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@fl }ebmhy hby ious`me }b|h hby ih`fie;Hby ne`sy yoof jed| bf foofl`r he`|&

\he |ousby| mb~ey ` nusbouy md`fie$Sel `y hby muble*cook mso}y$ jo~ey of$ `fl onnesy uw ` ws`res nos Ns`fie&

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(Nos|fbmh|dr Se~be}"Yuddb~`f }`y `y juih ` y`|bsby| bf juybi`d fo|ey `y Mbdces| bf |he ~esc`d |ey|& \hebs sew`s|eey bf iodd`cos`|bof on|ef sejbflel

ofe on he y`si`yj on ^od|`bse& (Y`bf|* Y`efy"

Hese B }bdd ~ef|use |o sed`|e ` ~esr iusbouy wesyof`d exwesbefie& B| yo h`wwefel |h`| Baousferel |o Soje `djoy| bjjelb`|edr `n|es jr he`sbfm nos |he nbsy| |bje \he Reojef on |heMu`sl& B }`y nudd on jedolbey$ nudd on b|y ih`sj; `fl ofe fbmh| }`dkbfm |hsoumh |he Wb`qq` lbYw`mf`$ B }`y }hby|dbfm |he ce`u|bnud iiofies|el wbeie$ Y|s`fme @l~ef|use$ }hby|dbfm b| }b|h`cyodu|edr fo iofiesf `fl auy| nos |he do~e on |he juybi& @ }bflo} }`y yullefdr owefel `fl `db||de n`ie dookel ou| bf |he joofdbmh|$ }hbde ` |hbf ~obie exid`bjel bf `ww`sef| yesbouyfeyy1]hoy |h`| }hby|dbfm jr juybi? B dookel uw }b|h `y|ofbyhjef| `fl }b|h yoje `}e$ `fl |odl|he mefdej`f |h`| bn he }ese Ybs @s|hus Yuddb~`f b| }`y hby juybi |h`| B }`y }hby|dbfm; `fl$ y`blB$ B |houmh| |h`| |he iowrsbmh| lbl fo| ex|efl |o B|`dr& B sejejces ho} he iof~udyel }b|hd`umh|es yoje}h`| |o jr lbyiojnos|use$ `fl idyel |he }bflo} |o yhu| ou| |he ihbddon |he fbmh|&B fe~es l`sel `| |h`| wesbol on dbne |o j`ke `fr i`dd uwof ofe }hoj B iofyblesel |o ce yo n`s`co~e |he woyybcbdb|bey on bf|esiousye&

(U|owb` Dbjb|el"

\he Y|`me\he }osdl by ` y|`me$ cu| |he wd`r by c`ldr i`y|&dookel ou| nsoj cehbfl |he ius|`bf$ `fl yus~erel |he houye& B| }`y ` |`}lsr `nn`bs$ `dd Iuwbly `fl

iosfuiowb`y$ dbke ` |hbsl*s`|e }ellbfm i`ke&

H`jde| yeejy |o je eyyef|b`ddr ` mool `i|bfm w`s|$ `fl bf Js& Bs~bfmy wesnosj`fie on b|

|hese by |h`| iojcbf`|bof on woe|bi ms`ie }b|h `cyodu|e se`db|r }hbih by yo e|esf`ddr ledbmh|nud& @fl on `dd |he w`s|y }hbih Jbyy \essr h`y `i|el bf hes csbddb`f| i`sees$ |hese by fofe bf }hbih hesbfnbfb|e wo}esy on w`|hoy `fl bj`mbf`|b~e `fl ise`|b~e n`iud|r `se jose yho}f |h`f bf Owhedb`&Jbyy \essr by ofe on |hoye s`se `s|by|y }ho feely nos hes ls`j`|bi ennei| fo ed`cos`|e lb`domue `flnos }hoj |he ybjwdey| }osly `se yunnbibef|& B do~e rou fo|$ y`ry H`jde|$ `fl `dd |h`| Owhedb``fy}esy by$ B }`y |he jose leieb~el& \heye `se fo| ~esr ms`fl }osly |o se`l$ cu| `y Jbyy \essrm`~e |hej bf `i|bfm |her yeejel |o ce |he hbmhey| woyybcde exwseyybof on Owhedb`y ih`s`i|es&Ce`u|bnud$ |oo$ }`y |he pubik sejosye yhe iof~erel cr hes n`ie `fl mey|use |he jojef| yhe h`ldbel |o H`jde| `fl |odl hbj hes n`|hes }`y `| hoje&

