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Ìåñòàìè ýòî îïèñàíèå ïðåðûâàëîñü êàêîþ-òî 

äðóãîþ ïîâåñòüþ, êàêèìè-òî ñòðàííûìè, óæàñíûìè 

âîñïîìèíàíèÿìè, íàáðîñàííûìè íåðîâíî, ñóäîðîæíî, 

êàê áóäòî ïî êàêîìó-òî ïðèíóæäåíèþ. ß íåñêîëüêî 

ðàç ïåðå÷èòûâàë ýòè îòðûâêè è ïî÷òè óáåäèëñÿ, ÷òî 

îíè ïèñàíû â ñóìàñøåñâèè. 

Ô. Äîñòîåâñêèé 

`Çàïèñêè èç Ìåðòâîãî äîìà~.

1. gza pansionatisaken 

matarebeli arsad Cerdeboda. papuna Wyonia liandagTan 

daudarajda. roca matarebelma svla odnav Seanela, 

vagonis Ria karSi momcro Cemodani Seagdo, mere Tvi- 

Tonac aedevna da Seaxta. vagonis gamyolma xeli SeaSvela. 

`siymawvileSi ukeT davrbodi!~ _ Tavi imarTla papunam. 

gamyols xma ar amouRia. Cemodani aiRo, papunas mklav- 

Si xeli CasWida da bneli derefnisaken ubiZga. mTel matarebelSi 

papuna erTaderTi mgzavri iyo da, albaT, amitom 

Suqis asanTebad Tavi aravin Seiwuxa. sibneleSi gamyolis 

saxe ver gaarCia, gaCxinkuli, Ronieri TiTebidan ki 

sicivem pijakis saxelos gaatana da papunas uneblie SiSi 

ewvia. aqamde gulSi mSvidad CaTbunebuli oreuli awrialda, 

samalavs dauwyo Zebna. papunas SiSi arafriT gaumJ- 

Ravnebia. derefanSi gverdulad midioda, radgan ori kaci 

mxarimxar ver daeteoda, gamyoli ki xels ar uSvebda. 

kupeSi Seiyvana da iq datova. wamiT fanjaraSi gareubnis 

lampionebma SemoanaTa. mere ki sibneles Soreuli 

varskvlaveTis susti cimcimi Tu arRvevda. papunam xelis 

faTuriT miagno logins. ratomRac SeSfoTebuli 

iyo da ar dawolila, fanjarasTan dajda. 

gamyoli Semovida. pirispir daujda. etyoba, uzomod 

gamxdari kaci iyo, radgan papunam aSkarad gaigona 

Zvlebis Cxaruni, Tvalis anarekli verafriT daiWira, 

TiTqos gamyols mxrebze carieli qala edga. 

SiSi oreuls Seatova da dumili daarRvia: 

`rogorme Cemi sadguri ar gamomaparoT!~ 

gamyolma kvlav araferi upasuxa. 

lotos furclebi gaSala da koWebi amoiRo. cifrebi 

bundovnad ikiTxeboda da papunam TamaSs uxalisod auba 

mxari. male yvela nomeri Seavso, magram gamyoli uxmod 

awvdida axal koWebs. papunam ukve ar icoda, sad waeRo 

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isini, erTi suli hqonda, Tavs rodis daanebebdnen. 

axla nanobda, bileTi maincdamainc am matarebelze 

rad aviReo. 

kidev erTi furceli daido da imaze daiwyo koWis Camorigeba. 

icoda, Zili ar eRirseboda, fxizlad unda yofiliyo, 

raTa Tavis sadgurs ar gascdenoda. 

bolo koWs axal furcelze ver mouZebna adgili da 

am dros kupeSi dRis sinaTle SemoiRvara, TiTqos aqamde 

gamomwyvdeuli hyavdaT da axla gamoaTavisufleso. 

papunam Tvali moifSvnita. gamyoli kupeSi ar iyo. 

loto Tan waeRo, papuna ki koWis nacvlad sakuTari pijakis 

Rils awvalebda... 

ormoci wlis mweralma papuna Wyoniam gadawyvita 

Tavi moekla. es azri zustad dabadebis dRes gauCnda. 

dilauTenia gamoeRviZa, mzera Wers miapyro da maSin TiTqos 

ucxo xmam CasCurCula: `Tavi unda moikla!~ TaTulis 

mSvidad eZina. papunas misken ar miuxedavs. icoda, mZinare 

colis danaxva nebisyofas gaunaxevrebda. jobda, 

axlave amdgariyo da ganzraxva sisruleSi moeyvana. tani 

ver azida. sakmaod monjRreuli sawoli aWraWundeboda 

da TaTulis Zils daurRvevda... iwva ase gaunZrevlad da 

Wers miStereboda. zemo sarTulidan jer kidev SarSan 

CamoJona wyalma. mezobelma moubodiSa. zaralis anaz- 

Raureba SesTavaza, magram papunam fulis aReba iukadrisa. 

arada, remontis Tanxa ar hqonda. isedac Zlivs 

hyofnidaT xelfasi da iSviaTi, arcTu uxvi honorari... 

dRes gana Rirda am wvrilmanze fiqri? yovelive arara 

iyo da am araradan Tavis daRweva mxolod sikvdiliT 

SeiZleboda, ucbad igrZno, rom uyurebdnen. TaTulis 

Tvali gaexila da qmris profils uxmod uTvalTvalebda. 

`gRviZavs?~ _ gulsgareSe hkiTxa papunam. TaTuli 

mouCoCda, loyaze moaorTqla, bavSviviT akoca: `momilocavs!~ 

mere baliSidan Sexveuli gamoaZvrina. albaT, 

windebi iqneboda, anda cxvirsaxocebi, an kidev sacvle- 

bi. `gaTavda naxevari cxovreba!~ _ xmamaRla ase Tqva, gunebaSi 

ki es fraza gaimeora, gemo gausinja, Tan sityva `naxevari~ 

gamotova... 

mTeli dRe ver moicala, raTa amdilandeli gadawyvetileba 

ramenairad aewona. iubilaris rols sakmaod 

kargad TamaSobda, radgan veravin veraferi SeamCnia. facifuci, 

misvla-mosvla, telefonis rekva, _ yovelive, 

rac mis irgvliv xdeboda, TiTqos mas arc exeboda, odnavadac 

ar ekareboda mis guls, sadac marto im erTaderTi, 

brma da auwonavi gadawyvetilebisaTvis darCeniliyo 

adgili. 

Rvino cota dalia. sul aTiode stumari movida, ufro 

TaTulis kursis amxanagebi, jerac gauTxovari gogoebi, 

romelTac imedi TiTqmis gadaswurvodaT da sxva- 

Ta gakilviT ioxebdnen guls. sakmaod gviani iyo, roca 

stumrebi saTiTaod gaacila, yvelas cal-calke gamoem- 

Svidoba, qaTinaurebi mSvidad moismina, pasuxad Tavis 

leqsikonSi Tbili sityvebi moiZia. oriodejer enamoswrebuli 

xumrobac moaxerxa. ukmayofilo aravin dar- 

Cenia, sakuTari Tavis garda. 

Sin Sebrunebulma cols mzera aarida. qali mTeli 

dRe cdilobda misi gulis mogebas, magram es ukve verafers 

Secvlida. sawer magidas miujda, ugulod gadafurcla 

xelnaweri. momavali romanis fragmentebi aRizianebda, 

radgan ver iqna, fragmentebs iqiT ver waiwia. 

axla ukve amaze fiqri zedmeti iyo. dilis gadawyvetilebas 

sulieri wonasworoba daerRvia. 

TaTuli samzareuloSi TefSebs recxavda. papunam 

miayurada. wylis Cxriali faravda colis xmadabal Ri- 

Rins. saqmianobis dros ase RiRinebda xolme, albaT fiqrobda, 

papunas vasiamovne da amjerad saSiSroebas Tavi 

davaRwieo. papunam xelnaweri miagdo da saabazanoSi Caiketa. 

sarecxis Toki Camoxsna, karis Zgideze miamagra, 

SesaniSnavi maryuJi gamouvida, magram Sig Tavi rom gayo, 

oreuli aujanyda, WiWyini da moTqma daiwyo, Tmebi da- 

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iglija. sacodavi sanaxavi gaxda da papunas Tavi SezizRda. 

Toki Camoxsna, civi wyali gadaivlo. meore dRes ki, 

samsaxurSi profbiuros Tavmjdomares sTxova, sagzuri 

minda, sadme Sors, naklebad cnobil zRvispira kurortze 

gamiSvio. iman win sagzuri daudo, bedi gqoniao. aravis 

axsovs, es sagzuri rodis mogvivida, magram pansionat 

`plutonSi~ gamgzavrebis msurveli vera da ver daiZebna, 

Senc Tu ar waxval, gavauqmeb da eg iqnebao... 

kupes karze daakakunes. 

papuna fanjaras moswyda. mis miRma cis kidemde swori, 

gadamwvari tramali gaSliliyo da adamianis arsebobis 

kvali arsad Canda. 

karidan gaixeda. derefnis bolos koWlobiT miClaxunebda 

vagonis gamyoli. gaZvaltyavebul mxrebze formis 

tanisamosi Camohkideboda. qudsa da sayelos Soris 

kiseri ki ara, TiTqos wvrili Cxiri hqonda. 

papunas usiamod gaaJrJola. Tavi moiToka, SiSisaTvis 

asparezi ar unda mieca. daeloda, sanam gamyoli Tavis 

kupeSi gauCinardeboda. fexis wverze Sedga da gasasvlelisaken 

uCumrad gaipara. 

matarebelma svla Seanela da papunam Zlivs moaswro 

Camoxtoma. Cemodani gauvarda, TviTonac waiforxila, 

muxli msubuqad dahkra. 

bolo vagoni raxraxiT gaecala. gvirabSi TavSergul 

matarebels mihyva. Ria karidan gamyoli xelis usaSvelod 

grZel mtevans uqnevda da raRacnairi xrWialiT 

icinoda. 

Cemodani dadga, zed Camojda. aqedan gaxeda im bolo 

vagons, uCinari matarebeli gvirabis Sav xaxaSi rom miaqanebda. 

mere sibnelem Seisruta vagoni, mocinare ConCxi, 

Zaraze dakidebuli wiTeli farani. wuTic da gvirabis 

siSave Seerwya kldis siSaves. papunam dainaxa, rom arc 

gvirabi arsebobda, arc matarebeli da im mxares rkinigza 

saerTod ar midioda. 

araferi gahkvirvebia. es bolo droa, gakvirvebis 

unari dakarga. gonebis is nawili cinikurma gulgrilobam 

moicva, Tan karze miiWeda eklesiastes sibrZne _ àmaoebai 

amaoTa, yovelive amao~, romlis WeSmaritebaSi eWvi 

ar epareboda. 

guldamZimebuls araferi axarebda. mTeli samyaro 

mis gacurebas cdilobda. amjerad arc icoda, visze unda 

ganawyenebuliyo: rkinigzis sammarTveloze, vinac matarebeli 

gauSva, gaCereba ki arsad daukanona; profbiuros 

Tavmjdomareze, maincdamainc am pansionatis sagzuri rom 

SemoaCeCa; im WkuaTmyofelze, udabnoSi rom pansionati 

aaSena, misasvleli gzebis gayvana ki saWirod ar CaTvala. 

cota xans ase ijda. matareblis dagadugi edga yur- 

Si. mere erTbaSad Camowva uCveulo mdumareba. mousvenrobam 

Seipyro. qalaqSi cxovrebam ise miaCvia uwyvet guguns, 

zedmet siCumes ar endoboda. axlaRa SeamCnia, baqnis 

tkepnili miwa mzes TeTrad gadaetkeca. dacemisas 

muxlisTavi daesvara, fexsacmelebs wvrili xrili dahfenoda. 

Sarvlis toti CamoiferTxa. jibeSi qaRaldis 

xelsaxoci moiZia. fexsacmlebidan mtveri zizRiT gadaiwminda. 

gaWuWyianebuli qaRaldi xelSi atriala, sanagve 

yuTi versad SeniSna da iqve, _ ki ar daagdo, _ frTxilad 

dado, TiTqos mzad iyo ukanve waeRo da jibeSi CaekuWa, 

vinme Tu sayvedurs Sehkadrebda. 

kar-fanjara CamoRebuli, mtvriani Senobidan, saukunis 

win mitovebuls rom hgavda, zorba morigem gamoalaja. 

fexebi farTod gaabjina, xelebi mrgval mucelze 

gadaiWdo da ase moaSterda. Tavze wiTeli, gaxunebuli 

qudi exura. ulvaSze obobas qseli mosdeboda. damfrTxali 

oboba facxafucxiT garboda kitelis jibesTan. 

papuna wamodga, Tavi odnav daukra. ucxo kacTan 

gamolaparakeba didad ar exaliseboda, magram Tvalsawierze 

TeTri udabnos meti veraferi SeniSna da uamravi 

kiTxva daebada. 

morige ar ganZreula, kvlav ise idga, TvalebiT _ 

Savi fosoebiT sadRac papunas miRma iyureboda. 

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`sainteresoa!~ _ gaifiqra papunam, Cemodans xeli daavlo 

da gaSorda. im adgilas ki, sadac aqamde papuna ijda, 

misi oreuli darCa. `sainteresoa!~ _ gaifiqra oreulma da 

sadguris moriges Caexuta, misi Tvalis fosoebidan gamoixeda. 

TiTqos yinulis ToSi SemoeWdo, aakankala. Tavzardacemuli 

ukanve gamovarda, papunas daewia da SeuerTda. 

SiSi gadaedo papunasac, fexs auCqara. irgvliv mSveleli 

aravin Canda, sadguris morige ki idga TeTri Senobis fonze 

da mkvlelis mzeras styorcnida zurgSi. 

`sad gavrbivar? _ SiSnarevi gulgrilobiT fiqrobda 

papuna, _ moxdes, rac mosaxdenia!~ 

`momklavs, momklavs...~ _ caxcaxebda oreuli, guls 

uforiaqebda, mosvenebas akargvinebda. 

`Tu ar daezara, momklavs!~ _ daudastura papunam. 

`gaviqceT, gaviqceT!..~ _ ar isvenebda oreuli. 

qva-RorRiT mofenili velis kideze papuna Seyovnda, 

suli moiTqva, ofli moiwminda. sadguris Senoba cis 

fonze TeTrad ikveTeboda. morige kvlavac iq idga, magram 

am manZilidan erTi cicqna eCvena da ram SemaSinao, 

mxrebi aiCeCa. nervebi aRar uvargoda ukve. 

viwro biliki odnav aCnda mzisgan daxeTqil kldovan 

vels. cxeli haeris Wavli livlivebda gaxurebul 

lodebze, kldeTa anaxleCze. 

borZik-borZik midioda. tvini uxurda. simxurvalem 

fexsacmlis lanCebSic gaatana. 

dahbera cxelma xorSakma, TvalSi gaxurebuli qviSa 

moayara. 

Reri balaxi versad dalanda mTel gzaze, wveTi 

wyali arasodes Camovardnila, albaT, am mxareSi. 

èsec Seni pansionati!~ _ guljavrianad wuwunebda 

oreuli. 

papuna yurs ar ugdebda, win miiwevda, radgan udabnoSi 

Tu povebda sulier simSvides. 

oRroCoRro xriati gadalaxa da bilikis mosaxvev- 

Tan waikiTxa qvaze amokveTili warwera: 

md. stiqsi _ 200 m. 

mzem gadaiwia. sicxem swrafad iklo. mcxunvare, oqrosferi 

mnaTobi dapataravda, sisxlisfrad SeiReba, daiWmuWna, 

im gasaber buSts daemsgavsa, haeri rom gamouSves. 

papuna aCqarda. orasi metri bazaltSi miriadi fexiT 

amokveTil, Rrma xaroSi gadioda. damrecze fexsacmlis 

lanCa ucurdeboda da cdilobda, wonasworoba ar daekarga. 

mdinare ucbad gadaiSala. arc wylis duduni gaugonia, 

arc msubuqi talRebis tylaSuni. neli niavi qerclavda 

zedapirs. sigrile ar mohfenia saxeze. SoriT Soramde 

gadaSliliyo kupriviT Savi da mdore ram Txieri. aRmac 

da daRmac bolo ar uCanda, gaRma napirze ki Crdilovani 

kldeebi wamoSveriliyo. 

TiTqos nislis nacvlad sifrifana kvamli dahfenoda 

zedapirs da isic uZravad ekida. 

mTeli es suraTi uzarmazar tiloze daxatulsa 

hgavda, sadac moZraoba mxolod nagulisxmevia. 

qarafze Seyovnebuls moeCvena, TviT am uZraobaSi 

Cabudebuliyo maradi ltolva. es iyo wamieri xilva, roca 

`statikuri formis yoveli calkeuli detali Tr- 

TolviT imuxteba cvalebadobis diadi surviliT~ (gonebis 

TeTr qaRaldze Caiwera es fraza). sadRac am Sav-TeTr 

panoramaSi imaleboda kaleidoskopi ferebisa, stiqsis 

siRrmes rom STaenTqa, magram tyveobidan daxsnilebs 

yovel wams SeeZloT pirvelqmnili sixasxasiT aelvareba. 

papunas Sescivda. 

mzera moavlo udabur napirs. 

uTvalav nafexurs pirwmindad gaeprialebina 

bazaltovani veli. 

ucabedad qva dainaxa. viRacas zed acabaca asoebiT 

amoekveTa: 

menave xaritona 

gadayvana _ Sauri 

nisiad ar iqneba 

gTxovT SekiTxvebiT guls nu gamiwyalebT 

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papunas gaeRima. umalve TvalSi ecemoda stilistikuri, 

orTografiuli, punqtuaciuri daudevroba. axla 

ki am warweram TiTqos sxva planetidan miwaze Camoiyvana, 

raRacnairad gulze moeSva. 

mdinareze uxmod gawolil kvamlisfer nisls Savi 

sagani gamoeyo. swrafad moiwevda napirisaken. 

papunam mRelvareba daioka. uneblie cnobiswadilma 

guliscema auCqara. 

Savi sagani male gamoikveTa. erTi farRalala navi 

aRmoCnda, dro-Jamisagan dafuturoebuli, saceriviT 

dacxriluli. wesiT aTasjer unda daSliliyo, igi ki uxmo 

zvirTebze ise mosrialebda, zedapirs arc ekarebao. 

papunas Rimili pirze mieyina. 

navSi SiSveli, zorba berikaci ijda. erTmaneTSi 

aburduli, WuWyiani Tma-wveri muxlebamde scemda. ara 

Tu Tma-wveri, tanze modebuli banjgvlic erTianad 

gasWaRaraveboda. 

dros daeWmuWna misi saxis kani, CaeJanga. bRujad 

Camofarcxuli warbebidan, viTarca bneli tevridan, ise 

imzireboda quruSi, azrisagan daclili, Tumca jerac 

lurji, sacrisodena Tvalebi. 

navi napirs moayena xaritonam. gulgrili mzera 

esrola mgzavrs. uxmod daeloda, sanam papuna jibeSi 

moiZiebda Saurians. Wiani kbilebiT gasinja, namdvili Tu 

ariso. mowonebis niSnad saxe wvrili naoWebiT daeqsela, 

sixarulis gamomxatveli ucnauri xavili gamosca. 

SiSisagan dazafruli papuna kiCoze frTxilad Camojda. 

xaritonam niCabi mousva da navi gaRma napirisaken 

gaaqana. 

papuna gaunZrevlad ijda viwro, mravalgzisi xmarebisagan 

gaslipul skamze. eSinoda, vaiTu Camitydeso; 

eSinoda, es dafuturoebuli navi vaiTu maincdamainc 

axla daiSaloso: eSinoda stiqsis uxmo, Savi sivrcisa, 

erT sxivsac rom ar ireklavda; kvamlisferi nislisa, 

damwvris suni rom sdioda. yovlismomcvel mdumareba- 

Si, xaritonas ritmuli xvneSa da niCabis xmauri rom ar- 

Rvevda, ipareboda raRac uCveulo, Soreuli, zarismomgvreli 

xmebi, TiTqos stiqsis bnel fskerze miriadi tanjuli 

suli daborialobda da Tavis sves uCioda. 

yvelaze metad mainc xaritonasi eSinoda. berikacs 

niCbisagan xelisgulebi dahkorZeboda. iq, sadac fexebs 

abjenda, SiSvel quslebs navis fskeri amoeRrutna. Cveuli 

ritmiT qanaobda, niCabs ostaturad usvamda da am 

dros mis mxar-mklavze rkinis burTebi dagoravda. 

naxevari gza ise dailia, mgzavrisaTvis erTic ar Seuxedavs. 

TavzeviT iyureboda. gezi pirwamaxuli kldeebisaken 

eWira. 

moulodnelad mzera gadmohkra kiCoze mokuntul 

papunas. Wiani Rojebi gamoaCina. 

`geSinia?~ _ Caixriala da ucabedad nerwyvi gadascda... 

saxe Seecvala, Tvalebi kinaRam budeebidan gadmoucvivda, 

wamoWarxlda, niCabi xelSi gauSeSda da saSineli 

xmiT daaxvela... daaxvela ki ara, daaquxa... welSi moikakva 

da iseTi ambavi atexa, quxilma mTeli sivrce aavso. navi 

adgilze dabzrialda, stiqsis zedapiri aqercla, futuro 

gverdebidan nafotebi Camocvivda... papuna Caafrinda 

kiCos, oreuli ki mTlad skamqveS SeZvra da ficars 

samjer Semoexvia. 

berikacma erTi-orjer kidev amoixriala, oh, oho, 

_ daumata da niCabi isev mousva. 

papunam xuTjer amosunTqvac ver moaswro, kldovan 

napirs rom miadgnen. 

`gamayuCebeli rame ara gaqvs?~ _ Caixixina xaritonam. 

papunam piri daaRo, pasuxi ucbad ver moiazra. 

`piramidoni, analgini, sxva rame, ha? vgiJdebi, kbili 

ise mtkiva!~ 

papunam Tavi gaaqnia. 

`gadadi!~ _ Zveli gramafonis gabzaruli xmiT miayefa 

xaritonam da niCbis wveriT mourideblad ubiZga 

odnav Seyovnebul mgzavrs. inteligentis Seuracxyo- 

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fili Tavmoyvareoba SiSis grZnobam CaaCuma da papuna wam- 

Si napirze aRmoCnda. 

xaritonas uxiagi xavili aRmoxda. icinoda Tu kvlav 

yels iwmendda, Zneli gasarkvevi iyo. arc fiqrisaTvis 

rCeboda dro. napirze dadga fexi Tu ara, oreulma sixaruliT 

Sehkivla da papunas ori nabijic ar eqneboda gavlili, 

igi ukve Txems moevlo Tavze. 

papunamac fexs auCqara, swrafad gaSorda abezar berikacs, 

Txemis Tavze wamoewia aqoSinebul oreuls. 

aqedan moCanda zRvis vrceli sivrce da elnaTurebiT 

gaCaxCaxebuli pansionati `plutoni~. 

albaT, naSuadRevic ar iqneboda. ratomRac dabnelda. 

forToxlistola mze Zlivs bJutavda caze da imasac 

wamdauwum kvamliviT Savi Rrubeli efareboda. bindSi 

TeTrad gamoikveTa marmarilos svetebiani fanCaturi, 

Txemis Tavze rom wamoemarTaT. aqedan zRvispiramde 

aguris namtvrevebiT mofenili saseirno biliki Cadioda 

da papuna Wyonia im biliks Cahyva. 

male gaivaka, brtyeli qviSnari gadakveTa. 

mosaxvevTan zRva axlos gamoCnda. talRebis Cveuli 

tylaSuni ar gaugonia, TiTqos fafa brunavda da buybuyebda 

gigantur qvabSi. 

arc Rrubeli hgavda Rrubels, ruxi airi dahfenoda 

zRvis zedapirs da es ori stiqia, Txieri da airadqceuli, 

qmnidnen uCveulo samyaros, sadac yovelives 

dahkargoda wonasworoba. 

papuna wamiT Seyovnda. zRvis grili niavis nacvlad 

momwamvleli sunTqva Seexo, kinaRam goni dakarga. zurgi 

swrafad aqcia ucnaur saxilvels. 

WiSkari ufro antikur stilSi agebul triumfalur 

TaRsa hgavda, romlis Tavze kvadrigis Semodgmac ar daviwyebiaT 

da gaqanebuli cxenebis xilvisas papunam nabiji 

Seanela. mexsiereba gadaaxalisa, vin iqnebodao is 

xelovani, brinjaos am cxenebs egodeni srulyofileba 

da dauokebeli swrafva rom SesZinao. xelovnebis istoriis 

miseuli codna sakmarisi ar aRmoCnda. erTxans tkbeboda 

marmarilos TeTri kolonadiT. marjvniv da marcxniv, 

sanam Tvali miswvdeboda, TeTri galavani SemoevloT 

pansionatis ezosaTvis. galavanze bareliefebi 

amoekveTaT. Zveli miTebis aw gadaviwyebuli saxelebi 

Zlivs gaixsena. pirvelsave bareliefze gamosaxuli iyo 

yvela is gmiri, raRac manqanebiT beberi qaronis guli 

rom moiges, cocxlebma gadalaxes stiqsi, hadesidan kvlav 

mzenaTel dedamiwaze dabrundnen. 

kolonadis ukan muq-mwvane feriT ugergilod SeTxipnili 

jixuri aRmoCnda. Ria karis Tavanze susti, mtvriani 

naTura bJutavda. erTaderT safexurze Txeli kaci 

ijda, xelSi jibis sarke eWira da qimiuri fanqriT ulva- 

SebSi gareul WaRaras iRebavda. saqmianoba ar miutovebia, 

sarkis zemodan gadmoxeda papunas, TiTebi da tuCebi 

fanqriT daesvara, magram, albaT, amas ver amCnevda. 

`moxvedi?~ _ iseTi xmiT SeekiTxa, TiTqos tuCebiT 

Sauriani eWira da eSinoda, ar damivardeso. 

papuna Tavis qneviT miesalma, daeloda. 

darajma Zlivs moicala, fanqari da sarke jibeSi Seinaxa. 

`ra mogeCqareboda?~ 

`gadaviRale, dasveneba mWirdeba~. 

`dasveneba, dasveneba... _ darajma iqednurad CaiRimila. 

_ yelSi amogiva eg dasveneba!~ 

àmomiva da vin damiWers?~ 

`ho, ho...~ 

daraji orazrovnad iRimeboda. papuna SeSfoTda. 

oreuli swrfad gadabargda darajis sulSi da iq mwiri 

udabno aRmoaCina. papunasaken rom gamoixeda, Tavdapirvelad 

ver mixvda, ra xdeboda. darajis mzera aSiSvlebda 

papunas, mamakacur SesaZleblobebs umowmebda. 

oreuli zizRiT ukanve gamoiqca. zizRi igrZno papunamac. 

swrafad gaecala. darajma erTxans uyura, mere kv- 

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lav sarke da fanqari daaZro, ulvaSis Rebva ganagrZo. 

pansionatis diadi nageboba ucbad gadaiSala Tvalwin. 

mTis bnel kalTas Sehfenoda, maRla ahyoloda. zeda 

sarTulebs RrubelTa fTilebi edeboda. arc dasawyisi 

Canda fanjrebis girliandebisa, arc dasasruli. ise iyo 

erTianad gaCaxCaxebuli, mTel qalaqs utoldeboda. 

lampionebis anarekli pansionatsa da zRvas Soris gada- 

Slil burusian parksac efineboda. parki papunam uwoda 

am sivrces. erTgvari wesrigi aq marTlac igrZnoboda. 

mTeli veli saseirno bilikebiT iyo daserili, oRond 

xeebis nacvlad skverebSi erTmaneTze fantastikurad 

axorxlili ruxi lodebi eyara. zogan lodebs xorkliani 

xviara Semohxveoda da papunas pirvelad uxsenebeli egona. 

aqa-iq asfodelosis uferul yvavilebsac wamoeyo 

Tavi. erTi danaxviT, yovelive es ar iyo mSvenierebas 

moklebuli, magram Tvals aklda foTolTa sixasxase. 

uceb raRacam gairbina. patara cxoveli egona. iqve 

lodi egdo. imis miRma bavSvis Tavi gamoCnda, oTxi-xuTi 

wlisa Tu iqneboda. Savi, dauvarcxneli Tma Sublze jiutad 

eyara. cxvirs aqSutunebda. daubanel cxvir-pirze 

wvintli Sexmoboda da TiTiT iCiCqnida. 

cnobismoyvare Tvalebi SemoanaTa papunas. etyoba, 

SiSma gauara, wamoimarTa. 

gazinTuli perangi Wips Zlivs ufaravda da pawia 

WuWu mouCanda. 

àq ras akeTeb?~ _ SeekiTxa papuna. 

`kaka minda!~ _ gulubryvilod upasuxa bavSvma da 

Cacucqda. 

èSmakis fexi!~ _ meti veraferi Tqva papunam. 

`Senc Tu ginda, ai, iq qeni!~ _ neba darTo biWma, asfodelosis 

foTliT moixoca da sulmouTqmelad gaiqca, 

TeTri takunebi gamouCnda. 

papuna neli nabijiT mihyva. oreulma gadaaswro, 

bavSvs miewia da misi TvalebiT gaixeda. 

Tavbru daesxa. ferTa simkveTrem Tvali mosWra... 

simindis xasxasa yanaSi mirboda TiTqos. TavzeviT didi, 

barCxala mze sxivebs uxvad afrqvevda. simindis foTlebi 

saxeze scemda... simindis yanaSi Cakarguli bavSvi SiSianad 

miiswrafoda ficruli saxlisaken... oreulma didxans 

ver gauZlo swraf srbolas. qoSini autyda. bavSvs 

CamoSorda da papuna mixvda, ferTa sixasxase mxolod 

misma mexsierebam wamoativtiva. es iyo im drois gaxseneba, 

roca ararsidan yofierebaSi gadmovida da ninuca bebias 

ficrulidan simindebSi Cakargul sapirfareSoSi 

ver bedavda gasvlas, radgan simindis yana idumali da 

saSiSi arsebebiT iyo dasaxlebuli. 

papunam amoioxra. irgvliv kvlav is ruxi lodebi 

eyara. 

axlodan pansionati kidev ufro ucnauri Canda. 

mas ar etyoboda erTiani atqiteqturuli neba. yoveli 

droisa da xalxis arqiteqtorebs erTmaneTisagan damoukideblad 

ise eSenebinaT, rogorc moesurvebodaT. 

eniT auwereli es qaosi mTlianobaSi raRac grandiozul 

harmonias qmnida, raic TiTqos SeuCerebliv icvleboda 

da maradiulobis suli ecxo, rameTu araferia cvalebadze 

maradiuli. 

pansionatis win, iq sadac naTurebis anarekli sustad 

ebrZoda mowolil binds, damsveneblebi jgufjgufad 

daseirnobdnen. wyvilebi myudro adgilebs eZebdnen. 

TiTo-orola axirebuli berikaci joxis kakuniT 

garideboda sxvebs. skamebze WotebiviT Camomwkrivebuli 

dedabrebi WorebiT irTobdnen Tavs. erTgan dominos 

uxaTqunebdnen gulmodgined, meoregan xelebis qneviT kamaTobdnen, 

xmebi ki papunamde ver aRwevda. 

TandaTan ubrundeboda gakvirvebis unari, mTlianad dakarguli 

rom egona. uCveulo samyarosTan am Sexvedram interesi 

gauRviZa da gulgrilobis qronikuli seni Seunela. 

erTgan aivanze tanmsxvili dedaberi gadmodga. mandili 

moixsna, kiserze ofli moiwminda, albaT, aqamde samzareuloSi 

saqmianobda. gadmoxeda Cabnelebul parks da 

boxi, mamakacuri xmiT gadmosZaxa: 

`veronika, Se saZagelo, sad daikarge?!~ 

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gverdiT viRacam SurduliviT gaielva. papunam mxolod 

gamxdar fexebs da mokle kabaSi gamomwyvdeul bav- 

Svur sxeuls Seaswro Tvali. gogona umalve Ria karSi 

gauCinarda. 

TiTqos raRacam gulze uCxvlita, raRac gaaxsenda, 

magram gancda wamieri iyo da gogona umalve daaviwyda. 

mere moxda ucnauri da SiSismomgvreli ram. zRvidan 

wamoubera. haeri TiTqos sawamlaviT aivso. papunas 

sunTqva Seekra. cispiri daipyro Savze Savma zonzroxa 

Rrubelma, mTel caze gaiwela da Camoabnela. zemo sar- 

Tulebs TiTqos kvamli Semoexvia. aivnebi swrafad daicala 

moyurade damsveneblebisagan. karebsa da fanjrebs 

raxaruxiT xuravdnen. parkSi moseirneni awrialdnen, 

Sesasvlelisaken daiZrnen. papuna cdilobda gaerkvia, ra 

xdeboda, magram fexaCqarebul adamianTa talRaSi veravis 

gamoelaparaka, TiTqos adamianebi ki ara, uformo 

landebi moZraobdnen irgvliv. 

yru guguni gaisma. miwa azanzarda. raRac bneli da 

kolosaluri moabijebda miwis piramde Camowolili 

Rrublebidan. 

ikivla viRacam, qalis xma iyo. ixuvla xalxma, SesasvlelSi 

gaiWeda. 

TiTqos dinozavris uzarmazari Tavi gamoeyo bnel 

Rrublebs, TiTqos pterodaqtilebis frTaTa usiamovno 

tylaSuni moisma, TiTqos mastodontebis jogi Rrialebda 

SemaZrwuneblad. 

papunas zari daeca. TviTonac adgils moswyda. gadaaswro 

erTs, meores, viRacas gamoedo, kinaRam gadaTela. 

es is biWuna iyo. bavSvma SiSiT gafarToebuli Tvalebi 

Seageba da papuna mixvda, safrTxem adamianoba gadaaviwya. 

oreuli ukve karSi WeWyva-jgleTiT miZvreboda, papunam 

ki nebisyofas da sidinjes mouxmo, bavSvi xelSi aitaca. 

Savi Rrubeli Semoexvia mTel pansionats. agrialda 

elWeqi, magram amas ar mohyolia macocxlebeli wvima. 

cidan mxolod Savi ferfli cvioda. 

ukanasknelad moixeda. sibneles gamoeyo Savi urCxuli, 

myrali amonasunTqi amoafrqvia. papunam bavSvi- 

TurT Seminul karSi Seaswro. 

vestibiuli brbos gaeWeda. irgvliv yayani da nervuli 

xiTxiTi moismoda. saxeebi _ cvilisferi niRbebi 

yvela erTmaneTsa hgavda. 

brbo gaarRvia da win atirebuli qali SemoeCexa. 

`vaime, Svilo, deda genacvalos!~ 

papunas guli gadauqanda, imdenad nacnobi da moulodneli 

iyo qalis xma. 

biWi swrafad miawoda, gascilda. 

erTgan, vestibiulis siRrmeSi karze ewera: 

direqtori adiko 

papunam daakakuna da kars ubiZga... 

2. jariskaci, deda, biWuna 

jariskaci 

saxlis gadaxurva moaswro. bolo yavari rom daaWeda, 

saxuravis kuwubze Camojda. 

jibidan TuTuni amoiRo, gazeTis naxevSi gaaxvia, gaabola. 

CxouSis sanaxebs gadaawvdina mzera. adriani zafxulis 

xasxasa simwvaneSi ifloboda yavrisa da kramitis 

saxuravebi. botanikuri baRisa da bulvaris Wadrebi zvaviviT 

daswoloda qalaqs. TiTqos aqve, gareubanSive iwyeboda 

mTis mwvane kalTebi, aRma arboda, cisken iswrafvoda, 

sadac kavkasionis Tovliani mwvervalebi elvarebda. 

_ esec ase! _ Tqva kacma da bolo nafazi daartya. 

mzera xelisdadeba ezoze gadaitana. ramdeni gakeTda da 

ramdenia kidev gasakeTebeli. saxlis win venaxi axlad- 

Cayrili iyo. gadabrunebul miwaze mwkrivebad aCnda 

uferuli Cxirebi. ukana ezoSi axladdarguli bali da 

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atami, xurma da tyemali iyrida tans. 

_ esec ase! _ erTxelac gaimeora kacma. xelsawyoebis 

yuTs xeli daavlo da is iyo, Camosvla daapira, WiSkars 

farajiani macne moadga: 

_ omia, amxanago! 

mSvidi dRe idga da irgvliv yovelive simSvidiT 

sunTqavda. 

kaci auRelveblad Camohyva qanqara kibes. 

miwas fexi rom daabija, maSinRa CaekiTxa: 

_ omiao? 

_ omia, amxanago! _ daRlili xmiT Seepasuxa farajiani. 

kacma saTuTune gauwoda. farajiani nela axvevda, 

dRes bevri evlo da, muxlebidan qari unda amoviRoo, moibodiSa. 

_ gaige, dedakaco? _ kacma mzera aarida qalis damfrTxal 

Tvalebs. 

atirda qali, _ misi Svilebis deda, _ uxmo cremlebi 

CamoaRvarRvala. 

_ gaCumdi, dedakaco, bavSvebi ar SeaSino! _ gulsgareT 

daucacxana... 

mere gvianobamde saqmianobda. ojaxi axla idgamda 

fexs da saqme ulevi hqonda. salaparakod mxolod maSin 

moicala, roca mcire vaxSmis Semdeg bavSvebmac daiZines 

da qalis gverdiT, erT baliSze mido Tavi. 

qali Caexuta, cremliT baliSi dausvela. kaci uxe- 

Sad efereboda da im Rames wvrilSvila ojaxs erTi biWic 

Sehmata. 

dilas mcire sagzali aiRo, TuTuniT savse qisa, saponi, 

jibis dana... 

matareblamde miaciles. bavSvebi CaebRauWnen dedis 

kalTas. SeSinebulni uyurebdnen vagonis fanjris 

CarCoSi gamokveTil mamas. aseve daamaxsovrdaT. msgavsi 

suraTi ekida sastumro oTaxis kedelze _ CarCoSi gamomwyvdeuli 

kacis saxe... nabolara rom daibada, iman mxo- 

lod es suraTi naxa _ yviTel, uxeiro qaRaldze aRbe- 

Wdili Semelotebuli kaci. cocxlisas igi ara hgavda da 

nabolara mzeras ver usworebda suraTis CaSretil 

Tvalebs. 

kaci ki erTxans iwereboda... 

Tavdapirvelad werili Tbilisidan movida, Seni Sekerili 

xalaTi gamxades da faraja Camacveso. ramodena qalaqi 

yofila es qarTio. mTawmindaze mindoda asvla, magram 

vin gagiSvao. icode, bavSvebs mixede da ar Semarcxvinoo... 

baqodan samkuTxa baraTi gamoagzavna. Cemze nu iwuxebT, 

aq mze acxunebs, bazarSi alubali Tavze sayreladaa. 

wuxel yvelani damesizmreT. amboben, es omi erT TveSi 

damTavrdeba da male yvelani davbrundebiTo... 

astraxanidan xma moawvdina, _ sami Tvis Semdeg movida 

es ambavi, daWrilma matrosma moitana, _ zRva gadavcureTo. 

imodena gemze vimgzavre, asi Cvenisnairi saxli 

daeteodao. Turme svastikiani TviTmfrinavi mofrenila, 

oriode bombi Camougdia, isinic mizans ascdenia... 

SiSi ki magari vWameTo... 

mere naxevari weli araferi mouweria... ukve zamTari 

iyo. samkuTxa werils wekos namcecebi mihyinvoda 

TiTqos. asoebic acabaca ewera. gaToSili xeliT iyo gamoyvanili... 

Semcivdao, iwereboda, imodena Tovli dado, saxlebSi 

saxuravebidan CavdivarTo... netavi cota xans 

Cvens buxarTan mimaficxao... 

(nawyveti papuna Wyonias novelidan) 

`...SaSxanaSi vazna gamoilia, xelyumbara adreve gaixarja. 

tanki ki gaavebuli mogrialebda, muxluxebiT 

lewavda axladamoyril norC fiWvs, juja arys, qviSasa da 

TovlSi zelda, nazamTral Waobs pirs uxsnida. 

adrian gazafxulze Tovls wyali gaujda. uCinari 

wyaroebis Cumi CurCuli manqanis gugunSi CainTqa. 

yinvas Zala dahkargoda, xem gamoixeda, male akvirtdeboda, 

albaT. 

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jariskaci tanks gamoeqca. 

iq, SoreTs iqiT SoreTSi, axali odis buxridan cisferi 

boli amodioda. RuRuna buxarTan Tavmoyrili basarsxlebi 

samkuTxa baraTs elodnen... 

jariskaci daWrili iyo da sicocxle swyuroda. ver 

gaerkvia, sad iyo daWrili, ar icoda, ramden xans eyofoda 

Rone. Sublze ofli sisxls uerTdeboda, upeSi Casdioda... 

tanisamosi mTlad gaJiJinda, oflisa an sisxlisagan... 

tanki ki TandaTan eweoda. avbediTad irxeoda qvemexis 

lula. tyviamfrqvevis viwro xvreli wertils eZebda 

beWebs Soris, zustad unda CaeWeda tyvia tyviaSi. 

jariskaci garboda. 

mwiri tyis simSvides mxolod Zravis guguni da muxluxebis 

Semzaravi RrWiali arRvevda. 

Ceqmebi usxlteboda svel TovlSi, fexebSi eblandeboda 

saidanRac gamobobRebuli kvanjRara totebi, 

CaSavebuli kunZi, udReuri, miwas garTxmuli buCqi... qoSini 

autyda, filtvebidan xrialiT amosdioda TeTri orTqli. 

daeca, adga, isev daeca da isev adga barbaciT, tanjviT... 

Rone ar SerCenoda da TviTonac ukvirda, kidev 

saidan eZleoda Zala... garboda, garboda... 

tanki avi guguniT axlovdeboda. vera Zala ver Seakavebda, 

zRvars ver daudebda am borot srbolas... 

iq ki, SoreTs iqiT SoreTSi, jariskacis odis buxridan 

cisferi boli amodioda. RuRuna buxarTan misi dam- 

Seuli basarsxlebi Tbebodnen, udrtvinvelad elodnen 

samkuTxa baraTs... fanjaras Ramis sibnele moswoloda 

da SemkrTal patarebs oblobis maxinji RmerTi qirqiliT 

Tvalebs upaWunebda... 

jariskaci garboda, garboda... 

tanki fexdafex mosdevda. muxluxebi xrWialiT, 

raxraxiT nTqavda yovelives, cdilobda atalaxebul 

TovlSi Caezila, araraobad eqcia sikeTe, kacoba, sicocxle... 

`mesrole, Se uRmerTo, mesrole!~ _ esRa gaifiqra 

da igrZno, yoveli iogiT, yoveli ujrediT igrZno, rom 

usazRvrod mZime, uxeSi, yovlisdamTrgunveli Zala yalyze 

Sedga, ca gadafara, bolo naxtomisaTvis ganemzada. 

aRSfoTda uceb jariskaci. mis sulSi wamoimarTa 

raRac uZleveli, raRac TvalSeuwvdomi da aqamde dafaruli, 

wamoimarTa da mduRare rkina CaeRvara ZarRvebSi. 

gamexebuli Semobrunda, TviTonac tankad gadaiqca, 

qvemexs qvemexi miabjina, muxluxebs _ muxluxebi da 

guguniT Seaskda mosisxar mters...~ 

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deda 

qali ki eloda... Rameebs TeTrad aTenebda. Tavfex- 

SeqceviT erT sawolze miyril bavSvTa sunTqvas usmenda. 

daislukunebda romelime, _ albaT, SimSili awuxebda, _ 

Tbil xels Sublze Seaxebda, alersiani CurCuliT sizmrebs 

gaucocxlebda: `Cu, Cu, deda genacvalos, iZine, iZine~. 

dilauTenia miipareboda, jer kidev bindSi, qurdis 

droc rom ar iyo gasuli. rac unda eCqara, puris rigSi asi 

kaci mainc daxvdeboda. wewva-gleja, gniasi, miwev-moweva... 

xalxis talRa waRma-ukuRma atrialebda. iWeWyeboda, 

Tavs nacemiviT grZnobda. daxlTan rom miaRwevda, Rone 

aranairi aRar erCoda. 

bavSvebi gasusulni elodnen. mxolod nabolaras ar 

hyofnida moTmineba. tiroda, iWaWeboda, dedas uxmobda. 

gemrieli iyo Savi puris cicqna natexi... 

cxovrobda rogorc SeeZlo... bavSvebsac ase zrdida... 

omisSemdgomi mSieri wlebi... SiSi-mdevari fexdafex 

mohyveboda, RmerTo, bavSvebi SimSiliT ar damixocoo... 

imedi aZlebinebda, magram rodemde... 

erTi tomara dafna moiwia. urCies, wadi, iqneb oblebs 

puris fuli mainc uSovoo... sakuTari xeliT SeWeda faneris 

Cemodani, mezobels daesesxa samgzavro fuli...

(nawyveti papuna Wyonias novelidan) 

`...xSiri warbebidan Tvalebi arc mouCanda. biRa ulvaSebs 

iwiwknida da dinjad, marcval-marcval jijRinebda: 

_ dedakaco, ar ici, ra droa?.. xalxma omi axla moa- 

Tava, yvela unda muSaobdes. Sen ki amdgarxar, Se spekulianto 

ubeduro, Se Saraxvetiav, da es sad gadmokargulxar... 

dasaWeri xar, aba ra xar!.. cixeSia Seni adgili... 

dabali, moklefexa milicieli nervulad ifSvnetda 

xelebs, cdilobda biRaulvaSianis iRliidan SemoeWyita 

kupeSi. 

_ neta ras uxsni, rom uxsni, vera xedav, wyalwaRebuli 

spekuliantia! 

_ abrZandi, abrZandi, dedakaco, axla sadguri 

iqneba da CavideT! 

orTqlmavali mZimed miezideboda moxanxalebul 

vagonebs. irgvliv gadaSlili TeTri, erTferovani tramalebi 

SiSs hgvrida qals, mokuntuli ijda fanjris kuTxeSi. 

mZime Cemodans efofreboda, xels ar uSvebda. `vaime, Svilebo!~ 

_ es azriRa utrialebda, amokvnesas ver bedavda. 

_ vai da viSi ar gamagono axla aq! kanoni kanonia! 

Sen ra, ar icodi, Tavze xels rom ar gadagisvamdnen? 

_ uyure ra jiutia, viTom ar esmis, rasac vqaqanebT! 

TeTr sivrceSi xandaxan Tu gamokrTeboda CaSavebuli 

laqa, xramis piras Cavardnili buCqnari, cicqna 

soflebi, namjiT gadaxuruli qoxmaxebi. qaTqaTa Tovlze 

ucabedad gakrTeboda mZivebad dayrili nakvalevi, 

iqneb cxenosanma gaiara, an nadirma. 

àq, albaT, sul Tovlia, Tovli, Tovli...~ _ fiqrobda 

qali. 

vagonSi cioda, qals TiTqos sulic da gulic yinuleTad 

qceoda. sicivisa da SiSisagan aZagZagebda. ar 

esmoda, ras ejajRanebodnen. 

_ viTom Cveneburad ar gesmis, xom? maS, ra enaze 

gelaparako, yefas ki ver dagiwyeb... 

_ yru-munjia iqneb! _ jiRaulvaSiani ganze gaewia 

dabals da axla TviTonac gverdulad gaCxeriliyo. _ 

yru-munjia, Torem rusuli rogor ar esmis... 

`vaime, Svilebo!~ _ uCumrad kvnesoda qalis suli. 

matareblis dagadugi, monjRreuli vagonebis 

SemaSfoTebeli raxraxi... netavi moasvenebdnen!.. SoSiebiviT 

pirdafCenili bavSvebi... mezoblebis imediT datovebuli 

bavSvebi... iqneb aivanze gadmomdgaran da 

moTqmiT uxmoben... 

`vaime, Svilebo!..~ 

netav ra undaT, ras Caacivdnen? 

faneris Cemodans gadafofreboda, ise Cascieboda, 

xelebi daZabulobisagan gaulurjda... 

Savi orTqlmavali ki miiwevda TeTr tramalebze, 

vin icis saiTken, an hqonda ki am gzas dasasruli...~ 

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biWuna 

pirveli sityva iyo òmi~. 

sadRac baTqi gaisma. fanjris SuSa awkarunda da 

imiT daiwyo mogonebebis grZeli jaWvi. manamde iyo mxolod 

ukuni, arara... manamde mzisqveSeTSi cxovrobda 

patara arseba, visac amwuTieri moTxovnilebani mTlianad 

aviwyebda wina wuTis faTeraks. 

im dRidan ki mexsierebam jaWvi gaaba ararasa da yofierebas 

Soris, pirveli Rrma anabeWdi datova biWunas sulSi. 

axla xis is saxli ar arsebobs. arc is oTaxi arsebobs, 

romlis iatakze biWi ijda. didi oTaxi iyo, far- 

Ralala. iatakis WuWrutanebSi sinaTle Semodioda. 

kedlebze iafi Spaleri gaekraT. Raribuli aveji idga: 

sasadilo magida (gasaxsneli), xis ufardago taxti, sakeravi 

manqana... kuTxeSi buxari iyo CaSenebuli. Sig 

zamTarSic ki iSviaTad anTebdnen cecxls. buxars yvela 

oTaxisaken hqonda piri gaxsnili da yvelaze patara oTax-

is samyof SeSas xarjavdnen... buxris Tavze navTis lampa 

SemoedgaT, sarkis natexi, Caxedvadac rom ar Rirda, damtverili 

saojaxo albomi, _ masSi mxolod gayviTlebuli 

fotoebi elaga, umTavresad gardacvlilTa; yru 

kedelze, naqargi tilos Tavze ori suraTi Sehyurebda 

erTimeores: dedikosi da mamikosi... 

fanjrebidan zafxulis uxvi mze iRvreboda da Wreli 

fardagiviT (es kargad daamaxsovrda) efineboda bi- 

Wunas ferxTiT. 

kvlav igriala. SuSa ufro Zalumad awkrialda. mezoblis 

ZaRli, aqamde rom Tamamad yefda, dafrTxa da 

yefaSi wkmutunic gauria. biWuna pirdaRebuli Sehyurebda 

awkrialebul SuSas, SiSisagan tirili daviwyeboda. 

raRac sazareli da TvalSeuwvdomi gadmosdgomoda 

xis saxls da grialiT moiwevda, albaT, gadaivlida 

saxuravze da gasresda, miwasTan gaasworebda. 

_ kombinats bombaven! _ mezoblis xma moiWra saidanRac... 

am sityvebma biWunas veraferi uTxres... 

es iyo da es! omi amiT daiwyo da amiT damTavrda, magram 

im wuTebis eqo Tan gahyva, mravali wlis manZilze Cas- 

Zaxoda yurSi... 

biWuna wamodga. aivanze gavida. aqedan provinciuli 

qalaqis vrceli xedi iSleboda. yavriani da kramitiani 

saxuravebis uTvalavi rigi (Siferi da rkina aravin icoda), 

mdinaris vercxlisferi zoli (rogor damSrala is 

mdinare, TiTqos qalaqma Seiwovao). imis iqiT isev saxlebi 

da saxlebi, romelTa Tavze ori TeTri Senoba wamomarTuliyo. 

mere WadarTa gvirgvinebs zeviT, TiTqos 

Suagulidan amoizardao, Tovliani kavkasioni ebjineboda 

cis tatnobs... samyaro am suraTiT isazRvreboda. imis 

miRma arc araferi arsebobda. iq iyo kide... erTxel gadaSlil 

wignSi Caixeda, iqidan naxati daamaxsovrda. qveynierebis 

kidemde misul kacs Tavi caSi gaeyo da usasrulobaSi 

iyureboda. biWuna xSirad fiqrobda samyaros kideze, 

cdilobda warmoedgina `ra iyo iq!~ miRmuri sam- 

yaros gaazreba mis Rones aRemateboda, xiluli samyaro 

ki eWvis sababsac ar iZleoda. im TeTri Senobebidan erTi 

`moskovi~ iyo, meore _ `Tbilisi~. yvela geografiuli 

wertili, rac ki mis smenas miswvda, am erTi xelisdadeba 

miwaze Tavsdeboda. yvelaferi, rasac yuri hkida, aq unda 

momxdariyo. 

òmi?~ _ fiqrobda biWuna. 

sad iyo aq omi?.. cdilobda warmoesaxa, gonebis TvaliT 

miswvdenoda. omSi xom mama ibrZvis _ goliaTi vaJkaci, 

mxrebiT rom kavkasionis am Tovlian mwvervals etoleba, 

jariskacuri muzaradiT cas ebjineba. Ronieri xelebi 

Cauvlia urCxulisaTvis, hitlers rom eZaxian, cdilobs 

Zirs moigdos da mogudos... magram arc ise ioli 

yofila Zlieri mtris dajabnva da biWunas TiTqos Caesmoda 

Soreuli guguni, miwis susti tokva, samkvdro-sasicocxlo 

Widils rom aRuZravs... 

ZilSi Cahyveboda xolme ucnauri da SiSismomgvreli 

moCvenebebi... 

saxuravebs Soris alvis xeze ufro maRali koSki 

gadmomdgara. im koSkze muzaradiani kacuna zis, xis Tofi 

uWiravs da zevidan isvris. biWuna ukana ezoTi garbis, iq 

unda damalva, magram ezos irgvliv mayvlis bardebi 

igvergveba da biWuna Sig ixlarTeba... `tanka!~ _ saxuravebis 

Tavze wamomarTul sazarel koSks hqvia ucnauri 

sityva `tanka~. 

mere TandaTan sagnebi gamoikveTa. yovelives Tavisi 

saxeli Camourigda. yvelaferi Tavis adgilas ganlagda. 

isic ki gaigo, rom dedamiwa mrgvalia da saidanac 

waxval, iq dabrundebi, rom adamiani mokvdavia da sikvdils 

versad gaeqcevi... 

`sikvdili?~ _ Tavzardamcemi iyo es aRmoCena. 

`cuncula daiRupa!~ _ dedam Tqva. biWunam veraferi 

gaigo. 

karga xans miemgzavrebodnen brezentiT gadaxuruli, 

monjRreuli avtobusiT. 

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WiSkari farTod iyo gaxsnili. uamravi xalxi Sedioda 

ezoSi. darbaisluri ridiT moZraobdnen, an idgnen da 

xandaxan cas axedavdnen. 

lurj caze Rrublis TeTri, fafuki qulebi miirweoda. 

cuncula momcro kuboSi esvena. saxe mSvidi hqonda. 

wamwamebi ise daexara, TiTqos sacaa gaaxelso. 

pawia xelebi mkerdze sasoebiT daewyo, gasTeTreboda... 

tuCis kuTxeSi Rimili Sehyinvoda, TiTqos uxaroda, 

angelozebs rom mihyavdaT. 

lamazi iyo sikvdili... 

iqve cunculas axalgazrda deda damxobiliyo, amoukvalTavi 

SavebiT mosili, TmebCamoSlili, loyebdaxokili... 

ki ar tiroda, xmawarTmeuls laparaki ewada da veras 

ambobda. 

cunculas axalgazrda mamasac amoukvalTavi Savi 

perangi muxlebamde scemda. Tavi Savi tiloTi waekra da 

Tvalebi miwisaTvis miebjina, radgan cas gadamtereboda. 

biWuna fanCaturidan gamovida, cunculas cqriala 

suraTs Sexeda, yvavilebSi rom esvena, mere cisken aixeda, 

saiTkenac cuncula gafrinda. ise Soreuli da usasrulo 

iyo es ca, ise miuwvdomel simaRleze waretaca sifrifana 

suli... biWunam igrZno maradiuli samyaros usaSvelo 

sisastike... 

sikvdilis SiSi dardad SerCa. `ratom unda movkvde?~ 

_ dReniadag amaze fiqrobda. ocnebobda ukvdavebis 

wyaroze da zRaprebis qveyanaSi daexeteboda, misi 

jerac umwifari goneba Rrmad ver swvdeboda safiqrals, 

raic upirveles brZenTac ver gadaewyvitaT. 

sikvdilze fiqri iqneb mSier bavSvTa xvedria. soflel 

deidebTan, mamidebTan, biZiebTan sazafxulod Casvlisas 

cincxali STabeWdilebebi devnida òmsa~ da `sikvdils~, 

sul sxva ferebiT akaSkaSdeboda samyaro. 

soflel bavSvTagan arc gamoirCeoda. sxvaze susti 

iyo oRond, Rone nakleb erCoda, burTaobasa da omobanas 

dros iCagreboda. mTeli dRe Wyumpalaobda, magram wyli- 

sa mainc eSinoda, Sors Setopvas ver bedavda da curva ver 

iswavla. ufro imitom, enguris mRvrie talRebSi faruli 

da saSiSi zraxva elandeboda. aq,engurispira vrcel sanaxebSi, 

zRapari da sinamdvile erTmaneTSi ereoda da mis 

mexsierebas raRac uCveulo nazavi SerCa: zed napirTan 

morevia, fesvgaCaCxuli xe Cavardnila, erT adgilze trialebs, 

fesvebs cisken iSvers, TiTqos Svelas iTxovs 

(morevSi CaTreul SeyvarebulTa ambavi); samyuras xaverdovan 

mdelos Taflis surneli sdis (oTxfoTolas Tu ipovi, 

natvra agisruldeba); kameCma zaqi moigo, axla mSvidad 

dgas da icoxneba (kameCis Tvalebi bnelSic anaTeben, 

mglis xrovac ufrTxis); bayayis gauTavebel kruals yur- 

Tasmena miaqvs (xom gaxsovT, sazizRarma gombeSom cerodena 

dedoflis SerTva gadawyvita); WaobSi gveli misarsalebs 

(frTxilad, frTxilad...); soflis dangreul sasaflaoze 

unaxavT... (iq Turme RamRamobiT mkvdari sulebi 

daZrwian); ekalbardebiT daZenZil TxmelnarSi dReniadag 

faCunobs uxilavi niavi (deidas Tu ar daujere, 

iqidan tyaSimafa da oCokoCi mogakiTxaven...). 

STabeWdilebaTa mravalferovani samyaro... gamWvirvale, 

mzis sxivebiT gamsWvaluli, cvriT ganbanili dRe... 

soflis Rame... ca varskvlavebiT moWiqula, rom moindomo, 

xeliT miswvdebi; ezoSi Casvla Zneli gasabedia, Cabnelebuli 

baRidan aTasi vinme giTvalTvalebs... vaxSami 

Wraqis Suqze, dabal tabakze; WasTan fexis dabana, koRos 

wuili da mware nakbeni; Tungidan civi wylis likliki: Zilis 

win zRapari da myudro Rame... saqonlis mSvidi fSvinva, 

ZaRlis uneblie wkmutuni, qarborias moulodneli 

daqroleba, foTlebis susti SrialiT rom mTavrdeba... 

mimqrali faCuni _ iqneb niavia, iqneb mkvdari sulia, ezo- 

Si daborialebs, kvnesis, Sin SeSvebas iTxovs... Ramis ukun- 

Si Cafluli biWi sabans nikapamde iqaCavs da bnelSi Tvalebs 

aWyets. TiTqos raRaca rialebs, raRac maxinji saxeebi 

inakvTeba, raRac fxaWunobs, zed yurisZirTan dax- 

Suli sunTqva moismis, TiTqos oCokoCis balniani TaTebi 

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epareba... mere karSi gasvla moundeba, verc vinmes mouxmobs, 

verc loginidan Camosvlas bedavs, sawolqveS xom 

raRaca faTurobs... iTmens, iTmens, amasobaSi kidec gaepareba 

da sircxvilisa da uRonobisagan dilamde tiris, 

Zil-buranSi sakuTar danaSauls moaSrobs... dila yovel- 

Tvis gamWvirvale, cvarnapkuri da mziT gasxivosnebulia. 

biWs Rameuli gancdebi aviwydeba da mTeli dRe pawia 

kviciviT daWixvinebs... 

mere erT dReSi dakacda. kiTxva iswavla, skolaSi 

miabares. pirveli wigni iyo `wiTelquda~. skolis biblioTekarma, 

bavSvebis mouTmenlobiT Sewuxebulma qalma, 

gaafrTxila, wigns saTuTad moeqecio da ai, aq xeli momiwereo. 

manac moawera: `W. papuna~. biblioTekars, _ eh, Se mar- 

Tla, Wipunao, _ gaecina. hoda, SerCa metsaxelad Wipuna. 

wigni fanjara iyo da patara Wipunam iq cnobismoyvared 

SeiWvrita... 

(nawyveti p. Wyonias adrindeli novelidan) 

...`deda!~ _ xmadabla daiZaxa biWunam. 

samariseburi siCume idga. xma eqosaviT gaisma, TiTqos 

TviTon ki ara, sxva viRaca iZaxda da axla es bgerebi haerSi 

ekida, fanjridan Semofenil mzis mtvrian sxivebSi wkrialebda. 

gamofxizlda. mze sakmaod maRla amosuliyo. mTeli 

Rame Rrmad eZina usizmro ZiliT, TiTqos loginSi wuTis 

win Caawvina dedam, uCveulod moefera. loyaze wveTic ki 

daeca, magram maSin Zilma uceb CaiTria. 

`deda!~ _ xmas auwia biWunam. 

iseTi siwynare idga, TiTqos mTeli qalaqi ayrila 

da sadRac gadaxvewilao. 

wamojda. 

winakari Riad darCeniliyo da mze CaxCaxebda. 

`deda!~ _ Wirveulad wamoiZaxa, xmaSi tirilnarevi 

eWvebi CaurTo. 

rbili bragvani gaisma. wamoxta, SiSianad SeaRo samzadis 

kari. magididan kata Camomxtariyo da damnaSavesaviT 

miiZurweboda. 

biWunas guli auCqarda. mTeli misi arseba raRac 

gamoucnobma SiSma Seipyro. 

mziT gakaSkaSebul aivanze gamovarda, cremli waskda 

da lurji cis qveS gayuCul vrcel Semogarens gasZaxa: 

`deda-a-a!~ 

lurji cis qveS ganfenil am samyaroSi Zneli yofila 

martooba. cxovreba rTuli labirinTi Canda, sadac 

yovel mosaxvevTan xafangia dagebuli... 

deda rom dabrunda, ojaxi kvlav aivso... 

maminacvali, Zmebi, debi... axali da Zveli naTesavebi... 

saxlis farTo oTaxebSi adgili ar darCa martoobisaTvis, 

magram mainc marto iyo da sicocxlis eleqsirsac 

marto eZebda, _ ufro im wignebSi, miliard sxvadasxva 

gzas rom aswavlidnen ukvdavebis wyarosaken, magram 

romeli iyo WeSmariti, amas aravin eubneboda. 

erTxel leqsi dawera... albaT, leqsi arc eTqmoda, 

amitomac ar SerCa mexsierebas. lamazad Cawikwikebuli leqsis 

striqonebi bavSvuri pativmoyvareobis mwvel cecxls 

unelebda... mere moTxrobebze gaiwafa xeli. ezoSi biWebi 

stvena-yiJiniT WinWis burTs dasdevdnen, is ki ijda da 

acabaca asoebiT Txzavda moTxrobebs viRac zangis biWze, 

viRac Turq biWze, viRac koreelze, romelTa Sesaxeb arc 

araferi icoda, arc araferi gaegona, magram keTilSobili 

cremliT rwyavda calxaziani rveulis melniT moTxvril 

gverdebs... mere romanic dawera... sxva gza arc hqonda, radgan 

gogo Seuyvarda da warmoidgina, Tu rogor kocnida... 

romani savse iyo yaCaRebiT, monaTmflobelebiT, afrikiT, 

mxecebiT da, rasakvirvelia, amaRlebuli, jadosnuri siyvaruliT, 

radgan mis furclebze mSvenieri Tavadis asuli 

da glexis tlu biWi mTvaris qaTqaTa Suqze àlisferi bageebiT~ 

erTmaneTs kocnidnen. 

es bavSvuri siyvarulic, albaT, TavSesafari iyo. iq 

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gaurboda mTavar saSiSroebas, mis sicocxles rom emuqreboda. 

ocnebis burusSi gaxveuli eZebda xatebas, faifurze 

daxatul princesas rom hgavda... mezoblis gogona 

simaRliT im indaurs ver ascileboda, ezoSi rom gafxorili 

dafafxurobda. Seyvarebuli raindi WiSkris saxelurs 

vera swvdeboda, WuWrutanidan uTvalTvalebda 

TeTrbafTian, loyawiTel princesas, magram SiSi indauris 

winaSe siyvarulze Zlieri aRmoCnda (ocdaaTi wlis 

Semdeg is princesa Tavis princs moZebnis, magram sabedosaken 

mimavali aviakatastrofaSi daiRupeba)... Tvalis 

daxamxamebac ver moaswro, cecxliviT wiTuri ebraeli 

gogona Seuyvarda, Worfliani, TeTrkiWebiani, xvlikiviT 

xmeli da mardi (oci wlis Semdeg samjer xnierma uriam rom 

moitaca)... mere Tvalsawierze wamotivtivda buTxuza, 

qaTqaTa qeTevani, pirveli romanis gmiri. am dros ukve 

mesameklaseli biWi iyo da `saukuno fici~ dado. Tvalan- 

Tebuli kudSi dasdevda èrTaderTs~. RamiT, rbil baliSs 

Caxutebuli, uamrav sagmiro saqmeebs sCadioda rCeulis 

gulis mosagebad. klasSi ki misi kikinebiT gonebaabneuls 

ena mucelSi uvardeboda, rac orianebiT SeiaraRebul 

maswavlebels mJave gunebaze ayenebda (albaT, Svilebis 

dedaa ukve, iqneb SviliSvilebisac!)... gavida xani, vin icis 

biWis Tvalwin ramdeni saocnebo saxeli Camowikwikda... 

dabolos, yvelani daviwyebis burusSi gaexvivnen da meocnebe 

tvinSi warmoCinda axali ciT movlenili xati, romelsac 

ucnaurad mJReri da araCveneburi saxeli erqva _ 

veronika. 

3. direqtori adiko 

papuna Wyoniam kari SeaRo da Tavi misaRebSi amoyo. 

saweri magida, feradi telefonebi, savarZlis rigi kedlis 

gaswvriv, _ Cveulebrivi misaRebi iyo. kuTxeSi, sabe- 

Wd manqanasTan gamwleuli mbeWdavi qali yvinTavda. karis 

xmam SeakrTo, gamofxizlda, sabeWdi manqana bejiTad 

aakakuna. aqedan marto grZeli cxviri da asi wlis dedabris 

daWmuWnili saxe mouCanda. 

papuna Seyoymanda. Suagul oTaxSi SeCerda, ver gadaewyvita, 

tyavgadakruli kari SeeRo Tu dalodeboda. kari 

TavisiT gaiRo da iqidan mixrwnili dedaberi, ki ar gamovida, 

gamocqrialda. xuTi wlis bavSvis mokle kaba ecva. 

bavSvurad moCaCuli qveda sacvali mouCanda. WaRara Suaze 

gaeyo da wyvili kikina aqeT-iqiT sasacilod aprexoda. 

`daelodeT!~ _ enamoCleqiT waiCifCifa am saocrebam. 

magidas miujda, saidanRac sarke daaZro da manWvagrexas 

Seudga. etyoboda, gagiJebiT uyvarda Tavisi ukbilo, 

naoWebiT dafaruli saxe. 

papuna Camojda. misaRebis Seminuli kedlis miRma, 

albaT, samanqano biuro iyo. iqidan uamravi sabeWdi manqanis 

kakuni ismoda. wamdauwum saqmiani facifuciT gadigamodiodnen, 

axtajana gogoebs rom damSvendeba, iseTi 

moklekabiani mdivani qalebi, romlebic karga xania gadascilebodnen 

kuboSi Cawolis asaks, magram ise iqceodnen, 

TiTqos jer kidev sabavSvo baRis aRsazrdelebi yofiliyvnen. 

papunam ver gauZlo am sanaxaobas da mzera mopirdapire 

kedelze gadaitana. iq didi formatis fotoebi ekida. 

TviT direqtori adiko gaxldaT zed gamosaxuli, rasac 

sagangebo warwerebi mowmobda. pirvel suraTze aRbeWdil 

Cvil adikos qitoni ecva da, Tumca pirSi sawovara 

hqonda gaCrili, ufro aleqsandre makedonels hgavda, 

vidre akvnis bavSvs; meoreze _ joxis cxenze amxedrebuli 

adiko petre dids mohgavda, ulvaSebi mamacurad 

aeprixa da mrisxaned iyureboda; mesameze _ Suaxnis 

adikos limonisferi saxe gahbadroda da CineTis bogdixani 

egoneboda kacs... sxva suraTebze adikos siberis 

xana damdgariyo, Tumca jerac brge vaJkaci Canda. TiTqos 

dro ar batonobda masze, asaki arc etyoboda, Tu ar 

CavTvliT varcxnilobasa da Cacmulobas, rasac, albaT, 

saukunis moda cvlida. 

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fiqrebidan mdivani qalis bavSvurma Wylopinma gamoiyvana. 

es gadaRrZuebuli dedaberi iseTi TvalebiT 

uyurebda, TiTqos TviTon cameti wlisa yofiliyo, papunas 

ki asi weli mainc hqonoda moTavebuli. 

`gelodebaT!~ _ Zlivs gaarCia misi naTqvami. karisaken 

gaemarTa, Tan cdilobda ar dasjaxeboda bavSvurad 

acmukebul dedabrebs, fexrebSi rom eblandebodnen. 

direqtori adiko maRalzurgian skamze ijda, magram 

amas papuna mogvianebiT mixvda, radgan oriode wuTi 

mainc dasWirda, raTa gons mosuliyo. kabinetma STabe- 

Wdileba moaxdinao rom iTqvas, es odnavadac ver gamoxatavs 

im grZnobas, rac mas daeufla. gaognebuli iyureboda 

aqeT-iqiT. TiTqos oTaxSi ki ara, farTo gamoqvabulSi 

moxvda, romlis WerisaTvis mzera ver miewvdina, 

kedlebis arsebobas ki maT gaswvriv Camwkrivebuli Sandlebi 

Tu adasturebdnen. ai, am sivrcis centrSi idga 

uzarmazari saweri magida. zed imdeni feradi telefoni 

iyo Camorigebuli, romeliRac didi sawarmos sadispet- 

Ceros ufro hgavda. siRrmeSi, magidis ukan, mZime karadebis 

Taroebze auracxeli saqaRalde elaga. karadebs 

Soris usasrulod grZel derefanSi bolo ar uCanda 

magidebis mwkrivs, romlebsac Savfrakiani, SuaSi Tmagayofili 

moxeleebi usxdnen da qaRaldebs saqmianad aSariSurebdnen. 

es didi magida iqneba direqtoriso, ivarauda, Tumca 

aqedan jer veraferi gaarkvia. magidis win xaverdis tanisamosiani 

ymawvili idga. kopwia ulvaSebi maRla aewkipa. Tvali 

kmayofilebiT mielula da patara, fumfula kuds swrafad 

aqicinebda. mTeli arsebiT gamoxatavda aRtacebas 

maRalzurgiani skamis mimarT, romelzec raRac Rrublismagvari 

ibolqveboda. 

papuna moridebiT Sedga. ymawvilis mousvenari kudi 

da is Rrubeli abnevda da ar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo. 

ìciT, me sagzuri maqvs!~ 

Rrubeli TiTqos SeikumSa, forma mieca, sasiamovno 

Sesaxedavi vaJkaci gamoikveTa da direqtorma adikom Tavis 

qneviT aniSna, dajeqio. mjdomarec papunaze maRali 

Canda. ganieri mxar-beWi laRad gaeSala, saxis uzado nakv- 

Tebi hqonda, wvrili ulvaSi, Tma daudevrad Camoefarcxa 

Sublze. didroni, gaurkveveli feris Tvalebi 

TiTqos tyviiT avseboda, Sig yinuleTi gamefebuliyo. 

misi mzeris qveS oreuli ise moikunta, muWSi Caeteoda, 

magram papunam araferi SeimCnia, iatakze mixraxnil 

skamze dajda, Cemodani ferxTiT daido. 

adikom xorciani tuCebi gaawklapuna. Tvalebi yuradRebiT 

moabjina, TiTqos kidev raRacas moeliso. SewiTlebuli 

quTuToebi mis gamoxedvas ufro borotsa 

xdida da papunam uneburad mzera moarida. adikos nestoebi 

auTrTolda, daebera, sacaa ifeTqebso, magram 

moulodnelad jibidan TeTri cxvirsaxoci amoiRo da 

mowolili cxviriscema Sig CaaxSo, ucnauri stvena aRmoxda. 

telefonma daiwkriala. adikom yurmili aiRo. SublSeWmuxnuli 

karga xans usmenda viRacis wuwuns. 

papunam dro ixelTa. mimoixeda. moulodnelad norCi 

qali ixila. Soriaxlo, divanze mokalaTebuliyo nebierad. 

fexi fexze Semoedo, auCqareblad qsovda. kacebisaken arc 

ixedeboda. papunas es arafrad Caugdia, oreuli ki mis 

Tavmoyvareobas frCxilebiT Caafrinda da wiwkna dauwyo. 

àra-meTqi, erTxel da samudamod xom agikrZaleT! 

_ daiRriala uceb adikom, agznebisagan uceb gaifuya, 

mere swrafad awowolavda da sadRac Wers Tavi miartya. 

papuna kinaRam skamidan gadmovarda. direqtori ki aseve 

swrafad daiCuta, xeliT aniSna, Sen ar gexebao da telefonSi 

ganagrZo yvirili: _ vinc mecxre bloks miuaxlovdeba, 

TviTon isjis Tavis Tavs... iqiTken wasuli bevri 

minaxavs, ukan mobrunebuli aravin... agre!~ 

telefoni daaxeTqa. brazisagan saxe wamouWarxlda. 

avad abrialebda Tvalebs. 

fexze mdgomma ymawvilma sawyaloblad Caikrutuna 

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da kudis qicini Seanela. 

qalma qsova Sewyvita, Tavi aswia. 

`nerviuloba gawyens, sayvarelo!~ _ CaiJRurtula. 

adiko qalisaken Sebrunda. kiseri waigrZela... waigr- 

Zela... Jirafs daemsgavsa. adgilidan arc amdgara, ise miutana 

saxe saxesTan da sisiniT uTxra: 

`dedakaco, wadi da vaxSmis Tadarigi daiWire!~ 

qali narnarad wamodga. àr daigviano!~ _ waumRera. 

xmam wkrialiT gamosca msubuqi eqo. axlos rom gaiara, 

papunas guli gadauqanda. qalis marad norC saxeze saocar 

kontrastad DCanda usazRvrod daRlili aTaswleuli 

Tvalebi. mzera aarida. oreulma icuRluta oRond, 

karamde miedevna qals da aforiaqebuli ukanve gamoiqca. 

magidasTan ayudebuli ymawvili ise tokavda, TiTqos 

im qals mihyveboda fexdafex, kudis qicinic ki Sewyvita. 

adikos Tavic karga manZilze mihyva. grZeli kiseri 

TiTqmis Semoevlo magidas, ymawvilsac da sadRac papunas 

ukan aRmoCnda, magram swrafadve dabrunda adgilze. 

amasobaSi ulvaSebi da Sublze Camofarcxuli Tma gaqroboda 

da axla adikos patara biWis loyawiTeli, mrgvali 

Tavi edga mxrebze. 

cotaTi damSvidda. zari dareka. 

kikinebiani mdivani SemofrTxialda CitiviT, kacebs 

kinaRam zed Seafrinda. 

`zemfira, naxe erTi magisi sabuTebi!~ 

dedaberma sagzuri gamostaca papunas, Seatrial- 

Semoatriala, `yvelaferi rigzea, batono adiko!~ _ ise 

CaiWikWika, brmac mixvdeboda, rac mis am facifucSi igulisxmeboda. 

`miT ukeTesi!~ _ keTilmosurned Seepasuxa adiko. saxe 

dauwynarda, asaki daaCnda. axla ukve misi mefuri nakvTebi 

mamakacuri mSvenierebis sruli gansaxiereba gaxda. 

ùSangi, midi, axali damsveneblis saqme moarbenine!~ 

ymawvili uceb gairinda. saxeze bednieri Rimili 

aRebeWda. elvis uswrafesad gaiWra karadebisaken. ramdenime 

wuTi daikarga stelaJebis rigSi. iqidan mxolod 

fxakuni da qaRaldebis Sriali ismoda. 

adiko Cumad ijda da Tvals ar aSorebda. mis TvalebSi 

gayinuli kristalebi aSfoTebda papunas, TiTqos iqidan 

sicive iRvreboda. Tumca TviTon Tavs ikavebda, oreuls 

ukve babani daawyebina. adikos ki pirisaxe isev ecvleboda. 

Tvalsa da xels Sua gaxda, dapataravda, loyebi Caucvivda, 

mxrebi dauviwrovda, WaRaraSerTuli ulvaSebi 

amoezarda. gamoswia ujra, fanqari amoiRo da ulvaSebis 

Rebvas Seudga. papuna misCereboda da sul imas fiqrobda, 

netavi vis magonebs es kacio. mere ucbad gaaxsenda _ 

maminacvlis Zvel fotos agonebda... 

(aTasi nemsis ambavi) 

`...bedi swyalobda. omis dawyebisTanave saintendantoSi 

moxvda da sxva Tu oras gram purs natrobda, imas 

Zexvi da karaqi yelSi amosdioda. magram ra dalevs oxersa 

da moSurnes... erTi vinme revizori SeuCnda, imdeni 

CiCqna, saqme kinaRam samxedro tribunalamde miiyvana. 

maSin gaaxsenda, rom qveyanaSi omia, da mec frontze 

gamiSviTo, iTxova. sindisis gamoRviZeba aravin daijera, 

magram viRacas misi Tavidan moSoreba awyobda da erT 

kviraSi iq aRmoCnda, sadac qva da rkina duRda. 

aqac ar daagdo bedma. pirvelsave ieriSze, sxvebi 

rom buzebiviT ixocebodnen, TavSesafari moZebna da 

virTxasaviT Sig SeZvra. nangrevebad qceuli TavSesafari 

maincdamainc mitovebuli samkervalo fabrika aRmoCnda, 

saidanac yvelaferi gaezidaT, garda tyavgacrecili 

Cemodnisa, viRacas gaqcevis dros rom davardnoda. 

vin moiclida am CemodnisTvis, sikvdil-sicocxlis 

mijnaze vin dainteresdeboda, ra iyo Sig, magram is xom 

bedis nebiera iyo da ganZs mivagenio, ifiqra. 

Tavdapirvelad, roca gaxsna, guneba gaufuWda. Cemo- 

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dani sakeravi manqanis nemsiT iyo savse. ra TavSi vixlio, 

gawbilebuli moSorda. mere frontma gadainacvla, mcire 

xniT simSvide Camovarda, cxeli wvnianis xvrepac ki 

moxerxda. amasobaSi misma eSmakma da kvimatma tvinma aTasnairad 

awon-dawona da mixvda, yoveli nemsi Tavisi wona 

oqro eRireboda. kvlav srola rom atyda, mtris nasrols 

ar daeloda, fexze moxerxebulad ikra tyvia da Tavi 

moimkvdaruna. hospitalSi rom waacimcimes, mkerdze is 

Cemodani edo, daWrilsa da sicxians verafriT gaagdebines. 

Wriloba maincdamainc Semawuxari ar yofila, magram 

imdeni qna, eqimebSi Tavisi yaidis kaci moZebna da 

Sin iseTi sabuTebiT dabrunda, wyali ar gauvidoda. 

rame xom unda ekeTebina da tyemlis damzadebas mihyo 

xeli. dadioda kardakar. saxelmwifos asargeblebda, 

magram arc sakuTari Tavi aviwydeboda. es nemsebic Tan 

dahqonda, TiTo calobiT, mamasisxlad yidda. iseTi dro 

iyo, sofleli qalebi TviTon qsovdnen da TviTon keravdnen, 

sakeravi manqanis nemss didi gasavali hqonda. ase 

da amgvarad, kapik-kapik mdidrdeboda. bedi muxTali da 

oxeria, erTxel iqneba da kvants dagidebs. is iyo, 

cxraasoTxmocdacxrameti nemsi gaasaRa, meaTase ZilSi 

SeerWo da iseTi ram uqna, tyviasac ar uqnia. 

misi suli mTavarangelozs rom mihgvares, iman Zlivs 

daijera, amodena kaci cicqna nemsma rogor moinelao. 

sindisi sasworze rom Seugdo, sasworis pina jojoxeTisaken 

gadaqanda da gaxarebulma eSmakebma aTasi nemsisagan 

skami gamouWedes, zed RvedebiT miakres da meored 

mosvlamde ase datoves...~ 

papuna Wyonias azri gauwyda. adiko kvlav TvalebSi 

ucqerda da sagrZnoblad icvleboda. nikapze JRali 

wveri amoezarda. cxvirze oqros saTvale wamoekvexa, 

Savi, gaslipuli qoCori orad gaeyo da mTlad provinciel 

moxeles daemsgavsa. 

uSangma moirbina, alersiani krutuniT direqtors 

saqaRalde daudo win. 

adikom suli Seubera, mtveri gadaferTxa, zizRiT 

gaxsna. erTaderTi, dakecili qaRaldi aRmoCnda. rom 

gaSales, zewariviT dafara mTeli magida. papunam cnobismoyvared 

wamoiwia. jer topografiuli ruka egona. mere 

mixvda, qaRaldze genealogiuri xe exata. xis fesvebi 

sadRac saukuneebis siRrmeSi Casuliyo da iq ewera pirveli 

saxeli da gvari _ koCi Wyonia. iqidan itoteboda, 

auarebel ganStoebebs qmnida, ixlarTeboda mZlavri 

varji, xolo naxatis qveda kide _ Tanamedroveoba, gauvali 

junglebiviT iyo daburuli. papuna xarbad daacqerda 

am ucnaur suraTs, surda mexsierebaSi aRebeWda saxelebi 

da TariRebi, magram TiTo-orola Tu daamaxsovrda, umravlesobas 

ki Tvali ver miadevna... SemdgomSi, roca moindoma 

mexsierebiT genealogiuri xis aRdgena, mxolod 

misi martivi aslis daxatva moaxerxa... bolo wams SemTxveviT 

mohkra Tvali cicqna oTxkuTxeds, furclis qveda 

kideze rom iyo aTasobiT msgavs oTxkuTxedSi Camaluli. 

masSi nonpareliT CaebeWdaT: 

papuna Wyonia 

1940 _ ? 

adikom Tavi aiRo, gamomcdelad Sexeda. 

`zemfira, dakece!~ 

mdivanma qaRaldi magididan daiTria, uSangi mieSvela 

da orivem dakeca. saqaRaldeSi ise tenidnen, TiTqos 

samudamo patimroba miesajaT. 

TviT adiko adgilze irxeoda, saxeze feri wamdauwum 

ecvleboda. mere im adgilas raRac aqoTqoTda, RrubeliviT 

Camoekida, Rrubeli isev SeikumSa da uSnod wagrZelebuli 

adiko kvlav savarZelSi Caepertya. papuna 

ukve SeeCvia direqtoris feriscvalebas da TviTonac 

TandaTan mSviddeboda. 

èrTi miTxari, vin oxerma SemogaCeCa eg sagzuri, an 

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xaritonam rogor gadmogiyvana?~ 

`Sauriani gadavixade!~ 

`Zvirad mogiqrTamavs beberi xaritona!~ 

`sikvdils gadavurCi, batono, axlac ar mjera, rom 

cocxali var!~ _ uneblieT SesCivla papunam da enaze ikbina. 

`gons ver mosulxar, xom? _ ratomRac aRfrTovanda 

adiko. _ xeli imitom mogecara, rom ar givarjiSnia! sanam 

Tavs moiklavde, unda iswavlo sikvdilis xelovneba!~ 

etyoba am Temaze uyvarda msjeloba. wamodga, bol- 

Tis cemas mohyva, Tan xelebis energiuli qneviT sikvdilis 

Teorias aviTarebda. 

ùpirveles yovlisa, erTi-ori mkvleloba mainc unda 

Caidino, ase vTqvaT, savarjiSod, xeli rom ar agikankaldes... 

magaliTad, SegiZlia vinmes Tavi waagdebino, 

mucelSi dana gauyaro, jvars acva... Tumca, Sen, albaT, 

mogudvis praqtika ufro mogewoneba. SegiZlia, yelSi 

wauWiro, wyalSi Tavi Caayofino, anda ase qeni...~ 

amas rom ambobda, uSangs gverdiT Cauara. moulodnelad 

qoCorSi xeli waavlo, daiTria, magidaze daagdo da 

saxeze mkerdiT daawva. 

uSangi wylidan amogdebuli TevziviT abaTqunda. 

SeZrwunebuli papuna skamidan wamovarda, mklavze 

eca direqtors. 

adikom gakvirvebiT moxeda. Tavi aneba momCvarul 

msxverpls, wamoagdo, panRuri amohkra. gaxarebulma 

ymawvilma karSi durTa Tavi da gaqra. 

`getyoba, ar mogewona! Tumca ra, saamiso Rone arc geyofoda! 

me Tu mkiTxav, gasanTlul Toks araferi sjobia!~ 

karga xans iqadaga gasanTluli Tokis upiratesobaze 

sarecxis ubralo TokTan SedarebiT. 

òRond magaliTs nu miCvenebT!~ _ Tavi ver Seikava 

papunam. 

àmaze advili ra aris?~ _ usiamovnod CaixiTxiTa, 

simaRleSi gaiwela, uCinar lavgardans Tokis bolo gamoaba 

da maryuJi sacodavad Tvalebaparpalebul zem- 

firas wamoacva kiserze. 

papunas guli cudad uxdeboda, bavSviviT daislukuna: 

àr minda amis yureba!~ 

adikom zevidan gadmoxeda. wamSi maminacvals daemsgavsa, 

ulvaSi moiwiwkna. 

`sworia! am dedabris CamoxrCoba arafers gvargebs! 

umjobesia, pirdapir saqmeze gadavideT da sakuTari 

Tavis CamoxrCoba giCveno!~ 

qali swrafad gamoaTavisufla da maryuJi TviTon 

Camoicva. 

`ras sCadiT, es ra sigiJea!~ 

adikom mis wamoZaxils yuri ar aTxova, Tokis meore 

bolo moswia. iataks rom moswyda, saSinlad afarTxalda, 

kiseri daugrZelda, ena gadmouvarda. 

Tavzardacemuli papuna kabinetidan gamovarda da 

misaRebSi, skamze daeca. 

sadRac zevidan adikos moguduli xma moisma: 

`pansionatSi miRebuli xar, magram, icode, mecxre 

bloks ar gaekaro!~ 

cota xanSi zemfira gamocqrialda. viTomc araferio, 

fexsacmlebis bakuniT gadmoWra oTaxi da papunas 

nomris gasaRebi gadasca... 

4. kaleidoskopi 

(sqema saojaxo romanisaTvis) 

deda rom dabrunda, ojaxi kvlav aivso... maminacvali, 

debi, Zmebi... Zveli da axali naTesavebi... saxlis far- 

To oTaxebSi adgili ar darCa martoobisaTvis... 

saxli 

aguris svetebze Semdgar saxls araferi wamatebia. 

idga TavisTvis. yvela kari Ria hqonda. uamravi adamiani 

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Sedioda da gamodioda da xis farRalala saxli udrtvinvelad 

iTmenda yovelives... zafxulSi fanjrebidan da 

kedlis WuWrutanebidan sasiamovno niavi dafofinebda... 

gazafxulis wvimianobisas saxuravi TiTqos sicils iwyebda, 

adgil-adgil ixsneboda da aravin uwyoda, sad daedgaT 

taStebi da saTlebi. oTaxebSi iseTi rakaruki ismoda, 

erTmaneTis gadanalaparakevs ver gebulobdnen... Semodgomis 

qariSxlebi saxls azanzarebda. igi ise irxeoda, 

TiTqos mowyvetas da gafrenas lamobso... zamTris Tovli 

Sin ver Semodioda, Torem batoni yinva ojaxis wevri xdeboda. 

magidaze Wiqa iyineboda. saRamoobiT loginebSi CaTbuneba 

Wirda, dilas ki Tbili loginis datoveba... 

mainc cxovrobdnen... mxiarulad da sevdianad, taSfanduriTa 

da Cxub-tiriliT, alers-moferebiTa da xelze 

daxveuli Rvedis tylaSuniT... buxrispiras moyolili 

zRaprebi; dacarielebuli oTaxebis sevda; stumrianoba... 

stumrianoba, roca maspinZlebisaTvis adgili 

ara rCeba da isini pirdapir iatakze mieyrebian, Tavfex- 

SeqceviT... fanduri, gitara, simRerebi... SimSili, Sim- 

Sili, Rones rom wveT-wveTobiT garTmevs... ìci, am bavSvs 

karaqi sWirdeba!~ àm bavSvs meti cximi unda!~ àm bavSvs 

jirkvlebi aqvs...~ 

xis farRalala saxlSi yoveli mxridan Sedi-gamodis 

stumari da maspinZeli, qari da wvima, sicxe da sicive... 

maminacvali 

nabadSi maminacvals sZinavs. mTeli saRamo gvianobamde 

iqeifa, iTamada, ixtunava, mere nabadSi gaexvia da 

kuTxeSi miegdo. xvrinavs... Wipuna gatrunula Tavis sawolSi. 

ocnebaTa oqros frTebs cis gumbaTze ahyavs, magram 

nabadSi gaxveuli kacis xvrinva zmanebebs ufantavs, 

cidan Zirs abrunebs, Tavis xis sawolSi, romlisgan gverdebi 

ubuJdeba. mere TandaTan Zili wamoepareba. Sors- 

Sors Setopavs bneleTSi da am dros mWeqared daaxvelebs 

viRaca. krusun-krusuniT wamodgeba maminacvali. 

gaTenebula. 

Cava ezoSi. didxans isxams wyals. frutuniTa da 

xveleb-xvelebiT ibans. saxeldaxelod Wiqa arays gadahkravs 

da aRiRindeba. RiRin-RiRiniT Seudgeba parsvas. 

auCqareblad lesavs saparss, Rvedze ausvams da Camousvams. 

ise wmindad iparseba, naoWebSi Reri Tma ar gamoepareba. 

mze karga xnis amosulia da iwyeba ulvaSebis sworeba. 

patara makratliT xelSi didxans trialebs sarkesTan, 

xan ise miezomeba, xan ase, lamis Sig SeZvres. Ziri- 

Tadi saqme mainc winaa: galifes morgeba, fexsaxvevis 

koxtad, unaoWod Semoxveva, aziuri Ceqmebis gaprialeba 

(sarkesaviT unda brwyinavdes)... TeTri tilos kiteli, 

gaxamebuli TeTri sayelo... aha, SuadRec mosula da saSovarze 

gasvlis droc damdgara... midis, miikvanweba. qveyana 

rom talaxSi aizilos, erTi cicqna ar miecxeba... 

mTel qalaqs daivlis, raRacas marTlac iSovis, magram 

SesaRamovdeba da... àmas vis vxedav!~ `vah, saidan, sadao!~ 

`modi, erTi Wiqa wavuqcioT!~ SuaRamemde grZeldeba 

`varTalale-varale...~ 

cerebze cekvavs, krimanWuls mReris, jixvis rqas 

lamazad, moxdenilad daclis, enas ilesavs... gareT mters 

uyenebs Tvals, Sin ki moyvares... qalebi etrfian... kuziani, 

bruciani, koWli da ukbilo, yvela kudSi dasdevs, kiserze 

ekideba... arc TviTon wunobs vinmes... 

yvelgan Tavkacobs, WinWylobs, baqibuqobs, Cxubobs... 

swyins da uxaria... imdens trabaxobs, nawili Tvi- 

Tonac sjera... 

rodis-rodis sibere moukakunebs karze... 

ufrosi da 

pirveli werili rom miiRo, feri ecvala. egona, qveyanaze 

yvelam gaigo misi saidumlo. gagebiT ki... albaT, 

marto Wipunas hqonda Tvali da yuri. 

