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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

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gamomcemloba `saqarTvelos macne~

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gamomcemloba `saqarTvelos macne~, Tbilisi, 2012
misamarTi: Tbilisi, 0179, al. WavWavaZis gamz. #27

matarebeli TiTqos Semoiparao, Zlivgasagoni tkacuniT moirweoda Zelqvianis ZvelTaZvel baqanze.

moriges matareblis Semosvlis gamocxadeba daaviwyda da, kacma rom Tqvas, arc iyo saWiro. ra gadatvirTuli sadguri es iyo. orad ori matarebeli Camodioda
am dros, rvis naxevarze `Tbilisi-Zelqviani~ da nasadilevs `tyibuli-Zelqviani~.
maRali, Tagvisfersvitriani kaci, romelic axla meTerTmete, naxevradrbili vagonis kibeze idga da umizno
RimiliT gahyurebda wvimas, ZelqvianSi pirvelad iyo.
matareblis gaCerebamde Camoxta, sawvimris Rilebi
gulmodgined Seikra, TiTqmis carieli, uzarmazari CanTa (zed gamosaCen adgilze `ssrk~ rom ewera) marjvena
xelSi daiWira da sxvebiviT damxvduri ki ar uZebnia,
pirdapir gasasvlelisken gautia.
TiTqos matareblis Camosvlas ucdidao, wvima mTlad
gadairia.
stumars, rac matarebeli ajameTs gamoscda, yurSi
mxolod da mxolod `wvima~ esmoda, axlac, xom win da
ukan TavgametebiT garbi-gamorbodnen Camomsvleldamxvdurni, TiTqosda sxva salaparako araferi aqvTo,
wamdauwum wvimas axsenebdnen.
`didi xania wvims aqeT?~
`dRes da guSin ar gadouRia~.
`iqiT ras Soba?~
`gagigonia? wifis gvirabs iqeT talaxs wamlad ver
iSovi~.
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`yvelaferi unairo icis mainc am dasaqcevSi!~

`rava?!~
`wvimas deiwyebs, gadaReba aRar axsovs, qari dauberavs, sanam suls ar amogiyvans yelSi, ar Cadgeba!~
`sad mixval?!~
`mivdgebi ager, patara xans, egeba cota mainc moiTqvas wvimam suli~.
`meti araa Cemi mteri. magis imedze qe daaRameb am
sadgurSi~.
`moica, qalo, ar gagveqceva saxli, nu geSinia!~
`wamodi, kaco, wamodi. ar dagadnobs wvima! ar gesmis
Sen? bovSebi ar minaxavs erTi kviraa, Cems Wkuaze aRar
var qali!~
`kai bovSebia~ Sen ar momikvde, or Caf Rvinos isxamen
mucelSi!~
Cvenma nacnobma mgzavrma gadawyvita, moedanze Caval troleibusSi vtucav Tavs, sastumromde rogorme
mivaRwevo. zemodanve SeniSna leninis Zeglis win sami
erTmaneTs miwepebuli `xuTi nomeri~, ratomRac troleibusSi aravin jdeboda. iqve, gverdiT ki taqsis rigSi
`safistone~ jibianad galumpuli mgzavrebi erTmaneTs
jiutad mihkvrodnen.
Sarvali aikarwaxa da is iyo kibes Cauyva, rom viRac
wamoewia, uknidan xelSi wvda, TiTqmis ZaliT gamoglija
CanTa da kategoriulad uTxra:
gauSvi biWo, am CanTas xeli, Sen gelaparakebi!
stumari eldanacemiviT Semotrialda.
vania, Sen aq ra ginda?!
a, eci axla amnair kacs pativi. gamoadgi fexi, xom
xedav, yurebze CanCqerebi Camogdis.
me damxvdi axla, am dilas, Sen?
ara, babuaCems, pavle mataraZes.
amasobaSi kibe CaaTaves da oRroCoRro asfaltze gaCenil tborebs akrobativiT axtebodnen.
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sad mixval maqeT! vano mataraZem win wasuls

daadevna.
troleibusSi CavjdeT, carielia...
axla ar damiwyo aqana troleibusi da omnibusio.
troleibusi minda axla mee?
stumars gaecina.
sastumromde ar migviyvans?
kita, me vici Cemi saqme, Sen TbilisSi geubnebodi
rames? axla me macale. aqana me var maspinZeli.
ra eqna kitas, TavsxmaSi uimedo taqsis rigSi bare ar
exaliseboda dgoma, magram Tavs zeviT Zala ar iyo.
ra icodi, rom Camovidodi?
magaze mere getyvi sayvedurs. Seni Camosvlis ambavi
murTazia Wabukianma unda miTxras mee?
murTazi TbilisSi Semxvda, kursebze varo. Camovida, aq aris?
xval Camodis, Senze damireka, am dReebSi mivlinebaSi agzavniano. sad, visTan, rodis? sdie qars quCaSi.
mesame dRea, matarebels vxvdebi.
Cemi sikvdili, ar mindoda Seni Sewuxeba.
moica, Cven axla es gavarkvioT, daseriozulda vano
mataraZe, gyavs ZelqvianSi Cemnairi Zmakaci sxva vinme?
ara, gulwrfelad miugo kitam.
aba, davamTavreT laparaki, ZelqvianSi pirvelad
xar xom?
ki, kita bavSvobidanve ocnebobda am qalaqSi
Camosvlaze. Zelqvianze imdeni ram gaego da waekiTxa,
rom mis warmodgenaSi es iyo mziTa da iumoriT savse,
gansacvifreblad stumarTmoyvare da uaRresad kolorituli qalaqi.
axla am wvimas me xom ar damabraleb? hkiTxa vanom
da damnaSavesaviT axeda.
kitas gaecina.
ara marTla, wvima xom araa Cemi brali, gekiTxebi?
vano ar xumrobda.
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 ara, batono, wvimis braldeba siamovnebiT mouxsna

stumarma maspinZels.
aba, danarCeni me macade. me vici, ra unda gavakeTo.
davamTavre axla SenTan laparaki! vano Setrialda da
grZeli Sarvlis farTxuniT gaiqca moaxloebuli taqsisaken. Sofers yurSi raRacas CasZaxoda da manqanas fexdafex mosdevda, bolos gulmosuli Semotrialda da
kitas miuaxlovda.
sxva mova am wuTas. troleibusio? Sen ZelqvianSi daginaxe da troleibusiT gatareb axla mee? saxlSi
rava xarT?
xan ise, xan ase, gagvaqvs Tavi.
xom darCebi erTxans?
mivlinebiT var avtoqarxanaSi, zeg unda gavbrunde.
rodis? vanos sasowarkveTileba aRebeWda saxeze.
zeg.
kaco, Sen me macale, racxas zeg gabrundebi, imasac vnaxav! Zlivs Cagigde xelSi da awi Cemi saqmea Seni
gaSveb-gamoSveba.
vano mataraZe pedagogiur institutSi umcros asistentad muSaobda. Cveni bazris siiafis ambavi xom iciT,
sami Svilis rCena umcrosi asistentis xelfasiT sazRvargareT ki ara, CvenTanac ki Wirs. magram vano mataraZe
mowuwune da xelmokleobiT Sewuxebuli aravis unaxavs.
vaJkaci iyo, sabans, rogorc gawvdeboda, ise daifarebda. avkargiani gaxldaT. samezoblos da samegobros ar
gamoakldeboda.
qalaqgareT patara sabostne nakveTi hqonda da iq
moweuli lobio, nior-xaxvi da cocxi wlidan wlamde
hyofnida. iRblad, misi ojaxi xorcis didi muStari
ar iyo, da esec xom uzarmazari SeRavaTia xelfasze
mcxovrebi kacisaTvis.
gaixseneT Tqvens nacnobTa Soris yvelaze gamxdari
kaci. axla imaze ufro gamxdari warmoidgineT da vano
mataraZis cocxal wonas Zalian dauaxlovdebiT. simaR8

liT metri da samocdaTormeti iyo, ormocdaTerTmet

kilograms iwonida. Wabukobisas Widaobda da erTxel
institutis Cempionic gaxda. boroti enebi axlac amboben, vanos gaCempioneba maSin msajTa kolegiis saetapo
xumroba iyoo, magram amis Semowmeba, rac dro gadis,
TandaTan ufro Zneldeba. yovel SemTxvevaSi, vanos mxar-mklavis Semyure, axlac da maSinac, Tavs moiklavda
da ar daijerebda, rom es kaci erT dros moWidave iyo.
vano isev gaiqca moaxloebul taqsisken. gaCereba arc
ki daacada, gamoaRo kari da Caxta. mina Tvalis daxamxamebaSi Caswia da galumpul kitas gamosZaxa:
kita! gamoiqeci Cqara. ar dagvicdis is kaci!
vin kaci?! Seageba kitam, CanTas xeli daavlo da
taqsisaken gaiqca, magram ukve gvian iyo.
moqalaqeebs manqana alyaSi moemwyvdiaT da lanZRvaginebis mZime artileria daeSinaT vanosa da taqsis mZRolisaTvis. umcrosi asistenti xafangSi momwyvdeuli
afTariviT xtunavda, upasuxod arc erT `saalerso sityvas~ ar tovebda, manqanis Ria sarkmels awydeboda da
rac SeeZlo, uRrenda erTmaneTis mxardaWeriT gulmocemul mgzavrebs.
`stumari ar ici Sen?~
`amnairi kaci arc eRirseba Sens gvars da jilags!~
`mag orkapikiani WinWis dasvelebis gulisTvis Tavs
Wri mTel Zelqvians?~
`o, ra sidedri iqnebi Tu meeswari sidedrobas?!~
bolos rigis damrRvevma mopaeqreTa mimarT protestis niSnad minebi bolomde amoswia da am gziT scada
izolireba, magram brbom Tavisi mainc gaitana.
kari gamoglijes da yofili moWidave TiTqmis ZaliT
gadmoabrZanes manqanidan.
`Sen swori xar, xom ici, ixtibargatexili maspinZeli sadRac, ganze iyureboda, sanam taqsis rigi mogviwevdes, Cveni dagvemarTeba. arada, amgenTan Cxubi ar
Rirs. Segneba ar miucia RmerTs arcerTisTvis. ra unda
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velaparako, bneli xalxia. taqsi ratom mindoda, ici?

xaSs SevWamdiT am dilas.
araferi ar minda, Tu Zma xar, sastumroSi mivideT.
zezeurad mZinavs cxeniviT. Cems kupes wuxel yvela WanWiki mosaWeri hqonda, Tavi Seacoda kitam.
macade-meTqi ar gesmis, kaco, Sen?
e, kido misas laparakobs. SekveTa maqvs micemuli
da gvinaxaven xaSs. aba, ras geubnebi. me xalxi micnobs
aqana. ki ar vglaxaob zogierTiviT, iseTi TviTdarwmunebiT da damajereblobiT Tqva vanom, rom kitam sityvis Sebruneba ver gaubeda.
male `mxsnelic~ gamoCnda. nacrisferma `Jigulma~
(`62-48 kal~) daamuxruWa, Tmawarbianad gamanuli mZRoli xelis aweviT miesalma vanos da, TiTqos am wvimaSi
umcrosi asistentisTvis salmis misacemad amovidao,
ukan gabrunebas apirebda.
ramaz! daawia vanom.
Jiguli SeCerda da ukansvliT wavida.
ra iyo, vaniCka?
qvitirSi migviyvane, xaSi unda vWamoT, xmas dauwia,
stumari maxlavs Tbilisidan, kai biWia.
vania, me rom ar gagiCere da ar gkiTxe, sad mixvalTqva, ver mixvdi SeniT verafers?
ra iyo?
benzini ar maqvs wveTi, Tvara am wuTas qvitirSi ki
ara, trapizonSi Tqvens ar Camyvans, oxrad da bnelad es
manqana.
wamodi kaco, me Cagisxam benzins. imedi misca vanom.
taloni gaqvs? SiSiT hkiTxa mZRolma.
rad minda taloni, vin muSaobs am dilas?
zinaia ubeduri.
Cajeqi, kita, modi Sen ager, vanom wina kari gamouRo da stumari miipatiJa.
me vetyvi zinas. zinasTan mainc var kargad. rad minda
taloni. taloni minda zinasTan mee? arc ise ubeduria,
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rom icode, zina. qe icis magan stumari da maspinZeli,

Sinauri da gareuli. TavisTvis butbutebda vano da
pirwmindad dasvelebul WaRara Tmidan wyals iwuravda.
zinam qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira. yvelas pativs vcem,
yvela miyvars, mara uqviTrod wveT benzins ver mogcemT,
Tqveni gulisTvis cixeSi ver Cavjdebio.
xvewna-mudara ar dauklia vanos, magram rom veras
gaxda, mxrebSi awuruli, tuCebgafiTrebuli, gunebawamxdari Semobrunda manqanaSi.
isev ramazma imarjva. spilosZvlisferi `volga~
gaaCera, mZRols sami litri benzini `esesxa~ da qvitiris
gzas rom daadgnen, madlierma vanom (aqaoda yuradRebas
gamoviCeno), mzrunvelobiT aRsavse xmiT hkiTxa ramazs:
ras Svreba Seni Tma?
ra vici, amovao, godouSendaT eqimebs patroni.
raze gagcvivda Sen magi?
ar ician zustad, viTom nerviulobas abraleben. ra
vinerviule amnairi, sami infarqti gadaitana biZaCemma,
mara bewvi ar Camovardnia.
wamals isvam?
ras Svelis, Tvara ki, eqvsi vedra wamali meqneba
daxarjuli. dro undao, viTom ase amboben.
dro endomeba, aba, ase uceb xom ar amogiva, jer
marto koindars unda aTi dRe, guli gaukeTa vanom
mZRols, Tumca xmaze Seetyo, rom ramazis Tmis amosvlis ambavi maincdamainc ara sjeroda.
araa xaSi! gamoacxada ramazma, mrgvali kramitiT
gadaxurul ufanjro ficruls rom miuaxlovdnen.
midi, kaco, Cauxvie, me vici racxaa! gawyra vano.
ramazs gaecina.
xaSi rom iyos, vaniCka, ase iqneba? rava atyob? xom
xedav, erTi manqana ar dgas karTan.
`midi~ ar gesmis Sen ras hqvia? mimayene karTan da
me davelaparakebi WiWias. meti ki araferi vici me. rom
vambob, mivideT-Tqva, albaT maqvs imedi, vano cota
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xmagabzaruli, Semcbari laparakobda.

am wuTas dagiZaxebTo, daubara manqanaSi msxdomT da
saxaSis Ria karSi gauCinarda. daaxloebiT imden xanSi
dabrunda, ramden drosac erTi sigaretis mowevas andomebs erTguli mweveli.
saxeze ewera Semarcxvines, ara aqvT xaSi am ojaxqorebso.
Cajda Tu ara, stumars miubrunda.
kita, ise me ki ar miyvars maincdamainc xaSi. nivriT
piris aqoTebas Tavi rom davaneboT, ra ici, ravari gakeTebulia, visi garecxilia, xaSis recxvaa mTavari. amgenis xaSi araa sando. `winavelSi~ mivideT erT wams. umaRlesi restorania. davjdebiT da kacurad visauzmebT.
SevawvevinebT kargs racxas. me uars ar metyvian.
sanduxaZea maqana axla? ikiTxa ramazma da starteri aaRuRuna.
sanduxaZe moxsnes, axla misi Zmaia, CoTqia Tavsiva.
CoTqiaze geubnebi. sanduxaZe araa igic? aba vinaa?!
mase Tu ityvi kia, mara mTeli Zelqviani `CoTqia
Tavsivas~ eZaxis da mitom giTxari mec. moasvene patara,
Tvara dajdeba akumulatori. ratom Svreba? benzini
gadaaylape albaT.
ratom qna marTla? es ar uqnia am manqanas jer. benzonasosi ar muSaobs, bodiSis moxdiT uxsnida ramazi
stumars, roca kai xnis jaxiris Semdeg Zrava agugunda
da manqanam saRoriis tyisken aiRo gezi.
restorani, `winaveli~, baRdadisken mimaval gzaze
mdebareobs. rogorc saturni ar acdeba Tavis orbitas,
ise am restorans ver acdeba sairmisa da zekarisken mimavali mgzavri.
restorani rionispira WalaSia aSenebuli. igi Sedgeba
mTavari korpusisa (bufeti da samzareulo) da mwvaned
axasxasebul ezoSi veeberTela rcxilebis qveS mimofantuli xis magidebisagan.
sad davsxdeT? iseTi saqmiani ieriT hkiTxa vanom
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kitas, TiTqosda saqeifo adgilis SerCevas kacobriobis

momavlisaTvis gadamwyveti mniSvneloba hqonda.
jer CoTqia naxe, adgilis moZebna advilia, urCia
ramazma restoranTmcodnes da umcrosi asistentis sasargeblod unda iTqvas, uTmawarbo amxanags amjerad ar
SekamaTebia.
kita da ramazi xelsabanTan, qerqgaclil blisqveS
idgnen da aseT suraTs Sehyurebdnen:
Sevardeboda samzareulos viwro karSi vano mataraZe da samiode wuTSi restornis mTavar sadarbazo
SesasvlelTan gamoCndeboda. miixed-moixedavda, kefas
moiqeqavda da bufetis sarezervo karSi tucavda Tavs.
cota xnis Semdeg saxanZro sarkmelSi gakrTeboda misi
WaRara. xelebis fSvnetiT gamoirbenda, cota xans dahyofda haerze da TiTqos raRac gaaxsendao, isev imave
marSrutiT gaqreboda.
bolos mduRaregadasxmuliviT gamovarda, manqanis
kari miijaxuna da amfsonebs gasZaxa:
modiT, dasxediT!
kitam da ramazma ise swrafad moirbines da ise erTbaSad daiZra manqana, rom saxanZro razmis mecadineoba
gegonebodaT.
ara aqvT araferi. Sesyidva mogvixsneso. ra vqna,
me vuTxari, kanons me ver Sevcvli, me vuTxari, mara
ase xeldaWdeuli apirebT dgomas aqana-Tqva? axali
cekavSiri dagviniSnes da patara xans vacliT, aba ras
izams, ravar Wkuaze dadgebao, erTs vityvi me! wavideT
CemTan. londas (vanos meuRles hqvia) xaWapurebs gamovacxobineb. Rvino kai maqvs, deisaZis qorwilis Rvinoa. xorcis maSinkiT sva im Rames murTazia Wabukianma
da meore dRes qe iyo mSvenivrad, Cemo batono... aq
cota Cafiqrda. racxa kido eqnebaT saxlSi. sul rom
araferi iyos, Cais davlevT marto. me amisi ki ar mrcxvenia, ramaz, vanom kitas miuTaTuna beWze xeli,
amas stumrad ki ar vTvli. TbilisSi me amis ojaxSi var
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naxevarjer. Zmakaci myavs, ufrosi inJineria-Tqva rom

vlaparakob, isaa es.
saiT wavide? mowyenili, yru xmiT ikiTxa ramazma.
wadi pirdapir. xonis gadasaxvevTan wre daartyi,
stalinis quCaze gamodi, ar ici, sad vcxovrob? ise
gaikvirva vanom, rom ramazs marTla Sercxva. ZelqvianSi
dabadebulma kacma aqamde vano mataraZis misamarTi rogor ar vicodio.
vanos meuRle WiSkarTan SeegebaT. Jigulis mgzavrTagan mxolod yofili moWidave mixvda, rom igi stumrebis
Sesaxvedrad rodi iyo gamosuli.
sada xar, vano, Sen? mokled, xanZari rom gvekidos,
erTs ar moixedav saxlisken, xom? kai, batono, marto Cemia, etyoba, es bavSvebi da me mivxedav Cems Tavs. gamarjobaT, bodiSi... sayvedurebs rom morCa, stumrebs gauRima
mklavebdakapiwebulma, winsafrianma, moxdenilma qalma.
ra gawyeninaT am dilas amnairi, qalbatono londa?
dainteresda ramazi.
rava ra mawyenina, batono, SeiZleba ojaxis ufrosi
ise gaiparos diliT saxlidan, rom erTi sityvis Rirsi
ar gagxados? or cecxlSua var diliT, jer erTi, me
TviTon samsaxurSi magviandeba, meore, gakveTili maqvs
(ratom ar daiwva is dRe, me rom muSaoba daviwye), meorec, wyali Sewyda ager erTi saaTia da, Cai ver avuduRe
bavSvebs. kaci xar. darekav, midgeb-modgebi. racxas izam.
me ki ar mezareba, mara vin damigdebs yurs...
qalo, gafuWda albaT wyalsadeni. me ras vuSveli.
imgenma ufro ar ician, xalxs wyali rom Wirdeba? marto CemTvis xom ar CarTaven. ariqa, vano mataraZis bavSvebi ar dagvrCes uCaiod am diliTo. amas ver icnob?
kitaze aniSna.
londam, ra Tqma unda, ver icno Tbiliseli stumari.
kitaa, saluqvaZe, yvela kbili gamoaCina vanom.
uime, RmerTo momkali! Seicxada qalbatonma londam, Tqven aqeT rodis, batono?!
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mivlinebiTaa Camosuli, ase xvdebi stumars? xma

daiboxa ojaxis ufrosma.
wamogcdenoda mainc, kita gvestumrebao. gadmobrZandiT, batono gaibadra diasaxlisi.
wyali ar modiso, gvajaxe am quCaSi da, ra unda, rom
gadmovides. Seni dayenebuli Cais daleva undoda, Tvara
restorans da pur-marils ar movaklebT, Sen magis javri nu gaqvs. wadi, ramazia, wadi!
gadmobrZandiT, mova wyali, aba, ras izams. qalbaton londas sityvebSi eWvmiutaneli gulwrfeloba Canda.
saiT? manqana TeTr xidze rom Sedga, maSin ikiTxa
mZRolma.
sastumroSi miviyvanoT, jer davabinavoT es kaci,
xel-pirs daibans, daisvenebs cotas da mere visauzmoT,
mtkice gadawyvetilebiT Tqva vano mataraZem.
administratoris magidaze xuTiode kaci gadaxriliyo da Tvlemda.
ar iqneba adgili! ramazma daaskvna da stumris
veeberTela CanTa marmarilos svets miayuda.
rao? eg maklia, axla, Zelqvianis sastumroSi adgili ver viSovo! vanos aSkarad Seetyo, rom nervebs
veRar iWerda, mome pasporti, kita!
umcrosma asistentma pasporti xelisguls gautyapuna da administratorisken wavida, magram, swrafadve
Semotrialda.
erTiani girCevnia, SenTvis iqnebi.
Tu aqvT...
kaco, Sen magas nu kiTxulob! vanom isev gadadga
ramdenime nabiji da SeCerda.
televizoriani, xom?!
kitam Tavi dauqnia.
luqsi iyos? qe mainc daisveneb, ravarc saWiroa.
kitam isev RimiliTa da Tavis daqneviT aniSna, rom
sawinaaRmdego araferi hqonda.
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mere gaimarTa Cveulebrivi, mosawyeni saubari vanosa

da saTvalian, inteligenturi ieris mqone administrators Soris.
adgilio? aba, ras ucdis es xalxi aqana!
vanom gamoixeda da moajirs fardagiviT gadaeyrdno,
ar undoda es saubari kitas moesmina. Tan administrators xmadabla raRac uTxra.
vici, batono, mara rom ar maqvs? profesori uglava
direqtoris kabinetSi mewva wuxelis.
vano kidev ufro gadaixara da idumali CurCuliT karga xans uxsnida raRacas Tavmobezrebul administrators.
rava gekadreba, Cemo vano, Sen mainc ver unda gamigo biWo? administratori TiTqosda gangeb, irgvliv
myofTa gasagonad laparakobda. ra sikvdilad minda
carieli nomeri. vis Sevunaxo, sastumro imisia, rom
kacma icxovros Sig. ar yofnis amxela qalaqs es ori
kinkila sastumro. yvelas aqana unda mainc, goduaZesTan
aravin midis. carielia mTeli sastumro. waiyvane, ori
fexis nabijzea. riTaa is sastumro amaze naklebi?
goduaZesTan wasayvani kaci araa-Tqva, gagimeoro
meaTejer? Caxede kargad saqmes. vano mataraZe var me,
ar dagaviwydes! raki aqedanac uariT istumrebdnen,
xmas auwia vanom, gavivl-gamovivliT Cven pataras da
gaginTavisufldeba amasobaSi, raRac gamoCndeba. mTlad
nu gadagviwurav wyals.
Tu rame gamoCnda, ageraa, batono, saxlSi ar waviReb, daawia administratorma karisken wasulebs.
gareT axali usiamovneba elodaT.
ramazis `JigulTan~ sqelkisera, daTviviT mrgvali
avtoinspeqtori Camuxluliyo da araswori dgomisaTvis
wina nomers xsnida.
sad gaCnda es wifuria, ase xelad, es upatrono!
Cailaparaka manqanis patronma, sxva mainc iyos, gamodi
aqeT, vania, moxsnas, sul erTia, magas mainc verafers
Seagnebineb.
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magram vano ukve avtoinspeqtoris gverdiT idga da

esaubreboda:
nu Segvarcxven, wifuria, axla. stumari gvaxlavs,
erT wuTs SevirbenT sastumroSi. ar moxsna Tu RmerTi
gwams.
wifuriam amoxeda, cota xans uyura vanos da isev ganagrZo dawyebuli saqme.
ar gesmis, kaco, Sen? vanos xmaSi tirili gaeria,
es kaci pirveladaa ZelqvianSi. ras ityvis, ra ambavs
waiRebs. meti ara varT Cven erTmaneTisTvis?
wifuriam uxmod moxsna nomeri, gaimarTa da motocikletisken rom Setrialda, swored maSin moxvda saberveliviT daCutul ukanalze vano mataraZis gametebuli panRuri.

* * *
ZelqvianSi yofnis ori dRis manZilze kita saluqvaZes samjer CamoarTves Cveneba kitam samjerve sxvadasxvanairad uambo gamomZiebels, Tu ra icoda sastumros
win vano mataraZesa da avtoinspeqtor wifurias Soris
`momxdari incidentis~ Taobaze.
winaswarmofiqrebulad ki ar scvlida Cvenebebs.
amaze arc ufiqria. ubralod, rac naxa, yvelafers ambobda, magram ratomRac Cveneba samivejer sxvadasxvanairi gamouvida.
vano mataraZe mxolod TxuTmeti dRiT Casves.

2. r. miSvelaZe. tomi IV

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namus i s q udi
yvavilebis maRaziis kuTxeSi obobasaviT miyuCulma
mesaaTem darabebi rom CamouSva, noe kakabaZemac aalaga
Tavisi `duqani~ skami dakeca da sportlotos yuTi
iRliaSi amoiCara.
ra hqeni? uxalisod hkiTxa mesaaTem, yuTi CamoarTva da miwisZvraSi moxvedriliviT dalewili karadis
xaxaSi Seagdo.
ar yiduloben, aRar unda xalxs. aRarc Seni loto
undaT da aRarc lataria. uwin gegmas mainc vasrulebdi. axla esec aRaraa. ar geTamaSeba is kaci. ar latariobs SenTan da Zalaa?!
mesaaTem xma aRar gaiRo. am bolo dros sportlotos
bileTebis gamyidveli noe kakabaZe wuwuns mieCvia.
mTeli dRe xom aq viyinebi, saxlSi mival da mere iq
melis erTi panaSvidi.
rava?
gamwarebuli iqneba Cemi dedaberi. Sin Tu SemiSva,
aRarafers daveZeb. ise ki ar vamtyuneb, ravari dasajdomia civ RumelTan dilidan saRamomde.
ratom?!
ar momitana. es meSvided momatyua parmenia Tavsivam. ori kviraa SeSas vexvewebi, Tu ar mogaqvs, ras mpirdebi, Se kai kaco. tyvilad xom ar minda, fuls gaZlev es
oxeri da mudregi-meTqi.
SeSis imedze xar kidev, noe? dainteresda mesaaTe,
vinRa xmarobs SeSas axla, Se mamaganaTlebulo?
ra vqna, aba. qvanaxSirs ver miveCvie, suni aqvs, im
oxers. raRa sicives movuklavar da raRa gazs gamovuxuTivar.
navTis?
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navTis Rumelze amboben, ara uSavso, mara, jer erTi,

ar iSoveba arsad da meorec, meSinia raRaca. katuSas ambavi ar ici? zezeurad sZinavs xandaxan cxeniviT,
rom Cakidos Tavi da gamomewvas es beberi qali TagviviT
saxlSi, sircxvils sad wavuval, sxvas yvelafers rom
Tavi davanebo.
verc am musaifSi ipova rame WkuisTvis saxeiro mesaaTem, kars urduli daado da mesportlotoe quCas
Seatova.
civi, ugemuri amindi iyo.
ise TeTrad da grZlad crida, rom ver gaigebdi
Tovda Tu wvimda.
ca rux-Savi RrublebiT ise iyo Tavidan bolomde
amolesili, rom ifiqrebdiT, mze am weliwadSi gamomxedavi ar ariso.
quCispira kedlebi cxeniani kacis simaRleze saimedod
iyo dambal-danestianebuli, leyepi da xavsi modeboda
WiSkrebs da ezoebs.
sokoebiviT Candnen quCaSi Tavze qolgaCamomxobili,
mobuzuli mgzavrebi.
karga xans idga noe gaCerebasTan. orjer Camoiara avtobusma da arc erTjer rom ar gaCerda, daaskvna: sul
erTia, aq kaci ver Cajdeba, stalinis moedanze gaval
da iq ufro Tavisuflad viSovi adgilso, yurebze omidan Camoyolili dabambuli qudi Camoifxata da operis
Teatris win gza gadaWra.
noe kakabaZe welSi moxrili, kafandara moxuci iyo.
wvetiani grZeli cxviri mzian amindSic sul mowiTlebuli da mosvelebuli hqonda. brtyelterfasaviT gangan
dgamda fexebs da Soridan rom SegexedaT, gegonebodaT,
am kacs orze meti fexi aqvso.
ganuyreli molurjo mosasxami ise morgebuli da
Camomdnari hqonda beWebze, ifiqrebdiT, am tansacmels
loginSic ar icilebso.
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nafrontal quds varskvlavi karga xnis win aaZro, magram gamoxunebul qsovils xuTqimiani anabeWdi ufro
etyoboda.
Teatris gverdiT, parkis kolonebTan Sejguful
xalxs mohkra Tvali da iqiT gadauxvia.
xarxar-RorRoci rom moesma, apampulaveben albaT
viRacaso, gaifiqra da ukan dabruneba daapira, magram
cnobismoyvareobam sZlia da mozriale brbos Seeria.
am qalaqisaTvis uCveulo da gaugonari ram arc axla
xdeboda. leri iosebaSvilisTvis qudi waerTmiaT da
meZvelmanis Tavnesva biWi sam `mwvalebels~ Soris buzRuniTa da xvewniT mimodioda.
ucnobebi arc isini iyvnen. xarlampia gogavas, murTaz
cucqiriZes da kiWia uCaneiSvils mTeli qalaqi icnobda.
noes SetyobiT, leris qudiT moTamaSeni SezarxoSebulebi unda yofiliyvnen.
momeci, kiWia, Cemi qudi! leri iosebaSvili sicivisgan akankalebuli, gasavaTebuli idga ormocdaxuTiode
wlis kacis win, romelsac Savi, xelovnuri kravelisagan
Sekerili boxoxi eWira da uazrod icinoda.
kiWias yavisferi tyavis serTuki ecva. Savi, sqeli
warbebi da qvemoT Camovarcxnili SeTxelebuli WaRara
Tma or adgilas gaCexil Subls ufaravda. saSualoze
odnav dabali tanisa iyo. msxvili kiseri da bzikis nakbeniviT dasiebuli, wyalmankianiviT moyviTalo saxe
hqonda. uferuli, msxvili tuCebidan drodadro sazarlad gamoaCenda xalvaTad Calagebul, ToxiviT SavyviTel kbilebs.
boxoxis patronic ar iyo mTlad bavSvi, magram asaki, Wkuaze rom araferi vTqvaT, saberveliviT daberil TeTryirmiz loyebzec ar etyoboda. simsuqne ise
moreoda, rom fexsacmlis Tasmebs sxvis dauxmareblad
karg niZlavzec ver Seikravda. imodena Rababi edga nikaps qvemoT, rom perangis meoTxe Rils Tu daxedavda,
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Torem pirveli sami Rilis danaxva misTvis SeuZlebeli

ram iyo.
momeci, kiWia, qudi! waiwia leri, magram kiWiam
boxoxi Tavs zemodan aiqnia da Sadrevnis kibeze Semdgar
murTaz cucqiriZes esrola.
leri axla murTazisken wavida.
geyofaT axla, murTaz biZia, momeci qudi!
romeli biZaSeni me var, lerikona mudu, sami wliT
xar Cemze ufrosi. daiRrija murTazi da boxoxi
saCvenebel TiTze daatriala.
momeci Cemi qudi, murTazia! tirili gaeria xmaSi
iosebaSvils.
miTxari, vis Seakerine da, ki. SeevaWra murTazi.
momeci Cemi qudi! butbutebda leri.
rad ginda qudi? hkiTxa sacodav biWs viRacam.
noem xma ver icno. SekiTxvis mimcemi ukana rigSi idga.
mciva Tavze. ganmarta lerim.
mieci, murTazia, tvini ar goucivdes, Tvara daiRupa qveyana. svets miyrdnobilma xarlampia gogavam
daiZaxa.
Cemnairi gamogezarda Svili, daloca xarlampi
boxoxis patronma. momeci, murTazia, qudi!
uTxari, biWo sad Seakerine da mogcems. urCia kiWia uCaneiSvilma.
ar momiparavs, lias geficebi, babaiam miyida.
lia vinaa, biWo? dainteresda murTazi.
ar ici, viTom. Tavi gverdze Seabruna da morcxvad Caicina lerim.
kido giyvars lia, leriko? Zalad daseriozulda
xarlampi.
kie, amoixvneSa lerim.
rom gaTxovda, mainc giyvars?
miatovebs axla male qmars da CemTan mova. Rrma
rwmeniT Tqva ubedurma biWma.
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brbo axarxarda.
rodis mivatovebo, ra Tqva? sicilisagan cremls
Zlivs ikavebda kiWia.
uSafaTo kvireSi. momeci, murTazia, qudi Tvara,
waval ase saxlSi da naxe mere Sen! daemuqra qudis
wamrTmevs leri.
selaps rom Tavze sqeli, uxeSi Tma hqondes, murTaz
cucqiriZis tyupiscali gegonebodaT. selapis piri xom
ginaxavT, zustad iseTi piri hqonda da xmac selaps
miugavda. maRali iyo, uwarbo, waqisferi Tvalebi ise
borotad uelavda, msaxiobi rom yofiliyo, gangste
rebis da samSoblos gamyidvelebis rolebs ar moaci
lebdnen.
abRavlebuli leri iosebaSvili wres miawyda, magram
gaakaves.
ha, kargi, waiRe! uTxra murTazma da qudi gauwoda.
ar momcem Sen, matyueb. muStiT SeimSrala cremli
sisxlgamSralma.
ar gatyueb, ha, waiRe, dameRala xeli, sTxova
cucqiriZem.
gaxarebuli biWi xelebSi eca, magram veRar moaswro,
boxoxi xarlampisken gafrinda.
momeci Cemi qudi! sasowarkveTiT iyvira imeddakargulma biWma.
gadaSendi iqiT. nu gaawyale guli, Tvara gagayofieb im rkinebSi Tavs. Robe daanaxa murTazma. me
maqvs Seni qudi? gaige, visa aqvs da imas eRrije.
lerim xarlamps gaxeda da Tvalis daxamxamebaSi masTan miblayunda.
momeci, xarlampia, qudi!
romeli qudi? mzrunveli kacis ieriT hkiTxa xarlampma.
romelicxa gikavia xelSi, ar daibna leri.
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Senia mere es qudi?

Cemia, aba, Senia?
raze atyob?
sifarTeze, wamoeSvela leris viRac. magxela
Tavi sofromaZis buldogsac ara aqvs.
isev gairbina sicilma svetebs Soris.
cxelia es boxoxi nametani, Sen ar gamogadgeba, Tavs
gagixurebs. urCia xarlampma.
xarlamp gogavas wiTur turas eZaxdnen. msuqani
da dabali iyo. nayvavilari, Cofura saxe da wvrili,
Taflis
feri, erTmaneTs zomaze metad daSorebuli
Tvalebi hqonda. gatexili, brtyeli cxviri Zlivs aCnda
saxeze. Ripze Semowkepili mezRvauris maisurs neilonis qurqi ufaravda. jinsis ukana jibeSi sanaxevrod
amoweuli `prima~ uCanda.
momeci, xarlampia, Cemi qudi, kaci ara xar? Seeved
ra leri.
sad giyvars lia gviTxari da mogcemT, uTxra xarlampma da aseTi ultimatumi wauyena.
aqana! saxe gaebadra boxoxis patrons da yelze
moikida xeli.
imas sad uyvarxar?! hkiTxa kiWiam.
gulSi, saerTod, roca liaze laparakobda, leris gasaocrad seriozuli da Wkvianuri gamometyveleba
hqonda.
Tu naxulob, rac gaTxovda mis Semdeg? Caeria
murTazi.
kie.
sad naxulob?
sizmarSi.
sizmarSi giTxra, qmars vSordebio?
kie.
seiris mayurebelTa Rrianceli muzeumis fanjrebs
miawyda da safiCxiis aRmarTze gaiSala.
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lerim qudis dabrunebis ufro aqtiur meTods mimarTa,

gadawyvita, qudi waerTmia xarlampisTvis, magram gogava
ise ostaturad ucvlida boxoxs adgils, ise swrafad gadahqonda xelidan xelSi, rom iosebaSvilis daTvuri bajbaji da uSedego konwiali sicilis mets arafers iwvevda.
uecrad wreSi viRac Sevarda. xarlamps boxoxiani
xeli dauWira, Zirs daawevina da mkacrad auwya:
mieci axlave qudi, Sen gelaparakebi!
xarlampma gadawyvetilebis miReba verc ki moaswro,
nebiT Tu ZaliT daSvebul xelSi leri eca, qudi gamoglija da gauCinarda.
samariseburi siCume Camovarda.
gaognebuli gogava Semotrialda, raTa aramkiTxe CamrevisTvis Wkua eswavlebina, magram mis win sibrazisgan
akankalebuli Cia moxuci rom dainaxa, geslianad Caicina da Cailaparaka:
noe batono, Sen xar? ra SegvaSine, Se kaco!
da rodesac noe wasasvlelad gatrialda, xarlampma
Tvalis daxamxamebaSi aaZro qudi Tavidan da kiWias esrola.
amas ki aRar eloda noe kakabaZe. TiTqos viRacam yelSi wauWirao, suli veRar moiTqva, asi fuTi qva daawva
gulze da welSi gaidrika. yurebma Suili dauwyo da
Tvalebze mrume, nisliani siblante aefara.
ukandaxeva gvian iyo.
igi wreSi idga da Tu rames ar iRonebda, sul male
Cavardeboda leri iosebaSvilis dReSi.
cota xans gaCerda, iqneb amden xalxSi erTi qomagi
mainc gamomiCndeso, magram `SesaniSnav sameulTan~ urTierTobis gamwvavebas veravin bedavda.
noem Sublidan civi ofli moiwminda da kiWias miuaxlovda.
kiWia, patara Wkuas Caxede, nu ayvebi im xvadags (xarlampisken gaiSvira xeli), ar var Tqveni toli me.
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CemTan ra ginda, noe biZia? meCxeri kbilebi gadmoeyara da gulisamrevad xiTxiTebda kiWia.
momeci Cemi qudi. nu aglaxaveb Cemze am xalxs, ar
var me Sengan magis Rirsi.
me wagarTvi qudi? vincxam wagarTva, imas mokiTxe.
Sen rom rame Cagabaros kacma, micem sxvas?
amasobaSi noe TandaTan ufro uaxlovdeboda kiWias
da roca gaifiqra, axla ki mivwvdebi quds da wavarTmevo, kiWiam mSvidad moisrola qudi murTazisken da naxtomgacudebul, xelebgaSveril noes xmamaRla hkiTxa:
ras Svrebi, noe biZia, loculob?
Senc amgenis Wkuis xar, murTaz?
axla noe murTaz cucqiriZesTan eZebda gzebs.
ara, me ufro Wkviani var amgenze. gaicina selapadamianma da brbodan ramdenime susti nervebis patronic aiyolia.
ar isrolo, gelaparakebi, momeci Cemi qudi!
murTazma qudi xelSi Seatriala.
varskvlavi gasaremonteblad xom ar migitania?!
noem icoda, visTanac hqonda saqme, magram seiris
moyvarulTa yoveli axarxareba xanjaliviT esoboda
gulmucelSi.
momeci qudi, girCevnia!
rehaniT rom gamogigzavno dilas, ar miiReb?
viTom gaixumra murTaz cucqiriZem.
erTxel mainc iyavi kaci, Se sawyalo! xma aukankalda moxucs. ra ginda am Zvel biWebs rom etorRialebi. vin xar, vin gamoggzavna, vis adgilze xar, ras
iboxeb xmas, xom xedav, ar gixdeba ZvelbiWobias TamaSi.
me damanebe, batono, Tavi. me wagarTvi qudi, a?!
murTazma qudi xarlamps esrola, midi da imas
elaparake. ar ginda CemTan maseTi laparaki, me aravis arafers vuSaveb. CemTvis var, nu damajeqiT yvela
Tavze. murTazis xmaSi sasowarkveTis simi aJRerda.
noe amasobaSi xarlampia gogavas daubrunda.
geyofaT awi... gevicineT xom? momeci axla qudi.
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 qudi rom gdomoda Sen, iqnebodi wynarad SenTvis.

niSnis mogebiT uTxra gogavam.
vis ra davuSave, xarlampia, me?
aba, ras Camixti buzankalian ZroxasaviT SuaSi, vin
gkiTxavda lerikona Steris ambavs Sen?
romeli lerikona ar jobia Sennair parazits! iyvira noem.
xarlampma gaicina.
rodidan gaxdi aseTi myrali, noe biZia, Sen? omi
xvar deiwyo? vis eSinia Tvalebis qaCvis aqana?
axla imaleba milicia maincdamainc, axla ar Cans
arc erTi... atirebas cota aklda noes.
milicia CvenTan gamoweriTaa. dRes Tu gamoiwer,
xval mova, ise, sadme samarTali rom iyos, erTi momcro
milicieli qe gekuTvnis Sen wamyol-wamomyolad.
momeci, Se parazito, Cemi qudi!
noes adamianis feri aRar edo.
ha, kiWia da, mieci am kacs misi qudi, me susti guli
maqvs da meSinia, qudis dabrunebis dros glaxa araferi
vakadro, xarlampma kiWias esrola qudi da noes zurgi
Seaqcia.
kiWia, ar maZlev quds? sanam axlos mividoda,
kidev erTxel mosinja noem kiWias pozicia.
modi axlos da vilaparakoT.
ra unda gelaparako, biWo, Sen?
rac gagexardeba.
gamagebine, sad gaizarde. vin agiSvaT ase. ram gagaTamamaT.
xalxo, miubrunda kiWia brbos marTali kaciviT,
Cven da leria iosebaSvili vTamaSobdiT CvenTvis. mevida
es kaci da kbena dagviwyo. varT axla Cven rameSi damnaSave?
`xalxma~ kiWias gulwrfeli kiTxva upasuxod datova.
kiWia! noe ciebianiviT caxcaxebda, Se gamyidvelo, kiWia. ar xar axla Sen RoriviT dasaklavi?
rais gamyidveli var, ra gavyide? egeba `sportlotos~ vasuxareb SensaviT da xalxs vatyueb
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sportlotos me, qe mainc Cems dabeWdils ar vyidi,

madloba RmerTs, da Sen Seni Zmakacebis codva gadevs.
romlebis? xmas auwia kiWiam.
ratom sxedan, aba, axla xingava da marRania cixeSi
da Sen ratom xar gareT?
ar viyavi im saqmeSi da imitom...
xom yvelam icis, amdenma xalxma, mTelma qalaqma,
Sen rom iq iyavi, mara gamoZveri Tu gamogaZvrines. axla
kaci xar viTom Senc da Wkua gekiTxeba?
ki mara, amdeni boRma Tu gqonda gulSi, gamarjobas
ratom meubnebodi, noe biZia?
biZaSenobas biWo, gvelis qvisloba sjobia. gamarjobas mters ar daukaveben.
ratom meWidebi, xom ici, ver momerevi, noe biZia,
Sen. am ukanasknel sityvebs gamomwvevad ambobda kiWia.
moreuli ar var? Caixede sarkeSi. Sexede Sens Tavs,
xom xedav, arc RmerTi gayris karg dRes maincdamainc.
imedi gaqvs, xom? am xnis kacs rom ver CamogkidebT
sarze, xels rom ar gavisvriT, amitom unda modge da
anTxio balRami win da ukan, xom? nu gamogviyvan moTminebidan, Tvara mogiwevs banaoba civ rionSi, mamaCemsa
aqvs cxoneba! wonasworobas kargavda kiWia.
...noe kakabaZem wre gaarRvia da quCas miaSura. TamaSi
uadgilo adgilas Sewyda. brbos aSkarad ar undoda es
didebulad dawyebuli omi ase ubralod damTavrebuliyo.
bevri uZaxes xarlampma da murTazma moxucs, dabrundi,
waiRe qudio, magram noe kakabaZes ukan aRar mouxedavs.
gaCerebasTan misuls cucqiriZe wamoewia da qudi ZaliT Camoamxo Tavze, magram noe kakabaZem cecxlmokidebuliviT iSvlipa Tavsaburi da talaxSi moisrola.

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T ar j i mani
gadavrCiT? Caulaparaka ministrma levan xvedeliZem Tavis Tarjimans, gia yubusiZes, roca damswreTa
taSis grialSi tribunas moSorda da kulisebSi suli
moiTqva.
dRes ki. gauRima mTargmnelma.
sadac ginda gamomiyvane da aseT jamaaTSi nu gamomiyvan. saqmeze aq ver ilaparakeb, stumari xar. raRaca
ise xom unda Tqva, rom xalxs Tavi daaxsomo.
rasakvirvelia.
Sen warmoidgine, Tavmjdomarem Cemi gvari rom gamoacxada da rom wamovdeqi, erTi sityvac ar maxsovda,
ra unda meTqva.
xom giTxariT, sityvas winaswar gadaxedeT-meTqi.
gadavxede ki ara, mTeli Rame vizepirebdi, magram...
bavSvi ki aRara var. me mgonia, mainc movabi raRacas
Tavi.
kargi iyo, ara uSavda!
meti ra unda meTqva. Tumca sadRegrZelosaviT gamomivida, magram arc esaa swori, Cem win gamosulma procentebiT rom waiRo tvini.
ra Tqma unda, dawvrilebiT laparaks azri ara aqvs,
magram erTi unda SegniSnoT.
miTxari, aba! ministrma yurs xeli miaxmara.
dawyebisas ar gindaT es erTnairi frazebi. me mziuri raionidan Camovedi da mze CamogitaneTo, Tu daakvirdebiT, vinc samxreTidanaa, TiTqmis yvela ase iwyebs,
an mziur qveyanas axseneben pirvelad, an Tovlian-yinulian mwvervalebs.
mere es cudia?
cudi rodia, magram mziT gavakvirvebT Cven amaT?
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ris, mze da zRva, an Tovli da mwvane xodabuni Cveni damsaxureba sruliadac ar aris bunebis madlia. Tavi imiT
unda mogvqondes, rac Cven Segviqmnia, riTac sxvebisagan
gamovirCeviT.
swori xar.
me mgoni, arc is iyo saWiro, es amdeni xalxi Sin rom
dagvipatiJeT.
vixumre, Se kaco!
ixumreT. rasakvirvelia, magram xom naxeT, yvelas
gaoceba gamoexata saxeze. nu dagaviwydebaT, visi stumrebi varT: mumumiis kunZulebze bolo adamiani oTxmoci wlis winaT SeWames, ki, marTalia, axla kulturuli
ganviTarebis gzas adganan, magram iumoris grZnoba jer
kidev Sorsaa maTgan.
erTi sityviT, Sen ufro ici amaTi ambavi da roca
iseTs vityvi rames, ar Targmno, Tu kaci xar, gamotove.
gagiWrda Targmna?
sruliadac ara.
Cqara xom ar vlaparakobdi?
ara, batono.
yvelaferi Targmne?
TiTqmis. marto erTi adgili gamovtove, giTxraT
simarTle, gemidan rom Camovedi da Tqvens kldeebs
rom Sevxede, gulma reCxi miyoo, rom TqviT.
ratom?
`gulma reCxi miyo~ verafriT ver vTargmne.
ministrs gaecina.
marTla, ra saswauli ena gvaqvs. ras unda niSnavdes
axla es `gulma reCxi miyo~, verafriT ver Targmne, xom?
es sityvebi mumumiis enaze ki ara, me mgoni, arc erT
sxva enaze ar iTargmneba.
hoda, kargi giqnia, rom gamotove. xmamaRla rom
gaicines, raze gaicines, Tu gaxsovs?
scenaze xvlikma gairbina da reproduqtoris xaxaSi
SeZvra.
ar gamagiJo!
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 namdvilad.
kidev kargi, rom ar daminaxavs, Torem brinjiviT
davibneodi.
??
xvlikis meSinia Zalian. axla ra unda vqna. aq vidge?
ara. SebrZandiT axla prezidiumSi.
axla, am wuTas?
oratori rom daamTavrebs, taSis dros SebrZandiT
da mesame rigSi dajeqiT. a, im saTvaliani zangis gverdiT.
Sen sad iqnebi?
me aq dagelodebiT.
kargi, aba. Sors ar waxvide, gia, Tu kaci xar.
ara, batono.
roca marto darCa, gia yubusiZem erTxans kulisebSi
dahyo, mere daxveul kibes Camoyva da quCaSi gavida, mitingi jer ar damTavrdeba da Tvals wyals davalevinebo.
mumumiis dedaqalaqSi cxeloda.
quCaSi kantikuntad Tu gaivlida TeTr mitkalSi gaxveuli moqalaqe, romelsac Tavze wyliT savse uzarma
zari WurWeli edga.
giam pijaki gaixada, halstuxwaWeril yels cota Sveba
misca da magnoliis xes Seefara.
Tarjimani beds ar uCioda. marTalia, igi pirvelad
iyo sazRvargareT, magram mumumiis xalxis cxovrebis
Taobaze imdeni icoda, rom am uTavbolo qalaqSic umegzurod gaikvlevda gzas, Tavisufali dro rom hqonoda.
icoda giam, ra sapasuxismgeblo saqmisTvis ekida
xeli. am ucxo qveyanaSi ministris Tarjimnoba xumroba
saqme xom ar iyo.
yubusiZe ocdaaTs miRweuli, sandomiani saxis, welSi
moxrili, gamxdari, saTvaliani kaci gaxldaT. zustad
ise kinofilmebSi zedmiwevniT patiosani, magram odnav
dabneuli, Tavisi saqmis Rrmad mcodne, magram gaubedavi personaJebi rom gamohyavT.
inglisuri enisa da literaturis fakulteti daamTavra, magram karga xans iara umuSevrad, radganac im qa30

laqSi, sadac gia cxovrobda, yovelma meore kacma icoda inglisuri da Tu romelime enis mTargmneli sWir
debodaT, yvelaze naklebad es inglisuris specialisti
gaxldaT.
erTxans abiTurientebi amzada, magram male mixvda,
rom repetitoroba misi mowodeba ar iyo. oTxi mowafidan sams mainc codnis SeZena ki ara, misaReb gamocdebze
daxmareba undoda. gias ki es ar SeeZlo da romc SeZleboda, ar Cargavda Tavs am saeWvo da binZur saqmeSi.
repetitorobas Tavisi Sno da marifaTi unda.
samsaxuris saZebnelad instanciebSi amao xetialiT
daRlils, viRac RvTian-madlianma urCia, qalaqSi mumumiis enis mcodne aravinaa, iswavle es ena da purs gaWmevso.
Seqspiris enam ver miSvela da mumumiis ena ra xeirs
damayriso, xeli Caiqnia giam, magram roca im keTilma
kacma daaimeda: ra ginda, kaco, Sen oRond es ena iswavle
da samsaxurSi mowyobis pirobas me gaZlevo, yubusiZes
WkuaSi daujda, erTi wlis Tavze mumumiuri urTulesi
ena ise dasZlia, rom ara marto kiTxulobda da Targmnida, radiogadacemebsac usmenda da am ganviTarebadi
tomis dialeqtebSic gaiwafa ena.
mumumiis kunZulebTan urTierTobas didi momavali
uCanda da, erT mSvenier dRes, gia yubusiZe taSiskvriT
daniSnes kancelariis moxeled ki ara, mimoweris ganyofilebis stilistad ki ara, ministris Tarjimnad.
danarCens mkiTxveli ukve xvdeba.
ministri bavSviviT damjere da tkbili kacia. gias
niWs Zalian afasebs da mumumiis tomis Tavisebur xasiaTze Tavisi Tarjimnis azrebs angariSs uwevs.
xom xedavT, ra ufleba misca axalgazrda mTargmnels
rac ar mogewoneba, nu Targmnio.
Teatris Senobidan gamovida Tu ara, giam SeniSna, rom
viRac gamohyva. axla igi, Sav kostiumSi gamowyobili,
uzarmazari mumumieli Soriaxlo daabijebda Sewuxebuli saxiT xan Tarjimans Sescqeroda, xanac kiserze
ofls iwmendda TeTri cxvirsaxociT.
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giam gauRima. es Rimili mumumielma gasaubrebis nebarTvad CaTvala, miuaxlovda da bodiSis moxdiT hkiTxa
gamosvlis mizezi.
Tarjimanma auxsna, gulis ukmarisoba maqvs da erTi
wuTiT gamovedi, haers gadavylapav da Sevbrundebio.
Tu sxva araferi gnebavT, SenobaSi yofna girCevniaT,
iq kondicirebuli haeria da grila kideco, morcxvad
auwya maspinZelma.
gias Sercxva. ra RmerTi gamiwyra. ufro damajerebeli mizezi rad ver movigoneo, Tavis Tavs gauwyra,
pijaki Caicva da Tavazian gamyols Sehyva parTenonis
stilze aSenebul, mumumiis operisa da baletis Teatris SenobaSi.
is iyo kulisebSi Sergo Tavi da Sefs gaxeda, rom sxdomis Tavmjdomare Wreli xilabandiT Tavwakruli,
dabali kaci wamodga da darbazs mitingis damTavreba
auwya.
taSis griali da fexebis bakuni karga xans ar damcxrala.
gia kulisebidan gascqeroda: mumumiis moqalaqeebs
araCveulebrivi sixaruli da kmayofileba exataT sa
xeze.
Tarjimans moeCvena, rom darbazs sxva rameze ufro
metad am gaWianurebuli da mosawyeni sxdomis damTavreba uxaroda.
gasasvlelebSi da parteris wina rigSi TeTrxelTaTmniani policielebi idgnen da darbazs idumali yuradRebiT aTvalierebdnen, raTa am aJiotaJsa da RriancelSi vinmes siyvaruliT scenisaken qva ar esrola.
prezidiumSi msxdomni saTiTaod, darbazisTvis zurgisuCveneblad, haerovani kocnis gzavniTa da yurebamde
RimiliT gamolagdnen kulisebSi.
ministrma gias uxmo da oTxad gakecili qaRaldi gadasca.
ra weria, erTi naxe.
giam ustari gaSala da CaikiTxa:

`batono ministro, saRamos Svid saaTze Tqven miwveuli brZandebiT mumumiis kulturisa da Savi metalurgiis ministrTan miRebaze~.
ki, magram, es xval ar iyo? Seicxada levan xvedeliZem.
programiT xval iyo gaTvaliswinebuli, Secvales
albaT.
romel saaTze?
Svidze.
es Cveni droiT romelia?
gias gaecina.
batono levan, Cveni droiTac Svidi saaTia.
ranairad?
xom giTxariT, Cvensa da amaT droSi gansxvaveba
ocdaoTxi saaTia. Cven ocdaoTxi saaTiT wina varT.
ministrma saaTze daixeda.
mze karga xnis gadasuli iyo da quCis orsaJeniani
Termometri mxolod ormocdacxra graduss uCvenebda,
roca ministri da Tarjimani bambukis xuTsarTuliani
saxlis kibes miuyvebodnen.
giam daTvala: grZel derefanSi erTimeoris miyolebiT Svidi kari gaiRo. TiToeul karTan miaxloebisas
ori frakiani mumumieli gamoxteboda, stumrebs Tavs
daukravdnen da Semdegi karis gasaRebad tyapatyupiT
garbodnen.
Tarjimans gaecina. laqiebs fexebze xis qoSebi ecvaT.
imisaTvis xom ara, grZel derefanSi maTs Tavawyvetil
doRs meti xmauri rom gamoewvia?
rogorc iqna, miaRwies kulturis da metalurgiis
ministris kabinetamde.
maspinZeli karSive SeegebaT. gias gaukvirda. mumumiis mTavrobis wevrs yviTeli abreSumis grZeli sarafani
ecva. wiTur, xuWuWa TmaSi lursmnisxela brWyviala
qinZisTavebi hqonda garWobili, xolo tuCebi xuTjer
ufro sqelic rom hqonoda, mainc ver dafaravda mis
janmrTelsa da basr kbilebs, avis mauwyeblad win gamoS-

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verilT. gias moeCvena, rom es kaci provinciul TeatrSi

otelos rolis Semsrulebels hgavda.
Tarjimani ukudga da levani win gaatara, erTmaneTs
rom miuaxlovdnen, maspinZelma gulze xelebi aifara da
Tavi muxlebTan miitana, `kocna ar gindaT~, wasCurCula giam xvedeliZes, magram ukve gvian iyo, levans kiserze Semoexvia xeli dabneuli maspinZlisTvis da gaSmagebiT kocnida xan marjvena da xan marcxena loyaze.
kulturisa da Savi metalurgiis ministri uxerxulobisgan iSmuSneboda. verafriT aexsna stumris gulaCuyebis mizezi. uSvelebeli tuCebiT raRacas burtyunebda da xandaxan Tavis gverdze SebrunebiT agrZnobinebda stumars, rom igi amdeni ferebisa da gulSi Caxutebis Rirsi sruliadac ar iyo.
misalmebis ceremoniali rom damTavrda, levan xvedeliZem Tarjimans xeli dauqnia.
maspinZelma irgvliv oTxi baliSi Semoiwyo da stumars
erT-erT Tavisufal baliSze miuTiTa.
ministrma SeniSna, farTotuCeba damxvduri suls
Zlivs ibrunebda.
Tu meti gamZleoba ara aqvs, vin daniSna amodena uwyebis ufrosado, gaifiqra xvedeliZem da gverdze awepebul Tarjimans Cumad (ise rom maspinZels ar gaegona)
hkiTxa: ra vqna axla?
dabrZandiT am SemoTavazebul baliSze. kedelTan
rom ori muTaqaa, erTiT zurgi gaimagreT, meore muxlebze daideT, raTa idayvebiT daeyrdnoT.
ministrma Tarjimnis rCeva uSecdomod Seasrula.
mere, baliSze mokalaTebulma, Tavis Wkvian mTargmnels
amoxeda da hkiTxa:
sworad vzivar?
giam Tavi dauqnia.
mumumiis mxaris warmomadgenelma xelis mtevnebi
erTmaneTs miatyupa, Tvalebi Wers miapyro da sityva
warmoTqva.
igi SeuCereblad laparakobda, magram gia yubusiZe
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Targmnas Tavisuflad aswrebda, radganac kulturisa

da Savi metalurgiis ministri yovel mesame winadadebaSi pirvel winadadebas imeorebda.
`Tqveni CamosvliT uaRresad bednieri varo. gzaze xom
ar daiRaleT, kuWis moqmedeba xom normaluri gaqvTo,
Tqveni Camosvla axal furcels gadaSlis Cveni xalxebis
istoriaSio, Zalian gviWirs, magram Tqveni daxmarebis
imedi gvaqvso. mumumieli kaci uRalato da gamtania,
magram rogorc ki Seatyobs, rom atyueben, marTalsac
ki aRar daijerebso. erTcolianobis likvidacia ukve
movaxdineT, male sayovelTao dawyebiT ganaTlebaze gadavalTo. Savi metalurgia, marTalia, jer ara gvaqvs,
magram Tqveni saxelmwifo daxmarebis xels gviwvdis da,
imedia, male metalurgiuli qarxnebis kompleqsi gveqnebao. Savi metalurgia mrewvelobis puriao. Sav metalurgias da safeiqro mrewvelobas Tu Tavi movabiT, mere
ferad metalurgiazec vifiqrebTo~.
jeri levan xvedeliZeze midga. stumris sapasuxo sityva mokle da dabneuli, magram gulwrfeli iyo.
or martiv winadadebas rom ityoda, Rrmad amoisunTqavda da imedian mzeras esroda Tavis Tarjimans. sanam
yubusiZe im or winadadebas Targmnida, ministri axal
frazas akowiwebda TavSi. kacma simarTle unda Tqvas
da, gias cota jafa rodi adga levan xvedeliZis abdaubda naTqvamSi logikis naperwkali SeemCnia da asatan
donemde mainc Seelamazebina.
mumumieli yuradRebiT usmenda. xangamoSvebiT kmayofilebiT Caikrusunebda da miwis Txils dawvdeboda.
sityvaTa oficialuri gacvla-gamocvla rom damTavrda, maspinZeli gaizmora da ganmklavmiRebulma xvedeliZes gauRima, riTac agrZnobina, Cveni Sexvedris es
pirveli etapi xom warmatebiT davamTavreT, axla Sinaurul musaifze gadavideTo.
ra unda? hkiTxa Tarjimans ministrma.
Tavisuflad viyoTo. razec gindaT, visaubroTo. SemekiTxeT, rac gainteresebT da siamovnebiT gipasuxebTo.
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 agaSena RmerTma-Tqo, guli mieca ministrs, Sen

es miTxari, gia, xom SeiZleba es miwis Txili rom aviRo?
ki, batono.
romeli TefSidan, TviTon rom iRebs imidan, Tu
aqeT rom dgas?
maspinZeli, TiTqos naTqvami gaigoo, TefSs dawvda da
ministrs gauwoda.
xvedeliZem erTi cali aiRo da TefSTan naxevrad
mokecili xelis mitaniT guluxv maspinZels madloba
gadauxada.
hkiTxe erTi proteqcionizmi Tu aris TqvenSi-Tqo,
seriozuli saxiT uTxra ministrma Tarjimans.
gia gawiTlda.
uxerxulia, batono levan, jer eseni am donemde ar
misulan. SeiZleba am sityvis mniSvnelobac ar icodes.
levani SeiSmuSna.
maSin aseTi ram hkiTxe: Cven pirveli romani aTas
xuTasi wlis win gvqonda da Tqven romeli saukunidan
gaqvT-Tqo. kulturis ministria, unda icodes.
giam arc es SekiTxva miiRo saTargmnelad.
batono levan, amaT romani axlac ara aqvT.
vici, rom ara aqvT. ministri aimriza, swored
magitom vekiTxebi, rom gavagebino, Cven vina varT da
ras warmovadgenT.
Zalian gTxovT, batono levan, yurebamde gawiTlebul Tarjimans tuCebi uTrToda: Seuracxyofad
miiRebs am SekiTxvas. uxerxul mdgomareobaSi Cavardeba. Tqven ggoniaT, Zalian esiamovneba, Cven rom aTas
xuTasi wlis romani gvaqvs da, eseni rom guSin gamovidnen junglebidan?
ki magram, aba, raze velaparako Seni WkuiT? wyroma gaeria xmaSi levans.
razec gnebavT, Tqveni nebaa. me, Tu mibrZanebT, am
kiTxvebsac vTargmni, magram uxerxulia. Tavi daxara
yubusiZem.
kulturisa da Savi metalurgiis ministri xan levans
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Sehyurebda da xan gias. igi xvdeboda, rom ministri da

misi Tarjimani raRacaSi ver rigdebodnen.
jamnomumokivoputa? siCume daarRvia maspinZelma.
rao? yubusiZes miubrunda levani.
xom ar daiRala Cveni stumari? xom ar surs, yava
movatanino, an baRSi gaviseirnoTo.
gmadlobT, axali navaxSmi var-Tqo, moaxsene.
bubutoCanokana daumarcvla Tarjimanma mumumiels.
maspinZeli damSvidda.
cota xans siCume Camovarda.
istoriuli Zeglebis restavrirebisa da movla-pat
ronobis saqme ra doneze gaqvT dayenebuli-Tqo, kiTxe
erTi, Tu kaci xar, morigi SekiTxva moifiqra levan
xvedeliZem.
gias sijiutes bolo ar uCanda.
ver vkiTxav aseT rames, batono levan!
ratom viTom?! cota ar iyos, xmamaRla mouvida
naTqvami ministrs.
amaT istoriuli Zeglebi saerTod ara aqvT da, ra
restavrirebazea laparaki!
ministrs yelSi burTiviT raRac moawva. mesame SekiTxvac uvardeba. amis moTmena ukve aRar SeiZleba.
kaco, Sen rasac geubnebi, is uTargmne da Cems
Wkuis swavlebas daanebe Tavi, biWo!.. viTom TavisTvis
Cailaparakao, ganze gaixeda levanma.

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gia yubusiZe mumumiidan dabrunebisTanave gaanTavisufles samsaxuridan. Tarjimani verafriT ver mixvda,
ra SeeSala mumumiis kunZulze Tavisi samsaxurebrivi
movaleobis Sesrulebisas.
Tu mkiTxvelic ver xvdeba, mainc aRar yofila saSveli da egaa.

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gz a
iRbali ar ginda? am dedaberma weRan vagonis nomeri
mkiTxa, saTvale ar mivarga da ver vxedavo. im erTi
wuTis ganmavlobaSi, sanam kibeze amoCoCdeboda, moaswro eTqva CemTvis: dasTan viyavio ulgorodSi stumrad, qaliSvili gaaTxova da dabrunebis pur-marili gadaixadao. Cemma kacma Ramis morigeoba moimizeza da ar
wamovida. aRaraferi aRar uxaria, oRond saxlidan nu
gaiyvan da, ra ginda Seno. kaci ase daglaxavebuliyos,
ar minaxavso. avdeqi da marto wamovel, aba, ras vizamdio. tania Cvens xelSi gaizarda sanaxevrod, qorwilSi
ver wavedi da axla dabrunebisas Sevircxvendi Tavso?
bodiSi momixdia yvela am xnis qalis winaSe, magram,
samocis axlomaxlos rom eZaxian, im asakis qalbatonebs,
viRas davumalo da, bevri laparaki uyvarT, RvTis winaSe, Tu guldagul msmeneli SexvdaT. netav imas, vis
kupeSic Sen moxvdebi-meTqi da maincdamainc Cems kupeSi
ar aRmoCnda?
meTerTmete adgili Cemia, mecxre am dedabrisa,
daTvisqurqianma ymawvilma Semoixeda. iqneb codvas
CavdivarT, magram SezarxoSebuli namdvilad iyo. Cven
Tvis yuradRebac ar mouqcevia, zeda sawolze Sexta da
qurqgauxdelad daiZina, fSvinavs gemrielad. bednieri
kacia, aba, ra aris.
vagonrestoranSi mowamvlis Tavi ara maqvs. me Sen
getyvi, sufTa TefSze dasxmul wesier kerZs mogawvdian.
derefanSi gavide? ramden xans vidge mere fexze cxeniviT? sxva gza ara maqvs, unda vusmino. TiTqos sakulto
rituals asrulebdes, ra kargad ewyoba, rogor emzadeba
samusaifod, es dalocvili. leib-sabani gaSala, welze
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TavSali Semoixvia. baliSs zurgiT mieyrdno. pirsaxoci

oTxad gakeca da leibqveS amodo. CanTidan Salis win
debi amoiRo da Caicva. mere Cemken gamoixeda da wynari,
mSvidi xmiT, TiTqos ZvelTaZvel nacnobs elaparakebao,
daiwyo:
sakuTari qmris Zvirs rogor unda vambobde, magram
gavmwardi, Svilo, da wamomcda. siberis bralia albaT.
aRarc Cemiani unda da aRarc misiani. gamomiSva es invalidi qali. brmaze sacodavi aris rame, batono, am qve
yanaze? brma var, aba, ra var! am TvaliT sul ver vxedav
da aqeTa TvalSi marto oci procenti maqvs mxedveloba.
garTulebuli kataraqtiao, Tu raRac jandaba, saoperaciod maqvs saqme. a, Tqven axla bundovnad gxedavT.
Savi ulvaSi gaqvT, mgoni, da aqcentze getyobaT, rusi
ar unda iyo. brma ki ara, Tvalaxelili Zlivs agnebs
axla, am oromtrialSi. zog kars marto `Sesasvleli~
aweria, zogs `gamosasvleli~. kari imitomaa kari, rom
Tu Riaa ginda Sexval da ginda gamoxval. arao, maincdamainc aqedan unda Sexvide da iqedan unda gamoxvideo.
salaros me ver mivageni. miageni, Torem erTbaSad urigod ar gagiSvan. brma var, invalidi var-meTqi, marTla invalidi var mesame jgufis, pirveli mekuTvnis,
magram Segnebulad ar vRebulob. vmuSaob jer kidev,
pensiaze gaxlavarT, magram mainc vmuSaob, Ramis telefonistad var fostaSi. pirveli jgufisas rom aviReb,
mere muSaoba aRar SeiZleba. saxlSi jdomas me ver gavuZleb. maSinve movkvdebi. mTeli cxovreba SromaSi da
wvalebaSi gavatare. Tu brma xaro, aqamde rogor moxvedio. araferi brma Sen ara xar, nu maimunob, Tvara
miliciaSi migabrZanebT axlaveo. brmebi qalaqidan qalaqSi upatronod ar mogzauroben, saxlebSi sxedano.
Camovwydi fexze. Cveni rigis ambavi xom ici. wamomyevi,
Se kaco, Tvali mainc giWris, kaci xar, rac ar unda iyo.
meti gamavloba gaqvs, met yuradRebas mogaqceven-meTqi,
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ara! ar unda da mokali. mTeli cxovreba ase sijiuteSi

gaatara. mis Wkuaze unda yvelaferi. qmris Zvirs rogor
unda vambobde, magram oci weliwadia magis motanili maneTi ar minaxavs. svams. Tavisi xelfasi flangos araySi,
jandabas magis Tavi da tani, magram Cemsasac rom zed
ayolebs?! raRac or kapiks moviCumaTeb kuTxeSi Savi
dRisTvis. ra ici, ra dRe gelis adamians, siberemdis
siqaCleo. velodi dabrmavebas? qoris Tvalebi mqonda,
axla vagonis nomersac ver vxedav. esec ar iyos, xan gza
Segxvdeba kacs, xan Wiri, xan lxini, momsvlel-wamsvleli. versad ver davumale! miagnebs da momparavs. momparavs da mova galeSili. Seayare kedels cercvi, ar
meCxuboso da, aqeT ibRvireba, mere laparakis saRer
Rels aiSlis da laqlaqebs gauTaveblad. raRacas medaveba, raRaciT ukmayofiloa, raRas memarTleba, ver
gavige. davicob yurebSi TiTebs, gaval samzareuloSi,
iqneb rames guli gadavayolo-meTqi. mogeSveba? fexdafex mogdevs. yurSi CagCxavis yvaviviT. sanam TviTon ar
gasavaTdeba da Sen Wkuidan ar SegSlis, Tavs ar daganebebs. erTi ver mipatiebia Cemi TavisTvis: rogor Semiyolia, rogor gamabriyva: Svili ar mogvca gamCenma, aviyvanoT da gavzardoT-meTqi. dRes-xval, dRes-xval da
amasobaSi qe davberdiT. axla raRa drosia. Cemi bralic
aris. ar unda damejerebina.
me TviTon ulgorodSi var dabadebuli. marTlmadidebeli gaxlavar. saeklesio glexebi viyaviT. sawyali mamaCemi miwis muSa iyo, Cveni xutori ogorodnaia
ukve gaviareT. bolo dros cxenebis momvlelad daniSnes
mamaCemi. kantoris cxenebs uvlida. kolmeurneobis da
sabWos Tavmjdomareebi gverdidan ar icilebdnen. im
Ramesac imaT wahyva, mere TvaliT aRar minaxavs. Semovida, makoca da miTxra, katia, ar SegeSindes, xval, SeiZleba, germanelebi movidnen da me ufrosebs mivyvebio
tyeSi, partizanebTan. SenTan imaT saqme ar eqnebaT,
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iyavi SenTvis. kartofili da puris fqvili cota xans

geyofa, amasobaSi Cvenc SemovalTo. Cemi debi (xuTni viyaviT) ukve evakuirebulebi iyvnen. sul Tormeti welia,
rac erTmaneTi vipoveT gazeTebiT. me cocxali aRar
megona arc erTi. me ratom ar wavedi? Cemi siaruli ar
SeiZleboda. axali namSobiarevi viyavi. qmari, ra Tqma
unda, frontze iyo. vinerviule Tu ra momivida ra vici,
udReuri gogo gamiCnda da erT kviraze met xans ver
icocxla im ubedurma. me vTqvi, mglebi xom ar arian,
Semovlen, waiRon, rac undaT, me ra saqme maqvs germanelebTan, me ra davuSave bolos da bolos, xom ar
SemWamen-meTqi.
diliT movidnen. motocikletis xma rom gavigone,
guli amifarTxalda. ori jariskaci da oficeri Semovida. kari gavaRe da loginSi Cavweqi, ar SemeZlo fexze
dgoma. Cawolili rom mnaxes, sicili autydaT, erTmaneTs raRac gadaulaparakes, melodebian. oficerma
jariskacebi gaistumra, TviTon Cems sawols moadga,
safeTqelTan ori TiTis mitaniT momesalma da miTxra:
`uJe vremia, vstavai, vstavai!~ avuxseni avad var, Cemi adgoma ar SeiZleba-meTqi. ver dagtoveb, ufleba ara maqvso, CanTidan qaRaldi amoiRo da cxvirwin amifriala.
TviTon gamoaqvs karadidan Cemi tansacmeli da loginze
miyris, es Caicvi, es Caicvi, dabambuli Sarvali Caicvi,
Tbilad iqnebi da nu geSiniao.
kolmeurneobis kantoris sardafSi Segvrekes me,
telefonisti gogona nataSa da sabWos Tavmjdomaris
coli vera. am veras, am ubedurs, bargis Calageba da
gaqceva ver moeswro. soflis bolos daeWiraT. nataSa
sad wavidoda, dRedaRam telefonTan unda mjdariyo,
aseTi brZaneba hqonda. mTeli Rame dakiTxvaze gavatareT. gamomZiebels da mis rus Tarjimans Tvali ar
mouxuWavT. sad arian partizanebio, me TviTon ar vicodi da romc mcodnoda, rogor vetyodi, Svilo. romeli
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suleli etyvis egeraa mamaCemi da daiWireTo. verasa

da nataSasas verafers getyvi. sardafSi rom Semogvabrunes, orive imas ambobda ar vici, RmerTi, rjulio. mere, etyoba, dakiTxes sxvebic. sofelSi vinc iyo,
yvelas gamohkiTxes Cvenze. yvela ki ar ebrZoda, Svilo, germanelebs. zogi pur-mariliT xeldamSvenebuli
eaxla, xom ici, daTvi Tu mogeria, baba unda uTxrao,
ase fiqrobs zogierTi. mokled, mesame dRes nataSa da
vera CamoaxrCes, me gamanTavisufles. albaT, gaiges rom
mejinibis qaliSvili viyavi da mTavrobis saqmeebi naklebad mekiTxeboda. gamaTavisufles, saxlSi Ramis gaTevis ufleba momces. diliT unda gamovcxadebuliyaviT yvela moxuci Tu axalgazrda, visac fexze dgoma
SegveZlo. germaneli gagvanawilebda: zogs samzareuloSi gvikravda Tavs, zogs samrecxaoSi, sxvebs gzaze
Tovls gvawmendinebda. ori Tve am yofaSi viyaviT, ori
Tvis Tavze gamTeniisas, gamogvrekes saxlebidan, xazze
gagavamwkrives, gadagvarCies da daxurul, Sav manqanebSi Cagvsxes. danarCenebs ubrZanes, saxlSi SebrundiTo.
sad mivyavarT-meTqi, Tarjimans vkiTxe: nu geSiniaT, samuSaod sxva raionSi gaganawiles, iq ukeTes pirobebSi
iqnebiTo.
ra viyavi maSin? oci wlis gogo. Tvrameti wlisa
gavTxovdi. Sesaxedavadac ara miSavda, magram codvas
ver davideb, Svilo, ori Tve xom ase viyaviT, sami weli
da xuTi Tve magdeburgSi, konclagerSi gavatare. konc
lagerio, mere gavige es sityva omi rom damTavrda, Torem ra vicodi, ra iyo. mters nu anaxos is dRe, rac
Cven gaviareT. muSaoba viris. Wama beRurisa. gaZeli
Tu biWi xar. ras movayole axla es? ho, oci wlis gogo
viyavi-meTqi, da ratomRac yvelam ase vicodiT qalebma: germanelebi rom Semovlen, Tu cocxali dagvtoves
(rac Zalian saeWvo iyo), namusis axda xom xelSi gvaqvs
didian-patarianado. Cven, qalebi, konclagerSi, ra Tqma
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unda, calke yazarmaSi vyavdiT, Cvens meTvalyureebad

ZiriTadad xeibari oficrebi da beberi germanelebi
iyvnen. visac jani da simrTele hqonda, frontze ib
rZoda. iyo CvenTanac, rogor ar iyo, gaupatiurebis
ramdenime SemTxveva, magram, axla rom vufiqrdebi, iq
arc mTla Cveni dai iyo mama abramis batkani.
omis damTavrebisas gacofdnen ufro germanelebi.
krazanebiviT ikbinebodnen. Rorebs da muqTamWamelebs
gveZaxdnen. sami wlis ganmavlobaSi garCineT, SeginaxeT
da madlobelic ara xarTo. SimSiliT dawydebodiTo.
warmogidgenia? madlobeli Turme Cven unda vyofiliyaviT. omis damTavrebis Semdeg karga xans qeqes Cveni
sabuTebi. gvekiTxebodnen: tyved ranairad CavardiT
da germanelebs ra samsaxurs uwevdiTo. ra samsaxurs
vuwevdiT, viris muSebad viyaviT. vuTxari yvelaferi,
rac vicodi da rac gadamxda. tyuilis mofiqrebis Tavi
maqvs ki ara, marTalsac ver vambob xSirad. erTi weli
germaniaSi gvamsaxures, mere aqeT dagvabrunes.
Cemi qmari omis qarcecxls gadarCenoda, dabrunebu
liyo sofelSi. Cemi asaval-dasavali gaekiTxa. vin et
yoda? vin ra icoda. omi rom damTavrda da ar gamov
Cndi, daRupuli vegone da coli SeerTo. rom Camovedi,
ukve Svilic hyavda. ori Tvis biWi eWira mis cols. ras
vizamdi? axalma colma TavSi waiSina xeli, nu geSinia,
ar wagarTmev qmars, cota xani gamomyves salaparakodmeTqi. aryianSi gavediT soflis bolos. davjeqiT da
vitireT orivem. Rilebi daiglija da daWrili nadiriviT bRaoda. gavamxneve, davamSvide, kocniT amovuSre
cremli da gavuSvi saxlSi. axla mivxvdi, ar unda gameSva. Cven erTmaneTisTvis viyaviT dabadebulni. siyva
rulSi daTmoba ar SeiZleba. CemTan rom myoloda, axla
cocxali iqneboda. ori welia rac aRar aris. mTvrali
mosuliyo da cols gareT gaegdo gamofxizldebi da
SemogiSvebo. kibeze Camomjdariyo, CamosZineboda da
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aseve miebarebina RmerTisTvis suli. dasaflavebis mesame dRes, SuaRamisas mivedi saflavze, vitire da vitire,
mets ras gavukeTebdi, sxva ra SemeZlo.
es Cemi qmari aTi wliT umcrosia. ucolo biWi iyo,
me karga ormocs mitanebuli viyavi. gadamekida. saSveli
ar momca. Tu ar gamomyvebi, Tavs moviklavo. avdeqi da
gavyevi. gana miyvarda? xaTris gulisTvis gavyevi. Tavs
araferi moswios-meTqi, Semecoda da gavyevi. karga xans
iyo Wkvianad. am bolo dros auria, ki arafers aSavebs,
magram sma uyvars. es momgondawyevlili arayi ki iseTi
ramaa, mSobel mamas dagaviwyebs.
ori dRis wuTisofeli damrCa da RmerTs samduravs
rogor vkadrebdi, gavaCoCialebdi Cems wuTisofels, magram am bolo dros guli gamityda, Svilo. oTxi welia
saoperacioT maqvs Tvali. oTxi welia matyuebs Cveni
saavadmyofos mTavari eqimi. arada, Cemi Tvali ar icdis.
dRiTi dRe uaresdeba. oTxi wlis winaT rom gaekeTebinaT operacia, Cems beds ZaRli ar dahyefda. jer miZaxa:
ar gWirdeba operacia, TavisiT gaivliso. mere rigSi
unda Cadge, stacionarSi adgilebi ara gvaqvso. oTxi
wlis ganmavlobaSi aRar movida Cemi rigi? avdeqi da
raionis centrSi viCivle. me, omis monawiles, ase abuCad
migdeben, saavadmyofoSi adgili ver momiZebnes-meTqi.
raionis janmrTelobis ganyofilebis gamgem Cemi saCivari imasve gamougzavna, visac vuCiodi. xom gagigonia,
vis uCivi da batonsao, visTan Civi da batonTanao. mivedi: oh, Se ase da iseTo, saCivrebis wera damiwyeo? intrigani da damsmeni gaxdio? ra operacias da mkurnalobasac Sen mag CiviliT miaRwio, jalabSi daitrabaxeo.
principis gulisTvis ar gikeTeb operacias, urtyi Tavi
kedelso. nervebi momeSala, avkankaldi, me vTqvi, TavSi
sisxli ar Cameqces-meTqi da gavecale. is dRe da is dRe,
eqimTan aRar mivsulvar. ravarcxa iqneba, gavZleb, sanam
mTlad davbrmavdebode guli migrZnobs, male waviReb
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werils. misvliT ki, tkiviliT xorcs rom viglejde, im

eqimTan ar mival.
mogawyine, albaT, Cemi laqlaqiT Tavi. Sen Seni
safiqrali da gasaWiri geyofa, yvelas Tavisi saqme aqvs.
ramdenjer davifice, ar movyvebi am Cems ambavs-meTqi,
magram rom daviwyeb, Tavs veRar vikaveb. siberis bralia, zogi rom moyveba, gulze moeSveba, me piriqiT var,
gadmovalageb Cems gasaWirs da mere mTeli Rame veRar
viZineb. yurebi miSuis da Tavis qala mixurs. mapatie,
Seni Wirime. gavCumdebi. xmas aRar amoviReb. Zili nebisa.

* * *
gaTenebisas raRac usiamovno grZnobam gamomaRviZa,
perangis sayeloSi Cauvlia CemTvis xeli da manjRrevs.
wamovxti.
cudad var. bodiSs vixdi. paltos jibeSi validoli
maqvs! miTxra mileuli xmiT.
sinaTle avanTe, adamianis feri aRar adevs. validoli rom movuZebne, gavvardi da wyali movurbenine.
ar dalia. sunTqva uWirs. etyoba, wamalma ar imoqmeda.
Sublze da cxviris nestoebTan oflma gamoJona.
maja xelSi miWiravs, xelis zurgs vusres. ase Cems
cxovrebaSi ar davbneulvar.
nu geSiniaT, qalbatono.
jandabas Cemi Tavi. me imas vwuxvar, Tqven rom
SegawuxebTo. ar unda wamovsuliyavi, Cemi wowiali aRar
SeiZlebao.
mobodiSebis droa axla?
xeli rom gaucivda da sunTqvas mouxSira, vagonis
gamcilebelTan Sevvardi. ormetriani, zonzroxa qali
iyo.
mere ra vqna meo. matarebelze eqimi ar gvyavs, erT
saaTSi kalininskaiaSi viqnebiT da sanitarul samsaxurs
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vacnobebo. amiT CemTan saubari damTavrebulad CaTvala da kedlisken gadabrunda.

Zalian cudad aris. iqneb erT saaTs veRar gaatanos! gavcofdi.
wamojda da damibRvira.
ramdeni mgzavric avad gaxdeba, matarebeli gavaCero? xom ar mibrZanebT, ase moviqce?
amasTan laparaks azri ara aqvs.
aqeT veci, iqeT veci, kars braxuni avuyene. sxvebmac
gaiRviZon. iqneb Cven Soris eqimia, iqneb rame vuSveloT
am ubedurs.
...kalininskaiaSi sakaciT rom CayavdaT, matarebeli
daiZra da avadmyofi kinaRam matareblis broblebSi
CauvardaT.
frTxilad-meTqi ise viyvire, rom mTeli sadguri
momaCerda.
, ? ukan vagonis
gamcilebeli momdgomia.
! ukanmouxedavad mivuge da Tvalis fskerze
mowolili cremli rom Semekavebina, tuCze vikbine.

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q vevr i
sidamon xerxaZe manqanis Rmuilma gamoaRviZa.
Tavi aswia. erTxans motoris guguns usmina da mere
kedlis saaTs Sexeda.
axalgaRviZebuli kaci xom ginaxavT, Zil-buranSi rom
aris da sagnebs yeyeCiviT didxans rom akvirdeba.
eqvsis naxevari iyo.
gadagiSenda gamomgonebeli. es maklda axla! dRes
kacad aRar vivargeb, me vTqvi, waviZineb pataras-Tqva!
manqanis xma cota xniT Sewyda da male, gaormagebuli,
zed yuris ZirSi gaisma.
Cems ezoSia, mgoni, es upatrono!
sidamonma Tasmebi wvivebTan Seikra da fexSiSvela
gamovida aivanze, sabargos cxvirs mohkra Tvali da
rodesac manqana Semobrunebisas Robis mesers miawva,
sidamoni aivnidan gadafrinda da yvirili morTo.
ou! ou! ras Svrebi, dageqca ojaxi! ar damRupa
kaci?! ar amomagdo?!
Soferma yvirili gaigona Tu RorRonjiviT mofarfate kaci SeniSna, Zravi gamorTo da gadmoxta. mongreuli Robe da gagiJebuli maspinZeli rom dainaxa,
isev kabinaSi Sexta, manqana ezos moaSora da damduRrul sidamons miuaxlovda.
TqmiT araferi uTqvams. doinjSemoyrili Sehyurebda
fexSiSvela glexs, saburavis mier gasresil yvavilebsa
da qliavis nergebs fexze rom ayenebda.
damnaSave rom dainaxa, sidamonma raRac Caibutbuta,
ori naxtomiT Sevarda samzadSi, iqedan namgalmomarjvebuli gamovarda Sofers win daudga.
ar unda wagacalos axla am namgliT kacma Tavi?!
stumari mixvda rom namgliani ar xumrobda da
moCvenebiTi simSvidiT miugo:
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 ra moxda, Se kai kaco, am dampal RobisTvis da oriode nergisTvis mklav? ZaliT xom ar miqnia, SemTxvevam
moitana.
ras hqvia SemTxveva! sidamons sibrazisagan adamis
vaSli aRma-daRma uxtoda da namgliani marjvena ukan
kalebda.
miTxari ramdenad giRirs es zarali da aginazRaureb, batono, yvelafers, gamqcevi xom ara var!
ras aminazRaureb, biWo Sen? am qliavs damirgav da
gamixareb Tavidan? iaponur georginas damiTesav da momirwyav dReSi orjer? zarali da oxroba ar moSorda,
vinc Sen manqana gando. Tu ar icodi, wayvana, gdebuliyavi saxlSi!
pirvelma eldam gaiara. Sofers ukve aRar eSinoda, magram yovel SemTxvevisaTvis ramdenjerme miixeda ukan,
Tu gamomekida, am Txrilze gadavxtebi da gaviqcevio.
jaxze gamosuli mozvrebiviT erTmaneTis pirispir
idgnen. sidamoni patara tanis iyo, samocs mitanebuli,
fexebgafarCxuli, nasxvisariviT srul perangSi Cakarguli safrTxobelas hgavda. axalamowverili mzis sxivi
elam TvalebSi urtyamda da wamwamebs kontuzianiviT axamxamebda. Soferi ormoci wlisa arc ki iqneboda. wakapiwebul saxeloebqveS msxvili, tatuirebuli mklavebi
uCanda. Savgvreman saxeze uZilobis kvali aCnda. doinji
arc maSin moucilebia, gamwarebuli sidamoni namglianad rom mieaxla da SeWma daupira.
ra eSveleba axla amas?! maspinZelma namgali waqceul Robes da gadaTqeril ezos miaSvira.
Sens mters daemarTa usaSvelo. ra iyo, Se kaco, daviangariSoT ager da gavswordeT. Sen rom dagmarToda
es ambavi, ras izamdi?
zaralze ar maqvs me saqme. saqme Sens siglaxezea.
ver mixvdi, aq rom ver moabrunebdi amxela maSinas?
ver movzome, momkali axla. Soferma gaicina.
dauZaxe mezoblebs, erT-or kacs, gavswordebiT da waval Cems gzaze.

sidamonma ar upasuxa. amrezilad axed-daxeda, xeli

Caiqnia, Setrialda da nalias miaSura. cota xanSi bostnis alagesTan gamoCnda misi meloti Tavi qamarSi
waldi gaerWo da gaSlil mklavebSi rom daeteva, imden
Txmelis wknels moaTrevda. mongreul Robes miayara
wkneli da Soferi Zvel adgilze rom dainaxa, ufro gabrazda.
kidev aq xar, biWo, Sen?! sanam codvas ar SemamTxvev,
ar momSordebi Tavidan?!
Soferma kaklis xes foToli Seawyvita da foTlis
yunwi kbiliT gakvnita.
miTxari ramdenia saWiro da vizam Cems angariSs.
mere, SeiZleba, aqeT gza aRar damirCes.
wadi Zmao, gadadi gadaRma. ar minda Seni araferi.
sidamonma kunZi moaCoCa da joxebs wvers uTlida.
arsad ar waval. raRaca ori kapikis gulisTvis me
Sen mkvdar dedas ar Segaginebineb, gajiutda Soferi.
ar gagineb, Zmao, arafers. Sarze xom ara xar Sen am
diliT? Robe damingrie da ar viyo nawyeni? wadi, miyevi
Sens saqmes. movuvli me amas rogorme!
Soferi wavida ki ara, ufro axlos mivida, wverwaTlili joxebi aiRo da gadaTelil nergebs daurWo,
SemoRobvaSic waukra maspinZels xeli.
mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi sidamoni sdumda, stumars
ki ena ar gauCerebia.
SroSeli varo, kolmeurneobis Sofrad vmuSaobo.
qvevrebi maqvso gasayidad wamoRebuli. mamaCemi Zveli
meqvevrea da ar iSlis Tavisas, Torem gakeTebad da
wamoRebad ar Rirs axla es saqmeo. me vTqvi, gavuyidi
berikacs erT-or qvevrs-meTqi, magram sul tyvilad davaRame xaSurSi guSino. sadaa qvevris myidveli. vinRa
yris axla qvevrebs. fasic ki ar ukiTxavs araviso. gamoparuli varo, Cveni Tavmjdomare (erTi Tavqariani kacia), ibdRvnis axla Tma-wvers, albaT, Cems ZebnaSio. sad
mqonda amis dro, magram moxuci kacis ambavi mogexseneba,

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mohyveba wuwuns, arafrad ar migaCnivar, TavkerZa kaci

xar, amxela amags wyalSi miyrio. wuxelis Ramis Tormet
saaTze gadmovedi xaSuridano. adre SemeZlo wamosvla,
magram gzaze inspeqcia damiWerda, arc sagzuri maqvs
gamowerili da arc qvevrebis sabuTebi maqvs rameo.
Cemnairi kaci aRdgomaa axla inspeqtorisTvis, erT as
maneTs ise amafcqvnis, rom sityvas ar Semabrunebinebso. gomis gadasasvleliT wamovedio, gorisasTan wavuZine erTi saaTi, Tvara meti Tvali ar momixuWavso.
am Tqvens sofelSi adrianad imitom Semovedi, rom sanam xalxi yanaSi gaikrifebodes, egeba erTi-ori qvevri
mainc gavyidovo. sami qvevri maqvs wamoRebuli. SvidSvid kokianebia. iseTebia, mama Svils ar dauTmobso,
xuTi TiTis dadeba marto kedlis sisqe aqvTo. qvevris
moxelea mamaCemi da veRar isvenebs, Tvara me milioni
rom momce, amis gamkeTebeli ar varo. rac imas Tixis
zelva da Carxis triali Wirdeba, sad maqvs dasawyveti
mklavebio. axirebuli mama myavs, Torem ori reisi xreSis fuli Rirs TiTo qvevri, meti ki arao. Tu gnebavT
qvevri, ager motanili maqvs bareRamo. am zaralis fuls
gamogibriT da rac meti iqneba, gadamixadeT, CamoviRoT
baremo. umaRlesi qvevrebia, sam Svils geficebi, kakuli
SveliZis qvevri mTels imereTSi cnobiliao.
sidamoni arc axla gaepasuxa. meurne kacisTvis amdilandeli marcxi ase advili mosanelebeli ar iyo.
guls urevda am uxeiro Sofris gauTavebeli laqlaqi.
`arc amis moxmareba minda da arc danaxva, ras meCxireba
TvalSi, Caigdos mucelSi ena da gautios Tavis gzaso~.
nergebi sarebs miamagres, ezo saxeldaxelod Semo
Robes da saqmes rom morCnen, xelebis ferTxviT da
aSkara gagulisebiT upasuxa sidamon xerxaZem meqvevre
SveliZis vaJis weRandel SekiTxvas:
raT minda qvevri?! ra Cavasxa SiT! meti araferi
uTqvams, waldi da namgali erTmaneTs gausv-gamousva da
aivanze aabija.
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Soferi karga xans idga ezoSi. sidamonis gamosvlas

saSveli rom ar daadga, WiSkari frTxilad gaixura da
manqanas miaSura. Zravi rom aaTuxTuxa, kidev erTxel
gaixeda aivnisaken, erTxans amaod eloda maspinZels,
mere nel-nela daZra manqana da monacrisfro buRi gaiyolia.
sidamonma mWadi da yveli waitexa, Tixis didi jami
wyalRviniT gaavso, dalia, imeruli qudi Sublze aikeca,
Sarval-xalaTi Caicva da ezoSi Camovida. kibis qvevidan
celi gamoitana, karga xans lesa qlibiT da mxarze celgadebuli WiSkramde rom mivida, saTibSi wasvla ukve
sabolood gadafiqrebuli hqonda. `moviSale nervebze.
sul erTia Tibvas guls veRar davudeb dReso. bades avikideb da mdinareze Caval. wuxelis mTebSi grgvinavda,
iwvimebda kidec, egebis Camohyva Tevzio~. celi kaxab
lis gamxmar totze dahkida, samzadis sxvenidan rezinis
Ceqmebi CamoiRo, Zveli, gauqmebuli sawnaxelidan bade
amoaTria, koindarze gaSala, raTa Slam-RorRis mier
dawyvetili adgilebi ZafiT amoekemsa.
soflis boloSi, nakalovarTan Cauxvia da mdinareze
rom Cadioda, manqana SeniSna, mZRols ZarasTvis brezenti aexada, gzis piras TavdaRmarTSi ise gaeCerebina, rom
gamvleli usaTuod qvevrebs dainaxavda. TviTon cacxvis CrdilSi mowoliliyo da muStars eloda.

* * *
ise Semoefcqvna dRe xelSi, ar gaugia.
laqaSebSi Ramem rom daibuda, maSin gaaxsenda, rom
mTeli dRis mSieri iyo.
Rilebianad dambal-dasvelebuli amovida wylidan, Ceq
mebi gaixada, da wyali gadmoRvara, Sarvali tanzeve gaiwura, bade daferTxa, mxarze gadaigdo da aRmarTs Seuyva.
ra Sors wamosula, am CamotexilSi mainc raRam Camoiyvana. am meCxerze ra gaaCerebs Tevzs. axla Tadas nasax51

larze auxvevs da navenaxarze biliks ahyveba, ase ufro

axloa saxlamde.
qarafze rom amobobRda da biliki moZebna, muxlebs
cota qari amoaRebina, bades mxari Seunacvla da ukan,
nakalovarisaken wamovida.
`ase mZimea viTom es bade da ociode wvera, monadiris
daCvretil CanTaSi rom xvancaleben? am muxlebs raRa
wisqvilis qva moekida, Zlivs rom movaTrev? ara, ara
vberdebi namdvilad, Tavs ar vutydebi, Torem vberdebi.
ra iyo aba, ra ambavi davaTie ori Ziri nergisTvis am diliT im kacs. ifiqrebda, vinaa es damTxveulio. ra hqna netavi, gayida? gamigonia? vin iyidda qvevrs Cvens sofelSi.
sadaa qvevrSi Casasxami Rvino. xelSi gaWylitaven yurZens.
WaWam da wyal-Saqarma dawamla xalxi. amden xans ras moucdida, wasulia albaT, wavidoda, ar unda amas laparaki~.
serze Semdgars sixarulisagan guli autokda, manqanis farebi gaRma, ClaiZis alvis xeebs urtyamdnen Suqs.
Soferi Zaraze asuliyo da brezents Wimavda.
sidamonma fexs auCqara, sanam CavaRwevde, ar gamaswroso.
saRamo mSvidobisa!
meqvevris vaJma Camoxeda da xeli auwia.
icocxle.
ra qeni?
Soferi gadmoxta, kabinis kari gamoaRo da CvriT xelebi gaiwminda.
veraferi, sadaa qvevris muStari!
xom giTxari sidamonma mxridan bade CamoiRo da
xelSi ise daiWira, rom tyviis girCebi balaxs exeboda.
aris rame? Soferma badeze aniSna.
cota, racxa. imdeni sadaa, rom iyo. mara mainc daviWire piris gasasvelebeli raRaca. wamlaven, rom ar
wamlavdnen, qe iqneba. ras izam aba axla?
ra vqna, Tavs zeviT Zala araa. Soferma gaiRima
waval axla, ase, aRma Sevuyvebi, amaRam WalaSi gavaTev
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Rames, yvirilis piras, Tu xval SuadRemde veraferi gavawye, meti me aRar mcalia. Cavutan am qvevrebs mamaCems
ukan da ravarcxa unda, ise hqmnas.
ras hqvia WalaSi gaaTev, amowyvetilebi ki ar varT.
sidamon xerxaZem bade Zaraze moisrola da kabinis
kari gamoaRo.
madlobeli var, Cemo biZia, mara ar ewyoba Cems
saqmes es ambavi. xval SuadRemde raRac unda viRono.
dajeqi, dajeqi, nu gamamwareb meorejer. ager am
Tevzs Sevawvevineb ojaxobas. vivaxSmebT da waxval Sens
gzaze, aba ras izam. ki aravin dagakavebs ZaliT.
ise kategoriulad iyo naTqvami, rom Soferi mixvda,
axla aq TavpatiJis gadebis adgili ar iyo.
...SuaRame karga xnis gadasuli iyo, Tamadam sayovlaTwmindo rom dalia da sufra damTavrebulad gamoacxada.
stumars sastumro oTaxSi gauSales logini, magram
iuara: Tu SeiZleba aivanze daviZineb, miCveuli varo.
mTvrali iyo, magram imis azri ki hqonda, aivanze davwvebi, ase ajobebs, nametani davlie da ar Sevrcxve Cems
maspinZlebTano.
bolo simRera xerxaZem da SveliZem aivanze Tqves xelixelgadaxveulebma. maT simReras etyoboda, fxizlebic
rom yofiliyvnen, Tqvens mosawons verc maSin imRerebdnen.

* * *
...dilauTenia gaburbusalebuli sidamoni aivanze rom
gamovida, saxtad darCa: stumris sawoli alagebuli iyo,
WiSkarTan manqana aRar idga, es kidev araferi msxlis
ZirSi, koindarze ulamazesi, narinjisferi, Svidkokiani
qvevri moCanda.

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ur C i
xonis gadasaxvevTan wre daartya da stalinis quCas
gamouyva Tu ara, maSinve moesma:
gogia biZia!
moixeda, biWebi ugamyidvelo maRaziis win idgnen da
xels uqnevdnen.
ar mcalia axla, ufrosi gareTaa!
erT wuTs moiwi, saqme gvaqvs! ar moeSvnen biWebi.
troleibusma gabmuli sayviri misca da misalmebis
niSnad Soferma trotuarze aaxtuna es amodena manqana.
aseT xumrobas ver itanda gogia, mZRols muqaris niSnad muSti dauqnia da motocikleti daZra.
gogia ki ara grigoli erqva, magram naTlobis saxels karga xania aravin eZaxda. mTels qalaqSi `gogia
inspeqtoris~ saxeliT iyo cnobili. mexuTe weli gadioda, rac orwliani kursebi daamTavra da avtoinspeqciaSi daiwyo muSaoba. am xnis ganmavlobaSi mis samxreebs Tu araferi mimatebia, mizezi Tavad iyo: dRes rom
aTi kacis saqmes SeeWideboda da mwyobris win madlobas
gamoucxadebdnen, xval ise moiqceoda, an iseT saqmes
Caidenda, rom yvelafers wyalSi gadayrida. `araa inspeqtoroba Cemi saqmeo, aq sxvanairi kacia saWiro, nametani rbili var meo~, ityoda xandaxan, magram wasvliT ki, organodan wasvla arasodes ufiqria, etyoboda,
sxva saqmes mainc es erCivna.
qalaqis avtoinspeqciis qveganayofis umcros serJants
grigol abakelias, daTvis torebi da metriani beWebi
dahqonda. yofil moWidaves am bolo dros simsuqne moZaleboda da ki ar dadioda, dagoravda. tyavis Sarvali
da serTuki tanze askdeboda. wviv-barZaySi Tanabrad msxvil fexebs skafandrianiviT abijebda. majaze gamobmul
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saCvenebel joxs erTTavad daakonwialebda. rad undoda

joxi, me Sen getyvi, urCobas gaubedavda Soferi.
sanam ugamyidvelo maRaziasTan miaRwevda, ninoSvilis
quCidan gamomxtar `moskviCs~ kinaRam daejaxa. sastvens ise
magram Cabera, sakonservo qarxnis sayviri Semircxvenia.
manqanidan ociode wlis, Tmawveriani biWi gadmovida da
motocikletamde orjer aiwia jinsi gaferTxil mucelze.
raze gamaCere, gogia?
ise, tyvilad, momwyinda marto dgoma da damelaparake
patara xans.
ara, marTla?
gadaayene gverdze manqana da sabuTebi momitane, nu
iwmarwnebi glaxad. cota ar iyos mkacrad gaumeora
gogiam, ar esiamovna am ucnobi ymawvilis gaSinaurebuli,
SeTamamebuli kilo, Torem sxvas iqneb ase ar moqceoda.
mase Cven Soris gogia? ar daibna `moskviCis~ patroni.
micnob Sen mee? aseTi ucnauri kiTxva dausva avtoinspeqtorma gawbilebul biWs.
rava ar gicnobT.
mase me amerikis prezidents vicnob, mara TviTon ki
ar micnobs.
jinsianma gaicina da wverebi aacancara.
visia es manqana? saqmeze gadavida wesrigis damcveli.
valodia zarnaZis.
mere, Sen?
ra me, siZea Cemi. deidaCemi ar iTxova meore colad
am ori kviris win valodiam?
gogias saxe gaebadra. Tvalebi moWuta da gverdulad
gaxeda mZRols.
nargiza Seni deidaa, aba?
aba rai! amayad aswia Tavi wvercancaram.
wadi da frTxilad iyavi. manqanaa biZia `moskviCi~,
Sen ase ki nu uyureb. rom gamovardi quCaze kurdReliviT, ra iRblis imedi gqonda? `prava~ gaqvs?
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 axla minda aviRo.

avtoinspeqtors es bolo sityvebi ar gaugonia, motociklets gadaajda da ugamyidvelo maRaziasTan mobuzul biWebs gaxeda.
oTxni iyvnen. ufrosi maT Soris Tormetiode wlis
Tu iqneboda. CanTebi mkerdze aexutebinaT da fexebs
abakunebdnen. motociklets Semoexvivnen da yovel SemTxvevisaTvis fexebi Semoawyves.
Tqven dRes gakveTilebi ar gaqvT? aSkarad Canda,
avtoinspeqtori, amjerad, maTs gaseirnebas ar apirebda.
gagvicda. seriozuli saxiT ganucxada qeraTmianma, maRalma biWma da misabmelis savarZelSi mokalaTda.
sxvebmac mibaZes.
xeli magrad mokideT, im dResaviT maimunoba ar
daiwyoT. Tqveni gulisaTvis mTeli qalaqi damcinis.
manWva-grexa ar uxdeba motociklets. gadmovardebiT
da Tqven ki arafers getyvian; Wkvianma ratom Casvao,
ikiTxaven.
Sen xar Wkviani? wamocda meCxerkbileba, cxvirgabuStul mgzavrs da TavSi gemoiani waTaqebac miiRo.
gogiam ganze gadazneqili motocikleti daZra Tu
ara, moesma, viRac eZaxda. muxruWs xeli mouWira. avtoinspeqciis `Jigulidan~ uxmobdnen.
abakelia, mobrZandi aqeT!
ZvelTaZveli vilisi gaatara, wre gadaWra da urCi mgzavrebiT daxunZluli motocikleti `Jiguls~ miayena.
ra iyo, ra gabRavlebs?! CasZaxa fanjaraSi sicilSegubebul leitenants.
saldaZe geZaxis.
ra unda?
ar vici, am wuTSi aq gaCndeso, daugdo kolegam
da manqana daZra.
biWebma igrZnes, rom gogias raRac aucilebeli saqme
gauCnda, arc ukiTxavT, motocikletidan gadaxtnen,
`qronikasTan~ dagicdiTo miayoles mowyenil avtoin56

speqtors da askinkiliT daadgnen trotuars.

motocikleti avtoinspeqciis SenobasTan miagdo da
kibe airbina.
martoa? hkiTxa qaRaldebSi TavCargul moriges da
xelisgulze joxis tyapuniT ufrosis karebisken wavida.
kie, Tavi dauqnia morigem.
raze meZaxis Tu ici?
CCeeemTvis ar uuuuTqvams. amaod gaiwvala morigem Tavi, gogia abakelia ukve ufrosis kabinetSi iyo.
me damiZaxe ufroso?
saldaZes yuradReba ar miuqcevia, raRacas werda, qimiur fanqars wvers eniT usvelebda da rasac werda,
butbutebda kidec.
umcros serJants fexze dgoma moswyinda, skami gamoswia da magidas miujda.
erTs getyvi, abakelia, me Sen! rodis-rodis aiRo
Tavi saldaZem, cxvirsaxoci amoiRo, saTvale moixsna,
da gawmendas Seudga.
gogia smenad iqca.
babua myavda me baWulia saldaZe, iqneba gagigonia.
balaxvanSi Tavis droze imaze lamazi kaci ar gamodioda.
kai moqeife, kai puris mWameli, qalebs da drostarebas
gadayolili. mis cxovrebaSi ar umuSavnia. Toxi dasanaxavad ezareboda, qe gvarCenda mainc. xuTi Svili dazarda
da Cvenc mogvwvda misi pativiscema, SviliSvilebs. ra maqinaciiT Soulobda sarCos, amas me vin metyoda, da arc
vikiTxavdi. me rac maxsovs, imas getyvi. omamde iyo es
ambavi, rva wlis bavSvi viyavi; babuaCemma ezoSi, gzis piras patara jixuri Cadga da didi TeTri asoebiT daawera
`meulvaSe~. rogor fiqrob, ras akeTebda? Sen ggonia
samarTebeli daiWira xelSi da parikmaxeroba daiwyo? Sen
ar momikvde. jixurs patara fanjara gaukeTa. Seyofda
klienti Tavs, babuaCemi erTs daxedavda mis cxvir-pirs
da etyoda: `budioni!~ e. i. Sens saxes budionis ulvaSebi
mouxdebao. yvelam ki ar icis ranairi ulvaSi mouxdeba.
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xan gaiparsavs, xan ase mouSvebs, xan ise aris erT wvalebaSi. babuaCemma Tavisi axali xelobiT qveyana aalaparaka.
maxsovs uSvelebeli rigi idga Cvens saxlTan. saidan ar
modiodnen cxeniT, fexiT, urmiT, ra mosakiTxi ar moh
qondaT. dadioda mTeli quTaisi maSin babuaCemis narCevi
ulvaSebiT. xalxs nervebi dauwynarda, babuaCemma ki xuTi
Svili gamozarda.
gogias erTi suli hqonda gaecina, magram Tavs ikavebda. verafriT ver mixvda, ratom uambo ufrosma babuamisis ambavi;
ratom mogiyevi axla es ambavi Tu ici Sen? hkiTxa
saldaZem da pasuxi rom ver miiRo, ganagrZo ratom
mogiyevi gogi, biZia da fulis Sovna aTasi gziT SeiZ
leba. im aTasi gzidan avtoinspeqtoroba yvelaze naklebsarfiani gzaa. es saqme Tu ar giyvars, tyvilad Tavs
gaiwvaleb.
`axla mainc ra davaSave, dagvianebiT ar damigviania,
Soferi aravin amiyvirebia, rom eCivla~ amaod cdilobda gogia gamoecno ufrosTan misi dabarebis mizezi.
rava mama abramis batkaniviT miyureb. ar ici viTom,
raze dagibare? an dawere gancxadeba da wadi, an imuSave,
Zmao, wesierad. qveyana Sen mogCerebia, avtoinspeqtori,
xom ici scenaze gamosuli kaciviTaa, daanebe am bavSvebs
Tavi. moiSore ramenairad. Sen ggonia sxvebs ar awuxeben? unda daubRviro erTxel da mere aRar mogekarebian. samma kacma mainc damireka dRes `gogia morigeobis saaTebSi motocikletiT bavSvebs daaseirnebso~,
meramdene SemTxvevaa axla es? Sen rom ggonia, veravin
miyurebso, maSin gxedaven swored. ratom gvWri Tavs,
aTasi lazRandara da oxeri dadis am qveyanaze. mere
Cemze guli nu dagwydeba, bavSvi aRara xar. me Cemi mxriv
gamifrTxilebixar da Seni saqme Sen ici. wadi axla...
morigem piri daaRo, raRac unda ekiTxa, magram gogias moRrublul saxes rom Sexeda, xeli Caiqnia.
umcrosma serJantma kibe ori naxtomiT CaaTava, Widan
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wyali amoqaCa da rom dalia, xelisgulebi daisvela da

Sublze moisva. xelTaTmanebi gaikeTa da iseTi RmuiliT
gamoaxtuna motocikleti avtoinspeqciis ezodan, rom
Suagzaze gamwkrivebuli ixvebi saSineli vixvixiT miaw
ydnen Robes.
`ise swori kia es xalxi, vin gaigona bavSvebi da avtoinspeqcia. daubRvire erTi-ori da mogcildebiano.
sworia saldaZe. me rom viyo magis adgilze, ase ar vizamdi meec?~
gamiWirves saqme am bavSvebma. xaTri xaTria da samsaxuri samsaxuria. sakatao meti veraferi naxes? aTasi
Rado da jaSuSi dadis am qveyanaze. netavi axla `qronikasTan~ ar damxvdebodnen da ra unda gamCens. doub
Rvire da mogSordebiano. ki, mase vizam~...
`qronikas~ ise Cauqrola, marjvniv arc gauxedavs da
rom egona samSvidobos var gasulio, swored maSin moesma:
gogia biZaa!
oTxi patara biWi, oTxi alali kaci, erTgulad ucdida.
TvalSi cremli moawva, guli SeekumSa da ar iyo qveyanaze iseTi Zala, axla rom gogias Tavis ganzraxvas
gadaaTqmevinebda.
samWedlosTan mouxvia, miixed-moixeda, xom araferi
modiso, TeTri xazi gadmoWra da `qronikis~ karebTan
mobuzulebs gauRima:
modiT.
biWebi uTqmeladac gamorbodnen.

