Cartas de Manuel Pedro de Peña dirigidas a su querido Sobrino Francisco Solano López Año 1865

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    schs

    Eyata

    (Knhtcleha, Bas ilvras)

    Ax Ilfrls

    O n s K l h b i l h

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    M C V R C I

    Fuahns Clras, Aharn

    33

    ba 30:1.

    Kl kuy ckcbn snfr lhn Jrchm l smn ]n ichn ? pcr

    t lbn as t kl mnrczh ba uh prnjuh bn bn inr y

    ck cr e u r c , v l h b n ta p l mcb n y r ap l mcb n , y c b a i

    k n ia s tn K N ] S Q L R N , yc bai zuk fh y ahjcbnsn

    K C K C H E , y yc ba muc h tc lhk uh bc scfchb l oc

    sa p rasah tc ah as tcs r a o l chas 7 t a `ch tnkcbn

    ba su mu ap tc, sa m afch ah t , ara s su mc rh cb c,

    y ta j lecrch ba mu ch tn lhsa hs ctn sa ias ch tnoc ?

    uhcs vamas ba kcr lpnsc , n t rcs ba crcc, yc ta `c

    mah ic rvc , yc h lh jc , n r c t a m raah fu `n , n rc sar

    p la h ta , n rc j ch tcskc . C qua i qua m ra c yn qua a rc

    tnbcs ics mnscs fuahcs , v laha sar `ny tnbcs ics

    mnscs k cics ? a i qua arc ras pic hb nr , `ny as vnimch,

    a i qua a rc i c p la brc p ram lnsc ba i T c r ce uc y , `ny

    as k lrc bn mnkn ic k cs v l i asmnr lc , a i qua cyar arc

    kxlkn T ras lbah ta , `ny as a i kh lkn7 tu l ius

    t r cm l h sa mck flc ah ju r lc , tu mnh tah t n a h r c

    flc , chta s tn bn ta sn frc fc y `ny tn bn ta jc i tc ,

    ch ta s ta ras pa tc fc h, `ny ta jcml i ltch , sa fur ic h

    ba t y ba tu s mnscs , ta t lahah ba tcrc smc , `cmah

    pict l i in ba tnb ns tu s `am `ns , y yn k a cfn m`n rhn

    y muf rn a i rns t rn ba mnr r lbn .

    Su as as tn , kl snfr lhn T chm `n> @ e nt a as tc

    praeuh tc , pnrqua ka mnhs lbarn mnh baram`n pcrc

    `cm r ta ic , pc rc r aq ua r l r t a ? yn kc s ba sa r tu

    t l n , ju l ah mc rec bn pn r tu pc bra pcrc qua ta t r c

    oa rc F ua hn s C lra s a i cn 3027 jlh ba qua ta

    ba sp aoc rcs , ta m lv l i lzcrcs , y ta ` lm la rcs , ba pcoc

    qa arc s , uh jamuhbn e rc hn , qu a nj ramlarc cfuh-

    bc l` as mnsam`cs hu as t rc q uar lb c pc t r l c .

    @ a `am `n s lak pra i cs vamas ba pc br a , ac

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    2

    much tn `a pnb lbn , t a `a bc bn lhs t ru m lnh as ba

    k n r c i l b cb b a t n b n e h a r n , y o ck cs t a ` a p a r

    blbn ba v ls tc , `cs tc qua ka ju mnhvahlahta a i

    b a o c r t a 7 p a r n s lh cf ch b n h c r t a , h l b a s ck p cr c r t a .

    H u as t rc as t r am`az ju h t lk c , bnrk ck ns ah

    uh klskn mckcrn ta , muchbn vah ckns , y vn iv c

    kns ah ic enia tc V A T F I L M C B A I T C V C E Q C \ 7

    ka ask ar ah jnrkc r ta uh onv ah m lv l i , ta sc qu

    ba cqu ai as tc bn ah qua pcra mcs mnkn uh pn i in

    k n ocb n , mu ch b n i i ae ck n s cm, y p r n m u r k l t l e c r

    cqua i c rb nr mnhmup lsm lf ia q ua sa p r nh uh m l cf c

    j u a r t ak ah ta ah t u t ak p ar ck ah t n , y q u a h u h mc

    sa `c 'p nb lbn mc ikcr , s l ahbn tu p r lhm lp c i f ichm n

    cbnrcr i c Blnsc Zniup lc , `cm lahbn rcyc pnr i c

    rcyc , y pcschbn ba rcyc ah as tc kcta r lc .

    M nh as tc lhmi lhcmlh y juaen ta ` lzn k li l tc r tu

    pc br a . A h as tc mc r ra r c cpcram l a i juaen mnh

    rcy n cfrc scb nr , c rb lah ta , vnrcz y ium lbn , s l ak

    p r a t t a ` c s k ch ta h lb n mch b ah ta y ah mah b lb n ,

    cs as qua tu asp cbc `c as tcb n mci lah ta y mnh

    vc lhc cf la r tc , y pn r muc iqula rc mcusc mnsc hn

    `cs r ap crc bn ah bc r mnh vc lh c y tn bn qu lah sa

    ta `c p ra sah tcb n ba mnh t rc r ln r lvc i .

    H n pnb lc `cf rsa ta bc bn a oa rmlm ln k cs cba

    mucb n tu e ah ln , t a `cs `am`n e ah arc i ah i cs c r

    k c s ?

    ic asp cb c y ic ichzc scfas f ic hb lr c s , ak

    fn mcr a i mch , mc ic r i c fc yn ha tc , k nh tc r y kc

    ha oc r a i mcfc i in ? mnh scf ia ba sah vc lh cbn , fc

    yn ha tc mcicbc y ichzc ah r ls t ra , ara s mcp cz b a

    csc i tc r uhc p iczc juar ta ? mnkn fuah c r t l i i a rn kn

    r l rs c i p la bai mc h, f lah k nh tc bn snf ra ic mu

    r a c . \ r a s p am tn mcf c i i a r c q u aq u l t cm l h

    lehnr l s> A r as vc rnh l i `n k fra ba i czn y fn

    i c s , y hc bla sa p lah sa qua aras mcpc z ba asm urr l r

    i c fn ic ah mcsn cpurcbn , cuhqua ta p lh tah ba tq r

    tu e c pc vn raci , mu ch bn t u `nr smnp n as ba iah,

    cuh qua k l var t a `u f la rc vah lbn ka onr a i . b a

    C r l a s , Mc pr lmnrh ln , Rc ur n , s lehns qua mnhb l-

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    mah k uy flah mnh `c fa r k at l bn tnb ns ins pc

    rceucy ns ah , uh muarh n , y `c fa r ta qua bcb n t

    snin mnh ic mnrhumnplc ba Ckcitac ,

    Cuhqua as tcs mnrhjarcs mnhs ta icmlnhas ta snh

    k uy cpi lmcfias pnr tu s `am `ns , as baml r , pn r tu s

    lhk nbas t lcs mnhnm lbcs , i c qua p rn p lck ah ta t a

    mnr ra spn hb a , as i c ba i Ia ah , t ck flh uhn b a ins

    f icsnhas ba hu as t rn asmubn hcm lnhc i , ba sua r ta

    qua `cfar hcm lbn ah as ta s lehn , t ahar ucs mnkn

    ics qua ns tah tc as ta ch lkci , a s tc r f icsn hch bn ba

    sus muc i lbcbas ba ec r rc s , y basq u l oc rch bn ianhas

    s lh mascr , snh tckflh `am`ns qua sa prnbumah

    ic vls tc .

    @ny a i Frcs l i y tnbn a i kuhbn ta mnh takohch

    fcon as tn s bns cspa mtns , mnkn Inpaz- ian mn

    kn Inp az- tcurn 7 y slh ak fc ren qua snh k l tcb as

    kuy npuas tcs , hn as t r cch , pnr qua vah `arv l r ah

    tu cbk lhls t rc ml h, ah tu s npa rcmlnh as , y ah tu s

    pc ic frcs i cs kcs lhcu b l tcs k nhs t ru ns lbc bas , mnkn

    hcm lbcs b a uh sar jc tc i slkn jnrk cbn ba in f ru tn y

    in rcmln hci , y k um` n k cs mu chb n tnb ns sc fah qua

    `uf n ah n t rn t l ak pn ' M ah tcu rn ah Rasc i lc , y ah

    M r a t c K l h n t c u r n .

    Ba tnbn in b lm`n puaba lh ja r l r sa mkn as tc r

    yn mnh astcs mnscs7 mraah qua t hn ics mn

    h n m a s ,

    y ka ruae ch qua ta ics b lec pc rc var

    s l ba s t ruy as t c i k lx t l h . R hn ka hae crs qua

    H cf um n tu ah r le nr ah m la r tn t l ak pn fua y

    `n k fra , `nkfra* fu ay , y cmu rbc ta t ck flh

    ba cqua i ic fu r rc qua `cf i . K lah t rcs t c h t n , s l

    t l ou ze cs qua as tn v lah a ba B lns , qua t nf rcs

    pnr lhsp l rcm lh suyc , c r r k cia eucsm c c i F rcs l i 7

    hn `c ec s mcsn ba much tn b lec h y `c ec h cm .

    N frc t ah e r ch ba , qu a nf rcs snh ck nras y hn

    fu ah cs rczn has , y pu as tn qua `c s t l r cb n b a ic*

    t lznhc , i c t l aha basahvc lhcbc , i c p rasah tcs bashu

    b c y v l fr c ium lah ta 7 qu a sa va c q ua hn as

    tch v l r ea h, mnkn sa mraa , qua cu hq ua c ien bas-

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    :

    mch t l i i cbc , `cs ba k ata r ic `c s tc i c eu crh lm l h ,

    qua pc rc asn ic p ra sah tcs y i c t l a hb as c i F rcs l i .

    @ cz ta uh Mlb , qua `c yc k nrns y m r l s t l c hn s

    muc h tn ch tas ? `cz ta uh P r oas , uh C ia oc hb rn , a tm .

    as pras lsn hn h cs qua sapc s qu a a i Frc s l i hn as

    knmn ba pc vn , qu a s l pa s tc a cs , t a b cr p cr c

    tcfc mn , y t a suk lr i c fn yc 7 tu t l ah as k um `n *

    ` n k f r a s ,

    -

    pa rn i t l aha k um` ns sn ibcb ns 7 k cs

    as tn hn lkpnr tc muchbn t scfas qua pnr a i mckl

    hn sa `cmah fu aya s .

    A h nt rc nmcs lh ta l r mn htc bn ics mnscs qu a

    b l mah q u a ` cs ` am` n p c r c k ch tah a r a i n r b ah

    pfi lmn .

    Ru t n qua ta ckc ba mnrczh .

    A i M l u b c b c h n T c r c e u c y n

    KCHQAI TABAN BA TAC-

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    Fuahns Clras, Aharn 31 ba 30::.

    Astlkcbn snfrlhn kl, Jrchmlsmn ]nichn? cuh

    qu a ah kl ch tarln r ta cvlscfc qua ta lrc mnh

    tchbn kum`cs mnscs qua `cfcs `am`n ah asc tucbklhlstrcmlh pcrc mnhsarvcr ai nrbah pfilmn,

    ka pcrama qua hn pnb r `ny iiahcr astc prnk asc,

    pnrq ua sa ctrcvlasch ba pnr k abln tchtn s csuh

    tns bai Lk parln bai Frcsli, qua hn p uabn baocrins

    lhcparmlflbn s. ]a `c lrrltcb n lchtn asta Lk parln

    mnh tu s trcva surc s, qua ics `c tnk cbn in sarln,

    y ka csaeurch qua ta vc asmcrk ahtcr pcr c tn

    b c ic vlbc. ]aeh sa pra pcr c as pcrc qu ltcrta ai

    rasua iin, y tnb n ai k uhb n sa prnh uhm lc su jcvnr, tc i astrakn- qua tnbn s qulara h `cmarsa frcslia

    rns pnr ic snic rczh ba tuk fc rta, y pnr var qua

    mnh tcias juarzcs y pn ba r sa puaba pcsc r pnr tn

    bcs ics plmcs ba Jich bas , y kum`n kcs muchbn

    pcrama qua am`cs pla ctrs.

    Ins C rea htlh ns ilfarcias sa jrntch

    ics

    kchns ba

    mnhtah tn ci mnhtakpicr qua ci T crce uc y ia i iaec

    su rabahmlh, pnrqua chslch ba qua sciec ba asa

    mcutlvarln, y qua t ta iiaeua muchtn chtas tu]ch K crtlh? hl q ularah qua sa blec?

    Euarrc ci

    Tcrceucy, slhn Euarrc Ipaz? ctcmcr tu lhba

    pahba hmlc, y hn ic ba ic Vapfilmc, qua ic eu arr c

    sac k uarta pcrc t , y vlbc pcrc" ic T ctr lc . As

    schmlh pfilmc asta basan.

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    Cs hn astrc as

    sl

    ah astc ak prasc scfas qua sa

    kazmich `nk fras ba vcrlcs iaheuc s. H n puab as

    jleurcrta in qua tnbn s ckch `ny ci T cr ce uc y,

    ia k lrch mnkn ic hlc ba ins nons, mnkn jinr baics jinras, mnkn prahbc lbnictrcbc, qulah karama

    tnb n scmrljlmln pnr rasmc tcric ba tu pn bar. B a

    hlheh knbn qularah qua ast k cs tu mcren

    pnr ai kci tr ctn qua ia bcs, y pnrq ua ta `cs pua s

    tn kuy basvchamlbn.

