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Tanamedrove qarTuli literaturis klasikosis, rusTave

lis premiis laureatis, revaz miSvelaZis Semoqmedeba karga
xania msoflio literaturis organul nawilad iqca.
`saqarTvelos macne~ gamoscems prozis didostatis revaz
miSvelaZis rCeul TxzulebaTa ocdaxuTtomeuls.
mkiTxveli am tomebis wakiTxvisas advilad darwmundeba, rom
mwerlis Janrulad uaRresad mdidar nawerebSi Cans ara marto
saqarTvelos problemebi, aramed qarTuli sarkmlidan dana
xuli msoflioc.

2012

novelebi
tomi

gamomcemloba `saqarTvelos macne~

ISBN 978-9941-16-228-2 (ocdaxuTive tomi)

ISBN 978-9941-16-232-9 (II tomi)

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naTela Tuxareli

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revaz miSvelaZe, rCeuli Txzulebani ocdaxuT tomad
gamomcemloba `saqarTvelos macne~, Tbilisi, 2012
misamarTi: Tbilisi, 0179, al. WavWavaZis gamz. #27

ro gor c Ror j oe b i f o TqS i

mTavaria, fuli ar daginomron. fulis danomrvamde
Tu mivida saqme, meyole kargad. SegiZlia daixuro qudi
ukuRma da Tbili sacvali moimarago. Sen ambob, adamianzea yvelaferi damokidebulio, zogi amnairi gamova da
zogi imnairio. rogorc ki daxvavdeba sarCo-sabadebeli,
mogvemateba xelfasebi da SimSilis SiSi moispoba, maSinve gaqreba es avad SemoCenili meqrTameoba da qurdoba
qveyanazeo. ar gewyinos, filosofosi ki xar, magram ar
mjera raRac mag Seni Teoriis. me rom am cxovrebas davakvirdi, siglaxe adamianze ki ara, adgilzea damokidebuli. Tu iseT adgilze moxvdi, ise moiqcevi Senc. axla
me meSvide welia aRmaskomSi TvalsaCino agitaciis ganyofilebaSi vmuSaob broSurebis gamomfen-meTvalyuris
Tanamdebobaze. mTeli goWoura sanTliT rom gadaqeqo,
Cemze patiosan kacs ver aRmoaCen. ra moviparo, Tvrametkapikiani plakatebi? Tu, me Sen getyvi, qrTams mogcems
vinme, ariqa Cemi broSura gamodevi gamosaCen adgilzeo.
Tanamdeboba maqvs patiosnuri da var sufTad da wesierad. ase sufTad da gaRletilad moaqcie, RmerTo,
vinc me miximana da am dReSi Camagdo.
erT ambavs mogiyvebi da Sen TviTon mixvdebi, var Tu
ara marTali. Tu tyvili giTxra, tyvia momxvdes SublSi. Cemi TvaliT nanaxi ambavia, yurmokruli an wignSi
amokiTxuli ar gegonos. Teqvsmeti weli vimuSave miliciis ufrosad daba saWyepiaSi. es cxovreba Tu vinmes
Tvalwin srulad Caivlis Tavisi avanCavaniT, miliciis
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ufrosis Tvalwin rom Caivlis, amis axsna Sen ar dagWirdeba.

Cveni xelobis axali kaci, mogexseneba, daniSnaven Tu
ara, qveynis gasworebas moindomebs maSinve. ver getyvi,
me piradad ra survili miwvavda gul-mucels. arc ise
axalgazrda viyavi, kacma rom Tqvas. miliciaSi muSaobis
cxra wlis staJic mqonda. ukanonobas rom ver movspobdi saWyepiaSi, vicodi, rogor ar vicodi. magram arc ise
mindoda wavsuliyavi iqedan, Cemi kvali rom ar dameCnia.
raki amxela saqme mandes, Cemi unda vcado-meTqi. asea
yvela axali kaci. imis Wia mainc uRrRnis tvins, xalxi
SiSiT da ridiT Sescqerodes. rogorc ki xma gavrceldeba, gulkeTili, tkbili kacia miliciis ufrosado,
damTavrebulia iq disciplinaze laparaki. bevric rom
moindomo mere, nametani daiboxo xma da gamoaCino klanWebi, aRaravin dagijerebs.
ra Sedegi gamoiRo Cemma qiCmaCma da ra gamarjvebuli,
dafa-zurniT wamovedi Teqvsmeti wlis mere saWyepiidan,
yurmokruli mainc geqneba. jdomiT weliwad-naxevarze
meti ar vmjdarvar. sul upatrono ar viyavi, cota
garedanac mexmarebodnen, cota me TviTon vuSvele Cems
Tavs, da, giTxari, misi ar iyos, weliwad-naxevarSi davixseni Tavi. marto Tavi ki ar davixseni, imdeni vijaxire,
partiaSic kinaRam aRmadgines, milicias, rasakvirvelia,
aRar gamakarebdnen da maincdamainc arc me mindoda.
imas geubnebodi, Camovedi, movirge miliciis ufrosis
xalaTi, aqeT veci, iqeT veci, aba vin, aba vin da finganis
ufross duru zarquas davadgiT Tvali. Tvali davadgiT-meTqi rom giTxari, ar gagikvirdes. saerTod, Tanamdebobis kacis daWera ase xdeba. wlebis ganmavlobaSi
qveyanam icis siaves rom sCadis, magram ar iWeren, xom
asea? bolos rom mohkideben yurSi xels, ukvirs xalxs:
ki magram, raRa axla daiWires, ratom miuSves amdenze,
rogor, SarSan, an SarSanwin ar iyo dasaWerio? SeiZle6

ba kaci mTeli cxovrebis manZilze dasaWer saqmes sCadiodes da ise Caarixinos bolomde Tavisi cxovreba,
rom buzic ki ar aufrinos aravin. gaaCnia, ra kacia.
vis ranairad, rodis SeeCxireba TvalSi. xom Zalian Znelia araferi SegeSalos, magram zogi mainc axerxebs ostaturad gaZrom-gamoZromas. Tav-Tavis saqmeSi yvela
cot-cotas scodavs, rasakvirvelia, magram nametani ar
unda qna. marto Sens mxares Tla ar unda icode. saxeli imaze metad ar unda gagifuWdes, vidre mosaTmenia. xalxi rom daiwyebs putuns, daiWeren axla, male, am
ubedurso, maSin gaqvs cudad saqme. xalxs araferi eSleba, icode Sen. mere, Zalian rom gaxmaurdeba es ambavi,
Cvenc veRar vafarebT xels. iZulebuli varT xalxis nebas mivyveT. amiT ras geubnebi, ici? uceb da Cqara marto jibis qurdebs da xulignebs iWeren. sxvebis daWeras
`sakiTxis momwifeba~ sWirdeba. roca dasaWerad `momwifdebi~, gadaurek-gadmourekaven erTmaneTs, sadac
jer ars, wava kidev erTxel informaciebi, dagviqneven
Tavs da morCenilia ambavi. meore dRes aweulia Cveni
gmiri. zarquasTan amdeni rekva-SeTanxmeba ar mWirdeboda, arc ise didi Tanamdebobaa finganis gamgeoba da
mec, axalmosul miliciis ufross, fxa unda gamomeCina,
cixis carieli adgilebi unda Semevso.
kai xans muSaobda Turme zarqua da Tavisi siwuwkiT
moabezra Turme xalxs Tavi. davunomreT fuli da im
wuTas mohyva ankesze. iRebda yvelasgan, vinc ki gauwvdida. ra xvastags agrovebda da risTvis? ucnauria
mainc zogierTi. martoxela kaci duru zarqua mTeli
cxovreba fuls aquCebda. Wiqa Rvinos ar daalevinebda
aravis. rom ityvian, TiTqos xvliki hyavda jibeSi, xels
ver Caayofinebdi. daiWires da ori Tunuqis kubo upoves
ezoSi damarxuli gaZeZgili daobebuli fuliT. jer
erTi, fulis fulad Senaxva vin gaigona. aqcie oqrod,
briliantad da gadamale, meti ar unda icode kacma?
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fulze ufro arasaimedo araferia, CvenTan mainc. gamogicvlian erT mSvenier dRes da SegrCeba xelSi gabonebuli qaRaldi. Tu maincdamainc fuls inaxav, samlitrian
qilaSi unda Cado, naftalini da Savi puris natexi unda
Caagdo da Tavi mouxufo, sineste rom ar Seeparos.
erTi sityviT, gavuSviT duru zarqua, sadac ekuTvnoda iq, Sen xar Cemi batoni, da daniSnes finganad...
gamaxsendeba axlave, paata qarselaZe? ara, paata mere
iyo, ho... valiko cxvediani. diax, valiko cxvediani,
namdvilad. maTematikis maswavlebeli iyo, romeliRac
soflidan gadmoiyvanes. ar gauvlia sam Tves da mogvivida qsivi Sens valikozec. farTo jibe daikera pijakze
da iRebs da iRebs dRisiT-mzisiT, upragonod da dauTvlelado.
davunomreT cxvediansac fuli da gavqaCeT, rasakvirvelia, danomvriT. daWeras zogi Zalian mtkivneulad
ganicdis. Caayudeben Tu ara, atexavs yvirils pravakacia momiwyves, Semomigdes fuli, me arafer SuaSi
varo. ase hgonia, im sulels, rom TiTqos fuls marto
erTi kaci vunomrav miliciis ufrosi. danomvra ase ki
ar xdeba. cxra adgilzea SeTanxmebuli. naxevrad damTavrebulia ukve saqmis faruli gamoZieba: danomvris
operaciaSi minimum xuTi kaci mainc monawileobs. marto
fuli ki araa damuSavebuli, qaRaldic, fuls rom aqvs
Semoxveuli. raRa bevri gavagrZelo, gaiWra kartiviT
valiko cxvedianic.
mere giTxari ukve, paata qarselaZe dajda finganis
gamged. paata sul bavSvi iyo. erTi wlis damTavrebuli arc ki hqonda safinanso-statistikuri fakulteti.
CvenTanac ki SeaTanxma aRmaskomma misi daniSvna. biografia mSvenieri, biWi kai, wesieri, zrdilobiani, raze
vetyodiT uars? naxevari weli gauZlo cdunebas paata
qarselaZem da gautia amanac. jer morcxvad iRebda cotcotas, rasac SeaZlevdnen. mere mada WamaSi mouvida da
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TviTon daawesa taqsa. gaimarTa welSi, gausuqda kiseri.

afuTfuTda kviris matliviT. fulis danomvra da misi
jani! mohyva beRlis Tagvi xafangSi. awrialda mere da
irtya TavSi xeli, magram raRa drosi iyo. ra iSova sawyalma biWma saxelis gatexvis muqafad? mTeli cxovreba
win hqonda, ewiwkna cot-cota finganis koindari, ravarc indauris Wukma icis alag-alag da moridebulad
wiwkna. dResac iq iqneboda, mamaCemsa aqvs cxoneba.
didxans arCies meoTxe gamge, sul ori wlis ganmavlobaSi xdeba es ambavi. xan is, xan es, aTasnairad awondawones da bolos dabaSi yvelaze Cum da patiosan (ase
egonaT maSin) kacze, Suaxansgadacilebul kote papaiaSvilze SeCerdnen. rac imas Wkua ariges da andazebi
uTxres, rac iman piroba dado da fici misca aRmaskoms
pirnaTlad vimuSavebo... sad muSaobda manamde ici papaiaSvili? gadasaxvevTan, iqve, profteqnikuri saswavlebeli romaa, meoTxea Tu mexuTe, iq iyo, Sromis kabinetis gamged.
ar damijereb, gatyob TvalebSi, magram Tu tyvili
giTxra, dila nu gamiTenos gamCenma. meore dResve aiRo
papaiaSvilma. meore dResve, kaco, ar SeiSlebi, Wkuidan?
erihaa, es vin yofila-meTqi, gagiJebas viyavi. ori
kviris daniSnul finganis gamges davunomreT fuli da
gavskvanCeT. xma ar amouRia. arc ucdia Tavis marTleba.
TiTqosda mTeli cxovreba imitom imuSava patiosnad
profteqnikumSi, rom bolos da bolos SeemCniaT, finganis gamged gadmoeyvanaT da meore dRidanve qrTamis
aReba daewyo.
gesmis, ra xdeba? rogorc Rorjoebi foTqidan, ise
amogvyavda finganidan cixis axal-axali klientura.
Tevzze meti Wkua ar unda hqondes adamians? sul mikvirda, Tevzaobis dros rogoraa, xom ici? Tu miageni
Tevzian adgils, SeiZleba erT saaTSi sami kilo amoqaCo. vfiqrobdi, nuTu imdeni tvini ara aqvs am Tevzs,
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am ubedur dReze gaCenils, meore wuTSi TviTon rogor

ekideba imave ankess, riTac ager wuTis win aaprowiales
maRla misi Zmakaci? aRar mivekarebi im Wias, morCa da
gaTavda. magram Tevzs vin misca magdeni azris sanZraoba.
kaci? adamiani? or weliwadSi sam kacs rom fulis
danomvriT daiWeren erTsa da imave skamze, erTsa da
imave kabinetSi, meoTxem mainc ver unda iswavlos Wkua?
me vfiqrob, albaT yoveli axali finganis gamge fiqrobda, wina xom fulis danomvriT daiWires, axla, albaT,
cota xans aRar gaimeorebs milicia igive ileTso. an,
egonebaT, pirvelive dReebSi ar movkideb fuls xels,
jer rogorc axalbeda ufrosebma ician, saxelis damsaxurebas mivawvebi, avtoritets movixveW da mere daviwyeb
fulis aRebaso. ase egonebaTo. is ki ar icodnen, rasac
TviTon gaifiqrebda, Cven rom ukve nafiqrali gvqonda.
raSi tyuvdebodnen, ici? egonaT gamovcvlidiT xerxs;
meoTxesac fulis danomvriT aRar daviWerdiT, raRac
sxva xafangs davugebdiT. sxva xafangis eSinodaT, iqeTken hqondaT yuradReba gadatanili da fulis danomvris nacad xerxs brmad wamoegebodnen xolme.
bolos momwyinda es saqme. sanam vapatimro es finganis gamgeebi-meTqi. davwere saministroSi moxsenebiTi
baraTi. analizi gavukeTe Seqmnil situacias. codvaa es
xalxi, etyoba, adgilia macdunebeli-meTqi. meti finganis gamge aRar damiWeria. arc zevidan dauZalebiaT
maincdamainc.
rom megona, gamobrZmedili miliciis ufrosi var da
araferSi Sevcdebi, yvela xvreli vici am cxovrebismeTqi, swored maSin Cavvardi. Cavvardi brmad, sulelurad, Rvinis qurds rom Txles gadaayoleben, ise momivida. CaweraSi xuTasi maneTi momitana kacma, Camosuli
iyo da iman momatyua. aqaurs, ucnobs rogor vendobodi.
rom Camido ujraSi, RvTis winaSe, mainc vkiTxe, danom10

rili xom araa, biWo, es fuli-meTqi. rava gekadrebaT,

batonovo. Turme gayiduli vyavar TxasaviT.
ratom mogiyevi, ici, es ambavi? kaczecaa damokidebuli, rasakvirvelia, magram ufro metad, me mgoni, adgilzea. adgili gagaqurdebs adamians da gadagacdens
gzidan. ise, arc fulis danomvraa maincdamainc didi
vaJkacoba. Cemi saqme rom iyos, daWeris am xerxs sul
amoviRebdi. ra iyo, ra xafangs migeb, Cems sisusteze da
nebisyofaze TamaSob, Se kaco? am qveyanaze procentulad nametani SeZleul fuls ha, ha, cxrameti procenti
ar aiRebs, im cxrametidan xuTi marTla fanatikosi patiosania, sam procents ar Wirdeba, imdeni aqvs naSovni
da TerTmet procents eSinia, danomrili ar iyoso. danarCeni, me geubnebi amas, yofili miliciis ufrosi, yvela mokidebs xels da moRunavs jibeSi. asea es. vyaroT,
aba, es xalxi cixeSi da kai daxli dagvidgeba.

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me s ame s tud i i s no v e l a
mrgval magidas Svidni usxdnen. gadacemas mesame studia iwerda. mesame studias pirvel da meore studiasTan SedarebiT farTo darbazi aqvs, magram mainc cxeloda da iupiterebis Suqze zantad acurebuli mtveri
autanels xdida iq yofnas. mrgval magidasTan mjdomi
erTaderTi qali SavTvaleba, moxdenili makvaneTeli
meCaie cira babiloZe, rogorc ki saSualeba miecemoda, kofTis mokle, reziniani saxelodan moqargul cxvirsaxocs daaZrobda, dacvarul cxvirsa da nestoebs
SeimSralebda, ramdenjerme saxesTan gaiqnevda da darwmunebuli imaSi, rom gagrilebis amao gzas adga, cxvirsaxocs isev mxars qvemoT, rezinian saxeloSi SeCurTavda. gadacemis monawile mamakacebi SedarebiT yoCaRad
iyvnen. meqaSi xaliCaze CamuTaqebuli mlocvelebiviT
raRacas butbutebdnen, drodadro erTmaneTs amooxvriT gadaxedavdnen, yelTan halstuxs gaisworebdnen da
kvlav dabal skamze dadgmul moZrav televizors miaCerdebodnen. televizoris ekranze xan mrgval magidasTan Semomsxdarni gamoCndebodnen, xan wiTlad aelvebuli warwera: `yuradReba!~
meore saaTi iwureboda, rac Cawera daiwyo. am xnis
ganmavlobaSi xuTjer Sewyvites telesaubari da
xuTjer gaagrZeles. yovel Sewyvetaze daxveul kibes
reJisori bajeliZe Camoirbenda, ra xdebao, SeSfoTebiT Seacqerdeboda gadacemis wamyvans, popularul
telediqtors vilhelm leiSvils. ra vici meo, ganze
gaixedavda gulSemoyrili vilhelmi, geubnebodi, ar
gamova aseo. axla amis garkvevis dro ar aris, erTi
saaTi dagvrCa. rac aris, aris, unda CavweroT. gTxovT,
ufro Tavisuflad da bunebrivad ilaparakeT. nu geSin12

iaT, yvelaferi kargad iqnebao, yvelas gasagonad ityoda reJisori, jinsis wina jibeebidan xelebs amoiRebda,
qurcikis naxtomebiT aaTavebda kibes da ramdenime wamSi
devisTava teleaparatis Tavze ainTeboda wiTeli naTura, xolo moZrav televizorze daaCndeboda warwera
`yuradReba!~
roca gadacema erTxel kidev Sewyvites da reJisorma bajeliZem zemoT ukve naTqvami sityvebis gasameoreblad erTxel kidev Camoirbina, operatori, lotos
koWis moyvanilobis tanis patroni karapetiZe aparatis
saxelurebs mklavebiT Camoeyrdno da ukmayofileba ar
daumalavs moumzadebeli gadacemis Cawera ar gamigonia meo.
ra warmoudgenladac unda mogeCvenoT, operatori
amjerad marTali iyo. reJisorma bajeliZem, romelic
studiaSi am TerTmeti wlis win movida (Teatrze rom
sabolood guli gautyda), televiziis sagegmo nawils
repertuarSi Seatanina erTsaaTiani telesaubari
`saiT?~ gadacema gardaqmnis Suqze Tanamedroveobis
mZafr problemebs Seexebao. uars vin etyoda. Caweris
dReebi rom moaxlovda, avtoritetian reJisor-avtors
bajeliZes cota ajanukva rodi daWirda, mieRwia imis
uflebisaTvis, rom gadacema winaswar dawerili da samgzisredaqtirebuli teqstis gareSe Caewera. Camoiyvana
saqarTvelos sxvadasxva kuTxidan xuTi mamakaci, erTi
qali TqvenTvis nacnobi cira babiloZe (makvaneTidan),
dasva mrgval magidasTan qerubinTa dasiviT. dass SuaSi Causva diqtori vilhelm leiSvili da gamoucxada
TqviT, rac gawuxebT. ilaparakeT erTmaneTSio.
telediqtor leiSvilisTvis amdeni axsnac ar iyo
saWiro. `ilaparakec~ sakmarisi iyo, rom mas odnavSeparuli RimiliTa da mxne gamometyvelebiT euwyebina Zvirfasi telemayureblisTvis am ukanasknelTaTvis friad
aucilebeli ramerumeebi. da ise damajereblad eTqva
yovelive, TiTqos simarTles ambobda. magram qerubinni
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Cavardnen cud dReSi. `ras hqvia, rac gvawuxebs. rodis iyo wuxilze da dardze gvalaparakebdnen televizorSio. e mand ar gvatyuebdnen raRacaso~. daaxloebiT ase, magram sxvadasxva sityvebiT gaifiqres saubris
monawileebma da mtkiced gadawyvites elaparaknaT ise,
rogorc saerTod laparakobdnen. arc erTi maTganisTvis tribuna-mikrofonTan dgoma axali xili ar iyo. madloba RmerTs, wlebis ganmavlobaSi uxdebodaT interviuebis micema sabWoTa adamianebis arnaxul SromiT enTuziazmze, dRiTi dRe ufro gasaamurebul cxovrebaze
da arnaxul zegegmiT maCveneblebze. mSvenivrad iyvnen
dauflebulni iseT sapreso gamoTqmebs, rogoricaa
`sadagi~, `ukugeba~, `SromiTi vaxti~, `zegegmiTi valdebuleba~, `Sromis nayofiereba~, `yairaTianoba~ da sxva.
amitomac dabneulobis eldam mxolod wamiT gairbina
maTs mziT garujul saxeebze. wamis Semdeg yvelaferi
Tavis adgilze dadga. Camosul-damxvdurebma mSvenivrad
icodnen, ra eTqvaT erTmaneTisTvis. ityoda Sesaval
sityvas saxegabadruli vilhelmi, miabrunebda saxes
romelime moqadagisken da dasZenda; ra mdgomareobaa
am mxriv TqvenTan, pativcemulovo. `pativcemuli~ Caaxvelebda, Tvalebs maRla aRapyrobda da sityvagauxrelad Caarakrakebda miTs imis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor ayvavda
da gaifurCqna misi, erT dros CamorCenili sofeli am
bolo wlebis manZilze. rogor Seasxa frTebi mSromelTa
arnaxul enTuziazms ukanaskneli wlebis plenumebma da
konferenciebma. rogor ikisres mSromelebma gadidebuli valdebulebani da rogor anaRdeben micemul sityvas. erTi rom daamTavrebda, meorisTvis sityvis micema
aRarc iyo saWiro. aqaoda, SeiZleba, me sayvarelma diqtorma bolosTvis momitovoso, sakuTari iniciativiT
aRaRaddeboda. ra mniSvneloba hqonda, kacma rom Tqvas,
vin vis Semdeg ityoda, mainc xom mrgval magidasTan isxdnen? hqonda, rogor ar hqonda. jer erTi, nerviulob
rac ar unda iyos, teleaparatis win xar, mere droze
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ginda moiSoro Seni saTqmeli, raTa sxvamac zustad

igive ar Tqvas, ar dagaswros da saZebni ar gagixdes sityvebi da bolos, xom SeiZleba, gadacemisTvis gankuTvnili dro amoiwuros da SemcirebaSi mogayolon?
ratom ar aZlevda xels gadacemis avtors teledialogis optimisturi toni, me TviTon ver gamigia.
Camoirbenda igi kibes, doinjSemoyrili miuaxlovdeboda mrgval magidas da mudariT ityoda: `ar varga,
arabunebrivia. Zalian gTxovT dardze, saqmeze, wuxilze ilaparakoTo~. saubris gmirebs Zalian undodaT
daxmarebodnen reJisors, magram araferi gamosdiodaT.
ver gaegoT, ras moiTxovda maTgan bajeliZe.
bolos da bolos saidan movitano, Tu ar maqvs es
wuxilio, Cailaparaka lewurwumelma mesimindem koki
jgebiam. batoni koki marTali iyo.
telediqtori leiSvili Caweris yovel Tavidan dawyebaze sxvadasxva Sesaval sityvas ambobda, raTa rogorme stumrebi saubris aRebuli gezidan gadaecdina
da bajeliZis CanafiqrisTvis mieaxlovebina. asec ki
CaurTo: Cvens saubarSi monawileobs makvaneTeli meCaie,
romelsac vTxovoT ZiriTadad naklovanebebze gaamaxvilos yuradRebao. ciram Tavi dauqnia da roca Tavis
kaiutaSi garindul reJisors egona, axla mainc iqneba
saqmeze laparakio, babiloZis lamazma qalma saxe operatorisken Seabruna (aqaoda, mSvenivrad vici, Cven aq
erTmaneTTan samusaifod ki ar mogviwvies, aramed milion telemayurebelTan Sesaxvedrado) da qveyanas amcno
ra skolis damTavrebis Semdeg jiutad Sin darCenilTa
gmirobis ambavi, aTrTolebuli xmiT piroba dado, rom
am satelevizio gamosvliT waxalisebuli gadidebul
valdebulebas aiRebda da rasac aqamde hmatebda, orjer
imaze met mwvane oqros Sehmatebda samSoblos dovlaTs.
ki magram, xarvezs arafers atyob am cxovrebaso?
hkiTxa vilhelmma Tavisi saubriT kmayofil gogonas da
Tan reJisoris kabinisken gaixeda, meti ra vqna, ranairad
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davsva SekiTxva, rom teleSexvedris gmirma naklovanebebze gaamaxvilos yuradRebao.

rogor ar vatyob, nawnavi mkerdTan gadmoigdo
ciram.
mainc? mikrofoni axlos miuCoCa meCaies imedmicemulma leiSvilma.
kargi iqneboda, garTobis meti saSualeba rom iyos
sofelSi.
risi? diqtors moeCvena rom makvaneTeli gogona
saocrad hgavda kvernas, da kvernis simardiTve gaurboda mTavar saTqmels.
garTobis, amayad Tqva babiloZem.
diqtorma kacebs gadaxeda, iqneb rame daamatono.
mrgval magidasTan koxtad Camwkrivebulebma Tanxmobis
niSnad Tavi dauqnies, damatebiT araferi daumatebiaT.
raRa bevri gavagrZelo, Caweras samarcxvino dasasruli eloda. arada rogor undoda reJisors es gadacema
mainc yofiliyo raRaciT sxva gadacemaTagan gansxvavebuli.
mikrofonSi bajeliZis mkveTri xma gaisma:
SevisvenoT TxuTmeti wuTi. Zalian gTxovT, magidas ar moSordeT. kadri Seicvleba da mere operators
gadasvla gauWirdeba. Caweras ganvagrZobT garayaniZis
sityvidan `Tvals mogtacebT xodabunebi~. `xodabunebi~
ukve naTqvamia! maS ase, SevisvenoT.
reJisoris mkveTr xmaze sapatio yarauliviT gaWimuli stumrebi erTbaSad moeSvnen. ciram kowoli ukan
gadaigdo. skamze gadakidebuli bulgaruli CanTa gaxsna, sarkeSi Caixeda, ganze, tuCebis nakecebSi gasuli
askilisferi pomada ori TiTiT Seiswora da daxatuli
nikapi xelisguls Camoado. kacebma halstuxebi moiSilifes, mkerdi gaiReRes da TiTqos pirvelad xedaveno,
erTmaneTs miaCerdnen. Caweris dros Tu Tavebi JirafiviT aweuli hqondaT da sadRac sivrceSi imzirebodnen,
axla Sinauruli ieri miiRes. TiTqos aqamde marionetTa
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Teatris Tojinebi iyvnen da maTi xel-yba maRla ZafebiT eWiraT.

vilhelm leiSvilma cvilisfer Sublze cxvirsaxoci moisva, TiTebi erTmaneTSi gauyara da magidasTan
daxrilma, cota ar iyos, gamwyrali toniT Tqva:
ar gvendobiT, ara.
rava gekadreba, apa, vis vendobiT, Seageba garayaniZem, da am meyvseul pasuxzec naTlad Seetyo, rom
zrdilobiT gamorCeuli kuTxidan iyo.
aba, ra moxda, Tqve kai xalxo. sami saaTia gexvewebiT ubralod vilaparakoTo. Tqven Tqven-Tqveni raikomis mdivnebis qebas mohyvebiT aq da gvatyuebT, TiTqos
yvelaferi kargad iyos. vis unda aseTi laparaki.
tyuilebis dro rom wavida, ver gaigeT?
ar gvendobiTo, rom brZane, ratom gikvirs, biZia. ar gvaqvs mizezi? koki jgebiam muWSi Caaxvela,
Tqven yvelaferi mSvenivrad iciT, mara Cvengan gindaT
gaigonoT. esaa, meti araferi.
ki, vin mamaZaRli ar ityvis, rac gulSi aqvs, mara rai
mere? garayaniZem daumata ras eSveleba am laparakiT? Tqven aq darCebiT kargad, mSvenivrad da me, sofelSi rom Caval, meurneobis direqtori yurebs xelSi momcems. ras prutunebdi, ar unda gcodnoda Senxela kacso?
aba, vatyuoT Zveleburad erTmaneTi? soflis dacarielebis mTavari mizezi garTobis saSualebaTa naklebobaa; rogorc Zvirfasma ciram brZana, ase fiqrobT
Tqvenc?
jgebiam gaicina wekosmwevelis gabmuli, xrinwvaxvelebaSi gadasuli xiTxiTiT.
garToba ki ara is. romel garTobaze melaparakebi,
iqceva qveyana.
mainc? leiSvils daRlili saxe hqonda.
muSaoba ar unda aravis. patara xans vuyureb mec da
mere unda vugano. ra vqna, aba. Toxs movakvlevio Tavi?
ratom, batono koki, ra xdeba aseTi?
2. r. miSvelaZe. tomi II

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 ra xdeba ZmiSvilo da sakarmidamo nakveTi rom

ar mqondes, SimSiliT amomZvreboda suli. Cems ezoSi
moyvanilsac aTasi patroni hyavs axla. qaTmis kvercxidan dawyebuli yurZnis kumpaliT gaTavebuli
yvelaferi daTvlili aqvT. koleqtivisas rac Seexeba,
dilidan saRamomde mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi iq daRvrili ofliT miRebuli gasamrjelo, guldagul rom ekonomias daicav, maSinac ki Tveze mets ar geyofa. mixvda xalxi am waglejobias (ra mixvedra undoda) da Tavs
uSvela. geiqca soflidan. axla bevric rom uwruwuno,
ukan mimbrunebeli ar aris. simarTle Tu ginda, esaa.
ratom, ratom ar gixdian, rogorc gekuTvniT?
leiSvils guliT surda simarTleSi garkveuliyo.
amas Cven ki nu gvekiTxebi, pativcemulo. imaT
hkiTxe, vinc am dReSi Cagvagdo. Cvens Sromas TiTqmis
iseve anazRaureben, rogorc stalinis dros gvixdidnen.
imis mere, sindisianad rom vTqvaT, ramdenjer meimata
bazris fasma? bolos da bolos ra vali gvaqvs Tqveni
soflis xalxs amnairi godouxdeli.
a, Sexede Cems xelebs, ciram xelebi magidaze ise
daawyo, rom vilhelms kargad daenaxa ocdaori wlis
gogos xelebia ees? Tu Cagigdo brigadirma xelSi, siqas
gagaclis muSaobiT. gegma, gegmao. aTi kilos magivrad
ormoc kilos rom mogakrefieben is Cai ivargebs rameT?
reiza gvaabdleben Cven an Tavs reiza ityueben TviTon?
simarTle TqviTo, rom iZaxi, Rirs axla amis laparaki
televizorSi? niSnis mogebiT gauRima diqtors garayaniZem.
ratomac ara pasuxi mzad hqonda vilhelms.
ratom movuSxamoT xasiaTi samuSevridan mobrunebul da saRamos televizorTan mimjdar kacs? Tavisi gasaWiri ar eyofa?
Tu ar vTqviT, Tu qveyanas ar gavagebineT, rogor
vuwamloT aba am Wirs? xom kargad viciT, ase gagrZeleba rom ar SeiZleba.
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 qveyanas, Cemo biZia, gazeTSi da televiziaSi lamazi

lailaiT ver uSveli, koki jgebiam ganze gaixeda,
CamTavrda laparakis da dapirebis dro. axla saqmiT
unda maCveno, Tu ramis gamkeTebeli xar.
ra saqmiT, magaliTad?
kanoni unda Secvalo. kanoni unda damiwero da
momce xelSi. nela, gaubedavad, pwkena-pwkeniT ki ara,
erTbaSad unda gadaagdo, rac ar gamodga, ramac ar
gaamarTla da axal saqmes unda ewio.
sxvac bevri ram iTqva, magram novelis avtori aq Segnebulad wyvets Txrobas. jer erTi, mravlismcodne
mkiTxvels TviT SeuZlia warmoidginos, ra gagrZelebas miiRebda saubari da, meorec, r. miSvelaZem isedac
mogabezraT Tavi avi musaifiT. kacma rom Tqvas, arc
TviTon surs im Txas daemsgavsos, TvistomTagan Segulianebuli mgels rom SeaWames.
mSvenieria! didi madloba gaisma mikrofonSi da
kibeze ori naxtomiT Camosxletili bajeliZe saxegabadruli arTmevda xels Secbunebul stumrebs.
reJisorulma eSmakobam gaWra; gadacemis yvelaze marTali adgili swored `Sesvenebis dros~ iqna Cawerili.
diqtori vilhelm leiSvilic motyuvda-meTqi, rom
giTxraT, ar iqneba marTali, igi mSvenivrad grZnobda,
rom Cawera grZeldeboda.
mkiTxvels, ra Tqma unda, ainteresebs, wavida Tu ara
es gadacema eTerSi.
ar wavida.

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J i r afi
coli univermaRSi Sevida. me, rasakvirvelia, gareT
davrCi.
univermaRis Crdili trotuars iribad hkveTs.
swored im Crdils Sefarebian Cems bedSi myofi, mowyenili kacebi, visac univermaRis kibeze aRma-daRma sirbili ufro uRrRnis nervebs, vidre am CrdilSi dgoma
da mtanjveli lodini.
sam maRazias avacile gzaSi, am univermaRs vera.
konkretulad SesaZeni araferi aqvs Cems Tanamecxedres, Torem SedarebiT Cqara mobrundeboda. axla, sanam yvela seqcias ar Camoivlis, gareT gamomsvleli ar
aris.
bolTis cema (alaverds mTargmnelebTan gadavdivar:
biWi xar da Targmne `bolTis cema~) rom momwyinda, marjvenatorCamotexil marmarilos loms zurgiT miveyrdeni da cas avxede.
murmanisa ar iyos, caze `CibuxSi Casadebi~ Rrubelic
ki ar Cans, rom misi cqeriT mainc gairTo Tavi.
es gauTavebeli sicxe, mtvriani buRi, univermaRis
xaxaSi didi imediT Semrbeni, gafacicebuli saxeebi, da
meore karebidan oflis wmendiT gamocvenili saxeCamoRvenTili momxmareblebi (netav vin da ratom moigona es
ukanaskneli sityva), Crdilsmiyolili, xelCanTiani,
avad mobutbute ojaxis kacebi, sawaRmarTos gafiqrebinebs rames?
Cems uxeiro TavSi Caketil-Camravlebulma eSmakebma
mainc Tavisi gaitanes da gverdiT mdgom, TeTrberetian,
yelSexveul kacs stvena Sevawyvetine:
Jirafs xom ar iyidiT?
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TiTqos Cemgan am SekiTxvas elodao, Semomxeda, mravalmniSvnelovnad damakvirda, amoioxra da mtkice

gadawyvetilebiT mipasuxa:
ara, gmadlobT.
ar unda da ar unda. rac ar unda, RmerTma nu misces.
xom ar davaZaleb. jibeSi xelebi Caviwye da afiSasTan
mdgar RilisTvaleba, Rababian mamakacs avuar-Cavuare.
yuradReba rom ar momaqcia, profiliT davudeqi da
viTom afiSas vkiTxulobdi, SeTqmulis xmiT vauwye:
saqme maqvs TqvenTan.
arc Semobrunebula. Cans, konspiraciuli saubris elementarul xerxebs mSvenivrad flobs. Cemda gasaocrad
gazeTi gaSala, saxeze aifara da moCvenebiTi simSvidiT
momigo.
gismenT.
Jirafs vyidi.
gazeTma erTxel kidev gaiSriala.
rogor Jirafs?
kargs, cocxals. me TviTon Camoviyvane afrikidan.
SviliviT gavzarde. fuli damWirda, Torem ar Seveleodi, tyviamfrqveviviT mivayare.
gazeTi dakeca, ubeSi amoiCara, Semomxeda da pasuxgaucemlad gamSorda. Cqari nabijiT mimavalma erTxel kidev moixeda da quCa gadaWra.
aTasi kiTxvis niSniT ucimcimebda Tvalebi.
Cems pirdapir, dekoraciul fanarTan, saxeloebake
cili, mokleSarvliani, warbebamde qeraTmebCamovarcx
nili, awowili kaci dgas. xelSi pamidvriT savse celofanis parki uWiravs. xandaxan pamidors amoiRebs, cxvir
saxociT frTxilad gawmends, Suaze gaxleCs, naxevars
erT lukmaze Caidebs pirSi da meore naxevars, sanam
SeWamdes, guldasmiT akvirdeba. gamoviangariSe, erT
pamidors rom morCeba, univermaRis karebisken gaixedavs da, viTomc aq araferio, marjvniv xuTiode nabijs
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gadadgams. mere isev fanris boZs ubrundeba. Tu aseTi

tempiT Seeqca pamidors, albaT, meuRlis dabrunebamde
carieli parki SerCeba xelT.
rom gamisworda, mivesalme da sulismoTqma ar vacale.
Jirafis SeZenas xom ar isurvebdiT?
rodi daibna, gamiRima da amxed-damxeda.
avstraliaSi rom vcxovrobde da iSviaTi cxovelebis
anatomiis specialisti viyo, Jirafs ki ara, dinozavrs
viyiddi.
me ar gexumrebiT.
mec seriozulad mogaxsenebT. iseT viwro binaSi
vcxovrob, mecxre sarTulze, Jirafs ki ara, sidedrs
Zlivs vinaxavT.
iqneb Tqvens nacnobs surs vinmes? ar moveSvi.
ara mgonia.
kargad brZandebodeT.
Tavi damiqnia da Jirafze ufro naRdi saqme, pamidvris Wama ganagrZo.
troleibusis gaCerebasTan, rkinis `skameikaze~ CaTvlemil, Wilofisqudian, tyavisCanTian kacTan mivedi,
mxarze xeli davade, Tvali gavuswore da CavCurCule:
Jirafs vyidi.
pasuxs ar davelode, Caviare. wamoxta da univermaRis
CrdilSi Semomsdia:
ra xnis aris?
samis. araa didi xnis. Jirafebi ocdaSvid weliwads
cocxloben.
vici, qudi moixada, kefa moifxana da CanTas xeli
Seunacvla.
ratom Seelie?
vali maqvs, Tavi Sevacode.
ras afaseb? saqmeze gadavida.
rogorc sxvebi hyidian; imis naxevar fasad mogcem.
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Sewuxda; mivdivar, ukan momyveba.

albaT, rame nakli aqvs.
araviTari. sufTa sisxlis Jirafia. ginda? amdeni
ar mcalia.
sad geCqareba?
sxva qalaqSi gadavdivar da wayvana ar SeiZleba,
dResve unda davicalo xeli.
ratom ar SeiZleba wayvana?
TviTmfrinavSi ar eteva, matarebliT cxovelebis
gadayvanis nebas ar iZlevian.
Zalian maRalia? qudi moixada da cxvirTan gaiqnia.
Semecoda, SevCerdi. aSkarad Cans, garemoeba ar uwyobs xels, Torem Jirafi Zalian unda.
Cveulebriv Jirafze oci santimetriT dabalia. Sen
myidvels ar hgevxar ubodiSod mivuge.
TiTqos wyali gadaesxao, swrafad Sebrunda da bodiSis moxdiT gamecala.
nayinis gamyidvelTan mivedi. erTi `plombiri~ SeviZine da yovel SemTxvevisaTvis vkiTxe:
Jirafis muStari xom ar geguleba?
Cofura, JRalTvalebiani, wiTuri gamyidveli keTrovaniviT SemomaCerda, magram swrafadve moego gons:
axla, am wuTSi ikiTxa viRacam, Jirafs xom aravin
hyidiso. mgoni skverisken gaiqca. daewie, morigdebiT,
ueWveli myidvelia. madloba movaxsene, skverisken, rasakvirvelia, ar gavqceulvar.
Cemsken kalanCxiani, SavulvaSa, ormociode wlis sviringiT mklavdamSvenebuli kaci moabijebs. kalanCxidan
indaurs amouyvia Tavi da mSvidad aTvalierebs sicxisgan SeWmul qalaqs.
Jirafs xom ar iyidi? xelis gawvdenaze rom momiaxlovda, vkiTxe.
SeCerda. kalanCxa mklavze Camoikida.
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 Jirafs gaaCnia.
kargi ramea, mogewoneba lamis mudariT mivuge.
ras Wams? mkiTxa.
cota ar iyos, davibeni. daswyevlos RmerTma, marTla
da marTla, ras miirTmevs Jirafi?
yvelafers. vedroSi unda daulbo da yvelafers
Wams, aSkarad Sematyo, rom sityvebs haerSi viWerdi.
yvelafers rom Wams, iseT Jirafs me saxlSi ver Seviyvan, gadawyvetilad miTxra da gza ganagrZo.
gazeTis jixurs Camoyrdnobili, motocikletiskaskiani, dabali kaci amoviRe niSanSi, magram iqamde misvla ar
damcalda. TiTqos miwidan amoZvrao, satiniskiteliani
TeTryirmiza biWi damidga win. sabuTi miCvena, serJanti
gaxlavarTo, gamacno Tavi da gayola mibrZana.
miliciis operatiul manqanas rom mivuaxlovdiT,
movixede da univermaRidan gamosuli colis gaocebul
Tvalebs wavawydi.
taqsiT wamodi, serJants, romelic xelis SeSvelebas apirebda, mivubrundi, saiT mivdivarT?
meoreSi ugemurad mipasuxa.
meoreSi! gavZaxe cols taqsiT modi. gaarkveven
axlave yvelafers da gamomiSveben. mand, manqanis darajs
uTxari, erT saaTSi dabrundeba da ar gawyeninebsTqo.
ukana farebi aravin mogvparos.
colma Tavi damiqnia da Cqari nabijiT mogviaxlovda,
magram amasobaSi msubuqi mujluguni vigrZeni da ufanjro kabinaSi amovyavi Tavi.
ise, Cven Soris darCes da, marTlac rom myoloda Jirafi, ratom ar unda SeiZlebodes misi gayidva?

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te le fonod ue l i
ucnaurze ufro ucnauria adamiani. jer iyo da gulSi
uxaroda, erT kviras rom marto yofna mouwevda, gaacila wuxel col-Svili TviTmfrinavze da Sin mobrunebuli auxsnelma sevdam Seipyro. bina mitovebuli da
carieli eCvena. ise mokrZalebiT daabijebda oTaxidan
oTaxSi, TiTqos sxvis saxlSi moxvda da TviTonac male
unda wasuliyo aqedan. didi xania marto ar darCenila
da axlaRa mixvda, rom martoobas gadaCvevia. ukvirda
kidec, ratom uxaroda guSin eulad darCenis molodini. ra misaCumaTebel-gasaidumloebuli cxovrebiT igi
cxovrobda, marto yofna xsna rom yofiliyo misTvis.
vera da ver daiZina. `martoobis asi weli~ ikiTxa erTxans, magram ise yalbad da mogonilad, gaWianurebulgazviadebulad warmoudga am wignSi aRwerili ambebi,
rom gaukvirda pirvelad wakiTxvisas ram momawonao.
aivanze gaitana skami da didxans Cascqeroda mZinare
qalaqs. ra mSvidi Canda zemodan Tbilisi. lampionebis
cimcimiT uRimoda ZilSi aziis zecas gorgasalis qalaqi. kaci ifiqrebda, im TvalCamqral fanjrebSi arasodes gamkrTaliyos Ralati da Suri, dakarguli ocnebebi da arsebobisTvis gauTavebeli pirRmeWa.
diliT gaburbusalebuls gaeRviZa. saqme Tavze
sayrelad hqonda, magram ratomRac yvela saqme fuWad
da uinteresod CaTvala am diliT. `xalxi ras akeTebs
da me ra saqmeebiT var dakavebuli mTeli cxovrebao~,
gaifiqra. samsaxurSi mainc viyo wasasvleli, guls gadavayolebdi, ra gauTavebeli Seiqna es Svebuleba welso.
quCaSi xetiali ar uyvarda. saqme araferi maqvs da
gamowyobad ar Rirs dRisiT buRian qalaqSi gasvlao.
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akvariums wyali gamoucvala, minis kedelTan miqvavebul

wiTel Tevzs burRuli Cauyara da telefonmac dareka.
alo, gismenT.
xmas aravin iRebda. es ar iyo teqnikuri mizeziT
Sewyvetili zari. aSkarad Canda, damrekavs yurmili jer
kidev xelSi eWira.
alo, alo, gismen. amoiRe xma... keTili, rogorc
gagexardeba.
yurmili dado. ujridan samarTebeli amoiRo, oTxTiTSua moiqcia da daxeda. mamiseuli samarTebeli daJanguliyo. karga xania eleqtrosamarTebliT iparsavda.
kalendris Camosakidebelze sqeli qamris balTa miamagra da samarTeblis alesvas Seudga.
kvlav awkrialda telefoni.
alo, alo, gismen, batono.
iqeTa mxares kvlav erTgulad sdumdnen.
iqneba sxvagan xvdebi. Seni TamaSis Tavi ara maqvs.
samadaZis binaa, kakuta var me. xma amoiRe, Se kaidedmamiSvilo. Caaxvele mainc. ise, fasonad.
ucnobma ar Caaxvela.
kargad iyavi, aba. momikiTxe Tqvenebi.
kakutam yurmili dado da samarTeblis lesva ganagrZo. saqmes rom morCa, gaifiqra, risTvis gavlese es
samarTebeli, amiT saxis gamparsavi var meo?
abazanaSi rom Sevida da gril Sxaps Tavi SeuSvira,
icoda, rom wuTi-wuTze telefoni awkrialdeboda. alRom ar umtyuna. pirsaxoci Tavze Semoiburda da `Slopancebis~ tyapatyupiT telefonis magidamde miirbina.
alo, alo... batono, gismen... nu grcxvenia, me var,
marto var saxlSi... nu momSale am diliT nervebze, suli
mainc Seubere yurmils...
marcxenaSi yurmili eWira, marjveniT Tav-kisers imSralebda. wyali wurwuriT Camodioda wvivebze da lakiT
SeRebil parketze iSleboda.
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 alo, abazanaSi Sevdivar da, Tu RmerTi gwams, aRar

dareko. ar maqvs Seni Tavi.
yurmili dado da abazanaSi Sebrunda.
wylis CxrialSi erTi-orjer moeCvena, rom telefoni
wkrialebda. onkani daketa, kari gamoaRo da miayurada.
ikognito mrekavma Txovna Seasrula, swored im dros
dareka, kakuta piris parsvas rom morCa da loyebze
odekalonian xels ityapunebda.
alo, me var... gexvewebi, xma amoiRe. Tu sxva vinmes
urekav, tyvilad irjebi, Cemi coli da orive qaliSvili
soxumSi gavacile wuxelis. erT kviras iq iqnebian. sidedria Cemi SeuZlod. weRanac giTxari, marto var. Tu
xmas ar amoiReb, gamovrTav telefons da is iqneba. kargad meyole...
yurmili gadado, magram axla sxva fiqrma ar moasvena, `iqneb vin apirebs darekvas, am viRac moclilis
gulisTvis ratom unda gaveTiSo qveyanaso~. cota xans
gazeTi atriala xelSi, mere isev Tavis adgilas daabruna yurmili.
yurmilis dadeba da zaris wkriali erTi iyo.
batono, mismen? erTi miTxari, ra dagiSave. xom unda
vicode, risTvis msji ase mkacrad. ra vici, TiTqos cudi
kaci ar unda viyo, Cemi mokle WkuiT. aravisTvis cudi
ar gamikeTebia. CemTvis gavdi-gamovdivar Cems patara
sajaxiro-wasagebelSi. arc SenTvis unda iyos mTlad sasiamovno wamdauwum rekva. raze iwvaleb Tavs.
kakutam yurmili dado, magram srulebiTac ar iyo
darwmunebuli, rom jiut ucnobs misi darigeba WkuaSi
daujdeboda da aRar darekavda. sanadiro Tofi gamoitana, daSala, jer zeTiani CvriT gaapriala, mere mSrali Cvari uCuCxura lulebSi. sanadiro sezoni axlovdeboda da Tof-iaraRi mzad unda hqonoda. ZvelTaZveli
zaueri masobrivi tiraJiT gamoSvebul tulis Tofs, Tu
kargad mouvlidi, bare ors daicveTda. tyvia-wamali
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gamoitana da hilzebis datenvas Seudga. kakuta muyaos

gamzadebul hilzebs ar endoboda. erTi-orjer fistonma umtyuna da guli gautyda fabrikis hilzebze.
male isev daireka.
alo, ki, batono, miaRwie Sensas. gamomiyvane moTminebidan, momiSale nervebi. kmayofili xar? Senma ajoba. vkakvav TiTs, ra giyo meti. axla mainc amoiRe xma. ar
metyvi arafers? ramdenjerac unda dareko, SeginebiT
mainc ar Segagineb. kargad iyavi.
didxans gulmodgined tenida hilzebs kakuta, aTasi fiqri utrialebda TavSi, magram mTavari, im fiqrTa
Soris, ucnobi mrekavis saqcieli iyo. marTalia Selaxuli Tavmoyvareobis xarjze, magram mainc xom SeZlo,
aeZulebina kakuta efiqra masze. saxlis patronma gonebaSi gadaTvala nacnobebis umetesoba, visTanac brad
iyo da visTanac ubrad. veravin Seigula iseTi, ase erTgulad rom SeZleboda rekva. mtrebi rogor ar hyavda,
magram telefoniT angariSis gasworebis meTodi misi
mtrebisaTvis erTob ubralo ram iyo da aseTi nabiji
sakuTarive Rirsebis Selaxvad miaCndaT.
am fiqrebSi gavida erTi saaTi, ori. kakuta TofTan
dakavSirebul saqmeebs morCa da erTbaSad igrZno, rom
raRac aklda, raRac Cveulebrivad ver iyo. ra iwvevda
SeSfoTebas ojaxis mamis sulisas? bevri rkveva ar dasWirvebia. telefoni aRar rekavda.
`ra memarTebao, gaifiqra, unda mixarodes, daisvena
yurebma, mowyinda etyoba, Cemi wvaleba da damaneba Tavi,
ratom velodebi ase gulianad darekvaso.
televizori CarTo da taxtze wamowva. wverosani
diqtori kordilierebis flora-faunaze saubrobda.
mSvenieri gadacema iyo, magram kakutam gulisyuri ver
miayola. sityvebi esmoda, ekranze gareul kameCebs da
sindiofalebs xedavda, magram sityvebs da suraTebs
erTmaneTs ver akavSirebda. xandaxan telefonisken gaa28

parebda mzeras. aSkara iyo, eloda. da rac ufro agvianebda ucnobi darekvas, miT ufro mouTmenloba da sibraze ipyrobda.
lodiniT daRlil-gasavaTebulma ugemurad isadila,
daZineba scada, magram ar gamouvida. wamodga, erTxans ibujura oTaxSi da isev televizori CarTo, magram
verc axla daudo guli. ar daijerebs mkiTxveli; `moambis~ dawyebas aRaraferi uklda, roca kakutam telefonis magidasTan skami miiCoCa da karga xans gaunZrevlad
ijda telefons miSterebuli.
rogorc iqna, gaisma sanatreli wkriali.
gaxarebuli kakuta yurmils eca.
sad xar aqamde? xom araferi gawyenine, rom ar rekavdi. dareke xSirad. Sen ar ici, ra kai grZnobaa, viRaca
rom fiqrobs Senze. nuRar darekav-meTqi, me sulelma
rom gTxove, ar daijero. Sen rom ar dareko, mTlad
marto davrCebi. nu amoiReb xmas. rogorc Sen gagexardeba, ise moiqeci. ara aqvs mniSvneloba, nacnobi xar
Tu ucnobi. dareke xSirad. ai, axla yurmils davdeb da
isev dareke. ase vijdomebi telefonTan mTeli Rame. ar
daviZineb, oRond Sen iyavi kargad. Sen ar SegeSalos
xeli Sens CanafiqrSi.
kakutam yurmili dado.
ucnobs meti aRar daurekavs.

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s aC i xe li d e v e b i
oTxni iyvnen, oTxi devi. SarSan gazafxulze amovidnen
dabaSi, aprili iyo Tu maisi dawyebuli, aRar maxsovs.
dadiodnen oTxiveni erTad, zurgzexelebdawyobilebi.
Tavis qvaRorRian ezoSi mofusfuse maspinZels WiSkarTan rom daigulebdnen, morcxvad hkiTxavdnen: saqme
araferi gaqvT? SarSan pirvel Tovlamde imuSaves. rogorc xelosnebi eZaxian; patar-patara, dRiur saqmeebze. `Sav muSebad~ ar emetebodaT Tavis gamocxadeba da
aSkara iyo, arc romelime erTi xeloba icodnen gamorCeulad. welsac Camovidnen. Cemi karis mezoblis givi
zaaliSvilis moumTavrebel saxl-karze muSaobdnen da
iqve daidves bina. mogexsenebaT, qarTvelebma, Cvengan
damoukidebeli mizezebis gamo, nametani axlo-axlo
viciT dasaxleba. Cemi oTaxis fanjara zaaliSvilebis
ezosken gadis da msurda Tu ar msurda, oTxi saCixeli
devis saubars vismendi dilidan saRamomde.
aba, gamoxede erTi, zuria!
ra ginda?
gamoxedeTqva, ar gegveqces kedeli!
xo giTxari, marcxniv doukaveTqva.
apa, marjvniv ari esi?
marcxniv ari, mara nametani agiRia.
aqiT Samevide ufro?
geubnebi da ar gesmis da Sen uge axla im kacs pasuxi.
Sen gourigdi, me ki ara.
zuria miixed-moixedavs da naxevraddatuqsviT ityvis:
mai qeni madana, nu aWartaleb enas CxikviviT.
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 rasaviTo?
zuria pasuxs aRar aZlevs.
xmauriani muSebio, rom ityvian, swored eseni iyvnen.
gauTaveblad laparakobdnen, xiTxiTebdnen, qilikaobdnen. TiTqosda mTavari maTTvis erTmaneTTan xumroba
da tkbili musaifi iyo, xolo saqmes ise, gulis gadasayoleblad akeTebdnen. moZraobdnen zantad, mouxeSavad.
oTxive tanmrgvali da sqelkisera iyo. maTi sicilis
mosmenas araferi sjobda, oTxiveni erTdroulad miagdebdnen bar-niCabs da qafCa-Tarazos, miwveb-mowvebodnen da CabJirebamde ZigZigebdnen. mere erT-erTi maTgani moiTqvamda suls:
rava uTxari, ravao?
amZordiT axla zeiT, geyofaT, ravarcxa vuTxari,
xo vuTxari, ra gindaT axla.
xmarebaSi gaswordebaTqva?
da isev xiTxiTi guliswasvlamde.
xolo sicilis mizezi daTvistoreba kapia ar icinoda da rac ufro seriozul saxes iRebda kapia, miT ufro
umatebdnen xarxars biWebi.
maSin unda genaxaT, roca an mori iyo asawevi, an qvis
safexuri rkinis relsze Sesadgmeli.
he, gikaviaT yvelas?!
aqeT modi, zuria, ro gagvivardes, fexs mogtexavs.
ar wamova, aqedan unda lomis Sedgmai.
ar wamova? deinaxe apa!
rava ari maqiT saqme?
avwioT?!
meica, sams davTvli da SevuberoT oTxivem.
daTvale Cqara, damawyda mklavebi!
erTi, ori, sami hop, kaaT ari!
ra ari kaaT, Seqceulia Senken.
gavasworebT mere.
araferi gasworebai ar unda imas. meore rom miedgmeba, TiTon gaswordeba.
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 ar miva Tavi?
misulia da egaa, raRa darCa.
eg `raRa darCaa~ swored saqme, mamaCemsa aq cxoneba.
SuadRisken devebi laparaks uklebdnen da WiSkrisken
gaurbodaT Tvali. xSir-xSirad saaTs ekiTxebodnen
erTmaneTs da zuria naqurCaliT Tavmocmuli doqiT,
romelsac Tavisi zomiT koka ufro eTqmoda wyarosken
garboda.
ra geCqareba, biWo. mevides is kaci da mere wai wyal
ze. xo xedav, Tbeba, Tbili wyali vsvaT imdRevandeliviT?
egeba, sul aRar amodis dRes da wyali mainc ar
davlio?
mze tatnobs cota rom gadaSordeboda, amodioda
givi kalanCxiT xelSi. givi purmariliani, guluxvi kacia da uSurvelad amohqonda sadili. icoda imerelTa
`sisusteebi~ da cxel Wadebs, xaxv-wiwmats, Wyint yvelas
da parki-lobios ar iviwyebda. da didxans RmurZvlaCurCuliT sadilobdnen devebi. mere roca lazaTianad
danayrdebodnen, givisTan erTad ezoSi daabotebdnen da
Tavazian maspinZels naxelavs awonebdnen. xandaxan qars
Cems fanjaraSi Semohqonda garigebis saqmiani maslaaTi:
rai gindaT sxva, rava, Cven ver gavakeTebT?
rai, lesvai? meti ra viciT, aba.
raio, biWo?
lesvai iciTo?
disertacias ver dagiwerT, batono givi da leqss
ver avawyobT Tvara, danarCeni, e saqme viciT, es oxeri.
gvilesia? mets ras vakeTebT saCixeSi.
ise arc leqss davwerT, rom mimiSva sxvaze naklebs,
Caitrabaxebs kapia akaki wereTeli rava, Sorebeli ki
ar iyo Cemi. bebiaCems deda hyamda wereTeli.
oTxiveni SeTanxmebulebiviT sxva adgilas gadinacvlebdnen, axla iq ityoda grZel sityvas maspinZeli, Cu32

mad, marcval-marcval CaamTavrebda saTqmels zaaliSvili da araxraxdebodnen devebi:

rai, svarkai? svarkis guliza im siSoridan kaci
unda ameiyvano?!
Tqveni saqme Tqven iciT, mara fulis gadayra iqneba
tyvilad.
svarkai? Se kaco, svarkaze vmuSaob Cemi dRe da moswreba.
ravarc gvetyvi, ise SegiduRebT Tavebs. qoTnis da
yuris ambavi ar ari?!
mere isev Zvel adgilas, rcxilis qveS Sejgufdebodnen.
ra viciT, jer Tqven gviTxariT Tqveni fasi, batono
givi, gamqcevebi ar varT Cvene da arc saordRisod vapirebT erTmaneTTan nacnobobas.
egeba, Cven rom giTxraT, arc Tqven mogewonoT isi.
amitom sjobia, jer Tqven gviTxariT, ra giRirT amis
gamoSeneba ase da gamarTva ise, ravarc gviTxariT, Tavis
svarkian yvelafrianad.
karqaT unda gakeTdes, apa, glaxaT gakeTeba gakeTeba ari?
magaze javri nu geqneba.
pirvelad ki ar vakeTebT, batono givi. saqme rom ar
gvesmodes, movkidebdiT xeels?
sulo codvilo, imTaviTve ori ram Sevatyve devebs.
jer erTi, yvelafris gakeTebaze Tanxmdebodnen da roca
muSa ambobs, Svidi xeloba vicio, arc erTi ar ecodineba kargad. givis es sibrZne raRas uSvelis, magram Sen
mainc icode samermisod, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo. meorec,
fulze gawuwkebul muSebs ar hgavdnen. aSkara iyo, rom
fulis saSovnelad iyvnen am siSoreze wamosuli, magram
Tavis garjas Zvirad ar afasebdnen. rasac maspinZeli
SeaZlevdaT, Tanxmdebodnen, raki sityvas mohyva, imasac
mogaxsenebT, rom Tu xelosani Tavis samsaxurs iafad
3. r. miSvelaZe. tomi II

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gTavazobT, iq raRac saeWvoa. maRal xarisxze gakeTebuls nurafers moelodebi. verc es Segoneba uSvelis
givis saqmes, magram, iqneb, Sen mainc sadme wagadges, Rrmad pativcemulo mkiTxvelo.
roca givis cariel kalanCxaSi Caulagebdnen TefSebs, gazeTsac Caufendnen ise, silamazisTvis, oTxiveni Tavis qneviT WiSkramde miacilebdnen da givis xvewnagareul Segulianebaze `aba, Tqven iciTo~, Tavis kanturiT pasuxobdnen Semobrunebulebi, kvlav rcxilis
Ceros miaSurebdnen. sadilis Semdeg cota xom unda
daesvenaT.
rava iyo biWo? seriozuli saxiT Seacqerdeboda
SavulvaSa, qinjilojaTmiani nikuSa kapias da yelSi mowolili sicilisgan suls Zlivs iTqvamda.
deiwyo kido? ar momiyvano maana, Tvara gagabrtye
leb lavaSiviT, wyreboda kapia.
ra mogivida, Tqvi Sence, sityvas puri ar unda da
wyali, urCevda zuria.
ramdenjer unda vTqva. saburWalo sxva veraferi
naxeT? uarze idga kapia.
rava uTxari, kapia, im patiosan kacs? xmarebaSi
nel-nela gaswordeba kedelio?! Zlivs CaamTavrebda
maRali, arsenasbeWeba, imerulfafanakiani rolanda da
TiTqos muclis gvrema SehyriaTo, wamogordebodnen
balaxze devebi. cagamwvdeni sicili, mucelze xelis
tyapuni, `ohohoho, devixCvi kaci!~ da `Sen agaSena RmerTma!~ ayruebda garemos.
erTi sityviT, araferi sjobda oTxi devis yurebas.
isini ofls ki ar Rvridnen, mtredebiviT RuRunebdnen,
erTmaneTs sityvis mogebaSi ejibrebodnen, zma-SairSi
ebmebodnen. yvelaferze etyobodaT, sul sxva cxovrebisTvis iyvnen gaCenil-momarTulni. naTxovariviT, suraTis gadasaRebad moyvanilebiviT eWiraT xelSi Tarazoaqandazi, bari da niCabi. CemTvis gamocanad rCeboda; vin
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iyvnen, ra qarma gadmoagdoT wifis gvirabs aqeT es aristokratiuli mixvra-moxvris, `dRiuri muSebi~.
wina kviras, mgoni oTxSabaTi saRamo iyo, givi Semovida CemTan, aRelvebisgan tuCebgaTeTrebuli.
daviRupe kacio, fanjaras miadga da Tavis ezoSi
imzireboda, xarji xarjad da yvelaferi Tavidanaa gasakeTebelio. qudi mequdes unda Seekera, xom vicodi
mSvenivrad, magram vende am kaidedmamiSvilebs da Cavaoxre saqme, vatyobdi, rom finaCurad akeTebdnen, magram
ise sayvareli xalxia, ver vkadre uxerxuli laparakio.
ra iyo, ra gagifuWes-meTqi.
meti gafuWeba raRa iqneba, amaTi dagebuli kibe owinariviT irweva, kedeli zigzagebiania, avzi wyals uSvebs
da sardafis arc erTi kar-fanjara ar iketebao.
ratom mouvidaT es ambavi, Sesaxedavad, TiTqos, mSve
nivrad Cans aqedan yvelaferi da me roca ki Sevavlebdi
Tvals, unda vTqva, gulianad muSaobdnen. Sens mimarTac
keTilad arian ganwyobili, sul Sen qebaSi arian-meTqi; vecade dardi Sememsubuqebina mezoblisTvis. magram amas rom
vambobdi, vgrZnobdi, cudad SeduRebul avzs da mruded
dawyobil kibes carieli sityviT veras vuSvelidi.
bolos Cemi rCeva-TxovniT, da TviT dazaralebulis
Sembrale guliTac, ase gadavwyviteT. meore dRes givi
qalaqidan or muSa-specialists amoiyvanda, TiTqos
raRac-raRacebis gadasakeTeblad, sinamdvileSi ki devebis naxelav-naburjalebis gasasworeblad. moxiTxiTe
saCixelebs arafers agrZnobinebda maspinZeli, gadakrul
sityvasac ar etyoda imis Taobaze, rom maTi namuSevriT
ukmayofilo iyo. momavali garigebebis dros, TandaTanobiT gadaiyvanda maT SedarebiT naklebad faqiz miwis
samuSaoebze da ezos mowesrigeba-mosworebaze.
didi Relva-nerviulobiT velodebodi mec (TiTqosda Cemi sanerviulo ar myofnida) ra moxdeboda meore
dRes, rogor Sexvdebodnen devebi axal kolegebs.
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ase TerTmeti iqneboda. givi zaaliSvilma qalaqidan berZeni mama-Svili rom amoiyvana. berZnebma erTi
Camouares ezos, mere gadaicves satinis xalaTebi da
saqmes Seudgnen. muSaobdnen TiTqmis uxmod. mamis xelis
moZraobaze atyobda, biWi, ra iyo saWiro; ra unda daemagrebina da ra moewodebina.
Cveni devebi am dros iatakis ficrebs aSalaSinebdnen.
erTmaneTs cvlidnen. SalaSins wamdauwum suls uberavdnen da tarze CaquCs ukakunebdnen. aSkara iyo, SalaSini ar mowondaT. xandaxan romelime maTgani zurgzexelebdawyobili, aqaoda, Cems saqmeze mivdivaro, berZen
mama-Svils Cauvlida, cali TvaliT gadaxedavda da isev
saSalaSino dazgasTan Sejgufebulebs miemateboda.
aRar ismoda zaaliSvilebis ezodan sicil-RiRini. usaSvelod gagrZelda dRe. mec gadamedo im ezoSi datrialebuli sevdiani drama da weras veRar vaxerxebdi. sityva sityvas ar misdevda.
...iqneboda ase aTi saaTi, WiSkarTan Cemi saxeli daiZaxa viRacam. gavegebe. sagareod gamowyobili zuria melodeboda. iqve moSorebiT sami devi idga xelboxCiani
da samgzavrod gaxazirebuli.
SemobrZandiT-meTqi ezoSi.
iuara.
`batono Sio, mivdivarT Cven axla, aRar ewyoba Cvens
saqmes aq darCena, baton givis veRarc ki gamovemSvidobeT, Tu kaci xar, madloba moaxsene da bodiSi mogvxade
im kacTano. uceb gadavwyviteT `wasvlai~ da verc ki movaswariT givisTvis gagvegebinebinao.
rac viSromeT, imis fuli mocemuli aqvs. cota darCa,
magram alali iyos magaze, nametani sayvareli kacia da
cota ar iyos, qe gvrcxvenia ase daumSvidobeblad rom
mivdivarTo.
Cvens ambavs, albaT, qe xvdebiT, batono Sio, mara mainc
getyviT erT-or sityvaso. vis davumaloT. ar varT Cven
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moxeleebi, soflis ubralo xalxi varT da Wkua rom

gvqonoda, ar unda mogvekida mSenebloba-remontisTvis
xeli, magram iZulebuli gagvxada cxovrebamo.
axla, iZulebuli ranairad, ki aravis mousjia CvenTvis es saqme, mara erTi-ori kapikis Sovna gvindoda da,
ase vTqvaT, gamevipareT soflidano.
Tqveni dadgenilia e kanonebi da Tqven vin gaswavliT,
mara mainc unda giTxraT, Cven zarmacebi ara varT, arc
col-Svili mogvZulebia, amxela gzaze rom wamovsuliyaviT da ezo-kari migvetovebia. saqme isaa, rom ver varT
sofelSi ise, ravarc unda. mTeli weliwadi unda urtya
Toxi miwas da col-Svilis sarCeni da patara gadasarCeni (xom unda gqondes kacs ori kapiki Savi dRisTvis
gadanaxuli) Zalian Wirso.
ase Tu gagrZelda, tyvilad viric ar imuSavebs dRes,
patara xans SevxedavT Cvenc Cvens saqmes da mere unda
avibargoT soflidan. ar gvaqvs meti gzao. rac SegviZlia, imas gavakeTebT, axla qe SevrcxviT am Zvirfas
kacTan, mara Cveni bralic araa. ise advili Canda garedan mayurebeli kacisTvis es xeloba, es oxeri, rom movtyuvdiT da gavbiTurdiTo. Sen gexvewebiT oTxive, ramenairad namusi mogvwminde givisTan. daarwmune, rom ar
varT glaxa xalxi Cven, saCixelebio.
am sityvebs rom ambobda, zurabi Tvals maridebda,
Tavis marjvena xelisguls dascqeroda da xandaxan
amomxedavda, yuradRebiT mismens da esmis Cemi satkivari Tu arao.
bevri vexvewe; Sin Semosuliyvnen da damSvidobebis
TiTo Wiqa dagvelia. zurasTan rom veraferi gavawye,
devTa sameuls vuxme. imaTac Sors daiWires Cemi Txovna. gviania, aRar SegawuxebT, saCixis matarebels unda
CavuswroTo.
saTiTaod momiaxlovdnen. xeli ise mowiwebiT
CamomarTves, TiTqos axla swavlobdnen xelis CamorTmevasac.
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RmerTma sikeTe mogceT, Tqveni saqme Tqven iciT, aqaurobis fiqri nu gaqvT, givis me vetyvi yvelafers, rac
saWiroa-meTqi.
sxva araferi miTqvams. isini CemTan rCevis misaRebad
ar mosulan, dasamSvidobeblad movidnen.
rCevac rom ekiTxaT, bevrs verafers Seveweodi.
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C e mi d ar d i s lag a m i
ram daumZima ase guneba, ram mouSxama xasiaTi, vera da
ver gamigia. gulCaxveuli gaxda. veRar vcnob. TiTqos
garegnuladac gamoicvala. is sunic aRara aqvs, xuT saJenze rom mcemda da Wixvins da nalis wkaruns rom
amatexinebda. is dro xom wavida da wavida; diliT
zurgze rom marjvenas gadamisvamda da xelisguliT
Saqris natexs gamomiwvdida. jer madlobis niSnad rom
davasunTqavdi xelisgulze da mere laSebiT frTxilad,
frTxilad aviRebdi Saqars. bolo dros dilaadrian
TavlaSi Semosuli erTs mainc Semexmianeboda; `rogora xar Se beberovo~, axla esec mimitova. albaT Cemi
bralia, etyoba xanma Tavisi gaitana, Zveleburad veRar
vemsaxurebi-meTqi. ase rom iyos, gasayidad gamimetebda.
RmerTma nu qnas! raRa dros Cemi axali patronia. marTlac rom Seubrunos RmerTma Wkua da bazarze gamiyvanos, xom daviRupe da eg ari. ara, ara isev SeCveuli
Wiri mirCevnia, Seni gulisa. rac ari, ari. amis xelSi
is kargi dReebi mainc maxsovs da imedis lagams mainc
vxrav, iqneb kidev moubrundes-meTqi guli.
rac me Tovli, zamTari, mejavreba. kvicobidanve
mZulda. mainc ra grZeli zamTari icis Cvens sofelSi.
erT sikvdils vaTaveb rom CamoTovs da orTvalas marxiliT Semicvlian. orTvala satarebladac ufro moxerxebulia da TaavdaRmarTSi gavazec ar gawveba marxiliviT. gadatyavebuli maqvs ukana fexebi. esec ar iyos,
es dasawvavi marxili moxvevisas calkerZ gasrialdeba
da maincdamainc Casavardns moZebnis. gavizniqebi welSi,
rac SemiZlia, moveridebi floqvebiT RorRs, `oRond
axla ar momiqnevdes maTraxs da ar damZaxebdes hait,
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Se samglev, Senao~, da ra unda gamCens. magram cxenis iRbali ar ici? mominacvlebs da mominacvlebs ferdebze,
moaRebs pirs da mTaTxavs. TiTqosda, rameSi mSvelodes
an maTraxi da an Cemi patronis bewvisamSleli yvirili,
TiTqosda uamisodac ar veweode, rac ilaji da araqaTi
gamaCnia.
mTeli dRe xom cibrutiviT matrialebs aRma-daRma,
Sebindebulze gasavaTebuls Semagdebs TavlaSi, erT
kikna Tivas damiyris da kars gaiketavs. ra gaaTenebs
zamTris grZel Rames. Tivis Wamis Tavic aRar maqvs, ise
var daRlili. xandaxan Tvlema momereva da Cemi ybebis
xmave gamomaRviZebs. safeTqelTan yrud mikakuneben beberi ybebi. Tivis xraSuns vwyvet. da SemkrTali Rames
davayuradeb. ras davinaxav xarixaze gadadebuli unagiris, kedelze ayudebuli aCaCxuli orTvalisa da miwaze niangiviT gawolili marxilis mets. xandaxan Tagvis wripini Tu Semakankalebs da Zirs davixedav. Tagvis
unda meSinodes amxela cxens?
rogor ginda gaagebino, rom CemTvis am ugemur CalaTivaze da Tavwayinul erT vedro wyalze ufro saWiro
erTi Tbili sityvaa qancgawyvetils malamosaviT rom
damedeba gulze da ganTiadamde mainc gamaZlebinebs.
Tundac calybad naTqvami: `aba daisvene bebero. ara uSavs viSromeT dRes. jer kidev vajobebT Cvenze glaxebs,
ase ar ari?~
am bolo dros avi sizmrebi momeZala. xSirad mesizmreba is yvelaze saSineli dRe, didi xnis CaZiruli rom
megona mexsierebis ufskrulSi. urakvici viyavi, laRi
da Tavneba, remas rom gamomarides, yelze bawari Semabes
da am ezoSi Semomiyvanes. ori dRe gadaubmelad vxotne
axalamowverili balaxi, SimSilisgan lamis Wkuidan SeviSale. ise gadavxoke Cemi Tokis gawvdenaze balaxi, rogorc Cems patrons aqvs xolme saxe sadalaqodan gamosvlisas. Turme ufro didi gansacdeli win meloda. mesame
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dRes drunCze bawari momiWires da sasaflaos gverdiT, gaSlil mindorze gamiyvanes. jojoxeTi Tu ramea,
swored is iyo. ori kaci ise gametebiT mcemda grZel
maTraxs, megona kani Cemi aRar iyo. gacofebuli win rom
gavvardebodi, ise Ronivrad momiRrejdnen kisers, rom
Zvlebs RrWiali gahqonda. Cemi Wixvini zecas wvdeboda
da laSebze momdgari qafi cxvirSi ise mawveboda, rom
erTi-orjer sasuleSic gadamcda da kinaRam damaxrCo.
gavsavaTdi. TvalebSi sinaTle aRar mqonda, gaJruebul
tanze maTraxs ukve veRar vgrZnobdi, nela movirweodi wreze da sadacaa waviqceodi. oflSi gaxviTquli
gamaCeres, drunCidan sisxlSi dasvrili Toki momxsnes,
pirSi lagami CamCares da unagiri damadges. is dRe mesizmreba am sibereSi xSirad da `ras merCiT, raRa dros
Cemi gaxedvnaa, erTxel xom gamxedneT-meTqi!~ yelisgamglejad daviWixvineb SuaRamisas. Semrcxveba Cemi Wixvinis. yurebs davwkurav, mgonia mTeli sofeli gavaRviZemeTqi. xom Cems Tavze momdis guli, raRa dros siymawvilis sizmrebia, magram gulSi bednieri var, rom yovelive sizmari iyo da Cemi umizezod gankiTxvis saSineli
dRe, albaT, aRar gameordeba. maTraxiT amwvar zurgze
ufro im dRisa pirSi araCxunebuli lagami maxsovs da
Cemi tanjvis Tavlidan danaxuli didi, Savi mze.
wlebi gavida mas Semdeg, TiTqosda Sevurigdi Cems
beds. mgoni bednieric araerTxel vyofilvar Tu bedniereba is aris, rom angariSs giweven, saTvalavSi gagdeben, xandaxan kaciviT gesaubrebian da waramara, upragonod maTraxs ar gityapuneben, ise, yovel SemTxvevisTvis, gasafrTxileblad.
am ori kviris win kidev erTxel davkarge wonasworoba da kinaRam ukadrisi saqcieli Cavidine. mrcxvenia moyola, magram mainc giambob. Senze axlobeli vina
myavs, vis gavendobi ukeTess. Semovida diliT TavlaSi
Cemi patroni, xelSi samuneli uWiravs; erihaa, ra bzikma
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ukbina, neta ra Caifiqra-meTqi. guli Semiqanda. erTi

orjer Camomisva gava-ferdze samuneli. mere unagiri
gamoitana da Sekazmva damiwyo. ra bednieri viyavi, ver
warmoidgen. raxania unagiri ar daudgamT CemTvis da
ferdebSi patronis moWerili muxlebi ar migrZvnia.
abzindebi amomiWira, uzangi damigrZela da ar amxedrebula, ise aRvir-aRvir gamiyvana sabWos moedanze. sibrazisagan lagami kinaRam gavtkvire, maneTad gaqiraveba da unagirze putkuna balRebis Sesma rom damiwyo.
msxlamde unda mimeseirna patara mxedari, frTxilad
unda Semovbrunebuliyavi da ukan momeyvana. mTeli dRe
am yofaSi gavatare. rom ityvian, kruxis dRe damadga.
zogi iseTi onavari Semaskupdeboda zurgze, rom wamdauwum wknels mirtyamda da `aCu, aCus~ ZaxiliT iqaurobas iklebda. jer fexs avuCqarebdi, mere mosaCveneblad aviToxarikebdi, meSinoda unagirze acekvebuli
ymawvili ar gadmovardniliyo oTxze rom gadavsuliyav,
SeiZleboda Tavi ver Seemagrebina da bavSvis codvaSi
Cavmdgariyav. davitanje. ra sifrTxiliT da moTminebiT
vurtyamdi msxals wres, ra WyiviliT da gundis sroliT
damsdevdnen, maneTiani muStrebi.
saRamos, unagiri rom amacala da gasagrileblad
ezoSi gamiSva, alageze gadavxti da tyes mivec Tavi.
rac momiva, momivides, ase damcirebul yofas sikvdili mirCevnia, ukan mombrunebeli ara var-meTqi. Sors
ar wavsulvar, xevSi Cavedi, Cems patrons kvali rom ar
SeemCnia, wyal-wyal viare da saTavesTan arCvebis nadgom gamoqvabuls Sevefare. ara, ara, ar vyofilvar TavisuflebisTvis dabadebuli. mTeli Rame SiSis ZigZigSi
gavatare. mglebis ymuili, turebis Cxavili yurisZirSi
Camesmoda da welSi mwyvetda. oRond ameRam gadavrCe
da pirs aqeT aRar vizam, vaTrev Cemi dardis unagirs
am darCenil or paraskevsac, rogorc aqamde vaTrevdimeTqi.
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diliT mivadeqi WiSkars darcxvenili da gaToSili.

gaubedavad daviWixvine, TiTqos imxela danaSauli Camedinos, romlis gamosyidvasac, mTeli cxovrebis manZilze ver movaxerxeb. dabambulmazariani Cemi patroni
kaloSebis farTxuniT da mTqnarebiT gamomegeba. arc ki
gakvirvebia Cemi danaxva, gaxarebas rom Tavi davaneboT,
me mgoni arc SeumCnevia Cemi gaparva da albaT amitom
ar vuZebnivar.
asea Cemi saqme. me kargad vici, rac mWirs da saSvelsac Zalian bundovnad vxedav. me Zala aRar meyofa
sxva cxovrebis dasawyebad. axlebi Tu rames sasikeTos
moifiqreben, RmerTma uSveloT.
me mxolod is SemiZlia, rom ukanasknel amosunTqvamde nawyeni viyo im Cems sulkurTxeul winaparze,
pirvelad rom mivida kacTan da zurgi SeuSvira.

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d olab i
wavikiTxe im dRes Seni kritikosis werili. Jurnali
`ameba~, simarTle giTxra, ar maqvs gamowerili. gaisad
unda gamoviwero. erT dros aRar vkiTxulobdi, me ki
ara, mgoni sxvamac daaneba Tavi. tyvilebs Txzavdnen
mwerlebi. Tavidan momwonda kidec tyuilebi, vfiqrobdi, am ubedur cxovrebas xom Cems qed-kiserze gaaqvs
WriWini, xom vici, raSi maqvs cxviri wayofili, wignebSic
rom es damixaton, xom Cavvardi dardiT loginSi, wignebSi mainc iyos lamazi cxovreba-meTqi. xSirad, ar dagimalav, aRtacebaSic ki movsulvar mwerlis gamomgoneblobiT, saidan moifiqrebda, ranairad, ra Wkua-xerxiT
daxatavda imas, rac sinamdvileSi ar arsebobda. mere da
mere mosawyeni gaxda tyuilebis kiTxva. Jurnal-gazeTisken gaxedva ar gvindoda. cekva-TamaSi, cekva-TamaSi,
cekva-TamaSi, yalbi sixaruli yvelgan, yvelaferSi, rogori asatania, miTxari erTi.
ras geubneba, Seni kritikosi, raio? daanebe Tavi
guSindelze weras, nu amogaqvs arqivebidan sisxliT
dawinwkluli furclebio. warsuls mainc veRarafers
vuSveliT, vis rad unda, gavlili tkivilebis gaxsenebao? jer erTi, Cven romeli guSindeli dRe varT, ramdeni sicocxlegamwarebuli, Cemi Taobis kaci daabijebs
jer kidev am qveyanaze. mag kritikosisTvis ki, albaT,
guSindeli var me, TavTeTra beberi, magram Cemi colSvilisTvis var `guSindeli dRe~? sityviT mainc ar unda
gavkicxoT, vinc usamarTlod gvdevnida mTeli cxovreba? daviviwyoTo? kai dasaviwyebelia Cemma mzem. kargi,
Cemi Tavi jandabas, magram Sen xom marto Cemi gamosarClebisTvis ar swer. Sen xom Cveni magaliTis SexsenebiT
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gakveTils aZlev dReisdRis avan-Cavanebs, usamarTlod nu gajoxavT adamians, mouareT erTmaneTs am oRroCoRro wuTisofelSio. ase ar aris? iqneba vcdebi, ar
aris ase?
aTascxraas ocdaTerTmetis ivlisi iwureboda, Teqvsmeti wlis biWi Camovyevi matarebels TbilisSi. arc
bina, arc naTesavi. mainc risi imediT movdiodi, axla
rom davfiqrdebi, me TviTon mikvirs. qveynis naxva mindoda, cxovrebaSi gamosvla mindoda. raRaca didi saqmeebisTvis mowodebulad mimaCnda Cemi Tavi. sanam vWamo
dedaCemis gamomcxvari Wadi-meTqi. Tbilisidan didi ambebi ismoda, ar davikargebi-meTqi, vfiqrobdi. ar ici
bavSvis Wkua?
rom Cavedi matareblidan, maSin SemeSinda, cota ar
iyos. yvela TavisTvis gaiqc-gamoiqca da davrCi baqanze
marto. saiT meqna piri, ar vicodi. rkinigzels vkiTxe;
aqeT axlos, biZia, rame qarxana xom ar geguleba-meTqi.
orTqlmaval-vagonSemkeTebelia mager, pirvelive mosaxvevSi, marjvnivo. gavuwie iqiTken, rasakvirvelia. `aba,
vin xar, aba, ra ginda, aba, ra SegiZlia~ da mokled saaTic ar iyo gasuli. axlandeli eldepos muSa-eleqtrikosi merqva. rom Semiyvanes gaWvartlul saamqroSi, gulma
reCxi miyo, magram ar SemimCnevia. es iqneba Seni samuSao
adgili xval gaswavliT yvelaferso, cvlis ostatma,
burjanaZe iyo, oqro kaci, acxonos RmerTma.
esec ase, samsaxuri maqvs, magram Rame sad gavaTio, vis
mivadge karze? Sematyo, xom ici Sen, burjanaZem yoymani
da mkiTxa; binis saqme rava gaqvs, fircxalaiSviloo.
unda qiriT davdge sadme, ara maqvs meti saSveli-meTqi.
amxed-damxeda, Sematyo, rogorc Cans, alali biWoba da,
naTeli daadges, miTxra: wamodi CemTan, patara qoxi
midgas ezoSi, Tu ikadreb, icxovre Sig. arc qira minda
da araferio. davimorcxve da viuare. damijere, biZia,
es Tbilisia, noRa ar gegonos, aq rom xelfass mogcemen,
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binis qirad ar geyofa. jer gaiWirve da mere da mere

gamarTav Sens gzas, ase ki ar iqnebi sulo.
wamiyvana saRamos Cemma burjanaZem. fexiT viareT kai
xans. dasrulda qalaqi, kidev mivdivarT. maincdamainc
arc momewona. ase Sors rom nacxovreba, magram amas daveZeb? sad hqonda saxli, Tu ici, axla Sori ki ara, centria mTlad. cirkis sastumro romaa, TiTqmis im adgilas. maSin megona, imis iqeT mamali ar hyivis-meTqi da
axla? sad gautia mainc Tbilisma.
gavkeTdi Savi dedaliviT. bina maqvs, Weri maqvs, ra
bednier varskvlavze vyofilvar dabadebuli-meTqi.
pirvel Rames sixarulisgan TiTqmis ar meZina. marTalia, samsaxuri ZvelTaZvel, mtvrian da xmaurian qarxanaSi Semxvda da bina oTxmetrian miwur qoxSi, magram
amas daveZebdi? vafrine meore dResve noRaiSi werili,
ase da ase movewyve, Cemi dardi nuRar geqnebaT-meTqi.
erTi werili dedaCems mivwere. mama, damaviwyda meTqva, aRar maxsovs. Cems dabadebamde sami TviT adre wasula amqveynidan. kaklis toti CamoxleCia sawyals da
wvetian qvaze dacemula ferdiT. erTi werili dedaCems
gavugzavne da meore, ra dasamalia, Seyvarebuli myavda
sofelSi, ninikos. Cemi ojaxoba gaxlavs axlac. SevaberdiT erTmaneTs. ra sixaruli ki Cems xelSi naxa am sawyalma mara, erTi ukmayofileba ar wamocdenia, sinanuli
arasodes SeminiSnavs mis TvalebSi. oqro adamianiao,
rom ityvian, isaa namdvilad.
Tvis Tavze CamomakiTxa Cemma ninikom xis ZvelTaZveli
CemodniT, TavsafarSi gamokruli TerTmeti maneTiT da
pasportiT. rom icode, ra bednierebi viyaviT, romel
qarvaslas ar mirCevnoda maSin is oTxmetriani miwuri.
male bavSvic SegveZina da jemali akvanSi myavda, Cems
qoxs dasangrevad rom moadgnen. gzas afarTovebdnen da
burjanaZis farRalala saxlsac uwevda aReba. gamagrdio, miTxra cxonebulma, Cvilis patroni xar da quCaSi
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ver gagagdebeno. Sen warmoidgine, didi `gamagreba~ ar

damWirvebia. burjanaZes iqve, pekinis dasawyisSi, misces oroTaxiani bina da me mTawmindaze, besikis quCaze,
puris maRaziis cota qvemoT, erTi oTaxi maRirses.
ukana, zeda mxridan sardafi gaxldaT Cemi bina, gamvlel-gamomvlelebis kanWebs daaTvalierebdi dainteresebuli kaci, xolo wina mxridan, arc meti arc
naklebi, mesame sarTulze vcxovrobdi. baliS-sabnis
garda yvelaferi saerTo gvqonda mezoblebTan da
vcxovrobdiT ise, rogorc Tbilisuri ezoebi sazamTros naWris mokiTxviT, nardis kakuniT da SexumrebaSeqilikebiT.
jarSi gamiwvies. leningradSi vixdidi samsaxurs. cekva vicodi, Cemda iRblad da maincdamainc ar gamWirvebia.
samxedro olqis kultsaxlis scenaze davSliginobdi
xanjliT da Coxa-aziackebiT. `xanjluri~ CemTvis specialurad aravis uswavlebia. daTiko uSveriZis cekva
vnaxe erTaderTxel, ToTxmeti wlis viyavi maSin. daTiko quTaisidan samtrediaSi iyo Camosuli sakoncertod. erTi naxviT rac damamaxsovrda, imas vcekvavdi.
vin mimowmebda. unda vTqva, rom mowondaT rusebs Cemi
cekva. tyvili ra sakadrisia da, erTxel, waRma-ukuRma
SemotrialebiT xuTi xanjali rom gavakari scenis ia
taks, kulisebSi gamosuls viRacam kategoriuli toniT
miTxra; momyevi, kirovi gixmobso. mTavrobis loJaSi
Sesuls da moulodnelobisgan Secbunebuls, kirovma
gvari mkiTxa, xeli CamomarTva da portsigari maCuqa.
ra bednieri viqnebodi, SegiZlia warmoidgino. is port
sigari kai xans mqonda, mere iqve, jarSi, CanTidan mompara viRacam. maSin yvelafers advilad iparavdnen.
ocdaCvidmetis mTavarma eldam me ganze Camiara. jariskaci viyavi da maincdamainc ar migrZvnia. ki, Cveni
Semadgenlobidanac bare ori gaaqvres, magram jarSi
es maincdamainc ar igrZnoba. sxvagan gadaviyvaneTo,
getyvian, morCa da gaTavda.
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ocdaCvidmetis bolos davbrundi da amierkavkasiis

samxedro hospitalSi gamanawiles radistad. pirdapir
komisariatma momca mimarTva `napravlenias~ eZaxdnen.
Zalian ki mindoda vagonSemkeTebels davbrunebodi, magram, mogexseneba, Cemze ar iyo damokidebuli.
erTi wlis dawyebuli arc ki mqonda muSaoba, kinaRam gamqaCes, magram, Cemda iRblad, gadavrCi. cota mec
vimarjve. ranairad moxda, Tu ici? axla Zneli dasajerebelia. ra kargadac unda movyve, tyuili gegoneba. raze iWerdnen mainc xalxs, ra dro iyo. yvelafris
gageba movaxerxe am qveyanaze da im represiebis vera.
raRaca daemarTa erTbaSad qveyanas. raRac idumalma
senma Seipyro. SiSis gorgali dagoravda da blandavda,
burdavda yvelafers. jer Tavze Semogexveoda da mere,
TandaTan, xel-fexs Segikravda. erT saRamos xuTi amxanagi, CvenTan muSaobdnen isinic, `patara duqanSi~ SevikribeT. iqve iyo, arqielis goraze hospitlis qveviT
`patara duqans~ eZaxdnen. TiTo Wiqas or-ori mohyva
da, raRa dagimalo, SevzarxoSdiT. bundovnad maxsovs,
Tamadam, sololakeli biWi iyo jorjaZe, modi am WiqiT
did stalins gaumarjoso, meore Tu mesame sadRegrZelo gvajaxa. stalins ra uWirs, isedac gamarjvebulia,
jer, Tu Zma xar, Cveni mSoblebi vadRegrZeloT-meTqi.
vTqvi ise, sityvis masalad, xumrobasaviT viTom. mainc
stalinis sadRegrZelo davlieT, mara e Cemi naTqvami
qe daimaxsovra glaxad, romeliRacam Cven Soris. xuT
kacSi erTi Spioni yovelTvis aris, Sen axalgazrda kaci
xar da icode, saerTod.
bevri rom aRar gavagrZelo, meore dResve damibares;
rava iyo, stalinis sadRegrZeloze uari rom Tqvio.
rogor gekadrebaT, batono-meTqi. Sen rogor ikadre
aseTi ram, Torem Cven rac gvekadreba, viciT, nu geSiniao. keTili inebe da age pasuxi kanonis winaSe am
`pravakaciuli gamoxtomisTviso~. pasuxisgeba, vicodi,
ras niSnavda. sisxlgamSrali gamovel gareT. iqve gama48

frTxiles, qalaqidan gasvla ar ifiqro, xval TerTmet

saaTze gamocxaddi Cvenebis misacemado. Cvenebis micemas vin gaclida, manamde giWerdnen, magram xom giTxari,
cota Camcxrali iyo ocdaCvidmetis ambebi. im Ramesve
Camovuare xuTive sufris wevrs. ar damRupoT, Tu Zma
xar, ase da asea Cemi saqme-meTqi. xom davlie stalinis
sadRegrZelo, xom xarT mowmeebi-meTqi. meore dRes im
xuTidan marto erTi wamidga pirSi, sanitari Salikiani, ar dauleviao, magram oTxi Tanamesufris Tavgadaklulma mtkicebam daliao, gaabaTila garewari Salikianis dasmenis baraTi. gadavrCi, rogorc iqna. ise, rogorc mere Sevityve, Cemze saqme mainc Sedga da meTvalyureobac dawesda. ase xdeba xolme saerTod. erTxel Tu
miitanes eWvi, mere aRar mogeSvebian.
gavida cota xani, omis dawyebas bevri aRaraferi aklda. aklda ki ara, faqtobrivad dawyebuli iyo. Cven
ormocdaerTis ocdaori ivnisidan viTvliT, Cven rom
dagvartya damTxveulma hitlerma, Torem ise saerTod
msoflio omi ocdacxrametSi ar daiwyo? Sen ufro gecodineba. uSualod germaniasTan ar viyaviT cecxlSi
Cabmuli, magram arc Cven gveZina yurbaliSze, cot-cota
Cvenc vawesrigebdiT Cvevn-Cvens sazRvrebs mezoblebTan. ra dasamalia, ase iyo. icoda stalinma, ra veSapi
qSinavda da avad izmoreboda evropis SuagulSi faSizmis saxiT.
SabaTi saRamo iyo, guSindel dResaviT maxsovs, mezoblis siZe Semovida, nardi mTxova. kaklis nardi mqonda
kargi, sxvaTa Soris, Cemi colis namziTevi. somexi biWi
iyo mezoblis siZe, rafieli erqva, rafikas veZaxdiT.
zedsiZed iyo amilaxvaris qvrivTan. erTi gaknaWuli
gogo hyavda im qvrivs da am rafikas Wra-kervis kursebze gaecno. ar iyo rafieli urigo biWi, codos ver
davideb. Tqven gecodinebaT, rafikam, nardi rom gamo
vutane, berias daWeris ambavi marTalia Tu arao. aTas
cxraas ormoci wlis 11 seqtembers xdeba es ambavi, SabaT
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saRamos. CemTvis sabediswero TariRi rom ar iyos, ra

damamaxsovrebda, su, Tu kaci xar, ar gaimeoro arsad,
Wori iqneba. vin daiWerda berias, an ras Caidenda dasaWers-meTqi. ra vicio, tramvaiSi ambobda viRaca da
yuri movkario. qveynis pravakatori da enaWartala dadioda maSin qalaqSi. ra vici, iqneb gangeb yridnen erTi
samsaxuris biWebi aseT xmebs, aba, vis gaexardeba da vin
wamoegeba ankeszeo. ase iyo Tu ise, meore dRes Sesvenebaze hospitalSi erT calfexa avadmyofTan ar wamvarda
es `saidumlo~ enidan? ras movayole, aRarc ki maxsovs.
daaWire enas kbili, ar ici, ra droa? eSmaki Cagisaxldeba xandaxan pirSi da enas Sendauneburad moatrialebs. ra Worikanaa mainc xalxi, guSin erTma kacma berias daWeris miTic ki miTxra-meTqi. ras ar moigonebs,
zogierTis Wkua-goneba, ranair fantazias ar Camoqnis
da Camoagviristebs-meTqi. rogor ar maxsovs, magram ar
getyvi im calfexas gvars. visac vuyvebi am ambavs, aravis veubnebi. amiT vsji viTom, Cemi WkuiT, uxsenebels
vuTanasworeb. uxsenebelia, aba, ra aris.
dRis sam saaTze es vuTxari im calfexa melaZuas da
Ramis sam saaTze damapatimres. danaSauli? masis panikaSi Cagdebis da demoralizaciis mizniT xelmZRvanel
muSakTa makomprometirebeli Worisa da yalbi informaciis gavrceleba. mezoblis siZe, sawyali rafika (omSi
daikarga ubeduri) rasakvirvelia, ar davasaxele. vin
giTxrao, rom Camsdies, viRac saTvaliani ambobda tramvaiSi, saxeze ar davkvirvebivar, rom Semxvdes, albaT,
ver vicnob-meTqi. ratom maSinve ar mokide yurSi xeli
da ar moaTrie CvenTan is saTvaliani, Sen Tu kaci xaro.
ratom ar atexe tramvaiSi yvirili da ratom ar amxile
provokatorio. gaCumdi imitom, rom gulis siRrmeSi
gagexarda berias daWerao. guli dagwyda, meore dRes
marTali rom ar aRmoCnda xalxis mtris monaCmaxio. Tavis marTlebisTvis piris daReba ar macales. sameulma
gamasamarTla da cimbirSi mikres Tavi. ramdeni momces,
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ar ikiTxav? Svidi weli, mkacri reJimis koloniaSi, rogorc saSiS politikur damnaSaves.
iq ra wnexSi gamatares da ra qva makodines, calke
mosayoli ambavia. im simwris koxs da TiTebis kvnetas
miaxlovebiTac ver warmoidgen. erTi ram unda giTxra.
rusuli wera-kiTxva arauSavs vicodi da Tu qaRaldis
naglejs iSovida vinme, CemTan moarbeninebda, damiwere
werili stalinis saxelze, rom me, erTguli bolSeviki, udanaSaulod vitanjebi am jurRmulebSio. Sen warmoidgine, yvelas ara, magram im Cemma dawerilma werilma
sam-oTx patimars gaumarTla. modioda kremlidan, xom
ici Sen, rezoluciebi dauyovnebliv gaanTavisufleTo.
Cemda wilad, Cems udanaSaulobaze, TxuTmeti werili
mainc mivwere belads, magram arcerTze pasuxi ar momsvlia. arc araferSi Setyobia Cems yofas, rom Cemma ajamuqaram kremlamde miaRwia.
mTeli omi kalimaSi gavatare. bevri politikuri patimari, mokravdi albaT yurs, wina xazze gagzavnes omis
dros, sisxliT gamoisyideT danaSaulio. sixaruliT
wavidnen is ubedurebi. axla ki davumtkicebT partias,
rom misi erTguli viyaviTo. wina xazze, gansakuTrebiT
omis pirvel TveebSi rogor dReSi Cavardebodnen, mogexseneba me Tofi ar mandves, rogorc Cans, rogorc
gansakuTrebiT saSiS damnaSaves.
omi rom damTavrda, Tu gaxsovs, cota auSves xeli
gamwarebul-dabriyvebul xalxs, Cvenze, patimrebze vambob, da amnistia Seexo zogierTs, Tu raRac amis msgavsi.
`reabilitacia~ maSin es sityva gagonilic ar gvqonda.
erTi sityviT, sapatimroebSi adgili aRar hyofnidaT,
Tu samxedro tyveebiT Seavses da Cven, alagobrivi
tyveebi, imdenad saSiS xalxad aRar CagvTvales. erTi
sityviT, ver getyvi, ra moxda. Cveni lageridan bevri
gaaTavisufles maSin. movidoda qaRaldi da gamogicxadebdnen, aba, aikari guda-nabadi da ocdaoTx saaTSi datove teritoriao. riTi, ra saxsrebiT, ra trans51

portiT ranairad dabrundebi Sino, amaze fiqriT ar

iwuxebdnen Tavs. zogi SimSiliT mokvda taigaSi, zogi
iqve axlomaxlo sofelSi dasaxlda, ukan dabrunebis
gza-saxsari rom ver ipova.
mTavrdeba ormocdaxuTi. Cemnairi `damnaSaveebi~ kai
xania gareT arian. me ra qva gavtexe, ratom ar iRebT
xmas, sanam viyo aq meTqi. isedac erTi weli damrCa
patimroba da didi guli maqvs. maSin ase iyo, Tu ar afarTxaldebodi da ar SeaCvevdi reJimis ufross yurs,
rom Sen WurSi ar zixar da yvelaferi ici, ra xdeba
gareT, SeiZleba, arc ki gaxsenebodiT. vin sinjavda
Sens sabuTebs. anegdots hgavs Cemi ambavi. Turme ormocdaxuTis ivnisSi movida Cemi ganTavisuflebis qaRaldi. kancelariis gogom siCqareSi fircxalaiSvilis
saxelze mosuli baraTi ficxelauris sabuTebSi Cado
da arqivs gadasca. ficxelauri iyo CvenTan TianeTeli
biWi, TxuTmetamde viyaviT sul qarTvelebi. im ficxelaurs, sawyals, filtvebi gaufuWda da ormocdaoTxis
bolos gardaicvala. `fircxalaiSvili~ `ficxelauri~
mainc erTi gvariviTaa, bevri aRar ufiqria kancelariis bozandara gogos da miukravs Cemi ganTavisuflebis
qaRaldi im cxonebulis saqmeebisTvis. rom avtexe gangaSi, Tqven raRacas mimalavT, gamagebineT raze, ra danaSaulisTvis vzivar aq eqvsi weli-meTqi. viRac RvTian
madlians amouwevia Cemi sabuTebi, mere eWvi gasCenia,
ficxelauris qaRaldebisTvisac gadauxedavs da ager ar
aris Cemi Sewyalebis sabuTi? ase rom, jer xom isedac
udanaSaulod maxexines viris abano da xuT Tves, Sewyalebuli kaci, zedmetad gamaCeres. Cumad rom vyofiliyavi, vin icis, ramden xans Camixutebdnen gulSi. bodiSi
ar mouxdia, nu geSinia, lageris ufross xomenkos da
verc gawiTleba Sevatyve sircxvilisagan.
Tavisufali var! oTxive kuTxiv gza xsnili gaqvs, wadi,
sadac ginda. erTi suli maqvs Cemi col-Svilis naxvis.
jemali sami wlis davtove, axla cxra wlis kaci iqneba.
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fexiTac rom momiwios TbilisSi Casvla, unda wavide.

rac me Camosvlaze dRe damadga. Tve-naxevari viyavi
gzaSi, damijereb? jer fexiT gamovaRwie taigas, noemberi Sua zamTaria cimbirSi. mere xan badragiT, xan
drog-cxeniT xan StudbekeriT Camovirkutskdi. irkutskSi matarebelze asvla zRapari iyo. specmatareblebi dadioda, isic kviraSi orjer da saSvebiT iyo
asvla, maSin qveyana gzaSi iyo, mogexseneba. yvela Tavis
budeSi brundeboda da pirvel rigSi manjuriidan da
iaponiidan Camosul jariskacebs abrunebdnen.
oTxmoc kilometrze gamovcdi irkutsks. iq erTi
patara stanciaa taponara. matarebeli gaCerebiT ar
Cerdeboda, magram mosaxvevi iyo da svlas unelebda. ori
kvira qvebiT savse tomriT davrbodi, giJiviT, sofelSi,
rom imdenad mainc gamemagrebina muxlebi, matarebelze bargiT axtoma rom SemZleboda. es CemiT movifiqre.
gaamarTla, xom ici, am xerxma. rogorc iqna, meSvide Tu
mecxre cdaze Sevaxti matarebels da bevri miCaCquna
TavSi `pravadnikma~, magram rom CavebRauWe xel-kbiliT
saxelurs, sikvdili viRirsie da ar moveSvi.
Camovedi, rogorc mxedav, mere davamTavre dauswreblad universiteti da SarSan gavedi pensiaze. ormocdaori weli movaTie skolaSi maswavleblad. jer kidev
SemeZlo muSaoba, magram Tvalebma mimtyuna da aRar miveZale. davisveneb cotas.
amnairi dReebi gamoviare, ZmiSvilo, me, da weRan
Sen rom hyvirodi, ilias, iubileze mosawvevi ar momceso, giyurebdi da mecineboda. ise sasowarkveTili
saxe gqonda da ise gulmosulad gadi-gamodiodi, kacs
egoneboda, ca dageqcao.
ara, ara, sxva Taoba xarT, sxva xalxi xarT namdvilad,
RmerTma sikeTe mogceT.

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e r T aq ti ani nov e l a
mayurebels unda vauwyo Cemi winaTgrZnoba: msaxiobebma ra mSvenivradac unda Seasrulon rolebi, es ambavi scenaze uferuli da mosawyeni mogeCvenebaT. ratomao? rom mkiTxoT, veras mogaxsenebT. lamis davijero
erTi Cemi megobari reJisoris azri imis Sesaxeb, rom
TeatrSi swored daujerebeli da gamogonili sCans damajereblad da Teatri iqedan iwyeba, sadac cxovrebis
proza mTavrdeba. Tu ar daiSliT da am patara novelas scenaze gaiTamaSebT, pirvelive marcxis dros
darwmundebiT, rom avtors igi sascenod ar dauweria,
ubralod, novelis tradiciul formas gaeqca da piesis xelovnebas saxifaTod gaeTamaSa: xuTi personaJi
gamovixme amjerad yoveldRiurobis oromtrialidan.
inteligenti soso, misi meuRle nana, abiturientis mama
kalenike, abiturienti Svili niko da nanas naTesavi
studenti gogona mimoza. mimozas da nikos erTi SexedviT uferuli rolebi aqvT, magram Tu muyaiTad gauxdebian saqmes, SeiZleba Tavi ara marto dagvamaxsovron,
Segvayvaron kidec.
maS, ase, daviwyoT.
ixsneba farda. scenaze absoluturi sibnelea. kari
iReba da soso Semodis. mTvariT ganaTebul sadarbazos
Suqze gaielvebs sosos silueti.
nana soso xar?
soso me var. didi xania Caqvra?
nana arc ise, fexiT amoxvedi?
soso fexiT. darekeT?
nana ar iReben.
soso asanTi sadaa? yvelgan Caqvra?
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nana samzareuloSi kamodis Tavzea. am kvartalSia

marto.
soso aba, male CarTaven.
kalenike CarTaven, batono. Cemi gasaWiri Tqvi Sen,
Torem magas qe eSveleba.
samzareulosken mimavali soso SeCerda, moixeda.
nana Cven stumari gvyavs, aba, Tu gamoicnob.
soso dabneuli dgas.
kalenike ras micnobs xmaze, batono. soso ki ara,
coli ver mcnobs am bolo dros. ra xSirad ki Cven mivdi-movdivarT erTmaneTTan.
nana kalenike darbaiZe Tavisi SviliT, daumTavrebia skola da abarebs wels.
soso oh, Cemo kalenike. ijeqi, ijeqi, sibneleSi
arafers wamoedo. axlave moval.
samzareuloSi gadis. nana wamoxteba da gahyveba samzareuloSi. samzareulodan ismis nanas xmamaRali CurCuli.
nana kalenike darbaiZea qaquCeTidan. SarSan gazeTSi rom gaweres, xom gaxsovs, cols pelo hqvia, es erTi
Svili hyavT. CemTvis bevrjer uciaT bavSvobaSi pativi.
soso ra hqvia cols?
nana pelo.
soso saidan arian?
nana ram gamogaStera, qaquCeTidan. iqve abreSumis
parkis fabrikasTan mesame mosaxle ar aris?
sanTliT xelSi xelkaviT Zveli saojaxo suraTebis
pozaSi Semodian soso da nana. scena naTdeba. dabal
tablos usxedan mimoza, kalenike da kalenikes loyebbuTxuza biWi niko. imeruli, gulTbili Sexvedris
ceremonialma mSvenivrad Caiara. dasxdnen, magidaze:
Cai, namcxvari, erTi boTli Rvino.
soso a, Cemo kalenike, rogor gamaxare, rom icode,
(nanas) ratom momWeri, qalo, Tavi, ase Raribuli sufra
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ekadreba kalenikes? ase icis kalenikem (am saxels xazgasmiT ambobs) Cveni miReba? es sinaTlec raRa axla
Caqvra, es dasawvavi.
kalenike rava gekadreba, Cemo soso. yvelaferi mSvenieria. am CaiT nametani visiamovneT, giTxra simarTle,
kai xania vzivarT. rom ar mobrZanebuliyavi, wasvlas
vapirebdiT axla da xval vapirebdi mosvlas, adre.
soso daTunia buxaiZe gavacile da SevrCiT saubars,
Cemo kalenike. (etyoba am saxels xSirad da xazgasmiT
imitom imeorebs, rom ar daaviwydes)
kalenike xom iq muSaob isev sosos venacvale? (kalenikes, etyoba, rom mTlad zustad ar icis, sad muSaobs
soso).
soso iqa var, ki.
telefonma gaiwkriala.
soso ukacravad (wamodga da telefonisken Sebrunda, magram fexmard mimozas ukve yurmili xelSi uWiravs).
mimoza gismenT... gismenT...
soso sxva, Cemo kalenike, xom mSvidobiT.
kalenike axla viTom ara gviSavs, mara SarSandel
ambavs qe geigebdiT.
soso ho, raRac bundovnad movkariT yuri. gazeTSic iseTi araferi ewera; ver gavarkvieT.
kalenike Tu gcalia, mogiyvebiT, pirdapir dasaweri
ambavia.
soso Zalian mainteresebs, giTxra simarTle.
kalenike iwyebs ambavs. yvelani yuradRebiT usmenen.
Siga da Sig icinian. niko biWi xandaxan saeWvo axvancalebiT gadaxedavs mimozas da mimozac CaiRimebs. erTaderTs nikos ar ainteresebs, rac mamamiss gadaxdomia.
kalenike ar iyo Cemi saqme es kooperativi, mara gamabriyves. tani migrZnobda, rom ar gamovidoda araferi.
gavxseniT viTom salobie, mara rad ginda. SemWames. kapi56

talisti xar, xom ki? dRe erTi iyo da Svidjer mainc

movidoda milicia revizia. mivaxureT kooperativi da
devisveneT, rogorc iqna.
soso bewvze gadarCenilxarT.
sosom patara, welSi gamoyvanili Wiqebi gaavso, Wiqa
aswia.
soso modiT am WiqiT Cvens saqmes, Cveni satkivris
morCenas gaumarjos.
kalenike eh, satkivari da satirali me rom maqvs
iseTi unda.
nikos gadaxeda
yvelam nikos miaqcia yuradReba.
nana satirlad RmerTma nu gagixados, Se kaco, saqme.
moewyoba, aba ras izams.
kalenike sosoze var SemoCerebuli, sosoia Cemi
RmerTi.
soso (kategoriuli uaris Tqmas apirebs) me, batono, araviTari kavSiri ar maqvs mag saqmesTan...
(magram uecrad nana awyvetinebs, nanas ar unda kalenike mSrali uariT gaistumron).
nana ar vumReroT stumrebs, soso?
(gitara Camoxsna da sosos gauwoda)
soso simReris gunebazea axla kalenike?
nana (Zalian mxiaruli kiloTi) ratomac ara.
kalenike rava gekadrebaT, batono. simRera RmerTma nu mogiSaloT.
soso gitaras ukravs da mRerian. axali, mSvenieri
liriuli simReraa. kalenike gansakuTrebuli yuradRebiT usmenda.
kalenike agaSenaT RmerTma.
nana ramdeni xania `sada xar~ (saxeli pirobiTia) ar
gvimReria.
soso (aSkarad etyoba rom simReris xasiaTze ar aris,
magram stumrebs xaTrs ver utexavs) pirvels ityvi?
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nana vecdebi.
mRerian meore mSvenier simReras, leri bans aZlevs.
kalenike amas rame sjobia, batono? gadaveCvieT
simRerasac am bolo dros. TqvenTan ar vici, rava aris
da Cvenken magnitofonis pruwunis meti araferi ismis
fanjrebidan.
soso afsus. arada ra simRerebi da qeifi icoda
qaquCeTma. foCiani gitara, axali mTvare, rikulebian
aivanze darbaisluri musaifi, `mxolod Sen erTs~...
kalenike aRar aris, batono, aRar. wavida.
nana ra fakultetze gadawyviteT, kalenike batono?
kalenike Jurnalistika unda Tavad. mara sadac gaxerxdeba, sosos Semovevle. fakultets daveZebT? ise
mTlad utu ki ar aris. qe icis raRaca. ras ewodeba,
biWo, winadadeba?
niko (gamoTqmiT) `sityvas an sityvaTa jgufs, romelic dasrulebul azrs gamoxatavs, winadadeba ewodeba~.
nana yoCaR!
soso o, eg namdvilad gamoadgeba. mTavari `winadadebaa~ cxovrebaSi.
kalenike eSveleba, viTom, rame Cvens Caoxrebul
saqmes, soso batono?
yvelani sosos miaCerdnen.
soso (pauzis Semdeg, gaeRima) erT ambavs mogaxsenebT, batono kalenike da es iqneba Cemi pasuxic.
nana (aRSfoTebuli) ambavi da araki unda axla kalenikes?
soso macale, qalo.
am ocdaxuTi wlis win aspirantura davamTavre da
pirvelad damiZaxes misaReb gamocdebze. naqiravebSi
vcxovrobT me da Cemi Zma erTad. col-Svili, rasakvirvelia, ara myavs. ra dagimaloT da gaxarebuli var,
kacad CamTvales, misaReb gamocdebs mandoben. vzivar
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oTaxSi da velodebi. viRac ueWvelad mova da daxmarebas

mTxovs. patara ambavia? kacis momadliereba SemiZlia.
kaci kaciTaa am qveyanaze. maSin damalobana ar iyo. vis
davemalebodi, vin micnobda qalaqSi, an Cems ocdaxuTmet maneTad naqiraveb oTaxs vin moagnebda.
erTic vnaxoT, zaria. mivvardiT orive karebs. ormetriani satinisxalaTiani, vercxlisbalTebianqamriani kaci dgas. kaxaZe gvinda, warbSeWmuxvniT meubneba.
me var, batono, mobrZandiT, karebi, rac SeiZleboda,
farTod gavaRe. etyoba, SegveSala, Cven leqtor kaxaZes
veZebTo, gabrunebas apirebs. me var-meTqi, daveRrije,
misaReb gamocdebSi vmonawileob, Tqven me meZebT namdvilad-meTqi. Semovida, eWviT micqeris. aseT pirtitvela gamomcdels, Cans, ar eloda, saSvi da piradobis mowmoba rom vaCvene, damijera, sabuTebs magiuri Zala aqvs.
gazeTSi gamoxveuli rom eWira, taburetze dado da
gamomicxada: buxuti mqviao, Cemi Svili abarebs iuridiulze da qarTul weraSi unda miSveloTo. maSin parolobana ar iyo. saxeli da gvari Caviwere da daxmareba aRvuTqvi. taburetze mimiTiTa, Cemgan patara saCuqari miiReTo. rogor gekadrebaT-meTqi. qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira: cocxali TaviT ukan ar waviRebo. mec gavjiutdi.
vesrviT pinpongiviT erTmaneTs `saCuqars~. amasobaSi
qaRaldi Semoexa da gamoCnda rac iyo. lavsanis naWeri.
raki buxuti yelgamoRadruli mexveweboda, mec aRar gavutexe xaTri. kibe rom Cairbina Semovbrundi. Cemi Zma
ZRvens tanze izomebs. metradaocsantimetriani lavsanis
Txeli, sazafxulo saSarvle aRmoCnda. metro maSin rva
maneTi Rirda. Sen ori Sarvali gaqvso, Cemma Zmam da kidev
ramdeni saSarvleebi geliso, mokled saSarvle gamomtyua da valiko manjaviZes gaurbenina Sesakeravad.
buxutis biWs meore dRes davuwere oTxi da megona
yvelaferi damTavrda. Turme sad gZinavs, ra yulfSi
gaqvs Tavi gayofili.
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mesame dRes movida buxuti da gamomicxada, bavSvma,

marTalia, TavisiT oTxi miiRo, magram qarTuli zepiris
imedi ara gvaqvso da is saSarvle ukan unda waviRovo.
sadaa saSarvle? Sesakeravad waiRo Cemma sulwasulma
Zmam. gagigebs amas buxuti?
gamovides qarTul zepirze, Tavmjdomares vTxovmeTqi.
davuCoqe Tavmjdomares da miiRo buxutis biWma zepirSi xuTiani.
sami dRis Semdeg kvlav mestumra buxuti. istorias
mainc ver Caabarebs, tyuilad raze viwvaloT, gamocdebisTvis Tavs vanebebineb da mimaqvs ukan Cemi lavsanio.
Sevevedre, gamovides istoriazec, arc egrea saqmemeTqi.
Cemi Wapan-wyvetiT da vainaCrobiT istoriaSic xuTi
mivaRebine. rogorc me ar vici Cinuri, ise ar icoda
buxutis biWma istoria.
gadis sami dRe. buxuti kvlav Cems karebTan dgas.
germanulSi sustia Cemi biWi. gamocdaze gasvlas azri
ara aqvs, damibrune Tu kaci xar, Cemi saSarvle da Cems
gzas vewevio.
sadaa saSarvle. ra davabruno, roca axali SarvliT
Cemi Zma ukve rusTavelze daseirnobs.
meciT pativi, gamovides germanulis gamocdazecmeTqi, SuaRamisas davadeqi Tavze germanulis Tavmjdomares da miiRo buxutis biWma oTxi.
amovisunTqe. Cemi avtoritetic gadarCenilia da saSarvlesac aravin Semomedaveba.
daiwyo swavla: damTavrda pirveli semestri. ianvaria. zari. karebSi tyavis serTukiani, satinisxalaTiani,
galifeCqmebiani buxuti dgas. Semovida xvneSiT Camojda.
ra mogividaT-meTqi.
jinjolavas sagans ver abarebs Cemi biWi. uWirs swavla, aqauri haeric ver mouxda maincdamainc. vanebebineb
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swavlas Tavs da mimyavs ukan. naxe erTi, Tu kaci xar,

zafxulSi rom saSarvle mogitane. ar minda aqaurobis
araferi, davabruneb mTaSi Cems Svils, Zroxebs mainc
mouvliso.
jinjolavas saganma rogor SegaSinaT. ar gamoitanoT
sabuTebi. me vTxov jinjolavas, araa urigo kaci, Cemi
didi xaTri aqvs-meTqi.
uxalisod Semomxeda. gcem am erTxelac pativso.
SeveRmerTe jinjolavas da dauwera buxutis biWs
erTi damRrCvali samiani.
Tavi rom ar mogabezroT, weliwadSi orjer modioda buxuti CemTan da mis Svilis magivrad gamocdebs
mabarebinebda. erTi-orjer magrad rom davuxvdi,
damemuqra kidec. xval ganvacxadeb saSarvlis ambavs, sadac saWiroa, da mec Cavjdebi da Senc Cagsvamo. es iyo,
leris Tavs geficebi, Cemi pirveli da ukanaskneli qrTami. maSin rom vuTxari Cems Tavs, misaReb gamocdebs ar
gavekarebi-meTqi, nanas hkiTxe: ocdaxuTi welia agvistoSi TbilisSi aravis vunaxivar. sosos naambobs yvelani
dumiliT Sexvdnen.
kalenike me rava gagibedav, ver moqceulxar sworad-meTqi, Cemo soso, mara erTma buxutma guli ase rogor gagitexa, Se kaco?
soso guli ki ar gamitexa, me ar var gamocdebis kaci,
Cemo kalenike. me ar maqvs imis nervebi, rvaasi bavSvidan
ocs davuwero maRali niSani da Svidas oTxmoci gareT
davtovo. sul tyuilia es gamocdebi, icode Sen. aravis
SeuZlia rvaasidan oci obieqturad gamoarCios. TviTon
sistema ar varga miRebis. amitom ereva sxva raRac saqmeSi. daijereb axla Seen? me rom vabarebde, me TviTon,
veraviTar SemTxvevaSi Cemi codniT ver movewyobi.
kalenike marTalia, mara me patara xelis wakvra minda, e, Cemi bovSi mTlad wyalwaRebuli ki ar aris, ras
hqvia biWo winadadeba?
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niko `sityvas an sityvaTa jgufs, romelic dasrulebul azrs gamoxatavs, winadadeba ewodeba~.
nana yoCaR.
(niko Tavmomwoned da morcxvad iRimeba)
soso ar damemduro, Cemo kalenike, da am saqmeSi
araferi ar SemiZlia.
kalenike mivxvdi, batono, mivxvdi. (cota ar iyos
nawyenia)
nana ise, zogadad, rasakvirvelia... rac SeuZlia...
soso Tqven uars ar getyviT... saerTo mxardaWera Cvenze iqneba...
soso ara, nana Semogevle. arc saerTo da arc
konkretuli. me TbilisSi ar gavCerdebi, xom ici, kacs
xom ar movatyuebT.
kalenike netavi mogetyuebine, Cemo soso, da patara
imedi mainc mogeca. mapatieT, rom SegawuxeT, wamodi,
biWo, wamodi. cota xelis wakvra mindoda, Tvara moumzadebeli ki ar aris. rava ari biWo winadadeba?
niko `sityvas an sityvaTa jgufs, romelic dasrulebul azrs gamoxatavs, winadadeba ewodeba~.
(kalenike Sescqeris Tavis Svils, mere sosos, mere
isev Tavis Svils, bolos xels Caiqnevs da karebisken
Setrialdeba).
nana ratom CqarobT, kalenike batono, CvenTan moisvenebdiT amaRam.
kalenike waval, batono, waval. Cems gzas vewevi.
egeba meveWido xavsiviT vinmes. amxela qalaqSi rava ar
gamomiCndeba erTi sawyali patroni mec. kargad brZandebodeT.
(kalenike da niko gadian. siCume. soso mklavebze xels
isvams da windaukan daabijebs).
nana davkargeT erTi kaci. ewyina.
soso nana, me xom avuxseni.
nana axsna, aseT situaciaSi yvelas mSvenivrad SeuZ
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lia, soso. Seni axsna-ganmartebis mosasmenad ki ar Camosula is kaci. uWirs da daxmareba unda. saqme unda, saqme.
soso Tu ar SemiZlia?
nana sxvaTa Soris, marTali giTxra, mis mdgomareobaSi myof kacs mcire, tyuili imedi mainc unda gaatano.
soso Sen xom ici, me TvalTmaqcoba ar mexerxeba.
nana vin gaswavla, vin Cemi codviT savsem, rom
tyuili yovelTvis TvalTmaqcobaa. Sen ggonia, vinme
vinmes exmareba? isini `patroniani bavSvebi~ rom hqviaT,
naxevarze meti TavisiT ewyoba.
soso kai erTi, Tu qali xar.
finalze am novelis avtorma bevri ifiqra, magram
jerjerobiT araferi gamouvida. Cveulebrivi trivialuri dasasruliT ar undoda daemTavrebina, gulisamaCuyebeli veraferi moifiqra. axla Tavs erTi aRmosavluri gamoTqmiT inugeSebs; `rogorc SemiZlia, ise ar
minda, rogorc minda, ise ar SemiZliao~.

