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Jbreste`ok Ikfekuchuomkr hc

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Jhpyrelbt 4>00 dy Jbresteòk Ikfekux

@ii relbts rkskrvkm.ûdiesbkm eo tbk [oetkm Zt`tks dy Ji`rasho httkr/ûdiesbkrs, o efpreot hctbk Jrhwo ûdiesbeol Lrhup, ` meveseho hc Tòmhf Bhusk, Eoj., Okw Uhra.www.jrhwopudiesbeol.jhfwww.ji`rashophttkr.jhf

JI@TAZHO H]]KT es tr`mkf`ra om H]]KT wetb jhihpbho es rklestkrkm tr`mkf`ra hc Tòmhf Bhusk, Eoj.

Iedr`ry hc Jholrkss J`tìhleol-eo-ûdiej`teho M`tÌkfekux, Jbresteòk.

[omkjhr`tk / Jbresteòk Ikfekux` òm Tuf`ò @i`f. 0st km. p. jf. Eojiumks eomkx. 0. Eotkrehr mkjhr`teho. E. @i`f, Tuf`ò. EE. ]etik.

OA400;.I=:= 4>00 >:=:=4

EZDO 5-:> 5 2 < 3 ; = : 4 0

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JHO]KO]ZChrkwhrm dy Mkdhr`b Okkmikfò 2Eotrhmujteho 00

Tkshurjks 4;4@jaohwikmlfkots 4;=Eomkx 4;;

]bk Mkjhr`thrs \etbhut Dhrmkrs0>, bhwkvkr, tbk tbeol tb`ts b`m prhd`diy

tbk dellkst efp`jt ho fk, jrk`tevkiy òm prhckssehoìiy, b`s dkko tbk Eotkrokt. Ets

oh kx`llkr`teho tb`t tbk Eotkrokt b`s thtìiy jbòlkm tbk w`y tbk whrim whras. Et

uskm th dk tb`t yhum mkselo shfktbeol (òytbeol7 ` mrkss, ` peiihw, ` j`r) òm

tbko skom et hut eoth tbk whrim, òm tbk hoiy w`y th lùlk ets sujjkss whuim dk th

ihha `t bhw fòy pkhpik dhulbt et. Dut wetb tbk prhieckr`teho hc mkselo wkdsetks

òm pkrshoì dihls, ` wbhik okw weomhw b`s hpkokm up7 E lkt th skk bhw pkhpik

`rk `jtuìiy ieveol, wbktbkr ets wetb tbk dkmmeol, t`dikthp, òm bhfk `jjksshreks

wk mkselo `t MwkiiZtumeh hr wetb tbk stucc tbkyvk turokm up wbeik trhiieol kD`y.

E uskm th turo th tbk kxpkrtstbk c`sbeho òm eotkrehr mkselokrs hc tbk whrim.

]bksk m`ys, E fujb prkckr th lh th tbk `f`tkurs. ]bk Eotkrokt hcckrs sh fujb prhhc

tb`t tbk fhst vedròt styik emk`s `rk jhfeol crhf tbk feoms hc rkì pkhpik.

Et w`s oht ìw`ys sh. Ikss tbò ` lkokr`teho `lh, tbk uitef`tk kxprksseho hc

t`stk w`s th berk ` del-o`fk mkjhr`thr th put bes hr bkr hwo st`fp ho yhur

bhfk. ]bk kxpkrt whuim mkievkr kvkrytbeol crhf seia-upbhistkrkm jkeieols th tbk

sul`r dhwi ho tbk aetjbko jhuotkr, òm yhu b`m hoiy th fhvk eo òm koghy tbk

dr`lleol relbts.

E steii ihvk tb`t tr`metehoì mkjhr`thr-`s-`rtestk mkselo dhha. E ìw`ys phrk hvkr

wb`tkvkr tbk sk`sho b`s th hcckrth skk bhw hok seolui`r tìkot b`s whrakm bes hr

bkr f`lej eo st`tkiy bhfks ìi `jrhss tbk whrim. Ets tbk stucc hc purk còt`sy7

fòsehos eo K`st B`fptho òm @spko, Iàk Jhfh òm I` Ghii`1 t`diks ièm wetb

Mrksmko jbeo`1 phwmkr rhhfs ji`m eo bòm-pèotkm wìip`pkr1 tuctkm ik`tbkr shc`s

`s ihol `s iefhuseoks. Et es ìsh eostrujtevk th skk bhw hok mkselokr jhosestkotiy
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usks ` jkrtèo jhihr pìkttk hr rkckrkojks ` p`rtejui`r besthrejì fhfkot. ]bksk

dhhas hcckr ` chjuskm, mktèikm ihha `t hok pkrshoìety, hok pheot hc vekw.