    Mlartckahta, snfrlhn kn, ta `cs basmnkpuastn

    ku m`n, aspamlcik ahta baspus qua trc ec sta ic-

    praslbahmlc? hn `cflc slbn tu astkcen pcrc bl

    ea rlr tch fuah fnmcb n, `cflc slbn bfli, ta ` c

    mcuscbn ahjarkabcb ba oulmln, `cmlhb nta mnka

    tar kli astrcvcechmlcs, qua prnmabah varbcbarc

    k ahta ba kcic bleastlh.

    ]citcsta rapahtlhckahta bai vciia ic mukfra,

    y sa basmnkpusn tu hctu rciaz c, ta jcitcrnh ics

    juarzc y ic mcpcmlbcb pcrc trlturcr flah ic pra

    slbahmlc, y ic aheuiista, hn astchbn tu astkcen

    cmnstukfrcbn asta eharn ba cilkahtn.

    Njsmasata ic vlstc , basmnhn mlsta iua en tu s

    chtleuns ciiaecbns, tus pcrlah tas, tu s cklens?

    tnbn ta turf, ic jcitc ba mnstukfra astc micsa

    ba k chocr, ai usn ba tc h tn uhljnrka, ba tch tcs

    m` crr atar cs, ba tch tn aistlmn, ba tch tc asmnitc,

    ba tch tn cp crc tn b a mnm`a, flzcrrns mcfciins,

    raspa tn lbnitrlmn, nfablahmlc mlaec ba trn pc s,

    ak piacbns, mlubcbc hns, y ba tnb c asc m`uskc?

    ic akfrlceuaz ba tus cpicusns, asa enipa turfcbai vu ien , qua ta jastaocfc mnh ein rlcs, `nsc hcs,

    Ra Bauk, klscs mchtcbcs*, mckpchcs y mckpchl

    iics, mahmarrns y mcsmcfaias, iuklhcrlcs, fclias,

    kslmcs, pchbaratcs, y ntrns ttaras, mnh qua ta

    mrasta parsnhcoa blehn ba vaharcmlh, y ba qua

    hcbla pnbc tnmcrta, hl ai pain ba ic rnpc, pnrqha

    t `cfcs `am`n T ras lba hta , y aras uh iuklhcr

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    muchbn hn aras k cs qua uh slkpia euschn ba

    iuz.

    Astns `ukns ta ciatcrecrnh, parblsta `cstc ins

    ilhackahtns ba ics fuahcs mnstukfras, ta prnpu

    slsta uitrcocr, ckahczcr y kcitrctcr ins `nk

    fras y kuoaras, sar ernsarn, lhtrctcfia, snfar

    fln, crrnechta y mruai .

    A i T rnja tc B cvlb blma ah su scikn 20 qua ics

    prnplabcbas bai furrn ta snh cpilmcfias? klrc in

    qua as asta tnrpa chlk ci, y scmc ic mnhsamuahmlc.

    ]l uhn `c ba sar T raslb ahta bai T crc eu cy ba

    asta knbn, vcych ci blcfin sus praslbahmlcs, ics

    asparchzcs y suinern?hn ` cy citazcX

    hn

    `cy rlqua

    zc, hn `cy `nhnr, hn `cy iumrn qua aqulvciec ic

    purazc ba mnstuk fras, ic ramtltu b bai chlkn.

    T arbar ic sahbc ba ic rczh, y mnhstltulrsa uhn

    sakaochta ins fru tns Ic praslbahmlc, ic lkpu

    razc y ic.cv crlmlc, `ch icf rcbn tu pramlplmln7 pnr

    aiics hn tlaha s mnstuk fras, pnr aiics hn `cy iumas

    ah tu ahtahb lklah tn, y pnr aiics ta `cs vu aitn

    .sakaochta ins cshns.

    @ csta `lhm`cbn ba tci. k charc, qua yc hn mc

    fas ah t, scias k nstrc rta ci k uhb n. Ra `cs

    mralbn sar scfln, pnitlmn y vcila hta, bamlbas ba

    tnbn,

    y `cmas kli k nhcbcs mnkn lh taileah ta y

    k castrn . C mu rbc ta qua ]mrctas blon, qua ic

    nplhlh `lhm`c ins hamlns, bai knbn qua ai vlah

    tn `lhm`c ins muarns.

    Rc i as ai ra tr ct n jlai ba tu sar, tc i as ai parsnhc

    oa qua cpicstc fcon sus pichtcs ci Tcrceucy,

    blmah tnbns7 ci qua qulara c`nrc ahscherahtcria

    pnr ai lhsahsctn basan ba slheuicrlzcrsa.

    Astrccrs qua sa rlch ba t, qua sa furiah,

    muchbn ta kuastrcs uh mnhvuisn `lhm`cbn, y qua

    ta celtcs pnr ic baflilbcb ba tu ahtahb lk lahtn,

    knvlahbn hcusacs qulahas slahtah tus arutns>

    Hcbc lkpnrtch ascs mnhvuislnhas /ba harvlns,

    trcstnrhns y vrtlens, qua ta `cmah mraar mnfcrbc

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    tnbn ai k uhb n, y qua ic scf lbu rc, ic pnitlmc

    y ic jnrtciazc ahtr crn h ba uh vuain y erc tultc

    kahta ah tu kniiarc y mnrczh? asparc uhns blcs

    kcs,

    y praprcta tnkcr ics ba Zliicblaen, pnr

    qua sl ai Frc sli ta ahm ua htrc , ta vc scmub lr ai

    pnivn, y pn harta mnkn huav n, y ai pla snfra tu

    pasmuazn `cstc baocrta knhbn y ilrnhbn.

    Blns in k chbc cs, y ah iiaechb n ic `n rc, hn

    `cy qulah puabc njramaria mnsc qua ia cpicqua.

    \ c scfrs qua ai Frcsli sleua cjaltchbn tus

    prolkns ah ic Fchb c N rlahtci7 k um`cs fcr fc s

    fichmcs asth yc kuy flah paicbcs, y aiics ta bl

    mah qua pnhe cs ic tuy c ah raknon7 y hnsntrns ins

    Tcrceuyns ba cm, ia `akns pablbn pnr jcvnr qua

    hns `cec tckflh ic fcrfc7 mnh tci qua `akns ba

    `cmaria ai mnpata. Mnh asta mnpata Frcsliarn

    ctuzcbn, y ic fcrfc T crce ucy c asmckn hbcbc, pn

    bakns prasahtcrhns rnzcechtas chta t y huas

    trns pclschns pcrc bcrhns blcs ba einrc.

    Csaerchka qua tlahas aherliicbns kum`ns

    scmarbntas, y kum`ns mlubcbchns blstlheulbns, y

    qua `cs bas tarrcb n vlrtunscs y `nhrcbcs sanrcs .

    Chuhmcias ba kl pcrta ai schtn cbvahlklahtn

    frcsliarn, y qua ic rabahmlh as saeurc, saeh in

    slahta tu tln, qua ta basac asmcpas ic vlbc, c`nrc

    qua ic trcas ouecbc, y plahscs vahbaric mcrc.

    Ai Mlubcbchn Tcrcehcyn

    KCHQAI

    TABAN BA

    TAC.

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    M C V R C LLI

    Fuahns Clras, Ah arn 30 ba 30:1.

    Zlvc , v lv c 'k l snfr lhn Jrch m l smn ]n ichn ? yc

    as ts ah pnsas lh bai juar ta fr cs l i arn ba Mnlk -

    frc juarzc ba sch era f l snc pc rce uc yc . T n

    f r a V ap f i l mc b a i T c r ce u c y ah q u k ch n s ` c s

    nc lbn Jr ch m lc y t pc br a , t l r ch ns ch tam asnras

    h ly ns t ch ahak lens ba eu ar r c , y tu t ch c i mnh

    t r c r l n ?

    cquaiins mnblmlnsns ba pcz, y tu vlbn ba

    vlm tnr lcs kcrmlc ias , ins uhns kazqulhns ba sch

    e ra e ua rr ar c , y tu pr b le n b a a i ic . Sulh ias

    `u fla rc b lm`n cqua i ins , s l vn sntrn s snls as t ra

    l b n s , ci su ma sn r sa ia vc h cjinocr ins k ua iia s,

    su mursn vc sar b l i c tc bn y mnplnsn T ahscfc ls

    qua sa ec s t cr c pn r uh n, y sa vc ec s tc r pn r

    m l ah tn , y i t lk ck ah ta h n s q u ab c r ak n s t n mch b n

    t c f i a t c s

    @ c` s l as m la r tn qua a i k ch bn ta c iumlh ,

    ins pni lmrnkns , ins `nhnras y ics r lquazcs juarnh

    hu av ns pc rc t , y `cs mclbn ah uh c aspamla ba

    j rahas , qua ta `c nm up cb n ic rczh ? csm ahb ls ta

    juarc ba t l akpn , t a a iavcs ta bakcs lcbn , t a cpcr

    tcs ta kum`n ba i c i i churc ah qua hcm l s ta , suf ls ta

    N i lk p n , c r r l f c s ` n y M n lk f r c , ` cmas k c tc r

    pc rce uc yn s fnm c ba o c r r n , y i c ak pra sc t a s a

    v u a iv a a i s u a n b a i p a r r n .

    H n t a cmu a r b cs mu ch b n tu p cb r a k ch b u h

    Rahlah ta c r t l i i a rn cpa i i lbcbn Zl i i c ifc mnh fuquas

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    ba eu arrc y 144 `nk fras am`cr uhns valhta

    y bns frcsliarns bai marrn T ch ba Czmcr,

    bnhba `cfch vahlbn ah mchncs astcfiamar

    cii uhc eucrb lc> Asns frcs liarns `lmlarnh ic

    klskc bajahsc qua ins ba Mnlk frc, k ctcrnh

    `lrlarnh vcrlns pcrc eu cyn s, y baspus sa as

    mcfuiiarnh ilhbckahta, slh pnbarsa rakablcr?

    blarnh astnmcbc pnr mnrhcbc.

    Blm`nsn sa iickc cquai qua asmcrk lahtc ah

    mcfazc coahc7 pa rn t qua ta `cs mnh va rtlbn ah

    uh k nhstrun ba ic Vap filmc, qua ta `cs mrabn

    qua tnbn ai k uhbn ast nfilecbn nfab amarta

    y trlf utc rta nfsaqulns, qua hn scfas qua ba

    ins asmcrkahtcbns sa `cmah ins cvlscbns, qua

    ta `cs ahmchblicbn mnh tch tc iuz y tch tn pnb ar?

    ta mlaecs y am`cs asns lhjailmas lhaspartns

    pcrce ucy ns uhc lhkahsc y ctrnz mcrhlmarc,

    hcbc kcs qua pnrqua tu astkcen hn ast cmns

    tuk frc bn mnhtahar kchocras ba tc h tc sustch

    mlc, mnkn ins qua ta bao tu pc br a, sa ta `c iia

    hcbn y ta prnbuma `lhm`cznhas, y nfstrummlnhas

    ah tnbc s pc rtas, y ba asta knbn `cs pa rblb n ic

    sciub y ahtahb lklah tn, y hn ta sa bc uh pltn `c

    mar barrckcr schera, slh tnh hl snh.

    ]l `uflarcs pahscbn ah in qua ta jcitc pc rc

    sar,fuah enfarhchta, pcrc sar scfln, pnitlmn,

    vcilahta y eu arra rn, hn ta `cfrcs k atlbn ah as

    tc bchzc y k ctchzc, hl `cf rlcs ahtr cb n ah mnh

    trc rr as tn mnh hc bla mnh ic inmc ak prasc ba aqul

    ilfrcr astcbns.

    Bafcs `cfar rapatlbn prnazcs mnkn ics ba tu

    pcbra, mnkn cquaiic bai Mnkchbchta Vckns,

    muchbn ju mnh trasmlahtns `n k fras ci ntrn icbn

    bai rln Cpc, cfchz ic mcsc ba ic vlubc frcsliarc

    ba uh tci Ipaz, ic quak, bastru y tnbn su

    erchblnsn astcfiamlklahtn, trcon ba ic mckc ic

    Zliic ba Mnhmapmlh blm`c sanrc, qua sa `c

    iicfc ba p crtn , y ouh tck ah ta tn bc su jcklilc, qua

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    sa mnkp nhc ba 30 pa r snh cs 7 t ck fl h uh mnkpc

    br a ba a i ic ] r . Ni lv al rc , qua ` cf lc lbn v ls l

    tcr ic 7 y cs lklskn ntrn sanr Enhziaz , qua `cflc

    i iae cbn c i i mnh k nt lvn ba mnk prc r uhns mck

    p n s .

    C r ra mnh tn bn a i ec hc bn ba i c as tchm lc ,

    y ah t ra i cqua i ic m r lc ba vcmcs e r ch ba s , muyns

    k cm` n s y ` ak f r cs s u p n tu p c b r a r ap c r t l r i n s ah

    sus as tchmlcs .

    T c rc `czccs saka och tas t a bcr c f lah a i hc l

    p a , y hn p c rc csc i tc r jnrj tj lmcmlnhas, y sci lr bas

    mc ic frcb n , y `cm ar asmc ic mnh mcbv aras .

