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    Vnrmby, Vnrmby[jn CDV

    ;00 ]nhrs af Mofbunoln hok Gnhuty

    Gy4 Dao I. \wnnony

    Lrmtmlhbby hllbhmink hutjar Dao \wnnony usns

    jmstary, pnrsaohb ohrrhtmvn, hok juiar ta

    rnfbnlt ao tjn lubturhb mipartholn, spmrmtuhb

    vhbun, gnhutmfub pjrhsmoes, hok allhsmaohb

    wnmrkonss af tjn Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn.

    Bnhro Iarn |Taoknrvho ao \lrmgk |Taoknrvho.lai

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    Hbsa gy Dao \wnnony

    [jn Wahk ta Hssmsm (nkmtar)

    Garo Hehmo hok Hehmo

    [jn \t. Frholms Prhynr Gaac

    Bmejt mo tjn Khrc Hens

    Mrnbhoks \hmot (nkmtar)

    Hbiast Lhtjabml

    Lbamstnr [hbcs

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    TAOKNWVHO

    Vnrmby, Vnrmby

    Lapyrmejt 7088 gy Dao \wnnony

    [jms tmtbn ms hbsa hvhmbhgbn hs h Taoknrvho ngaac. Vmsmt www.zaoknrvho.lai/ngaacs.

    [jms tmtbn ms hbsa hvhmbhgbn mo h Taoknrvho hukma nkmtmao. Vmsmt www.zaoknrvho.fi.

    Wnqunsts far mofarihtmao sjaubk gn hkkrnssnk ta4

    Taoknrvho, Erhok Whpmks, Imljmeho ;=> ; < 7 8

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    [a tjn knkmlhtnk \uokhy sljaab tnhljnrs

    Uja ihkn surn wn conw Dajo

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    LAO[NO[\

    Hutjars Oatn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =

    Prabaeun4 Gurymoe hok Wnsurrnltmoe Gmgbns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

    Motrakultmao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. [JN CDVNOK^WN[J FAWNVNW . . . . . . . . . . 80>

    6. EWNH[ BAVNW\ AF [JM\ GAAC . . . . . . . . . . . 885

    5. MIIAW[HB VNW\N\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8;>

    :. PWAVNWG\ FWAI [JN EAAK GAAC . . . . . . 85>

    =. [JN GMGBN HOK UAOKNW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:5

    Hppnokmx4 H Xumlc Eumkn ta Hrljhml Uarks hok Pjrhsns . . . 8==

    Uarcs Frnqunotby Laosubtnk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78>

    Hlcoawbnkeinots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78=

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    H^[JAW\ OA[N

    Ujno M quatn tjn Cmoe Dhins Vnrsmao af tjn Gmgbn (CDV), M hi

    quatmoe frai tjn armemohb 8688 nkmtmao, gut wmtjaut tjn abk spnbb-

    moes. H bhokihrc af Nhrby Iaknro Noebmsj, tjn CDV onvnrtjnbnss

    rnthmonk iarn Imkkbn Noebmsj spnbbmoes tjho wnrn usnk ta takhy.[jraw tjht taentjnr wmtj abk typaerhpjml laovnotmaos bmcn tjn

    motnrljhoemoe vhok u(tjn ljhrhltnr ugnmoe usnk far tjn vsauok

    mosmkn h wark, hok tjn ljhrhltnr vgnmoe usnk far tjn usauok ht

    tjn gnemoomoes af warks), hok tjn armemohb CDV lho gn kawormejt

    kmsarmnotmoe. Far nxhipbn, laosmknr tjms snotnoln frai tjn ohrrhtmvn

    af tjn fbaak4 Hok gnjabk M, nuno M, kan grmoe h fbaak af whtnrs vpao

    tjn nhrtj. Nvnr smoln tjn 856= Axfark \thokhrk Nkmtmao, iaknro

    spnbbmoe jhs gnno usnk4 Hok, gnjabk, M, nvno M, ka grmoe h fbaak

    af whtnrs upao tjn nhrtj. M hbsa usn spnbbmoes tjht tnok ta rnfbnlt

    Noebmsj ushen mo tjn omtnk \thtns, rhtjnr tjho mo tjn omtnk Cmoe-

    kai. \a, far nxhipbn, mo iy tmtbn ta ljhptnr ;, wjno M quatn frai

    tjn trhosbhtars prnfhln af tjn 8688 CDV, M wrmtn, Ba, tjn Juiar!

    rhtjnr tjho, Ba, tjn Juiaur!\moln mts gnemoomoe, tjn CDV jhs hbsa mthbmlmznk h bat af warks ta

    mokmlhtn tjht tjasn hrn mipbmnk gut oat hltuhbby prnsnot mo tjn armem-

    ohb bhoeuhens. [jnsn hrn lhbbnk pravmknk warks. Iarn hgaut tjht

    mo ljhptnr

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    Prabaeun

    G^W]MOE HOK

    WN\^WWNL[MOE GMGBN\

    Hs tjn jhrt photntj hftnr tjn whtnr graacs,

    sa photntj iy saub hftnr tjnn, A Eak.

    P 4

    [jht mosthot whs M turonk mota h jhrt,Hok iy knsmrns, bmcn fnbb hok lrunb jauoks,

    Nnr smoln pursun in.

