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CARLOS MENDES GUERREIRO

SRYFFE WARCRAFT CHRONICLES

AND SO IT ALL STARTS



SRYFFE W A R C R A F T

C H R O N I C L E S

Sryffe: Warcraft Chronicles And So It All Starts First Edition: June 2018

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright

2018 by Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. Written and designed by Carlos Alberto Mendes Guerreiro Printing: Pokopy Lda. Special Thanks To: Jorge Alexandre Pereira Brito Pedro Manuel da Silva Veiga João Pedro de Oliveira Bárbara Edgar Palma de Brito Conceição Pedro Miguel Ortiz da Silva João Carlos Foutinho Assunção Rita Isabel Pires de Carvalho Branco João Diogo Curro Pacheco No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. www.blizzard.com


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Š- ORS[ - ORS[ =SYŞVI JEXLIV MW KVIEX š Š-RHIIH LI MW š ś 8SVGEMP WEMH Š8SVGŦ JSVKIX EFSYX MX -ŞQ HSRI š Š,I] 7V]JJI ;LIVI EVI ]SY KSMRK# +IX FEGO LIVI š - NYWX HMHRŞX GEVI LI HMHRŞX YRHIVWXERH 8SVGEMP [EW EP[E]W QV TIVJIGX [MXL E TIVJIGX PMJI TIVJIGX EVQSVW TIVJIGX JEQMP] ERH E TIVJIGX LSQI ,I HMHRŞX ORS[ LS[ FEH MX [EW XS JIIP [IEO TSSV ERH MQTIVJIGX 7S - [IRX E[E] - [IRX LSQI %W EP[E]W - [IRX XS FIH XLMROMRK EFSYX [LEX LETTIRIH MR XLEX HE] 8LI RI\X QSVRMRK JSV WSQI VIEWSR - LEH EPVIEH] JSVKSXXIR EFSYX XLI HE] FIJSVI /MHW KS ƙKYVI SYV QMRH EX XLI XMQI - KYIWW 7S - [IRX XS 8SVGEMPŞW LSQI ERH GEPPIH LMQ Š8SVGEMP %VI ]SY LSQI#š ś - ]IPPIH XS LMW [MRHS[ 8SVGEMPŞW LSQI [EW MR XLI VMGLIWX ^SRI SJ 5YIPŞ8LEPEW ,I PMZIH MR [LEX EPQSWX WIIQIH PMOI E TEPEGI -X [EW E KMJX XLEX SYV TISTPI KEZI XS XLI 0MKLXWIIOIV JEQMP] MR XLIMV XVMFYXI ]IW XLI] [IVI JEQSYW 2I\X XS XLI HSSV - PSSOIH EX XLI WXSRI [MXL LMW JEQMP] REQI ERH MX KSX QI XLMROMRK EFSYX XLIMV [LSPI PIKEG] YRXMP 8SVGEMP WE[ QI ERH EWOIH WYVTVMWMRK QI Š7V]JJI# ;LEX EVI ]SY PSSOMRK EX#š Š3L LYQ 2SXLMRK RSXLMRK EX EPP ;I LEZI XS KS š - VITPMIH %RH [I [IRX 7SQI QMRYXIW PEXIV [I EVVMZIH EX XLMW FPEGOWQMXL [LS - 12 -

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[EW E JVMIRH SJ Q] JEXLIV %PERXLSV ,STIFVMRKIV ]IEVW ERH ]IEVW EKS %RH - EWOIH LMQ MJ LI GSYPH QEOI YW QEXGLMRK RI[ [IETSRW JSV SYV XVEMRMRKW EW LI EKVIIH 7SQI HE]W LEZI TEWWIH ERH 8SVGEMP [EW WXMPP [MRRMRK EPP XLI FEXXPIW ,I LEH WSQIXLMRK - HMHRŞX LEZI &YX [LEX GSYPH MX FI# - ORI[ - LEH HIƙRMXIP] QSVI EQFMXMSR FYX MR XLSWI HE]W LI LEH QSVI TS[IV - HIGMHIH XS XEPO [MXL Q] KVERHQSXLIV 0EVXLIPME ,STIFVMRKIV WLI [SYPH GIVXEMRP] ORS[ [LEX - GSYPH HS XS ƙREPP] HIJIEX 8SVGEMP Š-R SVHIV XS HIJIEX ]SYV FMKKIWX VMZEP ]SY QYWX WXST GEVMRK MJ ]SY PSWI SV [MR š ś Q] KVERHQSXLIV WEMH - LEH RS MHIE [LEX WLI [EW XEPOMRK EFSYX WS - NYWX RSHHIH EW WLI ƙRMWLIH F] XIPPMRK QI Š1] WSR EPWS VIQIQFIV XLIWI [SVHW =SY WLEPP RSX WIIO TS[IV 4S[IV QE] FI KVIEX JSV ]SYV EQFMXMSR FYX HIEHP] JSV ]SYV LIEVX š ,IV JEGI [LMPI WE]MRK MX [EW WS WIVMSYW 8S FI LSRIWX EX XLEX XMQI - LIEVH [LEX WLI WEMH FYX HMHRŞX ORS[ [LEX MX QIERX 3RP] RS[ [LIR - PSSO FEGO - KIX XLI XVYI QIERMRK % HE] TEWWIH ERH MX [EW WM\ SŞGPSGO MR XLI QSVRMRK [LIR HVEKSRLE[OW GSYPH EPVIEH] FI LIEVH EPSRK XLI ZMPPEKI - [EW RS[ [EOMRK YT MRXS E RI[ HE] FYX - GSYPHRŞX JSVKIX Q] KVERHQSXLIVŞW [SVHW - [EPOIH SYXWMHI ERH - WE[ ER )PJ E FIEYXMJYP W[IIX GLIIVJYP )PJ 7LI [EW EPVIEH] YT ERH - XLSYKLX QI ERH 8SVGEMP [IVI XLI SRP] OMHW [EOMRK YT EX XLEX XMQI 7LI LEH XLMW FSSO XLEX PSSOIH WS FMK SR LIV [LIVI WLI [SYPH EP[E]W XEOI RSXIW SJ WXYJJ - VIQIQFIV LIV WE]MRK ]IEVW PEXIV XLEX WLI [ERXIH XS QEOI E FSSO EFSYX XLI [SVPH %R][E] WLI [EW GSPPIGXMRK WLIPPW &YX XLI QIQSV] - LEZI SJ LIV GSPPIGXMRK XLSWI WLIPPW MW QEKMGEP WS MRRSGIRX ERH WS TYVI ,IV REQI [EW )PPMSR 6IHGPSEO XLEXŞW E REQI - RIZIV KVI[ - 13 -


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XMVIH SJ LIEVMRK 7LI [EW XLI HEYKLXIV SJ ;MORI] 6IHGPSEO E VIWTIGXIH )PJ JVSQ XLI ZMPPEKI - [IRX GPSWIV XS LIV ERH XLIR [IRX IZIR GPSWIV - GSYPH JIIP Q] LIEVX FIEX PMOI MJ MX [EW EFSYX XS TST SYX 7LI LEH XLMW TMRO FVEGIV SR LIV VMKLX EVQ QEHI [MXL ƚS[IVW WLI EPWS GEYKLX XLMW WLSVX PMKLX FVS[R LEMV EP[E]W WPMHMRK XS LIV I]IW ERH XLI I]IW SJ ER ERKIP 4VSFEFP] WLI [EW TMGOMRK YT XLI WLIPPW XS QEOI WSQIXLMRK IPWI PMOI E RIGOPEGI - HSRŞX ORS[ ;LIR - KSX GPSWI IRSYKL - STIRIH Q] QSYXL [LMPI XVIQFPMRK IZIV][LIVI ERH XLIWI [SVHW GEQI SYX Š&]I š - WEMH )PPMSR PSSOIH EX QI GSRJYWIH FYX NYWX E QSQIRX PEXIV WLI WXEVXIH XS PEYKL 2SX E QIER PEYKL E W[IIX MRRSGIRX PEYKL XLEX QIPXW ]SY MRWMHI ;IPP MX HMH QIPX QI Š;I NYWX QIX ERH ]SY EPVIEH] [ERX XS KIX VMH SJ QI#š WLI WEMH WQMPMRK [LMPI WLI WXMPPW JSGYWIW SR XLI WLIPPW - NYWX KSX WTIIGLPIWW ERH - HMHRŞX ORS[ [LEX XS WE] - XLMRO WLI YRHIVWXSSH XLEX - [EW E FMX RIVZSYW [IPP -ŞQ UYMXI WYVI WLI HMH ;LIR WLI GEYKLX IRSYKL WLIPPW WLI EWOIH QI XS KS [MXL LIV ETTEVIRXP] XS WII WSQIXLMRK# Š=SY WII XLSWI WLIPPW# -ŞQ TMGOMRK XLIQ YT MR SVHIV XS GVIEXI WSQIXLMRK JSV Q] EYRX WLIŞW WMGO FIGEYWI SRI SJ XLI XVSPPW LMX LIV MR LIV EVQ [MXL E TSMWSRIH EVVS[ š WLI WEMH GPIEVP] WEH Š- FIPMIZI XLIWI WLIPPW [MPP LIPT LIV EJXIV EPP REXYVI GER GYVI -ŞPP IZIR QEOI SRI JSV ]SY =SY ORS[ JSV LIPTMRK QI š WLI GSQTPIXIH [MXL E FMK KVMR SR LIV JEGI

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Š-ŞQ RSX WYVI FYX - PMOI XS OIIT LEZMRK JEMXL ERH MX HSIWRŞX LYVX XS XV] š WLI WEMH [LMPI PIXXMRK SYX E WMKL EW -ŞQ WXMPP XVIQFPMRK 1SQIRXW EJXIV - IRHIH YT LIPTMRK LIV GVIEXMRK XLI RIGOPEGI FYX - FVSOI E WTIGMEP WLIPP WLI [ERXIH XS WEZI - KSX WS RIVZSYW - [EW RS[ XVIQFPMRK IZIR QSVI XLER FIJSVI Š3L MXŞW JMRI HSRŞX [SVV] -ŞPP NYWX WIEVGL JSV E RI[ SRI XSQSVVS[ HYVMRK HE[R š Š4PIEWI PIX QI LIPT ]SY KIX ERSXLIV SRI EX PIEWX - [ERX XS VIHIIQ Q]WIPJ JSV Q] LYKI QMWXEOI š 7LI RSHHIH ERH [IPP IZIV]XLMRK [EW ƙRI EKEMR % GSYTPI LSYVW PEXIV [I [IRX XS LIV LSQI XS KMZI XLI RIGOPEGI XS LIV EYRX ,IV JEXLIV [EWRŞX LSQI [LMGL WLI JSYRH I\XVIQIP] SHH ERH LIV EYRX XSPH LIV XLEX LI [IRX XS ER I\TIHMXMSR XS XLI LYQER GMX] SJ 0SVHEIVSR %JXIV WE]MRK KSSHF]I XS IPPMSR - [IRX WXVEMKLX XS 8SVGEMPŞW LSYWI XS XVEMR [MXL LMQ %W - EVVMZIH 8SVGEMP EW EP[E]W QEHI QI [EMX UYMXI XLI XMQI FIJSVI LI ƙREPP] KSX HS[R ,I IZIRXYEPP] HMH GSQI HS[R SFZMSYWP] ERH [I LIEHIH XS LMW GSYVX]EVH SRGI EKEMR Š,I] 8SVG š Š,Q#š LI VITPMIH EW LI PSSOIH JSV LMW [IETSR

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Š;LEX# %VI ]SY GVE^]# ;I HSRŞX EPPS[ KMVPW SR SYV XIEQ š š7XST FIMRK WS WXYTMH š - VITPMIH QEH Š- NYWX XLMRO E KMVP [SYPH HIƙRMXIP] VYMR IZIV]XLMRK YT š

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SR XLI KVSYRH JVSQ XLI VEMR XLEX LEH JEPPIR HYVMRK XLI RMKLX %PP XLEX XLSYKL HMHRŞX WXST QI ERH 8SVGEMP JVSQ KSMRK SYX 7S - UYMGOP] KSX SJJ XLI FIH ERH WXEVXIH HVIWWMRK Q]WIPJ [LMPI KIXXMRK Q] W[SVH ERH WLMIPH 8SVGEMP [EW EPVIEH] [EMXMRK JSV QI EX Q] HSSV [LMGL [EW SHH 2IZIVXLIPIWW [I LIEHIH WXVEMKLX XS )PPMSRŞW LSQI Š)PPMSR š - ]IPPIH

Š0IX LIV TVSZI ]SY [VSRK XLIR š Š;L] HS ]SY [ERX E KMVP MR SYV XIEQ#š Š7LI MW OMRH ERH W[IIX š Š3L -R XLEX GEWI 3J GSYVWI /MRHRIWW ERH W[IIXRIWW EVI HIƙRMXIP] [LEX [SYPH FIEX XLI XVSPPW HS[R XS XLIMV ORIIW š 8SVGEMP WEMH MVSRMGEPP] 8SVGEMP WIIQIH E FMX SFWIWWIH [MXL TS[IV WS FEH XLEX LI [SYPHRŞX IZIR PIX WYGL E W[IIX KMVP MRXS SYV KVSYT ;LEX LEVQ GSYPH WLI HS XS YW# Š0SSO 7V]JJI MJ ]SY [ERX XLMW KMVP MR XLI XIEQ WS HIWTIVEXIP] - XLMRO - GER KMZI MX E XV] š 8SVGEMP IRHIH YT WE]MRK Š&YX WLI LEW XS KS XLVSYKL E GLEPPIRKI š