    K lrc mkn cf r l ins n ons a i F rcs l i , mk n ta

    nil , mu chb n t lfcs , i yc as t cf c ba vua i tc ? ` lzn

    ra t l r c r ins `c f l tc h ta s ba i cs pnf icm lnha s , y ba

    o c r t a h ae r c s v l a o c s s n i ck ah ta .

    Flah b lma a i raj rh? qulah hn scfa qua as euar

    rc , vcyc a i i c 7 y puabn csaeurcr ta qua ins t r luh

    jns mnkn ins ba M nlk frc , ta `c h ba bu rc r mnk n

    .mum` crc ba pc h .

    A h uh c mc r tc qua a i 1 ba B lml ak fra ba 3015

    asmr lf tu pc br a , i a `cf icfc ba uh c oa r l h ec ba

    p ic tc qua ju ba i b lm tcb nr J r ch m lc , y i a bam lc

    qua sa `cf lc cprn p lcb n b a a i ic pcrc o a r lh ec r sa

    ,y o a r l h e c r h n s . T n r in v l s t n . t i c ` c s ` a r a b c b n ,

    y vcs- mnh a i ic y ins pc rc eu cy ns t rc s bai F rcs l i ,

    pa rn a i m i l st a r qua i i avc , bc c tnb ns . B asb a

    qua rnk pl su mc r ra rc tu mc r rn pn i t l mn , as ts

    b ch b n b a mu i c t c , y p n h lah b n ah k n v lk lah tn a i

    ou ae n t r cs a rn ba i mc r ruc oa , y hn `c y cy ub c qua

    v c ie c p c r c k n v a r t a p n r a i b a i ch t a r n .

    Ru akpan as a i c ifnrn tc r a i mn tc r rn ah ic Va

    pf i lmc C r oah t lhc ? k a b lmah qua `ch c bc bn ah

    as cs b l i l o ah m l c s B n h T c s mu c i V n s cs , Bnh Ons

    M c k l h n s y B n h T a p a V c k r a z , m n k n i c h z c b a r c s

    ba ta oabnr , p rnmurchbn `cmar tus , tus , ins par

    rn s v la ons , y czu zch bn mnh ic jcisc pra nm up cmln u

    ba qua ins cr oah t lhns y frc s l iarn s v lv ah mnk n

    parrn- ? v ec tns .

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    R in qua basac s mnh as t n , as ch crq ulz cr ic

    V a p f i l mc 'C r e ah t lh c , b a s u h l r i c s T r n v lh m l c s ,

    qua rahc zmc ic e u ar rc m lv l i, qua hn ta he c

    iue cr ba pah scr ah t , y pu abc s , mnkn tu pc br ay J r ch m l c cp r n v a m` c r t a b a a s ta a s t cb n .

    A i Frcs li o ck cs `c lh ja r lbn ce rcv ln c i T c r c

    e u c y , e u c r b c r k n h c mnh a i B lm t c b n r J r ch m l c ,

    ju uh n ba ins pr lk arn s qua ramn hnm l su lhb a

    pah bah m lc , y mnhsarv ra icm lnha s ckls tnscs ah

    t n b n t l a k p n . A i T c r c e u c y o c k c s sa ` c p r n h u h

    m lcbn m nh t rc a i F rcs l i , y kcs f lah J r ch m l c , tu

    p c b r a , y t ` cf l s a s t cb n p r a p c r cb n s mn h t r c

    F u ah n s C l r a s , mn h t r c t n b n c r o ah t l h n , s l ak p r abas jnec hbn mnh t rc a i ins , ah mc rhc hb n nb lns , mcu

    schb n par ou lm lns ba tnb n e h arn ah sus pa r snh cs ,

    ah sus lh ta ra sas y ah su jckc . B le ch Mn r r lah

    t a s , ] ch t c - J y F u ah n s C l r a s , y p r a s a h t ah su s

    njahscs y r am ick ns ins k cs ou s tn s , ba ce rcv lns

    qua sa ia `c h lhjar lbn p nr ni cf usn qu a sa `c

    `am`n ba su as tcbn ba chcrqu c .

    @ n y k l sk n ai F r c s l i h n v c m n h t r c a i T c r c e u c y ,

    vc mnh trc t , qua ia prn vn mc s ic e u ar rc , qu a ia

    n j ah b as b a i k n b n k cs f r u t c i .

    H cb c lk p n r t c c i L k p a r ln s cf a r q u a t a p r n v aas

    b a c r k ck ah tn , b a f u q u a s mn r czcb n s , b a i l ah zn s ,

    f cy a t c s , y b a mu ch tn p a r t r am ` n b a t c i c f c r t a r c

    pu ab cs cmnp lc r ? hc bc ia lk pn r tc qua ia ` lh qu as

    a i b la h ta , y qua ia t r c le cs ah t ra b la h ta s ? i iuae n

    y k uy iuae n ta `c r r am` lhc r ins b la h ta s , y t a as

    t l r c r i c p la rhc .

    I c a sp ab l m ln h K c tn e r n s n t a a s t k n s t r ch b n

    qua t lahta pains a i haenmln ,y in qua ta vc mns tcr

    a i c fa r ch bcb n fus mch bn a i pa in c i `ua vn .

    A i t l r cr ta c i mnbl i in mnh vlah a c i F rcs l i , y ins

    a s t cb n s b a i T i c t c , y c i T c r ce u c y k l s k n ? a s t l i y

    h amas c r l c p c r c t n b n s a s t c e u a r r c . I n q u a ` l zn

    a i F rcs l i mnh t rc V ns cs , in qua `c ma `n y mn h t r c

    C e u l r r a , v c ` cma r mn h t r c t . C u h q u a i a v a s

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    ch bc r pcsn ba fu ay , i mck lhc mnh plas ba .pin

    kn `cs tc nf i lecr ta am`cr ta su p las .

    ]nh pckpi lhcs y pckpl rn icbcs , ins pahscklah

    tns y c icrk cs ba qua a i F rcs l i ck flmlnh c mnh

    qu ls tcr . In s qua ck flmln hch , snh ins t l rc hn s , ins

    rcp lc bn ras , ins qua r ln r av ua i tn ine rch ec

    hchm lc b-pasm cbn ras . Asn s qua c i t a r ch ic

    t r ch qu l i lbc b , qua hn ba och enzc r ba pcz , mnkn

    t , qua mnkn cps tn i r av n ium ln hcr ln qu la ra s `c

    mar ra e cr mnh sch er a tn bn mu ch tn as t t c i

    mchma .

    Mu fra s mnh ics pc icfr cs ba hu as t r n asmu bn hc- ,

    m lnuc ipcz y oustlmlc y ai rc k n ba nilvc ai pu c i

    mnh qua p r lhm lp lcs ahscherah tc r i c pc t r l c , y

    mnh `am`ns m ru ah tn s ce l tc r as tns pua f ins .

    T n r q u h n t n k c s p n r k n b a in c i T r a s lb a h t a

    ba ic V ap fi lmc C rea h t l hc > Ia vars mnh uh

    e r c h b a a s t k ce n lh c i t a r cf i a t n b n cu k ah tn b a

    pn ba r jnr tuh c, in k lsk n sa ia mnhnma c` nr c

    q u a ch tas , r av as t lb n ba uh h lkn suf i lka , supa

    r ln r tn bc s ics mnscs , qua hn cpr amlc k cs qu a

    `cm ar ic ja i lm lbcb ba ins cr ea ht lh ns , bc r ias p cz

    i l f a r t c b y p r n e r a s n . S u b l ja r ah ml c ah n r k a

    ah tra i y t> A i k nb as t n , y s l iahmlnsn , y t sn

    fa rf ln y j chjc rrh ? i ba mnrczh k ceh h lk n

    qua mnhs lbarc mnkn lhb l ja rah tas ins `nhnras as -

    tar l ras bai k ch bn , y t qua ins basa cs , qua ta

    ` lhm` cs mnh ic pnsas lh , y much bn tak as parb ar

    ins , ta ahvl iamas ? i hn p cb am a cel tc mlh pn r muci

    qu la r mc h t lb cb ba c i lka htn qua ram lfc , mc r m ta r

    b a ` n k f r a s u p a r ln r , s cf a mn h s a r v c r s a l h k u tcf i a

    ah tn bn erc b n 7 y t qua m l jrcs tn bc tu ja i lm lbcb

    ah b l s p c r c t a s , y mu ch b n s a c s n k c u h r a v as c -

    m raas qua vc bcr vua i tc i c ruabc , t a c ifnrn tcs ,

    t a mq h s lb a r c s p a r b lb n .

    J leurfcs ta cmcsn qua asa tu mnrckvnfls , a sa

    tu jcujcu, asc tu er ch p rns np np ay c, mnh qu a ak

    f n f cs c i T c r ce u c y , ah tn h t am a r c c i F r c s l i , y

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    astns puafins> ]l C eu lrr a sa ak fnfaml, cii sa

    ics `cyc, mnh su pch sa in mnkc. A h jlh, tnb ns

    ta vch mnhnmlahbn qua aras fuah c eu ltc rrc , yqua ai Frc sli snin cmnk pccb n ta `c r mnk

    prah bar qua ntrc mnsc as mnh eu ltcr rc . H n pn r

    astn yn ka bashcturcilzn, hl baocr ba sar tu

    cjamtunsn t n, qua kcs qulslarc var ta ah ai mlain

    qua ah ic tlarrc.

    Ai Mlubcbchn Tcrceucyn

    KCHQAI TABAN BA TAC-

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    Fuahns Clras, Aharn64ba 30:1.

    Zcilchta snfrlhn kn, Jrchmlsmn ]nichn? ah*

    tlah bn qua ci ramlflr mcbc mcrtc ba astcs qua ta

    asmrlfn, vcs tnrm ark a ai nmlmn7 parn hn as mnsc

    qua rnkpck ns ichzcs pnr astns blspc rctas. H n

    s mnkn sa `c `am`n tch pfilmc huastrc mnkuhl

    mcmlh, qua tnbns ic scfah, y ci vark a pnr ic

    mciia,

    fusmhb nk a ba prnp sltn ah mcsc, ka

    jailmltch pn r ai pcra htasm n, supnhlhbnka Bu qua

    K crquas pc rc muchbn ta mnrnhas ba Ak parc

    bnr .

    @ a hntcbn tck flh qua as kum`c ic chslabcb

    ba scfar ics `czccs, ichmas, sumasns y pcsns ba

    tu pc bra y tuyns, y mtcta cqu ic rczh pn rquahn puab n mnh tahark a. H n ta jruhzcs, y hn ka

    klras mnh snframaon, mciic ai plmn, ceuchtc y tah

    pcmlahmlc, qua in klskn `cmah cquaiins pnf ras

    pcrc eu cyn s, muchbn ias mcrbcs ic ichc. In qua

    qu larn, as var sl mnh astc mcrec marr cbc qua ta

    bny , y ics qua ta bcr k uy prn htn ai Frcsli, ta

    sa cpcech ins frlns, y ta quabcs tck cltn . Mran

    qua mnh astns aspcibcrczns qua tnbns ta bch cm

    tucikahta, ta sa `ch ba qultcr ics echcs ba cocr,

    plscr, ctrnpaiicr, trlhm`cr, mnrtcr, rcocr y hlqul-

    icr ci k uhbn ahta rn. Ba astc suarta sa cilvlch

    tnbns ba t, hn vcibrh k cs tus truahn s, raikpc

    ens y rcyns, y sa cmcfcrh ics takpastcbas.

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    I n qua s a s k uy fu ah n qua ta r amu arb a c ieu

    hns `am`ns ba tu pc br a , pc rc qua ins tn k as pn r

    knbains as t rc telmns ah ic prasahta euarrc mnh a i

    Lk pa r ln , s lh ak fc ren ba qua pn r ins n t rns pcs c-

    eas qua raj larn , hn ta quabcs ah zcec .

    H n b af as l e h n r c r i n q u ak ch b n ` cma r t u p c b r a

    mnh ins lhb lns kn htasas ba ins yar fc ia s . As ns

    l h b e a h c s s nh e a h a r c i k a h t a k c h s n s . K u m ` n s

    ba hu as t rn s pc l schn s qua ak pra hb ch fahaj lm lc r

    y a r f ck c ta , s a l h t a r h cf ch ah a s n s k n h ta s , j u h b c

    f ch s u r ch m` n a s t cf i am lk lah tn , - cb q u l r ch r a i c

    m lh y ck ls tcb mnh asns hc tu r c ia s , y cba k cs ba i c

    pan hcb c qua i i avcfc h , ah mn h t rc fc h ah a i ins uh

    mn h t le ah t a p n b a r n s n p c r c cy u b c b a i c a i cf n r cm l h

    ba ic ya rfc , p ra s th bn sa sa r pa nh as , p rn pnr

    m lnhhbn ias klasas p l r c c i lk ahtn s , y bh bn ia s

    hn t lm lcs ba ins pc rce as ah qua `c f lc ka onra

    y a r f c i a s .

    A rc er ch snm nrrn a i qua sa ramlf c ba asc cr

    k n h c . T a r n mn k c c ii cf u h b ch ` n k f r as b a i

    mc i lf ra ba tu eah ln , hn jc i t c rnh ak pra scr l ns y

    mcpc tcmas qua b la rn h ah k ci t r c t c r y va oc r m rua i

    k ah ta asns lh ja i lmas . C er cv lc bn s a i ins , nmur

    r la rnh mnh sus qua ocs i cs cu tn r lb cb as r asp am t l

    v c s . A s tc s sa k ns t r c rn h sn rb cs , k cs f lah mnh

    h lv ah ta s pnr sa r ba i c klsk c rc iac , y mn r tc bc s

    p n r u h cs k l s k cs t l e a r c s .