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yayani
sapnis qarxnis skverSi saqanela skamze sapnis gamSvebi
leo maxaTaZe ijda da mSvenieri qalebiT savse zRvis
plaJze fiqrobda. Tvalebi mielula, da fexebs arc ki
amoZravebda, rom ar gamorkveuliyo da lamazi fexebiT savse plaJidan sapnis qarxnis ezoSi ar gadmobargebuliyo. sxva dros am adgilas mjdomi leo maxaTaZe
TeTr spiloze ufro ifiqrebda, vidre zRvaze, magram
amJamad igi meagarakeTa sanukvar ocnebasTan yvelaze
axlos iyo. jibeSi dedaTa da bavSvTa pansionatis sagzuri da Svebulebis fuli edo. xvalidan igi ocdaoTxi
dRiT emSvidobeboda sapnis qarxnis specifikur, magram
adviladmisaCvev suns. leo maxaTaZe samocs miRweuli,
dabali, jansaRi mamakaci iyo, arasodes ar avadmyofobda. avadmyofoba mis sxeulze fexs ver moikidebda, radganac leos yvelaferi axlos hqonda; kidurebi
tanis Sesaferisad mokle, mxrebze pirdapir ukisrod
dadebuli, lamazi, meloti Tavi da kefaze saguldagulod awepebuli yurebi. leo erTiani, Sekruli kaci
iyo. mas yel-kiseri da weli arasodes ar atkivdeboda,
im ubralo mizezis gamo, rom es ori ukanaskneli saerTod ar gaaCnda. rac Seexeba saxads, maincdamainc arc
amis saSiSroeba emuqreboda, radganac sapnis gamSvebi
uaRresad faqizad da wesierad cxovrobda. am mizezTa
gamo axloblebi varaudobdnen, rom leos sul mcire asi
weli mainc unda ecxovra.
uecrad leo maxaTaZe saeWvod axvancalda. jer
jibeebi moiqeqa, mere saqaneladan Camoxta da balaxi
gadaqeqa. erTxans salaros jixurSi gauCinarda. iqedan
aqoSinebulma moirbina, erTxel kidev moiqeqa jibeebi,
erTxel kidev gadaqeqa balaxi, mere saTvale moixsna da
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ise saguldagulod CaCurTa gulis jibeSi, TiTqosda

aRarasodes dasWirdeboda. doinji gaikeTa da wynarad,
TavisTvis Cailaparaka:
gasamda.
areuli nabijiT gaemarTa qarxnis gasasvlelisaken,
mekares ganwiruli kacis ieriT TvalebSi CaaSterda da
mravalmniSvnelovnad auwya:
nel-nela mivdivarT, nel-nela bolo gveReba.
arasauwyebo dacvis warmomadgenelma Suaze gaxleCili qliavi magidaze datova da leo maxaTaZes Tavi ise
mimxvedrianad dauqnia, TiTqos saidumlo SeTqmulebaSi
monawileobis dasturs aZlevda.
sapnis gamSvebi quCaSi ar gasula, WiSkridanve ukan
dabrunda, Tavis samuSao oTaxs miadga, jibidan xelebisamouReblad, omwagebuli sardaliviT gaiara kabineti,
magidasTan msxdar mosadile personals gadaxeda da
saaqaodan dabrunebuli kacis xmiT amoilaparaka:
gasamda.
gamSvebi saamqros muSa-mosamsaxureebs lukma pirSi
SeacivdaT, yvelam erTbaSad igrZno, rom leo maxaTaZis
saqme mTlad kargad ver iyo.
samariseburi siCume Camovarda.
leom SekiTxvas ar daucada, arc Sesvenebis oqro
wuTebi moaxmara Tavis erTgul TanamSromlebs, jentlmenobisTvis dro aRar rCeboda.
gasamdeba-meTqi da gasamda. dRes dilidan TiTqosda viRac damsdevs. saxlSi cocxali mividode, Torem
arafers daveZeb. cud fexze var amdgari. gangebas ar
unda Cemi dasveneba, an raRac saSinelebaa Cems Tavs.
am diliT, aTis naxevarze gamovedi saxlidan. xelfasi
da Svebulebis fuli unda ameRo. molare Tormetamde
fuls mainc ar gamoitans bankidan, modi erTi kinoSi SevideTo, daiJina Sorenam (Sorena leos cols erqva), rodis iyo kinoSi damyavda, magram davTanxmdi, saqme mainc
araferi mqonda. aviReT bileTi, Cemo batono, davjeqiT
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amfiTeatrSi, kargad, mSvenivrad. mTeli Jurnali taSis kvra iyo. raRacas dResaswaulobdnen, aRar maxsovs,
momeSala nervebi. egeb filmma mainc gaamarTlos-meTqi.
gaTavda Jurnali da es Cemi kneina meubneba: leo, me
am dilas uTo gamovrTe Tu gaxsovso? me ra vici, Sen
ar gaxsovs-meTqi? Cems perangebs auTavebda. mivaCerdiT
sulelebiviT erTmaneTs. mgoni gamovrTeo, patara xnis
mere miTxra. `mgonis~ moukvda patroni. `mgoni~ minda
axla mee? mtrisas xanZari. Seni racaa, kargi, daiwvas, magram sxvebs raRas emarTlebi. Cvens saxlSi oTxmocdaaTi
ojaxi cxovrobs. davtove Sorena kinoSi da gamoviZurwe
gareT. sad mixvalo, kariskacma momaZaxa. moval patara
xanSi, cotas gaviseirneb-meTqi, aba Sen ici, aba Sen icio,
momaZaxa. avadmyofi vegone da Sevecode albaT, ariqa,
taqsi, kidev kargi, axla taqsSi Tu Zalian ar gauWirda,
kaciSvili ar jdeba.
gareke, me vuTxari, mgoni saxli mewveba, uTo darCenia Cems Wkuis kolofs-meTqi. aSenda misi ojaxi, marTla
moumata siCqares. vzivar da SiSiT vkankaleb. aris albaT
Cvens saxlSi axla wivil-kivili. saswrafoebi da saxanZro
manqanebi, gagiJebuli mezoblebis yvirili maxaTaZeebma, maxaTaZeebma dagvRupes! Soridan rom Sevxede saxls,
cota davmSviddi, etyoba jer yvelafers ar modebia cecxli, mTlad daRupuli ar unda viyo-meTqi. sanam liftiT meaTe sarTulze avidodi, Cemi damemarTa. veci uTos
gamorTulia. gadavrCenilvarT. Camovedi, isev taqss
velodebi. taqsis fuls daveZeb? ise var gaxarebuli,
TiTqos es Cemi bina, Tavis yvelafrianad axla, am wuTSi,
eCuqebinos viRacas. bevri rom ar gavagrZelo, Sevedi
kinoSi, sibneleSi Zlivs movZebne Cemi coli. mayurebelTa saalerso sityvebs wavuyrue da is iyo gverdiT movujeqi, rom `dasasrulic~ gamoCnda. `nu idardeb, filmi
kapikad ar vargodao~, manugeSa Sorenam. es Cemi nervebis
gleja viTom araferi. axla meore: CamovdivarT kibeze.
rac me kino `sinemas~ kibeebze daSveba mezareba, gaakeTe
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kibe qristianuli. Tavbru dagexveva win da ukan trialiT. qveda salons rom gamovcdiT, vasil amaSukelis biusti rom dgas, zustad im adgilas, fexi fexs gamovdevi
da cxviriT wavedi TavdaRmarTSi. Sorenam ikivla. ase
uxerxulad da gametebiT jer ar wavqceulvar. TiTqos
viRacam fexi Semiborka da rac Zali da Rone hqonda gadamagdo. mivfrinav da vfiqrob: `ras Svrebi axla? es ki
namdvilad boloa~. daveci. xelebi ki movaswari cementis
iataks, magram xelebi giSvelis?
vwevar, maSvelad gamoqceuli fexebis braguni mesmis.
ese igi cocxali var-meTqi da sanam Cemamde moaRwevdnen,
TviTon avdeqi, saswauliT gadavrCi. arc motexiloba,
araferi, cota muxlebi aviRlite da idayvi SemiSinda,
rac mTavaria, Tavi arafers mivartyi. Tqven warmoidgineT, saTvale or metrze gadavarda da isic mTeli
aRmoCnda. gasamdeba-meTqi da a, gasamda. ise agixdaT
yvelaferi kargi. portmani meWira xelSi, Cemi sabuTebi
mesapneTa kavSiris wignaki, piradobis mowmoba, sagzuri,
fuli, rac mqonda. dRes fuli rom aviRe, vTqvi patara
xans skverSi davjdebi-meTqi, esec Cemi sisulele, wadi
Turme saxlSi. rodis iyo, skverSi rom vijeqi. wyali
momwyurda. gazian wyals davlev-meTqi da nedleulis
sawyobTan rom avtomatebia, iq mivedi, Turme dalie
ubralo wyali, rodis iyo gazian wyalze rom suli mimdioda. avtomatebTan, rogorc Cans, xelcarieli mivedi,
es iqedan vici, rom kapikians veZebdi jibeSi da karga
xans ver vipove. ese igi portmani skverSi damrCa. davbrundi, isev im adgilas davjeqi da ase daaxloebiT naxe
vari saaTis mere gamaxsenda portmani. aqeT veci, iqeT
veci, mara Senc ar momikvde. Cemi wylis dalevaSi gaaqro
viRacam. davrCi ase usabuTod da ukapeikod.
sabuTebi araferia, yrud Cailaparaka mxarSavma, Txelcxvira Savtuxa biWma, dawer gancxadebas da
axals mogcemen, fulia saqme.
fuli ramdeni iyo? ikiTxa mesapne merab kvaxaZem.
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 rac mqonda erTad Svebulebis fuli da xelfasi

oTxas raRaca iyo.
gamoCndeba, viRaca ipovnida. vin aris axla iseTi
usindiso, bolos da bolos, quCaSi xom ar ipova. Sens
gvars da saxels rom naxavs, arafriT ar waiRebs. leo
maxaTaZe am qarxanaSi yvelam icis cota waioptimistwaimliqvnela normadarma Sura kobaxiZem.
me fuli mafiqrebs, cota rom yofiliyo, SeiZleba
daebrunebina, mara oTxasi maneTi erTad Zneli dasab
runebelia. Seacdens kacs. ganucxada mxarSavma.
axla amas dayovneba ar sWirdeba, sanam Tone cxelia,
lavaSi unda Caikras, jer egeba arc ki gasula Tqveni
portmani qarxnis teritoriidan. CavideT adgilkomSi,
miliciaSic davrekoT da radioSic unda gamovacxadoT.
`vinc ipova ama da am adgilas moitanoso~ erTmaneTs
miayara merab kvaxaZem, staca dazaralebuls xeli da
TiTqmis sirbiliT gaiyolia.
miliciis samorigeodan upasuxes: `qurdobis SemTxvevasTan rom gvqondes saqme, sxva ambavia axlave
operjgufs gamovgzavniTo. Tqven TviTon dagikargavT
da Tqvens Tavs daabraleTo. Tu eWvi vinmeze gaqvT,
gviTxariTo. leos eWvi aravisze hqonda da amitomac miliciis mxriv mxolod imis imediRa darCa, rom dakargvis aqts Seadgendnen da sabuTebs aRadgenda. ramdenime
wuTis Semdeg qarxnis radio wamdauwum acxadebda leo
maxaTaZis fuli da sabuTebi vinc naxa, adgilkomSi moitanoso, gavida saaTze meti, magram mimtani ar Canda da
leo maxaTaZes imedis wyali sabolood rom gadaewura,
swored im dros Semoitana damlagebelma sapnis gamSvebis didi Savi portmani. leo ukiTxavad eca dakargul
avla-didebas. portmanSi yvelaferi Tavis adgilas ido
(sagzuric ki), fulis garda, damlagebelma qalma dinjad axsna: saparikmaxeros gverdiT, sanagve yuTs vasufTavebdi da Sig aRmoCndao. radios xma arc ki gamigonia,
batoni leo suraTiT maSinve vicani da Zebna davuwyeo.

saamqroSi leo maxaTaZes merab kvaxaZeze axloblebi

sxvebi hyavda, magram sapnis gamSvebis zarali gulTan
yvelaze axlos merabma miitana. sanam leo adgilkomSi
sindisis qenjnisgan Sewuxebul Tavis damRupvels elodeboda oTxasi maneTiT xelSi, merabi saamqros Sinaur
mitingze sapnis gamSvebis sasargeblod propagandas
eweoda.
yvelas SeiZleba aseTi ram mouvides, ambobda merabi, SemTxvevisgan dazRveuli aravin varT. leos ambavi
yvelam iciT, kaci xelfasiT cxovrobs. aramia vinc is
fuli Caijiba. ar Seergeba, ar unda amas laparaki, magram igi ukve fulis dambrunebeli aRar aris.
ra ici Sen! gaawyvetina viRacam.
ra didi codna unda. xom xedavT, sabuTebi ipoves.
urnaSi ido. ese igi fuli amoRebulia portmanidan.
iqneb fuli sxva urnaSi Cayara isev is xma iyo.
kaia masxroba, magram axla leo maxaTaZes vkiTxoT,
emasxreba?
namdvilad ara, gamoepasuxa xumrobis moyvaruli,
magram mesapneTa mokumul bageebze Seatyo, rom es nomeri ar gamouvida da sanam ZaliT gamaCumebdnen, CemiT
gavCumdebio, gaifiqra.
merabma pauziT isargebla da saqmeze gadavida.
SevagrovoT fuli, ar daiqceva qveyana. davdoT
yvelam. SeveSveloT kacs. dasvenebas rom Tavi davaneboT, ubralod, mis col-Svils am zafxulze rCena xom
unda. me ase movifiqre. kacebma Tuman-Tumani davdoT.
qalebma xuT-xuTi maneTi. anda ise, rogorc Tqven
gadawyvetT. rogorc sjobia, me Tqven saamqroSi axali
kaci var. yvelgan ase akeTeben. me ase mgonia.

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fulis Sesaxeb rom gaigo, SeSinda da tirili daiwyo.

netav me ar mepova. SeiZleba vinmem Cemze ifiqroso, mag
ram daamSvides da madlobiT gamoistumres.

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 ra ambavia xuTi maneTi! qvabis sarqvelze Camomjdari sami qalidan erT-erTma daiZaxa.
visac ramdeni SeuZlia, visac rogor uRirs aq, Zalas aravin gvatans, daibna merabi.
axla ramdenic dakarga, imdens ver SevugrovebT.
am saamqroSi ormocdaxuTi kaci varT. qalebs rom Tavi
davaneboT, yvelam rom Tuman-Tumani davdoT, kai oTxasormocdaaTi maneTi gamova.
vuyidoT maSin erTi Jiguli da is iqneba. xelsayrel SemTxvevas xumara mesapne xelidan rogor gauSvebda.
yvela ki ar moitans. naxavT ager, orasamdec ver
movagrovebT ukan ar ixevda merabi.
Tumani nametania, cxra Tumans vRebulob, mets ki
ara me! gamoacxada axalgazrda kacma, romelsac Sublze bereti Camoefxata da TveSi marTla cxra Tumans
aZlevdnen.
ar dalev erT boTl koniaks da es iqneba. ra bevria,
Se kai kaco! merabs pasuxi TviTonve esiamovna, magram
ver warmoidgina ra xalxSi hqonda saqme da ra sityva
eloda.
Tu masea, or boTl koniaks ar davlev, da oc-oci
SevkriboT dasZaxa beretianma da muSebis xarxarSi bereti Seatriala.
mokled, ra vqnaT, gindaT am kacs davexmaroT Tu
ara? ilaji gauwyda merabs da gaifiqra, vin mavalebda,
ra xaTabalaSi Sevrgeo Tavi.
gvinda! gvinda! erTxmad daiZaxes.
aba movitanoT, xval diliT, ravarc vTqviT ise, da
CavabaroT vinmes. Camoweros sia erTma romelimem.
romelma?
vTqvaT, qalbatonma Suram.
ara, genacvale, me movitan Cem wil xuT maneTs da
CabarebiT sxvam Caibaros qva aagdo da Tavi SeuSvira
Sura kobaxiZem.
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ratom? gulubryvilod hkiTxa merabma.

ar minda fulTan mqondes saqme. Sen axalgazrda xar,
Svilo, jer, da ar ici, ras hqvia fulTan saqmis dakaveba.
kargi, batono, maSin kale CafiZem Camokribos, brigadiria mainc gamosavali ipova mesapnem.
erTxel gavyavi amnair xaTabalaSi Tavi da dabadebis
dRe viwyevle. magis Tavi maqvs mee? sxvam iTavos da
Cemsas gavakeTeb.
ki mara, ase Znelia axla viTom es saqme? ar vendobiT erTmaneTs, Tu rai? Sen ver akribav, biWo, magaliTad? miubrunda merabi Savtuxa mxarSavs.
vera, vera, damebneva fuli da xlaforTSi gavebmebi. vici Cemi ubeduri Tavis ambavi. raT unda amas amdeni WiWyini. Sen wamoiwye es saqme da fulic Sen unda
Camokribo.
kai, batono, raki daiqca qveyana, me Camovwer sias,
kefa moifxana merabma da RvTis winaSe simarTle unda
vTqva, fulTan saqmis micema merabsac ar undoda.
ki mara, erTs vityvi, axla me. am fuls rom vkrifavT, icis im kacma? ikiTxa Sura kobaxiZem.
ar icis Tqva merabma.
aba Tu ar icis, egeba araa Tanaxma. yvela ki ar
miiRebs ase Camokrefil fuls. Tqven leos xasiaTi ar
iciT. ar ewyinos, kaco, Seuracxyofad ar miiRos.
axla winaswar ver vetyodi, Sura deida, fuls gikribavT-meTqi. leo Tavmoyvare kacia. mivcemT ise moxerxebulad, daumadleblad. asea yvelgan, ara mgonia
uari Tqvas ganumarta merabma.
ar vici me. me, magaliTad, ase Segrovil fulze uars
vityodi. mtris vals davidebdi da samowyalod ar gavixdidi saqmes Tavisi Tqva Sura kobaxiZem da wamodga.
wamiT siCume Camovarda.
ar unda aCqareba am saqmes. miliciam icis ukve. iqneba daiWiron, vinc leos fuli moipara daiwyo mxarSavTa brigadis Tavma, kale CafiZem.
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 moipara ki ara, ipova gauswora mxarSavma.

moipara, moipara, diaxac. povna hqvia, rom ipovi
da irgvliv rom aravinaa. aq, Se kai kaco, Cvens ojaxSi,
portmani darCa kacs skamze, gaxsna viRacam, naxa visic
iyo. sabuTebs urnaSi gadauZaxa da fuli qe daitova.
moparvaa, aba ra jandabaa es. milicia Tu moindomebs,
erT saaTSi ipovis im fuls.
rogor, mainc, ranairad? ar moeSva brigadirs Savtuxa.
ra vici me ranairad, magens specialurad aswavlian,
rogor unda moiqcnen aseT SemTxvevaSi. me, magaliTad,
Cemi mokle gagebiT, ase vizamdi: jer SemosasvlelSi gavarkvevdi, vin Semovida dRes ucxo kaci. magram aqedanve
vici, rom es saqme Sinauris gakeTebulia. garedan momsvleli, skverSi ar gava. imas an direqciaSi aqvs saqme, an
partkomSi. baRSi Cven gavdivarT. axla wesieri, RmerTo
Segcode da, magis gamkeTebeli ar aris. is fuli waiRo
cota imnairma kacma, loTma, ubedurma, an mTlad axalgazrdam da uWkuom. aseTi axla bevri araa Cvens qarxanaSi, isedac ra varT, cota vmuSaobT. portmanis dakargva
Tormetidan pirvelamde Sesvenebis dros moxda. kariskacma xom icis, vin gavida im dros karebSi. umetesoba,
xom sworia, aqve vsadilobT. erTi xuTi kaci Tu gavidoda. iqedan oTxi marTla sasadilod gavida, erTma ki
SeiZleba fuli gadamala, aq ar mipovono. xuTives unda
uTxras gamomZiebelma, daginaxeT portmani rom ipove da
Cumad daabrune, ar dagiWer-Tqva. ueWvelad daabrunebs.
ki, ki im wuTas sasacilod ar eyo es varaudi Sura
kobaxiZes imas, visac fulis waRebis Tavi aqvs, imis
Snoc aqvs, uari Tqvas.
ara, qalbatono Sura, dinjad ganagrZo brigadirma, gaaCnia ranairi gamomZiebeli iqneba da ranairad etyvis. axla xom faqtia, rom es saqme profesionali qurdis gakeTebuli ar aris. profesionali qurdi
sapnis qarxanaSi ar dagiwyebs muSaobas.
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vTqvaT, gareT ar gautania da aqve aqvs fuli, maSin

ra vqnaT? ikiTxa merabma.
maSinac eSveleba raRac. gamomZiebelma ukeT icis,
is ramdenime eWvmitanili cal-calke unda gaiyvanos
saamqrodan, viTom salaparakod, da amasobaSi imaTi samuSao adgili an tansacmlis karadebi unda gaCxrikos
viRacam.
Sen xom ar gagiJdi! ar daeTanxma kedels miyrdnobili uzarmazari Savwverosani mesapne, kacis gaCxreka
Sen xumroba xom ar ggonia. usanqciod Tavs vin gagaCxrekinebs.
me im gaCxrekas ki ar vambob. me viZaxi ise, Cumad,
gaufrTxileblad karadebSi Sexedvas. Se kai kaco, yvela
damlagebels aqvs Cveni gasaRebi da dilas rom movdivar
amoyiravebuli mxvdeba, Cemi ujrebi. gaCxreka ar aris
ees? aba raia!
mere amdeni Tu iciT, ver dauZaxeT milicias?
nodarma kvlav miiqcia yuradReba.
dauZaxes, magram ase ubralo saqmeze Cven ar davdivarTo. magi Tqven TviTon gaarkvieTo. eWvi Tu gaqvT, vinmeze, gviTxariT da ki batonovo Caeria merabi.
ese igi, Tu moZebniT Tqven TviTon qurds, mere
daWera Cvenze iyoso, ara? gaicina Savtuxa mxarSavma.
mokled, im dRes sapnis mxarSavTa saamqros saqme
gauCnda. sxvac bevri ram iTqva, magram novelis avtors
miaCnia, rom danarCeni mosayoladac ar Rirs. kidev
meti, mas eWvi epareba, gana rac aqamde giamboT, ase mniSvnelovani iyo am patara novelisaTvis?

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meore dRes merab kvaxaZe qaRald-kalmiT xelSi saamqros xan erT kuTxeSi gaielvebda da xan meoreSi. fuli
Zalian nela grovdeboda. zogierTi jer sias CamoarTmevda, maCvene aba ramdenma moitanao, mere cota xans
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dafiqrdeboda da mSvidad etyoda: xval mogitano. me

ki nu momitan, CemTvis ki ar mogaqvs, leo maxaTaZes vugrovebT da amaRam matarebliT midis is kacio. gawiwmatdeboda merabi. ar gamomyva jibeze da Camomkide
axlao Sarze iyo mesapne, Tu gaqvs dadevi Cem magivrad Sen da roca meqneba, gagiswordebio. fuli ZaRli
ar aris, misiT rom gamogyves. unda wamogeRo da geqnebodao, am cota ar iyos gacveTili fraziT nestravda
upasuxismgeblo mesapnes merabi da gaecleboda.
Sesvenebamde wuTebi iyo darCenili, Sura kobaxiZem
magidasTan Tavdaxril merabs mxarze rom daado xeli
da ganze gaiyvana.
ra iyo, Sura deida?
merab, genacvale, Sen darwmunebuli xar, rom leo
maxaTaZem marTla dakarga fuli?
merabi Secba.
rogor gekadrebaT, Sura deida!
ra ici? me ki ar mekadreba mara, dRes kaci ar indoba. gafuWda xalxi. vin icis iqneb dasasveneblad fuli
daWirda da...
me iq viyavi, damlagebelma portmani rom Semoitana.
hoda, dagdebuls hgavs is portmani.
vis dagdebuls?
patronis, ra ambavia oTxasi, Se kai kaco, iqneb orasi dakarga da oTxass ambobs. Semigroveben mainco. Svilebs vficavar, me rom damekarga, xmas ar amoviRebdi.
viTomc ar mqonia, morCa da gaTavda.
ki magram... es ranairad... me axali kaci var... ase
icnobT Tqven leo maxaTaZes?
Cven Zalian kargad vicnobT, magram xom giTxari
deida, gafuWda xalxi, aRaraa is Zveli sindis-namusi.
guSin ver TqviT ase?
me arc dRes ar unda meTqva, genacvale magram yurebi gamomiWedes. mTeli saamqro ase laparakobs: araferi
fuli ar dakargula, maxaTaZem Tavi moisawylao.
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Suras pasuxisTvis ar daucdia, viRacas hkida Tvali

da merabs swrafad gaecala.
TeTr, qaTqaTa sapirfareSoSi, Sesvenebisas xels rom
ibandnen, merabi Savtuxa mxarSavma daimartoxela.
netavi Sen ar gareuliyavi am saqmeSi.
ra saqmeSi? hkiTxa mesapnem.
maxaTaZis fulis saqmeSi. dRes erT-ors qe vagine
Seni gulisTvis da viRacas iqneba movuqcev ybas gverdze.
ra undaT?
ra da, xom ici, bneli xalxia, ras xtunavs magio,
erTma Tqva, viTom Tavs ayvarebs axla maxaTaZeso?
viTom eg gamogvivida yvelaze keTili da yvelaze kai
biWi am saamqroSio. leos aq ufro Zveli Zmakacebi hyavs
da imaTTvis unda ecliao. vin hkiTxavs magas, Cven fuls
SevugrovebT Tu yavars mivutanT saxlSio.
mTeli saaTi ar vyvirodi guSin, vin Seagrovebs, vin
Camowers sias-meTqi? iq ar iyo suyvela?
ubeduri xalxia. gageba ara aqvs naxevars. eg ki ara,
ase miTxra erTma, mag raRaca ise wrialebs, TviT xom ar
ipova is fuli netavio.
merabs jer gaecina, mere erTbaSad moiRuSa da Savtuxas saxeloSi staca miTxari vin giTxra da, rumbiviT gavuxdi cxvir-pirs! es yiamyralebi! kacma kai saqme
ar unda gaakeTo? ise naxa xeiri magis gvarma da jilagma, ravarc me is fuli vipove.
yofiliyavi SenTvis. ar gamodis, win gamosvla da
cancari amgenTan. imitom iyo, fulis Sekrebaze yvelam
ukan rom davixieT. ra undoda mag saqmes, magram vici me
aqauri ambavi.
naSuadRevs leo gamoCnda, merabma fuli gadaTvala,
as samocdaxuTi maneTi Segroviliyo. daRonebuli sapnis gamSvebi derefanSi gamoiyvana da siianad CauCurTa
fuli xelSi. leom bevri iuara, magram bolos mainc miiRo `megobruli daxmareba~ (merabma ase auxsna). karga71

dac moiqca. mis mdgomareobaSi kudabzikoba da `RmerTo

ki momkalis~ TamaSi sisulele iyo.
sapnis qarxanaSi kidev erTi saintereso dRe Cabarda
warsuls.
saSvTa biuros rom gamocdnen, kale CafiZem xeli
gamosdo merabs.
romliT midixar?
oTxi nomriT.
ho, erTi gza ar gvqonia, me iqiT var wasasvleli. ra
qeni, mieci fuli?
ki.
ramdeni iyo?
as samocdaxuTi.
Tqva rame?
didi madlobao.
siac mieci?
aba ras vizamdi.
siac gamogarTva?
ki.
kaia, naxavs vin ra kacia. vis yofnis kacoba, gasaWirSi myofs xeli gauwodos.
sworia.
ase rom icode, vinc ar moitana, arc isaa gasamtyunari. egeba guliT undoda daxmareba, magram ar qonda
da ra eqna.
ho, Tavi dauqnia merabma da gaifiqra, brigadirs
raRac ufro mniSvnelovani aqvs saTqmeli, amisTvis ar
gamomyvebodao. arc Semcdara.
Cven Soris darCes da vinc moitana, arc isaa yvela
erTnairi. glaxa imaTSic urevia. ra Tqva erTma Tu ici?
rao?
merab kvaxaZem fuli gadauRuna leo maxaTaZeso. sia
ar miucia da vin gaigebs ramdeni Segrovdao.
merabi raRac usiamovnos eloda, magram aseT saSinelebas Tu daswamebdnen, ver warmoedgina.
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ager maqvs sia! meore cali gadavwere, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis! es ram afiqrebinaT! fulis gadamRunavs
vgavar mee? xval moSavdebian samsaxurSi da gavarkvev
yvelafers. modi, Tu kaci xar, Sen daureke leos amaRam
nu wava da im siianad xval movides.
kai kaco, salaparakod ar Rirs.
ra Tqvi?! galurjda merabi amas moviTmen mee?!
axlave Cem Tvalwin daureke, Tu Cemi sikvdili ar ginda!
orkapikiani moZebnes da telefonis jixurisaken wavidnen.

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meore dRes yvelaferi gairkva. Sesvenebaze leo maxaTaZem waikiTxa sia da ikiTxa: xom aravin xarT SemTxveviT gamorCenilio. mere merab kvaxaZem waikiTxa Tavisi
sia, erTi sityviT, rogorc mosalodneli iyo, merabi
yvelaferSi swori aRmoCnda.
didi madloba daxmarebisaTvis, magram fuli ukve
visesxe da gTxovT am siiT yvelam ukan daibrunoTo,
Tqva leo maxaTaZem, fuli magidaze dado da gavida.
Cemda Tavad Tqvens gverdiT me awi veRar vimuSaveb,
sxva saamqroSi gadaval, an sul waval aqedano, mtkice
gadawyvetilebiT Tqva merab kvaxaZem da sapnis mxarSavs
mihyva.
axla Cven vikiTxoT mTel am ambavSi yvelaze meti
damnaSave kale CafiZe ar aris? kalea, daaWire enas kbili, iyavi SenTvis. raRaze umRvrev gul-mucels am isedac daRlil xalxs.

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faT uSa
kibe jeiraniviT moxdenilma qalma Camoirbina. miwas
fexi daadga Tu ara, TiTqos balaxis sirbilem SeakrTo,
Sedga. daraia nikapqveS amoikeca. eSmakebiTa da sixaruliT savse TvalebSi simkacre Caiguba da ise, nela, Rirseulad gaabija, TiTqos araferi hqonda saerTo, imasTan, wuTis win kibeze kisristexiT rom Camorboda.
aivanze klubis gamge vano abakelia gadmodga da WiSkarSi gasuls daadevna:
faTuSa, moiwi erTi aqeT.
qali Sedga, TiTqos danaSaulze waaswreso. erT wams
gaunZrevlad idga SemkrTali SveliviT. mere mobrunda da aivnisaken welmowyvetiliviT wamovida. kibeze ar
asula. klubis gamges ezodanve hkiTxa.
ra iyo, vano?
sul damaviwyda mekiTxa, Senma qmarma Tu icis es
ambavi?
faTuSas gaecina angelozis ucodveli da sufTa siciliT.
icis.
mere?
ra mere?
SarSi araferSi gadamagdo, Tu qali xar, xom ici
Saliko vawaZis fxukiani Tavis ambavi.
ase geSinia?
SiSi ra SuaSia, xma daiboxa klubis gamgem ar ewyinos kacs. es Cemi coli koncertze rom gamogyavs, egeba
ar msiamovnebs meo. xom ici, kacia da guneba.
Sen magis javri nu gaqvs, pataraze qe axta pirvelad
mara, rom aRar moveSvi, CaTrevas Cayola arCia.
aba, xval rva saaTze, ravarc movilaparakeT.
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ki, batono.
bavSvebs vis utoveb? aSkarad fexs iTrevda klubis
gamge, Torem, kacma rom Tqvas, raSi ainteresebda, vis
dautovebda xval saRamos bavSvebs faTuSa vawaZe.
dedamTils. araferi uWirs. erT saRamos mixedos
Tavis SviliSvilebs, me cxra weliwadia saxlidan fexi
ar gamomidgams.
umcrosi ra xnis gyavs?
wlis araa jer.
mere, gogo? moiRuSa klubis gamge.
Svid saaTze vaWmev da davaZineb. netavi magaze advili mosavleli is didi virebi iyvnen.
ZuZuze gyavs?
aba ras izams, sam-sami weliwadi swovdnen magis
ufrosi Zmebi. sisxli gamiSres, jiSi aqvT aseTi Turme.
kai aba. kargad iyavi. vano abakelia moajirs moSorda.
kargad, Cemo batono.
erTi sityviT, Salikos mxridan yvelaferi garkveulia.
rava gekadreba. aba Salikos umisod gavbedavdi koncertze gamosvlas?
vano abakelias wasvla mainc ar undoda.
ki mara, Sens dedamTils rom toveb bavSvebTan, TviTon ar unda koncertze wamosvla?
gadairie, Cemi mteri? sawyali Cemi mamamTilis mere
ager oci weli gavida, Savebi ar gauxdia.
aba, mSvidobiT axla, xvalamde.
faTuSa vawaZem Seatyo, rom gamge usaqmod enas
isvelebda da ise gaSorda klubis ezos, rogorc lamazma
qalebma ician xolme, roca TavianTi moxdenili tanisa
Tan eamayebaT da rcxveniaT kidec, radganac maTraxiviT
grZnoben zurgSi damiznebul utifar mzeras.
iqneb sisuleles sCadis? raRa dros faTuSas simReraa, oTxi Svilis dedam koncertisTvis da xalxis gasar75

Tobad sad moicalao, xom ar ityvis xalxi? Worikana dedakacebis ybaSi ar Cavardes, Salikos vinmem almacerad
ar Sexedos, Torem raRad unda mere sicocxle, bevri
ebrZola Tavs faTuSa. aTasjer gadawyvita da daiSala,
magram wlebis manZilze gulis kunWulSi miZinebul da
am bolo dros sabediswerod axmaurebul survils veRar
moeria, xelovnebis samsaxuris dauokebeli grZnobaa es
Tu Sinagani mowodeba amqveynad Tavisi saTqmeli marto
dedobiT ki ar Tqvas, simReriTac gaaocos dRes sofeli.
cxra wlis winaT daamTavra faTuSam kultmasobrivi
saswavlebeli. saswavleblis damTavreba da gaTxoveba
erTi iyo. sanam ojaxis uRels Seidgamda, xvalindeli
dRe sul sxvanairad esaxeboda, absoluturi smena, rbili, xaverdovani xma da estradis cnobil momReralTa
mibaZvis araCveulebrivi unari hqonda. saswavlebeli
yvelaze met imeds faTuSaze amyarebda, gavamxel da
xSirad dasizmrebia Tavi grZel kabaSi, gaCaxCaxebul,
uzarmazar scenaze `oreras~ biWebs Soris. murman nikuSaZem gitaraze dakvrac aswavla da saqalaqo koncertebze (deputatTan Sexvedra, sazeimo sxdoma, tungos plantaciebis veteran muSebTan Sexvedra, qalTa
emansipaciis dRe) xSirad gamodioda. faTuSas yvela
icnobda. yvela afasebda mis niWs da ufro metad mis
lamaz yvavilobas.
faTuSas gaTxoveba qalaqSi mexis gavardnasaviT gaisma.
Seiqmna erTi miTqma-moTqma. zogi ambobda, moitaces
da cxraklitulSi hyavTo, sxvani amtkicebdnen, amxanagma
gogom uRalata, viRac Sofers Seatova xelSi da daRupa sawyali gogoo, qalaqs pirs ver aukrav. arcaa gasamtyunari, quTaisis Tvali lamazi faTuSa gasaTxovrad
da dasakargavad aravis emeteboda. mere viRacam ambavi
moitana, okribel vawaZes gayolia Tavisi surviliT, simReras Tavi gaaneba da akvans uziso. es ukanaskneli xma
marTali iyo. Tumca, faTuSa Tavisi SemoqmedebiTi karieris ase ucbad damTavrebas ar eloda, magram Wkvianma
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da mrisxane qmarma qorwinebis mesame dResve gaucxada

scenobia da jRanaoba ar damiwyo aqana, filarmonia sadacaa, iq mezareba, me bovSebi minda da coli mindao. awi
sxvis koncertze viaroT, Seni koncerti Seni saxliao,
dajdebi sofelSi da kerias mixedavo.
meti ra gza hqonda. xelovnebis nakverCxlebi karga
xans Rvioda faTuSas gulSi, magram rogorc ki deda
gaxda, artistobis Jini nel-nela miinavla mis arsebaSi.
kedelze Camokidebul foCian gitaras, Tve gavidoda,
zedac ar Sexedavda.
cxra weliwadma cxra dResaviT gaiara. faTuSam oTxi
biWi aCuqa vawaZeebis ojaxs. muyaiTi, gamrje, Svilebze
gadamkvdari deda Seiqna. soflis Tvalio rom ityvian, swored rom faTuSaze iyo zedgamoWrili. RmerTo
Segcode, gaTxovebamde rom vinmes eTqva, oTxi Svili
geyolebao, wyalSi gadavardeboda, Tavi xelovnebisaTvis Sewirul arsebad warmoedgina da mravalSviliani
dedis roli provinciuli qalebis saqmed miaCnda.
oTxive erTmaneTs mihyva. oTxi sicocxle, oTxi sixaruli. unetaresi wlebi iyo faTuSasaTvis es cxra weliwadi.
misi Tvalebi, misi sisxli, misi patara angelozebi, maTi
pirveli sityva, pirveli nabijebi, dedikos Casaxuteblad
gamoSverili patara xelebi. Rameebs rogor ar gaaTenebda,
guls rogor ar amoiglejda Tavisi biWebisaTvis.
es ramdenime Tvea avi fiqrebi moejara. wonasworobas
kargavs, scena eZaxis. taSi moenatra. risTvis mindoda an
es simReris niWi, an es diplomi, Tu saxlSi unda vmjdariyavi mTeli Cemi cxovrebao. sadRac gamoqeqa lolita
torezsac oTxi Svili hyolia, magram simRerisTvis Tavi
ar daunebebiao. raRa me Seviqeni aseTi uiRblo. aTasSi
erTxel koncertze Cemi gamosvla vis SeuSlis xelso.
iqneb, ra niWs vmarxav Cemi nebiT, maqvs amis ufleba meo?
imdeni uCiCina qmars, rom, rogorc iqna daiyolia da
xval saRamos, rva saaTze, mosavlis udanakrgod aRebis
aRsaniSnav koncertze, xangrZlivi SemoqmedebiTi Ses77

venebis Semdeg, faTuSas niWis Tayvanismcemlebi kvlav

ixilaven TavianT sayvarel momRerals. vano abakelias
programaSi sami simRera Caawerina `cicinaTela~,
`boSuri romansi~ da `ave maria~.

* * *
koncerti karga xania daiwyo.
mamalaZis pantomimaze xalxma taSiT Weri kinaRam Camoangria, TviT faTuSasac ki ecineboda, miuxedavad
imisa, rom es pantomima (kaci rom qliavis kurkas gadaylapavs da kuWi rom aeSleba) scenis ufro gamoCenili
ostatebis SesrulebiT aTasjer hqonda nanaxi sxvadasxva kulturis saxlis scenaze.
xandaxan fardas gaswevs da `parters~ aTvalierebs.
Saliko mesame rigSi zis gaqvavebuli, dana pirs ar
uxsnis. arc icinis da arc taSs ukravs.
`ra vqna, Cemo Saliko. aTasSi erTxel Cemic unda
gaigono. Cemi axirebac unda aitano. oTx vaJkacs xom
gizrdi. Tavs mirCevnixar da Sens Ralats sizmarSiac
ki ar gavifiqreb. ra moxda aseTi? ar gaWmev sircxvils,
nu geSinia. simRerisaTvis var gaCenili. niWis dakargva
RmerTis winaSe codvad iTvleba. aTasSi erTxel gamoval ase koncertze da Cems Wias gavaxareb. gaxseni warbi,
nu iRrublebi, Tu kaci xar~.
axla deisaZe da qavTaraZe icekveben qarTuls, mere
vaJa alxaziSvili waikiTxavs `bakurs~ da faTuSas jeria.
ra emarTeba am gitaras. gaitans derefanSi aawyobs,
Semoitans da mesame simi isev aSlilia.
etyoba xraxnia moJanguli da nel-nela iSvebs.
RmerTo gadamarCine!
ra RmerTi gamiwyreba, amaT mosawons rogor ver vimRereb, ra esmis axla amaT `ave mariis~ da `boSuri romansis~. aq ZiriTadad, sketCis moyvarulebi arian. ra
vqna axla, me Cemsas vecdebi da Tu ar daukraven taSs,
nu daukraven.
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Sua simReris dros vinmem rom daustvinos?

ara, RmerTma damifaros. amas vin gabedavs. Salikos
SiSiT mainc ver gabedavs veravin.
is iyo vaJa scenaze gavida, Caaxvela da rixiT daiwyo:
`gviambe elizbaro, ra ambav moxda eRosao~, rom scenis
siRrmidan bavSvis tirili gaisma. deklamatori SeCerda, radaganac bavSvis Tavganwirulma Wyvirilma xalxi
gaacina.
faTuSam kulisebidan gaiWyita. bavSvi gvaramaZeebis
iyo. leilas dedamTils gulze aexutebina Cvili da
tuCebmokumuli, gakerpebuli arwevda. etyoba moxuc
qals Tan rcxvenoda Tavisi SviliSvilis `xulignuri~
saqcielisa da Tan koncertis mitovebac enaneboda.
`am ercaxe bavSvis wamoyvana koncertze gamigonia?
ranairi Wkuisaa mainc zogierTi~ gaifiqra faTuSam.
`gviambe elizbarao,
ra ambav moxda eRosa.
rogor daecnen lekebi
bakuris cixe-ezosa~.
es erTi strofic moamTavra vaJam da isev atirda
bavSvi. deklamaciis ostati kvlav Sedga da kulisebisaken gamoixeda. amiT programis wamyvans aniSna, `Tu SegiZlia daamyare darbazSi wesrigi, Torem mivanebeb leqsis kiTxvas Tavs da iyavi marto am uniWo cekva-simReris
da uxeiro sketCebis imedzeo~.
faTuSam Tavisi saxeli rom gaigona, Tvali daxuWa da
tanze bususebi daayara. gulma ugrZno raRac kargi
ambavi ver iyo mis Tavs. moixeda. vano abakelias mudariT
savse Tvalebs waawyda.
faTuSa unda gviSvelo!
mere Cemi nomeri?
gadavwev iqiT. viRupebi, koncerti meSleba. babalikaSvilis sportuli nomris mere gamovacxadeb.
kai aba.
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faTuSam derefani gairbina. marcxena karebidan Sevarda darbazSi. leilas dedamTils bavSvi gamoarTva,
gverdiT miujda, mkerdze Tavsafari Camoifara da aRnavlebul ToTos ZuZu CasCara pirSi.
ra Selocva gaaCumebda ase patara gvaramaZes!
`disciplinis damrRvevi~ damarcxebulia. koncerti
grZeldeba.
`mainc ra Ronieria es gasazrdeli. ZuZus patara
TiTebi SemoaWdo da sulmouTqmelad Tqlafavs. ar uWmeviaT dRes netavi araferi?~
faTuSam orjer scada moeSorebina bavSvi ZuZuze
da bebiamisisaTvis daebrunebina, magram bavSvma iseTi
bRavili morTo, rom mayureblebis wyromiT savse SeZaxilebi daimsaxura da faTuSam Tavi Caqindra.
`ar vicodi Cemi iRbali mee?~
babalikaSvilma bolo giri rom moisrola kulisebSi,
faTuSa akankalda, `axla me gamomacxadeben, gitara sad
mivCurTe netavi? bavSvs nela gamoucura ZuZu piridan da is iyo wamodgoma daapira, rom Roneze mosulma
gvaramaZeebis naSierma iqauroba gaayrua.
sad geCqareba faTuSa, Se qalo, gaaCume es bovSi, patara xans, RmerTi ara gwams?! moesma faTuSas viRacis
ukmayofilo xma.
ukan ar mouxedavs.
koncerti dasasruls uaxlovdeboda.
esTetikurad damtkbar mayurebelTa darbazSi erTaderTi ukmayofilo qali ijda.
faTuSas gulze aexutebina jiuti gvaramaZe da
Tavsafris boloTi cremlebs iwmendda.
ra atirebda?

