„nakaduli“ 1968

„nakaduli“ 1966

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I

Tavdapirevelad is qristofer beliu iyo. kolejSi rom swavlobda, qris beliud iqca. ufro mogvianebiT, san-franciskos bohemur wreebSi, kit beliu Searqves; bolos ki smok buliu gaxda da sxva saxeliT aRarc ixsniebdnen.

misi saxelis evolucia misive evoluciis gamomsaxvelia. Mmas rom mosiyvarule deda da kaJiviT magari biZa ara hyoloda, anda jilet belemisagan werili ar mieRo _ araferic ar moxdeboda.

„es-esaa „talRis“ nomers vaTvalierebdi, _ parizidan iwereboda jileti, _ o' hara, ra Tqma unda, saqmes Tavs gaarTmevs, magram, jer kidev yvela fandi ar icis. _ amas mosdevda vrceli rCeva-darigeba, rogor unda gaeumjobesebinaT maRali sazogadoebis es yovelkvireuli organo, romelzedac did imedebs amyarebdnen. _ wadi o' harasTan da moelaparake. me nu maxseneb, yvelaferi Seni saxeliT SesTavaze, Torem Tavis parizel korespondentad maqcevs, es ki xels ar momcems. me did JurnalebSi vTanamSromlob, sadac naRd fuls mixdian. yvelaze umal is doylapia moiSores Tavidan, kritikul werilebs, rom uwers musikisa da xelovnebaze, mere, nu daiviwyebs, rom san-franciskos yovelTvis hqonda sakuTari literatura, axla ki aRaraferi gaaCnia. miikiTx-moikiTxes, gamoZebnos vinme briyvi, romelic regularulad miawvdis axal-axal moTxrobebs, romantikuli gznebiT aRsavses, momxibvlelsa da WeSmaritad san-franciskuli koloritiT gaJRenTils“.

kit beliumac maSinve „talRis“ redaqcias miaSura, raTa erTgulad aResrulebina Tavis vali. o' haram mousmina. o' hara SeekamaTa. o' hara daeTanxma. o' haram kinwis kvriT gaagdo kritikuli werilebis avtori. mere ki o' haram Tavisi xasiaTi gamoamJRavna, is xasiaTi, romelic ise afrTxobda jilets Soreul parizSi. Tu o' hara rames moisurvebda, verc erTi megobari uaris Tqmas ver gaubedavda. TviTrjuli kaci iyo, Tavneba da winaaRudgomeli; alersiTa da moferebiT Tavisi gahqonda. sanam redaqcias Tavs daaRwevda, kut beliu ukve redaqtoris TanaSemwed iqca, kritikuli statiebis wera ikisra, vidre Rirseul Semcvlels mouZebnidnen, da o' haras aRuTqva, Jurnalis yoveli nomrisTvis aTassityvian moTxrobas mogawvdi san-franciskos Temebzeo. es yovelive ugasamarjelod unda Seesrulebina.

o' haram auxsna, „talRas“ jer ar SeuZlia honoraris gadaxda da Seuvali kiloTi ganucxada, mTel san-franciskoSi mxolod erTaderT kacs ZaluZs aseTi moTxrobebis wera da es kaci kit beliuao.

_ oh, RmerTo, is briyvi xom me gamovdeqi! _ oxravda kiti, roca viwyo kibeze eSveboda.

ase daiwyo misi oflisRvra o' harasaTvis da „talRis“ gaumaZRari svetebisaTvis. kvira kviras misdevda, is ki ijda redaqciaSi, umklavdeboda kreditorebs, eCxubeboda asoTamwyobebs da yoveli nomrisaTvis ocdaxuTiaTas sityvas acxobda. Sromis Semsubuqebis araviTari imedi ar hqonda. „talRa“ pativmoyvare iyo: dausuraTebeli dRis sinaTles rogor ixilavda! dasuraTeba ki Zviri jdeboda. am mizeziT, arc kitis Sromis anazRaureba SeeZlo, verc saredaqcio Statis gazrdaze iocnebebda.

_ ai, ase emarTeba gulkeTil da xaTrian kacs, _ waibuzRuna erTxel kitma.

_ RmerTma amaravlos qveyanaze aseTi xalxi, _ wamoiZaxa Tvalze cremlmoreulma o' haram da kits magrad CamoarTva xeli. _ Sens Cems mxsnelad xar movlenebuli kit. SeniTaa, fexze rom vdgevar. cotac kidev moiTmine, Zmobilo, da yvelafers moevleba.

_ eh, aRaraferi mjera, _ amoigmina kitma. _ Cemi saqme wasulia. samudamod aq yofna miweria.

cota xnis Semdeg gamosavali ipovna. xelsayreli momenti moixelTa da o' haras Tvalwin skams gadaawyda gulSeRonebuli, mere sawer magidas daenarcxa da acaxcaxebuli xeliT SreSis kolofi gadaayirava.

_ cudad geZina wuxelis? _ gamoiZia o' haram.

kitma Tvalebi moifSvnita da, vidre upasuxebda, didxans uazrod icqireboda aqeT-iqiT.

_ ara, Zili arafer SuaSia. Tvalebis bralia yvelaferi. lamis budidan amomcvivdes.

amis Semdeg, ramdenime dRes, kiti xan kedlebs ejaxeboda, xan redaqciis avejs ayiravebda, magram o' haras guli mainc ver moalbo.

_ ici, ras getyvi, kit, _ uTxra erTxel, _ Sen okulists unda mimarTo. wadi eqim hasdeplTan. didebuli specialistia. fulis gadaxdac ar dagWirdeba _ Cven mas gancxadebas davubeWdavT. me TviTon vnaxav da movelaparakebi.

o' haram sityva ar gastexa. kiti iZulebuli gaxda Tvalis eqimTan misuliyo.

eqimma guldasmis gasinja da aseTi ganaCeni gamoutana:

_ uCveulod saRi mxedveloba gaqvT. Tqvennairi Tvalebi milion kacSi erTs Tu aRmoaCndeba.

_ o' haras nu etyviT, _ Seevedra kiti. me ki, RvTis gulisaTvis, Savi saTvale gamomiwereT.

mTelma am ambavma mxolod is Sedegi gamoiRo, rom o' hara TanagrZnobiT moikiTxavda xolme da iSviaTi mWermetyvelebiT alaparakdeboda im brwyinvale momavalze. romelic „talRis“ fexze dayenebas mohyveboda.

kidev kargi, kits sakuTari Semosavali hqonda. marTalia, arc ise didi, rogorc SeiZleba ramdenime klubis wevri yofiliyo da laTinur kvartalSi patara studiac daeqiravebina.

kacma rom Tqvas, rac redaqtoris TanaSemwe gaxda, kitis piradi sagrZnoblad Semcirda. fulis xarjvisTvis droc aRar rCeboda. studia TvaliTac aRar unaxavs, aRarc adgilobriv bohemistebs gamaspinZlebia Tavisi ganTqmuli vaxSmebiT, fuli ki mainc ar hyofnida. „talRa“ erTTavad suls Rafavda da mis qisasa da tvins erTnairad acarielebda. ilustratorebi drodadro uars acxadebdnen Jurnalis ilustrirebaze, asoTamwyobebi drodadro uars ambobdnen awyobaze, patara biWi, redaqciis Sikriki, drodadro gasamrjelos Txoulobda. aseT SemTxvevebSi kits gadaxedavda da isic usityvod waiRebda xels jibisaken.

rodesac Tbomavlma „eqscelsiorma“ aliaskidan klondikis oqros sabadoebis ambavi Camoitana da mTeli qalaqi gadaria, kits TavSi gulubryvilo azri daebada.

_ yuri migde, o' hara, _ uTxra man, _ es oqros cieb-cxeleba didxans gastans. ormocdacxra wlis ambebi ganmeordeba gamiSvi da „talRisTvis“ karg masalebs mogawvdi. Cemi xarjiT waval.

o' haram Tavi gaaqnia.

_ Sen aq mWirdebi, kit. is moTxrobebis seriac dasamTavrebelia. Tanac, erTi saaTi ar aris, rac jeksons velaparake, xval klondaikSi midis da Tanaxmaa, yovel kviras werilebi da fotoebi gamogvigzavnos. sanam piroba ar CamovarTvi, ar moveSvi. mTavari ki is aris, rom yvelafers ufasod miviRebT.

im saRamos kitma kidev erTxel moismina klondaikis ambavi. klubSi Seiara da iq Tavisi biZa daxvda.

_ gamarjoba, biZaCemo, _ miesalma kiti, tyavis savarZelSi Cajda da fexebi gamarTa. _ xom ar Camojdebodi Cems gverdiT? kitma koqteili SeukveTa biZam ki adgilobrivi wyalwyala klareti moiTxova, romelsac yovelTvis siamovnebiT miirTmevda xolme. ukmayofilod gadaxeda koqteils da mere mzera ZmisSvilis saxeze SeaCera. kitma igrZno, dautuqsavi ver darCeboda.

erTi wuTiT Semovirbine, _ saswrafod miageba biZas. _ eleris galereaSi unda mivaswro, keiTis gamofenaze naxevari sveti mainc gavaSanSalo.

_ ra dagemarTa? _ hkiTxa biZam, _ feri dagkargvia, avadmyofs gavxar.

kitma mxolod amoioxra pasuxad.

_ albaT male meqneba Seni damarxvis siamovneba. magasac moveswrebi.

kitma sevdianad gadaaqnia Tavi.

_ Wia-Ruas ver Sevawuxeb, gmadlobT, kremacia mirCevnia.

jon beliu im Zveli, ZarRvmagari da gamobrZmedili Taobis STamomavali iyo, romelmac ormocdaaTian wlebSi xarebSebmuli sazidrebiT gadmolaxa Tvaluwvdeneli preriebi. mama-papaTa simtkices, Zval-rbilSi rom hqonda gamjdari, zed erTvoda da axali miwebis aTvisebis xanaSi mSfoTvared gatarebuli bavSobis dros miRebuli wrTobac.

_ ise ar cxovrob, rogorc unda cxovrobde, qristefor. Sens magivrad me mrcxvenia.

_ qeifsa da drostarebas gadavyevi, ara? _ Caiqirqila kitma.

biZam mxrebi aiCeva.

_ cudi TvaliT nu mimzer, biZaCemo. qeifi marTlac ar mawyenda, magram eg gasarTobi warsuls Cabarda: dro aRar mrCeba.

_ maS, ra moxda?

_ muSaobam gamaTava.

jon belium undoblad gadaixarxara.

_ marTla?

hkiTxa da isev gaecina.

_ adamiani garemos produqtia, _ didis ambiT ganacxada kitma da biZamiss Wiqaze miuTiTa. _ Tqveni sicili Tqvensave sasmels hgavs, masaviT wyalwyalaa da mware.

_ hm, muSaobam gaaTava, _ biZam xmaSi RvarZli gauria. _ Sen xom Sens sicocxleSi erTi centis safasuric ar giSromia?

_ miSromia, magram ar mimiRia. kviraSi xuTasi dolari mergeba, oTxi kacis samuSaos vasruleb.

_ albaT suraTebs xatav, romelTac arasodes aravin ar iyidis an raime moduri sisuleliT erTobi, ara? curva ici?

_ odesRac vicodi.

_ cxenze jdoma?

_ egec micdia.

jon belium zizRiT Caifrutuna.

_ mixaria, mamaSeni rom samareSi wevs da vera gxedavs egre Tavlafdasxmuls. is namdvili kaci iyo, gesmis? kacuri kaci! darwmunebuli var, Tavidan gamogibertyavda mTel Sens musikalur da mxatvrul sisuleleebs.

_ oh, es Cveni dakninebuli saukune! _ amoioxra kitma.

_ raime saxeiro rom iyos mag Sens abdaubdaSi kidev ho, maSin yvelafers avitandi, _ gabrazebuli ganagrZobda biZa, _ magram jer erTi centic ar giSovia, erTi bewo kacuri saqme ar gagikeTebia.

_ graviurebi, suraTebi, maraobebi, _ guldawyvetiT CamoTvala kitma.

_ xolmacaruli dilentanti xar da sxva araferi. aba, ra dagixatavs? ramdenime gatylarWuli aqvareli da koSmaruli plakatebi. erTi gamofenac ar mogiwyvia, Tundac aq, san-franciskoSi.

_ dagaviwyda, Zia, Cemi erTi suraTi am klubis darbazSi hkidia.

_ kargi ramac aris. axla musikas ar ikiTxav? Seni Zvirfasi, suleli deda aTasebs uxdida maswavleblebs. Sen ki verc aq ivarge. isic ver moaxerxe, vismesTan akompaniatorad gamosuliyavi koncertze da xuTi dolari mainc gagekeTebina. Seni simRerebi raRaa? _ jazuri rotva, romelsac aravin beWdavs da erTi muWa usaqmuri bohemistebis meti arc aravin mReris.

_ me erTxel wignic gamoveci, sonetebis krebuli. gaxsovT? _ gaubedavad CaurTo kitma.

_ mere, ra dagijda?

_ sul raRac orasiode dolari.

_ kidev ra damsaxureba migiZRvis?

_ patara piesa davwere, romelic sazafxulo estradaze daidga.

_ mereda, ra mogitana magan?

_ dideba.

_ odesRac ki curva icodi, cxenze jdomac gicdia. _ jon belium gaSmagebiT daaxeTqa Wiqa magidas. _ miTxari, bolos da bolos, risi gakeTeba SegiZlia? Sens aRzrdas zed gadahyvnen, Sen ki universitetSic ar giTamaSia fexburTi. niCbis mosma ar ici. arasodes ar...

_ me krivs mivdevdi da farikaobas.

_ rodis ivarjiSe ukanasknelad?

_universitetis Semdeg Tavi mivanebe. meubnebodnen, mSvenivrad grZnob drosa da manZilso, magram...

_ ganagrZe.

_ usistemo movarjiSed mTvlidnen.

_ ese igi, zarmacad, ara?

_ eg yovelTvis evfemiznad mimaCnda.

_ mamaCemma, ser, moxucma isaak belium, romelic Tqven papad mogxvdebodaT, muStis erTi dakvriT mokla kaci samocdacxra wlis asakSi.

_ is kaci iyo samocdacxra wlisa?

_ kaci ki ara, papaSeni iyo-meTqi, Se urcxvo. im xnisa Sen koRosac veRar moerevi albaT.

_ dro Seicvala, biZaCemo, axla mkvlelobisaTvis cixeSi gikraven Tavs.

_ mamaSenma erTxel as oTxmocdaxuTi mili Seusvenebliv gaiara WenebiT, sami cxeni sikvdilis piras miiyvana.

