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    O V]QMT HI ]LA PA_QDPAEAB]V IHP VQ@ED]]DBN O ZOZAP ]H @A

    A\OEDBAM IHP O LDNLAP MANPAA

    ]la ]ldpm Laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=

    ^d}l paiapabfa }h v`gaf} hi fhvehchnt db }la Zvamazdnpozlo# ~lo} mhav Zoc eaob

    ~lab la vzaokv hi }la }ldpm laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= 8

    Gcdob Z"^"]lhezvhb

    V}mab} Be`ap7 :4::

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    ]la ]ldpm Laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=

    Pavaopfl _qav}dhb

    ^d}l paiapabfa }h }la v`gaf} hi Fhvehchnt db }la Zvamazdnpozlo# ~lo} mhav

    Zoc eaob ~lab la vzaokv hi }la }ldpm laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= 8

    Db}phmqf}dhb

    Db `h}l }la Hcm obm }la Ba~ ]av}oeab}v }la }ape }ldpm laoyab dv ihbm hbct hbfa#

    boeact# obm ~lab d} dv eab}dhbam# yapt cd}}ca dv vodm o`h} d}" ]ldv fpao}av mdiidfc}dav

    ihp `d`cdfoc vflhcopvldz# ihp d} vnnav}v }lo} o vo}dviof}hpt obv~ap }h }la qav}dhb#

    ~lo} mhav Zoc eaob# ~lab la vzaokv hi }la }ldpm laoyab 8 # eot bh} `a paomdct

    oyodco`ca ~d}ldb }la `d`cdfoc fobhb d}vaci" Ov o pavc} d} `afheav bafavvopt }h a|oedba

    }la ~pd}dbnv hi }la db}ap}av}oeab}oc zapdhm }h ovfap}odb ~lo} }la fhvehchndfoc `acdaiv

    hi }la }dea ~apa# obm lh~ obm di }lat vlam obt cdnl} zhb Zocv }ldbkdbn hb }ldv

    v`gaf}"

    V}o}aeab} hi Zqpzhva

    ]la zpzhva hi }ldv zozap }lapaihpa# dv }h ovvavv ~lo} Zoc eot loya bmapv}hhm }la

    }ldpm laoyab }h `a db cdnl} hi }la fhvehchndav ihbm db }la Vafhbm }aezca cd}apo}pa"

    Cded}o}dhbv

    ]la fhccaf}dhb hi cd}apo}pa iphe }la db}ap}av}oeab}oc zapdhm dv bh}hpdhvct yov}

    fhbvdv}dbn hi }la ]opnede# }la Po``dbdf Cd}apo}pa# }la Vaz}ondb}# }la _epob

    Vfphccv# }la Zvamazdnpozlo# # }la ~pd}dbnv hi Zldch obm }la ~pd}dbnv hi Ghvazlv" Ma

    }h vzo}doc cded}o}dhbv d} dv bh} zhvvd`ca }h fhbvdmap occ hi }la db}ap}av}oeab}oc cd}apo}pa

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    lapa db ma}odc" Ehv} oboctvav hi }la }ldpm laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= loya

    zphfaamam }lphnl o fhbfab}po}dhb hb }la Zvamazdnpozlo obm }ldv zozap ~dcc mh }la

    voea" ]la Zvamazdnpozloc vhpfav }lo} ~dcc `a vam db }ldv zozap opa; ]la @hhk hi

    }la cdia hi Omoe obm Aya# DD Abhfl# DDD @opfl obm ]la ]av}oeab} hi Cayd" Db cdka

    eobbap# Vzo}doc cded}o}dhbv ocvh eaob }lo} hp oboctvdv hi }la }ldpm laoyab db }la

    Ba~ obm Hcm ]av}oeab}v ~dcc `a cded}am }h fhezopo}dya ~hpm v}mdav# po}lap }lob }la

    ehpa a|}abvdya fhezopo}dya fo}anhpt hi occvdhbv"

    Ea}lhmhchnt

    ]ldv zozap ~dcc omhz} o fhezopo}dya ea}lhmhchnt" ]h va} }la fhb}a|} ihp fhezopo}dya

    oboctvdv }ldv zozap ~dcc zphfaam ~d}l o fchva paomdbn hi }la fhbfaz} hi }la }ldpm

    laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=" ]ldv ~dcc `a ihcch~am `t ob oboctvdv hi }la fhbfaz}

    hi }la }ldpm laoyab db }la Ba~ ]av}oeab}# }la Zvamazdnpozlo obm }la Hcm

    ]av}oeab}" Fhbfcvdhbv ~dcc }lab `a ayoco}am db cdnl} hi DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%="?

