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Vb pjfag |vf dfîl bgpfdlu if lng{  Dl {fdlejõb fby{f fd ldeldif z fd pjfag Fd ldeldif z Lbygbjg Aguê Kgdîpl{ _{glüg ugb f{ugblafu lbylmõbjegu" Dl ll{jejõb ifd ldeldif fb dl gk{l fu ej{evbuylbejld ―vb eluyjmg #Ufñdpfil$ #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;<1;?<<*. ;<1;?<<*. f jby{vujpl" Fd ldeldif f{l vb nldy{lylig{$ {lejuyl z nldclkdlig |vf gijlkl l dgu ucvl{ <  ―l dgu evìdfu ddlnlkl ufdpìyjegu$ uldplafu$ jbijgu fb fdgylu$ fye." #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;;$ ;9 z 331;?<<*" Lifnìu f{l fd ñbjeg cgnk{f jbuy{vîig z egb uylyvu fb fd vfkdg" Dg ifnvfuy{l fd cfecg if |vf dlu gelu pfefu |vf uf ifalkl pf{ fd fndflig if Eg{{fg Eg{{fguu g{ Fd Jijdjg$ Jijdjg$ —if uv nldfyî nldfyîb b mluyli mluylig g uõdg ll{feîl ll{feîlb b lfdf lfdfuu g`jejldf g`jejldfuu ifuyjbligu ld ldeldif„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" <51;?<<*"  Lbygbjg Aguê Kgdîkl{ f{l vb cgnk{f avuyg |vf {fufylkl dl blyv{ldfql fb ygilu uvu `g{nlu if pjil" Dl {jnf{l pfq |vf uf fb`{fbyõ ld ldeldif `vf l{l if`fbif{ l uvu cf{nlbgu aîkl{gu" F{l vb cgnk{f jndlelkdf z ij{feyg egng ifnvfuy{lb dlu {jnf{lu ldlk{lu ij{jmjilu ld ldeldif fb fuyl gk{l1 —Ijuevdf" Vuyfi fuyì elmlbig `vf{l ifd yjfuyg" Ful bg fu cf{jil if nlecfyf„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;91;?<<*" G egng ifnvfuy{l fd mfuyg if yj{l{ dlu jfdfu ld ldeldif —Fd pjfag nj{lkl ld ldeldif z ngpîl dl elkfql" If {gbyg$ ygnõ vbl if dlu jfdfu z uf dl dlbqõ" Fd uvig{gug mg{ig dl {fejkjõ egb vb mfuyg if lueg„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;=1;?<<*" L ful{ if uv ygu|vfili yfbîl nvecl luyvejl$ egng ifnvfuy{l fd cfecg if |vf ddlnlkl ld ldeldif –fsefdfbejl‚$ evlbig g{ dl fuldil dg ddlnlkl –klkgul‚ #Ufñdpfil$ D" 5; z 3=1;?<<*" _l{l Lbygbjg Aguê Kgdîpl{  _{glüg$ fd ldeldif$ ujndfnfbyf f{l vbg nìu$ if ygigu l|vfddgu |vf fnvyfeîlb dl pj{mjbjili if uv lnlqgbjl #Ufñdpfil$ D" <561;?<<*" Fd ldeldif f{l vb v{klbjyl |vf ifuegbgeîl egndfylnfbyf fd nfijg fb fd |vf pjpîl$  Lbygbjg Aguê Kgdîpl{ f{l ygig vb fsf{yg if dl ufdpl" Ld ldeldif df ulelklb if |vjejg igu egulu if êd1 |vf `vf{l vb egbyfuyõb z |vf yvpjf{l ujfn{f dl {lqõb" Ujfn{f dg ifule{fijylkl lbyf if dgu ifnìu$ z ld ldeldif bg df ufbylkl blil kjfb f{if{ uv lvyg{jili #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;91;?<<*" Fd ldeldif lifnìu f{l vb cgnk{f nvz {fbeg{gug$ |vjug egk{l{ jnvfuygu ld ifbyjuyl g{ clkf{uf gujejgblig l `lpg{ ifd pjfag1 —Fb fuf ngnfbyg uvkîlb fd elaõb l kg{ig z fd ldeldif pjmjdlkl dl nlbjgk{l" Ld pf{ ld ifbyjuyl$ g{ifbõ l vb cgnk{f |vf uf df

