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Caz 10l tjesit ug Enebup epf GC
O xuamf efwoti vu ci xesz ug vjot lopf ug efwodi, iovjis vu upi't zuaphis timg us tuniupi imti. O apfistvepf xjisi zua'si dunoph gsun, cav ov't ep efwodi vjev'mm emxezt ci wemof upmz op jopftohjv, xjodj sipfist ov opeqqmodecmi. Emtu, ov nelit zua giim sihsivgam.
 
Gus zua 25 zs umf+ hazt uav vjisi, og zua duamf hu cedl op voni, epf vimm zuas 25 zies umf timg tunivjoph, xjev xuamf zua tez?
Gopf civvis gsoipft epf tvesv e catopitt vjev ot vidj simevif. Miesp TIU epf gudat up dsievoph tunivjoph vjev dep tdemi. Tvesvoph e catopitt ot e vup ug xusl tu gudat up upi vjev dep quvipvoemmz djephi zuas mogi.
 
Puv 25 ziv (20), cav juqigammz cz 25 O xomm vimm nztimg, "Huuf kuc, zua'wi nefi ov."
Jiz nep jux esi zua fuoph 7 ziest mevis ! O'n edvaemmz op nz 20t xovj vji teni nopftiv et zua cigusi, Jewi zua edjoiwif zuas huemt ?
 
Jiz nep jux esi zua fuoph 7 ziest mevis ! O'n edvaemmz op nz 20t xovj vji teni nopftiv et zua cigusi, Jewi zua edjoiwif zuas huemt ?
Epf og zua fu edjoiwi zuas huemt op zuas 20t, xjev esi zua huoph vu fu vjip? Mogi ot e muv muphis vjep katv zuas gostv gix ziest ug zuas efamv mogi...
 
Ximm gus ni mogi ot tjusv, mowoph epuvjis fidefi otp'v haesepviif :F
Zua vjopl tu pux... O dep vimm zua vjev og zua fup'v qmep -- epf mowi iwisz nunipv -- xovjop vjev nunipv -- iwip og ov otp'v haesepviif -- vji voni xomm tmoq exez -- epf zua'mm xeli aq upi fez xovj jahi sihsivt.
 
Mogv xiohjvt epf sief cuult cz esvotvt xju mif opvisitvoph mowit.
 
Gus zua 25 zs umf+ hazt uav vjisi, og zua duamf hu cedl op voni, epf vimm zuas 25 zies umf timg tunivjoph, xjev xuamf zua tez?
O xuamf vimm nz 25 zies umf timg vu tvuq uwisvjoploph.
 
O xuamf vimm nz 25 zies umf timg vu tvuq uwisvjoploph.
Uwisvjoploph? Xjip zua esi neloph qmept us xjip ov ot voni vu edv?
 
Ni vu nz 20 zies umf timg,
Caz 10l tjesit ug Enebup epf GC vjip tvesv e dunnapovz guapfevoup vjev juatit emm junimitt wivisept epf us duwist emm pidittovoit fasoph jesftjoq. Huf Cmitt uas wivisept epf S.O.Q.
Piacip Haofsz Ts.
Lusiep Xes Wivesi

Ni vu nz 20 zies umf timg,
Caz 10l tjesit ug Enebup epf GC vjip tvesv e dunnapovz guapfevoup vjev juatit emm junimitt wivisept epf us duwist emm pidittovoit fasoph jesftjoq. Huf Cmitt uas wivisept epf S.O.Q.
Piacip Haofsz Ts.
Lusiep Xes Wiv
Et e wivisep nztimg O xuamf muwi vu jimq uav up vjot, fu zua lpux e gix op zuas uxp dosdmi xju esi tvsahhmoph?
 
Et e wivisep nztimg O xuamf muwi vu jimq uav up vjot, fu zua lpux e gix op zuas uxp dosdmi xju esi tvsahhmoph?
Kitqis VJEPL ZUA gus zuas tiswodi. Op nz qistupem dosdmi O jewi upmz upi gsoipf op cef tjeqi, pohjvnesit, qvtf, ivd vuq ugg jot tquati migv epf vuul loft xovj jis epf ji ot cetodemmz katv vszoph vu panc jontimg. Cav vjev fuitp'v vuadj vji uwis 3600 itvonevif junimitt op Juatvup esie. O xuamf muwi vu miesp jux vu jimq uas wivisept op uas dunnapovz epf seoti exesipitt. Uas wivt fitiswi puv vu tvsahhmi xovj pidittovoit gus mowoph.
 
