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olifr

lb lts truf lbtfrbjtlcbjd sfbsf1 jb jdocgcdlo mfvfrjnf ejif `rce tgf `frefbtjtlcb c` jppdf aulof’wgjt ls usujddy ojddfi

gjri olifr

lb tgf Vbltfi _tjtfs. (^gjt ls c`tfb ojddfi

swfft olifr

cr slepdy

olifr

lb tgf Vbltfi _tjtfs ls rfjddy tgf `rfsg jppdf aulof, cr tgf eust, `rce wglog wf ejhf truf olifr.) ^gjt ycu wldd bct ﬊bi lb tgls mcch ls j glstcry c` olifr. Zultf j `fw jutgcrs gjvf jdrfjiy icbf tgjt wcrh, jbi ecst c` tgfe ili lt mfttfr tgjb L ocudi gjvf. Lb pjrtloudjr, Mfb ^jtscb, lb gls mcch

Olifr, Gjri jbi _wfft

(=;;<) ocvfrs tgf glstcry c` olifr `rce tgf mfnlbblbn c` olvldlzjtlcb tgrcung tgf ]cejb frj jbi lts fvcdutlcb lb Furcpf jbi Jefrloj. Jbi Acjb Ecrnjb, wltg Jdlscb ]logjris, lb

Ygf Bfw Mcch c` Jppdfs

(=;;=), jdsc nlvfs jb fxofddfbt glstcrlojd joocubt, wltg ecrf fepgjsls cb tgf stcry c` olifr lb Fbndjbi. _cef fxofddfbt mcchs wrlttfb lb @rfbog ic tgf sjef `cr @rjbof jbi Zufmfo. @cr sleldjr rfjscbs, ycu wldd bct ﬊bi fdjmcrjtf tjstlbn sgffts jbi prcofiurfs, bcr rfolpfs c` ncci `cci ycu ocudi prfpjrf wltg olifr jbi jppdfs, cr eftgcis tc ejhf suog irlbhs js `rult ﬍jvcrfi olifrs, jppdf ﬍jvcrfi wlbfs cr fb-gjbofi olifrs. ]lngt `rce tgf stjrt, L wjbtfi tgls mcch tc `cous cb tgf prfpjrjtlcb c` purf aulof, L je pdfjsfi tc prfsfbt tc tgf olifr oceeublty tgls ecifst ocbtrlmutlcb tc tgf jrt jbi solfbof c` olifr ejhlbn. \cu wldd ﬊bi lb tgls mcch j bue-mfr c` tfxts jbi ilsousslcbs, cr jrtlodfs, ifjdlbn wltg il﬋frfbt jspfots c` tgf prfpjrjtlcb c` olifr. Ygf ﬊rst pjrt ls cb mjslo olifr-ejhlbn prjotlofs. Mf`crf nclbn cb tc ecrf lb-ifptg ilsousslcbs, L tgcungt lt wjs lepcrtjbt tc prfsfbt j slepdf, prcvfb, jbi scubi eftgci tc prfpjrf j ncci olifr wltgcut jby ilstrjotlcb. Cbof tgf olifr ejhfr gjs ejstfrfi tgf mjslo prjotlofs, lt ls tlef tc stjrt fxpfrlefbtlbn wltg bfw cr ecrf ocepdfx tglbns. Fjog c` tgf sumsfqufbt pjrts, tgfb, ocbofbtrjtfs cb j slbndf `joft c` olifr ejhlbn. [jrt LL ls cb cmtjlblbn tgf mfst pcsslmdf jppdfs `cr prfpjrlbn tgf olifr tgrcung jifqujtf oudturjd prjotlofs jbi vjrlftjd sfdfotlcb. Js ycu wldd sff my rfjilbn ùr-tgfr, L mfdlfvf tgf qujdlty c` tgf jppdfs tc mf j ecst lepcrtjbt `jotcr lb cmtjlblbn j supfrlcr olifr. [jrt LLL ocvfrs tgf fxtrjotlcb c` tgf aulof `rce tgf jppdfs. Ejhlbn usf c` ey efogjblojd fbnlbffr-lbn mjohnrcubi, L prfsfbt j ifslnb nulif `cr eldds jbi prfssfs mjsfi cb scubi fbnlbffrlbn. [jrt LP ls cb tgf jppdf aulof jbi gcw lts prcpfrtlfs ejy mf lb﬍ufbtljd lb tgf olifr tgjt wldd mf cmtjlbfi `rce lt. Jbi [jrt P ls cb olifr ejhlbn ltsfd`, tgf prcofss c` `frefbtjtlcb jbi trjbs`crejtlcb c` tgf

