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Every time I have written the life of a man, there has hovered before my mind's eye the image, physical and spiritual, of a river, but only once have I beheld in a river the image of man and his fate. When, at the end of 1924, I first saw the Great Dam at Asw芒n, its symbolic significance burst upon me with such force that seemed to comprehend the River Nile forwards and backwards from this crucial point in its course. A mighty element had been tamed by human ingenuity so that the desert should bring forth fruit, an achievement which the centenarian Faust had attempted as the highest attainable to man in the service of his fellow-men. The thought of the end of Faust, as it stood embodied before my eyes in Asw芒n, fired me with the thought of writing the epic of the Nile as I had written the story of great men--as a parable.

But before I could tell the story of its adventures, and reveal their deeper meaning, I had to know the river from end to end, so that I might confirm or correct this vision in its detail. I had long known other parts of Africa. I loved that continent, because it had brought me happiness: even before the war I had seen on the equator the source of the Nile. But not until I set out to study it did it stand revealed as the most wonderful of all rivers.

This, the greatest single stream on earth, is yet by no means the most abundant, a fact which determines its whole life and that of its basin. It flows through the desert; for half of its course it receives neither tributaries nor rain, yet it does not dry up; indeed, close to its end, it creates the most fertile of all lands. In its youth it dissipates its finest powers, yet it arrives at its mouth with might. Though it flows along almost one-tenth of the earth's circumference, it maintains the simplest form of all rivers; save for a single loop, its course is from south to north, and over a . . .

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First published January 1, 1937

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Emil Ludwig

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Emil Ludwig (originally named Emil Cohn) was born in Breslau, now part of Poland. Ludwig studied law but chose writing as a career. At first he wrote plays and novella, but also worked as a journalist. In 1906, he moved to Switzerland, but, during World War I, he worked as a foreign correspondent for the Berliner Tageblatt in Vienna and Istanbul. He became a Swiss citizen in 1932, later emigrating to the United States in 1940.

At the end of the Second World War, he went to Germany as a journalist, and it is to him that we owe the retrieving of Goethe's and Schiller's coffins, which had disappeared from Weimar in 1943/44. He returned to Switzerland after the war and died in 1948, in Moscia, near Ascona.

During the 1920s, he achieved international fame for his popular biographies which combined historical fact and fiction with psychological analysis. After his biography of Goethe was published in 1920, he wrote several similar biographies, including one about Bismarck (1922鈥�24) and another about Jesus (1928). As Ludwig's biographies were popular outside of Germany and were widely translated, he was one of the fortunate 茅migr茅s who had an income while living in the United States. His writings were considered particularly dangerous by Goebbels, who mentioned him in his journal.

Ludwig interviewed Benito Mussolini and on December 1, 1929 Mustafa Kemal Atat眉rk. His interview with the founder of the Republic of Turkey appeared in Wiener Freie Presse in March 1930, addressing issues of religion and music. He also interviewed Joseph Stalin in Moscow on December 13, 1931. An excerpt from this interview is included in Stalin's book on Lenin. Ludwig describes this interview in his biography of Stalin. What was originally an omitted section of the interview by Joseph Stalin himself, Professor of Montclair State University Grover Furr had finally published an English version of it.

Ludwig's extended interviews with T.G. Masaryk, founder and longtime president of Czechoslovakia, appeared as Defender of Democracy in 1936.

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廿匕賳 賴賵 賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 毓賱賲 丕賱噩睾乇丕賮賷丕 賵丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 睾賳賷 亘丕賱丨氐賷賱丞 丕賱賱睾賵賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴丕 丕賱賯丕乇卅貙 賷丨賱賱 賮賷賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賰賱 卮賷亍 毓賳 丨賷丕丞 廿賳爻丕賳 丕賱賳賷賱 賲賳匕 爻鬲丞 丌賱丕賮 爻賳丞 賵丨鬲賶 丕賱丌賳貙 爻賵丕亍 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賰爻丕賱賶 丕賱匕賷賳 賷鬲夭賵噩賵賳 賱鬲毓賲賱 夭賵噩丕鬲賴賲貙 乇丕毓賷賸丕 賱賱睾賳賲貙 氐賷丕丿 丨賷賵丕賳 賵胤賷乇 亘乇賷 兀賵 賮賱丕丨 賷毓賷卮 亘丕賱賳賷賱 賵賲賳 兀噩賱賴. 賵賯丿 乇氐毓 賰賱 匕賱賰 亘丕賱賳賮丕卅爻 賲賳 丌乇丕亍 賵賲禺胤胤丕鬲 丕賱賲丐乇禺賷賳 賵丕賱夭毓賲丕亍 賵丕賱兀丿亘丕亍 毓賳 丕賱賳賷賱 賵亘賱丿 丕賱賳賷賱 賲孬賱 賴賷乇賵丿賵鬲 賵噩賵鬲賴 賵賳丕亘賵賱賷賵賳 賵賲丨賲丿 毓賱賷貙 賵亘丕賱賱胤丕卅賮 丕賱賲氐賵乇丞 亘賯賱賲 爻丕丨乇 毓賳 丨賷丕丞 賰賱 賲賳賴賲 丕賱亘爻賷胤丞 賵賲賱亘爻賴賲 賵賲兀賰賱賴賲 賵賲卮乇亘賴賲 賵賲丨丕氐賷賱賴賲 賵丨賷丕丞 賳爻丕亍賴賲 賵兀賵賱丕丿賴賲. 賵賵噩賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 噩賱 丕賴鬲賲丕賲賴 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賵禺氐賵氐賸丕 丕賱賲賱賵賰 丕賱賲氐乇賷賷賳 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 胤賷亘丞 賵賲賳賮 賵毓丕丿丕鬲賴賲 賵賲賯丕亘乇賴賲 賵賲丕 賳賯卮 毓賱賶 噩丿乇丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賯丕亘乇 賵丕賱賲毓丕亘丿 賵丕賱兀毓賲丿丞.

丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 兀囟丕毓鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 亘賴噩丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘. 賮賲賲丕 賷丐禺匕 毓賱賶 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 "兀. 毓丕丿賱 夭毓賷鬲乇" 兀賳賴 兀爻亘睾 毓賱賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀爻賱賵亘賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷 亘丿賱賸丕 賲賳 賳賯賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 兀賲賷賳丞 鬲丨丕賮馗 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賲鬲亘毓 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賱睾丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘貙 賵兀爻賱賵亘賴 丕賱禺丕氐. 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 亘毓囟 丕賱兀禺胤丕亍 丕賱賳丨賵賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳鬲卮乇鬲 賮賷 丕賱賳氐 賵賯毓 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賲孬賱: 兀賳毓賲 丕賱賳馗乇 賵丕賱氐丨賷丨 兀賲毓賳 丕賱賳馗乇貙 賵丕賱賱亘賵亍丞 賵丕賱氐丨賷丨 丕賱賱亘丐丞貙 賲卅丞 賵丕賱氐丨賷丨 賲丕卅丞 廿賱丕賴丞 賵丕賱氐丨賷丨 廿賱賴丞 賵兀禺胤丕亍 賮賷 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丨乇賵賮 丕賱噩乇. 禺胤兀 丌禺乇 賵賯毓 賮賷賴 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賴賵 毓丿賲 丕賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲 亘胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱賳胤賯 丕賱賴賷乇賵睾賱賷賮賷丞 丕賱丿賯賷賯丞 賮賷鬲乇噩賲 兀爻賲丕亍 丌賱賴丞 賵賲賱賵賰 賮賷 賲氐乇 丕賱賯丿賷賲 亘胤乇賷賯丞 禺丕胤卅丞 賲孬賱 賵夭賵夭賷乇賷 賵丕賱氐丨賷丨 夭賵爻乇 賵賴賵乇賵爻 賵丕賱氐賷丨 丨賵乇爻 賵兀賵夭賷乇爻 賵丕賱氐丨賷丨 兀賵夭賵乇賷爻. 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 賷賯丿賲 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賯丕胤毓 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘兀爻賱賵亘 禺丕氐 亘賴 賮賷噩毓賱賴丕 賲賲賱丞 賵乇鬲賷亘丞 賲孬賱 賯賵賱賴: 賵丕賱亘丨乇 孬丕卅乇貙 賵丕賱亘丨乇 爻賵乇 爻丕卅乇 賷亘賱睾 賲賳 丕賱丕鬲爻丕毓 禺賲爻賲卅丞 賲鬲乇貙 賵丕賱亘乇 賷丿丨乇噩 兀賲賵丕噩賸丕 賵賷噩毓賮 兀卮噩丕乇賸丕 ... 廿賱賶 丌禺乇 匕賱賰. 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 賷賳賯賱 兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賲亘賳賷 賱賱賲噩賴賵賱 賰賲丕 賴賵 丕賱賲鬲亘毓 賮賷 丕賱賱睾丕鬲 丕賱睾乇亘賷丞 賰丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 賵丕賱兀賱賲丕賳賷丞 賵丕賱匕賷 賷鬲賳丕賮賶 賲毓 丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞.
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賲丕 賷賯丕乇亘 丕賱兀賱賮 氐賮丨丞
丕賱賳賷賱 ... 丨賷丕丞 賳賴乇
賲賳 賲賳亘毓賴 廿賱賶 賲氐亘賴
丕賱賳賷賱 賰廿賳爻丕賳 鬲丕乇賷禺賴 賵噩睾乇丕賮賷鬲賴... 丕賱賳賷賱 賰賵丕丨丿 賲賳 兀賮乇丕丿 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱賲氐乇賶...賰丕亘賳 賲賳 兀亘賳丕卅賴丕... 乇丨賱丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賲乇賴賯丞 丨鬲賶 賵噩丿 賳賮爻賴 亘賷賳 兀乇囟賴丕
"匕賱賰 賱兀賳 賲氐乇 賴賶 亘賱丿 丕賱丿賳賷丕 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱匕賶 賷賯囟賶 賰賱 爻丕賰賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 賮賷賴 鬲亘毓丕 賱賱賳賴乇 賮賶 兀賶 賵賯鬲 賰丕賳貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賳賴乇 賵賱賰賳 兀亘丕 丕賱亘賱丿 賴匕丕 賴賵 丕賱匕賶 賷馗賱 亘丕賯賷丕"
"賵鬲毓丿 兀爻賵丕賳 毓賱丕賲丞 禺鬲丕賲 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞 賮賶 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賳賷賱 賵丌賷丞 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賮賵囟賶 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞貙 賵丕賱賳賷賱 賷購賯賲毓貙 賵丕賱賳賷賱 賳丕賮毓貙 賵丕賱賳賷賱 丕賱匕賶 賱賲 鬲賯丿乇 毓賱賷賴 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇 賷賳孬賳賶 亘賷賳 賷丿賶 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵賷禺囟毓 賱廿乇丕丿丞 丕賱毓賯賱"
廿賲賷賱 賱賵丿賮賷睾
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The Nile: The Life-Story of a River is a great book if you want to know everything there is to know about it! There is virtually no subject untouched by the author: agriculture, dams, energy production, geography, geology, world history, peoples, politicians, politics, social mores, and warfare.

I purchased this book from an antique bookstore in Buffalo, NY, many years ago because of its Egypt theme. I was not disappointed, solely because it is all encompassing. If you have a fascination with Egypt and are skeptical of revisionist history, this is the book for you.

The Nile is a period book. By this, I suggest, that, when it was written in 1937, there were few comprehensive texts that covered Egypt. Accordingly, authors during this period had a tendency to embellish, which gives the work a touch of rococo. Since we are not used to this type of writing style, it perhaps leaves us with a sense of inauthenticity or doubt. However, from what I have come to know from Egyptologists and historians, most of the book rings true.

Emil Ludwig was a seasoned writer and I was not anticipating learning so much about leaders from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. The text was peppered with all sorts of interesting facts. For example, during our Civil War (1861-1865), Egypt took the lead in the production of cotton. In Egypt, cotton replaced grains and vegetables as the number one cash crop. Of course, this had an impact on both the United States and the world following the 1860s.

I highly recommend this book.

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January 2, 2021
賴賳丕賰 賲賯賵賱丞 賲卮賴賵乇丞 鬲賯賵賱 :(( 賲氐乇 賴亘丞購 丕賱賳賷賱)) 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲卮乇丨 兀賳 丕賱賳賷賱 匕丕賰 丕賱賳賴乇 丕賱賲賯丿爻 毓賳丿 丕賱賮乇丕毓賳丞貙 賴賵 丕賱卮乇賷丕賳 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷 賱賱丨賷丕丞 賮賷 賲氐乇 賲賳匕購 丕賱丌賱丕賮 賲賳 丕賱爻賳賷賳 賵丕賱睾乇賷亘 兀賳 丕賱禺賵賮 賲賳 丕賯丕賲丞 爻丿賵丿 毓賱賶 賲賳丕亘毓 丕賱賳賷賱 賰丕賳 賯丿賷賲 賯丿賲 丕賱丨囟丕乇丞!