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wame b a
gaerTianeba `saqmenaxes~ generalurma direqtorma
aron jajaniZem sabediswero Secdoma dauSva. Tavisi
gamosvla rom daemTavrebina: `aba, Tqven iciT, Sexedulebisamebr imoqmedeTo~, yvelaferi rigze iqneboda.
magram raki naxevarsaaTiani aburdul-daburduli sityvis bolos mrevls mimarTa: gaugebari xom araferiao,
swored am samma uwyinarma sityvam gaafuWa saqme.
aqamde Seurvebuli saxiTa da inaxiT mjdomi mecnierebisa da inJiner-teqnikuri personalisTvis lamis
yvelaferi gaugebari aRmoCnda.
arons SekiTxvebis korianteli daayares.
erTi TviTmfrinaviT Camodian?
ra vici, erTiT rogor Camovlen.
Cven rogor gavigoT, vin rodis Camova?
xom iciT, vin romel qveyanaze xarT mimagrebuli.
ki.
hoda, unda gaigoT ramenairad. Stabs unda daukavSirdeT.
Cven Cveni manqanebiT davxvdeT?
visac gyavT, ki.
xvipiidan TerTmeti kaci Camodis, ranairad Cavtio?
rafi daiqirave.
visac manqana ara gvaqvs?
taqsi da misi jani.
simpoziumi TvrametSi iwyeba. es xalxi oTxi dRiT
adre ratom daibareT?
aklimatizaciisTvis.
oTxi dRe riT gavarToT stumrebi?
gaatar-gamoatareT.
ojaxSi miyvana SeiZleba sapurmarilod?
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 ki.
didi madloba.
kveba dReSi samjer?
Sexedulebisamebr. rom moSivdebaT, TviTon gagrZnobineben. zomierad yvelaferi. Zalian ar daaTroT. Ramis
gasaTevad Sin nu daitovebT, sastumroSi miiyvaneT.
Tu TviTon moisurves?
gamonaklis SemTxvevaSi SeiZleba, oRond sawolTan,
Ramis qoTani daudgiT.
mkiTxveli daaxloebiT mainc mixvdeboda, ra xdeba gaerTianebaSi. `daaxloebiT mixvedram~ arajansaRi
miTqma-moTqma rom ar gamoiwvios, novelis avtors davalebuli aqvs zustad gauwyoT, rom tardeba akademikos
otebaSvilis dabadebis 125 wlisTavisadmi miZRvnili
simpoziumi. simpoziumi obol bavSvTa movla-aRzrdis
Temas eZRvneba. stumarTa SerCeva, cota ar iyos, gaWirda. uSualod am problemaze momuSave mecnieri msoflioSi TiTqmis ar aRmoCnda. amitom momijnave mecnierebidan moiwvies isini, vinc gaaxsendaT, an visac WurWuriaSi yofnis gamocdileba hqonda sxva simpoziumebze
monawileobiT. mowvevis baraTebi, rasakvirvelia, ori
wliT adre gaigzavna. codvas ver davideb, mowveulT
pasuxi ar dauyovnebiaT. yvela maTgani daaxloebiT
erTsa da imaves iwereboda: WurWuria Zalian mogvenatra, siamovnebiT miviRebT simpoziumSi monawileobas,
magram akademikos otebaSvilze araferi gvsmenia; xom
ver dagvexmarebiT literaturis moZiebaSio. gairkva,
rom otebaSvilis Sromebi msoflios arc erT enaze ar
iyo Targmnili. miT uaresi msofliosaTvis, magram stumrebs obol bavSvTa movla-aRzrdis didi specialistis cxovrebaze warmodgena rom hqonodaT, gaerTianebam yvela maTgans gaugzavna otebaSvilis biografia
da Sromebis nusxa, Tanac, meti garkvevisaTvis, yvela
stumars werilSi Cauwera; maTs qveyanaSi, daaxloebiT,
vin iqneboda itebaSvilis analogi. unda vTqva, rom am
5. r. miSvelaZe. t. II

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ukanasknelma miTiTebam stumrebs saqme sagrZnoblad

gauadvila.
axla, rogorc atyobT, simpoziumis mosamzadebeli
samuSaoebi ukan darCa. saorganizacio komiteti bolo
sxdomas atarebs. dRis wesrigis pirveli punqti `stumrebis Camosvla-dabinaveba~, erTi SexedviT, advilad
JRers, magram visac amgvar kampaniaSi monawileoba miuRia, mxolod man icis, ra cecxlSi aqvT Tavi wayofili
gaerTianebis im upretenzio muSakebs, calkeuli qveynidan Camosuli delegaciis megzuroba-momsaxurebis sapatio misia rom daakisres.
kiTxva-pasuxis formam naTeli ver mohfina mimagrebulTa ufleba-movaleobebs. piriqiT, rac meti SekiTxvebi daayares, aron jajaniZe ufro da ufro bundovan pasuxebs iZleoda. kacma rom Tqvas, vinc SekiTxviT mimarTavda, amomwurav pasuxs arc is eloda. me mgoni, zogi
maTgani SekiTxvas imitom wamoisroda, rom yuradReba
mieqciaT, aqaoda, mec TqvenTan miguleTo, Torem Cven
Soris darCes, ra SekiTxvebi iyo magaliTad: `suvenirebi
winaswar davurigoT, Tu wasvlis dros?~, an `banketebis
dros Cven Cven-Cven stumrebTan davjdeT Tu calke?~
axalgazrda mecnieri, xerxemlianTa dabalzamebis egvipturi wesis Semswavleli laboratoriis TanamSromeli buTa WyoiZe ase dabneuli arasodes yofila. xan
erT nacnobs daedevneboda kibeze da xan meores; `RvTis
gulisaTvis, amixseniT, ramdeni xniT adre sjobia aeroportSi wasvla, an romel gamosasvlelTan unda davelodo Cems stumrebs. Tu moskovidan yvelani erTi TviTmfrinaviT Camofrindnen, ranairad gamovicnoT erTmaneTSi areuli stumrebi da saerTod Camosvlis pirvel
saRamos Cven unda vavaxSmoT Tu saerTo vaxSams gaumarTavs gaerTianebao?~ kibeze, CamomrbenTa gaurkveveli
pasuxebidan buTam daaskvna, rom danamdvilebiT aravin
araferi icoda, an icodnen, magram, ratomRac, axalgazrda mecnierisTvis gasamxelad ar emetebodaT.
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mTeli dRe aeroportSi gaatara. apaapas ganviTarebadi respublikis samkaciani delegacia moskovSi droze
Camofreniliyo, magram WurWuriis TviTmfrinavi uamindobis gamo igvianebda. buTam daadgina, rom yvela
delegacia erTi reisiT moeSureboda da miT umetes ukvirda, rom damxvdurTa Soris nacnobs veravis xedavda.
`rame xom ar gamomrCa. sxva aeroportze xom ar jdebiano gaifiqra, magram es eWvi gonebaSi imwamsve nacrad
aqcia, rakiRa WurWuriis dedaqalaqSi sxva aeroporti
ar arsebobda.
gareT baraqianad wvimda. mosacdeli darbazis sarkmlidan betonze mdgari rkinis frinvelebi Candnen frTebqveS batis WukebiviT SeyuJuli yviTeli sabargo manqanebiT. yvela TviTmfrinavTan erTsa da imave suraTs
SeniSnavdiT: ori mtvirTavi muSaobda, xolo Soriaxlo
mdgomi, jibeSi xelebwayofili xuTiode spectansacmliani kaci guldagul Sescqeroda mtvirTavebs. buTas
gaswvriv, xis savarZelSi, inturistis gidebi isxdnen da
maslaaTobdnen. erTi maTgani hyveboda, Tu rogor atara oTxi dRis ganmavlobaSi ori stumari aRma-daRma,
rogor akiTxa moxsenebebi gerontologTa kongresze,
maSin, roca isini Turme sinamdvileSi Suasaukunuri
freskebis simpoziumis monawileebi iyvnen da gids, uneblied, Tavis stumrebad mieCnia. am ambavma buTa jer
gaacina, mere SiSnaRveli mohgvara. e mand, mec ase ar
damemarTos, ar daviRupo kacio.
simpoziumis monawileebiT gadatvirTuli TviTmfrinavi mxolod meore dRes, saRamos eqvs saaTze Camofrinda. lamis ordRiani lodiniT gasavaTebuli buTa
ise gamococxlda, rom betonis mindorze Sesvlac ki
daapira. Cems stumrebs trapTan davxvdebio. rasakvirvelia, ar SeuSves da sanam TviTmfrinavi daicleboda, dabalzamebis momaval specialists rkinis gisosebSi
Tavgayofils kiserSi eRvreboda Semodgomis baraqiani
wvima. qudi xelSi eWira, radgan qudiani Tavi Robis
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gisosSi ar gaetia, xolo RobeSi TavCargulma imdeni veRar moifiqra, rom qudi xeliT gaetana da iqeTa mxares
mainc daexura.
roca bolo mgzavri gamocda WiSkars, buTa SiSma
Seipyro; `ra mSvidi saxeebi aqvT am ojaxaSenebulebs,
ician, rom upatronod ar datoveben, axla me mkiTxon,
ranairad gamovarCio Cemebi am Wreli faridan. yvirils xom ar movyvebi aqao. sxvebi mainc sad daikargnen,
jajaniZesTan rom enad gaikrifnen yvelani, sircxvili
araa, Cems meti rom aravin xvdeba am patiosan xalxso?~
es fiqri ar daemTavrebina, rom gaerTianebis referents zalaZes mohkra Tvali da guls imedi Caesaxa.
gaukvirda, ori dRea Tvali ar momikravs da am wuTas
ranairad Seityo zalaZem TviTmfrinavis Camosvlao. mivida da siis TvalierebaSi garTul referents mxarze
xeli daado.
apaapasTan var me minawilebuli.
vici, qaRaldisTvis Tvali ar moucilebia zalaZes.
mere?
ra mere?
sad arian, saiT gauties, saxeze ver vicnob verc
erTs.
aq arian yvelani. arsad ar gaiqcevian, nu geSinia.
ician Tavisi saqme.
maSin me taqss daviWer da moviyvan. jer xom Cemodnebi unda aiRon.
zalaZem wamiT moacila sias Tvali.
ra unda qnan?
bargi-meTqi. jer xom bargi aqvT asaRebi.
ho.
me-meTqi, waval da taqss daviWer. Sen aq iqnebi?
ki.
zalaZe sias daubrunda. CaikiTxa da mere, cota ar
iyos, dabneuli mzera gaayola taqsis gaCerebisken gaq68

ceul WyoiZes. me mgoni, kargad ver gaigo, ra undoda

misgan axalgazrda mecniers, ra kavSiri hqonda taqsis
daWeras bargis aRebasTan.
didxans, iobis moTminebiT idga WyoiZe taqsis rigSi,
wvima gadaRebas ar apirebda. awi kidec rom gadaeRo, buTasTvis mniSvnelobac aRar hqonda. palto karga xania wyalSi amovlebul bambasaviT damZimebuliyo da sisveles,
Tu Tqma uxerxuli ar iqneba, sacvlebSic gaeJona.
rogorc iqna, mouwia rigma. Caxta Tu ara, mZRols
miaxala, sabargosTan mimiyvane, stumrebi melodebiano.
gaCerebul karusels da cariel darbazs rom Tvali
hkida, cudad eniSna, magram wiTelsamklaurian moriges
mainc hkiTxa, cxraasocdaxuTis bargi Tu mozides ukveo. mozides da kidec gazides. ra dros cxraasocdaxuTia, axla irkutsks Semoitanen sadacaao. au, davRupulvar kacio, Sublze itkica xeli buTam, magram morige
maincdamainc ver aaRelva. moriges dabneuli da dagvianebuli mgzavrebis meti ra enaxa.
gamovarda da taqsSi rom jdeboda, paltos qamars
daadga fexi da kinaRam kiseri moitexa, savarZelze
pirqvedamxobilma mZRolma xeli SeaSvela. ra moxda,
xom araferi itkine, Tu Zma xaro. araferi, qamari
gamomedo, es upatrono, fexebSi, sastumro `WurWuriaSi~ mimiyvane, gauswriaT stumrebs. saaTze met xans
videqi taqsis rigSio.
sastumroSi rom Sedioda, motriale karSi aron jajaniZes SeefeTa. kars miawva, Cqara gamoval, baton arons
vetyvi, rac SememTxvao, magram rac ufro energiulad
awveboda, miT ufro Cqara trialebda kari da aronma da
buTam, Carli Caplinis erTi filmis ar iyos, xuTiode
wre mainc daartyes parmaRs. Tumca danamdvilebiT vici,
am dros did amerikel (germanel, Sveicariel) msaxiobze
arc erT maTgans ar ufiqria.
telefonian manqanisken gaqceul jajaniZes buTa, rogorc iqna, daewia da yurSi CasZaxa:
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 davxvdi TviTmfrinavs, batono aron, magram rai

mere!
aroni ar gaCerebula.
ho, miTxari, Cemo kargo, Cqara miTxari.
ori dRea aeroportSi vzivar.
miTxari, Cemo kargo, swrafad miTxari, ra ginda.
apaapas delegaciasTan var me!
vici, Cemo kargo. aba Sen ici, didi saqme dagavaleT
da Tavi unda gamoiCino. minda dainaxos sxvebmac. amas
mniSvneloba aqvs. kargad iyavi! jajaniZe manqanis saxelurs miwvda.
ra momivida, rom icodeT, saTvale moixsna buTam,
daorTqlili, sveli saTvaliT, sulerTia, verafers xedavda.
xo, aSkarad Canda, arons sadRac agviandeboda
swrafad miTxari, StabSi melodebian!
sanam taqss daviWerdi, stumrebs gamouswriaT.
sad gauswriaT? Seicxada gaerTianebis xelmZRvanelma.
albaT, aqeT wamovidodnen.
sad aqeT?!
sastumrosken. zalaZec iq iyo.
axla me ra gavakeTo, swrafad miTxari! moTminebis
Zafi gawyvetamde daeWima jajaniZes.
stumrebi-meTqi, me taqsiT marto momiwia wamosvlam. isini bargs elodebodnen... zalaZec aq iyo... rom
movedi, aRar damxvdnen.
eg ver mogsvlia kargi saqme... ras ifiqrebdnen aba
stumrebis dakargva rogor SeiZleba. eg ar gepatieba.
Sen es erTi saqme mogandeT, Cemo kargo. advili ki ar
iyo. Sen ar gegonos yvelas uyvarde, zogi imasac ambobda, ver SeZlebso. axalgazrda kacia, vendoT-meTqi.
Sen visTan xar?
apaapas delegaciasTan.
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 Zalian kargi. Sexvdi, moelaparake. egeni saWiro

xalxia, Cven Zalian vuyvarvarT. wadi! uTxra da daZrul manqanidan gaognebul WyoiZes gadmosZaxa:
CemTan xom araferi gindoda?!
ara! daadevna buTam, wvimas axeda da sastumroSi
Sebrunda.
administrators apaapas delegaciis wevrebis gvarebi
da telefonis nomrebi amoawerina da mowiwebiT sTxova:
Tu SeiZleba davrekav, gaerTianebidan var, am delegacias mimamagres, avtobusiT gamomaswres da rom ar vnaxo, ar SeiZleba. unda vavaxSmo da movelaparako mTel
rig sakiTxebzeo.
administratorma yuradRebiT mousmina, magram buTas naTqvamSi verc erTi iseTi punqti ver aRmoaCina,
romelic am saTvalian, sawyali gamometyvelebis axalgazrda kacs administratoris telefoniT sargeblobis
upiratesobas aniWebda. upasuxa ise, rogorc aseT SemTxvevaSi sxva administratorebi pasuxoben:
am telefons ar scalia, genacvale, avtomatiT
darekeTo.
sami orkapikiani kidec rom hqonoda, buTa mainc ver
endoboda avtomats, radganac sruliadac ar iyo darwmunebuli imaSi, rom es kedlis telefoni pirvel sam
orkapikians angariSmiucemlad ar Caylapavda. gadawyvita, uSualod karze dakakunebis meTodiT Seekriba ucnobi megobrebi.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg sastumros holSi WyoiZis win
sami tanmorCili mamakaci ijda. sami apaapeli stumari
batoni hambo, batoni haambo da batoni hmbo. isini wamdauwum iRimebodnen da buTas yovel sityvaze gulwrfel
madlobas uxdidnen.
misalmeba, programis gacnoba da otebaSvilis Semoqmedebis mokle daxasiaTeba rom daamTavra, buTam Tavazian stumrebs alersiT hkiTxa: pativcemul stumrebs
xom ara aqvT survili programis gareSe raimes naxvisa,
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an saerTod, raime saTxovari, romelsac siamovnebiT SevusrulebTo.

aRmoCnda, rom stumrebi TavianTi programa-minimumebiT Camosuliyvnen da maTi interesebis sfero Cvil
bavSvTa movla-aRzrdis problemebs bevrad scildeboda. gamocdileba rom hqonoda, buTa siamovnebiT aaridebda Tavs am SekiTxvas, riTac araerT usiamovnebas
aicilebda Tavidan, magram gamocdileba ar hqonda da
amitom buTam am SekiTxvas Tavi ar aarida, riTac araerTi usiamovneba Tavidan ver aicila.
batonma haambom Savi zRvis narnarferovani niJarebis
SeZenis, varZiis daTvalierebis da xalxur sakravTa ostat balTaZeebis mier gasul saukuneSi gamoTlili Wianuris Sovnis survili gamoTqva.
batonma haambom: am sami wlis win Cems Zmas quCaSi WurWurieli axalgazrda, saxelad omari gaucvnia. omars
Cemi ZmisTvis taxis eSvis Tilisma uCuqnia. misamarTi
da gvari ar viciT, rogorme unda SemaxvedroT im kacs,
Cemma Zmam werili gamomatana da unda gadavceo.
batonma hambom: am ocdaxuTi wlis win mlaSe zRvis wylisgan marilis miRebis teqnologiaze naSromi
davwere. apaapaSi misi gamoqveyneba ver movaxerxe, minda aq, WurWuriaSi gamovce. gamomcemlobis direqtors
unda movelaparakoT, honorari rogorme aqve gadamixados, barem Camosuli var. mere rom ar gawvaldes
buRalteria, fulis apaapaSi gamogzavniTo.
buTam stumrebs daxmareba aRuTqva, im saRamos
restoranSi avaxSma, sadRegrZeloebs Soris WurWurieli adaT-wesebi gaacno stumrebs da ise damajereblad dausabuTa, WurWuriuli kacisTvis stumari
RvTis kacs niSnavs, maspinZeli misTvis Tavs ar dazogavso, rom batonma hambom, batonma haambom da batonma hmbom inanes kidec, ase ubralo saTxovrebiT rom
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dakvlis ambavi rom gvcodnoda, ufro met survils

movifiqrebdiTo.
ra icodnen sayvarelma apaapelebma, rom maTi, TiTqosda, elementaruli Txovnebis Sesrulebac ki welSi
gawyvetda dabalzamebis egvipturi meTodebis Semswavleli laboratoriis warmomadgenels.
meore dRes, diliT, aron jajaniZes Sin eaxla. saxlidan Tu gamomaswro, mere veRar daviWero. fexad miuswro, direqtori WiSkars ketavda. buTas danaxva Zalian
esiamovna-meTqi rom giTxraT, ar viqnebi marTali.
Cqara miTxari, Cemo kargo, misalmebisTanave
Seageba jajaniZem, stumari xelkaviT manqanamde miiyvana,
manqanis kari gamoaRo, mZRols CanTa gauwoda da kari
xeliT daiWira, riTac buTas agrZnobina, rom gabmuli
maslaaTis dro arc am diliT hqonda.
vnaxe, vilaparake, ar Canan urigo xalxi.
vis unda dalaparakebodi, Semaxsene Cemo kargo,
buTa? dauyvava ufrosma.
guSin rom taqsiT gamomaswres. viszec me var
mimagrebuli, apaapis delegacias.
ho, eg ver mogivida guSin kargi saqme, magram ras
vizamT. meti mobilizeba unda gamogeCina, Cemo kargo.
aseTi Secdomebi ar unda dauSva. Sen ar gegonos, yvelas uxarodes, ase rom dagiaxloveT da CvenTan xar. ar
megona, Tu amdeni mteri gyavda.
batono aron, velaparake, gavacani programa. moewonaT Zalian, oRond Txovnebi aqvT patar-patara.
ise, sxvas aseTi saqcielisTvis davsjidi, magram Sen
ar dagsji, icode. stumarTan Tu SevrcxviT, meti ra
varT Cven. uxerxul mdgomareobaSi Cagvayene yvelani,
Cemo kargo.
raze brZanebT, batono aron?
ai, imaze, rasac Sen meubnebi. guSin rom ver mogsvlia, raRac kargi saqme stumrebTan.
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 yvelani zalaZes wamouyvania avtobusiT.

zalaZe. Sen ggonia ra, zalaZes Tavze xels vusvav?
zalaZesac vtuqsav zogjer. aba, es erTi mipatiebia da
kargad iyavi.
jajaniZe manqanaSi Cajda.
batono aron. kars orive xeliT Caafrinda buTa,
me amisTvis ki ar SegawuxeT. stumrebs problemebi aqvT!
eqnebaT, mere vin giTxra, Cemo kargo, ar eqnebaTo.
magram Sen mainc, rac gevaleba, is unda gagekeTebina.
aba, Cqara miTxari, me ra unda gavakeTo?!
buTam tyviamfrqveviviT miayara:
batonma hambom: niJarebi da varZia mindao. garda
amisa, balTaZeebis Wianuri gamixerxeTo. vin iSovis dRes
balTaZeebis naxelavs. haambos Zmas sami wlis win quCaSi
omari gaucvnia. misamarTi da gvari ar vicio. werili
aqvs gadasacemi. hmbos naSromis gamocema unda, mlaSe
wylidan marilis miRebaze maqvs Seqmnilio.
ra, Seqmnilio? mere gana ara mjera? dafiqrebuli gascqeroda gzas jajaniZe, getyodnen, gana ar
getyodnen. Sen mainc movale iyavi, ar dagegviana. is kaci
stumaria, wava da ambavs waiRebs. aba kargad, Cemo kargo,
miiReT xolme SeniSvna axalgazrdebma, nu gwyinT da
maSinve nu SegvepasuxebiT. Sen ici, me ramden SeniSvnas
maZlevdnen Tavis droze da axlac? wadi, uTxra mZRols.
buTa manqanas fexdafex daedevna da wingamxedvar direqtors CasZaxoda:
niJarebio! narnarferovani... balTaZe! Wianuri!
werili! erTi! saxeli icis marto!.. da saerTod naSromi, marilze!..
keTili, keTili, Tavs uqnevda jajaniZe da SuaquCaSi darCenil buTas manqanidan mosZaxoda, am erTxel
gapatiebT, sxva dros ar dagemarTos!
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simpoziumi mSvenivrad Cagrialda. stumarTagan sityvis uTqmeli aravin darCenila. zogs sazeimo Sexvedrebze aZlevdnen sityvas, zogs plenarul sxdomebze, zogs
mSromelebTan velad gasvlis dros, zogi, ra dasamalia, banketebze iklavda lamazad gamosvlis Jins. marTalia, CamosulTagan otebaSvili aRaravis axsovda, magram stumarTa sityvebs mainc aRfrTovanebaSi mohyavda
maspinZlebi, radganac tribunaze asvlisas pirvel sam
sityvas WurWuriul enaze warmosTqvamdnen, rac damxvdurebze gulisamasuCeblad moqmedebda.
simpoziumis
monawileebs
didi
avtobusebiT
daatarebdnen WurWuriis erTi qalaqidan meoreSi.
stumarTa Soris calkeul qveynebze ganawilebul mecnierTagan mxolod buTa WyoiZes mohkravdiT Tvals. igi
xan ganviTarebadi apaapas delegaciasTan fusfusebda,
xan Sewuxebuli, dabneuli da ilajgawyvetili aron jajaniZes dasdevda irgvliv myofTaTvis da, rasakvirvelia, TviT aronisTvisac gaurkveveli SeZaxilebiT:
mekiTxebian... sanamde vatyuo! mrcxvenia pirdapir!
niJarebio... werili, varZia! marilis mopoveba!
Tavgabezrebuli aron jajaniZe dainaxavda Tu ara
buTas, maraToneliviT garboda manqanisken da mZRols
mTeli xmiT Cahyviroda:
Cqara, ar dagvewios. Cqara meTqi, movida!
...apaapas delegaciis wevrebi, romlebsac TavianTi
survilebi Tan gahyvaT da iqneb arc Tavidanve hqondaT maTi ganaRdebis imedi, verasodes gaigebdnen, rom
gamgzavrebis meore dRes nervebdawyvetili buTa WyoiZe
samsaxuridan ganTavisuflebis gancxadebas warudgenda
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Sv i li
films mravalgzis ustvines.
darbazSi sinaTle rom ainTo, giglam pirvelad mamamiss Sexeda. batoni evgeni loJaSi ijda da misTvis Cveuli sijiutiT ekrans Sescqeroda. roca filmis
gadamReb koleqtivs prezidiumSi uxmes, damdgmeli reJisori ise daimedebuli da welgamarTuli miabijebda
scenisaken, rom darbazSi msxdomT SercxvaT filmis
msvlelobisas TavianTi damamcirebeli SeZaxilebisa da
aqeT-iqiT uxerxulad mimoixedes.. filmi, marTlac, Zalian susti iyo, magram amiT yvelaferi rodi wydeboda.
am filmis ukan idga evgeni sinauriZe. yvelasaTvis sayvareli da pativsacemi kaci, evgenis Tavazianoba, gulisxmiereba da saerTo ganaTleba kinostudiaSi yvelas moexseneboda. kargi kaci iyo batoni evgeni. igi kinostudiis reJisorTa armiis erT-erTi pirveli jariskaci
gaxldaT. kinoreJisoris profesiisagan asoTxmoci gradusiT gansxvavebuli xeloba hqonda WabukobaSi, magram
mere ekranisaken mouxmo STagonebam Tu raRac jandabam (axla TviTonac aRar axsovs) da axla misi morigi
filmis premiera Sedga. baton evgenis, rasakvirvelia,
didi imedi arc am filmisa hqonda, magram gulis siRrmeSi Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli, rom misi naxelavi aseT
cinikur SeZaxilebs da stvenas, stvenas mainc ar imsaxurebda. reJisori xandaxan mis gverdiT mjdom scenaris
avtors gadaxedavda, scenaristi axalgazrda, saSualo
tanis, moZravTvalebiani simpaTiuri garegnobis kaci
iyo da iseTi gamometyvelebiT ijda, kacs egoneboda,
amas, am ucodvel angelozs, filmis gafuWebaSi araviTari wvlili ar miuZRviso. evgenma icoda, rom scenaris
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avtori ase fiqrobda, da Cvens Soris darCes, damdgmel

reJisors am wuTSi sZulda kidec scenaris avtori. reJisoris da scenaristis ukan, yvavilebiani qoTnis gayolebaze msaxiobebi isxdnen. mTavari rolis Semsrulebeli, lamazTvaleba qali erTxel da samudamod Rrmad
iyo darwmunebuli Tavis SesaZleblobaSi da masze araviTari gamoxdoma ar imoqmedebda, debiutant qal-vaJs
ki (filmis gadaRebis periodSi erTmaneTi mtkiced rom
SehyvarebodaT) erTi meoris xeli TiTebSi saimedod
moemwyvdiaT da TavCaqindruli isxdnen. kinovarskvlavebad gaxdomis iluziebi axla sabolood Tu ar qreboda, safuZveli mainc Zalian eryeoda.
ganxilva daiwyo da oratorebma cecxli daanTes.
me ar meSinia arafris, pirSi Tqma miyvars me, ase
daiwyo pirvelma maRal-maRalma, lamaznakvTebianma, SavulvaSianma kritikosma. zogierTiviT Camqral sinaTleSi kar miyvars qirqili da wamoZaxeba. ar varga, cotaa
am filmiza, autaneli filmi aris es. me veraferi ver
vnaxe Sexvedrebis da gacilebis garda. ase xvaraa saqme.
erTxel maiakovskim uTxra, imisi ar iyos, aizenStains
kacis cxovreba, rogoricaa zustad ise Tu gadaiRe,
oTxmocdaaTseriani sisulele gamovao...
ra brZaneT, batono? hkiTxa reJisorma, roca oratorma ormocdarvawuTiani sityva daamTavra.
kritikosi fexze wamodga da ise aiwura mxrebi, rom
xalxs agrZnobina, Tu Cems sityvas sisadave da sinaTle
aklda, ar vici, maSin, genacvaleo.
batono, konkretulad ra ar mogewonaT? Caacivda
filmis avtori.
kritikosma sxdomis Tavmjdomares Sexeda, miSvele
rameo, metyvelebdnen misi Tvalebi da Tavmjdomaremac
WaRara, sandomianma kacma baton evgenis sTxova, daamTavreben da mere mivceT SekiTxvebio.
giglas rcxvenoda. friadosani studenti iyo. esec
rom ara, gansxvavebiT sxvaTa Svilebisagan, gigla mama77

misis niWze gazviadebuli warmodgenisa rodi gaxldaT,

magram dRes filmis gasinjvaze man mainc wamoiyvana Tavisi sami jgufeli da axla nanobda.
me tviton Zalian miCirs laparaki, radgan didi
pativcemuli var batoni evgenis. Tqva ocdaaT wels
karga xnis gadacilebulma, magram mainc mis mRelvare
cxovrebaSi kargad Senaxulma lamazmanma, kinos Tavisi specifika aqvs. nu ar SeiZleba, nu ar SeiZleba, nu
arapriT ar SeiZleba ase keTeba. ase pativcemulo evgeni
petroviC, ucin iyo ... danarCeni mokamaTem
rusulad Tqva da gacilebiT ukeT moaxerxa gansaxilveli filmidan qva qvaze ar daetovebina.
gigla Tavis amxanagebs Tvals ver usworebda.
qalbatono, mainc ra ar mogewonaT am filmSi?
isev gaaCuma. kritikosi qali ki iseTi saxiT dajda, rom
msmenelebs agrZnobina, xom xedavT, ra Znelia am xalxs
raime gaagebinovo.
amis Semdeg kidev Svidi oratori gamovida, marTalia, maT, pirveli ori gamomsvlelisagan gansxvavebuli
araferi uTqvamT, magram filmi rom ar moswondaT, es
ki naTeli iyo.
ra daaxrCveT kaci, ra moxda, ar gamouvida es
erTi filmi, keTili kacis pozicia daiWira sxdomis
Tavmjdomarem, magram mxolod imitom, rom erT-erTi
ukanaskneli filmi arc mas gamouvida.
bolos gadamRebi jgufis saxeliT damdgmeli reJisori gamovida. man madloba gadauxada sityvaSi gamosulT da didi taqti ixmara; erTsa da imave dros yvela
orators daeTanxma da yvelas gasca sakadrisi pasuxi.
ki magram, ar SeiZleba yvelas eTanxmebodeT, aq
filmis feradovnebis Sesaxeb ori azri warmoiSva, Tqven
vis mxareze xarT? hkiTxa sxdomis Tavmjdomarem.
me... me Cemi col-Svilis mxareze var. Tqva reJisorma, kupriviT Sav Tmaze xeli gadaisva da dajda.
aravis gascinebia.
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bneloda.
mama-Svili Sin brundeboda.
giglas ecodeboda Tavisi gamrje da keTili mama,
romelmac ormoci weli kinemataografiis samsaxurs
Sealia. evgens mSvenivrad hqonda Segnebuli Tavisi mdgomareoba. evgeni cotaTi Tavs damnaSavedac ki grZnobda Svilis winaSe. magram mas sxva gza ara hqonda.
oriveni aSkarad ugunebod iyvnen.
ar undaT, xom xedav, xom darwmundi axla Sen?
wamoiwyo isev reJisorma.
ho.
evgenma gaifiqra, araferi meTqva kargi iyo, axla,
raki daviwye, raRac bolomde unda vTqvao.
namdvili xelovneba magens ar undaT. cxovreba
ar undaT. Tu ukuRma daayeneb kameras, da personaJs
klouniviT triukebs gaakeTebineb, is mowonT.
swori xar.
me getyvi axla Sen. Tu ise alaparake, rogorc normaluri xalxi laparakobs, gacveTiliao, banaluriao. Tu
adgebi da filosofiuri Jurnalidan amoWrili citatebi mieci xelSi, es kargia, inteleqtualuriao. Sen rava
fiqrob, me ver vizamdi amas? magenze naklebs vkiTxulob mee?
ho, marTalia. me megona raRac esmodaT. im pirvelma rao ra Tqva, cxens ratom aqvs dawnili kudio?
aba.
ha, ha, ha, ha, ZaliT gaicina giglam.
im qalis yrantalma momkla. axla asTe ar laparakobeno. rava axla sxvanairad eubnebiT gamarjobas? sxvanairad giyvarT qalebi? sxvanairad WamT saWmels?
me magi ufro Wkviani qali megona.
axla Sen miTxari. Sen cxovreba gesmis da kaci xar
ukve. ar varga, es filmi?
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 rogor ar varga. vinc gamgebia, gaigebs. mwyemsi rom

ekiTxeba mis Zmas, sad midixaro da mwyemsi ro pasuxobs,
ra vicio, jer marto es rad Rirs. gageba unda, gageba.
evgeni cota damSvidda.
mama-Svili TavianT sadarbazos miadgnen.
giglam Zalian kargad icoda, rom tyuoda, magram evgens axla ase sWirdeboda. sxva SemTxvevaSi, sxva kacisaTvis, giglas, iqneb eTqva; moeSvi awi, xom xedav, araa Seni
saqme, geyofa, awi sxvam moiWras Tavi da Sen Soridan
uyure, ra Sedevrebsac Seqmniano. sxva SemTxvevaSi... magram axla igi amas ver etyoda. am kacs, liftSi axla mis
win rom idga, mxrebze ormoci kinematografiuli weli
awva.
da esec rom ara, es kaci mama iyo misi.

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` d r oSi d amwv ar i~
mosacdelSi `saqmeze~ xelebdawyobili xuTi kaci
ijda da iatakze Tav-Tavis amoCemebul wertilebs dascqeroda.
SesvlisTanave marjvena xeli maRla aRvmarTe da saaRsarebo gulwrfelobiT ganvacxade:
darbaiselno! erTwamiani saqme maqvs. raRac unda
vkiTxo. wamic ar damWirdeba. Sesvla da gamosvla erTi
iqneba. meciT pativi, droSi viwvebi!
moqalaqeebma iatakze karga xnis winaT amoCemebul
wertilebs Tvali moarides da erTmaneTs Sexedes.
samariseburi siCume Camowva. gulis bragabrugiT
vgrZnobdi, Cemi bedi bewvze ekida.
bolos, maT Soris uxucesma, undod Semomxeda da xevisberis kategoriulobiT damiqnia Tavi:
icode, Sesvla da gamosvla erTi iyos.
sixarulisgan yurebma Suili damiwyo. mzad viyavi xuTives gadavxveodi da gadamekocna, magram amis dro sad
mqonda, `Sesvla da gamosvla erTi unda yofiliyo~.
sanam darbaiselni iatakze TavianT amoCemebul wertilebs moZebnidnen, me ukve kabinetSi viyavi.
uadgilo adgilas rom mosisxle mteri Semogeyreba, garemoebisa da situaciis gamo iZulebuli rom xar
naRvelgareuli Rimili styorcno, ise gamiRima direqtoris win mjdomma Cutyvavilisagan saxeSeWmulma, cxvrisdrunCeba kacma.
aTas bodiSs vixdi, xels ar SegiSliT. am wamSi gaval. SekiTxva maqvs!
axlave Tqva direqtorma da mosuls miaCerda mere?
kacma kidev erTxel mwyralad Semomxeda, skami gaaCoCa, idayvebi direqtoris magidaze daawyo da ganagrZo.
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 Cq.. SeS... qivZ.. xal.. miC.. six. CurC.

Camesmis kantikuntad WaRsaSterebuls. raSi menaRvleba, raze saubroben erTwamiani SekiTxva maqvs, morCa
da gaTavda.
cota xanSi orivem erTad Semomxeda, SeTanxmebuliviT adgnen da fanjaraasTan mividnen.
CuC.. SiS. qaR.. fSo.. deS.. CR.. Camesmis ufro
xmadabla da, rasakvirvelia, ufro gaugebrad.
me erTi wamiT, erTi sityva, me bodiSs vixdi! ganwiruli kacis luRluRiT vambob.
axlave, Tavs miqnevs direqtori.
telefoni rekavs. cxvrisbakeba kvlav aspitiviT miyurebs, TiTqos, es darekvac Cemi brali iyos. jibeSi muStebCawyobili direqtori, zantad midis telefonebTan,
magram sanam samive telefons zveravs, zari wydeba.
direqtori isev muStebs iwyobs jibeSi da fanjarasTan midis.
aivnidan Semosasvleli kari iReba. am karebidan mxolod TanaSemwe Semodis, direqtori Tavis skams
ubrundeba. fanjarasTan mdgomi Sevardnis Tvalebs ar
macilebs. TiTqosda TanaSemwis Semosvlac Cemi brali
iyos.
Tavgadaparsuli, maRalqusleba TanaSemwe, gaSlil
saqaRaldes udebs win direqtors, Semomxedavs da raki
darwmundeba, rom me WaRis TvalierebiT var gatacebuli, pirze xels aifarebs da yurzeafarebul direqtoris xels eCurCuleba:
WW... wrwk... CqCq... cnumaW... Camesmis Soridan darxeul eqod, magram am idumali bgerebis gaSifvriT Tavs
ar viwuxeb me Cemi saqme maqvs. erTwamian SekiTxvas vesvri direqtors da gaval.
axlave mibodiSebs direqtori, roca TanaSemwe
saeWvod saqmiani kacis fusfusiT gaixuravs aivnis kars.
me erTi wamiT, erTi sityva... axlave gaval!
direqtori fanjrisken mibrunebulTan midis da isev
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ivseba kabineti qariani Ramis tyis gaurkveveli `SfCqsS~ebiT.

zurgze kari momawva. direqtoris moadgile Semodis
da xmamaRla axvelebs. direqtori Semotrialdeba da
fanjarasmiyrdnobili, mklavebCaxveuli, daRlili TvalebiT Sescqeris:
Saqrom xvaliso, WrelqaTibiT.
romeli?
ganapira.
Sebinuli? sakvamle? gasafrenad?
miwepebuli!
kargi.
moadgile gadis.
ori telefoni erTad wkrialebs.
direqtori jer erTs iRebs, mere meores, erTSi
`Caulgeri soxremaSi, qvazai~ CasZaxis, xolo meores `Tu
ar Sewuxdebi, TaTbiri maqvs, naxevar saaTSi darekeo~
sTxovs. yurmilebs Tavis adgilas rom daawyobs, daixreba da magidis qvemoT knopkas gaatkapunebs.
axlave, TanagrZnobiT aRsavse mzera mesrola direqtorma, magram sanam jibeSi muStebCawyobili fanjarasTan mdgom, narbeni mglis sunTqvian kacTan mividoda, me ukansvliT gadavdgi ramdenime nabiji da kari
gamovixure.
mosacdelSi msxdomTa aRSfoTebuli saxeebi erTi ki
momenaTnen da wyromis niSnad kedlisken Sebrundnen. mivxvdi, rom isini aRaravis aRarasodes dauTmoben rigs.
`erTi wamiT, SekiTxva maqvs, Sesvla da gamosvla erTi
iqnebas~ ybadaRebuli motiviT.
kibeze veSvebi da iseTi grZnoba maqvs, TiTqos Tavis
qala Signidan mefxanebodes.
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i s i ni
konvertze xazs qvemoT ewera: `curtavi, #1 profilaqtikur-samkurnalo kolonia. i. neiZe~.
i. neiZe. i. neiZe, i. neiZe, vin unda iyos? gaifiqra
jibom. sanam konverts gaxsnida, gamomgzavnis vinaoba
undoda scodnoda, magram araferi gamouvida. aSkara
iyo, werils qali swerda. qalebs, umetes SemTxvevaSi
mowafuri, gauwafavi lamazi xeli aqvT. skolaSi asoebis
gadabmas rom aswavlian, imgvar asoebs sweren.
`batono jibo, vici, Cemi werili gagikvirdebaT da,
iqneb, verc gamixsenoT, magram gamouvali mdgomareoba
mabedvinebs Tqvens Sewuxebas. am ori wlis win, me viyavi TqvenTan, vinaidan Zalian mWirdeboda fuli da
gavbede ucnob adamianTan movsuliyavi. Tqven maSin sikeTe gamoiCineT. axla me # 1 profilaqtikurSi vimyofebi. ver getyviT, rom aq tyvilad momaTavses, Rirsi
viyavi da imitom movxvdi, magram vgrZnob, rom Cemi adgili aq ar aris. aq me uaresad gavfuWdebi. erTxel davuSvi Cems cxovrebaSi Secdoma da awi aRar gavimeoreb.
rom davfiqrdi, vin vin-meTqi da marto Tqven SegiZliaT
Cemi Svela. me aq an movkvdebi, an adamianad ar vivargeb.
Zalian gTxovT miSuamdgomloT, rame gamixerxoT, rom
aqedan gamomiSvan. pirobas gaZlevT, ar SegarcxvenT,
koloniis ufrosi kalandaZea niCvisidan Tqveni imedi
maqvs. naxvamdis, ia neiZe~. werili oqtombris revoluciis samocdameaTe wlisTavis aRsaniSnavad gamoSvebul
konvertSi ido da safosto beWdis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, wina samSabaTs iyo gamogzavnili.
jibom gaixsena: maSinac oqtomberi iwureboda. coli
da bavSvebi skolaSi is-is iyo wavidnen (jibos meuRle
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maTematikas aswavlida da diliT saxlidan deda-Svilni

erTad gadiodnen). zarmac dareka. kari rom gaaRo, parmaRze SavTmiani, farToTvaleba, odnav gamxdar, maRalyeliani moxdenili gogona idga. ase ocdaori-ocdasami
wlisa Tu iqneboda.
mobrZandiT, uTxra jibom da stumars Tavis kabinetSi SeuZRva.
qaliSvili dabneuli Canda. Tvalebs morcxvad aparebda ganze da sityvis dawyeba uWirda. ijda da TiTebs
iTvlida.
gismenT, jibom xmaSi alersi gauria, rom stumari
SeeTamamebina.
mapatieT, mrcxvenia Tqma, gogonam TiTebis saxsrebs tkacatkuci auyena.
miTxariT, miTxariT, ara uSavs.
jibo naxevradteqnikuri institutis leqtori gaxldaT, SarSanwin daicva sakandidato disertacia masalaTa gamZleobis ganxriT. moskovidan damtkiceba jer
ar miuRia, magram mainc uxaroda studentebi CaTvlis
wignakSi misi gvaris gaswvriv `docents~ rom werdnen.
egona Cveulebriv studentur SemTxvevasTan maqvs saqme:
dauswrebeli swavlebis studentia (daswrebulebs icnobda saxeze) da niSan-SeRavaTs mTxovso.
fuli mWirdeboda cota.
sesxad? mcire pauzis mere hkiTxa jibom. gogonas
pirovnebis gasagebad am kiTxvaze pasuxs misTvis mniSvneloba hqonda.
Tundac... sesxad.
ramdeni mainc?
qaliSvili gamococxlda. Seetyo, rom morcxvobis
zRvari gadalaxa.
ramdenic SegiZliaT. au, Zalian mWirdeba.
jibo wamodga. oTaxSi gaiar-gamoiara.
Tu saidumlo ar aris...
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 isa, saqmro myavs patimari da orjonikiZeSi unda

CavakiTxo.
maSin ver SeamCnia yalbi xma gogonas naTqvamSi jibom,
marTla romantikuli ambavi warmoidgina. Seyvarebuli
gogona saqmros sanaxavad miemgzavreba. saqmro ubralo
SemTxvevis gamo (iqneb iCxuba) cixeSi zis.
Tqveni saxeli?
ia, iamze.
ia, Tbiliseli xarT?
diax, CaxruxaZeze vcxovrob.
mSoblebi?
deda myavs marto. mec ar vmuSaob da, au, Zalian
gamiWirda, Torem ar SegawuxebdiT. fuls ar SegiWamT,
namdvilad dagibrunebT.
Cven vicnobT erTmaneTs?
ara.
swavlobT?
SarSan universiteti davamTavre, franguli.
jibo fanjarasTan mivida da farda gadaswia.
CemTan vin mogaswavla?
iciT? erTma amxanagma miTxra, au, rom ar dagimaloT, Tqveni misamarTi momca. midi, keTili kaciao.
oho, cnobili vyofilvar.
gaWirvebulis daxmareba uyvarso.
madloba gadaeci Sens amxanags. marTali uTqvams. gaWirvebulis daxmareba Cemi meore specialobaa.
oRond eg aris gaWirvebulebi cotani darCnen. lamis sasowarkveTilebaSi Cavvarde. sadRa Sexvdebi karg
gaWirvebuls. rogor mixaria, rom moxvedi. meoTxe dRea
gaWirvebuli ar Semxvedria. gansakuTrebiT fulis gacema miyvars.
ia miuxvda maspinZels ironias da wamodga.
mapatieT, Tu ar gaqvT saSualeba... cudad gamomivida. ucnobTan ar unda movsuliyavi.
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 ra aris ici? Sen, etyoba, marTlac ar micnob, ia.

CemTan yvelaferze modian, fulis garda. cudad ar
gamigoT, me swored rom ufulobiT var cnobili.
kargad brZandebodeT, qaliSvilma kopebi Sehyara,
mxarze gadakidebuli CanTa xeliT gaiswora da karisken
gaabija.
erTi wuTiT, jibo meore oTaxSi gavida, karadis
ujridan ori ocdaxuTmaneTiani amoiRo da karTan misuls gauwoda.
Tqvens saqmros mokiTxva gadaeciT.
iam fuli gamoarTva, mokeca, CanTaSi Caido, madlierebiT savse TvalebiT Sexeda mamakacs da TavdaxriT,
Zlivsgasagonad amoilaparaka.
au, gmadlobT, usaTuod dagibrunebT.
maincdamainc nu iCqarebT dabrunebas, jibom kibeze pakipukiT Camavals CasZaxa.
es SemTxveva gaixsena da Tavis gulubryvilobaze
gaecina. TiTqosda eSmaki kaci var, rogor moxda, rom
am gogos narkomanoba ver Sevatyve. axla xom aSkaraa, im
dRes Cemnair `keTils~ ramdenimes Seacoda Tavi patimari saqmroTi da fuli dacinclao.
werili meorejer CaikiTxa, pijakis jibeSi Caido da
quCaSi gamovida. Tormetze leqcia hqonda. studentebi
marSirebaze gaeyvanaT da leqcia gaucda. manqanaSi rom
jdeboda (Zveli, furgonuli sistemis `Jiguli~ hqonda,
pijakis jibeSi werili igrZno da maSin gaaxsenda, rom
curtavis koloniaSi elodebodnen, jer, ra Tqma unda,
werilis upasuxod datoveba gadawyvita, mere gaifiqra
salanZRav werils mivwer: romeli Seni biZa-gamzrdeli
var, ase rom SemeTamameo. arc es azri moewona. Tavisi ubedureba hyofnis sawyal gogos, saSvelad mixmobs
da guli raRaze vatkinoo. bolos am azrs daadga, waval, vnaxav, SeSvebiT, vin SemiSvebs, magram, iqneb, xma
mainc mivawvdino, rom mis werils gamovexmaure da
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movedio. curtavis gzas rom daadga, yoymani Seepara.

sad mivdivar, visTan mivdivar, rame SarSi ar gaveba.
vinmem eWvis TvaliT ar Semxedoso. Zala, romelic qaliSvilisken eweoda, ufro Zlieri aRmoCnda, oRond
eg iyo, ver gaerkvia, ra grZnoba iyo es, sibralulis?
qvelmoqmedebis, interesis Tu samive erTad? marTlac
rom raRac Seucnobi Zalebi ganageben zogjer kacis
saqciels, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo.
koloniis mTavari eqimi kalandaZe roxroxaxmiani,
maRali, TeTrxalaTCaCiani kaci Camovlaze iyo da Tumca mosacdelSi xelisgulze ybaCamodebuli jibo mSvenivrad dainaxa, mdivan gogonas mainc hkiTxa:
CemTan aris vinme?
diax, gogonam nikapiT stumrisken aniSna.
mobrZandiT, kalandaZe ucnobs kabinetSi SeuZRva,
CaCi moixada, magidis kuTxeze Camodo, Sublze or nakadad Camosuli Tma gaiswora, xelebi erTmaneTze daawyo
da smenad iqca.
jibos, TiTqosda, yvelaferi mofiqrebuli hqonda:
vityvi, rom ia neiZe Soreuli naTesavia da sanaxavad
movedi, mTeli naTesaoba Sewuxebuli varT gogos mdgomareobiTo, magram sanam pirs gaaRebda, kalandaZis kategoriulma kilom Canafiqri Seacvlevina, bolos da bolos, vetyvi, rogorc iyo, kacia. Tu gamigo, xom kargi,
Tu ara, avdgebi da wamoval ukano.
jer Tavisi vinaoba da muSaobis adgili Camokakla,
mere ori wlis winandeli SemTxveva gaixsena, bolos dRevandeli werilis Sinaarsi uambo da damajereblobisTvis kalandaZes werilic gauwoda.
mTavarma eqimma werili ar gamoarTva.
mjera, Cveulebrivi ambavia. yvela Cemi avadmyofi
aseT werils dReSi Svidi misamarTiT mainc agzavnis.
nacnob-ucnobs saSvelad uxmobeno, mere TiTqos Sexvedris mTavar mizans miagnovo, jibos hkiTxa:
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 romel kaTedraze varo, brZaneT?

liTonTa civad damuSavebis.
gvancelaZe TqvenTanaa?
savle? savle cxlad damuSavebazea. oqro kaci.
mTavar eqims gaecina, safanqredan lurji fanqari
amoiRo, wveri gausinja da isev Cado.
qvislia Cemi, magram rad ginda.
ra brZaneT?
Tvreba oTx Wiqaze.
nacnobobisTvis meti damajerebloba rom mieca, jibom gvancelaZesTan dakavSirebuli oriode epizodi
gaixsena, sadekano kaciao, dasZina da es sruliad sakmarisi aRmoCnda, rom koloniis Tavkacs gankarguleba
gaeca da daaxloebiT TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg jibo Sexvedris oTaxSi ufardago magidas dayrdnobili, iatakze
milursmnul skamze ijda. marjvena mxares, kinosaproeqcio WuWrutanisxela oTxkuTxed xvrelSi morige
zedamxedvelis gadaparsuli Tavi moCanda.
ias aravin Semohyolia. SemosvlisTanave gaRimeba scada, jibos xeli CamoarTva, dajda, mklavebi erTmaneTSi
Caixvia da iataks daaCerda. am or weliwadSi saocrad
gamocvliliyo. quCaSi rom Semxvedroda, ver vicnobdio,
gaifiqra damxvdurma. ias ori TiTis simaRle Tmaze
zemoT lurji zonari daemagrebina. zonari yurebis gaswvriv kefasTan Seekra da Tavis lamazi moxazulobiT
zang mocekvaves waagavda. rom ityvian, ise gamxdariyo,
rom TvalebadRa qceuliyo. Tvalebs ise iSviaTad da
zarmacad amoZravebda, gegonebodaT sigamxdrisagan
wamwam-quTuTos aweva umZimso. Sexedavda jibos da isev
iataks Caubrundeboda. loyebi Cavardnoda, yvrimalebi
ufro gamokveToda. tuCebze lilisferi gadahkravda da
mxolod lamaz nestoebze SerCenoda sinaze, qaluroba.
rogora xarT, ia? siCume jibom daarRvia da TviTonve gaukvirda: iseTi kiloTi hkiTxa, TiTqos guSinac
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enaxa da, saerTod, axlobeli adamiani iyo.

ra vici, SegawuxeT xom? ias Tavi ar auwevia, ar
megona, Tu moxvidodi.
jibos sruliadac ar examuSa qalis `Senobaze~ gadasvla.
werili sxvasac miwere?
gogonam didroni, wyliani TvalebiT amoxeda.
me aRaravin myavs, visTvis unda mimewera. dedaCemi
SarSan gazafxulze gardaicvala.
ra mouvida?
kibo.
ramdeni xania aqa xar?
_ martSi momiyvanes. meoTxe Tvea, xom? sami Tve gaTavda. SarSan zustad ormoci dRe viyavi.
jibom arc icoda, ra eTqva. axla ufro igrZno, ra
yalbad JRerda gazeTur narkvevebs da telereportaJebSi narkomanebisTvis silasaviT gawnuli frazebi:
`xom xedav, sanamde mixvedi~, `ratom ar ifiqre, roca
am gzas adgebodi~, `axla raRas apireb?~ `adamiani gqvia
axla Sen?~ sul ar Wirdeba axla am qals niSnis mogeba
da Wkuis darigeba. Cem win Rrma narkomani zis, morCa da
gaTavda. es yvelaferi kargi, magram me ratom var axla
aq, Cemi dardi myofnis da ra mrjis am wyalwaRebuli
gogos Wirisuflobaso, gaifiqra.
aqedan gasvla ginda, ia?
Zalian, ise alalad, SiSiT Sexeda gogom, TiTqos
ori wlis winandeli ironiis nakvalevs eZebda jibos mzeraSi.
werilSi mwer `Secdoma davuSvi da aRar gavimeorebo~.
imitom, rom aqedan gagzavnil werils kiTxuloben.
saWiroa aseTi sityvebi. Tu is dawere, rasac fiqrob,
werils ar gagzavnian.
ras fiqrob, mainc?
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 ra vici.
morCena ar ginda?
risgan? au, Senc ase fiqrob? me avadmyofi ara var.
aba, ra xar?
ra vici. ubralod, rac msiamovnebs, imas vakeTeb.
SegiZlia ar miiRo?
ra?
wamals rom eZaxiT.
iam gaicina.
Sen SegiZlia wyali ar dalio sam dRes, xuT dRes?
ra SuaSia.
rogor ar aris SuaSi. gamagebineT, vis ras vuSavebT,
Cven.
vin Tqven?
ai, narkomanebs rom gveZaxiT da cixeSi gvsvamT.
Tu qali xar, Sen gamomZiebeliviT nu melaparakebi,
Torem avdgebi da waval. Zneli gasagebi ar unda iyos
SenTvis, rom minda dagexmaro.
mapatie, hoda Tu daxmareba ginda, damexmare aqedan
gamosvlaSi. meti araferi minda. arc arasodes Segawuxeb.
rodis gaikeTe pirvelad?
ra?
morfi.
arasodes gamikeTebia da arc gavikeTeb. nemsebs ver
vitan. aq, erT adgilze raRac nemsebs mikeTeben da unda
naxo, rogor vxtunav.
aba?
me vewevi. adre vylapavdi, axla aRar.
ras?
ra vici, abebs. rasac vSoulobdi. axla kodeiniani
wamali Wirs, magram tkivilgamayuCebeli rac unda damelia, eqvsi-Svidi tableti, yvelaferi mSveloda.
risgan gSveloda?
tkivilisgan, dardisgan.
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 ra tkivili gqonda?
giTxra yvelaferi? TveSi erTxel saSinlad amtkivdeboda muceli. risgan Tqven mixvedra ar gagiWirdebaT. hoda, me mgoni, ufro maSin miveCvie. rogor ar
mindoda, Cvenc amaze gvelaparaka.
mere?
mere abebi momwyinda. Tirkmlebze moqmedebso,
miTxres da, moweva daviwye. adre Zviri Rirda, axla ise
Zviri aRar Rirs, TandaTan ufro gaiafdeba.
ratom unda gaiafdes?
Cven, mwevelebi bevri varT. male farTo moxmarebis
sagnad gadaiqceva, SeiZleba maRaziaSic gaiyidos, rogorc Tambaqo.
Sen ras ewevi ZiriTadad, opiums, haSiSs, marixuanas?
ias isev gaecina da qarvisferi, magram lamazad Cawikwikebuli kbilebi gamouCnda.
saxelebi giswavlia. me, rasac vSoulob, imas vewevi,
magram Tqven rom tanSi gaJrJolebT, ise saSinlad araa
saqme. ra SuaSia eg myvirala saxelebi. Cven rom kaifs
viWerT, is wamali TiTqmis yvela balaxs dahyveba.
mainc?
soios, muxudos rom veZaxiT, fesvebze parkebi aqvs.
dafSvni, gaaSrob da moswev. kanafSi, yayaCos yvavilSic
aris. gaganaTlo kidev?
ar aris saWiro.
ra mainteresebs, ici? Tambaqoc xom narkotikia
Tqveni gagebiT?
TiTqmis.
netav Tambaqos weva rom daiwyes adamianebma, Tu
krZalavda maSin kanoni da Tu dasdevdnen dasaWerad,
rogorc Cven.
Sen rogor fiqrob, narkomanoba modaa?
SeiZleba modac aris.
ar daijero. oTxi aTasi wlis win eweodnen egvipte92

Si da aziis uZveles samarxebSi micvalebuls saflavSi

atandnen opiumian qilebs.
ra vici, me modisTvis ar damiwyia.
aba, ratom daiwye?
xom giTxariT. sakvercxeebi mtkioda.
axla, kmayofili xar Seni mdgomareobiT?
narkomans rom ar meZaxdnen da aq ar momaTrevdnen
samkurnalod, marTla kmayofili viqnebodi. me aravis
verCi, Tu cuds vakeTeb, Cemi TavisTvis vakeTeb.
xval?
xvale me karga xania gadamiketes. meoTxe welia davamTavre da samsaxuri ver miSovia. Svidmetrian oTaxSi gavizarde. dedaCemis kubo TokiT CavuSviT mesame
sarTulidan. kibe iseTi viwro gvaqvs, Tagvi kuds ver
moiqnevs. romel xvaleze melaparakebiT. vin izruna
Cvenze.
amitom Tqvenc aiReT xeli Tqvens Tavze?
an aviReT, an ara. au, rogor mombezrda aseTi
laparaki. axla Cemi mdgomareoba mixaria kidec, Tqveni,
sazogadoebis yuradReba, rogorc iqna mivipyari.
rodis mere igrZeni, rom Cven da Tqven sxvadasxva
napirze varT.
pirveli kursidanve. mosawevis Sovnam Cven ufro
SegvakavSira erTmaneTs. cxovreba saintereso gaxda.
TiTqos azartul TamaSs geTamaSebiT, gemalebiT, konspiraciulad gadavcemT erTmaneTs wamals. TiTqos
raRac saidumlo organizaciaSi varT gaerTianebuli.
mere, simarTle rom giTxraT, yvela narkomans (rogorc
Tqven dagvarqviT) erTmaneTi gviyvars, erTmaneTs vendobiT da vafasebT. ras unda daverazmeT ase kargad.
oho. ras da kargad yofnas.
kargad yofnas ras eZaxiT?
janmrTelad yofnas.
Cven janmrTelobas ar vuCiviT.
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 ra vici. xuTi wlis ganmavlobaSi Tanmimdevrul narkomans Tirkmlebi, guli, RviZli uavaddebao. nervuli
sistema moeSlebao, seqsualur potenciaze moqmedebs,
xolo memkvidre Tu gauCnda, usaTuod paTologiuri
bavSvi ebadebao.
eg, me mgoni, sicruea. ise, ra vici, gadaWarbebuli
araferi varga. yoveldRe Caqafuli rom Wamo, eqvs TveSi qolesterini mogklavs.
pirvelad rom moswie, ra igrZeni?
pirvelad? aRarc maxsovs, ho... rogor ara, abebi
ise ar makaifebda, madunebda, ubralod. TiTqos buranSi xar, Zili ginda, araferi gtkiva, problemebi ar
gawuxebs, TavSi mSvidi, lamazi fiqrebi mogdis. es aris
sul, pirvelad rom momawevines, Cven plans veZaxdiT,
ici, ra damemarTa? uecrad energiis mozRvaveba vigrZeni. momSivda, momSivda warmoudgenlad. sxvebs sxvadasxvanairad uswordebaT. me SimSiliT daviWire. vWam, vWam,
lamis muceli gamiskdes. ar davtove macivarSi, Tu rame
hqonda Cems megobars. mere vimRere da dameZina. rom
gameRviZa, Tavi mtkioda cota. ai, Tqven rom paxmelias
eZaxiT, is grZnoba mqonda. meore da mesame mowevaze ise
aRar mSivdeboda, magram iseT Zalas vgrZnobdi, megona devs daveWidebi-meTqi. gamogicdia iseTi wuTebi,
roca irgvliv yvelaferi, literaturulad rom vTqvaT, Tvalwarmtacia? qveyana samoTxesaviTaa. ginda yvelas moexvio, moefero. araferi gawuxebs. yvela giyvars.
ggonia mexuTe sarTulidan rom gadaxte, araferi mogiva da saerTod. Seni tani CitiviT msubuqi geCveneba. gaviwydeba Cxubi, intriga, ufuloba, usamsaxuroba.
ggonia es qveyana, es xalxi imisTvis gaCnda, rom Sen gasiamovnon, sxva araferi esaqmebaT.
axla?
axla, ra Tqma unda, ise aRar moqmedebs. axla, maSin
rom xuTi eqvsi nafaziT vvardebodi nirvanaSi, axla ise
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veraa. xandaxan sami Sexveva Zlivs myofnis. ise mZafradac ver viWer. ubralod kargad var, xalisianad var,
meti araferi.
ojaxze, STamomavlobaze Tu fiqrob.
sanam mowevas daviwyebdi, arc manamde dauxeviaT
mTxovnelebs kalTebi. saerTod frigiduli qali var.
seqss veraferi ver gavuge. arc mqonia SemTxvevebi,
kacma rom Tqvas. Cemi pirveli da mgoni erTaderTi mamakaci Cemi megobris saqmro iyo. samjer Tu oTxjer
Sevxvdi. mere megobrisa Semrcxva da davSordi. sindisma
Semawuxa. Cemnairi gogo ojaxs ver Seqmnis. ratomRac
ase mgonia. loginSi Zalian morcxvi var. seqsis sakiTxSi
Zlieri pirovneba unda iyo da uxerxulobis grZnoba ar
giwvavdes beWebs. seqsSi junglis kanoni moqmedebs. me
sxva cxovrebisTvis var gaCenili. saerTod, axlandeli
biWebis ambavi xom ici: ojaxis Seqmnis TofiviT eSiniaT. Cvens jgufSi yvelas hyavda `saqmro~, gaTxovebiT ki
dRemde mxolod ori gaTxovda.
Svilis gaCenisTvis aucilebeli rodia gaTxovde.
vici, mesmis. me martoxela dedis tvirTis tareba
ar SemiZlia. Cems Tavs Zlivs vinaxav.
odesme rom sxvanairad daiwyo fiqri? avadmyofi
bavSvi rom dagebados?
Tu vinmes Sevuyvardi. xom xedav, aRar vambob, Tu
vinme Semiyvarda-meTqi. imden Zalasac vipovi Cems TavSi,
mowevas SeveSva da saRi bavSvi gavaCino. Tumca, SeiZleba,
awi amaze fiqric ar Rirdes, guSinwin leqcia wagvikiTxes `Sidsi~, damokles maxviliviT dakides Cvens Tavze
axali avadmyofoba.
Sidsi? ho, rao?
mTel msoflios Savi WiriviT edebao. CvenSic SemoaRwiao, am saukunis bolomde msoflios mosaxleobis
naxevari SidsiT daiRupebao.
mogvmarTvia xeli.
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 SegeSinda? ra Tqma unda. Tqven, mamakacebi, kurdRlebiviT mSiSrebi xarT. afioraa. xalxis dasaSineblad
da col-qmruli erTgulebis SesanarCuneblad mogonili saeqimo-Jurnalisturi xrikia. bunebaSi araviTari
Sidsi ar arsebobs.
oho!?
marTla, marTla. didi dakvirveba ar unda, rom
Sidsis Teoretikosebi tyuilSi daiWiro. au, me TiTqmis
yvela statia wavikiTxe Sidsze, rac CvenSi daibeWda, da
aseT daskvnamde mivedi. gainteresebs?
Zalian.
pirveli: Sidss Tavisi formula da maCveneblebi ara
aqvs. zogi suleli mecnieri am bolo dros cdilobs
daamtkicos, rom Sidsi kibos da kuWis wylulsac ki
iwvevs. rac Seexeba jirkvlebis gadidebas, sicxianobas
Tu oflianobas, igi yvela intoqsikaciuri daavadebis
Tanamgzavrebia.
meore: Sidsis virusis sainkubacio periodi 5 da 10
wlamde grZeldebao. esec sicruea, grZel vadaze gaangariSebuli. aT weliwadSi an viri an viris patronio,
papaCemi ityoda, rogor SeiZleba, aT weliwadSi organizmSi gqondes avadmyofoba. aTwliani avadmyofoba
avadmyofobad ar CaiTvleba. aT weliwadSi isedac kvdeba
kaci. Tu asea, Cven dabadebidanve dagvyveba Cveni sikvdili Cveni Sidsi. rogor SeiZleba ase SiSis qveS iyolio
kacobrioba. Sidsis specialistebi, me mgoni, TviTon an
impotentebi arian, an asaks Rrmadgadacilebulebi. me
ara var seqsualurad gatacebuli, magram sami meoTxedi msoflio xom aris? SeiZleba aukrZalo adamians is,
rac misi adamianobis erTi ZiriTadi niSania? raRa darCa
am isedac radiaciul saukuneSi? vin daamtkicebs, rom
Sidsis SiSiT am aT weliwadSi TavSekavebas seqsualur
siamovnebisagan, samocdaaTi wlis mere rom `tkbili~ siberis~ wlebi Segemateba is aginazRaurebs?
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mesame: Sidsi imunosindromia xom? rogorc amtkiceben. ese igi imunitetis dakargva. imunosistemis nolze
dasvla. Tu asea yvela adamiani bolos SidsiT kvdeba.
yvela sasikvdilo avadmyofoba Sidsia. bolos, sikvdilis bolo kviraSi, yovelgvari momakvdinebeli seni kibo,
gangrena, infarqti, Wleqi imunitetis gaqrobas iwvevs.
organizmi veRar ebrZvis sens da adamiani iRupeba.
Sidsze guldasmiT gimuSavia.
ar mimuSavia, ubralod, vifiqre. sasacilod ar
meyo, roca miTxres, ZiriTadad narkomanebs emarTebaTo. rogor SeiZleba avadmyofoba arCevdes narkomanebs
da ideurad mdgrad adamianebs erTmaneTisagan.
aq saqme leninizmis sakiTxebis codnaSi ki ar aris,
ubralod, narkomanebs organizmi dasustebuli aqvT da
avadmyofoba ufro advilad ikidebs fexs.
Tu asea, Cveni organizmi sxva daavadebebis maspinZladac mSvenivrad gamodgeba. ratom ar gvemarTeba, vTqvaT, kibo an infarqti? Tqven iciT, rom narkomanebi da
alkoholikebi infarqtiT yvelaze nakleb avaddebian?
ar vici?
esec eqimebisgan gamigonia.
rogor ggonia, da, raSi daWirda medicinas Sidsis
isteria? rogorc Sen fiqrob?
Zneli misaxvedri ar aris, amerikeli eqimebis erTma jgufma morigi sensacia wamoiwyo. jer gauSvebdnen
informaciis wyaroebSi qsivs, mere TiTqosda, vaqcinas
aRmoaCendnen da milionebs Caijibavdnen. mere ise bevri
wamoego msoflioSi am sensacias, rom TviT amerikel
mecnierebsve SeeSindaT da izrdeba axla msoflioSi
SidsiT gardacvlilTa umizezo sia, gimeorebT, sikvdilis win yvelas SegiZliaT dausvaT diagnozi Sidsi.
ratom migaCnia ase gulubryvilod msoflios samedicino azri. marTlac ase rom iyos, msoflio saxelis mqone akademikosebi mxars aubamdnen? milionebi
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ixarjeba Sidsis gankurnebis gzebis Ziebaze.

saerTod, aRmoCenis saTaveSi yovelTvis erTi an
ori kaci dgas. asea Sidsis SemTxvevaSic. danarCenebi
ubralod fuls xarjaven. ra aris amaSi cudi? fulis
Sovnis axali wyaro gamoCnda. es erT mxaresac awyobs da
meoresac. eqims fuli rom iSovos, mTavrobas qvelmoqmedis saxeli rom daigdos.
neta marTali aRmoCndebode, ia. vin daijerebs Sens
Teorias, roca Sidss Tavisi bacila aqvs da Tavisi formula. Sen rom ambob, maCveneblebi ara aqvso. meti Cveneba ra ginda. sisxlSi Sidsis bacila Zneli aRmosaCeni
rodia.
swored eg aris Wormecnieruli. au, rogor gagagebino. adamianis organizmSi milionze meti bacilaa maSinac ki, roca kaci idealurad janmrTelia. magram roca
organizmi dasustdeba, romelime bacila imarjvebs, anu
eqimebis enaze rom vTqvaT, organizmSi sust adgils ipovis da ayvavdeba. esec Seni sikvdili. vin daadgens im
milioni bacilidan romelma mokla? Sidsi ratom Tavisi
xaziT ar klavs da sxva avadmyofobas iSveliebs? ese
igi TviT Sidsi momakvdinebeli ar aris. ukidures SemTxvevaSi, igi adamianis saerTo sisustis, imunounaris
daqveiTebis avadmyofobaa. xolo imunosindroms TiTqmis yvela avadmyofoba iwvevs. ra SuaSia Sidsi.
ratom meoce saukunis oTxmocian wlebSi imZlavra
maincdamainc imunosindromma? ram daasusta organizmi?
eg sxva sakiTxia. eZie mizezi adamianisve mowyobil
xirosimasa da CernobilSi. gaWuWyianebul atmosferoSi,
Tanamgzavrebis mier daxeul caSi, Sav xvrelSi, Sxamqimikatebian saWmelSi, stresebian droSi, mowamlul mdinareebSi. daabrale yvelafers erTad, an romelsac ginda
cal-calke.
ese igi Sidsi urbanizmis, teqnocivilizaciis daavadebaa?
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 me mgoni.
zogi mecnieri rom askvnis, afrikis velur tomebSi
gvxvdebodao?
SeiZleba. axla ukeTesi pirobebi daudga da gamovida kulisebidan. oRond im saxiT ara, rogorc junglebSi Tvlemda saukuneebis ganmavlobaSi.
ai, xom xedav, mainc aRiare, rom Sidsi arsebobs.
iam naRvlianad gaiRima Tavisi farTo, metyveli TvalebiT.
imitom, rom Sen gsurda ase. me mainc Rrmad var
darwmunebuli, rom Sidsi an avantiuristTa monaWoria
da angarebiani sensaciaa, an jer mxolod bacilaa aRmoCenili da warmodgena ara aqvT igi veneriuli senia
Tu ubralod intoqsikaciuri bacila, an virusuli daavadeba. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me Cems Svils (romelic, albaT, ar meyoleba) Sidsis SiSiT ar gavzrdidi. aseT SemTxvevaSi misTvis cxovreba autaneli iqneboda.
jibos raRac undoda eTqva, magram Tavgadaparsulma morigem rafaze daakakuna da slokiniT gamoacxada:
`Sexvedris dro amoiwura, neiZe palataSi!~
oriveni erTdroulad wamodgnen. iam Subls zemoT
lurji zonari Seixsna, isev Seikra axla ukve moSvildul
warbebTan axlos da jibos xeli gauwoda.
kargad, aba... sxva raRacaze mindoda melaparaka
SenTan da gameqca sityva. au, Zalian Segawuxe xom Cemi
ratratiT? awi, albaT aRar moxval.
moval.
marTla ra... daelaparake kalandaZes. gamiSvas, nu
mawvalebs. me mkurnalobas ar veqvemdebarebi. verc gadaveCvevi da aRarc minda gadaveCvio.
amaze Cven kidev vilaparakebT. naxvamdis.
jibom Tavze xeli gadausva, gulze miikra da Sublze
akoca.
ia karisken wavida. Semotrialda, xeli lamazad gaiqnia da gavida.
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jibo danamdvilebiT ver getyodaT, marTla ukiafebda qals TvalSi erTaderTi cremli Tu moeCvena.
gamosvlisas mTavar eqimTan Seiara. kalandaZes leRviT savse Tasi edo win da samoTxis xils gaufcqvnelad
Wamda, jibo rom Sevida, Tasi misken gaswia.
miirTvi. SemeSvele Tu Zma xar, Torem meore Tass
vaTaveb, gavskdi kaci.
gmadlobT, jibom xaTrisTvis erTi leRvi aiRo da
daxeTqil-dacrecil kanze daxeda, giyvarT leRvi?
Zalian. naxeT, elaparakeT Tqvens neiZes?
diax.
xom giTxariT, magisgan araferi gamova. sxvebi Tavs
mainc gvacodeben; movrCebiT, gamovswordebiTo yasidad
mainc gvpirdebian. eg gogo gadaWriT gveubneba, Tavs ar
davanebebo. Senc xom ase giTxra?
ho. ar moviSlio. ra aris iciT, mTel magis saubarSi
yvelaze metad eg momewona. Tavze arafers ibralebs, ar
gvatyuebs, egec xom saqmea.
eg, batono Cemo, Tqveni saxeli damaviwyda.
jibo.
batono jibo, eg naTqvami Cveni ignorirebis, Cveni
dasjis forma ufroa, vidre misi xasiaTis Tvisebidan
gamomdinare. Sen rom ambob, ar ityuebao, ar daijero.
yovel fexis nabijze cruobs.
ra vici, me ver Sevatye.
sakmaod didi aramzadaa imisTvis, rom niangis cremlebiT Tavi Segabralos da CemTvis ordRiani gasvlis
ufleba gaTxovninos. gasuli ar iqneba aqedan, rom
yovelgvar pirobas fexebze daikidebs da Tavis Zvel
budes miakiTxavs, sadac xel-pirsac ar daibans gabruebamde dro rom ar dakargos.
rasakvirvelia, marTali ar aris, rasac ambobs, magram ise dajerebulad ambobs da cota ar iyos, logikuradac.
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 saqme magaSia. ramdenime gvyavs iseTi, rogorc

neiZea. arc ganaTleba akliaT, arc msjelobis unari.
mag neiZem guSinwin docenti CafiZe kedelTan miayena.
leqcias kiTxulobda `Sidsze~ `codnidan~. ra uqna, ici?
jer SekiTxvebi daayara da ise koxtad gamoiWira missave
pasuxebSi, rom sawyal kacs kinaRam xelebi aawevina. ise,
Cvens Soris darCes da bevri sibnelea mag Sidsis sakiTxSic.
ho, jer bolomde Seswavlil-gamokvleuli ara aqvT,
magram xom faqtia, rom arsebobs aseTi saSineleba.
faqti da mere rogori. roca Sidss irwmuneb, SeiZleba Sens gonebaSi yvelaferi Tavdayira dadges. adamianis da am SemTxvevaSi qalis mimarT is sifaqize da
ndoba dakargo, rac axla gaqvs normalur mamakacs.
siyvarulic gadasxvaferdeba. mere iqneba siyvarulze
dawerili leqsebi aRarc waikiTxo.
amitom ebrZvis Sinaganad Cveni goneba Sidss. amitom ar unda daijeros im gogonam, rom swored misi
Taoba iqneba Sidsiani Taoba. amitom adga da xelaRebiT
uaryofs.
kalandaZem gaicina, mere seriozuli saxiT dawvda
leRvs. zed yunwTan Seakvnita nayofi, yunwi TefSs
daubruna da RmurZvliT Tqva:
Sen da neiZe daijerebT Tu ara, Sidss sul ar
enaRvleba. miyva da aTaseulebs anadgurebs afrikaSi da
amerikaSi.
CvenTanac ase laRad ivlis?
ra SeuSlis xels? Cveni farRalala ambulatoriebi,
Tu samagaliTod dayenebuli piradi higiena? Sidss lozungebiT ver daamarcxeb.
ar yofila saSveli.
usaSvelo Sens mters. aseTi panika iyo evropaSic
pirvelad sifilisis Cxirebi rom aRmoaCines, axla sifilisi medicinisTvis problema xom aRar aris? ase
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mouva Sidssac. sxvaTa Soris, buneba axal sagans da mis

gamanadgurebel Zalasac erTad Sobs.
cota xans sdumdnen. jibom `kosmosis~ kolofi daaZro.
albaT, aq ar SeiZleba.
moswie, ramdenic gagexardes, maspinZelma neba
darTo, me TviTon ar vewevi.
jibom moukida. erTi nafazi daartya da sigareti
saferfles Camoado.
araferi eSveleba, aba, im gogos?
neiZes? TiTqmis araferi. am TiTqmissac imitom geubnebi, rom eqimi var. SarSanac gvyavda. gavida Tu ara im
dResve moswia. axlac araferi fsiqologiuri Zvra ar
etyoba. rac mTavaria, TviTon ar unda.
ese igi Zlieri nebisyofa aqvs.
gaaCnia ra kuTxidan Sexedav. me magas swored rom
unebisyofobas veZaxi.
rogor, ase uerTgulo narkotiks, mTelma qveyanam
ver gadagaCvios. mainc xom aris raRac...
neiZis mdgomareobaSi, xom giTxariT, xasiaTis simtkiceze laparaki zedmetia. romel nebisyofaze SeiZleba
laparaki. igi saerTod unebisyofoa: avadmyofobam didi
xania Cakla misi nebisyofa.
ar SeiZleba misi sijiutis Zala sxva rameSi gamoiyenos kacma? wyali ar unda gadavuwuroT adamians.
neiZem TviTon gadauwura wyali Tavis cxovrebas.
rogor damTavrdeba es yvelaferi?
Cveulebrivad, rogorc sxvebis mTavrdeba.
Tu nebas damrTavT, xandaxan moval mis sanaxavad.
mobrZandiT, TveSi erTxel SemiZlia SegaxvedroT.
oRond, rameebis motanisgan, Tu Zma xar, Tavi Seikave, eg
misTvis didi fufuneba iqneba.
mainc ra ar movutano?
fuli da kidev, xvdebiT me mgoni rasac vgulisxmob.
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 RmerTma damifaros.
eg gogo iseTi aramzadaa, SeiZleba Tavic ki Segayvaros da narkotikis motana Segaweros. gvqonda aseTi
SemTxvevebic.
neiZesTan?
ara, sxvebTan. modian aq `mamidaSvilebi~ da `saqmroebi~ purSi Cakvexebuli ampulebiT.
codvas ver davideb, CemTvis miniSnebiTac ki ar
uTqvams ias.
jerjerobiT ver gagibeda.

* * *
...jibos yeli gauSra. skamze mowyvetiT daeca. halstuxi miRrija da mkerdi gaiReRa.
rodis, ranairad?
guSin, vaxSmis mere, derefanSi gamosula, Tavis
palatasTan iqve, gadauWria qilis natexiT venebi da sanam sisxlisgan daicleboda, fexze mdgara, rom aravis
daenaxa da ar miSvelebodnen.
aravin iyo axlomaxlo?
roca waiqca, micvivdnen. micvivdnen, magram ukve
mkvdari iyo. guSin rao, ra giTxra, etyoboda rame?
araferi. rom vuTxari, xval ministrTan mivdivarmeTqi, maincdamainc ar gaxarebia. eg iyo da eg. sxva
araferi Semityvia.
rao ministrma?
jibom pijakis jibidan konvertSi Cadebuli qaRaldi
amoiRo.
Cemi SuamdgomlobiT da pasuxismgeblobiT erTi
kviriT unda wameyvana.
kalandaZes konverti ar gauxsnia. magidasTan mivida,
qaRaldi aiRo da jibos gauwoda.
xalaTis jibeSi vupoveT. eg aslia, dedani gamomZiebelma waiRo.
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sanam mTavari eqimi amas ityoda, jibo ukve kiTxulobda ia neiZis ukanasknel striqonebs:
`jibo (rogor gagiTamamdi)
Tavis mokvlaze sxva dros arasodes mifiqria. axla,
am wuTSi mgonia, rom yvelaze Wkvianuri, rasac Cems sicocxleSi gavakeTebdi, Tavis mokvlaa.
rom gadamarCinon, gavgiJdebi.
raRacnairad lamazia: Sen moxval Cemi gaSvebis qaRaldiT da me cocxali aRar dagxvdebi.
wuxelis mTeli Rame TeTrad gavaTene.
ase ukeTesi iyo; Sen moxvidodi sanaxavad, me dagxvdebodi. vijeqiT, SevyurebdiT erTmaneTs.
ici risi SemeSinda? im erTkviriani TavisuflebiT me
Sen samudamod dagkargavdi. me Zalian susti var. ver
SevZlebdi Tavis morevas. ar mindoda dacemuli genaxe,
axla sul CemTan iqnebi.
cotaTi mainc gavalamaze, mgoni, Cemi cxovreba.
gexvewebi, mapatie yvelaferi.
me Sen miyvarxar~.

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par kSi
pensionerebTan laparaki miyvars. zogs hgonia,
TiTqosda sxedan es CamTavrebuli kacebi, mzes eficxebian, amTqnareben, aRaraferi ainteresebT. Tqvenc ar
momikvdeT. me mgoni aravin kamaTobs, ise cxared dRevandelobaze, aravin msjelobs ise pirdapir (da uSiSrad-meTqi, kinaRam wamomcda) Cvens satkivarze, rogorc
eseni; cisfer savarZelze gamwkrivebuli, fexebgaWimuli da kalTaSi xelCawyobili, erTi SexedviT mowyenili
yofili `vulkanebi~ yofili mTavrobis Tavmjdomareebi, yofili deputatebi, yofili ministrebi, yofili
sammarTvelos ufrosebi, yofili raikomis mdivnebi...
guldaguli nabijiT maTken wamosuls rom daminaxaven, uxariaT, magram ar imCneven.
gamarjobaT mamebo!
gagimarjos gamCenma!
Caiwevian, Camimateben, cota xans Cumad arian. mere,
roca pauza autaneli gaxdeba, erTi maTgani mkiTxavs:
waikiTxe dRes `pravda?~
wavikiTxe.
hoda, Wkvianad iyavi.
mere daiwyeba cxare kamaTi. erTmaneTs ar aclian sityvis damTavrebas. saocrad energiulebi da gulwrfelni
Canan am dros.
Zalian kargs Svrebi. ar Seepuo.
nu geSinia. axla SeiZleba mageebze wera.
bolos da bolos sanamde vatyuoT erTmaneTi.
amxela resursebis qveyana uTavbolo cundrukiT
lamis Txleze daviyvaneT. tufls ver vkeravT, Sarvals
ver vkeravT, kostums saxelos ver vakerebT. kbilis
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pasta Cveni ar varga da kbilis jagrisi. erTi paraSuti

gvaqvs da me mgonia Cveni paraSutic SerCeviT iSleba.
ratom ici, aseTi mouzomavi yrantali?!
ra yrantali. ara var marTali? ra miveciT xalxs
dapirebebis meti.
maseTi laparakisTvis iyo, ro gayuryutes kai xans.
mere bodiSic mSvenivrad momixades. sxvaTa Soris,
gaCumebuli ar vyofilvar.
iqamde miviyvaneT glexi, rom bari da Toxi samudamod SevaZuleT.
gavavseT cixeebi, mara movspeT qurdoba an meqrTameoba? piriqiT.
rwmena davukargeT adamians. yovel aTwledSi, yoveli axali ufrosis dros sabWoTa kavSiris axal istorias vTavazobdiT.
erTi periodi, samamulo omi kinaRam breJnevis mogebulad gamovacxadeT. samarTali iyo ees?
xalxs saarCevno yuTTan misvla saSayiro saqmed
vuqcieT. me vin ras mekiTxebao, mezobeli mezobels
atanda biuletens, Camigde, Tu Zma xaro.
arCevanebze gamaxsenda. erTi milicieli iyo Cvens
qalaqSi, biWoia CaCxiani. Sinaur miliciels rom eZaxian.
bazris milicieli. forma rom tyvilad acvia ise, Sesaxedavad da masze sawyali Tu Sexvdeba imas rom daibriyvebs, sxvisTvis rom xmis gamcemi ar ari. erT mSvenier
dRes ar airCies deputatad? aglaxavebdnen moqalaqeebi.
xom ici, xalxs pirs ver aukrav. `biWoia deputati~, `biWoia deputatio~, dascinodnen. miubrundeboda biWoia
da etyoda: `wadiT biZia saqme naxeT, ravari amomrCevlebic Tqven xarT, deputatic imnairi gyavarTo~.
stalini aviRoT, Tu ginda. roca ruZutakis daWerazea laparaki, stalinma daiWira Turme, rac rame siglaxezea laparaki piradad stalins gaukeTebia, roca
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im drois kai saqmis xseneba gvinda, xalxma gaakeTao,

dagviJinia. maSin, Tu asea, ruZutakis da sxvebis daWerac ocdaCvidmetSi xalxs davabraloT.
xalxi aravis iWerda, xalxs TviTon eSinoda.
aba stalini dasdevda Cems Zmas WinWieTSi badiT? ar
varT, ara, marTali.
gaubedaobam da `dogmebis~ erTgulebam mogviyvana
aqamde. viZaxiT, gafetiSeba ar gvindao, Teoriis SemoqmedebiTi ganviTarebis momxre varTo da asi wlis win
daweril wignebSi sadReiso gakveTilebs veZebT.
sworia. ra Wkvianic unda yofiliyo kaci, asi wlis
win dRevandeli dRis recepts ver gamogiwerda.
gavaRizianeT naxevari msoflio am mouTavebeli socializmiT.
rava?!
raRa rava? erTi mosulelo `moRvawis~ WkuiT, axla
socializms kai xnis gacilebuli unda vyofiliyaviT
da komunizmSi unda gvecxovra. moviSoreT is qaraquca
xelmZRvaneli da gamoirkva, rom socializmic ver
agviSenebia ise, rogorc saWiroa. ukan daxevisa Segvrcxva da daviwyeT maraToni `ganviTarebuli socializmis~,
`socializmis Seremontebis~, `socializmis grZelvadiani srulyofis~ periodebSi. mecineba, rom gavixseneb.
Secdoma vis ar mosvlia, Se kaco.
mere, gagigonia, am bolo dromde, Secdoma mogvividao? vTqviT, aqamde davwereT sadme? SeiZleba Sens Secdomian qiCmaCs mTeli Taobebis cxovreba gadaayolo?

* * *
karga xnis mere, rodis-rodis, mTvare xelgaSlili
qalis qandakebas rom daadgeba da parkidan moseirneni
gaikrifebian, Cemi moxucebic dacxrebian. sxedan Cu107

mad, kamaTiT daRlilni, sunTqvaaCqarebulni. nervebdaWimulni.

erTi suli maqvs vikiTxo:
es yvelaferi kargi, magram me ra SuaSi var? Tqven ar
iyaviT? razec axla gulistkiviliT laparakobT, Tqven
ar daakanoneT? Tqven ar gaumagreT libo-saZirkveli?
vici, am SekiTxvisa yvelaze metad eSiniaT.
mec xmas ar viReb. ar minda uxerxuli SekiTxviT dabneuli maTi saxeebis danaxva.

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c d une b a
saqmea axla ees? ambakom saaTze daixeda, xeli
xels gautyapuna, Wilofis qudi iSvlipa, nervuli nabijiT miuaxlovda daTvis gafarCxul fituls, qudi Tavze
Camoamxo, magram ulvaSa fotografis gaocebul mzeras
rom waawyda, moxada, ixtibargatexilma mimoixeda, `rafisken~ wamovida da manqanaSi mTvlemare qalebs CasZaxa:
ras gviSvreba dariko, xedavT Tqven?! sami xdeba, is
xalxi sadilad gvelodeba.
qalebma erTxmad amoioxres. zog maTgans surda eTqva
`marTlac, ra moxda, bolos da bolos, ras vanerviulebT
am kacso~, an `sindisic kargi saqoneliao~, an sulac
`kulturis ambavia yvelaferio~, magram, amjerad, usityvo amooxvriT imitom dakmayofildnen, rom darikos
ybaSi Cavardna ar surdaT.
es ambavi qalaq sajijiaSi xdeba. gulsust da avZilian
mkiTxvels winaswar vauwyeb, rom sanerviulo araferia;
novelaSi Cveulebriv, yofacxovrebiT dramas gavaTamaSeb. imdenad Cveulebrivs, rom mZafri qartexilebiT
aRtkinebuli mkiTxveli gaikvirvebs kidec am socialuri gardaqmnebis da atmosferos gasufTavebis periodSi amisTvis moicala r. miSvelaZemo?
guSin Camovida sajijiaSi ofurCxeTis Cais gadamwoni
fabrikis delegacia. delegacias prestiJisTvis vambob,
Torem, sinamdvileSi mis wevrebs (xelmZRvaneli ambako, wevrebi: dariko mwonavi, naTela mwonavi, caro
mwonavi, aRaza wunmdebeli), RmerTo Segcode, saeqskursio-sanaxaobrivi miznebi ufro amoZravebT, vidre
gamocdilebis gaziarebisa da Sromis nayofierebis amaRlebis xerxebis Seswavlisa.
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am ormoci wuTis win sastumrodan gamovidnen,

restoran `mxolod wvenSi~ maspinZlebi megobrul sadils
umarTaven. gzad, qalaqis mTavari univermaRi `cotcota yvelaferi~ SeniSnes, darikom sTxova delegaciis
Tavs; `xuTi wuTiT SevaCeroT, gogom raRaca damavala
da vikiTxav, Tu ariso~. ambakom saaTze daixeda, droSi,
maincdamainc, ar iwvebodnen da didsulovnad daTanxmda. aq moxda, cota ar iyos, arakolegialobis gamovlineba qalTa Soris. darikos mxari ar aubes. vin icis,
iqneb marTla araferi hqondaT sayideli; an, iqneb darwmunebuli iyvnen, rom sajijias univermaRSic is farTo
asortimentis, magram uvargisi saqoneli iqneboda, rac
ofurCxeTis maRaziebSi iyo. an, iqneb, xuTi wuTiT univermaRSi Serbenis nebarTva Seuracxyofad miiCnies da
gadawyvites, uari eTqvaT, raTa es uari sxva dros maRaziebSi didxans dasarCenad gamoeyenebinaT. me verc erTi
am mizezis dabejiTebiT dacvas ver Sevudgebi, magram
es bolo ufro sarwmunoa. marto Sevida dariko univermaRSi da, ager sami xdeba, ar gamodis. ai, ra anerviulebs ambakos. xom giTxariT, gulisgasaxeTqi araferi
moxdeba-meTqi.
seqtemberi karga xania dadga, magram araTu agrilda,
sicxem imata da sajijias mosarkuli, gamSrali zeca dahyurebs Tveze metia.
xvatisgan aTarTalebul haerSi radios gamamxnevebeli marSi gaismis da sazeimo xma rom ar iyos, moqalaqeebs zezeurad CaeZinebodaT.
daTvis fitulsa da `rafs~ Soris meTerTmete mimosvlaze, ambakom manqanaSi Semoyo Tavi da aRazas mimarTa:
aRaza, Sedi, erTi, Tu qali xar. gvagviandebaTqo,
uTxari, im kaidedmamiSvils.
aRazam marao dakeca, xelCanTaSi Caido da mowyenili saxiT wamodga. aseTi saxe maSin aqvT qalebs, roca
garegnulad `viTomc aq araferias~ gamoxataven, gulis
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siRrmeSi ki uxariaT, rom sxvebisgan gamoirCevian xolme

da Znel, sapasuxismgeblo saqmeebs avaleben.
wunmdebelma male ipova `damnaSave~. darikos tyavis
surogatisgan Sekerili, grZeliarliyiani Savi pijaki
Caecva da sarkis win gulmodgined cdilobda Tavisi
koxta tanis is nawilebi daenaxa, romelsac adamianebi
usarkod ver xedaven da sarkis daxmarebiTac cota Zala
rodi adgeba xolme maTi kisris malebs.
dariko!
batono, mSvidze mSvidi xmiT gaepasuxa dariko,
ise rom sarkisTvis Tvali ar moucilebia.
gvagviandeba sadilze. ambakom, am wuTSi gamovideso.
Sexede, erTi, Caicvams amas Cemi gogo? yvelafridan Canda, rom dariko ambakos danabarebma odnavadac
ver aaRelva.
ra vici... Semobrundi, srulebs icvams saerTod?
srulebia axla modaSi.
ra vici, netavi wamomyoloda TviTon. Saris Tavi
maqvs mee? rom ar Caicvas? me Sen getyvi, iafi Rirs.
ra Rirs?
samocdaxuTi.
araa Zviri. samocdaxuTad amnair pijaks SekerviTac
aravin Segikeravs. erTs getyvi me Sen...
ho, smenad iqca dariko. aseT SemTxvevaSi, myidvel
mkiTxvels kargad moexseneba, ra didi mniSvneloba aqvs
gonivrul rCevas.
iyide da, Tu Sens gogos ar moergo, Sen Caicmev,
kuklasaviT gaqvs tanze.
beWebSi cota farTo ar aris?
ase unda iyos. gemrieli saxmari iqneba.
ise ki, Tavisuflad maqvs, mara CemTvis amden fuls
ver gavimeteb, mere imisTvis ukeTesi rame rom Semxvdes,
fuli aRar damrCeba.
ra vici, me ase mirCevia, da... aRazas rodi gadaavi111

wyda, ra saqmeze iyo mosuli. ubralod, zedmetad CaTvala axla darikosTvis aq Semosvlis mizani Seexsenebina,
miT umetes, rom gulwrfelad TanaugrZnobda arc Tu
ioli problemis winaSe mdgar qals.
aRaza, darikom pijaki gaixada da gauwoda, Caicvi erTi Sen, Sen Cemze maRali xar da ufro gamarTav.
Caicvi, naxe, ar Rirs amis xelidan gaSveba. CvenTan erT
dRes ar gaaCereben amas. im wuTSi daitaceben spekulantebi da mere uTosbirad mogyidian.
aRazam gamoarTva, jer iarliys gaecno, mere Caicva
da sarkes miaWiWinda. darikom erTi-ori gamamxnevebeli
da aRtacebis gamomxatveli sityva uTxra wunmdebels,
magram raki Seatyo, rom aRaza yidvis ase swrafad gadamwyveti ar iyo da pijaks verc gasaxdelad eleoda,
megobari sarkes Seatova da marcxniv, trikotaJis seqciisken gaabija.
gareT ki Zveleburad cxeloda da, rac ufro gulismomkvleli iyo, dro Cveulebrivze ufro swrafad gadioda.
zurgis qvemoT xelebdawyobili ambako butbutiT
daabijebda win da ukan. TavianT aburdul saqmeebze mimavali moqalaqeni wamiT SeCerdebodnen, mouxedavdnen
kisergaCikinebul, vaglaxad abuzRunebul mamakacs da
usityvod ganagrZobdnen gzas, radganac, jer erTi, sxvis cxovrebaSi Careva utaqtobad miaCndaT da meorec,
ambakoze ufro Sav dReSi Cavardnilic bevri enaxa maTs
fxizel Tvalebs.
delegaciis Tavma kvlav Semoyo manqanaSi Tavi, cxvirsaxoci amoiRo, cxvirpiri SeimSrala da weRandelze ufro Cumi, magram ufro dramatuli xmiT
Cailaparaka.
saqmea axla ees? gaxda oTxi saaTi. yvelafriT Cven
unda gamovirCeT maincdamainc? ras ityvis is xalxi.
qe mainc ar damereka, gamovdivarT-meTqi. aRazas mainc
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ra daemarTa. Sedi, erTi, caro. ar mogicdian arc erT

wuTsTqo. Tavisi wesi da silamaze aqvs yvelafersTqo,
gesmis Sen, caro? es bolo rva sityva ambakom gasasvlelisken mtkice nabijiT mimaval caros daawia.
univermaRis karebTan mwonavi palmisvarcxnilobis
mqone, agurisferkabianma, tansrulma dedakacma gaaCera:
`Seni sargo Ceqmebi maqvs, TeTri, iugoslaviuri. fskovidan qmarma Camomitana, magram ar momergo, miWers. imasac xelze aqvs nayidi. kapiki zedmeti ar minda, rac Cems
qmars miucia, im fasad dagiTmobo~.
ra nomeriao, calybad hkiTxa adevnebul qorvaWars
carom. Ceqmebi ocdaTeqvsmet-naxevari aRmoCnda. visac
ofurCxeTis savaWro centrSi gauvlia, daameTanxmeba,
rom ocdaTeqvsmet-naxevari zomis, TeTri, iugoslaviuri, qalis Ceqma centrsa da mis mimdebare maRaziebSi
am bolo or damkvrelur xuTwledSi ar gaWaWanebula.
cduneba didi iyo. `Tu momergo da mTlad usaSvelo
fasi ar mTxova, aucileblad viyidio~, gaifiqra carom
da sxvisi xmiT gadaulaparaka:
maCvene Cqara, ar mcalia gasaCereblad.
kibes moefarnen. carom CanTidan gazeTi amoiRo,
Zirs daifina, lursmanaqusliani tuflebi gaixada da
mSvenieri TeTri Ceqmebi Caicva. iugoslaviuri nawarmi
fexze araTu ar uWerda, odnav srulic ki hqonda, magram garegnulad aRtaceba ar gamouxatavs, icoda,
rom rogorc ki spekulanti saxeze kmayofilebas Segatyobs, saqonels navaraudevze orjer ufro Zvirad
dagifasebs.
carosa da palmisTmosan dedakacs Soris morigebis
cbier da damRlel saubars ar gadmogcemT. davtovoT
isini univermaRis kibesTan karga xniT. karga xniT imitom, rom guli migrZnobs, fskovidan Camosuli qmris
cols gasayidi (vermorgebis mizeziT) Ceqmis garda sxva
ramec aRmoaCndeba.
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daaxloebiT ocdaTxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg sibrazisagan gafiTrebul ambakosa da udanaSaulo naTelas Soris aseTi saubari gaiba:
qva mekoda da varcliT wyali mezida, nakvercxalze
fexiT mevlo da kuprSi mebanava, ar jobda amas?
raze brZanebT, ambako batono? gana ver xvdeboda naTela, razec `brZanebda~ ambako, magram ise, rom
ityvian, yasidad hkiTxa:
rava majoba buxaiZem WkuaSi, uyureb Sen? icoda,
ras niSnavda oTxi qalis Camoyvana sajijiaSi da imaTi
ufrosoba. rava gavbriyvdi, rava Sevjeqi virze.
ar arian, RmerTmani, ase upasuxismgeblo xalxi. sxva
dros ar SeminiSnavs, ise, adamianiSvils ras gaugeb...
farsagi ar WirT, Torem gamovidodnen aqamde.
xuTi wuTiT Sevirbeno, xom gaxsovs, darikom a,
daxede saaTs romelia. imaT mainc ra snakvi da xuTva
ecaT, TviTon mainc gamoedgaT fexi.
xom giTxariT, raRacaSia saqme-meTqi, Torem caro
iseTi principuli qalia, bawriT rom daebaT, ar gaCerdeboda.
ambakom kidev erTxel daxeda saaTs, mere marjvena
xeliszurgi marcxena xelisguls Ronivrad Camoartya
da naTelas moubrunda:
Sedi erTi da dalanZRe samive, Tu qali xar. gajore
samive, ravarc ekadrebaT. kacia, bolos da bolos, xom
ar SegvaginebsTqo, uTxari. am wuTSi Tu ar gamoxvalTTqo, xvalve agikravT gudanabads da ofurCxeTisken gizamT pirsTqo. moTminebasac Tavisi sazRvari aqvsTqo.
naTela wamodga da samxedro nabijebiT gaemarTa univermaRis karibWisken. mtkiced hqonda gadawyvetili, ara
marto ambakos danabarebi eTqva wresgadasuli qalebisTvis, Tavis mxrivac zogi ram mware-mware daematebina.
rac Semdeg moxda, uCemodac mSvenivrad xvdeba mkiTxveli. ra didi mixvedra unda imas, rom naTelasac Sei114

yoliebs is, ramac manamde samaias delegaciis wevris

Sinaganawesi ase uRmerTod daarRvevina. sruliad damSvidebulad SemiZlia aq davsva wertili da detalebis
dazusteba mdidari fantaziis mqone Cems mkiTxvels mivando, magram guli ar maZlevs uflebas, oriode safinalo sityva ar mogaxsenoT:
xuTs araferi aklda, sasowarkveTili da gamZvinvarebuli ambako martorqasaviT rom Sevarda univermaRSi
da zustad eqvsi iyo, iqedan rom gamovida CanTebiani
patrontaJiT, reglansaxeloebiani polonuri kvarTiT
da vercxlisferi portsigariT xelSi.
sad iyvnen qalebi? oTxiveni gugulebiviT wynarad
isxdnen avtobusSi da delegaciis Tavs mSvidi, ucodveli saxeebiT elodebodnen.

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taSi
Celtze dasayaWeblad gamzadebuli abreSumis Wia xom
ginaxavT, ise fuTfuTebda xalxi darbazSi.
Sesvenebis Semdeg ukve mesame moxsenebas ismendnen da
TaTbiris monawileni ise gadaRliliyvnen, oratorisTvis yurisgdebis ki ara erTmaneTTan gadalaparakebis
Tavic aRar hqondaT.
isxdnen mdumared, moSvebulad. Tvlema gamefebuliyo irgvliv. iSviaTad aswevdnen Tavs da iqeT-aqeT gaatokebdnen, SesaRviZeblad an imis Sesamowmeblad ki ara
hqonda Tu ara kisers moZraobis unari SerCenili; ufro
imisTvis akeTebdnen amas, rom mezoblisTvis eCvenebinaT,
aqaoda Cven Tavs rom CavqindravT zogjer, rodi gvZinavs, moxsenebas sxvaze naklebad rodi vismenTo.
RvTiso iarajuli meToTxmete rigSi ijda. survili
didi hqonda moxsenebis mosmenis, magram vera da ver
axerxebda, wina ori moxsenebac ver moismina da Tavis
Tavze iyo gamwyrali. Tavisi mRelvare cxovrebis naxevarze meti sxdomebze hqonda gatarebuli, magram jer
ise ar gamosula darbazidan, ori winadadeba mainc ar
`daeWiros~. dRes ki ucnauri ram emarTeboda. aitanda Tu ara tribunaze moqadage saqaRaldes, RvTisos,
TiTqos bangi Seasveso, mTqnareba autydeboda da moTenTilobis msubuqi Tovli awveboda beWebze. dilidanve vaJkacurad ebrZoda Tvlemas, magram vera da ver
moeria.
Sesvenebaze ori finjani yava dalia da mtkiced
gadawyvita, mesame moxseneba mainc moesmina, magram amaod. isev movida Tbili, veragi Jruanteli, isev daumZimda quTuToebi da gaefanta yuradReba.
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`ra jandaba memarTeba, ra ZilquSi dameca, uintereso

sxdomebis meti ra minaxavs, raRa axla meZineba maincdamainc, kaci ar aris axla es, ager? ra yuradRebiT ismens.
dilidan Tavi ar gaunZrevia, gverdze ar mouxedavs~,
gaifiqra RvTisom da gverdiT mjdomi SeaTvaliera.
mezobeli samocsmitanebuli moTaTbire, marTlac
rom monusxuliviT Seqvaveboda tribunas. Tvalsac ar
axamxamebda, xelebi iqeT-aqeT savarZlis saxelurebze
ise daewyo, TiTqos sadacaa wamodgebao. wakvnetiliviT
kuTxovani, pawawkintela cxviri da Cavardnili loyebi
avadmyofur iers aZlevdnen mis fermkrTal saxes. erT
wertils miSterebuli, warbisreba Tvalebi qoriviT
ubrwyinavda, Tavze ki calxaziani rveulis xazebis sixSiriT SerCenili Tma kisramde hqonda Cavarcxnil-Cawepebul-Calesili.
is iyo RvTiso Tavis wil Tvlemas ejajgureboda,
raTa sxvebis mosaCveneblad, xuTiode wuTiT mainc
waerTmia Tavi, rom darbazs setyvasaviT gadauara mquxare taSma. iarajulma, rasakvirvelia, xelebi aatyapuna
da rodesac ovaciebSereuli (`sworia!~, `ra Tqma unda
SeeSindebaT!..~) yiJina odnav dacxra, gverdiT mjdoms
gaxeda. wakvnetilcxviriani, qorulad mzirali mamakaci
sxvebze ufro atacebiT da energiulad ukravda taSs.
bodiSi, ra Tqva?! hkiTxa RvTisom.
kacs rom friad sasicocxlo saqmeze moacdenen, ise,
SeCqvifebiT gamoxeda mezobelma RvTisos da gulwrfelad miugo:
ver getyviT, gamomrCa.
es pasuxi RvTisos sruliad ar gakvirvebiao, rom
giTxraT, ar viqnebi marTali. gaukvirda imdenad, ramdenadac SeeZlo mis mdgomareobaSi myof, ZilburaniT gaburbusalebul kacs gakvirveba. taSiT da ovaciebiT kmayofili moqadage moxsenebis axal gverds
rom daubrunda, RvTisos isev esrola Tvlemam uxilavi
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bade, isev daubuJda fexebi da moeCvena, rom savarZeli

hamakiviT nela, sasiamovnod Seirxa.
male darbazSi omaxiani, janmrTeli, sabWouri sicili
gaisma. xiTxiTebdnen irgvliv, xiTxiTebdnen yureb-kisrebianad, xiTxiTebdnen kefaze xelis smiT da TvalTan
cxvirsaxocis mitaniTac ki. RvTisom orators Sexeda.
momxsenebels saTvale xelSi eWira da Tavis naTqvamze
TviTonve gulianad icinoda.
RvTisom acala da roca gverdiT mjdomma qoriviT
fxizelma, Tma calxazianrveulosanma suli moiTqva,
hkiTxa:
ra Tqva?
batono? Semobrunda TvalebSi sicilisgan cremlCamdgari kaci-mimino.
ra Tqva, raze iciniT?
kacma seriozuli saxe miiRo. RvTisos ratomRac mxolod almacerad aparsul ulvaSze Sexeda da miugo:
ar vici, gamomrCa.
mere swrafad Setrialda da isev tribunas miaWiWinda.
oratori Tavisi moxsenebis sxva aranakleb saintereso nawils daubrunda. isev Camoawva RvTisos Tvalebze
Tvlemis nacrisferi abreSumi. isev moxvia rulma mxrebze xelebi da ocnebaTa nislian samyaroSi waiyvana. iq,
sadRac, mwvaned moCiTul velze marto magram moxdenilad cekvavda naxevradSiSveli balerina, kldeTa Soris vercxlad CaRvril Cqerals oragulebi dgafuniT
miapobdnen da Sors kudigoris mTis Ziridan wynari,
sulisSemZvreli urmuli ismoda.
darbazs isev daacxra taSi. TiTqos civi wyali gadaasxeso, RvTiso wamoxta da motaSeebs SeuerTda. darbazis
erni fexze idgnen da ara marto Ronivrad ukravdnen
taSs, zogi maTgani TvalanTebiT gahyviroda:
axic iqneba!
aqamde iyo saWiro!
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 droulia! drouli!
Wkua unda vaswavloT!
ovaciebi minelda. RvTisos mezobeli ki kvlav fexze
idga da xelebdauzogavad scemda taSs, sixarulisgan
pirdaRebuli da aRtacebis eqstazSi mfreni.
ra Tqva? Seageba RvTisom aqtiur moTaTbire
mezobels, roca es ukanaskneli savarZelze daeSva da
saxelurebi kvlav Zveleburad moimarjva.
qorulTvalebam ar upasuxa.
RvTisom gunebaSi ocamde daiTvala da kiTxva gaumeora:
ra Tqva, ra mindao?
mezobeli Semobrunda, mklavebi erTmaneTSi Caixvia,
mwyralad ausva Tav-pir-halstuxze mzera RvTisos da,
cota ar iyos, ukmexad uTxra:
Sen, loTianad, saqme araferi gaqvs? ra vici me, ra
Tqva.
moxseneba amis merec karga xans gagrZelda. kvlav energiulad ebrZoda RvTiso ruls da ovaciebiani taSic
araerTxel gaisma darbazSi, magram iarajuls araTu
aRaraferi ukiTxavs gverdiT mjdomisTvis, misken arc
gauxedavs.

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mTv ar e d angr e ul s a y d a rS i
WiSkari miugdo da soflis Sukas daadga. `wvima ar
wamomewioso~, Sebrunda, fexakrefiT aiara kibe. aivanze
gaaxsenda, rom Sin aravin iyo da xmauriani nabijebiT veravis gaaRviZebda. maspinZelma guSinve gaafrTxila: adrianad unda Cavide xval, ambrolaurSi, saqme maqvso. `ise
ram CamaZina, manqanis xmac rom gamomeparao~, gaifiqra.
orRobeSi saqonlis skores suni idga. kaklis xeebiT
ise iyo Suka daburuli, rom alag-alagRa ilandeboda
lurji cis naWeri. `ra didi sofeli yofilao~, gaukvirda, lamis erTmaneTs miwebebul qvitkiris saxlebs
da yavriT gadaxurul WiSkrebs rom aTvalierebda.
is dro iyo, saqonels rom garekaven, sofeli samuSaod rom gailaleba da cota xniT Camovardeba siCume.
kaklis xis qveS, gadaWril morze, eqvsiode wlis gogona ijda, misi asakisTvis uCveulod wynarad da sevdianad. pepelas frTebiviT gaeSala kaba irgvliv, Tavi
muxlebze daedo da fexis TiTebs dascqeroda.
sandrom ucqira, ucqira da rodis-rodis hkiTxa:
ra gqvia?
me qeTino, is Cemi saxlia, pirdapir, WiSkars miaSvira xeli, babuasTan stumrad Camovedi, es kaba dedam
miyida da mamaCemi Sofrebis ufrosia.
sandros gaecina. gogonam sxapasxupiT miayara
yvelaferi, rac mgzavrs wvrilad gamokiTxviT unda
gaego. mere gogona isev Tavis lamaz fexebs daacqerda,
sandrom ki gza ganagrZo.
Jangisfrad moRebil wyarosTan, Suagzaze, Tavbombora Savi nagazi iwva. sandro rom dainaxa, ZaRli zlazvniT wamodga, TiTqos ucxo stumars gza dauTmoo, WiS120

karmoRiavebul ezoSi Sevida, cacxvis qveS wamowva da

kvlav mgzavrs miaCerda.
Ceqmaze wknelis tkacuniT miabijebda sandro. mzera
saxlidan saxlze ise gadahqonda, TiTqos viRacas eZebda. aivnebze aqa-iq sabnebi iyo gadmokidebuli da kibeebze bavSviT xelSi mdgari, sarafanxalaTiani, axalgazrda dedebi idumali cnobismoyvareobiT Sescqerodnen
momavals. raki ucnobi arafers hkiTxavda, dedebi amiT
arcTu mTlad kmayofilni, xmamaRla, enismoCleqiT
etitinebodnen TavianT pirmSoebs; aqaoda, Cven Cveni
saqme gvaqvs, sul ar gvainteresebs, WiSkarTan vin Caivliso.
sofelSi iSviaTi rodi iyo kibezebalaxamosuli, mitovebuli odebi. minebamoclili fanjrebidan, mrumeSi,
gayviTlebul-gazeTebgakruli kedlebi Canda, buxari
Caqceuli iyo, yavari alag-alag CamoSlili, xolo ezos
katabalaxa da xarisena mosdeboda.
aRmarTi aaTava, qvebze Cqafun-dgrialiT daSvebul
wyaros viwroze gadebuli mori xelgaSliT, quslafexad
gadaiara da serze sami uzarmazari cacxvis CrdilSi
Sevida. marcxena ganapira cacxv-gigantze rkinis firfita iyo gakruli. firfitaze TeTrad ewera: `cacxvi
meTormete saukuneSi dairga. daculia saxelmwifos
mier~. cacxvTa Soris saydris nangrevebi Canda. nangrevebs dasacavi aRaraferi hqonda, ise iyo miwasTan
gasworebuli da amitomac warwerac ar amSvenebda.
`rvaasi wlis xe. saocari rogor ar aris; ai, aq, sadac
axla me vdgavar, rvaasi wlis win idga kaci, romelmac
icoda, rom qveynis mefe iyo Tamari da rac saqarTvelos
Tavs xdeboda, mxolod RmerTisa da Tamaris surviliT.
igi garegnulad me mgavda. misi sisxli damidis ZarRvebSi, magram ra cota ram vici im kacis Sesaxeb, vinc es
cacxvi dargo da es saydari aRaSena. tyuilia, ra gulmodginedac unda iWapanon istorikosebma da mwerlebma,
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isini verasodes metyvian eWvmiutanel simarTles imis

Sesaxeb, Tu vin iyo, ras fiqrobda dawynarebul gunebaze, ra icoda garesamyaros Sesaxeb, rogor uyvarda
an rogor sZulda kacs, vinc am adgilas rvaasi wlis winaT dadga bar-niCbiT da saWreTel-TarazoTi xelSi. vin
var me, piradad, rvaasi wlis Semdeg mosuli am cacxvis
CrdilqveS? rom damadges axla Tavze is sulkurTxeuli
da saubari gamibas, gavugebT erTmaneTs? meqneba ufleba masTan TvalgasworebiT laparakis? ormocs karga xania gadavabije da ra gamikeTebia amqveynad am cacxvebisa
da saydris tolfasi? TiTqosda sul vemzadebi namdvili saqmis, namdvili cxovrebis dasawyebad. davdivar
davTarareuliviT aRma-daRma. davdivar, vuWvret, vaTvaliereb da am TvalierebaSi gavida Cemi wuTisofeli.
ara, ara, rvaasi wlis kaco, Cven sxvani varT, sxvani. jer
ara gvaqvs ufleba Cveni xeli Tamamad SevageboT rvaasi
wlis qartexilebSi gadebul Sens marjvenas. qaris mxridan vudgevarT, magram lamis peSvSi Cagvaqres Sens mier
am saydarSi rvaasi wlis win danTebuli, CaRvenTilCaleuli sanTeli~.
karga xans ibujur-ifacura saydris ezoSi. jer uwesrigod mimoyrili CuqurTmebiani qvebi erT adgilas
miagrova, sanam sarestavracio damkvreluri brigada
aqamde moaRwevdes, vinmem es qvebi xels ar gaayoloso.
mere ramdenime saflavs xavsi moaSora, magram warwerebiT didad kmayofili ar darCa da Tavi gaaneba. saflavis qvebi gasul saukuneze adrindel micvalebulebs ar
ekuTvnodaT. Sendobas iTxovdnen kneina jambakur-erisTavebi da subaTov-CoCievebi. aranakleb acodebdnen
gamvlels Tavs Tavadi raCinskebi da maTi aRmatebuleba,
maiori Zmebi dvalov-erisTavebi.
Camoivaka da samanqano gzas daadga. manqanebis Rrialma nervebi mouSala da bogirTan tyisken auxvia.
traqtoris nabuRraveb xevs rom gacda, naSali qvebis
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uzarmazar kedels waawyda. TiTqosda sagangebod, erTi

zoma-formisad daelewa es qvebi viRacas da casSedgmul
mTaze aeyora. maRla, qvebze qorebi daxtunavdnen, xvlikebze nadirobdnen. is iyo qvaze Camojda da yaSyuSiT
afrenil qors Tvali aayola, rom zurgs ukan, Caxveleba
moesma da eldanacemiviT Semotrialda. qvebs miwolil
moxucs, romelsac swored rom qvebis feri xalaTi ecva,
xveleba rom ara, verc SeniSnavda. miuaxlovda.
gamarjoba, biZaCemo.
moxucma Sublze Camofxatuli, farTxuna qudi gadaiwia da upeebi daqaCul-CawiTlebuli, WroRa TvalebiT
amoxeda.
gagimarjos RmerTma.
TeTri wver-ulvaSi sasxlaviT SeRijniliviT mokled
da uwesrigod eyara saxeze, Rawvebi niangis kaniviT daxeTqil-dauxeSebuli hqonda, mzisgan mimxmari yurebi ise
iyo damWknar-daCirebuli, gegonebodaT, Tavi magrad
rom gaatokos, SeiZleba yurebma qvebze tyapani moiRono.
nikaps qvemoT yelSi Casul daberil ZarRvebs, Txeli
moCvaruli kani amoxtomisagan Zlivs akavebda, lanCebgamocvlili, jariskacuri, damtveril-datalaxebuli
Ceqmebi ecva da muxlebze saCvenebeli TiTis dasawyisSi
Zvlebgamosuli, webosgan sapirjvre adgilas SeyviTlebuli, uxeSi da mZime xelebi ewyo.
visTan xar? moxuci wamoiwia da sandrom axlaRa
SeamCnia, rom marjvena xeli ar hqonda, xvlikisferi xalaTis marjvenaSekecili saxelo mokleze iyo mikerebuli da sapirwamlesaviT qanaobda.
rexviaSvilebisas, miugo sandrom da qvaze Camojda, aqeT?
saqoneli ar mobrunda wuxelis da gamovudeqi saZebrad. make Zroxebia ori da ezarebaT siaruli asfaltze, rac gza gagvikeTes, qve ase vjaxirobTye. Tu vinmem
ar gamorekaT, aRar Camodian.
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 Tqvenc raRa am gzaze abalaxebT?

Cven zeiTken vrekavT, mara TviTon Camodian. am
gzispiras SerCa balaxi, Tvara zeiT, meurneobas Tavisi
saTib-saZovi SeRobili aqvs. Cvens saqonels qve vin SouSobs. Tavisi saqonlisTvisac Tiva-balaxi uWirTye.
oTxfexi bevri gyavT?
bevrs vin Seinaxavs.
axla, ramdenadac vici, mTavroba ar unda uSlides.
mTavroba ar gviSlis, piriqiT, bevri iyolieTo,
mara bevrs bevri Tiva da qato unda. CvenTan kinaRam
eqvsi Tve zamTaria. ravari Sesanaxia, eqvsi Tve bagaze
dabmuli saqoneli? meurneoba Cvengan erT tona Tivas
ocdaaT maneTad yidulobs da zamTarSi tonas oras maneTad mogvyidis, isic, qve Tu mogvyida.
mokled, saZovar-saTibi giWirT.
gviWirs Zalian. amas winaT viRacam ambavi moitana, saojaxo ijaraze gadavalTo. rom marTla gakeTdebodes, gveSveleba. mara Tqma erTia, da sanam saqmes Tavs
daadgamden. Cven Cveni qve dagvemarTeba.
ras hqviao saojaxo ijara?
meurneobis fermas sxvagan weiyvanen. Cven Cven saTibs mogvizomaven da gvecodineba, saxelmwifos ramdeni
ra unda CavabaroT. me, Cemda Tavad, Tu es iqna, Casabarebels xo CavabarebTye, erT uSobels ufasod gavuzrdi da yovel weliwads vaCuqebye, Svilebsa da SviliSvilebs vficavar.
es Tqveni sofeli rom gakrefila da Zlivs bJutavs,
biZaCemo?
omamde orasi komli qve viyaviT, axla ocdaaTi
ojaxi vfeTqavT. zamTarSi amis naxevaric aRaraa. Cemi
oTxi Svili oTxive qalaqSia. sawaRmarTod Tu mobrunda
saqme, egeba qve mobrunden ukan. kacs guli rodis moubrundeba? roca ecodineba, qve ra ari misi da qve ra ari
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lioTo, axla ramdenic gindaT, iyolie, mara saZovars

ver mogcemTo. ra qnas, ras gouCerdes kacma am mTaSi?
marto es ar ari mizezi, batono. ai, Tqven ratom ar
waxvediT?
me uswavleli kaci var, sad vivargebdi. naswavli
vinc iyo, aq saqme ver iSova da wavida.
sofeli rom kvdeba? RmerTma kargad gamyofoT da
Tqven rom aRar iqnebiT?
sofeli ar mokvdeba. Tu Wkvianad mogveqcevian,
vinc wasulia, is Tu aRar mobrunda, wasvlisken rom
Tvali uWiravs, is mainc aRar wava. es xeli, a, im mTis
wvers xom xedav, iq davkarge. qve Cveni saTibebi iyo.
maSin koleqtivi ar iyo da qve Cven gvqonda gayofili.
zamTarSi Tiva Camogvqonda. qve magari jeeli viyavi da
xelze davixvie Toki, Tiva ar gemeqces-meTqi. pataraze
qve CamovuZexi Tivas, mara napralTan, yinulze gameqca da es mklavi momawyvita. qve raze mogiyevi? me sxva
kaci var, me qvec rom gamagdo aqedan, erTguli ZaRliviT ukan movbrundebi. am mTebs Sevalie jani da am mTas
unda Sevakvde. Tqven sxvanairad wiravT. axalgazrdebi
sxva Wkuas emsaxurebiT. patara gaWirveba da im wuTas
gaqcevaze xarT. asea da ras izam. cota Cveni bralicaa
soflis dacarieleba, meti sxva raRacebis.
sandros kidev undoda raRac ekiTxa, magram marcxenaTi qvasdayrdnobili moxuci nela, mZimed wamodga,
kalTebi CamoiferTxa, welSi, ramdenadac SeZlo, gaizniqa da Tqva:
waval axla, qve Seuyvebi am xevs da Tu zeviTke ver
vipove, WalaSi iqnebian gzis piras. SuadRisken mRvimeSi
ician Sesvla da meSinia RamiT daTvma ar damiglijos.
momravlda es oxeri.
qudi moixada, Tav-kiserze moisva, isev daixura da
nela, bebruli frTxili nabijebiT gauyva biliks.
ijda sandro qvaze da fiqrobda:
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`dacarielebul sofelze wuwuni axla modaSia. magram am wuwunis garda rom saqmea saWiro, im saqmes unda
Cakvirveba da CaWiWineba. aTasi mizezi viciT, magram
mainc mgonia, raRac gamogvrCa. bolomde ver SevZeliT
garkveva. sens maSin unda uwamlo, roca ici, ra seni da
gvrema-tkivilia. TiTqosda es moxucic raRac saidumlos malavda. bolomde ar undoda eTqva. iqneb erTi
mizezi isicaa, rom am wyal-Walis patronebad dRes sxva
aRzrda-fiqris xalxi movsulvarT da xelis dakapiwebas
lamazi sityvebis RaRadisi gvirCevnia~.
bolos mzem Tu am usiamo fiqrebma kefa gauxura da
ukan gamobrunda. wyarosTan Caimuxla. civi wyali mosva
da pir-kefazec Seisxa. esiamovna. soflis SukaSi skores
nacnobi suni eca. kaklis qveS, iq sadac weRan gogona
ijda, SavulvaSa, sportulpiJamoian, ocdaaTiode wlis
biWs sasroli bade gaeSala da kemsavda.
sandros salamze upasuxa, magram SexedviT arc ki
Seuxedavs. Canda, sasroli bade ufro ainteresebda, vidre momsalmeblis vinaoba.
daxeulia? morze fexi Semodo sandrom.
qveviT mezobels stumari Camouvida guSinwin, erTi
saaTiT maTxoveo. gavatane da a, ase damibruna.
aqauri brZandebiT?
saerTod ki, axla TbilisSi vcxovrob.
didi xania?
manqanaTmcodneobis teqnikumi davamTavre da saaviacio qarxanaSi vmuSaob, merve weli iqneba. araa didi
xani.
aq?
aq aRaravin dagvrCa. samive Zma iqeT varT. mSoblebi
dagvexoca. ase zafxulobiT CamovdivarT.
varga ase? samives rom migitovebiaT kera?
ra unda mekeTebina aq Cemi profesiis kacs? sad unda
memuSava, rogor fiqrobT, Tqven?
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 vin dagaZalaT, maincdamainc manqanaTmSenebloba

daamTavreo.
rac unda damemTavrebina, sulerTia, aq sul xuTi
mosamsaxuris adgilia. me, kargi, teqnikumi davamTavre,
Cemi Zmebi orive umaRlesi ganaTlebiTaa. ra unda ekeTebinaT aq? axla Tqven Tu imas ityviT, rad gindodaT es
swavla-ganaTleba, yofiliyaviT ise, ar iqnebiT marTali. cxovreba win midis, adamianic win ixedeba.
ki, magram sul raRac ormociode wlis win rom am
sofelSi orasi komli cxovrobda, isini rogorRa iyvnen.
ar hqondaT saqme?
rogor getyobaT, rom, ar icnobT raWas, batono. jer erTi, maSin sxva dro iyo, mogexsenebaT, Cemze
ukeT da, maSinac ar Cerdeboda Cveni xalxi adgilze.
raWvelebis umetesoba zamTarSi barad muSaobda da zafxulSi amoakiTxavda Tavis saxls. ara, bodiSi, zafxulSi
qveviT muSaobda da zamTarSi brundeboda.
dasasveneblad? ase, TqvensaviT?
ratom dasasveneblad. nu CamTvli glaxa patriotad, Tu kaci xar, sxvaze naklebad ar miyvars es Cemi
kuTxe me, magram col-Svili raRaciT xom unda varCino?
ra vakeTo aq? rom iyos rame warmoeba, an rame dawesebuleba, vin mamaZaRli moicvlida fexs. axla vinc varT
aqedan wasuli, yvela rom movbrundeT, erTmaneTs Tu
davWamT, Torem sarCos verafers gavaxerxebT. miwa da
saTes-saZovi im or kinkila moxucs ZlivsRa hyofnis.
aba usaSvelo Wirs am soflebs? unda gaCanagdes?
usaSvelo Cems mters eca, batono. saSveli rogor
ar aris, magram ise ara, Tqven rom fiqrobT. ratom
xarT, ase mondomebuli; me aq viyo, usaqmod, da Tqven
TbilisSi, saidan brZandebiT?
Tbilisidan.
sworad gamomicvnia. sul advilia Tqveni poziciidan laparaki: `ar grcxveniaT? mama-papas ra pasuxs
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aZlevT sofelSi mamali ar hyivis, buxridan kvamli ar

amodis. esaa Tqveni kacoba?~ ityvi Sen, damanamuseb,
viTom, da waxval. ara, batono, ase ar gamova. axla cariel sityvaze aravin arsad ar midis. ori gza arsebobs, aq
rom sicocxle ar Cakvdes: an warmoeba unda gaCndes, an
sakurorto zonad gamocxaddes da sanatoriumebi gaSendes. mTels raWaSi marto uweridan ar garbis raWveli,
uweraSi saqme aqvs da imitom.
erTi wuTiT warmoidgineT, ase rom efiqra im qarTvels, im ugzoobis dros, rvaasi wlis win, aq rom
amovida da cacxvebi dargo, saydari aaSena.
mec vfiqrob, sxvaTa Soris, magaze da pasuxi ver
mimicia. Zneli asaxsnelia axla, ra aCerebda. iqneb meti
moTxovnileba ar hqonda, iqneb mtrisgan Tavdasamalavad Cerdeboda. iqneb cota iyo da hyofnida is, rasac
es mwiri miwa da klde-Rre aZlevda. ram aatanina im simaRleze qvebi da ram aaSenebina saydari im marjvena
dalocvils. axla? Tqven xom aq sacxovreblad Camomsvlelebi ara xarT, vinc yvelaze mets gaiZaxiT, mTa ar
dacarieldeso. adgilobrivi aqedan wasuli ramdenime
kaci mobrunda, magram mamuliSvilobis danamuseba mxolod cota xans eyo. mere kuWma dauZaxa da isev ukan
gabrunda.
kuWma, kaco?
xo, batono. kuWma. ra iyo, rava geikvirve?
araferi. iq qalaqSi, davijero, Tavze gadasdis
erbo?
yvela ase erTnairad rava laparakobT, Se kai kaco.
ityvi axla Sen: qalaqSi, mtverSi, benzinis gamonabolqvSi daxrCobas am sufTa haerze, naturalur rZeze da
xaWoze yofna ar girCevniaTo? xom es gindoda geTqva,
gaficeb guliT sayvarels?
vTqvaT.
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cis fiqri da laparakia. or dRes ver gaCerdeba Sennairi kaci aq, zamTarSi. civa, Zroxa bRavis, Tiva ara
gaqvs, SeSa gagiTavda. RvTisgan da kacisgan mitovebuli gegoneba Tavi. saxalxo dResaswaulebze rom sabWos
Tavmjdomareebi brtyel-brtyel sityvebs amboben: mTis
soflebze ase da ase vzrunavTo, marTali ggonia Seen?
CaviqnioT, aba, xeli? gamovWraT yeli mTas?
usaSvelo araferi sWirs meTqi mTas, kidev gimeoreb. am saqmes `uras~ daZaxebiT ver gaakeTeb. gulze xelis braguniT da gazeTuri lailaiT araferi gamova.
saqme unda gauCino mTas, saqmem unda daakavos kaci.
mapatieT, magram saqmeo, rom dagiJiniaT, fermaSi
muSaoba, satyeoSi muSaoba araa saqme?
rogor fiqrob, ramdenma kacma unda imuSaos im Sens
fermaSi, an satyeoSi? jer erTi, adamianebs sxvadasxva
profesia aqvT da meorec, sadaa imdeni
saqoneli
amdeni mwyemsi daasaqmos? Cvens sofelSi axla ramdeni
kacic cxovrobs, mTels raWas eyofa metyeved. danarCenma ra qnas? warmoebebi an samkurnalo-dasasvenebeli
dawesebulebebi sul sxvaa, bevr muSaxels iTxovs, saerTod, nu SegeSindebaT, sofeli ar gadaSendeba. axla
male CamTavrdeba soflidan qalaqSi gaxizvnis procesi da qalaqidan soflad gadmosaxleba daiwyeba. gzebi
keTdeba, kerZo manqanebi mravldeba. ambrolaurSi, ai, am
Cveni soflidan dilidan saRamomde vundebodiT cxeniT
da urmiT, axla erT saaTSi CavdivarT. ifiqrebs kaci;
raRa qalaqSi vicxovro, ager, Tan Cemi mama-papis kerasac ar gavaciveb da Tan ukeTes adgilzec viqnebio. amas
daemateba rac giTxari, mTavrobis Wkvianuri RonisZiebebi da mTa isev gacocxldeba. daimaxsovre Cemi sityva,
Tu ase ar iqnes.
agaSena RmerTma.
ase iqneba, ar unda laparaki.
kargad, aba.
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 naxvamdis.
Tavmotyuebuli kacis ieriT, fexaTreviT gaabija SukaSi sandrom. badis mkemsavi ki saxeze Seyinuli RimiliT
Sescqeroda mimavals. amgvari Rimili maSin aqvT adamianebs, roca TviTonve eeWvebaT TavianTi naTqvamisa.

