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Illustration for ⵜⴰⵇⵙⵉⵙⵜ ⵣⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ — 1830

ⵜⴰⵇⵙⵉⵙⵜ ⵣⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ — 1830

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵓⵜⵜⵢ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⴷⴳⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵔⵓⴷ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵣⴳⴳⵯⴰⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵙⴳⴳⵓⵔⵜ ⴷⴷⴰⵡ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵚ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵡⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵡⵙⵔⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⵓⵃⵏ ⵉⵛⴽⵔⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵄⵙⴽⵕⵉ ⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ.

ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵉⵄⵙⴽⵕⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵔⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵜⵜⵛⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⴱⵔⵉⴷⵏ ⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵍⵉⵢⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵓⴽⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵢⵓⵡⵏ ⵓⵏⴱⴱⴰⴹ ⴰⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏ, ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵏⴱⴹⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ, ⵜⵉⵍⵉ ⵜⴰⵢⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵣⴳ ⵉⴷⵔⴰⵔⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⵜⴰⵙⵏ. ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵓⵜ, ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⵓⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⴳ ⵓⵖⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵟⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵎⵍⵓⵍⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⵉⵔ, ⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙⵏ ⵉⴽⴰⵍⵉⵏ, ⵎⴼⴰⵔⴰⵇⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵖⴰⵎⴰ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵓⴷⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵢⵓⵙⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎ ⴰⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵊⵉⴱ ⵉⵅⵡⵍⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵍ ⵉⵥⵥⴰⵢⵏ ⴼ ⵉⵥⵕⴰⵏ.

ⴳ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵄⴱⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⴱⵏ ⵍⵃⴰⵊ.

ⵉⴳⴰ ⵄⴱⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⵣⴳ ⵡⴰⵏⴰⵡ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵜⵜⵎⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴷ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⵜⴰⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵣⵔⵓⵢ ⵉⵖⵣⵣⵉⴼⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵓⵙ ⵉⴳⵣⵣⵓⵍⵏ — ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⴳ ⵓⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵍⵃⴰⵇⵇ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵍⵙⵙⴰ ⵉ ⵜⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵜ ⵜⴰⵛⵛⵓⵎⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵙ. ⴰⵔ ⵜⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏ ⵜⴰⵜⵜⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⴱⴰⵛ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵙⵙ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⴳⵉⵙ, ⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵉⵡⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵎⵉⵟⵟⴰ ⴳ ⵉⵎⵣⴳⴰⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵔⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⵣⴳ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵔⴼⵉⵏ.

ⵜⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵜⵏ ⵜⵄⵙⴽⵕⵉⵢⵜ ⵜⴼⵙⵙⵉ ⵜⵏ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴼⵙⵙⵉ ⴳⵔⴰⵙⵏ.

ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵉⵔⵉ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ.

ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ — ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵙⵍ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵙⴼⵉⴼⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵜ — ⵜⴷⴷⵔ ⴳ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵡⵓⴷⴰⵢⵏ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⴳ ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉⵊ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵔⴳⴳⵍⵏ ⴽⵓ ⵢⵉⴹ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵃⴹⵓ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ. ⵜⴳⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⴱⴰⴱ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵣⵣⵏⵣⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵙⵉⵜ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵖⵓⴷⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵜⵉⴳ — ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵖⵓⴷⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵥⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵉⴳⵍⵍⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜ ⴰⴼⵏ.

ⵜⵥⵕⴰ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴷⵓⵏ ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳ. ⵓⵔ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⵎⵖⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵍⵎⴷⵏⵜ ⵉⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⴼⵙⵙⴰⵢ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵜⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷⵜ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⵙⵙⵏ, ⵙ ⵡⵓⵏⴼⵓⵙ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴼⵙⴰⵔⵏ, ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵡⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵜⴰⵢⵔⵉ.

ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⵉⴹ, ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵜⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔⵜ, ⵉⴼⵙⵔ ⵄⴱⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⴼ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵡⵔⵉⵇⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵙⵍⵉ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵙ ⵉⴼⵙⵔ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵖⴰⵡⵙⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵢⴰⵔⵜ.

ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⴼ ⵛⵀⴷⵏ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵙⵍⵎⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵛⵛⴰⵀⴰⴷⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴽⵛⵎ ⵙ ⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⵏⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ. ⴷ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⴳⴳⵓⵔⴰ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴷⵔⵓⵙⵏ. ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵜⵉ, ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵜⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ. ⴷ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⴷ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴳⵉ ⵜⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷⵜ ⵜⴰⵛⵛⵓⵎⵔⵜ ⴳ ⵡⴰⵏⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵜⵉ.