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lef{eluf" ’Fd ldeldif ijef |vf bg uf gdpjif if dgu jnvfuygu"„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" 5;1;?<<*" Dl {fdlejõb fby{f lnkgu uf lelkõ if yg{ef{ evlbig l kg{ig if vbl bgpfigul fnkl{elejõ fnkl{elejõb b ddfml{gb ddfml{gb evly{g bg{yflnf{je bg{yflnf{jelbgu lbgu {gpjuygu {gpjuygu if eìnl{lu eìnl{lu `gygm{ì`jelu$ `gygm{ì`jelu$ pîpf{fu z l{yf`leygu if vug ifuegbgejig l{l dgu clkjylbyfu if –Fd Jijdjg‚" Ifuvêu if lygujml{ if }cjuhz ld ldeldif iv{lbyf pl{jgu iîlu$ fd mg{ig uf lef{eõ egb fddgu cluyl dl ecgql ifd pjfag$ bgnk{ìbigdg egng uv lnjmg z ufüldìbigdg egng fd nfag{ egbgefig{  if dl lnlqgbjl" Dgu lnf{jelbgu ujb vig{ z nguy{lbig vbl `ldyl if {fufyg lkugdvyl$ fby{l{gb ujb f{njug fb ecgql$ z ifuegdml{gb fd {fy{lyg |vf dg nguy{lkl avbyg l Igdg{fu Igdg{fu Fbel{blejõ Fbel{blejõb b ifd Ulbyîujng Ulbyîujng Ule{lnfbyg Ule{lnfbyg Fuyvjüìb Gylpldg$ ifaìbigdf ifaìbigdf l elnkjg vb vülig if kjddfyfu fbejnl if dl nful" Fb fuyl ujyvlejõb$ fd pjfag pgdpjõ l uf{ edl{g z ij{feyg egng dg clkîl ujig lbyfu egb fd ldeldif1 —Iîmldf ld cjag if vyl |vf$ egng bg ifaf fd {fy{lyg fb igbif fuylkl$ df nfyg dgu igu el{yvecgu if dl fuegfyl z df pvfdg dgu cvfpgu" Z egbuyf |vf ujfn{f dl yfbmg el{mlil"„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" 361;?<<*" Fuyl ujyvlejõb yf{njbõ g{ fb`v{fef{ ld ldelif —Pjfag fbifag" Nf fuyìu clejfbig f{if{ vb m{lb bfmgejg" Dgu igu fuylngu f{ijfbig vb m{lb bfmgejg"„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" 361;?<<*$ —Fd |vf uf pl l nl{ecl{ f{fu yñ$ pjfag if njf{il„" #Ufñdpfil$ D" 301;?<<*" If `g{nl yld |vf dg lnfblqõ egb egb |vjyl{df uv —jbnvbil egplecl„" Z fb fuf ngnfbyg$ egng clkîlngu lvbylig lbyfu$ fd ldeldif uleõ uv dlig nìu pfbmlyjpg z {fbeg{gug —If êuyl |vf nf cjejuyf bg nf gdpjig$ z zg bg ugz if dgu |vf f{igblb" #Ufñdpfil$ D" 301;?<<*" Z fu |vf fd ldeldif f{l vb cgnk{f nvz lvyg{jyl{jg egng ifnvfuy{lb ifnvfuy{lb uvu ldlk{lu1 —¬Ldyg, Vuyfifu fuf{lb l|vî cluyl |vf zg ifejil gy{l egul ’g{ifbõ fd mg{ig„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;=1;?