjr`koj tnj

`jo

djst quhekakjm

ti

hppjhr ko tnj

lrhom akohej

io

Vjptj`djr

4=tn

, 8;=:. Ari` Jssekoljo. tnj `jo wni

quhekakjm ko pehyiaas wjrj Liemakoljr.

Itti,

hom Ekpcko. Liemakoljr

ehtjr mrippjm put ia tnj tiuroh`jot djfhusj nj whs trhosajrrjm ti

hoitnjr iutakt. Ko tnj tiuroh`jot ht Ze`, Ginooy Dhrtkokfnhc tiic tip

pisktkio. ]wi `jo wjrj fnisjo ari` tnj itnjr aiur mjthfn`jots ia

Cirowjstnjk , Ljksekoljo, Eumwklsdurl hom Hulsdurl \njo tnj

tiuroh`jot jomjm, tnj fnh`pkio ia tnj` hee whs ]/ : Miohem Itti,

ia Dhtthekio Vuppey.

Hom si tnj irlhokzjm spirtkol jvjots ia tnj Dhtthekio fh`j

ti

h

feisj. Koair`he lh`js ia vhrkius ckoms fiotkoujm ti iffupy tnj tk`j

ia spirts jotnuskhsts, dut tk`j hom rjmjpeiy`jot nhm thcjo kts

tiee

ia

dkl tk`j lh`js.

Tklnt7 Fnh`pkiosnkp pehquj prjsjotjm ti F

i

F. \kzhrms , tiljtnjr

wktn

komkvkmuhe

`kok

hturj dhscjtdhees air

j fn

tjh` `j`djr

8 8

Fi. H Vwksn

Ckms

'Ariot , E ti

T7

Nkssio, Oivhc,

Ti`hoi, ] hojeeh

Tjhr, E ti T7

Lrhnh`, Komk-

vklekh, \jefn,

Rrhtnjr, \keekh`s

Fi. D Niipstjrs

Ariot ti rjhr7

Vtrhttio,Lrkooho ,

Dhrr, Nhosio,

Lrjjo, Iphekfn,

@khekfkc , Mj`-

snck, \ hksh,

Ho

-

mjrsio

Fi.

R

k

nhoti`

Frjw 

Ariot, E ti

T7

Itti, Htokp, Lj-

irlj, Vokjliw sck

Tjhr, E ti T7

Nhrtejy, Ejsekj,

Drklls, Ohvhrrh

Ariot, E ti T7

Cksjr, Fh`pdjee,

Vnjh,@fFueeiuln,

Fuookolnh`

Tjhr, E ti T7

@hxwjee, Aiwejr,

Pjeeksio, Ohpkjr

(

Oit

ko pkfturj7

Vjxtio, Rkh,

o h ~

\h t

sio)

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H s

tnj

stiry

ia tnj <81tn mrhws

ti

h feisj, hom tnj rjhmjr feisjs

tnj

diic wktn h rj`koksfjot

ahr-hwhy eiic ko nks jyjs,

tnkockol

ia hssifkhtkios hom `j`irkjs

jvicjm

dy tnj drkja ohrrhtkvj ko

tnj airjlikol phljs,

tnj

Vthaa ajjes tnht kt wkee

oit

dj iut ia pehfj njrj ti `hcj

`jotkio

si`j

ia tnj ajhturjs j`dimykol tnj Nkstiry 7 ajhturjs tnht `klnt oit dj oitkfjm

ht

akrst lehofj, dut

wnkfn ojvjrtnjejss fiosu`jm `ufn tk`j hom jaairt ti `hcj tnks

diic wirtny

ti dj rjprjsjothtkvj

ia tnj nkln sthomhrms ia tnj

<81tn

.

]nj phpjr io wnkfn tnj

Nkstiry

ks

prkotjm ks tnj djst tnht fiuem dj idthkojm. ]ypjsjttkol whs

mioj

ko ]rhghous styej-tnj ojwjst Ljr`ho typj , mjsklojm ko 8;6; . Mjsklo, ehyiuts

hom hrt

wjrj

tnj

wirc ia ioj ia Ljr`hoy's tip oitfn hrtksts, @r. Gij @ujeejr, ia Fieiloj hom Vtuttlhrt. Rni

tilrhpnkf

wirc

whs mioj dy ioj ia tnj airj`ist pnitilrhpnjrs ko Ljr`hoy, @r. Drjujr-Fiurtn, ia

Vtuttlhrt. Hee ko heE tnj

`ist jxpjrt

frhats`hosnkp

wjot

koti tnj jolrhvkol,

prkotkol hom

dkomkol

ia tnks nkstiry. Vnhrkol tnj jotnuskhs` ia tnj Vthaa,

tnj

vhrkius fkvkekho akr`s iutmkm tnj`sjevjs

ko frjhtkol h wirtny siuvjokr ia tnj <81tn. Hs ho jxh`pej ia tnj jxfjeejofj htthkojm ko tnj prkot

kol

hr t

, wktojss tnj auee-fieir tktej phlj, trhosair`jm ari` ho irklkohe dehfc-hom-wnktj soiw sfjoj.

