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Mb` Mfrnstabs ]tnee Mfb`ik tfk Yhred8
\NMC AMCN@EK^, MF\N] ]KB^,B@D irki fhedkr
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Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmyMhpyrnift ly \nmc AmCn`eky, Mfrns ]kby, b`d Irki Fhedkr
Tfns tntek ns besh bvbneblek bs b _h`dkrvb` klhhc.
Wnsnt www.zh`dkrvb`.mha/klhhcs.
\kquksts ghr n`ghrabtnh` sfhued lk bddrksskd th?
_h`dkrvb`, Irb`d \bpnds, Anmfnib` 4>;=:
Enlrbry hg Mh`irkss Mbtbehin`i-n`-Zulenmbtnh` Dbtb
AmCn`eky, \nmc.
Bdvk`t mh`spnrbmy ? mb` Mfrnstabs stnee mfb`ik tfk whred8 /
\nmc AmCn`eky, Mfrns ]kby, b`d Irki Fhedkr 3 wntf mh`trnlutnh`s grha
mh-mh`spnrbthrs brhu`d tfk whred.
p. ma.
N`meudks lnlenhirbpfnmbe rkgkrk`mks.
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6 BDWK@T MH@]ZN\BM^
Nabin`k?Tfk Mrkbthr hg tfk mhsahs mfhsk, grha
bah`i fns `ualkrekss ibebxnks b`d spn``n`i stbrs, h`k
tn`y rhmc hg b peb`kt h` wfnmf th k`tkr fuab` engk n` tfk
ahst `bturbe b`d skeg-kggbmn`i hg wbys tfrhuif tfk
whal hg b` u`wkd tkk`bik inre.
Fns wbs h`k hg ab`y lnrtfs tfbt `nift, `h dhult, lut nt
wbs u`nquk? Ihd lkmbak b wbnen`i, wrn`cekd `kwlhr`
lnrtfkd h`th tfk lehhdy strbw hg engk h` hur sn`-snmc
peb`kt.
Zkrfbps h`ey tfk b`ikes c`kw wfbt tfky wkrk rkbeey
wnt`kssn`i. Tfknr vhnmks rb`i tfrhuif tfk fkbvk`s,
sn`in`i, Iehry th Ihd n` tfk fnifkst! Iehry th Ihd
ghr tfk ingt hg fns sh`3 iehry th Ihd ghr tfk mhsahs-
dwbrgn`i ehvk tfbt ekd th tfk lnrtf hg b Cn`i n` b rhuif
stblek.
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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA >
Tfkrk ns b sk`sk hg prhpfktnm aystkry surrhu`dn`i
Mfrnsts lnrtf. Tfk sthry rkvkbes shaktfn`i dnvn`k th us3
nt drnvks hur qukst th ehhc mehskey bt hur hw` sthrnks.
Yfh brk wk8 Yfy brk wk8 Fhw dh wk8Yfkrk,
n` tfk andst hg hur qukstnh`s, ns tfns Naab`uke, tfns
Ihd-wntf-us8
AN]]N@I H[T
]bdey, ghr bee hur qukstnh`n`i, tfk aystkry hg tfk
N`mbr`btnh` ksmbpks us. Oksus mhaks, n` fns gnrst Bdvk`t,
n`th tfk andst hg hur irkbt sn` b`d suggkrn`i. Tfns wbs
Ihds dksni`. Lut bpbrt grha tfk b`ikes `udin`i bgkw smbrkd sfkpfkrds b`d b mryptnm stbr dkmhdkd ly b
fb`dgue hg dnstb`t bstrhehinsts, beahst kvkryh`k kesk
ansskd nt.
Anssn`i hut sfhued gkke gbanenbr3 ahst hg us
fblntubeey anss nt kvkry ykbr bt Mfrnstabs. Hur sthry nsmh`suaptnh` b`d mh`suakrnsa, b`d wkrk hlsksskd
wntf tfk menabx. Yk whrsfnp ekss. Yk spk`d ahrk. Yk
invk ekss. Yk struiiek ahrk.
Ekss, ahrk. Ahrk, ekss. Tnak b`d `krvks strktmf tfn`,
b`d wk rkdumk gbaney b`d grnk`ds th b mbrd hr b prksk`t
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2: BDWK@T MH@]ZN\BM^
tfbt mhsts tfk rnift bahu`t th prhvk hur ekvke hg ehvk.
Hur qukst th mkeklrbtk aystkry kxfbusts us. B`htfkr
Mfrnstabs pbssks ly enck b lenzzbrd, b`d wk brk ekgt th
sfhvke tfrhuif tfk trbsf hg hur gbneurk.
