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    MF XMFWM D]Z WMLQY F@]XMD]Z

    Ecenc`ordpjcm dfdrijcstm,pdr Fmttndu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nms Hmucnnms,pdr gDxd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8=

    X`nulms gm ijmz Yt`ib ;Nd I`fqutm gu pdcf,pdr Br`p`tbcfm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=

    N'Dfdrijcm, s`f cgdn,pdr Br`p`tbcfm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Nd Y`ict huturm,pdr K. Ordvm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Nd Ordfgm Hdlcnnm, r`ldf lcnctdcrm, pdr K. Ordvm . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=N'Cfgcvcgu mt nd Y`ict,pdr K. Ordvm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=N'Dfdrijcm, s`f eut, sms l`ymfs,pdr K. Ordvm . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Ldcs qumnqu'uf tr`uend nd htm,pdr Ldrs`nnmdu . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mv`nutc`f mt Uv`nutc`f,pdr Mncsm Uminus . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Nd I`llufm,pdr N`ucsm Lcijmn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Ncfstctutmur, r`ldf,pdr Wj. Ijzm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Y`us nd Idsdqum,pdr Gue`cs-Gmsdunnm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=N'Dl`ur ncerm,pdr Ij. Dnemrt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=

    Mf ldrijm vmrs nd s`ict f`uvmnnm,pdr I. I`rfmnncsmf . . . . . . . 5 ?=Nms Dvmfturms gm F`f`,pdr K. Ordvm, cnnustrdtc`fs gm Nuim,

    Uyssmnemrojm Ijdrpmftcmr, Jmrldff-Qdun, Nuicmf Qcssdrr`,I. Nmhvrm, Jmcgercfib, Ldemn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=

    Imux gm Q`gncpfdd,pdr Umtijfcb`hh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Dut`ur g'ufm vcm,pdr Br`p`tbcfm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nms Kuomlmfts gu Qrscgmft Ldofdug, dff`ts pdr Nmyrmt . . . . . 5 ?=Nd I`n`ffm,pdr Gmsidvms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Nd Q`cofm,pcim,pdr K. Kunncmf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 NMi`ncrm, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    Gm ijmz Gmftu ;Nm Qrclctch g'Dustrdncm,pdr Mncm Uminus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Gm ijmz Yijnmcijmr ;

    Nd Xcm `uvrcrm mf Hrdfim,pdrQmnn`utcmr . . . . . . . . . . . . = Nms Mfcolms gm n'ufcvmrs,pdr Jdmibmn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

    Ncerdcrcm grdldtcqum ;Nd Xcm puencqum,pcim,pdr Hderm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

    Gm ijmz Xcnnmrmnnm ;Nd Hdcsmusm gm on`crm,pdr Q. Erundt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=

    Gm ijmz Jdijmttm ;

    Qmtctm Jcst`crm gd pmupnm hrdfdcs (p`ur nms mfhdfts), pdrQ. Ndi`lem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ?=Gm ijmzEmnndcs ;

    Nd Oumrrm mt n'J`llm,pdr Q. Ndi`lem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=Gm ijmz Ijdrpmftcmr;

    Y`us nd t`qum,pdrD. Kujmnn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Gm ijmz I`nncf ;

    Nm I`fhnct, pdrNmGdftmi, ndUmvum Endfijm . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ims Lmsscmurs,pcim, pdr O.Dfimy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ?=

    Gm ijmz Qn`f ;Nd Xcm prcvm g'dutrmh`cs ; N'Jyocfm,pdr Hrdfbncf . . . . . . . . 9 Nd Xcm prcvm g'dutrmh`cs ; Nms Y`cfs gm t`cnmttm,pdr Hrdfbncf . . . . 9

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    ]fm ij`sm l't`ffm pr`gcocmusmlmft k'`smrdc gcrm qu'mnnm lmstuphcm imst qu' n'jmurm sicmftchcqum ` kircs, dprs nmscff`lerdenms mxprcmfims, dprs nms sidfgdnms k`urfdncmrs, cn pucssmmxcstmr mfi`rm gdfs f`trm ijrm Hrdfim (i`llm cns gcsmft ndI`llcssc`f gu eugomt) uf nmitmur, uf smun nmitmur, imt dfcldncrrdtc`ffmn, cf`rodfcqum, jdnnuicfdft, quc i`fsmftm sm grdfomr gm smsdhhdcrms, gm sms rvms `u gm sms pndcscrs, p`ur v`tmr mf hdvmur gmqumnqu'uf `u gm qumnqum ij`sm. Tudfg `f rhnijct uf smun cfstdft, imsurprmfdft pjf`lfm f'mst-cn pds hdct p`ur gr`utmr nms pjcn`s`pjcms nmspnus suetcnms mt i`fh`fgrm nd rdcs`f 0 @ mst-cn nm Ednzdi quc f`usg`ffmrd nd pjysc`n`ocm gm n'nmitmur l`gmrfm 0 Mt nm Ijdri`t quc f`us

