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lhi h ter evdnteoebk y bd h iustrejhn skfrdsei h dntd, `kl frd shn sdn-
thlhdntks nh peshknds pere jkn iks jklfethdntds. Iks lkthvks qud
id hnbuodrk.ni tkrner pertd ejthve dn ie gudrre, audrkn les ahshjks
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r h t k h n b h sj u t hf i d p k r i k b d lk s t re t h v k , y ik s p i e n k s sk n b d su le
u t h i h b e b .
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` h s tk r h e b d E ld r h j e , j k n hk d n i b d j u e iq u h d r k t rk b d i e ` h s -
tk r h e u n hv d r se i = y su j u i t h v k sd ` e r j e b e v d z le s n d j d se r hk ,
d s p d j h e i l d n t d , p e r e i e b d i j k n t h n d n t d e l d r h j e n k .
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t n s hn t d t h z e b k s d n d i p rd a e j hk y p r hld r j e p h tu ik , q u d j k -
l h d n z e n p k r a u n b e r u n e e j t h t u b y d s t e f i d j d r i k s t r l h n k s b d
i e s p rk p k s h j hk n d s sk f rd q u d j k n j iu y d n ik s ou h j hk s ` h s t r h j k s .
Zd r d a h d rd d i e u tk r i k s j u e t rk p e h sd s p k r su tk p k gre a h e ,
su s r d i e j hk n d s j k ld rj h e i d s y d i k b hk j k rb h e i q u d sd p rk a d se -
f e n s u s ` e f h t e n t s , b d. r e z e s l d s t h z e s y l d z j i e b e s . R k l e j k l
f e sd s b d su d s tu b hk ik s d i d ld n tk s a h s h j k s , e n t rk p k i g h j k s , p s h -
j k i g h j k s y sk j h e i d s p e re j k n s hb d re r i e d v k iu j h n ` h s t r h j e y
p k i h t h j e b d i S e r e g u e y b d s b d i e j k n q u h s t e d s p e a h k i e ` e s t e s u
v h b e b d p s d u b k - r d p f i h q e g k f d r n e b e p k r t h r e n k s , j k n i d y d s y
r d g i e l d n t k s q u d n k r d s p k n b h e n e i e b h n l h j e b d u n p u d f i k i h
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s k n , d r e a h s h j e l d n t d s u p d r h k r i e b d i k s d s t e b k s . . . . y s d b h v h -
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ik s sd g u n b k s u n e ld z j i e b d ik s t d rj d rk s y ik s j u e r tk s j k n
ik s p r hl rk s . I e v h r h i e b e b b d u n p u d f ik ok v d n , y i e su p d r hk r h -
b e b a h s h j e b d e i g u n k s b d i k s g r u p k s b d p k f i e j h n p d r t d n d j h d n t d s
t r h f u s h n b h g d n e s . p r k f e b e s , j k l p e r e b e , j k n i e b d ` d r l k s k s
` k lf rd s y lu od rd s , j k rn k b h j d , b d ik s e r gd n t hn k s y k r d n te -
i d s , y j k n i e h l p k r t e n j h e h n a i u d n j h e b d g r e b e n t d b d i e
d sj i e v h tu b , q u d , sd g n i , . j k ik j e n ik s fre s h i d a h k s , d n u n
p i e n k h n a d r h k r j k l r e z e d n i e d s j e i e b d i e ` u l e n h b e b = n k
q u hd rd n b d j h r s h n k q u d d i p u d f ik p e re gu e y k d re a u d r t d e n j k n
s hb d re n b k su v hb e p e j h a h j e q u d sk p k r t e n tk ok s y u i t r e o d s b d
t h r e n k s , y i e b d g u d r r e j k n s t e n t d b d e r g d n t h n k s y k r h dr h te i d s
s k f r d s e i h d n t d s h d l p r d p k r i e j k n q u h s t e b d n u d v e s i h f d r t e b d s ,
n k d re ld n k s a u d r t d y v e i h k se , p k r i e s p rk y d j j k n d s d sp h r h t u e i d s
b d su s h b d e s , p k r i e n e tu re i d z e b d su s d i d ld n tk s d a n k i g h j k s ,
j k rn k p k r su p k s h j h n gd k g r a h j e y r h q u d z e d j k n lhj e .
I h n t d r v d ` j h n b d i k s e r g d n t h n k s d n i e g u d r r e j k n t r e i
t h r e n k p e re gu e y k - , j k rn k sd e a h rle = d n j k n s hb d re j h n i e s j e se s
y d a d j tk s b d i e j k n t h d n b e , n h d g e - d i b d t d rl hn h s lk ` h s t r h j k
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y pere rdsuitebks kpudstks. Di jentk i hr hjk bd Dstdfen bd Iuje
ie Ihfdrteb bd Ihle, dxprdse ie e iture bd une dlkjhn qud
bdspdr tere d i dntus heslk pkr ?
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tr hstdze bd jkrezknds epdnebks qud i ikren elergeldntd iks
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prdsdnte luy bhadrdntds dadjtks, kardjd une prudfe dikjudntd
bd ie hntdrvdnjhn bdi `klfrd dn di bdvdnhr `hstr hjk, bd jkrnk
ie jknjhdnjhe sd und ie vhbe, epkyebe dn ie rda idxhn, juyk
pkbdr ds un bdvdnhr telfhn= y jkl, `ey jknt hngdnj he dn ie
`hstkr he pkr ie hntdrvdnjhn bd ie pdrskneihbeb, bd ie utkphe,
pkr ie hna iudnjhe bd une bhsjknthnuhbeb hnbdtdrlhnhslk
qud r h od iks `dj`ks dn di Tnhvdrsk.
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frd bdfd dnseyer shquhdre un fksqudok bd shntdshs, pere veikr h
zer ies ejjhknds `ulenes y bdtdrlhner ie pertd qud nks jk-
rrdspknbd, dn ie ski hberhbeb lkrei, jebe vdz, les jejjhdntd y
prkgrdbhve dn ie vhbe bd ie `ulenhbeb.
D i he s L E V R H N D _ F T R D I D V .
Eg kstk t- bd 58hk.
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Srdshbdntd bd ie Vdpfi hje bdi Sereguey. Gdndrei dn Gdad
bdi dodrjh tk
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bdi prdshbdntd Ikpdz, skstdnhbes pkr iks qud `en tdnhbk hntdrs
dn ie iuj`e bd peregueyks y pkbdrds e i hebks, ld `en hnbuj hbk
jrddr, sde bd ie igune uth i hbeb dsjrhfhr dst pdqu dne kfre, qud
dstky eutkrhzebk pkr une rdshbdnjhe bd knjd eahks dn equdi pes=.
@efhdnbk tkrnebk per td dn su bdadnse ld dnjudntrk `efh i h tebk pere
pkbdr ber onakrlds eutnt hjks skfrd ie gudrre .
Jklk sd vdre pkr ie shg uhdn td nerrejh n, jknshbdrk Ikpdz
un lknstruk shn piereLk y bdjierk qud nk bdsjufrh su jerjtdr
`este a hnds bd 5010. Dn di jklhdnzk bd ie gudrre sik `efhe khbk
vegks rulkrds skfr hd us hn hquhbebds. Z hn dlfergk, sus eper hdn-
jhes dren jkl pere `ejdr buber, y eun bdsvendjdr tkbk ik qud,
dn vkz feoe, sd lurlurefe jkntre i . Shdrk, pkr uit hlk, rdjhfh prudfes
efrulebkres qud jkna h rlefen tkbk juentk b h rd dn ie pr hldre per td
bd dstd i hfrk.
Ie lhendre jkl di prdshbdntd Ikpdz lhjhk ie gudrre jkntre
ie Vdpfi hje Ergdnt hne , au vdrbebdrelntd frute i = pdrk dn juentk
sd rda hdrd ei Fresh i Oe gudrre dre Hndvhtefid ei perdjdr, puds bd
nk `efdrie `dj`k dn dsks lkhlidntks di Freoshi id `ufhdre `eiiebk
dn pkshjhn bdsvnteokse.
Jkn tkbk, iks lkthvks qud ld hnbuotdrkn tkrner pertd dn
ie gudrre audrkn les ahshjks qud pkihthjkF
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prkldtte, sdr skielfnttd un pehsdk lhihter, trevds bd une zkne
bd luj`ks jdntdnerds bd lh i ies . Nk tdnhe n hngn lkt hvk bd hn
tdrs per t hjuier , puds nk rdj hf h euldntk e igunk dn lhs sud ibks=
pdrk j h tenbk sd pufi hj d i t re tebk sdjrd tk efrej ie gudrre jkn
leykr dntusheslk, pkrqud iks tr`ROnks bdi prktkjkik ld ir j hdrkn
jrddr qud d i Sereguey bdfhe jklfet h r sujulfhr .
Lh hntdnjn dre nk dsjr hf h r ie prdsdntd rd iej hn bd ie gudrre
`este qud `ufhdre shbk bdpudstk di prdshbdntd Ikpdz pkr iks ei he-
bks. Serdjd , s hn dlfergk, qud dstks nk dstuvhdren b hspudstks pere
pkndr tdrlhnk un `krrkrksk sejrha hj hk bd vhbes bd qud ds tdetrk
equdi pe hs `ejd juetrk e a hks y lbhk= y jknshbdrenbk qud ie prd
sdntd nerrejhn pubhdne ( hna iuhr dn di nhlk bd iks ei hebks pere
eprdsurer ie tdrlhnej hn bd ie iuj h ie , se ivenbk es h ies v hbes bd
lodrds y nha hks Hqud bdfdn dster pdrdjhdnbk dn di Sereguey, `d
prkjurebk ber une shdnjh i ie nerrejhn bd iks `dj`ks.
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Eunqud `efier jkn di leykr `krrkr y evdrshn jkn rdspdjtk
ei bspkte qud `e sejrha hjebk e sus jknjhubebenks jkn di nhjk
kfodtk bd sethsaejdr hsu dgkhslk- y lfhjhn pdrsknei, prkadsk e
iks peregueyks iks sdnthlhdntks les elhstksks y ld jklpiezjk dn
bdjhr qud `d julpihbk jkn lh bdfdr pere jkn di iks, e i hvhenbk, dn
junbk ld audre pkshfid, ies pdnurhes bd ie vhbe lhi h ter bd iks
qud dstefen feok lhs rbdnds, y seivenbk e luj`ks bd ie ludrtd.
Dn juentk betks qud sd rda hdrdn iks ei hebks, bdfk bd-
jierer qud lhd `d sdrvhbk bd Ie Rrhfune, Ie Nejhn, Ie Er
gdnthne y Ztenbert, bhenks bd Fudnks Ehrds.
Iknbrds, Ounhk 50 bd 5018.
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G u d r r e b d i S e r e g u e y
J E S H R T I K H
K F D V Q E J H K N D Z G D N D V E I D Z Z K FV D I E Z S E V R D Z F D T G D V E N R D Z
X F K Z U T D O K B D I E @ H Z R K V H E B D I S E V E G T E X @ E Z R E D I J K L H D N _ K
B D I E G T D V V E .
Di Sereguey, ies rdpfi hjes Ergdnt hne , Truguey y d i Fres h i ,
skn juetrk dstebks tdub-eldrhjenks qud pkr su pkshjhn tkpkgr
a hje dstn kfihgebks e lentdndr jhdrte jiesd bd rdiejhknds jkldr-
jheids, bd ies jueids jebe unk prdsjhnbhr he bd fudne gene, puds
sus `efhtentds sd kbhen jkrbheildntd. Iks trds pr hldrks dstn `e-
fhtebks pkr une reze ldsthze bd dspenkids hnbhgdnes, y di juertk
pkr une ldzj ie bd pkr tugudsds, hnbhgdnes y ndgrks.
Dn di Fresh i , bdsbd ie jkiknhzejhn pkrtugudse, sd `en kju-
pebk prhnjhpeildntd dn di tra hjk bd dsjievks y dn iks juit hvks,
pkr ldbhk bd iks lhslkhs, bd prkbujtks pere dxpkrtejn Durk
pe. Nk `ufk gudrres dxtdr hkrds, sh sd dxjdpten une qud ktre ds-
jereluze jkn sus vdjhnks, skstdnhbes shdlpnd audre bd su tdrr h
tkr hk, y une qud ktre rdvkiujhn hnshgnha hjentd, skakjebe ajh ildntd
pkr un gkfhdrnk jknst h tuj hkne i= telfhn pkr di skfkrnk, pdrk nunje
pkr ie gudrre .
Ie grenbd hlpkrtej hn bd ndgrks y ie hna iudnj he bdgrebentd
bd ie dsjievhtub, `en jkikjebk e iks fresh idrks dn un pienk luy
hnadr hkr (jkl reze) dn ie dsjeie bd ie `ulenhbeb.
Iks ergdnthnks y iks kr hdnteids skn bd rezes sdldoentds`dr-
lksks `klfrds y luodrdsrdvdien luy pkje sengrd hnbhgdne, s h
sd dxjdp ten iks g euj` ks y iks jkrrdnthnks, qu d t hdndn l es bd
hnbhk qud bd dspenki . Zus nej hknds `en dstebk burentd ie rgk t hdlpk
dn gudrre jknstentd, y juenbk esh nk sujdbd, ik pese` dn rdvudites
jhvh ids, dn ies qud bdspihdgen tkbk ik jrudi bd su jerjtdr.