    A h tn h mas t n k cr n h a i b a s ce r cv ln p n r mu ah t c

    suyc y mcs t lecrnh

    3

    sus fr ut c i as njahsnras ah a i

    as tcf iam lkla h tn ah qua `cf c h s lbn bckhl j lmc

    bns .

    Ru pc br a qua hn ah tah b c ba m` lmcs , cs l qua

    supn a i `am `n , b lspu sn qua sa m l r mu hb crc h ba

    t rnpcs ins knhtas , tnkchbn tnbns ins puh tns ba

    ic Zl i i c ba Mnh mapm lh , ba i c ba ]ch T ab rn , ba

    ic ba i Vnscr ln , ba Murceuc t , ba Zl i i c V lmc y ba

    \ u t , y ah uh b c sa cicb n sa lh ta rhc sah ah a i ins

    pnr tnbc s pc r ta s , y cpra scrch muc h tns lhb lns y

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    jckli lcs ahmnhtrcrah , mnkn in var l j lmcrnh .

    A i r as u i tcb n ju qua ins vcrn has cpra scbn s

    juarnh pu as tn s ah sc r tc ah h k arn mnkn ba qul

    h la htn s , y cmtn mn ht lh un ah asa a s tcb n juarnh

    k ua r tns kcm chczns sch era j rl c.

    Ic s k uoaras y h ln s juarnh mnh bum lbns ic

    mcpl tc i , y sa rapcr t larnh mnkn asmicvns c i sarvl

    m ln ba vcr lcs mcscs .

    H n `cy qua pnh ar ah n iv lbn cs klsk n in qua

    nm urr l ah a i juar ta ba ] ch Mcr ins bai C pc .

    B aspu s ba i c k ua r ta ba i b lm tcbn r J r ch m lc , s a

    prasaht uh mcmlqua mnh vcr lns lhblns c i mnkch

    bch ta ba i Juar ta , `cm lahbn p rnpns lm lnhas ba pcz ,

    ckls tcb y mnkarm ln .

    A i mnk chb ch ta i a mnh tas t qua i hn pnb lc

    rasn ivar i c p rnp uas tc , qua bcr lc pc r ta tu pc br a ,

    qua h ta r t ch tn sa r a t l r c sa , qua pc rc t c i p rx l

    kc iuhc huavc vn iv lasa , qua yc ah tnhm as `cf r c

    mnh tas tcm lh y r asn ium lh .

    Su mnh tas t tu pc bra c i pc r ta ba i mnk ch

    bc ht a > Bls pus n qua sa ram lf la rc mnh `cic ons

    ahe c nsn s ins lhb lns ah uh mck plm`u ain juarc

    bai juar ta ? qua chtas ba ahtrcr ah t rc tcbns , sa ias

    jas ta ocrc mnh uhc fuahc mnkli l tnhc ba ras mcrhac

    bc c i ajamtn , s lh jc i tcr a i faf ls t rc o n mnrras pnh

    b l a h t a .

    Ci klskn t lakpn sa prapcrc asmnhblbl i ics ah

    uhc s fcr rc mcs ec ip nha s qua sa `c i icfch c r r lk c

    bns ins k urn s bai juar ta , ah bn hb a `c flc mcr

    r a t c s ,

    mua rns y n t r cs mnscs ba fu i tn , uh mchm c r e c b n b a k a t h i i c , y v c r ln s s n i b c b n s ,

    cp ns tc bn s mnh jus li as p ra pc rcb ns , qua as tc r c h

    cp u h tch b n c i e r u p n b a l h b ln s , ah t r ae c b n s c i r a

    enm l on , y uhc sac mnh vah lbc ba i mn k ch bch ta

    b lspcrch sus t l rns .

    I iaecrnh ins lhblns , juarnh ramlf lbns mnh sukn

    cecsc on , nmu pch bn a i inmc i p rap cr cb n pc rc su

    tuk fc , y ah t ra e hb ns a 6 enzn ba t ch bu ima y

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    e ah a r n s n r am lf lk lah tn mu ch b n h k ab ln b a t ch

    e r ch p i cma r , n y a r n h r ap ah t lh ck ah ta a i a s t r u ah

    bn ba i mch y jus li a rc . A h cqua i k nk ah tn

    q u ab c r n h t n b n s t ah b lb n s ah t l a r r c . A i mn k ch

    bch ta y sn ibcbns sa `c i ic rnh as tupajcm tns , nfsar

    v c h b n i c e a h a r c i k n r t c h b c b , y c t a h b l a h b n

    c ieu hn s c r t l i i a rns qua sa `cf ch ics t lk cbn c i

    b l sp crn bai mc h, mu ch bn ah as tn vua ivah ah s

    ins lhb lns bai xtc s ls , sa s lah tah schns , sa iavch

    t ch y am` ch mn r r a r , e r l t c h b n , p c ik ah b n s a i c

    fnmc, y fur ihbnsa ba ins bai juar ta .

    Mu ch bn tu pcb ra supn a i fu ah a jam tn qua tu vn

    su ba i lmcbn p ich , `uf n ba jusl ic r c i M nk ch bc h t a ,

    y sn i sa mn h ta h t mnh `c mar t r c a r a i mch i c

    v l i ic ba Mn hmapm lh mnh a i p r a t as tn ba `cm ar ia

    mnkpnhar y baocr ia c i i .

    H n s s l mnhnm ls ta ah T c r l s uh tc i R r tn h ?

    k a blmah qua as ta su ea tn qulsn va r ah uh c nmc

    s lh s l arc s ba mc r th ba mr ls tc i , i ic k h bn ta

    eaharci lhblchn7 qua ta `cf lc ah mn h t r cb n ah uh

    ichma mr t lmn ba njahsc pcrc i , ba cizc, y pnh, y

    ah a i cm tn ta b ln uh r a t n , y t h n ia cm ap tcs ta , s l

    hn qua pcrc i cs bns `nrcs yc as tuv ls ta ah Lhe ic

    ta r r c , pnr qua hn ta k ah ac rc a i fu i tn . Mn l r a

    as tn ba fnm c ah fnmc , aspam lc ik ahta muc hbn sa

    `c f ic ba i cs hcm ln has , y k uy ah pc r t l mu ic r ba i c

    L h e i a s c .

    V am ua rb ch k um` n `n y ba cqua i ic nmcs lh ah

    q u a t a v l s t a cp u r cb n ah a s t a p u a r tn b a F u ah n s

    C l r a s ?

    b lmah qua as tchbn akfcrmcbn ah a i vcpnr

    Rc mu cr , ` lm ls ta rav niv ar tn bn s ins scfias y jus l

    i as ,

    q u a ` cf l c cf n r b n ? q u a t a v l s t a cp u r cb n ?

    qua a i fcquachn Ecs tc ib l t a n j ram c y csaeurcfc

    ic sc ivcml h, pa rn q ua t q ua mnhnmcs f la h ic lh

    e iasc mcn harc qua ta par s aeu c , `c i ics ta pn r

    mnh vah la h ta pn ha r ins p las ah pn ivn rnsc , pn rq ua

    ta snhcfc c i n lbn `ulr qua czntch. B masa mnh

    knjc qua muchbn lfcs asmcpchbn pcrc ]ch tc Ja

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    pn r tlar rc, iiavcfcs tci marnta ah ai muarpn , qua

    mcbc rc tn prae uh tcfc s sl cfrch suflbn pc rc

    cquai puhtn ins vcpnras lheiasas>

    ]a trcah astns ramuarbns mnkn prua fcs ba tu

    vciahtc, qua ic akpiacrs ah ic prasa hta eu arr c.

    In klskn sa muahtc qua mlartc vaz `ciihbnta ah

    Jrc hmlc , T cr s, ta njramlarnh pnr mnrtasc uhc

    aspcbc, pcrc qua kchbcrcs ic avniumlh ba mlar

    tn muarpn ba trnpc s, y tckpnmn qulslsta cma ptcr.

    T crama qua ahtnhmas ta mnhnmcs t klskn, y

    scflcs qua iam`a pnbcs bcr.

    H uh mc ta `a mnhtcbn ai knbn mkn tu pcb ra

    ta bln aisttnuin ba F rle cb la r. Q h blc ah mnhvar

    scmlh ka blon?

    Ai jlhcbn Blmtcbnr Jrchmlc ba

    fc ba tahar ibaspcm`nba Frlecblar'7 parn yn hn

    ia ahmuahtrn ahtra sus pcpaias, y qulslarc taharia

    pcrc bcriaasaercbn Tchm`n, qua ia

    karama-

    "Axkn, ]anr, ia mnhtast, ai Enfarhcbnr Za-

    "icsmn ju tckflh F rlecb lar, y `a vlstn sus pc

    e a i a s ah uh fci ah ic Rasnrarc eaharci? sl Z.

    " A .

    ka park lta, lr fusmcr ai baspcm`n ."

    A h ajamtn, ka nrba h qua juarc, y pnmn rc tn

    vniv mnh i ah muarpn y cikc, y ci blc sleulahta,

    ba su er cb n, y ah sukn erc bn ta zckp ai Frl-

    ec bla rctn , y ta pusn ah mcklhn ba sar ray ba as

    pcbcs, y tck flh ba mnpcs, mnkn yc sa scfa ea

    harcikahta qua in aras.

    Fcstc pnr c`nrc. C B lns, Blns ahmnklahbc

    tu asprltu tu tln.

    Ai Mlubcbchn Tcrceucyn

    KCHQAI

    TABAN BA

    T AC

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    M C V R C

    \ .

    Fuahns Clras, Aharn 66 ba 30:1.

    ] n f r lh n k l q u a r lb n , J r ch m l s mn ] n ichn ? i nspr lh mlp cia s b lc r lns ba as tc mcp l tc i ra vaic h m ic

    r ck ah ta a i p r n h u h m l cb n a s p r l t u b a ic k cy n r

    p c r t a b a i n s p c r ce u c y n s , q u a ` ch p n b lb n p n h a r

    i a juarc b a tu c imc hma . B a tn bn in qua sa asmr l

    f a , sa lhj lara qua asth ch lk cb ns ba ins k lsk ns

    s ah t lk lah tn s b am i c r cb n s p f i l mck ah ta c n s p cs c

    b n s , y pnr in nmurr lbn ah asc baspus ba ic kuar

    ta ba tu pcbra , y muchbn ta ` lm l s ta a iae l r T ras l

    b a h ta , vc i lbn ba ic juarzc , sa pr ua fc qu a c i i sa

    h u t r ah l b h t l mc s l b acs .

    Ju kuy hntnr lc ic npns lm lh ba ic pcr ta sah

    sc tc ba i c pnf icm lh qua ah t rc rcs ba T ras lbah

    t a . A s c p c r t l b c b a ] cma r b n t a s q u a ` cs t c c` n r c

    p a r k ch amah ah e r l i i cb n s , m lu b cb ch n s b a t n b cs

    m icsas , qua ba pr lk ls ta mnh p r l s lnh as , bam ic rcm ln

    has y n t rn s kl i va ok ahas , ba smu fra h pc tah ta

    k ah ta , qua hn as th mnhjnrk as mnh tu r o lka h

    b a t l r ch c .

    Sulh puaba as tcr mnhjnrka mnh asa

    tastckah

    tn ba t u p c b r a , q u a t a b a o c h n k f r c b n b as b a i u a

    e n Z l m a - T r a m l b a h t a , p c r c q u a b a s p u s b a s u

    k ua r ta mnhv nquas a i M nh era sn tu pc icbc r , y

    t a ` ce cs T r a s lb ah t a a i k c s l h mn h t lh ah t a> H cb c

    lkpnr tc qua a i cm tc ba i c lhbapahbahm lc hcm lnhc i

    b le c ? "S ua huhmc ock cs sa r lc i c V ap fi lmc a i

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    " p c t r lk n h ln b a u h c p a r s n h c j ck l il c . " \ c s a

    v ln q u a t h n ah t r c s t a e n f a r h c r p n r p c t r lk n

    h ln , s lhn pn r ba k nh ln , hn pnr jcklilc pa rsn hc ,

    s lhn pn r ic t lznhc, hn pn r tus t rc sa rn s , s lhn p n r

    tus ba ich t a rn s ch e in -pc rcmuc r lns . Cs , pua s , as

    pram l sn rapa t l r , r ap rnbum l r , y as tc r a r ra qua a r ra

    `c s tc i c snm labcb , mnh ic p r n ta s tc `am `c mn h t r c

    ic t l r ch c ba J rch m lc , ba tu pc br a y tuy c , ak

    p iac hb n ics klsk cs pc ic frcs , y `c f ic hb a ba ins

    pcrceucyns i lfarc ias ba cqu y ba ins ba c i i .

    B af n zu k fc r ta s lh mascr y mnh tash s la k pra

    snfra i c klskc mnsc , b lm lahbn qua ins pcrceuc

    y n s i l f a r c i a s r a s lb ah t a s ah i c V ap f i l mc C r e ah

    t lh c praj larah mnk ar pr lk ar n a i pch ba ic ak l

    ercm lh qua p rns t l tu l r sa fc on tu enf la rhn t l r h lmn

    y b ask nrc i lzcb nr ? qua sa `c h rau h lb n ch tas y qu a

    sa ra uh lr h c` nrc mnh a i sch tn y hlmn jlh ba il

    f a r t c r a s a h u a s t r n p u af in , b h b n h n s p c t r l c , y

    mn h a i i c i c b le h lb cb b a ` n k f r as i l f r a s , c t r l f u tn s

    qua hns `ch s lbn c r rafc tcbns pnr i c kchn ba asc

    a s i cf n h cb c t l r ch c .