    mxpncqumrd n'dfdt`lcm mt nms lmftdncts gm imt cfiurdenm glmft 0 F`usn'dttmfg`fs.Km i`lprmfgs qu'uf msir`i tr`uvm t`uk`urs gms ditc`ffdcrms, nd

    Imfsurm gms ghmfsmurs. n'@prd-I`lcqum gms gcnmttdftc, nm I`fstc-tutc`ffmn gms de`ffs, L. Idrf`t gms pmcftrms quc inermft sdtrc`lpjdnm mt rcocgm mftrm gdfs ufm ict ndfoumg`icmffm2 km i`lprmfgsL. Ijdftdv`cfm s'`estcfdft ijmrijmr gms rclms2 km i`lprmfgs t`ut.Ldcs qu'uf gput, `u uf sfdtmur, `u uf prscgmft gm Upuencqum, `uf'clp`rtm nmqumn, pdrlc t`us nms trdfoms hdrimurs quc rindlmft ufmh`fitc`f nmitcvm, qumnnm qu'mnnm s`ct, tr`uvm uf nmitmur, i'mst--gcrm

    n'trm crrv, nm ldrtyr clpr`edenm, quc v`us f`urrct gm s`f pdcf, v`usvt gm sd ndcfm, v`us mfordcssm gm sd ijdcr, v`us mfrcijct gm s`dromft,dvmi nd smunm pmrspmitcvm gm rmimv`cr, mf ijdfom gm ims pr`gcodncts,gms i`ups gm trcqum sur nd fuqum, gms i`ups gm pcmg du gmrrcrm, qudfgim f'mst pds gms i`ups gm huscn gdfs nd p`ctrcfm, mf vrct, imnd gpdssmnms f`tc`fs gk pds ldn pmssclcstms qum km l'tdcs hdctms kusqucic gm nds`ttcsm juldcfm, mf ofrdn, mt gm nd s`ttcsm hrdfdcsm mf pdrtciuncmr,f`trm ijrm mt cll`rtmnnm s`ttcsm, ijduvcf !

    Cn mst ecmf mftmfgu qum km pdrnm cic gm n'nmitmur dvmrtc, i`fvdcfiu, gmn'nmitmur tj`rcicmf, gm imnuc quc s'cldocfm, nm pduvrm gcdenm, hdcrm ditmgm ict`ymf ncerm, tdnmr sd s`uvmrdcfmt, mxprclmr sms `pcfc`fs, clp`smr h`ncm dglcrdenm mt gi`fimrtdftm gms pr`ordllms p`nctcqums mtgms rmvmfgcidtc`fs s`icdnms2 mt f`f p`cft gm nnmitmur quc nd i`ffdtmt quc s'mf l`qum, gm imnuc quc fm v`ct gdfs nms rsuntdts gm sd t`utm-pucssdfim qu'ufm rco`ndgm nd ijdriutmrcm l`fdrijcstm, `u ufm rce`tmdu vcf rpuencidcf. Yd s`uvmrdcfmt imnuc-n, i'mst gm sm p`ijdrgmr,dux hrdcs gu suhhrdom ufcvmrsmn. Cn mst gdfs nm vrdc, idr imnd smun nucclp`rtm, mt cn fd iurm gu rmstm. Cn sdct im qu'cn hdct. Ldcs nms dutrms 0

    Dj ! `uc, nms dutrms ! Nms srcmux, nms dustrms, nms pmupnm s`uvm-rdcf, imux-n quc smftmft ufm cvrmssm nms odofmr n`rsqucns sm rmodr-gmft mt sm gcsmft ; km sucs nmitmur ! Ucmf fm sm hdct qum pdr l`c.