Dut wb`t fàks chr ` lrk`t jhcckk t`dik dhha mhksot okjkss`reiy fàk fujb

skosk chr rkì ieck. Fhst rkì pkhpik mhot berk ` mkjhr`thr òm tbko kxpkjt th fhvk

eoth ` ci`wikssiy curoesbkm bhusk sex fhotbs i`tkr. ]bk fhst styiesb pkhpik tbksk

m`ys uomkrstòm tbes cuom`fkotì `spkjt hc lhhm ieveol7 ets ìw`ys kvhiveol. Lrk`t

styik esot okjkss`reiy ` ceoesbkm prhmujt sh fujb `s et es ò holheol prhjkss.

\bko E mkjemkm th wretk ` dhha hc fy hwo, E aokw E wòtkm et th dk `dhut

pkhpik wbh uomkrstòm tbes jhotr`mejteho. E wòtkm et th j`pturk tbk m`zzieol

v`rektytbk fòy mecckrkot w`ys hc ieveoltb`t E sh ihvk `dhut tbk Eotkrokt. E

wòtkm et th dk `dhut tbk fuitepiejety hc styiks tb`t `rk cihuresbeol hut tbkrk relbt

ohw, wetb hr wetbhut tbk st`fp hc `pprhvì hc shfk trèokm prhckssehoì. E wòtkm

th wretk ` dhha `dhut tbk aeoms hc pkhpik wbh j`tjb fy kyk, tefk òm `lèo`

dhha `dhut rkì pkhpik, òm rkì styik. Ets truk tb`t fhst hc tbk pkhpik yhuii

fkkt eo tbksk p`lks b`vk shfk aeom hc rki`tehosbep (usuìiy ` whraeol hok) th tbk

whrims hc `rt òm mkselo òm c`sbeho. Dut tbker bhfks ckki sh ùtbkotej, sh `jbekv-

`dik. ]bksk `rkot ci`wikss rksemkojks strèlbt crhf tbk p`lks hc shfk eotkrehrs

f`l`zeok1 tbksk bhfks `rk efpkrckjt òm uodutthokm, ` ikssho eo bhw th ievk

wbktbkr yhurk ` c`sbeho mkselokr hr ` mkotest.


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]bk v`rekty hc styiks E skk ho tbk Eotkrokt mhksot okjkss`reiy tròsi`tk sk`f-ikssiy th dhha chrf. Hr sh tbk kmethrs akpt tkiieol fk. \k okkmkm th o`rrhw et

mhwo ` iettik, th sect tbrhulb ìi tbk lrk`t mkselo òm eosperkm emk`s tb`t `rk hut

tbkrk òm celurk hut wb`t et ìi fkòt. Zh E spkot fhotbs ihhaeol `t kvkrytbeol

crhf sieja, wkii-mkselokm dihls th bufdik setks mhjufkoteol hok bhfkhwokrs

MEU rkohv`teho. @om shfkwbkrk ìhol tbk w`y E bk`rm ` whrm tb`t stuja eo fy

bk`m, ` whrm tb`t skkfkm th fk th koj`psui`tk tbk hok jhffho tbrk`m eo ìi

tbksk lrk`t sp`jks. Dkjùsk mkselo b`s ets ruiks, òm wb`t E w`s ohtejeol fhrk òm

fhrk es tb`t tbk fhst styiesb pkhpik `rk weiieol th mesrkl`rm tbhsk ruiks. @om tbes

whrm E pejakm up crhf wbh-aohws-wbkrk skkfs ` vkry `pt hok chr tbes `pprh`jb th

mkjhr`teol. ]b`t whrm es uomkjhr`tkm.

\b`t mhks et fkò th uomkjhr`tk8 @ ceok quksteho.

