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Íongdh R|heàdgj 4 Go~|jnxáäj > Nhxt 8 Xoguh|tj 5 Hujcxáäj 1 Jt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt M`on`mho~jt nj mjo~h Tgo`g# ` Chg n` Hujcxáäj Hujcxáäj 6 Jt njgt m`on`mho~jt m`on`mho~jt nh Khtxt nh O`{`|ç 04 Htrí|g~j 05 Gn`nh fxm`o` fxm`o` h gn`nh htrg|g~x`c 06 Txrh|gj|gn`nh htrg|g~x`c 07 Hujcxáäj njt mxonjt mxonjt h jt `okjt d`ínjt <2 Ho~gn`nht nj mxonj mxonj `t~|`c << @okjt n` ax`|n` ax`|n` <4 Ugn` Hv~|`~h||ht~|h <> D|gt~j egdjx egdjx o` d|x{ <8 ^hmrj <5 Ej|á` Gcxtô|g` Gcxtô|g` Xoguh|t`c Xoguh|t`c <6 ^j|o`onj-th `mgaj `mgaj nh thx –T`~`oàt” go~h|gj| go~h|gj| 42 @ uh|n`nhg|` uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh ehcgdgn`nh 4< Dçx h Goeh|oj Goeh|oj 4> Go~hcgaëodg` Go~hcgaëodg` h Eç 45 @ @|~h 46 J \hgoj \hgoj nj R`n|h >2 @mj| hm mjugmho~j >< J O`n` >4 Hoh|ag` >8 J Mxonj Mxonj Go~h|gj| Go~h|gj| >1 Htr`áj# ^hmrj h Mjugmho~j Mjugmho~j >7 A|`ugn`nh h Hvr`otäj Hvr`otäj 80 Tjl|h jt Lx|`djt Oha|jt Oha|jt 84 Hnxd`áäj 8> Hx oäj ng~j |ha|`t |ha|`t 85 Xm r`tthgj fgt~ô|gdj fgt~ô|gdj nj xoguh|tj `j xoguh|t`c xoguh|t`c 86 Lgja|`eg` 87

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R|heàdgj Ç djm hoj|mh r|`{h| pxh |h~jmj j ~|`l`cfj ohtth mhx cgu|j/ Ht~`mjt hm 0777# h djmhdhg ` htd|huh-cj `gon` hm 0775# r`|` ego`cg{`-cj hm 0776/ Oäj th ~|`~`u` nh xm ~|`l`cfj tgmrcht# rjgt hm uh|n`nh px`onj j htd|hug# j eg{ r`|` mgm mhtmj/ R`|` rjnh| ho~honh|# j rjxdj pxh thk`# mgof` ugn` h ` |h`c ohdhttgn`nh nh ht~`| `pxg o` ^h||`/ Oj ho~`o~j# rjttj `eg|m`| `aj|` pxh –Nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c” ç# hm tx` httëodg` cg~h|à|g`# xm ~|`l`cfj mxg~j tgmrcht/// Tgm# rjgt `j mh cgu|`| nhttht pxht~gjo`mho~jt hvgt~hodg`gt pxh thmr|h mh `ttjc`|`m# h ~|`otej|m`-cjt hm r`c`u|`t# xogn`t ` ej|m`| htth cgu|j pxh cfht `r|htho~j# `d`lhg rj| ~j|o`| mgof` r|ôr|g` ugn` m`gt tgmrcht/ Nh pxh ej|m` gttj `djo~hdhx# oäj rjttj hvrcgd`|# ujdët ~h|äj nh ch-cj# nhdge|`-cj rj| tg mhtmjt# h ho~äj nhtdjl|g| thx r|ôr|gj d`mgofj `~ç j xoguh|t`c/ Rj|çm# rj| e`uj| `~ho~hm r`|` oäj `d|hng~`|hm e`dgcmho~h hm ~xnj pxh ht~à `pxg htd|g~j# `j mhojt oäj thm `o~ht gon`a`|hm ` tg mhtmjt th `d|hng~`m `rho`t rj|pxh ht~à `í ~äj lhm `r|htho~`nj# jx rj|pxh |h`cmho~h th tho~hm ho~honhnj|ht nh ~`gt djodhg~jt/ Oj xoguh|tj ~xnj ht~à hm djot~`o~h mxn`oá`# m`t `t djgt`t hm uh|n`nh `rho`t mxn`m nh `r`|ëodg`# hopx`o~j pxh tx` httëodg`# ~`c hoh|ag` ug~`c h |h`c# oxod` g|à th rh|nh|/// Jlth|u`áäj; J cgu|j rjttxg `caxot djodhg~jt pxh fjkh hm ng` djotgnh|j e`cfjt# oj

ho~`o~j jr~hg rj| nhgv`-cjt n` m`ohg|` hvrjt~jt# nhugnj ` mhx hoj|mh |htrhg~j ` d|hoá` nh pxh ~jnj th| fxm`oj ç r`ttíuhc nh e`cf`t# rjgt täj `t ~`gt pxh ojt axg`|äj `j |xmj dh|~j n` hujcxáäj/ Djmj xm tàlgj xm` uh{ j ngtth; –Hvgt~hm mxg~jt h||jt r`|` th|hm djmh~gnjt# h mxg~jt `dh|~jt ` th|hm `cd`oá`njt/ M`t ujdë tj{gofj oxod` g|à r`tt`| rj| ~jn`t `t e`cf`t# ohm txlg| `j rhnht~`c n` rh|ehgáäj/ Rj|~`o~j jcfh ` tx` ujc~`# jlth|uh thxt g|mäjt# tx`t ugn`t# `dh|~jt h h||jt/”

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Go~|jnxáäj Nhtnh mgof` goeìodg` ohtt` ugn` rhc` px`c djofháj-mh rhcj ojmh nh \`e`hc Tgoçtgj @||`gt# tgo~j h rhotj hm djgt`t pxh `d|hng~j hx ohofxm` d|g`oá` rjnh|g` rhot`|‥ Tho~g` mhx dj|rj hvrcjng| h hoacjl`| ~jnj j htr`áj pxh mh dh|d`u`# hm djo~`~j ng|h~j djm ` o`~x|h{` h tx`t ej|á`t jdxc~`t9 Tho~g` o` tx`ugn`nh |hc`v`o~h nh xm` l|gt` h oj rjnh| hch~|jm`aoç~gdj n`t ~hmrht~`nht ` dc`|` r|hthoá` nh ho~gn`nht pxh |hahm ` o`~x|h{`9 Rh|dhlg` `j djo~hmrc`| ` gmhotgnäj dôtmgd` n`t ojg~ht pxh hx oäj f`ug` ugugnj tjmho~h o`pxhch mxonj jx o`pxhch dj|rj‥ M`t# j pxh tgaogegd`u` ~xnj gttj: L`th`onj-mh o`t d|g`oá`t nh mgof` gn`nh# jx mhtmj ojt `nxc~jt h `~ç ojt gnjtjt# djot~`~`u` pxh hx h|` lhm ngeh|ho~h nj |ht~j n`t rhttj`t/ M`t ` pxht~äj h|`; hx h|` ngeh|ho~h rj| th| xm th| djm xm` mgttäj gmrj|~`o~h o` ^h||` jx hx h|`# djmj th rjnh ng{h|# m`cxdj: Nx|`o~h ~jn` ` mgof` goeìodg` h `njchtdëodg` egpxhg o` thaxon` jráäj# h htdjong j pxh tho~g` h rhot`u` nh ~xnj h nh ~jnjt# mhtmj njt mhxt r|ôr|gjt r`gt! Hx oäj ujx ng{h| pxh gttj ~xnj ejg ljm r`|` mgm; fjkh hx ~hofj pxh cx~`| r`|` ~h| xm` |hc`áäj oj|m`c djm `t rhttj`t# h ~hofj dh|~` ngegdxcn`nh hm m`o~h|-mh ohtt` |h`cgn`nh mxon`o`‥ M`t# ` uh|n`nh ç pxh hx oäj ~gof` htdjcf`! Hx oäj th|g` chu`nj ` tç|gj th djm nh{ `ojt djmhá`tth ` ng{h| `t rhttj`t tjl|h ` jogrj~ëodg` h jogr|hthoá` nh xm` ej|á` màvgm` ` pxhm df`m`mjt nh Nhxt9 Tjl|h ` ~j~`c oäj gmrj|~ìodg` nhtt` ugn` th djmr`|`n` djm ~`o~`t jx~|`t pxh uguhmjt h uguh|hmjt9 Tjl|h ` goegog~` gax`cn`nh nh ~jnjt jt th|ht ugujt n` ^h||` pxh oäj täj o`n` `cçm nh htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt hm lxtd` nh hujcxáäj‥ M`t `aj|`# `aj|` hx rjttj h r|hdgtj th| chu`nj ` tç|gj! R|hdgt`mjt djgodho~gt`| `t rhttj`t pxh o`n`# o`n` mhtmj# r`tt` nhtt` ugn` `cçm n`t lj`t |hdj|n`áøht9 @t |hdj|n`áøht pxh gmrj|~`m h pxh täj djothaxgn`t djm j `mj|# djm ` d`|gn`nh# djm ` `x~j|hechväj# djm ` jlth|u`áäj n`t djgt`t# djm jt a|`onht huho~jt nh ojtt`t ugn`t‥ Rjgt ojtt`t ugn`t o`n` m`gt täj nj pxh xm` gmrj|~ìodg` nh djgt`t thm gmrj|~ìodg`/ M`t mhtmj ` mhoj| gmrj|~ìodg` ht~à hm Nhxt# jcfh h uh|à/

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Nhxt Oäj rjnh|g` djmhá`| ` e`c`| nj Xoguh|tj `o~ht nh e`c`| tjl|h thx d|g`nj|; Nhxt/ M`t# `ego`c# j pxh ç Nhxt: Th|à hch xm fjmhm mxg~j uhcfj h rjnh|jtj pxh |htjcuhx ojt d|g`| ` tx` gm`ahm h thmhcf`oá` r`|` th nguh|~g|: Th|à hch xm th| pxh |hah j ojttj nht~goj htdjcfhonj ` tj|~h r`|` `caxot h j tje|gmho~j r`|` jx~|jt: Th|à hch j ahoh|`c nh xm hvç|dg~j nh `okjt oj dçx pxh hoe|ho~` xm` l`~`cf` h~h|o` djo~|` j T`~`oàt h thxt nhmþogjt: @j cjoaj nj ~hmrj n` ^h||`# jt th|ht fxm`ojt thmr|h tho~g|`m pxh f`ug` `caxm` ej|á` rjnh|jt` pxh |hag` ~xnj j pxh `djo~hdh9 M`t `j ~ho~`| gnho~gegd`| pxh ej|á` h|` htt` oäj ej|`m mxg~j ehcg{ht/ H ` god`r`dgn`nh n` fxm`ogn`nh nh gnho~gegd`| j pxh ç Nhxt ç nh eàdgc hvrcgd`áäj; Nhxt ç ~xnj# oäj th rjnh txlngugng-cj djm tgmljcgtmjt! Nhxt ç d`n` à~jmj# d`n` dçcxc`# d`n` mjcçdxc`‥ Nhxt ç ~jnj j Xoguh|tj/ Thmr|h ht~huh h thmr|h ht~`|à r|htho~h hm ~jn`t `t djgt`t# hm ~jn`t `t |h`cg{`áøht# hm ~jnjt jt rhot`mho~jt# hm ~xnj j pxh hvgt~h! Hv`~`mho~h rj|gttj# Nhxt oäj rjnh thoäj pxh|h| j lhm nh ~jn` ` d|g`áäj# rjgt ~jnjt tjmjt r`|~h nhch/ Nhxt oäj rjnh thoäj rh|dhlh| d`n` djgt` pxh th r`tt`# rjgt ~jnjt tjmjt r`|~h nhch/ Nhxt oäj rjnh thoäj th| ` htd`c` màvgm` nh ~jnjt jt r`|ìmh~|jt# rjgt ~jnjt tjmjt r`|~h nhch/ M`t Nhxt oäj ç ` gcxtäj‥ Nhxt oäj h||` h oäj jrh|` ej|` n` uh|n`nh# rj|pxh ç tô `~|`uçt nhc` pxh `t djgt`t `djo~hdhm hm |h`cgn`nh/ J pxh hx htrh|j ç rjnh| r`tt`| ` ujdët j pxh hx thg tjl|h htt` m`~ç|g` pxh oäj ç thoäj ` ûogd` chg xoguh|t`c; ` uh|n`nh n`t djgt`t/

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Xoguh|tj Xoguh|tj ç ` d`t` nh Nhxt/ Hch djmhá`# ~h|mgo` h exodgjo` djmj xm` hvrcjtäj‥ @ hvrcjtäj n` d|g`áäj# ` hvrcjtäj n` ugn`# ` hvrcjtäj n` hvgt~ëodg`9 Xm` hvrcjtäj ` px`c  kà nhmjt j ojmh nh Lga L`oa & jx Eg`~ Cxv '/ Lga L`oa ç j dho~j nj Xoguh|tj# ç nh cà pxh uhgj ~jn` ` m`~ç|g` dôtmgd`/ Cà ç j ûogdj cjd`c jonh ` m`~ç|g` ç d|g`n`/ J Xoguh|tj ht~à `~x`cmho~h hm hvr`otäj# d|htdhonj nj dho~|j gogdg`c r`|` ~jnjt jt c`njt hm r|jrj|áäj# r`|hdhonj djm xm` lhvga` nh eht~` nh `oguh|tà|gj/ Xm ng` htt` lhvga` u`g dfha`| `j ujcxmh màvgmj h nhrjgt mx|df`|# h ~jn` ` m`~ç|g`# d|g`n` oj Lga L`oa h c`oá`n` oj htr`áj dôtmgdj# g|à |h~j|o`| `j thx rjo~j nh r`|~gn`/ Htrh|h# hx ngtth pxh j Xoguh|tj ~hm xm –ujcxmh màvgmj”:! Hx ngtth gttj mhtmj‥ Hx thg pxh gttj ~j|o` j Xoguh|tj egog~j nh dh|~` ej|m`# m`t oäj ç `ttgm pxh exodgjo`m ~jn`t `t djgt`t: R|godírgj# mhgj h egm: J|`# rj|pxh cjaj djm j cxa`| pxh `l|ga` ~jn`t `t djgt`t ` |ha|` th|g` ngeh|ho~h: Nh e`~j# htt`t ~|ët tgmrcht r`c`u|`t & r|godírgj# mhgj h egm ' |htxmhm mh~`nh n` Chg Xoguh|t`c/ H oj Xoguh|tj ~xnj exodgjo` nh `dj|nj# o` m`gt rh|ehg~` f`|mjog`/ Ho~äj nh xm khg~j jx nh jx~|j ~jnjt u`mjt nhgv`| nh hvgt~g|: @~ç Nhxt:! Hm r|gmhg|j cxa`|; th `caxçm t`lh j pxh f`ug` `o~ht nj Lga L`oa h j pxh u`g `djo~hdh| oj ego`c nj Xoguh|tj# htth `caxçm oäj tjx hx! M`t hx rjttj cfht `tthax|`| pxh Nhxt ht~`u` `pxg h `cg mhtmj `o~ht nj Lga L`oa# hch t`lh/ Rj|gttj ç Nhxt‥ Oj `~x`c ht~àagj nh hvr`otäj dôtmgd`# ~jn` ` m`~ç|g` ht~à th `e`t~`onj nj dho~|j gogdg`c r`|` n`| cxa`| `j pxh ht~à thonj djot~`o~hmho~h d|g`nj/ ^xnj# nh xm` ej|m` jx nh jx~|`# ht~`|à thmr|h hm mjugmho~j mju gmho~j hm |hc`áäj `j Lga L`oa/ H j pxh ç d|g`nj oj dho~|j gogdg`c rh|m`ohdh rj| cà: Djmj j dho~|j gogdg`c ç j ûogdj cxa`| jonh ` m`~ç|g` ç d|g`n`# ç ôlugj pxh mxg~` djgt` ç ~|`otrj|~`n` r`|` nguh|tjt jx~|jt th~j|ht nj Xoguh|tj/ R`|` Nhxt oäj fà ~hmrj jx htr`áj# hch d|g` h røh `jonh pxh|‥ Xm hvhmrcj täj jt htrí|g~jt9 Djmj ~xnj j pxh hvgt~h# ugh|`m nj Lga L`oa/ M`t th xm` ej|mga` o`tdh o` ^h||`# hc` rjnh ~h| `npxg|gnj rj| xm ~|`otrj|~h dôtmgdj xm htrí|g~j |hdçm t`ínj nj dho~|j gogdg`c & ah|`cmho~h jt htrí|g~jt |hdçm-d|g`njt r`tt`m rj| xm` hujcxáäj gogdg`c hm ej|m`t nh ugn` lhm tgmrcht# ohtth d`tj täj djofhdgnjt djmj r|godírgjt go~hcgaho~ht '/ Rjgt lhm# h ~xnj j pxh ç d|g`nj rh|m`ohdh oj Xoguh|tj/ N`í rjnhmjt ~g|`| ` jx~|` Chg Xoguh|t`c; oj Xoguh|tj o`n` th rh|nh# ~xnj th ~|`otej|m` & pxh rj| tx` uh{ ojt chu` ` nh ujc~` ` djodcxtäj nh pxh ~xnj hvgt~h o` m`gt rh|ehg~` f`|mjog` '/ Ho~äj `t nx`t Chgt Xoguh|t`gt täj; 0' Oj Xoguh|tj# ~xnj ~hm xm r|godírgj# xm` nx|`áäj u`|gàuhc h xm ego`c/ <' Oj Xoguh|tj o`n` nhgv` nh hvgt~g|# `rho`t rjnh th| ~|`otej|m`nj hm jx~|j ht~`nj m`~h|g`c/

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Hujcxáäj J jlkh~guj nh ~jnj j htrí|g~j hod`|o`nj jx nhthod`|o`nj# oäj tô o` ^h||` djmj hm ~jnj j Xoguh|tj# ç hujcxg|! Th ujdë oäj ht~à hujcxgonj# ujdë ht~à th gcxngonj h djothpxho~hmho~h rh|nhonj j thx ~hmrj/ Pxhm th gcxnh ç djmj xm r`ít `~|`t`nj# thm gouht~gmho~j o` hnxd`áäj h thm r|ja|httj‥ Hm dh|~jt d`tjt j htrí|g~j rjnh ht~`| `~x`onj ~äj d`j~gd`mho~h pxh |ha|gnh hm tx` hujcxáäj# h gttj oäj ç o`n` ljm‥ M`t djmj hujcxg|: ^jnjt oôt ~hmjt ` |htrjt~` ` htt` tgmrcht rh|axo~` hm ojttjt dj|`áøht# m`t mxg~jt djm j ~hmrj htpxhdhm nh thxt dj|`áøht rj| `df`| pxh j m`gt gmrj|~`o~h ht~à ej|`# h oäj nho~|j/ H r`|` m`o~h| `t ojtt`t mhmô|g`t hm ng`# ` tçdxcjt `~|àt ej|`m houg`njt ` ^h||` jt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt/ Nguxca`njt o` çrjd` rj| Mjgtçt# ej|`m hv`c~`njt djmj ` Chg nh Nhxt/ Djmj Nhxt oäj ç xm kxg{ pxh rxoh jt rhd`nj|ht h nà |hdjmrhot`t `jt t`o~jt# ç mhcfj| df`m`|mjt nh Chg n` Hujcxáäj/ Hx ujx ~ho~`| hvrcgd`| ` ujdët j pxh hx ho~honj njt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt/ M`t `o~ht ç r|hdgtj nhgv`| dc`|j pxh nhuhmjt thaxg| htt`t chgt oäj r`|` `a|`n`| ` Nhxt jx ojt m`o~h| o` cgof`# nhuhmjt thaxg-cjt r`|` ojttj r|ôr|gj lhm! Th ujdë `df` pxh oxod` u`g djothaxg| thaxg-cjt à |gtd`# jx pxh kà rhdjx nhm`gt h oäj `ng`o~` thaxg-cjt `aj|`# ht~à djmrch~`mho~h hoa`o`nj! Hx txrcgdj; oäj ugu`m o` gcxtäj! ^ho~hm# `j mhojt ~ho~hm uguh| nh `dj|nj djm ` uh|n`nh9 H# m`gt dhnj jx m`gt ~`|nh# rh|dhlh|äj djm a|`onh tx|r|ht` pxh ht~äj hujcxgonj! Oäj xt`m m`gt uhc`t# h tgm hch~|gdgn`nh‥ H rj|pxh: Rj|pxh ç j mhcfj|: J m`gt dh|~j: Oäj# rj|pxh htt` ç ` ~honëodg` o`~x|`c nh ~jn`t `t djgt`t/ Htth ç j e`~j# htt` ç ` uh|n`nh/ J |ht~j e`{ r`|~h nj r`tt`nj# n` gcxtäj/ @pxhch pxh `r|honh djm j r`tt`nj h hujcxg djm j r|htho~h oäj ~hm j míogmj ~hmj| nj ex~x|j/ Jt htrí|g~jt hujcxínjt oäj thaxhm m`gt htt`t chgt# hcht kà uguhm o`~x|`cmho~h ohc`t/ Htth ç j thx ht~gcj nh ugn`/ H hx rjttj cfht `tthax|`| pxh uguh| `ttgm# thm oxod` ~h| pxh pxht~gjo`| ` tg r|ôr|gj jx kxca`| tx`t `áøht# ç |h`cmho~h mxg~j ljm‥ Jx~|` djgt` ` th| ng~` tjl|h jt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt; oäj thk` fgrôd|g~`! Nh o`n` u`ch thaxg| dj||h~`mho~h `caxm`t chgt h ugjc`| jx~|`t/ Oäj `ng`o~` a`of`| ngofhg|j txkj h nj`| ` nçdgm` r`|~h r`|` ` d`|gn`nh‥ H oäj `ng`o~` o`n` `df`| pxh th eg{h| `t djgt`t rj| nhl`gvj nj r`oj rjnh|à m`o~h| ` tx` gm`ahm nh t`o~j# rj|pxh Nhxt ` ~xnj uë/ H tx` rxogáäj oäj djmhá`|à `rôt j nhthod`|oh# hc` thmr|h th gogdg` o` r|ôr|g` ^h||`# oj r|ôr|gj `~j/ ^jnj j m`c pxh e`{hmjt `j r|ôvgmj |h~j|o` djo~|` oôt/ Hch |h~j|o` cà nho~|j nj ojttj dj|`áäj/ H px`onj `~goah ~jn` ` ojtt` `cm`# ç djmj ujc~`| nj agoàtgj r`|` j m`~h|o`c/ Gouh|~honj `t djgt`t rjttj ng{h| pxh oäj r|hdgt`mjt n`| hvdhttgu` `~hoáäj ` rhpxhojt nhtugjt nh djonx~`/ J|`# oôt ht~`mjt hujcxgonj h rjnhmjt h||`| `pxg h `cg/ J gmrj|~`o~h ç `r|honh| djm jt h||jt# rj| rhpxhojt pxh thk`m# h `r|gmj|`| ojtt` djongáäj htrg|g~x`c/

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Jt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt nj mjo~h Tgo`g & @|àlg` T`xng~` '# ` Chg n` Hujcxáäj G-–Hx tjx j thofj|# ujttj Nhxt# pxh ujt ~g|hg nj Hag~j# n` d`t` n` th|ugnäj/ Oäj jx~|jt nhxtht ht~|`oahg|jt ng`o~h nh mgm/ Oäj e`|hgt gm`ahm ~`cf`n`# ohm ohofxm` egax|` nh ~xnj j pxh ht~à oj `c~j oj dçx h hml`gvj o` ^h||`# ohm nh ~xnj j pxh ht~à o`t àax`t tjl|h ` ^h||`/ Oäj jt `nj|hgt# ohm cfht |honh|hg dxc~j tjlh|`oj/” @ |hcgagjtgn`nh ç djmxm ` ~jnj htrí|g~j/ Htt` e|`th oäj rjnh|g` thoäj th| uh|n`nhg|`# rjgt ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt ej|`m d|g`njt rj| Nhxt h thmr|h th|äj ugodxc`njt ` tx` goegog~` ej|á`/ Djotgnh|hmjt ~`mlçm pxh `caxot htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt h `~ç nhthod`|o`njt oäj `d|hng~`m hm Nhxt & jx hm ohofxm nhxt '# m`t mhtmj httht xm ng` g|äj th uh| ej|á`njt ` `nmg~g| tx` hvgt~ëodg`‥ Rj|pxh Nhxt ç ` ûogd` nhegogáäj pxh th hod`gv` rh|ehg~`mho~h hm ~jn`t `t ojtt`t nûugn`t hvgt~hodg`gt/ Hx oäj ht~jx ng{honj pxh xm `~hx oäj rjtt` th| ~|`opxgcj h ehcg{ hm thx dj|`áäj# rjgt mxg~jt rjnhm ht~`| thaxgonj ` Chg n` Hujcxáäj mhtmj thm `d|hng~`| pxh hc` hvgt~` |h`cmho~h/ M`t ~hofj dh|~h{` pxh xm htrí|g~j `ttgm oäj th ~j|o`|g` thoäj `gon` m`gt ehcg{ px`onj ego`cmho~h hovh|a`tth ` Nhxt‥ Oäj j nhxt nxugnjtj hm pxh hch xm ng` |hohajx# m`t `j ûogdj h uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt# `pxhch pxh g|äj hodjo~`| nho~|j nh thxt dj|`áøht/ J|`# h th `d|hng~`| h `m`| ` Nhxt tô ojt ~|`{ hujcxáäj htrg|g~x`c# oäj rjnh hvgt~g| o`n` m`gt rh|gajtj nj pxh dxc~x`| gm`ahot pxh oäj r`tt`m nh tgmljcgtmjt gcxtô|gjt jx pxh mxg~`t uh{ht ht~äj `ttjdg`n`t ` htrí|g~jt nhthod`|o`njt rjxdj hujcxínjt/ Rj| hvhmrcj# th xm` htrí|g~j `d|hng~` oxm nhxt m`c# `ttjdg`nj ` mj|~h h `j t`d|geídgj# hc` rjnh ug| ` th gcxng| ~j~`cmho~h h `d|hng~`| pxh djm t`d|geídgjt nh `ogm`gt h r|à~gd`t n` df`m`n` m`ag` oha|`# rjnh|à jl~h| rjnh| h `xvícgj o` ugn`‥ Gttj |h`cmho~h ç rh|gajtj! Xm htrí|g~j `ttgm ht~`|g` ~|`{honj m`c h gcxtäj r`|` tg mhtmj# tô pxh thm ~h| ` míogm` txtrhg~` nh pxh gttj ht~à `djo~hdhonj/ Nhuj ng{h| pxh px`onj xm htrí|g~j nhttht nhthod`|o`# r`tt` rj| xm dfjpxh h tje|gmho~j mxg~j a|`onh r`|` th cgu|`| nhtt` gcxtäj/ Jx~|` pxht~äj ç pxh rhc` côagd`# ho~|h dxc~x`| htrí|g~jt pxh oäj ugh|`m thoäj nh Nhxt# h dxc~x`| ` Nhxt pxh jt d|gjx# ç lhm m`gt go~hcgaho~h egd`| djm Nhxt pxh thm nûugn` g|à ojt `xvgcg`| mxg~j m`gt! Rj|~`o~j# th ujdë tho~h ohdhttgn`nh nh uhoh|`| ` xm htrí|g~j nhthod`|o`nj# ` xm ínjcj n` mûtgd` jx mhtmj ` xm` ho~gn`nh nj D`onjmlcç# uhoh|h-jt! M`t uhoh|h-jt tjmho~h nhrjgt nh uhoh|`| ` Nhxt# h j e`á` nho~|j n` Chg n` Hujcxáäj/ GG-–Oäj ~jmhgt hm uäj j ojmh nj thofj| ujttj Nhxt/” Htt` e|`th ç nht~go`n` ` ~jnjt jt df`m`njt e`ctjt-r|jeh~`t/ @ ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt# djofhdhnj|ht jx oäj n` uh|n`nh# pxh x~gcg{`m j ojmh h ` nhegogáäj mxg~`t uh{ht h||þoh` nj pxh ç Nhxt r`|` a`of`| |gpxh{`t h rjnh|/ @ ~jnjt pxh djothaxhm mxg~jt egçgt ng{honj pxh ~|`{hm ` r`c`u|` nh Nhxt# h ho~äj ng{hm; –Oäj e`á` gttj pxh ç rhd`nj! Th oäj ho~|ha`|hm thx ní{gmj ht~`|äj e`c~`onj djm j thofj|! U`mjt d`t~ga`| rxog| ~jnjt jt rhd`nj|ht!”/ Px`onj o` uh|n`nh# th ejtthm nh~ho~j|ht n` r`c`u|` nh Nhxt# oäj r|jdx|`|g`m ohm rjnh| ohm |gpxh{`t o` ^h||`# r|heh|gonj a`of`| ` uh|n`nhg|` |gpxh{` nj dçx/ Th ejtthm `ttgm# ng|g`m; –Ujdë rjnh e`{h| gttj# m`t ht~`|à h||`onj h d`mgof`onj `gon` m`gt r`|` ` gcxtäj! Oäj mh ho~|haxhm tx`t |gpxh{`t# th pxh|hm ho~|ha`-c`t ` `caxçm r|jdx|hm rhcjt

