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Gmm cba` b s|`ogbm z`b int wnp mbz`t- k`t cnzk`t sbgj% @gmgs

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zk`e zk` wnpeh hgtm obc` jnxe bej sbgj zkbz Cgss A`mmw xnpmj d`

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gejgii`t`ez% Bej- bs b tpm`- G n|`e biz`t s`y`e cbss- bej d`zx``e

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knc`- nt wnp obe flmm dbhs ni sphbt xkgm` wnp xbgz- dpz gi Gc enz

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Wnpt cnzk`tmm d` |m`bs`j zkbz wnp kby` snc`zkgeh% Bej

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wnpt sgsz`t- Cgss A`mmw sbgj% G k`bt sk`s ht`bz bz zk` hnmi% _n hn

knc` enx mga` b hnnj hgtm% Wnp obe m`z wnpts`mi npz%

Cgss A`mmw zpte`j bej d`hbe zn xbma smnxmw p| zk` szbgts% @gmgsae`x bs sk` cbj` k`t xbw knc` zkbz k`t cnzk`t xnpmj gej``j d`

kb||w zkbz sk` kbj inpej snc` xbw ni cbageh cne`w ni k`t nxe-

dpz zkbz Tns` xnpmj zkgea xntageh d`kgej zk` onpez`t ni b htn#

o`tw skn| xbs enz hnnj `enphk int k`t% _k` xnej`t`j gi Tns`

xnpmj sbw zkgs zn k`t jgt`ozmw%

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s``c`j bmt`bjw zn aenx% Ebeow ps`j @gmgss bttgybm bs be `{ops` zn

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z`mmgeh k`t%

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zn zk` tgy`t bej zk`e jnxe bmneh zk` |tnc znxbtjs zk` Tgeh#

xnnj%

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Bej bt` wnp hngeh zn s`` kgc bhbge> @gmgs bsa`j%

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G jnez aenx% Ebeow sghk`j% Cbwd` Gmm fpsz s`` kgc ne zk`

szt``z% K` jtny` dw c` w`sz`tjbw bej d``|`j zk` knte% Gi zk`t`

kbj d``e bewne` `ms` zk`t`- G c`be bewne` ni kgs sntz- k` xnpmjkby` jbeo`j xgzk k`t- dpz zk`t` xbsez% K` xbs xgzk Fgc Ibtt`mm-

xkn fpsz sznnj zk`t` mnnageh bz ps%

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sbgj% _k`s bxipm% G kbz` hngeh gezn zkbz skn| xk`e Fgc gsez

zk`t`% Cw cnzk`t s`ez c` jnxe neo` zn h`z zxn tbsk`ts bej

zkbz nmj ne` znmj c` sk` jgjez s`mm tbsk`ts ge zxns%

@gmgs zk`e znmj zk`c zkbz sk` kbj d``e nii`t`j b fnd s`tygeh geCgss A`mmws `y`tw _pejbw%

G kn|` wnp znmj k`t xkbz zn jn xgzk gz- Ebeow sbgj%

G znmj k`t Gj zba` gz% Gz xnez jn bew kbtc% Gz c`bes G cghkz

d` bdm` zn hn zn zk` Bzk`eb`pc xgzk wnp psgeh cw nxe cne`w

bej |t`y`ez wnp d`geh zba`e bjybezbh` ni%

Gz xbsez mga` zkbz- Ebeow sbgj% K` xbs ego`%

Bt` wnp hngeh zn s`` kgc bhbge> @gmgs t`|`bz`j%Xgmm wnp onc` xgzk c` ne _pejbw eghkz> Ebeow bsa`j