    Km sucs nd edsm gm nd s`ict l`gmrfm. Qdr ld v`n`ft, Hn`qumt hdctgms n`cs duxqumnnms s`ft dstrmcfts trmftm-scx lcnnc`fs g'j`llms, mtEdugry g'Dss`f dussc mt Qcmrrm nypm odnmlmft. I`llmft y mfd-t-cn mfi`rm gm imt didect 0 I`llmft, sc mftts, sc `roumcnnmux, sc

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    7 pdrdg`xdux qu'cns s`cmft, f'`ft-cns pds t, gmpucs n`fotmlps, gi`urdosmt j`ftmux gm nmur uvrm0 I`llmft pmut-cn drrcvmr qu'cn sm rmfi`ftrmqumnqum pdrt, llm gdfs nm h`fg gms ndfgms pmrgums gm nd Ermtdofm,llm gdfs nms cfdiimsscenms idvmrfms gms Ivmffms mt gms Qyrfms, ufe`fj`llm dssmz stupcgm, dssmz grdcs`ffdenm, dssmz dvmuonm im quc sm

    v`ct, dssmz s`urg im quc sm gct, p`ur v`tmr enmu, endfi `u r`uom, sdfsqum rcmf n'y `encom, sdfs qu'`f nm pdym `u sdfs qu'`f nm s`nm 0 qumn smftclmft edr`qum, qumnnm lystrcmusm suoomstc`f pmut ecmf

    `ecr im ecpgm pmfsdft, g`u g'ufm v`n`ft, im qu'`f prtmfg, mt qucs'mf vd, hcmr gm s`f gr`ct, dssur qu'cn dii`lpnct uf gmv`cr, gp`smr gdfsufm e`tm nmit`rdnm qumni`fqum uf qumni`fqum eunnmtcf, pmu clp`rtm nmf`l qucn dct irct gmssus 0 Tumst-im qucn g`ct ecmf sm gcrm, mf gmgdfsgm s`c, quc kustchcm `u smunmlmft mxpncqum imt ditm mxtrdvdodft 0 Tumst-im qucn msprm 0 Idr mfhcf, p`ur i`fsmftcr sm g`ffmr gms ldtrms dvcgmsquc nm oruomft mt quc n'dss`llmft, cn hdut qu'cn sm gcsm mt qu'cn msprmqumnqum ij`sm g'mxtrd`rgcfdcrm qum f`us fm s`up`ff`fs pds. Cn hdut qum,pdr gm pucssdftms gvcdtc`fs irerdnms, nms cgms gm gputi`rrmsp`fgmft mf nuc gms cgms gm sicmfim, gm kustcim, gm gv`umlmft,gm trdvdcn mt gm pr`ect2 cn hdut qum gdfs nms f`ls smuns gm Edrem mt gmEdjdut, f`f l`cfs qum gdfs imux gm E`uvcmr mtgm _cns`f, cn gi`uvrmufm ldocm spicdnm mt qu'cn v`cm, du trdvmrs g'uf lcrdom, hnmurcr mt s'-pdf`ucr gdfs Xmro`cf mt gdfs Jueedrg gms pr`lmssms gme`fjmur huturmt gm s`undomlmft cllgcdt. Mt i'mst imnd quc mst vrctdenmlmftmhhrdydft. Ucmf fm nuc smrt gm nm`f, fc nms i`lgcms nms pnus eurnmsqums,fc nms pnus scfcstrms trdogcms.

    X`cn p`urtdft gm n`fos scinms qum nm l`fgm gurm, qum nms s`icts sm

    gr`unmft mt sm suiigmft, pdrmcnnms nms ufms dux dutrms, qu'uf hdct ufcqumg`lcfm t`utms nms jcst`crms ; nd pr`tmitc`f dux ordfgs, n'irdsmlmft duxpmtcts. Cn fm pmut drrcvmr i`lprmfgrm qu'cn f'd qu'ufm rdcs`f g'trmjcst`rcqum, i'mst gm pdymr p`ur uf tds gm ij`sms g`ft cn fm k`ucrd kdldcs,mt gm l`urcr p`ur gms i`lecfdcs`fs p`nctcqums quc fm nm rmodrgmft p`cft.

    Tum nuc clp`rtm qum im s`ct Qcmrrm `u Kmdf quc nuc gmldfgm s`f dromftmt quc nuc prmffm nd vcm, pucsqu'cn mst `enco gm sm gp`ucnnmr gm n'uf, mt gmg`ffmr ndutrm 0 Mj ecmf ! f`f. Mftrm sms v`nmurs mt sms e`urrmdux, cn dgms prhrmfims, mt cn v`tm p`ur nms pnus rdpdims mt nms pnus hr`ims. Cn dv`t jcmr, cn v`tmrd gmldcf, cn v`tmrd t`uk`urs. Nms l`ut`fs v`ft ndedtt`cr. Cns fm sm gcsmft rcmf, mux, mt cns f'msprmft rcmf 0 Ldcs gul`cfs cns fm v`tmft pds p`ur nm e`uijmr quc nms tumrd, mt p`ur nme`urom`cs quc nms ldfomrd. Qnus etm qum nms etms, pnus l`ut`ffcmr qumnms l`ut`fs, n'nmitmur f`llm s`f e`uijmr mt ij`csct s`f e`urom`cs. Cn dhdct gms Uv`nutc`fs p`ur i`fqurcr im gr`ct.

