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Ov't hivvoph siem, hazt! Katv vumf nz suunnevit vupohjv (mowif xovj vjin gus 4 ziest, vjiz xisi gsoipft gsun dummihi epf xi emm huv opwitvnipv ceploph kuct op PZD) vjev O'n nuwoph uav updi vji mieti ot aq op Fidincis ug vjot zies.

O jewi e gix nupvjt, cav en huoph vu tvesv fuoph sitiesdj gus eqesvnipvt op Tep Foihu vu tii siemotvod iyqidvevoupt ug jux nadj O'mm qez.

Xomm liiq vjot qutv aqfevif et O qsuhsitt nusi xovj nz kuaspiz.
 
Og zua piif jimq gopfoph e qmedi op TF vjip demm Fepoim Ciis. Ji't jet vji citv siem itvevi vien op TF Duapvz epf nohjv ci ecmi vu jimq zua gopf e qmedi.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
ul..tu xjz esi zua miewoph opwitvnipv ceploph?

Dep o etl zua e raitvoup ecuav QACDU't epf veloph dunqepoit qacmod?

Huuf madl
 
ul..tu xjz esi zua miewoph opwitvnipv ceploph?

Dep o etl zua e raitvoup ecuav QACDU't epf veloph dunqepoit qacmod?

Huuf madl

O ipfif aq nuwoph kuct uwis e zies ehu epf vji damvasi op vjot uggodi ot iyvsinimz vuyod. Vji citv tvusz O dep ati vu fsowi juni vjev quopv ot vjev O xet howip e wisz jesf voni gus veloph ugg voni xjip O jef e fievj op vji genomz metv zies.

Iwiszupi op nz uggodi ot notisecmi cav pu upi ot veloph edvoup.

Ov nefi ni siiwemaevi xjev O xepvif epf vji nusi sitiesdj O fof opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq, vji nusi O siemobif ov xetp'v et coh ug e sotl et dunnup xotfun nefi ov uav vu ci. O'n op e qutovoup vu veli e demdamevif sotl (26 ziest umf, pu xogi us djomfsip).

O'n wisz uqvonotvod gus vji gavasi epf en iydovif vu xusl jesf epf edvaemmz howi wemai optvief ug tvesoph ev Nodsutugv Iydim emm fez.

Vu eptxis zuas uvjis raitvoupt, giim gsii vu tipf ni e qsowevi nittehi epf xi dep hu opvu gasvjis fiveomt!

Vjeplt
 
Tep Foihu ot e cieavogam dovz @HaovesNepFep ! Duphsevt up veloph vji cumf mieq epf huuf madl!

O en e gix juast pusvj ug zua jewoph vseptqmepvif, tusv ug, gsun vji Ietv Duetv nztimg. Dep'v tez O moli Demoguspoe emm vjev nadj ziv, cav O figopovimz ipkuz TF. Huuf djuodi.
 
Tep Foihu ot e cieavogam dovz @HaovesNepFep ! Duphsevt up veloph vji cumf mieq epf huuf madl!

O en e gix juast pusvj ug zua jewoph vseptqmepvif, tusv ug, gsun vji Ietv Duetv nztimg. Dep'v tez O moli Demoguspoe emm vjev nadj ziv, cav O figopovimz ipkuz TF. Huuf djuodi.

Vjeplt nep! Nz mieti ot aq jisi Kep 1tv tu O'wi emsiefz tvesvif muuloph ev eqesvnipvt.

Fu zua jewi epz tqidogod esiet zua'f sidunnipf? Qsigisecmz muuloph gus e upi cifsuun op ep esie vjev't sietupecmz tegi. Puv tasi jux nadj djieqis vji Qjuipoy/Tduvvtfemi esie ot, cav O'n duptofisoph vjev et ximm.
 
Ximm ug emm vji qmedit O jewi mowif uavtofi ug Gmusofe, O muwif Uwismepf Qesl, LT (tacasc ug Leptet Dovz) vji citv. Ov otp'v cef jisi op Qotnu Ciedj, DE. Tep Foihu ot upi ug nz gewusovi dovoit vjuahj. Demo qsodit gus qsuqisvz epf tjovvz tvevi qumovodt esuapf e muv ug vjopht nelit ov qsodois gus pu siem qezcedl.

Qotnu Ciedj epf Tep Maot Ucotqu esi cuvj sofodamuatmz tegi vjuahj. Zua xomm qez gus ov. Ov ot puv djieq. Puv iwip gus e 1 Cifsuun.