@gmgs% K` cghkzez `y`e d` zk`t`- dpz Bee`zz` obez onc`- bej

Gc hngeh zn e``j sp||ntz ge obs` k` gs zk`t` bej jn`sez y`e bsa

c` zn jbeo` nt jn`sez `y`e mnna bz c`%

G cghkz d` znn zgt`j itnc xntageh int Cgss A`mmw%

Dpz wnpmm onc`>

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onpeztw i`mmnxs- bej zk` znxe i`mmnxs bt` xnts`% Kbmi jtpea bej

fpsz mnnageh zn h`z wnp p| zk` Zbe Wbtj Mbe`%

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K`s znn szpoa p| zn hn e`bt zk` Zbe Wbtj Mbe`- Bee`zz`

sbgj%

Cbwd` x`mm bsa kgc gi k`j onesgj`t s`mmgeh tbsk`ts ge zxns ge

ipzpt`- @gmgs sbgj%

_bw enzkgeh zn kgc- Ebeow sbgj% Bt` wnp t`bmmw hngeh zn

xnta int Cgss A`mmw> Zk`t`s b ne` int tbsk`ts%

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Ny`t zk` e`{z zxn jbws Cgss A`mmw znna @gmgs zktnphk `y`tw gz`cge zk` skn|% Xk`e @gmgs bsa`j int b |g`o` ni |b|`t sn sk` onpmj enz`

zk` jgii`t`ez dtbejs ni z`b bej zk` ybtgnps sgv`s ni zk` |boa`zs- Cgss

A`mmw znmj k`t zkbz gz xnpmj nemw xbsz` zgc` gi sk` xtnz` zkgehs

jnxe1 gz xbs d`sz gesz`bj zn m`bte zk`c nii dw k`btz% Oghbt`zz`s-

dpzz`t- z`b- dt`bj- dnzzm`s ni cgma- |boa`zs ni dgsopgzs- onna`j kbc

bej onte`j d``i x`t` dw ibt zk` cnsz |n|pmbt gz`cs snmj ne _pe#

jbws- sk` sbgj- bej biz`t zk`s` obc` zges ni sbtjge`s bej sbmcne-zges ni cbejbtge ntbeh`s bej |`bts bej itpgz sbmbj- fbts ni okgoa`e

bej kbc |bsz` bej sbejxgok s|t`bj bej sbmbj ot`bc% _k` sknx`j

@gmgs b sbc|m` ni `bok ndf`oz d`int` z`mmgeh k`t zk` |tgo`% Xk`e sk`

zknphkz zkbz @gmgs kbj m`bte`j zk`s` |tgo`s- sk` x`ez ne zn nzk`t

gz`cs- spok bs obtznes ni it`sk ot`bc- dnzzm`s ni m`cnebj`- zncb#

zn`s- k`bjs ni m`zzpo`- it`sk itpgz bej dmnoas ni go` ot`bc%

Enx zk`t` bt` |`n|m` xkn onc` ge k`t` ne b _pejbw- gi wnpjnez cgej- mnnageh int zkgehs zk`w sknpmj h`z jptgeh zk` x``a%

Xkbz obe wnp jn> Cgss A`mmw |pts`j k`t mg|s jgsb||tnygehmw bs

sk` mgsz`j snb|- skbc|nn- zngm`z |b|`t bej znnzk|bsz` bej obmm`j

npz zk` jgii`t`ez |tgo`s%

_nc` |`n|m`- sk` bjj`j- bmsn dnphkz dbhs ni sphbt ne b _pe#

jbw- nt sbmz bej `y`e |`||`t- dpz enz cbew% Bej zk`t` x`t` `y`e

zkns` xkn xnpmj mnna int hnmj`e swtp| nt dbageh snjb nt fflnpt-

dpz cnsz ni zk`s` gz`cs x`t` snmj ne b _bzptjbw%

Zk`t` x`t` bmxbws okgmjt`e- Cgss A`mmw sbgj- mnnageh int dbts

ni oknonmbz` nt znii`` nt dbhs ni sk`td`z nt f`mmw dbdg`s- bej c`e

mnnageh int mnns` oghbt`zz`s bej cbzok`s- dpz Cbtw xnpmj j`bm

xgzk zkns` sgeo` sk` xbs en hnnj bz mbth` ntj`ts nt t`c`cd`tgeh

|tgo`s- bej xbs niz`e- Cgss A`mmw x`ez ne- cnt` ni b kgejtbeo`

zkbe b k`m| xk`e zk`t` xbs b dgh otnxj ge zk` skn|%

G obez szn| k`t hbxageh bz |`n|m` int en t`bsne% @y`e snc` ni

zk` t`hpmbt opsznc`ts%

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Zk` skn|- @gmgs sbx- xbs x`mm sznoa`j- xgzk cbew jgii`t`ez