* * *
sandros im RamiT dangreuli saydari da beberi cacxvi daesizmra.
mTvaris Suqze tyidan TeTrCoxiani, Savwvera axalgazrda kaci gamovida. didxans idga igi cacxvis qveS
saydrisken mibrunebuli, mklavebCaxveuli. idga da raRacas, sandrosTvis gaurkvevels butbutebda. bolos
Semobrunda, sandrom aSkarad dainaxa misi didroni,
cisferi Tvalebi da TeTri zonriT gakruli lamazi
Subli. TeTrCoxosanma marjvena xeli maRla SemarTa da
idumali CurCuliT Tqva:
`mec Zalian miWirda, magram gavuZeli. mTeli Cveni istoria gaZleba iyo. Senc unda gauZlo. gaxsovdes; ayras
da gaqcevas saaTebi sWirdeba, damkvidrebas saukuneebi~.
isev saydrisken Sebrunda da gaqra.

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Sv e d e T i s me fe d i d o s i
arqivSi, batono? Cajdoma unda Tvara imnair raRacas moZebni, Sen TviTon rom ar daijereb. erTi-ori
mecnieri vici; midRemCi ar Semxvedria arqivSi. wignidan
wignSi dabalaxoben, aman es Tqva, iman es dawerao. rais
mecnieri xar, arqivis mtveri da arqivis samklaveebi Tu
gezareba. wignebs daakvirdi, Tu ginda, mokvdebi siciliT; erTi Cemnairi Tavgadakluli Caxedavs arqivs da aTi
zeviT-myofi iwers da iwers dokumentis nomers. TvaliT
ar unaxavs, rom kiTxo, imasac ver getyvis, ra ferisaa.
ar iwvalebs Tavs da ise gamova rame? katac mSvenieri
meTevze iqneboda, fexis dasveleba rom ar ezarebodes.
arqivs, Cemo batono, es xuTi welia, rac CavuRrmavdi. manamde enaTmecnierebaSi vmuSaobdi, mara rad ginda,
ar damijeres, ar gamiSves win. ra aRmoCenac gavakeTe,
yvelas xeli daafares da momwyinda mec. adamiani, bolos da bolos, interesia, meti ki araferi. interess Tu
dakargav, rai xar mere? vici, am Cems ocdarva rveuls
isev daubrundeba kacobrioba, manamde Tu ar mompara
vinmem da ar miiTvisa. me aRar viqnebi cocxali, mara
bare ori SeWams purs Cemi aRmoCenebiT. es aRmoCena, es
dalocvili, SenTvis ar minda? Semiwyve xeli, wamaxalise
patara, Se kai kaco, Sen rom didi mecnieri xar. apapapa,
Sen ar momikvde, axlos ar gamikares; magi gulubryvilo msjelobaao, mecnierebasTan axlos ar ariso, meqanikuri damTxvevebi ginda mecnierebad gaasaRovo. ras
vakeTebdi, kacma rom Tqvas, amnairs? Teqvsmeti weli Sevalie enaTmecnierebas, davalage yvelaferi (magens rom
hkiTxo, Tavdayira davayene) da rom mgonia, madlobas metyvian-meTqi, maSin momixures karebi swored. ase gamova
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saqme? ase undaT magens win waswion mecniereba? saZraxiss Cavdiodi rames batono? isev Cveni saxeli da dideba
ar iyo, aba sxvis wisqvilze vasxamdi wyals? getyvi ori
sityviT da gamamtyune Tu mtyuani var. axla, am ocdarva
rveulidan, erTi mainc rom momca aqana, gadavSlidi da
advilad mixvdebodi. Tu Cems naTqvamSi eWvi Segepareba,
modi CemTan. mager vcxovrob, geguTis gadasaxvevTan,
kviJinaZe, visac ar unda hkiTxo, mogaswavlis. jer egvipturs movkide xeli, apa iqeT, apa aqeT, Covukvirdi,
CovuWiWindi da eWvSeutanlad davamtkice rom Zvelegvipturi ena da Cveni axlandeli qarTuli erTi da igivea.
Sen ggonia gaexardaT? kacma amxela aRmoCena gavakeTe,
da taSi damikres, Sen ggonia? daanebe Tavi egvipturso,
mkvdari enaa, rad ginda magio. kai, Cemo batono, Cinuri
xom cocxalia, aba, Cinurs mivxedav axlaTqva. davidevi
win Cinur-rusuli leqsikoni da Tu ar gamevsos Svidi rveuli qarTuli sityvebiT, im mkvdari mamis suls
vficavar. risi Cinuri, ra Cinuri? Cvengan hqoniaT ena
waRebuli magensac. Cinuri qarTulia igive. axla zogi
sityva Seicvleboda, aba, ras izamda, rava, cota droa
gasuli? eWvaT ki mqonda bavSvobidan es ambavi, mara mTlad ase Tu iqneboda, giTxra simarTle, ar vfiqrobdi.
mivitane es Cemi rveulebi da, ki ar damimalavs, pirdapir vuTxariyen; a, batono saqme dawyebulia, araferi ar
minda me, CamoyeviT axla Tqven globuss da SeadareT
qarTuli sxva enebsTqva. egeba Cinuris da egvipturis
garda, sxvamac qe weiRo e Cveni tkbili deda-ena im bnel
saukuneebSiTqva. sasacilod ar eyoT. Cinuris specialisti Cven ar gvyavs da ver SevZlebT Tqveni aRmoCenilis
dadasturebaso. araferi dadastureba me ar minda, me,
rava, xarisxs ki ar gTxovT aqanaTqva, me vuTxariyen.
xarisxic Tqven gqondeT da Cin-temlakebic, ra specialisti unda, ageraa leqsikoni da SeadareT ena-enas-meTqi.
dro ar mqonda, Torem ra mWirda magaTi saxvewi. gadavde
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Tavi da me Sevebi, marto kaci, am saqmes. hinduris da qarTulis igiveobis damtkiceba sul ar gamWirvebia. sparsuli da arabulic ise momyvnen xelSi, weliwad-naxevarSi sabolood davamtkice, rom sparselebi da arabebi
Cvens enas daepatronen im ubedur droSi, dapyrobili
rom vyavdiT. ki mara manamde ar hqondaT, viTom, Tavisi enao? ikiTxav Sen, eqnebodaT albaT, ra vici, rava
ar eqnebodaT, raRaca ubralo, sayvelpuro ena, magram
es gaferil-gakrialebuli qarTuli rom naxes, staces
xeli da gaiTavises. rava ar izamdnen, ar ikadrebdnen,
SercxvebodaT? cota ar iyos, aqeTa enebma gamawvala.
xom laTinuris Zirzea yvela damynili, magram muSaoba
xom undoda? Tu sabuTebi xelSi ara gaqvs, ise, avyiad
ki ver ityvi franguli da qarTuli erTi da igiveao.
xalxia isinic. yvelasa aqvs Tvali. Coujdeba isic iqedan da dagimtkicebs, araa, Cemo pimen, erTi da igive,
ras matyueb, es darbaiseli kaci Seno. muRams mivageni da gamiadvilda saqme: sityvis Zirebs davuwye Zebna.
sityvis SuaSi erT-or asos staceb xels da Camourben
am slavur enebs, xelaT Camoyri CoTqze. yvelas Zirebi
ise emTxveva, rom Seni mowonebuli. bevri rom aRar gavagrZelo, cxra weliwadSi movaTave mTavari saqme enebis Sedareba. axla anbanis jeri dadga, rac me anbanze
vimuSave, rac me Sroma gavwie, eniT ar aiwereba. jer
asoebi imdeni vxate da imdeni albomi Sevadgine, xuTi
viri ver aikidebs. hai finikiuri, hai laTinuri da bolos, rogorc iqna, gamoanaTa, gavtexe welSi. msoflios
erTi anbani hqonia batono, marto kaligrafiaSia gansxvaveba da romelia is erTi anbani, Tu ici? qarTuli,
rasakvirvelia. Tu Caukvirdebi, ar arsebobs dedamiwaze
damwerloba, rom qarTuliT ar waikiTxo. patara saqmea
ees? me rame saswauli ki ar momigonia da cidan ki ar
Camomitania, Cemo batono, rac sinamdvilea, is aRvniSne.
ubralo raRac davamtkice: am dedamiwaze yvela enis
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Ziri qarTulia da yvela damwerloba qarTulidanaa

waRebuli. zogma moipara, albaT, da zogs SeiZleba, Cven
miveciT, axla amis gamoZieba Znelia da rac dro gadis
ufro da ufro gaWirdeba.
a, amis Camdeni kaci var me da, giTxari, imis ar iyos,
damijera vinmem? dabeWdva xom unda amas yvelafers, xom
unda gaigos qveyanam? sarecenziod redaqciidan imas
ugzavnian, visTanac guSinwin viyavi da Cemi aRmoCeniT
saxegaxarbebulma es amxela ambavi gulubryvilo TamaSad mominaTla, xeirs dagayris amnairi kaci? adgebi
mere da romelime patara gazeTis redaqtors Seacodeb
Tavs. aaguzguzeb im RvTian-madlians da daabeWdvineb
patara nawyvets. xar gaxarebuli, ggonia caze xeli
migiwvdeba, xvalidan msoflio ilaparakebs Sens aRmoCenazeTqva, magram gagigonia? gamoxvlikindeba ager
Citirekia `mecnieri~ Tavis gamoCenis Wia rom uxicinebs
tvinSi, gamoacxobs paskvils da me Sen getyvi, ar daubeWdaven. kacma oRond kaci aginos da gulSi Caixuteben,
tribunas vin doukavebs. xelmCate redaqtormao, ityvis
Cemi Wkuis maswavlebeli es ra sisulele dabeWdao.
moclili kacis da maxaTis ambavs hgavs kviJinaZis saqmianobao. veraviTar kritikas ver uZlebs magisi namoZRvralio. amogiZueben kuds im patara gazeTidanac da
atare mere quCa-quCa e Seni aRmoCena. bevrjer gamikeTes
ase da, bolos da bolos, amevso moTminebis fiala. me
vTqvi; raRaze viZirmwaro cxovreba, am aRmoCenas xom
yavli ar gaudis, medos saxlSi da roca iqneba, TviTon
momakiTxaven-meTqi. davanebe Tavi enaTmecnierebas da,
es mesame welia, Cavujeqi arqivs.
arqivi qe maincaa iseTi saqme, rom damtkiceba ki ara,
Tvalis Sevleba unda, meti araferi. Tu rames ipovi,
gadaaRebineb fotoasls da a, batono, meti ar ginda
araferi. ase ggonia xom? gaficeb guliT sayvarels,
xom ase fiqrob? Sen ar momikvde, ase advili ar iyos.
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mivdgeT ager kuTxeSi da gaCveneb raRac-raRacebs. macale, am wuTSi, es ki ara, a, macale, erTwamas, ar waxvide, Tu kaci xar, a, es iyos, magaliTisTvis, es suraTi
ginaxavs? nanaxi geqneba Cramias eklesiaSi, marcxena kedelze daxatuli freskaa. vinaa, vinaao? Tavs imtvreven
mecnierebi. xom arsad, araferi aweria, axla me momyevi;
moica, fanqars amoviReb. jer winaswar getyvi am kacis
saxelia xarlampi. didebuli iqneboda, albaT, vinme da
miaxata Tavisi Tavi. Seswiravda raRacas am eklesias,
rogorc xdeboda saerTod. magi araa mTavari. saidan
vici xarlampi rom hqvia? zed aweria freskas. a, yuridan zeviT wasuli es xazi aris Tu ara `x?~, aris. yuris
bibilodan qveviT aris Tu ara `a~? ar ginda laparaki.
`r~ aweria Tu ara samklaveze? a, meore xelze ukeTesad Cans, axla ager vnaxoT marcxena yurze SigniT `l~-s
xedav, ager nestoebTan meore `a~, Cemo batono, zeviT
avyveT; cxviris xazi mTlianad da es kauWi xom aris `m~?
ra dagvrCa `p~? ager Seni `p~ fexsacmlis naskvTan naxe?
da iqve `i~-c da wakiTxva unda, Tvara yvela freskas
saxeli zed aweria. maincdamainc qveS unda migiweron
gabmuli asoebiT, rom waikiTxo? rais mecnieri xar, amas
Tu ver waikiTxav. gekiTxebi axla me Sen. ara var swori?
saswaulia arqivi-meTqi, rom giTxari, ki ar mixumria, asea es. daxede am suraTs? gagiWirdeba cnoba.
Tumca, SeiZleba, Svedur enciklopediaSi ginaxavs. moulodneli araferia. es gaxlavs Svedebis cnobili mefe
didosi. daakvirdi axla kargad da mere, moica, a, am
suraTs daxede. Seadare erTmaneTs orive, ageraa, ar
garbian arsad. es aris, Cemo batono, didosi da es meore Cveni mefea, demetre meSvide. gaWrili vaSliviT
ar hgvanan erTmaneTs? ara, ara, xaTris gulisTvis nu
dameTanxmebi. kargad daakvirdi da miTxari. ulvaSebis
moyvaniloba naxe, aris erTnairi? cxviri naxe? Tvalebis
gamometyveleba naxe, rava ibRvireba orive, xom xedav.
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axla Subls daxede; swori Subli, qarTuli aqvs Tu ara

orives? meti raRa ginda, Se kai kaco. gaWrili vaSliviT
hgvanan erTmaneTs. emgvaneba mama Svils, aba, ra iqneba,
aba, me xvar gamomegvaneba, Se kaco. a, es icis arqivma. mec
ar davujere Tvalebs, pirvelad rom vnaxe, mara mere
da mere, rom Caverie da ar meveSvi, gamixsna istoriam
fanjara da gamando saidumlo. wasuli saqmea, ratom
unda ewyinoT Svedebs da raSi iyo ici saqme? im wlebSi,
roca didosi daibada, demetre, ocdaeqvsi wlis qarTveli mefe, SvedeTSi iyo wasuli gemis Senebis ostatobis
Sesaswavlad. raRa mefe wavida, sxva ver gagzavna amnair
patara saqmezeo? Sen mkiTxav da marTalic iqnebi. ver
getyvi pasuxs. SeiZleba ar endo sxvas, anda, SeiZleba
sxva saqme hqonda, SvedebTan, ras gougeb adamianiSvils.
Cevida, Sen xar Cemi batoni, es gamowkepili batoniSvili
SvedeTSi da, Tvali Wams da Tvali svamso, xom gagigonia, qe meewona dedofals. me Sen getyvi, mixvra-moxvra
SeeSleboda demetre meSvides, zrdiloba da sityva pasuxi. goucina man, gamoucina amanac. ocdaeqvsi wlis biWia, raze geidebs Tavpaijs, miT umetes ojaxoba, egeraa,
Sors, cxra mTas gadaRma, nadarbazevSi. Svedebis mefe
xanSiSesuli yofila maSin da maincdamainc, arc qe kiTxulobda Turme; sadaa e Cemi dedofali, vaxSamze ratom
daigvianao. ratom unda ewyinoT Svedebs, istoria istoriaa, Cemo imano. raRa bevri gavagrZelo, qe weieSmakes
demetrem da Svedebis dedofalma iqana da a, batono
didosi, Svedebis ganTqmuli mefe, xom Seni gasaxarebeli TvalebiT xedav alikvali mamamisia. sikvdilis win
amouRo Turme dedofalma Tavis Svils patara suraTi,
aCvena da uTxra; amisi Svili xar, dedikona, Seno. esaa
mamaSeni saqarTvelos mefea, demetreo hqvia saxelado.
amis saqveynod gamocxadeba arc SenTvisaa kargi da me
xom saflavSi Tavi momeWreba. ise mainc icode, gulSi
gqondes mamaSenis siyvarulio. rava fiqrob, ar amayobda
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didosi Tavisi qarTuli warmoSobiT? amayobda da mere

rogor. mamamisis xaTriT, ra Tqva, ici? dasavleTSi me
var da aRmosavleTSi demetre meSvideao. rom miuvida es
naTqvami moxucebul demetres, cremlebi waskda, Turme,
mara ar SeimCnia. yvelaferi qe gaaxsenda, mara Tavs xom
ar gascemda. rom eTqva: didosi Svilia Cemio, jer erTi
dedofals ewyineboda; me am saqmeze gagiSvi Sen iqanao?
mere mefis avtoritets Selaxavda, qalebis moyvaruli
mefis saxeli undoda demetres? da mesamec, rom eTqva,
bevri arc ki daujerebda, Cveni xalxis ambavi ar ici?
ase da amgvarad, mirCa da mirCa es ambavi da a, batono me vipove da aRmovaCine. ranairad mivageni? jer didosis suraTi momxvda xelSi. davacqerdi, davakvirdi,
qarTvels rom hgavs ueWvelia, mara vis konkretulad?
ar ginda amis dadgena? RmerTo, sad minaxavs, sad minaxavs, sad minaxavs-meTqi da davuwye qarTveli mefeebis
suraTebs Tvaliereba. bagrat mesames, ar hgavs, giorgi
brwyinvales ar hgavs, daviT aRmaSenebels xom ar hgavs
da ar hgavs... a, batono, demetre meSvide, demetrea
gamoxoxebuli. misi cxviri, ulvaSebi, Subli, mxatvarma
rom moindomos, ver daamgvanebs ase. sixarulisagan kinaRam guli gamiskda.
aba, Cqara, demetres asaval-dasavalis dadgena! sad
iyo, sad imogzaura, SvedeTSi namyofi rom iyo, vicodi,
mara xom SeiZleboda, Cveni batoniSvili rom iq Cavida,
taxtis memkvidre didosi dabadebuli yofiliyo? ara,
Cemo imano, saqmec imaSia, rom demetres Casvlidan meTerTmete Tves gaagora biWi dedofalma, zeimobda sasaxlis kari, ulocavdnen mefe-dedofals vaJiSvilis
SeZenas da am dros bavSvis namdvili mama Tavisi mcire
amaliT saqarTvelosken moCiqCiqobda, ase iyo Cveni iRbali mowyobili da ras izam?
gavaSanSale fotoasli, gamovacxve patara werili da
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rebs sxva raRacas da nomerSi gauSvebs pirdapir-meTqi,

Senc ar momikvde, atriala, atriala xelSi, uyura, aTvaliera da Camomiyoymana ki. mgvanebiT hgavs, Cemo pimen,
amas veravin uaryofs, magram davfiqrdeT cota, Rirs
axla amis gamoqveyneba? ar ewyinos Svedebs, ar gadamkido is patiosani xalxi, Tu Zma xaro.
...mesame Tve gavida, axlac iq udevs masala. dRes xval,
dRes-xvalo, miyoliebs da matyuebs. arc ukan matans,
rom sxvagan davbeWdo, da var ase. zedmeti sifrTxile
da morideba viciT xandaxan, Torem ratom unda ewyinoT
Svedebs, me Sen gekiTxebi? wasuli saqmea, ramdenma wyalma Caiara mas Semdeg da ramdeni qva gadagorda dedamiwis
zurgze. vin arTmevs didoss Svedebs Semogevle? imgenis
mefe iyo da imgenis xmals iqnevda. Cven raSi gamogvadga,
mara istoriaa, es upatrono, sanam ginda daafaro xeli.
dRes ara, xval mainc gaigeben, rom didoss, Svedebis
saxelganTqmul mefes ZarRvebSi qarTuli sisxli uCqefda da mkerdSi qarTuli guli ufeTqavda. asea es.

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ange loz i
pirvelad me SevniSne da yelisgamgleji xmiT CavZaxe
quCas: bavSvi!
aivnebze gadmomdgarma mezoblebma jer me Semomxedes
da mere im adgils daaCerdnen, gafacicebuli, SeSlili
saxiT, Tvalebgadmokarkluli rom davkvdomodi.
manqanebiT aRrialebul quCaze bavSvi gadadioda.
mibaCunobda xelebis qneviT. mexuTe sarTulidan marto misi didi, wiTeli qudi Canda da winsafriani, farTxuna Sarvali. yvelaferze etyoboda rom, arc meti,
arc naklebi, im asakisa iyo, marto quCaSi ki ara, oTaxidan oTaxSi rom ar gaiSveba.
bavSvi! quCaSi bavSvia! zariviT dauara saxlebs da
aivnebs.
nerviulobisgan xelebi gameyina. mexuTe sarTulidan
Carbenas veRar movaswreb. TiTqos fexebze dolabebi
mkidia. xmis CaxleCamde vbRavi:
uSveleT! uSveleT!
wina saxlis aivnebsac gadmoefinen moqalaqeni.
yvelani vyvirodiT da saSineli suraTis molodinSi
Tvalebs vxuWavdiT.
gaaCereT! gaaCereT!
bavSvi!
uSveleT!
ar SeSindes, gaiqceva!
ra gabedulad Sebmia manqanebis niaRvars. TiTqosda
patara didSarvliani Tojina multfilmidan Camosula da quCaSi miabijebs. ra arxeinad miiqnevs xelebs.
TiTqosda CemTan SedarebiT, yvelaferi rac irgvlivaa,
umniSvnelo tikinebiao. manqanebi erTmaneTis miwyobiT
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qvavdebian. muxruWebis suliswamRebi RrWiali da sirenebis kivili erTmaneTSi ireva.

bavSvi ki, TiTqos araferiao, erT gaCerebul manqanas gverds uvlis da meorisken miemarTeba. manqanebi mis
win ise Cerdebian, rogorc lomebi wruwunas danaxvisas;
wina TaTebze Cacucqulni gaocebiT rom dahyureben,
Casaylapavadac rom ecotavebaT da arc emetebaT imis
gamo, rom gakvirvebulni arian misi gambedaobiT.
kaloze rom yvavebi dafrTxialeben, ise gaCnda xuTiode adamiani sunTqvagayinul quCaze. bavSvTan
yvelaze pirvelad TeTrplaSianma gogonam miirbina.
gverdiT Casrialebulma Savma volgam kinaRam gahkra.
bavSvs gverdiT amoudga, jer xelebi gaSala da moZraoba SeaCera, mere bavSvi aitaca da lamis haerSi afrinda,
Tvalis daxamxamebaze ufro Cqara trotuarze idgnen
oriveni.
me rom Zirs Cavedi, TeTrSlapiani gogo arsad Canda.
SemTxvevis gmiri, oriode wlis Tvalmayvala biWuna Tavis dedikos mihkvroda TeZoze da cremlCamdgari TvalebiT SemojarulT aTvalierebda. ocdaaTiode wlis
maRalfexeba, xuWuWTmiani, mziT garujuli qali xeliT
bavSvs ikravda sxeulze da Tan slukuniT igeriebda
cnobismoyvare gamvlelT.
mainc ranairad datove, qalbatono, bavSvi gareT?
erTi wamiT, batono, puris sayidlad Sevedi.
mere, ver Seiyvane Tan?
ra vicodi, eSmaki, yvelafers edeba, fulis amoRebas
ar maclis. guSinwin fqviliT savse parki daimxo Tavze
da, vifiqre, dResac raRac ubedurebas Caidens-meTqi.
met ubedurebas raRas Caidenda.
am moajirs mokide, dediko, xeli, ar gauSva-meTqi,
kargio, a, aq ekida xeli. puri aviRe da sanam fuls gadavixdidi, erTi gamovxede, Sua quCaSi idga.
mere?
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 muxlebi momekveTa. Tqven ggoniaT maxsovs rame?

kivili mesmoda, meti araferi: nabiji win ver wavdgi. ase
megona, rom gavinZre adgilidan, maSinve gasress manqanameTqi. amis moyola ar SeiZleba. fexebi yinulis boZebad
meqca.
sad wavida is qali, is RvTian-madliani?
oci wlis gogo iqneboda, troleibusidan Camofrinda da pirdapir quCaSi Sevarda. marto misi plaSis feri
da Tvalebi maxsovs. an telefoni miTxari, an misamarTimeTqi, xelze wavepotine, meCqareba qalbatono, meCqarebao. bavSvi Camaxuta da gaiqca. me mgoni, gogo ki ara,
angelozi iyo, pirdapir cidan daSvebuli.
ise, kacma rom Tqvas, maRaziasTan ar unda iyos rame
samsaxuri? an bavSvs dautoveb, an bargs. kargi, am bavSvs
siaruli SeuZlia da Seiyvanda maRaziaSi. sxva dros? kaliaskiani bavSvis dedas rom hqondes rame sayidi? xom
ginaxavT CvenTan, univermaRebSi, abga-Cemodniani kacebi
an gulzebavSvatatebuli qalebi. esaa saqme? sportulpiJamoianma, Suaxansgadacilebulma kacma waifilosofosa.
ra unda iyoso, ra Tqvi? hkiTxa yornisferSlapianma, maRalma, gamxdarma, CamakintoSebulma kacma.
morige unda idges did maRaziasTan. bavSvs da xabaks rom migixedavs.
eg gvaklia swored. meti araferi, Slapianma daamTqnara da pirze orjer miirtya xeli.

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filologiis fakultetis meore kursis studentma
despine mumlaZem stambis naxevradgasaidumlebuli gvirabi gairbina da institutis pirvel korpusSi amoyo
Tavi. am gvirabiT mxolod stambis muSebi da dagvianebuli studentebi sargeblobdnen. institutis adminis141

tracias dRes Wkua exmara da wiTelsamklauriani, TavburZgla morige biWi swored asasvlelTan, sagazeTo
jixuris gverdiT daeyenebina. rCeboda erTaderTi gza;
quCidan, klubis gavliT meore sarTulze movxvdebodi,
magram klubSi mxolod dramwrisa da sasule orkestris
wevrebs uSvebdnen.
despinem moriges gauRima da kibes saqmiani ieriT auyva.
plaSi! dauZaxa TavburZglam.
despinem, aqaoda Cems fiqrebSi var, ar mesmiso, gza
ganagrZo.
Sen geubnebi, TeTrplaSiano, xom ici, ver gamaswreb!
biWi ufro utifari Canda, vidre despines egona.
gexvewebi, lamaz yelze ori TiTi miido mumlaZem.
me TviTon gexvewebi, morigis gadawyvetileba
mkacri da Seuvali iyo.
studentma plaSi gaixada da xelze gadaikida.
plaSi Caabare garderobs da gagiSveb. studbileTs
xom ar gTxov, vici, studbileTi dakarguli gaqvs.
ver movaswreb, aRar SemiSvebs. Zalian gexvewebi.
am xvewnaSi Caabarebdi kidec. maincdamainc Seni ginda gaiyvano? gawyra morige.
ra SuaSia Cemi. ver movaswreb, qsovrelis leqcia
maqvs. xom ici, ra tipia. ori ara ukve miweria.
gogo CamooTxsafexurda da moriges win daudga Cajinssvitrebuli, Ceqmosani, gabutultuCebiani, SvlisTvaleba, TiTebCamwyvdeul xelebze plaSgadakidebuli.
wiTelsamklaurianma biWma uyura, uyura da, ho, kargi, wadio, kefis fxanviT uTxra. igi staJis gulisTvis
mesame welia moriged muSaobda. da, vinc icis, amjerad,
iqneb, institutis Sinaganawesis dacvaze ufro metad
despines axlodan, swored aseT pozaSi, danaxvis survili hqonda.
studentic mixvda, rom silamazis yovlisSemZleobis scena gaTamaSda. TavburZgla moriges mravalmniS142

vnelovnad gauRima, plaSi mxarze gadaigdo da kibe

airbina.
auditoriis kari SeaRo Tu ara, fexze mdgarma jgufxelma garayaniZem Jurnalze daxril gramatikis leqtors
guram qsovrels Seageba:
pativcemulo, ara ar dauweroT, mumlaZe movida!
qsovrelma ugemurad gamoxeda dagvianebul students,
merxebisken xeliT aniSna da siis amokiTxva ganagrZo.
leqcias ocdaSvidi studentidan, amjerad, mxolod
cxra ar eswreboda, jgufxeli iuwyeboda, rom is cxrac
iseTi sapatio mizeziT acdenda, rogoricaa `dekretSi an kinogadaRebaze yofna, avtoavariaSi moxvedra an
gamzrdeli bebiis gardacvaleba~. gurams jgufxelisa
iotisodenac ar sjeroda, amitomac `arebs~ yvela armyofs uwerda, mere dekanatma arkvios, vin acdens sapatiod da vin arao.
siis amokiTxva rom daamTavra, saTvale moixsna, Tvalis gugebi gulmodgined amoisrisa, kaTedridan Camovida da zurgzexelebdawyobilma merxebs Soris gaiara.
mere kvlav kaTedras daubrunda da xaxaSi Cayenebuli,
yiyina xmiT ikiTxa:
vin Segvaxsenebs, raze vsaubrobdiT wina leqciaze?
qsovrels wesad hqonda, leqciis pirvel naxevars wina
saubris gamokiTxvas andomebda. es meTodi oqsfordis
universitetSi staJirebaze yofnisas gadmoeRo.
aba, vis surs dRes Tavis gamoCena?
raki Tavis gamoCenis msurveli ar aRmoCnda, leqtorma Jurnals daado TiTi:
liTaniSvili!
wina leqciaze ar gaxldiT, pativcemulo! pasuxi
mzad hqonda liTaniSvils.
imnaZe!
ukana merxidan, saTvaliani, wripa gogo wamodga da
morcxvad daxara Tavi.
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 imnaZe, gismenT, leqtorma saTvalis bolo pirSi

Caido da kbilebs gaukakuna.
iciT ra, pativcemulo, ar maxsovs.
leqtori pirvelad rodi ismenda aseT pasuxs, amitom garegnulad mSvidad, udrtvinvelad Sexeda imnaZis
naTqvams.
ar mismendiT, imnaZe?
rogor ara, pativcemulo, magram iciT, damaviwyda.
dabrZandiT. vin moismina wina leqcia, vis axsovs,
studentebo?
auditoria gainaba.
CxobaZe! es erTaderTi CxobaZe iyo, romelsac
yovelTvis yvelaferi axsovda. igi, maRali, uwverulvaSo ymawvili, axlac wamodga, magram qsovrelma
gadawyvetileba Seicvala, dabrZandiT CxobaZe, sul
CxobaZe xom ar ilaparakebs.
usiamovno, avismomaswavebeli siCume Camovarda. axla
leqtori Cveulebrivad xels Caiqnevda, ar gamova Tqvengan araferio, ityoda da leqciis kiTxvas Seudgeboda,
magram dRes qsovrelma daarRvia Tavisi sqema, merxebSua gaCerda da gulzexeldakrefilma sasowarkveTilis
xmiT ikiTxa:
ra xdeba, megobrebo, amixseniT.
axsnas aravin apirebda.
gulwrfelad mainteresebs. mesmis, aTasi sazrunavi
gaqvT, magram ise ram dagiqveiTaT mexsiereba, erT kvirasac rom ver imaxsovrebT Cems naTqvams?
gazafxulia, pativcemulo! Cailaparaka garayaniZem.
ki magram, es gazafxuli marto TqvenTvis aris?
geficebiT sindiss, oci welia am institutSi vmuSaob da
aseTi uRimRamo, moSvebuli, uintereso jgufi jer ar
Semxvedria. iqneb Cemi bralia. miTxariT gulaxdilad,
iqneb leqcias ver vkiTxulob, rogorc saWiroa?
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 rogor gekadrebaT. Zalian karg leqcias kiTxulobT! Tqva imnaZem.

aba, ra xdeba, amixseniT, Zalian gTxovT, iqneb ufro
didi saqmeebiT xarT dakavebuli? damerwmuneT, me ara
var ise CamorCenili kaci, rom ver gavigo, miTxariT. iqneb
Tqven Soris, romelime didi sakacobrio gamogonebiTaa
dakavebuli da leqciebis mere naxazebs Cahkirkitebs.
studentebi sdumdnen. viRacam gaicina.
iqneb mwerlobiTaa gatacebuli romelime Tqvengani,
Tu WeSmarit mweralTan maqvs saqme, vapatieb gramatikisadmi uyuradRebobas, ra vqna axla.
jgufSi arc mwerali aRmoCnda.
gTxovT, nu damimalavT, iqneb didi sportsmenia
Tqven Soris vinme? me vici, ra aris axlandeli sporti.
gramatikis ki ara, Tavis mofxanvis droc ar dagrCeba.
arc sportsmenia Tqven Soris?
auditoria ufro gayuCda.
amixseniT, ras saqmianobT leqciebis Semdeg? wigni
Tqven ar gindaT. sxva rame, sainteresos ar misdevT, iqneb filatelistobiT, an numizmatikiT xarT gatacebuli?
kvlav gaicina viRacam.
ras ifiqrebdiT Tqven, Cem adgilas, miTxariT,
gulwrfelad. axla iseTi gamocdebia, me rom vabarebde
profesori guram qsovreli, misaReb gamocdas, gamiWirdeba am fakultetze moxvedra. Tqven vin migiRoT,
ranairad moxvdiT ase modunebulni, Sinaganad carielni, sazogadoebrivad pasiurni, mapatieT, yvelas erTnairad ar gexebaT. ra xdeba? raime SeTqmulebaSi xom ar
monawileobT da xom ar mimalavT? miwisqveSa xvreli xom
arsad gagyavT da moCvaruli kacis niRabs Segnebulad
xom ar atarebT, Cems mosatyueblad?
xmas aravin iRebs. am siCumem ufro gaabraza leqtori.
Tqven, magaliTad, mumlaZe, risTvis dagagviandaT,
ras mikeTebdiT am diliT?
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mumlaZe adga, jer qsovrels Sexeda da mere fanjaras Seavlo Tvali, gareT institutis WiSkarSemoxveul
iasamans saswaulebrivad gadaerCina caSi SemarTuli
oriode yvavili.
ratom dagagvianda mumlaZe?
mumlaZec dumda.
dabrZandi.
despine dajda da kvlav iasamnis yvavilisken gaeqca
Tvali.

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Sesvenebaze guram qsovreli saprofesoroSi, rbil
savarZelSi miyuJuliyo da Tavis uiRblo xelobaze
fiqrobda: raze viSli nervebs, risTvis vimarTeb infarqts? kvleviT institutSi gavucvli vinmes adgils. CemTvis, wynarad mainc viqnebio, daaskvna bolos da amasobaSi zaric daireka.

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a r c T u patar a d ra m a
ezoSi TeTrxalaTiani menayine Semovida da warwerebiT kandaserili cacxvisken wavida. SavulvaSa, tansruli, ormociode wlis kacia. TeTri bereti axuravs. dakapiwebul mklavebze sviringebi mouCans. yuTi
moixsna da Zelskamze dado. maRla aixeda. cxvirsaxoci
amoiRo. Sublkiseri Seiwminda, fexebi gamarTa da TaviT xes mieyrdno. oriode wuTSi mis gverdiT trusisamara, fexSiSvela, TavburZgla biWi gaCnda. erTmaneTs
arc misalmebian. kacma nayini amoiRo da gauwoda. biWma
frTxilad Semoacala qaRaldi da Wamas Seudga. etyoba,
nayini Zalian uyvars.
saxlSia? kacma bereti Sublze Camoiwia.
ki.
ras Soba?
ar Sevsulvar. wamowolili iqneba.
guSin romelze movida?
adre iyo. dawolilebi ar viyaviT.
biZaSeni Sin iyo?
erTi fexiT moaswro.
iCxubes?
yoveldRe ar Cxuboben?
raio, ra uTxra?
dRes mainc sad iyavi, Se bozovo.
raio?
Se bozovo.
eTerim?
eTeris xma ar gaucia, Tavis oTaxSi Sevida: uwin
tiroda. axla aRar tiris Cxubis dros.
uwin tiroda?
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 kie. axla Cumad usmens, usmens da Sedis Tavis oTaxSi.

xeli xom ar daurtyams?
ara, uwin urtyamda. axla aRar urtyams. sulerTia,
mainc ver akavebs saxlSi.
sad dadis Tu ici?
ra vici me.
yovel saRamos gadis saxlidan?
kie.
aba, Se bozovo, ase uTxra?
kie, Se bozovo.
ezoSi Wrelyureba, aqelebuli ZaRli Semovida. jer
biWs dahynosa fexebze, mere menayines, skameikis qveS
SeZvra da gaiSxlarTa.
wuxeli rom dabrunda, romeli kaba ecva?
ar maxsovs, mgoni cisferi.
uxdeboda?
ra vici me.
biZaSeni, magaliTad, saRamos eubneba, ar waxvideo?
uwin uSlida.
mere?
eTeri mainc midioda.
axla?
axla aRar uSlis. ro dabrundeba, marto maSin eCxubeba.
mamaSeni ras akeTebs mag dros?
arafers. imgenis Cxubis dros balkonze gadis.
kacma yuTs Tunuqis Tavi axada. xuTi nayini amoiRo.
autane.
ar SeWams.
Sen mainc autane.
biWma nayinebi gulze aixuta da kibe airbina. menayines
asuli ar egona, rom biWi ukan morboda. xuTive nayini yuTze daawyo, dajdomisas maRlaSedgmul marjvena
fexs nikapiT daeyrdno da miwas CaaCerda.
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 ra Tqva?
ras ityoda, madlobeli var, ar miyvars maroJnio.
ras akeTebda?
iwva. wigns kiTxulobda.
Tvalebi namtiralevi hqonda?
ara.
glaxa xasiaTze iyo?
arafer xasiaTze ar iyo. wigns kiTxulobda.
ar miyvars, aba, maroJnio?
Senc xom ici, rom ar uyvars.
Sen uTxari, moSem gamomatanao?
ar miTqvams. TviTon mixvdeboda.
maRla WriWinobela aWriWinda. quCaSi jarTis Semgrovebelma manqanam zaris rekva atexa.
SeWame es maroJni, gadneba tyvilad.
aRar minda, biWs Tavi ar auwevia.
rodis merea, rom ar giyvars?
rava ar miyvars, ubralod, axla ar minda.
eTeris xom ar uTqvams, ar gamoarTvao?
ara. me TviTon ar minda raRaca, dRes.
aba, deda daifice?
dedas geficebi.
ha, es xuTi maroJni da mieci vinmes, Sen Tu ar ginda.
madlobeli var.
biWma nayini kvlav gulze miixuta da ezos ukana, viwro WiSkrisaken gaiqca.
menayine adgilze darCa, fexebgamarTuli, TaviT
cacxvsmiyrdnobili.

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c oli
colis qeba rom augia, Cemze ukeT Tqven iciT, batono, magram sityvas mohyva da, Cems meuRlezec unda
giamboT. Tqven rom ar wamogewyoT es saubari da ar
SegeTamamebineT, albaT, arc me gamaxsendeboda, kai xania aravisTvis miambnia. farsagi araferi gegonoT, Cveulebrivi ambavia.
mec medRexvalie kaci viyavi zogierTiviT da daojaxeba damigvianda, cxonebulma biZaCemma, martoxela
gaxldaT, erToTaxiani bina damitova da im binam kinaRam
damRupa, uSvilZirod kinaRam gadamagdo. universiteti rom davamTavre, Camovedi goWouraSi, `tyavfexsacmelSi~ daviwye muSaoba umcros ekonomistad da viyavi
arxeinad. arxeinad imitom, rom erToTaxianSi vcxovrobdi, biZaCemis anderZis wyalobiT, Tavze ar mawvimda,
Torem SemosavliT didad galaRebuli gaxldiT-meTqi,
rom giTxraT, tyuili iqneba, xelfasze vijeqi. zogs ase
egona maSin, `tyavfexsacmelSi~ Tu muSaob, Tavi qudSi gaqvso, magram arc im dros iyo mTlad ase. sad iyo
fuli, fuls umcros ekonomistamde vin mouSvebda. beds
mainc ar vuCiodi, rac mets iSovi kaci, xom ici. madac gemateba. sabans ise vixuravdi, rogorc mwvdeboda da mivyvebodi dReebs aRmadaRma. erToTaxiani binis
patroni ucolo kacebi, damerwmuneT, TiTqmis yvelani
erTnairad cxovroben. ojaxs ar ekidebian, farTobi ar
gveyofao, xolo is saeSmako da samamaZaRlo saqmianobisTvis, umetesi maTgani rom eweva, erToTaxiani bina
friad moxerxebuli ram aris. ase rom, Cemi fiqriT, erToTaxian martoxela kacebs, Tu maTTvis kargi gvinda,
an meore oTaxi unda daumato da mkacrad daavalo colis SerTva, an is erTic unda waarTva da quCaSi da150

tovo. Cems azrs mogaxsenebT, rasakvirvelia. da kanonis

Zalas nu miscemT am Cem naTqvams, me TviTonve gTxovT.
gadioda dro, garbodnen wlebi. jer ise ar gamWirvebia, rom coli SevirTo-meTqi, vimeorebdi ucolSviloTa aCemebul naTqvams, xolo upretenzio da mSvenieri
qalebi, RvTis wyalobiT, maSinac sakmarisad iyvnen.
Tavi rom ar mogawyinoT, nel-nela Cavdeqi jiut ucoloTa mwyobrSi, Cemi wre maqvs, Cems patatvran siyvarulebs vagroveb, Cems sezonur trfoba-cremlobanas da
werilobanas vTamaSob. ormocs rom mivukakune, Cems
Tavs me TviTonve vuTxari: erihaa, nametani gautie,
buWa xomeriko. ase ar ivargebs, yurebi gamoifxike da,
mamaCemsa aqvs cxoneba, pirvelive qali, romelic TvalSi
mogiva, rasakvirvelia, Tu Sens colobas RvTis risxvad
ar miiRebs, SeirTe da ojaxs moekide-meTqi.
vTqvi da gavaTave kidec. im wels moangariSeTa kursebze sabuRaltro aRricxvis saaTebi momces. movZebne studentobisdroindeli, daCrCiluli rveuli da
Sevudeqi leqtoris Zneli puris Wamas. erT kviraSi,
kargad rom mivixed-movixede, samtrediel moangariSe
gogos davadgi Tvali. bevri gakiTxva-gamokiTxva ar
damiwyia, am saqmes rac mets gaajanjleb da xalxis Carevas daiwyeb, miT ufro cudad damTavrdeba. Sesvenebaze
samaswavlebloSi davibare guguli da mikibv-mokibvis
gareSe vajaxe colad gamoyolis winadadeba. xvewnis da
devna-lodinis Tavi ara maqvs, a, es var, raca var da, Tu
qali xar, xval miTxari pasuxi-meTqi. raRa xval, axlave
getyvio, gaecina, ra gaqvs Cemi dasawunio. Turme imasac
Cavvardnodi gulSi. me morwmune ar gaxlavarT, magram
raRac Sinagani Zaxili apovninebs xolme adamianebs erTmaneTs. karga xnis mere miTxra Cemma colma: Semoxvedi
Tu ara CvenTan leqciis wasakiTxad, im wuTidanve vicodi, rom Seni coli gavxdebodio, samaswavlebloSi rom
damibare, ukve mesmoda, rasac metyodi da isic kargad
vicodi, rac unda mepasuxnao.
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ase, gauWirveblad Caifarcxa Cveni saqme. erTi kviris

Semdeg gancxadeba SevitaneT da patara purmarili
gavmarTeT. Svid-rva Zmakacs davuZaxe, metis Tavi arc
mqonda, mSoblebsac ar SevatyobineT. Cemebs im Sua zamTarSi Wrebalodan Camosvla gauWirdebodaT, gugulis
avadmyofi dedaRa hyavda. am, da sxva mizezebis gamoc,
gazafxulze davTqviT qorwili.
gancxadeba SevitaneT-meTqi, ukve mogaxseneT da sufra rom CamTavrda, mivacile guguli Tavis saerTo
sacxovrebelSi. kakitelaSvilis quCaze iyo maSin, axla
mgoni im SenobaSi farmacevtuli saswavlebelia. coli
xar Cemi dReidan, qalbatono guguli, Sekari Seni bargi
da wamodi CemTan-meTqi. am wuTSi Camoval, damicade,
ar waxvideo, Tqva, da gafrTxialda. wisqvilis borbali
Svid Semobrunebas ver moaswrebda, ise Cqara gaCnda Cem
win patara, nacrisferi CemodniT xelSi. im Cemodans aqamde vinaxavdiT, magram bavSvebisagan ver vipatieT, jer
saTamaSoebs yridnen Sig, mere afra gaukeTes da navad
ajaljRalebdnen abazanaSi.
pirvel Rames vaTev Cems colTan da bednierebasTan
erTad, cota ar iyos, SiSic gamijda gverdebSi. risi
SiSi? vinmem ar momikakunos SuaRameze. ar momeWras
Tavi. ra dagimaloT da, ustumrobas ar vuCiodi maincdamainc. xan qmarsgaSorebuli naziko Semoirbenda, bavSvs da dedamTils rom daZinebuls daigulebda, xan, es
ufro miwyalebda guls, ZmakacTagani dameRrijeboda:
gogo myavs moyvanili da Camogvajine xuT wuTs Sen loginzeo. ramdenjer `miseirnia~ SuaRamisas akankalebuls
ezoSi da Soridan miTvalierebia Cemi oTaxis Camqrali
fanjrebi. arada, ise jiutia zogierTi, Senc rom stumrad qali gyavdes, ar Segepueba, gaacile Cqara da SemomiSvi, kaci ara xaro? ar SemouSveb da cudi kaci xar,
SemouSveb da erTsaaTiani iZulebuli bolTis cemiT
gamwarebuli, swyevli martoxela kacis gaCenas.
ise agixdeT yovelive kargi, rogorc me es SiSi gam152

icxadda. SuaRamisas frTxili kakuni gaisma. jer wavuyrue, iqneb gugulim ver gaigonos-meTqi. qals katis
smena aqvs, Sen gamoapareb rames? saaTs Sevxede, pirvels
aRaraferi aklia. mivfSlatundi karTan trusis amara.
gavaRe da elda meca. yelmoRerebuli, TeTrxuWuWTmiani,
angeloziviT rusis gogo dgas karTan CemodniT xelSi.
davakvirdi lusia, lusia kurCatova. am zafxuls gavicani zRvaze, severnodvinskidan varo, misamarTic miweria
bloknotSi sadRac. ra qvas vece axla, am SuaRamisas. ram
gaaxsena Cemi Tavi am ojaxaSenebuls. Tumca raRa ram. rac
me amas siyvaruli vumtkice. kurortis lamaz feriebTan
laparaki yvela mamakacs mSvenivrad gvaqvs damuSavebuli:
me-meTqi Cemi bunebiT gulCaxveuli, ueno kaci var da
pirveli, erTaderTi gogo, romelsac gavesaubre, Tqven
brZandebiT-meTqi. adamiani rom SegxedavT, iseTi saTno
Tvalebi gaqvT da ise sufTa gamoxedva, rom ar SeiZleba simpaTiiT ar ganewyos Tqvens mimarT-meTqi. aha, Cemi
guli da Cemi misamarTi, sikvdilamde erTgul megobrobas
gTavazobT-meTqi. saqarTvelo RvTis sikeTiT pirTamde
savse qveyanaa, iqneb dagWirdeT xileul-citruseuli,
Rvino, sufTa Cai, xurmis Ciri da amisTanoba, pirvelive
Tqvens zarze erT vagons gamogigzavniT-meTqi. saerTod,
rogorc ki dros iSoviT, CamobrZandiT, goWoura dinozavrebis qalaqia, rionis piras TxmelebSi axlaxan `argos~ narCenebi ipovnes-meTqi. nametani dapireba viciT,
magram im wuTebSi ise uxdeba saqmes. hoda, mokida Tavis
Cemodans xeli lusiam da Camovida am siSoreze. ras etyvi,
me ra vicodi, cols Tu SevirTavdi ase male. kacma rom
Tqvas, arc TviTonaa mTlad marTali. daereka (Tumca sad
damirekavda, sadaa telefoni) an depeSa mainc gamoegzavna mag mamaganaTlebuls.
gamovixure kari da gadavexvie lusias. saidan, rogor, ratom ar Sematyobine, am SuaRameze ram mogiyvanameTqi. mixvda, rom Sevcbi, mTlad ise rom veraa Cemi
saqme, rogorc eloda. moskov-wyaltubos Camovyevio.
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`goWoura-meore~ sadguri Tqvengan sakmaod Sors yofila, avtobuss saaT-naxevari velode da mere taqss
gamovyevio. Sin ratom ar mepatiJebi, stumari xom ar
gyavso. Cemo lusia, sayvarelo, cremli yelSi mawveba,
coli SevirTe-meTqi. `ti Cto-vo~, gaikvirva, mere uecrad sevdam gadaurbina gadatkecil, lamaz saxeze, ra
vqna aba axla, sadRa wavide am SuaRamezeo.
amasobaSi guguli amdgara, xalaTi Caucvams da gamomdgomia. `vis elaparakebi, buWa, Semoiyvane saxlSio~, meZaxis. kari gavaRe da erTmaneTs warvudgine. gacnobis ceremoniali mSvidad CamTavrda. mosalodnelze gacilebiT
ufro tkbilad Sexvdnen erTmaneTs. Cemi dalewili rusulidan swrafad CamovqarTuldi, raRa axsna undoda,
magram mainc: guguli-meTqi, es gogo am zafxuls zRvaze
gavicani da stumrad Camovida. ra cecxlSi Cavvarde, ar
vici-meTqi. venacvale, imis Semdeg orjer metad Semiyvarda Cemi coli, ra saswauli es aris, magram yvela gagigebs? qorwinebis pirvel Rames gafaSfaSebuli rusis
gogo mogadga CemodniT xelSi, patara saqmea? `zaxadite
paJalustao~, gugulim, Semoiyvana, moefera, sufTa pirsaxoci mxarze gadaafina da abazanaSi SeuZRva, Cai gaawyo,
daalevina, abreSumis kululebze xels usvams, albaT,
gzaSi nametani gawvaldiTo, eWikWikeba CiqorTulad.
es yvelaferi kargi, magram awi raRas Svrebi, buWa
xomeriko. sad awven am gogos. erTaderTi arabuli taxti gvaqvs. Sezlongi mqonda miyudebuli kamods ukan,
magram mezobels stumari Camouvida da, Cemda iRblad,
guSinwin vaTxove, ra vqna axla?
sad davawvinoT es gogo-meTqi, gadavukari gugulis.
warbic ar Seuxria. Cems gverdiT davawven, aba, es rom
sastumroSi miviyvanoT, gadareven, Tu vinme salaxanaa
goWouraSi, amis karTan dadgebao. ar ici, ra dafeTeba
ician, amnairi Tmis patron gogoebzeo?
ase iyo Tu ise, movasvene, Cemi colis gverdiT arabul
taxtze lusia kurCatova, me ki siZe-kaci naTliaCems
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mivadeqi SuaRamegadasulze. rom movuyevi, ase da ase

momivida-meTqi, farani xelidan gauvarda naTliaCems da
iseTi sicil-xiTxiTi atexa, ojaxis wevrebs vin daeZebs,
mezoblebic daaRviZa.
xvamls kargad aSorebuli iyo mze, nirwamxdari da
fexaTreuli Sin rom davbrundi. sxedan Cemi coli da
stumari, Cais Seeqcevian da ise tkbilad maslaaToben,
TiTqos erTi dedis muclidan iyvnen naSobni da mTeli
cxovreba erTad gaetarebinoT. `ra mSvenieri gogoa, ra
sayvarlad fSvinavda, rom icode, mTeli Rameo. daZinebulze amis yurebas araferi sjobdao. ra sufTa gogoa,
rom icode, dawkrialebuli acvia yvelaferio. nametani
alali gulis patronia, miambo yvelaferi. momkla amis
sacodaobam, loTi Sexvedria Turme qmari da xuT TveSi gamoqceviao. qsovil-kombinatSi vmuSaob da saerTo
sacxovrebelSi vcxovrobo. ise, rom uWirs, etyoba sawyals. ubralo acvia yvelaferi, magram koxtad morgebuli. sad eqneboda amas amxela gzis fuli. xelfasze
morCenili kapikebiTaa, albaT, Camosulio~.
guguli amas rom meubneboda, oqrosTmiani stumari
xan me Semomxedavda da xan Cems cols Seavlebda alersian mzeras. gadamdebi, momnusxavi siTbo da Tviniereba
dasadgurebuliyo mis didron, cisfer TvalebSi.
erT kviras darCa lusia goWouraSi. is erTi kvira
gverdidan ar movSorebivarT me da guguli. mTeli dRe
xelCakidebuli davatarebdiT. rac SegveZlo, vageguTvagelaTebdiT, xolo RamiT stumari Cemi colis gverdiT iwva da me, samzareuloSi, Sezlongze meZina.
gacilebisas raionis sadgurSi ise xmamaRla aqviTindnen da Caefskvnen erTmaneTs Zlivs movaSore.
axlac didi mimowera aqvs Cems colTan lusias. CamosvliT ki meti aRar Camosula. gaTxovda male da, albaT,
qmarma aRar gamouSva.

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xani
ujras rom alagebda, Sermadin galdavam qaRaldis nagleji ipova. daxeda da Slate msxalnaWamiviT daemanWa
saxe. daWmuWna da saqaRalde gidelwnulSi gadauZaxa.
erTxans yintora kiserze isva xeli; am diliT igrZno,
rom Tavis uecrad motrialebisas kefis qvemoT, kisris mala tkapunobda. SaliT davizel da gamivliso,
gadawyvita, magram ZvelmanebiT savse ujram Seiyolia
da malis tkapuni gadaaviwyda. mere, TiTqos raRac
gaaxsendao, gidelwnulSi xeli Cahyo, weRan daWmuWvnili qaRaldi moZebna, gaSala da waikiTxa: `politmecadineoba samSabaTs 12 saaTze, kolau nadiraZis wignis
Sovna, kulakovas werili xarkovSi, feride 61-07-89~.
sazogadoebrivi TvalsazrisiT qaRaldis es nagleji,
rasakvirvelia, sainteresos arafers warmoadgenda. Tu
meti ara, Tvrameti wlis win mainc gaxldaT dawerili
da Sermadinis ucolobis xangrZliv, dramatuli dReebiT savse periods ekuTvnoda. warweris zeda sam punqts ganmarteba ar sWirdeba da arc galdava SeaCerebda
Tvals Tavis ori aTeuliswinandel saqmeebze, magram is,
ramac Sermadins daWmuWvnili qaRaldi gidelwnulidan
amoaRebina, raRa mixvedra unda, gaxldaT `feride
61-07-89~.
feride maSin Camkraxuli baliviT mkvrivi da ferovani
gogo iyo, skola axali damTavrebuli hqonda da gazaparatis qarxanaSi muSaobda staJisTvis. saaxalwlo
bal-maskaradze Sexvdnen erTmaneTs. arc ki axsovs, vin
miiwvia. CitiviT Tavisufali, ucolo kaci iyo Sermadini da, ra dasamalia, aseT saRamo-Sekrebaze daswrebis
saSualebas xelidan ar gauSvebda. meorejer rom gai156

wvia `maskaradis Tvali~ sacekvaod, feridem amoixvneSa da mamakacTa yuradRebiT gulgawyalebuli lamazi
gogos intonaciiT hkiTxa, ramdeni wlisa brZandebiTo. ocdaaTis vxdebio, galdavam daufiqreblad rom
Seageba, gogos mwvane Tvalebi aTasi sxiviT gaubrwyinda, saxe-mxrebze gadaavlo eSmakuri mzera da lamis
daiyvira ra sainteresoa!? Sermadini ver mixvda maSin,
rom cxrameti wlis ferides ocdaaTi weli usaSvelod
solidur asakad moeCvena, magram imas ki mixvda, rom
es gazafxulis msgavsi gogo gulgrili ar darCeboda
ocdaaTi wlis bedismaZiebeli vulkanologisadmi. miT
umetes imis Semdeg, galdava Tavis uiSviaTes profesiaze, rom Camougdebda saubars da sxvaTa Soris etyoda,
rom xSirad mivlinebaSia, momqmedi vulkanebis kraterTan, cecxlgamZle karavSi aTevs Rames da amosrolili
cecxlis qvebis traeqtorias swavlobs lavis mdinaris
siCqaresTan erTad.
sinamdvileSi moqmedi vulkani araTu maSin, axlac mxolod televizorSi Tu unaxavs Sermadin galdavas. vulkanologia misi diplomismieri specialobaa idumali
da Soreuli. universitetis damTavrebisTanave saqwignis centralur sawyobSi umcros wignTmcodne-meTodistad daiwyo muSaoba da dRemde iq msaxurobs. pirvel
xanebSi xSirad ecxadeboda ZilSi cecxlismfrqveveli
mTa Tavisi zRapruli kaSkaSiT, mere, roca wlebi gavida, daojaxda, da siymawvilis ocnebebi iseTma yofiTma
sinamdvilem Seaviwrova, rogoric gaxlavT, broweulis
sawuris da bavSvebisTvis Ramis qoTnis Sovna, vulkanis
elvareba TandaTan gaqra sizmrebSi. am ori wlis win
Camqrali krateri esizmra ukanasknelad da es iyo sul.
vulkanologis siymawvileSi aRTqmuli cecxlis koSkebi
sabolood miinavla da Caiferfla.
mamakacebs SeiZleba bevri ram daaviwydeT, magram,
nu motyuvdebian uyuradRebobisgan gagulisebuli qa157

lebi. miamiti adamis STamomavalT qalTan dakavSirebiT araferi aviwydebaT. mexsierebis mrume ekrans TandaTan daubrunda Suqi da sicxade. gamoCnda feride
Tamami da mimndobi gogo. vulkanologze, arc meti
arc naklebi, swored imgvarad Seyvarebuli, rogori
siyvarulic cxrameti wlis gogonebs SeuZliaT saerTod. ra gasaxsenebeli iyo, magram galdavam is patara
usiamovno epizodic ki gaixsena; vakis parkSi, zafxulis
erT cxel Rames gajiutebul miliciels Seyvarebulebi didi fici-mtkicebiT rom arwmunebdnen; col-qmari
varT, dro gamogvepara, ar vicodiT, Tu ase gvianobamde
da aseT moCumaTebul adgilas jdoma ar SeiZlebodao.
am erTxel gvapatieT, mets aRar vizamTo. ganyofilebaSi wavideT, iq gavarkvevT yvelaferso, gafuWebuli
gramafoniviT manam imeorebda wesrigis damcveli, sanam saqmeSi xuTmaneTiani ar Caeria. isic kargad axsovs
Sermadins, rom eWvianobis niadagze gaiyara maTi gzebi,
vakis parkSi momxdari ambidan sul raRac Svidi dRis
Semdeg. mwerlebi amgvar dialogs ratomRac gverds uvlian, magram iSviaTze iSviaTia SemTxveva, rom Seyvarebuls SeyvarebulisTvis erTxel mainc ar ekiTxos, miTxari, Tu giyvarde, Cemamde SenTvis xom aravis ukocniao.
Sermadinmac hkiTxa. feridem Tavi gadaswia, Tavisi uZiro, lamazi Tvalebi RameSi fosforis zRaprul naTebas
rom gamoscemdnen, mTvares gauswora da daiwyo, imdenad
miyvarxar, ver mogatyuebo. Senamde erTi biWiT viyavi
gatacebuli da vxvdebodio; nandauris dabneul mzeras
rom waawyda, maSinve daamata magram male vigrZeni,
rom es siyvaruli ar iyo da Cems gzas vewie. siyvaruliT
mxolod Sen miyvarxaro. axla vin aRar icis, rom amgvari
`gulwrfeloba~ saqmes vnebs. gana ra aseTi codva hqonda Cadenili ferides, aRiarebas rom mohyva? enisTvis
rom kbili daeWira, yvelaferi kargad damTavrdeboda.
ocdaaTi wlis vulkanologgma ver apatia siymawvilis
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pawawkintela Secodebani Seyvarebul gogos da isini

erTmaneTs daSordnen. daSordnen tiriliT, cremlis
RvriT, rogorc Seyvarebulebi Sordebian, magram mainc
daSordnen. ganSorebis Semdeg vaJma telefoniT erTiorjer moikiTxa da rom darwmunda, feride TviTmkvlelobiT cxovrebis damTavrebas ar apirebso, cota xans
eulad iara da mere coli SeirTo.
...kedlis saaTs Sexeda, TerTmeti sruldeboda. samzareuloSi Sevida da radios xma auwia. coli abazanaSi
saqmianobda. biWebi SuSabandSi mrgval magidas misxdomodnen. marjvenebiT erTmaneTs Cafrenodnen da saxewamowiTlebulni, Tvalebgadmokarklulni erTmaneTs
mware RimiliT miCerebodnen. Sermadins ori biWi hyavda.
ufrosma SarSan daamTavra skola da rogorc iqna, oqtomberSi geografiuli fakultetis mosamzadebel ganyofilebaze Caricxes. umcrosi meaTeklaseli gaxldaT.
aba he, aba he. es magida dagrCaT daumtvreveli,
Cailaparaka galdavam da biWebs wyromiT gadaxeda,
magram mklavis ZalaSi moasparezeT mSoblisTvis yuradReba ar miuqceviaT da, giTxraT simarTle, Sermadini, am SemTxvevaSi, maTgan gulisyuris gamoxatvas arc
eloda.
telefonis aparati Semosasvlelidan Tavis kabinetSi
gaitana, kari mixura da akrifa 61-07-89.
batono, yurmilSi qalis odnav gabzaruli xma gaisma.
Tu SeiZleba, feride mindoda, galdavas yelSi raRac gaeCxira danaSaulze waswrebuli bavSviviT
daimorcxva.
me var... alo... alo...
Sermadinma mcire pauzis Semdeg amoiRo xma.
alo!
me var, gismenT... gismenT...
feride mindoda.
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 me var, gismenT... gismenT...

ra Tqma unda, xmaze ver gamixsenebT, Sermadin galdava var me.
oho... es ukve sainteresoa. marTla Sermadini xarT?
namdvilad.
ram gagaxsena Cemi Tavi, Zvirfaso Sermadin? yofilma vulkanologma qalis xmaSi zedmeti siTamame
SeniSna da usiamovnod gaaJrJola.
me Tqven yovelTvis maxsovdiT.
davijero?
ubralod... xom ici, cxovreba... xan iqeT, xan aqeT,
ras Svrebi, rogora xar, feride?
Sermadinma arc ki icoda, `SenobiT~ elaparakna Tvrameti wlis unaxav qalTan, Tu `TqvenobiT~.
var ra, ukeTesad SeiZleba, magram uaresadac bevrni
arian. Sen?
ojaxi, qmar-Svili? kiTxvas gverdi auara Sermadinma.
gaTxovebac movaswari da gamoTxovebac... Svili ara
myavs, wynarad, sevdianad Tqva feridem, Sensken ra
ambebia?
ori viris mama var.
RmerTma gagizardos. sxva? janmrTeloba, samsaxuri?
TiTqos ara miSavs... isev wignebSi var. feride.
batono.
Seni naxva minda, feride.
oho? Zveli siyvarulis nostalgia? sinanulis TiTze kbenani?
galdavas maRalfardovneba WiriviT sZulda da, mgoni, inana kidec feridesTvis naxvis natvris gacxadeba.
isev gazaparatSi xar?
raRa droisia. imis Semdeg oTxi samsaxuri gamovicvale. axla sabavSvo baRSi vmuSaob.
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 unda SevxvdeT, feride.

raRa dros Cveni Sexvedraa, davberdi qali.
me raRa vTqva maSin. Senze aTi wliT ufrosi rom
var, dagaviwyda?
xom ici, qalebi ufro adre vberdebiT.
jer erTi, eg marTali ar aris da meorec, Sen iseTi
axtajana gogo iyavi... Sen... ar daberdebodi, ase Cqara
sityvebs Tavi ver moaba Sermadinma.
axla mTlad gadasagdebi var-meTqi, rom giTxra, ar
iqneba marTali.
hoda, nu metyvi, uars, gTxov. Zalian mainteresebs.
ra gainteresebs?
rogori xar...
meti araferi?
da saerTod, salaparako maqvs SenTan. raRac unda
giambo. iqneb dainteresdeso, Torem ra hqonda `saambobi~.
dRes unda SevxvdeT maincdamainc?
dRes, kviraa. aba, xval vmuSaobT mec da Senc.
marTali xar. xval mec ara mcalia.
xuT saaTze. dabejiTebiT uTxra galdavam.
sad?
xuT saaTze. rusTavelze, aeroportis salaroebTan.
metros gamosasvlelTan damelode. metroTi moval. Tumca... Sen manqaniT xar?
ara... manqana gavyide galdavam icrua. manqana arasodes hqonia. saSualebas rom Tavi davaneboT, survilic ar gasCenia.
kargi... ese igi xuT saaTz, metros gamosasvlelTan.
SevTanxmdiT.
xom micnob Sermadin?
ar grcxvenia? Sen?
Sevecdebi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, ra gecmeva?
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 mwvane plaSi. samxreebiani.

keTili, batono, wavedi.
naxvamdis.
Sermadinma yurmili dado da telefonis aparati SemosasvlelSi gaitana.
mere isev magidas daubrunda, magram ujris dalagebas guli ver daudo. minas xaverdis naWeri gadausva,
guSinwin profkavSirul konferenciaze dRis wesrigTan
erTad mocemuli `gulaxdili dialogebi~ daido win da
kiTxvas Seudga. verc `gulaxdilma dialogebma~ miizida
misi goneba. avi fiqrebi nelnela qinqlasaviT daexvivnen
da gaitaces.
`es yofila cxovreba? amisTvis iklavs xalxi Tavs?
ra gavakeTe, ras mivaRwie? wignebis mtverma damaxrCo da
vulkani gverdze mimrCa. ras vwvalobT, ras vjaxirobT,
ras vsacodaobT. vin dagvsaja ase, vin gagvwira, vin
daswyevla adamianTa modgma sikvdilamde mouclels
gevloso? axla raRa rCeba? ramdeni mSvenieri dRe da
saaTi maqvs Cemi TavisTvis warTmeuli da aTasi sisulelisTvis daxarjuli. risTvis, kacma rom Tqvas? `rogor SeiZleba, ar gekadrebas~ CaquCs vuxaxuneb yovel
dRe Cems survilebs. esaa cxovreba? zogma yvelaferi
moaswro am qveyanaze, isic da isic da isic da isic.
puris fulisTvis RoRials gadavyevi da feride ki ara,
saerTod siyvaruli damaviwyda am qveyanaze. samsaxurSi qalze laparaks rom daiwyebdnen, ganze gavixedavdi.
sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavlebi moclili, lazRandara,
araseriozuli xalxis saqme megona. ras vTvlidi meorexarisxovan da fuqsavatur saqmed imas, rom kaci
am latariul oromtrialSi wamiT SeCerdebi, Sens win
sanTeliviT mocimcime saswauls qals xedav da gaxsendeba rom kaci xar, Sens Tavs ekuTvni? jayjays da
ferxuls wamiT garidebuli Sens Tavsac da sxvasac xom
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obobasaviT rom SeviyuJe Cemi saqmeebis ablabudaSi da es
amdeni mwerali, filosofosi da ritori giJebi iyvnen,
siyvarulze RaRadisSi lamis yba rom moeqcaT? me aRar
moval meored am qveyanaze Torem yvelas Tavisi wili
siamtkbiloba elis, yvelas Tavisi cisartyela daTamaSobs, yvela Tavis facers miaTrevs Tavis sakalmaxeze.
moeCvena, rom cxovrebas uRmerTod CamorCa da mis
CamorCenaSi brali edo yvelas da yvelafers. imasac,
abazanaSi rom saqmianobda da verc ki warmoidgenda,
Tu ras fiqrobda amJamad misi morCili Tanamecxedre,
SuSubandSi mobuRrave biWebsac, warmoidgineT, televizorsac, magidaze gverdulad dadebul uTosac,
senakis fabrikaSi moqsovil xaliCasac da voroSilovis gaxunebul suraTsac, kedels gardacvlili mamis
jiut memkvidreobad rom SemorCenoda. meuRlem karebSi mdgari, gamowyobili Sermadini rom dainaxa, kiTxviT
araferi ukiTxavs, magram gaocebiT Sexeda.
gavivli, iqneb xorcs wavawyde sadme, mSvidad Tqva
galdavam da saxeloebdasvelebul qals eWvi rom ar
Sehparvoda, plaSis jibeSi Catenili celofanis parki
amoiRo.
troleibusidan Camovida, miwisqveSa gadasasvlels
miaSura; jer adrea, cotas gavivlio. jixurSi maneTdaockapikian mixakebs hyiddnen. xuT mixaks viyidi da
ferides gavaxarebo. karga xans amaod arCia. mokleReroiani da momWknari mixakebiao, auwya bolos mZime
tanis, sqeltuCeba gamyidvel qals, swored imitom
Rirs maneTi da oci kapikio, auxsna gamyidvelma, namdvilad sasaflaodan moparuli mixakebia da xelmeored
hyidiTo, kinklaobis gunebaze mosuli muStari amjerad
upasuxod datoves. Sermadini cota xans idga ironiuli
RimiliT daxlTan da moqalaqeebs ganumaratavda, ar
iyidoT, xom xedavT, Zveli, damWknari mixakebiao, magram
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da wiTlad abrdRvialebuli navaWriT Sordebodnen
jixurs. vin icis, iqneb maT swored aseTi, odnav SelanZRuli mixakis SeZena aZlevdaT xels. rusTavelze rom
amovida, Sermadinma gaifiqra, kargi vqeni is gaoxrebuli mixakebi rom ar viyide, raRa dros Cemi mixakiT
xelSi metros win dgomaao.
rkinis moajirs marjvena fexiT Camoeyrdno da manqanebiT aRrialebul quCas gaxeda. quCaSi saintereso veraferi aRmoaCina da metros Sesasvlels gaumecadinda,
ferides amosvla ar gamomeparoso.
metros moedanze didi fusfusi da riaria iyo. Sermadins eCveneboda, rom ykelam icoda yofili vulkanologis iq dgomis mizezi. zogi Tvals gangeb aridebda,
aqaoda, ra moxda erTxel icuRlutos galdavamaco,
zogi Sexedavda da mravalmniSvnelovnad Tavs gadaaqnevda. Sermadins Secbunebuli, darcxvenili saxe hqonda da
rac dro gadioda, ufro da ufro emateboda survili,
daekra fexi da zooparkamde ukanmouxedavad gaqceuliyo. egona es mileTis xalxi imisTvis amohyveba eskalators, me daminaxos da wisqvilis virTxasaviT isev
xvrelSi durTos Tavio.
`nametani gasuqebuli ar iqnebodes da ar daveZeb
arafers. maTraxiviT gogo iyo. ormocs mitanebul qalebs mklavebi usuqdebaT da raRacnair oTxkuTxed
formas Rebuloben.
qmars gavSordio. yofili qmari Cemi nacnobi mainc ar
aRmoCndebodes. raze gaSordnen netav? xom ar vkiTxav,
utaqtobaa.
ra Cemda Wirad vipove es qaRaldi. raRa dros miZinebuli siyvarulis gaxsenebaa. im wyalma Caiara, is feride
dros gahyva. axla rom Sevxvdebi, sul sxva qalia, vin
icis, sad iara da ra ieSmaka am Tvrameti wlis ganmavlobaSi.
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amaze fiqri ukve gviania. axla mTavaria, sad waviyvano, ranairad gavarTo, feride.
restoranSi SevediT, vTqvaT. mogitanen gayinul
xorcs da ori Tvis fxals, aWril Rvinos da Seuferadebel, Saqrian wyals. erTi Wiqa mainc xom unda davlio,
es unda Cems RviZls? am kviraSi Seteva ar mqonia Cemda iRblad. davlev da wyalSi unda gadayaro es amdeni
mkurnaloba. mere? ise unamusod giangariSebs oficianti rom, fuls ki ar daeZeb kaci, Seuracxyofis grZnoba
gagxeTqavs gulze.
vTqvaT, mcxeTaSi waiyvane da aTvalierebine sveticxovlis Camofxekili kedlebi. aqeT wamosasvlel
taqss ver iSovi da unda ikankalo am siciveSi.
xom ar sjobia, kafe-barSi mivjdeT sadme kuTxeSi da
vimusaifoT tkbilad? ki magram, sad, romel kafe-barSi?
me Sen getyvi, gaclian wynarad, mSvidad yofnas. diskos
dinamikebi safeTqelSi gibraguneben da evropaSi kaixnis Camofasebuli romeliRac Sansone yurSi CagCxavis.
yelgawvdlma rom exvewo barmens, cota dauwie xmao, sasacilod ar eyofa. Tu ar mogwonT, sxvagan mibrZandiTo.
ara, ara kafe-barSi Sesvla nervebis moSlaa, sxva araferi.
vasos rom mivakiTxo? martoxela kacia. gaiseirnebs
cota xans da dagviTmobs Tavis erToTaxian apartaments. kia, cota ar iyos, janjali kaci, magram ara mgonia, vari miTxras, ase ajobebs, ki. magram vaso rom Sin
ar aRmoCndes? an Sin rom iyos da stumari hyavdes? pirad stumars rom Tavi davaneboT, cota hyavs vasos ase,
Cemnairi Semwuxebeli? gamiWires saqme am sayvarlianma
Zmakacebma, baliSze mSvidad ver mimidvia Tavio, amas
winaT miTxra. Sexval, Torem did komforts eziarebi.
Tvea am raionSi cxeli wyali ar modis da dRes, SeiZleba, civic ar modiodes.
da yvelaferi rom kargad mogvardes, vasos sadarbazoSi qalTan erTad Sesvla ar ginda? fanjrebs ar Sor165

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yvelas.
axlac SeiZleba, am wuTSi, vinme miTvalTvalebdes.
aba, sad midis, vis elodeba, ras saqmianobs am kvira saRamos es Cveni Sermadin galdavao...~
ifiqra, ifiqra yofilma romeom da lamis im daskvnamde mivida, rom ferides paemanze gamocxadebas am
ukanasknelis mousvleloba sjobda.
saaTs Sexeda. eqvsis aTi wuTi iyo. xuT wuTs davelodebi da Tu ar gamoCnda, xval davurekav, msubuq sayvedurs vetyvi da amiT damTavrdeba yvelaferio.
feride ar Canda.
eqvsis naxevarze ambrolauris quCiT Sin brundeboda
mwvaneplaSiani ormocdaaTiode wlis mamakaci. moabijebda msubuqad, gamarTulad, TiTqosda valmoxdili
da kmayofili.
Tavis sadarbazos rom gausworda, mezoblis qurTma
gogonam velosipedi kinaRam daajaxa. ukudga da Tvali
gaayola. tanayrili gogo orborblian sabavSvo velosipedze Zlivs eteoda.
uecrad igrZno, rom kisris mala kvlav tkapunobda,
xval poliklinikaSi mival, farsagi ram ar mWirdeso,
gaifiqra da liftis Rilaks TiTi daaWira.

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erTxans keiroSis novelebi vikiTxe, magram mzem Zalumad Semomitia. axlomaxlo Tavi versad Sevafare. kaSkaSa sinaTlem Tvalebi amiwva, asoebma cimcimi daiwyes
da kiTxva Sevwyvite. im adgilas SevCerdi, sadac keiroSi cocxlebTan SedarebiT mkvdrebis upiratesobaze
laparakobs novelaSi `mkvdrebi~. wignSi fexsacmlis
Tasmis nagleji Cavde da wamovjeqi.
mze xelgaSlilad iRvreba ukidegano zRvaze da plaJze aTasgvar pozaSi mimoyril sxeulebze.
gavarvarebul haers xandaxan meduzisgan SemkrTali
qalis arcTu vnebiani Sekivleba gahkveTs.
radio wamdauwum acxadebs, SuadRis mze mavnebeliao,
magram mzes ise gaubrueb-gauTangia xalxi, rom adgilidan aravin iZvris.
uzarmazar, muqlurj sivrceze, Sors TeTri xomaldi
moCans da Jangisgan SeWmul relsze koCoTi mibmul navSi piraRma gaSotila saxe-mkerdze sombrerogadafarebuli Cveni braziani mSveleli.
cementis gigantur lodze Cayuncula dasasvenebeli
saxlis erTaderTi meTevze rkinisnervebiani iaponeli,
romelsac idealuri joxankesi aqvs da ukidegano nebisyofa, magram, albaT, rogorc guSin, dResac verafers
daiWers.
me dasvenebis kaci ar gaxlavarT. aq rom mogwyindeba kacs sufTa laJvardis da tankenari qalebis cqera,
meTod-sabWoebis gauTavebel sxdomebze ra jandaba mogiva.
Cem win, plaJis qolgis qveS (am qolgebs, raki yvelas ar hyofnis, marto ucxoel damsveneblebs aZleven)
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xanSiSesuli CvanCurieli colqmari mokalaTebula da

tkbilad WukWukeben `ngWu~-ebiT da `bngu~-ebiT savse
CvanCuriul enaze.
erT Targze moWriliviT, oriveni tanmomcroni,
wvrilfexeba da muceltikina, brtyelsaxiani da farTotuCeba, xSirTmebiani da wvrilTvaleba gaxlavan.
saSualod yovel sam wuTSi gulianad axiTxiTdebian
da xiTxiTis damTavrebisas kaci siyvaruliT Camousvams
xels Tavis Tanamecxedres qalis tanTan SedarebiT gasaocrad wvril, mokle, magram haerovan mklavze.
bolos adgeba qmari, cols tansacmelze aniSnebs,
muxlamde wyalSi Seva, napirisken gamoixedavs, Cajdeba
da janmrTel, baraqian kbilebs gaaelvebs.
qvamna! dauZaxebs coli.
kaci Tav-pirze wyals isxams da xiTxiTebs.
roca qolgis qveS dabrundeba, meuRles beWebze svel
xelebs gautyapunebs, razec coli civi SekivlebiT upasuxebs:
jamna!
cota xnis Semdeg coli dgeba da zRvisken ise midis,
rogorc misi erTi cicqna terfebis patrons ZaluZs
wvril kenWebze siaruli. am dros qmari seriozuli saxiT Tavs dauqnevs, tansacmels ufro axlos moaCoCebs
da muxlamde wyalSi Camjdar Tanamecxedres Seexmianeba.
qvamna!
mere oriveni xiTxiTeben. coli iq Txel gamWvirvale wyalSi, qmari aq qolgis qveS.
wels zRvaze CvanCurielebi, RmerTma amravloT da,
blomad arian, magram es col-qmari dRemde ar SeminiSnavs. an, iqneb, SeminiSnavs, magram CvanCurielTa erTmaneTisgan gansxvavebis Cemi moblagvebuli unaris gamo
ver vixseneb.
jer pirsaxoci gavSale TeTr kenWebze, mere saCurCulo manZilze wamovuweqi mezobels da vkiTxe:
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gamomxeda da gaicina:
ara.
arc Tqven unda icodeT.
wamiT isev moaSora meuRles mzera.
arc me. CvenTan zRva ar aris. CvanCuriaSi yvelaze
dabali adgili zRvis donidan aTas rvaasi metris simaRlezea.
cota xans gavCumdi da sanam misi darbaiseli meuRle
zRvidan amovidoda da tanis CvanCuriuli moZraobiT
Cvenamde moaRwevda, vTqvi:
iciT, curvis swavla Zneli sruliadac ar aris.
ratomRac Cem yovel sityvas xumrobad miiCnevs, gaicinebs da meTanxmeba:
diax.
me SemiZlia erT saaTSi gaswavloT curva.
isev moWuta Tvalebi da nasasuqali simindis marcvlebiviT Cawikwikebuli TeTri kbilebi momanaTa:
diax.
colma, rogorc iqna moaRwia Cvenamde, pirsaxocs
dawvda, saxe-mkerdi SeimSrala, qmars gverdiT mtrediviT mouskupda da mSvidad uTxra:
qvamna.
kacs ar upasuxnia. igi Cafiqrebuli gascqeroda horizontze maRla aweul uSvelebel zRvas.
wamoviwie da CvanCurielT uceremoniod warvudeqi:
sasiamovnoa Tqveni gacnoba. me zaza mqvia.
kacma Tavazianad damiqnia Tavi, xeli gamomiwoda da
xiTxiTiT CamomarTva.
brCgmai.
xeli rom gainTavisufla, colze mimiTiTa.
Cemi meuRlea.
meuRles gavuRime. bodiSi movixade da zRvisken wavedi, radganac mzem lursmnebiviT damayara sxivebi.
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karga xans windaukan vidgafune wyalSi da roca batoni brCgmai, Cveulebisamebr, muxlamde wyalSi Cayuncda, mivcure masTan da ganvucxade:
me yofili mocurave gaxlavarT. unda damijeroT.
adamians Tavisuflad SeuZlia wyalze wola. oRond SiSis grZnoba unda gadalaxos.
diax, icinis da sicilis dros isedac wvrili Tvalebi sul aRar uCans.
me Tqven curvas gaswavliT qarTuli meTodiT.
es `qarTuli meTodi~ da `yofili mocuraveoba~ imitom gamovigone, rom mendos.
diax, icinis.
xeli movkide, welamde wyalSi Seviyvane da avuxseni:
ai, ase nel-nela gadaiwieT da wyalze daweqiT. xelebi amgvarad gaSaleT da Tavi, aucileblad, yurebianad wyalSi gqondeT. gaizniqeT da wyalze gaweqiT.
diax, diax, SemkrTali RimiliT miTxra da rom
mgonia, axla gaimeorebs, rac vuCvene-meTqi, zurgi
Semaqcia. wylidan amobajbajda da qolgisken wavida.
dauokebelma survilma Semipyro, brCgmaisTvis curva
meswavlebina, magram vxedavdi, rom wylisa xolerasaviT
eSinoda da dasayoliebladac Zneli kaci iyo.
im dRes sadilamde zRvaSi metad aRarc Casulan, aRarc sicils urTavdnen wamdauwum saubarSi da ramdenjerme Cemsken nasroli maTi faruli mzerac daviWire.
mkvdari saaTis dros xeivanSi gaiseirnes, wamovewie
da dRe mSvidobisa vusurve.
yunculi Sewyvites, Semomxedes da ufulo mevaleebiviT sawylad da uxerxulad gamiRimes.
curva, brCgmais mivubrundi, yvelam icis. adamians, iseve rogorc cxovels, genebiT dahyveba, mxolod
misi gaxsenebaa saWiro. xmeleTze curvas ver iswavli.
curvis saswavleblad yelamde wyalSi mainc unda Sexvide.
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SuaSi Caayena.
pirvelyofil adamians curvas aravin aswavlida.
wyalSi rom Cavardeboda, xelebis usistemo moZraobiT
Sveloda Tavs. an Sveloda an vera Tqva colma.
brCgmaim jer cols Sexeda SiSiT da mere me.
curvis swavlis qarTul meTods sxva meTodebTan SedarebiT is upiratesoba aqvs, rom swavla wyalze
gaCerebiT iwyeba. wevxar, energia ar gexarjeba, orive
xels, roca gagexardeba, ase balet `gedebis tbis~
erTi pa Sevasrule, daiqnev da gacurav saiTac ginda.
diax, aSkarad Canda brCgmais curvis swavlebis
arc mSvenieri da xelsayreli `qarTuli meTodi~ ainteresebda.
raRac movimizeze da davwinaurdi.
nasamxrevs plaJze, Sezlongze wamowolili velodebodi maT.
tanze gaxda vacale, miixed-moixedes da axlomaxlo
rom versad damlandes, kvlav Cveulebrivi xiTxiTi da
erTmaneTisTvis mxarze xelis tyapuni daiwyes. brCgmaim
meuRles tansacmelze rom miuTiTa da Tavis wvrili,
kaWa fexebiT muxlamde wyalSi Cajda, wamovdeqi da Cqari nabijiT misken wavedi.
qvamna! dauZaxa colma, magram ukve gvian iyo. me
Zalad mwvrTneli, jiutad ganvagrZobdi dawyebul saqmes.
orive xeli ukan waiReT da gadaizniqeT ai ase. nu
geSiniaT, welamde wyalSi mainc SemodiT. nu geSiniaT, me
Tqvens gverdiT viqnebi.
diax, cxvirpirze xeli Camoisva da cols ganwiruliviT gaxeda.
TiTqos damijera. gadaizniqa, yurebi wyalSi damala, magram rogorc ki wylis Wavlma saxeze gadauara,
SeSinebuli afarTxalda, xelidan damisxlta da oTxiT
gaCoCda napirisaken.
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xreSsmiwvdenili zeaRimarTa, tani xbosaviT Seasxmartala, meuRlis gverdiT dajda da saxeze Sevatyve, Cemi
misamarTiT arcTu sasiamovno ram Cailaparaka.
cota xans sulis moTqma vacale da mzem rom riwis
mTebisken ibruna piri, gverdiT mivujeqi.
iciT Tu ara, rom Tqven ukve iweqiT wyalze da sakmaod warmatebiTac. SegiZliaT Tavisuflad SexvideT da
gawveT, ra siRrmisac unda iyos. Zalian niWieri mowafe
xarT.
diax, aSkarad Seetyo uguneboba.
bolo wamSi nervebma gimtyunaT. ratom ar gjeraT
Cemi? me am saqmis specialisti gaxlavarT. aTasebisTvis
miswavlebia curva. sawolSi xom ar geSiniaT?
ara, TvalmiwkurviT Semomxeda.
CaTvaleT, rom sawolSi xarT. rogorc sakuTar
loginSi, ise gaiSoteT wyalze, as procentian garantias
gaZlevT, rom ar CaiZirebiT. oRond daZabuli nu xarT,
kunTebi moaduneT, wamobrZandiT, mendeT.
avdeqi da davelode.
amomxeda, cols raRac uTxra.
jamna! lamis tiriliT miugo colma da uecrad
orivem homeruli xiTxiTi astexes. karga xans icinodnen,
ZigZigebdnen, bolos, rogorc iqna, brCgmaim Zala ixmara
da saltesaviT SemoaWdo ToxiviT kbilebs Tavisi farTo
tuCebi, momibrunda da Tvalebacimcimebulma miTxra:
ar SeiZleba, jer Cems cols aswavloT?
samivem gulianad vicineT. coli muSts uRerebda da
siciliT raRacas eubneboda.
cols, Tu gaWirda, kidev viSovi, amixsna sicilisgan TvalebSi cremlCamdgarma brCgmaim, Zlivs wamodga,
xeli CamWida da bavSviviT gamomyva wylisken.
qvamna! mogvayola meuRlem.
Cemma sijiutem gaWra. jer welamde wyalSi xelze gadaviwvine brCgmai da vaiZule Tavi, rac SeiZleba, ga172

daewia da moSvebuliyo, mere xeli nel-nela SevuSvi da

vubrZane ar ganZreuliyo, jer, ra Tqma unda, SeSinda
da saxe daemanWa, magram sxva gza ar hqonda da Seurigda
beds. bolos Rrma wyalSi Sesvla da xelis daqnevac vaswavle. daaxloebiT erTi saaTis Semdeg brCgmai Tavisuflad wveboda wyalze da marjvniv-marcxniv moxvevaze
varjiSobda.
raki Cemsas mivaRwie, nel-nela daukarge interesi brCgmais mimarT. CogburTis saTamaSod wavedi da vaxSmobas
aRaraferi aklda rom davbrundi, erTs Caviyuryumalaveb da amoval-meTqi.
gakrefil plaJze erT adgilas xalxi ireoda, rom mivuaxlovdi, aseT suraTs wavawydi: gawoliliyo wyalze
Cemi mowafe, Tvalebi daexuWa da raRacas qadagebda. irgvliv CvanCurielebi Semoxveodnen. aTiode kaci wyalSi
idga, danarCenebi napirze gamwkrivebuliyvnen, idgnen
mdumared, doinjSemoyrilni, mklavCaxveulni roca mivedi da davuZaxe, aba, marjvniv Sebrundi-meTqi. brCgmai Tvalgauxelelad marjvniv Sebrunda da aRtacebuli
xmiT daiZaxa:
kimna!
am sityviT aRtacebuli CvanCurielebi erTbaSad Cemken Semobrundnen da taSi dascxes. zogma xeli CamomarTva, zogi mxarze miTaTunebda da `xoroSo, xoroSos~
CamZaxoda. raRa dagimaloT, CvanCurielTa gaxarebuli
da madlieri Tvalebi mimacilebdnen sasadilosken mimavals. brCgmai da misi meuRle ukan momyvebodnen da
CvanCurielTa sazeimo svlas xelmZRvanelobdnen. ukan
rom movixedavdi, oriveni SeCerdebodnen, mkerdTan
Setyupebul xelebs miitandnen da Tavis dakvriT madlobas mixdidnen.
vaxSami rom CamTavrda, kinos bileTis rigs mivaSure. erTimeoreze uares filmebs uCvenebdnen da kargs
arafers arc am saRamos velodi, amitomac afiSaze arc
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damixedavs, magram dro xom unda momekla. Cem win ociormociode wlis CvanCurieli idga. saerTod am uZvelesi da brZeni xalxis asakis garkveva, erTi SexedviT Zalian Wirs da mec amodena SualediT CvanCurielis asaks
Secdomisgan Tavis dazRvevis mizniT mogaxsenebT.
momibrunda da gamiRima.
mec, rasakvirvelia, RimiliT vupasuxe.
ase ramdenjerme ganmeorda. vatyob, raRacis Tqma
unda, magram ver gaubedavs.
bolos, rogorc iqna, sZlia simorcxve:
Tqven saswauli CaidineT, ase Cqara brCgmais curva
aswavleT. mec xom ar maswavlidiT? Zalian gTxovT.
`Zalian gTxovTo~, SeeZlo ar eTqva, radganac saxeze
exata, rom marTla Zalian mTxovda.
axali mowafe meore dRis Tormeti saaTisaTvis davibare. orive xeli CamomarTva da madlobis niSnad lamis
mxarze makoca.
filmi deteqturi iyo. romeliRac moZme respublikis
kinostudiis arcTu warmatebuli nawarmoebi. dasawyisidanve mivxvdi, vin iyo mkvleli da narkomani. roca erTi
sindisgarecxili personaJi saxalxo razmels miepara
da mkvlelis xelSi nemezidas maxvilma ielva, firi gawyda da darbazi ganaTda.
ukana rigidan mxarze viRac Semexo.
movixede. nacionalur, farTxunatansacmliani CvanCurieli (am kacs erTaderTs SeenarCunebina erTguleba
erovnuli talavaris mimarT da TeTri nifxav-perangiT amayad daabijebda) miRimis da bodiSs mixdis, rom
Semawuxa.
ra gnebavT?
curvis Seswavlis msurveli aRmoCnda. meo arxis gayvanis specialisti varo da CemTvis curva aucilebeliao.
xvalisTvis davibare.
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filmis damTavrebas aRar davelode. bodiS-bodiS

gamovyevi rigs da karebs mivaSure. derefanSi zurgsukan nabijebis xma momesma, aSkaraa viRac gamomyva.
avuCqare nabijs, ucnobmac auCqara.
Sevanele svla, ucnobma ar Seanela. samedicino laboratoriasTan damewia, win gadamidga, xelebi gaSala da
gadaxvevis momlodines CvanCuriulad momesalma.
mec xelebis mityupebiT da TavdaxriT vupasuxe
salamze.
albaT, filmi ar mogewonaTo, mkiTxa.
ara-meTqi.
Tqveni kinostudiis naxelavi Zalian momwonso.
madloba movaxsene.
pirdaRebulni, artistuli RimiliT SevcqerodiT
erTmaneTs.
Tqven albaT curvis Seswavla gendomebaT-meTqi,
davawari.
mimixvdiTo. iataks morcxvad gausva marjvena fexi.
nasauzmevs zRvaze mobrZandiT-meTqi.
Tu SeiZleba, Cems Zmasac wamoviyvano.
Zma ra moxelea-meTqi, viTom TviT am kacis saqmianoba
ukve vicodi, an curvis saswavleblad profesias raime
mniSvneloba hqonda. ise, sityvis masalad vkiTxe.
Zmac mematyleao, ar damimala.
gunebamoZmaruli Sevedi liftSi. dabali tanis, Tavgadaparsulma SavsaTvaleba CvanCurielma, romelic zemodan daSvebul liftSi damxvda, saTvale moixsna da sanam jibidan xels amoviRebdi, mexuTe sarTulis Rilaks
daaWira saCvenebeli TiTi.
albaT, Sin mibrZandebiT? saTvale isev gaikeTa.
diax! gakvirvebiT vupasuxe da amiT isic vagrZnobine, rom, samwuxarod, ar vicnobdi.
xTbrfqi saxeli uyoymanod maCuqa da xeli gamomiwoda.
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 batono? Tumca saxelis gameorebas azri ar hqonda, mainc ver davimaxsovrebdi.

xTbrfqi mqvian-meTqi, Tqven SegiZliaT ubralod
fqi damiZaxoT.
nebas mrTavT?
ki, yurebamde gaiRima.
sasiamovnoa, me zaza mqvia.
vici, batono. unda SegawuxoT.
curva gwadiaT, xom?
mimixvdiT, Cemi mimxvedrianoba ise moewona, kinaRam taSi dascxo.
xval, TerTmet saaTze.
plaJze?
curvis swavla mxolod wyalSi SeiZleba. warbSekvriT mivuge.
gmadlobT! CamZaxa, lifts ar daeloda, kibe tyapatyupiT Cairbina.
karebTan ori CvanCurieli damxvda. gasaRebi rom gadavatriale, wamodgnen da kargi deteqtivebiviT uxmod
amomidgnen.
jer erTs gadavxede, mere meores.
curva?
diax, erTxmad momiges da Tavic erTdroulad
damiqnies.
xval, nasauzmevs, plaJze.
keTili!
kapronis qudebi momixades, kabalerosaviT fexebTan
gamiqnies da ukansvliT gavardnen.
kari Cavkete, gavixade da aivanze trusisamara gavedi.
viRacam daakakuna.
vin aris? Signidan vupasuxe. mamazecieric rom
movides, aRar gavuReb kars mapatieT, abazanaSi var!
curvis sakiTxze gawuxebT! CvanCuriuli aqcentiT, baritoniT ambobs viRac.
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 xval TerTmet saaTze zRvaze.

gmadlobT.
derefanSi Cqari nabijebis xma gaisma.
isev aivanze davbrundi.
zemodan ZafiT asanTis kolofi daeSva.
Zafi Sevxseni. kolofSi werili ido: `Cemi saxelia
Rpnui, brCgmais naTesavi var. curvis Sesaswavlad unda
SegawuxoT~.
werils meore mxares davawere: `xval, nasauzmevs mobrZandiT plaJze. brCgmais da mis meuRles mokiTxva gadaeciT~.
kolofSi Cavde, Zafi Semovaxvie da davqaCe. sasarTule fosta amuSavda da oriode wuTSi zeda aivnidan
sixarulis yiJina momesma:
aivans movSordi, wamovweqi, gazeT `sovetakan vrastans~ gadavxede da telefonic awkrialda.
curva? sanam grZel satelefono salams moaTavebda, vajaxe.
diax.
xval, TerTmet saaTze!
SuaRamemde rvajer mainc darekes. vinaobas da
Sewuxebis mizezs ukve aRar vekiTxebodi damrekavs.
`xval, TerTmetze, ubodiSod vpasuxobdi da yurmils
vdebdi.
diliT sauzmis dros Svidi kaciT gaizarda Cemi mowafeebis ricxvi. plaJze rom gavedi, curvis Seswavlis
msurvelni erTgulad melodebodnen. rom daminaxes,
Cemken gamoiqcnen da napiramde momaciles. gzadagza
vixdidi tanze da kvarT-sawmerTuls angariSmiucemlad
varigebdi xan marjvniv, xan marcxniv.
kruxis dReSi Cavvardio qarTveli kaci ityvis, didi
jafa-gawamawia rom daadgeba. swored rom kruxis dRe
damadga. warmoidgineT, daaxloebiT, aseTi suraTi:
vdgavar mkerdamde wyalSi. Cem irgvliv morebiviT tiv12. r. miSvelaZe. t. II

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tivebs auracxeli CvanCurieli. aris yurTasmenis wamRebi Jivil-xivili. yvela mTxovs da memudareba mivide da
Sevamowmo, sworad wevs Tu ara. aSkarad etyobaT, gansxvavebiT sxva eris warmomadgenelTagan, SeniSvnas Seqeba
urCevniaT. Sevaqeb Tu ara, sixarulisgan pirs gaaReben da ocdaCvidmetive kbiliT iRimebian. cibrutiviT
vtrialeb. Tan SiSic gamirbens gulSi: e mand vinme ar
damexrCos da xaTabalaSi ar gavyo Tavi. xandaxan gvelnakbeniviT viyvireb gaCumdiT, yvelani erTad nu modixarT-meTqi. wamiT gairindebian, magram rogorc ki
erTisken mivtrialdebi, sxvebi maSinve aWiWyindebian
hamodmosasmeni CvanCuriuli WiWyiniT.
meore dResac vimaswavleble plaJze, magram meti veRar SevZeli. nervebma mimtyuna.
...ra geCqarebaT, jer kidev oTxi dRe dagrCaTo,
mkiTxa administratorma gasaRebi rom Cavabare da pasporti movTxove, TbilisSi mivemgzavrebi-meTqi.
pasuxi ar mimicia da arc TviTon gaumeorebia SekiTxva. albaT, ise, zrdilbis gulisTvis mkiTxa.

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loT i s monolog i
himni rom CaTavda, Cavicvi da gamovedi. mSvenieri dila
iyo. ezoSi solidurad Cacmuli kaci idga da durbindiT Cveni saxlis zeda sarTulis romeliRac sarkmels
aTvalierebda. araferi mikiTxavs, Cavuare, yvelas Tavisi saqme aqvs, me Cemi saqme xuTi TiTiviT vici. gavivli
axla diokletianes jixurTan, as grams davlev, Cavjdebi sam nomer troleibusSi da waval samsaxurSi.
daxls uwiTelsamklavo da uhalstuxo, cviliscxvira
kaci Camoyrdnobia. diokletianes ki aRgznebuli saxe
aqvs da xurvebiani avadmyofis danisluli Tvalebi.
ar migviRia fahlava jer, momaxara.
ra ar migiRiaT?
fahlava, Seni sayvareli namcxvari, ucnobs Sexeda
diokletianem. ucnobma maRla da odnav ganze gaixeda.
namcxvari vnaxe amodaguli Cavilaparake Tu ara,
diokletianem xomenkos kinostudiis mier Seqmnili deteqturi filmis gmiriviT Camikra Tvali. Tvali TvaliT
da RranWi kinaRam Seaxia kbilebs.
mivxvdi.
ise gamalebiT mivabijeb gmir papaninelTa prospeqtze, Semircxvenia yvela gamoCenili maraToneli.
axlomaxlo yvela jixurs veZgere. erTma gamyidvelma
alersianad gamiqnia Tavi, meorem muSti momiRera, mesamem ise gaikvirva, TiTqos sityva `arayi~ arasdros gaegonos, mxolod axalgazrda aerobikosTa kafeSi amixsnes adamianurad:
Tqven ra, WurSi zixarT? dRes, dilis 8 saaTsa da
nolnol wuTidan loToba aikrZala!
rodis iyo daSvebuli? gulCamwydari movSordi
daxls.
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gaqanebul troleibuss Sevaxti, magram samsaxurSi

mainc damagvianda.
morigem tabelze mimiTiTa, es imas niSnavs, rom am
Tvis premias unda davemSvidobo.
saqmes guli ver davude, tanze TiTqos WianWvelebi
dacocaven, Jruanteli mivlis. Sesvenebaze quCaSi gasvlis neba viTxove, restoranSi Sevvardi:
asi grami!
mxolod xuTi saaTis Semdeg.
dilamde?
rva saaTamde.
rvis Semdeg?
oficiantma kiTxva-pasuxis saaTi amowurulad CaTvala, movdivar da vfiqrob: `maincdamainc `xuTidan
rvamde~, ra dozanaa. asi gramisTvis me mWirdeba sul
ori wami. sami saaTis gamoyofa, ra sulgrZelobaa. ratom unda gavflangoT Tavze Teoriuli muSaobisTvis
gankuTvnili es Zvirfasi dro~.
gastronomSi Sevvardi:
TeTri!
mxolod oTxidan eqvsamde.
iqneb gamonaklisis wesiT?
gamonaklisebi mxolod gramatikis saxelmZRvaneloSia.
movrbivar da vfiqrob: `nervebs raRaze gviSlian patiosan mSromelebs. Tu akrZalavdnen, barem bolomde
aekrZalaT. eTqvaT: as gramze daxvreta an gadasaxleba. ranairad SeiZleba am saaTidan im saaTamde damiweso
daleva. zogi sul ar svamda. ra akeTos axla xuTidan
rvamde? gekiTxebi me Sen~.
saaTs davxede, Sesvenebis dro amowurula.
daviRupe. momxsnian. quCa uadgilo adgilas gadavWeri.
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rimes. suraTic gadamiRes. konstituciis quCis kedlis

gazeTi `Tavs vin gvWris~ saqveynod gamomaWenebs.
morigem isev SemombRvira.
bRveras miCveuli var. saqmes kvlav ver davude guli,
dRis bolos naSromi daiangariSes da misayvedures: `ra
RmerTi gagiwyra, dRiuri norma mxolod ocdaCvidmeti
procentiT Segisrulebiao~.
axla Sen es Tqvi, samsaxuridan oTxze gaparuls gastronomSi aryis rigSi rom Wyletva momiwevs.
xom yvelaferi kargad iqneboda, diokletianes rom
Cveulebriv eTqva am diliT: `daayoleb rames?~
xom avcdebodi am davidarabas.
ra iqednurad iRimebi. me var rameSi damnaSave?
Cven Soris darCes da am dalevasac Sen ar mimaCvie?
daurtyi vasia da midi, dahka weraqvi, gaburRe, miaweqio.
Sen ar Camyviri amdeni welia?

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i ago me C ongu re
am sami Tvis winaT gazeT `saamur cxovrebaSi~ daibeWda patara narkvevi saTauriT `iSviaTi profesiis adamianebi~. gazeTis mesame gverdidan mkiTxvels uRimoda
marTlac iSviaTi da keTilSobiluri profesiis kaci
meCongure iago doRonaZe. narkvevis avtori mimzidvelad miuTiTebda, rom meConguris xeloba iagos mamam
Seaswavla, xolo mamas ki, Sesabamisad, Conguris gamoTlis Zneli saqme memkvidreobad Tavisi mamisgan hqonda
miRebuli. 1985 wlis 11 marts, ese igi, Canaxatis gamoqveynebis meore dRes, orSabaT saRamos iago doRonaZes
Sin ewvia axalgazrda mxatvari levan xurciZe. axalgazrda mxatvarma meCongures acnoba, rom waikiTxa `iSviaTi profesiis adamianebi~ da survili aqvs, Seqmnas iago
doRonaZis portreti. did dros ar wagarTmevT, vici
Tqveni mouclelobis ambavi, mxolod ramdenime seansi
damWirdeba, Tanac aqedan Sors ar vcxovrob, lomjarias quCaze, oTx nomerSi, naqiraveb oTaxSi vdgavar, Tu
kaci xar, uars nu metyvio.
iagos, simarTle giTxraT, gaukvirda mxatvris xvewnamudara. mas verc ki warmoedgina, saerTod Tu SeiZleboda uaris Tqma xelovanisTvis, romelsac, arc meti, arc
naklebi, Seni daxatva unda, ra dagimaloT da, iagosTan
sxva dros aravin misula amgvari didebuli surviliT
da, rasakvirvelia, uaris Tqma gulSi arc ki gauvlia,
magram raki ase Zalian mTxovs, Cans, Tavi unda davifasoo da seriozuli, mowyenili saxiT uTxra mxatvars:
sxvas marTlac uars vetyodi, sanaturod sad mcalia,
magram axalgazrda kaci xar, ver gagawbilebo. mxatvarma uRrmesi madloba moaxsena da SeTanxmdnen: yovel
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samSabaTs, xuTSabaTs da SabaTs, Tormet saaTze, Conguris ostati mividoda mxatvris binaze dasaxatavad.
saqme ConguriviT aewyo. iago gulisxmieri menature aRmoCnda. daTqmul droze igi keTilsindisierad cxaddeba da ukve mesame Tve iwureba, morCilad Sescqeris
axalgazrda mxatvar levan xurciZes, romelic xatavs
iSviaTi xelobis kacis sakmaod mozrdil portrets zeTis saRebavebiT.
...yovel meore dRes amoivlis Savdrafispaltoiani da
SokoladisferSlapiani kaci goWouras aRmarTs. lomjarias oTx nomerTan suls moiTqvams, laTinuri amerikis romeliRac patara saxelmwifos deteqturi filmis
personaJiviT idumal mzeras Seavlebs garemos, mkerdze
or totad daSvebuli wiTeli kaSnes erT bolos ukan
gadaigdebs da, arcTu gametebulad, daiZaxebs:
levan!
SemobrZandiT, batono iago, dabmulia, maSinve
gaepasuxeba SuSabandis Ria fanjaras momdgari, maisuris
amara mxatvari.
iago koindarze miabijebs da Tan Tvals ar acilebs
boRma-yefiT laSebaqafebul, SavdrunCa nagazs, romelic yefas jer kidev maSin iwyebs, meCongure aRmarTs
rom amoaTavebs da, xelovnebis qurumni naqiraveb oTaxSi rom Seiketebian, mxolod maSin wynardeba. ver iqna
da ver Seegua iagos Slapas da wiTel kaSnes ZaRli. rac
dro gadis, ufro energiulad utevs WiSkars momdgar,
ucnaurad Cacmul stumars.
RmerTo Segcode da, ZaRli ki ara, adamianebic gakvirvebiT, SiSiTa da ridiT miapyroben xolme Tvals iSviaTi profesiis warmomadgenels.
gakvirvebas, SiSsa da rids samive grZnobas erTad
badebs, arc meti, arc naklebi, is ambavi, rom ivnisis am
cxel dReebSi palto-labada-kaSneTi daraxtuli kaci
gamoCndeboda qalaqis quCebSi, Torem ise ra, iago sia183

rulis dros xelebs ar miiqnevs da, miT umetes, arc qvas

isvris.
yvelaferi rigze iqneboda, adamianebma meConguris
arasezonuri Cacmulobis mizezi rom icodnen. martSi,
roca levanma portretis xatva daiwyo, quCaSi TovlWyapi mefobda da naqiraveb oTaxSic sakmaod cioda. iqneb oTaxis dabalma temperaturamac ganapiroba is garemoeba, rom mxatvarma iago skamze dasva da ise, rogorc
movida, sazamTrod gamowyobili gaamzada sanatured.
eg iyo, wiTeli kaSne yelze Semoaxvia da cali bolo
zurgze gadaugdo.
axla ki ivnisi iwureba.
imereTSi tyemali ukve moilia da sagviano baliRa
mwifs aqa-iq.
cxela.
mze rom uqimerions gauswordeba, Citbatonebi sadRac gaqrebian. haers, maTi WikWikis nacvlad, WriWinobelebis guliswamRebi orkestris xma aavsebs. TiTqosda
mTeli qveynis WriWinobelebi erTad, am beber cacxvze
Seyrilano, gauTavebeli orototosaviT erTi da igive
melodiis gamocemiT ufro autanels xdian ivnisis qarsicxes. levans xandaxan moTminebis Zafi gauwydeba, palitras taburetze dadebs, ezoSi gava da daustvens,
an qvas esvris gabarjRul cacxvs. WriWinobelebi wamiT
dadumdebian da maSinve axali Zala-rixiT Seuberaven
zafxulis kamkama xvats.
seansi dResac Cveulebriv daiwyo.
iagom oTaxs Semouara, molbertis win doinjSemoyrili dadga da Tvalebi moWuta.
xom sworad giTxari im dRes, marjvena yuri maRlaa
Tqva.
ki, maRali iyo. gavaswore. guSin kaSnezec wavimuSave
cota.
kaSnes xsenebaze iagom amoioxra.
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 rac dro gadis, mkvdari mamis suls geficebi, ufro

da ufro miWirs ase Cacmuli siaruli. didebs mouvli
kaci ramefrad, bovSebs? bovSebma damiwyes gamokideba.
erTs vityvi me, iago batono, mxatvari portrets
Tvals ar aSorebs.
ho.
aq rom datovo, tansacmeli? moxval da Caicvam.
meCongure erTi SeCqvifda, magram maSinve saxe
gaunaTda.
Sen agaSena RmerTma. aqamde ver unda mivmxdariyaviT mag ambavs me da Sen?
didi aRmoCenebi, zogjer, ra ubralod keTdeba, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo. TiTqosda isini Cvens Tvalwinaa, magram ver migvignia. ra RvTaebrivad ubralo Cans imis
Semdeg, bednieri SemTxveva rom zed migvadenis da saidumlo yuTs gagvaxsnevinebs.
zis iago doRonaZe magidasTan. calTvalodnavmoWutuli, zewarCamofarebul fanjaras Sescqeris, mxatvars
sinaTle ar uyvars da roca kaSkaSa mzea, or zewars afarebs xolme sarkmels. xelCaxveuli, welSi gamarTuli,
Sublze Camoweuli SlapiT da iribi gamoxedviT, marTlac rom, sadaa patroni Torem, mSvenieri dasaxatia.
vera da ver mieCvia am pozas meCongure. naxevari saaTis mere Tvlema ereva da saubars iwyebs. levans xatvis dros laparaki maincdamainc ar uyvars, magram icis,
rom Tvlemamoreuli iago xelovanis Canafiqrs acamtverebs, Tvalebmibletili, saxeCamoRvenTili, daRlildaCutuli gamoxedvis mqone meCongure is aRar aris da,
saerTod, am bolo dros SeniSna levanma, rom iagos asatanze ufro cvalebadi saxe aqvs.
ese igi, vin xatavdao, ra miTxari, portretebs
msoflioSi yvelaze kargad?
velaskesi.
_ ramden xans undeboda, Tu ici?
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 gaaCnia saxes.
mxatvarsac xom ar gaaCnia?
mxatvarsac.
pirvel portretad mainc jokonda iTvleba, xom?
ki.
ramden xanSi daxatao leonardom, ras amboben?
iago daiRala. unda gavugoT, mas axla yvelaferze metad
did mxatvarTa portretze muSaobis dro ainteresebs.
aravin icis. iqneb erTi welic moandoma.
aRar yofila saSveli, iagom amoioxra.
portretis xatva, ra aris, ici, batono iago? SeiZleba uceb miagno imas, mTavars, SeiZleba didxans ver
ipovo. fsiqologiaa mTavari. erTbaSad icis movardna
muSaobis dros.
xom SeiZleba, saerTod ver miagno?
aseTi SemTxvevebic yofila, magram iSviaTad, dro
unda yvelafers.
da iagoc Cumdeba. dro ki Zalian nela gadis xatvis
dros. Cven Soris darCes da, doRonaZe gulis siRrmeSi
ukve nanobs, rom axalgazrda mxatvars daukavSirda. sam
saaTs mainc grZeldeba seansi. naxevari saaTi iqiT da
naxevari aqeT es erTi saaTi. ormoci wuTi Tqvi, Tu
ginda, mokled, lamis naxevari dRe dakargulia. esec
ar iyos, iago, me mgoni, mxatvarze ufro metad iRleba. rogori dasajdomia am sicxeSi drafis paltoTi
da Sublze Camofxatuli SlapiT, gaunZrevlad? oflSi
iwureba, magram xmas ar iRebs. seansi rom mTavrdeba,
daoTxili garbis saxlisken. Conguris Tlasac Tavisi
ganwyoba unda. wkriala Conguri sisxam diliT unda
gaiTaloso, ase aswavla iagos cxonebulma mamamisma.
daRlili, gasavaTebuli, nasadilevs rom Caujdeba, ra
Conguri unda gamovides? erTi sityviT, am portretis
gadamkide, Tavis saqmesac CamorCa doRonaZe. agvistos dasawyisSi kulturis sasaxles ocdaxuTi Conguri
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unda Caabaros. xelSekruleba dadebuli da avansi ukve

SeWmuli aqvs. am tempiT Tu imuSavebs, naxevarsac ver
moaswrebs da Sercxveba kaci. arada, Conguri iseTi ram
aris, es dalocvili, rom sxvis xels ar ikarebs. maSinve Seetyoba. ase rom, guliTac rom gindodes, veravis
daixmarieb.
portretis damTavrebas kargi piri ar uCans. kiTxviT rogor hkiTxavs, magram saqmeze atyobs, levans
portretis Seqmnis didi gamocdileba ar unda hqondes.
iqneb pirvelic kia, vin icis. Tavidan didi interesiT
Sescqeroda mxatvris muSaobas iago. saswaulad eCveneboda, rom grZneuli kacis funjs TiTqosda burusidan
gamohyavda meConguris Tvalebi, cxviri, ulvaSebi, pointeris yurebiviT Camoyrili paltos sayeloebi, kaSne.
adamianebma xom arasodes ician zustad TavianTi garegnoba. iagos eCveneboda, rom portretidan viRac Zalian
nacnobi da axlobeli Semoscqeroda. CacmulobiT marTalia, sabavSvo wignebis ilustraciebis xelmocarul
mekobres hgavda, magram im mekobres iagos xelebi da
Tvalebi hqonda da iSviaTi profesiis kaci winaswar
grZnobda siamovnebas, rasac misi ojaxis wevrTa aRtacebuli saxeebi ganacdevinebda! portrets Sin rom miitanda da sastumro oTaxSi Capaevis portretis gverdiT
dahkidebda. am bolo dros ki iagos sevda daeufla. am
faqts igi mxatvris SesaZleblobebSi daeWvebas abralebs. portreti TiTqmis damTavrebuli iyo da levanma,
rogorc TviT aRniSna, misi `damuSaveba~ daiwyo. swored
maSin waxda saqme. nametani damuSavebiT portreti nelnela gadaemgvana meCongures da mimsgavsebuli mxolod
paltos marcxena sayelo da kaSne darCa. Zalian rom
mgavda, maSin unda SevCerebuliyaviTo, xandaxan mokrZalebiT Caukravs iago, magram mxatvars sasacilodac ar
hyofnis meConguris mosazreba. ara da, rac dro gadis,
portreti TandaTan Sordeba doRonaZes da viRacas,
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ucxos, Soreuls emsgavseba. yovel SemTxvevaSi, iagos

ase eCveneba da, RmerTma qnas, scdebodes.
meCongures marjvena fexi daubuJda. saaTs daxeda,
samis naxevaria. qudi moixada, koWlobiT wamodga da
molberts miuaxlovda.
aba vnaxoT, ra vqeniT dRes...
mxatvari ukudga.
ar moswons, aSkarad aRar moswons doRonaZes portreti da, mokali, Tu ginda. es TvalebCamqrali, loyebdaberili, Sublgaxrili kaci, SeiZleba, vinc ginda iyos am
qveyanaze, magram meCongure iago doRonaZe namdvilad
ar aris. arada, sanam daumalos xelovans, rac dro gadis, portretis saqme ukan-ukan rom midis.
levan!
batono.
oriveni naxats Sescqerian. xan win gadadgamen nabijs,
xan ukan, xan ki, ubralod, Tavs atrialeben.
nikapi rom gagimwvanebia, ase iyo saWiro?
mxatvarma jer portretis nikaps Seavlo Tvali da
mere namdvil nikaps Sexeda.
me ki ar gamimwvanebia, TviTonaa mwvane. saerTod,
Savi da wiTeli feri mwvaned urtyams nikapze, batono
iago.
ra dagimaloT da, iagos, es cota ar iyos, mwyrali
kilo ar esiamovna.
keTili da patiosani. es yuri rom wiTeli Warxlis
foToliviTaa Sekecili qudSi, ase darCeba?
ra SuaSia Warxali, batono iago, dRes, raRac,
levanic ver iyo xasiaTze. Cveulebrivi ambavi moxda,
Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo. yvelaze axlobel adamianebsac ki
weliwadSi, Tu meti ara, erTi dRe mainc erTmaneTis danaxva ar undaT. amas filosofosebi miCveviT gamowveul
mowyenas eZaxian. rogorc Cans, mxatvrisa da misi menaturis cxovrebaSi es dRec dadga.
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 me gekiTxebi, imisi ar iyos, rom vicode, xom ar

SegekiTxebodi, ra guli mogdis, Se kai kaco?
guli ki ar momdis, Warxali Warxalia da yuri yuria.
mec magas vambob, axla kidev getyodi raRacas, mara
gewyineba da Saris Tavi ara maqvs.
brZane, brZane. wyena ra SuaSia.
es Sublis xazi romaa CatexiliviT, amnairi oRroCoRro Subli maqvs mee?
levanma Sublis xazs Sexeda. RmerTo Segcode, am detals veraviTari nakli ver upova. piriqiT, Sublis xazi
Cveulebrivze ufro sworad da Subli gabrtyelebulad
moeCvena.
saerTod, portrets sam nabijze metad ar unda miuaxlovdeT da TvalmoWutulad unda SexedoT, batono
iago.
ki batono, me, Tu ginda, sul davxuWav Tvals, magram Cems saxlSi Semosul kacs rogor vuTxra, TvalmoWutulad Sexede-Tqva, yvelam xom ar icis es ambavi.
vinc ar icis, imisTvis arc ixateba portreti.
raRac ver gamodis es ambavi sworad. ese igi, visac
ar esmis, ar Sexedos naxats saerTod?
levanma ar upasuxa. qilas wvrilTaviani funji aaZro,
Sav-nacrisferSi auria, palitris mSral kideze Tavi
kidev ufro gauwvrila da iagos jiqur miawoda.
a, batono, Tqven gaasworeT Sublis xazi.
meCongurem angariSmiucemlad CamoarTva funji da
mxatvars TvalebSi Sexeda, xom ar mexumrebao.
ra ari axla es, viTom, Cemo levan, damcini?
rogor gekadrebaT, iqneb Tqven ukeTesad xedavT,
gaasworeT, rogorc gagexardebaT.
damcini? ar mekuTvnis Sengan, mkvdari mamis suls
geficebi, iagos mitklisferi daedo.
arc mifiqria, ubralod, raki SeniSvnebs iZleviT,
iqneb marTla ukeTesad gaakeToT. iqneb daviRale me
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Tqveni xatviT. an iqneb meti aRar SemiZlia da, xom ar

mivaklav Tavs.
mere vin dagaZala, Se kai kaco. me movedi SenTan,
ginda Tu ara, damxate-meTqi, Segexvewe?
ar gvinda axla eg laparaki, batono iago, umorCilesad gTxovT, dausviT funji naxats. scadeT erTi.
xom ar mogwonT Sublis xazi? gamisworeT, kaci ara
xarT? damexmareT, xom SeiZleba?
iagom uyura, uyura, mere raRac waibutbuta da molbertisken Setrialda. jer SeSinda, xeli aukankalda,
xazi xazs aacila, mere qveda tuCze ikbina da Tavs moeria. `bolos da bolos, RmerTi arc es aris. kacia esec.
amas hgonia, TviTon icis marto xatva am qveyanaze~,
gaifiqra da guli mieca. Sublis xazi gaaswora, ukan
daixia, Sexeda. mere gulzexeldakrefil levans kiTxviT
savse Tvalebi Seavlo. levanma Tavi dauqnia. meCongure
am Tavis daqnevamac SeaTamama. funji gamocvala, palitra moimarjva da xatvas Seudga. nikaps xorblisferi
daubruna, Sublis cisferi Rarebi amoavso, yuri yurs
daamsgavsa. cxviris Cavardnili nestoebi amoswia da ulvaSi daamokla. Slapis Crdili Subls cerad gadaavlo.
quTuToebs silbo misca da Tvalebs sicocxle. dro ise
Semoadna xelSi, ar gaugia. WriWinobelebis xma aRarc
esmis. fers rom daadebs, ukan daiwevs da TvalmouxuWavad Sexedavs portrets. aSkarad etyoba, kmayofilia
Tavisi namuSevriT.
levans xma ar amouRia, kedels miyrdnobili, Tavaweuli idga da meCongures Sescqeroda. roca oTaxSi saRamos landebi acekvdnen, iagom xatva Sewyvita. maspinZelma igi WiSkramde gamoacila. ZaRli Cveulebrivad yefda.
xuTSabaTs isev Tormetze? doRonaZes gatexili
xma da Semcbari ieri hqonda.
ara, batono iago, meti mosvla aRar aris saWiro.
damemdure, Se kai kaco? Sen TviTon ar damaZale?
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 ara, magitom ki ara, saerTod... ise... me Tqven veRar

dagxatavT, ar gamomdis.
is portreti mainc rom gamatano? morcxvad sTxova meCongurem.
ara, batono. ar ggavT da tyvilad rad gindaT, saxlSi gekidoT, sxva dros... bodiSs vixdi, rom gagacdineT...
sxva dros dagxatavT... iqneb me TviTon mogakiTxoo...
mSvidobiT, aba, RmerTi Sensken.
iagom paltos jibeSi xelebi Caiwyo da Tavdaxrilma
panaSvidurad gaabija.
kargad brZandebodeT.
ocdaSvid agvistos axalgazrda mxatvarma levan xurciZem iago doRonaZis saxlis kari SeaRo da saxtad darCa.
meCongures raionis kulturis sasaxlis direqtori,
xalxuri TviTSemoqmedebis mecxre respublikuri festivalis laureati SanSe giorgaZe daesva vefxvisfexeba
savarZelSi da gatacebiT xatavda.
giorgaZes kaxuri qudi exura, Tavi amayad, maRla
hqonda aweuli, muxlebze ki Conguri ar edo.