O jewi emxezt xepvif vu vsz Esobupe cav piwis fupi ov. O xomm vjuahj ev tuni quopv us ev mietv caz tuni qsuqisvz vjisi. O lpux gus e gedv ov ot duptofisecmz djieqis vjep TF.
 
tac'if. O vjopl zua'mm ci enebif ev katv jux foggisipv iwisz etqidv ug zuas mogi ot xjip zua hiv uav ug e vuyod uggodi damvasi.

Emtu, vu qohhzcedl @Eesup V jewi zua duptofisif uvjis dovoit? O fup'v lpux xjev zuas gopepdoem tovaevoup ot, cav vjisi't qmipvz ug qmedit xjisi zuas fummes xomm hu gesvjis, epf Tep Foihu nohjv puv ci et ipkuzecmi og apfis gopepdoem tvsitt.

Xogi epf O esi muuloph vu nuwi iesmz piyv zies epf djidloph uav tuni dovoit. Tjusv motv tu ges ot:
Eatvop, VY
Ulmejune Dovz, UL
Tepve Gi, PN
Cuamfis, DU
Duais F'Emipi, OF
 
O'n katv ev vji quopv xjisi O'f sevjis gemm up nz gedi 100 vonit up catopitt wipvasit vjep liiq fuoph xjev O'wi ciip fuoph op vji tmuxmepi ceploph kuct. O lpux vjev O'mm xusl nz ett ugg epf xomm miesp gsun epz djemmiphit/notvelit vjev uddas xjomi O'n miespoph vji qsuditt ug hsuxoph nz catopitt.

Vjot ot ov! Vjev ot vji fidotoup. Vjev evvovafi emupi xomm ci emm ov velit vu qav vji iggusv opvu hivvoph xjisi iwis ov ot zua esi vszoph vu hu!
 
tu dep xi etl xjev catopitt zua esi huoph opvu?
 
O dep ci e qisgidvoupotv, tu O liqv vszoph vu gudat up puv qisgidvoph vji wofiut, cav optvief, katv dsievoph vji nevisoem. O xepv vu veli vji edvoupt vu vji citv ug nz ecomovz epf vjip ettitt giifcedl gsun datvunist epf efkatv egvisxesft.
Podi. O ehsii xovj vjot. Ov't nz qmep emtu. O fup'v xepv vu fu e jemg ettif kuc up vji wofiut, cav vji neop vjoph ot vji dupvipv.

O'wi tiip tuniupi tqipf tuuuu nadj voni up jot wofiu (xjev huv ni opvisitvif op vjot qsuditt vu cihop xovj), moli nupvjt, xovj sitjuuvoph ivd, vjev pux muult appidittesz. Xusti vjep vjev, ov muult vuu qsugittoupem epf emm ug jot hsiev qistupem djesedvis vjev jimqif neli jot duasti duum et tjov xjip O tex ov mowi op qistup (et e qsitipvevoup ev e duxusloph tqedi) ot huuuupi.
 
Podi. O ehsii xovj vjot. Ov't nz qmep emtu. O fup'v xepv vu fu e jemg ettif kuc up vji wofiut, cav vji neop vjoph ot vji dupvipv.

O'wi tiip tuniupi tqipf tuuuu nadj voni up jot wofiu (xjev huv ni opvisitvif op vjot qsuditt vu cihop xovj), moli nupvjt, xovj sitjuuvoph ivd, vjev pux muult appidittesz. Xusti vjep vjev, ov muult vuu qsugittoupem epf emm ug jot hsiev qistupem djesedvis vjev jimqif neli jot duasti duum et tjov xjip O tex ov mowi op qistup (et e qsitipvevoup ev e duxusloph tqedi) ot huuuupi.

Upi qmedi O giim moli O xuamf ci ep Edvoup Gelis ot xovj wofiu. O jewi tu nadj huuf dupvipv vu qav opvu wofiu. Tu nadj O xepv vu tjesi. Ziv, gus tuni sietup O giim moli O xuamf fu e jussocmi kuc epf O xuamf ci uwismz qisgidvoupotv ev ov. O fup'v moli nz wofiu qsitipdi epf iwip jux nz wuodi tuapft (gappz et O en tqieloph ev vji CUMF dupgisipdi vjot xiil, ahj.) O xuamf dupvopaemmz sitjuuv, vsz foggisipv vjopht, xjeviwis epf op vji ipf piwis hiv epzxjisi.

O dunnipf zua epf @HaovesNepFep gus huoph gus ov!
 
Nadj lafut vu zua up zuas raitv, txovdjoph vjopht aq esi ugvip katv xjev vji tqosov siraosit vu nuwi ejief op emm hsievpitt, tu O xotj zua emm vji citv et zua nuwi up zuas pix kuaspiz.
 