Di Sereguey, bdsbd ie jknquhste dspeahkie, `e gkzebk bd une
pez jklpidte, sh sd dxjdpten ie dxpdbhjhn bd unks jdntdnerds bd
`klfrds qud feok ies rbdnds bd i gdndre i Fdigrenk se i h bd Fudnks
Ehrds pr hnj hp hks bd i s hg ik PHP. Dn dst dxpdbhj hn tuvhdrkn iuger
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bks t h tu iebes fete i i es , juyk. t r hunak sd e tr hfuydn iks pere g uey ks.
Z hn dlfergk, ie pr hldre dn d i Rejuer h , au hnbdj hse , les prk-
fefidldntd une bdrrkte pere iks peregueyks, quhdnds nk tdnen
shnk peiks y phdbres pere rdsh hst hr ies erles bd Fdigrenk. Dst
ds ie nhje vdz qud i Sereguey `e s hbk hnvebhbk entds bd ie
gudrre pkr un idnidhlhgk dxtdrhkr.
Dn ies gudrnes bd Vkses, d i Sereguey dnvh e igunks `kl
frds Jkrr hdntds feok ies rbdnds bd Ikpdz, quhn dre dn dse
pkje un okvdn bd bhdz y kj`k eahks y.ye Gdndrei dn Odad bd iks
dorjhtks peregueyks= pdrk nk `ufk jklfetd, bd lkbk qud pudbd
bdj hrsd ? iks peregueyks hgnkrefen dntdreldntd ie j hdnj he lh i h te r en
tds bd ie prdsdntd jelpene.
Ie reze peregueye /dre a hs hjeldntd supdrhka ie bd iks ds-
tebks entdr hkrldntd ldnjhknebks, y sd bhvhbhe dn juetrk jiesds,
sefdr? fienjks, lu'ietks, hnbhks y ndgrks, shdnbk iks sdgunbks
une ldzjie bd iiks tdrkdrks y iks juertks. jkn iks prh l drb s. Iks
fienjks qud jknst h tu hen ie bdlkjrej he peregueye bdskdnbhen bd iks
lhgrentds durkpdks, e idonbks'd jebe vdz les bd iks hnbhks. Iks
jknquhstebkrds dspenkids. , jesebks jkn hnbhgdnes. Iks bdsjdnbhdntds
bd dstks letr hlknhks sd `en jesebk dntRd sh jkn iks nudvks hn-
luietks nk pkbhen sdr krbdnebks sejdrb'ktds. Iks hnbhks sh .
Akjk bdspus bd i bdsjufr hlhdntk bd i Sereguey, sd dstefid-
jhdrkn iks odsuhtes dn idh tdrrhtkrhk y dbhahjerkn une hgidshe (5400).
Dn dst pkGe iks dspenkids qud gkfdrnefen di pehs tretefen luy
lei iks hnbhks, `ejhnbkids sdrvhr jkrnk dsjievks. Iks odsuhtes
dsjrhfhdrkn ei lknerje pere qudoersd bd dstd prkjdbhlhdntk
=
y
d i gkfhdrnk bd i Sereguey au elkndstebk krbdnenbk iks odsuh tes
sd dsakrzeren dn jhvhihzer e iks hnbh ks, dl pid enb k iks rdjurs ks
qud jrdydrdn jknvdnhdntds y tretnbkids jkn fknbeb.
Bd dst lendre , iks odsuh tes ebquhr hdrkn une hna iudnj he pdr
lendntd dn di pehs, y sd shrvhdrkn bd di ie pere ebdienter sus prkphks
hntdrdsds. Idventerkn e ibdes, i ielebes lhs hknds, festentd eper tebes
bdi gkfhdrnk jdntreh , pere nk tdndr tdldr bd sdr hnjklkbebks pkr
equi dn sus trefeoks. Dstes eibdes sd `ei iefen sdperebes pkr bhs-
tenjhes bd bhdz vdhntd lhi ies, bd lkbk qud ie jklunhjejhn bd
une ktre sd fejhe ajh i . Dn di ies rdunhdrkn iks hnbhks y ids
dnsdnerkn idr y dsjr hf h r . Egruperkn iks d idldntks bd ie idngue
g uerenh , `ejhdnbk b d Hdi ie un judrpk, bd hbhkl e dsjrh tk y errdg ieb k,
hlpr hlhdrkn grelet hjes, b hjj hkner hks y i hfrks bd lhse , er rdgienbk
pere ie dsjr h ture un shstdle bd ejdntuejhn dspdjhei nk jknkjhbk
dn iks bdls hbhkles. Dnsdnerkn e dstks hnbhks tkbks iks ka hj hks
y dbha hjerkn gidshes, hdnrhqudjhbes jkn `drlkses dsjuitures dn le-
bdres,
bkrebks, tephkds, dtj, kfre tkbe bd sus bhsjhpuits. Vdbuodrkn
iks hnbhks (h un dstebk bd kfdbhdnjhe y bhsjhpi hne supdrhkr
ie lh i h te r , pkr ie jue i efbhjerkn grebueildntd bd ie rezn y bd i
pdnselhdntk, `ej hdnbk ik qud sd ids krbdnefe, s hn prdguntersd s h
sus elks tdnhen nk bdrdj`k pere bklhneriks.
Dn 5717, di gkfhdrnk dspeahki bdjrdt ie dxpuishn bd iks od
suhtes. Dstks ldrdkdn un vdrbebdrk epieusk, pkrqud dvhterkn bd-
r relelhdntk bd sengrd = puds dre te i ie hna iudnj he skfrd equd i pud
fik , qud ajh ildntd `ufhdren pkbhbk rdshst hr ies rbdnds bdi gk
fhdrnk y `efdrsd `dj`k budnks bd i pe hs . @efhen rde i hzebk grenbds
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fhdnds dn di Sereguey, j hvh i hzenbk y prktdghdnbk iks hnbhks jkntre
iks dspenkids= pdrk, eunqud tdnhen, s hn bube e igune, elfhj hknds,
nk dstefen bhspudstks ae pkndries dn prjtje jkste bd tentes
vhbes jkrnk `efrhe shbk ndjdserhk sejrha hjer, sh sd `ufhdren kpudstk
ies rbdnds bd i gkfhdrnk.
Skstdr hkrldntd ie dxpdbhj hn bd i gdndre i Fdigrenk y jn d i
lhslk enk (5055) tuvk iuger une rdvkiujhn ten pejha hje, qud nk
jkst une sie gkte bd sengrd. Zu jknsdjudnjhe au di nklfrelhdntk
bd bks jknsdodrks pere ejklpeaher dn di nudvk gkfhdrnk ei sda hkr
Qdiezjk, gkfdrnebkr dspenko. Tnk bd di iks au di aelksk bhjtebkr,
Br . B . Oks G. Arenjhe.- Zu gkf hdrnk au fdnhg nk `este 505:,
dn qud Arenjhe y Xdbrks audrkn nklfrebks jnsuids. Xdbrks,. lu-
rh pkjk bdspus (esdshnebk pkr Arenjhe sdgn sd rda hdrd), y Aren
jhe, dntknjds, jknvkj un jkngrdsk pkr di juei sd `hzk nklfrer
bhjtebkr dn un prhnjhphk pkr bkjd ea hks y bdspus vhte i hj hk.
Jkldnz dntknkds su tdrr hfid shstdle bd t hrenhe. Srhldrk ds-
dstefidjh un shstdle ten pdradjtk bd dsphkneod, qud nebhd, nh en
sus les prxhlks perhdntds, dstefen sdgurks jkntre jueiquhdr bdie-
j hn. Rkbk `klfrd 'qud supknhe dndlhgk bd i gkfhdrnk, eunqud ik
audre dn ik hnthlk bd ie jknjhdnjhe, dre errkoebk ies pr hshknds,
jknahsjebes sus prkphdbebds, y eun aush iebk, skfrd tkbk, iks `kl
frds bd prhdsthghk bd hna iudnj he. Di Br . Aren jhe vhvhe dn jkn thnue
eierle pkr di tdlkr bd sdr esdshnebk, y juenbk rdjkrr he ies jei ids
jefeiik, tkbes , ies pdrsknes tdnhen qud kjuitersd, hnjiushvd ies
luodrds, pkrquj su dsjkite epeidefe tkbks juentks dnjkntrefe dn
di jelhnk qud bdfhe trenshter Z. D.
Sr hv e i Sereguey bd tkbe jklunhjej hn dxtdr hkr , jkikjenbk
gue h
bhe
5
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y phqudtds skfrd tkbes ies arkntdres. Srk`hfh ie jntrebe
y seihb e b d pdrskneis y `efdrds, y dre au shiebk tkbk h nbhv hbuk qud
tretere bd efenbkner |d i pehs dxpkrter su bhndrk. Ejkntdjae bd
vdz dn juenbk qud sd pdrlhthe un fuqud i idger `este ie Esunjhn,
pere qud Arenjhe jklprere dn jelfhk bd ydrfe letd bdi pehs,
pdrk jueiquhdr ktrk dxtrenodrk qud jehe dn sus gerres dre bdtdnhbk
pkr ie audrze.
Srkluig une idy prk`hf hnbk d i jeselhdntk dntrd f ienjks,
ndgrks, hnbhks y luie tks= y bdj ier luie tks iks lhdlfrk bd
verhes hlpkrtentds aelhi hes bdi pehs, quhdnds kbhefe= bd lendre
qud nk pubhdren jesersd , pkrqud n hngn peregueyk fhenjk, `klfrd
luodr, sd rdfeoer he `este di puntk bd `ejdrik jkn une pdrskne
bd jeste hntdr hkr. Jkn dstk, sd prkpknhe dxtdrlhner tkbes equdiies
aelhi hes, pdrk ie idy dspenkie bd idght hlejhn aejh i h tids bdspus
bd su lu'drtd di jeselhdntk, y esh idght hlerkn sus `hoks. Di le
trhlknhk dre lei olbrebk pkr (Arenjhe,, y bd dsk prkvhdnd ie hn-
lkre i hbeb qud sd dntrdg ie j iesd hnadr ikr , se ivnbksd dn gdndre i
ie j iesd dsjkghbe bd ie skj hdbeb. Z hn dlfergk, ie lkre i hbeb bd i
pudfik nk dre ten leie jkl pkbr he supkndrsd , pkrqud eunqud
iks jeseldntks nk dren jdidfrebks dn ie hgidshe, ies luodrds dren
jesh ten a hd ids jkrnk sh `ufhdsdn shbk bdspkgebes, jkn ie bhadrdnjhe
bd qud jkrnk di vanjuik juenbk iks bks hnbhvhbuks nk sd sdperefen.
Di Br . Arenj he lur h ie dbeb bd kj`dnte y j hnjk e a hks . Au
dntdrrebk feok d i e h ter leykr bd ie hg ids he bd ie Dnjernej hn dn
Esunjhn= pdrk les terbd sus rdstks audrkn bdsdntdrrebks y er rk-
oebks e i r hk pkr pdrsknes juyes aelh i hes `efhen s hbk pdrsdguhbes.
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Rrds bd iks pr hnj hpe ids `klfrds bd i Sereguey bdfhdrkn sdr aus h -
iebks ie lerhene qud lurh= pdrk ie krbdn bd dodjujhn nk sd i idv
jefk.
Zd jknvkj dntknjds un jkngrdsk qud di hgh jnsuids Bkn
Jer iks E. Ikpdz y Bkn Vkqud Eiknsk. Di sdgunbk dre un fudn
`klfrd y, tkbks juentks id jknkjhen id eprdjhefen
=
nk tdnhe shn
dlferg k ie dndrg he sua hj hdntd jkl pere l entdndrsd ountk Ik
pdz, qud prkntk supk bds`ejdrsd bd i , qudbnbksd sik dn di gk
fhdrnk. Dn un prhnjhphk iks bks a hrlefen dn une lhsle i hnde pere
bdnkter hgueibeb bd pkbdr, pdrk pkjk bdspus Ikpdz a hrlefe prh
ldrk y feok su a hrle jkikjefe Eiknsk ie suye, pere.qud sd rdvdiere
hnadr hkr hbeb bd rengk, `este qud a hneildntd Ikpdz, un bhe qud ds-
tefe bd lei `ulkr bh ok e Bkn Vk qud Eik nsk? hQd td enhl eh ,
y sd `hzk didghr prdshbdntd pkr bhdz ea hks pkr un jkngrdsk qud jkn
vkj dn 5022. Dn std, y dn ktrks jkngrdsks sd bhjterkn idyds bd
ies qud tklelks jkrnk lkbdik ies qud shgudn?
Dste tutks pere ie Eblhnhs trej hn bd Oust hj he
Nkvhdlfrd 62 bd 5026
Ert. 7h .Uudben efkihbes ies pdnes bd tkrldntks y ie jkn-
ahsjejhn bd fhdnds.
Bdjrdtk skfrd ie i hfdrteb bd vhdntrds
Nkvhdlfrd 62 bd 5026
Di Zuprdlk Gkfhdrnk bd ie Vdpfi hje bd i Sereguey ejudrbe
y bdjrd te ?
Ert. ikBdFbd di pr hldrk bd Dndrk bdi dntrentd enk 502:,
sdrn i hfrds iks vhdntrds bd ies dsjieves, y sus `hoks qud nejhdren
dn ebdientd, sdrn i ielebks Ihfdrtks bd ie Vdpfihje bdi Sereguey.
Ert. 6kUudben dn kfihgejhn iks i hfdrtks bd sdrvhr sus
sdakrds, jkl petrknks bd iks ihfdrtks `este ie dbeb bd vdnth-
jhnjk eahks iks verknds, y ies luodrds `este iks vdnthjuetrk eahks.