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umcrosi Zma gauxda mesaidumled. pirveli gaegebeboda 

fostalions, samkuTxa baraTebs gadamalavda. pasuxic 

TviTon mihqonda fostaSi. 

saidumlo ki sacerSi Casxmul wyalsa hgavs, yvelgan 

gzas poulobs... dedis SfoTi da kapasi, gogos zluquni, 

`ra ginda, ra Cemi bralia?~ 

bolo gamocdebi, atestati, kapikiani samsaxuri... 

fiqrebSi da sizmrebSi samkuTxa jariskacuri baraTebi. 

erT dRes ki Camovida formiani oyrayi, utyvi, dinji, 

provinciulad ulvaSSekreWili... kinoSi Seiseirnes, 

TojinebiviT isxdnen, xelebi muxlebze daewyoT da eleTmeleTi 

mosdiodaT, _ vaime, qveyana gaigebs! 

qveyana gaigebs!.. qveyana gaigebs!.. 

qveyanas ki araferi gamoepareba... 

qorwili... 

qoxi, navTquraze gakeTebuli Raribuli sadili... 

jariskacis farajas benzinis suni sdis... 

Sroma da Sroma... 

ezo, oda-saxli, Svilebi _ erTi, meore, mesame... 

kruxi da misi wiwilebi... bavSvebis saWmeli, bavSvebis 

tanisamosi, surdo da batonebi... bavSvebis wignebi, 

yoveldRiuri, uTavbolo yofa... dasiebuli fexebi, ku- 

Wis tkivili, aTasi tkivilebi... 

wlebi warmavalia da SviliSvilebze zrunvis droc 

dgeba... 

naxevarda 

ZarRvebi _ elsadenebi, sadac mudam maRali Zabvis 

deni gadis. gverdiT mamakacs rom Caeara, TrTolva dauvlida 

Tavidan terfamde. pirveli, vinc moefera, uangarod 

Seiyvara, magram usiyvarulod gaTxovda. is pirveli 

axsovda yovelTvis da RvTiT boZebul megvirgvinesTan 

Caxutebas naxerxiT gatenili muTaqa erCia. gamwarda 

kaci. mZulvared SeebrZola. siZulvilis saSoSi siyvaru- 

lis Svilebi wamoizardnen. kaci ki damarcxda da Tavi RvinoSi 

CaixrCo... mere mravali weli zizRis svel da lorwovan 

sarecelSi iwva qali da Tavisi areuli cxovrebis 

usixarulo wuTebs iTvlida. odesme xom unda gaTavebuliyo 

yovelive da gaTavda kidec... gamvlelma xeli gadaxvia 

da im pirvelis xeli egona, Tumca mxolod sizmrad 

axsovda Tavisi siymawvile. araferi meordeba da arc bednieri 

wuTebi gameorebula... martoqalis mZime da gauxareli 

bilikiT iara. ukvirda saxeze damCneuli udroo 

Rarebi. guls mainc ar itexda, jer kidev araa gvian, Sei- 

Zleba yvelaferi Tavidan daviwyoo... sarkis win dadgeboda, 

Casuqebul ojaxis dedakacebs adarebda Tavs. TviTon 

tanwerweta qaliSvilsa hgavda, magram kvals gamonTebuli 

siberis urCxuli ager-ager wamoeweoda da TviTonac 

ar icoda, ra erqva im dRes, roca mixvdeboda, yvelaferi 

gaTavdao... 

ufrosi Zma 

ufrosi Zma Sin ver daetia. jer mezobel quCaSi 

garboda, xis gverdebmoyuncul saxlSi, saidanac 

dReniadag kiskisi da xiTxiTi moismoda. mere cota Sors 

mouxSira siaruli. zafxulobiT ar ezareboda zRvispireTSi 

ganavardeba. skolis Semdeg mTebs miRma gadaeSva. 

werilebs iwereboda, miwa mecotava da asafren bilikze 

vdgavaro. Semdgom asafreni bilikic ecotava, gaiqca, 

xelebi gaSala, magram veRar afrinda. maSin xeli Caiqnia 

da miwisqveSeTSi, wlobiT gamoxrul maRaroebSi CaeSva. 

naxSiris mtvriT gaSavebul sxva TanatolebTan erTad 

wlidan wlamde mogugune kombainiT xravda Sav qanobs. 

zecis Svili mixvda, rom gasafrenad sulac araa aucilebeli 

sivrceebi da lurji ca. patara, Cabnelebul oTaxSi 

pirvel akvanze rom daixara, frTebi ukve hqonda da haer- 

Si navards xels ver uSlida viwro kedlebi da dabali 

Weri... 

44 45

saSuali Zma 

gamorCeuli, lurjTvaleba rom daibada, RmerTma 

ifiqra, Sevcdio da ukan moindoma wayvana, krunCxvebi 

mouvlina. soflis eqimbaSma ixsna, miwa aWama da miwis kacad 

aqcia. Toxis simZimisa arc iyo, xelSi rom Toxi aiRo. 

sxvebi soflidan qalqs mieSurebodnen, mas ki qalaqisa ara 

esmoda ra. Zroxis Tbili fSvinva, foTlebis Sriali, qaTmis 

kriaxi, kameCis zanti Semoxedva, miwidan amowverili 

sarCo, xeze asxmuli xili misi samyaro iyo. colic im dros 

SeirTo, roca egona, qali imisaTvisaa saWiro, zamTarSi 

kargad CavTbeo. WeSmaritebas rom eziara, saamqveynio 

vals erTgulad ixdida da mxolod imas fiqrobda, vaime, 

bavSvebi ar damemSeso. drom ise gairbina, moxedvac ver 

moaswro. bavSvebi daizardnen, TviTon ki uwylobisgan 

gamxmar fesvs daemsgavsa, miwis pirze rom gawolila da 

mzis Seubralebel sxivebs dauJangavs. ise daiareba provinciuli 

qalaqis moxvinWkul Saraze, TiTqos misTvis 

beds mxrebze qveynis tvirTi aukidiao, is ki WianWvelis 

rudunebiTa da gulmodginebiT miezideba daTqmuli 

adgilisaken da arc ki axsovs sityva `dasveneba~... 

naxevarZma 

mglis lekviviT urCi _ Tavze xeli ar gadausva, kbilebs 

gagkravs. misTvis deda dedinacvalia, mama _ maminacvali. 

erT loginSi, erTi sabnis qveS, TavfexSeqceviT 

wvanan is da Wipuna, erTmaneTs aTboben da sxvadasxva sizmrebs 

xedaven. iZulebiTia es Rameebi erT loginSi, er- 

Tianobas ver qmnis igi. gaTenebidan gvian Ramemde naxevarZma 

garbis sadRac... biWbuWebSi, CxubSi, xurda fuliT 

TamaSSi, zaris TamaSSi... CxouSiaSi, xidqveS, xuT maneTad 

garecxili manqanebi... SofrebTan lazRandaroba... 

fuli... dRisiT saWe, benzinis suni, saxifaTo gzebi, roca 

Zaraze iseTi ram mogaqvs, milicias Tvals arideb... saRamos 

ki _ rac dro gadis, miT ufro _ fuliani kacis 

mixra-moxra, drapes palto, inteligenturi Ripi, Wreli, 

araqauri halstuxi, qedmaRali Rimili: `Sen ra, Zveleburad 

jRabni?~ 

nabolara 

nabolaras gaCenis dRes saxli TeTrxalaTianebiT 

aivso. yvelasagan miviwyebuli Wipuna didi oTaxis kuTxidan, 

moRiavebul karSi xedavda erTi boloTi ayiravebul 

sarecels. `deda sisxlisgan icleba!~ _ es fraza 

dedis sicocxlesTan iyo dakavSirebuli. mxolod cali 

TvaliT dainaxa aWylopinebuli, wiTeli Taguna da SezizRda, 

zurgi aqcia... mere deda karga xans iyo avad. Wipuna 

sofelSi gaixizna. roca dabrunda, akvanSi cisfer- 

Tvaleba, qaTqaTa vardi daxvda. daurwia da bavSvma Ru- 

Ruo, _ SemohRima... ise swrafad gaizarda, TiTqos 

wlebma ki ara, ekranis CarCoSi gaelvebulma fragmentebma 

gairbina... gaizarda, damSvenda, cxovrebis zRurblze 

fexi Sedga da ucbad Camoiqrola grigalma, gons 

mosvla ar acala, gaitaca, gaiTavisa... roca gamofxizlda, 

ukve oTx pataras zrdida da dedobas Sehgueboda... 

naTesavebi 

cunculas gasvenebaze pirvelad ixila naTesavTa 

Tavyriloba. imdeni iyvnen, Sewuxda kidec. sasjelad is 

eyofoda, asma dedaberma mainc Cakocna, ui, dagenacvle, 

ramodena gazrdilxaro. asma berikacma mainc gadausva 

xeli, eg rogor dakacebulxaro. ufro axalgazrdebis 

CamosaTvleli ariTmetika Wipunam maSin ar icoda. mere 

TandaTan mis TavSi erTgvari ierarqia Camoyalibda. cisqveSeTSi, 

saxlis zRurbls miRma, kacobriobis naxevari 

mainc misi naTesavi iyo da am auracxel adamians meti 

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sazrunavi ara hqonda, obols mialerseboda da Tavze xeli 

gadaesva. TviTonac, ra Tqma unda, uyvarda isini, magram 

es siyvaruli kibesaviT iyo, romlis pirvel safexurze 

bebiebi idgnen _ erTi msuqani da erTi gamxdari... 

aseve eZaxdnen _ `msuqani bebia~, `gamxdari bebia~... safexuriT 

dabla idgnen deidebi: erTi RuRuna, Tbili, alersiani, 

gelaparakeboda, batis RinRls gisvamda TiTqos 

saxeze; meore _ nervuli, mudam damuxtuli, calke qmar- 

Tan moCxubari, calke SvilebTan, Wipunas ki Tvalebs ukocnida; 

Semdgom safexurze bicolebi idgnen: erTs enis 

wverze wyevla ekera, gulSi _ alersi; meore utyvi iyo, 

Cumi kriJangi; erTic iyo, Seuracxadi, uTavbolod molaqlaqe, 

cxovrebaze gamwyrali da zRapreTSi mcxovrebi. 

mere biZebi idgnen: Rvinis moyvaruli, uSvilZiro, lazRandara; 

Svilebis mzrdeli, saqmeulevi, fusfusa; keTili, 

uRono, RviniTa da tyviiT daRupuli, miwaSi adre Casuli; 

axladwamoCituli, RinRla ulvaSebiT, frontidan 

ardabrunebuli; qveda safexurze idga deidaSvilebis, 

biZaSvilebis, gare naTesavebis laSqari... yvela erTad 

biWis axlobloba iyo da isini yrma Wipunas irgvliv 

raRacnair rbil, naTesaur burans qmnidnen... siyvarulis 

is namcecebi, yoveli maTgani cal-calke rom imetebda, 

martoobis samkurnalo wamali iyo, magram ukurnebeli 

senis wamali jer aravis mougonia. 

mezoblebi 

provinciuli qalaqis grZeli quCa... orive mxridan 

Camomwkrivebuli ezoebi. yoveli ezo Teatris scenasaviTaa, 

mezobelTa cxovreba yvelas Tvalwin, TiTqos xelisgulzeao, 

ise midis. yvela erTmaneTs icnobs, megobrobs, 

mtrobs, exmareba, xels uSlis, efereba, Cxubobs, 

mokled _ mezobloben. yvelas Tavisi gamorCeuli mezobeli 

hyavs, Wipunasac. Tumca Znelia garkveva, ratom 

urCevnia erTi da ara meore... 

geografiis mkacri maswavlebeli... araTu sxvisi, sakuTari 

bavSvebic eldanacemni dumdebian mis gamoCenaze, 

TamaSis xalisi ekargebaT. warmoudgenelia, rom igi 

odesme flobda bavSvis moferebis xelovnebas. yovel 

bavSvs TiTqos duelze iwvevs, brZolas umarTavs da Tavisi 

civi, miukarebeli avtoritetiT Trgunavs. Wipuna ar 

epueba, odnav Tu gadadgams nabijs ukan, odnav uTmobs, 

isic asakis sababiT... mere, roca moRonierda, iqneb bolomde 

ver daZlia civi zRude, magram xandaxan mainc axerxebda 

cixeSi SeRwevas da iq pawawina koconebis danTebas... 

pedagogebis ojaxi... cxvirze saTvalewamokvexili 

dedaberi netarebiT CaRrmavebia rusul-qarTul leqsikons. 

ufrosi Svili CrdilSi wamogorebula, gazeTebs 

izepirebs; gauTxovari qaliSvili lorias morig romans 

gautacnia, mis saxeze mwuxareba da sixaruli wamdauwum 

enacvleba erTmaneTs; kidev erTi Svili sakuTar mjiRs 

Camoyrdnobia, sevdianad miSterebia trifoliatis Robes 

da humanitarul mecnierebaTa gadatrialebaze ocnebobs... 

iq ki, maTi saxlis gril oTaxSi karada savsea waukiTxavi, 

gayviTlebuli wignebiT da Wipunas cnobismoyvare 

Tvalebs elodeba... 

Rataki, uiRblo ojaxi... Svilis daRupva, Svili cixeSi, 

Svilis gagiJeba da gaTaxsireba... aTeuli wlebis man- 

Zilze quCis scenaze gaTamaSebuli tragedia, SigadaSig 

mwiri komizmiT Serbilebuli... 

kidev erTi bedmoswrafebuli ojaxi... cecxlSi damwvari 

Svili, daniT mokluli Svili, uwyalo seniT moTavebuli 

Svili, dards gadayolili mama, kerpi deda, ubedurebam 

erT dRes rom motexa... Camqrali kera... 

martokacis cixe, rkiniTa da eklebiT Semoraguli... 

Zunwis yuradRebianobiT faqizad movlili ezo, yulaba- 

Si CaTvlili fulebi, armad darCenilebi... 

martoxela dedaberi... kapikiani sadili, Cai, puri, 

ugemuri xili, ukbilo RrZilebiT rom ver ereva... damtvreuli 

fexebiT xoxiali, soflis samduravi, simarto- 

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ve... bebruli, acaxcaxebuli xelebiT Ramis qoTans Zlivs 

miaTrevs CeCmisaken... 

uasako qali... ferumarili, pomada, Camqrali Tvalebis 

naZaladevi JuJuni, Wreli CiTiT Semosili daleuli 

sxeuli, biW-buWebTan ceturi Sexumreba... 

mravalSviliani ojaxi... gitara, wignebi, Worebi, 

simRerebi, Cumi dardi... 

inteleqtualuri ojaxi... biWuri gogo da qaluri 

vaJi... 

TiTo ojaxi _ TiTo romani, zogi komikuri, zogi 

tragikuli, zogic kidev tragikomikuri... 

megobrebi 

igi wavida... misi gza rukaze rom daexataT, albaT, 

dedamiwas mravalgzis Semouvlida. es iyo misi sakuTari 

arCevani. sxva veravin ivlida am gzaze, magram igi wavida 

da... darCa, _ bavSvobis mogonebebSi, siymawvilis mogonebebSi, 

siWabukis mogonebebSi... erTad TamaSi (yvela 

biWi erTnairad TamaSobs), erTad ocneba (sxvadasxva 

rameze, magram foni erTnairia: varskvlaviani zeca, samxreTis 

bneli Rame, grili niavi xvatis Semdeg), gamowvdili 

marjvena (Znelia marjvenas daendo, roca sxvadasxva 

gziT miemarTebi)... wavida, magram mainc darCa... 

igi erTaderTi iyo megobarTa Soris, magram meorec iyo, 

isic erTaderTi... is arsad wasula, aq darCa, Tavis adgilas, 

fexic arsad gaudgams, magram es darCena iyo misi 

sakuTari gza, sxvaTagan gansxvavebuli da amitomac, Tumca 

yoveldRe imave adgilas xedavda, mainc `wasuli iyo~... 

erTisagan mxolod warsuli darCa, meore mxolod awmyoSi 

arsebobda... gana SeeZlo uawmyoo warsuls, an uwarsulo 

awmyos martoobis gadalaxva? 

gogonebi 

xandaxan sevda gaumZafrdeboda. veronikas xateba 

sizmarSi Cahyveboda. Tumca ver warmoedgina, rogori iyo 

igi. princesas TeTri, msubuqi kaba elandeboda mxolod. 

arada, yvela misi amxanagi Seyvarebuli iyo. masac swyuroda 

vinmes Seyvareba da erTxel megobarTan daitrabaxa, 

JiJi miyvarso. aRfrTovanda megobari, JiJic Senze giJdebao. 

mTlad patara hyavda mravali wlis winaT nanaxi da axla 

arc icoda, rogori gogo dadga. roca naxa, aRar moewona. 

naTqvami ukan ver Seibruna. gulubryvilo, sulelurad 

wamosrolili sityva jer kidev umwifar, bavSvur sindiss 

Camoekonwiala. Tvals aridebda JiJis mzeras, mere mis 

werilebsac. cdilobda, saTqmeli gamoezoma, raTa saku- 

Tari sityvebis badeSi ar gaxlarTuliyo... 

mezoblis gogona... axtajana, oxeri, eSmaki... damalobanas 

TamaSoben da Cabnelebuli sardafis siRrmeSi 

Sekavebuli, nervuli CurCul-siciliT gaubedavad aceceben 

xelebs... patara gogos sxeulis simxurvale, momrgvalebuli 

muxlisTavebi... acaxcaxebuli biWi Zabundeba, 

Rone eleva, xma exrinweba... gogosac xma ebzareba, 

raRac sisuleleebs butbutebs. nirwamxdrebs ltolva 

Tavbrus axvevs, magram wamlis arsebobisa ara ician. 

bavSvTa sanatoriumi... fiWvnari... zafxulis sicxianoba... 

qera, cisferTvaleba asuli, qaliSvilobis zRurbls 

miRweuli, grZel wamwamebs afaxulebs... Tmebs gangeb 

CamoiSlis, mxrebze daifens... eWviT gadareuli Wipuna... 

grZeli, uTavbolo ustari, Senze vgiJdebi, Cemi mze da 

mTvare Sena xaro... 

macduri Rimili, TvalebiT eSmakuri TamaSi, CurCutela 

baraTebi... 

koWli dezdemona, mecxvaris ojaxidan CamobrZanebuli 

julieta, rkinigzelis gogo izolda... da veronika... 

yvela gza mainc veronikasken midis... 

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skola 

skola Tvlemas hgvrida. vinc is moigona, Wipunas ar 

daekiTxa. klasSi bolo merxebze uniWo da Ronieri mutrukebi 

isxdnen. Sua adgilebi mdumare umravlesobas 

eWira. maTgan gulubryvilo da ucodvel siances Tu 

gamoeloda maswavlebeli. amaT dRiurebi aWrelebuli 

hqondaT urTierTgamomricxveli niSnebiT. wina merxebze 

elita ijda, friadosanTa pretenziuli xuTeuli, 

romelTa sibejiTe bevrad aRemateboda maTsave niWierebas. 

Wipuna ki xan sad dajdeboda, xan sad, imisda mixedviT, 

romeli maswavlebeli Semovidoda klasSi, rogor 

icoda gakveTili, an visgan apirebda davalebis gadaweras... 

maswavleblebi erTmaneTs hgavdnen, Tumca mainc 

hyavda gamorCeulebi: qsenia maswavlebeli, albaT imitom, 

rom anabana Seaswavla; paSa maswavlebeli, vin icis sad 

naswavl rusuls CxubiTa da yuris aweviT jiut TavebSi 

rom tenida; axalbeda literatori gogona, ufrosklaselebi 

Tvals rom uJuJunebdnen; fizikis maswavlebeli, 

meoce saukunis WeSmariti Svili, fardobiTobis Teorias 

rom ver Caswvdenoda da arasrulyofilebis kompleqsi 

tanjavda; moxuci maTematikosi, Tavisi formulebis 

iqiT rom verafers amCnevda; istorikosi qali, 

sazogado moRvawe, Tavisi saqmisaTvisac rom ver moevlo, 

friadebs ise arigebda, TiTqos xonCiT moetana da 

ukan waReba ezarebao... Wipuna yvelas da yvelafers yurs 

Tanabrad ugdebda, guli ki iqiT miuwevda, horizonts 

miRma, samyaros gzaze, sadac SeiZleba iaro, iaro da... 

veronikas gadaawyde... 

biblioTeka 

TavSesafari biblioTeka iyo... is iyo taZari, senaki, 

mwiris sacxovrisi... mqrqali Suqi, sigrile, qaRaldisa 

da siZvelis suni idumal xibls hfenda. aq SeiZlebo- 

da wignebis momxiblav samyaroSi CaZirva, Zveli Jurnalebis 

dastebis gadaTvaliereba, gayviTlebuli gazeTebiT 

epoqebis gacocxleba, geografiul atlasebsa da enciklopediebSi 

samyaros saidumloebaTa Wvreta. SemdgomSi, 

roca yvelaferi es Soreuli bavSvobis mogonebad 

gadaiqca, roca bavSvobis metsaxeli ukve aravis agondeboda, 

igi madlierebiT ixseniebda bednier wuTebs, 

roca stelaJebs Soris Cadgmul WraWuna kibeze Semdgari 

raRac axal da manamde arnaxul wigns miswvdeboda. Tavdapirvelad 

yvela wigni axali iyo, mere arCevanma Seuz- 

Ruda asparezi. rasac wignSi ver poulobda, warmosaxvis 

fantastikuri xatebiT avsebda... varskvlavebiT moWiquli 

zeca usasrulobis SegrZnebas badebda, istoriis 

furclebi drois warmavlobas agrZnobinebda, ocneba- 

Ta frTebi ki usazRvro momavlisaken miaqanebda. dausabamos 

maradiuloba diaxac rom akrTobda, radgan gonebas 

ar ZaluZda gadaexeda maradiulis miRma. bavSvuri 

gonebis susti feTqva SesWideboda vrcel samyaros da 

Tavisi uZlurebiT gulSeWirvebuli cdilobda gaqceoda 

arsebobis Cveul formas... 

5. ninuca bebia 

naxevradCabnelebul derefanSi aRmoCnda. erTnairad 

tyavgadakrul karebze nomrebi cudad ikiTxeboda. 

derefnis bolo sadRac bindSi ikargeboda da, albaT, 

nomerTa raodenoba eqvsniSna ricxvs gadaaWarbebso, 

gaifiqra. gzad TiTo-orola damsvenebeli Sexvda, erTnairad 

graciozuli simsubuqiT Cauares. saxeebs ver 

arCevda da salami aravisTvis uTqvams, Tumca grZnobda, 

zurgSi cnobismoyvared uTvalTvalebdnen. 

Tavis nomers swrafad miagno. gasaRebi klites rom 

moargo, Seyovnda. ratomRac mousvenrobam Seipyro. vin 

unda daxvedroda kars miRma? es azri sasacilodac ar 

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eyo, magram mainc Seyoymanda. frTxilad SeaRo, Seabija. 

winkarSi sinaTle enTo. kari ar dauketavs, ukan dasaxevi 

gza moitova. 

mTeli wuTi gaSeSebuli idga: es xom Tbilisuri binis 

winkari iyo. ufro zust asls veravin gadaiRebda. misi 

Zveli paltoc ager ekida. flostebTan plastmasis `maSveli~ 

egdo. papunaseuli, gaocebuli mzera Seageba gabzarulma 

sarkem. am ramdenime wlis winaT roca dakida, 

maSin gaebzara. 

yoymani gauWianurda. sastumros kari SeaRo, saZile 

oTaxsa da kabinetSi Seixeda. yvelaferi ise daxvda, rogorc 

Tbilisidan wamosvlis win. maincdamainc did fufunebaSi 

ar cxovrobdnen. binaSi gadasvlisTanave TaTuli 

Seecada, misTvis kabineti moewyo. saweri magida da 

rbili savarZeli uyida. durgals wignis Taroebi gaake- 

Tebina, Tumca WurWlis karada ara hqondaT (rac marTalia, 

marTalia, meuRlis saqmianobisadmi gulgrilobas 

ver daswamebda cols). danarCen oTaxebSi Zveli binidan 

gadmoziduli aveji idga. tansacmlis karada yidvisTanave 

mofamfalda (igi Tavisi pirveli honorariT SeiZina) 

da nalursmali axlac aCnda. saZile oTaxSi is farTo 

taxti dadges, axladdaqorwinebulebma ganvadebiT rom 

gamoitanes. maSin manqanis dasaqiravebeli fuli aRar 

darCaT da papunam ori amxanagi daixmara, mTeli WavWava- 

Zis prospeqti xeliT Camoatares. 

papunam xeli Seaxo gaqaTqaTebul TeTreuls da 

maSinve mixvda, maTSi arasodes aravin wolila. yvelaferi 

mxolod iluzia iyo, butaforia. aman gaaRiziana. swored 

rom WrilobaSi xelis faTursa hgavda yovelive. erCivna 

Cveulebriv luqsSi ecxovra, magram adikosTan pretenziebis 

gamocxadebas azri ar hqonda da xeli Caiqnia. 

abazanaSi SeiWyita. sapirfareSoc aq iyo. yvelaferi 

sufTad krialebda. civi da cxeli wyalic modioda. Werze 

ki gasanTluli Tokis maryuJi ekida. vinicobaa, vinme 

Tu Tavis CamoxrCobas gadawyvetda, didad ar unda Sewu- 

xebuliyo maryuJis ZebniT. papunas saxe moeRrica. xeli 

hkra da Toki aqanavda, dairwa. oreuli SeiSmuSna, moibuza, 

TiTqos kiserSi civi xeli Cauyveso. `rogorc ki movicli, 

Camovxsni!~ _ daamSvida papunam da am dros moesma xmadabali, 

bebruli RiRini. 

viRaca samzareuloSi saqmianobda. 

papuna fexakrefiT gaemarTa iqiTken. madisaRmZvreli 

suni eca. axlaRa gaaxsenda, mTeli dRe xemsi ar Casvloda 

pirSi. SimSilis grZnobam SiSi gauqarwyla da samzareuloSi 

Seabija. 

tandabal, faSfaSa dedabers mklavebi daekapiwebina 

da Roms mondomebiT zelda. oxSivrisagan saxeze oflis 

winwklebi asxda. Cogans energiulad usvamda, Tan mogudulad 

krutunebda. 

papunas Tavzari daeca, kinaRam ukanve gavarda. 

dedaberma moixeda. keTili, damCaCuli pirisaxe ukbilo 

Rimilma gaunaTa. 

`moxvedi, nena, Seni mowonebuli elarji amovzile!~ 

nenao? papuna sargadaylapuliviT idga, ena mucel- 

Si Cavardnoda. Tavs moeria, nervuli TrTolva daioka. 

`rogora xar, bebia?~ _ ufro eWvebis gasafantavad 

hkiTxa. 

`ra vici, nena, Sevegue aqaurobas! haersa da xelfass 

ara uSavs, oRond Cemi ezo da bostani menatreba namdvilad... 

Cem garda aravin icis sad ra Tesia... Zukuias Rori 

gadaWamda, albaT, kvaxs!~ 

am ubralo sityvebma papunas kinaRam bolo mouRo. 

SimSili gadaaviwyda, kabinetSi dabrunda, Caiketa, Seecada 

yvelaferi aewona... 

(Zveli Canaweridan) 

`...asi wlis ninuca bebia rom gardaicvala, mivlinebaSi 

viyavi. axla ar maxsovs, ra ganvicade, mewyina Tu 

araferi migrZvnia. ise, rasakvirvelia, dardiTa da gu- 

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listkiviliT moqarguli depeSa gamovagzavne. 

mere xSirad maxsendeboda. warsuls rom mivubrundebodi, 

cocxlad momagondeboda ninucas gamomcxvari 

xaWapurebi, ninucas amozelili elarji, ninucas moxar- 

Suli yveliani kverebi da vin icis kidev ra. bavSvobis is 

gemo samudamod SemrCa. 

ninuca bebias gardacvalebis meaTe wlisTavze ki 

moulodnelad mosveneba davkarge. TiTqos marTlac 

damibrunda Cemi bavSvoba. misi xelis saTuTi silbo vigrZeni, 

misi alersiani `nena~ Camesma, is siTbo meaxla, dau- 

Surveblad rom gviwiladebda. 

bevri ar miWoWmania, avdeqi da sofels mivaSure. 

aravis vstumrebivar, pirdapir sasaflaosken aviRe gezi. 

WiSkarTan kaci qvas Tlida. aqamde arasodes menaxa, 

magram mecnaura. gamxdari kaci iyo, ulvaSebs fanqris 

kvali SerCenoda. gvian mivxvdi, nemsis gamyidvels vadarebdi 

qveSecneulad. Tavi davuqnie. pasuxad salami miTxra 

da cnobismoyvare mzera gamomayola. 

TiTqos saflavi advilad unda mepova. karga xans 

viboriale rkinisa da marmarilos samflobeloSi, magram 

Cemda samarcxvinod, gza mTlad amebna da isev WiSkarTan 

aRmovCndi. 

`Wyoniebi im kuTxeSi marxia! _ iqednuri Rimili damaxvedra 

qvismTlelma. _ eh, mkvdrebi vis axsovs axla!~ 

arafrad mepitnava aramkiTxes SeniSvna. uTqmelad 

Sevbrundi. ramdenime adgilas amovikiTxe Cemi gvari. zogi 

mdidruli saflavi iyo, zogic _ Raribuli. erTi saflavi 

miwas arc aCnda. TavTiT riyis qva edo da dros igic 

gadaeyiravebina. borcvma, albaT, maSin Caiwia, roca kubo 

Catyda. mere ki aravis uzrunia, miwa daeyara, aemaRlebina. 

mivxvdi, am upatrono saflavSi ninuca bebia iwva da 

Semrcxva, saxeze Semaxura. 

vigrZeni, zurgs ukan viRaca idga. qvismTleli iyo, 

kvlav iqednurad iRimeboda. 

`bari mogitanoT?~ _ TiTqos Cemi fiqri waikiTxa. 

marTlac im wamSi gavivle gunebaSi, sarevelasagan mainc 

gavwmindav da borcvsac gavasworeb-meTqi, magram ucxos 

Careva ar mesiamovna da pasuxi Sevugviane. 

`bari aq saqmes ver uSvelis!~ _ wamomcda yoymaniT. 

qvismTleli umal Seicvala, facifuci atexa. 

`Ramis darajs sTxoveT, is moasworebs... sami Tumani 

eyofa!~ 

`magi ras uSvelis...~ 

`Tu gnebavT, me viTaveb... rkiniT SemovRobav, TxuTmet 

Tumnad!~ 

`marmarilos fila unda davado!~ _ ucbad movWeri. 

òho, Zviri dagijdebaT!~ 

da daviwyeT vaWroba me da qvismTlelma. kapik-kapik 

vijanjleT. imas CemTvis tyavis gaZroba ewada, me ki bileTis 

fuli mainc unda SemrCenoda. 

wlebi gavida. ver movicale da ver Sevamowme, ras 

moxmarda Cemi fuli. iqneb zis kvlav is qvismTleli 

WiSkarTan, fanqriT ulvaSebs iRebavs da morig sulels 

elodeba...~ 

kari daukakuneblad SemoaRes, dedaberma SemoiWyita. 

`modi, nena, ivaxSme!~ 

papunam amoixvneSa. daRlilobisa da SimSilisagan 

yvelaferi erTmaneTSi aeria. bavSviviT damorCilda dedabers. 

mere samzareuloSi Sinaurulad mokalaTebulma, 

erTi arCivi elarji rom moaTava, TvalTmaqcurad 

hkiTxa: 

`ramdeni wlisa iqnebi, ninuca bebia?~ 

`ra vici, nena!~ _ xeli Caiqnia dedaberma. 

`babua sadRaa?~ 

`loToba da qalebSi sirbili ver moiSala mag gadaRrZuebulma, 

gavSordiT, nena!~ 

papunas pirisaxe ganze moeqca. babua saerTod ar 

axsovda, arc arasodes enaxa. 

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`Rvino Sinac uyvarda, nena. gexsomeba, marani gvqonda. 

ojaleSi da colikauri ar ileoda CvenTan. moqeife 

kaci iyo, ixseneben, albaT, Zveli megobrebi, aswevs jams 

da xan ojaleSiT evseba, xan colikauriT...~ 

`cota Rvinos Senc ki wrupavdi, ninuca bebia!~ 

`me vis vaxsovar, nena, Cemi jami yovelTvis mSralia.~ 

dedabris xmaSi wyena igrZnoboda da papunas Sercxva. 

ganagoni hqonda, visac ixseneben, imis jami ivsebao. 

èrTxel gaivso Cemi jamic, _ Tvali gaubrwyinda 

dedabers, _ aq Camosvlidan mgoni aTi weli iqneboda 

gasuli. vxedav, jami ivseba, pirTamde apipinda da gadmovida 

TqrialiT... mere isev davaviwydi qveyanas...~ 

dedaberma amoioxra, TefSebi aalaga, Semdeg TiTqos 

sevda gadaigdoo, ukbilo Rimilma saxe ufro daunaoWa, 

dafacurda, winsafari moiZro da xvewnanarevi kiloTo 

Tqva: 

`daisvene, nena, daRlili xar, me ki waval, klubi gvaqvs 

aq moxucebulebs, xandaxan Tavs viyriT. Cems bebersac 

vnaxav, mecodeba mainc, mTlad xelidan ar minda wavides!~ 

am laparakSi saidanRac Zveli, fergaxunebuli xaliCa 

gamoaTria da aivnisaken gacunculda. 

kari rom gaiRo, garedan burusianma Ramem Semoixeda 

da kvamlis suni Semovida. ninuca bebia xaliCaze dajda. 

erTic moixeda, `male davbrundebi, nena!~ _ daibara 

da gafrinda. 

aforiaqebuli papuna saabazanoSi Sevida. 

sanam banaobda, yuri dacqvetili hqonda, cxeli abazana 

mouxda, bneli moCvenebebi TiTqos WuWys gaatana. 

guneba gamoukeTda. 

fexi flostebs waatana, dasaZineblad wafratunda. 

loginSi Cawva da Tvali daxuWa. 

mousvenrad trialebda. ar axsovda, Zilma sZlia Tu 

fxizel buranSi CaZiruliyo. daufiqreblad wamodga, 

oTaxis kari magrad Caraza da mxolod amis Semdeg mieca 

mSvid Zils. 

6. genealogiuri xe 

dila ar hgavda dilas, Cveul dros sakuTar login- 

Si gamoeRviZa, magram fanjaraSi jerac bindi iyureboda. 

adre yofilao, gaifiqra. gverdi icvala. mere pirisaxeze 

susti sxivi daeca. iq, sadac ruxi ca da ufskruliviT 

bneli zRva erTdebodnen, aWiatda susti wiTeli 

mnaTobi. papunam saaTze daixeda. mze ukve unda amosuliyo. 

cota xans kidev daeloda. mnaTobi forToxlistola 

gaxda da maSinRa mixvda, swored es iyo mze. 

Zili Camoibertya, magram adgoma daezara. mexsierebaSi 

aRidgina guSindeli dRis ucnauri faTerakebi. 

SfoTma Seipyro. yoveli wvrilmani gaixsena, yvelaze 

mkveTrad ki direqtori adikos magidaze gadaSlili Wyoniebis 

genealogiuri xe. Wyoniebis gvarSi pirveli koCi 

Wyonia yofila Turme. misgan daitota xis is Zlieri 

varji, romlis erTi cicqna ylorti iyo TviTonac... moulodnelad 

SemoqmedebiTi ltolva igrZno. bolo dros 

iSviaTad Tu daeufleboda weris Jini, radgan sakuTar 

niWierebaSi eWvi epareboda ukve. axla ki umalve daemor- 

Cila Sinagan mowodebas, aseve Caucmelad gadainacvla 

loginidan savarZelSi, qaRaldis dasta moiCoCa da sityvebis 

mZivi Camoawikwika... 

(koCi Wyonia) 

`...mesame dRes TuTaSxa iyo, Rreoba ki isev grZeldeboda. 

aravis gaxsenebia yana da venaxi, saqoneli da ezokari. 

mwvane Wala gadaiTela, gaveranda. aqa-iq eyarnen 

araqaTgamoclili mosmurni. ZaRlebis xrova CxubiTa da 

Rrena-wkimutuniT miseoda namusrevs. SezarxoSebuli 

ymawvilebi gogoebs dasdevdnen. iyo erTi kocnaoba, Cqmeta, 

bRlarZuni, adre daqalebulTa sircxvilnarevi Sekivleba. 

bavSvebi lekvebiviT fexebSi eblandebodnen ufr- 

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osebs da qonian Zvlebs zuznidnen. SeiWama xorci da puri, 

dailia Rvino da arayi, gacivda Tone, amJavda comi, saZroxe 

qvabi daifara cximis TeTri apkiT, minavlda koconi... 

TuTaSxa Rames amobrZanda didi batoni TuTa. savse, 

qaTqaTa piri moabruna, vercxlis naTeli mohfina Walas. 

did-patara daemxo pirmiwaze, erTxmad aRrialdnen gi- 

Juri aCemebulobiT: 

`TuTa batono, kvlav mogvivline Rvino da puri da 

xorci!..~ 

`TuTa batono, TuTa batono!..~ 

Rrublis oboli qula Semoegeba TuTas, kuwubi moafara. 

iklo naTebam. 

CaSretili nakverCxlebi mewamulad Rvioda da wi- 

Teli Suqi daeca WalasTavs aRmarTul bomons. 

RvTaebis ferxTiT wyaro moCuxCuxebda. dRisiT 

sufTa iyo da ankara. axla ki masSi mewamuli anarekli 

CaRvriliyo da msubuq talRebSi oqros Tevzebi sxmartalebdnen. 

aTi wlis koCi Wyonia tolebs ganerida. sami dRis 

aurzauriT gabruebuls, uZilobisagan Tvalebdasiebuls, 

WalisTavisaken ixmobda idumali Zala. 

mewamul anarekls sazarlad aecriatebina TeTri 

bomoni. 

SekrTa koCi Wyonia, muxlebi moekveTa. 

`RmerTo, Seminde!~ _ fiqrSi SesTxova, xmis amoReba 

ver gabeda. 

gariJraJamde ase iyo daCoqili. grZnobda danaSauls. 

sxvaTa codvebic sust mxrebze etvirTa da axla yvelas 

magier iTxovda patiebas. 

mTvare Caesvena, ukunSi CainTqa mTeli Wala. caze 

varskvlaveTi, miwaze ferfladqceuli nakverCxlebi ver 

devnida sibneles. minelda memTvraleTa roxroxi, diacTa 

kiskisi, balRebis Jriamuli. niavs dahqonda gulisamrevi 

nazavi daRvrili Rvinisa, nasufralisa, codvisa... 

koCi Wyonia TeTr bomons evedreboda patiebas... 

Wixvini Semoesma. bnels Savi raSi gamoeyo. Savi mxedari 

Camoxta. wylis piras gawva. mzakvrulad moixeda. 

gakvesa Tvalis gugisa da kbilebis siTeTrem. ver Seam- 

Cnia mokuntuli biWi da wyals daewafa. 

cis kide iZra. 

dilis mqrqalma sinaTlem gahkveTa bneli da gaocda 

koCi Wyonia.Aankara wyals kvlavac mewamuli feri SerCenoda. 

`Rvinod qceula!~ _ wamoiZaxa mavanma ymawvilma da 

wyarosTan daemxo. 

`Rvinod qceula!~ _ yiJina dasca xalxma da miesia, 

raTa bolomde SeesvaT eSmakis gadmonaloci... yanwebi- 

Ta da WinWilebiT, kaTxebiTa da xeladebiT, orSimoebi- 

Ta da doqebiT isxamdnen pirSi da veRar ZRebodnen. 

pirvelad is ymawvili waiqca, Rvinod qceulao, sxvaze 

adre rom daiZaxa. saxe Savi laqebiT daetetka. egdo 

balaxSi, ikrunCxeboda. piridan duJi sdioda... mere 

mTvrali berikaci waiqca da veRar wamodga... buCqs miRma 

Caxutebuli gogo da biWi moulodnelad gaSavdnen da 

miwas dauwyes fxoWna... `vai, deda!~ _ ikivla bavSvma, 

mSoblebs ferxTiT Caugorda. 

elda ecaT mosmurT, wivil-kiviliT wamoiSalnen. 

`Jamia, Jami!~ _ dairxa Semzaravi xma. 

TiTqos qarma axvetao, kisristexiT gaecalnen 

Walas, yovelma miaSura Tavis Sukasa da ezos, Tan waritaca 

wyeuli senis daRi... 

koCi Wyonia damxobiliyo bomonis winaSe. sayovel- 

Tao codvis simZime etvirTa jerac ucodvelisa da 

umwifris suls da patiebas iTxovda... 

barCxala mze amovida da Cavida... 

isev amovida...~ 

papunam Tavi aswia. kalmistari xelSi Seeyina. am bolo 

frazaze waiborZika. `barCxala mze amovida da Cavida…~ 

_ ramdenjerme gaimeora, magram ukve icoda, rom 

wuTier eqstazs gamoeTiSa. naweri gadaikiTxa. ukmayofi- 

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lo darCa, Tumca ver mixvda ratom. karga xani iyo, rac 

axali araferi Seeqmna, iqneb am susti naperwklidan amoizardos 

is erTaderTi `raRaca~, ris dauwerlad marTlac 

ar Rirs sicocxle. 

Cumi RiRini da onkanidan wylis Cxriali moesma. wuxel 

ar gaugia, ra dros dabrunda dedaberi klubidan. 

papunam kalmistari qaRaldze daagdo, Cacmas Seudga, 

Tan dedabris xmadabal putuns ugdebda yurs. `ninuca 

bebia ukve davmarxeT!~ _ yoymaniT gaifiqra. ver gabeda 

nafiqrals CaRrmaveboda. bolos da bolos dedabris 

dakrZalva arc unaxavs, is Cangreuli saflavi ki iqneb 

mTlad sxvisi iyo. 

mainc orWofobda. sauzmeze rom gamocxadda, dedabers 

ucxosaviT miesalma, Tanac mzera kuTxeSi mikecili 

xaliCisaken gaapara. 

ninuca bebiam CaiRimila. 

`rame xom ar gawuxebs, nena?~ 

papuna airia, araferio, Zlivs amoRerRa, mere ufro 

gaTamamda, kargad varo, dasZina da TviTonac janmrTeloba 

gamohkiTxa. òh, oh, ara miSavs, geTayva, ara miSavs! 

_ mxiarulad aCifCifda ninuca bebia. _ yveliani kveri 

mogixarSe, vici, giyvars!~ 

papunam mxrebi Searxia. yveliani kveri marTlac 

uyvarda. ori cali gadasansla, mere Caic daisxa. nelnela 

xvrepda cxel, magar Cais, Tan dedabris fusfuss 

akvirdeboda... 

erTxel ninuca bebiam soflidan CamoakiTxa da Sin 

waiyvana. es iyo biWis pirveli Soreuli mogzauroba da 

imitom daamaxsovrda. aqamde xom erTi patara quCisa da 

wyalCaSretili CxouSis erferovani sanaxebis meti araferi 

enaxa. bebia da SviliSvili dilauTenia daadgnen 

gzas. TxuTmet kilometrze meti ar eqnebodaT gasavleli, 

magram didxans midiodnen. bebias arsad eCqareboda. 

mTeli gza yveboda nair-nair zRaprebs da biWs warmosaxva 

gaucxovelda, wuTiT wuTze eloda raime ucnaur faT- 

eraks: Cais xasxasa plantaciaze ucbad wamoigragneba sami 

gveleSapi _ Savi, wiTeli da TeTri; an evkaliptis gaZarcul 

rigebs gadmoalajebs cxraTaviani devi, romelsac 

SeuZlia biWi mjiRSi moimwyvdios; an qarsacavi zolis swor 

xeivanSi raSze amxedrebuli ufliswuli Camoiqrolebs, 

muxlebze mzeTunaxavi rom uzis, da maTi mSvenierebisagan 

Tvalis Cini waerTmeva mnaxvels; anda Txmelnarze 

aZonZili bardebidan yaCaRi gamovardeba, `fuli an sulio!~ 

_ SesZaxebs da ninuca bebia iZulebuli gaxdeba windaSi 

Senaxuli cxvirsaxoci gaxsnas... vaiTu wiTurwvereba mglis 

mxedarma gamoiaros, biWi Tan gaitacos rkinis sasaxleSi, 

sadac `ToneSi Sedio~, _ ubrZanebs... 

papunam fiqri gawyvita, Wiqa gaswia. 

`ninuca bebia, gaxsovs, yaCaRebiT rom maSinebdi?~ 

dedabers wamiT saxeze gakvirveba aesaxa, umalve Cauqra. 

èh, ramdeni erTi gavixseno, nena!~ 

papuna wamodga. sanam gavidoda, cnobiswadilma ubi- 

Zga da ikiTxa: 

`ninuca bebia, vin mogca es xaliCa?~ 

`sibereSi muxlebma mimtyuna, nena, adikom momca 

bazarSi wasasvlelad!~ _ ubralod Tqva dedaberma, mis 

xmaSi odnavi daeWvebac ar igrZnoboda. 

papunam mxrebi aiCeCa. ar icoda, ra efiqra da ninuca 

bebia da misi xaliCa Tavidan amoigdo. 

sawer magidas miubrunda. koCi Wyonias ambavi CaikiTxa 

da ganze gadado. erTxans iqeqeboda qaRaldebSi. ar icoda 

romeli erTisaTvis moekida xeli. CemodanSi saqaRalde 

edo da is amoiRo. mwerluri unayofobis periodSi mogonebebs 

werda xolme. aba, risTvis unda dasWirveboda es 

nedli masala, magram Tabaxs Tabaxze avsebda da inaxavda am 

saqaRaldeSi, winaT piradi werilebisa da sabuTebisaTvis 

rom iyenebda da axlac garedan ewera: `sxvadasxva wvrilmani~. 

bolos da bolos es mogonebebic erTurTTan daukav- 

Sirebeli nair-nairi wvrilmani iyo da warwerac zedmiwevniT 

uxdeboda. 

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dabadebis dRe gaaxsenda. aqamde egona, cxovreba 

ver avawyve da maryuJSi imitom vyof Tavso. axla ki daaskvna, 

Sinaganma krizisma maiZulao, nevrastenia sxvadasxva 

wvrilmans davabrale, WeSmariti mizezi ki erTia _ bolo 

wlebis unayofobao. ucnaurma faTerakebma TiTqos gamoacocxles 

mis tvinSi miZinebuli saxeebi. iseTi gancda daeufla, 

fexmZime qals rom uCndeba. diaxac, is axali wigni- 

Taa fexmZimed. man jer araferi icis am wignze, erTi winadadebac 

ar mosvlia TavSi, magram mTeli arsebiT Semzadebulia 

raRac uCveulosa da mniSvnelovanisaTvis. aCqareba 

mainc aras argebs. saTuTad unda mouaros cicqna Canasaxs, 

sulSi rom ikvirteba... 

kvlav dilis namuSevars miubrunda. dRes metis daweras 

ar apirebda, magram uneblieT kalams daavlo xeli... 

`...mesame dilas datova salocavi bomoni, gverdi 

auara codvil sofels da gzas daadga. 

dRe Rames cvlida, Rame dRes... 

barCxala mze amodioda da Cadioda... 

koCi Wyonia ki midioda da midioda... 

erTgan ZaRli aekida. mura daarqva da Tan wamoiyvana, 

mter-moyvares yefas gaagonebso... 

erTgan kata aedevna. fiso daarqva da esec Tan wamoiyvana, 

Tagvebs mainc damifrTxobso... 

erTgan mamali daiWira, sadac mamali yivis, sofelic 

iq Sendebao... 

ase galia tye da Rre, mTa da veli, guli vera adgils 

ver daudo, radgan Jamianobis kvals aqac moeRwia. 

ukacur sofelSi obol Tinanos gadaeyara. fexSiSvela 

gogonas aTjer dakerebuli CiTis kaba ecva, mxrebis 

siSiSvles ki welamde gadmofenili Tmebi ufaravda. 

`wamodi!~ _ mokled uTxra koCi Wyoniam da gza er- 

Tad ganagrZes koCi Wyoniam, Tinanom, ZaRlma, katam da mamalma. 

bolos avidnen lakadis maRal ferdze. mTis wveroze 

xasxasa veli ipoves. uRrani tyeebi Semorajgvoda irgvliv. 

wyaro dioda ankara da Seuryvneli. 

gadmoixeda koCi Wyoniam velis kididan. xelis gulze 

Canda mTeli qveyniereba. cis dasalierTan ki lurji 

zRva livlivebda. 

ài, aq davdgeT!~ _ brZana koCi Wyoniam da waldi moiqnia. 

waldi moiqnia koCi Wyoniam, Jveri gakafa. tyis pirze 

oTxi boZi Caaso, kedlebi amoRoba, TixiT Selesa, seli 

daWra da imiT gadaxura. 

ZaRls jixuri miuSena. 

katas kuTxeSi miuCina adgili. 

mamals qandara miuWeda, RamiT zed iyuryutos da 

mzis amosvla gvamcnoso. 

Tinanos Tivis sawoli mouwyo, TviTon ki kldis 

Ziras Jveri daifina da Rame iq aTia. 

tye savse iyo xiliT da kenkriT, wyali _ kalmaxiT, 

haeri _ frinveliT, mTebi _ nadiriT. 

ase daiwyo axali cxovreba... 

erTi Tvis Tavze wavida koCi Wyonia da baridan amoiyola 

Txa... 

isev wavida da amodena Zroxa da xari... 

isev wavida da sadRac wyvili kameCi iSova... 

isev wavida da tomriT goWebi amoiyvana... 

isev wavida da kalaTiT amoaTria kvercxebi da 

dakruxebuli dedali... 

isev wavida da moitana saTesle simindi da lobio... 

aivso da aivso ojaxi, aivso da aivso... 

`dedakaco, berwi xom ara xar, Zroxam xbo moigo, kameCma 

_ zaqi, Rorma goWi daSSyara, Zuknam _ lekvebi, 

wiwilebiT ezo gaivso, cindlebi fexebSi gveblandebian...~ 

_ xmas iboxeboda ojaxis ufrosi. 

Tinano verafers pasuxobda, saxealanZuli emaleboda. 

erT Rames ki kldis Ziras mwoliares miuCoCda, Caexuta... 

`ra ginda, dedakaco?~ _ gaukvirda koCi Wyonias, 

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ganze gaiwia. 

`Seni TvaliT ver naxe, mamalma ra uqna dedals?~ _ 

CurCuliT hkiTxa Tinanom. 

da aTi wlis Tinanom koCi Wyonias aswavla RvTiT 

dadgenili kanoni...~ 

papunas gaeRima. saaTze daixeda. SuadRe axlovdeboda. 

ifiqra, cotas kidev vimuSavebo, magram umalve mixvda, 

rom gamoiTiSa. unda Seesvena. 

aivanze gavida. bilikebze damsveneblebi uRimRamo 

CrdilebiviT daZrwodnen. parks miRma ruxi zRvis sivrce 

dausruleblad TuxTuxebda, mZime airi nacrisfer bolqvebad 

asdioda zedapirs da dabla Camowolil Rrublebs 

uerTdeboda, romelTa Wrilidan aqa-iq TiTqos wvrili varskvlavebi 

cvioda. yovelive amas dahkravda mewamuli feri, 

forToxlistola mze rom Rrublis naxleCidan afenda. 

pirdapir aivansqveS, patara moedanze qalebi isxdnen 

da qsovdnen. erTma amoixeda da amosZaxa: 

àniko, qalo, xedav Seni veronika rasa Svreba?~ 

papunas TiTqos gulze Wvalma uCxvlita. moajirze 

gadaixara. qveda aivanze zonzroxa dedaberi gadmodga. 

moedanze patara gogona saxtunaoTi erToboda. 

aqedan erTi cicqna Canda da papunas gaaxsenda wuxandeli 

SiSi, SurduliviT gaelvebuli xati. 

ucbad mixvda, mTeli es dro swyuroda Tvali Seevlo 

pawia eSmakunasaTvis. mexsierebaSi ver aRidgina gogona, 

magram uneblie gulis wiwkna da mousvenroba Semoubrunda. 

Sercxva am grZnobisa, veranairad ver Seefasebina 

igi. Seecada usiamovno fiqrebi ganefanta. Tavi aiZula 

moajirs moSoreboda, sawer magidas mihbruneboda... 

`...cxra vaJi da erTi gogo gaaCina Tinanom. ufrosis 

gamonacvals umcross acmevda da ise zrdida. wlebiT 

ki ara, TveobiT izrdebodnen, TveobiT ki ara _ dReebiT, 

dReebiT ki ara _ saaTobiT... 

xuTi wlisani ukve saToxarze gadiodnen. mecxre, 

umcrosi xuTisa rom gaxda, sanadirod wavidnen cxranive, 

warafebze jixvi moinadires. 

ar uSindebodnen Sromas, sicives, SimSils, nadirs, 

av Tvals... 

saTuTad zrdidnen erTaderT das, civ niavs ar akarebdnen. 

izrdeboda mzeTunaxavi, pirad mTvare, unaklo, ise- 

Ti, ucxo Tvals rom arodes unaxavs da mTeli dunia eTayvaneba 

mainc... 

darajobdnen Zmebi qalwuls, maTi SiSiT Zirs WianWvela 

ver gaivlida, caSi frinveli ver gadaifrenda... 

magram dro ixelTa mzeWabukma, moagelva TeTri 

taiWi, gaitaca pirmSvenieri... 

cxenebi Sekazmes gaavebulma Zmebma. dgrialiT CamoeSvnen 

barSi, miuxtnen moZalades... 

cxra tyviis magier jixvis cxra yanwi Seageba mzeWabukma, 

siyvarulma gamabedvinao, patieba iTxova. 

xmlebi qarqaSSi Caages Zmebma, moulxines. guli 

ijeres cekva-TamaSiT, im Rames soflidan cxra asuli 

moitaces da isev lakadas Sebrundnen. 

ver daetia didi ojaxi erT saxlSi, tye gakafes da 

cxra jargvali dadges. 

direze dajda koCi Wyonia, yalioni gaabola, SviliSvilebi 

Semoisxa. mohyva am qveynisa da im qveynis ambebs... 

dro-Jamisagan CamomWknari Tinanoc iqve ijda, 

jorkoze, windebs qsovda, xan leqss putunebda, xan zRapars... 

wamoizardnen SviliSvilebic. gogoebi barSi daTxovdnen, 

biWebma bareli qalwulebi amoiyvanes da axali 

jargvlebi Camomwkrivda lakadis Tavze. 

TiTqos Tvalsa da xels Sua gaipara Tinano, im zRaparsa 

da am zRapars Soris dailia. aqve ezoSi patara bor- 

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cvi wamoimarTa. zed vazis jvari Caasves SviliSvilebma. 

gazafxulze vazma ylorti gamoiRo, mere lerwebi daezarda, 

or weliwadSi Semoegragna jargvals... 

kvlav im direze ijda koCi Wyonia. Tvalis Cini daaklda 

berikacs. WaRara Tma-wveri amSvenebda. STamomaval- 

Ta saTvalavi areoda da axla SvilTaSvilebs uyveboda 

Zvel Tavgadasavlebs. 

sofelma ki gaiwia, mxrebi gaSala, aRma mTas ahyva, 

daRma ferdobze Camoirbina, xevxuvs gadaaxta, saca saxnav-saTesi 

moiZia, fuZe iq Cayara. 

meaTe Taobas arc axsovda, Ziri saidan hqonda. dawyda 

biZaSvil-mamidaSvilobis Zafebi da ucxoebiviT er- 

TurTze qorwindebodnen... 

koCi Wyonia ki iqve ijda. 

WaRara Tma-wveri miwamde dahfenoda. 

ùyureT, fesvi gaudgams!~ _ wamoiZaxa meaTe Taobis 

balRma da am Zaxilze mTeli sofeli Seiyara. 

berikacs Semoexvivnen. 

WaRara Tma-wvers fesvi moeRo da miwaSi magrad Camjdariyo. 

`movrwyaT, xalxo, ar daWknes!~ _ xma gaisma. 

wyali dausxes fesvebs, daarwyules... 

koCi Wyonia muxad iqca... wamoimarTa lakadis maRal 

mTaze, soflis SuagulSi, totebi mZlavrad gaSala da 

Subli maradisobas miuSvira...~ 

papunam sami wertili dasva, kalami dado. 

7. moxucTa klubi 

nasadilevs vestibiulSi gaiseirna. aq auareba xalxi 

ireoda. talRa-talRa gadiodnen farTo, Caminuli karebidan 

dabindul parkSi da asfodelosis uxeiro 

yvavilebiT morTul bilikebze ifantebodnen. sapir- 

ispiro talRa parkidan ukan brundeboda. es ori nakadi 

ganuwyvetliv ejajgureboda erTmaneTs, zogierTebs 

ezoSi gasvla ezareboda da kedlebis gaswvriv Camomwkrivebul 

savarZlebSi yvinTavdnen. yvelas erTnairad 

cvilisferi gadahkravda, rac, albaT, susti ganaTebis 

brali iyo. 

papuna auCqareblad daabijebda aqeT-iqiT. SemxvedrT 

akvirdeboda, erTi-orjer nacnobebs miamsgavsa, 

magram vcdebio da gaSorda. 

erTgan karze `medpunqti~ ewera. Seixeda da patara 

afTiaqi aRmoaCina. analgini iyida, xandaxan Tavis tkivils 

uCioda. 

meoregan `fostas~ waawyda. Seiara, magram werils 

aravin iwereboda. 

bolos `biblioTekasac~ miagno. gauxarda. Cveulebad 

hqonda yoveldRiurad gazeTebis CaTvaliereba. 

kari SeaRo mozrdil oTaxSi, mwvane maudgadafarebul 

magidaze Jurnal-gazeTebi eyara. siRrmeSi, momcro 

magidas biblioTekari qali ujda, modebis Jurnals aTvalierebda. 

qalis win, Sav dafaze ewera: biblioTekari paraskeva. 

gazeTebi dRevandeli iyo, jerac saRebavSeumSrali. 

axali ambebi CaikiTxa. sensaciuri araferi momxdara. msoflio 

Tavisi gziT midioda. sadRac daZabuloba izrdeboda, 

sadRac mSvidobam da gonierebam nabiji gadadga... papuna 

mTlad ase gulgrilad rodi kiTxulobda am ambebs. 

mTeli arsebiT Tavs msoflios moqalaqed grZnobda da 

xandaxan aTasi kilometris miRma datrialebul tragedias 

ise ganicdida, TiTqos dedamiwis yovel mcxovrebs piradad 

icnobda. amitomac sxvadasxva rangis politikur 

da saxelmwifo moRvaweebs, politikur moZraobebsa da mimarTulebebs 

an TanaugrZnobda, an Cumad mtrobda. politikiT 

es gataceba bavSvobidan gamohyva, Tumca movlenebis 

miseuli gaazreba sagrZnoblad Seicvala... 

Tavi aswia, biblioTekaris mzeras SeefeTa. oreuli 

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awrialda papunas sulSi, mosveneba dakarga. mainc garegnuli 

simSvide SeinarCuna kacma. qalis iribi da lurji 

Tvalebi gulgrilad Semoscqeroda. 

kvlav gazeTs miubrunda, magram asoebi acabaca ikiTxeboda 

da veraferi gaigo. 

oreuli swrafad gaSorda papunas. qalTan miiWra, 

xan muxlisTavebze Semoetmasna, xan ubeSi CauZvra, xan 

zurgSi Causrialda. vnebisagan acaxcaxebuls Tavgza abneoda. 

qali wamodga. biblioTekari paraskeva adikos coli 

aRmoCnda. mis moZraobaSi sisxarte da Zala igrZnoboda. 

arafrad Caugdia papunas gafacicebuli yuradReba. 

gasaRebebis CxaruniT gaemarTa mezobeli oTaxisaken, 

sadac wignebiT datvirTuli Taroebi moCanda. 

oreuli SaqaryinuliviT dadna, daiRvara da axla 

iataks svel laqad aCnda. 

ùkacravad, qalbatono!~ _ uneblieT wascda papunas. 

qali Seyovnda. 

`moxucTa klubi mimaswavleT!~ 

qals pirze civi Rimili gaukrTa. 

`marjvniv, derefnis bolos!~ 

papuna cota xans kidev ijda, sanam daglaxavebuli 

oreuli daubrundeboda. 

vestibiulSi, mere derefanSic am qalis saxeba mohyveboda. 

gons maSinRa moego, roca Cabnelebul derefanSi 

yavarjnis kakuni gaisma. daWrili jariskaci mZimed 

modioda. ucbad yavarjeni parketze gausrialda, dauvarda, 

aReba gauWirda. papuna miiWra, yavarjeni miawoda. 

jariskaci misi toli Tu iqneboda, gimnasturis qveS sisxliT 

dalaqavebuli TeTri saxvevi mouCanda. 

papunam mzera Seageba, TanagrZnobis sityvebi ver 

amoRerRa. 

àgaSena RmerTma!~ _ Camqralma Tvalebma saxeze 

gulgrilad gadaurbina papunas. jariskacma yavarjeni 

ukeT moimarjva da parketze aakakuna. 

am Sexvedram sisxli dauwynara, adikos coli miaviwya. 

gansjis unari daubrunda da mexsierebaSi TaTuli 

amoutivtivda. 

Sercxva... fiqrsa da analizs gaeqca. derefnis bolos 

gasuliyo da fiqrisaTvis mainc ara rCeboda dro. 

karze firfita iyo gakruli. zed ewera: 

moxucTa klubi 

bebiebi da didi bebiebi 

papebi da peperebi 

ucxo pirTa Sesvla akrZalulia! 

papunam ridi sZlia da kari SeaRo. farCa-abreSumiT 

mofenil oTaxSi aravin iyo. mopirdapire kedelze didi 

suraTi ekida. zed Warmagi berikaci exata. berikacs wveri 

Wipamde scemda. funCula warbebi da arwivis mzera hqonda. 

qveviT ewera: ùsaxelganTqmulesi pepera~. mixvda, 

suraTi adikos erT-erT feriscvalebas asaxavda. 

momdevno darbazSi uzarmazari, xisgan gamoCorknili 

magida idga. irgvliv uxeSi, mZime skamebi CamoemwkrivebinaT. 

magidaze carieli WurWeli da Rvinis jamebi 

elaga. Tavdapirvelad ifiqra, aqac aravin ariso, magram 

magidas rom miuaxlovda, boxma xmam SeaCera: 

`hei, ymawvilo!~ 

mis win warmosadegi berikaci wamoimarTa. tanze 

axaluxi ecva, fexebze yavlgavlili waRebi. WaRara qoCori 

ukan gadaevarcxna, lomis fafars miugavda. TeTri, qaTqaTa 

wver-ulvaSi da danaoWebuli saxe mis asakze metyvelebda. 

àq Semosvla akrZalulia, ymawvilo!~ _ dinjad 

Caaxvela berikacma. 

papunas TiTqos ecnaura, magram verafriT gaixsena. 

ùkacravad, batono, me axali damsvenebeli var!~ 

ùnda gaefrTxilebineT~, _ Semrigeblurad Tqva 

berikacma da wverze dinjad Camoisva xeli. 

`ninuca bebias veZeb!~ _ dedaberi gaaxsenda papunas. 

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àr gadamrio, maS Sena xar Cemi SviliSvili? _ gaibadra 

berikaci. _ ramodena gazrdilxar, babu, modi, 

gadagexvio!~ 

papuna daibna. ar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo. oreulma 

iqednurad CaixiTxiTa, magram papunam CaaCuma. amasobaSi 

berikacma mklavebi gaSala da ise Ronivrad CabRuja, 

kinaRam neknebi Caumsxvria. 

`zedgamoWrili mamaila yofilxar, cxonebuli, rogor 

gaixarebda, rom enaxe!~ _ sixarulis cremli gadmougorda. 

`rogor brZandebiT, babuaCemo?~ _ xma Zlivs amoiRo 

papunam. 

èh, Cems yofnas yofna Tu hqvia, babu! arc ki vici, var 

Tu ara var! arsebobs is, vinc win iyureba, visi wlebic gadis, 

vinc TandaTan berdeba, dRes ar icis, xval ra iqneba... 

me arc ra makldeba, arc ra memateba, babu. isRa SemiZlia, 

warsulisaken Sevabruno piri, isev da isev aRvidgino aw 

gardasuli... Cemi sicocxlis wlebSi var, babu, Caketili 

da vera Zala iqidan ver amomiyvans!~ 

èg rogor?~ 

àxlave ganaxveb! manamde ki ai, am jamiT daglocav!~ 

berikacma carieli jami aiRo, zeviT aswia da Wers 

ise axeda, TiTqos iTxovda, CamomisxiTo. marTlac jamSi 

wiTeli Rvino Caisxa TqrialiT, winwklebi gadmocvivda. 

`kidev vaxsovar Cems SvilTaSvilebs, _ gaixara, 

Rvino cariel jamSi gadaanawila, papunas miawoda, _ damilocnixar, 

babu!~ 

sveneb-svenebiT Sesva, rac jamSi CarCenoda. 

`Tqveni xsovnisa iyos, babuaCemo!~ _ papunac daewafa 

jams, ojaleSi iyo, moewona. 

àq vikribebiT xolme, babu, vinc axsovT, imaTi jami 

ivseba... naxe, ramdeni carieli jamia. zogs imedi ukve gadaewura, 

samudamod daviwyebis bnel jurRmulSi CaiZirnen... 

iseTebic gamogvrevia, visi jami erTxelac ar gavsebula... 

vai, fuWad gavlilo wuTisofelo!~ 

am Rrma sevdam papunac daaRona. jamebi magidaze 

dades da berikaci kvlav gamococxlda, mxarze siyvaruliT 

mohxvia xeli. 

`wavideT, sanam direqtori Semogviswrebdes, aqaurobas 

giCveneb!~ 

auCqareblad gahyvnen farTo derefans. kedlebze 

feradi fotoslaidebi ekida. Soridan TeTr laqebad Canda, 

magram axlos rom Cauvlidnen, umal cocxldeboda 

bavSvobis xati: soflis oda, mwvane mdeloTi dafaruli 

ezo, xilis baRi, simindis yana, Cais rigebi, yurZniT datvirTuli 

zvari, lurji ca, romelzec weroebis gundi mifrinavs... 

derefnidan ucabedad gavidnen xalxmraval darbazSi. 

aq kacebi da mandilosnebi isxdnen. saukunis dasawyisis 

tanisamosi ecvaT. mudStukebsa da Cibuxebs abolebdnen 

da dinjad maslaaTobdnen. 

papunam berikacs Sexeda, undoda ekiTxa, es ra xalxiao, 

magram ena Cauvarda. babuamisic sagrZnoblad gaaxalgazrdavebuliyo. 

wveri sufTad moeparsa. WaRara- 

SerTuli ulvaSebi gorozad aeprixa. nacrisferi Coxaaxaluxi 

ecva, welze vercxlis qamar-xanjali ertya. 

SviliSvils gaoceba rom Seatyo, gaeRima. 

èh, am asakSi kai Tamadoba da darbaisluri sityvapasuxi 

mSvenoda, babu, sofeli Wkuas mekiTxeboda!~ 

gza ganagrZes. darbazi gadakveTes. aqa-iq Cerdebodnen, 

raTa romelime nacnobs dinjad misalmebodnen. 

ise moikiTxavdnen, TiTqos wuTis win ar enaxoT erTmane- 

Ti. ararsebul purmarilzec patiJobdnen da maTi xelidan 

dasxltoma marTlac rom Wirda. 

momdevno darbazSi ufro meti xalxi ireoda. yoveli 

mxridan axalgazrduli xorxoci da kiskisi moismoda. magidebTan 

oci-ocdaxuTi wlis ymawvilkacebi da qaliSvilebi 

isxdnen. zogi banqos TamaSobda, zogic nardis kamaTels 

agorebda. qal-vaJni gamomwvevad earSiyebodnen erTmaneTs, 

Tumca zrdilobis sazRvars aravin gadadioda. sxve- 

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i jguf-jgufad erTobodnen, Woraobdnen, kinklaobdnen, 

erTmaneTs abezRebdnen. vaJebi qalebsa da cxenebze saubrobdnen, 

qalebi _ vaJebsa da Cacma-daxurvaze. 

papunas araferi ukiTxavs. babuac oci wlis Wabukad 

gadaqceuliyo. axalTaxali Savi Coxa-axaluxi ecva, Savi 

ulvaSebi koxtad daeyenebina. mxrebi farTod gaeSala. 

weli sajiriTod gamzadebuli ulayiviT gaezniqa. albaT, 

aseTebze werda papuna, roca romanis gmirs saros adarebda 

anda alvis xes... 

Wabukma elvare, gizgiza mzera moavlo sazogadoebas, 

mouTmenloba daetyo. 

`vis eZeb?~ _ papunam ver gabeda daematebina `babuaCemo~. 

ùmSvenieres ninucas, is rom naxo, qalis unaxavi 

gaxdebi!~ 

papunas gaeRima, mas ninuca mxolod bebiad warmoedgina. 

ucbad Wabuks saxeze dabneuloba daetyo, gawiTlda, 

ise daiwmawna, gasaqcevad emzadebao. maTken wyvili moemarTeboda. 

vaJi zusti alikvali iyo Wabukisa, TiTqos sarkidan 

gadmosuli misi oreuli yofiliyos, qali ki samefo 

taxtidan axlaxan abrZanebul dedofalsa hgavda. 

`Wkvianad iyavi!~ _ TiTi mkacrad dauqnia vaJma. 

ìcode, ar iCxubo!~ _ mudariT warmoTqva qalma. 

wyvili rom gaSorda, papunam mxolod maSin ikiTxa: 

`vin iyvnen?~ 

`Cemi ded-mama, _ kvlav gamococxlda Wabuki, zafram 

gauara, _ Seni didi bebia da pepera!~ 

papunam ukan miixeda, magram wyvili ukve brboSi 

CanTqmuliyo. 

kvlav gaiares grZeli derefani da ufro vrcel 

darbazSi aRmoCndnen. yuriswamRebi Jriamuli idga. uTvalavi 

aTi-Tormeti wlis bavSvi Seyriliyo erTad. vin 

rogor erToboda da vin rogor. biWebi Roris buStis 

burTs dasdevdnen, gogonebi naWrebis Tojinebs evlebodnen 

Tavs. erT kuTxeSi omobanas TamaSobdnen, meoregan 

_ daWerobanas... 

papunas Tavbru daesxa. ar icoda, saiTken gaexeda. xmaurisagan 

mTlad dayruvda da Tanamgzavris xma Zlivs esmoda. 

ukve araferi ukvirda da arc is gahkvirvebia, babuamisi 

aTi wlis biWunad rom gadaiqca. mkvircxli da mousvenari 

bavSvi Canda. mokle Sarvali ecva. patara kviciviT 

adgilze cmukavda. TeTri perangi sadRac ukve moeTxvara. 

muxli da idayvi gadatyaveboda. etyoboda, rom survili 

klavda moZraobisa. albaT, undoda gavardniliyo, 

viRacisTvis burTi waerTmia, viRacasTan eCxuba, gogos- 

Tvis nawnavze moeqaCa... siance zed cxviris wverze ejda 

da, SviliSvili rom ara, raime oins daatrialebda. bolomde 

mainc Tavi ver Seikava, erTi-orjer yiraze gadavida. 

papunas sicili autyda da maSin bavSvurad damorcxvebulma 

papa-biWma TiTi pirSi itaka, Tavi CaRuna. 

`ninuca bebia sadRaa?~ _ CasZaxa papunam, Zlivs gaagona. 

biWma momdevno darbazisaken gaiSvira xeli. mxolod 

zRurblamde mividnen, radgan darbazSi Sesvla ar isurva. 

darbazi Cvil bavSvebs gaevso. maTi Cxavili iseT eqos 

gamoscemda, TiTqos Werze xmis gamaZlierni uyeniaTo. 

cotaTi ufrosebi WoWinebiT dabajbajebdnen. zogi 

iatakze dacocavda, an saCxakuneblebs epotineboda. pirSi 

satyuarebi hqondaT gaCrili. uamravi akvani iyo Camwkrivebuli 

da Sig gakrul Cvilebs zogs mSvidad eZina, sxvebi 

RuRunebdnen an Cxaodnen. Soriaxlo akvanSi Cakrul 

qaTqaTa, funCula Cvils rZiani sawovara CaeCara pirSi da 

gemrielad wuwnida. 

ès vinaa?~ 

`ninucaa!~ _ Seepasuxa biWi. 

ucbad xmauri minelda. ukana darbazebSi CoCqoli 

da yayani miwynarda. 

àvCqardeT! _ dafrTxa biWi. _ direqtori adiko 

Camoivlis... ar SeiZleba Seni aq yofna!~ 

ganze gauxvies da biWma patara karTan miiyvana. 

`dros mxiarulad atareb, babuaCemo!~ _ xeli gauwoda 

papunam. 

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`meti ar SemiZlia, _ moulodnelad aCurCulda bi- 

Wi, _ aRar SemiZlia. es yovelive xom ukve iyo Cems cxovrebaSi, 

es yovelive xom gadamxda!.. lurji ca menatreba, 

mwvane mTebi da barCxala mze!~ 

`ras izam? Sen gvaxsovxar mainc!~ 

`sxva dros aq nu moxval, aRar dagxvdebi!.. mecxre 

blokis gzas vipovi, an sul gavqrebi, an...~ _ saTqmeli 

ver moamTavra, kari gamouRo, SviliSvils ubiZga. 

papuna kvlav vestibiulSi aRmoCnda... 

8. zRvari 

kar-fanjrebi mWidrod Cagmana. mTeli is dRe da meorec 

gareT ar gamosula. erTaderTi ninuca bebia iyo, 

vinac ise gadioda da gamodioda, TiTqos binas kedlebic 

ara hqonda. papuna amas ukve yuradRebas ar aqcevda. erTxelac 

ar uxsenebia `moxucTa klubi~ da arc ninuca bebias 

dascdenia sityva. oRond ufro yuradRebiani gaxda, 

aTasnair sasusnavs umzadebda mTeli dRe, magram papunas 

mada mTlad daekarga da oriode lukmiT kmayofildeboda. 

TavauReblad muSaobda. is, rasac werda, jer 

kidev ar iyo romani, magram romanis masalad uTuod gamodgeboda. 

es iyo misi sulis romani. aqamde egona, rom 

arseboba im dros daiwyo, romantikul bavSvobaSi, roca 

TavdaviwyebiT eZebda veronikas. axla mixvda, sulis 

WeSmariti biografia im dRidan hqonda, roca marcxi 

iwvnia, ramac sazRvari aRmarTa bavSvobasa da mowifulobas 

Soris... ukan darCa feradi zRapari, roca sinamdviles 

retuSiT alamazebda, im marcxiani dRidan ki, roca mSvenieri 

legenda mokvda, daiwyo usixarulo, magram namdvili 

cxovreba... 

(masalebi romanisaTvis) 

`...Tarjimanma ma iuCunma xeli mtkiced CamoarTva 

da aman nalursmi Seaxsena. Wrilobebi yrud wiwknida, 

xuTi Wriloba... yurSi kvlav is zriali edga, roca gaxelebuli 

brbo `vansais~ RrialiT eSafotisaken miaTrevda. 

aTasi xeli TiTqos nawil-nawil glejda mis sxeuls 

da Wabuks uZlurebisagan yvirilic ar SeeZlo... gonebis 

TvaliT warmoidgina, rogor ixlakneboda jvarze da 

azri maSin Cauqra, roca mexuTe lursmanma guli upova... 

axla verc ixsenebda, sizmari iyo yoveli Tu cxadi... Tarjimanma 

mam xeli rom CamoarTva, am uCveulo viTarebisaTvis 

Sesaferisi delikaturi sityva Zlivs gamoZebna: 

`megobrebad unda davrCeT, ma!~ 

SuaRame gadasuli iqneboda. varskvlavebiT moWedili 

ca Zirs Camofeniliyo. Tarjimani da misi mxleblebi 

mTis Tavze isxdnen, xelisdadeba mindorze daxvavebul 

yoresTan. 

`megobrebad davrCebiT, ma!~ _ gaimeora Wabukma. 

misi sityvebi mxolod Tarjimans esmoda. sxva gamcileblebi 

aCrdilebiviT ayudebuliyvnen, sibneles akvirdebodnen. 

mere isini saTiTaod gaecalnen yores da Wabuki marto 

darCa. 

fiqri araferze undoda. mexsiereba im wuTas gadaeketa, 

rodesac mexuTe lursmani, _ mniSvneloba ar 

hqonda, cxadi iyo yovelive Tu sizmari, _ es mexuTe 

lursmani daaWedes. rac manamde iyo, _ biografiis erTgverdiani 

furceli, _ TeTrad qaTqaTebda da Wabuki 

masze ver poulobda TariRebsa da movlenebs. 

zurgsukan wkvaramSi ikargeboda mTaTa ferdobebi. 

win, mindvris kideze tye igvergveboda. albaT, fi- 

Wvnari iyo, radgan niavs iqidan wiwvis mZafri surneli 

mohqonda. xelisdadeba mindorze dayrili es yore ki, or 

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samyaros Soris viRacas rudunebiT rom daewyo, TeTrad 

qaTqaTebda da Wabukma uneburad axla igrZno qvis sicive. 

TavSi fiqri daiZra: àq ram momiyvana?~ 

mexsiereba gaacocxla. arafris gansja ar ewada, magram 

warsulis fragmentebs fotosuraTis sizustiT aRidgenda: 

patara oTaxi, magida _ muqi yavisferi, sami tyavgadakruli 

savarZeli, Savi ferisa. magidaze sami finjani 

uSaqro Cai. erTaderT fanjaras saRamos Talxi feri afenia. 

rbil savarZelSi nebierad miwolil Wabuks Cais Tbili 

orTqli cxvirSi sasiamovnod uRitinebs. TandaTan gamodis 

tkbili buranidan, TiTqos SeorTqlil SuSaSi 

iyureba. mere sagnebi gamoikveTa da lurjkitelianis 

meCxerwveriani saxe icno. 

lurjkiteliani farisevlurad iRimeboda, xelebs 

ifSvnetda, gamWvirvale bades qsovda Tavis uCveulo 

enaze, romlis ani da bani Wabuks veranairad ver gaego. vin 

icis, ras ambobda. Tarjimani pirdapir arafers Targmnida, 

mikib-mokibviT laparakobda, TiTqos ping-pongs TamaSobso... 

agrZnobina, cas nu epotinebi, rac bedma mogiTala, imiT 

dakmayofildio... 

Wabuks araferi uTqvams, arc hqonda laparaks azri. 

lurjkiteliani mis zeviT mjdomare sxva lurjkitelianis 

naTqvams imeorebda. is kidev ufro maRla mjdomisas 

da ase manamde, sanam ierarqiis Tavamde miaRwevda qveda 

safexurze mjdomis mzera. Wabuki isedac mixvda, 

veronikas gza molivlive miraJebSi gaiTqvifa da mis nakvalevs 

verc am samyaroSi daZebnida. 

uxmod gamoemSvidoba lurjkitelians, bindian ezo- 

Si Caiseirna. alvis xeebi uCumrad Srialebdnen. viwro 

arikSi luglugiT miedineboda wyali. 

Tarjimani landiviT aedevna. sibneleSi xvneSoda, 

dabneuli iyo da ar icoda, ra eTqva. 

`rodis mivdivarT?~ _ Wabukma lurji xalaTi mWidrod 

Semoixvia, griloda... 

àmaRamve!~ _ damnaSavis kiloTi Seepasuxa Tarjimani. 

Wabuki swrafad gaSorda. 

Tarjimani mcire xans yoymanobda. mere Tavis fanzaSi 

Sevida Tadarigis dasaWerad. Ria karis win, oTaxidan 

gamosuli sinaTlis Suqze patara gogo-biWi ma tio 

da ma sio gaWimul rezinaze xtunaobdnen da wkriala xmiT 

iTvlidnen: 

ì, er, san, s, u, liu, czi, ba, cz, S... S-i, S-er, S-san...~ 

Wabuki Tavis miwurSi Sevida, sawolze TavdaRma davarda, 

baliSs Caexuta. 

`ra mindoda aq?~ _ gaifiqra. 

`ra mindoda aq?~ _ gavifiqre da pasuxis gacema 

gamiWirda... 

es iyo ukanaskneli cda. tramalebs miRma bneli udabno 

nTqavda sivrces. videqi gatexili yamiris bolos, 

nacrisfer serze da gavcqerodi cis kides, sadac cxeli 

haeris gamWvirvale livlivSi veronikas lurji aCrdili 

mifarfatebda. 

gzas kvlav daufiqreblad davadeqi, TiTqos isev 

bavSvi viyavi da pasuxi araferze momeTxoveboda. 

qviSiani beqobi gadavlaxe. mdore da farTo mdinares 

mivaRwie, vrcel udabnos rom hkveTda. mivdie mis 

napirs. tramalebis susti niavi momyveboda fexdafex Cumi 

faCuniT, wylis neli duduni mamSvidebda, SiSis grZnobas 

mifantavda. ukan-ukan ixevda horizonti da verc pirvel 

dRes davZlie sivrce, verc meores da verc mesame dRes... 

bneli da saSiSi Rame Camowveboda xolme. varskvlavebis 

mravalricxovneba gza-kvals mibnevda. sakuTari landi 

mstovariviT amdevneboda, mafrTxobda. ufro da ufro 

nakleb vawydebodi adamianis kvals da, Tumca farTo 

mdinare kvlav mexmianebofda bneli xevidan, Rameuli udabnos 

winaSe Tavs ususurad da martosulad vgrZnobdi. 

erTgan euli tirifi vnaxe. saswauli moexdina da 

qviSnarSi amosuliyo. salocavad gaexadaT udabnos iSviaT 

mgzavrebs da aTasi WinWiT moerToT. mec movifxriwe 

perangis kalTa da tots Sevabi. 

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meoTxe dRes, roca mze ukve eSveboda da cis kide 

mewamuli feriT SeiReba, satrengulacio koSks mivesalme, 

adamianTa arsebobis erTaderT niSans. CemsaviT oboli 

tura wamomixta ferxTiT, SiSisagan gaiZurwa, mec SiSi 

da martooba Sematova. 

bolo dRe saqsaulebiT mofenil velze gavatare. 

velis ganapiras mrisxane mTebi amoizidnen. maTi civi elvareba 

da sidiade yovelgvar imeds miqarwylebda. 

mainc jiutad mivabijebdi kacTmoyvareobis SecdomebiT 

danaRmul bilikze, punqtiriviT rom aCnda xe- 

SeSi balaxiT dafarul vels. ase viare is dRe, mere mTeli 

Rame da uceb, rodesac Cem win wamoimarTa mavTulxlarTebis 

dabali zRvari, mxolod wamiT Sevyoymandi. 

ukan, Ramis miRma damrCa elnaTurebiT gaCaxCaxebuli 

soflebi da qalaqebi, win ki wamoimarTa mTvaris sxiviT 

gadasudruli udabnoeTi. 

zamTris piri idga. Tovli efina. mTvaris sxivi siciviT 

msWvalavda mrume Rames. 

qancgawyvetils yinva merekeboda, aRar SemeZlo 

gaCereba. 

mere mkvdari saxli vnaxe. Tovls saxuravi Caeqcia, 

oTaxebi Caenamqra. mere meore da mesame saxli... yinva da 

Tovli Casaxlebuliyo oTaxebSi... 

gariJraJamde oriode saaTi rCeboda. `hau-u!~ _ 

Sevkivle. nuTu cocxali aravin iyo planetaze? 

`hau, hau, hau-u!..~ 

pasuxad ZaRlma Sehyefa. bneli karidan Zroxam SemomfSvina. 

Sevabije. ukuneTSi maspinZlis sikeTes davende 

da cxvris tyapuWze wamowolili sizmareTSi gadaveSvi. 

mesizmreboda gulSeWirvebuli deda, mesizmreboda 

zRvari, axlaxan rom gadavlaxe. TiTqos Tavidan 

iwyeboda momqancveli gza da saamiso Rone ukve aRar myofnida. 

`rad moxvedi?~ _ patara kaci sazamTros Seeqceoda, 

Sav Tesls pirdapir parketze yrida. cxenis kbilebi 

mxiarulad daekriWa, sarze wamocmul Tavis qalas hgavda. 

`rad moxvedi?~ _ gamimeora. sazamTros wvenSi amoTxvrili 

TiTebi tvinis saTuT xveulebSi momifaTura. 

Zilis win ki viwroTvaleba, yvrimalamozidulma 

qalma logini gamiswora da Tavis ucnaur enaze, _ vaime, 

Sviloo, _ daikvnesa. maSinRa mivxvdi, SesaZleblobis zRvars 

gadavabije, magram aqac arsad iyo veronika. 

mere zamTarma gadaiara. samxreTis cxel zafxuls 

kvlav zamTari mohyva... 

ucxo, provinciuli qalaqi. Tixis brtyelbaniani 

saxlebi. maRali zRudeebis miRma mxolod saxuravebi da 

alvaTa rigebi moCans. moedanze TeTri saxlebi da vercxlisferi 

biustebi. lurjkiteliani da lurjSarvliani 

kacebi, qalebi, bavSvebi. aRmosavluri bazari, sadac 

gatexili nali da lanCmorRveuli fexsacmelic ki iyideba. 

kino: yovelive mxolod or ferSia, Savi da TeTri... opera: 

martivi siuJeti, qali, vaJi, drakoni... ieroglifebis 

vertikaluri svetebi... yovel dilas gizgiziT amoanaTebs 

mze, mrgvali saxe aqvs, farTod iRimeba, melotze oqrosferi 

sxivebi rqebiviT ezrdeba, TiTqos dolabidan iwverebao, 

da Tvalis gasworeba Wirs... 

yovel dilas patara kaci megebeba qlesa RimiliT. 

sazamTros wveniT moTxvril TiTebs tvinSi miyofs da 

gazeTis mowinaves mCurTavs. 

èrwmune!~ _ mibrZanebs patara kaci. mis ukan, kedelze 

didi kacis suraTi hkidia: mrgvali saxe, farTo Rimili, 

oqrosferi sxivebi... 

`sad aris aq veronika?~ _ jer kidev SemrCenia cocxali 

azri. 

èrwmune, erwmune, erwmune!..~ _ CaquCiT iWedeba 

ieroglifebis sveti, magram eWvi _ cicqna Taguna, kun- 

WulSi Cacucqula da keTilsindisierad Txris Tavis 

usasrulo labirinTs, romelic, albaT, odesme rwmenis 

myar Senobas wamoamxobs... 

viswavle CxirebiT brinjis Wama, aTamde Tvla, gaWi- 

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mul rezinaze xtunva, ping-pongi... yoveldRe aguriviT 

mZime tomze vcdilob acocebas. es agurebi viRacas ukvdavebis 

saZirkvlad CauyriaT. ase, tomidan tomze mivcocav 

gzasacdenil xoWosaviT, magram rwmena ar momemata 

da maSin sasjeli mergo: sizmarSi loginidan wamomagdes, 

sizmris adamianebma sizmris brboSi Semagdes, sizmris 

mdeloze wamomaCoqes. avixede da Cem win sizmris bomoni 

aRmarTuliyo. budasaviT fexmorTxmiT ijda. farTo limonisferi 

saxe Rimilis niRabs miugavda. eSmakuri, viwro 

Tvalebi moeWuta, melotze Subebis tyesaviT mzis mogizgize 

sxivebi edga... `vansai!~ _ igriala brbom. ena Camivarda, 

xma ver amoviRe. `vansai, vansai!~ _ JamiviT moedo 

yvelas, did-patara Rrialebda da Tan eWviT miyurebdnen. 

vicodi, saSiSi iyo es mdumareba, magram Tavs Zala ver davatane. 

ver SevZeli, qedi momexara, rac ar mwamda, imaze 

melocna... viRacam gverdidan TiTi lulasaviT mataka. movixede. 

TiTebi Cemken moeSviraT da mtrulad Rrialebdnen. 

vcade gamoRviZeba, quTuToebi ver gavxseni. aTasi 

vinme damexvia, mwewdnen da mglejdnen. xma ki mainc ver 

amoviRe. maSin wamaTries, maRal eSafotze cimcim amagdes 

da iq Zelze mimaWedes... 

Zlivs gamoviRviZe...~ 

Wabuks SeaJrJola, fiqrebisagan gamoerkva... mTeb- 

Si zamTari moipareboda da ukve cioda. 

moSorda TeTr yores da fiWvebis gragnils miaSura... 

usasoo kivilma loginidan wamoagdo. mezobel rkinis 

sawolze dabmuli Tavgadaparsuli kaci RmerTs uxmobda. 

ukve ori kvira grZeldeboda ase da Wabuki vera 

da ver Seegua. kaci dilauTenia iwyebda kivils _ ò, 

alah!~ da mxolod maSin Cerdeboda, roca araqaTgamoclili 

mSfoTvare Zils miecemoda. ufals ar esmoda es 

Zaxili, Wabuks ki nervebi daawyda, Tumca sxva aravin 

aqcevda amas yuradRebas. morige eqimi Semovidoda xan- 

daxan, majiscemas gausinjavda. àra giSavs ra, buRasavi- 

Ta xar!~ _ gaexumreboda. Seuracxads ki araferi esmoda, 

monotonurad, erTferovnad uxmobda Tavis RmerTs. 

Tavdapirvelad, aq rom moiyvanes, aRSfoTda. erTi 

suli hqonda, qveynisaTvis daemtkicebina, janmrTelobas 

ar vuCivio. droze gaCumda, SiSis naWuWSi Caiketa. 

laparaki aravisTan surda. saavadmyofos nacrisfer 

xalaTSi Cacmuli napoleoni, imperatori, muhamedi, Cine- 

Tis bogdixani da ucxoplaneteli macne dinji maslaaTiT 

mimodiodnen palataSi, Wabukis moqcevas cdilobdnen, 

magram igi uxmod gaecleboda da, rac dro gadioda, ufro 

da ufri rwmundeboda, TviTonac raRac araamqveyniuri 

sulis gamovlena rom iyo. mixvda, rac sakuTari biografia 

egona, zRapris wignSi amoekiTxa. im wignSi CabeWdili 

feradi teqsti hyveboda patara biWuna Wipunaze, vinac 

frTaxatula pepelas gamoekida gvirilebiT mofenil 

velze. 

ori kviris Tavze, RamiT, moulodnelad gamoeRvi- 

Za da sawolze Camomjdari wmindani dainaxa. 

wmindani mTlad axalgazrda iyo, uwverulvaSo. 