- [EW TIVTPI\ XS WII LIV [MXL WYGL QSVRMRK WYRPMKLX EW WLI ETTIEVIH MR LIV [MRHS[ XV]MRK XS FI GEVIJYP WS WLI [SYPHRŞX PIX XLI TMI JEPP HS[R 7LI PSSOW EX 8SVGEMP ERH KVIIXW LMQ EW LI KVIIXW FEGO *SYV QMRYXIW PEXIV ]IW - GSYRXIH )PPMSR GEQI HS[R ERH EW WLI KIXW SYX XLI LSYWI - GER LIEV LIV QSXLIV [SVVMIH WMGO EFSYX WSQIXLMRK )PPMSR WIIQIH [SVVMIH EW [IPP ERH XSPH YW XLEX LIV JEXLIV ;SPOXIV 6IHGPSEO [EW QMWWMRK %TTEVIRXP] XLI I\TIHMXMSR [EW EXXEGOIH WSQI[LIVI ERH E KVSYT SJ VERKIVW JSYRH XLI VIQEMRMRK TMIGIW SJ XLI GEVEZER WGEXXIVIH EPP EVSYRH XLI TPEGI 8LIVI [SYPH SRP] FI SRI I\TPEREXMSR LIV JEXLIV [EW GETXYVIH F] XVSPPW EPSRK [MXL SXLIV IPZIW ;I LEH XS LIPT Š-ŞQ KSMRK XS WEZI JEXLIV š )PPMSR XSPH LIV QSXLIV Š;LEX EVI ]SY WE]MRK# %VI ]SY MRWERI# =SY GERŞX KS SYX XLIVI EPSRI F] ]SYVWIPJ š

Š;LEX GLEPPIRKI#š Š-ŞQ KSMRK [MXL Q] JVMIRHW š )PPMSR WEMH PSSOMRK EX 8SVGEMP ERH - Š,Q [LEX HS ]SY QIER [LEX GLEPPIRKI# -XŞW SFZMSYW š 8SVGEMP VITPMIH RSX ORS[MRK [LEX GLEPPIRKI LI [SYPH QEOI LIV KS XLVSYKL -R XLI RI\X QSVRMRK XLI HE] [EW E FMX GPSYH] ERH - GSYPH WII PMXXPI WPSTW - 16 -

% WIGSRH PEXIV LIV QSXLIV KVEFW LIV F] XLI LERH ERH TYPPW LIV MRWMHI GPSWMRK XLI HSSV MR SYV JEGIW 6YHI ;I [IRX FEGO LSQI RSX EFPI XS HS ER]XLMRK &YX XLEX RMKLX )PPMSR ETTIEVIH EX Q] HSSV EWOMRK JSV LIPT XS VIW- 17 -


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GYI LIV JEXLIV - SFZMSYWP] WEMH ]IW ;I [IRX XS GEPP 8SVGEMP SYX ERH LIEHIH WSYXL XS ƙRH XLI GEVEZER 3R XLI [E] XLIVI [I HIGMHIH XS WIX E GEQT EJXIV [EPOMRK EPP RMKLX [SVV]MRK EFSYX XLI WTVMRKTE[W E GEX EPMOI GVIEXYVI XLEX LYRXW PMOI E TVSJIWWMSREP -R XLI QSVRMRK [I [IVI IEXMRK EW [I LIEVH E KYRWLSX ;I MRWXERXP] KSX YT ERH KVEFFIH SYV EVQSV ERH [IETSRW ;LEX GSYPH MX FI# ;,3 GSYPH MX FI# 8SVGEMP XSPH QI XS JSPPS[ LMQ ERH [I LIEHIH JSV XLI KYRWLSXŞW HMVIGXMSR 7SQI QIXIVW EJXIV [I JSYRH SYVWIPZIW MR E XVSPP ZMPPEKI ;I RSXMGIH XLEX XLIVI [EW E GEZI NYWX RI\X XS MX ERH [I FSXL XLSYKLX XLI WEQI )PPMSRŞW JEXLIV QYWX FI XLIVI Š-X LEW XS FI MX š - [LMWTIVIH XS Q]WIPJ Š;LEX#š 8SVGEMP VITPMIH XLMROMRK LI LIEVH WSQIXLMRK Š2SXLMRK ;LEX EVI [I KSMRK XS HS#š Š;IPP XLI ZMPPEKI ETTIEVW XS LEZI E GEZI RIEV MX XLEX QYWX FI [LIVI Q] JEXLIV MW š )PPMSR WXEXIH ;I XSSO E WXIT ERH WYHHIRP] [I WE[ WSQI 8VSPPW WGSYXMRK XLI ZMPPEKI [I LEH RS [E] XS KIX MR 8SVGEMP KIXW YT ERH NYWX WXEVXW VYWLMRK XS[EVHW XLI HYRKISR ;LEX [EW LI XLMROMRK # - JIPX XLMW LYKI VYWL SR Q] FPSSH EW - WE[ LMQ EVVMZMRK EX XLI GEZIŞW IRXVERGI ERH NYWX WXERHMRK XLIVI [EMXMRK JSV YW - NYWX JVS^I EPSRK [MXL )PPMSR - HSRŞX ORS[ EFSYX LIV FYX Q] PIKW GSYPHRŞX QSZI Q] LIEVX [EW JEWX ERH - VIQEMRIH XLIVI [MXL XLMW OMRH SJ IQTX] PSSO SR Q] JEGI 8SVGEMP RSXMGIH MX ERH VIXYVRIH ;LIR LI VIEGLIH YW LI KVEFFIH FSXL Q] EVQ ERH )PPMSRŞW ERH TYPPIH YW SYX SJ XLI FYWLIW 8LI XLVII SJ YW LEH WS QYGL PYGO XLEX HE] - WXMPP GERŞX FIPMIZI LS[ E ZMPPEKI JYPP SJ 8VSPPW [EWRŞX EFPI XS WII YW KSMRK MR ERH SYX SJ MX %R][E] [I KSX XS XLI GEZIŞW - 18 -

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IRXVERGI WEJI 3RGI MRWMHI WSQILS[ - WXSTTIH FIMRK WS RIVZSYW ERH - NYWX [ERXIH XS WEZI )PPMSRŞW JEXLIV 7S [I WXEVXIH KSMRK HIITIV ERH HIITIV MRXS XLI HYRKISR - VIQIQFIV 8SVGEMP PSSOMRK EX XLI [EPPW ERH KVSYRH WIEVGLMRK JSV XVETW )PPMSR WIIQIH WS WIGYVI WS JSGYWIH ERH ƙIVGI .YWX FIJSVI - RSXMGIH - TYX E JSSX SR XLI [VSRK TPEGI ERH [I EPP LIEVH E WMPIRX GPMGO 8SVGEMP MQQIHMEXIP] TYPPIH QI FEGO ERH NYWX MR E QIVI LEPJ E WIGSRH PEXIV E LERHJYPP SJ EVVS[W ƚ] VMKLX MR JVSRX SJ Q] I]IW XLEX [EW XLI ƙVWX XMQI LI WEZIH Q] PMJI - KSX E FMX ERKV] XS FI LSRIWX [L] MW MX XLEX 8SVGEMPŞ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Š&I GEVIJYP RS[ 7V]JJI š 8SVGEMP WEMH 1SQIRXW PEXIV [I EVVMZIH EX E VSSQ JYPP SJ TVMWSRIVW ERH XLIVI LI [EW )PPMSRŞW JEXLIV ,I [EW MRWMHI E GEKI ERH LI LEH EPP LMW GPSXL XSVRIH 8LI GEKIW [IVI QEHI SJ [SSH [LMGL MWRŞX ZIV] LEVH XS KIX SYX SJ XLI TVSFPIQ [EW XLI EQQSYRX SJ 8VSPPW KYEVHMRK MX .YWX [LIR [I RSXMGIH )PPMSR [EW KSRI )PPMSR [EW KSRI Š)PPMSR #š - MQIHMEXIP] EWOIH - 19 -


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8SVGEMP TSOIW QI MR Q] PIJX WLSYPHIV ERH TVSGIIHW XS TSMRX EX )PPMSR [LS RS[ [EW NYWX VMKLX FIWMHI LIV JEXLIV XV]MRK XS FVIEO XLI [SSHIR GEKI WMPIRXP] - [ERXIH XS NYQT VMKLX MR XS LIPT LIV %RH EPQSWX HMH FYX 8SVGEMP TYPPIH QI FEGO SRGI EKEMR &YX XLIR E 8VSPP WTSXW )PPMSR ERH WXEVXW VYWLMRK XS[EVHW LIV - HMHRŞX IZIR XLMRO Š7V]JJI 2S š 8SVGEMP ]IPPIH EW - MKRSVIH - FEWLIH Q] WLMIPH EKEMRWX XLI 8VSPPŞW EFHSQIR EW - VIEGLIH )PPMSR ERH XLIR WXSSH MR JVSRX SJ LIV [MXL Q] WLMIPH YT 2S[ 8SVGEMP [EW KSRI (MH LI ƚII# ;IPP MXŞW 8SVGEMP 8SVGEMP HSIWRŞX ƚII 7S [LIVI MW LI# )PPMSR WXEVXIH XS FVIEO XLI GEKI WXVSRKP] RS[ EW SYV TVIWIRGI [EW EPVIEH] RSXMGIH 8LIVI [EW EVSYRH WIZIR 8VSPPW GLEVKMRK XS[EVHW YW ERH NYWX LEW - GPSWIH Q] I]IW TVITEVMRK Q]WIPJ XS KMZI Q] PMJI XS WEZI )PPMSR E LYKI VSGO JEPPW JVSQ XLI [EPPW SJ XLI GEZI WQEWLMRK EPP XLI 8VSPPW -X [EW 8SVGEMP [LS HMH MX *SV XLI WIGSRH XMQI LI WEZIH Q] PMJI SYV PMZIW Š- EWOIH ]SY XS [EMX š 8SVGEMP WEMH ERRS]IH Š- GSYPHRŞX FYX XLERO ]SY š Š=IW 8LERO ]SY 0MKLXWIIOIV š )PPMSRŞW JEXLIV WEMH EGORS[PIHKMRK 8SVGEMP ERH 8SVGEMP SRP] FIJSVI [I EPP [IRX LSQI ƙREPP]

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CHAPTER III

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IEVW TEWWIH ERH [I XLI LMKL IPZIW SRGI E WXVSRK JSVGI [IVI EFSYX XS JEGI XLI [SVPHŞW FMKKIWX JIEV XLI WGSYVKI %R EXXEGO SR SYV PERH HYVMRK XLI XLMVH [EV QEHI SYV RYQFIVW HVST HVEQEXMGEPP] - [EWRŞX E GLMPH EX XLEX XMQI ERH - JIPX XLI RIIH XS TVSXIGX Q] LSQI Q] JEQMP] Q] JVMIRHW 8LEX HE] FIKER EW EPP HE]W HMH WYRR] ERH [EVQ 8LI [MRH [EW FPS[MRK PMOI MX EP[E]W HMH XLI FMVHW [IVI WMRKMRK PMOI XLI] EP[E]W HMH XLI PIEZIW [IVI JEPPMRK PMOI XLI] EP[E]W HMH %R XLIR XLEX WSYRH 8LI WSYRH SJ XLI ZMPPEKIŞW [EVLSVR HERKIV [EW EFSYX XS EVVMZI %X JMVWX - XLSYKLX MX [EW NYWX ERSXLIV LSVHI SJ 8VSPPW FYX - RIZIV XLSYKLX MX [SYPH FI XLI [SVWX HE] SJ Q] IRXMVI PMJI 7YHHIRP] XLI ZMPPEKI WXSTW IZIV]SRI PSSOIH VMKLX EX SYV KEXIW EW [I LIEVH LYKI FYQTW SR MX &YQT EJXIV FYQT EJXIV FYQT %RH XLIR XLI KEXIW JIPP 8LI ZEWX WMPIRGI GSQTPIXIP] HMWETTIEVIH IZIV]SRI [EW RS[ WGVIEQMRK ERH VYRRMRK EVSYRH -X [EW QEHRIWW - RIZIV WE[ ER]XLMRK PMOI MX 1] QSXLIV UYMGOP] KVEFFIH Q] LERH ERH XSSO QI JEV E[E] JVSQ XLI ZMPPEKI - 18 -

