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ⴰⵖⴼ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ

ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵉⵣⵡⴰⵔⵏ, ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵜⵉⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⵍⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵣⵣⵉⵢⵉⵏ ⵢⵓⵎⴰⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ ⵙⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⴼⴰⴹ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍ, ⵉⵜⴷⵓⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵊⵊ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵉⵙⴱⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵉⵡⵙⵙⵉ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵜⵜⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵅⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵙ ⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵙⴳ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵢⵉⴹ ⵓⵍⴰ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴱⵔⵔⴰⵜ ⵏ ⴰⵏⵥⴰ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵙⵎⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵎⴰ ⴷⴰⵔⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵔⵥⵣⵓ.
ⵉⵅⴷⴻⵎ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵃⴼⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵣⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓ ⵜⵅⴷⴰⵎⵜ ⴰⴷ, ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵇⵇⴰⵔⵏ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵎⵉⵔⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵅⵜⴼⵏ ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵎ ⵍⵇⴷⴻⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ, ⵉⵜⵜⵃⵢⴰⵔ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ, ⵉⵄⵄⵓⴱⵏ ⴰⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵏⴹⵍⵓⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵎⴰⵏⴰⵖ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵖⵓⵔⵙ ⵜⵜⴰⵔⴰⵊⴰⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵜⴰⵔⴰⵊⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵡⵉⵜ ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵜⴼⴼⵖ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ.
ⴰⵙⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵣⵣⵓⵎ, ⵉⵛⵡ ⵓⵙⴳⵓⴷⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴽⵛⵛⵓⵎ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵊⵊ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵉⵄⵡⵡⴻⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵅⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵛⵛⵉⵍ ⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ. ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉⴷⵉ ⴰⵙⵏⴼⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵔⵓⴷ. ⵉⴱⴷⴷ, ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵄⵡⵡⴻⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵢⵜ ⵉⵣⴷⵉⵏ. ⵉⵙⵔⵙ ⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⵙ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵊⵊⴰⵏ, ⵜⴱⴷⴷⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵉⵍⵉⵍ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵡⵜⵜⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⴷⴷⵓⵏ ⵙⴳ ⴷⴻⴳⴳⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⵉⵊⵊ ⵉⵃⴼⵓⵔ, ⴷⴰ ⵜⵜⴱⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵓⵔⴷⴰ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ... ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⴱⴷⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⴼ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ, ⵉⵙⵓⴳⴳⵓⵙ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵜ ⵉⵎⵥⵥⵉⵢⵏ, ⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵃⵎⵍⵏ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴳ ⵜⵅⴷⴰⵎⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵡⴰ ⵜ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵃⵙⵙ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵔⵙ ⵜⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ ⵅⴼ ⵜⵓⵚⴽⴰ, ⵉⴼⵍⵍⴻⵍ ⵓⵕⴳⴰⵣ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵏⵏⵉ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵔⵓ — ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴼⴽⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵔⵎⵉⵜ ⵢⵓⵍ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵅ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵓⵚⴽⴰ ⴰⴷ. ⵗⵎⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵡⵉⵍ ⴰⵎⵙⵇⴰⴷ ⵉⴽⵙⴻⴷ ⵙ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ: ⵉⵅⵍⵙ... ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰ ⵎⵎⵍⵉⵖ ⵜⵜⵃⴼⵓⵔⵖ.
ⵉⴷⵡⴻⵍ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵅⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵉⵇⵇⵍⵍ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵍⵉⵜ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⴼ ⵜⵓⵚⴽⴰ. ⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰ, ⵜⵢⵓⵔⴰ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ — ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵙ ⴷ-ⵉⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰⵡ ⴷⴰⵖ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵔⵛⵎ ⴷⴰⵖ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵣⴳⴰ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⴽⴰ, ⵜⴻⵏⵏⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵢⵜ:
"ⵎⴰⵅ ⵏⴷⴷⴻⵎ? ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰ ⵙⵔⵙⴻⵏ ⴰⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵏⴰⴼⴰ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵢⵓⵡⵡⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⵜⵔⵓⵃⴷ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵖⵔ ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ, ⵓⵔ ⴷ-ⵉⴽⴽⵉ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⵓ ⴷⴰⵖ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴷⴰⵖ ⵅⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ... ⵉⵣⵎⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵍ ⵜⵉⵡⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵖ."