Taflisfer TvalebSi usazRvro sinaze edga. saxis nakvTebi 

freskis angelozs miugavda. oqrosferi dalalebis 

gadaparsva cixis saavadmyofos kanonebsac ver 

gaebeda. 

upeebSi cremli edga. 

àra kac kla! _ xmadabla brZana. _ amoiRe gulidan 

RrZo, nurvisze fiqrob borots!~ 

Wabukma naZaladevad gauRima. 

`megobaro, Cemi Secdomebis gamo visjebi, Torem 

gulRrZoobas, borots, kacT kvlas veravin damwamebs!~ 

wmindani wamodga. 

`Caixede sakuTar sulSi, Rrmad Caixede!~ _ xmaSi 

Txovna gauria. dinjad gaSorda Wabukis sawols. saavadmyofos 

uxeSi xalaTi samefo mantiasaviT ecva. mis moZraobaSi 

iyo raRac amaRlebuli, zeadamianuri. 

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karTan moixeda. saucxoo, didroni Tvalebi erTxelac 

moanaTa. 

àra kac kla!~ _ bageebi odnav Searxia da gavida. 

`giJia ra!~ _ nervulad aJRerda Wabukis fiqri. 

Tvali ver daxuWa. TeTr kedelze araferi Canda da 

mzera Seibruna. gulis gulSi Caixeda, uZiro Wa aRmoaCina. 

WaSi yelgamoWrili veronika egdo. mkvlelis xelebi 

ki axla Wabukis bavSvobas miswvdenoda da axrCobda... 

sawolze wamojda. palataSi suliT avadmyofT eZinaT. 

fanjaraSi gariJraJis susti naTeba aRwevda... 

Zili sabolood daufrTxa. ijda da eloda mzis amosvlas... 

matarebeli rom Camodga, maSinRa wamoiwia. sarkeSi 

Caixeda. gulgrilad SeaTvaliera mzeraCamqrali kacis 

gamosaxuleba. Tavis asakze bevrad ufrosi Canda. gadaparsul 

Tavze axalamosuli Tma ezRarbeboda. gauparsav wvers 

aqa-iq TeTri Sereoda. 

matarebeli didxans Cerdeboda. amitomac ar aCqarebula. 

sxva mgzavrebs acala Casvla. bambura Seikra, fuTa 

aiRo. Sig sacvlebi da oriode rveuli hqonda gaxveuli, 

erTaderTi qoneba, rac Soreuli mogzaurobidan Camohyva.. 

wvimda. 

baqani ise gairbina, Tavi ar auwevia. erideboda nacnobebTan 

Sexvedrisa. 

saxli arc ise Sors iyo, magram wvima TavsxmaSi gadaizarda. 

mosacdel darbazSi grili nesti dasadgurebuliyo, 

karebidan orTqli Semodioda. 

bufetSi Seixeda. mawoni da orcxobila iyida. orcxobila 

ugemurad daReWa, arc mawvnisTvis Cautanebia 

gemo. 

wvima fanjrebs pawia nakadulebiT qselavda da Su- 

SaSi araferi Canda. 

betonis kibeze xmauriT imsxvreoda msxvili wveTebi, 

moZalebuli wyali iRvreboda TqrialiT... 

Ria karTan Seyovnda... 

karTan Sevyovndi... 

wvimas gavcqerodi... usixarulo amindi damxvda da 

es kargad esadageboda Cems guneba-ganwyobilebas. 

kibesTan manqana gaCerda. wina savarZelSi mjdomma 

mandilosanma jer qolga gamoaZvrina, mere TviTonac 

gamohyva. 

ukana kari mouTmenlad gaiRo da gogona gadmoxta. 

_ TaTuli, qolgis qveS Semomefare! 

gogonas yuradReba ar miuqcevia. wvimaSi mxiarulad 

gamoiqca. kibeze kiskisiT amoirbina, wamSi gailumpa. 

karSi SemoiWra da pirdapir dametaka. bavSvis ciskrovani 

pirisaxe miriadi gamWvirvale winwkliT dafaruliyo. 

qolgiani mandilosanic amoqloSinda. 

_ oh, Se saZagelo!.. ukacravad, batono!.. wamoeTrie 

aqeT, Se saZagelo! 

Tvali davxuWe. bavSvis pirisaxe da lurji Tvalebis 

sisvele mexsierebaSi CamebeWda. 

Tavi CavRune, kibeze daveSvi. 

ori nabijic ar mqonda gavlili, wyalma perangSi gamatana. 

gaqcevas azri ar hqonda, auCqareblad mivabijebdi 

da Tbili wvimis nakadi kiserSi Camdioda. 

verafers vxedavdi asfaltze mocekvave wveTebis 

garda. 

Tavi rom avwie, WiSkarTan videqi. 

mwvane totebSi wvima Sxuoda, Cveni saxlakis Siferze 

rakarukobda, lafaroSi Tqrialebda. 

WaWaneba ar ismoda. qaTami ver davlande ezoSi, 

ZaRls ar dauyefia. 

karze davakakune. 

zambarebi aWraWunda, bebruli kvnesa Semomesma. 

sawoli zed karTan idga da dedam, albaT, urduli 

gaswia. 

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SevaRe. 

loginze wamomjdariyo. TavSalidan WaRara buwkebi 

mouCanda. saxeze naoWi momravleboda. 

daminaxa da fexze ver wamodga. 

_ Svilo! _ esRa CaiCurCula, baliSze miesvena da 

atirda... 

9. jariskaci 

navaxSmevs gaseirneba mounda. pansionati TiTqmis 

dacarielebuliyo, gzad aravin Sexvedria. àlbaT, aq 

adre iZineben,~ _ gaifiqra papunam. TviTon ar eZineboda. 

guneba sagrZnoblad gamoukeTda, iqneb rigianad rom 

imuSava, imitom. daweriliT didad ar iyo kmayofili, magram 

TeTri qaRaldisadmi zizRi daZlia da amis Segnebam 

kmayofileba mohgvara. 

vestibiulSi TiTo-orola damsvenebeli Tu yuryutebda. 

zogi savarZelSi Tvlemda, zogi ki maslaaTiT 

iqcevda Tavs. papunam kuTxeSi carieli savarZeli SeniSna 

da iqiTken gaemarTa. Sig nebierad mokalaTda, fexebi 

moxerxebulad daawyo da fiqrs mieca. TandaTan Tvlema 

moeZala, msubuq buranSi CaiZira. 

iatakze yavarjnis kakunma gamoafxizla, saxeze xeli 

moisva. 

mis win, savarZelSi, daWrili jariskaci jdeboda. 

papunam TanagrZnobiT gauRima, ukve Tavis nacnobad 

Tvlida. 

jariskacma mzera civad moabjina. 

papunam Tavi uxerxulad igrZno, ar icoda ra eTqva, 

magram jariskaci uceb alaparakda. 

`saSineli dRe iyo!..~ 

`romeli? dRevandeli?~ _ ena daeba papunas. 

`tyvia rom momxvda...~ _ jariskacma Wrilobaze sa- 

TuTad miido xeli, TiTqos tkivilis gayuCebas cdilobda. 

papunam pasuxad veraferi moisazra, dumili amjobina. 

`sami dRe vibrZoleT... smolenskSi yofilxar?.. smolenskamde 

ver mivaRwie... qviSa, talaxi... zafxulobiT, 

albaT, kargia iqauroba, magram zafxulamde vin damacala... 

adre gazafxuli iyo, Tovli dneboda ukve da tankebi 

talaxSi efloboda...~ 

ùkve mravali weli gavida...~ _ CaurTo papunam, magram 

jariskacs naTqvami ar gaugonia. 

`vtopeT da vtopeT talaxSi... Wurvis wivili mogismeniaT?.. 

ai, gesmis, grZnob, rom giaxlovdeba, axla afeTqdeba, 

axla... versad gaeqcevi, versad daemalebi... ginda 

gaiqce, magram fexebiT talaxSi Caflulxar, ar giSvebs... 

iq, viazmasTan, gagigoniaT, albaT...~ 

`namyofi var im adgilebSi!~ _ SeniSna papunam. 

èrTgan mdinare ugra ase uxvevs, _ jariskacma 

haerSi naxevarwre Semoxaza, _ qviSiani napirebi... Tovli 

dneboda da napirebi lafad gadaiqca... mdinareze yinuli 

ukve tydeboda, fexs Sedgam da tkacani gaaqvs... eh, 

ramdeni CaixrCo...~ 

`Tqven gadalaxeT?~ 

jariskacma mzera miaciva. 

`me iq momkles! _ pirquSad warmoTqva. _ tyviam aq 

gamiara... axlac mtkiva...~ 

(ori furceli saqaRaldedan) 

`...SemdgomSi araerTxel davfiqrebulvar, TaTuli 

miyvarda Tu ara, magram pasuxi ver davZebne. martooba 

mtanjavda da mindoda gverdiT vinme myoloda. siyvaruli 

arc mixsenebia. maSin rom wamomcdenoda is fraza, 

romelsac milioni Seyvarebuli erTnairad warmoTqvams 

da yoveli maTgani fiqrobs, es sityvebi Cemi mogoniliao, 

sakuTari Tavisa da TaTulis winaSe ver viqnebodi 

marTali. magram raki erTxel gadavwyvite, Sevecade mtkice 

vyofiliyavi. 

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TaTuli ukve arc moeloda am sityvebs, mgoni, saer- 

Tod dahkargoda imedi. 

_ bolo gamocda xval gaqvs? _ sasxvaTaSorisod 

SevekiTxe. 

_ Tu gadavurCi, kurss davxurav... 

_ unda gadaurCe, xom ici, zeg moskovSi mivfrinavT, 

bileTebi ukve aviRe! 

TaTulim moulodnelobisagan xelebi gaasavsava. ase 

icoda uzomo gakvirvebis Jams. pirisaxe gausxivosnda, 

Tvalebi aucimcimda da imiT mainc viyavi bednieri, rom ase 

iolad gavaxare. xmamaRla araferi uTqvams, laparaki arc 

iyo saWiro. axla rom WoWmani daewyo, odnav mainc SememCnia 

undobloba, SiSi, Cveni qorwili, albaT, arc Sedgeboda. 

mesame dRes megobrebma aeroportSi gagvaciles. 

iyo yvavilebi, Sokoladi, Sampanuri... mere mgzavrebiT 

savse TviTmfrinavSi martoni davrCiT, erTmaneTis 

gverdiT iluminators miWeWyilni. TaTuli pirvelad mifrinavda 

da SiSnarevi sixaruliT dascicinebda Rrubel- 

Ta TeTr qaravans. me ki upiratesobis SegrZnebiT, _ ai, 

sad ikmayofilebs mamakaci pativmoyvarul vnebebs, _ 

veCiCinebodi aTas rameze. jer misi arsebobis anabana ar 

vicodi, Cemi Tavgadasavlebis nusxa ki xelisgulze gadavuSale, 

riTac Sevecade, misi dapyrobili guli erTxel 

kidev safuZvlianad damepyro. 

monislul caze mze sustad bJutavda da moskovma sigrile 

dagvaxvedra. metrom centrSi amogviyvana. 

xelixelCakidebulebma viseirneT prospeqtebsa da moednebze, 

TiTqos miznad davisaxeT ramdenime saaTSi yvela 

muzeumisa da yvela maRaziis daTvaliereba. SeRamebulze, 

roca fexebi dagvawyda, minskis vagzlis civ kedlebamde 

mivaRwieT, Caxutebulebi SuaRamemde velodeT dasavle- 

Tis matarebels. 

Zili im Rames ar gvRirsebia. raicentridan saburavebiT 

azelil gzas TviTmclelis ZaraSi Cayrilebi rom davadeqiT, 

mivxvdi, TaTuli jojoxeTSic ukan gamomyveboda. 

mdore da wynari ugras napirebze, tanwerweta fi- 

WvnarebSi mikargul sofelSi wvimisagan gaSavebul sab- 

Wos SenobasTan CamovediT. 

qviSiani orRobe CaviareT. 

velur parkSi TeTri aryis xeebi nela Srialebda. 

jariskacis vercxlisferi Zegli mdumared dahyurebda 

saflavTa borcvebs. meCxeri yvavilnari gamoexmo 

CrdiloeTis qars. 

TaTulim xelCanTidan muWa miwa amoiRo, saflavze 

mimoabnia...~ 

`me iq momkles!~ _ gaimeora jariskacma da yavarjeni 

moimarjva, wamodga. 

ìqneb mamaCems icnobdiT?~ _ miadevna papunam, magram 

naTqvami xmadabali gamouvida da jariskacs ar gaugonia, 

yavarjnis kakuniT gaecala. 

ès ucnauri pansionati!~ _ gaifiqra papunam. savar- 

Zeli odnav Seabruna. aqedan parki kargad moCanda. iq ukve 

sinaTles aqrobdnen. TiTo-orola damsvenebeli cdilobda 

sibneles gamoqceoda. 

yviTelqudiani Sveicari dagvianebulebs aCqarebda: 

`swrafad, swrafad, Torem kari iketeba!~ 

papunas fiqri kvlav jariskacs dastrialebda. 

TiTqos sadRac enaxa, albaT, Zalian adre, Soreul bavSvobaSi. 

ZmaTa saflavze Tavisi mogzauroba moagonda. iqidan 

dabrunebulma narkvevi gamoaqveyna... 

(mcire nawyveti àxalgazrda komunistSi~ 

gamoqveynebuli narkvevidan) 

`...tye mdumarea. saanZe fiWvebs niavic ar arxevs. 

rbil xavss Wreli Crdili efineba. wiwvis saamo surneleba 

kacs aTrobs. xandaxan kodala Tu daarRvevs myudroe- 

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as. ugrac mdumarea, mdorea, TiTqos arc ki miedineba. 

Tavkombala Tu aadens sust Wavls wyalmcenareebSi. aqauri 

mdinareebi sul aseTebia _ mdumareni. tyeSi uCumrad 

gawolilan, TiTqos eSiniaT, daarRvion drois auCqarebeli 

msvleloba. 

maSin, sami aTeuli wlis winaT, adriani gazafxuli 

iyo. yinuli imsxvreoda ugraSi da misi Waxani ikargeboda 

qvemexebis quxilSi. tankebi eflobodnen qviSis oTonTo- 

Si. crida Zval-rbilSi gamtani civi Jvavi. 

sikvdili Cveulebrivi iyo. 

yvelaferi SeiZleboda momxdariyo. 

iqneb ambrazuras aekra mkerdiT. amboben, germanelebma 

Sehkreso ugras napirebi. tankebi Cafleso miwaSi, 

dotebi aageso xaboze, mdinaris forsireba SeuZlebeli 

gaxadeso... 

iqneb tanks Cauvarda xelyumbarebis koniT, aafeTqa 

da afeTqda TviTonac. amboben, mteri cdilobdao, radac 

unda dasjdomoda, SeeCerebina Cveni Seteva, radgan 

viazmis placdarmis dakargviT smolensksac kargavda 

Turme... 

iqneb xeldaxel gadavidnen ieriSze, gza xiStiT gaikafes, 

magram TviTonac mtris xiStiT daiRupa... amboben, 

ugras forsirebis dros talaxSi tankebic ver gadiodnen 

da xiStiT aiReso raicentri... mteri uamravi mosres, Turme, 

TviTonac moisrneno...~ 

papunam Sublze moisva xeli, TiTqos zmaneba CamoiSora... 

diax, jariskaci ecnaura. igi bavSvobidan gamoecxada, 

kedelze Camokidebuli gacrecili portretidan 

Camovida. 

axla inana, ratom meti gulisxmiereba ar gamoviCineo. 

iqneb moenaxa sadme, yovelive gamowvlilviT gaego, 

eWvebi Seemowmebina. undoda vinmesTvis ekiTxa, magram 

viskenac gaixeda, yvela Semoecrica, gaqra. 

im mxares wavida, saiTkenac jariskaci gauCinarda. 

viwro, Cabnelebulma derefanma momrgvalebul 

darbazSi gaiyvana. darbazis kedeli uzarmazar panoramas 

eWira. zed samyaros xedi iyo gamosaxuli, kosmiuri xomaldidan 

danaxuli. 

miriadi varskvlavi moiswrafoda TiTqos yoveli 

mxridan, gugunebda, trialebda galaqtika. Soreul siRrmeebs 

TeTr laqebad aCnda sxva galaqtikebi. panoramis 

erTi bolodan meore bolosaken vercxlis fantelebiviT 

mieqanebodnen irmis naxtomis varskvlavebi. 

SuagulSi oqros mze brdRvialebda, Tvalis gasworeba 

Wirda. iqve nayvavilariviT dawinwkluli, vercxlisferi 

merkuri micucquliyo. TeTri pirbade aefarebina 

sicxisagan gaTangul veneras, pirisaxes ar aCenda. 

lurjad kamkamebda dedamiwa, cicqna mTvare TiTqos am 

lurj sarkeSi ixedeboda. sisxliviT Rvioda mrisxane 

marsi. gundi da gundi asteroidTa Saqaryinulis namsxvrevebiviT 

mimofantuliyo. yru guguniT brunavda quruSi 

iupiteri. TeTr sartyels zomavda saturni. saxedaRaruli 

dedaberiviT milaslasebda nacrisferi urani. 

macocxlebel sxivebs odnavRa ireklavda neptuni. 

plutoni inTqmeboda bnel kosmosSi, mzidan Svid miliard 

kilometrze da mis mowamlul RrublebSi mzis susti 

anarekli Tu aRwevda... 

iqve axlos, gverdiTa kedelze, papunam Rilaki Seam- 

Cnia da TiTi daaWira. 

umalve mTeli panorama gacocxlda, aivso xmiTa da 

moZraobiT. mravali cTomilidan lurji planeta gamoir- 

Ca, TandaTan gaizarda, gaizarda, mTeli kedeli daikava. 

kargad Canda TeTri Rrublebis qaravnebi da RrubelTa 

naxleCebs Soris, cisferi nisliT msubuqad dafaruli 

kontinentebi. 

mere raRac ucnauroba moxda. es uzarmazari cTomili 

TiTqos naRms waawydao, grialiT afeTqda, uTvalav 

namsxvrevebad daifanta kosmosSi da iq, sadac wuTis win 

panorama iyo gadaSlili, papunam Jangiani rkinis kari 

dainaxa. zed ewera: 

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mamaTa klubi 

saxelurs daejajgura. kari mZimed, WrialiT gaixsna. 

imwamsve zed yurTan tyviam gaiwivla. 

moulodnelobisagan adgilzeve Cacucqda, oreuli 

ki mTlad Zirs daetyepa. jer egona, Tavs mesxmiano, magram 

Soreul siRrmeSi saSineli griali da baTqabuTqi 

atyda. albaT, jobda kars moSoreboda. cnobismoyvareobam 

daaba, mere ki win ubiZga. welSi moxrili papuna, mokle 

gadarbenebiT, rogorc es filmebSi enaxa, pirdapir 

Suagul jojoxeTSi Sevarda. 

sakmaod vrcel dablobs mdore da wynari mdinare 

kveTda. SemaRlebul xabos sangrebis wyeba mihyveboda. 

Sig jariskacebi isxdnen, tyviamfrqvevisa da avtomatis 

cecxls uSendnen gaRma napirs. ufro Sors qvemexebi iyo 

Camwkrivebuli, Caxrinwuli yefiT cecxlsa da Wurvs an- 

Txevdnen. 

meore, ufro movakebul napirze tankebi mogugunebdnen, 

muxluxebiT xnavdnen atalaxebul, Sav miwas. 

Wurvi pirdapir ganapira qvemexs moxvda. rkinis namsxvrevebi, 

cecxli, adamianTa sxeulis nafleTebi haerSi 

aisrola. 

mdinaris gaRma ukve ramdenime tanki iwvoda, sxvebi 

ki jiutad mobobRavdnen. 

gaisma Soreuli yiJina. iq, tyispiras ori armia ekve- 

Ta erTmaneTs da jariskacebi xeldaxel ibrZodnen. mdinare 

wiTlad SeiReba, gvamebiT aivso. 

papunas kinaRam gulze Semoeyara. oreuli ki pirveli 

wuTidanve svel kvals tovebda, TiTqos im adgilas 

uzarmazar loqoras gaevlo. 

Tavzardamcemi wivili moisma, TiTqos haeri orad 

gaipo. papuna balaxSi Caemxo, xelebi Tavze daifara. miwa 

TiTqos gadaqanda. zurgze goroxebi da mtveri daeyara. 

ar wamomdgara, ise gaxoxda. didxans miiwevda win. 

Tavi rom aiRo, lodnarSi aRmoCnda. brZolis xmau- 

ri aqac aRwevda, magram tyvia maRla zuzunebda, papunas 

ver miswvdeboda da suli moiTqva. 

jer kidev gons ver mosuliyo. 

gorakis miRma mSenebare qalaqi gamoCnda. amweebi 

WrialiT ezidebodnen tvirTs. aTasobiT xuro da 

kalatozi aRma-daRma moZraobda xaraCoebze. aqac xmauri 

da guguni idga, magram es satvirTo manqanebis, amweebisa 

da betonsarevi danadgarebis guguni iyo. 

karga xans uyurebda am Cveulebriv da Tanac ucnaur 

suraTs. zurgsukan jer kidev ismoda brZolis Soreuli 

xmebi da qalaqis xilvam gaaoca. 

ìsini angreven, eseni aSeneben!~ _ es ufro uazro 

TamaSs hgavda, vidre realur cxovrebas. 

`rom ar aaSenon, ra unda daangrion?~ _ iqednurad 

Caiqirqila oreulma. 

papuna Sebrunda. sxva gza ar icoda da biliks ukanve 

dahyva. 

kvlav im lodnarSi Sevida. 

Tavi gamohyo. TiTqos araferi Secvliliyo. gaRmelebic 

da gamoRmelebic daundoblad anadgurebdnen 

erTimeores. 

jariskacs waawyda anazdeulad, Tavis nacnobs miamsgavsa. 

daWrili iyo, sisxli sdioda. xelSi xelyumbarebis 

Sekvra eWira. papunam dauZaxa, undoda SeeCerebina, magram 

jariskacs araferi esmoda, mTlianad omis yovlismomcvel 

Jins Seepyro. wamodga, barbaciT gaswia tankisaken. 

papuna gamoedevna, mirboda da uxmobda: 

`mama, mama!..~ 

waiborZika, qva-RorRSi daeca. 

tanki uzarmazari Canda, jariskaci ki _ erTi cicqna. 

muxluxebiT wamoimarTa foladis kolosi da mTeli 

simZimiT daaskda zevidan... 

papunas guli SeuRonda. mere TiTqos gons moego, 

magram ar axsovda, rogor gadakveTa brZolis veli, 

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ogor miaRwia rkinis karamde... 

derefanSi rom aRmoCnda, mxolod maSin wamodga. 

Tavis binamde Zlivs milaslasda... 

10. paraskeva 

loginze gauxdelad daeca, pirisaxe baliSSi Cargo. 

arafris Tavi ara hqonda. mSvidi Zili yvelafers erCivna, 

magram ruli ar ekareboda da Seecada dinjad daexarisxebina 

ucnauri STabeWdilebebi, WeSmariti axsna 

daeZebna Tavs gadaxdenili faTerakebisaTvis. amas naTeli 

goneba sWirdeboda, mis tvinSi ki yvelaferi yiraze 

idga, naazrevi logikas vera swyalobda da paradoqsebiT 

kmayofildeboda. ufro daqanca gonebaze Zaldatanebam, 

erTi azric ver miiyvana bolomde. buranSi iZireboda 

TandaTan da uSfoTvel Zils natrobda, imas ki ver xvdeboda, 

rom es natvra ukve sizmari iyo. oreulic amasve natrobda, 

mis nafiqrals imeorebda sityva-sityviT, oRond 

sakuTari gancdebis analizi mas ar ZaluZda da Tu tanSi 

Seucnobi TrTolva uvlida, mxolod imitom, dRevandeli 

STabeWdilebebidan erTaderTi gancda rom SerCa _ 

paraskevas saluqi muxlisTavebis sigrile. am erTaderT 

SegrZnebas danarCeni wareSala da papuna ZilSi rom 

CaiZira, oreuli gamoeyo mis areul sizmars, iatakze Camococda 

da saabazanosken gagorda. kanalizaciis milis 

gaswvriv xvreli amoetexa virTxas da oreuli im xvrelSi 

Cavarda. didxans mifrinavda TavdaRma da Zirs rom moadina 

Zneyva, curclis suni eca. Rrma miwisqveSeTi virTxebs 

xvrelebiT daeqsela. Zneli iyo gzis povna. oreuls 

SiSic Tan wamohyva, magram utyuari alRoTi miikvlevda 

gzas. karga xans iboriala bnel labirinTSi, virTxis curclisa 

da gamoxruli Zvlebis meti araferi Sexvedria. 

mere erTgan zonzroxa virTxa SemoefeTa. grZel kuds 

Zlivs moaTrevda. oreuli SiSisagan mTlad dailia, Tum- 

ca mas arc feri hqonda, arc suni da virTxam verc SeamCnia. 

oreulma ki bewvis nazi Sexeba igrZno da elvisuswrafesad 

win gasrialda. 

erTgan Tavi amoyo xvrelidan. ver gaarkvia vis bina- 

Si imyofeboda. sibneleSi wyvils eZina. erTi, albaT, mamakaci, 

ise xvrinavda, Wers azanzarebda, meores ki, albaT, 

qals, Tavisi mewyvilesaTvis xma Seewyo, saberveliviT 

fSvinavda. sxvagan movxvdio da ukanve CaZvra, ufro iqiT 

aiRo gezi, sadac meti xvreli itoteboda. direqtoris 

nasufrali xom ufro gemrieli iqneboda da virTxebic 

metad waetanebodnen. 

sul male uzarmazar samzareuloSi amoZvra. veeberTela 

Rumelze dawmendil-daprialebuli saZroxe 

qvabebi ewyo da nair-nairi saWmelebis suni erTmaneTs 

Sezaveboda. adikos mets aravis eqneboda amodena samzareulo 

da oreuli swrafad gacunculda, wuTSi mTeli 

bina Semoirbina, Tumca imodena iyo, oTaxebi ver daiTvleboda. 

saZile oTaxSi Ramis naTura enTo da mxolod qalis 

wynari sunTqva ismoda, TiTqos tyis msubuqi niavi cacunobso. 

oreuls guli auCqrolda. skamze Sexta, raTa ukeT 

daexeda. 

farTo sarecels naxevrad anaTebda Ramis naTura 

da Tanabari sinaTle mZinare paraskevas efineboda. misi 

lamazi Tmebi ise daRvriliyo baliSze, TiTqos calke 

cocxloben da nakaduliviT ganuwyvetliv moedinebiano. 

saxis uzado nakvTebi Zilis dros ufro srulyofili 

Canda. oreuls mxatvris mTeli niWiereba papunasaTvis 

Seetovebina, TviTon ki mxolod SiSveli vneba dahqonda 

Tan. axlac didxans ar ufiqria. skamidan Camoxta. sarecelze 

ferxTiT acocda da Tavi sabanqveS Seyo. ase gasrialda, 

kocniT ahyva fexidan. muxlebis sigrilem, 

mkvrivi muclis mxurvalebam, qalwulebrivma ZuZuebma 

mTlad aabanana da TavdaviwyebiT Caetmasna qals, TeTr 

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kiserze kbilebi daaso. gondakarguls safrTxe daaviwyda, 

magram am dros paraskevam ZilSi amoikvnesa, gverdi 

icvala da kinaRam qveS moiyolia. 

oreuli gainaba, suli gakminda. 

qals gamoeRviZa, mousvenrobam Seipyro, Tumca 

verc verafers xedavda, verc verafers grZnobda. 

sarecelze wamojda. 

`hei, ra gindoda?~ _ gaRizianebiT SeekiTxa gverdiT 

mwols. 

imas sibnele faravda da oreuls aqamde ar SeumCnevia. 

`xom ar gagiJdi, dedakaco!~ _ kbilebis ucnauri 

RrWialiT Seepasuxa adiko. 

`virTxis suni meca!~ 

`me ki adamianisa!~ _ eWvianad Tqva adikom. 

àdamians aq ra unda, im dRes mwerals rom elaparake, 

imis suni gamogyveboda!~ _ ukmayofilod gaawyvetina 

paraskevam. 

adiko wamoimarTa Cxrial-CxrialiT. sinaTlis Rilaks 

TiTi daaWira, oTaxi aabrdRviala. 

Sexeda oreulma da Tavzari daeca. 

paraskevas gverdiT, sarecelze, ConCxi wamomarTuliyo, 

sazarel ybebs axrWialebda. Tvalis carieli fosoebi 

im adgilisaTvis miebjina, sadac oreuli gaqrobas 

cdilobda. 

oreuli mTlad dapataravda, muWistola gaxda, sareclidan 

Camogorda da SeumCnevlad kvlav virTxis 

xvrelSi CaZvra. 

gadarCenis sixaruliT Tavbrudaxveuli miqroda da 

sicocxlis meti am qveyanaze araferi ewada... 

papunas gamoeRviZa. ver gaego ra xdeboda mis Tavs. 

sinaTle aanTo. fanjaraSi gaixeda, magram iq araferi Canda. 

SuSaze sakuTar gamosaxulebas Seavlo Tvali. TmagaCe- 

Cili da wvergauparsavi veraferi sanaxavi iyo. 

gaixada da isev loginSi Cawva. 

Rrma, usizmro ZilSi dainTqa. roca gamoeRviZa, sa- 

aTs daxeda, gaukvirda. is Ramec da mTeli is dRec gasuliyo. 

ninuca bebias Sevecode da imitom ar gamaRviZao, 

gaifiqra. 

ninuca bebias vaxSami magidaze gauSlia, zed gazeTi 

gadaufarebia da, albaT, `moxucTa klubSi~ wasuliyo. 

martom ivaxSma. mere saseirnod gavida. ukve derefan- 

Si gaaxsenda, rom paraskeva esizmra. arc axali gazeTebi 

hqonda wakiTxuli da biblioTekisaken gaswia. 

vestibiulamde misulic ar iyo, Cxubis xma moesma. 

mamakacis wvrili xma sayvedurebs reCitativiT afrqvevda. 

papuna biblioTekis karTan SeCerda, Cxubis xma iqidan 

gamodioda. 

ucbad kari gaiRo, uSangi gamovarda sacobiviT. 

etyoba, viRacam mourideblad ubiZga. papunas Seejaxa, 

Torem marmarilos filaqanze gaafrTxobda suls. 

`ra mogivida, megobaro?~ 

uSangi Secba. pirze naZaladevi Rimili aikra, tanisamosi 

gaiswora, sevdianad CamoSvebuli kudic Seimowma, 

xom ar momawyviteso. 

`Cxubia?~ _ kvlav SeekiTxa papuna. 

ìseTi araferi, waviborZike!~ _ Tavi moisawyla 

uSangma. 

èrTi es miTxari, TqvenTan riTi erTobian? damsveneblebs 

vaTvaliereb, arc erTi nacnobi...~ 

`samejliso blokSi mibrZandiT, Tqven, albaT, arc 

gsmeniaT samejliso bloki!~ 

biblioTekidan gamosuli xmadabali Cxubi usaSvelo 

RrialSi gadaizarda. kedlebi TiTqos Sezanzarda, 

kinaRam SuSebi CamoifSvna. 

`bozo, quCis qalo!~ _ buxunebda kaci da am sityvebs 

iseTi xma mohyva, TiTqos Jokei tyavis maTraxs atkacunebda. 

uSangi gafiTrda, caxcaxma dauara, swrafad gaSorda 

papunas, SiSisagan kudi mTlad lajebSi Seemala. 

oreuli awrialda, yovel gatkacunebaze ise SeTr- 

Toldeboda, TiTqos beWebze xvdeboda tyavis maTraxi. 

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papunam krToma damala, kars miawva da, sanam moiazrebda, 

rogor moqceuliyo, mtvris buRSi aRmoCnda, Taroebidan 

gadmoyril wignebs rom daeyenebina. 

kedelTan mSvenieri paraskeva idga. sakinZe Camoxeoda, 

qaTqaTa ZuZu mouCanda. 

direqtori adiko cofs yrida, eseselis kitelze 

Rilebi aswyvetoda, ofli xviTqad gadmosdioda, xelSi 

sampiri maTraxi eWira, Seubraleblad utylaSunebda da 

Rrialebda: 

`bozo, quCis qalo!~ 

qali xmas ar iRebda. erTi kvnesac ar dascdenia. 

CaSretili Tvalebi sivrcisaTvis miepyro. 

mxolod erTxel gaxsna bage, erTaderTi sityva miugdo: 

`cvedani!~ 

adikom Tavze xeli itaca, iatakze dajda, bavSviviT 

azluqunda. 

qals bage zizRiT moexaza, kedels moswyda, atirebul 

kacs auara. 

papunam ar icoda ra eTqva, Tvals ver aSorebda qalis 

moSiSvlebul sxeuls, zolebad damCneul namaTraxevs. 

adikom tirili ucbadve Sewyvita. kvlav iatakze 

ijda da brazisagan ibereboda. male uzarmazar kasrs daemsgavsa 

da kiteli Semoaskda. 

papuna SekrTa, am gigantis aboboqreba saSiSi unda 

yofiliyo. 

adikom ki adliani cxvirsaxoci daaZro, cxviri xmauriT 

moiwminda, wuTSi daiSrita, patara maimuns daemsgavsa. 

bewviani, gamxdari xelebi papunasaken gaiwoda, CitiviT 

Caiwkvitina: 

ùTxari ra, Sen mainc uTxari!~ 

`morCi erTi!~ _ mkacrad mouWra qalma. Camoxeuli 

sakinZe aiwia, meore xeli papunas gamosdo mklavSi da 

gverdiTa karisaken gaitaca. 

papuna ukan-ukan ixedeboda, nabijs iTrevda. 

adiko isev ise ijda, Tvalebs ifSvnetda, Tan raRacas 

uTavbolod burtyunebda. male im adgilas nacrisferi 

kvamli datrialda, aqanavda. 

amasobaSi papuna qalma gverdiTa karSi gaaTria da 

bnel gvirabSi aRmoCndnen. kaci miendo qalis xels. 

mklavze grZnobda mkvrivi, cxeli ZuZus Sexebas da goneba 

ebindeboda. 

ucbad ganaTda. isini papunas oTaxSi aRmoCndnen. 

SiSnarevi mRelvarebisagan kacs muxlebi uTrToda. 

oreuls ki guli SeuRonda da gons ver modioda. 

qalma xmadabla Caicina, TiTqos eJvanma gaiwkaruna. 

`rogor daviRale~, _ niaviviT waiCurCula, savar- 

ZelSi nebierad miesvena. 

papuna karamde Zlivs mivida, ninuca bebiam ar Semomiswroso, 

gasaRebi gadaabruna. 

roca Semotrialda, qals ukve Rrma ZiliT eZina. mo- 

Riavebuli, qaTqaTa mkerdi msubuqad aud-Caudioda. 

dafxrewili kabidan urcxvad gamofenili SiSveli siTe- 

Tre Tvalsa Wrida. swori fexebi ise gaeSxvarTa, kacs 

ZalRonis daZabva mouxda, raTa mzera moeridebina. wyali 

daisxa. civma wyalma mcired daacxro da axla ukve 

rcxvenoda Tavisi mRelvarebisa. 

TviTonac savarZelSi Cajda, Tvals aridebda macdur 

xats, Tan ki uCumrad Semoparul Zils ebrZoda. 

usaSvelod gaiwela bneli Rame. 

nadiris Rmuili esmoda saidanRac. TiTqos fanjrebqveS 

dadioda sazareli urCxuli da sisxlgamyinavi xmiT 

yioda. am saSinel bgerebs ucbad sasowarkveTili kivili 

daerTo da papunas gamoeRviZa. 

marto iyo. 

cis kideze kvlav amodioda muStistola, wiTeli mze... 

fiqridan verafriT amoigdo. loginidan wamodgoma 

Seezara. iwva TvaldaxuWuli. mexsierebis asparezze 

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kvlav da kvlav warmoesaxeboda paraskevas mSvenieri nakvTebi. 

rcxvenoda am arcTu wminda zmanebisa, magram 

Tavi verafriT daeRwia tkbili tyveobidan. qalis saluqi 

siTeTre da harmoniuli sisavse gonebas ubindavda. 

isev da isev axsendeboda samosidan urcxvad gamofenili, 

warmtaci sacduri da ar icoda, riTi daeTrguna mwveli 

vneba. fiqriT TaTulisac miswvda, magram am dros 

colis gaxseneba urcxvobis niSani ufro iyo da sindisma 

gaawama. 

moulodnelad telefonma dareka. sawolis TavTan, 

Jurnalis magidaze idga aparati. 

`gZinavs, Zamiko?~ _ adikos Caxrinwuli xma umal 

icno. 

`ho, dilis Zili gamitkba!~ _ naZaladevi mxiarulebiT 

Seepasuxa. 

`xom ar moiwyine?~ 

`TandaTan veguebi!~ _ icrua. 

`guSin me da Cemi meuRle cotaTi wavkinklavdiT...~ 

ùbralo xumrobad CavTvale!~ _ TvalTmaqcoba 

arCia papunam. 

`Cven ukve SevrigdiT da axla Caize gepatiJebiT... 

msaxuri gamogigzavneT!~ 

sanam uars moaxerxebda, telefoni dadumda. 

sawolidan wamoxtoma Zlivs moaswro. kedeli im 

adgilas gaixsna, saidanac wuxel papunam da paraskevam 

SemoaRwies. axla iqidan uSangi gamocunculda. kuds gametebiT 

aqicinebda da Tumca cdilobda, sixaruli gamoexata, 

saxe mainc Camostiroda. virTxis suni sdioda da 

papunam zizRi igrZno. 

`gaaCere es kudi, ras aqicineb netavi!~ _ gulmosulad 

uTxra. 

uSangma farisevlurad CaixiTxiTa da kudi ufro 

swrafad aamoZrava. 

gvirabSi or nabijze mohyveboda. sibneleSi, fexis 

xmis nacvlad, TaTebis fafuki baTquni ismoda da aqamde 

mZinare oreuli gamoerkva, awrialda, safrTxe dalanda. 

papunam Tavi moiToka, mRelvareba odnavadac ar dastyobia. 

icoda, uSangis sulSi mxolod patara mxecunas ipovida, 

amitom Sig Caxedvas ar daxarbebia. 

winaTgrZnobam ubiZga. bnel mosaxvevSi ucbad motrialda 

da naxtomisaTvis gamzadebuli uSangi zed gadaawyda. 

papunam uxmod CabRuja, kedels miakra. uSangi 

sust winaaRmdegobas uwevda da sacodavi, moguduli Cxavili 

aRmoxda. 

`gamiSvi, metkina!~ 

papunas Sercxva, ar egona egzom susti Tu iqneboda. 

`meorejer mifrTxildi!~ 

`paraskevas moeSvi ra, _ awuwunda uSangi, _ qalebis 

meti ra yria, samejliso bloki savsea!~ 

papunam araferi upasuxa. 

gza uxmod ganagrZes. gvirabis bolos uSangma 

mklavze mouTaTuna. 

àr gamce, Torem daviRupebi!~ 

papunam mxrebi aiCeCa. kari SeaRo da darbazSi aRmoCnda. 

paraskeva da adiko spilos Zvlis momcro magidas 

usxdnen. zed tkbileuli da ramdenime boTli Sampanuri 

ewyo. qals sadedoflo kaba uxdeboda. Tavze Zvirfasi 

TvlebiT mooWvili gvirgvini edga. adikos bakenbardebi 

Camoezarda, xSiri, WaRara ulvaSebi moergo. tanze ise- 

Ti forma ecva, generalsa da Sveicars Soris sadavo rom 

gaxdeboda. 

uSangma kari mixura, papuna ki magidas dinjad miuaxlovda. 

adiko wamodga. mtkavela fexebze idga, taniT ki 

mainc papunaze maRali Canda. xeli rom CamoarTva, iseTi 

civi hqonda, papunas TiTebi msubuqad moeyina da mere malulad 

isresda. 

paraskevamac gamouwoda Tavisi lamazi xeli. papuna 

zed eambora da am dros adikos boroti mzera igrZno. 

direqtors araferi uTqvams, Sampanuris boTli 

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xmauriT gaxsna, Wiqebi Seavso. 

uxmod Sesves. saubari ar gamosdiodaT. papunam gadawyvita, 

rac SeiZleba TavdaWerili yofiliyo, yoveli 

sityva gamoezoma. maspinZlebic Tavs ikavebdnen zedmeti 

laparakisagan. adiko fiqrSi CaZiruliyo, paraskeva 

ki momajadoeblad iRimeboda. 

`Svili gyavT?~ _ ikiTxa adikom. 

kiTxva mWaxed gaisma da moulodneli iyo papunasa- 

Tvis, radgan safrTxes sul sxva mxridan moeloda. 

pasuxad Tavi gaaqnia. axla ifiqra, iqneb yoveli misi 

sawuxari amisganaa. Wyoniebis sisxlSi gamjdari instinqti 

ujanydeboda uSvilobas. 

`Svili kargia, _ sevda daeufla adikos, _ me rom 

biWi myavdes...~ 

`daiwyo axla wuwuni, _ ukmayofilod gaawyvetina 

qalma, _ ucxosi mainc mogeridos!~ 

èh, patara adiko rom myavdes, godora biWi, mokle 

fexebze rom dabajbajebs...~ 

papuna gaocebuli usmenda. kidev ufro gaocda, adikos 

TvalSi cremli rom SeniSna. 

melanqolia gadamdebi aRmoCnda da samive dadumda. 

adikom TavisTvis daisxa. stumris sasmisi daaviwyda. 

papunam axlaRa SeamCnia kuTxeSi jariskacebiviT 

Camwkrivebuli Sampanuris carieli boTlebi. 

`TaTulis ar eCqareboda, _ uneblieT Tavi imarTla, 

_ jer umaRless davamTavrebo, axalgazrdebi varT, 

moveswrebiTo...~ 

`yuradRebas nu miaqcev! _ xelze xeli nazad daado 

paraskevam. _ simTvraleSi sevdiani xdeba, cremlad iRvreba...~ 

adikom colis naTqvams yuri ar aTxova. erTi Wiqac 

gadakra da Tavi magidaze mido. 

àba, esaa cxovreba? CemisTana qali am yaCaRis xel- 

Si...~ _ gaixumra paraskevam da xeli mouWira. 

papunas TiTqos denma dauarao, TrTolva Zlivs Seikava, 

magram adikos ridi mainc SerCa. 

àwi karga xans ver gamoiRviZebs. iqneb gvecekva?~ 

paraskeva dauzareblad wamodga, kuTxisaken gaemarTa. 

iq, magidaze, magnitofoni idga da klaviSs TiTi 

daaWira. Canaweri cotaTi moZvelebuli aRmoCnda, magram 

papunasaTvis sul erTi iyo. 

qals welze xeli mohxvia, auCqareblad amoZravda. 

paraskeva aetmasna, Caexuta, Tavi mkerdze miado da 

am dros misi Tmebi CanCqeriviT gadmoiRvara. kacma saxe 

TmebSi Camala, misi grili silbo agiJebda. qalis drekadma 

welma, mkvrivma ZuZuebma, muxlebis macdurma xaxunma 

wonasworoba daakargvina. 

uZlevel vnebas Seepyro papuna da mzad iyo wuTieri 

netarebisaTvis samyaro gaeCuqebina. 

am dros adikom xvrinva amouSva da papuna gons moego. 

`sacodavi, ise unda bavSvi~, _ Tavi aiRo paraskevam, 

kacs kiserze mklavebi SemoaWdo, TvalebSi Caxeda. 

qalis quTuToebSi maradiuli sibere Canda da papunam 

safrTxe igrZno, Tumca jerac ver ganeWvrita, ranair 

xafangs ugebdnen. mixvda, es mSvenieri sxeuli da 

norCi saxe safari iyo, raic ucvlel da unayofo materias 

faravda, radgan mxolod cvalebadi moiRebs nayofs. 

TaTuli daudga Tvalwin. colis saxeze, albaT, meti 

naoWi daiZebneboda, magram im yamirze jer kidev amovidoda 

mwvane jejili, aq ki udabnos cxeli qviSis mets verafers 

ixilavda. 

zed zRurblze SeCerda. imis iqiT oTaxi iyo da TeTri 

sareceli ixmobda. 

paraskeva mklavze Caafrinda, mRelvarebiT Seexvewa: 

`maCuqe Svili!~ 

àra! _ mtkiced moWra papunam, qalis xeli moiSora. 

_ Cems Svils jer iq ar ucxovria, mwvane sanaxebSi!~ 

Sebrunda da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa. ukan ar mouxedavs, 

magram grZnobda, adikos boroti mzera zurgs 

uburRavda. 

kari TavisTavad gaiRo. mis ukan uSangi atuzuliyo. 

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sixaruls ver malavda. kuds gametebiT aqicinebda. 

àqeT!~ _ grZeli derefnisaken aniSna. papunas misda uneburad 

Seebrala uimedod Seyvarebuli ymawvili, rbil 

bewvze gadausva xeli. uSangi wamiT gaitruna, ucbad kar- 

Si gasxlta da miixura. 

papuna gvian mixvda, labirinTis dasawyisSi rom 

idga... 

11. labirinTi 

karis gaReba arc ucdia. xafangi raki daixura, aqedan 

Tavis daRweva arc ise ioli iqneboda. amitom mihyva grZel 

derefans. swori, TeTrad SefeTqili derefani male daitota. 

arsad naTura ar ekida, arc kari aCnda da arc sarkmeli, 

Tanabari, mSvidi sinaTle ki idga. gzis gasayarTan wamiT 

Seyoymanda, ar icoda romeli erTi aerCia. sadme mainc xom 

gamiyvanso, ifiqra da instinqts miendo, saiTkenac ukarnaxa, 

iqiT gaswia. derefnebis gauTavebeli xlarTi iklakneboda, 

tydeboda, erTurTs kveTda, itoteboda. zogi 

derefani yru kedliT mTavrdeboda, zogic wreze atarebda, 

saidan gamovida, kvlav iqiTken abrunebda. 

karga xans dadioda ase. araqaTi gamoelia. mwvave 

SimSili igrZno. nebisyofas mouxmo, SiSs ar unda miscemoda, 

magram dafeTebul oreuls ver moeria, gausxlta, 

brmad exleboda kedlebs, zed iCeCqveboda, mTlad 

daekarga goni. suli exuTeboda, haeri ar hyofnida, TiTqos 

es vrceli, dResaviT ganaTebuli derefnebi yovelmxriv 

dagmanuli yofiliyos. 

`laCari!~ _ TavisTavs miusaja papuna Wyoniam. 

sulis mosaTqmelad Seyovnda. civ kedels mieyrdno 

zurgiT. Tvali daxuWa. yovelive unda aewona, gonebiT 

Caswvdomoda, magram imedismomcemi veraferi moiazra. 

Tvali gaaxila. mis win, iatakze virTxa Cacucquliyo 

da Semoscqeroda TvalebiT _ wvrili mZivebiT. 

papunam fexi daubakuna. virTxa zantad Sebrunda. 

dinjad mihqonda msuqani, TamTama sxeuli, grZeli kudi 

misTrevda. 

gza ganagrZo. virTxa daaviwyda. erTferovan derefnebs 

akvirdeboda, raTa maTs ganlagebaSi ramenairi 

kanonzomiereba aRmoeCina. 

erTgan gverdiT gauxvia da SeZrwunebuli ukanve 

gamovarda. mosaxvevSi gvami egdo da virTxebi miseodnen. 

sirbiliT gaSorda im saSinel adgils. sakmao man- 

Zili gairbina da maSin moixeda. kvlav is pirveli virTxa 

dainaxa. iqneb is arc iyo, magram wvrili TvalebiT zustad 

imnairad uyurebda. virTxa mis kvalze mocunculebda, 

arc uaxlovdeboda, arc CamorCeboda. papuna rom Se- 

Cerda, isic SeCerda, roca daiZra, isic gamoedevna. 

fexs auCqara papunam. unda gascloda mdevars. 

maincdamainc ras dauSavebda erTi virTxa, magram 

weRandelma suraTma dazafra, mosalodnel safrTxes miaxvedra. 

gadamkveTi derefnidan im virTxas meore dauamxanagda 

da axla orni mocunculebdnen Cumi wripiniT. 

mere maT mesame daemata, meoTxec... 

ise sawyaloblad wripinebdnen, TiTqos raRacas 

SesTxovdnen... 

papuna gaiqca. ramdenjerme gamoxrul ConCxs waawyda, 

arc Seyovnebula, zed gadaevleboda da isev garboda. 

erTgan fexic ki wamohkra. ConCxi daifSvna, mtvrad 

iqca. papuna kinaRam waiqca, magram Tavi Seimagra da isev 

gaiqca. 

oreuls SiSisagan guli SeuRonda, aqoSinebul papunas 

uWirda misi Traqva, magram arc virTxebis sajijgnad 

emeteboda. 

ukan ar ixedeboda. derefans avsebda pawia fexebis pakapuki, 

Txovnagareuli wripini. xvdeboda, auracxeli virTxa 

mosdevda fexdafex da gaCereba arafriT SeiZleboda. 

igrZno, patara mxecis drunCi Seexo quslze, fex- 

104 105

sacmlis lanCi mousinja kbilebiT. 

papunam ukanaskneli Rone daZaba, raTa gaeswro da 

yru kedels waawyda... 


`...Ramis cvla or saaTze iwyeboda. Wabuki cdilobda 

waZineba mainc moeswro da adre wveboda, magram am 

dros Zili ar modioda, yvela safiqrali erTbaSad moawveboda. 

Zvel gatacebebze fiqri karga xania Sewyvita. 

Tavisi bavSvuri faTerakebi axla sxvanairad eCveneboda, 

igi ufro wignSi wakiTxul bundovan Tavgadasavlebs 

agonebda. sabolood darwmunda, verasodes ipovida, 

rasac eZebda. amitomac misi goneba im yoveldRiurisa da 

Cveulebrivis irgvliv trialebda, rac adamianTa umravlesobis 

ZiriTadi safiqralia: unda emuSava, magram ise, 

weli rom ar moewyvita, janmrTeloba isedac sakmarisad 

Seelaxa da dRegamoSvebiT poliklinikis axalgazrda 

eqTani gawafuli xeliT vitamin b-12-s ukeTebda. oRond 

is iyo, Tu Tavs daizogavda, did xelfass aravin miscemda 

da am winaaRmdegobas veraferi wamali ver moxsnida. 

xandaxan fiqriT nakleb merkantilur sferos gadaswvdeboda. 

xom unda hqonoda mis arsebobasac mizani, 

cxadia, ara iseTi grandiozuli, camde asuli, rasac bavSvobis 

ocnebebi kvebavda, magram mTlad umizno arsebobis 

gamarTleba ar SeeZlo. amitom airCia yvelaze umtkivneulo 

saSualeba, erTgvari xidi bavSvobidan momavalSi 

_ umaRlesi saswavlebeli, ramac yofierebas 

azri misca... saRamo skolis mosawyeni gakveTilebi arTmevda 

ZilisaTvis gankuTvnil mcire drosac. mis yofil 

Tanaklaselebs umaRlesi ukve moeliaT, inJinrebad, 

direqtorebad, mmarTvelebad, kabinetebis tyavgadakrul 

savarZlebSi isxdnen. msubuqi manqanebi, zomieri 

Ripi _ niSani solidurobisa da myari sazogadoebrivi 

mdgomareobisa _ maTs keTilganwyobas met wonas aZlev- 

da: `rava xar, jigaro, ewevi cxovrebis Wapans?~ diax, 

lakadis Ziras gaSenebul dabaSi eweoda Wapans. saerTo 

sacxovreblis civ oTaxebs Sekedlebuls kvlav martooba 

RrRnida da uCumrad mihqonda Tavisi xvedri _ muSaoba, 

skola, Zili... 

Ramis cvlamde kidev iyo dro, magram Zili ar modioda. 

kedlisaken Sebrunebuli Wabuki cdilobda fiqri ganedevna. 

dRevandeli gakveTilis teqsti aekviata. es gakve- 

Tilebi Rimils ufro hgvridnen. maswavlebeli damfrTxali 

Sehyurebda, raime sisuleleSi ar gamomiWiroso. axalgazrda 

maswavlebeli asakiT umcrosi iyo, Tvali gaTxovebaze 

eWira da cdilobda Tavi gamoeCina. Wabukis 

gawafuli smena umalve aRnusxavda cru JReradobas, 

razec oreuli qirqilebda, magram Wabuks bunebrivi 

TavSekaveba ar Ralatobda da mSvidi, ufro ki sevdiani, 

TvaliT Sehurebda maswavlebels, am dros ki fiqrs 

qrestomaTiuli WeSmaritebebidan miRmur samyaroSi gadahyavda. 

oreuli aq aetmasna, biblioTekaSi. wignis Taroebs 

Soris, viwro gasasvlelSi idga da erTmaneTs gverdi ver 

auqcies. Wabuki ra wignsac eZebda, oreuls eWira xelSi da, 

Tumca ukuRma, mainc gulmodgined Cahkirkitebda. Wabukma 

interesi igrZno, oRond arc ise Zlieri, rom uxilavi 

zRude gadaelaxa. oreulmac Tvali Seavlo, zedmeti cnobismoyvareoba 

arc mas gamouvlenia, wamiT ganaskvuli Zafi 

umalve gawyda, orive sakuTar interesTa wreSi Caiketa. 

meore Sexvedraze oreuli alaparakda. pirvelive 

sityvebi TiTqos aRmoCena iyo, radgan Sexebis mravali 

wertili ipoves. isini tyupiscalebiviT hgavdnen erTmaneTs, 

magram Wabukma ver gaiazra, or eleqtrons Sei- 

Zleba sxvadasxva muxti hqondes _ dadebiTi da uaryofi- 

Ti. macduri gulubryvilobiT nabij-nabij uaxlovdeboda 

oreuli da Wabuki gons rom moego, ukve gviani iyo, 

oreuli ukve masSi saxlobda. Tavisi yoveli kapilari Wabukis 

kapilarisaTvis SeeerTebina da ise moxerxebulad 

106 107

ikvebeboda, Wabuks tkivilis SegrZneba arc dahbadebia. 

axla oreuls eZina. yovelTvis Wabukze adre iZinebda. 

misi fSvinva marto Wabuks esmoda da TviTon Zili 

utydeboda. uZiloba awamebda, Tavbrus axvevda. xandaxan 

ise gamoiTiSeboda, mis magier gare samyarosTan oreuli 

amyarebda urTierTobas. is ki wvrilman Ralats iyo 

Cveuli. Wabukis bunebas sul sxvanairad warmosaxavda, 

sikeTes RvarZlad warmouCenda. mere, saqme saqmeze rom 

midgeboda, TviTon sadRac kunWulSi miimaleboda da 

msajulTa winaSe Wabuks datovebda bodiSebis arcTu 

mdidari maragiT. 

am fiqrSi Zili marTlac wamoepara. raRacnair qaotur 

sizmarSi CaiZira, saidanRac oreuli Tavs Sveloda 

da miwier vnebaTa dasakmayofileblad sadRac miipareboda: 

eZebda Sromis wil sizantes, sulis wil _ nugbar tkbileuls, 

siyvarulis wil _ siZvas... Wabuki cdilobda daeTrguna 

oreuli, magram nebisyofa ar hyofnida da xSirad 

TviTon marcxdeboda. 

manqanis gugunma gamoafxizla, zed yurisZirTan 

moasignala. daretianebuli wamovarda. wamwamebi dawebeboda 

da Tvalis gaxela uWirda. brmad afaTurebda 

xels, Cumad icvamda, raTa daRlili amxanagebisaTvis 

Zili ar daefrTxo... 

bneli Ramidan gamovardnili civi qari ekveTa, kinaRam 

kalTa Semoaxia, saxeze susxi Seatova. Wabuks ver 

moeria da saxuravze avarda, iq sanaxevrod moglejili 

Tunuqi aabaTquna. 

patara, Zveleburi gamoSvebis avtobusi morCilad 

TuxTuxebda da Ramis cvlis muSebi misken garbodnen. 

bolo skamze dajda da oreulma umalve ZilquSSi 

CaiTria. 

Tvali rom gaaxila, avtobusi bneli xevis Tavze 

micocavda. qveviT uCinari enguris Sxuili amodioda. manqanis 

farebi sibnelidan itacebda asfalts, mTis morRveul 

ferds, obol, teqnikis moZalebiT daCagrul naZvebs... 

mere win gaielva. sadRac SemduRebeli muSaobda da 

TeTri cecxli kaSkaSebda, naperwklebs fantavda. 

kaSxalis dasaxlebis finuri kotejebi zed wylispiras 

iyo Camwkrivebuli. 

betonis qarxanaSi gugunebda betonmzeli danadgarebi, 

neli, Tanabari zuzuniT moZraobda transportiori... 

gvirabis uzarmazari TaRi ucabedad gamoikveTa. 

mTis gulisaken SeWriliyo uzarmazari paralelopipedi. 

Wabuki mudam erTnairi ganwyobiT uaxlovdeboda gvirabs, 

TiTqos sakuTari fexiT Sedioda leviaTanis xaxaSi...~ 

papunam ukanaskneli Rone daZaba, raTa gaeswro da 

yru kedels waawyda. 

Tavzardacemuli Semotrialda. 

mTeli derefani, sanam Tvali gaswvdeboda, virTxebis 

laSqars daefara, erTmaneTze gadmodiodnen, igorglebodnen, 

papunasaken moiwevdnen. 

azri gawyda. sxeulma SegrZneba dakarga. sasicocxlo 

energia muStiviT SeekumSa. aRSfoTebiT wamoimarTa, 

wuTic da daereoda sazizRar arsebaTa gorgals da uceb 

gverdiT kedeli gaixsna. 

àqeT!~ _ mklavze mohqaCa patara veronikam. kaci 

erTi naxtomiT kedels miRma gadavarda da gogonam kari 

swrafad migmana. 

sigiJis zRvarze misuli papuna Wyonia Zirs daemxo, 

mis win Cacucqul veronikas bavSvurad gamxdar muxlis- 

Tavze akoca. 

àde, viCqaroT!~ _ veronikam xeli gamouwoda da 

papuna morCilad mihyva Tavis mxsnels. jerac muxlebi 

ukankalebda, saocar sisustes grZnobda, guli ereoda. 

saSiSroeba TiTqos aRar Canda, magram SiSi mainc ar tovebda. 

labirinTis TeTrad gaqaTqaTebul kedlebs miRma 

miriadi mxecunas fuTfuTi elandeboda. oreuli mTlad 

gadairia. isteriulad qviTinebda, imdeni cremli 

108 109

Rvara, papunas guli Tbil abazanaSi CaiZira. 

TandaTan damSvidda da axlaRa SeaTvaliera gogona. 

siarulis dros mxolod mis profils xedavda. pirisaxe 

erTxelac ar Semoubrunebia, win iyureboda, raTa 

gzas ar ascdenoda. profilSi ki gansakuTrebuli TiTqos 

araferi iyo. magram papunam igrZno, mozardis am saxes 

raRacnairi saTuTi, Tbili Suqi efina, igi asxivebda Sinagan 

silbos, gulubryvilo, bavSvur sikeTes, misi nakvTebis 

metyveli harmonia damuxtuli iyo sinaziTa da 

wauryvneli siyvaruliT. 

odnav win gaswrebuli gogonas arseba bevrad Sors 

iyo misgan, vidre es manZili, da papunam icoda, ukve veraferi 

gadalaxavda asakis, drois, epoqaTa ufskruls, 

rasac es aTiode santimetri itevda. 

erTaderTi, gogonas pawia xeli gamxdariyo misi sakuTreba. 

im wuTidan, rac veronikam xeli gamouwoda, papunam 

TiTqos miisakuTra igi, TiTqos daido usityvo SeTanxmeba. 

papunas inteligenturi, gamxdari xeli axla 

mWedlis msxvil TaTs hgavda, romelSic mTlianad Camaluliyo 

veronikas lbili da nervuli TiTebi da papunas 

sulSi TandaTan izrdeboda eniT uTqmeli netareba, ris 

gamoc sircxvili awvalebda, oreuli ki SigadaSig borotad 

aqilikebda. 

labirinTi ufro da ufro daixlarTa. uamravi derefani 

kveTda erTimeores da yoveli maTgani erTnairi 

iyo. 

papunas Tavgza aebna da usityvod, morCilad mindoboda 

bavSvis sust xels. 

uxmod midiodnen. mTel gzaze veronikas araferi 

uTqvams im ori sityvis garda, _ ade, viCqaroTo, _ papuna 

sicocxlisaken rom moabrunes. 

gogona Tamamad miabijebda. erTi ar SeCerebula, 

erTxelac ar Seyoymanebula, ar auwon-dauwonia, misma 

Tavdajerebulobam papunas ganumtkica rwmena gadarCenisa. 

kars moulodnelad waawydnen. derefani am adgilas 

mkveTrad uxvevda da TeTr kedelSi Casmuli kari Sav 

laqad aCnda. 

oreulma `vaSa!..~ _ ikivla, saxelurs daejajgura. 

papunamac angariSmiucemlad xeli uSva veronikas, kars 

mivarda. 

kari TiTqos advilad emorCileboda, susti Wriali 

gamosca. 

àr SeiZleba!~ _ veronikam mklavze Seaxo xeli. 

papunam moxeda. wamiT daviwyeboda Tavisi mxsneli, 

TviTgadarCenis instinqts xazi gadaesva madlierebis 

grZnobisaTvis. 

Sercxva, galaxuli bavSviviT xelebi CamouSva. 

àr SeiZleba, _ gaimeora veronikam, _ iq mecxre 

blokia!~ 

pirvelad Sexeda papunam, pirvelad gauswora Tvali 

da mzera zed SerCa. 

Tavs Zala daatana, raTa Tvali moeridebina. 

oreuli uxiagad qirqilebda, `Sens mawaks Sexede, Zmobilo, 

WaRara imdeni gaqvs, Savi Tma calobiT daiTvleba...~ 

veronikas gamowvdili xeli kvlav aiRo da pirvelad 

maSin gaiazra Tavisi mdgomareobis mTeli tragizmi. 

`netavi im virTxebs SeveWame!~ _ guljavrianad miugdo 

oreuls... gaisusa oreuli, mas sicocxle yvelafers er- 

Civna... 

kars did manZilze gaSordnen, roca labirinTis 

mdumarebaSi Soreuli guguni SemoiWra... 


`...gvirabis uzarmazari TaRi ucabedad gamoikveTa. 

SesasvlelTan betonsatumbi danadgari idga da TviTmclels 

Zara zed gadaeyudebina. brigadiri mZRols eCxubeboda, 

betoni ukve Sekrulia da danadgari ver gadatumbavso. 

`mananis fafasaviTaa, rogor ver gadatumbavs!~ _ 

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irwmuneboda mZRoli. 

yayani ukve zedmeti iyo. 

Wabukma niCabs daavlo xeli, Zaraze acocda, narCenebi 

unda Camoexveta. 

amuSavda satumbi danadgari, Tujis milebSi tumbavda 

Txevad betons. 

ganifanta Zili, sadRac gaqra akviatebuli fiqri. 

Wabuki muSaobis ritmSi CaerTo... 

raxraxebs betonsatumbi, dagadugi gaaqvs dguSebs, 

danadgari guguniT midenis betons Tujis milebSi... modian 

da modian TviTmcleli manqanebi, moaqvT axladSezelili 

betoni... 

TiTqmis weliwadi gavida, rac aq muSaobs... 

`TiTqmis weliwadi gavida, rac aq vmuSaob. siymawvilis 

faTerakebma janmrTeloba Semiryies, magram daxl- 

Tan dgomas mainc es farTo niCabi varCie. lukmas veravin 

damayvedrida. sakuTar sindisze vlaparakob, Torem vin 

myavda damyvedrebeli. 

miWirda ki!.. kidev kargi, Tu danadgari gamarTulad 

muSaobda. Tujis milebSi betoni xvneSiT miiwevda win da gvirabis 

gumbaTze isxmeboda. iq ki, xaraCoebSi gamokidebulni, 

vibratoriT vasworebdiT. aparatis vibrirebisagan gulmuceli 

memRvreoda, magram niCbiT muSaobas mainc jobda. 

im Rames danadgarma gauCereblad sami saaTi imuSava. 

mcire Sesvenebaze kacebi qvebze Camosxdnen da xmadabla 

musaifobdnen. me ki, aTiode wuTiT, zed wylis piras, 

lodze wamovweqi, elnaTurebis Suqze alaplapebul 

wyals Cavacqerdi. quxili gahqonda kldeSi Seviwroebul 

mdinares. Cqeralebi awydeboda napirs. haeri itacebda 

uCinar winwklebs da pirze mapnevda... am aTma wuTma 

damasvena. betonsatumbs rom mivubrundi, brigadiri igineboda. 

umal mivxvdi, rac moxda, xsnars msxvili qva Sehyva 

da betonsadeni sadRac gaiWeda. 

rkinis ketiT mivabijeb betonsadenis gaswvriv da 

vuraxuneb. iqneb daiZras is oxeri! an iqneb iseTi xma ga- 

mosces, migvaxvedros, sadac uWirs. maSin salteebs gavxsniT, 

TqeSiT gadmoiRvreba betoni. maRali wnevis haers 

SevuSvebT da narCensac gamoxvetavs milidan. ase Tu ar 

moxda, dro gadis, betoni blanti xdeba, ikvreba. iwyeba 

mZime da umaduri saqme! saTiTaod vxsniT salteebs, wamovayiravebT 

Tujis milebs da rkinis joxebs vurtyamT, 

vinZlo gaWedili, ukve uvargisi betoni gamovdevnoT... 

miwisqveS drois msvleloba SeumCnevelia, magram gariJraJze 

adamiani ufro iTenTeba, daRliloba matulobs, 

Zili awveba. 

cvla damTavrda, Semcvlelebi movidnen, Cven ki 

kvlav im milebTan vjaxirobT... 

da uceb igriala! 

ise moulodneli iyo es xma, saxtad davrCiT. gvirab- 

Si, oTxsarTuliani saxli rom Seeteoda, haeris talRa 

Seaskda kedlebs, gumbaTs, xaraCoebs... ixuvla xalxma 

gasasvlelisaken, gadarCenis instinqti migverekeboda 

uazrod... SiSi mere movida, roca ukve avtobusSi visxediT... 

Znelia, warmoidgino sakuTari Tavi TaRidan mor- 

Rveul lodebqveS... bewvze hkidia es sicocxle!..~ 

...labirinTis mdumarebaSi Soreuli guguni Semoi- 

Wra. papuna kvlav SfoTma Seipyro, oreuli isev awrialda, 

magram veronikas araferi dastyobia. Tamamad miuZRoda 

Tavgzaabneul kacs, derefnebis erTferovnebaSi al- 

RoTi miikvlevda gzas. 

Psigrile moelamunaT. haeri nestiT gajerda. TeTr 

kedlebs daaCnda sveli laqebi, Savi obi mosdeboda kuTxe-kunWulebs. 

pirveli wveTi mklavze daeca, Seamcivna. 

male kedlebi gadaxaza wylis wvrilma qselma. Weridan 

wkapawkupi atexa wveTebma. Zirs cicqna nakadulebi grovdeboda 

da TavdaRmarTze miliklikebda. 

guguni ufro gaZlierda, wylis vardnis xmasa hgavda. 

uCveulo dgriali azanzarebda mTel labirinTs. 

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`ra xmaurobs?~ _ maSinRa SeekiTxa, roca ukve naTqvamis 

gagoneba Wirda. 

`leta!.. frTxilad, letaSi ar Cavarde!~ 

derefani vrcel gamoqvabulSi gavida da papunas win 

didebuli sanaxaoba gadaeSala. gamoqvabulis Weridan 

uzarmazari mdinare gadmoquxda! wyali imsxvreoda, modgafunebda, 

mogrialebda, mTlianad TeTr qafad gadaqceuliyo, 

TiTqos TviT ufali clida rZiT savse zRvas 

haeri aevsi miriad winwkls, wylis wveTebi TeTr 

nislad qceuliyo da irgvliv yvelafers buravda, ararealurs, 

bundovans xdida, TiTqos yovelive iyo mxolod 

sizmari. 

Tvali mostaca sanaxaobam, adgils miajaWva... gamoi- 

TiSa... izidavda TeTri nakadi, Tavisken ixmobda, daviwyebis 

sitkboebaSi iTrevda. 

im zRvars miadga, roca yovelives fasi ekargeba, 

araferi ar arsebobs, goneba sayovelTao siTeTreSi iZireba, 

erTi bewo laqac ar awuxebs. 

daaviwyda vin iyo, aq ra undoda, saiTken midioda, 

ra vali itvirTa. daaviwyda oreuli, suls rom uwiwknida, 

cdilobda Tavi Seexsenebina. daaviwyda veronika, 

viskenac moiswrafoda mTeli sicocxle. 

`viCqaroT, aq nu gavCerdebiT!~ 

papunam nebisyofa daZaba, zmanebidan nel-nela gamovida, 

gogonas xels dahyva. 

letas aqafebuli wyali qoTqoTiT, brunviT, RmuiliT 

miikvlevda gzas farTo gvirabSi da napirze gaWril 

viwro biliks mihyvnen. 

muxlebis sisustes grZnobda, Rone gamoleoda, 

ZlivZlivobiT Sordeboda CanCqers. 

wylis nakadi TandaTan dacxra. iklo gamayruebelma 

gugunma, igi Tanabari SxuiliT Seicvala. 

TeTri qafi daiwminda, lurji, gamWvirvale wyali moedineboda. 

papunas kvlav izidavda kamkama nakadi, daiRala 

masTan WidilSi, magram gogonas Tbili, pawia xeli 

mbrZaneblobda da isic morCilebda. 

didxans gagrZelda qancgamwyveti gza. biliki xan 

farTovdeboda, xan viwrovdeboda, letac zogan mSvidad 

midudunebda, zogan ki WoromebSi luglugebda. 

win ucbad gaixsna sivrce, wyali gaiWra iqiTken, 

sadac dRis quruSi sinaTle Canda. 

`frTxilad~, _ CasCurCula veronikam. 

mdinaris piras uzarmazari zvavi egdo. sulganabulebma 

Cauares. zvavi TiTqos sunTqavda, zurgi aud-Caudioda. 

papuna ver mixvda, ra unda yofiliyo, magram SiSma 

weli moaxrevina da ase midioda. oreulma kinaRam ikivla, 

droze itaca pirze xeli, xma yelSi CaixSo. 

ise Cauares, TiTqmis exebodnen. zvavi SeinZra, 

raRac uzomod didi wamoimarTa, abajbajda. 

`gaviqceT!~ _ SesZaxa veronikam da adgils moswydnen. 

karga xans garbodnen. aqoSinebulebma, sirbilisagan 

gulamomjdarebma labirinTidan gaaRwies. 

pansionatis ezoSi aRmoCndnen. leta mSvidad moedineboda 

labirinTidan da oriod kilometrs iqiT zRvas 

erTvoda. 

mdinaridan aTi-Tormeti wlis biWi amocurda, wylis 

wveTebi Camoibertya, gogonas gaocebiT miaCerda. 

`veronika!~ _ aRtacebuls dascda gaubedavad. 

12. Wipunas pirveli mogzauroba 

(senior xuan de Wipunas faTerakebi, istoriulromantikuli 

moTxrobis mokle konspeqti) 

senior xuan de Wipunam gadalaxa atlantis vrceli 

okeane da kubis general-gubernatoris jarSi Cairicxa. 

espaneTidan man waiyola ficxeli daSna, kastiliis far- 

To velebis mcxunvareba da seniorita veronikas pawia 

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xelebiT moqarguli cxvirsaxoci. iq, axali qveynis ukidegano 

asparezze unda moexveWa fuli, saxeli da veronikas 

guli... 

kortesis armadam meqsikisaken rom gascura, senior 

xuan de Wipunac miendo mis TeTr ialqnebs da, rac 

ufro Sordeboda mSvenieri toledos sanaxebs, miT ufro 

eloliaveboda im qaTqaTa cxvirsaxocs, dRisiT gulTan 

daatarebda, RamiT ki bageebze idebda da oxvriT warmoTqvamda 

veronikas wminda saxels. 

gauvali Waobebi, xomaldebis dawvis epopea, Setakebebi 

indielTa tomebTan. tropikuli mTebis mZime gzebi, 

mSvenieri tenoCtitlani, Tavzesayreli simdidre, gasaocari 

samyaro, actekTa imperatorebi da qurumebi, montesuma 

da kaupolikani, _ veraferma ver daubinda goneba, 

veraferma daaviwya saukuno fici, ver gaawyvetina sam- 

SoblosTan maerTebeli Zafi. 

mere ciebisagan loginad Cavardnils samefo gvaris 

saluqi qalwuli uvlida, surnelovani wyliT fexebs banda, 

yvavilebis sarecelSi awvenda, oqros WurWliT miarTmevda 

tropikebis nugbar xileuls, magram vera da 

ver acduna raindis amayi suli. 

oqroze uars ar ambobda, magram ufro faTerakebs 

eZiebda. datova meqsika, bilbaosTan erTad panama gadakveTa 

da pirvelma ixila didi okeane. 

Semdgom pisaros aedevna... inkebis samefo... pirveli 

inka... gasaocari faTerakebi, romelTa aRsawerad senior 

xuan de Wipunas sityvebi ar eyo... 

saxelmoxveWili da mdidari daubrunda espaneTs, 

magram bedi muxTalia, borotma inkvizitorebma waSales 

veronikas kvali. 

kvlav gadaixvewa guldakodili raindi, qalwulis 

nakvalevs eZebda yvelgan. 

afrikas Semouara da kinaRam kanibalebma Sesansles. 

indoeTSi maharajas stumari iyo, CineTSi bogdixanisa. 

aqlemebiT gadakveTa aziis vrceli udabnoebi, cxenis 

marxiliT cimbiri da uTavbolo ruseTi. 

ivane mrisxanes estumra da misgan siasamuris qurqi 

miiRo. 

aT wels gagrZelda es mogzuroba, TmebSi WaRara 

Seeria, wveri mkerdze scemda. 

daRlil-daqanculma miaRwia kastilias... iq, toledos 

SemogarenSi patara sasaxle idga. aivanze saqsoviT 

xelSi cameti wlis veronika ijda da eloda Tavis rainds... 

Wipunam TeTri Cqeralebidan amoyo Tavi da veronika 

maSin ixila. gogona auCqareblad Sordeboda napirs, 

minarnarebda, misrialebda mzis sxivebiT daliandagebul 

vrcel mindvrebze. mere TiTqos gaiTqvifa sadRac 

SoreTSi, mqrqali nislis gamWvirvale TalxSi, horizontze 

alvis xeebs rom mohfenoda. 

`veronika!~ _ bageebs TavisiT moswyda xma, wylis qafian 

zedapirze gaifanta, CaixSo. Wipuna wylidan amovarda, 

qvebze dagdebul gaqucul tanisamoss dastaca xeli. SiSvel 

tanze wveTebi esxura da grilma niavma gamoafxizla. 

swrafad icvamda, Tumca ukve icoda, iolad ver mieweoda 

SoreTSi wasuls... 

lurji cis xufi exura vrcel sanaxebs, provinciuli 

qalaqi mSvidad Tvlemda sicxian mzisqveSeTSi. liandagis 

wyvili xazi Sordeboda qalaqs, hkveTda mwir ewers, 

sadac igorgleboda, igragneboda ekliani bardebi... 

Svidi wlis Wipuna gulis fancqaliT mihyveboda viwro 

bilikebs, devebsa da urCxulebs edaveboda veronikas 

gulsa da xels... 

mze dasavleTisaken gadaqanda, sicxem iklo... cxra 

wlis Wipunam mzera qalaqs gadaatara da samegrelos Tavze 

wamomarTul lakadas miuwvdina. gauvali, uRrani tyeebi 

arboda ferdobebze, avsebda xevxuvebs. iq ioli iyo 

tarzanoba (im dros aRgznebuli mayureblebi awydebod- 

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nen kinoTeatrs), SeeZli daTvi da mgeli moeSinaurebina, 

erTxelac gaTamamdeboda, didebis frTebze Camoiqrolebda 

da veronikas Tavis bunagSi waiyvanda... 

Camavalma mzem wiTlad gaaCiraRdna dasavleTis cis 

kide... Tormeti wlis Wipuna ganudga zRapars, samyaros 

realoba iwama da sagmiro asparezi moiZia. `limpopoSi 

unda wavide, _ skolis amxanags gaando, _ monaTmflobelebs 

omi unda gamovucxado!~ 

bindi eSveboda. soflis oda-saxlebSi Suqi inTeboda. 

WiSkrebTan Zroxebi bRaodnen, idga rZisa da Calis 

suni. samgzavro matarebelma Camoiara. gaCaxCaxebul fanjrebSi 

mgzavrebi erTobodnen da Wipuna marto darCa 

Tavis xatovan warmosaxvasTan. Savad mbzinvare liandagi 

sibneles erTvoda da Wipuna am sibneleSi inTqmeboda. 

mere win sadguri gamoCnda. samanevro orTqlmavali 

qSena-qSeniT mimodioda. baqanze mgzavrebs moeyaraT 

Tavi. daRlili biWi mosacdelSi Sevida, Tavisufali adgili 

Zlivs monaxa. sicxe da yayani, Tambaqosa da oflis suni 

abruebda, guls urevda; gzasa da zRapars daeqanca da skamis 

sazurges miyrdnobils CaeZina. 

buranidan mkacrma xmam gamoiyvana. ver gebulobda, 

ras eubnebodnen. gaRizianebuli xma orad or sityvas 

imeorebda: 

`visi xar?~ 

Wipunam veraferi upasuxa, saxemoRuSuli milicieli 

ki mourideblad anjRrevda. 

`CemTanaa, batono!~ _ pirferulad Caiwkvitina 

viRacam. 

milicieli gaecala. 

gverdiT mjdomma Txelma kacma Tvali CaupaWuna. 

WaRaraSerTuli ulvaSebi SeeReba, TiTebsa da tuCze axlac 

aCnda fanqris kvali. albaT, wuTis win kopwiaobda, 

radgan xelCanTaSi fanqari da sarke Seinaxa. 

`mec meZineba!~ _ Tqva kacma. skamze gaiSota da Tavi 

Wipunas muxlebze dado. koxtad davarcxnili Tmidan 

qercli cvioda da Wipuna zizRiT aivso, magram wamodgoma 

ver gabeda da kvlav morCilad ijda. kaci ver iZinebda, 

mousvenrad wrialebda, biwier TiTebs muxlisTavze 

uTaTunebda. simorcxves sZlia Wipunam, wamoiwia. 

ùnda wavide!~ _ waiburtyuna. 

matarebelma ikivla. sadguris baqanze gamosulma 

biWma SvebiT amoisunTqa. 

sabargo vagonebis wyeba raxraxiT, zoziniT iwyebda 

svlas. baqniani vagoni SearCia, Seaxta, viwro skamze 

moikunta. 

sadguris Senobidan is xmeli kaci gamovarda, miixed-moixeda. 

kvlav ikivla winidan orTqlmavalma, brazianad gamoafrqvia 

orTqli da kvamli. WaxaWuxi atexes vagonebma, 

mouxSires ritmul dagadugs, aCqardnen. 

ukan-ukan wavida sadguri, Caburul tevrebs miRma 

miimala sofeli, xandaxan Tu gamokrTeboda oboli naTura. 

miiCqaroda matarebeli, mihkioda, migugunebda, ar- 

Rvevda bnel sivrces, afrTxobda ukun Rames. eZina mTel samyaros, 

wamiT ZilgafrTxobili isev sizmarSi iZireboda. marto 

Wipuna fxizlobda da mihqroda Seucnobelisaken. 

SiSi TandaTan gandevna, Tumca SerCa mainc mcire 

krToma, TiTqos sibneleSi mimalul mavans SeeZlo vagonis 

es pawia baqani daepyro, daupatiJebuli mgzavri daetyvevebina. 

Seecada, efiqra momaval sagmiro saqmeebze. 

dRis sinaTleze ioli iyo kaSkaSa ferebSi gaTqvefa, Rame 

ki ocnebas frTebs akvecda da asparezs uzRudavda. 

vagonis Ria baqanze civi niavi danavardobda. Wipuna 

ufro moikunta, SimSilmac Tavi Seaxsena. bnel sivrceSi 

gaWrili matarebeli ki gaCerebas ar apirebda. daRlilobam 

Tavisi gaitana, Tvali eluleboda. samuxruWes Caexuta, 

raTa skamidan ar gadmovardniliyo. goneba buranma 

moicva. TiTqos eZina da arc eZina. icoda, rom sabargo 

vagoniT mgzavrobda, cicqna skamze ijda, kuWis wvasac 

grZnobda da sicivesac. wamdauwum SiSi ubrundeboda, rad- 

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gan kibeze, orTave mxridan, viRaca amodioda. or safexurze 

amovidoda, mere isev im or safexurze amovidoda, 

mere isev da ase dausruleblad... 

farisevlurma xiTxiTma buranidan gamoiyvana. 

`miiwi, mec damsvi!~ 

elda eca, Tvali daWyita. 

gariJraJs ganedevna bneli da nacrisferi nisli 

efina qarTlis velebs. 

viwro skamze is xmeli kaci mosjdomoda. diacurad 

mityupebul muxlebze CanTa daedo da orive xeliT Caeb- 

Ruja, TiTqos vinme warTmevas upirebso. 

kaci provinciel inteligents hgavda. axalTaxali 

Savi Sarval-kostiumi ecva, Savi fexsacmelebi. TeTri gaxamebuli 

perangi da Wreli halstuxi dasWmuWnoda. Tavze 

Zveli, magram kargad Senaxuli cilindri exura. 

àra varT swori! _ ulvaSebSi CaiRima kacma, zevidan 

werosaviT dahyurebda biWs. _ pardon, damaviwyda, 

meTqva, Cemi saxelia trifona!~ 

cilindri moixada, Tavi daukra da am dros mxrebi 

TeTri qertliT moefina. 

Wipunam araferi upasuxa. 

ìs Tu ici, dedaSens ra daemarTa? gaWaRaravda!.. 

erT RameSi gaWaRaravda!.. milicia WokebiT geZebda botanikuri 

baRis auzSi, egonaT , daixrCovo!..~ 

Wipuna mdumared miacqerda. 

`rao? diadi saqme msxverpls moiTxovso?~ _ Caiqirqila 

trifonam da Wipuna aimriza, zizRi ver damala. 

`hm, diadi saqme!.. saulaye Tu wamogzrdia jer?~ _ 

viTom xumrobiTo, xvanjarze waavlo xeli. 

Wipuna SfoTiT wamoxta, kibes mivarda, magram gaqanebuli 

matareblidan Camoxtoma ver gabeda. 

saxeSecvlili kaci adgilze darCa, naZaladevad 

xiTxiTebda. 

biWi safexurze Camojda. saxelurs Caexuta. grili 

niavi Tmas uwewavda, ubeSi uvardeboda, sircxvilis sim- 

cxunvares uqrobda. 

vagonebis dagadugSi kacis xiTxiTi TandaTan Caikarga. 

mere mosaxvevTan miakivla matarebelma. Wipunam 

moixeda, baqanze aravin iyo. 

mcxeTis sadguris baqanze morige idga, wiTeli qudi 

exura, yviTeli alami eWira da gulgrilad gascqeroda 

Cavlil matarebels. 

mTaze wamoimarTa amomavali mzis sisxlisfer sxivebSi 

ganbanili jvari... 

dedaqalaqma TiTqos Seiwova, SeiTbo daRlili matarebeli. 

nela, auCqareblad SeCoCda igi qalaqis gulSi 

da Wipuna wamSi gaexvia didi qalaqis oromtrialSi. 

dRe swrafad miilia. TviTonac gaukvirda, veraferi 

movaswario, fiqrobda. TandaTan dacarielda quCebi da 

martod darCenilma mwvaved igrZno Tavisi ucxooba. 

parkSi skami monaxa, dilamde iq caxcaxebda sicivisagan. 

mxolod imitom ar tiroda, sakuTari Tavisa ercxvineboda. 

arc sagmiro saqmeebi axsovda, arc momavali 

dideba. ZilburanSi gaxveuliyo da dasvenebis magier 

ufro iRleboda. 

dilis mzem gamoaRviZa. pirdapir TvalebSi uWyitinebda. 

gamoerkva, gamxiarulda... kvlav qalaqis ritms 

ahyva, rusTaveli Semoirbina, mTawmindaze tramvaiT avida, 

zooparkSi mxecebi moinaxula, kvlav rusTavels 

dauyva da iq veronika ixila. 

veronikas saskolo forma ecva. TeTri, qaTqaTa 

sayelo ekeTa. CanTas udardelad miaqnevda. 

Wipuna aedevna. ver gabeda gzis moWra, gamolaparakeba. 

axlaRa Sercxva Tavisi daZvelebuli, baRSi Ramis 

Tevisas daWmuWnili tanisamosisa. 

veronika tolebSi gaeria da Wipunas ukvirda, gogonebi 

rom ridiT ar uTmobdnen gzas, biWebi ki muxls ar 

iyridnen mis winaSe. 

sanam skolaSi Sevidoda, veronikam Sauri gadaixada, 

sirofiani wyali dalia da am dros amayad aprexili 

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cxviri wvrili wveTebiT daewinwkla. 

Wipuna Soriaxlo idga, Tvals ar ujerebda 

veronika gaqra, is ki mainc idga da idga. 

mere mZimed Sebrunda, troleibuss Seaxta. Tavisufal 

adgilze dajda. cilindriani kaci Semotrialda, 

mxarze xeli mouTaTuna. trifona iyo. Wipuna wamoxta, magram 

kacma diacuri xiTxiTiT SeaCera, xelSi Tumniani 

CaukuWa da gauSva. 

pirvelsave gaCerebaze Camoxta. gaurboda trifonas 

biwier Tanadgomas. fulis gadagdeba undoda, magram 

Sioda da Rvezelis gamyidvelTan SeCerda. 

im saRamos bileTi aiRo, baTumisaken gahyva matarebels. 

saerTo vagoni mgzavrebiT iyo gaWedili, cxeloda. 

mTeli Rame ver daiZina, dilas ki Zili moeria da rom 

gamoiRviZa, vagonSi Zexorcieli aravin iyo. 

mze ukve maRla idga, acxunebda. 

plaJi moZebna, gauxdelad gawva qviSaze da aqedan 

gaxeda wylis sivrces. 

dilis zRva mZimed adi-Cadioda. tyviisferi gamxdariyo 

da napirs borotad exleboda. talRebis Sxuili nanasaviT 

Caesma. 

Tvali mielula, TandaTan Rrma ZilSi Caeflo. cxeloda, 

oflisagan iwureboda da wuxda. mcxunvare mzisgan 

gaTanguls Tvalis gaxela ezareboda. 

mere esizmra, rom viRaca xdida, frTxilad aSiSvlebda. 

Sveba igrZno, magram ucbad gamoeRviZa. 

mis gverdiT trifona gawoliliyo da titlikana mucelze 

kocnida. 

TiTqos uxsenebels ekbinoso, biWi elvisuswrafesad 

wamoxta. kacs gaecala da zRvispirs dahyva. mzes mewamuli 

feri daedo. zRva ufro da ufro quruSi xdeboda. 

niavma sidamwvris suni moitana. pansionatis mTavari 

karibWis TeTr kolonadas Savi Rrubeli Semohxveoda da 

kvadriga ar Canda. 

ezo gadakveTa, letas Cqeralebs miaSura, raTa Wu- 

Wyi da biwi Camoebana. 

wylidan rom amodioda, napirze deda ixila. dedas 

TmebSi WaRara marTlac momravleboda... 

13. bazari 

ninuca bebiam gamomcdelad Sexeda, `xom ar gadaiRale, 

nena?~ 

papuna Wyonias cudad eZina. labirinTSi kvals adevnebuli 

xrova esizmreboda. TiTqos isev garboda grZel 

derefanSi, awydeboda yru kedels, ixsneboda kedeli da 

gadarCenis sixaruliT Tavbrudaxveuli kaci gamxdar 

muxlebze kocnida veronikas. 

gvian gamoeRviZa. fanjris miRma mqrqali dRis sina- 

Tle ver jabnida elnaTuris Suqs, ninuca bebiam rom aan- 

To. 

`didxans meZina?~ 

`sauzme mzadaa!~ 

`ho, kargi, axlave avdgebi!~ 

cota xans kidev iwva. moTenTilobas grZnobda. ar 

icoda, ra ekeTebina. SiSi sabolood gauqarwylda da sa- 

Rad awona Tavisi mdgomareoba. ra unda daepirispirebina 

pansionatis direqtorisaTvis? `raime iaraRi unda 

SeviZino!~ _ yoymaniT daaskvna, Tumca ver moiazra, ra 

iaraRiT SeiZleboda adikos damarcxeba. 

sauzmis drosac kvlav am sakiTxs ukirkitebda. ninuca 

bebia pirispir ejda da TvalebSi misCereboda. dedabris 

mzeraSi alersisa da siTbos meti araferi Canda 

da papunas yovelgvari eWvi gaefanta, miendo. 

`mZime faTeraki gadamxda, ninuca bebia!~ 

dedabers ar gahkvirvebia. 

`vici, nena!~ 

ìaraRi rame minda SeviZino!~ 

`ss-u, nena. kedlebsac yurebi asxia!~ 

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papuna Cumad Seeqca. Cais Wiqa rom gaswia, ninuca bebiam 

xmadabla uTxra: 

`bazarSi unda wavide~. 

`mec wamovide?~ 

`sanovagis CanTa mimZims, gamomyevi, Tu gcalia~, _ 

TiTqos sxvis gasagonad laparakobda. 

papuna dafacurda, jempri da kedebi Caicva. 

ninuca bebiam sanovagis CanTa aiRo, safuleSi xurda 

aaCxriala. xaliCas aivnisaken rom miaTrevda, gza-gza Tavs 

imarTlebda, nametani damimtverianda da gabertyva ver 

movaxerxeo. meSinia, aivanze gadavkido, momparaveno. 

parks gadaxeda papunam. dRe burusiani iyo, magram 

nacrisferSi mainc Separuliyo mewamuli, lurji, yviTeli... 

aqafebuli leta miiCqaroda zRvisaken da aqamdec aRwevda 

misi uwyveti, mSvidi Sxuili. zRva ki moguduli xmiT 

gugunebda, TiTqos gauTavebeli miwisZvra aryevda, 

TiTqos dausruleblad erTmaneTSi ireoda da feTqdeboda 

siTxe Tu airi, amis garkveva SeuZlebeli iyo, radgan 

casa da zRvas Soris igorgleboda raRac gasaocari, bnel 

kvamlSi gaxveul xanZars rom mohgavda. 

`ha, nu mayovneb!~ 

ninuca bebias xaliCa ukve gaeSala da zed ijda. papunam 

fexi Sedga. gasakviri ra unda yofiliyo, erTxel 

xom ukve ixila ninuca bebias gafrena, magram fexqveS qsovilis 

umdgradi sirbile rom igrZno, Tavbru daexvia. 