    \, [UNBF[JOMEJ[, H ,

    M

    vn gurmnk qumtn h fnw Gmgbns mo tjn bhst knlhkn. Ht aur ljurlj mo

    Vnriaot, Mi mo ljhren af tjn hoouhb gaac shbn. Kaohtmaos paur

    mo avnr h smx-wnnc pnrmak, hok M wnnk tjrauej tjni hbb, sartmoe,prmlmoe, hok phlcmoe tjni mota lhrtaos, wjnrn tjny whmt uotmb tjn

    fhmr ao tjn Vmbbhen Ernno.

    Nhlj ynhr wn rnlnmvn hgaut h kazno Gmgbns, onhrby hbb af wjmlj

    hrn tjn Cmoe Dhins Vnrsmao. [jny hbwhys hppnhr wnbb-waro, wmtj

    thttnrnk nkens ao tjn abk bnhtjnr lavnrs. Aftno, tjn bnhtjnr ms sa

    abk hok kry tjht mt ljmps bmcn phmot ao tjn smkn af h wnhtjnrnk

    sjnk. Baacmoe ht tjnsn kaohtnk Gmgbns, M mihemon tjht tjnyvn

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    gnno lbnhonk aut af httmls ar hssmstnk-lhrn fhlmbmtmns. Ihoy af aur

    erhokiatjnrs hok erhokfhtjnrs rnhk CDVs nxlbusmvnby, ihrcmoe

    tjni hok uremoe us ta rnhk tjni wjno wn wnrn yauoe. [jny

    rnlarknk miparthot khtns mo tjms ihrvnbaus gaac, hbsa coawo hs

    [jn Hutjarmznk Vnrsmao. \nohtar \hi Nrvmo af Oartj Lhrabmoh

    (8:=6-8=:>) put mt gnst wjno jn shmk4

    M tjmoc tjht tjn ernhtnst gaac, frai h bmtnrhry hs wnbb hs frai

    h rnbmemaus sthokpamot nvnr ihkn hvhmbhgbn ta ihocmok, ms tjnCmoe Dhins Vnrsmao af tjn Gmgbn. Hs saao hs iy farngnhrs

    agthmonk tjn SCDVY, tjny hkaptnk mt hs h eumkn far tjnmr rnbm-

    emaus fhmtj, hok tjny rnlarknk wmtjmo mts lavnrs tjnmr ihr-

    rmhens, tjnmr gmrtjs, hok tjnmr knhtjs. [jny fauok saintjmoe

    wmtjmo tjht abk Gaac wjmlj rnvnhbnk ta tjni tjn praimsns af

    Eak, hok saintjmoe wjmlj ihkn tjni fnhr Eak hok oatj-

    moe nbsn.8

    M aoln hscnk ho hotmqun knhbnr mo tawo wjnrn jn agthmonk hbb

    af tjn CDVs mo jms sjap. Jn shmk ihttnr-af-fhltby, [jnrns h Gmgbn mo

    nvnry jausn. Gmgbns wnrn aoln hiaoe tjn iast trnhsurnk agdnlts mo

    h fhimby jain, gut h CDV oa baoenr snnis miparthot. Ht aur gaac

    fhmr, M jnhr tjmoes bmcn, Iatjnr cnpt tjms gy jnr gnksmkn far hs baoe

    hs M lho rninignr. Gut wn kaot onnk mt.

    Umtj hbb tjn onw trhosbhtmaos hvhmbhgbn, abk Cmoe Dhins Gmgbns

    hrn rhrnby hpprnlmhtnk gut tjny hrn, onvnrtjnbnss, nssnotmhb lub-

    turhb hrtmfhlts. [jn CDV jhs saintjmoe ta shy hgaut wja wn hrn. Hs

    rnlnotby hs tjn 8==0s, Prnsmknot Gmbb Lbmotao usnk tjn Cmoe Dhins

    Gmgbn emvno ta jmi gy jms erhokiatjnr far jms mohueurhb ahtjs. Mt

    whs apno ta tjms vnrsn ht tjn 8==< lnrniaoy4

    8. \hi Nrvmo, [jn Umskai af \hi Nrvmo(Onw ]arc4 Ghbbhotmon Gaacs, 8=5

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    G^W]MOE HOK WN\^WWNL[MOE GMGBN\ 8

    Iy Ghptmst erhokfhtjnrs af tjn abk sljaab, gatj af tjni

    gnbmnvnk, far kaltrmohb rnhsaos, tjht oatjmoe sjaubk rnpbhln tjn

    CDV. [jny tjauejt mt rnprnsnotnk h purn iainot mo tjn jmstary af

    juiho laoonltmao ta Eak. Gatj prnhljnrs, tjny jhk fht, gbhlc CDV

    stuky Gmgbns, wjmlj tjny sjaac mo tjnmr jhoks wjmbn tjny prnhljnk

    frai gnjmok tjnmr pubpmts. Hbmstnr IlErhtj, aon af takhys fmonst

    jmstarmhos, shys, Mt lho gn hreunk tjht, uotmb tjn nok af tjn Fmrst

    Uarbk Uhr, tjn Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn whs snno, oat smipby hs tjn iast

    miparthot Noebmsj trhosbhtmao af tjn Gmgbn, gut hs aon af tjn fmonstbmtnrhry warcs mo tjn Noebmsj bhoeuhen.;

    M stmbb bavn tjn lhknolns hok bhoeuhen af tjn CDV, tjauej M lho-

    oat hernn tjht tjn onwnr trhosbhtmaos hrn knfmlmnot ar uofhmtjfub ta

    tjn armemohb tnxt. Mo fhlt, M coaw tjn nxhlt appasmtn ms usuhbby trun.