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uh|n`nhg|jt ohdhttg~`njt! Oäj th htrhcfhm ojt `~jt njt pxh rhd`m# rh|m`ohá` o` uh|n`nh h ~ho~h ~|`{h| j m`gj| oûmh|j nh rhttj`t r`|` hc`!”/ Hx# djmj thg xm rjxdj n` uh|n`nh# oäj ht~jx `pxg htd|huhonj r`|` jl~h| cxd|j jx e`m` & `rht`| nj aëoh|j htj~ç|gdj th| j m`gt uhongnj! '/ Nh m`ohg|` ohofxm`‥ J pxh hx pxh|j ç `kxn`| ` httht htrí|g~jt pxh u`a`m rj| `í thm xm` ojáäj n` |h`cgn`nh# h pxh tje|hm mxg~j djm gttj/ Ujdë oäj `d|hng~` hm mgm: ^xnj lhm# ujdë ~hm ~jnj j ng|hg~j‥ M`t hx oäj ht~jx r|hjdxr`nj djm j pxh rhot`m nh mgm o` ^h||`/ Hx thg pxh tô r|ht~j djo~`t ` Nhxt# th pxh|j th| lhm ugt~j hm `caxm cxa`|# ç o` d`t` nh Nhxt/ \htrhg~j ` ~g h ` ~hxt rhot`mho~jt# m`t px`onj mh kxca`t# tjx jl|ga`nj ` gaoj|`-cj/ GGG-–Chml|`g-ujt nh t`o~gegd`| j ng` nh tàl`nj/” J dx|gjtj nhtth m`on`mho~j ç pxh ` r|gmhg|` ugt~` r`|hdh |gnídxcj h thm mxg~j tho~gnj/ M`t ç pxh rjxd` aho~h rh|dhlh thx tgaogegd`nj‥ Hch ç ng|gagnj `jt htrí|g~jt `gon` rjxdj hujcxínjt h pxh tje|hm mxg~j djm ` `oaût~g` nh uguh|/ Rj|~`o~j# th ` d`n` thm`o` hcht ~hm xm mj~guj nh djmhmj|`| `caxm` djgt`# oäj gmrj|~` nh pxh m`ohg|`# th|à mxg~j ljm r`|` hcht/ Ho~hon` htt` t`o~gegd`áäj nj tàl`nj djmj xm` pxhl|` nh |j~go`# xm hodjo~|j thm`o`c h jl|ga`~ô|gj djm Nhxt/ Rjgt `pxhcht pxh oäj rh|dhlhm Nhxt hm ~xnj# ` ~jnj mjmho~j# `j mhojt rjnhm rh|dhlh-cj d`tj thk`m gonx{gnjt ` th djodho~|`| ohch & r`|` ujdë uh| djmj Nhxt ç htrh|~j‥ '/ Th oäj rjnhm ht~`| djm hch ` ~jnj mgox~j# pxh ht~hk`m `j mhojt xm` uh{ rj| thm`o`/ GU-–Fjo|`g j ujttj r`g h ` ujtt` mäh# ` egm nh uguh|nht cjoaj ~hmrj o` ^h||`# pxh j thofj| ujt n`|à/” @ hnxd`áäj njt r`gt ç d|xdg`c oj nhthoujcugmho~j htrg|g~x`c nh xm htrí|g~j/ R|godgr`cmho~h ojt `gon` rjxdj hujcxínjt# pxh oäj ~hm ohofxm djofhdgmho~j n` uh|n`nh h djothpxho~hmho~h ngtrøh nh rjxd`t nheht`t djo~|` `t gcxtøht n` ugn` ~h||ho`/ Rj|çm# mhtmj jt r`gt nhto`~x|`njt jx mhtmj d|xçgt nh dj|`áäj nhuhm th| fjo|`njt rhcjt egcfjt/ Rj|pxh: Lhm# rj| xm` tç|gh nh |`{øht‥ @ r|gmhg|` ç rhcj e`~j nhcht jt ~h|hm n`nj xm` jrj|~xogn`nh o` ^h||`/ Tgm# rjgt ç djofhdgnj pxh j htrí|g~j nhthod`|o`nj h r|jo~j r`|` |hhod`|o`| o` ^h||` djt~xm` htdjcfh| px`gt th|äj jt thxt r`gt nh ~jnjt jt pxh ht~äj ~honj egcfjt oj mjmho~j/ Rj|~`o~j# nh dh|~` ej|m` ejg ujdë pxh htdjcfhx jt thxt r`gt o` ^h||`/ Th jt thxt r`gt täj nh m`c dj|`áäj# r|ju`uhcmho~h ujdë jt htdjcfhx rj| `df`|-th d`r`{ nh hoe|ho~`| ~`c nht`egj# rjttguhcmho~h `kxn`onj thxt r`gt h hujcxgonj htrg|g~x`cmho~h/ @ thaxon` ç rhcj e`~j nh thxt r`gt r|ju`uhcmho~h th|hm thxt htrí|g~jt `mgajt n` çrjd` hm pxh ujdë ht~`u` nhthod`|o`nj/ Mhtmj jt htrí|g~jt nhthod`|o`njt ~hm ej|~h ohdhttgn`nh n` djmr`ofg` nh jx~|jt htrí|g~jt rj| pxhm ~hm `egogn`nht htrhdg`gt# nhthoujcugn`t rj| `ojt h `ojt nh hodjo~|jt ohtth h `t uh{ht `~ç hm jx~|jt mxonjt/ Rjnhth ng{h| pxh hcht ht~äj thmr|h r|ôvgmjt xm nj jx~|j# oäj gmrj|~` jonh ht~hk`m‥ Ho~äj# nh xm` m`ohg|` jx nh jx~|` jt egcfjt täj px`th thmr|h `mgajt nh thxt r`gt/ Th oäj ho~honh|`m gttj ohtt` ugn`# xm ng` djm dh|~h{` uäj `l|g| jt jcfjt h nhtdjl|g| pxh `ego`c h|` `mj| j pxh tho~g`m rj| hcht/ H ` ~h|dhg|`# h m`gt go~h|htt`o~h# ç rhcj e`~j nh pxh jt r`gt pxh ~guh|`m mxg~j `mj| nh thxt egcfjt djt~xm`m chml|`| nhttht ljot mjmho~jt & `cgàt# jt ûogdjt pxh r`tt`m‥ '

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mhtmj `rôt j nhthod`|oh/ J|`# px`o~j m`gt htrí|g~jt nhthod`|o`njt ojt `kxn`onj# mhcfj| ` ojtt` ugn`! Gm`agoh ho~äj xm r`g pxh ejg mxg~j `m`nj rhcj egcfj hm ugn` h pxh# mhtmj nhthod`|o`nj# djo~gox` |h~|glxgonj htth `mj|‥ Rjgt hx cfht djo~j; gttj djt~xm` `kxn`| nhm`gt o` hujcxáäj htrg|g~x`c# rjgt `mj| djm `mj| th r`a`/ Rj|gttj ng{ ` e|`th; – &‥'` egm nh uguh|nht cjoaj ~hmrj o` ^h||`# pxh j thofj| ujt n`|à/” / J|`# oäj th htpxhá` pxh Nhxt ç j r`g njt r`gt h ` mäh n`t mäht/ Rj|~`o~j# hch t`lg`mho~h djt~xm` `~honh| `jt rhngnjt nh r`gt h egcfjt `mj|jtjt xot djm jt jx~|jt/ U-–Oäj m`~`|hgt/” ^jn` ` ugn` o` ^h||`# oj Xoguh|tj‥ Ugn` mgd|jtdôrgd`# goth~jt# `ogm`gt jx uhah~`gt‥ ^jn` ` ugn` ç mxg~j htrhdg`c h nh ug~`c gmrj|~ìodg` oj exodgjo`mho~j nh ~xnj j pxh hvgt~h‥ ^jn` ` ugn` ç xm rhpxhoj htrhcfj ug|`nj r`|` xm a|`ongjtj h cxmgojtj tjc/ Htth tjc df`m`-th Nhxt9 H ~jnj j htrhcfj# rj| mhoj| pxh thk`# d`r~` ` godgnëodg` n` cx{ nhtth tjc h ` |hech~h hm ~jn`t `t ng|háøht‥ Djmj pxh pxh|honj `ugt`|; –Hg# hx rjttj oäj th| gax`c ` ujdë/ Rjttj th| goeh|gj| h oäj t`lh| xm dho~çtgmj nj pxh ujdë t`lh‥ M`t mhtmj hx ht~jx houjc~j ohtt` cx{! Uhk`# uhk` hc` |hech~gonj hm mhx th|!”/ Dc`|j pxh mxg~`t uh{ht hm ojtt` ugn` o` ^h||`# tjmjt jl|ga`njt ` m`~`| jx djodj|n`| djm ` m`~`oá`‥ Thk` ` ugn` nh xm ljg hm ~|jd` nh djmgn` ohdhttà|g` ` tjl|huguëodg`9 Thk` j hv~h|míogj nh l`d~ç|g`t hm ~|jd` n` dx|` nh xm` njhoá`9 Thk` ` ugn` nh `caxot goth~jt hm ~|jd` n` ugn` tjttha`n` hm xm `r`|~`mho~j9 Thk` ` pxhn` nh xm` à|uj|h hm ~|jd` nh r`rhc‥ Gttj ç m`~`| rj|pxh ç ohdhttà|gj! M`t mhtmj m`~`onj rj| ohdhttgn`nh# nhuhmjt thmr|h |htrhg~`| httht htrí|g~jt hm hujcxáäj djmj oôt# h m`on`-cjt r`|` j dçx djm ` `kxn` nj ojttj `mj|/ @aj|`# m`~`| nhtohdhtt`|g`mho~h# rj| r|`{h|# ç xm `~j pxh ojt ~|`{ mxg~` màaj` oj dj|`áäj‥ Ojt e`{ d`mgof`| d`n` uh{ m`gt r`|` ` gcxtäj# `~ç j ng` hm pxh oäj tho~gmjt thpxh| xm` aj~` nh |hmj|tj rj| `~jt ~äj c`mho~àuhgt/ Px`onj xm ng` nhttht dfha`# rjnh ~h| dh|~h{` nh pxh htth htrí|g~j d`ô~gdj ht~`|à |h~|jdhnhonj o` htd`c` n` hujcxáäj/ Hx `ugtj; oäj hvgt~h o`n` rgj| hm ojtt` hvgt~ëodg` nj pxh |ha|hng| hm ojtt` hujcxáäj! Th|g` djmj |hrh~g| j `oj htrg|g~x`c# xm `oj dôtmgdj hm pxh tô oäj r`tt`m jt nh mçng` |h`cmho~h mxg~j l`gv`‥ H m`~`| hm ~|jd` nh tx` r|ôr|g` tjl|huguëodg`: M`~`| hm chaí~gm` nheht`: Ljm# hx thg pxh mhtmj htd|huhonj dhm cgu|jt tjl|h j `ttxo~j# oäj djothaxg|hg djouhodh| ogoaxçm ` oäj `a|hng| jx~|j htrí|g~j mhtmj hm chaí~gm` nheht`‥ M`t# nhuj ng{h| pxh goehcg{mho~h# mhtmj htt`t `áøht r|hkxngd`m ojtt` hujcxáäj/ Th ujdë m`~jx hm chaí~gm` nheht` h ç xm htrí|g~j nh lj` hujcxáäj# r|ju`uhcmho~h r`tt`|à j |ht~j nh tx` ugn` o` ^h||` th |hdj|n`onj nj godgnho~h c`mho~àuhc‥ M`t pxhm ~hm a|`onh |hmj|tj ~hm a|`onh dj|`áäj# djml`~` htth |hmj|tj djm ~jnj j thx `mj| h xm ng` hch th|à `r`a`nj r`|` thmr|h! H r`|` ego`cg{`|9 Th ujdë ç xm` rhttj` r`díegd`# m`t pxh nà mxg~j u`cj| ` tx` ugn` o` ^h||` h ~hm mhnj nh th| jl|ga`nj ` m`~`| hm chaí~gm` nheht`# e`á` j thaxgo~h; ~ho~h oäj rhot`| hm ugjcëodg` h hm mj|~h# ~ho~h oäj th hmrjca`| djm jt egcmht nh `áäj h nhthk`| e`{h| `pxgcj xm ng`/// Px`o~j mhojt ujdë th go~h|htt`| oj `ttxo~j# mhojt df`odht nh hch ug| ` `djo~hdh|/

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UG-–Oäj djmh~h|hgt `nxc~ç|gj/” GV-–Oäj nhthk`|hgt ` mxcfh| nj r|ôvgmj/” Nhxt nhx `jt fjmhot njgt thvjt pxh th djmrchmho~`m# j thvj m`tdxcgoj h j thvj ehmgogoj/ Rj|~`o~j# fà nh th rhot`| pxh djm gttj hch nhthk`u` pxh xm htrí|g~j hod`|o`nj hm xm thvj th |hc`dgjo`-th djm xm ûogdj jx~|j htrí|g~j# hod`|o`nj hm xm thvj jrjt~j h djmrchmho~`|/ Nhtth mjnj jt njgt htrí|g~jt g|g`m th xog| rhcj `mj|# th djmrchmho~`onj h hujcxgonj htrg|g~x`cmho~h‥ Th Nhxt pxgthtth ~|ët hm xogäj# ~h|g` ojt n`nj ~|ët thvjt/ Th pxgthtth nx{ho~jt# th|g`m nx{ho~jt thvjt ngeh|ho~ht/ @ ~jnj htrí|g~j pxh uhm ` ^h||`# ç |hc`dgjo`nj xm` tç|gh nh htrí|g~jt tgmr`~g{`o~ht h mxg~`t uh{ht `mgajt nh cjoa`t çrjd`t & djmj jdj||h ho~|h r`gt h egcfjt ' r`|` ug|hm hod`|o`| hm thvjt jrjt~jt h djmrchmho~`|ht `j thx/ Rj|çm# ohm thmr|h nx`t nhtt`t `cm`t aëmh`t th hodjo~|`m hm ugn`# o` ^h||`/ R|godgr`cmho~h jt htrí|g~jt rjxdj hujcxínjt pxh# `j djo~|à|gj njt m`gt hujcxínjt# oäj ~hm ` mhtm` e`dgcgn`nh r`|` hodjo~|`| tx`t `cm`t aëmh`t# rjgt näj mhoj| `~hoáäj `j pxh ng{ thxt dj|`áøht/ E|hpxho~hmho~h `djo~hdh nh xm htrí|g~j nhtgt~g| nh r|jdx|`| xm` `cm` aëmh` h th |hc`dgjo`| djm jx~|jt htrí|g~jt oäj ~äj r`|hdgnjt# r`|` nhrjgt ug| ` hodjo~|`| ego`cmho~h xm htrí|g~j g|mäj‥ Ohtth d`tj rjnhm `djo~hdh| ~|ët djgt`t; 0' J htrí|g~j `l`onjo` thx |hc`dgjo`mho~j r`|` uguh| `j c`nj nh tx` `cm` aëmh`/ <' J htrí|g~j |htrhg~` ` ~jnjt jt jx~|jt htrí|g~jt# h rj|gttj oäj `l`onjo` thx |hc`dgjo`nj9 M`t uguh tje|honj rj| `gon` `m`| m`gt `gon` tx` `cm` aëmh`/ 4' J htrí|g~j ç lhm hujcxínj h `m` ` ~jnjt jt jx~|jt htrí|g~jt# rj|gttj oäj th gmrj|~` nh uguh| j |ht~j n` ugn` o` ^h||` djm thx |hc`dgjo`nj/ Rjgt t`lh ~`mlçm pxh oj ex~x|j ~h|à mxg~`t jx~|`t df`odht nh r`tt`| xm` ugn` djm xm` `cm` aëmh`/ Hx ht~jx pxh|honj ng{h| pxh oäj u`ch ` rho` ~|jd`| djot~`o~hmho~h nh |hc`dgjo`mho~jt/ Px`o~j m`gt |hc`dgjo`mho~jt nhteg{h|# mhoj| th|à ` df`odh nh xm htrí|g~j uguh| xm a|`onh `mj|‥ J `mj| rx|j# f`|mþogdj/ J `mj| pxh hch g|à th |hdj|n`| mhtmj nhthod`|o`nj# j `mj| pxh oäj ~|`{ thoäj a|`onh hujcxáäj/ M`gt u`ch# hm ugn` o` ^h||`# `m`| xm htrí|g~j djmrchmho~`| djm ~jnj j thx `mj|9 Nj pxh `m`| dhm htrí|g~jt h oäj ~h| m`gt nj pxh xm dho~çtgmj nj pxh rjnh|g` ~h| djm d`n` xm/ Hx ngaj m`gt; xm d`t`c pxh djmr`|~gcf` xm a|`onh `mj| oäj rhot` thoäj xm oj jx~|j# hcht djofhdhm ` uh|n`nh pxh ç j `mj|‥ H g|äj rhot`| nx`t uh{ht `o~ht nh ho~|`| o` gcxtäj pxh ç ` goegnhcgn`nh/ Ujdë kà ~huh nguh|tjt |hc`dgjo`mho~jt h ht~à r|hjdxr`nj: J|`# rj|pxh: Nhuj ho~äj cfh e`c`| pxh hvgt~h xm |hmçngj r`|` ~xnj; j `mj|! @mh# `mh# `mh/// Oäj |hr|gm` thx `mj| djm mhnj nh jrgogøht jx d`t~gajt/ @mh thx djmr`ofhg|j `aj|`# `mh-j djmj oxod` `||gtdjx `o~ht! @mh-j thonj hch thx r|gmhg|j jx mhtmj thx dho~çtgmj |hc`dgjo`mho~j/ Djoegh oj rjnh| dôtmgdj# oj m`gj| rjnh| pxh hvgt~h# `l`onjoh-th oj rjnh| nj `mj|! UGG-–Oäj ex|~`|hgt/” V-–Oäj nhthk`|hgt ` d`t` nj ujttj r|ôvgmj# ohm thx th|ugnj|# ohm tx` th|u`# ohm thx ljg# ohm thx `toj# ohm ohofxm` nh ~jn`t `t djgt`t pxh cfh rh|~hodhm/” @ gouhk` ç xm nhehg~j djmxm ` mxg~jt htrí|g~jt gaoj|`o~ht n` uh|n`nh/ Tgm# rjgt xm htrí|g~j pxh t`lh ` uh|n`nh n`t djgt`t# jx rhcj mhojt gm`ago` `caxm` djgt` tjl|h hc`# t`lh pxh ` gouhk` ç xm tho~gmho~j thm tho~gnj# ~j~`cmho~h gcôagdj‥ Hx hvrcgdj; xm

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htrí|g~j hod`|o`nj oäj ohdhttg~` hm ugn` o` ^h||` thoäj nh xm` dh|~` px`o~gn`nh nh |gpxh{`t r`|` rjnh| nhte|x~`| nh xm` r`tt`ahm t`xnàuhc/ Oäj fà rj|pxh pxh|h| th| |gdj! J pxh e`{ xm |gdj djm tx`t |gpxh{`t: Xt`-`t r`|` nhte|x~`| nh ~jnjt jt r|`{h|ht m`~h|g`gt `j thx `cd`odh: Xt`-`t r`|` djothaxg| `gon` m`gt |gpxh{`t: Xt`-`t r`|` rjnh| hvh|dh| rjnh| tjl|h jt jx~|jt# ah|`cmho~h rjl|ht: Xt`-`t r`|` rjnh| `dxmxc`| ~`o~jt lhot m`~h|g`gt px`o~j rxnh| hm ugn`: Xt`-`t o` fh|`oá` r`|` n`| xm` ugn` djmj ` tx` ` thxt egcfjt: H ho~äj hx rh|axo~j; r`|` pxh:! Th djofhdh-th ` uh|n`nh# t`lh|g` pxh r|`{h|ht m`~h|g`gt ah|`m xm` ehcgdgn`nh gcxtô|g` h r`tt`ahg|`9 H pxh ` uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh# `pxhc` pxh nx|`# tô ç djothaxgn` djm xm` ugn` nh hujcxáäj# nh `kxn` ` tg mhtmj h `j r|ôvgmj/ T`lh|g` pxh ohofxm htrí|g~j rjnh djo~|jc`| `j jx~|j rj| mxg~j ~hmrj# th oäj nhtdjl|g| gttj `gon` o` ^h||`# djm dh|~h{` rh|dhlh|à `rôt j nhthod`|oh/ Th ohm mhtmj Nhxt djo~|jc` ojtt`t `áøht# kà pxh hch t`lg`mho~h ojt nhgv` hujcxg| rj| ojttj r|ôr|gj mç|g~j# pxh ng|hg~jt ~hm xm htrí|g~j nh & `df`| pxh rjnh ' m`on`| ` jx~|jt: Ohofxm# dc`|j/ T`lh|g` pxh o`n` tgaogegd` ` |gpxh{` m`~h|g`c# pxh oäj r`tt` nj nhthod`|oh9 H tgm ` |gpxh{` htrg|g~x`c# ` |gpxh{` pxh ax`|n`mjt nho~|j nj dj|`áäj h pxh oäj rjnh th| |jxl`n` rj| `ltjcx~`mho~h ogoaxçm# j jx|j pxh ç ehg~j nh `mj|/ T`lh|g` pxh jt htrí|g~jt# `o~ht nh |hhod`|o`|# htdjcfhm pxh ~grj nh nht`egjt hoe|ho~`|äj hm ugn` hm r|jc n` hujcxáäj htrg|g~x`c/ Ah|`cmho~h jt htrí|g~jt hujcxínjt oäj ht~äj `~|àt nh |gpxh{`t m`~h|g`gt# h tgm nh e`mícg`t `mj|jt`t pxh j hnxpxhm lhm# h `ttgm hch rjtt` nhrjgt `ag| nho~|j n` uh|n`nh h `kxn`| `jt ohdhttg~`njt djm thx `mj|/ Ah|`cmho~h jt htrí|g~jt pxh r|heh|hm jt lh|ájt nh jx|j täj jt mhojt hujcxínjt# pxh `gon` r|heh|hm uguh| oj d`mrj gcxtô|gj njt r|`{h|ht m`~h|g`gt/ M`t u`ch nj`| thx jx|j `jt ohdhttg~`njt h n`| ` ~hx egcfj xm lh|áj nh `mj| nj pxh `dxmxc`| thx jx|j r`|` n`| ` ~hx egcfj xm lh|áj nh jx|j/ J jx|j ç xm rjnh| u`cgjtj hm ^h||`# m`t j `mj| ç xm rjnh| mxg~j m`gt u`cgjtj# hm ^h||` h ej|` nhc`/ M`t# h th hx ohdhttg~j nh |gpxh{`t míogm`t r`|` mgof` tjl|huguëodg`# ogoaxçm mh `kxn` h tj{gofj oäj `t djotgaj# oäj th|g` kxt~j |jxl`| xm rjxdj n`pxhch pxh ~hm mxg~j: Jx~|` uh{ ~hmj oäj djouhodh| ogoaxçm‥ M`t ` |htrjt~` ç oäj# oäj u`ch ` rho` `l`onjo`| ` uh|n`nh# oxod` u`ch! Djo~goxh cx~`onj rhc` tx` tjl|huguëodg`# m`t ~ho~h `aj|` cx~`| djm r`{ h `mj| oj dj|`áäj# h uh|à pxh th|à lhm m`gt eàdgc djothaxg| j pxh r|hdgt`/ R|jdx|h h `df`|à‥ Th oäj `df`| ohtt` ugn`# djm dh|~h{` ~h|à mxg~`t jx~|`t jrj|~xogn`nht `ng`o~h/ UGGG-–Oäj r|ht~`|hgt e`ctj ~ht~hmxofj djo~|` ujttj r|ôvgmj/” @ mho~g|` ç ` gcxtäj# ` uh|n`nh ç ` |h`cgn`nh n`t djgt`t/ @ mho~g|` ç j ôngj# j j|axcfj# ` ugoa`oá`# ` gouhk` h j hajítmj/ @ uh|n`nh ç j `mj|# ` fxmgcn`nh# ` rghn`nh# j djo~ho~`mho~j h ` d`|gn`nh/ Tjmho~h nho~|j n` uh|n`nh rjnhmjt hujcxg| htrg|g~x`cmho~h/ J|`# nh o`n` `ng`o~` ujdë th| uh|n`nhg|j djotgaj mhtmj h mho~g|jtj r`|` djm j r|ôvgmj/ Pxhm ht~à o` uh|n`nh ht~à ohc` thmr|h# oäj ` `l`onjo` nh uh{ hm px`onj r`|` r|hkxngd`| j thx r|ôvgmj# rjgt t`lh pxh j jlkh~guj r|godgr`c n` hvgt~ëodg` ç hujcxg|‥ M`t oäj hujcxg| tô# h tgm mxg~j lhm `djmr`of`nj! Px`o~j mhcfj| ` ug{gof`oá`# m`t eàdgc ` ugn`/

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Jt njgt m`on`mho~jt nh Khtxt nh O`{`|ç & Gt|`hc ' @j djo~|à|gj nj pxh th rjtt` rhot`|# ` nhegogáäj nh xm htrí|g~j hujcxínj ç m`gt tgmrcht nj pxh ` nhegogáäj nh xm htrí|g~j mhojt hujcxínj/ J htrí|g~j djofhdhnj| n` uh|n`nh ç tjmho~h j pxh ç h o`n` m`gt# oäj ç rjttíuhc `~|glxg|-cfh rhdxc`|ghn`nht `pxg h `cg/ Xm htrí|g~j `ttgm oäj th pxht~gjo` `j |h`cg{`| xm` `áäj# `rho`t ` |h`cg{`# rj|pxh t`lh pxh ht~à nh `dj|nj djm ` j|nhm o`~x|`c nj xoguh|tj; ` hujcxáäj/ Rj|~`o~j# th r|hdgt` `kxn`| xm htrí|g~j ohdhttg~`nj# `kxn`-j/ Oäj cfh gmrj|~` th jx~|jt htrí|g~jt uäj ng{h|; –Jcfhm# hch `kxnjx `pxhch pxh ç mhojt hujcxínj/ Hch pxh| pxh hch djo~goxh ` ojt gmrj|~xo`|/”/ Oäj cfh gmrj|~` th j htrí|g~j pxh `kxnjx u`g cfh |h~|glxg| jx oäj# `m`-cj m`gt jx `m`-cj mhojt/ Oäj cfh gmrj|~` pxh ~jnjt uäj djo~|` thx `mj|# rjgt t`lh pxh j `mj| ` ~xnj uhodh! Tgmrcgegd`| xm` djgt` ç ~j|o`-c` m`gt eàdgc nh th| ho~hongn`/ J `mj| ç j rjnh| pxh tgmrcgegd` ` m`gt djmrchv` n`t tg~x`áøht# njt ho~hongmho~jt# njt djofhdgmho~jt‥ Rj|pxh j `mj| ` ~xnj rh|~hodh# ` ~xnj ho~honh# h rj| ~jnjt rjnh th| ho~hongnj/ J `mj| ç j tho~gmho~j nh Nhxt! Hx ~hofj ` a|`~` ehcgdgn`nh nh rjnh| hv`c~`|; ` m`gt jx mhojt njgt mgcëogjt `~|àt# d`mgofjx tjl|h ` ^h||` j fjmhm m`gt tgmrcht pxh kà hvgt~gx! Xm fjmhm pxh oäj ~gof` nûugn`t# `rho`t dh|~h{`t/ Xm fjmhm pxh oäj th pxht~gjo`u`# rjgt t`lg` hv`~`mho~h j thx r`rhc tjl|h ` ^h||`/ Xm fjmhm pxh ~|`{g` hm thx dj|`áäj j tho~gmho~j nh Nhxt/ Xm fjmhm pxh djofhdg` ` df`uh n` hvgt~ëodg`# h pxh th rh|axo~`nj tjl|h djmj hoe|ho~`| `t gcxtøht n` ugn`# h uguh| nho~|j n` uh|n`nh# n` Chg n` Hujcxáäj# ng{g` `rho`t nx`t r`c`u|`t; –Tgmrchtmho~h `mh/”/ O` çrjd` htth fjmhm# htth htrí|g~j# ejg djofhdgnj rj| Khtxt nh O`{`|ç# h `~ç fjkh ç chml|`nj djmj Khtxt D|gt~j# j egcfj nh Nhxt‥ H Khtxt oäj uhgj ` ^h||` r`|` djo~|`ng{h| jt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt# ngexongnjt rj| Mjgtçt/ Hch uhgj# `j djo~|à|gj# tgmrcgegd`| ` Chg n` Hujcxáäj/ Hch uhgj ~|`{h| j `mj|# h e`cjx `jt htrí|g~jt n` ^h||`; –@mh ` Nhxt `dgm` nh ~jn`t `t djgt`t/” –@mh `j r|ôvgmj djmj ` tg r|ôr|gj/” Th ujdët djofhdhm jt Nh{ M`on`mho~jt# rjnhm djodj|n`| djm htt` pxht~äj; ` a|`onh m`gj|g` nhttht m`on`mho~jt ojt `ch|~` nj pxh oäj nhuhmjt e`{h|9 Pxh| ng{h| ho~äj pxh th jt jlhnhdh|mjt# h oäj eg{h|mjt o`n` n`pxgcj# ht~`|hmjt hujcxgonj: Oäj# th|g` m`gt côagdj ng{h| pxh ht~`|äj ht~`dgjoà|gjt/ Oäj ht~`|äj |h~|jdhnhonj o` htd`c` n` hujcxáäj h ohm txlgonj thxt nha|`xt/ Lhm# oäj |h~|jdhnh| ç exon`mho~`c# m`t hujcxg| ç ohdhttà|gj‥ @t nx`t chgt nh Khtxt |htxmhm ~xnj j pxh th nhuh e`{h| r`|` hujcxg| htrg|g~x`cmho~h/ Jt htrí|g~jt nhuhm `m`| ` Nhxt `dgm` nh ~jn`t `t djgt`t# m`t rj|pxh: Th Nhxt oäj `r`|hdh r`|` oôt# ç m`gt gmrj|~`o~h `m`|mjt `jt ojttjt r|ôvgmjt# djm pxhm cgn`mjt ~jnjt jt ng`t# dh|~j: Dc`|j pxh gttj oäj th|g` dh|~j! R|hdgt`mjt r|gmhg|j ho~honh| pxh Nhxt oäj g|à –`r`|hdh|”# Nhxt oäj u`g nh xm cxa`| `j jx~|j r`|` djouhodh| `t rhttj`t pxh hvgt~h nh uh|n`nh/ Nhxt ç ~xnj# hx kà ngtth h oäj d`otj nh |hrh~g|/ Nhxt ç ujdë# tjx 04

hx# ç ht~à ràago`# ç j `| pxh ujdë |htrg|` `aj|`# ç thx rhot`mho~j# ç thx dj|`áäj‥ Nhxt oäj r|hdgt` djouhodh| `t rhttj`t# ~jnjt t`lhmjt pxh täj `t rhttj`t pxh nhuhm th djouhodh| nh pxh Nhxt hvgt~h# h hvgt~h hm ~xnj# hm ~jn`t `t çrjd`t/ R`|` ojt djouhodh|mjt nh tx` hvgt~ëodg`# oäj r|hdgt`mjt lxtd`| cà ej|`# h tgm nho~|j nh ojttj dj|`áäj/ @ ~j~`c eç hm Nhxt ç djothaxgn` thoäj djm ` hujcxáäj htrg|g~x`c# nhtdjl|gmjt ` uh|n`nh `~|`uçt nh Nhxt‥ Oôt nhuhmjt `m`| ` Nhxt `dgm` nh ~jn`t `t djgt`t rj|pxh Nhxt ç ~jn`t `t djgt`t# h `caj m`gt/ Nhuhmjt `m`-cj rj|pxh `j e`{h|mjt gttj ht~`|hmjt acj|gegd`onj j Xoguh|tj# ht~`|hmjt n`onj j nhugnj u`cj| `j e`~j nh ht~`|mjt hvgt~gonj ohtt` ngugo` d|g`áäj# pxh ç tgmrchtmho~h j ~xnj/ Ht~`|hmjt ho~honhonj j pxh ç htth god|íuhc h m`kht~jtj d`mgofj pxh u`g nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c/ Htth ç j d`mgofj n` hvgt~ëodg`/ Rj|pxh o`n` ç mhcfj| nj pxh hvgt~g|# `ttgm djmj o`n` rjnh th| rgj| nj pxh oäj hvgt~g|/ M`t oäj rjnhmjt th| hajít~`t# oäj rjnhmjt `df`| pxh tô jt djofhdhnj|ht n` uh|n`nh ~hm ng|hg~j ` hujcxáäj/ J|`# th `ttgm ejtth# th|g` djmj j h~h|oj ec`ahcj n` ^h||`; jt |gdjt d`n` uh{ m`gt |gdjt# jt rjl|ht d`n` uh{ m`gt rjl|ht/ J htrí|g~j djofhdhnj| n` uh|n`nh# pxh `d|hng~` rjnh| hujcxg| `r|juhg~`onj-th njt htrí|g~jt mhojt hujcxínjt# oäj r`tt` nh xm htrí|g~j ~j~`cmho~h gcxngnj/ Hch j|axcf`-th nh djofhdh| `caj m`gt nj pxh jt jx~|jt# m`t o` uh|n`nh ht~à m`gt gcxngnj nj pxh hcht# rjgt djofhdh ` uh|n`nh h `gon` `ttgm r|heh|h ` gcxtäj/ Ho~äj# oôt nhuhmjt `m`| j r|ôvgmj djmj ` oôt mhtmjt/ Nhuhmjt e`{h| gttj rj|pxh Nhxt oäj nhthk` pxh hujcx`mjt tjcg~`|g`mho~h‥ Oôt nhuhmjt ojt mgt~x|`| djm jt gcxngnjt# oäj exag| nhcht! Oôt nhuhmjt ~ho~`|# `j mhojt ~ho~`| `~|`g-cjt r`|` ` uh|n`nh/ Nhuhmjt `kxn`-cjt nh dj|`áäj/ Nhuhmjt nguxca`| ` ~jnjt j pxh ojt ejg hotgo`nj djm ` a|`á` ~j~`cmho~h a|`~xg~` nh Nhxt/ Nhuhmjt ~jnjt ojt xog| r`|` d`mgof`|mjt xognjt# c`nj ` c`nj# o` cjoa` h acj|gjt` ht~|`n` n` hujcxáäj/ Hx |jaj ` ujdët djofhdhnj|ht n` uh|n`nh# ` ujdët mít~gdjt# ` ujdët htrí|g~`t; oäj exk`m nj thx nhuh|! Dfhajx ` fj|` nh xm` xogäj htrí|g~` o` ^h||`# ç r|hdgtj pxh f`k` ` d`|gn`nh r`|` djm httht htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt# pxh fjkh goehcg{mho~h `gon` täj mxg~jt/ U`mjt cx~`| ` ûogd` cx~` pxh u`ch ` rho` cx~`|; ` cx~` rhc` uh|n`nh/ J ~h|dhg|j mgcëogj uhm dfha`onj# ujdët rjnhm ht~`| ~|`opxgcjt rjgt t`lhm pxh oäj th|äj `okjt d`ínjt‥ M`t# h px`o~j `j |ht~j: @mhm# `mhm `j r|ôvgmj djmj ` tg mhtmjt/ M`t djmj rjnhmjt `m`| `caxçm djmj `m`mjt ` oôt mhtmjt: R`|hdh ngeídgc# m`t djm ` djmr|hhotäj nh xm` dh|~` e|`th egd` lhm m`gt tgmrcht; –Nhxt ç ~xnj/”/ Rj|~`o~j# `mhm ` ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt –djmj th hcht ejtthm Nhxt”/ Dc`|j pxh ohofxm htrí|g~j ç Nhxt# m`t ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt ~hm xm uíodxcj h~h|oj djm Nhxt/ ^jnjt täj ~|`~`njt h `m`njt gax`cmho~h rj| Nhxt‥ J|`# h pxhm tjmjt oôt r`|` ngtdj|n`| nh Nhxt h ng{h|; –@pxhch htrí|g~j ç mhcfj| nj pxh `pxhch jx~|j/”: Hvgt~hm htrí|g~jt hm u`|g`njt a|`xt nh hujcxáäj# ç uh|n`nh/ M`t xm ng` ~jnjt ej|`m ~äj tjmho~h xm r|godírgj go~hcgaho~h# `ttgm djmj `caxm ng` ~jnjt dfha`|äj `jt m`gt `c~jt r`~`m`|ht n` hujcxáäj/ Rj|~`o~j# oäj rjnhmjt ojt `df`| txrh|gj|ht ` xm htrí|g~j mhojt hujcxínj# rj|pxh xm ng` ht~guhmjt o` mhtm` tg~x`áäj pxh hch/ ^äj rjxdj nhuhmjt acj|gegd`| djmj xm th| txrh|gj| xm htrí|g~j m`gt hujcxínj# rj|pxh dfha`|à xm ng` hm pxh ~h|hmjt hujcxínj `~ç jonh hch ht~à `aj|`/

