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Illustration for ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵏⵙⴰ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰ ⵓⴷⵔⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⴳⴳⵔ ⵓⵡⵙⵙⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⵜⴰⵏ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵄⵔⵚⵉⵜ (ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏⵜ) ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵉ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓⵜ... ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⴳⴰ.

ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵏⵙⴰ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰ ⵓⴷⵔⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⴳⴳⵔ ⵓⵡⵙⵙⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⵜⴰⵏ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵄⵔⵚⵉⵜ (ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏⵜ) ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵉ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓⵜ... ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⴳⴰ.

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵢⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵍⴽⴽⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴱⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⴱⵖⵓⵔⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵃⵉⵍⵉⵜ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵔⵖⵉⵢ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⴽⵓ ⵜⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵇⴱⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⴽⵓ ⵜⵡⴰⴷⴰ. ⴰⵢⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴼⵓⵍⴽⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ-ⵜ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵉⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵔ ⴱⴷⴷⵏ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴷⵎ; ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⵍⵍⵉ ⴽ ⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵙ-ⴰ, ⵓⵔ ⴽ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⴽⴽⴰ.

ⴰⴼⵜⵜⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵢⴰ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓⵜ ⵜⴳⴰ-ⵜ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵙⵃⵃⴰⵔⵜ ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ, ⵜⵙⵔⵙ ⵜⴰⵏⴱⴰⴹⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴼ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⵃⵓⵔ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵇⵇⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵣⵉⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵡⴰⵍ ⴱⵍⴰ ⵡⵉⴷ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ.

ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⴷⴷⵔ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ, ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⴷ ⵜⴼⴽⵉⵜ; ⴰⵔ ⵜⴼⴽⴽⴰ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵙⵙⴼⵔⴰⵃ ⵙ ⵢⵉⵍⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵜⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵄⵔⵚⵉⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵣⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖⵏⵜ ⵜⵓⵎⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ, ⴰⵔ ⵣⵉⵙ ⵜⵙⵜⵛⵛⴰ ⵉⴳⵍⵍⵉⵏⵏ ⴷ ⵉⴳⵉⴳⵉⵍⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴰⵙ ⴳⴰⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ (ⵜⴰⵚⴰⵍⵉⵃⵜ). ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ-ⴰ ⴰⴼⵏⴰ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ. ⵜⵄⵔⴹ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵏⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵃⵓⵔ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵜⵅⵍⵓ ⵜⵅⵍⵓ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵔⴱⴱⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵜⵜⵃⴹⵓ ⵏⵜⵜⴰⵜ ⴷ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵣⵔⵉⵏ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⵉⵔⵖⴰ ⵜⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵎⵙⵉ, ⵉⵍⴽⵎ ⵓⴽⵓⵔ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵍⵓⵍ ⵙ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵓⵅⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⴼⵓⵍⴽⵏ, ⵏⵜⵜⴰⵜ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⴳⵉⴳⵉⵍⵜ (ⵜⴰⴳⵓⵊⵉⵍⵜ ⴳ ⵜⵔⵡⴰ). ⵜⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵉⵜⵏ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴳⴹⵉⴹⵜ ⵜⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏⵜ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙⵏ:
«ⵉⴹ-ⴰⴷ ⵔⵉⵖ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳ ⵉⵖⴷ, ⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰⴼⵏⵜ ⵜⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⵛⵛⴰⵏⵜ ⵓⵍⴰ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵙ ⴷⴷⵔⵏ. ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵥⵕⵖ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ ⵜⴷⵔ, ⴱⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ, ⴱⵍⴰ ⴰⴽⴰⵍ, ⴱⵍⴰ ⵓⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⵙ.»

ⴼⵜⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵉⵜⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵡⵔⵔⵉⵏ ⴷ ⴱⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ:
«ⴰ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ, ⵔⴱⴱⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵃⴹⵓ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ, ⵓⵔ ⵏⵓⴼⵉ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵃⴹⵉⵜ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴽⵛⵎⵏⵜ ⵜⴼⴽⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵍⴰ ⵉⴷⵔⵉⵎⵏ.»

ⵜⵡⴰⵏⴳⵎ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵃⵉⵍⵉⵜ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ: «ⵓⴼⵉⵖ ⵜⵜ... ⴰⵙⴽⴽⴰ ⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵜ, ⵔⴰⴷ ⵜⴼⵟⵔⵜ ⵙ ⵉⵎⵟⵟⴰⵡⵏ ⵜⵎⵏⵙⵓⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵏⴷⴰⵎ.»

ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵜ, ⵜⴽⴽⵔ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⵍⵉⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵜⵛⵛ ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵏ ⵜⵓⴼⵉ ⴳ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⴰⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⵜⵍⵎⵙ ⴰⵙⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ-ⵜ ⵉⵚⵎⵎⴹ, ⵜⵥⵔ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ-ⴰⴷ. ⵎⵙⴰⵡⴰⴹⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵙ ⵓⴽⵓⵔ, ⵏⵏⴰⵏ: «ⵜⵣⵔⵉ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⵉⵍⴰⵙ! ⴰⴷ ⵏⴹⴼⴼⵔ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵏⴼⵔⵓ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵣⵉ ⵜⴽⵓⵔⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ.» ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴽⵛⵎⵏ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⴼⵉⵏ ⴱⵍⴰ ⴰⴳⵓⵢⵢⵓ ⴷ ⵡⴰⴹⵓ. ⵜⵔⵡⵍ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵥⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵜⵍⴽⵎ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴳⵎⴰⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵙⵍման ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⴽⵔⴰⴹ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ. ⵜⵙⴽⵔ ⵜⴰⵅⴰⵎⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳⵔⴰⵙⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⴽⵓ ⵓⴷⵎ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ; ⵉⵙⵍման ⴰⵔ ⵔⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ, ⵉⴳ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵢⴰⵛⵛⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵜⵜⴼⴰⵢ ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ. ⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ: «ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵉⴱⴷⴰ ⵡⴰⵢⴰ?» ⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵙ: «ⵙⴳ ⴽⵔⴰⴹ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⴰ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ-ⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵢⵏⵓⵜ.» ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ: «ⵜⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵜⵔⴰ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵙⴰ ⴳⵔⴰⵏⵖ. ⴼⴽⴰⵜ ⴰⵙ ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴷⵜ ⵜⵙⵙⴼⴼⵓⵖⵎ ⵜⵜ.»

ⵜⵣⵔⵉ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵍⴽⵎ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ, ⵡⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⵏⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴼ. ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵥⵍⴰⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ. ⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⵃⵃⴰⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ. ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⴽⵔⴰⴹ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴳⵓⵜⵏ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⵉⵢⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ: «ⵎⴰ ⵢⴰⴷ ⵉⵍⴽⵎⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⵏⵏⵖ?» ⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵙ: «ⵜⵓⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ.»

ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⵍ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴰⵥ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵛⵎ-ⴰⵙ ⵜⵓⵔⴷⴰ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ: «ⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⵣⵏⵖ ⴰⴳⴹⵉⴹ-ⵉⵏⵓ ⴰⴷ ⵢⵉ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵡⵉ ⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵏ.» ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴹⵉⴹ ⴳ ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵜ, ⵉⵎⵍ-ⴰⵙ ⵜⵉⴷⵜ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓⵜ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ, ⵜⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⵜⴽⵓⵔⵉ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ: «ⴷⵖⵉ ⵜⵍⴽⵎ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵓ. ⵙⵜⵉ: ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⵜ ⵜⴰⴽⵔⵛⵍⵉⵜ, ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ, ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵙⵉⵏⵜ?» ⵜⵙⵜⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ.

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵜⴰⵢⵍ. ⵢⵓⵔⵔⴰⵔ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⵉ ⵢⵎⵎⴰ-ⵜⵙⵏ. ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵙ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⵍِيⵜ, ⵜⵣⵡⴰⵔ-ⴰⵙⵏ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵥⴹⴰⵕ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵛ ⴰⵎⵢⴰ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ ⵜⵓⵎⵔⵉⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵎⵎⴰⵍⵃⵏⵜ. ⴼⴼⵓⵖⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴰⵔ ⴳⵯⵎⵎⵔⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ, ⵜⵜⵛⴰⵏ ⵜⵜ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⴼⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵜⵎⵎⴰⵍⵃ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵥⴹⴰⵕ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵜⵜⵛ... ⵜⴳⴰ-ⵜ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ. ⵜⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴰⴽⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵜ ⵢⵓⵡⵉ ⵡⴰⴹⵓ ⵜⵏⴼⴰⵍ.

ⵙⴳ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ-ⴰⵏⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ:
ⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⴰⵍⵃⵜ, ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⴷ?
ⴳ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⵍⵉⵜ, ⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⵛⵉⵜ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵙⵡⵉⴷ?
ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵛⵉⴷ ⴱⵍⴰ ⵜⵉⴼⴼⵉⵃⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⴰⵃ, ⴷ ⵜⵎⵓⵙⵏⵉ ⴳ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ-ⵏⵏⴽ,
ⴰ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴰ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ.

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