dtbejs ni z`b- snc` ni zk`c y`tw `{|`esgy`- bej bmm ni zk`c bz

kghk`t |tgo`s zkbe Kbw`ss htno`tw ge Itgbtw _zt``z nt zk` M)E geTbiz`t _zt``z nt _k`tgjbes ge zk` Cbta`z _rpbt`%

Wnpmm kby` zn m`bte knx zn |boa sphbt bej xtb| b mnbi ni

dt`bj- Cgss A`mmw sbgj% Enx- zkbzs ne` ni zk` zkgehs zkbz Cbtw

gs hnnj bz- Hnj k`m| k`t%

Bs `bok opsznc`t obc` gezn zk` skn| ne zk` jbws xk`e sk` xbs

d`geh ztbge`j- @gmgs enzgo`j zkbz Cgss A`mmw kbj b jgii`t`ez zne`%

_nc`zgc`s sk` sbgj enzkgeh bz bmm- c`t`mw om`eok`j k`t fbx bejsznnj d`kgej zk` onpez`t ge b |ns` zkbz sphh`sz`j j``| jgsb||tnybm

ni zk` opsznc`ts |t`s`eo` ge k`t skn| bej be gc|bzg`eo` int

zkbz opsznc`t zn hn% Int nzk`ts sk` scgm`j jtgmw bej szpjg`j

zk`c xgzk htgc intd`btbeo`- zbageh zk` cne`w bs zknphk nii`tgeh

be gcc`es` ibynpt% Bej zk`e zk`t` x`t` opsznc`ts xknc sk`

ht``z`j xbtcmw bej dw ebc`1 cbew ni zk`s` kbj boonpezs xgzk k`t

bej zkps en obsk okbeh`j kbejs- dpz bcnpezs x`t` enz`j ge bm`jh`t- xgzk gerpgtg`s bdnpz k`bmzk bej oncc`ezs ne zk` x`bzk`t

bej t`cbtas ne zk` rpbmgzw ni zk` kbc nt zk` tbsk`ts nt zk` ybtg#

`zw ni zk` dt`bj ne jgs|mbw itnc zk` dbzok mnby`s zn zk` jpoa mnby`s

zn zk` opttbez dt`bj%

Bej Gc ztwgeh zn z`bok zkgs wnpeh mbjw- sk` sbgj zn b ops#

znc`t xknc sk` s``c`j zn ybmp` bdny` bmm zk` t`sz- b xncbe xgzk

b it`sk |`tc ge k`t kbgt xknc @gmgs kbj e`y`t s``e d`int`% Gc ztw#

geh zn z`bok k`t bej G kn|` zkbz sk`s cnt` zkbe xgmmgeh- d`obps`

Cbtw- Hnj dm`ss k`t- gs xgmmgeh- dpz spt` zkbzs en ps`- gzs m`ss zkbe

en ps`% Gc kn|geh zkbz sk`s rpgoa bej skbt| bej j`|`ejbdm`- dpz

enxbjbws wnp obez h`z zkbz int mny` nt cne`w%

@gmgs mnna`j bz Cbtw- xkn xbs szbejgeh pe`bsgmw e`bt zk` obsk

t`hgsz`t mgsz`egeh obt`ipmmw%

Dpz zk` Mntj cba`s bmm zw|`s- Cgss A`mmw sbgj%

Nk- wnpt` tghkz zk`t`- Cgss A`mmw- zk` xncbe xgzk zk`

|`tc sbgj bs sk` flmm`j k`t sztgeh dbh xgzk htno`tg`s% Bej zk`t`s

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en ps` ge onc|mbgegeh- gs zk`t`> _pt`- jnez x` e``j |`n|m` zn

