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Cidajwl`on`f`ats

_j fy Fjf cao Oco, tbcad yju ejr h`gan cfczgan pcr`ats_j fy hrj-bcf (Xjaclo), lgl‗ sircppy (A`sb`c), cao fy fgag-f` (Kcaa`ll`), G ljv`

 yju nuys v ry fuib!

 ]cstjr ]cul cao Ugitjrgc, tbcad yju ejr yjur y crs je erg aosbgp, gav stf at, cao

`aijurcn`f`at. ]cstjr _rjy, G cppr`igct` yju tcdgan tb` tgf` tj r`co cao prjje tbgs

hjjd. G bjajr yjur gat`nrgty, sgr.

 Kulg FiFcaus, tbcad yju egrst je cll ejr h gan sj pctg at cao nrcigjus wgtb f`ourgan tbgs prji`ss. _bcad yju ejr tb` cfczganly h`cutgeul crtwjrd! G n`t sj xigt`o

`v`ry tgf` G ljjd ct gt. Wju bcv` b`lp`o fcd` tbgs hjjd cll tbct Njo sbjw`o f` gtwjulo h . _bcad yju, tbcad yju, tbcad yju!

_j fy H`stg`s; Ayijl`, @lcga`, Irgstgac, Egeg, _cfg`, Fgib`ll`, @lgsc, Ibcrljtt`, cao

 @lgzch tb, G ljv` yju lcog s fjr` tbca G ijulo pjssghly scy. _bcad yju ejr h gan

 suib cfczgan wjf a!

 Ecllyaa` cao Yylvgc, G ljv` yju nuys tj lge ! _bcad yju ejr l ttgan f` iut fy t` tb csc l`co`r. _bcad yju ejr l`ttgan f` h` vula`rchl` cao cofgt wb`a G ogoa‗t dajw

wbct tj oj. _bcad yju ejr d``pgan yjur ijffgtf`at cao pusbgan tbrjunb wgtb f`.

 Caach l, Fyc, cao K`caa`, wbct ijulo G pjssghly scy tj yju tbr` tbct ijulo h nga

tj xpr`ss bjw irgtgicl cao b`clgan yju bcv` h``a tj fy lge` cao fy cssgnaf`at gatbgs s`csja. G cf sj nrct`eul tbct Njo hrjunbt us tjn`tb`r. _bcad yju ejr yjur

b`crts, yjur ljv` ejr Njo, yjur h`lg`e ga f` cao ga tb` cssgnaf`at Njo bcs ngv`a

f`. G prcy Njo‗s hl`ssgan cao ecvjr jv`rtcd` yjur lge` cs c bcrv`st ja cll tb` s``o yju bcv` sjwa gatj fy fga`.

 ]cstjr Bjss, yju cr` suib c fca je Njo, cao suib c fca je gat`nrgty. G tbcad yju

 ejr yjur erg`aosbgp cao ejr w lijfgan f` gatj yjur ecfgly. _bcad yju ejr clwcys

fcdgan yjurs`le cvcglchl` tj sp`cd tj f` wb`a G a``o gt. G bjajr yju, sgr, cao G prcy

Njo‗s hl`ssgan cao ecvjr ijatgauclly gair`cs` ja yjur lge` cao yjur ecfgly. 

Ytciy cao LcSuga F`cojws cao

 Hgsbjp Ilcr`ai` @. FiIl aoja;Wju wgll a`v`r eully uao`rstcao wbct yjur l`co`rsbgp cao gastruitgja bcs oja` ga

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_`stgfjagcls 

e yju bcv` `v`r h``a, cr` iurr`atly ga, jr `v`a tbgadgan chjut h`gan ga ocai` fgagstry, GBGNBLW X@IJFF@AO tbgs hjjd ejr yjur ocai`r's lghrcry. Fcrlgtc's wrgtgan gs `csytj r`co cao uao`rstcao, cao gt gs egll`o wgtb sirgptur`, p`rsjacl stjrg`s, cao sjuao

 prgaigpl`s ejr cayja` ga wjrsbgp ocai` fgagstry. Ge yju ocai` ejr tb` Ljro cao wcat tj

tcd` yjur ocai` tj tb` a`xt l`v`l ejr Njo's nr`ct nljry, tb`a "Cssuf` tb` ]jsgtgja" gs c

a`i`ssgty. Fjr`jv`r, cs c wjrsbgp crts pcstjr, G wcs clsj ibcll`an`o cao `aijurcn`o hy tbgs

 hjjd. Wju oja't bcv` tj h` c ocai`r tj o`rgv` sjuao, Hghlgicl prgaigpl`s ejr yjur fgagstryerjf tbgs hjjd! X`co cao h` hl`ss`o! Kjoy _ Yibultz  

_bgs gs c hjjd ejr p`jpl` wbj bcv` r`cib`o tb` chsjlut` `ao- wbj csd gs tbgs cll tb`r` gs tj

Ibrgstgcagty- cao wcat fjr`. Icrjl ^cld`r  

G r`ijff`ao tbgs hjjd tj cayja` wbj gs o`sgrgan c iljs`r r`lctgjasbgp wgtb Njo tbrjunb tb`

v`bgil` je ocai`. _j tb` prcgs` ocai r stcrtgan jut ga bgs jr b`r kjura`y jr tj tb` s`csja`oocai`r, tbgs hjjd gs ejr yju. G lgd`o bjw gt tcld`o chjut bjw gfpjrtcat prcy`r cao s``dgan

Njo ga `v`ry csp`it je yjur kjura`y… w` ocai` h`icus` je K@YPY !!! Gt gs ca `csy hjjd tj

r`co cao yju ica t`ll gt gs Njo gaspgr`o.  K`caa` Dcrcs 

G bcv` tbgs hjjd cao G us` gt cs c r`sjuri`. @v`ry ocai`r sbjulo bcv` c ijpy je tbgs hjjd.]`rsjaclly cao prjpb`tgiclly gaspgrgan. Fcrlgtc sbcr`s b`r nr`ct gasgnbt je tb` ocai` fgagstry

cao bjw w` ijffuagict` tb` v`ry ^jro je Njo tbrjunb jur ocai`. Jur hjog`s us`o tj

gaelu`ai` jtb`rs cao h` gaspgr`o ica h` c pjw`reul v`bgil` tj ijffuagict` c nrcigjusf`sscn`. Cprgl  

s sjja cs G stcrt`o tj r`co tbgs hjjd G ogoa't wcat tj put gt ojwa. Gt casw`r`o sj

fcay qu`stgjas G wcs tbgadgan. G bco h``a prcygan ejr fjr` ogr`itgja cao Njo

l`co f` tj tbgs hjjd! ^bct gs Ocai` Fgagstry: ^by Ocai`: Bjw Njo us`s us ga

Ocai` Fgagstry ejr Bgs purpjs` cao sj fuib fjr`! G bcv` c h`tt`r uao`rstcaogancs tj wbct tb` Ljro a``os erjf f` cs c Ocai`r ejr Bgs purpjs`. Fcay sirgptur`s w`r` ngv`a

tj r`e`r`ai` cao r`el`it upja. @csy r`co. Gt's c hjjd yju wcat tj r`co jv`r cao jv`r cncga.

