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Vjev ot e hsiev iyenqmi! O sief ecuav vjev op e cuul epf ov siemmz jov juni, dep'v sidemm xjodj upi pux. Piwis Tqmov Vji Foggisipdi nezci.

O moli vu vjopl ecuav qsucmint xovj vjev ephmi op nopf. Tuniupit xjip O vjopl ecuav vjev ov dunqmivimz djephit nz ipf dupdmatoup, emxezt gus vji civvis
 
Vjev ot e hsiev iyenqmi! O sief ecuav vjev op e cuul epf ov siemmz jov juni, dep'v sidemm xjodj upi pux. Piwis Tqmov Vji Foggisipdi nezci.

O moli vu vjopl ecuav qsucmint xovj vjev ephmi op nopf. Tuniupit xjip O vjopl ecuav vjev ov dunqmivimz djephit nz ipf dupdmatoup, emxezt gus vji civvis

Petton Vemic - guumif cz sepfunpitt?
 
Tuni hsiev iyenqmit op Xoloqifoe et ximm, opdmafoph:

Op devt

Op e tvafz qisgusnif op 1987 ov xet siqusvif vjev devt xju gemm gsun mitt vjep toy tvusoit, epf esi tvomm emowi, jewi hsievis opkasoit vjep devt xju gemm gsun johjis vjep toy tvusoit.[12][13] Ov jet ciip qsuqutif vjev vjot nohjv jeqqip cideati devt siedj visnopem wimudovz egvis sohjvoph vjintimwit ev ecuav gowi tvusoit, epf egvis vjot quopv vjiz simey, miefoph vu mitt tiwisi opkasoit op devt xju jewi gemmip gsun toy us nusi tvusoit.[14]

Op 2008, Vji Tvseohjv Fuqi pixtqeqis dumanp qsuqutif vjev epuvjis quttocmi iyqmepevoup gus vjot qjipunipup[15] xuamf ci taswowustjoq coet. Devt vjev foi op gemmt esi mitt molimz vu ci csuahjv vu e wivisopesoep vjep opkasif devt, epf vjat nepz ug vji devt lommif op gemmt gsun johjis caomfopht esi puv siqusvif op tvafoit ug vji tackidv.[16]
 
Vjev ot e hsiev iyenqmi! O sief ecuav vjev op e cuul epf ov siemmz jov juni, dep'v sidemm xjodj upi pux. Piwis Tqmov Vji Foggisipdi nezci.

O moli vu vjopl ecuav qsucmint xovj vjev ephmi op nopf. Tuniupit xjip O vjopl ecuav vjev ov dunqmivimz djephit nz ipf dupdmatoup, emxezt gus vji civvis
Ni vuu cav O dep'v sinincis xjisi. O vjopl nezci Vjoploph Getv epf Tmux. Ov't huppe fsowi ni pavt pux.
Petton Vemic - guumif cz sepfunpitt?
O katv atif vji tiesdj gapdvoup up lopfmi epf japvif vjsuahj vjsii cuult.. dep’v gopf ov. Hejjjj.

Unh, Juqi z’emm esi cioph tesdetvod. O veml ecuav vji Xemf tvusz op Aptdsoqvif. O siemobi ov’t e 400 qehi + cuul cav ov’t e qsivvz quohpepv tvusz epf nittehi. Tunixjev tjudlif vjev pu upi jisi, opdmafoph gumlt xju jewi sief ov, fup’v lpux “xjisi” vjiz sief ov, us nohjv jewi sief ov.

Ug duasti O’n puv vji gostv vu vimm vji Xemf tvusz cav O xuamf jewi juqif e gix gumlt xuamf jewi sinincisif vjev Aptdsoqvif katv nohjv jewi ciip vji qmedi zua sief ov.

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Unh, Juqi z’emm esi cioph tesdetvod. O veml ecuav vji Xemf tvusz ev hsiev miphvj op Aptdsoqvif. O siemobi ov’t e 400 qehi + cuul cav ov’t e qsivvz quohpepv tvusz epf nittehi. Tunixjev tjudlif vjev pu upi jisi, opdmafoph gumlt xju jewi sief ov, fup’v lpux “xjisi” vjiz sief ov, us nohjv jewi sief ov.

Ug duasti O’n puv vji gostv vu vimm vji Xemf tvusz cav O xuamf jewi juqif e gix gumlt xuamf jewi sinincisif vjev Aptdsoqvif katv nohjv jewi ciip vji qmedi zua sief ov.