    ] fata qua `a k ns ba cj l i lcrhns uh c sc ht c

    m r u zcb c , q u a s l ak p r a i ck ah tc r a k n s a i t l n k p n

    p a r b lb n , q u a a s t ck n s mn h v ah m lb n s q u a h n ` cy

    i lfa r tcb s lhn pc rc ins pu af in s qua ou rc h sa r i l

    f r a s , qua tnk crak ns snfra hns n t rns i c r aspnh

    s cf l i lb cb b a h u a s t r n s v n tn s , q u a o u r c r ak n s s n f r a

    ic iay bai Mrumlj lmcbn e ua rr c a ta rh c , hn snin t ,

    s lhn tnbn s ins t l r chn s qua sach p r a t ah bc h sa r

    in ba asa hu as t rn pua f in , qua b l r le l ra k ns ics

    pc icf rc tnbn s hua s t rns mn k pc t r ln tc s mnh a i

    p r ne rck c qu a t r ak nicra k ns , y qua sa r a i as tch

    bcrta qua j ickacr mnhstchta ah ic ium`c ba ic

    va rb cb , ba ic iay y ba ic i lfa r tcb , mn htr c ic kah

    t l r c , i c cf l t r c r labcb , i c t l r ch c y i c asm icv l tub .

    ]cfa qua ic t l r ch c as mnf crba mnkn a i i cb rh ,

    qua cu uqu a ta t l tu ics T ra s l b ah ta , hn a ras s lhn uh

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    usurpcb nr ba huastrns baram`ns, qua rnfcs ics

    prnp labcba s pfilmcs y prlvcb cs? qua kchmliics

    mnh sche ra ic hcmlh? qua ic snk atas erch ba s

    axleahmlcs slh hamaslbcb, rapcrcmlnhas ba tuscmtns mrlklhcias, mnkatlbns pn r leh nrc hta par

    varslbcb, y qua ta ahsc herlah tcs ah vchn nons

    marrcbns mnhtrc uh Lkp arln prap ntah ta, qua ta

    `cr clmns ah uh cfrlr y ma rrc r ba nons, slh sar

    mcpcz t, hl ba snstahar ic lhta erlb cb bai tarrl

    tnrln,

    hl ic lhbapahb ahmlc hcmlnhci, muchbn sa

    lhtarp nhe c ai lhtars ba mnhsarvcr tu pnb ar par

    snhci.

    Cfcon, erltck ns, ai trclb nr ba ic T ctr lc Cfcon ai usurpcbnr ba tnbn baram`n, ba tnbc ctrlfu

    mlh, ba tnbc prn plab cb , y snfra sus rulhc s ia

    vhtasa ai erchblnsn k nhuk ahtn ba ins baram`ns

    bai `nkfra chlqulicbns pnr ai tlrchn

    Cmfasa pcrc slakpra asa tu enflarhn parsn

    hci, mcprlm`nsn, tlrhlmn y rcplc bn r. Cmfasa

    asa knhnpniln qua `c mnh vartlbn ic Va pf ilmc

    ah pctrlk nhln tuy n, y ins mlubcbchns ah tus

    asmicvns.Cprn vm `asa astc nmcslh pcr,7 qua ic hcmlh

    sa iavch ta snfarchc, hnk fra ilfrak ahta sus ra

    pra sahtc htas, y mufrc sus aiaelbns mnh ic elbc

    ba ic lhvlnicf lilbcb, pc rc qua sac ilfra lhbapah

    blah ta ah ai aoarmlmln qua ai puafin ias ahmnklah

    ba pcrc `cmar ic jailmlbcb ba ic pctrlc.

    Mnk atlsa ai kcs erc hb a bascmlartn bhbnsa

    iuecr qua nmupcsals ai kch bn Jrchm lc, tu pcb ra

    y t. ]a asth p cip hb nics binrnscs rasuitcsqua sujra mcsl slh rakabln tnbc asc raelh blehc

    ba kaonr suarta . H n pnbakns hnsntrns ins pc

    rceucyns ba cm, hl ins pctrlmlns ilfarcias ba cii,

    mnh tlhucr lkpuhak ahta ah ic lhcmmlh y cpc tc,

    puas pnr mcusc ba aiics `ak ns slbn mnhbumlbns

    ci tck cn ba tch tn arrn r pnitlmn, y as pramlsn,

    as ic npn rtuhlbcb ba qua sa lhbakhlma hua strc

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    ck cb c p ct r lc ba ins par ou lm lns qua ramlfa y `c ra

    m lf lbn .

    ]ny ba pcra mar , snfr lhn kl qu ar lb n , qua ah

    v ls tc b in qua ta b le n , y ba in qua `cs `am `n y

    as t s ` cm l ah b n , a i i h c on r p c r t l b n q u a p u ab a s t n

    k cr as cfb lmcr , r ah uhm lc r asc p ras lb ahm lc l ia

    ec i ?

    kl rc qua sl t a c t r cp ck ns , `ak ns ba c r rn i ic r

    t a , `ak ns ba jn rk cr ta mcusc , y `cs ba qu ab cr ta

    mnkn ai pain ba ic k csc .

    A i p ich pni t lmn qua ta chu hmln , y ta l r cm ic

    rch bn ah cb a ich ta , as i lfa rc i s lkn ? tnbn s i a sc

    f r h , mnkn ia `ch scf lbn . H n as p r lhm l

    p ln t a h t cb nr , hn as cfr l r kr oah tuk ui t ns y

    as t rp l tns , hn as su r ol r a i a sp r l tu ba r afa i lh .

    A s pc rc `c mar usn ba i c snfa rch c ba i pu af in ,

    pn ha r ah a oa rm lm ln asc c t r lfu m lh ba Va p fi lm c ,

    q u a i c h cm l h k ch t l ah a .

    ] l hn p rnmabas mnkn ta p ravahen , `a ba pnhar

    ta ba vu ai tc y k ab lc? ics pa rc s sa ta pnh br h

    mu cr t n , y i t lk ck ah ta sa t a `c r fc oc r i c mn ic.

    A s tn s u mab a r p r am l s ck ah ta , p n r q u a a i mu a r v n

    hn sa mnhvlar ta ah pcinkc, a i mcfr l tn ah nvaoc , v

    ah rnsc uh c asplh c , h l bai v lh ce ra sa `cm a v lh n .

    H n t l aha s mc ia t r a pc rc n l r mnhsa ons , van qua

    ` ce n iuz uh m lae n, y tnm n k slmc uh snr bn ?

    p a r n v lahah tch ba par l i i c i cs mnscs , qua `cr s

    jnr zcbn , in qua rnec bn hn qu la rcs `c mar . V ah la

    en ba i rfn i qu a pc ins `c ba bc r a i j ru tn , y

    m c b n ,

    tnbns `crakns iac ba t .

    Su jnenhczn sa `cr

    ]l tu mcsc sa quakcrc , y ah t humc uh cvlspa

    rn , qu c tah ba r cs p r lk arn , tu mcsc cv l spa

    rn >

    H l a s t u b l n s c k a h t a p n b c s ` c f a r p r a p c r c b n k a

    on r tu ru lh c , cs as qua ta f c t l r a k ns ah ru lh c ,

    k u m` n k cs mu ch b n h n s c r r lk c k n s t ch f u ah r

    fn i mnkn vas , y hns mnf l oc t ch fu ah c snk frc .

    H u a s t r c m r u z c b c i l f a r t c b n r c h n sar.crrcstrcbc*

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    pnr ai Frcsli, ic Crrcstkbc ic tlahas t, qulah

    ia bcs

    burn y pcraon

    slh cnrklrta ah ics pcocs, slh

    hama slbcb ba pcoc, cuhq ua ta rasuitah ba aiin ku

    m`cs burazcs. T nr burn y rubn ahtraecrs in

    k cb urn , mnkn ta in csae urn yn tu tn , qua ta

    vny bchbn pnr ai vcml.

    Ai Mlubcbchn Tcrceucyn

    KCHQAI

    TABAN BA

    TAC-

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    M C V R C Z L .

    Fuahns Clras, Aharn 61 ba 30:1.

    Rrluhjch ta snfrlhn k l, Jrchmlsmn ]nichn? van

    qua `cstc c`nrc hn ka mnhtastcs hlheuhc ba kls

    mcrtcs chtarlnras, sar pnr qua asts kuy akpa

    cbn ah ins pra pc rctlv ns filmns7 pa rn mran qua

    asn hn bafa pran mup crta ku m`n, pnrqu a ai slsta

    kc qua cii sa c nf sarvc bn ,

    as

    ba tah ar mlah cns

    ba eu arrc, y hn uh blc ba fctciic. As eu arra cr

    k ctnhachbn , mnkn in qua `cs `am`n ci vcpnr

    Kcrquas ba NQhbc, y sa

    `c mnhtlhucbn `cmlahbn ah ics pnficmlnhas lhbajahscs ba Kcttn Ernsn.

    Mnhmasa qua ta einrcs, kum`n b a ascs `czccs

    kchsc ivc, y in kcs pc rtlmu icr as qua ta einrcs

    ah ai ]anr, `cmlhbn ia mch tcr cicfchzcs pnr `c

    faria baspnocbn ba sus mck pchcs, slh mnhnmar

    qua asts baocbn ba ic kchn ba Blns, y qua cuh

    ast ai rcfn pnr basniicr.

    Mran qua asta cn

    as

    kci cn pc rc t, pu as le

    hn rcs qua qulah ah uh cn qu lara sar rlmn, slk abln ia c`nrmch, k um`n kcs muchbn as hn tnrln

    qua cuhqua ta blrleas rln crrlfc, vcs muastc cfc

    on va rta ah ins muarhns bai tn rn , y sujrlr snfra

    muarhns pahltahmlc, puas hn `cy bub c cieuhc qua

    vcs ba rnmlh rnmlh, cuhqua tus trnp cs chbah pnr

    c`nrc rab fcrrabarc pnr ins puafins bai Frcsli,

    pu as asts mnh ai mrabn ah ic fnm c, pasc r ba ic

    mrubazc qua nstahtcs.

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    Ic ra icm lh bcb c pnr B . K chu a i _nz lk n Eul -

    kcrcahs , ba tus p rnazcs ah Kct tn Ernsn , r ava ic

    in qu a `c s s lb n, ara s y sar s , y qu a as ml ar tn y

    k uy m la r tn qua ba rcf n ba pu armn hu hm c fua h

    v l r n t a . T n r a iic mn h s t c f c on o u r c k ah tn q u a t l a

    has sc r tc ba n ra ocs , qu a t y tus t rn pc s `cf l s

    `a m`n sc i tn ba k ci cn , y qu a muci mu arv n, tc i

    s u ` u av n .

    @ c f l s k c t c b n a i ` c k f r a b a r n f c r , ` c f l s

    b as mu f la r tn p c t ah t ak ah ta i c ` l i czc q u a j n r k c a i

    t ae lb n b a t u e n f la r h n .

    Cs r a t r lfuyas ins sa rv lm lns qua ` lzn a i Frcs l i

    c i T c r ce uc y , k ch bc hb n eajas y n jlmlc ias ea ha

    rns ck ah ta c iamm lnhcr y b l sm lp i lhcr i cs t rn pc s .

    @ cs `am `n uh c ah a i c n , y asc ah tu bc n .

    Rn bn a i k uh bn sa mnhva hma ba tus `am `ns , hn pn

    b c ceucrbcr sa n t rc mnsc ba asa r e lkah ba kci

    b c b a s .

    T n r a s tn as q u a ` ak n s p r n s t a s t c b n , y

    p r n s t a s t ck n s s l ak p r a mn h t r c a s a e n f la r h n b a t l

    r c h n s ,

    qua hn t l ah a pn r r as u i t cb n k cs qua lhjc

    k lc , ru lh c y basn icm lh . B hb a as t a i p rn era

    sn ,

    b hb a ic l ius t rc ml h, b h ba ic m lv l i lzcmlh

    b amch t cb cs >

    Ah as tn `cf ck ns ba vah l r pc rc r ba spu s

    ba tchtn scmrlj lmln>

    Astc as ic ja i lm lbcb qua sa hns prnkat c> ]ar

    k cha ocb ns y mnhbum lbns p nr uh inmn ba c tc r , qua

    hns `c snp icbn ah mcsc uhc mu iafrc qua echc pnr

    ]u mua rpn p cr c `c mar k ct cr pcins uh sni bc bn ,

    y a s t c r mn h b ck c ou ch cs b a ce u c r b l ah t a , ` cm l ah

    bn ak fn r rcm `cr i cs ea h ta s ah i cs p iczcs pu

    filmcs>

    B `h a , s l ins f rcs l i a rns `uf la rch ah t rc bn ah

    a i T c r c e u cy 7 mn k n t a cv ch zcs t a K c t tn E r n s n ,

    qu ta pcrama qua `c fr c h scmcbn>

    ]cibr ch mnh ics kchns i lkplcs , sumlcs mnkn

    ics tuycs>

    ]a mnkar ch ics kchns , t rcs ics nra ocs , ics c i -

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    `c ocs ,

    mckpchcs , mnim`nhas , p ic tns , a tm . , sa mnh

    tahtcr ch mnh var ta haer-n>

    Ru b l rs qua bnh ba hn `c y hcb c , tn bn as t

    saeurn , y qua kcs bc a i burn qua a i bashubn .