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Š=SY RIIH XS WXE] LIVI š Q] QSXLIV WEMH EW WLI [EW FIMRK MRXIVVYTXIH F] LYKI I\TPSWMSRW GSQMRK JVSQ XLI ZMPPEKI - SFZMSYWP] EKVIIH EW WLI [IRX FEGO FYX XLI QSQIRX WLI XYVRIH E[E] - [IRX LSQI XS KIX Q] IUYMTQIRX ;LMPI VYRRMRK XS Q] LSYWI - GSYPH WII 7]PZEREW ;MRHVYRRIVŞW VERKIV XVSSTW SR XLI LSVM^SR ƙ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ƙPPIH [MXL XLI WEHHIWX WMKLXW - IZIV WE[ - [EWRŞX E GLMPH EW - EPVIEH] WXEXIH FYX - [EWRŞX ER EHYPX IMXLIV ERH WSQIXMQIW - WXMPP LEZI RMKLXQEVIW [MXL EPP SJ MX .YWX XLI HE] FIJSVI )PPMSR ERH - [IVI LEZMRK MGIGVIEQ HS[R XLI VMZIV 7YHHIRP] - LIEVH GERRSRW ƙVMRK EX XLI QEMR WUYEVI ERH EW - [EW PSSOMRK EX MX JVSQ JEV E[E] 8SVGEMP FYQTIH MRXS QI Š,I] 0SSO [LIVI š - WEMH FIJSVI - RSXMGIH MX [EW 8SVGEMP

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GSYPH SRP] WII LIV EVQ LERKMRK SYXWMHI XLI HSSV JYPP SJ FPSSH WLI [EW WGVIEQMRK [MXL TEMR ERH JIEV - WXEVXIH KIXXMRK LIV SYX SJ XLIVI FYX XLIR - LIEVH WSQIXLMRK IPWI MRWMHI LIV LSYWI XLIVI [EW SRI SJ XLI YRHIEH ERH MX [EW IEXMRK LIV ERH - GSYPHRŞX HS ER]XLMRK - JIPX [IEO Š2S 2S 7XST MX +IX E[E] +IX E[E] JVSQ LIV š - ]IPPIH GV]MRK ERH TYRGLMRK XLI YRHIEH XLEX NYWX [SYPHRŞX KIX MXW QSYXL SYX SJ LIV EFHSQIR

- RSHHIH %JXIV XLEX [I FSXL [IRX SYV [E] EW - LIEVH ER SPH PEH] [LS YWIH XS WIPP QI ETTPIW F] XLI QSVRMRK 7LI [EW WXYGO MRWMHI LIV LSYWI ERH ETTEVIRXP] SRI SJ XLI GERRSR FEPPW [IRX XLI [VSRK [E] ERH LMX MX -

7LI WXSTTIH WGVIEQMRK %X PIEWX WLI [EW RS[ MR E FIXXIV TPEGI ERH EJXIV WSQI QSQIRXW - QEREKIH XS GSQTPIXIP] WQEWL XLI YRHIEHŞW LIEH 8S QEOI WYVI XLEX LI NYWX [SYPHRŞX KIX FEGO YT EKEMR - TMIVGIH Q] [IETSR MRXS MXW LIEH FIJSVI - XSSO MX SYX GEPQP] [MXL XLI LIPT SJ Q] FSSX - JIPX RYQF EW - [EPOIH XS[EVHW XLI QEMR KEXI - JIPX PMOI MX [EWRŞX VIEPP] LETTIRMRK FYX MX [EW ERH - [EW KSMRK XS EZIRKI XLEX OMRH PEH] XLI YRHIEH [IVI EFSYX XS XEWXI Q] W[SVH %W - EVVMZIH - GSYPH WII XLEX Q] TISTPI [IVI PSWMRK XLI [EV 7]PZEREW LEH EPVIEH] TIVMWLIH ERH MJ WLI JEMPIH XLIR XLIVI [EW RS LSTI %VXLEW [EW RS PSRKIV MR WMKLX EPWS ERH SRP] E JI[ YRHIEH [IVI PIJX FILMRH XS OMPP XLI VIQEMRMRK IPZIW ERH KEXLIV XLIMV FSHMIW %WLIW [IVI ƚSEXMRK MR XLI EMV ƙVI [EW GSRWYQMRK SYV LSYWIW SYV ƚEKW SYV TISTPI 8LI LYQERW [IVI WYTTSWIH XS LIPT YW 8LI] [IVI WYTTSWIH XS 8LI] PIX YW H]MRK MR XLEX PERH SYV PERH 3YV EPPMIW PIJX YW XS HMI %RH MR XLI QMHHPI SJ EPP XLI FSHMIW Q] LIEVX WXSTTIH [MXL XLI [SVWX XLMRK - [SYPH IZIV WII 1] QSXLIV [EW SR XLI ƚSSV RSX QSZMRK - PIX KS SJ Q] [IETSR ERH WLMIPH - GSYPHRŞX FIPMIZI [LEX - [EW WIIMRK Q] FVEMR NYWX GSYPHRŞX FIPMIZI MX NYWX [EWRŞX VIEP MX GSYPHRŞX FI - WPS[P] [EPOIH XS[EVHW LIV ERH XLIR - WE[ LIV QSZMRK LIV LERHW - UYMGOP] WXEVXIH VYRRMRK XS KVEF LIV

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Š2S RS RS RS RS RS ]SYŞVI JMRI JMRI ]SYŞVI NYWX ]SY RIIH XS FI RS ]SY EVI ]SYŞVI JMRI TPIEWI TPIEWI FI JMRI š - WEMH EW - WXEVXIH GV]MRK Š1] HIEV WSR +S ƚII 7EZI ]SYVWIPJ TPIEWI 8LIVIŞW RSXLMRK XS WEZI LIVI XLI OMRKHSQ MW PSWX š Q] QSXLIV WEMH Š2S FYX ]SY ]SY RIIH XS GSQI [MXL QI š Š- PSZI ]SY 7V]JJI š Q] QSXLIVŞW PEWX [SVHW - WXEVXIH WGVIEQMRK GV]MRK ]IPPMRK TYRGLMRK XLI IEVXL - NYWX GSYPHRŞX GSRXVSP Q]WIPJ ERH WYHHIRP] XLIWI IPZIW GEQI ERH KVEFFIH QI XS XEOI QI E[E] JVSQ XLI ZMPPEKI 3YX SJ GSRXVSP - WXEVXIH TYRGLMRK XLIQ RSX HSMRK QYGL HEQEKI XV]MRK XS FVIEO JVII JVSQ XLIMV LERHW - NYWX [ERXIH XS FI [MXL Q] QSXLIV ERH XLIR - PSWX EPP WXVIRKXL IZIV]XLMRK LEH IRHIH 5YIPŞ8LEPEW HMHRŞX I\MWX ER]QSVI 8LI WGSYVKI QEHI MXW [E] XLVSYKL SYV HIJIRWIW MR SVHIV XS KIX XS XLI WYR[IPP E WEGVIH JSYRX SJ YRXSPH TS[IV EW SYV PIEHIV YWYEPP] WXEXIH (E]W PEXIV WSQI SJ XLI WYVZMZSVW ERH - VIREQIH SYVWIPZIW MR LSRSV XS EPP SJ SYV JEPPIR JVMIRHW [I [IVI RS[ &PSSH )PZIW (YI XS XLI EXXEGO [I LEH XS VIXVIEX XS RSVXL XS 7MPZIVQSSR 'MX] ;I [EPOIH ERH XLIR [I [EPOIH WSQI QSVI FYX [I HMHRŞX ORS[ MJ MX LEH WYVZMZIH XLI EXXEGO YRXMP [I ƙREPP] QEREKIH XS KIX XLIVI ERH WE[ XLI SYXWOMVXW WXEMRIH [MXL E PSRK HEVO TEXL PIJX F] XLI WGSYVKI E LYKI WGEV MR SYV LMWXSV] 2S[ [MXLSYX XLI WYR[IPP [I [IVI PIJX [MXL RS WSYVGI SJ QEKMG ERH Q] TISTPI LEH XS ƙRH a [E] XS WEZI SYVWIPZIW SV IPWI [IŞH EPP KS QEH [MXLSYX XLI TS[IVW SJ MX - 26 -

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Š7V]JJI ,STIFVMRKIV š - EPWS EHHIH Š- PMOI ]SYV LEMV )PPMSR š *MRMV WXEXIH 3L XLI PSSOW - KEZI LMQ 8SVGEMP ERH - PSSOIH EX LMQ PMOI LI [EW E TVI] MR XLEX QSQIRX 'ER ]SY FIPMIZI XLMW KY]# *MRMV HIJMRMXIP] HMHRŞX ORS[ [LIVI LI [EW TYXXMRK LMQWIPJ MR &IJSVI [I RSXMGIH [I EVVMZIH EX XLI MWPERH ERH SYV XVEMRMRK [EW EFSYX XS FIKMR 3L HMH - QIRXMSR XLEX [I NSMRIH XLI ,SVHI# 7MRGI SYV PIEHIV /EIPŞXLEW 7YRWXVMHIV PIJX SYV PERH ERH IRXIVIH XLI HEVO TSVXEP [IŞZI FIIR YRHIV XLI PIEHIVWLMT SJ 0SVŞXLIQEV 8LIVSR ERH [I NYWX GSYPHRŞX WXE] EPPMIH [MXL XLI XVEMXSV JEGXMSR XLEX EFERHSRIH YW XS HMI F] XLI LERHW SJ XLI YRHIEH %R][E] ETTEVIRXP] SYV JSVQIV PIEHIV NSMRIH XLMW SYXGEWX HIQSRMG MWL RMKLX IPJ SV WSQIXLMRK -PPMHER 7XSVQVEKI [LMGL QIERX [I [IVI KEXLIVMRK XVSSTW XS LYRX /EIPŞXLEW 3R XLI ,SVHIŞW FILEPJ XLI *SVKSXXIR 'VYWEHIVW [IVI XEWOIH XS EWWIQFPI ER EVQ] XS HS XLEX ERH MX [EW WYGL ER LSRSV XS FI E TEVX SJ EPP XLEX Š;IPGSQI XVEZIPIVW [LEX FVMRKW ]SY LIVI#š 0]VHME WEMH FIJSVI - RSXMGIH [I LEH EVVMZIH Š,IPPS [IŞVI LIVI JSV XLI XVEMRMRK ;I VIGIMZIH E PIXXIV JVSQ Q] JEXLIV [LSQ ]SY SFZMSYWP] ORS[ š 8SVGEMP WEMH [MXL E GSGO] EXXMXYHI

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0]VHME WPS[P] RSHHIH EW WLI KIWXYVIH YW XS JSPPS[ LIV MRWMHI XLMW LYKI FYMPHMRK [MXL E WTMVI SR XST SJ MX Š,IVI ;IEV XLMW FS]W š )PPMSR PSSOIH EX 0]VHME GSRJYWIH EFSYX XLI JEGX XLEX WLI GEPPIH XLI JSYV SJ XLIQ FS]W Š;EW MX XLI WLSVX LEMV#š WLI [LMWTIVIH EW XLI XLVII SJ YW WXEVXIH IUYMTTMRK XLI RI[ ZIWXW )EGL SJ YW LEH XLI WEQI XS [IEV E PIEXLIV YRMJSVQ [LMGL LEH XLI GSPSVW VIH ERH KSPH 3FZMSYWP] [I [IVI KMZIR HMJJIVIRX [IETSRW EGGSVHMRK XS SYV WOMPPW 8SVGEMP KSX E X[S LERHIH W[SVH )PPMSR KSX E GSYTPI HEKKIVW *MRMV KSX E WXEJJ ERH - KSX E W[SVH ERH WLMIPH - [EW WS LETT] XS ƙREPP] HVST Q] [SSHIR FYGOPIV Š2S[ FS]W ;IŞVI LEZMRK E FMX SJ E TVSFPIQ EVSYRH XLI MWPERH 8LI QERE []VQW EVI KIXXMRK GSVVYTXIH HYI XS XLI EFWIRGI SJ XLI WYR[IPP š 0]VHME WEMH Š-ŞPP QEOI WYVI XLEX XLI PIKEG] SJ Q] JEXLIV PMZIW SR š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH EW LI PSSOIH EX 0]VHME HIXIVQMRIH XS TVSZI XLEX XLI JSYV SJ YW [IVI VIEH] JSV XLI XVMEPW XS GSQI

Š/MH OMHHS# (SRŞX ]SY ORS[ [LS - EQ# -ŞQ XLI WSR SJ ,MKLPSVH 0MKLXWIIOIV š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH MVVMXEXIH

3RGI XLI XEWO [EW KMZIR [I [IRX WXVEMKLX XS XLI ƙIPH RI\X XS XLI WYRWTMVI ERH [I GSYPH WII XLEX XLI UYERXMX] SJ QERE []VQW [EW XVIQIRHSYW ERH QSVI [IVI JSVQMRK F] XLI WIGSRH %RH IZIR [SVWI XLER XLEX XLI] [IVI EPP SYX SJ GSRXVSP EXXEGOMRK IPZIW EPP EVSYRH HIWXVS]MRK FPSSH IPZIR TVSTIVX] ERH EWWEYPXMRK [MPH GEXW RIEVF] 8SVGEMP EW EP[E]W

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HMH E [E] FIXXIV NSF XLER XLI VIWX SJ YW ;IPP XLER QI ERH )PPMSR EX PIEWX FIGEYWI [I [IVI WXMPP KIXXMRK XS ORS[ *MRMV ERH LMW WOMPPW MR FEXXPI ,I [EWRŞX XLEX FEH XS FI LSRIWX Š- JIIP WS FEH š )PPMSR WEMH

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IPJ XLEX PSSOIH VIEPP] VMKSVSYW ERH HMWGMTPMRIH [MXL FPSRHI PSRK LEMV ERH HIƙRMXIP] E QEKI SV WSQIXLMRK WMQMPEV - XLMRO Š;IPP LIPPS WXYHIRXW š 0ERXLER WEMH Š;IŞZI GEQI XS ]SYV EMH š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH

Š&EH# ;L] HS ]SY JIIP FEH#š *MRMV EWOIH EW LI TYVKIH XLI QERE []VQW Š8LIWI TSSV XLMRKW EVI KIXXMRK EPP GSVVYTXIH FYX MXŞW RSX XLIMV JEYPX š 7LI [EW VMKLX XLI QERE []VQW [IVI XYVRMRK HYI XS XLIMV JSVQIV PMRO XS XLI WYR[IPP &YX RS[ XLEX XLIMV PMRO MW KSRI -ŞQ EJVEMH XLIVIŞW RSXLMRK [I GER HS ER]QSVI 7SQI QMRYXIW PEXIV [I LEH HIEPX [MXL XLI QEWWMZI EQQSYRX SJ XLIQ ERH [I VIXYVRIH XS 0]VHMEŞW TVIWIRGI Š;IPGSQI SRGI EKEMR -ŞZI WIIR XLEX ]SYŞZI HSRI [IPP MR ]SYV XEWO š 0]VHME WXEXIH

Š=IW -ŞQ E[EVI SJ XLEX 7SQISRI FVSOI E TMIGI SJ SYV JSYRXEMR YT RSVXL =SYŞVI NSF MW XS VITEMV MX š Š6IEPP] #š 8SVGEMP EWOIH WYVTVMWIH ERH ERKV] Š=IW š 0ERXLER VITPMIH [MXLSYX GLERKMRK I\TVIWWMSR Š+S EWO ERSXLIV TIVWSR XS HS WS š 8SVGEMP WEMH Š8SVGEMP 8LEXŞW E XIEGLIV š )PPMSR VIQMRHIH

Š-X [EW RSXLMRK š 8SVGEMP WEMH Š2S[ ]SY QYWX JSPPS[ XLI VSEH XS XLI EGEHIQ] ERH ƙRH 0ERXLER LI WIIOW ]SYV EMH EW[IPP +SSH PYGO MR ]SYV XVEMRMRK š

Š-W XLI QMKLX] 8SVGEMP RSX EFPI XS HS XLMW WMQTPI XEWO# =IW OMH - ORS[ EPP EFSYX ]SY š Š- EQ EFPI - NYWX HSRŞX [ERX XS [EWXI XMQI SR XLEX š

Š2S XMQI XS [EWXI XLIR 0IXŞW QSZI š 8SVGEMP VITPMIH Š+S SR EPVIEH] ERH HS [LEX ]SYŞVI XSPH XS š 0ERXLER ƙRMWLIH )PPMSR ERH - RSHHIH EW *MRMV WIIQIH XS FI PSWX MR XLSYKLX ;LEX [EW LI XLMROMRK EFSYX# %R][E] [I [IRX XS QIIX YT [MXL XLMW 0ERXLER )ZIV]XLMRK EVSYRH YW WIIQIH TIEGIJYP [IPP ETEVX JVSQ XLI VIQEMRMRK QERE []VQW XLEX WXMPP PSSOIH E FMX GVE^IH %RH WS [I EVVMZIH EX 0ERXLER ERH LI [EW ER

;I LIEHIH JSV XLI JSYRXEMR EW WQEPP HVSTW WXEVXIH JEPPMRK JVSQ XLI GPSYHW MX [EW VEMRMRK ;I HMHRŞX IZIR RSXMGI MX YRXMP [I KSX EPP [IX ƙ\MRK XLI JSYRXEMR 8SVGEMP WYVI [EWRŞX LETT] EFSYX XLMW XEWO EW LI EP[E]W XLSYKLX

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XLEX XLI 0MKLXWIIOIV WYVREQI WLSYPH KMZI LMQ VIWTIGX MRWXIEH SJ LMQ KMZMRK VIWTIGX XS XLI WYVREQI -X XSSO UYMXI E [LMPI JSV LMQ XS PIEVR XLEX &YX XLIR EKEMR [I EPP LEH ƚE[W FEGO XLIR - NYWX HMHRŞX ORS[ QMRI 7YHHIRP] EJXIV ƙ\MRK XLI JSYRXEMR E LYKI I\TPSWMSR [EW LIEVH YT MR XLI EGEHIQ] ;LEX GSYPH LEZI MX FIIR# 4MIGIW JVSQ XLI FYMPHMRK [IVI JEPPMRK ;I SFZMSYWP] HIGMHIH XS MRZIWXMKEXI EW RS SRI [EW EVSYRH XS WE] SXLIV[MWI ;I IRXIVIH XLI EGEHIQ] E FYMPHMRK XLEX PIZMXEXIH MR XLI EMV [MXL LYKI WTMVIW ERH KVIIR GV]WXEPW %PP EFSYX XLMW FYMPHMRK [EW QEKMGEP 8SVGEMP [IRX MR EW [I JSPPS[IH LMQ - [EW KIXXMRK E FMX XMVIH SJ XLEX XS FI LSRIWX &YX - HSRŞX XLMRO - KEZI MX QYGL EXXIRXMSR EX XLEX XMQI 7S [I KSX XS XLI PEWX ƚSSV SJ XLI EGEHIQ] ERH XLIVI [EW XLMW XIEGLIV SR XLI ƚSSV PSSOMRK PMOI WLI NYWX [SOI YT MR XLI QMHWX SJ EPP XLI GSRJYWMSR ERH HIWXVYGXMSR XLEX XLI I\TPSWMSR GEYWIH Š3L Q] š XLI XIEGLIV WEMH PSSOMRK EVSYRH XLI VSSQ XV]MRK XS YRHIVWXERH [LEX NYWX LEH LETTIRIH Š-W IZIV]XLMRK EPVMKLX MR LIVI#š - EWOIH Š;IPP - [EW I\TIVMQIRXMRK [MXL Q] EVGERI WTIPPW ERH MX [IRX E FMX SJJ XLI [E] - FIPMIZI š

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XLIR - GLEVKIH EX XLI KSPIQ ERH XVMIH XS FYQT LMQ [MXL Q] WLMIPH 8LEX HMHRŞX HS QYGL EW XLI KSPIQ HMHRŞX QSZI -X [EW WS WXVSRK - GERŞX FIPMIZI E XIEGLIV [SYPH GLSSWI RSX XS LIPT YW ;I NYWX KSX XS XLI MWPI XS VIGIMZI XVEMRMRK [LMGL QIERX [I [IVIRŞX XLEX WXVSRK 7YHHIRP] XLI KSPIQ WXEVXW ƙVMRK EVGERI FSPXW EX YW ;I QEREKIH XS HSHKI MX JSV XLI ƙVWX XMQI FYX XLI FEXXPI LEH NYWX FIKYR 8SVGEMP EW LI [EW NYQTW LMKL ERH TMIVGIW LMW W[SVH MRXS XLI KSPIQŞW FEGO 9RJSVXYREXIP] MX SRP] QEHI MX QSVI KPMXGL] 3L ]IEL ERH XLI W[SVH KSX WXYGO 8LEXŞW JYR -X TYRGLIW 8SVGEMP MR XLI WXSQEGL EW LI ƙVIW ERSXLIV [EZI SJ EVGERI FSPXW LMXXMRK )PPMSR EW[IPP 8[S SJ YW [IVI HS[R ERH RS[ XLIVI [EW SRP] QI ERH XLMW SRI IPJ - HMHRŞX ORS[ QYGL EFSYX *MRMV ,I HMH WIIQ E FMX GEPQ JSV XLI WMXYEXMSR 8LEX SV LI NYWX [EWRŞX ER IPJ SJ QYGL [SVHW 3RGI - WE[ )PPMSR HS[R - WXEVXIH VYWLMRK XS[EVHW LIV FYX XLI KSPIQ NYWX [SYPHRŞX PIX QI VIEGL LIV EW LI OITX ƙVMRK EVGERI FSPXW - LIPH Q] WLMIPH YT FYX WXMPP - GSYPHRŞX VIEGL )PPMSR - RIIHIH XS VIEGL LIV - RIIHIH XS WEZI LIV - RIIHIH XS FI WXVSRK IRSYKL Š,I] ]SY 7V]JJI ;EOI YT ;I RIIH XS HMWVYTX XLI KSPIQ WSQIXLMRK MR XLI VSSQ GER MRXIVVYTX LMW RSR WXSTTMRK GEWXMRK š *MRMV ]IPPIH

8LI XIEGLIV WXEVXIH VYRRMRK XS LMHI FILMRH E GSPYQR MR XLI VSSQ EW XLI KSPIQ WXEVXIH XS VYWL XS[EVHW YW ;I QEREKIH XS KIX SYX XLI [E] ERH

- NYWX HMHRŞX GEVI )PPMSR [EW Q] TVMSVMX] ERH XLEXŞW MX - [EW KIXXMRK WS QEH F] XLI JEGX XLEX - NYWX GSYPHRŞX VIEGL LIV FIGEYWI - [EWRŞX EW WXVSRK EW 8SVGEMP [EW %RH JVSQ EPP XLEX HIWTIVEXMSR ERH RIIH XS TVSXIGX LIV WSQIXLMRK LETTIRIH ERH E LYKI FYVWX SJ PMKLX GEQI SYX SJ QI -X [EW IRSYKL XS GSRJYWI XLI KSPIQ ERH IZIR ORSGO FEGO *MRMV SYX SJ LMW JIIX - UYMGOP] VYWLIH XS )PPMSR HVSTTMRK Q] WLMIPH ERH W[SVH XS XLI KVSYRH ERH LIPH LIV LIEH SR Q] EVQW 7LI [EWRŞX GSRWGMSYW ERH - WXEVXIH LIEPMRK LIV [SYRHW [MXL Q] PMKLX TS[IVW 8LI KSPIQ LS[IZIV [EW STIVEXMSREP SRGI EKEMR ERH HIGMHIH XS XEGOPI QI %RH - PIJX Q] WLMIPH ERH W[SVH E JI[ QIXIVW E[E]

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;IPP RS[ XLIVI [EW RSXLMRK WLI GSYPH HS XS ƙ\ MX WS [I NYWX [IRX SJJ LSTMRK XLEX XLI XIEGLIV XLEX EWOIH YW XS VITEMV XLI JSYRXEMR LEHRŞX JEMP YW F] XLIR ;IPP XS FI LSRIWX [I [IRX SJJ SRP] EJXIV *MRMV VIXYVRIH JVSQ XLI JEPPIR KSPIQŞW VIQEMRMRKW LI WIIQIH XS FI MRWTIGXMRK MX HYVMRK XLI [LSPI GSRZIVWEXMSR *MVWX LI HSIWRŞX WE] QYGL XLIR LI XLMROW WXVERKIP] EFSYX XLMRKW ERH RS[ LIŞW MRWTIGXMRK VSGOW XLEX HSRŞX QEXXIV EX EPP 7SQIXLMRKŞW RSX UYMXI VMKLX LIVI ERH - LEH XS ƙRH SYX [LEX MX [EW FYX ƙVWX [I LEH XS KIX FEGO XS 0ERXLER Š;I WLSYPH KS KY]W 0ERXLER MW WXMPP [EMXMRK JSV YW š )PPMSR WEMH *VSQ XLI XST SJ XLI EGEHIQ]ŞW XIVVEGI [I PSSOIH HS[R XLMROMRK MX GSYPH FI E KSSH MHIE XS NYQT JVSQ VSSJ XS VSSJ YRXMP [I VIEGLIH XLI KVSYRH 7SQIXLMRK MR SYV QMRHW NYWX HMHRŞX XLMRO EFSYX WMQTP] KSMRK HS[R XLI VEQTW ERH WXEMVW KS ƙKYVI %RH WS [I HMH NYQT MX [EW JYR ERH EPP YRXMP SRI SJ YW JIPP E FMX XSS LMKL ERH MRXS XLI WLEPPS[ [EXIV ERH -ŞQ RSX WE]MRK [LS MX [EW %R][E] [I [IVI SR SYV [E] XS 0ERXLER ERH XLI] [IVI E FMX ELIEH SJ QI FIGEYWI ZIV] [IPP MX [EW QI - JIPP QSZMRK SR ;LMPI FILMRH XLIQ WSQIXLMRK SHH WXEVXIH FYKKMRK QI - WXEVXIH JIIPMRK FEH IRIVK] FYX - GSYPHRŞX UYMXI KIX [LEX MX [EW GSYPH MX FI *MRMV# 1] [MPP XS HMWGSZIV [LEX XLMW KY] [EW YT XS NYWX [IRX LMKLIV Š;IPP [IPP [IPP 0SSO [LS NYWX EVVMZIH š 0ERXLER WEMH HMWETTSMRXIH [MXL SYV KVSYT Š;I VITEMVIH XLI JSYRXEMR EW VIUYIWXIH š 8SVGEMP WEMH

Š8LMW [EW VIGOPIWW HIEPMRKW [MXL EVGERI QEKMG š *MRMV WXEXIH Š-ŞQ WSVV] ]SYŞVI QSWX HIƙRMXIP] VMKLX Š XLI XIEGLIV VITPMIH - 36 -