_ Cvens droSi rom ecxovra, rbili vagonis kupeSi mTeli gza arxeinad iZinebda.

biZa kinaRam brazma daaxrCo, magram yels mowolili boRma ukanve Caibruna da ZmisSvils hkiTxa:

_ ramdeni wlisa xar?

_ Tu ar vcdebi, me axla...

_ vici, ocdaSvidi Segisrulda. koleji rom daamTavre, ocdaoris iyavi. mTeli xuTi weliwadi viTom mxatvrobdi, musikosobdi, cxviraweuli dadiodi. moiRe mowyaleba, gamagebine, ra kaci xar, ras warmoadgen. Seni xnis rom viyavi, erTaderTi wyvili TeTreulis meti ara gamaCnda ra. koluzaSi faras vwyemsavdi. qvasaviT magari viyavi da qvaze Zilic SemeZlo. apoxti da daTvis xorci iyo Cemi saWmeli. samagierod, Senze janmrTeli da mklavmagari var. Sen, albaT, assamocdaxuT girvanqas mainc aiwoni, magram SemiZlia, axlave Zirs dagce da gverdebi dagizilo.

_ koqteilis wrupvas da erTi Wiqa Cais gamoclas devkacis Zala ar sWirdeba, _ waiburtyuna kitma. _ vera xedav, biZaCemo, droeba Seicvala. amas garda, me cudad gamzardes. Cemi Zvirfasi, suleli deda...

jon belius gaaJrJola.

_ ...rogor Senive sityvebidan Cans, Zalze manebivrebda bambaSi mxvevda, civ niavs ar makarebda. me rom bavSvobidanve SevCveodi im jeSmaritad mamakacur gasarTobebsa da eqskursiebs, romliTac ase moqavs Tavi, axla sul sxva kaci viqnebodi. dResac ver gamigia, ratom mec ar migyavdi xolme Tan, Tuki heli da robi gaxldnen meqsikasa da sieris mTebSi?

_ imitom, rom aziz-mazizi brZandebodi.

_ Tqveni bralia, biZaCemo, Seni da Cemi saTno dedisa. sad unda gamomecada gaWirveba? me xom Tavs mevlebodnen, azizad minaxavdnen, raRa mrCeboda, garda graviurebisa, suraTebisa da maraoebisa? gana Cemi bralia, rom Sromis ofli arasodes momiwuravs?

biZa daufaravi ziziRiT Sescqeroda Zmiswuls. es qarafwutuli msjeloda moTminebas ukargavda._ Zalian kargi. me isev vapireb feSmaritad mamakacis Sesaferi eqskursiis mowyobas da giwvev masSi monawileobis misaRebad.

_ dagagvianda, biZaCemo, dagagvianda. mainc, saiT apireb?

_ hedi da roberti klondaikSi midian. me uReltexilze gadaviyvan da tbebamde Cavyvebi. mere ki ukan gamovbrundebi.

kitma sityvis damTavreba aRar acala, skamidan wamoxta da xelSi Caafrinda.

_ Cemo mxsnelo! _ wamoiZaxa aRtacebulma.

jon belium eWvis TvaliT Sexeda. sul ar moeloda, rom mis miwvevas miiRebdnen.

_ marTla ginda wamosvla? _ hkiTxa undoblad.

_ rodis gavudgebiT gzas?

_ Zalian Zneli savalia, zedmet tvirTad dagvawyebi.

_ ara, me yvelafers gavuZleb. rac „talRis“ redaqciaSi vmuSaob, Sromas SeveCvie.

_ TviToeulma mTeli wlis maragi unda wamoiRos Tan. xalxi blomad iqngeba. indieli mebargulebi yvelas ver gaswvdebian. helsa da roberts TavianTi tvirTis zidva TviTonve mouwevT. me swored imitom mivyvebi, rom xeli SevaSvelo. Tu wamoxval, Senc maTsaviT mogiwevs bargis Treva.

_ naxav, Tu ver SevZleb.

_ miCveuli ara xar simZimis tarebas. _ SeekamaTa biZa.

_ rodis mivdivarT?

_ xval.

_ ar ifqro, biZaCemo, rom Senma qadagebam momaqcia da sxeulis wrTobis survilma amitana, _ uTxra kitma gamomSvidobebisas. _ raRac ar unda damijdes, am qalaqs Tavi unda daavaRwio. o' haras unda gaveqce rogorme, Tund qveynis kidemde damWirdes siaruli.

_ vin aris eg o' hara? iaponelia?

_ ara, irlandieli, Cemi uguliTadesi megobaria da monaTflobeli. is aris „talRis“ redaqtori, gamomcemeli da saerTod, Jurnalis mTeli avan-Cavani. misi sityva kanonia, Tu moisurvebs, sulebis gamowvevac SeuZlia.

im saRamos kit belium o' haras patara baraTi miswera.

„mxolod ramdenime kviriT mivemgzavrebi, _ bodiSs ixdida igi, _ daiqirave vinme briyvi, dae, daamTavros im moTxrobebis seria. Zalian vwuxvar, megobaro, magram Cemi janmrTeloba maiZulebs ase moviqce. davbrundebi da gaorkecebuli energiiT movkideb saqmes xels“.

II

ramdenime dRis Semdeg kiti daiis gadareul napirs miadga. aq bargisa da xalxisagan teva aRar iyo. aRWurvilobisa da sursaT-sanovagis didZali maragi, gemebiT motanili da napirze daxvavebuli, nel-nela daiis xeobaSi gadadioda Cilkutis gavliT. zurgze tvirTakidebul adamianebs mTeli ocdarva mili fexiT unda evloT. indieli mbargulebi, miuxedavad imisa, rom fass auwies da yovel girZanqa tvirTSi axla rva centis nacvlad ormocs Txoulobdnen, saqmes mainc ver asdiodnen. yvelasTvis cxadi iyo, rom mogzaurTa umravlesobas zamTari gzaSi mouswrebda da uReltexils ver gadavidodnen.

axalbedaTa Soris yvelaze ususuri kiti iyo. sxva mravalTa msgavsad, masac qamarze savazne da vveberTela revolveri ekida. amaSi brali biZamiss miuZRoda, romelsac maxsierebaSi Zveli, usamarTlo weli CarCenoda. misgan gansxvavebiT kit belius romantikuli ganwyobileba daufleboda. monusxuliviT Sescqeroda xalxis Wrel nakads, oqros cieb-cxelebas rom aetana, da yvelafers mxatvris TvaliT akvirdeboda. saTanado seriozulobiT ver ekideboda mis irgvliv mbrunav morevs. jer kidev gemze ganacxada, rom es mogzauroba Tavis mosaklavad ar wamouwyia da mxolod mxolod dasasveneblad, gulis gadasayoleblad Camovida aq, Camovida, rom uReltexils iqiT gadaexeda, iqaurobisTvis Tvali Seevlo da ukanve gamobrunebuliyo.

Tanamgzavrebi qviSian naprze miatova bargis gadmotvirTvis molodinSi, TviTon ki mdinares aRma auyva da Zvel faqtorias gadaawyda. fiqradac ar mosvlia, revolveriT Tavi moewonebina, Tumca xedavda, rom bevri maTgani, visac iaraRi hqonda, cxvirs maRla iwevda. gverdiT maRalma, warmosadegma indielma Cauara. zurgze veeba tvirTi moegdo. kiti ukan aedevna, moxibluli misi wvivebis mSvenierebiT da im graciozuli simarjviT, romliTac uzarmazar saparnes miarbeninebda. indielma tvirTi faqtoriis karwin sasworze daagdo, kita ki im oqrosmaZiebelTa Soris aRmoCnda, romelnic aRtacebaSi moeyvana indeilis uCveulo Rones. tvirTis wona as oc girvanqas udrida. es fiZri mowiwebiT gadadioda piridan pirSi.

_„amsimZime tvirTs me Zvrasac ver vuzam. waRebaze xom laparakic zedmetia“. _ gaifiqra kitma.

_ lindermanis tbaze midixar, megobaro? _ hkiTxa indoels. manac amayad dauqnia Tavi.

_ ramdeni aiRe mas sapalnis gadatanaSi?

_ ormocdaaTi dolari.

kitma saubari veRar gaagrZela. misi yuradReba axalgazrda qalma miipyro, karis zRurblze rom idga. es qali Tavisi CacmulobiT sxebisgan gamoirCeoda. mas arc mokle kaba ecva da arc sportuli Sarvali im qelebis msgavsad, gemebs rom mohyvnen. ise iyo Cacmuli, rogorc icvamen qalebi Cveulebrivi mgzavrobis dros. kiti iman ganacvifra, rom es qali uCveulod exameboda garemos, misi aq yofna TiTqos aucilebelic ki iyo peizaJis srulyofisaTvis. qali axalgazrda iyo da lamazi. misma mSvenebam da saxis ferma Tvali mostaca kits. ise daJinebiT miaSterda, rom qalma igrZno misi mzera da moixeda. Savi, grZelwamwamiani Tvalebi kitis Tvalebs SeefeTnen. damcinavi naperwkali SeniSna kitma am TvalebSi. es naperwkali axla veeba revolverze akiafda, mere isev kitis Tvalebs gadaawyda da aSkara zizRnarev dacinvad iqca. kits TiTqos sila gaawneso. qali gverdiT mdgom mamakacs miubrunda da kitze mauTiTa. kacma moixeda da mis TvalebSic igive zizRnarevi dacinva gamokrTa.

_ CeCakoa, _ Tqva qalma.

kacma, romelic Tavisi iaffasiani SarvliTa da dafleTili Salis kurtkiT mawanwalas hgavda, mSralad gaicina. kitma Tavi ganadgurebulad igrZno, Tumca ki ver getyodaT, ratom. qali da mamakaci wavidnen. kitma Tvali gaayola da gaifiqra _ „rac unda iyos, mainc uCveulod lamazia. aTasi welic rom gavides, misi narnari siaruli maSinac ar damaviwydeba“.

_ dainaxeT is kaci, qali rom axlda Tan? _ hkiTxa kits aRelvebulma mezobelma. _ iciT, vin aris?

kitma Tavi gaaqnia.

_ Carli-iremi. mec es-esaa damanaxves. klondaikma magas Zalian gaumarTla. Zveli mkvidria. Tormet weliwads iukonze iyo axlaxan dabrunda iqidan.

_ ra aris „CeCako?“ _ hkiTxa kitma.

_ Senc CeCako xar, mec _ miiRo pasuxad.

_ davuSvaT, rom var, magram mainc ar mesmis, ras niSnavs es sityva.

_ axalbedas.

kiti Tavisianebisken gabrunda. es sityva mTeli gza TavSi utrialebda _ axalbeda! yvelaze sawyeni ki is iyo, rom sustma arsebam monaTla ase.

tvirTis mTebs Soris gzas rom miikvlevda, kits uzarmazarsapalniani indieli gaaxsenda isev. myudro kunWuli moZebna da sakuTari Zalis gamocda moindoma. am miznis misaRwevad fqvilis tomara airCia, romlis wona daaxloebiT as girZanqas udrida. fexebi gaCaCxa, tomaras daswvda da scada mxarze moegdo. pirvelad moeCvena, rom asi girZanqa metismetad mZime tvirTi iyo, mere ifiqra, susti zurgi maqvso. mesame STabeWdileba guliani ginebiT gamoxata. gineba xuTi wuTis amao tanjvis Sedegad aRmoxda, roca Zalagamoleuli imave tomaraze aRmoCnda garTxmuli, romlis daZlevasac ase jiutad cdilobda.

ofliani Subli SeimSrala da uecrad jon beliu SeniSna. romelic tomrebs zemodan damcinavad dahyurebda.

_ RmerTo Cemo! _ wamoiZaxa am mkacri wrTobis mociqulma, _ Senma Zlirma gvarma susti STamomavloba mogvca. Teqvsmeti wlis rom viyavi, aseT i tomara saTamaSod mimaCnda.

_ gaviwydeba, biZaCemo, rom me daTvis xorciT ara var gamozrdili, _ SeuRrina kitma.

_ da roca samoci Semisruldeba. aseTi tomara maSinac saTamaSod momeCveneba.

_ kargs izamdi, axlave rom geCvenebina.

jon beliumac uCvena. is ormocdarva wlis iyo, magram daixara, tomara mosinja, swrafad daswvda da mxarze moigdo, mere erTxel amoatriala da welSi gaimarTa.

_ xerxia saWiro, biWiko, xerxi... da magari qedi.

kitma mowiwebiT mouxada qudi.

_ pirdapir saocreba xar, biZaCemo, WeSmaritad saocreba. rogor fiqrob, mec viswavli odesme mag xerxs?

jon belium mxrebi aiCeCa.

_ vidre gzas davadgebodeT, ukan dabrunebas Semexvewebi.

_ nu SiSob, ukan dabrunebas ar vapireb, Sin o' hara melodeba, gamZvinvarebuli lomiviT mbdRvinavi, rac gvian Cavuvardebi xaxaSi, is mirCevnia.

III

pirveli gadasvla kits ar gasWirvebia. finigenis fonamde maTi bargi, romelic oriaTas xuTas girvanqas iwonida, indielebs mihqondaT, romelTa daqiraveba ZlivZlivobiT moaxerxes. aqedan ki ukve sakuTari zurgiT mouwevdaT tomerebis Treva. dReSi TiTo milis gavlas fiqrobdnen. erTi SexedviT es arc ise saZnelo Canda. magram imis gamo, rom jon belius banakSi darCena mouxdeboda saWmlis mosamzadeblad. mas dReSi mxolod erTi an ori gzis gakeTeba SeeZlo. ase rom, samive axalgazrdas dReSi erTi milis manZilze rvaas-rvaasi girvanqa unda gadaetana. Tu TiTo gzobaze ormocdaaT girZanqas waiRebdnen, dReSi tvirTianad Teqvsmet mils gavlidnen, utvirTod ki _ TxuTmets. es imitom, rom ukanasknel waRebaze ukan aRar movbundebiTo, _ ganmarta kitma Tavisi sasiamovno aRmoCena. erT jerze oTxmoci girvanqis gadatana dReSi cxrameti milis gavlas niSnavda win da ukan, asgirvanqiani tvirTiT ki mxolod TxuTmet mils gaivlidnen.

_ me fexiT siaruli mejavreba, _ Tqva kitma, _ amitom erT waRebaze as girZanqas gadavzidav.

biZamiss saxeze ironiuli Rimili rom SeniSna, saswrafod SeaSvela sityva:

_ ra Tqma unda, erTbaSad ki ar vecemi, nel-nela SeveCvevi. yovelgvar xerxsa da fands kaci gamocdilebiT unda daeuflos. Tavdapirvelad ormocdaaTi girvanqiT daviwyeb.