Ets fexeol ceok òtequks wetb yhur jhiikjteho hc Jbkr D`rdek mhiis, `s B`rry

Bkessfòo mhks eo bes mksjrepteho-mkcyeol `p`rtfkot eo Drhhaiyo Bkelbts. Ets

ik`veol tkfphr`ry p`rty mkjhr`tehos up chr yk`rs dkjùsk tbky gust shfkbhw skkf

relbt, `s Krej` ]òhv mhks eo bkr remejuihusiy dkùtecui Jìechroe` bhusk. Ets wkml-

eol òtequk jhiufos eoth ` sudurdò bhusk, hr p`raeol yhur j`rs eo tbk ieveol

rhhf, hr dueimeol yhur hwo ìt`r, hr bòleol veot`lk `mvkrteseol phstkrs eo yhur

thmmikrs dkmrhhf. [omkjhr`tkm es chiihweol yhur eosteojt, kvko wbko ets tkiieol

yhu th mh shfktbeol ` iettik jr`zy, ` iettik mecckrkot, shfktbeol `lèost tbk ruiks.

]bk bhfks ck`turkm eo tbksk p`lks rkcikjt tbker hwokrs ck`rikss `pprh`jb th

styik. @o `pprh`jb tb`t b`s ohtbeol th mh wetb trkoms (tbhulb eosemk yhuii ceom

ìi tbk trkoms tb`t `rk jurrkot ohw hr kvkr b`vk dkko, mhok prktty tkrrecejìiy), òm

et b`s ohtbeol th mh wetb tbk ruiks. Zh yhu jò b`vk ` pkrehm meoeol rhhf `mg`jkot

th yhur fhmkro aetjbko, ec tb`ts wb`t yhu wòt, hr ` peoa `jjkot wìi, hr wìi-

p`pkr ho tbk jkeieol. Ztròlkr tbeols b`vk dkko mhok, òm b`vk steii ihhakm pikoty

jbej. [omkjhr`teol esot b`pb`z`rm styik1 ets oht tbhulbt-crkk. Ets `dhut dkeol

luemkm dy shfktbeol htbkr tbò tbk tr`metehoì jhostrèotswbktbkr ets yhur

jhffetfkot th tbk koverhofkot, hr yhur ihvk hc phia` mhts, hr tbk c`jt tb`t yhu

wòt th ckki ieak yhurk eo ^`res wbko yhu ievk eo ^khre`.

Ec yhu uomkjhr`tk, yhu `jaohwikmlk tb`t

ieck es ` ciuem tbeol, òm `jjhrmeoliy, tb`t styik

es ` cikxedik tbeol. [omkjhr`tkm styik esot hok

wbhiksìk tbeolets ` sbecteol t`rlkt, òm b`s

fujb fhrk th mh wetb prhjkss tbò wetb ceo-

esbkm prhmujt. Ets mkjhr`teol oht th fkkt tbk

H^^HZE]K IKC] Eo Krej` ]òhvs bhfk, kvko kvkrym`y

ksskoteìs ieak pkojeis `rk mespi`ykm wetb fflèr. H^^HZE]K

TELB] B`rry Bkessfòos Drhhaiyo bhfk es mkvhtkm th

jhiikjtehoskvko bufdik hoks, ieak jòs hc J`fpdkiis

shup wetb \`rbhi-eosperkm i`dkis.^TKSEH[Z ^@LK Eo tbker

]kooksskk `dhmk, Lkoeckr Lhhmfò Zhbr òm Dkog`feo

Zhbr b`vk jrk`tkm wb`t skkfs ieak ò hxyfhrho7 ` fhmkro

ihl j`deo bhfk.


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spkjecej`tehos skt mhwo dy shfk prhckssehoì, hr th cuiceii tbk rkquerkfkots hc shfkkxpkrt, dut th fkkt yhur hwo okkms, wb`tkvkr yhu mkjemk tbhsk `rk. Ets `dhut

putteol yhur pbeihshpby cerst, putteol yhur pkrshoìety cerst, òm iktteol yhur

selo`turk styik dihsshf o`turìiy crhf tbk mkjesehos yhu fàk.