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ur wmuno T om a
samocdasamis gavxdi, me rom miyureb, SarSan, a, TerTmet enkenisTves da samocdameoTxes mivyvebi. am xnis
kaci, mogexseneba, xSirad ukan moixedavs xolme da Tavis nabedaural Tu naCanCalev dReebs daakvirdeba. zog
dRes Tvals aaridebs, zogs daviwyebis sudaras gadaafarebs, zogs mtrediviT aafrTxialebs mexsierebis cisTavanze da aRtacebiT SeaCerdeba. ar ginda laparaki,
vici, gaxsenebuli dRe Taflgamoclili fiWasaviTaa
(CvenSi jalas eZaxian) is suni da gemo dakarguli aqvs,
magram mainc oqros fasi aZevs karg mogonebas. vai mas,
vinc Cems xnobamde moyrila da gasaxsenebeli araferi
aqvs. Sen kargad ici, am cxovrebasTan Widili samunaTod ar damimTavrebia. Cemsas vecade mokle da Wrel
wuTisofelSi. `miT, raca minda, ara maqvs, raca maqvs ar
momindebiso~ sulkurTxeuli rusTveli brZanebs. es
sityvebi am bolos dros ufro ganaTlda da aizida CemTvis. saaTiviT moergo Cems mdgomareobas. me is kaci ar
gaxlavar sikvdilis arseboba rom daviwyebia. vici, xval
Tu zeg mec Camovjdebi CemTvis wynarad da Camovyri
krialosanze morCenil, uqaraSoto, mTvlemare dReebs,
magram am bolo dros nametani qeba damiwyes da, cota
ar iyos, Sevfiqriandi. kvira ar gava, ar momakiTxon,
ase, SensaviT kargma biWebma. gamomawyoben, wamasrialeben manqaniT, damayeneben taSagrialebul darbazSi; hai,
Cveni omis da Sromis veteranio, Cveni amSenebelio, Cveni saxelis gamtani da gamjiriTebelio. mxolod mrcxvenia da meti araferi-meTqi, rom giTxra, ar viqnebi marTali; meSinia kidec. Sexvedridan mobrunebuli sarkeSi
vdgavar da Cems Tavs vekiTxebi: `raSia viTom saqme, ras
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gipireben iovel, miqel-gabrielis sias xom aravin Caxeda da imqveynad xom ar gacileben dafa-zurniT meTqi~.
TvalebSi getyoba, didad ar gjera Cemi. unda mendo,
ZmiSvilo, Cemi saqme ise wavida, marto sityviT SemiZlia
dagarwmuno, rom marTali var. vici, bevrs Tavmdabloba
niRabiviT aqvs afarebuli cxvirpirze. me amas imitom
ki ar giyvebi; rom movkvdebi, SesandobarSi gaixseno, ra
mokrZalebuli kaci iyo, erTxel ase da ase miTxrao. ara,
Seni Wirime. arc ise otrovela var, miamitad mimaCnde da
CemTan cxovrebis sibrZnis gasagebad mosul gulubryvilo devriSad gicqerde. me gana ra sibrZnes veziare, rom
Sen giwilado. meSinia-meTqi qebisa, arc meti arc naklebi. jer erTi; me im zvirTebSi verie, saidanac mSrali ver gamodian. Cemi xelobis kacs mteri umravldeba.
amitom ki ara, `did nadirs rom didi nagazebi hyefen~.
ra didi kaci me viyav, raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomareobas
ar gaSorebia Cemi kariera, magram, xom ici, roca skamze dagsvams da Sens Tanamkafvelebs cotas mainc maRla
agacilebs cxovrebis karuseli, umaduri da enaWartala
adamianebis msxverplobis ufro meti Sansi gaqvs, vidre
Sublze kocnis da gundrukis kmevisa.
ra juris kacs ar Sevxvedrivar cxovrebaSi. Cem
win vis ra angelozis frTebi ar dausxams eSmas mxrebze da vis ra ofofebi ar aufrenia. kacis cnobaSi ar
Sevcdebio, nuravin daiqadnebs. adamianTa saxecvalebas
sazRvari ara aqvs. Caivlis aTasi qameleoni mexsierebis
kaleidoskopze, magram, am bolo dros, kirile nioraZe
magondeba yvelaze xSirad. SarSan gardaicvala. Cavedi
sofelSi da guliT vitire. Turme imaze metad miyvarda,
vidre megona. kuboSic gabrazebuli iwva, pirmokumuli,
niadag ukmayofilo, gegonebodaT, es-esaa wamodgeba da
yvavebiviT Camwkrivebul WirisufalT SeniSvnebisa da
sayvedurebis koriantelSi gaaxvevso. Tvalwin damidga
Cveni Sexvedrebi, gamaxsenda ramdenjer gavugulisebi13. r. miSvelaZe. t. II

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var Tavisi pilpiliani sityviT da adgiliani Tu uadgilo wkipurtebiT. mware ena hqonda, magram xatze davificeb, didi keTili guli uZgerda mkerdSi da Cemi
Tavis kmayofili imitomac var, rom kirilesTvis samagiero arasodes gadamixdia. rac SemeZlo, xelic gamimarTavs. nioraZis avyiaobis momCivanisTvis yuri ar
damigdia. ar davmalav, gulze ar mexateboda, magram
yovelTvis vicodi, rom kirile medroveT ar hgavda. igi
swored iseTi iyo, rogoric iyo, Tavisi saxe hqonda. rasac fiqrobda, pirSi getyoda. `SenTan Seni da sxvasTan
sxvisi~ rodi gaxldaT.
kirile nioraZe soflis boloSi, Relis gaRma cxovrobda. Cemze karga xniT ufrosi iyo. ase gasinjeT, omSi
xandazmulobis gamo ar gauwveviaT. Sublgaxsnili iSviaTad minaxavs. bavSvobidanve SiSiTa da moridebiT Sevcqerodi. bogirTan mdgar moRirRic-moqadage kacebSi
rodi Cadgeboda, yunculiT gamoivlida da Tu xasiaTze
ver iyo, gamarjobasac ar ityoda. Cia tanisa gaxldaT,
CvenSi kvaWaWia kacs rom eZaxian iseTi. buscxvirpira,
cxvirkauWa da niadag TvaldaWyetili. zafxulSic Cakecili rezinis Ceqmebi ecva da ukan, qamarSi, mokletara
waldi hqonda gaCrili. diliT xariparia varskvlavs
aaswrebda. rom ar elodi, iseT adgilas gageCiTeboda.
SuadRisas tyidan gamovidoda, mdinaris piras, sip qvebze miyril biWebs erTs dagvxedavda da isev tyes miscemda Tavs. sad daZvreboda, ra undoda saidumloebiT iyo moculi. qorwilSi Tu dapatiJebdnen, TavisTvis kuTxeSi mijdeboda. yanw-WinWilas ar daiklebda, Tavis wils ityoda da imRerebda kidec. uecrad, TiTqos
raRac gaaxsendao, wamoxteboda da wavidoda. mTvrali
da fexareuli aravis unaxavs. sipi qvasaviT Sekruli da
Cakiruli iyo. kenWsac ver moafSvnidi da mouryevdi.
maxsovs, jaridan axaldabrunebuli Cems ezoSi mors
vTlidi. odis dawyebas vapirebdi da sakoWe Telas
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gverdebs vusworebdi. kirilem Camoiara. WiSkari gaaRo,

momiaxlovda, najaxi gamomarTva da ganze gadga.
an xes ratom awvaleb, biZia, da an Tavs raze iwvaleb, ra hqvia, ici, rasac Sen akeTeb?
ra hqvia? wyromiT Sevxede.
ra hqvia da xis fortna. geige axla? Tu gaTla ginda, sxvanairad unda moiqce. miyure.
xe Seabruna, jirks Camoado, gverdidan solebiT gaamagra, gadaalaja da orfexsSua moiqcia. jer rbilad
Camohkra sam-oTx adgilas najaxi da mere, Tavidan, ise
msubuqad mohyva Tlas, ra dagimaloT da Semexarba, magram ar SevimCnie. najaxi momigdo, Semomxeda, xeli Caiqnia da wavida.
soflsabWos Tavmjdomared rom amirCies, Tavi gadavdevi da weliwad-naxevarSi axali skola avaSene. Zveli xis Senoba Tavze engreodaT bavSvebs. visac skola
auSenebia, marto iman icis; ra wvaleba, qaRaldobana
da gegmaSi Casmobana sWirdeba am saqmes. mere dawyebas
ar gaRirseben da Tu daiwyes, damTavrebiT aRar daamTavreben. xan xalxis enTuziazmi davaxmare, xan mTavroba Sevawuxe, da, rogorc iqna, davadgiT Tavi. pirvel
seqtembers axali skolis zari davrekeT. magram mitingi
rom damTavrda, kirile momiaxlovda. misgan molocvas
da `haidostobas~ ar velodi, magram erT Tbil sityvas
Tu ar gaimetebda, ar megona.
nu iyinCebi glaxa mamaliviT. ra qeni viTom amnairi?
ar icis xalxma Tvara, taSs dagikraven ki ara, qvas gesrodnen am skolis aSenebisTvis.
ratom viTom? gavuRime, xeli gamovde da ganze
gaviyvane, rom misi yrantali sxvas ar gaegona.
ratom da am simaRleze rom wamoWime, eklesiaa?
skola qveviT unda ageSenebia, centrSi. wyals Sen ameiyvan am simaRleze? es farRalala fanjrebi gauZlebs
zena qaris fstvenas? an gakveTilis Catareba ar gindaT,
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an gaTboba ar undaT bavSvebs zamTarSi? samaswavleblo

rom gaakeTe samocmetriani, bovSebma fizkultura TovlSi iTamaSon? darbazi ar undodaT? rava fiqrob Sen?
me es SevZeli, batono, da ukeTesi sxvam gaakeTos!
brazi ver davioke, xeli gavuSvi da zurgi Sevaqcie.
batono ar unda amas... kidev raRacis Tqmas apirebda, magram aRar movusmine.
xidis mSenebloba rom daviwyeT, kirile sul iq trialebda. xan inJiners edaveboda, xan muSebs eCxubeboda.
SegvWama nioraZemo, SemomCivles. soflsabWos kantoraSi
davibare: ra ginda, kirile batono, ra ar mogwons Cveni,
gagvagebine erTi-meTqi, pirdapir davusvi kiTxva.
ar gamova araferi mag saqmidano. saordRisod xidis
gakeTeba ar gamigia meo. xids erTxel aSenebs sofeli.
unda icode Seno. jer erTi, rbilar napirze xidi ver
meikidebs Tavs. qveviT unda ageSenebiaT, beriZeebis kldesTano. mere da erTi bijgi ras eyofa. am Cveni wylis
modidebis ambavi Sen mainc ici, aq gaqvs Wipi moWrilio.
davaSoSmine, gavistumre, veci meore dRes inJinerteqnikosebs, bevri araferi, magram raRac mainc Sevacvlevine kiriles rCeviT.
xids vxsniT. zeimi gvaqvs. kiriles ver vxedav. davjeqi
vilisze da Sin avakiTxe. samzadSi, koCabandze iwva, rom
daminaxa, arc wamomdgara.
vzeimobT, xids vxsniT, kirile batono. ar wamoxval?
araferi maqvs sazeimo da sataSfanduro, batono,
me. vin dagwyevlaT, ver gevige: Tqveni ar icodeT da sxvisi ar geyurebodeTo. xidia magi? xidis xidoba mexuTe
weliwads unda izeimo. win ver unda gaixedo kacma? erTi
traleri gadeivlis da naxe, Tu ar dakoCavs gverdze e
Seni mowonebuli xidi.
ra dagiSave, kirile batono, araferi rom ar mogwons Cemi? xmaSi cremli gameria.
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 Sen ra SuaSi xar. Sen ra ici xidis. me im jibgirebTan maqvs saqme, Senc rom gatyueben da qveyanasac. mageni
deixuraven quds da xidze me da Sen unda viaroT.
TqmiT araferi miTqvams, gamovixure kiriles kari da
gadavwyvite, fexi aRarasodes damedga mis ezoSi.
raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomared rom gadamiyvanes, mesame
dRes momakiTxa. kabinetSi Semoalaja. joxi kuTxeSi miayuda da, arc ambavi arc xabari, pirdapir Wkuis rigeba
damiwyo:
TavSi ar agivardes. sxvas rom jobixar, ar unda
laparaki, mara qveynis Tvalad nu warmoidgen Tavs. sufTa
kaci xar, mara unda icode, xalxis riarias didad ver
Secvli. marilis gaiafeba marto Senze araa damokidebuli, mTlad zevidan Tu raRacebi ar daiwyo. Sens keTil
qiCmaCs Senive mtrebi mrudsaqmobad CagiTvlian, amisTvisac mzad iyavi. nela da Wkvianad miyevi saqmes.
piris gaReba ar macala, joxs xeli daavlo da karisken
garakunda.
mogexseneba, karga xani davyavi raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomared. Sen ici, Znel dros momiwia Tavmjdomareobam.
dRe da Rames vasworebdi, raTa ukuRmaSetrialebuli
borbali waRma damebrunebina, qveynad marTali samarTali gameCina, wyalwaRebulisTvis xeli gamewvdina, imeddakargulisTvis rwmena STamenerga.
ra gavakeTe da ra ver SevZeli, madloba RmerTs, Cem
Semdeg mosulni umrwemesni kargad xedaven. cudad
rom ar davmaSvralvar, esec faqtia, welgamarTulad
SemiZlia soflad viaro, xalxs TvalebSi Sevxedo esec
ar gaxlavT patara saqme.
sityvam gamityua. maRalfardovnebidan gulubryvilobamde, vici, erTi nabijia. gatyob, nioraZis ambavi
ufro gainteresebs da axlave mogaxseneb.
raiaRmaskomSi xuTi weli ise davamrgvale, kirile ar
gamomcxadebia. vifiqre, davaviwydi-meTqi da simarTle
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giTxra, gulis siRrmeSi, cota ar iyos, mewyina. me, Cemis

mxriv, erTi wuTiTac ar damviwynia. rame saqveyno saqmes
rom wamoviwyebdi, gamaxsendeboda kirile nioraZe da
Cems Tavs vetyodi; vinZlo am urwmuno Tomas saqilikod
da siRincilo araferi davutovo-meTqi. ar gegonos,
TiTqos, kirilesnairi pilpiliani kacebisa meSinoda.
SiSiT, imnairi masalisagan gaxldiT naWedi, amoRebul
xmals ar Sevudrkebodi da, Tu gaWirdeboda, loms
Sevuyofdi xaxaSi Tavs. ubralod kiriles arseboba am
qveyanaze cotaTi maRizianebda, cotaTi mawuxebda da,
mgoni, cotaTi mafxizlebda kidec.
Cems erT-erT mTavar saqmed raionis istoriuli Zeglebis movla davisaxe da, rom ar dagimalo, nervebis
glejis fasad, bevri ram gavakeTe. kargad vicodi, qveynis istoriuli pasporti Tu gacvda daiCrCila, eri
Tavis saxes dakargavs. axla, rom Cavivli, me TviTon
meamayeba. lamis cis anabara dagdebul siZveleT Tavisi
saxe davubrune, aRvadgine, movuare, av Tvals ar enaxveba axla Cveni raionuli centri. rom mgonia, axla mainc
gvirwmuna, axla mainc dacxra kirile nioraZe-meTqi,
Senc ar momikvde, 1980 wels uxvi mosavlis dResaswaulze Semxvda da afTariviT damacxra Tavs.
salaparako maqvs SenTan, Tavmjdomarev! sxvebis
gasagonadac momaZaxa.
ras etyvi? kirile is kaci rodia; samsaxurSi, miRebis
dros mobrZandiTTqo rom uTxra. SeiZleba ise gipasuxos, Tavi mogWras am mileTis xalxSi. kolonas
CamovrCi da bJolis ZirSi mivdeqiT.
sisaturas eklesia bavSvobaSi ginaxavs? mkiTxa.
ki.
axla midi da naxe.
maxsovda, sisaturas aRsadgenad raionis biujetidan
karga mozrdili Tanxa rom gamovayofine da restavraciis
saqme axalgazrda, niWier restavratorebs rom mivandeT.
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 rao, ver aswreben sapirvelmaisod?

midi da naxe. madloba RmerTs, manqana ar giWirs
da CemsaviT fexiT ar daCanCalob. midi erTi Cems gasamtyuneblad. guSindeli biWebis namudregali sisatura
vis rad unda, miTxari erTi. gamousworebel saqmes sCadian. guSinwin viyavi, gajiT lesavdnen kedlebs. Zveli
freskebis narCenebs gajiT faravdnen, axali unda davxatoTo. wina kviras SabaToba mouwyviaT da skolis gadareuli bavSvebisaTvis sul simRer-simReriT CamoufxekinebiaT sisaturas kedlebi. esaa Zeglis ganaxleba?
SabaTobis imediT da moswrebaze restavracia gamigonia? Tu ar SeuZliaT, is mainc gaamagron, rac ari, da
gaanebon Tavi, Cemo batono.
rogor fiqrob axla, Sen, kirile, ukan ar davixie, me vetyodi, gakeTebis magivrad gaafuWeT-meTqi?
Sen xom ici, haiharad, yvelafris moswrebis winaaRmdegi
rom var?
vici, Sen yvelgan ver mixval, Sen fuli gamouyavi
da imedi gaqvs, saqme gakeTdeba. qe Camovyare guSinwin
xaraCoebidan da erTs qe gadavavle gajiani vedra Tavze,
mara rai. Cemsas geigoneben mageni?
dResve aval sisaturaSi, kirile, javri nu gaqvs.
ar gavafuWebT Cven arafers. ra moxda, Se kaco, erTi
Tbili sityva rom ar amogiva piridan. kargi, sisaturas davaneboT Tavi, sxva, rac gakeTda, cota saqmea?
gadaxede, aseTi iyo Cveni raioni uwin? rom momvardebi
vai-grgvinviT, davijero axla Sen Segtkiva marto am
qveyanaze guli da Cven ara?
me aravis ar gejibrebiyen. miwis siyvarulis
dazomebis dro ar aris axla. sisaturas mixedeT, sisaturas! momaZaxa da gamSorda.
sisaturas meore dResve mivxede, magram gavida wlebi
da kirile nioraZes ar gamouxedavs Cemken. arc avi sityva msmenia, misi, codos ver davideb. me ver movicale
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da ver mivedi, TviTon ar gadmodga nabiji Cemken. mogexsenebaT, yvela Cvens wil saqmeebSi varT Cafluli da
kirile mimrCa ganze. daviwyebiT ki, giTxari, misi ar
iyos, arasodes damviwynia.
samocis rom Sevsruldi da Cemma sofelma, miuxedavad Cemi winaaRmdegobisa, dabadebis dRis zeimi rom gamimarTa, kirile wina rigSi ijda; daberebuli da gaTeTrebuli, nikapze xels isvamda da gulmosuli miyurebda
tribunasTan, savarZelSi mimjdars. xandaxan krZalviT
gavxedavdi; e mand ar wamodges da rame ar wamoroSosmeTqi. zeimi rom damTavrda, movida, gadamexvia. cremli
edga TvalebSi: `ase ar jobia?~ ramdenjerme gamimeora
da Cemi marjvena karga xans eWira Tavis gamxdar, cisferi xazebiT gaZagrul xelebSi.
ukanasknelad, ukve giTxari, kuboSi vnaxe. mivdeqi
kuTxeSi da vitire. megona, duniaze marto am erTi kacis
winaSe viyavi damnaSave, imiT, rom raRac mainc davakeli
Cemda uneburad.
asea, ZmiSvilo. TafluWiani sityva bevri msmenia, magram, Tu damijereb, am bolo dros kirile magondeba
yvelaze xSirad.
me rom gavmarjvdi da imaze meti gavakeTe, vidre erT
kacs moeTxoveba, axla rom vukvirdebi, kirile nioraZis
bralic aris.

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d i d i amb av i
ra Tqvi, rogorao? Tavs ver Sevircxveno? ra sircxvili da Tavis moWra eg aris, Tu Zma xar. Sen imis kaci
xar, rom Seni uTxra, qali imisia, rom Tu ar daujda
WkuaSi, uari giTxras. ra moxda mere. daiqca qveyana? Tu
marTla ase Zalian mogwons da ar ityuebi, unda mixvide
da unda uTxra. sami imperatoris princesac rom iyos,
ar unda moerido. bolos da bolos, cuds ras eubnebi,
momwonxar, miyvarxaro, mets xom arafers? ra aris amaSi
cudi? ar arsebobs qali, Cemo imano, gulSi mainc rom ar
gaexardes kacis yuradReba da siyvarulis gamocxadeba.
SeiZleba garegnulad ar Seiferos, piriqiT, zogi ise
Seicxadebs, es ra mkadres, es ra gamibedeso, gegoneba, Weri daaqcies Tavzeo. magram me rom vufiqrdebi,
amasac gangeb akeTebs. aqaoda sxvebmac gaigon, ra qali
var, am kacs Sevuyvardio. gulis siRrmeSi ki mis sixaruls sazRvari ara aqvs. ase es. gulSi ar Caikla meTqi
siyvaruli, amas geubnebi, mets arafers, gamecina, Sen
rom Tqvi, iseTi lamazia, Cemgan siyvarulis axsnas iTakilebs da sasacilod amigdebso. rogor gekadreba magis Tqma. ra moxda, qalia, bolos da bolos, meti xom
araferi. Tu cota mainca aqvs Wkua, kriaxs ar daiwyebs
da miT umetes, sasacilod ar agigdebs. Sen vaJkaci xar
da Wadze dasayolebel SeWamands ki ar Txov, siyvaruls ucxadeb. ra aris aq sasacilo? jer erTi, Wkviani
qali kacis Sesaxedaobas did yuradRebas ar aqcevs da
asec rom iyos, ra gaqvs dasawuni. mSvenieri biWi xar. eg
aris, yurebi gaqvs cota farTe, magram patara, moxuWul
yurebs, zogierTs rom aqvs, kidev eg sjobia, damijere.
Semxede, apolon belveders rom ar vgavar, dameTanx201

mebi, albaT, arc simaRle moxvdeba TvalSi Cemi qals

da arc Tlili TiTebi. verc Savardnis gamoxedviT davatyveveb da arc imnairi enawyoba maqvs, gvels xvreliT gamoiyvanso, rusTaveli rom brZanebs. erT ambavs
mogiyvebi da TviTon gansaje. sxvisma magaliTma sxvas
SeiZleba kiseri waatexinos, magram, ara mgonia, am Cems
ambavSi raRaca Wkuis mosakidebeli ar daiWiro. danarCeni Sens Sno-marifaTzea damokidebuli, imisi ar iyos.
axla rom CxobaZeebi cxovroben Sens zemoT, mesame
sarTulze, samasocdaSvidSi, SarSanwin eg oTaxi erT
axalgazrda, orSvilian momxibvlel qals ekava. mamamTilma Camoiyvana Zveli `volgiT~, daabinava rZali, Cemo
batono da im saRamosve ukan gabrunda. Cven arc dagvlaparakebia. ucnobi iyo. darCa mokleT es qali Tavisi
ori patara bavSviT. biWi ase eqvsi wlis iqneboda, gogo
samis. kalmiT naxatio rom ityvian, iseTi qali iyo. xorblisferi saxe, abreSumis kani. patara, lamazi tuCebi,
mxrebze gadmoyrili Savi, vnebismomgvreli Tmebi. koxta, maTraxiviT moqnili tani. CacmiTac mSvenivrad ecva.
etyoboda xelmomarTuli ojaxisSvili iyo. ase vijeqiT
maSinac damsveneblebi da nards vamRerebdiT, magram am
qals Cvenken erTxelac ar gamouxedavs. ar ainteresebda Cveni sazogadoeba, morCa da gaTavda. deda, Tavisi
ori nukriT, ise amSvenebda. aqaurobas, ver agiwer. sul
bavSvebTan iyo, bavSvebs eZaxda, xan wyarosTan Segxvdeboda es ulamazesi furiremi, kuntruSa xborebSi Camdgari, xan sul axlos Cagvivlida kalmaxisferi grZeli
xalaTis SariSuriT da franguli sunamos iseT niavs
aaqrolebda, sunTqva Seekvreboda kacs. magram rad ginda, yuradReba noli! arcerTma ar vicodiT, ra feris
Tvalebi hqonda. gverdiT Cavlisas fexs ise auCqarebda,
unda mimxvdariyavi, rom am qals ar surda Tundac iseTi
uwyinari SekiTxvisTvisac epasuxna, rogoric gaxlavT
`romeli saaTia~, an `eg Termosi sad SeiZineT, qalbatono?~
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raRa gavagrZelo, Camivarda gulSi eg qali. Rame Zili

ara maqvs da dRe mosveneba. arada col-SviliT var mec.
marto rom viyo, sxva ambavia. coli myavs imnairi, naxats rom SevaCerde, imaze eWvianobs. ra ginda, rom qna.
saiTac gaixedavT, yvelgan im qalzea laparaki. yvela
misken atrialebs lokatoriviT Tavs. lamazi qali Tan
eSmakic yavs gamCens. icis rom yuradRebis centrSia, magram dadis marto, farSevangiviT. sasadiloSic calke
magidasTan zis. etyoba mamamTili hyavs ubedurnaxevari.
calke dasva rZali, ise, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis. erTi
muRami vicodi, am dros bavSvs unda dauwyo fereba.
vstace erTxel mis patara biWs xeli, davisvi muxlebze.
hai iqiT, hai aqeT, mara Senc ar momikvde, mimixvda qali,
ratomac veTamaSebodi bavSvs. Sematova xelSi da gaecala iqaurobas. amiT magrZnobina, gicnob, vaJbatono,
rac gaqvs gunebaSi, ar gagiva eg nomerio.
erT saRamos, Cemi coli rom bavSvebs aZinebda, viTom
TuTunis mosawevad gamovedi, avirbine mesame sarTulze
da davakakune frTxilad, samasocdaSvidis karebze. jer
aravin gamepasuxa. vici, Sin arian. isic vici, rom patara
bavSvebi hyavs da am dros, TerTmets aRaraferi aklia,
bavSvebs ukve sZinavT.
vin aris? Zlivsgasagonad daiCurCula.
mezobeli var, qalbatono, meore sarTulidan.
ra gnebavT?
gamiReT, erTi wuTiT, saTqmeli maqvs.
ra gnebavT, brZaneT mkacri, kategoriuli xma aqvs.
gaaReT erTi wamiT, ar Semoval, erT sityvas getyviT da waval. bagrati mqvia, qsovreli var gvarad.
Tqvens qveviT orasocdaxuTSi vcxovrob. col-SviliT
gaxlavarT.
mapatieT, batono bagrat, axla gvian aris, me Tqven
kars ar gagiRebT da saerTod, Zalian gTxovT, nurasodes daakakunebT am karebze.
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cota xans videqi mis karze, bolos, imedi rom gadamewura, CamovfSlatundi Zirs da mivweqi Cems loginze. meore dRes erTi-orjer ise mwyralad Semomxeda, gamikvirda, saidan icis, rom me vukakunebdi-meTqi.
RamiT, isev im dros, TerTmet saaTze mivukakune. isev
is laparaki, Sen xar Cemi batoni. ra dagiSavdebaT, erTi
wamiT gaaReT, damenaxveT, rogori xarT, sxva araferi
minda-meTqi. mexveweba, memudareba, wadiT, daiZineT, batono bagrat, ver gagiRebT kars, bavSvebs nu miRviZebT,
Zlivs CavaZineo. rom ar moveSvi, muqaraze gadavida, xval
sastumros direqtors Sevatyobineb am ambavs, bolos da
bolos, vin ggonivarT me da, sad ggoniaT Tavio. sadireqtoros arafers vaSaveb, qalbatono, mimarTeT visac
gindaT, nuTu imden pativs ar scemT adamians, iqneb erTi
Wiqa wyali minda wamlisTvis, iqneb vkvdebi kaci, ar unda
gaaRoT kari-meTqi? bolos da bolos arc Cven varT mTlad dakargulebi, Cemi wre da naTesaoba rom CamogiTvalo, gagikvirdeba-meTqi. arao, principis gulisTvis
ar gagiRebo. arc mesame dRes gamiRo kari. meoTxe dRes
Cveulebrivze ufro didxans velaparake. vkvdebi, Se
qalo, ra gaxda Seni danaxva-meTqi. nu geSinia, ar gavxar
momakvdavso. dRisiT xom mxedav, ar gyofniso? RamiT
sxva aris-meTqi. xuligani miwoda, moSordi axla karebs,
Torem vikivlebo. xmaze vatyobdi, ar ikivlebda. mieCvia
ukve Cems mosvlas. bavSvebs adre aZinebda da melodeboda, rodis davakakunebdi, SemomiSvi, kuTxeSi mivdgebi,
Senken fexs ar gadmovdgam, aq xalxi midi-modis, ratom
unda iWoravos enaaqavebulma damsvenebelma-meTqi. am
sityvebma imoqmedes, Tu saerTod gatyda misi moTmineba, eg ki iyo; moica xalaTs movicvam da gavaRebo. ise
gavTamamdi, kinaRam wamomcda; iyavi mase, Ramis perangSi, Sinaurulad-meTqi. gamiRo kari. im Rames, marTlac,
kuTxeSi mivdeqi da fanjarasTan mdgars veCurCulebodi
daaxloebiT erT saaTs. raRac sisuleleebs vuyvebodi,
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salaparakos ra gamolevs. oTaxSi ori sawoli idga,

iqeT, kedlisken, biWs eZina, aqeT gogos. Seyvarebuli
kacis gabedulebas xom sazRvari ara aqvs: gadaawvine es
patara Citi Tavis ZamikosTan, me da Sen ager CamovjdeT
loginze da viWukWukoT-meTqi. iseTi damibRvira, miwaSi
CaZvroma vinatre. im Rames sul es iyo. dasjil mowafesaviT kuTxeSi videqi. meore Rames kari dakakunebisTanave, ukiTxavad gamiRo. gagikvirdeba da Tadarigi daeWira, gogonas kedlis mxares, ZamikosTan fexSeqceviT
eZina, aqeTa sawoli Tavisufali iyo. meredamere karsac
aRar ketavda. daukakuneblad Sevdiodi, rom bavSvebs
ar gaRviZebodaT. xalaTsac aRar icvamda, Ramis perangiT mxvdeboda. xandaxan ityoda; Cemi Tavi mZuls, aseT
saqmes rom Cavdivar, magram ra damemarTa, angariSi ver
mimiciao. marTlac rom ar iyo gaeSmakebuli da momentiT mosargeble qali. TbilisSi rom gavikiTx-gamovikiTxe, uerTgulesi meuRlis da Svilebze gadamkvdari
dedis saxeli aqvs, rom midioda, wina RamiT cremlebiT damisvela yel-mkerdi, mec guli amiCuyda, orivem
vitireT. mapatie, Cemo sicocxlev, rom ase Segawuxe, magram sxvanairad ar SemeZlo-meTqi. marTla ar SemeZlo.
axla erTs gTxov da Svilebs gaficeb Tu ar Semisruloo, Seni gulisTvis loms Sevuyof Tavs xaxaSi-meTqi,
marTlac Sevuyofdi, rac Cven Soris moxda, amis daviwyebas ara gTxov, vici, SeuZlebelia, magram TbilisSi
nurasodes damirekavo. CavTvaloT es yvelaferi lamaz
sizmrad da saguldagulod SevinaxoTo. piroba miveci,
magram TbilisSi rom davbrundi, ver moviTmine da davureke. ucnobiviT, civad melaparaka. Tu odnav mainc pativs mcem, ar damireko, Torem Tavs moviklavo, miTxra.
ukve meore weli iwureba TvaliT ar minaxavs da arc
damirekavs.
ase iyo es ambavi. unda mimixvde, ratom mogiyevi. ar
gegonos, Cemi vaJkacoba Candes aq. ufro piriqiTaa, ma205

gram icode, qalTan, Zmao, sijiute xandaxan kargi iaraRia. unda daarwmuno, rom uimisod ar SegiZlia. Tanac,
Tu es namdvilad ase ar aris, verafriT ver daarwmuneb.
qalebi siyalbes raRac gasaocari, qaluri intuiciiT
grZnoben. ra SeiZleba davarqvaT am ambavs, siyvaruli?
Cemi mxriv iqneb ho, magram qalis mxriv araviTar SemTxvevaSi. roca Cemma grZnobam qalis gonebaSi gaiara,
ukve gvian iyo. magram man mainc ipova Tavis TavSi Zala,
droze gamofxizlda da momSorda. ratom mipasuxa? ratom ahyva Cems sijiutes? igi normaluri qali gaxlavT
da mis arsebaSi swored im mTvlemare sulma gaiRviZa,
kacobriobas rom amravlebda im aTaseuli wlebis winaT, sanam aseTi Wkvianebi da azrianebi gavxdebodiT.
amitomac Cems warmodgenaSi xom wmindan qalad darCa is
qali, arc sxvas yurCev misi saqcielis xelaRebiT gansjas, radganac mTel am istoriaSi brali Tu visme miuZRvis, isev da isev me. qali ki mainc qalia, Zmobilo.
Sen ki dagijinia, uari rom miTxras, xom Sevrcxvi,
xom momeWra Tavio. ar daijero, eg ambavi. uaris SemTxvevaSic did saqmes akeTeb, icode. Sens kacobas amtkiceb da qalsac agrZnobineb rom qalia, im Suqs mihfen
siyvarulisas, romlis gareSec qali ar qalobs. oRond
kidev erTxel gafrTxileb gulwrfeli unda iyo. Tu
am saqmeze waxval, marTla unda giyvardes.
rac Seexeba Sesaxedaobas, eg eWvi amoiRe gulidan. Sen
mamakaci xar, morCa da gaTavda. Wkviani qali muStris
TvaliT ar gazomavs Sens mixvra-moxvras. didi ambavi
yurebi gaqvs didi, daiqca qveyana?

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f i li mon T e T r i y v a v i
rogorc sxvebi muSaobdnen, ise vmuSaobdi mec. rom
giTxra, Tavs vaklavdi saqmesTqva, tyuili iqneba. es
saxarato Carxi, es momgondalocvili, moZvelda Tu ar
moZvelda, sxvebma arkvion. CemTvis vargisicaa, gamomdgaric da Zveli ZmakaciviT gamoimasqnebulic. sxvagan
sxvanairadaa, magram am Cvens qarxanaSi verc CamorCebi
temps da verc win gaxtundebi maincdamainc, amwyob saamqros rac sWirdeba, imden detals gamoWri, haeris
tumbos rkinis sacobebs vamzadebT, TviTon RerZi da
foladis burTulebi gamzadebuli modis. didi didi,
ormocdaaTi cali gamoCarxo zedmeti. meti arcaa saWiro
da verc moaswreb. is ormocdaaTic zogi saTadarigoa
da zogi xvalindeli saqmis win wasagdebad. welebze rom
daidga fexi, gadadva Tavi da orasi zedmeti (zegegmiTs
eZaxian) sacobi gamoWra. jer erTi, masalas vin mogcems,
nametani wuwuraqobiT da afTiaquri muSaobiT (ekonomias eZaxian, mara rkinaa mainc, rac ar unda iyos) ha, ha
oci sacobis rkina dagrCes da masalac rom iSovo, sad
unda daawyo gamzadebuli sacobebi? amwyobs ramdenic
sWirdeba, imdeni miaqvs. xvewniT, SeiZleba, erTi urikac
gaatano. es aris da es. arc amwyob saamqros aqvs Tavisufali adgili Tavze sayrelad. xvdebi axla raSia saqme?
amitom ar mjera xandaxan gazeTSi rom daiwereba: esa da
es xarati ama da am wlis angariSSi muSaobso. CvenTan
ver imuSaveb momavali wlebis angariSSi, saqme ar gagiSvebs da sxvagan, albaT, sxvanairadaa.
eqvsi klasi maqvs me ganaTleba da ager SarSanwin ormocdaeqvsi wlis kacs profteqnikuri damamTavrebines.
sad mecala iqana sasiarulod. mivedi, rom ar mogatyuo,
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erTi xuTjer. metjer ver movaxerxe misvla. saxarato

Carxs gvaswavlida vincxa, gvari qe damaviwyda, maswavlebeli mokled, iqauri, ra unda eTqva, CemTvis axali imas,
am saxarato Carxze maqvs moWrili Wipi. TxuTmeti wlis
viyavi mama rom gardamecvala, msmeli kaci iyo da nefritiT mokvda sawyali. wlisTavi ar gadagvexada, dedaCemi gaTxovda da me da Cemi Zma, brma moxucs babuaCems
Segvatova xelSi, Zma meoTxeSi iyo. me meSvideSi daviarebodi. daviarebodi da meti araferi. swavliT me iqana
araferi miswavlia. pirvel klasSi rom orebs miiReb,
qe unda Segatyon mSoblebma, rom wigni araa Seni saqme.
gaTxovda dedaCemi Tu ara, mec davanebe swavlas Tavi,
sami-oTxi Tve usaqmod viyiale da damiWires kidec garoxis qurdobaze (sakonservo qarxanaSi Semaval manqanebs
Sevaxtebodi da TiTo yuT garoxs vcanclavdi) da ubnis
inspeqtorma, aSenda misi ojaxi, am qarxanaSi momiyvana.
ocdacameti welia saxarato Carxi da me erTad vjaxirobT da jer Tavi ar Segvircxvenia. es axla meoTxe
Carxia CemTvis. arc wina sam Carxs vemdurodi, magram
es ukeTesia, ra Sedarebaa, xom xedav, almasis danebi
daxurul xufSi magrdeba da Wras rom morCeba misiT
irTveba. ramdenma moiglija TiTebi uyuradRebobiT im
Zvel Carxebze.
weliwadia axla me Cems gemoze ar mimuSavia, gemoze ki
ara, TveSi erTxel Tu Semovirbendi qarxanaSi. mogiyvebi, rac damemarTa. vinc mogatyuos, Savad eqca. me muSa
kaci var. kinaRam gadavcdi Cems saqmes da ravarc iqna,
vZlie Tavs da movbrundi. axla rom ar movbrunebuliyavi, vici, mere verasodes movbrundebodi.
ise iyvnen Cems muSaobas gadaCveulebi, rom guSin,
diliT, rva saaTze rom gamovcxaddi da cvla Cavibare,
saamqros gamgem, tyaCireli biWia ceraZe, seriozulad
mkiTxa kinogadaReba xvaraferia dReso. ra kinogadaReba, me vuTxari. Sen dabadebuli ar iyavi, me rom
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aqana vmuSaobdi, me vuTxari gamowere nariadi da mixede

Sens saqmesTqva. ise, kacma rom Tqvas, marTali iyo ceraZec. ar meloda.
cota ar iyos, rixiani gaxldiT da rom vukvirdebi
axla, swored eg iyo mizezi ase uceb rom gamadidkaces.
ra rixiani axla, magaliTad, qvas ki ar visrodi; dens rom
gamorTavdnen, avyvirdebodi; vin maimunobs vin gvacdens
aqanaTqva, masalas Tu droze ar momawvdidnen, sawyobSi
gavrbodi da erTi-orjer yurSic vtace xeli sawyobis
gamges. mokled, saqmis dros saqme miyvarda da gamcdens
da moRlabuces ver vitandi. meti araferi, Cemze ukeTesi xaratebic bevri arian am saamqroSi da uaresebic,
rasakvirvelia. arc kaci myolia, patronio, zogma rom
icis Tqma, Cems naTesaobaSi yvelaze didi kaci beso yoCiaSvilia Cemi biZaSvili, Sromis maswavleblad muSaobs
sakires CasaxvevTan rom skolaa, ori diplomi aqvs, mara
ar goumarTla da Tavs xom ar moiklavda, qea asocdaSvid maneTze TveSi.
SarSan oqtomberSi, ricxvi qe gadamvarda gulidan,
paraskevi dRe iyo, maxsovs, Cveni direqtori Semovida
saamqroSi gverdiT viRaca loyebputkuna biWi moyveboda, galstukiani. im biWs xalaTi moexura, direqtori
uxalaTod iyo. gamoiares saamqro da pirdapir me momadgnen. `gamarjoba, Cemo filimono~, direqtorma. Cveni ufrosi salmiani kaci kia, magram nametani vexatebi
gulze-meTqi rom giTxra, tyvili iqneba. `jajRana filimonas~ meZaxda, rom Semxvdeboda. `gagimarjos, batono
Tqva~, Carxi gavaCere da xelebi CvriT Seviwminde. `didi
kaci rom gaxdi, Tu ici Seno?~, `yvela did kacs goumarjos qveyanaze batonoTqva~, ar devibeni mec. `marTla
gelaparakebi, ar ici araferio? saqalaqo centrjgufis wevrad agirCies guSin erTxmado. Seni gulisTvisaa
es ufrosi inspeqtori mosuli agero~. jer vifiqre,
maglaxavebenTqva, magram mere da mere, im putkuna bi14. r. miSvelaZe. t. II

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Wis seriozul saxes rom davakvirdi, davrwmundi, rom

marTals meubnebodnen. laparak-laparakSi gamovyevi gareT orives da axla direqtors ki aRar vugdeb yurs,
galstukian biWs mivCerebivar. sxvaTa Soris, im dRis
mere aRar minaxavs is biWi. `Tqveno, batonovo, miTxra
saqalaqo centraluri jgufis wevrad agirCies guSino.
esao didi pativiao, qalaqis yvela warmoebas da kidev
raRac-raRacebs xelmZRvanelobs es jgufi Taviseburado. erTi sityviT, rac gadasawyveti da saTaTbiroa, es
jgufi akeTebs yvelaferso. axali SemoRebulia es sawarmoo centrjgufi da didi ufleba-movaleobebi aqvso.
muSa marto Tqven brZandebiT am jgufis wevri, sxvebi
maRali rangis inJinrebi da dawesebulebebis xelmZRvanelebi ariano~. `ramdeni kacia sul jgufSiTqva~, meti
veraferi `kiTxva~ movigone saxeldaxelod, `sul TerTmeti iqnebiTo, Tavmjdomare sanaZea qe gecodinebaTo~,
`TviTon sanaZeTqva?~, gamikvirda. `TviTon, batono, rasakvirvelia, da xval dilis TerTmet saaTze pirvel
sxdomaze gelodebiT cxra Zmis moedanze kuTxeSi rom
mTavari saxlia, imis mesame sarTulze, pirvel oTaxSio~. `ki mara, smenis saqme rava iqnebaTqva~, direqtors
Sevxede. `wadi, Cemo filimon, Sen iqidan gvipatrone da
am patara saqmes movuvliT uSenod ravarcxa iqnebao~,
direqtorma. `biWos, raRaca farsagia Cems Tavs-meTqi~,
gavifiqre da orives Cems direqtors da im biWs kai
xans varTmevdi xels. meore diliT sanam mezobels galstuki gavafskvnevine da TeTri perangi mesamejer daauTova Cemma colma (im saRamosve garecxa, magram ar
gaSra. wvimiani dRe iyo da bakisumis nestis ambavi ar
ici?) qe moawia aTma saaTma. troleibusi sanam moCanCalda (erTi dadis marto, meore remontzeao da mTeli welia ar umuSavebiaT), sanam davjeqi da cxra Zmis moedanze fexiT gadavedi voroSilovis quCidan (troleibusi
`qronikasTan~ uxvevs da ukan midis), qe gaxda TerTmeti.
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sami naxtomiT evirbine kibe da pirveli oTaxis karebs

Sevaskdi.
magidis TavSi sanaZes movkari Tvali, maSinve vicani,
suraTebze myavda nanaxi da erTxel, mgoni, saparado
tribunazec idga marcxena mxares, boloSi. `bodiSs
ki movixdi, mgonia aqana var dabarebuli Tqva~, CaviluRluRe morcxvad, dagvianebul mowafesaviT. `mobrZandi, batono filimon. neba momeciT, mogilocoT didi
pativi, centrjgufis wevrobao~, xelebi gaSala sanaZem
da Cemsken wamovida.
cota ar iyos, eSmakuri Rimili ki davlande sanaZis
TvalebSi, magram ar SevimCnie, xeli gavuwode da kai xans
aqanavebda Cems marjvenas. mere davrwmundi, aseTi, lamis dayenebuli RimiliT uRimian egeni erTmaneTs. erTi
sityviT, mimiyvana, damsva cariel skamze mwvane maudian
magidasTan. TviTon Tavis adgili daikava da Tvals ar
macilebs ravaa qveynis saqme batono filimono? mekiTxeba. rodis CamabareT qveyana, ambavs rom mekiTxebiyen, batonoTqva, ar devibeni mec. yvelam erTbaSad
gaicina. sanaZes, giTxra simarTle, sicili qe uxdeba,
gemrieli, mariliani sicili icis, a, dReidan gabarebT
qveyanas, batono filimon da Sen ici, Tu ar gadagvCexav
kldezeo, raze Sematyve, batono, saufroso niWi memeTqi. etyoba, raRaca ver gaqvT saqme awyobili, Tvara,
rodis iyo Cemnair kacs saqmeSi revdiT aqanaTqva. gavTamamdi cota. icinian. ifxriwebian siciliT. bevri rom
aRar gavagrZelo, ase da amgvarad davikave Cemi adgili.
centrjgufis wevroba zogierTs SeiZleba advil saqmed
eCveneba garedan. ara, Zmao, rac me am erT weliwadSi iqana vnaxe da gamovcade, sadaa patroni Tvara, erTi didi
wigni daiwereba, sawigno da sagazeTo ambavia swored,
imanuels geficebi.
ra saqme gqondaT amnairi, dajdebodi SenTvis Cumad
da iqnebodio, Sen metyvi. Sen ar momikvde, mase ar iyos.
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oTxSabaTs unda misuliyavi Tormet saaTze da proeqtebi gadagvekiTxa, yvelas cal-calke Cven-Cven tyavis
saqaRaldeSi gvqonda proeqtebi. es oTxSabaTi, xuTSabaTobiT centrjgufis sxdomebia, mogexseneba, TerTmet
saaTze rom daiwyeba, eqvsze Tu damTavrda, madlobeli
unda iyo. es Seni oTxSabaTi da xuTSabaTi. paraskevobiT
miReba aqvs sanaZes da Cvenc iq unda vijdeT jgufis
wevrebi, gvavalebs raRacas, gvekiTxeba Cemo batono. me
piradad ras mavalebda da ras mekiTxeboda, amas giambob,
mara yovel SemTxvevaSi paraskevobiT kai oTx-xuT saaTs
vijeqi mis kabinetSi. esec Seni oTxSabaTi, xuTSabaTi
da paraskevi. samSabaTobiT komisiebis sxdomebia, yvela
komisia TavTavisTvis TaTbirobs. me SromiTi pirobebis
komisiaSi gaxldi da yvelaze didi riaria swored Cveni
komisiis sxdomebze iyo. rom gavsavaTdebodiT, vwyvetdiT sxdomas meqanikurad da Semdegi samSabaTisTvis
gadagvqonda. ra guli da janmrTeloba gauZlebda cxra
saaTs jajRans, Cemo. darCa orSabaTi, xom? orSabaTs
gasvlis dReebi gvqonda. CavsxdebodiT manqanebSi da
sanaZes mivyvebodiT obieqtebze. `aba ravaa saqme, aba,
xvaxvaraferi giWirT, moumateT tempso~ sxvapasxupiT
miayrida sanaZe, `kargad varT, movumatebT xvalidan
tempso~, upasuxebdnen maspinZlebi. mere saxeldaxelo
pur-marili fexze da gavrbodiT sxva obieqtisken. orSabaTs oTxi-xuTi obieqtis naxva da miTiTebebis micema
mainc unda mogveswro, axla miTxari, qarxanaSi misvlis
dro damrCeboda? Sen ar momikvde. sad muSaobo, kacs
rom ekiTxa maSin, davibneodi. vmuSaobdi? muSaoba erqva
amas? ra vici. sxvebis TvalSi, albaT, ho.
centrjgufis sxdomebi ase tardeboda: sakiTxis gamo
gamoZaxebulebs Semoiyvandnen, Caamwkrivebdnen kedelTan da visac sakiTxi gamohqonda, is kiTxulobda proeqts. gamoZaxebulebi, umetes SemTxvevaSi, Cumad iyvnen.
Tu rames hkiTxavdi, gipasuxebdnen, Tu ara da sdumdnen.
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dadgenilebis proeqti winaswaraa SeTanxmebuli imasTan,

vis sakiTxsac centrjgufi ixilavs. ase rom, misTvis
moulodneli sxdomaze araferi xdeba. Tu gamoZaxebuli
ayvirdeba; raSi maZlevT sayvedurs, batonovo?! sanaZe
SemWmeli TvalebiT gadaxedavs sakiTxis gamomtans, es
imas niSnavs, rom vinc sakiTxi moamzada, ar SeuTanxma `damnaSaves~. aseTi sakiTxi, rogorc moumzadebeli,
dRis wesrigidan ixsneba.
dadgenilebis proeqtis wakiTxvis win TiTo-orola
SekiTxvas rom wamoisrodnen centrjgufis wevrebi da
saxeze etyobodaT, es SekiTxva ise, modisTvis davsviT,
Tvara pasuxi maincdamainc arc qe gvainteresebso, yovelTvis me mommarTavda sanaZe aba, batoni filimoni ras gvetyvis am sakiTxzeo, da sicili rom moeToka,
dasZenda mTavari sityva Senzea, batono filimono.
pirvel sxdomebze gulubryvilod vpasuxobdi: Tqven
ukeT iciT, batono, saqmeSi Caxeduli xalxi xarT, me
Tanaxma var yvelaferzeTqva. vityodi amas da atydeboda xiTxiTi. ra acinebdaT, ra iyo amaSi sasacilo,
dRemde ver gamigia. bolos enas kbili davaWire da rom
momaCerdebodnen yvelani erTad, ganze gavixedavdi da
Cavilaparakebdi: `Tanaxma var~. mainc icinodnen. sul
araferi rom ar meTqva, sanaZe ikiTxavda Tu ara, ras
ityvis batoni filimonio, maSinve sicili utydebodaT.
cols vkiTxe erTxel, ase da ase icinian, raimes rom vityvi-meTqi da raSia viTom saqme-meTqi. gaCumdi da ijeqi
SenTviso, Sen imitom gagries maqana, rom erTi muSa unda
yofiliyo, Tvara vin gkiTxavs `bali orSaurias~ Seno.
wavlaparakdiT, xom ici, me da Cemi ojaxoba maSin. rava
gekadreba, me vuTxari. me ki ar vglaxaob iqana, saqmeebs
varCev da qveyanas valageb, me vuTxari. ar mekiTxebian
ki ara, sanaZe uCemod sakiTxs ar wyvets, me vuTxari.
`mase gegonos Seno~, gamxeTqa gulze, ar ici, qalis Wkua
Txam nekers rom SeaWama?
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amaswinaT zurabia ClaiZe damxvda saxlSi. Cemi colis gare biZaSvilia zurabia. cota ar iyos, naklebi
gamevida. ise, ki araferi eSleba, mara rom SeekiTxebi
rames, uceb ver gpasuxobs, dro Wirdeba. erTi sityviT, damxvda da Sen unda miSvelovo, meubneba. didi
kaci xar Turme, centrjgufSi ourCevixar da miitane
es Cemi ambavi, sadac saWiroa, sanam ubedureba moxdebodeso. didi Zneli saqme araferi zurabia plastmasis samarileebs akeTebs Turme da wyali deniT Tbebao.
xandaxan deni epareba wyals da meSinia xelis Cayofao.
arada wyalTan maqvs saqme, xan mza samarile Cagivardeba,
xan detalia Sesacvlelio. wesiT Cvens saamqroSi wyali
gaziT unda Tbebodeso. erTi darekva unda direqtors
maqedan da saaTis ambavia, saamqros gazze gadaerTebao.
ki, Cemo zuria, gagikeTeb mag saqmes, meti ra moxelevarTqva, davpirdi.
meore xuTSabaTs, sxdoma rom mTavrdeboda, sityva
viTxove, gaukvirda sanaZes, magram codvas ver davideb,
uari ar uTqvams, aba, baton filimons movusminoT, axla
yuradRebiTo, gamoacxada.
avdeqi da vTqvi, xalxi daRlilia-meTqi da bevri mikibmokibva ar damiwyia. `zurabia ClaiZe, Tqven arc erTs ar
gecodinebaT, plastmasis samarileebis ostatia-meTqi.
samSabaTs iyo CemTan da SemomCivla, wyalSi deni gadis da Tu rame ar vuSveleT, erT dRes daaoblebs oTx
Svils-meTqi~. jer gaisusnen. mere viRacam mkiTxa; `ra
moxelea eg Seni zurabia, ver movkari yurio~. rom avuxseni, plastmasis samarileebs akeTebs-meTqi, jer sanaZe
aZigZigda da mere aTivem iseTi sicili atexa, fanjrebi zanzarebda. Tu romelime suls moiTqvamda, cremls
moiwmendda, gakvirvebisagan gaognebuls Semomxedavda
da mkiTxavda amnair sisuleles: `wyalSi dens ra undao~
an `ra xnisaa zurabias umcrosi bavSvi, gagvagebine, Tu
RmerTi gwamso~.
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ra xdeboda Cems Tavs, verafriT ver gavarkvie. ra

vTqvi sasacilo, gamagebineT, loTianad, Tqven iciniT
da zurabias im wyalSi Tu gazze ar SeuerTes, daartyams deni, rava, cota yofila SemTxvevaTqva? Sen ar
momikvde, veraviTari azri ver gamovitane centrjgufis wevrebis CabJirebuli saxeebidan. is sxdoma veRar
gagrZelda, vinc Semomxedavda, yvela icinoda da ra
sakiTxs gavarCevdiT amnair mdgomareobaSi.
wina xuTSabaTs isev SevikribeT, rogorc wesi da
rigia. jgufis wevrebi Tvals marideben, vxedav yvelas
yelSi aqvs mowolili sicili, magram Tavs ikaveben. daiwyo sxdoma da sanaZe momibrunda: batoni filimoni xom
arafers gvetyvis, xom aravis Seuwuxebia, am erTi kviris
ganmavlobaSio. ra moxda, seriozulad mkiTxa kacma.
wamovdeqi da isev zurabis ambis Sexsenebas vapirebdi,
magram vin macala piris gaReba. atyda xarxari, magram
ra xarxari. sanaZemac veRar Seikava Tavi da ayva isic
moxiTxiTeebs. patara xans vuyure am suraTs da guli
amomivarda, Tavi veRar Sevikave es erTi welia, me,
batono, yvelaferSi mxars giWerdiT da xma ar amomiRia
aqana-meTqi. sascilo egeba sxvamac bevri Tqva, mara ar
damifCenia zogierTiviT piri-meTqi. me vatyob, xels
giSliT muSaobaSi da waval Cems gzaze. uCemodac kargad
miyvebiT Tqven saqmes da RmerTma xeli mogimarToTmeTqi. gamovixure kari da wamovedi. siCqareSi qudi
damaviwyda. es qudi raRaze davtovoTqva da Sua gzidan
movbrundi. SevaRe kari Cumad isxdnen, sanaZe raRacas
laparakobda da gaqvavebuli usmendnen. mobrZandiT, batono filimon, daikaveT Tqveni adgilio, sanaZem karebSive momageba. `adgilis dasakaveblad ar movsulvar, batono, qudi damrCa, RmerTma xeli mogimarToskenTqva~,
vTqvi da isev axarxardnen.
magenis xarxars ras daveZebdi, Camovxseni Cemi qudi
kedlidan da gamovedi.
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es ambavi gasul xuTSabaTs moxda. dRes orSabaTia.

paraskev saRamos gamomigzavnes kaci, ganyofilebis gamgis moadgile varo, maRali, beretiani biWi iyo; batono
filimon, ar mogvWra Tavio, Tavisi nebiT centrjgufis
wevrobidan jer aravin wasulao. nametani Sewuxebulia
sanaZeo. ase damabara, Tu yovel xuTSabaTs ver SeZlebs
mosvlas, TveSi erTxel mainc gamogviaros, am wlis bolomde arCeuli xarT da mere Tavisufali iqnebiTo.
ki, biZia, me vuTxari, viyo ise, saxelad, ravarc
gagexardebaT, mara muSaobiT me Cems qarxanaSi davbrundebi. saqmes mainc gavakeTeb raRacas. rac SemiZlia,
imiT Segeweviyen aqidan-meTqi. ase ajobebs TqvenTvisac
da CemTvisac-meTqi. ra dros Cemi Radaobaa, ocdacameti
welia vmuSaob da kacs jer gadakruli sityva ar ukadrebia CemTvis-meTqi, erTi sityviT mivaxvedre, razec viyavi nawyeni, gamgebiani biWi Canda; TveSi erTxel mainc
unda SemogviaroT sxdomaze, mets ar SegawuxebTo, damibara da wavida.
vnaxoT, Tu nametani ar Semawuxes, arc TveSi erTxel
mimsvleli var.

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T anamd e v i
molaparakebis dawyebamde ori saaTiRa rCeba.
cota xans gavivli, muxlebs qars amovaRebineb-meTqi,
magram vin gacala. beberi iaponeli yunculiT momiaxlovda, sam nabijze gamiCerda da Tavi damiqnia.
ohaio! (ohaio iaponurad, `dila mSvidobisa~).
salamze vupasuxe da ganze gavixede ise, rogorc
bevri Tqvengani gaixedavs xolme ucnobis misalmebisas;
xom ar SemeSala, sxvas xom ar esalmebiano. igi weRanve
SevniSne, kimano miwaze dasTrevda, welSi moxrili, rac
SeeZlo, gamalebiT moabijebda. xelebs yinulze morbenaliviT miiqnevda. daminaxa Tu ara, gvelcemuliviT
gaSeSda, TiTqos raRac unda miTxraso. upeebwyalCamdgari, Zlivsgaxelili Tvalebi vercxliswyaliviT dauxtodnen mi da mo.
etyoba gamocnaureba gadaifiqra. sastumros kars
zurgiT miawva da kidev erTxel SemaTvaliera.
cxela tokioSi.
etiketis erTgul iaponel taqsistebs qudze da TeTr
xelTaTmanebze uari uTqvamT da kargadac moqceulan.
ra eTeTrxelTaTmanebaT am gaganiaSi. mklavCaxveulebi
sxedan da Tvlemen.
mexarbeba maTi. marto azielebs SeuZliaT saaTobiT
isxdnen mumiebiviT, gaunZrevlad. gazeTi raa, gazeTic
ar gaSalon. TiTqmis gamoTiSavs gonebas da zis. Cven ki
usaqmuris da maxaTis andazisa ar iyos, maSinve gamoviZebniT saqmes da Tu veraferi movixelTeT, zooparkis
mgeliviT win da ukan siaruls movyvebiT.
TiTqos abreSumis Wupridan gamoZvrao, iaponeli,
isev afrTxialda Cem win. xelebi muxlebs Camoacila da
CaSavCayviTlebuli kbilebi momanaTa.
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 ohaio.
rasakvirvelia, salami davubrune.
avtomats miwis Txili Camovagdebine, xelisgulze daviyare da Semovbrundi Tu ara, isev wavawydi moxucis
SemkrTal mzeras.
erTxel kidev miido muxlebze xelebi da momesalma.
Tumca, kacma rom Tqvas, raRa welSi moxra undoda, isedac goniosaviT iyo momarTuli.
ra Tqma unda, kidev erTxel Sevaxe nikapi adamis vaSls da iqve, CaixanaSi, brinjaos arwivis qveS, bambukis
savarZelze daveSvi.
iaponeli win gamiCerda da Tavi damiqnia. wamovdeqi,
cota ar iyos, gaRizianebiT da Teatralurad Tayvani
vec, magram Sevatyve, maincdamainc ver mixvda ironias.
SeiZleba Tqvens gverdiT davjde?
dabrZandiT.
kimanos Ria saxeloebi mxrebze gadaigdo, da misi
asakisTvis Seufereblad, mkvircxlad dajda.
Tqven ukve SeukveTeT?
ara, batono.
mwvanes inebebT, albaT.
mwvanes, rasakvirvelia. magram... ratom wuxdebiT?
ori mwvane, hai dozo (hai dozo geTayva) daadevna win Cavlil kelners, marjvena fexs orive xeli amosdo, aswia da marcxena muxlze gadaido.
SegiZliaT, momisminoT? TqvenTan var mosuli.
mapatieT, magram me Tqven ar gicnobT.
marTalia, marTali, TiTqos gaexardao, maxsovrobas nu daemdurebiT. pirvelad vxvdebiT erTmaneTs.
sastumros menejerma icis Cemi gasaWiri da damireka,
rusi Camovidao. giyurebT, russ ar hgevxarT, albaT,
sxva aris-meTqi. menejerisTvis Tqveni qveynidan Camosuli, yvela rusia. Cemi saxelia umemura. micuru umemura.
TqvenTan saTxovari maqvs.
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 brZaneT.
magram, sanam saTxovars getyodeT, cota xans unda
momisminoT, naxevari saaTi mainc, dro Tu gaqvT?
saaTze davixede, Tavi davuqnie.
kelnerma Cai dagvisxa, gagviRima.
moxucma tuCebi gaisvela, Caaxvela da daiwyo:
mapatieT, davberdi, mokled laparaki aRar SemiZlia.
ormoci wlis winandel ambavs giyvebiT. ormocdaxuTSi
tyved Cavvardi. xarbinTan vibrZodiT, kacma rom Tqvas,
tyved Cavardna arc ki gamigia. rva ivnisi iyo. ase cxeloda maSinac. dilis xuT saaTze wamogvagdes da gvibrZanes, ieriSiT wavsuliyaviT. gavrbivarT me da Cemi cxra
amxanagi, sazenito qvemexs mivaTrevdiT. yurisgamxvret
yvirilsa da gniasSi, mtversa da papanaqebaSi gavrbodiT.
ieriSze yviriliT wasvlas xuTi Tve gvavarjiSebdnen.
hoda, vyviriT da win miviwevT. me mgoni, sam saaTs mainc
viZunZuleT. wina aTeuli rom gaCerda, Cvenc SevdeqiT
da qvemexs miveyareT. maTaridan sakes (sake iaponuri
arayi.) moylupva verc ki movaswariT, xma dairxa, tyved
CavvardiTo. zogma Tavi iqve moikla. me, giTxra simarTle, Tavis mokvla ki ara, gulis siRrmeSi kidec gamexarda tyved Cavardna. gagonili mqonda, rusebi tyveebs
ar xvreteno. yvelafers gavuZleb, oRond tyviis SiSi
nu meqneba-meTqi. SeiZleba arc ki daijeroT, gamexarda,
rom CemTvis omi damTavrda. Tqven cimbirSi yofilxarT?
ara.
irkutskis zemoT, sul raRac xuTas kilometrSi
iyo Cveni lageri. cimbiris masStabebiT es didi manZili
arc ki gaxlavT.
lageri Tqven, rasakvirvelia, kinoSic ar ginaxavT. ver
warmogidgeniaT, rogori iqneba. Tavsac nu SeiwuxebT
warmodgeniT, ra saWiroa. saWmeli rusebs maSin TviTon
ar hqondaT, qveyana SimSilobda, CvenTvis ki ara, TavianTi kuWisTvis araferi moeZevebodaT. dRisiT taigaSi
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xetyeze muSaoba, RamiT kivilamde SimSili. ra gemrieli

iyo, cxenis qeris balanda, rom icodeT, dReSi orjer
TiTo jams rom gvaZlevdnen. samyofs vin mogcemda. bevri rom aRar gavagrZelo, Tve-naxevarSi Zvlebze davedi. SimSilma ise gamamwara, lelianSi weros Cavusafrdi
da kaJiani qva TavSi vrexve. mivvardi gaburbusarebul
weros, wavawyvite Tavi da davewafe sisxls. avSendi
kaci. axla amas buCqebSi Sevinaxav da Sesvenebas rom
gamogvicxadeben, gavputav, iqneb cecxlic ki gavaCaRo,
Tu ara da xorcs qvaze davbeJav da SevWam-meTqi. gana ar
vicodi, weros xorci rom ar iWmeva, magram SimSilisgan
ilajgawyvetils fiqris da rCevis Tavi mqonda?
is iyo nanadirevi ielis buCqebSi SevCurTe da welSi
mokakvuli gamovtrialdi, rom zurgs ukan momesma:
saiT, Se fuRuros matlo!
erTi mudregi zedamxedveli gvyavda. gvari aRar
maxsovs, maincdamainc is damdgomia Tavze. `aba, gamoacoce, ra damale buCqebSio?!~ Tavwaglejili wero rom
dainaxa, ise Seicxada, TiTqos qveyana daqceuliyos.
`hait, Se sisxlismsmelo iaponelovo, am wminda frinvelis mokvla mainc raRam gafiqrebina, Se bayayiWamia maimuno, Senao~. bevri rom aRar gavagrZelo, wamomaqcia,
daikava fexebiT wero da mibazunebs Tav-pirSi. bumbulma
iqauroba gadaaTeTra. mirtyams da mirtyams gametebiT.
vRrialeb, rac SemiZlia, saxe xelebiT davifare da gadavbrundi, axla zurgze damcxo. cota naylapic unda
yofiliyo. ise dauzareblad mcemda, vifiqre, suls gamafrTxobinebs-meTqi. uecrad qalis kivili momesma da
Cems zurgze weros bragunic Sewyda. wamovjeqi. vxedav,
zedamxedvels qali Cafrenia xelebSi da weros warTmevas
lamobs. Cemi `aRmzrdeli~ ilanZReba, igineba, erTi orjer xelic hkra gogos, magram es ukanaskneli kapuetiviT
daacxra, ar moeSva, xelzec ki ukbina. bolos, rogorc
iqna, gaagdebina wero, xeli daavlo da laqaSebSi moisrola. burdRuniT mimaval zedamxedvels ena gamouyo.
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mere me momibrunda, wamomayena, mtveri SemomaferTxa, WyantobSi Camiyvana, Waobis wyliT piri mombana, bavSviviT
nikapze Camomawura wyali, Tavi damaxrevina, Tavisi kabis
kalTiT Semiwminda saxe da mkiTxa, ra gqviao. micuru
umemura mqvia-meTqi. gadaixarxara. sul erTia, mainc ver
davimaxsovreb. mokled, `umas~ dagiZaxebo.
ase daiwyo Cveni nacnoboba. moxdenili gogo iyo, jiSiani bedauriviT maRalfexeba. Tma-warb-Rawvebianad TeTri. riazaneli varo, ambobda. ocdaxuTi wlis iyo maSin,
katerina zaxarova. katias veZaxdi. manamdec ramdenjerme
movkari Tvali. lagerSi msaxurobda. sul xuTi-eqvsi
qali iyo lagerSi. katias ra evaleboda, ver getyviT.
xan tyeSi mogvyveboda da ukan dabrunebisas rveulSi
Cvens nomrebs iwerda, xan diliT zedamxedvelebis TandaswrebiT xazze sias amoikiTxavda, xan cocxiT xelSi
vxedavdi ufrosis kabinetis siaxloves da xan sasadiloSi saSka mzareulis gverdiT.
im dRidan katia mfarvel angelozad momevlina. sadac ki Tvals momkravda, Cemsken gamoiqceoda, raRacas
miyveboda, meWikWikeboda, Wkuas marigebda. me, ra Tqma
unda, rusulze mwyralad gaxldiT da arc katiam icoda
iaponuri, magram mSvenivrad gvesmoda erTmaneTis. gamxdar beWebze xels gadamisveamda: `Sen xom vaJkaci xar,
ar waxdeo~, metyoda. yovel mosvlaze Cumad ise, rom sxvebs ar SeemCniaT, jibeSi puris natexs Camidebda, roca
balandaze morigeobda, mets damisxamda da Tvals Camikravda, erTi sityviT, suli momaTqmevina, am qveynisken
momabruna, cocxali rom var, mxolod katias vumadli.
mTelma lagerma icoda Cveni urTierToba da yvelani
`katias iaponels~ meZaxdnen. aba erTi vinmes daveCagre,
maSinve iq gaCndeboda da qoqolas daayrida. maxsovs,
erTxel, didi Cxublewvobia gaimarTa. vin vis urtyamda
da ratom urtyamda, ver gaigebdi. saerTod, lagerSi
Tu Cxubi atyda, mtrisas. sanam ar moivlis mTel lagers
da Tavisas ar moiWams gulSi dagrovili boRma, ver
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daawynareb; qoriviT Camovarda, `iaponels ar daartyaTo!~ iyvira welze momxvia xelebi, lamis amitaca da
Cxubs gamomarida. ra moCxubari me viqnebodi, gverdebSi
sinaTle gamdioda, erTs wamartyamda vinme TavSi da cxviriT qvafenils maxvnevinebda.
ormocdaxuTi wlis Svidi agvistos saRamo iyo. axlac Tvalwin midgas, barakSi morige Semovida da gixmobeno. samuSaodan axali dabrunebuli viyaviT da narze migdebulebs ganZrevis Tavic aRar gvqonda, magram
gaxarebuli wamovxti, katia iqneba-meTqi. aba, sxva vin
damiZaxebda. SeSis fardulTan idga. mowyenili meCvena.
ra mogivida-meTqi, ar mipasuxa. iqve kedelTan mivdeqiT. `xirosima Tu gagigiao~, mkiTxa. `rogor ara-meTqi~.
SiSiT SemaTvaliera. `Senebi xirosimaSi xom ar cxovrobeno~. `ara, me CrdiloeT iaponiidan var, Cemi sofeli
saporosTanaa, hokaidoSi, ra moxda-meTqi~. amoisunTqa.
ubidan Salis winda amoiRo da xelSi momaCeCa. `guSin
xirosima dabombeso~, miCurCula, mklavebze xeli momiWira, TvalebSi Camxeda da gatrialda. karga xans videqi
windebiT xelSi da bindSi mimavals Sevyurebdi. barakSi rom davbrundi, adamianis feri aRar medo, aravis
araferi ukiTxavs. mTeli Rame gulze mixutebuli mqonda katias moqsovili winda da vtirodi.
amis Semdeg male davSordiT erTmaneTs. im diliT
taigaSi momakiTxa. xelT patara Cemodani eWira. etyoba
irbina, Cqara sunTqavda, guli amovardnaze hqonda. `sxvagan gadavyavarTo~, cremli edga TvalebSi. najaxi xelidan gamivarda, morze daveSvi da mivaCerdi. zedamxedvels sTxova, cotas gavivliTo.
axlac yurSi Camesmis: `uma, radnoi, beregi sebia!~..
usier tevrSi xavsze videqiT, meCveneboda, rom qveyanaze marto davrCi da aravin iyo Cemi gamgebi.
wavida da wavida. metad aRar minaxavs. damSvidobebisas misamarTi damitova, cimbiris ki ara, riazanisa. axali samsaxuris adgili TviTonac ar icoda.
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ori wlis Semdeg iaponiaSi davbrundi. saqmes movekide. qaRaldis rewvis didi firmis Tavi gaxlavarT.
col-Svilic myavs, rom ityvian, vicxovre, magram ormoci welia Tan damdevs angeloziviT TeTri gogo katerina zaxarova.
dRe ar yofila am xnis ganmavlobaSi, rom ar gamxseneboda. axla, roca sibereSi Sevedi, ufro xSirad
mecxadeba ZilSic da RviZilSic.
Tqven pirveli ara xarT, visac am ambavs vuyvebi, magram jer veravin damexmara.
SarSanwin gemis kapitans gavatane misamarTi da oTx
TveSi werilic miviRe, riazanSi am misamarTze katia zaxarova ar cxovrobs da arc axlomaxlo aravinaa misi
mcnobelio.
iqneb rogorme moaxerxoT da gazeTSi gamoaqveynoT,
iqneb cocxalia. me minda Tavisi jalabianad iaponiaSi
moviwvio.
mSvidobisaTvis brZola axla Cvens qveyanaSi modaSia. me vici `mSvidobisaTvis bevr mebrZols~ Svidi kaci
mainc hyavs mokluli, katia ki sufTa iyo da sakuras
yvaviliviT manaTobeli. igi ar SeiZleboda daRupuliyo, katia ar daikargeboda wuTisoflis am uTavbolo
brunvaSi, me mjera.
xom ara gwyinT, Zvirfaso stumaro, am Zneli TxovniT
rom gawuxebT? sasacilod xom ar geCvenebaT, rom erTi
axirebuli, beberi iaponeli dedamiwis zurgze gafacicebiT daeZebs ormoci wlis winandel gogos katerina zaxarovas?
wuTisofeli Zalian moklea imisaTvis, raTa Seni
cxovrebis gzaze naTlis svetad daSvebuli saxeebi
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mr av alc olSv i l ia n i
Sen ramdenis xar?
ocdaerTis.
ocdaerTis xar, babaia, Sen da ar ici jer, rom gaizrdebi kidev mets, mere gaigeb, cxovreba TviTon gaswavlis, rom axalgacnobil kacTan laparakSi cota meti
sifrTxilea saWiro. sifrTxile hqvia Tu, ra hqvia imas,
zoma?
zomiereba.
ho, baba. sityvaze geubnebi, magaliTad, isic araa
miRebuli kacs hkiTxo colSviliani aris Tu ara. es
igivea qals hkiTxo, ramdeni wlis xaro. araa lamazi.
lamazi ki ara, sxva raRacas eZaxian amas.
taqtiani.
vo, vo! marTalia, taqtiani araa Torem, ise qveyana
ki ar iqceva, Cemo, a meoTxed damaviwyda axla Seni saxeli.
ervandi.
Cemo ervandi. samocdaSvidi weli araferi ar ariso, weRan rom Tqvi, ar yofila? saxeli maviwydeboda ki
ara, gaqanebuli matareblidan vimaxsovrebdi adamianis
saxes. araferi Zneli saxeli Sen ar gaqvs. ervandi qveyanas hqvia dRes. magram xom xedav, meoTxejer gekiTxebi
saxels. asea, biZia, es. sad varT?
pervomaiskaia aweria.
jer sadaa rostovi. rostovSi damxvdebian me. aq
amovlen pirdapir. gagebuli eqnebaT, rom movdivar.
magnebs rames gamoapareb? Sen vin gerCis rames, mara
laparakSi maincdamainc nu Caerevi. sxva xalxia, Cemo
ervandi. ar gewyinos, ver agixsni yvelafers. studenti
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varo, rom miTxari gamexarda. e, mag saqmea yvelaze naRdi saqme. mag saqmes gauxdi muyaiTad. axla rasac iswavli da aiReb Seni maswavleblebisagan, is SegrCeba. Wkua
Tavis droze ginda kacs.
beWbrtyeli, maRali kacia. TeTryirmiza, TeTrgvremani. warbebs qvemoT saxe da xel-mklavebi aqvs mxolod
Jangisferi. etyoba, quds ar iSorebs da moklesaxeloiani kvarTi uyvars. TeTrbalanmodebul mxar-beWze
tatuirebis garCeva Wirs, magram Tu Zalian dainteresdebiT, melnisferi warwerebidan SeityobT, rom Cemi
Tanamgzavri `aRmerTebs mSobel dedas~ da Tvlis rom
`Seni saflavis qva mxolod Sen unda gaTalo~. oTxma Cahalstuxebulma axalgazrda kacma amoacila. generlis
gasvenebaze ordenebi rom miaqvT, ise mohqondaT misi
bargi. mowiwebiT gamoemSvidobnen. vagonis gamcilebel lekis qals jibeSi aTmaneTiani CaukuWes, sawolis
dalageb-dasufTaveba da Cai ar moakloo. yovel did
sadgurze sanovagiani CanTiT xvdeba TiTo-orola kaci.
me fanjarasTan vdgebi da gamvlelT vaTvaliereb. raSi
mainteresebs, raze saubroben. cota xans iputuneben da
mere damxvedrni manam uqneven xels, sanam baqanze kacis
garCeva SeiZleba. yvelafers ver agixsnio, ra axsna minda. isedac vxvdebi, vinc aris. erTi suli maqvs, vuTxra,
rom bavSvoba swored misi profesiis xalxSi maqvs
gatarebuli da erTi-ori iseTi mezobeli davusaxelo,
romelTac ar SeiZleba, ar icnobdes. am xnis kacs xaTrs
ver vutex, ara da ise xSirad ambobs, TiToc davkraTo,
rom aryisgan yeli mewvis da gulze mZmaravs.
raxan mkiTxe, unda giTxra, Torem me TviTon arafriT
Camovagdebdi am laparaks. ra mosayoli da salaparakoa magaliTad. ramdeni kacicaa qveyanaze, imdennairi
cxovrebaa da aravisi saqme araa, WiSkris SigniT ra trialebs. ojaxi ubeduri saqmea. aravis egonos advili mosawyobi ojaxis saqme. SeiZleba sofels alagebdes kaci,
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sityvaze vambob, magaliTad, mara ojaxi ver daalagos.

zogs hgonia; Tavidanve Tu aviyvane jalabi xelSi, mere
rixin-rixiniT wava saqmeo. arc asea. ramdeni Tvalebbriala da rom ityvian, discipliniani kaci minaxavs gadayvanili strelkaze, dayenebuli CixSi. swored ojaxma uyo magi, sxvam aravin. gagikvirdeba, vici, mara ar
dagimalav, oTxi col-Svili myavs me. oTxi coli myavs,
erT sityviT, da Tavisi namravl-nagrami eqvsi Svili
da TxuTmeti SviliSvili. ormocdaori wlisaa ufrosi
biWi, minskSi muSaobs eqimad, umcrosi gogo myavs oci
wlis, saferSloze swavlobs. dedamisTanaa, rasakvirvelia, xabarovskSi. erTi welia ar minaxavs. patara SevlaparakdiT da gabrazebulia Cemze. werilebsac aRar
mwers mamaZaRli. unda Cavide axla, rogorc ki movicli
da unda Sevirigo. me TviTon mawuxebs es ambavi, Torem
ise, ra jiRac me davadgi mamaCems, imas damadgams mec,
vatyob. magram Svilia mainc, rac ar unda iyos, da mama
var, mainc, rac ar unda viyo. ise lamazi gogoa Zalian.
gamovida ki, dediskenaa ufro, deda kai Sesaxedavi qalia, slavis janmrTeli qalebi rom arian. rac marTalia
marTalia, qalebi hyavT, Zmao, bedaurebia, qalebi ki ara,
qalma gadaarCina magnebi. mivwere da Camoviyvane SarSan
Cemi nabolara gogo. ver viyavi raRaca kargad da rom
movkvde, Tvalebs mainc damixuWavs-meTqi. Camovida es
eSxiani gogo, enacvalos mama, mTelma ubanma daadga Tvali, rasakvirvelia, magram Cemi ridiT vin Sexedavs glaxaT, vin gascems xmas ubatonod. erTi kvira ar gauxedavs
saxlidan gareT. damikriala bina, damirecxa sarecxi
mere, mogexseneba oci wlis gogos energia. matarebels
vaCereb sadac minda da es gogo ver davakave verafriT.
hai tanci, hai paemnebi da qe Semodis gvian-gvian saxlSi gaRuebuli, gaxarebuli, atklecili, bednieri. ah,
ase ar gamova, babaia, me vuTxari. Sen Tavs momWri aq,
ase Tu iare-meTqi. Caalaga Cemodani da meore dResve
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gameqca. werilsac aRar mwers. unda Cavide usaTuod da

unda Sevirigo. erT-or kviras viSovi Tavisufals da
CasvlisTanave gavaTxoveb, Tvara marcxs izams raRacas.
kavalrebis meti ra eyoleba, ferxorciani gogoa. movagroveb erTad suyvelas da romelic momewoneba siZed,
mivaWedeb kedelze yurebiT. es nametani simkacrea,
Tqveni WkuiT, vici me, mara ase Tu ar Caerie Svilis
bedSi, umamod gazrdili gogoa da ra vici, ras izams,
ras movayole axla yvelaferi es? ho, oTxi coli-meTqi,
rom giTxari, albaT, gulSi gagecina. vici, sworia, mTlad seriozulad ar gamoviyurebi am sakiTxSi. vinc ar
micnobs, ityvis, albaT, uxasiaTo, ujiaTi kacia, ver egueba veraviso. Sen ar momikvde metad, me qals ar vuyureb ise, ravarc sxvebi. ras hqvia Segueba. arc erT Cems
colTan Cxubi ki ara, Selaparakebac ar mqonia midRemCi.
oTxive coli erTnairad miyvars. ise Cven Soris darCes
da imaT mainc ar vuyvarvar ise moyvaruli col-qmari
rom minaxavs. `sulSi Wirime, gulSi Wirimes~ siyvaruli
rom hqvia. sxvebis rom minaxavs, magram amas Cems ubedur, momTabare cxovrebas vabrali. me qals vuyureb,
rogorc qals, arc meti arc naklebi. zogi rom dauwyebs qals Rirzins da niZlavobas. ra sakadrisia, Cemo.
qals ise seriozulad rogor unda Sexedo, saqmis garCeva da kamaTi da, xelis gadawev-gadmoweva dauwyo. ar
daijereb Sen da me mTlad gulCvili da gulCita kaci
ar gaxlavar, magram qali imdenad miyvars da vafaseb,
ise umweo arsebad mimaCnia da ise didad miRirs qalis
siyvaruli, rom yvelaferi SemiZlia, magram qalTan uxeSoba (cemaze aRarafers vambob), qalis motyueba da Ralati ara. ara xar Sen patara da gamocdilic geqneba,
me mgonia. ra aris imaze didi sikeTe da saswauli, ki, me
saswauls veZaxi namdvilad, ori saaTis gacnobili qali,
rom gaixdis da dediSobila Cagiwveba. amaze meti ndoba,
meti siyvarulis gamocxadeba RmerTsac ar gamougonia.
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SeiZleba Senze mondobili, SeniT gatacebuli qalis daufasebloba? meti ra var, bolos da bolos.
Cems cxovrebas rom ikiTxavs vinme, didi meqalie kaci
vCanvar albaT. arc iseTi susti var me Ziki kakaCia,
qalma rom Tavgza amibnios da arc iseTi mususi var
zogierTi romaa a, qalebs rom gaixdis mTavar saqmed.
damuSavebuli aqvT magnairebs sxvadasxva xasiaTis qalis
dabmis, aTasnairi meTodi. dabmas eZaxian Tu ra hqvia
imas?
gamoWera.
gamoWera davarqvaT, Tu ginda. ucnob qals daelaparakebian, mTlad ucnobs, da ras etyvian, vin icis,
eSmaki, aT wuTSi gamoibamen qamarze. arseboben ki aseTi
kacebi, mec bevrs vicnob. raRaca muRami ician, niZlavs
Camovlen, Tu ginda, SenTan, koloniis ufrosis coli
moiyvana erTma SuaRamisas. revolverian qmars aacala
sawolidan. patimari iyo a, ubralo CemsaviT. me ar var
magis kaci. ar maxsovs gavgiJebuliyo qalisTvis da sdevna damewyos. interesiani romaa zogierTi, es qali minda
maincdamainco da Tavs rom ar dazogavs, ar vgavar iseT
kacebs. giTxari misi ar iyos, qali qalia CemTvis. erTia
yvela. ranairic xar Sen, imnairia Seni colic. arc meti,
arc naklebi.
sad gveCqareba da raki ase gainteresebs mogiyvebi
oTxive colis ambavs. Sen TviTon iangariSe mere SenTvis.
erTs getyvi marto, Svilebze gadamkvdari mama var me. a,
am bargs xom xedav, ori nifxvis meti Cemi araferi araa
Sig, colSvilisaTvis da SviliSvilebisTvis,. nametnavad SviliSvilebisTvis, mimaqvs es gaZeZgvili Cemodnebi. ase davdivar oTxive colTan datvirTuli. mainc ar
vuyvarvar mag ojaxqorebs. oxeri xar, oxerio, uyvarT
Tqma. vxumrob, siyvaruliT rogor ar vuyvarvar, mara
sxva aris qmari rom dReRame saxlSi gyavs da ase weliwadSi ori kviriT, stumariviT, mosuli qmris da mamis
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Seyvareba Znelia cota. kargad iyvnen da me arc vTxov

met siyvaruls. axla romelTanac mivdivar, pirveli
colia es CemTvis. ocdarva wlis biWi viyavi, mezoblis
gogo gadaviyvane a, mTlad karis mezobelic ar yofila.
gagviCnda ori Svili da damiWires. maSin oci wloba iyo
da momces oci weli, eqvsi vijeqi, ki, kargad maxsovs,
eqvsi weli vijeqi da gavakeTe pirveli pabegi. maSin advili iyo koloniidan gaqceva. samma movilaparakeT, samive erTi saqmis xalxi viyaviT. gaqcevis dros muJiki
ar unda gario saqmeSi, muJiks veZaxiT a, sxva saqmeze
roa daWerili. produqtis manqaniT gaviqeciT. Sofers
moqonda xandaxan marto, Semovidoda da gasaRebs manqanaSi tovebda. xelismosawerad rom Seirbina Soferma
mommaragebelTan, movaxtiT manqanas da haida. saguSagos
karebidan vin gagviSvebda, pirdapir mavTulxlarTebze mivuSviT manqana. kolonias xom ormo aqvs irgvliv
Semoyolebuli, im ormos sabargo manqana ki ara tanki ver
gadaivlis. esec winaswar gvqonda gaangariSebuli. erT
adgilas axali WiSkris gakeTebas apirebdnen da amoavses
ormo. wina dRiT partiankebi davxieT da TeTri zortebi
SevabiT mavTulis Robes. mivuSviT oTxmociT dazvinuli sudabekeri, gavglijeT Robe da steps miveciT Tavi.
sanam gangaSi atyda da mdevarma qamari Semoirtya, karga
manZili gvqonda gavlili. davagdeT gzaze manqana da
sxvadasxva mxares gaviqeciT samive. me mecxvareebma dammales. ar iyo mTlad iRbliani pabegi. is ori imRamesve
dauWeriaT, me gadavrCi. imitom gadavrCi, rom Sors ar
gavqceulvar. iqve axlomaxlo Sevefare mecxvareebs da
eWvi ver aiRes. gamqcevi ase axlos ar gaCerdebao, ifiqres. aTi dRea pabegSi var, gamovedi gzaze. gamTeniisas
damewia, `tonkas~ eZaxdnen, Tu gaxsovs, Tumca Sen sad
gemaxsovreba, patara manqana iyo, sabargo, TuxTuxiT
dadioda. fexze maqvs brauningi. ras vkargav me, pabegSi
var. Tu mdevaria, unda vesrolo meti gza ar aris. ka229

cis mokvla ar gviweria Cven, mara SesaSineblad mainc

unda isrolo, axla CemTvis Cavardna sikvdils niSnavs.
pirdapir vuTxari Sofers, asea Cemi saqme da zonidan
unda gamiyvano-meTqi. me Cumad viqnebi, zeviT gogo zis,
sanitarka, imas mouareo. avxti sabargulze. Cacucqula Sineliani, SavTvalwarba gogo. mwyralad Semxeda da
miabruna Tavi. karga xans viCiqCiqeT ubrad, me vTqvi
bolos, gamovelaparakebi, Tu qarTveli ar aris, raRac
Cveni mxris qals Camohgavs-meTqi da pirdapir qarTulad vuTxari. mis sixaruls sazRvari ar hqonda. gaSala xelebi da gadamexvia. kinaRam gadamagdo manqanidan.
gurjaaneli qali varo. TbilisSi samedicino teqnikumi
davamTavre da samuSao aqeT rom SemTavazes, qveynis naxvis iStam Semacdina da davTanxmdio. Tav-beds viwyevli,
oRond cocxali gavaRwevde aqedan da ra unda RmerTso. am manqaniT medikamentebs vezidebi stepebSi, rom
araferi damekargos, xom xedav, kabinaSic ki ar vjdebi.
gamoqceuli patimrebiTaa savse aqaurobao. samsaxurSi
xom amnair SiSSi var, dabaSi, feiqrebis WuWyian saerTo
sacxovrebelSi, pirvel sarTulze erTi patara oTaxi
momces, magram raT ginda, gaiges mediki rom var da mTeli Rame karebze mibraxuneben, susunatidan gamwarebuli
qalebi da kacebi nemsis gakeTebas mTxoven, amxela dabaSi
erTi venpunqti ar aris, saqmea eso? me rom vinmes kari
gavuRo da nemsi gavukeTo, mere iq aRar damedgomeba, ra
wyals mivce Tavi ar vici pirdapiro. ras izamdi Sen, Cem
adgilas, aseT dros? datovebdi gasaWirSi angeloziviT
gogos? im dResve SevirTe colad, rasakvirvelia, dabaSi
angariSi gavasworebine, davsvi matarebelze da Soreul
aRmosavleTSi amovayofine Tavi. axlac iq cxovrobs
vladivostokSi. oTxi weli marTlac bednierad viyaviT.
ori Svili SegveZina. biWebi orive. suraTebic maqvs sadRac. moica, a, es dedaa eqTani-meTqi rom giTxari, iqac
eqTnad muSaobs. es ufrosi biWia, sazRvaoSia, kapitnis
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TanaSemweobamde aRaraferi uklia. es umcrosia, swavliT

maincdamainc ar Seiwuxa Tavi da esec portSia, gemebis
remontze muSaobs, mRebavia. axla pirveli colio, Sen
mkiTxav, maSinve mivwere yvelaferi, rogorc moxda. ase
da asea Cemi saqme, am gogos upatronod ver davagdebdi
da sxva gza ar iyo, unda gamigo-meTqi. bavSvebs Cemi Tavi
ar SeaZulo, ar Semarcxvino. me Sens qmrad davrCebi da
yuradRebas ar mogakleb-meTqi. marTlac, rac SemeZlo,
Tavi ar damizogavs. meore xeli aqeT mqonda. yovelTve
vugzavnidi, xan ras da xan ras. weliwadSi erTxel Camovdiodi TiTo TviT. meore colma es yvelaferi icoda,
magram, Segnebuli qalia, sayveduric ki ar gamouTqvams.
oTx weliwadSi isev Cavvardi. am Cemma axalma colma
icoda, razec viyavi najdomi (pirvelma colma dResac
ar icis, ra xelobis kaci var), magram raki limonaTis
qarxanaSi viyavi gaformebuli eleqtrikosad (sxva gvariT, rasakvirvelia) gamosworebuli vegone da Cem warsuls arc ixsenebda. sasamarTloze yvelaferi Seityo,
magram codos ver vityvi, xma ar gauRia. TxuTmeti momces. pirvelive Sexvedraze vuTxari, nu geSinia male
gamoval, sam weliwadze mets ar gavCerdebi. rogorc
ki saSualebas vnaxav, gamoviqcevi, melode. icode, visi
coli xar da SarSi ar gamxvio, xorci romc SemoiWamo
tanze patiosnad damxvdi, amags ar dagikargav-meTqi.
raRa bevri gavagrZelo, or weliwadsa da rva TveSi
meore pabegi davurtyi, amjerad marto etaps gaveqeci manqanidan. mesroles, magram damaciles. manqanis
gaCereba ver gabedes, orni iyvnen da SeeSindaT, sxva
patimrebic gagveqceviano. viare, viare da qalaq tamSaiSi amovyavi Tavi. axali, patara qalaqia, rukaze arc kia
aRniSnuli, Sen jer gagonili ar geqneba. axal tansacmelSi gamowyobili, ulvaSgaparsuli (rom ar micnon),
Cacilindrebuli davabijeb qalaqSi. erTi suli maqvs,
sanam Cems biWebs vnaxavde. pirvelad vladivostokSi
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mivdivar, erT adgilas CoCqoli SevniSne da gulma ar

momiTmina. RobesTan eqvsiode kaci ormetrian axmaxs
Semoxvevia da arian erT ambavSi. meore sarTulis fanjaraze TmagaSlili axalgazrda qali gadmomdgara da
cremlebs aRvarRvalebs. raSia-meTqi saqme? is gogo
unda movklao, axmaxma. ratom, ras emarTlebi? miRalatao. Cemi sacole iyo da wuxelis viRac hyolia saxlSio. avxede gogos, daviwvi misi sacodaobiT. ara da biWi
iseTi Cans, naRdi gamkeTebelia, moklavs. maSinve miviRe gadawyvetileba, jarSi rom ician Tqma, avedi, gogo
gamoviyvane. marcxena xeliT gogo momyavs xelmklaviTo
rom ityvian, marjvena, pijakis jibeSi midevs, Caxmaxze
xeli maqvs; gavutare mkvlels win da sxvebis gasagonad vuTxari me viyavi wuxelis am qalTan, bewvi aravin Seawyvitos, Torem babuawverasaviT Sevuberav-meTqi.
pirdaRebuli miyureben. Cavsvi taqsSi nataSa da sadgurze miviyvane. or dReSi sadac gaCerdeba matarebeli,
iq Camodi da Sens gzas ewie, veravin mogwvdeba-meTqi.
ori dRe kupeSi marto viyavi. Camomekida es qali yelze,
uSenod sicocxle ar SemiZliao. Sevuyvardi. ver vkari
xeli. Semecoda. ori dRis mere erTad CavediT, qalaq
sxlniasTan patara dasaxlebaa. Cemi coli pasportiani,
me upasporto. viTom gamqurdes da davkarge yvelaferi.
or boTl araySi iZleodnen pasports maSin. erT kviraSi
ukve sxlnias sruluflebiani moqalaqe gaxldiT. viTom
enTuziastebi, mSeneblobaze moxalised Camosulebi.
Cemma colma amweze daiwyo muSaoba, me avadmyofoba
movimizeze da momaragebaSi gavformdi. ise, yasidad, ra
Tqma unda. aba werilebi orive col-Svils. aq var, aq
vcxovrob, aseTi saqme SememTxva, coli SevirTe, male
ginaxulebT-meTqi. cxra Tvis Tavze biWic SegveZina da
kidec damiWires.
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mad. TormetSi gamWedes, mkacri reJimiT. vijeqi, rom

ar dagimalo, rva weli. werilebs vwerdi samive cols.
vxelmZRvanelobdi sam ojaxs. yvelaferi vicodi zepirad; ras swavlobdnen Cemi Svilebi, ras saqmianobdnen
colebi. damaviwyda meTqva; am mesame nasamarTlobaze
gaiSifra, rasakvirvelia, Cemi saxeli da gvari, amitom
momkides xeli mkacrad da mec, Cemi siglaxe unda vTqva,
ar micdia gaqceva. Cemi saqmis kacs koloniaSic bevri
aqvs saqme da vcxovrobdi TavadiSvilurad. isev aq var
mosasvleli da ra oxrad minda xlaforTi da gamoZieba
Tavidan, awi vijde aq, rogorc vzivar-meTqi, ojaxebsac kargad vexmarebodi, Sen warmoidgine. vaxerxebdi
fulis gagzavnas. mohqondaT biWebs da me koloniaSi
fuli maincdamainc ar mexarjeboda. gamomiSves rva
weliwadSi, magram rad ginda, sxvagan cxovrebis ufleba akrZaluli maqvs. sofeli xomenkoa ust-bablinskis
olqSi. rva kilometrzea centridan. ubralo sofelia
a. taigas amuSaveben da torfs iReben miwidan. sasadilosaviT gavxseniT raRac. erTi mzareuli myavs da erTi
bufetCiki. ras eZaxian Cveneburad bufetCiks?
mebufete.
mebufeteT var, erTi sityviT, aramiSavs. vaWrobis
kaci ar var me. sadme xom unda vyofiliyavi gaformebuli da isev sasadilo varCie. irmis xorci da arayi,
meti ra unda magnebs. irmis xorci ki blomad maqvs,
icocxle, ginda SaSxi, ginda samwvade, ginda saxarCoe.
klaven biWebi da moaqvT. Cemi muStrebi `gaviadinas~ eZaxian yvelafers, Roris da qaTmis garda da mec `gaviadinad~ vasaReb am oqrosaviT irmis xorcs. asea es. Tu ar
dagaviwyda, gogo myavs-meTqi nabolara, oci wlis, TavSi
giTxari. magis deda Tavisi fexiT momadga SuaRamisas
binaSi, CemTan. vinicaSi cxovrobda Turme, iq gaizarda.
skola rom daamTavra, misi klasis gogonebi maRaziebSi
gauSviaT noqrebad. imuSava Turme erTi sami weli gamy233

idvelad da mere daaklo viRacas ocdaxuTi kapiki, aba

ras izamda, ras hqvia Sen momxmarebels ocdaxuTi kapiki
gadauRuneo, Seudgines saqme da unda daiWiron. dahkra
fexi Turme am sawyalma da gamoiqca. gamoiqca, mara sad
midis, ar icis. gagonili aqvs, a, aqeT mxares SeiZleba damalvao da moyveba matareblebs, arc fuli aqvs,
arc patroni hyavs vinme. erTi vagonidan rom Camomagdebdnen, meoreze avidodio, sawyalma. ase wvaleb-wvalebiT CamoaRwia Turme Cvens soflamde, xomenko hqviameTqi, rom giTxari, sadac me vcxovrob axla. viRacas
uswavlebia, eger qoxSi sinaTle rom anTia, iq midi,
kargi `diadia~ cxovrobs da is Segifarebso. momadga
SxvarTiviT gogo SuaRamisas da momiyva Tavisi ambavi.
a, me vuTxari, a, Sen es patara oTaxi, me SemosasvlelSi
davwvebi, a, Sen Cemi saban-qveSagebi, icxovre da iyavi,
sanam xandazmulad gadiqceodes Seni saqme-meTqi. sxva
rame fiqrSi ar gamivlia. lamis ocdaxuTi wliT viyavi
magaze ufrosi da bavSvi iyo CemTan. marTlac erTi Tve
ise gavida, arc Semixedavs sxva TvaliT misTvis. mere,
gogo iyo janmrTeli, SeuCnda eSmaki da qe Semomigorda
loginSi. ver vkari xeli da ase viTxove meoTxe coli. es
kargi iyo nametani, es bolo. Tavs dagaviwyebda pirdapir, imnairi fereba icoda. bodiSs ki vixdi, babaia, Sen
rom geubnebi aseT rames, Svilistola kacs. magram arc
es coli SemarCina gangebam. bevri vexvewe: `starostas~ veZaxiT Cven, mamasaxlisia erTgvari Cveni soflis,
mara ar gamiCera. ZiebaSia, rogorc Cans, magis saqme da
Tu moagnes, sasamarTlo ar agcdebao. me Cemi mxriv ar
davasmen, magram viRaca dastukavs da Sen me damabralebo. amitom am or dReSi aikras guda-nabadi da wavides,
oTxive kuTxiT gza xsnili aqvso. ra meqna, moviwyvite
gulze oTxi Tvis fexmZime qali da xabarovskSi vurCie
wasvla. xabarovskSi daibada, me rom giTxari, Cemi meeqvse, suleli gogo. iq gaizarda. me Cavdiodi, rasak234

virvelia, or weliwadSi erTxel. or weliwadSi erTxel

Camosuli qmari ra aris, magram, ar vici, SiSiT Tu siyvaruliT, arc erT Cems cols glaxa rame ar gauvlia
gulSi. asea ki, Torem gavigebdi namdvilad. es iseTi
saqmea, ar daimaleba. miT umetes Cemnairi kacis cols
Tavisi moTvalTvale hyavs, rasakvirvelia, da es kargad
ician magnebmac.
axla vberdebi da ase davdivar a datvirTuli oTx
cols Sua. TiTo Tves maZleven weliwadSi, rogorc
damsaxurebul kacs. erT TveSi ukan unda davbrunde.
Camowerili maqvs grafiki da TiTo kviras vatareb TiTo
colTan. TviTmfrinaviT davdivar, ZiriTadad, magram
axla ratomRac matarebliT gadavwyvite. ocdaxuTi
wlis win gamoviare es gza matarebliT da mainteresebs
erTi, rogor Seicvala qveyana.
jer moskovSi Camovdivar. iq sabavSvo maRaziaSi nacnobi qali myavs. bavSvebisaTvis raRacebis yidva araa
ioli saqme dRes. erTi sityviT, bavSvis wlovaneba uTxari Sen da gagiCens yvelafers. fuls waiRebs da pirdapir sastumroSi mogitans gaxveuls. didi keTilSobili
qalia, sxvaTa Soris. ar unda Seni kapiki. axla SemomCivla, qmari gameqcao. gadakidebia viRacas da a, xom
ici, ar misca albaT qalma saSveli da miutovebia coli.
arada iseTi tkbili da Wkviani qalia, gagexardeba, rom
Sexedav. Cavukvirdebi axla Cems saqmes da Tu WkuaSi
damijda, SeiZleba ukan dabrunebisas viTxovo colad.
Tu wamovida xomenkoSi, xom kargi, Tu ara da or weliwadSi miTavdeba vada da me TviTon CamovakiTxav aqeT.

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kos mos Si
kosmodromi.
avtobusidan orma kosmonavtma Camoabija da taSis
grialSi gaemarTnen cisken aSverili, uzarmazari raketisken. midiodnen mxardamxar. moxdenilad-meTqi, rom
giTxraT, tyuili iqneba; amis didi survilic rom hqonodaT, skafandari saSualebas ar miscemdaT. fexebs gangan
dgamdnen. kidev kargi, sastarto adgilidan axlos gaCerda avtobusi, Torem SemarTuli xelebiT didxans ver
ivlidnen, foladis milebiTa da xelsawyo-aparatebiT
dazuzRuli saxelo asawevad mZime gaxlavT.
ceremoniali damTavrda. miwaze dasarCenebma pataki Caibares. Ronierma asistentebma skafandris Tavsaburavebi ukanasknelad, saimedod daaRrWiales da kosmonavtebi kibes auyvnen.
kabinaSi griloda, magram orkestris saamo grgvinvaquxili aqac aRwevda. wamiT yvelaferi miwynarda da mikrofonSi mTavari konstruqtoris nacnobi xma gaisma.
buxuti, Citia, rava ari saqme?
nelTbilad! lamis erTxmad wamoiZaxes kosmonavtebma.
skafandri xvarsad giWerT?
morgebuli gvaq maCvis tyaviviT, buxutim Citias
magivradac upasuxa.
xom gaxsovsken yvelaferi? ar momWraT Tavi.
ar ginda laparaki Citias xma iyo.
xvar geSiniaT?
rais gveSinia, buxutim marjvena skafandriani
fexi fiziologiuri saWiroebis TeTr, qaTqaTa danadgars gadaado da gaizmora.
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 aba, meyoleT kargad. vaZlev kamandas.

wavediiiT!
gamayruebeli grgvinva-quxili, xomaldis fanjrebTan
datrialebuli TeTri kvamli, mexTatexis biZgi da raketa SxuiliT miqroda lurj, ukidegano cisTavanze.
mTavari konstruqtori ki Tavis kabinetSi dabrunda da
centraluri gazeTis korespondentTan erTad Seudga im sazeimo teqstis Sedgenas, romlis wyalobiTac
zeg gazeTebs moefineboda cnoba startis warmatebiT
dagvirgvinebisa da kosmosis gmirebis araCveulebrivi
simxneve-sixalisis Sesaxeb. vis davumalo, Jurnalists
rom karnaxobda, mTavari konstruqtori wina gafrenis
informaciaSi Caixedavda xolme; ise, yovli SemTxvevisaTvis.
matarebeli raketa Tanamgzavrs rom moSorda, xomaldi TiTqos Semsubuqdao, Tvlemismomgvreli, akvnuri
rweviT moZraobda. buxuti wamoiwia, mkerdze gadagdebuli Rvedsamagri moicila da iluminatorSi gaixeda.
ajameTSi varT? Citia iwva da Wers Sescqeroda.
ra SuaSia ajameTi.
aba, ise guldagul iWvritebi, erTbaSad sadguri ar
gecnos, gulabmsxaliani patatvrani daxlebiT da kibulas wyliT movaWre biWebiT.
nu glaxob Sen da mag Rilaks Camokari xeli. magas
ara, marcxena yurTan rom gaqvs.
gamovrTo gadamcemi?
xo, cota xniT gamorTe, miwaze rom ar gaigonon
Seni bJuturi.
Citiam Rilaks gogrissimsxo muSti Camousva, samarTavi pultis gverdiT mocimcime ekrani TiTqos rZiT
gaivsoo, TeTrad aTimTimda da Caqra.
buxuti plastmasis Wiqas miwvda, taburetis skamis msgavs magidaze dado, ukan gadaixara, yuTidan momcro
boTli amoiRo etikets daxeda da Tqva:
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 kai vqeniT, es `lebarde~ rom wamoviReT miixedmoixeda. gasaxsneli arsad Cans maqiT?
Citiam ujra gamoswia, karga xans aTvaliera da yrud
amoilaparaka.
aq ar aris. sadme iqneba, ar SeiZleba daviwyebodaT,
momeci aqeT.
boTli gamoarTva, daaxloebiT muclis qvemoT, skafandris Rilaks Camohkra da abuJbuJebuli `lebarde~
xomaldis meTaurs daubruna.
buxutim Werze monanave Wiqas Seavlo Tvali.
sad gafrenila, es upatrono.
rai!
Wiqa.
ar damiwyo axla Wiqa da fuJeri aqana. boTliT ver
dalev, Tu gwyuria?
nu ici uSno laparaki. ratom ver davlev, mara wesi
wesia.
giganturi bus Tavis msgavsi Tavsaburavebi orivem
guldagul moixsnes da uwonadobas rom ar gaecurebina,
savarZelTan, gverdiT, lokatoris RvedebTan daikides.
`Tavi~ rac ufro axlos gaqvs, ukeTesiao ixumra
Citiam.
erTxans iluminatorebs miaWiWindnen, magram male
moswyindaT muqlurji, usasrulo, usicocxlo sivrcis
Tvaliereba. qvemoT dedamiwas iisferi burusi Semoxveoda. saxlebi da, miT umetes, SuSubandebi am simaRlidan ar Canda.
avtobusSi raRacas yvebodi kargs. Tqva Citiam.
buxuti Semobrunda, yuris bibilo moisrisa da maRla
aixeda:
ho, veRar davamTavre, sad gavCerdi? douZaxa Turme
Tomiam Cemma deidaSvilma, im gogos Tavis kabinetSi. Sevida direqtorTan rasakvirvelia, biblioTekari. biblioTekarad muSaoba nunus eqvsi Tvis dawyebuli qonda
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iqve, gorisidan gaxlavs. e, Cemi deidaSvili qe giTxari,

geografiuli daamTavra quTaisSi. dawyebiTi skolis
direqtori iyo maSin, ucolo, rasakvirvelia. axla saSualod gadaakeTes is skola da oriveni isev ise muSaoben, qmari direqtoria, coli biblioTekari. hoda,
raRa gavagrZelo, maSindel ambavs vyvebi, moswons direqtors es marwyviviT gogo biblioTekari, magram
ar ginda TanamSromels uTxra, colad gamomyevio? uari
rom giTxras? xom Sercxvi kaci. xom dakarge avtoriteti? ara da droc ar iTmens, stacebs viRaca am kai gogos
xels da qe daisvams saxlSi. mokleT, aseTi gamosavali
ipova Tomiam; Wkua da moxerxeba naxe adamianiSvilis:
droa awi, unda gagaTxovoT, nunu, Seno, eubneboda direqtori, gawiTlda biblioTekari, CaRuna Tavi. Tomias
direqtori hqvia, Torem rva wliTaa nunuze ufrosi,
metiT ki ara, ocdaaTis TviT iyo maSin da ocdaoris
nunu. saqmroc SerCeuli gvyavs ukve; Tu Seni Tanxmobac iqnebao, miayola Tomiam. ratom wuxdebi, pativcemulo direqtoroo, qveSidan gamoxeda loyebatkecilma
gogom.
ra Sewuxebaa, es Cemi movaleobaao iRimeba direqtori, Zalian kai biWia, seriozuli, wynari da,
rac mTavaria, uyvarxar Zaliano. vinaa mainc ar metyviTo? interesiT suls levs nunu. jer piroba
unda momce, rom gayvebi da mere getyvio. ase unaxavad rogor SeiZleba, wyalSi Tevzi vin daafasao, ar
daibna Turme gogo. xom ici, direqtori cud vinmes
ar girCevs, amSvidebs Tomia. eg iseTi saqmea, batono,
rom xaTriT wayola rava iqneba, mec xom unda momewonoso, Zneli mosaTokavia nunu. aba, getyvi ranairia da
Tu dagijda WkuaSi, miTxari, Tu ara da aRar Sevawuxeb
im kacs, Tavis gzas ewevao, eSmakebi usxedan TvalebSi
direqtors. nunu smenad iqca. SinaarsSi da kacobaSi eWvi ar Segeparos, unda mendo, am mxriv me var pa239

suxismgebeli, daiwyo Tomiam, nunum Tavi dauqnia, ra

gaewyobao. axla garegnoba vTqvaT, ase Cemi simaRlis
rom iyos? direqtori wamodga da gaiara-gamoiara. am
ormetrianma, mTasaviT kacma, cota ar iyos, daafrTxo
nunu, magram guli gaimagra; iyos, ra uWirso. ase
CemsaviT mouxeSavi rom iyos da ormocdacxra nomeri
fexi hqondes? Tqven mouxeSavi rodis xarT, piriqiT,
Tavi CaRuna biblioTekarma. Semxede, ase CemsaviT
Savi warbebi da najaxiviT cxviri rom hqondes? ra
uWirs, cxviris sididiT kaci vis dauwunia, gaTamamda
nunu, mTavaria, ra moxelea, risi maqnisiao? pedagogi rom iyos, gawyobs? direqtori fanjaras miadga.
romelia Tqven simaRle ucolo pedagogi am axlomaxlo
sofelSi? kiTxva Seubruna eSmakma gogom. jer me
viZlevi SekiTxvebs da mipasuxe. mokled, Zalian mgavs
is kaci me, yvelafriT, ise mgavs, meti rom ar SeiZleba.
pirdapir miTxari ase Cemnair kacs, gayvebi colad, rom
rame iyos? nunum karga xans uyura Turme Tavisi fexsacmlis wverebs, ra gaqvs dasawunio, mere erTbaSad
miaxala da gaiqca. cxovroben axla merjevSi erTad da
tkbilad. sami Svili hyavT. ise lamazad hyvebian am ambavs sufraze, gagexardeba. a. xalxi!
daiwyo Tu ara buxutim am ambis moyola, Citiam jer
guliani Rimili aayola, mere SigadaSig CaixiTxiTebda
da bolos ise axarxarda, rom skafandridan kinaRam
amoxta.
ar yofila kaci? ar ginda mofiqreba? Tu uars
etyoda gogo, ar gavyvebi Sennairso, ar gaumxelda bolomde saTqmels da misi Tavmoyvareobac gadarCenili
iyo da avtoritetic. unda manaxo, unda gamacno eg kaci.
ra hqvia?
magaze advili raa, Tomia.
romelia SenTan?
Tormeti sruldeba.
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 e, biWo ar gamogvrCes. hondurasis erovnuli frontis mebrZolebs rom unda mivsalmebodiT?

Sen magas nu wuxxar, aparati daprogramebulia, TviTon gagzavnis depeSas.
ar SevrcxveT, Tu kaci xar.
visTan? buxuti iRimeba.
honduraselebTan.
ra magis pasuxia da kikias icnob, balaxvanSi saldaZes? gamwvanebaSi muSaobs, iqve saRoriasTan.
maRal-maRali, susti biWi.
ho, sworia, gcnobia. SanSe giorgaZis gogos qorwilSi viyaviT guSinwin erTad da magan Tavisi colis
SerTvis ambavi mogviyva, muceli xeliT gveWira. Zmakaci
yolia, Turme, vincxa ubeduri, usaSvelo xalastiakebi
rom arian, xom ici. ariqa, ar damiberdes Zmakacio da
douwyia qalis Zebna, kikias, amourCevia patrigeTeli
gogo, gvari qe damaviwyda. jer ZmakacisTvis uCvenebia,
Cumad. kai, viTxov, jandaba Tqvens Tavso, daTanxmebia
ugemurad es ucolo da ubeduri. axla gogos dabma ar
ginda? qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira Turme, ar wavyobi
magaso. SeuCnda kikia. dadis yovel meore dRes Turme
ojaxSi. aris am Tavisi Zmakacis qeba-didebaSi. amnairia imnairio da bolos gatexa, ravarc iqna, im gogos
(gvari qe damaviwyda) nebisyofa. gaxarebuli movarda
ZmakacTan, aba xvalve gancxadebis Setana da xelmowera,
ar gadavaros im xalxmao. glaxa rom iqneba kaciSvili.
ar daixia ukan, Turme, ar uyris wyalSi amden wanwals?
arao, ar ekareba guls da momkali, Tu gindao, ara var
me magis momyvani, sxva movZebnoT vinme Tu amxela sikeTe
gindaT CemTviso. me vici, magnairi glaxebis xasiaTi.
gawvaleben, garbenineben da bolo wuTSi getyvian uars.
ar arian colis SemrTveli, morCa da gaTavda. unda
gaanebo da nervebi ar iSalo. axla kikias mdgomareoba
naxe? orcecxlSuaa. Zlivs daiTanxma gogo, Wiri moWama
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xvewniT da axla uaris Tqma, ravari saqmea? vimtvrie

Tavi, mara sxva gamosavali ver vnaxeo, yveboda. mivedi
da vuTxari im gogos, ar memetebi sxvisTvis da ra vqna,
mTeli qveyana romc gadamekidos, me unda gavxde Seni
qmario. arc gakvirvebia, Turme, gogos. qe Couvarda
Turme gulSi es energiuli maSvrali. kaio, uTqvams, ver
gimxeldi, Torem Tavidanve magis fiqri mqonda meco.
magnairi SemTxveva mec gamigonia. magi xSirad xdeba buxutim `lebarde~ gamocala. luki odnav gaxsna
da quTaisis SuSistaris fabrikaSi damzadebul boTls
ukidegano kosmosSi gadauZaxa, mets getyvi; filimona
nemsaZe cxovrobda, Turme, mwvaneyvavilaSi omis dros.
qeifis moyvaruli iyo. kai Sesaxedavi, kai purismWameli,
jarSi ar gaiwvies Turme, raRaca naklis gamo. colSvili sidedrTan gaxizna Turme berwoulaSi, TviTon
moZebna erTi-ori amfsoni da miadga xons aba, sasiZo
kacia viTom da qalis gadasasinjad dadis. Zmakacebi
winaswar atyobineben gasaTxovari gogos patronebs.
iSleba sufra, kai qeifi, kai `Carirama~, mere taSituSiT
Sordebian ezos. ar ibareben arafers. ar meewona albaT Cveni gogovo, fiqrobs maspinZeli, magram erTgan
uqnes xonuri. rom iqeifes erT ojaxSi da ase apireben
aTesvas, wamoewia Turme WiSkarTan sasimamro da miabjina yama zurgze, gicnob, biZia, filimona xar nemsaZe,
mwvaneyvavileli. isec vici, col-Sviliani rom brZandebi. Seni saglaxao kbilebi didi xania mevicvale. Seni
gadasasinji da dasawunebeli araa, qe xedav, Cemi gogo.
ravarc ginda ise iTxove axlave colad, Tvara dawere
anderZio. ra meti gza hqonda. SeirTo. apa!
venacvale, kaci yofila.
vin?
simamri.
ar uqnia sworad? ase ar ekuTvnoda? yvelaferze
SeiZleba Radavi, mara am saqmeSi TamaSi gamigia?
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 aTasi Wkuis kaci daborialobs duniaze.

namdvilad.
Citiam WogritiT gulmodgined daaTvaliera meore
mxridan ganaTebuli mTvare da zed didad sagulisxmo
rom veraferi aRmoaCina, Wogriti kabinaSi acurebul
tyavis xelTaTmanebs gaayola da savarZelze Tavdadebul meTaurs miubrunda.
ise, sad varT buxoia, rom dafiqrde kaci.
aba.
mTvareze mainteresebs fexis dadgma. ratom ar
vjdebiT, Tu ici, mTvareze?
araa, albaT, saWiro da imitom ar gvajenen. ro
saWiro iyos, dagvajendnen.
ise, CvenSi darCes da Citze ufro Tavisufali xar
adamiani kosmosSi. xom SegviZlia axla movatrialoT es
maSina da sadac gagvexardeba, iq davjdeT?
ra gagebiT ambob?
vTqvaT, rom mogviaros xuSturma TavSi da aRar
minda, batono, SenTan cxovreba da darCenili wlebi avstraliaSi minda gavataroo. rom davkraT Tavi da daveSvaT avstraliaze. e, Sexede, ravaria avstralia?
buxutim avstralias Caxeda. kosmosidan mexuTe kontinenti, marTlac, Zalian hgavda globusze daxatul
avstralias.
Citia, ninoSvilis quCaze buWuia xoneliZe cxovrobda. RalRaias veZaxdiT. erTi gaubedurebuli upatrono
biWi iyo. deda avadmyofi hyavda. quCa inaxavda samadlod orives. patara qoxSi cxovrobdnen. ise gavizarde,
pirdabanili buWuia me ar minaxavs. sul CamoZonZil-Camokonkili, kisergamuruli dadioda. bolos memtredeoba
daiwyo. meeqvse klasSi viyavi, maxsovs, viyide fexfaCuCa
`sizi~ buWusgan. or kviras myavda galiaSi. sakenki Tavis
droze, wyali, Cemo batono, sisufTave idealuri, ravarc gavuRe kari, ar dafiqrebula, sam wuTSi RalRaias
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Cangreul saxuravze ijda da iqeqeboda, wamoviyvane im

saRamosve, davaptkveni frTebi. or Tves igvangvala Cems
ezoSi, gasuqda, Sepativda, gaumagrda Tu ara frTebi,
rom mgonia, moCveuli myavs-meTqi, afrinda da isev buWuias daubrunda. mokleT, samjer momyida Cemi `sizi~
RalRaiam da samivejer ukan daubrunda. sul mikvirda,
xelisgulze myavs es balankurTxeuli da mainc buWus
qoxi urCevnia-meTqi. xom gesmis axla, ra vTqvi me?
kie, mec rava, sityvas moyva, Tvara Cems balaxvans
da mwvaneyvavilas Semoevlos, rac avstraliaa qveyanaze
Tavis kenguruebianaT.
buxutim sterilizibuli qaRaldiT xelebi Seiwminda
da saaTze daixeda.
aRaraa patara sadilis dro?
Tormets gadaSorda. ratom ar gvaZleven kamandas?
wamojda Citia.
ui, kavSiris CarTva qe dagviwyebia, Se marTla
bakisumelo, Sen, akari xeli im Rilaks.
Sen ar miTxari, gamorTeo?
vixumre, magis gamorTva rava SeiZleboda.
CarTes Tu ara gadamcemi, imwamsve gaisma mTavari konstruqtoris SeSfoTebuli xma.
buxuti, Citia, buxuti, Citia, buxuti, Citia!
batono! erTxmad upasuxes kosmonavtebma.
cocxlebi xarT, biWo! ratom Sewyda kavSiri?!
raRacas CvenTvis vyvebodiT da gamovrTeT erTwamas, ram SegaSinaT?
xalxi xar Tqven axla? ar dagvixeTqeT gulebi?
me mets aRar gamacivebs am weliwads. momismineT axla
orivem kargad: im Rilaks meti aRar SeexoT. ar davinaxo
gadamcemis gamorTva. es erTi da meore; qe daanebeT am
erT kviras kerZo laparaks Tavi. raRac sxva ilaparakeT, saqmiani, Wkvianuri, kosmoss rom Seexeba, gesmiT
Cemi?
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 kie! Tavi dauqnies megobrebma, Tumca es meore

davaleba mTlad kargad ver gaiges.
mesame dRes gazeTebSi aseTi sasixarulo cnoba daibeWda:
`kosmosur xomald 2923-is gmiruli ekipaJi dasaxuli
programis mixedviT ganagrZobs frenas. kosmonavtebma
xalisiani sadilis Semdeg daisvenes da ukve Seudgnen
meore dRis gegmiT gaTvaliswinebuli samecniero davalebis Sesrulebas. aparatura normalurad muSaobs~.