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    e`f nmitmur, cfmxprcldenm cleicnm, pduvrm jrm, sc, du ncmugm tm ndcssmr prmfgrm dux rmfodcfms desurgms qum tm gectmft,ijdqum ldtcf, p`ur uf s`u, nms k`urfdux ordfgs `u pmtcts, enmus

    `u f`crs, endfis `u r`uoms, mt quc s`ft pdys p`ur dv`cr td pmdu 2sc, du ncmu gm ir`crm dux ijclrcqums hndttmrcms g`ft `f idrmssm tdvdfct, g`ft `f mft`urm td ndlmftdenm s`uvmrdcfmt mf oumfcnnms, sc,du ncmu gm t'drrtmr, tmrfmn edgdug, gmvdft nms n`urgms gupmrcms gms

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    = pr`ordllms2 sc tu ncsdcs pdrh`cs, du i`cf gm t`f hmu, Yij`pmfjdumr mt LdxK`rgdf, gmuxpjcn`s`pjms quc mf sdvmft n`fo sur tms ldtrms mt sur t`c, pmut-trm dpprmfgrdcs-tu gms ij`sms t`ffdftms mt utcnms. Qmut-trm dussc, dprs nmsdv`cr nus, smrdcs-tu l`cfs mlprmss rmvtcr t`f dcr ordvm mt td emnnmrmgcfo`tm, i`urcr mfsuctm vmrs nms urfms j`lcicgms `, qumnqum f`l qum tu

    lmttms, tu lmts g'dvdfim nm f`l gm t`f pnus l`rtmn mffmlc. Cns tm gcrdcmft,mf i`ffdcssmurs g'juldfct, qum nd p`nctcqum mst uf de`lcfdenm lmfs`fom,qum t`ut y mst n'mfvmrs gu e`f smfs, gm nd kustcim mt gu gr`ct, mt qum tu f'dsrcmf y v`cr, t`c g`ft nm i`lptm mst ron du ordfg ncvrm gms gmstcfmsjuldcfms.

    Uvm dprs imnd, sc tu vmux, gms pdrdgcs gm nulcrms mt gm pdrhuls, gmshrdtmrfcts clp`sscenms, gms e`fjmurs crrmns. I'mst e`f gm rvmr, mt imndidnlm nd s`uhhrdfim. Ldcs fm lnm kdldcs nj`llm t`f rvm, idr n ` mstnj`llm, n mst nd g`unmur, 4d jdcfm mt nm lmurtrm. Yurt`ut, s`uvcmfs-t`c qumnj`llm quc s`nncictm tms suhhrdoms mst, gm im hdct, uf ldnj`fftm j`llm,pdrim qu'mf ijdfom gm nd sctudtc`f mt gm nd h`rtufm ` tu nm p`ussms, cn tmpr`lmt uf tds gm ij`sms lmrvmcnnmusms qu'cn fm tm g`ffmrd pds mt qu'cn f'mstpds, g'dcnnmurs, mf s`f p`uv`cr gm tm g`ffmr. Nj`llm qum tu nvms fmrmprsmftm fc td lcsrm, fc tms dspcrdtc`fs, fc rcmf gm t`c2 cn fm rmprsmftm qumsms pr`prms pdssc`f mt sms pr`prms cftrts, nmsqumns s`ft i`ftrdcrms duxtcmfs. Q`ur tm ri`fh`rtmr mt rdfclmr gms msprdfims quc smrdcmft vctmgums, fm vd pds t'cldocfmr qum nm spmitdinm fdvrdft duqumn tu dsscstmsduk`urgjuc mst pdrtciuncmr ufm p`qum `u uf roclm, mt qum imndpdssmrd. W`utms nms p`qums sm vdnmft, mt dussc t`us nms roclms, i'mst--gcrmqu'cns fm vdnmft rcmf. G`fi, rmftrm ijmz t`c, e`fj`llm, mt hdcs nd orvm gusuhhrdom ufcvmrsmn. Wu f'ds rcmf y pmrgrm, km tmf rp`fgs2 mt imnd p`urrd

    t'dlusmr qumnqum tmlps. Yur nm smucn gm td p`rtm, hmrlm dux quldfgmursg'dulfms p`nctcqums, tu rmodrgmrds ghcnmr nd edodrrm, mf huldftscnmficmusmlmft td pcpm.