    [jn Onw Wnvmsnk \thokhrk Vnrsmao (OW\V) snnis ta gn tjn prn-

    fnrrnk trhosbhtmao af takhys hlhknimls gnlhusn af mts laotniparhry

    sljabhrsjmp, usn af tjn iast rnlnot ihouslrmpts molbukmoe tjasn

    kmslavnrnk hiaoe tjn Knhk \nh \lrabbs rniavhb af hrljhmsis,

    httnotmao ta tjn kmffnrnolns gntwnno enorns (typnsnttmoe pantry hs

    pantry, prnsnotmoe tjn \aoe af \aoes hs krhih, hok sa ao), hok tjn

    usn af hppraprmhtn enoknr-molbusmvn bhoeuhen. Gut af laursn tjnrn

    hrn ihoy atjnrs. Far nxhipbn, M coaw tjht tjn Onw Motnrohtmaohb

    Vnrsmao (OMV) hok [akhys Onw Motnrohtmaohb Vnrsmao ([OMV) hrnprnfnrrnk gy ihoy phstars, hok qumtn h fnw pants hok wrmtnrs hrn

    phrtmhb ta tjn Wnvmsnk Noebmsj Gmgbn (WNG).

    Gut tjn CDV ms tjn aoby aon tjht ms h gumbkmoe gbalc af aur lab-

    bnltmvn lubturhb jnrmthen. Mt ms bmcn tjn ljhrhltnrs mo Kmlcnos ar tjn

    spnnljns af Ihrtmo Butjnr Cmoe Dr. (gatj fhos af tjn CDV). Ujnrn

    waubk wn gn wmtjaut pjrhsns bmcn tjnsn1

    ;. Hbmstnr IlErhtj, Mo tjn Gnemoomoe4[jn \tary af tjn Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn hok Jaw Mt Ljhoenk h

    Ohtmao,h Bhoeuhen,hok h Lubturn(Onw ]arc4 Kaugbnkhy, 7008),

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    tjn fht af tjn bhok

    nht, krmoc, hok gn inrry

    tjn hppbn af jms nyn

    ho nyn far ho nyn

    mt lhin ta phss

    fmejt tjn eaak fmejt

    fnbb fbht ao jms fhln

    tjn fubbonss af tmin

    lho h bnaphrk ljhoen jms spats1hi M iy gratjnrs cnnpnr1>

    dust ta ohin h fnw.

    Pjrhsns frai tjn Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn jhvn nxpbhmonk sugtbn bmfn

    bnssaos ta us avnr hok avnr hehmo mo whys tjht hrn mrrnpbhlnhgbn. Mts

    oat onlnsshrmby tjht tjnsn nxprnssmaos hrn gnttnrtjho tjasn mo atjnr

    Gmgbn trhosbhtmaos, gut tjht tjny jhvn farink tjn imoks hok jnhrtsaf iarn Noebmsj-spnhcnrs tjho hoy atjnr trhosbhtmao. Far nxhipbn4

    Eaks lhrn far us4 [jn B ms iy sjnpjnrk

    Frnnkai frai sbhvnry4 Bnt iy pnapbn ea

    H bmfn whstnk mo warrmns avnr uomiparthot tjmoes4 Vhomty

    af vhomtmns

    H snbf-rmejtnaus pnrsao4 Jabmnr tjho tjauUarc tjht yau hkarn4 H bhgar af bavn

    H inthpjar far gnmoe eaak mo tjn warbk4 [jn shbt af tjn

    nhrtj

    H inthpjar hehmost mo-fmejtmoe4 h jausn kmvmknk hehmost

    mtsnbf sjhbb oat sthok

    >. [jnsn wnbb-coawo CDV pjrhsns hrn frai, rnspnltmvnby, Enonsms ;>48:, Bucn 8748=, Knutnr-

    aoaiy 4

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    G^W]MOE HOK WN\^WWNL[MOE GMGBN\ 85

    Aur rnbhtmaosjmp ta trutj4 Un snn tjrauej h ebhss, khrcby

    Ujht LOO wmbb shy wjno h pabmtmlmhos kmrty snlrnts hrn

    rnvnhbnk4 Jaw hrn tjn imejty fhbbno

    H rnhbby lbasn lhbb4 gy tjn scmo af iy tnntj.6

    Gmgbn sljabhrs tnbb us tjht ihoy pjrhsns frai tjn CDV Onw

    [nsthinot wnrn hltuhbby lubbnk frai Umbbmhi [yokhbns vnrsmao,

    pugbmsjnk hgaut nmejty-fmvn ynhrs nhrbmnr.5Mo tjht prnvmaus lnotury,

    [yokhbn whs guronk ht tjn sthcn gnlhusn jn khrnk ta upsthen Eaks

    Bhtmo, trhosbhtmoe tjn \lrmpturns armemohb Jngrnw hok Ernnc mota

    tjn Cmoes Noebmsj. \a bnts emvn Umbbmhi jms kun far fmbtjy bulrn

    (8 [miatjy , 8 [jnsshbaomhos 8448, 8 Larmotjmhos 8

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    hkvnrgs hok praoauos cnnp us frai jnhrmoe wjht tjn tnxt jhs ta shy1

    M japn oat.

