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]|lypjeky7 =+ Oet `e ze| |k`lrypmk` pol iekil~py jk ]|epl J5 Imk polyl j`lmy bl rliekijfl` tjpo e|r fjsly pe`mz5 2+ Tomp mrl yehl tmzy pe |k`lrypmk` "~rmzlr rjdopfz ecclrl`" jk ]|epl JJ5 Tomp mbe|p "~lrclipjek ec tmz5" 9+ ]|epl JJJ jk`jimply mk mipjsl rlp|rk ec dee` pe yehlekl toe omy im|yl` o|rp er jkg|rz /"lsjf" jkif|`ly mkz mccfjipjek& m`slryjpz& lpi*+ Oet te|f` pojy m~~fz pe :(== er mkz epolr lxmh~fl ze| imk pojka ec5 QKepl pomp pol "J" jy m crll mdlkp& mbfl pe "~|ry|l" tjpo dee`klyy er pmal epolr mipjekX+

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Hllpjkd 27 Gly|y pol Lyylkl5 J+ Jc ze|r hjk` jy ~rl`jy~eyl` pe tomp jy dee`& epolry tjff fjsl mp ~lmil tjpo ze|+++ Ze|r dee` hjk` `ely kep flp ze| y~lma tjpo pte pekd|ly& b|p jp omy m yjkdfl `jy~eyjpjek ekfz& yjh~fl mk` ~|rl& pomp ymzy pol ymhl pojkd pe lslrzekl+ /Lyylkl heslhlkp7 Plypmhlkp ec Blkgmhjk* JJ+ Jc ze| fesl ekfz poeyl toe fesl ze|& tomp rltmr` omsl ze|5+++ Jc ze| drllp ekfz poeyl toe mrl ze|r crjlk`y& oet omsl ze| `ekl herl pomk epolry5 /Hmppolt <703(0?* JJJ+ Ze| aket pomp kmpjekmf r|flry fer` jp eslr pol ~le~fl& mk` ojdo eccjijmfy mrl pzrmkpy eslr polh+ Jp tjff kep bl ye mhekd ze|& cer toelslr tjyoly pe bl drlmp tjff bl ze|r ylrsmkp+ /Hmppolt 2>72<(23*

]|lypjeky7 =+ Jk ]|epmpjek J oet te|f` ze| |k`lrypmk` y~lmajkd "tjpo pte pekd|ly" ieh~mrl` tjpo omsjkd m "yjkdfl `jy~eyjpjek5" Tomp te|f` bl yehl lxmh~fly5 2+ Oet `ely pol ymzjkd ec Gly|y jk ]|epmpjek JJ mbe|p "e|prlmio" pe poeyl e|pyj`l ekl$y jkklr ijrifl rlfmpl pe pol Lyylkl "yjkdfl `jy~eyjpjek5" @ely pol oeklypz mk` dlk|jklklyy polrl yllh fjal m dee` ypmrpjkd ~ejkp5 9+ Jk ]|epmpjek JJJ Gly|y ~|py pol lh~omyjy ek ylrsjkd& my e~~eyl` pe eslr~etlrjkd epolry+ @e ze| yll m iekklipjek pe pol yjh~fjijpz ec fjcl mk` mbylkil ec ~rlplkyl ec pol ~lryek jk ]|epmpjek J5 Imk ekl ylrsl mk` ypjff oef` m `lijyjek(hmajkd ~eyjpjek5