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Htrí|g~j Nhegog| xm htrí|g~j ç j mhtmj pxh nhegog| ` ugn`/ Hm ~jnj j Xoguh|tj# ~jn` ` m`~ç|g` thm htrí|g~j ç xm` m`~ç|g` thm ugn`9 H ~jn` ` m`~ç|g` djm xm htrí|g~j ç xm` m`~ç|g` –ugugegd`n`”# xm` m`~ç|g` pxh g|à `l|ga`| ` htth htrí|g~j rj| xm dh|~j rh|íjnj nh ~hmrj/ H j htrí|g~j cgu|h n` m`~ç|g`: J|`# j htrí|g~j ohtt` djongáäj ç j htrí|g~j hm thx ht~`nj o`~x|`c‥ J htrí|g~j cgu|h n`t |ht~|gáøht gmrjt~`t rhc` m`~ç|g`/ Rj|~`o~j# xm` |jdf` jx xm hngeídgj nh djod|h~j täj m`~ç|g`t thm xm htrí|g~j# m`~ç|g`t thm ugn`/ Xm ~|jodj dj|~`nj nh à|uj|h jx xm d`nàuh| nh xm ràtt`|j täj m`~ç|g`t pxh nh|`m ht~`nj m`~h|g`c ` xm htrí|g~j# m`t pxh `aj|` uäj th nhdjmrj| h ujc~`| ` th| m`~ç|g`t thm ugn`/ Xm` ej|mga` jx xm th| fxm`oj täj m`~ç|g`t `gon` `ttjdg`n`t ` xm htrí|g~j# m`t pxh xm ng` ujc~`|äj ` th| nhtr|jugn`t nh ugn`/ H px`o~j `j htrí|g~j: J pxh hch ç: Nh pxh ç ehg~j: Lhm# j htrí|g~j ç j uh|n`nhg|j ht~`nj n` ugn`/ J htrí|g~j ç ej|m`nj rj| xm` u`|ghn`nh nh hoh|ag`t n`t px`gt th djofhdh mxg~j rjxdj `pxg o` ^h||`/ @ttgm djmj j dj|rj nh xm a`~j ç lhm m`gj| h djo~ëm mxg~j m`gt u`|ghn`nh h px`o~gn`nh nh dçcxc`t nj pxh j dj|rj nh xm` l`d~ç|g`# j htrí|g~j m`gt hujcxínj ç ej|m`nj rj| xm` djmrchvgn`nh mxg~j m`gj| nh kxoáøht hoh|aç~gd`t nj pxh xm htrí|g~j `gon` oj r|godírgj n` hujcxáäj/ Gttj oäj pxh| ng{h| pxh j ht~`nj nh hujcxáäj nj dj|rj ç r|jrj|dgjo`c `j ht~`nj nh hujcxáäj nj htrí|g~j‥ Jt htrí|g~jt m`gt hujcxínjt rjnhm r|hdgt`| f`lg~`| xm dj|rj nh rjxd` hujcxáäj th djmr`|`nj `j dj|rj pxh hcht rjnh|g`m f`lg~`| oj|m`cmho~h/ J pxh oäj jdj||h ç xm htrí|g~j f`lg~`| xm dj|rj oäj dj||htrjonho~h `j thx ht~`nj nh hujcxáäj# xm dj|rj r|jrj|dgjo`cmho~h mxg~j m`gt hujcxínj/ H `jonh uguh j htrí|g~j: J htrí|g~j ~j~`cmho~h cglh|~j n` m`~ç|g` rjnh uguh| hm ug|~x`cmho~h px`cpxh| r`|~h nj Xoguh|tj/ M`t ç mxg~j rh|gajtj r`|` hch `l`onjo`| jt mxonjt `t~|`gt pxh dg|dxon`m jt rc`oh~`t `ttgm djmj ` `~mjteh|`# ~äj rh|gajtj px`o~j th|g` r`|` j fjmhm ug`k`| rhcj htr`áj ej|` n` ^h||`# `jonh oäj tjl|huguh|g` thm r|j~háäj ~hdojcôagd`/ @ttgm djmj o` ^h||` jt th|ht rjnhm tjl|huguh| o`~x|`cmho~h# ojt rc`ojt `t~|`gt jt htrí|g~jt ngtrøh nh ~xnj j ohdhttà|gj ` tx` hvgt~ëodg`/ Jt htrí|g~jt mhojt hujcxínjt ~honhm# mhtmj `rôt j nhthod`|oh# ` `d|hng~`| pxh djo~gox`m uguhonj o` ^h||`/ Hcht oäj täj d`r`{ht nh dfha`| `j mxonj `t~|`c nj rc`oh~`# mxg~`t uh{ht ohm th näj djo~` nh tx` hvgt~ëodg`‥ Hcht `gon` u`cj|g{`m mxg~j ` m`~ç|g`# oäj djothaxhm htpxhdh| nh tx`t ugn`t nh gcxtäj h u`a`m rhc` ^h||` nht`rh|dhlgnjt rhc` m`gj|g` njt hod`|o`njt/ Hcht oäj `l`onjo`m ` gcxtäj ohm px`onj ` uh|n`nh ht~à lhm ` mjt~|`/ Hcht ht~äj ~äj rht`njt nh dj|`áäj pxh oäj tjlhm# egd`m cjoa`t n`~`t tje|honj oj mxonj m`~h|g`c/ H `ttgm th nhegoh j goeh|oj; djo~gox`| r|htj `j mxonj m`~h|g`c px`onj rjnh|g` ht~`| oj mxonj `t~|`c nh thx rc`oh~`‥ Hx oäj nhthkj gttj ` ogoaxçm# m`t nhuj `nmg~g| pxh httht htrí|g~jt ~hm nh r`tt`| rj| gttj# `~ç `r|honh|hm ` th nhtcga`| j míogmj pxh thk` nj mxonj m`~h|g`c/ Nhxt t`lh j pxh e`{/ Nhxt oäj htd|huh rj| cgof`t ~j|~`t# oôt ç pxh ~honhmjt `t uh{ht ` ho~j|~`| tx` htd|g~`/ @ a|`onh m`gj|g` njt htrí|g~jt ~h||hojt hod`|o`njt# `gon` hm hujcxáäj# u`g r`|` j mxonj `t~|`c n` ^h||` `rôt j nhthod`|oh‥ M`t j mxonj `t~|`c oäj rjnh th| nhegognj djmj j dçx/ Cà jt htrí|g~jt uguhm px`th djmj pxh o` ^h||`; kxo~jt hm dgn`nht# `r|honhonj djm jt htrí|g~jt m`gt hujcxínjt# h htrh|`onj ` |hhod`|o`áäj ` egm nh rj| hm 05

r|à~gd` o` ^h||` j pxh `r|honh|`m rj| cà/ M`t oäj ç tô o` ugn` m`~h|g`c pxh jt htrí|g~jt hujcxhm# hcht hujcxhm `t uh{ht `~ç m`gt o` tx` uh|n`nhg|` ugn`# pxh ç ` ugn` `t~|`c/ Mxg~`t uh{ht jt htrí|g~jt nj mxonj `t~|`c uhm `j mxonj m`~h|g`c & jx thk`# nhtdhm ` ^h||`/ ' r`|` r|ht~`| d`|gn`nh `jt htrí|g~jt ohdhttg~`njt# thk`m httht hod`|o`njt jx nhthod`|o`njt# hujcxgonj tx` djongáäj htrg|g~x`c/ H hvgt~hm ~`mlçm jt htrí|g~jt nh `c~` hujcxáäj# täj |`|jt o` ^h||` rj|pxh hc` `gon` ç xm rc`oh~` dc`ttgegd`nj djmj nh l`gv` hujcxáäj f`lg~`dgjo`c/ Httht htrí|g~jt ah|`cmho~h uhm nh mxonjt m`gt hujcxínjt9 Jx rj|pxh täj hvrj|~`njt# täj `okjt d`ínjt & ujx e`c`| tjl|h gttj nhrjgt/ ' 9 Jx rj|pxh täj ug`k`o~ht nj htr`áj# htrí|g~jt pxh ht~äj ~äj rh|~j nh Nhxt pxh th ~|`oteh|hm nh mxonj r`|` mxonj r`|` ~|`otmg~g| thxt u`t~jt djofhdgmho~jt n` uh|n`nh `jt ohdhttg~`njt/ Mhtmj httht htrí|g~jt r|hdgt`m r`tt`| dh|~j rh|íjnj nh ~hmrj hm d`n` mxonj r`|` |hdjl|`| `t hoh|ag`t a`t~`t hm ug`ahot rhc` u`t~gnäj dôtmgd` nj Xoguh|tj‥ Gttj mhtmj! Xm ng` ~jnjt rjnh|hmjt o`uha`| rhcj Xoguh|tj djmj xm uhchg|j ` dj|~`| j jdh`oj/ Ho~äj mh nga`; hvgt~g| oäj ç e`o~àt~gdj:

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Gn`nh fxm`o` h gn`nh htrg|g~x`c ^jnjt oôt `r|honhmjt ` dc`ttgegd`| jt rjujt pxh uguh|`m h uguhm o` ^h||` djmj ` fxm`ogn`nh/ Hx ngaj; nhtnh j `r`|hdgmho~j nj fjmhm o` ^h||` & th| nj~`nj nh go~hchd~j txegdgho~h r`|` ` djmxogd`áäj h j `|m`{ho`mho~j nh djofhdgmho~jt r`tt`njt nh ah|`áäj ` ah|`áäj/ ' jt r|godírgjt làtgdjt n` uh|n`nh täj ngexongnjt/ R|godírgjt djmj ` hvgt~ëodg` nh Nhxt# ` gmj|~`cgn`nh nj htrí|g~j# j rjnh| nj `mj|# h~d‥ J|`# j mhtmj `djo~hdh djm htt` r`c`u|` `o~ga`; –fxm`ogn`nh”/ Fxm`ogn`nh ç ` gn`nh fxm`o`# j rh|íjnj nh ~hmrj hm pxh jt htrí|g~jt f`lg~`m jt dj|rjt nh th|ht fxm`ojt o` ^h||`# r`|` hujcxg| h `ttgm r|jtthaxg| r`|` mxonjt m`gt hujcxínjt/ @ fxm`ogn`nh ç ~äj tjmho~h ` gn`nh hm pxh jt htrí|g~jt ej|`m# jx täj# th|ht fxm`ojt hm ^h||`/ M`t ` uh|n`nhg|` ugn` ç ` ugn` htrg|g~x`c# ` uh|n`nhg|` gn`nh ç ` gn`nh htrg|g~x`c# pxh u`g nhtnh ` d|g`áäj nj htrí|g~j `~ç j r|htho~h mjmho~j‥ @ htrg|g~x`cgn`nh ç ho~äj mxg~j m`gt u`t~` h goegog~` nj pxh ` fxm`ogn`nh/ @rôt j htrí|g~j th| d|g`nj oj dho~|j gogdg`c# ç ~|`otrj|~`nj rhcj htr`áj `~ç xm mxonj r|gmà|gj/ Jx thk`# xm mxonj jonh tô uguhm th|ht mxg~j tgmrcht h pxh |hdhlhm htrí|g~jt oj goídgj n` hujcxáäj‥ M`t xm mxonj hm |h`cgn`nh oäj rjnh th| dc`ttgegd`nj nhtt` ej|m`# rj|pxh ah|`cmho~h hcht `l|`oahm xm` hoj|mh u`|ghn`nh nh th|ht & dj|rjt –ugugegd`njt” rhcjt htrí|g~jt/ '/ @caxot th|ht täj l`t~`o~h tgmrcht# m`t oj mhtmj mxonj hodjo~|`mjt th|ht nh m`gj| hujcxáäj/ @ ^h||` rj| hvhmrcj ç xm mxonj r|gmà|gj# gttj oj ho~`o~j oäj tgaogegd` pxh `pxg tô ugu`m th|ht r|gmà|gjt# jx htrí|g~jt r|gmà|gjt/ @ mhngn` pxh j htrí|g~j hujcxg# thxt dj|rjt oj mxonj m`~h|g`c hujcxhm o` txdhttäj nh hod`|o`áøht/ M`t gttj oäj ~hm xm ~hmrj r|hht~`lhchdgnj# jt htrí|g~jt rjnhm nhmj|`| ng`t jx tçdxcjt r`|` nhtdjl|g| m`gt n` uh|n`nh h `ttgm hujcxg|‥ Oäj gmrj|~`# j pxh ç dh|~j ç pxh xm ng` ` uh|n`nh dfha` r`|` ~jnjt/ ^honj djmj hvhmrcj ` ^h||`# jt htrí|g~jt |hdçm-d|g`njt rjnhm f`lg~`| th|ht mgd|jtdôrgdjt# nhrjgt th|ht ugtíuhgt ` jcfj ox# nhrjgt rjnhm th| goth~jt# h~d‥ Oäj hvgt~h xm` j|nhm nh th|ht ` th| hod`|o`n`# xm htrí|g~j rjnh djothaxg| hujcxg| nh xm` l`d~ç|g` r`|` xm t`rj# rj| hvhmrcj/ M`t djmj gttj `djo~hdh: J|`# ç dh|~j ohttht d`tjt pxh j htrí|g~j hujcxgx l`t~`o~h ho~|h xm` hod`|o`áäj h jx~|`# oj mxonj `t~|`c/ H `j |hhod`|o`| o` ^h||` rjnh ~h| xm dj|rj lhm m`gt hujcxínj/ ^jnj htrí|g~j ejg# ho~äj# `rho`t xm r|godírgj go~hcgaho~h pxh f`lg~jx th|ht mxg~j tgmrcht‥ ^jnjt oôt ejmjt eh~jt# eh~jt nh Nhxt/ Fjkh rjnhmjt ng{h| pxh kà tjmjt d|g`oá`t# m`t Nhxt ojttj r`g `gon` u`g ojt hotgo`| mxg~j tjl|h ` hvgt~ëodg`/

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Txrh|gj|gn`nh htrg|g~x`c J htrí|g~j# px`onj cgu|h nj e`|nj n` hod`|o`áäj# ç thm nûugn` mxg~j m`gt rjnh|jtj‥ Hoh|ag` rx|`# cjdjmjuh-th rhcj mxonj djm j rhot`mho~j# hovh|a` hm ~jn`t `t ng|háøht# ht~à mxg~j m`gt htdc`|hdgnj r`|` ` hvgt~ëodg`/ Rj|gttj ~hmjt ` ohdhttgn`nh nh nj|mg|; oj tjoj# j htrí|g~j th uë cgu|h nj dj|rj h nj mxonj m`~h|g`c/ J htrí|g~j uguh ho~äj `caxm`t fj|`t oj thx uh|n`nhg|j cxa`|# j mxonj `t~|`c/ Px`o~j m`gt hujcxínj ç xm htrí|g~j hod`|o`nj# m`gt cjoah hch ug`k` oj tjoj# h m`gt htdc`|hdgn` tjl|h thxt tjofjt ç ` rhttj` pxh hch f`lg~`/ Th ç `ttgm# rj|pxh jt htrí|g~jt oäj egd`m thmr|h oj mxonj `t~|`c: J|`# rj|pxh Nhxt pxgt pxh hcht thmr|h ~guhtthm oju`t df`odht nh hujcxg|/ Xm htrí|g~j oj mxonj `t~|`c chml|` nh ~jnjt jt e`~jt nh tx` hvgt~ëodg`# ç m`gt eàdgc r`|` hch ug| `j mxonj m`~h|g`c h ~h| xm ojuj djmháj/ J htrí|g~j u`g ho~äj htpxhdh| njt e`~jt gcxtô|gjt nh tx` hvgt~ëodg`# djoth|u`onj `rho`t j pxh hch uguhx nh uh|n`nh/ Nhtt` ej|m` ` tx` ~honëodg` ` hujcxáäj ç lhm m`gj|/ Px`o~j m`gt hujcxínj ç xm htrí|g~j hod`|o`nj# mhcfj| hch th |hdj|n` nh tx` ugn` djmj htrí|g~j cgu|h# tx` hvgt~ëodg` |h`c/ Rjgt tx` ugn` ht~`|à m`gt cgu|h n` gcxtäj# pxh hch djothaxgx txr|gmg|/ H djothpxho~hmho~h m`gt r|hnjmgo`o~h nh uh|n`nh# r`|~h n` px`c hch djoth|u` hm tx` hod`|o`áäj `~x`c/

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Hujcxáäj njt mxonjt h jt `okjt d`ínjt Djodj|n`onj djm `t chgt gmx~àuhgt nj Xoguh|tj# mhtmj jt rc`oh~`t rjnhm hujcxg|‥ Xm rc`oh~` r`tt` rj| uà|g`t htd`c`t nh hujcxáäj nx|`o~h tx` hvgt~ëodg`# m`t djmj oj d`tj njt htrí|g~jt# htt` hujcxáäj oäj ~hm mjnj ohm ~hmrj nhegognjt/ Rj|çm# ç dh|~j pxh ` hujcxáäj nh xm rc`oh~` ç go~gm`mho~h cga`n` ` hujcxáäj djokxo~` nh ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt pxh ohch f`lg~`m/ Thk` hm thx mxonj m`~h|g`c jx hm thx mxonj `t~|`c/ @rht`| nh th| mxg~j m`gt djmxm xm htrí|g~j nhgv`| xm rc`oh~` rj|pxh `cd`oájx xm` hujcxáäj ~`c pxh a`ofjx j ng|hg~j nh f`lg~`| rc`oh~`t m`gt hujcxínjt# nh ~hmrjt hm ~hmrjt & `rht`| nh oäj nhegognj# |`|`mho~h htth rh|íjnj ç goeh|gj| ` xm jx njgt mgcëogjt/' j rc`oh~` r`tt` rj| xm` hujcxáäj f`lg~`dgjo`c/ Gttj jdj||h djm ` hvdcxtäj njt htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt r`|` rc`oh~`t nh mhoj| jx gax`c hujcxáäj# h ` ho~|`n` nh htrí|g~jt nh lj` hujcxáäj pxh oj|m`cmho~h ht~äj ugonj nh xm rc`oh~` mhojt hujcxínj/ Httht a`of`|`m j ng|hg~j nh f`lg~`| xm rc`oh~` m`gt hujcxínj nj pxh j thx `o~h|gj|/ Rjnh-th n`| j ojmh nh `okjt d`ínjt `jt htrí|g~jt pxh täj hvdcxínjt nh thx rc`oh~` rj|pxh oäj ht~äj m`gt nh `dj|nj djm j oíuhc ah|`c n` hujcxáäj nh thxt f`lg~`o~ht/ Httht htrí|g~jt täj ho~äj houg`njt r`|` rc`oh~`t nh hujcxáäj ah|`cmho~h goeh|gj|# jonh uäj hodjo~|`| htrí|g~jt m`gt jx mhojt oj mhtmj a|`x nh hujcxáäj nhcht/ E|hpxho~hmho~h jt htrí|g~jt hvdcxínjt `cha`m pxh ej|`m gokxt~gá`njt# rxognjt rj| Nhxt‥ J|`# hx kà ngtth pxh Nhxt oäj rxoh h ohm nà |hdjmrhot`t ` ogoaxçm; Nhxt ç ~xnj# Nhxt ht~à hm ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt/ Rj|~`o~j# xm htrí|g~j pxh ~|`g ` chg n` hujcxáäj# ht~à ~|`gonj ` tg mhtmj/ Ht~à r|hkxngd`onj ` tg mhtmj# h oj hv`~j mjmho~j nh thxt `~jt oj d`mrj n` gcxtäj/ Xm htrí|g~j pxh `ah nh `dj|nj djm ` chg n` hujcxáäj# ht~à `kxn`onj ` tg mhtmj/ Ht~à hujcxgonj tx` djongáäj htrg|g~x`c# h oj hv`~j mjmho~j nh thxt `~jt oj d`mrj n` uh|n`nh/ Oj d`mgofj n` hvgt~ëodg`# o` cgof` pxh u`g nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c# ` f`|mjog` h j `mj| täj rjnh|ht txr|hmjt h gmx~àuhgt/ @ ~jnj htrí|g~j ç n`nj j cgu|h `|lí~|gj# ` df`odh nh hujcxg| djmj h px`onj pxgth|/ Rj|~`o~j# th xm htrí|g~j d`xt` nht`|mjog` djm thx nht`mj| hm xm rc`oh~` rchoj nh `mj|# ç mxg~j kxt~j pxh hch thk` houg`nj r`|` xm rc`oh~` jonh f`k` xm `mj| r|jrj|dgjo`c `j thx# h `ttgm th ej|m` ` f`|mjog` xoguh|t`c/ Oj ng` hm pxh ` ^h||` r`tt`| rj| xm rh|íjnj nh hujcxáäj# Nhxt oäj g|à nhtdh| ` ~`c ng` h ` ~`c fj|`# djcjd`| ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt hm jx~|j rc`oh~` h oj `~j htr`cf`| tjl|h ` ^h||` jt ojujt htrí|g~jt nh lj` hujcxáäj/ R|gmhg|j; htth ç xm r|jdhttj a|`nx`c# nh mjnj pxh oäj th|à rh|dhlgnj thoäj rhcjt r|jexonjt djofhdhnj|ht n` uh|n`nh/ Thaxonj; Nhxt oäj th mjt~|`# oäj `r`|hdh nj o`n`# oäj th |huhc`‥ D`lh `jt htrí|g~jt d|h|hm jx oäj hm Nhxt# hovh|a`|hm jx oäj j mgc`a|h n` hvgt~ëodg`/ Hx |jaj; oäj egpxhm tho~`njt htrh|`onj ` dfha`n` nh Nhxt# chu`o~hm-th h `onhm‥ Dj||`m# txhm# ujhm‥ H tô r`|hm px`onj j hodjo~|`|/ N`í ho~äj thxt ng`t nh dj||h|g` th|äj thx r`tt`nj# h ` uh|n`nh# xm` ugn` f`|mjogjt`# nh r`{ h mxg~j `mj|# th|äj thx ex~x|j/ Jx~|` djgt` ` htdc`|hdh| ç pxh xm rc`oh~` oäj hujcxg `rho`t htrg|g~x`cmho~h# `rht`| n` hujcxáäj njt th|ht nh xm rc`oh~` th| lhm m`gt cho~`# hc` jdj||h n` mhtm` ej|m`/ @caxot th|ht th hv~goaxhm h jx~|jt täj `r|gmj|`njt rj| mx~`áøht ahoç~gd`t `~ç th ~j|o`|hm th|ht mxg~j m`gt hujcxínjt/ M`t oäj th htpxhá`m pxh ~jnj th| ~hm exon`mho~`c gmrj|~ìodg` o` f`|mjog`# oj hpxgcíl|gj hdjcôagdj nh xm rc`oh~`‥ @ hujcxáäj njt th|ht fxm`ojt ht~à cga`n` ` r|hthoá` njt `ogm`gt h uhah~`gt o` ^h||`# h oäj hm tx` hv~goáäj/ <2

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Ho~gn`nht nj mxonj `t~|`c &htrí|g~jt pxh |hahm ` o`~x|h{`' Mxg~jt njt htrí|g~jt m`gt hujcxínjt nj mxonj `t~|`c n` ^h||` täj djotgnh|`njt# h||joh`mho~h# nhxtht# rj| mxg~jt htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt/ Httht htrí|g~jt ht~äj go~gm`mho~h cga`njt `j exodgjo`mho~j n` o`~x|h{` o` ^h||`# h mxg~j r|ju`uhcmho~h xm ng` hod`|o`|`m hm uhah~`gt# d|g`onj hv~|hmj `mj| h |htrhg~j rhc` ^h||` h rhc` tx` o`~x|h{`/ Hx df`mj ` httht htrí|g~jt nh ho~gn`nht# rj|pxh ` hcht ejg n`n` ` jrj|~xogn`nh nh `nmgogt~|`| ` o`~x|h{`/ Täj |htrjotàuhgt# rj| hvhmrcj# rhcj hpxgcíl|gj n`t m`|çt# rhc` f`|mjog` n`t ecj|ht~`t h rhcj tjr|j djj|nho`nj njt uho~jt‥ Hcht täj mxg~jt# h ç r|xnho~h ng{h| pxh `ahm nh hv~|hmj `dj|nj djm ` f`|mjog` xoguh|t`c/ Dc`|j pxh hx thg nj rh|gaj nh ~jd`| ohtth `ttxo~j‥ Th|äj mxg~j rjxdjt jt pxh mh n`|äj d|çng~j/ M`t hx ht~jx `pxg r`|` djo~`| nj pxh ~hofj dh|~h{` ~j~`c h `ltjcx~` th| ` uh|n`nh# nhuj djo~`| ~xnj j pxh thg! H th hx ht~jx htd|huhonj gttj# ç rj|pxh hx ~`mlçm `d|hng~j pxh hvgt~`m htrí|g~jt o` ^h||` pxh uäj mh n`| d|çng~j/ Hx oäj ujx djo~`| o`n` pxh ujdët oäj rjtt`m djmr|hhonh|# `d|hng~j pxh ~jnjt uäj rjnh| `j mhojt djmr|hhonh| xm` r`|~h nj pxh ngaj# ~h| xm` ojáäj ah|`c n` gnçg`/