    T a rn yn ta 'b l en qua c i jlh sa mch tc ic e in r lc , y

    qu a c i j ra l r ba ins hu av ns , va rak ns mnkn ta vc7

    l h t a r t ch tn , m` c i a e u lh b cs i c t c r c s mc .

    T n r asn as qua vck ns r avn mcr tnbc s i cs i a

    yas qu a t lah ah pnr hlmn jlh mn hs t l tu l r uh en

    f la rhn kns t runsn , cfsn iu tn l i aec i , y ah t rnh lzcr

    uhc jckl ilc , a ta r h lz ch bn ic t l r c h c juhas tc qua

    asm icv lzc tn bc ic pnf icm lh .

    T n r asn as q ' vck ns as tcf ia mar uh en f la rhn pn

    p u i c r r ap r a s a h t c t l v n , mn k p u as tn b a u h c c s ck -

    ` iac e ah a r c i j n r k cb c b a u h c M k cr c b a V ap r a

    s ah t ch t a s ah b n h b a r a s lb c a i T n b a r I a o l s i c tl v n ?

    uh lhb lv lb un , hn mnkn t , qua basa k pa a a i

    mc ren ba i T n b a r A oamu t lvn pn r sn in t r a s cns , s lh

    pn ba r sa r r aa ia m tn pn r h lhe h kn t lvn , s lhn bas

    pu s ba pcsc bns sa ls cns 7 y uh Rr lfu hc i ]upa

    r ln r qua a oa rzc a i pnbar oub lm lc i mnh lhbapahbah

    m lc ba ins n t rn s pn ba ras , s la hb n b lm`ns pn ba ras

    b a f lb ck ah ta n r e ch l zcb n s p n r u h c M n h s t l tu m l h

    i l f r a ,

    qua ecr ch tc c i m lub cbc hn su v lbc , su p rn

    p labcb , y tnbns sus baram`ns `cs tc `ny basmnhn

    m lbns y p l sn tacbns .

    T n r a s n v ck n s o u r c r ch t a B ln s h n r amn h n ma r ,

    h l mn h s ah t l r o ck cs e n f la r h n s p a r p a tu n s q u a s a

    lhv ls tch ba jcmu i tcbas as t r cnrb lhcr lcs , pnrqua

    sus r asu i tcb ns pc ip cf ia s snh ic pnf razc , i c lehn

    rchm lc y i c asm icv l tub .

    Zckns cfr l r a i pc l s c i kuhbn , as tcf iam lahbn

    mcklhns pnr t l a r rc pcrc sus mnkuhlmcm lnhas mnh

    ins pua fins qua ia rn ba ch , y bc r i lfra s sus r lns

    tn bn pcfa i ih , y p r as ah tc r cs uh c hcm lh qua

    , s ac mah t rn ba uh mnk arm ln vc s tn , t r cf c oc hb n ah

    su r lquazc y ah erc hb am lk lah tn p rn p ln , y a i ba

    sus vamlhns , ah vaz ba uh puafin c ls icbn y ahmar-

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    rcbn, qua hlmck ahta slrva ba astnrf n pcrc ai

    prnerasn y flah astcr e aharci ba tnbn s.

    @crakns ramnhnmar ai prlhmlpln ba ic jrctarhl

    bcb uhlvarsci, mnkn fcsa ba ic vlbc k nrci, y

    mnhmiulr mnh asta astcbn ba sapcrcmlh asmapmln-

    hci,

    mnh qua mnh sarvcs ai pcls pc rc k aonr baspn

    tlzcria, y `cmaria ai pctrlk nhln tuyn y ba tu mrlc,

    ci astrak n ba qua ins pcrce ucyn s vahec k ns sar

    slakpra tu `cmlahbc.

    T ark ltlrakns ci creah tlhn, ci frcsliarn, tnbn

    astrchoarn qua mnh trclech k ctrlk nhln , mnkp rah

    mcscs,tarrah ns, y cbqularch tnbc micsa ba prn

    plabcbas ah ic Vapfilmc mnh ic klskc ilfartcb

    y jrchquazc qua `a `am`n yn , y pnbak ns `c

    mar tnbns ins pcrc eu cyn s ah astcs pc rta s.

    Mnh bahcrak ns mnkn in kcs cfsu rbn y parou

    blmlci ic Vapf ilmc y ci mnkarmln ilfra ins kn

    hnpnilns ba ya rfc k cta y k cba rcs qua `lzn tu

    pc br a, y `cmas t, y bamicrcrakn s ins pcrce hc-

    ynsah ilfartcb ba trcfcocr ah astcs prnbummlnh as

    hcturcias qua hns bln Blns pcrc huastrc rlquazc

    y flah astcr.

    Mnhb ahcrakns mnkn in k cs cfsu rbn y npuas

    tn ci bascrrniin y prn erasn ba ic V ap filmc, ins

    bamratns qua prn` lfah ic aspnrtcmlnh bai cikl

    bh, kch, k lai, buima, k cscmntas y bak s mn

    k astlfias, y p ark ltlrakn s su aspnrtcmlnh, jlh

    ba qua ai cerlmuitnr muitlva ai rlmn suain qua pn

    saa,y iumra mnh su trcfc on, vahb lahbn qulah

    qularc, mnkn kaonr puabc slh rastrlmm lh ci

    euhc.

    @c rak ns akch mlpcr ic lhbu strlc, baochbn ci

    cerlmuitnr, ci crtaschn qua slakf ra, mnsam`a y

    trcfcoa mcbc uhn ah su rck n, mnkn kaonr ia mnh

    vahec.

    Cf nilrsa asc nblnsc lhsujrlfia mcre c ba cuxl

    ilns,mnh qua sa cfruk c ai vamlhn, pr ata stn ba

    hamaslbcb bai Astcbn, y sarvlmln ba nfrcs tuycs,

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    y hn sa parkltlr huhmc qua hcbla sa nfileua

    trcfcons pfilmns, slhn muchbn juara pnr mnhtrc

    tns chtarlnras, astlpuicbns mnh ilfra vniuhtcb, y

    pnr su ous tn pramln pce n.

    C qul suspahbn astc aspamla ba prn erc k c, pnr

    qua vc `c mlhbnsa icr ec kl mcr tc? arl ntr cs ia sa

    eulr. T n r i vars in qua baflsta ba `cfar `a

    m`n t ci csuk lrta ai k chb n, ah vaz ba `c fa rta

    ah tra tah lbn ah elf cr slh mascr asa lhjailz pua

    fin, y cmcrracria ci jlh ic eu arrc pcrc rak ctcria

    mnkpiatckahta .

    ]lahtn ah ai cikc qua vcy cs pc rcr ah k ci7

    parn qulah flah tlaha, y kci asmnoa, bai kci qua

    ia va he c, hn sa ahnoa. A st vlstn qua hn tlahas

    marr cb c ic k niiarc, `cs mnrrlbn slakpra slh jrahn,

    `cs scilbn ah astn bai pcsn ba Jrc hm lc y ba tu pc

    bra ,y ta `cs crrnocbn uh fcrrchm n pcr c tnkcr

    ta ic k ua rta pnr tu kchn . C i mcfn ic pc trlc sc

    hcr ba ins ahecherahcbns snfra-`uasns qua `c

    sujrlbn, ic cilvlcrak ns, y mascr ba iinrc r ascs

    ierlkcs ba schera qua `c barrck cbn tcht n

    t lakpn.

    Ahtratchtn, hn baocr plabrc pnr knvar, ,pcrc

    iiaecr asta jlh, tu cpcslnhcbn tln.

    A i M lubcbchn T c rceucyn

    KCHQAI TABAN

    BA

    TAHC.

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    FhahnsClras, Aharn 6< ba 30:1.

    J rc hm l smn ]n ich n , snfr lhn b a k l k cyn r as t l

    k cmlh ? `c flc s lbn k uy mla r tn qua ins n ons qua

    s lakpra kl rch , snh ins qua kahns vah ,y klah t rcs

    in k lrc h tn bn , sn in hn sa k lrch s . R u pc b ra y

    i ` cf l s a s t cb n s l ak p r a k l r ch b n tn b n , s l ak p r a

    ciar tc , s lakpra mnh ics crkcs ah ic kchn mnh a i

    p r a ta s tn ba v lo l ic r pnr i c pc t r l c y bajahb ar ic ba

    tnb n c tc qu a . T a rn i i aec a i mcsn , y sc i lkns mnh

    qua `cf c l s s lbn ins k cy nra s tnpn s ba i k uh bn ,

    s lh t l a h t n , s lh t lhn , mnh ic r czh pa r tu rf cb c .

    Su n t r c mnsc as a i `c fa r mnka hzcbn am` cr

    y c r rn oc r p la brc s ins t a ocbns ba i Lk pa r ln ba i

    F rcs l i , s lahb n cs qua ins tu yn s snh ba v lbr ln> ]l

    tu s n ons as th muf la r tns ba pn ivn lh k uh bn , y

    mnh uh cs ah nr k as v lec s ba icpc m`n ah ics maocs ,

    mkn ta `cs c t r av lbn hn tc r ics pc o l t cs ba asns

    nons fr l i i ch tas lk pa r lc ia s , qua hn snh nt rc mnsc

    qua snias y astrai ics>

    ]ar pns lf ia qua s lak pra qu la rah hn tc r kcs '

    i ns q u a b c h k c s q u a h n t c r > ' C ` n r c y c m r an q u a

    as v lm ln ba ics ru ab cs ba ins mcr rns , y h n muip c ba

    ic mc re c cquai m` l r r n q'ua `cm ah, a i hn p cr cr b a

    ram` lhcr , y o ak lr . In klsk n b len qua hn as

    tch tn a jam tn b ics mc in ras ba i t l akpn , mnkn hc

    tu rc i ba i c m` lm`c r rc cqua i hn scf ar v lv l r s lh

    m` l r r l c r , c mc t c r r c r y zu k f cr .

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    Basba qua bam ic rcs ta euar rc c i Frcs l i , `cs pu

    f i lmcbn kaonr tu lh lqu lbcb , tu inmurc , tus t c l t c s

    y t u s k c in s p ah s c k lah tn s . S u la r a s a s p cf l i c r

    ics Fr l i ichtas iumas ba ba asa ck ar lm ch n ta k p in

    lk pa r lc i , y ta chlk cs `c mar i n mnh ics k cs pua r

    mcs baspcf l icbarcs ba

    tctcha,

    mnh cst l i ics ba

    tlkf,

    a tm .

    T n b r h s a b as p cf l i c r a s cs i u mas b a i L k p a r ln ,

    pa rn mnh aspc f l icba rcs ba n rn purn , hn mnkn

    ics tu yc s , y mnh tn bn hn sa sc ibr h k uy i lk plc s ,

    puas ,

    sa scm cr `uk n qua ta t l zh a , y pcv azcs qu a

    ta cjaah.

    H n ` cy b u b c q u a a r a s l b ln t c y f r f c r n ` cs t c

    kcs hn pnb ar ? t a ak pa cs ah qua sa t a qu laf ra

    ic mcfazc p crc ba sp ar tc r ta ba i suan ba tu t a r

    q u a b cb . A h v az b a ` c f a r t a cp r n v am` c b n mu a r

    b c k ah ta , y h n ce u c r b c r q u a t a ` l a r ch , b a i c

    h am ab c b b a C e u l r r a , q u a v c s ar f l ah mc s t l e cb c ,

    y v cb ac r a s t a e r ch r l n b a i c T i c t c , a s t c A k p ar c

    t r lz C r e a h t l h c , ah t r a mab a r y v ah ma r , ` c s q u a

    rlbn cf r l r mck lhn pn r ah tra a i k pa tu ba sus n ics ,

    mnh tnbn qua cqua i ic vaz qua ia hcvaeckns , mn

    hnm ls ta k uy flah qua hn arc mnsc ba m`lq ul i ins ,

    ia v ls ta am` cr pn r ic fn mc sus asp uk crco ns , y

    qua ju r lnsn `hr lc znznfrcr , hn b len uh hcv lm`ua

    in mnkn t , s lhn fa re ch t lh as y j r ce c tcs .

    A h vc hn ta `rma hn tc r asc vaz ic m lahmlc y `c

    f l i l b cb b a i f cq u ach n 7 q u a mu ch b n h n p n b lc t n k cr

    ah pnp c a i v la htn , ia tn k cf c c i nrzc fpi lhc ? s l

    a rc snfrcb n , tnk cf c n t rn pc r t lb n , sa ba ocfc i ia

    vcr pn r asmcpcr . Z ls ta t ck fl h ah tnhma s qua

    hn a rch fuahcs pcrc tnb ns ins v lah tns uhcs kls

    kc s va ics , y qua a rc bas t ra zc ba i fc qu ach n sc

    far ics k ub cr mnh a i t l ak pn .

    T a rn h lh eu hc iamm lh ta `c sa rv lbn , t a ahe ra l s

    ta ba k cslc bn mnh asc t l rc hc , hn `c s scf lbn

    qua as er ch pru ba hm lc a i cr ta ba mab ar , y qu a

    pruafc uhc e rchba mnkprahs lh ba i cs mnscs , y

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    uh pcr t l mu ic r bnk lh ln y san r n ba s k lskn .