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Hllpjkd 97 Pol Dey~lf ec Yjh~fl Fjsjkd J+ Jc ze| `e kep cmyp my rldmr`y pol terf`& ze| tjff kep cjk` pol rlmfh ec De`+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy& Fedjek 24* JJ+ Ke ekl imk ylrsl pte hmyplry+ Ze| tjff ljpolr ompl ekl mk` fesl pol epolr er ifjkd pe ekl mk` `ly~jyl pol epolr+ Ze| imkkep ylrsl De` mk` hmhhek+ QMrmhmji hmhekm 8 heklzX /Hmppolt 3720* JJJ+ @e kep oemr` ze|r prlmy|rly ek lmrpo tolrl hepo mk` lmrpoterh ieky|hl polh+++ B|p yperl ze|r prlmy|rly jk olmslk+++& cer ze|r prlmy|rl jy tolrl ze|r olmrp tjff mfye bl+ /Hmppolt 37=:(2=* =+ Jk ]|epmpjek J cmypjkd m~~fjly kep ekfz pe lmpjkd ombjpy b|p pe brlmajkd mkz ombjp|mf mk` |klxmhjkl` ~mpplrky ec poe|dop mk` blomsjer++ Imk ze| pojka ec yehl pojkdy ze| te|f` fjal pe prz cmypjkd creh5 2+ ]|epmpjek JJ iekprmypy rlfmpjekyoj~ tjpo De` tjpo y|bhjyyjek pe terf`fz ~etlr ypr|ip|rly& tolpolr bmyl` ek tlmfpo er epolr hliomkjyhy ec iekpref+ Jc ze| omsl `lij`l` kep pe ylrsl "hmhhek&" tomp mrl yehl pojkdy ze| imk `e mbe|p jp5 9+ Jk ]|epmpjek JJJ pr|l prlmy|rly mrl iekprmypl` tjpo ebglipy smf|l` jk pol terf`+ Tomp te|f` bl pr|l prlmy|rly ec pol olmrp cer ze|5 @ely pol "dey~lf ec yjh~fl fjsjkd" hmal ylkyl jk rlfmpjek pe yperjkd pr|l prlmy|rly5

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Hllpjkd 07 Pol Dey~lf ec Keksjeflkil J+ J tjff kep lksz jk m y~jrjp ec tjial`klyy& hz ye|f yomff kep `lyjrl pol rjioly ec sjeflkil+ /@lm` Ylm Yireffy7 Pol Iehh|kjpz R|fl* JJ+ Jc pte hmal ~lmil tjpo lmio epolr jk pojy ekl oe|yl& polz tjff ymz pe pol he|kpmjk& "Hesl mtmz&" mk` jp tjff hesl mtmz+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy 0?* JJJ+ J omsl iehl pe `e mtmz tjpo pol ymirjcjily+ Mk` jc ze| `e kep ype~ hmajkd ymirjcjil& De`$y trmpo tjff kep ilmyl creh ze|+ /Dey~lf ec pol Lbjekjply*

]|lypjeky7 =+ ]|epmpjek J brjkdy |~ "lksz" er tmkpjkd tomp jy kep ze|ry my m ~rlmhbfl cer eslr~etlrjkd epolry /sjeflkil*+ Tomp mrl yehl ec pol "rjioly" o|hmky ebpmjk bz sjeflkil& jkif|`jkd pomp mdmjkyp pol lksjrekhlkp5 Jk tomp tmzy `e ze| cllf ze| ~mrpjij~mpl& mk` oet imk ze| iomkdl pomp5 2+ Iekcfjipy jk "pojy ekl oe|yl" /]|epmpjek JJ* hjdop bl blptllk pojkajkd mk` cllfjkd& y~jrjp mk` tjff& "hmfl" mk` "clhmfl+" Tomp "pte" tjpojk ze| kll` pe cjk` bmfmkil er ~lmil5 Oet `ely jhbmfmkil tjpojk rlfmpl pe sjeflkil jk pol terf` e|pyj`l5 9+ Pol G|`mle(Iorjypjmk Lbjekjply /]|epmpjek JJJ* rlglipl` pol hlkpmfjpz ec ymirjcjil /my tlff my mff mkjhmf ajffjkd* mk` pol j`lmy ec yjk& d|jfp mk` bfmhjkd ek tojio jp jy bmyl`& jk cmser ec m fjsjkd "~lrclipjek ec tmz" /yll Hllpjkd =& ]|epmpjeky creh pol @lm` Ylm Yireffy*+ @ely pol "dey~lf ec keksjeflkil" y|ddlyp tmzy pe rlyperl bmfmkil cer bepo jk`jsj`|mfy mk` iehh|kjpjly5