Tqma da qmna erTi iyo. kitma Samoikida ormocdaaTi girvanqa da xtunva-xtunviT gaarbenina. tvirTi dasabanakeblad amorCeul adgilze daagdo da xtunva-xtunviT ukan gamohrunda. arc ise Zneli yofilao, gaifiqra. magram, orma milma, cota ar iyos, xalisi daukarga. meore tomara samocdaxuT girvanqas iwonida. misi zidva ufro Zneli gamodga da kitma xtunvas Tavi aneba. mebargulTa Cveulebisamebr, ramdenjerme dasasveneblad Caimuxla, zurgze mokidebul tvirTs xan lods miabjenda, xanac jirkze Camosdebda. mesame gzobaze metismetad gaTamamda da Rvedebi oTxmocdaTxuTmet girvarqian cercvis tomaras SeouWira. magram asode iardi gaiara Tu ara, igrZno, kidev cotac da davecemio. miwaze dajda da ofli SeimSrala.

_ mokle manZilis gavla da xanmokle Sesveneba, ai, ra aris saWiro.

zogjer is iardsac ver gaivlida, ise Cerdeboda dasasveneblad, magram yovel wamodgomaze ofli sul ufro wurwuriT Camosdioda. vidre meoTxed mils gaivlida, Salis perangi gaiZro da xeze Camokida. cota xani rom gamoxda, qudi moisrola. gaxevari milic gaiara da ifiqra, Cemi aRsasruli dadgao. Tavis dReSi ase cudad arasodes yofila, ijda da qSinavda, sulis moTqmas cdilobda. uecrad Tvali revolversa da savaznes hkida.

_ aTi girZanqa usargeblo xaraxuraa, risTvis mWirdeba! _ waiburtyuna gajavrebulma da qamridan Seixsna zedmeti tvirTi.

Tavi ar Seuwuxebia, rom revolveri xeze Camoekida _ iqve buCqebSi miagdo. gzaze nela miabijebdnen pirquSi, tvirTmZime adamianebi da kitma SeniSna, bevri axalbeda masaviT icilebda Tavidan cecxlmsrolel iaraRs.

kiti sul ufro da ufro xSirad isvenebda. gaivlida asode nabijs da guli yelSi moebjineboda, yurebSi sisxli moawveboda, muxlebi moekeceboda da iZulebuli xdeboda SeCerebuliyo, Camoesvena. Sesvenebebi TandaTan uxangrZlivdeboda. goneba ki iTvlida da iTvlida. win kidev ocdarva mili edo, ocdarva dRis savali, dRevandeli dRe ki, yvela niSnis mixedviT, momaval dReebTan SedarebiT umsubuqesi iyo.

_ jer sada xar. Calkuts miaRwie da naxav, oTxiT rom mohyvebi forTxvas, _ eubnebodnen Tanamgzavrebi Sesvenebisas.

_ Calkutamdis misvla ar miweria, _ upasuxebda kiti, _ es saCemo saqme ar aris. vidre Calkuts mivaRwevde, mSvidad ganivseneb xavsis qveS, myudro samareSi.

fexi daucda da Tavi rom Seekavebina, araadmianuri daZabva dasWirda. Zalian SeSinda. igrZno, rogor amoutrialda mTeli Signeuloba.

_ Tu odesme daveci am Cemi tvirTianad, morCa, veRar wamovdgebi. _ SesCivla kitma romeliRac mebarguls.

_ jer ra giWirs, _ moesma pasuxad, _ daicade, xeobaSi SevideT. boboqar CanCqerze mogviwevs gadasvla, zed samoci futis sigrZis fiWvis moria gadebuli. arc Tokia xelis wasavlebad, arc araferi. wyali ki duRs Sens qvemoT, talRebi mors zed evlebian, muxlebze gexeTqebian. Tu Cavardi tvirTianad, Seni saqme wasulia, Rvedebs ver Seixsni da CagiTrevs.

_ Zalian kargic iqneba, _ upasuxa kitma da sadRac, gulis siRrmeSi igrZno, rom marTals ambobda.

_ aq dReSi sami-oTxi kaci mainc ixrCoba, _ arwmunebda Tanamgzavri. _ erTxel erTi germanebis gamoTrevaSi mivexmare sxvebs, oTxi aTasi dolari aRmoaCndaa jibeSi. qaRaldis fuliT.

_ kargi ambavia, _ Cailaparaka kitma, ZlivZlivobiT wamodga da laslasiT gaudga gzas. is da cercvis tomara moarul tragediad iqcnen. Tavis Tavs sindbads adarebda, kiserze rom berikaci ajda. _ esec Seni WeSmaritad mamakacuri saqmianoba, _ wuwunebda kiti. amasTan SedarebiT o harasTan muSaoba namdvili netareba iyo. wamdauwum gonebaSi gauelvebda xolme macTuri azri, _ sadme buCqebSi miemala cercvis tomara, Cumad daparuliyo napirze, Camjdariyo gemSi da civilizebul samyaros dabruneboda.

magram, ase ar moqceula. sadRac, mis arsebaSi, STamomavlobiT miRebuli simtkice Tvlemda, da kiti jiutad umuorebda sakuTar Tavs, mec SevZleb imis gakeTebas, risi gakeTebac sxva mamakacs SeuZliao. es azri majlajunasaviT awva gulze da xSirad Tanamgzavrebsac flegmatur, saxedariviT wvivmagar indielebs, gacilebiT mZime tvirTs rom miaTrevdnen Seusvenebliv, sul win da win miiwevdnen mtkice, mouRleli nabijiT, mSvidni da auRelvebelni.

kiti ijda da igineboda _ siarulis dros ginebis Tavic aRar hqonda xolme _ da ebrZoda cTunebas san-francsikoSi gaparuliyo. is avadsaxsenebeli erTi mili jer ar gaevlo, rom ginebas Tavi aneba da tirili daiwyo. es cremlebi uilajobis cremlebi iyo da kidev zizRisa sakuTari Tavis mimarT Tuki odesme yofila vinme pirwmindad gacamtverebul-ganadgurebuli, swored kiti iyo. roca daniSnul adgilamde cotaRa darCa, kitma Zalis ukanaskneli natamali moikriba, gawamebuli, araqaTgamoclili milaslasda banakad arCeul adgilze da pirqve daemxo zurgze sapalnemokidebuli. sikvdiliT ar momkvdara, magram mTeli TxuTmeti wuTi uZravad iwva, vidre suls moibrunebda da SeZlebda tvirTis zurgidan moxsnas. kits gulisreva daewyo. am dReSi myofs Seeswro robi, romelic TviTon uCioda gulisrevas. isic rom Tavisebr SeWirvebuli naxa, kits Zala moeca.

_ Tuki sxvebi aitanen, Cvenc avitanT, _ uTxra robis, Tumca TviTonac ar icoda, trabaxobda Tu marTals ambobda.

IV

_ me ocdaSvidi wlisa var da kaci mqvia, _ xSirad imeorebda kiti momdevno dReebis ganmavlobaSi. da es ganmeoreba misTvis aucilebeli iyo. erT kviraSi ukve SeeCvia yoveldRiur rvaasi girvanqis erT milze gadatanas, magram, samagiero; TviTon daiklo TxuTmeti girvanqa. Tvalebi Caucvivda, goneba dauClungda da sxeulma moqniloba dakarga. gamarTul siaruls veRar axerxebda da milaslasebda. maSinac ki, roca utvirTod brundeboda ukan, fexs rigianad veRar adgamda, tvirTmZimesaviT miiTrevda.

kiti muSa-saqonlad iqca. Wamis dros CaeZineboda xolme. da misi Zili iseTive Rrma iyo da mZime, rogorc cxovelisa.

xandaxan yviriliT iRviZebda, roca fexebSi krunCxva gaudgeboda da tkivili daafrTxobda. sxulis yoveli nakvTi stkioda. Zlivs daabijebda, terfebze beberi gasCenoda, magram es saxsenebeli ar iyo imasTan, rac daiis xeobaSi basr qvebze ori milis gavlis Semdeg daemarTa _ mTlad daesera fexebi da dauwylulda. es ori mili mTel ocdaTvramet mils udrida. pirs dReSi mxolod erTxel ibanda, frCxilebs ar isufTavebda, damtvreuli da dudkomoreuli hqonda, Rvedebs mxrebi da mkerdi iarebiT daesira. im iarebma pirvelad Caafiqra kiti im cxenebis bedze, qalaqis qeCebSi rom enaxa mZime datvirTulni da maT mimarT udidesi TanagrZnobiT aevso guli.

pirvel xanebSi kits yvelaze metad uxeSi sakvebi awuxebda. am mizeziT kinaRam suli ufals Caabara. gadametebuli Sroma gadametebuli kvebas moTxovda. kitis kuWi ki SeuCveveli iso amdeni bekonis da Sxamiani Savi cercvis monelebas. amitomac, kuWma protesti ganacxada, ramdenime dRe tkivilebiT suli amoxada patrons da SimSilisagan Ronemixdili sikvdilis pirze miiyvana. magram, bolos da bolos, dadga is netani xanac, roca kitma SesZlo ZRomazed eWama. mSieri mgeliviT daacxreboda xolme saWmels, nadiriviT Tqvlefda da Tan xarbad icqireboda aqeT-iqiT, xom aRaraferi darCa, rasac SeiZleba kbili gavkrao.

rodesac xeoba ukan darCaT, mogzaurebma gegma Secvales. xma gavarda, lindermanis tbis midamoebSi ukanaskneli sanave xeebic ki gauCexiaTo.

kitis biZaSvilebi, saWiro iaraRebiT aRWurvilni, tyis saZebrad wavidnen, TavianTi bargi ki kitsa da biZamiss dautoves.

kiti da jon beliu axla erTad amzadebdnen saWmels da mere mxardamxar mibijebdnen zurgze tvirTmokidebulni. dro miqroda, mTebze CamoTova. zamTars rom uReltexils gadmoRma moeswro, mTeli weli tyuilad daekargebodaT. da biZam Tavisi rkinis zurgiT asi girvanqa aswia. kits guli SeuRonda, magram ras izamda... kbili kbils daaWira da Tavisi Rvedebic asgirvanqian sapalnes SemouWira. ra Tqma unda, gauWirda, Zalian gauWirda, magram axla ukve yvela xerxi icoda, aRarc qoni awuxebda da ufro moqnili da kunTmagari gamxdariyo. amas garda, irgvliv yvelas akirdeboda da axal xerxebs igonebda. SeamCnia, rom indielebi Rvedebs Tevzedac imagrebdnen da TviTonac scada, mxris Rvedebs Tavis Rvedebic SeaSvela. aman sagrZnoblad Seumsubuqa tvirTi da saSualeba misca sapalneze damatebiT raime mozrdili da arc Tu Zalian mZime sagani miemagrebina. ase da amgvarad, SesZlo RvedebiT asi girZanqa aewia, TxuTmeti Tu oci girvanqa ZiriTadi bargis zemodan moeTavsebina, cali xeliT culi an niCbebi waeRo, meoreTi ki erTmaneTSi Cadgmuli ramdenime qvabi daeWira.

miuxedavad am jojoxeTuri Sromisa, win sul ufro meti siZnele xvdebodaT. gza TandaTan uaresdeboda, tvirTi mZimdeboda. Tovli ki mTebze dRiTidRe qveviT moiwevda. bargis gadatana Zalian gaZvirda, indielebi girvanqaSi ukve samoc cents Txoulobdnen. biZaSvilebisa araferi ar ismoda. jon beliu SfoTavda, Zlivs moaxerxa da lindermanis tbidan mobrunebuli indielebi daiyolia maTi bargis nawili Cilkutis mwvervalze aetanaT. girvanqaSi ocdaaT cents Sehpirda. aman TiTqmis mTlianad gamoucariela jibe. darCenili oTxasi girvanqa bargi, romelic tansacmlisa da sabanko mowyobilobilobisagan Sedgeboda, jon belius sakuTari zurgiT unda ezida. kiti indielebs gaayola. mwvervalze asvlisas, mebargulebs rom gaistumrebdaM kits bargi nel-nela win unda waewia da biZamiss dalodeboda, vidre is Tavisi oTxasgirvanqiani tvirTiT Zmiswuls ar wamoeweoda.

V

kiti Tavis indielebianad nela mibobRavda aRmarTSi. imis gamo, rom gza Zneli iyo da pirdapir Calkutis mwvervalisken miemarTeboda, kitma mxolod oTxmoci girvanqa moigdo zurgze. indilebi mZime tvirTqveS moxriliyvnen, magram mainc swrafad midiodnen. kiti aRarafers ambobda. is axla Tavisi amtanobiT indielebs ar dauvardeboda.

meoTxedi mili rom gaiares, kitma dasveneba isurva, magram indielebi ar SeCerebulan. isic aRar CamorCa da maTTan erTad ganagrZo gza. naxevari mili rom gaiares, kitma igrZno, nabijsac veRar gadadgamda win, magram piri magrad mokuma, fexi ar Seanela da mTeli mili rom gaiara, gaocebulma aRmoaCina _ Turme jer kidev cocxali iyo. amis Semdeg ucnauri ram moxda. kiti siaruls Sehyva da meore mili pirvelze ufro ioladac ki gaiara. mesame milma kinaRam marTla Seikla da mainc, tkivilisa da daRlilobisgan araqaTgamoclils erTxelac ar dauCivlia. mere ki, swored im wuTSi, roca ukve gonebas kargavda, indielebma Sesveneba moindomes. imis magivrad, rom TeTrkanian mebargulTa msgavsad zurgze tvirTmokidebulni msdariyvnen, indielebma Tavidan da mxrebidan Rvedebi moixsnes, Tavisuflad wamowvnen, gaaboles da laparaks mohyvnen. mTeli naxevari saaTi gavida, vidre xelaxla gxas Seudgebodnen. kitis gaocebas sazRvari ara hqonda, roca naxevari saaTis dasvenebis Semdeg Tavi sul sxva kacad igrZno. „grZeli gxa da xangrZlivi Sesveneba“ iqca mis axal devizad.