ⵉⴼⵙⵙ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵉⵖⵣⵣⵉⴼⵏ.

ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵀⵓ.

ⵎⴰⵛⴰ "ⵓⵀⵓ" ⴳ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵍⵓⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴳⵉ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴳⵓⵔⵉ ⵉⵔⵙⴰⵏ ⴱⴷⴷⴰ. ⴷ ⵄⴱⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵇⵇⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵍⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵏⵉⴷ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⵓⵀⵓ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵡⵙⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵢⵏⵓⵜ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵓⵇⴱⵓⵍ. ⴷ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵓⴷⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵔⴼⴰ, ⵢⵓⵙⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴼⵙⴰⵔⵏ, ⴷ ⵜⵉⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵉⴽⴰⵍⵉⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ ⵉ ⵓⵎⵢⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏⵉⵏ.

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵓⵔⵔⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵉⴽⵎⵎⵍ ⵓⵎⵢⴰⵇⵇⴰⵏ.

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵜⵜⵔ — ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵍⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵔⵙⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴳⴰⵍⵍⵉⵏ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ — ⵉⴱⴹⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ ⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⴷⴳⴳⵯⴰⵜ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⵍⵍⴰⵎ ⵓⵏⴼⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵓⵃⴰⵙⴱⵏ ⵉⵡⴰⵍⵉⵡⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵜⵉⴳⵉⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⵔⴰⴳⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵜ ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴳ ⵉⴱⵔⵉⴷⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴱⴷⴷⵍ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ. ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵏ ⴳⴰⵏ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵓⵜ: ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵙⵍⵎⵏ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵢ ⵡⵓⴷⴰⵢ, ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵢⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵣⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔ.

ⵜⵜⵓⵢⴰⵙⴰⵢ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵏⴱⴱⴰⴹⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⴰⵢⵔⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵛⵡⴰⵔ, ⴰⴷⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵉⵎⵏ ⵜⵉⵔⵉⵜⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰⴹ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵙⵙ ⵓⴼⵔⵉⵡ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵜⵜⵓⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: ⴽⵛⵎ ⵙ ⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⵜⴷⴷⵔⴷ, ⵏⵖ ⵖⴰⵎⴰ ⴼ ⵓⵙⴳⴷ ⵏⵏⵎ ⵜⵓⵙⵉⴷ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰⵏ.

ⵜⴱⴷⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵉⵖⵣⵣⵉⴼⵏ, ⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⵙⵙⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵏ. ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵜⵙⵙⴰⵍⵢ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴳⴳⵓⵢ.

ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵓⴳⴳⵓⵢ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴰⵖⵓⵢⵢⵉⵜ ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵍⵍⴰⵙⵜ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵙⵙⴰⵢ ⵣⴳ ⵡⴰⵏⴰⵡ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵍⵎⴰⴷⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴱⴰⴱ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⴱⴹⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵔⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵯⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵉⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⴷⵉⵜ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵜⵉⴳ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⵓⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ.

ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ.

ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵉⴼⵔⴼⵔ ⵙ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵔ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵓⵏⴼⵓⵙ ⵏⵏⵙ — ⴰⴳⵣⵓⵎ ⴰⵏⵏ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵥⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔⴼⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵔⴰⵔⵓⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜ ⵎⵎⵉⵜⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ — ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵃⵜⴰⵊⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⵖⵍ.

ⴳ ⵜⴼⴰⵡⵜ ⵜⴰⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵜ, ⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵛⵛⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵣⴷⴰⵢⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵙⵍⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴰⵎⵢⴰⵔ, ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵖⵓⵔⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ.

ⵉⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵢⵅ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵙ, ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵣⴳ ⵡⴰⵏⴰⵡ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵥⵕⴰⵜ ⴱⴰⵟⵍ ⴳ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏⵉⵏ — ⵜⴰⵜⵜⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵔ ⴽⵉⵜⵜ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵓⵔⵉⴷ ⵉ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵓⴷⵎ. ⵎⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, ⵉⵄⵊⴱ ⴰⵙ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵎⴰⵅⵅ. ⴷⵖⵉ ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵢⵅ ⴰⴷ ⵡⴰⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⵖⵔⴰ, ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙ ⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵡⵉ ⵜⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ.