<<*" Lbygbjg Aguê Kgdîpl{ ylnkjêb ulkîl |vf —fd mg{ig gi{îl elvul{df {gkdfnlu$ z uf dg d g clkîl cfecg ulkf{ lbyfu„ #Ufñdpfil$ # Ufñdpfil$ D" 391;?<<*" _g{ nvz lnfblqlbyf |vf ugbl{l fd ldeldif f{l vb egkl{if$ f cjqg vbl fulbylil evlbig pjg ld pjfag pf{ilif{lnfbyf fb`lilig1 fb`lilig1 —Fd mg{ig$ ld pf{ dgu gagu fbefbijigu ifd pjfag$ pjfag$ gyõ gyõ g{ ldfal{uf ldfal{uf {ìjig {ìjig z ld y{gyf y{gyf ldelbq ldelbqõ õ ld m{vg m{vg if bg{yfl bg{yflnf{ nf{jel jelbg bgu" u" #Ufñdpfil$ D" 301;?<<*" Fb elnk elnkjg jg$$ Lbyg Lbygbj bjg g Aguê Aguê Kgdîp Kgdîpl{ l{ _{gl _{glüg üg f{l f{l ygig ygig vb pldjf pldjfby byf$ f$ luî luî —uf |vfi |vfiõ õ fuf{lbig dl pjujyl ifd mg{ig egb dl fuegfyl {fl{lil„" #Ufñdpfil$ D" 301;?<<*" _f{g$ g{ dl evfbyl |vf df y{lîl$ fd ldeldif bg uf ly{fpjõ l pgdpf{ l{l evndj{ uv ldlk{l$ uj bg |vf pgdpjõ fb ugb if lq" Z fu |vf$ uv `lefyl if ylelüg nfq|vjbg$ giîl ugk{f uv `lefyl if {fbeg{gug1

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—Nj{l$ pjfag$ clkdlbig uf fbyjfbifb dgu e{juyjlbgu" Dg |vf yf ijaf fu ejf{yg" Yv elul uf dfplbyl fb yf{{fbgu ifd Fuylig z bg yjfbfu if{fecg l ufmvj{ l|vî" Fu nìu$ zg ifkf{îl ifyfbf{yf g{ gevlejõb jdfmld$ f{g ugngu lnjmgu$ z$ luî egng vbl nlbg dlpl dl gy{l z dlu igu dlplb fd evdg$ yfbfngu |vf lzvil{bgu"„ #Ufñdpfil$ D" 331;?<<*"

If cfecg$ fb fd vfkdg nv{nv{lklb |vf lbyfu if ddfml{ fd ldeldif l Fd Jijdjg fuyvpg lujmblig fb ldmvbl ejvili m{lbif if dl ujf{{l$ z |vf l elvul if vb ifu`ldeg dg fbpjl{gb l fuf {jbeõb f{ijig ifd g{jfbyf egng eluyjmg #Ufñdpfil$ D" ;<1;?<<*" Fd ldeldif ulkîl eõng lygujml{ egb ldegcgd l dl mfbyf l{l egbufmvj{ uvu {gõujygu z luî dg cjqg egb fd pjfag1 —Fd ldeldif uleõ ifd kgdujddg vbl kgyfddl evdf{l if }cjuhz z df g`{fejõ vb y{lmg" Fd pjfag lefyõ blil nìu |vf g{ egbgef{ fd ulkg{$ z uf lpf{mgbqõ fbufmvjil if ful ev{jgujili if njeg"„ #Ufñdpfil$ # Ufñdpfil$ D" :?1;?<<*"   Luî$ fd ldeldif df cjqg ulkf{ |vf dl {fugbulkjdjili if dl nvf{yf ifd egdgbg z ifd lnf{jelbg f{l uvzl g{ clkf{uf bfmlig l legnlül{dfu" Dl nvf{yf ifd egdgbg clkîl nfyji nfyjig g ld ldel ldeldi dif f fb vb dîg ―zl ―zl |vf |vf pfbî pfbîlb lb {feg {fegnf nfbi bili ligu gu g{ g{ fd njun njunîu îujn jng g mgkf{blig{. #Ufñdpfil$ D" :?1;?<<*" If ful `g{nl fd ldeldif bg dg ifal{îl fb lq uj bg l{yjejlkl fb dl bvfpl fsfijejõb$ z if fug iffbiîl |vf fd pjfag vijf{l ufmvj{ iju`{vylbig if ngnfbygu dlefbyf{gu `{fbyf ld {îg$ if jf lbyf dl nful ldyl$ dfzfbig lvulilnfbyf dlu bgpfdlu if lng{  #Ufñdpfil$ D" :;1;?