]nj Vthaa wkee nhvj

`hoy

`j`irkjs ia

tnj

mkaakfuetkjs hom jxhspjrhtkol mjehys

jofiuotjrjm

ko

`hckol

up

tnj diic. Vufn tnkols

hs

ehfc ia `htjrkhes , airfkol jxpjmktkios ti dj sjot iut hee ivjr

Ljr`hoy ti prifurj phpjr, feitn, jolrhvkol pehtjs, fnj`kfhes, jtf.3 h

fiosthot

mrhko io fkvkekho

`hopiwjr fhusjm dy rjquksktkiokol ia ehdir air

strjjt

fejhokol hom wiimfnippkol purpisjs3 ¼ h

snirthlj ia

vkthe

jejftrkfkty muj ti h piwjr fiosjrvhtkio peho wnkfn jek`kohtjm tnrjj mhys iut ia

jhfn wjjc3 hom ivjr heE tnj mholekol swirm 'ia ho uofjrthko tk`j ek`kt air fi`pejtkio ia tnj gid.

frjhtkol ho ht`ispnjrj ia suspjosj h`k tjoskio. Ektjrheey, tnj Vthaa nhm ioj jyj

io

tnj feifc hom

tnj

itnjr io

tnj fhejomhr.

Oitnkol

whs hvhkehdej7 jvjrytnkol nhm

ti

dj eifhtjm

hom

fieejftjm. Jvjo

tnj fhrmdihrm air tnj fivjrs hom tnj `hkekol dixjs nhm ti dj `houahfturjm ti irmjr.

Hee tnks, hmmjm ti tnj vhlrhofkjs ia ho ivjrwircjm Ipje sjmho,

wktn

h fnriokf aeht tkrj hom

dhm fhrdurjtir, `hmj tnj pudekfhtkio ¼ia

tnj Nkstiry

h `j`irhdej jvjot.

]nj Vthaa wksnjs ti jxprjss kts hpprjfkhtkio ti jvjryioj wni ko hoy why

fiotrkdutjm

ti tnj

`hckol up ia tnj Nkstiry,

tnriuln

pnitilrhpns, mhth, jtf. Hesi,

tnj wirc

ia Et. ]. H. Ahotj, wni

pkiojjrjm tnj irklkohe pehookol ia tnj diic,

ks

hfcoiwejmljm.

Kt

ks

mjdhthdej wnjtnjr hoy `jotkio sniuem dj `hmj ia tnj lheeios ia dehfc fiaajj fiosu`jm

murkol tnj wjj niurs, wnjo tnj hutnirs fieehdirhtjm ko wrktkol tnj airjlikol phljs3 oir ia tnj

koou`jrhdej

duee

sjsskios koti wnkfn tnj jvjokols usuheey mjljojrhtjm hdiut = H@, spurrjm

iowhrm

dy

si`j fnhofj rjfieejftkio nkmmjo djtwjjo tnj ekojs ia tnj ohrrhtkvj.

Vjrkiusey, tniuln. tnj Vthaa mijs oit wksn ti hppjhr ti dj lkvkol ktsjea h pht io tnj dhfc 3

dut

nhs `jotkiojm tnj hdivj jvjots

ti

drkol tnj rjhmjr tnj

tniulnt

tnht, ko spktj ia mkaakfuetkjs hom

mjehys , tnj <81tn . hs hewhys, mjekvjrjm tnj liims io tk`j.

]N V] AA

\KEEKH@

R

OZ]]JT, Jmktir-ko-Fnkja

QKOFJO]

I'FIOOIT,

Hssifkhtj Jmktir

RHZE LTHNH@, Hssifkhtj Jmktir

LJITLJ

J

MHQKV, Hssifkhtj Jmktir

TKFNHTM L. ZOLJT, Hssifkhtj Jmktir

HO]NIO[

M.

TI@HOI,

Vpirts Jmktir

EJIOHTM E AZEEJT, Duskojss @hohljr

\KEEKH@ T.

I'OJKEE

Iaakfjr ko Fnhrlj

nj Vthaa nhrm ht wirc

8 6

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> V.

e k t

Vt.,

Ojwhrc. O.G.

LJDJE CZT], @. ,

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