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c i r ki s mar gal it i
jer xma gavrcelda, saqariaSi cirki Camodiso, mere
afiSebiT aWrelda qalaqi da noembris erT uqaro dRes,
admiral gigiaZis moedanze, erTbaSad aRimarTa aTasfrad morTul-mokazmuli giganturi karavi. raki saqarias cirkis sastumro ar gaaCnia, msaxiobebi sastumro
`argonavtSi~ moaTavses, xolo karvis maxloblad, rionis napiras, gawvrTnil cxovelebs mSvenieri samxece
auSenes. am novelis avtori bodiSis moxdiT xmarobs sityva `samxeces~ im bengaliuri spiloebisa da, Tundac,
tramalis ruxi mglebis mimarT, arenaze gonierebisa da
morCilebis saswaulebs rom axdenen xolme.
cirks sanaxaobas mowyurebuli xalxi miawyda da administracia iZulebuli gaxda SabaT-kviras sami warmodgena daeniSna. Cveni mayurebeli cirkSi ar wava,
Cven Cveni mayurebeli gvyavso, xmamaRla amtkicebda
operis Teatris direqtori, magram gulis siRrmeSi
sakmaoze metad eSinoda im konkurenciisa, saswaulmoqmedTa sanaxaobas cirks rom unda gaewia. asec moxda;
qalaqis sxva kulturul dawesebulebebSi mayurebelTa raodenobam, rogorc kancelariis muSakebi ityvian
xolme, sagrZnoblad iklo. gigiaZis moedanze gvian
Ramemde ar wydeboda orkestris griali da kedlebs
Setyorcnili motocikletis raxraxi. qalaqis biWebma
baRiskididan cirkis siaxloves gadmoinacvles. sagareubno restornebSi xSirad SexvdebodiT sufris TavSi
laRad mjdar cirkis msaxiobs (gansakuTrebul pativSi
klounebi, iluzionistebi da akrobati qalebi iyvnen)
stumrebze monadire, dardimandi imerlebiT garSemortymuls. skolebSi gakveTilebis umizezod gacdenebis
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ricxvma imata da oficialurad ar amxeldnen, Torem

fabrika-qarxnebSi Sromis nayofierebamac sagrZnoblad
daiwia.
erTi sityviT, cirkma gardaqma qalaqi da me, rogorc
saqariels, Rrmad mjera; istoriis didi usamarTlobaa,
rom es Rirseuli qalaqi dRemde ucirkod sufevs.
jaba wulaZem afTiaqis karebze gakrul gancxadebas daadga Tvali: `cirks esaWiroeba scenis muSebi da
musikosebi~. bevri aRar ufiqria; saqme mainc araferi
maqvs, scenis muSad movewyobi, cota xans Tavs mainc Seviqcevo, gadawyvita da kinoTeatr `mozardTan~ marjvniv Seuxvia. saqme araferi ratom hqonda? sakonservo qarxanaSi muSaobda sezonurad. noembridan aprilis
bolomde Tavisufali gaxldaT. am siCqareSi damaviwyda meTqva, rom cirki saqariaSi 11 noembers Camovida.
pirveli warmodgena, romelsac, rasakvirvelia, jaba wulaZec eswreboda cirkisadmi misi usazRvro siyvarulis
gamo, 14 noembers gaimarTa. xolo jabam rom gancxadeba
waikiTxa, 24 noembris 12 saaTi iyo. ra saWiroa es cifrebi da saaTebi ase zustad, kacma rom Tqvas. me Sen
getyvi, Seamowmebs vinme, magram iyos mainc. zogierT
mkiTxvels sizuste uyvars da, a, batono, sizuste.
imas vambobdi, cirkSi muSaoba ase xelaRebiT imitom
gadawyvita Cveni novelis gmirma, rom Sin aravin hyavda mosaTaTbirebel-SesaTanxmebeli. orjonikiZis quCis boloSi martodmarto cxovrobda. ratom gaxldaT
martoxela ocdaToTxmeti wlis mowifuli vaJkaci. sad
iyvnen misi mSoblebi, an aqamde coli ratom ar SeirTo;
es calke, sxva novelis Temaa da aq aRar Sevexebi. ar
Sevexebi Tundac im ubralo mizezis gamo, rom novelis
siuJeti ar moiTxovs. Cven amjerad gvainteresebs Tema
cirki da jaba wulaZe.
cirkis direqtor-ganmkargulebelma, saTvalianma,
koWlma kacma, sanam gancxadebaze xels mouwerda, arc Tu
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mTlad xumrobiT gaafrTxila: amxanago, ar gewyinoT,

seriozuli kaci CanxarT da amTaviTve unda giTxraT,
upakoeva ar SegiyvardeT, Torem Cveni TanamSromloba
ar gamova. cudi biWi rodi iyo, guSin rom gavaTavisufleT. axlave getyviT gvars, magidaze qaRaldi moZebna da waikiTxa SalikaSvili. upakoeva Seuyvarda da..
msaxiobma TviTon gvTxova, momacileTo. Cven ufleba
ara gvaqvs, msaxiobs ar davujeroT. sxvas, yvelafers
iolad SeZlebT. mTavari dabrkoleba CvenTan upakoevaa.
gaqvT Tavis imedi?
ver gavige, batono? jabas jer egona, mexumrebao,
magram ganmkargulebels iseTi seriozuli saxe hqonda,
rom wulaZem inana, fexi momtexoda da aq ar Semovsuliyavio.
Tqven Cveni warmodgena ginaxavT? hkiTxa direqtorma da magidaze gadmoixara.
diax.
tanmovarjiSe gogona valia upakoeva, meore nomrad
gamodis, gaxsovT, rasakvirvelia.
ki.
im valiazea laparaki. Tqven es ubralo problema ar
gegonoT. ori welia upakoeva CvenTan muSaobs da sisxli
gvaqvs gamSrali. sadac ki CavediT sagastrolod, arSiy
mayureblebs rom Tavi davaneboT (sxvaTa Soris, valiam icis, isini rogor moicilos), yvela scenis muSas
Seuyvarda da upakoevas CaxlaforTebuli saqmeebis
garCevis mets ki arafers vakeTebT.
Tqven ra SuaSi xarT?
ioli saTqmelia, amxanago. jer erTi, Seyvarebuli
scenis muSa saqmes guls ver udebs. sul valiasken aqvs
kiseri miRrejili da sanam ar uCqmets konferansie,
arenidan rekviziti ar gamoaqvs. meorec, gastrolebi mTavrdeba Tu ara, modis muSa CvenTan da scenebs
gvimarTavs. unda wamiyvanoTo. mzad var, mTeli cxovre248

ba uxelfasod vimuSao, oRond valias siaxloves viyoo.

rTulad yofila saqme. TviTon valia ra azrisaa am
ambavze?
valia ra. valia gasaTxovari gogoa. ocdaeqvsi wlis.
sxvaTa Soris, ar aris qarafSuta. aravin ar moswons,
aravis axlos ar ikarebs. siyvaruli ara sjera. neta sxvebiviT laRi da Tavisufali iyos. iqneb mis saqciels
cotaTi mainc Seemcirebina mis mierve samudamo moxiblulTa armia. mokled, amxanago, me movale var gagafrTxiloT. SevTanxmdiT?
ki, batono, jabam Tavi dauqnia da gaifiqra
`marTla cirkia, aba ra aris. amaze didi ucnauroba gagonila? cirkis garda sadme dagiwyeben aseT laparaks?~
saqme pirvelsave repeticiaze aiTvisa. SesaSuri simarjviT iWerda klounebis da iluzionistebis mier
kulisebSi nasrol gigantur kovzebs, qaRaldis yvavilebs, faifuris burTulebs da wiTelTvaleba, TeTr
kurdRlebs. asafren bades da aluminis xarixas ise
ostaturad amagrebda naxerxis iataks, rom liliputi
Zmebi Copebi da mSvenieri valia upakoeva mxolod xeliT Seamowmebdnen, RimiliT Tavs dauqnevdnen da qanCs
xels ar hkidebdnen. eg iyo, xaverdis mwvane kostums
da nacnobi biWebis qirqils ver Seegua mxolod. warmodgena ise ar CaTavdeboda, rom vinme ar Sexmianeboda,
daaxloebiT aseTi, uazro xumroba-qilikiT: `jabaia, wai
saxlSi, lomma ar SegWamos~, `ramden xans swavlobdi, jabaia, cirkis skolaSi, Tu giyvarde?~, `jabaias klounad
awinaurebeno, marTalia?!~, rasakvirvelia, brazdeboda,
magram ar imCnevda. Tvals gaaparebda mayurebelTa darbazisken xandaxan, rom Rlabuca biWi daemaxsovrebina da
pirvelsave Sexvedrisas `yurebi xelSi mieca~.
valia upakoeva maRali, sworfexeba, cisferTvaleba
valia, marTlac rom cirkis margaliti gaxldaT. odnav
dakunTul irmis fexebze idga. Sublze gadasleqili,
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xolo kefasTan cxeniskudiviT gaSvebuli abreSumis

TeTri Tmebi welamde wvdeboda. Savwamwamebiani, didi,
cisferi Tvalebi da macdurad amoburculi, mkveTrxaziani tuCebi, Cveulebriv gogonasTan SedarebiT odnav
msxvili (da rasakvirvelia Ronieri) mklavebi hqonda,
magram misi mklavebi srul harmoniaSi iyvnen Sesuqebul
qvedatanTan da maincdamainc TvalSi ar gecemodaT. ra
gavagrZelo, da upakoeva swored iseTi gogona iyo, rogori qaliSvilebic saqariaSi Zalian moswonT da arc
sxva qalaqebSi umzeren gulgrilad. marto momxiblavi
garegnoba rodi gaxldaT mizezi imisa, rom valias nomers mayurebelTa ucnauri amooxvrani da gamayruebeli aplodismentebi axlda. olqis mravalgzis Cempioni,
sportis ostati valia upakoeva iluzionistur nomrebs
ki ar akeTebda da xalxs ki ar atyuebda, aramed naRdad
mihqonda nikapi fexis TiTebamde. aluminis kibis eqvs
safexurze calxels dayrdnobili adioda da Camodioda,
xarixaze cibrutiviT trialebda da haerSi daaxloebiT
oTx bruns rom gaakeTebda, viTomc aq araferio, xelgaSlili qvavdeboda mtvrian xaliCaze.
haerSi gafrenili kocnebiTa da muxlebSi odnav CakecviT daRlili upakoeva ukansvliT rom gamogogmandeboda kulisebSi, jabas madlobis niSnad Tavs dauqnevda
da sagrimioro oTaxisaken TeZoebis momajadoebeli rxeviT gaswevda. warmodgenis damTavrebisTanave ostaturad aicilebda TayvanismcemelTa mudariT savse saxeebs
da siyvaruliT misken gamoSveril xelebs, daRlilobas
moimizezebda da avtobusSi tucavda Tavs. sastumrosaken mimaval avtobusSi cirkis oriode msaxiobTan erTad
(danarCenebi sapatio stumris Znel misias Seudgebodnen da `dapatimrebulebi~ restornisken mihyavdaT) jaba
wulaZec jdeboda. `argonavtTan~ Camovidoda da fexiT
dauyveboda orjonikiZis quCas Tavis saxlamde.
Tve iwureboda, rac jaba cirkSi muSaobda da am xnis
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ganmavlobaSi upakoevas misTvis erTimeoreze ori sityvac ar uTqvams. jabas eCveneboda, quCaSi rom Sexvedroda, albaT, arc miesalmeboda. simarTle giTxraT, arc
jabas hklavda cirkis programis `mTavar lursmanTan~
gamolaparakebis survili. `ras efeTeba es xalxi? ra
werilobia da gvirgvinobia autydaT. erTi ubralo gogoa. yuradRebiT nametani gaTamamebuli~, ityoda gulSi
da Tavis quCas rom daadgeboda, upakoevaze fiqri mswrafl stovebda. saqariaSi yovel fexis nabijze nacnobi da im nacnobTan dakavSirebuli milioni provinciuli ambavi xvdeboda.
amas winaT, SuadRis warmodgenaze, Tavisi saqmiT
garTul jabas mkerdzemklavebdakrefili upakoeva
SeumCnevlad amoudga kulisebSi gverdiT da sruliad
moulodneli SekiTxva misca:
Tqven coliani xarT?
jaba mobrunda, arenidan gamosrolili kovzi marjveniT ostaturad daiWira da qaliSvilis odnav mowyenil
Tvalebs rom waawyda, cota ar iyos, moWriT da uxeSad
upasuxa:
me mgoni, Cveni samsaxurebrivi urTierTobisTvis
amas mniSvneloba ara aqvs.
upakoevas meti araferi ukiTxavs. xalaTi moicila,
carcis mtvriT savse muyaos yuTSi xelebi Cahyo da
gverdiT Cavlil konferansies sevdianad gauRima. yovel SemTxvevaSi jabas ase moeCvena.
gadioda dReebi. cirki Tavisi cirkuli cxovrebiT
cxovrobda. igi ukve ise Seezarda qalaqs, rom saqarielebs, TiTqos aRarc ki axsovdaT, arsebobda Tu ara
odesme kolxeTis uZvelesi dedaqalaqi ucirkod. aRaravin fiqrobda, rom sami Tvis Semdeg, zustad ToTxmet Tebervals, lomebis Rriali aRar gaaRviZebda III
internacionalis quCis mcxovrebT da gigiaZis moedani
monRolTa gadavlils daemsgavseboda, ulamazesi cir251

kis karavi frTebs dakecavda da mezobel respublikaSi

gadainacvlebda. axla amis gafiqrebac aravis surda,
radganac stumarTmoyvare saqariaSi iyo bunebis mecxre
saocreba cirki, Tavisi keTili klounebiT, kedlebze
moraxraxe motocikletiT, liliputi ZmebiT da maTraxis enasaviT moqnili, magram mouTokavi upakoevaTi.
jabasa da cirkis margalitis urTierToba kvlav
daZabuli da gaurkveveli iyo. Tavis nomers rom CaaTavebda, upakoeva Zveleburad aRar garboda sagrimiorosaken. cota xans jabas gverdiT rCeboda, xan klounebis
jadosnur kverTxs miawvdida da xan TeTri kurdRlisgan dauclida xels. wulaZe Tavisi saqmiT iyo garTuli
da verc ki amCnevda qalis aCemebul yuradRebas. imdenad sulerTi iyo misTvis, Tu vin gamoarTmevda fumfula, mTvlemare, gawvrTnil kurdRels, rom madlobasac
ar eubneboda. mxolod im yvelasaTvis daZabul wuTebSi, akrobati marCenko aluminis joxiT xelSi bawarze
rom gadioda, mklavebCaxveuli valia scenis muSas gverdiT daudgeboda, TiTqos mieyrdnoboda kidec. jabas
yurisZirSi qalis cxeli sunTqvac ki esmoda da swored
maSin, roca erTi gaelvebaRa iyo darCenili, rom jiuti
msaxiobi qali mamakacis mklavebSi aRmoCeniliyo, jaba
iqaurobas erTi naxtomiT gaecleboda. kulisebis meore
mxares gavidoda da moxuc klouns kakafonovs zRvis
kenWebiT savse uzarmazari wiTeli muyaos yuTis gamoTrevaSi Sveloda.
axali wlis wina kviras mesame warmodgena rom damTavrda da samsaxiobo gasasvlels cirkis ZvelTaZveli
danjRreuli avtobusi moayenes, upakoevam guldamwvari, uimedod Seyvarebuli N Tayvanismcemlis mier
gamogzavnili uzarmazari Taiguli SeaCeCa jabas xelSi
da gverdiT mouskupda.
wulaZes mTeli gza uxerxulad eWira Taiguli xelSi
da valiasken arc gamouxedavs, quCas aTvalierebda.
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`argonavtTan~ rom Camoxdnen, qalma hkiTxa:

Zalian geCqareba?
ki, Tavi dauqnia jabam da Taiguli gauwoda. upakoevam marjvena xelSi TavdaRma daiWira yvavilebi da
marcxena win gaiSvira xom ar CamovjdeT, cota xans?
scenis muSa uxalisod daTanxmda.
erTxans damdurebulebiviT, ubrad isxdnen. mere qalma TeTri Tmebi saxidan gadaswia, yurze Camoimagra,
jabas mwyralad Sexeda da hkiTxa:
ratom xar aseTi?
rogori? wulaZes orive xeli gadaedo xis savarZlisTvis da miwas dahyurebda.
sxvanairi.
jabam ar upasuxa.
uecrad cirkis margalitma xelebi saxeze aifara da
aqviTinda.
wulaZe daibna. pirvelad tiroda qali mis win da ar
icoda, aseT SemTxvevaSi, rogor moqceuliyo.
ra gatirebs? hkiTxa, roca upakoevam qviTini
Sewyvita, gulisjibidan cxvirsaxoci amoiRo, daiqnia da
cremlis SemSralebas Seudga.
daviRale, RmerTo Cemo, rogor momwyinda es
yvelaferi.
ra?
fexis TiTebTan nikapis mitana, frenia kocnebi da
rac mTavaria, am yvavilebis momrTmevTaTvis yalbi Rimilis Cuqeba.
ara mgonia, ase mosawyeni saqme iyos eg.
saSinelebaa, CemTvis aris autaneli, Torem sxva Cem
adgilas bednieri iqneboda.
gamigonia, qals yuradReba siamovnebso da amdeni
yvavilebi, albaT, golicinis mzeTunaxavisTvisac ar miurTmeviaT, raze emduri beds?
ici, me etyoba, ar SemiZlia ganzogadebuli qalis
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rolis TamaSi. Cemma saxelma da silamazem welSi gamwyvita. Tavi SemaZula. es ra cxovrebaa kacebi, TiTqmis uklebliv vnebiT daberili nestoebiT giyureben,
qalebi SuriT.
xom Sen airCie es gza?
ara, jaba, me sxva gza mqonda. erTi bejiTi gogo
viyavi, sportma Cemgan yvelaferi waiRo sanacvlod
cirki damitova. gana marTali ara xar, beds ar unda
vemdurode, magram warmoidgine rogor xdeba? Sen
saxelovani sportsmeni. Sekrebebi, Sejibrebani, presa,
turneebi, sazRvargareT, rogor fiqrob, es triumfi
ramden xans grZeldeba normaluri sportsmenisaTvis?
ha, ha, sam weliwads, an, Tu gnebavs, oTxs. mere daeSvebi Tavqve. jer nakrebidan dagiTxoven, mere Sekrebaze aRar dagiZaxeben. erTbaSad dagiviwyebs presac da
televiziac. da ici, es rodis xdeba? Cems sportSi, magaliTad, sul raRac ocdaoTxi-ocdaxuTi wlis asakSi.
rogor ginda Seurigde im azrs, rom ocdaoTxi wlis
gogo sportisTvis ukve beberi xar. ver warmoidgen, ra
moraluri Tu fsiqologiuri stresia es.
mere?
mere ra. kariera Carixinda. win moCans wviTa da dagviT naSovni mwvrTnelis ramdenime saaTi, an cirki; isic,
cota xniT, forma, ra Tqma unda, iseTi ara, rogoric
sportSi magram aqac saWiroa.
ase mtkivneulad ar unda Sexedo am ambavs, valia,
Torem ufro met mizezs ipovi gulis gasatexad. bolos
da bolos Cveni cxovrebis wess Cven TviTon ar virCevT?
an virCevT, an ara. me mgoni TviTon cxovreba
gvTavazobs da Cven, umetes SemTxvevaSi, brmad mivyvebiT.
Sen brmad mimyols rom ar hgevxar? amdeni xania
giyureb da Sen swored is qali xar, romelic Tavisi
principebiT cxovrobs. Sen aravis nebas ar ixvev Tavze,
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rogorc TqvenSi ician xolme Tqma, damoukidebeli

gogo xar.
magram ici, ra nervebis glejad mijdeba es damoukidebloba? meubnebian, sanam axalgazrda da lamazi
xar, axla unda aiRo Tamasuqi uzrunvelyofili siberisTviso. axla unda gaaba kavSirebi, gaimravlo nacnobebi, megobrebi, iTamaSo Seyvarebuli qalis roli da
vin icis, axalgazrdobaSi naSovni es Tamasuqi, rodis
gamogadgebao.
mere?
ra mere. Cems guls xom ver gadavaxtebi. ar SemiZlia,
morCa da gaTavda. mTeli cxovrebis manZilze namdvils
veZeb yvelafers. namdvil siyvaruls; namdvil TanagrZnobas; namdvil mamakacs, vaJkacs, didsulovans,
uceremonios.
mere, rogor atyob, ipovi?
upakoevam gaiRima da tyavis jubaCis saxeloebze xelebi Camoisva.
me mgoni ki. ar daijereb, uyoymanod gavcvli Cems
gaorkestrebul cxovrebas, ici rogorze? patara oTaxi,
Rumeli, Teqis faCuCebi, fanjarasTan zixar da eli
qmars, romelic giyvars. akvans arwev, SeSas Cexav, qmris grZelsaxeloebiani kvarTi gacvia. puris maRaziaSi
Sevlils, ubatonod xmas ver gagcemen, Rlabucs veravin
dagiwyebs, kargi biWis coli gqvia.
cota xans kidev isaubres daaxloebiT amgvari, mkiTxvelisaTvis arcTu saintereso saubriT: `qali jaba,
rusuli ase kargad saidan ici? kaci jarSi vmsaxurobdi riazanis olqSi~! da a. S.
Tormeti sruldeboda, roca sastumros karTan
moixeda cirkis margalitma, jabas xeli gauwoda da
SiSiT gaifiqra `RmerTo, oRond axla ar miTxras, Tu
SeiZleba Semoval Tqvens nomerSio. RmerTo, oRond sxvebs ar daemsgavsos, RmerTo...~
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da wulaZem aqac `daiWira gamocda~, qals Zili nebisa

usurva da sibneles Seeria.

* * *
7 Tebervals, is is iyo televiziis diqtorma imdRevandeli programa damTavrebulad gamoacxada, rom jaba
wulaZis karze frTxili kakuni gaisma.
valia upakoevas TeTri TavSali Semoexvia, xelSi Cemodani eWira da SemkrTali, darcxvenili, damnaSavesaviT Sehyurebda maspinZels.
movedi. Tqva man da Tavi CaRuna.
...14 Tebervals cirki (rogorc dagegmili iyo) sxva
respublikaSi gaemgzavra sagastrolod. kupeSi, lamazad
fexSekecil mdivan-memanqane gogonas dabeWdili programebis uzarmazari Sekvra edo win. direqtoris gankargulebiT upakoevas gvarisTvis xazi unda gadaesva
da nacvlad bufonaduri sanaxaoba `mxiaruli etli~
Caewera. es nomeri moZvelda da karga xania amoRebuli
iyo programidan, magram axla sxva gamosavali ar hqondaT da isev daabrunes.
valia upakoeva saqariaSi darCa.

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msax i ob i T ad a namg a l a Z e
nacqafav ambavs, moWoril, moCmaxul ambavs eZaxian
CvenSi. am novelis avtors bevri codva miuZRvis mkiTxvelis winaSe. xSirad Tavis SesaZleblobaSi sruliad
usafuZvlod darwmunebuls, autaneli SeRavaTi miucia
fantaziisTvis. imdeni usabuTo ram daubralebia udanaSaulo adamianebisTvis da imdeni tyuili moublantavs,
rom sircxviliT quCaSi ver unda gamodiodes, magram es
ambavi nacqafavi ar aris da, saerTod, warsulis Secdomebs, samwuxarod, Tumc veRar gamoisyidis, magram r.
miSvelaZe dReidan uars ambobs mxatvruli nawarmoebis
iseT saeWvo komponentebze, rogoric gamonagoni da ganagoni gaxlavT.
msaxiobi Tada namgalaZe kurort buJSi isvenebda. buJSi usagzuro damsveneblebic blomad iyvnen da Tavs
arcTu cudad grZnobdnen, magram Tada sagzurian damsvenebelTa kategorias miekuTvneboda. msaxiobs arc kuWis wyluli awuxebda da arc RviZli hqonda dasnebovnebuli, magram buJSi umizezod rodi Camosula. umTavresi
mizezi, ra Tqma unda, is gaxldaT, rom Tada namgalaZem
zRvis sagzuri ver gaaxerxa. meore (SedarebiT mcire)
mizezi Tadas buJSi yofnisa ki, ar amxelda Torem is iyo,
rom msaxiob namgalaZes wonaSi unda daeklo. ormocdaoTxi wlis niWier Tadas Seyvarebuli biWebis rolebs
veRar aZlevdnen Tavisi karga moweuli Ripisa da nikaps
Camoyolebuli samkeca Rababis gamo. xolo dramaturgebi ki, TiTqosda jibrSi udganano, piesebs maincdamainc
gamxdar Seyvarebulebze da ufro gamxdar, cxovrebisagan gabrazebul, martoxela mamakacebze sweren. esec
ar iyos, miuxedavad rigiTi msaxiobis sakmaod maRali
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xelfasisa, Tadas garderobi katastroful ganaxlebas

moiTxovda; Sarvlebi welze aRar wvdeboda da kvarTebi mucelze. axali tansacmlis xarjisTvis kidec rom
gaeZlo, sadRa iyo qalaq urapipeSi sanaqebo mkervali.
erTaderTi uzado gamomWreli hyavdaT valiko alxanaZe,
TumcaRa rad ginda, igi am bolo dros yovelgvar sikeTes sCadioda, magram arc WriT Wrida da arc kerviT
keravda; atelies direqtorad gadaiyvanes da rogorc
qalaqis saukeTeso mkeravi, adgilobrivi sabWoebis deputatadac airCies. unda aRiniSnos, rom valiko sanaqebo direqtori dadga da maRali tribunidan sityvebsac
omaxians ambobda, magram kervas Tavi daaneba. ase iyo Tu
ise, Tadas aucileblad unda daeklo. viRacam uTxra,
Turme inglisSi simsuqne uzrdelobad iTvlebao. es albaT diplomaturi wreebis warmomadgenlebs Seexeboda
da ara mdabio ingliselebs, magram Tadas ingliselebis
es ucnauri Sexeduleba ekaliviT daeso gulze da ufro
mtkiced gadawyvita dakleba, vidre am sityvebis gagonebamde hqonda gadawyvetili.
ra asuqebda sasursaTo programis SesrulebisaTvis
gamarTul am gagania brZolaSio, darwmunebuli var, am
SekiTxvas saqmeSi Caxeduli mkiTxveli ar damisvams, magram Tu novelas Targmna uweria (rac gamoricxuli ar
unda iyos) ucxo enebze mosaubre mkiTxvelTaTvis ganvmartav: ra asuqebda da qarTuli lxini, romlis yadric
ise kargad icodnen, batonebo, isev Tqvenmave Tvistomebma da Cvenma tkbilad mosagonarma megobrebma aleqsandre
diumam, uordropebma, artur laistma da sxvebma.
Tada xaTriani kaci iyo. qalaq urapipeSi ki Tu raime
Rupavs bolSeviks, es zedmeti xaTrianoba da Tavmodrekiloba gaxlavT. popularul msaxiobs da tkbilmoubar moqalaqes xSirad epatiJebodnen sxvadasxva rangis adamianebi; modi sufra dagvimSveneo. ar ifiqroT,
TiTqos dampatiJeblebs Tadasagan cxovrebis azris
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mosmena da gageba surdaT. indoel grZneulTa mier jer

kidev bolomde Seucnobel am sibrZnes, rasakvirvelia,
arc namgalaZe flobda, magram amyoli sufris wevroba,
uCxubari simTvrale, smaSi uRalatoba, WeSmariti ZiebiT
daRdasmuli sadRegrZeloebi da simReris saSualo niWi,
mogexsenebaT, cotas rodi niSnavs imisaTvis, rom moqeifeTa Soris sasurvel sufris wevrad ixseniebode.
sanatoriumi, sadac Tada Camoxta, mtkvris marcxena
napiras, mSvenier xeobaSi gaeSenebinaT. eqskursiaTmZRolebi wina xuTwledamde jer kidev uxsnidnen cnobismoyvare damsveneblebs; es baRi da es qarvasla didi
mTavris Zmam mixeilma Tavis samkuonalod gaaSenaaSenebinao, magram bolo wlebSi sakurorto sabWos
romeliRac Tavmjdomarem, mizanSewonilad ar cno am
walkotis istoria revoluciamdel wyeul periodTan
yofiliyo dakavSirebuli da vin icis, iqneb, sworadac
moiqca. miT umetes, rom mTavris Zmis mixeilis mier
gaSenebulma baRma droTa ganmavlobaSi ieri Seicvala,
xolo lazaTiani aristokratuli sasaxlis gverdiT
gaCndnen Sesaxedavad sada, magram dasasveneblad ufro
moxerxebuli TeTri korpusebi. amieridan kultmuSakebi
cnobismoyvareobisgan gulwasul damsveneblebs mwyemsis mier buJis wylis aRmoCenis romantikul legendas
uambobdnen, xolo Tu vinme ar daiSlida da maincdamainc sasaxleze Camoagdebda sityvas, mravlismTqmeli
RimiliT Sexedavdnen da fexs auCqarebdnen, aqaoda ver
gavigoneo.
sanatoriumis mTavarma eqimma dabali tanis, lamis
CurCuliT molaparake, sqelSubla da mudam morcxvad
momRimare kacma msaxiobi Tada namgalaZe swored im korpusSi da im nomerSi Seasaxla, sadac popularul, magram
upretenzio msaxiobs subordinaciulad ekuTvnoda Sesaxleba. mTavari eqimi mxolod erTi SexedviT stovebda dabneuli da uwyinari kacis STabeWdilebas, Torem,
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sinamdvileSi, mas brwyinvaled hqonda Seswavlili yvela nomenklaturuli safexuri da swored misi administraciuli sifxizlis gamo iyo Tveebis ganmavlobaSi
daketili am sanatoriumSi luqsebi, naxevarluqsebi da
erTadgiliani nomrebi.
marTalia, Tadas oTaxi ufanjro iyo da onkani TiTqmis ar iketeboda, magram samagierod gacivebis saSiSroeba nakleb emuqreboda damsvenebels da onkanis xmauric,
Tu cota liriuli pirovneba iyavi, kldidan mCqefare
nakadulis iluzias qmnida. saerTod, Tada ar iyo sayofacxovrebo problemebze mowuwune kaci da TanameoTaxec mSvenieri Sexvda. ormetriani, Zalian xmeli berikaci, nataneb-urekis gamosvlebis monawile, xelCarTul
brZolaSi dundulebdabeJili aristo kvernaZe momcro
nardiT xelSi diliT gavidoda oTaxidan, gvian RamiT
Semoipareboda, bodiSs moixdida, Tbil sacvlebs (da
mgoni zeda tansacmelsac) Caicvamda da dilamde mRimari saxiT eZina. mTeli dRe Silifad Cacmuli dadioda,
xolo sawolSi lamis sagareod gamowyobils, Cacmuldavarcxnils da yabalaxSemoxveuls eZina.
zorbabeWebiani da xarisTvaleba, naliseburulvaSeba,
erTi SexedviT mouqneli Tada, dafSvnili aguriT moCiTul bilikze modioda. pijaki mxarze gadaedo, magram
ar RiRinebda. drodadro SeCerdeboda, petres cixes
axedavda da pijaks xels Seunacvlebda, Tavze ganuyreli raWuli qudi exura. qudi melot kefasac moxdenilad ufaravda da arc cxeli iyo maincdamainc.
Tvrameti seqtemberi iyo. vaxSmobamde saaT-naxevari
rCeboda. baRSi asakgadacilebuli damsveneblebi jgufjufad mimodiodnen. SedarebiT Senaxuli moxucebi
Cerdebodnen da laRad moarul msaxiobs mravalmniSvnelovnad Sescqerodnen; xom namdvilad is aris, xom ar
gveSlebao. gulmaviwyobiT sneulni ki zedac ar uyurebdnen. isini karga xania TeatrSi aRar dadiodnen. sityva
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msaxiobi maTTvis mxolod vaso abaSiZes da iuza zardaliSvils ukavSirdeboda. aqa-iq axalgazrdebic daCndnen.
es ukanasknelni rodi daseirnobdnen. gundebad isxdnen
xis skamebze da gauTaveblad icinodnen TavianT martiv,
da moxucTa azriT, saeWvod sasacilo ambebze.
Tada yvelas esalmeboda. icoda, rom salami RvTisa
iyo da ar undoda goneba daeRala am nacrisfer urdoSi
nacnob-ucnobis gamorCeviT. ucnobs rom mivesalmebi,
gulis siRrmeSi mainc gaexardeba, rom ar mivesalmo da
nacnobi aRmoCndes, sad wavide mereo. Tada ori dRis
Camosuli gaxldaT da jer bolomde ver Cabmuliyo
damsveneblis dramatul cxovrebaSi. procedurebze
(kuWisa da nawlavebis gamorecxva, Jangbadis kokteili,
buJis wylis abazana, masaJi, inhalacia...) uari Tqva. namgalaZis xariseburi janmrTelobiT gaocebulma eqimma
Wamamde naxevari saaTiT adre mineraluri wylis daleva, dieta da sufTa haerze seirnoba dauniSna. Rvinos
rom ar davlev da avadmyofi kacis ulufas SevWam, ar
SeiZleba, ar davikloo, fiqrobda Tada da usazRvrod
kmayofili iyo, rom buJSi Camovida.
cxeloda. mtkvargaRma vales matarebeli siCqares
iRebda.
haerSi Semodgomis suni trialebda.
SadrevanTan titlikana biWebi Wylipinebdnen. isini
axla auzis wyliT gagrildebodnen, mere sanatoriumis
ezos kaklebiT ubes daivsebdnen da sanam daraji gamoCndeboda, imave xvreliT gaZvrebodnen quCaSi, saidanac yoveldRe ase moxerxebulad (da rac mTavaria, konspiratiulad) moZvrebodnen.
Tada batono, kai gamarjoba!
namgalaZe swrafad Semobrunda, amas vis vxedavo, daiZaxa da misken gamofrenili sami mamakacidan dawinaurebuls ise gadaexvia, rom gareSe Tvals, SeiZleba, cremli moreoda.
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misalmebis da mokiTxvis aTma wuTma rom gaiara, Tada

swrafad daseriozulda da goneba daZaba. samidan ors
xakisferperangian, TmaxuWuWa, sviringebian biWs da
mogalifoSarvlian, saxenayvavilar, halstuxian kacs,
pirvelad xedavda. mesame, yvelaze metad rom aqtiurobda da im oris dasanaxavad msaxiobs TanSezrdili
ZmakaciviT elaparakeboda, aSkara iyo, sadRac... magram
konkretulad sad? namgalaZem verafriT ver gaixsena
da arc imis imedi hqonda, rom uaxloes or saaTSi moagondeboda.
Tada, batono, dasarCenad? hkiTxa mesamem da
zRarbis varcxnilobaze xeli gadaisva.
vapireb, Tu mSvidoba iqna. erT oc dRes gamoparuli var samsaxuridan.
ise vin gamogiSvebda, mwuxare saxiT Tqva TmaxuWuWam.
gadaviRale Zalian, Tavi daxara Tadam.
mesame sarTulidan daginaxeT da gamogedevneT,
sxapasxupiT Tqva zRarbTavam.
me gicaniT, dro ar dakarga saxenayvavilarma am
SexvedraSi Tavisi damsaxurebis warmosaCenad.
aman gicno, sworia, daadastura xakisferperangianma da saqmeze gadavida, Tada, batono, unda dagvafaso. SarSanwindeli colikauri gvaqvs, gesiamovneba,
ojaxurad dayenebuli.
Tadam gaiRima da Tavisi uSvelebeli marjvena mxarze
gadaado dampatiJebels.
xuTni varT... eger nomerSi vzivarT... misayolebelic qea racxa... kai gitara da Cqari taSi... colisZmam
minaxula dRes da purmarili Camomitana. kai biWia, gagacnobT, nawyvet-nawyvetad, rac SeeZlo, damajereblad
ambobda mesame.
Tadam acala, mere amoixvneSa da TiTqos aRsarebas
ambobso, amoikvnesa:
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 didi madloba, megobrebo. TqvenTan WukWuks rame

sjobia axla? magram mkvdari gyavarT da unda mapatioT.
ravarc erT Wiqas dalev, naRvela da kuWi gagiskdebao,
eqimma. ar daijerebT, seriozuli avadmyofi var. didi
madloba dapatiJebisTvis. arafriT ar gamova eg saqme.
bevri exvewes: `ise wamodi, nu dalev, sufra dagvimSveneo~, magram ver daiyolies. Tadam icoda, ras niSnavda `ise wamodi~. Wiqisken xeli mainc wacdeboda. erTi
sityviT, Tavis imedi ar hqonda.
biWebma bodiSi mouxades da guldawyvetilebma yurebisa da Tavis fxanviT pirvel korpuss miaSures.
Tadam erTxans iseirna. mwvane monastris asaxvevTan
tyidan gamosuli, iRliebSi orbatamoCrili saTvaliani
kaci SeefeTa. kaci etyoba ar eloda ucnobs, Secbunebulma ukan daixia da gzidan gadaxveva daapira, magram
Tadam SeaCera, miuaxlovda da asanTi sTxova.
ar maqvs, batebians Sewuxebuli saxe hqonda.
ra lamazi frinvelebia Cia, saTvaliani kacis xelSi batebi marTlac zRapris uzarmazar gedebs hgavdnen,
sad migyavT?
arsad... ise... veTamaSebi... ra? ar SeiZleba? lamis tiriliT Tqva batosanma, SeSinebulma ukan daixia,
batebi gadayara da ukanmouxedavad mokurcxla.
batebi wamiT im pozaSive gaqvavdnen, rogorc saTvalianma moisrola. mere kurtumo da Tav-kiseri gaaqn-gamoaqnies, TeTri kriala frTebi aabaTqunes, erTi-orjer ukmayofilod daiyiyines da SesaSuri sinqronulobiT gabajbajdnen.
vaxSami karga xania damTavrda.
pirveli korpusis win, moqeifeTa fanjrebis pirdapir, aristo kvernaZis amfsonebi Sekrebilan da nards
amRereben.
Tadam ramdenjerme Caiara maT win. seirnoba moswyinda, usaqmobam daRala da moeCvena, rom amodena sana263

toriumSi yvelas raRac saqme moeZebna. maslaaTobdnen,

nards TamaSobdnen, qeifobdnen, marto Tada darCeniliyo usaqmod, ufunqciod, eulad.
`ra gaiyvans am saRamoebs. qali mainc gamoCndebodes,
cota siyvarulobia waveTamaSo. sadaa qali. sasadiloSi
oTxmocs aqeT aravin SeminiSnavs. meoTxe kbilis protezs rom cveTen, swored im asakisani brZandebian. budionis ymawviloba guSindeliviT axsovT~...
saerTod, namgalaZe soliduri asakis mandilosnebs
didad afasebda, maTs Wkuasa da gamocdilebas yovelTvis pativs sdebda, magram am wuTSi ase gaifiqra da me
TviTon mikvirs, ra bzikma ukbina.
mesame sarTulis Ria fanjridan monacvleobiT simRera da sicil-xarxari moismoda.
iara, iara Tadam da raRac uxilavma Zalam kvlav moxuc menardeebTan moiyvana. Zelskamis ganapiras mokrZalebiT Camojda, cotas mainc gaverTobio.
sxvis saqmeSi Carevas me vin mkiTxavs, mara aris axla
es swori? xalxi mkurnalobs, Se kai kaco, Tu qeifi undodaT, raRa aq Camovidnen, saqeifo adgili ver naxes?
Tqva cal Tvalze Savtyavakrulma Rababianma kacma,
romelsac xelSi daxveuli gazeTebi eWira.
Tada mixvda, rom am Temaze saubari karga xnis dawyebuli iyo.
mamia, Sen Cems SekiTxvaze ratom ar mpasuxob, me
gekiTxebi, xom ginda axla iq rom ijde, imaT Soris da
qeifobde. gaficeb SviliSvilebs, xom ginda? hkiTxa
CaxleCilxmianma yelSexveulma wiTurma moxucma.
calTvala gaCumda.
ginda, ginda, gamotydi. iq sicocxlea da imitom.
ijeqi, aba, Cem gverdiT da aCxakune nardi. xom xedav,
aristosac moswyinda TamaSi.
aristom marTlac dakeca nardi, zurgs ukan amoido.
xeli xelSi Caimwyvdia da maRla aixeda.
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 ras svamen netavi?

Sampanurs, axla, modaSia, ar daayovna TeTrwarbianma sandomianma saxis moxucma, romelic saocrad
hgavda geronti qiqoZes sicocxlis bolo wlebSi. Tadam
suraTiT miamsgavsa, Torem ra vici, iqneb arc ki hgavda.
mere gabmul smaSi Sampanuri gamigonia? calTvalam ikiTxa.
ratom, ra uWirs?
daskdomaze eqnebaT Tavebi diliT.
nu geSiniaT, batono, colikaurs svamen, SarSanwindels. Caeria Tada.
ra ici? miubrunda aristo.
miTxres, dampatiJes.
mere?
uari vkadre.
ratom kaco? Seicxada calTvalam.
ras ekiTxebi, Tavisi angariSi aqvs kacs. ar undoda
da, ar wayva, auxsna yelSexveulma.
mesame sarTulidan simRera moisma:

nu, nu stiri, nu, nu hgodeb, dedao,

nu inamav cremlebs wamwamzedao,
avada vaar, TvaliT vera mxedao,
qvaa da, lodi, mafaria zedao.

mSoblebis sadRegrZelo dalies, Cailaparaka

aristom.
ar xar marTali, gajiutda calTvala, mSoblebis
sadRegrZelos axla dalevdnen? oTxi saaTia qeifoben.
gaaCnia Tamadas.
raT minda Tamada, simReraze ver atyobT? mtkiced Tqva aristom.
ise, Cemo aristo, mag simReras gardacvlili megobrebis sadRegrZelos drosac mRerian, Tqva wiTurma.
ki. daudastura Tadam.
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 ratom ar waxvedi mainc, biZia, gaficeb guliT sayvarels? CaxleCilxmiani mTeli taniT Sebrunda msaxiobisken, razec Seetyo, rom kisers ver abrunebda.
ra vici... raRaca... ver getyviT...
CemsaviT ar mogivides, daiwyo mamiam, am aTi wlis
win, maSin vsvamdi kargad, moyvrebSi Cavedi qesaTubanSi. maqeT kargi Rvino ician. ar mogatyuebT, saqeifod
Cavedi. davlev am samefo Rvinos, Cemo batono, gadavxalisdebiTqva. pirvel dRes gaiSala didebuli sufra
xariskisera saxlikacebs gadavxede; me vTqvi, damaxrCoben RvinoSiTqva da TavpaiJi gavide. ar vsvam, batono,
bevrs, naRvlis buSti ar mivargaTqva. ar damaqcia am
erTma sityvam? Cem gverdiT vincxa ceceliZe ijda, nadiakvnari. me mogarCen, batonovo, naRvlis buSti Tu
gtkiva, wveTi Rvinis daleva ar SeiZleba SenTviso. mova
meriqife, daafarebs es ceceliZe ubeduri Cems Wiqas
xels. ar SeiZleba, amisTvis avadmyofiao. gamiSra
yeli. cota qe SeiZleba, batono, erT-or Wiqas davlev-meTqi, sanebarTvod gamixda saqme. araviTar SemTxvevaSio, mpatronobs ceceliZe. erTi sityviT, im Rames
iqeifes, iRadaves sxvebma da am CemTvis gaSlil purmarilze me qe vijeqi bolomde mSralad. Turme jer sad
xar. meore dilas ceceliZem erTi tomara balaxbulaxi
momarTva da Cems maspinZels uTxra, saswrafod mouxarSe es balaxebi, ori vedro wyali daasxi da manamde
ixarSos, sanam sam boTlamde davidodeso. mereo, me momibrunda, TiTo Rvinis Wiqas dalevT, batono, samjer
dReSi da erT kviraSi naRvlis buSti viTomc ar gqoniaTo. ras izam? xom ar etyvi am darbaisel kacs, wuxelis
tyvili vTqvi, araferi mawuxebsTqva. raRa gavagrZelo,
erT kviras ar momcilebia ceceliZe. gamWyipa wamliT.
sufraze gverdidan ar mcildeboda. Rvinis gemoc ar
gamasinja. jer xels afarebda Cems Wiqas, mere sul amarTmevda da ganze gadadgamda. davitanje kaci. wamos266

vlis wina Rames, SuaRamisas, Sevipare samzareuloSi da

miviyude grafiniT Rvino. Rvinodaulevlad rava wavide
qesaTubnidan-meTqi. ase damRupa Cemma enam.
xom sasacilo ambavi gaixsena mamiam, magram ratomRac, Tadas garda, aravis gaucinia.
Tu mTlad Caqcevaze ar xar, ar unda Tqva purmarilze uari, ara. meti rai varT, aba? Tqva kisergaSeSebulma.
wamiT siCume Camovarda.
xalxi disertaciebs rom icavs da yvelgan rom
iwereba Rvino mavnebeliao, erTi imis turad gadamaqcia, marTla asea? yrud Cailaparaka aristom.
sad iwereba? Rvino mavnebeliao, me arsad wamikiTxavs? calTvala kamaTis xasiaTze modga.
aba, ar wagikiTxavs, Se kaco? alkoholi mavnebeliao? alkoholi araa Rvino?
ara, Cemo batono, Rvino Rvinoa, xrinwianma TiTebCamwyvdeuli xelebi muxls Semoxvia.
zedmeti Rvinisma ari mavnebelio, Tvara normaluri
wamaliao, ase sweria yvelgan, ganmarta mamiam.
Sen ggonia e buJis wyali rom uzomod dalio, ar
gawyens? zedmeti da nametani raia margebeli, Rvino rom
iyos. wiTuris xma iyo.
raze vkamaTobT, ver gavige. sufra marto Rvinis
smaa, batonebo? sufra tkbili musaifia, simReraa, erTmaneTis daaxloebaa da daZmakacebaa; kacis Rirsebebis
CamoTvlaa. wasulebis gaxsenebaa, qveynis winaSe Seni
kacuri valis xazgasmaa, siyvarulis sadRegrZeloa da
samSoblos momavlis gasigrZeganebaa. sad keTdeba ufro
didi saqme, sufraze rom keTdeba, Cemo batono? me rac
axla CamovTvale, es xom aris da aris, rac ar CamomiTvlia? sxva ra RonisZiebiT SegiZlia aTi kaci ise
daamoyvro da daakeTilo erTmaneTs, rogorc es karg
sufraze xdeba? tribunis ieriT ambobda mamia.
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 Tamadazec bevria damokidebuli, Tqva namgalaZem.

`am qveyanaze erTi xar, erTiii,

qaaali ki ara, RmerTi xar, RmerTi!~

iWaWeboda viRac mesame sarTulze. mogvianebiT ori

xma ahyva. meores ara uSavda, magram bani ver iyo miwnuli, Soriaxlo mihyveboda.
Tada wamodga da xeivans samxreT-dasavleTis mimarTulebiT, didi Tavadis mixeilis mudmivremontovani
sasaxlisken gahyva.
`sisulele momivida. raRaca naxevari kilos daklebisTvis xalxs vawyenine, vin icis, iqneb metjer aRarc mTxovon, mobrZandi, sufra dagvimSveneo. raRacas
movyvebodi, raRacas gavigonebdi! bolos Tamadas erTi
sadRegrZelos uflebas gamovTxovdi da vityodi: `am
gviani RamiT viRac dadis saqarTveloSi, saqarTveloSi viRaca kvnesis. vaxsenoT Cven is ukanasknel sadRegrZeloSi. sadRegrZeloSi vaxsenoT Cven is~. iseTi biWebi Candnen, ar SeiZleba galaktioni ar hyvarebodaT~.

* * *
is dRe da is dRe, msaxiobi Tada namgalaZe kurort
buJSi fxizeli aravis unaxavs.
qeifSi da `oxoxoiaSi~ gaatara sagzuriT gaTvaliswinebuli ocdaeqvsi dRidan ocdaoTxi.
gamomgzavrebis win yovel SemTxvevisTvis aiwona. daklebuli, ra Tqma unda, ar gaxldaT, magram, misda gasaocrad, arc momatebuli iyo maincdamainc.

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d e d ofli s mi s i a
maRal, CaCuqurTm-CaxuWuWebul karebSi msaxuri rom
gamoCnda, mweralma Savliem pariki yurebTan Camoiwia,
yelsaxvevi gaiswora, Salis TeTri windebi muxlebszemoT amoqaCa da misken gaabija.
musie, dedofali gelodebaT.
sul raRac Svidiode karis gavlis Semdeg mwerali
dedofal Jozefinas kabinetSi aRmoCnda. cisferTvaleba vnebiannestoebian qals gvirgviniviT edga Tavze
ferflisferi kowoli. lomisTavebian, Sav sawer magidasTan ijda, stumars daRlili saxiT gamoxeda da skamze miuTiTa.
mweralma jer mwvanexaverdgadakrul savarZels daxeda, madloba moixada, dajda da fexi-fexze gadaiwyo, magram maSinve mixvda, rom napoleonis TanamecxedresTan
zedmet siTamames iCenda. Secdomis gamosasworeblad
wamodga da undoda oriode sityva fexze damdgars
eTqva, magram qalbaton Jozefinas TeTrxelTaTmaniani
xeli majaSi nazad amoZravda da Savlie morcxvad Camojda savarZlis kideze.
uRrmes madlobas mogaxsenebT miRebisaTvis, dedofalo. me mwerali Savlie gaxlavarT. mcire novelebs da
vodevilebs vwer parizis sagareubno TeatrebisaTvis.
Cemi gvari, albaT, arafers geubnebaT.
ratom?
cnobili mwerali ar gaxlavarT. CemTvis vcodvilob. ar vici, ra gamova.
zedmeti Tavmdabloba ironiis forma xom ar aris,
mowyaleo xelmwifev. sakmaod cnobili kaci xarT da
amas winaT `merkure de franseSi~ dabeWdili Tqveni Txzulebac kargad maxsovs.
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 gmadlobT, dedofalo.
Tu ar vcdebi, imperatorsac kargad moexseneba
Tqveni nawerebis Sesaxeb.
swored magis gamo geaxeliT. am erTi kviris win
fuSes agenti mosula redaqciaSi da ganucxadebia: imperatoris nebiT Savlies saxeli aRar gaWaWandes TqvenTan, Torem Jurnals davxuravT da redaqtors samarTalSi mivcemTo.
ratomao?
mizezi sakmaod martivia. musie taleiranma damasmina SarSan, TiTqos me burbonTa damqaSi viyo da Cems
nawerebSi napoleonis politikas cinikurad vixseniebde.
xom ar geCvenebaT, musie, rom Tqvens am naTqvamSi imperatori arcTu saxarbielod gamoiyureba. veWvob taleiranis CagonebiTRa irwmunos Tqveni opozicioneroba. miT umetes, rom napoleons sakmaoze ufro maxvili
Tvali aqvs da `merkure de fransec~, RvTis wyalobiT,
didi tiraJiT gamodis.
mapatieT kadniereba, magram didkacni qebas iolad
iviwyeben, xolo avi sityva Svid weliwads axsovT. sakmarisia Cems nawerebs eWvis TvaliT Sevxedo da meve aRmovaCen Cems TavSi safrangeTis mters da qristes fexis
mkvnetels.
gana literatura ase macdunebelia, musie?
CemTvis diaxac ara, dedofalo, magram diletantebi xom sxvis TvalSi dires aRmoaCenen xolme.
musie...
mapatieT, iqneb Tavidanve damezustebina Cemi vizitis mizezi. Tqven, albaT, miCveuli xarT mTxovnelTa
mudariT savse saxeebs da akankalebul ybebs. me TqvenTan saTxovariT ar movsulvar.
?!
sasaubrod movedi. me minda imperatoris Rirseulma meuRlem icodes erTi ubralo frangi mwerlis azri
napoleonze.
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 mogismenT, musie. mxolod im SemTxvevaSi, Tu Tqveni azri, Tqvensave sazianod, Seuracxmyofeli ar iqneba
bonapartesTvis.
RmerTma damifaros. me mxolod Cems mokrZalebul
azrs mogaxsenebT. weliwadia imperatoris nebiT da
fuSes xeldasxmiT parizis oficialurma gazeTebma
Cems lanZRva-ginebas mihyves xeli. amomiCemes da yovel
Cems nawarmoebs zoilis kritikis qarcecxlSi atareben.
`napoleonis triumfis verdamnaxavi, ganze ganmdgari
kaci~, ase miwodeben msubuqxeliani Jurnalistebi. aRarc ki vTvli axla saWirod, mogaxsenoT, rom me pirveli
mivesalme napoleonis gaimperatorebasac da dResac mis
razmSi myofad vracx Tavs. Tumca me im mweralTa ricxvs rodi vekuTvni, napoleonis erTgulebaze dReniadag
gulze mjiRis cemiT rom gahyvirian.
mxedvelobaSi vin gyavT?
Tqven ukeT mogexsenebaT. me aq gvarebis dasasaxeleblad ar movsulvar.
napoleons mweralTa Soris hyavs piradi megobrebi
da amas arc malavs.
magram imperatori arc ise didi kacia, siymawvilis
STabeWdilebebze, pirad simpaTiebze maRla dadges da
dafnis gvirgvinTa ganawilebaSi Seuvali obieqturoba
daicvas.
isev dafnis gvirgvinebi. Tu Tqveni saxiT ganawyenebuli didebis maZiebeli laparakobs, mosawyeni xarT, musie.
gemudarebiT, ase nu ifiqrebT, dedofalo. Tu
raime ar minda, es aris swored napoleonis kariskacTa
boZebuli Cin-temlakebi. me vemsaxurebi safrangeTs da
napoleons mxolod imdenad, ramdenadac mas safrangeTisTvis bednierebis motana ZaluZs. Tumc am bolo dros
avi sizmrebi ar masveneben.
gulaxdilad miTxariT. ai, Tqven rom exmeT imperators da TqvenTan megobrobis survili gamoeTqva, uars
ityodiT?
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 mogaxseneT, rom me vemsaxurebi safrangeTs da ama

qveynis mefeTa navSi jdoma WeSmariti mwerlisTvis damamcireblad mimaCnia, radganac jer ar yofila xelmwife, Tavisi xalxisTvis mcire bednierebasTan erTad
didi ubedurebac ar moetanos.
neba momeciT, Tqvens naTqvamSi eWvi Sevitano, napoleoni, Tqvenc kargad xedavT, Cveulebrivi xelmwife ar
aris.
ra Tqma unda. man ukve daamtkica, rom istoriis
saWesTan dgas. magram saqme is aris, saiT atrialebs am
saWes, waRma Tu ukuRma.
Tqven rogor fiqrobT?
Cems winaTgrZnobas axla mniSvneloba ara aqvs. mas
istoria gaasamarTlebs da is dro arc ise Sors aris.
xom ar geCvenebaT, rom misgan ukve didad aris davalebuli safrangeTi Tundac imiT, rom burbonTa suleluri, bebruli marTvisagan gaanTavisufla.
wiwilebs Semodgomaze iTvlian.
oRondac, musie.
hoda, imas mogaxsenebdiT, napoleonis gadakruli
sityvac sakmarisi iyo, raTa Cemi popularobiT isedac
ganawyenebul Cinovnikebs xelebi gaxsnodaT Cems winaaRmdeg. imperatorma ki, arc meti, arc naklebi omi gamomicxada. mSiSara kaci ar gaxlavarT, magram, vaiTu es
omi bonapartes sazianodve damTavrdes.
Tqven ra, uflebas ar aZlevT imperators Tavisi
azri hqondes Tqvens nawerebze?
ki, magram es azri saqveynod ar unda ganacxados,
miT umetes, maSin, roca samefo skiptra upyria xelT.
mikerZoebaSi CaeTvleba.
yvela xelmwifes hyavda mweralTa Soris Tavisi favoritebi da...
isini, visac sdevnida. ufro xSirad ki ase xdeboda,
is favoritebi, umeteswilad, saSualo niWis mliqvnelebi iyvnen, xolo devnilni...
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 mapatieT, rom gawyvetinebT. iqneb istoriisTvis

devnilni ufro momgeb poziciaSi arian? zogi maTgani
swored imiT Seva istoriaSi, rom mas napoleoni sdevnida.
eg veraferi didi Tamasuqia istoriaSi Sesasvlelad. ratom ar fiqrobT, rom, iqneb, piriqiT moxdes?
iqneb swored im mweralma datovos napoleoni istoriaSi?
am SemTxvevaSi misamarTi geSlebaT. napoleoni safrangeTis droSaa.
magram sisxliswinwklebiani droSa. mwerals ki, Tu
igi namdvili mweralia, sazogado azri upyria xelT da
eris gulisTqmas gamoxatavs.
ratom azviadebT mwerlis daniSnulebas? iqneb mwerlis misia swored is aris axla, rom napoleonis epoqa
daxatos.
magram mwerals SeuZlia daxatos igi, rogoric
aris da maSin istoriaSi napoleonisgan bevri aRaraferi
darCeba.
eg Tqveni azria. sxvaTa Soris, TavSi aRniSneT Tqveni keTilganwyoba bonapartes mimarT.
amas axlac siamovnebiT vadastureb, magram me minda, Tqven, safrangeTis dedofalma, simarTle icodeT.
napoleoni literaturasa da xelovnebaSi bundovnad
erkveva. imperatoris karis ramdenime beci moxelis
garda yvela aRSfoTebiT Sexvda qalbaton stalis parizidan gaZevebas liberaluri azrebisaTvis. aseve uxeSad
Caeria amas winaT imperatori samefo Teatris msaxiob
qalTa intrigebSi.
amiT risi Tqma gnebavT?
imisi, rom xelovneba adamianTa saqmianobis sxva,
faqizi sferoa da igi `rkinis xels~, administrirebas
ver hguobs.
iqneb, arc is iyos TviT xelovnebisTvis sasargeblo,
rom mis nebaze miuSva da yvelas, visac ra azri mouva
TavSi, ufleba misce safrangeTis saxeliT ilaparakos.
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 me WeSmarit xelovnebaze, namdvil mwerlebze mogaxsenebT.

gana namdvili mwerlebi ar scodavdnen?
imdenad arasodes, rom safrangeTisTvis ziani
moetanaT, magram bevri skiptrosani gaaSava istoriam
mwerlis devnisTvis. imitom, rom mwerali eris RvTiuri
fiqria da fiqris CamoxrCoba ar SeiZleba.
ramdenadac vici, TviT imperators ukuRmarTi azrebisTvis jer aravin gaugzavnia giliotinaze.
`ukuRmarT azrebze~ msjeloba isev istorias davuTmoT. iqneb, rasac me da Tqven Secdomebs veZaxiT,
xval eWvmiutanel WeSmaritebad iqnes miCneuli. kvlav
mwerlis devnis sakiTxs davubrundeT. ai, napoleonisgan SeTamamebuli Cemi piradi mtrebi xval Tu zeg
wess amigeben. Tqven rogor ggoniaT, momavali Cemi ganadgurebisTvis mxolod da mxolod napoleons dasjis,
namdvili mkvlelebi CrdilSi darCebian.
iqneb, ase ar gamoidos istoriam TqvenTvis Tavi?
mapatieT, Tqven niWieri mwerali xarT, magram cota meti
warmodgena xom ara gaqvT Tqvens Zalebze?
am SemTxvevaSi me warmovadgen ara musie Savlies,
aramed mwerals saerTod. da me mgoni dameTanxmebiT;
jer ar dabadebula homerosze ufro didi imperatori.
ver gavige?
yoveli WeSmariti mwerali Tavisi erisTvis gacilebiT ufro didi kacia, vidre romelic gnebavT mmarTveli, drois mier maRal skamze Seskupebuli. radganac
pirveli misma gonebam aswia maRla, meore ki situaciam,
garemoebam amoativtiva.
napoleoni sxvaa. napoleoni situaciam ki ar Seqmna,
napoleonma TviT Seqmna istoria.
mag daskvnasac istoria Seamowmebs. xolo is faqti,
rom imperators Cemi dasja da mospoba SeuZlia, sruliadac ar metyvelebs imaze, rom bonaparte Cemze didi
kacia. me SemiZlia Cems magidaze iseTi xelnaweri dav274

tovo, lafSi amovsvaro napoleonis mTeli qiCmaCi istoriis kiserze.

da rom es ar moxdes, ra unda moimoqmedos imperatorma?
ufro zomieri, lmobieri damokidebuleba daamyaros mwerlobasTan, icodes kargad, rom mis aRmasvlas axlac mwerlebi amkvidreben xalxSi da momavalSi
istoriis furclebs napoleonis gvaris gaswvriv isev
Cemi kolegebi Seavseben. politika, romelsac mwerlebi
ganudgebian, dasaRupavadaa ganwiruli.
magram politikis mier daRupuli mwerlebic
gvaxsovs.
swored rom burbonTa ugunuri politikis mier da
ra gamovida aqedan? am ocdaaTi wlis win aRzevebis zenitSi myofi burbonebi safrangeTis rCeul inteligencias gauswordnen. mere? aiZula Tu ara istoriam isini
sinanulis TiTze kbenani da gauTavebeli reabilitaciebi daewyoT? xom im mkvdrebis saxeliTve daisajnen
burbonebi istoriis Zlieri xelis mier?
da im Zlier xels istoriisas sxva vinme ki ara, TviT
napoleon bonaparte ganasaxierebda.
geTanxmebiT, magram me mainc minda CaagonoT aRzevebul imperators, ar gaimeoros istoriis Secdomebi.
misi saimperatoro savarZlidan axla yvelani patarebi
vCanvarT da advilia omebis uebarma mcodnem da gamarjvebaTa dafdafebiT gayruebulma imperatorma ver mozomos da naban wyals bavSvic gadaayolos.
musie Savlie, Jozefinam marao magidaze dado,
TiTebi erTmaneTSi gauyara da zed Tavisi lamazi nikapi
Camoado. ar daizaroT, geTayva, da erTxel kidev ganmimarteT Cemi misia Tqvens vizitTan dakavSirebuli.
mapatieT, rom dagRaleT, dedofalo. me gTxovT, SeZlebisdagvarad gadasceT imperators Cveni saubris Sinaarsi. ecadeT Tqveni komentarebi naklebad daurToT.
Tu raimes daumatebT, mxolod is acnobeT bonapartes,
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rom yvela yvela da frangma mwerlebma kargad ician napoleonis Rirsebaca da naklic, kargad brZandebodeT.
naxvamdis, musie. darwmunebuli brZandebodeT
Tqvens davalebas Sevasruleb ise, rogorc frang qals
da napoleonis meuRles misi Sesruleba SeuZlia. napoleonis meuRleobas me xazs imitom vusvam, rom amiT istoriis winaSe boboqari bonapartes gverdiT Cems umweobas vaRiareb.
dedofalma karebamde gamoacila.
zurgsukan veeba karebi rom miixura, Savliem Rrmad
amoisunTqa, dacvarul Sublze abreSumis cxvirsaxoci
moisva da misken momaval ormetrian kariskacs Tvali
Caukra.

* * *
am saubridan erTi kviris Semdeg, 1809 wlis 15 dekembers parizis saimperatoro sasaxleSi napoleonma xeli
moawera safrangeTis kanonier dedofalTan, qalbaton
JozefinasTan ganqorwinebis aqts.
`politikas guli ar gaaCnia, Jozefina, politika mxolod TaviT arsebobs~, es gaxldaT napoleonis
ukanaskneli sityvebi Tavisi, aw yofili Tanamecxedris
mimarT ganqorwinebis mZime wuTebSi naTqvami.
male napoleonma avstriis imperator francis
umrwemesi qaliSvili maria-luiza SeirTo.
amboben, qorwinebis Semdegac xSirad akiTxavdao malmezonis sasaxleSi ganmartoebul Jozefinas.

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Se r v ud ma c e kv a ar ic is
arc ise grZelia kacis cxovreba da arc ise Zneli,
mofilosofoso mwerlebi rom xataven. Tu SabaTobebs,
demonstraciebs da dasasvenebel saxlebSi gatarebul
dReebs gamoaklebs, Servud abesaZes SeuZlia xatze
daificos, rom am oTaxidan arc gasula. teqnikumdamTavrebuli, ulvaSRinRla biWi movida sanvetsadgurSi
da ise daberda, arcki gaugia. cxovrebas misTvis didi
Widil-jajguri ar SeuTavazebia, Torem ufro daamaxsovrdeboda dro. aTidan eqvsamde zis samorigeoSi.
saqme Tavze sayreli aqvs-meTqi, rom giTxraT, ar viqnebi marTali. gamoZaxebebze eqimebi dadian. gacofebis
maniiT Sepyrobili nevrasteniki Tu SemoaRebs aTasSi
erTxel kars da vinme martoxela beberi madadakargul ZaRls Tu Semoiyvans. esec iSviaTad xdeba. daba
soulSi katebisa da ZaRlebis moSenebiT maincdamainc
Tavs ar iwuxeben. mosawyen saqmed eCvenebaT, moqalaqeni
sxva, ufro naRdi, saqmeebiT arian dakavebuli. xolo,
visac hyavs, RmerTma kargad umyofoT, avad iSviaTad
xdebian. mkiTxveli, albaT, mixvda, rom isev ZaRlebze
da katebzea laparaki. siymawvilidan pirdapir siberis
mSvid yureebs miacura Servudi cxovrebam da amitomac,
rac axsovs, TiTqmis yvelaferi am oTaxTanaa dakavSirebuli. samsaxuris gareTa cxovreba hqonda, rogor
ar hqonda. ori Svili gazarda. oriveni axalCerJkamskis saavtomobilo gigantis mSeneblobaze muSaoben da
ori welia amooxvrebiT savse werilebs iwerebian. samsaxuridan mobrunebuli, qvemoT garaJebis epidemiisgan saswaulebrivad gadarCenil erT fior miwaze mezoblebTan nards amRerebs. amasobaSi Ramdeba kidec, Tavis
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saqmeebSi Caflul cols gaelaparakeba da sasTumals

moZebnis. ase midis Servudis dReebi. arc axalgazrdobaSi uyvarda samsaxuris mere quCaSi yiali. movidoda,
zolebian flanelis piJamos Caicvamda da nard-dominos
motrfialeebSi gaereoda. es iyo misi garToba. araferi
grZelic ar yofila misTvis wuTisofeli. sul raRac
oTxi pijaki gacviTa (sxvaTa Soris, ocdaaTi wlis win
nayidi axlac ergeba yvelaferi), Svidamde fexsacmeli,
ori palto... fulis samjer gamocvlas da fasebis ramdenime momatebas moeswro. es iyo da es. arc emduris
cxovrebas da arc emadliereba, kacma rom Tqvas. arc
icis, ukeTesad da sxvanairad rogor unda ecxovra. aqamde kibo da Wleqi rom ar damarTa gamCenma, infarqts
rom ar daurtyams, madlobelia da sworadac fiqrobs.
ramdeni misi asakis kacia udrood gamosuli mwyobridan
da Seryeuli janmrTelobis gamo samudamod gamwarebuli, im skamma, exla rom Tamriko zis, marto Servudis
maxsovrobaSi, sami eqTani gamoicvala. pirveli xanSi
Sesuli qali iyo, eprasia, sawyali da Servudis mosvlis mesame wels gardaicvala. meorem luba emxvaiam
karga xans imuSava, mere TbilisSi waiyvanes Svilebma da
TbilisSic, mgoni, sanvetsadgurSi muSaobs. mesame, mSveniero gogo xaTuna, aqve, samsaxuridan gasuli moitaces. oci arc ki Sesruleboda. mere, mgoni, cudad wauvida saqme, ver dadioda kargi xmebi maincdamainc. axla
Tamriko daniSnes es mesame Tvea. araa urigo gogo. samedicino saswavlebeli daumTavrebia SarSanwin, meanobis ganxriT. mTlad profiliT ar muSaobs, magram ra
uWirs. institutSi minda swavlis gagrZelebao, ambobs.
Tu ar gaTxovda manamde, gaagrZelebs, ra SeuSlis xels.
Tamrikos diliT yovelTvis agviandeba da yovelTvis
bodiSs ixdis. Tavis grZelsaxelurian, raRac raRacebiT
pirTamde gatenil CanTas lursmanze Camokidebs, mosasxams dakecavs da fanjris rafaze dadebs, TeTr xalaTs
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Caicvams, muWis sarkeSi warbebs SeaTvalierebs, moikeceba skamze da zis. arc wigns kiTxulobs, arc qsovs.
Tavisi fiqrebiT, rogorc etyoba, mSvenivrad erToba.
Tormetamde welSi lamazad gamarTuli zis, mere moiRleba, moiRvenTeba. xan idayvebiT Camoisvenebs, xan marjvena
mklavs daayrdnobs Tavs da kedels Sescqeris, xandaxan
CaiRimebs, xan piriqiT amoioxrebs. ras fiqrobs, vin
icis, oci wlis gogos fiqrebs eSmaki ver gaigebs.
batono Servud, cekva iciT?
Servuds jer egona Camesmao, rom moixeda da Tamrikos
Tvalebs waawyda, am garemoebam ufro daabnia.
batono?
cekva Tu iciT-meTqi.
me mekiTxebiT? Servuds surda sabolood darwmunebuliyo, namdvilad ekiTxeboda eqTani, Tu exumreboda. seriozulad dasmuli es SekiTxva xom ucnaurad
JRerda, arc xumrobiT naTqvami iyo mTlad misaRebi,
radganac eqTani da vetferSali erTmaneTTan Sexumrebuli ar iyvnen. amis saSualebas arc maT Soris arsebuli asakobrivi barieri iZleoda da, jerjerobiT, arc
erTad muSaobis staJi.
ara, batono.
didi, damRleli pauzis Semdeg upasuxa Servudma da
xalaTis jibeSi marjvena rom Caiyo, raRac civ sagans
moxvda xeli da gaukvirda. weRan, SekiTxva rom misces,
Turme ZvelTaZveli makrateli Caedo jibeSi.
ver getyviT, daakmayofila Tu ara pasuxma Tamriko.
gogonam TiTqos gauRima kidec ufros kolegas, mere
cota xans mklavze yurdayrdnobili kedelze mendeleevis suraTs Sescqeroda, wamodga, Servudisken arc
gauxedavs, CanTidan erTi Reri sigareti amoiRo, asanTi
gaaCxakuna da gavida.
xom umtkivneulo SekiTxva iyo. Tamrikos, iqneb daaviwyda kidec, ratom dainteresda Servudis qoreografi279

uli SesaZleblobiT, magram xanSi Sesul ferSals ki

wonasworoba daakargvina.
abesaZem ver gaixsena, miumarTavs Tu ara vinmes misTvis aseTi SekiTxviT. `ra moxda viTom, raSia saqme? SemeSala rame am gogosTan? miviRe mamaSvilurad. avuxseni Cveni muSaobis specifika. ubatonod xma ar gamicia.
dagvianebisTvis sayveduri ar mikadrebia da Spricis
xelSi dakavebac ki me vaswavle. uzrdeli gogoc ar Cans.
arc avyioba SemimCnevia: daufiqreblad rom isvris zogi
sityvebs. ra moxda aba, ram ubiZga am SekiTxvisken?~
fiqrobda Servudi da erTi suli hqonda, sanam Tamriko
sigarets moswevda da Semobrundeboda.
qaliSvils oTaxSi sigaretis arcTu usiamovno suni
Semohyva. Servudisken arc axla gauxedavs, Tavis magidas miaSura, dajda, asanTi ujraSi Cado.
ratom mkiTxe, Tamriko, saerTod...
ra, batono?
ai, cekvis Sesaxeb, weRan.
Tamrikos gaecina da am sicilma ufro daaeWva Servudi.
ise... ubralod, mainteresebda. xom ar gewyinaT, batono Servud?
sawyeni ra aris, magram saerTod... ra cekvaze iyo
laparaki?
ver gavige?
romel cekvas gulisxmobT. cekva bevrnairia; Cveneburi, evropuli, aRmosavluri, ai, mucliT cekvas rom
eZaxian.
Tamrikos isev gaecina.
sul erTia... romelime-meTqi, ubralod vikiTxe.
aaaa... hooo... gasagebia! xazgasmiT, gagrZelebulad, CamarcvliT Tqva ferSalma da iseTi saxe miiRo,
TiTqos misTvis yvelaferi gasagebi gaxda, sinamdvileSi
rac mets fiqrobda, ufro burusiT moculi eCveneboda
Tamrikos weRandeli SekiTxva.
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sasadilo Sesvenebis dros Servudi ujridan sufTa

pirsaxocs amoiRebda, xels iqve daibanda, taburets
axal gazeTs gadaafarebda da Sinidan wamoRebul xaxvpur-yvels, minis qilaSi Cadebul badrijans, an katlets
Seeqceoda. ramdenjerme SesTavaza gogonas, erTad
visadiloTo, magram eqTanma zrdilobiani uari moaxsena. Tamriko Sesvenebisas mopirdapire quCaSi saqalaqo
arqivis bufets ewveoda da yavas miirTmevda.
dRes ki sadils guli ver daudo Servudma. SekiTxva
tvins uxvretda. oriode lukma gadaylapa, meti vera.
yvelafers (xaxvsac) Calis gemo hqonda. Seaxvia sadili
gazeTSi, CanTaSi Cado, xalaTi gaixada da kari gamoixura.
Tamrikos win Zexvis buterbrodi da finjani yava edo,
lamaz or TiTSi mbolavi sigareti eWira.
Servudi skamze Camojda da Tavis axalgazrda TanamSromels ise Sexeda, TiTqos raRac saswrafo da Tanac
saidumlo unda ecnobebina.
Tamriko, rom meTqva weRan, cekva vici-meTqi, davuSvaT, magaliTad, mere?
ra mere, batono Servud?
icekveo, metyodiT?
rogor gekadrebaT, me batono Servud, Tu gawyenineT, aTas bodiSs vixdi, vfiqrobdi raRacaze da zustad
ki ver getyviT, SeiZleba wamomcda kidec.
sabodiSod ki ar miTqvams. cekva, saerTod, imazea
damokidebuli, gecekveba Tu ara adamians. Cem dros ar iyo
maincdamainc ase gavrcelebuli cekva, axla romaa. ar Camvardnia momenti, Torem vin icis, SeiZleba mecekva kidec.
Tamrikom finjani miitana lamaz tuCebTan. mosva, finjani
ratomRac sigaretis kolofze dado, mklavebi Caixvia da
Servuds ise Sexeda, TiTqos pirvelad xedavda, TiTqos am
saTvaliani TxelWaRara, fermkrTali kacis cqeriT guli
ar hqonda gawyalebuli sami Tvis ganmavlobaSi.
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 kacma cekva rom ar icodes, me mgoni sasacilo da

saZraxisi sulac ar unda iyos. nela, moTokili nerviulobiT laparakobda Servudi da Sublze oflis wveTebi ubrwyinavda cekvas, vTqvi, misi ar iyos, Tavisi xasiaTi unda. me, magaliTad, rom Sevxedav adamians, garegnobazec vatyob, vin icekvebs Sesaferis situaciaSi da
vin ara. zogi, saerTod, cekva-cekviT dadis.
Tamrikos araferi uTqvams. igi gulwrfelad nanobda,
rom Rvawlmosil ferSals aseTi araseriozuli SekiTxva misca.
damdurebulebiviT uxmod dabrundnen vetpunqtSi.
karebTan tyavis serTukSi gamowyobili, TavburZgla
kaci idga. gulTan Ronivrad eWira celofanis parkSi
gaxveuli ZuZuTa goWi. goWs dingi maRla aeSvira da Wyviroda. Tamrikom yuradReba miaqcia, Sinaur cxovels
TeTri wamwamebi, sayvareli sufTa Rababi hqonda da Zalian lamazi iyo.
Servudma kari gaaRo. jer Tamriko gaatara da mere
goWis patroni.
ra Wirs, biWo, mag goWs? sanam skams gamoswevda da
dajdeboda, RimiliT hkiTxa TavburZglas.
Wyviris, weiRo yurebi.
neZvianad gyavT?
kie.
ramdeni goWi yavs?
cxrai.
ZuZus wovs?
ra vici, qe ebdRvneba dedamiss da.
Tu dakvirvebixarT, dedamiss yvela ZuZu damuSavebuli aqvs?
Tamrikos gaecina da ori mamakacis gakvirvebuli
mzera rom daiWira, TiTqos aq araferio, fanjaraSi
gaixeda.
ver gevige, batono? TavburZglam gaCumebul goWs
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Tavi Seubruna da marjvena mklavze Camoadebina.

ZuZus xom etyoba, romelSia rZe da romelSi ara.
erTi sityviT, zogi ZuZu gamSralia. Cven ganuviTarebels veZaxiT.
ara, batono, cxrave gatikinebulia mSvenierkargad.
sididiT erTi zomisaa yvela goWi? es, Wyvitina,
momcro xvaraa tanad.
ara, batono, erT Targze moWriliviTaa yvela.
aba, nu geSinia. janmrTelia Seni goWi, waiyvane da
miusvi dedamiss.
ro Wyviris, es balanamosawyveti?
goWi iWyvirebs, biZia, aba, ras izams, leqss xom ar
wagikiTxavs scenidan. gameereva xandaxan aseTic, yvela
erTi xarT Tqven, dedmamisSvilebi?
es bolo argumenti, Cans, sarwmuno aRmoCnda goWis
WyviriliT Tavmobezrebuli tyavisserTukianisTvis,
ferSals madloba gadauxada, CviliviT waafara goWs
celofani da gavida.
goWosani moqalaqis wasvlis Semdeg oTaxSi karga
xniT Camowva siCume. fanjridan SemoWrili mzis sxivi
kedelze didxans da sxvadasxvnairad aCrdilebda Tamrikos lamaz kisers da mxrebze CamoRvril Tmebs. siCume
Servudma daarRvia.
cekva, Tamriko, me rom televizors vukvirdebi,
nametani Cqara icvlis modas. cekvas rom miyve adamiani
axla, erTi kaci magas moundebi. erTs rom iswavli kargad, moixedav da sxvanairi cekvaa modaSi. ase ar aris?
Tamrikom amoioxra.
diax, batono Servud.
Cven migvaCnia, raRac did ambad, Tvara, rom daakvirde, kaci, ra ari sasircxvilo. Tu dadgeba momenti,
kidec unda icekvo adamianma da yvelaferi. sircxvilma
SemWama mTeli cxovreba. bavSvi viyavi da ra dros Cemi
cekvaa-meTqi, jeeli viyavi da kargad rom ver vicekvo,
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xom wavxdi kaci-meTqi. axla xanSi Sevedi da ra dros

Cemi cekvaa-meTqi. ar unda iyo amnairi gaubedavi adamianiSvili. ase araa Tamriko?
diax, batono Servud, saidanRac Soridan, idumali xmiT upasuxa Tamrikom da Servuds moeCvena, rom
gogona ise, gauazreblad eTanxmeboda, am droul kacTan kamaTis gamarTva rom ar surda, imitom.
imisi ar iyos, axlandeli cekva sul araa Zneli.
gabedvaa saqme, Torem mere ayevi ritms da aqanave tani,
rogorc gagexardeba. ritmis grZnoba qe unda gqondes.
ise gibragunebs TavSi axlandeli jazi, rom kameCic aayolebs fexs. ase ar aris Tamriko?
Tamrikos araferi uTqvams. wamodga, Servuds RimiliT Sexeda, Tmaze xeli Camoisva da amatireblad sayvarlad, tanis raRacnairi rxeviT gaabija gareT.
Servudi ki ijda da fiqrobda: `ratom mkiTxa, raSia
viTom saqme?~

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s ne uli
vasil jufTaZes janmrTelobis cnoba dasWirda. samsaxurSi (rkina-kaveulis kvlevis laboratoriaSi muSaobda) bulgareTis RirsSesaniSnaobaTa damTvalierebeli
turistuli jgufis wevroba SesTavazes. im laboratoriis yvela TanamSromeli sam-samjer mainc iyo bulgareTSi da bolos vasilis jeric dadga. rkina-kaveulis
laboratorias wlebis ganmavlobaSi mxolod bulgareTis turistul sagzurs sTavazobdnen. semiramidas dakidebul baRebs da fijis kunZulebis egzotikas sxva
laboratoriaTa TanamSromlebi ecnobodnen.
vasili janmrTeli kaci iyo. biuletenze monadire
moqalaqeTa ricxvs ar ekuTvnoda. ormocdaxuTi weli
moaTia da avad (seriozul avadmyofobas vgulisxmob),
TiTqmis ar gamxdara. surdosTvis da Tavis wamotkivebebisTvis eqims xom ar Seawuxebda, amitomac poliklinikaSi TiTqmis ar dadioda da kacma rom Tqvas, arc poliklinikidan awuxebdnen maincdamainc.
ase vqnaT axla Cven, poliklinikis gamgem, araelamma, boxxmianma, asakovanma qalma vasilis anketa ganze gaswia, Savi xazebiT aWrelebul furcels Tavze avadmyofis
saxeli da gvari daawera da mavTulis samagriT (`skreps~
rom eZaxian), Svidiode patar-patara qaRaldic zed miakra dRes Camovla gavakeToT, rasac moaswrebT, rasakvirvelia. xval analizebs moitanT da gaeSuqebiT, saaTze daixeda, rentgenologi CvenTan Tormetamdea.
me... isaa... araferi mawuxebs da... xom ar SeiZleboda,
rasakvirvelia, ganaxleba-gardaqmnamde vasil jufTaZis es sityvebi sruliad bunebrivad JRerda, axla ki
poliklinikis gamges sasacilodac ar eyo.
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 rogor gekadrebaT, aTi Tavi maqvs? damTavrda is

dro, janmrTel kacs sityvaze rom vendobodiT. Svili
rom iyoT Cemi, verafers dagexmarebiT.
boxxmianma qalma vasili mowyenilad erTxel kidev
SeaTvaliera. `Zalian xom ar vibereb Tavs. marTalia
Cemze umcrosia, magram, ra adrec unda gavTxoviliyavi,
amxela Svili mainc ar meyolebodao~.
jufTaZem madloba gadauxada gamges. anketa-mimarTvebi CabRuja, derefanSi gamovida, pirvelive karebTan
grZel skamze mjdom, beretian qaliSvils damTqnareba
acala da mere mokrZalebiT hkiTxa:
eqims elodebiT?
ara, miugo gogonam da ganze gaixeda.
SeiZleba aba Sevide? Camovlaze var.
SebrZandiT, qaliSvilma mxrebi aiCeCa, erTxel
kidev daamTqnara, fexebi gamarTa, uquslo, Sindisferi
mokleyeliani Ceqma-faCuCebis wverebi erTmaneTs gausva
da Tavis qaliSvilur fiqrebs daubrunda.
kedelTan bronzes asoebiT ewera `stomatologi~.
vasom kari SeaRo da gaqvavda. savarZelSi kaci ijda
da yelgamoRadruliviT bRaoda. aqedan mxolod misi uimedod motvlepili Tavi da muxis foTlebiviT SeWrilSemoWrili yurebi Canda. mkerdze saTvaledakidebuli,
sandomiani saxis eqimi qali mSvidad, daRlili xmiT eubneboda.
unda moiTminoT, batono. unda macaloT muSaoba.
fesvamde xom unda Cavide.
mmm... uuu... mmm... preistoriul xmebs gamoscemda pacienti da TviTnaswavli munjuri JestikulaciiT
cdilobda miexvedrebina eqimi, rom metis atana aRar
SeeZlo.
gadaafurTxeT, sandomiani saxis qalbatonma xelSi kalamiviT momarjvebuli eleqtroburRi Tavis adgils daubruna da jufTaZes gamoxeda.
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muxisyuram gadanerwyva. yelsafriT cremli moiwminda da axla imanac ganwiruli mzera esrola Semosuls.
Camovlaze var. bodiSs vixdi.
xom xedavT, batono, avadmyofi myavs. unda momiTminoT cota xans.
ki batono, Cven bodiSi.
vasom ukan gadadga nabiji, kari gamoixura da is iyo
fanjaras miadga, rom stomatologis oTaxidan isev
moesma burRis wuils modevnebuli, daguduli bRuili.
aseT xmas cxenebi pirvelWedvaze, xolo kameCebi dadaRvis dros gamoscemen.
qalaqis im nawils, romelsac axla vasil jufTaZe
umzerda, sruliadac ar etyoboda, rom martis Sua
ricxvebi iyo; xeebs wveni rom CadgomodaT, iebi da yoCivardebi rom mosdebodnen Tbilisis irgvliv jer kidev
SerCenil dabal tyeebs da ZeZvnarebs, xolo CrdilianebSi Zveli Tovli TvaldaxelSua rom miipareboda.
qalaqSi jer kidev paltoebi ecvaT. qvemoT, WiSkarTan
brezentisjubaCiani muSa cecxlze Sedgmul Sav kasrs
Savi ketiT urevda da saxeze xelafarebuli Tavis
uzarmazar Ceqmebs dascqeroda. aqeT, telefonis jixurTan, avtoinspeqtori daxriliyo da `gra 39-67~ TeTr
Jigulze nomrebs xsnida.
uecrad kari TviTnakeTi bombis gaskdomasaviT
gamayrueblad gamoiglija da Tavkotora pacienti gulzemjiRdadebuli gamovarda holSi. kengurus samiode
nabiji rom gadadga, samxedro mecadineobis bejiTi
kursantiviT swrafad Semotrialda da sxva mxares gaiqca. isev SeCerda, isev asoTxmoci gradusiT Semobrunda,
yel-mkerdze Camoprowialebuli xilabandi moiglija,
stomatologs kabinetSi Seugdo da ise Seuvalad gaabija, rom aSkarad Canda, am xuTwledSi ukan mombrunebeli
ar iyo.
Tqven me melodebiT? ise mSvidad hkiTxa stoma287

tologma savarZelze lamazad fexebgaWimul gogonas,

TiTqos araferi momxdariyos.
ara qaliSvili ar wamoweula. igi daRlili gaxldaT da wamdauwum amTqnarebda.
SemobrZandiT, naxevradmomdurali mezobeliviT
Sexeda eqimma vasil jufTaZes.
bulgareTis turistuli jgufis momavalma wevrma
kari Seixura da qaRaldebis jgro magidaze daawyo.
miTxariT, ar aris axla is suleli? eqimma xeli
SeimSrala da magidas miujda.
aba ra aris, vasils gauxarda, rom qalma raRac
hkiTxa misTvis sruliad neitralur sakiTxze. neitralurze imitom, rom awyvetili buRasaviT derefanSi gaWrili muxisyureba kacis fsiqikuri wonasworoba, am SemTxvevaSi, jufTaZes naklebad ainteresebda, mas Tavisi
dard-safiqrali yofnida.
kbilebi gawuxebT? qalma anketas is furceli gamoarida, romelSic stomatologs daskvna unda Caewera.
ara, dabejiTebiT upasuxa vasilma.
eg Tqveni azria, mobrZandiT.
Werisken ybaaSveril vasils karga xans ukakuna kbilebze pawawkintela CaquCi, mere CaquCze ufro patara
sarke utriala kbilis RruSi da ganucxada, rom saReWi
meoTxe da zeda, wina, sakbeCi meore kbilis `kariesi~ ukve
dawyebuli iyo da saswrafo saeqimo Carevas saWiroebda.
ukana qveda sibrZnis kbilis aqeTa, arasibrZnis kbili
Camotexili iyo da jer amoSenebas, mere ki gadakvras
iTxovda. ratomRac eqimma marcxena ybis pirveli qveda saReWi kbili gauburRa, gaburRulSi bamba SeukuWa, daakvirdiT Sin, civze, an cxelze Tu getkinebaTo,
daabara da zeg, samis Semdeg daibara.
derefanSi gamosul vasils qaliSvilisTvis raRac
unda ekiTxa, magram euxerxula. stomatologis kabinetis win savarZelSi miyuCul gogonas Tu ar eZina, Tv288

lemiT namdvilad Tvlemda, yovel SemTxvevaSi garegnulad ase Canda.

Tu gasinjvis barbarosul viTarebas mxedvelobaSi ar
miviRebT, vasil jufTaZe urologTan ar dayovnebula.
Sarvals rom icvamda, morcxvi RimiliT Sehyurebda orfasaTvalian, focxverisulvaSa eqims, romelsac usviringo mklavebze TeTri xalaTi idayvamde aekapiwebina da
werisas, xandaxan, qveda ybas win kontuzianiviT wamowevda.
gayenebs RamRamobiT?
ver gavige?
Rame Tu Sardav-meTqi.
ki, xandaxan.
erTjer?
namdvilad.
awi mogimatebs. pacientebi myavs eqvsjerac ki dgebian sawolidan. jer SenTan sagangaSo araferia, magram
drouli Careva mainc sjobia. Sardmdens daginiSnav da
kviraSi orjer masaJs.
masaJi aucilebelia? SiSiT hkiTxa jufTaZem.
aucilebeli, axla... ki ar dagiWeren amaze. SenTvis
geubnebi. axla Tu ar mixedav, ormocdaaTis rom gaxdebi, saoperacio magidaze dawola mogiwevs. prostatas
nu exumrebi. xom ici, rogori mgrZnobiarea. ra moxele
brZandebi?
laboratoriaSi vmuSaob.
etyoba kidec Sens prostatas. xandaxan arc Rvinoze
ityvi uars, ise, zomierad, xom asea?
ise, zomierad, iSviaTad rasakvirvelia.
hoda, Tu janmrTeloba ginda, profesiis Secvlazec
unda ifiqro. rame ufro moZravi samuSao ar gawyenda.
vasilma madloba gadauxada. masaJze mosvlis dReebad
samSabaTi da SabaTi airCia (orSabaTs kbilis eqimTan unda
misuliyo) da, cota ar iyos, Sefiqrianebuli daSorda
urologs. profesiis Secvlis moTxovnam daadardiana.
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nevropaTologis kabinetTan ori grZeli savarZeli

savse iyo avadmyofebiT da ramdenime kaci windaukan, mxolod misTvis gasagebi butbutiT mimodioda. jufTaZem qaRaldebiani marjvena gulze miido da pacientebs
Txovna Sehkadra Tu SeiZleba, gamonaklisis wesiT,
erTwamiani saqme maqvs, Zalian meCqarebao. gairkva, rom
orskameikanaxevar avadmyofebsac erTwamiani saqme hqondaT da yvelas Zalian eCqareboda. avadmofi ar gaxlavarT, cnoba damWirda es oxeri, xels momiwers da
am wuTSi gamovalo mavedrebeli xmiT da sawyali kacis ieriT Tqva vasilma. gairkva, rom nevropaTologTan yvela Camovlaze iyo da yvela cnobaze xelmoweris
erT fior saqmes Seewuxebina. vasilma eSmakobas mimarTa,
nevropaTologis da Terapevtis kabinetebTan cocxali
rigi daikava da SedarebiT Tavisufali laringologis
sadad morTul samuSao oTaxSi amohyo Tavi.
laringologi didxans da, ver davukargav, erTgulad
sinjavda jufTaZes. igi wonaSi spilosgamodevnebuli,
Suaxansgadacilebuli mamakaci iyo da mZimed, xvneSiT
sunTqavda. samocdaaTi kilogrami mainc unda daeklo,
rom saSualod Sesuqebuli mamakacis ieri dasdeboda.
amisTvis SeiZleba, samocdaxuTi kilogramis daklebac
sakmarisi yofiliyo, danamdvilebiT ver mogaxsenebT,
Saris Tavi ara maqvs.
jer cxviris xrtilze xeli Ronivrad miaWira
jufTaZes da nestoebze sarke mianaTa. xelis miWera,
cota ar iyos, magrad mouvida, xrtilma `tkap~ daiZaxa,
magram avadmyofis wamoyvirebaze eqims xeli ar auRia.
`icis albaT, aseTi ubralo dawoliT xrtili rom ar
tydebao~ gaifiqra jufTaZem, mere yurSi patara, monikelebuli lamazi Zabri Caudo da manam utriala, sanam xiciniT aRelvebulma pacientma nerviuli xiTxiTi
daiwyo. gasinjvis bolo etapi ufro Zneli aRmoCnda:
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bina `aaaaa~ da Sesaferisi momenti rom SeurCia, ise energiulad Txara yelSi laringoskopi (foladis grZel
Reroze damagrebuli sarke) rom rkina-kaveulis laboratoriis TanamSromels Tvalebi kinaRam budidan gadmoucvivda da quTuToebi yelSiwaWeriliviT daebera.
aqamde Tu Cumad iyo, gasinjvis mere behemoTiswoniani laringologi gamococxlda. `Tqveni senebidan ori
mkurnalobas emorCileba, erTi arao miaxara vasils
yelSi simSrale gaqvT, yuris barabnis Sesqeleba da cxvirSi qronikuli surdo lorwovani garsis qronikul
anTebaSia gadasulio. yelisTvis yoveldRe inhalacias
giniSnavT, yurisTvis gamorecxvas da fizioTerapias,
cxvirSi dReSi samjer naftizini CaiwveTeT da am kurss
rom morCebiT, momakiTxeT, iqneb mere sxva kursi gaxdes
saWirovo~.
vasilis anketa-mimarTvebs sami qaRaldic daemata: recepti da ori daniSnulebis furceli. sainhalacio mesame sarTulze aRmoCnda, sakardiogramo laboratoriis
gverdiT, xolo fizioTerapiis kabineti meore korpusSi
gadaetanaT da iq ra adgilas iyo, zustad veravin uTxra.
gadadiT meore korpusSi da iq migaswavlian, darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, ar dagimalaven. keTili adamianebi
yvelgan ariano, uTxra lurjxalaTianma, mklavze wiTeljvrianma sanitarma qalma, romelsac xelT cocxi da
vedro eWira da, vin icis, garemoebis gamo, iqneb, damlageblis Tanamdebobasac iTavsebda.
sityva rom aRar gavagrZelo, mokled mogaxsenebT:
okulistma Tvalis garsis anTeba, Tvalis wneva da mxedvelobis msubuqi daqveiTeba aRmouCina. wveTebi da saTvale gamouwera, xolo akrZalviT wyalSi yvinTva, didxans kiTxva da televizoris erT saaTze met xans yureba
aukrZala. yvinTvas iolad Seelia Cveni gmiri im ubralo
mizezis gamo, rom araTu yvinTva, curvac ar icoda da
zRvaSi mxolod welamde Sedioda, isic iSviaTad, kar291

tis TamaSiT da maRalfexeba sverdlovskeli gogonebis

cqeriT rom daiRleboda. wignTan da televizorTan dakavSirebulma SezRudvebma, rom ar dagimaloT, aSkarad
SeaSfoTa. wignis kiTxva da televizori (gansakuTrebiT
televizori) jufTaZes Zalian uyvarda.
verc Terapevts daSorda mSvidobianad. vasils muclis
perioduli Seberiloba, yabzoba da kolitis dasawyisi
stadia aRmoaCnda. dieta, saRamoobiT fexiT siaruli da
sasaqmebeli zeTi dauniSna. Tu aman ver giSvelao, kviraSi erTxel nawlavebis gamorecxvas mimarTeTo, sTxova
axalgazrda, brolisTiTeba ferflisferTmianma Terapevtma, romelic ise msubuqad da didxans swavlobda
vasilis muclis Seberilobas, TiTqos roialze ukravso.
nevropaTologTan Sesvlamde kamaTis meTodiT mouwia vasils avadmyofTa Soris imis damtkicebam, rom man
am ormoci wuTi win rigi daikava. kamaTma kategoriuli
forma maSin miiRo, rodesac jufTaZe sabolood darwmunda, rom mis Semdeg mosul pacients cda moswyenoda
da wasuliyo, xolo win mdgom, xeljoxian moxucs rkinakaveulis laboratoriis TanamSromeli aRar axsovda.
xelCarTul Cxubamde saqme ar misula; vinc vasilamde
idga rigSi kamaTis Sedegi sul ar anaRvlebda, xolo
vinc boloSi iyo, fiqrobda mainc karga xans miwevs
lodini, raze aviwewo kidev ufro, es isedac aSlili
nervebio. axlomaxlo mdgom or-sam kacs, rogorc iqna,
mouara vasilma: zogs logikis rkinis kanoniT, zogs
eWvmiutaneli sabuTebiT da zogs ubralod daSinebiT
(raki sxva gamosavali ver ipova).
ulvaS-cxvirianad gaparsulma, gamxdarma, WaRaraSeurevelma, xuWuWTmosanma Warmagma nevropaTologma
imden xans atarebina Tvalebi iqeT-aqeT (Sesabamisad zemoT da qvemoT) da imden xans urtya CaquCi muxlebze
vasils, sanam nevrasTeniis msubuqi forma da gadatanili vegetonevrozi aRmouCina. dRegamoSvebiT abazanis
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procedurebi, sarajiSvilis miqstura da dawolis win

`tazepami~ dauniSna avadmyofs, romelmac Tavisi saintereso avadmyofobis Sesaxeb es-esaa Seityo da eqims
SiSisgan gafarTovebuli TvalebiT Sehyurebda.
meore dRis TavgadasavlebiT da saanalizo-laboratoriuli dakvirvebebis CamoTvliT mkiTxvels aRar gadavRli da zogi ramis warmodgenas mis mdidar fantazias mivandob.

* * *
amaswinaT Semxvda vasil jufTaZe, Zlivs vicani. yeli
Seexvia, yurebSi bamba gaerWo, xeljoxi eWira da ferdakarguli Canda. poliklinikis SesasvlelTan xalxi
ireoda da didxans veRar gavuCerdiT erTmaneTs salaparakod. meCqareboda. samsaxurSi janmrTelobis cnoba
momTxoves da saswrafod unda mimetana. ram SegawuxameTqi, vkiTxe.
Sen is miTxari, ram aRar Semawuxao. seriozuli avdmyofi var, mesame Tvea poliklinikaSi vaRameb, magram
ukeTesobas, jerjerobiT, verafers vatyob Tavso. ra
mebulgareTeba avadmyof kacso.
samsaxuri-meTqi?
samsaxurisTvis jer Tavi ar gaminebebia, biuletenze
var, magram sanam Seginaxavs biuleteni, gamaTavisufleben albaT am dReebSi da stacionarul mkurnalobaze
gadavalo.

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s ad ?
cxvirsaxocze xelebis mSralebiT, xveleba-laparakiT, mxarze gadakidebuli CanTebis wamdauwum sworebiT
SevlagdiT mwvaned aferadebul darbazSi da magidebs
SemovusxediT. eqskursiuli yayanisagan daisvena yurebma. grila da simyudrovea. mwvane xaliCaze oficiantebic
fexakrefiT daabijeben. akvariumis Tevzic garindebula. aseT feSenebelur restoranSi meored vsadilobT.
sxva dros naxevradsardaf darbazebSi da Wilofisskamebian barebSi gviwevs puris Wama. amas gidebi nacionalur samzareulosTan Cveni urTierTobis gasarkvevad
gviwyoben. axla ki, vatyob, is SemTxvevaa, roca carieli
TefSis irgvliv Teqvsmeti dana-Cangali awyvia da kerZsa da kerZs Soris saSualod, Tu meti ara, erTsaaTiani
intervali mainc Zevs. diriJoriviT gamowyobilma, xuWuWWaRara kacma sazeimo ieriT gamogvicxada raRac.
yvelani wamoiSalnen ukmayofilo buzRuniT. Cemi gidi,
romelic TavpiriT da mixvra-moxvriT kus waagavs, mixsnis, rom Turme CvenTvis magida sxva darbazSia gawyobili da restornis menejeri iqeT gvepatiJeba. ra gaewyoba. sxva darbazi SedarebiT viwroa da dabalWeriani
skamSemowyobil magidebs Soris gavla Wirs, arc akvariumi Cans da arc mwvane xaliCebi. mec ar gamikvirda?
ra seriozuli da mediduri saxeebiT vusxediT weRan
yayaCoebiT Semkobil magidebs da xaverdis savarZlebze
TiTebs vaTamaSebdiT.
darbazis siRrmeSi jdoma ar miyvars, suli mexuTeba.
oficiantebis xelismosanacvlebeli magidis gaswvriv,
fanjarasTan movkalaTdiT. Tarjimanma meniu gaSala,
ise, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis. karebSi ori dagvianebu294

li mamakaci Canda. dganan da darbazs zveraven. Cveni

amqris wevrebi gaxlavan. diliTve SevamCnie, avtobusSi
wina rigSi sxedan. erTi lomisfafara, momcro cxvirpiriani, maRali kacia, gardi-gardmo xuTiode CanTa
hkidia, meore, Cia tanis, Savwvera biWia gidi. ukan
rom vbrundebodiT, weRanac SevniSne, maRla, monastris
SemogarenSi. Cumad, magram gulmodgined, gafacicebiT
muSaoben. CanTosani jer sinaTlismzoms amoiRebs da
didxans, butbutiT dahyurebs, mere gadaRebas iwyebs.
jer fotoaparatebs aCxakunebs, mere kinoaparats aaRuRunebs, morigeobiT aCeCebs gids xelSi Tavis fotokinoarsenals. bolos gaiqceva, taZris fonze JirafiviT
aRimarTeba da gids, romelmac Tavisi movaleoba amjeradac Wkvianurad Seasrula (aparatis Rilaks TiTi
daaWira) kmayofili uqnevs Tavs. mere kvlav ibrunebs
aparatTa-xurjinebs da mZimed datvirTuli, saocrad
mxned, Cxakun-JRaruniT ganagrZobs gzas.
Cvens magidasTan ori skami Tavisufalia. xeli davuqnie. wamovidnen da dasxdnen. arc madloba, arc ambav-xabari, maRali jer CanTebianad gaiWima, mere nelnela daiwyo tvirTis mocileba. bolo CanTa rom moixsna, gids raRac Caulaparaka da wamodga. Cans, xelis
dasabanad gavida. sanam misi klienti dabrundeboda, arc
Savwvera gids gamouxedavs Cvenken.
mercxliskabosanma, ulvaSawkepilma oficiantma oTxi
boTli sodiani wyali dagvidga magidaze da Tavaziani
RimiliT gagvecala. maRali, weromixatuli Wiqebidan
wyals vwrupavT da sadils velodebiT. jer CiTilSi
gamoyvanili, araJangadasmuli kitris umarilpilpilo
salaTa Camogvirigdeba, mere Rrma finjanebSi Casxmuli
bulioni, romelSic naxevari kvercxi tivtivebs. mere
zedapirSemomwvar, TiTqmis umi xorcis WamiT gvetkineba ybebi da bolos msxlis kompotiT CavikoklozinebT
yels. da yovelive amas ori saaTi mainc dasWirdeba. vin
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gcems imden pativs, yvelaferi erTad mogitanon, SeWamo

Seni arCivi da mixedo Sens saqmes kacma. vaTvaliereb,
Cems mets nervebi aravis eSleba. es imas niSnavs, rom
asea saWiro da saerTod, CemisTana nervebmoSlili kaci
sazRvargareT ar unda dadiodes.
Cemi gidi balkanelia. ori universiteti aqvs damTavrebuli. col-Svils adre mokidebia da moswrebuli Svilebi
hyavs. ufrosi qaliSvilis suraTi dRes meoTxed miCvena,
kolejSi swavlobs SdcxhlbordSi (raRac amis msgavsi qalaqi damisaxela, mkiTxvels bodiSs movuxdi, sizusteze
Tavs ver davdeb), aqedan xuTas kilometrzea, Sin iSviaTad modis. axla ise aqvs saqme, mgoni, Txovdeba kidec, Tu
raRac amis msgavsio. dilidanve krosvords ukirkitebs.
Tu droze amoxsna, moiclis, albaT CemTvisac.
dro nela gadis. mowyenilobisgan mTqnareba amityda.
ra mSvenivrad ewyobian adamianebi erTmaneTs. Cem irgvliv mravalxmovan-mravalerovani dialogebi ismis.
marto Cvens magidaze mefobs siCume. oTxiveni CvenTvis,
Cvens fiqrebSi CavZirulvarT. ase ar ivargebs. bolos
da bolos erTi firmis stumrebi varT. ras ifiqrebs es
patiosani kaci. baiyuSiviT dadumebuli rom Sevcqeri.
kulturis ambavia, raRac unda vkiTxo, rame unda movifiqro, cotas mainc avalaparakeb. marTalia, fotokinomagnitovideoteqnikis me bevri araferi gamegeba, magram
sxva rames vkiTxav, salaparako cotaa?
hkiTxe erTi, Tu Zma xar, Cvens gids mivubrundi,
romel qveyanas warmoadgens.
gidma SekiTxva ver gaigo.
saidan brZandebiT-Tqo.
Cemma gidma jer Tavis kolegas uCurCula, iman Tavis
mxriv lomisfafarosans hkiTxa da imave gziT pasuxi damibrunda.
roca Sevityve, saidanac iyo, gavuRime ise, zrdilobisaTvis. iqedanac rom ar yofiliyo, saidanac aris,
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mainc gavuRimebdi. CemTvis ra mniSvneloba aqvs, RmerTma xeli moumarTos.

Tu saidumloeba ar aris, ra moxele-naCalnikia?
Cemma gidma, albaT, cota Sealamaza SekiTxva da msvleloba misca.
Sevatyve, Tanamesufres maincdamainc xalisiT ar miuRia SekiTxva. oTxi sityva gadaugdo Tavis gids.
saxumaro leqsebs, kupletebs da Saradebs vwero
kabareebisTvis.
araa urigo saqme.
`Tu SeiZleba, Tqvens qveyanaSi, marto mag xelobiT
kacma Tavi irCinos-meTqi~. ise, ubralod, sityvis masalad vekiTxebi, minda avalaparako, Torem ras daveZeb,
vin mkiTxavs, Zukus saqme Zukum icis.
kiTxva rom moismina, momibrunda da sabaJos moxelis
kategoriulobiT, cota xmaaweulad mommarTa. Sevatyve,
mTlad sasiamovno raRac rom ar uTqvams, magram verc
imas warmovidgendi, ase xvadagi Tu aRmoCndeboda.
`meo, profesionali gaxlavarT da saerTod, interviuSic ki fuls mixdiano. Cemi saanketo monacemebi sxva
arxiT daadgineT, Tu Zalian gainteresebT. me ki mapatieT, magram sadils velodebi da met SekiTxvas nu momcemTo~.
a, kaci. ar var enamosaWreli? damdurebulebiviT
Cumad rom varT, uzrdelobaSi ar CamomarTvas-meTqi,
Torem ra ena meqaveboda? ra enawylianoba da cnobismoyvareoba amityda. gunebac gamifuWa da Wkuac damariga. axia Cemze. axla, iqneb, imasac imsaxurebs, Tavis kuplet-wkipurtebianad gavgzavno erT adgilas, magram ar
mekadreba. wyena ar unda SevimCnio. miT umetes, rom Cemi
bralicaa da, kacma rom Tqvas, iseTi araferi ukadrebia.
uxalisod, ugemurad visadile. deserts aRar davlodebivar. gamovedi, cotas gaviseirneb, gulis javrs
gadaviyri-meTqi.
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moedani gadavWeri da taZrisken wavedi. dgas aTaswlovani, RmerTis saxli maRali karebiT, cisken wasuli
brinjaosferi gumbaTiT, mofrTxiale mtredebiT, dgas
galavanSemorRveuli, magram grandiozuli da Ronieri.
qalaqs samoci kilometriTaa mocilebuli es monasteri. kldeebis ubeSi miyuJula. sami mxridan ayudebuli kldeebiTaa daculi.
siCumea monastris talanebSi. sxva samyaroa, sxva
samefo. sanTlebis Suqze, sakurTxevlis marjvniv beri
mimjdara. Tavs ar anZrevs. gaqvavebula. netav raze
fiqrobs?
ar vici, ramden xans viyavi marto. maxsovs, warmoudgenlad davmSviddi da gamovicvale. weRandelma wyenamac gamiara. aq, monastris simyudroveSi aravin gerCis, marto xar Sens TavTan. SegiZlia fiqriT qveyana
moiaro da ukan dabrunde. aq signals da zars aravin
gaZlevs. aqamde ver aRwevs nervuli dro da totaluri
siCqare. amitom miyvars monasterSi dgoma da qristes
wamebuli sxeulis cqera.
gwamT?
movixede. Cem win mTlad gaTeTrebuli, saTno saxis,
sworcxviriani, Savanaforiani mRvdeli dgas da miRimis,
Tbili, darbaisluri RimiliT.
Sevcbi, ra vupasuxo?
mapatieT... iciT... rogor giTxraT, mwams-meTqi rom
giTxraT, ar viqnebi marTali, magram monasterSi yofna
Zalian miyvars... ar vici... ar gewyinoT kia...
TqviT, TqviT, ar mikvirs Tqveni pasuxi, sruliad
bunebrivia. axla aq SemomsvlelTa oTxmocdacxrameti
procenti am pasuxs maZlevs.
xom iciT... Znelia, Cernobilis mere RmerTi iwamo
kacma.
gasagebia, Znelia, magram xom mainc giyvarT aq Semosvla?
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 monasteri CemTvis marto RmerTi da religia ar

aris. jer erTi, igi Cemi warsulia da meorec, albaT,
erTaderTi adgilia, sadac jer urbanizmis saSineleba,
xmauri da sirbili ar SeWrila. aq sxvanairad mSviddeba
kaci.
ese igi, xom mainc yofila jer kidev saWiro?
_ rasakvirvelia, da iqneb ufro metadac, vidre sxva
dros.
am Sua taZarSi Cemi gulubryvilo saubriT Tavi ar
movawyino-meTqi, madloba movaxsene da gavecale. Sevatyve, kidev raRacis Tqma surda, magram weRandelma
gakveTilma Tavi Semaxsena da gareT gamovedi, moednis
marcxena mxares, qvis viwro kibes Cavyevi da mdinaris
piras qvaze Camovjeqi.
avtobusis wasvlamde jer karga droa.
xeobidan qarma daubera da Semaciva. isev monastris
ezoSi davbrundi. Cemi nacnobi mRvdeli fotoapartian
turistebs Soris dgas da raRacaze gatacebiT saubrobs. daminaxa Tu ara, Cemken wamovida.
iciT, me Tqven geZebdiT.
Tqveni mona-morCili.
weRandeli saubari ar dagvimTavrebia. geCqarebaT?
saaTze davixede.
arc ise...
mobrZandiT, ager mivjdeT cota xans.
xeli momkida, kiparisis ZirSi xis savarZelze movikeceT.
Tqven TqviT, nervuli dro eklesiaSi ar SeWrilao.
diax.
SeiWra da mere rogor. Tqven ver warmoidgenT, ra
dReSi var. me, piradad, am eklesiis winamZRoli gaxlavarT, petro mqvia. ocdaaTi weli CarhevbgSi vwiravdi,
aqedan ocdaaT kilometrzea. mexuTe welia aqa var.
garedan ase Cans, mRvdlebi, berebi, litania, moSoreb299

ulebi qveynis yayans, RvTis ubes Sefarebulni. Tqvenc

ar momikvdeT, ase ar iyos. jer erTi, rac es restorani
axlos agviSenes, yurTasmena aRaraa. avtobusi avtobusze, momsvleli, wamsvleli, zogi SekiTxvas gaZlevs,
zogi suraTis gadaRebas gTxovs. muxlis Casaxrelad da
satrapezod ara gvcalia. Svidi RvTismsaxuri varT Cven
aq, Cemianad. sami Rrma moxucia, Tavsac ver uvlian, gareTac veRar gamodian. rogori mosavlelia sami avadmyofi, mogexsenebaT. amas Tavi rom davaneboT, ormockaciani sastumro gvaqvs eklesiis gankargulebaSi. rogorc mogaxseneT, yoveldRe stumrianobaa. an eqskursiaze modian qalaqidan, an ucxoeli sapatio stumrebi
gvewvevian. marto saero ki ara, warmoidgineT, sasuliero
piric bevri midi-modis axla sazRvargareT. yvelafers
rom Tavi davaneboT, sastumros dalageba-dasufTaveba
patara saqmea? Cveni, oTxi kacis kiserzea es yvelaferi.
erTaderTi qali gvyavda, oTxmocsmiRweuli monazoni,
is iyo Cveni patroni, sadils gvimzadebda. ori kviraa
avad gagvixda, saavadmyofoSia, kvdeba sawyali, RmerTma
uSvelos, ase ucbad veravis iSovi, Semcvlels. axla xelisuflebasTan kavSiri? sad, vin gagiSvebs Sen nebaze.
Cvendeni kontroli da Semmowmebeli arc erT uwyebas
ara hyavs. jer Cveni mRvdelmTavrebi. eklesia, Tqven
rogor ggoniaT, es umtkicesi aparatia. Cveni moraluri
mxaris Semmowmebeli saidumlo samsaxuric hyavs, ise ki
araa saqme. sxdomebi, kvalifikaciis kursebs rom eZaxiT Tqven, imis msgavsi Sekrebebi, TaTbirebi. mere saero
mTavroba? eklesia marTla saxelmwifosgan mowyvetili
xom ar ggoniaT? yvela mRvdliT da episkoposis kurTxeva jer, sadac jer ars, iq unda SeTanxmdes, Tu mogcemen dasturs, mere SegiZlia ekurTxo. axla es xmauri,
gasvla gamosvla, ucxo saxeebi Seni dardi, sxvisi dardi, modis kaci, SemogCivlebs. raRac unda usaSvelo,
saqmiT Tu ara, sityviT mainc unda gaamagro. damanebe
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erTi, Tu kaci xar, aRar Rirs, ara. aqac aRar Rirs. arc
Cveni yofa Segexarbos.
...mama petro am laparakSi avtobusis karebamde momyolia. yvelafris Tqma unda moaswros, lamis yurSi
Camyviris, momdevs, marwmunebs, Tavis gasaWirze meqaqaneba.
dganan restornidan gamosulni da gaocebiT Semogvcqerian. fotoaparatebis Cxakuni da kinoaparatebis RuRuni mesmis. sad wavideT, mama petro, sad, sad?

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pac i e nti
Cems mere erTi kacia da mere Sen iqnebi. joxiani kaci
ar Segxvedria qveviT? Tqvens mere me viqnebio, miTxra
da Cabrunda kibeze, egeb aRarc qe movides. dajeqi, moicade. me male moval. xuTwuTiani saqme maqvs. gamsinjavs
da gamovbrundebi. ras vucado, aba, magenis mkiTxaobis
Tavi ara maqvs.
wveric veRar gaviparse dRes. oCokoCs vgavar. ver movaswari, SvidsaaTian avtobuss gamovyevi. meore avtobusi naSuadRevs Camoivlis da nasadilevs Sen daiWer eqims adgilze? `gamoZaxebazea!~ mogaxlian imwuTSi. aris,
ar aris gamoZaxebaze, eSmakma icis. raRacnairi, axali
avadmyofoba gaCnda am qalaqSi; samsaxurSi jdoma aravis
unda. oRond Tavis saqmes nu gaakeTebineb kacs da Tu
ginda, diriJabliT ava maRla, ar SeeSindeba. dadian wiTelWinWSemobmuli, saqmes mocdenilebi. hyofen cxvirs
sxvis davTarSi. `vin xarT?~ `komisia varT!~ rais komisia, batono? aRar gaTavda es komisioba? Tu mende da Tu
momeci patara gasaqani, macale cota xans. mekoperative
kacs yelSi Tu wauWire da wamdauwum nabiji uzome, iSvlipavs quds da gageqceva, aba ras izams. amgens isic
undaT, patara saroWiko wasagebeli gaiCinos kacma da
isic undaT, Zveleburad muWaSi yavdeT momwyvdeuli.
ase sadaa. saxlSic Tu kontrolad da reviziad miuxti,
raze aitkivebs Tavs? daiwyebs isev SenTan muSaobas da
moiparavs, rogorc adre iparavda. saxelmwifos farTo
jibe aqvs da yvelanairi zomis xeli eteva, nu geSinia.
Tve gaTavdeba axla im oTxSabaTs, rac eqimebis karze
var aRoRebuli. ise moviyare ormocdaToTxmeti wlis,
eqimi da wamali ar vicodi. oyna rom oynaa, isic midRem302

Ci ar gamikeTebia. ar damWirvebia da tyvilad, ise, fasonad xom ar gavikeTebdi. mexuTe eqimTan var axla
am kviraSi. amaze miTxres kai eqimiao. vnaxoT, gavigeb,
racxa xviTo hyavs gamCens. amanac Tu veraferi gamigo,
TbilisSi waval. minda, erTi, CemTvis gavarkvio, saTqmelad da dasaficeblad mWirdeba; ician am Cvenma eqimebma
rame, Tu baiburSi ar arian avadmyofobis da tyvilad
gvaqvs magenis imedi.
moviwamle me am Tve-naxevris win. Camyva albaT raRaca, cota nerviulobac Semxvda samsaxurSi, es mowamvlac
daerTo da kinaRam waviRe werili. Zlivs gamomglijes
sikvdils. rac me Sratebi misxes da wveTovanebi mierTes, gelaparakebi meSinoda sisxli ar gamiwyaldesmeTqi. mainc Tavis dRemde ar monakdoma adamianiSvili.
gamovedi, rogorc iqna, mdgomareobidan, mara mowamlvam fxana damitova. esaa sul Cemi avadmyofoba. meti
ki araferi mWirs. Cveni raionis poliklinikaSi mivedi
Tavidan. sad waxval aba. ra gawuxebso morige eqimma. me
avadmyofi var, me vuTxari da racxa mawuxebs, Tu eqimebi
xarT, unda mixvdeT Tqven-meTqi. aba risi, eqimebi xarT,
ras mikeTebT mets aqanaTqva.
iman imasTan gamgzavna, iman imasTan, ar veubnebi ganzrax, rac mawuxebs. gagigonia? avadmyofobis inCibinCi ar
icis arc erTma. yvelam Tav-Tavisi wamali gamomiwera.
erTi ujra recepti miyria saxlSi. arc mivsulvar afTiaqSi, arc gamomitania. magenis wamals movakvlevineb
Tavs?
ori kviraa axla, rac aq var. naTesavTan var gaCerebuli, mager goWouraze. viyavi guSinwin erTTan. kai
specialistiao. axalgazrda biWia, saTvaliani. mager
cxovrobs mwvaneyvavilaze, sasaflaos asaxvevTan. `ra
gawuxebso~, `fxanva mawuxebs-meTqi~. msinja kai xans.
`risi mizezia biZia, Tu icio~. `mizezs me mekiTxeba~,
me vuTxari? `eqimi Sen xar da mizezi Sen unda miTxra303

meTqi. me qe vici, risi mizeziT mefxaneba, mara amas rava

vetyvi. eqimia da mixvdes, gaanZrios Tavi patara.
mitriala TvalTan TiTebi, mikakuna muxlebze CaquCi
da viTom bevrs mixvda, sarajiSvilis miqstura gamomiwera. miqstura minda mee?
a, batono, esaa Cveni eqimoba. egenia Sidss da kibos
rom moarCenen? meviwamle kaci da mowamlvam damitova
qavili. amaze advili avadmyofoba da Cemze advili mosarCeni, ar mgonia, vinme yavdeT magens, mara me ar vetyvi. me raze vetyvi moviwamleTqva. TviTon unda mkiTxon,
xom ar mowamlulxaro, ar var swori?
minda erTi gavarkvio, ra eqimebi gvyavs. rom meubnebodnen, ar mjeroda. axla amas gavesinjebi da amanac Tu
miqstura gamomiwera, TbilisSi waval. iqaur eqimebsac
Semovivli.
jerjerobiT qe vuZleb am qavils. yovelTvis ki ar
mefxaneba, xandaxan icis. axla magaliTad araferi. amis
morCena sul ar meCqareba me. simarTle giTxra, axla
imis gageba ufro minda, marTla tyvila aqvs naxevarze
mets diplomi miRebuli Tu ara.
me ar vetyvi, mowamlvam damitova, qaviliTqva, Tu kai
eqimia, mixvdes TviTon. Cqara gamoval, naxav ager. didxans ar gavuCerdebi. rom govuCerde, rai mere. ras mimixvdeba.