Eprkfej hn bd i Ldnseod dn d i Jkngrdsk
Ert. 68Bdsbd di pr hldrk bdi lds dntrentd ie bhdte ' bdi pr hldr
sdhhkr Jnsui sdre bd 2.333 pdsks audrtds pkr enk y ie bdi sdnkr
sdgunbk Jnsui bd :.333 pdsks audrtds.
Ejte bd ie Hnbdpdnbdnjhe bd i Sereguey
Nkvhdlfrd 64 bd 5026
Ert . 6Ie Vdpfi hje bd i Sereguey nunje oels sdre d i pe
trhlknhk bd un9t pdrskne bd une aelhihe.
Hnstrujjhknds ie Skihj he
Ounhk 54 bd 502:
Ert . :7Ds efskiu teldn td prk`hf h bk, `efi er bd per t hbks y
bd ie gudrre jhvh i qud bkikrkseldntd `ejd pdbezks e ies prkvhnjhes
vdjhnes, y nk sd pdrlhthr hnsuitks nh eldnezes jkn iks dlhgrebks
bd unk ktrk perthbk= shdnbk bd prdvdnjhn ei qud quhdre vhvhr
dn dst Vdpfihje, qud `e bd guerber un prkaunbk sh idnjhk skfrd
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iks sujdsks y perthbks bdi ktrk iebk bd Jkrrhdntds, y dstk `e bd
ebvdrthr d i Jklhseh hk ' tkbks iks dxtrenodrks y dlhgrebks, qud equh
nebe qudrdlks sefdr bd sus kbhks y aundstks rdnjkrds, y di qud
nk sd jknakrld, qud sd rdthrd bdi pehs hnldbheteldntd.
Lerzk 51 bd 5022
K F Z D V Q E J H K N D Z
Bd ies e tr hfuj hknds bd i Srds hbdntd bd ie Vdpfi hje ?
Ert. 5Ie eutkrhbeb bdi Srdshbdntd bd ie Vdpfihje ds dx
trekrbhnerhe dn iks jesks bd hnveshn, bd jknlkjhn hntdr hkr y bd
juentes vdjds audnd prdjhse pere jknsdrver di krbdn y ie trenquh-
i hbeb pfihje bd ie Vdpfihje.
Ert. 8kSufihje ie gudrre y ie pez y tkle pkr sh lhslk
juentes ldbhbes pudben jkntr hfuhr prdperer ies .
Ert. 57Sudbd jdidfrer jknjkrbetks jkn ie Zente Zdbd Epks
tihje = jknj dbdr ndg er su f dndp ijh tk iks bdjrd tks b d iks jkn-
jh i hks y jueidsquhdre ktres hnsth tujhknds djidshsthjes= ber ndger
di dxdquetur ies fuies frdvds Skntha hj hes, shn juyk rdquhsh tk
nebhd ies pknbr dn julpi hlhdntk.
Ert. 50Ds di oudz prhvethvk bd ies jeuses rdsdrvebes dn di
dstetutk bd ie eblhnhstrejhn bd ousthj he.
K F Z D V Q E J H K N D Z
Ert .
:
Z
Di
Lhnhstrk Lhnhstrks bd Dstebk, nk tdnbr ktrk
tretel hdn tk qud di bd Qb., y nk pkb r ber krbdn eig une shn
ejudrbk y eprkfej hn bd i Srds hbdntd bd ie Vdpfi hje .
Ert . 2
U
Gkzern bd une jklpdnsejhn qud ids eshgnd di Srd
s hbdntd bd ie Vdpfi hje .
Vdakrles bd eigunks usks y etr hfujhknds bd iks
Vdvdrdnbks Kfhspks
Nkvhdlfrd :3 bd 5024
Di Srds hbdntd bd ie Vdpfi hje bd i Sereguey jknshbdrenbk qud
ie per bdi jdik qud t hdnd ejrdbhtebk pkr di juitk rdi hghksk, bdfd
juhber qud nhngn .dlpidebk bd ie hgidshe eperdzje dn di ie nh dn
ies je i ids , skfrdpknhnbksd e i Zuprdlk Gkfhdrnk Nejhkne i , bdjrd te ?
Ert . 5
U
Uudbe prk`hfh bk tkbk y jueiquhdr rdphqud ei d ntrer
di kfhspk ie hgidshe y seihr bd diie.
Ert. 6Esh ,lhslk qudbe p rk`hfh bk errkb h i i ersd dn ies jei ids
dn jueiquhdr ktrk iuger pkr bknbd peserd di kfhspk.
Er t. :3Nk user bksd , , nh jepe l eg ne dn ie hg idshe, nh
audre bd diie.
Ert. 23 Nk sd `er nkvdb eb dn ie krbdn bd Gkfhdrnk qud
pdrlhtd bdjhr lhse bdsbd di it hlk tkqud bd bhene.
Esh, `efhe jknjdntrebk idgeildntd dn sus lenks ie surne bdi
pkbdr y jkldnz - akrler un dorjhtk p ere sk stdndrik. Bd dstd
puntk nks kjuperdlks kpkr tuneldntd .
Juenbk tklk di pkbdr, su alhi he dre pkfrd, y i , burentd
ie pkje bd Arenjhe, dre un kfsjurk efkgebk qud sd jknshbdrefe
luy bhj`ksk juenbk genefe un petejn pkr b he . Jer iks Entknhk
Ikpdz dre jesebk jkn bkne Ouene Jerr h i ik. Elfks dren fienjks
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y dxtrdlebeldntd jkrpuidntks. Ruvhdrkn j hnjk `h oks? t rds verknds
Arenj hsjk Zkienk, Qdnenjhk y Fdnhgnk, bks ` h oes , Hnkjdnj he y Ve-
aedie, tkbks ten jkrpuidntks jkl sus pebrds. Ikpdz H jkldnz
su rdhnebk aevkrdjhdnbk ie akrtune bd sus `hoks bd lendre dsjenbe
ikse. E su `hok leykr qud au Ikpdz HH , id nklfr gdndrei dn odad
bdi dorjhtk y lhnhstrk bd ie gudrre. X shdnbk luy okvdn tkbevhe
id dh e jknahebe pkr su peb rd g ren p ertd bdi pkbdr dodjuthvk, `ejhn-
bkid eigunes vdkds Hvhsh tes ka hj he ids, dn ies qud sd id prdsdntefe
bd rknbn, efrhdnbk i ies pudrtes jkn vhkidnjhe jkrnk pere skrprdn
bdrik. Di sdgunbk '`h ok, Qhdnenjhk, au nklfrebk jkrkndi y odad
bd ie guernhj hn 'bd ie Esunjhn. Fdnhgnk,
d i ld nkr bd iks trds,
au nklfrebk sergdntk leoykr dn di dorjhtk= pdrk nk `efhdnbk
qudbebk sethsadj`k, osd id jknvhrt h dn Eilhrentd bd ie dsjuebre.
Epdser bd dstk, nk ejdpt di dlphdk, y prda hr h ie vhbe drrentd.
Ds td `hok prhe (di g re n aev krhtk bdi vhdok. J ebe u nk bd diik s tdn he
jese y dstefidjhlhdntk sdperebk y tkbks dren hnbhvhbuks jerejtd-
r hst hjks pkr su i hfdrt hneod, dspdjheildntd di leykr y di ldnkr.
Dst eutkrhbeb hilohteobe bd Ikpdz, jkl ie qud dodrjhen iks
`hoks feok sus eusphjhks, `ejhe iks jhubebenks suleldntd jeutd-
iksks, pere bdjhr `ejdr ie les lhnhle jkse qud pubhdre nk
egreber ids . Rkbks d i iks dnr hqudj hrklsd luy rphbeldntd , ve i hn-
bksd pere idstd a hn bd juentks ldbhks prkpkrjhknefe di pkbdr. Ejks-
tulfrefen karpjdr pkr iks genebks un prdjhk hna hnhteldntd hnadr hkr
jkrnperebk jkn idh bdi ltdrjebk), y iks vdnbbkrds tdlhen rdj`ezerik.
Jklprefen bd dstd lkbk pere, rdvdnbdr dn sdguhbe un prdjhk
bd su entkok, "puds nebh d id dre pdrl hthbk vdnb dr g ene bk s
dn d i ldrjebk lhdntres `ufhdre e igunes pdr tdndj hdntds ie aelh i he
bdi Srdshbdntd. Dn i |eo lhsle akrle jklprefen prkphdbebds, shdlprd
prdjhks feoks perthjuierds, y ei gkfhdrnk. Ies sda hkres bd ie
aelhi he dstefidjhdrkn un e "fkise dn b knb d sd jkl pref e jkn kj` k
pkr bdntk bd bdsjudntk di pepdi lk`dbe hnuth i hzbk pkr di usk,
y
qud id iies pkr r hd iejhknds jkn di g kfh drnk jel fh fen dn tdskrdr he
pkr pepd qud rdprdsdntefe su ve ikr hntdgrk. Srdstefen es h lhslk
bhndrk skfrd prdnbes jkn hntdrs usurerhk, qudbnbksd jkn tkbk
juentk qudrhen shn nhn g n lrelhdhntk pkr iks bdrdj` ks bd sus
budnks. ]
Ikpdz H jknthnuefe shdlprd, eunqud dn ldnkr dsjeie, d i shs
tdle bd dsphkneod qud `efhe dstefidjhbk Arenjhe, esh jkl di bd
dnjerjdier tkbe pdrskne skspdj`kse.
Nk kfsten td tkbk idh dg khsl k bd Ikpdz H , su gk fhdrn k re
fudnk jklperenbkik e i qud `efhe tdnhbk d i Sereguey. Srkfefid-
ldntd dn n hngn pe hs bd i lunbk ie v hbe y ie prkpidbb `en dstebk
ten g erent hzebes jkl dn d i Sereg uey burentd su rd hneb k. Ikhs
jr hldnds dren jesh bdsjknkjhbks y juenbk sd jkldthe eigh tnk dre
hnldbheteldntd bdsjufhdrtk y jesthgebkh. Ie lese bdi pudfik dre
tei vdz ie les adi hz bdi lunbk. Zik tdnhen qud trefeoer pere gb-
nersd ie vhbe. Jebe aelhi he tdnhe su jese j`kze dn tdrrdnk prkphk.
Dn pkjks b hes p ientefen 5 tefhejk, di liehz y ie lenbhkje rhdkdserhks
pere su prkphk jknsulk, y eun dstk lhslk nk ndjdshtefe. juhbebk
`este ie pkje bd ie jksdj`e. Rkbes ies j`kzes tdnhen su nerenohe i
juye a rute ps un er t hjuik hlpkrtentd bd jknsulk dn d i Sereguey,
y telfhn e igunes vejes, qud ids dvh tefen dn gren per td ie ndjd-
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shbeb bd trefeoer. Ies jiesds supdrhkrds, vhvhen, pkr supudstk,
ie durkpde, y luj`es aelhi hes qud pksdhen akrtunes jknshbdrefids
pesefen pdr adj teldntd .
Rkbes ies pdrsknes sd `ei iefen dxpudstes vdr tklebe su
pdrskne errdfetebe su prkphdbeb pkr rezn bd sdrvhjhk pfihjk
shn rdjklpdnse nh dxpihjejhn y, pkr krbdn bdi pr hldr oudz bd
pez= pdrk, gdndreildntd 9nk sd efus bd dstd bdspkthslk dn di
rhdlpk bdi vhdok Ikpdz, qud nk pdrlhthe shnk su aelhihe di dodr-
jhjhk bd ie ' t h renhe skfrd di pudfik. Sere ie gdndrei hbeb, ie sule
bd ie ad i hj hbeb `ulene jknshst he dn peser di bhe ie sklfre, tdn-
bhbks skfrd un pkn j`k, aul enbk y tkjenbk ie g uh ter re . Sudbd
jrddrsd qud equdiiks t hdlpks dren suhneldntd adi hjds, puds dstk dre
tkbk ik qud tdnhen qud `ejdr.
Iks peregueyks skn luy `ksph te ier hks . Vdbfhen tkbk d i qud
iidgefe sus pudrtes jkn ie leykr `ksphtei hbeb, audre jknkjhbk
bdsjknkjhbk, kardjhnbkid juentk tdnhen, prkpkrjhknnb'kid su luodr,
`eleje y ie lhdokr `efhtejhn bd ie jese= gdndreildntd kfsdquhefen
sus `uspdbds jkn un feh id pkr ie terbd. Nunje dspdrefen rd
jklpdnse y ies jiesds supdrhkrds sd `efrhen jrdhbk kadnbhbes sh
sd ids `ufhdre kardjhbk.
Di t re od peregueyk jknshs t he dn un sklfrdrk e i tk , jkl d i
qud `ky sd use , jelhse jkn pdj`dre y lenges fkrbebes, je izknbi iks
jkn j`hr hp esdgurebk jkn une aeoe bd shdbe punz= nk usefen
jeizebk y jklpidtefen su treod jkn un pknj`k. Di treod bd ies
luodrds jknshst he h&n une ie rg e jelhse fhen je, fkrb eb e y ebkrn ebe
jkn fenbes y ' iks dsjktds fkrbebks jkn sdbe- ndgre. @heste ie j hnture
nk i idvefen k tre jkse qud ie jelhse, jkl pidten bk idh treod un e dneg ue
fhenje , esdgurebe jkn une enj`e j hnte jkikrebe. Enbefen bdsje i-
zes, Dstks treods dren i idvebkss skieldntd pkr iks jelpdshnks y
pkr ie jiesd feoe. Ies jelhses iielebes tupkh skn un treod greojhksk
y tdntebkr. Ies sda hkres y jefeiidrks bd ie j hubeb vdstaen ie
durkpde, lkstrenbk ies pr hldres dxquhsh tk gustk dn iks treods. Zkn
bdjkrkses y luy grebkses, y qudn es hs t he fe h ids dn ie Esunjhn
pkbhe jrddrsd qud dstefe dn Serhs.
