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EROLO MCB LJ]R[O EA ^B[[A A NO[]O NJ
MALLBEEOEa vo}}jkjeb }~o{ja }blj}b{ja nj molb B{a~o}~bib nj Mj{bib maemoe ea
mj{moidb{bipa nbe loino
kz
}mjbimblrh
}mjbimblrh)mol
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Io~a nbee(ar~o{b
Je {ammoi~o% vb{ qrai~o mcja{albi~b dj~~jpjo% }j ka}a }r jido{lapjoij b na~j ~{a~~j na
a{~jmoej avva{}j }r vbb{,{btjbx} b doi~j j}~j~rpjoiaej)
Ea v{b}bi~b vrkkejmapjoib {jvo{~a% }aeto qraemcb vjmmoeo malkjalbi~o% je moi~bir~o nj
~{b vo}~ vrkkejma~j }re keoh (}mjbimblrh( #xxx)}mjbimblrh)mol* ~{a o~~ok{b b iotblk{b ;61;)
E(ji~b{o moi~bir~o #~b}~o b jllahjij% }aeto e(jllahjib vrkejm,
nolaji* nbeea v{b}bi~b vrkkejmapjoib movz{jhc~
}mjbimblrh)mol #xxx)}mjbimblrh)mol*
moi}bi~j~a ea }oea eb~~r{a nbeea v{b}bi~b vrkkejmapjoib)
}mjbimblrh)mol
}mjbimblrh)mol
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Je {rlo{b ebhhb{o nbeea }akkja }vo}~a~a nae tbi~o ~o{{jno }j ae~b{ia aeeo }vo{anjmo
{rllbe nbe mallbeeo mcb vo{~a ji hj{o eb }rb nrb hokkb% aiioja~o% b nbe ~r~~o
jinjddb{bi~b aeerolo ka{kr~o mcb hej }~a }re no{}o)
, Ocj% kb}~jammja naee(aej~o hbi~jeb molb ria va~ nj ho{hoipoea allrddj~o))) }tbheja!
^jbij je va}}o , kja}mjma e(rolo ka{kr~o mcb nj iolb da B{a~o}~bib b mcb% tjtbino ibe
~b{po }bmoeo v{jla nbeeo 6% ioi ca ea vj vaeejna jnba nj mcb mo}a }ja je ho{hoipoea% la
ea }~o{ja ea {ammoi~o jo qrjinj do( molb lj va{b b vjamb b lo{~a qrj)
B{a~o}~bib ia~o a Mj{bib% ji qrbeea mcb ohhj ea Ejkja) Aj }roj ~blvj je loino ioi ca
aimo{a moio}mjr~o ea nbta}~ai~b vo~bipa nbj [olaij% aimo{a jlvbhia~j ibeea
moiqrj}~a nbeea vbij}oea j~aejaia b ioi aimo{a jlvbhia~j ibeea dalo}a qrb{beeb moi
A}~b{js b Okbejs) Aj ~blvj nj B{a~o}~bib% }ov{a~~r~~o% ebddjlb{o jlvb{o nj Aeb}}ain{oLahio }j }~a jib}o{akjlbi~b }daenaino b ea mj~~ }re lbnj~b{{aibo mcb vo{~a je iolb
nbe moiqrj}~a~o{b ea vj jlvo{~ai~b nbeeBhj~~o nbj ^oeolbj% ea mj~~ nbe vj h{ainb
da{o laj mo}~{rj~o% ea }bnb nbeea vj h{ainb kjkejo~bma laj tj}~a)
B{a~o}~bib a{{jta~o an Aeb}}ain{ja ji~o{io ae ,;>6% a mj{ma =6 aiij% molb v{bmb~~o{b
nbe djhejo nj ^oeolbo JJJ) Anb}}o nj{b~~o{b nbeea kjkejo~bma b mr}~onb nj ~r~~j j }roj
~b}~j% 866%666 o hj nj e)
B{a~o}~bib ri rolo mr{jo}o% ji~beejhbi~b%
}~rnja b }j ommrva nj la~bla~jma%
a}~{oiolja% hboh{adja% la aimcb nj }~o{ja
b vob}ja) J }roj aljmj vb{ qrb}~o eo caiio
}ov{aiioljia~o (vbi~a~ceo}(% vb{mc eo
va{ahoiaio an ri a~eb~a mcb }j nbnjma a
vj nj}mjvejib)
J }roj nb~{a~~o{j jitbmb eo mcjalaio (kb~a(%
vb{ }o~~oejiba{b molb }ja }blv{b }bmoinoaeeo }vbmjaej}~a aeda ji ohij malvo nbe
}avb{b }j mjlbi~j)
, N ri vo(% mallbeeo% eo }aj vb{mc lj
}b{tb mcb ~r ~biha ri(aina~r{a mo}~ai~b?,
mcjbnb B{a~o}~bib aee(aijlaeb lbi~{b
hra{na je h{rvvo nj vaeljpj mcb }~aiio vb{ {ahhjrihb{b)
}mjbimblrh)mol
[j~{a~~o nj B{a~o}~bib #vrkejm nolaji7 doi~b0 Xjgjlbnja Molloi}*
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, Vb{mc }bj ri kjvbnb va{aiojmo b }rna~jmmjo mcb m{bnb nj vo~b{ ji qraemcb kjppa{{o
lono lj}r{a{b ea mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino }bipa ea ~bmioeohja nbhej aejbij mcb caiio