Š=SYŞVI PEXI [LMGL QIERW ]SY JEMPIH &YX XLI EGEHIQ] XLEROW ]SYV JSV ƙ\MRK XLI JSYRHEMR š 0ERXLER VITPMIH - 37 -


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Š;I JEMPIH # 8S FI JEMV HMHRŞX ]SY LIEV E FPEWX#š *MRMV WEMH

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Š7LI KSX WXYGO FIGEYWI LQ X[S FSSO WLIPZIW JIPP SR XST SJ LIV š *MRMV ƙRMWLIH

Š- HMH WS [LEX#š 0ERXLER VITPMIH Š;IPP [I EGXYEPP] [IRX XS WII [LEX LEH LETTIRIH š Š;EW XLEX ]SYV EWWMKRQIRX#š .YWX FIJSVI 8SVGEMP XLSYKLX EFSYX STIRMRK LMW QSYXL XS XIPP 0ERXLER EFSYX XLI [LSPI KSPIQ WMXYEXMSR )PPMSR PSSOIH EX LMQ ERH GPIEVP] QSXMSRIH RS [MXL LIV LIEH ;I [IVIRŞX WYTTSWIH XS XEPO EFSYX MX SV IPWI WSQIXLMRK GSYPH LETTIR XS XLEX XIEGLIV RSX XLEX WLI HMHRŞX HIWIVZI MX WLI HMH FYX [IŞVI RSX XLEX X]TI SJ IPZIW Š-X [EWRŞX WS ]SY HMHRŞX HS [LEX - XSPH ]SY XS HS [LMGL QIERW ]SY JEMPIH š 0ERXLER ƙRMWLIH Š;I ƙ\IH XLI JSYRXEMR %RH [I WXMPP LIPTIH E XIEGLIV š *MRMV WEMH UYMGOP] VIKVIXMRK MX

Š- GSYPHRŞX GEVI PIWW EFSYX XLI XIEGLIV MX WXMPP [EWRŞX ]SYV NSF XS LIPT LIV ERH XLI JSYRXEMR XS FI LSRIWX [MPP FI PIXXMRK [EXIV SYX MR RS XMQI FIGEYWI - WE[ ]SYV Šƙ\MRKš ERH MX [EWRŞX XLEX [IPP QEHI 2S[ PIEZI XLIVIŞW JEV QSVI MQTSVXERX XLMRKW - QYWX EXXIRH XS š 0ERXLER WXEXIH %RH WS [I [IRX FEGO XS SYV HSVQMXSV] YT ELIEH XLI QEMR FYMPHMRK SJ XLI 7YRWXVMHIV %GEHIQ] -X LEH IZIV]XLMRK +SSH JSSH KSSH FIHW KSSH ZMI[W ERH WS SR 8SVGEMP [EW VIEPP] QEH - QIER [I EPP [IVI FYX JSV 8SVGEMP XLMW [EW YREGGITXEFPI RS SRI GSYPH XEPO HS[R XS XLI WSR SJ XLI QMKLX] 0MKLXWIIOIV Š;LS HSIW LI XLMRO LI MW # ;I ƙ\IH XLI HEQR JSYRXEMR ERH [I LIPTIH E XIEGLIV š Š8SVGEMP NYWX PIEZI MX FI MXŞW QIERMRKPIWW š - WEMH Š- WLSYPH VITSVX XLMW XS Q] JEXLIV š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH

Š;LEX HS ]SY QIER ]SY LIPTIH E XIEGLIV#š 0ERXLER EWOIH Š-ŞQ EPWS E FMX JIH YT EFSYX XLMW MX [EWRŞX JEMV FYX XS FI LSRIWX [I GERŞX HS ER]XLMRK EFSYX MX ERH [VMXXMRK E PIXXIV XS ]SYV JEXLIV [SRŞX QEOI E HMJJIVIRGI 7V]JJI MW VMKLX NYWX PIEZI MX FI š )PPMSR ƙRMWLIH

Š,Q WLI LEH ER MWWYI š Š;LEX MWWYI#š Š*MRMV [LEX EVI ]SY HSMRK#š - EWOIH LSTMRK 0ERXLER [SYPHRŞX RSXMGI WS XLI XIEGLIV [SYPHRŞX LEZI TVSFPIQW ;I [IVI GSZIVMRK [LEX WLI HMH

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Š8LIVIŞW WXMPP VIQRERXW SJ EVGERI QEKMG MR XLI EGEHIQ] 8LEX GER KIX HERKIVSYW MR PSRK XIVQ š *MRMV WEMH Š,S[ HS ]SY ORS[#š - EWOIH

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Š- GER JIIP MX š Š1SVI XLER VIEH] š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH Š8LEX JEV# ;S[ - QYWX [VMXI XLMW SR Q] RSXIFSSO %RH XLMW ZMI[ %QE^MRK š )PPMSR WXEXIH )PPMSR FIKMRW XS [VMXI SR LIV RSXIFSSO EJXIV WLI XEOIW MX SJJ SJ LIV [EMWX 8LI ƙREP XIWX [EW EFSYX XS LETTIR ERH [I [IVI EPP VIEPP] RIVZSYW FIGEYWI [I [IVIRŞX WYVI [I [IVI VIEH] JSV MX - QIER [I HIWXVS]IH E KSPIQ ERH EPP FYX -ŞQ WYVI XLI ƙREP XIWX [SYPH FI [E] LEVHIV XLER [LEX LI LEH JEGIH WS JEV % JI[ QMRYXIW TEWWIH ERH [LMPI 8SVGEMP ERH - [IVI YTWXEMVW TVITEVMRK XLI XEFPI JSV SYV WS HIWIVZIH HMRRIV QIEP - LIEVH *MRMV XIPPMRK )PPMSR EFSYX LMW TEWX Š&YX LS[ HS ]SY ORS[ WS QYGL EFSYX EVGERI# - QIER ]SYŞVI WXYH]MRK XS FIGSQI E TVMIWX EVIRŞX ]SY#š )PPMSR EWOIH Š- EQ FYX [LIR - [EW FYX E WQEPP GLMPH - PMZIH MR E LSYWI ƙPPIH [MXL FSSOW WS - NYWX VIEH XLIQ EPP ERH IZIR GSTMIH WSQI MRJSVQEXMSR XS Q] S[R FSSOW EW[IPP š Š'SQI SR 0IXŞW IEX ]SY FSSO[SVQ š )PPMSR WE]W KMKKPMRK ;I EPP EXI [I EPP PEYKLIH XIPPMRK WXSVMIW XS SRI ERSXLIV XLEX RMKLX [I - 40 -

Š:IV] [IPP š %W XLI XIEGLIV WEMH MX WLI WYQQSRIH E FYRGL SJ [VIXGLIH IPZIW EW WLI LIVWIPJ ZERMWLIH MR XLMR EMV PIEZMRK YW XS JEGI SYV IRIQMIW 8SVGEMP EW EP[E]W KSX VIEPP] EVVSKERX XIPPMRK YW XS RSX KIX MR LMW [E] EW LI GLEVKIW EX XLI [VIXGLIH W[MVPMRK LMW W[SVH [MXL PMKLX EPP EVSYRH MX ,I EGXYEPP] QEREKIW XS XEOI SYX X[S SJ XLI ƙZI [VIXGLIH ORSGOMRK XLIQ HS[R %W - PSSO XS )PPMSR WLI [EWRŞX XLIVI ER]QSVI FYX XLIR Q] I]IW GEYKLX WSQIXLMRK LETTIRMRK RIEV 8SVGEMP ERH MX [EW )PPMSR NYWX VIETTIEVMRK FILMRH SRI SJ XLI ƙIRHW EXXIQTXMRK XS GYX MXW RIGO SJJ *MRMV UYMGOP] PEYRGLIH E PMKLX FSPX EX ERSXLIV [VIXGLIH ERH RS[ XLIVI [EW SRP] SRI PIJX -X [EW E FMKKIV SRI FYX XLEX WYVIP] HMHRŞX LSPH QI FEGO - [MIPHIH Q] WLMIPH ERH WXEVXIH VYWLMRK XS[EVHW XLI FMK [VIXGLIH ƙIRH XLMW XIWX HMHRŞX WIIQ XS FI LEVH EX EPP 3RP] XLIR - ORI[ MX [EW SRP] KIXXMRK WXEVXIH EW XLI GVIEXYVI HSHKIH Q] GLEVKI ERH XLVI[ QI XS XLI KVSYRH ,I WIIQIH QEH [EXGLMRK EPP LMW [IEOPMRKW JEMPMRK WS QMWIVEFP] ERH [MXL E WMRKPI QSZI LI KVEFFIH )PPMSR F] XLI LEMV ERH XLVI[ LIV MRXS 8SVGEMP 3RP] *MRMV [EW YT ERH XLMW [EW KSMRK XS FI LEVHIV XLER [I XLSYKLX ,I XLIR PEYRGLIW ERSXLIV SRI SJ LMW PMKLX FSPXW EX XLI FMK [VIXGLIH FYX MX SRP] QEHI LMQ QSVI ERKV] EX YW - 41 -


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HSRŞX HSYFX MX [EW E QSVI TVSYH QSQIRX JSV 8SVGEMP XLER MX [EW JSV XLI VIWX SJ YW FYX - [EW TVIXX] LETT] RSRIXLIPIWW Š:IV] [IPP FPSSH IPZIW 'SRKVEXYPEXMSRW XS XLI XIEQ =SY LEZI JEGIH E VIEPP] HERKIVSYW JSI ERH [SR =SY WLSYPH LEZI [SVOIH FIXXIV EW E XIEQ XS EZSMH XLI QMWXEOIW ]SYŞZI QEHI FYX WXMPP [IPP HSRI š XLI GVYWEHIV WXEXIH Š2S[ SR FILEPJ SJ XLI 7YRWXVMHIV %GEHIQ] ERH XLI *SVKSXXIR 'VYWEHIVW - [IPGSQI XLI JSYV SJ ]SY MRXS SYV VEROW ;IPGSQI GVYWEHIVW š

8LI GVIEXYVI JIPP HS[R ERH *MRMV WXEVXIH QYQFPMRK WSQI [SVHW ;LEX [EW LI HSMRK # ,STMRK WSQIXLMRK [SYPH LETTIR# Š;LEX EVI ]SY QYQFPMRK EFSYX #š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Ş XEFEVH 8LEX [EW [LEX [I [IVI JMKLXMRK JSV ;I TEWWIH XLI JMREP XIWX ;I [IVI EFSYX XS FIGSQI QIQFIVW SJ XLI *SVKSXXIR 'VYWEHIVW 3FZMSYWP] - - 42 -

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Š+Y]W LIŞW GSQMRK š *MRMV WEMH ,I [EW QENIWXMG 8LEX VIH XEFEVH XLI [LSPI EVQSV LI LEH SR LI PSSOIH WS WS VIWTIGXJYP - GSYPHRŞX [EMX XS [IEV EPP XLEX 1SQIRXW PEXIV LI GEPPIH 8SVGEMP ERH KEZI LMQ E WGVSPP ERH XLEXŞW MX ,I HMWETTIEVIH MR XLI LSVM^SR EJXIV XLEX ;I [IVI E FMX GSRJYWIH YRXMP 8SVGEMP GEQI FEGO XS YW ERH YR[VETIH XLI WGVSPP FIKMRRMRK XS VIEH [LEX [EW MRWMHI

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Welcome to the Forgotten Crusaders, I must say I’m most proud knowing we have four new excellent soldiers in our ranks, you displayed your skills wonderfully in the Sunstrider Academy. Most congratulations to you my son, you have done well. The Forgotten Crusaders await you, but first we need your help right there in Eversong Woods. You must travel to Falconwing Square and from there you’ll be sent to Fairbreeze Village. Problems may be on the break of arrival and your first task as crusaders is to aid the villagers - you’ll know what to do. Also you’ll be getting your own uniform in your next stop. We’re counting on you crusaders,

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Š:IV] [IPP QIIX SYV VERKIVW RIEV XLI LEVFSV XLI]ŞPP XIPP ]SY [LEX XS HS š

Š;LEX# .YWX PMOI XLEX#š *MRMV WEMH Š6YHI š )PPMSR WXEXIH

Š=IW [I EVI š 8SVGEMP VITPMIH QSXMSRMRK )PPMSR XS PIX XLI +YEVHMER WTIEO JVIIP]

Š8LI]ŞPP HIWXVS] Q] WLMT .YWX KS SR EPVIEH] ERH OMPP XLIMV PIEHIV š XLI GSQQERHIV ƙRMWLIH

Š8LI ZMPPEKI RIIHW ]SYV LIPT 3YV [IETSRW EVQSV QSWXP] IZIV]XLMRK ]SY WII LEW EVGERI QEKMG MR MX )ZIR SYV S[R FYMPHMRKW š XLI +YEVHMER WEMH

Š3L Q] XLI] WEMH XLI] [SYPH WIRH TVSJIWWMSREPW š E VERKIV WXEXIH WMKLMRK

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8SVGEMP [EW EFSYX XS ]IPP WSQIXLMRK FYX - WXSTTIH LMQ MR XMQI EPP - [ERXIH [EW XS KIX MX SZIV [MXL ERH WXEVX LEZMRK WSQI EGXMSR 3L ERH LIPT XLI ZMPPEKI SFZMSYWP] 8LI] HMHRŞX WLEVI XLIMV WXVEXIK] [MXL YW ;IPP XS FI LSRIWX - HMHRŞX IZIR ORS[ MJ MX [EW E WXVEXIK] JSV [LEX [I [IVI HSMRK 7S - 49 -