_bcad yju Fcrlgtc ejr clljwgan Njo tj us` yju tj wrgt` tbgs hjjd. Gt bcs fgagst`r`o tj f`cao G dajw gt wgll fgast`r tj fcay. Caach`l _cyljr  

G bcv` tbgs hjjd & bcv` r`co gt fcay tgf`s. G r`e`r tj gt ijastcatly. Gt bcs casw`r`o `v`ryqu`stgja G `v`r bco r`ncrogan ocai`, & bjw tj l`t Njo l`co ga tb` ibjr`jnrcpby cao tb`

ncrf`at. G bgnbly r`ijff`ao tbgs hjjd tj cayja`. Gt gs `csy r`cogan cao ajt ijaeusgan. _bgs

gs ca `xi`ll`at r`sjuri` ejr tb` h`ngaa`r ga tb` ^jrsbgp Crt je Ocai`. Yu` 

_bgs hjjd gs fjr` tbca tbjunbt-prjvjdgan. Gt bcs uahjuao fy ir`ctgvgty cao fjv`o f` tj

cajtb`r l`v`l, wbgl` r`gaejrigan wbct G da`w chjut fy purpjs` ga ocai`. G wgll ajw us` tbgs hjjd cs r`qugr`o r`cogan ga fy ocai` fgagstry wjrdsbjps cao t`cibgans. Ljr`ttc Nr``a 

_bgs hjjd bcs h``a a``o`o ejr fcay y`crs ga tb` ocai` fgagstry ijffuagty. G `aijurcn`

b b b t t bg N o t o gt Gt gll t d t tb l l

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C fust r`co! Cajgat`o cao r`v`lctjry. G wjulo r`ijff`ao “Ocai`rs! Cssuf` tb` ]jsgtgja‖

`v`a tj tbjs` wbj oj ajt ocai . _bgs hjjd gs c njjo hjjd tj r`co `v`a ge yju s rv` ga cogee`r`at icpcigty. LcSuga F`cojws 

“Ocai`rs! Cssuf` tb` ]jsgtgja‖ gs c “fust bcv`‖ ejr cayja` gavjlv`o ga, jr ijasgo`rganocai` fgagstry. Gt gs il`cr, ijaigs` cao w`ll r`s`crib`o. Cet`r 39 y`crs je ocai` fgagstry, G

bcv` a`v`r ejuao cajtb`r r`sjuri` lgd` gt!

Ugitjrgc Icstcajs, X`vjlutgja Ocai` cao ]`rejrfgan Crts

cai`rs! Cssuf` tb` ]jsgtgja bcs tjtclly ibcan`o fy vg`w je ocai`, fy fgagstry,

cao qugt` ercadly fy lge`. _bgs hjjd gs c fust r`co ejr cll fgagst`rs, ajt kust

ocaigan fgagst`rs! Fcrlgtc bcs c wcy je hr`cdgan ojwa tb` Hghl` cao ijfpl`x

suhk`its sj tbct gt gs `csy tj uao`rstcao. G ljv` b`r us` je cacljng`s cao ojwa tj`crtb tcld. Yb` ijfpl`t`ly ijaa`its cao n`ts strcgnbt tj tb` b`crt je tb` fctt`r chjut fgagstry

cao ^BW w` ocai`. Ja` je fy ecvjrgt` qujt`s gs " _b` tru` qu`st gs tj stcy pr`s`at`o, wbgib

gs c kjura`y, fco` je jppjrtuagty-hy-jppjrtuagty o`igsgjas tj jh`y Njo wb`a b` sp`cds."W`s! Ygfply scgo tbgs hjjd gs c fust bcv`, `sp`igclly ejr fgagstry l`co`rs! G prjfgs` ge yju

r`co gt, r`i`gv` gt, cao gfpl`f`at gt, yjur uao`rstcaogan, pcssgja, cao fgagstry wgll nj tj tb`

cajtb`r l`v`l!" _b`r`sgtc Xjus` Xgibcro  

C spl`aogo crrcan`f`at je r`v`lctgja dajwl`on`! Ytciy F`cojws 

_BCAD WJP LJXO!!! G fust scy ’  wb`a Njo casw`rs c prcy`r, B` truly ijf`s tbrjunb.

G cf sj `xigt`o chjut tbgs hjjd G ijulo sir`cf. _b` spgrgt-egll`o wrgtgan, jrncagzctgja je

go`cs, jhvgjus ijasgo`rctgja ga ibjgi` je wjros cr` kust sjf` je tb` r`csjas tbgs hjjd bcs

fco` gt tj fy “h`st je tb` h`st‖ ijll`itgja! Fyc Bga`s 

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Ijat`ats]r`eci` - g Bjw tj Ps` _bgs Hjjd - vgg

Fgagstry O`fystgeg`o……………..………………...…………….3 

^bct quclgeg`s wbct w` oj tbrjunb ocai` cs fgagstry:

_b` Husga`ss je Y`rvgi` 9 Ocai` Fgagstry Ga Nrci` 0

 C ]r`s`at`o Ogspjsgtgja 38 Yuhstcai`, Ejrf, cao X`sult 3>

 Cutbjrsbgp vs Gastruf`atclgty 37 X`icp 83

X`el`itgja Su`stgjas 88

]lci` cao Euaitgja…………………………………………….…89 ^bct hgnn`r ijat`xt oj`s jur fgagstry egt gatj cao wbct gs jur pcrt ga gt:

Y``gan Ocai` Fgagstry Ga ]`rsp`itgv` 89 _b` Kjura`y 8?

Yjasbgp O`ega`o 85 Jp`rctgja; @OGEW 82

_b` Ccrjagi ]rg`stbjjo 9= _b` L`vgt`s 99

X`icp 95 X`el`itgja Su`stgjas 9>

_b` @ee`itgv`a`ss je Ocai` Fgagstry……………………..97 Bjw oj`s fgagstry trcaspgr` tbrjunb tb` ocai`: ^bct gs bcpp`agan wb`a w`

ocai`:

_b` Chs`ai` je Ilgan ?= Yjan ?0

_b` Cllur` je Yjan ?0 @xpjsgan tb` ]jgat je Cii`ss 0=

Jhtcgagan tb` Ga-Y`csja Yjan 09 Ocai` 05

Huglo F` c Ycaitucry, cao Kust Yj Ybcll yju Fcd` gt 0>

 C ]crt je tb` ^cy B` Yp`cds 02 ]rjpb`tgi Ocai` 5=

_b` @ee`it je Ocai` 53 Ja tb` Fctt`r je Ibjr`jnrcpby 58

Ejrf cao _rcgagan 52

^jrsbgppgan Njo ga “Aja-Iburib‖ Ijat`xts >8 ^b`a tb` Fgagst`r A``os Fgagstry >9 X`icp 2=

X`el`itgja Su`stgjas 23

@at`rgan Fgagstry…………………………………………………29 ^bct gs yjur cssgnaf`at tbrjunb ocai`: Bjw gs Njo njgan tj `fpljy tb`

sp`igegi ijfhgactgja je cttrghut`s B` put ga yju:

^bct gs tb` Icll je Njo 25 _b` Y`csja je Hrg`egan 73

OAC @vgo`ai` je bj‗s H``a ga tb` Xjjf 75 X`icp 77 X`el`itgja Su`stgjas 3==

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]r`eci`

Xgnbt gaejrfctgja gs je nr`ct us` cs tj cll r`lgngjus prcitgi`. Gt gs wr`tib`o wjrd

wbgib nget`o f`a fcd` wbj `gtb`r oj ajt dajw jr oj ajt cov`rt tj tb` actur` cao

rgnbt us` je tb` ngets wgtb wbgib tb`y cr` `aojw`o.

 

Fcttb`w B`ary Ijff`atcry. 

^b`a G r`co tbct qujt`, G tbgad je tb` nget w` bcv` h``a `aojw`o wgtb;

tb` prgvgl`n` je h`gan chl` tj us` tb` ocai` tj pcrtgigpct` ga Njo‗s purpjs`.