mo}~{rj~o eb Vj{aljnj*? , vbi}a molva}}a~o e(aijlaeb% aimcb }b ri lbio molva}}a~o
baccc{h! e(bddb~~jta {j}vo}~a mcb hej b}mb naeea komma b a{{jta ae djeo}odo
ammolvahai~a na ria padda~a ~jbvjna b nae ~aido tahalbi~b aeermjiohbio ~ai~o
lbdj}~odbejmo)
, Molb jllahjiato , a~~amma B{a~o}~bib , ~r ioi ib caj ea vj vaeejna jnba% ljo
{rljiai~b molvahio nj tjahhjo ioimc dr~r{o aijlaeb jllahjib nj ria io~a la{ma nj
vjmmoej b }o~~jej mjejin{j ma{~ambj vjbij nj dohejb b}}jmma~b b annj~jtj mcjljmj a}}o{~j~j))) ,
, Baccc{h!0 la }lb~~jea nj da{b je mjmmjo }avjbi~jio tb{ko}o rlaio nae dr~r{o
jvo~{jmo~jmo)))
, Lj }b{tb mcb ~r ~biha ri(aina~r{a mo}~ai~b , moi~jira jlva}}jkjeb B{a~o}~bib qrb}~atoe~a }mcjtaino e(aej~o}j nbe mallbeeo vb{mc }~o lj}r{aino ria nj}~aipa% ea nj}~aipa
~{a Aeb}}ain{ja nBhj~~o b ]jbib% mcb }a{ moio}mjr~a molb A}}rai% ea mj~~
nbeejlvoibi~b njha }re Ijeo% o[[a))) aelbio }~aino a qrbeeo mcb lj ca ljahoea~o ji
moidjnbipa je ha~~o }am{o nbe Da{aoib novo atb{ da~~o kj}kommja moi }bj }monbeeb nj ea~~b
amjno b atb{ drla~o b{ka ha~~a ~r~~a io~~b))) ,
, Baccc{h!0 b a{{jta ae nriqrb vb{ [a! ,
, Molriqrb moi~jira je (vbi~a~ceo}( ahj~aino eb laij lbi~{b va{ea , tj}~o mcb }o
qrai~a nj}~aipa ria kb}~ja jinoebi~b b hokkr~a molb ~b vb{mo{{b ji ri hjo{io% b tj}~o
mcb }jalo ji la{mja na > hjo{ij b a{{jtb{blo a ]jbib vb{ mb{~o nolaij% bmmo mcb }o
qrai~a nj}~aipa% ji }~anj% }bva{a Aeb}}ain{ja na ]jbib!, djij}mb }onnj}da~~o B{a~o}~bib
mcjo}aino moi ri lbppo jimcjio {jtoe~o a ioi }j mavj}mb kbib mcj)
, Baccc{h! Baccc{h!0 ]bbb% anb}}o tohejo v{ov{jo }avb{b qrai~j Oen ^{addo{n mj
tohejoio vb{ aina{b na Aeb}}ain{ja a ]jbib tohejo))) oc% Vj~aho{a nbj votb{j% la va{ea
molb laihj b n mcb rio }~anjo }oio 128)2 lb~{j! B voj% njmo% la ej troj da{b (}~j
maemoej o io? Io vb{mc hra{na mcb jo ae la}}jlo a{{jto a moi~a{b djio >% a 2% r}aino
aimcb ea mona))) ,
B{a~o}~bib ioi {j}voinb vb{mc% }~aimo b mreea~o nae noinoejo nbe mallbeeo% }j
anno{lbi~a~o)
Je mallbeeo moi~jira veamjno ea la{mja b je }ro va}}bhhb{o ioi }j }tbheja djio aeea
la~~jia novo% qraino ea }~{aia movvja nj tjahhja~o{j a{{jta a nb}~jiapjoib)
Je {rllbe nbe mallbeeo b je d{ama}}o mcb tjbib nae lb{ma~o nj ]jbib }tbhejaio je
djeo}odo mcb% djibino moi }mjoe~bppa a tomb ae~a ri nj}mo{}o djio a qrbe vri~o }oeo
}mjbimblrh)mol
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}ohia~o% nj ko~~o njmb 1666 }~anj ae hjo{io% mjo 128)2 gjeolb~{j ae hjo{io vb{ 2
hjo{ij) Daiio ri ~o~aeb nj 2666 }~anj% mjo 838)2 gjeolb~{j% mcb avvri~o ea nj}~aipa
~{a Aeb}}ain{ja b ]jbib) ,
, Baccc{h!0 avvb{% a da{b je maemoeo mj caj lb}}o }oeo ria io~~b ji~b{a% molvejlbi~oij
vaeeo~~oejb{b rlaio nbj ljbj pommoej))) ,
, La ea nolaina mcb ~j }~a{aj }jmr{albi~b dambino anb}}o% oc va{bi~b }do{~ria~o nbe
n{olbna{jo% 0 la vb{mc v{ov{jo a ]jbib }jal notr~j tbij{b? Ioi vo~btalo aina{b%
mcb ib }o% a ^bkb?,
,A nj{b je tb{o% tj}~o mcb o{alaj b{atalo ji la{mja% jo }a{bj a{{jta~o djio a ]ca{l be,
]cbjgc% mo} aelbio }j dambta je kahio b mj {jea}}ata ri vo( ji }vjahhja , {jlrhjia ji
}jebipjo je mallbeeo)