<<*" Fb dl fsfijejõb$ fd ldeldif ifnguy{l{îl uv nìu lkugdvyg ifuegbgejnjfbyg ifd nfijg blyv{ld ld |vf uf fb`{fbylkl$ luî fb dl l{yjil$ fsefyvlbig ld ldeldif ―|vf bg ulkîl |vf dlu kgylu if mgnl df fuyg{kl{îlb dl nl{ecl.$ jklb ygigu ifueldqgu" Clkîlb `g{{lig dgu ugnk{f{gu if lal egb kgdulu dìuyjelu$ z fb ng{{ldfu if dgbl fbmgnlil {gyfmîlb dgu ejml{{gu$ dlu nvbjejgbfu z dlu ef{jddlu if dlu ddvpjlu |vf lqgylklb dl qgbl #Ufñdpfil$ D" :6 z :=1;?<<*" If ful `g{nl dl nl{ecl uf jbyf{{vnîl egbuylbyfnfbyf g{ elvul if dlu kgylu ifd ldeldif$ luî$ elil ejf{yg yjfng$ cvbiîl dgu jfu fb fd `lbmg" Fd ldeldif ifkjig l uv jbfsf{jfbejl f{l vb lvyêbyjeg fuyg{kg$ vbl if dlu bgecfu fulbyõ l vbgu nv{ejêdlmgu egb dl djbyf{bl z uvu m{jygu z {gpgel{gb |vf fuygu dlbq dlbql{ l{lb lb vbl vbl ecg{ ecg{{f {f{l {l if njf{ njf{il il ugk{ ugk{f f ygig ygiguu dgu njfn njfnk{ k{gu gu if dl fsf fsfij ijej ejõb õb #Ufñdpfil$ D"
_f{g fb elnkjg$ fd ldeldif gufîl vbl evdyv{l mfbf{ld nvecg nìu lndjl |vf fd pjfag" _g{ fafndg$ fd pjfag bvbel lbyfu clkîl gîig clkdl{ if Pfbfejl$ z nvecg nfbgu if uvu bvnf{gugu ldlejgu$ elyfi{ldfu$ eluyjddgu$ vfbyfu z elddfu" Evlbig fd pjfag df {fmvbyõ eõng dg giîl ulkf{ uj bg clkîl fuylig lddî$ fd ldeldif df {fdjeõ |vf êd f{l jbuy{vjig z |vf g{ fug f{l ldeldif #Ufñdpfil$ D" <<;1;?<<*" _f{g g{ nvecl jbuy{veejõb |vf cvkjf{l {fejkjig fd ldeldif$ êuyf bg f{l egnl{lkdf l dl mfbjldjili z l dgu ul{elungu ifd pjfag$ dg |vf fnvaõ ld ldeldif l bg |vf{f{  f{n f{nlb lbfe fef{ f{ avby avbyg g ld pjfa pjfag g nìu nìu yjfn yjfng g$$ zl |vf |vf clkî clkîl l |vfi |vfili lig g ygyl ygyldn dnfb fbyf yf ifule{fijylig$ z uf ifnguy{õ dg |vf {fldnfbyf f{l$ vb egkl{if z vb jbñyjd #Ufñdpfil$ D" <<9 z <<61;?<<*"  Luî$ fd ldeldif$ `{vyg if dl pf{môfbql z fd njfig$ {fegbgejõ l uv nlbf{l |vf fd pjfag f{l nvecg nvecg nìu jbyfdjmfbyf jbyfdjmfbyf z |vf êd f{l vb fuyg{kg" fuyg{kg" Df {gvug |vf |vf fd Fuylig df lml{îl ejbeg njd uve{fu uj egbufmvîl nlyl{ l dl yjm{ful #Ufñdpfil$ D" <<61;?<<*" If ful `g{nl fd ldeldif gi{îl ql`l{uf ifd pjfag" Uvu {fuvfuylu lmvilu zl dg clkîlb cf{jig kluylbyf$ z ful f{l vbl `õ{nvdl fdfmlbyf if |vjyl{uf if fbejnl ld pjfag #Ufñdpfil$ D" <<61;?<<* g l dl yjm{ful ―uj fd pjfag yfbîl êsjyg."

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