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Ygf Bfw Olifr Ejhfr“s Gjbimcch

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nlvlbn ef dcjis c` jppdfs tgjt L ilib“t hbcw wgjt tc ic wltg’tgjt ls, ubtld scef `rlfbis ocbvlbofi ef tc ejhf olifr wltg tgfe. L wjs rfduotjbt jt ﬊rst, js olifr gji j vfry mji rfputjtlcb jt tgf tlef, j ocbsfqufbof c` dcw-qujdlty olifrs ejif lbius-trljddy iurlbn tgf :<>;s lb Zufmfo. Mut ey ﬊rst trljds ocbvlbofi ef lt wjs wcrtgwgldf tc ocbtlbuf, jbi tgf `cddcwlbn yfjr L gji j mrjbi-bfw prfss tc fxtrjot tgf aulof `rce ey jppdfs. J `fw rcws c` cdi jppdf trffs ogjbnfi ey dl`f’tgf dl`f c` j ycubn fbnlbffr wgc mfojef j olifr ejhfr jbi jutgcr.Ygf mcch ycu bcw gcdi ls rfjddy tgf mcch L wlsg L gji gji wgfb L stjrtfi tc njlb lbtfrfst lb olifr ejhlbn jbi wjbtfi tc hbcw ecrf. \fs, tgfrf wfrf scef mcchs, jbi scef ncci cbfs, mut tgfy wfrf bfvfr js ocepdftf js L wcudi gjvf dlhfi tgfe tc mf. Ygfrf jrf jdsc scef vfry spfoljdlzfi mcchs cb cfbcdcny, mut tgfrf wjs j djrnf njp mf-twffb tgfsf twc odjssfs c` mcchs, wglog L gjvf trlfi tc ﬊dd, jt dfjst lb pjrt. L` j mcch suog js tgls cbf gji fxlstfi mjoh tgfb, lt wcudi gjvf sjvfi ef qultf j mlt c` wcrh, jbi L ocudi gjvf prcnrfssfi `jstfr lb ey olifr-ejhlbn jmldltlfs. Mut tgfb L wcudib“t gjvf gji tgf ogjddfbnf c` wrltlbn lt. Jb lepcrtjbt pclbt jmcut tgls mcch ls tgjt lt ls mjsfi ecstdy cb ey bctfs jbi tfsts, ey pfrscbjd fxpf-rlfbof jbi rfsfjrog, jbi mcrrcws rfdjtlvfdy dlttdf `rce ctgfr pumdlojtlcbs. Lb j ofrtjlb sfbsf, tgls ls lb﬍ufbofi my tgf stydf c` tgf mcchs tgjt wfrf wrlt-tfb :;; tc :=; yfjrs jnc my scef truf plcbffrs. Lb tgcsf ijys, olifr ejhlbn wjs fssfbtljddy jb jrt mjsfi cb lbtultlcb jbi trjiltlcb. Ygfsf efb, wgc wfrf truf solfbtlsts, spfbt dltfrjddy yfjrs lb tgflr djmcrjtcrlfs jbjdyzlbn sjepdfs c` jppdf aulofs jbi olifrs wltg ruilefbtjry lbstruefbts. Ygfy muldt tgf `cubijtlcbs c` tgf solfbtl﬊o hbcwdfinf wf bcw gjvf cb olifr, jbi tgf mcchs tgfy wrctf jrf fxtrfefdy lbsplrlbn.ubjiudtfrjtfi olifr jbi ubifrstjbilbn tgf pgf-bcefbj tgjt coour iurlbn tgf trjbs`crejtlcb `rce jb jppdf ﬍cwfr mui lb tgf crogjri tc jb jppdf, tgfb tc tgf eust cr `rfsg aulof, wglog ﬊-bjddy mfocefs olifr’jdd c` tgls wltg j vlfw tcwjri cmtjlblbn j ﬊bjd prciuot c` tgf glngfst qujdlty pcsslmdf. Lb rftrcspfot, tgls wjs fbcung tc hffp jb jutgcr musy `cr j wgldf.Ygfrf jrf ejby rfjscbs ycu elngt ocef tc olifr ejhlbn. Lt ocudi mf tgjt ycu gjvf scef jppdfs jvjldjmdf tgjt wcudi mf dcst l` bct prcofssfi lbtc olifr. Cr lt ejy mf `cr gfjdtg rfjscbs1 olifr ofrtjlbdy ls cbf c` tgf gfjdtglfst irlbhs8 ycu ejy gjvf jb lbtcdfrjbof tc scef ogfelojd prciuot jbi wjbt j irlbh wgcsf lbnrfilfbts ycu ojb ocbtrcd, cr ycu ejy wjbt tc ejhf lt `rce fbtlrfdy crnjblo `rult. Lt ejy fvfb mf `cr focbcelo rfjscbs cr tc jvcli pjylbn tjxfs cb ycur tlppdf. Jdd rfjscbs jrf ncci! @cr ey pjrt, j dcbn jbi wlbilbn rcji gjs mrcungt ef tc tgls pclbt. Lt jdd stjrtfi lb :<7=1 L wjs j ycubn efogjblojd fbnlbffr pursulbn j ejstfr“s ifnrff lb scdjr fbfrny. L fbacyfi jdplbf shllbn jbi `fdd lb dcvf wltg j plfof c` djbi jmcut jb gcur“s irlvf `rce tgf olty c` Zufmfo, odcsf tc j mfjutlùd mut stldd ubifvfdcpfi shl ofbtfr. Ygf djbi wjs cb j nfbtdf sdcpf `jolbn scutg wltg j mfjutlùd vlfw cb tgf _jlbt Djwrfbof ]lvfr. Lt wjs jb lifjd spct tc muldi tgf ocbofpt pjsslvf scdjr fbfrny gcusf L gji mffb tglbhlbn jmcut. Bctglbn tgfrf prfifstlbfi ef tcwjri mfocelbn j olifr ejhfr, fxofpt tgjt tgfrf wfrf j `fw rcws c` cdi jmjbicbfi jppdf trffs cb tgf djbi. Jt tgf tlef L gji bc pjrtloudjr dlhlbn `cr jppdfs cr jppdf trffs, mut L tgcungt tgls wjs bc rfjscb bct tc muy tgls djbi, wglog wjs, lb jdd ctgfr jspfots, lifjd `cr ey prcafots. Mut tgfb L stjrtfi outtlbn tgf musgfs nrcwlbn cb tgf crogjri ﬍ccr jbi prcvlilbn scef ojrf tc tgf cdi trffs, wglog rfwjrifi ey f﬋crts my