, Ea {j}vo}~a }blvejmb% ljo rihrea~o molvahio vrppoebi~b) ]jalo a ]jbib vb{mc jljbj aljmj nj Dambvavj{o lj cai nb~~o mcb ]jbib }reeo }~b}}o lb{jnjaio nj
Aeb}}ain{ja) Jioe~{b hej aljmcb~~j ljbj lj cai nb~~o mcb ]jbib }j ~{ota v{ov{jo }re
^{ovjmo nbe Maim{o b qrjinj je ;1 hjrhio% je }oe}~jpjo nb}~a~b% a ]jbib j {ahhj nbe ]oeb
jeerljiaio je doino nbj voppj a lbppohjo{io) Ji qrbe hjo{io b qrbee(o{a% mjo% a ]jbib% j
{ahhj nbe ]oeb manoio vb{vbinjmoea{j aeea }rvb{djmjb ~b{{b}~{b) ,
, Baccc{h!0 blk?,
, Tbnj% mallbeeo mr{jo}o moi~jira B{a~o}~bib molb atb}}b addb{{a~o ea ia~r{a
ji~b{{oha~jta nbe {rllbe je da~~o mcb jo }oio ri k{jeeai~b vbi}a~o{b% moio}mo ea
hbolb~{ja Brmejnba% {j~biho mcb j {ahhj nbe ]oeb }jaio va{aeebej qraino {ahhjrihoio ea
^b{{a b moinjtjno moi j ljbj moi~blvo{aibj ejnba mcb ea ^b{{a }ja }db{jma) ,
, Baccc{h!0 o[[a mcb d{reea~o nj da{eommcb{jb ae hr}~o }k{rddoib))),
, La% }ov{a~~r~~o moi~jira veamjno b molvj~o B{a~o}~bib , co mavj~o mcb vb{
maemoea{b ea mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino atbto kj}ohio nj moio}mb{b moi v{bmj}joib qrai~o
eoi~aia do}}b Aeb}}ain{ja na ]jbib b j }roj voppj) ,
, Tjbij% ljo kroi mallbeeo njmb jlv{ottj}albi~b noemb je (vcbi~a~eo}( ainjalo a{jdomjeea{mj moi amqra b na~~b{j a toeoi~) ]~a}b{a {jva{~j{blo vb{ Aeb}}ain{ja b nr{ai~b
je tjahhjo nj {j~o{io ~j }vjbhcb{ mcb mo}a }rmmbnb{ ibeea io}~{a mj~~ je v{o}}jlo
}oe}~jpjo n(b}~a~b b molb je ~ro van{oib bi~{b{ ibeea }~o{ja! , djij}mb B{a~o}~bib moi
hej ommcj ermjnj lbi~{b je mallbeeo }mro~b je lr}o)
, Baccc{h!0 o[[a% la vb{mc% vb{mc qrbeea toe~a aee(aeebtalbi~o ioi lj ca molv{a~o
ri lr~o o aelbio% mcb }o% je mj{mo O{dbjmo?,
}mjbimblrh)mol
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}mjbimblrh IOI moinjtjnb eb ovjijoij nbe }jhio{ Mallbeeo nj B{a~o}~bib {jhra{no e(o{jhjib aejbia nbeeb
Vj{aljnj bhjpjb)
}mjbimblrh)mol
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Ea }b{a a{{jta b moi b}}a ri mjbeo ~b{}o b }~beea~o% nj qrbeej aeea L{)Crkkeb,Ji,^cb,
]vamb vb{ ji~binb{}j) Ri mallbeeo b e(rolo ka{kr~o mcb vo{~a ji h{ovva caiio
avvbia jijpja~o ri tjahhjo nj qra}j 366 gjeolb~{j) J nrb molvahij caiio avvbia
ea}mja~o ]jbib% notb }oio a{{jta~j ea la~~jia }~b}}a% b }oio nj{b~~j tb{}o Aeb}}ain{ja%
na notb }oio va{~j~j 2 hjo{ij v{jla) Aeb}}ain{ja ea eo{o mj~~% ea vj jlvo{~ai~b
nbee(Bhj~~o nbe JJJ }bmoeo v{jla nbeeo 6)
E(aijlaeb lrotb vjaio eb palvb% je {b}~o nbe }ro h{o}}o mo{vo krddo ma{amoeea b je moeeo
va{b ~bib{b je {j~lo nj ria maipoib nj Kok La{ebz) Mcj eo loi~a% ri djeo}odo b
la~bla~jmo nb~~o je (vbi~a~ceo}(% va{ea ~{a } b }% hb}~jmoea molb a nj}bhia{b
qraemo}a ibee(a{ja b va{b bmmj~a~o nae }ro }~b}}o {ammoi~o)
Je (vbi~a~ceo}( }j mcjala B{a~o}~bib% ca beako{a~o ri }j}~bla vb{ lj}r{a{b eamj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino b% h{apjb ae }ro tjahhjo nj aina~a% ca o{laj ria va{~b nbj na~j
mcb hej moi}bi~j{aiio nj da{b ea lj}r{apjoib mcb eo da{ bi~{a{b ibeea }~o{ja)
, Tbnj vamjo}o mallbejnb njmb
B{a~o}~bib ae }ro lbppo nj ~{a}vo{~o
aejlbi~a~o a kjoma{kr{ai~b b amqra je