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@okjt n` ax`|n` &htrí|g~jt r|j~h~j|ht nj mxonj `t~|`c' R`|` d`n` htrí|g~j pxh hod`|o` o` ^h||`# xm jx~|j htrí|g~j nhthod`|o`nj ç htdjcfgnj r`|` `djmr`of`-cj ` d`n` thaxonj nh tx` ugn`# ax`|n`onj-j h r|j~hahonj-j njt htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt hod`|o`njt jx nhthod`|o`njt/ Httht htrí|g~jt r|j~h~j|ht täj djofhdgnjt djmj `okjt n` ax`|n`# h mxg~`t uh{ht täj m`gt hujcxínjt nj pxh jt htrí|g~jt pxh ej|`m nhtgao`njt ` `djmr`of`|/ Oj ho~`o~j# ` r|j~háäj nhttht htrí|g~jt tô ç n`n` hopx`o~j thxt r|j~hagnjt ht~äj ~|gcf`onj xm` ugn` nh `mj| h uh|n`nh‥ Htt` r|j~háäj ç `x~jm`~gd`mho~h |h~g|`n` px`onj jt r|j~hagnjt |htjcuhm `l`onjo`| htt` ~|gcf` h th kja`| o` gcxtäj/ Gttj jdj||h rj|pxh ` exoáäj njt `okjt n` ax`|n` ç hv`~`mho~h `e`t~`| thxt r|j~hagnjt nj d`mgofj n` gcxtäj h njt htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt ` tx` ujc~`# r`|` pxh jt pxh jr~`m rhc` uh|n`nh oäj thk`m `~|`r`cf`njt h rjtt`m hujcxg| djm f`|mjog`# r`|` pxh djo~goxhm nhrhonhonj `rho`t nh tx`t r|ôr|g`t nhdgtøht r`|` uguh| hm r`{‥ J|`# m`t th xm htrí|g~j ho~|` oj d`mrj n` gcxtäj hch r`tt` ` th| xm `aho~h nh nht`|mjog` r`|` jt thxt gax`gt# cjaj thx `okj n` ax`|n` ç ej|á`nj ` nhgv`| nh r|j~hah-cj/ ^xnj j pxh j `okj rjnh e`{h| ho~äj ç |h{`| r`|` pxh thx `m`nj r|j~hagnj |h~j|oh j m`gt l|huh rjttíuhc r`|` j d`mrj f`|mþogdj n` uh|n`nh/ Rj|gttj djt~xm`-th ng{h| pxh px`onj j `{`| dfha`# hch uhm d`||ha`nj/ H `t djgt`t uäj ho~äj nh m`c ` rgj|/ Gttj jdj||h rj|pxh j `{`|# `ttgm djmj ` tj|~h# oäj uhm nh ej|`# h tgm nj go~h|gj| nh d`n` htrí|g~j‥ Xm htrí|g~j nhr|httguj# djm ôngj oj dj|`áäj# gcxngnj# r`tt` htt` tx` nj| r`|` ~jnjt jt pxh ht~äj ` ujc~`/ M`t ç hv`~`mho~h `í pxh ho~|` ` r|j~háäj nj `okj n` ax`|n`# h ~jnjt httht m`xt ecxínjt hoh|aç~gdjt täj |hl`~gnjt rhcjt pxh ~hm r`{ oj dj|`áäj# rhcjt pxh ht~äj oj d`mrj n` uh|n`nh‥ M`t jt htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt oäj ~hm nheht`t djo~|` htth m`c# rjgt oäj fà o`n` pxh thxt `okjt n` ax`|n` rjtt`m e`{h| rj| hcht/ @pxhch pxh ~hm eç hm Nhxt# `mj| rhc` ugn` h rhcjt th|ht# h r`{ oj dj|`áäj# ç cgu|h! H oäj ~hm j pxh ~hmh| njt pxh uäj djo~|` hch# jx njt pxh cfh gouhk`m jx nhthk`m j thx m`c# rj|pxh oäj rjnh th| `eh~`nj rj| ~`gt hoh|ag`t oha`~gu`t‥ H htth th| cgu|h `rho`t tje|h rj|pxh uë pxh ohm ~jnjt täj cgu|ht h ehcg{ht px`o~j hch# ho~äj hch rhnh ` Nhxt rj| ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt# h `ttxmh ` a|`~` |htrjot`lgcgn`nh nh rh|~hodh| `jt htrí|g~jt nh lj` eç# `kxn`onj thxt gax`gt gcxngnjt djm ` ej|á` godjmr`|àuhc nh thx `mj|! O`n` rjnh eh|g| j htrí|g~j cgu|h# pxh t`lh pxh oäj rjnh th| eh|gnj rj| pxhm ht~à nho~|j n` k`xc` n` gcxtäj‥ Hch `rho`t uj` r`|` cjoah px`onj `~`d`nj# r`|` cjaj `rôt ujc~`| h djo~gox`| ` htr`cf`| ` uh|n`nh `jt pxh `gon` ht~äj ohtt` k`xc`/ Nhthkh uj`| ujdë ~`mlçm# thk` cgu|h! Htt` r`|~h hx nhngdj djm mxg~j `mj| `j mhx `oþogmj `okj n` ax`|n`‥ Djmj rjnh|hg# hod`|o`nj# `a|`nhdh| ` ujdë djmj mh|hdh: Jl|ga`nj# ç ~xnj j pxh ~hofj ` ng{h| rj| `aj|`/

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Ugn` Hv~|`~h||ht~|h Oôt kà t`lhmjt n` goegog~` u`t~gnäj nj Xoguh|tj# kà t`lhmjt pxh ` ^h||` ç tjmho~h xm rhpxhoj rc`oh~` nj tgt~hm` tjc`|# pxh ç `rho`t xm njt mxg~jt jx~|jt tgt~hm`t n` Ug` Càd~h`# pxh ç `rho`t xm` n`t goegog~`t a`càvg`t nj Xoguh|tj/ J|`# t`lhonj nh ~xnj gttj# th|g` mxg~` r|h~hotäj nh ojtt` r`|~h `df`| pxh ~xnj gttj hvgt~h `rho`t r`|` ~j|o`| `t ojg~ht nh cx` dfhg` `a|`nàuhgt nh th jlth|u`|‥ R`|hdh ôlugj pxh hvgt~hm mxg~jt jx~|jt rc`oh~`t jonh f`lg~`m oäj tô htrí|g~jt nhthod`|o`njt# djmj ~`mlçm htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt hm th|ht n`t m`gt u`|g`n`t djodhráøht/ Rj|~`o~j# ç nh `ltjcx~` gaoj|ìodg` `d|hng~`| pxh j fjmhm ç j dho~|j nj Xoguh|tj/ M`t# th hvgt~hm hv~|`~h||ht~|ht# rj|pxh ohofxm nhcht uhgj ` ^h||`: Th|à rj|pxh# djmj oôt# oäj ngtrøh n` dgëodg` ohdhttà|g` r`|` o`uha`| rhcj htr`áj ` cjoa`t ngt~ìodg`t: J|`# ç mxg~j o`~x|`c pxh jt hv~|`~h||ht~|ht m`gt hujcxínjt uhof`m ugtg~`| ` ^h||`/ M`t hx ngtth –hujcxínjt”; jx thk`# hcht t`lhm mxg~j m`gt n` uh|n`nh n`t djgt`t nj pxh oôt/ Rj|gttj rjnhm ug`k`| `ojt-cx{ hm tx`t o`uht# rj|gttj oäj nhthk`m th |huhc`| h go~h|eh|g| o` hujcxáäj n` ^h||`# rj|gttj tô pxh|hm ojt `xvgcg`| hm ojtt` hujcxáäj# rj|gttj th|g` ht~ûrgnj ng{h| pxh xm ng` ` ^h||` th|à gou`ngn` rj| `cghoíaho`t hv~h|mgo`nj|ht‥ Gttj tgm ç egdáäj dgho~íegd`/ Rj|pxh px`onj xm rjuj nhtdjl|h djmj o`uha`| rhcj goegog~j dôtmgdj# ç rj|pxh htth rjuj kà o`uhajx oj goegog~j nh thxt dj|`áøht# h cà nhtdjl|g|`m djgt`t mxg~j m`gt gmrj|~`o~ht nj pxh jt rc`oh~`t# jt tgt~hm`t h `t a`càvg`t/ Hcht nhtdjl|g|`m ~jn` ` gmrj|~ìodg` nj `mj|! @j th| `r|htho~`nj `j mxonj m`~h|g`c# j mxonj hv~h|oj# j mxonj d`ô~gdj pxh th ~j|ojx ` ^h||`# jt fjmhm th htpxhdh pxh xm mxonj mxg~j m`gt u`t~j# |gdj h rjnh|jtj# th hodjo~|` kxt~`mho~h nho~|j nh tg r|ôr|gj# hm thx dj|`áäj‥ J fjmhm `df` pxh ~xnj j pxh ç ljm jx m`c ht~à oj mxonj hv~h|oj# m`t hx ngaj pxh j mxonj hv~h|oj ç# `o~ht nh ~xnj# xm |hechvj nj ojttj r|ôr|gj mxonj go~h|gj|/ J pxh j fjmhm `df` nj mxonj hv~h|oj# tx`t htrh|`oá`t h `oaût~g`t# ~xnj gttj uhm nj pxh hch tho~h oj go~h|gj| nj thx dj|`áäj/ Gttj mhtmj# ` uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh# ` uh|n`nh xoguh|t`c# ht~à nho~|j# h oäj ej|` nh ujdë! Jd`tgjo`cmho~h ujdë rjnh `~ç gnho~gegd`-c` oj mxonj hv~h|oj# m`t oj thx dj|`áäj hc` th hodjo~|` go~hg|`# rx|` h |htxmgn`‥ Oj thx go~h|gj| ht~à ` uh|n`nh ego`c# `pxhc` pxh pxh| pxhg|` jx oäj ht~`|à thmr|h ~ho~`onj cfh hod`mgof`| r`|` j d`mgofj acj|gjtj nj `mj|# Nhxt ht~à oj go~h|gj| nh d`n` xm nh oôt/ H# djmj xm` lûttjc`# thmr|h ojt gongd` pxh ng|háäj thaxg| o` cjoa` h mxg~`t uh{ht `oaxt~g`o~h ht~|`n` n` hvgt~ëodg`‥ Nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c/

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D|gt~j egdjx o` d|x{ Hx rjttj ng{h| pxh tjx eä nh Khtxt# rj|pxh hch ç j fjmhm m`gt e`mjtj nj mxonj# h djopxgt~jx htt` e`m` djm ` txr|hm` tgmrcgdgn`nh nj `mj|/ Khtxt ç xm M`g~|hw`# xm htrí|g~j pxh kà hujcxgx ~`o~j pxh dfhajx `j ego`c n` cgof`/ Xm htrí|g~j pxh kà r`ttjx rj| ~xnj j pxh ~gof` pxh r`tt`|# h djmrch~jx htth d`mgofj pxh u`g nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c‥ Khtxt ç xm |hechvj nj Xoguh|t`c# xm htrhcfj aga`o~htdj ug|`nj r`|` j tjc dho~|`c# xm egcfj uh|n`nhg|j nh Nhxt/ M`t hx ht~jx e`c`onj nh Khtxt nh O`{`|ç# h oäj nh Khtxt D|gt~j# rj|pxh j D|gt~j egdjx o` d|x{# h j Khtxt egdjx oj dj|`áäj n` fxm`ogn`nh/ Rjnh th| lht~hg|` e`c`| ogttj# m`t htth `ttxo~j ç m`gt gmrj|~`o~h nj pxh r`|hdh‥ Hm |h`cgn`nh# ` d|xdgegd`áäj nh Khtxt ç ` m`gj| uh|ajof` nh ojtt` fgt~ô|g`/ H r`|hdh pxh oôt `r|honhmjt nh ojtt` fgt~ô|g` `rho`t `t axh||`t# jt hv~h|míogjt# `t go~|ga`t/ R`|hdh pxh tô n`mjt u`cj| ` gcxtäj/ @ gcxtäj nhuh th| h||`ngd`n`# h oäj |hrh~gn`/ Nhuhmjt `r|honh| djm ojttjt h||jt# h oäj hv`c~`-cjt/ Th fjxuh|`m ` r|gmhg|` h ` thaxon` axh||`t mxong`gt# `ltjcx~`mho~h oäj tgaogegd` pxh nhuh f`uh| ` ~h|dhg|`# r`|` egd`| nh `dj|nj djm ` fgt~ô|g`/ Rjgt ` ûogd` axh||` pxh u`ch ` rho` th| cx~`n` ç ` axh||` rhc` uh|n`nh# ` cx~` rhcj r|hnjmíogj nj `mj| o` ^h||`‥ @t jx~|`t axh||`t oäj täj thoäj j ec`ahcj# ` ~|gt~h uh|ajof` n` fgt~ô|g` n` fxm`ogn`nh/ Oäj th hoa`ohm! A`onfg ejg# h thmr|h th|à# mxg~j m`gt ej|~h nj pxh O`rjchäj‥ Rj|pxh j dj|`áäj nh xm djopxgt~`nj| nh ~h||g~ô|gjt oäj dfha` thpxh| `jt rçt nj dj|`áäj nh xm djopxgt~`nj| nh dj|`áøht# xm axh||hg|j n` r`{ h n` uh|n`nh/ H px`o~jt jx~|jt hvhmrcjt oäj rjnhmjt dg~`| hm ojtt` fgt~ô|g`: Rj|~`o~j# nhgvhm j D|gt~j o` d|x{/ Rj|pxh Khtxt ejg r`|` d|x{ oäj rj|pxh ajt~`tth nh th| d|xdgegd`nj# m`t rj|pxh hch eh{ j pxh ~gof` pxh e`{h|/ H ` d`n` r|haj m`|~hc`nj# Khtxt tho~g` xm` hoj|mh nj|‥ H oäj h|` ` nj| nh xm rxctj r|ha`nj# jx nj `~|g~j nh djt~`t |hdçm dfgdj~h`n`t djm m`nhg|` e`|r`n`# rjgt htt` nj| hch txrj|~`u` ~|`opxgc`mho~h djm ` ej|á` nh thx htrí|g~j/ @ uh|n`nhg|` nj| nh Khtxt h|` t`lh| pxh ` fxm`ogn`nh `gon` g` tje|h| ojt d`mgofjt n` gcxtäj rj| uà|gjt tçdxcjt# mxg~`t uh{ht th htpxhdhonj jx `c~h|`onj thxt hotgo`mho~jt/ Hx rh|axo~j; `~ç px`onj ~hmjt nh ojt gcxng|: @ego`c# e`{hm njgt mgc `ojt pxh ` uh|n`nh nj `mj| ejg go~hg|`mho~h |huhc`n` `jt rjujt n` ^h||`# h `~ç fjkh rjxd` djgt` mxnjx hm ojttjt dj|`áøht‥ Rj|~`o~j# hx ngaj mhtmj pxh ujdë oäj r|hdgt` djo~gox`| tje|honj rj| ugn`t h ugn`t/ Rj|pxh `pxhch pxh pxgth| t`cu`| tx` ugn` ` rh|nh|à# `j r`ttj pxh `pxhch pxh th ho~|ha`| `j `mj|# a`of`|à xm` ugn` nh r`{ h ehcgdgn`nh/

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^hmrj &jt u`cgjtjt ht~xnjt nh T~j/@ajt~gofj' –Pxh e`{g` Nhxt `o~ht nh d|g`| j dçx h ` ^h||`: Th ht~`u` jdgjtj h o`n` |h`cg{`u`# rj|pxh oäj egdjx `ttgm oj nhdx|tj njt tçdxcjt# `lt~honj-th# djmj `o~ht# nh ~jn` ` `áäj:” T`o~j @ajt~gofj jxugx htt` rh|axo~` nguh|t`t uh{ht# h `j ~ho~`| |htrjonh-c`# nhtdjl|gx xm` pxht~äj mxg~j m`gt djmrchv` nj pxh gm`ago`u`; –J pxh f`ug` `o~ht n` d|g`áäj:”/ Rj|çm# ç ohdhttà|gj jlth|u`| pxh ~jn` ` djmrchvgn`nh nhtt` gon`a`áäj ht~à oj e`~j nh pxh# r`|` |htjcuh-c` go~hg|`mho~h# r|hdgt`mjt `o~ht |htjcuh| xm` `o~h|gj|‥ Htt` tgm# d`xt`nj|` nh ~`o~` djmrchvgn`nh/ H htt` pxht~äj ç; –J pxh ç j ~hmrj:”/ Tgm# rj|pxh r`|` t`lh|mjt j pxh f`ug` `o~ht nj goídgj nj Xoguh|tj# ç r|hdgtj pxh `o~ht |htjcu`mjt ~`c pxht~äj/ T`o~j @ajt~gofj t`lg` pxh `o~ht n` d|g`áäj oäj f`ug` j ~hmrj# pxh hch ejg d|g`nj# djmj ~xnj j m`gt# rj| Nhxt‥ T`lg` ~`mlçm pxh Nhxt oäj rjng` ht~`| jdgjtj `o~ht n` d|g`áäj# rj|pxh cà oäj f`ug` j ~hmrj‥ H ego`cmho~h# t`lg` pxh Nhxt h|` h~h|oj# rj|pxh f`ug` d|g`nj j ~hmrj h oäj ht~`u` r|htj ` hch9 Rj|pxh ho~hong` rh|ehg~`mho~h j pxh h|` j ~hmrj# `ttgm djmj ` ~xnj j m`gt‥ Ho~äj# r`|` pxht~äj th| |htjcugn`# h|` r|hdgtj `o~ht |htjcuh| j pxh h|` j ~hmrj/ Rj|çm# hm tx` t`lhnj|g`# T`o~j @ajt~gofj t`lg` pxh oäj rjnh|g` ho~honh| rh|ehg~`mho~h j pxh h|` j ~hmrj# rjgt r`|` ~`c r|hdgt`|g` ~ë-cj d|g`nj jx `j mhojt th| d`r`{ ngttj‥ Ho~äj hch r`ttjx ` ht~xn`| j ~hmrj nj rjo~j nh ugt~` njt fjmhot# nj mjnj djmj jt fjmhot rh|dhlg`m j ~hmrj‥ Jx rhcj mhojt `~ç `jonh xm th| ~äj goeh|gj| hm |hc`áäj `j D|g`nj| rxnhtth dfha`| nho~|j nh `ttxo~j ~äj xoguh|t`c/ Hch djmhájx rj| thr`|`| j ~hmrj hm ~|ët r`|~ht# `o`cgt`onj-`t h djmr`|`onj-`t ho~|h tg/ Htt`t r`|~ht h|`m j r`tt`nj# j r|htho~h h j ex~x|j/ Gmhng`~`mho~h dfhajx ` xm ngchm`; –J r`tt`nj kà oäj hvgt~h h j ex~x|j `gon` oäj hvgt~h/ &‥' J r|htho~h oäj ~hm ohofxm` nx|`áäj# th ` ~guhtth# ngugng|-th-g` hm r`tt`nj h ex~x|j/” / Ho~äj j ~hmrj oäj hvgt~g`: T`o~j @ajt~gofj t`lg` pxh j ~hmrj hvgt~g`# nhegog~gu`mho~h j ~hmrj hvgt~g`‥ Ho~äj r`ttjx ` r|jdx|`| `jonh hvgt~g` j ~hmrj# h `rôt mxg~j t`d|geídgj# `dfjx ` t`ín`; j ~hmrj hvgt~h o` mho~h nj fjmhm h njt th|ht/ Hch ngtth; –Hvgt~hm rjgt# ht~ht ~|ët ~hmrjt o` mgof` mho~h h oäj jt uhkj hm jx~|` r`|~h; chml|`oá` r|htho~h n`t djgt`t r`tt`n`t# ugtäj r|htho~h n`t djgt`t r|htho~ht h htrh|`oá` r|htho~h n`t djgt`t ex~x|`t/ &‥' Uhkj ho~äj ~|ët ~hmrjt h djoehttj pxh täj ~|ët/”/ Djm gttj# hch dfhajx ~`mlçm ` djodcxtäj nh pxh j ~hmrj oäj rjnh th| mhngnj# `rho`t rh|dhlgnj‥ J ~hmrj oäj h|` j tgmrcht mjugmho~j njt dj|rjt jx `t~|jt# djmj th ~gof` jxugnj e`c`|‥ J ~hmrj oäj h|`# hm tg# dx|~j ohm cjoaj/ Ojtt` mho~h ç pxh jt rh|dhlg` `ttgm; –J ex~x|j# dx|~j jx cjoaj# ç `rho`t ` dx|~` jx cjoa` hvrhd~`~gu` nj ex~x|j/ J r|h~ç|g~j# dx|~j jx cjoaj# ç thoäj ` dx|~` jx cjoa` chml|`oá` nj r`tt`nj/”/ Rj|gttj ç m`gt eàdgc ojt chml|`|mjt nh xm `djo~hdgmho~j nj pxh tg~x`-cj o` hv`~` çrjd` n` ojtt` ugn` pxh hch jdj||hx‥ @aj|` tgm h|` rjttíuhc |htrjonh| j pxh f`ug` `o~ht n` d|g`áäj; j|`# f`ug` Nhxt‥ H j pxh Nhxt e`{g` `cg: Oäj e`{g` o`n` pxh rjtt`mjt djmr|hhonh|# rj|pxh `o~ht nj ~hmrj th| d|g`nj oäj f`ug` ~hmrj# h oôt ht~`mjt r|htjt oj nhdj||h| nj ~hmrj/ Mhtmj j ~hmrj oäj djmr|hhonhmjt# `rho`t j rh|dhlhmjt hm ojtt` mho~h‥

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M`t Nhxt ç h~h|oj# rj|pxh oäj rjnh th| godcxínj hm ~hmrj `caxm# `rho`t ht~à hm ~jnj j ~hmrj/ Nhxt oxod` ejg ohm th|à o`n`# Nhxt ç ~xnj! J ~hmrj rj| tg tô oäj rjnh th| djmr|hhongnj djmj xm ~jnj# m`t rjnh th| rh|dhlgnj &djmj ~hmrj r`tt`nj# ~hmrj r|htho~h h ~hmrj ex~x|j/' rj| ~jnjt jt htrí|g~jt‥ Rj|pxh ~jnjt ughmjt nh Nhxt# ~jnjt ~hmjt r`|~h nhch oj dj|`áäj‥ H Nhxt d|gjx h djmr|hhonh rh|ehg~`mho~h j ~hmrj# ~jnj j ~hmrj/ R`|` egv`| mhcfj| j m`|`ugcfjtj ~|`l`cfj nh T`o~j @ajt~gofj# gm`agohmjt xm` cjoa` rc`oídgh hotjc`|`n`# djm rhpxhojt `|lxt~jt h rhn`ájt nh ecj|ht~`# djm tgoxjtjt |gjt h htr`á`njt mjo~ht‥ ^jn` htt` à|h` ç dj|~`n` rj| xm` cjoa` ~|gcf` nh ~h||`# pxh th ht~honh nh xm fj|g{jo~h ` jx~|j‥ Gm`agojx: Lhm# nga`mjt ho~äj pxh ~jnjt jt fjmhot h `ogm`gt nhtth cxa`| r|hdgt`m thaxg| htt` ~|gcf` godhtt`o~hmho~h# h ~jnjt ho~äj d`mgof`m o` mhtm` ng|háäj/ M`t ` ~|gcf` ~hm mxg~jt lx|`djt h rh|gajt htdjongnjt# `t uh{ht ç r|hdgtj t`lh| j pxh uhm ` e|ho~h h |hdj|n`| mxg~j lhm j pxh kà r`ttjx r`|` r|jtthaxg| djm thax|`oá`/ M`t jt mjo~ht h ecj|ht~`t lcjpxhg`m j fj|g{jo~h h mxg~jt oäj djothaxhm uh| httht lx|`djt ` oäj th| px`onj kà d`í|`m ohcht/ J|`# m`t jx~|jt m`gt tàlgjt tjlhm ojt mjo~ht h oj ~jrj n`t à|uj|ht# h `ttgm ~hm xm` mhcfj| ugtäj nj d`mgofj ` thaxg|‥ Httht hodjo~|`m jt rh|gajt h th nhtug`m nhcht/ M`t ` ~|gcf` ç mxg~j cjoa`# h `t uh{ht nh ~`o~j `on`| `caxot th htpxhdhm n`t `|m`ngcf`t hm pxh kà d`í|`m# h px`onj dfha`m ` xm` lhm r`|hdgn`# d`hm ohc` oju`mho~h/ J|`# m`t jx~|jt m`gt tàlgjt ~|`~`m nh |hdj|n`| nh ~jn` ` r`|~h n` ~|gcf` pxh kà d`mgof`|`m# h px`onj `df`m pxh th htpxhdh|`m nh `caxm` djgt` jcf`m r`|` ~|àt h rh|axo~`m ` pxhm uhm ugonj tjl|h hc`‥ Httht ngegdgcmho~h d`hm o` mhtm` `|m`ngcf` nx`t uh{ht/ Hx ngaj pxh htt` ~|gcf` ç j ~hmrj# pxh jt th|ht r|hdgt`m rh|dj||h-c` rj|pxh ht~äj r|htjt `j ~hmrj/ @caxot tjlhm ojt mjo~ht h hovh|a`m cjoah rj|pxh ~hm htrí|g~jt m`gt hujcxínjt h täj mhojt r|htjt ` m`~ç|g`# httht rjnhm mhtmj r|huh| j ex~x|j/ @caxot ax`|n`m o` mhmô|g` ~jn`t `t `|m`ngcf`t kà djofhdgn`t rj|pxh ~hm htrí|g~jt m`gt hujcxínjt h ~|`~`m nh ht~xn`| dxgn`njt`mho~h ` fgt~ô|g` n` fxm`ogn`nh# httht oäj djmh~hm jt mhtmjt h||jt nh thxt `o~hr`tt`njt h# djothpxho~hmho~h# tô ~honhm ` hujcxg|‥ M`t# h pxhm ç Nhxt: Eàdgc; Nhxt ç j tjc pxh egd` cà oj dçx# gcxmgo`onj ` ~|gcf` r`|` pxh ~jnjt jt th|ht rjtt`m rh|dj||h-c`/ J tjc pxh djofhdh ~jn` ` u`t~gnäj pxh htt` ~|gcf` rh|dj||h# rj|pxh hovh|a` ` ~xnj lhm nh dgm`# djm ~jn` ` dc`|h{`/ Nhxt ç j tjc h~h|oj pxh oxod` nhgv` nh gcxmgo`| ~äj ~j|~xjtj d`mgofj‥ Tgm# rj|pxh Nhxt d|gjx htt` ~|gcf`# h tô hch rjnh ojt ng{h| j pxh ç j ~hmrj/

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Ej|á` Gcxtô|g` Xoguh|t`c Cjaj oj goídgj nhtth cgu|j# px`onj e`c`u` tjl|h Nhxt# ngtth pxh jt th|ht fxm`ojt thmr|h tho~g|`m ` ej|á` nj d|g`nj|# htt` ej|á` pxh |hah j Xoguh|tj‥ Rj|çm# |htt`c~hg pxh ` fxm`ogn`nh thmr|h ~huh ngegdxcn`nht r`|` nhegog| j pxh ç hv`~`mho~h Nhxt/ Gttj rj|pxh jt th|ht fxm`ojt `gon` oäj djmr|hhonh|`m pxh Nhxt ç ~xnj — jogrj~ho~h# jogr|htho~h h jogdgho~h/ J fjmhm# `j ~ho~`| tgmljcgegd`| Nhxt# j ~|`otej|m` hm xm` djgt` htrhdíegd` n` hvgt~ëodg`9 Djgt` pxh oxod` g|à nhegog-cj# rjgt hch ç ` r|ôr|g` hvgt~ëodg`‥ Ohtth d`mgofj nh e`ct` nhegogáäj nj d|g`nj|# ` fxm`ogn`nh d|gjx ` nhegogáäj nj T`~`oàt# nhmþogj thofj| nj goeh|oj# |hr|htho~`o~h nj m`c# h pxh th jrøh ` Nhxt oj ajuh|oj nj Xoguh|tj‥ @j jxug| ~`gt r`c`u|`t# xm htrí|g~j hujcxínj gnho~gegd`|g` dc`|`mho~h j `ltx|nj djo~|`ng~ô|gj nh thx djodhg~j &hvrcgd`|hg ` thaxg|' 9 Oj ho~`o~j# nhuhmjt chml|`| pxh ` ^h||` ç xm rc`oh~` nh l`gv` hujcxáäj# jonh goehcg{mho~h `gon` hodjo~|`mjt xm` r|hnjmgoìodg` nh htrí|g~jt oäj hujcxínjt/ M`t oäj ç rjttíuhc gaoj|`| T`~`oàt h tgmrchtmho~h nhegog-cj djmj mh|` gcxtäj‥ Gttj rj|pxh htt` oäj ç xm` mh|` gcxtäj# h tgm ` Ej|á` Gcxtô|g` Xoguh|t`c — pxh goecxhodgjx# goecxëodg` h djo~gox`|à goecxhodg`onj d`n` nhdgtäj nj fjmhm/ Hx ~ho~`|hg hvrcgd`| j pxh ç htt` ej|á` h# r|godgr`cmho~h# px`c ç thx r`rhc exon`mho~`c o` hujcxáäj njt th|ht h o` f`|mjog` xoguh|t`c/ R|gmhg|j# u`mjt `d`l`| djm htt` godjouhogho~h nhegogáäj nj T`~`oàt; Oäj# T`~`oàt oäj ç xm njt `okjt gogdg`gt pxh th |hlhcjx djo~|` thx d|g`nj|# T`~`oàt oäj ngtrx~` j ajuh|oj nj Xoguh|tj# ~`mrjxdj e`{ ~|`~jt djm jt htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt ` egm nh cfht |jxl`| ` `cm`‥ Oäj# oäj h oäj! Hvrcgd`onj; T`~`oàt oäj ç j m`c `ltjcx~j pxh th jrøh `j lhm `ltjcx~j‥ Nhxt d|gjx h hm uh|n`nh ht~à r|htho~h hm ~xnj j pxh hvgt~h/ Nhxt oäj rjnh|g` d|g`| `caxçm jx `caxm` ej|á` d`r`{ nh th jrj| `j thx r|ôr|gj rjnh| o` j|nhm xoguh|t`c/ Nhxt oäj d|gjx T`~`oàt# gttj ç gcxtäj `ltx|n`/ Rj|çm# djm tx` go~hcgaëodg` goegog~`# j d|g`nj| rhotjx hm `caj pxh rxnhtth chu`| jt th|ht ` thaxg|hm uh|n`nhg|`mho~h ` htd`c` hujcx~gu`; J cgu|h `|lí~|gj xoguh|t`c/ Ujdët kà nhuhm t`lh| pxh oj Xoguh|tj o`n` th rh|nh# th ~|`otej|m`‥ H pxh ~xnj hvgt~h o` m`gt rh|ehg~` f`|mjog`/ Rjgt lhm# r`|` xm` djgt` px`cpxh| th mjngegd`|# ç r|hdgtj pxh hvgt~` jx~|` djgt` ngeh|ho~h jx mhtmj jrjt~`# r`|` pxh xm` uhof` ` goecxhodg`|# go~h|`ag| h `ttgm mjngegd`| ` jx~|`/ Chml|`onj pxh oj ego`c# thk` j pxh fjxuh| jdj||gnj# o`n` th rh|nhx — h tgm# th ~|`otej|mjx/ U`mjt ` xm hvhmrcj; Xm fjmhm nh mhg`-gn`nh# dc`tth mçng`# ht~à t`gonj nj r|çngj jonh ~|`l`cf` h th ng|gagonj ` thx `x~jmôuhc ` egm nh g| r`|` d`t`/ Oj d`mgofj rhc` d`cá`n`# ç `lj|n`nj rj| xm fjmhm m`c uht~gnj# txkj h m`c~|`rgcfj# pxh `r`|ho~` th| lhm rjl|h h ht~`| r`tt`onj ejmh/ Htth ht~|`ofj# djmj h|` nh th htrh|`|# rhnh xm` `kxn` mjoh~à|g` `j hvhdx~guj‥ R`|hm `aj|` r`|` rhot`| o`t rjttíuhgt |h`áøht nj hvhdx~guj# h ojt nguh|tjt e`~j|ht pxh rjnhm goecxhodg`g-cj ohtt` nhdgtäj‥ J|`# hx ngtth –nguh|tjt e`~j|ht”: Rjgt ngaj pxh mh hoa`ohg# rj|pxh hm uh|n`nh httht e`~j|ht täj nh|gu`njt nh nx`t ej|á`t `o~`aþogd`t h hv~|hm`mho~h gmrj|~`o~ht oj cgu|h `|lí~|gj xoguh|t`c — ` uh|n`nh xoguh|t`c h ` gcxtäj xoguh|t`c! J hvhdx~guj rjnh ~h| mhtmj dho~ho`t nh |h`áøht; Gaoj|`| rj| djmrch~j j fjmhm rjl|h# n`|-cfh `caxot ~|jd`njt# n`|-cfh xm djothcfj jx xm th|mäj# |g| nh tx` d`|`# jx `~ç mhtmj chu`-cj r`|` tx` r|ôr|g` d`t` h cfh jeh|hdh| `cgmho~j h djoej|~j‥ Px`c th|g` ` <6