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pjrtlolpjbts lb tgf Olifr Ilnfst jbi tgf Olifr ^crhsgcp ilsousslcb `crues8 L tgjbh tgfe jdd.Ywc ctgfr vfry lepcrtjbt pfrscbs lb ey olifr dl`f gjvf mffb Yfrry Ejdcbfy, wgc ub`crtubjtfdy df`t us prfejturfdy wgldf wcrhlbn cb gls olifr, jbi gls wl`f, Auiltg. ^ltg tgf jbbujd Olifr Ijys fvfbt tgjt tgfy lbltljtfi, L wjs jmdf tc efft lb pfrscb ecst c` tgf pfcpdf efbtlcbfi gfrf. _cef olifr ejhfrs gjvf pjrtlolpjtfi ecrf ilrfotdy lb tgls mcch1 _tfvf ^cci sgcwfi nrfjt pjtlfbof wgfb L wfbt tc efft gle `cr jb lbtfrvlfw, jbi gf jbi Ifrfh Mlssft, Acgb Mrftt, Oguoh _gfdtcb, Iloh Iubb, jbi Njry Jwify gfdpfi my ejhlbn rfoceefbijtlcbs cb tgf ecst jpprcprljtf vjrlftjd sfdfotlcb `cr il﬋fr-fbt rfnlcbs c` Bcrtg Jefrloj. Elogjfd [glddlps, tgf ejhfr c` jb lb`jecus —mjttfry-joli olifr,― ls j nrfjt lbsplrjtlcb tc us, jdwjys sfjroglbn `cr mfttfr wjys tc nrcw jppdfs8 gf hlbidy rfvlfwfi scef c` ey wrltlbn cb jppdf nrcwlbn. Mfb ^jtscb, ey fil-tcr, js wfdd js j olifr dcvfr jbi prcectfr, mfdlfvfi L ocudi ejhf j ncci mcch cb olifr jbi ejbjnfi tc ocbvlbof Ogfdsfj Nrffb c` tgls, j`tfr gjvlbn sffb cbdy jmcut twfbty pjnfs c` tfxt, ecstdy wrlttfb lb @rfbog. Jbi `cr tgf tglri tlef, L tgjbh Iloh Iubb, wgc rfvlfwfi tgf ﬊rst irj`t c` tgf ejbusorlpt jbi ejif ejby ncci sunnfstlcbs. @lbjddy, L wcudi dlhf tc efbtlcb ey wl`f, Mjbcu Hgjezlbj, wgc ﬊rst sjli lbbcofbtdy, —Odjuif, L tglbh ycu sgcudi wrltf j mcch.― _gf ilib“t hbcw wgjt sgf wjs nfttlbn lbtc.L odcsf tgls prf`jof wltg j wjrblbn1 olifr ejh-lbn ls glngdy jiilotlvf. Cbof ycu stjrt, lt ejy mf vfry il﬏oudt tc stcp! Lt elngt ogjbnf ycur dl`f ocepdftfdy (jbi tgf dl`f c` tgf pfcpdf tgjt sur-rcubi ycu jdsc).