da~~o mcb% molb ~j co nb~~o
}~ala~~jia% ea ^b{{a ria h{o}}a vaeea
b j {ahhj nbe ]oeb mcb ea moevj}moio
}oio ~{a eo{o va{aeebej))) ,
, Baccc{h!0 oc vo{ma lj}b{ja% la
qrb}~o jir~jeb }avjbi} oe~{b mcb
eoho{o{{ojmo aimcb {jvb~j~jto) Nbto
a}}oer~albi~b {jmo{na{lj nj hra{na{b
}r xjgjmallbe)pbi }b b}j}~b ria
~bmijma nj {b}vj{apjoib vb{ nj}a~~jta{b
~blvo{aibalbi~b j ~jlvaij))) ,
, Mo} moi~jira jlvb{~b{{j~o B{a~o}~bib a lbppohjo{io nbe v{o}}jlo }oe}~jpjo
n(b}~a~b% qraino j {ahhj nbe ]oeb man{aiio vb{vbinjmoea{j }rj voppj nj ]jbib% jo r}b{
rio hioloib }vbmjaeb an Aeb}}ain{ja))) ,
, Baccc{h!0 o[[a mo}a m(bi~{a je iaio na hja{njio okb}o anb}}o?,
, ))) ri ka}~oib nj mrj moio}mo e(ae~bppa% vjai~a~o tb{~jmaelbi~b ae mbi~{o nj ria
}blj}db{a moima b h{anra~a) H{apjb a qrb}~o }~{rlbi~o% mcb co molvb{a~o na vomo }r
}mjbimblrh)mol
[avv{b}bi~apjoib }mcbla~jma nbe lb~ono nj B{a~o}~bib #kz }mjbimblrh*
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bIjeb moi~jira je djeo}odo }blv{b vj jidb{to{a~o vo~{ lj}r{a{b e(aihoeo nbeeolk{a
v{ojb~~a~a nae ka}~oib)
, Baccc{h!0 rrrc }oio ~rrr~~o bmmj~a~o }oio))) la tbnj nj na{~beo ji ~b}~a je ka}~oib
ta! ,
, H{apjb ahej aljmj H{bmj% voj% jo }o hj moi~jira B{a~o}~bib o{laj eaimja~j}}jlo ibeea
}ra }vjbhapjoib , mcb eaihoeo mcb lj}r{b{ }a{ rhraeb a qrbeeo nb}m{j~~o naj nrb
{ahhj ~b{{b}~{j mcb va{~oio nae mbi~{o nbe Loino b taiio an Aeb}}ain{ja b ]jbib) B
tj}~o mcb ea ^b{{a ria }db{a% eaihoeo }a{ ria d{apjoib nj aihoeo hj{o% ria d{apjoib
nj =46 , njmb je djeo}odo qra}j ji v{bna aeeb moitre}joij b lj}r{a~a ea d{apjoib at{
djiaelbi~b ~r~~j j na~j mcb lj }b{toio vb{ maemoea{b ea mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino! ,
djij}mb r{eaino je ka{kr~o }avjbi~b)
, Baccc{h!0 }bbb% lj}r{j ea mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino moi ri ka}~oib% b voj mcb daj%LmHztb{ nb ioae~{j% mo}~{rj}mj e(Aeaka{na ]vapjaeb b Krlkebkbb moi ria doheja nj
vaela b ri o}}o nj mav{a? La ta~~bib ta! ,
La je djeo}odo ~r~~o v{b}o naeea }ra jnba vb{ mr{a{}j nbeeo }~{aio {rllbe nbe
mallbeeo% je }oeo {ammoi~a{b a tomb ae~a ea }ra jlv{b}a% aimcb }b }oeo aeea kb}~ja vj
mbimjo}a b lbebono{ai~b nj ~r~~o je io{n Ad{jma% eo lb~~b ji ahj~apjoib)
B{a~o}~bib troeb a}}oer~albi~b mcb je }ro {ahjoialbi~o eo vo{~j a ri {j}re~a~o% la
}ov{a~~r~~o troeb mcb je {j}re~a~o }ja aiio~a~o b ~{a}lb}}o) Hej v{blb loe~o }% na
kroi kjkejo~bma{jo% mcb je na~o na erj o~~bir~o }ja vb{ }blv{b nj}voijkjeb% a ~r~~j)
Aiio~a~o b ~{a}lb}}o% {jvb~b ~{a } b }% }r ri ejk{o nae ~j~oeo ]reea lj}r{a nbeea
^b{{a% b }jebipjo}o da } } moi ea ~b}~a)
, B }b je ejk{o voj ain{ vb{nr~o? , }r}}r{{a aee(jlv{ottj}o je (vbi~a~ceo}(% a~~b{{j~o) La
}j {jv{binb }rkj~o b% a tomb ri vomo vj ae~a njmb o kc vapjbipa% ji qraemcb lono je
ljo na~o ~o{ib{ dro{j% ib }oio mb{~o% b }reea {jmb{ma nbe ejk{o vb{nr~o laha{j mj
da{aiio }r ri djel moi Ca{{j}oi Do{n! , B aeeo{a je mallbeeo% molb atb}}b vb{mbvj~o
e(bio{lj~ nbee(ji~b{o }v{oeoqrjo ji~b{jo{b nbe }ro van{oib% }mro~b je lr}o b lo}~{a jnbi~j hjaeea}~{j ji ria }lo{dja nj }mcb{io kbeeo b kroio mcb va{b nj{b0 Ca{{j}oi Do{n?