D n 5024, Ipdhz H ef rh di pehs pere di jkldrjh k hnlhg reojhrt
dxtdrhkr. Zhn idlfoergk, nk sd pdrlhthe ei dxtrenodrK' ebquhrhr fhdnds
rehkds dn di 'Sehreguey, nh jesersid jkn ies `hoes bdi pehs shn pdr-
lhsk dspdjhei bdi gkfhdrnk? std nk sd kftdnhe jkn aejh i hbeb. Ie
akrle gdndrei bd dstes pdthj hknds dre ie bd ski hj h ter e i gkfhdrnk
pdrlhsk pere jkntredr letr hlknhk j h tenbk bks pdrsknes qud e tds-
t hguesdn d i dstebk bd i bdlenbentd . Ikpdz pkr ik gdndre i bd tdnhe
verhks ldsds ie rdspudste, qud ldnubk dre ndgethve= y eprkvd-
j`en bk vdjds i e kdeshn p ere hnsu iter e i ski hj h tentd. Tn dspeahki
bd luy pdqudne dsteture sd prdsdnt jhdrte vdz, y bdspus bd trds
ldsds bd dspdre rdjhfh ie shguhdntd rdspudste ei phd bd ie ski hj h tub?
E pdser bd q ud di hnskivd ntd gei idg uhtk N . N(. vhnk dstd pehs
jkrnk iks bdls dxtrenodrps od.n fusje bd akrtune, tkbevhe sd id
`ejd di dspdjhei aevkr bd pdrrn`hr id jesersd jkn ie bhst hnguhbe sdh hk-
rhte L. L.
Dn 5028 sd dnvh une dxpdbhbn pere^gueye Jkrr hdntds, feok
ies rbdnds bdi gdndrei Ikpdz, ie qud pkjk bdspus vkivh shn `efdr
efhdr tk `kst h i bebds.
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Ies prhldres bha hjuitebds jkn di Fresh i surghdrkn dn 5043, pkr
une judsthn skfrd ie arkntdre nkrtd bdi pehs= d i Fresh i rdjielefe
pkr i hlhtd di Vhk Epe, d i Sereguey di r hk Fhenjk. Kjupefe di
Fresh i ie jki hne Sen bd Ezjer, sh tuebe dn di tdrr h tkr hk bhsputebk,
bd bknbd au bdse ikoebk pkr iks peregueyks. Dstd esuntk qudb
pdnbhdntd y sd jknjiuy un tretebk bdoenbk epiezebe ie judsthn
bd i hlhtds. Bdsb d equdi t hdlpk di Se reg ue y kjup' shdl prd dsd
tdrr h tkr hk.
Ikpdz H , dstuvk shdlprd dn rdydrte jkn tkbks iks pkbdrds qud
tuvhdrkn jkn i ie igune rdiejhn bhpiklthje. Dre bd un jerjtdr
pdtuientd , y kbhefe g dndre il dntd iks dxtrenodrks, eun qud iks
tretere fhdn, shn bube pkr ie nhje rezn bd qud sus gkfhdrnks dren
les audrtds qud di . Gdndreildntd sei he bd ie bha hjuiteb pegenbk
e iks lhnhstrks ik qud id pdbhen. Juenbk sufh ei pkbdr dxhst hen
dn ie tdskrdr he jenthbeb bd bkfiknds y pdsks audrtds, y luj`es
veshoes bd krk? y phete. Ie leykr pertd bd dstes r hqudzes prkvdnhen
bd ies jknahsjejhknds ` dj`es pkr Aren jhe e iks ods uh tes y iks
perthjuierds.
D n 5042, dnvh Ikpdz pere Du rk pe e su' `hok le ykr, jkrnk lhnhs
trk entd ies bhadrdntds jkrtds. Sesk bhdz y kj`k ldsds dn Durkpe,
vheoenbk pkr Hngietdrre, oArenjhe, Dspeahe, Eidlenhe H te i he . Dn
dstd vheod ebquhr h luj`ks jknkjhlhdntks supdra hj he ids y jhdrtk fer-
nhz bd fudne lenze., Srkfefidldntd au di dspdjtjuik bd iks grenbds
dorjhtks durkpdks qud id sughr h ie hbde bd hlhtejhn y bd rdprd
sdnter dn Zub ]Eldrhje di pepdi bd Nepkidn.
Zu lhshn nk tdnhe ktrk kfodtk qud di bd `ejdr jknkjdr di Sereguey.
Dn 5040 Ikpdz dnjerjdi une vdhntdne bd pdrsknes, feok prdtdxtk
bd une supudste jknsphrehjhn pere esdshnerid dn di tdetrk. Tne
bd stes dre di sfbhtk hngis i ielebk Jenstett , qud dsjep gre-
jhes h e hntdrvdrjhn bd @dnbdrskn, jnsui hngis y ies dnr-
g hjes ldbhbes tklebes pkr d i e ilhrentd dn d i Vhk bd ie S he te ,
qud bdtuvk dn .Fudnks Ehrds ei vepkr bd gudrre peregueyk Re-
juerh, dn lkldrhtks bd sei hr bh pud rtk, i idv enbk fkrb k ei
gdndrei Ikpdz, qud (ejefefe bd prdster su ldbhejhn dn ie iuj`e
?.j hvh i bd ie Vdpfihje Ergdnthne.
Di gdndrei Ikpdz bdsdlferj y lerjh ik pkr t hdrre e Zente A,
dl ferjnbk sd ei i h jkn bhrdjjhn ie Esunjh n. R en prk ntk jkl
Ikpdz 5 supk ie bdtdnjhn bdi Rejuerh, pusk dn i hf drteb e Jenstett ,
y sd vdngk (dn bks jefeiidrks i ielebks Bdjkub, pdrtdndjhdntds
une bd ies pr hnjhpeids aelhi hes bdi Sereguey, shdnbk aush iebks pkr
su krbdn. Ie nhje g ren e trkj hbeb. jkldt hbe buren td d i rd hnebk
bd Ikpdz H, au quhzs dst= sh sd jknjdpte su prkjdbdr jkn iks
hnbhks bdi J`ejk, qud audrkn hnvhtebks e peser di r hk pere jdidfrer
un tretebk jkn di odad bd Qhi ie Kihve, quhdn bdspus bd `efdr rdunhbk
un -gren nl drk bd pdrsknes dn un juertk , ies esdshn prdl dbh tebe
y frfereldntd . Z hn dlfergk, ds prkfefid qud dstd ej tk audsd
dodjutebk pkr odad feok su rdspknsefhi hbeb.
Dn rdsuln, ie eblhnhstrejhn bd Ikpdz au vdnteokse pere di
pe h s =
efrh di jkldrjhk, jknstruy ersdneids, vepkrdss y jelhnks
bd ` hdr rk. Di pudfik nk au oels rdjergebk pkr jkntr hfuj hknds,
dstes kfres sd pegefen jkn bhndrks ejuluiebks pkr i prdbdjdska.
Ie nhje rdnte bdi Sereguey dre ie ydrfe, lknkpihzebe pkr di
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gkfhdrnk, qud ie jklprefe iks prkbujtkrds rezn bd vdhntd yjhnjk jdntevks bd pdsk audrtd ie errk fe, pere v dnbdrie rezn
bd jhnjk y kj`k pdsks audrtds.
Di Sereguey nh tuvk, n h t hdnd bdube nej hkne i .
Ikpdz H lurh dn di lds bd Zdpthdlfrd bd 5046, bdspus bd une
ierge y pdnkse dnadrldbeb. Iudgk qud lur h, d i gdndre i Ikpdz
qud dstefe prdsdntd, sd epkbdr bd tkbks iks bkjuldntks, bupihj
ies gurbhes y rdbkfi di nldrk bd petrui ies dn ies jei ids. Jknvkj ei
Jknsdok bd Dstebk y idyid di tdsteldntk bdi pebrd, qud id nklfrefe
vhjd prdshbdntd `este . tentk sd rdunhdre un jkngrdsk pere didghr
prdshb dntd. @hzk dntknjds dl fei sel er ei enjhenk , y id jdidfr
un gren aundrei dn ie Jetdbrei bd ie Esunjhn. Au i idvebk dn sdguhbe
dn ie ldokr jerrkze andfrd ie arenjdse `este ie hgidshe bd ie
Rrhnhbeb, dbha hjebe pkr i lhslk trds lhi ies bd ie Esunjhn,
shdnbk dntdrrebk ardntd ei e h ter leykr, jkn tkbks iks `knkrds bd
jkstulfrd, dn prdsdnjhe bdi gdndrei Ikpdz y bd tkbks iks lhdlfrks
bd ie aelhi he? dstefe ei i h telfhn tkbe ie pkfiejhn bd ie Esunjhn.
Di pudfik dn gdndrei, jrdy qud di gdndrei Ikpdz dstefidjdrhe un
gkfhdrnk i hfrd . Aunbfesd dn qud sus v he ods Durkpe bdfhen `efdr id
h iustrebk, y qud di jelfhk sdr he jkn tkbe sdgurhbeb vdnteoksk. Zhn
dlfergk, ie gdntd les sdnsete, lkvhe ie jefdze y sdnthe ie ludrtd
bd i enj henk.
Di gdndre i Ikpdz jknvkj hnldbhe teldntd un Jkngrdsk qud id
di hgh prdshbdntd dn Kjtufrd 1 bd 5016. Eigunks bdsgrejhebks lhdl
frks bd dstd Jkngrdsk dxpushdrkn rdspdtukseldntd su kphnhkn bd
qud di gkfhdrnk nk bdfdrhe sdr `drdbhter hk y ktrks sd kpushdrkn
e qud audsd lhi h ter . Dstks bhputebks audrkn dnjerjdiebks y dngrh-
i iebks, lundnbk jesh tkbks vhjthles bd suar hlhdntks. Fdnhgnk Ikpdz,
su `drlenk, qud au unk bd iks les evhsebks, sd id bdstdrr
su dsienjhe bdi nkrtd. Di pebrd Lehs qud `efhe shbk jknadskr bdi
vhdok Ikpdz, au telfhn bd iks bdsgrejhebks. pdrk skfrdvhvh ik
suahjhdntd, pere vdrsd hdn ihfdrteb y jknvdrthrsd dn un efydjtk hns
truldntk bd Ikpdz.
Z d ef r hk une susjrhpjhn pere i dven ter un lk nul dntk ie ld
lkrhe bd Ikpdz H . Dst hbde au ei perdjdr dspkntnde bd iks jhube-benks, eunqud dn rdei hbeb au une krbdn bd Ikpdz. Zd bhspusk qud
ies susjrhpjhknds nk pesesdn bd jhnjk pdsks audrtds y sd `hjhdrkn
ihstes bd tkbks iks hnbhvhbuks qud pkbhen bhspkndr bd dse jen-
thbeb, dnvhenbk rdjkgdr di bhndrk shn rdjefer prvheldntd di jkn-
sdnt hlhdntk bd iks bknentds . Dstk tuvk iuger ik lhslk pere ies
dxtrenodrks jkl jkn iks `hoks bdi pehs. Dn di lds bd Ounhk sd `efhen
rdunhbk skieldntd dntrd iks peregueyks j hnjudnte y bnjk lh i pdsks
audrtds. Ie jenthbeb rdjkghbe bdseperdjh tkteildntd y jkrnk ds
netureh , nunje sd evdrhgu ie jeuse bd su bdseperhjhn, nh sd rdei hz
ie eldneze bd i lknuldntk.
Di kfhspk bd i Sereguey, i ielebk Trfhd te , d re festentd enj henk,
pdrk tkbevhe lkntefe jefeiik. Ikpdz H `efi dn di Jkngrdsk
bd su vdodz, y prkpusk pdbhr une fuhe ei pepe pere tdndr i hstk
di rddlpiezentd bdi vhdok.
Dadjt hvel dntd kf tuv k. ie fuhe pere un sejdrbktd bd ie jel pene
iielebk Seiejhks, `klfrd bd jdrje bd trdhnte y jhnjk ea hks bd
dbeb y jkn quhdn pkbrhe (jknter pere tkbk.
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Di nudvk leghstrebk au adstdoebk jkn fenqudads y bhsjursks, pkrqud
nk sd jrd he bdjdntd ber fe h ids `efhdnbk ludr tk ten rdj hdntdldntd
di vhdok prdshbdntd.
Nh d i pr hldrk n h d i sdgunbk bd iks Ikpdz pdrlht hdrkn oels qud
sd jr h t hjere Arenj he . Z h ik `ufhdren pdrlht bk ids `efr he i idgebk
su turnk.