]bk uomkjhr`tkm styik es `s ìi-kojhfp`sseol òm wemk-ròleol `s tbk jhuotry

eo wbejb et w`s dhro. Ets Aef Cej`rh òm G`fks \eishos skrkok wìa-up rèirh`m

`p`rtfkot eo Okw Uhra Jety òm Jètieo \yimks drej-`-dr`j-strkwo bhfk eo Ihs

@olkiks, òm kvkrytbeol eo dktwkko. E tbeoa hc tbes dhha `s etskic ò kxkrjesk eo

uomkjhr`tkm styik. Ets uoieak fhst del, còjy mkselo dhhas. Uks, ets cuii hc lhr-

lkhus pejturks (jhurtksy hc hur pbhthlr`pbkr, Fkiòek @jkvkmh), dut hur r`lt`l

jrkwFkiòek, bkr `ssestòts, fy jhiik`luk Fhiiy ^ktkrsho, òm Erhiikm up th

ìi tbk bhusks ck`turkm eo tbksk p`lks wetbhut ` styiest hr ` bèr òm fàkup

pkrsho th twkà hur sudgkjts ihhas. \b`t yhurk skkeol es bhw pkhpik `jtuìiy

ievk, `fem d`dy thys, jurehus pkts, òm mèiy bhuskbhim jiuttkr. Fhst bhusks whuim

oht bhim up th tbes aeom hc w`rts-òm-ìi kx`feo`teho, dut wb`t wkvk put thlktbkr

bkrk es ` pkka eoth tbk bhfks hc shfk vkry ùm`jehus, styiesb pkhpik. ]bes esot tb`t

pkrckjt dhha hc ci`wikss eotkrehrs yhurk uskm th (òm wbejb, E jhockss, E steii ihvk)1

et es shfktbeol fhrk jutteol-kmlk, fhrk mhjufkot`ry-ieak` ihha `t bhw pkhpik

`rk rkìiy ieveol relbt ohwòm ` so`psbht hc tbk dkleooeol hc ` fhvkfkot.

Dkjùsk tb`ts wb`t uomkjhr`teol es, E tbeoa, eo ets hwo bufdik w`y7 ` fhvk-

fkot. Crhf tbk fhfkot E cerst bk`rm et, uomkjhr`tk`s ` whrm b`s stuja wetb fk, `

sfìi whrm j`rryeol ` del òswkr th tbk kst`diesbfkot w`y hc tbeoaeol. Ets oht

`dhut bkerihhfs, sh ets k`sy ho tbk wìikt. Ets oht `dhut sthrk-dhulbt pkrckjteho,

sh ets k`sy ho tbk piòkt. Ets `dhut dkeol uo`crèm th mh tbeols yhurskic (shfk-

tbeol kisk tbk Eotkrokt b`s f`mk sh k`sy1 eo tbes m`y òm `lk yhu jò ik`ro ìfhst

òytbeol hoieok). Ets `dhut prehretezeol k`sk hvkr kiklòjk, lhhm vedks hvkr lròme-

hsety. Ets `dhut oht iktteol tbk iettik efpkrckjtehos hc tbk mèiy lreom lkt eo tbk

w`y hc yhur b`veol ` jbej ieckstyik. [osurk bhw th `jjhfpiesb tbksk tbeols8 Ets oh

f`ttkr. [omkjhr`tk es ò k`sylheol pbeihshpby, òm tbes dhha es cuii hc emk`s

emk`s E eovetk yhu th stkì. ]h `jbekvk ` truk uomkjhr`tkm styik yhu mhot okkm justhf

curoeturk hr ` o`fk-dròm `rjbetkjt. Uhu mhot okkm fujb fhrk tbò ò hpko

feom. ]bk pkhpik wbhf E fkt òm ik`rokm crhf, tbk pkhpik yhurk `dhut th fkkt,

prhvk tb`t bòmeiy. ]bkyvk pkrckjtkm @fkre-

jò styik, shfktbeol Em ìw`ys `ssufkm w`s

eomkceo`dik. Bkrk et es7 uo`crèm, uo`d`sbkm,

uocussyòm uomkjhr`tkm. Koghy.

Eo Jbresteo` Z`jìess Okw Gkrsky bhusk, kvkrytbeol crhf

wìis th t`diks th ` wkii-ihvkm pèr hc jbèrs b`s tbk jb`rfeol

p`teo` hc lk om kvkrym`y uskdkjùsk shfktefks ohtbeol

es fhrk styiesb tbò ` iettik wk`r òm tk`r.


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Eo tbk setteol rhhf, tbk d`rk wìis b`vk ` wk`tbkrkm p`teo`

tb`ts surpreseoliy jb`rfeol. ]bk Jbeoheskrek jrkmkoz` w`s

chuom `t ` ihjì sìv`lk y`rm. ]brhulbhut tbk bhusk, Krej`

òm Ztkvko b`vk hvkrihhakm tbk sj`rs òm sfumlks tb`t

whuim mestrkss fhst bhfkhwokrs, kfdr`jeol efpkrckjteho

òm rkmkffoeol dkùty.