Cilkutis ferdobi swored iseTi aRmoCnda, rogorc sxvaTa naambobiT warmoedgina. xSirad fexebs xelebsac axmarda da daoTxili mibobRavda cicabo aRmarTze. magram, roca Tovlsa da qarbuqSi uReltexils miaRwia, siamayis grZnobam Seipyro farulad. saxumaro saqme rodi iyo, indielebTan erTad gamoiara es Zneli gza da arc siarulSi CamorCenia, arc Tu Civili dascdenia. ocnebad gadaeqca, indielebs araferSi CamorCenoda.

rodesac mebarguls angariSi gauswora da gaistumra, martodmarto darCa Txemze, tyis zolidan aTasi futis simaRleze, wyvdiadiT garemoculi, moRriale qarbuqis pirispir mdgari, mSieri, daqanculi. welamde dasvelebuli, mzad iyo mTeli wlis Semosavali erT Wiqa yavasa da patara koconSi mieca. magram, iZulebuli iyo eqsiode gamxmari kveriT dakmayofilebuliyo da gasaTbobad karvis kalTaSi gamoxveuliyo. vidre CasTvlemda, jon beliu gaaxsenda wamiT da borotad gaiRima. roca warmoidgina, rogor vaJkacurad moaTrevda igi Tavis oTxasgirvarqian tvirTs Cilkutis cicabo ferdobze. TviTon oriaTasi girvanqa ebara, magram misi gza daRmarTSi Cadioda. es axarebda.

diliT, mTlad gaToSili da ganawamebi gamoZvra TavSesafaridan, or girvanqamde umi bekoni gadasansla, asi girvanqa tvirTi zurgze moigdo da kldovan bilikze daeSva.

qvemoT, ramdenime aseuli iardis Semdeg, gza viwro myinvarze gadadioda. mTel im dRes kits bargi myinvaris zeda sazRvramde gadahqonda. manZilis simokliT galaRebuli, TiTo gzobaze as ormocdaaT girvanqas ezideboda. TviTonve ancvifrebda Tavisi amtanoba. viRac indielisgan or dolarad iyida sami sazRvao orcxobila da um bekonTan erTad am saWmliT dRis ganmavlobaSi ramdenjerme danayrda. WuWyiansa da gayinuls, oflisgan dambaltansacmlians, meore Ramesac karvis kalTaSi gamoxveuls eZina. diliT adre yinulze brezenti gaSala, sami meoTxedi tona tvirTi zed dayara da gaaTria. im adgilas, sadac myinvari mowyvetiT eSveboda Zirs, tvirTma siCqares umata, kits fexebSi eca, zemodan moiqcia da Tavis mxedrianad win gaqanda. asobiT mZimed datvirTuli mebarguli gaocebuli Cerdeboda da Tvals adevnebda kitis srbolas. kiti mTeli xmiT Rrialebda, momerideTo, da isinic saswrafod gverze xtebodnen, gzas uTmobdnen. qveviT, myinvaris zed napirTan, patara karavi miyuJuliyo. es karavi ise swrafad izrdeboda mis Tvalwin, rom kits egona, Cems Sesaxvedrad moiswrafiso. brezenti ascda gzas, romelic mkveTrad uxvevda marcxniv da gaukvalav Tovlze korianteli aayena. Tovlma misi giJuri srbola Seanela, kitma xelaxla mohkra Tvali karavs da imave wuTSi mTeli ZaliT zed Seenarcxa. xis paloebi miwidan amocvivda, karvis wina kalTebi gaixsna da kiti tomrebianad SigniT Sevarda. karavi mTvraliviT barbacebda da yinulovan nislSi kiti SeSinebuli axalgazrda qalis pirispir aRmoCnda. qals sabnebidan Tavi wamoeyo. es swored is qali iyo, daiaSi CeCako rom uwoda kits.

_ daminaxeT, rogor movqrodi? _ mxiarulad SesZaxa kitma.

qali gajavrebuli Sescqeroda.

_ esec Tqveni mfrinavi xaliCa, _ ganagrZnobda kiti.

_ xom ar inebebT fexebidan amacaloT Tqveni tomara? _ civad hkiTxa qalma.

kiti saswrafod wamodga.

_ es tomara ki ara, Cemi nidayvia, gTxovT mapatioT.

am axsna-ganmartebam qalze veraviTari STabeWdileba ver moaxdina. isev civad da gamomwvevad uTxra:

_ madlobeli var, rom Rumeli ar gadagvibruneT.

kitma iqiT gaixeda, saiTac qali imzireboda da Tunuqis Rumeli dainaxa. Rumelze yavadani idga. axalgazrda indieli qali yavas xarSavda. kitma yavis surneli Seiynosa da isev qals miubrunda.

_ me CeCako var. _ ganucxada didi ambiT.

qalis gamometyvelebam agrZnobina, rom axali araferi uTqvams, isedac etyoboda, rom CeCako iyo, magram kiti ar SemkrTala.

_ Cemi cecxlsasroli iaraRi gzaSi gadavagde, _ daumata man.

qalma axlaRa icno da TvalebSi naperwkalma gauelva.

_ ar megona, Tu aqamde moaRwevdiT, _ gulaxdilad uTxra kits.

kitma kvlav xarbad Seiynosa haeri.

_ WeSmaritad yavis surneli momdis, _ pirdapir Setevaze gadavida igi. _ ai Cemi neki. Tu gindaT, axlave momaWeriT. yvelaferze Tanaxma var. weliwadi da erTi dRe Tqveni mona viqnebi, Tu gindaT, ufro met xansac, oRond im sayavedan erTi finjani damalevineT. _ yavas rom miirTmevda, kitma Tavi gaacno da qalis saxelic Seityo _ joi gasteli. isic gaigo, rom am mxaris mkvidri yofila, faqtoriaSi dabadebula, „monaTa tbaze“. bavSvobisas „kldovani qedi“ gadauZlia da iukonamde Casula. axlac mamasTan erTad mogzaurobs, magram mama sietlSi saqmeebma daabanda. es kaci im bedukuRmarTi „mgalobelis“ mgzavrTa Soris aRmoCnda, amas winaT rom CaiZira, da axla sxva gadarCenilebTan erTad sruteSi imyofeboda, sadac maTma mxsnelma gemma miiyvana.

imis gamo, rom qali kvlav sabnebSi ifuTneboda da wamodgomas ar aprebda, kits saubari aRar gaugrZelebia, gmirulad uaryo meore finjani yava da Tavisi meoTxedi tona tvirTi da sakuTari Tavi karavs ganaSora. cota mogvianebiT ramdenime daskvna gamoitana:_ am qaliSvils mSvenieri Tvalebi da mSvenieri saxeli aqvs; oci-ocdaori wlisa iqneba, metis ara; Zlieri nebisyofis da mgznebare temperamentis patroni Cans; mama frangi unda hyavdes, ganaTleba ki SeiZleba yvelgan mieRo, sadac gindaT, oRond ara am adgilebSi.

VI

biliki moyinul kldeebs gasdevda, tyis zolis zemoT, gars uvlida „krateris tbas“ da kldovan xeobaSi Sedioda, aqedan ki pirdapir „bednieri banakisken“ miemarTeboda, sadac pirveli juja fiWvebi xarobdnen. am grZel gzaze tvirTis gadatana ramdenime dRis qancgawyvet Sromas niSnavda. tbaze ialqaniani navi dacuravda, bargi gadabqonda. sul oriode saaTi iyo saWiro, rom am naviT kiti, mTeli Tavisi tvirTianad meore napirze gasuliyo. magram kiti qesatad iyo, navis patronma ki tonaSi oTxasi dolari mosTxova.

_ eg Seni koxta navi oqros sabado yofila, Zmobilo, _ uTxra kitma menaves. _ ginda, meore sabadoc giCveno?

_ miCvene, _ moesma pasuxad.

_ im pirobiT giCveneb, Tu bargianad iqiT napirze gamiyvan. didebuli azri maqvs, jer upatentoa, da rogorc ki moismen, maSinve SegiZlia saqmes Seudge. Tanaxma xar, Tu ara?

menavem Tanxmoba uTxra da kitmac irwmuna misi sityva.

_ Zalian kargi. im myinvars xedav? weraqvi aiRe da miadeqi. erT dReSi mSvenieri Rars gaTxri zemodan Ziramde. mixvdi, ra gamodis? „bargis kotrialiT gadamtani Cilkut-krateris tbis saaqcio kompania“. Seni RariT SegiZlia dReSi asi tona Caasrialo, yovel as girvanqaze ormocdaaT cents moiTxov; sixaruliT gadagixdian, saqme ki araferi geqneba imis meti, rom fulebi jibeSi CaiCxrialo.

ori saaTis Semdeg kiti ukve gaRma napirze iyo da mTeli sami dRe moigo. roca jon beliu wamoewia, ukve „uZiro tbas“ uaxlovdeboda. es tbac vulkanur tafobSi Camdgariyo da myinvaris wyliT ikvebeboda.

VII

gzis ukanaskneli monakveTi sami milis sigrZisa iyo. biliki, Tuki SeiZleba amas biliki ewodos, aTasi futis simaRlis qedze adioda, mere klakvniT Casdevda moyinul kldeebs da vrcel Waobs seravda. kitma asi girZanqa moigdo zurgze, zemodan ki ormocdaaTgirvanqiani fqvilis tomara daado. gaocebuli jon beliu pirdaRebuli Sescqeroda.

_ aba, gamobrZmedilo kaco! _ SeuZaxa kitma. _ gaixsene, rom daTvis xorci giWamia da erTi wyvili TeTreuliT iolad gasulxar. gviCvene, ra SegiZlia.

jon belium Tavi gadaaqnia.

_ ukve davberdi, qristefor.

_ ra dros siberea, jer mxolod ormocdarva wlisa xar. papaCemma, ser, moxucma isaak belium, romelic Tqven mamad mogxvdebodaT, muStis erTi dakvriT kaci mokla, roca samocdacxra wlisa iyo.

jon belium gaiRima da es mware abi usityvod gadaylapa.

_ biZaCemo, Zalian mniSvnelovani ram minda giTxra. rogorc mogexsenebaT, azizad mzrdidnen. civ niavs ar makarebdnen, magram axla tvirTis TrevaSi gjobni da siarulSic, SemiZlia orive beWiT miwas gagakra da gverdebic dagizilo.

jon belium xeli aswia da sazeimo kiloTi warmoTqva:

_ qristefer, Svilo, mjera, rom yovelive amis gakeTeba SegiZlia. isic mjera, rom Cemi miwaze gakvra da gverdebis dazelva zurgze tvirTmokidebulsac ar gagiWirdeba. Sen Zalian bevri ram SesZeli, imdenad bevri, rom dajereba meZneleba.

am ukanasknelad kitma tvirTianad dReSi oTxi gza gaakeTa. sxvanairad rom vTqvaT, ocdaoTxi mili gaiara. amaTgan Tormeti mili mZimed datvirTulma; TiTo waRebaze as ormocaaTi girvanqa mihqonda. Zalian daiqanca, magram guli siamayiT evseboda da Tavs mSvenivrad grZnobda. ise Wamda da eZina, rogorc arasodes arc uWamia da arc uZinia. xolo, roca naxa, rom mZime samuSao male dasruleboda, cota gulic ki daswyda.

erTi ram awuxebda. icoda, Tu asi girvanqa tvirTiT daecemoda, cocxali gadarCeboda da fexzedac wamodgeboda; magram isic sjeroda, Tu as girZanqas kidev ormocdaaTs miumatebda da maSin waiforTxilebda, es zedmeti tvirTi aucileblad kisers moatexinebda. WaobebSi biliki aTasi fexis qveS male iSleboda da uZiro WinWrobSi inTqmeboda. mebargulebs sul axal-axali bilikebis gakvalva uxdebodaT. swored aseTi bilikis gakvalvisas iyo, kitma rom praqtikulad gadaWra gamatebiTi ormocdaaTi girvanqa tvirTis sakiTxi.

rbili, blanti zedapiri mis fexqveS Setortmanda. kiti wabarbacda da pirqve daeca. ormocdaaTma girvanqam cxviri WyantSi Caayofina, magram kiseri ar moutexinebia. kits zurgze asi girvanqa darCa wamoukidebeli. moaxerxa da rTxze wamodga. welSi gasworeba ki ver SesZlo.cali xeli mxramde Caeflo WaobSi da tvirTma loya talaxze daadebina, rogorc baliSze. es xeli rom gaiTavisufla, axla meore Caeflo. aseT mdnomareobaSi SeuZlebeli iyo Rvedebis Sexsna. zurgze mokidebuli tvirTi ei wamodgomas uSlida. ase muxlebze daCobili xan erT xels amoiRebda saflobidan, xan meores da cdilobda iqiT gaCoCebuliyo, sadac fqviliani tomara gadauvarda. magram misi yoveli cda amao iyo. tyuilad daiqanca da balaxis Txeli safarvelic Caglija. napralidan wyalma amoxeTqa saxeSi Seesxa. mdgomareoba rTuldeboda.

zurgze gadabruneba scada, rom tvirTi sayrdenad gamosdgomoda, magram amas uaresi Sedegi mohyva. kiti orive xeliT Caeflo liaSi da aSkarad igrZno, rom ixrCoboda. samagaliTo moTminebiT, nel-nela amoiRo jer erTi xeli, Semdeg meore, wylis zedapirze brtylad gaala da zed nikapiT daeyrdno. mere ki xmamaRla iTxova Svela. cota xnis Semdeg fexis xma moesma. viRac motopavda misken.

_ momexmare, Zmobilo, _ SesZaxa kitma. _ Toki rame gadmomigde.

pasuxad qalis xma moesma da es xma maSinve icno.

_ Tu Rvedebs SemxsniT, adgomas SevZleb.

asma girvanqam talaxSi tyapani moadina da kiti nel-nela fexze wamodga.

_ mSvenivrad gamoiyurebiT. _ gaecina mis gastels, kitis talaxSi amoganglul cxvir-pirs rom Sexeda.

_ araferia, _ mxiarulad gaepasuxa igi, _ es Cemi sayvareli fizikuri varjiSia. Tqvenc scadeT rodisme, saucxood anviTarebs mkerdis kunTebs da xerxemals.

kitma saxe moiwminda da xeli gaiqnia talaxis mosaSoreblad.

_ o, es xom mister smok beliua, _ axlaRa icno qaliSvilma.

_ madlobas mogaxsenebT drouli daxmarebisaTvis da axali saxelisaTvisac, _ uTxra kitma. _ dRes xelmeored movinaTle. amiridan yvelam smok beliu unda miwodos. Zlieri da mravlismTqmeli saxelia. Zalian momwons.

kiti gaCkmda. mere uecrad mZvinvare gamometyveleba miiRo da xmaSic risxva gamoeria:

_ iciT, ris gakeTebas vapireb? _ mkacrad hkiTxa qaliSvils, _ ukan, StatebSi unda davburnde. coli unda SevirTo. didi ojaxi meyoleba, bevri Svilebi. erT mSvenier saRamos Sevyri bavSvebs, gars Semovisxam da vumabob, ra tanjva, ra vai-varami gamoviare Cilkutis gzaze. da Tu es Cemi naambobi maT cremls ar mohgvris, _ vimeoreb, _ Tu cremls ar mohgvris. cemiT suls gavafrTxobineb.