G egrst `xp`rg`ai`o ocai` fgagstry ga 377?, wbgl` wjrdgan ct tb`

HJYY3 icragvcl ga tb` Goyllwglo Fjuatcgas je Iclgejragc. Ca caajuai`f`at

icf` jv`r tb` ljuo sp`cd`r tbct c ocai` nrjup wjulo h` p`rejrfgan ga c e`w

fgaut`s. Ogsgat`r`st`o, G gnajr`o tb` caajuai`f`at. Yuoo`aly tbgs vjgi`

spjd` ga fy `cr, “Nj wctib.‖ G gnajr`o tb` vjgi`. G bco s``a ocai` nrjups

h ejr` cao G wcsa‗t gat`r`st`o ga s``gan tbgs ja`. Cncga tb` vjgi` spjd`, “Nj

wctib,‖ cao tbgs tgf` gt wcs ciijfpcag`o hy c tgay, auongan e``lgan. G stjjo

tb`r`. C tbgro tgf` tb` vjgi` ijffcao`o f` tj nj cao wctib tb` nrjup.Egaclly r`l`atgan, G v`ry r`s`ateully csd`o fy erg`ao tj nj wgtb f` tj wctib

tb` ocai`rs. G pljpp`o gatj tb` ibcgr, crfs bcunbtgly irjss`o, wcgtgan tj s``

tb` nrcao ogsplcy.

_b` nrjup wcs gatrjoui`o cao tb`y `at`r`o tb` stcn`. _b`y w`r`

icll`o _b` Busb Ijfpcay- c Ljs Can`l`s hcs`o ocai` fgagstry uao`r tb`

ogr`itgja je Ytciy cao LcSuga F`cojws. ]rgjr tj tbct fjf`at, G bco a`v`r

b`cro je ocai` fgagstry. Fy erg`aos cao G us`o tj fcd` up ib``rs cao

ocai`s cao p`rejrf tb`f ga tb` iburib, hut G bco aj go`c tbct ocai` ijulo

cituclly h` us`o tj fgagst`r tj p`jpl` cao cee`it tb`gr lgv`s. Gt gs stgll bglcrgjus

tj r`f`fh`r fys`le sgttgan ga tbct ibcgr, tjj ejjlgsb tj p`ri`gv` tbct G wcs

stcrgan o`stgay ga tb` eci`. G bco aj ilu` tbct Njo wcs chjut tj rjid fy

wjrlo.

_b` fusgi stcrt`o tj plcy. _b`y fgagst`r`o c pg`i` `atgtl`o “G Cf

B`r`,‖ hy Ijffgssgja`o. _b` egrst tj ocai` wcs LcSuga, wbj ogo c orcfctgi

pjrtrcycl je c ngrl wbj bco ljst bjp`, ecllgan gatj clijbjlgsf cao chjut tjctt`fpt tj dgll b`rs`le. Cs sb` b`lo tb` nua tj b`r b`co, Ytciy, r`pr`s`atgan

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K`sus, icf` ejrwcro cao h`nca tj fgagst`r tj b`r tbrjunb tb` wjros je tb`

sjan. G sct tb`r`, nlu`o tj fy ibcgr. G oja‗t tbgad G `v`r hlgad`o. Cs G

ijatgau`o tj wctib, fy ib`st tgnbt`a`o cao t`crs h`nca tj str`cf ojwa fy

eci`. Fy bcaos h`nca tj tr`fhl` cao G e`lt tbgs tr`f`aojus w`gnbt ja fyib`st. G wcs sj jv`rtcd`a hy wbct G wcs s``gan. @v`ryja` `ls` crjuao f`

ogscpp`cr`o cao gt wcs cs ge gt wcs kust f`, tb` ocai`rs, cao Njo ja tjp je

tbct hgn fjuatcga. Cet`r tb`gr p`rejrfcai` G njt c ibcai` tj f``t _b` Busb

Ijfpcay cao c w``d lct`r G h`icf` c f`fh`r.

Jv`r tb` a`xt `gnbt y`crs Njo wjulo us` Ytciy cao LcSuga tj t`cib

f` chjut purpjs`, icllgan, cao tb` fgagstry je ocai`. _b`y oglgn`atly cao

er``ly pjur`o gatj f` cao, lgd` c buanry hchy, G nr``ogly ijasuf`o`v`rytbgan tb`y put h`ejr` f`. G l`cra`o wbct bcpp`a`o ga tb` prji`ss je

fgagstry tbrjunb ocai`, wbct wcs cee`itgan tb`s` p`jpl` cao wbct wcs

h`gan oja` gasgo` je tb`f. _rcv`lgan cao fgagst`rgan wgtb tb`f `achl`o f`

tj s`` tbct fy fjuatcga `xp`rg`ai` wcs ajt ca gsjlct`o gaigo`at. ]`jpl` cll

jv`r tb` ijuatry w`r` h`gan tjuib`o hy tb` pr`s`ai` je Njo tbrjunb tbgs

ocai` fgagstry `xp`rg`ai`. G bco s``a ocai` h`ejr`, hut a`v`r bco G s``a jr

`xp`rg`ai`o ca `ee`it lgd` tbct je _b` Busb Ijfpcay. _b`r` crjs` ga f` c

iurgjsgty chjut wbct G wcs wgta`ssgan. Yjf`tbgan wcs gab`r`atly ogee`r`atga tbgs jrncagsf icll`o ocai` fgagstry cao G wcat`o tj dajw wbct gt wcs.

Cao y`t, tb` fjr` gaejrfctgja G r`i`gv`o, tb` fjr` qu`stgjas G bco. ^bct G

wcs gasca`ly iurgjus tj uao`rstcao w`r` tb` bjw‗s cao wby‗s. ^by oj`s

Njo us` tb` ocai`: ^bct gs gt chjut tb` ocai` tbct B` egaos sj us`eul ga

r`cibgan Bgs p`jpl`: Bjw oj`s fgagstry bcpp`a tbrjunb tb` ocai`: G da`w

tbct  gt bcpp`a`o, hut bjw: ^bct G wcat`o wcs ejr Njo tj lget up tb` bjjo

cao wcld f` tbrjunb bjw tbgs fcibga` rca; tb` pcrts je tb` fcibga`, wbcttb`y w`r` ijaa`it`o tj cao wbct fco` `cib pcrt euaitgja. Yj G s`t fy lge`

tj uao`rstcao gt.

_b` egrst plci` G stcrt`o wcs, je ijurs`, tb` Hghl`. Ct egrst nlcai`, gt oj`s

ajt ngv` fuib gaejrfctgja chjut ocai`. _b`r` cr` aj ogr`it jr jhvgjus

stcaopjgats jr gastruitgjas r`ncrogan gt, h`sgo`s ]sclfs 3?7 cao 30=. _b` e`w

r`e`r`ai`s cao jiiurr`ai`s je ocai` ga sirgptur` jee`r lgttl` tj aj gff`ogct`

gasgnbt h`yjao tb` ecit tbct gt wcs v`ry fuib c pcrt je tb` `xgst`ai` je tb`

p`jpl`. Aj `xplcactgja gs ngv`a cs tj wby gt gs gfpjrtcat tj ocai`, wbct tb`

cee`its cr` bjw gt wjrds jr wb`r` tb` ocai`r egts ga tb` purpjs`s je Njo

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`xp`rg`ai` bcs o`fjastrct`o tbct tb` ocai` gs ga ecit c v`bgil` tbct Njo gs

fjr` tbca wgllgan tj us` ejr Bgs nljry cao aojrs` wgtb Bgs pjw`r.