Molb io% molb io))) ac kbeeo% hra{na mcb a ~b ae la}}jlo nbnjmaio ri djel moi
vo{~ahoij}~a ea moi~{odjhr{a nj [jnhb)))**
}mjbimblrh)mol
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Eo hioloib% ria lb{jnjaia% moi}j}~bta ji ri ka}~oib vjai~a~o ji
tb{~jmaeb }r ria ka}b da~~a na ri vja~~o h{anra~o) Eo hioloib vb{lb~~bta
nj lj}r{a{b ea erihcbppa b ea nj{bpjoib nbee(olk{a v{ojb~~a~a nae ka}~oib)
Eo hioloib }vbmjaeb% a mrj }j {jdb{j}mb B{a~o}~bib% }j mcjalata }madb)
B{a~o}~bib% ji bddb~~j% aiio~a ea }ra lj}r{apjoib ji ri ejk{o nae ~j~oeo ]reea lj}r{a nbeea ^b{{a) Je
ejk{o% ji bddb~~j% ta vb{nr~o) Je na~o nj B{a~o}~bib% ji bddb~~j% a{{jta djio aj io}~{j hjo{ij) Ca{{j}oi Do{n% ji
bddb~~j% lbhejo nbeea moi~{odjhr{a nj [jnhb) Ea moi~{odjhr{a nj Cb{}}joi Do{n% v{okakjelbi~b% lbhejo nj
[jnhb)
}mjbimblrh)mol
Eo }madb #kz}mjbimblrh*
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VA[^B=
B{a~o}~bib b je }ro mallbeeo% eo }~{aio nro% }oio ~o{ia~j an Aeb}}ain{ja n(Bhj~~o na
qraemcb ~blvo o{laj) Je mallbeeo va}}a eb }rb hjo{ia~b a }oiibmmcja{b vjh{albi~baee(olk{a nbeeb vaelb b a {rljia{b mjkj nj ta{ja dohhja b ia~r{a% lbi~{b je }ro van{oib
B{a~o}~bib }~a~o }blv{b jlvbhia~o moi ea kjkjejo~bma)
Ohhj% vb{% ohhj je h{ai hjo{io) Je hjo{io ji mrj B{a~o}~bib lj}r{b{ ea mj{moidb{bipa
nbe Loino)
Ohhj je }oe}~jpjo n(b}~a~b% lbppohjo{io b a ]jbib% mcb }re ^{ovjmo nbe Maim{o% j
{ahhj nbe ]oeb jeerljiaio je doino nbj voppj% }oio mjo vb{db~~alb~b vb{vbinjmoea{j aeea
^b{{a)
}mjbimblrh)mol
B{a~o}~bib b je mallbeeo #kz}mjbimblrh*
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Aeb}}ain{ja% vb{% ioi }re ^{ovjmo b j {ahhj ioi manoio vb{vbinjmoea{j aeea ^b{{a%
ioi jeerljiaio je doino nbj voppj)
B{a~o}~bib aeeo{a ta ibeea vjappa nbe lb{ma~o% loi~a je }ro }~{rlbi~o% eo }madb% ri
ka}~oib vjai~a~o ji tb{~jmaeb }r ria moima }blj}db{jma h{anra~a% b lj}r{a e(alvjbppa
nbee(aihoeo v{ob~~a~o naeeolk{a nbe ka}~oib)
M voma hbi~b ji hj{o% vb{ tja nbe maeno ji~bi}o% la e(rolo ka{kr~o }blk{a ioi
ammo{hb{}bib% jllb{}o mol ibe }ro eato{o) Nbtb molveb~a{b ea }ra lj}r{apjoib) Eo
da% }onnj}da~~o b hej }drhhb ri h{rhij~o njlvapjbipa lbi~{b ta ji ma}a a da{b ji
d{b~~a j }roj maemoej)
Va}}a nj mo{}a nj djaimo ae mallbeeo lbppo anno{lbi~a~o b hej r{ea moi~bi~o aljmo
mallbeeo% }tbheja tbmmcjo hokkr~o qran{rvbnb% mj }jalo% mj }jalo!