ⵇⵇⵉⵎⵏ ⵓⴷⵎ ⴼ ⵓⴷⵎ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵙⵙⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵜⴼⴰⵡⵜ, ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵢⵅ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵍⵉ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵍⵎⵓⵊⴰⵎⴰⵍⴰ ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⴷⵉⵡⵉⵜ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴼ ⵙⵉⵏ — ⵜⵉⴷⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵙⵉⵜ:

«ⵓⵔ ⴽ ⵙⵙⵇⵙⴰⵖ ⴼ ⵜⵛⵛⵔⵉⵄⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵍⴰⵀ ⵏⵖ ⴼ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵟⴰⵏ. ⴰⵔ ⴽ ⵙⵙⵇⵙⴰⵖ ⴼ ⵜⵛⵛⵔⵉⵄⵜ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ. ⴰⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵎⵓ ⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵓⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ, ⴷ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ ⵜⵙⵙⵏⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵜ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⴳⵉⵣ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴷⵖⵉ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷ ⵉ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⴷ ⵓⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵡⵙⴰ ⵏⵏⵉⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⴽⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵟⴰⵏ ⴳⵉⵡⵏ — ⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉⵏ ⵡⵉⵏⵏⴽ. ⴰⵔ ⴽ ⵙⵙⵇⵙⴰⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵇⵙⵉ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵓⴷⵎ: ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰⴷ ⵉ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵄⵛⵔⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ, ⵉⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⵇⵙⵉⵙⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵜⵔⵉⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵥⵕⵔⴷ?»

ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵓⵙⵇⵙⵉ ⴳ ⵓⴷⵎⵔ ⵏ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵔⴼⵉⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴼⵙⵙⵉ.

ⵉⴼⴽⴽⵔ ⴳ ⵓⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵙⵍⵉ ⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴳⵓⵢ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵇⴰⴹⵉⵢⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵣⵉⵍ ⴳⵔ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⴰⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙ ⴰⵙ ⵍⵃⴰⵇⵇ, ⴷ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⴳⴳⵓⵢⵏ ⴰⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ. ⴷ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⵔ ⴳ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵖⵣⵣⵉⴼⵏ ⴼ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⴷⵎ — ⴳ ⵓⵙⵇⵙⵉ ⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵔⴰⵔ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵏ ⵏⵖ ⵜⵉⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ: ⵎⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵏ ଅ ⵜⵔⵉⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⵔⴷ?

ⴳ ⵜⴼⴰⵡⵜ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵉⴼⵜⴰ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⵙ ⵜⵉⴳⵉⵔⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵔⵅⴰⵏ. ⴳ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵏⴱⴹ ⵓⵙⵎⴳⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⴰⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏ, ⴰⵙⴱⵔⴼ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏⵏ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵜ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⴼ ⵜⴱⴽⴽⴰⴹⵜ ⵜⵉⴷⵉⵜ. ⵉⴱⵔⵔⵎ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵄⴱⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵍⴰⵎ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴷⵎ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴰⵔⵉⴹⵜ, ⵉⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵍⴰⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵉⵥⴹⵡⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵟⴰⵏ. ⵉⵢⴰⴼ ⴷ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵓⴷⵎ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⴰⴽⵉⵏⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵓⴼⵏ.

ⵉⵔⵡⵍ ⵙ ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵙ.

ⵉⵣⴳⵔ ⵉⴱⵔⵉⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵚ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵓⴷⴼⵍ ⵉⵅⴼⴰⵡⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵏⴱⴷⵓ, ⵉⵔⵙ ⴷ ⵙ ⵜⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵓⵏ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴽⵎⵎⵍⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⴳⵉⵏ. ⵉⵏⵏ, ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵉⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏⵜ ⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵓⴱⵏⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵢⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵢⴰⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵢⵅ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔⵙ ⴳ ⵜⴼⴰⵡⵜ ⴰⵏⵏ.