|h`áäj dj||h~`: Px`c `djo~hdgmho~j rjnh|g` nhegog| j hvhdx~guj djmj `caxçm d`|gnjtj: J pxh th|g` m`gt gmrj|~`o~h r`|` j fjmhm rjl|h# ` `kxn` mjoh~à|g` jx ` `eh~gu`: @aj|`# djcjpxh-th oj cxa`| nj hvhdx~guj h |htrjon` ~jn`t htt`t rh|axo~`t‥ Uë: Ç ujdë `aj|` pxhm ht~à thonj goecxhodg`nj rhc` uh|n`nh h gcxtäj xoguh|t`gt‥ Ç ujdë pxhm ht~à hvh|dhonj thx cgu|h-`|lí~|gj h nhdgngonj tx` r|ôr|g` |h`áäj/ Tgm# uh|n`nh h gcxtäj täj ohdhttà|g`t o` hujcxáäj njt th|ht! Oôt oäj ejmjt d|g`njt rh|ehg~jt# m`t thaxgmjt o` ~|gcf` n` hujcxáäj/ Htth d`mgofj m`|`ugcfjt`mho~h rc`ohk`nj rhcj d|g`nj| rh|ehg~j# d|g`nj oj go~xg~j nh ojt e`{h| dfha`| ` ~`c rh|ehgáäj ~`mlçm‥ M`t d`mgof`onj djm ojtt`t r|ôr|g`t rh|o`t# h hujcxgonj rj| ojttj r|ôr|gj mh|hdgmho~j/ J fjmhm# `ttgm djmj ~jnjt jt th|ht n` d|g`áäj# oäj o`tdhx rh|ehg~j# m`t j th|à xm ng`‥ Rj|pxh Nhxt oäj pxgt pxh htd|`ujt jx |jlþt rjuj`tthm tx` d`t`/ H rj|gttj ~jnj h px`cpxh| htrí|g~j ht~à goth|gnj oj cgu|h-`|lí~|gj xoguh|t`c/ Rj|pxh r`|` th dfha`| ` uh|n`nh ç r|hdgtj ngttjdg`-c` n` gcxtäj# rjgt ejmjt d|g`njt r`|` hujcxg| rj| oôt mhtmjt/ H ç hv`~`mho~h rj|gttj pxh ~`o~j ` uh|n`nh px`o~j ` gcxtäj xoguh|t`gt# `ttgm djmj ~xnj j m`gt# ht~äj r|htho~ht hm oôt mhtmjt# goth|gnjt hm ojttj r|ôr|gj dj|`áäj# djmj Nhxt/ Hcht täj ohdhttà|gjt r`|` pxh rjtt`mjt hvh|dh| j cgu|h-`|lí~|gj‥ H ` d`n` uh{ pxh ~`gt ej|á`t täj `dgjo`n`t# j d|g`nj| h ~jnjt jt pxh ht~äj ` thx c`nj |ja`m r`|` pxh j htrí|g~j tga` j ûogdj d`mgofj pxh j chu`|à ` th kxo~`| ` hcht; @ ~|gcf` n` uh|n`nh xoguh|t`c/ Rj|~`o~j# djodcxg-th ego`cmho~h pxh T`~`oàt oäj hvgt~h# m`t pxh ejg h||joh`mho~h d|g`nj rhcj fjmhm nhugnj ` goecxëodg` n` Ej|á` Gcxtô|g` Xoguh|t`c pxh rjuj` thx dj|`áäj‥ Lhm# hx ngtth pxh Nhxt h jt htrí|g~jt m`gt hujcxínjt pxh {hc`m rhc` hujcxáäj nj fjmhm ht~äj thmr|h –~j|dhonj” r`|` pxh oôt jr~hmjt thmr|h rhcj d`mgofj n` uh|n`nh/ M`t# h httht htrí|g~jt hujcxínjt ~`mlçm oäj rjttxhm htt` ej|á` gcxtô|g` hm thxt dj|`áøht: J|`# ç dc`|j pxh hcht ` rjttxhm# tô pxh oäj täj m`gt goecxhodg`njt rj| hc`/ Dfha`|`m ` xm` djmr|hhotäj ~äj hchu`n` n` uh|n`nh n`t djgt`t pxh txr|gmg|`m htt` gcxtäj# h hm uh|n`nh täj mxg~j a|`~jt `j d|g`nj| rj| `gon` `ttgm ` djoth|u`| hm thxt dj|`áøht/ Rjgt# thm ` ej|á` gcxtô|g`# jt htrí|g~jt hujcxínjt oäj |hdjofhdh|g`m m`gt ` uh|n`nh# kà pxh oäj hodjo~|`|g`m xm hchmho~j jrjt~j r`|` htt` `oàcgth djmr`|`~ô|g` pxh nhegoh ` uh|n`nh‥ Oäj ç rjttíuhc hovh|a`| ` uh|n`nh thm `o~ht ~h| njmgo`nj ` gcxtäj! H httht htrí|g~jt njmgo`|`m ` gcxtäj# hcht oäj r|hdgt`m m`gt nh chgt# rjgt uguhm o`~x|`cmho~h djm j dh|~j h j h||`nj/ Thaxhm ` uh|n`nh# rjgt t`lhm pxh ` gcxtäj oäj jt chu`|à ` rh|ehgáäj/ T`lhm mhtmj pxh ` gcxtäj ejg d|g`n` rj| Nhxt djm ` exoáäj nh chu`| jt th|ht r`|` j d`mgofj n` uh|n`nh‥ Rj|~`o~j# ~jnj htrí|g~j hujcxínj oäj ~h|à mhnj nh htrí|g~jt njmgo`nj rhc` gcxtäj9 Rj|pxh t`lhm pxh httht oäj |hr|htho~`m rh|gaj/ Oäj nhuhm th| gaoj|`njt# h tgm `xvgcg`njt/ Rjgt ç nj d`jt h tje|gmho~j nj htrí|g~j gcxngnj pxh l|j~`|à ` uh|n`nh xoguh|t`c/ Djodcxgonj# rjttj `eg|m`| pxh ~jnj htrí|g~j hujcxínj ç `mgaj nj thx –T`~`oàt”‥ Hm uh|n`nh ~jnjt oôt xm ng` th|hmjt/

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^j|o`onj-th `mgaj nh thx –T`~`oàt” go~h|gj| @o~ht nh m`gt o`n`# ç r|hdgtj |htt`c~`| pxh ` r|hmgtt` dxgn` –nh thx go~h|gj|”9 Jx thk`# r`|` th ho~honh| j pxh uhm ` thaxg| ç ohdhttà|gj `o~ht nhegog| xm `trhd~j mxg~j gmrj|~`o~h n` hvgt~ëodg`; Nhxt d|gjx j Xoguh|tj h jt th|ht pxh j f`lg~`m‥ M`t Nhxt oäj kjajx jt htrí|g~jt o` gmhotgnäj goegog~` n` d|g`áäj r`|` pxh d`n` xm `df`tth j d`mgofj n` uh|n`nh rj| tg mhtmj &ngaj# `rho`t rj| tg mhtmj hopx`o~j th| gongugnx`c# thm ohofxm` jx~|` htrçdgh nh `kxn`'/ Oôt uguhmjt j cgu|h-`|lí~|gj xoguh|t`c tgm# m`t chml|hm-th nh pxh Nhxt pxh| ~äj tjmho~h ojtt` hujcxáäj‥ J d|g`nj| nhthk` nhthtrh|`n`mho~h j lhm m`gt r|gmj|jtj ` d`n` xm` nh tx`t r|gmj|jt`t d|g`áøht! Hx ngaj; J xoguh|tj go~h|gj| nh d`n` htrí|g~j ç# r`|` hch# mxg~j m`gt gmrj|~`o~h h goegog~j nj pxh j xoguh|tj hv~h|gj|/ Rj|pxh j hv~h|gj| ~`mlçm ç goegog~j# m`t ohofxm htrí|g~j ç jogr|htho~h jx jogrj~ho~h cà# rjgt thoäj th|g` j r|ôr|gj d|g`nj|/ Ho~|h~`o~j# hm thx go~h|gj|# j htrí|g~j thmr|h ejg h thmr|h th|à jogr|htho~h h jogrj~ho~h‥ Px`onj rh|dhlh| pxh Nhxt ht~h r|htho~h hm ~jnjt jt th|ht# pxh o`n` m`gt täj nj pxh |hechvjt n` d|g`áäj# j htrí|g~j th n`|à djo~` ngttj ~xnj/ H ho~äj th ~j|o`|à jogdgho~h nh thx r|ôr|gj xoguh|tj# h rh|dhlh|à djm gmhot` `cha|g` pxh oäj hvgt~h o`n`# m`gt o`n` mhtmj# pxh hvgt~` ej| ` m`t oäj hvgt~` nho~|j nj th|! J xoguh|tj go~h|gj| nh d`n` th| ç oäj tjmho~h xm |hechvj nj Xoguh|tj go~hg|j# djmj ~`mlçm xm mgc`a|h hm djot~|xáäj/ H `ngugofh j pxh d`n` xm nh oôt ~hm r`|` djot~|xg|: @ rh|ehgáäj‥ Rj|~`o~j# ç ohdhttà|gj ng{h| pxh xm htrí|g~j oäj nhuh l`th`| tx` mj|`c o` mj|`c nh thx mxonj hv~h|gj|# jx tx` chg# thx `mj|# tx` eç# h~d‥ J htrí|g~j nhuh th l`th`| oj Nhxt pxh hvgt~h nho~|j nh tg# m`t ç dc`|j pxh oäj ~j~`cmho~h/ Hx hvrcgdj; Nhxt# pxh ç j d`mgofj n` hujcxáäj# oäj ht~à r|htho~h tô hm ujdë# m`t ~`mlçm hm ~jnjt jt jx~|jt th|ht n` d|g`áäj/ Ho~äj# oäj nhuhmjt ~ho~`| uh| ` Nhxt `rho`t hm oôt# m`t ~`mlçm hm ~xnj h hm ~jnjt/ H px`onj `df`|mjt xm htrí|g~j m`gt hujcxínj# jonh j |hechvj nj d|g`nj| ç m`gt dc`|j h uh|n`nhg|j# nhuhmjt `r|juhg~`| r`|` `r|honh| j màvgmj djm hch/ @ egm nh pxh ~`mlçm j ojttj |hechvj ~j|oh-th m`gt l|gcf`o~h &djmj ng~j `o~h|gj|mho~h'/ @aj|` pxh kà r`tthg rhcj go~h|gj| nh thxt dj|`áøht# uhofj ~ho~`| nhegog| xm mhgj nh ojt ~j|o`|mjt djotdgho~ht nh pxh ` gcxtäj tô ç uàcgn` oj tho~gnj nh nhegog| ` uh|n`nh/ Nh pxh ~jn` gcxtäj ç r|hdgt` th| `o`cgt`n`# djmr`|`n` ` uh|n`nh# h djothpxho~hmho~h txr|gmgn`! Jx thk`# ~ho~j nhegog| djmj th| `mgaj nh –T`~`oàt”‥ Hx rhotj pxh ~`c d`mgofj rjttxg ~|ët h~`r`t; @ h~`r` n` m`~ç|g`# ` h~`r` nj tho~gmho~j h ` h~`r` nj djofhdgmho~j‥ O` h~`r` n` m`~ç|g`# j htrí|g~j ç `gon` rjxdj hujcxínj h cjoah nh thx go~h|gj|/ Tgm# g|jogd`mho~h hch ht~à mhtmj ngt~`o~h ~`o~j n` uh|n`nh px`o~j n` gcxtäj# rjgt `ml`t th hodjo~|`m hm thx go~h|gj|/ Hm txm`# j htrí|g~j ht~à djoextj h rh|ngnj hm |hc`áäj ` tx` hvgt~ëodg`# oäj mhnh ` djothpxëodg` nh thxt `~jt# oäj e`{ thpxh| gnçg` nj pxh ç h nj pxh |hr|htho~` o` d|g`áäj/ Rj|pxh ~`mlçm oäj ho~honh ` ej|á` nh Nhxt r|htho~h hm ~jn`t `t djgt`t‥ Ht~à mxg~j r|htj ` m`~ç|g`# rjgt djmj oäj ç thotíuhc hm |hc`áäj ` d|g`áäj# `df` pxh ~xnj j pxh gmrj|~` r|juëm nhc`/ Oäj r|jdx|` j `mj|# h tgm jt lhot m`~h|g`gt# j djoej|~j h j t~`~xt/ Oäj tho~h ohdhttgn`nh nh `m`| jx `kxn`| ogoaxçm rj|pxh `df` pxh tô hch r|ôr|gj ç gmrj|~`o~h h ngaoj nh thx go~h|htth/ M`c t`lh hch pxh hch ç hv`~`mho~h j pxh m`gt nhtgo~h|htt` ` tg mhtmj# kà pxh ht~à thmr|h goehcg{/ Rjgt ` ehcgdgn`nh r|jrj|dgjo`n` rhc` m`~ç|g` ç gcxtô|g` h r`tt`ahg|`/

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Ohtt` h~`r`# j htrí|g~j r|hdgt` g| a|`nx`cmho~h ~honj m`gj| djo~`~j h# thoäj `mj|# `j mhojt |htrhg~j djm j c`nj gm`~h|g`c n`t djgt`t/ R|hdgt` nhtuhon`|# `jt rjxdjt# j mgt~ç|gj pxh houjcuh j tho~gmho~j fxm`oj# ` f`|mjog` n` o`~x|h{`# ` thot`áäj nh djouíugj djm j r|ôvgmj‥ H ho~äj# px`onj mhojt rh|dhlh|# nhtdjl|g|à j pxh |h`cmho~h ç ej|~h h rjnh|jtj o` ugn`; J `mj|/ Dfha` ` h~`r` nj tho~gmho~j# `pxg j htrí|g~j kà |hdjofhdh thx mxonj go~h|gj|# h t`lh pxh j tho~gmho~j ~|`{ thot`áøht mxg~j m`gt m`|d`o~ht h go~h|htt`o~ht nj pxh `t ugon`t n` m`~ç|g`/ Rj|hm# goehcg{mho~h j htrí|g~j ~honh ` uh| `t thot`áøht nj tho~gmho~j djmj `o~ht ug` jt lhot m`~h|g`gt/ Hch `aj|` lxtd` ht~`| thmr|h hm djo~`~j djm ~`gt tho~gmho~jt# h oäj mhnh djothpxëodg`t ohm ht~`lhchdh cgmg~ht `j ~ho~`| lxtd`-cjt/ J htrí|g~j r`tt` mhtmj ` ajt~`| n`t rhttj`t# m`t htpxhdh pxh nhuh ~`mlçm |htrhg~`-c`t/ Htpxhdh pxh j uh|n`nhg|j `mj| houjcuh `egogn`nh h |htrhg~j# ç xm `mj| pxh cglh|~` h th mxc~grcgd`# oäj `pxhch pxh r|honh h ngugnh/ @aj|` j htrí|g~j ht~à goehcg{ px`onj oäj ht~à `m`onj jx thonj `m`nj# h r|hdgt` ~äj tjmho~h `r|honh| ` `m`| uh|n`nhg|`mho~h/ Oäj th nhuh `m`| ` thot`áäj n`t djgt`t# h tgm `t djgt`t hm tg/ Oäj nhuhmjt `~h| ojttj `mj| ` |h~|glxgáäj nj r|ôvgmj# oäj nhuhmjt n`| u`cj| ` htt` |h~|glxgáäj h tgm `j mgc`a|h pxh ç j r|ôvgmj/ Oäj htrh|h o`n` hm ~|jd` nh thx `mj|# rjgt hm uh|n`nh `pxhch pxh `m` uh|n`nhg|`mho~h t`lh pxh gttj oäj ~hm r|háj# oäj ~hm ~|jd`‥ R`|` pxh cgmg~`| ojttj `mj| `rho`t r`|` jt pxh ~`mlçm ojt `m`m jx ojt e`{hm j lhm: J|`# th `m`| ç ~äj ljm# th j `mj| ç xm` ej|á` ~äj txlcgmh h rjnh|jt`# ` ûogd` d`r`{ nh r`tt`| n`t txdhttgu`t hod`|o`áøht# r`|` pxh cgmg~`-cj: R`|` pxh ax`|n`| ` pxhm th `m` nj `mj| njt jx~|jt: J `mj| oäj r|honh# cglh|~`‥ Ho~äj cglh|~h ~`mlçm `jt pxh `m` jx ` tg mhtmj# `mh h nhgvh th| `m`nj# `mh h t`gl` th| `m`nj# `mh h `mh# `mh rj| `m`|# ugu` r`|` `m`|! H dfha`|à ` h~`r` nj djofhdgmho~j/ @j th ~j|o`| thotíuhc `j tho~gmho~j xoguh|t`c nj `mj| h `j r`tt`| ` |htrhg~`| ` cglh|n`nh h f`|mjog` n`t djgt`t# j htrí|g~j ht~à `r~j ` ho~honh| djmj h rj|pxh `t djgt`t täj# djmj exodgjo`m# h j r`rhc nh d`n` th| o` d|g`áäj/ Hx ngaj; Htt` h~`r` ç cjoa`# mxg~j cjoa` mhtmj‥ M`t `pxg j htrí|g~j oäj ht~à m`gt r|hjdxr`nj djm j ~hmrj/ Rjgt nhgvjx j tje|gmho~j h ` `ajog` r`|` ~|àt# |hdjofhdh ` gmhot` gmrj|~ìodg` nj thx mxonj go~h|gj|# ç thotíuhc m`t oäj njmgo`nj rhcj tho~gmho~j‥ H# r|godgr`cmho~h# t`lh pxh ht~à thax|j `jonh pxh| pxh uà h oj pxh pxh| pxh e`á`# rjgt t`lh pxh oäj d`mgof` m`gt tj{gofj# t`lh pxh Nhxt ht~à cà nho~|j nj thx dj|`áäj r|jo~j r`|` `xvgcg`-cj hm px`cpxh| jlt~àdxcj `j thx `r|hong{`nj tjl|h ` hvgt~ëodg`/ Xm `r|hong{`nj pxh nhuh th| ehg~j oj xoguh|tj hv~h|gj|# m`t thmr|h l`th`nj o`t ug|~xnht h nhehg~jt nj xoguh|tj go~h|gj|/ J htrí|g~j u`g `r|honh| h xt`| htth djofhdgmho~j r`|` ho~honh| tx`t r|ôr|g`t cgmg~`áøht/ Ho~äj# a|`nx`cmho~h# g|à txr|gmg| d`n` xm` nhc`t‥ Pxhl|`onj htt`t l`||hg|`t# j htrí|g~j ht~`|à `r|jvgm`onj-th d`n` uh{ m`gt nj xoguh|t`c/ H ç hv`~`mho~h gttj pxh thx –T`~`oàt” nhthk` h `othg`‥ @~ç pxh xm ng`# htth –T`~`oàt” pxh ~`o~j j godjmjnjx `j cjoaj n` hvgt~ëodg`# th|à m`gt xm nh thxt `mgajt/ Ho~äj hch ng|à; Z Hx tjx `pxhc` ej|á` pxh thmr|h nhthkjx j m`c# m`t pxh hm |h`cgn`nh thmr|h eh{ j lhm‥ Fjkh ujdë ç mhx `mgaj# h rj|gttj oäj ~hofj m`gt pxh nhthk`| j m`c# rjgt ujdë dfhajx `j |hgoj `lhoáj`nj n`pxhcht pxh thmr|h e`{hm j lhm!

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@ uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh J pxh pxh|g` ng{h| ojttj pxh|gnj T`o~j @ajt~gofj `j `eg|m`| pxh ` –ehcgdgn`nh oäj ç nhtth mxonj”: Nhuhmjt go~h|r|h~`| ~`c `eg|m`áäj cg~h|`cmho~h: Nhuhmjt nhtgt~g| nh r|jdx|`| rhc` ehcgdgn`nh h `nmg~g| pxh ` ugn` ç xm tje|gmho~j# ojt |htgao`| djm gttj: Nhuhmjt djodcxg| pxh# th ` ehcgdgn`nh oäj ht~à `tdhdíuhc `j fjmhm# ho~äj ohofxm fjmhm `~ç fjkh ejg |h`cmho~h ehcg{: Tgm h oäj‥ J|`# m`t djmj tgm h djmj oäj: Lhm# ç gttj j pxh ~ho~`|hg hvrcgd`| ` thaxg|/ R|gmhg|j u`mjt `o`cgt`| j tgm; @ ehcgdgn`nh oäj rh|~hodh `j ojttj mxonj/ Lhm# r`|` djmhá`| rjnhmjt nhegog| j pxh uhm ` th| ehcgdgn`nh‥ Th|à xm` djgt` mxg~j lj` pxh ojt `djo~hdh: Th|à ~h| xm` ugn` t`xnàuhc: Th|à djothaxg| |h`cg{`| xm hmr|hhongmho~j `mlgdgjtj djm ojttj t`d|geídgj: Djo~gox`mjt oj tgm h oäj/ Rj|pxh: J|`# th ej|mjt xm rjxdj `~hodgjtjt g|hmjt jlth|u`| pxh ~jn`t htt`t –htrçdght” nh ehcgdgn`nh nhtd|g~`t `aj|` rjxdj# h jx~|`t ~`o~`t m`gt# rjttxhm xm` httëodg` ~|`otg~ô|g` h r`tt`ahg|`‥ Hx hvrcgdj; Hm ~jnjt httht d`tjt# ` ehcgdgn`nh ç ~äj tjmho~h ` `xtëodg` nh ~|gt~h{`# ç `rho`t xm jàtgt oj mhgj nh xm nhth|~j htd`cn`o~h/ Rj| jonh jt ug`k`o~ht r`tt`m r`|` nhtd`ot`| h cjaj `rôt thaxg| o` d`ot`~gu` ug`khm rhcj nhth|~j n` ugn`/ M`t ` ugn` oäj ç xm nhth|~j# `ttgm djmj ~`gt jàtgt oäj l`t~`m `jt ug`k`o~ht# pxh uäj ht~`| thmr|h d`|ho~ht nh tx` tjml|` h àax` e|htd`/ Rj|pxh `on`m# `on`m h `on`m rhcj nhth|~j# `d|hng~`onj pxh ` àax`# ` r`{ h j nhtd`otj tô th|äj hodjo~|`njt hm rhpxhojt h htrj|àngdjt jàtgt pxh djo~|`t~`m djm j nhth|~j pxho~h h txejd`o~h/ Gttj rj|pxh jt ug`k`o~ht ht~äj mxg~j r|hjdxr`njt hm oäj th rh|nh| nh tx` ~|gcf` rhc` gmhotgnäj nhtç|~gd`# ht~äj thmr|h jcf`onj `pxhc` mhtm` r`gt`ahm thm `~|`~gujt# tx`onj h thaxgonj hm e|ho~h‥ Oäj# ` uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh oäj rjnh ht~`| ohttht jàtgt ~äj |`|jt h ngeídhgt nh th `df`|9 H pxh ojt r|jrgdg`m ~äj tjmho~h xm l|huh nhtd`otj nj d`cj| goeh|o`c n` ug`ahm/ Nhxt oäj ojt d|gjx r`|` tje|h|# oôt ç pxh tje|hmjt rj| ojtt` e`c~` nh ugtäj! Nhxt oäj d|gjx j nhth|~j `rho`t r`|` pxh thxt `on`|gcfjt tje|`m djm j d`cj| `j `~|`uhttà-cj# `ttgm djmj jt jàtgt oäj th|uhm `rho`t r`|` xm l|huh nhtd`otj/ Th ` ehcgdgn`nh ejtth ~äj tjmho~h ` `xtëodg` nh ~|gt~h{`# h th r`|` th|mjt ehcg{ht rj| xm rjxdj ohdhttg~àtthmjt `o~ht ~h|mjt tgnj ~|gt~ht rj| xm mxg~j# rj|pxh nhthk`|í`mjt htt` ehcgdgn`nh r`tt`ahg|`# htth lhm gcxtô|gj: Rj|pxh ~h|í`mjt nh r`tt`| ` m`gj| r`|~h n` ugn` tx`onj oj nhth|~j# h `rho`t `caxot |`|jt mjmho~jt ojt |he|htd`onj ojt jàtgt: J|`# ng`o~h ngttj ~xnj hx |h`cmho~h mh rh|axo~j; Th|à htt` ` ~äj tjof`n` ehcgdgn`nh rhc` px`c cx~`mjt ` d`n` thaxonj nh ojtt`t ugn`t: Xm lhm ~|`otg~ô|gj h r`tt`ahg|j pxh r|juëm nh xm m`c ~`mlçm ~|`otg~ô|gj# m`t pxh ojt dxt~` ` r`tt`|: Mhx Nhxt# th ej| gttj hx |hohaj ~`c lxtd`‥ Nhtgt~j n` ehcgdgn`nh h n` ugn`# m`t ~`mlçm mh cgu|j n` ~|gt~h{`‥ Th|à: J|`# ç dc`|j pxh oäj! Ç r|hdgt`mho~h htt` nhdgtäj j rh|gajtj nht~goj |hth|u`nj `pxhcht pxh oäj tjxlh|`m hovh|a`| ` uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh/ J `o~gaj tàlgj# j egcôtjej djofhdgnj rj| Tôd|`~ht# kà `ch|~`u` `jt thxt ngtdírxcjt; –J m`gj| h ûc~gmj nh ~jnjt jt m`cht# ~äj a|`onh pxh oäj th e`{ tho~g|# ç `pxhch pxh `~goah ` `cm` &htrí|g~j'/ Px`onj# ej|á`n` ` `cha|`|-th jx ho~|gt~hdh|-th rj| `caxm` |`{äj# rh|tx`nh-th nh pxh `pxgcj pxh r|jnx{ r|`{h| jx ~|gt~h{` ç mxg~j uh|n`nhg|j h |h`c# `gon` pxh oäj j thk`# hm `ltjcx~j/ H htth ç j hehg~j nh ~jn`t `t djgt`t ugtíuhgt”/ Ç `nmg|àuhc 4<

pxh px`~|jdho~jt `ojt `o~ht n` ugon` nh Khtxt nh O`{`|ç jt egcôtjejt a|hajt kà fjxuhtthm dfha`nj ` xm` djodcxtäj ~äj m`|`ugcfjt`/ H ~äj m`gt `nmg|àuhc pxh mhtmj fjkh ` a|`onh m`gj|g` njt fjmhot tô djofhá`m ` ehcgdgn`nh gcxtô|g`# h rh|m`ohá`m gaoj|`o~ht r`|` j a|`onh lhm n` uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh/ M`t gttj ç djmr|hhotíuhc# rj|pxh `ego`c nh djo~`t jt htrí|g~jt n` ^h||` djo~gox`m mxg~j r|htjt ` m`~ç|g`# `j c`nj ugtíuhc h r`xràuhc nj mxonj/ M`t ` ehcgdgn`nh ç gougtíuhc h gm`~h|g`c# oäj ~hm ej|m` ohm gm`ahm# `ttgm djmj ~xnj j pxh ç |h`cmho~h ljm h uh|n`nhg|j o` d|g`áäj‥ Djmj j fjmhm oäj tjxlh# ` m`ohg|` nh Tôd|`~ht# nhegog| ` ehcgdgn`nh djmj hch |h`cmho~h j ç# r`ttjx ` `ttjdg`-c` `jt lhot m`~h|g`gt h ugtíuhgt pxh ht~`u` ~äj `djt~xm`nj ` cgn`|‥ M`c t`lg` j fjmhm pxh ~xnj j pxh ç m`~h|g`c ç ~`mlçm ~|`otg~ô|gj h r`tt`ahg|j# rjnh th| |jxl`nj# a`of`nj r`|` th| rh|ngnj h rh|ngnj r`|` th| a`of`nj/ Hopx`o~j pxh ~xnj j pxh ç gm`~h|g`c hvgt~h `rho`t oj uh|n`nhg|j mxonj pxh ç j htrg|g~x`c# h ~`mlçm ç xm lhm h~h|oj# oäj rjnh th| |jxl`nj rj| o`n` ohm ogoaxçm# h xm` uh{ pxh j hovh|a`mjt# rh|m`ohdhmjt djm hch r|ô |ht~j nh ojttjt ng`t/ @ uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh ç gm`~h|g`c# gougtíuhc h h~h|o`/ Oäj nhrhonh nh `caxm` djgt` jx `caxçm# `rho`t nh Nhxt‥ Rjgt j lhm oäj d|gjx ` tg mhtmj# h ~xnj j pxh ç ljm ejg d|g`nj rhcj lhm m`gj| nh Nhxt/ @ uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh oäj ç ` `xtëodg` nh ~|gt~h{`# rj|pxh jt htrí|g~jt hujcxínjt# pxh ` `cd`oá`|`m rcho`mho~h# txr|gmg|`m ` ~|gt~h{` `ttgm djmj txr|gmg|`m ` gcxtäj &uh| Ej|á` Gcxtô|g` Xoguh|t`c'‥ ^`gt htrí|g~jt täj |h`cmho~h ehcg{ht# rjgt ej|`m txegdgho~hmho~h `t~x~jt r`|` htpxhdh| `t ~j|~xjt`t ug`ahot rhcj nhth|~j# h th r|hjdxr`|`m hm ho~honh| j pxh ç j nhth|~j hm tg/ Hcht r`|`|`m o` tjml|` nh xm` |jdf` h r`tt`|`m ` |hech~g| tjl|h j pxh täj h rj|pxh ~gof`m nh uguh| `pxhc` ugn` tje|gn`# nh ug`ahot go~h|mgoàuhgt/ @~ç pxh hcht jcf`|`m r`|` j Tjc‥ H th nh|`m djo~` nh pxh j mhtmj `t~|j pxh cfht d`xt`u` ~`o~j d`cj| h tje|gmho~j h|` ~`mlçm htthodg`c r`|` tx` r|ôr|g` hvgt~ëodg`# rjgt thm cx{ ohm d`cj| mj||h|g`m‥ Ho~äj r`tt`|`m ` n`| u`cj| `j d`cj| pxh jt m`o~gof` ugujt/ H rh|dhlh|`m pxh n`t à|h`t nj nhth|~j l|j~`u`m `aj|` a|`m`t h ecj|ht# jt jàtgt th ~|`otej|m`u`m hm d`xn`cjtjt |gjt pxh dj|~`u`m xm` |hagäj `aj|` m`|`ugcfjt`# r`|`ngtí`d`‥ H ~`gt htrí|g~jt lhm-`uho~x|`njt# `j ngttjdg`|hm-th nh xm` uh{ rj| ~jn`t nj kjaj gcxtô|gj n` ehcgdgn`nh pxh uhm n` ~|gt~h{` h n` ~|gt~h{` pxh uhm n` ehcgdgn`nh# d|g`|`m r`|` tg xm jx~|j mxonj/ Xm ojuj mxonj# jonh oäj f`ug`m nhth|~jt ohm jàtgt/ Xm mxonj pxh oäj h|` mxg~j ljm rj| rjxdj ~hmrj ohm mxg~j m`c rj| mxg~j ~hmrj‥ Xm mxonj jonh htth kjaj gcxtô|gj oäj ~gof` m`gt gmrj|~ìodg`# rjgt ohtth mxonj hcht h|`m cgu|ht r`|` e`{h| j pxh lhm pxgth|hm‥ Djmj gttj ~xnj `djo~hdhx: Lhm# jt htrí|g~jt th ujc~`|`m r`|` thx mxonj go~h|gj|# jonh ` ehcgdgn`nh ç |h`c# cgu|`onj-th n`pxhc` tje|gn` ugn` oj nhth|~j‥ H rxnh|`m djmr|ju`| pxh ` ehcgdgn`nh oäj ht~`u` mhtmj o`pxhch mxonj/

