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Tbc} bf} hool cl aux `fe hoiaxo hut o tbauebt ct `cebt ho eaad ta xul ct
fefcl ta xo`cld oyoxsalo fhaut tbo c`~axtflt tbcle} cl jcio f} o bofd clta
f lo sofx, Uo ba~o 8>6= c} saux ho}t sofx sot&
Ubol tbcle} cl saux jcyo} }oo` fj`a}t taa `umb ta bfldjo* bol 84
baux} cl f dfs fxo lat olaueb* xo`o`hox tbo `fsallfc}o gfx fld tbo 8
mu~} ai maiioo,
F ~xaio}}ax }taad hoiaxo bc} ~bcja}a~bs mjf}} fld bfd }a`o cto`} cl
ixalt ai bc`, Ubol tbo mjf}} hoefl* bo axdjo}}js ~cmkod u~ f yoxs jfxeo
fld o`~ts `fsallfc}o gfx fld ~xamoodod ta icjj ct ctb eaji hfjj}, Bo tbol
f}kod tbo }tudolt} ci tbo gfx f} iujj, Tbos fexood tbft ct f},
Tbo ~xaio}}ax tbol ~cmkod u~ f har ai ~ohhjo} fld ~auxod tbo` clta
tbo gfx, Bo }baak tbo gfx jcebtjs, Tbo ~ohhjo} xajjod clta tbo a~ol fxof}
hotool tbo eaji hfjj}, Bo tbol f}kod tbo }tudolt} fefcl ci tbo gfx f} iujj,
Tbos fexood ct f},
Tbo ~xaio}}ax lort ~cmkod u~ f har ai }fld fld ~auxod ct clta tbo gfx, Ai
maux}o* tbo }fld icjjod u~ oyoxstbcle oj}o, Bo f}kod almo `axo ci tbo gfx
f} iujj, Tbo }tudolt} xo}~aldod ctb f ulflc`au} so},
Tbo ~xaio}}ax tbol ~xadumod ta mu~} ai maiioo ixa` uldox tbo tfhjo fld
~auxod tbo oltcxo maltolt} clta tbo gfx oiiomtcyojs icjjcle tbo o`~ts }~fmo
hotool tbo }fld, Tbo }tudolt} jfuebod,
La* }fcd tbo ~xaio}}ax f} tbo jfuebtox }uh}cdod* C flt sau ta xom-
aelcwo tbft tbc} gfx xo~xo}olt} saux jcio, Tbo eaji hfjj} fxo tbo c`~axtflttbcle}saux if`cjs* saux mbcjdxol* saux bofjtb* saux ixcold} fld saux ifyax-
cto ~f}}cal}fld ci oyoxstbcle oj}o f} ja}t fld aljs tbos xo`fclod* saux
jcio aujd }tcjj ho iujj,
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fld saux mfx,
Tbo }fld c} oyoxstbcle oj}otbo }`fjj }tuii, Ci sau ~ut tbo }fld clta tbo
gfx icx}t* bo maltcluod* tboxo c} la xaa` iax tbo ~ohhjo} ax tbo eaji hfjj},
Tbo }f`o eao} iax jcio, Ci sau }~old fjj saux tc`o fld oloxes al tbo }`fjj
}tuii sau cjj loyox bfyo xaa` iax tbo tbcle} tbft fxo c`~axtflt ta sau,
^fs fttoltcal ta tbo tbcle} tbft fxo mxctcmfj ta saux bf~~clo}}, ^jfs ctbsaux mbcjdxol, Tfko tc`o ta eot `odcmfj mbomku~}, Tfko saux }~au}o aut ta
dcllox, ^jfs flatbox 62, Tboxo cjj fjfs} ho tc`o ta mjofl tbo bau}o fld
icr tbo dc}~a}fj, Tfko mfxo ai tbo eaji hfjj} icx}ttbo tbcle} tbft xofjjs ft-
tox, ]ot saux ~xcaxctco}, Tbo xo}t c} gu}t }fld,
Alo ai tbo }tudolt} xfc}od box bfld fld clvucxod bft tbo maiioo xo~xo-
}oltod, Tbo ~xaio}}ax }`cjod, C` ejfd sau f}kod,
Ct gu}t eao} ta }ba sau tbft la `fttox ba iujj saux jcio `fs }oo`*
tboxo} fjfs} xaa` iax f mau~jo ai mu~} ai maiioo ctb f ixcold,
F Lo Sofx
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^xaud Ta Ho
Ixooda` fld Goii bfyo hool taeotbox iax ayox 6=
sofx}, ]bo oltoxod Tbo ]fxyos Ucjdjcio Moltox f} f tclsofejot cl 6332, Hatb box cle} oxo hxakol* box joit alo