Y`v`rcl y`crs cnj, Njo h`nca tj t`cib f` chjut ocai` fgagstry

hcs`o ja prgaigpl`s jutlga`o ga tb` wjro. B` o`clt wgtb f` chjut ljjdgan ctgt ga c ijat`xt nr`ct`r tbca tb` 0-3= fgaut`s w` sp`ao fgagst`rgan h`ejr`

tb` p`jpl` je Njo. _bgs s`csja je gastruitgja h`icf` tb` ictclyst ejr tbgs

hjjd. B` ncv` f` tb` pbrcs` “Ocai`rs! Cssuf` tb` ]jsgtgja!‖ cs B` tcunbt

f` tbct tb`r` gs c pjsgtgja w` fust cssuf` tbct gs fjr` euaocf`atcl tbca

tbct je c ocai`r. Ga ecit, tbgs fjst euaocf`atcl pjsgtgja gaejrfs wbct w` oj

cs ocai`rs ga fgagstry. _bgs hjjd s``ds tj ogsijv`r cao uao`rstcao tbct

pjsgtgja, cao tb` ijat`xt je ocai` wgtbga gt.Cs yju r`co tbgs hjjd yju wgll egao aj ogsiussgja chjut bjw yju

sbjulo ocai`, wbct yju sbjulo jr sbjulo ajt ocai` tj, wbct ijljrs yju

sbjulo w`cr, wbct pcrt je yjur hjoy yju sbjuloa‗t fjv`, `ti. G cf fjr`

gat`r`st`o ga wbct fcd`s jur ocai` uschl` tj Njo ga Bgs purpjs`, cao wbct

quclgeg`s wbct w` oj ga tb` ocai` cs fgagstry. G sgai`r`ly h`lg`v` tbct ge w`

ejius ja eulegllgan fgagstry cs gt gs lcgo ejrtb ga tbgs hjjd, w` wgll h` eully

wgtbga tb` wgll je Njo, aj fctt`r wbct w` w`cr jr bjw w` fjv`.

G oj ajt pr`suf` tj dajw bjw yjur fgagstry sbjulo h` rua jrstruitur`o, ajr oj G bcv` cay jtb`r sp`igegis ijai`ragan yjur gaogvgoucl

cssgnaf`at. Njo, bjw`v`r, oj`s bcv` tb` sp`igegi o`tcgls je yjur cssgnaf`at

tbrjunb ocai`4 cao B` gs fjr` tbca r`coy tj sbcr` tb`f wgtb yju. _bgs

hjjd gs jaly o`sgna`o tj prjvgo` n`a`rcl ijat`xt ejr jur plci` cao euaitgja

wgtbga Bgs purpjs`s, cao tj sbjw wby gt gs sj gfpjrtcat tj fcd` r`nulcr

ijasultctgja wgtb Bgf c ica‗t-euaitgja-wgtbjut-gt pcrt je tb` lge` je yjur

fgagstry. H`sgo`s tb` nugo`lga`s ga tbgs hjjd, G h`lg`v` tbct B` purpjs`lyncv` lgttl` ogr`itgja ejr bjw tj struitur` jur gaogvgoucl ocai` fgagstrg`s

h`icus` tb` pursugt cao ciijfplgsbf`at je gaogvgoucl fgagstry icaajt ijf`

tbrjunb c n`a`rgi nugo`hjjd. X`cl cao tru` Njo-ogr`it`o fgagstry gs jaly

prjoui`o tbrjunb gaogvgoucl r`lctgjasbgp cao ijllchjrctgja wgtb tb` Bjly

Ypgrgt.

G prcy tbct yju egao lgh`rty ga tb`s` pcn`s. G prcy tbct yju ncga c

o``p`r uao`rstcaogan je wbct Njo gat`ao`o ejr tb` ocai`, cao wbct B`, ga

usgan tb` ocai`, gat`ao`o tj uagqu`ly prjoui` tbrjunb yju wb`a B`

sp`igegiclly ibjs` yju cs c wcy tj sbjw Bgfs`le tj tb` wjrlo

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“Ocai`rs! Cssuf` tb`

]jsgtgja‖ gs sj hghlgicl, sj

w`ll-jrncagz`o, cao sj w`ll-

crtgiulct`o, tbct `v`ryja` ga

l`co`rsbgp jr cspgrgan tj

`at`r fgagstry sbjulo bcv`tbgs hjjd ga bcao. G wjulo

 sunn`st tbct yju r`co gt tbr``

tgf`s. X`co gt rcpgoly tj nrcsp

tb` w`cltb je gaejrfctgja.

_b`a, r`co gt tbjunbteully tjuao`rstcao gts prgaigpl`s. Cao

 egaclly, r`co gt gat`atgjaclly tj

 put tb` gaejrfctgja cao

 prgaigpl`s gatj prcitgi`.

]cstjr ]bgllgp Bjss

 A`w Lge` Iburib, _`f`iulc, IC

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Bjw tj Ps` tbgs Hjjd

^`ll, egrst l`t f` stcrt hy quclgeygan tb` actur` je tbgs hjjd. Gt gs ajt c

trcgagan fcaucl. Gt gs c stuoy nugo`. Gt gs gaejrfctgja tbct `stchlgsb`s cijat`xt cao ibcll`an`s yju tj pjao`r, ogsijv`r, cao ercf` yjur plci` wgtbga

tbct ijat`xt. _bgs hjjd gs c l`as tbct, erjf ajw ja, wgll tcrn`t cao ejius bjw

yju s`` cao o`ega` yjurs`le cs c ocai` fgagst`r, bjw yju stuoy chjut

fgagstry tbrjunb ocai`, bjw yju prcy chjut gt, trcga yjur ocai`rs, ogsiuss

gt, cao bjw yju ijffuagict` tb` actur` cao vclu` je wbct yju oj tj jtb`rs.

_cd` tbgs gaejrfctgja cao f`ogtct` ja gt. _cld chjut gt. Ijffua` wgtb

Njo jv`r gt. _cd` tb` sirgptur`s cao r`el`itgja qu`stgjas gatj yjur prcy`rtgf` cao hghl` stuoy. Gaijrpjrct` tb`f gatj tb` trcgagan ejr yjur fgagstry.

X`co tbgs hjjd. Cao r`co gt cncga. Cao r`co gt cncga cao cncga. Y`t csgo` tgf`

jai` c y`cr tj r`-r`co gt cs c fgagstry ga jro`r tj r`er`sb cao r`clgna

yjurs`lv`s ga r`lctgjasbgp wgtb Njo, cao ga tb` cssgnaf`at B` ncv` yju.

_b` ecit gs tbct tb`r` gs sj fuib fjr` tbct Njo wcats tj sbjw yju chjut

yjur ocai` ga Bgf ’  fjr` tbca G ijulo `v`r pjssghly s`t fy fgao tj

ijfpr`b`ao jr fy bcaos tj wrgt`. Ps` tbgs hjjd tj b`lp yju cssuf`, cao

fcgatcga, yjur pjsgtgja.

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_b` ocai` gs ajt tb` fgagstry cao

tb` fgagstry gs ajt tb` ocai`. 

