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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==
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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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;.Oat CDV4 \jhcnspnhrn,Waina hok Dubmnt.
>.Dajo 8=4
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MO[WAK^L[MAO 7>
=. 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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MO[WAK^L[MAO 75
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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MO[WAK^L[MAO 7=
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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Vnrmby, Vnrmby[jn CDV
;00 ]nhrs af Mofbunoln hok Gnhuty
Gy4 Dao I. \wnnony
Guy Vnrmby, Vnrmbyht Taoknrvho.lai.
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