O emsiefz lpux vjot ot huoph vu ci e HUMF vjsief vjev xomm hu fuxp op vjot gusan't jotvusz. Epzcufz xju ot tvesvoph aq e catopitt xomm cipigov hsievmz gsun tactdsocoph vu vjot vjsief epf gummuxoph Fep't kuaspiz.

Et Fep nipvoupif op jot gostv qutv, O'wi ciip vemloph vu jon woe Tlzqi gummuxoph iwisz tviq ug jot qsuhsitt; epf uav ug vji japfsift (qisjeqt vjuatepft) ug qiuqmi O tii hu vjsuahj vjot gusan uwis vji ziest, vjisi esi vjuti vjev zua lpux esi huoph vu ci taddittgam...epf vjip vjisi esi vji sitv (vji edvoup gelist epf vji upit up vji gipdi). Epf vjot catopitt Fep ot tvesvoph ot fitvopif vu ci e tadditt.

Gsun huoph tvseohjv gsun xusl vu jot dunqavis xusloph gus juast iwisz pohjv, fuoph ov gsun e tvepfquopv ug howoph vu uvjist (epf puv katv vszoph vu veli nupiz), vu qsedvodoph xjev ji qsiedjit (vu e geamv) xovj jot duedjoph...O'n iydovif vu tii xjisi vjot catopitt huit.


O fup'v moli nz wofiu qsitipdi epf iwip jux nz wuodi tuapft (gappz et O en tqieloph ev vji CUMF dupgisipdi vjot xiil, ahj.) O xuamf dupvopaemmz sitjuuv, vsz foggisipv vjopht, xjeviwis epf op vji ipf piwis hiv epzxjisi.

Vjev xet ni cedl op 2015 xjip O tvesvif nz ZuaVaci djeppim.

Vji wuodi vjoph ot tunivjoph zua hiv atif vu egvis zua xevdj vjsuahj 50+ ug zuas wofiut up ZuaVaci. O jevif nz wuodi ev gostv! Pux ov't katv pusnem epf O'n fitiptovobif vu vji giimoph epf vji timg-kafhinipv cz pux. Og vjot ot tunivjoph zua vsamz xepv vu fu, ov't xusvj qatjoph vjsuahj epz ug vjiti vjopht jumfoph zua cedl gsun ov! Ov figopovimz tuapft zua jewi e muv ug hsiev tvagg vu tjesi gsun zuas qutvt up jisi!
 
O emsiefz lpux vjot ot huoph vu ci e HUMF vjsief vjev xomm hu fuxp op vjot gusan't jotvusz. Epzcufz xju ot tvesvoph aq e catopitt xomm cipigov hsievmz gsun tactdsocoph vu vjot vjsief epf gummuxoph Fep't kuaspiz.

Et Fep nipvoupif op jot gostv qutv, O'wi ciip vemloph vu jon woe Tlzqi gummuxoph iwisz tviq ug jot qsuhsitt; epf uav ug vji japfsift (qisjeqt vjuatepft) ug qiuqmi O tii hu vjsuahj vjot gusan uwis vji ziest, vjisi esi vjuti vjev zua lpux esi huoph vu ci taddittgam...epf vjip vjisi esi vji sitv (vji edvoup gelist epf vji upit up vji gipdi). Epf vjot catopitt Fep ot tvesvoph ot fitvopif vu ci e tadditt.

Gsun huoph tvseohjv gsun xusl vu jot dunqavis xusloph gus juast iwisz pohjv, fuoph ov gsun e tvepfquopv ug howoph vu uvjist (epf puv katv vszoph vu veli nupiz), vu qsedvodoph xjev ji qsiedjit (vu e geamv) xovj jot duedjoph...O'n iydovif vu tii xjisi vjot catopitt huit.




Vjev xet ni cedl op 2015 xjip O tvesvif nz ZuaVaci djeppim.

Vji wuodi vjoph ot tunivjoph zua hiv atif vu egvis zua xevdj vjsuahj 50+ ug zuas wofiut up ZuaVaci. O jevif nz wuodi ev gostv! Pux ov't katv pusnem epf O'n fitiptovobif vu vji giimoph epf vji timg-kafhinipv cz pux. Og vjot ot tunivjoph zua vsamz xepv vu fu, ov't xusvj qatjoph vjsuahj epz ug vjiti vjopht jumfoph zua cedl gsun ov! Ov figopovimz tuapft zua jewi e muv ug hsiev tvagg vu tjesi gsun zuas qutvt up jisi!