TiTqos niadagi gamoacaleso, Setortmanda, muxlebze 

daeca da xelis mosakidebeli sxva rom veraferi ipova, 

anafxrews Caafrinda. 

`he, he, nu geSinia!~ _ mxiarulad SeuZaxa ninuca bebiam, 

xaliCis kideze Camoskupda, fexebi gadaiSvira, xel- 

CanTa muxlebze daido. SiSis natamalic ar etyoboda. 

papunas Sercxva. TviTonac dajda, oRond kidesTan 

misvla ver gabeda. yurebSi qari zuzunebda. xaliCis dafleTili 

gverdebi ki farfatebda da veRar endo. 

TandaTan dailia pansionatis erTsaxovani sar- 

Tulebi. aivnebze gadmomdgari landebi gulgrilad ayolebdnen 

Tvals. maTTvis uCveulo araferi xdeboda. 

Senobis ukan uzarmazari qedi ganerTxo, mTel sanapiros 

gasdevda. misi Soreuli mwvervalebi sadRac RrublebSi 

ikargeboda. 

guli moeca papunas, gaTamamda. ukve aRar akrTobda, 

xaliCa rom maRla da maRla miiwevda, gaxalisda da cnobismoyvareoba 

gaucxovelda. 

mTis ubeSi miyuJuli pansionati TiTqos dapataravda, 

Tumca orive mxares bolo ar uCanda, usasrulod mihyveboda 

mTis Zirs, ferdobzec iqamde abobRebuliyo, sadac 

titveli gorakebi pirwamaxul kldeebad iqceodnen. 

ucbad Txeli boli moefina xaliCas. ninuca bebia 

daiWyana. male Sav RrubelSi CaiZirnen. damwvris sunma 

papunas sunTqva Seukra. irgvliv Savi ferfli cvioda da 

cxvirze perangis kalTa aifara, yels mowolili xveleba 

CaixSo. 

Rrublis fena maleve gairRva. nacrisferi qaravnebi 

gawva qveviT, TavzeviT ki mrume ca Camoemxo. zed 

auCqareblad micuravda mewamuli mze da susti varskvlavebi 

bJutavdnen aqa-iq. 

Tavi aswia papunam, caze dedamiwas dauwyo Zebna, magram 

versad miagno. 

Zirs daixeda. Rrublebs gascdnen ukve da qveviT, 

mTebsa da zRvispireTs Soris, vrceli mindori ixila. 

misi erTi kide qviSian tramalSi gadadioda, meore _ 

tyes ebjineboda. 

swrafad daeSvnen. Tavze gadauqroles mindorze Seyril 

auracxel xalxs. uTvalavi karavi, duqani, Cardaxi, 

werti Camomwkrivebuliyo da aTasnairad daxlarTul 

rigebs vaWrobis JiniT Sepyrobili adamianebi Seseodnen. 

idga erTi yayani da gniasi. aravis auxedavs cisken, ar SeumCnevia 

xaliCaze Camomjdari dedaberi da misi SviliSvili. 

velis kideze, tyis piras daeSvnen. 

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ninuca bebiam xaliCa daaxvia da iRliaSi amoido. 

àba, he, gaviqeci! sadilisaTvis mwvanilsa da xils 

viyidi, Sen ki gaiar-gamoiare, Tvals wyali daalevine, 

roca mogwyindeba, maxsene da iq gavCndebi!~ 

`ninuca-bebi, damaca, unda gkiTxo... adiko Zlieria, me ki...~ 

dedabers wamiT niri Seecvala, SiSma gauelva, magram 

Tavs sZlia, gauRima. 

`sicocxle unda giyvardes, nena, sicocxleze igi 

ar batonobs!~ _ Tqva da Wrel brboSi gauCinarda. 

papunam daRla igrZno. mwvane mdeloze wamowva. 

fiqri araferze undoda. odnav moWutuli quTuToebidan 

gascqeroda uferul cas da usmenda brbos gaugebar 

ruzruzs. 

mcire dasvenebam gamoakeTa, daamSvida, goneba gauxsna. 

`ver momereva, _ frTxilad gaifiqra, _ sanam sicocxle 

mwyuria, ver momereva!~ 

am azrma siTamame SesZina. 

wamojda da am dros ucnauri xmauri moesma. TiTqos 

mZime ram kolosi moabijebda tyeSi, totebs lawaluwi 

gaudioda. 

veluri yiJiniT tyidan gamocvivdnen titlikana, 

banjgvliani kacebi. sxeuli wablisferi TmiTa hqondaT dafaruli, 

saxedajRanulebi, SublCamozneqilebi, yviTel- 

Rojebianebi. mokle fexebze mocunculebdnen. grZeli 

xelebiT joxebsa da qvebs iqnevdnen, TiTqos raRacas 

moerekebodnen, yurTasmenis wamRebi RrianceliT aSinebdnen. 

papuna wamodga. gasaqcevad gaemzada, magram irgvliv 

aravin garboda da TviTonac Seyovnda. 

xeebs zemoT jer Tavi gamoCnda. xvlikisas ufro hgavda 

da maRal kiserze edga. ainunSiac ar agdebda velurTa 

yiJinas, totebsa da kenweroebs amtvrevda da madianad 

axramunebda. gamoiwia, ori-sami xe moamsxvria, qveS moiyola. 

pirdaRebuli papunas winaSe tyidan brontozavri 

gamobajbajda. ramdenime wuTi mainc dasWirda, sanam xor- 

cis es mTa mTlianad gamoaRwevda tanze moxvavebuli 

totebidan, mere kidev ramdenime wuTs mosTrevda grZeli 

da mZime kudi. 

amdeni moseire xalxis danaxvaze erTi zarmacad 

Sehyroyina da uwyinari bajbajiT iqiT gaswia, saiTac 

mousvenari velurebi mierekebodnen, Tan wvetiani joxebiT 

uCxikinebdnen, qvebs uSendnen, kudze Tamamad 

asxdebodnen. 

papunam brbos misdia. Tvals ver aSorebda didebul 

qvewarmavals. is ki male mtvris koriantelSi gaexvia. 

aqeTken saxorce pirutyvis rigi aRmoCnda. erTgan fafaxiani 

mwyemsebi cxvars udgnen. im mxares cxvris farebs 

TovliviT gadaepenta Tvalsawieri da idga erTi kikini da 

peteli. aqeTken ki gauCoebi dajiriTobdnen cxenebze, 

gavelurebul saqonels qarTaSi uyridnen Tavs. mongolebs 

cxenTa rema moerekaT, arabebs _ aqlemebi... ucbad 

tirili da moTqma Semoesma. kanibalebi danebs lesavdnen 

da tyveebs Tavs ayrevinebdnen. Tavzari daeca papunas. 

sulis pirveli biZgi is iyo, saSineli xvedrisagan daexsna 

ubedurni. kanibalma ki TeTri kbilebi gamoaCina da wuTis 

win dakluli biWis gul-RviZli gadmoufina. papunam yelze 

xeli itaca, swrafad gascilda iqaurobas... kvlav mindor- 

Si aRmoCnda, oTxad moikakva da aRebina. karga xans ver 

moego gons. 

`suleli, suleli, suleli!..~ _ dasCxavla Caxrinwulma 

xmam. 

naxevradSiSvel indiels mxarze molaparake Tu- 

TiyuSi Seesva. frinveli Tavis Wrel bumbuls isworebda, 

Tan wamdauwum lanZRavda gamvlel-gamomvlels. 

papunam weli Zlivs azida. gaSorda, magram ar icoda, 

saiT midioda. 

viRacam mklavze xeli waatana. 

boSa qali iyo, xelSi WuWyiani banqos qaRaldi eWira. 

`gimarCielo?~ 

papunam mxrebi aiCeCa. 

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`Seni mteri Sens gulSia...~ _ swrafad alaparakda 

qali, magram papunam gaawyvetina, xeli Caiqnia da gza ganagrZo. 

uamravi xili, tkbileuli, nairnairi sanovage ixila, 

magram piri verafers daakara, guli ar misdioda. 

yvavilebis rigSi gaerTo mcire xans. msoflios yvela 

kuTxis yvavilebi SemoezidaTO TiTqos. umravlesoba 

arc arasodes enaxa da maTi saxelebi ar icoda. mindvris 

SroSani undoda eyida, magram kvlav is biWi gaaxsenda da 

erTi cicqna bednierebac esircxvila. 

mwvane WalaSi gavida. sigrile moelamuna. aqac xalxi 

ireoda, Tumca gasayidi saqoneli arsad Canda. aqa-iq 

xeebis Ziras, CrdilSi isxdnen viRac kacebi, maTi garegnoba 

muStris molodins gamoxatavda, magram Zneli misaxvedri 

iyo, ras sTavazobdnen. 

erT WaRara wverosanTan gaCerda. 

`ras yidi, Zia kaco?~ 

`sibrZnes, sakuTari Tavis Secnobas! es Tu gecodineba, 

bednieri xar!~ 

papuna meore kacTan mivida, isic iseTive beberi iyo. 

`ras yidi, Zia kaco?~ 

`sibriyves! vinc beci da uvicia, isaa bednieri, cxovrebas 

udardelad galevs!~ 

ramdenime kacs kidev miakiTxa. erTi sindiss yidda, 

meore usindisobas, ymawvili gogo sinazes asaRebda, Wabuki 

_ urcxvobas, erTs Tavisi uangaroba gamoetana, meores 

_ angareba... 

gogo-biWi moseirnobda. papuna gzaze gadaudga, ga- 

Rizianebulma amaTac hkiTxa: 

`ras yidiT, axalgazrdebo?~ 

gogo gawiTlda, Tavi CaRuna. biWma nazad gadausva 

Tavze xeli, mere alali Tvalebi moapyro. 

ès Cemi rCeulia, amis siyvarulsa vyidi!~ 

papuna aimRvra. ukve arafris mosmena ar surda. 

Walispiras mainc SeCerda. eSafotis qveda safexurze in- 

teligenti Camomjdariyo. gemovnebiTac ecva da, albaT, 

maZRari brZandeboda. Tavi Rirseulad eWira, wvrili 

Tvalebi gaurboda oRond acabaca. 

`Tqven raRas yidiT?~ 

inteligintma gaiRima. piri oqros kbilebiT hqonda 

savse. xelSi oqros saCiCqni eWira da imiT moiCiCqna. 

`yvelaze Zvirfass, rac ki SeiZlebas adamians hqondes...~ 

`sakuTar mamas da sakuTar dedas?~ 

òh, ara! Walis bolos gadiT, iqaa naxmari nivTebis 

ganyofileba!~ 

`dalaxvros eSmakma, Tqven riTiRa vaWrobT?~ 

`samSoblos vyidi, megobaro, masze Zvirfasi raRa 

iqneba?~ _ inteligentma erTxel kidev moiCiCqna oqros 

kbili da ukeT rom mjdariyo, eSafotze erTi safexuriT 

aiwia. 

papuna civad gaSorda. Tavgza aebna da ukve ar axsovda, 

ris yidvas apirebda... 

erTgan moulodnelad waikiTxa: 

ragindara iaraRi! 

riTi movakvdinoT mteri 

da moyvare! 

rigSi pirveli aqac banjgvliani veluri idga. pirdapir 

mtverSi daewyo sxvadasxva zomisa da sisqis ketebi, 

wverwamaxuli kaJi da riyis qva. SevaWrebadac ar Rirda. 

adikosa da mis cols ketiT ver moereoda. cota iqiT qvis 

culebi da danebi saRdeboda. velurma fuli ar icoda da 

saqonels saqonelze cvlida. tyavkabiani, wverosani kacebi 

brinjaos culebs yiddnen, tanadi, tatuirebuli indielebi 

_ tomahavkebsa da mSvildisrebs. tramalebis 

cxeli sunTqviT garujuli momTabarenic aq trialebdnen, 

mizanSi isrodnen da haerSi uwyvetad zuzunebda 

gafrenili isari. 

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winidan CaxaCuxi moisma. yoveli xalxisa da eris 

Svils moetana sakuTari naxelavi xmali da xanjali, erTmaneTs 

axarbebdnen da kacTakvlis ostatobas uCvenebdnen. 

miwaze zogan sisxlis tba idga, magram amas yuradRebas 

aravin aqcevda. aq iyvnen egviptelni, sasircxo rom TeTri 

naWriT daefaraT, TeTrqitoniani berZenni da romaelni, 

gamxdari, wowola arabebi, udabnos qarTagan CaJanguli 

saxeebiT, drakonebiani abreSumiT mosili Cinni da maCinni, 

hindoni da monobas gamoqceuli zangni... taiWze Camoiqrola 

axalgazrda, gruzaTmianma aleqsandrem... Tavis 

karvis win gorozad ijda da kvicis sisxls xvrepda Cingis 

yaeni... koWlobiT Camoiara Temur lengma, elami mzera wamiT 

miayina papunas, elda dautova da wavida... xalibaur- 

Tan Seyovnda papuna. mTiT Camosulma vaJkacma raRaca 

Tqva, hgavda kidec qarTuls da arca hgavda. xmalma haer- 

Si gaielva da vercxlis sxivi daapnia... 

ucbad gavarda muSketi. amas zarbaznis buxuni mohyva 

da brbos Tavze rkinis burTma gadaiSxuila. Tofebsa 

da zarbaznebs Tvla ara hqonda da fexs auCqara... kaci 

Camoyrdnoboda zarbaznis lafets, samkuTxa qudi exura. 

papunam piri daaRo. napoleoni unda yofiliyo, bonaparte. 

Rrma fiqrs waeRo imperatori da papunam Caxvelebac 

ver gabeda... moulodnelad gigants SeeCexa, talaxiani 

botfortebi ecva. arwiviviT zevidan daubriala 

Tvali, wvrili ulvaSebi mrisxaned aqaCa. papunam petre 

pirvels miamsgavsa, gza dauTmo. petre sazRvao zarbaznebs 

aTvalierebda, Tan mis gverdiT atuzul oficers 

joravda... 

TviTonac ar uwyoda saiT wasuliyo. pirvelsave mosaxvevTan 

kinaRam tankma gaitana. grialiT Cauara javSnosanma 

manqanebma, tanketkebma, TviTmavalma qvemexebma... 

xmauri miwyda da gzis gagrZeleba daapira. am dros mavanma 

yuris ZirSi CasCxavla: `hail!~ irgvliv ramdenime kacma 

erTxmad SesZaxa: `zig hail!~ da xelebi zeviT atyorcnes. 

Sublze TmaCamofarcxuli, viwroulvaSiani kaci 

mzeriT burRavda papunas. gamxdari TiTi mkerdSi ataka 

da SeekiTxa: ùria xar?~ papunam araferi upasuxa, swrafad 

gaSorda. 

win ufro STambeWdavi suraTi eloda. yovelive, rac 

aqamde naxa, saTamaSos ufro hgavda amasTan SedarebiT. 

vrcel mindorSi wyeba-wyeba Camomwkrivebuliyo raketuli 

sistemebi, radarebi, zebgeriTi aviagamanadgureblebi, 

asafrenad gamzadebul svavebs rom hgavdnen. aq 

uamravi maRali rangis oficeri daseirnobda, magram sanam 

erT aviamzids Cauara (vin oxerma amoaTria napirzeo, 

_ gaifiqra), muxlebi daawyda da mwvane skamze Camojda. 

amosunTqvac ver moaswro, mis win lurjkiteliani, 

limonisferi kaci Seyovnda. aseve lurjkiteliani pirebi 

axldnen. maT ukve moeswroT poligonis daTvaliereba 

da pirze kmayofileba exataT. pirvel lurjkitelians 

farTo, gabadruli pirisaxe hqonda, maRali Subli da 

ukan gadavarcxnili, meCxeri Tma. Tavze TiTqos mzis 

oqrosferi sxivebis gvirgvini ulivlivebda. 

papunam Tavi moimZinara, magram lurjkitelianis yovel 

moZraobaSi raRac sidiade igrZnoboda. is TiTqos imqveyniuri 

sferoebidan mobrZanda, fexs Zirs ar akarebda 

da mtverze nakvalevs ar tovebda. 

`vei!~ _ uxmo kacma. 

papuna wamodga, mokrZalebiT SeCerda. lurjkiteliani 

mogogmanda, papunaze dabali Canda. mxarze xeli 

mouTaTuna. umalve mis ukan Tarjimani amoizarda. 

`Segatyve, didi saqme Cagifiqrebia!~ _ brZana lurjkitelianma 

da Tarjimanma umalve gadmouTargmna. 

`ver dagimalavT da Tavi unda davicva!~ _ pirdapiroba 

arCia papunam. 

`mteri unda mospo, _ kacis xma mtredis RuRunsa 

hgavda, _ mteri Tu gyavs, iaraRi unda moimarago!~ 

àq imdeni iaraRia, _ mxrebi aiCeCa papunam, _ aviamzidi 

me rad minda, erTi pansionatis direqtori memtereba!~ 

`magas ra jobia! _ kacis saxe Rimilma mTlad mzi- 

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sebr gaaciskrovna, _ girCev, wyalbadis bombi SeiZino, 

direqtorsac mospob da pansionatsac!~ 

papunam ukan daixia, ena auborZikda: 

`me... me rad minda...~ 

ìyide wyalbadis bombi! Cems qveyanas iseTi lamazi 

bombi aqvs! roca feTqdeba, metad Tvalwarmtaci sanaxaobaa... 

giganturi soko...~ 

damfrTxali papuna ukan-ukan ixevda, lurjkiteliani 

ki isev da isev umeorebda: 

ìyide, ra, iyide!~ 

papuna Sebrunda da gaiqca. 

ìyide!.. iyide!..~ _ mosZaxoda limonisferi kaci 

Tavis ucnaur enaze. 

papunas sirbilisagan qoSini autyda. ase gadakveTa 

mTeli poligoni da wyarosTan aRmoCnda. 

muxis Ziras morakrakebda ankara wyaro. saxeze 

Seisxa, ylupi dalia. irgvliv siwynare sufevda. msoflio 

bazris yayani da xmauri aq ver aRwevda. 

CrdilSi uxeSad gamoCorknil magidas wmindani ujda. 

oqrosferi Tmebi mxrebze eyara. win etrati gadaeSala da 

batis frTiT raRacas werda. sagangebod wverwamaxuli 

kalmebi magidis kideze ewyo. 

papunam icno, Tavze wamoadga. 

wmindanma aixeda. 

`ver maswavliT?..~ 

`gismenT, ufalo!~ _ wmindani azriT savse, Taflisferi 

TvalebiT Semoscqeroda da papuna ndobiT ganimsWvala. 

ìaraRs veZeb!.. Zlieri kaci mmtrobs da Tavi unda 

davicva!~ 

`ra xeloba iciT?~ 

`mwerali var, _ papunas ratomRac Sercxva am sityvisa 

da swrafad daumata, _ klasikosi ki ara, ra Tqma unda...~ 

`mwerlis iaraRi sityvaa, ufalo!~ _ wynarad Tqva 

wmindanma. 

14. mkvdari saxli 


àr megona, rom guli cxovrebisaken momibrundeboda, 

Sav-TeTris garda kvlavac SevamCnevdi sxva ferebs, 

gonebaSi isev gavivlebdi pativmoyvarul ocnebebs, veronikas 

saxelTan erTad rom davasamare. damTavrda cxovrebis 

umTavresi nawili _ siymawvile... meoTxedi saukune 

mogonebebis wignSi Cawikwikda, momavali ki nisliT moculi, 

bundovani xvaledan TandaTan ikveTeboda, Tanda- 

Tan ufro xelSesaxebi xdeboda, Tumca aklda mas erTi ram, 

rac siymawvilis ocnebebs axlda _ daueWvebloba...~ 

xelSi ase gvian naSovni atestati eWira, qaRaldis 

lurji furceli... 

`Tu ver Cairicxe?~ _ dedam mxolod erTxel hkiTxa. 

misTvis Svilis momavali gaurkveveli iyo. imedi mTlad 

gadawurvoda, radgan aqamde mravali weli Sealia 

Svilis nakvalevis Zebnas. 

`Caviricxebi!~ _ mokled moWra Wabukma da xeli Cemodans 

daavlo. 

diax, Cairicxa!.. mere gamocdebi bundovani sizmariviT 

axsovda. TeTri universitetis mWidrod migmanuli 

karebi Tavdapirvelad SeuRweveli eCvena. nervuli 

ciebiT Sepyrobili Sedioda yovel momdevno gamocdaze. 

TiTqos sicxiani xdeboda, piri uSreboda, lukmas ver 

ylapavda. roca egona, fexi damicdebao, maSin wamoiwia, 

welSi gaimarTa, zRude daZlia da, rom moixeda, ganvlili 

gza ubralo da Cveulebrivi moeCvena. male daaviwyda 

pirveli mgznebareba, mosawyeni leqciebis usasrulo rigi 

Tvlemas gvrida. 

xuTi weli Sedgeboda wvrilmani gamarjvebebisa da 

damarcxebebisagan. gamarjvebebs oreuli imkida. TiTi 

ar gaunZrevia, magram pativmoyvareobiT gaberili da- 

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dioda. marcxTan marto rCeboda, moziare aravin hyavda. 

ase gaixliCa misi arseba. oreuli mconareobda, dros 

atarebda, oxunjobda, baqibuqobda, usaqmur gogoebs 

Tavs awonebda; Wabuki ki WianWvelis mondomebiT wigns 

Tavs aklavda, martoobis dardi gulze awva, naRvels Cumad 

daatarebda, raRac Seucnobi da Soreuli eqo exmianeboda, 

Tavs Zlivs ikavebda, raTa kvlav ar dasdgomoda 

ukve wagebul gzas, TeTri tramalebis gavliT, Camavali 

mzisaken, sadac barikadebis mewamul zRudeebze sisxlisferi 

droSa frialebda. 

siyvarulSi eZiebda TavSesafars... 

gogos erqva mzisadari, Tumca mzisa araferi ecxo, 

ufro mTvaris anasxletsa hgavda. samyaros SemkrTali 

TvalebiT Sehyurebda, TiTqos kiTxulobda, risTvisaa 

saWiro es kolosaluri, uxeSi qveyniereba, rodesac adamianebs 

SeuZliaT icxovron cicqna yvavilnarSi da TojinebiT 

gaerTono. Wabuki uyurebda mis profils, kiserze 

aTrTolebul lurj ZarRvs (am dros leqtori filosofiis 

siRrmeebSi dacuravda) da ornairi grZnoba eufleboda 

_ zizRnarevi siyvarulisa, radgan am gamWvirvalebas 

aklda simyare, xorci, raic sulis samyofelia. 

masSi iseTi lurji haerovneba isaxeboda, SeuZlebeli iqneboda 

Cveulebrivi, adamianuri siyvaruliT misi Seyvareba... 

saRamoobiT, Zveli Tbilisis viwro quCebSi Sinisaken 

rom miacilebda, Tavisi Tavi mouxeSavi baybaydevi 

egona, gogo ki _ fofina angelozi, romlis arsebobaSi 

wamdauwum unda darwmunebuliyo. tiktikebda Tavis bav- 

Svur sisuleleebs, rasac oreuli uxiagi siciliT pasuxobda, 

uxeSi cinizmiT yovelives wamlavda. oreulis 

TvalSi igi iyo erTi uRono, avadmyofuri arseba, mamakacs 

vnebas rom ver aRuZravda. Wabuki xSirad agebda 

brZolas oreulTan, radgan oreulis mier dapyrobili 

jansaRi gogoebi, romlebsac vera frTebi caze ver azidavda, 

irgvliv gamabruebel... ara, surnels ara... 

biodenebs afrqvevdnen... Wabuki ki harmonias eZebda. 

sadRac SuaSi unda yofiliyo igi, Sexebis im wertilSi, 

sadac suli Tanaziaria xorcisa... mas veronika unda rqmeoda, 

magram veronika arsad Canda da martoobiT gulgabezrebuli 

Caiketeboda sakuTar meSi, suls iwiwknida, 

oreuls ebrZoda, mis mier dagebul xafangebs Tavs aridebda, 

magram fexi xSirad ucdeboda. dacema mtkivneuli 

iyo. kvlav wamodgeboda. Tavs isjida uzomo SromiT, mecnierebaTa 

anabanaSi tvins iWyletda, xan saWiro, xan umaqnis 

wignebs eWideboda... ase nabij-nabij adioda zeviT da 

zeviT, roca egona, maRla avaRwieo, iq oreulis xafangi 

xvdeboda da Tavidan meordeboda sizifes es Sroma... 

sami wlis Semdeg ucbad SeCerda. bnel quCaSi mzisadars 

miacilebda. gogona skolis mowafesaviT miaqnevda 

CanTas da tiktikebda raRac brZnulze brZnuls, rac erT 

martiv sisulelemde daiyvaneboda. Wabukis SeCereba ar 

SeumCnevia, tiktikiT ganagrZo gza da bnelma STanTqa. 

Wabuks mxolod angelozis fofina xma esmoda kidev cota 

xans, mere esec miwyda. ver gaego, Sinisaken gadauxvia 

gogonam Tu uxilavma Ramem aitaca da iq waiyvana, sadac 

aseTive gogonebi salamuris xmaze ferxuls uvlian... 

maSin igi gaiqca... gaeqca yoveldRiurobas… 

...maSin me gaveqeci yvelasa da yvelafers! veravin 

verafers Sematyobda. winandeburad dinjad davdiodi 

TanakurselebTan erTad, leqciaze droulad vcxaddebodi, 

leqciis mere ki xan universitetis baRSi CamovsxdebodiT 

salazRandarod, xan ludxanaSi, Tu jibeSi fuli 

gviWyaoda, ra Tqma unda... yvelas Tvalwin vtrialebdi, 

magram me ukve gaviqeci _ romanSi... 

oTaxSi oTxni vcxovrobdiT. oTxs oTx-oTxi mainc 

gvestumreboda xolme. erT magidas usxdnen da jokers 

TamaSobdnen. saferfled samlitrian qilas iyenebdnen 

da, roca is aivseboda, Tavs maSinRa aswevdnen. me ki Cemi 

saxelmwifo mqonda, Cemi sauflo, _ rkinis viwro sawoli, 

gaquculi baliSi, Txeli sabani, bambis leibi. fexmorTxmiT 

vijeqi, muxlebze Tabaxis qaRaldi mewyo, xel- 

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Si burTuliani kalami meWira. irgvliv vezirni da sefeqalni 

mexvivnen da TrTolviT elodnen, vis ra ganaCens 

gamovutandi. me marto ar viyavi, me myavda gmiri-megobrebi 

da gmiri-mtrebi, isini, visac veTayvanebodi, da isini, 

visac zizRiT vanadgurebdi. CemTan iyo Cemi mexsiereba 

da Cemi warmosaxva, Cemi bavSvoba da awmyo. Tambaqos 

boliT gavsebul oTaxSi me mqonda Cemi mobibine mindvrebi, 

sadac gvirilas vkrefdi, roca movisurvebdi, rom 

meaTasejer Sememowmebina _ vuyvardi Tu ar vuyvardi... 

oRond vis?.. ori wlis Semdeg, roca bolo wertili davsvi, 

banqos qaRaldic gaicrica, sinaTle gasdioda, moTamaSeebs 

xelSi SemoadnaT. maSin gavaxsendiT da mkiTxes: 

`ra dawere?~ Tabaxis Tavfurceli Semovabrune da vu- 

Cvene: `mkvdari saxli~. mxrebi aiCeCes, saidanRac banqos 

axali dasta daaZvres da TamaSi ganagrZes. me ki gamoveTxove 

Cems gmirebs da mivxvdi, kvlav marto davrCi... 

(`mkvdari saxli~, romanis winaTqma) 

ùxmod crida da gariJraJze tyis piras rom gavaRwie, 

mwvane mindorSi mkvdari saxli vixile. 

dilis burusSi TeTrad ibolqveboda xeTa totebs 

modebuli nisli. 

katabardebs daefara biliki mkvdari saxlisaken. 

CaSavebul, xavsian saxuravs, odesRac TeTrad SefeTqil 

kedlebs daviwyebis mrume feri dasdeboda. 

sevdasa da naRvels Seepyro Cemi suli, Txeli, uxilavi 

wvima tanze madneboda. 

TavSesafars veZebdi da ar maxsovs, rogor SevaRwie 

pirvel oTaxSi. uxsovar dros mitovebuls naTlad aCnda 

Jami Cumi rRvevisa. cal anjamze Camokidebuli kari 

sevdiani WrialiT irxeoda. Camsxvreul fanjrebSi obobas 

qseli gaeba da wvimis brWyviala wveTebi Seepyro. 

mqrqali, civi naTeba idga da dRe ver bedavda, gane- 

fanta sevda da mowyeniloba. 

Semcivda, nesti metmasneboda tanze. iqneb cecxli 

davanTo-meTqi, magram wumwuma umalve Caqra, TeTri, 

usicocxlo boli gamouSva sawyali fSlukuniT... 

davuyevi oTaxebis usasrulo rigs. maxsendeboda 

raRac Zalze Soreuli, raRac Seucnobi, bavSvobaze ufro 

adrindeli, roca es kedlebi siTbosa hfenda, oTaxebSi 

simyudrove saxlobda. 

mravali oTaxi ganvvle ase da sevda ufro da ufro 

mimZafrdeboda. veltvodi raRac gamoucnobs, raRac 

pirvandels... magram drois uxmo mdinareba mkvdari saxlis 

kedlebidan TeTr ferflad eSveboda da saidanRac 

qurdulad Semoparuli mewamuli sxivi mzisa cdilobda 

ukanve gaparuliyo. 

bolo kars jerac SerCenoda brinjaos saxeluri da 

momeCvena, rom axlaxan viRacam Seaxo xeli, Txeli anaor- 

Tqli Seatova. 

frTxilad SevaRe. oTaxis siRrmeSi, maRal sarecelze, 

fafuk baliSebs miyrdnobili xnieri mandilosani 

vixile. xelSi saqsovi eWira. sasTumalTan, vercxlis SandalSi 

Taflis sanTeli caxcaxebda da oTaxs farfata, 

myudro SuqiT avsebda. mandilosanma oqros saTvalidan 

gamomxeda, pirisaxeze sixaruli aRebeWda. 

TiTqos menaxa odesRac, TiTqos aseve ijda maSinac, 

aseve qsovda, aseve miRimoda. 

movubodiSe, myudroeba dagirRvieT-meTqi. namgzavri 

var, tanze sveli macvia, gamovicvli da geaxlebiTmeTqi. 

manac Tavi amayad damiqnia, neba damrTo da me Semovbrundi, 

kari mivxure. 

kvlav im oTaxebSi gamoviare, oRond aRar maxsovs, 

ra dro iyo. yvelaferi Secvliliyo. kedlebze xami feris 

Spaleri ekra. Werze brolis Zvirfasi WaRebi CaxCaxebda. 

oTaxebi antikuri avejiTa da farCa-abreSumiT gaewyoT. 

iatakze aRmosavluri xaliCebi efina. 

mxiaruli stumrebi momravlebuliyvnen. Savfra- 

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kiani mamakacebi da TeTrsamosiani banovanebi sufras 

Slidnen, brolsa da faifurs wkriali gahqonda. 

auCqareblad gadavkveTe yvela oTaxi da sevda ufro 

momeZala. 

Ria verandaze gavedi. 

wvimas gadaeRo. vercxlis wveTebi cimcimebda totebSi. 

mwvane mdeloze JriamuliT darbodnen bavSvebi, 

frTaxatula peplebs dasdevdnen. 

movixede. gverdiT norCi asuli momyveboda. TeTri, 

Txeli kaba tanze farfatiT exveoda. xelSi gvirila 

eWira. 

cisfer TvalebSi ocneba Cahbudeboda. 

`Tqven, albaT, gaxsovT iren?~ _ mkiTxa. 

Tvalze cremli momadga, yovelive gamWvirvale da 

liclica gaxda. yovelives lurji feri daedo, wariSala, 

yovelives sevdis beWedi daesva. 

daviwyebis TeTri ferfli daefina yvelafers da me 

vnaxe, rom kvlav tyis piras videqi, cidan uxmod eSveboda 

mosawyeni wvima. mkvdari saxlisaken mimavali biliki 

katabalaxs daefara...~ 

papuna Wyonias naRveli moeZala. kalami gauCerda. 

ar Rirda sevdiani mogonebebis gaRviZeba. is mosawyeni 

romani versad gamoaqveyna da es marcxi suls mZime tvir- 

Tad awva, TiTqos imTaviTve uiRblo bavSvi moevlinos 

dRis sinaTleze. Semdgom TaTulis waakiTxa. qaliSvilma 

itira da maSin papunas moeCvena, rom man mainc gaugo. ufro 

gvian, roca ojaxma isini erT WerqveS Sehyara da yoveld- 

Riuri wvrilmanebi orives aRizianebda, morigi kinklavis 

Jams, TaTulim wamosZaxa: `Sen gyavda iren!~ papunam araferi 

upasuxa. TviTon ki sakuTar warsuls CauRrmavda, 

magram mexsierebis udabnoeTSi msgavsi veravin aRmoaCina. 

ifiqra, albaT, sadme wignSi amovikiTxeo. mere ki, roca 

amaze fiqrs moeSva, ucbad amoutivtivda. ninuca bebias 

sizmris gmiri iyo ìren~, jer kidev siyrmidan gamohyo- 

loda, vinaoba ki imasac ar axsovda. 

gaxsenebaze ninuca bebia moisaklisa. bazridan dabrunebis 

Semdeg sawer magidas ar moSorebia da aqamde ver 

SeamCnia, rom binaSi ar ismoda dedabris xmadabali putuni 

da flostebis msubuqi fratuni. 

`ninuca bebia!~ _ gasZaxa. 

binaSi eleqtroaRmricxvelis susti zuzuniRa moismoda. 

papunam erTxelac mouxmo dedabers, mere wamodga 

da oTaxebi daiara. versad aRmoaCina, Tumca sufraze gawyobili 

sadili ukve civdeboda. iqneb kvlav `moxucebul- 

Ta klubSi~ gaiparao, ifiqra, magram am azrma ver daamSvida, 

winaTgrZnoba aSfoTebda. 

vestibiulSi daWrili jariskaci Sexvda. kvlav saomrad 

midioda yavarjnebis kakuniT. imas SeekiTxa, magram 

jariskacma veraferi gaigo da verc papuna icno. 

uSangma Camoicuncula kudis qiciniT. papunam ziz- 

RiT Seaqcia zurgi. uSangma nawyenad Caifxukuna da biblioTekaSi 

gauCinarda. 

papuna ezoSi gavida. 

caze muStistola mze odnav bJutavda da garemos mewamuli 

feri efineboda. pansionati Cveuli ritmiT cxovrobda. 

aivnebze damsveneblebi gamofeniliyvnen. zeda 

sarTulebis mcxovrebT Sezlongebi gamoetanaT da Savdebodnen, 

Tumca mzis siTbo arc igrZnoboda. zogi wigns 

kiTxulobda, zogi nardis kamaTlebs agorebda, zogi banqos 

TamaSobda. parkSi sakmao xalxi ireoda da yvela Tavis 

Wkuaze erToboda. axalgazrdebi burTs dasdevdnen. skamebze 

Camomsxdari berikacebi politikasa da pensiebze 

maslaaTobdnen. erTgan mrgval magidas yomarbazebi 

usxdnen, sakuTar Tavebze TamaSobdnen. wagebuli Tavebi 

sazamTroebiviT eyara kalaTaSi. uTavoni ki mainc ar 

eSvebodnen da, vin icis, ra imedebs epotinebodnen. 

papuna aravis gamolaparakebia, letas napirze Caiseirna. 

kamkama wylis Cqeralebi amSvidebda. upeebs sasi- 

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amovno sigrile moelamuna. guli dauwynarda da axla 

ukve yvelaferi rodi eCveneboda zedmetad Sav ferebSi. 

ganapira skamze biWi SeamCnia, ase, cametisa iqneboda. 

icno, magram ver gaarkvia, esiamovna Tu ara misi xilva. 

biWma Taflisferi Tvalebi moanaTa. gamxdari, uWmeli 

bavSvi iyo. moridebiT wamodga. 

ìjeqi, ijeqi!~ _ mamaSvilurad uTxra papunam, Tvi- 

Tonve ar moewona Tavisi qedmaRluri kilo. 

dajda da daeloda, sanam biWic morcxvad Camojdeboda. 

xelSi ydaCamoRletili saerTo rveuli eWira, Ti- 

Tebi melniT moeTxvara. 

`kolegaa!~ _ gaifiqra papunam, keTilad ganewyo. 

`kolegaa?~ _ zizRiT aimriza oreuli. 

`veronika xom ar Segxvedria?~ _ hkiTxa papunam. 

`Tqven saidan iciT?~ _ kiTxva Seubruna biWma, 

loyebi Seuxurda. 

`ra?~ _ ver gaugo kacma. 

`veronika ageraa! _ biWma rveuli Searxia, mere 

gulubryvilod dasZina: _ es Cemi saidumloebaa!~ 

papunam rveuli gamoarTva. alag-alag melniT dalaqavebul 

furcelze msxvil-msxvili, okrobokro asoebiT 

ewera: `senior xuan de Wipunas faTerakebi~. swrafad 

gadafurcla da mxolod bolo fraza waikiTxa: `cameti 

wlis veronika ijda da eloda Tavis rainds...~ 

`cameti wlis?..~ _ xma Cauvarda. 

`diax, veronika maradJams cametisa iqneba!~ _ biWis 

xmaSi faruli mtroba moisma. rveuli gamoarTva da wavida. 

papuna karga xans ijda da iseTi grZnobiT gahyurebda, 

TiTqos samudamod eTxoveboda sakuTar bavSvobas. 

binaSi rom Sebrunda, samuSaos guli ver daudo. aivanze 

gavida da ezos gadaxeda. qveSecneulad yovel 

wyvilSi veronikas eZebda. Sercxva Tavisi Seucnobeli 

zraxvebisa. magidas miubrunda, Tavi aiZula, oriode sityva 

kidev daewera... 


`...diplomi rom aiRo, casa da miwas Soris aRmoCnda 

gamokidebuli. Tavdapirvelad amaze arc Sewuxebula. 

xom unda daexvewa Tavisi uiRblo romani. dedis Rarib 

saxls TavSefarebuli mTeli zafxuli bejiTad 

ukakunebda sabeWd manqanaze. samuSao magida didi leRvis 

CrdilSi edga da aqedan mezobeli ezoebis mwkrivi Canda. 

monotonuri kakuni Sors gaismoda. stumrad Camocqrialebuli 

nata cnobismoyvareobam zed RobesTan moiyvana. 

Wabukma Tavi aswia da araqauri asuli dainaxa. Cvidmetze 

naklebi ar miucia. interesiT SeaTvaliera da Tvali 

aarida. 

manqanaze kakuni ar Seuwyvetia, magram uneblieT xSirxSirad 

iyureboda iqiTken da Relavda. Tamami gogona ki im 

adgils ar Sordeboda, wamdauwum Tvalwin erWoboda. 

pirveli nabijic natam gadmodga. raRac moimizeza 

da ezoSi SemoiWra. misi Txeli kabis SariSurma Wabuks Tavgza 

aubnia, xelebi Camoayrevina. ver gaigo, ras Txovdnen. 

TiTqos wignis naTxovrobaze etiktikebodnen da Tarosaken 

gauZRva. Taros rom ver miswvda, skami miswia da im 

skamze nata SefrTxialda, zed cxvirwin daufriala msubuqi 

da gamWvirvale kaba. xeli TavisTavad gaucurda Wabuks, 

viTom xumrobiTo, gogonas kanWze gahkra. natam 

Cagudulad gaicina, swrafad daixara da moulodnelad 

loyaze tkacaniT akoca. Wabuki gaSra, SiSnarevma sixarulma 

gaTanga, Cumi siciliT gaqceul gogos miedevna. 

sabeWd manqanas rom miujda, TiTs didxans ver axvedrebda 

klaviSebs. 

meore dRes natam dro ixelTa, wuTiT Semoirbina. 

Wabuki uxeSad Caexvia, tuCebi mouZebna. gogos arc ucdia 

gasxltoma, bednieri siciliT exveoda, raRacas 

titinebda, risi azric dayruebul Wabuks ar esmoda. 

ase movardeboda igi dReSi erTxel, Wabukis sulSi 

cecxls aagizgizebda da gaqreboda... 

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mxolod erTi kviris Semdeg hkiTxa, mainc ramdenisa 

xaro. cametiso, rom gaigo, dafrTxa, sifxizles mouxmo... 

amasobaSi zafxulic miilia, xeli daavlo xelnawers, 

wignebs da dedaqalaqisaken gaemgzavra. 

iqirava iafi bina, iSova ubralo samsaxuri da Tavis 

Tavs ubrZana: droa, coli SeirTo!..~ 

15. samejliso bloki 

ninuca bebia ar dabrunda. papuna Wyonia martoobam 

Seawuxa. Turme TviTonac ver xvdeboda, rogor sWirdeboda 

dedabris facifuci da xmadabali putuni. erTi 

piroba, undoda TviT direqtorTan gaerkvia saqme, magram 

adikom aqeT dareka. ise moikiTxa, TiTqos araferi 

momxdariyos. xom ar moiwyineo, samejliso blokSi ratom 

erTxelac ar amobrZandio. imnairad buybuyebda, 

TiTqos pirSi wyals ivlebda. ninuca bebia ar uxsenebia 

da papuna ar CaeZia. 

yurmili dadebuli arc hqonda, karze msubuqad daakakunes. 

ninuca bebia arasdros akakunebda da miayurada, 

iqneb momeCvenao. 

moridebuli kakuni ganmeorda. 

kars miRma viRaca idga. 

TavSi aTasma suraTma gauelva, mravalnairi safr- 

Txe dalanda. 

yoymaniT gamoaRo da xelSi veronika SerCa. 

Tavi usityvod dauqnia. 

veronikam gverdiT auara, TiTqos niavi Semofofindao, 

kacs moelamuna yvavilovani mindvris grili monaberi. 

suli raRac wmindam da ucodvelma gaumsWvala, kamkama 

sinaze dautova. 

ài, aq vcxovrob!~ _ ukve sastumro oTaxSi Seexmiana. 

veronikam araferi Tqva. cnobismoyvared acecebda 

Tvalebs. karadaSi wignis yuebs gaadevna TiTi, TiTqos 

damarcvliT kiTxulobso. 

papuna savarZelSi CaeSva da iqidan uTvalTvalebda. 

cdilobda Tavis gancdebSi garkveuliyo, magram azris 

dalageba ver SeZlo. saTqmeli araferi agondeboda, Tumca 

amis gamo Tavi uxerxulad ar ugrZvnia. oRond Soridan 

eyurebina da meti araferi ewada. 

veronika ucbad Semotrialda, savarZlis saxelurze 

Camouskupda. 

papuna Wyonia dapataravda, TiTqos viRac gigantma 

Caavlo xeli da savarZlis siRrmeSi CaaWylita. mzera 

veronikas Tvalebs gauswora. 

`bazarSi iyavi?~ _ SeTqmuliviT SeekiTxa gogona. 

TvalebSi ucodveli gulubryviloba gamosWvioda da 

papunam ukan gadaiwia, veRar gabeda im kamkama tbaSi cxovrebisagan 

daJanguli gulis Carecxva. 

Cumad dauqnia Tavi. 

`ninuca bebiam wagiyvana!~ _ daaskvna gogonam. 

papunam kvlav Tavi dauqnia, Tan veronikas xeli 

aiRo, tuCTan miitana. 

`xelze unda makoco?~ _ papunas gaeRima, Tbili 

talRa moawva, xelisguli gadauSala da zed akoca. 

`ho, ninuca bebiam wamiyvana!~ _ dagvianebuli pasuxi 

xmamaRla gamouvida, riTac Tavisi faruli mRelvareba 

gasca. 

gogonas mowyeniloba daetyo, amoioxra. 

àsec vicodi, amitomac airCeven silamazis dedoflad!~ 

papunam veraferi gaigo, Tumca mixvda, rom gogonas 

guneba gaufuWda. 

`saca samarTalia, silamazis dedoflad Sen unda 

agirCion!~ 

`me ratom? _ krTomiT ikiTxa. _ me jer patara var! 

_ daaskvna ucbad, xeli gamostaca da wamofrTxialda. 

_ Zalian nu idardeb! ra Seni bralia, Sen xom ar icodi...~ 

papuna savarZelSi CarCa. gogona ukve ar iyo oTax- 

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Si, misi wkriala xma ki kvlav ekida haerSi, vercxlis pawia 

eJvaniviT JRerda. usmenda Cum eqos, azrs ki gvian Caswvda, 

awon-dawona, veraferi gaugo, es abdaubda sityvebi 

bavSvis axirebad CaTvala. 

samejliso blokSi isedac apirebda asvlas. 

tansacmeli arc gamoucvlia, sarkeSi Caixeda da Tma 

gaiswora, savarcxeli erTi-orjer gadaisva. 

derefanSi fexsacmelebis tyapatyupi ismoda. kari 

gaiketa da SeuerTda damsvenebelTa mdinarebas. yvelani 

erTi mimarTulebiT miemarTebodnen. saxeze niRbebi ekeTaT, 

samaskarado tanisamosi ecvaT, magram mxiaruleba ar 

igrZnoboda, xvneSa da fexis tyapuniRa arRvevda mdumarebas, 

TiTqos es auracxeli brbo, adgilidan rom daZruliyo, 

raRac mZime da savaldebulo uRels Sebmoda. 

liftebTan zedaxora idga. dacdas azri ar hqonda 

da kibeebs fexiT auyva. Tavdapirvelad sarTulebs iTvlida, 

magram angariSi male aeria. yoveli sarTuli derefnebis 

sxvadasxvanair labirinTs ierTebda da yoveli mxridan 

zRva xalxi moemarTeboda. kibeebze CoCqoli, drtvinva, 

uamravi sxeulis moZraobiT gamowveuli guguni ismoda. 

am msvlelobas araferi miugavda saxalxo zeims. niRbebs 

Tvals aridebda, TiTqos isini keTrovanTa saxeebs 

malavda. marto Tvalebs Tu xedavda viwro WrilebSi, damfrTxal, 

SeSfoTebul, uazro mzeras awydeboda. papunam 

sicive igrZno, TiTqos TviTonac gaToSil sxeulebSi 

CaWediliyo, magram brbodan Tavis daRweva SeuZlebeli 

aRmoCnda... 

bolo baqani ucbad gadaixsna. varskvlaviani ca gadmoemxo 

Tavze da papunas moeCvena, kidev cota da TaviT Sevaskdebio. 

pirvelad ixila aseTi CaxCaxa varskvlaveTi, magram 

vin acala yureba, adamianTa talRam xan aRma abruna, 

xan daRma da imasRa dardobda, aravis gaveTelinovo. 

yuriswamRebi dgandgari idga. talRam jer orkestrTan 

miagdo da kinaRam diriJoris piupitri waaqcia. 

TiTqos sasule orkestri iyo, magram ufro Sors rom 

gaixeda, sasules simfoniuri gadabmoda, imas eleqtroinstrumentebiT 

aRWurvili jazi, imis iqiT aTiode kameruli 

orkestri erTad xmianebda, sul bolos ki dolebiTa 

da tamtamebiT SeiaraRebuli velurebi yvela 

sxva xmas axSobdnen. aTasnair instruments, rac ki kacis 

gonebas mougonebia, vis rogor eprianeboda, ise awvalebda 

da saSineli kakafoniisagan papunas kinaRam Tavi 

gauskda. 

gaqceva ioli ar yofila. gaToSili sxeulebi yoveli 

mxridan aviwroebdnen, or-sam kacs rom gaecleboda, 

sxvebSi iWeWyeboda da uTavbolo Widilma daRala. 

ucbad niRbebs Soris veronikas saxe gakrTa. gogonam 

Semoscina, xeli gamouwoda. papunam misi susti TiTebi xel- 

Si Caigdo da miendo, raTa veronikas iseve daexsna igi, 

rogorc erTxel daixsna kvalze adevnebuli virTxebisagan. 

TiTqos TavisTavad ixsneboda gza veronikas winaSe. 

niRbebi erTmaneTs etmasnebodnen, gasasvlels tovebdnen 

da veronika win miuZRoda Tavgzaabneul kacs. 

orkestrs rom gaSorda, momReralTa laSqarma wamoyo 

Tavi. yvelaze maRali sopranodan yvelaze dabal 

banamde erTbaSad amuSavebdnen sxvadasxvanair melodias 

da, Canda, aravin aravis usmenda. solo momRerlebTan er- 

Tad uamravi dueti, trio, kvarteti, kvinteti iWaWeboda 

da papunas veraferi gaego. 

amaTac Tavi daaRwies da moajirs miatanes. aqedan 

pansionatis parki iSleboda. dacarielebul parks letas 

TeTri nakadi acocxlebda uwyveti, Tanabari SxuiliT. 

Sors, burusSi Semzaravad igorgleboda zRva, masa 

da cas Soris sazRvari ar arsebobda. TiTqos giganturi 

urCxuli qSinavda, STanTqmas uqadda qveynierebas. 

Semobrunda papuna Wyonia. am usazRvro samyaroSi 

raoden susti iyo TviTon. veronikas gamWvirvale Ti- 

Tebs daxeda da gaeRima: 

`Zala sisusteSia!~ 

musikalur-vokaluri Rrianceli axla mTvralTa 

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Rriancelma Secvala. moajiris gaswvriv uzarmazari sefa 

gaWimuliyo, bolo ar uCanda. auracxeli xoragi eyara 

zed. gaberili kasrebidan wiTeli da TeTri Rvino gadmosCqefda. 

es amdeni xalxi daseoda da mucels iyoravda. 

haerSi idga saWmlis namusrevisa da daqceuli Rvinis 

sunis gulisamrevi nazavi. moqeifeni ukve mieRo ufals, 

zogan erTmaneTs loSnidnen, zogan ki Tavpirs amtvrevdnen. 

SeTanxmebulebiviT gaSordnen meRodarT. 

sapirispiro mxares TiTqos meti simSvide sufevda. 

sadRac, uCinar koSkebze dakidebuli proJeqtorebi 

Tanabar sinaTles afenda da varskvlavebs aqrobda caze. 

uxilavi orkestri sacekvaos ukravda. Caxutebuli 

wyvilebi nela irxeodnen. 

`xom ar gvecekva, patara dedofalo?~ 

veronikam bavSvuri miamitobiT SemohRima. mxarze 

xelebi daawyo da musikas neli taatiT ahyva. ucnauri netarebiT 

Sepyrobil papunas patara ferias welze Semoexvia 

xeli da ise saTuTad daatarebda, faifurisaa da 

vaiTu damemsxvreso. 

nazi musika ipyrobda suls, kacis mklavebSi momwyvdeuli 

veronika msubuqad dafarfatebda. papuna TiTqos 

moswyda yovelive amqveyniurs, daaviwyda vin iyo da ratom 

aRmoCnda aq. TiTqos iZireboda Taflisferi Tvalebis 

sikamkameSi da erTaderTi giJuri survili, angariSmiucemeli, 

gauazrebeli, SerCenoda, _ daekocna es saxe, 

es Tvalebi, mTrTolvare bageebi, odnav SewiTlebuli Rawvebi... 

Tavi Zlivs moiToka. morCilad mihyva musikis msubuq 

talRebs da mxolod veronikas Tvalebs xedavda, sadac 

gulubryvilobis zRvaSi maradiuli sinorCe tivtivebda. 

drois saTvalavi dakarga papuna Wyoniam. TiTqos arc 

arasodes damTavrdeboda es usazRvro netareba, magram 

moulodnelad gamoirTo musika da kvlav CoCqoli gaisma. 

fotografi darboda samfexa yuTiT, xels nu miSliTo 

ixveweboda. ojaxuri albomisTvis iRebda suraTs. 

skamze maminacvali da deda isxdnen. maminacvals amayad 

aeRira Tavi, SeRebil ulvaSebs isworebda wamdauwum. 

dedis daRlil saxeze naZaladevi Rimili krToda. nabolara 

muxlebze ejda, magram bavSvi ar uCerdeboda, xelidan 

usxlteboda. ukan Camomwkrivebuliyvnen ufrosi 

da, Zmebi, naxevarda da naxevarZma. gayinuli TvalebiT 

misCerebodnen fotoaparats. `Wipuna sadRaa?~ _ ikiTxa 

uceb dedam. `Wipuna, Wipuna!..~ _ gasZaxa nervulad maminacvalma. 

brbos aTi-Tormeti wlis biWi gamoeyo, dedis 

ferxTiT Caimuxla. 

àba, miyureT, axla Citi gamofrindeba!~ _ gaiRima 

fotografma. 

papuna TiTqos gaiTiSa. Tvalebze xeli Camoisva, 

gons moego. kvlav xmianobda sacekvao musika da mocekvave 

wyvilebi rokavdnen. maminacvali viRac dedakacs 

atorRialeboda, yurSi macdurad CasCurCulebda. dedakaci 

metiCruli JivJiviT icinoda, pirze xels ifarebda. 

papunam rom Cauara, maminacvalma Tvali Caukra, CaixiTxiTa: 

`cekvavT?.. aseTi cekvebi imnairad mTavrdeba!~ Tan 

TiTi mocekvaveTa miRma gaiSvira. 

gza mxolod iqiT ixsneboda. mocekvaveebi ukan 

moitoves. win ki gaSlil moedanze moismoda dausrulebeli 

xiTxiTi, qirqili, kiskisi, xarxari, roxroxi... niRbosani, 

dediSobela wyvilebi goraobdnen yovel nabijze 

da bRlarZunobdnen. papunam moixeda. maminacvali dedakacs 

moaTrevda da gza-gza kabas axevda. 

veronikam cerze aiwia, yurSi CasCurCula: 

`wamiyvane aqedan.~ 

papunam xelSi aitaca Tavisi feria, mkerdze miixuta. 

veronikam saxe mis kiserSi Camala da kacs gogonas 

msubuqi sunTqva elamuneboda loyaze. 

ase atatebuli gadaatara mTeli es sivrce da mis 

sulSi am dros wminda naTeli idga. 

ganerida brbos, ukana moajirTan gaCerda. daenana 

xelis gaSveba. SeeZlo didxans mdgariyo am moajirTan, 

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sadac mis smenas odnavRa wvdeboda brbos Jriamuli. 

veronika gatrunuliyo mis mklavebSi. xmas ar iRebda. 

mere Tavi aswia, Rawvebi Sefakloda, bageebi gaxsnoda 

da TeTrad Cawikwikebuli kbilebi uCanda. 

`giyvarvar?~ _ Cumad daekiTxa. 

papunam uxmod dauqnia Tavi. 

veronikam Caicina. cxviri kiserze mouxaxuna, mere 

ki swrafad dauZvra xelidan. 

moajirisaken miixeda da niri ucabedad Seecvala. 

papunas xeli staca, moqaCa, moajirs moacila. 

papuna SiSis mizezs ver miuxvda. gadaixeda. qedis 

gragnili wamomarTuliyo, Savad gadamxoboda mTel 

zRvispireTs, ubeSi moeyuJebina vrceli pansionati. 

qveviT, proJeqtorebis Suqis anareklze, SemoRobili 

qarTa dainaxa. rezinis batebiviT ucnauri arsebebi 

dabobRavdnen, kisrebs zeviT, musikisa da sinaTlisaken 

iwevdnen. marTlac batebi egona, magram rom daakvirda, 

mixvda, pansionatis ramdenime sarTuls mainc wvdeboda 

im arsebaTa Tavebi. 

veronikamac gadaixeda SiSianad, oxvra aRmoxda. 

swrafad gaSordnen saSiS adgils. 

swored am dros gaisma fanfarebis xma. 

ficarnagze xaverdis kamzoliani da wiTelCaCebiani 

biWebi Camomwkrivdnen da buk-naRaras Semohkres. 

xalxi amoZravda, orad gaiyo, cocxali derefani 

datova. 

derefnis bolos procesia gamoCnda. 

win jambazebi da takimasxarebi morbodnen. gza-gza 

malayebs gadadiodnen. titlikana tani Sav-TeTri zolebiT 

aeWrelebinaT. maTraxebiviT kudebi mosTrevdaT. 

xuWuWa TmebSi mtkavela rqebi mouCandaT. 

mere grial-grialiT Caiara mexanZreTa sasule 

orkestrma, romelsac biRaulvaSiani koncertmaisteri 

mouZRoda. 

eqvswyeba, Savad mbzinvare cxenebs Savi kareta mo- 

hyavda. Sig adiko da paraskeva isxdnen. adiko patara biWs 

hgavda da bunCula loyebi TuraSauliviT uRvioda. 

`vaSa!~ _ igriala brbom, aTasi pirisagan amonTxeulma 

xmam talRasaviT gadaiara, erTi bolodan meores 

miaskda. uCinari kacunebi daZrwodnen aqeT-iqiT, aqezebdnen, 

yels nu daiSurebT, ena nu CagigdiaT, Cveni adiko 

ar gagvijavrdes, Torem es samejliso bloki ukana 

ezos qarTaSi gadayiravdebao. 

pirdaRebuli iyureboda aqeT-iqiT papuna Wyonia, 

uneblieT win gamZvraliyo da gzidan gadakargva daviwyeboda. 

zed cxvirwin Seyovnda kareta. adikos bunCula loyebi 

uceb daewrita, piri farTod gaexa da Sig meCxeri 

kbilebi wamoezarda. 

`rogor mogwons Cveni warmodgena?~ _ CaxleCili 

xmiT hkiTxa. 

papunam pasuxis gacema verc moaswro, karetam ukve 

gaiara. 

ukan WrelaWrula, zizil-pipilebiani niRbebi moaqrolebdnen 

cxenebs, priala celebi ze aRemarTaT da 

mxiarulad aJRarunebdnen. xandaxan anglobdnen. brbo- 

Si Sevardeboda romelime maTgani, celiT miswvdeboda 

msxverpls da Tavi gagordeboda miwaze. ukan iwevda damfrTxali 

brbo, erTmaneTs Telavdnen. 

niRbebis fexdafex dinjad moabijebda zvaviviT 

didi lurji spilo. kavebiT SeiaraRebuli hindoni uCxikinebdnen. 

is ki yurebs apartyunebda da sevdianad imzireboda. 

spilos zurgze oqros taxtrevani edga, Sig ki `silamazis 

dedofali~ ijda. 

dabolos, isev musikosni, jambazebi da aTasnairi qajebi 

yiJiniT gadadiodnen malayebs. 

spilom gverdiT rom Cauara, maSinRa icno dedoflis 

samosSi Cacmuli qali. 

`ninuca bebia!~ 

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ar icoda, gascineboda Tu swyenoda. 

`ninuca bebia!~ _ kvlav gasZaxa da xeli dauqnia. 

dedaberma sawyaloblad gadmoxeda. gulSi tkivilad 

CarCa es gamoxedva. 

èg ranairi xumrobaa?~ _ Semcbarma gaifiqra. 

mobezrda uTavbolo aurzauri. Zlivs gaaRwies kibemde. 

veronikam karamde moacila, seriozuli Tvalebi 

SeanaTa da dardianad Tqva: 

`sawyali ninuca bebia!~ 

papunam araferi upasuxa. erTxans gahyurebda mimaval 

veronikas, Tan fiqrobda, dedabris gamasxreba veraferi 

oiniao. 

kari gaaRo da samzareulodan wylis Cxriali moesma... 

16. triptixi 

wylis Cxriali rom moesma, ifiqra, ninuca bebia mobrunebulao. 

swrafad miaSura samzareulos da zRurblze 

gaSeSda. `deda!~ _ undoda daeZaxa. Tavi Seikava. qali zurgiT 

idga, onkanTan saqmianobda. cxadia, es iyo deda, papunas 

saWoWmano araferi hqonda. pansionatSi Camosvlis 

pirvel dRes rom ixila, metad axalgazrda moeCvena. axla 

WaRara momravleboda. Tmebis SesaRebad da sakoxtaod 

verasodes iclida. drosa da garjas TiTqos daedablebina, 

mxrebi CamoeSva, Wapanis Trevas Rone gamoecala. papuna 

Cumad idga, magram qalma igrZno misi mzera da Semobrunda. 

saxe bednierma Rimilma gauxsna. Sekruli kopebi 

gadaewminda. Svilis gamoCena ar gahkvirvebia. TiTqos 

wuTis win daSordneno, Sinaurulad usayvedura: 

`xandaxan saxlic unda gagaxsendes, momkla Senma 

lodinma!~ 

`ninuca bebia sadRaa?~ _ hkiTxa papunam, Tumca pasuxs 

ar moeloda. 

dedam araferi Tqva, oRond TvalebSi gakvirveba 

gaukrTa. 

ìsadileb?~ _ mcire dumilis Semdeg daekiTxa. 

papunas wuTis win kuWi ewvoda, magram axla mada gadaeketa. 

àra!.. Tu cxeli wyali modis, vibanaveb!~ 

cxeli wyali aq yovelTvis modioda. 

abazanaSi didxans nebivrobda. cdilobda, mejlisidan 

wamoyolili biwi Camoebana. fiqrobda dedaze, veronikaze, 

oreulmac gaaxsena Tavi. sayovelTao mxiarulebas 

CaeTria, cnobismoyvareoba gaecxovelebina... fiqriT 

moulodnelad TaTulis gadaswvda. amden oromtrialSi 

aviwydeboda xolme da sindisis qenjnam Seawuxa. 

oTaxSi Suqi ar aunTia, ise dajda fanjarasTan. deda 

Cumad Semovida, iqve, savarZelSi Cajda. Tan saqsovi 

Semoitana da uxmod Seudga xelsaqmobas. 

papuna TiTqos Tavis bavSvobaSi gadabargda, im iSviaT 

saRamoebs ewvia, roca Sin martodmarto rCeboda 

dedasTan (da-Zmebi soflebSi gaikrifebodnen, ardadegebze). 

dasxdebodnen bnel aivanze. deda qsovda (bnel- 

Si, brmad qsovda), papuna ki garinduli gascqeroda varskvlavTa 

cimcimiT abrWyvialebul Rameul cas da sul- 

Si siwynare sufevda. axlac siwynare daeufla papuna Wyonias 

suls, magram fanjridan gadaSlili suraTi aRar hgavda 

bavSvobisdroindels. bneli SuSis miRma araferi Canda, 

garda Savad dagragnili kvamlisa. 

mere qarma dahbera, kvamli waiRo, bindiani sivrce 

gamWvirvale gaxda. sadRac wiTeli sinaTlis wyaro amococda 

da mewamuli feri Semoefina oTaxsac. papunam amoioxra. 

dedas savarZelSi CasZineboda, Zafis gorgali 

iatakze egdo, saqsovi CxirebisaTvis orive xeli Caevlo 

da TiTebs atokebda, sizmarSic qsovda. pirisaxe mSvidi 

hqonda, Sinagani siTboTi ganaTebuli... papuna Cumad wamodga, 

mZinares Sali moaxura da Tavis oTaxSi gavida. 

Seecada emuSava, Tabaxis furclebic daido, magram 

kalams xeli ver mohkida. mihyva fiqris mdinarebas. kvlav 

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warsuls miubrunda. umamod izrdeboda. amitomac Tavis 

irgvliv ufro qalebs xedavda... bebiebs, deidebs, bicolebs... 

yvelaze metad dedas... mere ki TaTulis... 

deda exveweboda, coli SeirTeo. laparaks ufro ma- 

Sin mouxSira, roca papunam umaRlesi daamTavra da TbilisSi 

sabolood gadmobargda. eSinoda, qalis xeli moakldeba 

da raime xifaTs gadaeyrebao. `ra vqna, deda, aravis 

vuyvarvar da...~ _ igeriebda papuna dedis Semotevas. 

marTlacda romeos asaki ukve gasvloda, Tavis julietas 

karga xania ascda da amieridan an uSvilZirod unda 

gadagebuliyo, an usiyvarulod unda daedga gvirgvini, 

ufro _ uReli. eSova erTi Cveulebrivi gogo, xasiaTiT 

rom Seewyoboda da mis siRaribesac gauZlebda. mere da 

mere Seegueboda, albaT. maS ra eqna, yoveli gamvleli 

da gamomvleli amas eCiCineboda, kaco, ras apireb, qorwili 

rodis unda gvaWamoo. sindisi aCerebda mxolod, 

sxvisi Svili ranairad memsxverploso. maSin auCurCulda 

oreuli, Se bedovlaToo, mTeli cxovreba briyvul 

zRaprebSi dafrinav, eZeb julietebs, beatriCeebs, 

dulsineebs, veronikebs... cxovrebis motyuebas cdilob, 

cxovreba ki TviTon mogatyuebs... damijere, tvinidan amoiSale 

eg sisuleleebi. Sen veronika ki ar gWirdeba, Sen 

erTi jansaRi gogo ginda, loginSic rom Caigoreb da Sens 

xuSturebsac rom aitans, arc uSno unda iyos da arc gadasarevi 

silamazisa, arc Rataki ginda, arc Senze bevrad 

SeZlebuli, asakiT ufrosi nu iqneba, male dagiberdeba, 

magram mTlad akvnidan nu amoiyvan, gasazrdeli gagixdeba 

da ra gamova, eSmakma uwyis... imdeni uCiCina, mTlad 

daaviwya, rom qveyanaze arsebobs yvavileTi, mzianeTi, 

ciskreTi, RimileTi... WeSmariti siyvaruli... sadac 

vnebaa, iq siyvarulic daibadebao. xelze daixvia oreulis 

naboZebi sibrZne da uaryo momxiblavi iluziebi... 

(òreulis mona~, fragmenti novelidan) 

`...mTel Tavis dros xafangis dagebas andomebda. 

didad ar arCevda, Tu vis ugebda xafangs. Tumca xandaxan 

TviTon ufro ixlarTeboda Sig da damfrTxali, Tavis 

daZvrenas cdilobda. gogoebis gamosaWerad maRali idealebi 

sulac ar iyo saWiro, piriqiT, lamazi iluziebi 

xel-fexs uborkavda da borkili rom Tavidan moiSora, 

sindisis karnaxi imdenad ukve ar awuxebda, ramdenadac is, 

rom raime kriminalur maxeSi ar gabmuliyo. yoveli axali 

Tavgadasavali patara omsa hgavda, sadac orive mxare 

isaxavs sakuTar strategiul Tu taqtikur amocanebs da 

gamarjvebuli is rCeba, vinc ufro gonebaeSmakia. Tavisi 

Wkuisa swamda, magram qalis xrikebi Tavgzas ubnevda, yvelaze 

uWkuo qalic ki jabnida eSmakobiT, radgan xasiaTis 

sirbile saSualebas ar aZlevda daeTrguna mowinaaRmdege. 

zogjer wesier gogoebsac gadaawydeboda, Tavsac ki 

ayvarebdnen, magram gaugebrobis civi kedeli ver gadaelaxa. 

mcire da ususuri grZnoba, siyvarulis uferul 

asls rom hgavda, TavisTavad CaifSuteboda, icriceboda, 

qreboda. mcire droc kmaroda, raTa mogonebaTa 

galereadan amovardniliyo suraTebi, romelTac wuTierad 

elaciceboda. wlebis Semdeg, roca mexsierebis 

miZinebuli xatebi Seawuxa, iqidan mxolod mkrTali, sifrifana 

saxeebi amotivtivda: Cvidmeti wlis provincialisa, 

artistulad rom TamaSobda pirvelad Secdenils; 

gamocdili, avxorci dedakacisa, visac damfrTxali 

gamoeqca; morcxvi da utyvi skolisformiani gogonasi, 

visac gulwrfelad SesTavaza guli da xeli (axali TovliT 

mofenil Rameul prospeqtze, roca yvelaferi amaRlebuli 

da mSvenieri Canda); mkacri, civi mzeTunaxavisa, idealuri 

diasaxlisi rom gaxdeboda, uxilavi kedlis gadalaxva 

rom SesZleboda (silamazis yinulovani kedlisa!)... 

erT dRes ki aRmoaCina, rom sabolood damorCileboda 

oreuls da ukve veRaraferi ixsnida mis suls...~ 

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TeTr qaRalds daxeda papuna Wyoniam. gaswia, daRlilobam 

Tavi Seaxsena, sxeuli nagvemiviT hqonda. Zlivs 

wamoiwia savarZlidan, sawolze TavdaRma davarda da Zil- 

Si ise swrafad Caeflo, TiTqos gamoRviZebas arc arasodes 

apirebda. 

`Zilisguda!~ _ Caiburtyuna oreulma da uCumrad 

gaecala. mZinare dedisaTvis arc dauxedavs. gverdiT ise 

Cauara, TiTqos kedelze landi gasrialdao. TviTonac 

ar icoda, ras apirebda. mejlisis vnebiani TavaSvebuloba 

nair-nair ferebSi esaxeboda da agznebul gonebas ver 

iwynarebda. kars rom ar gaeWriala, gasaRebis WuWrutanaSi 

gaZvra da derefanSi aRmoCnda. 

naTurebi odnavRa bJutavda. ekonomiis mizniT Ram- 

RamobiT Zabvas amcirebdnen. 

mTel pansionats eZina da oreulma elvisuswrafesad 

CaaTava derefani. ganze gauxvia da gza aebna. xan erT 

WuWrutanaSi SeZvra, xan meoreSi. viRac-viRacebis garderobebsa 

da saZile oTaxebSi daforTxavda. mere gaTbobis 

milebs gahyva, aRma-daRma ixetiala. aq telefonis 

kabels waawyda, mavTulze gasrialda, viRacis aparatSi aRmoCnda, 

telefoni aaxmiana. mZinare, CaxleCilma xmam Caaxvela 

da oreuli kinaRam dayruvda. TavpirismtvreviT gamovarda, 

SeSinebulma klozetSi durTa Tavi, Sig Carecxil 

wyals Cahyva. bolos, roca uzarmazar miwisqveSa gamoqvabulSi 

aRmoCnda, sakuTari gambedaobisa SeeSinda. 

gamoqvabulSi Suacecxli enTo. 

cecxlispiras paraskeva Cacucquliyo. tyavis kaba 

ecva, sxeuls naxevradRa ufaravda. 

nakvercxlebidan joxiT cdilobda Serujuli kartofilis 

amoRebas. 

oreuli Seyovnda. miaSterda paraskevas SiSvel 

mxrebs, moRiavebul gulmkerds, lamazad moxril muxlis- 

Tavebs. vnebisagan acaxcaxebuls Rone ecleboda da Tavs 

ver imorCilebda. 

paraskevam kartofili gadmoagora. xelidan xelSi 

agdebda da suls uberavda. ase sulis berva-berviT Semoacala 

danaxSirebuli kani. oxSivriani qaTqaTa kartofili 

gemrielad CakbiCa. 

oreuls mTlad aeria Tavgza. qalis yoveli moZraoba 

aforiaqebda. dauokebeli JiniT izidavda. paraskevas gverdiT 

Cacucqda, mxrebiT mxrebs Seexo. qals araferi ugrZvnia. 

oreuli akrusunda, sust bgerebs gamoscemda da isic 

cecxlis gurgurSi qreboda. mere ukve arc axsovda, ras 

akeTebda. muWistolad SeikumSa da qals ubeSi Caugorda. 

TeTr ZuZuebs Soris Cavardnils guli SeuRonda, qalis 

mTrTolvare sxeuls angariSmiucemlad Caekra, SemoeWdo. 

undoda ori ki ara, aTasi xeli hqonoda, raTa erTianad gaeTavisebina, 

daufleboda, mSvenieri sxeulis mcire nawilic 

ar darCeniliyo, rasac vnebiT ar Caewmawneboda... 

paraskevas kvlav araferi ugrZvnia. wamiT TiTqos 

miZinebuli vnebis Soreuli Zaxili moesmao, gayuCda, 

magram meti veraferi SeniSna da kartofili meorejerac 

CakbiCa. 

gamoqvabulSi mZime fexis xma moisma. sibneleSi ra- 

Rac kolosaluri moalajebda. oreuls vneba umalve Cae- 

Srita, dascxa, suli SeexuTa. SiSisagan erTbaSad dapataravda, 

kvlav muWistola burTad gadaiqca da Zirs dagorda. 

paraskevam Tvali kida, esec kartofili egona, Wvinti 

hkra da cecxlSi Seagdo. oreuli iwvoda, magram xmis 

amoRebas ver bedavda da suli kbiliT eWira. 

sibneles uzarmazari, banjgvliani ciklopi gamoeyo. 

erTaderTi Tvali quruSad moavlo irgvliv. mzera 

paraskevaze SeaCera. gaugebrad aburtyunda da mis xmaSi 

igrZnoboda muqara, wadili, Txovna. 

paraskevam wamoiwia, ukan moixeda. mixvda, gaqceva 

daugvianda. krToma dafara, TviTonac zviadad wamoimarTa, 

gaizarda, gaizarda da ciklops gautolda. idga 

mrisxane amazonis gamometyvelebiT, uSiSrad eloda Tavdasxmas. 

ciklopma nabiji gadmodga, Seyovnda. veeberTela 

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sxeuli daeZagra, mTasaviT kunTebi aud-Caudioda, TrTolva 

uvlida. vnebiT dabrmavebulma Tavi jiutad daRera 

da uxmod gamoemarTa. 

paraskeva TavganwirviT Seeba moZalades. xmas arc 

erTi ar iRebda, magram saSineli griali gaudioda ori 

giganturi arsebis samkvdro-sasicocxlo Widils. qali 

aras uTmobda, magram ciklops Rone ufro erCoda da 

tyavis kaba nafleTebad uqcia. 

cecxlSi Cavardnili oreuli cotacda CanaxSirdeboda, 

gaqcevas ki ver bedavda. mxolod maSin, roca mobuqnave 

ciklopma fexi koconSi Cahkra, muguzlebi mTel 

gamoqvabulSi mimoifanta. oreulic tyviasaviT gavarda, 

qvis kedels mienarcxa da wyliT savse rofSi moadina tyapani. 

karga xans SiSinebda, gons modioda, orTqlis Rrubeli 

daayena. 

ciklopma ajoba RoniT, motexa, qveS moigdo, vnebiani 

RmuiliT Telavda paraskevas lamaz sxeuls. 

oreuli daiboRma. civ wyalSi egdo da mzeras malavda. 

gunebaSi sikvdils uqadda orives, ukanaskneli sityvebiT 

lanZRavda paraskevas, radgan mixvda, qalis 

winaaRmdegoba TamaSi iyo mxolod da axla vnebas damor- 

Cilebuli bednieri kiviliT pasuxobda. 

ucbad kivils yivili SeerTo. kedeli gaixsna da 

iqidan gaavebuli adiko gamovarda. SiSveli iyo da Tavze 

indielTa beladis Wreli gvirgvini exura. xelSi basri 

tomahavki epyra. haerSi Sexta da ciklops zurgze moeqca, 

Tan mTeli Zal-RoniT Casca, sisxlis Sadrevani Seesxa. 

saSineli RrialiT wamoimarTa ciklopi, zurgidan 

Camoibertya Ronedaclili adiko, bajbajiT Sebrunda, raTa 

mteri gadaeTela, magram ucbad Zirs zRarTani moadina. 

oreuli kunWulSi CaZvra. SvebiT maSinRa amoisun- 

Tqa, elsadenis kabels rom waawyda da imas mihyva. 

Zlivs moZebna Tavisi bina, gasaRebis WuWrutanaSi 

SeZvra da papunas mieaxla... 

papunas ZilquSi daawva. saSineli sizmridan Tavis 

daRweva gauWirda. suli SeexuTa, oflad gaiRvara. cxadiviT 

xedavda ciklopTan SeWidebul paraskevas, tomahavkiT 

SeiaraRebul adikos, simwrisagan dafCenil, Rrjo 

kbilebiT savse pirs, sisxlis TqeSs, ciklopis Wrilobidan 

rom asxamda, adiko da paraskeva ki Sig banaobdnen... erTi 

im Semzarav sizmarTagani iyo, ZilSi rom dagtanjavs, 

gamoRviZebis Semdeg ki verafriT gaixseneb... mere Tanda- 

Tan damSvidda. TiTqos grili xeli daades Sublze, Tavis 

tkivili dauames. igrZno raRac mSobliuri, tkbili surneli. 

uxmo, nazi CurCuli Caesma: `deda genacvalos, Cemi 

biWi!~ wamiT kvlav dabrunda Soreuli bavSvoba. igi isev 

cicqna Wipuna iyo da TvaldaxuWulma xmadabla warmoTqva: 

`deda!~ albaT, sizmari grZeldeboda, Tavs Zala daatana, 

wamojda da quTuToebi maSinRa gaxsna. 

dedam ukan daixia. xeli, papunas Sublze rom edo, 

aseve gauSeSda. wamier gakrTa ucxo, araqauri ieri, magram 

umalve pirisaxeze Cveuli simkacrenarevi siTbo 

aesaxa. deda zedmet alerss ar iyo Cveuli. 

`ZilSi oxravdi, getyoba, sizmari agewewa!~ 

papunam fanjrisaken gaixeda. iSviaTad xvdeboda, ra 

dro iyo, SuadRe didad ar gansxvavdeboda SuaRamisagan. 

èh, deda, deda!~ _ wamoscda uneburad. 

`cxovreba ver aewyo? _ TanagrZnobiT CaekiTxa 

deda. _ ver ivarge TviTon... ymawvilia Seni coli, gecodeba 

da eferebi zedmetad... nu abavSveb, cota mkacrad 

unda mouWiro xeli!~ 

èh, deda, Seni receptebi moZvelda!~ 

`gayra ar gamagono, icode! kargi qali gyavs, oRond 

bavSvia jer, gzaze unda dayeneba!~ 

(monaxazi saojaxo romanis dasawerad) 

`...Tinikos gamosaWerad wavedi im dRes. erTma ymawvilma 

miTxra, mwife vaSliviTaa, totis SerxevaRa unda 

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da xelisgulze dagigordebao. marTalia, TviTon ver 

bedavda am totis Serxevas. iqneb gangeb miTxra, win me wamagdo, 

TviTon ki yabulsa iyo, Cem mier gakvalul gzaze evlo. 

Tiniko ki erTi cqriala gogona aRmoCnda. Tvalebi 

eSxianad uelavda. vinc Sarvliani Caivlida, ise Caacqerdeboda, 

TiTqos ZiriT Ziramde Cawvdoma ewada. pirze gamomwvevi 

Rimili dasTamaSebda. vnebianad xiTxiTebda. es 

umisamarTo sicili zust misamarTs Seicavda. masSi dedali 

Citunas Wreli bumbuli igulisxmeboda, mamlis yuradRebis 

misaqcevad rom Seuferadebia gangebas. 

veravin daikvexnida, Tiniko loginSi Camiwveniao, 

Tumca is pirveli mkvexara maincdamainc Sors ar iyo gogonas 

qaTqaTa sareclisagan. pirvelma gacnobam damarwmuna, 

Citi bdRvnad Rirda. misi TiTebi odnav Sevayovne 

Cems xelebSi, Tumca iqneb TviTon Seayovna, da sicil-sicil 

vagrZnobine, vgiJdebi, Sens meti aravin momwons-meTqi. 

fici sruliad zedmeti iyo, radgan Tiniko 

qveyanas moswonda, amaSi ki upirvelesad TviTon iyo darwmunebuli... 

(TaTuli: yvelaferi ise swrafad moxda, gons ver 

movedi. TinikosTan arasodes mimegobria. mosawyen leqciaze 

erTmaneTis gverdiT aRmovCndiT da gamando, kibes- 

Tan erTi `biZa~ melodeba, Cemzea gadareuli da ar vici, 

gavyve Tu arao. gogonebis cnobismoyvareoba vin ar icis 

da leqciis Semdeg kibeze Cavacile...) 

Cveni mokle nacnoboba amaze Sewyda da mxolod ori 

Tvis Semdeg ganaxlda, roca gogona ardadegebidan kvlav 

institutSi dabrunda da TanakurselebTan daitrabaxa, 

kidec gavTxovdi da kidec gamovTxovdio, magram guls mainc 

ar vitex, imdeni saqmro myavs, mTel Cems kurss eyofao... 

(TaTuli: pirdaRebuli vusmendi da Tavs wminda 

wylis provincielad vgrZnobdi. mrcxvenoda kidec Cemi 

sofluri gaunaTleblobisa. Cemze xom asjer lamazi 

meCveneboda, Tumca romeli gogo aRiarebs amas, siTamamec 

ar aklda, CacmiTac, ra vici, sad Soulobda, eqst- 

raze ecva. maSin mini iyo modaSi. iseT mokles icvamda, me 

vin momcemda magis nebas. maxsovs, yvelas mini ecva, me ki 

muxlebs vifaravdi dedis brZanebiT. rogorc ki Tavs 

marto davigulebdi, kabas zeviT aviqaCavdi, qamarqveS Cavikecavdi 

da minic mzad iyo. hoda, sadac Tiniko Caivlida, 

me iq vin SemamCnevda...) 

Tinikos Tavgadasavlebi rom gavige, _ ufro sworad, 

didis ambiT momisamZimres, _ gunebaSi gameRima, 

axla xom ufro iolia misi gamoWera-meTqi. institutis 

kibesTan davudarajdi. ise mxiarulad CamofrTxialda, 

etyoba, dardiT Tavs ar iklavda... gverdiT Tanakurseli 

gogona mohyveboda. maincdamainc yuradReba ar mimiqcevia. 

ar vici gangeb, ar vici ase gamouvida, magram es 

mesame agvekida da Tavidan unda momeSorebina. SevTavaze, 

saxlebamde migacilebT, oRond jer Sin TaTuli 

miviyvanoT-meTqi. rac rom xumroba vicodi, mgoni, am 

gzaze davxarje da Cemi gonebamaxvilobiTa da gulRiaobiT 

orive movxible... 

(TaTuli: mogvianebiT ara erTxel mikiTxavs Cemi 

TavisTvis, ra iyo, ram damabrmava. mxolod erTi wlis Semdeg 

gavixsene, rom dauvarcxneli da gauparsavi movida, 

wvergaburZgnuli mamakacebi ki saerTod mejavrebodnen; 

raRacnairi Zvelmoduri, yavisferi palto ecva, 

iafad Tu iyida sadme, mxrebSi farTo hqonda, kalTebi ki 

muxlebqveS mosTrevda. Sarvalic ar hqonda dauToebuli 

da muxlebze gamobervoda... yovelive amisaTvis maSin 

yuradReba ar mimiqcevia. erTaderTi, ramac damatyveva, 

misi Taflisferi Tvalebi iyo da kidev _ inteligenturi 

xelebi...) 

im saRamos, orive Sin rom mivacile, iqneb raindobad 

ar CameTvleba, magram gunebaSi gadavwyvite, Tu Tinikos 

varianti CameSala, ager eg gogo rom Semomcicinebs, 

iqneb ufro xelmisawvdomia-meTqi. erTi SexedviT 

didi veraferi Svili iyo, viwro kaba Semotmasnoda momrgvalebul 

muxlebze... 

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(TaTuli: Tinikom rom daitrabaxa, gavTxovdio, umalve 

papuna gamaxsenda. Semecoda, aseT Wabuks uRalata, misi 

grZnobebi arafrad CaTvala-meTqi. vin icis, axla rogor 

ganicdis-meTqi... msurda, TanagrZnoba gamomexata...) 

Tinikos gaTxoveba sulac ar manaRvlebda. TaTulis 

sityvebi damcinavi RimiliT movismine, mxrebi aviCeCe. sulac 

ar mawyobda, TaTulis efiqra, Tinikozea gadareulio. 

piriqiT, oriode fraziT davumtkice, Tinikos 

siyvaruli gulSi arc gamivlia-meTqi. SevyeviT saubars 

da gaseirneba rom SevTavaze, ise swrafad damTanxmda, 

mivxvdi, gavabi Citi maxeSi... 

(TaTuli: xelisgulze gimkiTxavebo, miTxra. gulubryvilod 

gavuwode. xelze mefereboda da viTomda 

momavals miwinaswarmetyvelebda. sityvebis azrs mainc 

ver vgebulobdi. mxolod TvalebSi vuyurebdi... meore 

dRes xelze rom makoca, daguduli siciliT vupasuxe... 

CerCeti gogo!..) 

meore dRes mivkib-movkibe tyuili da marTali. Sin 

moviwvie. yovel Cems sityvas emorCileboda da aman mafiqrebina, 

dasakargi araferi hqonia-meTqi. mainc vfrTxilobdi. 

pirveli STabeWdilebebi Tavidan amomivarda. ver 

vityvi, amjerad damatyveva-meTqi, magram koplebiani qveda 

kaba da yviTeli Ceqmebi marTlac uxdeboda... mkiTxaoba 

vici-meTqi, vicrue. mere sityvasa da sityvas Soris xelisgulze 

vakoce da, raxan xeli ar wamarTva, gavTamamdi... 

(TaTuli: CerCeti, CerCeti gogo... ra bednieri 

viyavi!..) 

rogor gamikvirda, qalwuli rom aRmoCnda. iman ufro 

gamaoca, ase iolad rom davimorCile. Tavi qudSi 

mqonda, radgan aseT SemTxvevaSi gogoebis Tavidan mosaSorebeli 

mravalnairi ileTi vicodi, ra Tqma unda, 

ufro Teoriulad... TiTqmis yoveldRe vxvdebodi, 

vgrZnobdi, TandaTan ufro da ufro mgznebared vuyvardebodi... 

(TaTuli: RmerTo Cemo, wuTiTac rom mefiqra, ar 

vuyvarvar-meTqi, uxmod gavSordebodi... albaT, 

movkvdebodi, magram ise wavidodi, verafers gaigebda...) 

me ki ufro Seyvarebulis rols vTamaSobdi, Tan ostaturadac... 

megona, rom vTamaSobdi... swored maSin, roca 

dadga dro, Tavidan momeSorebina, roca uxeSad unda mekra 

xeli, Seubraleblad unda momespo TaTulis sulSi gaSlili 

yvavileTi, vigrZeni, rom mWirdeboda misi kriala 

Rimili, misi lurji Tvalebi, misi erTguleba, misi mdumarebac 

ki, romelSic uwyinaroba da sijiute Tanabrad 

Serwymuliyo... da maSin, roca amas mivxvdi, moulodnelad 

vuTxari: `gaemzade, zeg moskovSi mivfrinavT!~ 

(TaTuli: ase ucnaurad amixsna siyvaruli. bednierebisagan 

ena Camivarda. mxolod xelebi gavasavsave, gavicine... 

CemianebisaTvis ar gamimxelia. mesame dRes ukve 

TviTmfrinavSi viyaviT... ra damaviwyebs im dReebs... moskovi 

pirvelad vnaxe, mamamTilis saflavze samSoblos miwa 

da yvavilebi mivitaneT... iq, TeTr arynarSi, idga vercxlisferi 

jariskaci...) 

èh, deda!~ _ amoioxra papunam. 

deda fanjarasTan idga. burusian zRvas gascqeroda... 

papuna daakvirda qalis siluets. TiTqos deda iyo 

da arc iyo. bavSvobaSi, roca samyaroSi ulev sikeTes xedavda, 

mTavari sikeTe deda iyo... mere TandaTan cxovrebam 

uCvena Tavisi WeSmariti arsi _ nazavi simaxinjisa da 

simSvenierisa... aTasma wvrilma saqmem waritaca misi arsebobis 

didi nawili. sul mcire da mcire adgili rCeboda 

mis sulSi dedisaTvis, TaTulisaTvis, WeSmariti mowodebisaTvis... 

`deda!~ _ gasZaxa xmadabla. 

qalma ver gaigo. xSirad ver ugebda xolme, Tumca 

mTeli sicocxle Svilis saWmelsa da Casacmels Sealia. 

`deda!~ _ gaimeora papunam. 

qali kvlav uZravad idga. papunas ucbad gaaxsenda 

Soreuli bavSvoba, roca dilas gamoeRviZa da marto aRmoCnda 

dacarielebul saxlSi. 

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`deda-a!~ _ SehRriala mTeli xmiT. 

`ho, Svilo, agera var!~ _ TiTqos Rrma Zilidan, 

uZiro Widan amosZaxa qalma. 

patara Wipunas dediko aTasi wlis winaT gahyva nemsebis 

gamyidvel kacs da bolomde verasodes dabrunda... 

17. survilTa tyveobaSi 

telefonma dareka. diacurma xmam JRurtuliT moikiTxa. 

paraskeva xom ar ariso, ifiqra, magram Warb man- 

Wva-grexaze Seatyo, adiko iqneboda. Soridan wamoiwyo, 

rogor gunebaze brZandebio, mejlisze xom kargad gaer- 

Teo, CvenTan kaci ar moiwyenso... mere Civils mohyva, 

saqmeebma momqanceso. vgiJdebi, peplebi ise miyvars, 

vel-mindvrebze ganavardeba mominda da gepatiJebio. 

papunasac monatreboda mwvane velTa sixasxase, 

oRond, vin icis, ras eZaxda adiko `vel-mindors~. iqneb am 

quruS, nacrisferi lodnariT axoravebul sivrces etrfoda 

pansionatis direqtori, iqneb asfodelosis mcocavi 

Reroebi da uferuli yvavilebi esaxeboda walkotad. 

àdikoa, saseirnod mepatiJeba!~ _ yurmils xelisguli 

aafara da ise gadauCurCula dedas. 

qali fanjarasTan idga, misi gamWvirvale, sifrifana 

siluetis konturebiRa moCanda. 

àr waxvide!~ _ niaviviT xmadabla Seepasuxa da mis 

xmaSi SiSi gaJRerda. 

ùari rogor vuTxra, ra sababiT?~ 

`ho, wadi!~ _ umalve daTanxmda deda. 

papunas meti araferi ukiTxavs. dedis mRelvarebam 

gaaoca. oreuli cnobismoyvareobam aawriala, moisurva 

dedis sulSi Caxedva, magram papunam aseTi mstovroba ver 

ikadra. dedas loyaze akoca, nu geSiniao, wasCurCula. 

derefnis TavSi adiko daxvda. patara, buTxuza biWs 

damsgavseboda da Zlivs icno. SortebSi gamoskvanCuliyo. 

titlikana, TeTri muxlisTavebi dedakacisas miugavda. 

myvirala ferebiT aWrelebuli perangi ecva, 

kalTebi zed TeTr WipTan gadaenaskva, fexebze _ sportulebi. 

Tavze farflebiani tilos qudi Camoefxata. herbariumis 

albomi da peplis saWeri bade mowafurad eWira. 