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Ygfrf jrf ejby pfcpdf tc wgce L je lbifmtfi jbi wgc gjvf ocbtrlmutfi ecrf cr dfss ilrfotdy tc tgls mcch. Lt stjrtfi lb :<77, wgfb L wfbt wltg j ocupdf c` ojrdcjis c` jppdfs tc tgf crogjri c` [lfrrf Dj`cbi, tgf cwbfr c` Olirfrlf _jlbt-Blocdjs, wgc dfbt ef gls prfss sc L ocudi prciuof ey ﬊rst aulof. Gf fbocurjnfi ef, njvf ef ncci jivlof’lb pjrtloudjr tc rfji tgf mcch my Nfcrnfs ^jrocddlfr tgjt wjs jt tgf ublvfrslty dlmrjry’jbi L mfojef j olifr ejhfr. Gf jbi gls wl`f, [jtrlolj Ijlnbfjudt, wfrf jdsc gfdpùd wgfb lt ojef tlef tc wrltf jmcut lof olifr (sff ogjptfr :6).Ygf bfxt lepcrtjbt stfp wjs wgfb L stjrtfi tc pjrtlolpjtf lb tgf Olifr Ilnfst ilsousslcb nrcup cb tgf Lbtfrbft. @cr tgls L tgjbh Iloh Iubb, tgf sfd`-stydfi —ajbltcr― c` tgf ilnfst, `cr tgf fxofp-tlcbjd wcrh gf gjs icbf cvfr tgf yfjrs, jbi stldd icfs. ^ltg tgf ilnfst, L stjrtfi tc oceeublojtf wltg ctgfr olifr ejhfrs, fxogjbnf lifjs, ilsouss eftgcis c` prfpjrlbn tgf olifr, jbi scrt cut tfog-blojd iftjlds. Ejby c` tgf ilsousslcbs cb tgf il-nfst gjvf fvcdvfi lbtc cbf jrtlodf cr jbctgfr c` tgls mcch. Ygrcung tgf ilnfst L wjs jdsc jmdf tc efft scef ctgfr fxtrjcrilbjry olifr ejhfrs, lb pjrtlou-djr, Jbirfw Dfj, tgf —c﬏oljd olifr solfbtlst― c` cur oceeublty. Jbirfw gjs gfdpfi ef sfttdf buefr-cus tfogblojd iftjlds, nlvlbn tgls mcch j scubifr solfbtl﬊o mjsf. Njry Jwify, tgf prfslifbt c` tgf Nrfjt Djhfs Olifr jbi [frry Jsscoljtlcb, jddcwfi ey ﬊rst trljds c` hffvfi olifrs, js gf nfbfrcusdy ejif jvjldjmdf tgf [EF fbzyef tc tgf oceeu-blty c` olifr ejhfrs. Njry ls jdsc rfspcbslmdf `cr gjvlbn ef pjrtlolpjtf lb olifr ocepftltlcbs. Jt ﬊rst L wjs gfsltjbt, mut slbof ey olifrs gjvf wcb tgflr sgjrf c` efijds, L stjrtfi tc dlhf tgjt! L ilsoussfi iftjlds c` olifr ejhlbn wltg ejby ctgfr