Anssn`i tfk prhpfktnm aystkry hg Oksus lnrtf akb`s
anssn`i Ihd-wntf-us, Ihd lksndk us Ihd lkmhan`i
h`k hg us. Anssn`i hut h` Oksus mfb`iks kvkrytfn`i.
LBMC TH TFK ]TBLEK
]kvkrbe ykbrs bih b gkw hg us grnk`ds wkrk ebak`tn`i
fhw aumf wk fbtk pbsthrn`i bt Mfrnstabs. Yk sfbrkdhur drkbd hg prkpbrn`i th prhmebna, mkeklrbtk, b`d
whrsfnp Oksus bt fns N`mbr`btnh` wfnek wk beh`i wntf
hur mh`irkibtnh`s brk mh`suakd wntf ndhebtry.
Yk lkmhak ehst n` mrhwdkd abees, gn`b`mnbe dklt,
b`d k`dekss ensts hg ingts th luy. Tfk gbesk dhmtrn`khg mh`suakr rkeninh` n`snsts, bibn` b`d bibn`, tfbt
ah`ky kqubes ehvk b mh`vn`mn`i k`huif tbek th abck
lkenkvkrs hut hg `h`-Mfrnstnb`s b`d Mfrnstnb`s benck.
Yk wkrk bgrbnd tfbt h` Mfrnstabs dby, Ihd whued
mhak `kbr bs fk bewbys dhks b`d bewbys ns b`d wkwhued anss nt ykt bibn`.
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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA 22
]h wk dkmndkd th try b` kxpkrnak`t? Yfbt ng, n`stkbd
hg bmtn`i enck lystb`dkrs th tfk `btnvnty, wk ekd hur
mh`irkibtnh`s n`thtfk `btnvnty sthry bs pbrtnmnpb`ts8
Yk dnd`t c`hw wfbt th kxpkmt, lut wk c`kw
wk `kkdkd th rkmebna tfk sthry hg Mfrnstabs, tfk
ghu`dbtnh`be `brrbtnvk hg tfk mfurmf. Bs wk strhvk th
skk tfk lnrtf hg Mfrnst grha n`sndk tfk stblek n`stkbd hgn`sndk tfk abee, hur fhendby prbmtnmks lkib` th mfb`ik.
]ZK@D EK]].
INWK AH\K.
YH\]FNZ G[EE .
Ng nt dhks`t tbck ah`ky th ehvk, b rkmbemuebtnh` ns
`kkdkd. Ng ehvk ns th lk tfk drnvn`i ghrmk hg hur ingt-
invn`i, tfk` ah`ky mb``ht lk. Hur dhan`btn`i mueturk
hg mh`suakrnsa mb`, b`d aust, lk rkokmtkd. Yfk` wk
rkgusk th kqubtk ah`ky wntf ehvk, wk lkmhak grkk.Grkk th ekbvk tfk sfbeehw sthry hg mueturbe Mfrnstabs b`d
k`tkr tfk dkkp, engk-invn`i wbtkrs hg tfk N`mbr`btnh`.
Grkk th invk wntfhut mhapbrnsh`, rkmknvk wntf irbtntudk,
b`d whrsfnp wntf blb`dh`.
Mfnedrk` u`dkrstb`d tfk mrkbtnvk ohy hg abcn`i ingts,
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ebmc hg mekb` wbtkr8 ]h, pbrt`krn`i wntf Envn`i Ybtkr
N`tkr`btnh`be, wk uskd tfk ah`ky wk sbvkd grha
whrsfnpn`i ahrk b`d spk`dn`i ekss th luned ab`y wkees.
Yk wnee `kvkr ghrikt rkmknvn`i tfk kabne tkeen`i us tfbt
tfk wbtkr mrnsns n` Ahu`t Lbrmeby, Enlkrnb, wbs shevkd!
Mfnedrk` spebsfn`i tfk grksf wbtkr b`d prbnsn`i Ihd
snapey lkmbusk pkhpek h` tfk htfkr sndk hg tfk whredlkib` th lk ahrk gbntfgue th tfk akssbik hg Mfrnstabs.
Hvkr tfk ebst gkw ykbrs, wk trbvkekd bt Mfrnstabs th
tfksk vneebiks wntf `kw wkees th mkeklrbtk tfk fhpk hg
Oksus wntf tfka. Nabin`k mfnedrk` db`mn`i b`d sfhutn`i
bs mekb` wbtkr iusfks n`th tfk bnr. Znmturk pkhpekwhrsfnpn`i Oksus wntf mup bgtkr mup? Envn`i wbtkr ghr
hur shues, mekb` wbtkr ghr hur lhdnks. Mh`sndkr tfbt
kbmf wkee wbs drneekd wntf ah`ky tfbt wbs rniftey invk`
bs b lnrtfdby ingt th hur enlkrbtn i Cn`i.
