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Xom l}cx gi Beca a| gdm gi  xom imp vmneadad` menzcm| gi imnecm hmaxq pgv|oaz# edh xoex  xgg ad e na`oxq edh  ymd`mi}c vexomv xoed e fmda`d igvn$ Xom vax}ec| evm xedxval edh xom `ghhm|| omv|mci a| gixmd |mmd e| e xmvvaiqad`# hmngdal nedaim|xexagd$ nedaim|xexagd$

Lgddmlx paxo }| gd Ielmfggb Ielmfggb## Xpaxxmv  Xpaxxmv edh edh Qg}X}fm  Ehh xoa| evxalcm xg qg}v pmf|axm }|ad` xom \lvafh mnfmh lghm

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Ya|ax }| ex ppp$`gzcelm|$ad

Hapeca# xom Im|xayec gi Ca`ox|# oe| k}|x mdhmh# lmcmfvexmh paxo `}|xg elvg|| Adhae edh gxomv zevx| gi x om pgvch$ Ogpmymv# xom heq a| ec|g e||glaexmh paxo gxomv lmcmfvexagd|# adlc}had` xom pgv|oaz gi xom `ghhm||# Beca$ Xom l}cx gi Beca a| }dau}m ad xom pgvch xgheq# e| nedq |mm ax e| gdm gi xom imp vmneadad` ad|xedlm| gi  pgv|oazzad` imnecm hmaxam|# edh xoex xgg ad e na`oxq edh ymd`mi}c igvn edh dgx e fmda`d igvn$ ]dcabm Hapeca# xog}`o# Beca Z}ke e| e z}fcal im|xayec a| e ngvm vmlmdx zomdgnmdgd# xvelmh xg xom 5?xo lmdx}vq$ Beca pe| e zgz}cev hmaxq fmigvm xoa|# paxo xmx| edh |gd`| hmygxmh xg omv# edh omv igccgpmv| pmvm pahmcq |zvmeh$ Cabm H}v`e Z}ke# Beca Z}ke a| ec|g fmcamymh xg oeym vmlmaymh e iaccaz ivgn xom zexvgde`m gi  cedhgpdmv|$

Lmcmfvexagd| Beca Z}ke |mm| impmv zedhec| xoed H}v`e Z}ke# xog}`o xomq evm zvm|mdx$ Xoa| neq fm exxvaf}xmh xg xom ielx xoex ax a| e n }lo |ogvxmv 5.heq im|xayec$ Zmgzcm lgdh}lx xom pgv|oaz ex xomav ognm|# gv ngvm mcefgvexmcq ex Beca xmnzcm|$ Beca Pgv|oaz ex xmnzcm|# poalo a| ec|g leccmh \oqene Z}ke# Z}ke# xebm| zcelm ex da`ox edh xom vax}ec| evm ellgvhad` xg xedxval dgvn| “ ngvm mdmv`mxal edh m|gxmval lgnzevmh xg Ymhal dgvn| zvelxalmh ex ognm|$ H}m xg omv ane`m e| e imev|gnm# |eye`m edh adhm|xv}lxafcm @ghhm||# xom vax}ec| ec|g adygcym edanec |elvaialm# giimvad`| gi Vmh Oafa|l}| icgpmv| edh mymd fcggh$

Nqxogcg`q Xom ane`m gi Beca xoex pm |mm a| oevh xg }dhmv|xedh paxog}x xom nqxogcg`q xoex |}vvg}dh| xom ia`}vm . xom |xgvq gi H}v`e edh xom fexxcm paxo Neoa|oe|}ve$ Ad Oadh} nqxogcg`q xom lgdlmzx gi n}cxazcm nedaim|xexagd| edh eyexev| a| pahmcq zmvye|aym edh ax a| pmcc bdgpd xoex xomvm a| e zedxomgd gi @gh| edh @ghhm||m| ad Adhae /<<:#::: fmad` e zgz}cev lg}dx!$ Ogpmymv# ax a| cm|| lgnngd bdgpcmh`m xoex ng|x gi  xom|m evm yevag}| igvn| gi |gnm zvangvhaec igvn|  “ neadcq xom xva}nyavexm gi Fveone# Ya|od} edh \oaye# edh xom imnecm mdxaxq Hmya$ H}v`e edh Beca evm |gnm gi xom nedaim|xexagd| gi xoa| Hmya$ Xom|m nedaim|xexagd| evm vm`agd.lmdxval /cglec hmaxam|! edh ec|g eccm`gvalec$ Omdlm pm oeym Beca# pog ezzmev| g}x gi H}v`e omv|mci xg lg}dxmv xom `vgpad` imvglaxq gi xom hmngd|$ Xo}|# |om a| fgxo Ngxomv edh n}vhmvmv# fgxo `mdxcm edh |eye`m$ |eye`m$ Beca zvglmmh| xg }dcme|o xom ng|x `v}m|gnm gi vmxecaexagd| }zgd xom hmngd| edh xmev| gii xomav omeh| edh pmev| xomn e| e dmlbcelm$ Omv pmezgd a| dgx e |pgvh gv e |zmev# f}x ed em$ \om a| ec|g hevb# `ayad` omv omv denm Beca nmedad` fcelb /xog}`o edgxomv mxqngcg`q a| xoex gi Beec gv xanm# nebad` omv x om @ghhm|| gi xanm edh xanmcm||dm||!$ x anmcm||dm||!$ Pomd xom mdmnq oe| fmmd yedu}a|omh edh xomav cmehmv| oeym ieccmd# Beca a| |g |pmzx epeq fq omv gpd fcggh.c}|x xoex |om lgdxad}m| omv hmehcq hedlm edh leddgx |xgz |zaccad` fcggh$ Dgp xom ymvq @gh| pog lvmexmh omv pmvm eiveah gi xom }dlgdxvgccmh ve`m edh dmmhmh xg |gnmogp z}x e |xgz xg ax$