CI@\KM DK@[]UKTEJ@ ]@OHS @OM Z]KSKO KFKTZHO, DKTAKIKU, J@IECHTOE@

]bes D`y @rk` bhusk `diy mkfhostr`tks tb`t pkrckjteho es v`stiy

hvkrr`tkm.

chr tbhsk wbhvk okvkr dkko tbkrk, tbk o`fk Dkrakiky, Jìechroe`, jhogurks upef`lks hc cekrjk phietejì skotefkot hr tbk ièm-d`ja beppek ieck. Ets truk tb`ttbk [oevkrsety hc Jìechroe`Dkrakiky j`fpus rkfèos hok hc tbk j`petìs hc tbk

@fkrejò ikct, òm tb`t hrlòej jueseok òm lrkko ieveol `rk ` f`ttkr hc jhursk

tbkrk, dut tb`ts b`rmiy tbk wbhik sthry. Dkrakiky es hok hc tbk fhst lhrlkhus jhr-

okrs hc tbk jhuotry, òm hcckrs ` fhmki hc bhw th ievk wkii eo ìfhst kvkry skosk hc

tbk whrm. C`sbeho mkselokr Krej` ]òhvs bhfk es rkprkskot`tevk hc tbk jetys ièm-

d`ja `pprh`jb, ò kx`fpik hc ` uoequk pbeihshpby tb`t jhojkevks hc ` dkùty tb`ts

fhrk `dhut ci`ws tbò còt`sy.

Krej`, wbh lrkw up eo tbk D`y @rk`, sb`rks tbk bhusk wetb bkr busdòm,

Ztkvko Kfkrsho, ` fusejeò wbhs ìsh ` Jìechroe` o`tevk1 òm tbker aems Es`dkiik

òm Bulh òm phhjb, Ieiy. ]bk c`feiy b`m dkko eo tbk f`rakt chr ` bhusk eo

Dkrakiky chr shfk tefk wbko tbky mesjhvkrkm tbk 05:>s rksemkojk wbkrk tbky ohw

ievk. ]bk ielbt w`s sh `f`zeol. ]b`ts rkìiy wb`t mrkw fk th et, Krej` kxpièos.

@om tbk bhusk b`s eojrkmedik vekws. Ets gust whomkrcui th ihha hut òm skk tbk

d`y. ]bk c`feiy shho kojhuotkrkm ` prhdikf tb`ts oht uojhffho th bhfkduykrs7

fujb-okkmkm strujturì whra, eo tbes j`sk, ` okw chuom`teho, shàkm up cuoms

tb`t felbt b`vk htbkrwesk dkko merkjtkm kiskwbkrk. ]bk i`ja hc ` mkjhr`teol

dumlkt w`sot prhbedetevk, tbhulb1 tbk bhfks eob`detòts `rk eojrkmediy `mkpt `t

ceomeol dkùty eo rhhfs fòy felbt b`vk rkohv`tkm.

]bk ielbt tb`t sh skmujkm Krej` es kvemkot tbrhulbhut tbk bhusk, ` jhookjtevk

tbrk`m tb`t ruos tbrhulb kvkry rhhf. Zhfktefks tbk lrk`tkst mkjhr`tevk cihuresb

es hok prhvemkm dy Fhtbkr O`turk. ]bk w`rf ielbt (òm oht fujb kisk) ceiis tbk

lrhuom-cihhr setteol rhhf. \bko wk fhvkm

eo, tbes w`s ò hccejk tb`t b`m dkko rkmhok eo

tbk skvkoteks, Krej` kxpièos. ]bkrk wkrk

dueit-eo sbkivks òm j`deokts kvkrywbkrk. \k


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reppkm et ìi mhwo, òm E w`s tbeoaeol hc putteol up wìip`pkr, dut E ieakm tbksk

f`rakm-up wìis. E memot wòt th p`pkr hvkr tbkf. Efpkrckjtiy tkxturkm wìis

jhvkrkm wetb spihtjbks hc pi`stkr (òm tr`jks hc shfk ihol-`lh j`rpkotkrs lr`pbetk

oht`tehos) f`y oht dk chr kvkryhok, dut ets b`rm th mkoy tb`t tbk kcckjt skkfs

shfkbhw gust relbteoceoetkiy fhrk eotkrksteol tbò ` jh`t hc pèot. Dy rkvkìeol

tbk bemmko i`ykrs, Krej` p`ys bhf`lk th tbk bhfks bkret`lk, th tbk ieck et b`m

dkchrk sbk òm bkr drhhm thha up rksemkojk tbkrk.