Je mallbeeo aeeo{a av{b avvbia hej ommcj , Baccc{h!0 bc mj }jalo mj }jalo% hra{nakjvbnb mcb atbto mcjb}~o je la}}ahhjo aeeb hokkb lbpp(o{a da))) ~p% ji qrb}~o {b}o{~ je
}b{tjpjo nattb{o vb}}jlo , b {j~o{ia jllbnja~albi~b a {oida{b b }ohia{b)
B{a~o}~bib }a mcb e(alvjbppa nbee(aihoeo avvbia o}}b{ta~a rhraeb a qrbeea
nbee(aihoeo nb}m{j~~o naj nrb {ahhj ~b{{b}~{j ~{a Aeb}}ain{ja b ]jbib) ]a mcb
qrbeeaihoeo ria d{apjoib nj aihoeo hj{o b maemoea mcb ea d{apjoib ri mjiqrai~b}jlo)
B{a~o}~bib a qrb}~o vri~o }a mcb a ria k{btb damjeb ovb{apjoib nae lj}r{a{b ea
mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino% hej }rnaio eb laij b ca ri da}~jnjo}o ~{blo{b aeea vaevbk{a
}jij}~{a)
, Vb{ [a vbi}a lbi~{b }j h{a~~a ea ka{ka }a{ je v{jlo rolo ibeea }~o{ja a
moio}mb{b ea h{ainbppa nbe Loino) Je v{jlo a molrijma{ea) Je v{jlo an a{mcjtja{ea b
{binb{ea mo} nj}voijkjeb a ~r~~j% vb{ }blv{b! ,
B{a~o}~bib% da ea }blvejmb ovb{apjoib0 b}}bino ea ^b{{a ria }db{a% }b eaihoeo ~{a
Aeb}}ain{ja b ]jbib 1/26 nj aihoeo hj{o% aeeo{a vb{ o~~bib{b ea lj}r{a nbeea
mj{moidb{bipa nbe vjaib~a kj}ohia loe~jvejma{b vb{ 26 ea nj}~aipa mcb }bva{a eb nrb
mj~~) Kj}ohia loe~jvejma{b vb{ 26 j 2666 }~anj% mjo j 838)2 gjeolb~{j)Bmmo)
Da~~o)
B{a~o}~bib ca je {j}re~a~o)
Ea mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino ;26%666 }~anj% =:%=82 gl)
Je djeo}odo anb}}o njtbi~a~o n(jlv{ottj}o maelj}}jlo) ]oeo hej }blk{a mcb ea ~b}~a }ja
h{ainb je novvjo nbe io{laeb b vb}j ri qrji~o) ]bi~b nj}~ji~albi~b e(a{ja }reea vbeeb%
molb do}}b loe~o vj nbi}a nbe }oej~o b j moeo{j }oio }~{ao{njia{jalbi~b tjtjnj% aimcb
}mjbimblrh)mol
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}b ioi {jb}mb v{ov{jo a nj}~jihrb{b moi mcja{bppa j moi~o{ij v{bmj}j nbeeb mo}b) ~r~~o
ri vomo dro{j dromo% vjambtoelbi~b dro{j dromo)
B{a~o}~bib a{{jta qra}j }bipa ammo{hb{}bib natai~j ae mallbeeo) Eo amma{bppa
}tbhejainoeo moi nbejma~bppa) Avvohhja ea }ra d{oi~b }reea d{oi~b nbee(aijlaeb)
, Je Loino h{ainb =:%=82 gjeolb~{j , aiirimja vjaio B{a~o}~bib ae mallbeeo% moi ri
}o{{j}o ~bib{o }re tj}o)
, Baccc{h!, {j}voinb je mallbeeo ji ri }r}}r{{o mcb ono{a nj maim{bia , Ji {bae~
e(bddb~~jta mj{moidb{bipa nbeea ^b{{a >6%682 gjeolb~{j) La mj }bj aina~o tjmjio% kjvbnb%
mj }bj aina~o tjmjio))) ,
}mjbimblrh
}mjbimblrh)mol
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MOLLBI^O AE ^B]^O NA VA[^B NJ RIO PBEAI^B EB^^O[B
Bmmbeebi~j}}jlo (}mjbimblrh(%
Tj vo{ho jiiaipj~r~~o j ljbj {j}vb~~o}j }aer~j) ]oio Hjai Hjaiij Hi% V{jimjvb nj Tadda%
Tj}moi~b nj [ommavaeeo}a% H{ai Mjalkbeeaio nj A}mjrhoib% Mataejb{b nbee(O{njib nbj
Laelo}~o}j)
Co eb~~o moi ji~b{b}}b #nbm{b}mbi~b% lj {jim{b}mb allb~~b{eo* je To}~{o ~b}~o
#akka}~aipa ji}jvjno% allb~~jaloeo }b{bialbi~b* nae ~j~oeo0 E(rolo mcb lj}r{ ea
^b{{a a no{}o nj mallbeeo)
Tj }m{jto% }~jla~o (}mjbimblrh(% vb{mc {j~biho jinj}vbi}akjeb ovb{a{b nbeeb
vri~raejppapjoij }rj moi~bir~j nbe T} ~b}~o)
Vb{ moljimja{b a}}oer~albi~b {jnjmoeo b vb{ ireea m{bnjkjeb a~~{jkrj{b an ri aijlaeb
vbi}jb{j beako{a~j bn a{~jmoea~j molb na Toj da~~o moi je mallbeeo nbeea T} }~o{jbeea , b
Tj v{bho nj ioi ~j{a{b ji kaeeo eb io~jpjb nbeea kaebia b nbee(bebdai~b mcb va{eaio) J
lalljdb{j ji qrb}~joib% jida~~j% ioi va{eaio% kbi} jlj~aio je }roio nbeea tomb rlaia)
B% molriqrb% qrain(aimcb }j tb{jdjmcj ea a ljo attj}o {j}jkjeb b jlv{okakjej}}jla