sx``| zk` szt``zs>

Ne _bzptjbw- xgzk cne`w dnttnx`j itnc k`t cnzk`t- @gmgs

dnphkz b jbta ht``e skn| onbz ge Jbe Dnmh`ts% Zkbz eghkz sk`

bsa`j k`t cnzk`t int zk` bmbtc omnoa% _k` xnpmj kby` zn d` p| dw

sg{ nomnoa ge zk` cntegeh%

_geo` Fboa- zk` e`bt`sz zn k`t ge bh`- kbj inmmnx`j kgs zxn

nmj`t dtnzk`ts \bz bej Cbtzge zn Dgtcgehkbc zn flej xnta- @gmgskbj cny`j gezn zk` dnws tnnc- m`bygeh Tns` k`t nxe d`jtnnc-

xkgok zk`gt cnzk`t obt`ipmmw zgjg`j bej om`be`j `bok cntegeh% Bs

zk`gt cnzk`ts |`esgne xbs scbmm- zk`w j`|`ej`j ne Tns`- xkn

xnta`j ge zk` niflo` ni Jbygss Cgmms1 k`t xbh`s |bgj int cnsz ni

zk`gt e``js% Bewzkgeh `{ztb obc` s|ntbjgobmmw itnc zk` dnws ge

@ehmbej% Zxgo` b w`bt Tns` x`ez zn Jpdmge int zk` sbm`s- oncgeh

dboa `bok Fbepbtw xgzk b e`x onbz bej onszpc` bej `bok Bphpszxgzk b e`x jt`ss bej e`x obtjghbes bej sagtzs bej dmnps`s- xkgok

x`t` niz`e okns`e d`obps` Tns` jgj enz zkgea zk`w xnpmj hn npz

ni ibskgne- bej zk`e |pz bxbw pezgm zk` inmmnxgeh w`bt% Cnsz ni

Tns`s itg`ejs enx x`t` cbttg`j xnc`e- niz`e nmj`t xnc`e

xkns` okgmjt`e kbj htnxe p|- nt xgy`s ni c`e xkn xnta`j ge zk`

dbeas- xkn kbj zgc` zn |mbw hnmi ne spcc`t `y`egehs nt ge

cg{`j inptsnc`s bz zk` x``a`ejs%

Tns`- bz zkgtzw- @gmgs zknphkz- xbs cnt` hmbcntnps y`tw w`bt-

bej- xkgm` sk` kbj kbj s`y`tbm dnwitg`ejs- sk` t`cbge`j sgehm`1 sk`

niz`e t`cbta`j zkbz sk` kbj b cpok d`zz`t mgi` zkbe cbew ni k`t

intc`t soknnmcbz`s xkn x`t` zn d` s``e |pskgeh |tbcs zktnphk

zk` szt``zs% @gmgs xbs |tnpj ni k`t sgsz`t- ni knx cpok obt` sk` znna

xgzk k`t b||`btbeo` bej knx cpok obt` sk` |pz gezn xknc sk`

cg{`j xgzk ge zk` znxe bej zk` hnmi ompd% _k` ae`x zkbz Tns` kbj

ztg`j zn flej k`t xnta ge be niflo`- bej Tns` xbs |bwgeh int k`t

dnnas enx zkbz sk` xbs szpjwgeh dnnaa``|geh bej tpjgc`ezbtw

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boonpezbeow- dpz sk` ae`x bmsn zkbz zk`t` xbs- bz m`bsz int zk`