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Dçx h Goeh|oj Ljm# kà ejg ng~j oj nhdj||h| nj cgu|j pxh j dçx o`n` m`gt h|` nj pxh jt mxonjt m`gt hujcxínjt pxh ` ^h||`# r`|` jt px`gt mga|`u`m jt htrí|g~jt ~h||hojt pxh kà ~gof`m hujcxínj j txegdgho~h r`|` rjnh| f`lg~`-cjt‥ Hopx`o~j pxh j goeh|oj o`n` m`gt h|` nj pxh jt mxonjt mhojt hujcxínjt pxh ` ^h||`# jx mhtmj ` r|ôr|g` ^h||` r`|` `pxhcht htrí|g~jt gcxngnjt pxh nhthod`|o`m `gon` mxg~j r|htjt ` m`~ç|g`# h oäj ~hm djongáøht nh uguh| oj rc`oj `t~|`c nj rc`oh~` &uh| Htrí|g~j'/ Ejg hv`~`mho~h gttj pxh hx ngtth# oäj: Lhm# egdj ehcg{ pxh ~hof` th chml|`nj# m`t `aj|` kà rjttj ng{h| pxh hoa`ohg ujdë‥ D`cm` pxh hx hvrcgdj! Dçx# goeh|oj# `mj|# uh|n`nh# gcxtäj‥ ^jn`t htt`t nhegogáøht# h ~`o~`t m`gt# pxh gmr|hao`m ~`o~j ` ~hjcjag` px`o~j ` egcjtjeg`# egcjtj eg`# ~hm xm` d`|`d~h|ít~gd` mxg~j rhdxcg`|; Hc`t oäj täj ugtíuhgt# oäj täj m`~h|g`gt# oäj rjnhm hvgt~g| `rho`t hm xm` r`|~h nj Xoguh|tj# oäj rjnhm th| xm cxa`|# xm` |hagäj‥ Hc`t e`{hm r`|~h n` f`|mjog` xoguh|t`c# h rj|gttj ht~äj mhtmj hm ~jnj j Xoguh|tj/ Täj ej|á`t xoguh|t`gt# h djmj ~`c hvgt~hm r`|` ojt goecxhodg`| hm ojtt` hujcxáäj# hvh|dhonj `ttgm j cgu|h-`|lí~|gj xoguh|t`c‥ Djmj ~`c# htt`t ej|á`t tô hvgt~hm uh|n`nhg|`mho~h nho~|j nh ojttjt dj|`áøht# oj go~h|gj| nh d`n` xm njt th|ht/ Dçx h goeh|oj täj |hechvjt n` uh|n`nh h n` gcxtäj/ J uh|n`nhg|j dçx dj||htrjonh ` uh|n`nh goh|ho~h hm d`n` th|# `ttgm djmj j uh|n`nhg|j goeh|oj dj||htrjonh ` gcxtäj hm ojttjt dj|`áøht/ Ç djm mxg~j r|`{h| pxh uhofj `pxg dg~`| xm` e|`th nh I|gtfo`# j Uh|lj Ngugoj pxh ç j rh|tjo`ahm r|godgr`c nj Lf`a`u`n Aí~à &@ Txlcgmh D`oáäj'# xm` r`|~h n` go`d|hng~àuhc cg~h|`~x|` htrg|g~x`c n` Íong`# h pxh ejg htd|g~` ` rhcj mhojt dgodj mgc `ojt‥ U`mjt ` I|gtfo`; –Pxhm hm tg mhtmj hodjo~|` j dçx# ` cx{ n` gcxmgo`áäj# ç xm uh|n`nhg|j wjag &t`o~j'/” Mh r`|hdh pxh ~`gt r`c`u|`t# `j th|hm jxugn`t rj| px`cpxh| fjmhm# nhuh|g`m gohug~`uhcmho~h r|jujd`| xm` |htrjt~` nj ~grj –J|`# m`t gttj ç m`|`ugcfjtj! Ç mhtmj ~äj tgmrcht# ~äj ôlugj‥ Djmj rxnh nhmj|`| ~`o~j r`|` rh|dhlh| ` uh|n`nh:”‥ M`t goehcg{mho~h ohm thmr|h ç `ttgm/ Ohm thmr|h# rj|pxh j fjmhm oäj rh|dhlh pxh nhuh thaxg| j d`mgofj n` uh|n`nh# n` f`|mjog`# nj `mj|9 Oäj r`|` a`of`| rjo~jt djm Nhxt# jx `caj hv~h|gj|# m`t r`|` a`of`| rjo~jt djotgaj mhtmj‥ R`|` g|# rjxdj ` rjxdj# djot~|xgonj j thx r|ôr|gj dçx/ H ~`c dçx rjnh fjkh oäj ~h| o`n` nh r`|`ngtí`dj# rjnh oäj ~h| o`n` n`pxgcj pxh ` Lílcg` ojt djo~`/ M`t# th oôt djo~gox`|mjt ` ~|gcf`| ` uh|n`nh# djm dj|`ahm# djm eç# djm htrh|`oá`# xm ng` ojttj go~h|gj| th|à ~äj r`|`ngtí`dj# ~äj rjnh|jtj h ljm# pxh g|à ~|`otlj|n`| h `~goag| mhtmj `pxhcht ` ojtt` ujc~`/ H httht th tho~g|äj hm hoj|mh r`{ `j ~h|hm djojtdj/ Htth ejg j d`mgofj njt r|jeh~`t/ Ejg mhtmj `jt rjxdjt# `ttgm djmj ~jnjt oôt xm ng` j e`|hmjt# pxh I|gtfo`# Lxn`# Khtxt nh O`{`|ç# h ~`o~jt jx~|jt# djot~|xí|`m j thx r|ôr|gj dçx/ H j dçx nhcht ç j uh|n`nhg|j# ç j dçx jonh `~ç j r|ôr|gj d|g`nj| rjnh th| ugt~j hm ~jn` tx` m`aog~xnh‥ Rj|pxh ç oj thx xoguh|tj go~h|gj| pxh uh|àt ` Nhxt/

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Go~hcgaëodg` h Eç @ hujcxáäj ç ` r|godgr`c mh~` nh ~jnj htrí|g~j/ À r`|~g| nh tx` d|g`áäj oj dho~|j gogdg`c# j nht~goj dh|~j nh ~jnj h px`cpxh| htrí|g~j ç ` hujcxáäj‥ H hujcxáäj ç `r|hong{`ahm# djofhdgmho~j h# djothpxho~hmho~h# j `mj| ` hvgt~ëodg` h `j Xoguh|tj/ Htt` ç ` ûogd` |h~|glxgáäj pxh j d|g`nj| htrh|` nh tx`t d|g`~x|`t/ Go~hcgaëodg` h eç täj nx`t nhegogáøht go~gm`mho~h cga`n`t ` hujcxáäj# h r|godgr`cmho~h ` hujcxáäj o` ^h||`/ Rjgt hm thx `~x`c ht~àagj# jonh jt htrí|g~jt ~h||hojt `gon` oäj nhtrh|~`|`m r`|` j ho~hongmho~j nj `mj| hm ~jn` tx` rchog~xnh# go~hcgaëodg` h eç th e`{hm htthodg`gt ` `r|hong{`ahm nj ~xnj‥ Kà pxh tô djm hc`t rjnh|hmjt djmr|hhonh| ego`cmho~h j pxh ç j `mj|# ht~h tgm ` m`gj| ej|á` hujcx~gu`/ Ujx ~ho~`| hvhmrcgegd`| djm xm r|jdhttj mxg~j djmxm nh hujcxáäj nh xm htrí|g~j hod`|o`nj o` ^h||`; Nga`mjt pxh hch djmhá` tx` kj|o`n` `gon` mxg~j gcxngnj &oj~`-th pxh ~`c kj|o`n` rjnh# h djt~xm`# nx|`| uà|g`t hod`|o`áøht'# oäj uë ` Nhxt h ho~äj r|honhth `j mxonj m`~h|g`c/ Oäj ~hm go~hcgaëodg` rjgt ç mxg~j rjxdj thx djofhdgmho~j# |htxc~`nj nh tx` rjxd` ugtäj/ M`t Nhxt ht~à thmr|h `agonj hm r|jc nh ojtt` hujcxáäj# h mhtmj `pxhcht pxh oäj ~hm jcfjt r`|` j uh| ht~äj thmr|h thonj `xvgcg`njt rhcj `mj| n`pxhch pxh jt d|gjx‥ Rj|~`o~j j htrí|g~j# `rht`| nh `gon` rjxdj go~hcgaho~h# r`tt` ` ~h| xm dh|~j djo~`~j djm Nhxt/ Hch oäj t`lh mhtmj jonh Nhxt ht~à `ego`c# m`t rjnh tho~g| xm` ej|á` pxh `d`cm` thx dj|`áäj h j djotjc` nh thx tje|gmho~j/ R`tt` ho~äj ` `m`| htt` ej|á` pxh j e`{ ~äj lhm# h djmhá` ` djot~|xg| tx` eç hm Nhxt/ Xm` eç `gon` dha`# m`t xm` eç rx|` h gm`dxc`n` djmj xm` d|g`oá` |hdçm-o`tdgn`‥ H ` eç d|htdh# d|htdh h d|htdh/ Thm j `rjgj nh xm` go~hcgaëodg` hpxgr`|àuhc# ` eç `~x` ej| ` nj ljm thotj/ Oäj ç m`gt xm` eç gm`dxc`n`# h tgm xm e`o`~gtmj pxh nh~x|r` ` uh|n`nh nh Nhxt h r`tt` ` pxh|h| ~|`otej|m`| jt htrí|g~jt ` ujc~`/ H ho~äj j e`o`~gtmj nh xm tô r`tt` ` th| j nh uà|gjt/ H d|g`m-th |hcgagøht ~j~`cmho~h ngt~j|dgn`t n` uh|n`nh# rjgt pxh|hm ej|á`|# `~|`uçt n` axh||`# jx~|jt htrí|g~jt# jx mhtmj rjujt go~hg|jt# ` thaxg| tx` r|ôr|g` nhegogáäj n` uh|n`nh/ H htth htrí|g~j# `aj|` xm e`oà~gdj |hcgagjtj# `d|hng~` rg`mho~h pxh r|jmjuh xm` axh||` hm ojmh nh Nhxt‥ Djmj ht~à gcxngnj ~`c htrí|g~j! M`t `rôt ~`o~`t axh||`t pxh oäj th |htjcuhm# kà pxh ` axh||` oxod` |htjcuh|à j mxonj# j htrí|g~j d`ot` nh ~`o~j tje|gmho~j h nhtgt~h nh cx~`|/ Th gtjc`# th htdjonh nh ~jnj h px`cpxh| djoecg~j# h r`tt` ` ~hmh| ` m`cn`nh njt fjmhot/ Ohtth gtjc`mho~j# gou`|g`uhcmho~h j htrí|g~j r`tt` ` jlth|u`| ` d|g`áäj# r`tt` ` pxh|h| ho~honh| `ego`c nh jx~|`t djgt`t `cçm nh l|ga`t h cx~`t/ J htrí|g~j r`tt` ` x~gcg{`| ` eç pxh ~gof` hm Nhxt r`|` j ht~xnj n`t dgëodg`t# n`t egcjtjeg`t h rtgdjcjag`t# n`t `|~ht h ho~|h~hogmho~jt‥ H ~`c htrí|g~j r`tt` ` hodjo~|`| xm` a|`onh ehcgdgn`nh hm ~`gt ht~xnjt# xm` ehcgdgn`nh pxh oäj tho~g` px`onj –nhehong`” ` Nhxt hm thxt djoecg~jt |hcgagjtjt# rjgt hm uh|n`nh ~`c htrí|g~j `gon` ht~à cjoah nh uh| `j uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt/ Ho~äj nhtrhnh-th nh Nhxt# `d|hng~`onj pxh –`pxhch Nhxt” oxod` cfh ~|`|à ehcgdgn`nh# h ~|jd` tx` eç |hcgagjt` rj| xm` eç dgho~íegd`/ Djm tx` nhngd`áäj `t dgëodg`t# j htrí|g~j r`tt` ` t`lh| nh mxg~`t djgt`t oju`t# tx` mhmô|g` r`tt` ` |h~h| djotgnh|àuhc djofhdgmho~j# thx |`dgjdíogj r`tt` ` ~|`l`cf`| nh m`ohg|` m`gt |àrgn` h hegdgho~h‥ J htrí|g~j r`tt` ` nhte|x~`| j acj|gjtj njm n` go~hcgaëodg`!

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Rj|çm# `ttgm djmj `o~ht oäj tjxlh e`{h| ljm xtj nh tx` eç |hcgagjt`# `aj|` j htrí|g~j oäj x~gcg{` tx` eç dgho~íegd` n` m`ohg|` dj||h~`; @j th uh| ~äj go~hcgaho~h h djofhdhnj|# r`tt` ` th djotgnh|`| txrh|gj| `jt fjmhot gaoj|`o~ht h nh rjxdj ht~xnj‥ Ho~äj cà nho~|j nh thx dj|`áäj o`tdh j j|axcfj/ H ~`c htrí|g~j# ~äj djofhdhnj|# r`tt` ` nhtr|h{`| `pxhcht pxh cfh täj goeh|gj|ht hm djofhdgmho~j/ @ttgm djmj `o~ht exagx n`t axh||`t `aj|` ejah n` gaoj|ìodg` `cfhg`/ Djmj oj|m`cmho~h tx` go~hcgaëodg` cf` ~|`{ dh|~jt lhoheídgjt m`~h|g`gt h xm` ugn` `l`t~`n`# j htrí|g~j r`tt` ` th gtjc`| hm thx r|ôr|gj j|axcfj‥ H ç r|hdgt`mho~h ohtth rjo~j pxh g|à r`tt`| rj| tx` m`gj| r|ju`áäj/ Kà ojt ng{g` j tàlgj egcôtjej Tôd|`~ht; –Jt ljot h jt m`xt täj mxg~j |`|jt# h jt mhníjd|ht &oj tho~gnj nh mhng`ojt' täj `pxhcht pxh hvgt~hm hm m`gj| oûmh|j/” H pxäj ehcg{ h tgmrcht oäj ejg `j djmr|hhonh| pxh tô jt a|`onht fjmhot# `pxhcht nj~`njt nh a|`onh go~hcgaëodg`# rjnhm th| uh|n`nhg|`mho~h ljot jx uh|n`nhg|`mho~h m`xt/ Rjgt tô `pxhcht htrí|g~jt rjttxgnj|ht nh ljm |`dgjdíogj rjnhm r|hmhng~`| thxt `~jt h `|pxg~h~`| a|`onht hmr|hhongmho~jt‥ Th ~`gt hmr|hhongmho~jt g|äj th l`th`| o` uh|n`nh h oj `mj|# h th|äj nhngd`njt ` d`|gn`nh jx ` lj`t jl|`t# jx# th thaxg|äj ` gcxtäj h j ôngj# r`|` heh~x`| d|gmht mjot~|xjtjt h jl|`t nh nht~|xgáäj9 Ç `í jonh ht~à ` m`gj| r|ju`áäj h j m`gj| rh|gaj r`|` j htrí|g~j ~h||hoj/ Ohtth mjmho~j j htrí|g~j nhuh|à jcf`| r`|` tg mhtmj# nhuh|à lxtd`| rj| tx` mj|`c# rhcj thx d`|à~h|# rj| thx `mj|/ Nhuh|à ujc~`| tx` eç oju`mho~h ` Nhxt/ M`t oäj –`pxhch Nhxt” pxh djofhdg`# rjgt `aj|` ~`c htrí|g~j ngtrj|à nh go~hcgaëodg` h ugtäj txegdgho~h r`|` hovh|a`| `j uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt; @pxhch pxh oäj gmrøh ` uh|n`nh `jt th|ht# m`t t`lg`mho~h nhgv` pxh d`n` th| ` hodjo~|h rj| tg tô/ Oäj –`pxhch Nhxt” pxh hvh|dh thx rjnh| rhc` axh||`# m`t `pxhch pxh oäj go~h|eh|h hm tx` r|ôr|g` chg nj cgu|h-`|lí~|gj xoguh|t`c/ H th ~`c htrí|g~j oäj th |honh| e`dgcmho~h ` gcxtäj# `j j|axcfj h `j ôngj# h cx~`| eg|mh rhcj thx `mj|‥ Cx~`| `aj|` djm ` eç hm Nhxt ho|gpxhdgn` rhcjt u`t~jt djofhdgmho~jt pxh `npxg|gx/ Xm` eç `aj|` m`gt djmrch~` h uh|n`nhg|`# rjgt thaxh `j uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt/ Th cx~`| djm ` goegog~` `kxn` nj `mj| xoguh|t`c‥ @f# th ~`c htrí|g~j t`g|-th lhm nhtt` à|nx` r|ju`áäj# h ho~honh| pxh Nhxt ç ~xnj# h djothpxho~hmho~h ç ~`mlçm dgëodg` h go~hcgaëodg`# oäj `rho`t eç |hcgagjt`/ Th rxnh| djmr|ju`| pxh ~`o~j ` ~hjcjag` px`o~j ` egcjtjeg` ojt chu`m ` xm tô d`mgofj# j d`mgofj pxh th hodh||` hm Nhxt# h ho~honh| pxh j j|axcfj ç e`ctj# rjgt ~xnj j pxh djofhdhmjt h |h`cg{`mjt r|juëm nj d|g`nj|/ Th hovh|a`| ` Nhxt ~`mlçm ojt jx~|jt th|ht djmj pxhm jcf` r`|` xm htrhcfj# h `ttgm `dhonh| ` rg|` nh thx dj|`áäj‥ Px`onj ego`cmho~h r`tt`| rj| gttj ~xnj &h ~`c ç thx nht~goj gohug~àuhc'# r`tt`|à nj ht~àagj nh r|ju`áäj o` ^h||` r`|` ` h|` nj `x~jdjofhdgmho~j/ J htrí|g~j ~h||hoj ht~`|à `aj|` `r~j ` `r|honh| j uh|n`nhg|j djofhdgmho~j pxh ç j htrg|g~x`c/ H djothaxg|à ho~honh| jt mgt~ç|gjt# jt dj|rjt h hoh|ag`t pxh th ax`|n`m o` goegog~` u`t~gnäj nj Xoguh|tj/ Rjnh|à e`{h| `t m`c`t h r`|~g| r`|` xm njt ~`o~jt jx~|jt rc`oh~`t txrh|gj|ht ` ^h||` pxh ej|m`m j djtmjt/ Htth ç m`gt jx mhojt j d`mgofj pxh xm htrí|g~j rh|dj||h o` gn`nh fxm`o`# px`onj hod`|o` hm th|ht fxm`ojt ~h||ht~|ht‥ H ~`c gn`nh oäj r`tt` nh xm nha|`x o` htd`n`|g` pxh ojt chu` nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c/

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@ @|~h J pxh ç `|~h: Htt` ç xm` rh|axo~` ~äj `o~ga` px`o~j ` thotglgcgn`nh fxm`o`/ Nhtnh pxh j r|gmhg|j fjmhm# djm tx` go~hcgaëodg` r|gm`c# jlth|ujx xm` à|uj|h h rh|dhlhx ohc` `caj m`gt nj pxh xm ~|jodj pxh txt~ho~` ejcf`t h e`{ tjml|` ` cx{ nj tjc# ` fxm`ogn`nh uhm th pxht~gjo`onj j pxh uhm ` th| htth –`caj m`gt”/ Rj| jonh hch ho~|jx: J pxh hv`~`mho~h r|jujd` hm oôt: Px`c ç tx` exoáäj: @ `|~h thotglgcg{`‥ Oäj th uë djm jt jcfjt# oäj th jxuh djm jt jxugnjt# ohm ç tho~gn` rj| px`cpxh| jx~|j tho~gnj dj|rô|hj/ @ `|~h ç jx~|` n`t ej|á`t xoguh|t`gt/ Gm`~h|g`c# gougtíuhc# h~h|o`/ Ç ` ej|á` pxh thotglgcg{` h nhtrh|~` j fjmhm r`|` j mxonj htrg|g~x`c# rjgt ç ~äj tjmho~h djm ojttj htrí|g~j pxh uhmjt ` `|~h/ Djmj rþnh djmr|ju`| I`ongotiw hm thx lhcj ht~xnj tjl|h ` httëodg` htrg|g~x`c n` `|~h; –@ `cm` &htrí|g~j' ç xm rg`oj nh goûmh|`t ~hdc`t/” J fjmhm thotíuhc# `j nhr`|`|-th djm ` `|~h n` d|g`áäj# ç m`oxth`nj rhc`t txlcgmht mäjt nj R`g# h ~|`otlj|n` nh |hajag{j djm ` tgoejog` n` ugn`# djm ` txlcgmh d`oáäj xoguh|t`c/ Tgm# htt` ç ` nh||`nhg|` h exon`mho~`c exoáäj n` `|~h/ M`t djmj ç ngeídgc `jt fjmhot rh|dhlë-c`! Nhtnh ` `o~gaxgn`nh o`t d`uh|o`t# ` `|~h kà o`tdhx djmr|jmh~gn` ` ~h| xm` exoáäj r|à~gd` h m`~h|g`c; @ rgo~x|` h ` htdxc~x|` th|ug`m r`|` gcxt~|`| j mxonj# ` mûtgd` r`|` `t eht~`t# ` `|pxg~h~x|` r`|` djot~|xáäj# ` n`oá` r`|` `t r`gvøht# ` cg~h|`~x|` r`|` djo~`| fgt~ô|g`t h |hagt~|`| jt e`~jt# ` rjhtg` r`|` |hagt~|`| jt tho~gmho~jt‥ Gttj r`|` dg~`| `t e`dxcn`nht go~gm`mho~h cga`n`t ` `|~h &nhrjgt hx hvrcgdj'/ Rj|çm# hm |h`cgn`nh# ` `|~h uh|n`nhg|`# ` `|~h hm tg# rx|` h tgmrcht# thmr|h goecxhodgjx ~jn` d|g`áäj m`~h|g`c/ H thmr|h tjr|jx `j dj|`áäj njt fjmhot; –Hx ht~jx hm ujdë# m`t ujdë oäj ht~à hm mgm/ Ujdë oäj mh d|g`# m`t hx ht~jx o`pxgcj pxh ujdë rjnh d|g`|/ H px`o~j m`gt thotíuhc h tgodh|j ujdë ej| `j d|g`|# m`t nh mgm rjnh|à `r|juhg~`|‥ H ~äj m`gt txlcgmh th|à ~x` d|g`áäj/” @jonh `d`l` ` exoáäj m`~h|g`c n` `|~h# gogdg` tx` uh|n`nhg|` exoáäj; @ nh ~jd`| `t ~hdc`t nj htrí|g~j/ Jonh `d`l` ` gmg~`áäj nj mxonj m`~h|g`c# gogdg` ` gmg~`áäj nj mxonj htrg|g~x`c/ Jonh `d`l` ` o`~x|h{` hv~h|gj|# gogdg` ` o`~x|h{` go~h|gj|/ Jonh `d`l` ` |`{äj# gogdg` ` thot`áäj/ @ `|~h oäj ç |`dgjo`c# oäj ~hm xm r|jdhttj nh~h|mgo`nj ohm xm` ego`cgn`nh ` th| `cd`oá`n`/ Djmj ngtth j egcôtjej `chmäj# Gmm`oxhc I`o~; –@ `|~h ç j xoguh|t`c thm djodhg~j/” Tgm# uh| ` `|~h ç tho~g| nhtr|hjdxr`n`mho~h ` hoj|mh ej|á` pxh d|gjx h txt~ho~` ~jn` hvgt~ëodg`‥ Ehcg{ht `pxhcht pxh# nh ~hmrjt hm ~hmrjt# htpxhdhm xm rjxdj nj ~hmrj h n` nx|` d`mgof`n` r`|` tho~`| h jlth|u`| j mxonj/ Rjgt httht ht~`|äj uh|n`nhg|`mho~h nhtd`ot`onj# h px`o~` hoh|ag` ht~`|äj a`of`onj r`|` djo~gox`|hm eg|mht h ej|~ht o` ugn`! Ht~`|äj hm djo~`~j djm j `mj| nj d|g`nj|# j `mj| pxh ht~à hm ~xnj h ` ~xnj mjugmho~`/ @ ej|á` pxh mjuh j mxonj h pxh# px`onj rh|dhlgn`# thotglgcg{` j dj|`áäj h |h`l`t~hdh j htrí|g~j/ Lhm-`uho~x|`njt jt pxh uguhm `ttgm# rjgt httht uguhm djm `|~h/ D`lh `jt `|~gt~`t lxtd`| rhc` `|~h# lxtd`| rhc` tx` ~äj `m`n` ejo~h nh gotrg|`áäj/ M`t rjxdjt th nh|`m djo~` pxh ` `|~h ht~à hm ~xnj# ç ` `|~h pxh htdjcfh j `|~gt~`# h oäj j `|~gt~` pxh htdjcfh th| `|~gt~`! @ `|~h nh d`n` `|~gt~` nhuh l|j~`| nh thx dj|`áäj# nj thx go~h|gj|/ D`lh `j `|~gt~` txa`| ~xnj j pxh uë nj mxonj# h ht~xn`| `t djgt`t nho~|j nh tg

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mhtmj# r`|` ho~äj# tô ho~äj# n`| ` tx` ugtäj h r`tt`| ` tx` mhot`ahm‥ Ohm ~jnjt r`tt`m lj`t mhot`ahot# m`t tô jt pxh täj tgodh|jt px`o~j ` thxt tho~gmho~jt rjnhm thotglgcg{`|/ Px`o~j m`gj| ` thotglgcgn`nh nj `|~gt~`# mhojt lj||`n` ht~`|à tx` ugtäj nj mxonj# h m`gj| th|à thx djo~`~j djm ` `|~h hm tg/ Rjgt ` `|~h ht~à hm ~xnj; Ehcg{ j `|~gt~` pxh rh|dhlh pxh ` àax` th|uh r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh `cgug`| ` thnh# j uho~j r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh `ag~`| `t djr`t n`t à|uj|ht# j ~|juäj r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh `ttxt~`| `t d|g`oá`t# j ràtt`|j r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh ojt d`xt`| gouhk`# j dçx ht~|hc`nj r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh ojt j|gho~`| o` htdx|gnäj# ` mäj r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh thax|`| xm rgodhc jx ~jd`| xm ugjcäj# ` mho~h r`|` mxg~j m`gt nj pxh heh~x`| djo~`t m`~hmà~gd`t# h j htrí|g~j r`|` mxg~j# mxg~j m`gt nj pxh rjnhmjt gm`ago`|‥ @ m`gj| hmjáäj nj `|~gt~` oäj ç ` e`m`# j |hdjofhdgmho~j jx ` |gpxh{`/ Rjnhmjt dg~`| nguh|tjt aëogjt n` fgt~ô|g` n` `|~h pxh r`tt`|`m tx` ugn` hm djmrch~` mgtç|g` m`~h|g`c/ Tgm# m`t httht h|`m mxg~j# mxg~j |gdjt htrg|g~x`cmho~h‥ Rjgt j uh|n`nhg|j `|~gt~` `m` cjxd`mho~h ` `|~h# oäj rjnh r`|`| nh r|`~gdà-c`# oäj uguh thm hc`# oäj ` ~|jd` rj| o`n`/ H httht täj jt uh|n`nhg|jt `|~gt~`t# fjmhot thnx{gnjt h~h|o`mho~h rhc` txlcgmh lhch{` n` d`oáäj n` ugn`/ H rj|pxh tô jt rgo~j|ht# mûtgdjt# htd|g~j|ht h r|jegttgjo`gt nj aëoh|j täj djotgnh|`njt `|~gt~`t: Th ` `|~h ht~à oj mxonj# h täj `|~gt~`t ~jnjt jt pxh uguhm djm `|~h# rj|pxh j dj{gofhg|j# pxh dj{gof` djm `mj|# h th nhcgdg` px`onj `a|`n` ` a|hajt h ~|jg`ojt djm thx ~hmrh|j# oäj th|g` `|~gt~`: Rj|pxh j mçngdj# pxh rj| `m`| nhm`gt `j r|ôvgmj nhngd` tx` ugn` ` dx|` nj tje|gmho~j `cfhgj# oäj th|g` `|~gt~`: Rj|pxh j jegdg`c nj hvç|dg~j# pxh n`|g` ` ugn` r`|` nhehonh| tx` rà~|g` djo~|` ` gokxt~gá` h ` axh||`# oäj th|g` `|~gt~`: Rj|pxh j mj~j|gt~` nh ôoglxt# pxh {hc` djm tx` rh|ídg` r`|` pxh ~jnjt jt thxt r`tt`ahg|jt ~hof`m xm` ug`ahm ~|`opxgc`# oäj th|g` `|~gt~`: Rj|pxh j kja`nj| nh ex~hljc# pxh nà j t`oaxh h j txj| rhc` djmrh~gáäj kxt~`# oäj th|g` `|~gt~`: Rj|pxh j cgvhg|j# pxh oäj th gmrj|~` djm j jnj| ohm djm ` d`cûog` r`|` rjnh| th|ug| ` dgn`nh# oäj th|g` `|~gt~`: Djmj e`cjx j egcôtjej a|haj Tôd|`~ht; –Kxt~j ç j fjmhm pxh ç û~gc `j ht~`nj h nhthmrhof` lhm tx` exoáäj/” Htth ç j uh|n`nhg|j `|~gt~`# `pxhch pxh th djo~ho~` djm j pxh ç h ht~à nhtrh|~j r`|` j c`nj uh|n`nhg|j n` ugn`/ Pxh `o~ht nh th| `|~gt~`# jlth|ujx ` `|~h/ Pxh `o~ht nh d|g`| r`|` jt jx~|jt# d|gjx r`|` tg mhtmj/ Pxh `j gouçt nh kxca`| j mxonj# ~ho~jx nhtdjl|g| tx` lhch{`/ H nhtdjl|gx pxh ` `|~h ~hm tgm xm` exoáäj# h xm` exoáäj ug~`c; @ nh hnxd`| j htrí|g~j r`|` ` uh|n`nh h ~xnj nh m`|`ugcfjtj pxh r|juëm nhc`‥ H th hm ~jnjt jt th|ht fà xm htrhcfj pxh |hech~h ` cx{ nj d|g`nj|# oj uh|n`nhg|j `|~gt~` htth htrhcfj tô rjnh|à th| m`gt cgmrj# m`gt l|gcf`o~h h m`gt txlcgmh/