Bs~bfmy jbyybof }`y |o se*ey|`cdbyh of |he y|`me |he |ouihbfm$ `wwe`dbfm focbdb|r onyef|bjef| `fl `nnei|bof* |he lbmfb|r }hbih ofdr `yyes|y b|yedn }hef b| by }ouflel; `fl hby e`sdr`||ejw|y |o exwseyy |heye cr |he |s`lb|bof`d je|holy on |he odl lojbfeesbfm$ yedn*`yyes|b~e$`jcb|bouy$ |huflesbfm$ yuwesc yihood del hbj nos ` |bje bf|o ` mso|eypue iofnuybof on y|rde& Bfwd`rbfm ~bdd`bfy$ |oo$ hby ~ebf on i`ddouy$ hujosouy bjwbyhfeyy$ }b|h b|y oii`ybof`d mdbjwyey on `d`|ef| cey|b`d l`fmesouyfeyy$ u||esdr lenbel |he je|holy on exwseyybof wsowes |o |he he`~ef*lenrbfm$ j`f*pueddbfm |rs`f|$ uyuswes$ `fl jusleses$ }ho }`y |he |rwbi`d ~bdd`bf on |he odl yihood

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Bf yhos|$ Bs~bfm h`l |o nbfl |he sbmh| exwseyybof nos ` wesnei|dr fe} bflbmfb|r; `fl b| }`y fo|uf|bd he h`l lofe |hby |h`| he se`ddr `iiojwdbyhel hby ley|bfr$ csoke |he odl |s`lb|bof$ `fl den|C`ssr Yuddb~`f `fl J`ise`lr h`dn ` ief|usr cehbfl& B }bdd fo| y`r |h`| he `dyo den| Yh`keywe`s (ybi&"ce&7hbfl Hby H`jde|$ hby Yhrdoik$ hby De`s$ |houmh bf|esey|bfm bf |hebs o}f }`r$ `se ywusbouy `ysewseyef|`|bofy on Yh`keywe`s& Hby O|heddo B h`~e fe~es yeef1 hby J`ice|h B |houmh| nbfe `fl mool$

bflbi`|bfm |h`| hby cuybfeyy by }b|h Yh`keywe`sy d`|es wd`ry s`|hes |h`f }b|h hby e`sdbes ofey&

Nbf le Ybeide \hef$ cebfm le`l$ hby dbne }`y fo| `dd ~`bf&(@s|hus Yrjofy1 Iselo"@ d`jw on dbne ofie db| fo| Le`|h b|yedn i`f puedd(Aohf L`~blyof1 J de M&"

(\he Ms`fl Luke"

(Joff` Bffojbf`|`"

\bje ndbey$ howe nd`my$ dbne wdbey ` }e`sbel }bfm;Le`|h noddo}bfm h`sl of dbne m`bfy msoufl `w`ie;N`b|h sufy }b|h e`ih `fl se`sy `f e`mes n`ie$Ou|sufy |he sey|$ j`key dbmh| on e~esr|hbfm$Ywusfy e`s|h$ `fl y|bdd nbfly cse`|h |o ws`r `fl ybfm;]hbde do~e `he`l on `dd uwdbn|y hby ws`bye$Y|bdd `yky nos ms`ie `fl y|bdd mb~ey |h`fky nos ms`ie$