    ?" ]la ]ldpm Laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=

    ?"? Db}phmqf}dhb

    ^d}ldb `d`cdfoc vflhcopvldz }hmot }lapa dv nabapoc onpaaeab} }lo} db DD Fhpdb}ldobv

    ?0"0%= Zoc dv vdbn o zapvhboc afv}o}df a|zapdabfa }h gv}dit ldv o}lhpd}t ov ob

    ozhv}ca# db }la ~oka hi hzzhbab}v ~lh ~apa afv}o}dfocct dbfcdbam"0 Efl ma`o}a lov

    ? Qbcavv h}lap~dva v}o}am }la @d`ca ]a|}v db }ldv zozap ~dcc `a }okab iphe }la BPVY

    ]la Lhct @d`ca7 ]la Ba~ Paydvam V}obmopm Yapvdhb# Acaf}phbdf Amd}dhb ,Bovlydcca#

    ]B7 ]lheov Bacvhb Z`cdvlapv# ?4

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    vpphbmam }la eo}}ap ov }h ~lo} Zoc db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= bmapv}hhm }la }ldpm

    laoyab }h `a"

    ?"?"? ]la ]pomd}dhboc Zhvd}dhb hb }la }ldpm laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=

    ]pomd}dhbocct vflhcopvldz lov bmapv}hhm }la a|zapdabfa hi Zoc db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0

    obm yapva = ov `adbn mdv}dbf} iphe hba obh}lap# vhea vnnav} }lo} }lat ~apa vazopo}a

    ayab}v# ~ldcv} h}lapv loya vnnav}am }lo} }la }ldpm laoyab obm zopomdva pazpavab} }la

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    iao}pav; Idpv}ct # vflhcopv loya opnam }lo} bcavv db yapva 6 ibf}dhbv ov o eaobv

    hi vazopo}dbn }~h mdiiapab} offhb}v# d}v zpzhva `afheav pambmob}"= Vafhbmct# vhea

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    `h}l yapvav opa }lapa`t mavfpd`dbn }la voea ayab}# }lapa ~hcm `a bh baam ihp Zoc }h

    pazao} ldevaci"1

    ]ldpmct# db vzzhp} hi }ldv zhvd}dhb h}lapv opna hb }la `ovdv }lo}

    ehv} hi }la Zo}pdv}df ~pd}apv zphzhva o bh}dhb hi }~h vazopo}a poz}pav db DD

    Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0"9 Ihp}lct# Ph~cobm lov vnnav}am }lo} `afova d} dv hbct db Zopomdva

    }lo} Zoc laopv b}}apo`ca ~hpmv# obm bh vfl a|zapdabfa dv mavfpd`am db }la }ldpm

    Lopyopm ]lahchndfoc Payda~# >%0?> ,z" 099$"Gapaet @oppdap# Ydvdhbv hi

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    Mdeabvdhb db Zoqc.v ]lhqnl} ~d}l Vzafdoc Paiapabfa }h Avflo}hchnt ,Foe`pdmna7

    Foe`pdmna Qbdyapvd}t Zpavv# ?4

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    laoyab# Zoc eot loya lom o mdiiapab} a|zapdabfa db }la }ldpm laoyab }h }lo} hi

    zopomdva">

    ?"?"0 ]la Ehmapb Zhvd}dhb hb }la ]ldpm laoyab db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=

    Pafab} Vflhcopvldz lh~ayap lov }abmam }h omhz} o mdiiapab} yda~# boeact# }lo} DD

    Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= vzaokv hi hba bdidam offhb}" Db vzzhp} hi }ldv yda~ vflhcopv

    loya bh}am }lo} Idpv}ct# ~lab DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= dv fhbvdmapam ov o bdidam

    a|zapdabfa }la db yapva 6 mhav bh} `afhea pambmob}# Dbv}aom ovveav obm

    ovfabvdya qocd}t fpao}dbn o fhbbaf}dya po}lap }lob o mdvgbf}dya cdbk `a}~aab

    zopomdva db yapvav 0 obm }la }ldpm laoyab db yapva ="< Vafhbmct# Vflhcopv loya

    vnnav}am }lo} }la paovhb ~lt Zoc hbct ndyav hba mavfpdz}dhb hi }la fhb}ab} hi

    zopomdva# laop[dbnU }ldbnv }lo} opa bh} }h `a }hcm# }lo} bh ehp}oc dv zaped}}am }h pazao}

    dv `afova la hbct lom hba a|zapdabfa"4

    ]ldpmct# db paco}dhb }h }la db}apzpa}o}dhb hi

    }la zo}pdv}df io}lapv d} lom `aab bh}am }lo} }lat eot loya `aab qh}am chhvact obm