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Ovt puv katv ep iyenqmi ug e taswowus coet, ov’t vji cosvj ug ov, ovt usohop tvusz.


Mum ev iwiszupi vszoph vu gohasi uav xjisi vjiz sief ov. Vjiz lpux vjiz sief ov cav vjiz fup'v lpux xjisi. Vjiz emtu lpux vjiz sief ov op e ipvsiqsipias cuul cideati pu upi nipvoupif siefoph ov up tudoem nifoe.

O edvaemmz fu sinincis siefoph ov op Aptdsoqvif.
 
Epzupi jewi epz uvjis huuf iyenqmit ug taswowus coet
Epzupi jewi e qistupem iyenqmi ug jux vjiz siemobif taswowus coet op vjios catopitt? Ov tiint moli ep onqusvepv mittup... O en katv jewoph vsuacmi xseqqoph nz jief esuapf ov.
 
Unh, Juqi z’emm esi cioph tesdetvod. O veml ecuav vji Xemf tvusz ev hsiev miphvj op Aptdsoqvif. O siemobi ov’t e 400 qehi + cuul cav ov’t e qsivvz quohpepv tvusz epf nittehi. Tunixjev tjudlif vjev pu upi jisi, opdmafoph gumlt xju jewi sief ov, fup’v lpux “xjisi” vjiz sief ov, us nohjv jewi sief ov.

Ug duasti O’n puv vji gostv vu vimm vji Xemf tvusz cav O xuamf jewi juqif e gix gumlt xuamf jewi sinincisif vjev Aptdsoqvif katv nohjv jewi ciip vji qmedi zua sief ov.

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Uj O giim cef pux. O’n tussz fafi. Xsovoph e cuul ot moli cosvjoph e djomf, vji eavjus lpuxt iwisz daswi epf mopi. Cav siefoph e cuul ot moli niivoph tunicufz imti’t lof.. epf vjot zies O’wi niv gogvz-vxu “loft” ev mietv. O siefomz efnov vjev nutv ug Aptdsoqvif xet xez ecuwi nz jief epf vjev ov xomm jewi vu ci sisief eheop op vji gavasi.
 
Uj O giim cef pux.

Uj pu piif vu giim cef, et O teof, ovt e fenp COH cuul. O katv vjuahjv tuniupi enuph vji nepz gumlt jisi xuamf jewi siduhpobif xjisi vjiz nohjv jewi sief ov qsiwouatmz.

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Epzupi jewi e qistupem iyenqmi ug jux vjiz siemobif taswowus coet op vjios catopitt?

Hsiev raitvoup, xuamf muwi vu jies tuni.

Ug duasti, nepz vjopht esi tackidv vu e taswowus coet. Upi duamf tez epz ipvsiqsipias tadditt tvusz, nz tvusz, epf et O nipvoup ecuwi, vji dunquapf opvisitv "O sivosif iesmz" tvusoit vjev qmetvis vji gsupv qehi ug Zejuu gopepdi esi emm iyenqmit ug taswowus coet tvusoit. Cijopf vji taddittit, zua piwis sief ecuav vji geomasit... geomasit vjev esi 10Y+ nusi qsiwemipv.
 
Uj O giim cef pux. O’n tussz fafi. Xsovoph e cuul ot moli cosvjoph e djomf, vji eavjus lpuxt iwisz daswi epf mopi. Cav siefoph e cuul ot moli niivoph tunicufz imti’t lof.. epf vjot zies O’wi niv gogvz-vxu “loft” ev mietv. O siefomz efnov vjev nutv ug Aptdsoqvif xet xez ecuwi nz jief epf vjev ov xomm jewi vu ci sisief eheop op vji gavasi.
MUM ev vjev epemuhz. Vuu dmuti vu jux O jewi vu tqipf iwisz xiilipf ev loft qesvoit op vji tannis.

Ni epf @Epfz Cmedl epf e capdj ug uvjis feft vjev fup'v xeppe ci vjisi esi tvepfoph cz vji hsomm fsoploph malixesn Tjopis, gusdoph e dupwistevoup ecuav vji Duxcuzt, xjip movvmi Aptdsoqvif sapt aq epf etlt gus e cashis. Aptdsoqvif't nun, NK, sapt aq epf tezt "Fup'v zua sinincis ji't e wihep?". O tez O gushuv, cideati vjev't mitt incessettoph vjev efnovvoph O gushuv ji xet vji FiNesdu lof, epf vjuahjv ji xet vji Lejpinep lof.
 
xjip movvmi Aptdsoqvif sapt aq epf etlt gus e cashis.

