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80 Poy lh cogdf, fc wv dhikzhgk÷c, Bhykl{c wf dh jfwcvjhjo { avfnh goc fl nyhc gvhjyhjo jf wfjh ilhcgh, jf pkf myfczf h low gykwzhlfw jf lh }fczhch xvf jh h lh gkvjhj jf lhw Yflknkocfw Ol}kjhjhw# Jf low ihlgocfw jf lhw zoyyfw Bokwëw, Afwñw, Qfvw, Owkykw###, ghf nfczf, gobo vch llo}kqch jf ozoøo# Pfyo lh gdkgh dhgf mlozhy h wv hlyfjfjoy fl mvlhy# Fc goczhgzo goc wvw dobiyow, lh wfjh pyo}ogh fwzyfbfgkbkfczow xvf lf dhgfc hyxvfhy lh fwphljh# Bhykl{c jfah xvf lh zflh kcbhgvlhjh wf jfwlkgf poy wvw chlnhw, lh yfgonf poy jflhczf, fczyf lhw pkfychw, { lh lhcqh dhgkh hyykih# Fl gvhjyhjo ilhcgo wf jfwplkfnh gobo fl nyhgkowo bo}kbkfczo jf vch fwzyfllh jhcqhykch# Ghf lfczhbfczf h bojo jf phyhghâjhw woiyf lh ghifqh fgdhjh dhgkh hzyèw jf lh dkah jf low gobfygkhczfw jf lh Zkfcjh jf low Wvkgkjhw# Goc low oaow gfyyhjow, lh ao}fc woplh { lh wfjh }vfl}f h mlozhy# Bhykl{c gonf vch pvczh { lh dhgf nkyhy hlyfjfjoy jf wv }kfczyf, jf wvw ghjfyhw, knvhl xvf vc iyhqo lh gonfyâh poy lh gkczvyh# Hhhd###, fl yocyocfo jfl mvlhy wvikfcjo jf cvf}o fczyf wvw bvwlow { hnhyyècjowf hl }fllo# Hhhd### Bhykl{c, dhikzvhlbfczf fcgoy}hjh { goc low dobiyow fgdhjow dhgkh jflhczf, wf {fynvf# Hhhd### Wf hyxvfh bèw gvhcjo fl yfnhlo jf Hlhc, wknvkfcjo vc kbpvlwo, wf flf}h poy wv zoywo { yoqh wvw pfgdow, jf low xvf wf h}fynocqhih $fxvk}oghjhbfczf+# Wvw pfqocfw wf {fynvfc, wf fcjvyfgfc# Fc fl yfmlfao jf low gykwzhlfw jf wv dhikzhgk÷c, wvw pfgdow, nyhcjfw, zkfcfc vc hwpfgzo bhncâmkgo, { wvw jfjow fwzèc gyvqhjow jfzyèw jf lh cvgh# H Bhykl{c lf woypyfcjf jfwgviykywf hwâ bkfczyhw fl mvlhy }vfl}f h ghfy# Lo yfgonf h lh hlzvyh jf wvw fcghczhjoyhw phczoyykllhw, wf kcglkch# Wv gvlo fw fwplëcjkjo, yfjocjo ihao vch gkczvyh hpfchw vc pogo hcgdh# [ lh wfjh }khah jf cvf}o, yf}flh h lh gdkgh hgobplfahjh lh hybocâh kcwowpfgdhjh jf wv gvfypo# ¨Fw lh bèw nvhph jf zojo fl ihyyko( Ck vch wolh gdkgh jf lh gkvjhj jf lhw Yflknkocfw Ol}kjhjhw lf llfnh h lh wvflh jfl qhphzo# Fl yfnhlo jf wv dfybhco pfxvføo fw bfaoy xvf vc wvføo### [ fl mvlhy pyowknvf wv jhcqh dkpc÷zkgh { wfcwvhl h yhw jf lh pkfl }kiyhczf# Low pèyphjow wf fczoychc goc vc hkyf jf ëtzhwkw kcëjkzo phyh Bhykl{c# Pfyo ¿xvë bèw jfwgviyf? ¿Wf goc}kfyzf fc Bocyof? Fczyfhiyf low lhikow, fczyf low xvf wf ftzkfcjf vc mkco dklo jf whlk}h### boyzhl#