òRond Cumad, paraskevas gamovepare~, _ wasCur- 

Cula adikom, putkuna tuCze TiTi miido. aSkarad etyoboda 

pomadisa da ferumarilis kvali. 

liftSi rom Sevidnen, Tavisuflad atiktikda. ra 

Tqma unda, colisagan daCagruli qmris rols TamaSobda. 

paraskevas autanel xasiaTs uCioda. papuna yuradRebiT 

usmenda. cdilobda, am farisevluri Civilis miRma adikos 

WeSmariti buneba aRmoeCina, magram adikos arsi samyaros 

arss uaxlovdeboda da ioli ar iyo misi moazreba. oreulma 

aqac scada Tavis gamoCena, adikos sulSi SeaRwia, iq ki 

Tavgza aebna... ver mixvda, junglebSi CaixlarTa Tu mRvrie 

nakads mihyveboda. irgvliv gvel-bayay-Rriankalni 

exvivnen. slipina, civi sxeulebis Sexeba oreuls guls urevda 

da Zlivs gamoaRwia ekliani jagnaridan. èsec Sen, _ 

niSni mougo papunam, _ ver daetevi Sens adgilas?~ 

adikos araferi SeuniSnavs, an iqneb SeniSna, magram 

gulSi xiTxiTebda. oreulis mstovrobas atrizavebda. 

iqneb sulac cruadikos crusuli Seageba, WeSmariti ki 

gadamala. yovel SemTxvevaSi, araferi daimCnia da gatacebiT 

tlikinebda msoflio politikaze, sakuTar azrad 

asaRebda im banalur WeSmaritebebs, rac, albaT, dRevandel 

gazeTSi amoikiTxa, an teleekranze dilaadrian moismina. 

liftidan kvlav grZel derefanSi gavidnen. papuna 

ver mixvda, romel sarTulze imyofebodnen. adiko kars 

miadga. etyoba, saTadarigo gasasvleli iyo, radgan ezo- 

Si ki gavidnen, magram sul sxva mxares. erTi miyruebuli, 

Cabnelebuli adgili iyo, qvanaxSiris wida eyara grovagrova 

da saZaglad xrColavda. 

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papunam cxvirze itaca xeli, adikom ki, viTomc araferio, 

zedmetad frivoluri anekdotebi Camoarakraka, 

umTavresad rqian qmrebsa da maTs moRalate colebze. sanam 

momdevno kars miadgebodnen, imdeni anekdoti moaswro, 

papuna gacinebas ver aswrebda, bolos ki moyirWda da mdumared 

usmenda, Tumca acundrukebuli, qlesa oreuli naZaladevad 

mainc xiTxiTebda. 

rkinis mZime kari nacrisfer galavanSi iyo Catanebuli. 

adikom didxans acodvila gasaRebi. albaT, iSviaTad 

aRebdnen da klite CaJanguliyo. kari mZimed aWrialda, 

Jangian anjamebs yavisferi mtveri dascvivda. 

kars miRma sul sxva samyaro iSleboda. 

vrcel mindvrebs Tanabrad efineboda mcxunvare 

sxivebi, Tumca mze arsad Canda. 

Tvalsawierze TeTri da wiTeli vardebi xarobda. 

haerSi Tavbrudamxvevi surneleba ekida. sivrce gam- 

Wvirvale da naTeli iyo. 

karga xans gaocebuli idga papuna Wyonia. ukve SeCveoda 

pansionatis rux ferebs, magram monatreboda sxva 

ferTa siWrele. aqedan male unda wavideo, gaifiqra, Tumca 

ukve xvdeboda, pansionatidan wasvla arc ise ioli 

iqneboda. 

amasobaSi bavSviviT aWylopinebuli adiko win gavarda. 

herbariumis albomi iRliaSi hqonda amoCrili, marjvenaSi 

ki bade eWira da erTaderT Savwinwkleba pepelas misdevda, 

asfodelosis uRimRamo yvavils rom hgavda. pepela 

xeTa mwvane koromisaken wafarfatda da adikoc imas 

gaekida. 

papunam mwvane, xaverdovan balaxSi frTxilad gadadga 

nabiji. fafukad, rbilad efineboda da eWvma Seipyro, 

iqneb yovelive es butaforiaao, iqneb sifxizlis mosaduneblad 

mougona adikom. oreuls amdeni ar ufiqria, 

biWunasaviT akuntruSda, balaxSi yiraze gadavida, magram 

uceb Sehkivla, sakuTar naWuWSi CaiWuWka. ver mixvda, 

vardis ekalma uCxvlita, Tu sxva ramem, Cumad ilokavda 

xelis zurgze damCneul sisxlis wveTebs. 

adiko koromis CrdilSi, wyarosTan ijda. sportulebi 

gaeZro da fexebi wyalSi Caeyara. 

`ver daviWire, gamifrinda! _ Wirveulad wamoiZaxa. 

_ rasac movinatreb, yvelaferi xelidan misxlteba!~ 

wylispirs mdeloze uCveulo araferi SeuniSnavs da 

papunac Camojda, Crdili eama. 

gamWvirvale wylis lukluki amSvidebda, eWvian 

guls ucxrobda. gaRma napirze isev yvavilovani mindvrebi 

iSleboda da lurji cisaken haeris gamWvirvale Wavli 

miiwevda. 

`mogwons?~ _ adiko zurgze gaiSota. 

papunam uxmod dauqnia Tavi. axla madlieri iyo pansionatis 

direqtorisa. yvelaferi, rac aqamde ganicada, 

iqneb esizmra mxolod. aba, ras uSavebda bavSviviT ceti 

adiko. am mxiarul kacunaSi ratom unda eZebna yovelive 

borotis saTave. 

lbilma mdelom miizida da TviTonac zurgze gawva, 

Tvali mielula... 

TandaTan erTmaneTSi aeria cxadi da sizmari. TiTqos 

TaTuli gamoecxada. xelSi vardebi eWira. es is vardebi 

iyo, dabadebis dReze rom unda mierTmia colisaTvis 

da gadaaviwyda. Tumca iqneb fuli ar eyo bolo wuTs. axla 

sizmarSi gauxarda, Turme miCuqniao... mere TaTuli sad- 

Rac gaqra. papuna CrdilSi iwva da aSkarad igrZno, unasi 

Seacocda muxlisTavze, iqidan TandaTan mucelze gadmoxoxda. 

Cumi sisiniT dasrialebda titvel sxeulze da 

papunas SiSisagan gul-muceli aemRvra... viRaca SiSvel 

mucelze kocnida... 

sabolood gamofxizlda, wamojda... 

adikom xiTxiTiT Tvali aarida. iqneb arc iyo adiko. 

miT ufro, sanam papunas eZina, igi sxva kacad gadaqceuliyo. 

fanqriT SeRebili ulvaSebi amosvloda da cxvirze 

saTvale moergo... 

papuna wamoxta, tansacmeli gaiswora, zizRiT gaSorda. 

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wiTeli vardebiT daxunZlulma buCqma TiTqos gza 

dauTmo. yvavilnarSi TeTri biliki gamoCnda. xuTiode 

wuTi ase iara. Tavs isjida im wuTieri ndobis gamo, rac 

pansionatis direqtors gamoucxada. biliki ucbad daikarga, 

ukan miixeda. arc iqiTken Canda bilikis nasaxi. eklian 

yvavilebs daefara mTeli sivrce da adiko TiTqosda 

haerSi gauCinarebuliyo. 

papunam frTxilad gadaswia vardis buCqi. iq unasi 

igorgleboda. meore mxares gadaixeda, meore unasi Semohxveoda 

vardis Reros, Tavi zeviT wamoeyalya, orkapa 

enas asisinebda... 

oreuli Cumad atirda... 

(Wipunas meore mogzauroba) 

`Wipuna mowafis ganrigiT cxovrobda: gakveTilebi, 

gulgrils rom tovebdnen, saSinao davalebebi, 

romelTac xandaxan Tu Seasrulebda, ufro xSirad ki 

Sesvenebaze iwerda, biblioTeka, kino, cxare kamaTi megobrebTan, 

aRmoCenilis xelaxla aRmoCena, usasrulobis 

miamitur-mistikuri wvdoma da yoveldRiuri wvrilmani 

jaxiri... yovelive iyo naTeli, TvalsaCino, myari... da mosawyeni... 

magram iyo sxva samyaro, _ saidumlo, rac mxolod 

man icoda, mxolod mis guls SeaTrTolebda, veravis 

gaandobda dedamiwis zurgze. auwerel sevdasa da netarebas 

hgvrida xelSeuxebi ram ocneba: sulis siRrmeSi 

gadaSlil yvavilnarze mofarfate raRac haerovani, faqizi, 

amaRlebuli, wminda... iqneb beatriCe erqva TvalisaTvis 

TiTqmis uxilav Rrublis am fTilas, an ofelia, an 

julieta, an izolda, an sulac iren (vin aris ìren~?), an 

veronika... tkbilia ocnebis burani, roca eTiSebi realur 

yoveldRiurobas, yru da brma miabijeb qalaqis quCebSi, 

Tvali sicxisagan gaTanguli asfaltisaTvis migibjenia, 

Seni goneba ki zRaprul raSze amxedrebuli miqris miR- 

mur samyaroSi da manamde veravis amCnev, sanam zed ar Seejaxebi... 

dro gadis, zafxuls Semodgoma mohyveba, Semodgomas 

wvimebi moaqvs... 

zamTris uRimRamo ferebi, nesti, WuWyiani gubeebi, 

mqrqali zeca, civi, usiamovno qari, sayeloSi jiutad 

rom giZvreba, provinciuli qalaqis nel-Tbili mze da 

sivrce... sevda, martooba, sevda... avtobusi ki ukve midis... 

qalaqs rom gaSorda, maSinRa ifiqra, dedas kvlav 

WaRara Seematebao, kvlav dairxeva qalaqSi abezari Wori, 

is damTxveuli Wipunia isev gaparulao... avtobusis savarZelSi 

CakuWuls SiSi ukan ezideba, magram survils win 

mihyavs, uxilav SoreTSi... 

rkinigzis sadgurze, mZime skamze daZinebuls, ucbad 

gamoeRviZa da mixvda, sasTumlad amodebuli `kapitan 

grantis Svilebi~ SerCenoda, saskolo CanTa ki viRacas 

aewapna. jibe moisinja. iq mcire fuli hqonda, dedam 

rom mezobelTan gaatana valis gadasaxdelad. roca bileTs 

yidulobda, igrZno, fuls dedis xelis suni gamohyoloda, 

magram gvian iyo Sin dabruneba (Semdgom, roca 

yvelaferi gairkva, dedas sayveduri ar dascdenia). mere 

matarebeli didxans migugunebda... lurji zRva livlivebda 

fanjaraSi. kviparosebi da palmebi ikveTeboda 

caze... male zRvam ukan daixia da gorakebma daiwyes ancad 

aRma-daRma sirbili... meore dRes ukidegano, Tovliani 

velebi gadaiSala. fanjris miRma garboda TeTri 

qoxmaxebi, xutorebi, vrceli nayanevebi, soflis Sarebi, 

cxeniani drogebi, wverosani mamakacebi, Camrgvalebuli, 

CaTbunebuli dedakacebi... Tovli, Tovli, Tovli... Wipunas 

ki win `kapitan grantis Svilebi~ edo da `dunkanis~ 

gembanidan patagoniis napirebs gahyurebda... 

diaxac, iyo sxva samyaro... sadRac, albaT, arsebobda 

CemTvis ucnobi sxva samyaroc... 

...TavSi feierverkiviT cocxldeboda ucnauri, romantikuli 

xibliT damuxtuli saxelebi _ kilimanjaro, 

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jomolungma, limpopo, iravadi, tenoCtitlani, nauru, 

brahmaputra... da ase usasrulod... Tovliani, cadaziduli 

mTebi... vrceli okeaneebi... mwvane tyiT mosili ukidegano 

vakeebi... lurji zeca, qaTqaTa, fumfula RrublebiT 

damSvenebuli... 

orTqlmavalma Sehkivla gabmiT. matareblis uwyveti 

dagadugi ZilSi Camyva. mesizmreboda sityvebi da bind- 

Si tivtivebda sityvebs miRma damaluli xatebi. erTmaneTSi 

ameria TeTri, lurji, mwvane... 

gamomeRviZa da Tavi isev sizmarSi megona. 

bnel kupeSi marto viyavi. vagoni ritmulad tortmanebda, 

magram relsebze borblebis uwyveti rakaruki ukve 

aRar mesmoda. 

fanjarasTan miviWuWke. Tavdapirvelad veraferi 

gavarCie. mere sadRac qvemoT susti cicinaTelebiviT 

acimcimda Soreuli qalaqebis naTurebi. TandaTan vSordebodi 

TiTqos. ucbad yovelive gaqra, Savma ufskrulma 

STanTqa. mxolod zeviT, caze gamokidebuli varskvlavebi 

saocari siswrafiT miqrodnen ukan, TiTqos grZel, 

ferad xazebs avlebdnen. 

uceb sinaTle gadmoiRvara. aRmosavleTidan mze 

amocurda, dedamiwas gadmoefrqva da usaSvelo simaRlidan 

vxedavdi, Tu rogor devnida naTeli bnels. dRem 

moicva xiluli sivrce da TeTri Rrublebis miRma Zlivs 

gavarCie kontinentTa susti moxazuloba. mere ki esec 

gaqra, TandaTan dapataravda dedamiwa, yvela feri 

lurjs Seerwya. cota xanic da mSobliuri cTomili varskvlavebs 

Soris Camoekida. 

matarebeli ki sul ufro da ufro swrafad miqroda. 

aqamde nacnobi varskvlavebi erTmaneTSi ameria, radgan 

feradi xazebiT dafarul caze Zneli iyo ramis garCeva. 

dro TiTqos gaCerda. 

sadRac Sors, bnel sivrceSi gacurda xelisdadeba 

mTvare. 

kosmosur usazRvroebaSi mze batonobda, TandaTan 

izrdeboda, Tvalis gasworeba gaWirda. 

àlbaT, memanqanes CaeZina!~ _ gavifiqre WoWmaniT. 

SiSi daeTrguna cnobismoyvareobas da fanjaras 

mikruls safrTxe gadamaviwyda. iqneb Tvali Semevlo 

sxva planetebisaTvisac, magram barCxala mze aqrobda 

yovelives... 

TandaTan izrdeboda, ibereboda, qoTqoTebda... 

gavarvarebuli okeaneebi iRvreboda TiTqos, aevso mTeli 

sivrce. cecxlis giganturi talRebi exleboda er- 

TurTs. feTqdeboda warmoudgeneli simZlavris materia. 

cecxlis wiaRidan inTxeoda gamdnari zRvebi. protuberancebs 

gaefarCxaT momakvdinebeli totebi da 

vagonis fanjrisaken gamosrolilma cecxlovanma enam 

cota xniT damabrmava... 

meore wuTs ukve vSordebodi safrTxes. iklo yru 

gugunma, TandaTan misustda, miinavla... 

SvebiT amovisunTqe... 

sivrceSi gaielva TeTrma kenWma, iupiteri Tu iyo, 

isic gaqra, TiTqos Rameul wyalSi Caagdeso... 

kometam gaiqrola medidurad, Tan mihqonda Tavisi 

sifrifana kudi... 

matarebeli ki ufro Cqarobda. vagoni tortmanebda 

ritmulad. èh, memanqanes CaeZina!~ _ sabolood davaskveni 

da Tvalsawierze yovelive gaqra. kosmosurma 

mtverma dafara giganturi sivrceebi, Rrublis fardaSi 

Caimala varskvlaveTic. 

mere saidanRac gamobrwyinda wyvili mze. erTi iyo 

uzarmazari da oqrosferi, meore lurji da cicqna, magram 

giganti trialebda pawawas irgvliv da mec vigrZeni, 

matarebeli Zlivs dausxlta kvazaris xvevnas. 

kvlav bnel sivrceSi mivqrodi didxans. sul sxva ca 

WaxWaxebda irgvliv, sul sxvanairi varskvlaveTi... 

mivxvdi, ukan damrCa Cemi galaqtika, sadRac sivrce- 

Si aqa-iq gaielvebdnen sxva galaqtikebi, viTarca SoreTs 

danaxuli Ramis qalaqebi... 

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usazRvro sivrciT daTrgunvili kvlav fanjarasTan 

vijeqi da SiSi da martoobis mwveli grZnoba guls 

mixravda. 

mxolod erTxel Semxvda TeTri pulsari. ise feTqavda, 

TiTqos Tavisken mixmobda, bnel usazRvroeTSi an- 

Tebul Suquras hgavda... 

meti araferi... es miliardi da miliardi varskvlavi 

ise gabneuliyo sivrceSi, mTeli samyaro gadavkveTe da 

mets verafers gadavawydi... 

mere TiTqos yvelaferi gaTavda... matarebelma svla 

Seanela... win araferi Canda, garda ukidegano ufskrulisa... 

es iyo samyaros dasasruli. 

didxans gavyurebdi da TavSi sul erTi da igive 

kiTxva mifeTqavda: ìq raa? iq raa?~ 

ucbad, im bnel sivrceSi, uTvalavi sinaTlis wlis 

iqiT odnav gaielva raRacam... iqneb momeCvena-meTqi... 

ufro davakvirdi... diax, bJutavda susti sanTeli da is 

iyo sul sxva samyaro. 

daRlilsa da daqanculs kvlav Camesma matareblis 

dagadugi... roca mze vixile, maSinRa mivxvdi, Tumc win 

mivdiodi, mainc saidanac wavedi, iq davbrundi Turme... 

Sehkivla matarebelma, TeTrad Canacrul sadgur- 

Si Segrialda. 

vagonidan Camovxti. Tovlian quCebSi mze brWyvialebda. 

jibeSi bolo Sauriani moviZie, Savi puris naWeri viyide. 

didxans davborialobdi ucxo qalaqSi, ukve ar vicodi, 

saiTken wavsuliyavi. 

qalaqis ganapiras yoymaniT SevCerdi patara, gverdebdaferdebul 

qoxTan. davakakune. 

ùime, rogor gayinulxar, Svilo!~ _ Seicxada ucxo 

dedam. 

viwro oTaxSi Rumeli gizgizebda, wvnianisa da xmeli 

SeSis suni trialebda. 

wvniani damisxa, Tbil wyalSi fexebi Camayrevina, 

oxSivarsa da qalur wuwunSi gamxvia. dedis xmiT Cioda. 

dedis xelebiT moyinul fexebs mbanda. dedis mandiliT 

Tvalis upeSi uneblie cremls iwmendda. saRamos ki, xeli 

CamWida da Tovlian quCaSi gamiyvana. TovlSi viwro biliki 

daetkepnaT. cioda da erTaderTi, rac maZlebinebda, 

dedis Tbili xeli iyo... qalaqi ucbad dasrulda. sivrce 

Tovlian velebsa da xeTa koromebs daepyro. sadac qars 

Tovli gadaexveta, miwas jerac aCnda tankebis nakvalevi, 

Jangisa da sisxlisagan gajerebuliyo vrceli Waobnari. 

farTod gaSlil tramalebs jariskacis nafexuri mihyveboda... 

cis bindian kides rom mivaRwieT, samxreTis zecam 

gadmogvxeda miriadi varskvlaveTiT... mere burusi gadaefina 

pirmiwas, zRvis yru bubuni momesma da uceb Cems win 

wamoimarTa gaCaxCaxebuli pansionati...~ 

...idga papuna Wyonia yvavilovan velze da vardebis 

surneli Tavbrusa xvevda. daqanculoba moeZala, muxlebSi 

sisuste igrZno. 

ra ubralo da martivi iyo yovelive. `netavi ras wvalob?~ 

_ daRlili fiqri amoZravda. sakmarisia, xeli 

gaiwodos, vardis mowyveta moindomos da TiTebze daaCndeba 

sisxlis wyvili wveTi. verc gaigebs, ekalma uCxvlita 

Tu unasma. 

adikos xiTxiTi Caesma. arsad Canda pansionatis gaancebuli 

direqtori. igi Tavis uferul pepelas gaedevna 

da mxolod es xiTxiTi datova, TiTqos niSns ugebda. 

Tavi SezizRda papuna Wyonias. sakuTari gaubedaoba 

awamebda. oreuls Caegdo xelSi sadave, WiWyiniT avedrebda 

Tavs, jer axalgazrda var, Semicode, nurc me 

damRupav da Tavsac nu daiRupavo. 

mere grilma siom dahbera. vardebis mZafri surneliT 

damZimebuliyo, TiTqos mTeli SuSa sunamo Semoasxureso. 

idga da veraferi gadaewyvita. male daRamdeboda 

kidec. 

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`veronika!~ _ gaifiqra papunam. gonebaSi ise gaielva, 

rogorc gamosamSvidobeblad daqneulma xelma. 

pawia TiTebma gadaswia vardis buCqi da qera kululebi 

gamoCnda. 

fexSiSvela veronika gamotantalda. mokle kaba 

ekals Semoexia da mziT damwvari barZayi uCanda. xelSi 

vardebis gvirgvini eWira. 

xalisiT SemohRima, TiTqos safrTxis nasaxsac ver 

amCnevso. gvirgvini Tavze wamoicva da miamiturad gaepranWa. 

`veronika!~ _ undoda eyvira papunas. 

gogonam TiTi tuCze miido, gaCumdio, aniSna da sacalfexo 

biliks daadga. 

frTxilad misrialebda mxolod misTvis gakvalul 

gzaze, Tavs aridebda eklian totebs. 

gafacicebiT misdevda papuna. SiSiani caxcaxi uvlida. 

gza bewvis xidze gadioda da axlaRa mixvda, raoden 

ar emeteboda Turme sicocxle. 

mcxunvarebam iklo. TandaTan burusi Camowva. yvavilnari 

moTavda da axla mwiri katabalaxiT mofenil 

mindors kveTdnen, romlis miRma burusSi wamiT gamokr- 

Ta mkvdari saxli... 

pansionatis galavani gamoCnda. mis CrdilSi mandilosani 

idga, eloda. 

icno, deda iyo. 

veronikas Cumi sicili binds SeerTo, gogona gauCinarda. 

dedas daRlili xelebi CamoeSva. WaRara Tma gvirgvinad 

edga Tavze. dardiani Tvalebi Seageba. rogorc 

yovelTvis, sayveduris gareSe hkiTxa: 

`moxvedi, Svilo?~ 

18. maradi deda 

dilas gvian gaeRviZa. fanjridan susti sinaTle 

Semodioda. ezoSi gadaixeda. mewamuli feri gadahkravda 

sivrces. sanapiroze Savi kvamli trialebda da iq 

araferi Canda. 

cxeloda, magram fanjris gaReba ar SeiZleboda. 

binaSi eleqtroaRmricxvelis uwyveti zuzuni ismoda 

mxolod. 

lojSi gaixeda. dedas savarZelSi CasZineboda. muxlebze 

saqsovi edo, Zafis gorgali ki magidis qveS Segorebuliyo. 

kuTxeSi televizori cimcimebda. ekranze 

TeTri zolebi Camodioda. papunam televizori gamor- 

To. dedas Sali moaxura da abazanaSi Sevida. 

didxans iWyumpalava nelTbil wyalSi. garTobis Tavi 

ar hqonda. oreuls ver gautexa xaTri, iman ki xexvisagan 

tyavi gadaiZro, magram rogori uSnoc iyo, iseTive darCa. 

xaoiani pirsaxociT SeimSrala. 

ar surda dedis gaRviZeba. samzareuloSi rZe Tvi- 

Ton monaxa, erTi Wiqa dalia. 

mere sawer magidas miujda, magram guli ver daudo. 

eucnaura dedis xangrZlivi Zili. 

SeiWvrita. 

fanjridan Semosuli mewamuli Suqi dedas saxeze efineboda. 

papunas elda eca. 

`deda!~ _ xmadabla gasZaxa. 

qali ar ganZreula. 

didxans mounda papuna manZilis gadalaxvas zRurblidan 

savarZlamde. saxe saxesTan miutana da guli Cauvarda. 

dedas Tvalebi Riad darCenoda. 

`deda!~ _ SesZaxa papunam, savarZeli SeanjRria. 

cxedari gadaqanda, saxelurs gadaeyrdno. 

papuna binidan gavarda. ar icoda, ra eqna, visTvis 

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moexmo. uazrod mirboda derefanSi. gzaze aravin Sexvedria. 

sadRac Sors godoriviT biWuna gacunculda, ra 

Tqma unda, adiko iqneboda. xeli Caiqnia, ar gahkidebia. 

Sin Sebrunda. `deda, deda!~ _ imeorebda da am sityvebiT 

qviTins ixSobda. 

zRurblze gaiyina. Sali iatakze egdo, savarZelSi 

ki aravin ijda... 

TviTonac ar axsovda, ramden xans idga ase. ver xvdeboda, 

ra moxda. ar icoda, sad eZebna dedis kvali. 

TandaTan gons moego. azri amoZravda. iqneb dedis 

klubic arsebobda am ucnaur pansionatSi. 

usasrulo derefnebs mihyva. gadadioda sarTulidan 

sarTulSi, xan aRma adioda, xan daRma eSveboda. yvelgan 

erTnairi karebi iyo. zed nomrebis meti araferi ewera. 

pirvelsave Semxvedrs Seexmiana, `hei, megobaro!~ 

damsvenebeli dafrTxa, Ria karSi durTa Tavi da swrafad 

gaixura. papunam mxrebi aiCeCa, ver gaego, ratom eSinodaT 

misi. meti aravis Sexmianebia. uCumari landi Tu Cauvlida, 

TiTqos civi niavi Seexeboda, magram aseT rames 

ukve ar aqcevda yuradRebas. 

erTi kari icno. aq veronika da misi bebia cxovrobdnen. 

daakakuna. zorba, ulvaSa qalma gamoixeda. 

papunam Tavi daukra, uxmod miaCerda. dedaberma ki 

amoioxra, SiSianad gaxeda derefans, saeWvo veraferi 

naxa, mainc xmadabla SeekiTxa: 

`ha, ra iyo?~ 

àniko deida, dedaTa klubi Tu aris sadme?~ 

èh, Svilo, dedebs saklubod da drois satareblad 

sada scaliaT?.. Tu ginda, qveviT Cadi, samrecxaoSi. dedis 

garToba recxva da samzareuloa~. 

moubodiSa da gabrunda... 

(nawyveti p. Wyonias `mogonebidan~) 

`...dedas arasodes scaloda. ar vici, rodis wveboda, 

im dros me ukve meZina; arc is vici, ra dros dgeboda, 

me xom jer gamoRviZebuli ar viyavi. mosafereblad verasodes 

iclida, magram arc dasasjelad yofnida dro. 

amitom viyavi Cems nebaze. garecxils rom Cavicvamdi, 

tvini ar miWyletia, vin da rodis gamirecxa-meTqi. saWmels 

rom mivirTmevdi, arc imis fiqriT momiklavs Tavi, 

saidan da rogora-Tqo... hoda, gasarTobi dro sad eqneboda, 

Tu ar CavTvliT im bednier wuTebs, roca gvian 

RamiT, ufro zamTrobiT, gitaras xelSi aiRebda, daRlili 

saxe gadausxvaferdeboda, simebs TiTebs saTuTad 

Seaxebda da mcire xniT galaRebuli, sevdiani megruli 

simRerebiT guls gadaixsnida... 

erTxel waviyvaneT kinoSi. sagangebod imisTvis 

wavediT, iqneb dedac vacdunoTo. jer Sors daiWira, 

sada mcaliao. bolo wuTs TvalebSi sxivi gaukrTa, Tavisi 

sada, sagareo kaba Caicva da sul qoSin-qoSiniT CavirbineT 

kinoTeatramde. bedad bileTebi viSoveT. bednieri 

wuTebi iyo. yelmoRerebuli ijda, aqeT-iqiT Svilebi 

visxediT da eamayeboda, martoqalma amdeni SevZelio. 

ar maxsovs, ra filmi iyo, Rirda Tu ara yureba. sibneleSi 

dedas vakvirdebodi da uceb mSvidi fSvinva momesma. 

CasZineboda...~ 

papunam moubodiSa dedabers da gamobrunda. didxans 

dadioda umiznod, Tavi verafrisaTvis moeba, TandaTan 

umZafrdeboda ukmarobis mwveli grZnoba. 

sadRac qvesknelSi Cahyva Cabnelebul kibes. nestian 

derefanSi aRmoCnda. fiqaliT gawyobil iatakze sapniani 

wyali idga. rkinis daJanguli karebi gaxsnili daxvda. 

zRurbls miRma marTlac samrecxao iyo. 

aqa-iq kedlebidan cxeli wyali moTqliSinebda. 

orTqls ise daebura yvelaferi, Tavdapirvelad veraferi 

gaarCia. 

Weridan wkapawkupiT cvioda mZime wveTebi, iatakze 

WuWyiani wyali moedineboda. 

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cxel orTqls gasjdomoda sapnisa da fsitis suni. 

cecxlze Semodgmul uzarmazar qvabebSi TeTreuli 

ixarSeboda. gigantur varclebTan qalebi idgnen da 

bavSvis TeTr safenebs recxavdnen. sicxisa da nestisagan 

gaTangulebi naxevrad gaSiSvlebuliyvnen, tanze wylis 

wveTebi da ofli esxuraT. CamomWknari ZuZuebi mom- 

Cvarulad ekidaT. usazRvrod daRlilni mZimed, 

monotonurad moZraobdnen, TiTqos xel-fexze uCinari 

lodebi CamoecvaT. Canda, aTasi weli recxavdnen ase, 

CvilTa safenebi ki ar Tavdeboda... 

kacisaken aravis mouxedavs, TiTqos verc amCnevdnen. 

papunam Tavi daxara da ise gadaWra samrecxao. WasaviT 

ezoSi aRmoCnda. orad ori juja asfodelosi xarobda. 

erTgan axalgazrda deda ijda, Cvils ZuZus awovebda. 

papuna Sesasveneblad Camojda. zurgiT kedels 

mieyrdno. qali veravis amCnevda, garda Cvilisa, da cnobismoyvare 

oreuli SuaSi CaeCxira, Cvilis TvalebiT gamoixeda. 

aba, ras gaigebda! TvalismomWrelad iyo sivrce 

gaCaxCaxebuli, TiTqos zevidan barCxala mze dahyurebda 

da siTbos afenda. iqneb dedikos naTeli saxe iyo es 

mze. albaT, ayvavebuli atmis qveS isxdnen, anda dedikos 

Rawvebi hgavda atmis yvavilebs. neli niavi elaciceboda 

pirisaxeze, iqneb dedikos bageTa Sexeba iyo. siyvarulis 

akvanSi rom irweoda, ra Tqma unda, dedikos mklavebi iyo. 

pirSi ZuZu edo, tkbil rZes wovda RuRuniT da sxeulSi 

pawia mdinareebad moedineboda Tbili talRebi... oreulma 

rZis gemo igrZno da papuna wamodga, gaSorda Cvilis 

alersSi garTul qals... 

ezo gaiara. imis iqiT ki araerTi sxvadasxvanairi 

darbazi. yvelgan ismoda patarebis tirili, kiskisi... 

dedebis facifuci... TviT haeri savse iyo dedobrivi, 

Tbili xibliT... 

`damexmareT!~ _ qali tiroda, xelSi aTiode wlis 

biWuna aetatebina, kibis safexurze idga. 

papuna SeCerda. bavSvi sicxiani iyo, abodebda. qals 

saxeze mudara exata. etyoba, mklavebi dawydomaze hqonda, 

magram biWunas xels ar uSvebda. 

àra, Cems Svils ver mogcemT, magram nuTu ar arsebobs 

sxva wamali?~ 

papunam veraferi Tqva, ar icoda, riTi daxmareboda. 

`yovel dilas aseTi sicxiani myavs, Cemi xeliT unda 

aviyvano am kibeze. mxolod saRamos avaRwev saxuravamde. 

iq mokeTdeba, cotas iTamaSebs, saWmels Wams, Rame ki 

ukan veSvebiT... diliT yvelaferi Tavidan iwyeba... ase 

rom ar aviyvano, momikvdeba, zeviT darCenis ufleba ki 

ara maqvs...~ 

àdikos ver mimarTeT?~ 

`vin aris adiko?~ 

qalis fiqri biWunas dastrialebda da sxvas verafers 

gebulobda. mZimed Sebrunda, sicxiani bavSvi miixuta 

da kibes ahyva. male TvalTaxedvidan daikarga. 

cota iqiT sxva kibes waawyda papuna. esec maRla 

miemarTeboda. kldeSi iyo gamokveTili. safexurebsa da 

kedlebs Talxi feri edo. TandaTan farTovdeboda da 

maRldeboda. neli niavis sevdiani faCuni mosdevda 

kvalze. 

TandaTan TviTonac sevda moeZala. daviwyeboda, 

ras eZebda, risTvis daexeteboda, magram sevda da dardi 

guls uRrRnida da tirili mounda. 

vrcel baqanze viRacis zurgi dainaxa, mere mTeli 

brbo, mwuxare siluetebad gamwkrivebuliyvnen. Tvi- 

Tonac gaeria, win gaZvra. 

iq, SemaRlebulze, Tavmoxdili kubo idga, Sig cuncula 

esvena. axlac saskolo forma ecva. Tma ukan gadaevarcxnaT, 

farfata, TeTri bafTebi peplebiviT asxdnen. 

cunculas Tvalebi daexuWa, TiTqos axlaxan CaeZinao, 

quTuToebs simSvide dahfenoda. mTlad cocxalsa hgavda, 

TiTqos wuTiT wuTze gaiRviZebs da kriala Rimils 

gamoanaTebso. magram papunam didi xania icoda, cunculas 

gamWvirvale da msubuqi suli usazRvroeTSi wa- 

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farfatda, cis silurjes Seerwya. misi Rimilgayinuli bageebi 

verasodes gaixsneboda, raTa eTqva umSvenieresi 

sityva `deda!~ 

cunculas kubos misi ymawvili deda ujda. amoukvalTavi 

Savebi ecva. muqi, mdidruli Tmebi CamoeSala, 

mxrebze efina. kriWaSekruli dascqeroda, xmas ver iRebda, 

sityva mainc arafers niSnavda. Tvalebi usazRvro 

mwuxarebas daebinda. igi verafers xedavda, garda cunculas 

mZinare saxisa, TiTqos masze unda amoekiTxa maradiuli 

ganaCeni, rac bedisweram gamoutana. 

qalis xelebs daakvirda papuna. kubos kideze daewyo. 

gawvarTuli, sisxldaclili xelebi, marad mzadmyofni 

saalersod, sananaveblad, cunculas mosafereblad... 

magram cunculas suli ise Sors gafreniliyo, dedis xelebi 

ver miswvdeboda da qalis utyv bageze erTaderTi 

kiTxva ewera: `ratom?~ 

guldamZimebuli Sebrunda papuna Wyonia... 

19. amboxi 

kars rom aRebda, imedis naperwkali wamiT aenTo. 

moeCvena, rom kvlav viRaca iyo binaSi. albaT, wnevam amiwia 

da halucinaciebi damCemdao, gaifiqra. sevda gaum- 

Zafrda, ZarRvebSi Sxamad CaeRvara. oreuli ki aucundrukda, 

didxans ar SeeZlo wuxili, sulieri tanjva 

umalve aWknobda, aCiavebda. eh, wuxiliT saqmes ras uSvelio, 

farisevlurad Caiwuwuna da momaval mejlisze daiwyo 

fiqri. papunas Tvalwin savarZelSi misvenebuli, usicocxlo 

deda edga, oreulis warmosaxva ki titlikana 

qalebis rokviT iyo dakavebuli da es gaoreba Tavgzas 

ubnevda kacs... mejlisamde dro jer kidev iyo. SeeZlo 

oriode abzaci daewera, magram TeTri qaRaldi kvlav 

Sesjavreboda, kalami zizRs gvrida. iqneb Sxaps eSvela. 

cxeli wyali mouSva, gaixada. TvaldaxuWuli iwva abaza- 

naSi, wylis nakadi mkerdze eRvreboda. fiqriT Tavs ar 

iwuxebda da TandaTan gulze moeSva. 

tans rom imSralebda, zeviT aixeda da maryuJi dainaxa. 

pirveli dRis Semdeg ar miuqcevia yuradReba. gadawyvita, 

barem Cavicvam da mere Camovxsnio, magram binidan 

rom gadioda, maSinRa gaaxsenda da ganzraxvis Sesruleba 

sxva droisaTvis gadado. 

derefanSive daeufla is Wkuamsubuqi guneba-ganwyobileba, 

raic msgavs mejlisze bunebrivicaa. ar iniRbeboda 

da sxvaTagan amiT gamoirCeoda. derefnebidan 

daZruliyo usasrulo talRa nairferi niRbebisa. rac ki 

gonebas SeeZlo moefiqrebina, yvelafers aq ixilavda 

kaci. Tumca mrume ganaTeba bolomde ver aCenda ferTa 

brwyinvalebas, Tvali mainc auWrelda. fexebis areuli 

tyapatyupiT mimaval nakads TviTonac mihyva. mavanT ejajgureboda, 

mavanni xan aqeT miaqanebdnen, xan iqiT. wamdauwum 

Tvalwin gacurdeboda saocari sifaTebi, xan sazareli 

urCxulisa, xan qvewarmavlisa, warmoudgenlad 

maxinji saxeebi, ufro micvalebulTa, xrwnisa da qrobis 

daRi rom aCndaT... saerTo talRa miaqanebda papuna Wyonias 

da, TiTqos yinulovan mdinares miapobso, sicivisagan 

aZagZagebda, iToSeboda. irgvliv yovelive ararealuri 

iyo _ sicilis wil xiTxiTi, laparakis wil _ CurCuli, 

simReris wil _ uSno wripini, TiTqos kvlav virTxebis 

grova exvia. vin icis, rodis mixvdebodnen, ucxo rom 

gareuliyo maT Soris, da mtaceblis kbilebs daaRrWendnen, 

mieseodnen saZiZgnad. 

fexs auCqara, Seecada sxvaTaTvis gadaeswro, gaSoreboda 

brbos, Tumca verafriT gaego, vis gaurboda, an 

saiTken miiCqaroda... kibeebi ucbad moTavda da bneli ca 

gadmoemxo Tavze. auracxeli niRbosani ireoda pansionatis 

samejliso blokSi. kvlav grialebda nair-nairi 

orkestri, kvlav rokavdnen wyvilebi, kvlavac dafofinebdnen 

wmindanebi da Rreobdnen uwmindurni. 

`hei!~ _ mklavze gaCxinkuli TiTebi waavlo viRa- 

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cam, pijakis saxeloSi gaatana sicivem, vagonis gamyolis 

xeli gaaxsena. 

qalis niRabi iyo, savse tuCebs mTeli pirisaxe gadaekveTa 

da roca gaiRima, msxvili, yviTeli kbilebi gamoaCina. 

`hei, xom ar gvecekva?~ _ CaWrili kabidan momrgvalebuli 

muxlisTavi gamoaCina niRabma. 

papunam uxeSad gamostaca mklavi da swrafad gaSorda, 

zizRi Zlivs moinela. 

oreulma fexebi aabakuna, cxeniviT Wixvinebda. cekvasa 

da garTobas eswrafoda, saerTo oromtrialSi Cafloba 

ewada. 

papunam Tavs Zala daatana, sidinjes mouxmo. xalxSi 

mstovariviT dadioda da niRbebs akvirdeboda, iqneb 

sadme epova dedis kvali. 

ganmartoebiT mandilosani ijda, garideboda brbos 

mxiarulebas. gamWvirvale pirbade ekeTa. Tumca Zneli iyo 

saxis amocnoba, mainc dedas miamsgavsa. `qalbatono!~ _ 

xmadabla mimarTa. ucxo Tvalebma civad Semoxedes, Sig 

siTbos natamalic ar ikiTxeboda da papunam ukan daixia. 

verc ki mixvda, oreuli rodis gausxlta. igi swrafad 

gaZvra-gamoZvra. erTgan goWis fexi daiTria, meoregan 

qaTmis barkali. mere sxvadasxva sasmels Camouara. 

Sinnaxadi aryiT daiwyo da erTi yanwi `mukuzaniT~ daagvirgvina. 

amasobaSi ki TviTonac moTavda. moednis kideze 

waiborZika, moajirs gadaekida, Tavi Zlivs Seikava. 

ase gadakidebulma Tvali milula. ZilSi Cahyva mocekvaveTa 

fexebis bragabrugi, musikis ritmi. mere TiTqos 

smena gaumaxvilda, sacekvao musikas ucnauri Rmuili 

daerTo. oreulma Tvali Wyita, ucbad gamofxizlda. 

Zirs gadaixeda. bnel ufskrulSi zonzroxa urCxulebi 

Tavebs maRla iwvdendnen. elda eca, elvasaviT gaecala 

saSiS moajirs, caxcaxi Zlivs daioka, mocekvaveebs Seeria. 

viRaca kiserze Camoekonwiala, xiTxiTiT Caexuta. 

acundrukda oreuli, TviTonac arokda. ZarRvebSi sisx- 

li auCqrolda. qorfa diacs Caxutebuli cekvavda da 

meSvide caze dafrinavda. saalerso sityvebi moaqiCmaCa, 

sapasuxo xiTxiTi dasturad CaTvala da sadRac waaTria, 

TviTon ar uwyoda saiTken. bedad skami ipoves, dasxdnen, 

gadaxvies erTmaneTs xeli. niRabi gadauwia lamazmans, 

sakocnelad daixara da jojos maxinji sifaTi SeefeTa. 

gulgaxeTqilma gaiwia, gasxltoma moindoma, magram 

diaci tuCebSi Caekona, kinaRam sulSi CauZvra. oreulma 

erTic gaibrZola, samosi xelSi Seatova. TviTon 

ki Sarvlis totidan gaZvra. gaiqc-gamoiqca, papuna ipova 

da mis sulSi biwi Seitana. 

papuna kvlav Tavisi saidumlos amoxsniT iyo dakavebuli 

da Tavs aridebda Rreobasa da siZvas. 

oreuli Tbilad moyuCda, CurCuli gauba: `modi, 

Cvenc vicekvoT!..~ `modi, banqo viTamaSoT, dRes karg 

fexze avdeqi, fuls movigebT...~ `modi, eger is gogo gamoviWiroT, 

if, ra funTuSaa!~ _ aTasnairad eTiTlibazeboda, 

gonebas urevda, papuna ki cdilobda, yuri ar miegdo, 

isev da isev ukirkitebda Tavis gamocanas, magram miriadi 

niRbidan verc veravis cnobda. 

SuaRame iqneboda, roca jariskaci dainaxa. ukve saSinlad 

moiqanca da wasvlas apirebda, axla ki Seyovnda. 

jariskaci uniRbod gamocxadda, gulgrilad gahyurebda 

yovelives, an iqneb verafers xedavda, _ yavarjens 

mZimed eyrdnoboda, gimnasturidan Sexveuli mkerdi mouCanda 

da saxvevi sisxls gaeJRinTa. 

papuna win gadaudga, magram yavarjnianis mzeram ise 

gauara, TiTqos gamWvirvale yofiliyos. 

jariskaci viRacas eZebda. 

abezari diaci aekida, raRacas etutuneboda. jariskacma 

uazrod Sexeda. ver gaego, ras eubnebodnen, 

yavarjnis kakuniT ganagrZo gza. 

swored am dros Cahberes fanfarebs. iwyeboda sazeimo 

msvleloba. yvelaferi winandeliviT gameorda. brbo orad 

gaiyo da cocxal derefanSi procesia daiZra. win 

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jambazebi morbodnen, yiraze gadadiodnen, imanWebodnen, 

tkarcalebdnen. jambazebs SeiaraRebuli mxedrebi mohyvebodnen. 

saxeze Semzaravi niRbebi ekeTaT, mrisxaned ibRvirebodnen, 

saiTkenac cxens miagdebdnen, brbo umal ukan 

ixevda, jgleTiTa da wivil-kiviliT erTurTs Telavdnen. 

Savi karetidan paraskevam gamoanaTa. ise didebulad 

gamoiyureboda, oreuli awrialda, Tavgza aebna, 

papunam Zlivs moToka. TviT adiko, is Tu marTlac adiko 

iyo, apolons damsgavseboda da antikuri monadiris mokle 

toga ecva. TiTqos pirvelad xedavso, miamituri RimiliT 

gascqeroda brbos, damfrTxali `vaSaTi~ rom miacilebda. 

misma mzeram papunasac gadauara, Tumca saxeze 

araferi dastyobia. papuna mixvda, rom icnes. sxva vi- 

TarebaSi, albaT, win gadaudgeboda, ninuca bebia da deda- 

Cemi ra uyavio, SeekiTxeboda, magram oreulma xel-fexi 

dauZabuna da adgils miajaWva. 

amasobaSi karetam Caiara da SubosnebiT garSemortymuli 

lurji spiloc gamoCnda. TeTrCalmiani hindoni 

moerekebodnen. zviadi cxoveli dinjad, darbaislurad 

adgamda svetebiviT msxvil fexebs. spiloze oqros 

taxtrevani idga, TeTri abreSumiT gawyobili. im taxtrevanSi 

qali ijda da papunam ucbad icno misi daRlili 

saxe, zed rom mowamebrivi simtkice exata. 

`deda!~ _ undoda ekivla, iseve rogorc odesRac 

bavSvobaSi, saxlis sicarieles martod SerCenili, aivnidan 

gahkioda: `deda-a!~ 

oreulma pirze xeli aafara, xma ar amoaRebina. papunas 

yvelaferi aeria, daufiqreblad mihyva lurj spilos. 

xalxis kedeli xels uSlida da cnobismoyvareTa zurgs 

ukan mirboda. 

didxans gagrZelda es nervuli srbola. ver gaego 

ramden xans, radgan goneba gamoeTiSa da mxolod Seucnobeli 

instinqti mierekeboda. 

samejliso blokSi TandaTan Senelda mxiaruleba. 

seiris moyvarulni talRa-talRa moiwevdnen aqeTken. 

sacekvao moednebi dacarielda da es amodena brbo procesiis 

gzaze Camomwkrivda. Sewyda xmauri, wamoZaxilebi, 

misalmebebi. samarisebur siCumes mxolod cxenTa Tqaruni, 

karetis borblebis xrigini da lurji spilos fSvinva 

arRvevda. sazareli iyo es mdumareba da papunas wamdauwum 

aviwydeboda sad iyo, ras akeTebda, vis misdevda. 

ver SeniSna, sad gaqra paraskeva. adikos saxeze sazeimo 

gamometyveleba aesaxa, magram Sig iyo kidev sxva _ 

mtaceblis gamoxedva, yovlisdamTrgunveli sisastike, 

susxi... 

samejliso bloks gza gamoeyo, dabla daeqana. veravin 

gabeda procesias mihyoloda. jambazebi da mxedrebi 

gzis dasawyisTanave SeCerdnen. mxolod kareta miiwevda 

win, Subosnebi da hindoni spilos mierekebodnen, 

SubebiT Cxvletdnen, gverdebs usisxlianebdnen, radgan 

ar ewada lurj goliaTs gzis gagrZeleba. 

`silamazis dedoflis~ saxeze ki kvlavac mowamebrivi 

Tmena ixateboda. 

gzis bolos gisosebiani kari gamoCnda. pansionatis 

korpuss hyofda ukana ezosagan. gisosebs miRma ismoda 

ucnauri, SiSismomgvreli Rmuili, xrotini. iq raRac bajbajebda, 

miwas aryevda Tavisi simZimiT. 

uceb procesia gaCerda. 

gisosebis win, zed Sua gzaze, daWrili jariskaci 

idga, Tvalebi siZulviliT anTeboda. 

adiko TiTqos borotma cecxlma aRagzno. etlidan 

mswrafl gadmoeSva, jariskacs win aetuza. 

ès vinRa aris?~ 

jariskacma yavarjeni mouqnia, adiko ukan gadmoxta, 

aicdina. 

papuna win gavarda. Tumca ar icoda, ra xdeboda da 

vis unda miSveleboda. SubosnebSi gaeCxira da karetamde 

ver miaRwia. 

`deda!~ _ asZaxa taxtrevanze mjdoms. bageze tanjuli 

Rimili gaukrTa qals, mis sulSi mogonebasaviT Tu 

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gaisma Soreuli, yru Zaxili. 

jariskacma erTxel kidev mouqnia mters yavarjeni, 

kvlav aacdina. Rone aRar eyo, waiCoqa. 

ucbad aiyalya adiko, gaibera, gaizarda, mxecuri 

RmuiliT zed gadauara daWril jariskacs, miwas gaakra, 

uzarmazari fexebiT gaitana. 

gaognebuli uyurebda orTabrZolas papuna. Subosnebi 

daiZrnen, kinaRam Tan waritaces. oreuls SiSis borkilebi 

daedo misTvis, kacad ar vargoda da seiris Semyure 

brbos fexebSi eblandeboda. 

Soridan xedavda, rogor gaixsna rkinis WiSkari, 

rogor Camoiyvanes deda taxtrevanidan, rogor aitaca 

igi adikom da sadRac siRrmeSi gaaqana. 

pansionatis direqtors uzarmazari qvewarmavlis 

zurgi hqonda da giganturi kudi misTrevda... 

20. ojaxuri idilia 

TaflobisTve bednieri Tu ar iyo, amaSi veravis 

daadanaSaulebda. isic kmaroda, rom sakuTar Tavs irwmunebda 

da, sityviT Tu ara, qceviT mainc TaTulic daajera, 

Senze ufro qveyanaze aravin myvarebiao. mere da 

mere Tvalebi mTlad daivso, marTlac myvarebiao, daaskvna 

da ararsebuli grZnobebi aTasnairi yvavilebiT 

Seamko, oRond es ufro qelexis yvavilebi iyo. sul xom 

ver moityuebda Tavs. erT dRes cxadad SeigrZno: ar uyvarda! 

mas aravin uyvarda, arc TaTuli, arc sakuTari 

Tavi... miraJi uyvarda, zRapari, ararsebuli raRac, rasac 

xels ver Seaxebda, da isic oreulma gaucamtvera, 

mouspo. adrec unda scodnoda, rom es ase Sebrundeboda, 

magram oreulma daajera, Tvali daxuWe da bednieri 

iqnebio. mTavaria, Tavi dairwmuno da cota xanSi vnebac 

gewvevao... amitomac TvalTmaqcobda Zaldautaneblad, 

yovelive ise bunebrivad gamosdioda, TaTulis eWvebi 

sruliad ganefanta da sabolood irwmuna, samyaros centri 

me vyofilvaro da metoqis arsebobac ki bunebis kanonebs 

ewinaaRmdegebao. es rom ase gaiazra, Zala moeca da ar 

daayovna TviTmpyrobelis uflebebis gamoyeneba. oRond 

amas qaluri JinianobiT wvrilmanSi iyenebda da papuna uxalisod 

damorCilda, radgan misTvis sul erTi iyo, es 

ufro eioleboda, vidre meamboxis roli, umtkivneulod 

itanda. kargad icoda, rom isjeboda, radgan WeSmarit 

siyvaruls misi guli ar auTrTolebia. 

TaflobisTvec mTavrdeba bolos da bolos. iwyeba 

Cveulebrivi, yoveldRiuri yofa, roca Turme xelfasidan 

xelfasamde puris fulic ar gyofnis, aqamde 

TiTqos normaluri bina ucbad daviwroebula, Sen rom 

Zili da mosveneba ginda, sxvas taS-fanduri moundeba, an 

piriqiT, Sen yiraze gadadixar, sxvas siCume swadia... 

Tavdapirvelad Cumi, gaubedavi wuwuni gaisma, mere TandaTan 

SorisdebulebiT Selamazda, bolos ki ukmayofilebam 

winadadebis samosi moisxa... albaT, verc qali 

gaixsenebda da verc kaci, pirvelad ris gamo wakinklavdnen. 

oRond es iyo, kacma Tavisi mamakacuri uflebebis xelyofad 

CaTvala qalis uazro da jiuti wanaaRmdegoba, 

qalma ki daCagrulis niRabi moirgo. im wuTidan erTs ar 

esmoda meorisa. xom mcire iyo naprali, Sig nemsis wveric 

ver Seeteoda, magram mcire Wrilobac mtkivneulia, Tu 

gulis Wrilobaa. droze mixvdnen amas, tkivilis 

moSuSebas Seecadnen. àr dauTmo, _ CasCurCula oreulma, 

_ Sen igi morCilebaSi unda aRzardo!~ ùsamarTloa, 

_ fiqrobda TaTuli, _ ar esmis, rogor miWirs!~ papunam 

ukuagdo oreulis rCeva, sirbile da daTmoba daimegobra. 

TaTulim ki alersis nacad xerxs mouxmo. es saxioba 

WeSmariteba egonaT da momavlis brolis koSkSi Sesaxldnen. 

mogvianebiT, Tvali rom gaaxiles, naprali ufro 

gafarToebuli ixiles. kvlav iCxubes, Tumca isev ar axsovdaT 

pirvelmizezi. `xom geubnebodi! _ niSnismogebiT 

qirqilebda oreuli. _ male eJvansac Segabams, Tavis 

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nebaze garbeninebs!~ àRar vuyvarvar da imitom meCxubeba!~ 

_ borotdeboda qali. SurisZiebis survilma 

daabrmava da erTxel ukmexad, daundoblad dausisina: 

`xelmocarvam gagaborota, me ra SuaSi var!~ gulze moxvda 

papunas, pirisaxe sisxlisagan daecala. Tavis meSi 

Caiketa, ar Sepasuxebia. an ra unda eTqva, qali marTali 

iyo... karga xania, dadioda gamomcemlobaTa da redaqciaTa 

kibeebze, Tavis sevdian romans xelSi aCeCebda yvelas, 

magram frTxilad da alersianad iSorebdnen ise, 

rogorc iSoreben Tumca uvnebel, magram mainc suliT 

avadmyofs. imaT verafers eubneboda, ufrTxildeboda 

im sust imeds, rasac es alersiani yuradReba iZleoda, 

magram gulSi wveTwveTobiT ugrovdeboda sasowarkve- 

Ta, TiTqos martodmarto ebrZoda uCinar zRudes, raRac 

xelmiuwvdomsa da uTavbolos, da iotisodena niSani imisa, 

rom bedi odesme gauRimebda, arc momavalSi Canda. 

daiRleboda qalaqSi xetialiT da Sin brundeboda, ojaxur 

idiliaSi, sadac alersi da yuradReba mxolod TamaSi 

iyo da guls ar ekareboda... gana TaTulis ar undoda 

gverdiT amosdgomoda, Wiri gaeziarebina, magram verafriT 

Caswvdomoda papunas tanjvis mizezs da TviTonac 

itanjeboda... metoqe _ TeTr qaRaldze Cawikwikebuli 

sevdiani romani, romelmac erTxel TanagrZnobis cremli 

daaRvrevina, axla ukve saSiSi gamxdariyo da qals igi 

SesZulda. eSinoda, mimixvdebiano, Torem siamovnebiT 

cecxls miscemda qaRaldis am dastas. `xelmocaruli!~ 

_ diagnozi mZime da sastiki iyo, magram papunas igi samar- 

Tliani moeCvena. `Sen rom biWs maCuqebde!~ _ moulodnelad 

wailuRluRa. TaTulis ena Cauvarda, cremli waskda. 

inana papunam, bodiSi ver moaxerxa... 

Serigeba mainc moxda, daviwyebas mieca urTierTwyena. 

yvelaferi Tavisi rigiT wavida. ojaxi TandaTan yalibdeboda. 

ager karada SeiZines, ager _ ori skami, ager 

_ eleqtroRumeli... kedelze axali, Wreli Spaleri 

gaCnda, fanjrebze _ iaffasiani fardebi... viwro samza- 

reuloSi datrialda ojaxuri kerZebis suni... saRamoobiT, 

TaTuli rom winsafars gaikeTebda da qvabebs raxaruxs 

autexda, papuna televizorTan ijda, cali yuriT 

usmenda, anda wigns furclavda gulgrilad, zedapirulad, 

ver uRrmavdeboda, goneba efanteboda, azrs veraferze 

aCerebda. ra Tqma unda, miT ufro ar SeeZlo wera. 

garegnulad srul simSvides inarCunebda, magram Sinagani 

ukmayofileba uZlierdeboda, guli Zalumad uwyebda 

feTqvas, ewyeboda msubuqi Tavbrusxveva, iTenTeboda 

da maSin ucbad gauelvebda fiqri: `yovelive moTavebulia, 

arafrisTvis vargivar!~ amitom, roca erTxel 

gulgrili mzera Seavlo cols, gakvirveba ver damala, 

TaTulis muceli dastyoboda. araferi ugrZvnia, arc 

wyena, arc sixaruli, radgan sakuTari iRblisa ukve ar 

sjeroda. ùnda gavSorde!~ _ pirvelad maSin gaivlo 

gunebaSi, oRondac, azri moTavebulic ar hqonda, oreuli 

aiyalya, yelSi etaka, uTqmeli sityva ukanve CasCara. 

`mere ras ityvis sazogadoeba!~ _ TvalTmaqcurad aiCema. 

`ras ityvis sazogadoeba?~ _ minebda papuna oreuls 

da faruli azri Sors gadamala. 

erTxel sakuTari siymawvile esizmra. sizmari feradi 

iyo. TiTqos TeTri gvirilebiT mofenil velze midioda. 

ca iyo lurji, Tvalsawierze lurji tba livlivebda. 

tbis piras spilos Zvlis sasaxle idga, sadac mas eloda 

diadi raRac... sizmari didxans grZeldeboda. midioda 

da midioda gvirilebis velze da ar surda gamoRviZeba. 

Tvali rom gaaxila, guli dawyda. oTaxis oTxive kedlidan 

Wyetela Spalerma moanaTa da misi siWrele mainc nacrisfersa 

hgavda... siymawvile ver mobrundeboda, _ dro, 

roca samyaro savsea ferebiT, siTboTi, alersiT, cis kideze 

ki farfatebs TeTri veronika... 

`Seegue! _ ukarnaxa oreulma. _ Sen meamboxed ar 

dabadebulxar, Seegue!~ 

nacrisferic mSvenieria. es oTxi kedeli, pawia bina, 

Tu Seegue, gagaTbobs. viwro samzareuloSi qalis tu- 

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tuni, Tu smena miapyari, gesiamovneba kidec. amboxebas 

tkivili moaqvs, Segueba ki Zil-buransa hgavs, roca nelnela 

iZirebi raRac mrume, uferul siRrmeSi, SesaZloa 

sirofiT savse kasrSi. am kasridan gaxeda TaTulis, muceli 

marTlac wamozrdoda. esiamovna, siTbo igrZno. mounda 

mofereba, ara ZaldatanebiT, farisevlurad, _ gulwrfelad 

mounda. am axali grZnobis analizs Seudga. 

analizi ki instinqts Rupavs. didi xnis fiqris Semdeg 

ukve ver xvdeboda, marTlac drom Seayvara meuRle, Tu 

eCveneboda mxolod. iqneb es iyo WeSmariti siyvaruli, 

mas xom manamde msgavsi araferi ugrZvnia. 

Tavi Seikava. ar gasca sakuTari gulisTqma. dros 

unda Seemowmebina sulis es ucabedi moZraoba. magram 

dro aras dagidevT dawyobil gegmebs. im dRes samsaxur- 

Si usiamovneba SeemTxva. mere verc ixsenebda, ris gamo 

gawyra, ram mouSala nervebi, TviTon iyo damnaSave, Tu 

mowinaaRmdege. sxvis tkivils rogor gaigebda, roca 

mTlianad sakuTar gulisTqmas damorCileboda. arada, 

im dRes Tavisi sevdiani romanis saboloo ganaCens moeloda. 

msajuls tvidis moduri kostiumi ecva, halstuxic 

ise ekeTa, msgavs xelovnebas papuna, albaT, verasodes 

miaRwevda. iseTi marTali TvalebiT Semoscqeroda, papunam 

ifiqra, am kacis naTqvami beWediviT iqnebao. imedi 

gaucocxlda, magram davarcxnili kacis Tvalebidan qameleonma 

gamoixeda da gulgamexebuli papuna Sin mobrunda. 

sami avtobusi gamoicvala, mexsierebidan ki 

mTeli es gza pirwmindad amoeSala. moeCvena, qameleoni 

haerSi gauCinarda da misi adgili uceb TaTulim daikava. 

sawylad Sexeda cols, TiTqos imedis quraSi minavlebuli 

cecxlis naperwklebi Rvivdeboda, magram erTaderTma 

winadadebam am naperwklebs wyali gadaasxa _ `mag naj- 

Rabns unda gadaayolo Cveni ojaxi?~ papunas Tavze wisqvilis 

qva datrialda. mixvda, axla moxdeboda raRac 

saSineleba, ar icoda ki ra... gons rom moego, sawolze 

TavdaRma egdo, saxlSi ki aravin iyo. ase gaunZrevlad 

iwva saRamomde. mere fanjaras wiTeli Suqi moadga, mze 

Cadioda. iklo naTebam, bina sibnelem moicva. quCis neonis 

anarekliRa Semodioda. araferze fiqrobda, arc 

Tavisi romani axsovda, arc TaTuli. erCivna, aravis daer- 

Rvia simyudrove arc dRes, arc xval, arc arasodes. 

mere karma gaiWriala. SemosasvlelTan Suqi ainTo. 

papunam wamoiwia. zRurblze TaTulim gadmoabija. iqve 

mdgomi skamis zurgs daeyrdno. neli-nel, mZimed Semouara 

da skamze daeSva. saxe gadafiTreboda, muceli xeliT 

eWira. 

uxmod misCereboda Tavzardacemuli papuna. undoda 

eyvira, rad hqeni, rad hqenio, magram ukve azri ar hqonda 

laparaks. TaTuli ki ijda da erT wertils misCereboda. 

is Rame gaTavda, sxva araerTi Rameebic... Tvalgaxelilni 

iwvnen saerTo sarecelze, maT rom aSorebda, usiyvarulo 

sarecelze, nayofis mocema rom ar ZaluZda. 

uRimRamo dReebi da Rameebi erTmaneTs hgvanan, mexsierebaSi 

kvals ar toveben da samudamod qrebian, TiTqos 

adamians arc ucxovriao. ase gaiara drom, vin icis 

ramdenma, radgan mas aravin angariSobda, garda udrtvinveli 

da auRelvebeli kedlis kalendrisa. 

`dRes Seni dabadebis dRea, ormoci Segisrulda!~ 

_ Tqva TaTulim. papunam ki gulgrilad gaifiqra: `ga- 

Tavda... cxovreba!~ 

21. oreuli 

gogona trial mindorSi idga da TmebSi gvirilebs 

iwnavda. Tvalsawierze meti aravin iyo, arc araferi Canda, 

garda Soreuli, Tovliani mTebisa. mTeli mindori kididan 

kide mwvane, nedl balaxs Seemosa da gvirilebs 

TeTrad gadaepenta. 

veronika sulac ar hgavda zRapris ferias. odnav 

aprexili cxviri Worfls daewinwkla. cuRluti Rimili 

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Seageba Wipunas, mtaceblis wvrili kbilebi gamoaCina. 

TeTri bluza win dardimandulad gaenaskva. jinsi bi- 

Wurad ecva. bluzis qvemodan SiSveli, mzeze gaSavebuli 

weli mouCanda. 

`gza ar agebnes, gogo!~ _ Wipunam xeli Caavlo, wamoiyvana. 

mindvris bolos wyaro mosCqefda. veronikam Cumi 

siciliT xeli gamostaca. wyarosTan Caimuxla. peSviT 

dalia. qveSidan amoxeda da Wipuna kinaRam misi Tvalebis 

sikamkameSi Cavarda. amoscina veronikam, civi wyali Seasxura. 

biWi ganze gaxta. veronikam peSvi wyali isev amoiRo 

da gamoudga. wyaros irgvliv darbodnen mxiaruli 

kiskisiT, wuwaobdnen. 

mzem gadaiwia, Crdili dagrZelda. 

`bebia melodeba!~ _ SeCerda veronika, sveli xelebi 

bluzaze SeimSrala. 

sirbiliT gadakveTes mindori, miilia gvirilebis 

veli. kldovan napirs zRva exleboda, Semzaravi qSeniT 

aifofra ruxi talRebi. cxelma qarma wamoubera, ferfli 

daatriala. Wipunam xeli xelSi CasWida, swrafad gaarida 

iqaurobas. 

pansionatis TeTri svetebi ucbad gamoikveTa. kolonadis 

Tavze gaWenebuli kvadriga TiTqos gacocxldao, 

zecidan motanil RrublebSi mohqroda. 

xis budruganidan darajma gamoixeda. mzera miaciva 

Wipunas, ra swrafad gazrdilxaro, qlesurad daadevna. 

TiTqos talaxis gunda esroleso, biWma zizRi igrZno, 

nabiji ar Seunelebia. 

parki ukve burusiT ifareboda. damsveneblebi gakrefiliyvnen 

da rux lodebs Soris gakvaluli bilikebi 

SiSsa hgvrida. bilikze gamococebul asfodelosis tots 

fexi wamohkra. veronikam gaicina, xelidan gausxlta da 

win gavarda. 

roca wamoiwia, veronika ukve Sors iyo, pansionatis 

karebSi Serboda. 

Savi Rrublebi CamoeSva dabla da dabla. miwis pirs 

gaekra, lodnarebSi moiwevda zlazvniT. myrali amonasunTqi 

moewia Wipunas, kinaRam goni daakargvina. moeCvena, 

mZime ram moabotebda fexdafex, miwa iZroda urCxulis 

simZimisagan. uwyveti guguni moismoda miwisqveSeTidan, 

TiTqos cxeli lava apirebda amonTxevas. 

elvis siswrafiT airbina kibe, pansionatis karebSi 

Sevarda da karga xans savarZelSi iTqvamda suls. 

damSvidda, derefans dauyva. veronikas nakvalevs 

eZebda, magram priala parkets gogonas msubuqi nabijebis 

kvali ver SerCeboda. 

moulodnelad raRac Zalam SeaCera, karisaken ubiZga. 

daufiqreblad miawva saxelurs. 

binaSi ar daikargeboda, Tumca ficiTac daificebda, 

arasodes yofila aq. ridiT Seabija sastumro oTaxSi. 

areuli daxvda. parkets jerac aCnda stumrianobis 

kvali. Sua oTaxSi naxevradalagebuli nasufrali dar- 

CenodaT. samzareuloSi wyali Cxrialebda, diasaxlisi 

xmadabla RiRinebda, TefSebs recxavda. 

ra Tqma unda, es misi bina ar iyo, Tumca icoda, ai, marjvniv 

rom karia, iq misTvis unda yofiliyo logini gaSlili. 

daiRala, mosveneba ewada. 

abazanis kari gamoaRo da xelSi kaci SerCa. TiTqos 

icnobda am kacs, oRond es iyo adre da axla ukve ver ixsenebda. 

gaocebulebma SeaTvalieres erTmaneTi. 

àq ras akeTebT?~ _ SeSfoTebulma hkiTxa. 

karis Zgideze gasanTluli maryuJi ekida. 

`ss-u!~ _ papunam tuCze TiTi miado, saxeze daakvirda. 

mis mzeraSi arc siyvaruli Canda, arc siZulvili, 

dakvirvebuli TvalebiT uyurebda, cdilobda mexsiereba 

gaecocxlebina. 

`Tavi unda CamoixrCoT? _ dafrTxa biWi. _ grcxvenodeT, 

me amas arasodes vizamdi!~ 

`ss-u!~ _ kvlav gaaCuma papunam, mxarze xeli moh- 

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xvia, bage yurTan miutana, raRacis Tqma ewada, magram 

araferi uTqvams. 

Wipunam igrZno, rom ucnauri, yovlismomcveli Zala 

izidavda am kacisaken, mixvda, sakuTari neba ar gaaCnda, 

ukandaxeva ar SeeZlo, Tavi unda gaewira. ucbad, mosxletiT 

Caekra papunas, Caekra da gulis gza upova. 

papunas Tvalze cremli moawva. pirisaxeze moelamuna 

surneli norCi balaxisa da TeTri gvirilisa, mzeraSi 

SemoanaTa lurji cisa da Tovliani mTebis SoreTma, 

grilma siom Seaxo macocxlebeli sunTqva, guneba gadauwminda. 

Wipunam gulis kari SeaRo da iq mokalaTebul oreuls 

waawyda. oreuli dasaZineblad emzadeboda, fexs 

ibanda, nabanaveb, WuWyian wyals ki iqve mourideblad 

Rvrida. maxinji sifaTi Seageba Wipunas, mZulvared gakvesa 

TvalebiT, ar acala gons mosvla, sazareli RmuiliT 

yanyratoSi eca da Tavisi gaCxinkuli, Zvaltyava xelebi 

wauWira. 

moCxubrebi Zirs gagordnen. oreuls duJi moadga, 

usityvod Rmuoda da Tavdauzogavad cdilobda moeguda 

biWi. Wipuna uZaliandeboda, Tavidan iSorebda, magram Rone 

TandaTan ecleboda. 

papuna dambladacemuliviT, xelebCamoyrili idga. 

ar icoda, ra eqna, romels miSveleboda. mere mixvda, misi 

guli ifliTeboda am orTabrZolaSi. dafacurda, xan erTs 

staca xeli, xan meores, gaSvelebas cdilobda, dasaRupad 

arc erTi emeteboda, arc meore, arCevani ki aucileblad 

unda moexdina. 

`me gagxade kaci! _ SeuRrina oreulma. _ umaduro, 

uCemod aTasjer daiRupebodi!~ 

Wipunam usityvod moanaTa Tvalebi _ Tavisi bavSvobis 

Tvalebi, odesRac cisartyelebis samSoblosaken 

rom miuZRoda da gvirilebis velze TeTri veronika 

uCvena. 

mZime iyo arCevani. cdunebis sitkboeba gaewonaswo- 

rebina bavSvobis sixasxases. 

`skalpeliT moikveTe mexsiereba, aixseni warsulis 

borkilebi, win netarebiT savse arsebobaa!~ _ karnaxobda 

oreuli. 

`nu damiviwyeb!.. win mZime gzaa, jafiT aRsavse, is rom 

daZlio, bavSvis guli unda gicemdes!~ _ es Wipunas xma iyo. 

`me gancxromas gTavazob!..~ 

`me ki mxolod da mxolod tanjvis sitkboebas!~ 

elvis uswrafesad icvleboda azri papunas TavSi. 

orTabrZola ki grZeldeboda. bolos oreulma sZlia 

biWunas. qveS moigdo, gamarjvebis sixaruli aRebeWda 

saxeze da papunas ucbad SezizRda sakuTari sisuste, bin- 

Zuri gamarjveba, momavali sitkboebani, ris Semdegac 

abanos cxeli wyali gWirdeba. sayeloSi xeli waavlo 

oreuls, msxverpls aaglija da gasanTlul maryuJSi gaayofina 

Tavi. 

winaaRmdegoba gauwia oreulma, gulis nawili moigdo 

frCxilebSi, daundoblad aaglija, sisxli anTxevina. 

kaci da biWi Zlivs akavebdnen maryuJze asxmartalebuls. 

yvelaferi wamSi gaTavda. bangmoreul papunas muxli 

moekveTa, iqve Cajda. Wipunam ki gulis kari SeaRo da 

oreulis nabinavris dalagebas Seudga. 

papuna Wyoniam goni dakarga. TiTqos uZiro ufskrulSi 

gadavarda, irgvliv usazRvro, Savi ukunis meti 

araferi Canda. didxans grZeldeboda es vardna, iqneb 

wlebmac gairbines. mere bneleTi orma patara varskvlavma 

gaarRvia. papunam goneba daZaba, unda gaexsenebina 

raRac naTeli da aw daviwyebuli. ìren!~ _ amotivtivda 

droTa usasrulo fskeridan, TiTqos musikalurma bgeram 

gaiwkriala. `veronika!~ _ Soreul warsuls gamosZaxa 

raRac axalma, saTuTad guliT natarebma... 

Tvals sinaTle moemata. 

papuna Wyonia sakuTar sawolSi iwva. iqve, sawolis 

kideze veronika Camoskupebuliyo. oTaxis siRrmeSi ki 

viRaca dudRunebda... 

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22. veronika 

papuna Wyoniam iqiTken miixeda. dedaberi TiTqmis 

mTel kedels faravda. doinji Semoeyara da qaqanebda. 

papuna Zlivs Caswvda naTqvamis Sinaarss. am xnis kaci marto 

ar unda daexetebodeso, qadagebda aniko bebia, colebs 

meti pativi vceTo. orive xeliT CavafrindeT, ar 

gagveqcnen, Torem, roca gagviWirdeba, maSin vinanebTo. 

ormoci wlis kaci isedac infarqtis zRurblzea, vin icis 

es oxroba sad da rodis wamogewevao... 

èse igi infarqti!~ _ gaifiqra papunam da mzera 

kvlav veronikaze gadaitana. 

`kargi ra, bebia, nu moqance!~ _ gaiwkriala gogonas 

xmam da papunas guls malamod moecxo. 

dedaberma qadageba Sewyvita, dudRuniT gavida 

samzareuloSi, aqaoda Cemi Wiri ar myofnida da sxvisic 

me avikideo. 

veronikam gaicina. 

`nu gewyineba, ase icis xolme, magram keTili bebikoa!~ 

daixara, papunas sasTumali gauswora da am dros saxe 

ise axlos moutana, misi bavSvuri loya kinaRam papunas 

bageebs Seexo. kacs TiTqos TviT sinorCe moelamuna, uzomod 

nazi da saTuTi. Tavisi Tavi gamoiWira, angariSmiucemlad 

bage rom Searxia, TiTqos kocna miadevna. Sercxva, 

vaiTu gogonam SemamCniao. veronika mkvircxlad 

wamoiwia da TvalebSi Caacqerda. 

`marTla infarqti ki ar dagmarTnia, nu geSinia, eqimi 

iyo da dasveneba sWirdebao!~ 

`daRlili sulac ara var~, _ xma Zlivs amoiRo papunam. 

èqimma Tqva, sevdas Tavs nu miscemso, gaerToso, 

xandaxan mainc gaiRimoso... me unda gagarTo, magram rogor?~ 

_ xelebi komikurad gaSala. 

`Sen rom giyureb, isedac verTobi!~ 

papunam bavSvis xeli aiRo, WkuasTan axlos iqneboda, 

alerss morideboda, magram Tavs ver moeria da xelze 

moefera. meti araferi sWirdeboda, amiTac bednieri 

iyo. 

veronikam kvlav gaicina, albaT, Tavis martiv fiqrebs 

gaucina, xeli morcxvad gamostaca. 

èqimma isic Tqva, kargad Wamoso! ginda, fafa mogitano?~ 

papunam uari ver moaswro, gogona gauCinarda. roca 

Semobrunda, bebiamisis winsafari ekeTa da boloebi fexebSi 

eblandeboda. 

didi TefSi mananis fafiT pirTamde aevso. 

àr mSia!~ _ gaubedavad gaibrZola papunam, magram 

sityva ver daasrula, gogona win dauskupda, fafiani kovzi 

gamouqana. 

beds Serigebuli SoSiasaviT uRebda pirs, Tan veronikas 

dausrulebel titins usmenda, Tavis patara, gulubryvilo 

sisuleleebs gasarTobad rom sTavazobda. usmenda, 

Tumca azri ver gamoetana. fiqrebSi CaZiruliyo. 

am fiqrebiT ki, viTarca haerovani, msubuqi nisliT, 

veronikas exveoda, TiTqos cdilobda daetyvevebina, 

daesakuTrebina, oRond nafiqralis namdvili arsi verc 

TviTon gaeazrebina. 

`miyvars!~ _ sinazis yvavileTi gaiSala mis sulSi, 

Tumca es sityva miaxloebiTac ver gamoxatavda im grZnobas, 

rasac ganicdida. es ar iyo raRac fizikuri ltolva, 

arc marto sulieri, arc fsiqikis siRrmeSi Camarxuli, 

arc zedapirze mofofine, igi moicavda yovelives erTad. 

`miyvars... rogorc ra? _ ikiTxa da anazdad daaskvna, 

_ rogorc ninuca bebia!~ 

diax, uyvarda rogorc ninuca bebia, oRond im uRrublo 

bavSvobis dros, simindis yanaSi rom gaurboda 

warmosaxul saSiSroebas, cdilobda bebiis Tbili kal- 

TisaTvis Seefarebina Tavi. erTaderTi misi damcveli 

maSin ninuca bebia iyo da verc warmoidgenda, Tu vinme 

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eyvareboda masze metad. veronikasac xom axlda is Saravandi 

uangaro mfarvelisa, roca suliT Zlieri ufro 

susts gauwvdis xels, xidad gaedeba, zed gadaatarebs... 

usityvod emsxverpleba da arc kiTxulobs, Rirsia Tu 

ara es kaci amodena msxverplisa. 

àba, es kovzic moloke!~ _ eSmakunam TefSi amoasufTavebina. 

winsafris boloTi piri moswminda, swrafad 

daixara, loyaze akoca da es iyo dedobrivi kocna. papunas 

sulSi TiTqos ifeTqa, is wami gaunaTda, roca jerac ar arsebobda 

mexsiereba, dedis Zlier mklavebs mindobili, rZis 

suniT Tbeboda. tuCebiT ZuZus eZebda, boColasaviT burCnida... 

mere da mere dedamac ase icoda. es kovzi molokeo, 

ubrZanebda, tuCebs mowmendda, akocebda da am dros dedobriv 

sinazeSi gaxvevda. 

`miyvars... rogorc deda!~ _ fiqrobda sakuTari 

gancdebis analiziT garTuli papuna... 

TandaTan moiTenTa, Rone gaepara. egona, rom kvlav 

im fiqrs agrZelebda, sinamdvileSi ki ukve eZina. es iyo 

usizmro Zili, roca irgvliv mxolod Tbili siTeTre exvia. 

gamoeRviZa. Tavi ukeT igrZno, Tumca ifiqra, isev 

mZinavso, radgan pirispir, savarZelSi adiko da paraskeva 

isxdnen. 

didad ar gahkvirvebia es stumroba, arc direqtorisa 

da misi meuRlis feriscvalebas gauocebia. guSindeli 

mzeTunaxavi paraskeva erT dReSi daberebuliyo. 

gaZvaltyavebuls Zvirfasi sadedoflo kaba safrTxobelasaviT 

ekida, saxe siberis Rrma naoWebs daeqsela, 

Camqrali Tvalebidan Seurigebloba gamosWvioda. es iyo 

Seuracxyofili Zus gamoxedva da papunam, Tumca SiSi ar 

ugrZvnia, mzera aarida. 

adikos eqimis TeTri xalaTi ecva, TeTri CaCi exura, 

cxvirze saTvale moergo, jibidan stetoskopi amosCroda. 

Zneli iyo samaskarado formis miRma adikos WeSmariti 

arsis amocnoba, oRond papuna ukve ar tyuvdeboda. 

arc adiko motyuvdeboda iolad, radgan stetosko- 

pi mkerdze daado da oreuls dauwyo Zebna, magram iq marto 

papunas bavSvobas gadaeyara da, Tumca ewyina, araferi 

daimCnia. 

ìnfarqtis niSnebi xom ara maqvs?~ _ Tavi moisawyla 

papunam. 

èh, nervebia Cveni damRupveli!~ _ adiko Zlivs ijda 

savarZelSi, uZneldeboda erTi formis SenarCuneba. xan 

burTiviT gaibereboda, xan ZexviviT dagrZeldeboda, 

cdilobda, Sinagani ltolvis es gamovlena daemala. 

àqauri klimati uxdeba Turme!~ _ sityva Seageba 

papunam. 

`maS imedia, male gamojanmrTeldebi da uaxloes 

mejlissac ar gamotoveb!~ 

direqtoris sityvebSi faruli zraxva imaleboda. 

aqamde Cumad mjdomma paraskevam iqednurad CaiRimila, 

damcinavi mzera Seavlo kuTxeSi atuzul aniko bebias. 

es amodena dedaberi daCutuli burTiviT dapataravda 

da ena gadaylapa. 

stumrebi rom wavidnen, SiSiani, dafeTebuli Tvalebi 

Seageba papunas, TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams, amoioxra da 

gavida. 

papunam mzera gaayola. dasamSvidebeli veraferi 

uTxra. 

meore oTaxSi veronikas wkriala xma gaisma, umalve 

daaviwyda adikoc, paraskevac da damfrTxali aniko bebiac. 

gogona CitiviT Semofrinda, Tan mindvris sigrile 

da silaRe Semoitana, sawolze axladdakrefili gvirilebi 

dayara da oTaxi aivso sixaruliTa da kidev raRac 

uTqmeli xibliT, qveynad yvelaze did sixaruls rom 

gadaametebs. 

papuna sawolze wamojda, veronikas xelebi daiWira 

da saTiTaod akoca. 

`veronika!~ _ esRa Tqva, radgan ena daeba, gaumxeleli 

grZnobis TeTri Rrubeli gogonas Semoaxvia. Cascqeroda 

mis Tvalebs, romlebSic adriani gazafxulis 

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sigiJmaJe cimcimebda da TiTqos nafiqrals agrZelebso, 

gonebaSi mkveTrad aRebeWda samad-sami sityva: 

`miyvars rogorc coli!~ 

coli, meuRle... mxolod ocnebaSi daxatuli, mxolod 

idealSi dabadebuli da gazrdili... iseTi, rogoric 

warmoedgina, roca zRapris feriebs dasdevda... raRac 

ciuri da raRac miwieri, xorcisa da sulis harmoniuli 

Serwyma. 

veronikas pawia xelebi epyra xelT. Cascqeroda mis 

bavSvur, miamitur pirisaxes, sust mxrebs, ubralo bluzidan 

amoburcul, momavlis imediT aRbeWdil mkerds, 

jinsSemoWdobil sxart fexebs... iseTi, rogoric iyo!.. 

sul erTia, sxvis TvalSi mzisa da mTvaris sadari iqneboda 

Tu Cveulebrivi, uferuli mozardi, magram swored 

iseTi, rogoric ijda am wuTas papunas winaSe... 

`miyvars, rogorc coli!~ _ gaimeora fiqrSi papunam 

da TiTqos pasuxado, veronikas vercxlis sicilma 

yovelgvari biwi CamoaSora kacis naazrevs. 

ìci, karTan adiko Semxvda da erTi gvirila mTxova... 

ar miveci!~ 

gaecina papunasac, xalisiani, jansaRi siciliT. orive 

karga xans icinoda, mere ucbad gaCerdnen da veronikam 

Tvalebi seriozulad gauswora: 

`yovelTvis geyvarebi?~ 

papunam araferi upasuxa, magram mis sulSi daiZra 

usazRvrod Zlieri talRa, mTeli misi arseba moicva da sakuTari 

gancdis siRrmiT gaocebulma sabolood daaskvna: 

`miyvars rogorc Svili!~ 

sust mxrebze mohxvia xeli da gulSi Caikra... 

23. ukanaskneli mejlisi 

bedniers eZina im Rames. usizmro naTeli Zili gaumeorda. 

guli dausufTavda, iq siwminde Causaxlda da mTel 

sxeulSi simsubuqes grZnobda. 

mere miwa iZra. SuSa awkrialda fanjrebSi. Soreuli 

Rmuili Caesma. aw gadaSenebul urCxulTa xrova mosdeboda 

TiTqos pansionats. 

viRacam SeanjRria. swrafad wamojda. sarkmels bneli 

Rame mosdgomoda. 

`ra moxda?~ 

Tavze aniko bebia adga. uzarmazari sxeuli uTax- 

Taxebda, saxe cremliT moeTxipna. 

`veronika!..~ _ xma Cauwyda. 

`ra?~ _ ucbad gamofxizlda papuna. 

`veronika gaqra, daviRupe!~ 

`sad unda gamqraliyo?~ _ undoblad ikiTxa papunam, 

ar undoda ubedureba daejerebina. 

`daviRupe, albaT, direqtorma gaitaca!~ 

papunam swrafad Caicva. jer ar icoda, ras moimoqmedebda, 

magram simtkice daeufla da aravis Seepueboda. 

meti araferi ukiTxavs. atirebuli dedaberi datova 

da derefanSi gavarda. 

swrafad midioda. damfrTxali damsveneblebi gzas 

uTmobdnen. 

iataki kvlav Seqanda. sadRac fanjaram gairaxuna da 

SuSa Caimsxvra. adiko Tu TamaSobda cecxlTan. 

vestibiulamde miaRwia. direqtoris kabinetTan 

afiSa ekida. cnobismoyvareni Cerdebodnen da kiTxulobdnen. 

TviTonac Seavlo Tvali. 

yuradReba! 

dRes mejlisia, supermejlisi! 

dedofalTagan unorCess da 

marad ubiwos gvirgvins davadgamT! 

iCqareT yvelam! 

gaxevebuli Sescqeroda afiSas, mixvda, direqtori 

adiko saSinel dartymas umzadebda. 

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misaRebSi jiqur Seabija. samanqano biuroSi umalve 

Sewyda sabeWdi manqanebis kakuni. damWknarma mdivanma Wa- 

Raraze mowafuri bafTa Seiswora, CaSretili Tvalebi 

qaRalds miabjina, viTomcda ver daginaxeo. 

papunam mourideblad gadaWra oTaxi, kabinets mia- 

Sura. 

àq ar brZandebian!~ _ CaiJRurtula mdivanma, magram 

papunam kari ukve SeaRo. 

xelSi uSangi SerCa. papunas dabneulad Semoxeda. 

saxeze cnobismoyvareoba da SiSi erTmaneTs enacvleboda. 

TiTlibazurad gauRima, Tan kudi gamalebiT aaqicina. 

adiko arsad Canda. stelaJebs Soris gamwkrivebul 

sawer magidebTan moxeleebi isxdnen. mosamarTi TojinebiviT 

yvelam erTbaSad aswia Tavi da umal qaRaldebs 

miubrundnen. 

papunam sakinZeSi xeli Caavlo, daiTria da braziT 

hkiTxa: 

`ra xdeba?~ 

uSangs niri ecvala, moimCvara, ferwasuls ena aubor- 

Zikda: 

`ra xdeba?!~ _ kiTxva jiutad gaumeora papunam. 

`mejlisi iqneba, genacvale, silamazis dedofals 

avirCevT!~ 

`veronikas?~ 

uSangma mzera ganze waiRo. 

àdiko sad aris?~ 

uSangma sawylad Sexeda, moulodnelad slukuni 

morTo da papunam xeli zizRiT uSva. man ki kudis qicins 

mouxSira, Tan ukan-ukan ixevda da slukunebda, mere ucbad 

stelaJebs Soris gasasvlelSi durTa Tavi da gaqra. 

papuna vestibiulSi gabrunda. biblioTekis kars daejajgura, 

fostisasac, yvela dawesebuleba daeketaT. 

parkidan damsveneblebi Semodiodnen. niRbebi ukve 

moergoT da pirdapir liftebisa da kibeebisaken miemar- 

Tebodnen, raTa samejliso blokSi droze aeswroT. 

saerTo nakads mihyva papuna. nervuli daZabulebis 

zRvarisaTvis mieRwia da daWimuli lariviT iyo. 

lifti gaiWeda, Tumca papuna xalvaTad idga, radgan 

sxva damsveneblebi ufrTxodnen, axlos ar ekarebodnen. 

arc papunas exateboda gulze vinme, moeCvena, 

rom amaTgan sicive moefineboda da lifti rom gaCerda, 

ukve aZagZagebda. 

samejliso bloks mZlavri proJeqtorebi anaTebdnen 

da varskvlaviani ca ar Canda. uTvalav niRbosans moeyara 

Tavi, zRva xalxi ki modioda da modioda. 

mxrebiT miarRvevda brbos, ar SeeZlo erT adgilas 

gaCereba. erTmaneTSi airia simRera, musika, taS-fanduri, 

yayani, uTavbolo ruzruzi. 

ukve mieCvia niRbebis siWreles, ar aqcevda yurad- 

Rebas. 

erTgan TasiT Rvino Seagebes, meoregan meZavma staca 

xeli, sxvagan haSiSis oxSivari trialebda da danislul 

mzeras gaerida. 

sacekvao moedanze rokavdnen wyvilebi. musikis xma 

ixSoboda fexebis bragabrugSi. 

uceb mklavze civi xeli Seexo. ninuca bebia Semoscqeroda, 

saxeze bebruli Rimili mihyinvoda, fexebs ki 

iatakze ymawviliviT asarsalebda. xmis amoRebac ver moaswro, 

zurgisaken Seatriales. dedas SeefeTa. saxe 

kvlav iseTi mSvidi hqonda, bolo dRes rom daamaxsovrda, 

fexebiT ki tyapatyupi gahqonda da xandaxan cibrutiviT 

Sebzrialdeboda. gverdiT gaixeda papunam. yoCaR jariskacs 

xelSi yavarjeni eWira, Wrilobidan sisxli sdioda, 

cali fexi ekeceboda, magram koWlob-koWlobiT ucnaur 

davlurs uvlida. mere xeli xels Cahkides ninuca bebiam, 

dedam da daWrilma jariskacma, wre Sehkres papunas irgvliv 

da elvis uswrafesad datrialdnen... mixvda, niRbebi 

cekvavdnen mis irgvliv, xafangs ugebdnen, zizRi moawva, 

uxeSad gaarRvia wre da swrafad gaSorda im adgils. 

pirispir SeeCexa ufros Zmas. maRarodan axali amo- 

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suli Canda, naxSiris mtvers gaeSavebina, mxolod Tvale- 

biTa da kriala RimiliT icno. `Cven aqeTa varT!~ _ 

Caxrinwuli xmiT CasZaxa papunas, ganze gaaTria. iq misi 

col-Svili mazurkas cekvavda. cota moSorebiT najafari 

saSualo Zma Caxveoda Tavis daleul cols da valsis 

wesebs aswavlida. qals muxlebi ver moexara da qmars fexze 

abijebda. maTi wamozrdili Svilebic iqve trialebdnen, 

yiraze gadadiodnen, tkarcalebdnen. Soriaxlo umcrosufrosi 

debi TavianT qmrebs cekvis ileTebs uCvenebdnen. 

gareSe das kankani aerCia, ris gamoc gareSe Zma fxukianobda, 

cerze Semdgari mTeli seriozulobiT dagogmanebda... 

papuna wamiT gamoiTiSa. fexebi TavisTavad 

aumoZravda, arokda, dabzrialda, Tavbrudamxvevi siswrafiT 

gadaWra mocekvaveebiT savse moedani da TaTulis 

gverdiT aRmoCnda. TaTulim kabis kalTa aiwia, moxdenili 

muxlisTavebi gamoaCina da fexsacmelebis ostaturi 

bakibukiT irgvliv Semouara. papunam xeli SeaSvela. amdeni 

xania erTad cxovrobdnen da ar icoda, cols Tu 

cekva exerxeboda. ise swrafad trialebdnen, Tavbru 

daesxa. wamiT Seisvena, sunTqva daioka. ojaxis wevrebi 

mis irgvliv Seyriliyvnen, mWidrod cekvavdnen. papunam 

Tavebs miRma maminacvlis saxec dalanda. ulvaSebSi arc 

axla uCanda WaRara, droze SeeReba Savi fanqriT... gons 

moego. TaTulis mklavebi kiserze saltesaviT SemosWdoboda 

da axrCobda. Zlivs moiSora, wyvilebs Soris 

gasxlta. mis ukan TiTqos mglebis ymuili moisma... niRbebis 

es TamaSi ver Seacdenda, radgan mis suls ekisra misia 

gadarCenisa... 

amasobaSi droc gavida... fanfarebma dafara yvela 

sxva xma. Sewyda orkestris griali, nairgvari instrumentis 

Wyvitini, Wyivili, wripini, wuili... lxiniTa da cekva-TamaSiT 

daRlili xalxis zuzuni... 

orad gaipo brbo, SuaSi farTo derefani datova. 

Soreuli siRrmidan daiZra procesia. win WrelaWrula 

jambazebi morbodnen, xtodnen, yiraze gadadiod- 

nen, lazRandarobdnen... 