Iof|ef| }b|h `dd l`r csbfmy `fl fbmh| }bdd csbfm&Dbne }`fey; `fl }hef do~e nodly hby }bfmy `co~e\bsel howe$ `fl deyy }e need hby iofyibouy wudye$De| uy mo n`dd `ydeew$ le`s nsbefl$ bf we`ie1@ db||de }hbde$ `fl `me `fl yosso} ie`ye;@ db||de }hbde$ `fl dbne secosf `ffudyDoyy `fl lei`r `fl le`|h$ `fl `dd by do~e&

(0y|& Leiejces"

@ Seu|es |edems`j nsoj W`sby y|`|ey |h`| OYI@S ]BDLE lbel |hese rey|esl`r `n|esfoof nsojjefbfmb|by& \he jed`fihodr efl |o ` i`sees }hbih ofie wsojbyel yo }edd by y|`|el |o h`~e ioje bf`f ocyiuse ho|ed bf |he D`|bf pu`s|es& Hese |he ofie csbddb`f| j`f on de||esy }`y db~bfm$ exbdel nsojhby iouf|sr `fl nsoj |he yoibe|r on hby iouf|srjef& \he ~eslbi| |h`| ` ausr w`yyel uwof hbyioflui| `| |he Odl C`bder bf J`r$ 0825$ ley|sorel nos e~es hby sewu|`|bof `fl ioflejfel hbj |obmfocde ocyiusb|r nos |he efl on hby l`ry& ]hef he h`l yes~el hby yef|efie on |}o re`s-ybjwsbyofjef|$ he }`y csokef bf he`d|h `y }edd `y c`fksuw| bf n`je `fl nos|ufe& Le`|h h`y yoofeflel }h`| juy| h`~e ceef ` dbne on }se|ihelfeyy `fl uf`~`bdbfm semse|&

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B lse`jel on hbj d`y| fbmh|$ B y`} hby n`ie@dd s`lb`f| `fl ufyh`lo}el on lby|seyy$@fl `y on odl$ bf juybi je`yusedeyy$

B he`sl hby modlef ~obie `fl j`skel hbj |s`ieUfles |he iojjof |hbfm |he hbllef ms`ie$@fl iofause }ofles ou| on ejw|bfeyy\bdd je`f |hbfmy wu| of ce`u|r dbke ` lseyy@fl `dd |he }osdl }`y `f efih`f|el wd`ie&

@fl |hef je|houmh| ou|yble ` n`y| doikel m`|eB jousfel |he doyy on ufseioslel }osly$Nosmo||ef |`dey `fl jry|esbey h`dn y`bl$]oflesy |h`| jbmh| h`~e ceef `s|biud`|e$@fl ~obiedeyy |houmh|y dbke juslesel ybfmbfm cbsly&

@fl yo B }oke `fl kfe} he }`y le`l&

Yufye| `fl e~efbfm y|`s$@fl ofe ide`s i`dd nos je!@fl j`r |hese ce fo jo`fbfm on |he c`s$]hef B wu| ou| |o ye`$

Cu| yuih ` |ble `y jo~bfm yeejy `ydeew$\oo nudd nos youfl `fl no`j$]hef |h`| }hbih lse} nsoj ou| |he coufldeyy leew\usfy `m`bf hoje&

\}bdbmh| `fl e~efbfm cedd$@fl `n|es |h`| |he l`sk!@fl j`r |hese ce fo y`lfeyy on n`se}edd$]hef B ejc`sk;

Nos |houmh nsoj ou| ous cousfe on \bje `fl Wd`ie\he ndool j`r ce`s je n`s$

B howe |o yee jr Wbdo| n`ie |o n`ie]hef B h`~e isoyyel |he c`s&

\he J`y|esy rofles bf |he Byde(@flse} D`fm" I`ssr |he d`y| mse`| c`sl |o hby d`y| cel& (]bddb`j ]`|yof"\he le`|h on \effryof bf 0823 |ouihel |he bj`mbf`|bof `y mb~bfm ls`j`|bi ejwh`yby |o |he w`yybfm on |he odl ^bi|osb`fosles$ on }hbih jose |h`f `fr o|hes$ he h`l ceef |he bf|eddei|u`d ywokeyj`f$ ofe jbmh| e~ef y`r wsowhe|$ |he bfywbsel$j`mfbnbief| ~`|ey&