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n adia
telefonma mamlis mesame dayivlebaze dareka. daviT
isakaZe, misi coli da sidedri erTad Semocvivdnen telefonTan `axlave batono~ CasZaxa sidedrma, yurmili
dado da Tavisi oTaxisaken gaiqca. `vin undaT~ daadevna
colma, sidedrma SekiTxva upasuxod datova. es imas niSnavda, rom daviTs urekavdnen. im dReebSi daviTi sidedrs
xmas ara scemda, amitomac misi satelefono afrTxialeba
gulze Semoeyara, yurmili daaxeTqa da daiquxa: `xom vTqvi me, roca saxlSi var, telefonTan ar mivides, aravinmeTqi! ise, kacma rom gkiTxoT, avadmyofebi xarT da Zlivs
dadixarT orive! telefonTan Cempioni mexanZre ver migaswrebT sad sikvdilSi wavide! ar mecxovreba am Cems saxlSi
da egaa. aq Cemi araferi gadis. vis mivadge karze, sadme
wasasvleli mqondes Torem, TqvenTan gamCerebels gauTenda, Cemda Tavad, Savad da bnelad!~ daviTi xelmeore zaris
molodinSi sastumro oTaxSi bolTas scemda.
telefoni isev awkarunda. `gagimarjos, kargad, romeli xar? rasi namTvralevi, Tve-naxevaria xelSi Wiqa ar
amiRia, romeli xar? sidedrma momkla, Torem vicocxlebdi cota xans, romeli xar? Svids uklia TxuTmeti
wuTi, romeli xar? ra saqme gaqvs am dilauTenia, romeli xar? ra Cacma minda, aT wuTSi qveviT viqnebi, kaco,
ar ityvi romeli xar, romeli?.. Sen gadagiSenda Tavi,
ras dagvafeTe am sisxamze, ra ginda? kai xo, Camoval~.
SoTa deisaZe urekavda. saswrafo saqme maqvs da Zirs
Camodio.
sanam daviTi pirs daibanda da Caicvamda, SoTa ukve
mosuliyo da Tavisi kvamlisferi JiguliT WiSkarTan
elodeboda.
gamarjoba, xom mSvidobaa? daviTma manqanis kari
gamoaRo, mosasxamis kalTebi aikeca da Cajda.
6. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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Jiguli daiZra. SoTa deisaZe pasuxs agvianebda.

sergos saqme ver aris kargad.
sergo?
Cveni.
sergo cincaZe sayofacxovrebo momsaxurebis saxlSi
momnikeleblad muSaobda. balaxvanSi, abreSumkombinatTan cxovrobda, farcxanayanebeli coli hyavda, daviTi,
SoTa da sergo ganuyreli megobrebi iyvnen,
ra mouvida? Sofrisken mTeli taniT Semotrialda daviT isakaZe.
nadiam damireka wuxelis, miSveleT, memexmareT, Tu
miWirs axla miWirs meo, ra mogividaT, bavSvi xom kargadaa-meTqi, SevekiTxe. bavSvs ra uWirs, sergo meRupebao. ra iyo, ra moxda? cecxli wamekida. magan am bolo
dros `levi~ nikeli miiRo, da xom ar Cavarda-meTqi,
guli gamiskda. araferi magis msgavsi, mecleba kaci xelidano, avadaa? gavumeore SekiTxva, meti avadmyofoba ra iqneba galoTdao. patara momeSva gulze mara,
rom momiyva nadiam magis ambavi, gelaparakebi, araa kargad saqme, ra coli moiTmens Sen genacvale, ori Tvea
Turme yoveldRe mTvrali modis. bevri uCiCines colmac da Svilmac magram ar moiSala, axla arc erTi xmas
ar scems. dadis Turme Tvalebdasiebuli, Tu Zaan ar
Seawuxa, perangs ar gamoicvlis da fexs ar daibanso,
nadiam. ra biWi mere, Cveni sergo, ra mosiyvarule, ra
tkbili kaci.
ram gadaria netavi? daviT isakaZes meti araferi
uTqvams.
CemTan icoda saRamoobiT Semovla, es erTi xania
ar gamoCenila, Turme ras gamoCndeba, wasula kaci xelidan.
eSveleba viTom rame? yrud ikiTxa daviTma.
ra vici, Tu vinmesas daijerebs, Tqvensas daijerebso, nadiam. unda miSveloT ramefrado. Tqveni Sercxveba, vici meo.
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ki, Tu galoTebula mogWama Wiri, magas aravisi ar

Sercxveba.
jer ar iqneba mTlad xelidan wasuli, adrec svamda, magram loTi arasodes yofila, es ori Tvis ambavia.
unda movkidoT magrad xeli da SemovabrunoT kaci, xom
ici Cven meti patroni magas ara hyavs.
Tu rames vuSveliT, Tavs rogor davzogav, magram
eWvi mepareba. Cvensas magi aRar gaigonebs, Tavisi wre
eyoleba, xom ici, loTebma erTmaneTis moZebna ician.
hoda, imaT unda gamovglijoT.
Tu mogvyva xelSi ki.
Wkvianurad unda mivudgeT, SuaSi unda CaviyenoT,
arc aqeT mivceT gasaqani da arc iqeT. davkargoT dReSi
ori saaTi. araferi gviSavs, samagierod did samadlo
saqmes vuzamT magas da mis ojaxs.
kai dagemarTos, kai saqmea. Tu SevZeliT. xom gaxsovs
xuT Tves yavdaT SarSan maSikos biWi giglaia loTebis
da morfinistebis saavadmyofoSi, mara zed mexuTe Tveze
ise damTvraliyo, eqimebs da eqTnebs aivnidan yrida.
giglaia sxva ambavia, Se kaco, giglaia `iq~ mieCvia
siglaxes. magi morfsac unda ikeTebdes Cum-Cumad.
Cum-Cumad xo, aba, Seni rcxvenia.
am laparakSi balaxvanSi auxvies da sergos mwvaned
SeRebil WiSkars miadgnen.
aprili axlad dawyebuli iyo, cioda.
ra vqnaT axla, Cavide, davuZaxo; am ribiraboze raze
momadeqiTo, ar ityvis?
ar unda daZaxeba. TviTon Camova, ki ara imis SiSi
maqvs xom ar gagvaswro-meTqi. Svid saaTze gamodiso nadiam saxlidan, Tu diliT saxlTan ar daiWerT, mere
fxizels veRar naxavTo.
dilidan svams, dilidan? davRupulvarT aba da egaa.
dilidan rom svams isaa loTi, Tvara aba namuSevari
kaci saRamos or-sam Wiqas rom gadakravs, is ra loTia,
Se kaco, magnairi loTebi yvela qe varT.
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 dawie aba manqana cota ukan, Torem Cven rom dagvinaxavs, SeiZleba Sercxves da dagvemalos.
SoTa deisaZem manqana ukan daswia da kaklis xes ise
moxerxebulad miayena, rom sergos WiSkari mSvenivrad
Canda, iqedan gamomsvleli ki eWvsac ver aiRebda, rom
xis qveS, JigulSi msxdomni misi stumrebi iyvnen.
lodini didxans ar dasWirdaT. sergo cincaZem WiSkari gaaRo da aqeT arc gamouxedavs, pirdapir wereTlis quCisaken gauyva gzas, gverdiT manqana rom daumuxruWes, arc maSin mouxedavs, Tavis fiqrebSi iyo.
sergo! kari gaaRo daviTma.
sergo SeCerda, minebTan daixara, jer daviTi icno,
mere SoTas moubrunda.
sad iyaviT am sisxamze, ra gindaT aq?! ise Tbilad
uTxra sergos, rom aq igulisxmeboda `gamarjobaT, rogora xarT, sad damekargeT, momwyinda uTqvenod, xom
araferi giWirTo~.
SoTam ukana kari gamoaRo.
dajeqi.
sergo Seyoymanda.
saiT midirxarT? me samsaxurSi magviandeba.
dajeqi, dajeqi migiyvanT!
sergom erTxel kidev saeWvod SeaTvaliera oriveni
da Cajda.
erTxans Cumad iyvnen.
manqana daiZra. SoTa sarkidan gaxedavda ukana savarelSi mobuzuls, sergom pirwmindad TeTri, gverdze
gadavarcxnili, lamazi Tmebi hqonda. gauparsavi iyo da
iqneb amis gamoc cota moberebuli Canda. TiTqos raRacas xvdebao, upeebdawiTlebul, waqisfer, farTo Tvalebs xan SoTas miapyrobda, xan daviTs. daviTs misken
arc gamouxedavs, quCas gahyurebda.
sergo, saqme gvaqvs SenTan xvneSiT daiwyo SoTam,
etyoboda Zalian uWirda saubris dawyeba. megobrebs
aseT Temaze arasodes ulaparakiaT.
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sergom Tavi aswia.

cudad iqcevi, sergo, Sens Tavs vficavar. ar mogvwonxar arc me da arc daviTs.
Sengan amas velodiT? viTom waaSvela daviTma sityva, magram igrZno, rom ar gamouvida da kvlav quCas
miubrunda.
sergo xafangSi moxvedriliviT awrialda, saxeluri daatriala da mina daswia, Tavi gahyo da Rrmad
CaisunTqa, Semohyo Tavi da mina isev aswia.
ra gWirda Sen gasaloTebeli, sergo? saqmes ar adgixar, oqro col-Svili ar gyavs, saxli ara gaqvs Tu
kari? ganagrZobda SoTa.
nadiam giTxraT xom? yovlismcodnis ieriT Tqva
loTma ar Semiyara qveyana? movkla eg upatrono, cixeSi wavide magis gulisTvis am sibereSi?!
nadia Cven arc gvinaxavs, rad unda nadia, Se kaco,
mTeli qalaqi Sens galoTebaze laparakobs.
vis ras vuSaveb? Tavi moisawyla sergom magenis
namuSevars vsvam Tu rai? ar gamodis! aba imuSave Cems
adgilze da naxav, Tu gamodis, guli xeliT mikavia; Sen
ggonia, minda daleva? me xelosnebSi maqvs saqme, Tqveni
xeloba sxvanairia, Tqven marto muSaobT. daRlilebi,
gasavaTebulebi vketavT saamqros; davdoT xuT-xuTi maneTi da gadavkraT TiTqo Wiqao, ityvis viRaca, ra vTqva
me, nadiam damabara ar dalio-Tqva, ver movakleb colSvils xuT maneTs-Tqva, devixuro qudi da gamoviZurwo?
ras eZaxian xom ici, amnair kacs.
ise damajereblad Camoayaliba sergo cincaZem Tavisi
galoTebis mizezebi, rom megobrebma cota xans azriani
veraferi daupirispires.
ras vsvam, kacma rom Tqvas? ra davlie amisTana?
quCaSi waviqeci, qveynis saqiliko gavxdi Tu ra? isev
sergom wamoiwyo sami-oTxi dRe gadavabi, erTxel,
waewyo erTmaneTs. xom ici, Segxvdeba, mivedi saxlSi
da colma dawynarebis da moferebis magivrad sisxli
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gamomwova yelidan, gavbrazdi da mexuTe dRes jinaze

davlie, kidev ar gamca xma, meeqvse dResac davlie... SeiZleba? miTxari, saxlSi Sediode d coli xmas ar gcemdes? normaluri ambavia? miTxari erTi, Tu kaci xar,
gamiCere erT wuTs!
ra ginda? SoTam siCqares uklo.
saqme maqvs ager patara.
kaco, salobie gvinda Cven am dilas? amis guliza
mevediT aqana? Sen xom ar gadairie, sergo! Seicxada
daviTma.
sadaa lobio, vin gaZalebT lobios, Caval erT wuTas, saqme maqvs, giTxraT yvelaferi? vali maqvs am kacis da unda mivce. ise nasauzmevi arc Tqven iqnebiT ase
adrianad, gadmodiT da TiTo xaSi SevWamoT.
Cven araferi gvinda sulmouTqmelad miayara SoTam. gadadi da am wuTSi gamobrundi, Torem Sen rom
axla rame dalio, Tu aqedan pirdapir miliciaSi ar
wagiyvano da loTebis koloniaSi ar amogayofino Tavi,
col-Svils vficavar! mtkiced gaafrTxila daviTma.
ra daleva, risi daleva, Tqven Wkuaze afrakad xom
ar xarT? am dilas Tu davlie, vin gamikeTebs Cems saqmes.
aSkarad icrua sergom da manqanis kari gaijaxuna.
JigulSi darCenilebma erTmaneTs Sexedes.
dalevs, siCume daarRvia SoTam.
ar unda gagveSva.
CavideT Cvenc da davadgeT Tavze. patara xans ase
Tu ar vudarajeT, magis gamosworeba ar iqneba! SoTa
marTali iyo.
sergo daxlTan idga da mebufetes raRacas umtkicebda. salobie nivris suniT gaJRenTiliyo. xalxs fexs
ver auqcevdi, magram gasaocari siCume sufevda. isini
SeTqmulebiviT Cumad isxdnen da xaSs Seeqceodnen.
sami xaSi! gasZaxa samzareulos fanjaras mebufetem,
roca sergos daviTi da SoTa aqeT-iqiT amoudgnen.
TiTo-TiToc! mudaris kiloTi Tqva sergom.
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ra vTqviT Cven! TiTi dauqnia daviTma.

kai, batono, ravarc gindaT. uxdeba am upatronos
gadaxuxva, Tvara Tu ar gindaT, vxvripoT es aqoTebuli
niorwyali da viyoT lamis tiriliT Tqva sergom.
daxlis bolos midgnen. cxelma xaSma yeli Cauwminda
da daviTi laparakis xasiaTze dadga.
amas yovel diliT unda Wamdes kaci. kuW-nawlavisaTvis miswrebaa, xaSis fasi araferi ar aris.
sergo, pirisaxeze etyoboda, ugemurad Wamda. xaSis
samkurnalo Tvisebebze saubari srulebiTac ar ainteresebda, uarayod rCeboda da lamis gagiJebuliyo.
_ xaburzaniam moarTva daviT isakaZes! mebufetem
erTi boTli arayi Camodo daxlze.
daviTma Tavi aswia. duqnis kuTxidan papirosis bolSi
gaxveuli xaburzania xels uqnevda.
gmadlobT, Cemo leri, mara rom ar vsvamT?
nu dalevT, batono, datoveT. RmerTma waRma gataroT. magi mwarea, Tqven tkbilad dagaberoT gamCenma!
Saqrad dadna xaburzania da Tavis magidas miubrunda.
sergo sixarulisagan fexze aRar idga. iluzionistis
siswrafiT moaZro Tavi boTls da sami Wiqa pirTamde
Seavso.
mxolod as-asi, meti ar davlioT. raRaca muceli
amatkiva am xaSma. ar recxaven wesierad, mowamlavs kacs,
patara dezinfeqcia unda kuWs. ixveweboda sergo.
cduneba didi iyo. SoTam da daviTma erTmaneTs
gadaxedes. `marTlac ase pirvel dResve xom ar gamoswordeba kacio. Cven rom ar viyoT, erT Wiqaze mets gadakravda, da aqamde rom daviyvanT dRes, esec saqmeao~,
TiTqos usityvod gaagebines erTmaneTs es azri megob
rebma da gadakres.
xatze davificeb, meti ar dauleviaT.
sergos saxelosnos rom miuaxlovdnen, SoTa deisaZe
motrialda da menikeles saCvenebeli TiTi cxvirwin
gauqnia xom gesmis, axla sergo, sityva sityvaa. Cven
bavSvebi ar varT, Seni gasaWiri Cveni gasaWiria. wveTis
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daleva da samudamod dagvkargav icode. romel saaTze

amTavreb muSaobas?
eqvsze ganwiruliviT Cailaparaka sergom.
eqvsze mogakiTxav da Cven wagiyvanT saxlSi.
dagvelode, fexi ar moicvalo:
kai, batono, dagicdiT, xafangSi momwyvdeuliviT
amoRerRa sergom, raki sxva gamosavali ara hqonda.
eqvsi saaTi rom gaiWima, SoTa da daviTi daugvianeblad mogrialdnen. sergo quCaSi gamosuliyo da sam
ucnob mamakacTan idga.
Jiguli rom dainaxa, xeli aswia da gamoiqca.
daviT, erTi wuTiT gadmodi.
ra iyo? kari gamoaRo daviTma.
gadmodi erT wuTas, Senc gadmodi SoTa. kai biWebia,
CemTan muSaoben. latariaSi macivari moigo im maRalma
guSinwin, fulad gamoitana da maRariCs kisrulobs. veubnebi, wveTs ara vsam-Tqva da ar mijereben. gadmodiT Tqven
da daelaparakeT, xalxi ara xarT? uTxariT ase da asea magis saqme-Tqva, fexdafex davsdevT, rom ar dalios-Tqva.
Sen ver uTxari es yvelaferi? ikiTxa SoTam.
rava ar vuTxari, mara sjeraT? Tqven ucxoebi xarT
da Tqvensas ufro gaigoneben.
kargi, Sen aq Cajeqi, Cven mivalT Tqva daviTma da
manqanidan gadmovida.
SoTa da daviTi rom miuaxlovda, samive `biWi~ ukudga
da mowiwebiT SeaCerda mosulT. salam-qalamis Semdeg
saubarma daaxloebiT aseTi mimarTuleba miiRo:
ar SeiZleba, magisTvis wveTi ar SeiZleba.
arc CvenTvis SeiZleba, batono. Cven aq loTebi ki
ara varT.
Tqven, RmerTma jani mogceT, axalgazrdebi xarT.
Tqveni guli yvelafers gauZlebs.
ise wamovides, batono. guls nu CagvglijavT. purmarilze fexs nu gvikravT.
dResac rom mTvrali mivides saxlSi, magis coli
Tavs CamoixrCobs.
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macivars moukvda patroni, es kai xalxi rom gagicaniT, ar unda aRvniSnoT? sergo wamovides da ise
tyvilad dajdes, Cven Cveni vuTxraT erTmaneTs da rac
mogvixerxdeba, fxizlad daviSaloT.
kai aba, or-ori Wiqa, icodeT.
magdensac nu davlevT, batono.
saiT? geguTSi.
wamobrZandiT aba.
CaveteviT?
ki, ori win da oTxi ukan.
xuTiveni manqanisaken rom wamovidnen, sergo cincaZe
yvelafers mixvda, sarkeSi Tavis saxes mohkra Tvali da
gaucina.
im Rames gvianobamde sves. SuaRame gadasuli iyo,
erTmaneTi rom Zlivs aitanes sergos kibeebze.
yvelaze fxizeli SoTa Canda. derefanSi gaixmo SeZrwunebuli nadia, tuCze TiTi miido da mTvrali kacis
danjRreuli CurCuliT auwya:
sssu, axla Cxubi ar dauwyo. saqme kargadaa, dRes
mTeli dRe CvenTan iyo. piroba mogvca, aRar dalevs,
Cven, Cvenda Tavad, nabijze ar movSordebiT, saSvels
ar mivcemT. sergoia Cveni Zmaa. rava gavuWirvebT rames,
sadaa gasaloTebeli Zmakaci. magens sergoia cincaZe is
hgoniaT Sen arxeinad iyavi, ager varT Cven.
diliT saxaSesTan SoTam TviTon gaaCera manqana,
guSindel gamoyolilebs, Tu sadme samarTalia, TiTo
Wiqa mainc unda daeliaT.
im saRamos saxelosnos mSvidobianad gamoaRwies, modiT bazarSi gaviaroT da TiTo sazamTro gaviZRvanioT.
saxlSi, ravarc wesieri ojaxis kacebs gvekadrebao,
aiCema daviTma. bazarSi gavla sabediswero aRmoCnda,
sazamTros, muzianeli meliton deisaZe, SoTas alali
biZaSvili hyidda.
SenTan unda wamovsuliyaviT axla. ra? Sen ara svam,
am xalxma ra daaSava. avadmyofebi varT Cven yvela, TiTo
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raRaca yvelas gvtkiva dReso. waxval da Tu quCaSi ar

gadavyaro es fuli da es xaburzaki, me ar viyo kacio:
ra Savqvad minda an es wvaleba da an es sazamTroSi aRebuli fuli, biZaSvilebTan Tu ar davjdebi da ar viWukWukeb Cem gemozeo.
...gafiTrebuli nadia ezoSi Seegeba mosulT. sergo
da daviTi erTmaneTs sabijgelebiviT mihyudebodnen da
gaurkvevel simReras mondomebiT gahyvirodnen.
SoTa deisaZem ganze gaixmo nadia da, TiTqos did
saidumlos umxelso, uCurCula: kargadaa saqme. ager
varT Cven. Sen axla Cxubi ar dauwyo. CvenTan iyo, sxvagan ki ar daulevia. sxvagan Zalianac rom undodes,
veRar dalevs, nabijze ar vSordebiT... sergo cincaZe xelwamosakravi kaci aravis egonos, loTebTan Sens
qmars aRaraferi esaqmeba. sadaa gasaloTebeli sergoia
cincaZe. Sen axla Cxubi ar dauwyo, gjerodes, saqme kargadaa, ager varT Cven...
nadiamac daijera, rom saqme kargad iyo.

* * *
ori Tvis Semdeg gaqvavebuliviT ijda SuSabandSi da
ori aRelvebuli qalis laparaks ismenda. SoTa deisaZes da daviT isakaZis colebi saidumlod hxlebodnen.
`Seni Wirimeo, Seni imedi gvaqvso. Sen Tu ar gviSvele,
viRupebiTo. rogorme sergo unda daiyolio, rom Cvens
qmrebs Camoscildeso. rac yoveldRe magasTan siaruli
daiwyes, im dRis Semdeg fxizeli arc erTi ar gvinaxavso. Sen qali xar, Sen gagvigeb, nu Cadgeba sergo Cvens
codvaSio. Tu Cveni aq mosvlis ambavi Seityves, jvarze
gagvakraven oriveso~.
nadia xedavda am ori umweo qalis magidaze sacodavad dayril xelebs da araferze ar fiqrobda.
nadias ra SeeZlo.
am qalaqs Tavisi rkinis kanonebi hqonda.
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pan aSvidi
valodia Semovida da gamoacxada:
Svidi saaTia, batono ukve, daiwyo xalxma mosvla!
Saosani qalebi erTbaSad wamoiSalnen da sastumro
oTaxSi gamolagdnen.
ojaxis mama kedlis gaswvriv yvavebiviT CamomsxdarT
fexdafex gamohyva. micvalebulisTvis arc ki Seuxedavs.
ase dajeqiT? ase iqnebiT? kai batono, magram Sen Tamara (valodias ufrosi qaliSvili) nametani kideSi xom
ar zixar? SuaSi ar unda ijde? dedaSeni ar adgeba da
aRar gaswavlis awi, SeniT unda mixvde yvelafers. kaci
rom Semova, erTbaSad nu aJRivldebiT yvela. saTiTaod itireT, ra vqnaT, ase moxda, mivida samive qaliSvils erTad moxvia xelebi dedaTqveni oTx dRes kidev
gveyoleba saxlSi, bavSvebo, da mere wava Tavis gzaze.
ZaZiT mosili Svilebis zluquns ver gauZlo, cxvirsaxociT cremli moiwminda, erTxel kidev Seavlo WirisufalTa ganlagebas Tvali da oTaxis kuTxeSi gaCerda.
panaSvidi daiwyo.
karis mezobeli kako WoRoSvili Semovida da valodias uCurCula:
momRerlebi Semogviyvano?
movidnen ukve?
ra xania aq arian.
Semoiyvane, kako, Tu kaci xar... Semoiyvane da sad
dasvam Sen axla magens.. gmadlobT mamia, genacvale... SuSabandSi? skamebi gautaneT da adgili gaunTavisufleT...
didi madloba, Cemo irakli... Tumca skamebi rad undaT,
fexze unda idgnen... erTi sityviT mixede Sen mag ambavs.
axla daiwyon pirdapir simRera? kakom Tvali
moWuta.
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 ho, ra vici... TviTon ician... madloba kirile, xom

xedav, ra mWirs?.. mogrovdeba patara xalxi da daiwyon.
rva saaTze moawydeba momsvleli.
kakom usityvod dauqnia Tavi da gavida.
valodiam nikapze moisva xeli: `axla ar izrdeba
maincdamainc es wveri, es upatrono~. kedels moSorda,
fanjarasTan mivida da ezoSi gadaixeda. kaciSvili ar
WaWanebda... `sad gaqra es xalxi, axla ar Semovidnen am
wuTSi? ara, ara raRac Wirs am qveyanas, sad garbixar, Se
ojaxaSenebulo, panaSvidze moxvedi, dadeqi cota xans
ezoSi, dailaparake, garbi-gamorbian, yvelafris moswreba undaT, viTom (mkvdars gaxeda) yvelafris bolo
es ar iyos. viTom magenis sikvdils sxva waiRebs~.
micvalebulisken wamovida, langarSi Cawyobili wiTeli mixakebi amoiRo da sudaraze gaanawila. ukan daixia da erTxel kidev Seavlo Tvali. es marTlac kargad
moifiqra Sav sudaras mouxda wiTeli mixakebi.
amasobaSi col-qmari sinauriZeebi Semovidnen da
valodia xarabaZe Tavis adgils daubrunda, rom samZimarze mosulTaTvis xeli droze CamoerTmia.
`netavi me viwve axla Sens adgilas, Cemo facia. axla
Ralati iqneboda, Se qalo? samocdaaTi wlis kacs axla
minda coli me, patara migvelagebina aqauroba da Tu
wasvla iyo, mere erTad wavsuliyaviT, am ZRabebis gamTxovebeli var da amgenis qorwilis gadamxdeli var mee?
viTom ar icode Cemi ambavi, Cai ar damisxams Cemi xeliT
misdRemCi, ra imedi gqonda, Se cxonebulo, Cemi amnairi,
rom Sematove es amxela ojaxi da midixar?~
oTaxi kidev erTxel moaTvaliera, kedelze gakrul
naoWebian Sav fardas gaayola Tvali da micvalebulis
suraTs Sexeda.
kargad moiqca, rom es suraTi gaadidebina, marTalia, Svilebi winaaRmdegi iyvnen, ocdaaTi wlis winaT
gadaRebuli suraTi sircxviliao, magram valodiam Tavisi gaitana da sworadac moiqca.
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ekidos am kedelze, araferi uWirs, facias cota

adrindeli suraTi, lamazi deda gaixsenon Svilebma, Torem samocdaaTis da oTxmocis yvela erTmaneTs hgavs.
`kubosi ra hqnes netavi? daiJina maqsimem, Torem me
unda mivsuliyavi iqac, sadaa, vin gagikeTebs Sens gemoze
kubos axla. me rom avuxsnidi, ase hqeniT, ise hqeniT-Tqva, iqneb ufro moeqciaT yuradReba, kuboa axlandeli
kubo? SeWedaven qaRaldis furceliviT Txeli ficridan, gaaprialeben da mogarTmeven, sam dReSi Catydeba~.
Savi satinis xalaTi unda Seikeros, mkerdze facias
SavfoCiani suraTi unda miibnios da wveri mouSvas.
`es wveri maincdamainc axla ar izrdeba, es upatrono... aTasi uRirsi dadis qveyanaze da raRa facias daadgi Tvali, RmerTo, dailoca Seni samarTali~.
valodias erTi anekdoti gaaxsenda da kinaRam gaecina:
mRvdeli kvdeba da Tavis mrevls uxmo. mTeli sofeli
mogrovda momakvdavis sarecelTan, avadmyofma miixedmoixeda, xelebi cad aRapyro da daiyvira: `RmerTo! amdeni kacia SenTvis urgebi da me mklav?! mRvdels mklav
maincdamainc?!~
facias gaxeda.
`aseT dros yvelafers mniSvneloba aqvs, yvelafers akvirdeba kaci, xom ubralo ambavi ggonia Sen, mara kuboSi
ra CavacvaT micvalebuls esec kai Tavsamtvrevi saqmea~.
aq valodias siymawvilis droindeli erTi sasacilo
ambavi gaaxsenda da cota gawyda, kinaRam gadaixarxara.
es ambavi am ormocdaaTi wlis winaT moxda. maSin
valodia universitetis sibrZnismetyvelebis fakultetis studenti iyo, Tanakursels raWaSi babua gardaecvala. dasaflavebaze megobrebi Tan wahyvnen, codva
gamxelili sjobs, imdenad babuas javri ar awuxebdaT,
ramdenadac raWis daTvaliereba surdaT. kubos rom
miuaxlovdnen, valodias sicili waskda. ra acinebda?
micvalebuls kuboSi fexburTelis bucebi ecva, Turme
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soflis maRaziaSi moxucis sargo fexsacmeli ver eSovaT da viRacas eTqva, ufrosi SviliSvilis (fexburTeli
iyo) fexsacmeli Caetevao, adgnen Turme da arc acxeles,
arc acies, oTxmocdaaTis berikacs axalTaxali bucebi
Caacves da ase sportulad gamowyobils istumrebdnen
im qveynad. sxvebs yuradReba ar miuqceviaT, valodiam
ki misken miSveril `Sipebs~ mohkra Tu ara Tvali homeruli xarxari atexa da amis gamo misi Tanakurseli sam
Tves ar elaparakeboda.
ram gaaxsena axla es?
sicili muclidan daewyo da sadacaa moedeboda,
bucebiani micvalebuli verafriT ver moicila TavalTagan. Tvalebze cxvirsaxoci aifara da abazanis oTaxisken gaiqca. saxeze civi wyali Seisxa, cota damSvidda,
sarkeSi Caixeda, mwuxare saxe miiRo da Tavis adgils
daubrunda.
panaSvidze momsvlelebs xels instinqturad uwvdis
da gazepirebuliviT erTsa da imaves CifCifebs: `gmadlobT, Cemo batono~, `xom xedavT, ra miqna faciam?..~
`daviRupe da daviqeci kaci~...
fiqriT ki isev Tavis fiqrebSia. yovel Semomsvlels
akvirdeba da sanam TanamgrZnobi stumari cxedars Semouvlis da Tvals miefareba, valodias fiqric miacilebs.
`klimenti marto wamosula. marTa veRar dadis albaT. mikvirs amden xansac rom icocxla. kibo ar iqneba,
Torem kibo amden xans ar acocxlebda. es axalgazrda
qali lavrosis rZalia, albaT, meore coli iTxova misma
biWma (am Cemebs ar daadgaT saSveli). gervasi araa ees?
rogor daberebula, ras damsgavsebia. es dRe melis mec
netavi? adamianisSvils Turme ver gaugeb verafers. a,
festveniZis biWi, amisgan Tu kaci dadgeboda, mamamissac
ar egona. qe Caxvda Wkuas! ise gamarjvda da gamoiCokna,
saxlis aSenebasac apirebs Turme~...
xandaxan Tanamecxedres gaxedavs da amoioxrebs. ve94

rafriT ver Seurigda goneba. ver iqna da ver daakavSira

erTmaneTs ormocdaaTi wlis manZilze TanSezrdili coli
da es galigvebuli cxedari. mis ganuzomel mwuxarebas gabrazebis grZnobac axlavs. aSkarad nawyenia faciaze.
SuSabandidan moguduli simRera moisma.
nu, nu stiri, nu, nu hgodeb, dedao,
nu minamav Tvalebs saflavzedao,
avada vaar, TvaliT vera gxedavo,
qva da lodi mafaria zedao.
simReris gagonebaze sastumro oTaxSi zluqunma imata, valodia xarabaZes ki (Zvel momRerals da quTaisSi
erT-erT ganTqmul purismWamels) ekaliviT uCxvlita
gulze bani aSkarad urevda.
`damRupa kakoia WoRoSvilma. moviyvandi, rogorc sxva
Svreba ise, magnitofonis damkvrels da musika ufro
mouxdeboda panaSvids. amgenis areuli simRera minda
mee? gavixedo erTi, ra xalxia (valodiam lojis karebSi
gahyo Tavi. oTxi biWi iyo. ocdaaTze metis arc erTi ar
iqneboda. suvorovis suraTis qveS, kedels ahkvrodnen
da codvas ver vityvi, mondomebiT mRerodnen). ah, ase
rogor SeiZleba. momeWra Tavi da es aris. bani ganze
midis, calke mierekeba, boloSi maRla unda adiodes da
es... gamCenZaRli piriqiT, dabla Camodis~.
valodiam wonasworoba dakarga. jer xelebis fSvnetas
mohyva, da mere win da ukan siaruli daiwyo. SeZrwunebuli saxiT gaixedavs SuSabandisaken, Tavs gadaaqnevs da
ukan brundeba.
samZimarze Semosul moxuc finagents mixeil WinWvelaSvils xeli CamoarTva da mwuxared, magram dabejiTebiT CasZaxa:
bani urevs!
ras izam, Cemo batono, anugeSa mixeilma.
bani urevs! mrisxaned gaumeora Wirisufalma.
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 ra brZane? finagents SiSisagan Tagvisferi daedo,

xeli gainTavisufla da ukan daixia.
gagvatare, batono zurgsukan moesma Semcbar WinWvelaSvils, mxrebi aiCeCa, erTxel kidev SiSiT gaxeda
valodias da gasasvlelisken gaemarTa.
Wirisufalma viRacas gamowvdili xeli haerSi Seatova da Cqari nabijiT oTaxidan gavida. momRerlebi mis
danaxvaze or-orad dawyvildnen da gardacvlilis Tanamecxedres SuaSi adgili gaunTavisufles. valodiam
swrafad aRmoaCina banis mimcemi. jer yuri miutana pirTan da erTxans usmina, mere mxarze xeli daado da tuCebiT mis marjvena yurs TiTqmis Seexo.
oooo... CasZaxa yurSi da Tan xeliT aniSna. esaa
swori am xmaze gadmodio, iRblad mobanes valodias micemul xmaze gadmosvla ar gasWirvebia (igi sul
raRac naxevari toniT iyo acilebuli swor xmas), magram
facias guldamwvarma meuRlem Sua gzaze rodi miatova
momRerlebi, maT Soris kedels aekra da bolomde imRera.
`valodia mReriso~ SuSabandi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi
cnobismoyvareebiT gaivso. mezoblebi mdumared, magram
TvalebSi daurvebeli aTasi eSmakiT (rom ar gascinebodaT) Sehyurebdnen axirebul da ucnaur Wirisufals.
simRera rom CaTavda, valodiam, TiTqos gamoerkvao,
Sercxvenil banis mTqmels usityvod da mravalmniSvnelovnad dahkra mxarze xeli, mere cxvirsaxociT Sublze ofli moiwminda da Tavis adgils daubrunda.

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z ar i
dasasvenebel saxl `kometaSi~ Soreul qalaq daTveTidan inJineri Camovida. `kometaSi~ yvelani erTmaneTs icnobdnen, radganac wlebis ganmavlobaSi TiTqmis erTi da
igive moqalaqeni isvenebdnen. ormocdaaTs miRweul, warmosadeg, wiTur inJiners, Tan Tvrameti wlis moxdenili
qaliSvili Camohyva. damsvenebelTagan mamaSvili male
gamoirCa. jer erTi imitom, rom isini pirvelad iyvnen
`kometaSi~, meorec daTveTisTvis damaxasiaTebeli Tmisa
da saxis feris gamo, mesamec etyobodaT, rom Zalian
Sexmatkbilebuli mama-Svili unda yofiliyvnen, sul erTad dadiodnen xelgadaxveulni, Camosvlis meoTxe dRes
inJinerma zRvaSi Sescura da daixrCo. napiridan sul
raRac eqvsiode metrze erTi amotrialda da swrafad
CaiZira. qaliSvili am dros `kometas~ mTavar korpusSi
wylis dasalevad iyo wasuli. damsveneblebma yvelaferi
iRones, rac SeeZloT. mSvelelTa jgufma aTi wuTis
Semdeg ipova gvami. gvams ase dabejiTebiT imitom vambob, rom inJineri ukve mkvdari iyo da saaTian xelovnur
sunTqvas da `saswrafos~ nemsebs Sedegi ar mohyolia. am
yofaSi rom iyvnen, micvalebulis qaliSvili gamoCnda.
igi SegrovilTaken gamoiqca. damsveneblebi SeCqvifdnen.
inJinris moxdenili qaliSvili pirdapir maTken modioda.
visac susti nervebi hqonda, ver gauZlo am suraTs da
ukan daixia TiTqos raRac iazrao, nimfasaviT TmagaSlili gogona, ise energiulad da gafiTrebuli saxiT moabijebda, rogorc arabul an berZnul filmebSia. gegonebodaT sadacaa xelebs cisken aRapyrobs da saSinel kivils
amouSvebso. `jer, ase uceb nu etyviT, elda ar eces!~
moifiqra viRacam. sanam ubeduri kacis pirmSo wres gaarRvevda, erTma msuqanma qalma xeli staca, ganze gaiyvana
da gulmodgined auxsna `ar SegeSindes, mamaSeni cota
7. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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SeuZlod gaxda. nemss ukeTeben da male kargad iqnebao~,

rame seriozuli xom ar aris? xom ar mimalavT? tirili gaeria qaliSvils xmaSi. ara, seriozuli araferiao
daamSvides.
sanam cxedars saswrafoTi waasvenebdnen, qaliSvili
viRac RvTian-madlianma `JiguliT~ waiyvana, fsiqologiurad moamzades, daamSvides da roca prozeqturis
karebs miayenes gansvenebuli inJineri, qaliSvilma erTi
ki Sehkivla, magram Tavi Rirseulad daiWira da loyebis
xokvas an kedelze Tavis xaTquns ar Sedgomia.
meore dRes, diliT daTveTisaken gaafrines Tunuqis
saxeldaxelo kuboSi Casvenebuli inJineri. cxedris gadasvenebis xarji (bileTi Cveulebrivze orjer Zviri
Rirs) dasasvenebeli saxlis `kometas~ direqciam gaiRo.
ubedurma SemTxvevam damsveneblebs guneba gaufuWa.
gaugonari ki araferi momxdara, zRva imitomaa zRva, rom
aTasSi erTxel kacsac axrCobs, magram mainc saSinelebaa
imis gafiqreba, rom Soreul qalaqidan dasasveneblad,
rogorc gazeTebi ityvian, janmrTelobis gasakaJeblad
Camovida kaci da yvelaferi erTbaSad dakarga.
saeqimo eqspertizis daskvnas me vin wamakiTxebda. zogi
ambobda, nainfarqtari yofila da guli gauskdao, zogi
amtkicebda sasuleSi gadacdenia wyali, suli ver mouTqvams da gagudulao. amas mniSvneloba mxolod cocxlebisTvis aqvs. kaci mkvdaria morCa da gaTavda.
meore dRes, rogorc mogaxseneT, cxedari gaasvenes,
mesame dRes diliT ki gaugonari ambavi moxda: `kometas~
sasadiloSi gardacvlilis qaliSvili gamoCnda. mSvidad
(TiTqos araferi momxdariyo) gaiara man damsvenebelTa
magidebs Sua, nacnobebs miesalma, Tavisi skami gamoswia
da dajdomisTanave meniu aiRo xelSi, rom sadilis SekveTa mieca. `kometaSi~ aseTi wesi iyo (me mgoni sxvaganac
asea), sauzmeze unda aRgeniSna meniuSi, Tu ras miirTmevdi sadilad, arCevani rasakvirvelia, mdidari ar iyo,
magram katletsa da Snicels Soris SegeZlo Tavisuflad
gejiriTa.
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axalSemosulma menius saqme moagvara, Cai daisxa, puris

naWers Tavisi wili karaqi wausva da Wamas Seudga.
mTeli sasadilo mas Sehyurebda. damsvenebelTa mdumare, gancvifrebul saxeebze aTasi ramis amokiTxva SeiZleboda.
rogorc Cans, inJineri im dResve daasaflaves, qaliSvilma ki dro ar dakarga, dajda matarebelze da meore
diliT ukve aq iyo. sagzuri ocdaoTdRiani gaxldaT. mamis damkargavs win dasvenebis mTeli Cvidmeti Sinaarsiani
dRe eloda.

***
zigfrid arvelaZe (qalaqSi zipritias saxeliT cnobili) `kometaSi~ SemTxveviT moxvda. WaWebma Seawuxa da
sairmis sagzuri iTxova, magram xoxbeTis meixveobis sabWoTa meurneobas am wels xelmZRvanelobam sairmis sagzuri ver gamouyo. raki sairmis sagzuriT ver `akmayofilebdnen (im adgilkomis xelmZRvanelTa termini gaxlavT), komisiam piri mTlad ar Seircxvina da `kometis~
sagzuri `gamouyo~ (esec iqauri terminia). `iyos maSin,
ar minda arc erTi, gul-sisxl-ZarRvebs ar vuCivi meo~,
amtkicebda zigfridi. `wadi, wadi, mamaCemsa aqvs cxoneba,
esec ar dakargo, `kometas~ gulisTvis xalxi Tavs iklavs.
erTxel vinc wavida, aRar meSveba `kometas~ garda aRaraferi undaTo~, auxsna adgilkomis Tavmjdomarem da
daiyolia.
xuTi dRea Camovida zigfridi da Tvali gaqcevisken
uWiravs. ver Seegua. ver isvenebs. oTaxSi viRac mSvildosan meirmesTan Seasaxles. meirmes wvrili Tvalebi aqvs
da smiT gaxexili yeli, saidanac usiamovno, CaxleCili
xma amodis. Camoujdeba zigfrids sawolze da Ramis sam
saaTamde SesCivis `coli mRalatobso. me rom irmebs
davsdev, sayvareli mohyavso saxlSi. darwmunebuli var
axla am wuTSi, im unamusos, Cems loginSi Tavisi kuro
uwevso. Sevcdi, ar unda wamovsuliyavio. me roca Sin
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var, Cemi meuRle aseT rameebs ver bedavso~. zigfridi,

rac gaewyoba, amSvidebs, `iqneb geCveneba, iqneb mTlad
ase ar ariso~, magram ra SeuZlia zigfrids, ra qmediTi
daxmareba unda aRmouCinos man svegamwarebul meirmes,
romelic raki Tavis bedTan verafers awyobs, naRvlis
gasaqarveblad yoveldRe svams da uwmawur sityvebs abodebs. meixveobis warmomadgenelma male auRo alRo Tavis TanameoTaxes. TiTqmis aRar elaparakeba. oTaxSi, am
bolo dros, maSin Seipareba, meirmes rom daZinebuls daigulebs, magram mis ugunebobas verc es Svelis. zigfridi
martoa. aravis ar icnobs, saqme araferi aqvs, sadilisa da vaxSmis molodinSi `kometas~ irgvliv daabijebs.
zRva xSirad Relavs da damfrTxali mSveleli rupors
wamdauwum Cahyviris `banaoba sastikad akrZaluliao~.
dro Cveulebrivze ufro nela gadis.
inJinris daRupvam da misi moxdenili qaliSvilis
saqcielma xom sul gaaogna zigfridi. adgils ver poulobs. wamdauwum TiTebs atkacunebs da sanatoriumis
TeTri Senobis irgvliv swrafad daabijebs. Tavis Tavs
elaparakeba, xelebs Slis, TiTqos surs abezar fiqrebs
gaeqceso, Tavs gadaaqnevs da Semotrialdeba, magram amaod. uamuri fiqri qinqlasaviT axvevia da ver icilebs.
zigfridi saSualo tanisaa. upeebCamoberili, naRvliani
Tvalebi da ToxiviT kbilebi aqvs. vertikalurad daSvebul farTo Subls xuWuWa qoCori karga xania aRar
ufaravs. Tmam es erTi xania ukan gadaiwia da moprialebuli naxevari Tavi mzes Seatova. zigfridi roca icinis,
ise abrialebs Tvalebs da aelvarebs TeTri simindis marcvlebiviT uzarmazar kbilebs, rom saqmeSi Cauxedavi ifiqrebs, es kaci ki ar icinis, viRacas aSinebso. TerZiviT
mokle da msuqani xelebi aqvs. cali xeli (morigeobiT
marjvena an marcxena) yovelTvis farTo qamarze udevs,
cal xels rom qamarze asvenebs, samagierod, meores ise
Cqara da Tanabrad amoZravebs, gegoneba cels iqnevso.
lokokinas niJarebiviT patara da daxveuli yurebi aqvs.
mizezs rom hkiTxaven, pasuxi mzada aqvs, bavSvobaSi sam100

bos vswavlobdi da yurebi damamtvrieso. sinamdvileSi

sambos seqciaze zigfrids arasodes uvlia, dabadebiT
aseTi yurebi dahyva, fexis terfebi odnav Setrialebuli aqvs, amitomac gan-ganze dadis. daaxloebiT Carli
Caplinis sasacilo kacunas msgavsad, oRond gacilebiT
ufro nela.
zigfrids guli gauskdeba axla rom vinmes ar daelaparakos. Sinaarsiani sadilis Semdeg kviparosebis xeivanSi bambukis grZel skamze mTvlemare kacs gverdiT
daujda da yuradReba rom mieqcia, Caaxvela. mTvlemarem
Tavi aswia, zigfrids uocnebo, zRvisferi Tvalebi miapyro da isev kargad dawyebul Tvlemas unda dabruneboda,
magram meixvem ar daaneba.
Wrelia qveyana! - ajaxa zigfridma da mTvlemare kacis reaqcias daeloda.
me miTxariT rame? uxalisod hkiTxa maspinZelma da
aSkarad Seetyo, marto yofna erCia.
naxe, kaco, ra moxda?
sad? dainteresda damsvenebeli, fexi fexs Seunacvla da kotita TiTebi erTmaneTSi iseTi ZaliT SexlarTa, rom ucbad ganTavisufleba, gauWirdeboda.
inJinris ambavze vambob.
romeli inJinris?
rom daixrCo.
kidev daixrCo vinme, kaco? gamococxlda kotita
TiTebiani.
ara, imaze vambob.
axali sxva araferi gagigia?
ar ici Sen? zigfridi gaizmora da iseTi saxe miiRo, axali ambis mTqmelma rom icis xolme, sensaciis
Setyobis siamovneba rom gagixangrZlivos. am diliT im
inJinris qaliSvili Camovida.
ra mindao?
araferi ar unda, dasasveneblad Camovida.
kai, Tu RmerTi gwams.
dedis suli ar wamiwydes.
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 ase uceb daasaflaves? TviTmfrinavidan xom ar Camoagdes netavi, is sawyali, sasaflaoze?

eg ki ar mikvirs, me. am gogos saqcieli magiJebs.
romeli gogos?
romelic Camovida.
sad Camovida?
zigfridi mixvda visTanac hqonda saqme, magram mas
axla sxva gamosavali ar gaaCnda. haeriviT sWirdeboda
mosaubre.
inJinris gogom guSin mama damarxa da dRes dasasveneblad Camovida.
eg araferi, kaci ar unda damxrCvaliyo, Torem dasveneba, ra vuyoT, Se kaco. cota inerviula es dReebi?
adamiania da unda daisvenos.
mere?! yba aukankalda zigfrids maincdamainc iq
unda Camosuliyo, sadac guSin mamamisi daixrCo? me xom
kaci var da me ver Sevidodi kai xans zRvaSi, mamaCemi rom
aq damxrCvaliyo.
iqneb piriqiTaa, mamamisis xsovnas scems pativs da
unda kargad daimaxsovros es adgili.
ra adgili?
sadac inJineri daixrCo.
zRapars nu hyvebi, Tu Zma xar. Sen ar ginaxavs rogor
cekvavda wuxel barSi.
kargad cekvavda? dainteresda damsvenebeli.
malayebze gadadioda. kargad cekvavda Tu ubedurad,
ras gaugeb amgenis cekvas. imanWeboda, igrixeboda, guli
ameria, mivatove ori boTli Sampanuri da gamoviqeci.
Sen, marto Sexvedi?
sad?
barSi.
ho, marto Sevedi. SeiZleba vinme nacnobi gamoCndesmeTqi da adgili davikave. aqana aseTi wesi yofila, Tu
erTi-ori boTli Sampanuri mainc ar iyide, skamze ar
dagsvamen.
mere?
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ra mere. guli ameria-meTqi. amisTvis vwvalobT,

amisTvis vzrdiT Svilebs, kaco?
romel Svilebs?
Cven Cven Svilebs, nuTu erTi fiori xaTri, siyvaruli, pativiscema ar hqonoda mamamisis, aq rogor
Camovida, am adgilas. aqoTebuli katletis da borSCis
saWmelad. sxvagan wavidodi sadme.
aZlevdnen sxvagan sagzurs da ar wavida? imaTTan
sxvanairadaa saqme. imaT zRvis sagzuri premiasaviT eZlevaT. ase advili saSovari ki ar aris.
rava, CvenTan advilia Tu?
yovel SemTxvevaSi, Cven `kometaSi~ dasvenebisTvis
Tavs ar moviklavT, wels ar iqneba, gaisad mogvcemen.
rom gaivlidnen, erT naxvad Rirda. mexarbeboda
pirdapir. ai, tkbili mama-Svili-meTqi gulSi vambobdi.
ise exutebodnen da kocnidnen erTmaneTs.
SeiZleba asec iyo. iqneb marTla Zalian uyvarda am
gogos mamamisi.
uyvarda da meore dResve miwaSi Catena, xolo mesame
dRes satancaod da drois gasatareblad Camovida? raRaca ar ewyoba erTmaneTs, ar gamodis, amnairi siyvaruli
ar arsebobs.
me getyvi aba Sen, msoflios uamrav qveyanaSi da maT
Soris evropisa da amerikis maRalkulturul qveynebSi
dilis 9 saaTze rom mokvdeba kaci, 12 saaTze ukve gasvenebulia. damkrZalavi biuro modis da asvenebs. SeiZleba karis mezobelmac ki veraferi gaigos. kulturuli
xalxia. Cemi mwuxareba sxvas ratom unda movaxvio Tavzeo.
kai, sxvas ara, magram meti ar uRirT adamiani, kaco?
daibna zigfridi erT-or dRes ar unda gaaCero Seni
mkvdari saxlSi? ra dagiSava aseTi. egeba qe cocxldeba.
ar momxdara Tu?
meti ar iqna Cemi mteri, mkvdari ar gacocxldes.
rad ginda gvams gayinuls, gaciebuls, sam dReSi suni
rom miecema, imnairs rom uyuro. gulis xeTqvis meti ra
yria amaSi.
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- ra da siyvaruli yria. aba rava ginda. patara unda

Segawuxos axloblis sikvdilma.
miabare miwa miwas da mere iTavceme ramdenic ginda.
gacivda xalxi. am qalaqma aria yvelaferi. aRar
unda... aRarc mama unda axla kacs da aRarc deda.
araa mTlad egre, Sen ggonia yvelaze metad Cven gviyvars ded-mama?
raSi Cans Tu uyvarT?
Sen ggonia, vinc erT weliwads radios da televizors ar CarTavs, kinos ar uyurebs da gazeTs ar waikiTxavs, namdvili mgloviare is aris!
aba meore dResve tanci unda vqnaT, ravarc inJinris
gogo Svreba?
arc egaa kargi, magram ar SeiZleba dards gadayve
adamiani. Sens Tavs unda moerio. is gogo, rogorc Cans,
moeria.
ras?
Tavis Tavs.
rogorc Cans, arc nametani `Tavis moreva~ varga,
Tavmoreuli kaci mamamisis sikvdilis meore dRes cekvas
iwyebs?
me Tu mkiTxav, iqneb arc iyos saWiro iseTi gadareva, Cven rom viciT axloblis sikvdilze. dRes is wavida,
xval Cven wavalT. erTi dRiT gvian waxval Tu erTi dRiT
adre, ra didi mniSvneloba aqvs. sabolood xom yvelani
sikvdilis Svilebi var.
ra iolad ambob, Se kai kaco, kaci midis am qveynidan.
adamiani, romelsac elaparakebodi, xels hkidebdi, eferebodi, romelsac Senze amagi aqvs, an Sena gaqvs amagi
imaze samudamod gSordeba, aRarasodes mobrundeba,
veRarasodes ixilav cocxals. es patara saqmea?
yvelani mivdivarT.
eg pasuxi ar aris. mkvdari ki verafers gavigeb, mara
cecxli wakidebia axlave yvelas da yvelafers, rasac
Cemi saxeli hqvia, Tu Cemi Svili Cems kubosTan ar dadge104

ba da meore dResve damiviwyebs. me isini troleibusSi ki

ar gamicvnia. me Sevqmeni, sicocxle miveci da gavzarde.
diaxac rom moviTxov cremlebs maTgan.
afrikaSi erTi tomia.
sad?
afrikaSi, kaci rom mokvdeba, taS-fanduras marTaven. mTeli Rame rokaven da sixarulis yiJiniT iqaurobas ayrueben. ra uxariaT? ganTavisuflda kaci saamqveyno tanjvisgano. etyoba imdeni daimsaxura, rom RmerTma
zecaSi waiyvanao. igi axla Cvenze bednieriao.
velurebis ambavi gaqvs, imano? mase, Se kai kaco,
swored im Sens afrikaSi velurebi adamianis xorcsac
kargad geaxlebian.
me axla sikvdilze vambob, Rrmad rom dafiqrde kaci,
sikvdilis SefasebaSi, SeiZleba is velurebi gvjobdnen.
Sen TviTon RmerTma gaSoros im inJinris bedi, magram is gogo rom Seni qaliSvili iyos, isurvebdi?
damsvenebeli gaCumda.
_ imisaTvis gamoviareT adamianis siyvarulis, swavlis
asi saukune, rom velurebis magaliTze gvelaparakna da
papuasebis maimunoba samagaliTod gagvexada erTmaneTisTvis? Se kaco, erTmaneTis siyvarulia, rasac unda
CavebRauWoT, rac gadagvarCens, mSobliuri grZnoba gamoakeli adamians da naxav ra dagrCeba. ici, ras izams
inJinris gogosTana fexebzemkidia da droWamia adamiani?
ici ras izams? mtrisas. vai Cven maSin, Tu iqiTken midis
kacobrioba, vai Cven maSin...
zigfridi pasuxs ar daeloda. Tavis gulSi mas ukve
yvelaferi garkveuli hqonda da ucnobTan kamaTi nervebis
aSlis mets arafers uqadda. wamodga da zeda fiWvebis
tyes momdgar, uSvelebel, savse zRvisken wavida.

***
am ambis Semdeg ar gasula xuTi Tve da zigfrids mama
gardaecvala.
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samocdaaTsgadacilebuli kaci iyo. uavadmyofod, CitiviT miicvala, diliT sawolSi mkvdari ipoves.
dekembris susxiani xuTSabaTi idga.
gasvenebis dRes zigfridis ezoSi teva aRar iyo. Saosani qalebi kubos irgvliv Semosxdomodnen da morigeobiT moTqvamdnen. zigfridi da misi Zmebi (da erTi-ori
axlo naTesavi) marcxniv, kedelTan Camwkrivebuliyvnen
xeldaWdeulni. samZimarze mosulT qviTiniT arTmevdnen
xels da Wiris gaziarebisTvis madlobas uxdidnen.
mokled rom vTqvaT, asaflavebdnen mamapapurad,
yovelgvari wes-adaTis dacviT.
zigfrids piri gauSra. Camowyda fexze. saSinlad
mos
wyurda. saaTs daxeda, eqvsi sruldeboda, `zustad
eqvsze ar gaasveneben, iqneb piris gasveleba movaswrovo~
gaifiqra da quCaSi gamovida, iqve, mesame saxlis pirvel
sarTulze sasadilo iyo.
micvalebulis gamosvenebis dro rom dadga, zigfridi
moiZies, kubos Svilebma unda mokidon pirvelad xelio,
viRacam Tqva: axlaxan sasadiloSi Sediodao. ori kaci
gaiqca. Sevardnen sasadiloSi da Tvals ar daujeres,
zigfrids qarvisferi blis kompotiT savse Wiqa eWira da
dinjad miirTmevda.
zipritia, mamaSens wuTi-wuTze gamoasveneben da Sen
aqana, kompots wrupav, Se kaco?
am wuTas, upasuxa zigfridma, magram Wiqa maSinve ki
ar dadga, kompoti bolomde dalia, qaRaldis xelsaxo
ciT tuCebi moiwminda da win wasulT gamoudga.
momeWra Tavi, raRa axla avitexe kompotis dalevao,
fiqrobda zigfridi da mamamisis kubosken gzas miikvlevda.
zigfrids cxovrebaSi pirvelad Sercxva sakuTari Tavisa.

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spir idon i
rogorc mindoda, ise moewyo saqme, manqana qveviT,
gzis piras gavaCere (im aRmarTze misi amyvani ar viyavi)
da WiSkars mivadeqi Tu ara, spiridonis xmac Semomesma.
sanam vupasuxebdi, mimovixede, xma namdvilad misi
iyo. am xmas ra damaviwyebda, boxi, odnav CaxleCili, magram gasaocrad Zlieri, xafi xma hqonda spiridons. verafriT ver gavige, saidan meZaxda.
moiwi aqeT! yuris ZirSi Camesma uceb.
mivbrundi, biZia spiridoni Robes mosdgomoda, leR
vis foTlebSi Tavi gamoeyo. Subli xakisferi xilabandiT waekra da sabavSvo JurnalebSi erT dros gamocana-suraTebs rom xatavdnen (unda mogeZebna xeze
sad ijda monadire, romel totze imalebodnen ciyvi,
CxarTvi, sindiofala da farSavangi), daaxloebiT imas
hgavda mTeli es suraTi.
Tamazi var me, spiridon biZia, vaSakiZe, sosos Zma
kaci.
SemeSinda, vaiTu ver micnos-meTqi, mxolod erTxel
myavda nanaxi. SarSan, sosos dReoba TbilisSi gadauxada. TviTon gviTamada da am xnis kacma ise dagvaTro
biWebi, erTmaneTs Zlivs vcnobdiT.
xelebiT foTlebi gaswia, aiwia da gadmoxta, CemTan
moirbina, gadamexvia, xeli ar gauSvia, RobesTan mimarbenina, mofarebulSi morze damsva da TiTqos gulis
gaglejas apirebso, perangis Rilebi gayar-gamoyara.
glaxa ambavia, xom?
araferi iseTi, spiridon biZia, damSviddiT.
uecrad mis SiSvel fexebs davaCerdi. etyoba fexSiSvela Toxnida, Sarvali muxlebamde aekapiwa da muxlebTan
grZeli nifxvis TeTri Tasmebi ekida. arasodes minaxavs
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aseTi didi, TiTqos uformo, uxeSi fexebi. zooparkSi

nanaxi beberi arwivis Wvangebi momagonda. Savi miwa wvivebamde mosdeboda. terfamde Camoyolebuli, gaberili
lurji ZarRvi fexis zurgze Sav mtverSi ise itoteboda,
gegonebodaT, fexze tyavis TasmebiT Sekruli fexsacmeli acviao, Zvelegvipteli mxatvrebis naxatebSi rom
minaxavs, iseTi. axla, Cem win rom idga, spiridonis fexebi
TiTqos am miwidan iyo amonayari, misi feri hqonda da
naxtomisaTvis SekumSuli TiTebi beber fesvebs ugavda.
cocxalia? CamZaxa maspinZelma da oda saxlisken
gaixeda. TiTqos iqedan ufro saintereso da axal ambavs
eloda.
ki, Tavi davuqnie da Semrcxva, rom amden xans misi
fexebis TvalierebiT gaverTe da Camosvlis mizezi ver
avuxseni.
welSi gavimarTe da xaxagamSral maspinZels wvrilad
vuambe yvelaferi. rac SemeZlo, valamazebdi saqmes da
Cemi damamSvidebeli komentarebiT msurda spiridonis
TvalebSi danTebuli cecxli gamenelebina. male Sevatyve,
rom maspinZels Cemi azrebi naklebad ainteresebda.
Sen es miTxari, gamaCera, ojaxSi atyda Cxubi?
ara, quCaSi.
am kiTxvas ar velodi. ra mniSvneloba hqonda, ojaxSi
iCxubes, Tu quCaSi, magram Sevatyve, rom Cemma pasuxma
cota daamSvida.
rodis moxda es ambavi?
wuxelis.
sxva xom aravinaa daWerili?
ara.
magradaa nacemi?
`msubuqi~ CauweriaT. me ar vici, ar minaxavs, magram
wina ori kbili aqvso CamoRebuli.
ki mara, aravin gamoCnda, e Cemic rom eJeJa xeirianad?
ver daesieT yvela da ver gauxadeT sigrZe siganed?
gaCumeba varCie.
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ar vargixarT, ara. giTxariT me im Rames, mara ar

SeuSviT yurSi arc erTma. araferi Tqveni ar uqnia
RmerTs. kacma ojaxSi migiRoT, dagpatiJaT, gaqeifaT,
gasvaT, gaWamaT, gamoxvediT da kbilebi CamouReT erTmaneTs? ra kai amxanagebi yofilxarT? ase unda, apa ara!
sosos brali ar iyo is ar moeSva, Senao, sufraze
`Spilkebs~ mesrodio.
ras mesrodio?
`Spilkebs~.
ra `Spilkebs~?
damcinodio, erTi sityviT.
ho, vici me... ase iqneboda, am Cems virs hgonia,
yvelasTan SeiZleba xumroba da Rlabuci. ijeqi SenTvis. damiwyebda glaxa mamaliviT fafxurs iqana da ar
moewona albaT, im kacs. kidev kargi, sufraze rom ar
dauSva boTli TavSi da ojaxi rom ar SearcxvineT, kacs
sufra rom ar CaaSxameT!
karga xans ilaparaka spiridon biZiam Cvens siglaxeze. ar iqneboda sufra wesrigSi, Torem `Spilkebis~
sasrolad sad ecala Cem gadareulso. ar iciT araferio. Tamada ar givargodaT albaT, an saerTod gyavdaT
Tu ara Tamada, RmerTma icis isico. arafris swavla
Tqven ar gindaTo. Tqvenxela rom viyaviT, qveynis saqmes
gvendoboda mTavrobao, bavSvebiviT sapatrono xarT es
amxela kacebio. meoTxe kursidan qe daanebes iliam da
vaJam umaRless Tavi da saxalxo brZolis bedi Seidges
mxrebzeo (aq mTlad marTali ar iyo, magram ar Caverie).
uecrad SeCerda, momibrunda da mkiTxa.
me ra vqna axla?
unda wamobrZandeT TbilisSi. im biWis mSoblebTan
unda mixvideT. xom iciT, dazaralebuli rogorc ityvis,
miliciac ise imoqmedebs. am diliT mivediT sami biWi,
sosos kurselebi, magram ar migviRo mamamisma ufrosi
Tu hyavs da patroni Tu hyavs vinme, is movideso.
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 sworia is kaci. patronic magisnairi xvadagi iqnebao, fiqrobs albaT. ara, biZia, me iq wamomsvleli ar
var!
gaasamarTleben da mere gvian iqneba! Cavilaparake
da cerad gavxede.
spiridon biZias saxe gaTeTreboda. Sav wverze nerviulad isvamda xels.
ra vuyo axla. gaasamarTleben da gaasamarTlon.
garicxaven! rogori mosawyobia mere Tavidan kaci
Cvens fakultetze, xom iciT Tqven?
garicxon, yvela ki araa sakacod gaCenili, me ver
damemdureba: me rac SemeZlo, yvelaferi gavukeTe, awi
Tavis Tavs daabralos.
rogor gekadrebaT, spiridon biZia, Svilia Tqveni.
ra vuyoT, patara marcxi mouvida. misi brali rom yofiliyo, kidev ho...
ra marcxi, biWo, patara marcxia ees?! me magis gulisaTvis aq miwaSi mivZvrebi, a, Cemi xelebi, ravaria dRe
da Rame gasworebuli maqvs, perangs vixdi da magas vugzavni, ar gyavs Svili, biZia, da ar ici, geyoleba da gaigeb.
awi aqeT var mosavleli da sapatrono. axla milicias
vsdio me? am xnis moviyare da miliciis karebi ar vici.
Svidi gagvzarda mamaCemma. magis meaTedi xelSewyoba ar
gvqonia arc erTs. ver wamoval, morCa da gaTavda! rac
iqneba, iqneba!
Svilia Tqveni, xma Camiwyda da esRa vTqvi, iqneb
mSobliurma grZnobam mainc moabrunos-meTqi.
ubeduri da qveynis Semawuxebeli arc Svili minda
da arc Ziri!
cota xans Cumad visxediT. vifiqre, am cxel gulze kamaTis gagrZeleba ar Rirs, dafiqrdeba da TviTon mixvdeba, rom wamosvla aucilebelia-meTqi, arc Sevmcdarvar.
Semodi, biZia, ezoSi, Sen ras gerCi, gavmwardi kaci
Tvara, SenTan saCxubari ra maqvs, madlobis meti ra
meTqmis. WiSkari gaaRo da xeliT daiWira, Tan Sesage110

beblad gamoqceul qaTmebs auqSia, xom aravin ginaxavs? SiSiT gaixeda saxlisken.
ara, im wuTis amosuli viyavi. Tqvens garda rogor
vetyodi vinmes.
qalebs araferi agrZnobino, Tu kaci xar. magenis
vai-viSis Tavi ara maqvs, tyvilad inerviuleben da moxmarebiTac verafers mogvexmarebian. ras etyvi, raze
Camovedi-Tqva, Tavi ki aRar muSaobs, es oxeri?
movifiqreb rames, yamirze gvgzavnian zafxulSi
da sosos gasanTavisufleblad dekans mamamisTan molaparakeba unda-Tqva, ase vityvi.
oo, magi mSvenieria, gaecina, raki dediserTaa
viTom, me SeveRmerTebi dekans, zafxulSi umagisod mosavals ver moviyvanT-Tqva. ase ajobebs, ki!