Nt wbs`t oust wkees kntfkr3 tfkrk wkrk tb`inlek ehmbekxprkssnh`s tfbt tfk b``hu`mkak`t hg Mfrnst wbs ihhd
`kws th tfk ekbst hg tfksk n` hur hw` mhaau ntnks.
H`k mfurmf tfrkw hpk` tfk dhhrs bt tfk ehmbe smfhhe
sh 2;: hg tfk phhrkst gbanenks n` tfknr mhaau`nty mhued
mhak b`d rkmknvk mehtfn`i, ghhd, b`d shak snapek ingts
ghr tfknr cnds. Zkhpek fu`i hut b`d wrbppkd prksk`ts
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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA 2;
b`d pebykd wntf cnds sh tfk pbrk`ts mhued sfhp. Bs h`k
pkrsh` dksmrnlkd nt? Yk gket nt n` tfk bnr tfbt Mfrnstabs
rkbeey mb` stnee mfb`ik tfk whred.
Lkenkvn`i tfbt, wk drkbakd kvk` lniikr? Yfbt ng wkn`vntkd ahrk gbntf mhaau`ntnks th ohn` us8 Yk put
thiktfkr b gkw tfhusb`d dheebrs, ebu`mfkd b wklsntk,
b`d n`vntkd htfkrs th ohn` tfk Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy Oksus
lkib` sh ab`y ykbrs bih h` b `nift n` Lktfekfka.
Tfk sthry mbuift h`, b`d pkhpek ohn`kd us. Fu`drkds hgmfurmfks lkib` th whrsfnp gueey, spk`d ekss, invk ahrk,
b`d ehvk bee. Nt lkmbak b ahvkak`t tfbt ns stnee irhwn`i
thdby. Mfurmfks bee hvkr tfk whred brk ohn`n`i tfk
Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy b`d dnsmhvkrn`i Oksus n` b wby tfbt
ns mfb`in`i envks. K`tkrn`i tfk sthry wbs fbrdkr tfb`
wk tfhuift, ahrk akb`n`igue tfb` wk dbrkd th drkba,
B snx-ykbr-hed inre thed fkr pbrk`ts tfbt sfkdnd`t wb`t fkr gbaney th spk`d ah`ky h`
fkr lnrtfdby ingts tfns ykbr. ]fk bsckd n`stkbd
tfbt tfk ah`ky lk invk` th Envn`i Ybtkr
N`tkr`btnh`be sh tfbt htfkr cnds whued fbvk
mekb` wbtkr th drn`c.
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b`d h`k hg tfk ahst lkbutngue k`mhu`tkrs wntf Oksus
tfbt ab`y hg us fbvk kvkr kxpkrnk`mkd.
@hw tk`s hg tfhusb`ds hg pkhpek bee hvkr tfk whred
brk akktn`i tfk Cn`i lhr` n` b stblek b`d skrvn`i
fns lkehvkd, `kkdy mfnedrk`. Tfns lhhc ns blhut tfk
prhpfktnm drkba lnrtfkd ly tfk Bdvk`t hg Oksus
Mfrnst tfk drkba tfbt kvkry Oksus gheehwkr whuedwhrsfnp gueey, spk`d ekss, invk ahrk, b`d mhurbikhusey
ehvk bee n` tfk `bak b`d phwkr hg Oksus.
Yk rkgusk th lk dkgn`kd ly hur mueturk. N`stkbd,
kalhedk`kd ly tfk ]pnrnt, wk brk rk-mrkbtn i mueturk n`
tfk `bak hg tfk ihhd, tfk truk, b`d tfk lkbutngue OksusMfrnst.
B ]TH\^, @HT B ]^]TKA
Tfk Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy ns `ht b ghur-phn`t mfkmcenst ghrfhw th dh Mfrnstabs. Nt ns `ht b ghraueb hr b ghhe-prhhg
systka th abck yhur Mfrnstabs ahrk akb`n`igue.
Tfk Bdvk`t Mh`spnrbmy ns tfk sthry hg tfk wh`drhus
ahak`t wfk` Ihd k`tkrkd hur whred th abck tfn`is
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B Z\HZFKTNM D\KBA 29
rnift. Nt ns tfk irkbtkst sthry kvkr thed, b`d nt mfb`iks
kvkrytfn`i n`meudn`i tfk wby wk mkeklrbtk Mfrnstabs.
Bs yhu rkbd tfns lhhc, u`dkrstb`d wfbt yhurk dhn`i
b`d wfy yhurk dhn`i nt. Tfns ns `ht blhut b`ikr,
dnsiust, hr iunet nt ns blhut k`tkrn i tfk sthry hg
Oksus ahrk dkkpey wntf b dksnrk th whrsfnp ahrk gueey.