VIII

polaruli zamTari axlovdeboda. Tovlma ukve eqvsi gojis sisqeze dafara miwa. patara tbebic yinulma Sekra, miuxedavad mZafri qarebisa. erT saRamos, roca qariSxalma cota xniT iyuCa, kiti, jon beliusTan erTad, biZaSvilebs miexmara navis datvirTvaSi, mere ki napirze idga da gascqeroda, vidre isini qarbuqSi ar gauCinardnen.

_ es erTi Ramec aq gaviTenoT, diliT ei adrianad gavudgeT gzas, _ Tqva jon belium. _ Tu uReltexilze qariSxali ar dagvabrkolebs, xval saRamos daias mivaRwevT. xolo, Tu bedi gagviRimebs da gemzec movxvdebiT, erT kviraSi san-franciskoSi amovyofT Tavs.

_ kmayofili xar gaseirnebiT? _ ugulisyurod hkiTxa kitma.

am ukanasknel Rames maTi banaki lindermanis tbasTan naRvlianad gamiyureboda. biZaSvilebma Tan waiRes yvelaze ufro saWiro nivTebic ki, maT Soris karavic. dafleTili brezenti Zlivs ifaravda qarbuqisgan. vaxSami Ria cisqveS danTebul cecxlze moimzades, daJeJil, uvargis kardalebSi. mxolod sabnebiRa da saWmeli _ ramdenime dRis samyofi.

imwuTidan, rac navi napirs moscilda, kiti rogorRac dabneuli da mousvenari gaxda. baZamisma SeniSna es da yvelaferi mZime Sromasa da daqanculobas miawera. vaxSmobisas kitma mxolod erTxel amoiRo xma:

_ biZaCemo, _ wamoiZaxa uadgilod, _ vTxov, amieridan smoki* (*smoki _ (ing.) kvamli, muri.) damiZaxo. me xom gvarianad gavimure am mogzaurobaSi.

navaxSmevs kiti wamodga da oqrosmaZiebelTa karvebisken gaemarTa. iq muSaoba gaCaRebuliyo. vin navs agebda, vin kidev tvirTavda. ramdenime saaTis Semdeg dabrunda da sabanqveS SeZvra. jon belius ukve eZina.

qariani, moqufruli dila gaTenda. kiti sabnidan amoZvra. fexT ar Caucvams, ise gaaCaRa cecxli, zed miuficxa Tavisi gaToSili fexsacmelebi, yava moaduRa da bekoni Sebrawa. ugemurad isauzmes qarsa da buqSi. mere TavianTi sabnebi Sekres da, is iyo, jon beliu Cilkutis gzas unda dasdgomoda, rom kitma SeaCera da xeli gauwoda.

_ naxvamdis, biZaCemo. _ uon belium Sexeda da gaocebulma Seigina.

_ nu gaviwydeba, rom smoki mqvia, _ STamagoneblad warmoTqva kitma.

_ ki magram, ra apireb?

kitma CrdiloeTisken, boboqari tbisken gaiSvira xeli.

_ azri aRara aqvs ukan dabrunebas, raki amsiSoreze wamovsulvar. garda amisa, xorcs gemo gvusinje da momewona, gadavwyvite, gza ganvagrZo. mivdivar.

_ mere, fuli rom ara gaqvs? _ Seaxsena jon belium, _ arc aRWurviloba gagaCnia.

_ samuSao viSove. Senma Zmiswulma, qristefer smok belium, samuSao iSova. is axla jentlmenis msaxuris. TveSi as ormocdaaTi dolari da mzamzareuli saWmel-sasmeli eqneba. axla dousonSi miemgzavreba or batonTan da kidev erT msaxurTan erTad, rogorc mzareuli, menave da kidev ra vici ra. o' haras ki Tavis „talRianad“ jandabamdis gza hqonia. naxvamdis.

gaognebulma jon belium veraferi moaxerxa da esRa Cailaparaka:

_ araferi ar mesmis.

_ amboben, iukonis midamoebSi daTvebi blomad ariano, _ ganumarta kitma. _ me mxolod erTi wyvili TeTreuli maqvs da daTvis xorcic minda vigemo. es aris da es.

xorci

I

Zlieri qari qroda da smok belium Zlivs gamoaRwia napirze. ganTiadis binbundSi Tormetiode navs tvirTavdnen im Zvirfasi aRWurvilobiT, Cilkutze rom gadmoatares. es tlanqi TviTnakeTi navebi im adamianebs SeekowiwebinaT, romelTac am saqmisa ara gaegebodaT-ra. navebi axlad moWrili nedli xeebisagan iyo Sekruli. erTi ukve daetvirTaT da napirs scildeboda, kiti SeCerda da daakvirda.

qari, gaSlil tbaze rom zurgSi scemdaT da gzas uadvilebdaT, aq napirs awydeboda, TavTxelze talRebs yalyaze ayenebda. gasasvlelad gamzadebul navebs viRac kacebi dastrialebdnen. maRalyeliani rezinis CeqmebiT daabotebdnen da yovel Rones xmarobdnen, rogorme navi Rrma wyalSi gaeyvanaT. orjer scades da araferi gamouvidaT. orjer Casxdnen navSi, niCbebi mousves, magram orjerve qarma ukan, napirze gamoriya. kitma SeniSna, rom wylis Sxefebi navis ferdobze wamsve yinulad iqceoda. mesame cdas meti warmateba mohyva. ori kaci welamde Sevida wyalSi da navi Rrmad Seacura. Zlivs moimarjves mZime niCbebi da nela moscildnen napirs. mere sabnis afra daayenes, magram qarma moglija da navi mesamed gamoriya gayinul napirze.

kitma Caicina da gza ganagrZo.

masac es dRe moeloda. kits axla axali roli hqonda _ jentlmenis msaxuri iyo da imave dRes, iseTive naviT unda gascloda imave napirs.

yvelgan muSaoba iyo gaCaRebuli. xalxi gaSmagebiT, Zal-Ronis dauzogavad muSaobda. imitom, rom zamTari guldagul moiwevda, maT ki tbebis mTeli jaWvi unda gadaelaxaT, vidre wyals yinva SeboWavda. magram, mister spragisa da mister stainis karavs rom miadga, veraviTari samzadisi da facifuci ver SeniSna.

cecxlis piras, brezentis saarqveS patara, sqeli kacuna Cacucquliyo da uxeS qaRaldSi gaxveul TviTnakeT sigarets eweoda.

_ gamarjobaT, _ uTxra man kits, _ Tqven mister spragis axali msaxuri xarT?

kitma SeniSna, rom am kacma sityvebi „mister“ da „msaxri“ gansakuTrebuli xazgasmiT warmoTqva. Tvalic Caukra TiTqos kitma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia.

_ me ki doqtor stainis msaxuri var, _ ganagrZo kacunam. _ simaRliT xuTi futi da ori diumi gaxlavarT, saxelad Sortis meZaxian, jek Sortis*, (*Sorti _ (ing.) dabali, mokle.) Tumca, zogjer xelmarjve jonisac miwodeben.

kitma xeli CaoarTva da gamoiZia:

_ daTvis xorciT xarT gamozrdili?

_ ra Tqma unda, _ moesma pasuxad, _ Tumca, Cemi pirveli sazrdeli kameCis rZe iyo, ramdenadac maxsovs. CamojeqiT da cota waixemseT. batonebs jer isev ZinavT.

kiti nasauzmevi iyo.

magram mainc siamovnebiT miujda cecxls da meoredac gemrielad isauzma. mravali kviris mZime Sromam kits mglis mada gauRviZa. kuWic mglisa gauxda. rac ar unda eWama, ramdenic ar unda eWama _ sul erTi iyo, iolad moinelebda.

Sorti kargi molaybe aRmoCnda, magram pesimisturad ganwyobili. batonebi dawvrilebiT dauxasiaTa da momaval eqspediciazec ramdenime avbediTi winaswari daskvna gaakeTa. Tomas stenli spragi axalgazrda samTo inJineri gamodga, da, amave dros, milioneris vaJiSvili. doqtori adolf stainic welmagari ojaxis Svili iyo. TavianTi mamebis wyalobiT eoT-erTi sindikatorisagan subsidia mieRoT klondaikSi saZiebo samuSaoebis sawarmoeblad.

_ fuli orives Tavze sayreli aqvs, _ uTxra Sortim, _ roca daiis napirze gadmosxdnen, bargis gadatana samocdaaTi centi Rirda, magram indieli mebargulebi aRarsad iyvnen. swored im dros iq aRmosavleT origonidan mosuli xalxi Seeswro, WeSmariti maRaroelebi, romelTac samocdaaT centad ramdenime indieli daeqiravebinaT _ indilebs ukve Rvedebi SemoeWiraT sami aTasi girZanqa tvirTisaTvis da is iyo adgilidan daZvras apirebdnen, rom spragi da stainic movidnen. maT jer oTxmoci centi SesTavazes indielebs, mere oTxmocdaaTi, bolos ki mTeli dolari. indielebmac ukan miuyares tvirTi origonelebs da spragsa da stains gamohyvnen. axla, spragi da staini ukve tbebamde movidnen, Tumca es mgzavroba sami aTasi dolari daujdaT. origoneli maRaroelebi ki dResac napirze sxedan da ase isxdebian gaisamde.

o, es Cveni batonebi didi mflangveli xalxia. fulis fantvaSi badali ara hyavT. arafers dagideven, yvela fexebze hkidiaT. aq raRa hqnes, ar ityvi, lindermanze? durglebi sanfranciskodan CamosulebisaTvis navs agebdnen, eqvsas dolarad. is iyo amTavrebdnen kidec, rom spragi da staini ecnen, aTasi dolari Caujibes durglebs da imaTac san-francisoelebs qva miagores, xelSekruleba daarRvies.

mSvenieri navia, magram imaT raRa hqnan, im san-francisoelebma, bargi aqamde moutaniaT. kidev dalie erTi finjani yava. merwmune, am Rorebs axlosac ar gavekarebodi, ase Zalian rom ar mindodes klondaikis naxva. usulgulo xalxia. micvalebulis gaZarcvasac ar iTakileben, Tu dasWirdaT. xelSekrulebas xeli moawere Tu ara?

kitma Tavi gaaqnia.

_ maS, Sen magivrad me vwuxvar, Zmobilo. am mxareSi saWmeli arc ise bevria, SimSili danavardobs, hoda, rogorc ki dousons mivaRwevT, bedis anabarad dagagdeben. zamTarSi aq bevrs amoxdeba SimSiliT suli.

_ Cven SevTanxmdiT, _ daiwyo kitma.

_ sityvierad, _ Seawyvetina Sortim, _ sityvas imaT TvalSi fasi ara aqvs. Sen erTs ityvi, isini meores dagimtkiceben. ras gaxdebi? Seni saxeli miTxari. Zmobilo.

_ smoki damiZaxe, _ uTxra kitma.

_ ai, ras getyvi, smok. mag Seni sityvieri SeTanxmebiT imdens gamuSaveb, sul Tavbeds gawyevlineb. sxvas arafers unda moelode. fulis flangva ki ician, magram muSaobis Sno ara aqvT. diliT loginidan ver aaRweven xolme. erTi saaTis win unda davZruliyaviT, isini ki isev xvrinaven. yvelas magierad me da Sen gavgvZvreba zurgze tyavi. sacaa gaiRviZeben da maSinve yavas mogTxoven, loginSi unda miarTva. gagonila aseTi rame? vaJkacebad ki moaqvT Tavi. niCbebis mosma an navis marTva SegiZlia?.. xmeleTze me kovboi var da oqrosmaZiebeli, wyalze ki ra mogaxveno _ namdvili dondlo var. arc patronebs gaegebaT am saqmisa rame. Sen? Sen ki ici?

_ ra unda vicode, _ Tqva kitma da ufro axlos miCoCda brezentTan, radgan qarma Zlirad amoubera da Tovli Seayara. _ navSi bavSvobisas Tu vmjdarvar, metad ara. magram, imedi maqvs, magasac viswavli.

brezentis erTi kalTa qarma aafriala da Sortis kiserSi Tovli Caucvivda.

_ swavliT ki viswavliT, _ waiburtyuna gamwarebulma, _ maS ras vizamT. ra didi rame magas unda, bavSvic ki iswavlis. magram, Tu ginda dageniZlavebi, rom dRes aqedan fexsac ver movicvliT.

rva saaTi iqneboda, roca karvidan yava moiTxoves, cxra saaTisTvis ki batonebma abrZaneba inebes.

_ aba, _ Tqva spragma, loyawiTelma, Casuqebulma ocdaxuTiode wlis axalgazrdam. _ droa wasasvlelad movemzadoT. Sorti, Sen da... _ man kits gadaxeda. _ mapatieT, guSin kargad ver gavigone Tqveni saxeli.

_ smoki.

_ maS, ai ra, Sortisa da Tqven, mister smok, girCevT, navis datvirTvas SeudgeT.

_ mxolod smoki damiZaxeT, umisterod, _ uTxra kitma.

spragma Tavi dauqnia da doqtor stainTan erTad iqaurobas gaSorda. doqtori staini xmel-meli axalgazrda kaci iyo. sul male isini Tvals miefarnen.

Sortim mrvalmniSvnelovnad Caukra Tvali kits.

_ naxevar tonze meti tvirTia da TviTon TiTsac ar gasZraven. ai naxav.

_ egeni fuls imitom gvixdian, rom maT nacvlad vimuSaoT, _ mxiarulad Seepasuxa kiti, _ me mgonia, amas unda SeveguoT.

sami aTasi girvanqa tvirTis zurgiT gadaTreva, Tundac as nabijze, TavisTavad Zneli saqmea. xolo, qarsa da grigalSi es saqme kidev ufro Zneli Sesasrulebelia. rezinis mZime Ceqmebi namqerSi gefloba. fexs Zlivs miiTrev. msaxurebma karavi akeces, samzareulo WurWeli Sekres da navis datvirTva daiwyes. rac ufro mZimed tvirTavdnen, navi miT ufro Rrmad unda SeecurebinaT wyalSi. Sesabamisad, manZili napirsa da navs Soris TandaTan izrdeboda. ori saTisaTvis muSaobas morCnen da kiti, miuxedavad imisa, rom diliT orjer isauzma, SimSilisagan fexze Zlivs idga, muxlebi ucaxcaxebda. arc Sorti grZnobda Tavs ukeTesad. qoTnebi da qvabebi moCxrika da erT kardalaSi cercvSi areuli Roris xorcis mozrdili naWrebi aRmoaCina. kovzi mxolod erTi hqondaT, isic veeberTelatariani. rigrigobiT hyofdnen qvabSi. kiti darwmunebuli iyo, rom amaze gemrieli saWmeli Tavis dReSi ar egemna.