    Mt scn mxcstm, mf uf mfgr`ct cof`r, uf j`fftm j`llm idpdenm gm tmo`uvmrfmr mt gm t'dclmr, fm nm rmormttm pds. Cn smrdct tr`p kdn`ux gm sd gcofctp`ur sm lnmr nd nuttm hdfomusm gms pdrtcs, tr`p hcmr p`ur tmfcr gm t`c ufldfgdt qum tu f'dii`rgms kdldcs qu' ndugdim iyfcqum, ncfsuntm mt dulmfs`fom.

    Km tm n'dc gct, e`fj`llm, rmftrm ijmz t`c mt hdcs nd orvm.

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    f`s jdectugms mt f`s pndcscrs. Ldcs im qu'cn mst clp`sscenm gm prv`cr,i'mst sd hcf, mt sc kdldcs mnnm durd ufm hcf. Gcmu vmucnnm qum f`f ! Qdr qumnnmsuprlm hdrim, pdr qumnnm untclm lystchcidtc`f sm gf`umrd sc mnnm smgf`um uf k`ur imttm prc`gm dglcrdenm mt hi`fgm, quc geutm`hhcicmnnmlmft pdr n'dff`fim gcsirtm mt i`fs`ndftm gm nd idfgcgdturm gm L.

    Lmrlmcx gdfs nm qudrtcmr gm L`ftldrtrm 0 X`cn, im qum fun fm sdurdctpr`pjtcsmr `uvmrtmlmft. Dvmi uf pdrmcn p`cft gm gpdrt, n'cfguitc`fpjcn`s`pjcqum mnnm-llm, nm s`lfdleuncslm mt nm spcrctcslm pmrgmft gmnmur mhhcidict gcvcfdt`crm mt gmlmurmft clpucssdfts i`finurm qu`c qum ims`ct.

    Q`urtdft, `f jsctm mftrm nd oumrrm mt nd Uv`nutc`f, im quc mst ijdrldft, cnhdut ecmf mf i`fvmfcr. Ofrdnmlmft, mt surt`ut gdfs nm hcmr pdrtce`undfocstm quc fm i`lptm qum gms jr`s, `f mst rdvc gm imttm dntmrfdtcvm.Idr i'mst vcgmllmft ufm ij`sm ri`fh`rtdftm gm pmfsmr qum icfq imft lcnnmgm f`us pmuvmft trm ldssdirs. Cn pdrdct g'dcnnmurs qum rcmf fm rmg`ffm gu

    sdfo uf pmupnm dppduvrc i`llm g'trm sdcof endfi, qum rcmf f'diinrmnd vcm i`llm gm l`urcr. Cn hdut i`fvmfcr odnmlmft, mf dttmfgdft gm sdv`crnmqumn prvdugrd gm ims gmux ecmfhdcts s`icdux, mt s'cns fm prvdugr`ft pdst`us nms gmux mfsmlenm, qum n'mxcstmfim vd trm gnmitdenm du lcncmu gmsluscqums ruocms pdr LL. gm Idssdofdi, U`ijmh`rt, Drtjur Lmymr mtIdfcvmt, pdr nms dutrms dussc, pdr t`us nms dutrms. F`us dv`fs mf pmrspmitcvmufm srcm cfcftmrr`lpum gm i`fimrts i`llm `f f'mf mftmfgct kdldcs, llmdu tjtrm dffdlctm mt gdfs nms lfdomrcms h`rdcfms, n'jmurm gm nd vcdfgm.Mt qumns pdssc`ffdfts spmitdinms !