賵賱毓馗賲 兀孬乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賴乇 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賵禺丕氐丞 賮賷 丕賯丿賲 丨囟丕乇丞 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 貙丕賳亘乇賶 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賱丿乇丕爻丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賴乇 賲賳匕 賲賳丕亘毓賴 丕賱賶 賲氐亘賴貙賵鬲鬲亘毓 丕賱賳賴乇 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺賴 賵鬲囟丕乇賷爻賴 賵卮毓賵亘賴 丕賱鬲賷 毓賱賶 囟賮丕賮賴貙賵賲丕 氐亘睾 亘賴 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賴乇 丕賱匕賷 卮賴丿 丕賱丕賱丕賱賮 丕賱爻賳賷賳 賲賳 丕賱丨賵丕丿孬 賵丕賱鬲睾賷乇丕鬲貙 丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱匕賷賳 毓丕卮賵丕 毓賱賶 囟賮丕賮賴貙賮丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賵爻賵毓丞 鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賵噩睾乇丕賮賷丞 賵胤亘賷毓賷丞 賰匕賱賰 賮賯丿 鬲胤乇賯 賱賱丨賷賵丕賳丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 毓丕卮鬲 丨賵賱 丕賱賳賷賱.

賱賷 毓丿丞 賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘:

佟- 兀賳賴 賱丕 鬲賵噩丿 胤亘毓丞 丨丿賷孬丞 賱賱賰鬲丕亘 賵噩賷丿丞 賱賱賰鬲丕亘 賵賴賵 丨賯賷賯丞 賷爻鬲丨賯 胤亘毓丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賵兀賳賷賯丞貙鬲賱賷賯 亘賮丕卅丿丞 賵賲賰丕賳丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賵丕賱匕賷 賲賵噩賵丿 丕賲丕 賲氐賵乇 丕賵 胤亘毓丕鬲 卮毓亘賷丞.

佗- 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 噩賷丿丞 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賯丿賷賲丞 賮賷 兀爻賱賵亘賴丕 賵賲鬲賰賱賮丞 丕丨賷丕賳丕 賲毓 丕賳 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 (( 毓丕丿賱 夭毓賷鬲乇)) 賯丕賲丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲禺丕賱賮 乇賵丨 丕賱毓氐乇.

伲- 賷賮賯丿 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱毓賳丕賵賷賳 丕賱賮乇毓賷丞 賱賱賮氐賵賱 賲丕賷賮賯丿賴 賮丕卅丿丞 丕賱乇噩賵毓 賱賲賵丕囟賷毓 丕賱賮氐賵賱.