Sav karetas Savi cxenebi moagrialebdnen. jer 

paraskeva ixila, yvela dedaberze ufro dedaberi, yvela 

maxinjze ufro maxinji. 

paraskevas gverdiT adikoc gamoCnda Tavisi namdvili 

hipostasiT. Semzaravi iyo WeSmariti adiko. aqamde 

fiqrobda papuna, maxinjia da imitom Tu icvlis saxeso, 

magram axla, vin icis ratom, iqneb surda Tavzari daeca 

mowinaaRmdegeTaTvis, igi gamocxadda iseTi, rogoric 

iyo: mwvane urCxuli, romlis sisxlian TvalebSi boroti 

ali cialebda, matliani micvalebuli, maradis rom ixrwneba, 

magram arodes ganqardeba. 

is iyo TviT sikvdili da icoda, gzad veravin daudgeboda. 

Seyoymanda papuna Wyonia, moaswro procesiis miRma, 

Subosan ConCxebs iqiT, lurj spiloze Semodgmul taxtrevanSi 

ecno Tavisi veronika, isev im biWur bluzaSi, 

isev im jinsSi... miamitur saxeze erTad exata cnobismoyvareobac, 

SiSic, gaocebac, siamayec... es iyo gogonas 

bolo mejlisi da Tavi Rirseulad eWira... 

igrZno papuna Wyoniam, rkina CaeRvara ZarRvebSi, 

ukuagdo yoymani, gaarRvia brbo takimasxaraTa, win gadaudga 

Sav karetas. 

erTiani gminva aRmoxda brbos, samariseburi dumili 

Camowva, gajiqebuli cxenebis xrotiniRa moismoda. 

boroti mzera miaciva adikom. sisxliani TvalebiT 

burRavda. matliT SeWmuli bageebi Semzaravma Rimilma 

gadauxsna. 

karetidan gadmovida, auCqareblad wamoClaxunda 

papunasaken _ Tavdajerebuli, gardauvali, visac vera 

cocxali versad gaeqceva. 

Tvali gauswora papuna Wyoniam, ar Sedrka. 

sazarlad iyivla adikom, aiyalya, aisveta, saxe daugrZelda, 

TeTri eSvebi gamoaCina, mwvane kudi gamoeba... 

wamSi uzarmazar dinozavrad wamoimarTa, gadmoabi- 

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ja, daundoblad mosra, vinc ver gaaswro. 

atyda saSineli Rrianceli, Tavgzaabneulma, SiSisagan 

gondakargulma brbom gadaleka samejliso bloki, 

gadauara erTimeores, vinc gaaswro, gadaarCina Tavisi 

samarcxvino arseboba, vinc vera, laCrulad gaisrisa. 

wamiT Sedrka papuna Wyoniac, mxolod wamiT moicva 

TviTSenaxvis instinqtma, mxolod erTi nabijiT daixia. 

haeri gahkveTa maSin veronikas wkriala xmam, saidan- 

Rac maRlidan rom ismoda: 

`pa-pu-na-a!~ 

Rone moeca papuna Wyonias. igrZno, TviTonac izrdeboda, 

iyalyeboda... urCxulis Tavi gamoeba, urCxulis 

mZlavr kuds daebjina, urCxulis torebi gamoezarda... 

papuna Wyoniac dinozavrad iqca da Tavzardamcemi RrialiT 

ekveTa mters, qveS moigdo, gadaTela... ixlakneboda 

Zirs dagdebuli adiko, papuna Wyoniam ki zed gadaabija, 

molewa yovelive, rac gzaze dauxvda... dabrmavda da 

dayruvda, uaryo yvela instinqti, garda instinqti SurisZiebisa... 

miabotebda da angrevda, Telavda, sresda, sikvdilTan 

mebrZoli TviT qceuliyo sikvdilad, meore adikod... 

ucbad TiTqos grilma siom dahbera. mwvane mindvrebidan 

balaxisa da TeTri gvirilis surneli moitana, yur- 

Si sustad Caesma xma _ saocrad nazi da farfata, miamiti 

da Tbili, qaluri siyvaruliT aRsavse _ xma gamzrdelis, 

xma dedis, xma meuRlis, xma Svilis _ veronikas xma... 

`pa-pu-na-a!..~ 

gons moego papuna Wyonia, SeCerda, daTrguna mxeci 

Tavis TavSi, kvlav adamianad iqca da Tvali gaaxila. 

mis win veronika idga, xels uwvdida. 

`gaviqceT!~ _ CasCurCula veronikam. 

24. dabruneba 

samejliso bloki naomars damsgavseboda. gza Zlivs 

gaikvlies waqceul piupitrebsa da upatronod miyrilmoyril 

musikalur instrumentebs Soris. aq, albaT, simfoniuri 

orkestri idga, axla ki orkestrantebi stiqias 

aexveta. papunam ukan moixeda. rkinis WiSkari Riad dar- 

CenodaT da ukana ezodan giganturi qvewarmavlebi moxoxavdnen. 

veSapis sididis loqorebi erTi erTmaneTze 

gadadiodnen da gzad yovelives nTqavdnen. 

saventilacio mils waawyda, rkinis safexurebi Cahyveboda. 

fiqris dro sad iyo. jer TviTon CaZvra, raTa 

safrTxes pirveli Segebeboda. veronikac mihyva da kaci 

qvemodan xels agebebda, eSinoda, fexi ar daucdes da 

uZiro WaSi ar gadaiCexoso. 

TandaTan bnelSi aRmoCndnen. zevidan samejliso 

blokis proJeqtorTa mrume anarekli moCanda da papunas 

moeCvena, rom im anarekls viRaca gadaefara, konservis 

qilasaviT moxufa... iqneb urCxuli cdilobda Camosvlas, 

magram ver eteoda. 

karga xans eSvebodnen ase. mere qveviTac gakrTa 

sinaTle. saventilacio mili farTo derefans uerTdeboda. 

rkinis safexurebze gayuCdnen, sunTqvisa eSinodaT. 

derefanSi giganturma muxluxma gaiara, TiTqmis mTel 

derefans avsebda. Wrel zurgze Sxamiani eklebi esxa da 

dondlo sxeuli ise mihqonda, TiTqos Jele iRvreboda. 

TiTqmis mTeli wuTi mounda, ltolvilebs qveS sanam gaivlida. 

iatakze sveli kvali datova. cota xans kidev daelodnen, 

saSiSroebam gaiara da papunam frTxilad ganagrZo 

gza. jer Tavi gayo, derefanSi aravin Canda. bolo safexurze 

xelebiT Camoekida da Caxta. veronikac ase moiqca, 

papunam xeli Seageba, haerSive daiWira, wamiT Caixuta, 

umalve Zirs dasva da xelixelCakidebulebi gaiqcnen. 

labirinTSi aRmoCndnen. aTasnairad iklakneboda, 

ikveTeboda derefnebis sistema, ltolvilebs Tavgzas 

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ubnevda. 

erTgan kars waawydnen, magram xafangi aRmoCnda. 

frTxilad SeaRes, iqidan saberveliviT qSena moisma da 

swrafad mixures. 

mere yru derefanSi moxvdnen. veronika Cafiqrda, 

alRos daekiTxa, usityvod Sebrunda da axal gzas daadga. 

mosaxvevTan virTxa Cacucquliyo. wvrili TvalebiT 

Semohxeda, sacodavad daiwripina. ecnaura papunas, 

TiTqos igive virTxa iyo, maSin rom aedevna. fexi daubakuna. 

patara mxecuna arc ganZreula. gulgrilad gahyurebda 

gaqceulebs, mere nakvalevs mohyva cunculiT. 

cota xanic da virTxas mezobeli derefnidan meore 

aedevna. wripiniT acnobes erTmaneTs axali ambavi. mere 

mesamec gamoCnda da sul male papunas moesma egzom 

Semzaravi da nacnobi fuTfuTi. 

amjerad stiqiur SiSs ar daemorCila, fexs auCqara. 

gverdigverd mirbodnen papuna da veronika, saku- 

Tar gadarCenaze arc erTi fiqrobda, arc meore, erTmaneTis 

sicocxleRa anaRvlebdaT. 

TandaTan imata fuTfuTma, patara, auracxeli fexis 

msubuqma tyapatyupma, Sesabralisma wripinma. 

SeCerda uceb papuna Wyonia. ìCqare!~ _ SeuZaxa veronikas, 

TviTon ki xrovas miubrunda, raTa dro moego, 

Tavisi rCeuli gadaerCina. 

ar miiRo msxverpli veronikam, arafriT xeli ar 

uSva. kvlav erTad gaiqcnen. 

momdevno mosaxvevi ecno, imedis sxivi aukiafda. 

winidan moisma letas Soreuli dgafuni da am dros kedelSi 

ubralo kari gamoikveTa. 

`mecxre blokia, am gziT iare!~ _ swrafad wasCur- 

Cula gogonam. 

`mere Sen?~ 

ùnda davbrunde!~ _ gogonas xmaSi pirvelad gaisma 

faruli sevda. 

`sad unda dabrunde, ukan virTxebia!~ 

mxrebze xeli mohxvia, kars wixli hkra, Seabija, Tan 

veronikac gaitaca. 

Cumad gaiares viwro da bneli gvirabi. 

nestis suni idga. Weridan wkapuniT ecemoda wveTebi. 

`ver mipatroneb!~ _ naRvlianad Tqva gogonam. 

`SenTvis sicocxles davdeb!~ _ gulwrfelad Seepasuxa 

papuna da moulodnelad ganaTda. 

gvirabi mwvane buCqnariT Tavdeboda, ise iyo dafaruli, 

gamvleli verc SeamCnevda... wamiT dabrmavda papuna, 

Tvalebi gadaCveoda elvare ferebs. lurj caze kaSkaSa mze 

ekida. win maRali mTa wamomarTuliyo. mis kalTebze xSiri, 

foTlovani tye arboda da mzis sxivebi mwvane ferze sxlteboda, 

aTinaTobda. 

`ver mipatroneb!~ _ gaimeora gogonam. 

pirvelad Sexeda papuna Wyoniam mzis sinaTleze. 

ufro patara moeCvena, saocrad haerovani da gamWvirvale 

Canda. 

`Cemi sicocxle Sen gekuTvnis!~ _ safeTqelze kululi 

gadauwia. 

viwro biliki dailanda da imas Sehyvnen. win papuna 

midioda, veronika ki fexdafex mihyveboda. cicabo aRmarTi 

daZlies. Txemze gavidnen. 

zed Txemis kideze uzarmazari muxa idga. farTod 

gaeSala mZlavri totebi, qariSxlebisaTvis mieSvira 

ukvdavi Subli. 

berikaci ijda muxis Ziras. zurgiT Sezrdoda dakorZebul 

tans. TeTri, spetaki wveri miwaze efina, fesvi 

moeRo... 

`koCi Wyonia!~ _ umalve icno papunam, Tayvani sca. 

`viwro bilikze iare! _ ubrZana berikacma. _ icode, 

sanam zekars gadaivlide, ar moixedo, Torem dakargav, 

nakvalevze vinc mogyveba!~ 

uxmod Sebrunda papuna Wyonia. kvlav SeRmarTs Seuyva. 

mis nakvalevze araferi ismoda, garda Cumi fofinisa, 

an foToli Tu gaifaCunebda uneburad, niavi gaiS- 

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ialebda moulodnelad... 

`win iare!.. ar moixedo!~ _ mis sulSi eqod moismoda 

koCi Wyonias brZaneba. 

midioda papuna da smena gaemaxvilebina. araferi 

esmoda, garda sakuTari fexis xmisa... sunTqva gauxSirda. 

gulis bagabugma dafara yvela sxva bgera da brazobda 

kidec veronikaze, rad modis ase uCumrad, Tavis arsebobas 

rad ar magrZnobinebso. 

TandaTan eWvi Seepara. jer uformo, usityvo, mere 

gamoikveTa, sabuTi daZebna, gulSi Caujda. male mTeli 

misi arseba eWvma Seipyro. 

`win iare!.. ar moixedo!~ _ axla ukve sxvanairad esmoda 

koCi Wyonias brZaneba. 

ìqneb esec xrikia! _ SfoTavda papuna Wyonia. _ 

iqneb esec mogonilia!.. araviTari koCi Wyonia ar arsebobs!.. 

momatyues, gamZarcves, gzaze marto damagdes!..~ 

borgavda SeWirvebuli suli, saguleSi ver eteoda, 

gonebas urevda. 

nebisyofas mouxmo, Tavs Zalas atanda, raTa ukan ar 

miexeda. 

aha, aTiode nabijiRa darCa zekaramde, imis iqiT ukve iqo- 

Creboda gaRma xeoba, grilma niavma ukve gadmolaxa wyalgamyofi 

Txemi, stumars Semoegeba, yurSi auCurCulda. 

`momatyues!~ _ ikivla uceb papunas sulSi ucxo xmam 

da Semotrialda. 

iqve axlos SemkrTali veronika idga. 

sawyali Rimili Seageba. amoikvnesa. gaicrica, gaicrica... 

gaqra... 

Tavzardacemuli papuna Wyonia kargaxans idga erT 

adgilas, mere balaxSi Caemxo da bavSviviT atirda... 

didxans, didxans egdo ase, cremlisaTvis gaexsna 

gza da TiTqos am cremliT irecxeboda misi sulis biwi 

da Jangi... mere dawynarda. iwva TavisTvis lbil mdeloze, 

isrutavda balaxisa da miwis sinedles, arc araferze 

fiqrobda, tkivili gauyuCda, daumSvidda. TandaTan Sve- 

ba igrZno, raRacisagan ganTavisuflda, mxrebidan tvir- 

Ti Camoscilda, sxeulSi simsubuqe CaeRvara. 

foTlebSi gafaCunda msubuqi niavi. 

Tavi wamoswia. cremls mzera daebinda da Tvalebi 

xelisgulebiT amoiwminda. 

gadasaxedze amoeRwia. qveviT eqaneboda lakadis 

tyian-buCqiani kalTa. ufro Zirs msubuq talRebad erTmaneTze 

gadadioda mwvane gorakebi, uerTdeboda vrcel 

dablobs, ganfenils TviT horizontamde, sadac molurjo 

nislSi gaxveul guriis mTebs ebjineboda. xalvaTad 

mimobneuli qalaqebiTa da soflebiT, vercxlisferi 

mdinareebiT, mwvane plantaciebiTa da Txmelnariani WaobebiT, 

erTianad daZruliyo dasavleTisaken da es cocxali, 

xasxasa mwvane sivrce TiTqos ganuwyvetliv iRvreboda 

zRvis silurjeSi, zRva ki mSvidad gadasarkuliyo 

cis kidemde. 

grilma niavma amoirbina, sunTqva dauama. 

Soriaxlo, farTo xeobas sofeli amohyoloda. gaRma-gamoRma 

daepyro yoveli mtkaveli, baR-venaxebiT daefara, 

qveda saxlebi vakeSi idga, zeda _ mTis ferdobebs 

utevda. mdinare moiklakneboda momcro, niavs amohqonda 

misi msubuqi Sxuili. asfaltirebuli gza gadanaskvoda 

im mdinares, xan erT napirze gadaxteboda, xan meoreze 

da bolos soflis SuagulSi uCinardeboda, sadac 

TeTrad qaTqaTebda skolis Senoba. iq, ezoSi bavSvebs 

Jriamuli gahqondaT. ucbad amoiWra saskolo zaris 

cocxali, energiuli xma _ `Zinlin-Zin, Zinlin-Zin!..~ 

TvaliT moZebna TeTri biliki. im bilikze Tormeti-cameti 

wlis gogona gamoCnda, wignebiT savse CanTas moaqanebda. 

kacs rom gausworda, SekrTa, loyebi Seefakla. 

_ es ra sofelia? _ SeekiTxa papuna. 

_ didi Wyoni! _ gogona Seyovnda, iqneb kidev rame 

mkiTxoso, magram kaci Cumad idga da cdilobda erTmaneTTan 

daekavSirebina daukavSirebeli. 

gogona Setrialda, dinjad ganagrZo gza, erTi-or- 

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jer moixeda, mere ki moswyda adgils da biWurad, SurduliviT 

gavarda win. 

papuna Wyonias gaeRima, biliks dauyva... 

skolis zari ki kvlavindeburad rekda: `Zinlin-Zin, 

Zinlin-Zin!.. 

1979_1982 

avtorisagan 

avtorisagan 

dro Seicvala... 9 aprili gaxda niSansveti Cveni 

cxovrebisa. is, rac manamde iyo, aRar ganmeordeba. amieridan 

ver viarsebebT Zveleburad. iqneb ukeTesebi ver 

gavxdiT, magram sxvanairebi _ ki. Znelia krizisul epoqaSi 

cxovreba _ arastabiluroba, emociuroba, sazogadoebis 

daqsaqsva, anarqia, ganukiTxaoba, urTierTdapirispireba, 

konfliqturoba Cvens arsebobas nervulsa da 

daZabuls xdis. qariSxali, albaT, Semawuxebelia, magram 

haeri TandaTan ganiwmindeba, ukve cxadia, rom Tavisuflebisaken 

mivdivarT... 

im Rames mec mTavrobis sasaxlis win videqi. davi- 

Rale, fexebi damawyda da Sin adre wavedi. axla vnanob im 

wuTier sisustes. RmerTia gamkiTxveli! aravin moeloda 

egoden sisastikes. mec ar movelodi. diliT ki megobarma 

damireka, mamcno sazareli ambavi... Sin, cxadia, 

ra gamaCerebda. saswrafod mivaSure rusTavels da veRar 

vicani. ruxi, moquruSebuli feri gadahkravda irgvliv 

yovelives. jariskacebi da javSnosnebi yovel nabijze! 

erTi dRiT adre am jars erqva `sabWoTa internacionaluri 

armia~, dRes ki es iyo mtruli qveynis warmogzavnili 

saokupacio jarebis xrova, mosuli Cemi sam- 

Soblos meramdened dasapyrobad... im dRes dasrulda 

Tavisufali adamianisaTvis Seuracxmyofeli yofa monisa, 

im dRes Cven sisxli davRvareT, magram saqarTvelo 

ar damarcxebula, misi mteri damarcxda... gaqra yovelnairi 

iluzia, farda aexada sicrues da Cvens Tvalwin 

erTbaSad warmoCnda imperiis sisxliani fizionomia. 

axla, naxevari saukunis Tvalsawieridan SemiZlia 

ganvikiTxo sakuTari Tavi, rogorc Jams meored mosvlisa, 

samarTlis sasworze Sevagdo codva-madliani 

qmedebani da movinanio mosananiebeli... RmerTia mowme, 

sindisis sapirispirod ar mivlia. yvela Cemi cdomilebani 

cdomilebaa Jamisa, TumcaRa es ar amarTlebs pirovnebas, 

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adgan yvela epoqaSi iyvnen adamianebi, romlebsac Ser- 

CaT sifxizle, isini ver moaduna eSmakiseulis cbierma 

CurCulma. msgavsi ram xvedria rCeulTa... mwerluri 

saqmec xom rCeulTa saqmea, oRond fxizeli politikosisagan 

gansxvavebiT, mwerali ufroa iluzoruli samyaros 

tyve. igi Tavisi bunebiT sikeTes eswrafvis, magram xSirad 

bavSvurad gulubryviloa. borot eSmas SeuZlia simaxinje 

diba-atlasiT Semosos, ukeTuri saqmeni maRal materiebze 

qadagebiT Sealamazos... imperiam SeZlo Seu- 

Zlebeli, yovelnair cnebas azri Seucvala, yiraze daayena, 

antihumanuri humanurad warmoaCina, humanuri _ antihumanurad... 

gana gasakviria, stalinizmis epoqis wiaRSi dabadebuli 

suli cdomilebis gzas rom daadga da WeSmariti 

idealis wil iwama is surogati idealebisa, raic mTeli 

sazogadoebis bangad gadaiqca. Cemi bavSvuri samyaro 

Seferadebuli iyo barikadebiT, alisferi droSis frialiT, 

komunistur idealebze usasrulo CiCiniT... 

daueWvebeli arasodes vyofilvar, magram am simTvralidan 

saboloo gamofxizlebas 9 aprili dasWirda. nurvin 

CamiTvlis narcisizmad, magram is partia, is ideologia, 

romelsac Cemnairi yaidis kaci ganudgeba, ganwirulia, 

radgan me zurgi Sevaqcie imas, rasac gamoclili aqvs 

qristianul-zneobrivi sayrdeni (amas mxolod sevda 

malaparakebs, sevda dakarguli wlebisa da sulieri energiis 

araswori misamarTiT xarjvis gamo). 

Cemi literaturuli debiuti gvian Sedga. mxedvelobaSi 

maqvs pirveli romanis èsxiris~ wignad gamocema.. 

maSin ormoci wlisa gaxldiT. rac manamde gamomiqveynebia, 

albaT literaturad arc CaiTvleba. debiuti gvian 

Sedga-meTqi, vTqvi, Tumca es wigni aTi wliT adre daiwera, 

aTi weli ki axalgazrda mwerlis cxovrebaSi mTeli 

epoqaa. es aTi weli Sedgeboda ganuwyveteli tkivilisa 

da damcirebisagan. maSin megona, rom mxolod me vitanjebodi 

ase, mxolod me mqonda gadasalaxi Znelad 

asaRebi barierebi. gvian mivxvdi, rom konkretuli pirov- 

nebebi ki ara mmtrobdnen, sistema memtereboda, sistemam 

Seqmna is barierebi, Tanac ise hqonda yovelive gaTvlili, 

rom mxolod konformists SeeZlo gadaelaxa igi 

iolad, imas, vinc advilad moixrida qeds, Tavs Seyofda 

maradis mexotbeTa rigebSi... ra meTqmis im Cems debiutze?.. 

Znelad Tu SeuZlia romelime mwerals sakuTari 

naRvawis Sefaseba. avsa da kargs mkiTxveli gansjis. mxolod 

erTs vityvi, marTalia, nawarmoebi romantikulrevoluciuria, 

magram misi romantikuloba gamoiwvia 

survilma gavqceodi sayovelTao, mosawyen yofierebas, 

misi revoluciuroba ki _ imdroindelma Cemma idealebma... 

imasRa davsZen, romanis meamboxeoba konkretul 

partiebTan da moZraobebTan ki ara, aramxutus, amiranis 

miTTan aris asocirebuli. 

im wlebs axla ùZraobis~ wlebs eZaxian. publikaciis 

TvalsazrisiT CemTvis marTlac uZraobis wlebi iyo, 

magram wera erTi dRiTac ar mimitovebia. bunebiT, albaT, 

optimisti var. maSin dawerili araerTi moTxroba 

da zRapari Semdgom krebulebad gamoveci. im dros daiwera 

romani `maradi mxedari~. winaswarve vicodi, amasac 

Zneli bedi eloda. igi 1975 wels movamTavre, JurnalSi 

xuTi wlis Semdeg gamoqveynda saJurnalo varianti, wignad 

ki 1985 wels gamoica. esec Seni aTi weli! es ukve ar 

gamkvirvebia. isedac vicodi, msgavs romans xelgaSlili 

ar Sexvdebodnen. masSi mindoda SefarviT mainc gamecxadebina 

erovnuli tkivilebi, ise rogorc mesmoda. 

swored amitom mivmarTe miTosur-fantastikur formas. 

magram, etyoba, mavans maincdamainc ar moewoneboda, 

roca samSoblos `saxeli qvemore miTqvams, miqia~. ramdenad 

SevZeli am tkivilebis warmoCena, an risi amokiTxva 

SeiZleba am romanidan, mkiTxvelma unda gansajos. 

`mkvdari saxlic~ im dros daviwye, roca arc araferi 

mqonda dastambuli, ori romanis xelnaweri ki magidaze 

medo. formis TvalsazrisiT igi wina romanebis gagrZelebaa. 

amiT ikvreba triada, pirvelSi Tu miTosi erTgvari 

Senakadia, meoreSi _ realoba da miTosi erTma- 

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neTs erwymis, amaSi miTiuria wamyvani, realuri ki _ meoradi... 

amboben, mwerali upirveles yovlisa Tavis Tavze 

werso. es Tu marTalia, maSin `mkvdari saxli~ yvelaze avtobiografiuli 

nawarmoebia, Tumca avtoris biografiasTan 

garegnuli paralelebis Zebnas azri ara aqvs... `mkvdari 

saxli~ esaa Cveni mexsierebis saxli, mogonebebi, aw 

miyuCebuli tkivilebi, adrindeli romantikuli gatacebebis 

gamoZaxili... Cvens sulSi mimdinare uwyveti brZolis 

anarekli, brZolisa ciur wmida zraxvebsa da miwier 

oreuls Soris... 

Tqma ar unda, im dros araTu aseTi Sinaarsis nawarmoebs, 

aseTi saTaurisas aravin gamoaqveynebda. Cemi mokrZalebuli 

mcdelobebi am mimarTulebiT, rogorc wesi, 

marcxiT mTavrdeboda. 

9 aprilis Semdeg viTareba Seicvala... mec Sevicvale! 

am samma romanma, da kidev `didobanas TamaSma~, moTxrobebma 

da zRaprebma, yovelive iman, rac manamde davwere, 

Cemi cxovrebis didi nawili waiRo... amieridan sxva gzebia 

mosaZiebeli... dae, RmerTi Semewios, raTa SevZlo sul sxva 

kibeze asvla! 

agvisto, 1990 

misi udidebulesoba formikalendis xelmwife 

anduyafar meore pirmwyazarisa da Cemi mTavrobis saxeliT 

mivesalmebi qarTvel mkiTxvels, romlis inteleqti 

da goniereba kargadaa cnobili Cveni samefos 

moqalaqeTaTvis. moxarulni varT, rom bolosdabolos 

qarTvelebs miewodaT utyuari cnobebi formikalendis 

Sesaxeb. imedia, momavalSi qarTveli mkiTxveli 

ufro dainteresdeba Cveni diadi kulturisa da mecnierebis 

miRwevebiT. 

formikalendis samefos premieri 

misi aRmatebuleba duru 

q. kvekveria, 30.II.95 

zbfyzdtkt,bc zbfyzdtkt,bc zbfyzdtkt,bc [tkvobat 

[tkvobat [tkvobat 

fyle.fafhb 

fyle.fafhb 

bunebaSi imaze ufro uxeSkaniani da 

ugrZnobi adgili araferia, vidre 

sazogadoebis ukanalia. misTvis sul erTia 

ginda wixli giTavazebia da ginda gagirozgia. 

jonaTan svifti, kasris zRapari 

214 215

misi udidebulesoba formikalendis xelmwife 

anduyafar meore pirmwyazarisa da Cemi mTavrobis saxeliT 

mivesalmebi qarTvel mkiTxvels, romlis inteleqti 

da goniereba kargadaa cnobili Cveni samefos 

moqalaqeTaTvis. moxarulni varT, rom bolosdabolos 

qarTvelebs miewodaT utyuari cnobebi formikalendis 

Sesaxeb. imedia, momavalSi qarTveli mkiTxveli 

ufro dainteresdeba Cveni diadi kulturisa da mecnierebis 

miRwevebiT. 

formikalendis samefos premieri 

misi aRmatebuleba duru 

q. kvekveria, 30.II.95 

Teologiis doqtors, jonaTan svifts 

dublini, wm. patrikis taZari, 1745 

mowyaleo xelmwifev! rogorc mkiTxvelisadmi 

Tqveni mimarTvidan irkveva, qirurgsa da kapitans semuel 

gulivers TqvenTvis dauvalebia misi Canawerebis 

wignad gamocema. es sapatio da mZime Sroma pirnaTlad 

gagisrulebiaT, Tumca TviTonve amtkicebT, rom Tqvens 

Tavs neba mieciT, amogeRoT uamravi adgili, ris gamoc 

avtori erTgvar ukmayofilebas gamoTqvams. gasaocari 

mogzaurobani liliputebis qveyanaSi, agreTve qveyneb- 

Si, romelTa saxelwodebanic ki Jruantelis momgvrelia 

_ brobdignagi, laputa, bilnibarbi, lagnagi, glubdabdribi 

da iaponia, aRwerani huihnhnmebis qveynisa uamrav 

Wkuissaswavl magaliTs miscems gonier adamians. oRond 

mikvirs, rom egoden didi mogzauris yuradRebis miRma 

darCa qveyana, romelsac laTinebi `Formicaland~-s uwodeben, 

rac `WianWveleTad~ iTargmneba. iqneb es qveyana wignis 

im nawilSi iyo moxseniebuli, romelic Tqven, albaT, 

uneblieT, wyals gaayoleT? gavTamamdebi da vecdebi, 

Sevavso es xarvezi. ra Tqma unda, Cemi Clungi kalmis naf 

xaWni Tqveni maxvilgonivruli batisfrTis erT mosmasac 

ver Seedreba, magram imedi mrCeba, keTilganwyobiT 

gadaikiTxavT am Cems nacodvilars da, rac zedmetad 

da mosawyenad mogeCvenebaT, amoiRebT, danarCens ki aaxlebT 

TqvenTvis kargad cnobil `wignis vaWars~, romelic, 

vfiqrob, siZunwes ar gamoiCens da oriode gineas 

ar daiSurebs Raribi avtorisaTvis. 

Tqveni umorCilesi msaxuri da a.S. 

Tbilisi, vazisubani, 1994 

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T T T a a v v i i I 

I 

aqa ambavi katastrofisa da saswaulebrivi 

gadarCenisa 

Cemma Rirseulma mSoblebma iseTi saxeli damanaTles, 

WeSmarit qarTvels rom Seefereba. WeSmarit qarTvels 

amis garda, cxadia, Seefereba kai puris Wama da molxena, 

qalisa da Sairis trfiali, keTilganwyoba da uzrunveloba... 

mokled, mec miyvars gemrieli cxovreba da im 

principiT vicxovre, xvalem izrunos xvaleze-meTqi. 

gvaric xels miwyobda. Cemi gvari `qarTlis cxovrebaSi~ 

moixsenieba, samefosas frCxilisodenad Tu Camouvardeba, 

magram iZulebuli var, aq ar gavamxilo, radgan cxovrebam 

iseTi faTerakebi gamimzada, Cemi gvariSvilobis 

kacs diaxac rom ar uxdeba. 

`komunizmis gariJraJamde~ mSvidobianad movaRwie. 

coli ise SevirTe, ar mifiqria, ojaxi tvirTia-meTqi. Cemi 

naniko, Cemi Semosaval-gasavlis mTavari ganmkargulebeli, 

ise yairaTiani aRmoCnda, arc migrZvnia, leninisTaviani 

Tumnianebi Tu gvaklda. Svilebis gaCeniT arc Zili 

momklebia da arc drostareba. Cems sam pataras xom dedaCemi 

da sidedric uvlidnen Sexmatkbilebulad da mamobriv 

zrunvas maSinRa vavlendi, roca baiebs enas vu- 

Cleqdi _ àba, aRu miTxali!.. aba, kiWi miCvene!..~ 

mTqnarebasa da mTqnarebas Soris erTi sadardebeli 

amekida. RmerTma iseT qveyanaSi ratom gamaCina, sadac 

xelmwife ara gvyavs-meTqi. sasmel-saWmeli ar gvaklia, 

tanT gvacvia da Tavze gvaxuravs. TeTri puri mogesurvila 

Tu TeTri qali, ageraa da inebe... ara! maincdamainc xelmwife 

mominda! warmovidgendi, Cemi gvaris kacs rogor 

miipatiJebdnen samefo karze... mooqruli karetiT 

mivemgzavrebi gaCaxCaxebul sasaxleSi... livreiani laqiebi, 

freilinebi, Sampanuri, valsi... mokled, aseTi 

sizmareTi Zalianac mxiblavda. 

es azri gunebaSi ise gamijda, mitingebis ciebcxelebam 

rom moatana, erTi-ori mgznebare sityva mec vWeqe, 

momxreebi Semovikribe da `xelmwifis moyvarulTa~ aTkaciani 

partia Sevakowiwe. samwuxarod, zogi xelmwifis 

moyvaruli aRmovCndiT, zogic gogrisa da miwavaSlasi. 

atyda erTi gawev-gamoweva, àra-mesa~ da àra-mes~ Zaxili 

da lariviT gawyobili es qveyana SemogvefSvna... 

erTi mezobeli myavs, elvira. pirisaxe Sirazis vards 

miugavs, loyebze Cqmeta mogindeba, mxrebi mokrivesaviT 

daaqvs, sxeulis danarCen nawilebze laparakic zedmetia. 

liftSi Tu Semaswro, SiSi Semyveba, bagiri ar gagviwydes 

da liftis WaSi ar CavqandeT-meTqi. vxedav, kuponebis 

epoqaSi me dRiTidRe vmWlevdebi, is dRiTidRe xorciTa 

da qoniT ivseba. Turme, nu ityviT da, sanam me vazisubnis 

komunalur (aw privatizebul!) binaSi wyalwyala wvnians 

mivirTmev da muJuJebi sizmarSiRa melandeba, Cveni elvira 

samyaros kididan kidemde reaqtiuli lainerebiT dafrinavs 

da aqedan gaaqvs, iqidan Semoaqvs... è, Cemo giorgi, 

_ miTxra erTxel Sirazis vardma, _ qarTveliviT sul 

rom gZinavs, mideq-modeqi, Tavi moigiJiane!.. vinc bevrs 

daCaliCobs, saqmec imas gamosdis! fuli WuWyia, magram 

WuWyi yvelgan yria, unda icode, rogor akrifo!~ `ra vqna, 

Cemo gulis kokobo, _ Tavi movisawyle, _ barem mWirdeba 

es WuWyi, magram Cemi gvariSvilobis kaci daxlidari ver 

dadgeba!~ `giJvracua xar, ra! _ gadaikiskisa elviram. _ 

Sen ki ara, prafesorebi vaWroben, hindosa da CinmaCinSi 

ise darbian, imdenjer isnis bazrobaze ar Casulxar!..~ 

marTali iyo da ra meTqmoda! Tu ginda, ojaxi daapuro, 

Zili unda moiklo. saqme roca gamxmar kuWze midgeba, 

gvariSvilobac moicdis. bevri viWoWmane, magram 

vajobe sakuTar Tavs, Wkuad viRe keTili rCeva. gadavwyvite, 

Caval CinmaCinSi, gaviseirneb palmebis CrdilSi, 

lurji okeanis sanapiroze, Tvals wyals davalevineb, 

ananassa da mangos gemos gavusinjav, iqauri CirTifur- 

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TiT CanTas gamovteni, isansa da liloSi movTraqav-meTqi. 

visesxe dolari, ra Tqma unda, saprocento da, ra 

Tqma unda, qarTvelisagan. vifiqre, damindobs, mTlad ar 

gamRlets-meTqi (imdeni gverdebi audga magas, ramdenic 

damindo!). CanTa ki elviram maTxova, imodena iyo, Sig 

TviTonac moTavsdeboda da mec xalvaTad vigrZnobdi 

Tavs. 

yvelaferi sworad gamovTvale, magram kacs Tu 

Tarsi iRbali dagyva, bediswera wamogeweva, kudze fexs 

dagaWers da gawruwunebs. 

gamovemSvidobe Tvalacremlebul nanikos, SoSiebiviT 

pirdaRebul patarebs, romlebsac CinmaCini ager, 

mezobel kvartalSi egonaT da `JvaCka~ gviyideo, Wylopinobdnen... 

aq mkiTxvels Tavs ar Sevawyen imis angariSiT, 

Tu ramdeni amwapna turistulma firma àjibem~, ramdeni 

Semawera jer avtobusis mZRolma, mere sagzao policiam, 

mere aeroportisam, avtomatianma biWebma raRara partiidan, 

dabolos grZelkalTebian evropul paltoebsa da 

labadebSi CajavSnulma Cveni damoukidebeli samSoblos 

patriotma mebaJeebma, romelTac lackanze eweraT: `gaimete, 

Torem gagimeteb!~ imasRa vityvi, rom Cemi SeTxelebuli 

jibiT mivaRwie Zia tupolevis TviTmfrinavamde, 

romlis traps mgzavrTa oraskaciani laSqari SturmiT 

iRebda. sxvebs xom ar CamovrCebodi! carieli CanTa mxarukan 

davimagre da idayvebi energiulad avamuSave. aris 

erTi gniasi, wivil-kivili, gawev-gamoweva. win mivaweqi, 

uknidan momawvnen, amaburTaves, trapze Semagores da 

karebSi Semtenes. aRar maxsovs savarZlamde rogor mivaRwie. 

irgvliv gorebad yria Cemodnebi, CanTebi, tomrebi 

da toprakebi. mgzavrebi erTierTmaneTze sxedan da 

visi fexi sadaa da vin Tavi sad Sergo, gaurkvevelia. zviniviT 

Camoekida viRac TavzeviT. avixede, Cemi mezobeli 

da keTilismyofeli, Sirazis vardi da kokobi davinaxe. xelSi 

aryis boTlebiT savse CanTa uWiravs, fexze Zlivsa 

dgas. èlvira, Zvirfaso!..~ _ Caviknavle da wamoviwie... mZ- 

ime CanTa savarZlis qveS SevCurTe. vcdilob, adgilic davuTmo, 

magram igi mxarze mawveba, savarZelSi ZaliTa 

msvams... momxiblvelad miRimis da uceb misi sqeli gava 

Cems muxlebze eSveba... amovioxre. Tu CinmaCins mSvidobiT 

CavaRwie, albaT trapze Casasvlelad yavarjnebi 

damWirdeba. 

ise gadaitvirTa es Cveni TviTmfrinavi, ar megona, 

Tu afrindeboda. gauWirda kia! imnairad grialebda, vifiqre, 

sacaa daifSvneba-meTqi. Zlivs movwydiT asafren biliks, 

Zlivs avediT stratosferos zRvarze... ise viyavi 

CaWedili, rogorc sacobi boTlis yelSi. muxlebze mZimed 

medo elviras sqeli dundulebi da Zvlebs WraWuni gasdioda. 

ar maxsovs, goneba davkarge Tu sizmareTSi gadaveSvi. 

momeCvena, viTom Wreli pepela var, qinZisTavze wamomacves 

da princesas qaTqaTa mkerdze damamagres, tkivilisa da 

ndomisagan kidec vkvdebi da kidec vcocxldebi. 

uceb saSineli Waxani gaisma da elvisuswrafesad Zirs 

davqandi. Turme Cemi savarZlis simZimes iatakma ver gauZlo 

da Caskda. gons mosvla ver movaswari, RiobSi savar- 

Zliana Cavvardi... Tvali davaWyite ki ara, kinaRam wamomcvivda! 

Cems sacodaobas xom kalami ver aRwers. TavzeviT 

gadaiguguna TviTmfrinavis talaxisferma mucelma. naxvretSi, 

me rom gavetie, elviras ukanali gaWediliyo. etyoba, 

Sirazis vardma Tavisi sqeli gaviT Riobi dagmana da 

amiT TviTmfrinavi aSkara daRupvas gadaarCina. me ki veravis 

ukanali ver miSvelis, Zirs miveqanebi da CemTan er- 

Tad vardeba savarZeli, haerSi yiramala cviva aryis boTlebi... 

ùfalo, miSvele!~ _ SevbRavle. gaWirvebis Jams 

gvaxsendeba xolme ufali, Torem dalxinebisas Cvens 

tvinSi eSmaki ufro moikalaTebs. amaze meti gaWirveba vin 

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gaigona da Cemi Zaxili, albaT, uflis smenas miswvda. 

iRliaSi TiTqos xeli Camavleso, raRacam SemanjRria. mxarukan 

damagrebuli CanTa, elviras naTxovari, Turme 

gaixsna da Tavs zeviT paraSutiviT gaibera. 

`RmerTo, Sen miSvele!.. RmerTo, Sen miSvele!..~ _ 

vimeoreb wamdauwum. irgvliv ki cadawvdili mTebi Semojarula, 

SuaSi vercxlisferi mdinare miiklakneba, mwvane 

tyeebi aqoCrila, velebi gadaSlila, qalaqebi da soflebi 

mimofantula... sada var? vis unda davece Tavze? 

araferi vici! 

qveviT mindoria. SuaSi kenti xe aSvetila. niavi 

iqiTken mimaqanebs. `trax!~ _ paraSutadqceuli CanTa 

totebSi CaixlarTa, fxrewa gaadina. mec karga Ronieri 

tyepa momxvda. or-samjer amovtrialdi da mdeloze 

gaviSote. goneba davkarge... 

T T a a v v i i II II 

II 

aqa ambavi oboba gvajisa da pirveli cnobebi 

formikalendis Sesaxeb 

albaT, didxans vegde. TandaTan gons movedi, buranidan 

gamovaRwie. vwevar CemTvis da Tvalis gaxelisa 

meSinia. gonebiT vwoni, cocxali gadavrCi Tu ukve suleTSi 

CaveSvi. minda xeli gavanZrio, ver vanZrev. minda 

fexi movxaro, marjvena vcade da veRar movxare... marcxena?.. 

masac ver vRunav... TiTqos gakoWili var, tkiviliT 

ki odnavRa mtkiva, msubuqada var dabegvili... 

raRac mZime SemomabobRda, kinaRam gamWylita. TiTqos 

mikrotraqtorma gadamiarao. an iqneb ramdenime 

lazRandara cdilobs damtkepnos. ase imitom vifiqre, 

rom gonebaSi fexebis raodenoba ver davTvale. 

SiSisagan Jruanteli mivlis. Tvali davaWyite da 

umalve davxuWe. nuTu halucinaciaSi var? cota xans 

gavisusebi, mere Tvals gavaxel da mivxvdebi, rom kvlav 

vazisubanSi vimyofebi, Cems Tbilisur binaSi, rbil loginSi 

mZinavs da es faTerakebi mxolod sizmaria. 

_ naniko! _ cols movuxme. 

_ pardon, mgoni SegaSineT! _ danjRreuli patefonis 

xmiT ixriala viRacam. 

Tvali xelaxla davaWyite. lurji, uRrublo cis 

fonze xe qanaobs, totebs elviras CanTis nafxrewebi 

SerCenia. Tavi Zlivs movabrune. minda molaparakes Sevxedo. 

sizmarSi Sebruneba mirCevnia, magram sinamdviles 

versad gaveqcevi. 

xelis gawvdenaze oboba dgas da uamravi, SuSis bur- 

TulebiviT civi TvaliT Semomcqeris. òri, oTxi, eqvsi, 

rva...~ _ uneblieT viTvli, mgoni rva Tvali aqvs. 

_ hxm, imedia winaaRmdegobis gareSe dagvnebdebiT?.. 

hxm! _ xvelebiT meubneba da Tavs macnobs. _ gvardiis 

sardali gvaji! hxm! 

iseTi piri aqvs, Sprici mgonia. cali kiduriT aryis 

boTli Cauxutebia, zed `rasputini~ aweria da, etyoba, 

iqidan sakmaod uwrupia. mivxvdi, es is arayia, elviras 

CinmaCinSi rom mihqonda. 

_ hxm! vina brZandebi? Tavze saidan dagveci? 

_ giorgi mqvia! _ ar minda SiSi SemamCnios, Tan 

vcdilob, ar gavaRiziano. _ geTayva, damtvreuli xom 

ara var? ver gamigia, ratom ver vinZrevi! 

gvajim mSralad Caicina, Tan daaslokina. 

_ gakoWili brZandebiT! 

_ ki magram, ra davaSave? _ gavioce. 

_ ase mkarnaxobs samSoblos umaRlesi interesebi! 

_ daaslokina obobam. _ Tqven uvizod SemoipareT... 

vai Sen, Cemo Tavo! TaviT fexebamde ablabudiTa var 

gaskvanWuli. gvajis ukana meWeWze axlac bawris bolo 

abia, TiTis simsxoa da, albaT, imis gasawyvetad Rone arc 

meyofa. bedi mainc vcade! am urCxuls morCilad rogor 

unda SeveWmevino-meTqi da kunTebi davZagre, magram ve- 

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as gavxdi. ise var, rogorc Wupri parkSi. 

_ gafrTxilebT, Cveni jari da artileria mzadaa! 

ver vxvdebi, ra jarze da artileriaze laparakobs. 

Sevecade, moxerxebulad Semexeda. arc ise urigo garegnobisaa... 

oTx maRal fexze dgas, TiTqmis gamWvirvale 

saxsrebs wvrili balani ufaravs. ori grZeli da ori mokle 

kiduri xmal-xanjaliviT uWiravs, tanze xakisferi 

dafoTlili gimnastura acvia, generlis samxreebi uke- 

Tia. mkerdze patrontaSi aqvs ZvelbiWurad Semoxveuli. 

iRliaSi kalaSnikovis avtomati amosCria. wina kidurebze 

revolveris budeebi daumagrebia, ver davTvale, 

sami Tu oTxi. mxolod ukanatani aqvs moSiSvlebuli, albaT, 

Sarvals veRara hguobs, Tanac aseTi ukanalis damalva 

codvacaa, cisartyelas yvela feri lurjSi gadasdis 

da laqwasmuliviT ubzinavs. 

_ batono gvaji! _ moridebiT mivmarTe. _ gTxovT, 

gamagebinoT, sada var da Tqveni qveynis umaRlesi interesebi 

ratom moiTxoven Cems gakoWvas? _ es rom vkiTxe, 

Tan mokled movaxsene Cemi vinaoba, ambavi uneblie katastrofisa 

da saswaulebrivi gadarCenisa, oriode sityviT 

gavacani Cemi samSoblos istoria da dRevandeloba. 

obobam erTxelac daaslokina da mipasuxa: 

_ hxm!.. Tqveni qveynis ambebi gvsmenia, radgan Cveni 

jilagis daCiavebul-dakninebuli warmomadgenlebi yvela 

qveyanaSi gvyavs. amitom Cveni moqalaqeni nebismier 

enaze axerxeben metyvelebas... magram Tqven pirveli adamiani 

xarT, romelic cidan Tavze dagveciT! Tqven imyofebiT 

formikalendSi! Cveni diadi qveyana gadaSlilia 

or zRvasa da cadawvdil qedebs Soris. Cvens sataxto 

qalaqs hqvia kvekveria. qveyanas marTavs RirseulTa 

Soris gamorCeuli, misi samefo udidebulesoba, WianWvelebis 

xelmwife anduyafar meore pirmwyazari!.. ucxoelo, 

SeboWili rom ar iyo, misi udidebulesobis xsenebisas 

muxlebze unda daece da mtverSi ikotrialo! 

_ oh, Zvirfaso batono gvaji! mzada var wesisamebr 

pativi mivago Tqvens saxelganTqmul xelmwifes, magram, 

gTxovT, gamagebinoT, ra momelis? 

_ Tqveni bedi Cemsa da misi udidebulesobis 

keTilganwyobazea damokidebuli, Tu, ra Tqma unda, iqamde 

cocxalma CaaRwieT! nu dagaviwydebaT, rom TqvenTan 

Cvens TanamoZmeebs binebidan cocxiT devnian da amiT xelyofen 

maTs sicocxlesa da keTildReobas. diax, hxm! 

axla Cemi mamaci biWebi sazidarze dagawvenen da Cven daviZvrebiT! 

_ iqneb cotaTi mainc mouSvaT es bawrebi, raTa 

Tavis mobruneba SevZlo da Tqvens mamac biWebs Sevxedo! 

_ SevTxove. 

gvajim wina kidurebis marwuxebiT oriode bawari 

SeWra. am dros guli mikankalebda, vaiTu im marwuxebiT 

Tavi wamagdebinos-meTqi. nasvamic iyo da pasuxsac vin 

mosTxovda! sabednierod, araferi damSavebia da Tavi 

mivabrune. 

gaSlil velze uamravi WianWvela ireoda. ufro 

sworad, mozrdil razmebad Camwkrivebulni samwyobro 

nabijebiT mimodiodnen. jariskacebs mxrebze kalaSnikovis 

avtomatebi moegdoT. SigadaSig ki xelis tyviamfrqvevi 

da naRmtyorcnic SevniSne. erTgan qvemexebi 

idga da lulebi pirdapir Cemken moeSviraT. 

_ es jari Cems Sesapyrobad SeyareT? _ vikiTxe 

gakvirvebulma. 

_ Tu sicocxle gwyuria, wynarad da morCilad 

iyavi! _ ganmicxada oboba gvajim. 

sxva ra gza mqonda? 

moagores eqvsborbliani sazidari, romelSic wyvili 

iremaxoWo eba. es uwyinari arsebani, TavianTi Savad 

mbzinvare zurgebiTa da mrisxaned win gaSverili rqebiT 

saSinel urCxulebad momeCvena. Ronier fexebze idgnen 

da, rogorc wuTis Semdeg vixile, uRelsac Ronivrad 

eweodnen. 

kofoze erTi mocucqnuli WianWvela ijda da grZe- 

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li saxre eWira. 

gvajim SeuZaxa. didroni WianWvelebi momcvivdnen, 

cimcim amitaces da sazidarze Semagdes. 

vcdilobdi viTarebaSi gavrkveuliyavi da, bunebrivia, 

yvelafers vakvirdebodi. SevamCnie, rom oboba 

gvajis gvardiaSi WianWvelebisaTvis damaxasiaTebeli 

disciplina moikoWlebda. sanam gulSemoyrili vegde, 

cidan Camocvenili `rasputini~ TiTqos haerSi 

aorTqldao. erTaderTi, rac vnaxe, carieli boTlebi 

iyo. zogierTi jariskaci aSkarad gadakrulSi gaxldaT. 

mTvral kacs ori fexi eblandeba, WianWvelas ki imdeni 

fexi aqvs, erTierTmaneTze Tu gadaexlarTa, metad 

sasacilo sanaxavi xdeba. oRondac, sicilis gunebaze ver 

davdgebodi, radgan wamdauwum isrodnen avtomatebidan. 

RmerTma uwyis, romeli maTgani cidan Camovardnil stumars 

rodis gaixdida samizned. Cems Tvalwin erTma 

jariskacma kombostos TeTrula dacxrila, umal 

micvivdnen da wamSi peplis frTebiRa darCa. 

oboba gvaji TiTqos verc amCnevda xelqveiTebis 

Tavgasulobas. igi arxeinad SebobRda orTvalaze, romelSic 

TeTrSubla kutkalia eba. 

sul vaSas ZaxiliT daviZariT sataxto qalaqisaken. 

gakoWili ki viyavi, magram mainc vaxerxebdi gzis 

daTvalierebas. mainteresebda formikalendis buneba da 

mcxovrebTa raoba. gzispirebze gadaiSala Tvalwarmtaci 

vel-mindvrebi da Walebi. kargad damuSavebul yanebSi 

WianWvelebi saqmianobdnen. Saragzebsa da bilikebze TavauReblad 

dafusfusebdnen. guTnebsa da urmebze iremaxoWoebi 

da grZelulvaSiani xarabuzebi ebaT. baR-venaxebs 

movla etyoboda. egaa, jariskacTa Rriancelis gagonebaze 

miwaSi imarxebodnen. aqa-iq gadamwvari saxlebic 

gamoCnda. albaT, formikalendSi saomari mdgomareoba 

iyo, oRond jerjerobiT ver gamego vin vis eomeboda... 

T T a a v v i i III 

III 

aqa ambavi rwyili kotesi da misi mxedrobisa 

karga manZili gvqonda gavlili, roca Cemi yuradReba 

ucnaurma xmam miipyro. 

SemaRlebuls mivyvebodiT da Tavis aweva arc dam- 

Wirvebia, ise vxedavdi win gaSlil sivrces. gzis gaswvriv 

xSiri buCqnari iyo da imis iqidan iseTi xmebi ismoda, TiTqos 

aTasi xemi uxaxunebda gaWimul sims. 

uceb mosaxvevidan gamojiriTda zorba kutkalia. 

igi grZeli naxtomebiT modioda da fexebis dartymisagan 

qvebze naperwklebs adenda. zurgze mooqruli unagiri 

edga, aRviri ki xelT epyra metad moxdenil rwyils. 

ucnaur mxedars ukan aseTive daraxtuli kutkaliebi 

mohyvebodnen. zed kbilebamde SeiaraRebuli Wian- 

Wvelebi da rwyilebi isxdnen. Sublebi Savi bendenebiT 

waekraT. ise axunZluliyvnen avtomatebiT, xelyumbarebiTa 

da pistoletebiT, adgili aRar uCandaT. kutkaliebi 

ritmul bgerebs gamoscemdnen, mxedroba ki xmas ayolebda. 

oboba gvajim sadave moswia, gaqanebuli TeTrSubla 

SeaCera, Tan kidurebi avtomatsa da revolverze daabjina. 

Cemma mesazidremac mohqaCa aRviri da iremaxoWoebi 

Zlivs daimorCila. 

mewinave mxedarma zed sazidarTan moagdo kutkalia 

da mxiarulad SesWyivla: 

_ Cems gvajis gaumarjos! 

_ kotes salami! _ waiburtyuna gvajim. 

rwyili kote metad warmosadegi vaJkaci gaxldaT. 

Tavis mousvenar raSze msubuqad ijda da tanze arc ram 

iaraRi esxa. inteligenturi garegnoba hqonda. zurgze 

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nacrisferi labada moegdo, mis qveS TeTri, qaTqaTa 

perangi da Savi pijaki ecva, yelze Wreli pepela-halstuxi 

ekeTa. 

_ es vin gagikoWia, Cemo gvaji? _ ikiTxa kotem. 

_ cidan dagveca! _ ugemurad auxsna gvajim. _ 

xelmwifes unda mivgvaro! 

_ sainteresoa! _ wamoiZaxa kotem, uzangebidan 

fexebi amoiRo da pirdapir Cems sazidarSi gadmoxta: _ 

vina xar da ra gqvia? 

me, ra Tqma unda, didi mokrZalebiT movaxsene vinc 

viyavi da rogor aRmovCndi am ubedur dReSi... sanam vyvebodi, 

Tvals ar vacilebdi danarCen mxedrobas. Tamamad 

irjebodnen, aRma-daRma daaqrolebdnen daraxtul kutkaliebs, 

arafrad agdebdnen oboba gvajis gvardielebs 

da amaT ridi daetyoT, mTvralebic gamofxizldnen, safrTxe 

Tu igrZnes. 

rwyilma kotem momismina, damcinavad gadaxeda orTvalaze 

gafofril obobas. 

_ Seni gamkvirvebia, Cemo gvaji, amodena kbilebamde 

SeiaraRebuli jari gyavs da erTma kacma rogor dagafrTxo? 

WupriviT rom ablabudaSi gagixvevia, sadRa 

gageqceoda? 

oboba gvaji sibrazisagan gasivda, kinaRam gaskda. 

sulac ar mawyobda amaTi Cxubi, vaiTu uares dReSi Cavvardniliyavi 

da Sesabralisad wamoviknavle: 

_ batonebo, ise var SeboWili, ZarRvebSi sisxli 

gamiCerda! 

rwyili kote gvajis orTvalaSi gadaxta da SeparviT 

hkiTxa: 

_ iqneb Sen cota mowuwne kidec? 

_ kote, Sens Tavs vficavar!.. _ gvajim wina oTxive 

kiduri mkerdze miido. 

_ ai, Se eSmako, uCemod giyvars qeifi! _ iRliaSi 

SeuRutuna kotem. 

am sityvebis gagonebaze, warmogidgeniaT, rac dame- 

marTeboda? 

_ rogor SeiZleba? _ iuara gvajim. _ iseTi ra 

gagvWirvebia, xelmwifis stumaria... 

_ Sexseni, Cemo gvaji, sisxlma unda idinos ZarRveb- 

Si! _ orazrovnad Tqva kotem da Tvali Camikra. 

cxadia, mixaroda ablabudisagan gaTavisufleba, magram 

imasac kargad mivxvdi, Tu ra saSineli safrTxe 

meloda. oboba gvajis da rwyil kotes Cems danaxvaze 

iqneb nerwyvi mosdiodaT, magram, vfiqrob, moqalaqe 

WianWvelebis ridiT Tavs ikavebdnen. 

ase iyo Tu ise, SemeZlo davmjdariyavi da ise memgzavra. 

ndobisaTvis didi madloba movaxsene erTsac da meoresac, 

Tan moridebiT ganvumarte, rom pirvelad vimyofebi 

mSvenier formikalendSi da araferi vici mis Sesaxeb, 

garda im mwiri cnobebisa, rac WianWvelaTa gvardiis 

sardalma gadmomca. 

_ Cveno stumaro! _ mipasuxa rwyilma kotem, 

romelic Tavis kutkalias sazidris gverdiT 

moaqrolebda. _ jerjerobiT zomieri codna ikmare! 

formikalendi WianWvelebis saxelmwifoa! mas hyavs xelmwife, 

srulwlovani moqalaqeebis mier arCeuli uzenaesi 

salaybo, mTavroba, policia... oRond daixsome, 

ecade, moipovo imaTi keTilmosurneoba, visac Zala aqvs 

da xelT kalaSnikovi upyria!.. _ da rwyilma kotem Tavisi 

mxedrobisaken mimaxeda. 

T T a a v v i i IV IV 

IV 

fo formikalendur 

fo formikalendur 

rmikalendur 

rmikalenduri rmikalenduri 

i Rame Rame Rame da da da sxvadasxva sxvadasxva sxvadasxva wv wv wvrilmaneb 

wv wv ilmaneb ilmanebi ilmaneb 

amasobaSi mosaRamovda kidec. mze dasavleTis ciskidurSi 

Cagorda da sakmaod agrilda. 

Cveni qaravani kvlavac xmauriTa da zariT miiwevda 

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win. rwyili kotes mxedroba araviTar kanons ar emor- 

Cileboda, garda sakuTari meTaurisa _ giJmaJad daa- 

Wenebdnen da uwesrigod isrodnen. Cems Tvalwin ori 

xaverdula Camoagdes, erTic farSavangTvala da erTic 

cisfera. Cvens xmaurze peplebi Sors gadaixvewebodnen 

xolme, magram am sabraloebma ver moaswres gadamalva. 

oboba gvajis gvardia ufro zomierad iqceoda, Tumca 

esec damarcxebuli jariviT areul-dareuli modioda. 

saxnav-saTesi da baRa-baRCebi momravlda. umTavresad 

marwyvis mdelo Canda, venaxebi, alublisa da Tu- 

Tis rigebi. midamo viwro bilikebiT daifara. mivxvdi, 

sofels vuaxlovdebodiT. ase gavifiqre Tu ara, umal 

orRobeSi SevgrialdiT. aqeT-iqiT miwis yoreebi gaiWima, 

maT miRma movlili ezoebi da Tixis wowola saxlebi 

Camwkrivda. uamravi WianWvela mirbi-morboda. zurgze 

nair-nairi tvirTi moegdoT da miarbeninebdnen. erTi ki 

SevniSne, roca mSobliuri jari gamoCnda, Seecadnen 

Tavis Svelas da vin sad imaleboda da vin sad. jariskacebma 

vinc ki xelT igdes, sursaT-sanovage waarTves da 

saxeldaxelod Seusansles. 

erTgan WiSkarze gancxadeba ekida. kiriliciT ewera da 

wakiTxva movaxerxe: `jariskacebo, gTxovT, Tavs nu 

SeiwuxebT! ukve cxrajer gagvZarcves! vaSa Cvens xelmwifes!~ 

ra ufleba mqonda sxvaTa saqmeebSi Carevisa, magram 

obobam Cemi Sewuxebuli saxe SeniSna da amixsna: 

_ jari mSieria! xalxi valdebulia, gamokvebos igi. 

moqalaqeebs xelSi iaraRis aRebas gemrieli Zili ur- 

CevniaT! _ da dasZina: _ albaT, TqvenTanac asea! 

_ muSakaci ubiria! _ daamata rwyilma kotem. _ ver 

xvdeba, rom meomari misi interesebis damcvelia! 

mec miyvarda gemrieli Zili, mZulda iaraRi, miT 

ufro, Sinac ar mqonda mosveneba amdeni baTqa-buTqisagan, 

magram aq imden saWurvels vxedavdi, Zilis imedi gadamewura. 

mTlad Camobnelda. caze varskvlavebi aCaxCaxdnen. 

maTi ganlagebiT mivxvdi, rom samSoblodan maincdamainc 

Sors ar gadavxvewilvar da susti imedi Camesaxa. 

mxedarTmTavrebma Raribul WiSkrebs auRelveblad 

Cauares da mdidruli rom Canda, imas miadgnen. 

saxlis patroni, kargad Casuqebuli WianWvela, am 

soflis Tavkaci aRmoCnda. 

_ mobrZandiT, Zvirfaso stumrebo! batono gvaji... 

batono kote... _ Saqrad dneboda Cveni maspinZeli, xan miwaze 

gawveboda, xan ukana fexebze Sedgeboda, danarCenebs 

ifSvnetda da male ise CaexlarTa, laqiebma _ fqvilis 

RraWukebma, Zlivs uSveles. 

_ aba, Sen ici, Cemo baTurav, _ CaidudRuna oboba 

gvajim, _ ucxoel stumarTan nu Segvarcxven, erTi kai 

gemrieli Wiayela dakali Seneburad. 

_ marmara RraWa anda maxra ar dagaviwydes, sufTad 

da wesierad gaatyaveT! _ brZana rwyilma kotem. 

guli kinaRam SemiRonda, magram ras vityodi. 

WianWvela baTuram brZanebebi gasca da misi auracxeli 

jalaboba umal gavarda maT Sesasruleblad. 

_ mobrZandiT, Tqveni Wirime! _ win gagviZRva maspin- 

Zeli. 

sakmaod mozrdil saxlSi aRmovCndiT, TixiT iyo 

nagebi. karebidan da fanjrebidan erTnairad Sediodnen 

da gamodiodnen. SigniT uamravi derefani, kibe da talani 

ixlarTeboda. SesasvlelTan axalbeda WianWvelebi 

idgnen sadarajod da, rogorc Semdeg Sevityve, usaqmurobisagan 

yomars agorebdnen. 

daRliloba movimizeze, vaxSmamde wamovwvebi-meTqi. 

ori RraWuka gamayoles. sufTad dakrialebul momcro 

oTaxSi Semiyvanes. kuTxeSi fardagiani taxti idga, 

zed Wreli baliSebi da muTaqebi eyara. laqiebi daviTxove 

da wamovweqi. 

amdeni STabeWdilebisagan Tavi gaskdomaze mqonda 

da veRar daviZine. 

uceb xmadabali xiTxiTi momesma. WianWvela Semo- 

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paruliyo. Sevatyve, jerac uwlovani brZandeboda da, 

albaT, mdedri. 

gverdiT momiwva da Tvalebi amiJuJuna. 

_ baTuras umcrosi qaliSvili var, lamaziseuli! 

_ morcxvad miTxra. _ me Seni wawali viqnebi! 

Tavze xeli gadavusvi, Tumca meSinoda, ar ebwkina. 

saidan mecodineboda, WianWvelebi ranairad eferebodnen 

erTmaneTs da yasidad davinteresdi baTuras ojaxuri 

ambebiT. gulubryvilo lamaziseulma wamSi Camomikakla, 

rom baTura am sofelSi yvelaze SeZlebulia, hyavs 

uTvalavi coli, Svilebi erTmaneTSi ereva, Tumca lamaziseuli 

gamorCeviT uyvars. Robis miRma, sanexveSi, 

Wiayelebis didi sanaSeno aqvT, marwyvis mozrdil mdelosac 

floben, mravalnairi xili da bostneuli mohyavT. 

baTura ucxoel futkrebTan vaWrobs, amitom amaTTan 

Taflic ar ileva. 

am saubarma damaimeda, rom formikalendSi vegetarianelobas 

SevZlebdi. 

Cemi lamazi wawali nazi krutuniT meCurCuleboda, 

xandaxan alersiT ulvaSebs momicacunebda da, vin icis, 

sabolood ras momTxovda, magram, sabednierod laqia 

RraWukam Semoixeda da savaxSmod mogvixmo. lamaziseulma 

sakmaod mozrdili gava koxtad Seaqana da oTaxidan 

gasxlta. 

didebul darbazSi Semiyvanes. iataki da kedlebi 

Wreli xaliCebiT moefinaT. Werze WaRi ekida. kuTxeSi 

televizori idga. ekranze sami WianWvela narnarad cekvavda 

`samaias~. 

mdidrul sufras Semosxdomodnen oboba gvaji, 

rwyili kote, WianWvela baTura da misi col-Svili. aqamdec 

unda meTqva, rom gvajis gvardia sofelSi mimoifanta, 

kotes mxedroba ki iqve, ezoSive Rreobda. 

CemTvis gankuTvnil skamze davjeqi Tu ara, Rra- 

Wukebma kavebiT SemoaTries uzarmazari Wiayela. ramdenime 

adgilas gadaeWraT, sisxli sdioda, magram jerac ix- 

lakneboda. 

oboba gvajim cxvirpiri ataka sisxls da xarbad 

mosvripa. rwyili kote ufro moxdenilad iqceoda, cotcotas 

pwkenda da lukmas gemos atanda. me, ra Tqma unda, 

kriWa Semekra da gulmuceli amemRvra. 

mocunculda Cemi lamaziseuli, ratom ar miirTmevo, 

CurCuliT mkiTxa. marxvis dReebia da Cemi sarwmunoeba 

xorceulis Wamas mikrZalavs-meTqi, vupasuxe. 

_ vinc sisxliT ar gaitikneba, igi meomari ver iqneba! 

_ ganacxada oboba gvajim. 

rwyilma kotem kveri daukra. 

lamaziseulma langriT marwyvi momirbenina, metad 

tkbili da surnelovani. siamovnebiT giaxeliT, Tanac 

Tvals varidebdi sisxlian orgias, rac madas mTlad mispobda. 

mzera televizorisaken gavapare. ekranze Canda 

aTiode wlis lamazi biWuna, romelsac Tmebi ratomRac 

gasWaRaraveboda. Tavze oqros gvirgvini edga da aman 

mimaxvedra, rom igi gaxldaT WianWvelebis xelmwife 

anduyafari (Rey de Formicas). misi udidebulesoba sityviT 

mimarTavda Tavis qveSevrdomebs, magram xmauris gamo 

naTqvamis garCeva ver SevZeli. 

amasobaSi axali kerZebi Semoitanes: daretianebuli 

buzebi, TaflSi Cawebebuli koRoebi, wvnianSi 

CamxrCvali zRarbabuza, Samfurze wamogebuli lafniWamia... 

lamaziseulma amjeradac gadamarCina gansacdels 

da xonCiT mwife atami da leRvi momarTva. 

Tanameinaxeni kargad SezarxoSdnen. baTura xan gvajis 

adRegrZelebda, xan kotes, cdilobda bewvis xidze 

gasuliyo da SuRli ar Camoegdo. 

_ me minda Cemi saTayvanebeli samSoblos, formikalendis 

sadRegrZelo davlio! _ oboba gvaji sityvas 

loRnida. _ me minda, vadido formikalendis yvela moqalaqe 

Cveni stumarTmoyvare maspinZlis baTuras TamadobiT! 

unda mogaxsenoT, rom me _ oboba gvaji, erov- 

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nebiT ZirZveli WianWvela var! diax, Cemi gvari da jilagi 

uZvelesia formikalendSi... 

_ mec erovnebiT WianWvela var! _ daaboyina rwyilma 

kotem. _ diax, Cemi gvaric aranakleb ZirZvelia, Cemi 

jilagic... 

etyoboda, rom ver iyo magari msmeli, adre da swrafad 

Tvreboda. 

oboba gvajic mTlad gaitikna. misi SiSveli ukanatani 

buSts daemsgavsa, sparsuli xaliCis ferebiT au- 

Wrelda, bususebi aeSala. xmaliviT basr kidurebs iqnevda 

da saSiSi gaxda. 

diasaxlisebi da ojaxisSvilebi saTiTaod gaikrifnen, 

Sars Tavi aarides. 

TviTon baTura kedelTan gaiSxlarTa da xvrinva 

amouSva. 

mxolod lamaziseuli darCa CemTan, erTgulad memsaxureboda. 

uceb oboba gvajim SeniSna da wina kiduri dauqnia. 

_ cugri, cugri!.. 

_ vaime! _ SekrTa lamaziseuli da zurgsukan amomefara. 

oboba daiboRma, rvave Tvali borotad daabriala. 

_ modi aq! 

ra unda meqna! iqneb var uqnara da Zilisguda, magram 

qarTvelis sulSi raindi mainc farTifurTobs da Cems 

wawals xom ar Sevasanslinebdi am gaumaZRar urCxuls. 

gvaji pirdapir magidaze gadmobobRda. namusrevi 

da jam-WurWeli Zirs gadmoyara. 

davstace xeli samwvade Samfurs da davhkar kinkrixoSi. 

gvardiis mTavarsardali da generali magididan 

gadagorda, Zirs daeZneyva da kidurebi haerSi gaasavsava. 

_ ra moxda? _ ikiTxa rwyilma kotem da daxocili 

buzebisa da Wiamatlebis namusrevSi Cargo cxviri. 

avitace lamaziseuli da gavvardi. 

_ Senc su da mec su! _ CavCurCule Cems wawals da 

logins mivaSure. 

lamaziseuli dazafruli iyo. kargadac mixvda, ra 

safrTxes gadavarCine. 

daRlilobam Tavisi miqna, Rrma Zilma CamiTria. 

lamaziseuli ki taxtis kideze mokalaTda, Turme mTeli 

Rame mdarajobda. 

T T a a v v i i V V 

V 

aqa ambavi funagoria xoWo gedevanisa 

diliT adre gaviRviZe da lamaziseuli gavagzavne, 

gamige, mkvlelobas xom ar mabraleben-meTqi. umal moirbina, 

gvaji cocxalia da araferi axsovso. isic dasZina, 

sauzmeze gixmobeno. 

daveWviandi, iqneb maxes migeben-meTqi, magram sul 

xom oTaxSi ver davrCebodi, amitom Cavicvi, movwesrigdi 

da Cavedi. ukve magidas usxdnen. oboba gvajis Tavze 

sveli tilo Semoexvia da krusunebda. rwyili kotec uqeifod 

iyo, umadod ibwkineboda. 

_ Tavi miskdeba! _ SemomCivla gvajim. _ TiTqos 

uro Camartyeso! 

_ wuxel bevri dalieT! _ xmaSi TanagrZnoba Cavaqsove. 

_ eger, batoni kotec ver aris karg dReSi. 

_ oh, vkvdebi! _ amoioxra rwyilma kotem. 

_ am Cem fexebs vficavar, kargi sasmeli iyo! _ daifica 

baTuram. 

gamikvirda aseTi fici, xom ar dagvcinis-meTqi, vifiqre. 

mere gavige, WianWvelas fexebi kvebavs. amitom yvelaze 

metad jansaR fexebs afaseben da amgvarad ificebian. 

me, ra Tqma unda, xili mivirTvi. lamaziseulma kivi 

da banani momirbenina, riTac didad masiamovna. 

sauzme male movilieT da ezoSi CavediT. 

maspinZlebma WiSkramde gamogvaciles. WianWvela 

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aTura da misi colebi Cvens sapativcemlod bare aTaTjer 

gawvnen miwaze. lamaziseuli atirda, mkerdze mexuteboda, 

pirisaxeze Tavis naz ulvaSebs micacunebda. 

guli amiCuyda, mamaSvilurad Sublze vakoce da sazidarze 

avZveri. 

mesazidre WianWvelam iremaxoWoebs saxre gadau- 

Wira da raxraxiT daviZariT. 

oboba gvaji orTvalaSi Caetyepa. TeTrSubla kutkalia 

saxris gareSec aTamaSda. 

rwyili kote Tavis mard raSze Sexoxda, Tumca gadmovardnas 

cotaRa uklda. 

momijnave ubnebidan gamocvivdnen gvajis gvardielebi. 

Turme kargadac miirTves da xelsac blomad gamoayoles. 

kotes mxedroba bolomde ver gamofxizlebuliyo. 

mTvrali yiJiniT Sesxdnen kutkaliebze da orRobeSi 

mtvris buRi daayenes. 

mSvenieri Walebi da baR-venaxebi gaviareT. yvelgan 

yvavilebi mimofantuliyo. balaxebSi lamazi peplebi 

farfatebdnen, Tumca Cvens danaxvaze gadamalvas 

cdilobdnen. erTi kamaTela da erTic farSavangTvala 

mainc ver gadaurCa tyvias... sxvaTa Soris, Citi iSviaTad 

gaiWaxWaxebda totebSi, radgan jariskacebi umalve avtomatis 

kakans autexdnen. es gasagebicaa! erT beRuras 

xom WianWvelebis mTeli armiis akenkva SeuZlia. 

win cisferma zolma gaielva. ankara wyali miluklukebda 

mwvane kalapotSi. xidze rom gaviareT, erTi 

namTvralevi mxedari gadagvivarda. misi kutkalia wyalma 

waiRo, TviTon ki balaxis Reros CaebRauWa. kote axtadaxta, 

gvajis mieWra, daxmareba sTxova. gvardiis 

sardals CasTvlemoda. gamofxizlda da sabralos bawari 

gadaugdo. galumpuli da SeSinebuli mxedari Zlivs amobobRda. 

_ Zmebi, damitireT, male movkvdebi! _ tirilis 

xmiT SesZaxa dazaralebulma. 

movarda gvardiis sanitari, Waobis mzomela, staca 

xeli da mtverSi agoriala. 

piri davaRe, aseTi mkurnalobisa veraferi gamego. 

_ Cveni medicinis varskvlavebi Tvlian, rom ankara 

wyali momakvdinebelia sicocxlisaTvis. _ amixsna 

kotem. _ Tanac, vinc ganibaneba, imas, samwuxarod, aRar 

udis nexvis SesaniSnavi surneleba! 

gemovnebaze ar daoben da kamaTi ar damiwyia. 

am patara SemTxvevam orive mxedarTmTavari gaaxalisa. 

oboba gvajim maslaaTi gamiba. CaveZie, ratom aris, 

rom WianWvelebis saxelmwifos araWianWvelebi mar- 

Taven da Tu es araWianWvelebi aseTi Wkvianebia, ratom 

sakuTar saxelmwifoebs ar Seqmnian-meTqi. 

_ WianWvelebi mSromeli xalxia, _ amixsna gvajim, 

_ isini koleqtivistebi arian. maTi Zala erTobaSia. Cven 

ki, _ aq koteze mimiTiTa, _ individualistebi varT, ga- 

TiToebulni veweviT beds da warmatebebsac vaRwevT... 

amitomac WianWvelebma erTad unda imuSaon, Cven ki unda 

vRlitoT... 

saubriT rwyili kotec dainteresda. sazidarSi 

Camiskupda, Zmakacurad gadamexvia da aTasi tkbili sityva 

CamCurCula. Tan, viTom uneblieTo, mklavze mibwkina, 

wveTi sisxli amarTva. gvian mivxvdi, risTvisac irjeboda. 

am yaCaRsa da onavars nasvamze cocxali sisxli moswyureboda. 

umal Tavs uSvela da Tavis raSze gadaxta. albaT, 

ifiqra, ar gamibrazdes da mklavze Ronivrad ar mimisrisoso. 

misi dasja ver gavbede, nabwkeni ki karga xans 

meqaveboda. 

mzem sakmaod maRla aiwia, roca gzaze uzarmazari 

gunda davinaxeT. muqi-nacrisferi burTi nela migoravda. 

arcTu sasiamovno suni dadga. 

funagoria xoWo misdgomoda da didis mondomebiT 

awveboda. 

_ gedevans gaumarjos, did baton gedevans! _ 

dauZaxa gvajim. 

_ gedevans dideba! _ Sehyivla kotem. 

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funagoria xoWo gedevani Sedga, serTukis jibidan 

zewristola cxvirsaxoci daaZro da ofli moiwminda. 

_ batoni gedevani Cveni ministrTa kabinetis premieria! 

_ amayad gamacno gvajim. 

_ mere funa TviTon unda agoros? _ gulubryvilod 

vikiTxe. 

_ xalxi xom unda gamovkveboT. _ Tavmdablad ganacxada 

funagoria xoWom. _ mogexsenebaT, gaWirvebisa 

da krizisis Jami dagvidga! vxedav, gzaze Zroxis uzarmazari 

funa gdia, patroni ar uCans. gverds xom ver avuvlidi. 

imedi maqvs, sataxto qalaq kvekverias moqalaqeebs 

sulze or grams mainc SevaxvedrebT! 

_ batono premiero, Tqven sazidarze amobrZandiT, 

am funas ki Cveni yoCaRi biWebi gaagoreben! _ SesTavaza 

rwyilma kotem. 

gedevanma, albaT, sakmarisad imuSava. sazidarze 

Zlivs amoZvra da TiTqmis mTlianad daikava. me kuTxeSi 

miviWeWye, vifiqre, kauWa fexebs ar gamovedo-meTqi. 

misi aRmatebuleba kai vaJkaci Canda. zurgi foladiseburad 

ubzinavda, serTukis Rilebi mWidrod Seekra. 

pewianad icvamda, magram, bunebrivia, funis suni asdioda. 

mxedarTmTavrebma premiers Cemi Tavi gaacnes. 

mokrZalebiT mivesalme mis aRmatebulebas, Tan davsZine, 

imedia, mTavroba stumars yuradRebiT momepyroba-meTqi. 

funagoriam keTilmosurned gadmomxeda da damiyvava: 

_ stumari RvTisaa! gaviTvaliswinebT, rom Cvens 

qveyanaSi sarCo araferi gabadiaT da sadac rigiT moqalaqes 

ori grami funa ekuTvnis, Tqven oTxs gamogiyofT! 

gavCumdi! 

raki dro bevri gvqonda, premierma gedevanma gamomkiTxa 

Cemi Tavgadasavali. metad enawyliani vinme iyo da 

sanam gzas movilevdiT, dawvrilebiT gamacno formikalendis 

istoria. aq, cxadia, mis yvela monayols ver movi- 

tan. vfiqrob, calke wignebad gamovce `sageografio aRwerani~ 

da ìstoria formikalendisa~. mokled ki mogaxsenebT, 

rom formikalendis samefo milioni wlis winaT 

daarsda xelmwife WkiWkitia pirvelis dros. misi arsebobis 

cxra aTasi saukune legendebis burusSia gaxveuli. 

cxraasi saukunis ambebma fragmentulad moaRwia, xolo 

bolo aTi aTasi wlis movlenebze `formikalendis cxovrebis~ 

asamde tomia dawerili. am tomebs piradad redaqtorobda 

xelmwife anduyafaris papispapis WkiWkitia 

meaTasis tyupiscali Zma bututi mexuTase... am wignebSi 

xatovnadaa warmoCenili ganuwyveteli omebis, ngrevisa 

da aRmSeneblobis epoqebi... formikalendis JamTaaRmwerelni 

gviyvebian raindobasa da gmirobaze, SorsmWvretel 

xelmwifeebsa da mxedarTmTavrebze... formikalendis mecnierebs 

tvini Tavis qalaSi ver etevaT da zogjer yurebidan 

gadmosdiT... maTi SairTmesityveTa saxelebi mTel 

dedamiwaze quxs. marTalia, am wuTamde Tqvens mona-mor- 

Cils arc erTi moSairis saxeli ar gamegona, magram es ufro 

Cemi gaunaTleblobis bralia... misma aRmatebulebam morcxvad 

gamando, rom xandaxan isic ki wers Sairebs... 

am sasiamovno mogzaurobas cotaTi funis surneli 

mifuWebda. ratomRac gunda TandaTan klebulobda. gvian 

SevniSne, rom jer kotes mxedrobam gamoitena ybebi 

da jibeebi, mere oboba gvajis samefo gvardiamac mihyo 

xeli. ase rom, Cemi varaudiT, kvekverias moqalaqeebs 

or-ori grami ukve ver SexvdebodaT. funagoria xoWo 

gedevani ki, misi aRmatebuleba batoni premieri, saku- 

Tari Sairis stiqiaSi gaxveuliyo da irgvliv verafers 

amCnevda. 

_ iciT, mSvenieri Sairi `kote axta-daxta~ Cemi SeTxzulia... 

diax! 

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T T a a v v v i i VI 

VI 

aRwerani sataxto qalaq kvekveriasi 

formikalendis sataxto qalaqi kvekveria ganlagebulia 

mdinare funawylis napirebze gaSlil funaWalaSi. 

orive mxridan qalaqs sazRvravs maRali mTebi _ erTi 

mxriv, funagora, meore mxriv _ nexvigora. aseTi ucnauri 

toponimebi qalaqs SemorCa oqros im saukunidan, rodesac 

qveyana yvaoda da funa TiTqmis muqTad iSoveboda. 

kvekverias centri nawilobriv dangreuli damxvda. 

Turme oboba gvajis, rwyil kotes da funagoria xoWo 

gedevans ar moewonaT xelmwife anduyafar pirveli, metsaxelad 

vegetarianeli. misi udidebulesoba mxolod 

marwyviT ikvebeboda, sterilur wyalSi banaobda da amas 

Tavis qveSevrdomebsac aswavlida. bolos ise gaTamamda, 

sisxldaxarbebulTa gvari da jilagi SeiZula da ganizraxa 

qveynis dezinfeqcia, rac rwyilebs, obobebsa da 

nair-nair xoWoebs did saSiSroebas uqadda. saswrafod 

Seikra triumvirati, moaTries zarbaznebi, buTqes mefis 

sasaxles, miwasTan gaaswores da xelmwifec nangrevebSi 

moayoles. xolo mis magier taxtze dasves aTi wlis anduyafar 

meore, metsaxelad pirmwyazari. 

raki mefis mSvenieri sasaxle daingra, xelmwifes axali 

rezidencia gamouyves, romelic garedan ufro cixes 

hgavda da ise iyo daculi umTavresad rwyili kotes 

mxedrobis mier, rom Sig buzic ver Sefrindeboda, da Tu 

Sefrindeboda, umalve darajTa Samfurze wamoegeboda. 

kvekveriaSi ZiriTadad erTi da orsarTuliani saxlebia. 

yvelaze lamazi Senobebi WkiWkitia pirvelis prospeqtzea 

ganlagebuli. es prospeqti iwyeba bututias moedanze 

da Tavdeba anduyafar meoris moedanze sadac 

wamoyudebulia samefosaTvis sayvarel stumarTa sastumro 

`bermuxa~. 

bututias moedanze dgas qveynis uzenaesi salaybos 

monumenturi Senoba. iqvea premier gedevanis sasaxle... 

WkiWkitia pirvelis prospeqtis mSveneba gaxlavT operisa 

da baletis Teatri, sadac saopero dasSi umTavresad 

WriWinobelebi mRerian, xolo baletis mocekvaveebad 

kutkaliebi da rwyilebia. eseni xom speqtaklSi da 

imis Semdegac ver isveneben da mudam yiraze gadadian. 

ufro dawvrilebiT kvekveriaSi gatarebul dReebze 

qvemoT gveqneba saubari, axla ki umjobesia kvlav gzas 

davubrundeT. 

Cveni mxiaruli kavalkada sataxto qalaqs avtomatis 

kakaniTa da revolverebis baTqiT uaxlovdeboda. 

funagoria xoWo gedevans cota xans CasTvlima, Tumca 

damtvreul gzaze sazidari ise injRreoda, gulmuceli 

amomivarda. iremaxoWoebi daiRalnen da gagvijiutdnen, 

eSvebs mrisxaned iqnevdnen, magram yoCaRma mesazidrem 

saxre gadauSxuvla, zurgze zoli daamCnia. 

gedevani gamofxizlda da qveynis sagareo saqmeebze 

Camoagdo sityva. yuri vcqvite, iqneb misma aRmatebulebam 

Tavisi azri gamoxatos Cemi samSoblos SesaxebmeTqi. 

arc Tqvena xarT karg dReSio, sinanuliT miTxra 

funagoriam, ise dayideT Tqveni qveyana, vfiqrob, nexvsa 

da funasac ar daitovebT da Cemi jilagi SimSiliT 

amowydebao. mere formikalendis awewil saqmeebze gadavida. 

Turme bolo ori saukune samefo dapyrobili hqonda 

mZlavr imperias, romelsac laTinebi uwodebdnen Ùnion 

de Areneus~, rac Cveneburad òbobaTa kavSirs~ niSnavs. 

metropolia da koloniebi ablabudaSi iyo CaxlarTuli 

da obobebs kargi daxli edgaT. mere ablabuda daifliTa 

da imperia moirRva. misi nangrevebi mTebs gaRma dResac 

xrColavs. 

_ Zalian viCagrebodiT, _ amoioxra gedevanma, _ 

aba, im dros, funagoria xoWos vin dasvamda qveynis premierad, 

an rwyil kotes vin miugdebda yurs, ise miasrisavdnen, 

satyepelac ar dasWirdeboda. Tumca, ager, 

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oboba gvaji maSinac gatiknuli dadioda da dResac misi 

Jamia! 

aseTi saubriT mivaRwieT qalaqis gareubnebamde. 

gedevanis brZanebiT win malemsrbolebi gagzavnes, raTa 

kvekverias mosaxleobasa da mTavrobas droulad gaego 

qveynis cidan ucxo stumris Camovardnisa da Zroxis 

mozrdili funis Sovnis Sesaxeb. es ori ambavi sainformacio 

saSualebebma erTmaneTs daukavSires da ise gamodioda, 

TiTqos es funa humanitaruli daxmarebis saxiT 

me Camometanos. am gaugebrobam didi aliaqoTi gamoiwvia. 

moqalaqe WianWvelebi gamocvivdnen saxlebidan. mohqondaT 

barebi da fiwlebi, vedroebi da jam-WurWeli. qalaq- 

Si Sesulebic ar viyaviT, gedevanis nobaTis irgvliv 

zedaxora gaimarTa. Ronieri WianWvelebi win miZvrebodnen, 

sustni sapensio wignakebs iqnevdnen da gahkiodnen, 

rigi daicaviT, rigio... gzebi umal gadaiketa. gvardielebi 

da mxedroba brbos gasafantavad iZulebulni 

gaxdnen haerSi srola aetexaT. Cveni sazidari sanapirosaken 

mivmarTeT. aqeTken gza ufro Tavisufali iyo. gvajis 

orTvala da kotes kutkaliac gamogvyvnen. funawyali 

amarTlebda Tavis saxelwodebas. àh, ah, ra haeria!~ 

_ gaiZaxoda misi aRmatebuleba batoni premieri. me ki 

cxvirze xels vifarebdi, Tumca malulad. gaviareT viwro 

quCebi. vCqarobdiT da Wenebis dros qalaqs kargad 

ver vaTvalierebdi. aqa-iq sareklamo warwerebma gaielva. 

`koka-kolas~ aqac SemoeRwia. mogvianebiT gavige, adgilobrivi 

gemovnebis gaTvaliswinebiT cotaTi azavebdnen 

Turme. dabolos, anduyafar meoris moednamde gavaRwieT, 

sazidris borblebi qvafenilze araxraxda da 

TavzeviT wamoimarTa sastumro `bermuxa~. 

Cvens danaxvaze administratori, WianWvela 

bexveria daoTxili gamoiqca. imsimsxo iyo, gverdebSi 

qoni gasdioda. 

_ xelmwifis stumaria! _ Cemze acnoba gvajim. 

_ aravin awyeninos, Torem... _ daemuqra kote. 

bexveria Seecada pativiscemis niSnad fexebSi Caggvardnoda, 

magram qoni uSlida xels da veRar ixreboda. 

gedevanma pativi damdo, oTxi grami funis qviTari 

gamomiwera. ra TavSi vixlidi da WianWvela bexverias 

vufeSqaSe. is kvlav Seecada fexebSi Camvardnoda, magram 

swrafad gavecale. 

mecamete sarTulze liftiT amiyvanes. ori Ronieri 

WianWvela momiCines, viTomc msaxurad, sinamdvileSi ki 

mstovrad. erTi umal karTan gaiSota da Zils minebda. 

meorem Tambaqos hilzSi kanafi Catena da daiRrija: 

`nafazs xom ar daartyam, biZa!~ 

abazanaSi wyali movuSvi. samwuxarod, nebiera cxviri 

friad Semiwuxda da oTaxSi Semovbrundi, 

sabanSi gavexvie da moceliliviT mivegde. aRar vici, 

ramdeni meZina. kvlav Cemi Tbilisuri bina damesizmra: Tavi 

sakuTar yurbaliSze medo, Cemi naniko ki samzareuloSi 

fusfusebda, axlaxan darigebuli sabuterbrode margariniT 

namcxvars micxobda... gamomeRviZa da Tavze xeli Semovirtyi: 

vaime, Cemo colo da Svilebo, mogikvdeT utvino 

mamiko, sanam aqedan gavaRwev, vals vali waemateba da 

quCaSi aRmovCndebiT-meTqi... 

tirilsa da TavSi xelis cemas azri ara hqonda, Tavi 

gavimxneve da aivanze gavedi. 

nexvigorasa da funagoras Soris gaSlili qalaqi 

Tvalwarmtaci sanaxavi gaxldaT. Wreli saxuravebi, viwro, 

daklaknili quCebi da farTo prospeqtebi, WalebSi 

gawolili da kalTebs Sefenili ubnebi, baRebi da baRCebi... 

yoveli mxridan zuzuni moismoda, sataxto qalaqi 

daZabuli ritmiT cxovrobda, sastumro `bermuxas~ 

kedelTan mitingi tardeboda... 

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T T a a v v i i VI 

VI 

Wiamaia durus gamoCena da aqa ambavi 

WriWinobela zeinabisa 

oTaxSi rom Sevbrundi, derefnidan xmauri Semomesma. 

gavixede, viRac otrovela misdgomia Cems Wian- 

Wvelebs da gvarianad bubnis. erTi xom isedac ZiliT iyo 

daretianebuli, meore _ kanafis qaCviT. amitom winaaRmdegobas 

veRar uwevdnen da Tavdamsxmelma ise gadaxlar- 

Ta erTierTmaneTSi, gons mosvlis Semdgomac, albaT, 

didxans ver gaarkvevdnen romlis fexi romeli iyo. 

am saqmianobas rom morCa, Cemken Semotrialda da 

Tavi damikra: 

_ Wiamaia duru! 

sapasuxo salami naCqarevad mivagebe, Tan gakvirvebiT 

vaTvalierebdi. zomierad Casqelebuli vaJkaci Canda, 

woniTa da moculobiT orive jariskacs Tu ar Warbobda, 

arc arafers daaklebda. tanze Savkoplebiani wiTeli labada 

emosa, romlis qvemoTac sifrifana frTebs malavda. 

_ eseni gvajis kacebia! _ amixsna. _ me ki xelmwifis 

samsaxurSi var! xelmwife anduyafars miaCnia, rom gvajisagan 

safrTxe mogeliT, amitom mibrZana, saswrafod mas- 

Tan gaaxloT! 

ar damiwyia imis garkveva, Tu ra safrTxe momeloda. 

karga xans viyavi obobasa da rwyilis sazogadoebaSi 

da isedac vxvdebodi, rom rogorme maTgan Tavi unda 

damexsna. imaSi ki namdvilad viyavi darwmunebuli, rom 

Wiamaiebi Cems sisxls aRar daxarbdebodnen. 