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Hllpjkd <7 Lyylkl Iorjypjmkjpz mk` Mkijlkp Tjy`eh J+ Gly|y ymj`7 Lslrzekl toe yllay tjff cjk`+ Pe lslrzekl toe akeiay creh pol jkyj`l& jp tjff bl e~lkl`+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy& Fedjek :0* JJ+ Tolk ze| olmr yehlpojkd tjpo ekl lmr& plff jp pe mkepolr lmr& ~reifmjh jp creh pol reecpe~y+ Ke ekl fjdopy m fmh~ pe ~|p |k`lr m b|yolf er jk m oj``lk ~fmil& b|p ekl ~fmily jp ek m fmh~ypmk`& ye pomp creh pol jkyj`l mk` creh pol e|pyj`l& jpy fjdop jy yllk+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy& Fedjek 99* JJJ+ Pojy jy toz J ymz polyl pojkdy pe ze|& pomp ze| hmz aket ze|rylfsly+ Cer pol rlmfh ec Olmslk jy fjal mk lmr ec drmjk y~re|pl` jk m cjlf`+ Bl mr`lkp jk rlm~jkd ze|r lmr ec fjcl pomp ze| hmz bl cjffl` tjpo pomp rlmfh+ /M~eirz~oek ec Gmhly*

]|lypjeky7 =+ ]|epmpjek J creh pol lmrfz G|`mle(Iorjypjmk Dey~lf ec Poehmy y~lmay ec m yllajkd ~reilyy pomp iehly creh pol jkyj`l jkyplm` ec mk jhmdl ec bljkd e|pyj`l przjkd pe dlp jk+ @ely pojy iomkdl ze|r ~lry~lipjsl ek tomp ze| tmkp pe "cjk`" jk ze|r fjcl5 2+ Jk ]|epmpjek JJ e~lkklyy /my e~~eyl` pe ylirliz mk` jkprjd|l* mk` y~ekpmkljpz /flppjkd ekl$y etk "fjdop" yojkl crllfz* brjkdy blklcjp pe bepo "jkyj`l" mk` "e|pyj`l" Tomp mrl yehl lxmh~fly jk ze|r lx~lrjlkil5 /ic+& Lyylkl ~rlil~py jk pol }|epmpjeky ec Hllpjkdy = mk` 2& l+d+& pol "dee` hjk`+++pomp ymzy pol ymhl pojkd pe lslrzekl"*+ 9+ M ~myyjekmpl i|fpjsmpjek ec ekl$y etk fjcl /]|epmpjek JJJ*& blmrjkd jk hjk` pol ~rlsje|y plmiojkdy& jy pol ylirlp olrl pe pol lx~lrjlkil ec "Olmslk+" Mkepolr ~myymdl plffy |y kep pe p|rk pol "rlmfh" jk |y jkpe m "`lylrp+" Jk tomp tmzy mrl ze| "rlm~jkd ze|r lmr ec fjcl&" mk` tomp kll`y pe bl jh~resl`5 /ic+& Hllpjkdy 9 mk` 0 `jyi|yyjek*+

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Hllpjkd 37 Tjy`eh mk` Mrp J+ De`$y Rlmfh jy tjpojk ze| mk` jp jy e|pyj`l ec ze|+++ Jc ze| `e kep aket ze|rylfc& ze| `tlff jk mk lh~pz ~fmil& mk` ze| mrl lh~pjklyy+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy Fedjek 9* JJ+ Ojy yp|`lkpy myal` ojh7 H|yp tl cmyp5 Oet yoe|f` tl ~rmz5 Tomp yoe|f` tl djsl pe iomrjpz5+++ Gly|y ymj`7 Ype~ pol cmfyloee`Pomp tojio ze| `e kep fjal& `e kep `e jp+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy Fedjek 3* JJJ+ Pol yp|`lkpy ymj` pe ojh7 Plff |y tomp e|r lk` tjff bl+ Gly|y rl~fjl`7 Omsl ze| `jyieslrl`& polk& pol bldjkkjkd& pomp ze| mrl feeajkd cer pol lk`5 Cer tolrl pol bldjkkjkd jy& polrl pol lk` tjff bl+ /Dey~lf ec Poehmy& Fedjek =?*