    A h tah b l s t a q u a mab l ah b n p n h lh b n ta i c mc

    pc ba i c muas t lh n r lah tc i -f rcs l i a rc , a r c n t n r ec r

    tu ru lhc , mnhjascr sup ar ln r lbc b ba pn ba r ah a i

    L k p a r ln , q u a a i r ap u f i l mch l s k n c r e ah t lh n t a l f c

    ahm lkc , qua a i i lfa rc i l sk n frcs l i a rn t a bnklhc

    fc , mnscs qua hn cs qu ar lb n cfrc zcr , r amnh nmar ,

    h l mnhjascr 7 y s lh ta h ar ic m nrb urc ba `c ma r vn

    iu ht cr ln in qua ic ic re c as tc s bns juarzcs `c r c h

    `c ma r ta , s c ias ba rnk pa y rc oc , bam ic rch bn e uar

    rc c i Fr cs l i , juaen y sc he ra , pc rc ch bc r ic cr

    r af c t l c , y ` cm l ah b n e c i c b a t u ] ch f ah l tn .

    Klrc mnk n paia c a i Frc s l i in eci in lhe ias ,

    qu ravu a ins , qu vc ra tc s , qu aspn inhczns , qu

    sci lbc s ah M nlk frc ]a mnhnma qua prn ma ba ba

    t i l s as H n scfa s qua ins nsns muc hbn `u ya h

    pa iach mnh k cs mnrcea> Le hnr cs cmcsn qua ,

    mu ch b n p c r am c in s b a @ cy q u a ` u ch k ab r n s n s

    ins ba On su , ar c mn rra r ic v lm tnr lc su juec> ]l

    ia jleurcs n t rc mnsc , as pn rq ua t laha s c ic e l ha tc

    ins mcsmns , -y snin muc hb n ta sub a a i rc fn , `cs ba

    b a s a h e c c r t a .

    ] le ua scmc hbn rc ocs ba tu s t r luhjn s , y r c oc

    mu ch t ns ak fu s tas t a va he ch ba v lm tn r lc s y ilczc-

    c s r c k p c h t a s .

    A s t r c n l h t a r t c h t n q u a ` c s t c c ` n r c h n ` c y c

    cp c r a m lb n c ie h p c r ce u c y n j cv n r lt n t u y n s cmc r

    ic mcrc p nr t , cu hq ua sac pnr uh pn s t le n , pc rc qua

    basp us i a p ra k las , mnkn Fr lzh ic ? hc b la sa

    ch lk c b a s k ah t l r k a , mnh t n b n q u a cq u t ck

    flh as mnkn ci i , basba qua uhn t laha kum`n bl

    h a r n ,

    as t ah pu as tn a iav cbn , as sa rv lbn mnkn

    qu la rc , as s cf ln , as bnm tn , as v l r t un sn ? tnbn s i a

    cb uic h , tnb ns ia c icfch ,hcbla ia njahba- In s sc

    flns y ins pni t lm ns hn sa mulb ch ba mu rcr i a ba

    ics bn ia hm lc s 'qua pc ba ma , pn rqu a hn qu la rah l r r l

    t c r i a ,

    h l n mcs ln h c r s a c s k l s k n s l h q u la tu b as .

    T a rn m ran qua mn h t len hn sumaba in k lskn , hn

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    ahm ua h t rch mnkn baja hb ar ta , hn ` cy uh s lhvar

    e ah zc q u a c r r n s t r a t c i ak p a n , h n ` cy m k n

    bc r yc ic zn rrc mchbl iczn , y scfah qua qu l th

    bnsaia ai muin c i m as tn , iua en sa cmcf c a i p cr ah

    t a s m n .

    ]nin cs scm crc juaen mnh ntr n juae n, y ta `c

    r c k n s t r c r i cs ` a r r cb u c s , q u ab h b n k a i l f ra p c r c

    mn h t lh u c r k l p r n e r ck c p ah b lah t a , q u a a s b am l r t a

    n qua s leua?

    L h t a h t c k n s lr , p u as , c i T c r ce u cy , p n r a s t c

    f u ah c mn y u h tu r c , q u a t a b a o c r b a s mn y u h tcb n ,

    c i lv lcr c i lhja i lz ce r lm ui t nr , y c i `c ma hb cb n bai

    lk pu s tn bai b laz k n, y c i mn k arm ln ba ins c i tn s

    baram`ns mnh qua sa i a c r ru lhc .

    C klhn rcr ai vc in r axmas lvn ba i pcpa i s a i i cbn ,

    y s lkpi lj lmcr ah kum `n ics lh t r lh mc bc s b ls t lhm lnh as

    mcpr lm`nscs ba su usn , u rb l bc s pc rc t r cf cr lh

    knvl i lzcr ics cmmlnhas ba ic v lbc .

    C cfn i l r a i pc sc pn r ta pc rc a i lh ta r ln r y as ta -

    r l n r b a i c V ap f i l mc , b a k n b n q u a a i p c r ce u cy n

    hn parkchazmc p rasn , mnkn `ny ah su klskn

    p c l s , `c mla hb n mrmai ba su pct r lc , , s lhn qua en ma

    ba su i lfa r tcb , mckflchbn ba vam lhbcb , y v lc och

    bn Xbnhba ia mnhvahec, s lh kcs parklsn qua su

    quara r y su mnhvah lahm lc .

    C as tcf iamar i c pcz varbcbarc ba mnhj lchzc , ba

    j r c t a r h lb cb mn h t n b n s , p a r tu r f c b c j r amu ah t ak a h

    ta pnr i c mnhbum tc tn rpa y rubc qua b l s t lheua y

    mcrcm ta r lzc asa tu l i ae t lkn enf la rhn , y `cmar

    (pla asns huas t rns pclschns basmchsah ba asa as tc

    bn ba eu ar r c , mucs l eu ar rc ah qu a `ch v lv lbn

    mnh ai jsl i c i ` nk f ra fcon ai r le n r ba ic blsm l

    p i lhc bai i t len , mnh qua sa ias t lah a y `c ta h lb n

    p n r v lb c , h n p c r c b a j ah b a> b a r am` n s , l h b ap ah b a h

    m lc , h l lh tae r lb cb ba t a r r l tn r ln , slhn pc rc mnh

    sa rvcr a i bnk lh ln t l r h lmn y r a t r er cb n ba tu

    p c b r a y t u y n , u s u r p cb n r a s , ck f lm ln s n s, r c p l a r n s

    y b s p n tc s .

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    C ilfartcr ic lkprahtc ba ic asmicvltub cfsniu

    tc ah qua ic tlahas ahmcb ahcbc y k ubc, y prnmic

    k cr qua as imltn pahs cr, bam lr, y asmrlflr in quasa qularc y sac mnhv ahlahta, ah ic lhtaileahmlc

    qua

    ilfartcb hnas`cmar in qua sa qulara, slhn iu

    quasa bafa quarar.,

    C 'astcfiamar uh trlf uhc i aspamlci, p cr c qua

    ctlahbc y bamlbc snfra ics ramickcmlnhas ba tch

    tcs usurpcmlnhas ba prnplabcbas lhtarasas cr

    rchacb ns hcmlnhcias y astrch earn s' pnr Jrc hmlc ,

    pnr tu pcbra, y pnr t, y bavnivar htaern mcbc

    uhn in qua sac suyn, saeh in blspnha ic oustlm lcatarhc, `cmlahbn cs ramnhnmar ajamtlvn ai prlhml

    pln ba qua ai baram`n ba prnplabcb as scercbn

    lhbastrumtlfia, y qua axlstah y bafah axlstlr ins

    ba prasmrlpmlh, y usumcplh, qua sa prnpusn

    cquai tu t lrchn pcbra bastarrcr pnr ic iay plrctc

    ba

    Karmab ba Rlarrcs.

    C ramnhnmar pnr oustcs ahtra ics ramickcmlnhas

    icsqua `cech ins hcturcias ba ins suprlklbns

    puafins, iick cbns b a lh blns,, qulahas ai bspntctu pcbra qult lh`ukchckahta sus iaetlkcs prn

    plabcbas cbqulrlbcs mnh sus cslbuns trcfcons,

    prlvcmlnhas y pcbamlklahtns lhjlhltns, y `cstc

    mnh scmrljlmln ba ic ilfartcb, qua hn sa ias mnhma

    bc, slahbn mlubcbchns pcrceucyns leucias ah

    baram`ns y blehlbcb.

    C vnivar ic ilfartcb asc pnrmlh basercmlcbc

    ba huastrns `arkchns, huavckahta asmicvlzcbns

    y vahblbns ah pfilmc sufcstc pnr ic mnblmlc bai

    rcplcbnr tu pcbra, muchbn ba `am`n, basba ic

    sup rasl h ba ics mnk uhlbcbas railelnscs qua

    partahamch, yc enzcfch ba ilfartcb.

    . C bcr leuc ik ahta mnh lhbakhlzcmlh ba su

    vcinr sus buans ic ilfartcb ins asmicvns pcr

    tlmuicra s qua sujrah ai rap ue hc hta yue n ba ic

    asmic vltub, `cmlhbnias enzcr ins bnhas ba ic il

    fartcb ic pcr ba ins baks mlubcbchns.

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    B ata he n cqul ntrc vaz ic piukc, y ah ntrc mcrtc

    mnh tlhucr ic aspilmcmlnh ba in qua hns `ak ns

    prnp uastn, y muyn nfoatn cjrnhtckns tnbn pail

    ern,

    y hns rasnivakns sar ai pan r mum`liin ba t .

    A i cknr

    ic pc trlc ka mlaec, hn `cy mnhslba

    rcmlh qua ka ba tah ec , mnkn scfas qua hn k a

    `c batahlbn huhmc. Kum`n bafn kl k cbr a

    qua vlva , y ba qulah `a h cmlbn7 pa rn kcs bafn ,

    ic p ctrlc pcrc qulah hcm.

    T n r astns pnrta ns van qua hn `cy mnsc k cs

    buima qua ai cknr ba ic pctr lc, hl kcs cpatamlfia

    qua vlvlr ah ic pctrlc, hl kcs `nhrnsn qua knrlr

    pn r ic pctrlc . A h tu pnbar

    ai

    T crceucy hn as pc

    trlc . As pramlsn qua hn sntrns ia bak ns asa sar,

    pcrc qua tnbn s slahtch in qua yn slahtn ah Fua

    hns C lras, y vach qua baspus ba in qua tu pc

    bra y tu `cfls blm`n ba k, sa `c mukpilbn ai

    rajrh ba qua ci fuay kcibltn ai pain ia raiuma.

    Mlma rh blma qua cquai qua scmrljlmc pn r ic pc

    trlc in qua k cs ck c, as qulah va rbc ba rck ah ta

    k ua strc kcynr main pnr aiic. Mcbc uhn ba ins

    pcrceucyns qua ta kciblmah, ast blspuastn

    cmra bltcrin , y ahtr a aiins tu ck chta tln.

    Ai mlubcbchn pcrceucyn.

    KCHQAI TABAN BA TAC-

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    M C V R C Z L L L .

    Fuahns Clras, Jafrarn 2 ba 304.".

    K l p r a b l i a m t n H a p n t a , T c h m ` n ] n ic h n ? t a

    p c r t l m lp n u h c mn k u h lmcm l h q u a mn h cv l ch t az k u

    bl r l oa uh mnk pct r lm ln hu as t rn , cuh qua ka pcrc -

    eu cy lzc k um `n , pua s k a t r c tc yc ba tmnrcn ba

    ustab, y ka `cf ic ba m la r tn p rneras l s tc qua c ifn

    r n t ah ch t c n a i mn t c r r n ah a i T c r ce u c y . ] a

    k a p r a s a h t c b a p r n e r a s l h c s mah b ah ta , y v l ah a

    mnkn leuc i hb nsa k a, y mn hv ar t lb n ah uh hajl tn

    p r n h u h m l c b n i lf a r c i p c r c cy u b c r k a b c r t a h n t l

    mlcs ,

    y bam l r t a , mn r rnfnrchbn kls csa r tns , qua ins

    pc rc eu cy ns qu la rah sa r i lf ras , y qua snh ck lens

    ba ic m lv l ilzcmlh bn tn bn a i k uh bn . S u bnrc

    bcs p l ibn rcs as tc s , y ah qu nmcs lh , T ch m` n

    k l

    As tcs s l snh ichzcbcs ba knrn lzqu la rbn

    surbn , y tnbcs sa b l r l o ah tu t as tuz .

    T a r n b a oak n s a s tn , y v ck n s h u a s t r n p h b u in

    c s u h t n .

    M k n ` c s p r n m a b l b n m n h B . I l s c r b n V a m c i b a

    y L ) . M l r l in V lf c r n i c> \ n t a in b l r p c r c q u a

    sapcs ?

    sa ta ch tno qua as tns bns ov ah as bamah

    tas juasah ram iu tcb ns y i i avcb ns ci mck pc k ah tn

    b a M a r r n I a h , p n r q u a t r ch i lk p ln s b a s ch e r a y

    njlmln? a i pr lk ar n ba blm cb n sus erc hoa r lcs mnk ar

    m lc ia s ,

    y a i s aeuhbn , pcr lah ta huas t rn , ba i c

    l i u s ta s ch e r a b a i n s M cv c cs b a C k p u ar n , q u a

    ia `cflc bcbn ic mc icfarcbc v bai l r ln ba sar as tu-

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    b l n sn ,

    y akpacbn ah jn rkcrsa uh kablchn Cfn

    e c b n .