ⵉⴱⴹⴰ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵖⵉⴼ ⵜⵓⵚⴽⴰ. ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵉⵔⵜ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓ. ⵉⴱⵖⴰ ⴰⵏⵓⵥⵥⴰ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵡⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⴱⴱⵉⵔⵜ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵥⵕⴰ ⴰⴷ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⴳ ⵓⵢⵢⴰⴹ. ⵙ ⵜⵓⴽⴽⵉⵙⵜ, ⵜⴰⴽⵚⴰⴱⵜ ⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⴹⵍ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ.
ⴰⵙⴱⴱⵉ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⴼⵖ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵜⵓⵚⴽⴰ ⵉⵔⵓⵃ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵇⵙⴰⵔ.
ⴰⵇⵙⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵥⵕⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵅⵅⴰⵎ ⵎⵉⵎⵎⵉⵙ: ⵉⵖⵉⵍⵍⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ, ⵉⵅⴷⴷⴰⵎⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵣⵉⴳⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵎⵔⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⴼⵖⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⵍⴽⵓ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵎⴽⵜⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⴼⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴽⵛⴻⵎ, ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⵙⴳⵓⵔⵙ ⵅⴼ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵊⵊⴰⵏ — ⵓⵔ ⵙ ⵔⵛⵎ ⴷⴰⵖ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵙ ⵓⵣⴻⵍⵍⵉⴹ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵍⵏ. ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ, ⵉⵉⵉ, ⴰⴼⵉⵖ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴳⵣⵣⵓⵎ... ⵜⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⴼ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵔⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵍⵍⴰⵏ."
ⵜⴱⴷⴷⴰ ⵜⵡⵓⵔⵉ. ⵓⴷⴻⵎ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵍ. ⵉⵇⵇⵍⵍ ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵖⵔ ⵜⵓⵚⴽⴰ ⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰⴷ, ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵉ ⴰⵔⴰ. ⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⵜⵡⴰⵛⵓⵏⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙⵉ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉⵍ ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵍ. ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⵍ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵔⵎⵙⵏ:
"ⴰⵖⴼ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ..."
ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵉⵎⵍⵍⵓⵍⵏ, ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵔⵏⴰ:
"ⵎⴰⵢⴰⴷ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵊⵊ?"
ⵉⴱⵔⴷ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⵍⴻⵍ. ⵉⵡⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⴻⵍ ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵡⵡⴹⵏ ⵡⵉⵡⵡⴰⵍⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍ. ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍ ⵉ ⵉⵅⴷⴷⴰⵎⵏ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰ:
"ⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵜ."
ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ, ⵉⴽⵎⵎⴻⵍ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵎⴽ ⵢⵓⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵉⴱⴷⴷⴻⵍ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵍⵏ ⵜⵉⵡⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⴰ, ⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵓⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴰⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵃⵓⴽⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵙⵔⵙⵉⵏ: ⵎⴰ ⵢⵓⵍ ⵓⵊⵊ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ?
ⵎⴽⵍⵍⵉ ⴷⴰ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵉ ⵜⴷⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵇⵏⴻⵉ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵉ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵏⵎⴰⵍⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵃⵔⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵍⵓⵍⵏ ⵙ ⵓⴳⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢⵜ.
ⴰⵙⵡⵉⵔ: ⴰⵢⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵟⵟⴼⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰ ⵜ-ⵉⵔⵔ ⵓⵖⵔⴰⵎ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵏⵎⴰⵍⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴱⵖⵓⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵔⴳⵉⵜ ⵉⵍⴱⵙⵏ ⵜⴰⴽⵓⵚⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢⵜ.

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