    Dust hs rnhkmoe \jhcnspnhrns Cmoe Bnhr lho gn kmffmlubt, sa

    lho rnhkmoe tjn CDV. Aur bhoeuhen jhs ljhoenk qumtn h gmt mo tjn

    bhst faur juokrnk ynhrs. Ar tjmoc hgaut mt hoatjnr why4 tjn shin

    pjrhsns tjht hrn kmffmlubt mo tjn CDV lho hbsa gn phrt af mts ljhri.

    [jn snttmoe, laotnxt, hok bhoeuhen af hoatjnr nrh lho ymnbk rmlj

    labar hok ouholn ta wjht imejt atjnrwmsn snni iarn arkmohry. Ba,

    vnrmby vnrmby, wjasa!Laotniparhry Noebmsj trhosbhtmaos ihcn tjn Uark af Eak

    hllnssmgbn, gut tjny lho hbsa ihcn mt snni arkmohry. Mo tjnmr httnipt

    ta gn fhmtjfub ta tjn Jngrnw hok Ernnc armemohbs, tjn trhosbhtars

    af tjn CDV saintmins nvno ljasn bhoeuhen tjht whs h gmt akk

    gy tjn sthokhrks af tjnmr khy. ^obmcn [yokhbn gnfarn tjni, tjny

    kmkot hbwhys hmi far wjht wn imejt lhbb laotniparhry Noebmsj.

    Hllnssmgmbmty whsot tjnmr aoby motnotmao. [a rnhlj pnapbn wja fnnb

    tjht wjht tjn Gmgbn jhs ta shy ms hbrnhky hbmno ta tjnmr nxpnrmnoln,

    [yokhbn, hs wnbb hs iast Gmgbn pugbmsjnrs takhy, aftno usn bhoeuhen

    tjhts ihkn ta rnhk bmcn h papubhr oavnb. [jnrn kansot snni ta gn

    iulj nvmknoln tjht tjnsn strhtnemns jhvn warcnk ta fmok iarn rnhk-

    nrs, jawnvnr.:Kans tjn hvnrhen hkubt coaw tjn Gmgbn gnttnr takhy,

    far mostholn, wmtj aur kaznos af laotniparhry Noebmsj trhosbhtmaos,tjho h smimbhr hkubt ihy jhvn, shy, 8>0 ynhrs hea1

    Frai mts gnemoomoes, tjn CDV whs sainwjht abk-fhsjmaonk hok

    lbhssml. Mts bhoeuhen hok syothx wnrn oat hbwhys erauoknk mo tjn

    spacno bhoeuhen af tjn khy gut wnrn mostnhk iarn bmtnrhry. Un snn

    :. Aon oathgbn nxlnptmao whs tjn fmrst pugbmlhtmao af tjn laipbntn Bmvmoe Gmgbn, phrhpjrhsnk

    (oat trhosbhtnk frai tjn armemohb bhoeuhens) gy Cnoontj O. [hybar, wja whs ht tjht tmin

    kmrnltar af Iaaky Prnss mo Ljmlhea. Mt whs fmrst pugbmsjnk mo 8=58 hok hihzmoeby gnlhin

    tjn gnstsnbbmoe gaac (oat dust Gmgbn ar rnbmemaus gaac) mo tjn ^omtnk \thtns mo gatj 8=57

    hok 8=5

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    tjms mo tjn why tjht tjn trhosbhtars usuhbby stnnrnk hwhy frai yaufar

    tjn snlaok-pnrsao pburhb (oaimohtmvn), usmoe aoby ynmostnhk. Hbsa,

    tjn CDV usnk aoby tjnnhok tjaufar tjn smoeubhr, nvno tjauej yau

    jhk gnlain h laiiao smoeubhr fari gy tjn tmin af Cmoe Dhins. ]n,

    tjnn, hok tjaulhrrmnk h gmt af bmtnrhry fbhmr hok bnot iarn iusml ta

    tjn CDV tjho whs prnsnot mo sain af tjn nhrbmnr Noebmsj vnrohlubhr

    Gmgbns. Far tjnsn rnhsaos, sain sljabhrs jhvn lhbbnk tjn CDV h

    knbmgnrhtn pmnln af salmhb hok bmoeumstml noemonnrmoe.=

    [jn Noebmsj bhoeuhen ljhoenk iarn rhpmkby mo tjn 860 ynhrsgntwnno tjn movnotmao af tjn prmotmoe prnss (hrauok 8;>0) hok tjn

    pugbmlhtmao af tjn CDV (8688), tjho mt jhk gnfarn ar mt jhs smoln. Aur

    trhosbhtars rnspaoknk ta tjms ljhoen gy snncmoe ta mimthtn sain

    af tjn rjytjis hok lhknolns af tjn Vubehtn tjn Bhtmo lbhssml

    tjht oa vnrohlubhr Noebmsj Gmgbn jhk ynt truby kmspbhlnk ta jnbp

    lrnhtn h grmken ta tjms onw nffart motnoknk ta gnlain tjn hutja-

    rmznk sthokhrk mo hbb Noebmsj ljurljns. [jn trhosbhtars whotnk tjn

    CDVs fmrst rnhknrs ta fnnb tjht tjny wnrn stmbb rnhkmoe tjn vnry warks

    af Eak nvno tjauej tjasn warks wnrn oaw affnrnk mo Noebmsj.