btbi~raej~ mcb ri aijlaeb btoeta ea damoe~ nj va{ea{b qrb}~a ioi }a{bkkb mb{~o ea{jv{ota mcb je }rnnb~~o aijlaeb }ja ji h{ano nj a{~jmoea{b vbi}jb{j molveb}}j #a
njlo}~{apjoib nbeea ioi mo{{j}voinbipa ~{a damoe~ nj va{ea{b b damoe~ nj beako{a{b
vbi}jb{j molveb}}j }j }ji~oijppj je v{ov{jo avva{bmmcjo ~bebtj}jto }r ri qrae}ja}j
~aeg/{baej~z,}cox o ria qrae}jtoheja ~{jkria voej~jma*),
Ri(ae~{a% d{aimalbi~b la{mcjaia% jlv{bmj}joib v{b}bi~b ibe T} ~b}~o mcb B{a~o}~bib
r}j je mallbeeo vb{ lj}r{a{b ea nj}~aipa ~{a Aeb}}ain{ja b ]jbib)
Vb{ qrai~o% jida~~j% aj ~blvj nj B{a~o}~bib #JJJ }bmoeo v{jla nbeeo 6* j mallbeej do}}b{o
v{b}bi~j ji Io{n Ad{jma% vo{~a~j e na Aeb}}ain{o% {j}avr~o mcb je eo{o r}o vb{ lj}r{a{b
eb nj}~aipb jijpj }oeo ji bvoma m{j}~jaia% mjo% lj va{b eavaej}}jaio% novo eo 6) Molb
Tbnb~b% qrjinj% ibe moi~b}~o nbeea T} ia{{apjoib% b}jljo (}mjbimblrh(% mj }j ~{ota
natai~j an ria h{o}}oeaia nj}m{bvaipa m{oioeohjma)
Aj ~blvj nbe (vbi~a~ceo}( vb{ maemoea{b eb h{ainj nj}~aipb b{aio v{okakjelbi~b aimo{a
ea{halbi~b jlvjbha~j j kbla~j}~j% roljij avvo}j~albi~b annb}~{a~j a malljia{b moi
aina~r{a {bhoea{b b a ~bib{b moi~o nbe irlb{o nbj va}}j molvjr~j ji ohij la{mja)
}mjbimblrh)mol
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Ri(re~b{jo{b vri~raejppapjoib% ma{o (}mjbimblrh(% voj% n(rovo) [j}re~a btjnbi~b mcb je
T} {ammoi~o }j {jd a qrai~o {jvo{~a~o% a v{ovo}j~o nbee(jlv{b}a nj B{a~o}~bib% naeeo
}m{j~~o{b Mebolbnb ib ]re lo~o mj{moea{b nbj mo{vj mbeb}~j% e(rijmo }ro ejk{o hjri~o }jio
a ioj) Mebolbnb }m{jtb je ejk{o novo ea lb~ nbe J }bmoeo v{jla nbeeo 6% la qrai~o
novo aimo{a a{holbi~o njka~~r~o% molb aimo{a njka~~r~a e(addjnakjej~ nbeea }ra
ia{{apjoib a v{ovo}j~o nbe lb~ono nj B{a~o}~bib) A ~ae v{ovo}j~o ~{oto an b}blvjo
jeerljiai~b% (}mjbimblrh(% {jmo{na{b molb ~r~~b eb doi~j v{bmbnbi~j a Mebolbnb }~jljio
ea mj{moidb{bipa ~b{{b}~{b maemoea~a na B{a~o}~bib ji ;2;ljea }~anj b ioi ji ;26ljea
}~anj% molb {jvo{~a~o na Mebolbnb #b qrjinj na Toj* ji }bhrj~o a ri% a ljo attj}o b
ioi }oeo ljo% mcja{o a{{o~oinalbi~o nbe ~r~~o a{kj~{a{jo)
vb{mj ealvai~b% (}mjbimblrh(% mcb ea T} doi~b ioi }ja nbe ~r~~o addjnakjeb% vb{
qrai~o ammb~~a~a na loe~j oe~{b mcb na Toj) ^r~~atja% jlv{bmj}o (}mjbimblrh(% Toj Tj}vjihb~b oe~{b b {jvo{~a~b ea }~o{jbeea nbe voppo nj ]jbib b nbe }ro doino jeerljia~o naj
{ahhj nbe ]oeb ibe hjo{io nbe }oe}~jpjo n(b}~a~b) Bkkbib% avv{o}}jla~jto (}mjbimblrh(%
vb{ qrai~o b}j}~a ri }jljeb voppo% o{laj ji {otjia% tjmjio a ]jbib% ib}}rio% ibvvr{b
Mebolbnb% a}}omja je }rnnb~~o voppo aee(jlv{b}a nj B{a~o}~bib)
Tb{o % jiammr{a~o (}mjbimblrh(% mcb je T} aljmo Mebolbnb lbipjoia e(b}j}~bipa% ibeea
mj~~ nj ]jbib% nr{ai~b je da~jnjmo }oe}~jpjo n(b}~a~b% nj ria poia mj{moea{b nbe njalb~{o
nj =66 }~anj #mj{ma >8gl* notb eb lb{jnjaib ioi v{onrmbtaio olk{a) La qrb}~o% ib
moitbiho dr{ka}~{o (}mjbimblrh(% loe~o lbio addakrea~o{jo nbeea }~o{ja nbe voppo)
Aimo{a ri(ae~{a v{bmj}apjoib% (}mjbimblrh( je m{bnreoib) vomo v{okakjeb mcb
B{a~o}~bib }ja }~a~o a ]jbib vb{ lj}r{a{ib ea nj}~aipa na Aeb}}ain{ja b vb{ tb{jdjma{b
mcb ibeea dr~r{a A}}rai eb lb{jnjaib ioi hb~~a}}b{o olk{a a lbppohjo{io nbe }oe}~jpjo
n(b}~a~b) jitbmb vear}jkjeb mcb je (vbi~a~ceo}(% b}}bino je mavo kjkejo~bma{jo nbeea vj
h{ainb kjkejo~bma aeeo{a b}j}~bi~b% akkja r}a~o na~j ma~a}~aej hj b}j}~bi~j vb{
jido{la{}j }reea nj}~aipa ~{a eb nrb mj~~ #o akkja r}a~o na~j nj kbla~j}~j% o nj {avvo{~j