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c i s fe r i yanwe b i
quCabands moajiriani aivnebis Crdili maqmaniviT exata. qvafenils calkerZ Camoyol-CamoWurWurebul ruSi
ixvebi isxdnen da yviTel niskartebs aqSutunebdnen.
xandaxan Tavs maRla aswevdnen, mwvaneWiSkriani ezos
sardafidan daZrul wuil-kakuns miayuradebdnen da
isev qvebSi mikargul wyals ubrundebodnen. Cayofdnen
niCaba niskarts ruSi, aCinCxl-aamRvrevdnen, mere yipyipiT gaexmaurebodnen erTmaneTs, frTebs gaisworebdnen
da dasxdebodnen. ra mizniT iqceodnen ase, eSmakic ver
mixvdeboda. moSlili onkanis wyals sakbilo-saniskarto
ara Camohqonda ra, arc scxeloda (dekemberi iwureboda), rom ixvebs gagrilebis survili gasCenodaT. gulubryvilo kacs SeiZleboda efiqra, rom ixvebi, ubralod,
erTobodnen. iqneb, erTobodnen kidec. vin icis.
neonis kustaruli lampiT ganaTebul sardafSi oTxni
isxdnen. gabmuli qamrebiT gamarTuli mexuTe skami carieli iyo. oTxiveni TavauRebliv, TiTqos erTmaneTs emduriano, xelosnuri qilik-maslaaTis gareSe qlibavdnen orarSinian magidaze daxvavebul TiTo wyrTis zomis
rqebs. rqebi, an niamorisa unda yofiliyo, an jixvisa.
Tumca foladiszarniSiani yanwebisTvis oTxeuli rom
guldagul akeTebda, masalas didi mniSvneloba rodi
hqonda. sanam ubralo rqa yanwad Camoiqneboda, cota gulisyuri da jafa rodi unda daexarjaT, gansakuTrebiT
imgvar axalbeda ostatebs, rogoric kooperativ `jixvis rqis~ wevrebi iyvnen.
dabalma, Cikora Tavgadaxotrilma xelosanma qlibva
Sewyvita, magidis kideze Camodebul, lamis navladqceul sigarets waswvda, neka TiTiT ferfli moaSora,
orive jibeze xeli gaityapuna, asanTi daaZro, moukida,
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erTi nafazi daartya. isev Zvel adgils daubruna mbolavi sigareti, wamodga, sarkmelTan mivida, SeidiSis
kretsabmeli gadaswia da yrud ikiTxa:
paradi? paradis saqme rogor iqneba?
saxelosnoSi qlibis wuili Sewyda. jer sarkmelTan
mdgoms Sexedes, mere qlib-yanwi magidaze daawyves da
erTmaneTs miaCerdnen.
rais saqme? paradis, sityvaze vambob. paradze xom
unda gavideT. ase marto gaviaroT xuTma kinkila kacma?
romel kolonas unda gavyveT, rom gvkiTxos vinmem, visi
xarT, vis daekargeTo?
viRacam gaicina.
icine, icine Sen da SeiZleba arc gagviSvan. ase,
calke pirebs, xom ici, ar uSveben paradze.
samidan erTi, romelsac idayvebamde wakapiwebuli
Savbalniani veeba mklavebi uCanda, sqeli ulvaSebi
saulvaSeze Zlivs eteoda da gizo erqva, roxroxa xmiT
gaepasuxa:
ra dros paradia. paradi giWirs axla Sen, benia?
sityvaze vambob, beniam kefa moifxana da TruTis
mTis Txems gaxeda. Txemi yviTlad iyo ganaTebuli
Rrublebidan jiutad gamoRweuli erTi Sekvra sxivebiT.
swori brZandeba pativcemuli mkiTxveli, romelmac
warbi Seikra axla, am wamSi da, Tu Wkvianad ar moviqcevi, SeiZleba, es novelac ganze gadados. jer iyo
da ixvebs ver movwyvite mzera, mere idumal sardafSi
rqebze momuSave oTx mamakacs mivaCerdi da maTgan erTerTs iseTi ucnauri SekiTxva davasmevine, rogoric gaxlavT, oTxi Tvis Semdeg rom sapirvelmaiso demonstracia Catardeba, im demonstraciaSi ra TanmimdevrobiT
unda dalagdnen kooperativis wevrebi (da saerTod, evalebaT Tu ara monawileobis miReba). mkiTxvels konkretuli laparaki uyvars. axla mieT-moeTebis da Txemze
daSvebuli oqrocurvili Rrublebis aRweris dro ar
aris. amitomac pirdapir saqmeze gadavdivar.
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elefTer SublaZem lamis sami aTeuli weli moaTia

ormocdameSvide safosto yuTis axlos mdebare qarxanaSi (mkiTxvels bodiSs movuxdi, TviT qarxnis dasaxeleba
samxedro-patriotuli mosazrebiT jer ar SemiZlia, r.
m.) da roca gazeTSi waikiTxa kerZo koperativebis gaxsnis ufleba aqvs kerZo moqalaqes an moqalaqeTa jgufso,
bevri aRar ufiqria mtkiced Caido gulSi kooperativis Seqmnis ganzraxva. amfsonebis ZebnaSi rioS kacs ar
gadavawydeo da jer Tavis mamidaSvils kaki Cakalids
miadga. kaki mesame internacionalis saxelobis parkSi mwvane nargavebis momvlel-meTvalyured muSaobda.
niadag sufTa haerze yofnis gamo mxned gamoiyureboda da Wamis madac didebuli hqonda, magram ufulobas
uCioda. kooperativis sarfianma ideam aaRelva kaki da
winadadebaze maSinve dayabulda, magram Tavsatexi kooperativis profilis SerCeva aRmoCnda. saxaSis an saxinklis gaxsna originaluri ar iqneboda da konkurenciisac SeeSindaT. samkervalos Seqmnis azri maSinve ukuagdes, awi Cven rom kervas viswavliT, meti araa Cemi
mterio. ikamaTes imaraqes da, rogorc iqna, SeTanxmdnen yanwebis kooperativis daarsebaze. Tu jixvis rqa
ver viSoveT, xaris, kameCis, an Txis rqas ra gamolevs
CvenSi. esec ar iyos, amgvari saxelosno gansakuTrebul
dazga-danadgarebs ar saWiroebs da muStaric blomad
gveyoleba. yanws, aqaurs rom Tavi davaneboT, ucxoelic etaneba, gansxvavebuli, araCveulebrivi WurWelia
mainc. rac unda iyoso. kooperativis danarCeni sami
wevris moZebna, simarTle giTxraT, gauWirdaT. kakim da
elefTerma meyanweobisa bevri araferi icodnen. Tumca arc is iqneboda swori, rom oriveni (gansakuTrebiT
elefTeri) mTlad am saqmeSi srul utuyruebad gamovacxado. saojaxo nivTebis CirTifirTi da akvan-Sibaqis
gamoTla, Tu qarvis mZivebis agviristeba orives bavSvobidanve exerxeboda. miuxedavad amisa, kooperativis danarCeni sami wevri mainc unda yofiliyo yanwis
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saqmis specialisti. `xanjal-Cixti-kopis~ gaerTianebis

mesame saeqsperimento fabrikasTan mamidaSvilebis desantad Casxdomam da Sin mimaval muSebTan kooperativis upiratesobis Sesaxeb gaweulma propagandam Sedegi gamoiRo. samiode kviris Semdeg fabrikas Tavisive
gancxadebiT ori mompirkeTebeli gamoaklda gizo
tarigaSvili da benia RibraZe. rac Seexeba kiWia kvekveskirs, igi droebiT umuSevari gaxldaT. zusti detalebis civad damuSavebis specialistad iyo Turme
torfis burRebis damamzadebel qarxanaSi da adgilkomis TavmjdomaresTan Selaparakeba mosvloda imis gamo,
rom samuSaodan Tavisufal dros, Sin yanwebs akeTebda da
SeRavaTian fasebSi hyidda, qarxnis sainJinro-teqnikur
personalze. raisabWos aRmaskomSi momavali kooperativis wevrebs gulTbilad Sexvdnen, magram, kooperativis
damtkicebaze uari uTxres. jer erTi, farTobiT ver
dagakmayofilebT, ara gvaqvso. meorec, sayanwe masalas
`boini~ ar dagiTmobT saxelmwifo dawesebulebasTan
fabrika `ialqanTan~ aqvs ocdaxuTi wliT xelSekruleba
dadebulio, mesamec, ar girCevT xaTabalaSi Tavis Sergvas, tyuilad gawvaldebiT, kooperativi dRes dauSves,
Torem xval SeiZleba akrZalon da mSralze darCeT riyeze amoyrili TevzebiviTo. ese igi uars gveubnebiTo?
arcTu upretenziod ikiTxa elefTerma, uars ratom
geubnebiT, uari vin gkadraTo, kooperatiuli meurneobis ufrosma. uaris Tqmaa, aba, ra aris eso, xma aRimaRla
kakim, iSoveT, batono, raki ar iSliT, samuSao adgili,
SeiZineT rqebi da, roca davinaxavT, rom saqmis xalxi
xarT, dagimtkicebT kooperativs, aba, ras vizamTo.
im dRes, ufrosis kabinetidan rom gamodiodnen,
gizos wamocda; farTobs da nedleuls Tu ar gvaZleven
da arafriT gvexmarebian, rad gvinda magaTi damtkiceba,
viyoT daumtkiceblad, vakeToT da vyidoT yanwebio, magram es winadadeba arc megobrebs CaugdiaT angariSSi
da rom daufiqrda, gizos Tavisive naTqvamisa TviTonve
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SeeSinda; ar arsebobs duniaze adamianTa imgvari korporacia, sadme mainc damtkicebuli rom ar iyos da
davTarSi gatarebulio.
dafacurdnen biWebi. sardafi saixvis quCaze daiqiraves (saxlis patronisaTvis TveSi xuTi Tumani unda
miecaT da Svidi yanwi), rqebi kiWia kvekveskirma sadRac
iafad gaaxerxa da SuaRamisas mezoblis vilisiT mozida.
aRmaskomSi amis Semdegac cota aja-nukva rodi daWirdaT kooperativis dasamtkiceblad. magram bolos mainc
Tavisi gaitanes da Cven mier novelis dasawyisSi aRweril quCabandze, mwvane WiSkarTan, gaCnda TviTnaswavli
mxatvris gauwafavi xeliT daxatuli abra cisferi yanwiTa da daqanebuli warweriT: kooperativi `jixvis rqa
# 7~. sayanwo kooperativi am qalaqSi erTaderTi iyo
da saidan iRebda saTaves numeracia amosacnobi SvidiT,
ver getyviT, ver mogatyuebT.
unda genaxaT, ra muyaiTad Seudgnen saqmes. araviTari tabeli, araviTari sayviri ar yofila Turme
saWiro samsaxurSi kacis droze mosayvanad. erTmaneTs
aswrebdnen diliT. usaqmod wuTs ar kargavdnen. erTmaneTis xaTri da ridi hqondaT. am erT TveSi imdeni
yanwi daamzades xuTma kacma, rom fabrika `xanjal-Cixti-kopis~ direqtorsac gaakvirvebda. lamazi, cisferi
yanwebis jgro sardafis Werisken miiwevda da elefTeri
ukve gamsaRebel firmas daeZebda, rom pirveli produqcia droze gaetana, rogorc gazeTebSi weria xolme, sarealizaciod.
magram ukve Tve iwureboda, rac kooperativi Seiqmna
da `jixvis rqis~ wevrebs nel-nela ipyrobda saocari
sevda imis gamo, rac ukan darCa, rasac, maTi azriT,
samudamod gamoeTiSnen. eWvis pirveli naperwkali beniam
gadaagdo mekooperativeTa isedac aborgebul sulSi
pensiis saqme, rogor iqneba. sityvaze vambob magaliTad? ikiTxa man gasul samSabaTis swor samSabaTs.
ra dros pensiaa jer angariSmiucemlad upasuxa
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elefTerma, Tumca gulSi mainc gahkra; `marTlacda,

pensias vinRa dagviniSnavs, Cven xom faqtobrivad ukve
gamoveyaviT saxelmwifos, vin izrunebs Cvens siberezeo~.
Sen ase ggonia? naxavT ager. erTi gafrena damrCa
siberemde me, piradad da, Tqveni ar vici, ras Sevalie
Cemi jani amden xans, Tu vicode, cxonebuli babuaCemis
pirwyali damadges, gizom Carxi daatriala da yanws
satuCe mouswora.
arc axla varT marTali. aba ase varga? binis rigSi videqi, telefonis rigSi videqi, benias aSkarad
guldawyvetili kacis ieri hqonda.
ideqi rigSi, meti xom araferi. mTel cxovrebas rigSi gagatarebinebdnen. xom tyvilad ideqi rigSi, gaficeb
guliT sayvarels?
mainc raRaca imedi iyo. xandaxan tyuilic Svelis
kacs. Tavi movikali, sanam aRricxvaze amiyvanes.
ki, ki. Sen ar momikvde. aRricxvaze ayvanas gagijanjalebdnen, rasakvirvelia. viTom magenis aRricxva
rames niSnavdes. iyavi aRricxvaze. miikari e Seni nomeri
erT adgilas da iare win da ukan.
mainc ramden adgilas viyaviT danomrili, rom
gamaxsendeba. amis nomeri, imis nomeri, iq nomeri, aq nomeri, mofiqreba ar ginda? yurebiT vyavdiT miwepebuli
im Cvens nomrebze, kiWia am saubrebSi iSviaTad ereoda
da axla nomrebi rom gaixsena, yvelas gaukvirda.
mainc is sjobda, sityvaze vambob.. gamovyruvdi am
erT TveSi kaci. SeiZleba krebaze aravin geZaxdes, mitingze aravin gibarebdes, sayvedurs aravin gaZlevdes
pirad saqmeSi SetaniT da ar gixsnides sami Tvis mere?
im moxsnasac Tavisi gemo hqonda. elodebodi kaci. axla,
ase mgonia, samorineSi varT da xval an zeg ueWvelad movlen Cvens wasayvanad-meTqi, benia Tavisas ganagrZobda.
nu geSinia, male gagivlis krebobiis da zeimobiis
monatreba. mesmis Seni, mara imas rame sjobia, diliT
rom adgebi da ici, ra unda gaakeTo, visTvis irjebi da
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ras CirTifirTob? es rom ici, patara saqmea? elefTers pasuxi mzad hqonda.
ki, magram aq Cxubi rom mogvivides da erTmaneTi davWamoT, meoxad aravin dagvidgeba. is sxvadasxva
ujredi rom gvayuradebda, saWiro iyo mainc.
risTvis iyo saWiro, loTianad, amixseni imdeni
ufrosi rom gvajda Tavze? ra gvaqvs saCxubari da gasayofi? kaci Sens cxovrebas SenTvis ver moiCumaTebdi.
yvelas yvelaferi uenda scodnoda Tqva kakim.
aba, naxav ager upatrono naxiriviT mgels Tu ar gadavawydebiT. saWiro iyo-meTqi, geubnebi. dawesebulebaSi erTi intriganic saWiroa, erTi muqTamWameli ueWveli unda iyos. im enis mimtansac Tavisi adgili aqvs, rom
icode, sityvaze vambob, magaliTad, beniam doinji
gaikeTa da saxelosnos centrSi, rampis qveS dadga.
ise, Cven Soris darCes da yvelaferi safiqralia.
Cven, me mgonia, cota viCqareT, kakis xma iyo, aq axla
araferi waxaliseba Cven ar gveqneba. korespondenti
rom Semovidoda da fotoaparats gaatkacunebda, isic
raRac stimuli iyo.
ra waxaliseba ginda, ormocdaaTi wlis kacs, kakia,
ar gadamrio, bavSvi xar, patara? waxaliseba ar iqneba
fuls rom miitan saxlSi da xvalindeli SimSilis SiSi
ar geqneba? wyena gaeria xmaSi elefTers.
fuli ki, rasakvirvelia, magram fuli CvenTan
yvelafers ar niSnavs. araa ise cxovreba mowyobili,
magaliTad, fuli gaqvs da sagzuris yidva ginda. vin
mogyidis sagzurs, Tu ar gamogiyo adgilkomma, Tqva
kiWiam.
sagzuric saTqmelia da sagzuramde? talons rom
gvaZlevda mTavroba? CaerTo benia.
ra talons?
talons xorcisas, karaqisas, yvelisas.
mogvcemen, albaT, mTlad ase rava iqneba. mTlad
rava migvatoveben. kooperativis gadasaxads rom vix311

diT, is xom niSnavs raRacas. yvelaferi iqneba, me mgonia, Cven Cveni gavakeToT, gairkveva mere TandaTanobiT,
elefTerma TviTonve igrZno rom kooperativis Tavis
saxiT am wuTSi, cota ar iyos, gulgatexili, daeWvebuli kaci laparakobda.
male yvelaferi gairkva.
pirveli stumari swored im dRes, beniam rom paradze
Camoagdo sityva, elefTers TiTqmis fexdafex Semohyva.
maRali, wowola kaci iyo. qamris balTa miwaze dasTrevda. saxeze ifqliviT eyara nayvavilevi. Semovida
Tu ara, damzadebis sarevizio jgufidan var Semowmebazeo, sazeimod ganucxada kooperativis wevrebs. skami
rom daudges, dajda, tyavis saqaRalde gaSala, saTvale
moixsna da TiTqos aRmoCena gaakeTao, rixianad, cota
amayadac ikiTxa:
Tqven meSvide xarT, xom?
diax. batono miugo elefTerma.
meore skami ara gaqvT?
kiWia wamodga da Tavisi skami gauCoCa revizors.
rogoraa yanwebis saqme?
araa cudad, sxvebs daaswro pasuxi gizom.
gadis?
ras Svreba?
Tu hyavs-meTqi muStari.
jer arc erTi yanwi ar gagviyidia.
ras ucdiT? sardafs Tvali mimoavlo da mzera
yanwebis kedlze SeaCera.
jer axali varT, mogexsenebaT. gvinda movurigdeT
viRacas, erTad waiRos. misTvisac xeiri iqneba. Cven
TiTo yanwis gayidva nametani gagvacdens.
stumars araferi uTqvams, wamodga da saqaRldeaxutebulma mZimed, saqmianad daiwyo Tavisi movaleobis
Sesruleba. yvelaferi ainteresebda; rqebi sad iSoves,
sardafi vis ekuTvnoda, dReSi ramden yanws akeTebdnen...
mekooperativeebs mza nawarmi sxva kedelTan gadmoawyo312

bina, uTuod imis gasarkvevad, honda Tu ara saxlosnos

saidumlo gasasvleli. mere benias kvalifikaciiT dainteresda. Tu gaqvs rame specialuri saswavlebeli yanwis
keTebis ganxriT damTavrebulio, SesafuTi saSualebebi ra gagaCniaTo, damzadebuli yanwebis aRricxvas Tu
`awarmoebT~ da specialuri Jurnali Tu gaqvT amisTviso. elefTeris bundovan pasuxebze Tavs ukmayofilod
gadaaqnevda da davTarSi raRacas iniSnavda.
revizias rom morCa, xeli daibana, taburetze dajda,
weRan kiWiam rom dauTmo, is skami win daido, magram tyavisqamriani skami sawerad rom mouxerxebeli aRmoCnda,
imdens ki mixvda, rom wamomdgariyo da skamebisTvis adgili Seecvala.
didxans werda, butbutiTa da voroSilovis ulvaSebis cmacuniT. weras rom morCa, elefTers or adgilas moawerina aqtze xeli da ratomRac xelmoweris
Semdeg ganucxada sxvas yvelafers eSveleba, magram
rqebis Semotanis qviTrebi rom ar gaqvT, es maSinebs
Zaliano.
Tqven TviTon iSoveTo, aRmaskomSi gviTxres,
gulwrfelad imarTla Tavi elefTerma.
ki, rasakvirvelia, ase getyodnen, magram Sovnas gaaCnia. vinc mogyidaT, raRaca qaRaldi xom unda gamoewera.
simarTle giTxraT, Cven TviTon SevagroveT, ar
gviyidia, naTesavebi CamoviareT. zogs gadayrili aqvs
amnairi rqebi. aRar Wirdeba araferSi, miayara Tavisive moxerxebulobiT saxegabadrulma kakim.
revizorma saqaRalde gaatyapuna, kakis karga xans
uyura damtuqsavi, aRmzrdelobiTi mzeriT da mSvidad
uTxra:
eg zRaprebi, SviliSvilebs mouyevi, Tu gyavs, dawolis win.
gavida da jer marjvniv daadga quCabands, ramdenime
nabiji rom gadadga, Semobrunda da sxva mxares gaswia.
saiTac axla wavida, im mxares avtobusis gaCereba axlo313

maxlo ar iyo. iqneb tramvais Zveli gaCereba axsovda,

sanam tramvais gaauqmebdnen, im adgilas, marTlac uxvevda tramvai.
TiTqos `jixvis rqisken~ gza iswavleso, is dRe da
is dRe, kooperativs Semmowmebeli da meTvalyure ar
mohklebia. saxanZro razmis, warmoebis usafrTxoebis
samsaxuris, Sromis dacvis sazogadoebis, sanitaruli
inspeqciis da qalaqis elqselis agentebi Tu didxans
ar Cerdebodnen da maTi specifikis gadamkideni mokle
aqtebiT kmayofildebodnen, samagierod saaTobiT isxdnen saxelosnoSi saxalxo kontrolis, aRmaskomis reidis, finsamsaxuris, sainspeqcio jgufis da miliciis
warmomadgenlebi. kooperativis wevrebi Tavidan Tu
mSvidad xvdebodnen saxelmwifos mier gamoCenil yuradRebas, da, vin icis, benias gulSi uxaroda kidec, rom
uyuradRebod ar daagdes meyanweTa upretenzio ordeni,
mere da mere, roca gacdenas Tavi davaneboT, Semowmebebi autaneli Seiqmna, elefTeris saZmos wevrebi mokled
da, cota ar iyos, amreziladac pasuxobdnen kontrolrevizorTa SekiTxvebs.
kakim, amas winaT, imdeni gabeda, rom aqtze Tavdaxril
saxinspeqciis elam warmomadgenels, arc meti arc naklebi, pirdapir ajaxa:
axla, erTi me rom gkiTxoT, SeiZleba?
revizorma saTvale moixsna.
brZaneT.
risTvis gvamowmebT, Tu saidumlo ar aris? Tqveni
gvmarTebs rame?
vin geubnebaT, gmarTebTo.
aba, ra davaSaveT amnairi. rqebi Cvenia, qlibi Cvenia, es marjvena, es dasawvavi, Cvenia. Tu rames moparva
gvinda, Cvens Tavs xom ar movparavT.
am kiTxvas uceb upasuxa-meTqi stumarma, rom giTxraT,
ar viqnebi marTali. ifiqra, ifiqra saxelmwifo warmomadgenelma da aseTi pasuxi moifiqra:
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 ena ratom giswrebT, Tqven, kooperativis xalxs,

win. ra SuaSia moparva. gexmarebiT, batono, gexmarebiT.
danaxva unda yvelafers.
madlobeli varT SemweobisTvis, mara. Tu gvendeT
da gagviSviT, cota rom gvacaloT, ar SeiZleba? Tqven
erTi xarT da kviraSi cxra Tqvennairi damxmare modis. jer arc erTi yanwi ar gagviyidia. arc ki viciT,
gasaRdeba Tu ara. egeba aRarc unda xalxs yanwebi da
tyvilad vjaxirobT am sardafSi, gaubedavad, TiTqosda Tavisive xmisa eSiniao, Cailaparaka elefTerma.
damxmare organizaciis warmomadgenelma qveda tuCi
gadmoabruna da sanam kars ar gacda, tuCi bunebrivi
mdgomareobisTvis ar daubrunebia. aSkara iyo, elefTeris Txovna ar esiamovna, magram iseve, rogorc yvela misma kolegam am ukanasknelmac siamovnebiT waiRo
`saxsovrad~ kooperativis mier naCuqari, gazeT `winsvlaSi~ gulmodgined Sexveuli ori cisferi yanwi.

* * *
kooperativ `jixvis rqas~ jer sami Tvec ar Sesrulebia, magram elefTerma ukve kviraze metia, rac raiaRmaskomSi xuTeulis xelmowerili gancxadeba Seitana
kooperativis gauqmebis Taobaze. Txovnis dasabuTeba
ukeT SeiZleboda, magram isic ki, rasac meyanwe Zmebi
werdnen, sakmarisi iyo `jixvis rqis~ dasaxuravad.
uari uTxres: jer ver gagauqmebTo. Cven mxolod kooperativebis gaxsnis instruqcia mogvivida. daxurvaze
iq araferia Tqmuli. da saerTod, jer kooperativis
gauqmebis SemTxveva ar gvqoniao.

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te le xi d i
telexidis monawileTa Sekreba-seminarebi eqvs Tves
gagrZelda. vin icis, rogor emzadeboda iqeTa mxare, magram ver davukargav, Cvenebs Tavi ar dauzogavT. telexidTa maRalkvalificiuri specialistebi sam Tves TeoriaSi amecadinebdnen adgilobriv xelmZRvanelTa mier
SerCeul kandidatebs politikurad momwifebul aqtivistTa wridan, xolo darCenili sami Tve praqtikul muSaobas daeTmo. telexidis monawileebma Seiswavles ara
marto Tanamedrove amerikis winsvlis gadaulaxavi dabrkolebani, aramed is SekiTxvebic, rac wina telexidebze
Cveni Seferxeba-gawiTlebebis mizezi gaxda, gaizepires
ideurad monoliTuri sagangebo komisiis mier Sedgenili sasurveli, araorWofuli pasuxebi wina SekiTxvebze
da, Tqven warmoidgineT, asocamde mosalodneli SekiTxvac ki Caiweres- Caikonspeqtes, saTanado, arcTu mTlad
zrdilobiani, magram sabuTiani gapaeqrebiT. aranakleb
Zneli aRmoCnda amerikel medialogeTaTvis SesakiTxi
teqstis SemuSaveba. seminaris monawileebma mainc moZebnes TxuTmetiode, ideuri mowinaaRmdegis welSi gamwyveti SekiTxva da isic mSvenivrad aiTvises, rom CikagoelTa yvelaze momxiblavi pasuxis SemTxvevaSi aqeTa
mxares ukmayofileba-uaryofis niSnad samjer Tavi unda
gaeqnia.
mosamzadebeli periodi ukan darCa da, rogorc iqna,
telexidi daiwyo. Cveni mxaris wamyvani-brigadiri samoqalaqo, evropul formaSi mSvenivrad gamowyobili,
TmaWaRara, sxvadasxva dros saTanado samsaxurebSi
TavgamoCenil-gamobrZmedili kaci gaxldaT. saubris
delikatur-diplomaturi maneriT Tu ar gamoirCeoda,
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samagierod, mis fxizel Tvals jaSuSi da samSoblos

gamyidveli ar gamoepareboda. kargad icoda, rom isini,
vinc wamis Semdeg kedlis ekranze gamoCndebodnen, arc
meti arc naklebi diadi sabWoTa qveynis dauZinebeli
mtrebi iyvnen da maTTan saubarSi, garda sifrTxilisa, odnavSesamCnevi zizRnarevi gamometyvelebac unda
hqonoda.
Cikagos moqalaqeno, gesmiT Cveni?! mikrofons
mxned CasZaxa programis wamyvanma.
ki, moisma kedlis ekranidan. wamyvanma Tvali Seavlo savarZlebze burJuaziuli moSvebulobiT msxdom,
saeWvo Tmis varcxnilobis mqone Cikagoel batonebs,
mere grexili avejis gaerTianeba `sami skamis~ nawarmze
gamarTulad msxdom, Tvalebgafacicebul, CahalstuxCasamkerdeniSnebul Cvens delegacias gadaxeda da esiamovna. garegnuli efeqtis moxdenis pirveli mosagebi
qulebi aRebuli iyo.
Cvenma wamyvanma, imaT wamyvans yurebSiTmaCasul, CaCaCulperangian, axmax amerikels mimarTa:
SekiTxvebs Tqven daiwyebT, Tu Cven daviwyoT?
batono? yurs xeli miaxmara iqeTuri telekompaniis warmomadgenelma.
SekiTxvaze gadavideT?
gismenT, uxalisod daeTanxma amerikeli telebiznesmeni.
rigrigobiT dgebodnen Cveni telexidelebi da, rogorc mosalodneli iyo, gamanadgurebel SekiTxvebs
yumbarebiviT esrodnen mWvartliani Cikagos satelevizio studiis mesame darbazSi beRurebiviT SeyuJul
amerikelebs. SekiTxvebi ZiriTadad aparteidisa da
genocidis problemebs, amerikis administraciis TviTnebobas, SavkanianTa da feradkanianTa damonebul mdgomareobas da mzard umuSevrobas Seexeboda. mrisxane
SekiTxvebiT kuTxeSi mimwyvdeuli imperializmis msx317

verplni pasuxis dros cremlebs ylapavdnen, xelebs

SidsianebiviT asavsavebdnen, Cveni SekiTxvebis paToss
TiTqmis eTanxmebodnen da amerikuli yofis naklovanebebs, ZiriTadad, reiganis da misi kabinetis mouqnel
muSaobas abralebdnen.
Cvens mxares CikagoelTa pasuxebi maincdamainc ar ainteresebda. darwmunebulni iyvnen SekiTxvebis SemousvlelobaSi. amitomac SekiTxvis mimcemi saTqmels rixianad
rom CaamTavrebda, dajdeboda, Tavs uwindeburad maRla
aswevda da Tavis tkbil-mware fiqrebSi CaiZireboda.
pasuxebze madlobis gadaxda da komentari programis
wamyvanis saqme iyo. jaSuSTa da mzveravTa risxva masze
dakisrebul movaleobas Tavs mSvenivrad arTmevda.
amerikelebi rom alTas ityodnen, es balTas pasuxobda
da imaT gaurkvevel saxeebs rom Sexedavda, sakuTari upiratesobis SegrZneba Rimilis gunebaze ayenebda, magram
ar iRimeboda. upiratesoba ki aSkarad Canda. amerikelebi Tavsac ki ar imarTlebdnen, SekiTxvaSi Caqsovil naklovanebebs Tavis mxriv raRacas umatebdnen da, rogorc mogaxseneT, brals sdebdnen mTavrobis uniaTo
moqmedebas.
daiwyo telexidis uaRresad pasuxsagebi meore naxevari. axla amerikelebi dagvisvamdnen SekiTxvebs da
Cvens aqtivistebs, miaxloebiTi pasuxi mainc unda gaecaT, rakiRa Cveni delegaciisgan gansxvavebiT, okeanis
gaRmel jalaTebs gulwrfelad ainteresebdaT, ra pasuxs gavcemdiT Cven maTi fiqriT elementarul, xolo
CvenTvis ki uaRresad Znel, CamWrel, ukuRmarT SekiTxvebze.
ra mogcaT gardaqmnam?
gamxdari, awowili, parikiani Cikagoeli, romelmac es
kiTxva amoSaqra, megobruli koleqtivis iluziis Seqmnis mizniT erTad SequCul Cvens delegacias kedlis
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da da sanam wamyvani im sam monawiles Sexedavda, vinc

specialurad am mosalodnel SekiTxvaze iyo navarjiSevi, jgufis ganapiras mjdom, mowinave memontaJe-mearmatures sulma waZlia:
sxvas ra misca, rom CemTvis moeca.
wamyvani gaSra. imperialists saxeze gaurkveveli Rimili daexata.
batono?
gipasuxaT, rac sxvas misca, is momca mecao Seaswora pasuxi wamyvanma.
okeanisgaRmelebi Tavis kanturs Seudgnen da maSin
Sewyvites, roca axmaxma isev ikiTxa:
Tavisufali arCevnebi sad gaqvT?
qveda instanciebSi, mearmatures egona, kargi ram
vTqvio da morcxvad daxara Tavi.
Tavisuflad visi gakritikeba SegiZliaT? ar cxreboda agresoruli qveynis warmomadgeneli.
stalinis! iyvira gulmicemulma sabWoTa telexidelma, magram imwamsve igrZno, rogor daqaCes sagangebod Sekeril pijakze, skamze mowyvetiT daeSva da, araTu sxva telesaubarSi Semxvedria imis Semdeg, im pirvel
da ukanasknel dialogze krintic aRar dauZravs, gabusunebuli ijda.
vTqvaT wyalsadenis mili gaskda da quCaSi wyali
iRvreba, rogor xdeba TqvenTan misi SekeTeba? aseTi
iyo amerikelTa Semdegi SekiTxva. rogorc xedavT, igi
wina kiTxvasaviT Wirveuli da dambnevi ar Canda, magram
wamyvanma gaifiqra, es SekiTxvac ar Cagvivardeso da
raikomis instruqtorad namuSevar, amJamad skkp istoriis maswavlebels miutana kbilebTan mikrofoni.
CvenTan wyalsadenis mili ar skdeba! iyvira nainstruqtoralma.
okeanis gaRma gaiRimes.
mainc, mainc, erTxelac rom moxdes da gaskdes?
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pasuxs jiutad iTxovda SekiTxvis avtori, limnisferTmiani, moxuci, buklespijakiani jentlmeni.

mivmarTavT saxlmmarTvelobas. Tu saxlmmarTvelobas avtogeni ar aRmoaCnda, mivmarTavT raisabWos
gancxadebiT, Tu raisabWom wagviyrua, vuCivlebT qalaqis sabWoSi. Tu iqac veraferi gavawyveT, mivmarTavT
Cveni regionis deputats umaRles sabWoSi.
vis?
sicils Zlivs iWerda limnisTava.
deputats! da saerTod, sasurvelia, wyalsadenis
mili ar gaskdes. deputati xalxis msaxuria da aseT
ubralo saqmeze ar Rirs misi Sewuxeba!
wamyvanma Tavi dauqnia, maswavlebelma pasuxi Sewyvita, niSnismogebiT axeda kedels da dajda. `pasuxi normaluri iyo da ra aWixvin-axarxarebT am ojaxqorebso~,
fiqrobda Cveni teleTavi.
okeanisgaRmelma jalaTebma suli rom moiTqves,
wamodga SavTvalwarba, cxvirkexiani, bambisfersvitriani kaci, romelic `r~-s imaze ufro rbilad warmoTqvamda, vidre Cveulebriv amerikelebi warmoTqvamen:
Tqven, Tqven, mesame rigSi, ebraeli brZandebiT xom?
emeTia, wamoxta Cveniani meSvide rigidan, riTac
erTxel kidev dadasturda cnobili aRmoCena, imis Sesaxeb, rom ebraelebi uaRresad niWieri xalxia da erTmaneTs sami aTasi kilometridanac mSvenivrad cnoben.
vTqvaT sacxovreblad israelSi ginda wamosvla,
pirvel rigSi ras moimoqmedeb?
fuls SevaquCeb da gancxadebas davwer, an gancxadebas davwer da fuls SevaquCeb!
okeanisgaRma gaicines.
fuls risTvis SeaquCeb? ikiTxa bambisfersvitrianma.
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mtrad gamomacxadeben, samsaxuridan momxsnian da profkavSiridan gamricxaven, sanam Cems nacnob-naTesavebs
sidedrebianad gaCxrikaven da Cemi da Cemi coliZmebis
pasuxgebaSi namyofobas Seamowmeben da, mere, an iqiT
gamiSveben da an imis iqiT, im xuT-eqvs weliwadSi Wama
ar minda?
nasamarTleobas risTvis amowmeben? viTom ar
icoda, miamiturad ikiTxa okeanisgaRmelma ebraelma.
risTvis da... israelSi cudad rom ar moviqce
da gamzrdel milicias Tavi ar movWra! naRvlianad
Cailaparaka bibliis Semqmneli eris STamomavalma.
boloswina SekiTxva sxva SekiTxvebze ufro saZageli
aRmoCnda. wamodga feradsaTvaliani da Savkaniani TmaxuWuWa, asakrebusa (zangebs asaki Znelad etyobaT) Cikagoeli da Cvens delegacias mravalmniSvnelovnad CamoaCerda:
ar vici, aqedan Cans Tu marTla asea, zog Tqvengans, mgoni, amerikuli perangi da Sarvali acvia. saidan
gaqvT? yrud ikiTxa man.
pasilkidan! viRacam ufro yrud upasuxa amerikel
biznesmens.
amanaTidan gauswora viRacam viRacas.
amanaTidan gaimeora pirvelma viRacam.
ki, magram, Tqveni nawarmi ratom ar gacviaT, ar
varga? Cagvajinda rasobrivi Cagvris msxverpli Cikagoeli.
yvelam im viRacas Sexeda.
Cvensas ver vSoulobT, seriozulad ganacxada
man.
am gancxadebaze Tumca akrZaluli hqondaT, magram
Cveni delegaciis wevrebsac ki gaecinaT.
amxanags surda eTqva, rom CvenSi Sekerils sagareod
vinaxav, xolo amerikuli imitom gvacvia, rom ubraloa
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da yoveldRiur saxmarad mosaxerxebeli. ganmarta

programis wamyvanma da sabolood mogvWra Tavi.
saerTo sicil-ZigZigSi TmaxuWuWa Cikagoelma madloba gadaixada amerikuli nawarmis maRali SefasebisTvis.
rogoria TqvenTan mcire erebis bedi? ase daiwyo
SekiTxvebis meore wre parikianma, axmaxma amerikelma.
did erebSi iTqvifebian! iyvira nainstruqtoralma da programis wamyvans Sexeda. ifiqra, axla xom mainc
kargad vTqvio da gamamxnevebeli Rimilis molodinSi
Tavi iupiterisken Seabruna.
rogor arian TqvenTan sxvagvarad moazrovneebi?
amerikis mxaresac hyavda programis wamyvani. igi aqamde Cumad ijda da Cveni wamyvanis nerviulobas Rimilfiqriani Camoscqeroda.
sxvagvarad azrovneben! upasuxa iqiT wasvlis
imedgadawurulma ebraelma.
rogor eqceva maT mTavroba?
mkurnalobs! Cveneburi Cans, fiqrobda, sulerTia
awi mainc aqeT vrCebi da simarTliT mainc davamaxsovreb
Tavs mSralze gasulebso.
rogorc giJebs?
rogorc sxvagvarad moazrovneebs, naRvlianad
Cailaparaka moses mimdevarma.
me miTxres, rom Tqvens qveyanaSi `politikuri laybobisaTvis~ samasormacdaaTi kaci dRemde cixeSia! gamoacxada bambisfersvitrianma Cikagoelma.
eg mtknari sicruea da unamuso ciliswamebaa! samasormocdaaTi ki ara, samasormocdaSvidi! daiWeqa
Cvenma telebrigadirma.
demonstarciebis Tavisufleba gaqvT? zangma
damokles maxviliviT dahkida SekiTxva sabWoTa delegaciis Tavze.
ki! Svid noembers da pirvel maiss! daiZaxa kulaSis
mkvdrma da sabolood gadajda mearmaturis gverdiT.
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 kmayofili xarT cxovrebiT? RimiliT ikiTxa

bankiris Tavkisris mqone, pirSi gauCaRebelsigaragaCrilma amerikelma.
Zalian! iyvira meore viRacam.
ise aSenda Seni patroni... qarTulad Cailaparaka lomisTava Cikagoelma, magram am sityvebisTvis yuradReba aravis miuqcevia, radganac Cveni delegaciis
wevrTagan qarTuli aravin icoda.
saerTod rad avitexeT es telexidi, xaTabalaa da
meti araferi. nerviulob kaci da Wiris oflSi iwurebi, roca amgvar, sadistur SekiTxvebs gaZleven. xom ar
ajobebda tyuilebis TqmaSi gasavarjiSeblad jerxnobiT Sinauri telexidebi mogvewyo.

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s aC q e fe las s tum re b i
xom warmoudgenelia, TerTmeti saaTis ganmavlobaSi dumili; darias da petres, Tu Sorisdebulebs da
nawilakebs mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT, sityva ar uTqvamT erTmaneTisTvis. wuxelis, pirvelis naxevarze daiZra matarebeli. oTxkacian kupeSi sxva aravin Semosula. diliT, iriJraJa Tu ara, dariam Caicva da fanjaras miujda. drodadro gamoxedavda TavdaRmamwol
Tanamecxedres, TiTqos raRac undoda eTqva, magram
gadaifiqrebda, da isev sarkmels miubrundeboda. darwmunebuli ar iyo, rom petres ar eZina da arc imaSi iyo
darwmunebuli, rom qmari raime axals etyoda. ase daaxloebiT, TerTmet saaTze, petrem halstuxi gaikeTa,
lurji xaverdis pijaki (romelic kargad eqneboda, ori
nomriT didi rom yofiliyo) Semoitmasna farTo beWebze, xelebi muxlebze daiwyo da darias miaCerda. Tvali
ar mouSorebia, fanjrisken ar gauxedavs, ase miStereboda Tavis cols da vin icis, ras fiqrobda. SigadaSig urC WaRaras xeliT gulmodgined dailagebda, mere
kefasTan miidebda xelisguls da ase eWira wolisagan
aburduli qoCori, magram xels CamoiRebda Tu ara, Tma
nela, erTmaneTis miyolebiT, swordeboda da wuTis Semdeg kvlav imgvar formas iRebda, rogori TmiswyobiTac
sazogadoebaSi gamoCena eTikuri TvalsazrisiT mTlad
mosaxerxebeli ar gaxlavT.
matarebeli miminoswyaros rom uaxlovdeboda, dariam qmars gamoxeda, uyura, uyura da mSvidad, SeCveuli,
moyvaruli colis kiloTi uTxra:
Seixseni es galstuki, Semiwuxda guli, ar giWers?
petres gaecina.
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 amden Sexsna-SebmaSi amouvardeba Tavi da mere gasanaskvadac xalxs vsdio quCaSi? ConTam damabara, Tu
aucilebloba ar iqna, ar Seixsna, Rame cotaze gaSale
da Tavze gadaiZvrineo.
rad gindoda saerTod, rodis ikeTebdi galstuks?
saWiroa, petrem marcxena xels marjvena xelisguli amoado (manamde piriqiT hqonda) Sen ra gesmis,
provinciaSi mivdivarT. uhalstuxod Casvla sakuTari
Tavis upativcemulobaa.
sad midiodnen mainc iseT adgilas, sadac, petres
Rrma rwmeniT, uhalstuxod Casvla sakuTari Tavis
upativcemulobas udrida, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo? qalaq yvancalauris mkvidrni, col-qmari daria da petre
stumrad miemgzavrebodnen sofel saCqefelaSi, sadac
isini axalSeZenil megobars Savlego Savrikias hyavda
araoficialur vizitad mipatiJebuli.
Savlegom da petrem am Tve-naxevris win, bambis maRaziaSi, sruliad SemTxveviT, gaicvnes erTmaneTi. Savlego
yvancalaurSi mivlinebiT gaxldaT, magram gavamxel da
vityvi, rom mivlinebis furceli yalbi iyo. ufro gasagebad rom vTqva, mivlineba saxelmwifos mier ar nazRaurdeboda, radganac amjerad yvancalaurSi Savlego
samsaxuris saqmeze ki ara (rogorc sxvebi dadian xolme)
swored rom bambis sayidlad iyo Casuli. bamba, ise rogorc zogi sxva ram, saCqefelis raimaRaziaSi ar iSoveboda. bevri rom aRar gavagrZelo, Savlego TxuTmetiode wuTiT gaerida Tavis rigs arcTu aucilebel saqmeze; barem, gverdiT maRaziaSi Sevirben da bavSvisTvis
wiTeli rezinis saSlels viyidio. saCqefelaSi mxolod
cisferi saSleli iyideboda, cisferi saSleli ki, rogorc waSlis moyvarul mkiTxvels moexseneba, mxolod
fanqriT dawerils Slis, dabrunda Savlego da rigSi
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denime wuTi gavedio~, yelSi cremli moawva Savlegos.

`hkiTxeT, Tu ar gjeraT, ager, am darbaisel kacso~,
da swored im kacze miuTiTa, romelic mis win idga da
Savlegos hkiTxa kidec: `netav Tu Segvxvdeba, bambao~.
darbaiselma kacma moixeda, Savlego aaTvalier-CaaTvaliera da mSvidad ganacxada: `ar mdgara~. erTaderTi
imedi maRal-maRali, bobrwamwama, mwvaneTvaleba qali
gaxldaT. igi swored Savlegos zurgs ukan idga rigSi
da, marTalia, SavlegosTvis Tavis mxriv araferi ukiTxavs, magram Savlegos kiTxvaze `Tqven aq iqnebiT?~, qalma
Tavi dauqnia. `videqi Tu ara Tqvens win qalbatono?!~
xmamaRla hkiTxa Tavis simarTleSi darwmunebulma Savlegom. qalma bobri wamwamebi aafaxula da Savlegos
gauRima: `me Tqven pirvelad gxedavT~. `ar mdgara~! ixuvla rigma da is iyo Savlegos samudamod mokveTa daapira, rom saCqefeleli stumris zurgs ukan viRacam daiZaxa: `idga, me maxsovs~. Savlegos saxe gaebadra. rigma
mcire WoWmanis Semdeg mowmis Cveneba sarwmunod miiCnia
da WeSmaritebam izeima. Savlego Tavis adgilas Caayenes.
mkiTxveli, albaT, ukve xvdeba, rom Savlegos mxsneli
petre gaxldaT. xolo ucnobi kacis es bunebrivi nabiji
sruliad sakmarisi gamodga imisaTvis, rom Savlegos petresTvis samudamo megobroba SeeTavazebina da Tavis
mSobliur sofel saCqefelaSic moewvia meuRliTurT.
werilebis gacvla-gamocvla Tve-naxevars grZeldeboda. bolos gaWra Savlegos mxurvale Txovnam, petrem
samdRiani ufaso Svebuleba (danomril qarxanaSi metabeled muSaobda) iTxova, daria ki diasaxlisi gaxldaT
da danarCeni mogexsenebaT.
miminoswyaros `mimdebare teritoriaze~ cxeloda.
nela, rawkuniTa da qSeniT mimavali matareblis fanjridan jer zed rkinigzasmomdgari grZeli satvirTo
Senobebi gamoCnda da mere-gadaruxebuli baqani saxesTan cxvirsaxoc-marao afrialebuli moqalaqeebiT da
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nayinis `skasTan~ mdgari TeTrxalaTiani gamyidvelebiT.

mzis buRis miuxedavad, nayins aravin yidulobda. aqaurebs nayini Zalian uyvardaT, magram miminowyarouli
nayini yvancalaurulze bevrad naklebi gaxldaT. rom
davmalo, vis davumalo, isedac yvelam icis.
arc matareblis gaCerebis Semdeg gamouCenia petres
didi daintereseba miminoswyaros vagzlis mimarT. man
mSvenivrad icoda, rom vagzlis Senobebi Cvens diad
qveyanaSi erTmaneTs Zalian hgvanan. xolo baqanze lamis yvelgan erTnairi suraTia. xis savarZelze sxedan
boRCaCemodnebaxlomiwyobili mgzavrebi, erTmaneTis
Tvalis aridebiT daseirnoben milicielebi da qurdebi,
yvelgan hyidian aWril, Tbil limonaTs da mciremarilian mJave kitrs. matarebeli samiode wuTis gaCerebuli arc ki iyo, rom viRacam kupis kari ganze gaswia,
Semoixeda, bodiSi moixada da isev raCxuniT miketa. petres ecnaura mgzavris mziT garujuli saxe, ganze gasuli Tvalebi da kvarTis Sexsnil Rilidan amoCrili
kupriviT Savi Tmebi, magram gaxsenebisTvis dro aRar
iyo, radganac mkerdbanjgvliani stumari isev gamoCnda
karebSi da aRtacebiT SemoiZaxa:
petre! Cemo petre!
petres jer kiTxviT aevso Tvalebi, wamodga da dajda, mere xiTxiTi autyda, saxeloze xeli mohkida, gverdiT moisva da darias miubrunda.
RmerTo Cemo, es xom Savlegoa, dabneulad Sescqeroda xan cols, xan Savlegos, aq saidan gaCndi, Cven
xom SenTan movdivarT.
gulma ar momiTmina. matarebelSi gawvaldebian-meTqi, Camovedi da dagxvdiT. manqaniT var. aqedan
Cems soflamde Svidi saaTis gzaa. Tan gzasac davaTvalierebT. xom ase ajobebs? rava ityviT Tqven? Savlego darias miubrunda, es qalbatoni, albaT, Cemi
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rulisgan ise davibeni, xelic ver CamogarTviT. depeSaSi meTerTmete vagoni ki ewera, magram mainc vinerviule, vaiTu gadacvales adgili da ver vipovo-meTqi,
aba, mivxedoT saqmes... es Cemodani... zemoT xom araferi
gaqvT... araferi dagvrCes... matarebeli aq, saerTod,
naxevar saaTs Cerdeba, magram Tu dagvianebulia SeiZleba aT wuTSic gavides... gauSvi xeli, Cemo petre...
rogor gekadreba... rogor gekadreba...
baqanze Cqari nabijiT mimaval bargakidebul Savlegos ukan rom misdevdnen, col-qmars, cota ar iyos,
dabneuli da gakvirvebuli saxeebi hqondaT. petrem ki,
giTxraT simarTle, ucnaurobaze cota met saqcielad
Seafasa Savlegos nabiji. `ra saWiro iyo miminoswyaroSi
daxvedra, roca matarebeli sul raRac cxra saaTis Semdeg saCqefelas baqans miakivlebdao~. gaifiqra, magram
siarulisas wamdauwum mobrunebuli meuRlis `ra xdeba?~ rom daekmayofilebina, Zalad mSvidi saxe miiRo da
darias ganumarta: `amaTTan asea miRebuli~.
gazeTebis jixuris marcxena mxares, evkaliptis
CrdilSi mdgar ZvelTaZvel, siasamurisfer `pobedas~
daaxloebiT ocdaaT nabijze rom miuaxlovdnen, manqanis kari gaiRo, jiqur gadmoxta ocdaaTiode wlis, gruzaTmiani tansruli kaci. mexanZris SeupovrobiT gamoiqca, jer Savlegos eca da Cemodan-zurgCanTa gamoglija,
oriode nabiji rom gadadga, bargi balaxze dayara, mura
daTvis simardiT Semotrialda da xelgawvdili eZgera
jer petres da mere mis meuRles: `Sio, batono! Savlegos umcrosi Zma!~ dariam erTi piroba gaqceva daapira, magram Savlegos umcrosi Zmis gabadrul saxes
rom waawyda, Tamamad gauwoda xeli da, mgoni, Savlegos
uTxra kidec `ra mardi Zma gyoliaTo.~.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg oTxmgzavriani utento `pobeda~ respublikis alagalagasfaltian naxevrad samxedro gzaze mihqroda. Savlegom Tavidanve moubodiSa
stumrebs: `mapatieT, manqana damiZvelda, magram SiSiT
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ar SegeSindeT, mavali nawilebi, mTlianad `volgis~ uyeniao~. petre tuCebmokumuli, lajebSi xelebCawyobili
ijda ukana savarZelSi da raxraxiT mimavali veterani
manqanis yovel ayiravebaze Savlegos naTqvamSi mavali
nawilebis `volgiseulobis~ Sesaxeb eWvi epareboda.
daria ki citrusebiani ezoebis TvalierebiT iyo garTuli da xandaxan ukan gzasac gamoxedavda. daria manqanebSi maincdamainc ver erkveoda da moswonda kidec,
rom maspinZlis `pobeda~ gzaze reaqtiuli TviTmfrinavis msgavsad cisfer, gauSlel bols tovebda.
ar eqnebodaT gavlili cameti kilometric ki, Savlegom Sios mSobliur enaze raRac rom gadaulaparaka da
im gadalaparakebis Semdeg stumrebma igrZnes, rom Zmebs
raRac seriozuli sazrunavi gauCndaT. gaCerdeboda
`pobeda~, mobrundeboda, qSeniT miujdeboda Savlegos
da raRacas etyoda. Savlego upasuxod dauqnevda Tavs
da manqanas daZravda. meSvidejer Sios gadarbena-mobrunebis Semdeg petrem SemkrTali xmiT ikiTxa: `raime
usiamovno xom ar SegemTxvaTo?~
Savlegom grZelTagrZeli muStuki gamoiRo piridan,
sigaretis namwvi gadaagdo, muStuki sulis SeberviT gamoasufTava, patara sarkes miaCerda da xiTxiTiT auwya
stumrebs: `Cven bodiSi, sasauzmo adgils varCevT~.
dariam mxrebis aCeCviT Sexeda qmars. TqmiT araferi
uTqvams. petres Rirseul meuRles ukvirda, ra SerCeva
undoda sasauzmo adgils, roca irgvliv walkoti hyvaoda.
bolos, rogorc iqna, gamoiZebna mwvaneborcviani,
SemaRlebuli adgili, romelzec dRemde amoukiTxav
warweriani, xavsmodebuli Svidi gobis dasatevi, brtyeli qva ido, xolo iqve, gverdiT, wyaro moliklikebda.
sabargulidan mrgvalad moxarSuli dedali, wvengadenili sulgunis yveli, kaklisfoTlebaRbeWdili Wadebi,
celofanis parkSi Cadebuli saguldagulod garecxili
kitr-pamidori da wiwmat-oxraxuSi, nigvziani badrijani,
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vercxlisferi ekala da doqiT Rvino amoalages. petrem

pirvelad is ikiTxa: `Rvino SinnakeTi xom ar ariso~ da
dadebiTi pasuxi rom miiRo, erTbaSad moiwyina. viRac
RvTis piridan gadavardnilma am ociode wlis win SeaSina, qarTvelebis TviTnakeTi Rvino sando ar aris, dabeWdils mieZaleo. im RvTispiridan gadavardnil mrCevels piriqiT rom eTqva, albaT petres mTeli sicocxlis
manZilze qarxnis Rvinis SiSi eqneboda.
sauzmem gulTbil, megobrul viTarebaSi Caiara. Tu
ra sadRegrZeloebi iTqva, amiT mkiTxvels ar gadavRli; vinc qarTul purobaze erTxel mainc yofila sadRegrZeloebis Cveulebrivi rigi moexseneba, xolo visac amgvari SemTxveva ar Cavardnia, mosalodneli siamovnebis warTmevas moveridebi da ar gavumxel.
roca `Cven, darCenili dReebis~ sadRegrZeloze dariam aRtaceba gamoTqva: `ra lamazad laparakobeno~ petre gadaixara da SeTqmuliviT uCurCula: `ovaciebi ar
ginda, laparakoben, meti xom araferi~.
trapezi dasasruls uaxlovdeboda, roca dariam gulubryvilod ikiTxa: `ra gemrieli badrijania, netav ra
receptiT akeTebeno~. petrem jer ganze gaixeda, mere,
roca Savlego doqiT Wiqas avsebda, dro ixelTa da tuCi
yurTan miutana Tanamecxedres: `Tavi Seikave, badrijania meti xom araferi~.
sxva SemTxvevaSi daria qmars SeekamaTeboda da, vin
icis, iqneb ukmexadac epasuxna: `ra gamiwyale guli,
badrijnis mowonebac ar SeiZlebao?!~ magram petres
meuRle gonieri qali iyo da amjerad araferi uTqvams. gafiqrebiT ki gaifiqra: `gana imitom ar gepasuxebi, Cemo petre, rom Seni aCemebuli `meti xom araferi~
Zalian momwons, ubralod, ar minda maspinZlebma Cveni
kinklaoba SeamCnion~.
sanam naxevrad zRviT dafarul uZveles kolxur qalaqamde mividodnen, Savlegom stumrebs okinkiles
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bi saerTod ar uyvarda da axla miT umetes, gemrieli

sauzmis Semdeg, manqanidan gadmosvla ar egunebeboda,
ukmayofilod SeiSmuSna da is iyo `sxva dros, sxva droso~ unda eTqva, magram raki dariam sixarulis taSi dascxo pirSi wyali Caiguba. abreSumis yaWis siCqariT mucel-mucel gadmoxoxda manqanidan da sanam maspinZlebi
rigis gverdis avliT (stumrebi rom ar SeewuxebinaT)
bileTebis gaxerxebis facifucSi iyvnen, TviTon mediduri pasuxismgebeli amxanagiviT Soriaxlo gadga
zurgze xelebdawyobili.
okinkiles mRvime sami aRmoCenili da Svidi aRmouCeneli darbazisagan Sedgeba. stalaqtid stalagmitebis
ansamblidan darias gansakuTrebiT stalagmitebi moewona, xolo iisfrad ganaTebuli asmetriani megobrobis
darbazis xilvam ise daabnia, rom Tavis gaukvirvebel
qmars xelkavi gamosdo da aRtacebiT uCurCula: `Sexede,
petia, ar aris ukvdavi, vinc es gamoqvabuli aRmoaCina?~ petres scioda. mRvimis sinestem usiamovno fiqrebi auSala da kiserze erTi ori stalagmituri wveTic
rom daeca, SeaJrJola. `ra iyo ra moxda, gamoqvabulia
meti xom araferi~ Tqva da moajiridan cisfrad ganaTebul mRvimis tbas Caxeda. gamoqvabulis silamazeze
ufro metad amgvari sazrunaviT aevso goneba: `es moajiri rom CairRves, netav gadavrCebiT Tu arao~. kacma
ar icis, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo, saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi es
ukanaskneli fiqri ufro gamosadegia, Tu darias aRmafrena, imis gamo, rom stalagmitebis brolis TvalebiT
mRvimeSi Sesulebs xuTi milioni weli SehyurebdaT.
mRvimidan mSvidobiT gamosulebs kaSkaSa mzem mosWraT Tvalebi da ivlisis xvatma saxeSi SeasunTqaT.
`aqauri mze nametani Tamamia, isev gamoqvabulSi yofna
sjobdao~, sruliad seriozulad Tqva petrem. Zmebma
Savrikiebma es naTqvami ratomRac xumrobad miiCnies
da gemrielad axarxardnen. petre SeZrwunebuli Sescqeroda xan Zmebs da xan Tavis meuRles. mas Savlego da
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da maTgan yvelafers moeloda, amjerad is ufro ver
gaego, ra acinebda darias metabelis erTgul Tanamecxedres.
`pobedam~ virixidas aRmarTi rom aiqSin-aiTuxTuxa
da gavakebulze gzas ise swrafad gauwva, ra siswrafis ganviTarebac omisSemdgom pirvelsave xuTwledSi
dabadebul mis beber sxeuls SeeZlo, dariam TavianT
maspinZlur fiqrebSi garTul Zmebs beWebze erTdroulad mouTaTuna xeli da gulwrfelad sTxova: `Tu SeiZleba imRereTo~. Savlego da Sio amgvar Txovnas ar
moelodnen da, Cven Soris darCes, aRarc axsovdaT, manqanaSi odesme umReriaT Tu ara, magram stumars uars
xom ar etyodnen, siamovnebiTo, SeTanxmebulad gauRimes
megobris meuRles, erTaneTs gadaxedes da simRera daiwyes. `Sen Cemi gazafxuli da...~ irweoda valmoxdili
`pobedis~ salonSi da afarTxunebul parprizs awveboda
rom gareT gamsxltariyo da gzas dahfenoda, `usmen?~
dariam fexebSuaxelebCawyobili, yeyeCiviT gaqvavebuli
qmari mxarze nazi SexebiT gamoarkvia. `vusmen mere? mere
ra, mRerian meti xom araferi~, Tqva ise, rom lajebSi
Camwydveuli mityupebuli xelebi ar gautokebia.
didxans, grZlad da sevdianad mRerodnen Zmebi, isini
maSinac ki mRerodnen, sicxisagan da gzisgan moTenTil
col-qmars erTmaneTis mxarze Tavmidebulebs rom CaeZinaT da, vin icis, sanam imRerebdnen, SemTxveviT Sios
ukan rom ar moexeda da Zma ar gaefrTxilebina: `sZinavT, biWo, amgens me mgoniao~.
ofurCxeTis restoran `samamliaSi~ lazaTianad isadiles. restornis gverdiT grZeli, kombinirebuli
maRazia idga. maRaziaSic Seixedes. ise, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis. savse iyo maRazia imgvari saqonliT, saerTod rom ar iyideba. usaqmurobisgan daosebuli gamyidvelebi erTad Sejgufuliyvnen da Zvel gazeTs xmamaRla kiTxulobdnen. petre erT-erT maTganTan mivida,
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Tvalebi eSmakurad mowkura da hkiTxa: `avtomati Tu

gaqvT, kalaSnikovis?~ `gvqonda, guSin gagviTavda. im
kviraSi miviRebT~, ironias miuxvda Cofura gamyidveli
da karga xans oriveni gulianad ZigZigebdnen. saerTod
petres wesad hqonda Raribul maRazias rom naxavda,
aucileblad ikiTxavda `kalaSnikovis avtomati xom
ara gaqvTo~. TviT petres ironiis grZnoba didad gamaxvilebuli rodi hqonda, es SekiTxva yvancalaurSi viRacisgan moismina da samudamod daamaxsovrda.
saCqefelaSi rom Cavidnen, zafxulis droiT, aTs aRaraferi aklda. gaiares wnuli orRobe da mdinare wyalTbilas monjRreul bogirze rom gavidnen, Savlegom
manqana granitis uSvelebeli kldis win gaaCera, kldis
Sibze Semomjdarma TeTrperanga biWma xelapyrobiT warmosTqva mxurvale misasalmebeli leqsi. daria da petres
sityvebi garkveviT ar esmodaT, magram iqidanac ki rac
gaarCies (`CrdiloeTis ciali~... `TeTri Rameebidan...~
`mziuri veli..~ `maradiuli dResaswauli~...) aSkarad
Canda, rom biWi mTeli mziuri kuTxis saxeliT madlobas uxdida col-qmars CamobrZanebiT gabednierebisaTvis. biWma sityva rom daamTavra, gorgals dawvda da
kldes lurj-mwvaned aWrelebuli transparanti gadmoefina. transparantze caSi atyorcnili TavTovliani
mTebis fonze mrgvali asoebiT ewera `mSvidoba Tqvens
mobrZanebas~. asoebi mxatvars ise Camoemwkrivebina, rom
erTmaneTis mxrebze Semdgari spiloebi gegonebodaT.
broweulebis xeivani gaiares da rkinis WiSkars miadgnen.
ezoSi cadgabarjRuli cacxvis qveS grZeli sufra iyo
gaSlili. iqve, TeTrqudiani mamakacebi da sagareod
gamowyobili qal-bavSvni fusfusebdnen. mwvaned SeRebil WiSkarze axalTaxali (yovel SemTxvevaSi petres ase
moeCvena) spilenZis fari ekida. stumar-maspinZlebi WiSkars rom miuaxlovdnen, broweulis kulisebidan uroSemarTuli ymawvili gamovida da ise Ronivrad rofa
uro spilenZis fars, rom eqo qvakoCias mTas miawyda da
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qvemoT, saCqefelas WalebSi gaiSala. qvakoCias mTidan

eqo jer kidev mTlianad ar mobrunebuliyo, rom Ria
WiSkarSi Sav Cabalaxgadafenili, TeTrwvera moxuci gamoCnda. asakis da mdgomareobis Sesaferisad beWgaWimuli bebrebi odnavxrinwgareuli, magram mainc Ronieri
da xafiani xmebiT mRerodnen, uZveles xalxur simReras imis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor daacdina Svidma monadirem
Svid-Svidi tyvia jixvs da rogor gadmokida rqebiT qarafze jixvi beri papas nasrolma xirimma.
sufraze dasxdomis win Savlegom Tavisi meuRle qionia da qaliSvili TaTia warudgina stumrebs. qionia tanmorCili, gamxdari, sandomiani da gamrje, pawkvi qali
gaxldaT, xolo Cvidmetiode wlis TaTia SavTvalwarba
da moxdenili, magram dedaze ufro gamxdari iyo.
puroba alionamde gagrZelda. imdenad uCveulo da
gamabruebeli iyo petresTvis lxinis Taviseburi adaTi,
rom iqaurma ZvelSavmac ver daaTro. igi sulganabuli
Sescqeroda am ucnaur sufra-serobas, magram garegnulad gulgril iers inarCunebda. ufro metic, ramdenjerme mouxda aRtacebuli meuRlis SeCereba ukve momabezrebeli CagonebebiT: `xumroben meti xom araferi,
cekvaven meti xom araferi...~ petres am usasrulod
gagrZelebul nadimSi gansakuTrebiT ori ram aRelvebda: a) ratom ar gamoTqvamdnen aRSfoTebas axlomaxlo
mcxovrebni Savrikiebis xmamaRali simReris gamo, b)
ratom ar sxdebodnen sufrasTan qalbatoni qionia da
momxibvleli TaTia. kiTxva rom euxerxula, TviTonve
daaskvna, albaT, axlomaxlo mcxovrebni aqve sufraze
brZandebian da TviTonve mReriano, xolo qionias da TaTias adgilobrivi, ucnauri tradiciis gamo akrZaluli
aqvT stumrebTan dajdoma, isini, albaT, nasufrals Seeqcevian da gamxdrebic amitom ariano.
oTx dRes darCnen stumrebi saCqefelaSi. rac SeeZloT, imgvarad ki ara, rac ar SeeZloT, imgvarad sces
Savrikiebma col-qmars pativi. ra mosatania, magram Tun334

dac ewyinos Savlegos, WeSmaritebis xazgasasmelad unda

vTqva, rom mesame dRes saCqefelas oTxwliani skolis
sufTa weris maswavlebelma Savlego Savrikiam Tavisi
umcrosi Zma gagzavna xonSi biZaSvilTan fulis sasesxeblad da roca Zmam dabarebuli orasi maneTis nacvlad
mxolod asi maneTi moutana, fuli gamoarTva, aravin
daminaxoso, mixed-moixeda, jibeSi CaikuWa da TvalmowkurviT uTxra. `ise mTla vari eTqva mirCevnoda,
mara orasi maneTis gadaxdas asi maneTis gadaxda sjobia. rava Tqva brZenma? fulis sesxeba wagebaa msesxeblisTviso, iReb droebiT, aZlev samudamod, wagebaa, aba,
ra ario~.
mecamete da ukanasknel sufraze, maSin, roca matareblis gasvlas erTi saaTi aklda, petrem, aqamde Cumad
myofma, maspinZlobiT galaRebulma (ase egonaT sxvebs)
petrem, Tamadas nebarTva gamosTxova da maspinZlebis
sadRegrZelo ki ara Tqva, sakmaod grZeli da damrComTaTvis gulismomkvleli sityviT gamovida. laparakobda
nawyvet-nawyvetad, aSkarad gagulisebuli, yvelafers ra
gamaxsenebs, daaxloebiT ki ase ganacxada raa bolos
da bolos, es gauTavebeli lxinio. davijero axla ase
gagexardaT Cemi Camosvla da Tu ase gagexardaT, ratom
gagexardaT, romeli mesia me gamogecxadeTo. zoma unda
yvelaferso. kacma rom Tqvas, ra xdeba aseTi, ubralo
amxanagi gestumraT, meti xom araferio. dawvrilebiT
ilaparaka mis mier SemCneul sxva umsgavsoebebzec da,
bolos, mgoni okinkiles mRvimesac Seexo. mag mRvimiT
Tavi rom mogaqvT, ra Tqveni damsaxurebaa, miwisqveSa
wylebis xuTmilionwliani namuSevaria, mgoni, sakuTriv
Tqveni arc ki unda iyoso.
maspinZlebma simTvraleSi CauTvales petres es pilpiliani sityva da ra siyvaruliTac miiRes, im siyvaruliTve gamoaciles.
daria vagonis fanjarasTan mimjdariyo da sicxeSi CaZirul ezoebs Cahyurebda _ kramitissaxuraviani, far335

Tokibeebiani odebiT da owinariani WebiT damSvenebul

ezoebs. petres lajebSi Caewyo xelebi da cols im molodiniT Sehyurebda, ra molodiniTac naqeif-nadeboSari
qmrebi meore diliT saavdro RrubeliviT moqufrul
colebs Sehyureben. bolos, rogorc iqna, daadga saSveli, dariam Tvalni arisxna petres da axsna-ganmarteba
mosTxova mis ukadris saqcielze: ra moxda bolos da
bolos, ratom moiWeri Tavi, maspinZlebi Tan gvyvebodnen da ratom CagvaSxame yvelaferio.
Sen ra gesmis, qalo, Sen TvaliT zomav yvelafers,
me ki win vixedebi. me rom nawyeni ieri ar mimeRo da
gulmosuli ar wamovsuliyavi, sapasuxo vizitad xom
Cven unda dagvepatiJna. sad midiodi mere? ase damxvedri viyaviT Cven? ar viyaviT... Sen axla suleli ggonivar, magram arc egrea saqme... Sen... Sen yvelaferi Zalian
ioli ggonia... asea es...
darias araferi uTqvams.
matarebeli qSena-qSeniT miqroda mwvane udabnoSi. am
evkaliptebsa da cacxvebs Soris miqroda igi didi xnis
winaTac. matarebelma Tavisi gza icoda.

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xi faT i
eSmaks ar sZinavs, batono. marTalia, yvelafers ver
ganWvret kaci da winaswar ver gaplanav, magram rac SegiZlia, unda ifrTxilo. wuTisoflis aRma-daRma brunvas
ise unda aayolo tani, rom zvirTs qveS ar moeqce. Seni
cda-qiCmaCi ar unda daaklo Sen wil cxovrebas, mere, Cemi
xnis rom moiyrebi, sananeblad rom ar dagrCes, netav, ase
meqna da am gziT wavsuliyavio. ki, maSin sxva dro iyo da
axla sxva droa, maSin ufro advili iyo kacis gafuWeba,
av sityvas da enataniobas maSin meti gasavali hqonda,
magram arc axla unda darCe Sens dReebs brmad mindobili. Seni orTayviri Sen unda geWiros da Seni cxovrebis
tivs Sen unda umarjvo. asea es. Wkua unda daayolo kacma
Sens namoqmedars, Tumca xifaTs iqneb mainc gadaeyaro,
rogorc me damemarTa. erTi weli vxexe. aTas cxraas ormocdaxuTi wlis ianvarSi damiWires da ormocdaeqvsis
TebervalSi gamomiSves. axlave mogiyvebi, rac moxda Cems
Tavs. amas ratom geubnebi, Tu ici, araferi ar unda gagikvirdes. uceb SeiZleba Savi Rrublebi dagrovdes Sens
Tavze, ise rom baiburSic ar iyo. Seni gulubryvilobiT, Seni sibeciT rom gaebmebi kaci maxeSi, ufro mwarea.
TviTgvemas iwyeb da sakuTari Tavis rwmenas kargav. Tu
sindisi sufTa gaqvs da ubralo xar, rogoric me viyavi
maSin, imeds ar iwurav, ici, rom adre Tu gvian mixvdebian
Sens simarTles. imedi didi ramea. imedi aZlebinebs kacs
gasaWirSi. imeddakargul, sasowarkveTil kacze ufro
sacodavi aravinaa am qveyanaze.
mwvaneyvavilaze maqvs me bavSvoba gatarebuli. mamaCemi astronomiis maswavlebeli iyo da raki xelfasi ar
gvyofnida (oTxi Svili vyavdiT), meore adgilzec muSaobda. asoebis gamoyvana exerxeboda da aRmaskomis mx22. r. miSvelaZe. t. II

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atvrad iyo gaformebuli. lozungebs werda. Cveni ezos

koindarze, SuSabandSi, kibeze gadafenili didi wiTeli
CiTis naWrebi da im naWrebze funjiT xelSi daxrili
mamaCemi axlac Tvalwin midgas. mecxre klasSi viyavi, Cven
mezoblad germaneli rom Camosaxlda. ra vici, saidan
gaCnda quTaisSi germaneli, ambobdnen, pirveli msoflio
omidan darCenilao. Turqmeni coli da erTi gogo hyavda klara erqva im gogos, ra damaviwyebs. svanaZeebis
saxli iyides Tu daigiraves. Cvengan meoTxe mosaxle iyo
svanaZe. tifma amowyvita mTeli ojaxi da im saxlSi didxans aravin cxovrobda. biZaSvili akiTxavda xandaxan godognidan. didi boqlomi edo WiSkars. amomwydari ojaxi
rom iyo, albaT imitom, bavSvebi SiSiT da ridiT CavivlidiT. xilis mosaparavadac aravin Cadioda ezoSi. ekalbards mihqonda mTeli ezo. is biZaSvili, wuRamestebiani koWli gaci, Camovidoda weliwadSi erTxel, gaaRebda
kars, gamoitanda aivanze skams, ijda, ijda da saRamos
gauyveboda Tavis gzas. wkiri raa, wkirs ar gadaaadgilebda ezoSi. Toxs ar aiRebda da xeebs sarevelas ar Semoaclida. raSi iyo saqme, ver getyvi.
Camosaxlda germaneli da daemgvana saxli _ saxls,
ezo _ ezos. daawkriales yvelaferi. saxli samferad
SeRebes, Sen xar Cemi batoni, cinkiT gadaxures, xeebs
Semoubares, kiriT SeaTeTres, gasxvla da gadabelva,
mynoba da gadawindva ar daukliaT, aayvaves da gaalamazes iqauroba. me rom ar giTxra, germanuli muyaiTobis
ambavi, Sen ar gecodineba? cota xanSi araferi sjobda
svanaZeebis ezoSi gadaxedvas. mere ravari samezoblo
da tkbili xalxi. qarTuls, mgonia, Cemze ukeT laparakobdnen. klara, rasakvirvelia, skolaSi miabares, Cemze
erTi klasiT ukan iyo. me mecxreSi viyavi, klara merveSi,
aTas cxraas ocdacxra weli gaxldaT. mainc ra moklea
kacis cxovreba, guSindeli dResaviT maxsovs da ramdeni welia gasuli, naxevar saukuneze meti, xom? damanebe
erTi, Tu kaci xar Tavi, araferi ara varT, araferi.
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kai TvaliT Semxedes, giTxra simarTle, germanelebma.

ra vici, ratom. wynari bavSvi viyavi, ufrosis damjere.
myavda, rogor ar myavda TavSi axalgazrdobis ofofebi, magram qvas ar visrodi da acvenili ar viyavi zogierTiviT. ufross TvalebSi Sevyurebdi, Wkvianuri ra
gamegona da ra saqcieli gadameRo, imaze viyavi gamecadinebuli. klaras nametani mkacrad zrdidnen. nabijs da
wuTs uzomavdnen, magram me ise mendobodnen, rom meTqva,
SuaRamisas gamouSviT CemTan erTad RurRuT tyeSi-meTqi,
gamouSvebdnen. moxdenili gogo iyo, codvas ver vityvi.
kviparosiviT swori tani, qera, swori Tma da Savi Tvalebi hqonda. erTad davdiodiT skolaSi. gakveTili rom
gaucdeboda, sikvdils iRirsebda da sxvas ar daemgzavreboda, ijda cacxvis ZirSi da micdida. ra dagimalo
da Tavidan, cota ar iyos, mexamuSeboda es ambavi. maSin
quTaisSi Cvenxela biWebis gogos gverdiT quCaSi gavla
qalaCunobad iTvleboda. mere da mere SeveCvie klarasTan
siaruls da, Tu Cem gverdiT ar iyo, wonasworobas vkargavdi. ase megona, mTeli cxovreba me unda vupatrono da
avi Tvalisgan davicva-meTqi. lamazi gogo iyo da, rasakvirvelia, ufrosklasel biWebSi klaras gulisTvis didi
moZraoba iyo gamarTuli. klara rom salaparakod aravis uCerdeboda, me mCridnen xelSi werilebs da me mabarebdnen siyvarulis gamocxadebis rTul winadadebebs.
mere da mere, xe xom ar viyavi da, rogorc im asakSi mosalodnelia, me TviTon Semiyvarda klara. verc TviTon
vatyobdi am mxriv gulgrilobas Cem mimarT da erT dRes,
skolidan wamosvlisas, arc vacie, arc vacxele, gavutydi; miyvarxar-meTqi. sityva ar uTqvams. eloda, ar eloda,
gogos Sen gaugeb? gulze orive xelebiT miixuta CanTa,
Tavi daxara da nabijs mouCqara. mec damunjebuli mivyvebodi gverdiT. `es ra sisulele vqeni-meTqi~, Cems Tavs
vtuqsavdi, `vai Tu xvalidan xma aRar gamces, vaiTu samudamod davafeTe es SeCveuli gogo-meTqi~ meTerTmeteSi
viyavi me maSin da klara meaTeSi iyo. ocdacxra oqtombers
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moxda es ambavi. samSabaTi dRe iyo. mTeli Rame Zili ar

momkarebia, ver warmomedgina klaras saxlTan Camevlo da
WiSkarTan ar damxvedroda, Tavisi orsaketiani, yviTeli
CanTiT xelSi. idga, meloda. Cemze bednieri kaci ar iyo
im diliT. isev ise, rogorc guSin gamSorda, gulze CanTaaxutebuli da TavCaqindruli rom momiaxlovda, Tavisi
uZiro Savi Tvalebi rom momanaTa da `dila mSvidobisao~,
miTxra. amiT yvelaferi iyo naTqvami. sxva pasuxi me rad
mindoda. ra Zvirfasi iyo klara CemTvis im saaTidan, amis
Tqma SeiZleba? ra asakia mainc dalocvili TxuTmet-Cvidmeti weli. uecrad davdinjdiT oriveni TiTqos. klarac
ufro fiqriani da wynari gaxda. me raindad vigrZeni Tavi.
aba, vinmes ubatonod sityva gaebeda germaneli gogosTvis?! mSoblebs ar gaugiaT Cveni ambavi. ra vici, iqneb
xvdebodnen, magram arafers gveubnebodnen. gavagrZelo
axla pirveli siyvarulis es lamazi ambavi? axali ra unda
giTxraT, Tqvenc gamocdili geqnebaT. erTmaneTis naxvas
araferi gverCivna, momavlis gegmebs vawyobdiT, Tu sadme
mofarebulSi movixelTebdi, gulze mivixutebdi da vkocnidi. netai im dros, im kocnis gemo xom araviTar sityvaSi ar eteva. ki, namdvilad, uZluria sityva yvelanairi
grZnobis gamoxatvaSi.
skola rom davamTavre, jarSi gamiwvies. maxsovs, im
saRamos mezoblebi da axloblebi rom macilebdnen.
klaram rom mamamisis portsigari momitana saCuqrad
da germanulad Cemsaxelamoqarguli cxvirsaxoci. rom
veRar moviTmine, yvelas Tvalwin gulSi rom Cavixute
da orives RvarRvaliT Camogvdioda cremli, damalvas
azri aRar hqonda da Cems mSoblebs ganvucxade `es
gogo miyvars da rom movbrundebi, unda SevirTo-meTqi~.
`kai Svilo, rogorc Sen gagexardeba, kai gogoa, Cvenc
nametani mogvwonso~, mamaCemma. dedaCemma, cxonebulma,
araferi miTxra, gulze miikra atirebuli gogo da TviTonac cremli moeria. ase darCa Cems maxsovrobaSi bolos klara dedaCemTan Caxutebuli.
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rostovTan idga Cveni nawili. pirvel sam Tves

yvelaferi kargad midioda. erT werils rom Sin vagzavnidi, ors klarasTan, TviTonac dauyovnebliv mpasuxobda,
ra siamovnebiT gadavxedavdi axla im werilebs, magram
sadaa. rom damiWires, Cemebs saswrafod dauwvavT.
gamigrZelda sityva, xom? mogawyine albaT Tavi, Cemo
imano, axlave davamTavreb. jarSi Cemi yofnis meoTxe
Tves klaras werili momivida. `germaniaSi vbrundebiT
sacxovrebladao. yvelaferi vcade, rac SemeZlo, magram
ar gamividao. dawvrilebiT dedaSeni mogwerso. Seni naxvis
imediT vicocxlebo. fexze ufro myarad rom davdgebi,
Camoval da sikvdilamde Seni erTguli coli viqnebio!~
Tavzari dameca, magram ras vizamdi. mere dedaCemis werili miviRe. Tavs iklavda Turme wasvlis win klara. exveweboda da eRmerTeboda mamamiss: `nu wamiyvanT, damtoveTo~. wasvlis wina saRamos Cems saxlSi mosula. Cemi
oTaxi daulagebia, Cems Zvel wignebs, CanTas yvelafers
gulSi ikravda Turme. daviwviT misi sacodaobiTo, dedaCemi mwerda. erTi piroba Seyoymanebula mamamisi, davtovebo, uTqvams, Cemi mSoblebic, ra Tqma unda, daTanxmebulan, meore diliTve gavardnilan sadac saWiro iyo,
magram vin datovebda klaras. jvardawerilebi rom iyos,
SeiZleboda, axla ki amaze laparakic zedmetiao.
wavida da wavida, daikarga da daikarga CemTvis klara.
arc ambavi da arc xabari. vin icis. iqneb momwera kidec.
magram im wlebSi sazRvargareTuli fosta, yovel SemTxvevaSi, Cvennairi ubralo xalxisTvis, ar muSaobda.
jaridan rom davbrundi, universitetis filologiis
fakulteti davamTavre, kvaxWirSi gamamweses skolis direqtorad, oriode welic velode klaras Cemi WkuiT,
da bolos, zed omis dawyebis win coli SevirTe.
omSi ar wamiyvanes. skolis direqtorebs, mogexseneba, javSani gvqonda. zurgSi vmuSaobdi, rac SemeZlo
dRe-Rames vasworebdi. skolis garda, raikomSic vmorigeobdi, gamwvevi punqtis organizatoric viyavi, omSi
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daRupulTa ojaxebis mimxedavi komisiis Tavmjdomarec,

damzadebis agentebsac davyvebodi, frontze gasagzavni
sursaT-nivTebis Semgroveblad. erTi sityviT, rogorc
yvela SindarCenili, CarTuli viyavi saqmeSi.
ormocdaxuTi wlis ianvarSi damapatimres-meTqi, ukve
giTxari Tavidanve. SeiZleba kaci araferSi ar iyo damnaSave da vinc dagapatimra, isinic marTlebi iyvnen?
ase iyo Cemi ambavi. Tavs vimarTlebdi, rac SemeZlo,
magram rom gamasamarTles, iotis odenadac guli ar
damwyvetia imaTze, vinc cixe momisaja. dapatimrebis
meore dResve gamomZiebelma jer hitleris gerbiani qaRaldi damido win. im qaRaldze saqarTvelos momavali
saburgomistros axali mTavroba iyo Camowerili. germanuli imdeni ki vicodi, im qaRaldis SinaarsSi CemiT
gavrkveuliyavi. faSistebs saqarTvelo, TavianT WkuaSi,
ukve auRiaT, germaniis imperiis erT patara guberniad
gamoucxadebiaT da imperiis gansakuTrebiT erTgul
pirTagan mTavrobis kabinetic SeeqmnaT. im siaSi dasavleT saqarTvelos samamasaxlisos erT-erT ufrosad
Cemi gvaric ewera. maSin me, rasakvirvelia, hitleris
mwvane saqaRaldeze araferi vicodi. sinamdvileSi axla
xom sayovelTaod cnobilia, rom saqarTvelos saburgomistros faSizmi droebiT qmnida. saboloo mizani
saqarTvelos ganxalxeba da qveynis dasasvenebel punqtad qceva iyo. Wkuidan SeSlas cota damaklda, saidan?
rogor? ra mindoda faSistebis erTgul kacTa siaSi?
an ra Sematyves erTguli burgomistris im ZaRlTapirebma. rasakvirvelia, aRSfoTebiT ganvucxade gamomZiebels. `es dokumenti germanelTa morigi provokaciaa,
rom erTgul komunistebTan Tqvenve angariSi gagasworebinon-meTqi~, `arao, es dokumenti vladikavkazidan
garekili germanelebis `StabSi aRmoCndao~. `es viTarebas ar cvlis-meTqi~, daviJine. maSin gamomZiebelma imave
StabSi napovni meore qaRaldi damido win. es gaxldaT
klaras mier CemTvis qarTulad mowerili baraTi. `Cemi
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cxovreba ise warimarTa, rom amJamad hitleris generlis meuRle varo~, klara mwerda, `ar gegonos erTi wuTiT damaviwydiT Sen da quTaisio. rom icode, rogor
minda, Tundac erTxel Tvali Segavloo. ar vici, miiReb
Tu ara am baraTs, gjerodes, me SenTvis vloculobo.
politikis gareSe mdgar qals aqedan ra SemiZlia gagikeTo, magram Cems qmars vTxov da yovelive Semweobas
aRmogiCeneno. Zalian gTxov, ar gauZaliande Seneburad
da SemoTavazebul skamze uari ar Tqvao. icode, ar arsebobs axla dedamiwaze germaniis momrevi Zala da winaaRmdegobas nu Seecdebio. Sen rom am omSi daiRupo
Cemze ubeduri qali amqveynad ar iqnebao. imedi maqvs,
SevxvdebiT erTmaneTso~.
amas rom vkiTxulobdi, germanelebi ukve gandevnili
iyvnen Cveni qveynidan da kanibalTa darCenil urdoebs
Cveni jarebi sakuTar bunagSi mosaSToblad mierekebodnen.
...sasjeli rom movixade, madloba RmerTs, saSualeba
momces Cemi garjiT damemtkicebina, ra sulis kaci viyavi da ra TvalebiT vucqerdi am qveyanas.
axla, albaT, frau klaras da misi germaneli qmris
(ufro qmris) ZvlebiRa iqneba miwaSi, magram rom gavixseneb, SiSi gamkravs gulSi, marTla rom gamwyraliyo
RmerTi, ukuRma datrialebuliyo dedamiwa da klaras
mfarvelobiT burgomistroba SemoeTavazebinaT, xom
unda momekla Tavi?
aRarc maxsovs, ratom mogiyevi es ambavi. ho, albaT
imis saTqmelad, rom kacma ar icis, sad Cagisafrdeba xifaTi da ranairad Segitrialebs Sengan damoukidebeli
mizeziT cxovrebas.
erTi genialuri andazac gvaqvs qarTvelebs: `kaci
bWobda da RmerTi icinodao~.

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gi gi lo
es ambavi ocdaaTi wlis win moxda; aTas cxraas ormocdaCvidmeti wlis cxramet ianvars. ar davmalav, Cven, mwerlebi, xandaxan, aTasi mizezis gamo, moqmedebis adgilsa
da TariRs gadavw-gadmovwevT xolme, ise, rogorc saqmes
mouxdeba. es ambavi ki zustad ocdaaTi wlis win moxda
aTas cxraas ormocdaCvidmeti wlis cxramet ianvars.
zustad-meTqi ufro imitom mogaxsenebT, rom axla aTas
cxraas oTxmocdaSvidi wlis crameti ianvaria.
qalaq muJuJias aRmaskomis Tavmjdomaris misaRebSi
ocdaaTiode wlis, TeTrmosasxamiani, elami axalgazrda
gigilo cxadaZe Sevida da mdivans Cumad, SinauriviT,
hkiTxa:
bevri hyavs xalxi?
aravin ar hyavs, martoa.
gigilos mdivani gogonas pasuxi gaukvirda da arc moewona. urCevnoda, eTqvaT, `dakavebulia~, `bevri mTxovneli hyavs~, `dRes ver migiRebT, sxva dros mobrZandiTo~.
jer erTi imitom, rom misaRebebSi amgvari pasuxebi ufro
bunebrivad JRers. meorec, gigilo miCveuli iyo cota
gabrZolebebis Semdeg Sesvlas did kacTa kabinetebSi.
jiutad moicdida, wyenas xmamaRla gamoTqvamda, amasobaSi saTqmelsac ukeT moifiqrebda da Sesvlisas pirveli sityvac mzad eqneboda: `Zlivs SemomiSves, batono,
TqvenTano~. axla ki, raRac, ise ar gamodis, `rogorc
Cans Tavmjdomare aravis Rebulobs~, gaifiqra.
gigilo fanjarasTan mivida. aRmaskomis daraji, yofili loTi bokeria xeebidan Tovls bertyavda. tots
rom daiqnevda, ganze gaxtomas lamobda, magram ver aswrebda da mzedaRvrili Tovli Tavze brwyinva-brkialiT efrqveoda.
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 Sexval? hkiTxa mdivanma gogonam.

Seval, Tu SemiSveb. moaxsene, cxadaZea, pirad saqmezeTqva.
ar unda `moxseneba~, Sedi da Sen TviTon uTxari.
gogonam mwvane saqaRaldes piri moukra, karadaSi SeCurTa, wamodga, CamoCaCuli qvedakaba gaiswora da kari
gauRo.
aRmaskomis Tavmjdomared imxanad pimen roxva muSaobda. pimeni aTas cxraas samocdaerT wels, yvelasagan
moulodnelad, makulaturis Semgrovebeli kantoris
ufrosad gadaiyvanes. eqvsi Tvis Semdeg daiWires da mxolod weliwad-naxevari ijda. ganTavisuflebis Semdeg
arqivs ganagebda da axlac iq iqneboda, SarSan, zamTarSi
TiviT datvirTuli manqana rom ar dajaxeboda da ar
gardacvliliyo.
arsebobs egreT wodebuli Tavmjdomaruli alRo,
romlis meSveobiTac Tavmjdomareebi xSirad xvdebian mTxovnelis Semosvlis mizans, erTs axedaven da,
TiTqosda, stumars Sublze eweros, ra sakiTxzea mosuli, Tavmjdomareebi amoioxraven da gunebaSi uaric
mzada aqvT. mere rac xdeba, TviTdinebiT mimdinareobs.
TiTqosda grZneulma reJisorma samudamod daakanona
umkacresi scena: Sen cdilob, rac SeiZleba gulisamaCuyeblad sTxovo; is cdilobs, rac SeiZleba usafuZvlod mogaCvenos Senive saTxovari da bolos Tu `uari
ar geyo~, yalbi dapirebiT gamogistumros. mTxovnelebs
am bolo dros swori daskvnebi gamoaqvT amgvari Sexvedrebidan da kabinetis mesveuris ramdenime saeWvo frazas: `vecdebiT, gamoiareT, davsvam sakiTxs, moveTaTbirebi amxanagebs. me piradad xels ar SegiSliT, piriqiT,
rac SemiZlia, xels SegiwyobT...~ gamosvlisas erTbaSad,
erTi sityviT afaseben: `uari miTxra~.
es yovelive sityvas mohyva. mkiTxvels ki vTxov mxedvelobaSi iqonios, rom es ambavi ocdacxra wlis win moxda da gigilo cxadaZec ar gaxlavT mTlad Cveulebrivi
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mTxovneli. ase rom iyos, rasakvirvelia, es novela ar

daiwereboda.
pimen roxvam icno stumari, magram mets verafers mixvda. wamoudgomlad gauwoda marjvena, marcxenaTi skamze miuTiTa da sanam gigilo dajdeboda, drois mogebis
mizniT hkiTxa:
Tqven xom iyaviT CemTan?
ki, batono, daeTanxma gigilo.
mere? kidev ar gakeTda is saqme? ra saqme iyo?
gamaxsene, Tu kaci xar, gadamvarda gulidan.
cxadaZem Tvali Seavlo Tavmjdomaris daRlil saxes,
SetrusuliviT mokle da qerafcua warbebs zemoT, Sublze aweul saTvales, ybasmiWirebul, balanmoreul xelis zurgs da muWSi Caaxvela.
Tqven TviTon damibareT, batono pimen, naaxalwlevs, Tu gaxsovT.
eg rogor ar maxsovs, raze iyo magi?
rai?
TviTon saqme gamaxsene.
mamaCemis saqme iyo, TiTqos da gangeb Zunwsityvaobda stumari.
ho. ra mamaSenis?
reabilitaciis saqme.
gvari miTxari, Tavmjdomarem ujra gamoswia.
grZeli, ruxi bloknoti amoiRo da win daido.
cxadaZe Sermadini, SeaSvela mosulma.
moica, cxadaZe, cxadaZe Sermadini. ageraa, ganaTlebis ganyofilebaSi muSaobda, godogan-kvaxWir-sayuliis zona ebara, profesiiT istorikosi, xom marTalia?
ki, batono, eg aris.
mere? Tavmjdomarem bloknoti dakeca da ujraSi
Caabruna.
viyavi iqana. maRalma, bobrma kacma mimiRo, cali
xeli protezis hqonda. gvari ar uTqvams. amoatania sabuTebi. didxans aqnia Tavi da mere me momibrunda: ocdae346

rTSi gamoiare, manamdis komisia ganixilavs da mogvcems

Tavis daskvnaso. dRes ra ricxvia? cxrameti xom? zeg
unda mivide.
gakeTebulia saqme, pimeni wamodga da weRandelze
ufro Ronivrad, sazeimo ieriT CamoarTva xeli. gigilom xeli gaiTavisufla da kvlav skamze daeSva.
saTxovari maqvs, pimen batono, TqvenTan.
ho, gismen, Tavmjdomarem muStebi erTmaneTs
daawyo da zed nikapi Camoado.
ar SeiZleba es saqme gavaCeroT?
ra saqme?
mamaCemis reabilitaciis saqme. maqvs me ufleba,
uari vTqva mamaCemis reabilitaciaze? Tu maqvs?
pimeni gvelcemuliviT gaqvavda. karga xans monusxuliviT uyura cxadaZes, mere saTvale Camoiwia da mosuls ufro yuradRebiT daakvirda.
xvar gadairie, biWo, Sen?
ara, batono, srul Wkuaze var. Tu SeiZleba Tqva.
rom movdiodi, qe vicodi, daaxloebiT, ra pasuxs metyodiT. SenTvis arc dasja ukiTxavT, Cemo biZia, da
arc reabilitacias gkiTxaveno, mara mamaCemis Svili xom
var me?
ki, Tavmjdomares TiTqos wamocdao.
hoda, xom SeiZleba Svils Tavisi azri hqondes mamis
reabilitaciaze?
apa, apa, kveri daukra Tavmjdomarem, wamodga da
Savi Ceqmebis praWuniT kabinetSi gaiar-gamoiara.
Tu SeiZleba, dabrZandiT ager da momismineT patara
xans. Tavgaxurebuli mTxovneli rom ar var, Tqvenc qe
xedavT, gigilo cdilobda mSvidad elaparakna, magram
ferdakarguli tuCebi amJRavnebdnen mis Sinagan mRelvarebas, Rameebi ar mZinavs imaze fiqriT, rac axla
unda giTxraT. momismineT batono da, Tu sisuleles
vityvi, miTxariT, sxvasTan ar gaimeoro-Tqva. me arc
ki vici, maqvs Tu ara amnairi laparakis ufleba. erTi347

erTze gelaparakebiT amitom da sxva danarCeni Tqvens

sindisze iyos.
pimen roxva skamze gverdulad Camojda. gamoRebuli
ujrebi Seswia. magidaze gaSlil qaRaldebs mousva da
gverdze miaCoCa, saTvale dakeca da Waobisferi kitelis
gulisjibeSi Caido. amas rom akeTebda, gigilos Tvals
ar aSorebda, ra juris mTxovneli ar axsovs Tavmjdomares magram, aseT saqmeze masTan aravin Semosula.
a, batono, davjeqi da gismen.
mamaCemi rom waiyvanes, cxra wlis gaxldiT me
gigilo cxadaZe rkinisbadian fanjaras Tvals ar acilebda, odnav moguduli, gabzaruli xmiT laparakobda, meore klasis mowafe viyavi. am xnis bavSvs, rac
SeiZleba daamaxsovrdes, yvelaferi maxsovs. im ubedur
Rames ram gamomaRviZa, ver getyviT. mamaCemi icvamda da
xandaxan Sua karebSi TvalgaSterebiT mdgar dedaCems
raRacas Caulaparakebda. magidasTan ori ucnobi kaci
ijda. isini jer erTmaneTs Sexedavdnen da mere SeTanxmebulebiviT Wers aaCerdebodnen. nifxvisamara rom
warvudeqi am kampanias, mamaCemma Tavze xeli gadamisva
da dedaCems wyromiT Caulaparaka: xom giTxari, gaaRviZeb bavSvs-Tqva. xvalis gakveTilebi naswavli gaqvs,
babaia? axla me momibrunda. kie, vupasuxe, dedaCemTan mivedi da idayvze loyiT miveyrdeni. ar momewona misi dumili. mklavCaxveuli idga da buxrisTavze
Semodebul lampas Sescqeroda. `ki mara, am SuaRamisas
raze veZaxiTo, ar giTxres? erTi saaTis mosuli var
godognidan. dawyebiT skolas larZayinebi gamovucvaleT. Tavze Tu ar daadeqi, vin gimuSavebs am yinvaSi, ara
da Camompali iyo mTlad, SeiZleba bavSvebs Weri Tavze
CamoqceodaT~. magidasTan mimjdar stumrebs elaparakeboda mamaCemi da serTukis Rilebs ikravda. `CvenTvis
ar uTqviaT araferi. racxa or sityvas vkiTxavTo da qe
govuSobT saxlSio~, dedaCems Sexeda didTava stumarma. `wavediT, manqaniT xarT~? mxned ikiTxa mamaCemma.
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`ara~, upasuxes stumrebma da zlazvniT wamodgnen.

`daiZineT axla Tqven, kars urdulze nu Caketav, ise miugde. movbrundebi saaT-naxevarSi da gamoviZineb, Tvara
aRar vivargeb xval. Sen bavSvis oTaxSi daweqi. ar SeeSindes magas~. SuaSi ar CauyenebiaT, isini win wavidnen,
mama mihyvaT. `SigniT Tbili Ceicvi?! miaZaxa dedaCemma;
es iyo damSvidobebac da yvelaferi. `ki, Tbilad var!~
WiSkridan upasuxa mamaCemma da sibnelidan, iqneb xelic ki dagviqnia, magram Cven ar dagvinaxavs. aivanze
mdgarT areuli nabijebis xma gvesmoda mxolod da roca
is xmac miwyda, dedaCemi momibrunda: `ui, Cemi sikvdili,
ase trusisamara gamigonia, deda, gareT gamosvla? Sen
axla didi biWi xar, sad gsdio kudSi, wamoi, wamoi, deiZine. babaia male mova~.
im Rames dedaCemi flanelisxalaTisamara dilamde
ijda Cems sawolTan, cal xels kefaze misvamda, meore kbil-nikapze Camoedo da kedelsmiyrdnobili, fanjaras miStereboda. dilisken cota wamTvlima da rom
gamomeRviZa, deda isev ise ijda.
aRar minda axla imis moyola, rac mere datrialda
Cvens Tavze. jer erTi, axali araferi iqneba TqvenTvis,
bevrjer geqnebaT mosmenili. Tan arc me minda gavixseno. ra gasaxsenebelia. rac meti drois mtveri daeyreba
am ambavs, ukeTesia CemTvisac da TqvenTvisac.
ocdaaTis vxdebi axla ager, ToTxmet Tebervals. umcros amfeTqeblad vmuSaob gza-xid-gvirabis trestSi,
axla zeviTken varT. qe gecodinebaT, xvamlis gzas vangrevT da vafarTovebT. gavida dro, TiTzekbenebi da
daCemeba rom davuwyo axla me viRacas, sisulelea, pimen
batono. vin iyo damnaSave, mamaCemi rom im Rames waiyvanes
da gaaqres? erTi kviris Tavze rom binidan gamogvasaxles da biZaCemma Segvikedla (iq viyaviT SarSandlamde,
SarSan erToTaxiani momca sagzaom da jerjerobiT,
col-Svili ar myavs, me da dedaCemi qe veteviT, mere,
albaT, kidev iqneba raRaca). visi bralia, dedaCemi rom
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dawyebiTi skolis maswavleblobidan gaanTavisufles

maSin da sanam dainvaliddeboda (ocdaTvrameti wlis
qals paraliCma daartya) samkervalo fabrikaSi uToze
muSaobda? visi bralia, me rom komkavSirSi ar miRebdnen
(cxrametis Sevedi) da SiSiT guli miskdeboda, Cvens SesaxvevSi ucnob, plaSian kacs rom davinaxavdi? vis davabralo? Sen? im or Ster kacs, mamaCemi rom waiyvanes im
Rames?
Tqven ggoniaT ar vici, rom sxvagan da sxva dros uaresebic momxdara?! istoriis did mosaxvevebze ramdeni patara kaci, an, Tu gnebavT, ramdeni patara qveyana
gaWyletila. saxelmwifoebi qreba, erebi qreba, msoflios rukebi icvleba, Cemo batono, Tvalis daxamxamebaSi,
maSin, roca istoria moiqnevs Tavis Ronier xels da Cven
vin viyaviT? ganaTlebis ganyofilebis sawyali inspeqtori Sermadin cxadaZe ki ara, ramxela Tavebi Seewirnen
epoqis uSvelebeli sacris janjRars maSinac da merec.
meti ki araferi weria istoriis wignebSi. makedonelis
dro naxe? napoleonis dro naxe? romis imperias Caxede?
ase rom, gakvirvebiT me araferi mikvirs. is, rac istoriis saWesTan dgeba, raT unda laparaki, Tavis arsebobas daicavs da arc bodiSs moixdis istoriis winaSe, Tu yovelTvis TeTri xelTaTmanebiT da diplomatis TavdaWerilobiT ar icavda Tavis simarTles. mere,
rasakvirvelia, dro rom gava, istoria Tavisas ityvis,
gaarkvevs, vin iCqara da vin ara. gaarkvevs, iyo Tu ara
marTali is, rasac Zala hqonda da ra moutana im muStis qnevam qveyanas, magram piruTvnel istorikoss, xom
viciT me da Sen, pimen batono, rom xSirad agviandeba.
igi umeteswilad maSin modis, roca vnebebi damcxralia
da istoriis nangrevebze mwvane balaxi amodis.
dedaCems xom ase moeqcnen, mec didxans miyurebdnen
almacerad. aravin avalebda Cveni skolis samxedros
maswavlebels, mara cotas rom wavieSmakebdi, maSinve wamomZaxebda: `visi Svili xar, kaci rom gamoxvideo~. me
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rac gamovedi, esa var da TviTon, maswavlebeli kaci,

qaTmis qurdobaze daiWires SarSanwin. mezobels qaTami
mopara da goWouraze restornis mzareuls miyida. patara rom viyavi, giTxraT simarTle, gulSi vsayvedurobdi xSirad mamaCems, rom misma saqcielma ase gagvamwara mTeli ojaxi: xmamaRla rom daviCivlebdi: `me rom
kai mama myoloda, sxvanairad wavidoda Cemi saqme-meTqi~,
dedaCemi yurSi wamavlebda xels da cremlmoreuli metyoda: `gaCumdi biWo, ar ici araferi Sen, nu prutuneb
sisuleles. ar gyolia cudi mama Seno~.
rom wamovizarde, sxvanairad vuyurebdi am saqmes.
mamaCemis gadarCenil suraTebs xSirad vaTvalierebdi.
sarkesTan davdgebodi, suraTs gverdze daviWerdi da
mamaCemTan Cem msgavsebas veZebdi. Tmasac ise vivarcxnidi, rogorc Sermadins hqonda. ocdarva wlis yofila
maSin, me axla ufrosi var mamaCemze, ra didi megona.
ocdarva wlis biWi yofila, meti araferi. ramdeni madlieri kaci hyolia. ramdenma gadamisva Tavze xeli da
gulze mimixuta, roca uTxres, Sermadinis biWiao.
mogexsenebaT, qveyana didia da arc Cven davkargulvarT. Cvenc raRacas vewieT am qveyanaze. me da
dedaCems sircxvili ar gviWamia da Tavi arvis winaSe
dagvimcirebia. muxlze ar davcemulvarT da patieba
ar gviTxovia. mamaCemis mere arc patara ubedurebani
gagvkvirvebia da arc kacTa siglaxe Segvicxadebia.
Cems gulSi, pimen batono, mamaCemi, rom dovukvirdi
mis xatebas da am Wrel qveyanas, aseT kacad Camoyalibda: ocdarva wlis biWma, qe unda icodes, ra unda, am
cxovrebasTan Tavisi damokidebuleba garkveuli unda
hqondes. mamaCemic, etyoba, yurbartyuna kaci ar iyo.
raRac-raRacebze Tavisi azri hqonda. mTlad boti Tu
ar iyo, arc faras brmad mimyoli cxvari gaxldaT. survili hqonda kacs da moTxovnileba, ambebze da movlenebze Tavisi azri gamoeTqva. viRaca hyvareboda da viRaca ar hyvareboda. maSin, rogorc Cans, Tavisi azris
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qonebis dro ar iyo. patara fexis arevas mwyobrSi zogzogebi danaSaulad giTvlidnen da mamaCemic Seewira Tavis azrs, Tavis Sexedulebas. me arc ki vici, misces Tu
ara mas saSualeba sityviT da saqmiT daemtkicebina, rom
araferi saSiSi misi gonebidan ar wamodgeboda, qveynis
gadatrialebis ganzraxva ar hqonia, ubralod, fiqriani kaci iyo da av-kargis garCevas xandaxan xmamaRali
fiqriT cdilobda. es ki ar apaties.
aseT kacad myavs me mamaCemi Cems WkuaSi daxatuli da
rom giTxraT, ar vamayob Sermadin cxadaZiT-meTqi, arc
unda damijeroT da tyuilic iqneba. ocdarva wlis kacma, ganaTlebis axalgazrda muSakma, SeZlo sakuTari rwmenisTvis sikvdili. es cotas ar niSnavs, batono pimen,
da codva gamxelili sjobs, am sakiTxSi me mamaCemze bevrad susti kaci gaxlavarT. is, rac Sermadinma SeZlo,
me ar SemiZlia. me sxvanairad gamzardeT da sxva kaci
var. sakmarisia, patara TiTi damiqnion, rom yvelaferze uars vambob. daJinebiT arafers viJineb, kamaTSi ar
verevi, yvelaferze mogyvebiT da yvelaferSi geTanxmebiT.
mismenT, batono pimen? mainc ar minda mamaCemis saxe
gamiuferulon, gamipustiakon da Cemze ufro sawylad
momaCvenon. iciT, es CemTvis Zalian cudi iqneba. kidev
ufro davbeCavdebi da beCavi vis unda? ar sjobia mimaCndes me, mamaCemi, Tavisi, Tundac mcdari fiqrebisTvis dasjil kacad, vidre mivide ocdaerTSi da miTxran:
Turme arafer SuaSi ar yofila Sermadin cxadaZe im
saqmesTan, mTlad ubralo da sacodavi yofila. rom
ityvian, tyemalze mjdara. mTlad SecdomiT, brmad,
arafris gulisTvis gaufuWebiaTo?
gamigeT, risi Tqma minda? mamaCemi mtyuani iyo Tu
marTali, amas aravin metyvis da arc minda, magram minda
ki, rom raRacas warmoadgendes. iyos, batono, Semcdari,
magram sul araferi iyos? ubralo, gaugebari, ucodinari, kraviviT ucodveli, cxvariviT mimyoli yvelafer352

ze taSis damkvreli kacis gulisTvis vewameT me da dedaCemi kai xans?

ara, Cemo batono, iyos Sermadini, rogorc iyo aqamde.
reabilitacia awi veRarafers uSvelis. me nu miqcevT
ocdarva wlis mamaCems Cvrad da tutad. iqneba marTlac arafers warmoadgenda, magram me ar vRebulob
aseT usaxur da uferul mamas. Zlivs davxate, Zlivs
Sevakowiwe, Zlivs mivedi Sermadin cxadaZesTan da Sevinaxo igi, Svilma iseTad, rogoric warmovidgine. Tqven es
araferSi xels ar SegiSliT. piriqiT, ukeTesia. me gulis siRrmeSi vfiqrob, rom mamaCemi Secda, SecdomisTvis dasasjeli iyo da iqneba zomaze mkacrad, magram
mainc daisaja.
a, es aris Cemi saTxovari. mapatieT, areulad vlaparakobdi. yvelafris Tqma mindoda momeswro. iqneb daurekoT da uTxraT: Svili uars ambobs mamis reabilitaciaze-Tqva. vici, es cota ucnaurad moeCvenebaT, mara
Tqveni imedi maqvs da Tqven iciT, Tu ar gamawbilebT.
gigilo rom gaCerda, oTaxSi siCume Camowva. pimenma
yvelaferi kargad moismina, magram ar icoda, ra gzas
dadgomoda. Tavmjdomaruli `vimsjelebT, viTaTbirebT~ da uyalbesi `vecdebiT, dagexmarebiT~ aq aRar
gamodgeboda.
jer davucadoT. iqneba isec araa saqme, Cven rom
gvgonia. ra ici, ra pasuxs gvaZleven, mofiqreba unda am
saqmes.
pasuxs rom mogvcemen, gvian iqneba, pimen batono.
ar minda, aRar minda, giTxraT simarTle, arc iseTnairi
pasuxi minda da arc aseTnairi. me ras gTxovT, iciT,
gamigeT?
ki.
hoda, nu matkenT guls erTxel kidev. mamaCemi
saflavSi wevs da ar minda viRaceebis gasaSaveblad,
magaliTad atrialon waRma-ukuRma, mamaCemis yvelaze
kai reabilitacia is iqneba, udanaSaulo kacs Tu aRar
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gamoekidebiT awi mainc da marTlis mTqmels lagams ar

amosdebT.
rava?
araferi... ise vTqvi...
gareT gamosvlisas kibesTan adgilobrivi giJi kuWuxiZe SeefeTa. kuWuxiZes konservis qilebze misakravi
qaRaldebisagan gamoWrili samxreebi hqonda daglejil
pijakze dakruli da mkerdze, orive mxares uamravi
waxalisebis niSani ubrwyinavda. ras ar naxavdiT aq: mefisnacvlis temlakebs, nikoloz meorisgamosaxulebian
samxedro jvrebs, kavkasiis dampyrobis mesame xarisxis
medals, alpinistis, mowyalebis dis, damkvreli mexanZrisa da voroSilovis msrolelis niSnebs. kuWuxiZe
yoveldRe modioda aRmaskomSi, `morige varo~, amtkicebda. zemoT rom TanamSromlebs guls gauwyalebda,
sTxovdnen, axla qveviT, kibesTan imorigeveo, Camodioda da saRamomde kibesTan `morigeobda~.
...es ambavi ocdacxra wlis win moxda; aTas cxraas ormocdaCvidmeti wlis cxramet ianvars. ar davmalav, Cven,
mwerlebi, xandaxan aTasi mizezis gamo moqmedebis adgilsa da TariRs gadavw-gadmovwevT xolme, ise, rogorc
saqmes mouxdeba. es ambavi ki zustad ocdacxra wlis win
moxda aTas cxraas ormocdaCvidmeti wlis cxramet
ianvars. zustad-meTqi, ufro imitom mogaxsenebT, rom
axla aTas cxraas oTxmocdaSvidi wlis cxrameti ianvaria.

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Se mc d ar i a...
eqskursiaTmZoli zozo maCaCuna sapasporto formalobaTa magidas gamocilebul Savtuxa, pijakmoWadrakul mamakacs win gadaudga da zanzareTul enaze mowiwebiT hkiTxa:
batoni auara iCqiT-huli brZandebiT, xom ki?
stumarma mosasxami mxarze gadaigdo, Sokoladisferi
tyavis Cemodani Zirs dado da damxvdurs TeTrmanJetiani marjvena gauwoda.
diax. Tqven?
auara iCqiT-huli yanaoTisfer, jiSian kbilebs
aelvebda. igi mxrebganieri da welSi gamarTuli, veteran sportsmens mogagonebdaT. veterans mxolod imitom, rom Tma Severcxloda da sicilis dros bavSvis
daxatuli sxivebiviT aCnda yvrimalebTan naoWebi.
gTxovT micnobdeT, Tqven gidi zozo maCaCuna.
ubralod zozo damiZaxeT, zozom Cemodani gamoarTva
da stumari win gaatara.
sasiamovnoa... sasiamovnoa, auara holSi miabijebda da wamdauwum abrunebda Tavs. erTi-orjer Cemodansac wawvda, ratom wuxdebiTo, magram zozom ar daaneba.
`opel-efreitoris~ saWes eqskursiaTmZRoli miujda.
manqanam aeroportis moedans Semouara da TeTri xazebiT aWrelebul betonis gzatkecils gauyva.
xom ar daiRaleT?
Tqven warmoidgineT, sruliadac ara.
WurWuriaSi pirvelad brZandebiT?
pirvelad. metyoba? stumarma mosasxami, romelic
aqamde jer kidev mxarze hqonda xurjiniviT gadakidebuli, ukana savarZelze moisrola, TiTebi muxls SemoaWdo da zozos gauRima alali zanzareTuli RimiliT.
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 rogor micaniT?
profesiuli alRos wyalobiT maspinZelma moZraobis marcxena, pirveli rigi daikava sabaJos mosacdelSive SevaTvaliere TviTmfrinavis mgzavrebi. jer eulni
gamovyavi. marto, saerTod, cotani mgzavroben. mere
martoxela mgzavrTagan zanzareTuli garegnobisanni
amovarCie. bodiSs vixdi, jer qalebi gamovricxe, vicodi rom mamakacs vxvdebodi. zanzareTelebi CvenTan iSviaTad Camodian, magram miaxloebiT mainc xom vici, rom
yvela yvela da namdvil zanzareTels samxreTuli ieri
da Tvalebi Cveulebrivze odnav wvrili unda hqondes.
saxeze mzisferi etyobodes. aseTi mxolod Tqven iyaviT.
auara mixvedril mowafesaviT uqnevda Tavs da ukve
fiqrobda, rom misi gamocnoba WurWuriel eqskursiaTmZRols, marTlac, ar unda gasWirveboda.
zafxulis sicxe saimedod dabanakebuliyo qalaqSi.
zozos minebi orive mxares Caweuli hqonda, magram
sicxes verafers uxerxebda, radganac garedan gamonabolqviT damZimebuli, Tbili haeri uberavda.
stumari, TiTqos aq araferiao, gzas mSvidad gascqeroda. mas, udabnoeTis mkvidrs, sicxe sruliadac ar
awuxebda.
zanzareTi WurWuriadan samsaaT-naxevris safrenzea.
es, erT dros uZlevelad miCneuli, lamis sam materikze
gabatonebuli qveyana, axla ekonomiurad (da mgoni
politikuradac) mokrZalebul donezea. istorias Tavisi ironiuli kanonebi aqvs. vin ifiqrebda, rom ukidegano zanzareTis imperia, romelmac am ori aTas xuTasi wlis win ayvavebis zenits miaRwia, qveyana, araerTi
tomis erovnuli TviTmyofoba da kultura RrubeliviT rom Seisruta, meoce saukuneSi erT pawawkintela
saxelmwifod Camoyalibdeboda ormilion-naxevramde
mcxovrebiT, erTi mavrikiis mier naCuqari gemiT, ori
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araRebuli araregularuli jariT (es jari policiis

funqciebsac iTavsebda). zanzareTis Zveli dideba istoriis furclebze, araerTxel gaZarcul muzeumebSi
da im Zvel rukebzeRa darCeniliyo, zogi vaipatriotis
ojaxSi rom ekida SviliSvilTaTvis iavarqmnili imperiis sazRvrebis Sesaxseneblad.
auara iCqiT-huli, rom ityvian, Tavisufali profesiis kacia. zanzalakebis sarestavracio saxelosnos
menejeri gaxlavT. sazRvargareT pirveladaa saerTod.
mogzaurobis trfiali rodia, ise, ubralod, ratomRac
mounda erTxel mainc `gaeWvrita gaRma~, enaxa ra xdeba
sxva qveynebSi. zanzturistis qveganyofilebaSi urCies,
WurWurias estumre, xvaviTa da baraqiT savse, patiosani SromiT gamdidrebuli, maRali kulturisa da samagaliTo momsaxurebis erTi kopwia, neitraluri saxelmwifoao.
sanam qalaqSi Sevidodnen, mwvaned aRaRanebul goraks Semouares. daxveuli gza gorakis Txemze xelaweviT mdgar uzarmazar qandakebas uaxlovdeboda. aivakes
Tu ara, zozom manqana magnoliis CrdilSi Seayena da
stumars miubrunda:
Tu winaaRmdegi ar iqnebiT, mainc gzaze varT, Tavisuflebis memorials dagaTvalierebinebT.
auara, rasakvirvelia, daTanxmda.
sanaxaoba, marTlac STambeWdavi iyo. TmebgaSlili,
cisken marjvenaaRpyrobili, uzarmazari qvis dedakaci,
romelsac daSvebul marcxenaze gawyvetili borkili
ekida, axlodan Tavisi devuri sididiT gulze gawveboda, xolo Soridan ufro ukeT ikiTxeboda. moedanze
ovalurad gaSlil kedlebze TvalSimomxvedri mozaikiT gamosaxuli iyo ubralo adamianTa Soreuli warsulis suraTebi. yvela maTganis gageba auaras gauWirda
scenaTa simboluri gamomsaxvelobiTi mxaris gamo, magram ramdenimes mSvenivrad mixvda: erTgan miwur qoxSi
Sevardnili TavCalmiani kaci cecxls Semomjdar qal357

bavSvTa da moxucTa Tvalwin keras aqrobda, meore suraTze ramdenime farTxunaSarvliani, xelmaTraxa dampyrobeli sacodavad waxril, TavfexSiSvel, samosSemoxveul adamianebs gaurkveveli mimarTulebiT mierekeboda. kedlebTan jguf-jgufad, TavianT gid-moZRvrebTan
morCilad idgnen eqskursantebi da xan memorials Sescqerodnen, xan ki sxva jgufebis Semadgenlobas akvirdebodnen, ise, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis.
visgan ganTavisuflebis memorialia es? auaram
yuradRebiani turistis cnobismoyvareoba gamoiCina,
Torem gana ar icoda, rom es, Cqari nabijiT mimavali,
grZelxeleba, xuWuWTmiani, TxelulvaSa axalgazrda
kaci zozo maCaCuna axlave auxsnida yvelafers.
zozo SadrevanTan dadga, Caaxvela da Tavze mzis
mxridan Wilofis Slapaafarebul auaras auwya:
WurWurias Zneli warsuli hqonda, batono auara.
Cven patara qveyana viyaviT da xSirad gvipyrobdnen. saSualo welTaRricxvis meoTxe-pirvel saukuneebSi zanzareTs vyavdiT damonebuli. didi xnis mere Tavi gaviTavisufleT da mopovebuli Tavisuflebis ukvdavsayofad am TxuTmetiode wlis winaT avageT es memoriali.
auaram istoria saerTod cudad icoda, magram ras
warmoidgenda, Tu misi winaprebi ori aTas samas ocdaSvidi wlis win patara WurWuriaSic CamoaRwevdnen.
Turme mozaikis eniT gamosaxulis keriismqrobi da momaTraxe vaJbatonebi zanzareTelebi yofilan.
Tavi rogorRa gaiTavisufleT? auaras wamocda
es kiTxva, Torem mis adgilas myofi kaci sxva, ufro
Wkvianur da delikatur SekiTxvas moifiqrebda.
rogor giTxraT. winaaRmdegobis fronti, sazogadoebrivi azris Seqmna, Tavisuflebis Zlieri suli da...
kacma rom Tqvas, patar-patara Setakebebi, ra Tqma unda,
iyo, magram did sisxlisRvramde saqme ar misula. mogexsenebaT, zanzareTis imperia daiSala Tavisi Sinagani
winaaRmdegobis da ul-kab-ivr-CamCaaTis memkvidreTa
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kinklaobis gamo. zanzareuli batonoba amiT dasrulda. urdodan mxardaWeris gareSe darCenili zanzareTis
asisTavebi Cven TviTonve gavyareT aqedan da Tavisuflebas gamovkariT xeli, rogorc xedavT.
mere aRaravis daupyrixarT? arc es SekiTxva moewona auaras, `ra memarTeba dReso~, gaifiqra.
bevrjer.
mere xsvebisgan ganTavisuflebis memoriali ratom
ar gaakeTeT? axla xom Tavisufali xarT?
Zalian amayad miugo gidma.
albaT, sxvaTa batonoba cota xans gagrZelda, xom?
ara, ratom, Cven eqvsaswliani monobis recidivic gviweria istoriaSi. zanzareTi Cveni pirveli da
ukanaskneli dampyrobeli ar yofila. Tqven guli ar
dagwydeT. ise, memoriali bevri gvaqvs. aq es aris, sxvagan Tavisuflebis sxva memorialebia.
auara cotaTi damSvidda, magram misi Soreuli winaprebis kvalis xilvam WurWuriis miwaze ar aaforiaqameTqi, rom gimtkicoT, Tqvenc ar damijerebT.
amasobaSi gverdiT mdgomi eqskursantebis jgufs, sandomiani saxis, SuazeTmebgayofili, grZelnawnavebiani,
TeTrkaba gogona gamoeyo, auarasTan mivida da raRac
hkiTxa.
auaram yuri tuCTan miuaxlova gogonas yuradRebis
niSnad.
gogonam kiTxva gaumeora.
stumari aSkarad Sewuxda, rom gogonam naTqvamSi
misTvis gasagebi erTi sityvac ver gaarCia.
ar esmis, genacvale, magas Cveni ena.
sadauria? axla gids miapyro farTo, Taflisferi
Tvalebi qaliSvilma.
zanzareTelia.
gogom bodiSi moixada da swrafad SeuerTda Tavis
jgufs.
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zozo memorialis aSenebis istorias hyveboda, batonma auaram ganze gaixeda da gids saubari Seawyvetina:
xom araferi moxda?
axlomaxlo mdgomi esqkursantTa ori jgufi eqskursiaTmZRolianad Semotrialebuliyo da zanzareTel
stumars mdumared Sescqeroda.
araferi, gidma xeli mohkida auara iCqiT-huls
da iqaurobas gaarida, aq saintereso sxva araferia,
kibeze avideT da qalaqs gadavxedoT.
mwvane marmarilos grZel kibeze rom adiodnen, iCqiT-hulma erTxel kidev moixeda. eqskursantTa mzera
zanzareTels kvlav miacilebda. stumars gaaJrJola da
Rrmad CaisunTqa.
granitis qalis marcxena fexis cera TiTi karga mozrdili cxvirisodena iyo. auara idayviT Camoeyrdno
ganTavisuflebuli qalis fexis TiTs, jibidan cxvirsaxoci amoiRo da dacvaruli Subli SeimSrala.
WurWuriis dedaqalaqi aqedan mSvenivrad Canda. TeTri qvisagan nagebi eqvs-SvidsarTuliani saxlebi mzeze
gasaocrad laplapebdnen. quCebic ki TeTri asfaltisagan iyo mokirwyluli da saerTod, qalaqs TeTri aTinaTi dasTamaSebda. TiTqmis yvela saxlis saxuravze
yvavilTa walkoti da lurji auzebi moCanda. grZeli
saxlebis Tavze aqa-iq CogburTis moedanic elavda.
TeTr tansacmelSi gamowyobili moburTaveni Cogans
amRerebdnen. qalaqis Crdilo-aRmosavleTiT wamoyudebul mwvane mTaze ori TeTri taZari idga. xolo taZarTa qvemoT, lamazad daSvebul terasebze, TiTosarTuliani kotejebi. auaram yuradReba miaqcia qalaqis
Wkvianur dagegmarebas, maRali saxlebi mxolod qvemoT,
tafobSi aeSenebinaT, ferdobze ki mxolod baniani patara saxlebi SeefinaT, raTa qalaqis ulamazesi bunebrivi
landSafti ar darRveuliyo. WurWuriis dedaqalaqis
didebul amfiTeatrs uamravi TeTri da agurisferi
saydari amSvenebda.
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 zemoT, fiWvnaris bolos, kldesTan biliks xedavT?

im bilikiT mierekebodnen tyveebs zozos xelis zurgi
mzes narinjisfrad moexata. iqeT, saiTac igi xels iSverda, yvelaferi mSvenivrad Canda, bilikis garda.
vin mierekeboda? yru xmiT ikiTxa stumarma.
zanzareTeli dampyroblebi.
ra iciT, rom maincdamainc mag bilikiT, iqneb sxva
bilikiT sargeblobdnen? bolos da bolos, ori aTasi
wlis ambavia, xom SeiZleba xalxs biliki mainc daviwynodao, gaifiqra auaram.
legendaa aseTi. fexmZime qali gaqcevia Turme zanzareTel aTisTavs da ai iq, cxvirwaSverili klde rom
dgas, im kldidan gadamxtara.
rasakvirvelia, daiRupeboda, Cailaparaka iCqiThulma da gamxeliT ar gaumxelia, magram gulis siRrmeSi daaskvna: mainc naCqarevi saqcielia. amaze uaress ras
damarTebda, sacodavs, is aTisTavi anda sad jandabaSi
mierekeboda netavi fexmZime qalso.
sastumro `saparsia~, sadac stumars unda ecxovra,
qalaqis centrSi ucnobi poetis Zeglis pirdapir aRmarTuliyo. samsarTulian, barokos stiliT agebul Senobas
swored Tavisi CuqurTma-qimerebis simravliT gadaerCina Tavi. idga igi mominul-moRiavebul maRal saxlebs
Soris, miwas Cakirul-Caxveuli, rux-Savi, idumalebiT
mimzidveli da gamZle. Caanketeb-Canomrebas didi dro
ar dasWirvebia, zozom, rogorc Cans, auxsna administrators, rom zanzareTeli stumari daRlili iyo da
mosveneba esaWiroeboda. sityva `zanzareTi~ rom axsena, sastumros moxele, lurjsaTvaliani, msxvilkisera,
dabali kaci, romelsac cicrisferi Jileti TeTr perangze Seukvrelad moecva, jer auaras daakvirda, ise,
rogorc daviwyebul nacnobs daakvirdeba kaci, xom ar
meSleba, namdvilad, is aris Tu arao. mere wamoxta da
winkarSi gauCinarda. oriode wuTis Semdeg administratori seriozuli saxiT dabrunda, igi aRelvebas Zlivs
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faravda, magram moCvenebiTi simSvidiT adarebda erTmaneTs pasportsa da anketas. Jiletians fexdafex Semohyvnen TeTr perangosan-halstuxiani TanamSromlebi,
isini mklavCaxveulni gamwkrivdnen kedelTan da auaras
Tvals ar aSorebdnen, WurWurielma gidma Cemodans
xeli wamoavlo da, rogor Cans, uxerxulobis gasafantavad, raRac saxumaro uTxra sastumros cnobismoyvare personals, mklavCaxveulebi erTxmad axarxardnen
da sicil-siciliT, erTmaneTis miyolebiT im Storebian kars miefarnen, saidanac axlaxan ase erTsulovnad
gamolagdnen.
meore sarTulze, meTerTmete oTaxSi daido bina
zanzareTelma stumarma. Zveleburi, maRalWeriani
farTo nomeri Sexvda, aivani quCis mxares gadioda.
zozom, stumarma xel-piri rom daibana, tyavis saqaRalde gaxsna da turistuli mogzaurobis programa
gaacno. sagzuris mixedviT baton auaras sami dRe WurWuriis dedaqalaqSi unda gaetarebina, xolo oTxi dRe
WurWuriis yofil dedaqalaqSi, romelic iqedan Cqari
matarebliT Svidi saaTis savalze iyo. mere Tavazianma
gidma muyaoze akvareliT Sesrulebuli naxati aCuqa
stumars da auxsna, rom es iyo Tanamedrove popularuli WurWurieli mxatvris kiukios originali. naxatze gamosaxuli iyo saydari, romlis SesasvlelSic
TeTrTmosani, jvalosCoxaSemofleTili mnaTe ganwiruli saxiT xelgaSlili winaRdgomoda or xelsatevrian, TmagaburZgnul meomars da saydarSi ar uSvebda.
momxvdurni zurgiT idgnen da auaram dabejiTebiT ver
daaskvna, zanzareTelni iyvnen Tu ara saydris waryvnis
msurvelebi. naxatze zrdilobiani madloba moaxsena
zozos da Tavis mxriv, mis saxelosnoSi restavrirebuli zanzalaki usaxsovra.
restoran `saparsiaSi~ msubuqad ivaxSmes, mere gidma kibeebamde miacila stumari, diliT cxra saaTze
mogakiTxavTo, daubara da daemSvidoba.
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auaram pijak-halstuxi skamis sazurgeze gadahkida,

sarkis win samjer xelebis awev-CamoyriT Rrma CasunTqamosunTqvebi gaakeTa (am varjiSs igi ugunebobis, an
gadaRlilobis Jams mimarTavda) da aivanze gavida.
qalaqi saRamos cxovrebiT cxovrobda. quCaSi aqac
nela daabijebdnen erTmaneTis welCabRujuli Seyvarebuli gogo-biWebi, abezari yviriliT gamorbodnen megazeTeni da wiTlad areklamebuli kafe-barebis win idumali RimiliT idgnen naxevrad meZavi naxevrad fotomenature qaliSvilebi. uecrad dafdafebis xma gaisma,
manqanebis moZraoba Sewyda da trotuarze moqalaqeni
Camwkrivdnen. ucnobi poetis Zeglis mxridan ucnauri
procesia daiZra. auara maSinve mixvda, rom romeliRac
xalxur sanaxaobasTan hqonda saqme, radganac procesiis
winamZRoli oTxi policieli mxolod imiT iyo garTuli, rom RimiliT sTxovda gamvlelebs, trotuaridan
ar gadmosuliyvnen da sazeimo msvlelobisTvis xeli ar
SeeSalaT. sanaxaoba ki aseTi gaxldaT: aTiode CoxaSemoglejil monas mxarze gaedo ficarnagi, ficarnagze TavdaRma egdo trusisamara zurgzexelebSekruli,
mklavgorgala mamakaci da tkivilebisgan igrixeboda im
seriozuli mizezis gamo, rom mas Teatraluri gametebiT maTraxs scemda TavCalmiani, welszemoT SiSveli wiTelwvera jalaTi. procesias ukan mohyvebodnen dolWianuris damkvrelni da adevnebuli balRebi, mxiaruli
stveniTa da yiJiniT iqaurobas rom ayruebdnen.
auaras gverdiTa aivanze gamosuli Ripiani moqalaqisa da misi TanameoTaxe qera mandilosnisTvis araferi
ukiTxavs. jer erTi, ena ar icoda da meorec, rac am
karnavalis siuJetidan Seityo, misTvis, zanzareTeli
kacisTvis, sruliad sakmarisi iyo.
oTaxSi Semobrunda, kar-fanjara Caketa, fardebi
CamouSva da beWebze xalaTmosxmuli abazanaSi rom Sedioda, gaifiqra: `yvelaferi axsovT~.
auara arc miamiti kaci iyo da arc liriul-nerviulad
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mgrZnobiare. man mSvenivrad icoda, rom meoce saukunis

ormocian wlebSi dabadebul erT uwyinar mezanzalakes
araferi hqonda saerTo ori aTas samasi wlis winaT momxdar ambebTan da misi winaprebis dampyrobluri (maSin
yvela erTmaneTs ipyrobda) saqcielis gamo pasuxs aravin agebinebda, magram gulis siRrmeSi mainc ganicdida
mcireoden sindisis qenjnas. Tanac gaognebuli iyo imiT,
rom TiTqos specialurad Caifiqreso, WurWuriaSi misi
Camosvlis pirvelive saaTebSi rasac ki Tvali Seavlo,
yvelaferi erovnuli Cagvris (Tu erovnuli ganTavisuflebis) naRvlian istoriasTan iyo dakavSirebuli.
im RamiT cudad eZina. orjer daesizmra fexmZime,
Tmagawewili qali, romelic cxvirwamaxuli Savi kldis
qimisaken kiviliT garboda.
fanjaras mtredisferi aTinaTi adga, rom gaeRviZa.
awi mainc aRar dameZinebao, radios Rilaks TiTi Cahkra.
diqtori raRacas aRtacebiT auwyebda Tavis msmenelebs.
auaras gulwrfelad Seexarba WurWurieli moqalaqeebisa, romlebic am dilauTenia sawolSive Seityobdnen
iadoniviT moWikWike diqtoris bageTagan maTTvis uaRresad sasiamovno cnobas. cota xanSi radiom sasixarulo ambebs simRerebi moayola. yvelas Tavisi xalxuri
simRerebi uyvars da, simarTle giTxraT, stumars WurWuriuli hangebi zedmetad minazebulad da naRvlianad
moeCvena. zanzareTuli vaJkacur-stepuri erTxmiani da
sworxazovani simRerebi ufro xvdeba gulso, daaskvna.
vin Seedaveboda, kaci loginSi TavisTvis, Tavis fiqrebSi zanzareTul simRerebs aqebda.
ver gaixsena, romel saaTze gamouvlida gidi. verc
gaixsenebda, radganac zozos daaviwyda, daeTqva Sexvedris zusti dro. skamiT msubuqad ivarjiSa da dilis procedurebi (zanzareTuli radios terminia) damTavrebuli hqonda, telefoni rom awkrialda. `mapatieT,
bankSi Semagvindeba, erT saaTSi gamogivliTo, bufeti
mandvea, Tqvens sarTulze, derefnis boloSi, isauzmeT
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da, gnebavT, nomerSi damelodeT, gnebavT sastumros win

gaiseirneTo~.
auaram `sastumros win gaseirneba~ arCia. isauzma da
oTaxSi Semobrunebulma karga xans itriala sarkesTan,
WurWuriel moqalaqes odnav mainc rom damsgavseboda.
marTalia, zanzareTuloba Sublze ar maweria, magram
Tavisianad rom damigulveben, nakleb yuradRebas momaqceveno. pijaki gaixada, TeTri perangi zemodan sam
Rilze Seixsna, Sarvali welsqvemoT CamoiCaCa, Tma, romelic ukan hqonda gadavarcxnili, yuriszemoT gahyo
da marjvniv gadaivarcxna, moukidebeli sigareti tuCis
boloSi moiqcia, saCvenebeli TiTiT pijaki mxarze gadaikida da kibeze rom eSveboda, sastumros Tvalmayvala administratorma gogonam gakvirvebiT gaayola
Tvali. auaram yuradReba miaqcia, guSindeli, Jiletiani
administratori arsad Canda.
quCaSi gamosul auaras Zalad mSvidi saxe hqonda da,
rac ufro cdilobda SeumCneveli darCeniliyo, miT
ufro grZnobda gamvlelTa daJinebul mzeras. aSkara
iyo, WurWurielebi akvirdebodnen, magram ratom da ra
mizniT, vera da ver gamoicno. Cauvlida gverdze masaviT mxarze pijakgadagdebuli moqalaqe, cotas rom
gaivlida, SeCerdeboda da mouxedavda. ramdenime nabijs
gadadgamda, TiTqos raRacis Tqma undao, erTxel kidev
SeCerdeboda da mouxedavda. am idumali TvalierebiT
Sewuxebul auaras arc ufiqria, yvelam icis zanzareTeli
rom var da Tavs erTbaSad imitom ar mesxmian, rom Sesaferis moments eZebeno. SiSi ar gamkrTala mis gonebaSi, magram mainc raSia saqme, ratom makvirdebiano, cdilobda
mimxvdariyo. iqneb Cveva aqvT WurWurielebs aseTi, iqneb
yvela stumars guldasmiT aTvalierebeno, daaskvna bolos da gulis gadasayoleblad vitrinebs Camouara.
amasobaSi zozoc dabrunda. sanam manqanas daZravda,
stumars WurWuriuli fuli CauTvala da saxelmwifo
bankis qviTarze xeli moawerina. auaram angariSiani ka365

cis gulmodginebiT tyavis safule amoiRo da TumnianmaneTianebi CaxarisxebiT cal-calke, moukecavad Caalaga. turistuli programis mixedviT auaras dRis pirvel
naxevarSi qalaqgareT xelovnuri zRvis daTvaliereba
unda moeswro.
sabanao kostumi wamoiReT? hkiTxa zozom.
stumarma Tavi gaaqnia.
unda wamomeRo?
Tqveni nebaa. iqneb banaobis survili gagiCndeT. marTalia, mtknari wyalia da cota civic iqneba, magram turistebi ukve banaoben, Sexedulebisamebr, rasakvirvelia.
stumari gamoutyda, zRvaSi jer saerTod ar Cavsulvar da miT umetes civ wyals ver vitan. esec ar iyos,
curvaze saerTod mwyralad gaxlavarT. Tu raime eTnografiul-tradiciul aucileblobasTan araa dakavSirebuli, iqneb zRvaSi banaoba-curvisagan Tavi SevikavoTo.
rogorc Tqven gagexardebaT, turistis neba kanonia,
Sublze xeli miido zozom da Zravi aaZigZiga.
`opel-efreitori~ qalaqgareT gadatrusul gorakebs Soris mihqroda.
warmoidgendiT, rom aq odesRac gauvali tyeebi
iyo. wyaroebi CuxCuxebda da Svel-irmebi daqrodnen!
eqskursiaTmZRolma udabnodqceul gorakebze aniSna.
vera, miugo stumarma, mere ra iqna is gauvali
tyeebi?
gaCexes, jer kidev ori aTas samasi wlis winaT.
auaras guli SeekumSa, esec Cemi winaprebis namoqmedari ar iyoso, magram mainc ikiTxa:
vin gaCexa?
zanzareTma.
ratom, ra mizniT?
auaram erTxel kidev mimoixeda, ubuCqo gorakebi
Sors, horizonts miRma ikargeboda. ase rom, amodena
tyeebis gaCexva maSindeli teqnikis pirobebSi ioli
rodi iyo.
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 rogor giTxraT, me TviTon ver amixsnia. tyis

gaCexvis zusti mizezi wignebSic ar sweria. faqtia, rom
gaCexes, aRar aris.
iqneb Tavidanac ar iyo. tye xom yvelgan ar xarobs.
ara, rogor gekadrebaT. me tyuils getyviT? iyo,
namdvilad iyo, magram gaCexes. iqneb qveynis ekonomiurad gaCanagebis mizniT. mogexsenebaT, tye simdidrea.
iqneb im mizniT, rom mosaxleoba tyeSi ar Sexiznuliyo.
am SiSvel gorakebze xom versad daimalebi. ase rom, ginda arginda, beds unda daemorCilo.
auaram mainc ver ipova logikis marcvali zanzareTelTa namoqmedarSi. `qveyana isedac dapyrobili
gaqvs, tyes ras erCi, tyis saCexavad gcalia Seen? xom
arafers matyuebs es gidi~ gaifiqra.
eg ra aris. Tu sadme waawydnen, venaxs, ar gauSves
auCexav-aukafav-amouZirkvavi.
venaxic?
namdvilad.
yurZens rom isxams, xom imaze ambob?
ki.
gasayeyeCebeli, Tu ginda, es aris. venaxma mainc ra
dauSavaT?
eg ufro advili misaxvedria, Tqveni winaprebi xom
Rvinos ar svamdnen. mogexsenebaT, religia...
ki, batono, magram yurZens xom Wamdnen?
yurZens, albaT, ki.
yurZnad eWamaT. da saerTod WkuaTmyofeli dampyrobeli venaxs daetakeba? piriqiT, mouaros monam da
waarTvi mere mosavali. magaze advili ra aris.
arc agrea saqme. zanzareTelma icoda, rom vazi
CvenTvis marto yurZeni da Rvino ar gaxldaT. igi sxva
ram iyo.
mainc ra `sxva ram~?
rogor giTxraT, raRac ufro meti. Cveni arsebobis
simbolo. Cveni erovnuli saxis erTi niSani.
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 kai erTi, Tu Zma xar, auaras avyiad wamocda es

arcTu Zalian sawyeni fraza, magram maSinve enaze ikbina;
ras vekamaTebi mec, Cems Zvelebs am xalxisaTvis sicocxle gaumwarebia da Cemi axlandeli CaZieba sxvanairad
ar gaigos. enas kbili unda davaWiro da gavCumde. es
mevaleba, sxva araferio. ise, yvelaferi rom marTali
iyos, tyis da venaxis aCexvas mainc ver davijereb. aseT
sisuleles rogor Caidenda caTa da xmelTa dampyrobi
zanzareTis imperiao.
1986 wlis 19 ivniss WurWuriis Zvel dedaqalaqSi
zanzareTel dampyrobelTagan ganTavisuflebis yovelwliur zeimze sityva iTxova turistma auaram iCqiThulim. misces. tribunaze rom adioda, zozos xelkavi
gamosdo da uCurCula: nu geSinia, sisuleles arafers
vityvi. rom ar vTqva, guli gamiskdeba, miTargmne, Tu
Zma xar.
auaram marTlac mokle, magram ucnauri sityva Tqva:
meo zanzareTeli gaxlavarTo. xuTi dRea Tqvens lamaz
qveyanaSi vmogzaurobo. bodiSi minda mogixadoT im upatiuri saqcielisaTvis, rac Cemma winaprebma ori aTasze
meti wlis winaT aq Caidineso. mrcxvenia pirdapir maT
magivrado, magram isic unda icodeT, rom istoriasTan
Tqveni ase marjved yofna zanzareTis imperiis bralic
ariso. Tqven Tavisuflebis fasi ase kargad rom iciT,
esec, iqneb, dampyrobelTa saqme iyoso. ar dagaZineT, ar
mogasveneT, amas patara mniSvneloba rodi aqvso. Cemi
qveyana zanzareTi aravis daupyria, TviTon CasTvlima
ori aTasi wlis winaT da dRemde rom Tvlems, amitomaa ukan-ukan rom midis misi saqmeo. istoria samarTliania; odesRac ormocdaSvidmilioniani zanzareTi dRes
ornaxevarmilionamde davida, ase rom guli araferze
dagwydeTo. Cems winaprebs Tqveni gazanzareTeleba rom
sdomebodaT, ufro Wkvianur politikas daadgebodnen.
moferebiT da dayvavebiT wagarTmevdnen jer enas da
mere WurWuriul xasiaTso. amis magivrad isini, rogorc
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vxedavT, dapyrobisTanave Tqveni saydrebis Tavlad

gadakeTebas, tye-venaxis aCexv-amoZirkvas da kldidan
orsuli qalebis gadayras iwyebdneno. ver xvdebodnen,
rom amiT erT muStad Tqvens Sekvras da WurWurielTa istoriul risxvas iwvevdnen, sxvas araferso. mets
aRar gavagrZeleb, Tu SegiZliaT gvapatieT, WurWurielno, daqcevisken wasul zanzareTelebs es bavSvuri,
windauxedavi saqcielio.
ra daamTavra, Sublze cxvirsaxociT ofli Seiwminda,
yuradRebisTvis madloba gadaixada da zozos mklavsdayrdnobili tribunas moSorda.
marTalia, batoni auaras sityva aRelvebuli kacis
fiqrebi gaxldaT da mTlad dalagebuli ar iyo, marTalia, mis naTqvamSi mobodiSebis garda, cota ar iyos,
sinanulic Canda (daaxloebiT aseTi : Cemi winaprebi
Wkvianurad rom moqceuliyvnen, dResac aq iqnebodneno),
magram momitingeebma taSi mainc daukres.
esec Cvevis ambavia.