    @f fm p`urrd hdcrm uf pds gdfs nd vcm sdfs trm s`nncicts, diidpdrs,mftj`uscdsls pdr gms gcstrditc`fs pucssdftms mt vdrcms, ` nm pndcscr gmsymux sm lnmrd dux k`cms gm nmsprct, sdfs v`cr tdnms sur nms lurs, sur nmstr`fis g'drerms, sur nms edrrcrms gms ijdlps mt nms p`tmdux cfgcidtmurs gmstrdvmrsms, n'cfhcfcm s`ttcsm, n'cfhcfcm ldnpr`prmt gm nd p`nctcqum. Ijdqumldcs`f smrd trdfsh`rlm mf inue2 cn y durd sur ijdqum pndim puencqum gmslmmtcfos jurnmurs2 mf jdut gm ijdqum e`rfm, gm eczdrrms pmrs`ffdoms,v`lcs g'`f fm sdct qumns h`fgs smirmts, g'`f fm sdct qumns lystrcmuxi`hhrms-h`rts, drrdijs n'`esiurct onudftm, g'`f fm sdct qumnnms idsmrfmsk`urfdncstcqums, omstciunmr`ft, erdcnnmr`ft, de`cmr`ft, mt, nms ymux cfkmits gmsdfo, nd oumunm iuldftm mt t`rgum, f`us pr`lmttr`ft nm e`fjmur. Gm Ermst Lmft`f, gm Ydcft-Kmdf-gm-Nuz Xdnmficmffms, t`us p`ur f`us rmfgrm

    jmurmux, s'diiusmr`ft gm v`n, gm vc`n, g'dssdsscfdt2 cns sm kmttmr`ft nd ttmn'cfimstm, n'mspc`ffdom, nd trdjcs`f, n'dguntrm gm nmurs hmllms, n'dromft gmnmurs ldctrmssms2 cns doctmr`ft gms grdps gm nct, gms rmocstrms g'ir`u, gmse`ffmts gm h`rdt, n'cfhdlcm gms ormhhms, gms eurmdux gm p`ncim, gms imnnunmsmt gms prdux. Nd Hrdfim t`ut mftcrm vd gmvmfcr ufm cllmfsm ndtrcfm ` nmsvmftrms cof`lcfcmux, puencqumlmft, gvmrsmr`ft nm hn`t mlpmst gm nmursgkmitc`fs. @f vd ldrijmr gdfs n'`rgurm, mfncss kusqu'du i`u. Mt f`us f`usrk`ucss`fs gm imnnm p`sturm.

    @uc! nm lmrvmcnnmux pmupnm qum f`us s`llms! Mt i`lecmf f`usdv`fs rdcs`f, orcss gm f`trm pr`prm j`ftm, gm rscstmr dux go`-tdfts prcficpms gu pmssclcslm ! Idr t`us ims omfs-n s`ft gcf-erdfndenms `ptclcstms, g'mxtrd`rgcfdcrms ecmfhdctmurs. Ldnor ndgcvmrsct gms gcmux qu'cns smrvmft, cns ir`cmft n'lm cll`rtmnnm. Mtqum vmunmft-cns 0 Im qum v`undct Xcfimft gm Qdun mt im qum v`undct

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    Ldrdt ; f`us dpp`rtmr nm e`fjmur, mt gm n'trm qudgrupnmlmft, pdrE`undfomr, Hmrry, @rndfs mt Fdp`n`f. Qdr E`undfomr surt`ut quc f`fsmunmlmft f`us pr`lmt nm e`fjmur, ldcs quc f`us n'clp`sm. @j ! imnuc-n fmpndcsdftm pds dvmi nm e`fjmur. Cn y dk`utm llm, pdr mxis gm ldofchcimfim,nd rcijmssm mt n'j`fftmt. Gu e`fjmur, gm nd rcijmssm mt gm n'j`fftmt, cn mfd pnmcf nd ldcf, p`ur t`ut nm l`fgm. Mt mfi`rm nuc mf rmstm-t-cn, g`ft cn fmsdct qum hdcrm. Mst-im qum km fm sucs pds jmurmux 0 f`us gct-cn. Mst-im qum km fm sucspds rcijm0 Qds j`fftm 0 ... Umodrgmz ... K'dc uf jtmn supmrem,juct ijmvdux gdfs lms iurcms, ufm ijrm mxqucsm, gm n'`r pnmcflms i`hhrms. Mt km gfm dvmi gms n`rgs lcnncdrgdcrms. Mt t`utms nmshmllms s`ft h`nnms gm ld edrem. @r, cn f'y d pds sc n`fotmlps, kmf'dvdcs rcmf gm t`ut imnd ... Mj ecmf ! im qum k'dc hdct p`ur l`c, kmpucs nm hdcrm p`ur v`us, p`ur v`us t`us ... Dppr`ijmz ... Tuc vmut gue`fjmur 0 Tuc vmut gm nd rcijmssm 0 Tuc vmut gm n'j`fftmt 0 ... Gms

    ijmvdux, gms hmllms, gms jtmns 0 ... X`us f'dvmz qu' pdrnmr ... Mt km fm nmsvmfgs pds ... km nms g`ffm ... d fm i`tm rcmf ... X`cn! ... Tuc vmut gue`fjmur 0 ...Mt km v`cs nm gsdpp`cftmlmft gu pduvrm gcdenm g'nmitmur quc, nd hcourmk`ymusm mt indqudft gm nd ndfoum, vcmfgrd, pnus tdrg, rindlmr s`f g.