* * *
im Rames sufraze CamomeZina, ar vici, vin gamxada da
vin Camawvina loginSi. dilauTenia gamomeRviZa da pirvelad iataks movavle Tvali, xom ar Sevrcxvi kaci-meTqi.
kidev kargi, amjerad, Rvino dedis rZesaviT Semrgeboda,
cota Tavi mtkioda da yurebSi Suils vgrZnobdi. fexsacmelebSi fexi wavyavi da nifxav-perangisamara gamovedi aivanze, sagareod gamowyobili spiridoni boZs miyrdnobia da melodeba.
adeqi? xom ar gawyina, biZiko Rvinom? gulze wva
icis, meti araferi, Cveneburi Rvino cota mJave dgeba,
sxvamxriv wamalia.
qaTmis bulionma da guSindelma kuWmaWma gamomakeTa.
qveviT rom CamovediT da manqanis kars gasaRebi movarge,
spiridonis gakvirvebas sazRvari ar hqonda.
Senia manqana?
ara, spiridon biZia, vinaTxovre, biZaSvilma maTxova.
eWvianad Semomxeda. magram sxva ra gza hqonda, Cajda.
sanam adgilidan davZravdi, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis
mkiTxa:
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 ici wayvana?
nu geSiniaT, Tbilisamde mSvidobiT CagiyvanT.
me rais meSinia, biZia, me SiSi da amisTanaoba kai
xania gavaTave. axla Tqven unda geSinodeT. erT wamisaa
kaci. xom xedav, rava waago Cemma sulelma Tavi.
RmerTma magaze didi gasaWiri nu SegvamTxvios, xdeba, ras vizamT, ai, naxavT, CaxvalT Tqven, moelaparakebiT da yvelaferi rigze iqneba.
jer erTi, egeba arc mimiSvas im xalxma salaparakod
da meorec, wuxeli giTxari, imisi ar iyos, Cemo Tamaz,
Tu glaxa saqme aqvs Cadenili, Cemi imedi nu geqnebaT.
me Tavs ver gevibiTureb, SeiZleba iqiT davamatebino,
binZur saqmeze Rrejvas veravis davuwyeb.
raa binZuri, batono, axalgazrdobaSi ar giCxubiaT?
spiridoni gaCumda, manqana tinis xids qvemoT fons
mivayene.
xidze ver gaiyvan? miTxra.
romel xidze?
nikapiT maniSna.
am xidze ra gaiyvans manqanas?
ki, biZia, Tavisuflad gadis. aqeTobas wyalSi gamoxvedi?
diax?
ara, Sen ar momikvde. es Cveni wyali araa sando. asi
wlis mainc iqneba es xidi. aman arc remonti icis da
araferi. muxis morebiTaa gaWedili. marTalia, saurme
xidi hqvia, magram manqanebi Tavisuflad gadadian, midi
Tamamad, ar SegeSindes.
manqana movatriale da sanam xids gavlevdi, Cemi damemarTa.
erTxans vilaparakeT, mere spiridons CasTvlima da
mec aRar Sevawuxe. Sorapans gamovcdiT da sanam suramis
uReltexili daiwyeboda, samocdaaze dabla ar Camovsulvar. gza Tavisufali iyo da miverekebodi.
xandaxan gavxedavdi da vfiqrobdi: `amisTana mamebia,
yvelafers rom itanen. mamaCems rom Cemi daWeris ambavi

gaego, xeli aukankaldeboda, ena Cauvardeboda da wneva auwevda. TviTon gaxdeboda mosavleli, ra ostaturad iTamaSa wuxelis, am xnis kacma, gaxarebuli mamis
roli! simReriT da cekviT siqa amogvarTva. an ra energia aqvT, rogor uZleben. karga blomad davlieT da
araferi etyoboda. me ki ise gavsavaTdi, rom nikapis
Camosadebad magidaze adgili ver vipove. guSin ambavSi
CemTvis axali is iyo, rom spiridoni, cota ar iyos,
gulqva kacad meCvena. erTi piroba uaric miTxra wamosvlaze. amas Cems gulSi verasodes vapatieb. rogor?
Svils uWirdes da Sen raRaca bavSvuri siamayis Tu pativmoyvareobis gulisTvis uars ambobde Svelaze? ra
moasvenebda, ra daaZinebda axla rom ar wamosuliyo?
ara, etyoba, raRac pirvelyofili, veluri, mkacri jer
kidevaa SemorCenili soflelTa mSobliur grZnobaSi.
qalaqelebi am mxriv ufro mgrZnobiareni arian~. mere
oTaraanT qvrivi gamaxsenda da Cemi es ukanaskneli filosofiuri daskvna yiraze dadga. amasobaSi SroSis
bolo aRmarTze wyaros mivadeqiT da kacobriobisaTvis
am usargeblo fiqrebisagan Tavi gavinTavisufle.
am adgils maneTian bazars veZaxi. fulze gawuwkebuli bavSvebi manqanaSi gaCrian Wyint siminds, leRvs,
axal kakals, mJave kitrs, cxel mWadebs, Wyint yvels.
aq yvelaferi maneTi Rirs, ise aqvT jamebze gazomilganawilebuli da ise energiulad gahyvirian `maneTi,
biZia, maneTio~, rom SevaWrebas ver gabedav, da kidec
rom SeevaWro kapiks ar dagikleben. me Sen getyvi, ver
asaReben. raRac seriozuli unda Wirdes Sofers. am
adgils rom ar gaaCeros da, sxva Tu araferi, mJave kitriT mainc ar gaisvelos piri.
manqana gzidan gadavayene. spiridons tkbilad eZina da
aRar gavaRviZe. vaWrobiT guli rom vijere da lobiani
WadiT datvirTuli movbrundi, spiridoni manqanaSi aRar
damxvda, mwvane totebiT dawnul kalaTian or bavSvs win
dasdgomoda da raRacas xmamaRla uxsnida. mokamaTeTa
irgvliv swrafad Cndeboda cnobismoyvare mgzavrTa rka-

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li. mivedi, sokos gamyidvelebi da-Zma unda yofiliyvnen,

ise hgavdnen erTmaneTs, biWi ToTxmet wlamde iqneboda, gogona umcrosi Canda. biWs win wamoweuli Subli da
gamokveTili, mamakacuri ybebi hqonda, lariviT swor
mxrebze sawvimari labada SemoeWira da jibeSi xelCayofili gulmosuli Sehyurebda spiridons. gogona didron
cisfer Tvalebs abrialebda, xeliT Tavis qera, Ronier
nawnavs aTamaSebda da gakapasebuli laparakobda.
damijereT, biZia, me Tqveni interesi ki ar maqvs.
mesmis es saqme da imitom geubnebiT, meramdened imeorebda spiridoni.
sokos gamyidvelebs gagonebac ar surdaT.
ra Rirs soko? ikiTxa xanSiSesulma Sarvlianma
qalma, romelic ubodiSod Seeqceoda mJave kitrs da
Wamis dros kitris wvenisagan perangis mosarideblad
win sasacilod ixreboda.
es didi kalaTa xuTi maneTia, deida, es (pataraze
aniSna) sami.
ar iyido, qalbatono, Sxamiani sokoa, mogwamlavs.
ar daayovna spiridonma.
da-Zmam mosisxle mteriviT Sexeda, aramkiTxe mgzavrs.
Sarvliani qali, etyoba, spiridonis am sityvebis gareSec ar apirebda sokos yidvas, mas, ubralod, fasis
gageba surda.
ra ari, biZia, Sxamiani? esaa Sxamiani? tirili gaeria xmaSi gogonas.
damijere, biZiko, Tavisas ar iSlida spiridoni
qama sokos aseTi yviTeli zurgi ara aqvs. Sen ki ara,
Senze ufrosebsac bevrs eSleba. Tqven es soko, gaixseneT aba, xis qveS ki ar mogikrefiaT, mSral adgilze,
WonWyoze akrifeT. WonWyoze ufro xSirad am oxerma
icis mosvla. xom xedavT, Ziri roma aqvs moSavebuli,
qama sokos Ziri ar uSavdeba.
ar ari Sxamiani, Sxamian sokos movitandiT aqana?
pozicias ar Tmobda gogona.
biWi Cumad iyo. mas, etyoba, raRacaSi eWvi epareboda.
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spiridonis mzera rom daviWire, majis saaTze TiTi

davikakune, vaniSne, gvagviandeba-meTqi. xeli Caiqnia
da Cemken wamovida, magram Suagza arc ki hqonda gamovlili, rom Sebrunda da sokoTi movaWre da-Zmas raRac
uTxra. bavSvebi morCilad gamohyvnen manqanisaken, spiridonma gazeTebi gaSala, ori kalaTa soko manqanis sabargulSi gadaapirqvava, sokos gamyidvelebs fuli misca
da Tan daadevna: Sxamian sokos vyidulob, icodeT, da
Tqvens kiserze iyos Cemi codva, meorejer amnairi soko
ar gayidoT, biZia, Tvara Tavs daiRupavT.
xelis dacliT gaxarebuli da-Zma ukanmouxedavad
garboda TavdaRmarTze.
rad gindoda soko, spiridon biZia, vinaa magis gamkeTebeli? vkiTxe Cems ucnaur Tanamgzavrs.
axlave gaigeb, eSmakurad moWuta Tvalebi, erTi
qveviT rom CavalT, Zirulas piras gamiCere.
gavuCere.
manqanidan gadmovida, sabarguli gaaRo, soko gulmodgined amokrifa da Tavis gazeTiana gadauZaxa xramSi.
mere xeli gaiferTxa, gverdiT momijda da sanam manqanas davZravdi, RimiliT miTxra:
Sxamiani sokoa. SeSliaT bavSvebs, vaswavle, magram
Cemi ar gaigones. arada amdeni mtkicebis droc ar iyo.
iyidda viRaca da moiwamleboda. ase ar sjobia? marTalia, rva maneTi gadavagde, mara viRacas xifaTi avacile, viRac gadavarCine, saqme araa ees?
agaSena RmerTma.
mivdivar da Cems Tavs veubnebi: `eh, Cemo Tamaz, ramdeni ram ar ici, ramdeni geSleba jer kidev. Sen gulqvaobac ki daswame. kacis gasaWirSi mimtovebelia spiridoni? xom xedav ra gaakeTa. zis axla da Tvlems, misTvis es araferia. SeiZleba arc ki gaaxsendes~.
xaSurs rom gamovcdiT, gawvimda.

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mwv r T ne li
onisime lekvs wvrTnida.
gadaagdebda onisime joxs, daoTxili gaiqceoda, pirs
daavlebda, moarbeninebda, da mTqnarebisagan ybaatkivebul lekvs wina fexebTan daugdebda. lekvi idga da Tavisi lekvuri TvalebiT Sescqeroda, rogor gadaagdebda onisime joxs, mere rogor gaiqceoda daoTxili, raTa
piri daevlo da moerbeninebina.
onisime daiRala.
erTxel kidev gadaagdo joxi, erTxel kidev gaiqca
da, radgan oTxze dgoma veRar SeZlo, xoxviT moutana
Tavis erTaderT mowafes.
mowafe ki sruliad Cveulebrivi lekvi iyo da verafriT ver gaego, rom mas wvrTnidnen, raTa gadagdebuli joxis motana eswavlebinaT. lekvs ukvirda kidec; ra
saWiro iyo joxis gadagdeba, Tu isev ukan unda moetana.
onisimem erTxel kidev moisrola joxi da mudariT
savse TvalebiT lekvs Sexeda. onisime nanobda, rom lekvis gawvrTna daugvianda. igi fiqrobda, rom misi lekvi salekvo asaks male gadacdeboda da mere da mere
ufro gaZneldeboda misTvis gadagdebuli joxis motanis rTuli ileTebis swavleba; magram moxda saocreba:
lekvi joxisken gaiqca, piri daavlo, orfexze SeimarTa,
taatiT moutana sixarulisgan enaCavardnil patrons da
fexebTan daugdo.
mxolod ZaRlebis RmerTs ecodineboda, ratom Caidina misma umrwemesma lekvma yovelive es. nuTu sabolood
gatexa misi nebisyofa wvrTnis energiulma gakveTilebma? magram TvalsaCinoebis aqts onisime xom oTxze mdgari asrulebda; lekvma ratomRa daagdo Tavisi mama116

papuri wesi da misTvis sakmaod uxerxuli orfexze

siaruli arCia?
fiqris dro ar iyo. onisimem swrafad gaikra jibeze
xeli da lekvs waxalisebis niSnad Saqris natexi gauwoda.
lekvma Saqris natexs piri ar axlo.
gawbilebulma onisimem gaifiqra, lekvs Saqari ecotavao, da wvrTnisaTvis wamoRebuli Saqris mTeli maragi gadmoipirqvava xelisgulze.
lekvma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnia.
onisimem joxi cxvirTan miutana lekvs, midio,
uTxra da gadaagdo.
lekvma kvlav winandeburi erTgulebiT moarbenina
joxi.
onisimem isev gauwoda Saqris natexi.
lekvma isev ar axlo piri.
onisimem ramdenjerme gadaagdo joxi da ramdenjerme
SesTavaza niWier lekvs qrTamad Saqris natexebi.
lekvma imdenjerve mTeli seriozulobiT mourbenina
joxi da imdenjerve uari Tqva Saqarze.
lekvs rom adamianuri laparaki SeZleboda, mourideblad etyoda Tavis patrons:
gana SaqarSia saqme, onisime batono?
Tavisi wvrTnis SedegebiT aRfrTovanebulma onisimem
dauZaxa col-Svils, mezoblebs, megobrebs, naTesavebs.
patroni wamdauwum isroda joxs. lekvs ukve aRar
sWirdeboda damamcirebeli `midi~. midioda da cirkis
ZaRliviT orfexze Semdgari, kudis rxeviT moarbeninebda nerwyviT dambal joxs.
onisimem wvrTna daamTavra da joxi gadaagdo.
lekvma, ra Tqma unda, mourbenina.
col-Svils, mezoblebs, megobrebs da naTesavebs mos
wyindaT da wavid-wamovidnen TavianTi mezobluri, megobruli da naTesauri saqmeebis mosawesrigeblad.
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onisimem lekvs kategoriulad ganucxada, dRes amiT

davamTavroTo da joxi Sors gadaagdo.
lekvma maSinve mourbenina.
onisimem mamaSvilurad sTxova lekvs; kargi biWi xar,
oqro xar, magram axla rom joxs gadavagdeb, nuRar momitano.
lekvma Tavi ki dauqnia, magram joxi maSinve ukan
daubruna.
onisime gabrazda da Zalian Sors gadaagdo joxi.
lekvi Cveulebrivze ufro swrafad gaiqca da Zalian
Sors gadagdebuli joxi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi fexebTan
daudo sibrazisgan akankalebul patrons.
...zis axla jirkze onisime, Tvalebidan RapaRupiT
Camosdis cremli, kbilebSi Tavisi damRupveli saswavlo joxi uWiravs da energiulad RrRnis isedac mofamfalebuli kbilebiT.

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n adir ob a
svam?
ara, Sen?
arc erT wveTs...
miabijeben isini nacnobebiT savse quCaze. miabijeben
mowyenili saxeebiT, icqirebian odnav maRla da pirdapir. erTmaneTs imaSi hgvanan, rom daberil TvalTa
upeebSi orives keTili Rimili ukrTis, nikos uSvelebel kaSnes SigniT mouCans TeTri perangis gacveTili
sayelo. kotes gulmodgined daWmuWvnili pijakis gulisjibidan gaurkveveli feris cxvirsaxoci. saubroben rbili, xaverdovani, odnav xrinwiani, magram vaJkacuri baritoniT, nacnobebs siyvaruliT uRimian da gulisamaCuyebel salams aZleven, magram rodi uCerdebian.
midian mZime da grZeli nabijebiT, erTxelac ar gaixedaven maRaziebis kopwia vitrinebisaken. icqirebian win
da odnav maRla da amitomac saubris dros erTmaneTs
ar uyureben.
dainaxe? yovelTvis kote iwyebs.
vera.
lizam Cagviara.
ra mniSvneloba aqvs, Tavs ar abrunebs niko, magram
xmaSi etyoba, rom misTvis sulerTi ar aris, vin Caiara.
albaT dgas da gvicdis, mivbrundeT?
ara.
daberebula.
hoo?
midian Cumad, grZeli saqmiani nabijebiT. orives damamSvidebeli bunebriobis elfers aZlevs ukan, kiserSi
Casuli Tma da moSvebuli mxrebi. kotes eCveneba, rom
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irgvliv aranormalurad Cqara da gulmodgined dadian. dadian seriozuli fusfusiT saocrad wvrilman
saqmeebze. da am zrunviT damuxtuli adamianebis fonze
ufro TvalSisacemi xdeba ori megobris Zaldautanebeli, mSvidi manerebi.
guli ras giSveba? siCumis eSinia kotes.
muSaobs.
`stuks~ ar gaZlevs xandaxan?
ra mniSvneloba aqvs.
ar unda dalio.
vici.
araferi ar unda dalio.
niko erTbaSad gaCerda da gvelnakbeniviT Semotrialda.
wuxelis... vwevar fxizeli buRalteriviT, ram unda
dagaZinos, miTxari. saaTi xom muSaobs, miTxari. cols
xom sZinavs, miTxari qveyana xom trialebs, miTxari. Cemma
qvislma mezobels uCivla sarecxis Toks mparavso... ram
unda dagaZinos, miTxari. wamovjeqi, aTasnairad amuSavda
tvini. yvelaferi ager movida; kiserSi momawva, gulSi
damiwyo faTuri da vifiqre vigudebi-meTqi. ase Cumad ar
gavgiJde-meTqi da viyvire, sxva ra unda meqna, miTxari?
am sityvebs niko xmis kankaliT ambobs, axvelebs da sam
TiTSi moqceuli daleuli sigareti tuCebisken miaqvs.
xom iyvire? karga xnis Semdeg ekiTxeba kote.
ki.
kargi giqnia.
Cemi coli meubneba am diliT, midi da rubenas eCxu
beo.
rubenas ra velaparako, miTxari? Zvlebs miwoniso.
me sakatlete xorcs veubnebi da is saborSes maZlevso,
ra gacinebs, miTxari. mivsuliyavi rubenasTan da meTqva: ruben, es qali Cemi colia, Tu kaci xar, Zvlebs nu
dauwoni-meTqi? mivsuliyavi, miTxari?
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dalev rames? TiTqosda nebisyofis Sesamowmeb

lad ekiTxeba kote.
ara, Sen?
arc erT wveTs...
mosaxvevidan daguduli RiRini ismis. trotuarze
amodis mTvrali moqalaqe da pirdapir moirweva. igi
kisergaSeSebuli aTvalierebs gamvlelebs da unda yvelas gaagonos gaugebari sityvebi simRerisa, romelsac
uaRresi mondomebiT gahyviris. igi rodi mReris, igi
yurSi CasZaxis yvelas, visac avadmyofurad fxizeli
saxeebiT da sufTad gaparsuli ybebiT mieCqareba Tavis
wvrilman saqmeebze.
megobrebi SeCerdnen. isini didxans dakvirvebiT aCerdebian mTvrals da Tavebs aqneven.
vin aris? ise kiTxulobs niko, TiTqosda bodiSs
ixdis, rom am quCaze misTvis ucnobma mTvralma gaiara.
eSmakma icis.
mTvralia daaskvna kotem.
ar aris axla is sacemi? miTxari! TiTqos
mTvrals pirvelad xedavso, gaikvirva nikom.
mTvralia, Soridan, mSvidad miugo kotem.
ram gaagiJa, miTxari? ar isvenebs niko.
mTvralia...
Tu ar SeuZlia, vin aZalebs, miTxari.
mTvralia. msoflios yvela mTvrali kacisadmi
araCveulebrivi mowiwebis da TanagrZnobis ieriT ambobs kote.
davewioT da saxlSi miviyvanoT, codoa, molba
niko.
taqsis fuli gaqvs?
nikom jibe moiqeqa.
maqvs.
da isini midian.
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es iyo wina paraskevs. mTvrali moqalaqe, romelic
nikom da kotem saxlamde miaciles (da amiT vin icis,
ra xifaTs aaciles. idealur SemTxvevaSi mas gamosafxizlebelSi moxvedra mainc eloda), aRmoCnda lombardis
TanamSromeli, besarion Telia. besarioni mTel qalaqSi ganTqmuli monadire iyo da, Tumc im saRamos fexze
Zlivs idga, magram mainc moaxerxa kvira diliT nikosa
da kotes dapatiJeba kurdRelze sanadirod. dilis xuT
saaTze CemTan iyaviT, ar momatyuoT, sindiss gaficebTo,
daanamusa megobrebi besarionma. Sin rom brundebodnen,
nikos Tofis da kurdRlis xsenebaze ecineboda, magram
kotem, rogorc iqna daiyolia, mainc ar vsvamT, ra unda
vakeToT, modi wavideT, erTxel mainc vnaxoT nadiroba,
ficSi Casayoleblad mainc gveqnebao.
1976 wlis 11 seqtemberi idga. odnav SeTenebulze besarion Telia megobrebs WiSkarTan Seegeba. `vaJkacebi
Tqven yofilxarT, ar megona Tu moxvidodiTo, Seaqo
damwyebi monadireni, TiTo Tofi xelSi SeaCeCa, zurgCanTa moirgo, grZelyureba beberi pointeri mokle sabeliT daiWira da sadguris gzas daadga.
matarebliT mivdivarT? ise gaioca nikom, TiTqos
monadireTaTvis transportis saxes gadamwyveti mniSvneloba hqonda.
kie. TxuTmet wuTSi gadis axla foTi. ajameTamde
CavyvebiT da iqidan fexiT wavalT. wuxelis patara
wamowvima da dayrida mwyers, kurdRelic aris. sxvaTa
Soris, wina kviras wamoagdo aman, magram axlos misdevda ZaRli da ar vesrole, Sen mase modixar? nabijis
Seuneleblad hkiTxa besarionma kotes.
ho, rava ra uWirs?
kotes sagareod ecva Savi daWmuWvnili pijaki da
firma `sxvis~ mier gamoSvebuli uSvelebeli halstuxi.
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araferi, mara Cagecva ufro xalvaTad, sanadirod

galstukiT wasvla gamigonia?
galstuks magi loginSic ar icilebs, Caiqilika
nikom, Tumca arc mis CacmulobaSi iyo raime sportuli
da monadiruli.
tilos TeTri tuflebi ecva, Wreli farTxuna Sarvali da parusinis TeTri pijaki, Tavze CaCi ar exura,
Torem sxvamxriv zustad ise ecva, ormocdaaTian wlebSi
klounebi rom icvamdnen. xelSi sanovagis CanTa eWira,
etyoboda, CanTa mZime iyo, radganac nikos igi siarulis
dros xelidan xelSi gadahqonda.
matarebelma monadireni ajameTis baqans Seatova,
besarionma ZaRli auSva. Tofi yovel SemTxvevisaTvis
budidan amoiRo da arxis sanapiros Cauyva. gaRma nasimindarSi unda gavideT, Tvara aqeT araferi ar aris,
yvela moxalise aqedanve iwyebs Tofis baTqunso. yurSa
erTi orjer gaSligin-gamoSliginda nayanevSi, magram
patronma SeuZaxa `ukano~ da morCilad mihyva besarions
im imediT, rom sarbeni da saqiCmaCo dRes sakmaod eqneboda.
kote da niko ase Cqar siaruls ar iyvnen miCveulni. sirbiliT mihyvebodnen ganTqmul monadires. mere
sunTqva rom auCqardaT da muxlebSi daRla igrZnes,
erTimeores Tvali uyves da Cveulebrivi nabijiT miuyvebodnen gzawvrils. amaod emudareboda besarioni,
gamoadgiT fexio.
kai axla, besarion batono, im erTi kurdRlis da
xuTi mwyeris guliza nu dagvxocav dRes, rac SegviZlia
mogyvebiT daawia kotem.
besarioni win gaiWreboda, magram kolegebs xom ver
miatovebda da mosaxvevTan kbilebis kraWuniT ucdida
CamorCenilebs.
ra gacinebs? ra gikvirs, Se kai kaco. rodis iyo, ro
davrbodiT, amas rom Tavi davaneboT, bavSvebi ki aRar
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varT, ormocdaxuTis gavxdi, me, axla ocdaor giorgobisTves. kote ufrosia Cemze ori wliT qoSiniT da
cota sayveduriTac uTxra nikom nadirobis trfials,
roca am ukanasknelma kidev erTxel mouwoda axalbeda
monadireebs nabijis aCqarebisken.
me raRa unda vTqva maSin. ormocdameTvrameteSi gadavdeqi.
Seni ambavi sxvaa. Sen am saqmes adgixar Seni dRe da
moswreba. Cven Tofi marto axal wels Tu gvisrolia
aivnidan. vis qonda nadirobis dro da Tavi. TiTo cisterna Rvino gvaqvs daleuli.
`suxoi zakonze~ arc me var mara, es nadiroba
Zaan mSvelis. muxls gavmarTav kaci. sufTa haers gadavylapav. Tvara daulevlad vin gagaCerebs.
svamT Tqvenc? gaioca kotem.
aba ras Svreba kveri daukra nikom monadiremaspinZels da amiT kotes agrZnobina `Senc ekiTxebi
raRa. amis daleva da Cveni daleva erTiao? Cven ro gadavabamT orTvians xandaxan, imis gamZlebia eso?~
sveli miwis suni cxvirSi uRitinebda mimavalT. niavi ar iZvroda. mze jerjerobiT ar ikbineboda, magram
etyoboda, rom dRes gvariani sicxe iqneboda.
arxze gadebul or morze pirvelad nikom gadaiara da
pirdapir Sua yanaSi ganmartoebiT mdgari cacxvisaken
gaemarTa. roca danarCenebi moaxlovdnen, niko piraRma
iwva balaxze da lurj, sufTa cas Sehyurebda.
balaxze kotec mowyvetiliviT daeSva. besarionma yurebidan birka Camoacila aqloSinebul ZaRls da
Cailaparaka, Seiklavs es birka am sawyals xelSi dRes.
ara da ise gemoianad exveva balanSi, rom vai dedas aZaxebinebs.
ZaRlma, TiTqos patronis sityvebs mixvdao, vaJkacurad aitana birkis gamoclis tkivilebi da xma ar
amouRia.
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he, rava wamogordiT mxar-TeZoze, ram dagRalaT

jer. wolis droa axla? besarionma rezinis Ceqmis
Tasmebi Seixsna da muxls zemoT Sua barZayebze Seikra.
samoTxea gelaparakebi, rame sjobia aq yofnas?
cisTvis Tvali ar mouSorebia nikos.
SevuyveT axla, Tvara dagvagvianda isedac. mze rom
maRla aiweva, keti rom urtya ver aagdeb mwyers.
ratom? zarmaci kacis intonaciiT ikiTxa kotem.
ver ipovis ZaRli. axla dilaa da yvelafers Ramindeli suni asdis. ZaRli kvals advilad agnebs. mze rom
gaaxurebs da gamoaSrobs yvelafers, mere suni ise aRar
igrZnoba. ZaRli advilad kargavs geSs.
ras laparakob? sityvis masalad ikiTxa nikom
da dakvirvebuli yuri advilad Seatyobda, rom mwyris
afrenis problemiT igi naklebad iyo dainteresebuli.
axla ar gewyinoT arc erTs da unda damijeroT.
me meti ki araferi vici. TofTan gvaqvs saqme da Tofs,
gagonili geqneba, SeTamaSeba ar uyvars. samivem erT
mwkrivze viaroT. gverdi-gverd, ase sjobs. marcxis saSiSroeba naklebia. erTi meores oTxi-xuTi metriT davSordeT. Caxmaxi fexze gqondeT. vis mxarezec gaakeTebs
ZaRli nabuls, pirvelad iman unda esrolos. nela viaroT. ZaRls devna ar dauwyoT. icis iman Tavis saqme.
jer patara Sors gavardeba, wres daartyams da mere
TandaTanobiT Cvens axlos Semoityuebs mwyers. eSmaks
Tvali ara aqvs. afrenisTanave ar esroloT. maRali simindia. saTofe manZili kargad ar Cans. acadeT, cota,
aiwios mwyerma maRla da maSin esroleT. me ufro kurdRlis meSinia. kurdRelma xandaxan uZaRlodac icis
gamovardna. Tu moxerxebul adgilze ar xarT, ar esroloT jobia. marcxi erT wamsaa damoZRvra besarionma monadireni, savaznedan oTx-oTxi vazna amoiRo da
wamowolilebs balaxze dauyara, jibeSi CaiwyveT, uceb
gamocvlam rom mogiwioT, mzad iyaviTo.
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am laparakSi rom iyvnen, niko ukan gadaixara, wamoudgomlad miwvda cacxvis ZirSi dadgmul sanovages, axlos
moaCoCa da aryiT savse grafini amoiRo.
ras Svrebi?! elda eca besarions.
besarion, batono, Seevedra niko TiTo ylupi
ar gadavkraT?
rava gekadreba. nadirobis win daleva jer kacs ar
gaugia. Cadevi magi ukan da wavideT axla, dadgeba magis
droc.
nikoze am sityvebs didi gavlena ar mouxdenia. igi
mrgvlad moxarSul dedals gazeTs aclida da saTiTuris msgavs Wiqebs balaxebSi moxerxebulad dgamda.
axla Tu me var ufrosi damijereT. Tvara da wavideT saxlSi. arafriT ar gamova mag ambavi!
ra ar gamova? gulwrfelad ikiTxa nikom.
daleva.
vin svams mere? CaerTo kote ras uZaxi Sen besarion batono, dalevas? TiTo saTiTuriT Cveni dRevandeli nadirobis sadRegrZelo rom davlioT. patara
xasiaTze mevideT. dalevas eZaxi amas Sen?
me wavedi aba da, ravarc gindaT Tqven! yanisken
gaabija besarionma.
nikom da kotem erTmaneTs Sexedes.
nu gvizam amas, batono. Seni xaTriT da pativiscemiT, Tvara, mwyeri vnaxe damwvari da amodaguli. mwyris
sadevnad wamovidodiT Cven?
ar SeiZleba-Tqva gelaparakebiT. iaraRTan gvaqvs
saqme.
ra ar SeiZleba? saWiroze ufro miamitad ikiTxa
kotem.
daleva. mwyralad miugo besarionma da ganze
gaixeda.
vin svams mere? sma da ubedureba rom gvdomoda, aq
wamovidodiT? visac daleva uxaria, Savad eqces es dRe.
loToba da gadareva sxvisi mezareba.
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dalieT, aba, TiTo ylupi da adeqiT. wamevida SuadRe. me wveTs ar gavsinjav tyvila. vficavar gamCens!
mtkiced ganacxada besarionma.
vin gasmevs kapls, batono besarion? gaecina nikos.
sadaa WiqebiT sasmeli kapli. Tu dagalevio dRes kapli, col-Svili gamiwydes.
dalieT da morCiT Cqara. wamevida SuadRe! xumrobis gunebaze sul ar Canda besarioni.
nikom saTiTuri gaavso da besarions gauwoda.
besarionma xelebi gaasavsava da zurgi Seaqcia.
batono besarion, winidan Semouara kotem rava
gekadrebaT, batono besarion, gamowvdil Wiqas mters
gamoarTmeven.
giTxariT, ar davlev-Tqva.
ras eZaxiT dalevas, gadavirevi axla, batono besarion, es erTi saTiTuri, ginda iqiT yofila, ginda aqeT.
amazea laparaki?
wesi araa, wesi!
dameRala xeli, batono besarion, lamis tiriliT
uTxra nikom.
besarioni gulmosuli Semobrunda. nikos Wiqa gamog
lija, Cven Sexvedras gaumarjoso, Tqva da gadahkra.
arayi magari gamodga. besarioni marjvena xeliT Wiqas
ubrunebda nikos, xolo marcxenas Ria pirTan maraosaviT iqnevda.
miayoleT raRaca, uTxra nikom da daasxa.
ar minda.
weitexe puri, Tvara dagwvavs, samnaxadia gauRima
kotem da Wiqas sami TiTi Seageba.
kotem maRla aixeda da sadRegrZelo daiwyo.
adamiani gunebaa meti araferi. ise, rom davukvirdeT, is Citi gvjobia, eger e, xis wverze rom zis.
`cxovreba gailamazeo~ omar xaiami ityoda. ra varT?
meti araferi. ra codva migviZRvis aseTi? vin dagvwyev127

la ase? dedamiwaze mcxovrebi oTxi miliardi kacidan

sami-oTxis garda dilidanve iwyebs fiqrs imaze, riTi
gaimwaros cxovreba. gamovugoneT Cvens Tavs aTasi satkivari; kariera, bina, politika, fuli, ra ususurebi, ra
masxrebi gamovCndebiT, albaT, sxva planetidan Camosuli kacis TvalSi. Camojeqi erT wuTs, batono besarion,
nu geCqareba yovelTvis. arsad wagiva, nu geSinia, Seni
mosaklavi kurdReli. icocxlos erTi naxevari saaTiT
meti, ar daiqceva qveyana. am siCqarem dagvRupa Cven. sad
gavrbivarT, sad miverekebiT isedac dawyvetamde misul
nervebs? icodeT yvelam erTaderTi xasiaTze yofnaa.
modiT amdilandel Cvens karg guneba-xasiaTs gaumarjos.
gaumarjoso, daudastura nikom da dalia.
besarions gulis siRrmeSi Zalian moewona sadRegrZelo, magram ar SeimCnia, cacxvis Ziridan mayvlis buCqebamde nerviulad mimodioda.
ZaRli daiRala lodiniT, balaxebSi wamowva da didi,
wiTeli ena gadmoagdo.
kotem qaTami oTxad gaxliCa.
erTs me vityvi da wavideT. saqmianad Tqva nikom
da savse Wiqa besarionisken gaiSvira.
besarionma moixeda da misken gamowvdili Wiqa rom
dainaxa, yanaSi Sejliginda. kote elvis siswrafiT mow
yda adgils, gaqceuls gamoudga, daewia da TiTqmis ZaliT moabruna.
ise gamomarTvi, nu dalev.
ra aris axla es. ar SeiZleba-Tqva, rom geubnebiT,
ZaRli var me? Tu am saqmeze wamoxvediT, me raze macdenT, Se kai kaco.
kotem Wiqa miawoda da kidev erTxel dabejiTebiT
gaumeora. sityva gviTxari, marto, daleviT nu dalevo.
nikom daiwyo:
Cven axla Suaxans gadacilebuli gveTqmis. ras veliT, raRas veimedebiT? dayaWdnen ukve Cveni peplebi.

axla male dagvewyeba siberis grZeli Rameebi. es yofila, racaa. Cven rom sxva ram gvegona cxovreba, a, es
yofila sul. axla qe viciT, axla qe vxvdebiT. bevrma
Cvenze uaresadac icxovra, imgenma raRa Tqvan maSin. ki,
marTalia, Cemganac bevri davakeli, mara arc Cemma wilma
iRbalma amayvava maincdamainc, ra movaswar? veraferi.
me Cems siberesac kargad vxedav. nu geSinia, aravin amitalaxebs kars, ager brZeni moxucia da Wkua vkiTxoTo.
Turme rac axalgazrda xar, igi berdebi. Wkuas aravin
gamogicvlis. mara, kaci imitom hqvia, rom imediT cocxlobs Turme, molodiniT udgia suli. raRaca kai moCans
iqeTa mxridan, raRaca kai gejRaneba. modi, Cvens xvales,
Cvens imedebs, Cvens molodins gaumarjos.
sadRegrZelos wyali ar gauvidoda. `genacvale sityvaSio~, Tqva kotem da dascala. besarionic aaRelva
am sadRegrZelom, sxva gza ar hqonda, usityvod dalia,
kbilebSi qaTmis frTa gamoisva da wamodga.
axla erTi Sen gviTxari, batono besarion. samobiTaa RmerTi. gviTxari, rac gagexardeba da mere, Tu
ginda, jojoxeTis karamde vdioT kurdRels. ase ar jobia? TvalebSi araCveulebrivi Suqi CaRvroda nikos.
besarionma ZaRls Zvali gadaugdo da Wiqas miwvda.
dabrZandiT.
ara, ase vityvi.
sadRegrZelos siCqare ar uyvars. dabrZandi da erTad avdgeT samive ar moeSva kote.
besarionma aseTi sadRegrZelo Tqva:
axla, am wuTSi sadRac gemis bolo ficars ebRauWeba saswauliT gadarCenili mezRvauri da kacma ar icis
daadgeba Tu ara saSveli. axla, am wuTSi, sadRac, ubeduri deda zis momakvdavi Svilis sasTumalTan da Tavisi
umweobis gamo ZuZus ixokavs, gaurkveveli molodiniT,
udidesi tkivilis TmeniT muStisxela Tvalebi WerisTvis miupyria mSobiare qals da kvnesis. axla, am wuTSi

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romeliRac planetas kometa uaxlovdeba da saSineli

jaxani gaayruebs kosmoss. Cven aqana verafers gavigebT,
mara advili SesaZlebelia Suaze gaxleCil planetaze
cocxali arsebis natamali erT wuTSi gaqres. RmerTo!
Sen moumarTe xeli yvela gaWirvebuls, RmerTo, Sen Seewie yvela wyalwaRebuls. RmerTo, Sen mohgvare sawaRmarTo Wkua yvela gondakarguls da gzasacdenils.
besarionma Tanamesufreebs Sexeda. kote da niko saocari mowiwebiT da siyvaruliT Sehyurebdnen.
ganTqmulma monadirem dalia da horizonts gaxeda. aremare esxvafera. ZaRls puris naWeri gadaugdo.
sanadiro bade moixsna da balaxze dado.
sanam mze gadaixreboda, cacxvis Ziridan ulamazesi
sadRegrZeloebi ismoda. roca xvati ganelda da cota
daubera, simRera agugunda. monadireTa pirobaze mReriTac gvarianad mRerodnen.

* * *
ajameTis baqans rom moadgnen, axali SeRamebuli iyo.
fexze Zlivs idgnen. drodadro erTmaneTs mklavebs
Seagebebdnen. ferxulis mocekvaveebiviT wres Sekravdnen (amiT erTmaneTsac amagrebdnen) da mRerodnen.
Tofebs mokideT xeli. aba he... erTad... cas doumizneT da gavisroloT samivem. aba he. sircxvilia,
sufTa Tofebs ver mivitan saxlSi. aba he... erTi, ori...
sami!..
ajameTis baqanze samma Tofma erTdroulad daigriala.
axlomaxlo aravin iyo, rom gakvirvebiT mainc gakvirveboda.

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st um ar i
omar jejelavam jer WuWrutanaSi Seixeda da raki
darwmunda, rom kari Signidan iyo daketili, zaris
Rilaks TiTi daaWira. gverdiT mdgom Suaxangadacilebul gruzaTmian aTlets gauRima da Tvali Caukra.
Sin aris.
ras Svreba? dabneulad ikiTxa stumarma.
Sin aris-meTqi?
vin?
Cemi coli.
stumari damSvidda. omars moeCvena, rom karis gaReba
daugvianes da grZeli, gabmuli zari dareka.
romeli brZandebiT? moisma Signidan da qalbatonma kiram kari imxelaze gamoaRo, ra saSualebasac
rkinis mokle jaWvi aZlevda.
ra moxda, xanZaria? hkiTxa colma, abazanaSi viyavi Sesuli erTwams.
kaci maxlavs, gaaRe Cqara, saqmeze gadavida omari.
ui, Cemi sikvdili, axlave xalaTs movicvam! iyvira
kiram da gauCinarda.
rao, ras ambobs? dainteresda stumari.
axlave Caicvams da gaaRebs. bodiSs vixdiT Zalian
Silifad iyo. cxela, xom iciT... moibodiSa maspinZelma.
ara uSavs, ara uSavs. me vTqvi Cemi mosvla xom ar
ewyina-meTqi, Tqva gruzaTmianma aTletma, mxridan
zurgCanTa moixsna da xelSi daiWira.
TqvenTan koRoebi aris? hkiTxa stumarma omars
da gaexarda, rom sanam kars gauRebdnen, saubris aseTi
saintereso Tema moZebna.
saerTod ki, magram wels raRac naklebad Canan. ise,
nu geSiniaT, Cems cols, yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, fanjaraze marlas Camovafarebineb.
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 Tqven warmoidgineT, mag mxriv Tavi qudSi maqvs.

gaiRima aTletma, koRoebi axlosac ar mekarebian,
rezus uaryofiTi!
agaSena RmerTma, daloca maspinZelma, Tumca
gadaWriT vityviT, rom stumris sisxlis xarisxi (Tu
mimarTuleba) omars SexarbebiT ar Sexarbebia.
omari naxevradteqnikuri institutis uaxlesi istoriis kaTedris wevri iyo da Tan sazogadoebrivi mecnierebis Semswavlel meorad fakultetze, dekanis uxelfaso moadgiled muSaobda. Tavisi leqciebi da kaTedra
imden dros ar arTmevda omars, ramdensac sazogadoebriv sawyisebze dekanis moadgileoba, magram profesori
vinc am fakultetis Seqmnas gadayva, omaris axlobeli
kaci iyo da misi axalgazrda asistenti gardacvlilis
xsovnas ar Ralatobda. Tanac amaod fiqrobda uaxlesi istoriis specialisti, rom am meorad fakultets
odesme namdvil fakultetad gadaakeTebdnen, xolo
omaris da misi msgavsi enTuziastTa Rvawli maSin mainc
saTanadod dafasdeboda.
omari SeTxelebul Tmas karga xania maRla aRar
ivarcxnida. nanobda kidec, rom skolidanve ukan gadavarcxnas miaCvia Tma. `Tma saiTac TviTon midis, iqiT
unda gameSva, mimarTuleba rom Sevucvale da ZaliT
avqaCe maRla, swored magan gamacvina, metma arafermao~, fiqrobda omari da vin icis, iqneb marTalic iyo.
cisferi farTo Tvalebi hqonda, swori, lamazi cxviri
da win wamoweuli, cota ar iyos, didi piri. saSualoze
odnav maRali iyo, lamazi da wvrili, Savi warbebi hqonda, gabzaruli xmiT, umegrulaqcentod laparakobda.
mSobliuri enis garda, arc erT enas ar flobda safuZvlianad. wesieri jinsi ver iSova da romeliRac upatento firmis mier Sekerili farTxuna jinsi ecva, odnav
wamoberil loyebze da jiut Ripze etyoboda, rom figuras maincdamainc ar ufrTxildeboda da dietiT Tavs
ar iwuxebda.
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mobrZandiT, batono, mobrZandiT! karis gaRebisTanave iseTi gabadruli saxiT da daSaqruli xmiT (cota
ar iyos xmamaRla) Tqva qalbatonma kiram, rom ucnobs
jer SeeSinda, ra moxda netavio, pirvelad omars Sexeda
da ukan daixia, magram omarmac rom xelebi gaSala, Tavi
daxara da Sesasvlelisaken miuTiTa, etyoba kargadaa
saqmeo, ivarauda aTletma da didxans da gulmodgined
usvamda fexebs mavTulis badeze dafenil svel tomaras.
zurgCanTiT xelSi sastumro oTaxSi Sevida, maspinZeli
nametani ar Sevawuxovo, skamze SemouTavazeblad Camojda da zurgCanTa fexebSua Caido. omarma Zalian sTxova, Tu SeiZleba am zurgCanTas SemosasvlelSi davkideb,
xeli rom ar SegiSaloTo da stumaric daTanxmda. Semobrunebisas maspinZelma televizori CarTo, gruzaTmian
aTlets Tvali Caukra, erTi wuTiT gamanTavisufleT,
axlave yvelaferi iqnebao da raki stumari am ukanasknel Txovnas ver miuxvda, saxegabadruli gavarda samzareuloSi. iq ki Rimili elvissiswrafiT moicila da useriozulesi saxe miiRo.
mTeli saaTi TavdaRma idga, balaxze TavqveSxelamodebuli, ager zeviT, tbaze rom gamovelaparake, xma ar
gamca. vuyure kai xans da wavedi Cems gzaze. vxedav,
ager ar morbis? bodiSs vixdi batono, weRan xma rom ar
gageciT, mara iogis varjiSs roca vakeTeb, laparaki ar
SeiZlebao. ara uSavs, me vuTxari. Tu SeiZleba miTxariT
cisqveS muzeumi rom gaakeTes, ranairad mivide iqo. mosuli xarT da esaa, me vuTxari, mara axla daketilia,
eqvsi saaTia ukve da vinRa SegiSvebT awi-Tqva. amxela
kacma kinaRam itira, ar vicodi eqvsze rom iketeboda,
Torem viCqarebdio. Se kai kaco, gulSi vTqvi, erTi saaTi
TavdaRma rom ideqi, jer muzeumi genaxa da mere gekeTebia es iogi-meTqi, TiTqos mimixvdao, tyibulidan movdivar, matarebeli gvian Camovida, Tanac varjiSis gadaweva
ar SeiZleba, Torem dResve vaswrebdi daTvalierebaso.
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 tyibulelia? hkiTxa colma qmars.

tyibulels ra ugavs. ver xedav ra xuWuWa fafari
aqvs da cocxiviT sqeli ulvaSebi? yvaveTidan aris.
auh, Seicxada colma im siSoridan ram Camoiyvana,
ar gailaxeboda gzaSi sawyali? qalbatonma kiram farda
odnav gadaswia da stumars Sexeda. gruzaTmiani aTleti
savarZelze TiTebs aTamaSebda, televizors Tvals ar
acilebda da sul ara hgavda gzisgan galaxuls.
mogzaurobs, dadis, aba CvensaviT ki araa mibmuli
saxlze. Wkviani xalxia. Tavis ori dRis wuTisofels Sinaarsianad atarebs.
ra unda naxos mere, raa im muzeumSi. carieli saxlebia, meti xom araferi.
ratom araa, aTasi saintereso ramea. jer saxlebi
marto. sad naxavs sxvadasxva kuTxis uZveles sacxovreblebs ase erTad Tavmoyrils. aseTi muzeumi Turme
msoflioSi cotaa.
a kaci, im siSoridan Camovida da me, Cemda samar
cxvinod, jer ki ar var namyofi. dRes vnaxav, xval vna
xav-meTqi da qe mimrCa ise.
ar gaamxilo, qe mainc, am ucxo adamianTan Seni
siglaxe. ras iWvritebi, kaci ar ginaxavs? Cqara axla,
saqmes mixede, mSieri iqneba, mTeli saaTi TavdaRma idga.
ra vqna axla? SeSfoTda kira, ra gvaqvs am ucxo
stumris gasabedi.
Wadi gamoacxve, SaSxi moxarSe, uyvarT magens SaSxi,
lobio gaaTbe, badrijani unda iyos qveviT erTi qila,
gagvixseni, Cemo batono, yveli, mwvanili... Tqma ginda?
rac moaxerxo, yvelaferi. bolos kvercxi da kartofilic Segviwvi, ra vqnaT aba. fuli momeci da me gavvardebi, Rvinos movitan.
ra fuli maqvs? gaikvirva colma, imas movaklo?
moakeli aba rava, xelfasamde moiTmens. TvrametSi eviReb da davamatoT. ar eCqareba axla, ara aqvs ise
saqme.
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qalbatoni kira sawol oTaxSi gavarda da fuli gamoitana. amasobaSi omars boTlebi Caelagebina da WuWrutanaSi stumars Sescqeroda. axla idga yvelaze rTuli momenti. omari boTlebiani baduriT xelSi ise unda gaparuliyo saxlidan, rom stumars ar daenaxa. kiram kari
odnav gamoaRo, maspinZeli kedels aekra da gamocdili
deteqtiviviT gaCoCda karebisaken. saxeluri frTxilad
gadaswia da wamSi ukve samSvidobos iyo. stumari televizors Tvals ar aSorebda, miuxedavad imisa, rom adgilobrivi diqtori laparakobda da gruzaTmian Savgvreman aTlets absoluturad araferi gaegeboda. rac mTavaria, stumars maspinZlis wasvla ar SeumCnevia. omari
male dabrunda. SeumCnevlad dabrunebis operaciamac
kargad Caiara.
qalbatoni kira coms zelda. xandaxan TiTqos raRac
gaaxsendao, TiTiT frTxilad gadaswevda fardas da
stumars Sexedavda. stumars Zirs daSvebuli kexiani arwiviseburi cxviri hqonda. daZarRvuli xelebi nikapqveS
amoedo da lomis majebidan Zala iRvreboda. neilonis
TeTri perangi askdeboda beWebze. farTo moxmarebis
maRaziaSi nayidi Zvelmoduri Sekerili bordosferi Salis Sarvali ecva da Sarvalze orferSi dawnuli qamari
ekeTa. fexze uwindebod ecva iaffasiani samamulo rezinis sportuli waRebi, romlis TeTri Tasmebi saguldagulod bantiseburad gaenaskva da fexis zurgze, iqeTaqeT, koxtad, Tanabrad gaenawilebina.
omari Rvinos boTlebidan patara keramikul doqSi
asxamda. igi samarTlianad fiqrobda, sufraze doqiT
mitanil Rvinos sxva eSxi da lazaTi aqvso.
mere? weRan dawyebuli saubari ganagrZo kiram.
me vTqvi, stumari kacia, kai saqmezea Camosuli, Seni
qveyana ainteresebs. zogs fexebze hkidia Seni muzeumi.
Camova da `SaSliks~ iZaxis maSinve. me vTqvi, wameviyvan
saxlSi da davelaparakebi cotas-Tqva, amis gafiqreba
da TviTon mkiTxa, Tu ici sastumroSi adgils viSovio?
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rad gindaT, sastumro, me vuTxari, wamobrZandiT CemTanTqva. bavSvebi sofelSi myavs, aravin SegawuxebT, marto
varT saxlSi-Tqva. gaexarda, sxvaTa Soris, TavpatiJi ar
gaudvia, a, es iyo sul.
ra moxele varo?
ar mikiTxavs.
ra hqvia?
arc magi mikiTxavs, xom ici Sen!
ki mara, saxeli ar kiTxe kacs? aba `imano~ vuZaxoT
axla mTeli saRamo? ar ici mainc, araferi Sen ar ici.
jer me rom kari gagiReT, vin vgonivar awi. ar uTxari
colia-Tqva?
rogor ara.
magens ase uyvarT: unda warmadgino, gaacno Cemi
Tavi. meuRlea Cemi-Tqva. me Cems saxels vetyvi da iqneb
iman Tavisi saxeli miTxras. aba, he, gavediT.
kiram winsafari moixsna da sastumro oTaxSi Seabija,
stumarma misken wamosuli gaRimebuli col-qmari rom
dainaxa, etyoba raRac rituals asrulebeno da fexze
wamoxta.
gaicaniT, Cemi meuRlea! Tavazianad uTxra omarma
da marjvena xeliT qalbaton kiraze aniSna.
kira. xeli gauwoda da Tavi daukra diasaxlisma.
sasiamovnoa, sasiamovnoa, maspinZlis cols xeli
Ronivrad CamoarTva stumarma.
cota xans erTmaneTs RimiliT Sescqerodnen. vin icis
ramden xans iqnebodnen ase rom, mdgomareobidan gamosavali TviT kiras ar epova.
dabrZandiT, sTxova man stumars.
aTletma skami odnav ukan daswia da morCilad dajda.
col-qmari zurgSebrunebulad da RimilmouSoreblad dabrundnen samzareuloSi. stumris saxelis ga
gebis am xerxma ar gaWra.
ra vqna axla, sufraze rom davjdebiT mere vkiTxav,
ra mniSvneloba aqvs racxa hqvia. magens umetesobas TiTq136

mis erTnairi saxelebi aqvT, saba, ambrosi, kviriane,

focxvera da Savlego. am saxelebidan erT-erTi erqmeva.
vardua mkiTxavTan xom ar gaviqce? ixumra colma.
magi qeni, magi. dauCqare cota, daRamda kai xania.
maspinZelTa SiSi amao gamodga. qalbatonma kiram
sanaqebo sufra gaSala. gazi bJutavda da marTalia,
sarekordo siCqariT ver daamzada kerZebi, magram rac
gaakeTa, yvelaferi gulmodgined da maRalxarisxovnad.
zustad aTis naxevarze stumars sufrasTan uxmes.
stumari wamodga da pirdapir sasadilo oTaxisaken
gamoiqca, magram `xelis dabanas xom ar inebebTo~, omarma
rom hkiTxa, maspinZlis rCeva WkuaSi daujda, abazanaSi
Sevarda da ise swrafad gamovarda, rom veWvob, im mokle
droSi xelebis sapniT safuZvlianad dabana moeswro.
sufrasTan yvelaferi gairkva. stumari enawyliani aRmoCnda. maspinZelTagan moulodnelad mas abloTi rqmeoda. ormocdacxrameti wlisa var, magram ormocze mets
arasodes ar maZleveno. sistematuri wvrTniT da wesrigiani kvebiT mivaRwie am ambavso. esTetikis institutis
umcrosi mecnier-TanamSromeli varo, sakandidato ukve
mzada maqvs da rigs velodebio. statiebi ki maqvs dabeWdili, magram wignis gamocema jer ver movaswario. arc
vCqarob, sxvaTa Soris, Cemi Tavis mimarT Zalian momTxovni varo. cols am weliwad-naxevris win gavSordi.
Zalian kargi meuRle myavda, magram seirnoba uyvarda
da Tavisi daJinebis gamo bevrjer amomagdo formidano.
saerTod adamiani damoukidebeli unda iyovo. diliT
adgomisas, pirvel rigSi, naxevar Wiqa civ wyals vsvamo.
mere vvarjiSob, tans civi tiloTi vizel da vsauzmobo.
erTi kvercxi, erTi Wiqa mawoni, erTi naWeri Savi puri
da cotaodeni naduRia Cemi sauzmeo. zustad Tormet
saaTze erT Wiqa mawons geaxlebiTo. SuadRisas bozbaSiT
(wvniani), zeTSi moSuSuli kombostoTi, dRegamoSvebiT
Tevzis kerZiT, ori naWeri Savi puriT da kompotiT an
kiseliT vsadilobo. xorcs kviraSi erTxel mivirTmev da
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isic mxolod Zroxis xorcs civad moxarSulso. eqvs saaTze uSaqro Cais vsvam kartofilis an naduRis RvezeliT
da eqvsi saaTis mere sakvebs ar vekarebio. magar sasmelebs ar vsvam, ar vewevi da Rames arasodes ar vaTenebo.
dawolili kiTxva TvalebisaTvis mavnebeliao. petitis
kiTxvis dros asprocentiani mxedvelobis patronebmac ki
odnavgamadidebeli saTvale `+05~ unda gaikeTono. Zili
energiis aRdgenis upirvelesi saSualebaao es da sxva
aTasi ram sasargeblo uambo abloTim im Rames maspinZlebs. RmerTma Seargos, madianad ivaxSma da daleviTac
kargad dalia, rom SezarxoSda, simRerac wamoiwyo, karga
xans wamowiTlebuli saxiT, xmamaRla martom imRera, mag
ram maspinZlebma mis xmas gasaRebi rom ver mouZebnes,
xeli Caiqnia da gaCumda.
vaxSamma, rogorc aseT SemTxvevaSi ityvian xolme,
gulTbil, megobrul atmosferoSi Caiara. roca dRiuri STabeWdilebebiT gadaRlilma stumarma pirvelad
Cahkida Tavi, omarma TvaliT aniSna da qalbatonma kiram sastumro oTaxSi logini gaSala. maspinZlebi mxarSi Seudgnen da stumari misTvis gankuTvnil sawolze
Camosves. sasTumalTan skami miuCoCes, skamze `borjomi~
da Wiqa daudges, sinaTle Cauqres da TviTon valmoxdilebi sawol oTaxSi gaikrifnen.
abloTi cota xans uazrod misCereboda gamorTul
televizors, mere swrafad gaixada da sabani Tavzec
waifara. cota xnis Semdeg sastumroSi omari Semovida.
sabanSi Cakarguli stumari ar daixrCoso, cxvirpiri
gamouCina, zewari zurgTan Seukeca da gavida.
gZinavs? karga xnis Semdeg hkiTxa kiram qmars.
ra iyo? omarmac ver daiZina.
mainc ucnauri kaci xar, rom giTxra gewyineba.
ra moxda? omari TavdaRma iwva da colisTvis
pasuxi rom gaeca, tuCebi gverdze sasacilod unda moeRrica, Tanac darwmunebuli iyo, rom am SuaRamegadasulze musaifis dro srulebiTac ar iyo.
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rom mogyavs es ucnobi kaci ojaxSi, egeba banditia,.