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max e
dabejiTebiT ver getyviT, sxva xalxs aqvs Tu ara
erTi ucnauri wesi, romelmac, mematianes cnobiT, imereTSi fexi moikida meCvidmete saukunis dasawyisSi da
mere mTels saqarTveloSi gavrcelda. am axirebul
tradicias qalis gadasinjva hqvia. zogierTebi qalis
gadanaxulebasac eZaxian. ramdenime daaxloebuli piris
TanxlebiT ucolo mamakaci zogjer nebiT, iSviaTad ki
misi survilis sawinaaRmdegod, midis gasaTxovari qalis
ojaxSi. rasakvirvelia, maspinZlebi cdiloben sasiZos
Tavi kargad gaaCvenon da imarTeba nadimi. gana qalis
gadasinjva neitralur moedanze skverSi an dramatul
TeatrSi ar SeiZleba, magram ojaxSi gadanaxulebas sxva
fasi aqvs. jer erTi: saqmro adgilze amowmebs sapatarZlos monacemebs saojaxo saqmianobaSi, meorec, sasimamros ojaxsac Seavlebs xolme Tvals imis gasaTvaliswineblad, Tu ra wreSi, ra tradiciisa da SeZlebis
ojaxSi aRizarda misi momavali Tanamecxedre. qalis
gadasinjvis naRvliani suraTi brwyinvaled dagvixata
ukvdavma daviT kldiaSvilma `darispanis gasaWirSi~, da
Tu axla me vkadnierdebi, mxolod imiT vinugeSeb Tavs,
rom Cems novelebSi moTxrobili, darispanis cxovrebidan TiTqmis asi wlis Semdeg, meoce saukunis oTxmocian
wlebSi xdeba, xolo dasasruli ambisa `darispanis gasaWirisgan~ sruliad gansxvavebulia.
maS, vaxseneb RmerTs da viwyeb:
ocdacxrameti wlis Tavgadakluli ucolo rafiel
zumbaZe sofel saprasiaSi qalis gadasanaxuleblad mihyavdaT. sityva `mihyavdaT~ aq SemTxveviT ar mixsenebia.
rafieli marTlac rom mihyavdaT, radganac kefaze Tma370

SeTxelebul farmacevts, rogorc me Sen ar mogklav,

Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo, ise ar surda colis SerTva. ra
mizezi ar moCmaxa, ramden xans ar iTria fexi, magram ver
iqna da ver ixsna Tavi. naTesavebma da megobrebma (gansakuTrebiT misi Tanaklaseli, sami Svilis mama, gizo Savdia, aqtiurobda) mtkiced gadawyvites rafielis daqorwineba da ai, ukanaskneli sami Tvis manZilze gadasinjvis meSvide ceremonrials eswreboda afTiaqis Seurcxveneli muSaki. wina eqvsi cda rafielis daqorwinebisa
sasiZosTvis friad sasurvelad Catarda. erT SemTxvevaSi sapatarZlom daiwuna, erT SemTxvevaSi sasidedrom
Tqva mokrZalebuli uari, xolo oTxjer zumbaZe Sejda
jorze: `ar momwons, ar ekareba guls, da momkaliT Tu
gindaT. gizos ra uWirs, gizom ki ara, me unda vicxovro
mTeli cxovreba arasasurvel adamianTano. xanZari xom
ar aris, ra wamiWireT yelSi xeli. mivdgeT-movdgeT cotac da gamoCndeba ukeTesi vinmeo~, bolos da bolos,
rafielsac kacis guli hqonda, xandaxan Rame ar aZinebda mis mier usamarTlod dawunebul qaliSvilTa kiTxvaCamdgari Tvalebi, magram ar undoda colis SerTva da
ra Rones ar xmarobda, arc mwvadi daewva, arc Samfuri.
rac ar unda mindisao, yurSi mZimed misdisao, naTqvamia.
TviTonac ar icoda, ratom ar surda colis SerTva.
egona raRac axali da Zneli daiwyeboda mis cxovrebaSi.
Tavisuflebis oqros xana damTavrdeboda, daedgmeboda
kiserze iZulebis mZime uReli.
saprasieli gongaZis ojaxi gizom aRmoaCina. miwaTmomwyob tariel gongaZis qaliSvils Sorenas pedagogiuri saswavlebeli aqvs damTavrebuli da baRdadis
dawyebiT skolaSi maswavleblobs, SesaxedaobiT, ojaxiSvilobiT da wesierebiT (es ukanaskneli imereli kacisTvis Zalian farTo cnebaa da, delikaturi mosazrebiT dazustebas ar Sevudgebi) wuni ar daedebao, gizom,
Tu xar, saerTod, colis mTxovneli da Tu glaxad
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ara xar dabadebuli, dRes gamoCndebao. mokled, rac

SeiZleboda, damoZRvres da daanamuses, gaparses, gamoawyves da mihyavT `Zalad sasiZo~ saprasiaSi. `RmerTo,
gadamarCine~ fiqrobs rafieli da mTeli gza Cumad
gahyurebs saRoriis muxebs. RmerTo, Segcode da sZuls
axla farmacevts TanSezrdili gizo Savdiac, `TviTon
sami bRarti rom azis mxrebze, televizorSi fexburTis sayurebladac rom ver mouclia da imdenad `gaegoistebulia~, axla Zmakacic unda Seabas uRelSi~, brals
sdebs umcros (aseve col-Svilian, r. m.) Zmas daTunas
da gauTxovar mamida varas; `Jigulis~ ukana savarZelSi
rom mokalaTebulan da saprasiis vizitze did imeds
amyareben. `araferi ar gamogivaT~, fiqrobs rafieli da
gulSi uxaria, rom, gafiqrebiT mainc, rac unda imis
gafiqreba SeuZlia.
daamuxruWa Tu ara gizom, mwvaned SeRebili WiSkari
moRliavda da patara biWma WiSkris orive kari asfaltze energiulad rom gaaCoC-gamoaCoCiala, xelebi wiTel perangze Seixoca da samzadidan Cqari nabijiT
gamosul tariels SeaCerda.
ezoSi Semoiyvane, gizo batono, ezoSi! gamarjobaT
Cemo batono, pirvel rigSi mamida varas CamoarTva
xeli maspinZelma.
rava ra uWirs? gizom manqanis kari Ria datova
batono tariel, es Cemi megobari rafiel zumbaZe gaxlavT, misi Zma daviTi, qalbaton varas qe icnobT, mgoni.
ise, Soridan gongaZem ixtibari ar gaitexa, Torem
gizos garda yvelas pirvelad xedavda. ki araferi
uWirs, magram mainc ezoSi mirCevnia. bovSebi darbian,
araferi moiwion. sxva, xom kargad da mSvidobiT, gizo
batono?
rava iqnebi, gaxurebuli asfaltis Semyure am
sicxeSi! qalaqelobas xazi gausva gizom, manqana ezoSi mainc ar Seiyvana. aqeT viyaviT erTi kai saqmeze
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da SemoviareT. me vTqvi, batoni tarielis WiSkars Cumad ver CavuvliTqva. Tqven rom quTaisSi Cems saxlTan
CamoiaroT, ase ar izamT Tqvenc?
ra saTqmelia, apa, meti rai varT adamianebi. ravari gamaxare, Cemo gizo, maspinZeli Zvirfas stumrebs
ezoSi CamouZRva, uSvelebel rkinisCuqurTmebiT damSvenebul moajirian kibesTan miiyvana.
zeviT amobrZandiT, Cemo batono, egebis nardiT
SeiqcioT Tavi.
gmadlobT, Tqveni Wirime, ager viqnebiT sufTa haerze rafielma icoda, ras niSnavda zeviT asvla, odaSi
morcxvad Tavdaxril sapatarZlos Seaxvedrebdnen da
undoda es uxerxuli wuTebi, rac SeiZleboda, gadaevadebina.
avalT, tariel batono, aba ar avalT? jer pataras Tqvens lamaz ezoSi gavivliT, muxls qars amovaRebinebT. jdomis mets ras vakeTebT qalaqSi.
aba, dagtovebT, erTwams. bodiSs ki vixdi, tarieli samzadisken gafacurda.
saprasiaSic sakmaod cxeloda. agvistos xvati odnavRa
gaenelebina xaniswyalidan darxeul sios, Sua ezoSi gabarjRul cacxvis foTlebs waRma-ukuRma rom abrunebda
da amiT xes vercxlisfrad alacicebda.
RobesSeyolili kitris foTlebi sicxes ZirebTan Semoexmo da yviTlad daberili nayofi moCanda, wveroebSi jer
kidev mwvaned bJutavda moCvarul-moxuWuli foToli.
arc siminds adga kargi dRe. grZeli da natifi mklavebi
motexiliviT Camoeyara da sicocxlis niSanwyals imiTRa amJRavnebda, rom taros wverebze atmisferi grZeli `ulvaSebi~ gadmoeSva da niavis qrolvisTvis aeyolebina.
zurgzexelebdawyobilma rafielma lafaroSi gaiara
da Tvali samzadisken gaapara.
samzadSi ori Saosani qali trialebda, keriasTan
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tarieli ijda da Samfurze wamocmul dedals atrialebda.

naWaze dakidebul, gamurul kardalaSi Romi partyalebda.
SemobrZandiT, batono. bodiSs vixdiT, miulagebeli
gvaqvs aqauroba, stumris mzera meyvseulad daiWira
comSixelebwayofilma, TeTrxilabandwakrulma, sandomianma dedakacma.
uime, Samfurs xeli gauSva tarielma da Semotrialda am wuTas gamoval, Tqveni Wirime.
ara batono, rava gekadrebaT. ase yureba miyvars
samzadis. rava moispo CvenTan samzadi saxlis kultura.
qalaqSi xom veRar naxav, sofelSic aRara aqvs bevrs.
kai saSualebaa namdvilad. jer erTi sufTad inaxavs saxls da meorec, gazi qe gvidgia mager, pirvel sarTulze, mara me da Cem cols ase, glexurad gvirCevnia.
raRaca, cecxls ufro vimxrobT.
mere cecxlze gakeTebuls sxva gemo aqvs, mcire
pauzis Semdeg Tqva sasiZom da karebs moSorda, magram
amasobaSi tarielma xeli waibana da gamoudga.
kibeze rom adiodnen, maspinZelma gizo SeaCera:
rava ityvi, gizo, batono, zeviT gavaSlevino sufra
Tu...
ratom wuxdebi, Cemo tariel, gasaCereblad ki ar
movsulvarT. amdeni droc ar gvaqvs. eger mivjdeT,
cacxvis ZirSi, ajobebs yvelafers. saxlSi ecxeleba rac
ar unda iyos.
aivanze Tevzisferkabiani, TeTryirmiza, CaqviriTebuli qali gamoegebaT. Sorenas sapatarZlosTvis cota
uCveulod, eSmakurad ucimcimebda Tvalebi da lamaz
tuCebze momdgar Rimilsac Zlivs iokebda. etyoboda, arc misTvis iyo pirveli gadanaxuleb-gadasinjvis
ceremoniali. swori Tma, mokleze SekreWili, Savi moSvilduli warbebi da Txeli, lamaznestoebiani cxvi374

ri; odnav Sesqelebuli mklavebiRa amJRavnebdnen, rom

Sorena ocs karga xnis gadaSorebuli gaxldaT.
gaicvnes, moikiTxes erTmaneTi, cota xans amindze
waisaubres da mere, rogorc gegmiT iyo gaTvaliswinebuli, sastumro oTaxidan SeumCnevlad gaikrifnen, qalvaJi `gadamwyveti saubrisTvis~ martoni datoves.
`qalis gaCenas ra vuTxari me, Tvara am jeiraniviT
gogos ra Wirs Cemi dasawuni. unda davanebo Tavi am maimunobas. mets aRar wamovyvebi aRaravis qalis gadasasinjad. viRaca Tavs gamitexavs. colis mTxoveli me ara
var da awuxe axla amdeni xalxi. ojaxSi Sedixar, rac
ar unda iyos, mere, dawunebuli qaliSvilis mama, ise
Tu ar gagrZnobia, gulSi mainc mtrad gekideba. ar minda coliTqva gamovacxadeb da damanebeben Tavs, aba ra
jandaba iqneba, mara gizoia gadareuls Sen daajereb?
ra vuTxra, ra velaparako axla am patiosan gogos? amdeni artistobis Tavi maqvs mee?~ fiqrobda zumbaZe.
Sorenas idayvebze xelebi Semoewyo, kedelze rembrandtis `balaamis viris~ reproduqcias Sehyurebda da
saubris dawyebas elodeboda.
romel klasebs aswavliT? hkiTxa rafielma ise,
sityvis masalad, Sorenac mSvenivrad mixvda, rom im
saqmesTan, ra saqmisTvisac isini marto datoves, am
SekiTxvas araviTari kavSiri ara hqonda.
dawyebiTebs.
albaT, bavSvebs Zalian uyvarxarT.
arc umagisobaa. patarebs advilia Tavi Seayvaro.
rafiels enaze moadga: didebisTvis Tavis Seyvareba cota Wirso, magram ar Tqva, nametani qaragmebiT
laparaki gamomivao.
skola Sors gaqvT? `ras Cavacivdi am skolaso~,
gaifiqra rafielma, magram gvianRa iyo.
qveviT, centrSia, sadac Tqven amouxvieT, xelmarjvniv.
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 fexiT dadixarT?
Tu nacnobi vinme ar wamomewia, ki.
xSirad `wamogewevian~ xolme?
sakmaod xSirad. am sofelSi marto Cems biZaSvils,
xuTi hyavs `Jiguli~.
gongaZeebis garda aravin cxovrobs am ubanSi?
gongaZeebi bevri ara varT, sxvaTa Soris raWidan
gaxlavarT Cven gadmosulebi. ise, ZiriTadi macxovreblebi kotrikaZeebi, cercvaZeebi da samxaraZeebi arian.
agaSena RmerTma, damSvidda farmacevti. wamodga,
fanjarasTan mivida da ezoSi gadaixeda.
cacxvis Ziras sufra iSleboda.
ra tyuilad SegawuxeT dRes.
ras brZanebT, stumari RvTisaa, maSinve Seageba
Sorenam.
gizom aiCema, Torem me ar var amis kaci. ar miyvars
aseTi rameebi.
ratom? saWiroa xandaxan.
ra aris saWiro? rafieli fanjaras Tvals ar aSorebda.
misvla-mosvla.
zumbaZe Semobrunda da Cveulebrivze ufro mkafiod
Tqva:
Sorena, gulaxdilad unda movilaparakoT me da Sen.
rafielis naTqvamSi kategoriulobas mudarac gaeria.
Sorena smenad iqca.
Rirs axla es yvelaferi? xom xedav, ra xdeba dedamiwaze. yvelam Tavis Tavs unda mixedos. ra drois bavSvebis akidebaa. mouva viRaca gadareuls raRac TavSi,
daaWers Rilaks xels da meyole kargad, Seni bRartebian Cixtikopianad.
ram SegaSina, Se kaco, sxvisi xmiT Tqva Sorenam.
gizos Tavisi peplebi hyavs TavSi. me saRad vuyureb
cxovrebas. maSin unda avkvintilebuliyavi da SemerTo
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coli, roca ocdaxuTis viyavi, Tvara, Camokonwialeba

minda axla mee? isedac Zlivs vdgavar fexze. ormocs
male gadavabijeb, xom xedav, gaputul bats migavs saxe.
Sorena sdumda.
Sen Segnebuli gogo Canxar da sworad unda gamigo.
ar var me ojaxis kacad gaCenili. ar SemiZlia bovSobia
da wamlobia da akvnobia da naTesavobia. ar var bazarSi
morbenali da rZis rigSi Camdgomi kaci. ar var da Zalaa? ar dambada am saqmisTvis gamCenma.
mere? vin gaZalebs? ganze gaixeda qalma.
vin maZalebs? SemWames ojaxSi. im mamidaCem varas
rom uyureb, RvTis piridan gadavardnilia. TviTon ar
gaTxovda, qea galokili TiTiviT, deikvanweba martodmarto da miSrobs sisxls. saxlSi Sesvla mezareba. es
Cemi Steri Zmaa da, me mrcxvenia qalaqSi gamosvla Sen
magivrad, ucolod rom berdebio. ra ari, Tu qali xar,
sasircxvilo? rava, yvela ki ar gauCenia RmerTs saojaxod.
marTalia.
rafiels imedi mieca. skami SorenasTan axlos miaCoCa
da ufro energiulad alaparakda.
angeloziviT gogo xar, ra gaqvs Cemi dasawuni, mara
ar moxdeba es Cveni saqme. Sens adgilze mariam RvTiSobelic rom iyos, ar minda. ar var colis SemrTveli,
me, saerTod. Sen ggonia Cemi nebiT movedi? gizoia damTxveulma ZaliT Semtena manqanaSi. axla me rom uari
vTqva, vici magisi ofofebi Tavs gamitexavs. Sen unda
miSvelo.
ra unda vqna? rac ar ginda, RmerTma nu mogces,
idumali xmiT Tqva Sorenam.
Sen giSvela RmerTma. ai, mesmis Segnebuli gogo.
Sen unda Tqva uari Cemze. isedac ase ajobebs, rad ginda, Cemi dawunebulis saxeli gqondes. Sen unda Tqva; ar
momewona, Robis sars wavyvebi da magas araTqo. rac Sei377

Zleba Sors damiWire. colis SemrTvelic rom viyo, isedac ar var Seni Rirsi me. ar gamovdgebi ojaxSi. erTxel
davurwie akvani Cems ZmiSvils da Tavbru damesxa. glaxa
rom deibadeba adamianiSvili, naklebi rom gamova, ise
var swored.
ki batono, magaze advili ra ari. rogorc weRan
Sexvedris dros, ise aTamaSdnen Sorenas TvalebSi eSmakebi da rafieli ver mixvda, sibralul-TanagrZnobis iyo
es Rimili, Tu gongaZis qali cotas dascinoda kidec.
me vityvi, momewona-meTqi da Sen sastiki vari
daartyi. saxvewi da saRriWino ar dautovo aravis.
gadawyvetilad Tqvi; ar minda, morCa da gaTavdaTqo.
magaT Cemi sikvdili undaT, mgonia. raRa drois Cemi colia, Rame Zili ar mivarga. me mgonia, avadmyofic unda
viyo. eqimTan var misasvleli, marcxena Tirkmela yrud
mtkiva da, mgoni, naRvlis buStic amosaWreli maqvs.
nu moiklav axla Tavs.
marTla geubnebi, ra maqvs mosatyuari, gulTan
orive xeli miitana ar damRupo, Sorena. kategoriuli
uari unda mtkico. Segnebuli gogo xar Sen.
Sorenam gaiRima, rembrandtis naxats Tvali moacila
da rafieli erTxel kidev aaTvalier-CaaTvaliera:
ras mevaWrebi, Se kaco. isedac mase Tqmas vapirebdi,
romc ar geTxova Sen.
farmacevti wamoxta da qaliSvils xelze akoca.
agaSena RmerTma.
gizo ori naxtomiT kibesTan gaCnda. Sorena win gaatara da rafiels mklavSi staca xeli.
ra qeni?
momaTqmevine suli, ras meci kapuetiviT?.. ganze
gaiwia zumbaZem.
ar miTxra, ar momewonao, Tvara Semovixev tanze
yvelafers. kbilebSi, mtkice gadawyvetilebiT, gamocra gizom.
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damfrTxalma sasiZom erTxans uyura da ra irwmuna,

Savdia ar xumrobso. dinjad Tqva:
ra aqvs Cemi dasawuni, mara...
ra mara?!
ar ekiTxebi, Se gadareulo, im gogos? Sen ggonia is
taSiskvriT wamomyveba?
magas vnaxavT, Savdia lamis Camofrinda kibidan da
cacxvisken gabadruli wamoaskinkilda.
...Tamadas, tariel gongaZes, winaprebis sadRegrZelo
unda Seesva, rom gizom sityva iTxova.
mapatieT Zvirfasebo. dasamali da misakib-mosakibi araferia. ucxo aravin gvizis sufraze. yvelam kargad icis, ra saqmezec movediT dRes aqana. dResve unda
gadawydes, an ise, an ase. gadadebuli saqme eSmakisaa.
ager zis Cemi rafieli da ageraa sayvareli Sorenac.
SeiZleba vCqarob, magram me pirdapiri kaci var. am purmarilis madli gauwyres, visac sikeTis garda sxva edos
gulSi. gekiTxebi me Sen, rafiel, arc mTvrali xar da
araferi, mogwons es gogo?
rafielma miixed-moixeda da TavCamogdebiT amoRerRa:
ki.
SeirTav colad?
ki batono, mara vTqvi misi ar iyos, TviTon momyveba?
mamida varas cremli edga TvalebSi.
axla Sen gekiTxebi, Cemo daiko. ager arian Seni
mSoblebi da ager varT Cvenc. gaxed-gamoxede saqmes da
pirdapir gviTxari: mogwons es kaci? Zalas aravin gatans,
gadasadebi araa eg saqme. mogwons, gayvebi colad?
sufraze samariseburi siCume Camovarda.
Sorenam oxraxuSs foToli Seawyvita da TiTebiT
daatriala, mere gizos Sexeda, gaiRima, amoisunTqa da
ramdenadac mouxerxda, Tamamad Tqva:
ki.
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mexis gavardnad Caesma rafiels qalis pasuxi. mixvda,

rom gawires, Subli daecvara, gulma baga-bugi astexa,
yurebSi Suili igrZno.
ulocavdnen, exveodnen, gizo Savdia nefe-dedoflis
sadRegrZelos svamda. farmacevts ukve aRar SeeZlo
sixarulis im niaRvaris Sekaveba. dabneuli wamodga,
SorenasTan mivida, mxarze xeli gadaado da yurebSi
uCurCula.
- esaa Segnebuli varo? meti ver unda gendos kaci, Se
qalo?
Sorenam xelze-xeli mouTaTuna da am qveynad yvelaze
bednieri qalis RimiliT gauRima.
...qorwinebis dRed 1984 wlis 8 seqtemberi, SabaTi,
daTqves.

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as akus a
dilidanve marjvena Tvali uparpalebda.
Tvalis parpalma gamTeniisas gamoaRviZa. saaTs Sexeda, Svidic ar iyo. sabani Tavze waixura da kedlisken
gadabrunda, iqneb CameZinoso. amaod.
rac ufro mondomebiT cdilobda daZinebas, miT ufro
fxizldeboda. Zilis burusidan goneba gamalebiT gadmodioda sicxadeSi, sadac erTmaneTSi ireodnen iaponiis dedaqalaqis brWyviala reklamebi, orsarTuliani
estakadebi, abreSumiviT nazi da uxmauro maspinZlebi.
yovel fexis nabijze Tavaziani `mosi, mosi~ (mosi, mosi
gismenT gismenT.) da samSoblos monatreba yvela
grZnobaze ufro Zlieri.
mainc ar meZineba, cotas wavivarjiSebo. kimano sawolze moisrola, tyavis qoSebSi fexi wahyo da abazanaSi Setyapunda. sarkes ena gamouyo da didxans akvirdeboda. `exla mainc ra sikvdilma gamiTeTra ena. guSin
mainc ar miWamia lokokinas salaTa~. Wiqas sterilizebis qaRaldi Semoaxia. onkans SeuSvira da qlorisgan
ayrolebuli wyali pirSi Caiguba. yelSi aabuJbuJa da
gadmoRvara.
mere onkans peSvi SeuSvira da marjvena Tvali karga
xans apaWuna wyalSi.
parpalma ara da ar gauara.
telefoni awkarunda.
gismenT qalbatono eleonora.
sxva vin unda yofiliyo.
erTguli mamaliviT eleonora aRviZebda yovel diliT. es qali delegacias yvaveTidan gamoayoles, Tqveni
Tarjimani iqnebao. eleonoram iaponuri, albaT, kargad
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icoda da Sesaxedavadac urigo dedakaci rodi iyo. magram gerasimes guls urevda am qalis xazgasmuli oficialuroba, aqaoda, iaponuri vicio, TviTdajerebuli
toni da Tavis Tavze zogjer iseTi funqciebis aReba,
romelic uwyinari Tarjimnis rols Sors scildeboda.
oficialur qaRaldebSi ewera, rom farmacevtTa
delegaciaSi, romelic farmacevtTa saerTaSoriso asociaciis iaponiis ganyofilebis mowveviT am qveyanaSi
ori kviriT miemgzavreboda, mxolod ori wevri iyo
vasil flievi da gerasime faRava. eleonora delegaciis wevri arc ki gaxldaT da misi mdgomareobiT Sexvedrebis dros dabali rangis Cinovnikis statuss unda
dasjereboda, magram, Tqvenc ar momikvdeT, eleonora
tokioSi Casvlis pirveli saaTebidanve ise energiulad
moqmedebda, rom aSkarad cdilobda es ori damsaxurebuli farmacevti Tavis Wkuaze etarebina da, Tqven rogor fiqrobT, misi SeniRbuli siTamamiT da idumali
TviTdajerebiT axerxebda kidec.
vasili pirveli dRidanve Seurigda am ambavs, gerasime ki vera da vera. vasils ara marto damyoli xasiaTi hqonda, etyoba, TavmoyvareobiTac ver daikvexnida,
xolo Tavmoyvareobis sisuste da rbili xasiaTi ki, mogexsenebaT miswrebaa vasilisa da gerasimes mdgomareobaSi myof stumarTaTvis. am (da sxva mizezTa gamoc)
vasili da eleonora damegobrdnen, gerasime ki marto
darCa.
tokioSi Casvlis meore dRidanve daiwyes putuni da
bolomde SesvenebiTac ar SeusveniaT. laparakobdnen
gauTaveblad; metros eskalatorze, taqsSi, farmacevtuli sazogadoebis sxdomebze, oficialur Tu araoficialur banketebze. TiTqosda irgvliv vervis amCnevdnen. mokalaTdebodnen gverdigverd da naxevari ybiT
CurCulebdnen, vasili mTlianad CarTuli gaxldaT am
dialogSi, eleonora ki Tavis `mTavar~ saqmesac aswreb382

da. delegacias warudgenda maspinZlebs, paTetikur sityvas warmosTqvamda, iatakis brtyel baliSze mokalTdeboda da kvlav vasils miubrundeboda. zrdilobiani
iaponelebi, aqaoda Tarjimani ar SevawuxoTo, an saerTod arafers ambobdnen, an damtvreuli inglisuriT da
mimikebiT (gerasimes es ukanaskneli, pirvelyofili ena
ufro esmoda) agebinebdnen qarTvel farmacevtebs, rom
moxaruli iyvnen misi stumrobiT da gaisadac Tu moZebnida dros amomavali mzis qveyanaSi Camosasvlelad,
urigo rodi iqneboda.
iciT ra, Tqven rom guSin asakusas daTvaliereba
gsurdaT damirekes, TxuTmet wuTSi gogona mova da gagyvebaT xom ar gadaifiqreT?
guSin SuadRisas erTi Ronieri farmacevtuli firmis
prezidents Sexvdnen. audiencia rom damTavrda, quCaSi
gaiares. sadilamde naxevari saaTi rCeboda. gerasimem
CasaxvevSi, marjvniv uzarmazar taZars hkida Tvali da
SeCerda. farmacevts siZveleni ainteresebda da sanam
ikiTxavda, iaponelebma daaswres: es asakusaao, budisturi taZari meToTxmete saukunisa, tokioSi ocamde
aseTi taZariao.
Tu SeiZleba axlos misvlao, mokrZalebiT SeaCerda
gerasime maspinZlebs, magram maSinve inana, eleonoram
yovelgvari TaTbiris gareSe mouWra: axla restoranSi mivdivarT, batono gerasime, ra dros eqskursiaa,
da saerTod, gTxovT Cems funqciebSi nu CaereviT, xom
iciT, aq yoveli wuTi gansazRvruliao.
firmis warmomadgenelma Seatyo, rom delegaciis
wevrsa da Tarjimans Soris usiamovno saubari asakusas
gamo Sedga da eleonoras mimarTa: Tu baton farmacevts taZarTan ufro axlos misvla surs, advili saqmeao,
magram eleonora risi eleonora iqneboda, ukan rom
daexia. gerasimem, rasakvirvelia, ucxo enebi ar icoda,
xolo iaponurSi sxva ucxo enebze ufro sustad erk383

veoda, magram alRoTi da mimikiT yvelafers mixvda. da

ai, etyoba, gulisxmier maspinZlebs surT dRes mainc
aCvenon asakusa.
TavisTavad gadafiqrebuli ar aris? axla raRas movaswrebT, qalbatono eleonora.
uars vetyodi, rom mcodnoda, Caikvnes-Caisinanula Tarjimanma.
romelze unda gavideT Cven? geram icoda, rom
sastumrodan pirvelze unda gasuliyvnen, magram ise,
sityvis masalad ikiTxa.
pirvelze, orze aeroportSi unda viyoT.
delegacias bargi ukve Sekruli hqonda. sam saaTze
`naritas~ saerTaSoriso aeroportidan afrindeboda
TviTmfrinavi da kurss samSoblosaken aiRebda.
unda geTqvaT, guSin ainteresebda, dRes aRar ainteresebs-Tqo, isedac amdens vawuxebT am xalxs.
rom ar gayveT, uaresad Sewuxdebian. metroTi waxvalT da moaswrebT, uxerxulia. gaswie-gamoswie ori
saaTi geyofaT. naxevari saaTis gzaa metroTi. pirvels
rom TxuTmeti daakldeba, foieSi dagelodebiT. moemzadeT, sadacaa gamoCndeba is gogo.
romeli gogo? gulubryvilod hkiTxa gerasimem.
TiTqosda misTvis sulerTi ar iyo, romeli gogo miacilebda tokios budisturi taZris asakusas sanaxavad.
gaiparsa, Sxapi gadaivlo, gamoewyo da derefanSi
gamovida.
`albaT es aris~, gaifiqra gerasimem, roca gverdiT
tanmomcro iaponelma gogonam tkapatkupiT Cauara da
eleonoras nomris karebze frTxilad daakakuna.
ramdenime wuTSi farmacevti da iaponeli gidi arcTu
mTlad fexawyobilad garbodnen ginzaze (ginza tokios erT-erTi mTavari quCa).
maRali, mouxeSavi gerasime daRlili maraToneliviT
qelavda, majaze gamobmul xelCanTas miiqnevda, marjve384

naTi xalxs miarRvevda da cdilobda gogonas ar CamorCenoda.

gogona ki proporciulad tanmorCili gaxldaT da
siarulis dros muxlebs erTmaneTs uxaxunebda. ise sayvarlad miabijebda tanis rxeviTa da patara nabijebiT,
rogorc marto momxibvlel iaponel qalebs ZaluZT.
sayvelpuro rusuls axerxebda da weRan metros eskalatorze rom idgnen, gerasimem ukve moaswro mis lamaz
gamyolze zogi ram gaego; gogonas micuki erqva. universitetis mesame kursis studenti iyo. mSoblebi kiotoSi
cxovrobdnen, TviT ki rusul enaSi wasavarjiSeblad
da, ra dasamalia, ekonomiuri mosazrebiTac, Tavs nebas
aZlevda gamosaZaxebeli Tarjimnis samsaxuri SeeTavazebina sabWoTa kavSirTan saqmian urTierTobaSi Cabmuli iaponuri firmebisaTvis. gerasimes SekiTxvaze jer
gaiRimebda, mere gulze axutebuli CanTidan miniaturul leqsikons daaZrobda, sityvebs erTxel kidev daazustebda da pasuxs usaTuod mobodiSebas moayolebda.
gerasime wamdauwum amxnevebda, ra gaqvT sabodiSo, mSvenivrad laparakobTo, magram aSkarad Canda, rom micukis Tavaziani farmacevtis qaTinauri ar sjeroda.
ginzas boloSi rom gavidnen, micukim avtobusebis
ganrigis maCvenebel eleqtrotablosTan miirbina, karga xans aTamaSa TiTebi mwvaned ganaTebul Rilakebze,
etyoboda asakusas axlomaxlo gaCereba ver aRmoaCina, mowyenili saxiT gamobrunda, gerasimes sTxova, aq
damicadeTo, moednis SuagulSi mdgar policielTan
miirbina. policielma erTi mouxeda da zurgi uCvena.
micuki erTgulad uxsnida raRacas, magram policieli
misken ar Semobrunebula. gogona TeZoebis nazi rxeviT
(TiTqos iaponuri multfilmebis mzeTunaxav Tojinebs
ajavrebso) isev monarnarda gerasimesTan, kibeze Caimuxla da tokios quCebis sqema daaZro. oriveni guldasmiT dascqerodnen sqemas.
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 Cven sad varT axla, micuki? hkiTxa gerasimem.

aq, sqemas fanqari daado gogonam.
Sen xar Cemi batoni, asakusa?
aq, sqemis meore mxares, qalaqis ganapiras, wre
Semoxaza micukim.
Sen es miTxari, ra quCazea asakusa?
tokioSi quCebs saxeli ara aqvT, micukis daRlili Rimili hqonda.
apa?
aq quCebi danomrilia, marto ginzas hqvia ginza.
mTavari quCaa da imitom.
ormocdameCvidmeteze.
mere? ra gviSlis xels?
araferi, policiels vkiTxe, ra transportiT ufro
Cqara mival-meTqi da xma ar gamca.
ra mindao?
laparaki ar SeuZlia, neba ara aqvs. moZraobas aregulirebs.
mere? Cvenc iseTi policieli movZebnoT, visac
gzadabneuli moqalaqisTvis gzis Cveneba evaleba.
TiTqos did WeSmaritebas eziarao, micukim madlobis
niSnad gauRima, sqema dakeca, CanTaSi CaCurTa da trotuars aRma auyva.
karga xans eZebes policieli, magram gansxvavebiT sxva
kapitalisturi qveynebisagan (policielebi yovel fexis
nabijze TvalSi rom geCxirebian) tokioSi wesrigis damcveli ioli sapovni rodi aRmoCnda.
SadrevanTan moixelTes Savqudiani moxele da oriveni jiqur miadgnen. hai dozo (hai dozo geTayva)
suli ar moaTqmevina micukim.
hai, hai (hai, hai diax, diax.) qudTan xeli miitana axalgazrda, meCxerkbileba policielma.
micuki didxans uxsnida Tavis gasaWirs, sqemac daaZro, zed daxatuli asakusac uCvena, magram iaponeli
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qaliSvilis naRvlian kiloze xvdeboda gerasime, rom

policielma gids sanugeSo vera uTxra ra.
is iyo micukim gulidan amosuli arigato (arigato
gmadlobT.) dautova saxelmwifos guSags da tanjuli
saxiT gamotrialda, rom policieli daedevna da aRtacebuli saxiT raRac Cauiaponura.
gaxarebulma micukim kvlav daaZro sqema da isini Sadrevanis gaswvriv, kedelTan, prezidentis suraTis qveS
Camosxdnen.
hai, hai... hai... hai... hai, hai, wamdauwum imeorebda
gogona da bolos, rogorc iqna, daaRwia Tavi gulisxmier policiels. quCa gadmoWres da kibes Cauyvnen Tu
ara, policieli isev wamoewiaT, erTxel kidev gaaSlevina man micukis sqema da erTxel kidev sufTa iaponuriT
ganumarta, rogor unda misuliyvnen asakusamde.
aTiode wuTis Semdeg isini metros matarebelSi isxdnen. micuki kvlav muxlebze gaSlil sqemas daCereboda, fanjaras miWiWinebuli gerasime ki metros yovel
sadgurze Semogebebul plakats (plakatze matareblis
savarZelSi Rrmad CaZinebuli maimuni exata) Seavlebda
Tvals da mere reklamebis gaswvriv mdumared Camwkrivebul iaponelebs gaxedavda.
farmacevts, ra dagimaloT da Surda im kafandara aTasebisa, metros eskalators aRma-daRma rom dauyvebodnen
da mSvenivrad icodnen, saiT midiodnen da ra saqmeze.
saaTze daixeda. TerTmetis naxevari iyo.
ise, Cven Soris darCes da Tu ase Sors aris, aucilebeli ki araa, kacma rom Tqvas, asakusas naxva. iqneb meored
CamosvlisTvis gadagvedo? Seapara gids gerasimem.
micukim SeZrwunebuli saxiT moixeda.
ara, ara, gerasime san (san iap. mimarTvis forma,
`batono~). Sors ar aris, Cven ubralod gza dagvebna.
sxva sadguriT unda wavsuliyaviT. me TviTon iq arasodes vyofilvar, xom mapatiebT?
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gerasime xelis zurgze moefera isedac Sewuxebul

gogos da rac mouxerxda, alersianad uTxra:
ra saTqmelia.
kidev erTi `mZinare maimuni~ gaiares da matareblidan
Camovidnen.
grZeli derefani gairbines da bileTebis `sasxlaviT~
xelSi mdgar metros morigesTan mividnen, gairkva, rom
erTi sadguriT adre Camosulan. es `xurais~ Zveli sadguria, Tqven ki bileTi axal `xuraimde~ gaqvTo.
ukan gamouyvnen reklamebiT ayvirebul grZel derefans.
rogorc iqna amoaRwies miwis zemoT.
gzajvaredinTan marjvniv auxvies. skveri gadaWres da
cirkis afiSebTan patara moedans miadgnen.
micukim kvlav miirbina eleqtrotablosTan. kvlav
aTamaSa TiTebi klaviSebze, mere acremlebuli saxiT
gverdiT mdgom qals raRac hkiTxa da ori wuTis Semdeg
micukis irgvliv gulCvili iaponelebis wre rom Seikra,
gerasimes gulma reCxi uyo. Canda, micuki kidev erTxel
daibna.
uyura, uyura gerasimem da raki sabolood darwmunda, rom koleqtiuri gzis swavleba kargs aras uqadda
(micukis irgvliv cnobismoyvare moqalaqeTa ricxvi
swrafad izrdeboda da SeiZleboda gulSematkivarTa
TaTbiri mitingSi gadazrdiliyo) gogonas xeli daavlo
da wres gamoarida.
miwisqveSa gadasasvlelSi rom Cadiodnen, gerasimem
moixeda, moqalaqeni isev iq idgnen da kamaTobdnen.
kibesTan suli moiTqves. micukim isev daaZro sqema,
avtomatur fexsacmelsawmends Camoafara, orive xeli
safeTqelze miido da daacqerda.
dawynardi, micuki, ra vuyoT, xdeba. axla Tormetis
naxevaria. dro cota rCeba, gavbrundeT daiwyo gerasimem.
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 asakusa? gogonas iribad gaWril TvalebSi sasowarkveTa Cadgomoda.

me vityvi, davaTvaliereT-meTqi. Zalian momewonameTqi. davaneboT Tavis asakusas. taqsSi CavjdeT da
ukan gavbrundeT. damijere. ase ajobebs saqmisTvis.
gogonam mTlad kargad ver gaigo, ras niSnavda `me
vityvi; davaTvaliereT-meTqi~. magram meaTased daixeda
saaTze. sqema arc ki daukecavs, gerasimes xeli Caavlo
da yviTelTaRian WiSkarSi Searbenina.
WiSkari gaiares, eskalatoriT qveda quCaze Cavidnen
da bambukis jixurSi WotiviT mobuzul qals miadgnen.
micuki wamdauwum saaTze ixedeboda da raRacas evedreboda, Woti-morige ki mSvidad pasuxobda da win
mdgar mikrofons niadag erTsa da imaves CasZaxoda.
micukim gerasimes xeli gamosdo, marcxniv gaarbenina
da kvlav eskalatorze Seayena.
ra mindao? hkiTxa farmacevtma.
gogonam gamSrali tuCebi aacmacuna:
taqsiT dagagviandebaTo. axla pikis saaTi iwyeba.
kvlav metroTi unda wavideT.
wavideT mere, ra gviSlis xels.
araferi. axlave metros sadgurs vipovi. Tqven aq
momicadeT...
magram gerasimes mocdis Tavi aRar hqonda. igi fexdafex ki ar mihyveboda, zogjer win uswrebda Tavis gids.
erTi-orjer xelic ki Caavlo da wiTel Suqze gadaarbenina. gidi mTlad moeSva. igi morCilad mihyveboda
farmacevts da tiriliT bodiSs ixdida.
mesamejer sxvadasxva mxridan erTsa da imave, Jan gabenis veeberTela suraTian moedans rom miadgnen, gerasimemac dakarga gzakvali.
micuki trotuarze Camojda. sqema amoiRo da qviTini
autyda.
pirvels oci wuTi aklda. dro elvis siswrafiT garboda.
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gidi tuCebsa da TiTebs ikvnetda. sqemas afrialebda

da gamvlelebs iseTi xmiT dasZaxoda, rom moqalaqeni
Cerdebodnen da sxva rom araferi SeeZloT, usityvo
TanagrZnobas iqve dgomiT gamoxatavdnen.
viRacam qaRaldi amoiRo da moqalaqeTa xelmoweris
Segrovebas Seudga. gerasime mixvda, gamvlelTa mowmeoba micukis giduri reputaciis gadasarCenad iyo saWiro.
farmacevtma mxneoba moikriba da akankalebuli studenti lamis ZaliT dasva trotuarze.
dajeqi aq, me Sen gelaparakebi. ra moxda, Se qalo,
daiqca qveyana? adamianis feri aRar gadevs. Sen Tu
mokvdi, raRad ginda rame. ase gadareva gamigonia? vis
ar aqcevia mxari. moiwminde cremli da gaSale eg dasawvavi sqema. ra moedanze varT Cven axla?
sqemis gaSla aRar daWirdaT. policielma wre gaarRvia, micukis da gerasimes SuaSi Cadga, orTaves xelkavi
gamosdo da yviTeli manqanisken waiyvana.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg Cveni mgzavrebi policiis manqaniT miqrodnen tokios quCebSi. mZRoli sirenas ayvirebda, magram qalaqis usaSvelo pikTan veras xdeboda.
yviTeli `toiota~ wamdauwum Cerdeboda da fanjaraSi
Tavgayofil policiels yviriliT uxdeboda Tavis kolegebTan urTierTobis garkveva.
micuki savarZelSi misvenebuliyo da datuqsvis Semdeg moferebuli bavSviviT slukunebda.
gerasimes gulmuceli ewvoda, magram garegnulad
arafers imCnevda. manqanis fanjridan moCvenebiTi
gulgrilobiT Sescqeroda xelCanTian, kopwia iaponelebs, pirze RimiliT da pakipukiT rom miiCqarodnen
TavianT iaponur saqmeebze.
`naritas~ aeroportSi rom mividnen, `il-64~ marSru
tiT tokio-moskovi TxuTmeti wuTis gafrenili iyo.
gerasime faRavam aeroportis TanamSromlebs da sxva
dainteresebul pirT ganucxada, rom daagvianda fri390

ad seriozuli mizezis gamo, asakusas daTvalierebisas

guli cudad gauxda da siaruli veRar SeZlo.
werilobiT CvenebaSi, romelic oficialur pirTa
TanxmobiT rusulad dawera, igi daJinebiT amtkicebda,
rom gulisxmier iaponel gogonas micukis mis dagvianebaSi brali ar miuZRoda. gidma drois zusti gaangariSebiT gaakeTa Tavisi saqme, magram me gulma mimtyuna da yvelaferi am gauTvaliswinebeli SemTxvevis
gamo moxdao.
...TviTmfrinavma simaRle rom aiRo, apilpilebul
eleonoras gverdiT stiuardesa Camoujda da erTxel
kidev hkiTxa darCenili mgzavris Sesaxeb.
ucnaurad iqceoda, gulCaTxrobilic iyo, magram
samSoblos Tu gayidda, ver warmovidgendio, xmamaRla, sxva mgzavrTa gasagonadac pasuxobda Tarjimani.
sinamdvileSi im stiuardesas saqme ZiriTadad TviTmfrinavSi msxdomTa momsaxureba gaxldaT. darCenilebTan mas ara esaqmeboda ra. ubralod cnobismoyvare da
cota enaWartala gogona iyo.
erTi kviris Semdeg dabrunda gerasime.
rogor dabrunda da ra gadaxda, calke, sxva novelis Temaa da isedac daRlil mkiTxvelebs dRes aRar
Sevawuxeb.

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xaT r i ani kaci

udanaSaulod kacis dasja rogor ar gamigonia, magram
rac me dammarTes, namdvilad dasaweri ambavia, Tumca
iqneb, dasaweradac ar gamodges, mkiTxvels daujereblad
moeCveneba. ormocdaori weli ise movaTie Wra-kervis
kursebze Wris pedagogad, sayveduri raa, erTi sayveduric ar mimiRia. sammarTveloSi sigeliT dajildovebas
da sapatio gacilebas mipirebdnen Turme. axla viRa damajildovebs, TiTiT saCvenebeli gavxdi mTels qalaqSi.
me Sen getyvi, Worikana xalxi aklia qaraTeleTs. maSinve
meTqva simarTle, icocxle, kargi iyo. gadavrCebodi am
davidarabas, axla aRar damijereben da vin icis, iqneb
arc maSin daejerebinaT. ara mWirda Wirio, Zalad vikar
Cxirio, isea Cemi saqme. gavCumdi da im gaCumebam iseTi
keti mkra, welSi veRar gavimarTebi. guli mxolod imaze
mwydeba, ubralo rom var. cota, pawawkintela danaSauli
mainc mimiZRodes da ar vCivi arafers.
Tu ar geCqareba, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo, Tavidan daviwyeb da wvrilad giambob, rac gadamxda. xolo Tu geCqareba, sxva (ufro patara) novela waikiTxe. `xaTriani kacis~
wakiTxva sxva droisaTvis gadade da Tu dros ver gamoZebni da saerTod ar waikiTxav, arc amiT daiqceva qveyana.
am ori Tvis winaT Cems ezoSi vzivar da indauris
bJitebs (qaraTeleTis garda, sxvagan, yvelgan Wukebs
eZaxian) joxs vuqSev, axladamoyrili koindari rom ar
gadaWamon.
saSura abramiZis WiSkarTan biWi dgas da kai xania amaod uxmobs maspinZels. romeli xar-meTqi, gavexumre wamoudgomlad. stumari axla WiSkars moadga. gamarjoba,
aleqsi biZia, abramiZisanebi ar arian saxlSi, Tu icio?
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vicani CiCi gvilava. melentis ufrosi vaJi. Cemgan

mexuTe mosaxlea. wesieri bavSvi iyo, sxvaTa Soris, da
saqmec kargad waiyvana. SarSan iuridiuli daamTavra da
Cvens qalaqSi gamoanawiles, ar vici, ra Tanamdebobaze.
saSura axla gavida am wuTSi da ver getyvi rodis mova-meTqi. babuca xom maias adgas Tavze TbilisSi. cota
xeli SeeSala im gogos, gaigebdi albaT-meTqi. ase rom,
saxlSi marto saSuraa da saSurac, qe giTxari, gavida,
magi dRes fxizeli aRar mobrundeba-meTqi. Tu saCqaro
araferia, xval diliT mobrZandi, gvianobamde ar iRviZebs-meTqi.
raki asea, Tu ar gewyineba Sen unda Segawuxo da,
Tu Cemi leqso biZia xar, ar miTxra uario, damejRana CiCi gvilava. maincdamainc ki ar mesiamovna, saSuras
alaverdi ase uceb rom gadmomiloca, magram ras vizamdi, bJitebi davamwyvdie da gvilava SemovipatiJe. Sin
Semosasvlelad ar mcaliao, melentis Zem, mogexsenebaT,
aleqsi batono, miliciaSi vmuSaob meo. Ramis morige
inspeqtori gaxlavarT jerjerobiTao. diplomianebs
gamomZieblobaze naklebi ar ekuTvniT, magram adgili
ar iyo da, sanam gamoCndebodes davTanxmdi Ramis inspeqtorobazeo. Cveni muSaobis xasiaTi gecodinebaT;
Tu aravin davsajeT da Tu vinme ar davtuqseT, aqeT
dagvsjian da dagvtuqsaveno. gamiWirda da unda damexmaroTo. saSurasTan gamomiSva mamaCemma (Tqven ver gagibedeT), magram saSura Sin ar aris da, romc iyos, Cemi
Tavi ar eqneba axla imaso. ra mouvida maias? araferi ar
gamigiao. ra da ar Txoulobs is biWi-meTqi, mokled
movWeri. ki, magram xom gaTavda eg saqme, xom waiyvana,
ase vici meo? xels ar awers, cal-calke arian isevmeTqi. ise ugemurad vuTxari, vagrZnobine, am Temaze
saubari rom ar msiamovnebda. hoda, SegawuxeT, aleqsi
biZia, aseT ucnaur sakiTxzeo: am TveSi, Cemi morigeobis dros araferi xelmosakidi ar momxdara da sufTa
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Jurnals rom naxavs ufrosi, SeiZleba doylapiobisTvis

sayveduric ki gamomicxadoso. Sevadgen patara aqts, gavatareb JurnalSi viTom Sen, Ramis pirvel saaTze,
wulukiZis skverSi, deboSs texdi da miliciis muSakebma
mTvrali saxlamde migacileso. ras vtexavdi-meTqi?
CavuRrmavdi, Cxubso, amixsna, - Cemi daTroba da Cemi
Cxubi kacs ar gaugonia, Tormetgojaze wyluli rom
maqvs, mTelma qalaqma icis, ar dagijereben mag ambavs,
isev saSuras daelode, saSura gamogadgeba-meTqi, raki
asea, sxva danaSauli movifiqroT, Sewuxda CiCi; viTom
Sards aqcevdi SuaRamisas akakis baRSi da milicielebma
wesrigisaken mogiwodeso. Sardze, cota ar iyos rom
Sevyoymandi, daumata: nu geSinia, aleqsi biZia, arc
aqts da arc Cvens daskvnas, aravin waikiTxavs da veravin gaigebs. ubralod JurnalSi gavatarebT, muSaobaSi CagveTvlebao. iqneb arc moikiTxos ufrosma. erTi
wlis mere vwvavT da vanadgurebT gatarebis Jurnalso,
aSkarad icrua.
gavbriyvdi da Sevjeq virsao, xom gagigonia. avwondavwone da CiCisadmi pativiscemam mZlia. ra moxda,
bolos da bolos, axalgazrda kacs mxarSi xom unda
amovudge, meti ra varT adamianebi erTmaneTis. kacis
mokvlaze xom ar mimowmebs. davibraleb erTaderTxel
Cems cxovrebaSi uadgilo adgilas Sardis daqcevas. jer
erTi, rogorc CiCi ambobs, Jurnals aravin Caxedavs, da
romc Caxedon, am saqmes aravin gamoekideba-meTqi.
ase da amgvarad, davTanxmdi. aqti iqve, Cems ezoSi
daiwera. `danaSaulis Cadenis~ SemoTavazebuli adgili,
Cemi TxovniT, wulukiZis skveriT SevcvaleT, radgan
akakis baRis yvela kunWuli mTeli Rame ganaTebulia
da saqmes, romelSic brali medeba, ver gavbedavdi. saaTic gadavwieT, cota, ra mniSvneloba hqonda, magram
pirveli saaTi, oris naxevriT Sevacvlevine. CiCi Cems
redaqciul SeniSvnebs sityvis Semoubruneblad iTval394

iswinebda, risTvisac axalgazrda iuristis madlobeli

davrCi. movawere aqts xeli da me da CiCi pirze kocniT
davSordiT erTmaneTs. 1984 wlis TerTmeti ivnisi iyo,
ra damaviwyebs.
ar gasula am ambis Semdeg sami kvirac, rom direqtori mibarebs. me da direqtori sabavSvo baRis Zmakacebi
varT, moxarSuls micnobs. udevs win raRac qaRaldebi
da xiTxiTebs. rodis Semdeg daiwye, leqso, xulignoba
Seno? rava ra iyo-meTqi, elda meca. Setyobinebaa
miliciidan mosuli, zomebis misaRebad, SuaRamisas Sardis dasaqcevad wulukiZis baRSi ram wagiyvana, Se kaco,
sxvagan ver naxe adgilio? vfurclavT da vaTvalierebT
miliciidan mosul Setyobinebas. Cems ezoSi dawerili
aqtisTvis erTi sabuTic daumatebia CiCis. zemdegi yruaSvili (romelic arasodes minaxavs da iqneb verc verasodes vnaxo) wers: `miuxedavad Cveni sityvieri gafrTxilebisa, moqalaqe jiutad ganagrZobda dawyebul danaSaulebriv qmedebaso. saqmes rom morCa, winaaRmdegoba
ar gauwevia, danaSauli vermoTmenis motiviT axsnao. ase
rom, haerSi gamafrTxilebeli gasrola ar dagvWirvebia. moqalaqe aleqsi darabaZe mkacrad iqna gafrTxilebuli da piroba CamoerTva, rom msgavs danaSauls aRar
gaimeorebso~.
direqtors mainc raRaze davumalavdi. avdeqi da
vuambe: es, yvelaferi, sicruea, mezoblis biWma CiCi
gvilavam mTxova da xaTri ver gavutexe. albaT Setyobineba, masTan SeuTanxmeblad, meqanikurad gadmoagzavnes-meTqi. sicilisagan mogvrili cremlebi SeimSrala:
me vicodi, rom Sen uadgilo adgilas ar mofsamdi,
aleqsio, agaSena RmerTma inspeqtoris mxardaWerisTvis, magram Cven ra vqnaT, raRac reagirebas rom gvTxovs
miliciis ganyofilebao. ra da Tqvenc meqanikurad
miswereT: `zomebi miRebulia, aleqsi darabaZe gafrTxilebuliaTqo~. es qaRaldi, Tu kaci xar, aravis aCveno,
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Tavi ar momWra-meTqi, SevadgineT iqve reagirebis teqsti; viTom me Wra-kervis kursebis profkavSirul saerTo
krebaze sajarod gamkicxes da aRsazrdelad adgilkomis ujreds gadamces. gavgzavneT `reagireba~ miliciaSi
da megona amiT yvelaferi damTavrda-meTqi.
Turme jer sada xar, kaci bWobda da RmerTi icinodao, xom gagigonia.
ocdacxra seqtemberia, Wra-kervis muSakTa raionul
Sekrebas veswrebi. momxseneblad raionuli gaerTianebis
Tavmjdomarea. momxsenebeli urigo kaci rodi gaxlavT,
axalgazrda, energiuli specialistia garayaniZe.
agronomiuli aqvs damTavrebuli, amboben xarisxzec
muSaobso. sadguris morigis postidan CvenTan gadmoiyvanes, erTi weli araa jer. moxsenebis pirvel naxevars
sxva vin usmens, me rom momesmina, CamoaWikWika warmatebebi da reglamentiT gaTvaliswinebuli sami wuTi naklovanebebs dauTmo. `samwuxarod, Tqva Cvens rigebSi jer kidev moiZebnebian adamianebi, Segnebulad Tu
Seugneblad Crdils rom ayeneben, am arnaxuli aRmavlobis viTarebaSi, Cvens warmatebebso. aleqsi darabaZe gamocdili, Rvawlmosili muSakia da vin eloda, Tu
ase amCatdebodao. darabaZis utaqto moqmedeba Cirqsa
scxebs Cvens jansaR koleqtivso. es ambavi mware gakveTilad unda iqces ara marto TviT darabaZisTvis, yvela
CvenganisTvis, saerTodo~.
erihaa, esec Seni xaTri-maTri. civma oflma damasxa.
vifiqre, gamoval kamaTSi da vityvi simarTles. am xalxs,
rogorc Cans, marTla damnaSave vgonivar-meTqi, magram
Senc ar momikvde, dRis wesrigi isedac gadatvirTuli
iyo da me ki ara, winaswarmomzadebul mokamaTeTagan
naxevars ar misces sityva. arc `gancxadebisTvis~ darCa
CemTvis adgili.
Sekreba rom damTavrda, keTrovaniviT miyurebdnen
Cemi kolegebi, bevrs aSkarad vZuldi, rogorc kole396

qtivis Semarcxveneli. zogi malulad, Soridan miTanagrZnobda. erTma gabeda da mkiTxa: ra qva gatexe aseTi,
gagvagebine, Tu kaci xaro. rom avuxseni, eWviT Semomxeda da swrafad gamecala. etyoboda, erCia, ufro did
damnaSavesTan hqonoda saqme, vidre uadgilo adgilas
Sardis upretenzio damRvrelTan.
arc ki gamigia, rogor gavida oci ugemuri dRe raionuli Sekrebidan. CiCi orjer Semxvda quCaSi, magram
piri amarida, rcxvenia albaT, ymawvils, rom uneblied
am yofaSi Camagdo. mec ar Sevxmianebivar, Cems Caqanebul
saqmes Cxubi da ayalmayali veRarafers uSvelis. ar minda davayvedro, gana TviT surda moSardvis xaziT qalaqSi ganTqmul kacad veqcie.
mogexsenebaT, Wra-kervis muSakTa raionul Sekrebas
amave gaerTianebis saqalaqo Sekreba mohyveba xolme. me
saerTod saqalaqo Sekrebaze ar mixmobdnen (subordinaciulad ar mekuTvnis), magram mosawvevi baraTi rom miviRe, gulma reCxi miyo. albaT, saqalaqo gaerTianebis
generalur direqtors moxsenebisTvis faqti dasWirda,
CemTvis Tavs vin gamoidebda, adgnen da Camayudes direqtoris moxsenebaSi-meTqi.
ise agixdeT yovelive kargi, rogorc me es saSineli winaTgrZnoba amixda. gatrunuli vusmen moxsenebas,
dana rom damisva, sisxli ar gamomiva. reiganis lanZRvaginebidan momxsenebeli Cemze gadmovida: `magram savalalo is aris, rom am gamwvavebul saerTaSoriso viTarebaSi, Sinac gvyvanan saxelis gamtexni. qalaqis mowinave
sazogadoebam aRSfoTebiT dagmo Wra-kervis kursebze
momxdari faqti. aleqsi darabaZis daufiqrebelma nabijma Cirqi moscxo Cvens saxelovan uwyebas. ra gamovida,
Wris pedagogi dRisiT Tavis mowafeTa Soris saTnoebasa
da wesrigs qadagebs, RamiT ki, Turme, nu ityviT, aseT
saZraxis saqciels sCadis. amaze iTqmis `saxiT mRvdeli
da saqmiT mgelio~.
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momxsenebelma qvemoT sxvebic gaakritika, magram ver

davukargav, yvelaze STambeWdavad da xatovnad Cemze
SeCerda: marTalia, darbazidan gamosvlisas Seuracxmyofeli SeZaxilebi (`arc ki rcxvenia!~ `esec ityvis
kaci var da qudi mxuravso!..~) aravis dacdenia, magram,
Jruanteli mivlida da zurgi ise mewvoda, TiTqos maTraxiT nacemi gaxldiT.
avtobusis gaCerebamde aCa-baCad mivedi. kefa mewvis, etyoba wnevam amiwia. trotuarze mtredebi farTxaleben, frTebs atkacuneben da sakmarisia erTma
maTganma gaxurebul asfalts yasidad niskarti Cahkras,
rom yvelani iqve gaCndebian da iseT kakuns atexaven,
gegoneba banze gaSlil qers miagneso. sadRac CanTaSi
Savi puris naWeri megdo mtredebisTvis, magram axla
amis Tavi ara maqvs.
oTxma nomerma saerTod ar gaaCera, etyoboda gadatvirTuli iyo. zurgs ukan ori mamakaci TiTqosda
gangeb, Cems gasagonad iwyebs maslaaTs:
naxe dRevandeli gazeTi?
ki.
waikiTxe `vin gvarcxvens?~
ki, magram mainc ver gavige, ra danaSaulzea laparaki. dawere, Se kai dedmamiSvilo, gasagebad. sweria, `aleqsi darabaZe Ramis or saaTze sazogadoebrivi Sekrebis
adgilas saZraxis saqciels sCadiodao~. razea laparaki,
ras akeTebdao, Tu RmerTi gwams?
amdens ver unda mixvde? qalzea laparaki, yvelafers
xom ar Cagikaklaven dawvrilebiT. gazeTi misia, rom raRacas Sen TviTon unda mixvde.
Wra-kervis kursebze namuSevara, samocdaaTs miRweuli yofila.
qals mainc ar Sercxva im upatronos? isic kai ubeduri eyoleboda gamCens.
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erTi suli mqonda Semovbrunebuliyav da mosaubreTa

saxeebi damenaxa, magram SemeSinda, ar micnon-meTqi.
welmowyvetiliviT avedi romeliRac avtobusze da
kuTxeSi mivegde.
ras daveZeb, saiT wamiyvans, am adgils xom gamacilebs.
ise, kacma rom Tqvas, ar sjobia CiCi gvilavas mier
Tavdapirvelad SemoTavazebul danaSaulze SevCerebuliyavi? simTvralis niadagze deboSis atexvis cda imdenad TavismomWreli ar gaxlavT, rogorc sruliad fxizeli kacisagan Sua skverSi Sardis daRvra. miT umetes,
roca danaSaulis pirdapir dasaxelebas gaurbian da
cnobismoyvare msmenelebs Woraobis farTo asparezs
gadauSlian xolme.

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kaktus i
Tavis Znel cxovrebaze dafiqrebuli, arcTu mowinave
melioratori, qajana afaqiZe ivnisis erT qarian saRamos vasil kikviZis quCiT Sin brundeboda.
qajana geguTidan TerTmet nomer avtobuss mohyveboda, ministaris qarxanasTan Camovidoda, arxs gverds auqcevda, sandro JorJolianis saxelobis kinoTeatrTan
marcxniv Camouxvevda da kikviZis quCaze gavidoda.
qalaqis ganapiras, kikviZis mesame CixSi, qajana rkinis
boZebze Semdgar, xis samoTaxian odaSi cxovrobda.
samuSaod soflad ase Sors egzotikisa da idiliis
xaTriT ki ar dadioda, ubralod, ukeTesi samsaxuri
qalaq bagratiseulSi ver iSova. melioratoris rTuli
xeloba, mogexsenebaT, soflad ufro fasobs.
wvrilSvilian qajanas Sin loginad Cavardnili sidedri hyavda. rac dro gadioda, avadmyofobisagan Tavgabezrebuli moxuci ufro da ufro Zneli mosavleli
xdeboda. yvela sikeTesTan erTad eWvianobac dasCemda.
eCveneboda, rom siZes sZulda. iqneb droze gaasworos
angariSi wuTisofelTano, wamals aradaniSnulebisamebr
aZlevda da RvTis samsjavros SiSi rom ar hqonoda, siamovnebiT Caugdebda CaiSi lursmans.
sinamdvileSi ki saqme piriqiT gaxldaT. Tu rame ar undoda qajanas, swored sidedris sikvdili, sxva mizezTa
Soris im mizezis gamoc, rom xelmokled cxovrobda da
dakrZalvis xarjebi mZime tvirTad daawveboda ojaxis
isedac Zlivs mfeTqav biujets. afaqiZes arc imis imedi
hqonda, rom dasaflavebis xarjebs saxelmwifo gaiRebda da, bunebrvia, qajana mkurnalobas ar aklebda, rom
nekresis qarebisgan saxsrebdaWmuli sidedri, rogorme,
fexze wamoeyenebina, magram amaod.
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miabijebda melioratori qajana afaqiZe daRlili kacis mZime nabijebiT. beWebze gaxunebuli, cisferi kvarTi
da caljibiani, bususebiani lurji Salis Sarvali emosa.
fexT adgilmrewvelobis gamoSvebuli adidassmimsgavsebuli (`adidasis~ firmis emblema droTa viTarebas waeSala) Sav-mwvane botasebi ecva. es botasebi, sxvaTa Soris,
firmulisagan bevriT arafriT gansxvavdeboda; eg iyo,
tyav-piri Cacmis mesame dResve saTasmosTan gardigardmo skdeboda da lanCa saguldagulo mcdelobiTac ki ar
iRuneboda. welSi waxril qajanas orive xeli Sarvlis
jibeSi ewyo da fexebs ise miisroda win, TiTqos udrood
afarTxunebul fexsacmels ixdiso.
arc ustvenda da arc RiRinebda.
Taflisfer Tvalebze warb-quTuTo saimedod Camoefarebina da oriode nabijis sigrZesac mxolod imitom
inaTebda, rom qvisTvis fexi ar wamoekra. ise daRliliyo, nacnobTaTvis misalmebis Tavic ar hqonda da, kacma
rom Tqvas, sayuliaSi gazrdil da bagratiseulSi CasiZebul qajanas am qalaqSi nacnobebic cota hyavda.
zafxulis droiT cxras aRaraferi aklda. swored
is dro iyo, roca sicxisgan Camkvdar quCas nel-nela ubrundeba sicocxle, gasaTxovari gogonebi didi
xvewniT rom gamotyueben mSoblebs `daqalTan Sevlis~
oriode saaTs da paemanze garbian, roca sayvarliani mamakacebi pirs iparsaven da sazogadoebrivi RonisZiebis
momizezebiT TavianT saeWvo saqmeze mieSurebian.
pirwmindad gadalokil caze Rrublis fTilac ki
arsad Canda. gegonebodaT, am usaSvelod Rrma, baclurj
cargvalze saavdro Rrubeli aRarasodes gadaivliso.
narinjisferi mzis mewamuli tani ise Cqara efareboda xvamlis mTas, rogorc meyvseulad amobrialebuli
xoxobi Caikargeba xolme jagnarSi.
wveboda mze da dasavliT cecxlSenTebul cas sami mxridan epareboda Crdilisferi, uSvelebeli frTebi Ramisa.
uecrad qajanas kisris siaxloves marjvena beWze
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raRac daeca. pirveli, rac saxeldaxelod moisazra,

ganze gaxta da trotuarze wakotrialda, mxarze raRac
blanti masa da sisvele igrZno. xeli moisva da odnav
damSvidda, sisxli ki ara, sveli, Savi miwa iyo, wamoudgomlad gadmobrunda da im adgils daaCerda, sadac
weRan idga. qvafenilze erTi cida kaktusi da damsxvreuli qoTani egdo. Sav miwaSi mimofantuli qoTnis
namsxvrevebi trotuaramde uwevda. melioratorma beWis
tkivili axla ufro mwvaved igrZno. safaridan gamovida, gafiTrebulma maRla aixeda da aivnebs gasZaxa:
dageqca ojaxi! ar momkla kaci?!
saxli xuTsarTuliani gaxldaT. rkinis aivnebze aravin Canda da qajanas, rasakvirvelia, aravin gaepasuxa.
rogorc axalgazrda gamomZieblebi ityvian xolme,
SemTxvevis adgilze xalxi Seiyara. `TavSi xom ar dagecaT, batonovo~, mesamed ekiTxeboda maRali, tiloskiteliani, kafandara, saTvaliani moxuci da roca qajanam
talaxi kisridan Camoicila da dainteresebul kacs pasuxi aRirsa, berikacma mSvidad amoisunTqa: mTavari
iyo TavSi ar dagcemodaT.
kacs quCaSi mSvidad ver gagivlia, saqmea ees?
risxvagareuli sisawyliT Tqva dazaralebulma, Savad
gadaRebili, sveli kvarTi Caiwia da moqalaqeebs CabeJil-CawiTlebuli mxari uCvena.
Zalian gtkivaT? Savnawnavebian, tansrul qals
daSvebul xelebSi sanovagiT gaZeZegili CanTebi eWira.
CanTebi Zirs dasadebad ar emeteboda, ara da marTla
ainteresebda stkioda Tu ara qajanas mxari.
adamiania axla is? gekiTxebi me Sen, adamiania?
Tvalebze xeli miiCrdila da maRla aixeda ulvaSebdagrexilma, TeTrCeqmeba kacma, kaci kinaRam mokla da
yursac ar apartyunebs. Camoval, bodiSs mainc movixdi.
bodiSis moxdas ra udgas win.
CoCqolze mesame sarTulis aivanze iaponurxalaTiani,
Tavgadaparsuli kaci gadmodga da ra moxdao, ikiTxa.
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pasuxs ar daeloda, damsxvreul qoTans hkida Tu ara

Tvali, moajirs orive xeliT daeyrdno da maRla aixeda.
Sen geubnebi! ulvaSebdagrexilma asZaxa, vin
gadmoagdo, ver unda gavigoT?
mesame sarTulis binadarma xelebi gaasavsava da kvlav zeviT aixeda.
milicias unda gamovuZaxoT, daaskvna TeTrCeqmosanma.
rad unda amas milicia, CanTosani diaci wasvlas
ar apirebda, adiT kacebma da aaxieT yurebi, xom xedavT, xvadagia viRacaa.
Sen ggonia, ase advilad gatydeba? raki damalva
ikisra, atkazsac mSvenivrad dagvirtyams. aqeT mogdebs Sars, saxlSi Semomivardneno. magnairebis ambavi me
mkiTxe, iRliaSi gazeTebamoCrili, xeljoxiani kaci
tanajoriviT waRma-ukuRma trialebda.
sad iyo da sad ara, milicielic gamoCnda. zemdegi
cikolia gaxlavarT, ubnis inspeqtorio, warudga xalxs
ocdaaTiode wlis tanTxeli, formiani kaci. qajanas
Tavsgadamxdari ambavi mokled aambobina, qoTnis namsxvrevebi da kaktusi gazeTSi Seaxvia, moqalaqeebs gadaxeda, ori mowme dagvWirdeba, danarCenebs gTxovT daiSaloTo, gamoacxada da tyavis saqaRalde gaSala.
xuTiode wuTis Semdeg qajana da zemdegi cikolia ori
mowmis TanxlebiT damnaSavis mosaZebnad kibes auyvnen.
didi dadgena ar sWirdeboda im faqts, rom qoTani kibis
marcxena mxares ganlagebuli aivnebidan iyo Camovardnili.
sanam damnaSavismaZiebelni pirvel sarTulze amaod
rekavdnen zars, zemodan iaponurxalaTiani, Tavgadaparsuli, wamaxulnikapiani kaci Camovida, cikolia gaixmo
da raRac uCurCula. zemdegma yuradRebiT mousmina,
Tavi dauqnia da sanam `fxizeli~ moqalaqe kimonos saxeloebis farTxuniT gauCinardeboda, mobrunda. smenaze
damdgarT miuaxlovda, karebs gamoarida da idumali
CurCuliT auwya:
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 meoTxe sarTulidanaa gadmogdebuli.

orma mowmem ulvaSebdagrexilma, Caskvnilma, kavaleristis mimoxvris patronma kacma da kafandara, xeljoxianma moxucma welSi gamarTviTa da mxne gamoxedviT agrZnobines zemdegs, rom mzad iyvnen meoTxe sarTulze ki ara, cxra mTas iqiT wamosuliyvnen, oRond
samarTals puri eWama.
muyaos fanerisgan SeWedil, TeTrad SeRebil kars
fanqriT ewera `bakuraZe~. aSkarad Canda, rom bakuraZe
im iSviaT gamonaklisTa ricxvs ekuTvnoda, visac kari
ar gamoucvlia, an sayofacxovrebo termini rom vixmaroT, bina ar gauremontebia.
kari dabalma, galeulma, Tvalebad da cxviradqceulma kacma gaaRo da milicieli rom dainaxa, saxeze
sasowarkveTa gamoexata. ukandaxeulma fostli fostls
gamodo da kinaRam waiqca.
mobrZandiT, wvrili, damfrTxali xmiT Tqva man.
cikoliam, ratomRac, jer qajana gaatara da mere
TviTon mihyva. mowmeebma erTdroulad gadmodges nabiji da viwro karebSi kinaRam gaiWednen.
sastumro oTaxSi lamis yvelaferi Tavdayira idga.
skamebi erTmaneTze ewyo. saguldagulod daxveuli iaffasiani fardagi fanjris rafaze ido. aivnis karidan
marcxniv, qveSagebayrili ori rkinis sawoli idga. taburetze modidan am ocdaaTiode wlis win gamosuli
pataraekraniani `rekordis~ sistemis televizori ido.
televizorTan taStSi Cambali tomris nagleji da kedelsmiyudebuli iatakis sawmendi joxi moCanda.
ijda damnaSave stumrebis Tvalwin fexebmoryeul magidasTan, bolomde Sekruli, odesRac cisferi
flanelis kvarTis Rilebs xeliT awvalebda da msjavrs
eloda. yvelafridan Canda, rom man kargad uwyoda Tavisi danaSaulic da isic, risTvisac iyvnen mosuli es
patiosani adamianebi.
zemdegma gazeTi didis ambiT gauSala win da qoTnis
namsxvrevebze aniSna.
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 es Tqvenia?
ki batono, maspinZelma Rilebs uSva xeli da muxlebze daiwyo.
ratom gadmoagdeT? cikolias gamWoli mzera da
mtkice, gaubzaravi xma hqonda.
gadmomivarda, wyals vusxamdi da gadmomivarda, eg
upatrono, kaktusian qoTans vin suleli gadmoagdebda,
ise damajereblad da gulwrfelad Tqva braldebulma, rom mowmeebma Tavebi Caqindres, xolo qajanam inana,
rom aq Semovida.
aCvene erTi amas beWi! meliorators miubrunda
zemdegi.
qajanam kvarTis zeda sami Rili Seixsna da SewiTlebul-Sesivebuli beWi gamoaCina.
Cemi sikvdili, daiwripina kaktusis patronma.
dainaxe, kacs rom daeca? ulvaSebdagrexili mowmis SekiTxva organos muSaks naadrevad moeCvena, magram
araferi uTqvams.
ki, davinaxe.
mere, ratom ar Camoxvedi?
kari gavaRe da movrbodi, mara xalxi rom davinaxe,
Semrcxva.
Segrcxva? visi Segrcxva, kaco? qajanam Tavi ver
Seikava.
mezoblebis. yvelaferi amas rava Wirso, sicils
damayridnen.
Seni sircxvilis gulisTvis kacs klavdi, amxanago?
kafandara mowmis xma iyo.
ra moklavda, batono?
ra moklavda da qoTani.
ercaxe qoTania, batono. suli Zlivs ukidia, ver
xedavT ra Txelia? namsxvrevebs miaTiTa damnaSavem.
sxvas rom moxvda imitomaa mCate da Txeli, Tvara
aba Sen dagcemoda, ranairad iWikWikebdi, ulvaSebdagrexili mowme mrisxanebas ver malavda.
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 mokled, ornairi damnaSave xar: jer erTi, qoTani

rom gadmoagde da meore Sengan dazaralebuli moqalaqe bedis anabara rom miatove. aRar unda amas laparaki, Tqva zemdegma.
damnaSave var, batono, geubnebiT, ar var damnaSaveTqva? qajanas Tvals ar acilebda uzomod Sewuxebuli maspinZeli.
cikoliam tyavis saqaRalde gaSala, aqtis dabeWdili
blankebi amoiRo, or saasle Sav qaRaldSi moaqcia da
fanqriT weras Seudga.
aqts jer TariRi da nomeri dausva, mere, weris dros,
morigeobiT ekiTxeboda damnaSaves da dazaralebuls
saxels, misamarTs da Tanamdebobas.
qoTnis gadmomgdebi droebiT umuSevari badri bakuraZe aRmoCnda.
zemdegma xmamaRla waikiTxa aqti, oTxives xeli moawerina, mere TviTon, or adgilas moawera xeli, xval,
Tormet saaTze miliciis qveganyofilebaSi ocdamecxre
oTaxSi gamocxaddebiTo, bakuraZes daubara da amjerad,
ratomRac, pirveli TviTon gavida droebiT umuSevari
maspinZlis farRalala karebSi.
sakonservo qarxnis klubTan SeCerdnen. zemdegma
mowmeebis misamarTebi Caiwera, madloba gadauxada da
daemSvidoba, xolo qajana afaqiZe samedicino eqsperts
mihgvara, sxeulis msubuqi dazianebis cnoba aaRebina da
is cnobac, aqtTan erTad, CanTaSi Caido.
qajanas Sin arc gaumxelia es ambavi. marTalia, beWi
stkioda, magram arc ise Zalian, rom ver moeTmina.
meuRle tyuilad inerviulebda da SveliT xom mainc veras uSvelida.
meore dRes, `vremias~ dawyebas aRaraferi aklda,
ZaRlma WiSkarTan yefa rom atexa.
mixedeT, SeWama ZaRlma viRaca, aravin xarT maqeT,
dawydiT suyvela? misi mdgomareobis adamianisTvis
sruliad Seuferebeli, mWeqare xmiT daiZaxa sidedrma,
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magram qajanas misi xma ar gaugonia, igi WiSkrisken midioda da Tan ZaRls amSvidebda.
eleqtronis wreSi, boZTan xelebdaSvebuli badri bakuraZe idga. qajanas igi kidev ufro dapataravebuli
moeCvena. maspinZeli rom dainaxa, erTi nabiji gadmodga
da ise miadga fexi, rogorc mowafeebma ician xolme saparado mzadebisas.
SemobrZandiT, ar ikbineba, WiSkari gamoaRo
maspinZelma da Rrenaze gadasul qofaks Seutia gadaSendi iqiT!
Tu SeiZleba daabiT, batono, me vici Cemi iRbali.
qveyanaze kaciSvils rom ar erCodes ZaRli, me mikbens
maincdamainc, stumars anginiani kacis CakvnesilCaxrinwuli xma hqonda.
qajanam ZaRli daaba da bakuraZe Sin SeipatiJa.
Sin ar SegawuxebT, batono, ager mivjdeT cota xans,
ori sityva maqvs saTqmeli, Tu SeiZleba, sTxova mosulma da SiSiT gaixeda dabmuli ZaRlisken, romelic
axla ufro metad gaavebuliyo, radganac mis dabmaSi
mTavar damnaSaved sruliad samarTlianad stumars Tvlida.
sagviano tyemlis ZirSi, Zelskamze, Camosxdnen.
stumari muxlebze xelebs isvamda da saubris dawyebas agvianebda.
mxari rogor gaqvT? rogorc iqna ikiTxa SavcasaSterebulma bakuraZem.
mtkiva cota. dabeJilia. motexili ar ariso, eqimma.
fexebi ratom ar momtyda, maincdamainc im dros
rom gavedi aivanze. kaktusis movla maklda swored. kaktusi vnaxe damwvari.
ra Seni bralia, ZaliT xom ar gindoda.
TavSi rom dagcemoda, batono? Tavis gatexvisTvis ra mniSvneloba aqvs, ZaliT gadmoagde Tu gadmogivarda. sad wavsuliyavi maSin, meti rom mogsvloda?
yuradRebiT unda iyo, marcxi erT wamsaa. is zem407

degi rom ar mosuliyo, me arc amovidodi maRla. ra

mewyina ufro metad, xom ici?
vici, batono.
qarTvel kacs, me vTqvi, ise ram gauyina sisxli-meTqi,
amxela qoTani kiserSi mdruza da zis arxeinad, ambavixabari mainc ikiTxos, egeba vkvdebi adamianisSviliTqva.
ise arxeinad dajda Seni damawyevari, me rom arxeinad vijeqi. arxeinad ki ara, kbils kbilze vakawkawebdi.
TiTebi daviWame. orjer Camovedi kibeze, magram gareT
gamosvla ver gavbede. fexze mdgari rom daginaxe, gadavrCenilvar-meTqi da pirvelad maSin gadavylape haeri
Tavisuflad.
iyavi dRes miliciaSi?
ki. Tormetze mivedi, rogorc damibara. ar iyo kabinetSi. magensac waRma-ukuRma daarbenineben, ra qnan, amxela qalaqia. ase, saaT-naxevarSi movida. ar Cans, sxvaTa
Soris, glaxa biWi. meo, sul ar minda Tqveni dasjao,
mara rogorc kanoni moiTxovs, ise unda moviqceo. me
romc SemeZlos, axla, SenTvis Tavis ganebeba, afaqiZe ar
moisvenebso. miCivlebs da samxreebs damatovebinebso.
vuCivleb apa, meti ara maqvs saqme. xom giTxari, damaZales, Tvara arc maSin mindoda amosvla. raRai cocxali gadavrCi, me vTqvi, aRar daveZeb arafersTqva.
rava gekadreba, batono. damnaSave var da pasuxi
unda vago. ase Tu yara xalxma aivnidan qoTnebi, win
wavalT nametani. bodiSis moxda advilia, bodiSi ar Svelis am saqmes. sabodiSo piri rom ar mqonda, imitom ar
Camovedi. me anerviulebuli viyo da xeli mikankalebdes,
Tqven ra SuaSi xarT. Cemze uares dReSi Caagde, RmerTo,
vinc me am dReSi Camayena, viwyevlebi dedakaciviT.
rava, ra iyo? qajana win gadmoixara da saqmesmiwyobili xelis TiTebi erTmaneTSi gauyara.
ver var kargad, batono. uZiloba mWirs da xeli mikankalebs. RameSi ori `tazepami~ ar myofnis. xandaxan imnair Sav fiqrebSi gadavvardebi, rom erTi bewo miklia,
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gavaRo kari da viskupo meoTxe sarTulidan. uwin, kacma

Tavi moiklao, rom gavigonebdi, mizezis gagebac ar msurda. ram unda migiyvanos kaci am nabijamdeTqva. axla sxvanairad vfiqrob. aris Turme cxovrebaSi wuTebi, roca
erTaderTi gamosavali TviTmkvlelobaa. Tavs aravis vacodeb, batono. me rac mWirs, albaT, Cemi bralia, magram
rom Cavukvirdebi, arc mTlad Cemi brali Cans. me, Cemis
mxriv, cda da garja ar damiklia, mara ver avawyve cxovreba. xom aris xandaxan ar gamova, ar aewyoba. ginda mjiRiT
miaweqi da ginda rqebiT. ded-mama ar maxsovs. sawylebi
erTad wasulan am qveynidan. mamaCemi montiori yofila da
Tavis saxlSi, samzadSi deni rom gayavda, daurtyams da
Cauxvevia, dedaCems ufiqria miveSvelebio da SiSveli xeliT scemia mavTuls. erTad gausvenebiaT orive. sami wlisa davrCi oblad. Cemma apekunma deidis qmarma, TxuTmet
wlamde Seminaxa, mere saxli gamiyida, Sens gazrdaSi amdeni
damexarjao, iangariSa, naxevarze meti TviTon Caijiba da
im erToTaxian binaSi, sadac Tqven brZandebodiT, Tagvi
rom kuds ver moiqnevs, Camtova. davamTavre avtoteqnikumi dauswreblad. Tan faifuris qarxanaSi meyalibed vmuSaobdi da Tan vswavlobdi. radios fabrikaSi gamanawiles
danadgarebis teqnikur zedamxedvelad. aTi weli iq movaTave. xelfasze vijeqi rasakvirvelia. uSno Tavmoyvare
rom iqneba kaci; saamqros gamgem (im dRes glaxa gunebaze
iyo) Se boTevo, damiZaxa, raRac ar moewona, erTi dazga
ar muSaobda, CemiT vaxlaforTebdi, Camosaweri dazga iyo.
unda momeTmina, rasakvirvelia mara nervebma mimtyuna da
radio vesrole TavSi, patara eqvsmaneTiani radio romaa.
meore dResve momxsnes samsaxuridan. wamovedi da daviwye axali samuSaos Zebna. moxsnils, xom ici, yvelgan sxvanairad uyureben. bolos, Sevecode RvTian-madlian kacs
gamtarebis kvleviTi institutis direqtors da laborantad damniSna. eqvsi weli iq vimuSave da axlac iq viqnebodi. ar viyavi samsaxuris ukmayofilo. laborantoba wynari saqmea. axlac iq viqnebodi-meTqi, magram Statebis Sem409

cirebaSi momayoles, axla ager meore Tvea. sami laboranti Segvamcires, gvpirdebian raRacas mara rodis iqneba.
sanam rames gamogviZebnidnen, Wama gvinda Tu ara, aravis
awuxebs. ar mesmis, ranairad SeiZleba, diliT, samsaxurSi
mosul adamians SegamcireTo, gamoucxado. ra qnas, sad
wavides, ar unda uTxra? udanaSaulod kacis quCaSi gaSveba SeiZleba? ar viyavi cudi laboranti, orjer madlobac mqonda miRebuli, mara direqtorsac ver vamtyuneb.
Seamcire laborantebio, uTxres da ra eqna imasac.
ufxo da ugergilo dambada gamCenma da samsaxuris
saqme xom ase wavida, ojaxic ver avawye. gogo miyvarda
skolidan da cxvirwin gamiTxovda. naTqvami gvqonda
piroba erTmaneTisTvis, saxlSic davdiodi, misma mSoblebmac icodnen. me teqnikumis mesame kursze viyavi,
TviTon liTofonis qarxanaSi muSaobda. gaTxovda uceb.
ras gaugeb qals, ra bzikma ukbina, ra vici. raki ase
davmarcxdi siyvarulSi, simarTle giTxra, daojaxebas
ar vapirebdi. oTx weliwadSi Cems yofil Seyvarebuls
qmari moukvda, avariaSi moyva sacodavi. erTi weli
iglova da mere qe gamomyva colad. bavSvi arc Cems xelSi SeZenia. SarSan liTofons Tavi daaneba da qvitiris
gzaze Ramis skolaSi xatvis maswavleblad daiwyo muSaoba. Turme gayiduli vyavar TxasaviT. sanam me eWvs
yurs mivugdebdi da miTqma-moTqmas davijerebdi, adga
es Cemi coli, geiqca saxlidan da Ramis skolis qimiis
maswavlebels gayva... col-Svili daatovebia im kacs. qalia axla magi? sami kviris ambavia es ambavi. jer ganqorwinebac ar gagvikeTebia.
davrCi ase, qajana batono, ucolod da usamsaxurod,
usaSvelo da aravis rom ar damarTnia iseTi araferi
mWirs, mara Cems, isedac dawyvetil nervebs daawva es
yvelaferi da gavnaxevrdi kaci. im dRes iataks vrecxavdi, valagebdi viTom, saxls, Cemi WkuiT. kaktuss, godouSenda magas momgoni, wyals davusxavTqva, gadakoCa
ficarma da qe gadmogorda is qoTani, is upatrono, raRa
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Cemda iRblad, Sen gameiare maincdamainc im wuTSi. a, es

iyo sul. ratom movedi SenTan? gulgril da fexzemkidia kacad rom ar CamTvalo, sxva araferi.
oriveni karga xans sdumdnen.
qajana afaqiZes yelSi raRac awveboda da bakuraZis
moguduli TiTqosda gatexil salamurSi gamotarebuli xmiT naTqvami aRsareba gul-mucels uwvavda. marto
sibraluls ki ar grZnobda, es raRac meti iyo; TanagrZnobac, Semweobis survilic, meinaxis siyvarulic
yvelaferi gaerTianda. damnaSavedac grZnobda Tavs
badris winaSe. egona, rom mis Tavze datrialebuli avi
borblis RarSi wylis mimSvebTagani TviTonac iyo.
waval axla me, bakuraZe wamodga ar Semagino,
Tu Zma xar: Cemze glaxa ram ar Caidva gulSi. xvalac am
Tvisaa. Cven kidev SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs.
rava gekadreba. Sen sxva saqmes mixede. amis dardi
nu geqneba. xval dilas mival cikoliasTan da davaxevineb im aqts. avuxsni yvelafers, WiSkrisken wasuls
fexdafex mihyveboda qajana.
Tu Zma xar, magas nu izam. sxvanairad ifiqreben,
Seexvewa bakuraZe.
meore dRes qajana samsaxurSi ar wasula. avtobusis
gaCerebasTan Sekrebil melioratorebs Tavs waadga da
sTxova ufrosisaTvis gadaecaT, rom dRes gadaudebeli
ojaxuri saqmis gamo samsaxuris gacdena uwevda.
zemdegi cikolia adgilze aRmoCnda. afaqiZem didi
bodiSis moxdiTa da damorcxvebiT auxsna, rom badri
bakuraZes aRar uCivis da saxelmwifos warmomadgenels
sTxovs, gaauqmos guSin Sedgenili aqti. cikoliam ulvaSi qveda tuCSi moiqcia da erTxans iwiwknida kbilebiT
Savi, meCxeri ulvaSis bolos. mere dazaralebuls axeda
da usayvedura:
guSindeli bavSvi ar Canxar, amxanago afaqiZe da meti
ar ici, mowmeebis da miliciis TanamSromlis xelmowerili aqtis daxeva rom ar SeiZleba? sxvaTa Soris, me
vicodi, dRes rom Sen moxvidodi da amas metyodi. ra
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ubedureba gvWirs, gamagebineT. marto bagratiseulSi

xarT ase gulCvili xalxi? meore welia TqvenTan vmuSaob da saqmis bolomde miyvanas didi vainaCrobiT vaxerxeb. yvela erTmaneTis nacnobi da mokeTea, SeiZleba
ase? Tu im dRes, im wuTas daiWer kacs, Tvara meore dRes
mTeli qveyana dageseva da pirvel rigSi dazaralebuli
wagiWers kiserSi xels. Sen ioli ggonia es, yvelaferi?
Sen, ki, batono, apatie bakuraZes qoTnis TavSi dartyma,
mara, Sen ggonia sxvebma, gamvlelebma apaties? Sen ggonia,
is ori darbaiseli mowme ar ikiTxavs, ra uyaviT qoTnis
gadmomgdebso? SeiZleba xuTi Tvis mere sammarTveloSi
Sevides anonimuri werili: `ama da am dRes~, ra quCa iyo?
kikviZis.
ama da am dRes, kikviZis quCaze, esa da es faqti
moxda da zemdegma cikoliam xeli daafarao. xelis dafarebas CvenTan, xom ici, umetes SemTxvevaSi, qrTamis
aRebiT xsnian.
ki, magram kaktusi xom me dameca? sxvas aravis. me
ar vCivi. dagiwerT axsna-ganmartebas. Sewuxda qajana.
ver gaige? Sen dageca, mara Sens garda iq ocze meti
moqalaqe mogrovda, romelic aRSfoTebuli gahyviroda: xom SeiZleboda, me damcemodao. gesmis axla?
me araferi SemiZlia. dawere a, batono qaRaldi da
kalmistari gauwoda, vaCveneb ufrosebs da, rogorc
ityvian, ise iqneba.
qajanam dawera: qoTonis msubuqi natexi dameca,
kacma rom Tqvas, maincdamainc arc migrZvnia. Tavs mSvenivrad vgrZnob da badri bakuraZes ar vuCivi. gTxovT
guSinwin Sedgenili aqti gaauqmoTo.
zemdegma karga xans atara kabinetebSi bakuraZis saqme,
bolos, saRamoispirs Semoirbina da CaTvlemil qajanas
axara:
xuT Tuman jarimas gadixdis xval Seni bakuraZe da
Tavisufali iqneba. esec didi pativiscemaa, rom icode.
meti araferi mouxerxda.
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 sada aqvs xuTi Tumani im sawyals, Cailaparaka

afaqiZem da wamodga.
iSovis, nu geSinia... mTlad ise amowyvetili rava
iqneba, xuTi Tumani ver iSovos, zemdegsac sinanulgareuli, patruqdaweuli xma hqonda.
kari rom aravin gauRo, mezobels daukakuna.
rkinigzelis formian, WaRara kacs qaRaldi sTxova.
WaRara Setrialda, qaRaldi gamoutana; saxlSi iqneba
badri, gareT iSviaTad dadis. SeiZleba abazanaSia da
ver gaagoneTo, uTxra da kibe Cairbina.
SeiZleba marTla ase iyo, magram qajanas metjer ar
daukakunebia.
kibis moajirs Camoeyrdno da dawera:
`badri, cikolias bevri vexvewe, magram mTlad patieba
ar SeiZlebao. me mgoni, marTla ar SeiZleba. xval diliT mixval miliciaSi. jarimis qviTars gamogiweren. am
xuT Tumans gadaixdi da Tavisufali xar. es saqme amiT
davamTavroT. saerTod guls nu gaitex. CemTan xSirad
gamoiare, vilaparakoT. qajana afaqiZe~.
werilSi xuTi aTmaneTiani Sexvia da karis RriWoSi
qvemodan Seacura.
oriode wuTis Semdeg kikviZis quCas msubuqi nabijiT
welSi gamarTuli mouyveboda melioratori qajana afaqiZe.
ivnisis qariani saRamo iyo. qari bagratiseulSi, sul
cota erTkviriani mainc icis.

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ufi nalo nov e l a

nana karebSive alaparakda.
Slapiani moxuci qali. ociani wlebis yofil balerinas hgavs, pensne ukeTia da Tvalebze abreSumis Savi
bade aqvs daSvebuli.
kacma mxrebi aiCeCa:
albaT stumaria.
Tqven romelze-meTqi, qalbatono, ar mipasuxa. me
rom mexuTes davaWire, pensneTi daakvirda Rilaks. damdurebuliviT micqeroda.
maRla avida?
ki, romelze ver getyvi.
nanam ase icoda. salams ki ar ityoda, pirdapir saubarze gadadioda. sandro ukve SeCveuli iyo, Semovidoda nana da, an imiT iwyebda, Tu rogor aekida troleibusSi viRac `idioti~, an imiT, rom dRes usaSvelod
grZeli dRe iyo da leqciebis damTavrebas saSveli ar
daadga, an imiT, rom paltoSi Zalian cxela da xalxis
rom ar rcxvenodes, siamovnebiT ivlida mosasxamiT am
Sua zamTarSi. mere paltos an Ceqmebs miyri-moyrida.
sandros xalaTs da Slopancebs Caicvamda, divanze mokalaTdeboda, telefons muxlebze daidebda da sam-oTx
megobars mainc daurekavda, rom sandrosTan aris da
Tu dedaCemma darekos, uTxari CemTan iyo da am wuTSi
wamovidaTqo. `mere maSinve damireke, gesmis? wavedi~,
daayolebda, Wers axedavda, esec egreo, ityoda, divanze
TavdaRma, lamazad gawolili, CanTas gadauwvdida xels,
sigarets da sanTebelas amoiRebda, sigarets gaaCaRebda, gazeTs cal gverds aaxevda, ZabriviT saferfles
gaakeTebda da gaabolebda.
meore welia sandro am dros, erTsa da imaves eubneba:
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 aki xvalidan aRar movwevo?

gexvewebi, am erTxel. xvalidan marTla aRar movwev.
sandro adgeboda, karadis Tavze dadgmul saferfleniJaras aiRebda, miuaxlovdeboda, saferfles skamze
daudebda da xuWuWa Tmaze mouqiCavebda, moefereboda.
magram im dRes gogonam maspinZels uguneboba Seatyo
da liftSi damgzavrebul moxuc qalze saubari uceb
Sewyvita, palto gaixada, CanTa divanze moisrola, skami
gamoswia, muStebs lamazi nikapi daayrdno da sandros
TvalebSi Sexeda.
ra moxda?
mamaSeni iyo CemTan.
rodis? sad?
samsaxurSi dRes, ase Tormetisken iqneboda.
marto iyo?
marto.
rao?
sandrom TiTebi magidaze aaTamaSa, nanas Tvali Seavlo da ganze gaixeda.
ras metyoda.
qaliSvilma sigarets moukida da saferflis kides Camoado.
dawvrilebiT momiyevi.
Sen ar giTqvams, rom mamaSenma yvelaferi icoda.
icis. daurekes.
vin daurekavda?
ra mniSvneloba aqvs. Cveni ambavi mTelma qalaqma
icis. mere?
movida is kaci. oTaxidan gamomixmo. qveviT baRSi
CavediT. me xom nanaxi ar myavda, magram maSinve mivxvdi,
rom mamaSeni iyo.
?
ggavs raRaciT. warbebiT mgoni.
mere? nanam sigareti aiRo, nafazi daartya,
gadaferfla da isev saferfles Camoado.
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 meo, yvelaferi vicio. vatyobdi, laparaki uWirda.

daRlili, nawamebi saxe hqonda. ra minda axla aq rom
movedio, Tu Zma xar, qveS gamomsvlel kacad ar CamTvalo. me Cems wreSi vaJkacad micnoben da erT sikvdils
vaTaveb, axla rom gelaparakebio. Sen ras gemarTlebi,
kacma rom Tqvas, me Cemsas unda movuaro. magram ra vqna,
Svils ver moikveT Turme, Zneli yofilao. arada, mTeli
ojaxi gadavyeviT, magram araferi gagvividao. isic vici,
rom colSviliani xar da isic vici, rom Sens Svilebze mze da mTavare amogdiso. me sapretenzio araferi
maqvs, a, ori kaci varT ager, iqneb rogorme movuaroT
am saqmeso. es sityvebi ise miayara erTmaneTs, rom sityvis Cadgma ar macala. verc vikadrebdi da maimunobac
iqneboda, rom damewyo: rogor gekadrebaT, eg sicruea,
Tqven qaliSvils xeirianad arc vi kicnob, monaWoria
yvelaferi-meTqi. xom marTali var?
mere?
nanas farTo Savmayvala, grZelwamwamebiani Tvalebi
gamalebiT moZraobdnen. mzera sandros xelebidan mxrebze, tuCebze, Tvalebze gadadioda. moCvenebiT simSvides, nanas rom farad exmo, swored rom SeSfoTebuli
Tvalebi amxeldnen.
ra mere, vijeqi da vusmendi. igi CemTan dasatuqsavad an Wkuis saswavleblad ki ar mosula. ase rom yofiliyo, gavRiziandebodi da mec raRac pozicias davadgebodi. Svili meRupebao, miTxra. aba Sen warmoidgine, Cem mdgomareobaSi Seni Tavio. me Cemi giTxari da
awi, rogorc sindisma gagiWraso, adga da wavida.
Sen araferi giTqvams?
ki. raRac gaurkveveli... aRar maxsovs... yovel SemTxvevaSi momeCvena, TiTqos, Cems sityvas misTvis mniSvneloba ar hqonda. ra vqnaT?
nana yvelafers eloda am SekiTxvis garda. nuTu
dRemde garkveuli ar iyo, rac unda eqnaT. igi wamodga,
fanjarasTan mivida da Semoutrialeblad Tqva.
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 vicodi, rom movidoda. sam Tveze meti iqneba, rac

me im scenebs vuZleb, ramac Sen pirvelive dRes ase SegaSfoTa. yovel dRe nataciebs mikiTxaven. dedaCemma
guSinwin Seni sayvareli `bananebi~ damiWra da karebSi
gasuls tufli mesrola, magram me SenTvis erTi sityvac ar miTqvams.
amas ratom meubnebi? mec ar unda meTqva?
ra vici, nana mobrunda da nerviuli nabijiT
wamovida sandrosken, mxrebze xeli daado, daixara da
TvalebSi Caxeda. maTi tuCebi lamis exebodnen erTmaneTs salaparakodac ar Rirs-meTqi yvelaferi Cvens
siyvarulTan SedarebiT. me yvelafrisTvis mzad var,
sandro. deda imisia, rom Seicxados da `bananebi~ damiWras, damamwyvdios da saxlidan ar gamomiSvas, mama imisia, rom Cem `gadasarCenad~ rame iRonos. garegnulad
xom sazizRrad Cans: me ocdaerTi wlis gogo Seni, ormocdaxuTi wlis colSviliani kacis, sayvareli var. ase
rom, me Zalian kargad mesmis Cemi mSoblebis.
da Cven valdebuli varT angariSi gavuwioT.
raSi gavuwioT angariSi, sandro, siyvarulSi? es mxazvelobiTi geometriis friadze Cabareba, an sarecxis
gawurvaSi moxmareba ki ar aris. mTeli cxovrebis azria. Sen ar miTxari? an ra Seni Tqma mindoda, me TviTon ver vgrZnob? melaparakebian saxlSi gauTaveblad,
daabijebs win da ukan mamaCemi da magaliTebi mohyavs,
rogor daRupa mavani da mavani, rogorc TviTon eZaxis, bavSvurma grZnobam. akawkawebs kbilebs dedaCemi,
qvad mqceodi mucelSi da Sen ar gameCineo. xandaxan,
TiTqosda, mec virwmuneb, ras verCi am xalxs-meTqi. vzivar da yvelaferi mjera. pirobasac vaZlevdi adre, rom
xvalidan ar gnaxavdi. mere? damTavrdeba leqciebi da
arc ki vici, rogor aRmovCndebi xolme Sens karebTan.
erTi ram vici, mTeli qveyana rom win gadamidges, maSin,
roca troleibusSi vjdebi da Senken movdivar, ver damakavebs. am bolo dros mixvdnen, rom araferi gamova da
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Tavi gamanebes. aki mamaCemsac uTqvams. axla ieriSi Senze

moitanes. bolos yvelaferSi darwmundebian da Senc mogeSvebian.
sandrom kiseri gainTavisufla, xelisgulebi daukocna, skamze dasva da Tavis adgils daubrunda.
arc ase ioladaa saqme. cota unda davfiqrdeT,
raRac-raRaceebs angariSi unda gavuwioT.
nanam kvlav muStebs daayrdno nikapi.
Sen me giyvarvar, sandro?
Zalian.
hoda, morCa da gaTavda. siyvaruli gansjas da
bWobas ver itans.
sicocxles rom mirCevnixar, swored imitom minda
yovelTvis kargad iyo.
ras mTavzob Cemi kargad yofnisTvis, batono sandro?
bolo ori sityva nanam gaRizianebuli xazgasmiT warmosTqva.
nu brazob. Tu gjera Cemi, momismine.
gismen, nafici mowafesaviT.
Sen imdenad sayvareli gogo xar, rom CemsaviT
kisergasiebuli, Tmagacvenili, uwarbo kacisTvis arc
ki memetebi. me Sen imdenad miyvarxar, rom Sen rom rame
gagiWirdes, Tavs moviklav.
sentimentebis gareSe miTxari.
me araferi winadadeba ara maqvs. Sens Tavs vficavar,
mec ise var mTvrali SeniT, rom gansjis Tavi ara maqvs,
magram raRac unda movifiqroT. es SenTvisaa saWiro,
Torem Cemi Tavi jandabas. me arc momavali maqvs da arc
xvalindel dReze vfiqrob.
mamaCemi sanam gnaxavda, ar fiqrobdi Cems momavalze?
vfiqrobdi, ratom melaparakebi ase gamomwvevad?
viCxuboT, sandro? nanas tuCebi uTrToda.
ara. vilaparakoT. bolos da bolos, Sen unda
gaTxovde da Sens gzas ewio.
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nana wamodga. xelebi TojinasaviT gaaqan-gamoaqana,

gaicina da sarkesTan dadga.
didi madloba zrunvisaTvis, sandro. saqmros SerCevaSic xom ar damexmarebodi?
ai, xom xedav, SenTan laparaki ar SeiZleba. vityvi,
rac saTqmeli maqvs da mere, rogorc Sen gsurs, saerTod, ise moviqceT. me Sen miyvarxar, gesmis?
eg siyvarulis xma ar aris, sandro.
swored rom siyvarulisaa.
Sen SarSan, guSin am dros, ase ar laparakobdi.
dRes mamaSeni iyo-meTqi CemTan. Cven oriveni mamakacebi varT.
keTili, mamaCemi yvelaferSi marTalia. mamaCems
surs Sen CamogSorde, cota xnis Semdeg, roca, rogorc
TviTon ambobs, yvelaferi gamivlis, movZebno vinme Cemi
Sesaferisi da gavTxovde, magram Sen? Sen SegiZlia mSvidad iyo im dros, roca me qorwilis ceremonials gaviTamaSeb, roca grZeli, TeTri kabiT da TaiguliT sxvis
gverdiT saqorwino saxlis kibeze aval?
CemTvis es Zalian mZime iqneba, magram unda gavuZlo.
Sen xom ar gagiJdi, sandro, amas Sen ambob? ras
unda gauZlo, me rom sxvis saZinebel oTaxSi Cemi fexiT
Seval? es Sen ar mekiTxebi yoveldRe, am da am saaTidan
da am wuTidan sad iyavio? Sen ar giwiTldeba yurebi, me
rom quCaSi vaJs mivesalmebi da yelSi mowolili boRmiT
ar mekiTxebi, saidan icnobo?!
damSviddi, nu yviri. eg yvelaferi egrea, magram
bolos da bolos.
ra bolos da bolos?
Sen Cemi Taobis gogo ara xar. me, xval Tu zeg,
davberdebi.
eg Seni sityvebi ar aris, sandro. Sen xval daberdebi Tu zeg, amas mniSvneloba ara aqvs. me axla, am wuTSi
bednieri var SenTan da sxvaze araferze vfiqrob.
magram Sen xom mTeli cxovreba wina gaqvs.
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 miCuqnia Sens miRma darCenili mTeli cxovreba imisTvis, visac Zalian unda.
ufro konkretulad vilaparakoT. CemTan Seni urTierToba, Tavidanve giTxari, uperspeqtivoa.
ra perspeqtivaze laparakob. me Sen maRaziaSi ar
miyidixar da arc molaparakebebis dro gvqonia. me SenTan yofna minda da var.
magram xval? roca wlebi gairbens da raRac-raRacebi SenTvisac gvian iqneba?
nu maSineb, sandro, gexvewebi. rodis gaxdi Sen ase
sazizRrad Wkviani da praqtikuli.
sandros Tvalze cremli moadga, man mSvenivrad icoda,
rom sisuleles ambobda, magram ukandaxeva ar SeeZlo.
SenTvisve, Cemo Zvirfaso.
nana wamoxta, uknidan Semouara da Tvalebze xeli
aafara.
Zalian gTxov, miTxari, rom xumrob!
me ar vxumrob, nana.
qaliSvili divanze daemxo da aqviTinda.
me vici, axla gZulvar, magram oci wlis Semdeg am
dRis madlobeli iqnebi. es me mivdivar sasikvdilo msxverplze Seni gulisTvis.
ara! ara! ara!
nanam muTaqas xelebi dauSina.
dawynardi. esa xar suul? aki yvelaze Wkviani gogo
varo, sandro divanze Camojda da acaxcaxebul mxrebze xeliT Camohyva, ra giTxari aseTi, me Sens gverdiT
var, da arsad wasvlas ar vapireb.
Sen... rogor SegeZlo... Turme Cems gaTxovebasac
Seeguebi.
Seveguebi Tu ara, eg sxva saqmea. Seni momavlisaTvis
ki es aucilebelia.
vis? vis? me Sens iqiT veravis ver vxedav. yvela
mamakaci nervebs miSlis. mzada var quCaSi utifrad moCerebuls mivubrunde da Tvalebi amovkortno!
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 eg axla geCveneba.
nana wamojda da Tvalebi TiTebiT SeimSrala.
me arc ise patara gogo var, rom raRacebi meCvenebodes. Cemi toli biWebi nervebs miSlian.. degeneratebad meCvenebian da maTTan, SenTvisac bevrjer miTqvams, mkacri maswavleblis damokidebuleba maqvs. minda
xandaxan yuri avuwio.
esec drois ambavia. gaivlis.
sandro, nana Wers Sescqeroda da karga xnis Semdeg miabruna Tavi sandrosken, sxvebic ase amTavreben? ase cudad?
Cven arafers vamTavrebT. ubralod vsaubrobT, xom
giTxari. saerTod, SemTxvevaTa msxverplia adamiani.
es rogor?
Cveulebrivad. Cemi da da siZe rom alJirSi ar wasuliyvnen, am oTaxsac aravin damitovebda. Tu es oTaxi
ar meqneboda, me mgoni, Senc ar meyolebodi.
ar gamagiJo, axla raRac didi saSineleba wamoiwye.
roca Tavisufali binis gasaRebi xelT mqonda, me
Sen gamogigone.
batono?
swored im TvaliT Segxede institutis vestibiulSi, ris saSualebasac Tavisufali bina da gasaRebi
maZlevda.
uari rom meTqva da aq ar wamogyolodi?
maSin, albaT, sxvas vetyodi.
sandro!
sandrom gaicina. gadmoatriala, Tvalebi daukocna.
Cemi suleli gogo. ai, ra advilad SeiZleba Seni
gagiJeba. xom ici, rogor miyvarxar. araferi ar daijero. me SenTvis araferi miTqvams.
nana moSvebuli iwva. ganZrevis Tavic aRar hqonda.
alerss marto imiT pasuxobda, rom sandros tuCebs Tavis amoburcul, kaxabaliviT wiTel tuCebs Seagebebda
xolme.
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sandro wamodga, xalaTi da Slopancebi gamoitana da

divanTan dauwyo.
Sedi abazanaSi. SenTan yofna minda.
arabul taxtze iwvnen. nana sandros marcxena gverds
Cahkvroda, morgebul-miwebebuls swored im adgilas
edo Tavi, sadac kacis guliscema yvelaze mkafiod ismis
xolme. qaliSvils yurSi ubragunebda vaJkacis mSfoTvare daRlili guli. sandros marjvena TavqveS amoedo...
kacma marjvena gainTavisufla, skamis sazurgeze dakidebul eleqtrosaaTs miswvda da daxeda.
geCqareba, rasakvirvelia Zilburanidan Tqva nanam.
Svidze Sin unda viyo.
fexburTia, ra Tqma unda.
ara, fexburTi ar aris. ungreli stumrebi unda
mewvion.
ungrelebi Tu ara, Cexebi mainc iqnebian.
marTla, Sen Tavs vficavar.
cota xans viyoT, gexvewebi, oc wuTSi wavideT.
raRac Tavi mtkiva. damawyvite nervebi.
suleli xar, SenTan adamianurad laparaki ar SeiZleba.
ras eZaxi adamianurad laparaks?
ratom ar gesmis. ratom ginda Cemi sikvdili. Sen
rom cudad iyo, xom ici, Tavs ar vicocxleb.
kargad rom viyo, amisaTvis ra, davujero mamaCems
da dedaCems?
me Sen kubos karamde meyvarebi, magram...
ra magram, sandro? nana wamojda da priala, swori
Savi Tmebi ukan gadaigdo.
ar SeiZleba raRac-raRacebs angariSi ar gavuwioT.
isev daiwye?
nana, Sen axla bavSvi xar. xom geubnebi, dro gaivlis
da mere, roca yvelaferi ganeldeba da tkbil mogonebaSi gadava, pirveli Sen damdeb brals, ratom Semiyolieo.
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 ra ganeldeba, sandro? nana gamSrali xmiT ekiTxeboda.

axla Sen amaze fiqric ar ginda, magram, samwuxarod,
yvelaferi Zveldeba da qreba. erT mSvenier dRes Sen
TviTonve aRmoaCen, rom Turme ukve mogwyindi.
Sen? me?
ho, Sen rom wignebi wagikiTxavs da kinoebi ginaxavs,
udrood Sewyvetili siyvarulebia. simZafre, cremli da
dramatizmi swored imas axlavs. aba daexata Seqspirs
romeosa da julietas sasiyvarulo urTierToba maTi
qorwinebis meoce wels, yvelaferi rom normalurad
ganviTarebuliyo? es iqneboda mTqnarebis momgvreli,
mosawyeni ambavi.
ratom gaviwydeba, rom me axla ocdaerTi wlisa var
da Cems gonebas fiqric ar SeuZlia im sasiyvarulo sibrZneze, riTac Sen ase gulmodgined maSineb.
vici, mesmis, magram cotaTi xom unda damijero.
da ra gavakeTo?
unda SeuSva TavSi imis fiqri, rom yvelafersa aqvs
dasawyisi da dasasruli.
vTqvaT davijere. amiT ra Seicvleba?
araferi... saerTod... gecodineba...
me rom davijereb, siyvaruli TandaTan neldeba
da qreba-meTqi, xom ici, im wuTidan cotaTi ufro naklebad meyvarebi. Sen es ginda?
ara, ai, me mjera, magram amis gamo `cotaTi ufro
naklebad~ ar miyvarxar.
gaxsovs? Sen erTxel miTxari; siyvaruli Tandayolili Tvisebaao, siyvarulis niWi yvelas ar dayvebao.
adamianTa sakmaod didi nawili Tavidanve ganwirulia
usiyvarulobisTviso. marTla asea?
ki.
mere me xom bednier umciresobaTa Soris var. miyvarxar da ratom gindaT Sen, mamaCems, dedaCems yvelas, vinc Cem irgvliv trialebT, damipataravoT, gamiqa423

rwyloT, praqtikuli sisuleleebiT daminagvianoT es

warmoudgeneli bedniereba siyvaruli?
amis gaqarwylebas veravin SeZlebs. Cven ubralod
gvinda gagaxsenoT, rom siyvarulis garda arsebobs,
iqneb arc ise mTavari, magram Zalian mniSvnelovani ram
cxovreba.
gana siyvaruli cxovreba ar aris?
siyvaruli raRac ufro metia. ufro sworad,
cxovreba siyvarulis garda iseT wvrilmanebsac moicavs,
rogoricaa `sasursaTo programa~ da latariis bileTi.
magiT ra gindoda geTqva?
rac mindoda, ukve vTqvi.
nanam daamTqnara da kedlisken Setrialda. sandro
zurgze miekro. qaliSvilis tani sasiamovnod grili iyo.
nu mibrazdebi, Tu Cemi sicocxle xar. SenTan yoveli Sexvedris dros is fiqri miRrRnida tvins, rom ar
mqonda Sens cxovrebaSi ase Rrmad Carevis ufleba.
siyvaruli da ufleba erTmaneTs xom ici, ver ewyobian.
eg marTalia, magram Sen iseTi angelozi xar, ase
mgonia, marto Sens winaSe ki ara, mTeli qveynis winaSe
var-meTqi damnaSave.
nana gadmobrunda, orive yurSi Caafrinda sandros da
saxeSi CasZaxa:
gexvewebi, Sewyvite eg laparaki!
sandrom gaicina:
ase mgonia sandro ki ara, ucxo viRac xar, gazeTis
mowinavedan gadmosuli da mamaCemis darigebuli.
cota asec aris, mamaSenTan saubris Semdeg, raRac
Cawyda Cems gulSi, rom icode.
SegiZlia, sandro erTi ram Semisrulo?
ho.
axla me Cavicvam da Zalian gTxov, sanam wavidode,
arc erTi sityva ar miTxra. arc erTi sityva. gadabrundi da Cemken ar gamoixedo. axla Seni xma rom kidev
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gavigono, yelis ZarRvs gadaviWri. erTi dRisTvis Zalian bevria. waval axla me da vifiqreb. ar SegeSindes,
sisuleles ar Caviden. xval, Tormet saaTze, dagirekav
da yvelafers getyvi.
nana autanlad didxans icvamda. sandros misken ar
gauxedavs. roca karma gaiWriala, wamoxta.
karebSi gadexvivnen erTmaneTs.
lifti rom amovida, nanam xeli dauqnia da liftSi
gauCinarda. sandrom fanjara gamoaRo da quCas daaCerda. or wuTSi nana sadarbazodan gamovidoda, xels
dauqnevda da troleibusis gaCerebisken wavidoda. nanas
maRla ar amouxedavs, TavCaqindruli miiCqaroda gaCerebisken.
sandro Semobrunda, xalaTze qamari SemoiWira da
sarkeSi Caixeda.
Tvalebi cremlebiT hqonda savse.
minaweri: am novelas finali ara aqvs.
damerwmuneT, TviTonac ar vici, ra iqneba xval. ra
gzas daadgeba nana, an inanebs Tu ara samudamod imdRevandel saubars sandro.
giTxraT simarTle, cxovrebis oromtrialis Semyure,
mec davibeni. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, rogor ajobebs am
ori adamianis siyvarulis xvalindeli dRis gaTeneba am
daulagebel cisqveSeTSi?
hoda, rogorc Tqven gagexardebaT, ise iyos.
me rom am Tavsatexis amoxsna SemeZlos, Tqvenze ukeTess vis vetyodi.