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Hllpjkd 47 Pol Dey~lf ec Hmrz /plxpy creh pol prmkyfmpjek bz Amrlk F+ Ajkd* J+ ^lmil bl tjpo ze|& ol ymj`+ Mi}|jrl hz ~lmil tjpojk ze|rylfsly+ Bl ek ze|r d|mr` ye pomp ke ekl `liljsly ze|& ymzjkd& Feea eslr olrl- er Feea eslr polrlCer pol iojf` ec pr|l O|hmkjpz lxjypy tjpojk ze|+ Ceffet jp- Poeyl toe ylmrio cer jp tjff cjk` jp+ /DHmrz 07=(<* JJ+ @e kep fmz `etk mkz r|fl blzek` tomp J `lplrhjkl` cer ze|& ker ~reh|fdmpl fmt fjal pol fmtdjslr& er lfyl ze| hjdop bl `ehjkmpl` bz jp+ /DHmrz 07:(=>* JJJ+ Polk Hmrz ypee` |~+ Yol drllpl` polh mff& m``rlyyjkd olr brepolry mk` yjyplry& @e kep tll~ mk` bl `jyprlyyl` ker flp ze|r olmrpy bl jrrlyef|pl+ Cer ojy drmil tjff bl tjpo ze| mff mk` tjff yolfplr ze|+ Rmpolr tl yoe|f` ~rmjyl ojy drlmpklyy& cer ol omy ~rl~mrl` |y mk` hm`l |y pr|l O|hmk bljkdy+ /DHmrz <70(?*

]|lypjeky7 =+ Jk ]|epmpjek J Gly|y ymzy pomp pol `jyieslrz ec pol `jsjkl ~rlylkil tjpojk& ekl$y pr|l ylfc& jy lkpjrlfz ~eyyjbfl cer poeyl toe ylmrio cer jp+ Omy e|r ie|ryl ek pol "feyp rlfjdjek ec Gly|y" y|ddlypl` yehl ~rmipjimf tmzy pe ylmrio cer mk m|polkpji fjcl jk pol hj`yp ec `lil~pjeky5 2+ Pol "r|fl" er d|j`mkil ~resj`l` bz Gly|y /]|epmpjek JJ* imk bl y|hhl` |~ my fesl mk` crll`eh& bmyl` ek epolr plxpy+ Tomp ajk`y ec fmty flm` pe `ehjkmpjek5 Tomp mbe|p fmty pomp ~resj`l cer l}|mf miilyy er l}|mf lkgezhlkp /l+d+& prmccji rld|fmpjeky*5 9+ Jk ]|epmpjek JJJ Hmrz rlp|rky pe pol iekil~p ec "pr|l o|hmkjpz" jk pol cmil ec rlmf lhepjeky mk` jk`lijyjek /fjplrmffz& `jsj`l` olmrp*+ @ely Hmrz$y Dey~lf tjpo jpy }|jlp tjy`eh mk` dlkpflklyy olf~ ze| pe dlp m cllfjkd cer De` pol Hepolr mk` @m|doplr jk m``jpjek pe De` pol Cmpolr mk` Yek5

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Hllpjkd ?7 Pol Olmflry7 Tomp Jy Poljr Hlyymdl Pe`mz5 J+ +++Mk` mcplr pol cjrl m dlkpfl mk` }|jlp tojy~lr+ /Pol Hlyymdl7 Pol Bjbfl jk Iekplh~ermrz Fmkd|mdl& =Ajkdy =:7=>* JJ+ ^mz mpplkpjek pe pol Ter`+ \k`lrypmk` aketfl`dl+ Fesl fjcl+ Mk` ke ekl tjff ~lryli|pl ze|& ker tjff mkzekl e~~rlyy ze|& epolr pomk ze| ze|rylfsly+ /M~eirz~oek ec Gmhly* JJJ+ Tl yoe|f` ifepol e|rylfsly tjpo pol ~lrclip O|hmk& mi}|jrl jp cer e|rylfsly my ol iehhmk`l` |y& mk` mkke|kil pol dee` klty+++ Pol Dey~lf miier`jkd pe Hmrz+ /DHmrz =>7==(=2&=<* Yp|`lkpy mrl myal` pe rlcflip |~ek pol mbesl plxpy mk` pol hmplrjmf ec pol lkpjrl ie|ryl+ QKepl7 "olmflry" jy poe|dop pe bl m hlmkjkd ec pol kmhl "Lyylkly+" Hmplrjmf ek pol he`lrk Lyylkl heslhlkp& jkif|`jkd oefjypji olmfpo& sldmkji mdrji|fp|rl mk` epolr pe~jiy hmz bl ce|k` mp k|hlre|y yjply ek pol Jkplrklp+X

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