_ liftiT veRar CavalT. qveviT bexveria dagvxvdeba, 

eg qonis kasri ki gvajis yurmoWrili monaa. _ 

zizRi gakrTa durus xmaSi. _ erTaderTi gza dagvrCa _ 

sahaero. aba, zurgze amekide! 

mecamete sarTulis simaRlidan rom gadavixede, 

guli amikankalda, magram sxva gamosavals ver vxedavdi, 

Tanac Cemi iRblis imedic mqonda. CavebRauWe durus koplebian 

labadas da aivnidan gadaveSviT... saxeSi haeris 

nakadi rom momxvda, megona yvelaferi amoyiravda-meTqi. 

simwris oflma damasxa. durus, albaT, vemZimebodi da 

didxans ver mzidavda. am dros gverdiTma qarmac dagvibera 

da pirdapir momitingeebisaken gagvaqana. durum 

frTebi energiulad aamuSava. moqalaqe WianWvela rom 

gvemsxverpla, saqme cudad wagvividoda. amitom xan erT 

mxares gadavyiravdiT, xan meores da zed tribunaze, mikrofonTan 

mdgom WriWinobela zeinabs davenarcxeT. 

rogorc Semdgom amixsnes, qalbatoni WriWinobela 

zeinabi adre ubralo quCis WriWinobela yofila da `qalbatonad~ 

arc aravin moixseniebda. dro Seicvala, igi qu- 

Cis Seurigebel opozicionerTa liderad gadaiqca. misi 

programa ioli dasamaxsovrebeli iyo, radgan Sedgeboda 

erTaderTi uaryofiTi nawilakisagan _ àra!~ 

ranairi kiTxvac unda dagesvaT, Tundac surs Tu ara 

mzis amosvla, an Casvla, pasuxi erTi iqneboda _ àra!~ 

erTaderTi SekiTxva, romlis drosac WriWinobelas 

WoWmani Seudgeboda, aseTi iyo: 

ìkisrebT Tu ara samefos dedoflobas, Tu xelmwife 

anduyafari dayabuldeba?~ 

qalbaton zeinabs umal guli misdioda. misi momxreebi 

niSadurs aynosebdnen. gons mosuli WriWinobela 

ki arcTu damajereblad waiknavlebda: 

àra!~ 

swored aseT saxelganTqmul qalbatons davenarcxeT 

zevidan da gavSoteT ficarnagze. 

_ ara! _ ikivla WriWinobela zeinabma. 

ver mivxvdi, ras eloda Cvengan da raze gveubneboda 

uars. 

Wiamaia duru swrafad wamoxta, Tan mec amiTria, 

radgan SiSisagan ise viyavi gaognebuli, labadisaTvis 

xelis gaSveba damaviwyda. 

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mivcvivdiT dazaralebuls, wamoyeneba movundomeT, 

is ki Wirveulad asavsavebda fexebs da Tavisas gaiZaxoda: 

_ ara, ara!.. 

atyda erTi Rrianceli, momitingeebi ficarnags moawydnen. 

_ ara!.. Zirs!.. agentebi!.. sisxlismsmelebi!.. _ amas 

da uaressac gaiZaxodnen. 

mindoda mikrofonTan mivsuliyavi, bodiSi momexada 

da amexsna, rom aravisi agenti ara var da sisxlsac ar 

giaxlebiT. 

durum xeli mtaca da ganze gamaTria. 

_ Tu ggonia, amaT rames Seasmen, Semcdarxar! viCqaroT, 

Torem gaTamamdebian da ise dagkbenen, rumbiviT 

gasivdebi! 

Semigdo zurgze da momitingeebs Tavze gadavufrineT. 

bunebrivia, didxans ver vifrendiT, moednis bolos 

Zirs daveSviT da gza sirbiliT ganvagrZeT. 

uknidan moismoda zeinabis xma. adre Tu nazad Wri- 

Winebda, axla ise gaswioda, ara, arao, yurTasmena waiRo. 

mogvianebiT gavige, quCis opoziciam `bermuxidan~ 

Cveni gadmofrena provokaciad miiCnia da WriWinobela 

zeinabma naxevari wliT SimSiloba gamoacxada. 

_ mouxdeba kidec! _ ganmimarta durum. _ mTeli 

zafxuli daWriWinobda, daxtoda, sursaTi ver moimaraga, 

axla ki mis momxreebs guli auCuydebaT da erT-or 

lukmas miaSaveben! 

ase iyo Tu ise, momitingeebs karga manZiliT dav- 

SordiT da kvekverias viwro quCebis xlarTSi CavikargeniT... 

T T a a v v i i VIII 

VIII 

faTerakebi kvekveriaSi 

quCas orive mxares dabali, erTierTmaneTze wayunculi 

pawawkintela saxlebi gasdevda. kar-fanjrebi 

migmanuli hqondaT, albaT, binas mtvers Tu aridebdnen. 

momcro moedans mivaRwieT da win koRo gadagvidga. 

Tavze kepi ZvelbiWurad exura, pirSi sigareti gaer- 

Wo da Tavxedurad saxeSi Semomabola. 

_ jigaro, sigareti momawevine! 

Sarze iyo, ra! 

duru fexdafex momyveboda. win gadamaswro da ko- 

Ros zorba Witlayi amohkra. 

_ biWebo, Cveni kako gagvilaxes! _ iwivla viRacam 

da fanjrebidan, karebidan, momijnave quCebidan koRo- 

Ta jari gamocvivda. zognic banze gadmoeyudnen, wuodnen 

da viSviSebdnen. eseni, vfiqrob, qalebi iyvnen. 

_ aba, koRoTubnelebo, Rone gamisinjeT! _ daqadnebiT 

SeuZaxa durum. 

_ vah, duru, Sena! _ wamoiknavla kakom da fexebze 

Zlivs wamolaslasda. 

_ e, duru yofila! _ gadasZaxes erTmaneTs koRo- 

Tubnelebma da daSoSmindnen, Tumca, vatyobdi, Cems danaxvaze 

kbilebs ilesavdnen. 

_ ramdenjer unda gagafrTxiloT, gamvlelebs nu 

auxirdebiT-meTqi, veravis gauvlia koRoTubanSi! 

_ dawynardi, durus venacvale! _ Tqva erTma darbaiselma 

koRom. _ am Cvens kakos Cvenve gavlaxavT! Zmurada 

gTxov, Wiqaze fexi ar gvikra, cota wavuqcioT! 

_ xom ici, Cemo Toma, aRara vsvam! _ iuara Wiamaiam, 

kiduri gamomdo da gamarida, Tan yurSi CamCurCula: _ 

amaT eride, kotesTan arian Sekrulni da Tavsac amitom 

gavidnen! 

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_ Sen ki ifrine da... _ aRtaceba ver davmale. 

_ me, adre, òbobaTa kavSiris~ cema-tyepis akademia 

davamTavre! orasi koRoc rom momvardes, bdRvnas 

avaden! 

gzad duqnebis rigs CavuareT, Sig koRoebi isxdnen, 

sinjarebiT sisxlis wveTebi gamoefinaT. 

_ aSkarad naZarcviT vaWroben! _ braziT Cailaparaka 

durum. _ sakmarisia, CasTvlimo, umal ulufas agwapnian! 

dadeqi da ifxane mere! 

rogorc iyo, gavcildiT koRoTubans da SevediT 

WianWvelaTubanSi. 

guneba gamomikeTda. sufTad dagvili quCebi erTierTmaneTs 

Wrida. orsarTuliani saxlebis zeda sarTulebze 

fanjris SuSebi krialebda. aivnebze qoTnebiT yvavilebi 

gamoedgaT. pirvel sarTulebze saxelosnoebi da 

savaWroebi CamoerigebinaT. qvafenilebze mimodiodnen 

datvirTuli sazidrebi da orTvalebi. trotuarebi savse 

iyo samuSao tansacmelSi gamowyobili mamri WianWvelebiT 

da kopwia mdedrebiT, romlebsac TavianTi pawawkintela 

Svilebi skolebSi mihyavdaT. ufro patarebi fexebSi gveblandebodnen, 

qviSiT erTobodnen, Widaobdnen, Cxubobdnen, 

cekvavdnen... didebis umetesoba mousvenrad dafusfusebda, 

navaWri xoragi mihqonda, saxelosnoSi ijda, 

CaquCs ukakunebda, keravda, kemsavda, funTuSasa da Rvezels 

acxobda, funas agundavebda, marwyvis jems, alublis 

murabasa da nayins yidda. 

_ durus gaumarjos, durus! _ xandaxan mogvesalmebodnen 

warmosadegi, yaraCoRelis tanisamosSi 

gamokvanWuli WianWvelebi. 

_ aqeT mobrZandiT, Svilo duru, stumaric damipatiJe, 

marwyvis Jele gamisinjeT! _ mogvmarTavda erTi 

Casuqebuli qalbatoni. 

_ alublis nayini miirTviT! _ gvTavazobda meore. 

Cven Tavazian madlobas vuxdidiT da fexs vuCqarebdiT. 

TvalnaTliv Canda, rom formikalendis siZliere 

WianWvelebis kiserze idga. eseni dReniadag Sromobdnen 

da dovlaTs qmnidnen. 

amasobaSi momSivda kidec. im droidan, rac baTuras 

gamovemSvidobeT, pirSi xemsi ar Camsvlia. imis SiSiT, funa 

ar SemomTavazon-meTqi, wuwunisagan Tavs vikavebdi. 

Wiamaiam Semomxeda, mixvda Cems gasaWirs da sardafis kibeze 

CamiZRva. 

karze kintos Sarvliani WianWvela exata. xiliT savse 

xonCa eWira. 

dabalWerian, naxevradCabnelebul darbazSi aRmov- 

CndiT. uxeSad naCorkn kunZebze WianWvelebi isxdnen da 

qeifobdnen. haeri gajerebuliyo cxeli orTqliT da Tu- 

Tunis boliT. kedlebze primitivisti avtoris `mocekvave 

WianWvelebi~ exata. 

Casuqebulma daxlidarma Cvens danaxvaze kidurebi 

gaSala. 

_ mobrZandiT, duru batono, raime xom ar gawyenineT, 

sul mTlad rom dagviviwyeT? 

_ saqmeebs ver avudivar, Cemo anTimoz, saqeifod 

veRar vicli! _ upasuxa durum. _ ager, Sexede, Sori 

qveynis stumari moviyvane! 

_ dasaklavi araferi gvyavs, Cemo duru, Tu stumars 

sisxli swyuria... 

_ ah, mageTebs ver vitan! _ saubarSi CaverTe. _ 

bunebiT vegetarianeli var! 

_ dabrZandiT, Tqveni Wirime, gauCenels gavaCen! 

mivusxediT me da duru kuTxis magidas. wuTSi Cvens 

win daxvavda baRCeuli da xileuli _ sazamTro da nesvi 

ginda, marwyvi da atami, leRvi da yurZeni, nigozi da Tafli... 

axlo magididan siniT gozinayi mogvarTves, Sori magididan 

_ xalva. 

iqiTken dol-garmoni aaxmianes da grZelulvaSa, 

Ripianma WianWvelam aRmosavluri baiaTi aarakraka. xma 

ise dauwvrilda, nemsis yunwSi aZvrenda. 

welis narnari rxeviT gamogogmandnen norCi Wian- 

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Wvelebi da `kintauri~ Camouares. 

bevri raRa gavagrZelo, kargad viqeifeT! 

Wiamaia durum vardis wveniT savse sasmisi aswia da 

wamoiZaxa: 

_ Cvens xelmwife anduyafars, gau-mar-jos! 

_ jos, jos!.. _ SesZaxes erTxmad WianWvelebma da 

am dros SemosasvlelTan xmauri moisma. 

TiTqosda viRaca Cxubobda. 

gaskda kari da kibeze WianWvelebis, rwyilebisa da 

koRoebis zedaxora Camogorda. 

qveSidan nacem-nagvemi koRo kako gamoZvra da daiwripina: 

_ ai, isinic!.. amaT mcemes! 

rwyilebma Tavi moigiJianes: 

_ amaT Cvens Zmas scemes? migviSviT!.. 

Wiamaia duru wamovarda da Seegeba. momxdurebi aryiT 

yardnen da, etyoba, Tavxedoba gasdiodaT, radgan 

sardafSi moqeife WianWvelebma Tavs uSveles. 

daxlidarma anTimozam amoioxra: 

_ kotes mxedrobaa! sanam yvelafers ar damilewaven, 

ar momeSvebian! _ mere ukana gasasvlelisaken maniSna: 

_ gaiqeci, durus eseni ver moerevian! 

cxadia, megobars gasaWirSi ver mivatovebdi. bolos 

da bolos mec qarTveli var da kacobisa raRaca mcxia. 

avdeqi da erT-or rwyils ise gavuqane, mgoni ybebi movungrie. 

koRo kakos, mag naZiralas, iseTi wixli amovkari, 

vfiqrob, sapensiod gavamzade... Wiamaia duru ufro yoCa- 

Rad irjeboda, visac moscxo, yvelani nokautSi Caagdo. 

magram momxdurebs axal-axali mxedroba emateboda da 

aqedan drouli aTesva ufro upriani iqneboda. me da durum 

mxari-mxars miveciT, nabij-nabij davixieT da bolos 

kars miRma gavsxltiT... 

bneli derefani swrafad movilieT. winidan sinaTle 

abrWyvialda da kvlav qalaqis ubanSi aRmovCndiT. 

_ frTxilad! _ maniSna durum. _ aq rwyilTubania! 

eseni cal-calke mxdlebi arian, erTad uyvarT daseva! 

sayeloebi aviwieT, qudebi CamovifxateT da gza ise 

dinjad gavagrZeleT, viTomc wuTis win arc gviCxubia. 

guli mifancqalebda, magram garegnulad SiSi ar gamim- 

JRavnebia. rwyilTa saxlebisaken gaxedvac ar mindoda. 

amaTi diasaxlisebi arc gvidnen da arc recxavdnen, yvelafers 

qeciani ZaRlis suni asdioda. 

uceb saidanRac pawawkintela rwyiluka gadmoxta 

da daiwivla: 

_ uyureT, ramodena sadili gvestumra! 

sadilio? _ atyda kar-fanjrebis raxaruxi. yoveli 

mxridan rwyilebma gamoyves Tavi da cnobismoyvared 

mogvacqerdnen. ufro gambedavebi kvalze gamogvyvnen. 

erTi-ori mamaci rwyili winidan gadagvidga, magram Cven 

SeuCerebliv wixlebi vkariT da ganze mivyareT. 

TiTqos SeTanxmebulado, sirbiliT win gaviWeriT. 

_ daiWiT, ar gauSvaT! _ ikivla viRacam da rwyilebis 

mTeli gundi gamogvenTo. 

yoCaRad gavrbodiT, magram isini naxtomebiT gveweodnen. 

maSin gamaxsenda misi aRmatebuleba batoni premieris 

SesaniSnavi Sairis striqonebi _ `rwyili axta-daxta...~ 

quCis bolos erTma moaxerxa kidec, mxarze Semaxta 

da kiserSi nestari Camaso, Tumca, vfiqrob, Cemi sisxli 

ver Seirgo, radgan Zirs vbertye da Tan iseTi vdruze, 

Tu saswrafod reanimaciaSi ar gaaqanebdnen, suls ufal- 

Tan gagzavnida... 

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T T a a v v i i IX 

IX 

faTerakebi grZeldeba 

gzajvaredinTan rwyilebi ucbad CamogvSordnen. 

gavixede da davinaxe, ramac isini daafrTxo: gzis saval 

nawilze uzarmazari wiTeli baRlinjo gatylarWula, 

policielis kiteli da Sarvali tanze askdeba, wina kidurSi 

saCiCqni uWiravs da zantad iCiCqneba. isea sisxliT 

gatiknuli, TiTi rom daaWiro, piridan waskdeba. 

_ genacvale, ratom arRvev sagzao wesebs? _ daaslokina. 

_ romel wesebs? _ gavikvirve. 

_ akrZaluli siCqariT morbodiT, Tanac quCis saval 

nawilSi... xom SeiZleba, pativcemul baRlinjos Seaskde 

da gaitano, iyuryute mere cixeSi. 

vatyob, Wiamaia durus vera cnobs da surs rame dagvcinclos. 

duru braziT aenTo, sacaa wauTaqebs. 

am dros bedad, mxedari gamoCnda. orjer ufro metad 

gatiknuli baRlinjo iremaxoWoze gadamjdara da 

dezebis cemiT aqeTken moaqanebs. 

_ durus dideba! salami Cvens stumars! _ Soridan 

mogvesalma mxedari. 

gaberili Ripi unagirze Semoudvia, samxreebze imdeni 

oqro asxia, policiis generalze naklebi ar iqneba. 

rigiT baRlinjos SiSis oflma daasxa. smenaze dadga. 

zedmeti daZabulobisagan serTukis Rilakebi mowyda 

da tyviasaviT mimoifanta. erTi cali SublSi momxvda 

da kopi damaCina. TviTon policiels ki titlikana Ripi 

auTaxTaxda. 

_ ra xdeba aq? _ ikiTxa policiis Cinma. 

damfrTxali policieli Semecoda da, Tumca Subls 

visresdi, xma ar amomiRia. durumac brazi daicxro da 

Semrigeblurad uTxra: 

_ meti Wkua da wesiereba sWirdebaT Tqvens xelqveiTebs, 

batono yaraman! 

yaramanma policiels cxvirwin kidurebi auqnia da 

yvirili morTo: 

_ gvarcxven, xom? Se lenCo, forma gacvia da durus 

vera cnob?! 

durum mxari gamkra, maniSna, sanam ufrosi umcross 

angariSs usworebs, aqedan gavecaloTo. 

gza mSvidad gavagrZeleT. uknidan karga xans gvesmoda 

maRali Cinosnis yvirili. 

_ es yaramani didi vireSmakaa! _ amixsna durum. _ 

generloba kai sma-WamaSi miiRo. igi msuqani naWrebis daTrevis 

Cempionia. kvekveriaSi omi rom gaCaRda, imdeni moaxerxa, 

meomar mxareTa Soris gawva da ukanali abzika. magis 

tra...saTvis im dros aravis ecala, magram SemTxveviT vegetarianelTa 

nasroliT gaikawra. yaramansac es undoda! 

umalve gamarjvebulebs miemxro da jildoc miiRo. adre 

Tu anduyafar vegetarianelis karze Toxlaobda, axla 

pirmwyazaris nasufraliT ikvebeba! 

_ axla ras uzams mag policiels? _ CaveZie. 

_ SemoeWmeva! _ mSvidad mipasuxa durum. 

am dros metad usiamovno suni meca. durumac pirze 

cxvirsaxoci aifara. wayunculi saxlis kuTxidan taxiviT 

Casuqebulma arsebam gamoixeda. durum erTi ufTxvina 

da isic daikarga. 

_ tilTubans umjobesia gverdi avuqcioT! _ ziz- 

RiT Tqva durum. _ eseni qurdebi da mawanwalebi arian, 

fuls siZviTa da WuWyiT Souloben! 

_ eg rogor? 

_ amaTi dedakacebi fulis gulisaTvis visac ginda 

Caugordebian! fuh, RmerTma gvaSoros! _ wamoiZaxa durum 

da fexs auCqara. mere cotaTi damSvidda da ganagr- 

Zo: _ Tu agekidnen, veRar moiSoreb! arc taraknebi mexateba 

gulze, magram amaTTan ra Sedarebaa... 

marTlac, tarakanTubanSi SvebiT amovisunTqe. aq qu- 

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Cebi SedarebiT swori da dagvili Canda. aqa-iq xe izrdeboda. 

fanjris Ziras yvavili xarobda. aivnebi SeRebili 

hqondaT da zed daZonZili xaliCebi gadmoefinaT 

dasabertyad. trotuarebze moqalaqe taraknebi TavianT 

colebTan erTad darbaislurad daseirnobdnen da erTmaneTs 

ulvaSebis cmacuniT esalmebodnen. umravlesobas 

Savi da kremisferi ecva. dedakacebs cocxebi eWiraT, mamakacebs 

urikebiT nagavi gahqondaT. patara tarakunebi 

ezoebSi TamaSobdnen, ramdeni nagavic mSoblebs gahqondaT, 

imdens Svilebi yridnen. 

erTma darbaiselma tarakanma fexsacmeli damisuna 

da eWviT amomxeda. amas kremisferi Jiletis jibidan Zewkviani 

saaTi mouCanda da ulvaSebi aqeT-iqiT Capaevurad 

gaewvarTa. 

_ ra iyo, dianoz, ra ar mogewona? _ hkiTxa durum. 

_ vifiqre, stumars tilTubnidan rame xom ar gamohyva-meTqi! 

_ wamoiwia da durus maameblurad moucacuna 

ulvaSebi. _ dagvewvieT, duru batono, premier gedevanis 

nasufralidan narCenebi gadmouyriaT da Cemma 

meuRlem momirbenina. iseTi lukmebia, gagixardeba! 

_ gveCqareba, Cemo dianoz, sxva dros iyos! _ gaecina 

durus. 

nasufralidan mirTmeva didad arc me mxiblavda. 

tarakanTubnidan ori nabijiRa gvrCeboda bututias 

moednamde da swrafad CavirbineT. 

cxadia, sxva viTarebaSi sastumro `bermuxidan~ amodena 

faTerakiani gzis gavla arc dagvWirdeboda, raki 

anduyafar meoris moednidan SegveZlo pirdapir WkiWkitia 

pirvelis prospeqtiT aqamde gamogvevlo, magram 

SevecadeT arakeTilmosurneTa Tvals ar SevCxerodiT 

da gzac imitom gavimrudeT. 

bututias moedani da WkiWkitia pirvelis prospeqti 

kvekverias mSvenebaa. orives alamazebs uzarmazari Senobebi, 

formikalendis arqiteqturis igavmiuwvdomeli 

Sedevrebi. maTSi vlindeba WianWvelas maRali SemoqmedebiTi 

inteleqti. samwuxarod, zogierTi maTgani bolo omma 

gaanadgura da nangrevebze reklamebiT aWrelebuli ficris 

dafebia afarebuli. 

bututias moedanze uzenaesi salaybos monumenturi 

Senobaa aRmarTuli, mis Tavze formikalendis Svidferi 

droSa frialebs, rac imas niSnavs, rom qveynis mTavari salaybo 

daZabulad muSaobs. ministrTa kabinetis Senoba 

odnavRa Camouvardeba Tavis mezobels da mis Tavzec 

droSaa aRmarTuli. misi aRmatebuleba batoni premieri 

funagoria xoWo gedevani Tavis kabinetSi zis da humanitarul 

funas anawilebs. moednis centrSi uzarmazari 

monumenti dgas. maRal kvarcxlbekze TviT WkiWkitia 

pirveli wamomarTula. erTi kiduri CrdiloeTisaken 

miuSveria, meore _ samxreTisaken, mesame _ aRmosavle- 

Tisaken da meoTxe _ dasavleTisaken. pirvel xelmwifes, 

Turme, mTeli planetis dapyroba ewada, rac ganuxorcielebia 

kidec. WianWvelebi mTel dedamiwas moedvnen, 

oRond tvirTis simZime veRar gaTvales da amitomac da- 

Ciavdnen. 

WianWveluri andaza gvaswavlis: imaze met tvirTs 

nu wamoikideb, risi awevac SegiZlia! 

sataxto qalaqis centri metad xmauriani aRmoCnda. 

igi gadatvirTuli iyo sazidrebiT, urmebiTa da orTvalebiT. 

aqa-iq iaponuri manqanebic SevniSne. daxeT, am 

iaponelebs Turme formikalendSic SemouRweviaT! 

trotuarebi savse iyo moseirne moqalaqeebiT, um- 

Tavresad elitaruli WianWveloba mimodioda, Wrela- 

Wrula CacmulobiT awonebdnen erTmaneTs Tavs (Cemi iq 

yofnis dros modidan ukve gadioda moxarSuli jinsebi!). 

sastumro `bermuxis~ mxridan CoCqoli moisma. iqidan 

demonstrantebi daiZrnen. Tavdapirvelad mxolod 

Wreli droSebi Canda, mere transparantebi gavarCie, 

romlebzec erTaderTi nawilaki ewera _ àra!~ brbom 

TandaTan gaavso WkiWkitia pirvelis prospeqti. win sakaciT 

WriWinobela zeinabi mohyavdaT. dazaralebuls pir- 

Tan mikrofoni miedo da Tavdauzogavad iWinTeboda: 

_ ara, ara!.. 

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pasuxad brbo samgzis imeorebda: 

_ ara, ara, ara! 

_ dadian da xmauroben! _ amixsna durum. _ ukmayofiloni 

arian, oRond ar ician, risi! 

am saubarSi viyaviT, roca momijnave quCebidan xelketiani 

policieli baRlinjoebi da kotes mxedroba 

gamocvivda. atyda erTi cema-tyepa, ver gavarkvie, vin 

vis urtyamda da vin sad garboda. 

_ wavediT! _ momqaCa durum. 

maRal Tejirs gadavaxtiT da daburul baRs SevefareT. 

Soridan kvlav moismoda xmauri. aq ki sulieri 

aravin WaWanebda. 

cota xans viareT. durum xSiri buCqnari gadaswia 

da imis miRma saidumlo kari aRmoCnda. 

Wiamaiam gasaRebi moargo. 

bnel derefanSi SevediT. 

winidan gaanaTa. 

_ cici, Sena? _ ikiTxa durum. 

_ ho, gelodebiT! 

cicinaTela cici Semogvegeba da gagviZRva. 

pirisaxeze ver Sevxede, rakiRa ukanaliT gvinaTebda. 

xandaxan duru Cerdeboda, mafrTxilebda, rames 

Tavi ar waartyao. 

ucbad gverdidan pawawa Tvalebma gaibrWyviala. momeCvena, 

rom sibnelidan viRac miTvalTvalebda. 

_ duru! _ CurCuliT gavZaxe. 

_ ra iyo? 

_ iq viRacaa! 

durum im mxares nabiji gadadga. cicic gaCerda, im 

kuTxes mianaTa, magram carieli kedeliRa davinaxeT. 

_ mogeCvena! _ damamSvida durum da gza ganvagrZeT. 

mainc veWvobdi, rom sibnelidan viRaca miTval- 

Tvalebda. 

gvirabis bolos dRis sinaTle gamoCnda, cicis naTeli 

Cauqra. erTi gamwleuli qalbatoni aRmoCnda. Semdgom 

durum amixsna, rom igi xelmwife anduyafaris uerT- 

gulesi fareSia da Tu mteri gaimarjvebda, wesisamebr, 

pirvels mas Camohkidebdnen, oRond ukanaliT. 

mimovixede, Turme xelmwifis samzareuloSi aRmovCndiT. 

TeTrCaCianma mzareulebma viTomc ver SegvamCnies. 

uamrav qvabsa da qvabunaSi ixarSeboda nair-nairi 

muraba, xilfafa, kompoti, xilisa da bostneulis wvenebi... 

tafebsa da tafunebze cxveboda namcxvrebi da fun- 

TuSebi... ibraweboda xaWapuri, qada da nazuqi. mokled, 

yvelaferi, riTac SeiZleba piri Caitkbarunos aTi wlis 

biWunam... 

T T a a v v i i X 

X 

aqa ambavi misi udidebulesobisa da 

princesa naTelikosi 

Wiamaia durum misaRebSi Semiyvana, cicisTan damtova, 

TviTon ki kars miRma gauCinarda. es iyo maRalWeriani, 

rbili avejiT gawyobili oTaxi. misi fanjrebi baRSi 

gadioda. zed akruli wvrili gisosebi samefo ojaxs icavda 

momabezrebeli mTxovnelebisa da teroristebisagan. 

qalbatonma cicim savarZelze mimiTiTa, TviTon ki 

telefonSi JRurtuli daiwyo. 

sagrZnoblad vRelavdi. gamaxsenda oboba gvajis 

sityvebi, xelmwifis saxelis gagonebaze Zirs unda ikotrialoo; 

ager, WianWvela baTura da misi jalaboba miwaze wvebodnen 

pativiscemis gamosaxatavad; sastumros administratori 

WianWvela bexveria cdilobda orad gadakeciliyo 

da ara gamosdioda ra... miuxedavad Cemi gvariSvilobisa, 

ar vicodi, ranairad warvsdgomodi mis udidebulesobas, 

ubralod Tavi dameqnia Tu Subli parketze mertya, ena pir- 

Si gameCerebina Tu iataki meloka, rogorc es lagnagis mefis 

karze xdeboda (ix. j. s v i f t i, guliveris mogzauroba). 

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am dabneulobis Sedegi iyo, rom qalbaton cicis 

utaqtod davekiTxe: 

_ geTayvaT, ramdenvoltiania Tqveni ganaTeba? 

cicim ucnauri xma gamosca, albaT, gaicina da im 

wuTidan TvalebSi Semomcicinebda, flirtis gagrZelebas 

Tu elodeboda. 

me ki mivbrundi da kuTxeSi midgmul televizors 

mivacqerdi. ekranze WianWvelebis saxalxo ansambli asrulebda 

mravalyvirilian saomar simReras. gemovnebaze 

ar daoben, magram nu miwyenen Cemi WianWvela megobrebi 

da me ufro WriWinobelebis WriWini mirCevnia. 

_ me maRalZabviani qali var, geTayva! _ momesma 

uceb cicinaTelas pasuxi. 

sabednierod, duru gamovida da maniSna, SebrZandio, 

TviTon ki misaRebSi darCa. 

Sevedi. 

_ modi, modi, viTamaSoT! _ momesma uceb biWunas 

wkriala xma da uzomo gancvifrebisagan nabiji ver gadavdgi. 

Cemi gaogneba ar gamouwvevia vrceli da maRali darbazis 

simSvenieres, barokos stilis fanjrebs, brolis 

WaRebs... arc SemaRlebulze dadgmul oqros taxtsa da 

farCagadafarebul magidaze _ Zvirfasi TvlebiT moWedil 

oqros samefo gvirgvinsa da skiptras... arc kedlebze 

Camofenili erovnuli droSebis feradovnebasa da 

taxtis Tavze amokveTil gerbs, romelzec meordeboda 

moedanze dadgmuli WkiWkitia pirvelis gamosaxuleba. 

megona, ukve araferi gamikvirdeboda! 

misi udidebulesoba formikalendis xelmwife anduyafar 

meore pirmwyazari da xelmwifis ufrosi daiko 

misi brwyinvaleba princesa naTeliko titlikanani brZandebodnen. 

ufro sworad, Tavdapirvelad momeCvena, rom 

titlikanani brZandebodnen. sinamdvileSi ki xelmwifes 

ecva ablabudis Sarval-perangi, mxrebze gadaegdo ablabudisave 

mosasxami, xolo princesa naTelikos emosa 

ablabudis Zvirfasi kaba, romlis arsebobas is patiosani 

Tvlebi mowmobda, aqa-iq qalwulis gulmkerdsa da mxrebze 

rom gaielvebda. 

_ modi, viTamaSoT! _ Wirveulad gamimeora biWunam 

da iZulebuli gavxdi mivsuliyavi. 

darbazis SuagulSi, pirdapir iatakze saTamaSo rkinigza 

moewyoT, cicqna matarebeli da vagonebi liandagze 

daqrodnen, gvirabebSi Zvrebodnen, xidebze gadadiodnen. 

yovelive amas aRfrTovanebuli taSiT xvdebodnen 

maTi udidebulesobebi da da Zma. 

usityvod Cavcucqdi, orTaves Tvals ver vaSorebdi. 

vcdilobdi, azri momekriba. 

misi udidebulesoba angeloziviT biWi gaxldaT. 

moxdenili sportuli aRnagoba hqonda. cisfer TvalebSi 

xandaxan sicive Caudgeboda, magram iseTi kriala Rimili 

gaubrwyindeboda, pirisaxe iseTi cocxali da sayvareli 

uxdeboda, rom ar SeiZleboda adamianSi sapasuxo grZnoba 

ar gamoewvia. oRondac, aTi wlis biWis Tavze gasaocari 

sanaxavi iyo samocdaaTi wlis kacis WaRara. mere gavige, 

ymawvili xelmwife im dRes gaWaRaravda, roca zarbaznebis 

grialiT misi winamorbedi da sexnia daamxes, is ki sazeimod 

taxtze aiyvanes. 

princesa naTelikoze laparakic miWirs. vinanieb, 

rom misma igavmiuwvdomelma silamazem kinaRam Cemi naniko 

damaviwya, SoltiviT gogonas erTi bewo nakli ar 

daeZebneboda. ra SxvarTi fexebi hqonda, ra moxdenili 

TeZo da weli, rogori qaluri gulmkerdi, gluvi mxrebi, 

CanCqeriviT oqros Tmebi, pirisaxis ovali, zomieri 

cxviri da ZmasaviT cisferi Tvalebi... oh, misi bageebi... 

mapatieT, mgoni, Sors Sevtope! 

_ daxe, axla oboba gvaji xids aafeTqebs da matarebeli 

gadavardeba! _ Semomcina misma udidebulesobam 

da Rilaks TiTi daaWira. 

xidi umal SuaSi gaipo. matarebelma ganwirulad 

Sehkivla da gadaiCexa. masze mibmuli vagonebic gadayi- 

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avdnen da erTmaneTze aixorxlnen. 

_ axla dazaralebul mgzavrebs rwyili kotes biWebi 

miscvivdebian! _ misma udidebulesobam kolofidan 

TuTiis jariskacebi gadmoyara da damtvreuli vagonebis 

irgvliv ganalaga. 

_ naZarcvs, cxadia, Cemi premieri gedevani leRvis 

foTols gadaafarebs! 

misma udidebulesobam iatakze dafenili xaliCis 

kide aswia da saTamaSos zed gadaafara. mere xelebi daibertya, 

taxtze abrZanda da maniSna momcro skamze, romelic 

mis ferxTiT idga. Turme masze dajdoma did pativad 

iTvleboda da igi karTan daaxloebul pirTa mudmivi 

Surisa da qiSpis sagans warmoadgenda. 

momxibla xelmwifis aseTma ndobam. gamaoca patara 

biWisaTvis uCveulo sibrZnem da gonierebam. xangrZlivi 

saubris Semdeg davaskveni, rom da-ZmaSi (princesa naTeliko 

Cvidmetisa gaxldaT!) erTad Serwymuliyo bavSvuri 

gulubryviloba da berikacis goniereba. 

Cveni saubris Sinaarss aq mTlianad ver movitan. jer 

erTi, did adgils waiRebs, meorec, Zalian aRelvebuli 

viyavi da gonebaSi bevri ram ameria. 

Tavdapirvelad xelmwifem moikiTxa Tavisi `Zma da 

megobari~, Cveni qveynis pirveli piri. ratomRac miiCnia, 

rom me misi ndobiT aRWurvili despani viyavi. 

amas rom ambobda, ise momxiblavad iRimeboda, Cemi 

guli umal moigo. 

princesa naTelikom momibodiSa zedmeti cnobiswadilis 

gamo, magram mTxova, amexsna, Tu ratom var aseT 

uxeS qsovilSi CajavSnuli, nuTu am tanisamosisagan sxeuli 

dalilavebuli ara maqvs, an iqneb raime simaxinjes 

vmalav da ara msurs qveyanas vaCveno. 

Sevecade, amexsna, rom CvenTan adamianebi ase icvamen 

da siSiSvlis gamoCenas eridebian. 

_ nuTu me maxinji tani maqvs? _ lamazi Subli SeiWmuxna 

princesam. 

_ oh, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Tqvenze mSvenieri arseba 

dedamiwis zurgze ar daiareba! _ ver davmale aRfr- 

Tovaneba. 

_ maSin ver gamigia, WupriviT ratom unda gavexvio 

parkSi? _ ganmicxada princesa naTelikom. _ isedac xom 

mag tansacmlis qveS yvelani SiSvlebi varT! 

amaze ra meTqmoda da gavCumdi. xom ver vetyodi, 

rom formikalendSi Cemnairad aTasnairi maxinji mweri 

da xoWo icvamda. 

misma udidebulesobam dawvrilebiT gamomkiTxa 

Cemi Tavgadasavali, mere Cemi samSoblos istoria da 

geografia. cota TviTonac icoda, Tanac iseTi ram, 

razec aqamde arc davfiqrebulvar. misma udidebulesobam 

macnoba, rom dRevandeli saqarTvelos teritoriaze 

cxovrobs miliardi WianWvela. formikalendis 

statistikosebma aRnusxes mamrisa da mdedris raodenobac, 

agreTve uwlovanTa ricxvi da Seadgines WianWvela- 

Ta jiS-jilagis reestri... 

Cvens dRevandel, krizisul movlenebze rom vuyvebodi, 

misi udidebulesoba moiRrubla, princesa naTelikos 

ki Tvalebi auwylianda. 

_ eh, Cven, WianWvelebi qarTvelebs vgvanebivarT! 

_ amoioxra xelmwife anduyafarma. 

minda SegaxsenoT, rom misi udidebulesoba Cveulebrivi 

biWi iyo, magram amasac, rogorc yvelas formikalendSi, 

Tavi WianWvela egona, oRond samefo gvarisa. 

amitom iyo, rom princesa naTeliko CameZia: 

_ qarTvel WianWvelebSi Tqven, albaT, mefuri 

gvariT gamoirCeviT! 

wamierad davibeni da abneulad Sevepasuxe: 

_ magram yvela qarTveli Cemnairia! _ mxedveloba- 

Si, cxadia, is mqonda, rom yvela qarTveli homo sapiensia. 

_ rogor, yvela qarTveli xelmwifea? _ gaukvirda 

anduyafars. 

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`magan ar dagvRupa?~ _ gavifiqre CemTvis da ena 

dameba. ar vicodi rogor amexsna am gulubryvilo arsebaTaTvis, 

rom TviTonac ar iyvnen WianWvelebi da miT 

ufro _ me. amitomac am kiTxvaze pasuxi ar gamicia. 

cota xans Tanamedrove politikaze visaubreT. 

_ socializmi ra aris? _ mkiTxa xelmwifem. 

avuxseni, rom socializmi iseTi sistemaa, roca yvelani 

zomierad maTxovrebi varT da Tu vinmem Tavi wamoswia, 

egreve wavuTaqebT, raTa CvenTan gavaTanabroT. 

_ marto beladisaTvis yofila kai, radgan imas ver 

wauTaqeb! _ daaskvna gonierma biWunam. _ kapitalizmi 

raRaa? 

iseTi sistemaa, roca erTi ass Zarcvavs, oRond 

kanonieri gziT. 

_ Tqveneburi demokratia? 

es isaa, roca yvelas Tanabari uflebebi gvaqvs. ma- 

Rali wixls Tu damaWers, meca maqvs ufleba wixliT vupasuxo, 

oRond, samwuxarod, Cemi mokle fexebiT veRara 

vwvdebi. 

TiTi Sublze miido misma udidebulesobam, karga 

xans ifiqra da ase brZana: 

_ Cvenc gviWirs da Turme Tqvenc gagWirvebiaT! 

CamobrZandes es Tqveni xelmwife, iqneb zogi ram mec vaswavlo, 

Tundac is, Tu ra aris demokratia! _ mere taSi 

Semohkra da darbazSi Semosul cicis ubrZana: _ stumari 

sasaxleSi icxovrebs, moasveneT da pativi miageT! 

T T a a v v i i XI 

XI 

aqa ambavi oboba yarayurTisa 

princesa naTelikom pativi damdo da Cemi oTaxis 

karamde mimacila. Sevecade, Tavi momeToka da Tvali 

ameridebina, magram es TiTqmis SeuZlebeli iyo, radgan 

ise minarnarebda, TiTqos fexebs iataks arc akarebda. 

ablabudis Txeli kaba msubuqad fofinebda, tanze elamuneboda. 

qalbatoni cicinaTela cici odnav moSorebiT mogvyveboda 

da moridebiT meqceoda. albaT, amanac ifiqra, 

es Cveni stumari samefo gvaris kacia da masTan Tavqariani 

flirti saSiSiao. 

derefanSi rom mivdiodiT, moulodnelad tanSi gamburZgla. 

momeCvena, rom viRaca borotad miTvalTvalebda. 

swrafad movixede, TiTqos raRacam Savad gaielva. 

`molandebebi damewyo!~ _ Tavi davituqse, mere davixare 

da princesa naTelikos xelze mokrZalebiT vakoce. 

princesam xeli gancvifrebiT gamomtaca, Turme 

egona, rom vukbendi. gunebaSi gadavwyvite, amexsna 

princesasaTvis, Tu ra aris kocna da SemTxveva Tu momecemoda, 

gakveTilebic Cametarebina (am cuRlutobas, 

imedia, mapatiebs Cemi naniko!). 

CemTvis gankuTvnili oTaxi Zalian momewona. ori 

maRali fanjridan sinaTle uxvad iRvreboda. buxarSi 

cecxli enTo. buxrispiras, dabal tablaze ori kacis vax- 

Sami ewyo. kerZebis mixedviT mivxvdi, rom Wiamaia durum 

izruna... oTaxSi iyo rbili sawoli qaTqaTa qveSagebiT, 

saweri magida, savarZlebi da feradi televizori. 

SemosvlisTanave CavrTe da sakuTari fizionomia 

vixile. reportiorma Turme sastumro `bermuxasTan~ 

gadamiRo. sasacilo sanaxavi iyo sqelua bexveria, romelic 

orad gakecvas cdilobda... Semdeg sxvadasxva informacia 

gadaica, maT Soris cnoba CinmaCinidan, rom 

TviTmfrinavi, romlidanac formikalendSi mgzavri 

Camovarda, mSvidobianad dafrinda CinmaCinis dedaqalaq 

uCinmaCinis aeroportSi. axla midis molaparakeba imis 

Taobaze, Tu rogor amoqolon Riobi da ramdeni dajdeba 

es operacia. SesaZlebelia, saqarTvelos ar eyos 

savaluto saxsrebi da maSin, arsebobs idea, rom qalbaton 

elviras eTxovos, zomieri gasamrjelos fasad, Tavisi 

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Zvirfasi ukanaliT ukana gzazec dagmanos es Riobi da 

amiT samSoblos gauwios Rirseuli samsaxuri... 

ar vicodi, Sirazis vardi da kokobi daTanxmdeboda 

Tu ara, magram elviras ukanali gulwrfelad Semenana. 

bindispirze Wiamaia duru movida, mivusxediT tablas, 

mivirTviT xili da tkbileuli, wavuqcieT Wiqebi, 

viWukWukeT guliTadad... me Cemi ambavi movuyevi, iman 

Tavisi. gaixsena mSoblebi, mravalricxovani da-Zma, uzrunveli 

bavSvoba, roca balaxebSi xetialis garda saqme 

araferi hqonda... moCxubariZe Searqves Turme. im balax-bulaxSi 

uamravi vinme dacocavda da duruc Sarianad 

gadaekideboda, rac CxubiT mTavrdeboda. SeamCnies misi 

es niWiereba da waiyvanes obobaTa kavSiris cema-tyepis 

akademiaSi, sadac ZiriTadi xelobis garda anabanasac aswavlidnen, 

ra Tqma unda, kirilicaze... Tavisi ZalgulovanebiTa 

da gonierebiT male gaiTqva saxeli. xan aRmosavleTSi 

agzavnidnen funagorieli mojaxedebis winaaRmdeg, 

xan dasavleTSi _ binis taraknebis amboxebis 

CasaxSobad. mere mis sulSi aqamde miCumaTebuli simi 

aJRerda, samSoblos siyvaruli moeZala, obobaTa kavSirs 

zurgi Seaqcia da formikalendis samsaxurSi Cadga... 

_ fici maqvs dadebuli, _ gamando durum, _ bolo 

unda movuRo zogierTebis parpaSs da Cveni ymawvili xelmwife 

aRvadgino WeSmarit uflebebSi! 

kargad mivxvdi, vis parpaSs gulisxmobda. 

_ mec mzada var Tavi davdo xelmwife anduyafarisa 

da princesa naTelikosaTvis! _ mgznebarebam Semipyro, 

rasac daclili sasmisebi miZlierebda. 

_ xelmwife anduyafars gaumarjos! _ wamoiZaxa 

durum. 

_ jos!.. jos!.. _ beWedi davsvi da Cven erTmaneTs 

gadavexvieT. 

durus wasvlis Semdeg karga xans vujeqi televizors. 

WriWinebis opera midioda, imdeni iWriWines, Cam- 

Tvlima. 

antraqtSi oboba gvajis interviu gadaica. gvardiis 

sardali yveboda imaze, Tu rogor aRmomaCina da rogor 

uSiSrad da mamacurad gamkoWa. cxadia, sityvac ar 

dascdenia, rom gulwasuli vegde da Cemi gakoWva bavSvsac 

SeeZlo. 

gamovTiSe televizori da gaxdas Sevudeqi. ratom- 

Rac SiSma gamkenwla. xom xdeba xolme, rom adamians usafuZvlo 

SiSi eufleba. mimovixede, martodmarto viyavi, 

magram momeCvena, rom viRaca miTvalTvalebda. 

buxris piras rkinis sacecxluri egdo. aviRe da 

loginTan, xelis gawvdenaze davde. 

am xnis manZilze pirvelad gavSiSvldi da nebierad 

CavTbundi. 

Zilma CamiTria... mezmana, rom bnel ufskrulSi vvardebi... 

SiSisagan wamoviyvire da gamomeRviZa... 

oTaxSi TiTqos raRaca Seirxa. fanjridan Semosuli 

namgala mTvaris susti anarekli odnavRa fantavda sibneles 

da ufro vigumane, vidre davinaxe, rom marto ara var. 

marjvena xeli gavapare, sacecxluri aviRe, marcxeniT 

ki Suqi avanTe. 

_ daxoce, daxoce adamianebi! _ boRmiT wamoiZaxa 

viRacam. 

Tvalebi kinaRam Sublze amomezarda. 

Cemken moeqaneboda uzarmazari, banjgvliani oboba... 

iseTi Savia, bneleTidan amosulsa hgavs. 

yvirili movrTe, megona, Cemi RrialiT davafrTxobdi. 

_ daxoce, daxoce adamianebi! _ Semzaravi xma gamosca 

obobam, Tan arc Seyovnebula. 

fexze wamoviWeri da zevidan vxeTqe sacecxluri. 

imodena Rone Cavatane, xars wavaqcevdi, magram obobam 

wamiT daixia da isev Setevaze gadmovida. 

sawolidan savarZelze gadavinacvle, iqidan sawer 

magidaze, iqidan kvlav savarZelze... davxtivar aqeTiqiT, 

Tan vcdilob, sacecxluri moxerxebulad movu- 

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nacvlo, imisic meSinia, es erTaderTi iaraRi Tavisi marwuxiviT 

Zlieri kiduriT xelidan ar gamomglijos. 

bolos movaxerxe da TvalSi vatake. 

simwris Rmuili morTo, banjgvliani piri moixoka... 

daixia... fexdafex mivyevi, Tan vcdilob, uamravi Tvalidan 

romelime kidev amovubuSto. 

am dros kari gaiRo da cicinaTela cicim Sehkivla, 

Turme xmauri Semoesma da moirbina. 

obobam moqneuli sacecxluri kidev erTxel aicdina 

da pirdapir Camqral buxarSi durTa Tavi, buxris mil- 

Si miimala. 

gadareuli Semovarda Wiamaia duru, avtomati moarbenina. 

_ sad aris?! _ yviriliT mekiTxeba. 

avtomati avarTvi, lula buxris milSi Sevayofine 

da jeri mivuSvi. 

zevidan raRac mZime wamovida da dacxriluli oboba 

ferflSi daeZneyva, buRi daayena. 

derefanSi fexebis xma moisma. dacvis muSakebi morbodnen. 

oTaxi aivso SeiaraRebuli WianWvelebiT, magram 

saqme ukve moTavebuli iyo. 

mobrZanda misi udidebulesoba xelmwife anduyafari, 

daxeda moklul obobas da Camexuta. 

_ es yarayurTia, boroti da Sxamiani, _ CamCurCula, 

_ didi xania Cveni amowyveta unda. 

mis xmaSi SiSi amovicani. 

uceb mzera vigrZeni. movixede... princesa naTeliko 

miyurebs gafarToebuli TvalebiT, Tan wiTldeba... 

Semrcxva... axlaRa gamaxsenda, rom titlikana viyavi... 

T T a a v v i i XII 

XII 

aqa ambavi ministrTa kabinetis sxdomisa 

am SemTxvevis Semdeg xelmwifem Zalian Semiyvara da 

gverdidan ar miSorebda. WaRara biWunasTan gatarebuli 

wuTebi Cemi cxovrebis saukeTeso droa. igi, erTi mxriv, 

maocebda bavSvuri gulubryvilobiTa da sigiJmaJiT, 

meore mxriv, WaRarosnis Sesaferisi sidarbaisliTa da 

gonierebiT. momavalSi, vfiqrob, didi politikosi dadgeba, 

ra Tqma unda, gazrdas Tu aclian. 

im dRes ministrTa kabinetis sxdoma unda Semdgariyo 

da xelmwifem ar damiTxova. vifiqre, CemTvisac saintereso 

sakiTxi ganixileba da imitom damtoves-meTqi. 

Wiamaia duru gverdiT mejda. ar maxsovs, zeviT Tu 

aRvniSne, rom igi xelmwifis pirad uSiSroebas ganagebda. 

Semovida xelmwifis karis ceremonmaisteri, axalgazrda, 

kopwia WianWvela, romelsac Tavze TeTri pariki 

exura, warbebi amoeqna da tuCebze pomada ecxo. xelSi 

oqrosbunikiani joxi eWira da iatakze dahkra. 

_ misi aRmatebuleba batoni premieri funagoria 

xoWo gedevani! 

SemobrZanda Savsmokingiani da Savcilindriani batoni 

premieri. vercxlis xeljoxi iRliaSi darbaislurad 

amoedo. cilindri moixada, xelmwifes Tavi daukra 

da mimarTa: 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav, nu dagaviwydebaT, rom 

me dagsviT mag taxtze! 

_ maxsovs, Zvirfaso premiero! _ morCilad miugo 

anduyafarma. 

ori nabiji gadmodga batonma premierma da zemoTqmuli 

sityvebi gaimeora. misma udidebulesobam winandeliviT 

upasuxa. batonma premierma xelmwifes mesamejer 

rom Seaxsena Tavisi damsaxurebis Sesaxeb, kinaRam adgi- 

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lidan wamovxti, magram durum damiWira da CamCurCula: 

_ nu Caerevi, es ceremonialia! 

batoni premieri Soriaxlo dabrZanda da nexvis suni 

daayena. 

ceremonmaisterma kvlav gamoacxada: 

_ misi keTilSobileba vice-premieri uSiSroebis, 

dazvervisa da kontrdazvervis dargSi batoni soliteri! 

kinaRam guli wamivida. TeTri, Jelesnairi lenti 

kudze Semosrialda. Tavi da tani erTnairi hqonda. vfiqrob, 

Tavi kiserze eqneboda, kisrad ki is adgili vigulisxme, 

sadac halstuxi ekeTa. TviTon halstuxi iatakamde mos- 

Trevda da erTaderTi tanisamosis rols asrulebda. 

gamxelisa mrcxvenia, magram qamari magrad Semovi- 

Wire. vin icis, baton vice-premiers gunebaSi ra moeprianeba-meTqi. 

dazverva da kontrdazverva xom imitomac andes, 

raTa iq SeZlos SeZroma, sadac sxvebi ver Seetevian. 

soliterma gedevanis gverdiT daikava adgili. mTeli 

sxdomis manZilze iqiTken gaxedva mezareboda. 

_ gvardiis sardali batoni oboba gvaji! 

guli Camivarda, Tavi damnaSaved vigrZeni. iqneb arc 

arafers mipirebda, me ki sastumro `bermuxidan~ gamovepare. 

gvajim mimoixeda, wamiT Tvalebi geslianad momapyro 

da xelmwifes rixiT SeuZaxa: 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav, xom gaxsovT, rom mag 

taxtze me dagsviT? 

_ maxsovs, geTayva! _ auRelveblad Seepasuxa anduyafari. 

gvaji gamobobRda. SemeSinda, ar meces-meTqi, magram 

man mSvidad Camiara da savarZelSi Caetyepa. 

_ ministrTa kabinetis arawevri, moyvaruli politikosi, 

mamaci batoni rwyili kote! 

Semocqrialda rwyili kote. rogorc yovelTvis, 

axlac momxiblavad ecva _ Savi pijaki, qaTqaTa perangi 

da Savkoplebiani halstuxi-pepela. 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav, gaixseneT, rom mag taxtze 

me dagsviT! _ Tavi daukra xelmwifes. 

_ ar damviwyebia, Cemo kote, arc arasodes damaviwydeba! 

_ amoioxra anduyafarma. 

kote miiWra savarZelTan, saxelurze Sinaurulad 

wamoskupda, sajdomze ki Tavisi uamravi Ceqma Semoawyo. 

_ misi kaikacoba, funansTa ministri, batoni gadigamodi! 

_ kabinetis momdevno wevrs, erT gamwleul 

WianWvelas SemouZRva ceremonmaisteri. 

_ ratom `funansTa~? _ vkiTxe durus. 

man CurCuliT amixsna: Turme formikalendis fulad 

erTeuls hqvia `funa~. erT funad (igulisxmeba fuladi 

erTeuli!) SeiZleba SeviZinoT erTi grami funa (ukacravad, 

magram igulisxmeba nexvi!). aqedan gamomdinare, saministros 

hqvia funansTa saministro, ministrs _ funansTa 

ministri, ufro dabali rangis moxeleebs _ funganebi. 

_ `kaikacoba~ raRaa? 

_ uprocento sesxs iZleva, ukan arafers iTxovs! 

_ amixsna durum. 

_ albaT, TviTonac motexavs xolme! _ davaskveni 

da amasobaSi ceremonmaisterma gamoacxada: 

_ uzenaesi salaybos spikeri batoni goglimogli! 

Semogorda raRac burTiviT mrgvali, verafriT gavarkvie, 

ra arseba brZandeboda da piri sad hqonda (iqneb 

mTlad nestis xoWo iyo!), xmas ki ganuwyvetliv gamoscemda: 

_ gamarjobaT, gamarjobaT!.. ufali TqvenTanaa! 

ieRova TqvenTanaa! alahi TqvenTanaa! kaliostro Tqven- 

Tanaa! buda TqvenTanaa! konfuci TqvenTanaa!.. 

sanam savarZlamde migordeboda, ase gvlocavda, 

mere, radgan xeli aravin SeaSvela, TviTon ki savarZels 

ver Sewvda, iqve, xelmwifis ferxTiT mokalaTda da 

gaisusa. 

mcire xniT davdumdiT, Semdeg batoni premieri funagoria 

xoWo gedevani alaparakda: 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav! _ mowiwebiT mimarTa 

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xelmwife anduyafars. _ samwuxarod, kabinetis yvela 

wevri ar gveswreba, radgan batoni sagareo saqmeTa ministri 

kikaco alTas gavagzavneT kombostos saSovnelad, 

Sinagan saqmeTa ministri arakaco _ balTas, stafilos 

sakiTxis gasarkvevad, miwaTmflobelobis ministri 

CuRureTis samefos ewvia tarakanTa gvardiasTan mosalaparakeblad, 

ekonomikis ministri _ gardabnis sahercogos. 

iq kartofilis didi mosavalia da daxmareba unda 

vTxovoT Cvens keTil megobrebs _ kolorados xoWoebs... 

aba, ra vqnaT, Wama xom undaT baRnebs? 

_ undaT, raRa Tqma unda, undaT! _ swrafad daudastura 

batonma goglimoglam. _ me principulad moviTxov, 

rom baRnebi gamoikvebos! 

namdvilad pingpongsa hgavda, oRond sakmaod mozrdili 

iyo. àlbaT, nestis xoWoa, _ WoWmaniT vfiqrobdi, 

_ rom gaiSlebodes, kidurebic gamouCndeba!~ 

_ amrigad, kabinetis sxdomas gaxsnilad vacxadeb! 

_ brZana batonma premierma. _ erTwuTiani moxsenebisaTvis 

sityva eZleva baton vice-premiers, soliters! 

wamoiklakna soliteri. iq, sadac Tvalebi igulisxmeboda, 

saTvale wamoikvexa da qaRaldis nagleji zed 

miifara. 

_ sakiTxi erTia: rogor gamoviyenoT Cveni Zvirfasi 

stumari! 

gulze mececxla, etyoba, gavfiTrdi, radgan durum 

idayvze momiTaTuna, gamamxneva. 

_ dRes Cven swori gadawyvetileba Tu ver miviReT, 

es problema uzenaesi salaybos msjelobis sagani gaxdeba! 

vifiqre, aviReb am skams da welSi gavwyvet baton 

vice-premiers-meTqi, magram Tavi Sevikave. 

_ bodiSs vuxdi misi udidebulesobis mefur ynosvas, 

_ ganagrZo soliterma da Tan xelmwifisaken maameblurad 

gadaixara, _ magram ministrTa kabineti Tvlis, 

rom adamianis ZiriTadi funqcia nexvis warmoebaa! 

_ diax! _ kveri daukra funagoria xoWom. _ batoni 

soliteri am saqmis Rrma mcodnea, ukeTes specialists 

versad viSoviT! amitom, Cveni winadadebaa, Zvirfasi stumari 

boselSi davabaT da is saqme davavaloT, risTvisac amqveynad 

gaCenila! 

_ Cemi azriT, es savsebiT SesaZlebelia! _ umal 

daudastura goglimoglam. 

warmoidgineT, rogori Seuracxyofili davrCebodi. 

Cems aRSfoTebas sazRvari ar hqonda. Wiamaia durus 

megobruli Tanadgoma rom ara, raime sisuleles movimoqmedebdi. 

sityva oboba gvajim aiRo: 

_ batonebo, protests vacxadeb! stumari Cemi napovnia 

da nadavlic Cemia! 

_ rac formikalendSia, yvelaferi xelmwifis sakuTrebaa! 

_ SeuZaxa rwyilma kotem. 

_ diax, xelmwifis sakuTrebaa! _ boRmiT daudastura 

gvajim. _ magram xelmwife xom Cven davsviT taxtze 

da imedia, uflebebs ar Segvikvecavs! _ es rom Tqva, rvave 

Tvali jiqur miapyro xelmwife anduyafars, romelsac, 

albaT, SiSisagan guliscemam mouxSira, Tumca saxeze nervic 

ar Setokebia. _ Cveni mTavari sazrunavi, _ ganagrZo 

gvajim, _ formikalendis moqalaqeebia! me mudam xalxs 

vicav, Wamis demokratiul uflebebs veTayvanebi. amitom, 

Cveni Rrma rwmeniT, umjobesia, stumari movakvdinoT, 

radgan mis ZarRvebSi imdeni sisxlia, TiTo obobas TiTo 

wveTi rom CamovurigoT, wels gamovizamTrebT. amiT ki 

WianWveleTis es uZvelesi gvari xelmwifis erTgulebaSi 

met simtkices SeiZens! 

_ diax, diax, stumari unda movakvdinoT! _ xma Seawia 

goglimoglam. _ me vfiqrob... 

_ Senc magari xar, ra! _ agdebiT gaawyvetina rwyilma 

kotem. _ movakvdinebT da sisxlis mudmivi wyaro Segviwydeba! 

me Tu mkiTxavT, kai iqneba, Cveni stumari WkiWkitia 

pirvelis monumentis kvarcxlbekze mivaTokoT. 

mere ubnebis mixedviT morigeoba davawesoT. erT dRes 

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wyilTubnis biWebi wauqceven Wiqas, meore dRes _ ko- 

RoTubnisa... viqeifoT da viqeifoT ase! es Cveni stumari 

gamZle biWi Cans, qaviliT ar mokvdeba! 

_ momxibvleli perspeqtivaa! _ aqac CaurTo batonma 

goglimoglam. 

amas xom sikvdili merCivna! mindoda, Cemi aRSfoTeba 

xmamaRla gamomeTqva, magram xelmwifem xeli aswia, 

yvelani gaaCuma da brZana: 

_ sakiTxi daisva da unda gadawydes! samnairi midgoma 

gamoikveTa. raki Tqvens Soris konsesusi SeuZlebelia, 

sakiTxi uzenaes salayboSi unda gadavitanoT! vilayboT 

da viyoT kulturulad!.. vbrZaneb, sanam uzenaesi 

salaybos dadgenileba ar gamoqveyndeba, stumris Tavidan 

erTi Reri Tma ar unda davardes! 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav! _ movaxsene xelmwifes, 

roca darbazSi martoni davrCiT. _ mzada var Tqven- 

Tvis Tavi gavwiro, magram... 

_ mSvidad iyavi! _ gamicina pirmwyazarma. _ salaybos 

deputatebi saerTo enas verasodes gamonaxaven!.. 

wavideT, kvlav matareblobana viTamaSoT! 

T T a a v v i i i XIII 

XIII 

aqa ambavi samefo wveulebisa 

Cemi bedi jerac gaurkveveli iyo, rac, bunebrivia, 

gunebas mifuWebda. xandaxan sevda Semipyrobda, momagondeboda 

Tbilisi, ojaxi, Cemi naniko da sami patara, 

saprocento vali, romelic dRiTidRe matulobda da 

sul male gamakotrebda kidec. xelmwife anduyafaris 

gamWriax Tvalebs araferi daemaleboda da igi yovelnairad 

cdilobda Cemi dardis gaqarvebas. 

erTxel SemTxveviT wamomcda Cemi valis ambavi. 

xelmwife umal dainteresda, CameZia, Tumca mevaxSeobis 

azrs ver Caswvda. Tu kacurad gasesxa, vali ranairad 

imatebso, gaukvirda... Seecada Cems dawynarebas da dampirda, 

funansTa ministrs gadigamodis vubrZaneb da 

SenTvis miliardian uprocento kredits gamovayofinebo. 

mis udidebulesobas bazarTan da vaWrobasTan araviTari 

urTierToba ara hqonda da miliardi bevri egona. 

me ki ukve vicodi, rom miliardi funiT (igulisxmeba fuli!) 

Sav bazarze oriode kilo Zroxis funas Tu SeiZendi... 

ra Tqma unda, zrdilobiani uari vuTxari. avuxseni, 

rom Cvens qveynebs Soris finansuri urTierTobebi jerac 

ar damyarebula da formikalendur funas Cvens 

kuponebze aravin gadamixurdavebda. 

iqneb am zrdilobiani uaris Sedegi iyo, rom xelmwifem 

Cemi garToba gadawyvita. Sematyobines, misi udidebulesoba 

Tqvens sapativcemlod did samefo wveulebas 

awyobso. 

Tavi uxerxulad vigrZeni. saqme imaSi gaxldaT, rom 

ar vicodi, ra Camecva. faTerakiani Tavgadasavlebis wyalobiT 

Cemi samogzauro tanisamosi erTob Seilaxa. arada, 

aseT mniSvnelovan wveulebaze moiwvevdnen samefos 

didebulebs, rogorc gvariSvilobiT gamorCeulebs, 

aseve funiT (mxedvelobaSi asignaciebi maqvs!) jibegasqelebulebs. 

sul male Cems sawuxars bolo moeRo. karze damikakunes 

da Semocqrialda qalbatoni cicinaTela cici. 

mxiarul gunebaze brZandeboda, rac imiT gamoixata, rom 

miuxedavad mziani dRisa, misi ukanali bJutavda. Turme 

princesa naTelikom daavala, sagangebod ezruna Cems 

garderobze. qalbatonma cicim Tavi gamoido da momitana 

is, rasac formikalendSi mxolod da mxolod samefo 

gvaris wevrebs acmevdnen; TerZma WianWvelebma mokrZalebiT 

momarTves ablabudisagan moqsovili Sarvalperangi 

da mosasxami, xolo xarazma _ iremaxoWos tyavisagan 

Sekerili Stibletebi. am ukanasknels ara uSavda 

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a, wveulebaze mainc gamiZlebda, magram ablabudiT rom 

Sevimose da sarkeSi Cavixede, sircxvilisagan almuri momedo. 

qalbatoni cici iseTi sasoebiTa da aRfrTovanebiT 

Semomyurebda, misi ukanali ise mWevrmetyvelurad ana- 

Tebda, ar vicodi, sad davmaluliyavi. 

imdenad titlikana gaxldiT, rom is xalic gamomiCnda, 

romlis arsebobisa dedaCems garda aravin icoda. 

ra unda meqna! gavixsene Cveneburi andaza, sadac 

Caxval, iqauri qudi daixureo. xom aseve ecvaT mis udidebulesobasa 

da xelmwifis daikos, me ratom unda gam- 

Wirveboda. 

Semoixeda Wiamaia durum da gamamxneva, Zalian 

gixdebao. 

WoWmans SeveSvi da wveulebis darbazisaken gaveSureT. 

marTalia, Tavdapirvelad simorcxve bolomde ver 

davZlie, ar vicodi, xelebi sad wameRo, xan winidan vifarebdi, 

xan uknidan, oRond aseTi mcdelobani fuWi 

aRmoCnda. sakuTar siSiSvles xelisgulebiT veRar daifarav! 

gaviareT grZeli derefani. win me mivabijeb, ukan 

duru da cici momyvebian. 

iReba oqrosferi CuqurTmebiani maRali karebi, ismis 

sayvirebis triumfaluri xma da SevabijeT gaCaxCaxebul 

darbazSi. 

karis ceremonmaisteri cekva-cekviT megebeba da 

mivyavar sapatio adgilisaken. misi udidebulesoba RimiliT 

Tavs miqnevs. princesa naTelikoc Semomcinis, Tan 

ratomRac wiTldeba. igi Zmis xelmarjvniv zis, me xelmwifis 

xelmarcxniv vjdebi. 

darbazis maRali Weri oqroTi da brolis WaRebiT 

brwyinavs. sarkian kedlebze irekleba grZeli magidebi. 

vercxlis, faifuris, brolis Zvirfasi servizi xorageulis 

zvinSi Caflula, grZel surebSi Rvino da nair-nairi 

wvenebi liclicebs. 

stumarTa simravle da siWrele maocebs. Cemken 

xSir-xSirad ixedebian, CurCuleben, icinian... vgrZnob, 

rom wveulTa nawili Cemi siSiSvliT madaze momyavs. 

pirispir umTavresad obobebi sxedan, mere rwyilebi, 

moSorebiT soliterebi, sxvadasxva jiSis xoWoebi, buzebi 

da koRoebi, Wiamaiebi da WriWinobelebi... ager, bzuala 

ar Cerdeba, mezobel buzaras raRacaze ejajRaneba; avejis 

rkili mimjdara da sakuTar skamsa xravs; lafniWamia 

ra dasapatiJebeli iyo, cxvirwin amdeni kerZi udgas, eg ki 

xelsaxocebsa da yvavilebs miirTmevs; xaris mawuxaram 

samjer gadamifrina, Semawuxa, vifiqre, Tu meoTxejerac 

wamovida, namcxvarSi Cavglisav-meTqi, eyo goniereba da 

momeSva; oqrosTvala buzi ki mimjdara tortis kremze, 

Sig iTiTxneba, Tan Tvals mipaWunebs, Tavs mawonebs; ager, 

wvimela kombostos TeTrulas earSiyeba; marmara RraWa 

ukve mTvralia da ena ebmeba; lomWianWvelas veeba yanwi 

auRia, xelmwifis sadRegrZelos bluyunebs da lamisaa Sig 

yanwSi Cavardes; kuTxeSi maxra mimjdara, nivris kona 

daudvia da xravs TavisTvis (gemovnebaze marTlac ar 

daoben!). magidis bolo wiTeltanianma tkipebma gadaawi- 

Tles, eseni formikalendSi komunizmis aSenebaze ocneboben! 

munis tkipebic maT etmasnebian, Tavisi bunebiT 

lumpenebi arian da yoveli amboxebidan gamorCenas elian; 

Ripian tkipas erTnic fexebze hkidia da meorenic, misTvis 

mTavaria muceli amoiyoros... 

fqvilis RraWukebi magidebs Soris darbian, xonCebiT 

funTuSebi SemoaqvT da sufras aaxleben. 

WriWinobela zeinabi momiaxlovda. quCis opozicioners 

dekoltiani da Sleifiani kaba ecva, pirSi `malboro~ 

gaerWo da saxeSi mourideblad momabola _ `helou, 

jigaro!~ movubodiSe im uneblie faTerakis gamo, 

roca mecamete sarTulidan zed davenarcxe da ficarnagze 

gavSote. WriWinobelam Tvali Camikra, SenisTana vaJkacisaTvis 

araerTxel gaviSotebio. 

princesa naTelikosken mzera gavapare, am suleli 

dedakacis qaragma xom ar gaigona-meTqi. maTi udidebu- 

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lesobani lukmas ar miirTmevdnen. mec piri araferze 

damikarebia. Soriaxlo cxviris polipebi isxdnen, gamudmebiT 

qSutunebdnen, ciebianebiviT dayviTebulebs sifaTebi 

CamostirodaT da maTs Semxdvares, mada saidan 

gamexsneboda. 

damaviwyda meTqva, Tamadad oboba gvaji daniSnes. 

mWevrmetyvelebas namdvilad ver Sevuqebdi, smiT ki 

blomada nTqavda da aRara Tvreboda. 

samagierod rwyili kote svamda wveTobiT da litrobiT 

Tvreboda. ganuwyvetliv WinWylobda, rac, albaT, 

sul male CxubSi gadaezrdeboda. 

sazogadoeba male SeTvra. zogma Sairis deklamacia 

daiwyo, zogma waumRera. misma aRmatebulebam batonma premierma 

funagoria xoWo gedevanma mikrofonSi CasZaxa Tavisi 

saxelganTqmuli òda nexvs!~ amis sapasuxod WianWveleT- 

Si gamorCeulma moSairem, romelsac dediko nikuSas eZaxda, 

waikiTxa Tavisi aranakleb saxelganTqmuli `qebaTa 

qeba marwyvis Jeles!~ kritikosma Roracunam es ori nawarmoebi 

Seajvara Tavis galeqsil TxzulebaSi `gapaeqreba 

nexvisa da Jelesi~, romelSic erTi umtkicebda, ginda Tu 

ara me gjobivaro, meorec, cxadia, aseve pasuxobda. 

rac Seexeba simReras, sxvaze gulmodgined da profesiulad 

WriWinobelebi mRerodnen. buzebma mTlad auries, 

Tavi ise moigiJianes, mosabezrebelni gaxdnen, Tumca 

TviTon ki gaiZaxodnen, modernistebi varT, musikaSi 

siaxleebi Semogvaqvso... 

uceb Sua darbazSi xoWo-cibrutana gadmoxta da 

cekva-cekviT Camouara. 

_ ariqa, taSi-taSi! _ SeuZaxes aqeT-iqidan. 

xoWo-cibrutanam wres dauara da rwyil kotes Tavi 

daukra. 

rwyili kote cecxliviT gadmoeSva, `ha-ha!..~ _ iZaxda 

da uamravi fexiT iataks naperwklebs adenda. simTvrale 

wuTSi daaviwyda. mxrebi moxdenilad SeaTamaSa, 

ulvaSebze kidurebi gadaisva da qalbatoni cicinaTela 

cici gamoiwvia. 

qalbatonma cicim zeda kidurebi gaSala, gamogogmanda. 

bednierebisagan erTianad kaSkaSebda. 

aq sxvebic CaerTvnen cekva-TamaSSi da yvelaferi 

airia. 

Cems yurTan daixara Wiamaia duru da CamCurCula, 

princesas SenTan cekva surso. 

elda meca. cekviT, ara miSavda, ise vcekvavdi, magram 

siSiSvles bolomde ver Sevegue... da mainc, uari 

laCroba iqneboda da wamovdeqi. 

mivikvlev gzas mocekvaveTa Soris, Tan uneblieT 

xelisgulebs aqeT-iqidan vifareb. 

Semomegeba princesa naTeliko, imasac, bunebrivia, 

ablabudis kaba acvia, iseTi gamWvirvale, rom Tavisi Rv- 

Taebrivi nakvTebi cocxlad uCans. 

gamiRima, gavuRime. 

Camexuta, Cavixute da davtrialdiT... mgznebare 

ali SemogvenTo da viwvodiT. 

musika grialebda, Cven ki TiTqos caSi mivfrinavdiT... 

(sxvaTa Soris, mogvianebiT gavige, Cveni cekvis 

dros ramdenime Zvirfasi stumari gagviWyletia, ramdenime 

ki Cvens ablabudaSi CaxlarTula da mogudula!). 

uceb musika Sewyda, siCume Camovarda. 

Cvenc mowyvetiT gavCerdiT. 

mimovixede. 

did-patara Cven gviyurebda. oboba gvaji kbilebs 

aRrWialebda. rwyil kotes Tvalebi busaviT gafarToeboda. 

xoWo gedevani ise Semomcqeroda, TiTqos funa naxa 

da SeWmas upirebso. 

mivxvdi, mteri movimravle. 

princesa naTeliko mivacile Tavis skamamde, mere 

davbrundi Cems adgilas. cxviris polipebidan erT-erTma 

cxviri daacemina, uzarmazari cxvirsaxociT SeimSrala 

da Cemken gadmoixara: 

_ Zvirfaso stumaro, unda gagafrTxiloT, 

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formikalendSi Tqven safrTxe geliT! 

_ vin brZandebiT? _ SevekiTxe. 

_ me gaxlavarT CinmaCinis sagangebo da sruluflebiani 

elCi formikalendSi batoni Cin-Cini! Cemma mTavrobam, 

Tqveni mTavrobis TxovniT, damavala gadmogceT, 

rom TviTmfrinavi, romliTac Tqven CinmaCinSi mifrinavdiT, 

am dReebSi ukan gabrundeba da gadaufrens formikalendis 

zecas... sxva gza Tqven ara gaqvT, ifiqreT, Tu 

rogor moxvdeT TviTmfrinavis salonSi! 

_ Riobi Tu dagmanes? _ vkiTxe Cems keTilismyofels. 

_ samwuxarod, Tqvens saxelmwifos saxsrebi ar eyo, 

qalbatoni elviras imediT brundebian! 

asec vicodi, elviras patriotobaSi eWvi arasodes 

Semparvia! 

T T a a v v i i XIV 

XIV 

malaqitis oTaxi anu mokle Tavi, 

romelic Cemma nanikom ar unda waikiTxos 

momdevno dRes, roca misi udidebulesoba saxelmwifo 

saqmeebiT iyo dakavebuli, princesa naTelikom Caize 

dampatiJa. 

sasaxlis im kuTxeSi jer ar vyofilvar da, rac axla 

vnaxe, yovelnair molodins gadaaWarba. 

princesas apartamentebi mTlianad malaqitiT iyo 

gawyobili, kedlebi, Weri, iataki mocisfro mwvaned bzinavda, 

magidac, savarZlebis safexurebi, Sandlebi, WaRi 

_ yvelaferi malaqitisa gaxldaT... kedelSi CaSenebuli 

buxaric malaqitiT iyo mopirkeTebuli. 

misaRebi darbazis kari Ria verandaze gadioda, iqidan 

ramdenime safexuri zRaprul yvavileTSi eSveboda, 

romlis SuagulSi malaqitis auzi brwyinavda da Sig kamkama 

Sadrevani CuxCuxebda (sagangebod Sevamowme da Sadrevnis 

wyali rigiTi moqalaqisaTvis sasikvdilod 

steriluri aRmoCnda). 

princesas da mec ablabudis tanisamosi gvecva, 

erTmaneTis pirispir visxediT, muxli muxlze gvqonda 

mibjenili da vcdilobdiT gvesaubra, magram imis gamo, 

rom xma gvikankalebda, sityvebis gadabma gagviWirda. 

marTalia, tvinSi domxali mqonda, magram Sevecade 

seriozuli sakiTxebi wamomeWra. mainteresebda, Tu ratom 

marTavda WianWvelebis saxelmwifos maincdamainc 

homo sapiensi. princesas naTqvamidan gavarkvie, rom Wki- 

Wkitiebisa da bututiebis dinastiis yvela warmomadgeneli 

homo sapiensi iyo. gvaris gagrZeleba maSin xerxdeboda, 

roca saidanme `samefo gvaris WianWvela~ gamoCndeboda. 

warmoidgineT, rogor damiara Jruantelma, mec xom 

`samefo gvaris WianWvela~ gaxldiT. 

naCqarevi daskvnisagan Tavi Sevikave. bolos da bolos 

col-Sviliani, seriozuli kaci viyavi da zedmeti 

acundrukeba ver dammSvendeboda. 

princesa naTeliko dainteresda Cemi ojaxuri ambebiT. 

meuRle rom vaxsene, gulubryvilod mkiTxa: 

_ marto erTi coli gyavs? 

avuxseni, rom CvenTan erTze meti colis yola mi- 

Rebuli ar aris. 

princesam sicili damayara. ager, Cvens WianWvelebs 

imdeni coli hyavT, ramdenis gamokvebas SeZleben, Tqvenebur 

WianWvelebs raRa sWirTo. 

mere uceb CameZia, im saRamos kinaRam xelze rom 

mikbine, ras niSnavdao. 

me misi xelebi aviRe, nazad davukocne: 

_ mogewona? 

_ Jruantelma damiara! _ morcxvad mipasuxa. 

avuxseni, Tu ras niSnavs kocna, isic aRvniSne, rom 

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aucilebeli araa marto xelze akoco adamians, qalebs 

tuCebSic kocnian-meTqi. 

_ meSinia! _ xma Cauvarda princesa naTelikos da 

gawiTlda. 

mis bageebs roca bage Sevaxe, mTeli qveyana damaviwyda 

da, mgoni, masac davaviwye... 

am ambavs aq Sevwyvet! ar minda Cemi gatacebis Sesaxeb 

nanikom gaigos. warmodgenac ar SemiZlia imisa, rasac 

Cemi erTguli meuRle moimoqmedebs... 

ra vqna, ra cecxlSi Cavvarde? amieridan aseTi 

gaorebuli guliT momiwevs cxovreba... 

T T a a v v i i XV 

XV 

RirsSesaniSnaobebi 

princesa naTeliko ar maklebda yuradRebas. xelmwifec, 

rogorc ki moiclida, TavisTan momixmobda da er- 

Tad vTamaSobdiT. trabaxSi nuravin CamomarTmevs, magram 

am dros mis udidebulesobas saboloo gamarjvebis 

rwmenas vunergavdi. 

zogjer sevda momawveboda, mogonebebs mivecemodi. 

TmaWaRara biWuna ucbad dakacdeboda da guliTadad 

gamomkiTxavda `dedofal nanikosa~ da Cemi `sami ufliswulis~ 

ambavs. ar sjeroda, Cemnairi garegnobis WianWvelebi 

uklebliv samefo gvarisani rom ar iyvnen da oxravda, 

amden xelmwifesa da princesas sarCos vin gauCenso. 

mudam sasaxleSi xom ver gamoviketebodi. princesa 

naTelikom Semidgina eqskursiebis gegma. Sevecade Rrmad 

Semeswavla kvekverias RirsSesaniSnaobani. 

pirvelad istoriis muzeumi movinaxuleT. amjerad 

ver aRvwer yvelafers, rac iq vnaxe. amis Sesaxeb dawvri- 

lebiT movyvebi zemoT dapirebul TxzulebebSi. aq ki 

erTs aRvniSnav: sagamofeno darbazebis kedlebi da Weri 

mTlianad moxatuli iyo gmirebisa da warCinebul moRvawe- 

Ta portretebiT, an bataluri da aRmSeneblobiTi scenebiT, 

Tan yvelani, obobebica da xoWoebic avtorebs Wian- 

Wvelebad gamoexataT... qveynis damaqcevarTa da moRalateTa 

maxinji sifaTebiT sapirfareSos iataki moexataT da 

yvela msurvels SeeZlo zed moesaqma. 

ganaTlebis sistemis gasacnobad vewvieT WkiWkitia 

pirvelis saxelobis saswavlebels. dainteresebul mkiTxvels 

unda vacnobo, rom formikalendSi ùniversitetad~ 

iwodeba gonebaClungi axalgazrdebis aRsazrdeli 

dawesebuleba. iq yovelnairi abdaubda iswavleba. vinc 

abdaubdis dazuTxvas moaxerxebs, SeuZlia izrunos salaybos 

deputatobaze. xolo vinc masalas veRar daZlevs, 

pirdapir xorcsakepSi uSveben, raTa pedagog-maswavlebelTa 

gamosakvebi farSi gaamzadon... WkiWkitia pirvelis 

saswavlebeli sxvaze prestiJuli dawesebulebaa da 

metsaxelad `morgs~ uwodeben, raki umTavresad mkvdari 

sulebiTaa dakompleqtebuli. 

kibesTan dagxvda `morgis~ reqtori, cnobili mecnieri 

da sazogado moRvawe, planetis sxvadasxva universitetis 

sapatio doqtori batoni bututia. rogorc gavige, 

misi ZiriTadi specialoba yofila WkiWkitiebis samefo 

dinastiis genealogiuri xe. amasTan, batoni bututia iyo 

iatakze Sublis dakvris didostati. Tu ramdenjer Seasrula 

man es moxdenili pirueti xelmwife anduyafar pirveli 

vegetarianelis sapativcemlod, amis Sexseneba dRes 

politikuri utaqtobaa. xolo xelmwife anduyafar meore 

pirmwyazaris sapativcemlod man iataks Subli zustad ocdaTormeti 

aTas xuTas samocdaCvidmetjer axala... aseTi 

pirovneba Zalian saintereso vinmed momeCvena da gafacicebiT 

davakvirdi Sublze bebera xom ar amouvida-meTqi. 

Cvens danaxvaze batoni bututia bednierebisagan SekuntruSda, 

moindoma Tavisi ostatobis demonstrireba, ma- 

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gram, samwuxarod, daaviwyda, rom kibis Tavze idga, zedmetad 

waixara, dagorda da Cvens ferxTiT tyepa moadina. 

mivcvivdiT da wamovayeneT! am mcire usiamovnebas 

ar SeeZlo daeCrdila sixaruli, rac derefnebSi aJriamulebulma 

axalgazrdobam momgvara. patara WianWvelebi 

pirdaRebulni Sehyurebdnen princesa naTelikos da 

Tqvens mona-morCilsac. 

rogorc baton bututiasTan saubridan davaskveni, 

formikalenduri swavlebis sistemaSi aRmoCnda ori meTodi, 

romelic SeiZleba Cvenc gamogvadges. kargi iqneboda, 

ganaTlebis saministros ganexila es sakiTxi da saTanado 

daskvnebic gamoetana. erT meTods erqva `gadarbeniT swavleba~, 

meores _ `codnis CaWedva~. pirvel SemTxvevaSi 

didi formatis wignebi gamoicema, patara WianWvela striqonis 

gaswvriv gacunculdeba da gza-gza kenkavs asoebs. 

ase rom, teqstis bolomde sul sirbil-sirbil ivlis. garda 

imisa, rom am meTodiT codnis SeTvisebis siswrafe 

damokidebulia WianWvelas siyoCaReze, igi sportul tanvarjiSadac 

CaiTvleba. Cvens pirobebSi amisi ganxorcieleba 

cotaTi Zneli meCveneba, saWiro gaxdeba momcro stadionis 

sididis saxelmZRvaneloebis gamocema, magram keTili 

nebis SemTxvevaSi am winaaRmdegobis daZleva savsebiT Sesa- 

Zlebelia... rac Seexeba `codnis CaWedvas~, es sakmaod mtkivneuli 

procesia da frTxilad unda mivudgeT. am dros 

sabralo students an mowafes Tavs grdemlze adebineben 

da celofanSi gaxveul codnas TavSi CaaWedeben. ostati 

kargad unda iyos gawvrTnili, ar unda gadaametos, Torem 

yofila SemTxvevebi, roca moswavle axalgazrdas Tavi 

mTlad gauWeWyes da momavali deputati an kabinetis wevri 

gadasagdebi gamxdara. 

davinteresdi janmrTelobis dacvis problemebiT. 

viyaviT am dargis ministrTan funimacurasTan. didxans 

gvesaubra funansur siZneleebze. leqcia wamikiTxa Temaze, 

Tu ra momakvdinebelia cocxali organizmisaTvis 

sufTa wyali. ìs rom kargi iyos, masSi WiaRuebi gaCnde- 

boda!~ _ amayad gadmomxeda funimacuram, Tanac dasZina, 

steriluri wyliT ganbanils nexvis RvTaebrivi suni 

ara sdis da amitom sazogadoebaSi gamosaCeni ar ariso... 

`visac bevri funa aqvs, is janmrTelia!~ _ ganacxada batonma 

ministrma, oRond ar auxsnia, fuls gulisxmobda 

Tu sxva rames. 

erT dRes vinaxuleT àmCemfexebis monumenti~, romelic 

funagoraze Sendeboda. mkiTxveli mixvdeba, rom 

monumenti eZRvneboda formikalendis dovlaTis mwarmoebeli 

WianWvelas fexebs. 

movinaxuleT formikalendis ekonomikuri gigantic 

_ marwyvis Jeles fabrika. haeri aq marwyvis surneliT 

iyo gajerebuli da uamravi qurdbacaca mwerisagan 

mosveneba aRara hqondaT. fabrikis nawarmiT Ziri- 

Tadad salaybos deputatebi ikvebebodnen. stumars pativi 

mces da kovzi momalokines. 

moviwadine vaWrobis sakiTxebSi garkveva da veraferi 

gavige. funas (fuladi erTeulia!) Rirebuleba aravin icoda. 

erT kilo funas (igulisxmeba nexvi) xan miliardi funa 

(e.i. fuli) sWirdeboda, xan aTiode funa (cxadia, fuli!). 

Cveni kuponiviT, zogs es funa (fuli!) sulac ara hqonda, 

zogi ki orTvalaTi ezideboda (visac misma kaikacobam 

funansTa ministrma gadigamodim krediti uboZa!). aseTi 

areul-dareuli fulad-sakredito sistema mTeli dedamiwis 

zurgze marto Cvens or saxelmwifoSi arsebobs. amitom 

vaWroba ZiriTadad naturaluria, Tumca aqac vera gavige 

ra: zogi mTxles cvlida Rvinoze, zogi Rvinos _ mTxleze... 

guli matkina monaTa bazarma! miuxedavad imisa, rom 

formikalendma xeli moawera adamianis uflebaTa deklaracias, 

monebiT vaWroba legalurad mimdinareobs. gansakuTrebiT 

sarfiania siZvis diacebiT vaWroba. oRond funaze 

(fuladi erTeuli!) es saqoneli ar iyideba, miarTvi 

amaT ucxouri valuta. maT Soris Cveni kuponebic vixile. 

erTi wiwkvi mdedri tili Rirda naxevari milioni kuponi, 

erTi baraqiani matrona WianWvela xuTi milioni kuponi, 

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Tumca verafriT mivxvdi, am kuponebs ra TavSi ixlidnen. 

aq minda sportsac Sevexo. formikalendSi sportis 

uamravi saxeobaa ganviTarebuli. viyavi erovnul stadionze, 

romlis tribunebi miliard WianWvelas daitevs... daveswari 

iremaxoWoebTan brZolas. gamZvinvarebul iremaxoWos 

gadmouxta toreadori WianWvela, cekva-cekviT 

ufriala Tvalwin wiTeli naWeri. tribunebi am dros 

sigiJis zRvarze Rrialebda: `toro, toro!..~ bolos Wian- 

Wvela moxdenilad Semobzrialda da daSna Casca sabralo 

iremaxoWos... Sedegi yovelTvis aseTi rodia! zogjer Turme 

iremaxoWo ise gamZvinvardeba, toreadorsac gadaTelavs 

da kopeadorsac... saintereso gaxldaT TeTrSubla 

kutkaliebis marula. Tanac aq totalizatoric muSaobs da 

mayurebeli zogjer sakuTar Tavs agebs... wagebulis gza 

ki erTia _ xorcsakepi manqana da yuaTiani farSi!.. sportis 

saxeobaTagan yvelaze mniSvnelovania cxvirburTi. Wian- 

WveleTSi fexburTi ver damkvidrda, radgan imdeni fexebi 

aqvT, sul erTmaneTSi exlarTebaT, Tanac Tvalebi xom 

winaa, fexebi ukan da burTs zustad ver aTamaSeben. cxvirburTis 

dros burTi cxvirwinaa da imiT iseT ileTebs 

akeTeben, iseT pasebs gadascemen, TerTmetmetrian sajarimos 

ise urtyamen, rom pele dagaviwydebaT... cxvirbur- 

Tis erovnuli nakrebis mesveurebs SevuTanxmdi kidec, 

raTa vizitiT gvewvion da Cveni fexburTis erovnuli nakrebis 

biWebTan burTi gaagoron. mSvenieri sanaxaoba iqneba, 

Tumca maincadaminc mogebis imedi nu gveqneba... 

erT mSvenier dRes mimiwvies SairTsasaxleSi, formikalendis 

elitarul sakrebuloSi, sadac Tavs iyrida 

samefos uWkvianesi gonebani... 

T T a a v v i i XVI 

XVI 

aqa ambavi SairTsasaxlisa da formikalendel 

SairTmesityveTa 

naTqvamia, yvela qarTveli poetiao. CemdaTavad me 

amas ver daviCemeb, magram Sairi mec miyvars da survili 

damebada gamecno formikalendis saxelovani moSaireni 

da brZenTa sakrebulo. ar maxsovs, aRvniSne Tu ara, rom 

qveynis televiziiT ganuwyvetliv gadaicemoda Cemi 

stumrobis ambavi. sadac ki wavidodi, telereportiorebisa 

da operatorebis laSqari kudSi damdevda, yovel 

Cems sityvasa da Jests firze aRbeWdavdnen. vin icis, ramdenma 

moqalaqem damimaxsovra. amitom, me rom moSaireebTan 

Sexvedra visurve, Turme amaTac aseTive survili 

gasCenodaT. 

daTqmul dros me da princesa naTeliko, Wiamaia 

durus TanxlebiT, SairTsasaxlisaken gavemarTeT. 

sakmaod mozrdili Senoba TiTqmis gamocarielebuli 

dagvxvda. adre Turme aq momsvlelTa teva ar iyo. 

imdeni moSaire iyrida Tavs, Sairis fasi mTlad daeca da 

saxotbo leqsis striqoni sul raRac oci grami funa Rirda. 

krizisis gamo, raki yvelaferi gaZvirda, moSaireebmac 

TavianT namuSevars meti fasi daades, magram myidveli 

katastrofulad Semcirda. Cveni stumrobis dRes SairTsasaxlis 

karebTan ramdenime iaffasiani moSaire daRvremili 

eloda muStars. saubedurod, amaT Saraxvetia studenti 

an student gogonaze Seyvarebuli aspiranti Tu 

moakiTxavda, maTgan ki ra didi gamosarCeni iyo mosalodneli. 

rogorc Semdeg gavige, salaybos deputatebsa da 

samTavrobo Cinovnikebs maRal kabinetebSi msxdomi saxelganTqmuli 

moSaireni asxamdnen xotbas da jibesac kargad 

isqelebdnen. 

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erTgan, saparado kibis Tavze nacnob striqonebs 

movkari Tvali. es gaxldaT TviT misi aRmatebuleba batoni 

premieris funagoria xoWo gedevanis faqsimile _ 

nawyveti SesaniSnavi Sairidan _ `kote axta-daxta...~ 

grZel derefanSi vixile SuSis karadebi, romleb- 

Sic moeTavsebinaT gamxmari WianWvelebi _ saxelganTqmul 

moSaireTa fitulebi. TiTqmis mtvradqceuli mumiebi 

veraferi sanaxavi iyo da Tvali avaride. 

derefnis bolos gaiRo maRali karebi da Semogvegeba 

erTob ugvani garegnobis Roris tili. mis danaxvaze zurgis 

qavili vigrZeni, magram Tavi Sevikave. Roris tilma 

maRalfardovani saxotbo sityviT mommarTa, cidan Camofrenil 

TeTr geds Semadara... oRond mere da mere gautia, 

qaTqaTa gedidan ufro mSvenier da sanatrel msuqan Rorze 

gadavida. Turme baton Roris tils Cems danaxvaze Tvalwin 

bostanSi moseirne Rori warmoudga da a.S. 

vifiqre, viRacaa, afrakadaa-meTqi da durus xmadabla 

vkiTxe: 

_ rasaa, rom mihqaravs? 