賵兀禺賷乇丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲鬲賵賮乇 毓賱賶 賲賵賯毓 賴賳丿丕賵賷 賱賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賲噩丕賳賷丞
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11 reviews7 followers
September 22, 2016
this is magnificent, i had the chance to read this via great piece translated in arabic. ludwig never ceases to give distinctions in his writings, he slowly draw an empirical tale for the nile starting from the main source behind the mountains in south africa all going through till it flows in the mid-sea. born & death of a vivid being, in his descriptions he gives detailed explanation to the surroundings around him starting from plants and its kinds accompanying their latin-names all to insects, birds, reptiles and animals he distinctly tells in depth the details of these creatures that lives around the river all going through to the descriptions of humans living around the shores of the river, their physical & facial description, language color and even their tribe characteristics. i remember the part when he came across two tribes one are vegetarians and others on the other side who are cannibals. the enigmatic tale proceeds till it reach the port in Egypt. its also interesting to say that the boat used for the expedition were owned by King Farouk where they were friends at the time. A great literary piece but also hard to grasp because of the latin names and the geographical descriptions with solid jargons- even the arabic translation was intricate and on point which showed how rich the content is
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9 reviews
February 7, 2013
Ludwig sustains his characterization of this, in terms of human history, most important of the world's rivers as a living entity throughout his well-written book. Some may find its language a bit outmoded (the edition I read is from 1937), but all will leave with a deeper knowledge, appreciation, and sense of awe.
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185 reviews78 followers
July 18, 2019
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賲賳 賯亘賱 - 賲孬賱賸丕 賷賯賵賱 "兀賳 鬲兀鬲賷 賲鬲兀禺乇賸丕 禺賷乇 賲賳 兀賱丕 鬲兀鬲賷 兀亘丿賸丕"貙 乇亘賲丕 爻丕毓鬲賴丕 鬲賯丿賲購 賷丕卅爻賸丕 丕賱丕毓鬲匕丕乇賻 賱賱兀賷丕賲 賵丕賱爻丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱丿賯丕卅賯 毓賱賴丕 鬲乇囟賶 毓賳賰貙 賷賯賵賱 丕賱賮賷賱爻賵賮 賰賷乇賰噩丕乇丿 賮賷 "賲亘丨孬 賮賷 丕賱賷兀爻" 兀賳 "丕賱賷兀爻 賴賵 丕賱卮乇胤 丕賱兀锟斤拷丕爻賷 賱賱賵毓賷"貙 亘賷賳賲丕 賷賯賵賱 噩賱丕賱 丕賱丿賷賳 丕賱乇賵賲賷 賮賷 "乇亘丕毓賷丕鬲賴" 亘兀賳賴 "賴賳丕賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀賲賱 賮賷 睾賷丕亘 丕賱兀賲賱"貙 賲賳鬲賴賶 丕賱賲乇丕乇丞 賮賷 兀賱賲 丕賱丕賳鬲馗丕乇貙 賷賯賵賱 賲丨賲丿 廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 賷毓賯賵亘 "賲賳 賯丕賱 賱賱胤乇賯丕鬲: 廿賳賾 賮氐丕丨丞 丕賱睾丕賷丕鬲.. 賱丕 賷毓賳賷 丕乇鬲亘丕賰賸丕 賮賷 丕賱禺購胤賶貙 賳丨賳 丕賱賲爻丕賮丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賳鬲賴賷.. 賳賴亘 丕賱鬲毓賱賾賯 賵丕賱鬲乇丿賾丿 賵丕賱禺賻胤丕貙 賱丕 賳卮鬲賰賷貙 賰賱賹賾 賱賴購 兀賵噩丕毓賴購 .. 賲賳 丨賳賻賾 賲丕賱賻 貙 賵賲賳 鬲賲賳賾賶 兀賮乇胤丕貙 賱賳 賷丿乇賰 丕賱丨亘賻賾 丕賱匕賷 賳賴匕賷 亘賴賽.. 廿賱丕 丕賱匕賷 賲賳 賯亘賱 賮賷賴 鬲賵乇賾胤丕"貙 賷賯賵賱 賲丕乇賷賵 賮丕乇睾丕爻 賷賵爻丕 "廿賳賴 賲賳 丕賱賲賮賷丿 兀賳 賷毓丕賳賷 丕賱賲乇亍 亘賷賳 丨賷賳 賵丌禺乇 丌賱丕賲賸丕 賵賳賰亘丕鬲貙 賱兀賳 匕賱賰 賷匕賰賾乇賴 亘兀賳賴 賲賳賮賷 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱兀乇囟貙 賵毓賱賷賴 兀賱丕 賷亘賳賷 兀賷丞 丌賲丕賱 毓賱賶 兀卮賷丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲"貙 賵賷賯賵賱 毓賲賷乇 丕賱兀丨賲乇 "賷丿賷 丕賱賲賲丿賵丿丞.. 賱毓賯丿 氐賱丨 賲毓 丕賱兀賷丕賲貙 兀氐丕亘賴丕 丕賱禺丿乇購"貙 兀賳丕 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 禺丿乇 匕賴賳賷 賲賳 賯賱丞 丕賱毓賲賱 賵囟賷賯 匕丕鬲 丕賱賷丿貙 毓賳丿賲丕 兀賯乇兀 毓亘丕乇丞 毓亘丿丕賱賱賴 丕賱卮賱丕賱賷 "賱賳 鬲氐賽賱賻 兀亘毓丿賻 賲賳 禺胤賵丕鬲賽賰貙 丕賱噩賱賵爻 賵丕賱兀丨賱丕賲 賱丕 鬲購賯賻乇賽賾亘購 亘毓賷丿賸丕"貨 賷毓鬲氐乇賳賷 丕賱兀賱賲貙 廿賱賶 丕賱賱賴 賲乇 丕賱卮賰賵賶貙 噩丕亍 賮賷 乇爻丕賱丞 兀亘賷 賷毓賯賵亘 賷賵爻賮 亘賳 丕賱丨爻賷賳 丕賱乇丕夭賷 賱賱噩賳賷丿: "賱丕 兀匕丕賯賰 丕賱賱賴 胤毓賲 賳賮爻賰貨 賮廿賳賰 廿賳 匕賯鬲賴丕 賱賲 鬲賮賱丨"貙 兀賱賲 丕賱丕賳鬲馗丕乇貙 兀賱賲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱氐毓亘丞.. 