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o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  6

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5' Ncv hxceaogn gc~} jxbi iekbx gc~}bsvlcv} egf egybgc cl}c s}ogn V~ovvcx'Jbllb~ DHxceaognGc~}Bg, DMGG,ybsx lbmel gc~} bsvlcv} bx vxefctshlomevobg}'

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=' Lcexg V~ovvcx lognb egf hc}v txemvomc}'Og texvomslex, sgfcx}vegf v`c foffl cxcgmchcv~ccg jbllb~cx} egf jbllb~ogn egf v`cs}c bj acy }yihbl} }sm` e} D egf -'Agb~ ~`cg vb tsv eg (D( }ong og jxbgvbj s}cxgeic} jbx tshlom xctloc} egf ̀ b~vb }cgf txozevc ic}}enc} txcjemcf hy e(f( hcjbxc v`c s}cxgeic' ]cc v`cXc}bsxmc} }cmvobg jbx ibxcogjbxievobg/'

6' Jbllb~ bv`cx} ~`b jbllb~ ybs' S}cV~ccvlevcx bx }oiolex vbbl} vbesvbievomelly jbllb~ bv`cx} egf }cgfv`ci e foxcmv “~clmbic’ ic}}enc' ]cc}cmvobg} hclb~ bg `b~ iegy tcbtlc ybs}`bslf jbllb~, egf `b~ iegy jbllb~cx}ybs }`bslf `ezc'/

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Vbt ^ey} vb ^bxa V~ovvcx Vb _bsx Efzegvenc

o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  >

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Vbt ^ey} vb ^bxa V~ovvcx Vb _bsx Efzegvenc (mbgvogscf/

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tenc (bx mbgvemv }cmvobg/ bj ybsx ~ch}ovc, ybsxhs}ogc}} mexf, ybsx cieol }ongevsxc, ybsx txbstlc} bgJemchbba egf LogacfOg egf bv`cx txbiogcgv tlemc}'Egy~`cxc ybs ion`v gbxielly }tbxv ybsx hxegf loacbg e v)}`oxv/, txbibvc ybsx V~ovvcx effxc}}'

5?' Mbggcmv ybsx V~ovvcx emmbsgv vb bv`cx }bmoel }ovc}loac Jemchbba, LogacfOg, ybsx b~g tcx}bgel bxmbitegy hlbn egf iegy ibxc' S}c Togn'ji, vb tb}vybsx “v~ccv}’ vb islvotlc }ovc} ev v`c }eic voic' _bs

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e} ncvvogn foxcmv ic}}enc} }sm` e}, “ega} jbx v`c jbllb~% Gb~ m`cma bsv iy }ovc ev~~~'}`eiclc}}tlsn'mbi%’ E}}siogn ybs `ezc e fcmcgv V~ovvcx txbstlc tenc egf e loga vb ybsx }ovc,tcbtlc ~oll agb~ ~`cxc vb stgf ybs'

o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  ?

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@b~ Iegy Jbllb~cx} ]`bslf _bs @ezc2

“O el~ey} jccl iy jbllb~cx} ̀ ezc iefc ic }iexvcx'cxc o} eg czblsvobg bj e v`bsn`v… oj lc elbgc, ybsx v`bsn`v iey bgly nb }b jex, loiovcf hy ybsx

te}v, cptcxocgmc} egf oienogevobg' Veac v`c }eic v`bsn`v, egf lesgm` ovogvb v`c }ce bj V~ovvcx jxocgf}' Gb~ ov ibxt`} ~ov` egbv`cx ofce effcf ov vbov, m`egnc} ogvb }bicv`ogn gc~ ~ov` ycv ibxc ogtsv, nxb~} ~`cg }bicbgc}iexv ieac} e mbiicgv jxbi e gc~ egnlc ybs fofg‟v xcelo{c cpo}vcf' o} o}`b~ s}ogn V~ovvcx bg e xcnslex he}o} meg }`extcg ybsx iogf egf oitxbzcybsx v`ogaogn' Bj mbsx}c, ov `clt} oj ybs jbllb~ }iexv tcbtlc%’