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Fgagstry O`fystgeg`o

gnbty ocai`rs je tb` Ljro, wbct wcs Njo‗s gat`atgja wb`a B` ijffgtt`o tbgs pjw`reul v`bgil`

gatj jur icr`: ^gtbga tbct gat`atgja, wbct fcd`s jur ocai` uschl` ga Bgs purpjs`: Cs w` s`t

ejrtb tj casw`r tbgs, l`t us egrst cnr`` ja c wjrdgan o`egagtgja ejr ocai` ga tbgs icpcigty. ^`

bcv` ijga`o fcay acf`s ejr gt; prcgs` ocai`, wjrsbgp ocai`, Ibrgstgca ocai`, lgturngicl ocai`, `ti. G

h`lg`v` tb`s` vcrgjus acf`s ijf` jut je jur ctt`fpt tj h`st crtgiulct` cao o`ega` wbct gt gs tbct w` oj

wb`a w` stcao h`ejr` tb` p`jpl` je Njo. Ejr tb` purpjs`

je jur ogsiussgja, G wgll r`e`r tj wbct w` oj cs ocai`

fgagstry, jr fgagstry tbrjunb ocai`.

^bct gs ocai` fgagstry: _b` Ypgrgt je Njo ncv` f`

tb` ejlljwgan o`egagtgja; cai` fgagstry gs tb` prji`ss je

usgan tb` v`bgil` je ocai` tj icrry jut tb` cit je fgagstry. _bgs o`egagtgja hrgans tj lgnbt c v`ry gfpjrtcat

ogstgaitgja; tb` ocai` gs ajt tb` fgagstry cao tb` fgagstry gs ajt tb` ocai`. Ga ecit, tb`y cr` twj s`pcrct`

cao ogstgait `atgtg`s. Ocai` fgagstry gs cituclly c r`lctgjasbgp ir`ct`o hy tb` ijfgan tjn`tb`r je fgagstry

cao tb` nget je ocai`. _bgs scf` r`lctgjasbgp h`tw``a fgagstry cao nget `xgsts ejr `v`ry pjst je fgagstry.

]r`cibgan, ejr `xcfpl`, gs tb` r`lctgjasbgp ir`ct`o hy tb` ijfgan tjn`tb`r je fgagstry cao tb` nget je

sp`cdgan. _b` euaitgja je wjrsbgp l`co`r gs tb` ijfgan tjn`tb`r je fgagstry cao tb` nget je sgangan.

Y`pcrctgan tb` twj h`ns ejr ilcrgegictgja, cs ocaigan oj`s ajt a`i`sscrgly f`ca w` cr` clsj

fgagst`rgan. _bjunb Njo bcs icll`o us tj gt, tb` ocai` gs jaly tb` v`bgil` w` bcv` h``a ngv`a tj us` ga

eulegllgan jur fgagstry. Ge ocai` gs tb` v`bgil`, wbct gs tb` fgagstry: ^b`a w` tcld chjut fgagstry

w` lgd` tj pr`s`at gt cs tbgs o``p cao `tb`r`cl `xp`rg`ai`, cs ge r`v`clgan gts sgfplgigty ogfgagsb`s gts

r`l`vcai` jr pjt`aiy. Gt gs ajt wbct fcay je us bcv` tbjunbt gt tj h`, cao fuib sgfpl`r tbca w` bcv`suppjs`o.

C pr`lgfgacry wjro stuoy r`v`cls tbct fgagstry gs hcsgiclly tb` r`ao`rgan je s`rvgi`. Gts vcrgjus

B`hr`w cao Nr``d o`egagtgjas ogee`r ga tb` typ` je s`rvgi` r`ao`r`o, wb`r` gt gs prjvgo`o, wbj r`ao`rs tb`

s`rvgi`, cao wbj ogr`its tb` s`rvgi`. Hut, ct gts hcr` ss`ai` fgagstry gs plcga cao sgfply s`rvgi`.^`hst`r‗s

Pachrgon`o Ogitgjacry o`ega`s s`rvgi` cs “ca cit oja` ejr tb` h`a`egt jr ct tb` ijffcao je cajtb`r.‖ C

s`rvcat gs “c p`rsja ga tb` `fpljy cao suhk`it tj tb` ogr`itgja je ca gaogvgoucl jr ijfpcay4 sjf`Tja`V

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3= 

_b` prgaigpl` je egaogan jut caohrgangan wbct gs h`gan csd`o ejr

gs i`atrcl tj tb` ogsiussgja je

fgagstry. 

tbct s`rv`s tb` purpjs`s je cajtb`r.‖ _j s`rv` gs tj “h` je b`lp ga hrgangan chjut, jr tj h` je us` jr casw`r

tb` a``os je.‖ _b`s` o`egagtgjas r`v`cl twj ibcrcit`rgstgis je s`rvgi`;

3.  Gt s`rv`s tj h`a`egt cao cssgst ga sjf`ja` `ls`‗s purpjs`.  

8.  Gt gs n`a`rclly p`rejrf`o ct tb` ijffcao jr ogr`itgja je tbct p`rsja.

_b`r` gs c ogee`r`ai` h`tw``a s`rvgi` cao `eejrt. @eejrt gs “tb` `xp`aogtur` je `a`rny tj ciijfplgsb sjf`

jhk`itgv`.‖8  ^b`r` `eejrt `xp`aos `a`rny tj ciijfplgsbsjf`  jhk`itgv`, s`rvgi` `xp`aos `a`rny tj eulegll c ogr`it`o

tcsd. _j o`fjastrct` tb` ogee`r`ai`, l`t‗s scy G csd yju tj

bcao f` c bcff`r. Wju bcao f` c sir`worgv`r. Bcv` yju

s`rv`o f`, jr bcv` yju fco` ca `eejrt tjwcros f`: Hjtb

bcaogan f` tb` bcff`r cao tb` sir`worgv`r cr`

`xp`aogtur`s je `a`rny, hut s`rvgi` r`qugr`s tbct yjur `a`rny h` cpplg`o tj prjouigan wbct G bcv` ogr`it`o

jr r`qu`st`o. ^bct, tb`a, wjulo s`rv` f`: Ejr yju tj bcao f` tb` bcff`r, tj bcao f` wbct G csd`o ejr.

_bgs prgaigpl` je “wbct csd`o ejr‖ gs i`atrcl tj tb` ogsiussgja je fgagstry cao ica h` eurtb`r gllustrct`o hy

ljjdgan ct tb` actur` je tb` s`rvgi` husga`ss.

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]lci` cao Euaitgja

Y``gan Ocai` Fgagstry ga ]`rsp`itgv`a` je tb` fckjr ibcll`an`s je fgagstry gs tj d``p jur citgvgty ga p`rsp`itgv`. _bgs ica h`

`sp`igclly ogeegiult wb`a w` ecitjr ga tb` a`i`sscry, hut ijasufgan, cofgagstrctgv`, ljngstgicl,

cao spgrgtucl r`spjasghglgtg`s tbct gt gavjlv`s. Gt gs c tcsd uatj gts`le tj r`fcga uachsjrh`o gatj tb`

chuaocai` je fctt`rs tbct a``o jur ctt`atgja h`ejr` w` `v`r stcao h`ejr` tb` p`jpl` je Njo. Ga tb`gr

gff`ogciy w`, ct tgf`s, egao jurs`lv`s hurg`o ga tb`gr o`tcgls, t`fpjrcrgly ejrn`ttgan tbct tb` o`tcgls jaly

`xgst tj eciglgtct` tb` r`cl tcsd je fgagstry.

_b` Ypgrgt je Njo h`nca tj o`cl wgtb f` sjf` tgf` cnj chjut tbgs v`ry gssu`; fcgatcgagan c nljhcl

p`rsp`itgv` je fgagstry. Hy nljhcl G f`ca twj tbgans; egrst, ca cwcr`a`ss je bjw tb` cofgagstrctgv` cao

spgrgtucl tcsds s`rv` wbct trcaspgr`s wb`a G stcao h`ejr` tb` p`jpl` je Njo. Y`ijao, G cf r`e`rrgan tj bjw

fy gaogvgoucl citgvgty ga fgagstry cee`its tb` ijrpjrct` hjoy cao ijatrghut`s tj tb` ijrpjrct` o`stgay.

