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Illustration for ⴰⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴱⴰⵔⵉ: ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵙⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵍ

ⴰⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴱⴰⵔⵉ: ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵙⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵍ

ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵍ
ⵣⵉⴳ ⵎⵉⵏ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵉⴹⵢⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵔⵜⴰ ⴰⴷ ⴳⵉⵏⵜ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼ ⵜⵉⵎⵓⵙⵍⵎⵉⵏ, ⴽⵯⵍⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⵊⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴷⴷⵔⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵉⴽⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴳⵯⴷⴷⵉ, ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵜⵢⴰⵡⴰⵏⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ.

ⴰⴼⴳⵓ ⵏ ⵔⴰⵏⴰⵎⴰⵔⵉ
ⴷⴷⵓⵔⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵓⵟ (ⵍⵊⵉⵏ) ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵔⴰⵏⴰⵎⴰⵔⵉ, ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵉⵜⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵔⵉ (ⵉⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵣⵉⵔⵉ). ⴱⴰⵛ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵙⵙⴳⴳⵉⵔⵏ, ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴷ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙ ⴼⴽⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵜ ⵜⴰⵄⵔⵔⵉⵎⵜ, ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ-ⴰⵊⵊⵏ ⵡⴰⵃⴷⵓⵜⵏ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ (ⵓⵔⵉⴳ) ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵜⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵉⵍ. ⵎⴽ ⴷ-ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⵉⴼⵉⵢ, ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⵜⴰⴽⵯⵢ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵜ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜ-ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵜⴷⴷⴰ.

ⵓⵔ ⵜⴳⵉ ⵜⵉⵢⵢⵉⴹ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⵓ ⵜⵉⵢⵢⵉⴹ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⴰⵔⵜ. ⵜⵉⵎⵎⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴱⴱⵉⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵔⵡⴰ ⵏⵙⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵉⴷⵎⴰⵡⵏ ⵏⵙⵏⵜ, ⵉⵎⵙⴳⴳⴰⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴳⴳⵉⵍⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⵍⵓⵜⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵙⵏⵜ ⵓⵔⵜⴰ ⵉⴹⵉⵕ ⵡⵉⵎⵉⵔ, ⵢⵉⵍⵉ ⵓⴼⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵙⵉⵢ ⴳ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵜ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵜⵜ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵖⵉⵢ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵍⵢ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵢⵓⵔⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ-ⵢⵓⵡⵉⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵉⴷ ⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⴷ ⵉⴷ ⵊⴷⴷⵓ.

ⵜⴰⵡⴰⴹⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡ
ⴳ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵉⵍⴽⵎ ⴷ ⵙ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴷⴷⴰⴷ ⵙⴳ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ ⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔ, ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⴹⴰ ⵜⴰⵖⵣⴼⴰⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵉⵍⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴱⴰⵔⵉ, ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⵏⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴷ ⵓⵎⴷⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⵍⵓⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⵉ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⴰⵟⵟⴰⵚ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵥⵕⴰ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵇⵇⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⵉ ⴷ ⵜⵡⵉⵏⴳⵎⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵚⴱⵃⴰⵏⵉⵏ.

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⵉⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵚⴱⵃⵏ, ⵎⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⴹⴼⵏ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵙⴳⴳⴰⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵙⵙⴳⴳⵉⵍⵏ ⵉⵥⵍⵡⴰⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵜⴰⵙ, ⵉⵙⵇⵙⴰ ⵜⵏ:

"ⵎⴰ ⵢⵓⴳⵔⵏ ⵡⵓⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵏ?"

ⵉⵥⵎⵥⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⵙⵙⴰⵔ ⴳⵉⵙⵏ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ:

"ⴰⵙⴽⴽⴰ ⴷ ⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⵓ, ⵉⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵜ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ."

ⵉⵍⵎⵉ ⵉⵄⴰⵡⴷ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ, ⴷ ⵡⴰⵔⵓⵟ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵙ ⵜⴽⵙⵉⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⵓ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⵔⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵉⴹⵢⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ.

ⵜⵉⴱⵉⴷⴷⵉ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ
ⴰⵙⵙ ⴷ-ⵉⴹⴼⵕⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵜⵔ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⴳⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ.

ⵉⵙⵏⵓⴱⴳ ⵜ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴷⴷⵓⵔ, ⵉⵄⴰⵡⴷ ⴰⵙ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵙⵙⵏⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴼ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵜ ⴰⵏⵏ.

ⵎⴰⴷ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⴷⴰ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵙⵉⵢ:

"ⵎⴽ ⵉⵔⴰ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵉⵏⵓ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵣⵏⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⴰⴷ, ⴰⵊⵊⴰⵜ ⵢⵉⵢ ⴰⴷ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵣⵣⵔⵉⵖ ⵉⴹ ⴰⵏⵏ."