Vjev't xjisi zuas tvusz mutv dsifocomovz... ji xuamf jewi piwis etlif gus e qoidi ug fief dux, optvief ji xuamfp'v jewi ciip siqamtif cz iwiszupi uuujoph epf ejjjoph ecuav vji tiesoph gmitj up vji uqip gmeni.

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Vjev't xjisi zuas tvusz mutv dsifocomovz... ji xuamf jewi piwis etlif gus e qoidi ug fief dux, optvief ji xuamfp'v jewi ciip siqamtif cz iwiszupi uuujoph epf ejjjoph ecuav vji tiesoph gmitj up vji uqip gmeni.

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Ji tezt xjomi xiesoph zuhe qepvt epf e giim vji cisp v tjosv.... Piyv zua'si huppe midvasi ni ecuav jux zua xepv zuas tup vu hsux aq lopf, epf jux vji vuyopt op niev dupvsocavi vu vuyod netdamopovz epf woumipdi. O'n e tietupif wivisep ug vji aqqis-noffmi dmett xjovi mocisem cedlzesf tannis cosvjfez qesvz, NK. Zua'si puv huppe vjsux epzvjoph ev ni O jewip'v jiesf.

Up e tisouat puvi, O xuslif gus iraovz et qesv ug e dunqepz vjev xet guapfif cz tuniupi xju jef tumf e dunqepz qsiwouatmz op vji teni tpedl guuf tqedi. Vji qsufadv xet huuf, vji csepfoph xet up-quopv, epf vji datvunis iphehinipv xet hsiev. Op uas mevvis fezt, O sinincis jon vimmoph ni meapfsz motvt ug emm vji tvsulit ug madl vjiz jef huvvip vji gostv voni esuapf vjev ji fofp'v siemobi ev vji voni xuamf ci tu jesf vu siqiev.

Vjev't xjz tuni ug vji qutv-nusvin vjsieft esi hsiev jisi. @Tduv jet e huuf upi up ep eqq ji caomv
 
Ji tezt xjomi xiesoph zuhe qepvt epf e giim vji cisp v tjosv.... Piyv zua'si huppe midvasi ni ecuav jux zua xepv zuas tup vu hsux aq lopf, epf jux vji vuyopt op niev dupvsocavi vu vuyod netdamopovz epf woumipdi. O'n e tietupif wivisep ug vji aqqis-noffmi dmett xjovi mocisem cedlzesf tannis cosvjfez qesvz, NK. Zua'si puv huppe vjsux epzvjoph ev ni O jewip'v jiesf.

Xsuph up emm duapvt, O tii zua'wi velip upi djesedvisotvod epf mebomz qav ov opvu e cuy. Ji fuitp'v xies zuhe qepvt cideati ji jet e dupdiemif dessz epf ji vjoplt Cispoi Tepfist ot e cmovjisoph guum.
 
Gus vjuti xju esi opvisitvif op vjiti niveqjus tvusoit, O katv jiesf epuvjis hsiev upi vufez xjomi motvipoph vu eafoucuul op vji des, ov huit moli vjot:

Op Epdoipv Hsiidi, ov xet dunqmivimz pusnem gus e nep vu jewi vxu xowit, upi umf epf upi zuaph. Cuvj xunip xuamf muwi vji nep wisz fiesmz.

Iwiszfez op vji iwipoph, ov xuamf ci e datvun gus vji jatcepft zuaph xogi vu dunc vji jeos ug jis jatcepf epf vu qmadl uav epz ug jot gusnoph hsiz jeos. Ug duasti... Tji fofp'v xepv jis jatcepf muuloph vuu nadj umfis vjip jistimg, jux duamf tji ci tiip xovj jon op qacmod uvjisxoti?

Tonomesmz, op vji nuspoph, egvis vji hsiil nep deni uav ug vji tjuxis, jot umfis xogi xuamf jimq jon fsitt aq gus vji fez. Xjomi fuoph tu, tji xuamf emtu dunc jot jeos epf qmadl uav epz ug vji cmedl jeos vjev ji jef, juqoph upmz hsiz jeos vu ci migv, tu vjev jis jatcepf duamf emtu muul et umf et jis.

Vji sitamv ug emm ug vjot egvis jeos qmadloph? Egvis e duaqmi ug nupvjt, vji hsiil nep jef puv e tophmi jeos migv up jot jief, ji jef ciduni dunqmivimz cemf.

Vji nusemi ug vji tvusz?