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Oj ybs fbg‟v xcelly mexc ~`ev v`c gsihcx o}, v`cg e }iell jbllb~ogn iey }sov ybs ks}v stgc' @b~czcx, ov iey loiov ybs og ~`ev ybs exc ehlc vb emmbitlo}` lbgn)vcxi s}ogn V~ovvcx' Bg v`c bv`cx `egf, ybs iey gczcx`ezc 34,444 jbllb~cx}, egf v`ev‟} BA' Slvoievcly, O hcloczc v`c ibxc jbllb~cx} ybs ̀ ezc, v`c nxcevcxxc}tbg}oholovy ybs ̀ ezc vb nozc v`ci nbbf xce}bg} vb }vey “}sh}mxohcf’‖}b sglc}} bx sgvol ybs meg ̀ egflc

v`ev txc}}sxc, nxb~ ybsx he}c bj jbllb~cx} }lb~ly'

o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  54

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oga hema vb ~`cg ybs stx}v }cv st ybsx V~ovvcx emmbsgv' E} texv bj v`c txbmc}}, V~ovvcx }snnc}vcf tcbtlcybs ion`v ~egv vb jbllb~' Gb~, }ey bgc tcx}bg `e} 54,444 jbllb~cx}, `e} }cgv e jc~ `sgfxcf bx e jc~v`bs}egf v~ccv}, egf ̀ e} e mbitcllogn ms}vbi V~ovvcx txbstlc tenc' Egbv`cx tcx}bg bgly ̀ e} 54 jbllb~cx},`e} }cgv jbsx stfevc}, egf ̀ e} gb t`bvb bx loga bg v`cox ncgcxom txbstlc' ̂ `b exc ybs ibxc loacly vb jbllb~2

Og mbg}ofcxogn ybsx jbllb~cx}, oienogc ybsx}clj e} v`c `cef bj e mbiisgovy' ^`cg ybs‟xc }vexvogn bsv bgV~ovvcx egf ybs `ezc e `egfjsl bj mlb}c jxocgf} bx mbllcensc} jbllb~ogn ybs, ybs ion`v hc }bicv`ogn loac v`c`cef bj e `bs}c`blf bx e }iell hbba mlsh' E} ybs ncv e jc~ fb{cg jbllb~cx}, gb~ ybs exc og m`exnc bj ybsxb~g }iell gcon`hbx`bbf e}}bmoevobg' @ov e jc~ ̀ sgfxcf egf ybs exc lcefogn eg e}}cihly bx mbgnxcnevobgtcx`et} bma o} e hcvvcx egelbny og V~ovvcx vcxi}/'

c tbogv ev ~`om` v`ogn} }vexv vb ncv xcelly ogvcxc}vogn o} ~`cg ybs te}} v`c 5,444 jbllb~cx} iexa' ]sffcgly,ybs meg xcem` bsv vb egf tbvcgvoelly ogscgvoel e hxbefcx mbiisgovy, }ey eg sgogmbxtbxevcf vb~g}`ot, st vbxbsn`ly v`c 54,444 jbllb~cx} lczcl' Hy v`c voic ybs cpmccf 54,444 jbllb~cx}, ybs exc ieybx bzcx eg emvozc

}iell vb~g bj }bxv}‖eneog, oj ybs exc txbzofogn mbg}o}vcgv zelsc' Te}v 84,444, egf ybs exc e xcel hon m`cc}c, exbma }vex ~ov`og ~`evczcx }temc ybs bmmsty' Sglc}} ybs xcelly hlb~ ov, ybs gb~ ̀ ezc e }`bv ev hcogn e vxscv`bsn`v lcefcx '

o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  55

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@b~ Iegy Tcbtlc ]`bslf _bs Jbllb~2

“…O fof }bic usoma iev` egf oj ybs jbllb~ 3,444 tcbtlc egf cem`bgc bj v`b}c tcbtlc bgly }cgf} bgc v~ccv"fey egf ov veac} ybs 3

}cmbgf} vb xcef cem` v~ccv, ybs.xc }tcgfogn :'? ̀ bsx} tcx fey ks}vxcefogn v`ci'’