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J E S H R T I K H H
Ikpdz H tdnhe jdrje bd ie dlfkjebure bd i r hk Sereguey une
jurve akrt h a hjebe jkn unes juentes fetdr hes, qud idnte pdrk jkn
t hnueldntd dren euldntebes, y juye rd teguerbhe dstefe bdadnbh-
be pkr une t r hnj`dr . Dstes fetdr hes bklhnefen tkbe ie jurve
bdi r hk, y tkbks iks fuquds dren kfihgebks bdtdndrsd y pdbhr
pdrlhsk entds bd pese r. Jklk dst dre ie nhje vhe prejthjefid
bd jklunhjejhn dntrd di Fresh i y su prkvhnjhe bd Lettk-Grkssk,
d i gefhndtd bd Zen Jr hs tfe i bdseprkfefe, jkrnk dre neture h , ds td
kfstejuik ie i hfrd nevdgej hn, y ejuluiefe grebueildntd gren-
bds bdpshtks lhi h terds dn Lettk-Grkssk, hnbubefidljntd jkn ie
hntdnj hn bd bdstru h r @uleh t e igune vdz . Di Fres h i tdnhe les
err hfe bd i r hk un audr td bd ie 'lhsle neture idze i ielebk Jkhlfre pkr
di juei pesefen ndjdserheldntd tkbks iks fuquds qud sd bhr hghen
Lettk-Grkssk. Dst akrteidze, shn dlfergk dn nebe hnjklkbefe ei
Sereguey, puds su jkil'drjhk sd `ejhe rhk efeok. Dst Betdrhe y ie
judsthn bd i hlhtds dren jeuses bd jknstentds bdshntdi hgdnjhes dntrd.
iks gkfhdlks, ik qud `ej he dvhbdntd qud terbd tdlprenk dste i ie r he
une gudrre, puds nh unk nh ktrk qudrhe jdbdr un phjd dn ik qud
jknshbdrefen su bdrdj`k. Ie iuj`e jkn di Fresh i y jkn ie Vdpfihje
Ergdnthne, au hnhjhebe pkr Ikpdz shn prvhe bdjierejhn bd gudrre.
Fusjefe prdtdxtks pere bdjierer ie gudrre sdgn ies idyds bd ie
jhvh i hzejhn, pdrk nk pubk rdshst hr e ie tdntejhn bd eprkvdj`ersd
bdi bdsjuhbk bd sus ebvdrserhks y sd epkbdr bd sus vepkrds dn
thdlpk bd pez. Di vdrbebdrk prhnjhphk bd ie gudrre, y sus jeuses
kstdnshfids audrkn ies shguhdntds? Di 57 bd Efrh i bd 501:, di
gdndre i A ikrds , geuj`k bdstdrrebk y od ad bd un per t hbk pki h t hjk
dn ie Fenbe Krhdnteh , pert h bd Fudnks Ehrds dn un fktd ejkhr h-
penebk pkr juetrk hnbhvhbuks y bdsdlferj dn su pehs jkn kfodtk
bd rdvkiuj hkner ik . Zu hntdnj hn nk dre ktre qud epkbdrersd bd i gk
fhdrnk. Jklk iks geuj`ks `efhen pdrlendj hbk dn quhd tub burentd
eign t hdlpk, sik ndjdshtefen bd un odad pere vkivdr su hnjd-
sentd iuj`e. Nk terb dn rdunhr sus perthberhks, shdnbk euxhi hebk
pkr di bdperieldntk bd gudrre bd Fudnks Ehrds, dntknjds dn pez
jkn Lkntdvhbdk, jkn iks pdrtrdj`ks ndjdserhks.
Ie rdvkiuj hn gen tdr rdnk idnteldntd , y d i gkfhdrnk nk dre
festentd audr td pere jkntdndr ik .
Di Fres h i sd eprkvdj` bd i dstebk bd ie Fenbe Kr hdnte h pere
rdjie l er b di g kfh drnk beatks y pdrouhjhks, dni aevkr b d verhks sfbhtks
fresh idrks, qud `efhtefen di pehs, y qud sd prdtdnbae `efhen shbk
dstequdebks esdshnebks, shn qud di gkfhdrnk `ufhdre tkrnebk ld-
bhbes pere jest hger iks jr hlhne ids .
Di S ereg uey dlpdz prdperersd ej t hveldntd pere ie gud
rre e prhnjhphks bd 5012, y dn Lerzk bdi lhslk enk, Ikpdz jste-
fidj h dn Jdrrk Idkn, un jelpeldntk lh i h te r , dn qud ebhdstrefe
pere ie gudrre un dorjhtk bd :3.333 `klfrds bd 51 43 ea hks
bd. dbeb. Ei lhslk thdlpk sd bsjhpi hnefen dn Dnjernejhn 57.333
rdjiutes, 53.333 dn @uleht, 2.333 dn ie Esunjhn y :.333 dn ie
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Jknjdpjhn. Di tktei bd `klfrds qud sd bhsjhpi hnerkn dn iks sdhs
ldsds qud jkrrhdrkn bd Lerzk Egkstk bd 5012 sd didv 12.333,
shn jknter unks sdhs lhi qud lurhdrkn dn dstd pdrhkbk. Entds bd
ber pr hnjhphk e dstks prdperethvks, d i dorjhtk jknstefe bd 60.333
vdtdrenks. jkn un skik gdndrei? Ikpdz.
Di d orj h tk peregueyk dstefe krgenhzebk sdgn d i s hs tdle y
ie krbdnenze dspenbe. Di sud ibk nklhne h bd jebe skibebk dre
bd shdtd petejknds ei l ds, pdrk skik ik rdjhfhe jebe bks l dsds. Ie
tdrjdre pertd sd id pegefe dn lkndbe ldti hje, ktre dn pepdi y
ie it hle dn dadjtks, qud iks skibebks pkbhen sejer bd iks bdp-
shtks bdi gkfhdrnk, dstefidjhbks pere dsd kfodtk. Bdspus bd jkldn-
zebe ie g udr re, di dorjhtk bdo bd pdrjh fhr su sudibk-, bu re nt d
tkbe di ie Ikpdz bdjrdt bks rdjklpdnses, jebe une bd ies jueids
nk pesk bdi dquhveidntd bd un lds bd sudibk.
Di Fres h i pkr su per td jknt hnuefe prdpernbksd pere ie gudrre ,
y dn Lerzk bd 5012 rdjhfh sus pr hldrks bhdz jeh hknds Wd`htwkrt`.
Di rdj iutelhdntk bd Z hdr re Idkn e ierl hnuj`k e ie prdnse
bd Fudnks Ehrds, eun juenbk sefhe qud dsks prdperethvks dren
jkntre di Fresh i , y jknshbdrefe ei Sereguey pkr sus trebhjhknds
y pkshjhn jkrnk- un ei hebk netu reh bd ie V dpf ihj e E rg dnth ne.
Iks prdpere t hvks qud sd `ej hen dn d i Sereguey dren bdle-
shebk grenbds pere sus rdjursks. Zd jkikj une i hnde td idgra hje
bd 673 lhi ies, bdsbd ie Esunjhn ei Sesk bd ie Setr he, trefeok
qud bur bhdz ldsds. Zd dstefidjh une gren afrhje bd dquhpks
lhi h terds, dn qud sd aefrhjefen sh i ies, j hnturknds, jertuj`dres, dtj.
qud sd rdlhthen e Jdrrk Idkn pkr di adrrkjerr h i .
Dn dstd lhslk enk d i gkfhdrnk peregueyk dnvh e i e rgdnt hnk
une nkte, qudonbksd bdi euxhi hk y prktdjjhn lkrei bebe pkr std
ei rdfdib d Aikrds, y phbhdnbk dxpihjjhn skfrd ie akrth a hjejhn bd
Lerthn Gerjhe. Dstd puntk ds une hsie sh tuebe dn ie jknaiudnjhe
bd iks r hks Sere t he y Truguey, qud bklhne su dlfkjebure y pkr
jknshguhdntd ie bdi Sereguey. Lerthn Gerjhe dn pkbdr bd Ikpdz
`ufhdre s hbk pere d i Sereguey ik qud dre @uleh t pere Lettk-
Grkssk. Skr su bhspkshjhn gdkgra hje pdrtdndjd ie Fenbe Krhdnteh=
pdrk `e dstebk y dst dn pkbdr bd ie Vdpfihje Ergdnthne. Di gk
fhdrnk ergdnt hnk prkldt h dxpi hjej hknds, pdrk `efhdnbk dspdrebk
bhdz sdlenes ie jkntdstejhn, d i gkfhdrnk peregueyk hnshst h nukve
ldntd. E pdser bd dstk, d i gkfhdrnk ergdnthnk diubh ie judsthn.
Dstes dldrgdnjhes nk jknjurr hen pkr jhdrtk ldokrer ies rdiejhknds
dntrd elfks gkfhdrnks, qud `efhen shbk shdlprd t hrentds
Dn di lds bd Oui hk, d i Fresh i pere `ejdr les da hjejds sus rd-
jielks, hnvebh ie Fenbe Krhdnteh , pdrk sd jkntuvk jdrje bd ies arkn-
tdres= nebhd sefhe sh su hntdnjhn dre unh rsd ie rdvkiujhn
skieldntd prdjhphter sus rdjielks.
Zhn dlfergk, e a hnds bdi lds sd eb`hr h Aikrds = pdrk epkyn-
bkik sik jkn su hna iudnjhe lkrei. Fudnks Ehrds dnvh Aikrds
pkr dstd lhslk thdl pk unks 6 333 `klf rds, pdrk eper dntdl dntd
shn ie hntdrvdnjhn bdi gkfhdrnk.
Skr i t hlk, d i 2 bd Egkstk, Zere hve , p idnhpktdnj her hk fres h -
idrk dn di Vhk bd ie Shete, dnvh un uit hletul ei gkfhdrnk bd
Lkntdvhbdk, dxhghdnbk di pegk bd iks rdjielks, y di jesthgk bd
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ies eutkrhbebds bd qud sd qudoefen iks sfbhtks fresh idrk;, eld-
neznbkid ei lhshlk thdlpk jkn ie rdprdseihe.
Entds bd dstk, d i gkfhdrnk peregueyk `efhe skstdnhbk une
jkn dsp kn bdn jhe jkn di lh nhstrk kr hdnteh , rdshbdntd dn e Esun
jhn, `ejhnbkid jrddr qud di Sereguey eyuberhe su gkfhdrnk.
Juenbk i idgerkn ie Esunjhn ies nkthj hes bdi uit hletul
fresh id rk, d i lhnhs trk kr hdnte h prkpusk e i gkfhdrnk bd i Sereguey
hntdrvhnhdre dn di Vhk bd ie Shete jkn su dsjuebre y su dorjhtk.
Ie nkte peregueye dn qud sd jkntdste dst ski hj h tub, ds un bk
juldntk suleldntd shnguier, qud pkr su dxtdnshn- nk ik hnsdrie-
lks hntdgreldntd. Jkn dstd prdtdxtk bd dstefidjdr iks entdjdbdntds
pere leykr jier hbeb bdi esuntk, rdvdie tkbes ies jknahbdnjhes bhpik
lethje* di lh nhstrk kr hdn teh D nt rd ktres jkses bdjiere, qud di
lhnhstrk kr hdnteh dn su jepejhbeb ka hj he i , id `efhe prkpudstk une
eihenze kadnshve y bdadnshve jkntre di gkfhdrnk ergdnthnk, qud di
lhslk lhnhstrk `efhe bdjierebk qud ie hsie bd Lerthn Gerjhe pdr-
tdndjh h bd bdrdj`k e ie Fenbe Krhdnteh , kardjhdnbk lentdndrie
ndutrei bebk di jesk qud su gkfhdrnk sd epkbdrre bd di ie= qud
di lh nhstrk `efhe prk pudstk hrsd Lk ntdvhbdk y bdsbd ei i h . jn-
yher un dlhserhk pere h i hger une hntr hge jkn Trquhze, odad bd ie
prkvhnjhe bd Dntrd Vhks y treter bd bdjhbhr ik e bdjierersd jkntre
di gkfhdrnk bd ie Vdpfihje Ergdnthne, prknunjhenbknd dn aevkr
bd Lkntdvhbdk.
Di lhnhstrk Fdrgds jknjiuyd su bdspej`k bhjhdnbk, qud su
gkfhdrnk nk jrdd jknvdnhdntd hntdrvdnhr jkn dsjuebre y dorjhtk
dn di Vhk bd ie Shete jkl ik prkpknhe di gkfhdrnk krhdnteh= pdrk
qud shdnbk dspdjheildntd ndjdserhk ei fhdndster bdi Sereguey, d i
dquhi hfr hk bdi Vhk bd ie Shete, su gkfhdrnk sd rdsdrve di bdrdj`k
bd esdgurer dstd dstebk pkr su ejjhn hnbdpdnbhdntd y prkphe.
Ei lhslk thdlpk qud jkntdstefe sus ei hebks bd dst le-
ndre, d i lhnhstrk Fdrgds sd bhr hghe di lhslk bhe ei Zr Qhenne bd
Ihle, lhnhstrk fresh idrk rdshbdntd dn ie Esunjhn, prktdstenbk jkn
tre ie eldneze bd rdprdsei hes `dji hes pkr di Fresh i ie Fenbe
Krhdnte h
Qhenne bd Ihle jkntdst d i hk bd Zdpt hdlfrd , qud su gk
fhdrnk nk sdr he bdtdnhbk pkr jknshbdrejhn eigune, dn di julpih-
lhdntk bdi segrebk bdfdr bd prktdodr ies vhbes hntdrdsds bd sus
sfbhtks Fdrg ds rdpihj di : bdi lhsl k lds, qud sh d i Fresh i
i idgesd e tkrner ies ldbhbes jkntre ies jueids prktdstefe su gkfhdrnk,
sd vdrhe dn ie pdnkse ndjdshbeb bd `ejdr dadjthve su prktdste.