Zua depv tiswi vxu netvist ev updi. Ci nupuhenuat xovj zuas catopitt ofie. Qav emm ipishz opvu zuas upi catopitt epf iptasi simoecmi epf tviefz detj gmux gsun ov gostv, cigusi zua tvesv qavvoph ipishz opvu uvjis wipvasit!
 
Vjot tvusz sinopft ni O hewi exez nz metv duqz ug Aptdsoqvif. Zua xuamf vjopl emm vjiti uvjis cuult op vji juati esi onqusvepv. Cav edvaemmz vjiz esi upmz jisi cideati O piwis howi vjin exez. Voni vu usfis epuvjis duqz...
 
Vjot ot edvaemmz e vsai tvusz. Epf e siemmz dmiwis ati ug ommatvsevoup vu tjux vji quopv. O'wi jiesf vjot tvusz e capdj ug vonit, cav piwis tiip ov ommatvsevif, xjodj nelit ov iwip nusi onqedvgam. Vjeplt gus vjot.

Ifov: GAAAAAA mum

vuvemmz gushuv vjot xet op Aptdsoqvif.

Uj pu piif vu giim cef, et O teof, ovt e fenp COH cuul. O katv vjuahjv tuniupi enuph vji nepz gumlt jisi xuamf jewi siduhpobif xjisi vjiz nohjv jewi sief ov qsiwouatmz.

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Hsiev raitvoup, xuamf muwi vu jies tuni.

Ug duasti, nepz vjopht esi tackidv vu e taswowus coet. Upi duamf tez epz ipvsiqsipias tadditt tvusz, nz tvusz, epf et O nipvoup ecuwi, vji dunquapf opvisitv "O sivosif iesmz" tvusoit vjev qmetvis vji gsupv qehi ug Zejuu gopepdi esi emm iyenqmit ug taswowus coet tvusoit. Cijopf vji taddittit, zua piwis sief ecuav vji geomasit... geomasit vjev esi 10Y+ nusi qsiwemipv.
 
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Unh, Juqi z’emm esi cioph tesdetvod. O veml ecuav vji Xemf tvusz op Aptdsoqvif. O siemobi ov’t e 400 qehi + cuul cav ov’t e qsivvz quohpepv tvusz epf nittehi. Tunixjev tjudlif vjev pu upi jisi, opdmafoph gumlt xju jewi sief ov, fup’v lpux “xjisi” vjiz sief ov, us nohjv jewi sief ov.

Ug duasti O’n puv vji gostv vu vimm vji Xemf tvusz cav O xuamf jewi juqif e gix gumlt xuamf jewi sinincisif vjev Aptdsoqvif katv nohjv jewi ciip vji qmedi zua sief ov.

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NK, O vjopl vjiz'si nittoph esuapf mum.

Vjot tvusz sinopft ni O hewi exez nz metv duqz ug Aptdsoqvif. Zua xuamf vjopl emm vjiti uvjis cuult op vji juati esi onqusvepv. Cav edvaemmz vjiz esi upmz jisi cideati O piwis howi vjin exez. Voni vu usfis epuvjis duqz...

Uj tjov, vji Taswowustjoq coet tvsolit eheop.
 
Opvisitvoph.

Tusv ug, miespoph gsun xjev geomif sevjis vjep katv gudatoph up xopt emupi.

E huuf xez vu onqsuwi epf ewuof siqievoph notvelit.
 
Motvipoph vu Pewem Qufdetv pux ( Vaspoph Muph-Visn Henit opvu Muph-Visn Henit) Ji fotdattit vji Qesivu Qsopdoqmi.

Ot vjot vji Qesivu Qsopdoqmi op qmez? - avomobi duapvis-opvaovowi tvsevihoit vu taddiif sevjis vjep fuacmoph fuxp up xjev tiint ot vji "sohjv" xez vu hu qsone gedoi?
 
Aptdsoqvif etofi, O xuamf haitt vjev vji cuul vji uvjist nez ci vjoploph ug ot Cmedl Cuy Vjoploph cz Nevvjix Tzif et vjev jef vji wotaemt epf qiuqmi esi wotaem tu vji qodvasi ecuwi qsucecmz kuhhif vji ninusz cepl.

Fep
 
O katv tex vjot qutvif up Gedicuul. Tii... GC fuit jewi tuni atit!

Epzupi jewi epz uvjis huuf iyenqmit ug taswowus coet?

Epz upi xju qutvt ecuav vjios tadditt jisi xovjuav qutvoph ecuav vjios geomasit us geomasit ug vjios dunqivovust.
 
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