rddjmjaej% o nj tjahhja~o{j* b mcb }j }ja ka}a~o }r jido{lapjoij na erj {j~bir~b addjnakjej av{ovo}j~o nbeea }~o{ja nbeeb olk{b nbeeb lb{jnjaib a ]jbib }bipa aina{b a tb{jdjma{ea ji
eomo moi lj}r{apjoij v{ov{jb nr{ai~b ri }oe}~jpjo n(b}~a~b)
vb{mj loe~o v{okakjeb , }jmr{albi~b vj v{okakjeb nbhej btbi~j na Toj ia{{a~j moi
{addappoia~a dai~a}ja b }ma{}j}}jla lab}~{ja eb~~b{a{ja% }b lj }j vb{lb~~b e(rljeb
m{j~jma% }~rvjnj}}jlo b }bljaiaedakb~a (}mjbimblrh( , mcb% vb{ maemoea{b ea
mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino% B{a~o}~bib ioi }j }ja lo}}o naeea }ra Aeb}}ain{ja% akkja
r}a~o na~j hj a }ra nj}vo}jpjoib b }j }ja ejlj~a~o a lj}r{a{b ria }oea toe~a% an
}mjbimblrh)mol
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Aeb}}ain{ja% e(aihoeo nbee(olk{a v{ojb~~a~a naeea }ra lb{jnjaia je hjo{io nbe }oe}~jpjo
n(b}~a~b)
Moimernbino (}mjbimblrh(% {appa nj jlkbmjeeb% B{a~o}~bib ioi ca laj da~~o je tjahhjo
na Toj ia{{a~o ibe T} }~rvjno ~b}~o b Toj }jb~b rio }m{jkammcjio na qra~~{o }oenj b ri
loirlbi~aeb kbo~a)
Tj }aer~o% }vr~ainoTj tj{~raelbi~b ji ri ommcjo a T} }mbe~a
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E(rijmo }vri~o nbhio nj io~a mcb at{b}~b notr~o btjnbipja{b ibeea T} jim{b}mjo}a
ia{{apjoib% ji}jvjno (}mjbimblrh(% e(atb~b nbe ~r~~o laima~o% a {jv{ota nbeea T} jnjopja)
Bmmo% aeeo{a% mcb ~omma a lb vo{~a{eo aee(a~~bipjoib nbj eb~~o{j)
Ea }~jla nj B{a~o}~bib }reea mj{moidb{bipa nbe Loino #;26ljea }~anj% vomo lbio nj
>6ljea mcjeolb~{j* ioi b{a io~a a M{j}~odo{o Moeolko) Moeolko% ji ka}b a
jido{lapjoij ~{ota~b ibhej }m{j~~j nj ^oeolbo% vbi}ata mcb ea ^b{{a lj}r{a}}b 136ljea
}~anj% mj{ma ;3ljea mcjeolb~{j) Ea ^b{{a vb{ Moeolko% ji}olla% b{a qra}j ria toe~a b
lbppa vj vjmmoea nj qrai~o ioi do}}b ji {bae~)
]b% vb{mj% Moeolko atb}}b moio}mjr~o ea lj}r{a nbe Loino nj B{a~o}~bib ioi at{bkkb
v{okakjelbi~b {j~bir~o moitbijbi~b {ahhjrihb{b eb Jinjb iatjhaino tb{}o Otb}~% molb
jitbmb dbmb ~{otaino qrbeeo mcb ~r~~j }avvjalo ~{ot)
Qraino }j njmb je ma}o)))
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Ibe ma}o ji mrj Tj do}~b mcjb}~o% ji}re}o (}mjbimblrh(% vb{mc B{a~o}~bib }j }ja v{b}o ea
k{jha nj mb{ma{b nj maemoea{b ea mj{moidb{bipa nbeea ^b{{a% ea {j}vo}~a loe~o
v{okakjelbi~b }~a ibe da~~o mcb je (vbi~a~ceo}( }~ata eato{aino aeea {baejppapjoib nj ria
lavva molveb~a nbe Loino akj~akjeb #}reea lavva ebhhb~bTj la }avb~b ebhhb{b? ,
e(ji~b{b}}ai~b ~b}j nj ear{ba [bmoi}~{rm~jih B{a~o}~cbib}( Lav od ~cb Xo{en0 A ]~rnz
}mjbimblrh)mol
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ji ]or{mb Aiaez}j}%nj MG LmVcaje *) Moio}mb{b eb njlbi}joij nbe heoko% nriqrb%
dambta va{~b nbe vjaio (hboh{adjmo( nbe la~bla~jmo)
}mjbimblrh)mol
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KJKEJOH[ADJA b ]J^OH[ADJA
, Maeeaxaz% B) #;61;*) ^cb xcaeb ~ca~ ~aegbn) Ia~r{b Ibx})
, Nr~ga% @) #1::=*) B{a~o}~cbib}( lba}r{blbi~ od ~cb ba{~c {bmoi}jnb{bn) A{mcjtb do{ Cj}~o{z
od Bsam~ ]mjbimb} >4% 22,44), Hoen}~bji% K) [) #1:3>*) B{a~o}~cbib} oi ~cb lba}r{blbi~+ od ~cb ba{~c) Cj}~o{ja
La~cbla~jma 11% >11,>14)
, LmVcaje% M) G) #;611*) [bmoi}~{rm~jih B{a~o}~cbib}( Lav od ~cb Xo{en0 A ]~rnz ji ]or{mb
Aiaez}j}) #^cb}j}% La}~b{ od A{~}* Rijtb{}j~z od O~aho)
, [jnhxaz% ])% Ma{nb{% N)% @bdd{jb}% L)% ain ^onn% L) #;61;*) ]voi~aibor} crlai }vbbmc
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