_ sindiss geficebi, _ Zlivs amoiluRluRa pirgamotenilma, _ mxolod am mogzaurobis dros gavige, ra aris WeSmariti mada.

spragma da sainma swored am saamo saqmianobiT garTulebs mouswres.

_ raRa gvabrkolebs? _ ukmayofilod ikiTxa spragma, _ daviZvrebiT Tu ara odesme?

pasuxis nacvlad Sortim qvabidan savse kovzi amoijo, kargad galoka da kits gadasca. sityvac ar dascdeniaT, vidre qvabi safuZvlianad ar amofxikes.

_ ra Tqma unda, Cven aq mxar-TeZoze vnebivrobdiT, _ Tqva Sortim da xelis zurgiT piri moiwminda, _ araferi gagvikeTebia. Tqvenc mSivrebi daixoceT. yvelaferi es ki Cemi bralia.

_ Cven erT karavSi visauzmeT, megobrebTan, _ Cailaparaka stainma.

_ asec vicodi, _ waiburtyuna Sortim.

_ axla xom gaZexiT, rogorc iqna, SegviZlia wavideT. _ aCqarebda spragi.

_ navi datvirTulia, wyalSi CaSvebulia, _ upasuxa Sortim, _ Tqveni azriT, kidev ra aris saWiro imisaTvis, rom gavemgzavroT.

_ navSi Cajdoma da wyalSi Secureba. wavideT.

tbaSi Setopes, batonebi navSi Casxdnen, msaxurebi ki navs miawvnen. roca wyali maRalyelian CeqmebSi CauvidaT, isinic navSi acocdnen, magram Sig msxdomT niCbebs xelic ar axles da, vidre kiti da Sorti rames moaxerxebdnen, navi isev napirs miexeTqa. bare eqvsjer ganmeorda erTi da igive. kitsa da Sortis araqaTi gamoeliaT. Sorti lanZRva-ginebiT Camojda kiCoze da saReWi Tambaqo Caitena pirSi. kiti navidan wyals xapavda, batonebi ki gaborotebulni buzRunebdnen.

_ Tu gamigonebT, navs me Sevacureb, _ Tqva spragma.

kargi ganzraxva iyo, magram asruleba ar ewera. vidre navidan gadavidoda, talRam welamde daasvela.

_ isev napirze dabanakeba da cecxlis danTeba mogviwevs. _ Tqva sprangma, roca navi xelaxla gamoiriya. _ viyinebi.

_ xeirianad arc ki dasvelebula da ukve SeSinda, _ dascina stainma, _ dRes bevri wavida aqedan Tqvenze ufro dasvelebuli. axla me vcdi.

amjerad is gailumpa da maSinve cecxlis danTeba moindoma, radgan kbils kbilze aceminebda sicivisagan.

_ oriode Sxefi ras gizamT! _ axla spragma gamouria RvarZli, _ waivdeT.

_ Sorti, gadmoiRe Cemi tansacmlis CanTa da cecxli daanTe, _ ubrZana stainma.

_ amas ver gabedavT, _ dauyvira sprangma.

Sortim jer erTs gadaxeda, mere meores, gadaafurTxa da adgilidan ar daiZra.

_ eg me memsaxureba da valdebulia Cems brZanebas daemorCilos, _ gacxarda staini, _ Sorti, gadmoiRe CanTa.

Sorti daemorCila, spragi ki navSi darCa, Tumca sicivisagan mTlad galurjebuliyo da caxcaxebda.

kits arafers ubrZanebdnen da isic siamovnebiT isvenebda.

_ roca navs ver iyofen, is uZravad dgas. _ TiTqos TavisTvis Cailaparaka kitma.

_ ra TqviT? _ SeuRrina spragma.

_ araferi, ise, Cveulebad maqvs sakuTar TavTan saubari.

batonma Tvalebi gadaubriala, kidev ramdensame wuTs gulmosuli ijda, mere ki danebda.

_ Cemi CanTac gadmoiReT, smok, _ ubrZana kits, _ da cecxlis danTebaSi moexmareT. dilamde aq davrCebiT.

II

diliT qari isev qroda. lindermanis tba kldeebs Soris Cakargul wyliT savse viwro xeobas warmoadgenda. mTebidan asxletili qari aq uTanabrod uberavda. xan grigaliviT qroda, xanac uwyinar brizad iqceoda.

_ Tu kargad moawvebiT, me SevZleb navis gayvanas, _ Tqva kitma, roca ukve yvelaferi mzad iyo gasamgzavreblad.

_ am saqmisa ra gagegebaT, _ pirSi eca staini.

_ magasac naxavT, _ upasuxa kitma da gaCumda.

Tavis sicocxleSi pirvelad uxdeboda mojamagireoba, magram disciplinas swrafad eCveoda. morCilad da xalisiT monawileobda yovelgvar cdaSi, rom rogorme navi napirisTvis moeSorebinaT.

_ ra gindaT gaakeToT, _ TiTqmis tiriliT hkiTxa spragma.

_ jer davsxdeT da kargad davisvenoT. roca qari miyuCdeba, erTbaSad mivawveT, rogorc rigia, da davZravT.

ubralo azri iyo, magram kitma pirvelma moifiqra. pirveli cdisTanave sasurveli Sedegi miiRes. sabnebis ialqnebi gamarTes da navi gacurda. spragi da staini wamsve gamxiaruldnen. Sorti, misi qronikuli pesimizmis miuxedavad, mxiaruli kaci aRmoCnda, kits ki ise ainteresebda yovelive, rac mis garSemo xdeboda, rom mosawyenad aRar ecala. spragi TxuTmetiode wuTs umklavdeboda saWes, mere ki mudariT Sexeda kits da imanac maSinve ixsna tanjvisagan.

_ kinaRam xelebi damawyda, _ moibodiSa spragma.

_ albaT, arasodes giWamiaT daTvis xorci, ara? _ TanagrZnobiT hkiTxa kitma.

_ dalaxvros eSmakma, viTom magiT risi Tqma gindaT?

_ o, arafris, ise ubralod maintersebda.

Tavisi batonis zurgs ukan kitma Sortis Seaswro Tvali, gamamxneveblad uRimoda, xumrobas miuxvda.

kits iseTi brwyinvale monacemebi aRmoaCnda navis marTvaSi, rom fulianma uqnarebma WeSmariti mesaWe uwodes. arc Sorti iyo naklebad aRtacebuli. mTeli sanaosno saqmeebi kits gadaabara, TviTon ki mzareuloba ikisra.

lindermanisa da benetis tbebs Soris xmeleTis viwro zoli iyo da gzis am patara monakveTze bargi zurgiT unda gadaetanaT. kitma da Sortim navSi mcire tvirTi Catoves da TavianTi xomaldi benetis tbabmde patara, mCqefare nakadze daacures, romelic am or tbas erTmaneTTan aerTebda. roca saqme bargis gadatanaze midga, staini da spragi sadRac gaqrnen da kitma da Sortim mTeli ori dRe tvirTis zidviT kinaRam weli moiwyvites. ese gagrZelda Semdegac. kitsa da Sortis mZime SromiT araqaTi eleodaT, maTi batonebi ki Tavs ar iwuxebdnen da moiTxovdnen, msaxurebs maTTvis eamebinaT.

polaruli zamTari Tavisi rkinis marwuxebiT sul ufro Zalumad moiwevda. mogzaurebi ki Zlivs miCanCalebdnen win. uamrav dros kargavdnen tyuilubralod. uindi armSi stainma TviTneburad CamoarTva kits saWe da erT saaTSi navi napirs miaxeTqa, romelsac gamZvinvarebiT awydebodnen qarisagan ayrili talRebi. ori dRe dasWirda navis SekeTebas, ori ugunurad dakarguli dRe. da im diliT, roca xelaxla gzas unda gasdgomodnen, napirze gamosulma batonebma da msaxurebma navis cxvirsa da kiCoze ixiles naxSiriT gamoyvanili warwera „CeCako“.

kitma Caicina am Seuracxmyofeli metsaxelis danaxvaze.

_ ras brZanebT, _ wamoiZaxa Sortim, roca stainma masze miitana eWvi, _ me, ra Tqma unda, wera-kiTxva vici, isic vici, rom „CeCako“ axalbedas niSnavs, magram Cemi mecniereba im simaRleze ara dgas, rom mag enismosatexi sityvis dawera SevZlo.

batonebma gamgmiravi mzera styorcnes kits _ Seuracxyofa metismetad mware iyo. kits ar dascdenia, rom wina saRamos Sortim sTxova eswavlebina rogor iwereboda es ucnauri sityva.

_ Seni daTvis xorcisa ar iyos, am Cemma xumrobamac magrad moswvaT kudi, _ uxaroda Sortis.

kitma Caiqirqila. mas dRiTi dRe emateboda sakuTari Zalebis rwmena, da sul ufro met ukmayofilebas grZnobda batonebis mimarT. maTi saqcieli, garda imisa, rom aRizianebda, zizRsac gvrida da guls urevda. TviTon ukve igema daTvis xorci da kidec moswonda, isini ki cdilobdnen, misTvis Wamis xalisi daekargaT. kiti RmerTs madls swiravda, rom imaT ar daamsgavsa. misi zizRi ukve siZulvilSi gadaizarda. maTi TvalTmaqcoba ufro nakleb abrazebda, vidre maTi uniaToba. rac ar unda yofiliyo, is mainc moxuci isaaki belius da misi fesvmagari gvaris naSieri iyo.

_ Sorti, _ uTxra erTxel kitma Cveulebrivi sagzao Seferxebis dros, _ ra iqneba, am niCbiT Tavi gavxuTqo mag aramzadebs da wyalSi gadavuZaxo.

_ urigo ar iqneboda, _ daeTanxma Sorti, _ mag myralebs xorcis Wamis Sno sada aqvT, TevziWamiebi arian.

III

pirveli Woromebi „yuTis xeobaSi“ SexvdaT, Semdeg ki ramdenime milis qvemoT, „TeTr raSTan“. „yufis xeobas“ swored Sesaferi saxeli erqva. marTlac rom yuTi iyo, namdvili xafangi. oriv mxriv Sereul kedlebidan aRmarTuliyvnen kldeebi. am yuTidan gamosvla mxolod foromebis gamovliT SeiZleboda. mdinaris kalapoti am adgilas viwrovdeboda, gacofebuli wyali Semzaravi RrialiT awydeboda lodebs. duRda da qafdeboda, kldis Ziridan rva futiT mainc iwvevda zeviT. movardnili wyali yalyze Semdgar zvirTebs exeTqeboda, morevSi ukuiqceoda, buybuyebda da bRRvinavda.

es xeoba SiSis zars scemda oqrosmaZieblebs. sikvdili aq baraqian mosavals imkida.

cicabo napirze gadasxdnen, aq ukve Tavi moeyara ocamde navs, romelTa patronebs veraferi gadaewyvitaT, kiti da misi Tanamgzavrebi fexiT gaemarTnen Woromebis dasazverad. xramis pirs micocdnen da Caxedes aRrialebul morevs. sprags gaaJrJola, ukuiqca SeZrwunebuli.

_ RmerTo, _ aRmoxda, _ fexis ganZrevasac ver moaswreb, ise CagiTrevs.

Sortim mravamniSvnelovnad wahkra mujljgjni kits da wasCurCula:

_ mSiSrebi. Tu ginda, dageniZlavebi, mand gasvlas ver gabedaven.

kiti ar usmenda. naviT mogzaurobisas Seicno bunebis stiqiaTa sijiute da ulmobeloba da axla qvemoT moRriale ufskrulis naxvam maTTan Sesabmelad waaqeza.

_ im talRas unda moveqceT qeCoze, _ uTxra Sortis, _ Tu avcdiT, navi kldes Seaskdeba...

_ da verc ki gavigebT ras davejaxeT, _ daaskvna Sortim. _ curva ici, smok?

_ Tu ubedureba SegvemTxveva, mirCevnia arc vicode.

_ mec magas vambob, _ Tqva Sewuxebulma ucnobma, romelic iqve idga da xeobas Cascqeroda, _ neta ki es adgili gavlili gvqondes.

_ rac ar unda moecaT, aseT SemTxvevas xelidan ver gavuSvebdi, _ upasuxa kitma.

gulwrfelad laparakobda, Tan ucnobis gamxnevebac ewada. kiti navisken gabrunda.

_ maS, gadawyviteT? _ hkiTxa kacma. kitma Tavi dauqnia.

_ me ki gamedaoba ar myofnis, _ aRiara misma mosaubrem, _ ukve ramdenime saaTia aq vtrialeb. rac ufro didxans davcqeri mdinares, miT ufro mipyrobs SiSi. arc niCbis mosma vici rigianad. Tan ki coli maxlavs da patara ZmisSvili. Tu mSvidobiT gadarCiT, xom ver damexamarebiT?

kitma Sortis gadaxeda. is pasuxs ayovnebda.

_ coli axlavs, _ Seaxsena kitma da megobarmac ar umtyuna.

_ kargi, _ daeTanxma Sorti, _ mec swored magaze vfiqrobdi. unda daexmaro kacs gaWirvebaSi.

isev gabrundnen wasasvlelad, magram staini da spragi adgilidan ar daZrulan.

_ RmerTma xeli mogimarTos, smok, _ miaZaxa spragma. _ me... me aq davrCebi da giyurebT.

_ navSi sami kaci gvWirdeba, ori niCbebs mousvams, mesame ki saWes mixedavs, _ wynarad uTxra kitma.

spragma stains gadaxeda.

_ arasadac ar waval, _ Tqva am jentlmenma, _ Tu Sen ar gaSinebs aq dgoma da cqeraq arc me meSinia.

_ vis eSinia? _ gacxarda spragi. arc stainma daaxana. gacecxlebulma upasuxa raRac da Seiqna erTi ayalmayali. kiti da Sorti martoni waividnen.

_ umagaTodac iolad gavalT, _ Tqva kitma, _ Sen niCbebi mousvi, me ki saWesTan davdgebi. ecade, sul piradpir geWiros navi. im xmaurSi veRarafers gagagoneb, hoda, icode, aramcdaaramc swor gezs ar ascde.

navi axsnes da mdinaris SuagulSi gavidnen. dineba sul ufro swrafi xdeboda. xeobidan yurTasmenis wamRebi Rriali moismoda. gamdnar minasaviT gluvi wyali wynarad miemarTeboda xeobisaken. roca navi pirquS kedlebs Soris aRmoCnda, Sortim piri TambaqoTi gamoitena da niCbebi mousva. navi pirvel Woromebze Sexta, Sig msxdomni gaayrua gacofebuli wylis xmaurma, romelsac kidev ufro aZlirebda kldeebidan areklili eqo. wylis Sxefebi gaexvivnen. kiti zogjer veRarc ki arCevda navis cxvirze mjdar Sortisb sul oriode wuTi daWirda sami meoTxedi milis gavlas sazarel Woromebze da naosnebi mSvidobianad miadgnen dabal, qviSian napirs.