]bk d`ttik-sj`rrkm wìis, tbk veot`lk m`ydkm chuom ho kD`y (tbk mhl spkoms sh

fujb hc bkr tefk tbkrk tbk c`feiy b`s tàko th jìieol tbes Ieiys rhhf), tbk 053>s

Jbeoheskrek jrkmkoz` (E ihvkm tbk cuooy iettik ikls, Krej` s`ys), tbk cik` f`rakt

i`fp mrksskm up wetb ` sb`mk crhf [rdò Hutcettkrs, tbk t`ttkrkm rulìi tbksk

kikfkots `mm tkxturk òm ` skosk hc whro-eo w`rftb th tbk rhhf. ]bes sp`jk es ò

hdgkjt ikssho eo Krej`s uoequk `ttetumk thw`rm mkjhr`teol7 fex besthry òm bufhr,

efpkrckjteho òm tbk kvkrym`y. ]bes dikom es

kfpihykm tbrhulbhut bkr bhfk1 tbk sb`ddy

dkjhfks tbk phsetevkiy jbej.

Krej` `jbekvkm tb`t selo`turk ckki eo tbk

@DHSK ]brhulbhut tbk bhfk, Krej` jrk`tks steii iecks òm

velokttks fexeol o`turì thujbks òm c`vhretk hdgkjts eo `

j`suì, uostumekm w`y. H^^HZE]K Eo tbk setteol rhhf, pekjks

crhf tbk c`feiys i`rlk rt jhiikjteho wèt ` turo ho tbk wìi.


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DKIH\ J`suì thujbks `rk dìòjkm hut dy tbk lr`jehus squ`rk

lròm peòh `jrhss tbk rhhf. M`teol crhf tbk 02;>s, tbk peòh hojk

dkiholkm th Krej`s lrk`t-ùot, òm ohw ets wbkrk Bulh pr`jtejks

bes sjìks fhrk tbò ` jkotury òm ` bìc i`tkr. H^^HZE]K Krej`

chuom tbk jhujb ho kD`y. Duyeol curoeturk hoieok jò dk ` ik`p hc

cètb, dut tbes hok whrakm hut oejkiy. ]bk îkxeli`s i`fp w`s chuom

`t ` fflk` f`rakt.

ieveol rhhf ve` veot`lk curoeturk òm ` j`suì `ttetumkthw`rm tbk sj`rs òm selos hc rkì ieck. ]bes esot tbk ieveol

rhhf sh fòy hc us lrkw up wetb, ` pi`jk tbk bhuskbhims

yhuolkst fkfdkrs `rk chrdemmko th kotkr s`vk ho spkjeì

hjj`sehos, tbk o`p hc tbk j`rpkt ieokm up pkrckjtiy `s `

tkst`fkot th rkjkot v`juufeol. ]bkrks ` del, jhfcy veo-

t`lk shc`, Krej`s cerst-kvkr kD`y purjb`sk. Mkspetk ` oh

sbhks ho tbk curoeturk ruik, tbk wbetk upbhistkry dk`rs

tbk f`ras hc ieck eo ` bhusk wetb twh aems. Krej` es uowhr-

rekm dy tbes. ]bk aky th ` jbej rhhf, eo bkr kstef`teho, es

tb`t et ckki ievkm-eo, òm ihvkm, wbejb es surkiy truk hc

kvkry jhrokr hc tbes bhusk. @dhvk tbk shc` es ` pèr hc

skqueokm oufkrì hoks (rkfoòts crhf ` skreks hc ]-sberts

sbk prhmujkm chr bkr kphoyfhus i`dki), wbejb sbk buol

up mureol tbk ohw-tkko`lk Es`dkiiks kikvkotb dertbm`y

p`rty. \k thha mhwo tbk strk`fkrs, dut E jòt dreol

fyskic th tàk tbhsk mhwo, Krej` s`ys. @oyw`y, yhu okkm

` spi`sb hc peoa kvkrywbkrk. @ ikss-tbò-presteok shc`,

ikcthvkr dertbm`y mkjhr`tehosdy shfk uoieakiy ìjbkfy,

et ìi whras, pkrb`ps dkjùsk r`tbkr tbò èf chr ` pkrckjt

bhusk, Krej` b`s èfkm chr hok tb`t ckkis rkì.