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O hclbgn vb v`c “ibxc o} icxxocx’ mxb~f' Mbg}ofcx v`o} jxbi e hlbn tb}v jxbi vcm` egf }vexv)st nsxsNsy Ae~e}eao;

“Jbllb~ czcxybgc ~`b jbllb~} ybs' ̂ `cg O stx}v }vexvcf bg V~ovvcx,Xbhcxv ]mbhlc vblf ic vb jbllb~ czcxybgc ~`b jbllb~cf ic' ‐Hsv~`y, Xbhcxv, ~bslf O jbllb~ czcxybgc loac v`ev2‟ c eg}~cx o} v`evov‟} mbsxvcbs} vb fb }b egf hcmes}c ~`cg ybs fb, }bic tcbtlc ~ollxc}tbgf vb ybs egf czcybgc ~`b j bllb~} v`ci ~oll }cc v`o}‖~`om`o} ibxc cptb}sxc jbx ybs'

“@ezogn }eof v`o}, ~`cg ybs ncv vb ibxc v`eg sty bx }b jbllb~cx},ov‟} oitb}}ohlc vb xcef ~`ev ell ybsx jbllb~cx} v~ccv' Ev v`ev tbogv,ybs ̀ ezc vb jbms} bg foxcmv txozevc ic}}enc} ‐F}‟/ egf foxcmvtshlom ic}}enc} ‐D}‟/'’

`vvt;""hlbn'nsyae~e}eao'mbi"8440"55"lbbaogn)jbx)i)5'`vil

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Bg v`c bv`cx ̀ egf, xcgb~gcf v`ogacx egf esv`bx ]cv` Nbfog jxb~g} bg v`c gbvobg bj ieaogn eg cgflc}}}vxcei bj mbggcmvobg};

“Ov‟} ~bxv`lc}} vb `ezc lbv} egf lbv} bj jxocgf} bg Jemchbba, hcmes}cv`cy‟xc gbv xcelly ybsx jxocgf}' cy exc ks}v tcbtlc ~`b fofg‟v ~egvvb bffl cgf ybs hy txc}}ogn v`c ‐ongbxc‟ hsvvbg…Egf oj ybs‟zc nbv3,444 tcbtlc jbllb~ogn ybs bg V~ovvcx hcmes}c ybs vcll e foxvy kbacczcxy mbstlc bj `bsx}, v`ev‟} gbv texvomslexly s}cjsl jbx ybsxhs}ogc}}, cov`cx…

“Gcv~bxaogn o} el~ey} oitbxvegv ~`cg ov‟} xcel, egf ov‟} el~ey} es}clc}} fo}vxemvobg ~`cg ov‟} jeac' ̂ `ev v`c Ogvcxgcv ̀ e} ellb~cf o}eg cgbxibs} eibsgv bj jeac gcv~bxaogn vb veac tlemc, egf ov‟} }bce}y vb hc }cfsmcf hy ov hcmes}c v`cxc‟} e fe}`hbexf, v`cxc‟} e

}mbxchbexf egf lbba `b~ tbtslex O ei% Egf ov‟} gbg}cg}c‖ov‟} loacice}sxogn `ov} vb ybsx ~ch}ovc1 ov fbc}g‟v vxeg}levc' ^`ev vxeg}levc}o}, exc v`cxc tcbtlc bsv v`cxc ~`b O ~bslf nb bsv bj iy ~ey jbx, egf~`b ~bslf nb bsv bj v`cox ~ey jbx ic' ev‟} ~`ev ybs gccf vb acctvxema bj' Egf v`c ~ey ybs ncv v`cxc o} hy nbogn bsv bj ybsx ~ey jbxv`ci, egf hy cexgogn v`c txozolcnc bj bgc fey ̀ ezogn v`evmbggcmvobg hc ~bxv`~`olc'’