ⴳ ⵜⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ ⵉⵍⵎⴷ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵖⴰⵡⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵓⵙⵍⵎⴰⴷⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵜⵉⵏⵎⴰⵍ ⵏⵖ ⴳ ⵓⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵟⴰⵏ. ⵉⵍⵎⴷ ⵉⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴳⵓⵔⵉ ⵜⴰⵢⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵥⵥⴰⵢ ⴼ ⵓⵔⵖ ⴷ ⵜⵛⵇⵇⴰ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵙⴰⵢ. ⵉⵍⵎⴷ ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ ⵎⴰ ⴽ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵏ ⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰⴹ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵎⴰ ⵜⴱⴹⴰⴷ ⵉ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴰⵎⵛⵇⴰⵏ. ⴷ ⵉⵍⵎⴷ, ⵙ ⵜⵎⵙⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵓⵙ, ⴰⴷ ⵉⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵢⵓⵙⴰⵏ ⵄⵀⴷ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ.

ⵉⵖⵣⵣⵉⴼ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ. ⴱⵔⵔⵎⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵟⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⴱⵔⵉⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⵏⵜ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵏⵜ ⵉⵥⵕⴰⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⵄⴱⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵍⴰⵎ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵡⵉⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵜⴰⵛⵛⵓⵎⵔⵜ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⴳⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⴷ ⵓⵙⵇⵙⵉ ⴼ ⴰⵣูⵔⴰ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⴳ ⵓⴷⵎⵔ ⵏ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⴽⵓ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ — ⵉⵙ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ? ⵉⵙ ⵜⵜⵓⴼⵙⴰⵢ ⴷ? ⵉⵙ ⵉⵖⴰⵎⴰ ⴰⵙ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵜ ⵉⵃⴹⴰⵏ?

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵓⵔⵔⵉⵏ ⴳ ⵜⴳⵉⵔⴰ, ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵍ ⵎⴰ ⵢⵓⵙⴰⵏ ⴱⴰⵛ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵜⵉⴳ ⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵔ, ⴷ ⵎⴰ ⵢⵓⵙⴰⵏ ⴱⴰⵛ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴽⵎⵎⵍ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴱⴷⴷⴰ.

ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵄⵀⴷ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵙ ⵜⴱⵔⵉⴷⵜ ⵜⴰⵔⴼⵔⴼⵜ ⵏⵖ ⵙ ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵉⴼⵔⴼⵔⵏ ⵉ ⴽⵓ ⵓⴷⵎ. ⴰⴱⴰⵟⵉⵍ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵏ ⴼ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴹⵉ, ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴼⵙⵙⵉ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵢⴰⵙⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵓⵜ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⵙⵓⵔⵔⵉⵏ — ⵎⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⴳⵯⵔⴰⵏ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵜⵉ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵜⵉⴳⵉⵔⵜ ⵜⵉⴷⵉⵜ ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⴷⵎ — ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⵙ ⵣⴳ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⴱⴰⴷⴰⴷ.

ⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⴽⵎⵎⵍ ⵜⴰⵇⵙⵉⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⵙ ⵓⵔⵔⵓⵢ ⴰⵎⵇⵕⴰⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵙ ⵜⵜⵓⴽⵎⵎⵍⵏⵜ ⵜⵉⵇⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵇⴱⵓⵔⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵙ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⴷⵉⵜ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⴷ ⵉⵖⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ — ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴳⵓⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵃⴹⴰⵏ ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵎⴰ ⵎⵓⵏⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⴽⵜⴰⵏ ⴱⴰⵛ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵓⴱⵕⵕⵎ.

ⵜⵖⴰⵎⴰ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵎⴰⵏⵎⴽ ⵜⴳⴰ ⴱⴷⴷⴰ: ⵜⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖⵜ, ⵜⴰⵎⵙⴳⴳⵓⵔⵜ, ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏⵜ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵃⴹⵓ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵙⵙⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵉⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵜⵔⴰⴽⵜ ⵜⵉⵇⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵏⵜ ⵉⴷⴷⵔⵏ.

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ⵜⵜⵓⵢⴰⵙⴰⵢ ⵣⴳ ⵜⴳⴰⵍⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵄⵀⴷ ⵍⵄⴰⵔⴰⴱⵉ: ⵜⴰⵇⵙⵉⵙⵜ ⵣⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ 1830
ⵉ ⵉⴷⵡⴰⵔⴷ ⵍⵉⴷⵡⵉⵛ ⵎⵉⵜⴼⵓⵔⴷ, ⵍⵓⵏⴷⵓⵏ, 1867
ⵜⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢ — ⵓⵙⵏⴼⴰⵔ ⴳⵓⵜⵏⴱⴱⵔⴳ

ⵜⴰⵇⵙⵉⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵣⴳ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⵙ ⵏ ⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ ⵃⵉⴽⴰⵢⴰⵜ
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