Levko bkr lkokrìiy rki`xkm `ttetumk thw`rm mkjhr`t-

eol, ets uosurpreseol tb`t Krej` whuim levk tbk bhfks

twh yhuolkst rksemkots crkk rkeo wbko et j`fk th tbker

hwo dkmrhhfs. ]bkyrk tbker rhhfs, sbk s`ys. Ets hok

pi`jk tbky sbhuim dk `dik th mh wb`t tbky wòt. Chr

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pikoty hc dueit-eo sthr`lk, dut Bulh jbhsk tbk W`jb`re`b HBhr` pèoteol crhf

bes p`rkots kxtkosevk jhiikjteho tb`t bòls `dhvk et. Bks lht c`vhretk thys ho mes-

pi`y, bhwkvkr Fhf tujas bef eoth shfk phsetevkiy lrhwo-up Eomeò-ihhaeol dkm-

meol `t oelbt. ]bk rhhf ckkis ieak ` iettik dhys rkìf, dut Krej`s eociukojk es steii

prkskot, sh tbk sp`jk es hc ` pekjk wetb tbk rkst hc tbk bhusk. Eo Es`dkiiks rhhf,

Krej` kxkrts ikss jhotrhiE felbt hcckr ` sullksteho, dut kvkrytbeol eo tbk rhhf

es Es`dkiiks emk`. Kvko sh, tbk veot`lk dkm pèotkm peoa òm tbk v`rehus còjecui

velokttks òm treoakts sullkst tb`t, wbktbkr ve` lkoks hr hsfhses, Es`dkiik b`s bkr

fhtbkrs kyk.

]bhulb sbk ruos bkr duseokss crhf ` stumeh eo Dkrakiky, Krej` mhks b`vk `

bhfk hccejkchr bkr c`drejs, ` iedr`ry, òm htbkr trk`surks th akkp bkr eosperkm

eo wb`t w`s hojk ` suo phrjb. ]bk thhis hc bkr tr`mk òm ` ckw c`feiy so`p-

sbhts `rk tbk pref`ry mkjhr`tevk kikfkots eo tbk whra sp`jk, ìhol wetb tbk

suoielbt. ]bk rhhf es cihhmkm

wetb ielbt òm b`s wb`t Krej`

`ptiy tkrfs ` trkk bhusk ckki.

]bk ieohikuf uomkrchht es `

@DHSK, IKC] @OM TELB] Eo Es`dkiiks rhhf, jhihr prkmhfe-

o`tks, crhf tbk jòmy-peoa hc tbk dkm th tbk strepkm rul th

tbk drelbt hròlk phuc. H^^HZE]K Bulh, eo bes rhhf. ]bk

aem-sezkm dkm es mrksskm eo lrhwo-up sbkkts, òm bk jbhsk

tbk pèoteol `dhvk, crhf Fhf òm M`ms jhiikjteho.
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Eosemk Krej`s suo-mrkojbkm stumeh, kvko tbk thhis hc bkr tr`mk

òm ohrfì hcffjk jiuttkr skkf mhworelbt jbej. Ets b`rm chr fk th

mksjredk fy jihtbeol, s`ys Krej`. Dut E lukss tbk whrms Em usk

pk`jkcui, rki`xkm, rkffokm, j`suì`ppiy th fy bhfk thh.

ikl`jy hc tbk prkvehus rkohv`teho, òm shfktbeol Krej`

èfs th jbòlk. ]bk sthpl`p shiuteho es ` del, whro

Hrekotì rul (hok hc fòy eo tbk bhusk), òm eo tbk i`rlkr

jhotkxt hc tbk rhhf tbk kykshrk hc ` cihhr es d`rkiy

ohtejk`dik.

]bhulb bkr `ttetumk thw`rm mkjhr`teol es cèriy

j`suì, Krej` aohws mkseloets bkr duseokss `s wkii `s

bkr p`ssehoòm es uo`crèm hc del, mr`f`tej st`tkfkots.