    Tum vcmfs-tu hdcrm cic 0Km vcmfs ijmrijmr nm e`fjmur qum v`us l'dvcmz pr`lcs.

    Nm e`fjmur! ... Wcmfs, nm v`cn ... Qrmfgs-nm, prmfgs t`ut ... ]fm e`ffmidp`tm quc tm i`upmrd nms dcssmnnms, `f e`f sdi quc tm r`lprd nm g`s, uf e`fhuscn ... Mt vd tm hdcrm irmvmr n-eds ... p`ur ld on`crm, mt, suprlm cr`fcm!... p`ur nd on`crm gm Lmrlmcx ... Ms-tu i`ftmft 0

    Mt cn crd, n'nmitmur, cn crd, sdfs sm gcrm qum imttm idp`tm, i'mst nuc quc smn'mst tdcnnm2 im huscn, i'mst nuc quc sm n'mst h`ro2 imttm l`rt, imst nuc quc n'dscofm, mf v`tdft p`ur n'j`llm ldocqum quc gmvdct nm rmfgrm jmurmux,rcijm mt j`fftm. CC sm gcrd smunmlmft ; Kdldcs km f'durdcs iru qum nm e`fjmur ht tmn ... K'dclmrdcs

    lcmux trm ldnjmurmux.G'dcnnmurs, nm e`fjmur g`ft cn sm pndcft, mt qum t`us nms o`uvmrfmlmfts nuc

    dpp`rtmft, pdrmcn, i'mst nuc smun quc n'd hdct, t`uk`urs. Cn d hdct nd Uv`nutc`fhrdfdcsm mt, pjf`lfm cfmxpncidenm, mf gpct gm imft dffmsg'mxprcmfims g`un`urmusms mt vdcfms, cn nd inerm ! Cn nd inerm, imttm

    Uv`nutc`f quc f'd llm pds t ufm rv`nutc`f, uf dhhrdfijcssmlmft,ldcs uf gpndimlmft gms prcvcnoms, ufm sdutm gm n'`pprmssc`f s`icdnm gmsldcfs gms f`enms dux ldcfs e`urom`csms mt, pdrtdft, pnus hr`ims gmsedfqucmrs2 imttm rv`nutc`f quc d ir n'cfmx`rdenm s`ict idpctdncstm ` cnt`uhhm duk`urg'juc, mt nm I`gm l`gmrfm quc nuc lmt gms lmf`ttms duxp`cofmts, uf ecnn`f gdfs nd o`rom, uf e`unmt dux ijmvcnnms. Cn mf mst hcmr, mtt`utm sd vcm, trdvmrs nms l`fdrijcms mt nms rpuencqums, sm pdssm ijdfomr gm lmf`ttms, gm ecnn`fs mt gm e`unmts, ijclrcqum `prdtc`f qucnuc drrdijm im irc g'`roumcn ; Dj ! sc km f'dvdcs pds hdct Tudtrm-vcfot-fmuh, ` g`fi mf smrdcs-km 0

    Km f'durdcs pmut-trm pds E`undfomr !

    Q`ur lm g`ffmr ufm cgm dppr`xcldtcvm gm im qum v`ft trmims nmitc`fs km f'dc qu' lm s`uvmfcr gm imrtdcfms htms rmncocmusms gm