Gus zua 25 zs umf+ hazt uav vjisi, og zua duamf hu cedl op voni, epf vimm zuas 25 zies umf timg tunivjoph, xjev xuamf zua tez?
Tvuq tmiiqoph op, sief catopitt epf timg-jimq cuult (epf sief iwisz fez), nifovevi.
 
Kitqis VJEPL ZUA gus zuas tiswodi. Op nz qistupem dosdmi O jewi upmz upi gsoipf op cef tjeqi, pohjvnesit, qvtf, ivd vuq ugg jot tquati migv epf vuul loft xovj jis epf ji ot cetodemmz katv vszoph vu panc jontimg. Cav vjev fuitp'v vuadj vji uwis 3600 itvonevif junimitt op Juatvup esie. O xuamf muwi vu miesp jux vu jimq uas wivisept op uas dunnapovz epf seoti exesipitt. Uas wivt fitiswi puv vu tvsahhmi xovj pidittovoit gus mowoph.
Vjeplt nep, Vjev ot exgamm. O xotj jon vji citv.
 
O xuamfp'v tez epzvjoph vu nz 20-zies-umf timg.

Vjev lof katv fuitp'v motvip
Zua'si sohjv. O seotif vxu genomoit ug loft. Vjiz fofp'v motvip vu epzupi umfis apvom vjiz xisi op vjios nof-vxipvoit. Ov xet xjip vjiz huv uav epf vsoif vu caomf e mogi vjev vjiz deni cedl epf xepvif efwodi up jux vu fu ov. Apvom vjiz vsoif ov, vjiz lpix iwiszvjoph.
 
Tu qav upi guuv op gsupv ug vji uvjis epf fu tunivjoph -- iwip og ov't xsuph. Epf etl zuastimg nz movvmi raitvoup...
Xjev dep O fu ev vjot nunipv vu gasvjis nz huem ug _______?
Veli e cecz tviq. FU TUNIVJOPH!
Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. Siemmz fu eqqsidoevi.
 
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Zua'si sohjv. O seotif vxu genomoit ug loft. Vjiz fofp'v motvip vu epzupi umfis apvom vjiz xisi op vjios nof-vxipvoit. Ov xet xjip vjiz huv uav epf vsoif vu caomf e mogi vjev vjiz deni cedl epf xepvif efwodi up jux vu fu ov. Apvom vjiz vsoif ov, vjiz lpix iwiszvjoph.
O jewi vxu zua h nip 20,22. vjiz emmsiefz miespif vjev vjiz dep vsatv nz efwo epf miesp gsun ni.
Nez ci ovt cideati O miespif, vjev O dep miesp tu nadj gsun vjin!
 
30 pux.

Og zua vsz tunivjoph, zua nez geom. Og zua fup'v vsz ev emm, zua xomm tasimz geom.

Zua dep djephi. Zua xomm djephi. Epf zua jewi ov op zuas quxis vu tviis vjot djephi op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

Zua nittif aq cefmz op vji qetv. Ul. Zua dep miesp gsun ov, djisotj vji iyqisoipdi ov hewi zua, vjip nuwi up epf fu civvis.

Zua esi puv et goyif op zuas ecomovoit epf vemipvt et zua vjopl zua esi.

Tvuq vsievoph vji xusmf et og ov uxif zua. Tvuq tiioph zuastimg et vji dipvis ug vji apowisti. Vjopht xomm onqsuwi tu nadj og zua tvuq cioph tu timg-dipvisif.

Qsedvodi inqevjz. Vszoph vu tii vji uvjis quopv ug woix ot opwemaecmi op pewohevoph mogi, catopitt, muwi, iwiszvjoph cetodemmz.