Eo tbk f`stkr dkmrhhf, ` i`vesb bòmpèotkm Jbeoheskrek

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^reotkm wìip`pkr hdve`tks tbk okkm chr stòm`rm mkjhr`tevk thujbks

ieak ` bk`mdh`rm hr `rt ho tbk wìis.

vemks ò kiklòt jhuotkrpheot th tbk j`suì tkxteiks ho

tbk dkm. E hreleoìiy dhulbt tbk wìip`pkr chr fy Zò

Cròjesjh sthrk, Krej` s`ys, dut et `rrevkm i`tk, òm Em

ìrk`my buol ` pèoteol eo tbk sthrk. Zh E bkim ho th et

chr tbrkk yk`rs dkchrk E jhuim mkjemk wbkrk th put et. Ets

tbk aeom hc wìip`pkr yhu lkokrìiy ceom hoiy eo tbk

Kurhpkò-eosperkm fòsehos hc tbk vkry wkìtby, òm `

c`vhretk hc prhckssehoì mkjhr`thrs, dut Krej` trk`ts et wetb-

hut òy uomuk rkvkrkojk. ]bk seivkr ik`c es t`roesbeol `s et

wk`tbkrs, `mmeol ` rejb p`teo` th tbk ìrk`my ceok seia,

wbejb oejkiy jhfpikfkots tbk fesf`tjbkm oelbtstòms,

dhtb hc wbejb Krej` chuom `t tbk @i`fkm` Cik` f`rakt,

hok hc bkr rklui`r bùots.

]bhulb tbrhulbhut tbk bhusk Krej` òm Ztkvko b`vk

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DKIH\ @o eogurkm jbèr p`tekotiy `wèts shfk ]IJ eo tbk meoeol

rhhf` jik`r eomej`thr hc Krej` òm Ztkvkos ièm-d`ja `pprh`jb th

tbker bhfk. H^^HZE]K Krej` òm Bulh eo tbk aetjbko. Bkrk, `s eo sh

fòy bhfks, es tbk bk`rt hc c`feiy ieck.

hok rhhf tbk twh `rk jkrtèo tbkyii rkohv`tk `t shfk

pheot. ]bk èf bkrk w`s sefpiy th jrk`tk shfktbeol cuoj-

tehoì òm jbkkrcui kohulb th i`st uotei tbky jhuim uomkr-

tàk ` del hvkrbùi. E wòtkm th whra wetb wb`t wk b`vk

r`tbkr tbò celbt `lèost et, Krej` s`ys. ]bus sbk `mmkm

pekjks eo tbk kxesteol jhihr pìkttk òm chjuskm ho fàeol

tbeols cuojtehoì kohulb chr meookr p`rteks òm wkka-

oelbt fkìs. ]bes w`s aky, `s kotkrtèoeol es ` del p`rt hc

tbker c`feiy ieck. ]bk jhupik rklui`riy bhsts bhusk jho-


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jkrts eo tbker rhhfy y`rm, wbeik meookr p`rteks tàk pi`jk `rhuom tbker jhffhme-

hus meoeol t`dik, purjb`skm yk`rs `lh chr hoiy $0>>. Dkbeom tbk t`dik, Krej` b`s

buol ` bòmcui hc tbk pèoteols eo bkr kxpòsevk jhiikjteho. Eo tbk meoeol rhhf,

tbk jhii`lk ck`turks whra dy Kihme` Fuzze, ` lrk`t-jhuseo, òm dy Es`dkiik, ìhol-

semk v`rehus cik` f`rakt ceoms. Krej`s fktbhm chr bòleol `rt es ìsh ò `pt fkt`-

pbhr chr bkr w`y hc mkjhr`teol. E ieak th bòl

ò `sshrtfkot, sbk s`ys. @om shfktefks E

gust st`rt wbkrk tbkrk b`ppkos th ìrk`my dk `

oèi bhik eo tbk wìi. Et levks yhu ` shfkwb`t

b`pb`z`rm ckki, dut ets ieak c`tktbk pejturk

gust dkihols tbkrk shfkbhw.

@DHSK ]bk c`feiy `t fkìtefk. Dkbeom, tbk `rt es buol

j`suìiy, ìfhst b`pb`z`rmiy. H^^HZE]K ]bk meoeol rhhf,

ieak tbk rkst hc tbk bhusk, es ffiikm wetb veot`lk pekjks. E ihvk

ùjteho bhusks òm fflk` f`rakts, s`ys Krej`. Ets oht ieak

sbhppeol eo ` sthrk `t ìi. Uhu jò ffom pekjks crhf sh fòy

pi`jks òm sh fòy tefkset fàks yhu whomkr `dhut tbkbesthry hc yhur tbeols.


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