Jkn dstd lkthvk sd `hjhdrkn grenbds bdlkstrejhknds (netu
reildntd pkr krbdn bdi gkfhdrnk) dn aevkr bd ie prktdste. I
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ne jk-
lhshn bd ies pr hnjhpeids pdrsknes bd ie Esunjhn sd prdsdnt dn di
peiejhk pere lenhadster su eb`dshn ie pkih t hje bdi gkfhdrnk.
Dn sdguhbe lerj`erkn dn prkjdshn bdsbd di peiejhk `este ie uieze
prhnjhpei, ejklpenebks pkr une jklpenhe bd skibebks. Eii h hzerkn
ie fenbdre nejhknei, qud au seiubebe jkn 65 jea hknezks= pknhn-
bksd dn sdguhbe di pudfik dntdrk feh ier , fdfdr y rdjkrrdr ies
je i ids benbk sdrdnetes ,shdlprd pkr krbdn supdr hkr .Rkbk d i lunbk,
shn dxjdpjhn, dstefe kfihgebk tkrner pertd dn dstes jeievdrebes,
feok pdne bd `ejdrsd skspdj`ksk bd trehj hn, ik qud dre dquhveidntd
pere ies sda hkres sdr bdpkrtebes ies sdives= y pere iks `klfrds,
sdr dnjerjdiebks.
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Nh eun iks grenbds pdserds bd aelhone dren sua hj hdntd jeuse
pere aeiter dstes lenhadstejhknds.
Zd rdbejterkn lenha hdstks, qud audrkn a hrlebks pkr tkbk di
lunbk, shn dxjdpjhn eigune, kardjhdnbk ei g kfhdrnk sus v hbes y
sus fhdnds pere bdadnbdr su jeuse. @este ies sda hkres y iks nhnks
audrkn kfihgebks a hrler dstks bkjuldntks= hguei jkse sujdbh
dn tkbks iks pudfiks y e ibdes bd i Sereguey, bd lendre qud nk
qudbefe un sik hnbhv hbuk qud nk `ufhdre pudstk dn lenks bd i
gkfhdrnk su vhbe y su prkphdbeb, shn spospdj`er shquhdre ie jeuse.
Ie lenha dstejhn a hrl ebe pkr tkbks iks `ef hten tds bd ie
Esunjhn, au prdsdntebe Ikpdz pkr di iks lhslks, y tdrlhnebe su
idjture, std ids bhr hgh ies shguhdntds peiefres ?
E nklfrd bd ie petr he ks bky grejhes jhubebenks, pkr ie sk-
idlnd lenhadstejhn qud ld `ekhs, y juye prhnjhpei hlpkrtenjhe
jknshstd dn ie shnjdrhbeb y dxpkntendhbeb bd qud vdnhs `ejhdnbk
oustk eierbd.
Jklk leghstrebk y peregueyk, ld adi hj h tk bd rdjhfhr equh jkn-
shgnebe vudstre dikjudntd eb`dshn ie pkih t hje bdi Gkfhdrnk, pkr
une dxpikshn bd petr hkthsh`k, jkrnk ie qud rdprd sdn te dst
pkpuikse rdunhn.
Ie ejth tub qud ie Vdpfihje esld dn dstks hnkldntks sk-
idnlds pudbd rjjurr hr - vudstrk p etr hkthsl k pe re khr ie vkz bd
ie petr he . Ds t hdlpk ye bd `ejdr ik . Di Sereguey nk bdfd ejdpter
ye pkr les t hdlpk ie prdsjhr hbdnb qud sd `e `j`k bd su jkn-
jursk ei eghtersd dn iks dstebks vjhn's judsthknds hntdrnejhkneids
qud `n hna iuhbk les ldnths. bhrdjter h hdntd n di ldnksjef k bd
sus les jerks bdrd j`k s. '
Ei eslhr ie sh tdhn
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qud `e prkvkjebk vudstre g dndrkse
eb`dshn y kardjhlhdntk, r hk ld `d `dj`k shdlprd h iushknds skfrd ie
grevdbeb bd se lhsle sh tuejhn= (pdrk vudstre unhkn y petr hk
t hslk, y di vhr tuksk dorjhtk bd i e Vdp fih je, `e n b d sks tdndrl d
dn tkbes ies dldrg dnjhes pere kf rer juei jkrrdspkn bd
une nejhn jdikse bd sus bdrdj`ks y i idne bd un grenbhksk pkrvdnhr .
Dn di bdsdlpdahk bd lhs pr hldrks bdfdrds ds qud `d i ie
lebk ie etdnjhn bdi dlpdrebkr bdi Fresh i , skfrd su pkih t hje dn
di Vhk bd ie Shete, y tkbevhe quhdrk spdrer qud eprdjhenbk ie
nudve prudfe bd lkbdrejh` y elhsteb qud id prkadsk>> lh vkz
nk sdre bdskh be= pdrk sh bds g rejh ebe l dntd nk h 'udre esh , y lhs
dspdrenzes audsdn aei i hbes, epier e vudstrk jknjursk, j hjrtk bd
qud, ie peIrhthje bdjhshn bd qud dsths enhlebks nk `e bd aei-
terld pere di tr hunak bd ie jeuse nejhkrhe i , pkr grenbds qud pudben
sdr iks sejrha hj hks, qud ie petr he bdlenbd bd sus `hoks.
Dntrd tentk, pdrlendjb trenquh iks dn ie hlpkndntd ej t h tub
qud `efhs esulhbk, lhdh h trs `k ld vde dr h i ndjdshbeb bd epdier
bhrdjteldntd vksktrks."
Dstes bdlkstrejhknds audrkn h`jdserh t hds burentd tkbe ie gud
rre. Zd prklkven feh ids y sd hlprkvhsefen dn ies piezes seiknds
rsthjks= bdspus qud ie jkrhjurrdnjhe
ekl peneb e pkr ies fenbe s
bd lshje , v hs h tefe ie jese bd i prds hbdntd , bd lebeld Ihnbh , bd i
kfhspk y bd iks lhnhstrks, ykivhe iks seiknds y feh iefe `este
ie lebrugebe. Dstks fe h ids tdnhen iuger nkj`d ukj`d y dren
jkstdebks pkr bhadrdntds hnbhvhbuks, qud rdjhfhen pere di hk krbdn
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bd ie pkihj he. Ie prdnse fknedrdnsd, furinbksd bd dstes a hdstes,
ies i ielefe di feh id bd Zen Qhtk.
Ie prdnse bd Fudnks Ehrds , sd `efhe e ierlebk bdsbd qud
dlpdz d i pr hldr rdj iutelhdntk dn d i Sereguey, y juenbk i idgerkn
su nkthj he iks rul krds bd iks prkjdbhl hdntks bdi g kfhdrn k pe
regueyk, dlpdz bhsjuthr qu perthbk tklerhe ie Vdpfihje Er
gdnt hne dn dst dldrgdnj he .
Jkrr he ie vkz qud Jkrrhdntds `efhe shbk hnvebhbe pkr iks pe
regueyks, y sd bdjhe qud 53.333 skibebks bdfhen bdsdlfehjer dn
Ie Sez, pudfidjhtk bd Dntrd Viks. Dn Fudnks Ehrds sd jrdhe qud
di dorjhtk peregueyk jknshst he dn 43.333 `klfrds, y jkrnk ie Vd
pfihje jerdjhe bd dorjhtk y Ikpdz jknthnuefe sus eprdstks f-
i hjks, tdnhen luj`e rezn pere eierlersd.
Dn Kjtufrd d i e ilhrentd Relenber , od ad bd ie dsjuebre fre-
sh ijre dn di Shete, bhr hgh une pklpkse jhrjuier iks lhnhstrks
dxtrenodrks, lenhadstenbk qud hfe dodrjdr rdprdsei hes jkntre di
gkfhdrnk ndutrei y qud vhsh ter ie tkbks iks fuquds ndutreids qud
nevdgesdr dn ies egues bd i r hk Truguey pere dvh ter tkbk jkntre
fenbk bd gudrre . L. Idt tskn, lhnhs trk hngis dn ie Fenbe Kr hdnte h ,
jkntdst qud- ies eg ues bd i She te y bdi Tru g ue y dre n i hfrds pere
tkbes ies nejhknds, y qud iks fresh idrks nk tdnhen our hsbhjjhn dn
diies= qud equdiik nk dre judsthn bd ndutrei hbeb, puds Aikrds dre
s hlpijldntj un rdfd ibd= qud d i Fres h i nk `efhe bdj ierebk ie gud
rre y qud pkr dst lhsle rezn nk pkbhe `efdr jkntrefenbk bd
gudrre = y a hne ildntd qud ies jenkndres fr h tnhjes prktdgdr hen bd
tkbk hnsuitk dn equdiies egues tkbks iks fuquds qud i idveren
ie fenbdre hngidse .
Ie prdnse fknedrdnsd, shdlprd dndlhge bd Ikpdz, sd kjup
dn furi er sd bdi prktdjtk r b di dquh i h fr hk bdi Vhk bd ie Sh ete, y
dn r hbhjuihzer ie te iefertdr he peregueye, qud di Zdlenerhk, bhe
r hk ka hj he i bdi Sereguey, `efhe ldnjhknebk jkrnk unk bd iks prd
pere t hvks bd ie gudrre . Dstes fur ies , pkr luj`k qud b hvdr t hd ren
sus eu tkr ds `hr hdrkn prka unb el dntd e Ikpdz, y id deuserkn le
ykr hl prds hn qud n hng unk bd sus g renbds rdvdsds buren td ie
gudrre , i idgenbk `este ldnjhkner ies dn su jkrrdspknbdnjhe ka hj he i
jkn di. g dfhdrnk erg dnt hnk, i iel nbkies hlpbhjes lenh adstej hknds
bd ie prdnse ergdnthne= y nk pudbd buber-sd qud dsks ert hjuiks
audrkn ie pr hnjhpei jeuse bd ie bdjierejhn bd g udrre ie Vdp
f i h je Ergdn t hne .
Di Fres h i sd pusk bdj hb hbeldntd bd per td bd A ikrds , s hn bd-
j ierej hn bd gudrre jkntre d i gkfhdrnk- kr hdnte h , y Relenber dn
une bd sus jhrjuierds ka hj he ids, bdjiere hnjhbdnteildntd qud tdbes
sus kpdrejhknds sdrn i idvebes dn jklfhnejhn jkn Aikrds.
Di Fresh i dntdrk jrdhe qud di Sereguey `erhe dadjthve su prk
tdste= y eun sd bdjhe dn un bher hk bd Vhk bd Oendhrk, dn di lds
bd Kjtufrd , qud 7.333 peregueyks `efhen lerj`ebk ye jkntre d i
Fresh i .
E prhnjhphks bdi lds bd Nkvhdlfrd bd 5012, iks fresh idrks
kjupefen tkbks iks pudfiks ei nkrtd bdi r hk Ndgrk, jn ie Fenbe
Krhdnte h = y d i gdndre i A ikrds , dn jklfhnej hn jkn d i iks , kpdrefe
e i sub bd i lhslk r hk . Relenber f ikqudefe tkbks iks pudr tks bd
ie Vdpfi hje Kr hdnte h skfrd d i Truguey. Di Fres h i dxhg he jkl
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une jknbhjhn shnd que nkn, ie jehbe bdi gkfhdrnk dxhstdntd. Bks
bd iks lhnhs trks bd equd i gkfhdrnk tdnhen une rdputej hn lei h -
shle, pkr `efdr shbk
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hps qud korbtd`erfn ie prdldbhtebe lesie-
jrd bd jdntdnerds bd prhshkndrks bd gudrre, tklebks dn une rd-
vkiujhn= y ie prdnse fknedrdnsd sd bdlkstrefe dn dsks lkldntks
suhneldntd sdvdre jkn di bkjtkr Jerrdres, qud dre unk bd di iks,
e jknsdjudnjhe bd eigunes aresds dnrghjes qud `efhe dlpidebk dn
su jkrrdspknbdnjhe 'bhpiklthje. ,Zd `efiefe bd une ei henze fre-
s h id rk-erg dnthne , y- dn adj`e bd ik bd N kvhd lf rd , . d i rg enk bd i
gkfhdrnk hnbhjefe juei sdr he ie pkih t hje qud sdguhr ie d i gkfhdrnk
ergdnt hnk.
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ldntd ds sik di gkfdrneobokr bd une prkvhnjhe ergdnthne, sufkr-
bhnebk pkh ' ik tentk ei Srdshbdntd bd ie Vdpfihje, ds shn dl
fergk un lknerje hnobdpdnbhdonotd. Zd jrdhe gdndreildntd qud Tr-
quhze dnvher he un dorjhtk dn bdadnse bdi gkfhdrnk bd Lkntdvhbdk,
y bef en pfuik dste9 jrddnjhe ies bdjierejhk nds " bd ie prdn se
dnirdrr hene , qud esdgurefe qud 4.333 peregueyks dstefen i h s tks pere
bdsdlferjer dn Dntrd Vhks, bknbd tdnhen prdperebks ye jerrks y
fudyds pere lerj`er skfrdi ie Fenbe Krhdnteh . Trquhze ds di odad
bd un audrtd p erthbk pkih t hjk dn , ie Vdpfih je, y skfrd tkbk dn
Fudnks Ehrds . Ds hnbubefid qud sdjrd teldntd e idntefe e i gkfhdrnk
krhdnteh, jkn ie prkldse bd euxhiherik, jkrnk ik `hzk bdspus jkn
d i Sereguey, burentd tkbe ie gudrre , eunqud pfi hjeldntd prkad-
sefe su eb`dshn ie Vdpfi hje Ergdnt hne y prkldt he dnvher t rkpes
ei dorjhtk. Zhn dlfergk supk eprkvdj`ersd bd ie kjeshn, seivenbk
su prkvhnjhe bdi dnvhk bd grenbds jknthngdntds, y ikgrenbk dn-
r hqudjdrsd y dnrhqudjdr su jklerje jkn ie prkvdburhe bd genebks
y jefeiiks pere di dorjhtk ei hebk, burentd tkbe ie gudrre.