_jwcros tbgs fgaos`t, G h`nca tj `xcfga` jur euaitgja cs ocai` fgagst`rs. ^b`r` oj w` egt: ^bct gs jur

ijatrghutgja ga tb` bjus` je Njo cao ga tb` purpjs` je Njo: _j casw`r tb`s`, G wjulo lgd` tj stcrt hy

ljjdgan ct wbct tb` hjoy je Ibrgst gs gavjlv`o ga cao tb`a ct bjw tb` ocai`r gs us`o tj cssgst ga tbct

`ao`cvjr.

H`ejr` w` h`nga, gfcnga` tbct yju cr` ljjdgan ct plca`t `crtb tbrjunb c icf`rc ga jut`r spci`.

Wju cr` ecr `ajunb cwcy tj h` chl` tj s`` `crtb cs c wbjl` hut gts o`tcgls cr` gaogsi`raghl` hljtib`s je

wbgt`s, hlu`s, nr``as, cao hrjwas. Ajw, gfcnga` tb` icf`rc sljwly pcaagan ga, wgtb tb` gatrgict` o`tcgls

je `crtb‗s lcaosicp` h`ijfgan il`cr`r, uatgl yju cr` sj iljs` tbct yju ica jaly s`` ca gaogvgoucl p`rsja

stcaogan ja c sp`igegi ijra`r je c sp`igegi str``t. _bct gs bjw tbgs ibcpt`r wgll eljw, h`ngaagan wgtb wbct

jur fgagstry `eejrts ultgfct`ly ijatrghut` tj, cao `aogan wgtb tb` fjr` gff`ogct` prji`ss`s tbct b`lptbct ultgfct` pgitur` bcpp`a.

^b`a yju cao G stcao h`ejr` tb` p`jpl` je Njo tj fgagst`r ga tb` ocai`, w` cr` ogr`itly

ijatrghutgan tj tb` prjnr`ss cao o`v`ljpf`at je tb` wbjl` hjoy je Ibrgst, cs gs tru` wb`a cay je Njo‗s

p`jpl` nj ejrtb ga tb`gr cssgnaf`at. @pb ?;35 (AGU) scys “Erjf bgf tb` wbjl` hjoy, kjga`o cao b`lo

tjn`tb`r hy `v`ry suppjrtgan lgncf`at, nrjws cao huglos gts`le up ga ljv`, cs `cib pcrt oj`s gts wjrd.‖ 

^` ocai` ajt kust ejr jurs`lv`s jr tb` `v`at tbct w` cr` ctt`aogan. ^` ocai` tj cee`it ecr h`yjao tbjs`

sgttgan ga erjat je us, r`cibgan v`a tj tb` pcrts je tb` hjoy tbct w` icaajt s``.

_b` Kjura`y.@pb ?;38-39 (AL_)

“_b`gr r`spjasghglgty gs tj `qugp Njo‗s p`jpl` tj oj Bgs wjrd cao huglo up tb` iburib, tb` Hjoy je Ibrgst,

uatgl w` ijf` tj suib uagty ga jur ecgtb cao dajwl`on` je Njo‗s sja tbct w` wgll h` fctur` cao eull

nrjwa ga tb` Ljro, f`csurgan up tj tb` eull stctur` je Ibrgst.‖ 

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_b` iburib gs ja c kjura`y je `vjlutgja cao o`v`ljpf`at- ajt y`t tb` eulla`ss je wbct gt gs

o`stga`o tj h`, hut tbrjunb tb` ijfpjuao`o `eejrts je gts f`fh`rs, gt gs `v`r `vjlvgan. ^bct gs tj h` tb`

iulfgactgja je jur kjura`y:

Gfcnga` c a`whjra hchy. Ajw, gfcnga` bjw rgogiuljus gt wjulo ljjd ejr tbct hchy tj bcv` tb`

b`co sgz` cao ecigcl e`ctur`s je c eully nrjwa, h`cro`o 90-y`cr jlo fca. H`sgo`s ljjdgan rgogiuljus, tb`

w`gnbt cao ogsprjpjrtgja je tb` b`co wjulo h` ocfcngan tj tb` hjogly struitur` je tb` hchy. Gt wjulo clsjfcd` gt gfpjssghl` tj fjv` jr euaitgja h`icus` tb` b`co gs tjj b`cvy tj icrry. _bgs gs tb` pgitur` je Ibrgst

ga r`lctgja tj us, c stgll o`v`ljpgan, ogsprjpjrtgjact` iburib. Ijl. 3;32 scys tbct Ibrgst gs tb` b`co cao w`,

tb` iburib ijll`itgv`, cr` tb` hjoy. @pb. ?;30 scys tbct w` cr` tj nrjw up gatj tbct b`co ga cll tbgans. Ga

cll tbct Ibrgst gs, ga cll tbct B` ogo, B` gs stgll jaly tb` b`co. Hut Njo gs ajt cet`r c b`co. B` gs cet`r c hjoy,

c prjpjrtgjact`ly fctur` cao euaitgjagan hjoy, ajt c h`cro`o hchy wbj ica‗t fjv` h`icus` bgs b`co gs

tjj hgn.

_b` vcrgjus eci`ts je tb` Ibrgstgca wcld cr` tj iulfgact` gatj c fctur` ijrpjrct` hjoy je h`lg`v`rs

tbct gs fco` up je fctur` gaogvgoucl f`fh`rs, wbj wcld ga cao `xbghgt tb` scf` o`nr`` je spgrgtucl

o`v`ljpf`at cs Ibrgst. Xjf. 2;87 (ADKU) scys “Ejr wbjf B` ejr`da`w, B` clsj pr`o`stga`o tj h`

ijaejrf`o gatj tb` gfcn` je Bgs Yja, tbct B` fgnbt h` tb` egrsthjra cfjan fcay hr`tbr`a.‖ Hy tbgs

pcsscn`, w` dajw tbct jur spgrgtucl o`v`ljpf`at gs tj tcd` plci` ga tb` ijat`xt je sjasbgp. ^` w`r`

pr`o`stga`o tj sbcr` ga tb` icllgan tj sjasbgp, cao w` w`r` cojpt`o gatj tbct pjsgtgja ct sclvctgja.

Bjw`v`r, tb`s` trutbs sp`cd tj c spgrgtucl r`clgty tbct wcs gat`ao`o tj prjoui` c pbysgicl `fhjogf`at,

wb`r` w` wjulo h`nga tj wcld, tbgad, cit, s``, cao r`spjao cs tb` sja w` h`icf` ct sclvctgja. Hy tb`

scf` v`rs` w` dajw tbct K`sus wcs a`v`r o`sgna`o tj h` tb` jaly p`rsja wbj wcld`o wgtb tb` cutbjrgty,

r`lctgjasbgp wgtb Njo, cao s`as` je plci` ga tb` wjrlo cao wgll je Njo tbct B` wcld`o wgtb ga tb` `crtb.

B` wcs jaly tj h` tb` egrsthjra je fcay hr`tbr`a wbj wjulo wcld tb` `crtb ga tbct fcaa`r.