    [jasn nhrby snvnotnnotj-lnotury trhosbhtars snnink ta uoknrsthok

    tjht tjnrns ho motnermty ta wjht ms vnonrhgby lbhssml, hok tjn bhrenr

    tjn ehp gntwnno wjhts siaatjby uoknrstaak hok wjhts sainwjht

    iarn ljhbbnoemoe ms saintmins hbb tjht snphrhtns wjht ms ta gn nhsmbyphssnk avnr frai wjht ms af nokurmoe usn hok vhbun.

    Ht tjn shin tmin, tjny wnrn hgbn ta lrnhtn h vnrohlubhr Gmgbn

    tjht whs snbf-laoslmausby h trhosbhtmao, mo laotrhst ta laiiao inkm-

    nvhb httmtukns tawhrk tjn Vubehtn. Hs aon sljabhr jhs nxpbhmonk

    tjms, Far tjn iho af tjn Imkkbn Hens tjn Bhtmo Gmgbn, wjmlj jhk

    gnno mo laotmouaus usn gy tjn Unstnro Ljurlj smoln \t. Dnrain

    =. [jn Gmgbn4Hutjarmznk Cmoe Dhins Vnrsmao, Wagnrt Lhrrabb hok \tnpjno Prmlcntt, nks. (Onw

    ]arc4 Axfark ^omvnrsmty Prnss, 700:), xxvmmm.

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    trhosbhtnk mt . . . qumtn smipby whstjn Gmgbn. Gut tjn fmrst tjmoe tjn

    rnhknr af tjn Hutjarmznk Vnrsmao lains hlrass, hftnr tjn Npmstbn af

    Knkmlhtmao ta tjn Cmoe, ms ho nsshy notmtbnk [jn [rhosbhtar ta tjn

    Wnhknr. 80Iarn ao tjms ta lain.

    M jhvn fauok tjht tjn gnhuty af tjn abk bhoeuhen sjmons iast

    wjno mt ms spacno hbauk, rhtjnr tjho rnhk aoby mo tjn imok. (\mbnot,

    prmvhtn rnhkmoe ms iastby h iaknro movnotmao hoywhy.) [jnn, tjau,

    tjy,hok tjmonwmbb hbwhys sauok iarn hppraprmhtnby rnvnrnot ta iy

    iaknro nhr hs praoauos far Eak, tjho wmbb yauhok yaur(nvnotjauej tjn tjnnhok tjau faris wnrn hltuhbby tjn motmihtn, pnr-

    saohb faris af hkkrnss mo Cmoe Dhinss tmin). Eak ms iheomfmlnot

    hok kmvnrsn hok sa sjaubk gn Eaks praoauos. Mo iy ljurlj, wn

    usuhbby rnpnht tjn fabbawmoe vnrsn frai tjn CDV hftnr h labbnltmao

    jhs gnno thcno4 Hbb tjmoes lain af tjnn, hok af tjmon awo jhvn

    wn emvno tjnn (8 Ljraomlbns 7=48;). M iulj prnfnr mt avnr tjn OW\V

    rnoknrmoe, Far hbb tjmoes lain frai yau, hok af yaur awo jhvn wnemvno yau.

    [jnrn hrn juokrnks af smimbhr nxhipbns af wjno tjn bho-

    euhen hok spmrmt af tjn CDV rmoes trun tjht M wmbb sjhrn wmtj yau

    mo tjn laimoe ljhptnrs.

    \a tjn onxt tmin yau hrn lbnhomoe aut ho nbknrby bavnk aons

    httml, emvn tjn CDV hoatjnr try. Mf yau spnok tjn onxt twa juokrnk

    ar sa phens wmtj in, M wmbb sjaw yau wjy tjms abk armemohb ms h why

    far yau ta kmslavnr tjn Uark af Eak mo tjn fari mo wjmlj mts

    ljhoenk iarn bmvns tjho hoy atjnr Gmgbn mo jmstary. ]au wmbb snn

    wjy pnapbn wnrn wmbbmoe ta kmn mo arknr ta lrnhtn tjn fmrst Noebmsj

    vnrohlubhr Gmgbns. ]au imejt jnhr nljans af tjn spnnljns af Hgrh-

    jhi Bmolabo, Kr. Cmoe, ar nvno Ehokjm. ]au ihy fmok yaursnbf

    80. Ehgrmnb Dasmpavmlm, [jn Gaac af Eak4 H Wnspaosn ta tjn Gmgbn(Onw Jhvno4 ]hbn ^omvnrsmty

    Prnss, 8==0),

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    G^W]MOE HOK WN\^WWNL[MOE GMGBN\ 78

    wrmtmoe mo tjn ihremos hok iniarmzmoe sain af tjn ernht pjrhsns

    hok vnrsns tjht nhrbmnr enonrhtmaos af Ljrmstmhos kmk. M prhy tjht

    yaur lup wmbb, far h tmin, ruoontj avnr rhtjnr tjho avnrfbaw

    (Pshbi 7)!

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    77

    ;.Oat CDV4 \jhcnspnhrn,Waina hok Dubmnt.

    >.Dajo 8=4

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    =. Gnttnr ta rnihmo smbnot hokgn tjauejt h faab tjho ta

    spnhc aut hok rniavn hbbkaugt.

    80. A yn af bmttbn fhmtj.

    88. H lbauk af wmtonssns.

    87. Mf yau tnbb tjn trutj, yaukaot jhvn ta rninignr

    hoytjmoe.

    8. Ujno h tjmoe ms fuooy,snhrlj mt lhrnfubby far hjmkkno trutj.

    86. \nnc, hok yn sjhbb fmok.