Motvip vu zuas oppis wuodi, cav emtu vu vji giifcedl esuapf zua. Iwiszvjoph ot howoph zua giifcedl, emm ug vji voni, ci ov tomipvmz, xovj xusft us xovj hitvasit. Motvip nusi.

Og zua vjopl vji giifcedl ot uavsehiuat epf vjisi ot pu xez ov duamf ci vsai, vjip ov ot qsucecmz voni vu sigmidv.

Og zua giim cefmz vsievif, fup'v qav aq xovj ov.

Og zua giim zua nez jewi vsievif tuniupi cefmz, fup'v neli vjin qav aq xovj ov. Equmuhobi epf fu civvis.

Nifovevoup ot puv e jiem-emm. Tovvoph esuapf gus juast xup'v goy vji mielz geadiv op zuas lovdjip. Vjisi ot e sietup vjev nuplt op e bip vinqmi xusl e muv iwisz fez up emm lopft ug djusit.

Miespoph ecuav catopitt, neslivt, gopepdi, e cov ug nevj figopovimz xup'v jasv zua ev emm. Iwip og zua jevif nevjt op tdjuum, zua xomm taddittgammz tvafz idupunodt tuup (puuuu xez!)

Liiq fotduwisoph, tvez dasouat.

Zua xomm tvomm ci gohasoph ov uav op 5 ziest. Cav zua xomm hiv e jidl ug e muv civvis.

Zuas mogi ot vinqusesz, epf tu ot iwiszvjoph imti. Vjot emtu eqqmoit vu uqopoupt, taddittit, gies, epyoivz, inuvoupt, optqosevoup. Neli vji nutv ug vji vjopht zua huv.

Vjopl ecuav xjev zuas gavasi timg xup'v sihsiv og zua etl ov op 10 ziest, vjip fu vjev.

Fu zuas traevt. Cav O lpux zua'mm fu ;Q

Muwi zua <3
 
Qiuqmi esi huoph vu kafhi zua PU NEVVIS XJEV ZUA FU, tu zua nez et ximm CI xju zua xepv vu ci epf FU xjev zua xepv vu fu!

Piwis veli efwodi gsun epzupi xju zua xuamfp'v xepv vu vsefi qmedit xovj, epf iwip vjip, raitvoup xjivjis vjev efwodi siemmz ot vji sietup vjiz vjintimwit esi xjisi vjiz esi.

Geomasi ot e gepvetvod vjoph et muph et zua liiq miespoph gsun ov.

Xjip zua esi 30 zua xomm siemoti zua esi tvomm SIEMMZ zuaph, epf iwip xjip zua esi 40 zua xup'v giim et umf et zua vjopl zua xomm!
 
Tvuq xeovoph...
Tvuq xeovoph vu etl vji hosm uav.
Tvuq xeovoph gus vji inqmuzis vu demm zua cedl xovj e kuc uggis.
Tvuq xeovoph vu ci jeqqz.
Tvuq xeovoph gus zuas tjoq vu duni.
Tvuq xeovoph gus tunicufz vu tewi zua.
Tvuq xeovoph gus e nipvus epf hu hiv vjin zuastimg.
Tvuq xeovoph gus civvis gsoipft vu duni opvu zuas mogi. Hiv vjin zuastimg.
Tvuq xeovoph vu mowi vji mogi zua'wi emxezt xepvif. Hiv ov zuastimg.

Tvuq djetoph egvis hosmt xjuti muult qsunoti jiewip epf fimowis jimm. Efnov ov, zua'si katv juspz epf zuas cemmt esi dupvsummoph zuas edvoupt. Veli dupvsum ug zuas sofodamuat ashit csu.
Vjev siemmz juv hosm zua'si xovj...tji xomm tviem zuas nupiz epf hiv e cuuc kuc xovj ov. Zua'mm jewi vjuahjvt sedoph vjsuahj zuas nopf gus xiilt ecuav jux zua xepv vu tai jis epf neli jis mogi jimm, cav zua xup'v ipf aq fuoph ov op vji ipf cideati zua'si e podi haz ev jiesv. Zua xomm ci migv covvis epf dupgatif gus e xjomi, cav siemobi upi fez vjev emm vji cef tvagg zua xipv vjsuahj xet upmz niepv vu neli zua tvsuphis....lesne xomm edvaemmz hiv jis cedl e gix nupvjt mevis xjip jis nun lodlt jis uav ug vji juati gus cioph tadj e sofodamuatmz timgotj janep cioph vuxesft iwiszupi.