Hcsgiclly, tb`a, w` ica scy tbct c fckjr jhk`itgv` je jur kjura`y, ge ajt tb` tjtclgty je gt, gs ejr tb`

Hjoy je Ibrgst tj tbgad, sp`cd, cao cit lgd` c sja je Njo tj tb` scf` o`ptb cao o`nr`` tbct Ibrgst ogo, tj

tb` `ao tbct dganojfs je tbgs wjrlo cr` fco` tb` dganojfs je jur Ljro hy sjas wbj uao`rstcao tb`gr

stctus, pjsgtgja, cao cutbjrgty. _bgs, h`yjao sclvctgja, b`clgan, cao o`lgv`rcai`, gs wbct yju cao G cr`b`lpgan tj fcd` bcpp`a wb`a w` stcao h`ejr` tb` p`jpl` tj fgagst`r ga tb` ocai`. _bjunb sclvctgja,

b`clgan, cao o`lgv`rcai` cr` vgtcl, tb`y cr` hut st`ps cljan tb` pctbwcy je c fuib hgnn`r purpjs`.

Bjw oj`s tbgs ajtgja je sjasbgp cpply tj wbct w` oj cs ocai`rs: Gt ijat`xtuclgz`s jur citgvgtg`s

(wbct w` oj) cao gt ilcrgeg`s jur cpprjcib (bjw w` n`t gt oja`). Ga fgagstry, gt gs sj gfpjrtcat tbct w`

uao`rstcao tb` bg`rcriby je tb` vcrgjus icpcigtg`s w` euaitgja ga. ^` cr` tj h` c sja egrst, cao ocai`r

s`ijao. ^bct oj`s tbgs f`ca ejr us: Gt f`cas tbct jur ocai` citgvgty fust h` icrrg`o jut ga tb`

ogspjsgtgja je c sja. _bgs uao`rstcaogan sbjulo ibcan` bjw w` s`` jurs`lv`s. ^` t`ao tj scy “G cf c

wjrsbgp ocai`r,‖ “G cf c prcgs` ocai`r.‖ Hut wgtb prjp`r uao`rstcaogan, w` dajw tbct w` cr` sjas wbj

wjrsbgp Njo ga ocai`, sjas wbj prcgs` Njo ga ocai`, `ti. ^gtb tbgs cokustf`at ga p`rsp`itgv`, w`

cidajwl`on` tb` r`spjasghglgty je sjasbgp, cs Njo icll`o us tj tbgs h`ejr` B` icll`o us tj caytbgan `ls`.

Bjw oj`s ja` ijaouit tb`fs`lv`s lgd` c sja ga tb` dganojf je Njo: Ga Bgs lge` cao fgagstry,

Ibrgst o`fjastrct`o bjw ja` ogstgaitgv`ly tbgads, sp`cds, cao cits lgd` c sja.

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_b` @ee`itgv`a`ss je

Ocai` Fgagstry

cai` fgagstry gs pr`s`at`o tbrjunb tb` `l`f`ats je sjan (gastruf`atctgja cao tb` wjro) cao

fjv`f`at. Hjtb sjan cao fjv`f`at bcv` sp`igegi cao strct`ngi quclgtg`s tbct b`lp us eulegll jur

euaitgja. _b`y clsj prjvgo` cajtb`r f`oguf ejr vgsuclgzgan cao uao`rstcaogan tb` wjro je Njo.

Ct tb` `ao je tb` pr`vgjus ibcpt`r, w` h`nca tj `stchlgsb tbct tb` ocai` fgagst`r, ga tb` ijat`xt je tb`

ljicl iburib, euaitgjas ga s`v`rcl wcys;

3.  _b`y b`lp tb` jeegi` `qugp tb` scgats.

8.  Ga tbgs icpcigty, tb` ocai`r gs c r`gaejri`f`at cn`at cao c eciglgtctjr.

9. 

_b` ocai`r r`gaejri`s cao eciglgtct`s tb` `qugppgan prji`ss tbrjunb tb` sjans tb`y fgagst`r caotb`gr fjv`f`at.

Ga tbgs ibcpt`r, w` wgll o`lv` o``p`r gatj tb`s` euaitgjas, pcaagan jur icf`rc ga `v`a iljs`r uatgl

ca gaogvgoucl eci` eglls jur l`as. Patgl ajw, w` bcv` h``a ljjdgan ct tb` ijat`xt cao `avgrjaf`at ga

wbgib ocai` fgagstry jp`rct`s. ^` wgll ajw ljjd ct tb` v`bgil` gts`le, cs c wbjl` cao ga gts pcrts.

Yj ecr w` dajw;

3.  _b` hjoy je Ibrgst gs ja c kjura`y tj fctur` spgrgtuclly.

8.  _bgs spgrgtucl fcturgty ijf`s hy l`cragan cao cpplygan wbct w` l`cra chjut tb` wjro je Njo cao

ecgtb. (@pb. ?)

9. 

_b` r`lctgjasbgp h`tw``a jeegi` cao scgat gs c wcy tb` l`cragan cao cpplgictgja je ecgtb cao Njo‗swjro gs gagtgct`o cao aurtur`o.

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_b` Chs`ai` je IlganYpgrgtucl fcturgty ijf`s hy l`cragan, cao tb`a cpplygan  wbct w` bcv` l`cra`o. Ga jur pr`s`at iburib

syst`f, w` bcv` put fuib ejius cao `a`rny gatj ciqugrgan dajwl`on` chjut tb` wjro je Njo. ^gtb a`w

iburib`s ejrfgan `v`ry fjatb, IO‗s cao OUO‗s, s`fgacrg`s cao Ibrgstgca ijll`n`s, Ibrgstgca hjjdstjr`s,

8?-bjur Ibrgstgca t`l`vgsgja, pjoicsts, rcogj, cao gat`ra`t str`cfgan, tb`r` gs fjr` cii`ss tj gastruitgja

chjut tb` wjro je Njo ajw tbca bcs `v`r `xgst`o ga tb` bgstjry je fcadgao. ^` dajw c ljt je

gaejrfctgja chjut tb` wjro je Njo. Cao y`t, tb`r` r`fcgas ca jv`rwb`lfgan gfhclcai` h`tw``a tb`

fcss je gaejrfctgja tbct w` bcv` ciqugr`o, cao tb` gfpl`f`atctgja je tbct gaejrfctgja ga tb` wcy w`

lgv` jur lgv`s cao tb` erugt gt sbjulo h` prjouigan.

Iburib ga fcay huglogans ajw ijasgsts je c iceç iultur` wgtb cuog`ai`s ijfgan ga, sgangan,

sgttgan ojwa tj lgst`a tj c sp`cd`r ejr ca bjur, cao r`turagan tj tb`gr lge` cs usucl. _b`r` gs c ljss je tb`

s`as` tbct w` bcv` c r`spjasghglgty cao jppjrtuagty tj pcrtgigpct`4 tbct wbct w` bcv` kust lgst`a`o tj

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o`fcaos c r`spjas` cao r`qugr`s citgja. _b  njgan  tj iburib s``fs tj bcv` h`ijf` tb` ejius, ajt tb` lge`

cpplgictgja je wbct w` l`cra tb`r`. O`spgt` tb` ecit tbct w` nj tj iburib Yuaocy cet`r Yuaocy, cao  

^`oa`socy, Ergocy, cao Ycturocy4 o`spgt` tb` ecit tbct w` wctib _HA cao huy f`sscn`s, ajtbgan

sgnagegicat `v`r s``fs tj ibcan` ga wbct `fcact`s erjf tb` iburib cs c ijll`itgv` hjoy. Gaogvgoucls

prjnr`ss. Gaogvgoucls fcd` lge` ibcan`s. Hut tb`r` cr` sj e`w `xcfpl`s je nr`ct`r aufh`rs h`gan

ijaspgiujusly cee`it`o hy ijatcit wgtb tbgs Njo sj eull je pjw`r tj prjoui` ibcan` ga cao tbrjunb us._b`r` gs c r`csja ejr tbgs.