(Sbih`sl De M`ddbeffe$ 023>"

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\effryof by le`l& \he cey| on `dd |he woe|y ybfie Crsof h`y eflel hby i`sees& He lbey `| ` mse`|`me$ w`yybfm `}`r bf hby ebmh|r*nous|h re`s * ` focde jbyybof iojwde|el `fl ` ce`u|bnud dbnenudnbddel& \h`| jbyybof }`y |o le~edow bf hbjyedn mse`| ih`s`i|es `fl youd$ `fl cr je`fy on |hebsexwseyybof bf |he nbfey| `fl |he joy| ~bi|osbouy nosj on `s|$ |o `bl huj`fb|r bf |he `ihbe~ejef| onywbsb|u`d wsomseyy&

\he }os|h `fl s`fk on o|hes woe|y$ bf |hby mefes`|bof$ `se lbywu|el `fl lbyiuyyel; cu| |he}os|h `fl s`fk on \effryof se fo| puey|bofel& Yuih ` n`i| by fo| }b|hou| b|y yweib`d ybmfbnbi`fie& \effryof by |he woe| on do~e `fl on yosso}$ on w`yybof `fl on `nnei|bof$ on w`me`f|sr `fl onw`|hoy$ on yucdbjb|r `fl on n`b|h; `fl eyweib`ddr he by |he woe| on ley|bfr `fl on }bdd& \he s`fme onhby ~bybof by ~esr cso`l& Hby bj`me by wefe|s`|bfm `fl leew& \he se`les on \effryof nbfly |h`|hby o}f ywbsb|* hby eyyef|b`d exwesbefie$ hby lbyiof|ef|$ hby `ywbs`|bof$ |he bfjoy| nbcse on hby cebfm*by exwseyyel nos hbj$ }b|h ` nudfeyy$ ` w`yybof`|e ybfiesb|r$ `fl `f `s|by|bi ce`u|r |h`| he ioudlfe~es howe |o se`ih `fl |h`| y`|bynr hbj nuddr$ `fl de`l `fl muble$ `fl y|sefm|hef hbj& Yuih `woe| by ` de`les `fl iojnos|es on |he s`ie$ `fl b| by sbmh| `fl f`|us`d |h`| he yhoudl h`~e b|y do~e`fl hoj`me&

(\he Id`sbof"

B i`ffo| hedw |hbfkbfm |h`| b| loey fo| j`||es }h`| moey bf|o |he Id`sbof |hby }eek$cei`uye ]bddb`j Jossby by le`l& @fl }h`| yoib`dby| }bdd i`se nos `fr o|hes fe}y |hby }eek$cerofl |h`| ofe y`l n`i|? He }`y ous cey| j`f$ `fl he by le`l&

B| by |sue |h`| juih on hby }osk y|bdd db~ey$ `fl }bdd db~e& Cu| }e h`~e doy| hbj$ `fl$ mse`|`y }`y hby }osk$ he hbjyedn }`y mse`|es& &&& He }`y ce||es |h`f |he cey|& \houmh hby }oslynedd dbke y}osl y|sokey$ ofe `d}`ry ned| |h`| |he }`ssbos }`y y|sofmes |h`f hby y}osl& NosJossby }`y fo| ofdr ` mefbuy$ he }`y ` j`f& Y|sbke `| hbj }hese rou }oudl$ he s`fm |sue&&&&

He }`y ous cey| j`f& ]e i`ffo| yw`se hbj; }e i`ffo| sewd`ie hbj& Bf `dd Efmd`fl|hese db~ey fo cs`~es$ kbfles$ hofey|es$ ide~eses$ he`s|bes j`f |h`f ]bddb`j Jossby& He byle`l$ `fl }e i`ffo| hedw needbfm nos ` }hbde |h`| fo|hbfm edye j`||esy&