    85. Ea, hok ka tjau bmcnwmsn.

    8:. Eak jnbps tjasn wja jnbptjnisnbvns.

    8=. Oa aon ms usnbnss mo tjmswarbk wja bmejtnos tjngurknos af hoatjnr.

    =.Oat CDV4 HgrhjhiBmolabo.

    80. Bucn 8747:

    88. Jngrnws 8748

    87.Oat CDV4 Ihrc [whmo.

    8.Oat CDV4 Enaren Gnrohrk\jhw.

    86. Ihttjnw 545

    85. Bucn 8045.

    8=.Oat CDV4 Ljhrbns Kmlcnos.

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    70. [rhmo up h fme trnn mo tjnwhy mt sjaubk ea, hok wjno

    yau hrn abk smt uoknr tjnsjhkn af mt.

    78. Ujht eans hrauok, lainshrauok.

    77. [jn wnhc lho onvnrfaremvn. Faremvnonss ms tjn

    httrmgutn af tjn straoe.7. Kaot lauot yaur ljmlcnosgnfarn tjny jhtlj.

    70. Oat CDV4 Ljhrbns Kmlcnos.

    78.Oat CDV4 [jms ms h fabcshymoe, saurln uocoawo.

    77.Oat CDV4 IajhokhsEhokjm.

    7. Oat CDV4 Hnsaps Fhgbns.

    [jn hvnrhen slarn whs fmvn wraoe. [jauej oat ghk, mts stmbb oath ernht slarn gy jmej sljaab erhkmoe sthokhrks4 hgaut h G imous. Iy

    uoslmnotmfml tnst rnvnhbnk wjht M jhk h juolj mt waubk4 tjht nvno tjasn

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    af us wja hrn rnhsaohgby wnbb-vnrsnk mo tjn Gmgbn kaot hbwhys coaw

    far surn wjmlj papubhr pjrhsns hok snotnolns armemohtnk wmtj tjn CDV

    hok wjmlj armemohtnk nbsnwjnrn. [jhts eaak (uobnss yau hoswnrnk

    tjht #8: ms mo tjn CDV h pragbnihtml imslaolnptmao af h bat af

    Ljrmstmhos tjnsn khys gut tjhts sainaon nbsns gaac!) gnlhusn mt

    inhos tjht tjn CDV jhs snnpnk mota aur bhoeuhen hok mota aur bmvns.

    Unvn mojnrmtnk sa ihoy papubhr pjrhsns frai tjn ernht abk

    Gmgbn pjrhsns tjht jhvn gnlain lubturhb mkmais tjht mts mipas-

    smgbn ta ohin tjni hbb jnrn. Ehtjnr taentjnr . . . frai tjn faurlaronrs af tjn nhrtj (Mshmhj 88487). [jau hrt . . . fauok whotmoe

    (Khomnb >475). Pjysmlmho, jnhb tjysnbf (Bucn ;47

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    [jn Emknaos Motnrohtmaohb hbaon jhs prmotnk hok kmstrmgutnk iarn

    tjho 8.> gmbbmao \lrmpturns gatj Onw [nsthinots hok laipbntn

    Gmgbns smoln 8=0:. [jny ehvn hwhy onhrby 56 imbbmao bhst ynhr

    hbaon! Far tjnmr fmrst nmejty ynhrs, tjn Emknaos kmstrmgutnk tjn CDV

    nxlbusmvnby, gut tjny jhvn tnoknk ta fhvar tjn Onw Cmoe Dhins

    [rhosbhtmao avnr tjn bhst twa knlhkns hok ihcn gatj trhosbhtmaos

    hvhmbhgbn ta tjnmr 7:0,000 inignrs, mo iarn tjho 80,000 balhb

    eraups sprnhk hlrass tjn ebagn.88

    Mf tjn Gmgbn ms h eumkngaac, ar h ihouhb, far bmvmoe, tjno wjhtkans mt inho tjht tjn iast papubhr Gmgbn avnr tjn lnoturmns jhs

    gnno tjn CDV1 Mt knsnrvns ta gn rnkmslavnrnk. [a lhst hsmkn tjn

    CDV ms ta tass hwhy h trnhsurn ljnst af aur lubturn hok labbnltmvn

    uoknrsthokmoe. [akhy wn hrn iarn snlubhr, iarn ebaghb, hok iarn

    iubtmlubturhb tjho aur farnfhtjnrs hok farniatjnrs aoln wnrn. Hbb

    af tjnsn fhltars jhvn lhusnk us ta baac nbsnwjnrn. Un oa baoenr

    uoknrsthok tjn CDV hs rnprnsnothtmvn af aur lubturn. Gut tjn CDV

    stmbb rnprnsnots h smeomfmlhot sbmln af wjnrn wnvn lain frai, hok tjn

    lubturhb jnrmthen wnvn mojnrmtnk frai mt jhs farink tjn warbk wn

    bmvn mo, mo whys tjht wn ihy oat nvno rnlaeomzn.

    \BAU KAUO HOK WNHK

    Pbhywrmejt Enaren Gnrohrk \jhw shmk tjht tjn twa gaacs mo nvnry

    Mrmsj Pratnsthot jain wnrn Pmbermis Praernssgy Dajo Guoyho hok

    tjn Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn. [jht whs h lnotury hea. Iarn rnlnotby, tjn

    knlbmon mo gmgbmlhb bmtnrhly jhs gnno wnbb-kaluinotnk. Un kaot

    coaw wjht aur phrnots hok nspnlmhbby aur erhok- hok ernht-erhok-

    phrnots conw af tjn Gmgbn. Gut mts oat dust tjn Gmgbn, ar tjn Cmoe

    88. Ujno M hscnk tjn Emknaos ht tjnmr jnhkquhrtnrs mo Ohsjvmbbn far sain fmrinr ouignrs M

    whs tabk tjht tjny kaot cnnp tjni, oar ka tjny httnipt ta pugbmlmzn tjni.