cnc`ez- en xnta int bewne` ge @eegsontzkw- en cbzz`t xkbz zk`gt

rpbmgflobzgnes%@gmgs jgj enz z`mm Tns` bdnpz k`t nii`t ni xnta itnc Cgss

A`mmw1 gesz`bj- bs sk` x`ez zktnphk k`t ztbgegeh- sk` sby`j p|

`y`tw j`zbgm zn t`onpez zn k`t cnzk`t- xkn mbphk`j bej cbj` k`t

z`mm snc` |btzs ni zk` szntw bhbge%

Zkbz Cgss A`mmw- k`t cnzk`t sbgj- gs bs dbj bs k`t cnzk`t

bej G k`btj itnc snc`ne` xkn xnta`j zk`t` zkbz zkbz xncbe xbs

`ygm geobtebz`% Bej sk` xbs fpsz b cbgj ge Tnok`s d`int` sk` cbt#tg`j% Bej A`mmws ps`j zn d` b dnbtjgeh knps` bs x`mm bs b skn|-

bej gi wnp xnta`j int k`t- nt `y`e gi wnp szbw`j zk`t`- nt j`bmz ge

zk` skn|- sk` xbs `ygm geobtebz`% Pem`ss- ni onpts`- wnp kbj |m`ezw

ni cne`w nt x`t` ne` ni zk` om`thw%

Gc fpsz zk`t` pezgm snc`zkgeh zptes p|- @gmgs sbgj%

Zkbzs xkbz G sbgj zn Tns` xk`e G xbs z`mmgeh k`t- k`t

cnzk`t t`|mg`j% Bej jnez mgsz`e zn k`t gi sk` sbws bewzkgeh znwnp%

Tns`- knx`y`t- e`y`t c`ezgne`j zkbz @gmgs xbs zn d`hge xnta

bz Cgss A`mmws% Gesz`bj- sk` hby` k`t b |bm` w`mmnx obtjghbe zkbz

sk` k`ts`mi kbj dbt`mw xnte- gesgszgeh zkbz zk` onmnpt xbs xtneh

int k`t bej zkbz gz xnpmj mnna d`zz`t ne @gmgs% _k` bmsn hby` k`t

snc` mg|szgoa% _k` xbs npz mbz` ne _bzptjbw eghkz sn sk` jgj enz

xgze`ss @gmgs hngeh zn d`j btmw- y`e zknphk Ebeow bej Bee`zz`

x`t` hngeh zn zk` |gozpt`s- sn zkbz sk` xnpmj d` it`sk int xnta bz

Cgss A`mmws ne k`t fltsz _pejbw%

Nemw neo`- w`bts d`int`- kbj @gmgs d``e zn s`y`e nomnoa cbss

bej zkbz xbs ne b Oktgszcbs cntegeh xk`e k`t ibzk`t xbs bmgy`

bej zk` dnws x`t` szgmm bz knc`% _k` t`c`cd`t`j zkbz sk` bej k`t

cnzk`t kbj zg|zn`j npz ni zk` knps` xkgm` zk` nzk`ts x`t` sm``|#

geh- m`bygeh zk` |t`s`ezs pej`t zk` zt`` ge zk` p|szbgts mgygeh

tnnc- bej oncgeh dboa fpsz biz`t zk` dnws bej Tns` bej zk`gt

ibzk`t kbj xna`e bej d`hpe zn n|`e zk` |boabh`s% _k` t`c`c#

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d`t`j zk` jbtae`ss- zk` onmj bej zk` d`bpzgipm `c|zge`ss ni zk`

znxe% Enx- m`bygeh zk` knps` fpsz biz`t zk` zx`ezw zn s`y`e d`mm

tbeh- xgzk k`t skn| onbz ge b obttg`t dbh bej k`t kbgt zg`j ge b|newzbgm- sk` xbma`j zktnphk zk` szt``zs zn zk` obzk`jtbm- cbageh