adges SuaRamisas da gamogvWras yeli orives, ar yofila
SemTxveva Tu?
kai, Se qalo, ra ugavs yelis gamomWrels, xom xedav
ra wesieri da kulturuli kacia.
sawyali. yaCaRi ki ver mogaCvenebs Tavs ori saaTiT
wesierad.
raRacaSi mainc gaiyideba. xom xedavdi, ra kargad
erkveoda xelovnebaSi. zepirad CamoTvala miqelanjelos
da leonardos naxatebi.
da aqedan daaskveni, rom didi momzadebuli kacia?
ara, axla, qurdi, meti ara aqvs saqme, Seni gaZarcvis
gulisTvis msoflio civilizacias eziareba.
rava CamorCi mTlad. Sen qurdi marto kalistrate
mamageiSvili ggonia, sardafebSi rom daZvreboda da
kvercxs iparavda sabudridan.
erTs vityvi axla me. gadmobrunda omari.
Tqvi.
ratom TviTon ar SeeSinda? me, ucxo kacs, rom momyavs saxlSi da momyveba cxvariviT, egeba me var banditi da me vWri yels.
Sen banditic rom iyo, risi xaTriT gamoWridi yels.
kiras gaecina dawnuli qamari rom ukeTia? Tu kedebi rom acvia uwindebod?
nu ikriWebi. kacia qveyanaze da imitom gvendo.
xalxis cnoba icis da imitom wamomyva. icis magan Cvenma kacma stumrad Tu migiRo, Tavs ganacvalebs.
mainc ar SeiZleba ase, ucxo kacis SemoSveba saxlSi,
rom rame mouvides! egeba bnediania. egeba Rvinom awyinos da Cagvakvdes xelSi, mere? amtkice Seni simarTle.
kai qalo. damaZine. saqme araferi gaqvs? ar wamWama yurebi? omari isev mucelze dawva, riTac cols
agrZnobina, saubris saaTi damTavrebuliao.
ojaxis mamas male CaeZina. kiram ki erTxans iwriala
loginSi. mere roca darwmunda, rom qmars Rrmad eZina,
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frTxilad, fexakrefiT wamodga da sawoli oTaxis karebi yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, Signidan gadaketa.
diliT col-qmars adre gaeRviZa, magram kai xans ar
amdgaran, stumars karis Wrialze ar gaeRviZoso. cxra
dawyebuli iyo, kiram ramdenadac mouxerxda, SeumCnevlad rom SeaRo sastumro oTaxis kari, raSia saqme, rom
araferi ismiso. stumari sawolsa da servants Soris
kedelTan TavdaRma idga. man morcxvad gauRima diasaxliss, aqaoda bodiSs vixdi, rom aseT uxerxul pozaSi SemomiswariT, magram ra vqna, meti gza ara maqvso.
SecvliT ki, rac marTalia Tavisi sxeulis mdgomareoba ar Seucvlia. kiram bodiSi moixada da kari gaixura.
raki yvelaferi rigzea da stumaric kargad aris, ra
vqna, axla, rogorc gaexardeba, ise idgeso.
kiram axali xorci moarbenina. sukebi Sewva. guwindeli monarCenic SeaTbo-Sealamaza da gemrielad isauzmes. stumarma nasauzmevs omaris binis gulmodgined
daTvaliereba gadawyvita. omars samoTaxiani dabalWeriani sauwyebo bina axali miRebuli hqonda. abloTi
kmayofili darCa. ra sjobia calke binas, amdeni welia
yvaveTSi vcxovrob da izolirebul binas ver veRirse,
oTaxi maqvso. rogor msiamovnebs, rom Tqven aseTi
kargi ekonomiuri pirobebi gaqvTo, roca kacs biujeti saSualebas aZlevs, stumaric maSin uxaria, Torem
gauTvaliswinebeli xarjebi ojaxs welSi texavso. amaze
maspinZels gaecina da Tavis mxriv miugo, marTalia binas ara uSavs, magram quCis pirasaa da xmauri Zalian
gvawuxebso. stumars saxe gaunaTda, xmauris problema
ukve gadaiWrao, Tqva man. CvenTan, yvaveTSi, yvela maRaziaSi SeiZleba iyidoT yursacobi. es gaxlavT rbili,
xmaurgaumtari qaRaldi, ocdaToTxmeti kapiki Rirs
ormocdaaTi cali. dawolis dros SeiteneT yurebSi da
gareT bombic rom gavardes, ver gaigonebTo. col-qmars
gakvirveba da mudara erTad rom gamoexataT saxeze,
abloTma maSinve daumata: erT kviraSi yvaveTSi viqnebi.
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Caval Tu ara, maSinve gamogigzavniTo. maspinZlebi am

dapirebiT uaRresad kmayofilni darCnen.
omarma samsaxuridan Tavi gainTavisufla da mTeli
dRe ar moSorebia Zvirfas stumars. risi Cvenebac erT
dReSi SeiZleboda, yvelaferi aCvena, moatara muzeumebi, sagamofeno darbazebi, materialuri kulturis Zeglebi. gogirdis abanoebSic hyavda. mze karga gadasuli
iyo, roca Sin dabrundnen, isadiles. stumarma erT saaTs waviZinebo, ganacxada da maspinZels sTxova, rva saaTze gamaRviZeT, yvaveTis matarebels unda mivuswrovo.
gamomSvidobebisas qalbatonma kiram misamarTi da
yursacobis fuli gamoutana stumars, abloTma misamarTi gamoarTva, fulze ki uari Tqva, raRac kapikebi
Rirs, erTi sami cali Cems xarjze iyos, Tu mogewonaT,
mere gamogzavneT fuli da ramdenic gagexardebaT, imdens giyidiTo. omarma liftiT Caacila stumari da
roca amobrunda, coli karebTan elodeboda.
ki mara Tavisi misamarTi ar datova? ikiTxa kiram.
ara.
ver uTxari?
TviTon ar gaaxsenda da me xom ar vetyodi. yursacobebs rom gamogvigzavnis, albaT misamarTsac maSin
gagvagebinebs.
kiram gaifiqra, raki fuli ar gamogvarTva, meti araa
Cemi mteri, magan yursacobi ar gamogzavnoso, magram
TqmiT araferi uTqvams, iqneb vcdebi da ratom davido
codva, ratom gavlanZRo es patiosani kacio.

* * *
amis Semdeg ori weli gavida.
momkla pirdapir am xmaurma, aRar var qali loginSi wamojda sisxam diliT qalbatoni kira Caketav
yvelafers da uhaeroba mogklavs, arada es gruxuni gagagiJebs. gadavcvaloT, gadavideT aqedan, Tundac amis naxevari bina iyos, oRond wynarad, Cems gemoze daviZino.
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 gaxsovs, kaci rom moviyvane da rom dagvpirda, yursacobs gamogigzavniTo?

ki.
ra erqva?
aRar maxsovs, ise Seurcxva cxviri, magi kaci iyo da
qudi magas exura?
sul vfiqrob, albaT, raRaciT ar movewoneT, albaT, raRacaSi SevcdiT. ver veciT im kacs iseTi pativi
ravarc ekadreboda da gulnakluli wavida-meTqi.
rac SegveZlo, ar dagviklia da Tan ver gadavyvebodiT.
ara, ratom moiqca ase Rorulad? im wuTSi mivxvdi
yvelafers, Tavisi misamarTic rom ar datova.
ra misaxvedri eg iyo, Se kaco. ifiqra im kacma gadamayoleben axla am erT pativiscemaso. ramdenjerac
yvaveTSi Camovlen, me momakiTxaven da gaixdian Cems binas sastumrodo. ar unda dRes Semwuxebeli, aravis ar
unda.
vin iyo, qalo, magis Semwuxebeli. piriqiT, iqiT
vcemdi pativs. sastumro gawyda yvaveTSi, magis erT
oTaxSi rom ar SevteniliyaviT? meti ar gvesmis Cven?
iman ra icis Sen ra gesmis, im kacs ase egona.
Cven mainc Cveni saqme gavakeTeT, Cven ase unda movqceuliyaviT. dRes rom Semxvdes Camosuli, ubinao kaci
dResac ase ar vizam? aba rai, sad varkvio, vis ekuTvnis
da vis ara, RmerTma yvelas Tavis WkuaSi da gagebaSi
moumarTos xeli.
perangisamara qalbatoni kira ijda sawolze da
tansacmlis karadis Tavze dadgmul RvTismSoblis xats
Sehyurebda. igi Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli rom usazRvrod keTili, magram mainc cota gulubryvilo da ucna
uri qmari hyavda.

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dar di
Tqveni romelia? hkiTxa karlo kiRuraZes bordosferTmianma, cisferTvaleba, lamazma qalma, romelsac
xelSi bavSvis mosasxami da botebi eWira.
kuTxeSi, skamTan rom dgas.
mwvaneSarvliani? ra koxta biWia!
ara, Wrelsvitriani.
karlo ise Relavda, rom arc ki SeumCnevia, rodis dajda es momxibvleli qali mis gverdiT. socdazRvevis
agenti uyuradRebo kaci ar iyo da sxva dros aseT SemTxvevas xelidan rogor gauSvebda; Tu ucnobi gulcivi aRmoCndeboda, karlo Tavisas mainc ecdeboda, magram axla
kiRuraZes sxva cecxli swvavda. pionerTa sasaxlis grZel
derefanSi, xis lurj merxze Camomjdar mSoblebs igi sxva
TvaliT ucqeroda. konkurenciis uZvelesi kanoni karlos
Tavis Tavze ase mwvaved arasodes gamoucdia. cekvis wreSi
Caweris msurveli bevri iyo. am patara angelozTagan qoreograf tristan manjgalaZes xelovnebisaTvis dabadebuli ramdenime bavSvi unda SeerCia.
Tqveni gogonaa Tu vaJi? ise, zrdilobisaTvis
hkiTxa karlom gverdiT mjdoms.
gogona, aba Tu gamoicnobT, romelia? Tvalebi
aaJuJuna qalma.
`gamiCnda saqmeo~, gaifiqra karlom da uxalisod
dauwyo darbazs Tvaliereba. ager dgas misi goCa, misi
imedi. saxlSi didi rom eCveneboda, aq am bavSvebSi, erTi
cicqna Cans. Tanac ra umweoa. sxvebi vercxliswyaliviT icvlian adgils, goCas ki Cauvlia skamisTvis xeli
da dgas. mamamisisken ise sawylad gamoixedavs xandaxan,
TiTqos TvalebiT eubneba: `Sen ra giTxra mamaCemo, sad
momiyvane, ra mWirda amgenis gamosacdeli meo~.
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miRebiT usaTuod miiReben. goCasTana azriani da niWieri aq vin iqneba, netav Cqara damTavrdes es mZime wuTebi.
Sen waiyvane, kaci xar da yuradRebas mogaqceveno. zedac
vin giyurebs. mSoblebs SigniT ar gviSveben da araferi.
wamoeyvana TviTon. kaci romelia axla aq, Cem garda.
erTi sityviT, karlo kiRuraZe am axal ampluaSi Tavs
uxerxulad grZnobda.
ver mixvdiT? gamoafxizla cisferTvalebam. `netavi Sen, TamaSis xasiaTze xar~, gaifiqra karlom.
axlave, qalbatono, jer veZeb, biWia?
xom giTxariT, gogonaa gabutuli xmiT Seaxsena
lamazma dedikom.
oh, ukacravad, me biWebSi veZebdi, Tqveni Svili,
qalbatono, me Tu rame mesmis, es wiTelfexsacmliani
Citi unda iyos.
romeli? wiTelfexsacmliani iq oria, datkba qali.
win rom midis, bantiani.
sworia! taSi Semohkra qalma.
mSoblebma moixedes.
karlos Sercxva da Tavi Caqindra. gamosacnobi aq,
kacma rom Tqvas, ara iyo ra, gogona gaWrili vaSliviT
hgavda dedamiss.
darbazSi doli abragunda.
cnobismoyvare mSoblebi wamoxtnen da kars micvivdnen, magram wyalgadasxmuliviT ukanve gamotrialdnen
da TavianT adgilebs daubrundnen. karSi mdgomma qoreografis TanaSemwem Tavi gamohyo da gamoacxada: `mSoblebs vTxovT karTan nu gaCerdebiT, Torem iZulebuli
gavxdebiT SevwyvitoT konkursi. nu geSiniaT, niWs aravis davukargavT, CvenTvis yvela bavSvi erTia!~ TanaSem
wem pasuxismgebloba Tavis Tavze sul tyuilad aiRo,
tristan manjgalaZe mas bevrs arafers ekiTxeboda. am
mzardi qoreografis movaleoba gaxldaT karSi mdgariyo da aRtyinebuli mSoblebisaTvis gza gadaeRoba.
ra xdeba SigniT, qalbatono? miubrunda karlo
cisferTvaleba mzeTunaxavs, romelic es-es iyo, karze

morigi Setevidan mobrunda da ukmayofilo buzRuniT

mokalaTda Zelskamze.
aT-aTad amwkriveben. Cemsas, rogorc gadavTvale,
mesame jgufSi uwevs, Tqveni, SeiZleba, amis Semdeg gavides, ufro axlosaa. aRar SemiZlia amdeni nerviuloba,
a, naxeT, xelebi gamicivda.
karlom TiTebSi moimwyvdia qalis TeTri, funCula
xeli da manam ar gauSva, sanam TviT cisferTvalebas
ar gaaxsenda, rom ucxo mamakacTan aseT mdgomareobaSi
yofna sxva TvalisaTvis cota uxerxuli iyo.
`axla gafasebT mamaCemo da dedaCemo, fiqrobda
karlo kiRuraZe, ranairad gagvzardeT es oTxi Svili.
me erTi kinkila bavSvisTvis ver momivlia, amis gamZlebi
var mee? yeli gamiSra dardisagan. jer sircxvili sircxvilad. amxela kaci vgdivar da imaze vixeTqav guls,
moewoneba Tu ara tristan manjgalaZes Cemi Svili. kai,
Cemi Tu ginda, niWieria da miiReben, mara sxvebi? yvavsac
Tavisi baxala uyvars. yvelas Tavisi hgonia qveynis ukeTesi. ar ginda amgenis boRmiT savse Tvalebs Sexedo, roca
gamoacxadeben kiRuraZe miRebulia, xolo amas da amas
uari eTqvao? ra daaSaves bavSvebma? aq cekvaze ki araa
saqme. dRevandeli aq damarcxebiT sakuTari Svilisadmi da
sakuTari Tavisadmi rwmenas hkargav. ravar Wkuaze miva is
mSobeli saxlSi, cxovrebaSi pirvelad rom gamoiyvana arenaze Tavisi pirmSo da pirvel dResve rom daubrakes. aq
ZaRlebis gamofena ki ar aris. Tu medali ver miiRo, meore dResve rom gayidi da ukeTesi jiSisas SeiZen. aq, Cven,
Cveni SvilebiT varT mosuli. tristan manjgalaZes albaT
yelSi aqvs amosuli bavSvebi. ra civi xmiT uRriala weRan
kedelTan TiknebiviT mobuzulebs, aqeT gamodiTo, erTi
aba Cven gvkiTxos? eseni Cveni bartyebia, yvelaze sufTa,
yvelaze Zvirfasi, rac kacs gaaCnia am qveyanaze, tristanis daRrialeba da wajikaveba minda axla mee? imnairs wavujikaveb, rom dedamisma veRar icnos!~ karlom TviTonve
igrZno, rom nervebs ahyva da Rrmad Setopa, amitomac ukan
daixia da sxva arxSi gadaagdo fiqrTa mdinareba.

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 nu iWimebi glaxaT, usayvedura Tavis Tavs. ara,

axla, raki Seni Svilia, xelis gulze daisvamen. nu geSinia, kidec Tvalebs gadmouqaCaven da TavSic kargad
wautyapuneben, roca saWiroa. winaswar rad iTxri Tvalebs TxunelasaviT. jer giTxra uari vinmem? jer sada
xar! ar gaxsovs, sabavSvo baRSi miRebaze Senma colma
ca da qveyana rom aawriala? Sen maSin Tavi ar Segiwuxebia, ver moicale, a, ijeqi axla da iwvnie ras niSnavs
Svili. amnair dReSi bevrjer aRmoCndebi. jer pataraa,
wamoizardos da mere naxe, Tu meti vaJkaci ar xar da
meti TavdaWera ar SegiZlia, rad gindoda Svili? yofiliyavi qveynis sasacilo `xalastiaki~, ravarc iyavi
ocdaTvramet wlamde~.
socdazRvevis agentma Tavi Seakankala, am usiamo
fiqrTagan rom ganTavisuflebuliyo. bolos Tavisi
Tavi daarwmuna: `miRebiT Cems Svils ki miiReben, magram
me axla imaze vwuxvar, gamarjvebuli saxiT aqedan rogor
gavide, am usaTnoesi dedebis SuriT avsebul Tvalebs
sad davemalo, damarcxebuli mSoblebi xom usaTuod ifiqreben, kacia da Caawyo, albaT, Tavisi Svilis saqmeo~.
ojaxobam ar momasvena Torem ki ar mindoda jer magis cekva, konkursSi gasvla ganaRdebuli kacis ieriT
uTxra karlom muWis sarkiT garTul mezobels.
ratom, ramdeni wlisaa? sarke CanTaSi Cado da
saketi daatkacuna cisferTvalebam.
eqvsisaa jer, gaisad nol jgufSi midis. meSinia, ar
daiCagros amdeni datvirTviT.
ara, ratom? yovlismcodnis ieri miiRo qalma,
swored rom droa saerTod, cekvas bavSvi, rac adre
iswavlis, ukeTesia. mere sabaleto skolaSi ar gauWirdeba. Cemic eqvsisaa...
Tqveni didia tanad, qalbatono, da Cemi raRac dakoinebuliviTaa.
Cemi mamiskenaa, mama yavs maRali.
karlos Zalian ainteresebda, vin iyo da ra moxele
iyo am mSvenieri qalis qmari, magram am xaziT saubris
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gagrZeleba euxerxula da isev bavSvebis momavlis nacad

Temas daubrunda.
sabaleto skolaSio, Tqven brZaneT?
diax.
balerinad apirebT Tqveni qaliSvilis gazrdas?
sinanulgareuli xmiT, dinjad hkiTxa karlom.
aba ra, rogor, Tqveni ar gahyveba cekvas?
ara, qalbatono, gogosTvis kidev ho da biWs baletSi ver miviyvan. es erTi myavs, sxvac rom myavdes, kidev
ho. baletisTvis gavacden bavSvs?
Tqven ra iciT, ras izams. iqneb iseTi niWi aRmoaCndes, rom qveyana gaaocos. niWs win ra daudgeba! iqneb
dRes Tqveni Svilis saxiT didi mocekvave ibadeba! paTetikurad Tqva qalma.
karlo, cota ar iyos, Sefiqrianda, netav fexi momtexoda da aq ar momeyvana. vaiTu, baletis mocekvave
gamomivides da davRupo bavSvio.
marTalia, am saubridan mkiTxvels karlo kiRuraZe
CamorCenili kaci egoneba, magram dabejiTebiT varwmuneb, rom mxolod da mxolod baletis sakiTxSia karlo,
cota ar iyos, gaunaTlebeli, sxva mxriv, misi mdgomareobis Sesaferisad, kulturulicaa da ganaTlebulic.
cisferTvaleba ver isvenebs. adgeba, karTan miva,
erTxans momaval mocekvaveebs aTvalierebs, Tavis gogos mouxmobs, cxvirs moswmends, Tmas gadauvarcxnis,
erT-or gasamxnevebel sityvas etyvis, wels qvemoT xels
moutyapunebs da isev arenaze daabrunebs. mere xelebis
fSvnetiT viRacas gamoelaparakeba, amasobaSi TiTqos
raRac aucilebeli saqme aqvso, karlosaken gamoiqceva
da gverdiT mouskupdeba.
karlos Tavi ise Rrmad dauxria, TiTqos grZel, gamWvirvale cxvirs ubeSi malavdes. erTmaneTze gadabmul
xSir, Sav warbebqveS Semudrul Taflisfer Tvalebs xandaxan mzveraviviT, Tavis auwevlad moavlebs iqaurobas,
mere isev Tavis walmis msgavsad Txel da moqnil TiTebs
daubrundeba.
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roca mcire Sesvenebis Semdeg, doli axali ZaliT

abragunda, mzeTunaxavma xeli staca axla Tqveni bavSvis rigiao, Cahyvira da gaognebuli karlo darbazisaken
gaarbenina.
qoreografis TanaSemwis kategoriul uars yuradReba
ar miaqcies, naxevrad Ria karSi Cadgnen da yuradRebad
iqcnen.
goCam mamamisi SeniSna, gaucina da xeli dauqnia.
ratomaa ase gamxdari? dainteresda cisferTvaleba mSobeli.
ar Wams arafers ganze gaixeda karlom. radganac
es yuradRebiani dediko win, sakmaod saSiS manZilze
edga da misi rbili, sayvareli Tmebis surneli pirdapir
tvinSi scemda.
icis bavSvma ase xandaxan. Cemi gogo zamTarSi suqdeba da zafxulSi ise gaxdeba xolme, rom loyebSi landi
gasdis.
verc mozardis gasuqeba-gaxdomis TemiT daainteresa
qalma karlo, lamazi yeli gabutuliviT moiRera da kvlav darbazs daubrunda.
tristan manjgalaZem `Semdegi aTi~ gamoiyvana, xazze
Caamwkriva, TviTon ramdenime nabijiT daixia, medoles
xeli auqnia da SeSinebul patarebs ileTi uCvena. ileTi,
kacma rom Tqvas, Zneli ar iyo. qarTuli cakvis ritmze
gaSlili marjvena mklaviT da mkerdTan moxrili marcxeniT, cekvis xvalindel jadoqrebs wreze unda evloT.
miviRoT yvelam sawyisi mdgomareoba! brZana qoreografma da dols isev auqnia xeli samamde rom daviTvli, daviwyebT!
`sawyisi mdgomareoba~ yvelam moxdenilad ver daiWira. marjvena xelis sakiTxi SedarebiT iolad gadawyda,
marcxena ki zogs maRla eWira, zogs ki naSurdulevi
beRuras frTasaviT Camoegdo Zirs.
erTi! ori! sami! daiRriala tristan manjgalaZem
da bavSvebi erTbaSad moswydnen adgils.
goCa mamamiss Sescqeroda da dolis uecarma xaTqa148

xuTqma TiTqos Tavzari dascao, daabnia. jer marcxena

xeli aiwepa mkerdze da marjvena miayola. bolos orive
xeli umweod aixuta gulze da amasobaSi win sakmao manZilze wasulebs daedevna. gaqceva ver mozoma da ukana
bavSvs daejaxa. doli Seubraleblad bragunobda. goCa
Tavisi patara nabijebiT Tavdauzogavad misdevda mocekvaveebs da Tan mamamiss Tvals ar acilebda, magram uecrad tristan manjgalaZis Ronieri xeli moxril mklavSi
swvda da SeaCera. goCam RimiliT amoxeda qoreografs da
Tavisi farTo, cisferi Tvalebi madlierebiT miapyro.
daisvene! mkacrad uTxra manjgalaZem da kedlisaken waiyvana. konkursis cxra monawile kidev didxans
darboda wreSi. goCa ki bednieris ieriT idga kedelTan
da mamamisis gafiTrebul saxes rom xedavda, ukvirda.

* * *
...Tavze dolCamoxeuli qoreografi, tristan manjgalaZe `milicia~, `milicias~ bRaviliT kibeze kisristexiT rom Carboda, mSoblebi saSinelma panikam
Seipyro. imdenad tristan manjgalaZe ar ecodebodaT,
ramdenadac konkursis CaSlis ambavi aSfoTebdaT.
guladuRebulma karlo kiRuraZem ki yvelas Tvalwin,
TiTqos uCveulo araferi Caedinos, auCqareblad Caacva
Tavis Svils da ukana gasasvleliT quCaSi gaiyvana.
misTvis axla sulerTi iyo, ra eloda am `xulignuri
saqcielisaTvis~. goCasTvis xeli magrad Caevlo da
ferwasul bavSvs TiTqmis ZaliT miaTrevda. goCas xeli
stkioda, magram Tavis axirebul mamas SiSiT verafers
eubneboda.
karlo kiRuraZes boRmisagan gul-muceli ewvoda.

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guj u
guju maisuraZe alayafis karTan idga da RriWodan
mwvaneSi Camjdar, TeTr, oTxsarTulian Senobas Sehyurebda. gabarjRul Wadrebs Soris ras dainaxavdi. daketil
fanjrebs miRma kaciSvili ar WaWanebda. gujus cnobismoyvareoba hklavda. erTi suli hqonda gaego, ra xdeboda im saxlSi. naxevari weli male Sesruldeboda, rac
doborjginiZis quCaze es axali dawesebuleba gaCnda da
danamdvilebiT veravin uTxra gujus, ra dawesebuleba
iyo. dRes Sesvlac scada, pirdapir, uceremoniod SeaRo
WiSkari, magram jixuridan xakisferSarvliani, saTvaliani moxuci gamovida da saSvi mosTxova.
usaSvod ar SeiZleba?
ukan gabrunebas ar apirebda guju.
ara, batono. saidan brZandebiT?
am quCaze vcxovrob, mexuTe mosaxle var aqedan.
kariskaci damSvidda.
keTili da patiosani, magram usaSvod mainc ar SeiZleba.
saSvs vin iZleva? dainteresda guju.
direqtori, an moadgile. Tqven visTan mibrZandebiT?
CemTvis sulerTia. saqme ki araferi maqvs, ise mainteresebda, ra xdeba SigniT.
Se kaco, yurebiani, dabambuli qudis qveS kefa
moifxana darajma, farsagi ar megona? magis gasagebad
moxvedi am yiameTSi?
marTlac rom usiamo amindi iyo. Tebervali xvamleTSi
saerTod Tbili icis, magram, Tumca zamTris es bolo Tve
dReebs iTvlida, TviT zamTari ki gverdis Seqcevas ar
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apirebda. mze mxolod SuadRisas gamoiWyiteboda da isic

naxevari saaTiT, qari Zval-rbilSi atanda. marTlac da,
Tu aucilebeli saqme ar hqonda, axla WkuaTamyofeli kaci
Tbil Rumels ar moSordeboda. amitomac quCaSi iSviaTad
Tu gairbenda qarsicivisagan loyaalewili mgzavri.
aba, ver unda gavigo, ra keTdeba am Cems quCaze?
gulwrfelad ikiTxa gujum.
rad ginda, Cemo imano, amis garda yvelaferi ici am
qveyanaze? daamSvida kariskacma moclili mezobeli.
rac ar vici, ar vici, mara mTlad asec xom ar SeiZleba. Tu ar SeiZleba, esec gviTxran da gvecodineba,
rom ar SeiZleba da ar vikiTxavT, batono. ager vcxovrob-Tqva, qe giTxariT, mexuTe mosaxle var.
ra moxele, brZandebiT?
ra mniSvneloba aqvs. ubralo kaci var me, mewaRe gaxlavarT. imisi ar iyos, oTxi mosaxle ayares am adgilas.
bina glaxa adgilas ki ar miuciaT, mara Cven guli dagvwyda. xom ici, ras niSnavs SeCveuli mezoblebi. mere, Cemo
batono, jer es uSvelebeli WiSkari moitanes da dadges.
ra saCqaro iyo WiSkari. WiSkars CvenSi saxls rom aaSeneben, mere SeWedaven xolme, Tvaliswamas aaSenes es Senoba
da Seibudrnen Sig qaTmebiviT. arc ambavi, arc xabari.
viRac porTfeliani kacebi mogrialdebian dilas avtobusiT, erTmaneTs aswreben karSi, mova xuT saaTze isev
is avtobusi da waiyvans ukan. kiTxva xom araa sircxvili? amdeni xania vyaraulob da aqedan gamosuli veravin
gamoviWire, rom SekiTxva mivce, loTianad ras SvrebiT,
ra xdeba SigniT-meTqi.
araferi saintereso ar xdeba, SigniT, batono. oTx
SviliSvils vficavar, Tu rame vicode da dagimalo.
dasaTvalierebeli namdvilad araferia.
mainc, mainc? yurs xeli miaxmara gujum.
oTaxebia patatrvani. magidebs usxedan. zogi axalgazrda, zogi ase, Cemi xnisac qea da weren. ras sweren,
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ra vici. me vin metyvis. racxa kvleviTi institutiao,

mecnierebi muSaoben SiT. esaa sul.
agaSena RmerTma, gujum tyavis jubaCa gaixsna, galifes Sarvlis jibeSi marcxena xeli Caiyo da marjvenaTi
boxoxi Sublze Camoiwia, mere amas darajob es Tofiani
kaci?
mec mikvirs, simarTle giTxra. usaSvod ar SeiZleba
Sesvlao da ra menaRvleba mec.
gujum waqisferi Tvalebi jer farTod gaaRo, mere
moWuta da ironiuli RimiliT gaxeda darajs.
davijere axla yvelaferi, ravarc ityvi, im wuTSi.
boxoxi iSvlipa, Semxede Tavze, arc me var guSindeli
bJiti, kai CoCori var mec. nu geSinia.
oTxi SviliSvili davifice, batono, da Cems bovSebs
Semoevlo es instituti Tavis direqtorian-mecnierebianad. amgenis gulisTvis Cems Citebs davificeb tyuilze?
SemiSvi, aba. mivivl-movivli pataras da gamoval gareT.
aiRe saSvi da SebrZandi, cota ar iyos nawyeni kacis ieriT uTxra moxucma.
saSvs vin iZleva? ukan daixia gujum da WiSkris
rkinis moajirs talaxiani Ceqma dausva.
xom giTxari, direqtori an moadgile.
mere? momcen, aba.
romels icnob Sen?
arc erTs.
hoda, gamarjoba Seni. jer erTi, pasporti gaqvs?
raT minda pasporti? gujum doinji gaikeTa.
asea wesi, batono. es wesi Cemi mogonili ki araa. jer
unda daureko direqtors an moadgiles. Tu ar icnob,
unda uTxra, vin xar da ra saqmeze. rom dauSveben saSvs,
pasports waradgen eger im fortoCkaSi da gamogiweren
qaRalds, im qaRalds maCveneb me da mibrZandi-Tqva getyvi.
gujus gaecina.
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ar gekadreba amxela kacs. Seni laparakidan xom

Cans axla, rom CemisTana ubralo kaci am zRurbls ver
gadaabijebs.
ra SuaSia ubralo da braliani?
rava ra SuaSia. jer erTi, giTxari, aravis vicnob-Tqva. Sen meubnebi, daurekeo. rom davureko da vuTxra: me,
mewaRe guju maisuraZes mainteresebs, rasakvirvelia, ra
xdeba Cems quCaze am Tqvens SenobaSi-Tqva. ar metyvis is
kaci Seayole, kutunia aqedano? miTxari, xom metyvis?
ra vici me! mxrebi aiCeCa kariskacma.
gasagebia, batono, yvelaferi. Tqven yofilxarT, aba
aqana da Tqveni yofila es qveyana. mogexasiaTebaT Cvenc
agvyareT da gadagvasaxleT sadme. Cumad viyoT, araferi
vikiTxoT, araferi vicodeT. vucadoT ase, brma qaTamiviT,
rodis gvesvrian Woloks an rodis dagvigeben ilinWas?!1
am sityvebs guju WiSkris gadaRma, quCaSi ambobda. igi
aRelvebuli iyo da xmas uwevda, magram quCaSi aravin iyo,
rom mewaRis aRSfoTebisTvis yuradReba mieqcia.
gujum erTxel kidev moixeda WiSkrisken. gulSi lazaTianad SeukurTxa am `saidumloebiT moculi~ dawesebulebis am quCaze CamomTeslebels, jubaCis SigniT,
zurgze Semoiwyo xelebi da doborjginiZis quCas aRma,
xidisken gauyva.

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karikacma male daiviwya es axirebuli mTxovneli.
jer gazeTebi aTvaliera, mere cota wauZina kidec da
mzis Casvlas mtkaveliRa aklda, roca kvleviTi institu
tis bufetidan damlagebel qals Zexvi, puri da limonaTi
moatanina. Sav purs qerqi Semoacala (kbilebi Ralatobdnen), Zexvi wvrilad daWra, limonaTs Tavi uwya da sadilobas Seudga. iRmurZleboda sveneb-svenebiT, ugemurad.
1 ilinWa maxe.

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dol-garmonis xma yuris ZirSi rom moesma, vin moclili qeifobs am yinvaSio, gaifiqra da fanjris daZonZili
farda gadaswia.
etli alayafis karTan gaCerda.
kofoze, meetlis gverdiT, gaxeTqili mTvrali guju
maisuraZe ijda. savarZelSi medole da megarmone mokalaTebuliyvnen.
`abada biWo almasxanaa
xan kaci xar, xan masxaraa!~ iWaWebodnen damkvrelebi. guju ki TiTqos caSi afrenas lamobso, orive xeliT
maRla iwevda da SigadaSig gasamxneveblad CaurTavda:
`rampata, rampata, rampata, rampata...~
gujum WiSkars rom Sexeda, kofodan iskupa da cxviris
gatexvas saswaulebrivad mxolod iman gadaarCina, rom
mTvrali iyo da sasxlaviviT ikeceboda.
gadaayene gverdze da fexi ar moicvalo, SeubRvira
meetles, wamiT Camovardnil siCumeSi TeTr saxls gauStera Tvali, medole-megarmone win gaigdo da dasWeqa:
SevediT! Sen daukar!
damkvrelebma gaubedavad gadaabijes zRurbls. ra
meti gza hqondaT, saTvalianma darajma, eseni ar xumrobeno, Wama Sewyvita, Tofs staca xeli da moqeifeTa
sameuls win gadaudga:
ar SeiZleba, miadgiT fexiTqva!
musikosebi Sedgnen da jiut damqiravebels sawylad
Seacqerdnen.
gujum Sublze xeli moisva. kariskacisken wabarbacda,
idayviT ganze gaswia da gametebulad CaaxvneSa:
gadaSendi iqiT!
damkvrelebs iqeT-aqeT CasWida sayeloSi xelebi, Cabnelebul derefanSi suli moiTqva, amayad gaxeda institutis Camqral talanebs da rac Zali da Rone hqonda
daiyvira:
Sen daukar, Tvara mevida viToJiri!
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atkracunda doli, aWikWikda akordeoni.

`sasidedrom damiwunaa!~
`rampata, rampata, rampata, rampata~, moxdenilad
CaurTavda guju da xelebs maRla isroda.
`damiwuna da miTxra vari!
Cems Svils ar gamoadgeba
SenisTana-da, loTi qmari!~
moulodneli araferi momxdara. erTimeoris miyolebiT
iReboda kari da derefanSi gamolagebul mecnierebs jer
sasowarkveTa exatebodaT saxeze, mere gaoceba da bolos
gaubedavi, SemkrTali Rimili. saTvaliani da usaTvalo,
wveriani da uwvero, axalgazrda da beberi, satinis samklaviani da lurjxalaTa yvela, xarisxiani Tu uxarisxo,
gujusken moiwevda. rkali nel-nela viwrovdeboda.
damkvrelebi kars daJinebiT Sescqerodnen. TiTqosda
imis Tqma surdaT, rom rac axla kvleviT institutSi
xdeboda, maTi brali sruliadac ar iyo. guju ki, eqstazSi Sesuli guju, wreSi daabijebda da cekvis dawyebamde
cotaRa aklda.
`netav im dRes movswrebode,
sasidedro mokvdebodes,
sasimamroc miyvebodes,
qaliSvili-da, damrCebodes!~
`rampata, rampata, rampata, rampata~ taSiT daqroda
guju.
grialebda doli, iWaWeboda akordeoni.
amaod irjeboda institutis kafandara direqtori;
igi `amxanago, amxanagos~ ZaxiliT ukan dasdevda eqstazSi
Sesul gujus. meeqvse wres rom urtyamda, fexi wamohkra
noxs da kinaRam gaiSota, amitomac xeli Caiqnia da adgilkomis Tavmjdomares SeuZaxa:
swrafad aRkveTe es umsgavsoba, ras mikeTeb, aba,
mets!
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adgilkomis Sefi, pepelahalstuxiani, qosa mamakaci energiulad Seudga saqmes. jer damkvrelebTan mivida da
saCvenebeli TiTi cxvirwin gauqnia, magram damkvrelebma
TiTqosda usiamo suni ecaTo, maRla da Sors gaixedes.
mere gujus mivarda, verc muqariT gaawyo rame da verc
xvewna-mudariT.
institutis TanamSromlebi siciliT igudebodnen da
axla adgilkomis Tavmjdomares direqtoris risxva imdenad ar aSinebda, ramdenadac Tavis dakargul avtoritets stiroda.
bolos TviT `mTavri damnaSave~ moego gons. damkvrelebi karisken Seabruna, axla TviT gauZRva win, Wadris ZirSi erTi sapatio wrec Semoatara da musikis Seuwyvetlad etlisaken gaabija.
kvlavindeburad kofoze mokalaTda, dol-garmonis
ostatebi rbil savarZelSi Caasvena, xelebi aRapyro, WiSkars momdgar mecnierul personals moxeda da daiWeqa:
xeiri Tqvens saqmes. wavediT!
etli Tvals rom moefara, kvleviTi institutis direqtori telefons Caciebul darajs Tavs waadga:
rekavT?
ver gavedi verafriT, sad sikvdilSi gaikrifa
suyvela.
direqtorma yurmili gamoarTva da Tavis adgilas
dado.
ar Rirs. ar gvinda. nu gavaxmaurebT. bolos da bolos, ra dagviSava. qeifobda kaci, meti xom araferi.
ki, batono, ravarac Tqven gagexardebaT, darajma
Tofi, romelic ratomRac jer kidev muxlebs Soris edo,
kedelze Camohkida.
direqtori kibeze adioda da fiqrobda `netav
msoflios samarTlebriv kodeqsebSi Tu aris sadme iseTi
muxli, romelic amgvar situaciaSi damnaSavis dasjas iTvaliswinebs da Tu aris, ratom unda iyos~.
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qveli
1980 wlis 18 ivniss, daaxloebiT ase TerTmet saaTze,
ermine saxamberiZis WiSkars Suaxansgadacilebuli, Savmosasxamiani kaci miadga. jer ezoSi gadaixeda da karga xans
uyura batis Wukebs, romlebic koindars cicqnidnen da
TavianT batur enaze Tavismomabezreblad yipyipebdnen,
mere mzis mxridan, kiserze tyavis saqaRalde miifara da
TiTqos Tavisive xmisa eSiniao, gaubedavad daiZaxa:
maspinZelo!
waqcevaze misuli, karmoRletili CeCmidan xuTiode
wlis TavburZgla biWi gamovida da WiSkarTan, ucnobis
Soriaxlos, uxmod gaCerda. sardafidan nifxvisamara kanWebCaSavebuli gogo gamoxoxda da biWs gverdiT daudga.
gogona didi-didi ori wliT iqneboda ufrosi Zmaze (ucnobma Zmad imitom miiCnia, rom bavSvebi gaWrili vaSliviT
hgavdnen erTmaneTs). yavriT daxurul saqaTmeze wiTuri,
Worfliani, aTiode wlis biWi gadmodga. erTxans Soridan zveravda ucnobs, mere katis nabijebiT moaxlovda
da SuaSi Cadga. samiveni karga xans undoblad, SiSnarevi
mzeriT, Tavidan fexebamde aTvalierebdnen Savmosasxamian kacs. bolos, ise rom ucnobisTvis Tvali ar moucilebiaT, samivem erTdroulad daiyvira:
dedaaa!
am Zaxilma ermine saxamberiZis meuRles pistis sxvenze mouswro. ZvelTaZveli skivri es-esaa amoasufTava
da Jangisgan SeWmul, mamapapur iaraRs sxvenze alagebda.
movdivar! kramitis RriWos gasZaxa, uSvelebel kaJian Tofs daeyrdno da sxvenidan Camoxta.
stumarma misken wamosuli, Tavwakruli, Tofiani qali
rom dainaxa, gaecina.
nu geSiniaT qalbatono, mteri ara var. iaraRs daakvirda, amis imedze xarT? raRa drois kaJiani Tofia!
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bavSvebma mrisxaned tuCebmokumul dedas Sexedes da

erTad gadaixarxares.
mapatieT, batono, Tofi gamxmar bals miayuda pistim, Tavsafari moixsna da ybebqveS amoimagra, sxvenze
amqonda da xelSi SemrCa.
stumari ver icno, magram WiSkari mainc farTod gauRo da Sin SeipatiJa.
xom mSvidobaa, pativcemulo?
ki, batono, mSvidobaa. Tqven ermine saxamberiZis
meuRle brZandebiT, albaT?
kie, farsagi xom araferia?
araferi-Tqva, xom giTxariT. salaparako mqonda patara TqvenTan, Tu gcaliaT. Tu ara da sxva dros moval.
moclili kuboSi wevs, batono. vin mogaclis dRes.
SemobrZandiT.
pistim Semogebebul beber ZaRls wixli wahkra da ucnobs moryeul xis kibeze auZRva.
gazeTebakrul xis farRalala oTaxSi Smoris suni
idga. sawolebi ise iyo axirxluli, rom devebis naomari
gegonebodaT.
gvapatieT, batono. amaT xelSi daalageb rames?
bodiSobda pisti da oTaxis mowesrigebas amaod cdilobda.
iyos, qalbatono. am wuTSi geaxlebiT me. stumari
WilofisZirian skamze daeSva, magram saeWvo WraWunma
SeaSina da isev wamodga.
loginze dabrZandiT, ara uSavs, Cemo batono.
SeaSvela maspinZelma.
male deda-wulni Sezlongze gamwkrivdnen da erTnairad idayvdayrdnobilebi ucnobs miaCerdnen.
Tu ar gewyinebaT. marto minda darCena TqvenTan,
Zlivs amoRerRa mosulma, magram qalbaton pistis
gafiTrebul saxes rom Sexeda, swrafadve daumata: nu
geSiniaT, qalbatono. me giga xaCiZe gaxlavarT, mxareTmcodneobis muzeumSi vmuSaob. balaxvanSi vcxovrob, xids
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rom gaxval, iqve, marjvniv, puris maRaziasTan mesame mosaxle var. mavnes da ubedurs vgavar mee?
uSangi gecodinebaT, aba Wedia. Cailaparaka pistim,
magram eWvis naperwklebi ar gamqrala misi Tvalebidan.
rogor ar vici, calTvala uSangi mequde. gogo
gaaTxova axla, erTi kviris win.
qvislad mekuTvnis uSangi. Cemi qmris gare mamidaSvilia, cotaTi damSvidda pisti, ar undodaT eg saqme.
ar arian maincdamainc kmayofili siZis. Camoxta da
bavSvebs SeuZaxa:
gadiT gareT, erTwamas!
bavSvebis mocileba arc ise ioli aRmoCnda. didi Cxu
bis da qaqanis Semdeg isini, marTlia, kars miRma aRmoCndnen, magram stumars araviTari garantia ar hqonda, rom
WuWurutanidan ar uTvalTvalebdnen.
aqeT moiwiT, qalbatono, bodiSs vixdi, Tqveni saxeli?
pisti, ojaxis diasaxlisma odnav gamoaCoCa Sezlongi.
giga xaCiZem tyavis saqaRalde gaSala, qaRaldis Sekvra
amoiRo, miixed-moixeda da gauwoda.
aq ori aTasi maneTia, qalbatono pisti.
pistim daufiqreblad gamoarTva.
daTvaleT Tu SeiZleba, fuls daTvla uyvars.
gauRima gigam.
saxamberiZis meuRle didxans, butbutiT, tuCebis cmacuniT, araCveulebrivi gulmodginebiT iTvlida. erTi
SeSla SeeSala. Tavidan daiwyo. ocdaxuTmaneTianebi da
Tumnianebi cal-calke daalaga Tvlis gasaadvileblad,
stumars muxlisTvis TiTebi SemoeWdo da Sehyurebda.
qals kexiani cxviri da fosoebSi RrmadCamjdari, waqisferi Tvalebi hqonda. Zveli, gacrecili Tavsafridan
(romelsac boloebze ratomRac Ruzebi exata) alag-alag
dauvarcxnelobisgan aCeCili Tma gamosCroda. fexze
yelwaWerili Ceqmebi ecva da mRelvarebisgan, pirwmindad
frCxilebmiWrili, uxeSi TiTebi ukankalebda.
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Tvlas rom morCa, fuli isev im gazeTSi Seaxvia, leibis qveS saimedod SeCurTa, Tavsafari Sublze CamoiqaCa
da stumars miaCerda.
qalbatono pisti, gigas xma ukankalebda, es
fuli Tqvenia da moixmareT rogorc gagexardebaT. Cemi
ar iyos, arc Tqven yofilxarT maincdamainc xelmomarTuli. cotaTi mainc win wagwevT es fuli.
ar daijeroT, batono, mag ambavi. ori aTasi maneTi
uSvelis Cvens gaWirvebas? pisti ganze ixedeboda da
ise xmadabla da mRelvarebiT laparakobda, gegonebodaT, stumars hbaZavso, xuTi Svili rogori gasazrdelia dRes. Cven patiosani xalxi varT. rva weli vimuSave
abreSumsaqsovSi. rva weliwadi mduRareSi mewyo xelebi
da yaWs vfurcqnidi. a, naxeT ras hgavs Cemi xelebi. axla,
vimuSaveb ki ara, purze rom gaval, bavSvebs saxli Tavze
aqvT wamocmuli. Cemi qmaria da gecodinebaT, albaT, rac
avaria SeemTxva, manqanas aRar andoben da arasauwyeboSi
kariskacad muSaobs. ori aTasi maneTi ki, rasakvirvelia,
cotas Segveweva, magram gveyofa-meTqi rom giTxraT, ar
iqneba marTali. SexedeT, ras hgavs Cveni Weri? wvima rom
mova, sabanze gvasxams pirdapir.
gigam piri gaaRo da raRac surda eTqva, magram maspin
Zeli ise Cqara laparakobda, rom veRar gaawyvetina.
is avariac, gecodinebaT albaT, Cemi qmris brali ki
ar iyo. mager, kacxis gadasaxvevTan, aRmarTze gaaCera
manqana, TqvenTan bodiSi momixdia, Tavis kacur saqmeze
miefara xes erTwams da mogexsenebaT marcxis ambavi, manqana misiT dagorebula, es upatrono, da xramSi gadavardnila.
stumari wamodga, jibeSi xelebi Caiwyo da fanjarasTan mivida. Sav muyaosagan gamoWriliviT moCanda uknidan
misi sufTad gaparsuli, lamazi Tavi da kefaze awebebuli farTo yurebi.
gagikvirdebaT, albaT, qalbatono pisti, am fulis
ambavi. yrud gaisma oTaxSi.
pisti TavCaqindruli ijda da xmas ar iRebda. gigas
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moeCvena, rom ermines meuRles gakvirvebiTac maincdamainc aRaraferi ukvirda.

es fuli, ganagrZo gigam, Cemi saCuqaria. Tqvens
ojaxs vaCuqe. ise, ubralod, xelisgasamarTavad. meti
ar mqonda, Torem mets mogarTmevdiT. gana ar vici, es
fuli araferi ar aris dRevandel dRes. Semobrunda,
saqaRalde aiRo da karisken gaiqca, SeCerda, diasaxliss
Ronivrad CamoarTva xeli, RmerTma mSvidobiT mogaxmaroso, uTxra da ezoSi gaabija.
wverwamaxuli nagverdulebis Robeze oTxi Tavi gadmoekida. pisti da misi Svilebi didxans Sehyurebdnen ucnaur stumars, romelsac plaSis qamari miwaze misTrevda
da abaSiZeebis Relisken ise miefara Tvals, rom erTxelac ar mouxedavs.