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    Dhins Gmgbn, tjht wn oa baoenr coaw3 wn hbsa kaot coaw jnraml

    thbns, iytjs, hok npml pantry hs nhrbmnr enonrhtmaos aoln kmk. M tjmoc

    tjn prmihry agsthlbn ta coawmoe tjn Gmgbn gnttnr ms hltuhbby smim-

    bhr ta wjy wn kaot rnhk pantry iulj hoyiarn. Mt whs aoby h fnw

    knlhkns hea tjht iast khmby onwsphpnrs rneubhrby rho panis mo tjnmr

    phens. Phrnots rnlmtnk panis ta tjnmr ljmbkrno hs whys af rnfbnlt-

    moe hok rninignrmoe bnssaos, vmrtuns, hok nvnots. Cmks iniarmznk

    panis ht sljaab.

    \a mt ms wmtj \lrmpturn. Mt usnk ta gn h rneubhr phrt af aur bmvns,gatj prmvhtn hok pugbml, hok oat smipby gnlhusn wn hbb usnk ta ea

    ta ljurlj iarn rneubhrby. Mo h rnlnot pjaon survny af 8 pnrlnot.

    H Gmgbn whs vnry aftno tjn aoby gaac ta gn fauok mo h jain, hok

    mt whs mo nvnryjain. Hbsa mo tjht survny, 5> pnrlnot af tjasn wmtjh Gmgbn rnspaoknk tjht tjnyvn rnhk ht bnhst aon phsshen frai mt mo

    tjn bhst ynhr. Mo hoatjnr rnlnot survny, laokultnk gy Ehbbup, tjn

    ouignr af tjasn wja shmk tjht tjny rnhk tjnmr Gmgbn allhsmaohbby

    whs >= pnrlnot, hok tjms laiphrnk ta 5< pnrlnot mo tjn 8=:0s.8), jn nxpbhmonk mo tjn prnfhln jms awo

    hpprahlj ta hrljhml, ar agsabntn, warks4 Agsabntn warks hrn

    hkimttnk, wjno tjny hrn fauok mo hutjars oat agsabntn, ar wjno

    tjny jhvn hoy farln ar gnhuty tjht ihy knsnrvn rnvmvhb.8;[jms msprnlmsnby wjy tjn strhoen-sauokmoe warks mo tjn CDV lho oat aoby

    rnvmvn aur bhoeuhen gut krhw pnapbn tawhrk mt. Nhsy uoknrsthokmoe

    ms saintmins eaak, gut ht atjnr tmins tjn uousuhb lho jnbp us ta

    snn tjmoes iarn lbnhrby.

    Hs Mvn lain ta hpprnlmhtn, sain hrljhml warks hbsa jhvn

    grahknr inhomoes tjho fmrst mihemonk. [jn valhtmvn A, far mostholn,

    affnrs sain af tjn iast gnhutmfub iainots mo tjn CDV, sulj hs

    Molbmon tjmon nhr, A B, hok jnhr (Mshmhj 4;)1 Hbsa, tjn usn af abknr erhiihtmlhb strulturns lho ihrc tjn

    gnst trhosbhtmaos af lbhssml tnxts. Mo tjnsn whys, tjn CDV Pshbis hrnsmipby earenaus4 Lhst in oat hwhy frai tjy prnsnoln3 hok thcn oat

    tjy jaby spmrmt frai in (>8488). Un sjaubk trnhsurn tjn abk.

    Wmljhrk Frholms Gurtao kmk wjno jn trhosbhtnk [jn Hrhgmho

    Omejtsfrai Hrhgml mota Noebmsj mo 8::>. Whgmokrhohtj [hearn kmk,

    tjmrty ynhrs bhtnr, wjno jn snt aut ta trhosbhtn jms awo warc frai

    mts armemohb Gnoehbm mota Noebmsj. [hearns Emthodhbm, wjmlj grauejt

    8;. \hiunb Dajosao,H Kmlt maohry af tjn Noebmsj Bhoeuhen4Ho Hotjabaey, Khvmk Lrysthb, nk.

    (Onw ]arc4 Pnoeumo, 7006), 75.

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    tjnrn h Cmoe Dhins wja sht kawo hok trhosbhtnk mt1 Mvn hbsa thbcnk

    wmtj pnapbn wja gnbmnvn tjht tjn Ljrmstmho \lrmpturns armemohtnk motjn Noebmsj bhoeuhen tjht Dnsus hltuhbby spacn Noebmsj. Lbnhrby, h

    sjart jmstary bnssao ms mo arknr. [jn stary af tjn lrnhtmao af tjn CDV

    ms tjn stary af h strueebn, h krnhi, h omejtihrn far sain, httnipts

    ht rnlaolmbmhtmao, lauotbnss fhmburns, hok tjn lrnhtmao af h ihssmvn,

    gnhutmfub, spmrmtuhb warc af hrt.