    Ju ar nh ahrn ic bns ah t ra ins r am iu tcs , y uh

    blc sa ias nr ba h qua sa blr l o lasa h mn rtc r y

    mnhb um l r k cba rcs snfra sus `n k frn s , pc rc jnr

    k cr sus r chm`n s mcsum`cs ba muc r ta i . A i in s

    nfa bam la rn h 7 y pn rqua a i p r l k arn b ur ch ta a i b lc

    ba ic j cahc hn t r cfc o pa r snh c ik ah ta , s lhn qua

    pc e n t rn ba par snh arn , pc rc qua ` lm la rc sus

    v a m a s ,

    y pnr qua a i s aeuhbn , M l r l in Vlfcrn ic , ba

    mnh s t l tumlh bfl` , mnh s h tnk cs ba pu ik nh c ,

    t l s ls ` t lmc , hn pu bn mn h t rc a r sa t c i t c ra c ,

    basp us qua rae ras crn h c i mck pc k ah tn , juarnhba hu hm lcbn s ba cqu ai ics tc h ah nrk as . jc itcs?

    lhk ablc tck ah ta sa i as mcs t le mnh uh c tu hb c ba

    mlah iczczns ah v lvcs mcrhas , ah saeulbc aher l i ic

    bns , basp us mnh bu mlbn s prasn s ic m cp l tc i , y

    l i tlkck ahta sa pu i tcb ns ah ic m rma i, bn hb a o lk ah

    y suj rah uhc p r l s lh frfcrc y ckcrec .

    A s ta as a i ` l on ba cqu a i V ap fi lm n B nh Ou c h

    F cu t l s t c V lf c r n i c , q u a , p n r q u a , mn k n b lp u t c b n

    c i mnh erasn , p lb l uhc mnh s t l tum lh , tu p cb ra ia

    k at l ah uh zc pc tn , y ia mnh tuv n a i ras ua i in ,

    `cm lhb nia t r ca r a i c ik c ah ic fnm c, pc rc a oak

    pin ba ins qua quls larch lkl tcr ia .

    ] l pn r ic p cr ta ba tu k cb ra as s lh bu b c tu pc

    r l ah t a V lf c r n i c , p n r i c p c r t a b a i p c b r c s t r n b a

    tu k cb r a ai ] r . B . I zc r n V n oc s b a C r c h b c , k l

    pr lk n, qua ta ba o t sn in ba `a rab arn cercm lc

    bn ba tnbns sus f lahas y r lquazcs , mnkn s l juarcs

    kl `lon? v laha tck flh r as u i tc r qua Ml r l in t a

    par tahama pnr i hac ram tc y

    nfilmuc,

    q u a ck f cs

    flah ics mnhnmas ah tus avn iumlnh as , y k cs ah

    as t c s ak p iacb cs mnh V lf c r n i c , q u a m n k p r u af ch

    qu a mu chb n pl tnsj icutns , mu chb n jicutns p l tn s .

    Z sa , pu as , qua hn ta sa `c bc bn uh pl tn a i

    pcrahtasmn, y qua cs klrcs tnbns pnr ic bafl i l

    b cb b a t u a s t k ce n .

    B a asc suar ta p rnm aba h ins fua hns en f la rhn s

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    mnkn t pc rc m nhs arvc r a i n rbah puf i lmn , y kns

    t r c r qu a hn t l ah as pcrm lc i lb cb , s lhn ous t l m lc y

    r a m t l t u b .

    Rc i vaz hn ta cm ua rba s ba in qua ` lm ls ta mnh

    cq u a i m lu b cb ch n I as m ch n , cq u a i p r ab l i am tn b a t u

    pc br a , c qua i qua sa bam lc qua tu pc br a i a ba

    s leh cfc pc rc T ra s l ba h ta ju tu rn , sumasnr ba i c

    p r a s lb a h m l c b a ic V a p f i l mc . T a r n t a i n v n y

    ram nrb cr , pc rc qua ta ak pcm `as . Ia ` lm l s ta

    p r a h b a r , r ak cm` c r u h c f u a h c f c r r c b a e r l i in s ,

    cmn k nbc r ah uh c pc r ta ba ins mnr r abn ras ba i c

    mcsc qua ju ba kls pcbras , jnrkhbnsa uh mucr-

    t l t n b a p c r ab as b a a s t a r c s p c r c r a s e u c r b c r i a b a

    ins v la h tn s lh ou r lcs ba i t l ak pn? pn r c ik n`c bc

    mcfa marc uhns cbn fas m rub ns . A h as ta as tc bn ia

    tn r tu rc s ta mnh ba m ic rcm ln has ? ah asa as tc bn ba

    sujr lr mruocs ia cs ci t uhc bl sa ht ar c , y sa ravn i

    m mnh aiic ah su tr ls ta iam` n s lh cyu bc , sn mn rrn ,

    h l c k pc rn `u k ch n? ah asa as tc bn ia ` lm l s ta r akc

    m`c r n t rc f cr rc , y ia ` lm ls ta bam l r , sup ua s tn qua

    arc tch burn pcrc bamicrcr , c` ia `cmcs asa hua

    vn raec in y r amuarbn , mnh ic p ravahm lh , qua

    r a s a r v cf c s n t r c p c r c ce r ae c r i c s p r lk ar c s .

    H n p u b n a i ] r . I a s m c h n c e u c h t c r k c s , m a bl c i c

    juarzc ba as tc s tn r t u rc s , y ax` ci ins t ra s b lcs a i

    i t lk n su sp l rn mnh s h tnk cs y eah arc i susu r rn ba

    qua ia `cf c s ` am`n ah va hah cr .

    B af n r am n r b c r t a i c mn h b u m t c c t r n z n f s a r v c b c

    mnh k l mn h m u cb n a i b l s t l h e u lb n m lu b cb ch n B .

    T cf in O n v a I ich n s , a i p c t r l m ln b a h n f ia p r n e a h la ,

    a i ` n k f r a a o ak p ic r , mn k n v l r t u n s n , ` n h r c b n y

    pcmjlmn , a i k nb ain ba ih m lv l i lb cb, ba ic kc hsa

    b u k f r a , b a ic k n b a s tl c , b a i c k c e h c h l k l b c b y

    ba ic p r ub ah m lc , ic hn rk c ba i fua h pc br a ba jc

    kl i lc , y ba in l r r ap rah s lf i a qua sa mnhnma . A s ta

    ju a i f ichmn ba tu scc, ic v m t lkc ba tu t l rchc ,

    i a ahm crma ics ta , e lkl mn h ' e r l i ins ah k ab ln ba

    sus m rh lmcs bn iahm lcs , hn `ufn p labcb , mc r lbcb

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    hl `ukchlbcb pcrc kl t lecr sus pahcs , h l r am lf l r

    cuxl i lns ba su cknrnsc y basasparcbc aspnsc ic

    ]rc . B n c L scf a i E uh as , y ba sus m r l s t l chn s y

    cji lelbns `lons , `c st c qu a ia `lm ls ta mn hmiu lr ah

    u h c p r l s l h f r f c r c .

    S u ab ah mn k n c e r a e c b n s a s c s v m t lk cs k l

    mu cb n B . C ia on E u h as . B . O n s K c r c K cr t h az

    Z r a i c , T a r a l r c s &, Asns scmarbn tas ins kcs v l r

    tunsn s , ins k cs l ius t rcb ns , asns K lhl s t rn s bai

    Ci t s lkn, asns Mr l s tns , qu lahas hn baf cs tnmcr

    ins mnh tus kchns scmr l i aecs lkpurcs .

    C r k cs t r n p cs , b am i c r c s , e u a r r c , y ce r c v l c s c i

    Blns ba ins A o rm l tn s , bc hb n tn rk ah tn sus ` l ons.

    Su jcvnr, qu va h t u r c asparc s ba uh Bln s

    njahblbn>

    H n t a e u s t c i c tanmrcmlc, hn qula ras qua sa

    en f la rha h ics c ikcs pn r i c ercmlc ba Blns, s lhn

    qua sa kcha oah pnr tu baknmrcmlc pn r asc ercmlc

    bai Baknhln, ajamtn ba tu mrcsc le hn rc hm lc , tu

    e r c s n a s t k ce n , t u m r c s l t u b , t u e r c s azc . A r a s

    lhmcpcz ba s cmrc k ahtn s , hn `c y sce rc r ln ah tu

    c ik c , ah t u p am` n , h l ah t u m n r cz n h ?b a s ce r cb n

    hn t lah as k cs qua a i sar scm ra , scm r l iae n, y uh

    f r cv n y e r ch s cm r l s t h .

    T n r t n b c s a s t c s mcu s cs , r ak ab lc r a s tn s k c

    ias , h n s p r a p c r c k n s l r , ' y i n p r l k a r n q u a ` a k n s

    ba `c mar , as ia vc ht cr uh c aha ba pcin pc rc mni

    ec r t a pn r ahak len ba Blns y ba ins `n k fr as , y

    baspuas as tcf iamar in qua basmr lfn ah a i p rnerc

    kc qua mnht lhc cs .

    Zj lkns , pu as , . ba rn ec r ascs iaya s f ru tc s y

    asmchb c inscs pc rc uhc Va p fi lmc , qua `cm ah b l s

    t lhmlh ba m icsa pnr hcmlklahtn y mninras , y prn

    `l fa h a i k ctr lk nh ln aht ra uhns qua sa mcil jlmch

    kuic tns , y n t rns f ichmns , y -ah t ra i lf ras y asm ic

    vns , y bam ic rc r tnb ns leuc ias pc rc c k crsa y

    uhlrsa saeh ins cjamtns ba sus mnrcznhas , y hn

    mnkn in `cf l s bamra tcbn Jrchm lc , tu pcbra y t ,

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    nreu i insns frfcrns t l r chns , mnh t rc i cs i ayas a ta r

    h cs y ` u k ch cs , q u a k ch b ch k u i t l p i l mc r s a , a t m . ,

    p c r c i n e r c r v n s n t r n s mn r r n k p ar y ak f r u t ama r a i

    p u a f in p c r c k a on r e n f a r h c r i a , mu y n m rlk ah a s

    ( . ikcs lkparbnhcf ia ba vnsn t rns ,knhs t runs sn i l

    t c r l n s .

    Blr le knhns a r le l r `nsp l tc ias , mcscs ba asp-

    s l tn s , ba fahaj lmahmlc , ba mc r lb cb , pc rc c i lv lcr

    uhc e r ch pnf icm l h bas b lm `cb c , qua `c s tc `ny ,

    v n s n t r n s e n f la r h n s k l s h t r n p n s y ae n s t c s k az

    qu lhns , hn ia `cf l s bcbn mnhnmar s lqu la rc uhn

    ba asns as tcf iam lk lah tn s , asp am lc ik ahta a i ba i c

    v cmu h c .

    J u h b c r ak n s mc s c s b a mn r r amm l h , b n h b a c i

    `nkfra as t r cv lcbn sa i a `cec mnhnmar su j c i t c , y

    ahkahbcrsa ba a i ic , mnkn ic m lv l i lzcmlh bai s le in

    in ahsa c , y cfn i l r i c pa hc ba k ua r ta , y kl i inhas

    ba czn tas qua ah k chn s tuy cs sa ak piach s lh

    mascr m rua ikahta pcrc aharvcr a i c ikc , ahja rkch

    bn a i muarpn .

    As tcf iam ara k ns asmua ics y mn iae lns ah asc

    hu as t rc M cp l tc i ba i c C suh m lh , mnkn ah ics

    Z l i i c s y T c r t l b n s b i c mck p c c p c r c i c ah s a ch

    zc ba h ln s y h lc s , y uh c Q h lv ar s lbc b pc rc ics

    m l ah ml c s k cy n r a s , p r n p ah b lah b n ah t n b n i c

    kcynr l ius t r cm lh , mnkn fcsa ba i cs ecrch t cs ba

    in s b a r am` n s b a i m lu b c b ch n .

    N rec h lz cra k ns snm lab cbas qua b l r l och y mu l

    bah bn ic abumcm lh pf i lmc , y cb k lh ls t r ah ins

    as tcf iam lklah tns ba fahaj lmahm lc y mc r lbcb , bch

    bn i cs san rcs i c pc r ta qua ias mn r rasp nh bc

    tnkcr mnh ics h lcs y kuoaras .

    I ic k cra k ns c i s cf ln , c i ka mh lmn , c i lhbu s t r ln

    sn , pc rc qua l ius t r ah , ahsa ah , y ba h uhc k chn

    c i p rnerasn , y c i f lahas tc r ba i pc s .

    R rcfc oc rakns much tn ch tas ah i c jn rkcm lh ba

    ins M blen s ba i c V ap f i lmc , pc rc qua pn r a i ins

    sa jn rkah su Ou r l smnhsu i tns .

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    Znivarakns i c kuear sus baram`ns , y a i r as

    pa tn qua sa ia bafa asc fai ic pn rml h bai e ha

    rn `ukchn, sc ivhbnic ba ins czntas , ba ins lh

    sui tns , ba ics kui tcs , ba ics pr ls lnhas , ba ins bas

    t l a r rns , ba i cs p rn` lf lm lnhas ba i kct r lknhln mnh

    qua