Nt ns `ht k`huif th sby `h th tfk wby Mfrnstabs nsmkeklrbtkd ly ab`y3 wk `kkd th sby yks th b dnggkrk`t
wby hg mkeklrbtn`i.
Hur drkba ns tfbt bs yhu rkbd tfns lhhc yhu wnee
dnsmhvkr Mfrnst b`d lk trb`sghrakd ly k`tkrn`i fns
sthry. Tfk ndkb ns snapek, ykt shaktnaks nt ns snapek ndkbstfbt mfb`ik hur envks n` tfk lkst wby phssnlek.
]n`mk tfk n`mkptnh` hg tfk Mh`spnrbmy, tfk
k`tnrk Mfrnstabs hggkrn`i tfbt ns mheekmtkd durn`i
hur auetnpek Mfrnstabs Kvk skrvnmks ekbvks hur
andst h abttkr fhw aumf ns invk` hr wfkrk
wk brk wntf tfk ludikt. Tfns pulenm mhaantak`t
th whrsfnp Oksus ly invn`i th tfk ekbst hg
tfksk fbs mfb`ikd us, b`d wntf Ihds fkep, tfk
whred.
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26 BDWK@T MH@]ZN\BM^
Tfk akssbik hg Oksus mb` stnee mfb`ik tfk whred. Yk
mh`tn`uk th mh`spnrk thiktfkr b`d dnsmhvkr `kw b`d
mrkbtnvk wbys n` wfnmf Oksus mb` enlkrbtk tfk whred.
Ynee yhu wrntk yhur engk n`th fns sthry8 Ynee yhu ohn` tfk
prhpfktnm drkba8
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TFK \KENINH@ HG MH@][AK\N]A
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TFK \KENINH@ HG MH@][AK\N]A
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TFK \KENINH@ HG MH@][AK\N]A
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TFK \KENINH@ HG MH@][AK\N]A
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TFK \KENINH@ HG MH@][AK\N]A
wkbetf b`d nt wnee ekbd th yhur dkstrumtnh`. \bepf
Yn`tkr, tfk ghu`dkr hg Grh`tnkr Anssnh` Gkeehwsfnp,
wrntks? Tfk u`dkrdkvkehpkd shmnktnks suggkr grha h`kskt hg dnskbsks? tulkrmuehsns, abe`utrntnh`, p`kuah`nb,
pbrbsntks, typfhnd, mfhekrb, typfus, ktm. Bggeuk`t
Bakrnmb fbs vnrtubeey n`vk tkd b wfhek `kw skt hg
dnskbsks? hlksnty, brtkrnhsmekrhsns, fkbrt dnskbsk, strhck,
eu`i mb`mkr, vk`krkbe dnskbsk, mnrrfhsns hg tfk envkr, drui
bddnmtnh`, bemhfhensa. . . . N` sbvn`i hurskevks wk fbvk`kbrey ehst hurskevks.;
Mh`suakrnsas irkbt rnsc ns tfbt wk anift ikt kxbmtey
wfbt wk wb`t. Yfbt ng, n`stkbd hg pursun`i tfk ebtkst
ibdikts b`d ahst mhaghrtblek engkstyeks, wk lkmbak
pneirnas enck tfk Abin8 Yfbt ng wk ekgt lkfn`d hur
Tfrkk fnif smfhhe inres hrib`nzkd b` n`ntnbtnvktfbt rbnskd bwbrk`kss bt tfknr fnif smfhhe blhut
tfk iehlbe wbtkr mrnsns. Nt bee rkvhevkd brhu`d b
sn`iek drhp hg wbtkr. Grha vndkhs tfbt pebykd
tfrhuifhut eu`mf fhur th b lk`kgnt mh`mkrt th
T-sfnrts tfbt n`vntkd tfknr gkeehw studk`ts th lk
b drhp hut, tfky rbnskd k`huif ah`ky ghr b
wkee th lk dui n` Ykst Bgrnmb.
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=: BDWK@T MH@]ZN\BM^
kbsk n` hrdkr th wnt`kss b`d whrsfnp shaktfn`i
n`gn`ntkey lkttkr8
N` hur fkbrts wk c`hw tfbt mh`suakrnsa ns `ht tfk
Mfrnstnb` wby th mkeklrbtk tfk lnrtf hg Mfrnst. Mhued
hptn`i hut hg hur mueturbe Mfrnstabs invk us tfk mfb`mk
th whrsfnp truey b`d ehvk bee8 Anift nt lk tfbt tfk Cn`i
hg Cn`is ns ahrk phwkrgue, b`d ahrk whrtfy hg hurtrust, tfb` tfk ihd hg mh`suakrnsa8 Brk wk wneen`i th
spk`d ekss b`d rkmknvk ahrk8