cl iaux ~jfmo}, Oyol fitox }uxeoxs* ct dcdlt a~ol fjj tbo
fs fld loyox bofjod ma`~jotojs, ]bo} Goii} hfhs,
Ubol Ixooda` fxxcyod* }bo maujd lat }tfld* f}
o`fmcftod fld mayoxod cl jcmo, Tbo Moltox }tfii `fdo
tbo domc}cal ta ecyo box f mbflmo ft jcio* }a Goii taak box
ta tbo yot} aiicmo, Ixa` tbol al* tbos oxo f ta}a`o*
fjfs} taeotbox, Tbos ~jfmod box cl f bueo dae mfxxcox
`clu} tbo ta~* jafdod ctb }bxoddod lo}~f~ox iax box
ta jfs cl, Goii u}od ta }ct fld tfjk ta box* uxecle box ta
jcyo* ta icebt; fld }bo aujd jfs tboxo jaakcle u~ ft bc`ctb tba}o hce hxal oso},
Ixooda` bfd ta ho iod hs tuho iax tbo icx}t 49 ook}*
fld oyol fitox tbft }bo }tcjj maujdlt }tfld, Ct eat ta tbo
~aclt boxo tbos fdo f domc}cal7 Ci }bo maujdlt }tfld
cl tbo lort ook* tbos aujd outbflcwo box, Sau kla
sau dalt flt ta mxa}} tbft jclo hotool taxtuxo fld
xobfh* fld ct jaakod jcko doftb f} cllcle* or~jfclod
Goii,
]bo f} eacle ta ho ~ut dal tbft Ixcdfs* fld Goii
Ixooda` Fld Goii
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^xaud Ta Hof} }mbodujod ta ma`o cl ta tbo Moltox tbft ~xcax fi-
toxlaal, Bo iauld ct dciicmujt ta ~u}b bc`}oji ta `fko
tbft dxofdod txc~ ta tbo Moltox al Tbux}dfs homfu}o bo
maujdlt hofx tbo tbauebt ai box hocle outbflcwod, Hut
bo olt flsfs* fld bol bo fjkod cl* ta bc} }ux~xc}ooyoxsalo f} excllcle ixa` ofx ta ofx, Bo df}bod hfmk
ta Ixooda`} mfeo; fld tboxo }bo f}* }tfldcle al box
al* f hce hofutciuj ofejo, ]bo f} xofds ta jcyo, Goii
f} gu}t fhaut cl tofx} hs tbol, Tbft f} f yoxs eaad
dfs&
Tbos klo }bo maujd loyox ijs* }a tbo dcxomtax f}kod
Goii ta ejayo txfcl box, Bo eat box u}od ta tbo ejayo* fld
}tfxtod dacle odumftcal ~xaexf`} iax }mbaaj} cl o}toxl
Uf}bcletal,
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TY, @cxfmjo ^ot} oyol dcd f }ba fhaut tbo`,Cl tbo }~xcle ai 8>>>* Goii f} dcfela}od ctb }tfeo =
lalBadekcl} js`~ba`f* xovucxcle 2 `altb} ai mbo`a,
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eaad olaueb* bo aujd ea ta ]fxyos fld tfko Ixooda`
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da` aujd ma`o ta bc` cl bc} dxof`} fld boj~ bc` icebt
tbo mflmox, Fmmaxdcle ta Goii* bc} bf~~olod tc`o fld tc`o
fefcl,
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Goii olt cl iax s jf}t mbomku~, Bfycle hool tajd tbft ci
tbo mflmox f} lat fjj ealo fitox ocebt xauld} ai mbo`a*
bc} jf}t a~tcal aujd ho f }to` mojj txfl}~jflt* bo f}
uldox}tfldfhjs al odeo, Hut bol bo bofxd bc} loo}t
to}t xo}ujt}* bo jofxlod tbft bo f} mflmox ixoo,
Tbo icx}t tbcle bo dcd f} eot u~ ta ]fxyos fld tfko tbo
hce ecxj aut iax f fjk, Ct f} `c}ts fld majd bol tbos
olt ta tbo ta~ ai tbo bcjj, Bo bfdlt }fcd f axd ta Ixoo-da`* hut }a`oba }bo }oo`od ta kla, ]bo jaakod u~
clta bc} oso} bcjo xf~~cle hatb box cle} fxauld bc`,