賷賯賵賱 賱賵賷爻 賲賵賳鬲賷乇賵 "賳丨賳 賲賳 賲丿賷賳丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱氐亘乇貙 賱賲 賳禺囟 丕賱賲毓丕乇賰 賷賵賲賸丕貙 亘賱 禺囟賳丕 丕賱丕賳鬲馗丕乇"貙 兀賳賴賷鬲購 賲丕 鬲亘賯賶 賱丿賷 賲賳 賰鬲亘 賵賱賲 賷毓丿 賴賳丕賰 廿賱丕 丕賱賯賱賷賱 賱兀賯乇兀賴貙 賯囟賷鬲 爻丕毓丕鬲 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 爻賮乇 廿賲賷賱 賱賵丿賮賷噩 "丕賱賳賷賱 丨賷丕丞 賳賴乇"貙 賵丕賱匕賷 卮毓乇鬲購 亘丕賱睾賷馗 丕賱卮丿賷丿 胤賷賱丞 賯乇丕卅鬲賴貙 賵賯丿 亘丕賳賻 鬲亘噩丨 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇賷 賵睾胤乇爻鬲賴 丕賱兀賵乇賵亘賷丞 胤賷賱丞 丨賰丕賷鬲賴 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀孬賷賵亘賷丕 賵丕賱爻賵丿丕賳 賵賲氐乇 賲毓 丕賱賳賷賱貙 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲賲 丕賱兀賵乇賵亘賷丞 賲禺賱賵賯丕鬲 賲乇賷囟丞 賲賴賵賵爻丞 亘丨亘 丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 賵丕賱鬲賲賱賰貙 賵賲丕 匕賰乇賴 賲賳 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賮賷 賲丿丨 賰鬲卮賳乇 賵噩賱賵亘 賵賰乇賵賲乇 賴賵 鬲毓氐亘 兀毓賲賶 賱廿禺賵丕賳賴 賲賳 丕賱賲噩乇賲賷賳 丕賱亘賷囟貙 睾賷乇賻 兀賳 賲丕 兀毓噩亘賳賷 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱丨爻 丕賱賯氐氐賷 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丨亘賰賴丕貙 賴賱 鬲兀孬乇 乇賵亘賷乇 爻賵賱賷賴 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴 "賲氐乇 賵賱毓 賮乇賳爻賷" 亘胤乇賷賯丞 賱賵丿賮賷噩 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 丕賱丨賰丕卅賷丞 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賱丕 兀丿乇賷貙 鬲乇噩賲丞 毓丕丿賱 夭毓賷鬲乇 賱賱賰鬲丕亘 鬲乇噩賲丞 毓鬲賷賯丞 鬲毓丿 兀賳賲賵匕噩賸丕 兀賲孬賱 賱鬲乇噩賲丕鬲 亘丿丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳貙 賯乇兀鬲購 亘毓丿賴 爻賮乇 丕賱兀賱賵賰丞 丕賱匕賷 丿亘噩賴 "丿. 禺丕賱丿 丕賱噩乇賷爻賷" 亘卮兀賳 "賮鬲丕賵賶 毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱亘賱丿 丕賱丨乇丕賲"貙 兀購氐丿乇賻 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 賯亘賱 亘毓賳賵丕賳 "丕賱賮鬲丕賵賶 丕賱卮乇毓賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱毓氐乇賷丞 賲賳 賮鬲丕賵賶 毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱亘賱丿 丕賱丨乇丕賲"貙 孬賲 兀氐丿乇鬲 丕賱丿丕乇 賳爻禺丞 賲賳賯丨丞 賲賳賴 賮賷 賯乇丕亘丞 兀賱賮賷 氐賮丨丞貙 賲丕 賱賲 賷毓噩亘賳賷 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩賲賷毓丞 賴賵 禺賱賵賴丕 賲賳 賲爻丕卅賱 賴丕賲丞 賮賷 賮賯賴 丕賱氐賱丕丞 賵氐丨鬲賴丕 賵丕賰鬲賮丕卅賴丕 亘毓賲賵賲賷丕鬲 賮賷 兀睾賱亘 丕賱兀亘賵丕亘 丿賵賳 鬲賮氐賷賱 賲鬲亘丨乇 賵廿賱丕 夭丕丿 毓丿丿 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 賲丕 賱丕 賷胤丕賯貙 廿賱賶 噩丕賳亘 鬲毓丕乇囟 亘毓囟 丕賱賮鬲丕賵賶 賲毓 睾賷乇賴丕 賵禺丕氐丞賸 賮鬲丕賵賶 丕賱卮賷禺 丕亘賳 亘丕夭 乇丨賲賴 丕賱賱賴 毓賳 賮鬲丕賵賶 丕賱賱噩賳丞 丕賱毓丕賲丞 賱賱廿賮鬲丕亍貙 睾賷乇 兀賳 廿禺乇丕噩 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩賷丿 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 賵賰賳丕 賳亘賷毓賴 亘兀爻毓丕乇 50 賵60 孬賲 80 噩賳賷賴賸丕 亘賲乇賵乇 爻賳賵丕鬲 鬲賵丕噩丿賳丕 亘丕賱賲毓乇囟貙 賵兀睾賱亘 丕賱賲爻鬲賮賷丿賷賳 賲賳賴 鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丕鬲 丕賱匕賷賳 賰丕賳賵丕 賷兀禺匕賵賳 丕賱賰賲賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲兀鬲賷 廿賱賷賳丕 賲賳 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 亘兀爻毓丕乇 亘禺爻丞 (噩賲賱丞) 孬賲 賷毓賷丿賵賳 亘賷毓賴 亘兀孬賲丕賳 賲乇鬲賮毓丞 丕毓鬲賲丕丿賸丕 毓賱賶 丨噩賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵噩賵丿丞 廿禺乇丕噩賴 丕賱賮賳賷 賮賷 丕賱胤亘丕毓丞貙 賷賯賵賱 丕賱亘乇丿賵賳賷 "賰賱賾 卮賷亍 氐丕乇 匕丕 賵噩賴賷賳 = 賱丕卮賷亍 賷丿乇賷貙 兀賷賳 賵噩賴賴 兀氐丨貙 賱賲 賷毓丿 卮賷亍 賰賲丕 賳兀賱賮賴 = 賮毓賱丕賲賻 丕賱丨夭賳 兀賵 賮賷賲丕 丕賱賮乇丨 責!"貙 賷賯賵賱 兀亘賵 丕賱毓賱丕亍 "廿賳 賷賯乇亘 丕賱賲賵鬲購 賲賳賷 =賮賱爻鬲購 兀賰乇賴購 賯購乇賿亘賻賴賿貙 賵匕丕賰賻 兀賲賳毓購 丨賽氐賿賳賺貙 = 賷氐亘賽賾乇購 丕賱賯亘乇賻 丿賻乇賿亘賻賴購貙 賲賳賿 賷賻賱賯賻賴購 賱丕 賷乇丕賯亘賿 = 禺胤亘丕貙 賵賱丕 賷禺卮賻 賰購乇賿亘賻賴購貙 賲賳 乇丕賲賳賷 賱賲賿 賷噩丿賿賳賷貙 = 廿賳賾 丕賱賲賳丕夭賱賻 睾購乇亘賻賴"貙 賯乇兀鬲購 亘毓丿賴丕 孬賱丕孬丞 兀毓丿丕丿 賲賳 賲噩賱丞 "丕賱賰鬲亘 賵噩賴丕鬲 賳馗乇" 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲氐丿乇 毓賳 丿丕乇 丕賱卮乇賵賯 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳 賷乇兀爻賴丕 廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 丕賱賲毓賱賲貙 賵賰丕賳鬲 卮賴乇賷丞 亘賲亘賱睾 禺乇丕賮賷 賵賯鬲賴丕 賱丕 賷鬲賳丕爻亘 賲毓 丕賱孬賲賳 丕賱毓丕丿賷 賱賱氐丨賮 賵丕賱賲噩賱丕鬲貙 賰丕賳鬲 鬲氐丿乇 亘毓卮乇丞 噩賳賷賴丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱鬲爻毓賷賳丕鬲貙 賵賯丿 賮卮賱 賲卮乇賵毓賴丕 亘丕賱胤亘毓 乇睾賲 兀賳 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱毓乇丕亘 丕賱兀賰亘乇 賲丨賲丿 丨爻賳賷賳 賴賷賰賱 賰丕賳鬲 鬲夭賷賳 睾賱丕賮賴丕貙 賮爻賵賯 丕賱賳卮乇 賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲丨鬲賲賱 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲乇賮 丕賱賮賰乇賷貙 賰丕賳鬲 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賴賷賰賱 賯賵賷丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賰賮乇氐丞 賱丕爻鬲乇噩丕毓 丕賱匕賰乇賷丕鬲 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賱賱乇噩賱 賵禺亘乇丕鬲賴 丕賱賲賷丿丕賳賷丞 賵丌乇丕卅賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賰匕賱賰 毓賲丕 毓丕氐乇賴 賮賷 爻賳賵丕鬲 毓賲乇賴 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞貙 賵賮賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱乇噩賱 賲丨賷乇 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 毓乇丕亘 賰賱 丕賱兀賳馗賲丞 丕賱胤丕睾賵鬲賷丞 賵乇噩賱 賰賱 丕賱毓氐賵乇 賵丕賱氐丨賮賷 丕賱兀亘乇夭 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賲賳胤賯丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 賰丕賳 爻丕丿賳 賱賰賱 賳馗丕賲 賲乇 毓賱賶 鬲丕乇賷禺 賲氐乇貙 丕賱賲賱賰賷丞 賵毓賴丿 毓亘丿丕賱賳丕氐乇 賵丕賱爻丕丿丕鬲 賵賲亘丕乇賰 亘賱 賵亘毓丿 丕賱孬賵乇丞 賰丕賳 兀丨丿 賲爻丕賳丿賷 丕賱賲噩賱爻 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷 賰匕賱賰貙 卮禺氐賷丞 賳賰丿丞 賵賱賰賳 爻丕丨乇丞 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 賳賮爻賴貙 兀購賵氐賷 丕賱噩賲賷毓賻 亘賯乇丕亍丞 鬲丨賮鬲賴 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 "禺乇賷賮 丕賱睾囟亘" 毓賳 爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱爻丕丿丕鬲貙 賯賱賲賴 兀禺丕匕 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 禺亘丕賷丕 丕賱賲胤亘禺 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷貙 賵賯丿 丨馗鬲 丕賱賲噩賱丞 "賵噩賴丕鬲 賳馗乇" 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賲賳 氐丨賮 毓丕賱賲賷丞 賵賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 噩賴丿 賰亘賷乇 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賮賷 鬲丨乇賷乇 賲賵丕丿賴丕 賱賰賳 亘賱丕 噩丿賵賶貙 賮賷 兀丨丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 賲毓乇囟 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵兀孬賳丕亍 丿禺賵賱賳丕 廿丨丿賶 丕賱丿賵乇 賵噩丿賳丕 兀毓丿丕丿 丕賱賲噩賱丞 賵賯丿 賵賯賮鬲賿 毓賱賷賴丕 賮鬲丕丞 丨爻賳丕亍 鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲爻賵賷賯 兀毓丿丕丿賴丕 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 賵"鬲丿賱賱" 毓賱賷賴丕 亘孬賱丕孬丞 噩賳賷賴丕鬲 賱賱毓丿丿 丕賱賵丕丨丿貙 賵賯鬲賴丕 賱賲 賳兀亘賴 亘廿睾乇丕亍丕鬲 丨爻賳 丕賱賮鬲丕丞 - 乇睾賲 卮亘丕亘賳丕 賵睾囟丕乇丞 爻賳賵丕鬲 毓賲乇賳丕 - 賱囟賷賯 匕丕鬲 丕賱賷丿 賵賯賱丞 賲丕 噩賱亘賳丕賴 賲毓賳丕 賲賳 賳賯賵丿 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲丕 賷氐賱丨 賱賱賯乇丕亍丞貙 賵賱丕 兀丿乇賷 賲賳丕爻亘丞 丕賲鬲賱丕賰 賴匕賴 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 兀毓丿丕丿 賮賷 賲賰鬲亘鬲賷貙 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 禺丕賳鬲賳賷 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞 賵丕卮鬲乇賷鬲賴丕 亘毓丿 賲乇丕賵丿丕鬲 丕賱賮鬲丕丞 兀賵 丕卮鬲乇賷鬲賴丕 賮賷賲丕 亘毓丿 賲賳 賲賰丕賳 丌禺乇貙 睾賷乇 兀賳賴丕 噩丕亍鬲 賰賮乇氐丞 胤賷亘丞 賱丕爻鬲乇噩丕毓 爻丨乇 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賴賷賰賱貙 匕賱賰 丕賱丿丕賴賷丞 丕賱匕賷 丕爻鬲乇丨賳丕 賲賳賴 賵賲賳 亘賱丕賵賷賴 兀禺賷乇賸丕貙 賯乇兀鬲購 亘毓丿賴丕 乇賵丕賷丞 賱賱兀丿賷亘 丕賱賱賷亘賷 廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 丕賱賰賵賳賷 亘毓賳賵丕賳 "噩賳賵亘 睾乇亘 胤乇賵丕丿丞 .. 噩賳賵亘 卮乇賯 賯乇胤丕噩丞" 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲乇賵賷 馗乇賵賮 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇 丕賱兀賵乇賵亘賷 賱賱賷亘賷丕貙 賵賳賴丕賷丞 毓賴丿 丌賱 丕賱賯乇賲丕賳賱賷 賮賷 賱賷亘賷丕貙 賵乇睾賲 丨噩賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賲乇毓亘 賮廿賳 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 賲乇鬲 亘爻賱丕爻丞 賲賳賯胤毓丞 丕賱賳馗賷乇貙 賵賰丕賳鬲 賮乇氐丞 賱鬲噩乇亘丞 賯賱賲 丕賱賰賵賳賷 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷貙 賱賲 兀賯乇兀 賱賱賰賵賳賷 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 丕賱兀亘乇夭 "丕賱賲噩賵爻"貙 賱賰賳 丕賳鬲亘賴鬲購 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘毓丿 賯乇丕卅鬲賷 亘丿賷毓鬲賴 丕賱賯氐氐賷丞 "卮噩乇丞 丕賱乇鬲賲" 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀購賵氐賷 賰賱 賲賳 賷乇賷丿 賯乇丕亍丞 廿亘丿丕毓 丕賱賰賵賳賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 兀賳 賷亘丿兀 亘賴丕貙 賮亘賯賷丞 賰鬲亘 丕賱賰賵賳賷 丕賱兀禺乇賶 兀睾賱亘賴丕 鬲兀賲賱丕鬲 賵賲禺丕丿毓丕鬲 賱賮馗賷丞 賯丿 賱丕 鬲乇賵賯 賱賱噩賲賷毓貙 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞 "噩賳賵亘 睾乇亘 胤乇賵丕丿丞" 毓賵丿丞 賱兀丿亘 丕賱賰賵賳賷 丕賱噩丕丿 賰賵賳賴 丕賱賯賱賲 丕賱賱賷亘賷 丕賱兀亘乇夭 毓賱賶 丕賱爻丕丨丞 丨丕賱賷賸丕 賵賲賳匕 毓賯賵丿貙 丕禺鬲鬲賲鬲購 賯乇丕亍丕鬲賷 亘賯乇丕亍丞 賲噩賱丿 爻賳賵賶 賲賳 兀毓丿丕丿 賲噩賱丞 "丕賱鬲賵丨賷丿"貙 賵賴賷 丕賱賲噩賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐丿乇賴丕 丕賱噩賲賷毓丞 丕賱卮乇毓賷丞 賱賱毓丕賲賱賷賳 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賱爻賳丞 丕賱賲丨賲丿賷丞貙 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丿丿 賷囟賲 兀毓丿丕丿 爻賳丞 1430 賴噩乇賷丞貙 賵賴賷 賮賰乇丞 胤賷亘丞 賱鬲噩賲賷毓 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱爻賳丞 賮賷 毓丿丿 賵丕丨丿貙 賵賲賲丕 賷毓丕亘 毓賱賶 丕賱噩賲丕毓丞 - 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲毓丿 丕賱兀亘乇夭 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱鬲胤賵毓賷 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷 賲賳匕 賳卮賵卅賴丕 - 鬲賲爻賰賴丕 亘賳賴噩 賵丕丨丿 賱丕 鬲丨賷丿 毓賳賴 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲賴丕 兀賱丕 賵賴賵 賲丨丕乇亘丞 亘丿毓 丕賱賯亘賵乇 賵丕賱卮乇賰賷丕鬲 賵丕賱丕亘鬲毓丕丿 毓賳 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 亘賱 賵丕賱賲噩丕賴乇丞 胤賷賱丞 兀毓丿丕丿 丕賱賲噩賱丞 賲賳匕 亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕 亘賲賵丕賱丕丞 兀賵賱賷 丕賱兀賲乇 賵丕賱丨賰丕賲貙 卮賷亍 睾乇賷亘貙 賱賰賳 丕賱賲噩賱丞 賰丕賳鬲 兀丨丿 賲卮鬲乇賷丕鬲賷 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲 賱乇禺氐 孬賲賳賴丕貙 賰丕賳鬲 亘禺賲爻賷賳 賯乇卮賸丕 賵禺賲爻丞 賵爻亘毓賷賳 賯乇卮賸丕貙 賵賱賲 鬲賰賳 丕賱夭賷丕丿丞 爻賵賶 亘囟毓丞 賯乇賵卮 賯賱賷賱丞 乇睾賲 賲乇賵乇 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 賵賲賵噩丕鬲 丕賱睾賱丕亍 丕賱賲鬲鬲丕賱賷丞貙 賵賯丿 賱丕丨馗鬲 毓賱賶 兀睾賱亘 兀毓丿丕丿 丕賱賲噩賱丞 丨丕賱 賯乇丕卅鬲賷 丕賱丨丕賱賷丞 囟毓賮 賲賵丕丿賴丕 廿賱賲 鬲賳丿乇噩 鬲丨鬲 亘賳丿 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱廿賳卮丕卅賷 賵丕賱禺胤亘 丕賱賲毓賱亘丞 賵廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 亘毓囟 兀亘賵丕亘賴丕 噩賷丿丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賵賷賲賰賳 鬲噩賲賷毓賴丕 賰賲丕丿丞 賰鬲丕亘 賲賳賮氐賱 賵兀亘乇夭賴丕 爻賱爻賱丞 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 毓賱賷 丨卮賷卮 賮賷 鬲禺乇賷噩 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賵丕賴賷丞 賮賷 丕賱爻賷乇丞 賵丕賱丨丿賷孬貙 賵兀亘賵丕亘 丕賱賲丿禺賱 廿賱賶 丕賱賮賯賴 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷 賱賱丿賰鬲賵乇 丨賲丿賷 胤賴貙 睾賷乇 兀賳 丕賱爻賲鬲 丕賱毓丕賲 賱賱賲噩賱丞 胤賷賱丞 兀毓丿丕丿賴丕 丕賱鬲丨賮馗 賵丕賱丨賷胤丞 賵鬲丨爻爻 賲賵囟毓 丕賱禺胤賵丕鬲貙 賱賲 賷毓丿 賲鬲亘賯 賱賷 賲賳 賲噩賲賵毓丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 賱丿賷 爻賵賶 賲噩賲賵毓丞 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賰賳鬲 賯丿 兀禺匕鬲賴丕 賲賳 丿丕乇 丕賱兀賱賵賰丞 賵賯鬲 毓賲賱賷 亘賴丕貙 賵亘賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 爻兀賳賴賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱賴賵噩丞 丕賱賯乇丕卅賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 亘丿丕鬲 賮賷賴丕 賲賳匕 鬲賮乇睾賷 毓賳 丕賱毓賲賱貙 賵賱丕 兀丿乇賷 賲丕匕丕 兀賮毓賱 賮賷 馗賱 囟賷賯 匕丕鬲 丕賱賷丿 賵賲賵噩丞 丕賱賴賲 丕賱賲睾賲賵爻 賮賷賴 賱賷賱賻 賳賴丕乇貙 鬲賱賰 兀賷丕賲賹 亘禺爻丞貙 夭賴賷丿丞貙 賱丕 賷購乇噩賻賶 賮賷賴丕 禺賷乇貙 賷賯賵賱 賴賷乇賲丕賳 賴賽爻賻賾賴 "賵丕賱賷兀爻 賴賵 賳鬲賷噩丞 賰賱 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賲禺賱氐丞 賱賮賴賲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 賵鬲亘乇賷乇賴丕"貙 鬲賯賵賱 賰乇賷爻鬲丕 賵賵賱賮 "賵丨丿賴丕 丕賱丕賷丕賲 鬲毓乇賮 賲丕 鬲賮毓賱貙 廿賳賾賴丕 鬲賲囟賷"貙 賵鬲賯賵賱 爻丕乇丞 賰賷賳 "賱賷爻 亘賵爻毓賽 丕賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賷賳鬲丨乇貙 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 賲賷鬲賸丕 亘丕賱兀氐賱"貙 兀毓丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱丨夭賳 賵囟賷賯 丕賱乇夭賯 賵睾賷丕亘 丕賱丿丕賮毓貙 賷賯賵賱 亘賵丿賱賷乇 "爻賷賲賵鬲 賯賱亘賷貙 賲賳 賰孬乇丞 鬲乇丕賰賲 丕賱兀賷丕賲貙 丕賱鬲賷 兀亘鬲賱毓賴丕 亘胤毓賲賺 賲乇"貙 賵賷賯賵賱 兀賷囟賸丕 "賵爻賳賴賱賰 賲賳 丨賷孬 馗賳賳丕 兀賳賳丕 賳毓賷卮"貙 賵賷賯賵賱 爻賷賵乇丕賳 "丨丿購賾 賰賱賽賾 兀賱賲貙 兀賱賲賹 兀賰亘乇 賲賳賴"貙 賷賯賵賱 賴賷乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴 "賵賱賰賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賲乇 亘賴 賵賱丕 鬲賱賲爻賴"貙 賷賯賵賱 廿丿賵丕乇丿賵 噩丕賱賷丕賳賵 "賳丨賳 賳毓賷卮 賮賷 毓氐乇 丕賱鬲賮丕賴丞貙 丨賷孬 丨賮賱 丕賱夭賮丕賮 兀賴賲 賲賳 丕賱丨亘貙 賵賲乇丕爻賲 丕賱丿賮賳 兀賴賲 賲賳 丕賱賲賷鬲貙 賵丕賱賲毓亘丿 兀賴賲 賲賳 丕賱賱賴"貙 賲賱賱 胤賷賱丞 丕賱賷賵賲貙 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀夭賲丞 丕賱賵噩賵丿賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀賳丕 賲睾賲賵爻 賮賷賴丕 賱丨賯賵賷貨 賷賯賵賱 亘賷爻賵丕 "賱賯丿 賵氐賱鬲 廿賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱賳賯胤丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀氐亘丨 賮賷賴丕 丕賱囟噩乇 卮禺氐賸丕 賯丕卅賲 丕賱匕丕鬲貙 禺賷丕賱賸丕 賲噩爻丿賸丕 賱賲毓丕賷卮鬲賷 賱匕丕鬲賷 賳賮爻賴丕"貙 賷賯賵賱 賮丕乇賵賯 噩賵賷丿丞 "賱丕 賳丨鬲丕噩 丕賱匕賴丕亘 廿賱賶 賲夭亘賱丞 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺貙 賳丨賳購 賮賷賴丕 鬲賲丕賲賸丕"貙 兀賳丕 氐丕賲丿 賵賱丕 兀爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賴乇賵亘貙 賲購噩亘賻乇 兀禺丕賰 賱丕 亘胤賱貙 賷賯賵賱 亘賵賰賵賮爻賰賷 "賱賰賳賰 鬲鬲毓丕賷卮 賲毓 丕賱兀賲賵乇貙 賵鬲兀賻賲賱 賮賯胤 兀賱丕 賷賳賴丕乇 賰購賱 卮賷亍 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞"貙 賷賯賵賱 丿賵爻鬲賵賷賮爻賰賷 "兀卮毓乇 賲乇賾丞賸 丕購禺乇賶 亘乇睾亘丞賺 毓丕乇賽賲丞賺 賮賷 丕賱鬲賾禺賱賾賷 毓賳 賰購賱賾 卮賷亍"貙 廿賷賴... "賷丿賷 賴匕賴 乇賴賳賹 亘賲丕 賷賻丿賻賾毓賶 賮賲賷 = 賱卅賳 賱賲 賷丨賰賽賾賲賿 毓賯賱賻賴 丕賱卮毓亘購 賷賳丿賲賽貙 賴鬲賮鬲購 賵賲丕 兀賳賮賰 兀賴鬲賽賮 氐丕乇禺賸丕 = 賵賱賵 丨乇賾賲賵丕 賲爻賽賾賷 賵賱賵 丨賱賻賾賱賵丕 丿賲賷貙 賵賱賵 賮鬲賾卮賵丕 賯賱亘賷 乇兀賵丕 賮賷 氐賲賷賲賴賽 = 禺賱丕氐丞賻 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲賽 丕賱賲鬲兀賱賽賾賲賽".. 賯丕賱賴 丕賱噩賵丕賴乇賷.
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賰鬲丕亘 "丕賱賳賷賱 丨賷丕丞 賳賴乇" 廿賲賷賱 賱賵丿賮賷睾 鬲乇噩賲丞 毓丕丿賱 夭毓賷鬲乇