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[I GVIEXIH SYV S[R WXVEXIK] KIX MR ERH KIX SYX - ORS[ WMQTPI IRSYKL ;VIXGLIH EJXIV [VIXGLIH XLI] EPP [IRX HS[R JEMVP] IEW] -X LIPTIH XLEX XLVII SJ YW YWIH PMKLX TS[IVW ERH XLI SXLIV GSYPH ZERMWL ERH WXVMOI JVSQ FILMRH MR E ƚEWL -X HMHRŞX XEOI PSRK XS VIEGL XLI ƙREP ƚSSV SJ XLI XS[IV ERH HIGMQEXI XLI [VIXGLIH PIEHIV - QYWX FI LSRIWX ERH WE] XLEX - [EW I\TIGXMRK E FMKKIV GLEPPIRKI JSV YW GVYWEHIVW ;I EPP [IVI %RH WS [I VIXYVRIH [MXL 8SVGEMP GEVV]MRK XLI PIEHIVŞW LIEH Š,IVI ]SY LEZI MX š 8SVGEMP WEMH Š8LERO ]SY ]SY EVI RS[ HMWQMWWIH GVYWEHIVW š XLI GSQQERHIV WXEXIH [LMPI OIITMRK LMW EXXIRXMSR XS XLI VERKIVW EVSYRH LMQ *MRMV [EW EFSYX XS WE] WSQIXLMRK FYX )PPMSR QEHI LMQ VIEPM^I MX [EW [SVXLPIWW ;LEX [IVI XLI] WXMPP XEPOMRK EFSYX MJ [I HMH XLI NSF# - GSYPHRŞX YRHIVWXERH YRXMP *MRMV XSPH YW XLEX XLI PIEHIV [EWRŞX SFZMSYWP] XLIMV QEMR XEVKIX ;IPP MX [EWRŞX SFZMSYW JSV QI -J XLI PIEHIV [EWRŞX XLIMV QEMR XEVKIX [LEX [EW# 0MXXPI HMH - ORS[ XLEX )ZIVWSRK ;SSHW [EW MR QSVI HERKIV XLER [I XLSYKLX TSWWMFPI EX XLI XMQI ;MXL MRKIRYMX] [I VIXYVRIH XS *EMVFVII^I :MPPEKI ERH E RI[ XEWO [EW YT ELIEH 3YV NSF [EW XS XVEZIP XLVSYKL XLI WS GEPPIH (IEH 7GEV OMPPMRK EW QYGL YRHIEH ƙIRHW EW [I GSYPH YRXMP [I VIEGLIH 8VERUYMPPMIR 7YTTSWIHP] E PSX SJ LIPT [EW RIIHIH MR XLIVI ;I ORI[ )ZIVWSRK ;SSHW [EW LEZMRK TVSFPIQW RSX XLI VIEP TVSFPIQW FYX RSRIXLIPIWW [I ORI[ FYX GSYPH 8VERUYMPPMIR LEZI QSVI# 7YGL MRRSGIRGI

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ŞX PMOI XLEX FYX XLEX [EW RS VIEWSR XS JIIP EW ERKV] EW - JIPX 7SQIXLMRK [EW [VSRK ERH XLIR - LIEVH MX JSV XLI ƙVWX XMQI E [LMWTIV - 53 -


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Š8LI] HSRŞX GEVI EFSYX ]SY 7V]JJI 8LI] RIZIV HMH š - JSYRH MX I\XVIQIP] SHH LIEVMRK [LMWTIVW MW RIZIV E RSVQEP XLMRK RSX JSV QI EX PIEWX &YX IZIV]XLMRK [EW GPSYHIH [MXL ERKIV RS[ - NYWX HMHRŞX GEVI EFSYX ER]XLMRK SXLIV XLER XLI JEGX XLEX XLI] [IVI XSS GPSWI XS IEGL SXLIV - SFZMSYWP] ORI[ XLI] GEVIH EFSYX QI - QIER XLI] HMH VMKLX# )PPMSR GIVXEMRP] HMH VMKLX# - [EWRŞX WYVI Š7S [LIVI MW XLMW 8VERUYM WSQIXLMRK TPEGI#š *MRMV EWOIH Š%GGSVHMRK XS XLI QET XLI] KEZI YW MJ [I JSPPS[ XLMW TMPI SJ FSRIW EPP EVSYRH YW MJ [I KS WSYXL [I WLSYPH VIEGL SYV HIWXMREXMSR š 8SVGEMP ERW[IVIH [LMPI PSSOMRK EX XLI QET 7YHHIRP] [I WII ER IPJ MR XVSYFPI ERH VYWL XS LIPT LMQ FEWLMRK EKEMRWX EPP XLI WGSYVKI MR XLI [E] 8LI IPJ [EW SR XLI KVSYRH ERH EJXIV FIMRK WEZIH F] YW GVE[PIH MR SYV HMVIGXMSR KVEFFMRK SRXS Q] XEFEVH [MXL E XIVVMƙIH PSSO MR LMW I]IW Š- 7%; - - 7%; 8,) ',-00)( 033/-2+ )=)7 ,) ,%( š LI WGVIEQIH Š;LS#š 8SVGEMP EWOIH Š- '%2Ş8 498 %;%= 40)%7) 8%/) -8 %;%= 8,) :3-')7 - (32Ş8 ;%28 8,)1 -2 1= 1-2( %2=136) š XLI IPJ WGVIEQW SRGI EKEMR GV]MRK

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LMQ )PPMSR UYMGOP] GEPQIH QI HS[R ERH XYVRIH QI E[E] JVSQ XLI IPJ NYWX YRXMP LI KVEFFIH Q] EVQ ERH TYWLIH QI XS [LMWTIV MR Q] IEV Š=SY GERŞX LMHI 2SRI SJ ]SY GER š XLI IPJ [LMWTIVIH [MXL E LYKI KVMR SR LMW JEGI ,I [EW GIVXEMRP] GVE^] FYX [I LEH XS LIPT LMQ WS [I XVMIH XS KVEF LMQ MR SVHIV XS XEOI LMQ FEGO XS *EMVFVII^I FYX FIJSVI ER] SJ YW GSYPH HS WS XLI IPJ XSSO Q] W[SVH ERH VEQQIH MX MRXS LMW GLIWX ;I HMHRŞX ORS[ [LEX XS HS 8LI IPJ LEH NYWX GSQQMXXIH WYMGMHI .YWX EW XLI IPJ JIPP XS XLI KVSYRH [I LIEVH E ZSMGI XLEX QEHI YW KIX MRXS SYV ORIIW Š-R XLI IRH TS[IV ]SY ETEVX š ;I HMHRŞX YRHIVWXERH MX EW MX JIPX PMOI E FVSOIR WSYRH HIZMGI QEOMRK WSQI [SVHW MREYHMFPI Š:IV] [IPP KY]W XLMW MW WIVMSYWP] KIXXMRK GVIIT] š )PPMSR WEMH WGEVIH 7SQIXLMRK [EW VIEPP] SHH ERH [I LEH XS ƙRH SYX [LEX MX [EW % JI[ QSQIRXW [IRX F] ERH MX [EW KIXXMRK HEVO EPVIEH] WS [I HIGMHIH XS GEQT RIEVF] WIXXMRK YT XLI XIRX MRWMHI XLI VSSXW SJ E JEPPIR HIEH XVII ;I WEX UYMIXP] HMWGYWWMRK [LEX [I [SYPH HS RI\X [LMPI LSTMRK RSRI SJ XLI YRHIEH [SYPH LIEV YW ERH [I GSYPH KIX E KSSH RMKLX VIWX Š- XLMRO XLMW MW IRSYKL KY]W [IŞVI NYWX VIGVYMXW ERH XLMW MW SZIV SYV LIEHW š )PPMSR WXEXIH

)PPMSR XVMIH XS GEPQ XLI IPJ HS[R FYX F] HSMRK WS IRHIH YT FIMRK FMXXIR F] LMQ 7S - OMGOIH LMQ NEFFMRK Q] W[SVH MRXS XLI KVSYRH VMKLX RI\X XS XLI IPJŞW LIEH - JIPX WS ERKV] EPP XLI XMQI - [EW VIEH] XS QYVHIV

Š- WE] [I GSRXMRYI ;IŞVI RSX QIVI WXYHIRXW ER]QSVI ;IŞVI *SVKSXXIR 'VYWEHIVW š 8SVGEMP VITPMIH

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*MRMV ERH - EKVII [MXL 8SVGEMP ERH [I EPP [IRX XS WPIIT &YX MX [EWRŞX YRXMP EPQSWX HE[R XLEX - WE[ E PMKLX NYWX SYXWMHI XLI XIRX ERH - [IRX SYX XS ƙRH SYX [LEX MX [EW %W - KSX GPSWIV XLI PMKLX KSX FVMKLXIV ERH FVMKLXIV YRXMP - XSYGLIH MX - [EW RS[ WYVVSYRHIH [MXL [LMXI RSXLMRKRIWW EPP EVSYRH QI 5YMGOP] XLI PMKLX FIKER XS JEHI ERH Q] WLEHS[ XYVRIH FMKKIV ERH FMKKIV YRXMP IZIV]XLMRK [EW HEVO ERH 8SVGEMP [EW NYWX MR JVSRX SJ QI [MXL FPSSH EPP SZIV LMQ FIKKMRK QI WSQIXLMRK - GSYPHRŞX VIEPP] ƙKYVI SYX [LEX MX [EW FYX MX EPQSWX JIPX PMOI LI [EW FIKKMRK JSV QIVG] ;LEX LEH - HSRI# ;EW - EFSYX XS OMPP 8SVGEMP MR XLEX ZMWMSR# *MVWX - FIKER XS JIIP VIEPP] FEH EFSYX MX FYX XLIR SXLIV MQEKIW ETTIEVIH VMKLX MR JVSRX SJ Q] I]IW MQEKIW SJ 8SVGEMP OMWWMRK )PPMSR ERH MQEKIW JVSQ EPP XLI XMQIW 8SVGEMP HIJIEXIH QI ERH QEHI QI PSSO PMOI E JSSP % W[SVH ETTIEVIH MR Q] LERH ERH XLIR - HMH [LEX Q] KYXW [IVI ]IPPMRK QI XS HS - OMPPIH 8SVGEMP .YWX FIJSVI - [SOI YT - LIEVH WSQI ƙREP [SVHW Š=SY LEZI XLI TS[IV XS HIGMQEXI ]SYV IRIQMIW LSTIFVMRKIV š

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ÅžX PSWI XMQI SR KMZMRK YW XEWOW ;I OMPPIH XVSPPW F] XLI PEOI [I HIEPX [MXL LYKI JVIEOMRK 74-()67 SR ER EFERHSRIH XS[R - LEXI WTMHIVW ERH - 59 -


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[I IZIR JSYKLX EKEMRWX KLSWXW ERH YRHIEH QYVPSGW 8LI VIKMSR [EW PSWX ERH [I [IVIRŞX VIEPP] WYVI [LEX [EW XLIVI PIJX XS WEZI Š-XŞW RSX EFSYX [LEX [I LEZI PIJX XS WEZI 7V]JJI š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH Š-XŞW EFSYX VIXVMIZMRK [LEXŞW SYVW ERH GSRXVSPPMRK XLIWI QMRHPIWW ƙIRHW š ;IPP 8SVGEMP [EW VMKLX - GSQTPIXIP] EKVIIH - KYIWW [I EPP [IVI NYWX XMVIH F] XLIR [LMGL KSX IZIR [SVWI NYWX F] XLI JEGX XLEX - HVIEQIH EFSYX OMPPMRK Q] FIWX JVMIRH - WXMPP HSRŞX ORS[ [LEX [EW XLEX EPP EFSYX ERH - WYVI GERŞX VIQIQFIV LS[ - IRHIH YT [EOMRK YT MRWMHI XLI XIRX [MXL XLI VIWX SJ XLIQ EJXIV KSMRK SYXWMHI MR XLI QMHHPI SJ XLI RMKLX %RH XLMW VEKI MX NYWX OITX KIXXMRK WXVSRKIV EW[IPP EW XLI [LMWTIVW MR Q] LIEH - [EW SZIV[LIPQIH [MXL XLI EQQSYRX SJ XLMRKW - LEH XS [SVV] EFSYX FYX HYX] LEH XS FI JYPƙPPIH %RH XLIR E RI[ XEWO [EW LERHIH XS YW 8LI VERKIVW KEZI YW ER SVHIV XS OMPP# -W XLEX XLI [SVH# ;IPP XS IPMQMREXI XLI RIGVSQERGIVW MRWMHI XLI 7GSYVKI SYXTSWX (IEXLSPQI 8LSWI [IVI XLI SRIW GVIEXMRK QSVI SJ XLSWI YRHIEH ƙIRHW F] XYVRMRK HIGIEWIH FPSSH IPZIW 8LI XEWO EPXLSYKL WMQTPI [EW ZIV] HERKIVSYW FYX [I [IVI RS[ GVYWEHIVW WS [I GSYPH SFZMSYWP] EGGSQTPMWL ER]XLMRK EX PIEWX WS - XLSYKLX EX XLI XMQI ;I VIWXIH JSV E RMKLX [I LEH E GSYTPI LYKI HE]W LIPTMRK SYX XLI ZMPPEKI [LMPI - WXMPP KSX XLSWI [LMWTIVW MRWMHI Q] LIEH 1E]FI [I GSYPH HS FSXL SYV SFNIGXMZIW F] GSQTPIXMRK XLMW XEWO - QIER XLI SVMKMR SJ XLIWI [LMWTIVW QYWX FI MRWMHI (IEXLSPQI VMKLX# Š3L QSVI YRHIEHW XS OMPP LYVVE] š )PPMSR WEMH MVSRMGEPP] ;LMPI [I [IVI LIEHMRK XS SYV HSVQMXSV] EPP ZMPPEKIVW XYVRIH XS YW [LMGL [EW EPVIEH] GVIIT] &YX XLIR XLI] WLS[IH RS JEGIW =IW JEGIPIWW ZMPPEKIVW EPP PSSOMRK EX YW 3RI SJ XLIQ ETTVSEGLIH [EPOMRK EW MJ RSXLMRK [EW LETTIRMRK - 60 -