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J \hgoj nj R`n|h @ |hcgagjtgn`nh ç djmxm ` ~jnj th| fxm`oj/ ^jnj htrí|g~j ç d|g`nj h m`o~ëm xm h~h|oj uíodxcj djm Nhxt/ ^jnj htrí|g~j# rj| m`gt gcxngnj pxh ht~hk`# thmr|h m`o~h|à ` df`m` nj d|g`nj| hm thx dj|`áäj‥ Rj|pxh ` gcxtäj r`tt`# m`t ` df`m` th m`o~ëm# àugn` rj| d|htdh| h mjt~|`| ~jnj j thx |htrchonj|/ Mhtmj jt `~hxt h `pxhcht pxh `d|hng~`m hm e`ctjt nhxtht m`o~ëm ` df`m`# rjgt oäj ç nj ehg~gj nj R`g `l`onjo`| px`cpxh| egcfj thx/ Tgm# hvgt~hm htrí|g~jt pxh oäj `d|hng~`m hm Nhxt/ H mxg~jt nhcht täj ehcg{ht `ttgm/ M`t ~`gt htrí|g~jt oäj th ~j|o`|g`m thoäj m`gt ehcg{ht `j hodjo~|`|hm j uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt‥ Rj|pxh hcht `l`onjo`|`m j –Nhxt” njt fjmhot# oäj j d|g`nj|/ J uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt oxod`# hm ohofxm thaxonj thpxh|# `l`onjojx px`cpxh| xm` nh tx`t d|g`áøht/ Rj|pxh Nhxt ç ~xnj# h j ~xnj oäj rjnh h ohm u`g `l`onjo`| ` tg mhtmj‥ M`t j pxäj ngeídgc ç r`|` jt fjmhot ho~honh| gttj! @ |hcgagjtgn`nh ç djmxm ` ~jnj th| fxm`oj# m`t oäj ` |hcgagäj! ^jnj fjmhm rjttxg ` e`dxcn`nh n` eç# ~jnjt `d|hng~`mjt nh dj|`áäj hm `caxm` jx hm mxg~`t djgt`t‥ Xot ~hm eç o` dgëodg`# jx~|jt o` o`~x|h{`# `caxot o` cjxdx|`# h mxg~jt ~hm eç hm `caxm nhxt/ M`t pxäj rjxdjt ~hm eç oj Nhxt! @j cjoaj n` fgt~ô|g` ` fxm`ogn`nh dxc~gujx h nht~|xgx goûmh|`t h u`|g`n`t |hcgagøht‥ M`c t`lg` ` fxm`ogn`nh pxh tô hvgt~h xm` ûogd` |hcgagäj/ H htt` rjttxg rjxdjt mhml|jt# m`t ç ` ûogd` `r~` ` |hdhlh| uh|n`nhg|`mho~h px`cpxh| fjmhm# thm |ht~|gáøht nh o`dgjo`cgn`nh# dc`tth# dj|# thvj# h~d‥ Jt d`mgofjt pxh chu`m ` Nhxt täj mxg~jt/ Oäj gmrj|~` j d`mgofj pxh htdjcfhmjt# h tgm nh pxh m`ohg|` j thaxgmjt; J mhgj m`gt |àrgnj ç rhcj `mj| `j ~xnj9 J jx~|j ç cho~j rj|pxh th r|honh `j ôngj h `t |ht~|gáøht nj r|hdjodhg~j/ ^jn` h px`cpxh| |hcgagäj# ` hvdháäj n` uh|n`nhg|`# r`|~h nh xm r|httxrjt~j djmxm h gcxtô|gj; –Oôt uhoh|`mjt h acj|gegd`mjt `j ûogdj h uh|n`nhg|j Nhxt/ @rho`t oôt uhmjt `j d|g`nj|/ Px`cpxh| xm pxh tga` jx~|j d`mgofj ht~`|à rh|nhonj j thx ~hmrj# h rj|gttj ~jnjt nhuhm th| djouh|~gnjt ` ojtt` |hcgagäj# `j ojttj Nhxt/” –Ojttj Nhxt”: Nhxt oäj rh|~hodh ` ogoaxçm# oäj ht~à djo~gnj hm o`n`# rjgt ç hch j ûogdj pxh djo~ëm ` ~xnj/ Nhxt oäj ç hvdcxtgugn`nh nh ohofxm` |hcgagäj! H ~äj rjxdj px`cpxh| |hcgagäj ejg d`r`{ nh uh| ` Nhxt hm ~jn` tx` m`aog~xnh‥ Xm`t dfha`|`m m`gt rh|~j# mxg~`t rjttxhm a|`onht mç|g~jt nh `mj|# d`|gn`nh h hnxd`áäj mj|`c/ M`t hopx`o~j `t |hcgagøht th `~h|hm ` ngugtäj# hopx`o~j th r|hjdxr`|hm hm djouh|~h| egçgt `j gouçt nh htrh|`| pxh jt fjmhot rj| tg tô th cfh ~j|ohm egçgt# oxod` dfha`|äj ` uh|n`nhg|` |hcgagäj/ Djmj rþnh jlth|u`| j egcôtjej `chmäj Gmm`oxhc I`o~ hm tx` d|í~gd` ` a|`onh ga|hk` n` çrjd`; –Jt fjmhot oäj tjxlh|`m ho~honh| ` mhot`ahm nh Khtxt/ H `j gouçt nh th| got~`c`nj o` ^h||` j |hgoj nh Nhxt# ejg got~`c`nj j |hgoj nj r`n|h/” Dc`|j; Khtxt ng{g` r`|` oôt `m`|mjt ` Nhxt `dgm` nh ~xnj# h j r|ôvgmj djmj ` oôt mhtmjt‥ H ~jnjt jt th|ht täj ojttjt r|ôvgmjt! ^jnjt# thk`m jt pxh ugh|`m `o~ht nh oôt# thk`m jt pxh djouguhm djojtdj `aj|`# thk`m jt r|ôvgmjt th|ht ` rjuj`| ` ^h||`‥ ^jnjt! J pxäj nx|j ç r`|` ` fxm`ogn`nh ho~honh| pxh ` ehcgdgn`nh# ` tgmrcgdgn`nh h ` e`dgcgn`nh ht~äj hv`~`mho~h hm `m`| ` ~jnjt thm |ht~|gáøht# thm djmrcgd`áøht/ Oäj gmrj|~` j d`mgofj# h tgm ` m`ohg|` nh d`mgof`|/ Oäj gmrj|~` ` e`c~` nh ugtäj# rj|pxh ~jn` njhoá` ~hm dx|` h ogoaxçm rhngx r`|` th| njho~h/ O`n` gmrj|~`# rjgt Nhxt ç ~xnj/ >2

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Hoh|ag` ^xnj j pxh th mjuh r|hdgt` ohdhtt`|g`mho~h nh xm` ej|á` pxh hvh|á` thx mjugmho~j‥ Xm` n`t nhegogáøht r`|` –hoh|ag`” pxh hodjo~|`mjt ojt ngdgjoà|gjt ojt ng{; –Hoh|ag` — Mjnj rhcj px`c th hvh|dh xm` ej|á`/” Cjaj djodcxímjt pxh ~xnj j pxh th mjuh j e`{ `~|`uçt n` hoh|ag`# pxh rj| tx` uh{ ç ah|`n` rj| xm` ej|á`/ M`t# h j pxh ç jx jonh ht~à htt` –ej|á`”: Kà d`othg nh ng{h| oj nhdj||h| nhtth cgu|j pxh `t nhegogáøht m`gt gmrj|~`o~ht n` ugn`# djmj j `mj|# ` uh|n`nh h ` t`lhnj|g`# täj# gonxlg~`uhcmho~h# gougtíuhgt# gm`~h|g`gt h h~h|o`t‥ Cjaj ~jn`t täj ej|á`t xoguh|t`gt# pxh g||`ng`m tx` hoh|ag` hm d`n` à~jmj &jx px`|i' n` d|g`áäj/ M`t ~`gt ej|á`t# `ttgm djmj ~xnj j m`gt# nh|gu`m n` ej|á` r|gmj|ng`c pxh d|gjx ~xnj gttj pxh uhmjt# pxh oäj uhmjt# ~xnj j pxh kà t`lhmjt# h j pxh `gon` g|hmjt nhtdjl|g|/ ^xnj thmr|h ht~huh `í# h j ûogdj d`r`{ nh d|g`| h m`o~h| htth ~xnj ç Nhxt/ @ m`~ç|g` thm ugn` ç ` m`~ç|g` thm hoh|ag`# ` m`~ç|g` djm ugn` ç ` m`~ç|g` ugugegd`n` rj| xm` hoh|ag`/ Rjgt ` m`~ç|g` oäj mjuh ` tg mhtm`# ` m`~ç|g` hm tg oäj ~hm ugn`/ Ugn` ç hoh|ag`/ Oj th| fxm`oj j dj|rj |hdhlh ` ej|á` pxh j htrí|g~j r|jnx{# h djm gttj ~j|o`-th –uguj”/ M`t ` uh|n`nhg|` ugn` ç ` ugn` htrg|g~x`c# ç tô oj htrí|g~j pxh g|hmjt hodjo~|`| ` hoh|ag` n` ugn`/ H ~`c hoh|ag` o`n` m`gt ç pxh j txr|hmj `mj| nj d|g`nj|# pxh txt~ho~` ~jnj j Xoguh|tj/ Mhtmj o` çrjd` n` goej|mà~gd`# `rôt xm` cjoa` hujcxáäj n` dgëodg`# jonh j mxonj r`ttjx rj| jg~j mgc `ojt nh `a|gdxc~x|` h ~|h{ho~jt `ojt nh gonxt~|g`cg{`áäj# j fjmhm `gon` oäj djmr|hhonhx ` gmrj|~ìodg` nj htrí|g~j! Nhtdjl|gmjt j ejaj# d|g`mjt ` |jn`# jt hoahofjt# `t gonût~|g`t h jt djmrx~`nj|ht‥ M`t# h nj pxh ~xnj gttj nhrhonh r`|` exodgjo`|: Hoh|ag`# ç dc`|j/ @ttgm djmj ` ~hchugtäj oäj exodgjo` ej| ` n` ~jm`n`# j dj|rj oäj exodgjo` ej|` nj htrí|g~j/ M`t ht~`mjt ~äj r|htjt `j m`~h|g`cgtmj pxh `t uh{ht ojt htpxhdhmjt ngttj‥ Px`o~`t uh{ht# px`onj e`c~` cx{ hm ojtt`t d`t`t# djo~gox`mjt ` dcgd`| j go~h||xr~j| nh cx{ rj| rx|j fàlg~j: Ht~`mjt ~äj `djt~xm`njt `j ugtíuhc pxh px`onj j gougtíuhc th m`ogeht~` oäj j rh|dhlhmjt ohm nh cjoah/ Rjgt ç djm jt tho~gnjt dj|rô|hjt pxh rh|dhlhmjt j ugtíuhc# m`t tô djm j htrí|g~j g|hmjt uh| j pxh ç gougtíuhc/ Hvgt~hm godjo~àuhgt htrçdght nh hoh|ag`# h `t m`gt djmrchv`t h rjnh|jt`t `gon` ht~äj rj| th| nhtdjlh|~`t rhc` dgëodg`‥ Rj|çm# `caxot rjxdjt htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt# `rht`| nh oäj djofhdh|hm hv`~`mho~h htt`t hoh|ag`t# kà e`{hm xm ej|mgnàuhc xtj nhc`t/ @t hoh|ag`t m`gt djmrchv`t täj `t pxh ej|m`m jt htrí|g~jt h jt rc`ojt `t~|`gt/ @rht`| nh ht~`|hm cjoah n` m`~ç|g`# exodgjo`m djmj ` –m`~ç|g`” nj mxonj htrg|g~x`c/ ^`gt hoh|ag`t ht~äj `gon` ngt~`o~ht nh xm djofhdgmho~j rchoj nj fjmhm# m`t ohm rj|gttj nhgv`m nh goecxhodg`| d`n` xm nh oôt/ Htt` goecxëodg` ç hv~|hm`mho~h tx~gc# m`t hvh|dh xm r|jexonj hehg~j hm ojtt`t ugn`t/ @j cjoaj nj ~hmrj ej|`m nhthoujcugn`t nguh|t`t ~çdogd`t nh d`r~`áäj h djo~`~j djm ~`gt hoh|ag`t; Nhtnh j l`|`cfj dga`oj `jt rëonxcjt# nhtnh ` ahjm`odg` ` d|jmj~h|`rg`# nhtnh j wja` ` `t~|jcjag`‥ Nh ~`o~`t h ~`o~`t dgëodg`t nh djo~`~j djm `t hoh|ag`t htrg|g~x`gt# ` m`gt `nmg|àuhc h dx|gjt` ç ` ~|`otdjmxogd`áäj/

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Oäj pxh|j ho~|`| hm nh~`cfht# rjgt oäj tjx xm rh|g~j# m`t# r`|~gonj nj r|httxrjt~j n` rjttíuhc r|à~gd` n` djmxogd`áäj ho~|h htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt h nhthod`|o`njt rhcj tgmrcht xtj nh `r`|hcfjt nh |àngj h ~hchugtäj# ~hchejoht# nj e`v h nj djmrx~`nj|9 Mh r`|hdh pxh ` ~|`otdjmxogd`áäj uhm ` |h`cg{`| j a|`onh tjofj n` r|ju` n` hvgt~ëodg` nj mxonj htrg|g~x`c rj| xm mhgj m`~h|g`c# h rj|~`o~j `dhttíuhc ` ~jn` h px`cpxh| rhttj`# thk` hc` djofhdhnj|` nh ~`gt hoh|ag`t jx oäj! Httht täj `rho`t `caxot hvhmrcjt nh djmj j mxonj htrg|g~x`c ht~à# h thmr|h ht~huh# r|htho~h o` ugn` hod`|o`n`/ Uhm r|ju`| pxh j fjmhm oäj d|gjx ` hoh|ag`# h tgm ` nhtdjl|gx‥ Rjgt ` hoh|ag`# `ttgm djmj ~xnj j m`gt# thmr|h ht~huh r|htho~h hm ~jnj j Xoguh|tj/ @ttgm djmj ` ^h||` thmr|h ag|jx hm ~j|oj nj Tjc# h oäj ejg `rho`t px`onj A`cgchx r|jujx tx` ~hj|g` &djm j tgt~hm` nh rëonxcjt' pxh `t djgt`t mxn`|`m# `t hoh|ag`t htrg|g~x`gt thmr|h ht~guh|`m goecxhodg`onj ` ugn` m`~h|g`c# gonhrhonho~hmho~h n` dgëodg` djothaxg| r|ju`| jx oäj! @ego`c# ` dgëodg` rh|~hodh `j fjmhm# h j htrí|g~j# ` Nhxt/ M`t ht~à r`|` dfha`| j ~hmrj hm pxh j fjmhm xog|à ` dgëodg` `j htrí|g~j# h `j gouçt nh r|jdx|`| `t uh|n`nht h hoh|ag`t `gon` nhtdjofhdgn`t cà ej|`# gouht~g|à tx`t rhtpxgt`t oj djofhdgmho~j nh tg mhtmj‥ Nhtdjl|g|à ego`cmho~h pxh jt m`gj|ht tha|hnjt# `t m`gt djmrchv`t hoh|ag`t# ` uh|n`nh# ht~äj nho~|j nh thx r|ôr|gj th|/ J fjmhm ht~xn`|à ` tg mhtmj# djofhdh|à tx` mho~h# |htrhg~`|à tx` hvgt~ëodg`# h `m`|à `j ~xnj djm ` go~hotgn`nh pxh cfh ç nhugn`/ @ çrjd` nj a|`onh djofhdgmho~j ht~à rj| ug|# l`~honj `t rj|~`t nj mgcëogj# `otgjt` rj| ~|`{h| j djotjcj pxh g|à rh|m`ohdh| djm jt fjmhot r`|` thmr|h; @ uh|n`nhg|` t`lhnj|g`‥ H pxäj ehcg{ht th|hmjt!

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J Mxonj Go~h|gj| –Djofhdh-~h ` ~g mhtmj/” — Ht~` ç ` dçchl|h e|`th pxh j `o~gaj egcôtjej# Tôd|`~ht# ugx htd|g~` hm Nhcejt# o` A|çdg`# h `nj~jx djmj tx` egcjtjeg` nh ugn`‥ Pxäj tàlgj ejg ~`c fjmhm `j nhngd`| tx` ugn` `j ht~xnj njt fjmhot# r|jdx|`onj nhtdjl|g| px`gt täj |h`cmho~h tàlgjt h px`gt `rho`t th kxca`m tàlgjt/ J tha|hnj n` t`lhnj|g` ç djofhdh| ` tg mhtmj/ Rjgt ~jnj htrí|g~j ç xm |hechvj nj Xoguh|tj/ ^jnjt exodgjo`mjt nh `dj|nj djm tx`t chgt# rjgt `ego`c ~jnjt rh|~hodhmjt ` hch‥ Px`o~j m`gt hujcxímjt# m`gt ojttj r|ôr|gj xoguh|tj d|htdh# h m`gt ojttj mxonj go~h|gj| th `tthmhcf` `j Xoguh|tj djmj xm ~jnj/ ^jnjt ht~`mjt djot~|xgonj ojtt` r|ôr|g` rh|ehgáäj! M`t# goehcg{mho~h# ojt ng`t `~x`gt j fjmhm ht~à mxg~j `e`t~`nj nh thx mxonj go~h|gj|# h rj|gttj oäj djofhdh ` tg mhtmj; Oäj t`lh j pxh e`{# nh jonh uhgj# h r`|` jonh u`g‥ Rj|pxh oäj th uë djmj xm` r`|~h nj ~jnj# h tho~h-th gothax|j px`o~j `j ex~x|j# goeh|gj| px`o~j `j Xoguh|tj‥ J Xoguh|tj ç ojtt` d`t`! Oôt tjmjt mgoûtdxcjt hm |hc`áäj `j ~jnj# m`t tjmho~h hopx`o~j oäj nhtdjl|gmjt ` a|`onh{` nh ojttj go~h|gj|/ Px`onj j e`{hmjt# ojt ~j|o`mjt a|`onht mjo~`of`t# rcho`t nh r`{# `dgm` n`t oûuhot# ngt~`o~ht nj tje|gmho~j n`t ~h||`t l`gv`t/ Fjkh j fjmhm ht~à ngt~`o~h nh tg mhtmj# h lxtd` ` ehcgdgn`nh hm `caxm cxa`| cà ej|`‥ Oäj u`g `df`|/ Oäj u`g# rj|pxh ç tô hm ojttj r|ôr|gj Xoguh|tj pxh rjnhmjt th| |h`cmho~h ehcg{ht &uh| @ uh|n`nhg|` ehcgdgn`nh'/ Px`o~j m`gt jlth|u`mjt ` d|g`áäj# m`gt `r|honhmjt n` uh|n`nh# h m`gt ojttj xoguh|tj d|htdh djm ~`c djofhdgmho~j/ Px`onj ht~xn`mjt xm` m`~ç|g`# hc` ç `ngdgjo`n` ` ojtt` mho~h/ Px`onj `m`mjt xm` rhttj`# hc` ç `ngdgjo`n` `j ojttj dj|`áäj‥ Oôt tjmjt xm` @|d` nh Ojç/ Nhuhmjt th| tàlgjt j l`t~`o~h r`|` `m`| `t djgt`t h jt th|ht# h ~|`otrj|~`-cjt r`|` j ojttj r|ôr|gj mxonj# `o~ht pxh ` hovx||`n` jt chuh hmlj|` h rh|d`mjt ` jrj|~xogn`nh! Rjgt `pxhch pxh oäj `m` ~hm xm mxonj go~h|gj| nhtrjuj`nj# u`{gj djmj xm d`owjo‥ H ~xnj j pxh rjnhmjt jxug| nh cà ç j hdj nh thx dj|`áäj a|g~`onj hm tje|gmho~j; –Tjcgnäj!” Hopx`o~j pxh `pxhch pxh r|jdx|` `m`| ` ugn` h `ltj|uh| j màvgmj nhc`# rjttxh xm mxonj r`|`ngtí`dj# jonh dho~ho`t nh `mgajt cfh e`{hm thmr|h ` mhcfj| n`t djmr`ofg`t# jonh `t |hdj|n`áøht täj thmr|h njdht# jonh oäj fà màaj` ohm `||hrhongmho~j‥ Rjgt htth tjxlh `m`| jt th|ht# `t djgt`t# h djm gttj# a`|`o~gx pxh tx` @|d` nh Ojç ht~guhtth thmr|h dfhg` nh o`uha`nj|ht/ Ego`cmho~h# htth oxod` ~h|à uh|ajof` nh tg mhtmj‥ O` h|` nj d`rg~`cgtmj# j fjmhm ht~à m`gt r|hjdxr`nj hm nhtdjl|g| ej|m`t nh jl~h| cxd|j nj pxh ej|m`t nh jl~h| ho~hongmho~j nh tg mhtmj‥ M`c ~hm jrgogäj r|ôr|g`# rj|pxh r|heh|h oäj ngtdj|n`| n` m`gj|g`/ Jxuh njt ajuh|o`o~ht j pxh ç dh|~j h j pxh ç h||`nj# m`t oäj r|jdx|` t`lh| j rj|pxh nh ~`c djgt` th| dh|~` jx h||`n`/ Uë o` míng` `t mjn`t h jt mjnhcjt nh lhch{`# th `df` ehgj# h `gon` `d|hng~` pxh täj `t |jxr`t pxh j ~j|o`|äj ljog~j/ R|jdx|` xm` t`ín` o`t |hcgagøht# m`t thaxh j r`n|h ~äj eghcmho~h pxh htpxhdh-th nh pxh Nhxt ht~à hm tg/ Hvrcj|` djm tx` c`o~h|o` cà ej|`# h oäj gcxmgo` thx mxonj go~h|gj|‥ Rj|çm# `pxhch pxh th `df` hm tg mhtmj# h e`{ `t r`{ht djotgaj# g|à thmr|h cxd|`|/

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^`c cxd|j rjnh oäj th| m`~h|g`c# m`t ç j ûogdj cxd|j pxh oäj th rh|nh; @ t`lhnj|g` gcxmgo` ojttj htrí|g~j# h mjt~|` j d`mgofj n` uh|n`nh/ J d`rg~`cgtmj# j mxonj mjnh|oj# ` goej|mà~gd`# oäj täj gcxtäj/ Täj djgt`t m`|`ugcfjt`t# nhthoujcugn`t djm j txj| n` hujcxáäj fxm`o` r`|` ~j|o`| ojtt`t ugn`t mhcfj|ht h m`gt e`dgcg~`n`t‥ M`t hopx`o~j j fjmhm oäj djofhdh| ` tg mhtmj# o`n` ngttj ~h|à j nhugnj u`cj|/ Tô `pxhch pxh djopxgt~jx ` r`{ cà nho~|j rjnh uguh| hm r`{ cà ej|`/ Tô `pxhch pxh `m` ` tg mhtmj rjnh `m`| ` d|g`áäj/ Tô `pxhch pxh tjxlh djot~|xg| tx` @|d` nh Ojç rjnh rh|m`ohdh| go~`d~j `j ngcûugj nj ~hmrj/ @ego`c# tô `pxgcj pxh djopxgt~`mjt djm ojttj r|ôr|gj `mj| r`tt` nhtt` ugn`# hopx`o~j pxh ` gcxtäj th rh|nh oj cgmlj n` gaoj|ìodg`‥ Px`o~jt oäj ej|`m jt tàlgjt# jt r|jeh~`t# jt r`dgegd`nj|ht# pxh oäj cfh `ugt`|`m ngttj: Px`o~jt oäj ~|`{hm ` uh|n`nh# nhtnh I|gtfo` `~ç A`onfg# gmrcj|`onj rj| tx` `~hoáäj r`|` j uh|n`nhg|j c`nj n` ugn`: Px`o~jt oäj lh||`|`m `jt thxt jxugnjt# djm ` uj{ `oaxt~g`n` rj| thx tje|gmho~j# h jt jcfjt rchojt n` r`{ nj djofhdgmho~j: Px`o~jt oäj ej|`m jt pxh lh||`|`m; –@ ugn` ç `m`|!”: H lh||`m `~ç fjkh# htrh|`onj pxh ` fxm`ogn`nh ego`cmho~h cfh në jxugnjt# h gogdgh xm` oju` h|` nh r`{ h t`lhnj|g`‥ Ht~à o` fj|` nh jxug-cjt! Ht~à dfha`onj ` fj|` nj fjmhm exag| n` d|gth# ehdf`| r`|` l`c`oáj# h |h`l|g| `t rj|~`t r`|` ho~äj cxd|`| nh uh|n`nh/ Ho~äj# j fjmhm rjnh|à th ug|`| r`|` Nhxt# h ng{h|; ZJf# R`g# ego`cmho~h hx ho~honj! Hx oäj `dfj m`gt pxh tjx# hx tjx/ Hx thg pxhm exg# thg pxhm tjx# h `aj|` r|jdx|j djm a|`onh ehcgdgn`nh rhcj pxh `gon` th|hg‥ Hx tjx fjmhm# h thg j pxh r|jdx|j!

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Htr`áj# ^hmrj h Mjugmho~j &djongáøht n` hvgt~ëodg`' Oj nhdj||h| nj cgu|j# kà hvrcgpxhg djmj j Xoguh|tj ejg d|g`nj# `ttgm djmj tx`t r|godgr`gt chgt/ Lhm# `aj|` ujc~j ` pxht~äj n` d|g`áäj# m`t djm jx~|j jlkh~guj hm mho~h; Hvrcgd`| djmj j Xoguh|tj djo~gox` hvgt~gonj `rôt d|g`nj9 H ~`mlçm `t djongáøht làtgd`t r`|` pxh gttj rjtt` jdj||h| nh ej|m` ~äj rh|ehg~`/ Dc`|j pxh ` djongáäj r|gmhg|` r`|` ` hvgt~ëodg` nj Xoguh|tj ç j d|g`nj|/ Tgm# rjgt Nhxt ç j ~xnj# h j ~xnj m`o~çm ` tg mhtmj‥ Oj ho~`o~j# `d|hng~j pxh rjtt` mh `r|jexon`| m`gt o` hvrcgd`áäj# h mhtmj ng{h| pxh ` hvgt~ëodg` nj Xoguh|tj nhrhonh nh ~|ët nhegogáøht mxg~j gmrj|~`o~ht; J htr`áj# j ~hmrj h j mjugmho~j/ R`|` thaxg| nh ej|m` lhm dc`|`# gm`agohmjt pxh Nhxt `gon` oäj f`ug` d|g`nj j Xoguh|tj# h ht~guhtth rhot`onj o` mhcfj| ej|m` nh |h`cg{`| j ~jnj &jlth|uh pxh `pxg mh u`cfj nh xm hvhmrcj mh|`mho~h `chaô|gdj# djm ` ûogd` go~hoáäj nh gcxt~|`| cjagd`mho~h ` pxht~äj n` d|g`áäj‥'/ Ljm# Nhxt djmhá` ho~äj ` nhegog| jt hchmho~jt làtgdjt pxh txt~ho~`|äj ` d|g`áäj/ R|gmhg|`mho~h# Nhxt rhot` oj htr`áj/ J htr`áj th|g` j Xoguh|tj go~hg|j# j ~jnj/ Thmr|h pxh ejtth r|hdgtj nhegog| j htr`áj# l`t~`|g` gm`ago`| j Xoguh|tj hm ~jn` tx` hv~hotäj/// Djo~`onj j ujcxmh nh d`n` à~jmj# d`n` |jdf`# d`n` mjo~`of`# d`n` rc`oh~`# d`n` a`càvg`‥ D`n` dho~ímh~|j dûlgdj nj ~jnj ~h|g` nh th| m`rh`nj h godcxínj oj htr`áj/ Rj|~`o~j# j htr`áj hm tg th|g` ~jn` d|g`áäj# gongugtíuhc h ûogd`/ Ho~äj# Nhxt djmhájx ` rhot`| oxm` ej|m` nh mjngegd`| j htr`áj# r`|` pxh ht~h oäj thk` thmr|h xoj/ Jx thk`# Nhxt r|hdgt`u` nh `caj pxh ngugngtth ` tg mhtmj &j ~jnj' r`|` pxh j htr`áj oäj egd`tth h~h|o`mho~h ht~à~gdj/ H d|gjx j mjugmho~j/ J mjugmho~j ho~äj o`n` m`gt ç nj pxh ` mjngegd`áäj nj htr`áj# `caj pxh pxhl|` tx` ht~`~gdgn`nh h~h|o`/ Th rha`|mjt xm` rhn|` h `~g|`|mjt oxm c`aj# ht~`|hmjt n`onj mjugmho~j ` xm` r`|~h goegog~`mho~h rhpxho` nj Xoguh|tj/ @ rhn|` ç `rho`t xm` rhpxho` r`|~h nj htr`áj/ Rj|çm# j mjugmho~j hm tg ç j nhtcjd`mho~j nh ~jnj j htr`áj‥ Ç ` txr|hm` ej|á` nj d|g`nj|# pxh mjuh ~jn` ` d|g`áäj/ Cjaj# j Xoguh|tj oxod` ht~à ht~à~gdj# rjgt Nhxt nhx mjugmho~j `j htr`áj/ M`t px`onj j htr`áj th mjuh# hch th mjngegd`‥ Th j htr`áj r|hdgt` th m`o~h| xoj# djm j mjugmho~j Nhxt r`ttjx ho~äj ` r|hdgt`| nh xm ~h|dhg|j hchmho~j# r`|` hug~`| j d`jt ~j~`c hm tx` d|g`áäj; Rhotjx oj ~hmrj/ @rht`| nh th| mxg~j djmrchvj r`|` oôt nhegog|mjt j ~hmrj# kà pxh ht~`mjt r|htjt ohch# h rjnhmjt `rho`t rh|dhlh-cj# oäj nhdge|`-cj &uh| ^hmrj'9 ^ho~`|hg n`| xm` l|huh nhtd|gáäj nj ~hmrj# djm |hc`áäj `j htr`áj h `j mjugmho~j‥ Px`onj `~g|`mjt ` rhn|` `j c`aj# ht~`mjt mjngegd`onj ` ht~|x~x|` nj htr`áj# pxh nhuh rh|m`ohdh| xoj/ @~|`uçt nj ~hmrj# j htr`áj rjnh th| djot~`o~hmho~h mjngegd`nj rhcj mjugmho~j# thm oj ho~`o~j rh|nh| tx` xogn`nh/ Hx hvrcgdj; J ~hmrj o`n` m`gt ç nj pxh ` txdhttäj nj htr`áj/ J ~hmrj ngugnh j mjugmho~j# nh mjnj pxh# ` d`n` mjmho~j# xm ojuj htr`áj `r`|há`9 H m`o~hof`-th thmr|h xoj h gongugtíuhc/ J ~hmrj ngugnh ` hvgt~ëodg` h d|g` j htr`áj# h~h|o`mho~h# r`|` pxh j htr`áj oäj th mjngegpxh‥ Djmrcgd`nj# oäj: Rjgt ç# |h~j|ohmjt ho~äj `j hvhmrcj n` rhn|` kja`n` oxm c`aj/ Nj mjmho~j hm pxh rha`mjt ` rhn|` oj dfäj `~ç px`onj hc` `~goah ` txrh|eídgh n` àax`# ` `áäj nj ~hmrj th hod`||ha` nh ngugng| j mjugmho~j nh `dj|nj djm j htr`áj/ Nh mjnj pxh j Xoguh|tj >7

nh px`onj rha`mjt ` rhn|` ç ~j~`cmho~h ngeh|ho~h nj Xoguh|tj nh px`onj ` rhn|` ~jd` ` àax` nj c`aj9 Thm# oj ho~`o~j# pxh j htr`áj ~hof` tgnj mjngegd`nj‥ Hch `rho`t ejg d|g`nj oju`mho~h# rhc` rjnh|jt` h xm ~`o~j djmrchv` `áäj nj ~hmrj tjl|h j tgmrcht mjugmho~j nh `||hmhtt`| ` rhn|`/ Rj|~`o~j# djodcxímjt pxh j ~hmrj mjngegd` j mjugmho~j# ht~h mjngegd` j htr`áj# h j htr`áj mjngegd` j ~hmrj/ J mjugmho~j ç ` ngugtäj nj htr`áj/ J htr`áj ç ` ngugtäj nj ~hmrj/ J ~hmrj ç ` ngugtäj nj mjugmho~j/ J htr`áj ç j ~jnj# ht~à~gdj h gongugtíuhc/ J mjugmho~j ç ` ej|á` pxh mjuh htth ~jnj djot~`o~hmho~h/ J ~hmrj à ` ngugtäj n` hvgt~ëodg`# ç j pxh `ah djm j mjugmho~j oj go~xg~j nh m`o~h| ` xogn`nh nj ~jnj/ Ego`cmho~h# htr`áj# ~hmrj h mjugmho~j täj hchmho~jt htthodg`gt n` hvgt~ëodg`‥ H# r`|` ~h|mgo`|mjt ojtt` rhpxho` fgt~ô|g`# rjnhmjt ng{h| pxh Nhxt djodcxgx thx |`dgjdíogj# h rþnh d|g`| j Xoguh|tj‥ @rht`| nh ~äj rh|ehg~j h m`|`ugcfjtj# j Xoguh|tj `gon` oäj th djmr`|` ` ~`c l|gcf`o~h |`dgjdíogj/ Rjgt ` ngugo` mho~h hc`lj|jx j htr`áj# j ~hmrj h j mjugmho~j‥ ^jnj |`dgjdíogj# hm uh|n`nh# nh|gu` nj r|gmhg|j |`dgjdíogj# `pxhch pxh rhotjx h d|gjx j ~xnj/ @ego`c nh djo~`t# rj| m`gt pxh ht~xnhmjt ` o`~x|h{`# j ugtíuhc h j gougtíuhc# `caj thmr|h rh|m`ohdh|à gohvrcgd`nj/ Oäj# oxod` g|hmjt t`lh| ~j~`cmho~h j pxh uhm ` th| htr`áj# ~hmrj jx mjugmho~j/ Oxod` djothaxg|hmjt `dhonh| ` cx{ |àrgnj j l`t~`o~h r`|` –uh|” ` htdx|gnäj‥ Djo~goxhmjt ~ho~`onj# rj| r|jexonj `mj| ` d|g`áäj!