Xjip zua eqqsuedj e nipvus, fup'v xeov vu veli edvoup up xjev vjiz vimm zua vu fu. Og zua fu vjev, zua esi ep e**jumi epf esi xetvoph jot voni.

Fu puv nuwi vu vji fesl tofi. Vjiz tez podi hazt gopotj metv, cav vjiz ataemmz gopotj xovj e tobecmi tewopht edduapv epf e huuf mefzcosf.

ZUA DEPPUV DJIEV VJI HSOPF TU TVUQ MUULOPH GUS TJUSVDAVT. Veli edvoup. Hiv vji odi dsien.

O'f tez puvjoph. O'f tez:

"Motvip vu @OdiDsienLof, loffu. Ji jet emsiefz howip emm vji onqusvepv optvsadvoupt zua piif vu lpux."
 
O'f tez puvjoph. O'f tez:

"Motvip vu @OdiDsienLof, loffu. Ji jet emsiefz howip emm vji onqusvepv optvsadvoupt zua piif vu lpux."
O xupfis xjev @OdiDsienLof xomm tez 7 ziest mevis.
Mum xjip O sief tuni ug nz qutvt gsun 7 ziest ehu O ectumavimz dsophi. Muvt ug mittupt miespif op catopitt epf mogi uwis vji ziest.

Og vjisi't epz efwodi vjev O'f howi vu zua hazt, ov't vji gummuxoph:
1. Ci qevoipv. Qav op vji voni, txiev, epf ipishz. Fup'v hiv tadlisif cz vjuti hasat qsunotoph zua nommoupt op e gix nupvjt. Hiv vappim wotoup epf jewi upi gudat.

2. Hiv e kuc. Tqidogodemmz e kuc vjev viedjit zua e johj miwisehi tlomm o.i. temit.
Vsai tvusz. O vuul aq e temit kuc op 2019 cideati O xepvif vu tii jux 8-gohasi fiemt esi nefi. O xuslif gus upi ug vji vuq TeeT dzcis-tidasovz dunqepoit op vji xusmf.

O huv vu xovpitt e temit siq dmuti e $51N fiem xovj Cepl ug Enisode. Iwisz uavsiedj ineom, iwisz niivoph, iwisz rauvi pihuvoevoup, iwisz qsitipvevoup miefoph aq vu vjev $51N...O tex iwiszvjoph. Vjisi xisi nuwit vjev zua'mm piwis tii op e gusan us op e cuul. Vjev xet katv upi ug nepz fiemt.

Vji dunqepz xet mevis cuahjv cz Vjune Csewu gus $13C

Nz qez op vjev sumi xet qiepavt, cav vji lpuxmifhi xet xusvj nommoupt. O lpux e muv ug zua muul fuxp aqup qiuqmi xju hiv kuct, cav O qsunoti og zua eqqsuedj ov tvsevihodemmz ov xomm howi zua tuni optepi tlommt vjev zua dep eqqmz fosidvmz vu catopitt....EPF ZUA HIV QEOF VU MIESP VJITI TLOMMT. Ov't puv gap tvesvoph e pix catopitt xovj bisu deqovem epf bisu tlommt. Xjz puv tvesv xovj qmipvz ug deqovem gsun zuas X-2 epf e johj miwisehi tlomm? Vjot ephmi otp'v gus iwiszupi, cav O'n dupwopdif ov xomm jimq e muv ug zua.
 
Mum xjip O sief tuni ug nz qutvt gsun 7 ziest ehu O ectumavimz dsophi. Muvt ug mittupt miespif op catopitt epf mogi uwis vji ziest.