_ eg moSaire ar gegonos! _ amixsna durum. _ Sairisa 

ara esmis ra, magram didad ganswavlulia. amboben, ramdeni 

kidurica aqvs, imdeni wignis aso-niSani aqvs daTvlilio. 

amaswinaT daicva disertacia Temaze _ `fxana 

rogorc Roris tilis sicocxlisa da keTildReobis xelyofa~, 

romelic saetapo naSromi gaxda tilologiis darg- 

Si. avtors mieniWa tilolog-politologiis mecniereba- 

Ta kandidatis wodeba. RvTis gulisaTvis, saswrafod miuloce 

es warmateba, Torem SegiZulebs, xolo visac Sei- 

Zulebs, cdilobs Tavze aaxoxdes da zed moisaqmos. 

Sevxede, iseTi jRani da mocucqnulia, ginda mousaqmia, 

ginda ara, veras igrZnob... Tavi ratom ametkiebina da 

monologi rom CamoaTava, didis ambiT mivuloce nanatri 

kandidatoba. 

Seifera da mere rogor! gaibRinZa, faSvi tikWorasaviT 

gamoebera. 

darbazis SuagulSi mZime magida idga da Roris tili 

iqiTken wagviZRva. cxviri iatakispirze mihqonda, SiSveli 

ukanali zeviT aeSvira da iZulebulni gavxdiT, Tvali 

agveridebina. 

rogorc amixsnes, magidis irgvliv saxelganTqmuli 

moSaireni da brZenTa-brZenebi isxdnen. 

fexze wamodgnen. raki taSisaTvis amaT xelisgulebi 

aRara aqvT, kidurebiT magidas fxaWnidnen. 

sapatio adgilze damsves. 

mivixed-movixede, ver vityvi, Tavi Sinaurulad 

vigrZeni-meTqi. princesa naTelikosa da Wiamaia durus 

Tanadgoma mamxnevebda da simSvides amitom vinarCunebdi. 

pirdapir Cem win kritikosi Roracuana ijda, iseTi 

suni daayena, sunTqva gaWirda. 

_ mivesalmebi Cvens Zvirfas stumars, romelsac 

SesaniSnavi nexvis suni asdis! _ aseTi sityvebiT mommar- 

Ta batonma Roracuanam. 

ukve miCveuli viyavi xatovam formikalendur metaforas, 

mainc Seuracxyofisagan pirze almuri momedo. 

_ igi Camosulia im qveynidan, _ ganagrZo amasoba- 

Si Roracuanam, _ sadac Cemi jilagis TanamoZmeebs arsebobis 

SesaniSnavi pirobebi aqvT! msurs Zvirfas stumars 

mivuZRvna Cemi cxovrebis erTaderTi naRvawi, Cem 

mier wvalebiTa da rudunebiT gamocemuli ciliswameba- 

Ta samtomeuli! 

madlobis niSnad raRac wavibluyune. Zalian gami- 

Wirda Roracuanas mier gadmowodebuli wignebisaTvis 

xelis xleba. Tavs Zala davatane da gadavfurcle. pirveli 

wignis superze amovikiTxe rusuli sityva `donosi~. 

Turme formikul enaSi (Lengua de Formicas) adekvaturi 

termini ar arsebobs da avtorma kalki ixmara... Semdgom, 

mocaleobis dros gavarkvie, rom batoni Roracuana profesionali 

yofila da yvela, met-naklebad gamoCenil 

pirovnebaze `donosis~ cikli SeuTxzavs... meore tomSi 

(`zogadi ciliswamebani~) avtors Cauwikwikebia ciliswa- 

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mebani kolega moSaireebze, romelTac (gvars ar davasaxelebis 

meTodiT) abralebda qrTamis gamoZalvas, samSoblos 

Ralats, seqsualur aRrevebs, gansakuTrebiT uwlovan 

WianWvelebTan... mesame tomSi Tavmoyrili iyo `konkretuli 

ciliswamebani~, sadac sakuTar ded-mamas, da- 

Zmebs, biZa-bicolebs, deidebs, mamidebs da maTs Svilebs, 

winaprebsa da momaval Taobebs, ra Tqma unda, sakuTar 

colsac (amas bozobas swamebda!) ciliswamebis niaRvar- 

Si uqadda CaxrCobas. 

princesa naTelikom Sematyo, rom miWirda am tip- 

Tan saubari, da RimiliT brZana: 

_ geTayva, axla sxva moSaireebsac movusminoT! 

Roracuana savarZelSi moikunta da xma gakminda. 

wamodga erTi xarabuza xoWo da morTo zuzuni. intuiciiT 

mivxvdi, mdedri unda yofiliyo. misi Sairisa 

ki veraferi gavige. arc riTma hqonda, arc ritmi da saer- 

Tod araferi gaaCnda, garda uTavbolo zuzunisa. princesa 

naTelikom ganmimarta, rom qalbatoni xarabuza br- 

Zandeboda modernistuli mimarTulebis fuZemdebeli 

formikalendur SairSi, rom misi poemebi ise grZelia, veraviTar 

wignSi ver eteva da amitom gzatkecilze unda 

daibeWdos, raTa mkiTxvelma mgzavrobis dros ikiTxos 

(es idea Zalian momewona! xom SeiZleba zogierTi Cveni 

moSairis Txzuleba asfaltze daistambos, vTqvaT, 

Tbilisidan quTaisamde. visac Sairi uyvars, SeuZlia gzagza 

ikiTxos da sayvareli moSairis Semoqmedebas CauRrmavdes. 

sxvaTa Soris, qaRaldic blomad daizogeba!). 

didxans zuzunebda qalbatoni xarabuza xoWo, SevRondiT 

da, bolos, umorCilesad vTxoveT, daendo Cveni 

moTmineba. 

_ verlibridan iqneb klasikur Sairze gadavideT! 

_ vTxove princesa naTelikos. 

princesam aniSna Soriaxlo mjdar kutkalias, romelsac 

mouTmenlobisagan suli misdioda. 

umal fanduri aitaca kutkaliam, simebze kidurebi 

Camohkra da Wriali gaadina... verc amisi gavige rame, Tumca 

mivxvdi, rom teqstSi riTma xorbaliviT eyara. 

_ xalxosania, _ amixsna princesa naTelikom, _ 

tradicias nabijiTac ar scildeba. wnelis Robes rom 

Robaven, ise miRobavs riTmebiT. socialuri JReradobis 

avtoria, dRedaRam imaze mReris, viS ra kargi zafxulia 

da imaze tiris, vai ra cudi zamTariao. 

kutkalia gatacebiT rakrakebda, Tan Tvalebs ise 

miJuJunebda, TiTqos me vyofiliyavi zafxulis momyvani 

da zamTris amkrZalavi. axla amas davuwyeT xvewna, dagvindeT, 

nu dagvaretianeT-Tqo. 

ramdenime moSaire WianWvelam xotba aRmivlina. erTma 

gozinayis nafCxvens Semadara, meorem vaSlis wvens, mesamem 

princesa naTeliko Seadara Taflis im wveTs, Sromismoyvare 

WianWvela vardis butkoSi rom waawydeba. 

am Sairebma cotaTi guli damiwynara, magram Waobis 

wurbela rom wamoyelyelavda, SiSisagan kinaRam magidis 

qveS SevZveri. iseTi piri moaRo, spilos rom datakeboda, 

wuTSi gamowuwnida. 

es gaxldaT batoni kondrati, didi beletristi, 

romlis madismomgvrel romanebze izrdebodnen Taobebi. 

misi sqeltaniani wignebi Wirianobis dros gvamebis 

Casayrel xaros mogagonebdaT. misi furclebidan imdeni 

sisxli iRvreboda, zogi mkiTxveli imis surneliT Tvreboda, 

zogic zed Tavs aklavda. 

batonma kondratma iseTi zefardovani xotba Semasxa, 

vifiqre, misma sityvebma sxvebic ar waaxalisos da aqedan 

gaSvlepili ar wavide-meTqi. Turme did beletrists 

ise movewone, ise Sevuyvardi, rom Cemze romanebis serialis 

daweras apirebs, rom amisTvis mzadaa Semiswavlos 

da Tan metismeti mgznebarebisagan fexisgulidan 

kisrisZarRvamde (dundulebis CaTvliT) damproStnos... 

amis gagonebaze Semaciva da amacaxcaxa. 

princesa naTeliko moiRuSa da mkacrad gaawyvetina 

literaturul nebieras, Seaxsena, rom me xelmwifis 

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stumari viyavi da araferi vicodi SairTsasaxlis binadarTa 

wes-Cvevebze. 

warmomidgines biblioTekis oboba, romelic metad 

miamit qalbatonad momeCvena. igi Turme erovnuli biblioTekis 

xelnawer-foliantebSi abamda qsels da qurdbacacebs 

musrs avlebda. am mZime da umaduri SromiT 

iZenda sarCosa da codnas. uSurvelad SemomTavaza, mzad 

var gagiziaroT erTica da meoreco. xelnaweri foliantebi 

diaxac mainteresebda, magram amgvar sarCos uwiwakod 

da umarilod Cemi kuWi ver gauZlebda da TanamSromlobisagan 

Tavi Sevikave. 

yovel gamomsvlels aq ver CamovTvli. zogis Sairi 

gaxsenebad ar Rirs, zogi avtori imdenad pawawkintela 

iyo, mis naRvaws ra fasi unda Hqoneboda... damamaxsovrda 

Jurnal àxvaris~ redaqtori xoxo, gazeT `qvemZromis~ 

gamomcemeli WuWu da xelnawer Jurnal `slipinas~ Semkreb-gamavrcelebeli 

mzisadari... ramdenime Casuqebul 

buzsac movusmineT. bevri ibzuiles, magram amaTi Sairi 

im qaRaldad ar Rirda, razec maTi naRvawi didi tiraJiT 

ibeWdeboda, amaTgan gansakuTrebiT veravis gamovarCev 

da vfiqrob, Sairis saqmes buzi saerTod ar unda gaakaro, 

gaaWuWyianebs da meti araferi. 

ilaparaka kritikosma tkipam, romelic mudam sxvisi 

ideebiT ikvebeboda, umTavresad xelmwife anduyafaris 

brZanebebiT da uzenaesi salaybos dadgenilebebiT. 

ostaturad exerxeboda sxvaTa naSromebidan wvenis 

gamodena, ris Semdegac avtorebs mSral burbuSelas 

utovebda. 

dabolos, maspinZlebma kiTxvebi damayares. formikalendis 

elitas umTavresad erovnuli problemebi ainteresebda. 

damswre sazogadoebas gavacani Cvens qveyana- 

Si arsebuli viTareba. CvenTan WianWvelebs mudam pativsa 

scemdnen, SaqarSic ki hqondaT wili dadebuli, magram 

bolo wlebis gaWirvebis gamo Saqari TviTonac ara gvyofnis 

da WianWvelebs namdvilad ver vuwiladebT-meTqi. 

am cnobam sazogadoeba Zalian daamwuxra. iqve gadawyvites, 

SeeqmnaT qarTvel WianWvelaTa daxmarebis fondi. 

formikalendis yvela WianWvela am fonds Saqris TiTo namcecs 

Tu Caabarebda, Cvens beds ZaRli ar dahyefda. 

sityvas sityva mohyva da isic wamomcda, rom wina, 

stabiluri cxovrebis Jams CvenTan iafad iSoveboda saponi, 

sarecxi fxvnili, dusti da misTanani, ris gamoc 

mavne xoWoebi, baRlinjoebi, tkipebi, tilebi gadaSenebamde 

mividnen... 

_ soliteri? _ ikiTxa batonma samtomeulis avtorma 

(Roracuana vice-premieris naTesavi aRmoCnda). 

avuxseni, rom patarebs e.w. inglisur marils vasmevdiT, 

anda oynas vukeTebdiT, ramac soliterebi TiTqmis 

gawyvita. 

Tavzardamcemi dumili Camovarda. princesa naTeliko 

Tavis fiqrebs uRimoda. WianWvelebi cmukavdnen, 

cdilobdnen TanagrZnoba gamoexataT, magram ar gamoudiodaT. 

sxvebs sifaTebi CamostirodaT. cxadia, maTs gamometyvelebas 

sifaTebs Tu vuwodebT. 

siCume Roris tilma daarRvia, xmaSecvlili CameZia: 

_ nuTu Rorebic sapniT ibanen, imaT xom tlapodan 

ver amodeni? 

mravlismetyvelad Sevxede da pasuxi ar gamicia. 

ar maxsovs vin, magram viRacam wamoiZaxa: 

_ Zvel ubedurebas ras mistiriT, dRes ra viTarebaa, 

is gviTxras! 

simarTles ver davfaravdi! axla qveyana dangreulia, 

saponi rom saponia, saSinlad gaZvirda da Tqvens 

TanamoZmeebs kargi daxli daudgaT, lamisaa qarTveloba 

gadagvaSenon-meTqi. 

atyda xorxoci da mxiaruli `vaSas~ Zaxili. 

gamovemSvidobeT Wkuamxiarul sakrebulos da wamovediT. 

kibeze erTi Tavmsxvili WianWvela wamogvewia. Sex- 

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vedraSi isic monawileobda, magram xma ar amouRia. 

princesa naTelikom mowyaled gauRima, Wiamaia durumac 

Tavi daukra. 

_ batoni jgirkoCa! _ warmomidgines. 

RmerTma gadmomxeda, roca es pirovneba gavicani. 

im wuTas warmodgenac ara mqonda, Tu batoni jgirkoCa 

ra rols iTamaSebda xaTabalidan Cems daxsnaSi. 

_ Sampanuri giyvars? _ mkiTxa batonma jgirkoCam. 

Tavi davuqnie. 

_ kaia, kai! _ brZana ucnaurma batonma da gza ganagrZo. 

pirdaRebuli gavcqerodi WianWvelas, romelsac 

cicqna tanze uzarmazari Tavi gamobmoda da Zlivs mihqonda. 

_ Tavi sul tviniTa aqvs savse! _ miTxra princesa 

naTelikom. _ Sig ver eteva da xandaxan yurebidan 

gamoJonavs. didi gamomgonebelia. axla, amboben, Sampanuris 

boTlisagan sacobsatyorcni gamougoniao. 

mxrebi aviCeCe, `komunizmis gariJraJze~ vin moTvlis, 

ramdeni boTlidan mityorcnia sacobi! 

T T a a v v i i XI 

XI 

aqa ambavi politikisa da politikosobisa 

_ formikalendSi erTaderTi politikosi Cveni 

xelmwifea! _ miTxra Wiamaia durum. _ anduyafari patara 

biWunaa da TamaSi uyvars. amitomac politikuri Tama- 

Sis wesebi mis mets aravis esmis. gasaocari oRond isaa, 

rom rac naklebia politikosi, miT metia politikuri 

partia da organizacia. dReisaTvis, Tu ar vcdebi, aTasamdea 

registrirebuli! 

vTxove, CemTvis iseTi partiebi gaecno, romelTac 

Tavmjdomarisa da generaluri mdivnis garda kidev 

eyolebodaT wevrebi. aseTi maincdamainc bevri ar aRmoCnda. 

yvelaze mravalricxovani iyo partia, romlis Tavmjdomare 

gaxldaT qalbatoni qaRaldis CrCili luiza, 

xolo generaluri mdivani batoni qaRaldis CrCili silibistro. 

amaTi ofisi mdebareobda WkiWkitia pirvelis 

prospeqtze da daTqmul dros veaxeliT. 

vxedav, magidaze uzarmazari tomi devs. umal vicani 

Cemi siymawvilis droindeli samagido wigni _ marqsis 

`kapitali~. davakvirdi, aqeT-iqidan Sexrulia, irgvliv 

ki moyviTalo xrili yria. Signidan Sromis xma ismis, vi- 

Raca gamalebiT xravs. 

Cavaxvele. erT mxares gamoZvra qalbatoni Tavmjdomare, 

meore mxares generaluri mdivani. mtveri CamoiferTxes 

da mogvibodiSes, dReniadag aseTi Sroma da 

jafa gviwevso. 

SemovusxediT magidas da gaimarTa saqmiani saubari. 

Turme partias adre erqva rkp(b), rac niSnavs `regvenTa 

da kretinTa partias (buzankalebisa)~. im dros 

partiis wevrTa umravlesoba Sedgeboda meamboxe-revolucioneri 

buzankalebisagan. mere omebis epoqa Seicvala 

aRmSeneblobis periodiT, partiis rigebi Seivso 

mSromeli CrCilebiT. amitom saxelwodebac Seicvala. 

amJamad qalbaton luizas da baton silibistros partias 

hqvia skkp (`savsebiT kretinTa da korumpirebulTa partia~). 

amaT aqvT TavianTi axalgazrduli organizacia _ 

alkk (àxalgazlda legvenTa da kolumpilebulTa kavSili~) 

da mTlad patarukebis sazogadoeba _ `patala legvenukebi~. 

am partiis saboloo mizani iyo daepurebinaT TavianTi 

wevri CrCilebi. saamisod daistamba da partiis wevrebs 

daurigdaT politikuri korifeebis TxzulebaTa 

sqeltaniani mravaltomeulebi. amiT partiam iRvawa, rom 

aravin darCeniliyo mSieri. TviT Tavmjdomares, qalbaton 

luizas da generalur mdivans, baton silibistros 

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saerTo sargeblobisaTvis ergoT es gemrieli tomi da 

imedovnebdnen, rom ori-sami xuTwledi mainc ar mouwevdaT 

SimSiloba. 

am vizitis Semdeg, marTali giTxraT, sxva partiaTa 

ofisebSi siaruls SeveSvi. ise ki, cnobisaTvis, ramdenimes 

mainc CamovTvli: adp _ axladmovlenil demagog- 

Ta partia, qdp _ quCis demagogTa partia, sdp _ savsebiT 

demagogTa partia, mdp _ mokled, demagogTa partia... 

WWp _ WkuamxiarulTa da WamismoyvarulTa partia... 

arsebobda kidev `hari-harales sakrebulo~ da `divli-dalales 

sazogadoeba~, `Jeles moyvarulTa samefo 

moZraoba~ da `nexvis moyvarulTa fronti~... 

vfiqrob, sakmarisia! 

T T T a a v v i i XVIII 

XVIII 

aqa ambavi uzenaesi salaybosi 

navaxSmevs Sematyobines, rom momdevno dRes uzenaes 

salayboSi miwvevdnen. gulma reCxi miyo. yvelafridan 

Canda, rom dRis wesrigSi idga Cemi gadarCena-argadarCenis 

sakiTxi. Tavi imiTRa davimSvide, rom RvTis wyalobiT 

xelmwife anduyafari da princesa naTeliko safrTxes 

amarideben-meTqi. 

Cavexute Cems fumfula baliSs da sizmarSi CaveSvi. 

princesa naTeliko gamomecxada. mTeli dRe masTan viyavi 

malaqitis darbazSi da TiTqos ZilSic Tan gamomyva. 

viTomc xelSi xeli Cavavle da oriveni mercxlebiviT 

cis laJvardze davnavardobdiT... uceb damisxlta... 

gamovudeqi. is ki obobas qselSi Cavarda da CaixlarTa... 

guli damimZimda, Tumca es mxolod sizmari iyo da 

meti araferi! 

Wiamaia duru meaxla, dRes qalaqSi mRelvarebaao, 

macnoba. 

erTad gavemarTeT uzenaesi salaybos Senobisaken. 

qalaqis centri gadaWedili dagvxvda. sastumro 

`bermuxidan~ moyolebuli WkiWkitia pirvelis prospeqti 

da bututias moedani demonstrantebs gaevsoT. moqalaqe 

WianWvelebi moafrialebdnen erovnul droSebs 

da farTo transparantebs. wavikiTxe zogierTi lozungi. 

òbobebo, gou houm!~ _ ewera erTgan inglisurad. 

`sibirski voSC, von otsiuda!~ _ ikiTxeboda meoregan 

rusulad. umravlesoba ki, cxadia, formikul enaze iyo 

Cawikwikebuli: `mogveciT satyepela, davscxebT buzebs!~, 

`mivaWylitoT rwyilebi da koRoebi!~ `baRlinjoebma 

Cveni sisxli dalies!~ `Zirs obobebi, mTeli Zalaufleba 

WianWvelebs!~ 

bututias moednis kuTxeSi momcro jgufi SevniSne, 

umTavresad elitaruli sazogadoebis warmomadgenlebi 

iyvnen. mikrofonTan WriWinobela zeinabi idga da 

Tavis programas gahkioda: àra, ara, ara!~ 

erTgan moxuligno elementebma aSkara antisaxelmwifoebrivi 

transparanti gaSales: `gamovwuwnoT xelmwife 

anduyafari da princesa naTeliko!~ WianWvelebi 

micvivdnen am politikur naZiralebs da transparanti 

Tavze gadaaxies. 

ra didi mixvedra undoda, formikalendi mniSvnelovani 

movlenebis zRurblze idga. 

brboSi Zlivs gavaRwieT. vcdilobdi, sxeulis nawilebi 

nakleb momeSiSvlebina, magram viRacam kanWze mibwkina 

da meqaveboda. Soriaxlo koRo kako davlande. qudi 

Tavze qurdulad Camoefxata da piri kaSneTi aexvia. albaT, 

eg iyo rom momepara da Tavisi gainaRda. 

uzenaesi salaybos kibeebi baRlinjo-policielebs 

gadaeketaT. amaT TviT generali yaramani xelmZRvanelobda. 

ise gaberiliyo, generlis kitelSi ver eteoda. 

mivxvdi, sul axlaxan esadila, radgan ybaSi jerac gasCxeroda 

rigiTi policielis Ceqma. 

kibis Tavze sakmaod cnobili telereporteri xoWo 

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mesaflave da teleoperatori xoWo tkacuna gadamekidnen. 

maTTvis ara mcxeloda, vcade, Tavi ameridebina, magram 

aRar momeSvnen, vin gaimarjvebso. samarTlianoba 

gaimarjvebs-meTqi da karebSi Sevvardi. 

megona, SigniT mainc moviTqvamdi suls. Tqvenc ar 

momikvdeT! uzenaesi salaybos derefnebi da kibeebi 

gvardielebiTa da mxedrobiT iyo gaWedili. amaTgan, 

WianWvelebi ufro koreqtulad iqceodnen, xolo rwyilebis, 

koRoebisa da obobebis Tavgasulobas zRvari ara 

hqonda. 

salaybos deputatebi amaT Soris SiSianad miikvlevdnen 

gzas, Wiamaia duru ki gasasvlels uSiSrad miikafavda 

da araferi damSavebia. 

SevaRwieT vrcel darbazSi. ovalurad ganlagebul 

magidebs deputatebi usxdnen, prezidiumis magidas ki _ 

batoni spikeri goglimogla, qurqiani qalbatoni vicespikeri 

buzara da batoni vice-vice-spikeri kuku. 

maRalzurgian, samefo gerbiT Semkul savarZelSi 

ijda misi udidebulesoba da WaRaras oqros samefo gvirgvini 

umSvenebda. 

misgan xelmarjvniv, sapatio stumris savarZeli 

ekuTvnoda princesa naTelikos. xelmarcxniv ki saqanela 

ekida, romelzec qanaobda misi aRmatebuleba premieri 

funagoria xoWo gedevani. Turme premierebs saqanelaze 

imitom svamen, saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi iolad rom 

Camoayiraon. vfiqrob, misabaZi wesia! 

kedlis gayolebiT stumarTa loJebi diplomatiuri 

korpusis warmomadgenlebs da presis muSakebs eWiraT. 

Soridan Tavi davuqnie CinmaCinis sagangebo da sruluflebian 

elCs baton Cin-Cins. guli damwyda, rom amaT 

Soris Cveni damoukidebeli qveynis warmomadgeneli ar 

eria. ras izam, TbilisSi imdeni Tanxa ver daiZebna, aseT 

prestiJul sataxto qalaqSi saelCo gaxsniliyo. 

avanscenaze calke skami idga. mivxvdi, CemTvis iyo 

gankuTvnili da iseTi adgili SeerCiaT, rom yvelas enaxa, 

Tu ra gemrieli lukma viyavi (xom gaxsovT, tanze mxolod 

ablabuda memosa!). 

minda oriode sityviT mogaxsenoT, Tu ras warmoadgenda 

es sakrebulo. igi Sedgeboda erTferovani, usaxuri 

umravlesobisagan da Wreli umciresobisagan. umravlesobas 

ZiriTadad Seadgendnen molaybe WianWvelebi, 

romlebic arcTu principulad uWerdnen mxars mis udidebulesobas, 

risTvisac yovelTviurad TiTo qila marwyvis 

Jeles iRebdnen. amaT emxroboda mcire jgufi gadabirebulTa, 

romelTac kbilebi gascveTodaT da Tavs 

lokviT irCendnen. 

umciresoba imdeni fraqciisagan Sedgeboda, rom 

spikerati (batoni goglimogla, qalbatoni buzara da batoni 

kuku) Tvlas ver audiodnen. eseni xelmwifisagan 

arafers iRebdnen, samagierod, rasac moixelTebdnen, 

maTi nadavli iyo. fexsaxsrianebSi yvelaze didi oboba 

gvajis fraqcia gaxldaT. amaT xelT egdoT formikalendis 

sisxlis biznesi. rwyili kotes mcirericxovani 

fraqcia, romelsac Tavi umravlesobaSi Seergo da kudi 

gareT gamoeyo, xels nexvis biznesSi afaTurebda... ukiduresad 

memarcxene flangi rwyil-koRoTa gaerTianebul 

fraqcias eWira. eseni quCis opozicionerTagan didad 

ar gansxvavdebodnen da usircxvilod afrialebdnen 

gulisSemaRonebel transparants: `gamovwuwnoT xelmwife 

anduyafari!~ vinc aseT mkrexelobas sajarod bedavda, 

bunebrivia, arc princesa naTelikos daindobda, 

rom araferi vTqvaT Tqvens mona-morCilze... arsebobda 

erTnaxevriani fraqciac, romlis wevri iyo erTi opozicioneri 

oboba da erTic, gaurkveveli jilagis buzi, 

romelic sanaxevrod umravlesobaSi Sedioda, raki marwyvis 

Jele moswonda, magram amavdroulad umciresoba- 

Sic iyo, raki nexvsac ar iwunebda. 

aseTi iyo formikalendis uzenaesi salaybos miaxloebiTi 

portreti. aq, albaT, WianWvelebis imedi ufro 

unda mqonoda, bolomde ar gamwiravdnen, Torem umcir- 

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esoba cocxals ar gamiSvebda. 

Sevecade SiSi dameZlia. Tamamad gaviare avanscenaze. 

mivesalme mis udidebulesoba xelmwife anduyafar 

pirmwyazars (am dros princesa naTelikom gamamxneveblad 

gamiRima!). mere darbazisaken mivbrundi, Tavi davukari 

da CemTvis gankuTvnil skamze davjeqi. 

pasuxad araerTsulovani zuzuni momesma. 

Tavdapirvelad mTavrobis saxeliT aqac batoni 

soliteri gamovida. man vrclad ganaviTara kabinetis 

sxdomaze warmodgenili idea, romelic batoni premieris 

funagoria xoWo gedevanis sruli mxardaWeriT sargeblobda. 

oratori ise darbaislurad da damajereblad asabuTebda 

Tavis Sexedulebebs, rom kinaRam mec davijere, 

es winadadeba arc ise Seuracxmyofelia-meTqi. 

nexvis Wiebis fraqciam mTavrobis kursisadmi sruli 

mxardaWeris niSnad yiJina morTo. WianWvelebma arc- 

Tu erTsulovnad daustvines. xolo deputatma buzebma 

bzuili daiwyes, gasagebi mizezebis gamo sixarulisagan 

Wers askdebodnen. 

am dros xeli aswia misma udidebulesobam da darbazi 

gayuCda. 

_ marTalia, diplomatiuri korpusis loJaSi Cven 

dRes ar gvizis saqarTvelos warmomadgeneli, magram win 

unda gavixedoT! winaswar nu davangrevT im xids, romelic 

momavalSi Cvens or qveyanas daakavSirebs! samefo 

gvaris WianWvelasaTvis, rogoric Cveni stumaria, albaT, 

Seuracxmyofelia Cliqosan cxovelTa siaSi Cawera. 

vfiqrob, Cveni Zvirfasi stumris inteleqti arafriT 

Camouvardeba WianWvelas inteleqts! 

gamaxara misi udidebulesobis guliTadma sityvebma. 

aTi wlis biWis goniereba marTlac gasakviri iyo. samwuxarod, 

xelmwifis naTqvams iseTi aurzauri mohyva, ver 

gavarkvie, vin uWerda mxars da vin ewinaaRmdegeboda. 

nexvis Teoriis momxreebi ar apirebdnen xelidan Sansis 

gaSvebas, magram arc sxva fraqciebs eZinaT... 

spikeri goglimogla Seecada daeSoSminebina darbazi 

da xmas guliTadobis tembri SesZina: 

_ viyoT kulturulad, vilayboT demokratiulad, 

nu gavwiravT erTmaneTs! 

vice-spikeri qalbatoni buzara mikrofonSi gaiZaxoda: 

_ batonebo, erTi wuTiT, batonebo! 

xolo vice-vice-spikeri kuku baRis sarwyuliT 

agrilebda zedmetad gaficxebul Tavebs. 

tribunaze jvriani oboba aZvra da gagulisebiT gaxeda 

darbazs. 

_ oboba jondo gvajisturi fraqciidan! _ gamoacxada 

man. _ misi udidebulesoba xelmwife anduyafari, 

etyoba, formikalendis erovnul interesebze maRla 

ayenebs ucxo qveynebis interesebs! es, albaT, imitom 

xdeba, rom TviT xelmwifisa da princesa naTelikos Zar- 

RvebSi iseTive gemrieli da cxeli sisxli mimoedineba, 

pirze nerwyvmomdgarni viTmenT yovelive amas, magram 

moTminebas xom sazRvari aqvs! 

oboba jondos sityvebma umravlesoba aRaSfoTa, 

WianWvelebma kidurebis braguni atexes da oratoris xma 

CaaxSes. 

am RriancelSi yuri mainc vkide radikalTa yvirils: 

_ gamovwuwnoT xelmwife anduyafari! 

Sevxede mis udidebulesobas, nervi ar gatokebia 

saxeze, TiTqos arc esmoda, rac irgvliv xdeboda. 

jvriani oboba cdilobda sityva gaegrZelebina, 

magram mas erTi gawripuli rwyili miuvarda da Zirs Camoagora. 

_ rwyili griSa, kotes fraqciidan! _ wamoiyvira 

tribunaze avardnilma rwyilma. _ me gvajistur ideologias 

ver gaviziareb! Cveni programa ufro humanuria, 

radgan fxaniT jer aravin momkvdara! 

iqneb bevri hqonda saTqmeli, magram SurisZiebiT 

anTebulma jvrianma oboba jondom fexebze kidurebi 

waatana da daiTria. 

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_ protests vacxadeb! _ wamoxta rwyili kote. 

_ protests me vacxadeb! _ ibRavla gvajim. 

_ Seni ki ara, Cemi kaci daiTries! 

_ manamde Senma kacma Cemi Camoagora! 

orivem erTmaneTisaken muqariT waiwia. 

darbazSi myofma deputatebma liderebs daaswres 

da erTurTs wauTaqes. 

atyda erTi aliaqoTi da cema-tyepa. 

spikerati, ra Tqma unda, Tavdauzogavad cdilobda 

moCxubrebis daSoSminebas, oRond verc xvewnam gaWra, 

verc mudaram da verc civi wylis nakadma... am ria-riam, 

rogorc aRmoCnda, ramdenime deputati Seiwira, isini wylis 

nakadma klozetSi Carecxa. swored aq iCina Tavi batoni 

spikeris gamocdilebam. saswrafod gasca saTanado 

gankarguleba. fexze daayenes maSvelTa korpusis 

WianWvelebi. daxsnes kanalizaciis milebi, Seamowmes 

uzenaes salaybodan gamoJonili fekaluri wylebi... 

saubedurod, daRupulTa gvamebi ukvalod gaqra. 

darbazis areulobam kulminacias rom miaRwia, misi 

udidebulesoba TiTqos gamoerkva, mikrofons xeli waatana 

da auRelveblad warmoTqva: 

_ batonebo! 

xmebi Senelda. misma udidebulesobam xmadabla 

gaimeora. mesamejer TiTqmis CurCuliT mimarTa darbazs: 

_ batonebo! 

xmauri Cacxra, darbazSi mdumareba Camowva. Tumca 

bututias moednidan aurzauri kvlavac moismoda. uzenaesi 

salaybos Cxubma, etyoba, qalaqSi gadainacvla. 

_ verc erTi qveynis verc erTi xelmwife ver aitans 

imden Seuracxyofas, ramdensac itans formikalendis 

xelmwife. me, marTalia, patara biWi var, magram, rogorc 

atyobT, amdenma nervulobam naadrevad gamaWaRarava! 

mec RvTis mier dabadebuli samefo gvaris WianWvela gaxlavarT 

da ufleba maqvs Cemi Rirseba davicva! ager, vkiTxoT 

stumars, romlis qveyanaSi ramdeni moqalaqecaa, 

imdeni xelmwifea, dRemde Tu gaugonia aseTi lozungebi 

da mowodebebi: SevWamoT princesa da gamovwuwnoT xelmwifeo... 

me arc aravis SeveWmevinebi da Cems sisxlsac 

veravis Sevasmev! amitom, raki aq bevrs ar vundivar, mzada 

var gadavdge da emigrantad wavide sataxto qalaq TbilisSi, 

sadac, imedia, vicxovreb xelmwifeTa Soris da 

amden Seuracxyofas aravin makadrebs! 

ar vicodi, gamxareboda Tu mwyenoda es sityvebi. 

mesiamovna, rom misi udidebulesoba aseTi maRali azrisaa 

Cems samSobloze, magram vai rom TbilisSi Camosvlis- 

Tanave, misi imedebi gaqarwyldeboda. 

xelmwifis sityvebma darbazi daTrguna. 

oboba gvaji gamobobRda. cotaTi nasvamsa hgavda da 

avanscenaze kinaRam waiqca. 

_ xelmwife anduyafar pirmwyazari me aviyvane taxtze! 

gadadgeba Tu ara, Cemi gadasawyvetia! TvalnaTliva 

Cans, rom samefoSi krizisia. mis dasaZlevad saWirod 

mimaCnia, rom misma udidebulesobam dinastiuri kavSiri 

Sekras opoziciasTan da princesa naTeliko me SemrTos. 

am SemTxvevaSi aRdgeba erTiani suliskveTeba da Cemi 

mamaci gvardia ufro erTgulad gaswevs xelmwifis samsaxurs! 

princesa naTeliko gafiTrda, xelmwife anduyafari 

ki odnav moiRuSa. igi politikosi gaxldaT da Tavis 

WeSmarit guneba-ganwyobilebas ostaturad malavda. 

obobam saTqmeli moamTavra Tu ara, rwyili kote 

axta-daxta, deputatebs Tavze gadaevlo da tribunaze 

Seskupda. 

_ Cemo gvaji, Sen ukve duJini coli SemogeWama da 

veRar gaZexi! obobasa da princesas qorwili zRaparSic 

ver gaTamaSdeba!.. Sen, mgoni, konstituciuri gadatrialeba 

mogisurvebia da iqneb xval taxtsac waepotino! 

formikalendis konstituciis Tanaxmad princesa naTeliko 

mxolod da mxolod samefo gvaris WianWvelas Sei- 

Zleba SeeuRlos! Senze uaresi vaJkaci ar gaxlavar, mag- 

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am me isev Cems lamazman rwyilukebs virCev da taxts diaxac 

ar wavepotinebi! girCev, ukanali skamze daatio, 

Torem Cems biWebs Sevajaxeb Sens nabiWvrebTan da mere, 

rac moxdeba, Sens Tavs daabrale! 

funagoria xoWo gedevanma, formikalendis batonma 

premierma saqanela Seaqana da ukmayofilod warmoTqva: 

_ batonebo, Cveni sxdoma eZRvneba Zvirfasi stumris 

gamoyenebas! dRis wesrigSi arc xelmwifis gadadgoma 

gviweria, arc princesa naTelikos daqorwineba. me 

moviTxov, yurad iRoT kabinetis azri amis Taobaze, 

winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi, kenWisyraze davsvam sakiTxs 

mTavrobis ndobis Sesaxeb! 

funagorias sityvebs darbazis arnaxuli azvirTeba 

mohyva. umravlesobis xmebi, cxadia, faravda umciresobisas: 

_ gaumarjos xelmwifes!.. SevexvewoT, ar gadadges!.. 

davuCoqoT!.. gaumarjos marwyvis Jeles!.. xelmwifeo, 

win gagviZex da gvaWame tkbili muraba!.. 

amis sapasuxod umciresobis mxridan kantikuntad 

moismoda isteriuli SeZaxilebi: 

_ Zirs xelmwife!.. SevWamoT princesa naTeliko!.. 

movakvdinoT stumari!.. gvsurs, davlioT cxeli sisxli!.. 

spikeri goglimogla mikrofons daswvda da Seecada 

daefara deputatebis xmebi: 

_ davicvaT kenWisyris rigiToba!.. pirveli winadadeba 

xelmwifisa iyo!.. kenWs vuyri xelmwifis gadadgomis 

sakiTxs!.. CarTeT aparati!.. moemzadeT kenWisyrisaTvis!.. 

daiwyo xmebis daTvla!.. kvalificiuri umravlesoba 

kvlavac xelmwifis mxaresaa da mis gadadgomas 

ar daeTanxma!.. gaumarjos Cvens xelmwife anduyafar meore 

pirmwyazars! 

aq misma udidebulesobam xeli aswia da mis am JestSi 

Zala da gambedaoba igrZnoboda. 

_ dRevandelma kenWisyram cxadyo, rom umravlesoba 

marwyvis Jelesa da stabilurobis momxrea, magram 

amave umravlesobis azriT, ministrTa kabinetis programa 

Cveni Zvirfasi stumris gamoyenebis Taobaze, Caflavda... 

azrTa sxvadasxvaobam xelmwifesa da premiers Soris 

SeiZleba gaaRrmaos samTavrobo krizisi. amitomac mimaCnia, 

rom kenWisyraze unda daisvas batoni premieris 

funagoria xoWo gedevanis winadadeba ndobis votumis 

Sesaxeb! 

_ CarTeT aparati! _ skamze SekuntruSda nestis 

xoWo (sabolood gavarkvie, rom is nestis xoWoa!) uzenaesi 

salaybos batoni spikeri. _ kenWs vuyriT mTavrobis 

ndobis votums!.. batonebo, dawynardiT!.. mimdinareobs 

kenWisyra!.. moiTmineT!.. damTavrda xmebis daTvla!.. 

esec ase!.. umravlesobas miaCnia, rom batoni premieri 

unda Camogordes! 

kidurebis fxaWuni umravlesobis mxridan, ukmayofilo 

Rrianceli umciresobidan, saqanela gadayiravda 

da funagoria xoWo gedevani Zirs gagorda. 

uceb darbazis Sori kuTxidan jgufuri yvirili 

moisma: 

_ Wiamaia duru premierad!.. Wiamaia duru premierad!.. 

gavixede, ukve transparantic gauSliaT: `Wiamaia 

duru premierad!~ 

maSinRa mivxvdi, mTeli es aurzauri mxolod speqtakli 

gaxldaT da misi reJisori brZandeboda marTlacda 

ubadlo politikosi, aTi wlis WaRara xelmwife anduyafar 

meore pirmwyazari. 

Sevxede mis udidebulesobas, viTomc Sewuxebuli 

saxe hqonda, Subli SeeWmuxna, Tumca bageze Rimili ukr- 

Toda. 

_ batonebo! _ mikrofoni aiRo biWunam. _ batonebo! 

_ ufro wynarad gaimeora, mere TiTqmis CurCuliT: 

_ batonebo! 

darbazi gaisusa. 

_ premieris kandidatis wardgena xelmwifis prerogativaa! 

sanam Cvens azrs mogaxsenebdeT, minda gul- 

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wrfeli madloba vuTxra aw Zirs gagorebul eqspremiers 

funagoria xoWo gedevans, misi RvawlisaTvis samefos 

winaSe! vfiqrobT, batoni gedevani davajildovoT WkiWkitia 

pirvelis ordeniT da xuTi kilo maRali xarisxis 

Zroxis funiT, amave dros davuniSnoT pensia dReSi miliardi 

funis odenobiT! 

darbazSi aqa-iq kidurebis fxaWuni gaisma. zogs moswonda 

es winadadeba, zogs _ ara. 

_ rac Seexeba axal premiers, aq ukve SemogvTavazes 

misi kandidatura... vfiqrob, Wiamaia duru SesaniSnavi 

kandidatia! 

_ protests vacxadeb! _ SehbRavla oboba gvajim. 

_ CemTvis sul erTia! _ xeli Caiqnia rwyilma kotem. 

am SeZaxilebma baton goglimoglaze veraferi zegavlena 

ver moaxdina. 

_ CarTeT aparati!.. moemzadeT kenWisyrisaTvis!.. 

vinaa momxre, rom premieris postze dainiSnos batoni Wiamaia 

duru!.. moiTmineT!.. dawynardiT!.. xels nu gviSliT!.. 

mimdinareobs kenWisyra!.. Cumad! xmebs iTvlian!.. 

diax, saxelobiTi kenWisyraa!.. misi aRmatebuleba batoni 

Wiamaia duru formikalendis samefos axali premieria! 

mivulocoT, batonebo! 

Wiamaia duru umal saqanelaze aRmoCnda, energiulad 

qanaobda, Tan yvelas RimiliT Tavs ukravda. 

uceb saidanRac qalbatoni cicinaTela cici Semovarda 

da mowyvetiT SesZaxa: 

_ princesa naTeliko! 

mivtrialdi, princesa naTelikos savarZeli carieli 

iyo. yvelas Tvalwin, uzenaesi salaybos prezidiumidan 

moitaces princesa naTeliko da es veravin SevniSneT... 

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areulobani sataxto qalaq kvekveriaSi 

gedevani rom gagorda, avanscenaze gabarjRul gvajis 

gadauara da datkepna. 

eqspremieri imdenad gaognebuli brZandeboda, rom 

sxdomis bolomde gulSemoyrili egdo da mere misi bediRbliT, 

marTali giTxraT, ar davinteresebulvar. 

rac Seexeba oboba gvajis, igi odnav gaxldaT daretianebuli 

da protestis wamoZaxilis garda veraferi 

moaxerxa. 

amasobaSi princesa naTeliko gauCinarda. rwyilma 

kotem brali umal oboba gvajis dasdo, bevri arc ufiqria, 

isedac gonebaabneul gvajis zevidan daaxta. 

salaybo kvlav airia. deputatebma xelCarTuli 

brZola gamarTes. darwmunebuli var, ormac ar icoda, 

risTvis Cxubobda. 

durum mxari gamkra, xelmwifisaken gamaxeda. 

misi udidebulesoba fexze idga da mSvidad gahyurebda 

am oromtrials. 

_ xelmwifis sicocxle safrTxeSia! _ CamCurCula 

batonma premierma. 

umal gamovfxizldi, mozRvavebuli Zala vigrZeni. 

Tu ramed vRirdi, Tavi axla unda gamomeCina. 

Semomxeda xelmwife anduyafarma, gamiRima, Tan cisfer 

Tvalebze sevda gadaefina. 

_ stumaro! _ wynarad miTxra. _ albaT, Sens sam- 

SobloSi aseT gamokretinebul da WkuaTxel deputatebs 

ver ixilav. merCia, Seni TvaliT ar genaxa es yovelive. 

minda icode, rom WianWvelebi wynari, momTmeni da mSromeli 

arsebebia. obobaTa kavSirSi didxans CaxlarTvam 

goneba dagvibinda. xandaxan xelmwifis pirveli mteri 

sakuTari xalxia, radgan mas orientiri dahkargvia da av- 

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kargis garCeva aRar ZaluZs. am dros misi gadarCena mxolod 

mtkice xels SeuZlia! 

_ mtkices, magram kanoniers, Tqveno udidebulesobav! 

_ morCilad movaxsene. 

_ ho! _ Semomcina patara, magram ukve WaRara biWunam 

da meramdened gamikvirda, rom am Subls miRma asakovanis 

goneba imaleboda. _ kanonebs xom Cven TviTon vwerT! 

Sebrunda da swrafi nabijiT wavida. 

me da durum gadavaswariT, raTa misTvis gza gagvekafa. 

mourideblad wixls amovkravdiT da ganze visrodiT 

gzaze SemoCexil salaybos deputats an maRali rangis 

moxeles, romelsac am areulobaSi xelmwifis pativiscema 

daviwyebodaT da fexebSi gveblandebodnen. 

xveuli kibiT saxuravze avediT. durum momibodiSa, 

jer xelmwifis sicocxleze unda vizruno, Sen ki aq damelodeo. 

Seisva zurgze misi udidebulesoba da sasaxlisaken 

gafrinda. 

videqi da gavyurebdi. SiSiT guli meleoda, radgan 

gamoricxuli ar iyo teroristebis gamoCena. formikalendSi 

mravals exerxeboda frena da erTi nestriani 

bzikis daqiraveba arc gaWirdeboda. 

davrCi martodmarto. ar vicodi, ranairad movqceuliyavi. 

durus davlodebodi Tu gza TviTonve gamekvlia. 

princesa naTelikos moulodneli gaqroba miklavda 

guls... vis unda xeleyo misi brwyinvaleba? vin gabedavda 

saxelmwifo Ralatis tolfas qmedebas? viTom gvajis 

biWebma? sabralo princesa, vin icis, ras umzadebda 

mware xvedri! 

uceb Cems irgvliv saxuravi arakunda. mezobeli 

Senobidan mesrodnen. buxris mils snaiperi amofareboda 

da mizanSi miRebda. 

Cavikuze da pirvelsave RiobSi vSvlipe Tavi. oriode 

wuTSi kvlav salaybos darbazSi aRmovCndi. 

deputatebi RrianceliT dareodnen erTmaneTs. Se- 

vatyve, rom JelesmoyvarulTa umravlesoba jabnida 

umciresobas. msxverpli blomad iyo. ramdenime koRo da 

buzi vnaxe sikvdilis agoniaSi. eqimad me ar vvargodi, an 

SiSveli xeliT ranairad unda meSvela kolega deputatis 

mier TavgaWeWyili kolega deputatisaTvis. 

umjobesi iyo, sakuTari TavisaTvis meSvela. ablabudiT 

Semosils gadarCenis ra Sansi mrCeboda! sabednierod, 

CemTvis aravis cxeloda da mSvidobianad gavaRwie 

uzenaesi salaybos Senobidan. 

oRondac, rac me bututias moedanze vnaxe, imis 

aRsawerad sityvebi arc meyofa. 

vrceli moedani da WkiWkitia pirvelis farTo prospeqti 

Tavidan bolomde gavsebuli iyo moCxubrebiT. vin 

vis JuJavda da aqedan gamarjvebuli vin unda gamosuliyo, 

amas mamazecieri ver gaarkvevda. ismoda xmlebis Caxa- 

Cuxi, kalaSnikovis avtomatebis kakani, qvemexebis griali. 

qalaqis Tavze kvamlis boli idga. xanZari gauCnda 

formikalendis arqiteqturis ramdenime mSvenebas, Camsxvreuli 

fanjrebidan snaiperebi isrodnen anda brbo- 

Si xelyumbarebs yridnen. am autaneli kakafoniis miuxedavad, 

aravin garboda, piriqiT, momijnave ubnebidan 

axal-axali SeiaraRebuli razmebi Semodioda, umTavresad 

meomari WianWvelebisa, romlebic erTnairad musrs 

avlebdnen, visac ki SeeCexebodnen. 

kibis Tavze darCena saSiSi gaxda, wasvlac ar iyo 

usafrTxo. gavixede, erT zorba da Ronier iremaxoWos 

Tavgza abnevia. zurgze unagiri edga da aRviri Zirs mos- 

Trevda. wuTis win zed mxedari ijda, magram gadmoyiravda... 

aqamde cxenze arasodes vmjdarvar, miT ufro iremaxoWoze, 

magram qarTvelis genSi mxedris kodicaa Cawerili 

da arc miyoymania, movwydi adgils da unagirze 

Sevafrindi. imdeni viyoCaRe, aRvirsac mivwvdi da dezi 

vkari. sabralo arseba mtkice xels umal damorCilda... 

sxva gza ver vnaxe da pirdapir moCxubrebSi SevaWene. vin 

icis, iremaxoWos eSvebze ramdeni meomari wamoego, ki- 

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durebiT ramdeni davtkepneT. javSnosaniviT gadavuareT 

mTel moedans da, albaT, uamravi vinme vimsxverpleT. 

unagirze xmliT ver momwvdebodnen, magram irgvliv 

tyvia zuzunebda, xandaxan qvemexis Wurvic gadamifrenda 

da kedels mienarcxeboda. ubralod, bedi mwyalobda! 

prospeqtamde mivaRwie. amasobaSi meomrebma iucxoes 

maT rigebSi SemoWrili iremaxoWo, momibrundnen da 

yoveli mxridan damcxes. gansakuTrebiT koRoebma gamacales 

siqa. giJebiviT irjebodnen. koRo Toma Sevicani, 

danarCenebi ver davimaxsovre... buzebmac guli gamiwyales, 

Tumca amaTi imdenad ar meSinoda. erTi rwyili momaxta, 

pirdapir loyaze mibwkina. iseTi sila vtkice, kinaRam 

unagiridan gadmovvardi. is naZirala ki gamisxlta. 

misi sifaTi mainc davimaxsovre, vinZlo sadme Semxvdes, 

samagieros mivuzRav. 

ise, rwyilebi ufro magari meomrebi aRmoCndnen. rwyili 

kotes mimarT pativiscema vigrZeni. ise uSiSrad SemoajiriTa 

Tavisi kutkalia, ise gadauara mowinaRmdegeebs, 

aRtacebuli davrCi. didad uSiSari vaJkaci yofila! 

gverdiT rom Camiqrola, micno da kiviliT Semexmiana. 

_ ipove?! _ gavZaxe. 

mimixvda, rasac vekiTxebodi. 

_ gvajistebs angariSs gavusworeb da princesasac 

vipovi! _ momaZaxa. 

gvajistebs ki usworebda angariSs, magram imas ver 

xedavda, rom WianWvelaTa axal-axali razmebi mis biWebsac 

ar indobdnen. 

amasobaSi Cemma iremaxoWom duJini oboba, rwyili da 

baRlinjo miaWylita da mivxvdi, arc me damadgeboda kargi dRe. 

damesia, magram ra damesia! irgvliv WaxaWuxi da bzuili 

mesmis da verafers vxedav. 

sanapirosaken gaRwevas Sevecade. 

iremaxoWom fexi iRrZo, an iqneb mavanma dro ixel- 

Ta da cota moakvnita. 

iZulebuli gavxdi, dametovebina. 

gavqandi mTeli siswrafiT, gadavevle sanapiros 

parapets da pirdapir funawyalSi vdurTe Tavi... 

T T a a v v i i XX XX 

XX 

areulobani grZeldeba 

adrec aRvniSne, rom funawyali Tavis saxelwodebas 

savsebiT amarTlebda. kvekverias moqalaqeni aRtacebulni 

iyvnen am sanapiroebiT. ojaxebiTurT daseirnobdnen 

xolme da siamovnebiT iynosavdnen im surnelebas, rasac 

mdinare gamoscemda. TviT funawyali fekalurisagan odnavRa 

gansxvavdeboda da, me Tu mkiTxavT, masSi Cayuryumelavebul 

kacs aTi meqise ver ganbanda. 

curva bavSvobidan mexerxeboda, amitom daxrCoba 

ar momeloda, magram iseT dReSi Cavvardi, tirili mominda. 

iZulebuli vxdebodi, CameyvinTa, radgan koRoebis 

laSqari ar meSveboda da Tavs rogorc ki amovwevdi, umal 

cecxls miSendnen. sabednierod, uTavbolod isrodnen 

da amitom jerjerobiT ver maxvedrebdnen... gamwarebulma 

Suri imiT viZie, ramdenime mdevari fexebiT daviTrie 

da wyalSi CavaxrCve. funawylis talRebs uCemodac koRosa 

da buzis uamravi gvami mohqonda. zogierT maTganSi 

salaybodan Carecxili deputati Sevicani. 

bolos, rogorc iqna, abezari mdevari CamoviSore da 

napirze amovZveri. midamo frTxilad davzvere. Tavfexianad 

vyardi, riTac, albaT, mtris ynosvas gavaRizianebdi. 

buCqebSi Cavimale, gza wakuzulma ganvagrZe. irgvliv 

siwynare sufevda. Canda, aqauri mosaxleoba aiyara 

da saomrad qalaqis centrs miaSura. 

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Soridan moismoda omis yiJina da griali. 

erTgan Senobaze wiTeli jvari SevniSne. Sevipare... 

darbazSi aRmovCndi... SuagulSi cisferi auzia, kamkama wyali 

livlivebs. iqve gamafrTxilebeli warweraa: `steriluri 

wyali, janmrTelobisaTvis saSiSia!~ 

kargad vicodi, ras niSnavda es warwera. aseTi `momakvdinebuli~ 

wyliT malaqitis SadrevanSi vibandiT me da 

princesa naTeliko. amitom bevri ar mifiqria, ablabudis 

tansacmlianad Sevcure da SesaniSnavad davibane. 

amovedi wylidan, gavwure tanisamosi, romelic erT 

muWSi Caeteoda, Zlivs Cavicvi da am dros saidanRac gamotyvra 

saTvaliani da TeTrCaCiani WianWvela. jibeSi 

stetoskopi edo da imiT mivxvdi, rom eqimi brZandeboda. 

_ am wyalSi daibane? _ gancvifrebiT SemekiTxa. 

Tavi davuqnie. 

_ ar icodi, rom sterilurad sufTa wyali saSiSia 

sicocxlisaTvis? _ wamoiZaxa eqimma. _ Cven igi aq mecnieruli 

kvlevisaTvis gvWirdeboda! stumaro, Seni sicocxle 

safrTxeSia! ramdenime wuTSi iqneb sulic ki gaafrTxo! 

Cveni valia, gadagarCinoT! 

daaZro sastveni da gabmiT daustvina. yoveli mxridan 

gamocvivdnen TeTrxalaTiani WianWvelebi. sanam 

eqimi amaT saqmis viTarebas auxsnida, gaparva vcade, magram 

ver movaswari... momcvivdnen, sakaceze wamaqcies da 

cimcim wamarbenines. 

gons mosvlac ver movaswori, isev sanapiroze aRmov- 

Cndi. amwies am ojaxqorebma da funawyalSi gadamiZaxes. 

kinaRam vylape. Zlivs amovZveri. 

kaci gadarevasa var, tanze binZuri wyali Camomdis 

wurwuriT. 

gunebaSi Sevigine, magram Wkuas movuxme da yoCaR 

eqims, rogorc gavige, saxelad spiridons miveTiTlibaze. 

avuxseni, Seyvarebulma mimatova da swored am gziT 

varCie sikvdili-meTqi. vTxove, `Cems ganzraxvaze xels 

nu amaRebineb, radgan yoveli cocxali arsebis demokra- 

tiuli uflebaa, Tavi maSin moiklas, roca moeprianeba~. 

ise damajereblad velaparake, batonma spiridonma 

da misma TanaSemweebma damijeres kidec da TanagrZnobis 

cremlebi hyares. 

davbrundiT ukan. WianWvela-eqimebis TandaswrebiT 

kvlav Sevcure auzSi da gemoze vibanave. 

mere saTiTaod gamovemSvidobe medicinis am varskvlavebs, 

spiridons Tavze xeli gadavusvi da dReis swors 

Cems panaSvidze davpatiJe. 

amasobaSi mosaRamovda. bneli da viwro quCebiT viare. 

centridan Zveleburad baTqabuTqi moismoda. 

saxuravebze kvamlis bolqvebi trialebda. 

Sua quCebSi koconebi enTo da SeiaraRebuli moqalaqeebi 

Tbebodnen. SeSad dawesebulebebidan gamotanil 

avejs, kar-fanjrebsa da parkets iyenebdnen. 

sveli viyavi da Semcivda. koconTan mivCoCdi, miveficxe. 

yuradReba aravis mouqcevia. WianWvelebs kalaSnikovebi 

CaexutebinaT da Tvlemdnen, zogierTni ki 

qilebidan Jelesa da murabas lokavdnen. amaTi nalaparakevidan 

gavarkvie, rom Tumca gvajistebi da viRac-viRacistebi 

blomad JuJes, omis sasworis pina aqeT-iqiT qanaobs 

da viTareba gaurkvevelia. 

ablabuda SemaSra, gavTbi da gza yoCaRad gavagrZele. 

quCebi savse iyo damwvari da afeTqebuli samxedro 

manqanebiT. yovel nabijze eyara daxocili WianWvela, 

oboba da rwyili. zogan iremaxoWoebic egdo, TavianTi 

zorba taniT quCebi gardi-gardmo gaexidaT. 

ris vaivaglaxiT mivaRwie bututias moednamde. 

formikalendis pirveli xelmwifis qandakeba Tavdayira 

egdo, dasaxiCrebuli kvarcxlbeki xeds auSnoebda. irgvliv 

ganlagebuli Senobebi iwvoda, xanZris enebi saxuravebs 

swvdeboda. premieris sasaxlis saxuravi Caqceuliyo... 

SuaSi wamoyudebul uzenaes salaybos saidanRac 

qvemexebs uraxunebdnen, maRali svetebi SeemsxvriaT, 

magram TviTon jerac magra idga. 

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Zirs gavweqi da xoxviT gadavWeri moedani. TavzeviT 

tyviis zuzuni ismoda. xandaxan yumbara gadaiwivlebda 

da Tavze xels instinqturad vifarebdi. 

erTgan policiis generali yaramani SevniSne. Tavi 

daemala da ukanali aebzika. albaT, imedovnebda, rom 

bedi Zveleburad wyalobis TvaliT gadmoxedavda. 

mivaRwie baRis kidemde. maRali Tejiri unda gadamelaxa. 

fexze wamodgoma saSiSi iyo... erTgan yumbaras 

Seengria. miT visargeble da swrafi gadarbeniT baRs 

Sevefare. usafrTxoebis garantia, cxadia, aqac ara mqonda. 

Tavze tyviiT mosxepili foTlebi macvioda. isic ar 

iyo gamoricxuli, rom totebSi koRoTa da bzikTa terorituli 

bandebi Camaluliyvnen. 

ZlivZlivobiT movnaxe saidumlo kari da davabragune. 

ar megona, Tu vinmes gavagonebdi, magram kari gaiRo 

da qalbatoni cicinaTela cicis SeveCexe. Cems danaxvaze 

sixarulisagan guli kinaRam SeuRonda. ise Camexvia, 

Zlivs moviglije. Turme daRupuli vegoneT da xelmwifis 

kari Zalian naRvlobda... mindoda princesa naTelikos 

ambavi gamomekiTxa, magram Tavi Sevikave, cicis ver 

mivcemdi eWvianobis sababs. 

gaviareT bneli gvirabi, romelSic Tavis droze 

oboba yarayurTi SevniSne, axla ki keTili qalbatoni 

cici Tavisi ukanaliT minaTebda. 

xelmwifis samzareuloSi isev ise duRda, ixarSeboda, 

ibraweboda sxvadasxva gemrieli saWmeli da sasusnavi. 

misi aRmatebuleba batoni premieri Wiamaia duru ise 

Camexvia, neknebi matkina. 

xelmwife anduyafar meore pirmwyazari, misi udidebulesoba, 

formikalendis samefos rukasTan Cacucquliyo, 

gars samxedro Cinosnebi, umTavresad WianWvelebi 

da Wiamaiebi exvia da gankargulebebs iZleoda. 

daminaxa da saxe gaunaTda, tolsworiviT momexvia, 

mere samxedroebs miubrunda: 

_ am ucxoelma stumarma orjer gadagvarCina. erTxel, 

roca teroristi oboba yarayurTi gamoasalma wuTisofels, 

meored, roca salaybos amboxebis dros uSiSrad 

micavda! pativi mivagoT mas! 

xelmwifem taSi Semohkra. danarCenebma kidurebiT 

iataki mofxoWnes, riTac gamoxates Cemdami pativiscema. 

didad madlieri viyavi egzomi dafasebisaTvis, Tumca 

Cems namoqmedars gmirobad sulac ar vTvlidi. 

misma udidebulesobam Rirsmyo da xeli gamomiwoda. 

mowiwebiT veambore da Wiamaia durus gamovyevi. 

cotaTi ki gamikvirda, roca Cemi oTaxis nacvlad 

malaqitis darbazisaken gamiZRva. 

guli ucnaurad momewura, imedis sxivi gamikrTa. 

gaiRo kari, Sevabije malaqitis darbazSi da adgilze 

gavxevdi. 

buxrispira savarZlidan wamodga princesa naTeliko 

da Cemken nabiji gadmodga. 

ablabudis gamWvirvale kaba emosa, RmerTqalsa 

hgavda. 

swrafad miveaxle, gamowvdil xelebze vemTxvie. is 

ki kiserze Camomekida da atirebulma, lamazi Tavi mkerdze 

momado. cotaTi rom damSvidda, amomxeda da gulubryvilod 

SemekiTxa: 

_ kocnis gakveTils Camitareb? 

ra Tqma unda, uars ver vkadrebdi... 

T T T a a v v i i XXI 

XXI 

aqa sabuTi xelmwifis gonierebisa 

mainteresebda, Tu ranairad gaqra princesa naTeliko 

uzenaesi salaybos darbazidan da sad imyofeboda 

mTeli am xnis manZilze, magram TviTon araferi uTqvams 

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da SekiTxva ver gavubede. 

amis nacvlad princesa naTeliko xelaxla atirda. 

avReldi, mivxvdi aq raRac saidumlo imaleboda. 

Tvalis upeebi cxare kocniT amovuSre, Tan vexvewebodi, 

miTxari, ratom itire, guli ram gatkina-meTqi. 

princesam Cemi xeli aiRo da mucelze miido. 

_ ai, aq daiwyo sicocxle formikalendis momavali 

xelmwifisa, anduyafar mesamisa! _ CamCurCula. 

gavSri, ar vicodi, ra meTqva. 

uxmod Cavixute da ase videqiT didxans. guli sevdiT 

amevso, vifiqre, ise Zlieria es wuTieri bedniereba, 

ukanaskneli xom ar aris-meTqi. 

karze Wiamaiam daakakuna. 

_ naxvamdis, Zvirfaso! _ xmadabla vuTxari. 

_ mSvidobiT! _ mipasuxa princesa naTelikom. 

metis dayovneba ar SeiZleboda, xelmwife TavisTan 

mixmobda. 

derefanSi Wiamaia durus vTxove, CemTvis moeTxro, 

Tu sad gauCinarda princesa naTeliko salaybodan am 

Sexvedramde. 

_ es mxolod politikuri ileTi iyo! _ siciliT 

mipasuxa misma aRmatebulebam. 

_ ileTi? _ piri davaRe. 

_ misma udidebulesobam salaybosTan kuku-damalobana 

gaiTamaSa. princesa Cemma biWebma gaaqres, ufro 

sworad saidumlo gzebiT malaqitis darbazSi miiyvanes! 

_ ki magram, aman xom samoqalaqo omi gamoiwvia? 

_ Cveni xelmwife patara biWia da TamaSi uyvars! 

Tanac es politikaa, Zvirfaso stumaro! _ ganmanaTla 

batonma premierma. _ Cven gvsurda Cvens mtrebs erTmaneTi 

daeWamaT da amas mivaRwieT kidec! msxverpli bevria, 

magram ufro Cveni mtrebisa. Cven yuri mivugdeT Sens 

rCevas! 

mosakvneti Cemi ena! erTi privatuli saubris dros 

xumrobiT vuTxari mis udidebulesobas, politikosma 

iseTi partia unda gaaTamaSos, rom mtrebs erTmaneTi 

daaWmevinos-meTqi. Turme daimaxsovra brZenma biWunam 

da gamoiyena kidec... amovioxre! ai, Turme, ra saSiSia, 

roca politikaSi Cauxedavi kaci politikur rCevebs iZleva. 

regvenTa politikosobas mxolod sisxli da msxverpli 

moaqvs! 

am fiqrebiT guldamZimebuli Sevedi im darbazSi, 

sadac xelmwife samxedro TaTbirs atarebda. 

moulodnelad igriala. mTeli sasaxle Sezanzarda, 

albaT qvemexis Wurvi moxvda. 

mis udidebulesobas warbic ar Setokebia, generaliteti 

ki wuTSi daifanta. zogi samxedro Cini magidis 

qveS SeZvra, zogi skamqveS, erTma xelmwifis mosasxamqveS 

Sergo Tavi. 

_ ai, aseTi mxedarTmTavrebiT unda viomo da gavimarjvo! 

_ RimiliT miTxra misma udidebulesobam. 

generlebi samalavebidan morcxvad gamoZvrnen, 

xveleba-xvelebiT, viTomc araferi momxdarao, rukas 

gars Semoewyvnen. 

mec cnobismoyvared davacqerdi. kvekverias didmasStabiani 

ruka iyo. xelmwifis vardisfriT mxolod 

sasaxle da misi Semogareni SeeRebaT, gvajis mwvane da 

kotes yavisfriT ki qalaqis danarCeni nawili. megona, 

vimarjvebdiT, am rukis Tanaxmad ki sasikeTo xvedri ar 

gveloda. 

_ mTavaria koncefcia! _ rixiT brZana CiniT ufrosma, 

romelic Turme jer kidev weRan generali brZandeboda, 

dilis aqeT ki feldmarSal kokorod iwodeboda. 

_ batono kokoro, Tqveno aRmatebulebav, TiTqmis 

davmarcxebulvarT da ra koncefciazea saubari? _ vikiTxe 

gaognebulma. 

feldmarSalma kokorom zizRiT gadmomxeda. danar- 

Cenma generlebma, general-polkovnikebma, general-maiorebma 

da general-leitenantebma mxrebi aiCeCes, aqaoda 

araprofesionalebs ra gagegebaTo. enas kbili dava- 

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Wire, batonma feldmarSalma ki ubralo sityvebiT ganmimarta: 

_ axal samxedro koncefcias tlinkebiT omi ewodeba. 

Tu moxerxebulad movkurcxlavT, dadevnebul 

mters cxvirpirSi tlinkebs mivayriT da kargadac amovunayavT! 

marTalia, amis Sedegad Cven sivrces vkargavT, 

magram es mxolod taqtikuri daTmobaa, radgan mters 

axali sivrceebis SeZena imdenad daamZimebs, rom bolos 

da bolos sakuTari simZime gaWylets! 

vifiqre, feldmarSali Tu aseTi Seqanebulia, danarCeni 

generaliteti raRa iqneba-meTqi. eseni xom mis 

udidebulesobas mTlad daRupavdnen da mivmarTe: 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav, iqneb bevri araferi 

gamegeba, magram tlinkebiT erTaderT omSi gaimarjves, 

roca virma mgels kbilebi Seulewa! 

xelmwifem samxedro Cinebi daiTxova da momibrunda: 

_ Zvirfaso stumaro! momwons Seni erTguleba da 

gabeduleba! kargad vici, rom eseni am oms ver moigeben, 

magram kvekverias daTmobac ki ar niSnavs omis wagebas. 

tlinkebis koncefcia imiTaa kargi, rom bevrni gadavr- 

CebiT da mters blomad SeviwiravT. magram male gadavalT 

wina kidurebis koncefciaze, romlis Tanaxmadac 

mowinaaRmdeges TavgametebiT unda Cascxo! 

_ amasobaSi mSvenieri kvekveria daingreva! _ 

gulistkiviliT wamomcda. 

_ gamarjvebis Semdeg ukeTess avaSenebT, imedia xelaxla 

gvewveviT. 

es sityvebi gamomSvidobebas ufro hgavda da gulze 

momxvda. 

_ Zvirfaso stumaro! Cveni xangrZlivi istoriis 

manZilze formikalendis samefos marTavda Cveni dinastia. 

bunebrivia, samefo gvaris WianWvelebi iSviaTad 

ibadebian (xelmwife gulisxmobda homo sapienss) da amitomac 

mudam gvawuxebda dinastiuri xazis gawyvetis sa- 

SiSroeba. tradiciisamebr, Tu Cvens qveyanaSi gamoCndeboda 

vinme samefo gvaris warmomadgeneli, iZulebuli 

vxdebodiT am ucxoelTan dagvemyarebina dinastiuri 

kavSiri... Tumca merme aseve iZulebulni vxdebodiT, Cveni 

axali naTesavi sabliT mogveSTo, raTa mis gulSi raime 

politikuri ambiciebi ar gaCeniliyo. am kanonis Tanaxmad, 

Cemi generaliteti moiTxovs sabliT Sens moSTobas, 

magram vinaidan guliT Segiyvare, minda am xvedrs gadagarCino. 

Wiamaia durus saTanado davaleba ukve miveci! 

_ Tqveno udidebulesobav! madlobeli var, sicocxle 

rom maCuqeT, magram... 

xelmwifem xeli aswia, sityva gamawyvetina: 

_ stumaro! xelmwifis sityva kanonia, mas veraviTari 

`magram~ ver Secvlis! SegiZlia, Seni qveynis mTavrobas 

gadasce Cemi keTilganwyoba da Tu amas mohyva sakmarisi 

donis reagireba, umal sataxto qalaq Tbiliss vaaxleb 

sami WianWvela-diplomatis elCions. keTili nebis 

SemTxvevaSi SesaZlebelia vizitiT Camovides Cemi premieri! 

Tavi morCilad davxare. 

_ neba miboZeT, princesa naTelikos gamovemSvidobo! 

jiuti biWuna moiRuSa, WaRara Tavi gaaqnia. 

_ es SeuZlebelia! princesa naTeliko sasaxleSi 

ukve aRar aris! am wuTas igi miemarTeba mTiani mxaris sam- 

Tavrobo rezidenciisaken! _ mere xmas Tbili kilo SesZina: 

_ erT rames ki Segpirdebi, anduyafar mesames ise movuvliT, 

rogorc Seefereba Cems diswulsa da taxtis memkvidres!.. 

ra Tqma unda, Tu biWi gveyola... 

am sityvebiT misma udidebulesobam xeli gamomiwoda, 

mowiwebiT vemTxvie da acremlebuli wamovedi. 

Wiamaia durum, misma aRmatebuleba formikalendis 

premierma, saidumlo gvirabamde mimacila da gadamexvia. 

_ magram, batono premiero, ra gzebiTa da saSuale- 

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ebiT unda davbrunde samSobloSi? _ vkiTxe gakvirvebiT 

_ xelidan ar unda gavuSvaT bednieri SemTxveva! 

CinmaCinis sagangebo da sruluflebiani elCis, batoni 

cxviris polipis Cin-Cinis cnobis Tanaxmad xval Cvens 

caze gadafrindeba laineri, saidanac Tqven CamovardiT! 

vicodi, rom formikalendis samefoSi jerjerobiT 

aerodromi ar iyo agebuli da verafriT moviazre, Tu 

ranairad movxvdebodi TviTmfrinavis salonSi. 

_ nu RelavT, amaze izrunebs brZenTa Soris yvelaze 

gonieri mencari batoni WianWvela jgirkoCa! _ 

damamSvida batonma premierma Wiamaia durum da Cemi Tavi 

keTil qalbatons cicinaTela cicis Caabara. 

cici gamiZRva, gvirabis sibneles Tavisi ukanaliT 

minaTebda, Tan Cum-Cuma cremlsa Rvrida... 

T T a a v v i i XXII 

XXII 

gza nexvigorasaken 

saidumlo karTan qalbaton cicinaTela cicis gamovemSvidobe. 

imedi maqvs, rom misi udidebulesoba am 

omSi gaimarjvebs da cicinaTela cicis ukanaliT veravin 

Camohkidebs. 

keTilma cicinaTelam sami WianWvela momiCina. 

nardis kamaTlebiviT patarebi iyvnen da saxelebic 

aseTive erqvaT _ iaqe, du da se. savele farajebidan 

Zlivs moCandnen. kidurebiT kalaSnikovebi epyraT da 

maTTvis am simZime iaraRs gansacvifrebeli RoniTa da 

moxerxebulobiT xmarobdnen. 

patara meomrebma amixsnes, rom maTs damrtymel 

razmSi Cari, fanji da SaSic msaxurobdnen, oRond Cari 

daWrilia da hospitalSi wevso, fanji da SaSi ki prince- 

sa naTelikos gaayoleso. princesas xsenebaze guli amiCqrolda, 

magram Sevecade dameokebina. 

tyviis zuzunSi da Wurvebis grialSi davtoveT 

sasaxlis midamoebi da brZolis epicentrs gavecaleT. 

win iaqe micunculebda, se moSorebiT momdevda, raTa 

zurgidan davecavi, du ki gverdidan ar mcildeboda. 

ase mivaRwieT tarakanTubnamde. gamocarielebuli 

dagvxvda, taraknebi TavianTi jalabobiT sardafebSi da 

bnel RriWoebSi Camaluliyvnen. erTgan, kanalizaciis 

ormos pirze ori Reri ulvaSi SevamCnie, radiolokatoriviT 

irxeoda. uTuod tarakanTubnis lideris dianozis 

ulvaSebi iyo. albaT, garemos uTvalTvalebda, 

raTa TanamoZmeTaTvis droulad ecnobebina saSiSroebis 

gamoCena. vin icis, Cveni nabijebis xmam taraknebSi ra 

gulis xeTqva gamoiwvia. 

baRlinjoTubanic mSvidad gaviareT. aq ZiriTadad 

gvajistebi saxlobdnen da, bunebrivia, brZolis velze 

gaikrifebodnen. samagierod, am oxrebs quCebi obobebisgan 

naSovni ablabudebiT daeqselaT da gasvla gagviWirda. 

frTxilad mivZvrebodiT, rogorme Zafi ar Segverxia. 

eWvi gvqonda, sadme oboba-snaiperebi mimalulan da Tu aRmogvaCines, 

dagvcxeben-Tqo. 

win yvelaze saSiSi _ rwyilTubani gvedo. axla ki vinatre 

Cemi Tbilisuri tanisamosi, gansakuTrebiT jinsebi. 

ablabudis samosSi xom iol samiznes warmovadgendi! 

iaqe, du da se Cems irgvliv Sejgufdnen. erTmaneTi 

gavamxneveT da, sanam mowinaaRmdege gons movidoda, jiqur 

SeviWeriT rwyilTubanSi. 

am dros quCa savse iyo axalgazrda rwyilebiT. iara- 

Rasxmulni, samxedro dolis braguniT, marSiT mimodiodnen 

aqeT-iqiT. mokled, saomrad emzadebodnen! Cvens 

Tavdasxmas aravin eloda. Cemma mamacma biWebma cecxli 

mijriT gaxsnes. Tan mivrbodiT, Tan irgvliv tyviis korianteli 

davayeneT. vin daTvlis, ramdeni daxocili, daWrili 

da gasresili rwyili davtoveT qvafenilze. 

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mteri gons moego. rwyilebi ise gamwardnen, iaraRi 

daaviwydaT da sakbenad mogvesien, magram Cven yoCaRad 

gavutieT da mcire nakbenebiT gadavrCiT, radgan Tavi 

WianWvelaTubanSi amovyaviT. 

or ubans erTmaneTisagan barikadebi hyofda. zed 

gadavevleT da kbilebamde SeiaraRebul WianWvelebSi 

CavcvivdiT. 

Semogvexvivnen Cveni megobrebi, gadarCenas gvilocavdnen. 

samxedro eqimi movarda da nakbenebze malamo 

wagvicxo. erTi Casuqebuli vaJkaci Camacivda, ginda 

Tu ara, ratom ver micanio. Zlivs gavixsene, daxlidari 

anTimoza iyo. kidurebiT Cagvafrinda, ar mogveSva da 

Tavis sardafSi Cagviyvana. magidaze daaxvava xili da 

tkbileuli, nair-nairi sasmelebi. Tan saqmianobda, Tan 

mekiTxeboda, ra ambavi mogvitane, misi udidebulesoba 

cocxali xom ariso. davamSvide, mis udidebulesobas 

gamarjvebis rwmena odnavadac ar Seryevia-meTqi. 

aqve gavige, rom sataxto qalaq kvekverias yoveli 

mxridan damxmare Zalebi uaxlovdeboda. formikalendis 

mTeli WianWveleTi Turme fexze dadga Tavisi xelmwifis 

dasacavad. 

sanam davnayrdebodiT, barikadebTan Setakebebi ar 

Sewyvetila. rwyilTa jari jiutad gadmodioda Setevaze. 

WianWvelaTubnelebi TavgamodebiT uSendnen 

cecxls. iqauroba daxocili rwyilebiT Caixerga, magram 

brZolas bolo ar uCanda. 

Cven davemSvidobeT keTil anTimozas da gza ganvagrZeT. 

am adgilidan sul aRmarTebiT unda gvevlo. SevecadeT, 

koRoTubnisaTvis gverdi agveqcia. is iyo, samSvidobos 

gavdiodiT, moulodnelad win viRaca gadamidga. erTi 

Tavxedi koRo gaxldaT. wina kidurebi TabaSirSi hqonda 

da mainc muqariT mibRverda. vicani Cemze mtrad gadakidebuli 

koRo kako. 

ramdenjer Semomelaxa da mainc ver moviSore. 

axlac ybaSi sila vtkice da gadavayirave. iman ki wivili 

morTo da TanamoZmeebs mouxmo. atyda aqac erTi 

vai-uSvelebeli. SeiaraRebuli koRoebis mTeli jari 

gamogvenTo. Cemi yoCaRi jariskacebi _ iaqe, du da se waqceuli 

verxvis ukan Cawvnen da mdevari avtomatis cecxliT 

SeaCeres. 

iaraRi me araferi mqonda da aRmarTs sirbiliT Sevuyevi. 

sul male nexvigoras ferdobze aRmovCndi. ver 

vityvi, surnelebiT davtkbi-meTqi, magram ra dros surnelebaze 

fiqri iyo. 

sulis mosaTqmelad Sevdeqi. 

Cems ferxTiT, cis kidemde, funaWalaSi, funagorasa 

da nexvigoras Soris gadaSliliyo sataxto qalaqi kvekveria... 

Soridan moismoda afeTqebis xmebi, tyviis kakani... 

saxuravebze Savi boli idga... 

amovioxre. 

netavi riTi damTavrdeboda es saSineli omi? gadarCnen 

Tu ara Cemi patara damcvelebi _ iaqe, du da se? CamovaRwev 

ki odesme mSvenier formikalendSi? davtkbebi 

lengua de formikas keTilxmovani JReradobiT? odesme 

SevZleb, xelze vemTxvio mis udidebulesobas xelmwife 

anduyafar meore pirmwyazars?.. vicekveb princesa na- 

TelikosTan malaqitis lurj-mwvane darbazSi?.. 

am fiqrebiT guldamZimebuli gamovemSvidobe Cem- 

Tvis ukve sayvarel qalaqs. 

nexvigoras Tavze gadmomdgar Senobas mivadeqi. 

SesasvlelTan melodeboda batoni WianWvela 

jgirkoCa, mecnierebaTa mecnieri, brZenTa Soris ubrZenesi, 

mTlad mencari... 

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XXIII 

aqa ambavi sasawaulebrivi dabrunebisa 

_ keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba Cvens SampanodromSi! 

_ ase mommarTa batonma jgirkoCam. 

megona, mexumreba-meTqi da gavucine, is ki mTeli 

seriozulobiT Semomyurebda. mere Sebrunda da darbaislurad 

gamiZRva. mokle nabijebsa dgamda da miyanyalebda, 

radgan uzomod didi Tavis zidva uWirda. yurebSi 

bambis tamponebi hqonda, ambobdnen imitomo, rom tvins 

ar gamoeJona. 

batonma jgirkoCam Semiyvana uzarmazar darbazSi. 

visac odesme kosmodromis anda atomuri eleqtrosadguris 

samarTavi pulti unaxavs, misTvis ucxo ar iqneba 

Cem win gaSlili suraTi: aTasobiT mocimcime naTura, feradi 

Rilakebi, daxlarTuli sqemebi, kompiuterebi da 

SuaSi uzarmazari, TeTri ekrani, romelsac naxevari kedeli 

eWira. 

SemosvlisTanave gars Semogvexvia uamravi TeTrxalaTiani 

WianWvela. yvelas msxvili Tavi eba, Tumca amaTi 

yurebidan mTlad tvini ar Jonavda. formikalendis mecnierul-teqnikuri 

elita RirsebiTa da TavSekavebiT momesalma, 

rac imaSi gamoixata, rom iatakze Subli TiTojer 

daartyes da amiT dakmayofildnen. 

batonma jgirkoCam TeTri ekranis win damsva, Tvi- 

Ton Rilaks daaWira. 

ucbad, TiTqos daniT CaWreso, nexvigoras Wrili davinaxe. 

gorakSi Cadgmuli iyo giganturi Sampanuris boTli, 

romelsac yelze binis macivrisxela sacobi hqonda. 

boTli ivseboda naxSirbadiT kargad gajerebuli SampanuriT. 

kompiuteri zedmiwevniT zustad gaiangariSebda 

sacobis qveS wnevis dones. roca wneva kritikul zRvars 

miaRwevda, klienti moTavsdeboda sacobis Tavze, mox- 

erxebul savarZelSi. danarCeni isedac gasagebia (yovelive 

amas imis imediT aRvwer, rom Cveni teqnikuri inteligenciis 

wamyvani specialistebi am ideas xelidan ar 

gauSveben!). 

is Rame mecnier-WianWvelaTa sazogadoebaSi gavatare. 

tvini gamomiWedes fardobiTobis Teoriaze msjelobiT. 

trabaxobdnen, ainStaini guSindeli dRea, Cveni 

jgirkoCa ufro Sors wavidao. amisi eqsperti me ar gaxldiT 

da sityvaze unda damejerebina. samagierod, aravi- 

Tari eqsperti ar sWirdeboda im Sampanuris dagemovnebas, 

romelsac ulevi raodenobiT vwrupavdiT. 

diliT mec kai gunebaze gaviRviZe da Sampanodromis 

mTeli koleqtivic. gasakviri araa, rom qveyanaSi ga- 

CaRebuli omi amaT sulac daviwyebodaT. 

mobrZanda cxviris polipi, CinmaCinis sagangebo da 

sruluflebiani elCi batoni Cin-Cini. pirisaxe ciebians 

miugavda da cxviris cemineba tanjavda. SampanodromSi 

Turme imitom gamocxadda, raTa Tavis diadi samSoblodan 

gadmofrenili TviTmfrinavisaTvis cxvirsaxoci 

daeqnia. 

me rom daminaxa, batoni Cin-Cini Camexuta da kurcxali 

gadmoagdo, etyoba, maincdamainc ara hqonda Cemi gadarCenis 

imedi. me ki piri movkume, raTa gripis mikrobebi 

ar CamesunTqa. 

Cemma Ramis Tanameinaxeebma, Sampanodromis wamyvanma 

specialistebma Tasebi Seavses da `vaSas~ samgzisi SeZaxiliT 

gza damiloces. 

_ gamxnevdi! _ damiyvava batonma jgirkoCam. _ 

Cvens maTematikosebs ise zustada aqvT yovelive gaTvlili, 

aT kilometrze buzs movaxvedrebT! 

_ mere im buzs ra mouva? _ gulubryvilod vikiTxe. 

_ raSi gedardeba, mTavaria, Sen iyo kargad! 

_ nexvigora ratom SeirCa SampanodromisaTvis? _ 

es kiTxva mTeli Rame TavSi mitrialebda da axlaRa gamaxsenda. 

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_ Tu teqnikuri wuni gamogvivida da mizans ver 

movaxvedreT, klienti rbil nexvSi TaviT CaerWoba da gadarCeba! 

amgvari perspeqtiva didad ar gamxarebia da RmerTs 

Sevexvewe, amjerad mizanSi momaxvedre-meTqi. 

saaTs davxedeT, laineri ukve haerSi unda yofiliyo. 

marTlac, qveynis radiolokaciuri centridan gvacnobes, 

TviTmfrinavi formikalendis sahaero sivrceSi Semovidao. 

dadga ganSorebis wami. kocnaoba ar damiwyia, xeli 

davuqnie SezarxoSebul gamcileblebs da sacobze avedi. 

zed rbili savarZeli iyo damontaJebuli. Cavjeqi 

da usafrTxoebis Rvedi SemoviWire. 

boTlis yeli maRla iyo aSverili. aqedan kargad vxedavdi 

Sampanodromis mTel kompleqss, nexvigoras ferdobs 

da funawylis napirebze gaSlil qalaqs. Soridan 

moismoda saartilerio baTqis xmebi, aqa-iq xrColavda 

Savi boli... dardi Semomawva! netavi axla sad arian Wa- 

Rara biWuna, misi udidebulesoba formikalendis xelmwife 

anduyafar meore pirmwyazari, misi aRmatebuleba 

premieri Wiamaia duru, qalbatoni cicinaTela cici, sxva 

nacnob-megobrebi... sad aris princesa naTeliko, momavali 

dediko formikalendis momavali xelmwifisa... es 

fiqrebi ise CameWdo tvinSi, gulma ise momiWira, kinaRam 

Rvedi avxseni, raTa formikalendSi davrCeniliyavi... 

msurda omis qarcecxlSi gadaSveba, an sikvdili an princesa 

naTelikos xilva... magram umal gamaxsenda Cemi sam- 

Soblo, Cemi Tbilis-qalaqi, vazisubani, privatizebuli 

bina, naniko da sami Wylopina balRi... aman SemaCera! 

Sampanodromisaken gavixede. saTvalTvalo baqanze 

batoni jgirkoCa SevniSne. aqedan erTi cicqna Canda. 

raRacas maniSnebda. mivxvdi, mosaxdeni axla moxdeboda. 

uceb saSineli gruxuni gaisma, qvevidan iseTi panRuri 

amomkres, kinaRam xerxemali Tavis qalaSi CameWeda. 

TeTri qafis nakadi SxuiliT aiWra cisken da mec 

amitaca. 

sul ramdenime wams gagrZelda swrafi qrolva, gons 

mosvlac ver movaswari. 

Sampanuris TeTr WavlSi var gaxveuli, irgvliv miliardi 

wveTi Sxivis, skdeba, miqris, cviva... piri damiRia 

da uneblieT vylapav maTrobela siTxes... ver gavige, rodis 

avRiRindi. 

elvisuswrafesad gavilumpe, tanSi Rvinis suni 

gamijda, TavSi simTvrale. 

TavzeviT guguniT gadmomemxo sahaero xomaldis 

TeTri-talaxisferi muceli. 

mofiqrebac ver movaswari, Tu ram Camomibnela zecis 

TaRedi, saSineli siswrafiT vxeTqe Tavi... 

ras, Tu mixvdiT? 

oh, formikalendis maTematikuro skolav! 

formikalendis fizikosTa niWierebav! formikalendis 

meRvineebo da boTl-sacobis warmoebav! mjeroda Tqveni 

igavmiuwvdomeli genialobisa, magram mTlad ase? 

gaTvlil adgilze da gaTvlil dros sacobi da TviTmfrinavi 

zustad Sexvda erTmaneTs da me, rogorc es iyo 

formikalenduri gonebiT gamoangariSebuli, TaviT 

elviras ukanals Sevaskdi! 

Tvali vWyite! ukve laineris salonSi var. sacobiT 

Riobi dagmanulia. sacobze dadgmuli savarZeli axla 

laineris savarZelia. Sirazis vardi da kokobi ki wamis 

meaTasedi nawili, zustad imdeni, ramdensac Cemi zurgi 

gauZlebda, mxrebze mejda, mere ki, pardon, gadayiravda 

iqve axorxlil Cemodnebze, CanTebze, tomrebsa da toprakebze. 

Cemi samSoblos bednier moqalaqeebs sataxto qalaq 

uCinmaCinidan wamoezidaT, risi wamoRebac SeiZleboda. 

oRondac, me im wuTas amaze fiqric ar SemeZlo. 

TviTmfrinavis mTeli saloni Rvinis suniT gaiJRinTa. 

me ki simTvralem sabolood momiRo bolo, veRar mivxvdi, 

sad viyavi da formikalendis erovnuli himni davscxe, 

romlis teqti zepirad mqonda dazuTxuli da Cveneburi 

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pwkaredi daaxloebiT aseTi iyo: `Cven, WianWvelebi, er- 

TaderTi gonieri rasa dedamiwisa, yvelaze Wkvianebi da 

mamacebi, msoflios mpyrobelebi varT! vaSa da vaSa Wian- 

WveleTs!..~ samwuxarod, Cem garda mgzavrebs Soris lengua 

de formikas mcodne aravin aRmoCnda da sul male 

mofereba damiwyes _ dawynardi, genacvales da damSviddi, 

Wirimes meubnebodnen. 

amasobaSi elvira gons moego, oxvriTa da vai-viSiT 

wamofofxda, Tan natken adgils Zalumad izelda. 

TiTi muqariT damiqnia, Tumca momxiblavi Rimili 

ver damala. 

_ ai, Se eSmako, ise rogor daTveri, xalxSi titlikana 

zixar da arca grcxvenia! 

TvalebSi cotaTi gamovixede. ablabudis tanisamosi 

Turme Sampanuris Wavls SemoufleTia... 

ai, aq Tavdeba es ambavi, mosayoli meti araferi 

maqvs. Tbilisi rogoric davtove, iseTive damxvda, ojaxsac 

TiTqos guSin gamovemSvidobe, magram ai, vali gaormagebuliyo 

da elviras marifaTi rom ara, vaxSidan verasodes 

amovidodi. 

eh, isev Cems erovnul kupons venacvale, Cems yaira- 

Tian nanikos da sam pataras, romelTac CinmaCinidan vera, 

magram ager aeroportidan sami cali `JvaCka~ Camovutane. 

cxovreba Zveleburi wesiT wavida. oRond adrindeli, 

udardeli Zili gamiqra... Cemi yurbaliSi lamaz sizmrebs 

aRar CamCurCulebs. gamaxsendeba formikalendis 

uCveulo dReebi da guli amikvnesdeba. 

netav sad aris princesa naTeliko?.. Cemi naTeliko? 

kaci imediT cocxlobs! iqneb moxdes saswauli da 

Cveni sagareo saqmeTa uwyeba ise gamdidrdes, erTi kinkila 

saelCo formikalendSic gaxsnas, sataxto qalaq kvekveriaSi, 

xelmwife anduyafar meore pirmwyazaris karze... 

maSin xom qveyanas gamoadgeba Cemi codna da gamocdileba... 

vin icis! 

31.I.95 

sarCevi 

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WianWvelebis xelmwife 

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