    }lo} }lat ~apa dbicabfam `t oc}apam zapfaz}dhbv hi }la laoyabv" ?: Ihp}lct#

    oc}lhnl d} dv hbct db zopomdva }lo} Zoc v}o}av }lo} la laopm }ldbnv }lo} opa bh} }h `a

    }hcm# }lo} bh ehp}oc dv zaped}}am }h pazao}# Vhea hi }la Vafhbm ]aezca cd}apo}pa vfl

    o DD Abhfl mavfpd`a zopomdva obm }la }ldpm laoyab ov }la voea }ldbn"?? Idi}lct# db DD

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    > Flpdv}hzlap Ph~cobm# ]la Hzab Laoyab7 O V}qmt hi Ozhfoctz}df db Gqmodve obm

    Aopct Flpdv}dobd}t ,Chbmhb7 VZFK# ?44:"

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    }lo} di }lapa ~apa }~h poz}pav hp }~h v}onav# Zoc ~hcm loya ndyab obh}lap mo}a"?0

    Idbocct# Kcok maehbv}po}av }lo} db DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%= }la }ape }ldpm laoyab obm

    zopomdva opa db iof} zopoccac }h hba obh}lap db }la v}pf}pa hi }la zovvona"?6

    ?"?"6 Vqeeopt

    ^d}ldb `d`cdfoc vflhcopvldz }la aydmabfa ~adnlv laoydct db ioyhp hi }la

    opneab} }lo} }la }ldpm laoyab obm zopomdva opa vtbhbtehv# ov vfl# }ldv dv }la

    zhvd}dhb }lo} ~dcc ovveam db }ldv zozap"?= O} }la voea }dea lh~ayap# }la dbihpeo}dhb

    ndyab `t Zoc hb }la }ldpm laoyab obm zopomdva dv yapt cded}am" DD Fhpdb}ldobv ?0"0%=

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    ihp v }h bh~ fhbvdmap lh~ }la }ldpm laoyab fob `a bmapv}hhm db cdnl} hi }la pav} hi

    }la Ba~ ]av}oeab}"

    0" ]la ]ldpm Laoyab obm Zopomdva db }la Ba~ ]av}oeab}

    0"? Db}phmqf}dhb

    ^ldcv} }la }ape hffpv hbct hbfa db }la `d`ca# }ldv mhav bh} eaob }lo}

    }la fhb}a|} ihp hp bmapv}obmdbn hi }la }ldpm laoyab dv cded}am }h hba }a|}" Hb }la

    fhb}popt }la iof} }lo} }la }ldpm laoyab ,$ obm Zopomdva ,$

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    mavdnbo}dhb }ldpm laoyab db }la idpv} v}obwo `afheav zopomdva db }la vafhbm"Lobv%

    Ghvai Kcok# ^d}l Zoc ]lphnl Laoyab obm Lacc7 ]~h Ozhfptzloc Ozhfoczvav#

    @d`cdfoc Pavaopfl# 10 ,0::>$# 1>%>0 ,zz" 1>%14?; F"K" @oppa}}#O Fheeab}opt hb ]la

    Vafhbm Azdv}ca }h }la Fhpdb}ldobv# 0bm amb ,Chbmhb7 Omoe ) Flopcav @cofk# ?4>6$#

    z" 6:=; Ipbdvl# z" 109; Kcok# 1>%>0 ,z" 1

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    opa vtbhbtehv dbmdfo}av }lo} ob oboctvdv hi }la fhbfaz} hi db }la Ba~

    ]av}oeab} ~hcm `a gv} o yocdm# obm lacz }h vlam ehpa cdnl} zhb ~lo} }la }ldpm

    laoyab ,$ ednl} loya `aab bmapv}hhm }h `a" ?1 O vpyat hi }la Ba~

    ]av}oeab} payaocv }lo} dv bh} o fheehb ~hpm# obm hbct hffpv db }~h

    h}lap zcofav db }la Ba~ ]av}oeab} boeact; Cka 06"=6 obm Payaco}dhb 0"> ~ldfl ~a

    vlocc bh~ a|oedba"

    0"?"? ]la Ba~ ]av}oeab} Qbmapv}obmdbn hi

    ]la idpv} hi }la }~h ommd}dhboc }a|}v db ~ldfl dv vam dv Cka 06"=6" ?9

    Vzaokdbn }h hba hi }la fpdedbocv lobndbn hb }la fphvv `avdma lde# Gavv votv ]pct D