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Š;IPGSQI SRGI EKEMR XS 8VERUYMPPMIR š %RH EW XLI ZMPPEKIV WEMH MX IZIV]XLMRK KSX WS FPYVV] )ZIV]XLMRK WXEVXIH XS JEHI EW EPP JSYV SJ YW JEMRX VMKLX XLIVI [MXL RS ETTEVIRX VIEWSR - [SYPH ƙKYVI HE]W [IRX F] EW [I WPITX FYX [I IZIRXYEPP] [SOI YT ERH XLIVI [EW XLMW SXLIV ZMPPEKIV LIPTMRK YW XS KIX YT ERH XLMW SRI LEH E JEGI ,I [EW E QIHMG JVSQ XLI ZMPPEKI E LIEPIV XLEX - [SYPH WE] XSSO GEVI SJ YW [LMPI [I [IVI JEMRXIH Š=SY KY]W VIEPP] LMX XLI KVSYRH HMHRŞX ]SY#š LI EWOIH Š;LEX LETTIRIH XS YW#š 8SVGEMP EWOIH Š;IPP MXŞW JEMVP] WMQTPI 8LI JSYV SJ ]SY [IVI YRHIV E GYVWI š Š% GYVWI# š [I EPQSWX ]IPPIH WMQYPXERISYWP] Š=IW E GYVWI %W - [EW EPVIEH] I\TPEMRMRK XS ]SYV JVMIRH VMKLX XLIVI E HEVO GYVWI XLI QIHMG WXEXIH EW LI TSMRXIH EX *MRMV Š- PMOI HEKKIVW 7[IIX W[IIX FPEHIW š )PPMSR WEMH EW WLI [EOIW YT Š- FIX XLEX XLMRK [LMWTIVMRK YW MW XLI GEYWI SJ XLMW GYVWI EW[IPP š - WEMH Š;IPP - WXST VMKLX LIVI -ŞQ RSX KSMRK ER] JYVXLIV 7MRGI [I PIJX *EMVFVII^I E PSX SJ XLMRKW LETTIRIH XS YW EPVIEH] š )PPMSR WEMH Š7LI MW VMKLX XLMW MW KIXXMRK HERKIVSYW š - WXEXIH - 61 -


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Š8LERO ]SY 7SQISRI [LS WIIW VIEWSR š )PPMSR ]IPPW EW WLI PSSOW EX XLI HMWETTVSZEP PSSO SR XLI JEGI SJ *MRMV ERH 8SVGEMP Š&YX [I HS RIIH XS ƙRH XLI VSSX SJ EPP XLMW š - GSQTPIXIH Š3L Q] - GERŞX FIPMIZI XLMW -ŞQ WYVVSYRHIH F] MHMSXW š )PPMSR [LMWTIVW WMPIRXP] XS LIVWIPJ Š0IX YW KS XLIR š 8SVGEMP WXEXIH %RH [I WIX JSSX XS (IEXLSPQI XLVSYKL FSRIW ERH WOYPPW WOIPIXSRW ERH YRHIEH FEXW YRXMP E LYKI XLMRK GVSWWIH SYV VSYXI Š8LMW XLMW XLMW MW ER EFSQMREXMSR š )PPMSR WEMH JVS^IR [LMPI PSSOMRK EX XLI KMKERXMG GVIEXYVI MR JVSRX SJ XLIQ Š=SYŞVI VMKLX EPP XLMW MW ER EFSQMREXMSR %RH WEH EW[IPP 7S QER] PMZIW PSWX š 8SVGEMP EKVIIH RSX TE]MRK EXXIRXMSR XS [LEX )PPMSR EGXYEPP] QIERX YRXMP LI LMQWIPJ FYQTIH MRXS XLI ƙIRH

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Š7II# =SYŞVI WXVSRKIV XLER XLI] EVI š - LIEVH 2S[ XLI ƙIRH IRVEKIH EW MX PEYRGLIH MXW GLEMRIH E\I EX XLI JSYV SJ YW - UYMGOP] KVEFFIH Q] WLMIPH EW - TVSXIGXIH Q] FSH] JVSQ XLI LMX VETMHP] PEYRGLMRK MX EKEMRWX XLI ƙIRHŞW LIEH PERHMRK ERSXLIV LMX Š;IPP HSRI ,STIFVMRKIV EW ]SY GER WII RS SRI GER PERH E LMX I\GITX JSV ]SY ]SYŞVI XLI WXVSRKIWX SJ EPP JSYV š - LIEVH SRGI EKEMR Š&YX WXMPP ]SYV TS[IV MW RSX IRSYKL MW MX#š ERH EKEMR Š'SQI GPEMQ ]SYV XVYI TYVTSWI š %2( %+%-2 Š4S[IV š 8LI QEKMG [SVH I\TERHIH MRWMHI Q] LIEH EPP - IZIV [ERXIH TS[IV - RIIHIH XS ƙRH XLI SRI QEOMRK EPP XLI [LMWTIVW EW JEWX EW - GSYPH 7YHHIRP] 8SVGEMP KIXW ƙPPIH [MXL PMKLX EPP EVSYRH LMQ WXEVXMRK XS EPQSWX FPMRH SYV ZMWMSR ERH MR E QMPMWIGSRH LI QEREKIH XS WPMGI XLI EFSQMREXMSR MR X[S 2S[ - HIƙRMXIP] [ERXIH QSVI TS[IV QSVI XLER IZIV Š2SX IRSYKL MW MX#š E [LMWTIV

=SY GSYPH LIEV MXW FSRIW GVEGOPMRK EW 8SVGEMP FYQTIH MRXS MX ERH KSX EPP GSZIVIH MR WPMQI ERH FEH WQIPP Š8SVGEMP š *MRMV ]IPPIH EW LI FIKER GEWXMRK E PMKLX WTIPP FYX RSRI SJ SYV EXXEGOW WIIQIH XS QEOI ER] QENSV HEQEKI SR XLI GVIEXYVI -X [EW E QEXXIV SJ WIGSRHW YRXMP - TYRGLIH XLI KVSYRH GEWXMRK E [EZI SJ PMKLX MR EPP HMVIGXMSRW WSQIXLMRK Q] QSXLIV XIEGLIH QI ]IEVW EKS ;I ƙREPP] PERHIH E LMX %RH XLI [LMWTIVW VIXYVRIH - 62 -

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[EW SR LMW [E] %GGSVHMRK XS XLI VERKIVW EW[IPP XLIVI [EW E XSXEP SJ RIGVSQERGIVW MRWMHI XLI GMXEHIP ERH SYV QMWWMSR [EW XS IPMQMREXI XLIQ EPP 'SYPH XLI [LMWTIVW GSQI JVSQ SRI SJ XLSWI JSYV# Š:IV] [IPP PIXŞW XLMRO XLMW XLVSYKL š - WEMH EW [I KSX GPSWIV XS XLI KEXIW &YX EW - WEMH MX 8SVGEMP [LMGL [EW ELIEH SJ YW UYMGOP] WXEXIH Š3L Q] š Š;LEX#š )PPMSR EWOIH GEPQP] 8LIVI [EW E LYKI EFSQMREXMSR GSQMRK XS[EVHW YW [I WYVIP] [IVIRŞX WGEVIH WS [I HMH [LEX XLI FVEZIWX LIVSIW [SYPH HS ;I LMH RI\X XS XLI KEXI IRXVERGI EW XLI EFSQMREXMSR TEWWIH F] 3FZMSYWP] FIGEYWI [I LEH QSVI MQTSVXERX WXYJJ XS HS 3FZMSYWP] Š;I LEZI LQ E QMWWMSR XS EGGSQTPMWL 7S [I GERŞX [EWXI XMQI SR XLEX LYKI QIWW VMKLX KY]W#š 8SVGEMP EWOIH YW

CARLOS ALBERTO MENDES GUERREIRO

Š%PP XLMW WXMROW TPYW XLEX KVIIR WYFWXERGI š )PPMSR WEMH FIJSVI - MRXIVVYTXIH LIV Š0IXŞW TVSGIIH š - [EW HIXIVQMRIH XS ƙRH SYX [LS [EW FILMRH EPP XLI [LMWTIVW ERH - GSYPHRŞX [EWXI E WMRKPI QSQIRX 7S RIGVSQERGIV EJXIV RIGVSQERGIV XLI] EPP [IVI IPMQMREXIH %PP JSYV SJ XLIQ 3YV QMWWMSR [EW GSQTPIXI NYWX PMOI XLEX ,S[ IEW] MX [EW XS IRXIV XLI GMXEHIP ERH OMPP RIGVSQERGIVW ;E] XSS IEW] %W 8SVGEMP [EW KIXXMRK LMW W[SVH SYX SJ XLI PEWX RIGVSQERGIVŞW GLIWX ERSXLIV [LMWTIV Š*SPPS[ FIPS[ š Š*SPPS[ FIPS[#š *MRMV EWOIH [MXL LMW LERHW SR LMW LIEH XVSYFPIH F] XLI [LMWTIV Š&IPS[ [LIVI#š )PPMSR EWOIH

Š=IW š )PPMSR VITPMIH

;I EPP VITPMIH WMQYPXERISYWP] ]SY EPQSWX GSYPHRŞX ƙKYVI SYX [LS WEMH [LEX [MXL SYV XVIQFPMRK ZSMGIW ;I [IVI WGEVIH ERH XLIVIŞW RS HIR]MRK MX )ZIR XLI [MRH [EW WGEV] ERH IZIV]XLMRK EFSYX XLMW TPEGI [EW XIPPMRK YW XS PIEZI -J SRP] [I LEH PIJX FIJSVI MX EPP FIKER

;I [IVI EPP GSRJYWIH ERH [I GSYPHRŞX ƙKYVI SYX [LEX XLEX [LMWTIV QIERX 9RXMP 8SVGEMP TSMRXIH EX ER SPH HIGE]IH WXSRI GV]TX -X LEH XS FI MX 8LI VSSX SJ EPP XLI [LMWTIVW LEH XS FI MRWMHI &IPS[ XLI WYVJEGI ;I WIX JSSX XS[EVHW XLI GV]TX WPMGMRK EPP XLI YRHIEH MR SYV [E] ;I IRXIVIH 8LIVI [IVI [IFW MR EPQSWX IZIV] GSVRIV VSXXMRK WOIPIXSRW IZIV][LIVI %RH PMKLXIH XSVGLIW 7SQISRI QYWX LEZI FIIR LIVI VIGIRXP] %W [I KSX XS XLI IRH SJ XLI GV]TX E ƙKYVI ;I GSYPH WII MX WXERHMRK MR JVSRX SJ E WMRKPI XSVGL Š7S GVYWEHIVW LEZI - FIIR E LIPTJYP LERH MR ]SYV QMWWMSR#š XLI ƙKYVI EWOIH YW [MXL E LYKI KVMR SR MXW JEGI

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Š;LS EVI ]SY# ,S[ GSYPH ]SY LEZI LIPTIH YW#š )PPMSR EWOIH Š=SY SFZMSYWP] [IVIRŞX TE]MRK EXXIRXMSR [IVI ]SY#š XLI ƙKYVI VITPMIH Š- EPPS[IH ]SYV IRXVERGI MRXS XLI GMXEHIP WLSYPHRŞX ]SY JSYV FI XLEROJYP#š 8LI ƙKYVI XSSO LMW LSSH SJJ EW LI [EW WE]MRK XLSWI [SVHW -X [EW ER IPJ ,MW KVMR ERH WLEH] PSSO IZIV]XLMRK LI [EW WE]MRK WSYRHIH PMOI LI [EW QSGOMRK YW &YX XLIR [I RSXMGIH MX LMW FPYI WSYPPIWW I]IW ,I [EW ER YRHIEH IPJ LI [EW WYVIP] E TEVX SJ XLI (IEXLSPQI -X [EW E XVET LI PYVIH YW MRXS LMQ F] EPPS[MRK YW XS KIX MRWMHI XLI GMXEHIP ERH RS[ [I LEH RS [E] SYX Š8SVGEMP š )PPMSR WEMH [LMPI KIXXMRK GPSWIV XS 8SVGEMP KVEFFMRK LMW PIJX EVQ WGEVIH SJ MX EPP Š=SY WII WLI TVIJIVW LMQ 7LI TVIJIVW 8SVGEMP RSX ]SY š SRP] - LIEVH