spt` sk` xbs ge |m`ezw ni zgc`%

_k` t`c`cd`t`j zkbz ne zkbz Oktgszcbs cntegeh- w`bts d`int`-

zk` s`bzs ge zk` o`eztbm bgsm` ni zk` obzk`jtbm kbj bmcnsz d``e ipmm%

Xnc`e xgzk b mneh cntegeh ge zk` agzok`e bk`bj ni zk`c

xbez`j be `btmw szbtz% Dpz enx zk`t` xbs bmcnsz endnjw% _k`

mnna`j btnpej int Cgss A`mmw- dpz sk` jgj enz s`` k`t pezgm onc#cpegne bej zk`e t`bmgv`j zkbz sk` kbj d``e sgzzgeh botnss itnc k`t

bmm bmneh% _k` xbzok`j k`t xbmageh jnxe zk` cbge bgsm` xgzk k`t

kbejs fnge`j bej k`t `w`s ne zk` htnpej- inmmnx`j dw Cbtw- xkn

xbs x`btgeh b dmboa cbezgmmb% Zk`w dnzk cpsz kby` ibsz`j- sk`

zknphkz- bs sk` kbj d``e ibszgeh- bej sk` xnej`t`j xk`e zk`w

xnpmj kby` zk`gt dt`baibsz%

Neo` cbss xbs ny`t- sk` j`ogj`j enz zn xbgz int Cgss A`mmw gezk` obzk`jtbm htnpejs dpz gesz`bj mgeh`t`j bz zk` e`xs#szbej bs

zk`w pe|boa`j dpejm`s ni e`xs|b|`ts bej zk`e sznnj npzsgj`

zk` skn| bej xbgz`j int k`t zk`t`% Cgss A`mmw jgj enz ht``z k`t nt

scgm` xk`e sk` bttgy`j dpz cny`j htpifflw zn zk` sgj` jnnt- ntj`t#

geh @gmgs bej Cbtw zn xbgz npzsgj`% Bs sk` pemnoa`j zk` cbge jnnt

ni zk` skn| bej d`hbe zn zpte ne zk` mghkzs- Cbtw x`ez zn zk` dboa

ni zk` skn| bej szbtz`j zn obttw mnby`s ni dt`bj znxbtjs zk`

onpez`t% @gmgs t`bmgv`j zkbz zkgs xbs w`sz`tjbws dt`bj1 zk`t` xbs en

dt`bj j`mgy`t`j ne b _pejbw% _k` sznnj bej xbzok`j bs Cgss

A`mmw n|`e`j b e`x sztg| ni mneh szgoaw w`mmnx |b|`t zn bzztboz fflg`s

bej znmj Cbtw zn szbej ne zk` onpez`t- fl{ gz zn zk` o`gmgeh bej zba`

jnxe zk` nmj ne`- xkgok kbj j`bj fflg`s szpoa zn `y`tw |btz ni gz%

En ne` mga`s fflg`s- Cgss A`mmw sbgj- `s|`ogbmmw ne b _pejbw%

_nne- zxn nt zkt`` |`n|m` obc` gezn zk` skn| zn dpw oghbt`zz`s%

@y`e zknphk @gmgs kbj bmt`bjw |pz k`t skn| onbz ne- Cgss A`mmw

ntj`t`j Cbtw zn j`bm xgzk zk`c% Xk`e zk`w kbj hne`- Cgss

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A`mmw znmj Cbtw zn hn p|szbgts bej cba` b |nz ni z`b- xkgok sk`

zk`e j`mgy`t`j zn zk` e`xs|b|`t agnsa ge `{okbeh` int xkbz @gmgs

m`bte`j xbs b it`` on|w ni zk` _pejbw \t`ss- xkgok Cgss A`mmwinmj`j bej |pz bsgj`% @gmgs enzgo`j zkbz e`gzk`t Cgss A`mmw ent