ⵉⵎⵓⵇⵇⵍ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⴰⵖⵣⴼⴰⵏ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ:

"ⵓⵔ ⵜⴽⵙⵉⴹ ⵎⵉⵏ ⴽⵉⵢ ⵉⵜⵜⴳⴳⴰⵍⵏ ⴳ ⵡⴰⴷⴷⴰⴳ ⴰⵏⵏ?"

ⵉⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ:

"ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ."

ⵉⵇⴱⵍ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵜⵓⵎⴰⵢⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⴽⴽⵙ ⵓⴼⴳⵓ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⴰⵏⵏ.

ⵢⵉⴹ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ
ⵎⴽ ⵉⴹⴼⵕ ⵡⵉⵎⵉⵔ, ⵜⵊⵊⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⴹⵉⵍⵉⵏ, ⵜⴰⵍⵢⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴱⴱⵉⵏⵜ ⵉⵥⵕⴰⵏ. ⵉⴽⵛⵎ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵡⵉ ⴷⵉⴷⵙ ⴰⵎⵔ ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔⴰⵏⵜ (ⵍⵇⵓⵔⴰⵏ).

ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵎⵓⵇⵇⵍⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴰⴳⵓⴳⵜ. ⵓⵔ ⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⴳ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵙⵏ, ⵇⵇⵉⵎⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵜⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴳⴳⴰⵍⵏ ⵎⵉⵏ ⵔⴰⴷ ⵉⵊⵕⵓⵏ.

ⴳ ⵓⴳⵓⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ, ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵢⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵓⵔⴰⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ.

ⵣⵔⵉⵏⵜ ⵜⵙⵔⴰⴳⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵥⵉⵍⵜ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵎⵉⵏ ⵉⵜⵜⵢⴰⵡⴰⵙⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⴳⴳⵍ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴹⵓ.

ⵎⴽ ⴷ-ⵉⴱⴷⴰ ⵓⴼⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵉⵜⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵜⴰⵙ, ⵉⵏⵏⵓⵔⵣⵎ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ.

ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⴷ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⴷⵉⴷ, ⵓⵔ ⵜ-ⵉⴳⴳⵉⵍ ⵓⵎⵢⴰ.

ⴱⴷⴷⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵙ ⵓⴱⵀⴰⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⵏⵏ ⵎⵉⵏ ⵥⵕⴰⵏ ⵉⵥⵕⵉⵢⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ.

ⵜⴰⵡⴰⵛⵓⵍⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵢⵏⵓⵜ
ⵙⴳ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵢⴰⴷ ⴼⴽⵉⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⵓ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⵉ ⵉⵍ.

ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵜⵔ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵙⴳ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴳ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ, ⵉⴱⴷⴰ ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵙⴼⵔⵓ ⴼ ⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⴰⴳ ⵏ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⵉⵎⵍⴰ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵜⵉⴼⵍⵓⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎ, ⴹⴼⴼⵉⵔⵏ ⵜ ⴽⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼ, ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵜⵏⵜ ⵜⵉⵎⵓⵙⵍⵎⵉⵏ.

ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ, ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼ ⴰⵔ ⵄⴰⵡⴰⴷⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵣⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵍ ⵡⴰⵃⴷⵓⵜ, ⵉⴽⵛⵎ ⵙ ⵓⵚⵓⵎⵄ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵙ ⴽⵙⵉⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ. ⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵔⵓⵢⵜ ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⵢⵓⵔⵜ, ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏ ⴰⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴱⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵉⴷⴷⵔ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵣⴷⴰⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵜ-ⵜⵜⵢⴰⵡⴰⴱⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⵜⴰⵙⵓⵜⵉⵏ ⵎⴽ ⵜⵜⴱⴱⴰⵢⵏⵜ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵍ ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏⵙⵏⵜ.

ⵜⴰⵏⴱⴱⵉⵀⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵔⵓⵢⵜ: ⵜⴱⴷⴷ ⵜⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⵢⴰⵡⴰⴱⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⴳ ⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⴰ ⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉ ⵉⴱⵏ ⴱⴰⵟⵓⵟⴰ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵏⵜⵉⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⵙ ⵜⴳⵣⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵜ ⴰⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴱⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, ⵎⴽ ⵍⵍⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵉⵣⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵣⵔⵓⵢⵉⵏ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡ ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵉⵙⵉ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⵛⴰⵎⵙ ⵓⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵜⵜⵉⴱⵔⵉⵣⵉ. ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⵣⵔⵓⵢⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⵏ ⴼ ⵓⵙⵏⵜⵉ ⴰⴷ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓ ⵍⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵜ ⴰⴱⵔⴱⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵖⵔⴼⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵍⴷⵉⴼⵜ.

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