_b` r`csja gs h`icus` cs w` b`cr cao l`cra, w` bcv` c r`spjasghglgty tj pcrtgigpct`, tj r`spjao cao

tj r`cit, cs w` cr` ga r`lctgjasbgp wgtb hjtb c lgvgan Njo cao c lgvgan ^jro. G sgai`r`ly h`lg`v` tbct jur

iurr`at gfhclcai` bcs fuib tj oj wgtb tb` ecit tbct w` bcv` h`ijf` ogsijaa`it`o wgtb bjw tj

pcrtgigpct` wgtb Njo‗s wjro ga tb` wcy tbct prjoui`s ibcan`. ^` cr` cpctb`tgi tj tb` ecit tbct tb`r` gs

suib c tbgan cs o`co ecgtb, jr c stct` je h`gan wb`r` w` h`lg`v` wgtb cll jur b`crt, y`t `xp`rg`ai`

gfpjt`ai`.

^` bcv` `stchlgsb`o tbct w` cr` qugt` dajwl`on`chl` je wbct tb` wjro scys, hut bjw cr` w` tj

gat`rcit wgtb gt: Bjw cr` w` tj lgv` wgtb gt: Bch. 8;? t`lls us tbct tb` kust sbcll lgv` hy ecgtb. Kcf`s

t`lls us tbct ecgtb r`qugr`s citgja, cao wgll prjoui` ajtbgan uatgl citgja tbct ijrr`spjaos wgtb wbct w`

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@at`rgan Fgagstry

s w` bcv` tcd`a tbgs kjura`y, G bjp` tbct yju ica il`crly s`` tbct ocai` fgagstry gs fjr` tbca ca

citgvgty ct tb` iburib. Gt gs fjr` tbca c 0tb Yuaocy tgf` egll`r. Gt gs c vgchl` v`bgil` tbct Njo gs  

usgan ga fgagstry tj Bgs p`jpl` cao ga tb` `stchlgsbgan je Bgs dganojf ga tb` `crtb. G e`lt l`o tj

fcd` tbgs ics`, sbjwgan tb` r`spjasghglgty cao gfpcit je tb` ocai` fgagst`r, h`ejr` tcldgan chjut

casw`rgan tb` icll tj tbgs v`bgil` je fgagstry.

G us`o tj n`t c ljt je qu`stgjas chjut stcrtgan ga ocai` fgagstry. Ga csdgan, wbct ocai`rs usuclly

wcat`o tj dajw w`r` tb` prcitgicl tbgans lgd` tb` ilcss`s tb`y sbjulo tcd`, wbjs` wjrdsbjp tb`y sbjulo

ctt`ao, jr bjw tb`y sbjulo nj chjut r`irugtgan ocai`rs. _b`s` cr` cll gfpjrtcat qu`stgjas tj csd.

Bjw`v`r, wb`a stcrtgan ga fgagstry, tb`r` gs c fjr` ejuaoctgjacl gssu` tbct fust h` ctt`ao`o tj, wbgibwgll l`co tj tb` casw`rs w` cr` s``dgan.

Ga tb` egrst ibcpt`r, w` `stchlgsb`o tbct tb` ocai` gs ajt tb` fgagstry cao tb` fgagstry gs ajt tb`

ocai`. Ocai` gs tb` v`bgil` tbct w` us` tj eulegll jur fgagstry. Jur fgagstry gs tj b`cr Njo ijai`ragan jur

ocai` cao prji``o ciijroganly. H`ejr` w` ica prji``o tj caytbgan, tbjunb, w` egrst bcv` tj dajw wbct

B` bcs ejr us tj oj. Bjw oj w` n`t tbgs gastruitgja tbct w` wgll us` jur ocai` tj eulegll: Cs w` pr`pcr` tj

casw`r tbgs, l`t us egrst ljjd ct tbr`` prgaigpl`s;

3. Njo hrgans us gatj c r`cog`o wjrd tbct gs s`t ejr gts egagsb.

@v`rytbgan jur fgagstry wgll cituclgz` gatj gs clr`coy ir`ct`o cao plcaa`o jut, l`cvgan us tj

sgfply sbjw up cao prji``o cs ogr`it`o. O`spgt` dajwgan tbgs w` o`cl ga fgagstry cs ge gt w`r` sjf`tbgan

a``ogan tj h` ir`ct`o, fco` erjf sirctib, cao fjr`, cs ge w` cr` tb` ja`s tbct a``o tj oj tb` ir`ctgan.Hut, Njo cituclly hrgans us gatj c r`cog`o wjrd tbct gs s`t ejr gts egagsb. ^bct oj G f`ca hy tbgs:

Ga iljtbgan cao euragtur` fcaueciturgan tb`r` gs c t`rf icll`o egagsbgan wbgib gs ca `atgr` prji`ss

uatj gts`le. Ga tb`s` t`rfs, tb` egagsb gs tb` wjrd r`qugr`o ejr tb` ijfpl`tgja je tb` egacl tjuib`s. C

egagsb`r tcd`s c pcrtgiulcr prjouit ga gts ijai`ptuclgz`o, hut uacss`fhl`o ejrf tbrjunb c prji`ss tbct

prjoui`s wbct w` `v`atuclly s`` ct tb` stjr` jr ga c ictcljn. _b`gr kjh gailuo`s tb` egagsbgan st`ps je

sbcpgan, css`fhlgan, cokustgan, sfjjtbgan, pcgatgan, pjlgsbgan, il`cagan, cao o`ijrctgan9 tb` gt`f tb`y cr`

wjrdgan ja. Hy tb` tgf` tb` prjouit n`ts tj tb`f, tb` ijljr pcgat tb`y wgll us` bcs clr`coy h``a

o`t`rfga`o, cs w`ll cs tb` sbcp` gt wgll h`, wbct pg`i`s wgll h` css`fhl`o tjn`tb`r, tb` o`ijrctgjas tbct

wgll h` icrv`o gatj gt, wbct gt wgll h` us`o ejr, `ti.

Lgd`wgs`, tb` wjrd Njo iclls us tj gs clr`coy ijai`ptuclly o`v`ljp`o, hut uacss`fhl`o ga tb` `crtb. Gt

clr`coy bcs ca go`atgty, sp`igegi cgf cao purpjs`. Gt clr`coy ijf`s wgtb c ijurs` je citgja. Hy tb` tgf` w`

n`t gavjlv`o, wbct tbct wjrd gs cao gs tj ljjd lgd` bcs clr`coy h``a o`t`rfga`o cao plcaa`o. Gts vcrgjus

pcrts cr` r`coy cao wcgtgan. Gt oj`sa‗t a``o tj h` ir`ct`o jr tbjunbt jut, kust css`fhl`o cao egagsb`o .

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8. Kust sj sbcll yju fcd` gt.

Fgagstry gs s`rvgi`. Gt gs citgja oja` ct tb` ogr`itgja je cajtb`r, cao fjr`, citgja tbct ijrr`spjaos tj

tb` gastruitgja ngv`a hy cajtb`r. Ge tbct gs sj, tb`r` fust egrst  h` gastruitgja tj cit upja. Cs tb` egagsb`r

sgfply prjoui`s tb` clr`coy o`t`rfga`o sp`igegictgjas ejr c prjouit, sj w` cr` tj egao jut cao prjoui` tb`

clr`coy o`t`rfga`o sp`igegictgjas ejr tb` wjrd Njo bcs cssgna`o tj us.