Goii maujd iooj tba}o cle} ~xo}}cle cl al bc} hfmk, Tbol
}bo taumbod box hofk ta bc} la}o ctb bcjo }tcjj }tfxcle
clta bc} oso},
Tbft f} f `fecm `a`olt iax hatb ai tbo` Goii }tfld
cle tboxo oleujiod cl ofejo cle}* ctb ta ~fcx ai oso}
txfl}icrod al alo flatbox, Goii bf} loyox iaxeattol tbo
balax ai bfycle tbft }~omcfj hcxd ctb box felcicmolt }~cx
ai Ixooda` }a mja}ojs mallomtod ctb bc} jcio,
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Hckox ^fj} Lo Sofx}Xo}ajutcal}
F Lo Sofx} xo}ajutcal c} f ~xa`c}o f ~ox}al `fko} iax
tbo lo sofx, Xoefxdjo}} ai bft xo}ajutcal sau ma``ct ta
tbo eafj c} ta c`~xayo jcio cl tbo ma`cle sofx, Xo}ajutcal}
mfl ma`o cl `fls iax`}, ]a`o ~oa~jo `fko f ~xa`c}o ta
mbfleo f hfd bfhct* }umb f} vucttcle }`akcle ax oftcle jo}}
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tcyo bfhct* }umb f} }tfxtcle fl oroxmc}o ~xaexf`* yajultoox-
cle cl tbocx ma``ulcts ax xomsmjcle axo,
Tbo txfdctcal ai Lo Sofx} xo}ajutcal} dfto} fjj tbo fs
hfmk ta 6?= H,M, Gflufxs c} lf`od fitox Gflu}* f `stbcmfj
ead ai ofxjs Xa`o, Gflu} bfd ta ifmo} alo jaakcleiaxfxd* alo jaakcle hfmkfxd, Tbc} fjjaod bc` ta jaak
hfmk al tbo ~f}t fld iaxfxd tafxd tbo iutuxo, Al Do-
mo`hox =6* tbo Xa`fl} c`feclod Gflu} jaakcle hfmkfxd
clta tbo ajd sofx fld iaxfxd clta tbo lo sofx, Tbc} ho -
mf`o f }s`hajcm tc`o iax Xa`fl} ta `fko xo}ajutcal} iax
tbo lo sofx fld iaxecyo olo`co} iax txauhjo} cl tbo ~f}t,
Tbo Xa`fl} fj}a hojcoyod Gflu} maujd iaxecyo tbo` iax
tbocx xaledacle} cl tbo ~xoycau} sofx, Tbo Xa`fl} aujd
ecyo ecit} fld fko ~xa`c}o}* hojcoycle Gflu} aujd }oo
tbc} fld hjo}} tbo` cl tbo sofx fbofd, Fld tbu} tbo Lo
Sofx} xo}ajutcal f} haxl&
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Alo atbox tc`o* C bfd hool f yoxs hfd ecxj, Ai maux}o sau `fs ldtbft bfxd ta hojcoyo* hut C f}lt fjfs} f ~f}tax& Too Boo& Mbxc}t`f}`axlcle* o aujd eot u~ fld }oo bft ]fltf hxauebt u} ft ba`ofld tbol ea ta aux exfld~fxolt} ta }oo bft ]fltf hxauebt u} ft tbocxbau}o, @s hxatbox bfd f hofutciuj* xod* }bcls* lo hcmsmjo* }cttcle xcebtcl tbo jcycle xaa`, C jaakod fxauld fld C dcdlt }oo alo iax `o, C ko~t aljaakcle fld }tcjj la hcko iax `o, @s exfld`f }fcd* Boxo c} }a`otbclectb saux lf`o al ct, Ct f} f hce* xod* }ftcl hfe ctb f ~xotts hjfmk haal ct, C exfhhod ct* a~olod ct u~ fld jaakod cl}cdo ta ld f lato }fscle*@fsho sau cjj ho hottox lort sofx,,,Jayo* ]fltf, Cl}cdo oxo ~como}ai hjfmk mafj fld }ctmbo} fld f}bo}& Ab La& C mflt hojcoyo tbft C`o}}od u~ eottcle f hcko& C ~xa`c}od ta loyox ho tbft hfd fefcl, Tbol*`s `u``s olt al tbo hfmk ~axmb fld sojjod iax `o, Ubol C xfl auttboxo* tboxo f} tbo `a}t hofutciuj* ~clk hcko C bfd oyox }ool& C mflt }fs
tbft C ko~t `s ~xa`c}o*tbaueb,
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