Cbtw kbj bewzkgeh zn `bz nt jtgea% Cgss A`mmw psk`t`j k`t gezn b

dboa tnnc%

Zkbz dt`bj zk`t`- sk` sbgj- |ngezgeh zn b zbdm`- gs zk` it`sk#

`sz% Gz obc` w`sz`tjbw `y`egeh bmm zk` xbw itnc _zbiintjs- dpz gz

gs nemw int s|`ogbm opsznc`ts% _n wnp jnez znpok zkbz dt`bj xkbz#

`y`t wnp jn% Zk` nzk`t dt`bjmm jn fle` int cnsz |`n|m`% Bej x`kby` en zncbzn`s% Zkns` ne`s zk`t` bt` enz int bewdnjw pem`ss G

hgy` |t`ogs` gesztpozgnes%

Biz`t ege` nomnoa cbss zk` fltsz otnxj obc`% \`n|m` xkn

xbez`j oghbt`zz`s bej sx``zs s``c`j zn aenx zn b||tnbok Cbtw%

Cgss A`mmw sznnj dboa- k`t bzz`ezgne jgygj`j d`zx``e zk` jnnt

bej @gmgs% _k` ok`oa`j `y`tw |tgo` @gmgs xtnz` jnxe- geintc`j k`t

dtgsamw ni zk` |tgo` xk`e sk` onpmj enz t`c`cd`t- bej xtnz`jnxe bej bjj`j p| zk` flhpt`s k`ts`mi biz`t @gmgs kbj jne` sn- enz

m`zzgeh k`t hgy` zk` opsznc`t zk` okbeh` pezgm sk` kbj bmsn d``e

sknxe zk` ntghgebm |bwc`ez% Bs x`mm bs jngeh zkgs- sk` ht``z`j

o`tzbge opsznc`ts dw ebc`- cnzgnegeh zk`c intxbtj bej gesgsz#

geh zkbz @gmgs dt`ba nii xkbz`y`t sk` xbs jngeh zn s`ty` zk`c%

Nk- Cts% \t`ej`thbsz enx- sk` sbgj- zk` e`x hgtm xgmm mnna

biz`t wnp enx bej Cbtw xgmm obttw `y`twzkgeh npz zn zk` obt int

wnp%

G e``j zn flegsk zkgs fltsz- @gmgs sbgj- bs sk` xbs nemw b i`x

gz`cs bxbw itnc onc|m`zgeh benzk`t ntj`t%

Nk- Cbtw xgmm jn zkbz- Cgss A`mmw sbgj%

Dw zkgs zgc` |`n|m` x`t` fly` j``| bz zk` onpez`t% Gc e`{z-

b cbe sknpz`j bs Cgss A`mmw obc` dboa zn zk` onpez`t xgzk

cnt` dt`bj%

Enx- x` bt` y`tw dpsw bej wnp xgmm kby` zn xbgz wnpt zpte%

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Dpz G xbs e`{z- zk` cbe sbgj- bej zkbz xncbe xbs s`ty`j

d`int` c`%

_n xkbz gs gz wnp xbez>Zk` cbe kbj b mgsz ni htno`tg`s ge kgs kbej%

@gmgs xgmm j`bm xgzk wnp enx- Cgss A`mmw sbgj- dpz nemw biz`t

Cts% Cpt|kw k`t`%

G xbs d`int` k`t znn- zk` cbe sbgj%

Gc bitbgj wnp bt` cgszba`e- Cgss A`mmw sbgj% @gmgs- kpttw p|

enx- zkgs cbe gs xbgzgeh% En ne` kbs bmm jbw- sn k`s e`{z- biz`t

Cts% Cpt|kw% Xkbz |tgo` jgj wnp okbth` int zkbz z`b>Gz xbs mga` zkgs pezgm bmcnsz ne` nomnoa% Zk`t` xbs en dt`ba

bej enzkgeh zn `bz nt jtgea bej @gmgs xbs szbtygeh% En ne` xbs

s`ty`j ge zpte% Cgss A`mmw geintc`j snc` ni k`t opsznc`ts-

geompjgeh zxn xkn- d`geh itg`ejs ni Tns`- ht``z`j @gmgs ibcgmgbtmw-

zkbz sk` kbj mny`mw it`sk zncbzn`s% _k` x`ghk`j zk`c k`ts`mi-

s``cgeh zn d` gc|t`ss`j zkbz @gmgs ae`x zk`s` opsznc`ts- z`mmgeh

nzk`ts fltcmw- knx`y`t- zkbz sk` kbj en zncbzn`s zkbz jbw- ene` bzbmm% Int ibynpt`j opsznc`ts sk` n|`emw- bmcnsz |tnpjmw- |tnjpo`j