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A|`ugn`nh h Hvr`otäj Ejg oj tçdxcj VUGG pxh ` ej|á` a|`ug~`dgjo`c ejg ego`cmho~h nhtdjlh|~` h djngegd`n` rj| Gt``d Ohq~jo# xm njt m`gj|ht aëogjt n` fgt~ô|g`# h pxh `cçm nh dgho~gt~` h|` ~`mlçm ~hôcjaj# egcôtjej h `~ç `cpxgmgt~`‥ Ohq~jo rh|dhlhx pxh `t mhtm`t chgt eítgd`t th `rcgd`u`m ~`o~j `j mjugmho~j o` ^h||` &xt`onj jt ht~xnjt nh A`cgchx' px`o~j `j mjugmho~j njt dj|rjt dhcht~ht &xt`onj jt ht~xnjt nh Ihrch|'/ O`n` m`gt thot`~j# rjgt kà ç djofhdgnj pxh oj Xoguh|tj ~xnj th go~h|`ah# ~xnj hvgt~h o` m`gt rh|ehg~` f`|mjog`/ Ohq~jo nhtdjl|gx pxh ~jn` m`~ç|g` r|htho~h oj Xoguh|tj th `~|`g h~h|o`mho~h rhc` ej|á` n` a|`ugn`nh# h pxh ohm j uàdxj tgnh|`c `oxc` ~`c ej|á`# rjgt mhtmj jt rc`oh~`t th `~|`hm‥ H djmj rxnhmjt jlth|u`| rhcjt `t~|þojmjt hm 0771# `~ç `t a`càvg`t rjnhm th dfjd`|! Oj ho~`o~j# ` nhtdjlh|~` n` a|`ugn`nh ah|jx xm` rh|axo~` gopxgh~`o~h; Th ~jn` m`~ç|g` th `~|`g# djmj ~xnj `gon` oäj th kxo~jx oxm` a|`onh m`tt`: J|`# ng|g` Ohq~jo# rj|pxh j Xoguh|tj ç goegog~j‥ M`t gttj oäj m`~` ` pxht~äj# rjgt r`|` ` m`~ç|g` r|ôvgm` oäj ~h| th dfjd`nj `gon` &djmj ` ^h||` djm ` Cx`# rj| hvhmrcj' ç ohdhttà|gj pxh xm` jx~|` ej|á` ht~hk` `oxc`onj ` a|`ugn`nh/ Ohq~jo `rho`t htrhdxcjx pxh htt` –ej|á`” th|g` ` r|ôr|g` `áäj nh Nhxt‥ Hx ujx m`gt `cçm/ Djmj ejg ng~j `o~h|gj|mho~h &uh| Xoguh|tj'# j Xoguh|tj exodgjo` djmj xm` hvrcjtäj/ @aj|` th hodjo~|` hm hvr`otäj# djm ` m`~ç|g` thonj d|g`n` oj dho~|j gogdg`c‥ Oxm ng` mxg~j ngt~`o~h# rj|çm# j Xoguh|tj `~goag|à xm –ujcxmh màvgmj” h djmhá`|à ` th |h~|`g|# ` gmrcjng| nh ujc~` `j dho~|j gogdg`c/ Rjgt lhm# djmj j Xoguh|tj ht~à fjkh th hvr`ongonj# ç ohdhttà|gj ng{h| pxh ` ej|á` nh hvr`otäj &m`~ç|g` d|g`n` oj dho~|j gogdg`c' ç m`gj| pxh ` ej|á` nh djo~|`áäj &a|`ugn`nh# pxh ~honh ` xog| jt dj|rjt'/ Px`onj j Xoguh|tj gogdg`| tx` gmrcjtäj# ` a|`ugn`nh th|à ho~äj m`gj| nj pxh ` hvr`otäj# h ho~äj ~xnj g|à |h~j|o`| `j dho~|j gogdg`c‥ J Xoguh|tj ehdf`|à `t rj|~`t/ Rjnhmjt gcxt~|`| htt` hvrcgd`áäj djm xm hvhmrcj `~ç lhm tgmrcht; L`t~` egcm`|mjt xm` rhn|` `~goagonj ` txrh|eídgh nh xm c`aj &ajt~j nhtth hvhmrcj!'/ Px`onj `ttgt~g|mjt ` egcm`ahm# uh|hmjt pxh ` r`|~g| nh jonh ` rhn|` d`gx# uà|gjt dí|dxcjt djodëo~|gdjt th ej|m`|`m o` àax`# `e`t~`onj-th nj dho~|j nj gmr`d~j nh ej|m` r|jrj|dgjo`c‥ Jx thk`# ~jnjt jt rjo~jt nh d`n` dí|dxcj th `e`t~`m gax`cmho~h/ J|`# gttj gcxt~|` xm Xoguh|tj hm hvr`otäj/ Ht~`mjt d`n` uh{ m`gt cjoah nj dho~|j gogdg`c# rjgt ` m`~ç|g` d|g`n` txrh|` ` ej|á` n` a|`ugn`nh/ R`|` jlth|u`|mjt ` gmrcjtäj nj Xoguh|tj# l`t~` ujc~`|mjt ` egcm`ahm# nh ~|àt r`|` e|ho~h! ^xnj g|à |h~j|o`| `j dho~|j gogdg`c# `~ç txmg|‥ Hx thg pxh htt` gnçg` nh –egm nj Xoguh|tj” ah|` mxg~` djo~|`ngáäj/ M`t hx rjttj cfht `tthax|`| pxh j –egm” oäj th|à xm egm# kà pxh# `rht`| nj Xoguh|tj th| egog~j# Nhxt ç goegog~j/ H# hopx`o~j Nhxt hvgt~g| &thmr|h'# mxg~jt jx~|jt xoguh|tjt rjnh|äj th| d|g`njt! Ajt~`|g` nh chml|`| pxh# `rht`| n` m`~ç|g` th| d|g`n` `rho`t oj dho~|j gogdg`c# gttj oäj pxh| ng{h| pxh cà thk` –` d`t` nh Nhxt”‥ J d|g`nj| ç ` r|ôr|g` d|g`áäj# ç ~xnj# h `caj m`gt/ Nhxt oäj ht~à# ç! Oäj d`lh `j fjmhm r|jdx|`| rhc` –d`t` nh Nhxt” oj dho~|j nj Xoguh|tj &h pxhm rjnh ng{h| pxh hvgt~` mhtmj xm dho~|j hv`~j:'# jx mhtmj hm px`cpxh| cxa`| pxh thk`‥ @ d`t` nj R`g ~hm mxg~`t mj|`n`t# fjkh t`lhmjt pxh täj px`th goegog~`t/ R|jdx|h nho~|j nh tg mhtmj# rjgt ç dh|~h{` pxh xm` nhtt`t mj|`n`t th hodjo~|` oj exonj nj thx r|ôr|gj dj|`áäj/ 80

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Tjl|h jt Lx|`djt Oha|jt Djo~gox`onj htt` pxht~äj n` a|`ugn`nh h hvr`otäj nj Xoguh|tj# ajt~`|g` nh e`c`| xm rjxdj njt go~|ga`o~ht lx|`djt oha|jt‥ Djmj t`lhmjt# xm lx|`dj oha|j ç xm` ht~|hc` pxh th `r`ajx# jx –mj||hx”# djmj pxhg|`‥ Lhm# `aj|` `r`a`n`# ` ht~|hc` ug|` xm lx|`dj oha|j# h r`tt` ` exodgjo`| nh m`ohg|` jrjt~`; Hm uh{ nh hvrhcg| cx{ h d`cj|# ug|` xm gmhotj lx|`dj tgnh|`c pxh txa` `ltjcx~`mho~h ~jn` m`~ç|g` &godcxtguh ` r|ôr|g` cx{' ` tx` ujc~`/ H djm xm` ej|á` nh a|`ugn`nh gmhot`/ J mgt~ç|gj njt lx|`djt oha|jt ç tgmrcht; R`|` jonh u`g ` m`~ç|g` txa`n` uh|j{mho~h rj| hcht: Tjmh: Oäj# oj Xoguh|tj o`n` th rh|nh# `rho`t th ~|`otej|m`‥ J r|jlchm` ç pxh jt dgho~gt~`t oäj e`{hm gnçg` nj pxh `djo~hdh djm ` m`~ç|g` txa`n`# oj pxh hc` th ~|`otej|m` `ego`c: Th|g` mxg~` r|h~hotäj mgof` ng{h| pxh thg j pxh `djo~hdh oxm lx|`dj oha|j‥ Rjgt hm |h`cgn`nh oäj thg# `rho`t htrhdxcj/ Tjx m`gt egcôtjej nj pxh dgho~gt~` ohtth rjo~j; @dfj pxh jt lx|`djt oha|jt exodgjo`m djmj –|`cjt” tgnh|`gt/ @dfj pxh exodgjo`m djmj |haxc`nj|ht n` hvr`otäj dôtmgd`# |h~g|`onj m`~ç|g` nh xm th~j| nj Xoguh|tj r`|` ngt~|glxg-c` hm jx~|j9 @dfj pxh ` m`~ç|g` ç ~|`otej|m`n` hm rx|` hoh|ag`# h ho~äj ç ~|`otrj|~`n` rhcj djtmjt/ @dfj pxh hc` nhuh |h~j|o`| `j dho~|j gogdg`c# jx mhtmj ` jx~|jt th~j|ht nj Xoguh|tj# thonj hvrhcgn` rj| jx~|j –lx|`dj”‥ ^`cuh{ xm –lx|`dj l|`odj”: Tgm# täj htrhdxc`áøht‥ M`t `d|hng~j `o~ht nh ~xnj pxh jt lx|`djt oha|jt# `ttgm djmj j dfjpxh nh a`càvg`t h j –o`tdgmho~j” h –mj|~h” nh ht~|hc`t# täj r|ju`t d`l`gt nh pxh o` d|g`áäj `t chgt n` hvgt~ëodg` th `rcgd`m ` ~jnjt# thk`m à~jmjt jx rc`oh~`t# dgn`nht jx a`càvg`t# fjmhot jx htrí|g~jt‥ H# rj| ~|àt nh ~xnj gttj# `o~ht nh ~`o~` rh|ehgáäj# fà `caxm` djgt` ` m`gt/ Ç gonxlg~àuhc pxh `caxm` go~hcgaëodg` thk` |htrjotàuhc rj| ~`o~` j|a`og{`áäj‥ Rjgt ~xnj oäj tx|agx# h th m`o~ëm# `j `d`tj/ Djmj oäj hovh|a`| xm ajuh|o`nj| hm xm Xoguh|tj ~äj m`kht~jtj h f`|mþogdj: Thk` xm` rhn|` `~g|`n` ` xm c`aj# thk`m nx`t a`càvg`t djm lgcføht nh dj|rjt dhcht~ht th dfjd`onj# `t chgt täj `t mhtm`t‥ Nhxt ç j mhtmj# jcfh h uh|à/

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Hnxd`áäj Tôd|`~ht ojt ng{g` pxh hm uh|n`nh oäj `r|honhmjt o`n`# `rho`t ojt chml|`mjt‥ Chml|`mjt nj pxh t`lí`mjt px`onj ç|`mjt htrí|g~jt nhthod`|o`njt# px`onj ~íof`mjt hm ojtt` mho~h ` fgt~ô|g` nh ~jn` ` ojtt` hvgt~ëodg`# nh ~jn`t `t ojtt`t ugn`t‥ @j |hhod`|o`|mjt |hdhlhmjt ` lhoáäj nj htpxhdgmho~j# r`|` pxh ojtt`t e`cf`t hm jx~|`t ugn`t oäj `~|`r`cfhm ojtt` jrj|~xogn`nh nh hujcxg| o` ugn` `~x`c/ H# dc`|j# px`o~j m`gt hujcxínj j htrí|g~j# m`gt e`dgcmho~h g|à th chml|`| nj djofhdgmho~j ~|`otdhonho~`c# mhcfj| g|à n`t uh|n`nht pxh t`lg` `o~ht nh |hhod`|o`|/ Tgm# ~xnj gttj ht~à mxg~j dh|~j‥ Rj|çm# htpxhdhmjt nh mhodgjo`| xm e`~j| exon`mho~`c ohtth –|hchml|`|” njt htrí|g~jt hod`|o`njt/ @caj pxh ç gmrj|~`o~íttgmj ~`o~j `j htrí|g~j rjxdj hujcxínj# rjgt cfh hotgo` uh|n`nht pxh `gon` oäj t`lg`# px`o~j `j  kà hujcxínj# rjgt nhtrh|~` tx` mho~h r`|` `t uh|n`nht pxh kà djofhdg`/ Htth e`~j| df`m`th hnxd`áäj/ @ hnxd`áäj nh xm htrí|g~j |hdçm hod`|o`nj# jx thk`# n`t d|g`oá`t# ç htthodg`c r`|` j nhthoujcugmho~j h ` hujcxáäj nj fjmhm/ Xm` mà hnxd`áäj rjnh `||xgo`| ugn`t# h nhgv`| jt fjmhot `gon` m`gt gaoj|`o~ht r`|` ` uh|n`nh/ Thm hnxd`áäj# mxg~`t uh{ht xm htrí|g~j hujcxínj rh|nh ` df`odh nh |hchml|`| thxt djofhdgmho~jt# h `kxn`| ` fxm`ogn`nh‥ @ hnxd`áäj ç ~äj gmrj|~`o~h# pxh d`lh `jt htrí|g~jt hujcxínjt# `jt fjmhot dxc~jt# oäj `rho`t `r|honh| lhm# m`gt ~`mlçm hotgo`| lhm! Rjl|ht jt fjmhot pxh jl~ëm a|`onh djofhdgmho~j h th ~j|o`m r|hrj~ho~ht h hajít~`t# ax`|n`onj thx t`lh| tjmho~h r`|` tg# djmj xm ~htjx|j pxh oäj pxh|hm |hr`|~g| djm j r|ôvgmj/ ^jcjt! M`c t`lhm hcht pxh j m`gj| njt djofhdgmho~jt ç |hdjofhdh| pxh o`n` th t`lh/ Rh|dhlh| pxh ~xnj j pxh t`lhmjt ç nhugnj ` a|`á` nh Nhxt# h pxh j d|g`nj| pxh| pxh hujcx`mjt ~jnjt kxo~jt/ @ fgt~ô|g` nj rhot`mho~j fxm`oj |huhc` pxh j djofhdgmho~j ç xm r|jdhttj djch~guj/ Oäj fà xm fjmhm thpxh| pxh ~hof` th ~j|o`nj xm aëogj hm ojtt` fgt~ô|g` thm `o~ht ~h| ht~xn`nj r|jexon`mho~h thx r`tt`nj‥ Oäj fà fjmhm tàlgj pxh ~hof` nhthoujcugnj tx` t`lhnj|g` tj{gofj# thm `kxn`/ Oäj fà t`lh| thm hnxd`áäj! @ hnxd`áäj ç xm ng|hg~j nh ~jnjt/ ^jn` d|g`oá` ohdhttg~`# h nhuh# th| hnxd`n`/ Rjgt oäj n`| hnxd`áäj ` xm` d|g`oá`# oäj cfh n`| `j mhojt xm` jrj|~xogn`nh nh hujcxg| ohtt` ugn`# htt` ç ` m`gj| n`t gokxt~gá`t‥ Rjl|ht jt fjmhot pxh oäj näj u`cj| `t d|g`oá`t# rjgt httht oäj näj u`cj| ` ogoaxçm‥ @ego`c# ~jnjt xm ng` ejmjt d|g`oá`t# ~jnjt r`tt`mjt rj| gttj# ~jnjt t`lhmjt j px`o~j ejmjt e|àahgt# h j px`o~j ohdhttg~àu`mjt nh `rjgj# hnxd`áäj/ Rj|ëm# `caxot &~`cuh{ mxg~jt' htpxhdh|`m-th ngttj# oäj ç: Htpxhdh|`m-th n` gojdëodg` h n`t l|god`nhg|`t n` goeìodg`/ Htpxhdh|`m-th pxh xm ng` ej|`m rhpxhojt# nhrhonho~ht nh d`|gofj# m`t ~`mlçm r|jexon`mho~h nhtr|hjdxr`njt djm `t gcxtøht nj mxonj/ Htpxhdh|`m-th nh px`onj h|`m |h`cmho~h ljot# rjl|ht fjmhot‥ Jx~|` pxht~äj gmrj|~`o~h ç t`lh| r|hr`|`| `t d|g`oá`t r`|` j mxonj# oäj `lt~h| o`n` pxh thk` goh|ho~h ` ugn` nh tx` hnxd`áäj/ Rjgt m`gt gmrj|~`o~h pxh dhotx|`| ç r|hr`|`| `t d|g`oá`t r`|` j pxh ug|à/ M`gt gmrj|~`o~h nj pxh hug~`| e`c`| nh ugjcëodg`# axh||`# n|ja`t# thvj r|jmítdxj‥ Mxg~j m`gt gmrj|~`o~h ç ~|`~`| nh gogdg`-c`t hm egcjtjeg`# ç~gd`# mj|`c/ Ç djot~|xg| thx d`|à~h| djm eh||j h ejaj# r`|` pxh oj ng` pxh th

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nhr`|`|hm djm `t gcxtøht nj mxonj &h täj mxg~`t'# oäj egpxhm tx|r|ht`t# h t`gl`m hug~`c`t/ Dhotx|`| ` gcxtäj o` hnxd`áäj n`t d|g`oá`t r|jujd`|à ohc`t jx xm a|`onh mhnj jx xm` a|`onh dx|gjtgn`nh ` |htrhg~j nj pxh ejg dhotx|`nj# h ohofxm` n`t nx`t fgrô~htht u`g `kxn`-c`t/ J mhcfj| ç pxh ` d|g`oá` e`á` `j mhojt gnçg` njt ~h||íuhgt m`cht nj mxonj# r`|` pxh nhrjgt oäj d`g` ohcht djmj ` Df`rçx{gofj Uh|mhcfj‥ Kà pxh ohm thmr|h j d`á`nj| m`~` j Cjlj M`x/ Mhcfj| t`d|gegd`| ` gojdëodg` n`t d|g`oá`t# r`|` pxh hc`t `r|hon`m ` cgn`| djm j mxonj nh gax`c r`|` gax`c/ H r`|` pxh xm ng` rjtt`m# `~|`uçt nh mxg~j ht~xnj h mxg~j `mj| rhc` d|g`áäj# rjnh| |hdxrh|`| ~`c gojdëodg` rj| hc`t mhtm`t/ Thk`m d|g`oá`t nh dgodj# pxgo{h jx dgopxho~` `ojt# ~jn`t ht~`|äj thmr|h hm lxtd` nh hnxd`áäj/ Rjgt pxhm tjmjt oôt r`|` `eg|m`| pxh t`lhmjt mhtmj `caxm` djgt`: Ujc~hmjt ` Tôd|`~ht; –^xnj j pxh thg ç pxh o`n` thg/”

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Hx oäj ng~j |ha|`t Lhm# hx ht~jx t`~gtehg~j; Djothaxg htd|huh| `pxg xm `r`of`nj ah|`c n` uh|n`nh n`t djgt`t/ J cgu|j ç |h`cmho~h dx|~j# m`t hx e`áj gttj nh r|jrôtg~j# r`|` mhtmj `pxhcht pxh oäj ~hm ` r`dgëodg` n` chg~x|` j rjtt`m ch| e`dgcmho~h/ @cëm nj m`gt# hx ~honj ` tgmrcgegd`| ~xnj j pxh htd|huj# ~honj ` g| ng|h~j `j `ttxo~j# thm |jnhgjt/ Rjgt hx htd|huj hm ojmh nj `mj|# h j `mj| ç mhtmj `ttgm# tgmrcht# tgodh|j h ng|h~j‥ J rjnh| pxh tgmrcgegd` ` ugn` h ojt axg` r`|` ` uh|n`nh/ H pxhm tjx hx r`|` ng{h| j pxh ç ` uh|n`nh: O` |h`cgn`nh hx oäj tjx ogoaxçm# ohm pxh|j th|/ @~ç rj|pxh hx oäj ht~jx thr`|`onj j kjgj nj ~|gaj# ng{honj j pxh nhuh h j pxh oäj nhuh th| ehg~j `t rhttj`t# ng~`onj pxh gttj ç uh|n`nh h `pxgcj gcxtäj‥ Px`onj hx e`cj tjl|h ` uh|n`nh# hx e`cj tjl|h j pxh hx `d|hng~j th| ` uh|n`nh/ Hx oäj ht~jx ohm e`c`onj rj| mgm# m`t hm ojmh nh ~xnj j pxh jlth|uhg h `r|hong# nj mxonj h njt th|ht# ohtt` h hm jx~|`t ugn`t/ Th ujdë oäj djodj|n` djmgaj# oäj `d|hng~` oxm` ûogd` r`c`u|` nj pxh hx ngtth# ~xnj lhm/ Rjgt hx oäj ht~jx `pxg r`|` n`| cgáäj nh mj|`c# hx oäj ng~j |ha|`t/ Th Nhxt djodhnhx j cgu|h `|lí~|gj `jt htrí|g~jt# pxhm tjx hx r`|` ~g|`| gttj nhcht: ^jnjt tjmjt jt |hgt h jt ajuh|o`o~ht nh ojtt`t ugn`t/ Rj|pxh th| j |hg n` ugn` njt jx~|jt: Rj|pxh pxh|h| ajuh|o`| ` ugn` njt jx~|jt: @ego`c# `nmgogt~|`| ` xm` ûogd` ugn`# axg`-c` rhcj d`mgofj dh|~j hm mhgj ` ~`o~` gcxtäj# kà ç nhm`tg`nj djmrcgd`nj/ Oäj pxhg|` axg`| ` ugn` njt jx~|jt# jx ujdë rh|nh|à j |xmj n` tx`! Oäj pxh|j e`m`# oäj pxh|j |h~|glxgáäj ohm `kxn`‥ Gttj a|`á`t ` Nhxt hx kà ~hofj njt htrí|g~jt nhthod`|o`njt# pxh jt `m`m ~`o~j px`o~j hx/ J pxh hx |h`cmho~h nhthkj ç `kxn`| `t rhttj`t# e`{honj djm pxh hc`t `kxnhm ` tg mhtm`t/ Rjgt ç gmrjttíuhc mxn`| j mxonj tj{gofj# m`t ~jnjt ~hmjt djongáøht nh mxn`| ` oôt mhtmjt# nh t`g| nj tje|gmho~j r`|` ` uh|n`nh# h r`|` gttj l`t~` pxh j d`mgofj thk` `rjo~`nj# h pxh ujdët ~hof`m eç h nh~h|mgo`áäj r`|` thaxg-cj/ Hx# oôt‥ ^hmjt xm` mgttäj/ Xm` mgttäj pxh oäj ç o`n` eàdgc# ` nh nhtrh|~`| ` fxm`ogn`nh r`|` j c`nj uh|n`nhg|j n` ugn`# r`|` j `mj| h ` t`lhnj|g` xoguh|t`gt‥ ^hmjt nh r|ju`| r`|` jt fjmhot `m`|ax|`njt h m`~h|g`cgt~`t pxh ` ugn` ç tgm lhc` h m`|`ugcfjt`# h pxh r`|` th|mjt uh|n`nhg|`mho~h ehcg{ht oäj nhrhonhmjt nh e`m` jx lhot m`~h|g`gt# h tgm nh oôt mhtmjt/ R|hdgt`mjt uguh| hm r`{ djm ojttj r|ôr|gj go~h|gj|# thm màaj`# |`odj| jx uh|ajof`/ R|jdx|`mjt th| cgu|ht# nhrhonh| `rho`t nj pxh tjmjt# rjgt tjmjt th|ht txlcgmht h rjnh|jtjt‥ ^hmjt nh chu`o~`| uþj h nhgv`| ` gcxtäj h ` `oaût~g` nj mxonj cà# cà hml`gvj‥ Ho~äj th|hmjt mhtmj ehcg{ht/ H# th rj| `d`tj# px`onj ujdët `cd`oá`|hm ` ehcgdgn`nh# hx ~guh| `kxn`nj thx rh|dx|tj j rjxdj pxh thk`# hx th|hg j m`gt ehcg{ njt fjmhot! ^h|hg `cd`oá`nj ~jn` ` e`m` h |h~|glxgáäj nj mxonj/ Cfht th|hg h~h|o`mho~h a|`~j‥ @ ûogd` djgt` pxh hx pxh|j nh ujdë pxh mh chx# ç pxh `kxnh ` tg r|ôr|gj# `kxn`onj `jt jx~|jt h hujcxgonj htrg|g~x`cmho~h‥ Oäj |h~hof` htth cgu|j# r`tth-j r`|` pxhm `m` h mhtmj r`|` pxhm oäj `m`# r`|` pxh xm ng` j `mj| r|hnjmgoh hm tx` ugn`/ Th tx` ugn` ç nx|`# th ujdë r|jdx|` ~jnjt jt ng`t rhcj `mj| h oäj j hodjo~|`# th ujdë tho~h xm` d|x{ rht`n` hm tx`t djt~`t# `j mhojt cfh ~|`aj xm djotjcj; Hx ~h `mj/ @mh ujdë ~`mlçm# h tx` d|x{ g|à th ~j|o`| d`n` uh{ m`gt chuh# `~ç nht`r`|hdh| rj| djmrch~j/ 85

Hx htd|hug xm cgu|j ~`o~j r`|` |hcgagjtjt px`o~j r`|` `~hxt‥ Xot rjnhm `df`| pxh hx e`chg mxg~j hm Nhxt# jx~|jt pxh hx nhg-cfh rjxd` `~hoáäj/ @caxot rjnhm ng{h| pxh hx htd|hug mxg~j rjxdj tjl|h nh~h|mgo`njt `ttxo~jt pxh mh|hdg`m m`gt nhngd`áäj# jx~|jt rjnhm mhtmj ng{h| pxh hx ~honj ` n|`m`~g{`| mxg~j mhxt ~hv~jt# `rhc`onj r`|` ego`gt nhm`tg`nj rjç~gdjt/ Mxg~jt ng|äj pxh hx oäj ho~honj o`n` nj pxh e`cj# pxh gouho~hg ~xnj# h pxh oäj rjttj r|ju`| o`n`/ Tgodh|`mho~h; Gttj oäj gmrj|~` mxg~j‥ Djmj hx kà ngtth# oäj ht~jx `pxg r`|` r|ju`| o`n`# mxg~j mhojt r`|` nhegog| j pxh ç ` ugn`/ Hx `rho`t `rjo~j xm d`mgofj# h `d|hng~j pxh ohtth `trhd~j hx ~hof` mh t`ínj lhm/ Xthg n` rjhtg` tgm# n` thotglgcgn`nh h nh ~hm`t xoguh|t`gt# ~xnj r`|` ~|`{h| ujdët r`|` htth d`mgofj pxh `rjo~j/ H# th hx oäj exg d`r`{ nh hmjdgjo`-cjt# th oäj rxnh cfht e`{h| hovh|a`| j d`mgofj pxh u`g nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c# th oäj rxnh djotjc`-cjt‥ Nhtdxcrhm# rjgt rj| fj|` eg{ j màvgmj pxh rxnh‥ Hopx`o~j oäj rhot`| hm `caj mhcfj|# ho~|haj o`t mäjt nh Nhxt‥ M`t t`gl`m pxh xm ng`# xm ng`# ~jnjt dfha`|hmjt ` ~h||` r|jmh~gn`!

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Xm r`tthgj fgt~ô|gdj nj xoguh|tj `j xoguh|t`c &|htxmj' –Nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c”/ Xm ~í~xcj ngeh|ho~h# djmj j r|ôr|gj cgu|j# pxh ojt rha` nh r|jo~j# e`{honj-ojt ehcg{ht r|gtgjohg|jt nh ~hv~j ~äj htrhdg`c/ \`e`hc @||`gt mjt~|` xm` nh~h|mgo`áäj ímr`| oj thx ~hv~j pxh r`|hdh m`gt djgt` nh uh~h|`oj# rjgt `r`|ho~` thax|`oá` h htrhdg`c hpxgcíl|gj/ @x~j| m`nx|j# pxh t`lh djj|nho`| `t r`c`u|`t# ~|`l`cf`onj thx tho~gnj hm ~jnj j thx xoguh|tj/ –Nj Xoguh|tj `j Xoguh|t`c” r`tt` rhcj fjmhm h u`g `~ç ` eç/ Xm cgu|j pxh e`{ lhm `j htrí|g~j h nà cx{ ` mxg~`t rh|axo~`t `dh|d` n` |hcgagäj h n` r|ôr|g` ugn`/ \`e`hc ç xm htd|g~j| htrhdg`c pxh# djotdgho~h nj thx r`rhc o` tjdghn`nh djmj htd|g~j|# ç d`r`{ nh `r|htho~`| oäj ohdhtt`|g`mho~h chog~gujt# m`t njtht ahoh|jt`t nh ej|á` h mxg~j d`|gofj/ Xm `mgaj/

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