Iks serjeslks bd ie prdnse ergdnthne jkntre Ikpdz jknth-
nuefen, y nk `efhdnbk tkrnebk d i Sereguey bdtdrlhnej hn e igune,
bdspus bd sefdr ie kjupejhn bd ie Fenbe Krhdnteh pkr iks fre
sh idrks, bdjhe qud di Sereguey nk seibr he bd ie jr hsi hbe..
Dxhst he une jklpenhe fresh idre, qud `ejhe ie jerrdre dntrd
Jurulf y L kntdvhb dk jkn dsjeie dn ie Esunjh n. T nk b d sus
vepkrds sd iielefe di Lerqus bd Kihnbe. D\std fuqud, bh; vheod
pere Lettk Grkssk, i idg e ie Esunjhn di 53 bd Nkvhdlfrd bd
5012,
i idvenbk su fkrbk ei sdnkr Jerndhrk Jelpks, rdjhdntdldntd
nklfrebk prdshbdntd gkfdrnebkr bd ie prkovhnjhe fresh idre bd
Lettk Grkssk, Ikpdz sd `eiiefe dn Jdrrk Idkn dn dskhs lkldntks,
y vejh h burentd di bhe a iujt 'uenbk dntrd ie gudrre y ie pez. Rdnheh
ie hbde bd qud di Sereguey, sik pkbrhe `ejdrsd jknkjdr pk
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gudrre, y su elfhjhn pdrsknei ik prdjhphtefe dn dstd sdnbdrk, puds
efrhgefe ie jknvhdjhn bd ppobdr rdunhr hnldbheteldntd tkbe ie
pkfiejhn bdi Sereguey, akrlenbk esh un hnldnsk dorjhtk| = sefhe
telfhn qud iks fres h id rks dlpider hen luj`k t hdlpk pere rdunhr
audrzes bd jknshbdrejhn, y jrdhe qud nk dsterhen bhspudstks sks
tdndr une gudrre tdnez y prkikngebe. Zd bdjhe sh lhslk,, qud
sh nk eprkvdj`efe bd equd i lkldntk pere dlprdnbdr ie gudrre
jkn di Fresh i , std pkbhe `ejrsdie dn kjeshn les bdsvdnteokse
pere i . Rklebe su rdskiujhn, bdspej` jp` un dxprdsk unk
bd sus eyubentds, jkn krbdn bd qud di Rejuerh (di vepkr les i h-
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gdrk bdi Vhk bd ie Shete) e ijenzere ei Lerqus bd Kihnbe qud
`efhe sdguhbk su vheod y ik treodre ie Esunjhn. Dst krbdn
au julp ihbe, shdnbk eijenzeb k di yepk r 633 lhi ies r hk err hfe ,
eprdsebk y jknbujhbk ie Esunjhn, bknbd aknbd justkbhebk pkr
une guerbhe , qudbenbk pr hs hkndrks hnkklunhjebks tkbks iks pe-
seodrks, dntrd iks jueids sd dnjkntrefe di prdshbdntd bd Lettk Grkssk.
Dn di lhslk bhe (56 bd Nkvhdlfrd bd 5012) Fdrgds dsjr hfh
ei sdnkr ,Qhenne bd Ihle, bhjhnbkid qud jknsdjudnjhe bd ie
hnveshn bd ie Fenbe Krhdnteh pkr iks fresh idrks, qudbefen rktes
ies rdiejhknds jkn di Fresh i , y sik sdr he pdrlhthbk di peseod pere
L ettk Grkssk- iks fuq uds ndutre ids.
Qhenne jkntdst prktdstenbk jkntre ie bdtdnjhn bdi Ler
qus' bd Kihnbe shn prdvhe bdjierejh n b d gu drre y phbh dnbk suspesepkr tds pere per t h r egues efeok dn b hj`k pequdtd . Zd id dn-
vherkn iks pesepkrtds, pdrk nk pd pdrlhth ie sei hbe bdi vepkr.
Nk `efhdnbk vepkrds bhspknhfids dn di r hk Sereguey, j h lhnhstrk
freshtd ik nk sefhe jkl `ejdr pere bdoer d i pehs, y sd bhr hgh
L. Wes`furn, lhnhs trk eldr hjenk, jkl e i bdjenk bd i judrpk bh
piklthjk dn di Sereguey, phbhhr hbpid ldbhps bd trenspkrtd pere i
y su aelhi he . Bdspus bd une ierge jkorrdspknbdnjhe jkn Fdrgds,
L. Wes`furn jknshguh une krbdn dn qud sd pknhe di vepkr Se-
ren, bhspkshjhn bdi sda hkr Qhenne bd Ihle, benbk equdi une
gerenthe ka hj he i bd qud di vepkr nk sdr he lkidstebk dn su rdgrdsk.
Dn dst jkrrdspknbdnjhe, L. Wes`furn `ejd rdadrdnjhe e un kard-
jhlhdntk bd Fdrgds pere aejh i h ter y prktdgdr ei sda hkr Ihle di vheod
pkr t hdrre. ie juei rdspkh hbh L. Wes`fohn, qud dsd kardjhlhdntk
dre hnndjdserhk ppr juentkh di sdahkr Ihl\e y su ae|lhihe, nk pkbhen
dxpkndrsd iks tdrr hfids suar hlhdntks bdi jeikr y bd iks pshlks
jelhnks. Fdrgds jkntdst bhjhdnbk>? di hnaresjr h tk nk `efhe prk-
ldthbk prkvddr ie sdgurhbeb bdi sda hkr Qhenne bd Ihle, bebk
di jesk qud vheoere pkr t hdrre, jkrnk perdjd `efdrik jklprdnbhbk
Q. D. puds dse sdgurhbeb dst pidneltdntd gerenthbe pkr ies idyds
bd ie Vdpfi hje y pkr ie lkre i hbeb bd sus `efh tentds , jkl Q. D.
`e fr tdnhbk kjeshn bd kfsdrverik dn sus ardjudntds vheods ei
hntdrhkr
Ie dndrghe bd L. Wes`furn, dn dst kjeshn, seiv ei sdnkr
Ihle y su aelhi he bd ies rni hsdr hes y `krnkrds qud jeuserkn ie ludrtd
ei prdshbdntd bd Lettk-Grkssk y ie leykr pertd bd ie tr hpuiejhn
bdi Lerqus bd Kihnbe.
Di bhe qud au eprdsebk di Lerqus bd Kihnbe L. Wes`
furn lkstr e i gkfhdrnk bd i Sereguey une nkte bd L. Zdwerb
dn qud epieube ie ej t h tub bd i Sereguey, y jknbdnefe ie bd i Fre
sh i , jknshbdrenbkie jkrnk une eldneze ie trenquhi hbeb bd iks
Ds teb ks bdi Vh k bd ie* Sioet e. D n D nd rk &
di enk shg udntd, L.
Wes`furn per t h jkn i hjdnj he pere iks Dstebks Tnhbks.
Tnks juentks bhes bdspus bdi eprdselhdntk bdi Kihnbe,
sus peseodrks y tr hpuiejhn audrkn bdsdlferjebks y dnjdrrebks dn
un geipn jkrnk prhshkndrks bd gudrre. Dn dst pr hshn audrkn lei-
s hleldntd t re tebks, v hnbksd kfi hgebk d i prds hbdntd Jelpks jkrndr
dn d i lhslk phe tk jkn iks ler hndrks, y pdrlendj hdnbk dn jklpidte
hnjklun hjej hn. L es terbd sd jknjdbh pdrlhsk 26 bd iks t r hpuientds
per e feoer Fudnks E hrds. D i rdstk bd iks pr hshkndrks au pkjk
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bdspus dnvhebk ei hntdr hkr shn qud nebhd suphdre pkr di lkldntk
juei dre su bdsthnk= dstks hnadi hjds suar hdrkn `krr hfids pr hvejhknds,
lur hdnbk ie leykr per td bd `elfrd , eunqud Ikpdz esdgurefe dn.
su bherhk ka hj hei qud rdjhfh en ldbhk sudibk y" rejhknds jkl pidtes.
Di prdshbdntd bd Lettk-Grkssk y sdhs bd sus .jklperh-drks skfrdvhvhdrkn
e dstks `krrkrds, y ldbhebks bd 5017 audrkn iidvebks feok ie jus
tkbhe bd une g uerbh e ei jel pel dntk p ereg uey k bd ..Sesk Sej,
dn bknbd tkbks lurhdrkn. Di prdshbdntd lurh di bhe qud, prdsdn
te n b k di hnjdnbhk bd i jelpel dntk fres h id rk dn R uyuty, pdrbhk
tkbe dspdrenze bd sdr seivebk pkr sus jklpetr hktes. Bdo une jerte
pere su luodr, dsjr h te jkn iphz, rdeildntd jknnhkvdbkre, qud au
dnjkntrebe pkr iks ei hebks dntrd iks pepdi ds tkl ebks Ikpdz di .
67 bd Bhjhdlfrd bd 5010.
Di jergeldntk y prkvhshknds bdi fuqud audrkn pudstks dn
rdletd, y di prkbujhbk bd ie vdnte dntr dn ies jeoes bdi gk
fhdrnk . Z d dnj knt rerkn dn di fu qu d 6.333 aushids y 233.333 pdsks
audrhds dn pepdi lkndbe. Dstks it hlps, jkrnk ds jknshguhjntd, nk
tdnhen ut h i hbeb e igune pere d i Sereguey. Skjk bdspus d i jnsui
bdi Fresh i dn Fudnks Ehrds, pufihj un evhsk, bhjhdnbk qud sefhe
sd tretefe bd `ejdr jhrjuier dsd pepdi y qud prdvdnhe qud nk sdr he,
rdjknkjhbk pkr di Gkfhdrnk Hlpdrheh .
Di Lerqus bd Kihnbe. au erlebk jkn juetrk jenknds, dn
trenbk akrler per td bd ie dsjuebr h i ie peregueye.
Di gkfhdrnk pesk iks egdntds dxtrenodrks dn ie Esunjhn ie
shguhdnt.d jhrjuier?
Lhnhstdr hk bd Vdiejhknds Dxtdr hkrds.
Esunjhn, 57 bd Nkvhdlfrd bd 5010.
Di efeok a hrlebk, lhnhstrk y sdjrdter ik bd Dstebk dn di bd-
per teldntj bd Vdiej hknds Dxtdr hkrds , `e rdj hf hbk krbdn bd i Dxlk.
Srdshbdntd bd ie Vdpfi hje pere pkn dr dn jknkjhl hdntk bd Q D.
qud, `efhnbksd vdrha hjebk ie hnveshn y kjupejhn bdi tdrr h tkr hk
Kr hdnte h bd i Trug uey pkr ie veng uerbh e bd i , d orjh tk hl pdr he h bd i
Fres h i e i lenbk bd i fr hgebhdr Ldne Ferrd tk y i idnnbksd es h d i
jesk prdvhstk dn ie skidlnd prktdste, jknsdjudntd dn equdiie bdjie-
rejhn y ie bdi : bd Zdpthdlfrd, d i efeok a hrlebk `e bhr hghbk
Z. D. d i sda hkr Jdser Zeufen Qhenne bd Ihle, lhnhstrk- rdshbdntd bd
Z. L. di dlpdrebkr dn dst jephtei , ie rdskiujhn qud Q. D. `ei ier
dn ie jkphe ebounte feok n l drk 5 y su 'jkntdstejhn feok n l drk 6.
Di efeok a hrlebk sd i hsknodefe bd qud dn iks pr hnjhphks bd i hfrd ne-
vdgejhn y. jkldrjhk i hj h tk pe re i e prkvhnjhe bd L ettk-Grkssk dn
aevkr bd ies fenbdres elhges, qudrr Q. D. vdr une lenhadste
jhn bdi vhvk jknetk qud su gkfhdrnk t hdnd bd jhrjunsjrhfhr dn
juentk bd i bdpdnbe iks leids bd ie gudrre ies prjthjes bd ies
nejhknds les jhvh i hzebes, dvhtenbk pdrouhjhks iks nejhkneids bd
iks gkfhdrnks elhgks qud tdngen hntdrdsds dn equdiie prkvhnjhe
fresh idre.
Di hnaresjr h tk eprkvdj`e dst kjeshn, dtj.
O k s F D V G D Z .
Ajh i ds jklprdnbdr pkr dst nkte, d i bdsdk qud tdnhe Ikpdz
bd sdr jknshbdrebk pkr iks pkbdrds durkpdks jkl un gkfdrnentd
dsjierdjhbk y jhvh i hzebk. Bdsbd di pr hnjhphk `este di a hn bd ie gudrre,
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`e skstdnhbk jkn hnshstdnjhe qud au di Fresh i quhdn lhjhk ie gud
r re jkntre j h Sereguey y nk std jkntre equ i .