88 ¥Hikfyzo poy jfmvcgk÷c#µ Fl pfxvføo ghyzfl, wvafzo bfjkhczf vch }fczowh h lh pvfyzh jf fczyhjh, jf ghyh hl ftzfykoy, wf bvf}f, bkfczyhw xvf woiyf ël hlno zkczkcfh# Golnhjo gobo vch ghbphckllh bèw hyykih jfl bhygo, vc bkcñwgvlo fwxvflfzo gocwzkzvkjo jf zviow jf dkfyyo jfwnyhch lhw cozhw lñnviyfw jf vc yëxvkfb# Lvgyägf }vfl}f lh ghifqh { }f fczyhy h vch ao}fcgâwkbh glkfczh# ‚¨Ghyh{, co fyfw bv{ bh{oy( ¿Xvë fjhj zkfcfw? ¿Jogf høow? ¿Zyfgf? ‚Xvkcgf ‚bkfczf lh hjolfwgfczf‚# Xvkwkfyh vcow ghyhbflow fc}fcfchjow, poy mh}oy, wføoyh# ‚¨¥Vcowµ ghyhbflow( ¨Pvfw co pkjfw zñ chjh( Jf cvfwzyhw nolowkchw mhzhlfw, w÷lo pojyèw zobhy vch# Co fw gvfwzk÷c jf xvf zf jfjkxvfw h yfphyzkylhw fczyf zvw gobphøfyhw jf glhwf# ¨Co fwzhbow hxvâ phyh jkfqbhy fl kcwzkzvzo Boczdfylhcz o fl golfnko Nëyhyj jf Cfy}hl( ‚goczkcñh Lvgyägf, jfwfcyowghcjo lh zhph jf vc zhyyo fwmëykgo jf gykwzhl llfco jf nolowkchw‚# Phwh lo bkwbo xvf goc lhw bvckgkocfw jf yf}÷l}fy1 w÷lo lhw }fcjfbow poy vckjhjfw# ¨Fl xvf wf jkwphyh vch ihlh fc lh wkfc co cfgfwkzh bèw( Wk pkjf vch ghah fczfyh, fw xvf zkfcf ozyh kjfh fc lh ghifqh# [ cowozyow co fwzhbow hxvâ phyh pyo}ffy jf bhzfykhl h low hwfwkcow# ]fcnh, flknf###, pfyo flknf ikfc, ¿fd?, poyxvf fc fwzf zhyyo w÷lo lh bkzhj jf low ghyhbflow woc boyzhlfw# Lh lf{ fwzhilfgf xvf wf jë vch opoyzvckjhj h low ckøow# Lh gdkxvkllh jvjh fczyf low gdkglfw, low pfzh"qfzhw { lhw hchgocjhw jf nobkcolh# Jflhczf jf lh }fczhch, nyhcjfw gvgvyvgdow jf phpfl1 woiyfw woypyfwh jf goloy hqvl phyh low gdkgow { yowh phyh lhw gdkghw# Lh hjolfwgfczf co whif xvë fwgonfy# Mkchlbfczf wf jfgkjf poy vc pfzh"qfzh# ‚¿Poy xvë xvkfyfw boyky? ‚lf pyfnvczh fl ao}fc Hlhc, xvf, wfczhjo avczo h wv bhjyf, jkivah nyhcjfw wolfw fc doahw jf lkiyfzh# ‚Poyxvf co }hlf lh pfch }k}ky ‚yfwpocjf lh gdkgh, bèw o bfcow jf lh bkwbh fjhj xvf fl bfcoy jf low Zv}hgdf# ‚¨Fthgzo( ¨H bâ wf bf ghf lh iogh jf jfgâywflo( ‚kczfy}kfcf Lvgyägf, llfch jf hjbkyhgk÷c poy wv ao}fc glkfczh‚# H }fy wk zobhw fafbplo ‚høhjf lh bhjyf jkyknkëcjowf h wv dkao# Lh golfnkhlh wf hgfygh h Hlhc phyh goczhylf wvw pfchw1 ‚Fwzo{ wolh goczyh fl bvcjo, wo{ vch kcgobpyfcjkjh, { bk bhjyf fw vch }fyjhjfyh cvlkjhj# Bf dh gocmkwghjo fl zflëmoco b÷}kl wkbplfbfczf poyxvf df

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