CARLOS ALBERTO MENDES GUERREIRO

Š8SVGEMP TPIEWI 0IXŞW KS FEGO +Y]W EPP SJ ]SY PIXŞW KS š )PPMSR FIKKIH [LMPI RSX PIXXMRK 8SVGEMP KS - PSSOIH EX XLIQ 8LI ERKIV GEQI FEGO 7XVSRKIV XLER IZIV MX GEQI FEGO )PPMSR VIEPP] TVIJIVIH LMQ (MH WLI PSZI LMQ# %W - XLSYKLX EFSYX MX NYWX XLI WMQTPI MHIE SJ LIV PSZMRK LMQ QEHI Q] ERKIV E FMPPMSR XMQIW [SVWI ,I EP[E]W LEH IZIV]XLMRK ,I EP[E]W [SR SYV HYIPW ,I [EW EP[E]W SRI WXIT ELIEH SJ QI 8,) 32) - 03:) 03:)( ,-1 Š(MI š - WEMH [MXL E ZSMGI EPQSWX MREYHMFPI [LMPI PSSOMRK EX 8SVGEMP Š)\EGXP] 2S[ ]SY WII XLI XVYXL š XLI YRHIEH IPJ WXEXIH Š%RH HIIT HS[R ]SY EP[E]W ORI[ XLEX WSQIHE] XLI] [SYPH XYVR XLIMV FEGOW SR ]SY š Š2S WXST MX š - [LMWTIVIH XS Q]WIPJ - WXMPP GSYPHRŞX FIPMIZI [LEX [EW VMKLX MR JVSR SJ QI

Š7XST [MXL XLI [LMWTIVW š - ]IPPIH 8LI SXLIVW PSSOIH EX QI GSRJYWIH 8LI] [IVIRŞX LIEVMRK ER] [LMWTIVW ;L] QI# ;L] [EW LI WE]MRK EPP XLSWI XLMRKW# - [EWRŞX REMZI WS - ORI[ LI [EW XV]MRK XS XYVR QI EKEMRWX Q] JVMIRHW &YX RSRIXLIPIWW EPP XLI XLMRKW LI [EW WE]MRK [IVI XVYI Š;LEX HS ]SY [ERX#š - EWOIH XLI YRHIEH IPJ Š8LMW MWRŞX EFSYX QI ,STIFVMRKIV 8LMW MW EFSYX ]SY ERH ]SYV HIWXMR] =SYV GPEMQ JSV TS[IV š Š1] HIWXMR]#š - EWOIH Q]WIPJ - 68 -

Š-ŞQ EJVEMH - VIEPP] LEZI XS š XLI YRHIEH IPJ WEMH EJXIV WSQILS[ LIEVMRK Q] [SVHW Š-XŞW XMQI XS PIEZI 3L &YX - FVSYKLX XLI TEVX] LIVI EPP XS ]SYVWIPZIW GVYWEHIVW š Š;LEX TEVX] # ;LS EVI ]SY # 8IPP YW [LS ]SY EVI š *MRMV ]IPPIH 3YX SJ RS[LIVI XLI YRHIEH IPJ HMWETTIEVIH MR E WLEHS[ XIPITSVXEXMSR WTIPP XLEX RSRI SJ YW LEH WIIR YRXMP RS[ 8LI PEWX XLMRK [I WE[ EX XLEX QSQIRX XLI PEWX XLMRK XLEX HMWETTIEVIH [EW LMW LYKI KVMR WE]MRK E REQI EW LMW S[R ZSMGI JEHIH Š>ITL]V š - 69 -


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8SVGEMP PEYRGLIH LMQWIPJ EW >ITL]V HMWETTIEVW MR XLI QMHHPI SJ HEVO XIPITSVXEXMSR WXVMOMRK LMW W[SVH FYX JEMPMRK ,I [EW EPVIEH] KSRI %RH RS[ XLI GV]TX WXEVXIH XS XVIQFPI EW [I LIEV KMKERXMG LIEZ] JSSXWXITW 8LI WLEHS[W GEWXIH SR XLI [EPPW NYWX EFSZI XLI WXEMVW XLEX PIH XS XLI [E] SYX WLS[IH YW RSX SRI FYX X[S SJ XLSWI LYKI ƙIRHW GEPPIH EFSQMREXMSRW GSQMRK XS[EVHW YW ;I [IVI HSSQIH SRI [EW LEVH IRSYKL XS HIJIEX FYX X[S %RH XIVVMJ]MRKP] XLI] EVVMZIH EX XLI IRH SJ XLI WXEMVW SRI EJXIV XLI SXLIV EPQSWX RSX ƙXXMRK MR XLI GV]TX GLEQFIV ;I [IVI HIITP] WGEVIH )PPMSR WXEVXIH GV]MRK *MRMV PIX LMW WXEJJ JEPP EW XLI XLVII SJ XLIQ [IVI QSZMRK FEGO[EVHW E[E] JVSQ XLI EFSQMREXMSRW XS[EVHW XLI IRH SJ XLI GV]TX 8LI EFSQMREXMSRW WIIQIH XS LEZI RS MRXIVIWX MR OMPPMRK QI FYX [L]# - [EWRŞX VIEPP] TE]MRK EXXIRXMSR EX XLI XMQI EW EPP - GSYPH XLMRO EFSYX [EW XLEX )PPMSR PSZIH 8SVGEMP ERH XLIVI [EW RSXLMRK - GSYPH HS EFSYX MX (MI HMI HMI XLSWI [IVI Q] XLSYKLXW XS[EVHW 8SVGEMP 8LIMV XMQI WIIQIH GSYRXIH ERH XLIMV HIWXMR] WIEPIH JSV KSSH Š9RPIEWL ]SYV XVYI WIPJ š >ITL]V [LMWTIVIH

HIWXMR]# -W XLEX Q] TS[IV# %W WSSR EW [I KSX XS XLI ZMPPEKI [I HMWGYWWIH XLI WYFNIGX ERH GEQI XS XLI GSRGPYWMSR XLEX MX QYWX LEZI FIIR >ITL]V [LS HMH EPP XLEX QEOMRK QI FIPMIZI QSVI MR LMW GLEVEHI MR LMW [SVHW &YX WXMPP - GSYPHRŞX OIIT Q]WIPJ JVSQ XLMROMRK XLEX EPP LMW [SVHW [IVI XVYI 8LI VERKIVW GSRKVEXYPEXIH YW JSV SYV [SVO MR (IEXLSPQI ERH UYMGOP] LERHIH YW ERSXLIV PIXXIV XLMW XMQI JVSQ XLI ;EVGLMIJ SJ XLI ,SVHI 8LVEPP 8LI PIXXIV WEMH [I [IVI FSYRH XS TVIWIRX SYVWIPZIW XS LMQ MR XLI GETMXEP GMX] SJ 3VKVMQQEV 2S[ XLEX XLI FPSSH IPZIW LEH NSMRIH XLI ,SVHI [I ƙKYVIH XLIVI [IVI FYVIEYGVEG] PIJX XS FI HIEPX [MXL FIX[IIR XLI JEGXMSR ERH XLI *SVKSXXIR 'VYWEHIVW ,MKLPSVH 0MKLXWIIOIV [EW XLI SRI XLEX WIRX YW XLI PIXXIV EW WXEXIH MR ER MRGPYHIH WQEPP RSXI %TTEVIRXP] XLI ,MKLPSVH [ERXIH YW XS EXXIRH XS XLMW QIIXMRK [MXL XLI ;EVGLMIJ ERH TIVLETW XVEZIP XS XLI *SVKSXXIR -WPI EJXIV[EVHW 7S [I WXE]IH MR 8VERUYMPPMIR JSV XLI RMKLX ERH MR XLI QSVRMRK [I WIX JSSX XS 7MPZIVQSSR SRGI EKEMR MR SVHIV XS XVEZIP XS /EPMQHSV E GSRXMRIRX [I LEZI RIZIV FIIR MR Š;IPGSQI XS 7MPZIVQSSR š E KYEVH [IPGSQIH YW

%RH [MXL XLEX [LMWTIV SYX SJ RS[LIVI E LYKI FYVWX SJ HEVO IRIVK] FYVWXIH SYX SJ QI *MRMV [EW UYMGO IRSYKL XS TVSXIGX XLI XLVII SJ XLIQ JVSQ Q]WIPJ [LMPI FSXL XLI EFSQMREXMSR [IVI HIGMQEXIH MR E QEXXIV SJ WIGSRHW - WEZIH XLIQ EX XLEX TSMRX FYX - GSYPH LEZI EPWS OMPPIH XLIQ 8LI] EPP PSSOIH EX QI WGEVIH WTIGMEPP] )PPMSR Š;I WLSYPH KS š 8SVGEMP WEMH [LMPI PSSOMRK TIVTPI\IH EX QI

3RGI MRWMHI XLI GMX] [I GSYPH WII E PSX SJ TISTPI [ERHIVMRK EVSYRH LEZMRK JYR WTIEOMRK XS IEGL SXLIV XVEZIPMRK ERH WS SR -X [EW HIƙRMXIP] E FYW] GMX] FYX [I [IVI NYWX TEWWMRK F] Š%00 7)'96)(š E GMX] EVGERI KYEVHMER WXEXIH EW MX [EPOIH F] YW

;I QEHI SYV [E] SYX SJ XLI GMXEHIP ;I EPP HMHRŞX WTIEO EX EPP HYVMRK SYV NSYVRI] FEGO XS 8VERUYMPPMIR ;I [IVIRŞX WYVI [LEX LEH NYWX LETTIRIH ;LEX [EW XLEX HEVO IRIVK] GSQMRK SYX SJ QI# -W XLEX Q] VIEP

8LI QEMR WTMVI [EW MR JVSRX SJ YW XLI FMKKIWX SJ XLIQ EPP ERH [LIVI XLI GSQQERHIV GLEQFIV [EW PSGEXIH 0SVŞXLIQEV 8LIVSR [EW [EMXMRK MRWMHI VIEPP] FYW] [MXL EPP LMW RI[ VERO EW PIEHIV SJ XLI FPSSH IPZIW Š;I GERRSX WMX LIVI ERH [EMX [I QYWX EGX /EIPŞ8LEW FIXVE]IH š E 0SVŞXLIQEVŞW GSYRWIPSV [EW WE]MRK FIJSVI LI RSXMGIH YW GSQMRK MR

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Š,IVI EVI XLI GVYWEHIVW š 0SVŞXLIQEV WXEXIH Š'SQI JSV[EVH š Š8LI WSR SJ XLI 0MKLXWIIOIV š 6SQQEXL XLI SXLIV GSYRWIPSV RSXMGIH Š=SYV JEXLIV LEW E KVIEX VITYXEXMSR EVSYRH LIVI WSR š Š6SQQEXL š ,EPHYVSR WEMH XS LMQ QEOMRK MX SFZMSYW XLEX 0SVŞXLIQEV [EW WTIEOMRK XS XLIQ EPVIEH] Š=SYV HIIHW MR 5YIPŞ8LEPEW TVSZIH KVIEX LSRSV *SV XLEX [I XLERO ]SY -ŞQ WYVI ]SY LEZI EPVIEH] VIGIMZIH ]SYV PIXXIV JVSQ XLI ;EVGLMIJ =SYV TISTPI [MWLIW ]SY XLI FIWX SJ PYGO GVYWEHIVW +SSH PYGO MR /EPMQHSV š 0SVŞXLIQEV WEMH ;MXL XLEX [I XIPITSVXIH XS XLI GETMXEP SJ XLI *SVWEOIR ERH GEYKLX E ^ITIPPMR XS 3VKVMQQEV ;I XVEZIPIH XLI [LSPI SGIER VIWXMRK ERH TVITEVMRK JSV XLI VIWX SJ SYV EHZIRXYVI 7S [I GSYPH EX PEWX QIIX [MXL XLI SXLIV *SVKSXXIR 'VYWEHIVW %PXLSYKL XLI ERKIV VIQEMRIH ERH - RIIHIH QSVI TS[IV Š)PPMSR š - WEMH [LMPI PSSOMRK EX XLI IRHPIWW SGIER

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The world of Azeroth, a world filled with secrets. It has two major continents, Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. Years ago, the humans were living in peace with the other races of Azeroth, such as the elves. Until one day a portal opens and lets a wave of savage orcs of Draenor in. The humans decided to invade Draenor to stop the menace. The orcs were now with no way out, but they had a plan. A lot of portals were created in the world of Draenor and, after these orcs drank the blood of the pit lord Mannoroth and lost the battle against the human forces, the orc survivors escaped through them. Although, due to the absurd amount of portals, the world collapsed, leaving only shattered lands floating in nether, renamed as Outland. High elves, a race descended from the night elves of Kalimdor, settled in the Eastern Kingdoms and founded their new home, Quel’Thalas. The high elves renounced to their druid powers and relied on the arcane magic, leaving them addicted to it. This race of elves was a part of the Alliance and together with the humans, fought against the orc forces. During the second war, the orcs attacked Quel’Thalas, but they did not win that battle. The humans helped the elves and the orcs lost. With the second war won, the elves were now in a time of peace, of course they would always have something to worry about, like the Amani trolls, but nothing can be compared to the reckless fury of the Horde, the group of races led by the orcs.


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