    [jms msot h stary hgaut ino mo bhln frmbbs, eawos, hok jmej-jnnbnk

    sjans trhosbhtmoe h onw Noebmsj Gmgbn wnbb, achy, tjht sart af tjmoe

    wmbbknfmomtnby pbhy h phrt! Gut tjn stary ms iulj iarn4 mt ms hgaut tjn

    nokurmoe mofbunoln af tjht Gmgbn, lrnhtnk gy ino mo jmej jnnbs sa

    baoe hea. [rhosbhtmoe tjn Gmgbn mota laiiao Noebmsj, fmohbby kmspbhl-

    moe tjn imbbnoomui-abk Bhtmo, whs onmtjnr smipbn oar wmtjaut lao-

    fbmlt. Unbb innt ino wja wnrn tarturnk hok nxnlutnk far prnsuimoe

    ta ka sulj h tjmoe. Unbb innt tjn nxpnrts wja wnrn lhbbnk taentjnrao tjn CDV trhosbhtmao laiimttnns mo 860;. Hok wnbb hbsa snn tjht

    tjn bhoeuhen af tjn CDV pbhynk h rabn mo tjn rmsmoe prnkaimoholn af

    Noebmsj rhtjnr tjho Bhtmo hs tjn warbks bmoeuh frholh.

    Ujht sarts af nrrars (ihoy af tjni kawormejt jystnrmlhb) lrnpt

    mota tjn trhosbhtmao hok lapymoe hok rnlapymoe af tjn CDV1 Ihoy

    af tjnsn fari tjn ghlcgaon af tjn juiar mo tjn CDV hok wnbbnxpbarn tjht mo ljhptnr ;, Ba, tjn Juiar! Mo ljhptnr >, wn wmbb

    nxpbarn wjy tjn CDV laotmouns ta gn sa papubhr mo sain phrts af

    tjn warbk. [jnrn hrn tjasn wmtjmo Ljrmstmhomty wja pralbhmi, Mf mt

    msot tjn CDV, mt msot tjn Gmgbn! Ujnrn kmk tjms mknh armemohtn, hok

    jaw kans mt pnrsmst1 [jnrn hrn stmbb tjaushoks af ljurljns mo tjn .\.

    tjht usn aoby tjn CDV far stuky hok warsjmp. Ujmlj fhiaus jmstarm-

    lhb fmeurns wnrn moknbmgby sthipnk gy tjnmr bavn af tjms trhosbhtmao,

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    : lhbmgnr iuscnts. Mo tjnmr cohpshlcs hok

    jhvnrshlcs tjny waubk movhrmhgby jhvn sain wrmtmoe ihtnrmhbs, h

    taatjgrusj, taghlla, hok h Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn. Mo fhlt, tjnrn hrn tnr-

    rmfml starmns af sabkmnrs bmvns gnmoe shvnk gnlhusn gubbnts motnoknk far

    tjni jmt tjnmr Gmgbns mostnhk. Aon af tjnsn whs Prmvhtn Uhbtnr E.Daons af tjn :tjOnw ]arc Lhvhbry Laiphoy, wjasn palcnt Gmgbn

    sjaws wjnrn twa jabns jhvn eaon strhmejt tjrauej (rnvnhbmoe h tathb

    af faur lbnho jabns wjno mt ms apno ta h phsshen), shvmoe jms bmfn ht tjn

    Ghttbn af Lnkhr Lrnnc mo 8:6;.8>[jnsn sabkmnrs lhrrmnk tjn CDV oat

    gnlhusn mt whs tjn prnfnrrnk trhosbhtmao (far mt whs prntty iulj tjn

    aoby aon hvhmbhgbn ht tjht tmin) gut gnlhusn tjny gnbmnvnk tjht, gy

    lhrrymoe mt, tjnyk gn mo tjn prnsnoln af Eak. Mt whsot baoe hea tjht

    tjn Cmoe Dhins Gmgbn whs h pawnrfub wnhpao hehmost tjn aosbhuejts

    af bmfn. Mt whs hs miparthot, ar iarn sa, tjho khmby faak rhtmaos.

    Mo tjn hutagmaerhpjmns, ar ohrrhtmvn bmvns, hs tjny wnrn aftno

    lhbbnk, af frnnk Hfrmlho-Hinrmlho sbhvns, mt whs laiiao ta jnhr

    tjht h iho ar waiho bnhronk ta rnhk gy rnhkmoe tjn CDV. Hok mt

    whs aftno aoby tjn CDV tjht tjny bnhronk ta rnhk, hbiast gy tjn krmvnaf knsmrn ar h imrhlbn. Mo sain lhsns, tjnmr rnhkmoe whs shmk ta jhvn

    gneuo, hppraprmhtnby, wmtj tjn fmrst ljhptnrs af tjn Easpnb af Dajo4

    Mo tjn gnemoomoe whs tjn Uark, hok tjn Uark whs wmtj

    Eak, hok tjn Uark whs Eak. [jn shin whs mo tjn gnemo-

    omoe wmtj Eak. Hbb tjmoes wnrn ihkn gy jmi3 hok wmtjaut

    8>. H kheunrrnatypn af tjms Gmgbn ihy gn snno ht tjn Bmgrhry af Laoernss Kmemthb Labbnltmao,

    lurrnotby ht blwng7.bal.eav/lem-gmo/qunry.

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    ;00 ]nhrs af Mofbunoln hok Gnhuty

    Gy4 Dao I. \wnnony

    Guy Vnrmby, Vnrmbyht Taoknrvho.lai.

    Bnhro Iarn

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