* * *
gadasaxlebidan rom dabrunda, ormocdasami wlis iyo.
isev muzeumSi daniSnes eqskursiaTmZRolad. mamapapeuli
oroTaxiani saxlic daubrunes. TiTqosda araferi momxdariyos. TiTqosda arc arsebobda is cxra jojoxeTuri
weli mis cxovrebaSi. Secdoma iyovo, uTxres da urCies,
maincdamainc aRar dainteresebuliyo im Secdomis mizezebiT. mama bavSvobaSive tvinis anTebiT daeRupa, deda
dapatimrebis meore wels. da-Zma ar hyavda. am gaRletil
saxlSi vin moviyvano, cota fuls davagroveb da cols
SevirTavo, imTaviTve gadawyvita. xelfasze gadarCenil
maneTebs patimris gakeTebul cxenisTavian yulabaSi yrida. ise Semoefcqvna wlebi xelSi, rom arc gaugia. guSinwin ormocdaTvrametis Sesrulda. SabaTi iyo, ijda SuSabandSi da saojaxo alboms aTvalierebda. nervebi moeSala. fotosuraTebze Tavis gaRimebul saxes rom daxedavda, egona, rom im gulubryvilo ymawvils aRaraferi
hqonda saerTo ormocdaTvrameti wlis giga xaCiZesTan,
gagulisebulma yulabas blagvi daniT waRijna Tavi da
iatakze gadmoapirqvava. ori aTas TerTmeti maneTi da
11. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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rva kapiki Segroviliyo. ratomRac ufro metis imedi

hqonda. fulis danaxvam sixaruli ki ar mohgvara, Tavis
umweobaSi daarwmuna. pirveli, ramac gauelva gonebaSi,
is iyo, rom am fuliT saxls ver aiSenebda da manqanas
ver iyidda. colis SerTvis xalisi maincdamainc aRarc
hqonda. marto myofs moeCvena, rom axla yvelaferi gvian
iyo. TiTqosda fuWad, zedmet kacad ecxovra am qveyanaze da axla azric aRar hqonda yvelafris Tavidan
dawyebas. mklavebze xelis smiT da ucnauri luRluRiT
daabijebda win da ukan. katas rZe rom dausxa, erTi azri
daeufla amdgariyo da es fuli eCuqebina imisTvis,
visac wvrilSvili hyavda da xelmokled cxovrobda. visac zustad ecodineboda, raSi daexarja. am fiqrma ise
gaaxalisa da gaamxneva, stvenac ki wamoiwyo. egona, rom
yvelaze Wkvianuri gza axla upova wlebis ganmavlobaSi
kapik-kapik nagrovebs. tanSi aJrJolebda im siamovnebisagan, rasac ori aTasi maneTis CuqebiT gaxarebuli kacis
saxe mohgvrida. wvrilSviliani da xelmokle kacis moZebna arc ise ioli aRmoCnda. ori dRe iara qalaqis ganapira
ubnebSi. ar undoda nacnobisaTvis mietana. weRan pistis
rom ar SeSineboda, arc Tavis vinaobas gaumxelda, ucnobisTvis ucnobisgan ori aTasi maneTis Cuqebas meti efeqti eqnebao, fiqrobda. davutoveb fuls, kargad yofnas
vusurveb da gaveclebio. am diliT viRacam miaswavla,
ermine saxamberiZe cxovrobs xidsgaRma, andria sinauris
quCis boloSi da xuTi Svili hyavso. gverdze gadaqaCul,
xis, fanjrebCaSavebul saxls rom Sexeda, mezoblebSi
gamokiTxva aRar dauwyia, maSinve mixvda, rom ipova, visac
eZebda, danarCeni mkiTxvelma ukve icis.
gaxarebuli da nasiamovnebi rogor ar iyo, frTaSesxmuli miabijebda Tavisi saxlisken giga xaCiZe, magram guls mainc raRac aklda. TiTqosda yvelaferi ise
ar moxda, rogorc moeloda. `madloba mainc eTqva am
mamacxonebulso~, fiqrobda pistis misamarTiT. bolos
daaskvna, albaT moulodnelma sikeTem, sixarulis eldam
daabnia qalio da Tavisi Tavic datuqsa, me xom imisTvis
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ar gadamidgams es nabiji, samagierod xelze sakocnelad

gamoSverili tuCebi da maspinZlis ybebamde gaxeuli Rimiliani piri menaxao. mindoda xelmokle kacs davxmarebodi, morCa da gaTavdao. dRes Tu ara xval xom gaigebs,
arafrisTvis rom Cavidine es sikeTeo.
erTi sityviT Cveni gmiri valmoxdili kacis ieriT,
damSvidebuli da suldamcxrali dabrunda Sin da im Rames rom eZina, rac Tavi axsovs, ise tkbilad ar sZinebia.
diliT nasauzmevi da Cacmul-daxuruli ezoSi rom
gamovida, onkanTan sarzeCamocmul patara sarkes Cahkra
Tvali, SeCerda, nikapze xeli Camoisva, gasaparsi vyofilvaro, daaskvna da SuSabandSi Sebrunda.
pijaki loginze miagdo, CaidniT Tbili wyali gamoitana, yelTan pirsaxoci Caifina da sapnis qafvas Seudga.
eleqtrosaparss ver iqna da ver mieCvia. manqanis RuRuni
nervebs miSliso, mamapapuri samarTebliT ufro Cqara
da safuZvlianad viparsavo. TavRranWianad gasapnulma
aivnis boZze samudamod miWedebul Zvel qamars samarTebeli rom dausva, SeniSna, rom WiSkars zemodan gadmouyo
viRacam xeli da asasxlets dauwyo Zebna.
qveviT! ufro qveviT da marjvniv! Seexmiana
maspinZeli.
Ria karSi marjvena Tvalze Savi tyavis rideakruli,
dabali, TiTqmis ukisro kaci idga, romelsac Tavze
ulazaTod grZelkepiani bukles qudi exura.
amobrZandiT zeviT! me bodiSi, ver geaxlebiT erTwuTs!
stumari daupatiJebladac mSvenivrad moikvlevda
gzas. parmaRs rom moadga, gigam maSinve icno uSangi Wedia da bavSvobidanve verc erTi SemTxveva ver gaixsena,
rom es busTava mequde mis ezoSi Semosuliyo.
mapatie, uSangi batono, am wuTSi Camoviban, giga
wamodga, magram stumarma orive xeliT daiWira da TiTqmis ZaliT dasva skamze.
rava gekadreba. Sen mSvidad iparse. raRaca ori sityva maqvs saTqmeli, damjdars getyvi Tu gaqceuls, sul163

erTia CemTvis, gigam fanjaraSi gadaixeda, ise, xexili

Senc dagberebia, Cemi ar iyos, is gadabelili qliavia?
onkanTan, marjvniv.
korkimeli. giga parsvas ganagrZobda.
gaxma?
sanaxevrod. gadabeleo mirCies.
raia korkimeli, araferi araa. me Sen adgilas
amovZirkvavdi da TeTr bals Cavrgavdi, an atams. mara
atamic glaxa mosavlelia, es oxeri. sami Ziri midgas da
tani ver aiyares, dakoinda samive.
movla unda, uSangi batono. sul aq unda trialebde
da sasxlav-sarwyavi geWiros xelSi. axla isea wamxdari
miwa, rom upatronod balaxic ki aRar izrdeba. dro ginda
kacs da xalisi. me, simarTle giTxra, arc erTi maqvs da
arc meore. nel-nela samarTeblis Camosmasa da Camosmas Sua, nawyvet-nawyvetad miugo maspinZelma, Tumca mSvenivrad xvdeboda, rom misi gadabelili korkimelis bedi
amjerad uSangi Wedias yvelaze naklebad ainteresebda.
ukanac xom gaqvs Sen ezo?! kvlav Soridan uvlida
stumari.
ara, kaco, sadaa, ukana ezo axla waiRes?!
cota xans Cumad isxdnen. gigam parsva rom daamTavra
da wamodgoma daapira, stumarma mosamzadebeli periodi
damTavrebulad CaTvala da saqmeze gadavida.
fulis darigeba dagiwyia, giga batono, am kiTxvaSi
bevri ram igulisxmeboda da sxvaTa Soris isic, rom me
Sen mxares var da am saidumlos Cemgan veravin gaigebso.
gigas gaecina.
ki daviwye, uSangi Cemo. ra meqna aba.
gamodis rame? mequdem cali Tvali moWuta da win
gadmoixeda.
Zalian sarfiani saqmea, gigam sicils umata, da pirsaxoci mxarze gadaigdo, wamodga da stumris SeTqmuliviT dayursul saxes rom Sexeda, swrafadve daseriozulda.
xom vTxove im qals, ar gaaxmauro es ambavi Tqva.
Cemi imedi gqondes, giga batono, gulze xeli mii164

do mequdem, irgvliv mimoixeda da xmas dauwia, saxamberiZeebi Cemi Soreblebi ki ar arian. ermines da me erTi
ZuZu gvaqvs nawovi.
ra mniSvneloba aqvs, magram ar minda qveyanam gaigos.
ar miyvars gaxmaurebuli saqme, giga fanjaras gadaeyuda da xelisgulze Caidnis wyali daisxa. uSangi wamoxta
da Caidani gamoarTva.
iyos, iyos, me TviTon... raze wuxdebi... didi madloba... maspinZelma pirisaxe SeimSrala, pijaki Caicva da
kirovis suraTs miSterebul mequdes gverdiT daujda.
rasakvirvelia, erTxel vTqvi imisi ar iyos... gaxmaurebuli saqme eSmakisaa... magram erTi kaci mainc gWirdeba am saqmeSi. marto gagiWirdeba... me ase vfiqrob, Cemi
WkuiT, uSangis xelebi barZayebSi Caewyo da gaqvavebuliviT ijda.
ra kaci?
Seniani... vinme... erTguli... uRalato... vTqvi misi
ar iyos.
xumrob, uSangi?
uSangim xma ar gasca.
rad minda kaci. me fuls ki ar vWri, Se kai adamianiSvilo!
uSangi Wedias arc am pasuxma Seucvala ieri. icoda,
rom maspinZeli ase advilad ar endoboda.
damijere, giga, Cemze erTgul kacs ver iSovi. ar
ginda CemTan maseTi laparaki.
ra laparaki! Sen xom srul Wkuaze xar, Tu Zma xar, am
diliT! gigas sibrazisagan civma oflma daasxa.
ra gayvirebs? uSangim WiSkrisken gaixeda, me
SenTvis geubnebi. rom Cavarde, xom unda gyavdes kaci...
Wirisufali vinme... peredaCis momtani. Tu ginda wilSic
ar gamoval, sam procentze viqnebi.
ra wili, ris wili... gigas WianWvelebma daurbines
sxeulze, yelSi burTiviT raRac moawva da TiTebi erTbaSad gaucivda, ra maqvs sawilo. Se kai kaco. Sen ici,
rom me is ori aTasi maneTi TxuTmeti weli vagrove?
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 visTvis? uSangim sxvaTa Soris Caugdo.

CemTvis.
TxuTmeti weli SenTvis agrove da mere saxamberiZes
miarTvi saCuqrad, xom? mequdem sazarlad Caicina da
xelebi muxlebze daiwyo, vin Wams amas, Cemo giga. raRac
marTals xom unda hgavdes, vTqvi misi ar iyos.
mkvdari dedis suls geficebi, Tu ase ar iyos. gigas xmaSi mudara ismoda da calTvalam mTeli saubris
manZilze pirvelad Sexeda maspinZels.
rava ginda, aba awi?
ra awi?
xvalidan isev daiwyeb fulis Segrovebas? Tu SeeSvebi
am saqmes. didi dro ki unda, marTali xar, axla erTi TxuTmeti weli unda elodos ermine saxamberiZe sanam kidev
ori aTas maneTs miutande, xom?! gigas arasodes ar smenia aseTi sicili. mequde ki ar icinoda, TiTqosda yefda.
ToxiviT kbilebs aelvebda da mTeli taniT ZigZigebda.
ar gjera, xom? lamis tiriliT hkiTxa maspinZelma.
rava ar mjera. magisTanebi mjera? mjera, aba, ara?..
Sen Tu gjera, mec mjera... uSangim TvalTan ori TiTi
miitana, jer upeebi moifxana, mere msxvli dafanCuli
warbebi gaiswora da wamodga.
me Cemi giTxari da awi Sen ici. kargad iyavi, aba...
Tu rame gadawyvito, isev iq vmuSaob, mwvaneyvavilaze.
icode, kargi minda SenTvis, am laparakiT Cavidnen ezoSi da WiSkars rom miadga, mequdem sinanulgareuli xmiT
erTxel kidev Caukakuna maspinZels... amxela saqmes martokaci ver moereva... vTqvi misi ar iyos; Sen axla bavSvi
aRara xar. sanerviulo saqmea es... ar megona, Tu meti ar
viyaviT Cven erTmaneTisTvis. mets ar mendobi, Se kaco?
giga xaCiZes WiSkris migdebac daaviwyda, erTxans gadabelil korkimels daeyrdno sulis mosaTqmelad, saxeze
wyali Seisxa da quCaSi rom gamovida, Tavic ar auwevia
muzeumamde.
mTeli dRe ugunebod gaatara. dana pirs ar uxsnida.
Tormet saaTze or beber germanels moemsaxura da ise
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Cqara garboda eqspoziciidan eqspoziciisaken, rom stum

rebi Zlivs eweodnen. moxuci col-qmari ubodiSod miatova da Tavis magidas rom miujda, maRalma, saxedamWknarma
saTvalianma germanelma damtvreuli rusuliT gaagebina:
didi madloba aseTi saintereso saubrisTvis, magram,
Tu nebas dagvrTavT, cota xansac davrCebiT muzeumSi.
zog rames uTqvenod davaTvalierebTo. gigas Sercxva,
wamodga da turistebs bodiSi mouxada, uqeifod var da
mapatieT, rom vCqarobdi, ra Tqma unda, ramden xansac
gagexardebaT, SegiZliaT aq brZandebodeTo. kafandara
germaneli didxans arTmevda xels da madlieri saxiT
egermanuleboda. kidev kargi mTeli dRis ganmavlobaSi
sxva aravin Semosula. dostoevskis `idioti~ gadmoiRo,
magram guli ver daudo.
xuTiode gverdi waikiTxa da, rac arasodes damarTnia, misi sayvareli mwerlis kiTxvisas, sibrazem Seipyro,
yvelaferi, rac iq ewera, avadmyofurad da gaWianurebulad, cota ar iyos yalbadac moeCvena.
aRarc ki axsovs, Sin rogor movida. daxuTuli saRamo
iyo da adre davwvebi, iqneb, CameZinoso, gadawyvita. rogorc iqna, CaeZina, magram maSinve gamoeRviZa.
giga! giga-Tqva! ar gesmis Seen! WiSkarTan viRac
iZaxda.
axlave!
fostlebSi fexi tuca da fanjaras xeli hkra:
am wuTSi, batono. romeli xar?!
gvnaxe erTi aqeT, Tu SeiZleba.
gareT bneloda da kokispirulad wvimda, nifxavperangze sawvimari wamoixura da ezoSi CafSlatunda.
male Tavidan-fexebamde gawumpul, maRal-maRal, Tagvisfersvitrian, wverulvaSgaburZgnul kacs SemouZRva.
sinaTlezec ver icno da Sarvals rom icvamda, erTxel
kidev moubodiSa.
CamZinebia, es oxeri. ver var raRac kargad, didxans
iZaxeT? dabrZandiT, skami miuCoCa.
ucnobma gruza Tmawveridan wyali Camoiwura da taburetis skamze calmxriv Camojda.
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 ermine gaxlavarT me, saxamberiZe.

ras laparakob?! gigas Tvalebi gaubrwyinda da
xeli Ronivrad CamoarTva, keTili iyos Cveni gacnoba,
batono ermine.
madlobeli varT guSindeli ambis, rasakvirvelia,
RerRavda ermine da xelebs ifSvnetda mainteresebda raRac CemTvis... viTomda bodiSs ki vixdi ase gvian
SewuxebisTvis. me vTqvi... ase gvian rava dawveboda-Tqva.
patara Tvals movatyueb-meTqi da mimZineboda, batono. raRaca ver viyavi xasiaTze, Torem sadaa Zili.
gamovyruvdi am saxlSi marto. e, im katis meti ar miWyavis araferi.
ho... ra vici... zogi, aba, me getyvi Sen, piriqiTaa,
erTi marto damtova da am bovSebis jijRini ar gamagona
da ar minda araferi-Tqva, CemTvis vityvi, xandaxan.
rava gekadrebaT, xuTi bavSvis fasi raa ojaxSi,
maspinZelma igrZno, rom imas mainc ar laparakobdnen,
rac unda eTqvaT da erTbaSad moiwyina.
giga, batono, Tqven romeli xaCiZis xarT? stumarma ise amoixvneSa, TiTqos guli amoayolao.
ar gecodinebaT. mamaCemi adre daiRupa. raSi gainteresebT, ermine batono?
araferi... ise... erminem cxvirsaxoci amoiRo da
Sublze gaisva.
sul araobas, rad unda laparaki, ori aTasi maneTi
sjobia, magram...
ra magram, ermine batono? maspinZeli smenad iqca.
ra da... ki ar unda vambobde, magram, giTxraT simarTle, cota mets velodi.
ratom elodiT cota mets? giga aimriza.
mekuTvnis da imitom. Cemi coli rva weliwadi ZafsaRebSi jaxirobda. ravari Casawyobia, aba, naxeT erTi,
cxel mduRareSi xelebi. sakecesac ver ikavebs wesierad
axla nakvercxlis asaRebad. me var da karSi damayenes
saR-salamaTi kaci. Tu mageni manqanaze dasmas ar mipireben, meti unda gamoegzavnaT.
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vin mageni?
mTavroba.
ra SuaSia mTavroba?!
ki, axla ase iTqmis. kacis gadagdebaze advili araferia. ori aTasi maneTi mirCens xuT bavSvs?
Cemgan ra gnebavT, batono ermine? giga xaCiZes kefa
aewva da yurebma Suili dauwyo.
Sengan araferi. me imasTan maqvs saqme, vinc fuli
gamogatana. me, Se kai kaco, yru ki ara var, axla raki
Soferi var, ar mecodineba viTom am qveynis araferi? vin
suleli gaaCerebda siCqareSi Caugdeblad aRmarTze manqanas. siCqareSic iyo da xelis muxruWic amoWimuli mqonda,
iqve ar sweria eqspertis daskvnaSi? iRbalia yvelaferi
amqveyanaze. raRa me unda momsvloda maincdamainc.
Cemo ermine. me araferi ar vici. me mTavrobasTan
saqme ara maqvs. Cemi fuli mogitane da gaCuqe. Cemi nagrovebi fuli. ar giTxra meuRlem?
ki, batono, Cven ase gaugebrebi ki ar varT. gvesmis yvelafri, magram me imaze mwydeba guli, rom ratom,
kaco, sxvas uaresi emarTeba da axal manqanaze svamen. me
ra qva gavtexe. me TviTon gavaremontebdi. rama mTelia
da Zravasac araferi sWirs iseTi. radiatoria marto
gamosacvleli.
ratom. ratom... albaT, cota xans kariskacad gamuSaveben da mere mogcemen marTvis uflebas. TviTon
ician Tavis saqme. ki ar vici, rogoria wesi.
me raki axla am ori aTas maneTs damajeres, mageni
CemTvis sabuTebis dambruneblebi da saWis mndoblebi
aRar arian.
ratom ar gindaT gaigoT, am ori aTas maneTs aravisTan ara aqvs kavSiri. Cemi jibidan mogeciT. RmerTma
alalad mogaxmarTo.
erTs vityvi me. mcire pauzis Semdeg Tavi aswia
erminem.
brZaneT.
im ori aTas maneTs ar unda moyoloda rame sabuTi?
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kvitancia, sityvaze, magaliTad? xeli araferze iyo mosaweri? isev Tqvensas ambobT?! gigas nervebi moeSala,
Tqven Cemi sikvdili xom ar gindaT. ra kvitancia. Cemi
jibis fuli mogarTviT. wadiT da ikiTxeT sadac gindaT!
ras miyviri, Tu Zma xar, Sen?! ermine wamodga TvalSi xom aravis vepataravebi aqana. jer wesierad gelaparakebiT da mere vikiTxavT, aba, ras vizamT. Cven gzac qe
viciT da kvalic. tyidan gamovardnili aravinaa dRes.
viro madlio, asea, xom, batono ermine? giga Zlivs
sunTqavda. nestoebi dabervoda da cxviri gaTeTreboda.
ki nu gwyinT, pirdapiri laparaki, Tqven, naswavl
xalxs. nervebi Cvenc gvaqvs. nu geSiniaT, angelozebi ara
xarT arc Tqven. me arafers aravis vabraleb, magram aris
SemTxvevebi, ar aris?
ra SemTxvevebi?
ra da oTxasi maneTi rom gamouyves kacs da orasi
momtanma rom gadaRuna. fuli mwarea. me Tqven ki arafers
gabralebT, magram garkveva unda yvelafers, ki ar gewyinoT. ZmebSic ki modis angariSi da Cven ra varT erTmaneTisTvis? araferi.
mibrZandiT da gaarkvieT, sadac gagexardebaT! gigam Tavisi xma ver icno. safeTqlis ZarRvebi uxtoda da
nestoebi daskdomaze hqonda.
kibeze rom daeSvnen, ermine SeCerda da sibneleSi cxviri yurTan miutana maspinZels.
erTi es miTxari. Cems cols icnobdi adre?
romel Sens cols?
romelsac miutane fuli. aba, sxva ar myavs me.
pistis?
ho.
ar vicnobdi, pirvelad vnaxe, giga xaCiZe mixvda,
saiTken gadaukakuna stumarma, ar grcxvenia, ermine?
kaci mgonixar Sen me.
vincaa Cven Soris kaci, imas gaarkveven, sadac adgilia. me kaci var Tu propka, aravis saqme araa magi.
araferi ar daimaleba qveyanaze, icode es... ar daimaleba
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araferi, gacriT, sisiniT, daqadnebiT Cailaparaka erminem da sibneles Seeria.

TavsxmaSi Tavis WiSkarTan didxans idga giga xaCiZe da
wyvdiads gahyurebda. guli xeliT eWira. cremli da wyali Camosdioda Rawvebze.
quCaSi kaciSvili ar WaWanebda.
erT kviras aRaravis Seuwuxebia.
im dRes muzeumis TanamSromlebi Cais sakrefad waiyvanes
da vaxSmoba karga xnis gadasuli iyo, Sin rom dabrunda.
ezodanve SeniSna, SuSabandis kari Ria iyo. SeSinebiT
ar SeSinebia (ra hqonda mosaparavi), magram Rrmad darwmunebulma imaSi, rom diliT kari gamoiketa (gasaRebi
moeSala da axlis SeZena Seugvianda). sibneles SesZaxa.
romeli xar?!
wyvdiads landi gamoeyo da kars Signidan moadga.
stumari var, ar SegeSindes, Tu kaci xar.
axalgazrduli, ucnobi xma iyo.
gigam kibe swrafad aiara da sibneleSi xelis faTuriT,
Zlivs moZebna Rilaki.
mis win lamazad Tmagadavarcxnili gamxdari, cxvirniskarta, tanmorCili saTvaliani biWi idga. ocdaxuTiode
wlis iqneboda. TeTr perangze msxvilad ganaskvuli koplebiani halstuxi ekeTa da pijakis gulis jibeSic halstuxisferi, gangeb amoweuli cxvirsaxoci edo.
ar gewyinos, Tu giyvarde, xuTi saaTia gicdi, Camovwydi fexze ezoSi. patara rom wamowvima, me vTqvi, gadaxurulSi kibeze davdgebi-meTqi. zurgiT mivaweqi kars da
ar gaiRo? etyoba Ria dagrCenia am diliT. qe Semovedi da
vdarajob ager Sens saxls, patara saqmea?
kars ar vketav saerTod. vis davuketo? qurds, CemTan qudi rom Semougdo ar Semova.
swori xar. qurdma icis, vis miadges karze.
gigas ar moewona Rameuli stumris gaSinaurebuli
kilo, magram ymawvilma piradobis mowmoba rom aCvena,
gaukvirda, xelis dabanac ki gadaifiqra, oTaxidan dawnu171

li skami gamoitana da stumars daudga. TviTon taburetze Camojda da smenad iqca.

mixvdebodiT, albaT, ra saqmeze var mosuli.
ymawvilma saTvale moixsna, daiorTqla, cxvirsaxociT
gulmodgined gawminda da gaikeTa.
vera? maspinZlis uarSi ufro metad kiTxva ismoda.
ermine saxamberiZe iyo CvenTan.
miCivla?
Civili ra SuaSia. ainteresebs im kacs, ra, ratom,
ranairad. Sen rom iyo mis adgilas, Senc ase ar izamdi?
ra ainteresebs?
ar ginda axla CemTan aseTi laparaki. guSindeli
arc Sen xar da, madloba RmerTs, Cvens saqmeSic kargad erkvevi. me patara kaci var, qe ici Sen. damavales
gaarkvieo da xuTi saaTia vyuryuteb Sens kibeze. Zalian
kargad ici, rac ainteresebs saxamberiZes.
xom avuxseni yvelaferi. TqvenTan ra undoda?
CvenTan rom movida, unda gixarodes. aba, is girCevnoda, miliciaSi da sasamarTloSi wasuliyo? gavarkvevT
ager yvelafers, movaxseneb ufross. daibareben saxamberiZes, auxsnian saqmis viTarebas da morCeba saqme. ase ar
sjobia? saTvalianma es bolo sityvebi araCveulebrivi
eqstaziT warmoTqva da gaxarebulma taSic ki moayola.
me gasarkvevi araferi maqvs. Cemi danazogi, xelfasze
gadanarCeni ori aTasi maneTi mivutane wvrilSvilian, xelmokle kacs ermine saxamberiZes da vaCuqe. ar SeiZleba?
ra?
Cuqeba.
vTqvi me, ar SeiZleba-meTqi? ra niSnismogebiT
melaparakebi, Se kaco. ratom gaqvT yvela reabilitirebuls erTnairi toni.
Tu micnobT me Tqven, maSin isic gecodinebaT, risTvis var reabilitirebuli.
ki magram, ratom ggoniaT reabilitirebulebs, rom
xelmeored Tqveni daWera ar SeiZleba, Tu rames daaSavebT, rasakvirvelia.
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Cven ukve vijeqiT sxvis magivrad kai xans da Sen

cota sityvebs daukvirdi, Tu Zma xar. Sennairi kagebes
instruqtorebic minaxavs oTxze gakruli.
ra vTqvi axla me iseTi, instruqtorma Caicina
da fexi fexs gadaado, Cemi Secdoma ra aris ici? me
rom movedi Cemi fexiT. unda gamomegzavna manqana, unda
amomeyvane iq da maSin sxvanair xmaze ilaparakebdi.
Sen kruxis Tavi xom ar giWamia, Tu Zma xar, dRes.
Sars arafers SemamTxvio, saSeno nervebi kai xania damawyvites. Tqvi, ra ginda da gaaTave! Tavi ver Seikava
gigam da imwamsve daaskvna, ar viqcevi kargad, am lawiraks
laparakSi ar unda gavyve, vin icis, ra udevs gulSio.
ese igi danazogi fuli miutane ermines?
diax.
saCuqrad?
saCuqrad.
Tu icnob sxvas vinmes, visac ase SensaviT fuli
egrovebinos da mere sxvisTvis eCuqebinos?
ara.
Seni Zmakacebidan xom aravin apirebs amis gakeTebas?
ar vici.
aba, kargad gaixsene.
ver vixseneb.
Sen TviTon gadawyvite, saxamberiZes daxmarebodi,
Tu girCia vinmem?
me TviTon.
raRa ermine amoarCie.
ver gavige?
raRa ermine saxamberiZes miutane maincdamainc fuli
da ar miutane vTqvaT, vaso xurcilavas. Sengan mexuTe
mosaxlea am quCaze. imasac xuTi Svili hyavs.
ar mindoda nacnobTan mimetana. Tanac vaso xurcilavas RmerTma misces da araferi uWirs Cemi dasaxmarebeli.
ermines icnobdi adre?
ara.
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 mis cols?
arc mis cols.
vin migaswavla erminesTan?
ar vicnob. quCaSi mimavals vkiTxe, Tu cxovrobs aq
vinme wvrilSviliani, xelmokle kaci-meTqi.
ras eZaxi xelmokles?
ermine saxamberiZisTana ojaxs.
rom mixvedi, misma colma TviTon giTxra gviWirs da
dagvexmareo?
ar uTqvams.
ar gviWirso giTxra?
me ar mikiTxavs.
aba? miixed-moixede, raki Seatyve, rom Werze Zvirfasi WaRi ar ekida, daaskveni, am ojaxs uWirso, SeukuSne
ori aTasi maneTi leibsqveS da gamoiqeci?
leibsqveS TviTon SekuSna. me xelSi miveci.
daTvala?
ki.
naCuqar fuls ra daTvla undoda. vTqvaT aTi maneTi
aklda, ar mokidebda xels?
ar vici.
arc im kacis saxe gaxsovs, vinc erminesTan migaswavla?
maxsovs.
?!
cxvirze meWeWi hqonda da cali ulvaSi mwvaned SeRebili.
me seriozuli kaci mgonixar, ras glaxaob.
ar davkvirvebivar... ra vici... xelmeored rom Sem
xvdes, SeiZleba vicno.
ratom uTxari, marto minda TqvenTan darCenao?
vis?
pistis.
ar mindoda, bavSvebs fuli daenaxaT.
madloba giTxra pistim?
ar uTqvams.
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ratom ar uTqvams Tu ici?

ar vici. es misi saqmea.
Tu gainteresebs, me getyvi. rac Sen gaakeTe, sikeTe
ar aris. an, ufro sworad, gulubryvilo, suleluri sikeTea. me Zalian minda, davijero, rom Sen marTla da marTla ubralod, arafris gulisTvis xelisgasamarTavad
aCuqe fuli saxamberiZes, magram ver vijereb. Sen kargad
ici ratom. es yvelaferi SeTxzuls da mogonils hgavs.
adamianebi karga xania gadaeCvivnen aseTi `sikeTeebis~ Cadenas. Sen Tu saxamberiZis pativiscema gindoda, raRac
sxva formiT unda geca. me axla ise gelaparakebi, TiTqos
Sen rac miTxari, yvelaferi marTali iyos. ar gifiqria
imazec, rom pisti da ermine CaTvlidnen, TiTqos Sen es
fuli ki ar aCuqe, aramed mTavrobam daajildova da Seni
xeliT gaugzavna?
ar mifiqria.
hoda, is kaci, verafriT davarwmuneT, rom Sen misi
fulis nawili ar migiTvisebia.
eg yvelaferi mis kiserze iyos. me ar mainteresebs,
ras ifiqrebs Cemze ermine saxamberiZe.
ara xar marTali. Sen mas fuli swored imitom miutane, rom Zalianac gainteresebs, ras ifiqrebs Senze ermine saxamberiZe.
eg Tqveni azria.
ra xnis brZandebiT?
ormocdaTvrametis.
mere am xnis kacma rogor ar iciT, rom Tqvens uazro
xelgaSlilobas dRes veravin gaigebs. axla sxva droa.
ra droa?
ra droa da xalxosnuri qvelmoqmedeba modaSi aRar
aris. kacisTvis ori aTasi maneTis Cuqebas dRes damcirebis, Seuracxyofis elferic axlavs.
egec Tqveni azria, sikeTes moda ar gaaCnia.
aba, kargad dafiqrdiT. xom SeuZlia Tavmoyvare kacs
ermine saxamberiZes giTxraT, vin aris Seni ori aTasi
maneTis maTxovario.
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giga gaCumda. man CaTvala, rom am enaWartala ymawvilTan kamaTs azri ar hqonda. Tu rames mkiTxavs vupasuxeb,
Tu ara da viqnebi CemTviso.
stumari wamodga.
saerTo suraTi CemTvis naTelia. cota raRacebia
kidev dasazustebeli da SeiZleba CvenTan Semovlam mogiwioT erTxel. kargad brZandebodeT. Tqva man, kars
ukan kuTxeSi midgmuli patara, Savi Cemodani aiRo da
kibe msubuqad Cairbina.
ramdenadac weRan im kacis familiaruli toni ar moewona, imdenadve ar examuSa axla maspinZels misi uecari
gaucxoveba da `Tqvenobaze~ gadasvla.

* * *
Ramis sam saaTze TeTr xids wulukiZis baRis mxridan
kaci moadga.
qaris sisini da rionis Rriali erTmaneTSi ise areuliyo, rom sxvisas ki ara, sakuTar xmasac ver gaigonebdi.
qalaqi mitovebuls hgavda.
abanos karis Tavze bJutavda marto erTaderTi yviTeli naTura da iqve, asfaltze fexebwaSveril, Tavze
yabalaxCamofxatul, uTofo darajs eZina.
kaci didxans, Zalian didxans Cahyurebda rions.
mere welSi gaimarTa.
qudi moixada da gadaagdo.
swrafad miayola mosasxami, pijaki, halstuxic ki.
moajirs gadaabija da...
TiTqos viRacam daqaCao, Semotrialda, ukan gadmoiwia
da gadmoxta. Suaxidze gaiqca da karga xans ismoda sibneleSi misi fexebis takatuki.
is uxilavi Zala ar mogeSalos, Zvirfaso mkiTxvelo,
Seni cxovrebis yvelaze mZime wuTebSi...

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l uiz a
axalgazrda ginekologi baxva kanTelaZe samsaxurSi
midioda. cvla oTxze ewyeboda. am erT saaTSi, iqneb benzinis Casxma movaswroo, elbaqiZis daRmarTze Cauxvia.
`iveriasTan~ gogonam gamoirbina gzaze da xeli dauqnia.
eqims nacnobi egona, jer sarkidan gaxeda, mere ukansvliT daZra manqana da gogonas cxvirwin daamuxruWa.
didad ar gaxarebia nacnobis gamoCena, benzinis Casxmas
veRar movaswreb, vin icis, sad cxovrobso. qaliSvilma
ukana kari rom gamoaRo da dajda, baxva darwmunda, rom
pirvelad xedavda, inana, ratom gavaCereo.
gamarjobaT.
gagimarjoT?! kiTxva gauria salamSi baxvam.
qaliSvili savarZelSi arxeinad mokalaTda da baxvas moeCvena rom daupatiJebelma mgzavrma sarkeSi enac
gamouyo. lamazi iyo. mrgvali muxlisTavebi, cisferi
Tvalebi da cisfradve amoRebili, maRali quTuToebi,
swori cxviri, pomadawasmuli vnebiani tuCebi da grZeli,
swori, yvrimalebze daSvebuli ferflisferi Tma hqonda, iaffasiani bukles Wreli palto da alublisferi
Ceqmebi ecva.
mapatieT, nacnobi saxe gaqvT da ki ver mogigoneT.
rogorc Cveulebrivad iwyeben xolme saubars ucnob
qaliSvilTan, baxvamac ise daiwyo.
araferic, me Tqven pirvelad gnaxeT. qaliSvilma,
cota ar iyos, yalbi keklucobiT upasuxa da gaucina.
raki asea, vicnobdeT erTmaneTs, baxva. baxvam marjvena xeli ukan gadaswia da gogonas muxlebze daado. _
luiza, _ baxvam Tavis xelSi qalis grili, rbili TiTebi
igrZno da mouWira.
`aragvTan~ maRla amouxvia da gmirTa moedans wre
daartya.
12. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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 saiT wavideT, luiza?

gcaliaT? luiza win gadmoixara.
axla romelia?
me ar maqvs saaTi.
baxvam jibidan saaTi amoiRo da gauwoda.
naxe. mosamarTs TiTi daaWire da gaiReba.
oTxis TxuTmeti wuTia.
oTxze samsaxurSi unda viyo, luiza, Torem ra sjobia SenTan gaseirnebas.
luizam moiwyina.
Tu daTvlili wuTebi gqonda, ra Zala gadga, ras
miCerebdi manqanas, Se kaco.
nacnobi megoneT.
nacnobebze meti viqnebodiT dro rom gqondes.
baxvas jer guli auria luizas kdemagamoclilma
pirdapirobam. mere, kacma rom Tqvas, moewona kidec qalis Seulamazebeli siTamame. `ar malavs, rac aris; morCa
da gaTavda. maincdamainc mTvareze unda dagiwyos jer
laparaki, nervebi mogiSalos da mere Secdenili qalis
niangis cremlebi Rvaros?~ gaifiqra man.
sxva dros, sad SeiZleba Seni naxva, luiza?
sxva dro rad ginda, Cems Seyvarebas xom ar apireb?
ara. ise... telefoni Tu gaqvs-meTqi.
telefoni ki ara, biWo, Ramis gasaTevi ara maqvs. xan
erT daqalTan vaTev da xan meoresTan.
xom ase haiharad, udardelad pasuxobda luiza, magram
baxvam mainc SeamCnia mis gamoxedvasa da saubris ierSi
Sefaruli Rrma sevda.
`iveriasTan~ mimiyvane isev, Tu ar Sewuxdebi, da
waval Cems gzaze, bolo sityvebi gogom TiTqmis tiriliT Tqva.
baxvas Seecoda igi da gaifiqra, modi, soso kvaxaZes
mivuyvano.
Cems ZmakacTan rom migiyvano, luiza?
simpaTiuria? luizam sxvisi xmiT ikiTxa.
SenTvis ra mniSvneloba aqvs, kai biWia, pativs gcems.
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pativiscemaSi xom araa saqme, adamiani cota xom unda

mogewonos. me ise ar SemiZlia.
mogewoneba, mogewoneba.
Celuskinelebis xids gascdnen da wereTlis prospeqtze, marjvniv, voroninis SesaxvevSi, quCis piras mdebare
erTsarTulian saxlTan gaCerdnen. baxvam fanjaraze
daakakuna.
TiTqos dakakunebas elodao, im wamsve gadmoyo Tavi
wiTuri saxis, TmaWaRara, grZelcxvira, ocdaaTiode
wlis biWma. soso ucolo iyo da naqiravebSi cxovrobda.
ra iyo? uceremoniod hkiTxa sosom.
gogo mizis manqanaSi, rom gagexardeba, iseTia Sesaxedavad.
ra giyo axla, mowafeebi rom myavs. ori mowafe Zlivs
viSove. im kviraSi gamicdines, erTi saaTis mere modiT da
gaval. Sewuxda soso.
CemTvis ki ar minda, Sen mogiyvane. samsaxurSi gavrbivar.
sosos gaecina da cali Tvali moWuta.
rodis iyo, Cemze zrunavdi, Sen matyueb raRacas.
marTla, bavSvs geficebi.
soso daseriozulda.
erTi saaTis mere rom momiyvano?
ki, bebiaSenisam, erT saaTs gagirTob sadme da mere
siniT mogawvdi fanjaraSi, ar ginda? dasvi man sadme, sanam mowafeebs gaistumrebde.
gagiJdi, biWo? im wuTas mixvdebian yvelafers. Tavi
ginda momWra?
wavedi aba, ar mcalia amdeni.
erTi saaTis mere! yvelis vaWariviT daeRrija soso
megobars.
gadaSendi iqiT! baxvam manqana siCqaridan amouReblad daqoqa da wiTeli partizanebis quCaze gavida. gaaxsenda, givi baCaZes col-Svili fasanaurSi hyavda gagzavnili da Tu Sin damxvda, gavaxarebo, gaifiqra.
kibe airbina da aqloSinebulma dareka zari.
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givis grZeli xalaTi ecva. motvlepil Tavze CaCi exura.

vah, baxva? Semodi.
Semosasvlelad ar mcalia. saxlSi xar dRees?
aba, sad unda viyo, SabaTia.
bednieri xalxi xarT. CvenTvis SabaTi ki ara, kvirac
ar arsebobs, kvirasac gvamuSaveben. givi, gogo mogiyvane,
a, aseTi, baxvam ceri maRla aiSvira.
sss, nu yviri, givim ukan gaixeda, ra gogo?
gogo, Cveulebrivi.
magas ra sjobia, magram, givim xelebi erTmaneTs
gausv-gamousva sidedri rom myavs saxlSi? raRacas
movugoneb da sadme gavgzavni. erTi saaTis mere ver moiy
van? hqeni sikeTe.
erT saaTs rom mecalos, Sen mogiyvandi? oRraSoba
ki ar damiwyia. oTxze saavadmyofoSi unda viyo. Caicvi
axla, gaatar-gamoatare quCaSi da mixede saqmes.
kargi, givi oTaxSi Sebrunda da dafacurda. male
gamobrunda, kvlav xalaTi da CaCi exura.
ar gamodis araferi. ar wava arsad, vici magis xasiaTi me.
kargi, aba, wavedi! baxvam kibe Cairbina.
baxva! givi moajirs gadmoekida.
ha.
ise... CemTvis... awi ki aRar SeiZleba, magnairi rameebi, Tvalebis sresiT gautyda givi.
nu masxaraob raRacas. datuqsa baxvam Zmakaci.
erTi Tvea, rac givi raisabWos aRmaskomSi instruqtorad gadaiyvanes da morals rom daawveboda, rogor ver
vifiqreo, Tavis Tavze brazobda baxva.
rao? mowyenilad ikiTxa luizam.
sidedri hyavs saxlSi, am upatronos.
`iveriasTan~ gamiCere da Camoval. Segawuxe dRes,
Cailaparaka qaliSvilma da Tavi Caqindra.
moica, kidev erT ZmakacTan mival, naxe, aba, romelia? saaTi gauwoda.
oTxs TxuTmeti aklia.
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ara uSavs, cotas davagvianeb.

kamos quCaze kaxa meZvelia cxovrobs, gamousworebeli
ucolo. ormoc wels karga xania gadaSorda. rom hkiTxaven, uSvilZirod ratom berdebio, pasuxi mzada aqvs:
vinc momewona, yvela gaTxovili aRmoCnda da Cemnairi
ubeduri rad minda avikidoo. Cemi xnis qali gauTxovari
rom darCeba, is ivargebs ramedo?
`plazmebSi~ muSaobs. sakandidato SarSan, oqtomberSi
daicva.
jer fanjarasTan uZaxa, kaxa pirvel sarTulze cxovrobs, rom ver gaagona, sadarbazoSi Sevida da kars autexa braxuni.
am wuTas! vin aris? ikiTxa kaxam.
me var, baxva var. gZinavs?
kaxa nifxavperangisamara idga karSi.
gZinavs am SuadReze? imitomaa Seni saqme win.
Sens xmas mivamsgavse. viweqi ise, fanjaraSi gamovi
xede, ara xar, verc manqanas movkari Tvali.
bevri laparakis dro ara maqvs, baxva adgilze xtoda, gogo mogiyvane.
axla ra drosia. ase gaburZgnuli xom ar vnaxav,
Cavicvam, gaviparsav da gamoval, sadac ginda.
gadasasinjad ki ar momiyvania.
aba?
imnairi gogoa. axal gamoviWire quCaSi. ise ar unda
iyos cudi gogo, lamazi Tvalebi aqvs da kai laparaki
icis.
oh, Sen ra giTxra. me sxva raRac megona, Torem erTi
magnairi qe miwevs eger loginSi. arc magaSi yria araferi.
momwyinda. awi coli unda viTxovo.
filosofias moeSvi axla. Sen egre ambob yovelTvis.
araferi colis mTxovneli Sen ar xar. ra vuyo am gogos?
kaxam kefa moifxana.
ra vqna, biWo. esec axla movida. rom gavagdo, wava
da sul daikargeba. xandaxan wamlad rom gWirdebodes,
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gawydebian es oxrebi. xandaxan daiyrebian. erTi saaTis

mere rom movides?
wavedi, damagvianda samsaxurSi! baxva karisken ga
iqca.
bodiSi, baxva, ar gewyinos, daadevna kaxam da gasaRebi orjer gadaatriala, kidev vinmem ar Semawuxoso.
`iRbali maqvs axla meo? fiqrobda baxva, raRa axla
daWkviandnen es Cemi Zmakacebi yvelao. oqros wvima rom
modiodes, me rkina damecema TavSi, xom vici meo. xom ifiq
rebs axla es gogo; ras maglaxavebs amden xans an gaCerebiT raze gamiCera, an ras damaprowialebs kardakaro~.
sanam `iveriasTan~ gavidodnen, baxvas murman nacvalaZe
gaaxsenda. koWli biWia, meretuSed muSaobs sadRac, redaqciaSi. sosom gaacno erTxel saxinkleSi. bavSvisTvis
SarSan kedlis gazeTi gaaformebina. aq unda cxovrobdes, naRvarevis SesaxvevSi.
WiSkarTan uzomod gasuqebuli qali xaliCas ferTxavda.
qalbatono, murmani cxovrobs aq sadRac.
murmani? qalma joxi dauSva da maRla aixeda,
TiTqos haers ynosavso.
ho, koWlobs cotas.
agre geTqva, Se kaco. murmani hqvia magas? ase gadiT,
ezos boloSi, pirdapir karebia.
saxlSia Tu iciT?
ver getyviT, ise dRes gamosuli ar minaxavs.
gmadlobT, baxvam parmaRs gadaabija da qvafeni
liT mokirwylul ezoSi gaiqca.
murman nacvalaZe Sin iyo. saxeze Seetyo, rom baxvas
mosvla gaexarda. stumarma amosunTqva ar acala; `kidev
kargi, rom saxlSi xar, manqanaSi gogo mizis da Semoviyvan
axlave, me gavrbivar, damagvianda, momxsnian samsaxuridano~, pasuxs ar daeloda, gatrialda.
moica, gamagebine, vin gogoa, ra gogo?! ukan misdevda murmani da kiTxvebs ayrida.
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gogoa ra. me ki ar vicnob wesierad. `iveriasTan~

Camijda.
gasagebia. mara me, damelaparakeba im sakiTxze? moindomebs CemTan? rogor fiqrob? murmani cdilobda
dasweoda.
Sen fiqri nu gaqvs. ar Cans wunia gogo.
nu Semarcxven, Tu Zma xar. ar var magis kaci me. sxvas
miuyvane vinmes.
kaco, me geubnebi naRdi ambavia. naTqvami maqvs winaswar; aseTi da aseTi biWia Tqva, icrua baxvam.
mere?
kio. Tanaxmaa. gabrundi Sen, oTaxSi dagvelode.
murmanma askinkiliT gamoirbina ezo.
Semovidnen. gogona karebTan gaCerda TiTebgadajvaredinebuli. baxva alaparakda.
gaicani, Cemo murman, luiza. Cven rom gviyvars, ise
Ti gogoa, luizas miubrunda, murmanze ukve sakmaod
gelaparake. didi mxatvaria!
retuSiori, gauswora murmanma.
rai? ikiTxa gogom.
suraTebs retuSs vukeTeb. Tqven ar gecodinebaT.
erTi sityviT, Tu mkrTali xazia vamuqeb. gazeTSi dasabeWdad rom gamodges.
mokled, kargad iyaviT. ar awyeninonT erTmaneTs!
es bolo sityvebi baxvam Ria karebSi Tqva da ukanmouxedavad gaiqca.
palto gaixade.
murmanma palto CamoarTva da iqve, lursmanze dakida.
dajeqi, skamze miuTiTa, axlos moiwi RumelTan.
gmadlobT, ar mciva, gogos xelebi kalTaSi ewyo
da iataks dascqeroda.
es... axla ar gciva, garedan Semosuli rom xar. patara xanSi gaiyinebi, Tunuqis Rumels xeli daado esec
gacivebula, es oxeri.
gavida. SeSa Semoitana. RumelTan Cacucqda da SeukeTa.
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 ramdeni gradusi iqneba axla gareT?

nolze meti ar iqneba.
mere ase unda ciodes? Zvlebi gameyina.
aq nestiani havaa da imitom, auxsna gogom, CvenTan, aba, aT gradus yinvaSic ar civa ase.
sad TqvenTan?
xaSurs zemoT sofelia, breSi.
murmanma igrZno, rom saubari sxva mimarTulebas
iZenda da arc gakvirvebia. `sxvebs ra iolad gamosdiT yvelaferi. netav isini rogor iwyeben! ar SemiZlia
gogosTan laparaki. ras mivedeb-movedebio~, gaifiqra.
aq, TbilisSi swavlob, luiza?
vswavlob? luizas gaecina, sul CemTvisaa Ria
umaRlesebi. oRond mivbrZande da viswavlo.
ratom? saSualo xom gaqvs damTavrebuli? murmanma tuCze ikbina, vin mkiTxavs meo.
rad ginda mere. vaSlijvarSi vmuSaobdi meurneobaSi
da diRomSi patara oTaxi mqonda daqiravebuli. mamaCems
sofelSi filtvebis anTeba gaurTulda da damagvianda
Camosvla. samuSaodanac brZanebiT movuxsnivarT da Cems
maspinZels am erT TveSi imdeni umarjvia, binidan amovuwerivar. Camovedi da Cemi bargi kibis qveS damxvda.
axla sada gaqvs?
daqalTan mivitane guSinwin. Cveneburi gogoa. xilianze, isic naqiravebSi cxovrobs.
cecxli agugunda. luizas Rawvebi SeuwiTlda. xelebi,
rogorc iqna, daaSora erTmaneTs da Rumels miuSvira,
ijda RumelTan RvTismSobeliviT lamazi da umweo. murmans muxlze Semoedo xeli da qals daJinebiT Sescqeroda. luiza grZnobda mzeras da xan Werisken aaparebda,
xan ki murmans gausworebda Tvals erTi wamiT, raTa isev
Caeqindra Tavi da iataks CaStereboda.
Rumels mainc sxva Zala aqvs. radiatorTan ase ver
gaTbebi, yrud amoilaparaka qalma.
swori xar, magram am oTaxSi siTbo ar Cerdeba. sul
bamba da dana mikavia xelSi. viTom davgmane yvelgan
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yvelaferi. Caqreba Tu ara Rumeli, gansakuTrebiT roca

mZinavs, fexebi meyineba.
es kedlebi kapitaluri araa xom?
ara, kaco, calfa aguris kedelia. Tavidan sakuWnaod
hqoniaT Cafiqrebuli da mere gaaqiraves.
hoda, kidec imitom civa. farRalala kedeli siTbos
ver inaxavs.
`axla me unda vTqva, `oRondac, oRondac, Cemo luiza, farRalala kedeli siTbos ver inaxavs~ da erTi filosofiurad amovixvneSo. ra mSvenieri Temaa gogosTan
salaparakod? ar unda gaCndes, ara, CemisTana undili da
ugergilo am qveyanaze. adgeba axla es gogo, paltos Caicvams, didi madloba, RumelTan rom gamaTbeo, metyvis
da wava. ki, ase izams~.
magram luiza wasvlas ar apirebda. Tavis TiTebs dascqeroda da murmans moeCvena, rom qaliSvili Tvlemda
kidec.
sxva. da-Zmebi, luiza?
myavs. mag mxriv mdidari var. sami Zma da oTxi da.
sul Svidni xarT?
rva.
`daswyevlos RmerTma, rvamde Tvlac damaviwyda~.
Sen?
nabolara var.
debi didebi iqnebian.
gaTxovilia oTxive.
`axla ar hkiTxo, isini xom karg bed-iRbalSi arian Cavardnilio, Torem wamovida nakverCxali enaze~.
karga xans Cumad iyvnen.
luiza, murmani wamodga, sul veRar movifiqre.
moSiebuli iqnebi. Caval, Zexvs da purs mainc amovitan.
qals araferi uTqvams.
aRar axsovs, rogor Cairbina gastronomamde. TiTqos
fexebSi qari Caudgao, aRmarTic xelad amoaTava.
luizas tafa gaewminda da Rumelze daedga.
xorci sadaa. uSvelebeli rigi ukve dgas. moitanen
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ar moitanen, RmerTma uwyis. mand karadaSi kvercxi unda

iyos. Sen macale. am wuTSi Sevwvav. kvercxi da Zexvi Semwvari kargi gamodis. giyvars, Tu ar giyvars es unda
vWamoT, Raribi kacis sadili es aris. kvercxebi TefSze
daawyo da luiza rom wamodga, SemkrTalma gaxeda, wasvlas xom ar apirebso.
xels sad iban xolme?
kacma ganjinidan sufTa pirsaxoci amoiRo da mxarze
gadaafina.
pirdapir da marjvniv.
axlave moval, luizam gauRima, Sen moeSvi, me
Sevwvav. marili momimzade.
mxarze rom akoca, luizam kvercxis Tqvefa wuTiT
Sewyvita da gayuCda. murmani RumelTan ijda da magidas
mimdgari qalis swor fexebs da lamaz zurgs Sescqeroda.
iyo raRac eniT auxsneli, gasaocrad Tbili da uCveulo
am wuTSi da murmans undoda didxans gagrZelebuliyo
ase. martoobiT gamwarebul kacs SeeZlo viRacasTan
elaparakna. eTqva, Tundac aTasi sisulele, magram didsulovnad epatiebinaT. mere damdgariyvnen ase magidasTan da erbokvercxi ekeTebinaT. aseTi ram sxva dros ar
damarTnia; lamis tirili daiwyo; saxlSi qali iyo.
uxmod isadiles.
kaci fiqrobda imaze, Tu ra eTqva sadilis Semdeg, qalic amas fiqrobda. qals eSinoda, vaiTu dairRveso is
idilia, suli rom gauTbo da sadRac nanaxi Tu wakiTxuli ojaxuri cxovrebis erTi Cveulebrivi dRe moagona.
mTel sicocxles miscemda qali, oRond yvelaferi
ise ar damTavrebuliyo, rogorc Cveulebriv mTavrdeba
xolme.
sadilis Semdeg qalma TefSebi darecxa, oTaxi mialagmoalaga da isev Rumels miujda.
murmans gaecina.
ra gacinebs? luiza mTeli taniT Sebrunda misken.
xelSi saqargavi gaklia. TiTqos mTeli cxovreba erTad gagvetarebinos.
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qali, etyoba sxva pasuxs eloda da erTbaSad damSvidda.

RumelSi SeSa tkacunobda. viwro fanjridan daRvril
sxivs nel-nela akldeboda Zala.
qmars ratom gaSordi, luiza?
vin Tqva?
yvela ase ambobs.
vin yvela? SeSfoTeba gaisma qalis xmaSi.
ra vici, murmani daibna, saerTod... gogonebs
uyvarT xolme Tqma; qmars axla gavSordi, imitom rom
momitaca da ar miyvardao. pirveli kaci, romelic qmarTan ganSorebis Semdeg gavicani, Tqven xarTo... ase ician
xolme Tqma.
murmanma igrZno, rom sisulele wamoroSa. magram ukve
gvian iyo.
ara, murman. me qmari arasodes myolia. arc imis Tqmas vapirebdi: `gogonebma rom ician xolme Tqma~.
luiza wamodga da fanjarasTan mivida. mxrebi ucaxcaxebda, cxvirsaxoci amoiRo da Tvalebze miifara.
kargi axla, Se qalo... ise vTqvi... xumroba ar ici?..
murmanma gadawyvita; awi aRarafers vityvi, ar gamodis
Cemgan romeo, TviTon Tu rames mkiTxavs, vupasuxeb da is
iqnebao.
...SuaRame wamovida. isxdnen RumelTan usityvod.
mere luiza wamodga.
ra dro gasula, gamSrali xmiT Tqva, xom xedav:
ra usindiso gogo var. CemiT ver vxvdebi wasvlas. ratom
ar meubnebi, wadio. gamagde, gexvewebi, wadi-Tqo, miTxari! aqamdec unda geTqva, xom xedav, ra suleli gogo
var! luiza TandaTan xmas umatebda da es bolo sityvebi antikuri tragediis gmiris monologiviT xmamaRla da
kategoriulad Tqva.
mere erTbaSad moeSva, saxe xelebSi Camala da isev
atirda.
murmans muxlisTavebisTvis xelebi ar moucilebia.
jer tirili acala gogos da, mere, rodis-rodis, amoilaparaka.
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 darCi, sad waxval awi. gvianaa. sZinavs, albaT, Sens

daqals.
wamodga. karadis uknidan Sezlongi gamoaTria, ZvelTaZvel, maudgacveTil divans Tavi axada, leibi da sabani
amoiRo da divanis Tavi frTxilad dauSva, TiTebi ar
moviWeWyoo.
me Sezlongze davwvebi, Sen divanze. daveteviT rogorme.
fanjaras muqlurji burusi adga, murmans Tavze rom
daadga Ramis perangSi, TeTrad, sinaTlesaviT CamoSvebuli, TmagaSlili qali da mklavze SiSveli muxliT Seexo:
gZinavs? davwvebi ra SenTan? Semcivda.
murmans, ra Tqma unda, ar eZina.