Sortim Tambaqos wveni gadmoafurTTxa da alaparakda.

_ esec Seni daTvis xorci, namdvili xorci! _ gaiZaxoda aRtacebuli, _ simarTle rom giTxra, vidre navSi CavsxdebodiT, suli fexebSi gamepara. axla ki daTvis xorci migemnia da raRa SemaSinebs. wamo, is meore navic gamoviyvanoT.

napirze rom miabijebdnen, TavianT batonebs gadaeyarnen, romelnic zevidan dascqerodnen maT wvalebas.

_ ager isinic. TevziWamiebi, _ Tqva Sortim. _ simyrale meca.

IV

ucnob mgzavrebs breks eZaxdnen. roca kitma da Sortim misi navic samSvidobos gaiyvanes da napirze avidnen, iq misis breki gaicnes. gamxdari, susti qali iyo. gogonas waagavda. lurj TvalebSi madlierebis cremlebi ubrwyinavda. bregma kits ormocdaaTi dolari SesTavaza, uari rom miiRo, axla Sortis gauwoda.

_ batono Cemo, _ Sors daiWira Sortim, _ me am mxareSi imitom movsulvar, rom miwidan amovxveto fuli da ara Cemi Zmakacebis jibidan.

brekma navSi moafaTura da bociT viski amoaTria. Sortim erTi ki gaiwoda xeli, magram maSinve ukan waiRo da Tavi gaaqnia.

_ ara, win wyeuli „TeTri raSi“ gvelodeba. amboben, is „yuTze“ uaresiao. axla amis dro ar aris.rmadenime mili icures da mere isev napirze avidnen, rom axali Woromi daeTvalierebinaT. am adgilas kldovani rifi wylis nakads marjvena napirisken gzavnida. wylis veeba masa gamZvinvarebuli awydeboda viwro gasasvlels, jojoxeTuri siswrafiT mihqroda, duRda da borgavda, qafs iyrida gacofebuli. es iyo „TeTri raSis“ sazareli fafari. sikvdili aq ufro meti gamZafrebiT iqnevda cels, ufro did xarks iRebda oqrosmaZiebelTagan.

„fafars“ aqeT goliaTi talRebi boboqrobdnen, iqiT uZiro morevi trialebda. sxva gza ar iyo, am avbediT „fafars“ gverds ver auZlidi.

_ es „fafari“ cxra „yuTs“ ajobebs, _ daaskvna Sortim.

viRacas navi miuaxlovda sabediswero Woroms, mozrdili navi iyo, ocdaaTi futi mainc iqneboda sigrZiT, datvirTulic mZimed iyo. eqvsi kaci ijda Sig. jer „fafaramde“ arc ki mieRwiaT da navi ukve aqeT-iqiT exeTqeboda, qafsa da SxefebSi ikargeboda. SeSfoTebulma Sortim kits gadaxeda.

_ xedav, rogor aburTavebs, mTavari safrTxe ki jer isev wina aqvT. niCbebs xeli uSves!.. gaTavebuli saqmea. RmerTo, Sen daifare! CaiZira, CaiZira!.. ara, isev amoiyvinTa!..

gaSmagebuli talRebma Caixvies veeba navi, TavinTi wiaRSi Camarxes, erTi wamis Semdeg isev amoisroles, zed „fafarze“ Seagdes. gaocebulma kitma navis fskersac ki Sevlo Tvali. wamiT navi TiTqos haerSi daekida. xuTi kaci isev uZravad ijda, meeqvse ki kiCoze idga, saWesTan. mere navma xelaxla CayvinTa da gauCinarda. samjer zedized STanTqes da isev amoisroles igi moRriale zvirTebma. rogorc iqna, gascda „fafars“, da maSin napirze myofT dainaxes, rogor Cahyo navma cxviri morevSi.

mesaWe mTeli ZaliT daawva saWes, undoda navi moebrunebina, magram yvela cda amao iyo. navi morevma CaiTria. samjer Semoatara irgvliv, samjerve ise axlos miagdo am kldesTan, romelzec kiti da Sorti idgnen, rom orives SeeZlo navSi Camxtariyo. mesaWem, romelsac mokle, JRali wveri hqonda, xelic ki dauqnia maT. morevidan Tavis daxsnis erTaderTi saSualeba isev „TeTri raSis fafari“ iyo magram roca navi isev mis Smag zvirTebSi moxvda, mesaWem, romelic morevma dafrTxo, droze ver umarjva, saWe ver gaaswora. roca gons movida, ukve gviani iyo. navi xan haerSi Sexteboda, xan wylis saRrmeSi dainTqmeboda „fafaris“ gaSmagebul dinebas ayolili. mere uZiro ufskrulma STanTqa. wylis zedapirze amotivtida yuTebi da tomrebi. gadabrunebuli navis fskermac gaielva ukanasknelad da yvelaferi gaTavda. eqvsi kaci morevSi farTxalebda. maTi Tavebi moCanda mxolod. orma SesZlo napirze gamosvla, danarCenebi ki gaumaZRarma „TeTrma raSma“ Seiwira. talRebze motivtive yuTebi, tomrebi, ficrebi mdinaris mosaxvevSi Tvals miefarnen.

mZime siCume Camowva.

Sortim pirvelma daarRvia dumili.

_ wamodi, _ uTxra kits, _ axla Cvenc vcadoT bedi, Torem Tu kidev SevyovndiT, SiSi amitans da adgilidan fexs veRar momacvlelvineb.

_ wavideT, Cvenc vadinoT „TeTr raSs“ zurgze boli, _ Caicina kitma.

_ hoda, Sens saxelsac gaamarTleb, _ upasuxa Sortim da batonebs miubrunda, _ ha, modixarT? _ magram maT albaT wvlis xmaurma SeuSala xeli, misi Zaxili ver gaiges.

Sortim da kitma muxlamde Tovli gaarRvies, navTan dabundnen da axsnes.

kits erTis mxriv Tavisi amxanagis simtkice da Tavis gameteba aqezebda, meores mxriv, winaprebis vaJkacur saqmeTa xsovna matebda vals. Rrmad swamda, rom moxuci isaak beliu da misi gvaris sxva warmomadgenlebi araerTxel mdgaran msgavsi safrTxis winaSe, roca dasavleTisken miikvlevdnen gzas, magram warbic ar SeuxriaT. is, rac ukve namdvili xorci edo win, xorci, romlis monelebas mxolod uZlieresni Tu SesZlebdnen.

dinebas ayolili navi sul ufro swrafad uaxlovdeboda Woroms.

_ piradapir qeCoze geWiros, _ dauyvira Sortim da Tambaqo pirisken gaaqana. kitma dauqnia da mTeli ZaliT saWes daawva. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg maTi navi napirs miadga „TeTri raSis“ qvmoT. TviT fexamde gawuwuli Sorti Tan Tambaqos ifurTxeboda, Tan kits xels arTmevda.

_ xorci, xorci! _ gahyviroda aRtacebuli, _ Cven mas umad vWamT, cocxliv vsanslavT, cincxliv.

napirze breki dainaxes. misi coli moSorebiT idga kitma magram CamoarTva xeli breks.

_ vSiSob, Tqveni navi ver gauZlebs, _ uTxra breks, _ Cvensaze bevrad pataraa, Tanac moryeulia.

brekma mTeli dasta fuli amoiRo jibidan.

_ as-as dolars mogcemT, Tu Cvens navsac gaiyvanT.

kitma erTxel kidev gadaxeda „TeTri raSis“ qafmodebul fafars.

yinva matulobda. Camowolil bindbundSi yvelaferi ufro pirquSi da saSiSi Canda.

_ Tqveni fuli Cven ar gvWirdeba, _ uTxra Sortim, _ Cems amxanags naCbosnobaSi badali ara hyavs da Tu is ambobs, Tqveni navi ver gavao, maSasadame, marTlac ver gava.

kitma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia, magram misi mzera misis brekis Tvalebs gadaawyda anazdad. qali mas misCereboda, TvalebSi usazRvro vedreba exateboda. Sortimac gasdia kitis mzeras da mere, Secbunebulebma, erTmaneTs gadaxedes. erTnairi grZnoba eReZra orives, erTimeores Tavebi dauqnies da Woromisken daeSvnen. asi nabijic ar gaevloT, rom maTken momavali spragi da staini dainaxes.

_ saiT gagiweviaT? _ hkiTxa spragma.

_ erTi navi kidev unda gaviyvanoT, _ upasuxa Sortim.

_ daanebeT Tavi, ukve binddeba. wadiT da karavi dadgiT, vaxSami mogvimzadeT.

kitma iseTi zizRi igrZno, rom sityvis Tqmac veRar moaxerxa.

_ im kacs coli axlavs Tan, _ Tqva Sortim.

_ hoda, Tavis colze TviTon izrunos, Tqveni ra saqmea? _ SeekamaTa staini.

_ swored rom Cveni saqmea, _ upasuxa Sortim.

_ nebas ar gaZlevT, _ dauyvira spragma, _ smok, Tu erT nabijs kidev gadadgam, SegiZlia sulac aRar dabrunde.

_ Senc dagiTxov, Sorti, _ daumata stainma.

_ mere uCvenod ra geSvelebaT; dousonamde rogor miaTrevT am Tqvens sacodav navs? vin mogareTmevT yavas loginSi, vin dagaWriT frCxilebs? wamodi, smok, Cvens daTxovnas egeni ver gabedaven. amas garda, xom SevTanxmdiT Tavis droze, rom Tu dagviTxovdnen, mTeli zamTari ufasod unda eWmiaT CvenTvis.

is iyo brekis navi axsnes da napirs moscildnen rom talRebma navs Tavze gadauares. eseni jer patara talRebi iyvnen da TiTqos afrTxilebdnen mogazaurT, Savi dRe mogeliTo. Sortim pirSi Tavisi ganuyreli Tambaqo Caitena da mxiarulad Sexeda kits. kits ucnauri sinaziT aevso guli am kacisadmi, romelmac curva ar icoda da mainc ukan ar daixia.

Woromi sul ufro gaafTrebiT utevda. Sxefebi sqel fardad Semoertynen gars, saRamos bindSi kitis Tvalwin TeTrma „fafarma“ gaielva. kitma am klaknil nakads umarjva navi da roca Sig Suagul talRebSi Seagdo, udidesi kmayofilileba igrZno. navma talRaze iwyo xtunva, xan qeCoze moeqceoda, xan CiyvinTavda. kiti, rac Zala da Rone hqonda, saWes awveboda. igvliv veRarafers arCevda Sxefebis nislSi da mxolod erTi natvraRa hqonda: biZamis daenaxa am yofaSi. mTlad galumpulebma, aqoSinebulebma „fafars“ qvemoT amoyvinTes. navi wyliT iyo savse. msubuqi tvrTi wyalSi tivtivebda. Sortim ramdenjerme frTxilad moiqnia niCabi, morevSi navi dinebam aitaca da TaTzelSi gariya. nela miadgnen napirs. zemodan misi breki gadmoscqeroda. ufalma ismina misi vedreba, sixarulis cremlebi usvelebda saxes.

_ aucileblad unda gamomarTvaT fuli, biWebo, aucileblad! _ iZaxda breki da maTken gamorboda.

Sorti wamodga da wabarbacda, navi gadaixara, man ki wyalSi zRarTani moadina.

_ jandabas Tqveni fuli, _ iyvira wylidan amosulma, _ moitaT viski. yvelaferi gaTavda, me fexebi davisvele da meSinia ar gavcivde.

V

meore diliT maTi navi, Cveulebisamebr, yvelaze bolos moscilda napirs. brekma, miuxedavad imisa, rom cudi zRvaosani iyo da navis marTvisa bevri ara gaegeboda ra, uTenia aikra guda-nabadi da gzas gaudga, Tumca, mTeli misi ekipaJi colisa da Zmiswulisgan Sedgeboda.

spragi da staini ki sulac ar Cqarobdnen, maT Segnebamde ver midioda ubralo WeSmariteba, rom yovel wuTs mosalodneli iyo tbis gayinva. zozinobdnen, fexs iTrevdnen, waramara kinklaobdnen da kitsa da Sortis xels uSlidnen.

_ amaT Semxedvares, sul damekarga RvTis ridi, _ Cioda Sorti, _ ra gasaCeni iyvnen amisTana uqnarebi da dondloebi.

_ samagierod, Sen gamoxvedi Sedevri, _ icinoda kiti, _ rac mets giyureb, miT ufro met pativiscemas vgrZnob Semoqmedebisadmi.

_ maS, Seni azriT, marTla ramed vRirvar? _ ekiTxeboda qaTinauriT darcxvenili Sorti.

maTi gza le-barJis tbaze gadioda. am tbaSi swrafi dinebebi ar iyo da mTeli ormoci mili niCbebiT unda gaevloT, Tu zurgis qari ar SeeswrebodaT. magram, zurgis qaris dros didi xania wavida, axla tbaze CrdiloeTis susxiani qaraSoti batonobda talRebi yalyze dgebodnen, niCbis mosma TiTqmis SeuZlebeli xdeboda. yvelafer amas Tovlic zed daerTo. niCbebi yinulis feniT ifareboda da erT-erT meniCbes gamudmebiT culi unda sWeroda xelSi am yinulis mosaSoreblad. staini da spragi iZulebuli iyvnen niCbebs misxdomodnen, magram Tavs mainca da mainc ar iwuxebdnen da mxolod mosaCveneblad iqnevdnen xels. kitma kargad icoda, rogor unda moesva niCabi mTeli ZaliT da mSvenivrad xedavda, rom keTilSobili batonebi mxolod odnav asvelebdnen niCbebs wyalSi.

sami saaTis Semdeg spragma niCabi navSi Caagdo da ganacxada, Ramis gasaTevad ukan, mdinaris SesarTavSi unda davbrundeTo. stainmac mxari auba da amdeni Sroma da vai-vaglaxi tyuilad Caiyara wyalSi. meore da mesame dResac amaod daSvrnen. mdinaris SesarTavSi mTeli flotilia gaCnda. „TeTri raSidan“ wamosuli navebi aq iyridnen Tavs. maTma ricxvma orass miaRwia. yoveldRiurad ormoc-ormocdaaTi navi ematebodaT, da mxolod ori an sami Tu aRwevda tbis Crdilo-dasavleT napirs. napiris gaswvriv tbaze yinuli gaCnda, TavTxelebs yinulis arSiebi Semoevlo, dRes Tu ara xval _ tba mTlianad gaiyineboda.