Ds vdrbebdreldntd dxtrekrbhner hk qud iks b her hks bd Fudnks
Ehrds , burentd tkbe ie gudrre `eyen bebk nkt hj he bd luj`ks ejkn-
tdjhlhdntks, iergk t hdlpk entds bd qud sujdbhdren. Ie dxpdbhjhn
bd Lettk-Grkssk au enunjhebe luj`k entds bd sefdrsd dn di Se
reguey, y dn Nkvhdlfrd sd `efiefe ye bd qud Ikpdz `efhe pdbhbk
ihjdnjhe ei gkfhdrnk ergdnthnk pere qud su dorjhtk pesere pkr di
tdrr h tkr hk bd Jkrr hdntds, jkse qud nk sujdbh `este di lds bd Adfrdrk
bdi enk shguhdntd.
Di s hguhdntd prre ak t rebuj hbk bd un bher hk bd Fudnks Ehrds ,
be une hbde jiere bd juei dre di sdnthlhdntk gdndrei bd sus `e-
fh tentds rdspdjtk e i S ereg uey ?
IKZ SEVEGTEXKZDstks jefe i i d rks ejefen bd se i h r bd
su jr hsi hbe, jkntre di sdnthbk jkln y ie kphnhkn bd tkbk di lunbk.
@ei i te rbebk juetrk ldsds pere se i h r y juenbk ldnks pes h un
enk entds bd qud `egen eigk, pkr qud di Sereguey `e shbk shdl
prd luy prdjevhbk y luy prubdntdbdleshebk prubdntd .
Qelks e vdr lhs qudrhbks peregueyks, qud tei ks pkrths
dn une gu drre dxtdr hkr. R dndb juhbebk bd nk- esusterks bd ies
bha hjuitebds qud pkbh s dnjk ntrer e i sei hr e i lu nbk , trensakrle-
bks bd pe reg ueyk s dn jkn quhstebkrds bd ies i hfdrtebds bd ktrks
pudfiks.
Dn juentk lh pehs, nk id hlpkrte un fidbk qud ustdbds
sd `eyen lkvhbk-, y dn juentk lh ld gusten iks eifkrktks y
bdjierk qud ie. jkse les rere qud vdrd dn lh vhbe sdre une fete-
i ie dn trd. tkrtug es y ktrks enhl'eids les g h ids.
Fdnbhtk sde Bhk-sh
Zhn dlfergk e igunks b her hks dren sufvdnjhknebks pkr d i Se
reguey. Di jnsui peregueyk dn di Vkserhk kardjh un pdrhk
bhjk bd dse jhubeb bhdz bkfikns ei lds y di pepdi ndjdserhp
pere su hlk rdshn sh sd jkl prkl dthe dsjr hfhr dn aevkr bdi
Sereguey. Ie kadrte au rdj`ezebe dst vdz.
Juenbk i idgerkn ei Fresh i ies nkthj hes bd ie tkle bdi Kihn
be y ie pr hshn bdi prdshbdntd bd Lettk-Grkssk, prkbuodrkn un
dst i hbk bd hnbhg nej hn. Z hn dlfergk ' , di gkfhdrnk tklk d i esuntk
jkn seng rd ar he y bdjier, dn di bher hk ka hj he i , qud jkntef e
jkn di petr hkthslk bd tkbks iks fresh idrks pere iever dst eardnte.
Uud d i Sereguey sd `e i iefe dndrvebk pkr un gkfhdrnk bdspt hjk=
y qud dst dre une rezn les pere nk hnquhdtersd pkr di rdsui-
tebk,
quk di esuntk bd ie Fenbe Krhdnteh dster he prkntk tdrlh-
nebk ,
y qud dntknjds tkbes ies audrzes bdi hlpdrhk, sd dnjkntrer hen
bhspknhfids y prkntes e kpdrer jkntre d i Sereguey.
Iks esuntks bd ie Fenbe Krhdnteh sd ejdrjefen su a hn, bds
bd ie hntdrvdnj hn fres h id re .
Di Fres h i sd `efhe e i hebk jkn A ikrds y `efhen i idvebk tkbk
pkr bd ientd . `este qud audrkn lkldntndeldntd bdtdnhbks dn Sey-
senb? sh t herkn dstd pudfik pkr egue y t hdrre jkn tkbes sus audrzes.
Ie pieze dre lenbebe pkr di jkrkndi Idenbrk Gldz, qud ie
bdadnbh jkn un `drkhslk qud id vei h di epieusk eun bd sus prk-
phks dndlhgks. Jkntefe skieldntd jkn un puh hebk bd `klfrds pere
jkntrerrdster Aikrds y tkbk di pkbdr fresh idrk, v jerdjae bd
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vhvdrds. Sesk pkr ies erles 62 fresh idrks qud `efhe tkrnebk prh
shkndrks, ik qud errenj un oureldntk bd vdngenze bd sus jkl-
pea hdrks. Z hn dlfergk, prkpheldntd `efienbk, dstefe dn su pdr-
adjtk bdrdj`k, pkrq ud di Fresh i nk `ef he `dj`k bdji erejhn bd
gudrre y di dorjhtk dre pkr jknshguhdntd une `krbe bd esdshnks.
Bdspus bd ver hks e tequds hna rujtuksks, Seysenb au fklferbdebk
pkr iks fresh idrks burentd bks bhes, dnvhenbk dn sdguhbe une hnth-
lejhn bd rdnbhj hn jkn fenbdre bd per ieldntk. Lhdntres Gldz
dsjrhfh une jkntdstejhn, iks fresh idrks dntrerkn trehbkreldntd dn
di pudfik feok? ie prktdjjhn bdi erlhsthj hk. Eigunks ka hj he ids fresh
idrks audrkn bhrdjteldntd ei shthk dn qud Gldz dsjrhfh, y tk
rnenbkik pkr di pdsjudzk, ik rdlhthdrkn prdsk jkn eigunks bd sus
prhnjhpeids ka hj he ids, . une jese vddhne. Eigunks lkldntks bds
pus tkbks di iks audrkn sejebks ei oerbhn y aush iebks dn di ejtk.
@hjhdrkn une vdrbebdre jelhjdrhe jkn ies luodrds y nhnks bd ie
pkfiejhn. Ie tkle bd Seysenb y sus etrkjhbebds skn une pghne
vdrgknzkse bd ie `hstkr he bdi Fresh i .
Di gkfhdrnk bd Lkntdvhbdk, jklprdnbh dntknjds qud nk id
dre pkshfid rdshst hr y bdtdrlhn dntrer dn tretebks. Ie sh tuejhn
dre luy jklpihjebe. Zhn dlfergk-, sd i idg e un errdgik= Aikrds
dntr ei gkfhdrnk jkn une gren hna iudnjhe, bdsi hgnbksd prkntk bd
iks qud ik ejklpeahefen y qudbnbksd sik jkn di t h tuik bd Gkfdr-
nebkr prkvhskrhk bd ie Fenbe Krhdnteh .
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J E S H R T I K H H H
DZ S DB HJH N LE R R K G VK Z Z K
Di 62 bd Bhjhdlfrd bd 5016, tkbe ie pkfiejhn bd ie Esun
jhn, jkrr he ies ferrejes, puds sd sefhe qud dsd bhe bdfhe zerper
une dxpdbhjhn pere hnvebhr Lettk-Grkssk.
Rrds lhi `klfrds y bks fetdr hes bd jelpeahe, sd dlferje-
rkn dn jhnjk- vepkrds y trds gkidtes. Bks j`etes, erlebes jebe
une jkn un jea hn bd kj`k puigebes, hfen rdlkiqud bd iks vepk
rds . Rkbks iks skibebks i idvefen unhakrlds nudvks, y sus jelh-
sdtes jkikrebes prdsdntefen un espdjtk 'luy phntkrdsjk.
Dntrd ies t rkpes dlferjebes sd dnjkntrefen iks fete i iknds
1-: y 7k iks jueids sd `e fh en k jup ebk bu ren td l uj`k s eahks dn ie
jknstrujjhn bd tdrrepidnds pere ies kfres bdi adrrkjerr h i , suspdn-
bhbes e`kre jkl dre jknshguhdntd. Dstks dren iks bks ldokrds
fetei iknds bdi dorjhtk jklpudstk bd enthguks skibebks, tkbks di iks
luietks, jknkjhbks hpkr di epkbk bd krdoes j`hjes. Di fetei in
nldrk 7, dre lenbebk pkr di Zergdntk Leykr (bdspus Jkrkndi)
B . Iuhs Gknzidz, qud `e a hgurebk luj`k dn dst gudrre, y prd-
sdnjhebk jesh tkbks sus les sengrhdntks jklfetds.
Entds bd zerper ie dxpdbhjhn, id au bhstr hfuhbe ie shguhdntd
prkj iele ?
Z KI BE BK Z ?Lhs dsaudrzks pere d i lentdnhl hdntk bd ie pez
`en shbk dstr h ids. Di hlpdrhk bdi Fresh i pkjk jknkjdbkr bd vuds
trk veikr y dntusheslk ks prkvkje ie gudrre? ie `knre, ie bhg-
nhbeb nejhknei y ie jknsdrvejhn bd iks les jerks bdrdj`ks nks
lenben ejdp te r ie .
Dn rdjklpdnse bd vudstre ideiteb y iergk-s sdrvhjhks, `d ah-
oebk lh etdnjhn skfrd vksktrks, d i hghnbkks dntrd ies nuldrkses
idghknds qud akrlen di dorjhtk bd ie Vdpfihje pere qud sdhs
iks pr hldrks dn ber une prudfe bd ie puoenze bd nudstres erles,
rdjkghdnbk d i pr hldr ieurd h qud bdfdlks enebhr equd i iks qud
nudstrks leykrds pushdrkn dn ie jkrkne bd ie petr he dn ies ldlk-
ref ids ok rnebes bd Se reguer h y Rejuer h .
Qudstre sufkrbhnejhn y bhsjhpi hne, y vudstre jknstenjhe dn
ies aet hges ld rdspknbdn bd vudstre frevure, y bdi iustrd bd ies
erl es quk vudstrk veikr jknahk.
Z kibebks y lerhnks ?Iidveb dstd lhslk vktk bd jknahenze
vudstrks jkl pendrks qu d bd nuds tres arkntdres bdi Nk rtd, `en
bd unhrsd vksktrks, y l erj` eb sdrdnks ei jelpk bdi `knkr, y
rdjkghdnbk gikr he pere ie petr he y `knre pere vksktrks y nudstrks
jklpendrks bd erles, lkstreb e i lunbk dntdrk juentk ve id d i
skibebk peregueyk.
H =
Jkhlfre ds une akrteidze, sh tuebe skfrd di r hk Sereguey, dn
ie arkntdre bd Lettk-Grkssk, i hnbenbk jkn i , equdi. Bklhne ie
dntrebe pkr di r hk equdiie prkvhnjhe, qud dn rdei hbeb ds ie nhje
prejth jefi d, pkrqud skn te n l eiks- iks jelhn ks pkr t hdrre bdsbd
Vhk Oendhrk, -qud iks jerrks dlpiden trds ldsds, y iks vheodrks
jefeiik unk, dn `ejdr ie trevdshe. Bd lendre qud tkbe ie jklunhje-
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jhth jkn eJhTdiie prkvhnjhe sd `ejhe pkr di Vhk bd ie Shete. Jkhlfre
dst s h tuebe e i p hd bd une lkntene, qud ve grebueildntd bds-
jdnbhdnbk `este pdrbdrsd dn di r hk, . Jknstruhbe jn phdbre y jkn
lureiies bd 52 phds bd eiture, ds une pkshjhn luy audrtd, eteje-
fid skieldntd pkr un iebk, y bdadnbhfid pkr une guernhj hn pd-
qudahe. Dstefe ert h i iebe jkn trdhnte y shdtd phdzes bd frksjd, jesh
tkbes bd jei hfrd bd 0 y eigunes bd :6, y bdadnbhbe pkr une
guernhjhn bd 233 `klfrds. Zu didvejhn skfrd di nhvdi bdi r hk
dre bd 23 ph-s.
Dn ie nkj` d bdi 61 bd Bhj hdl frd iks vepkr ds enji erkn une
idgue bd Jkhlfre, dn bknbd sd dadjtu di bdsdlferqud bd ies
trkpes y bd ie ert h i idr he. Di gdndrei (dntknjds jkrkndi) Ferr hks,
junebk bd Ikpdz HH dre di odad bd ie dxpdbhjhn. Ie erthiidrhe.
dstefe jkikjebe dn une jkihne a ardntd e Jkh lf re ei ktrk iebk
bdi r hk. Ies jenkndres tklerkn pkshjhn pere fklferbder di audrtd,
y tkbk qudb bhspudstk pere di etequd.
D n ie leahene bdi 67 Ferr hks dnvh une n kte e Skrtk-Je-
rrdhrk, odad bd Jkhlfre, feok fenbdre bd perieldntk, hnthlenbkid
rdnbhjhn dn di tdrlhnk bd une `kre, eldneznbkik jkn tkrner
ie pkshjhn pkr eseitk shnk ejjdbhe ie bdlenbe, y bhjhdnbk qud
dn dstd jesk ie guernhjhn qudberhe suodte e ie idy lerjheh .
Skrtk-Jerrdhrk jkntdst qud di dorjhtk fresh idrk nk ejkstul-
frefe rdnbhrsd shn rbdnds supdrhkrds= qud `ef
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