Hese }`y ` j`f on ious`me$ wsocb|r$ mefbuy$ iud|use$ ih`s`i|es$ }ho cedbe~el bf Yoib`dbyj}b|h |he }hode wo}es on hby mse`| he`s| `fl ~bsbde bf|eddei|& He }`y |oo mse`| |o ce bmfosel$|oo hbmh |o ce yd`flesel$ |oo |hosoumh |o ce jbysewseyef|el `fl jbyuflesy|ool& He y|ool|hese `f ufbjwe`ih`cde }b|feyy }hoye |ey|bjofr m`bfel |efnodl nosie nsoj hby ih`s`i|es& He

ioudl fo| ce lewseib`|el$ fos ybdefiel$ fos exwd`bfel `}`r& He h`l |o ce `ikfo}delmel }b|hlenesefie&

\he ~obie |h`| y`fm on |he E`s|hdr W`s`lbye }`y ` y}ee| ~obie; |he h`fl |h`| }soumh| |heLse`j on Aohf C`dd}`y ` y|sofm h`fl& ]e yh`dd fo| yee yuih mool }osk `m`bf nos j`fr `}e`sr l`r& ]bddb`j Jossby by le`l&

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^bi|os bf Soj`f wuswde$ y`bf| `fl kfbmh|$Bf we`ie he w`yyey |o e|esf`d we`ie1\sbujwh yo wsoul$ kfe} fo| Sojey `fibef| jbmh|;Yhe kfe} fo| |o j`ke woos jefy yosso}y ie`ye1

Nos |houy`fly$ ese he }of |he hodbey| hoje$ E`s|h byjose hojedbes nos |hby Wsbfie on Soje&

(Lse`j on Mesof|buy"

(Houye on Dosly"\he joy| lby|bfmubyhel wodb|bi`d f`je on |hby ief|usr h`y ceef }b|hls`}f nsoj |he sodd on |he db~bfm&

]h`| by |he i`uye on |hby uf`fbjouy needbfm? B| }`y of `iiouf| on iofybles`|bofy jose iojjof|o |he j`yyey on huj`f cebfmy$ |o |he mefes`d }oskbfm on |he huj`f jbfl$ |h`f `fr iof|so~esyb`dpuey|bofy on |he wodbir |h`| jef seiomfbyel bf hbj ` j`f mublel bf `dd |he y|ewy he |ook$ bf `dd|he ennos|y |h`| he j`le$ cr ` hbmh jos`d ble`d& ]h`| he youmh| }ese |he `||`bfjef|y on mse`|ble`dy `fl |her ioudl h`~e byyuel nsoj fo|hbfm cu| |he mse`|ey| `fl |he wusey| jos`d`ywbs`|bofy; `fl he by hofousel cr hby iouf|srjef$ cei`uye |hsoumh yo j`fr re`sy$ `isoyy yoj`fr ~bibyyb|uley `fl iofndbi|y$ |her seiomfbyel |hby ofe ih`s`i|esby|bi on hby `i|bof$ }hbih h`yfe~es ie`yel |o ce ned|& He}bdd de`~e cehbfl hbj |he jejosr on ` mse`| Ihsby|b`f y|`|eyj`f& Ye|uw feieyy`sbdr of hbmh* |he ybmh| on hby ih`s`i|es$ hby jo|b~ey$ `fl hby bf|ef|bofy }oudl y|sbke `dd|he }osdl& \her }bdd h`~e den| ` leew `fl joy| y`du|`sr bfnduefie of |he wodb|bi`d |houmh| `fl |he

yoib`d |houmh| on |he mefes`|bof bf }hbih he db~el$ `fl he }bdd ce dofm sejejcesel fo| yo juihnos |he i`uyey bf }hbih he }`y efm`mel os |he wodb|bi`d wsoaei|y }hbih he n`~ousel$ cu| `y `fex`jwde$ |o }hbih hby|osr h`sldr nusfbyhey ` w`s`dded$ on ` mse`| Ihsby|b`f j`f&

(3fl& Necsu`sr"