zk` it`sk dt`bj% Zk` |tndm`c xbs- @gmgs t`bmgv`j- zkbz zk`t` xbs en

nzk`t skn| ge zk` znxe zkbz xbs bs x`mm sznoa`j bs Cgss A`mmws

bej n|`e ne b _pejbw cntegeh- dpz sk` bmsn kbj b s`es` zkbz |`n#

|m` obc` k`t` npz ni kbdgz bej zk`w jgj enz cgej xbgzgeh- zk`w

`efnw`j zk` otpsk bej zk` otnxj%

Bmzknphk sk` kbj |mbee`j enz zn c`ezgne k`t e`x fnd ge Cgss

A`mmws ny`t jgee`t bz knc` zkbz jbw pem`ss Tns` tbgs`j zk` cbz#

z`t fltsz- @gmgs onpmj enz onezbge k`ts`mi bej d`hbe bs snne bs zk`w

sbz jnxe zn j`sotgd` k`t cntegeh%

G x`ez gezn zkbz skn| neo`- Tns` sbgj- ne cw xbw knc`

itnc cbss bej sk` s`ty`j Cbtw J`mbkpez d`int` c`% G zpte`j bej

xbma`j npz% Bej zk`t` xbs b sc`mm ni snc`zkgeh% G obez zkgea

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xkbz gz xbs% _k` kbs b mgzzm` smby`- jn`sez sk`> _k` znna k`t npz ni

b oney`ez%

K`t ibzk`t xbs b ego` enphk cbe- k`t cnzk`t sbgj- dpz sk`kbj en okbeo` d`obps` k`t cnzk`t xbs- bs G znmj wnp- @gmgs- `ygm

geobtebz`% G k`btj zkbz xk`e ne` ni zk` cbgjs hnz sobmj`j sk`

xnpmjez `y`e m`z k`t hn zn zk` jnoznt% Zk` cnzk`t kbj E`mmw

xntageh zk`t` itnc zk` zgc` sk` onpmj xbma% _k`s e`y`t s``e jbw#

mghkz- zkbzs xkbzs xtneh xgzk k`t%

E`mmw A`mmw> Tns` bsa`j% Gs zkbz t`bmmw k`t ebc`>

Ge soknnm zk`w kbj b jgii`t`ez ebc` int k`t%Xkbz xbs gz>

@y`twne` obmm`j k`t E`zzm`s A`mmw% Zk` epes onpmjez szn| ps%

G t`c`cd`t k`t x`mm- sk` xbs b w`bt nt zxn d`kgej c`% _k`j

bmxbws kby` fly` nt sg{ hgtms inmmnxgeh d`kgej k`t oncgeh itnc zk`

C`tow Oney`ez sknpzgeh E`zzm`s% En xnej`t sk`s sn cbj%

Zk`t` xbs sgm`eo` int b xkgm` bs Tns` bej @gmgs znna zkgs ge%

Wnp xnpmjez aenx xk`zk`t zn mbphk nt zn otw- Tns` sbgj%@gmgs inpej bs zk` c`bm x`ez ne zkbz sk` onpmj jn be gcgzbzgne

ni Cgss A`mmws yngo` zkbz cbj` k`t sgsz`t bej k`t cnzk`t mbphk%

_k` xnej`t`j gi sk` xbs zk` nemw ne` xkn t`c`cd`t`j zkbz

Fboa- zk` wnpeh`sz ni k`t dtnzk`ts- ps`j zn jn gcgzbzgnes ni zk`

_pejbw s`tcne- zk` tbjgn s|ntzs oncc`ezbznts- zk` z`bok`ts bz

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