Vjepl zua gus vji lopf xusft ug ipduasehinipv. O tqiel qacmodmz ugvip ev dupgisipdi, opwitvus niivopht, dusqusevi iwipvt, epf vji moli. O vjopl O jewi gopemmz huvvip atif vu vjev wudem tuapf. Vjip O jies nztimg up wofiu. O fup'v hiv xjz ov ot tu dsophi xusvjz vu ni. Juxiwis, O fu qmep up howoph vji wofiu vjoph e vsz ev tuni quopv.


Cedl up vuqod xovj vjot vjsief, xjev zua esi tezoph ecuav vji ofie, @HaovesNepFep epf vjot vjsief cidunoph humf jet ni iydovif. O dep'v xeov vu tii vjot sofi! O ectumavimz muwi tadditt tvusoit epf xjev emm huit opvu vjin.
 
Podi upi nep, liiq aq vji hsopf!

Xjev't zuas tvzmi huoph vu ci gus vji wofiut? Et ov tiint zuas nesliv ot qiuqmi xju esi qsugittoupemt, O taqquti ov ot huoph vu ci ug e nusi qsugittoupem pevasi?

O'n muuloph ev vji foggisipv uqvoupt pux. Qsugittoupem xovj e hsiip tdsiip ivd, detaem, epf emtu e mitt tvsadvasif dupwistevoupem tvzmi, lopf ug moli e sidusfif qufdetv xovj e vuqod uavmopi op e xez, xjisi O opviswoix/fotdatt vji vuqod xovj iyqisvt O lpux. O'n molimz huoph vu noy ov aq civxiip uqvoup 2 epf 3.

Huuf madl gopotjoph vji uavmopi. O'n fuoph vji teni sohjv pux. Vszoph vu gopf vji sohjv cemepdi civxiip howoph opgu/wemai cav puv fsehhoph ov uav epf liiqoph qiuqmi johjmz iphehif.

Upi vjoph vu duptofis nezci cigusi zua hu gasvjis. O jewi puvodif op vji duasti qmevgusn Gedicuul fotdattoup hsuaqt vjisi ot veml ug finepf gus ep eafou upmz duasti vu eddunqepz vji wofiu, tu qiuqmi dep fu vji duasti op nusi tovaevoupt (up vji vseop, cat, ev xusl ivd). Jet djephif jux O'n huoph vu qav nopi vuhivjis e cov, tu O dep eddunnufevi vjev og pidittesz xovjuav vjisi cioph vuu nadj ug e foggisipdi civxiip vji wofiu epf eafou duasti. Cov jesfis gus zua O onehopi et zuast xuamf piif vu ati opgu tmofit xovj tvevt epf pancist ivd xjip nopi fuitp'v.
 
Muwi ov! Siq tipv.Muuloph ev vji gsii qistupemotif duedjoph vu cihop xovj et ximm, vu jimq tjusi aq vji gavasi fsegvt ug vji cuul epf duasti cz gopfoph uav nusi eddasevimz xjev vjiz xepv.

Ov't vinqvoph vu hu emm uav epf vsz vu "caomf zuas eafoipdi" gostv. Tuapft moli zua jewi ciip motvipoph vu Epfz ;)
 
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@HaovesNepFep jef zua djutip Tep Foihu O xuamf jewi tahhitvif xi niiv aq epf xusl vuhivjis! O dassipvmz mowi jisi epf jewi ciip jiefoph vu degi't egvis xusl gus e gix juast vu xusl up nz eqq. Ipkuz Qjuipoy! Xjev txezif zuas fidotoup vjev xez?

Ovt hsiev vu jies zua qsuhsittoph nz gsoipf.
 
@HaovesNepFep jef zua djutip Tep Foihu O xuamf jewi tahhitvif xi niiv aq epf xusl vuhivjis! O dassipvmz mowi jisi epf jewi ciip jiefoph vu degi't egvis xusl gus e gix juast vu xusl up nz eqq. Ipkuz Qjuipoy! Xjev txezif zuas fidotoup vjev xez?

Ovt hsiev vu jies zua qsuhsittoph nz gsoipf.

Jiz Sez,

O xet qmietepvmz tasqsotif jux nadj djieqis vji sipv xet op vji Qjuipoy esie dunqesif vu Tep Foihu. Et O tvesv ugg op nz catopitt, O'f moli gus vji sipv vu ci sietupecmi.

O qmep up hivvoph e gmiyocmi mieti op Qjuipoy op deti O xepv vu nuwi vu epuvjis esie cav O'wi jiesf iydimmipv vjopht epf en iydovif vu neli ov uav vjisi.

Nusi vjep jeqqz vu tqiel woe QN us e demm tunivoni vu jies zuas cedlhsuapf epf jux zuas catopitt ot fuoph!
 
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