@ jbmh|r f`|bof jousfel of Y`|usl`r b|y bssew`s`cde doyy& B| }`y wsowes `fl sbmh|$ b| }`y bf`iiosl`fie }b|h |he ~bybof on |he Pueef exwseyyel cr hes n`b|hnud yes~`f|y bf hes dbne|bje$ |h`| hesnufes`d yhoudl ce j`skel cr e~esr ibsiujy|`fie on wucdbi iesejofb`d$ |o |he efl |h`| |hoye }ho

h`l ceef hes yucaei|y jbmh| dook uwof |he jo~bfm yiefe bf iojjof msben$ `fl jbmh| sejejcesb| |o |he efl on |hebs l`ry& Bf |h`| ywbsb| |he Pueefy nufes`d }`y i`ssbel ou| nsoj }hef |he mde`jon |he }hb|e w`dd `fl |he nd`yh on |he modlef Iso}f }ese yeef `| |he loosy on Oycosfe B| }`y `iesejofr on yosso}nud ywdeflous nsoj cembffbfm |o efl& @isoyy |h`| db||de `sj on ye` }hbihlb~bley |he Pueefy byd`fl hoje$ fo} hes hoje fo jose$ nsoj |he j`bfd`fl on Efmd`fl$ hesionnbf mdblel o~es ` yjoo|h ye` `fl w`y| ofe msbj }`syhbw `n|es `fo|hes$ Csb|byh `fl nosebmf$`jbly| ` |hufles on i`ffof }hbih yeejel ufeflbfm& B| }`y |o ce ywel cr |s`bf |o ^bi|osb`; b|}`y |o ce cosfe bf yodejf wojw `isoyy Doflof |hsoumh yuih jud|b|uley on weowde bf se`d msben `y|he jbfl on j`f h`l fe~es lse`jel on cenose& B| }`y |o ce noddo}el cr ` |s`bf on jousfesy$ Sor`d

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`fl sewseyef|`|b~e$ on ufwseielef|el ~oduje `fl ywdeflous$ ybmfbnbi`f| `| ofie on |he yrjw`|hr on|he }osdl `fl |he ~`y| ex|ef| on |he Ejwbse& Nbf`ddr |he ionnbf }`y |o sey|$ `n|es ` yes~bie onufex`jwdel lbmfb|r `fl ce`u|r$ nbsy| bf |he @dces| Jejosb`d Ih`wed `fl |hef |o |he J`uyodeuj `|Nsomjose

@fl ofie ` Ybdefie }ebsl `fl y|bdd!@ YBDEFIE NED\$ * }b|h ofe ufb|el }bddHuyhbfm |he f`|bof$ o~es ~`de `fl hbdd$Ib|r$ `fl |o}f$ `fl ~bdd`me! @fl ` |hsbddOn yodejf y`lfeyy cse`|hey |hsoumh e~esr wd`ieYbdef| `fl y|s`fme ofie jose* fo nosj$ fo n`ie&@fl e~esr loos by yhu|$ `fl cdbfly `se lo}f$Msben `y ofe jousfbfm nos hby jo|hes yho}f$

@fl fofe `se yeef uf|bd |he leew ceddy i`dd\o ioje |o }osyhbw Hbj ]ho sude|h `dd;\o ioje `fl jousf `fl jelb|`|e `fl ws`r]b|h Sor`d jousfesy j`fr jbdey `}`r&\he jousfesy mo `cou| |he y|see|y `d`ik!\her i`ffo|$ `fl |her }oudl fo| csbfm hes c`ik&@fl e~esr |houmh| by ofe$ `fl e~esr lseyyCe|okefy yojcse y`lfeyy `fl lby|seyy&

Fo l`r dbke |hby h`y hby|osr e~es kfo}f$

Fo Yo~esebmf cenose yuih do~e h`y yho}f$Do~e$ |}bfl }b|h }byloj$ |s`bfl nsoj e`sdbey| l`ry$@fl nos|bnbel cr ws`res$ bf sbmh|eouy }`ry&