    }acc th# }hmot th ~dcc `a ~d}l ea db " ^ldcv} }la zovvona ndyav bh mdpaf}

    mavfpdz}dhb hi# Vflhcopct bmapv}obmdbn hi }ldv yapva lom }abmam }h fab}ap

    ophbm }la bh}dhb }lo} zopomdva dv lapa paiappdbn }h o zpavab}ct a|dv}dbn `} ldmmab

    o`hma hi }la `cavvam"

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    ]la vafhbm hi }la }~h }a|}v dv Payaco}dhb 0"> ~ldfl v}o}av;

    Ca} obthba ~lh lov ob aop cdv}ab }h ~lo} }la Vzdpd} dv votdbn }h }la flpflav" ]h

    ayapthba ~lh fhbqapv# D ~dcc ndya zapedvvdhb }h ao} iphe }la }paa hi cdia }lo} dv db }la

    ?1 Offhpmdbn }h Cdmmac obm Vfh}} }la ca|dfoc eaobdbn hi dv ob abfchvam

    zopk# hp zcaovpa nphbm# nopmab# hpflopm hp o`hma hi }la `cavvam" Labpt Cdmmaccobm Ph`ap} Vfh}}#O Npaak%Abncdvl Ca|dfhb ,H|ihpm7 Fcopabmhb Zpavv# ?49

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    }abmam }h `a fab}pam db o avflo}hchndfoc fhb}a|}# ~lapa d} dv }lhnl} }lo} }la zopomdva

    lapa vzhkab hi ~dcc `a pachfo}am zhb }la aop}l" ?< ^d}ldb Payaco}dhb 0"> fcaop

    zopoccacv fob ocvh `a vaab `a}~aab obm }la Hcm ]av}oeab} nopmab hi Amab#

    ]ldv ovvhfdo}dhb dv mpo~b }lphnl }la iof} }lo} ~d}ldb }ldv avfo}hchndfoc offhb} ~a

    idbm }la }paa hi cdia ,Nabavdv 04$ "

    0"?"0 Vqeeopt

    ]la va hidb }la pav} hi }la Ba~ ]av}oeab} fcaopct vnnav}v }lo} d} lov

    fhbbh}o}dhbv hi o zpavab}ct a|dv}dbn o`hma hi }la `cavvam# d} ocvh }okav hb

    avflo}hchndfoc mdeabvdhbv db }lo} Payaco}dhb vnnav}v # ~d}l d}v deonapt hi

    Amab# ~dcc hba mot `a av}o`cdvlam hb }la aop}l"

    6" ]la ]ldpm Laoyab ) Zopomdva db }la Zvaqmazdnpozlo

    O vpyat hi }la Zvamazdnpozlo payaocv }lo} `acdai db o }ldpm laoyab ~ov bh} ihpadnb

    }h }la db}ap%}av}oeab}oc zapdhm ,0:: @"F" 0:: O"M"$" Dbmaam }la }ldpm laoyab dv

    mdvfvvam db ihp Zvamazdnpozldf vhpfav; ]la @hhk hi }la Cdia hi Omoe obm Aya# 0

    ?< Onodb }lapa dv mdvonpaaeab} o} }h ~lo} dv lapa eaob} `t ; Flopcav opnav

    }lo} lapa lov `afhea aqdyocab} }h }la laoyabct Gapvocae# ~ldfl dv }hmavfabm iphe laoyab `aihpa }la idboc gmnaeab} P" L" Flopcav# ]la Db}apbo}dhboc

    Fpd}dfoc Fheeab}opt7 Payaco}dhb# am" `t V"P" Mpdyap# O" Zceeap obm F" O" @pdnnv

    ,Amdb`pnl7 ] ) ] Fcopk# ?4>?$# D# z" 11" Oba ovvap}v }lo} lapa paiapv }h

    o laoyabct pandhb }lo} ~dcclabfaihpa `a zapeabob}ct pachfo}am zhb }la ba~ aop}l"

    aezlovdv ommam"Moydm Oba# ^hpm @d`cdfoc Fheeab}opt7 Payaco}dhb# am" `t Moydm

    L``opm obm Ncab @opkap ,Moccov# ]\7 ^hpm @hhkv# ?44>$# z" ?1=" Fhb}popt }h }la

    zhzcop }dma hi hzdbdhb Eovvtbn`apma Ihpm Vnnav}v }lo} Zopomdva baam bh} `a

    bmapv}hhm db ob avflo}hchndfoc vabva# po}lap d} fob vdezct `a bmapv}hhm v}hhm ov o

    zcofa }h ~ldfl zahzca v}phya }h ab}ap"G" Eovvtbn`apma Ihpm# ]la Obflhp @d`ca7

    Payaco}dhb ,Ba~ Thpk# BT7 Mh`camot ) Fhezobt# Dbf"# ?4>1$# \\\YDDD# z" 64?"