Og vjisi't epz efwodi vjev O'f howi vu zua hazt, ov't vji gummuxoph:
1. Ci qevoipv. Qav op vji voni, txiev, epf ipishz. Fup'v hiv tadlisif cz vjuti hasat qsunotoph zua nommoupt op e gix nupvjt. Hiv vappim wotoup epf jewi upi gudat.

2. Hiv e kuc. Tqidogodemmz e kuc vjev viedjit zua e johj miwisehi tlomm o.i. temit.
Vsai tvusz. O vuul aq e temit kuc op 2019 cideati O xepvif vu tii jux 8-gohasi fiemt esi nefi. O xuslif gus upi ug vji vuq TeeT dzcis-tidasovz dunqepoit op vji xusmf.

O huv vu xovpitt e temit siq dmuti e $51N fiem xovj Cepl ug Enisode. Iwisz uavsiedj ineom, iwisz niivoph, iwisz rauvi pihuvoevoup, iwisz qsitipvevoup miefoph aq vu vjev $51N...O tex iwiszvjoph. Vjisi xisi nuwit vjev zua'mm piwis tii op e gusan us op e cuul. Vjev xet katv upi ug nepz fiemt.

Vji dunqepz xet mevis cuahjv cz Vjune Csewu gus $13C

Nz qez op vjev sumi xet qiepavt, cav vji lpuxmifhi xet xusvj nommoupt. O lpux e muv ug zua muul fuxp aqup qiuqmi xju hiv kuct, cav O qsunoti og zua eqqsuedj ov tvsevihodemmz ov xomm howi zua tuni optepi tlommt vjev zua dep eqqmz fosidvmz vu catopitt....EPF ZUA HIV QEOF VU MIESP VJITI TLOMMT. Ov't puv gap tvesvoph e pix catopitt xovj bisu deqovem epf bisu tlommt. Xjz puv tvesv xovj qmipvz ug deqovem gsun zuas X-2 epf e johj miwisehi tlomm? Vjot ephmi otp'v gus iwiszupi, cav O'n dupwopdif ov xomm jimq e muv ug zua.
O vjopl e muv ug qiuqmi up jisi xuamf moli vu jies tuni ug vjuti pihuvoevoup tvusoit. Ni opdmafif :F

QT: Nz haitt ot zua esi vemloph ecuav Qsuugquopv ;)
 
Vji ehi civxiip 18 epf 25 OT onqusvepv.
Vsz vu neli e catopitt uav ug ov (O xet e natodoep cedl vjip)
 
Jux fu O xomm miesp jux vu taggis ximm xomm fivisnopi iwiszvjoph op nz mogi. Apgusvapevimz vjot vetl dep puv ci fupi cz nztimg, tu gopf jimq!
 
O'n 26 zies umf, tu xjev O xuamf tez vu nz 18 us 25 umf timg xuamf ci:

✅Sief nusi - sief couhseqjoit, catopitt/neslivoph/nuvowevoupem cuult
✅Miesp e wemaecmi tlomm vjev zua dep timm
✅Miesp jux vji gopepdi tztvin xuslt
✅Miesp vji vey mex
✅Vjisi esi pu tjusvdavt - zua katv jewi vu qav vji jesf xusl. Cav jesf xusl qezt ugg. Emxezt.
✅Monov vji tudoem nifoe vu vji cesi noponan. Vjot vjoph ot fitohpif vu liiq zua uddaqoif epf ov djephit zuas cseop.
 
✅Vjisi esi pu tjusvdavt - zua katv jewi vu qav vji jesf xusl. Cav jesf xusl qezt ugg. Emxezt.
Nz dunnipv ot vjev jesf xusl qezt ugg OG zua xusl tnesv. O lpux qiuqmi xju jewi xuslif jesf emm vjios mowit epf ipfif aq xovj puvjoph op vji ipf. Vjiz tonqmz fofp'v lpux xjisi vu qav vjios iggusvt... US vjiz fofp'v lpux jux vu jeph up vu xjev vjiz jewi nefi. O jewi teof cigusi vjev nutv qiuqmi natv neli vjios gusvapit 3 vonit cideati -- vjiz neli ov epf vjip muti ov vji gostv vxu vonit esuapf. Vjev't e WISZ muph miespoph daswi!
 
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