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T e b e r v ali
gogo, adamianurad gavla ar SegiZlia Seen?
ra iyo, babu?
aba, Teqvsmeti wlis gogos ase brigin-briginiT siaruli gamigonia?
meCqareba, babua, oTxze skolaSi unda viyo.
ra ginda oTxze skolaSi?
Sexvedra gvaqvs.
sul rava geCqareba. Sexvedra guSin ar gqondaT?
guSin repeticia gvqonda, babulia.
ciala!
ra iyo?
nela iare, Se gadareulo, amomagja guli. nu geSinia, ar gageqcevaT Sexvedra arsad.
ciala SeCerda, CanTa marcxena xelSi gadmoitana,
cvilisferi paltos Cabrunebuli sayelo nikapTan amoacoca, qusqusiT momaval babuas gamoxeda da zustad
ise moiqca, rogorc misi asakis gogonebma ician wyenis
gamoxatva: muxlebSi orjer odnav Caikeca da gaimarTa
Tebervali iwureba.
zamTarma kudi moiqnia da mesame dRea yinavs.
Tvis dasawyisSi moulodnelad daTba. Tovli swrafad
gaadno da RobisZirebsRa Seatova zamTris mogonebad.
goWouras uasfalto SesaxvevebSi Tovl-Wyapi gamefda.
gubeebi da sardafebi wyliT aivso. fexiT mosiaruleTaTvis yvelaze usiamovno dReebi dadga da ai, am bolo
dros, yinvam mouWira. gubeebs Txeli gamWvirvale apki
gadaakra, magram yinulis sqel fenad ver aqcia. fexis
dadgmisTanave yinuli ibzareba da wyliT ifareba. manqanebiTa da karetebiT daxazuli miwa gaaqvava da, marTalia, talaxiT mosvris saSiSroeba aRar aris, magram
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didi sifrTxile gmarTebs, fexi ar dagicdes da yinuls

Seni sxeulis nawilebi ar daaxato.
didi samamulo omis veterani epifane lomsaZe Tavis `gadareul~ SviliSvils fexdafex mihyveba da ise
tuqsavs, rom sxva gamvlelebma veraferi SeamCnion,
xolo ciala zogjer SeCerdes, muxlebi Seatokos da babuas iZulebulis saxiT daelodos.
epifane nabijs ar uCqarebs, Tavmoyinul gubes Semouvlis. molipul miwas fexiT mosinjavs, xom ar srialebso, da miuxedavad cialas buzRunisa, dinjad, mZimed
miabijebs. misi asakis kacebs aRar SehferiT (`aRar SehferiT~, iqneb mTlad zusti gamoTqma ar iyos) laRi da
gabeduli siaruli, roca Seni muxlebis imedi gaqvs da
Tu waiqcevi, arc amiT dagiSavdeba raime.
ezoebSi nazamTri mamlebi ZiZgilaoben, Robesmomdgari ixvebi frTebs abaTquneben da nacrisfer cas SeCerebuli, usaqmobiT daRlili ZaRlebi amTqnareben.
cxonebulma bebiaSenmac magnairi, mevelesaviT siaruli icoda, misgan gamogyva Senc. gamigonia qalis amxela nabijebiT siaruli, babuka?
ra vqna, aba, roca meCqareba ase viaro, ase? ciala
fexis wverebze iweva da gavis TamaSiT zantad miiwmawneba, CanTas sakarcxuliviT miiqnevs.
wesierad gaiare, gogo. nu maimunob Tvara gamomrCebi kai wknels koWebSi! wyreba epifane.
ra vqna aba, babulia. meCqareba. ici ras hqvia `meCqareba?~
Tu geCqareboda, daveteodi saxlSi. ar mWirdeboda Seni kavalroba. ravarcxa iyo, movitandi am xorcs,
nela, uSenod.
a, Sen ar miTxari, wamodi, daRlili var, meSinia,
guli ar Semiwuxdeso?
ara xar kai gogo, babua, ara. asea es. waRmarTianad
ar miexmarebi kacs araferSi.
am laparakiT Cavidnen ezoSi. cialam CanTa samzadSi
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Seagdo da kibe ori naxtomiT airbina, violino gamoarbenina da WiSkrisken gaiqca. epifanem Tvali gaayola,
xeli Caiqnia da blis qveS, lurjad SeRebil Zelskamze
daeSva.
samzadidan winsafrianma rZalma gamoxeda, ixvebs rofoSi RerRilis narecxi Causxa da epifanes Seexmiana.
geiqca es Txabela? xvar giCxubiaT kidev?
ara, batono, ara. ra qnas maganac. eCqareboda da
damawyvita muxlebi. Sexvedra hqoniaT dResac, epifanes muxlebze xelebi ewyo da Sors uqimerionis Tavze
wamoWimul, SavTeTrad daRarul xvamlis mTas Sehyurebda.
mexuTe Tve daiwyo, rac goWouraSi sergei lazos
quCaze, abanos gverdiT, omis veteranTa maRazia gaxsnes.
maRazia universaluri gaxlavT: es imas niSnavs, rom
sursaTic iyideba da samrewvelo saqonelic. am keTilSobilur dawesebulebas kargad amarageben da amitom,
SesasvlelTan yovelTvis xalxmravlobaa. SesasvlelTan-meTqi imitom mogaxsenebT, rom karebTan isinic ikribebian, omSi monawileoba rom ar miuRiaT, magram didi
survili aqvT isargeblon veteranTaTvis gankuTvnili
am sikeTiT. maRaziaSi Sesvla, raRa Tqma unda, veteranTa wignakebiTaa, Tanac omis monawilem piradad unda
warmoadginos sabuTi. mogexsenebaT, veteranis mowmobis
sxvaze gadacema ar SeiZleba. karebSi mdgari, wiTelsamklauriani morige-veterani mkacrad icavs dadgenil
wess da, miuxedavad zogi enaWartala moqalaqis protestisa (`SegviSvi Cvenc, ra moxda, bolos da bolos,
Wama erTnairad unda veteransac da wvevamdelsac...~),
daxlTan momxmareblad yovelTvis Cveni saxelovani, tyviis wvimasa da qarcecxlSi gamovlili moxucebi dganan.
zis Tavis mamapapeul ezoSi epifane lomsaZe da, ra
daujerebladac unda mogeCvenoT, lafaroSi, unabis
gaswvriv, ganmartoebiT mdgar TeTrTava indaurze
fiqrobs. im indaurma diliT uecrad moiwyina. wyalSi
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Cambal Sav purs erTi-orjer uxalisod Cahkra niskarti,

mere ganze gadga da Jriamul-aliaqoTiT rofos miseul
indaurebs da qaTmebs miaCerda. epifanes rZalma, nanulim scada xeliT daepurebina uqeifod myofi indauri,
magram gangispiras gaCenili frinveli gajiutda. Tavs
ise moxerxebulad iZvrenda nanulis TiTebidan, rom qalma mxolod oriode msxvili lukmis CatenvaRa moaxerxa
indauris moCvarul niskart-CiCaxvSi. xeli rom gauSves,
erTi-orjer ukmayofilod Caikruxuna, aqaoda, ra damamcirebeli meTodiT masauzmeso. msxalsa da lafaros
Sua gairb-gamoirbina, mere bumbuli aiburda da Tavis
gemoze sveneb-svenebiT dailaga. axla isev lafaroSi dgas. aSkarad etyoba uguneboba, Tvals daxuWavs,
frTebs Camoyris da Tvlemamoreuli waborZikdeba. fexs
wadgams, kisers waigrZelebs da, TiTqos, ra moxdao, irgvliv mimoixedavs. mere isev upataravdeba kiseri, kvlav
eluleba Tvalebi da, rac yvelaze usiamovnoa, frTebi
nel-nela ucurdeba mobuzul mxrebidan.
epifanes Sescivda, xelebi erTmaneTs gausv-gamousva,
TiTis wverebi pirTan miitana da daiorTqla. rezinis
maRalyelian CeqmebSi TiTebi aaTamaSa da quslebi erTmaneTs miartya. erTxans Sublsa da dafanCul, TeTr
warbebze isva xeli, mere ZvelTaZvel, zeviTSekrul dabambul quds naskvi gauxsna da yurebze Camoiwia. nacrisferi, oTxad gakecil-dauTovebuli cxvirsaxoci
amoiRo, gulmodgined gaSala, daferTxa, jer sicivisgan
cremlCamdgar TvalebSi amoisva, da mere iseTi xmauriT
moiwminda badrijanismsgavsi, veeberTela cxviri, rom
cal fexze mdgari avadmyofi indauri SekrTa da ori
nabiji ukan gadadga.
daiRala epifane. dRes meored mouwia sergei lazos
quCaze gasvla. diliT namgalaZis sidedrma waiyvana,
iqneb yveli gamomataninoT, epifane batono, Tqveni
maRaziidan, grami yveli ar maqvs saxlSio. uars xom ar
etyoda. gayva. ormaneTiani yveli iyo, ara uSavda, ki429

lonaxevari TavisTvisac aiRo. icoda, sam saaTze isev

mouwevda wasvla. xorcs Sesvenebis mere miviRebTo.
skolidan movardnili ciala aimgzavra da Zlivs miuswres xorcs. adre moetanaT da kidec gayiduliyo. epifanes rom ar emarjva da maRaziis karebTan morialeTa
crurigi ar gaerRvia, aRaraferi SexvdebodaT. dRes
dekeulis xorci moetanaT da veteranebi kviris maragsac yidulobdnen. maRazia xorcs, marTalia, yoveldRe
iRebda, magram, vin icis, iqneb aseTi, maRali xarisxis
xorci am kviraSi aRarc moetanaT.
kai gamarjoba, epifane biZia!
romeli xar? veteranma Tavi aswia, WiSkarsmomdgar
stumars gaxeda. xma ecnaura, magram cnobiT ver icno.
tuxu var, tuxu!
tuxu?
gubelaZe. ver micani? xvar dagviberdi, epifane
biZia?
arc umagisobaa. Semodi ezoSi, tuxuia. rava ucxosaviT irjebi, biWo, Sen!
tuxu kalistrate gubelaZis biWia. sawyal kalistrates SarSan Tiaqari gaumizezda, infeqcia SeeWra
da sisxli moewamla. operacia gaukeTes, magram veRar
uSveles. es erTi Svili darCa. tuxu araa glaxa biWi.
fizkulturuli daamTavra da sacurao auzis direqtorad muSaobs. sami Tu oTxi Svili hyavs. xelmokled
cxovrobs. ra qnas aba, guliTac rom undodes da SeeZlos, ras moiparavs auzSi. qudi ar axuravs. grZeli,
lurji mosasxamis qveS zurgsukan dauwyvia xelebi da
Sav ulvaSebSi Rimilmikarguli ise guldagul modis,
gegonebaT maspinZels raRac gulgasaxari saidumlo
unda auwyoso.
xom xar Zveleburad, epifane biZia?
Zveleburad sadaa, mara vuZleb jerjerobiT, epifanem stumars xeli CamoarTva dabrZandi.
dasabrZaneblad rom mecalos, kai Sen, Cemo biZia.
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 deisvene patara, meiTqvi suli. sul rava garbixarT,

biWo, ra xalxi xarT Tqven.
mainc naxevars ver vaswrebT, epifane biZia, a, saqmeebs SevrCi. iqeTuri -aqeTuri da samsaxurSi ki ar wavsulvar dRes, am laparakSi tuxu maspinZels gverdiT
miujda, wkneli aiRo, Suaze gatexa, grZeli bolo moisrola, mokle daitova da TiTis wverebze irtyams.
ras SobiT mamaSenisas?
martSi sruldeba, ager a, Tormet marts. raRa darCa.
Tormet marts iyo? me raRaca iqiT maxsovda.
TormetSi, epifane biZia, TormetSi deviqeci da
devimxe kaci. kale rom myavdes, ra miWirda. xom avad
iyo, mara mainc ramxela imedi yofila saxlSi. axla mTlad marto var.
aba rava ginda, axla male bovSebi wamegeswrebian.
sanam mageni Wkuas Caxvdebian, me Cemi momiva.
Sen mase ggonia. xelaT gadis dro.
ravaa wesi, ki ar vici. zustad im dRes unda gavakeTo wlisTavi?
ra dRe uwevs? oTxSabaTia, mgoni.
SegiZlia gadawio SabaTamde. sami dRe iqiT, aqeT ara
aqvs mniSvneloba. ise, ca da qveyanas nu meedebi. patara
wlisTavi gaakeTe.
xarji, xarjia, epifane biZia. mezoblebs da axloblebs xom unda dagiZaxoTyen, marto aq grovdeba samoc
kacamde. ra vqna axla, Tavs ver Sevircxven. rogorc wesia, ise unda gavakeTo. mets aRarafers momTxovs mamaCemi.
Senc marTali xar.
cota xans Cumad isxdnen.
epifane biZia, stumarma caSi gabarjRul korkimels aayola Tvali, erT sikvdils vaTaveb, rom
gawuxeb, mara sxva gza ar maqvs da unda miSvelo.
ho, epifanem qudi im mxridan aiwia, ra mxridanac
gubelaZe ijda.
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 racxa SarvaliviT iyideba Turme, Tqvens maRaziaSi,

SemWama Cemma gogom.
veterans gaecina.
magaze guSinwin me da Cemma SviliSvilma raRme
davxoceT erTmaneTi. damiJina; Sarvali iyideba, ariqa,
ar gaTavdeso. gavvardiT. ra Sarvali, risi Sarvali,
galifea oficris, Cemo batono. staca cialam xeli;
esaa, amaze geubnebodio. raa, gogo, me vuTxari, ar amwio
axla WkuidanTqva, amas Ceicvam qaliSvili qali, samxedro galife Sarvals Sen Tqva? Tavi meikla. esaa axla
modaSi, vici meo. raki esaa modaSi, amiT Cem ezoSi
ver geivli Sen-meTqi. Tu ase Zalian ginda, giyidi da
gadaSendi saxlidan, Cemma Tvalma ar daginaxos, Cems
barobazeTqva. davaSine viTom, Cemi WkuiT. axlandel
bovSebs Sen gadaaTqmevineb rames? Samemexvia yelze, Cemi
babulia, Cemi sicocxle, Tu ar miyidi, Tavs meviklav
axlaveo. vuyide, ra meqna? sad Ceicvam, gogo, amas, me
vuTxari. sadac Cevicvam me vicio. qe ukidia saxlSi, imas
Caacvams dedamisi? meti ar iqna Cemi mteri.
mag dReSi var mec, daiCivla tuxum.
ki batono, wayolaze rava getyvi uars, mara varga
ase?
rai?
mivuSvaT, ase, bovSvebi Tavis nebaze?
tuxus araferi uTqvams, wamodga da welSi gaizniqa.
momkla am welma, am upatronom, damtanja kaci.
iSiazi geqneba.
iSiazi rom mqondes ra miWirs, malis amovardniloba maqvs.
ram amogigdo, biWo, mala?
ra vici, eSmaki. farcxanayanebSi svamso, viRac eqimbaSi, sinauriZe yofila. mixval da Cagijenso xelad.
mere?
mevicale misasvlelad?
gesmis?! samzadi saxlis karebs gasZaxa epifanem.
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karebSi nanuli gamoCnda.

tuxus Cavyvebi maRaziaSi erTwamas da movbrundebi.
es indouri veraa kargad. saRamosac Tu araferi Wama,
dana da misi jani.
Wiri Tu dagveca, is Tqvi Sen. nanulim Tavsafari
loyebqveS Seikeca.
Cayoboda raRaca. Wiri sadaa am zamTarSi, tuxu
gaepasuxa.
WiSkari gaiketes da gzaze rom gavidnen, tuxum hkiTxa:
wignaki xom wamoiRe, epifane biZia?
apa, apa, ise vin SemiSvebs. jibeSi midevs sul.
eqvss aRaraferi aklda, rom dabrundnen.
yinva Zval-rbilSi atanda da cis dasavals narinjisferi dasdeboda.
qari iqneba xval. yrud Cailaparaka tuxum da
gazeTSi gaxveuli galife Sarvali iRliaSi amoiCara.
Semodi cota xans, wevivaxSmoT patara, gaeimerula maspinZeli.
Sen ar momikvde, dasajdomad ar mecalos. quCaSi
micdis Cemi suleli gogo, vici me. rava Segawuxe, rava
dagRale, epifane biZia, amxela gzaze. Sen Semogevlos
Cemi Tavi, tuxu WiSkars moSorda.
kai erTi, Tu Zma xar. aba, meyole kargad.
didi madloba, gadamexados, epifane biZia, saxlisken wasuls daadevna stumarma da Cqara gaabija.
is iyo ivaxSma da samzadSi taxtze wamowolils wasTvlima, rom ezoSi laparaki moesma da miayurada.
gareT bneloda.
axla mobrunda. meti xani ar ari. daRlilia, me ver
vetyvi, Seni Wirime, nanulis xma iyo.
ar gamomWra yeli, Tavi momeWreba, ixveweboda
stumari.
a, batono, mager wevs da Sen uTxari, wyena gaeria
xmaSi rZals, magram jiutma stumarma, rogorc Cans, ar
daiSala da moxucs Tavze waadga.
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 epifane biZia, oRond axla miSvele da Senxela sanTels daginTeb, xakoiis suls vficavar.
gaukvirda, xmaze rogor ver vicanio, zaur reviSvili, wyalsadenis morige. axlaxan Camosaxlda am quCaze. domenti kvirkvelias naxevari saxli iyida WasTan.
RorRoca xma aqvs. xmamaRali laparaki icis da enasac
ukidebs odnav SesamCnevad.
ra iyo, biWo?
stumrebi damecnen moulodnelad. oTxi kaci, ra
qvas vece, ar vici. magenis ybidan ver amoval.
axla mevedi, cialas geficebi, Camomwydari var
fexze. raRac gulic ver maqvs kargad, epifane taxtze
wamojda da muxlebze xeli Camoisva.
kai, epifane biZia, sxvas vewevi raRacas. vici, Sen
fexze rom iyo, uars ar metyodi, zauris xmaSi sasowarkveTa gaeria, karebisken wavida da Semobrunda, me
rom maTxovo, mowmobaa Tu raRaca, epifane biZia?
ar SegiSveben Sen, batono, ara, yrud Cailaparaka
epifanem wamodga da Rrmad amoisunTqa.
sadaa, gogo, qudi?
ager, batono, nanulim qudi miaCeCa.
ki mara, Tu avad xar... Tu daRlili xar... es ra momivida... raRa Cemda Wirad, axla mevidnen maincdamainc...
epifane biZia... darCi Tu ar SegiZlia, Seni Wirime, aluRluRda stumari.
wamodi, batono, wamodi, vivli ravarcxa iqneba. Tu
mivuswariT, romelia SenTan?
Svidi sruldeboda, saxlidan rom gamovedi.
mivuswrebT, me mgonia, rvaze ketaven. gesmis? epifane nanulis miubrunda: me Tu damagviandes, bovSs
goudeqi. CamosaxvevTan daxvdi. ar SeaSinos vinmem. ra
Sexvedrebi outydaT am siciveSi. ra qna indaurma?
Secocxlda patara. vuyuroT dilamde, ras izams.
Wama?
cota weicicqna.
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 ar gvezaralos...
Seni Wiri wouRia. rZalma skivridan xelTaTmanebi
amoiRo da gauwoda, gaikeTe, mama, Tu giyvarde, hyinavs.
ver vguob mag oxers, Tvara kai Sen, zaurs Sexeda,
Turme axalgazrdobaSi racaa kaci, is danarCena bolomde;
xelTaTmanebs verc axalgazrdobaSi vguobdi. stalingradTan rom vibrZodiT, oc gradus yinvaSi daxeTqili
mqonda TiTebi, mara xelTaTmani ar mixmaria. aba, wevediT.
WiSkars rom gascdnen, marjvniv SukaSi rweviT momavali kaci SeniSnes, mosaxvevidan gamosulma manqanam
rom mianaTa, veteranma erTi gaxeda, nabijs auCqara da
saldaZis garaJs amoefara. zauri mihyva.
ra iyo, epifane biZia? CurCuliT hkiTxa.
is parmeni ar iyo, sanduxaZe?
me mgoni, rava?
araferi. mivdgeT ager erTwamas, Ceiaros. ar minda
Sevxvde.
xvaraferi gawyenina?
rava gekadreba. mawyinari kacia saldaZe? magnairi
tkbili biWi am mosaxvevSi ar meguleba, mara ra iyo ici?
am erTi Tvis win oci maneTi isesxa Cemgan. ar darCa
xelze, albaT, Tvara aqamde momitanda. ar minda axla
pirispir Sevxvde. deimorcxvebs, saerTod, es icode,
Cemo zauro, Tu kacs Seni vali aqvs, xSirad ar unda
SeeCxiro TvalSi, Torem SeZuldebi. ase icis valma.
saldaZem RiRiniT Caiara, garaJsmimalulebs arc ki
gamoxeda, etyoboda, SezarxroSebuli gaxldaT.
saldaZe rom Tavis CixSi miimala, mezoblebi safaridan gamovidnen da gza ganagrZes.
aRar mogveSveba, awi es zamTari? epifanem jibidan
xelebi amoiRo da daiorTqla.
Cven ra gviWirs, iqiT yofila glaxaT saqme. baTumSi
rva gradusi yinvaao, radio laparakobda am diliT.
auh, Seicxada veteranma, aba daaxrCobs citrusebs, xom? rva graduss, baTumSi exumrebi?
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 Tu qari ar iqna, SeiZleba ver daazianos. Tu qari

daerTo, meyole kargad.
sergei lazos quCaze rom gavidnen lampionebi gamoirTo. SeCerdnen.
reviSvilma uqimerions axeda da Cailaparaka:
aqeT, gamoRma Caaqvres, xids gaRma qe anTia.
raSia awi saqme?
sul viZaxi, ase RamiT gamosvlisas farans Cevideb
jibeSiTqva, mara ar damiyenes bovSvebma, ver davmale
versad. `Jukis~ xma mezareba da amas winaT grZeli, kai
fanari viyide, ver mivageni. weiRes albaT da an dakarges, an aCuqes viRacas.
mTvaris Suqze Tavmoyinuli gubeebi lamazad Canda.
sinaTlis CaqrobasTan erTad quCaSi araCveulebrivma
siCumem daisadgura. aqa-iq fanjrebSi mkrTali ciali
daCnda, magnitofon-televizorTa xmaurisganac daisvena yurebma.
maRaziamde bevri aRaraferi darCenodaT, deni rom
CarTes. Ramis qalaqi erTbaSad gacocxlda, daiZra, axmaurda, TvalSi gamoixeda.
karebTan mdgar, wiTelsamklaurian moriges epifanem
mowmoba gauwoda da reviSvilze aniSna.
CemTanaa.
vxedav, batono, morigem `batonos~ ratomRac xazi
gausva, mowmobisTvis arc dauxedavs, ganze gaiwia da mosulni gaatara.
xorci aRar iyo. `brinzas~ tipis yveli iyides: zRvis
balaxis konservebi da bulgaruli mwnili. gamosvlisas
morigem doinji gaikeTa da epifanes mwyralad Sexeda.
Tqven sxvas unda arigebdeT `tavariS padpalkovnik~,
namusic kai saqonelia.
ra aris? veterans jer egona mexumrebao.
ra aris da namusic kargi saqonelia.
me meubnebi? epifanes suli SeexuTa, gulma daqaCa
da rkinis moajirs mieyuda.
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 Tqven geubnebiT swored, meoTxejer modixarT

dRes. amas vityvi, sadac saWiroa.
Tqvi.
kidev undoda raRac eTqva, magram veRar moaxerxa.
gareT rom ar gamosuliyo da Rrmad ar CaesunTqa, egona, guli gauskdeboda.
saxlamde ise movidnen, erTmaneTisTvis araferi uTqvamT.
reviSvili xvneSoda. undoda rogorme ganemuxta es
daZabuloba, magram ar icoda, riTi daewyo. sityvebs
ver poulobda. WiSkars rom miadgnen gulubryvilod
hkiTxa:
sul mindoda mekiTxa. omSi rava iyo janmrTelobis
saqme. sityvaze magaliTad, Tu ar daiWrebodi, ise xdebodi kaci avad?
epifanem karga xans ar upasuxa. WiSkari gaaRo, ezoSi
Sevida. gaSlili xelebi mesrebs CasWida da Cumad Tqva:
omSi axla var, batono, me.
kargad iyavi, epifane biZia, didi madloba, yeli
gauSra zaurs.
kargad meyole.
epifane cincaZe diliT Tavis loginSi mkvdari ipoves.
ZilSi gaparuliyo.
veteranTa sabWos gadawyvetilebiT, yofili podpolkovniki orkestris TanxlebiT daasaflaves. goWouraSi orkestriT axla mxolod maRali rangis
Cinovnikebs da omis veteranebs asaflaveben.

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d av i d ar ab a
irakli murRuliam im diliT ugemurad icurava. wyalic egrila da xasiaTzec ver iyo varjiSis. tvins uxvretda guSin saredaqcio TaTbirze redaqtoris naTqvami; vinc erT narkvevs mainc ar dabeWdavs, nu ewyineba
da daxasiaTebas ver miiRebso. naxevari Tve gavida, rac
Jurnalistikis fakultetis mesamekurselebi gazeT
`harmoniaSi~ praqtikas gadian. sxvebma xeli gamoiRes
da Tavi gamoiCines. iraklim `dRes-xval, dRes-xvalo~
da jerjerobiT striqoni striqons ver miaba. ara da,
Tu praqtika ar CaeTvala, stipendias xom dakargavs, vin
icis, iqneb kurszec datovon.
pirsaxoc-Slopancebi CanTaSi Cayara, svel, gruza
Tmaze savarcxeli gadaisva da derefanSi gamosuls auzis
eqimis raJden CaCuas yvirili moesma. ar gakvirvebia.
auzis momsaxure personalTagan `Zia raJdeni~ yvelaze
jajRana kaci iyo. axla wyalburTelTa nakrebis wevrs
imaze eCxubeboda, `maCalka~ ara gaqvs da ver SegiSvebo.
`modi, sulac raJdenze davwer narkvevso~, gaifiqra
iraklim da es `aRmoCena~ imdenad gauxarda, rom kinaRam
xmamaRla wamocda. kuTxeSi midga da moSuRarT miayurada. raJdens TeTri xalaTi mucelze Zlivs wvdeboda.
pijakis zeda jibeze orden-medlebis niSnebi ekeTa, erosi manjgalaZis xma hqonda da mesazRvris kategoriuli
toni. nakrebis wevris datuqsva (ukanaskneli gafrTxilebiT gaabruna) rom daamTavra, iraklis miubrunda: `gnebavT rame?~ `ara, batono raJden~, `aba, ras momCerebixarT, icuraveT? wadiT saxlSi, saqmes mixedeT!~ iraklim
gauRima da gamotrialda. raJden CaCuaze meabonente mocuraveTa Rimili maincdamainc ar moqmedebda. egona, am
Rimilis ukan kanonis darRveva, cuRlutoba imalebao.
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redaqciaSi rom mivida, narkvevis ganyofilebis gamges, tankenar saTvalian qals luba kirvaliZes gaando; Tu SeiZleba sacurao auzis eqim raJden CaCuaze
narkvevi davweroo. lubam saTvale moixsna, karga xans
uyura student-praqtikants da moZRvris kiloTi auwya:
`saerTod, narkvevis gmirad yoveli adamiani gamodgeba, Tu saintereso pirovnebaa. yovel SemTxvevaSi, daazuste nasamarTlevi xom ar aris, an amjerad partiuli sasjeli xom ar adevso~.
iraklim meore dResve `daazusta~. adgilkomis Tavmjdomares qurcikisTvaleba, koWl kacs, romlis saxelic ar icoda, magram bufetTan mofusfuse xSirad
enaxa, meore dResve gamoecxada da hkiTxa: xom ver metyviT, baton raJdens, am bolo dros, mTavrobisgan raime
wyena, an sayveduri xom ar Sexvedriao. Tavmjdomarem
fanjara miketa, kengurus naxtomebiT Semourbina magidas, iraklis gverdiT moujda da SemkrTali kacis xmiT
hkiTxa: `daaSava rame? laybobaSia SemCneuli? miTxariT,
miTxariT, me sando var~. Jurnalist-praqtikantma ganze gaixeda, `araferi, ise gkiTxeTo~, rebusuri pasuxiT
daakmayofila cnobismoyvare. `me, Cemda Tavad, cuds
verafers vatyob. oficialurad dasjili arasodes yofila. eg ki ara da, am ori kviris win meeqvse Tu meSvide medali miiRo. ise, ras gaugeb adamians, Tqven Tu
damavalebT, awi sagangebod davakvirdebio~. ra vici,
vin egona adgilkomis Tavmjdomares Cveni irakli, magram mis saqcielSi rom damkvirvebelTa xelSewyobis
niWi Canda, faqtia. man aSkarad guldawyvetilma gaayola Tvali kabinetidan gasul murRulias. raze dawyda
guli? raJden CaCuas sasjeli rom ar edo, Tu irakli
rom bolomde ar gaendo da arc Tavisi vinaoba auwya?
iqneb oriveze erTad?
xuTiode wuTis Semdeg raJdens miakiTxa. sportkombinatis eqimma axalgazrda Jurnalistis survili rom
Seityo, qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira. `narkvevi, saerTod,
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am Cvens dawesebulebaSi gamoCenil sportsmenze unda

daiweros, an, ukidures SemTxvevaSi, direqtorze. me ra,
me ra sanarkvevo mnaxe. auzis eqimi var. xarisxi raa,
xarisxic ki ara maqvso~. swored Tqvenze unda davwero,
davalebuli maqvso, daiJina iraklim. sityva `davalebulma~, cota ar iyos, moalbo gakerpebuli eqimi da
damcxralma Cailaparaka: `ki, batono, raki ar iSliT.
saerTod ar girCevT. jer erTi, colganaSvebi var da
meorec bevri pirovnuli nakli maqvs. ficxi var nametani, Sen mainc ici, movabezre yvelas Tavi am kombinatSio~. Jurnalistma Tavisi gaitana da imave saRamos,
SeTanxmebisamebr, igi artileriis quCis Svid nomerSi
raJden CaCuas karebze akakunebda.
`mobrZandiT, `gelodebaTo~, maRalma, qeraTmianma
qalma, romelsac zebriszolebiani flanelis xalaTi
ecva, irakli sastumro oTaxSi Seiyvana. ovalur, sapurmarilo magidaze uwesrigod mimoyril saqaRaldeebTan daxriliyo raJden CaCua da lupiT raRacas aTvalierebda. stumris danaxvaze wamoxta, qusli qusls
gautkapuna, `mapatieT, ver SegamCnieT, es, Cemi meuRle,
babilina gaxlavTo~, sxapasxupiT miayara murRulias da
meuRles paTeturi toniT Seageba: `es aris is, Jurnalisti irakli, mapatieT gvari?~ `murRulia, batono~
Tqva iraklim. `irakli murRulia! Cemze narkvevi rom
unda daweros. axla Sen marto dagvtove da Sens saqmeebs
mixede. Cven aq cotas wavimuSavebT, Wadis gamocxoba ar
dagaviwydes!~ meuRlem Tavi dauqnia da Tavis meuRlur
saqmeebze rom gavida, raJdenma marjvena Tvalze isev
moirgo lupa da praqtikants seriozulad hkiTxa: `Wadi
xom giyvarT?~, iraklim Tavi dauqnia.
`wamuSaveba~ didxans gagrZelda. iraklis rom egona,
ramdenime TariRs Caviwer, ojaxis wevrebs Tvals Sevavleb da danarCens fantaziiT SevTxzavo, saqme ase ioli
ar aRmoCnda. raJdeni gansacvifrebeli energiulobiT
zedized xsnida magidaze daxvavebul saqaRaldeebs da
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bloknotmomarjvebul Jurnalists xmamaRla ukiTxavda yvelafers, rac xelT moxvdeboda. jer CaCuebis
gvaris warmomavlobaze gaaTviTcnobiera stumari, mere
winaparTa genealogiuri sqema dauxaza bolodan meSvide Taobamde (raJdenis CaTvliT), sxvadasxva drosa da
saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi Seqmnili Tavisi avtobiografiebi
da daxasiaTebebi ukiTxa, saojaxo albomebi aTvalierebina. saTiTaod gamouZaxa Svilebs da iraklis warudgina,
maTi asakis da konkretuli saqmianobis dawvrilebiTi
gadmocemiT. amas yvelafers ise Cqara da ritorikulad
akeTebda, rom eqims saxe mouoflianda da SigadaSig ori
TiTiT iwmendda tuCTa boloebze momdgar qafs. iraklim
TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg dakarga interesi `Zia raJdenis~
saqaRaldeebis mimarT. ubis wignakSic bolos kubebsRa
ixatavda, magram yuradRebiani kacis niRabi bolomde
SeinarCuna da sixaruli maSinac ki dafara, roca diasaxlisma Caize uxmoT. `rogor moviqceT, dRes yvelafris
wakiTxvas ver movaswrebT, xvalac unda mobrZandeTo~,
raJdenma Sewuxebuli saxiT gaxeda stumars. `ar aris
saWiro, bevri ram Caviwere. erTi narkvevisTvis sakmarisia. Tu rame damaklda, dagirekavT, Tu SeiZleba, erTi
suraTi SemirCieT gazeTisTviso~, irakli am sityvebis
warmoTqmisTanave wamodga da karga xans mouwia fexze
dgomam, radganac batonma raJdenma magidaze mimoyrili
fotoebi facxafucxiT didxans qeqa da bolos, erTze:
iraklis azriT, arcTu ukeTes, suraTze SeCerda. `Tu
SeiZleba es iyos, aq, rogorc xedavT, SedarebiT axalgazrda var. es mirCevnia. am bolo dros, ratomRac fotoze
iseTi ver gamovdivar, rogorc mindao~. iraklim suraTi
bloknotTan erTad gulisjibeSi Caido da iqneboda ase,
pirvelis naxevari, roca maspinZlebs daemSvidoba.
narkvevi meore dResve dawera, universitetel mbeWdav qals margos gadaabeWdvina da oTxSabaT diliT,
sanam redaqciaSi miitanda, raJdens gaurbenina: `Tvali
gadaavleT, raime faqtobrivi Secdoma ar iyoso~. ra441

Jdenma kabinetis kari Caketa, cota xans arvin Semawuxoso, eqTani gaafrTxila da iraklis Txova wamikiTxe, Torem me didxans movundebio.
iraklim nela, gamoTqmiT daiwyo kiTxva:
`SeCerebul wamTa RaRadi~.
ra?
saTauri hqvia aseTi `SeCerebul wamTa RaRadi~.
SeiZleba, redaqciaSi gamoucvalon.
keTili. Semdeg? ganagrZeT, bodiSs vixdi.
aSkarad etyoboda, rom raJdeni Relavda.
iraklim ganagrZo:
`samocdaaTs mitanebulia raJden CaCua. sacurao auzis eqimad muSaobs. energiuli mixvra-moxvris, tansruli
kacia. ise Cqari da nervuli saubari icis, gegoneba, sul
sadRac agviandebao. Cveni nacnoboba ase daiwyo: curvis
abonementze beWdis dartyma vTxove. vifiqre, albaT,
TviTonac daRlilia, Cemi gasinjvis usiamovno ritualisgan gavanTavisufleb-meTqi, da Cavulaparake: batono raJden, weliwadSi samjer mainc mimowmeben janmrTelobas, curvaze xuTi welia davdivar, iqneb mendoT
da xeli momiweroT-meTqi. unda genaxaT, ra gaoceba
da sasowarkveTa Caudga TvalebSi. `rogor gekadrebaTo, aba, me eqimi risTvis mqviao. Tqvens sityvebSi eWvi
rodi mepareba, magram imas rogor gakadrebT, an Tqven
da an Cems Tavs, gausinjavad mogiweroT xelio. gaxsovdeT, adamianis janmrTeloba yoveldRe icvlebao. Tqven
RmerTma kargad gamyofoT, magram me dRes is aRar var,
rac guSin viyavio. daijerebT axla Cemi Semxedvare, rom
wlebis ganmavlobaSi me samxedro olqis Cempioni viyavi
tanvarjiSSio?~ Semrcxva Cemi Txovnis da Tavs gavujavrdi, rom intuiciam momatyua. raJden CiCuas sityvebSi
wuwuni an Wirveuli kacis gajiuteba ki ar Canda, zogierTs rom sCvevia aqaoda, keTili inebe, angariSi gamiwieo, me aq imitom damsves, rom raRaca mekiTxeba da
mevalebao. ara, fizkulturis kombinatis eqimis piriT
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profesionali laparakobda, hipokrates ficis erTguli. movaleobis keTilsindisierad amsrulebeli, samxedro kacis gulisyuris da wesrigis mqone eqimi.
am dialogs is mohyva, rom Cven Cven azrebi gavucvaleT
erTmaneTs sazogadoebrivi wesrigisa da pirovnebis Sinagani disciplinis Sesaxeb. `wesrigio, sawolidan diliT
fexis gadmodgmisTanave unda gvaxsovdeso. kacis xasiaTi
imaSic ki Cans, manqanidan rogor gadmovao. zogi fexs
aiSvers da ise iskupebs, karis migdebac daaviwydebao.
zogi aqaoda saqmeebiT var datvirTuli, gadmova, kars,
mouxedavad, xelis ukan gaqneviT, Ronivrad miijaxunebs
da wava. zogi ki Semobrundeba, mZRols oriode Tbil
sityvas etyvis, kars frTxilad mixuravs da Tavis gzas
gauyvebao. `ra aucilebelia, ra aucilebelias~ wamdauwum gameorebiT zogma CvenTaganma kanonis arSesrulebis gamomgoneblobiTi saswaulebi movaxdineTo.
yvelam, rac gvevaleba, is rom gavakeToT, sazogadoebis
fsiqika mtkivneulad, magram mainc male Seegueba wesrigis dacvaso. wesrigi yvelas gvinda, magram sxvisTvis;
CvenTvis iolad fons gasvlis xerxs vamjobinebTo. rac
ufro utifaria kaci, zog wreebSi miT ufro moxerxebuls da marifaTians eZaxiano~.
mTeli dRe ar momasvena, erTi SexedviT ubralo kacis sacurao auzis eqimis, saocarma Tvisebam manqanidan kacis gadmosvlaSic ki daeWira misi xasiaTis niSnebi. amave dros imis gagebac msurda: rac raJden CaCuam
miTxra, misi Sinagani bunebis Zaxili iyo, Tu garemoebisgan SeZenili poza, situaciis mixedviT rom aifareben
xolme adamianebi Seuvali, obieqturi kacis niRabs da
Tu Tvals moarideb, pirvelive mosaxvevSi rom moixsnian
da gadaagdeben.
ar vici jiuti cnobismoyvareoba gadaedo, Tu pirvelive Sexvedridan simpaTiiT rom ganvimsWvale, imas mimixvda da xaTri ver gamitexa, faqti is gaxlavT, rom vzivarT
axla batoni raJdeni da me artileriis quCaze CaCuebis
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sadad morTul binaSi, cisa da baris ambavs vuyvebiT

erTmaneTs da Cemi enawyliani maspinZeli marto saojaxo
alboms ki ara, Tavis pirad arqivsac maTvalierebinebs.
iSviaTad vyofilvar ase sasiamovnod gaocebuli da
ganumeorebeli STabeWdilebebiT aRsavse.
erT gacrecil fotoalbomSi da erT saqaRaldeSi kacis cxovrebas ra Catevda, es suraTebi da sigel-gujrebi, Tu sabuTebi, eqimis boboqari cxovrebis SeCerebul
wamTa aslebia mxolod. grZnobas, am albom-saqaRaldeTa gadaTvalierebis Semdeg rom geufleba, sevda hqvia.
sevda imis gamo, rom wlebi elvissiswrafiT garbian da
energiulad gvajanjRareben, rom iqneb erT dRes sakuTari Tavis cnobac gagviWirdes.
saxelganTqmuli CaCuaTa STamomavali, legendaruli
gervasi CaCuas vaJi raJden CaCua samedicino institutis
damTavrebis Semdeg saqarTvelos sxvadasxva kuTxeSi
saavadmyofoebsa da ambulatoriebs xelmZRvanelobda,
bolos mSobliur Tbiliss daubrunda da amJamad, rogorc mogaxseneT, sportuli kompleqsis eqimad muSaobs. meuRle babilina mixeilis asuli gamocdili stomatologia. ori Svili hyavT lia da goCa. lia qimikosia,
goCa eqimi-kardiologi.
sul esaa. esaa mSralad, gadarbeniT cifrebisa da
kancelariis mosawyeni eniT raJden CaCuas cxovreba. magram is, rasac TviT Cemi maspinZeli miambobs da rasac
misi arqivis eWvmiutaneli dokumentebi RaRadeben, revoluciis Tananajafari kacisa, romlisTvisac omi usaSvelod didxans gagrZelda, rwmenis gamocdis winaSec
araerTxel daayena cxovrebam da axlac epoqis qartexilebs uSvers naoWebiT daRarul, namusian Subls.
nu moeCveneba yavlgasulad da mosawyenad raJden CaCuasTan Sexvedrils am kacis unapiro erTguleba siyrmeSive guls CaWedili WeSmaritebisadmi, mtkice pozicia da droSasaviT maRla afrialebuli patiosneba,
TiTqosda am kacis gverdiT ar Cauvlia yvela sazoga444

doebriv snebas, TiTqosda mis gonebas arc mikarebia,

misi sindisis TeTr mantias bac wertiladac ar damCnevia meqrTameobis, karierizmis, flidobis, TaRliTobis,
orsaxovnebis saeWvod gafuebuli naklovanebani.
gesaubreba igi ocdaaTiani wlebis kacis optimizmiT
da cota ar iyos lozunguradac, magram Tavisi omaxiani enTuziazmiT mTlianad gipyrobs da gimorCilebs.
Sen, daRlils da praqticizmiT datvirTuls, gaiZulebs
miseburad ifiqro, Sordebi da geufleba gancda imisa,
rom Sen kvlav mwyobrSi Cagayenes, kvlav laSqarSi Segabrunes da sikeTisTvis brZolis ferxulSi Cagabes.
ra mSvenieria rom aseTi kacebi arseboben.
dRes raJden CaCua, omisa da Sromis veterani, mTavrobis Svidi maRali jildos kavaleri, Tavisi piradi
magaliTiT da marTali sazogadoebrivi fiqrebiT CvenTvis, sulieri kaTarzisisa da sayovelTao gardaqmnis am
etapze, uaRresad saWiro kacia~.
iraklim kiTxva daamTavra da eqims gaxeda. raJdens
msuqani loyebisTvis xelisgulebi Seedga da win, sasworsa da karadas Soris TeTr kedels Sescqeroda. TiTebSua Camozneqili kani ise sasacilod uCanda, gegonebodaT TiTebs Soris felamuSi iRvenTebao.
karga xans iyuCa, mere moubrunda Sefasebis molodinadqceul avtors da TiTqos saidumlos andobso, CurCuliT auwya:
ra kargad dagiweriaT. sityvebi ar myofnis.
ras brZanebT, batono raJden, Tqven ukeTesis
Rirsi xarT, es ise, naCqarevad, marTla mogewonaT?
moiTavmdabla iraklim.
brwyinvalea! xelis zurgze moefera raJdeni da
uecrad saqmeze gadavida, is suraTi gamogadgaT? Tu
SeiZleba, meore egzemplari maCuqoT? Sin ufro dalagebulad wavikiTxav. mosmeniT mainc sxvaa. Tqven profesionali xarT; namdvili. Tu SeiZleba, Tqveni telefoni CamawerineT. mqondes mainc. amdeni pativi CemTvis
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aravis ucia. ase kargad rogor gamicaniT? TiTqos Cems

gulSi ijeqiT da Signidan daminaxeT. Tqven Zalian Sors
waxvalT...
gaxarebul student-Jurnalists auzis eqimis mier
aRvlenili qeba yurSi erT gabmul kantatad Caesmoda.
xandaxan eWvis mzerasac ki Seavlebda misi naxelaviT
aTrTolebul raJdens, bolos telefonis nomeri da
narkvevis meore piri dautova, CanTa zurgze moigdo da
redaqciisken mimaval troleibuss Seaxta:
imave RamiT `vremias~ dawyebas aRaraferi aklda, iraklis telefonTan rom uxmes. iqneb novelis siuJetisTvis arc damWirdes-meTqi da Tavidanve ar gavumxile
mkiTxvels, rom irakli studqalaqis meoTxe, axal korpusSi mexuTe sarTulze cxovrobda, xolo telefoni
derefnis bolos morigis magidaze idga. studqalaqis
administracia wamdauwum afrTxilebda mdgmurebs, ecadeT telefonTan mxmobTa ricxvi ar gazardoT, morige
Tavis saqmeebsac Zlivs audiso.
gismenT! CasZaxa yurmils iraklim da marcxena xeliT sportuli piJamos CamoCaCuli Sarvali aiwia.
batono irakli, raJdeni var me. xom ar gagaRviZeT?
albaT saqmes mogacdineT xom? raJdeni var, erTi sityviT da, mindoda mekiTxa, xom ar wagiRiaT jer narkvevi?
waviRe, raJden batono.
auh! amoixvneSa eqimma.
moxda rame, batono raJden?
ara, iseTi ki araferi. albaT Casworeba awic SeiZleba.
ki batono, ramea iseTi?
iseTi ki araferi. me Tqven SeniSvnas rogor gagibedavT. patara raRac. pirvel gverdze nervuli saubari
iciso, rom giweriaT, `nervuli saubari~ nametani xom ar
aris? nervuli saubari, mogexsenebaT, giJebma ician da
ar gagvcinos vinmem. Tqven ukeT iciT, magram iqneb nervuli sxva sityviT Segvecvala, vTqvaT, `dinji~, `dawyo446

bili~, `dalagebuli~ xolo, Sesabamisad, `sul sadRac~

waiSleba da Caemateba `arsad~. gamova `gegoneba, arsad
agviandebao~. ase ajobebs.
ki, batono, mival da Cavasworeb, ise Cqari, nervuli saubari Tqveni xasiaTis Strixad momeCvena, kefa
moifxana iraklim.
ara, me ki ar gekamaTebiT, batono irakli. Cqari
saubari vici, rogor ar vici, magram nervulad mxolod
maSin vlaparakob, roca anerviulebuli var. Tu gnebavT, ase CawereT, `roca aaRelveben Cqari laparaki icis
Tqo.~ rogorc Tqven gagexardebaT. ise, me Tu mkiTxavT,
`dinji saubari~ mirCevnia.
kargi batono, rogorc Tqven gnebavT, ise Cavwer.
xom ar gawyenineT, batono irakli. Tqven profesionali brZandebiT. me Tqven SeniSvnas rogor gagibedavT, raJdeni aSkarad Cqara da nervulad laparakobda.
ara, batono raJden, sxva xom araferia?
jer es mibrZaneT; xom ar gawyenineT?
rogor gekadrebaT, Tu SeiZleba, Cqara miTxariT, es
morigis telefonia. didxans dakaveba ar SeiZleba.
ui, bodiSs vixdi, batono irakli. axlave, axlave
am saaTSi. isa... moicaT, ho, meore gverdze giweriaT
`erTi SexedviT ubralo kacis~... gaxsovT? iqneb sxva
sityvebiT SevcvaloT. `ubralo kaci~ nametani gapustiakeba ar gamovides. sxvebs ewyinebaT, Cems kolegebs,
Torem me araferi. ratom var ubralo? eqimi gaxlavarT,
sacurao kompleqsis eqimi. ar ivargebs ase. damcireba
gamogviva.
`erTi SexedviT~-meTqi, batono raJden.
an Tundac erTi SexedviT ratom var ubralo. TeTri xalaTi macvia, saTvaleebi mikeTia. me mgoni ubralo
kacis STabeWdilebas ar unda vtovebde. sworad gamigeT, me Tqven ki ar gaswavliT, RmerTma damifaros. me
Tqvendeni ganaTleba vin momca. Tqven profesionali
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brZandebiT. ise, Cemi gagebiT, saqmisTvis rom ukeTesi

iyos, xom ar gwyinT, batono irakli?
ara batono, gasagebia yvelaferi. Cavasworeb uTuod. sxva?
meti araferi. jerjerobiT.
aba mapatieT, kargad brZandebodeT.
iraklim yurmili dado, Tumca eqimis mier naTqvami
`jerjerobiT~ cudad eniSna. Tavisi oTaxisken rom mifSlatunebda, ukve nanobda, rom swored raJden CaCuaze
dawera narkvevi.
SuaRamisas, Tormetis naxevarze karze ki ar daukakunes, daubraxunes. iraklim icoda, rom ase utifrad
mxolod sarTulis morige iqceoda da isic im SemTxvevaSi, roca Zils gaawyvetinebdnen da udroo dros
telefonTan studentis daZaxebas daavalebdnen.
vin aris? cxvir-pirze xeli Camoisva sawolze wamomjdarma iraklim.
staJis sagroveblad Camosul svan ymawvils araferi
uTqvams. mas xSirad kavkasionis Tovliani mTebi esizmreboda da mSoblebis xaTri rom ara hqonoda, siamovnebiT ityoda uars studqalaqis morigis mosawyen
profesiaze.
iraklim xalaTi wamoisxa da moriges gamohyva.
alo, gismenT? intuiciis wyalobiT ukve icoda,
rom auzis eqimi uxmobda da arc Semcdara.
gagaRviZeT xom, batono irakli? vwuxvar Zalian
da gTxovT mapatioT, es oxeri vera da ver movisvene.
diliT dagirekavdiT, magram me vifiqre, vai Tu diliT
veRar mivuswro-meTqi. Tqven xval curva gaqvT?
ara, batono raJden.
mec ase vifiqre. vaiTu auzze ar iyos-meTqi. ubralo
ambavia, magram CvenTvis didi mniSvneloba aqvs. mesame
gverdze, Tu gaxsovT, ase sweria: `meuRle babilina mixeilis asuli gamocdili stomatologia~. xom ar SeiZleba
cota SevcvaloT a? magaliTad ase, alo, alo gesmiT Cemi?!
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 diax, diax.
es oxeri momeCvena gaiTiSa-meTqi. magaliTad ase
rom Segvecvala: `meuRle babilina mixeilis asuli
gamocdili stomatologia da damsaxurebuli avtoritetiT sargeblobs poliklinikis medpersonalsa da
avadmyofTa Soris~, ras ityodiT, batono irakli?
SeiZleba, batono raJden, magram nametani kancelaruli stili gamogviva.
rogori? ver gavige?!
iraklim gaifiqra `kancelaruli stilis~ axsna did
dros wamarTmevs, miT umetes mTlad zustad arc me
vici, ras niSnavs kancelaruli stilio da mokled moWra:
kargi, kargi. gasagebia batono raJden. xval Cavasworeb.
ar gewyinoT. me Tqven SeniSvnas rogor gagibedavT,
megobruli rCevaa mxolod. ar dagaviwydeT, Zalian
gTxovT, batono irakli. CaiwereT es sami Txovna? Tu
gnebavT, gavimeoreb.
ar aris saWiro, maxsovs, batono raJden.
aba, Zili nebisa. aTasi bodiSi.
kargad brZandebodeT.
iraklim yurmils Seubera, dado. erTxans moriges
uyura da gagulisebuli svanis mzera rom ver daiWira,
yrud Cailaparaka: `didi madloba, xabuk. Tu amaRam kidev
damirekon, ar damiZaxo, Tu Zma xar. ar aris, wasuliaTqo~.
meore diliT saredaqcio TaTbirze daagvianda iraklis. kacma rom Tqvas, TaTbiri dawyebuli arc ki gaxldaT, Seixeda kidec, magram aravin uTxra mobrZandio
da TviTon ver gabeda. redaqciis TanamSromlebi sakonferencio darbazSi erTsulovnad Sekrebiliyvnen da ar
undoda misTvis, rogorc dagvianebulisTvis, yuradReba mieqciaT. TaTbiri rom damTavrda, luba kirvaliZes
gamohyva derefanSi. lubam `Cems kabinetSi SebrZandiT
da damelodeT, samdivnoSi Sevivli da axlave movalo~.
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derefanSi cxeloda. Jurnalistebi da praqtikantebi

aqeT-iqiT facxafucxiT garbi-gamorbodnen. zogi saqmianad, zogi ise, mosaCveneblad.
lubam karga xani dahyo samdivnoSi roca dabrunda,
iraklis bodiSi mouxada SeyovnebisTvis da auwya: Tqveni narkvevi momewona, guSinve movamzade da redaqtors
Cavabareo. praqtikantma icoda, rom redaqtors ganyofilebaTa gamgeebi gafrTxilebuli hyavda, studentJurnalistTa masalebi pirdapir me SemomitaneTo.
`Tu SeiZleba Casasworebeli maqvs cotao~, gaubedavad Tqva da ganze gaixeda murRuliam.
`uxerxuli kia, magram, Tu aucilebelia, SebrZandiT
da iqve, redaqtorTan CaasworeT. me ver Seval. saerTod ar uyvars, roca Cabarebul masalas Casasworeblad
gavekidebiT xolmeo~, lubam.
irakli didxans scemda bolTas redaqtoris mosacdelSi. `ra Wiri avutexe Cems Tavs. ra menarkveveboda, davbeWdavdi erT-or informacias da damTavrdeboda saqme, vin dautovebiaT daxasiaTebis gareSe, me
rom davetovebineTo. axla rom gamlanZRos am kacma, axi
iqneba Cemzeo~.
bolos mainc Sevida. kari rom SeaRo, dainaxa magidasTan, telefonebs Soris mjdari redaqtori, romelsac
gulze xelebi daekrifa da Wers Sescqeroda. redaqtorma gervasi imnaZem Semosuls rom Tvali hkida,
maincdamainc maSin moirgo saTvale da qaRalds CauWiWinda. amiT, albaT, agrZnobina stumars, gacxarebul
muSaobaSi Semomiswario. redaqtorebs saerTod saqmes
ra gamoulevT, magram im wuTas, sulo codvilo, gervasi isvenebda. nomeri ukve dagegmili hqonda da SeeZlo
amgvari fufunebis saSualeba mieca Tavisi TavisTvis.
iraklim SewuxebisTvis bodiSi mouxada da auxsna:
praqtikanti gaxlavarTo. Cemi narkvevi mogarTvaT guSin
kirvaliZem, Tu SeiZleba, erTi wuTiT rom maTxovoT,
Casasworebeli maqvs raRacao.
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imnaZes araferi uTqvams. magididan narkvevi aiRo da

gauwoda. studentma madloba mouxada da gamovida, iqve.
mdivani gogonas magidaze Caaswora raJden CaCuas `survilebi~ da aTiode wuTSi ukanve Seurbenina.
redaqtors arc axla uTqvams rame. narkvevi gamoarTva da kvlav masalas CauRrmavda.
gavamxel da vityvi, rom gazeT `harmonias~ redaqtors
praqtikantebi ar uyvarda. gogona-praqtikantebs, ase
Tu ise, kidev itanda, vaJ-praqtikantebze ki, ratomRac,
guli hqonda gatexili da maT mimarT aSkara siZulvils
Tu undoblobas, Tumca Zalian cdilobda, magram mainc
ver malavda.
praqtikantebi, rasakvirvelia, grZnobdnen maTi upretenzio personis mimarT redaqtoris amrezil damokidebulebas da maincdamainc TvalSi ar eCxirebodnen, cdilobdnen gervasisgan SeumCneveli darCeniliyvnen.
simarTle giTxraT, iraklis gaukvirda kidec, redaqtorTan Sexvedra ase mSvidobianad rom CamTavrda. redaqciis pirveli violinos pirquSi mzera da dumilic
sruliad bunebrivad miiCnia. murRulias ar uyvarda
enadgakrefili, bagedaTafluli kacebi. mamakaci cota
mkacri, Cumi da seriozuli unda iyoso, fiqrobda.
redaqtoris kabinets gamocilebulma erTxans linotipistebTan itriala, mere kirvaliZes daeTxova da
quCaSi gamovida. rusTavelis prospeqts qveviT Cauyva
jer `meranis~ fanjrebSi gamofenili sakdesis fotoebi
daaTvaliera, mere operis win wignis maRaziaSi ibujura,
magram veraferi SeiZina da bolos kinoTeatr `rusTavelSi~ sami saaTis ganmavlobaSi jiutad idga `monaniebis~
rigSi. mxolod aTsaaTianze mouwia bileTma.
Sin ugunebod dabrunda. filmis maRali mxatvruli
Rirsebebisgan miRebuli STabeWdileba iraklis arsebaSi
daTrguna fiqrma imis Sesaxeb, rom xelovani iZulebuli
gaxda am civilizebul meoce saukuneSi adamianTa Soris
aSkarad mglur urTierTobaze elaparakna Tavis brwyin451

vale filmSi. troleibusSi mjdari axlo nacnobTa Soris `monaniebis~ personaJTa prototipebs daeZebda da
guls is ufro uklavda, rom poulobda kidec.
mTeli Rame SfoTvasa da Zil-RviZilSi gaatara. is
iyo diliT, rogorc iqna, CaeZina, rom karze policiurma braxunma gvelcemuliviT wamoagdo. kari rom gaaRo,
derefnis boloSi morigis zurgs mohkra Tvali da mixvda, rom telefonTan uxmobdnen.
welmowyvetiliviT wamovida. sanam yurmils aiRebda,
Wabuks hkiTxa; kaci rekavs Tu qalio. ise, sityvis masalad hkiTxa, Torem axlac mSvenivrad icoda, vinc urekavda. damnaSaved grZnobda Tavs inteleqtualuri svani
ymawvilis winaSe, romelsac meoTxe dRea sazogadoebaTmcodnebis saxelmZRvanelo Tavis samorigeo magidaze
samocdameTerTmete kent gverdze hqonda gadaSlili.
dila mSvidobisa, batono irakli. me var, raJdeni
var. gagaRviZeT xom? Tqven dRes curva ara gaqvT?
ara, batono raJden.
ver CaasworeT, albaT, rac gTxoveT xom? sad moiclidiT.
Cavaswore, batono raJden.
ras laparakobT, ase uceb? dabeWdviT, albaT, jer
ar dabeWdaven. masalebis rigi iqneba, rasakvirvelia.
CemTvis ar uTqvamT, magram im kviras, me mgoni, ar
gadaacileben.
ras laparakobT?! rom icodeT, rogor velodebiT
mTeli ojaxi. brwyinvale rame narkvevia. is, manqanidan
Camosvlis ambavi me ar miTqvams TqvenTvis, magram ra
didebuladaa mofiqrebuli.
ra vici, vecade, batono raJden, Tqven saintereso
pirovneba brZandebiT.
me ki ara, Tqven xarT saintereso. ase axalgazrda da
amdeni iciT. Cemi sityva daimaxsovreT; Tqven didi saqmeebi geliT. asea es. axla isa, raze dagirekeT, oRond
ar gewyinoT, Zalian gTxovT. meoTxe gverdis meeqvse
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striqonze ase sweria: `gesaubrebaT igi ocdaaTiani

wlebis kacis optimizmiT da, cota ar iyos, lozunguradac~. `ocdaaTiani wlebis kacis optimizmi~, Tu Tqven
Zalian gindaT, darCes, ise naklia xom? CamorCenili
kaci gamovdivar. magram es Tqveni SeniSvnaa da ra uWirs,
iyos. naklzec xom unda iyos laparaki. ai, `lozunguradac~ usaTuod unda SevcvaloT. lozungebiT laparaki
ramdeni xania davgmeT da axla me unda momaweroT? ras
ityvis xalxi, raJden CaCua lozungurad molaparake yofilao. Tavi momeWreba, rame sxva sityviT SevcvaloT,
an sul amoviRoT es winadadeba, Tu ar gewyinebaT.
keTili, amoviRoT, batono raJden, magram mag adgilas gadasvla rogor gamogviva? amoglejili adgili
xom ar darCeba narkvevSi?
ara mgonia. gadasvlac bunebrivi iqneba, me mgonia.
Tu ar mouxdeba waSla. rame sxva frazas CasvamT, magram
`lozunguri~ ar damitovo, mama-Svilobas gaficeb.
amasobaSi morigem muyaoze didi asoebiT dawerili
teqsti daudo. `mestiidan unda damirekon da laparaks
didxans nu gaagrZelebT~, sruliad sabuTianad sTxovda student-Jurnalists sajixveebis mkvidri. iraklim
Tavi dauqnia da yurmils CasZaxa.
kargi, batono raJden! sxva xom araferi gnebavdaT?
erTi SekiTxva maqvs. saTauri ver gavige, `SeCerebul wamTa RaRadi~ ras niSnavs, batono irakli?
ras da Tqven rom fotoebi damaTvalierebineT, is
fotoebi me SeCerebul wamebad aRviqvi. swored is SeCerebuli wamebi miamboben Tqvens cxovrebaze.
kargi mogecaT, eg kargi iyos, magram yvela ver
gaigebs, batono irakli. SeCerebuli wami mxolod mkvdrebisTvis arsebobs. me ki RvTis wyalobiT, cocxali
var jer da nu gavacinebT mters. raJden CaCuasTvis
dro SeCerebulao. aqilikdebian. xom ar sjobia, raime
ubralo saTauri gamovZebnoT? aseTi upretenzio da
gasagebi, magaliTad: `samagaliTo moqalaqe~ an `misabaZi
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pirovneba~. Tqveni Sexedulebisamebr, rasakvirvelia.

mSvenieri sityva gvaqvs qarTvelebs `gaxevebuli~. ese
igi xed qceuli. swored gaxevebuli idga irakli. daSvebul xelSi yurmili eWira, xolo yurmilidan raJdenis
`sulisSemZvreli~ RaRadisi ismoda: `alo, xom ase ajobebs? xom marTali var?! ase ajobebs saqmisTvis, alo,
alo, batono irakli, batono irakli, gaiTiSa, alo,
alo!~
iraklim yurmili dado da xabuk-moriges Sexeda.
TqmiT araferi uTqvams. xabuki am diliT isedac yvelas upasuxebda, rom irakli murRulia es-esaa gavida
da saRamomde ar dabrundeba.
im dRes redaqtorma didxans ver miiRo. gazeTis
dagegmva rom damTavrda da ganyofilebaTa gamgeebi
arcTu mxiaruli maslaaTiT gamoikrifnen kabinetidan,
`harmoniis~ cincxal nomers wamiT moacila iraklim
Tvali da mdivan gogonas (romelsac `gogoneobis~ asaki
karga xania ukan moetovebina) daeRrija: `praqtikant
murRulias erTwamiani saqme aqvsTqo~. `axla ver Seval,
TviTon damiZaxebso~, mdivanma. oriode wuTSi marTlac,
gaisma zaris xma. mdivani qali Sevida da maSinve gamobrunda. `axla ver migiRebs, sadRac midiso~, telefons
dawvda da garaJSi dareka. male redaqtoric gamoCnda
karebSi. iraklisTvis zedac ar Seuxedavs, `erT saaTSi
movbrundebio~, mdivans daubara da derefans gauyva.
Sesvenebis Semdeg mobrunda. jer gazeTis pasuxismgebel mdivans uxmo da gverdebs gadaxeda, mere luba
kirvaliZes gamouZaxa. lubam karga xani dahyo redaqtoris kabinetSi da rom gamovida, adamianisferi aRar edo,
iraklis miuaxlovda, saTvale moixsna, kargad daakvirda
praqtikants, amoioxra da moCvenebiTi simSvidiT uTxra:
`SebrZandiT, Tqvens narkvevze iyo laparaki~.
murRulia karga xans idga karebTan. gervasi imnaZem igi maSinve SeniSna, magram udroo dros Semosuli
praqtikanti imiT dasaja, rom miaxlovebis dasturi ar
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misca. bolos, rogorc iqna ineba: Tavi aswia da Tavmobezrebuli kacis intonaciiT gadaugdo:
gisimenT, mokled miTxariT.
me, batono gervasi, praqtikanti murRulia gaxlavarT. Casasworebeli mqonda, patara, Cems narkvevSi.
redaqtorma magidis marjvena kuTxeSi wiTeli fanqriT didSekiTxvadasmuli narkvevi aiRo da iraklis xeliT aniSna damjdariyo.
ici ra, Cemo kargo. Tqven axla meored mobrZandiT
xom? Casasworeblad? araerTxel kidev moxvalT, darwmunebuli var, Casworebis mizniT. es ratom moxda, Tu
iciT? daimaxsovreT erTxel da samudamo: Jurnalistma
asjer unda gazom-awonos naTqvami, daxvewos, daamuSaos
da mere misces msvleloba. ase rom Camisworon me avtorebma, Cabarebuli masalebi, win wava gazeTis saqme.
eg araferi. wavikiTxe Tqveni narkvevi da ar momewona.
nametani fantazias dayrdnobixarT. Jurnalistikas fantazioroba da mTxzveloba maincdamainc ar uyvars, faqtze, saqmeze unda ilaparako. jer erTi paTetikuria
Seni narkvevi, ai, swored lozungurad Sen laparakob
da ara is kaci, ra gvaria?
CaCua.
CaCua. mere Sen TviTonve dasawyisSive wer: vTxove,
gausinjavad beWdis dartymao. amis Semdeg dagijerebs
mkiTxveli? Sen TviTonve ubiZgeb kacs cuRlutobisken. sawolidan fexis gadmodgmaze romaa laparaki
eg Jurnalistika araa, SeiZleba moTxrobaSi Caiweros,
narkvevSi zedmetia. Seni pozicia, giTxra simarTle, nametani bundovania, aq rom wer: `TiTqos kvlav mwyobrSi
Cagayenes, kvlav laSqarSi Segabruneso~, ras niSnavs? ese
igi Sen, Jurnalisti, amovardnili iyavi kalapotidan da
CaCuam Segabruna? ra gamovdivarT Cven maSin? Jurnalisti unda ayenebdes moqalaqes mwyobrSi piriqiT. ar var
marTali? axla ase SevTanxmdeT: es narkvevi ar daibeWdeba. narkvevi Zneli dasaweria. guli ar dagwydes. raRa
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narkveviT iwyeb maincdamainc. jer sxva JanrSi gaiwafe

xeli. narkvevis wera Sen ki ara, am xnis kaci var da me
TviTon miWirs.
rad unda laparaki, rom cud gunebaze gamovidoda
praqtikanti murRulia redaqtoris kabinetidan. imdenad narkvevis dawuneba ar awuxebda, ramdenadac is, Tu
ra pasuxi gaeca batoni raJdenisTvis. marTalia, luba
kirvaliZem mTeli saaTi arwmuna, ar veTanxmebi redaqtors, Zalian kargia Tqveni narkvevi da gazeTs swored
rom daamSvenebdao, magram amiT saqmis viTareba ar
Secvlila. saerTod, cnobisTvis mogaxsenebT, Zvirfaso
mkiTxvelo, redaqciebSi odesme saqme rom gagiCndeT,
darwmunebuli brZandebodeT, Tu redaqtors ar moewona, is masala ar daibeWdeba.
gavida erTi kvira. am xnis ganmavlobaSi raJden CaCuam
ramdenjerme daureka da narkvevSi erTi mniSvnelovani
da ramdenime umniSvnelo Sesworebis Setana sTxova. mniSvnelovani SeniSvna is gaxldaT, rom raJdeni sTxovda avtors narkvevSi ori Svilis nacvlad sami Seetana. erTi
Svili pirvel colTan myavda, marTalia, xmas rom ara
mcems (dedamisma Tavis Wkuaze gazarda) gabrazebuli var,
magram, rac ar unda iyos, Svilia mainc da CamoTvlaSi
unda aRiniSnoso. rac Seexeba naklebmniSvnelovan, an sulac umniSvnelo SeniSvnebs, aq aRar CamovTvli im ubralo
mizezis gamo, rom isedac gadaRlil mkiTxvels Tavi ar
movabezro da es simwriT dawerili novela bolomde CasakiTxad ganusazRvreli droiT ar gadavadebino.
aTiode dRis Semdeg raJdenis rekvebma da SekiTxvaSexvedrebma ufro sistematuri xasiaTi miiRo. ra dagimaloT, ver gaumxila iraklim narkvevis gmirs redaqtorTan misi ukanaskneli vizitis Sedegi. daumala mware
simarTle imis Sesaxeb, rom `SeCerebul wamTa RaRadi~
stambis saRebavs ver eRirseboda.
raJdeni nervebs ver iokebda. gasaxdelSi usafrdeboda sacurao auzidan gamosuls, dila-saRamos tele456

fonze urekavda, ramdenjerme Sinac miakiTxa. iraklis

ilaji gauwyvita, sircxvilis qari damarTa dResxvalobanas uSedego TamaSma. sindisi qenjnida, rom am xnis
kacs simarTle droze ar Seatyobina. rac dro gadioda,
ufro da ufro uWirda narkvevis savalalo bedis gamxela. icoda, rom sacurao auzis eqimi yovel sisxamze
gazeTis jixurisken garboda, raTa fostalionisTvis
daeswro da sxvebze adre enaxa `harmoniis~ romelime
gverdze gamoqveynebuli narkvevi saTauriT `samagaliTo moqalaqe~ (an raime amis msgavsi). icoda iraklim,
rom suls levda raJdeni gazeTis furcelze Tavisi sayvareli portreti enaxa, medlebiT mkerddamSvenebuli
da momRimari eqimis portreti. narkvevi ki ara da ar
Canda. Tvis bolos, roca erTxel RamiT raJdeni mZinares waadga, gaaRviZa da akankalebuli, nervuli xmiT
hkiTxa: `xom araferi Seicvala, xom arafers mimalav,
ratom daagvianes gamoqveynebao~, irakli sawolze wamojda, raJdens damarcxebuli feldmarSlis ieriT Sexeda
da auwya, `narkvevi aRar daibeWdebao~. `ratom?!~ yelgamSralma raJdenma sxvisi xmiT ikiTxa. `ar daibeWdeba,
morCa da gaTavda. ar daibeWdeba Cemgan damoukidebeli mizezis gamo. Zalian gTxovT, sworad gamigeT, me
yvelafris Tqmis ufleba ara maqvs~. gansakuTrebiT Tavisi bolo fraza moewona iraklis. mgoni gamosavali vipoveo, gaifiqra, magram Rrmad Secda. `aaa... gasagebia,
gasagebi. me velodi amas. amis msgavss raRacas velodi... ki...~ ganze gaixeda raJdenma. `batono?!~ irakli
yuradRebad iqca. `araferi, araferi, kargad brZandebodeT~, raJdeni swrafad wamodga da karebisken brmis
nabijebiT gaikvlia gza.
studentma Jurnalistebma gazeT `harmoniaSi~ praqtika warmatebiT gaiares. CaTvla-daxasiaTeba yvelam miiRo.
irakli murRuliam sxva sacurao auzSi gadainacvla.
ver aitana yovel meore dRes raJden CaCuas gafiTreb457

uli saxisa da SiSCamdgari Tvalebis xilva, raJdeni

SeTqmuliviT daedevneboda derefanSi students da
CasZaxoda: `batono irakli. me minda Tqven icodeT simarTle, me absoluturad ubralo var. Cemi ra bralia,
rom is garewari Cvens klasSi iyo da ramdenime suraTic
maqvs masTan gadaRebuli. es SemTxveviTi ambavia. CemTan
ar megobrobda da skolis damTavrebis Semdeg TvaliTac ar minaxavso~.
iraklim ar icoda, vis da ras gulisxmobda raJdeni, magram gulis siRrmeSi mainc kmayofili iyo, rom
narkvevis ardabeWdvis mizezi TviT eqimma gamoCxrika
Tavis biografiidan da Jurnalistis SezRuduli fantazia erTi mogonili siuJetisgan gaanTavisufla.

* * *
am SemTxvevidan Tve-naxevris Semdeg, TerTmeti martis saRamos gazeTSi daibeWda raJden CaCuas patara uportreto nekrologi.
es nekrologi ufro mSrali moeCvena murRulias, vidre sxva mSral nekrologebs beWdaven gazeTebi. Tu siberemde mivaRwie, anderZiT davibareb, Cemze nekrologi
saerTod ar gamoaqveynon. ra Tavis agdebaa, vis sWirdeba amnairi, saxeldaxelod gamomcxvari, WirisufalTa
Wirveulobis pasuxad Seqmnili nekrologebio, gaifiqra
iraklim, gazeTi dakeca da gulis jibeSi Caido.

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manana
miliciis qveganyofilebis ufross gelaZes.
am gancxadebiT mogmarTavT me, manana savles asuli
maxaTaZe, romelic vcxovrob Txilianis quCaze, megobris rusudan vaCnaZis naqiraveb binaSi, Cauwerlad.
guSin saRamos miTxres, miliciidan mogakiTxeso. me TviTon aqamdec unda movsuliyavi, magram ver movicale.
axlac ki Tqven ar brZandebiT da sxvam veravin miTxra,
vin damibara da ra saqmeze. Cveni ubnis rwmunebuli, rogorc gairkva, WankvetaZe brZanebula. arc is damxvda
adgilze. am werils morigesTan vtoveb, Tu Cemi axsnaganmarteba gaxdes saWiro, gamomiZaxeT, Tu ara da sami
dRis Semdeg me TviTon mogakiTxavT. am gancxadebaze
pasuxi ar minda, arc daxmarebas gTxovT. Tu raimes niSnavs bodiSi TqvenTvis, bodiSi minda movixado, rom Cauwerlad vcxovrob megobris binaSi ukve meeqvse Tvea. Tu
amis gamo jarima mekuTvnis, Zalian gTxovT nu damajarimebT, radganac axla kapikis moxerxebas ara var. sam
dReSi Cemi bargianad gamovivli TqvenTan, dagemSvidobebiT da waval Tbilisidan. raionSi gadavdivar mudmiv
sacxovreblad da samuSaod. dagemSvidobebiT-meTqi rom
gpirdebiT, ar gagikvirdeT, Tqven me, rasakvirvelia, ar
micnobT, magram madlobis saTqmelad Semovivli, imitom, rom Tqveni gankargulebiT, albaT, sam dRes kidev
gamaCereben qalaqSi. es sami dRe ki CemTvis aucilebelia piradi saqmeebi rom movawesrigo.
ar vici, ratom minda icodeT Cemi ambavi. me Tqven
mxolod erTxel gnaxeT, SarSan, Tu gaxsovT, general
gusevis quCaze. ocdaSvidi maisi iyo. Zalian meCqareboda da gza uadgilo adgilas gadavWeri. milicielma
gamaCera, sabuTebi warmomidgineo. samwuxarod, jibeSi
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piradobis mowmobac ar aRmomaCnda. jarimas gadavixdi

da gamiSviT, meCqareba-meTqi, bevri vexvewe, magram Cemma
Txovnam ar gaWra. Rlabuca milicielebi xom arseboben,
ginda Tu ara, unda gavigo, vin xar da ras warmoadgeno. aseTi ra danaSauli Cavidine, adamiani ara xar?
meCqareba, melodebian-meTqi. Cemi amxanagi xels awerda da griboedovis ZeglTan vikribebodiT. ar miSvebs,
tirili amivarda. am dros Tqven gaaCereT manqana. ra
xdebao, ikiTxeT. moZraobis wesebi daarRvia da sabuTis
warmodgena ar surso, gageWimaT `wesrigis damcveli~,
sabuTi Tan ar maqvs, jarimas gadavixdi, Zalian meCqareba-meTqi, waviluRluRe. manqanaSi CamsviT, griboedovis
ZeglTan mimiyvaneT, gzaSi erTi sityva ar giTqvamT CemTvis, mZRols elaparakebodiT, gadmosvlisas madloba
rom gadagixadeT, gaiRimeT: `kargad iyaviT gogona, Tu
kidev gagabrazaT Cvenma TanamSromelma, miTxariT da
yurs avuwev, am raionis qveganyofilebis ufrosi var,
gelaZeo~. metad aRar minaxavxarT. axla rom movedi da
ufrosi vikiTxe, gelaZeo miTxres, albaT is gelaZe brZandebiT. vzivar Tqvens samorigeoSi da am baraTs Tu
gancxadebas giwerT. erTs gTxovT mxolod, waikiTxeT
da sami dRis Semdeg rom moval, mokled amixseniT, risi
bralia, rom am mdgomareobaSi Cavvardi, sad davuSvi
Secdoma, rom ocdaoTxi wlis gogo marto davrCi im
qalaqSi, sadac davibade da ara marto davrCi, carieltarieli davexetebi, arc bina maqvs, arc samsaxuri da
rogorc ubnis rwmunebuli mogaxsenebdaT, Cawerilic
arsad var.
davibade 1962 wels. mSoblebi ar maxsovs. rogorc
miTxres, dedaCemi da mamaCemi kanonieri meuRleebi ar
yofilan. dedaCemi dabadebidan erTi wlis Semdeg tvinis
simsivniT gardacvlila. mamaCemi arc mis dasaflavebaze
gamoCenila da arc axla vici, vin aris. dedaCemi, Turme,
bolomde saidumlod inaxavda misi Svilis mamis vinaobas.
is arafer SuaSia, me msurda misgan Svilio, colSvil460

iani kacia, ver gagimxelT, Zelzec rom gamakraTo. aseTi

yofila dedaCemi... es yvelaferi Cemma gamzrdelma deidam miambo am Svidi wlis win. meaTe klasamde araferi
vicodi. deidaCems qmari avariiT mokvdomoda da oriveni
me da misi mkvidri qaliSvili, Cemze sami wliT ufrosi
xaTuna, erTad vizrdebodiT. skolas ise vamTavrebdi,
rom deidaCemi Cemi deda megona da xaTuna Cemi RviZli
da. Svidi noembris wina dRiT viRacam damireka: `manana,
deidaSens Txoveo~, qalis xma iyo, is xma arc manamde arc
Semdeg aRar gamigonia. `romel deidas-meTqi?~ `Sens deidas, lamaraso~. `lamara deida ki ara, dedaa-meTqi Cemi~,
`ara Svilo, dedaSeni Teqvsmeti welia Sav miwaSi wevso~.
iqneb siaviTac ar mosvlia im qals, iqneb verc xvdeba,
ra uRmerToba Caidina, Tavisi eniT rom meorejer momikla deda ukve mowiful gogos. gulSi raRac Camwyda.
adamiani Turme sityva yofila, sxva araferi. rogor vifiqrebdi, rom im erTi sityvis Semdeg Cems das da dedas
sxva TvaliT Sevxedavdi, rom isini im wuTis Semdeg, marTalia axloblebad da sayvarel adamianebad, magram mainc
sxvebad iqceodnen Cems TvalSi. mere deidam yvelaferi
miambo. erTi kviris Semdeg lamis yvelaferi damaviwyda,
lamaras Cveulebrivad dedas veZaxdi, magram gulis siRrmeSi mainc darCa avyia qalis mier pirSi moxlili mware
simarTle. darCa da darCa. verafriT amovSanTe. sadRac
Rrmad Caikira samudamod.
skola rom davamTavre, xaTuna mesame kursze iyo, samedicinoze, samkurnaloze. me eqimoba ar mizidavda da
kidec rom didi survili mqonoda, vicodi ver movewyobodi, teqnikuri sagnebisadmi Cemi naklebi interesis
gamo. gadavwyvite iuridiulze Camebarebina, magram
pirvel wels sabuTebi ar miiRes, ori wlis muSaobis staJiao saWiro. gadavifiqre iuristoba da aRmosavlurze
Cavabare, magram naxevari qula damaklda da ver movxvdi. Cvidmetqulianebi oTxni viyaviT da dagvpirdnen
damatebiT siaSi CagricxavTo. ori Tve amaod velodiT.
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sxva fakultetebze daamates, Cvensaze ar daumatebiaT. am pirvelma marcxma guli rodi gamitexa, ra moxda
mere, vimuSaveb da Tan viswavli, wels Tu ar gamimarTla, gaisad gamimarTlebs, bolos da bolos gogo var,
jari ar miwevs da araferi-meTqi.
deidaCemma oqtombris bolos finganis raionul arqivSi momawyo samuSaod. staJis gulisTvis, mogexsenebaT,
Cveni tolebi ra mosawyen magidebs ar usxedan da sad ar
amTqnareben. arqivis gamgis moadgile zoovetdamTavrebuli CanCabaZe iyo. mamistola kaci gaxldaT da mec ise
vepyrobodi, rogorc mamistola mamakacebs unda moqceoda Cemxela gogo. raRac raRacebs miyveboda, mec
msiamovnebda masTan laparaki, ar vicodi, ra edo gulSi.
erTxel marto videqiT fanjarasTan, arqivSi aravin iyo,
es amxela kaci jer nel-nela, laparak-laparakiT momiaxlovda, uecrad xeli gaSala, gulSi Camikra da kocna
damiwyo. ise Ronivrad vyavdi CabRujuli, verasdidebiT
ver davusxlti xelidan. ase megona, tuCebi Cemi aRar
aris-meTqi, neknebi kinaRam Camimtvria. rogorc iqna, gavaSvebine xeli da, suli rom moviTqvi, mivaxale: `amxela
kacs Wkua ara gaqvs CanCabaZe TavSi-meTqi?~ `miyvarxaro,~,
urcxvad da upragonod gamomicxada. ra unda meqna, xels
xom ver gavartyamdi: `nervebs mouare, CanCabaZe da Sens
col-Svils mixede, Seni saTamaSo aq aravin aris-meTqi~.
meore da mesame dRes xma ar gamicia. TviTon Camivlida
da gamicinebda. meoTxe dRes me TviTon mominda davlaparakebodi, xom vicodi, rom sisuleles Cavdiodi, xma
ar unda gameca, magram mainteresebda, ras niSnavda Seyvarebuli mamakaci. davrCiT samsaxuris Semdeg da kinaRam
samudamod sananeblad meqca is darCena. vgrZnobdi, kidev
erTi darCena da gonebas davkargavdi. moverie Cems Tavs
da deidaCems gamovucxade, arqivSi veRar vimuSaveb, arqivis mtverma alergia gamiCina, gauTaveblad maxvelebsmeTqi. ra meqna aba, simarTles xom ver vetyodi. CanCabaZis msxverplad gaxdomas iqedan wamosvla merCia.
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mogexsenebaT, samsaxuris Sovna rom advili ar aris.

ver davukargav, bevri iara deidaCemma, magram veras gaxda. vifiqre, mec mivdgeb-movdgebi, bavSvi xom aRara var,
Cems saqmes iqneb me TviTon ufro mivxedo-meTqi. davjeqi
troleibusze da oTxi gaCerebis Semdeg Camovedi. xalaZis quCaze pirvelive dawesebulebaSi Sevedi, mgoni raRacis saproeqto instituti iyo. movZebne direqtoris
kabineti. direqtori saSualo tanis, sacxenosno sportsmenis formaSi gamowyobili, mkvircxlTvaleba, TmaSeTxelebuli mamakaci iyo. `samsaxuris sakiTxze gawuxebTmeTqi, `beWdva Tu SegiZliaTo, sanam uars vetyodi. `ara
uSavs, gaswavliTo~. TviTonve ipova gamosavali: `diliT
adre adgoma xom ar gezarebaTo, Seni asakis gogonebs
loginSi nebivroba uyvarTo. bedi gqoniaT, swored erTi
teqnikuri muSakis Stati gvaqvs da xvalidanve gagaformebTo. vin xar, sad cxovrob, romeli skola daamTavre,
mSoblebi ra saqmianobas eweviano~. erTi sityviT, Zalian
dainteresda CemiT da mec gulubryvilod gavifiqre.
es ra RvTisnieri kaci Semxvda da saerTod ra advili
yofila samsaxuris Sovna-meTqi. gancxadeba TviTonve
mikarnaxa, rezolucia daado. xval brZanebas gavaformebo, gancxadeba ujraSi Caido da Sinauruli musaifiT
gamomacila. `ar misadilia~, ezoSi miTxra, `Tu gamiwev kampanias, kargi iqnebao~. daveTanxme. `nol eqvsSi~
Cavujeqi da wavyevi. Cems sixaruls sazRvari ara aqvs.
restoran `saqarTveloSi~ visadileT. iq, restornis
kupeSi ubatonod xma ar gaucia. ise ki ucnaur raRacebs
meubneboda; `cxovrebaSio yvelaferi mosawyeniao. bedniereba pirobiTi cnebaao. Cemi coli adre Zalian miyvarda, magram axla ise momwyinda, danaxvac aRar gvinda
erTmaneTiso. sulieri megobari makliao. Sen saocrad
gulwrfeli da sufTa gogo Canxaro~. ukan wamosvlisas
Tavze xeli gadamisva. pirvelad gavuyuCdi, magram xelis gadasmas rom ar dasjerda da yuris bibilos sresva
da mklavze TiTebis TamaSi rom damiwyo, ganze gaviwie
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 `Zalian gTxovT, aseTi rameebi WiriviT mZuls-meTqi~.

arc acia arc acxela da jibidan gasaRebi amoiRo: `xo
marTla, axla gamaxsenda, mamidam Tavisi bina damitova,
TviTon kislovodskSia wasuli, avideT, davxedoT, meSinia, qurdebma kari ar Setexono~. ra Zneli mixvedra
undoda, saiTkenac urakunebda, kategoriuli uari ganvucxade. `Tu SeiZleba saxlamde mimiyvaneT, vaSlovanze
vcxovrob da, saerTod, mamakacebTan oTaxSi marto ar
vrCebi-meTqi~. `keTili, gogona, rogorc geneboso. sxva
raime ar ifiqro, me, ubralod, SenTan saubari msurdao~.
troleibusis gaCerebasTan mimiyvana da bodiSi momixada. `Tu ar gewyineba, Sin sazogadoebrivi transportiT
wadi. axla gamaxsenda, rom Tabiri maqvs da magviandebao~. im saRamosve deidaCems vuambe, ase da ase, aqa da
aq samsaxuri viSove-meTqi. restoranze da direqtoris
winadadebaze krinti ar damiZravs. deidam damtuqsa. `rogor gabede, ucnob kacTan Sesvla da samsaxuris Txovnao.
yvela erTnairi ki ar aris am qveyanaze da saerTod,
saidan gaqvs amodena siTamameo~. meore dRes `samsaxurSi~
rom gamovcxaddi, direqtori civad Semxvda. `iciT ra,
gogona, kadrebma gaarkvia, rom is Stati Turme dakavebuli yofila, ori kviris win migviRia TanamSromeli,
me ubralod ar maxsovdao. umaRless rom daamTavreb
da cota ufro Wkviani rom iqnebi, gamoiare, iqneb, maSin
mainc mogixerxoT rameo, warmatebebi misurva da gamomistumra.
atirebuli movedi Sin. deidaCems avuxseni, is Stati dakavebuli yofila-meTqi. gaocebisgan Tma yalyze
damidga, roca deidaCemma gulTmisaniviT mauwya, `vicodi, rom ase getyodao. guSin manqanaSi Cajdoma da gaseirneba xom SegTavazao. xom giTxra, erTad visadiloT
restoranSio, xom ase iyo, nu damimalavo~. `mTxova kampania gamewia, magram uari mivuge. arc manqanaSi Cavujeqi
da arc restoranSi wavyevi-meTqi~. ar vici, daijera
Tu ara, deidaCemma, Cemi tyuili. es kia, warbSekvriT
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miTxra: `saxlidan gasuli ar daginaxo, Torem waitexav

fexs sadmeo. Sen ar ici, ra aris cxovreba da saerTod,
Senodena gogo rom samsaxuris saSovnelad TviTon dadiodes, ar gamigonia meo~.
vijeqi Sin da vmecadineobdi. dro garboda. aprilSi
miSova deidam kidev erTi samsaxuri, geologiur sammarTveloSi umcros laborantad momawyo. feradi mineralebis
laboratoriaSi, sadac me vmuSaobdi, saqme cota iyo. dro
Tavze sayrelad mqonda da, rac SemeZlo, vmecadineobdi.
im wels kvlav Cavabare, magram isev naxevari qula damaklda. Tavi rom ar mogawyinoT Cemi cxovrebiT, mokled
getyviT, wels meeqvsed Cavabare misaRebi gamocdebi:
orjer aRmosavlurze, erTxel filologiurze, orjer
istoria-filologiurze da wels biblioTekaTmcodneobaze, magram, TiTqos Cem winaaRmdeg piri Sekreso; mudam
erTi qula an, rac ufro damaRonebelia, naxevari qula
makldeba. sxvas Cem adgilze guli samudamod gautydeboda, magram me imeds ar vkargavdi da saerTod, imeds rom
Tavi davanebo, arc ki vicodi sxva ra unda mekeTebina.
ase megona, mTeli sicocxle abiturientobaSi unda gametarebina. arc axla vici wesierad, ra melis win, magram
raRac rom Seicvala CemSi, vatyob da Cemi Tavi daviWire
imaSi, rom am mosawyeni, gatkepnili gzidan gadaxveva
SemiZlia. esec xom saqmea?
axla giambobT, rogor davrCi quCaSi. geologiur sammarTveloSi erTi geologi modioda, svintraZe gvarad.
ase, ocdaTxuTmetiode wlis kaci. Sesaxedavad ara uSavda. rogorc mere gavigeT, colganaSvebi. xaTuna, Cemi
deidaSvili, samsaxurSi iSviaTad makiTxavda, magram
erTxel swored maSin movida, roca svintraZec iq iyo.
atelieSi unda wavsuliyaviT erTad. xaTuna kostumCiks
ikeravda. meore dResac movida svintraZe da damiJina
ginda Tu ara, Seni deidaSvili gamacanio. mokled, gavacani. xaTunasac mouvida, etyoba, TvalSi da xvdebodnen
erTmaneTs. erT saRamos xaTuna gaxarebuli acxadebs:
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`svintraZem colad gayolis winadadeba momcao. me, rasakvirvelia, am ambavma Zalian gamaxara. noemberSi svintraZem Tavisi sacole xaTuna da me sofelSi dagvpatiJa.
sami dRe davyaviT. Tbilisidan Sors araa, sul raRac
samociode kilometrSi cxovrobs. dagvaTvalierebina
am biWma yvelaferi axlomaxlo, risi naxvac SeiZleboda,
ojaxma mSvenivrad migviRo. mixaroda, rom xaTuna aseT
karg bed-iRbalSi vardeboda. naSvidnoembrevs, cxraSi
davbrundiT ukan, aTSi ara da TerTmetSi svintraZem
samsaxurSi momakiTxa: `cota xniT parkSi gavideT, SenTan salaparako maqvso~. gavyevi, megona xaTunaze da
moaxloebul qorwilze Camomigdebda sityvas, magram
Tqvenc ar momikvdeT. Zelskamze CamovjeqiT Tu ara,
sulmouTqmelad momayara: `meo, Sen miyvarxar da axlave
pasuxi unda momceo Sen mets aravis SevirTavo~. jer
xumroba megona, mere sibrazisagan almuri momedo: `xaTuna-meTqi? es sisulele rogor mogivida TavSi. im gogos uyvarxar da ra pasuxs aZlev, dRe-dReze qorwils
velodebiT-meTqi~. `ra vqnao, Sen Semiyvardio, guls xom
ver vubrZanebo. ar mindoda ase momxdariyo, magram sxvanairad ar SemiZliao. Sen xar amieridan Cemi sicocxleo~. damado xelze xeli, codvas ver vityvi, xeli marTla ukankalebda: `gamiSvi xeli svintraZe da eg fiqri
samudamod amoiRe gulidan-meTqi. Seni gulisTvis me
Cems deidaSvils da TanaSezrdils ar davkargav-meTqi.
an SeirTe xaTuna, anda Cemi saxeli aRar axseno quCaSic rom Segxvdebi aRar momesalmo. Sen CemTvis aRar
arsebob-meTqi~. avdeqi da gamovtrialdi.
svintraZem erTi-orjer momakiTxa laboratoriaSi,
scada Cemi dayolieba, magram xma rom ar gaveci, CamomSorda. xaTunas, ra Tqma unda, aRar mibrunebia, Tveze
meti gavida aRar daurekavs. erTxel quCaSi SemTxveviT gadayria da uTqvams: `mapatie, xaTuna, Cven Soris
yvelaferi CamTavrebulia. megona rom miyvardi, Turme
aRar myvarebixaro~. atirebul-abRavlebuli movarda
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xaTuna saxlSi. Tavis mokvlas apirebda. uyvarda is

usindiso. Zlivs davamSvideT me da lamaram. iqneb ukeTesi iyos-meTqi, Cemi mokle WkuiT davaskveni da deda-Svils dawvrilebiT vuambe rac moxda. amiT mindoda
xaTunasTvis damemtkicebina, rom svintraZe misi siyvarulis Rirsi ar iyo, Tanac Cems uangarobas da erTgulebas vumtkicebdi.
is dRe da is dRe, xaTunam da lamaram SemiZules.
jer sanaxevrod melaparakebodnen. erT saRamos Cemma
deidaSvilma gamomicxada: `yvelaferi gavige, Turme Sen
dagixvevia svintraZisTvis Tavbru da colad gayola SegiTavazebiao. mec gamifuWe saqme da verc Sen miaRwie
sawadelso~. `vin giTxra-meTqi, eg sisaZagle~, `TviTon
svintraZem miTxrao. jer erTi, ra svintraZis Tqma undoda, mTelma Tqvenma laboratoriam icis es ambavio~.
`wavideT, pirSi wavudgebi, im gaTaxsirebuls-meTqi~.
`egRa maklia, viRac xepre svintraZis da Seni saqmeebi
viZioo. TavSi qva gixliaT, erTsac da meoresaco~. ra
unda meqna? rogor damemtkicebina, rom ubralo viyavi? vitire, viTavceme, magram araferi gamovida. me Cems
guls Sevaskdi, xolo deda-Svilma laparaki Semiwyvites.
Tu xmas amoiRebdnen erTmaneTSi, Cemi lanZRva-ginebis
meti araferi amosdiodaT piridan. Cemi iq gaCereba aRar
SeiZleboda. Cavalage Cemodani da rusikos (visTanac
axla vcxovrob), Sevefare, aspirantia, naqiravebSi cxovrobs da droebiT Semikedla, kargi gogoa, magram marto
yofna unda da, bolos da bolos, ras vemarTlebi. Tavisi saweri da samuSao aqvs. vgrZnob, rom vawuxeb, TviTon arafers meubneba, magram sindisic kargi saqonelia.
Cemianebma geologiur sammarTveloSic gamifuWes
saqme. ufrosidan dawyebuli qveyanas mosdes, rom me aseTi umaduri gogo var, rom oboli gamzardes da imiT gadavuxade, rom xaTunas saqmros warTmeva movundome. enas
Zvali ara aqvs da svintraZis xasadac ki gamomacxades.
am intrigebs rom ar avyevi, imdeni qnes, binidan amom467

weres, rogorc saxlidan umisamarTod gaqceuli. rogor da ranairad moaxerxes Cemi amowera, ver gamigia.
mere sammarTvelos ufross zeviT uCivles: TbilisSi
Cauwerlad laborants amuSavebso. damibara ufrosma,
`ra xdeba Sens Tavso~. vimarTle Tavi, rac SemeZlo, magram lamaras megobari qali xaxamaZe Semovida am dros
da yvelaferi ukuRma Seatriala. `ar daujeroT, mag
gaTaxsirebuls batonovo. gaamwara deda-Svili magano.
gogos bedi daakargvina da axla SantaJs awyobs, saxlis
warTmeva undao. amitom gadavida gaurkvevel misamarTze da Cauwerlad cxovrobs masaviT saeWvo yofaqcevis gogosTano~. es sityvebi xaxamaZisa ar iyo, deidaCems
hyavda darigebuli, magram borotebam ise damabnia, xma
ver amoviRe. Zlivs mivaRwie karebamde da meore dResve
gancxadeba davwere. SeiZleba viCqare, magram Cemi iq
muSaoba aRar SeiZleboda. guli gamiskdeboda, xaxamaZes
Tu erTxel kidev davinaxavdi.
esaa sul. mapatieT, rom naCqarevi naweria. zogi sityva SeiZleba verc gaarCioT. saerTod, cudi xeli ara
maqvs, magram axla Zalian vRelav da ukeTesad wera ver
SevZeli.
ratom unda momxdariyo ase? albaT Cemi bralia
yvelaferi, magram ra unda meqna? me risi Secvla SemeZlo? iqneb nerviuli var saerTod da gadawyvetilebis
miRebisas gansjis da fiqris unars vkargav? Tu ar
SewuxdebiT, mokled amixseniT, ra davaSave. Tqven, albaT, Cemnairi ucnauri adamianebic bevri ginaxavT.
saWermias mxareSi biZaSvilebi myavs. werili mivwere
da pasuxi momivida `Camodi, aq raRacas mogixerxebTo~.
ubralo xalxia, magram raionSi mainc Tavisi gamavloba
da saxeli eqnebaT, raRacas misaSveleben. usaSvelo vis
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wi na kac i
ratom Camecina, Tu mixvdi? ratom, Cemo biZia, da,
sixaruli ver davmale. Cemma eSmakma gamacina. Sen rom
moxvedi axla CemTan, Sebrunebul taburetze dajeqi da
jiutad momaCerdi: davibeni, epifane biZia, da, Tu kaci
xar, maswavle, rogor vicxovro, simarTle giTxra, siamayem damria xeli, erT kacs mainc dasWirda am qveyanaze
Cemi gamocdileba-meTqi. ra dagimalo da amnairi SekiTxviT CemTan jer aravin mosula. adamianebi ise guldagul da TavdajerebiT dafusfuseben TavianT saqmeebze,
garedan Semxedvares egoneba, yvelam mSvenivrad icis,
romel mxares unda miudges am cxovrebis gorgalso.
samocdaaTi zafxuli movWame me da, am Cems daTvlil
sakrialosno dReebs TvalisCiniviT unda gavufrTxilde. Cemeburad vicxovre. qveyana Tu ar amiSenebia Cemi
qiCmaCiT, verc daqcevas damabralebs vinme. cuRluti
da aramgama ar vyofilvar da arc axla minda didkanSi
myof abreSumis WiasaviT gazizinebuli mnaxos xalxma.
Cems lukmas jer kidev Cemi marjveniT vSoulob. wuwuna bebrebi mezareba. me Cemi siberiT davberdi, vis
rato unda davawve kiserze da xandazmulobis maraos
qneva vavaldebulo? wasvliTac uxmaurod waval. jalabi gafrTxilebuli myavs; tiril-flukuni ar damiwyoT
kubosTan, Torem wamovxtebi da saTiTaod joxiT agiwvavT ukanals-meTqi. ra moxda, yvela wamsvlelebi varT,
me Cemi kalo gavlewe. miwa viyav da miwad viqcevi. Cems
saflavze vards dargaven, Tu oyraula balaxi amova,
arc amiT Seibrunebs mTvare pirs, me Cemi toriki da Cemi
xetiali movaTave. axla sxvisi rigia.
saswaulia, aba ra aris, aTababadan dRemde ramdeni kaci mdgara am cis qveS da ori kacis cxovreba
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ar damsgavsebia erTmaneTs. yvelas Tavisi biliki miuCina bunebam. ra fantaziam moifiqra mainc miliardi
kacis cxovrebis sxvadasxva varianti. gifiqria amaze?
rogor vicxovroo, rom mekiTxebi, yasidad mekiTxebi,
ise, guli rom gamikeTo da magrZnobino: Senc saWiro
xar am qveyanazeo, Torem gana Cemze naklebad ici, rom
Cemi cxovrebis gakveTilebi Sen ar wagadgeba, Sen sxvanair droSi, sxva xalxSi, sxva gzaze giwevs siaruli. ase
rom ar iyos, cxovreba interess dakargavda. planetis
uzarmazar dafaze Cven Wadrakis figurebs, Cven-Cveni
svla gvaqvs da Cveni bedi gviTvalTvalebs.
Sen RmerTma nu gamogacdevinos rac me glaxa dRe
vnaxe da Tu rame kargi damadga udabnos qviSasaviT
gimravlos gamCenma. Sen sxva droSi icxovreb-meTqi,
giTxari, magram ar ifiqro, Sensobas vardis wvima wamovides da bedis jaram sul waRma itrialos. jer Sors
varT, Zalian Sors. jerjerobiT adamianebma ver iswavles, rogor unda cxovreba. arc adre icodnen da arc
axla ician. gaecineba ocdameaTe saukunis kacs, Cvens
ambav-wrials, Cvens wuxils da sixaruls rom Caxedavs.
ra saswauli dro iyoo, ityvis, ranairad hqondaT netavi tvini mowyobili, im dalocvilebs, amas rom sCadiodnen da amas rom ambobdneno. verc imaze davdeb
Tavs, momavlis kaci Cvenze didad Wkviani iqneba-meTqi,
magram adamianebs erTmaneTis gamwarebis amdeni muRami rom ar ecodinebaT, rac axla viciT, es minda mjerodes. ki, ki, ufro advilad da mSvidad vicxovrebdiT,
Sen ar momikvde, Cven rom ar dagveburda da dagvebnia
Cvenive Tavi da erTmaneTi. sul megona, es Cemi droa amnairi ukalapoto, Torem sxva epoqaSi mSvenivrad icoda,
risTvis gaCnda da ra ekeTebina-meTqi. ar yofila ase.
arc arasodes scodnia da arc axla icis. Tu odesme iyo
dalagebuli adamisSvili, axla unda iyos, magram am Cems
gamovlil gzas rom gavxedav, ra moCans, Sen Semogevle,
dapirebis da cdis meti? sul megona, xval ukeTesoba
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iqneba, ase rogor garZeldeba-meTqi da ise Semomefcqvna wlebi xelSi, imas mainc ver veRirse, rasac velodi.
axla rom vakvirdebi, mgonia ver getyvi, SeiZleba siberis bralicaa da meSleba mgonia, ukan-ukan midioda saqme-meTqi. iqneba me moviTxovdi ufro mets, risi
mocemac cxovrebas ar SeeZlo. iqneba ase lodinisTvis,
wvalebisTvis da cru fafxurisTvis aris kaci gaCenili.
ar vici, ver getyvi. RmerTma nu gafiqrebinos, Cemi xnis
rom moiyrebi, motyuebuli kaci var meo. sul sxva gziT
unda mevlo da sxva gziT matares Cems wuTisofelSio.
Sen verafriT warmoidgen, rom daviwyeT, rogor daviwyeT me da Cemma amxanagebma. eWvi ra iyo, vin icoda. ra
saqme unda yofiliyo am duniaze, Cven rom ar gamogvsvloda, ase vfiqrobdiT. iqneb, saerTod asea, yvela
axalgazrda da damwyebi ase unda fiqrobdes, sxvanairad
qalaqi ar aSendeba, albaT, magram Tqven rom giyurebT axla, Tqven mainc sxva xarT, ufro wynari da ufro
fiqriani. SeiZleba ase sjobdes, iqneb arc aseTi WoWmanCumaloba gamodges didi saqmeebis dasawyebad. ra vici,
xom giTxari, damabnia-meTqi cxovrebam. erTi ki viswavle wuTisoflis am waRma-ukuRma trialSi yvelaferze
taSis dakvra da saieriSod atrokeba ar argebs kacs.
bevrjer mivawydiT aqeT-iqiT, kapikian saqmes xalxi
mivalieT da mere gairkva, rom Turme mTlad sworad
ar virjebodiT. istoriisTvis es Cveni fafxuri erTi
striqonia, meti ki araferi. am gziT midiodnen da kinaRam xramSi gadacvivdnen, mere Semotrialdnen da saswrafod swor gzas daadgneno, ityvis meistorie da im
msjavrs gamogvitans, brma qaTamiviT iqeT-aqeT mofarfate kacs rom gamoutans xolme. magram me? Cemi cxovreba rom gailia? marTalia, istoria me arafer pasuxs ar
momcems, magram vinmes xom unda vkiTxo samaris piras
misulma: ra dagiSave me, bavSvobidanve rom amomagde
kalapotidan da ase umowyalod marTe Cemi cxovreba,
ranairad vzido darCenil or kviraSi fuye dapirebebiT
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gaberili es guli-meTqi? ra pasuxi unda momces imanac.

TviTon ki icoda, Sen ggonia, ase rom iqneboda?
SeiZleba, me gavCndi glaxa da sxvebs ase ar emarTebodaT, arc ki davlaparakebivar am sakiTxze sxvas, vaiTu
uadgilo adgilas wamocdes-meTqi, rac kacobaSi Sevdgi
fexi, sul viRacis meSinoda, sul megona, viRaca miTvalTvalebs-meTqi. xandaxan ise amiwvavda yurebs zurgSi damiznebuli mzera, rom uceb movixedavdi, egeba
CemiT dainteresebuli, abezari Tanamgzavris Tvalebs
wavawyde-meTqi, SeiZleba usafuZvlo iyo Cemi SiSi, SeiZleba meCvenebodes, xom gagigonia, fafiT SeSinebuli
dos suls uberavdao, magram am Cems moweul asakSi mainc
mgonia, rom gadavrCi. ratom maqvs gadarCenilis gancda,
verc amas getyvi. ra mWirda gadasarCeni, risgan unda gadavrCeniliyav, kacma rom Tqvas? mainc madlobeli unda
viyo Cemi iRblis. erT dros Cemnair udanaSauloebs mohkides yurze xeli? Citi bdRvnad ar vRirdi, albaT,
an nametani patara yurebi mqonda. SeiZleba bJuturad
geCveneba axla Cemi musaifi, magram zogierTis beds rom
gavixseneb, cota ar iyos, sixarulic ki gamkravs gulSi
xom mainc davusxlti nemezidas xelidan-meTqi.
ori Cemi xnis mogyaros gamCenma, magram mainc kai
grZnobaa, samocdaaT gazafxuls ufaTerakod rom Sexvdebi. axla me didi facifuci moTavebuli maqvs. mTlad mayurebeliviT ar var am cxovrebasTan, mara arc
SuagulSi vtrialeb. awi Cemi arc advilad ayolieba SeiZleba da arc lamazi sityviT gacucurakeba. netavi im
dros, roca yvelaferi mjeroda. Sen ggonia, Zalian mixaria, raRac-raRacebs rom Cavxvdi da bevrnairi mware Tu
tkbili gamocdileba xundiviT madevs fexebze? araferi
araa, Cemo, siberis sibrZnes rom eZaxian, ar daijero
eg ambavi. jer erTi, etyoba guldagul dagvimala arsTagamrigem sworad cxovrebis gasaRebi da mTeli sicocxlis manZilze amaod veZebT, meorec, vin gaarkvevs,
visi sjobia am qveyanaze? egeb rac me axla WeSmaritebad
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meCveneba, giTxari, misi ar iyos, ocdameaTe saukunis kacisTvis sasacilo aRmoCndes. da yvelafers rom Tavi
davaneboT, rad minda imnairi Wkua, torolasaviT caSi
avardnas rom damiSlis da miwaze forTxvas rom miCiCinebs.
Cemi mainc unda giTxra. raki Wkuis sakiTxavad moxvedi CemTan, Cemeburad unda dagarigo. yvelaferi ise,
rogorc axla getyvi, me ver gavatare, rasakvirvelia. es
sibrZne, Tu SeiZleba ase davarqva, Cems Secdomebze naswavli sibrZnea. cxvirSi rom mdruzavda cxovreba, mere
vpoulobdi gzas gadabrunebuli uremiviT, magram mere
gvianRa iyo. ase da amnairad, wina kaci Tu ukanas xidia,
Sen mogcem ramdenime rCevas, Cemnairi Secdomebi mainc
rom ar dauSva. Sens sakuTar Secdomebsac bevrs dauSveb, nu geSinia, rad ginda, es Cemi Secdomebic daimato.
aba, yuri damigde:
samsaxurSi, ecade, Cumi da gaugebari kacis saxeli
daigdo. sajarod gamosvlebs eride. mekrebie da aqtiuri adamianebi samsaxurSi ar uyvarT. nametanic rom
Segawuxos saTqmelma, gulSi Caibrune. sxvebma ilaparakon, Sen iyuCe. winamaswaroba damRupvelia. sxvebs daacade, yvela rom xels daikapiwebs, mere Senc mihyevi.
kargi muSakis saxelis geSinodes. sakmarisia, Tavi
gamoiCino, megobrebic ki mtrad mogekidebian. samsaxurSi rac SeZlo, fexi aiTrie. wauyrue mowodebebs da
lozungebs. icode, Tu mTeli energiiT imuSaveb da
erTgulad moekidebi saqmes, jer erTi, brbo karieristad CagTvlis, xolo ufrosebi adgilze gagyinaven. Sens
dawinaurebaze aravin ifiqrebs, raki kargad muSaobs,
Zvel adgilze davtovoTo. Tu winsvla ginda, zereled
imuSave, ufro SegamCneven.
ufross briyvad moaCvene Tavi. darwmunebuli iyavi, masze Wkviani kaci aravis uyvars, saerTod, Tavis
gamoCenas moeride. ar dagaviwydes, sadme, SemTxveviT
sufraze yvelaze lamazi sadRegrZelo Sen Tu Tqvi an
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yvelaze kargad Tu imRere, erT-or mofuqsavato gogocunas moewonebi, danarCeni yvela kaci dakarguli gyavs.
Zmac rom iyos, Zmasac ar uxaria, rom ajobeb.
vinc unda gkiTxos, rogora xaro, ar upasuxo `kargado~, ra kargadac unda iyo, uTxari, esa da es mawuxebsTqo an, uares SemTxvevaSi, `ara miSavs-Tqo~, icode, vinc
Seni janmrTelobis ambavs kiTxulobs, marTla Seni kargad yofna ki ar ainteresebs, ise, fasonad gekiTxeba,
`kargad varo~, rom miaxalo, veraferi sanugeSo ambavia misTvis. sul raRacaze gulnakluli da mowuwune
ufro axlobeli da sayvareli xdeba adamianebisTvis,
damijere. maSin sxvebs emsgavsebi da imitom, aravin aris
dRes duniaze iseTi, rame rom ar awuxebdes.
Tu rames sasixarulos eli an Seityob, nu wavardebi
da nu iCqareb, vinmes gaagebino. isic ki aRtacebis taSs
rom dascxebs da mosalocad wagetaneba, gulSi fiqrobs,
ukeTesi iyo, Cems Tavs yofiliyo es sikeTeo. dafiqrdi
aba, Senc ase ara xar? xolo rac Seexeba saidumlos,
RmerTi ar gagiwyres da aravis gaando. saidumlos rom
Seginaxavs, aseTi kaci dRes iSviaTze iSviaTia. CaTvale,
rom yovel sam, Tundac yvelaze axlobel adamianSi,
erT-erTi Semtyobineblis funqcias asrulebs.
arc mtrebi gaimravlo da arc megobrebi, mtrebi xom
SegWamen da SegWamen, bevri megobaric ar varga, bevri
yuradReba da bevri siyvarulis gacema unda. mosisxle mtersac ar agrZnobino, rom Sen ici, rom igi mosisxle mteria Seni, piriqiT, dauyvave, gaucine, iseTi
saxe miiRe, viTom ukve yvelaferi daiviwye da apatie,
am bolo dros Zalian Segiyvarda da pativs scem. amiT
mters sifxizles mouduneb. ise, saerTod, mters mtrulad unda moeqce, oRond maSin unda dahkra, roca darwmunebuli iqnebi, rom gaanadgureb. mteri imad ara Rirs,
mTeli cxovreba ebrZolo patar-patara pwkena-wyenebiT.
amiT Senc gaimwareb sicocxles. erTxel unda dahkra da
gaaTavo.
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saimedo safarSi myofad an gaRma gasulad arasodes

CaTvalo Tavi. qveyanas grZeli xelebi aqvs, Rrma, sibereSic mogwvdeba. Tu manamde ver giyela, umweo rom
iqnebi, maSin mogwvdeba da `codvebs~ gazRvevinebs,
sikvdilis Semdegac ar mogasvenebs, saflavidanac bareori amouTxriaT, amitom, ramdenadac SeZleb, mTeli
cxovrebis manZilze ecade, kaci ar gaamwaro, ar gadaikido, aravin icis, romeli ufro saSiSia, didi mteri Tu
patara mteri.
xalxis Tvals verafers gamoapareb. uRran tyeSi da
ukuneT RameSic ifiqre, rom marto ara xar. amitom sibneleSi iseTs nurafers moimoqmedeb, sinaTleze Segrcxves. qveynis fxizel Tvalze Cems bavSvobaSi erTi anekdoti gamigonia: mTis wverze ori Zma Tibavda, nikolozis
dros xdeba es ambavi, irgvliv, oc kilometrze, kaciSvili ar WaWanebda, erTma Zmam, eSmaks ar sZinavso, da yurSi
uTxra meores: `ras ambob Tu ici, rodis gveSveleba,
rodis Camoagdeben nikolozaso~, rogor fiqrob, ra mohyveba amas? meore dRes marto erTi kaci Tibavda. aba,
asea saqme.
mezoblebs TvalSi xSirad ar SeeCxiro. yvelaze
kai mezoblobac, bolos, icode, CxubiT da SuRliT
mTavrdeba. amitom, nametans nu gaSli xels da mezobels
gulSi nu Caixuteb. Sens saidumloebaSi, Seni ojaxis
avanCavanSi nu garev. metsac getyvi, rame faseul nivTs
Tu SeiZen, ecade, RamiT moitano, ise, rom mezoblebma
ar SegamCnion. erTi maTgani mainc gaifiqrebs, ra saxsarfarnasiT iyida, erTi gamagebinao, SexarbebiT ki,
Tundac keTili SexarbebiT, keTili sixarbe Tu arsebobs saerTod yvelas Seexarbeba, eWvi ar Segeparos.
aravin aris dedamiwaze guliT damfiqrebeli `rogor
mixaria, aseTi mSvenieri sagani me rom ara maqvs da Cems
mezobels aqvso~.
laparakSi yvelas ise moaCvene Tavi, TiTqos swored
masTan xar yvelaze gulaxdili da gulwrfeli. sinamd475

vileSi guliT aravis gaexsna. Seni ukandasaxevi labirinTebi yovelTvis daitove. nametani gulaxdili
kaci dRes sulelis Tu ara gulubryvilos STabeWdilebas mainc tovebs. samsaxurSi ufrosTagan ise aravis
dauaxlovde, `imis kaci~ geZaxon. jer erTi, amiT sxvebs
Tavs SeaZuleb da yvelanairad ecdebian, im ufrosTan Seni urTierToba gaafuWon. ras ar dagabraleben,
rom icode adamiani mainc adamiania da bolos is Seni
mfarvelic gagiorguldeba. Ramuras dReSi aRmoCndebi:
arc zeviT migiReben Citad da veRarc qveviT mobrundebi Tagunad. ufrosTan megobroba imiTacaa saSiSi, rom
Tu yvelaferi kargad warimarTa, is mainc ar agcdeba,
im ufross skams rom gamoaclian, Senc ukan migayolon.
damijere, martokacis saxels, SenTvis Cumad yofnas
araferi sjobia amqveynad.
cxovreba cxovrebaa da romeliRac mosaxvevSi erTiori qalic geiCiTeba Sens barobaze. sayvarel qals, ra
lamazic unda iyos, sxvebis Sesaxedavad Tavze xelis gadasmas da quCaSi Camotarebas nu miaCvev. sustma mamakacebma ician qaliT Tavis mowoneba aqaoda, SemogvxedeT, ra gogos guli movinadireTo. gaxmaurebuli siyvaruli umetes SemTxvevaSi cudad mTavrdeba, Suri
dagRupavT orives. gamigone, ar unda qveyanas, ara, Sen
rom siyvarulSi galaRebuli iyo. asi Tvalidan mxolod
oTxi Tvali Tu Segxedavs, aseT SemTxvevaSi keTilmosurnis mzeriT. bairaRiviT afrialebul siyvaruls qalebic SuriT Sehyureben da kacebic.
avi Tvali, avi Tvali gaxsovdes yovel nabijze!
oqtombris mSral-civi qari batonobda qalaqSi.
leqso saavadmyofos CasaxveviT kirovis quCaze gamovida da gaCerebas rom gausworda, marjvniv gaixeda.
troleibusi Tu axlos Cans, davucdi, Tu arada fexiT
gavuyvebio.
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kirovze, es ori kviraa, calmxrivi moZraobis niSani

gahkides. manqanebi sadguris moedanTan amuxruWeben, mZRolebi niSans axedaven, raRacas ukmayofilod waibutbuteben da qveviT, arxis quCisken izamen pirs.
epifanes Segonebebma leqsos guneba aumRvria: `netavi sul ar movsuliyavio, fiqrobda, ranairadaa
daSinebul-daglaxavebuli. me kaci megona. amnairi iqneboda Cemxanobasac, Torem ase rogor daauTova wuTisofelma. ra samsala asva aseTi, miwaze xoxials rom maswavlis da sxva veraferso~.
institutis win, asfaltze, mtredebi ireodnen.
fexiT mosiarule rom Caivlida, mtredebi wamotkacun-wamofTxialdebodnen, iqve, moajirze gamwkrivdebodnen da wamis Semdeg isev daeSvebodnen trotuarze.
Tavis fiqrebSi garTul mgzavrs, romelic mtredebs,
iqneb, verc ki amCnevda, SeakrTobda frinvelTa frTebis
tkacani, moixedavda da, sxvas Tu verafers izamda, jibidan xelebs amoiRebda.
leqsom nabiji Seanela, marjvniv gaiwia, trotuaris
kides frTxilad auyva. ar undoda, daefrTxo asfaltze mofusfuse mtredebi.
samiode nabijze rom miuaxlovda, mtredebi mainc afrindnen. mxolod erTi mtredi darCa adgilze. lamazi
Tavis SetrialebiT axeda mimavals da Tavis saqmes
daubrunda.
kacma ar icis, yvelaze Wkvian mtredad miiCnia Tu ara
leqsom is erTaderTi mtredi. eg iyo, siTbo CaeRvara
sulSi. ratomo, rom gekiTxaT, im wuTSi, albaT, ver gipasuxebdaT.

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rogorc Rorjoebi foTqSi.................................................................5

mesame studiis novela.......................................................................12
Jirafi..................................................................................................20
telefonodueli.................................................................................25
saCixeli devebi...................................................................................30
Cemi dardis lagami.............................................................................39
dolabi.................................................................................................44
erTaqtiani novela.............................................................................54
wameba....................................................................................................64
Svili....................................................................................................76
`droSi damwvari~................................................................................81
isini.....................................................................................................84
parkSi................................................................................................. 105
cduneba.............................................................................................. 109
taSi.................................................................................................... 116
mTvare dangreul saydarSi.............................................................. 120
SvedeTis mefe didosi...................................................................... 131
angelozi........................................................................................... 139
arcTu patara drama......................................................................... 147
coli.................................................................................................. 150
xani..................................................................................................... 156
curvis maswavlebeli....................................................................... 167
loTis monologi.............................................................................. 179
iago meCongure................................................................................. 182
urwmuno Toma................................................................................... 192
didi ambavi........................................................................................ 201
filimon TeTri yvavi.................................................................... 207
Tanamdevi........................................................................................... 217
mravalcolSviliani......................................................................... 224
kosmosSi............................................................................................ 236
cirkis margaliti............................................................................. 246
msaxiobi Tada namgalaZe.................................................................. 257
dedoflis misia................................................................................ 269

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Servudma cekva ar icis.................................................................... 277

sneuli................................................................................................ 285
sad?.................................................................................................... 294
pacienti............................................................................................. 302
cisferi yanwebi................................................................................ 305
telexidi........................................................................................... 316
saCqefelas stumrebi........................................................................ 324
xifaTi................................................................................................ 337
gigilo............................................................................................... 344
Semcdaria.......................................................................................... 355
maxe..................................................................................................... 370
asakusa............................................................................................... 381
xaTriani kaci.................................................................................... 392
kaktusi.............................................................................................. 400
ufinalo novela............................................................................... 414
Tebervali.......................................................................................... 426
davidaraba ........................................................................................ 438
manana ................................................................................................ 459
wina kaci............................................................................................ 469

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