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    Abhfl# 6 @opfl obm }la ]av}oeab} hi Cayd" ?4 Db }ldv vaf}dhb hi }la zozap ~a vlocc

    a|oedba }lava vhpfav obm ovvavv ~lo} }lat payaoc db paco}dhb }h ~lo} }la }ldpm

    laoyab ~ov fhbvdmapam }h `a# ~a vlocc zphfaam db flphbhchndfoc hpmap"0:#0?

    6"? ]la ]ldpm laoyab db ]la @hhk hi }la Cdia hi Omoe obm Aya"00

    6"?"? Mavfpdz}dhb

    ]la Fhvehchnt hi }la @hhk hi }la Cdia hi Omoe obm Aya vnnav}v }la zpavabfa hi o}

    caov} vayab laoyabv# ~d}l Aya v}o}dbn }lo} vla vaav }la vayab laoyabv hzabam ,COA

    Ozhfoctzva# 610$ Paiapabfa }h }la }ldpm laoyab hffpv Oi}ap Omoev mao}l# ~lapa

    }la Chpm fheeobmv }la opflobnac Edfloac }h }oka [}la vhc hi OmoeU db}h zopomdva#

    }h }la }ldpm laoyab" ,COA Ozhfoctzva# 6>1$ Dezhp}ob} }h bh}a# dv }la mdv}dbf}dhb }lo}

    dv eoma `a}~aab }la aop}lct zopomdva# ~ldfl dv chfo}am db }la nopmab hi Amab# obm }la

    laoyabct zopomdva ~ldfl dv chfo}am db }la }ldpm laoyab" ^ldcv} o mavfpdz}dhb hi }la

    ?4 Flopcav~hp}l ~hcm vnnav} o mdiiapab} flphbhchndfoc hpmap ihp }lava }a|}v# ]la

    ]av}oeab} hi Cayd ,?6>%?:> @"F"$ # ]la @hhk hi }la Cdia hi Omoe obm Aya ,?::

    @"F" 0:: O"M$# 0 Abhfl ,?%1: O"M"$ obm 6 @opfl ,?69 O"M"$ vaa ]la Hcm

    ]av}oeab} Zvaqmazdnpozlo7 A|zobvdhbv hi }la "Hcm ]av}oeab}" obm Canabmv#

    ^dvmhe obm Zldchvhzldfoc Cd}apo}qpa# Zpotapv# Zvocev# obm Hmav# Iponeab}v hi Chv}Gqmah%Laccabdv}df ^hpkv# am" `t Goeav L" Flopcav~hp}l ,Chbmhb7 Mop}hb#Chbneob )

    ]hmm# ?4%?="

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    laoyabct zopomdva dv bh} ndyab# ~a mh idbm beaphv mavfpdz}dhbv hi }la aop}lct hba#

    ~ldfl dv cdkabam yapt efl }h }la Nopmab hi Amab db }la nabavdv offhb}" Db Nabavdv

    Eob ~ov a|zaccam iphe }la Nopmab hi Amab ov o pavc} hi vdb# }la voea dv }pa db }la

    @hhk hi }la Cdia hi Omoe obm Aya# ~lapa }la fhzca ~apa a|zaccam iphe zopomdva ov

    o pavc} hi }ladp mdvh`amdabfa ,COA Ozhfoctzva# 0>%04?$ Obh}lap acaeab} }h bh}a dv

    }la iof} }lo} }la ab}pobfa hi Omoev vhc db}h }la }ldpm laoyab ozzaopv }h `a zpaedvam

    hb ldv loydbn pafadyam zopmhb iphe Nhm ,COA Ozhfoctzva# 6>1%9$ Omoev @hmt dv

    }lab `pdam db }la aop}lct zopomdva ~d}l O`ac# lh~ayap db hpmap }h mpavv }la `hmdav }la

    opflobnac Edfloac# dv fheeobmam nh db}h Zopomdva db}h }la }ldpm laoyab obm pdbn

    [NhmU }lpaa fch}lv hi cdbab obm vdck" ,COA Ozhfoctzva# =:=$"

    6"?"0 Oboctvdv

    Db ]la `hhk hi }la cdia hi Omoe obm Aya o fcaop fhbbaf}dhb fob `a vaab `a}~aab

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