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ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ (ⵇⵉⵚⴻⵜ ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ)

ⵓⵔ ⵉⵄⵟⵍ ⴰⵢⴰ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵉⴷⴷⵔ ⴳ ⵢⵉⵖⵔⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⵏⵏⵙ: ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ. ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵉⵃⵙⵙ ⵉⵙ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⴹⴰ ⵍⵡⵇⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵖⵔⴰ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵡⵡⵚⴰ ⴽⵓⵢⴰⵏ ⴳⵉⵙⵏ ⴼ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜ, ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵉⵏⴼⵔⴷ ⵙ ⵜⵔⴽⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰ-ⵙ, ⵉⴽⴽⵔ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵉⵖⴰⵍ ⵉⵙ ⴰⵙ ⵜⵜ-ⵉⵡⵡⵚⴰ ⴱⴰⴱⴰ-ⵙ ⵉ ⵏⵜⵜⴰ ⵡⴰⵃⴷⵓ-ⵙ. ⵉⵣⵣⵔⵉ ⴳⵯⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵏⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵕⴰⵃⵎⴰ ⴱⵕⵕⴰ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵖⵔⵎ. ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴽᱷⴰⵎⵜ (ⵜⴰⵅⵙⴰⵢⵜ) ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵖⵔⵎ ⵏ ⴳⵯⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⴷⴷⵔ ⵍⴼⴰⵇⵔ ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵍⴱⴰⵙ. ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵄⴰⵡⵏ ⴳⵯⵎⴰⵙ ⵡⴰⵅⵅⴰ ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⴳⵉⵍⵜ ⴷ ⵍⵃⴰⵊⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⴹⴰ ⵍⵄⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵜⴼⴰⵙⴽⴰ, ⵜⴰⵡⵏⵏⴰ ⵏ ⵍⴽⴰⴱⴰⴱ ⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ-ⴷ ⴳ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⴽⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵏⴰⵔⴰⴳⵏ. ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵕⴰⵃⵎⴰ: "ⴰ ⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵊⵊⵉ-ⵢⵉ ⴰⴷ ⴷⴷⵓⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵄⵎⵎⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵢⵉ-ⵉⴼⴽ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵃⵔⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⴼⵉ." ⵜⴳⴳⵓⵎⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰ-ⵙ ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵜⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵙ-ⵉⴼⴽⴽⵉ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵇⵇⵏ ⴼ ⵔⵔⴰⵢ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⵇⴱⵍ ⵉⵎⵎⴰ-ⵙ. ⵜⴷⴷⴰ ⵕⴰⵃⵎⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵄⵎⵎⵉ-ⵙ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙ: "ⴰ ⵄⵎⵎⵉ, ⵄⵎⵎⵉ ⵍⵄⵉⴷ ⵉⵎⴱⴰⵔⴽⵉ. ⴼⴽ-ⵢⵉ ⵜⵉⴼⴻⵇⵇⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⴼⵉ, ⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵖⵔⴰⵙ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ." ⵓⵔⵜⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵄⵎⵎⵉ-ⵙ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰⵙ ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ: "ⵇⵇⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⴽ, ⴰⴷ ⴰⵎ ⴼⴽⵖ ⵜⵉⴼⴼⵉ." ⵜⴼⴽⴰ-ⴰⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⵅⵙⴰⵢⵜ ⵉⵜⵛⵓⵔⵏ ⵙ ⵉⵥⵎⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵓⴽ (ⵍⴽⴱⵛ). ⵜⵓⵔⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵃ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴱⴰⴱⴰ-ⵙ ⵜⴹⵔ-ⴰⵙ ⵜⵉⵙⴼⵉ ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵉⵔⵥⵎ ⵜⵉⵅⵙⴰⵢⵜ.

ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴳ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ ⵙ ⵡⵓⵍ ⵉⵎⵔⴰⵏ. ⵉⴳⴳⵯⵍ ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵢⴰⵡⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ-ⵙ. ⵉⴼⵜⴼ ⵙ ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ, ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⴷ-ⴰⵔⵙ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ. ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵖ ⴷ ⵢⵉⵙⵎⵎⵓⵎⵏ ⴷ ⵢⵉⵥⴰⵏ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⵉⴹ, ⵉⵏⴼⴼⵔ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⵍⵓ ⴰⵎⵇⵔⴰⵏ, ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵍⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵅⵓⵡⵏ. ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⴼⴼⵓⵖⵏ ⴳ ⵍⴼⴰⵊⵔ, ⵉⴽⵛⵎ, ⵢⴰⴼ-ⵏⵏ ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ ⵏ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ ⴷ ⵍⴼⴻⴹⴹ ⴷ ⵉⵢⵙⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵙ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ ⴳ ⵢⵉⵛⴽⴰⵔⵏ, ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵜ ⵉ ⴷ-ⵉⴽⵛⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎխⵓ. ⵉⵍⴰ-ⴰⵙ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵍⵇⵉⵚⴻⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙ ⵓⵎխⵓ: "ⴰⴷ ⴰⴽ ⴼⴽⵖ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙⵜ, ⵉⵙ ⵜⵜ-ⵜⴼⵙⵉⴹ ⵜⵏⵊⵎⴹ ⵜⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ, ⵉⵙ ⵜⵓⵔⵓⴹ ⴰⴷ ⴰⴽ ⴱⴱⵉⵖ ⴰⴳⴰⵢⵢⵓ."

ⵉⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙ: "ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⵢⵢⵉ-ⴷ-ⵜⴰⵛⴽⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵔⵓⴹ ⵜⴹⵚⴰⴹ, ⵜⵍⵍⴰⴷ ⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵜⴷⴷⵓⴷ ⴼ ⵉⴹⴰⵔⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⴽ." ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵅⵎⵎⴻⵎ, ⵢⴰⴼ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⴰⵜ. ⵢⴰⵍⵢ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⵎⵥⵉⵢⵏ (ⴰⵊⵃⵓⵎ), ⵢⴰⵛⵓⵎ ⵍⴱⵚⵍⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵔⵓ, ⵉⵣⵔⵉ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎխⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵔⵓ ⵉⴹⵚⴰ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⴷⴷⵓ ⴼ ⵉⴹⴰⵔⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⴹⵚⴰ ⵓⵎխⵓ, ⵉⴼⴽ-ⴰⵙ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ.

ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵙ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ, ⵜⴼⵔⵃ ⵕⴰⵃⵎⴰ. ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵏ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵜⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⵏ ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵏ ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵙ ⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵏⵓⴼⵍⴰ (ⵉⴱⵓⵔⴽⵉⵏ), ⵜⵙⵙⵓⵜⵔ-ⴰⵙ "ⵍⵎⵓⴷ" (ⴰⵙⵔⴽⵜ). ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵜⵜ-ⵜⵔⵔⴰ, ⵜⵍⵙⵇ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴼⴻⵇⵇⵉⵜ ⵏ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ. ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵏ ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵜⵃⵙⴷ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵙ ⴳⵯⵎⴰⵙ ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⴷ ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏⵜ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴳⵯⵎⴰⵙ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵊⵕⴰⵏ.

ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵙ ⵍⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵅⵓⵡⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵄⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵉⴽⵛⵎ, ⵓⵎⵥⵏ-ⵜ ⵉⵎⵅⵓⵡⵏ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙ ⵓⵎխⵓ: "ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏⵊⵎⴹ ⵉⵙ ⵜⴼⵙⵉⴹ ⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙⵜ-ⴰⴷ: ⴰⵢⵢⵉ-ⴷ-ⵜⴰⵛⴽⴷ ⵜⴳⴰⵏⵏⵉⴹ ⵜⵍⵍⴰⴷ ⴼ ⵉⴹⴰⵔⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵜⴳⵏⴹ ⵜⴼⵉⴷ (ⵜⵏⴽⵔⴷ)." ⵄⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵙⴽⴽⵔ, ⵉⵏⴷⵎ ⴼ ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵙⴽⴽⵔ ⴳ ⴳⵯⵎⴰⵙ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴼⵙⵉ ⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙⵜ.

ⵜⵇⵇⵍ ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ. ⵜⴷⴷⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵜⵙⴰⵇⵙⴰ-ⵜ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙ ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔ: "ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ-ⴰⴷ, ⵀⴰ-ⵜⵜ ⵜⴼⴽⵉⴷ-ⵜ ⵉ ⵜⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ."

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