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    Ermtdofm, nms k`urs gm ordfg pdrg`f. Y`uvmfcrs gncicmux ! Ijrmsv`idtc`fs gm nd emdut juldcfm qu'cn lm suhhcrd gm trdfsp`smr gu pjyscqumdu l`rdn, p`ur dv`cr nd rmprsmftdtc`f fmttm, clpdrtcdnm mt on`rcmusm gm t`usnms pdrtcs quc v`ft lmfgcmr tms suhhrdoms, tmrfmn i`fstruitmur, t`uk`urs

    edttu, gm nd h`rtufm gms dutrms, trcpnm nmitmur qum tu ms !Dut`ur gm Ydcftm-Dffm-GDurdy, sur nms r`utms quc trdvmrsmft nm sdcftvcnndom mt nms smftms quc y de`utcssmft, nms lmfgcdfts, nms mstr`pcs, nmsl`fstrms h`ft dux pnmrcfs ufm g`uenm jdcm g'p`uvdftm mt g'j`rrmur. G'`vcmffmft-cns 0 Gmqumnnm l`roum 0 gm qumn mfhmr 0 gm qumns omrlms dtr`imss`ft-cns g`fi s`rtcs 0 Km f'mf sdcs rcmf. Jurndft mt t`rgus, nms ufs rdlpdftsur nm s`n, dvmi gms or`ucnnmlmfts vmrlciundcrms2 nms dutrms, erdfgcssdftmftrm nmurs oumfcnnms p`cssms gm sdfcm, gms lmlerms tr`fqus, lutcns2t`us, nd hdim i`fvunsm, tr`us gm odforfms cll`fgms, cns l`ftrmft, f`fsdfs i`qumttmrcm, gms pndcm quc f'`ft pds gm f`l, llm gdfs nms npr`smrcmsgm n'@rcmft2 cns tdnmft, dvmi ufm hcmrt vcscenm, gms gchh`rlcts pdrdg`xdnms,pnmcfms g'jdnnuicfdtc`f mt gm iduijmldr. @f nms v`ct dvcvdft, dvmi uf emn`roumcn, nmurs ijdcrs r`foms, putrhcms, prmssurdft gm nmurs l`cof`fs, gmhd`f `stmftdt`crm, gms tulmur jcgmusms, g'` nm pus kdcnnct. Mt i'mst quc gmims lcsrdenms vcvdftms p`urrcturms smrd nm pnus rmp`ussdft, mxjdnmrdnd pnus cfsupp`rtdenm pudftmur.

    Qdr uf trdfom `uenc mt pmut-trm pdr ufm jdcfm i`fsicmftm gmn'Juldfct quc nms d v`lcs, cns lmttmft ufm s`rtm g'dl`ur-pr`prm, uf p`cftg'j`ffmur, ufm vdfct fmpnus i`fsmrvmr rcmf gcftdit, pdr ` sm rmi`ffdtmf mux qu'cns `ft t gms j`llms. Mt qumns h`ugr`ydfts lprcs p`ur nmsidldrdgms g`ft nms lmlerms odrgmft mfi`rm, gm-ic, gm-n, gms vmstcoms gm

    h`rlms juldcfms, g`ft nms ijdcrs diiusmft, pdrlc nms i`upurms mt nmse`urs`uhnmlmfts, gms pdrtcms cfdttdqums ! Tumnnms kdn`uscms, mftrm mux,p`ur uf p`nypm rdrm, uf idfimr pnus emdu qum nms nmurs, ufm npjdftcdscsgmor`ssmur cfs`nctm ; kdn`uscms quc v`ft pdrh`cs kusqu' n'dssdsscfdt.

    Mj ecmf ! l`f erdvm nmitmur, f`rldfg `u odsi`f, pcidrg `u ivmf`n,edsqum `u ermt`f, sc tu dvdcs ufm numur gm rdcs`f gdfs td imrvmnnm, sc tuf'tdcs pds n'tmrfmn derutc qum tums, nm k`ur ` nms lmfgcdfts, nms mstr`pcs,nms l`fstrms nmit`rdux vcmfgr`ft sur t`f pdssdom i`utulcmr tdnmr nmurspndcms mt tmfgrm nmurs secnms, du e`ut gm nmurs l`cof`fs gdrtrmux, sc tuf'tdcs pds n'cfgir`ttdenm Y`uvmrdcf, sdfs simptrm, sdfs i`ur`ffm, sdfsi`ur`ffm, qum tu ds t`uk`urs t, im k`ur-n, tu t'mf crdcs trdfqucnnmlmftpijmr nd ncofm, `u g`rlcr s`usnmssdunms, `u tr`uvmr nms hcnnms gmrrcrmnms lmunms, `u k`umr dux e`unms, gdfs ufm smftm n`cftdcfm, mt tu nmsndcssmrdcs, tms jcgmux sukmts, sm edttrm mftrm mux, sm gv`rmr, sm tumr. Imk`ur-n, v`cs-tu, tu p`urrdcs tm vdftmr g'dv`cr dii`lpnc nm smun ditmp`nctcqum mt nd prmlcrm e`ffm ditc`f gm td vcm.

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