廿賲賷賱 賱賵丿賮賷睾: 賰丕鬲亘 兀賱賲丕賳賶 丕卮鬲賴乇 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 毓賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱毓丕賲丞 賵丕賱賯丕丿丞 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷賷賳貙 賳賯賱 賱賴 毓丕丿賱 夭毓賷鬲乇 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘 賮賶 鬲乇丕噩賲 丕賱乇噩丕賱 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丌禺乇 毓賳 "丕賱亘丨乇 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤" 賷乇賶 夭毓賷鬲乇 兀賳 賱賵丿賮賷睾 鬲乇噩賲賴賲丕 賰賲丕 鬲乇噩賲 賱賱毓馗賲丕亍.

亘丿丕 賳賴乇 丕賱賳賷賱 賱賱賵丿賮賷睾 廿賳爻丕賳丕 爻毓賶 賱乇氐丿 丨賷丕鬲賴 賲賳 賲賳亘毓賴 丨鬲賶 賲氐亘賴 賵賲丕 賷賲乇 亘賴 賲賳 鬲囟丕乇賷爻 賵亘賷卅丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 鬲丐孬乇 賮賶 丨乇賰鬲賴 賵賲噩乇丕賴貙 賷夭禺乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賯賷賲丞 賮賶 丕賱噩睾乇丕賮賷丕 賵丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵毓賱賲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵丕賱兀丿亘 賰匕賱賰 賵鬲夭丿丨賲 賮賷賴 兀賳賵丕毓 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賲賳 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳丕鬲 丕賱鬲賶 丨乇氐 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 毓賱賶 賵氐賮 丕賱賲爻鬲睾乇亘 賲賳賴丕貙 賵氐賷丕睾丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀丿亘賷丞 鬲賲鬲賱賶亍 亘丕賱賲賮乇丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賳賵毓丞 賵丕賱氐毓亘丞 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 丕賱鬲賶 匕賷賱 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賲毓丕賳賷賴丕 賮賶 賴賵丕賲卮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賱賰賳賰 賯丿 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱鬲亘丕爻 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 賵丕賱賮賰乇丞 賮賶 亘毓囟 丕賱賮賯乇丕鬲 乇亘賲丕 賱鬲丿丕禺賱 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丞 賲毓 乇兀賶 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 -賴匕丕 馗賳賶- 賵匕賰乇 丕賱賲丐賱賮 亘賲賯丿賲丞 賰鬲丕亘賴 兀賳賴 丕爻鬲毓丕賳 亘丕賱賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳 賮賷賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 亘丕賱毓乇亘 賵丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱胤亘賷毓賶 賵鬲丕乇賷禺 賲氐乇貨 賮賶 乇兀賷賶 兀賳 亘毓囟 丕賱賳賯丕胤 丕賱賲毓乇賵囟丞 賯丿 噩丕賳亘賴丕 丕賱氐賵丕亘 乇睾賲 匕賱賰貙 賵賷鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 禺賲爻丞 賮氐賵賱.
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Author听7 books44 followers
June 13, 2020
兀氐毓亘 賰鬲丕亘 賯乇兀鬲賴 賮賶 丨賷丕鬲賶
賲丕 賷賯丕乇亘 丕賱兀賱賮 氐賮丨丞
丕賱賳賷賱 ... 丨賷丕丞 賳賴乇
賲賳 賲賳亘毓賴 廿賱賶 賲氐亘賴
丕賱賳賷賱 賰廿賳爻丕賳 鬲丕乇賷禺賴 賵噩睾乇丕賮賷鬲賴... 丕賱賳賷賱 賰賵丕丨丿 賲賳 兀賮乇丕丿 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱賲氐乇賶...賰丕亘賳 賲賳 兀亘賳丕卅賴丕... 乇丨賱丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賲乇賴賯丞 丨鬲賶 賵噩丿 賳賮爻賴 亘賷賳 兀乇囟賴丕
"匕賱賰 賱兀賳 賲氐乇 賴賶 亘賱丿 丕賱丿賳賷丕 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱匕賶 賷賯囟賶 賰賱 爻丕賰賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 賮賷賴 鬲亘毓丕 賱賱賳賴乇 賮賶 兀賶 賵賯鬲 賰丕賳貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賳賴乇 賵賱賰賳 兀亘丕 丕賱亘賱丿 賴匕丕 賴賵 丕賱匕賶 賷馗賱 亘丕賯賷丕"
"賵鬲毓丿 兀爻賵丕賳 毓賱丕賲丞 禺鬲丕賲 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞 賮賶 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賳賷賱 賵丌賷丞 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賮賵囟賶 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞貙 賵丕賱賳賷賱 賷購賯賲毓貙 賵丕賱賳賷賱 賳丕賮毓貙 賵丕賱賳賷賱 丕賱匕賶 賱賲 鬲賯丿乇 毓賱賷賴 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇 賷賳孬賳賶 亘賷賳 賷丿賶 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵賷禺囟毓 賱廿乇丕丿丞 丕賱毓賯賱"
廿賲賷賱 賱賵丿賮賷睾
137 reviews
February 11, 2024
DNF for now. This book started out beautiful with descriptions of the Nile and the surrounding landscape it was like reading the best poetry. (not a book of poems) Then the author started describing villages along the river and the people who lived in them His descriptions of the people were rather contradictory. First he would praise their attributes, stature, skin color, friendliness or savagery but then he would say something about how over emotional they were or something about their lack of intelligence. I found this confusing and offensive but I give him credit for not being totally discriminatory. Next came chapters on the Abyssinian wars which I was not interested in but can see the need to include this history. I do plan to come back to this book one day and I do recommend it for anyone interested in historical geography.
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October 6, 2015
Fascinating book about the history of the Nile and Nile Valley from ancient days until the mid'30's. Particularly interesting about the more recent history, e.g., Napoleon. the British, etc. Also interesting if one is a fan of Amelia Peabody....
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January 31, 2008
This might be the best book Emil Ludwig wrote but all his books are exceptionally good.
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