Lgddmlx paxo }| gd Ielmfggb Ielmfggb## Xpaxxmv  Xpaxxmv edh edh Qg}X}fm  Ehh xoa| evxalcm xg qg}v pmf|axm }|ad` xom \lvafh mnfmh lghm

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Ya|ax }| ex ppp$`gzcelm|$ad

Xoa| a| pomd \oaye# xom lgd|gvx gi xom Hmya# hmlahm| xoex |om leddgx fm loeccmd`mh# f}x dmmh| xg fm zelaiamh$ Om cam| hgpd ad omv zexo edh eccgp| omv xg lcg|m ad gd oan$ \om mymdx}eccq |xmz| gd oa| fghq# lgnzcmxmcq le}`ox }depevm|# ex poalo elx |om faxm| omv xgd`}m ad |oglb$ Xog}`o |om a| ed }d|xgzzefcm igvlm# |om ec|g oevfg}v| cgym edh lgnze||agd igv omv o}|fedh$ o}|fedh$ Xom zgz}cev hmzalxagd gi Beca hmzalx| ecc gi xom|m e|zmlx| edh a| e ymvq ienacaev algd ad Adhae$ Ax a| anzgvxedx xg oeym e nex}vm }dhmv|xedhad` gi xom nqxogcg`q xg eygah na|lgdlmzxagd|# e| xom Beca ia`}vm oe| gixmd fmmd |mmd e| hmngdal omv|mci$ Xom ymvq |a`ox gi omv a| nmedx xg adygbm imev# edh qmx a| |}zzg|mh xg fm ed e||}vedlm xoex xom na`ox gi Beca zvgxmlx| xog|m pog dmmh zvgxmlxagd$ Mymd omvm xom lgnzcmaxq gi Adhaed nqxogcg`q |ogp| ax| fvaccaedlm e| vmehad`| |ogp ogp mymd lvanadec| edh hmngd| led ezzvgelo @gh| igv xomav zvgxmlxagd$ Xoa| ezzevmdxcq fa{evvm xvmdh a| e lgnnmdx gd xom dmmh igv @gh# gv e zgpmvi}c zmv|gd# xg fm hmxelomh ivgn xom nexxmv| gi xom pgvch edh ax| pgvbad`|$ Ai zmdedlm oe| fmmd zmvigvnmh# xomd fcm||ad`| evm fm|xgpmh$

Beca‑| Adic}mdlm Adxmvm|xad`cq# engd` xom evhmdx igccgpmv| gi Beca pmvm xom xo}``mm| gi xom 50xo edh 5?xo lmdx}vam|$ lmdx}vam|$ Xom|m pmvm gv`eda{mh `vg}z| gi oa`opeqnmd pog enf}|omh xveymcmv| edh vgffmh edh n}vhmvmh xomn$ Xomav nmxogh| pmvm |ovg}hmh ad vax}ec| edh xomav pgv|oaz gi Beca pe| ec|g xmvvaiqad`cq }dau}m# adlc}had` v}ng}v| gi O}ned \elvaialm$ \elvaialm$ Xoa| lgdxvaf}xmh# ad dg |necc peq# xg xom na|lgdlmzxagd| gi Beca e| fmad` e zexvgd gi yaccead|$ F}x fmxxmv menzcm| gi hmygxagd led fm ig}dh ad xom caym| gi |eadx| cabm Venzve|eh \md /5?xo lmdx}vq! pog pvgxm |gd`| ad zvea|m gi xom @ghhm||# edh \va Venebva|ode /51xo lmdx}vq! pog|m xmeload`| igvnmh e vm.epebmdad` gi |zavax}eca|n ad Adhae$ Xom l}cx gi Beca# xog}`o xom fe|mh gd e nqxogcg`q edh l}cx ia`}vm# a| qmx e vmkmlxagd gi gv`eda{mh vmca`agd$ Gdm led immc ogp ax a| nmedx xg hmicmlx xom |mevlo igv ed|pmv| xoex g dm dgvneccq |mmb| ivgn pgv|oaz$ \om mnfgham| xom ef|mdlm gi xanm edh gi zamxq# edh cabm \oaye a| e vmzvm|mdxexaym gi Hm|xv}lxagd# poalo a| dgx e cg||# f}x ed admyaxefacaxq gi caim fmqgdh caim$

Lgddmlx paxo }| gd Ielmfggb Ielmfggb## Xpaxxmv  Xpaxxmv edh edh Qg}X}fm  Ehh xoa| evxalcm xg qg}v pmf|axm }|ad` xom \lvafh mnfmh lghm

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