Jbx ic e} eg cgvxctxcgcsx, ov nbc} hema vb v`c usc}vobg bj ogscgmc' Oj O bgly ̀ ezc 844 jbllb~cx}, iy gcv~bxa iey hc }iellcx egf ibxc iegencehlc' Hsv iy  tbvcgvoel ogscgmc‖egf v`c tcxmctvobg bj ogscgmc‖o} lb~cx

v`eg ̀ ezogn 5,344, 3,444, 54,444 jbllb~cx} egf }b bg'

c xcelovy bg V~ovvcx o}, v`c ibxc tcbtlc ybs jbllb~, v`c ibxc loacly ybs exc vb ncv xc}ofsel jbllb~cx} ogxcvsxg' Iy nsc}} o} v`ev jbx czcxy 54 tcbtlc ybs jbllb~, 8)= bg ezcxenc ~oll jbllb~ ybs hema' Egf fbg‟v jbxncvv`ev bv`cx} ~oll “sg)jbllb~’ ybs bzcx voic'

Jogelly, e} Tblogm`bma egf Ae~e}eao gbvc, ev e mcxveog tbogv ov hcmbic} oitb}}ohlc vb acct st ~ov` ell v`ctcbtlc ybs jbllb~' ev‟} ~`y ov‟} oitcxevozc vb }cv st stlvcxogn vbbl} -3 sgfcx @b~ vb Lsxa Ibxc Cffl cmvozcly/vb tey evvcgvobg vb v`c v`ogn} v`ev ievvcx ib}v vb ybs' Bv`cx~o}c, V~ovvcx iey jxy ybsx hxeog'

o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  5=

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Xc}bsxmc}

O `btc v`o} c)hbba `e} hccg zelsehlc' Hclb~ exc }bic effovobgel xc}bsxmc} v`ev ~oll `clt ybs ncv ibxc bsv bj V~ovvcx'

V~omvobgexy `vvt;""v~omvobgexy'th~oao'mbi

S}c ov vb; Jogf bsv ~`ev }vxegnc vcxi} egf ehhxczoevobg} iceg bg V~ovvcx'

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S}c ov vb; Jogf tbtslex hbba}, hxb~}cx tlsnog}, ~ch egf ibholc ettlomevobg} egf ibxc'

V~ovvcx Jeg ^oao`vvt;""v~ovvcx'th~oao'mbi

S}c ov vb; Fo}mbzcx v`bs}egf} bj v`oxf)texvy ettlomevobg}, V~ovvcx cvouscvvc egf bv`cx s}cjsl ogjbxievobg v`ev~oll cg`egmc ybsx V~ovvcx cptcxocgmc'

^`ev c @e}`ven2Jbllb~ D~v`e}`ven bx `vvt;""~v`e}`ven'mbi"~oao"IeogRTenc

S}c ov vb; Fcmot`cx v`b}c ~bxf} ~ov` e tbsgf }yihbl -/ og jxbgv bj v`ci, ~`om` exc agb~g e} `e}`ven}'@e}`ven} exc e mbiisgovy)fxozcg mbgzcgvobg jbx effogn effovobgel mbgvcpv vb ybsx v~ccv}' cy exc loac ven}bg Jlomax, bgly effcf og)logc vb ybsx V~ovvcx ic}}enc}' @e}`ven} meg hc mxcevcf hy egybgc }oitly hy txcstpogn e ~bxf ~ov` e ̀ e}` }yihbl; -iy`e}`ven'

o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  56

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Ehbsv c Esv`bx

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@c cexgcf v`c Emmxcfovevobg og Tshlom Xclevobg} ETX/ fc}ongevobg jxbi Tshlom Xclevobg} ]bmocvy bj Eicxome' Msxxcgvly, Svvlcy o} txc}ofcgv bj v`c TX]E M`exlbvvc m`etvcx egf e icihcx bj v`c Cgvxctxcgcsx}.Bxnego{evobg' @c o} el}b v`c jbsgfcx bj M`exlbvvc Mbiisgomevobg} Txbjc}}obgel}'

Svvlcy o} e 5?0> nxefsevc bj v`c ]m`bbl bj Kbsxgelo}i egf Ie}} Mbiisgomevobg ev SGM)M`etcl @oll'

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o} O} _bsx Hxeog Bg V~ovvcx; E Hs}ogc}} S}cx‟} Nsofc Vb c Je}v)Nxb~ogn Iomxbhlbnnogn T`cgbicgbg Hxegfbg Svvlcy  53