_ eseni rom aseTi ususurebi ar iyvnen, aqamde Cvenc gavidodiT gaRma, _ uTxra kitmaSortis, roca, mesame saRamos, mokasinebs aSrobdnen cecxlze!

_ dResac gavidodiT, ukan rom ar davebrunebineT. erTi saaTic rom gagveZlo, ukve iqiT napirze viqnebodiT. namdvili akvnis bavSvebi arian, arafrismaqnisebi.

_ marTlac, _ daeTanxma Sorti, Tavisi mokasinebi cecxls miuficxa da Cafiqrda. _ ici, ras getyvi, smok, dousonamde, kidev mravali aseuli milia. Tu ar gvinda aq davrCeT da mTeli zamTari vikavkavoT, rame unda viRonoT.

kitma Sexeda da araferi upasuxa.

_ neta ra gvrjida, am ZuZumwovrebs rom gavekideT, _ burtyunebda Sorti, _ gankargulebebis gacema da fulebis flangva kargad exerxebaT, magram, Seni Tqmisa ar iyos, saqme saqmeze Tu midga, marTla akvnis bavSvebad iiqcevian. Tu dousonamde miRweva gvinda, magaT yuri aRar unda vaTxovoT.

maT erTmaneTs gadaxedes.

_ kargi, _ Tqva kitma da Tavisi sityva xelis CamorTmeviT ganamtkica.

meore diliT Sorti uTenia adga da yviriliT iqauroba gaayrua:

_ adeqiT, adeqiT! Rrialebda igi, _ gainZeriT, Tqve Zilisgudebo, ai, Tqveni yava, droze SesvlipeT, sacaa gzas gavudgebiT.

spragi da staini buzRuniT wamoizlaznen _ mTeli ori saaTiT adre mouxdaT adgoma. qari kidev ufro gaZlierebuliyo, sul male yvelas saxe daeTrvila, niCbebi ki tyviasaviT damZimdnen yinulisagan. sami Tu oTxi saaTis ganmavlobaSi ebrZodnen grigals. erTi saWesTan idga, meore najaxiT yinuls amtvrevda, orni niCbebs usvamdnen. rigrigobiT icvlidnen adgils. Crdilo-dasavleTi napiri TandaTan axlovdeboda. qari ufro momZlavrda da spragma veRar gauZlo, niCabi daagdo. Sortim staca xeli da aiRo, Tumca is-is iyo am postze Secvales.

_ yinuli amtvrie, _ uTxra sprags da najaxi miawoda.

_ risTvis? sul erTia araferi gamogviva, mainc ukan dabruneba mogviwevs. _ kursunebda spragi.

_ win, win gavwioT, _ yviroda Sorti, _ amtvrie yinuli, roca daisveneb, Semcvli.

rogorc iqna, napirs miaRwies, magram iq SiSveli kldeebis meti araferi daxvedriaT. talRebi lokavdnen lodebs. arsad Canda myudro adgili navis misadgomad.

_ aki geubnebodiT, _ niSni mougo spragma.

_ Wuvianuri araferi giTqvams, _ Seedava Sorti.

_ davbrundeT ukan.

xma aravis amouRia, kitma saWe miabruna da pirquS napirs gauyva. TiTo niCbis mosma navs TiTo futiT Tu waswevda win. metiT ara. zogjer sami an oTxi moqneva sWirdebodaT, rom navisTvis wonasworoba SeenarCunebinaT.

kiti cdilobda rogorme enugeSebina yurebCamoyrili batonebi. gaaxsena, rom navebi, romelTac am napirs moaRwies, ukan aRar dabrunebulan. maSasadame, sadRac ipoves myudro navsayudeli.

kidev or saaTs usvamdnen niCbebs.

_ loginSi rom yava miirTviT da Zla moikribeT, im ZaliT daswolodiT niCbebs da aqamde ukve iqiT napirze viqnebodiT, _ amxnevebda Sorti, _ Tavis Sewuxeba ara gnebavT, Tvalis asaxvevad iqnevT niCbebs.

ramdenime wuTis Semdeg spragma xeli uSva niCbebs.

_ meti aRar SemiZlia, gavTavdi kaci, _ Tqva da xmaSi cremli gamoeria.

_ aRarc Cven SegviZlia, _ upasuxa kitma da igrZno, cotac da atirdeboda an kacismkleli gaxdeboda, ise iyo araqaTgamoclili, _ magram mainc Zalas vatanT Tavs da win miviwevT.

_ axlave ukan davbrundebiT. moaqriale saWe.

_ Sorti, Tu magas ar SeuZlia niCbis mosma, Sen gamoarTvi, _ ubrZana kitma.

_ Zalian kargi, _ upasuxa Sortim, _ aman ki yinuli amtvrios.

magram sprangma niCabi ar daaneba. aRarc stainma daiyvena jafa da navi nel-nela ukan wavida.aRarc stainma daiyvena jafa da navi nel-nela ukan wavida.

_ moabrune, smok, _ dauyvira sparngma.

_ umal jandabas gaggzavni, _ upasuxa kitma da TviTonve eoca Tavisi naTqvami; Tavis dReSi aravin gaelanZRa, _ aiReT niCbebi da mousviT!

aris xolme iseTi wuTebi, roca metismetad daqanculobis gamo, adamiani iviwyebs civilizaciis monapovarT.

swored aseTi wuTi iyo axlac. daZabulobam ukidures zRvars miaRwia. spragma xelTaTmani waiZro, revolveri amoiRo da mesaWes daumizna. amgvari ram kits arasodes ganecada, arasodes yofila mizanSi amoRebuli. magram, Tavisda gasaocrad, odnavi SiSic ki ar ugrZvnia, viTomc araferi momxdariyos.

_ Tu mag revolvers ar momaSoreb, wagarTmev da karga magrad dagizel gverdebs.

_ Tu axlave ar moabruneb navs, suls gagafrTxobineb, _ dauRriala spragma.

aq ki saqmeSi Sorti Caeria. yinulis mtvrevas Tavi aneba da najaxiT xelSi sprags zurgsukan amoudga.

_ erTi gabede da esrole, _ uTxra da najaxi aRmarTa, _ guliswadils avisruleb, kaklis naWuWiviT gagiCexav mag Tavs. esrole, raRas ucdi, Samoiwye komedia.

_ es xom amboxebaa, _ wamoiZaxa stainma, _ Tqven Cveni xelqveiTebi xarT da kidec unda dagvemorCiloT.

_ Tu ar gaCumdebi, Senc miiReb Sens kuTnils, rogorc ki amas angariSs gavusworeb. xedav, ra vaJkaci yofila es ubadruki metamete goWi, esa.

_ sprag, _ uTxra kitma, _ gadaagde revolveri d axeli mohkide niCabs, mosafiqreblad mxolod ocdaaT wams gaZlev.

spragi Seyoymanda, mere isteriulad gadaixarxara, revolveri damala da niCbebi mousva.

kidev ori saaTi iwvales, TiTo gojiT miiwevdnen win, kldovani napiris gaswvriv. kiti SeSfoTda, vaiTu gamousworebeli Secdoma davuSvi, navi rom ar mivabruneo. da roca yvela imedi gaduwyda, viwro Sesasvleli dainaxa, siganiT oci futi Tu iqneboda, meti ara. am gziT patara, myudro ubeSi Sevidnen, sadac qari aRar mZvinvarebda. es is navsayudeli iyo, adre mosulma navebma rom Seafares Tavi. Cvenma mogzaurebma TavianTi navi flates miayens. vidre qancgawyvetili batonebi navSi isvenebdnen, kitma da Sortim karavi dadges, cecxli daanTes da saWmlis momzadeba daiwyes.

_ ras niSnavs ubadruki metamete goWi? _ dainteresda kiti.

_ RmerTi gamiwyres, Tu vicode, _ upasuxa Sortim, _ magram magisTvis swored Sesaferisi saxelia.

saRamos qarma iklo, haeri daiwminda da yinvam mouWira. figjanSi dasxmuli da gasagrileblad dadgmuli yava ramdenime wuTSi yinulis sqeli feniT daifara. rva saaTisaTvis spragi da staini sabnebSi gaexvivnen da frma Zils misces Tavi. kiti navis dasaxedad wavida.

_ tba iyineba, _ auwya Sortis, _ ukve mTeli zedapiri yinulma dafara.

_ ra gveSveleba?

_ erTi gamosavali arsebobs mxolod. tba ufro adre iyineba, mdinare ki ramdenime dRes kidev gauflebs swrafi dinebis wyalobiT. Tu romelime navi xval am dros kidev lebarJis tbaze iqneba, mTeli zamTari aqve mouwevs yuryuti.

_ maS, amaRam unda avikraT guda-nabadi, axlave, ara?

kitma Tavi dauqnia.

_ adeqiT, adeqiT, mZinarebo, _ daiRriala Sortim da karvis axsna daiwyo.

batonebma oxvra-kvnesiT gaiRviZes _ gaxevebuli kunTebi stkiodaT da Zilis daTmobac evnelebodaT.

_ romeli saaTia?

_ cxris naxevari.

_ styui, jer ise bnela, _ SeekamaTa staini.

Sortim oriode palo amoaZro da karavi cali mxriT miwaze daeSva.

_ axla dila ki ar aris, saRamoa, _ auxsna batonebs Sortim, _ adeqiT. tba iyineba. amaRamve unda gavaswroT aqedan.

gabrazebulma stainma sawolze moikeca.

_ iyineba da gaiyinos, Cven aqedan fexsac ar movicvliT.

_ nu moicvliT, Zalian kargi, _ upasuxa Sortim. _ me da smoki navs waviyvanT da wavalT.

_ Cven xom SeTanxmeba gvaqvs.

_ im SeTanxmebis Tanaxmad dousonSi unda CagveyvaneT, hoda, kidec mogyavxarT. gana ase ar aris? _ mouWra Sortim da Tavisi sityvebis dasturad mTeli karavi Tavze wamoamxo batonebs.

patara ube Txel yinuls daefara. am yinulis mtvreviT Zlivs gaikvlies gza da tbaSi gaivdnen, gamdnar minasaviT mZime da blanti wyali yovel mosmaze niCbebs zed eyineboda. male wyali sqeli fafis msgavs masad mqca, niCbebi Zlivs sWrida am masas. Sxefebi JaerSiZe iyineboda. cota xnis Semdeg tbis zedapirs yinulis qerqi gadaekra da navi sul ufro nela da gaWirvebiT miiwevda win.

Semdeg, roca imRamindel tanjva-wamebas ixsnebda, kiti amaod cdilobda, sruliad aRedgina mexsierebaSi maSindeli Tavgadasavali. neta ras ganicdidnen sabralo spragi da staini im jojoxeTur Rames, _ fiqrobda kiti. TviTon ki, gayinul wyalSi rom ikafavda gzas, eCveneboda, TiTqos aTas welze meti iyo, rac am msusxav yinvas da autanel daqanculobas ebrZoda.

gamTeniisas navi dadga da adgilidan aRar iZvroda. stains TiTebi moeyina, sprags _ cxviri, kiti loyebsa da cxirSi grZnobda tkivils, rac imis niSani iyo, rom yinvam masac gahkra klanWi.

cota rom modRevda, irgvliv mimoixedes. sadamdisac Tvali miuwvdebodaT, yinulis veli gadaSliliyo. tba sabolood gaiyina. asode iardis iqiT Crdilo napiri moCanda. Sorti amtkicebda, iq mdinaris saTavea da wyalsac vxedavo. muSaobis Tavi mxolod masa da kitsRa hqondaT. naCbebiT yinulis mtvreva daiwyes da navi nela daZres adgilidan. roca ukanasknel Zalas hkargavdnen, uecrad igrZnes, mdinaris swrafma dinebam aitaca navi da waiRo. ukan moixedes, RamiT wamosuli navebis mTeli gundi uimedod CarCeniliyo yinulis marwuxebSi. meCeCs auqcies da mdinares mihyvnen saaTSi eqvsi milis siswrafiT.

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dRiTi dRe sul ufro qveviT mihyvebodnen swraf dinebas da dRiTi dRe napirebidan daZruli yinuli wylis sul ufro met masas borkavda. Ramis gasaTevad rom Cerdebodnen, navis misadgomad yinuls amoWridnen, mere ki saWiro nivTebi napirze gahqondaT. diliT navs isev aTavisufllebdnen yinulisagan da wylisken miaTrevdnen. Sortim navSi Tunuqis Rumeli Cadga da spragi da staini grZel, mosawyen saaTebs am Rumelis gverdiT atarebdnen. maT far-xmali dayares, beds Seurigdnen. brZanebebs aRar iZleodnen da mxolod erTi surviliRa gaaCndaT _ Cqara mieRwiaT dousonamde. Sorti, marad mouRleli mxiaruli pesimisti, wamdauwum wamoimRerebda xolme sam striqons romeliRac daviwyebuli simReris pirveli strofidan. rac ufro matulobda yinva, miT ufro xSirad mReroda Sorti.

viT uwin argonavtebma,

saxli ded-mamis, da-Zmisi,

davagdeT, raTa tum-tum-tum,

xelT gigdoT oqros sawmisi.

putalingvas, „didi“ da „patara oragulebis“ SesarTavebs rom Cauares, naxes, am nakadebs iukonSi yinulis fafa CahqondaT. es fafa navs ekvroda, da RamiT, yinulis rkalSi rom ar moqceuliyvnen, navs wvlidan amoaTrevdnen xolme da ukve gamkvirvebul yinulze stovebdnen. diliT isev wylis nakadisken miaTrevdnen.

ukanaskneli Rame „TeTri mdinaris“ da stiuartis SesarTavebs Soris gaaTenes. diliT iukoni mTlad TeTri ixiles; erTianad yinuliT iyo Sekruli erTi napiridan meoremde, naxevari milis siganeze. Sortim wvevla-krulva aRavlina mTeli qveynis mimarT da kits Sexeda.

_ Cveni navi ukaanskneli iqnema maT Soris, vinc wels dousons miaRwevs, _ Tqva kitma.

_ mdinareSi wveTi wyali aRTr darCa, smok! _ uTxra Sortim.

_ Cvenc avdgeT da yinulze davcurdeT.

spragi da staini, miuxedavad maTi winaaRmdegobisa, navSi Casves. naxevari saaTi dasWirdaT kitsa da Sortisq vidre napiris yinuls gaarRvevdnen da swraf, yinulovan nakads SeuerTdebodnen.

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