* * *
sauzmis Semdeg murmanma xelSi mwvaneydiani saqaRalde
daiWira da kedelze mikrul mrgval sarkes gausworda.
luiza... me samsaxurSi gavvardebi. erTi-ori saaTi damagviandeba. Sen, Tu sadme gaxvide, gasaRebi, karTan rom fexsacmlis tiloa, imis qveS dade. saerTod...
yovel
Tvis mand vinaxav gasaRebs. vecdebi, ufro Cqara
davbrunde. SeiZleba saqme araferi damxvdes.
sarkeSi Tavis Tavs arc uyurebda, magram ar SeeZlo
Tvali gaesworebina da ise eTqva luizasaTvis is, rac
uTxra.
luiza ki ara, gulubryvilo bavSvic igrZnobda, rom
murmans tkivilamde surda, samsaxuridan dabrunebis Semdeg luiza kvlav Sin daxvedroda, RumelTan uxmod mimjdari da lodiniT daRlili.

188

ur o
vuZRvni aleqsandre ebanoiZes

gaerTianeba `obujis~ alayafis karTan mowyenili saxis,

ixviscxvira, mwvaneperangiani kaci SeCerda. karga xans idga
igi WiSkarTan da qarxnis ezodan erTmaneTis miyolebiT
gamoRrialebul, mZimed datvirTul manqanebs Sehyurebda.
wiTelsaxvevianma darajma, visTan xaro, rom hkiTxa,
ucnobi erTbaSad gamoerkva da darajs keTili Taflisferi Tvalebi SeanaTa.
ufrosi mosulia?
aq aris, Sedi, darajma bambukis joxi gamoswia.
ra minda, rom Sevide. Tavi CaRuna stumarma da
ganze gadga.
kaco, ase ar mkiTxe, ufrosi Tua mosulio? ra vici
me, ra ginda. darajs gaecina da bambukis grZel joxs
moawva.
vici, uars metyvis. tyuilad var mosuli, ixviscxviram joxs gadaabija da kariskacs sevdianad daugdo,
ar mimarTlebs, morCa da gaTavda.
darajs Tavisi safiqrali da sawuxaric blomad hqonda
da aRaraferi ukiTxavs.
sazogadoebrivi kvebis teqnikumis kursdamTavrebuls
givi bilixoZes, romelic axla `obujis~ direqtoris
kabinetisken miabijebda, marTlac ar gaumarTla.
midgom-modgomis niWi ar aklda, energiuli ymawvilic
iyo, magram ra saqmesac daadga, yvelaferSi xeli moecara.
jer iyo da teqnikumi rom daamTavra, swavlis
gagrZeleba undoda, magram swored im wels, misdaiRblad, politeqnikuri institutis filials sami axali
fakulteti daumates da erTi gaauqmes. swored is muxu_
do-soios damuSavebis fakulteti gaauqmes, sadac givi
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apirebda sabuTebis Setanas. bilixoZem protestis niSnad sakonservo qarxanaSi daiwyo muSaoba, magram dampali
pamidvris sunze alergia daemarTa da eqimebis rCeviT
Tavi gaiTavisufla.
am xuTi wlis win, Semodgomaze, Tavis ezoSi yvela
xe amoZirkva da dafnis nergebi Cayara, ori wlisTavze
dafnam rom tani aiyara, safiCxiaze xma dairxa, dafnas
aRar ibareben, vatikanma uari gviTxrao. givim Wors ar
daujera, dakrifa, daaxmo da meeqvse weli Camodis, rac
ToTxmeti tomara dafna aivanze uwyvia. gagulisebulma
dafnac erTxel da samudamod amofesva Tavisi patara nakveTidan da am gziT gamdidrebis fiqric, rasakvirvelia,
samudamod daasamara.
imeds mainc ar kargavda. erTxel saxegabadruli dabrunda saxlSi da, vipove, rasac veZebdio, sarkeSi Tavis
Tavs axara. meore dResve sami qali daiqirava da saidumlo saxaWapure gaxsna. ori acxobda oTxkuTxed, iaponur
xaWapurebs, mesame TeTr xalaTSi gamowyobili, urikiT
quCa-quCa daatarebda da asaRebda. urika TviTon givim
SeWeda, lurjad SeReba da eWvi rom aravis aeRo; TeTri,
batifexuri asoebiT `sazkvebis gaerTianeba # 2~ waawera.
saxaWapurem gaamarTla. givi bilixoZem, cota ar iyos,
fexi wamoidga da welSi gaimarTa. arc fingans daubegravs da arc milicias Seuwuxebia. xaWapuris gamyidveli
qalis TeTr xalaTs da urikaze warwerils im qalaqSi
mcxovrebTaTvis damajereblobis magiuri Zala hqonda.
erT mSvenier dRes ormaneTiani yveli erTbaSad gaqra qalaq Zelqvianis maRaziebidan, bazris fasad yvelis SeZena
ki miwisqveSa artelis patronisTvis sarfiani saqme ar
gaxldaT da saxaWapurem arseboba Sewyvita.
operacia `xaWapuris~ kraxis Semdeg givi bilixoZem
erTxans usaqmod iara. misi maZiebeli goneba axal svlebs
eZebda gamdidrebis rTul gzaze da albaT kidev karga
xans ivlida usaqmod, im sabediswero dRes fostaSi rom
ar Seevlo da paliko cercvaZes ar Sexvedroda.
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Zmas unda dalaparakeboda okribaSi. Zma kbilis teq_

nikosi hyavda da col-SviliT okribaSi cxovrobda. givis
Zalian uyvarda Zma da or kviraSi erTxel mainc moikiT_
xavda telefoniT.
fostaSi xalxmravloba iyo. givi `lelos~ kiTxulobda
da eloda nacnob xmas `okriba meoreSi!~ okriba dRes ra
tomRac igvianebda. fexebze maRalma, TeTrSlapianma kacma
gadaabija da #3 jixurSi tuca Tavi. jixuris kari Ria iyo
da xma garkveviT ismoda: `paliko var, paliko, ki. aT dReSi
mzad iqneba. parprizze nikelebi davuyeno? rogorc gage_
xardeba, rai? ras hqvia, fuli ar gvyofnis. Seni gulisTvis
mmarTvelis saqmeze movacdine xalxi. xom ici, muSas fuli
maSinve unda mivce. me im xalxTan pirs ver Sevircxven. ara,
ara, araviTar SemTxvevaSi! gavyidi dResve! vin ar iyidis
gawkrialebul `volgas~ sami aTasad. ase vizam. dResve vyi_
di, icode. ar yofilxar Sen piriani kaci!~
palikom kari gamoijaxuna, givis fexebze isev gadaabija da gasasvlelisken gaemarTa.
bilixoZem fostis morigesTan miirbina. ar daaCqaro
okriba, erTi saaTis mere Semovivlio da palikos daedevna. sayvavilesTan daewia.
bodiSi, erT wuTs!
palikom moixeda, asanTi miawoda da gza ganagrZo.
gmadlobT, asanTi ar minda, givi misdevda da yurSi
CasZaxoda, Zalian geCqarebaT?
meCqareba, ra iyo? palikom plaSis sayelo aiwia da
ucnobi aaTvalier-CaaTvaliera.
fostaSi viyavi weRan, ra manqanazea laparaki?
Sen ra, sxvis laparaks usmen? saqme ara gaqvs meti
araferi? palikom gaiRima, asanTi gamoarTva da gza
ganagrZo.
givi ar moeSva.
mapatieT, yuri movkari, manqanas vyidio da vTqvi,
iqneba movrigdeT-Tqva.
damanebe Tavi Tu kaci xar, palikom nabijs Seunela
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 ramdeni upiro da unamusoa am qveyanaze. gulze var

gamskdari. ise, Rirsi kia, rom gavuyido manqana, magram
ver vizam. glaxas siglaxiT ver gadavuxdi.
misia?
ra aris, ici? saTqmelad ar geubnebi. muSebi myavs
daqiravebuli xaSurSi da Camoweril taqss kapitalur
remonts vutarebT. im Camowerilsac fuli unda. TveSi
sam-oTx manqanas vaswrebT, vaaxlebT Tavidan bolomde.
axal Zravs vudgamT, axal saburavebs, vRebavT. erTi sityviT, axali manqanaa, aba, ra aris. vyidiT sami aTas maneTad. ar wamogcdes, Tu kaci xar, arsad.
Camowerili taqsi moparulia?
rogor gekadrebaT. magas vin suleli izams. oficialurad gamogvyavs. pasporti, yvelaferi rogorc wesi
da rigia. muSebic saxelmwifosagan myavs momagrebuli.
Saris Tavi vis aqvs. Sinaurulad imitom geubnebi, rom
remonti manqanianad sul ori aTas Svidasi maneTi gvijdeba da Cven samad vyidiT. ucxo kacs amas ver etyvi. ra
vqnaT, col-Svils didi piri aqvs, mogexsenebaT, ase Tu
ar viwvaleT, vin ras mogvcems. xom ici mwolare loms
mawanwala melam ajobao. axla Cems qvisls vurekavdi. Semexvewa, gamakeTebina saswrafod manqana. xom ici, qvislisTvis rogor movindomebdi. xval diliT fuli unda
mivce muSebs. me marto rom viyo, jandabas Cemi Tavi. ras
meubneba ici? fuli ar myofniso. gavbrazdi. Se kai kaco,
sami aTas maneTad axalTaxal manqanas gaZlev da kidev
aqeT melaparakebi? ras hqvia, fuli ar gyofnis. ise rava
unda gafuWde, sami aTasi ver moisesxo kacma. erTi sityviT, kia Rirsi rom gavuyido is manqana, magram qvislia,
xom ici, ver vuzam magas.
amasobaSi jaWvis xidTan zeviT auxvies. gorkis quCaze
aguris orsarTulian saxlTan SeCerda paliko, kargad
iyavi, am laparakSi qe movsulvar saxlSio, daemSvidoba
givis da WiSkars rom xeli gadauyo, mudariT savse xma
moesma.

momyide me is manqana, Tu kaci xar.

paliko SeCerda.
vera, Seni Wirime, qvislisaa.
aba, gamikeTe erTi taqsi.
palikos gaecina.
ase rom iyos, Cemo, Seni saxeli?
givi.
ase rom iyos, Cemo givi, ra gviWirda maSin. sadRaa
Camowerili taqsebi. SarSanwin iqeT vexvewebodi xalxs.
axla imdeni momawyda, rom ori wlis rigi ukve Camowerili maqvs. mere rogori xalxi sul docentebi da
aRmaskomis muSakebi. kargad iyaviT.
ar gamawbilo Tu kaci xar, Cemze ukeTes megobars
ver iSovi. meci pativi.
rogor gavukeTo qvisls es ambavi? Seyoymanda
paliko.
givim Seatyo, rom saqmes kargi piri uCanda da ar moeSva.
sami aTas xuTass gaZlev.
rogor gekadreba. vin ggonivar me Sen. sami aTasze
Zvirad Tu gameyidos, oTx Svils vficavar. isic, xom geubnebi, wesiT ori aTas Svidad unda gaZlevde, magram samasi maneTi wvril-wvril xarjebs miaqvs.
rogorc iqna, daiyolia givi bilixoZem paliko cercvaZe. im saRamosve miutana simwriT nagrovebi sami aTasi
maneTi da taqsis SemkeTeblisagan xelwerili miiRo. `me,
paliko cercvaZe valdebuli var givi bilixoZisgan miRebuli sami aTasi maneTis safasurad gadavce mas avtomanqana
volga, Camowerili taqsi kapitalurad garemontebuli~.
givim gancxadeba CaikiTxa da morcxvad ikiTxa:
nikelebi?
ara, Zmao, nikelebs ver dagpirdebi. saerTod, Cven
nikelebs ar vakeTebT. marto qvislisTvis vSoulobdi. me
TviTon xelze unda meyida.
nikelebisTvis asi maneTi daumata givim da WiSkridan
rom gadioda, maspinZelma SeaCera.

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 rogorc vTqviT, Svid dReSi miiReb gawkrialebul

volgas. es misamarTi xom sworia? saxlSi mogayenebs kaci
karTan. dRes ra dRea?
oTxSabaTi, SeaSvela givim.
mokled, im oTxSabaTs. dReis swor oTxSabaTs. saxlSi iyavi dilidan. me ver Camoval, saqmeebi maqvs. sxva
Camogiyvans manqanas da mogcems xelSi gasaRebs. Tu kaci
xar, CamomyvanTan sircxvili ar maWamo. xom ici, mageni
qarTlelebia sxvanairi xalxia. patara pativi eci. usadilod ar gamouSva, Torem SevrcxvebiT Zelqvianelebi.
fuli ar SeaZlio, Torem gabrazdeba. fuls ar kideben
xels Cemi muSebi. patara waaxemse erTi boTli Rvino,
Wadi, yveli. ar gagiWirdeba magi Sen, Tavi ar momWra im
ucxo kacTan...
rava gekadreba, gveSleba magi Cven, Zelqvianelebs?
gauRima givim.
xeli CamoarTves, gadakocnes erTmaneTi da RviZli
ZmebiviT daSordnen.
palikom quCaSi mimavals erTxel kidev miaZaxa.
Camomyvani mSieri ar damitovo, Tu kaci xar! xeli
dauqnia da WiSkari miiketa.
mesame Tve gadis am ambis Semdeg. aTi dRis Tavze Sin
miakiTxa givim palikos, magram saxlis patronma sanugeSo
veraferi uTxra: zeda patara oTaxi daiqirava, erT kviraze meti ar ucxovria. erTi Tvis fuli winaswar momca.
pasporti ar gamomirTmevia. Tbilisidan var, wyalsadenis
muSaobas vamowmeb da sastumroSi imitom ar gavCerdi,
Rvinos veridebio. ra vicodi, aferisti Tu iyo. paspor
tSic rom Camexeda, ras mivxvdebodi, `aferisti~ pasportSi aravis uweriao.
Sen axla mexuTe kaci xar, visTvisac manqanis fuli auRletiao.
ra eqna givis? simwrisgan tuCze ikbina, magram Tavs zeviT Zala ar aris. `ar mimarTlebs da eg ario~, erTxel
kidev daaskvna da uqimerionze welmowyvetiliviT daeSva.
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axla kibeze kaci ar Segxvedria? uTxra `obujis~

generalurma direqtorma, saSualo tanis, kiTxvisniSaniviT moxrilma, wripa, saTvalianma kacma, imis Semdeg, rac
givi bilixoZis saTxovari moismina.
ara? upasuxa givim.
axla gavida, a, am wuTSi. sami wuTic araa. getyvi
gvarsac, qaRalds dawvda, wereTelia Womeli; axla
davwere brZaneba. sad iyavi aqamde? ori Tvea mommaragebels veZeb. Sennair kai biWs uars vetyodi? is wereTeli
dondloa viRaca. ivargebs? eSmakma uwyis.
vicodi, ase iqneboda. yrud Cailaparaka givim.
rai?
ar mimarTlebs saerTod. kibeze rom amovdiodi, ukve
vgrZnobdi, rom sxva geyolebodaT daniSnuli da simarTle giTxraT, ukan gabruneba mindoda. kargad brZandebodeT.
moica, direqtors guli auCuyda, ar minda Seni
gaSveba ase. raRaca momewone, xom ici, kacia da guneba.
ra maqvs axla iseTi... ho... sportis instruqtor-organizatoris adgili maqvs. modi aq imuSave cota xans. mere
gamoCndeba raRaca, sportis gesmis rame?
zogadad ki, daufiqreblad miugo givim, axla
ise... rogorc yvelas esmis, araa sporti Cemi saqme. madlobeli var. kargad iyaviT.
moica. ar waxvide! generaluri direqtori lamis
ukan gamodgomoda, wesieri biWi Canxar. patara xans
iyavi sportSi. sul araobas qe sjobia. mere gadagiyvan.
kviraSi orjer fexburTs iTamaSeben muSebi da Sen ijeqi
da uyure. fexburTi vis ar esmis. marTalia, xelfasi cotaa, magram arc saqmea bevri. xandaxan premiasac gamogiwer. damijere, ar waageb, icode.
givi bilixoZem gancxadeba dawera da dRes pirvelad
daiWira Tavi imaSi, rom saerTod damyoli xasiaTi hqonia.
paraskevs, pirveli cvlis Semdeg, oTx saaTze gaerTianeba `obujis~ calkarian stadionze (meore kari Ta195

vis badianad moepara viRacas) savarjiSod bare Cvidmeti

muSa-fexburTeli mogrovda. meore karis nacvlad qvebi
daawyves TviTonve, tansacmeli Zelskamze moaquCes da
burTis mosatanad wasul instruqtors elodebodnen.
givi bilixoZe male gamoCnda. darcxvenili Camodioda
kibeze da burTis nacvlad sportul uros moaTrevda.
dRes uros tyorcnaSi vivarjiSebT. ganucxada man
cnobismoyvare muSa-sportsmenebs, uro ZelskamTan miagdo da stadionis Robeze eulad moseirne mamals gaxeda.
mZleosnuri sportis saxeobaTagan Tu rameSi srulebiTac ver erkveoda givi bilixoZe, es uros tyorcna
gaxldaT, magram amjerad sxva gza ar hqonda, mTeli
darbazi gadaqeqa da burTi ver ipova. wina instruqtors moxsnisadmi protestis gamosaxatavad burTi (da
sxva sportuli inventaric, rac abgaSi Caetia) Sin waeRo.
sasowarkveTamde cota aklda givis, rom kars ukan uro
SeniSna da pirveli mecadineobis CafuSvisagan xsnis imedi Caesaxa. uros xeli daavlo da danarCeni mkiTxvelma
ukve icis.
muSa-fexburTelTagan uros tyorcnis moyvaruli mxo
lod erTi aRmoCnda geguTeli zaza sinauriZe. ukisro, Cafskvnili biWi iyo ociode wlis. msxvil mklavebze
lurji maisuri askdeboda, koridaze gamosuli mozveriviT gaunZrevlad idga ganze da muWissisxo nestoebiTRa
sunTqavda.
Teqvsmeti muSa-sportsmeni, miuxedavad axali instruqtoris sayvedurisa, usityvod icvamda da gasasvlelisaken daumSvidobeblad garboda. Segnebulobis xelyofiT
da damamcirebeli mzeriT meTeqvsmete `sportsmeni~ rom
gaacila, givi geguTel goliaTs miubrunda.
uros tyorcnis gesmis rame?
ki, Tavi dauqnia zazam.
gisvria? mwvrTnelma yovel SemTxvevisTvis kiTxva
dauzusta saeWvo sportuli inteleqtis mqone Tavis aRsazrdels.
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ara, zazam simarTle ver damala.

sxvisTvis Tu giyurebia? amasobaSi givim scada
TviTonve moegonebina, sad enaxa uros srola, nanaxi
rom hqonda, faqti iyo, radganac cxadad axsovda ucnobi uros mtyorcneli, romelsac gamarTul xelebSi
eWira mavTuli da orjer SemotrialebiT isroda uros
(romelic `obujis~ instruqtors, ase mZime Tu iyo, ar
egona).
televizorSi. sinauriZem Tavze Camoisva xeli, uro
aiRo da givis miuaxlovda.
ideqi mand, givim wkiri aiRo da sportsmenis irgvliv didi wre Semoxaza, am wres ar unda gadacde.
vici, dabejiTebiT miugo zazam.
aba, he.
visrolo?
isrole. vnaxoT erTi ranairad isvri.
zazam daTvis torebSi moimwyvdia saxeluri, datrialda da SxuiliT moisrola. uro karga Sors, sajarimo
moednis siaxloves daeca.
givi bilixoZem gaicina. es gacineba Tavidanve hqonda
Cafiqrebuli. aqaoda, jer kidev ramdeni xarvezi aqvs
uros tyorcnaSi Tqveneul tenqikas, ymawvilovo.
wadi axla, moitane uro da gazome ramden nabijze
gadagigdia, mSvidad uTxra mwvrTnelma.
zazam qoSiniT moarbenina uro da morCilad dadga
wreSi.
ramdenia?
samocdaerTi.
asec vicodi, mwvrTnels idumali xma hqonda da
yovlismcodnis ieri, daimaxsovre, rasac getyvi. uro
odnav moxril mklavebSi unda daiWiro. xelebi mxrebis
sisworeze unda gqondes, arc maRla da arc dabla. tyorcnis dros uro cota maRla unda aiqnio. gamige?
ki, zazam Tavi dauqnia.
aba, he.
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zazam TiTqmis zustad Seasrula mwvrTnelis davaleba, magram amjerad ormocdaCvidmet nabijs ver gadaacila uro.
ar vargoda, datuqsa givi bilixoZem debiutanti
da Tavisi axsna-ganmartebiTa da pedagogiuri taqtiT
TviTonve kmayofili darCa.
bruni ar givarga. pirveli bruni nela unda gaakeTo, meoreze siCqares unda moumato. meorea mTavari.
Tu Seatyve, rom meore brunma sakmarisi inercia ar mogca, wadi mesamezec, ori triali dogma ki ar aris. uros
pirdapir nu uSveb. rac maRla wava, miT met traeqtorias
moxazavs.
ras izams? zaza sinauriZe rTul, ucxour terminebs SeCveuli ar iyo.
traeqtorias moxazavs, Sors gadavardeba.
mesmis, Tavi dauqnia zazam da wres miaSura.
Cems kamandas usmine mwvrTnelma xmas auwia, gaiswore xelebSi, amoisunTqe Tavisuflad, pirveli wre, ori
da sami, wavida!
givi bilixoZem Tvali mohkra, tarabuasaviT rom
datrialda misi aRsazrdeli da uecrad muclis areSi
saSineli tkivili igrZno. TiTqosda mexi daeca da gulmuceli Seungria.
sakaciT saswrafo daxmarebis manqanisaken rom miarbeninebdnen, gons movida, zaza sinauriZis aTletur, daZarRvul-daberil zurgs mohkra Tvali da mixvda, rac
sWirda. `im sifarTe stadionia, raRa mucelSi damimizna
am upatronom~ gaifiqra badros tyorcnis `specia
listma~, TavqveS marjvena xeli amoido da simwrisagan
tuCze ikbina: `ar mimarTlebs, morCa da gaTavda~.

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TviTm kvl el ob a
Cxreka didxans ar gagrZelebula. Sav kostiumsa da
TeTr perangSi gamowyobil `operatorebs~ halstuxebic ki erTnairi ekeTaT. seriozuli saxeebiT daabijebdnen isini oTaxSi, da jimis moeCvena, rom sevdac ki
exataT saxeze. uxeSad ar iqceodnen. ujras rom gadmoapirqvavebdnen iatakze, erTs gadahkravdnen Tvals, gulmodgined Caalagebdnen isev da ujras Tavis adgilas rom
Seacurebdnen, samiveni erTad gamoxedavdnen maspinZels.
jimi mSvidad da gulgrilad Sehyurebda stumrebs. arc
maSin gatokebia warbi, qaRaldebis uTavbolo jRrdeSi ubis wignakebi da Zveli dRiurebi rom amoCxrikes,
TiTqos bodiSs ixdiano, mowafeebiviT garsSemoewyvnen
maspinZels da sTxoves, eseni unda gvaTxovoTo cota
xans. jimis araferi uTqvams. TviTonac ukvirda; iseTi
grZnoba daeufla, TiTqos es yovelive mas arc ki exeboda, TiTqosda SemTxveviT Semoeswro viRacis oTaxis
Cxrekas da axla zrdilobis gulisTvis idga karSi. `Tu
yvelaferi ase iwyeba, sul ar yofila Znelio~, gaifiqra,
roca Cxrekis oqmze xeli moawerines da xazgasmuli mowiwebiT sTxoves, marTalia cota gvian aris, magram erTi
saaTiT CvenTan unda wamobrZandeT, Serifi gibarebTo.
ise gamoewyo, rogorc eqskursiaze wasvlisas icoda.
xavsisferi sviteri, lajebSi tyavgamokerebuli jinsis
Sarvali da bukles Wreli pijaki Caicva. sabuTebi da oci
dolari Caido jibeSi. fexze maRalyeliani franguli
`Sibletebi~. gasvlisas sarkeSi Caixeda, Tma gadaivarcxna
da biWebs gauRima, Tu SeiZleba, gasaRebs mezobels davutoveb, vin icis, rodis davbrundebio.
orma biWma, mesames, halstuxmojorjalebul, grZel
xeleba policiels Sexeda.
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 uxerxulia am SuaRamisas mezoblis Sewuxeba. gasaRebi TqvenTan iyos, ganze gaixeda.

manqanis ukana kari gamoaRo. TiTqosda sul am transportiT mgzavrobso, kibec TviTonve gadmoswia, avida da
kuTxeSi mijda. kari garedan dauketes da samiveni kabinaSi mokalaTdnen.
`axla ki yvelaferi damTavrda~, gaifiqra da gasaocari Sveba igrZno. TiTqos Zelidan Camoxsneso. am dRes
erTi kviraa eloda. ukvirda kidec, rom ase dagvianebiT
`gaixsenes~. zustad erTi kviris win, im oTxSabaTs karli
daapatimres. dedamisma daureka gamTeniisas akankalebuli xmiT. mTeli dRe yurebSi uwioda moxuci qalis
SeSfoTebuli xma: `Svilo jimi, ra moxda, me ratom damRupeT?~ meore dRe perkins kleri waiyvanes samsaxuridan. RamiT misi binac gaCxrikes, vili san-franciskodan
daabrunes, sadguridanve aiyvanes CemodniT da bavSvis
velosipediT xelSi. es erTi kviraa saxlidan ar gamosula, eloda rom moakiTxavdnen da es molodini nervebs
uSlida. oTaxSi adgils ver poulobda. mis fanjarasTan
fexaTreviT Cavlil ucnobs gauRima kidec erTxel, pasuxad ucnobma nabijs auCqara da TxuTmet wuTSi sxva
kaci `daseirnobda~ jimis fanjrebTan.
`maS, ase, RmerTo, ra male gairkveva yvelaferi. mzad
rogor ara var, magram is sazareli simarTle maSinebs,
gamcemis Tvalebs rom wavawydebi. danarCeni yvelaferi
Cveulebrivad wava. roca am saqmeze mivdiodi, me xom ukve
vicodi, rac meloda. albaT amitom var ase mSvidad. avad
Tu kargad me Cemi gavakeTe. damwyebis bolo xSirad aseTia. axla alaverdi Tqvenzea. manqanam amstrongis quCaze
ar Seuxvia, etyoba ormocdameore aveniuze mivyavarT,
policiis mTavar sammarTveloSi.
saaTs daxeda. ors wamebi aklda. mZRolis zurgidan
gahyurebda cariel quCas. yviTlad gaCaxCaxebul trotuarebze marto menagveebi da sam-samad moseirne policielebi Candnen.
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mZRolis gverdiT mjdarma axalgazrda policielma mikrofons CasZaxa da uwarwero, Savi alayafis kari
meyvseulad gaiRo. mere didxans midioda manqana policiis Cabnelebul talanebSi. sapatimro jimis sxvagvarad
warmoedgina. mas egona, rom borkildadebuls mouwevda
gavla grZel derefanSi da iqeT-aqeT rkinis galiebs momdgar patimarTa misalmebebSi amayad Tavaweuli mividoda
Tavis saknamde. msgavsi araferi momxdara. mesame kibeze
Cadiodnen axla is da misi gamyoli da CamiCumic ar ismoda, kaciSvili ar SexvedriaT, avad dagmanul gisosebidan kvnesa raa, patimris erTi amooxvrac ki ar gaugonia.
jimis eCveneboda, rom es amodena policiis departamenti
carieli iyo da cota ar iyos rcxvenoda kidec Tavisi
Tanamgzavrisa, rom ase udroo dros aiZulebda masTan
erTad evlo ulifto SenobaSi aRma-daRma.
ser! pirtitvela policielma, rogorc iqna, xma
amoiRo.
jimim qamandnasroliviT moRrija kiseri.
mgoni, movediT, erT wuTs damelodeT, tyavgadakrul kars miawva.
jimi kedels mieyrdno, doinji gaikeTa da moclili
kaciviT fexic ki Seubijga sxeuls.
xuTiode wuTSi igi xanSiSesuli zangis winaSe ijda.
zangs jiut, xuWuWa TmaSi WaRara Sereoda. moklesaxeloebiani TeTri perangi da empaier bildingis gamosaxulebiani halstuxi ekeTa. gamxdari iyo da jimis moeCvena, rom zangisTvis sruliad uCveulo, wvrili majebi
hqonda.
me foklendi mqvia, uceremoniod daiwyo zangma,
roca martoni darCnen, wamodga, karada gamoaRo, `omi da
mSvidobaze~ ufro sqeltaniani wigni daiTria da magidaze daatyapuna, es ki Tqveni saqmea.
oho?! gaikvirva jimim, kargad gimuSavniaT.
minda icodeT, mister jim, rom ironia WiriviT
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Wiravs, vidre Tqveni tomis Sedgena gaxlavT. me es saqme

(gaiRima) Tqveni moRvaweobis nusxa mxolod guSinwin
gadmomeca.
SeiZleba, gkiTxoT? jimi win gadaixara da xelebi
muxlebze daiwyo, ramdeni dro daWirdaT?
me amis Tqmis ufleba ara maqvs, magram Cven Soris
Tu darCeba, getyviT, Tqven damuSavebaSi xarT ukve ori
welia. mapatieT `damuSavebaSi xarT~ mTlad gamarTuli
inglisuri ver aris, Sinauruli, policiuri terminia.
Cemgan raRaa saWiro?!
jimim igrZno, rom SekiTxvebis micemis iniciativa igdo
xelT da euxerxula Tavisi saqcieli.
geCqarebaT sadme? zangma yanaoTiviT TeTri, qaTqaTa kbilebi gaaelva.
ara, ser, Cveni Sexvedris azrs ver vxedav. me xom
vici, Tqven roca apatimrebT kacs, misi saqmis gamoZiebac
damTavrebuli gaqvT da misi bedic gadawyvetili.
saxeldobr?
zustad iciT, ramdeni unda misceT. ase, rom, madloba policias aseTi gulmodgine muSaobisaTvis Cemi
mokrZalebuli ori wlis gamo. Cems Cvenebebs azri ara
aqvs. Tu raime xelmosaweri gaqvT, mogiwerT. rac Seexeba danarCens, Tu ar SewuxdebiT, Cemi kamera miCveneT,
gamoviZineb da xval vilaparakoT.
nu cxarobT, mister foklendi wamodga da fanjarasTan mivida, Tqven policiis departamentSi brZandebiT da neba gviboZeT Tqveni Zilis saaTebSi CaverioT.
oh, ukacravad, gareT myofi kacis Tvisebebi, albaT,
cota xans kidev gamyveba da ar gagikvirdeT, Tumca gawvalebiT ar gagawvalebT. male gamovswordebi.
?!
Tqven kargad iciT, mister foklend, rom `Tavisufali~ kaci patimrisagan CvenSi mxolod imiT gansxvavdeba, rom am ukanasknels, roca moexasiaTebaT, maSin
gaaRviZeben.
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Tqven gindaT TqvaT...

diax, me bavSvobidanve patimari gaxlavarT am
policiur saxelmwifoSi, marto is mikvirda, ormoc
wlamde rogor movedi ise, rom Cemi oTaxis gasaRebi me
medo jibeSi.
Tqven SegeZloT mTeli cxovreba gareT gagetarebinaT.
ra mniSvneloba aqvs. Tqven gareT yofnas ras eZaxiT? datkbobas xom ara im TavisuflebebiT, amerikis qartia rom sTavazobs Tavis moqalaqes. xom xedavT, Turme
me rom obslendis plaJze mzes veficxebodi, an Cikagos
trasaze mivqrodi motocikliT, marto arc maSin vyofilvar. Tqveni Statiani Tu uStato TanamSromlebis mzrunveloba da yuradReba gansakuTrebiT am bolo ori
wlis manZilze wuTiTac ar momklebia. ver getyviT, rom
ar vgrZnobdi policiis zurgSi damiznebul mzeras.
unda giTxraT, rom maincdamainc ar getyobodaT,
yovel SemTxvevaSi Tqven, am wignis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, yvelaze arafrTxili kaci CanxarT im politikur damnaSaveTagan, visac me Sevxvedrivar.
neba momeciT, ar vuwodo Cems Tavs politikuri
damnaSave, maSinac ki, roca Cemi sasamarTlos farss
CaatarebT da gazeTebs aaWrelebT Cemi `ZirgamomTxreli
saqmianobis~ damamtkicebeli deteqtiuri siuJetebiT.
zangi magidas daubrunda da mSvidi, xorxismieri baritoniT CamoRerRa:
xom ar gindaT, TqvaT, rom danaSauli ar migiZRviT
amerikis xelisuflebis winaSe? me mgoni me da Tqven bavSvebi ara varT.
xelisuflebas saxelmwifos mniSvnelobiT xmarobT?
mister foklendi daibna.
eg sulerTia.
mTavrobis winaaRmdeg ukmayofilebis gamoTqma Tqven
rom qveynis Ralatad migaCniaT, eg gasagebia. Tu am poziciidan gamovalT, albaT, damnaSave var. magram yovel
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SemTxvevaSi imdenad ara, rogorc am ockilogramiani wignidan Cans.

Tqven ra iciT, ra weria am wignSi?
vxvdebi, iciT ra, mister foklend. me konspiraciis
saburveliT ar vfaravdi Cems saqmeebs, Torem arc iseTi
hotrovela var, Tqvens biWebs bulkiviT Cavvardnodi
pirSi. ras vakeTebdi me? gaficulebis dasacavad peticias vugzavnidi mTavrobas, mamxilebel statiebs vwerdi,
mitingebze sityvebiT gamovdiodi adamianis uflebebis
dasacavad, xelmowerebs vagrovebdi udanaSaulo `damnaSaveTa~ dasaxsnelad, Semowirulobebs vagrovebdi afrikis junglebSi daRupulTa ojaxebisaTvis. vibrZodi ise,
rogorc yvela patiosani kaci unda ibrZodes.
da Tqven migaCniaT, rom es ar aris mTavrobis sawinaaRmdego qmedeba?
araviTar SemTxvevaSi, me diversiebs ar vawyobdi,
terors ar mivmarTavdi da ucxoeTis dazvervasTan kavSiri ar mqonda.
Soridan daviwyoT, mister foklendma kondicionis
Rilaks TiTi daaWira, Tqven Cveni mTavroba giyvarT?
romeli Cveni mTavroba?
amerikis.
mTavroba Zalian farTo cnebaa, ser. SekiTxva ki
Tumca cota bavSvuri gaxlavT, magram bavSvuradve gipasuxebT, ar miyvars, ufro sworad mTavrobis zogi
wevris saqmianoba radikalurad ar momwons.
mainc?
grZeli istoriaa. mec imitom ar momwons, ratomac
Tqven ar mogwonT. Tqven rom ar mogwonT, es imaze
getyobaT, rom briyvi ar CanxarT. Tu simarTle gindaT,
Tqven Cemze meti opozicioneri iqnebiT gulis siRrmeSi, radganac policiaSi muSaobT da meti sabuTi gaqvT
iyoT ukmayofilo.
madlobeli var gulaxdilobisaTvis, magram, Tu ar
SewuxdebiT, erTi sityviT mainc miTxariT Tqveni gaarjlebis mizezi.
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mizezi? jimma gulxeli daikrifa da gamomZiebels

TvalebSi Sexeda. Tuki es oqmisTvis saWiroa, getyviT,
davlpiT. didi xania rRveva da daSla daviwyeT.
saeWvod didi xani xom ar aris?
ara, yvelaferi kanonzomierad midis. rRvevis procesi mxolod imitom Wianurdeba, rom erTi mxriv uwignuri
adamianebis garemocvaSi varT, meore mxriv Tqvennairi
SeniRbuli da gaorebuli moxeleebis.
kargi iqneba, Tu SigadaSig pirad Seuracxyofas ar
gaurevT, Caiduduna zangma.
yvela saRad moazrovne amerikeli xedavs, rac gvWirs,
magram pirSi wyali aqvs dagubebuli.
neba momeciT, gkiTxoT. Tqven `saRad moazrovne
amerikelebis~ romel elitas warmoadgenT?
vinc pirSi wyali ar daiguba. vinc dainaxa da Tu
qmediTi veraferi gaakeTa, Tqva mainc.
gamosavali?
daxavsebul cxovrebis wesze uari unda vTqvaT. moyirWebul `ideebs~ unda SeveSvaT da axali cxovreba unda
daviwyoT.
samitingo brtyel-brtyel sityvebs xom ar xarjavT,
iqneb cota ufro praqtikulad ilaparakoT?
ufro praqtikulad? maRal materiebs moveSvaT, nurafers vityviT Cvens saarCevno sistemaze da
pirovnebis Tavisuflebaze, risTvisac mTeli qveyana
dagvcinis. nuTu arafers geubnebaT is faqti, rom meoce
saukunis oTxmocian wlebSi Cvens qveyanaSi benzinis fasi
yovelwliurad izrdeba da amxela saxelmwifoSi energetikis uimedo krizisi sufevs?
klimats gamoricxavT?
eg gazeTuri maimunoba aq ra mosatania.
brZolis momxre xarT? iqneba miTxraT; SeiaraRebul
brZolis Tu Sexedulebebis jaxajuxis?
me Tqven seriozuli kaci mgonixarT, mister foklend,
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sufelbisaTvis didi xania dawyebulia da yvela patiosani amerikelis valia, rogorc SeuZlia Seewios am brZolas ukeTesi cxovrebisaTvis.
cota xans Cumad iyvnen. zangi spilos Zvlis daniT frCxilebs iwmendda da Tan jimis gamWol mzeras ar acilebda. mere sabraldebo daskvnis wigni Suaze gaSala,
erTxans ikiTxa Tavisi sqeli tuCebis cmacuniT, erTbaSad daxura da marjvena xeli daado:
Tqven weRan `ideebi~ axseneT, iqneba ar mogwonT is
zneobriv-samarTlebrivi principebi Cvens kodeqsebsa da
amerikis konstituciaSi rom weria?
saqme imaSia, rom Teoriuli safuZveli urigo rodi
gvaqvs, magram eg yvelaferi qaRaldze darCa, Cven ki sxva
gziT wavediT.
mainc?
Cveni ubedurebis Tavi da Tavi swored eg aris. uprecendento daSoreba sityvasa da saqmes Soris.
?!
erTs gavyviriT da meores vakeTebT, amitomacaa,
rom, Tu xedavT, xelisuflebis warmomadgenlebi TandaTan marto rCebiT, masam karga xania zurgi SegaqciaT.
magram Cven xom msoflioSi Tavisuflebisa da demokratiis qveynis saxeliT varT cnobili.
amaze mxolod Tqven da Tqveni marionetebi gahyvirian. isinic mxolod maSin iwyeben glaxa ZaRliviT yefas, roca ospis wvens daudgamen. gulis siRrmeSi maTac
gaqcevaze uWiravT Tvali. brma unda iyo, rom ver xedavde, rogor mcirdeba dRiTidRe SeerTebuli Statebis
erTgulTa ricxvi?
mizezi?
jimis gaecina.
Tqven xom ar damciniT, mowyaleo xelmwifev, gana
mTeli saaTi mizezze ar gelaparakebiT?
eg zogadi msjelobaa. zogadad Tqma advilia.
isev konkretulad gnebavT? ki batono, polovCakebis
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ojaxi cxovrobs vaSingtonSi. erT mSvenier dRes am ojaxma moisurva moskovSi gamgzavreba, e. i. samSobloSi dabruneba mudmiv sacxovreblad. Tqven rogor moiqeciT?
1980 wlis 13 ivliss polovCakebs mostaceT 17 wlis qaliSvili natalia da 12 wlis vaJi vladimeri. bavSvebis
motaceba sanqcionirebuli iyo amerikis SeerTebuli
Statebis oficialuri xelisuflebis, maT Soris saxelmwifo departamentis mier.
es Tqven rusul gazeTSi amoikiTxeT. eWvi ar dagebadaT am sensaciis sizusteSi?
sxvaTa Soris amaze rva agvistos msoflios ramdenime didma gazeTma dawera da unda gamogitydeT, arakomunisturma gazeTebmac.
roca amas ambobT, ratom ar fiqrobT or garemoebaze: jer erTi, Cven sayovelTao keTildReobis nanatri dReebi jer wina gvaqvs, meorec, gana ver xedavT,
adamianis sulis gajansaRebis gzaze momxdar gasaocar
Zvrebs. dRes xom mTeli msoflio laparakobs amerikuli
cxovrebis wesze.
o, mister foklend, jimma asanTis kolofi gaagora magidaze, netav, am problemas sul ar SexebodiT.
yvelaze advili dasamarcxebeli swored supermenze kamaTis dros xarT.
ratom?
alibis uqonlobis gamo. statistika Tu dainteresdeba; amerikis moqalaqeTa umetesoba biznesmenobs am
sityvis ukiduresi mniSvnelobiT, ese igi an TaRliTobs,
an iparavs, an Tavisi janmrTelobis sazianod zedmetad
tvirTavs Tavis tvinsa da kunTebs. gaxsovT, ra didis
ambiT gavyvirodiT axali amerikelis, supermenis aRzrdaze. modiT da ixileT Cveni aRzrdis produqti. abram
linkolni rom gacocxldes axla da gadaxedos SeerTebul StatebSi danaSaulobaTa zrdis nusxas, ueWvelad
Tavs moiklavda. sazogadoebis didi nawili rwmenaSeryeulia, xolo sagrZnobi nawili aSkara danaSaulobaTa
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gzas adgas. Sors rom ar wavideT da rigiTi amerikelebi

ar SevawuxoT, ukanaskneli dReebis or magaliTs SegaxsenebT, rogor ucqeriT im faqts, rom prezidentis Zma
bobi karteri libiis xelisufalTagan qrTamad iRebs
meoTxed milion dolars da sanacvlod Tavisi gavleniani Zmis mfarvelobas hpirdeba? xolo TviT prezidenti jimi karteri erT-erTi arabuli qveynis elCisagan
ZRvnad iRebs oqroTi inkrustirebul, ormocdaaTi aTas
dolarad Rirebul unagirs?
swored JurnalistTa monaWorze brZanebdiT axla
xans. am `faqtebs~, rogorc Tqven uwodebT, jer kidev
damtkiceba sWirdeba.
gamoZiebam koreqtivi SeiZleba mxolod unagiris
zust fasSi da bobi karteris mier qrTamis aRebis TariRSi Seitanos.
mister foklendma TiTebi erTmaneTSi gauyara da erTbaSad moiwyina.
Tqven saSiSi kaci xarT!
mxolod imaTTvis, ser, visac simarTlis eSinia.
xsna?
kvlav daJinebiT gimeorebT, istoriis Carxis ukuRma dabrunebas nu SeecdebiT. Cvenma saxelmwifom Tavisi
misia amowura.
iqneb erTxel kidev dafiqrdeT, jim. Cven SegviZlia
dro mogceT. amerikis sasamarTlo humanuria.
oRond humanizmze nu ilaparakebT. me ukve mzada
var mo
raluradac da CacmulobiTac. Tqveni biWebis vi
zits rom velodi, am erT kviraSi, yvela vali gavistumre,
binisa da gazis xarjebic gadavixade, biznesmenebi uxerxul
mdgomareobaSi rom ar Cameyenebina, rac Seexeba dafiqrebas, Cemi aRzrda ukve gvian aris, me xom zogi Cveni saerTo
nacnobiviT ise susti ara var, aT weliwads sakanSi davfiqrde da mere sajarod gamovacxado Rrmad vcdebodio.
Cems SecdomaSi kidec rom davrwmunde, rac arasodes ar
moxdeba, Cemi laCruli ukandaxeviT mainc ar gagaxarebT.

ratom ar fiqrobT imaze, rom Cven garda aseTi mSvi

di darwmunebisa, sxva saSualebebsac vflobT.
neba Tqvenia.
zangi wamodga. fanjarasTan mivida, zurgze xelebi
daiwyo da mouxedavad hkiTxa patimars:
jim, Tqven Cem adgilas rogor moiqceodiT?
Semrcxveboda im skamze jdomisa, razec axla zixarT.
gaaCnia, vis icavT da visgan icavT. me Tqven adgilas rogorc gakotrebuli saxelmwifos damqaSi gadavdgebodi
samsaxuridan.
_ col-Svili?
col-Svilis rCena, garda policiaSi samsaxurisa,
sxva aTasi gziTac SeiZleba.
mister foklendi erTbaSad Semobrunda da energiuli
nabijiT wavida karisaken. Ria karSi SeCerda:
Tu SeiZleba, cota xans damelodeT.
siamovnebiT ar dagelodebodiT, rom SemeZlos,
jimis gaecina.
policiis mTavari gamomZiebeli daaxloebiT erTi
saaTis Semdeg dabrunda. jimis igi ufro naRvliani da
damZimebuli eCvena. stumars bodiSi mouxada dagvianebisaTvis da savarZelSi mZimed CaeSva.
ai, ra jim, Tqvenma saubarma dagvarwmuna, rom Tqvens
dapatimrebas azri ara aqvs. cixe imisTvisaa, visi swor
gzaze dayeneba jer kidev SeiZleba. Tqven ki ar gagabednierebT cixeSi CasmiT. me vici cixeSi yofna axla TqvenTvis jildo iqneboda. Tqven politikur damnaSaveebs giyvarT wamebulis naTelSi Tavis gayofa da gazeTis gmirad qceva. es ar moxdeba, amaSi xels ar SegiwyobT.
ki magram, me xom damnaSave var, jimim sqeltanian
wignze miuTiTa, igi aSkarad SeZrwunebuli Canda. Tqven
kanonis ZaliT ufleba ara gaqvT, ar damapatimroT!
diax, Tqven damnaSave xarT da ufro metadac vidre
sxva Tqveni megobrebi, visac xval-zeg sasamarTlos zari
elodeba, Tqven xom faqtobrivad moTave brZandebiT

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maTi. magram Cveni policiis departamentis xelmZRvanelobis gadawyvetilebiT, mister foklendi daixara,
saidumlod unda gauwyoT, rom Cvens saubars amaRam
ocamde kaci xedavda da ismenda, Cveni policiis departamentis xelmZRvanelobis gadawyvetilebiT Tqveni
dapatimrebis orderi ZalaSi ar Seva. Tqven Tavisufali
xarT.
mister foklend, RvTis gulisaTvis! jimis xmaSi
mudara gaeria, aseT dasasruls igi akSarad ar eloda.
diax, ser, samwuxarod, me arafris Secvla ar
SemiZlia. Tqveni wregadasuli politikuri TavxedobisTvis daisjebiT gamcemis mantiiT. ZmaTa gamyidvelad
Tqveni gamocxadebisaTvis Cven ar vizrunebT, Tqvens gareT yofnas sazogadoeba TviTon monaTlavs jaSuSisa da
gamyidvelis saxeliT. Tqven Tavisufali xarT.
zangi Rilaks miswvda da mikrofons CasZaxa:
moqalaqe jimi Tomasi gaacileT, geTayva.
gamSrali, gafiTrebuli, sasowarkveTili moabijebda
dilis eqvs saaTze jimi kacTagan mitovebul quCaze, rogorc erTi vinme bogano da ambokari.

* * *
ar gasula ori kvirac am ambidan, niu-iorkis saRamos
gazeTis 1980 wlis 25 seqtembris nomerSi, meoTxe gverdze
aseTi gancxadeba daibeWda: `guSin Tavis sacxovrebel
saxlSi Tavi CamoixrCo ormocdaerTi wlis ucolo mama
kacma jimi Tomasma, romlis socialuri mdgomareoba da
saqmianoba policiis departamentis qveganyofilebisaTvis ucnobi iyo~.

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m am a
giyvarTo? Tqvengan mainc ar velodi am SekiTxvas,
batono. ras hqvia, gviyvars. gviyvars ki ara, xandaxan,
rom davfiqrdebi, SiSi gamkravs gulSi Cems sakuTar
Svilebze metad xom ar miyvars-meTqi. mainc cudad
vTqvi Svilia, aba ra aris. rom moviyvane, im wuTidan Cem
winaSe ar damdgara kiTxva Cemi sisxli da xorci rom
ar aris-meTqi? Tqven ar gamogicdiaT, albaT, es grZnoba
da amitom mkiTxeT sakuTari Svilebi ufro giyvarT,
Tu omario. sxvisgan ar gamikvirdeboda es kiTxva. sxvam
SeiZleba ver gaigos, ver dainaxos. xom codos vambob, magram, me mgoni, imaTze ufro Tu miyvars, Torem naklebad
ara. simarTle giTxraT, Cemi colisa meSinoda, gansakuTrebiT imis Semdeg, rac ori biWi gagviCnda. erT dRes
ar gavaCerebdi saxlSi, odnavi sicivec rom egrZnobinebina. gadamkvdari dedaa. amas winaT avad gagvixda omari
da, iciT, ra miTxra nanulim (Cems cols hqvia)? xandaxan
iseTi Wkvianuri TvalebiT gadmomxedavs loginidan da
ise efereba Cems xels, ase mgonia icis, rom misi deda
ara var da gul-muceli mewviso. amas rom rame daemarTos, erT dRes ar vicocxleb Tavso. es raRac saswauli
grZnobaa, Tqven nu momikvdebiT. xandaxan gavujavrdebi
da mere sinanuliT piri miSreba. Cems Svilebs, rom ieSmakeben, yurs avaxev. mogexsenebaT, bavSvi imisia, rom xandaxan gagabrazebs, aba ra iqneba. omari rom daaSavebs,
gasalaxavad aRmarTuli xeli haerSive miSeSdeba. laparakic ar SemiZlia am sakiTxze, ase mgonia, ufleba ara maqvs
rom vcemo-meTqi. ramdenjerme wamomcda axlac, Tu daakvirdiT, Cemi Svilebi da omari-meTqi. rad unda iyos ase?
es xom sicruea. gulisamrevi sityvebia. Cemi Svilia, aba
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ra aris. Tu daficebaa, pirvelad omars vificeb. me sami

Svili myavs sami biWi, morCa da gaTavda. axla xom Tormeti wlis aris? ise gamorCeulad vuyvarvarT mSoblebi,
rom ver warmoidgenT, xandaxan wavalT sadme, aba ra iqneba, ise moiwyens es amxela biWi, rom saWmels ar ekareba.
TviTonac raRacnairi bunebisaa, saocrad Tbili da damjere bavSvia. ise meSinia, rom izrdeba; dakacebas rom iwyeben, ucxovdebiano, winandeburad alersianni ar arian
da medidurebi xdebiano. aTasi yrantala kacia qveyanaze;
vinmem rom Caulaparakos; Sen magaTi Svili ara xaro,
saxlkars gadavuwvav. jer erTi, TviTonac ar daijerebs,
me xom moxarSuls vicnob, omari sxva tipis bavSvia, magram
mainc ratom unda gaufuWdes guneba, ratom unda Seeparos eWvis Wia. sicocxles mirCevnia-meTqi, rom giTxraT,
cota iqneba. me Svilis siyvaruli, mamobrivi grZnoba
pirvelad man magrZnobina. ar daijerebT, ra madlobeli
var misi. omari rom ar gaCeniliyo am qveyanaze, SeiZleba, colic ar SemerTo. aTasnairia kacis xasiaTi. me am
bunebisa var. ori weliwadi Cems gulze vzarde. erTi wuTiTac ar davRlilvar. wuTiTac ar momwyenia. bolos,
laparaks rom swavlobda, saxlSi Semosul yvela qals
`dedas~ eZaxda da aman damaCqarebina colis SerTva. me
vTqvi, rom gaizrdeba da `dedas~ mkiTxavs, ra vupasuxomeTqi. saerTod, am Temaze laparaki WiriviT mZuls, me
arc ki maxsovs, rom igi Cemi RviZli Svili ar aris da arc
aravis vuyvebi, rac moxda. sxva sxvis omSi brZenia, xom
iciT, magram me sul aRar mainteresebs am sakiTxze sxvisi
azri. me Cemi WkuiT vcxovrob da am qveyanaze Cemi funqcia napovni maqvs. raki ase Zalian gainteresebT, giambobT, oRond es yvelaferi Cven Soris unda darCes. dro
xom gaqvT? cota grZeli istoriaa.
ocdaoTxi wlis viyavi, universiteti rom davamTavre
da am dabaSi miliciis qveganyofilebis ufrosad gamam
weses, ocdaoTxi weli ra aris, maSin didi megona Cemi
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Tavi da axla rom vukvirdebi ocdaoTxi wlis biWebs,

bavSvebad meCveneba yvelani. Tqven brZandebodiT Cveni
ganyofilebis SenobaSi. jer axla ra aris da maSin ra
iqneboda. axla oTxmoc kacamde varT, maSin cxrani viyaviT mdivan qalianad. is iyo sawyali (tania erqva) kancelariis gamgec, mbeWdavic da Tu dagvWirdeboda, operatiul saqmezec vgzavnidiT. Cven miqelTaZeebi sofel
sarekeladan varT, aqedan saaT-naxevris savalia manqaniT.
maSin Cemi ufrosi da gaTxovili iyo (veteqim sixaruliZes hyavs abaSaSi) da bebrebi marto cxovrobdnen. SemeZlo saxlidanac mevlo samsaxurSi axalTaxali vilisi
memsaxureboda, magram xom iciT axalgazrda, ucolo kacis ambavi, Seni oTaxis gasaRebi rom Sens jibeSia, imas
araferi girCevnia. naqiravebSi vcxovrobdi. aTmetriani
oTaxi iyo. me qe myofnida, Tanac diasaxlisi myavda, acxonos RmerTma, ukraineli qali iyo, moxucebuli, SviliviT mivlida, kvarT-Sarvalis darecxva-dauTovebas Tavi
daanebe; Cai ar damisxams Cemi xeliT im ori wlis ganmavlobaSi.
erT saRamos (ra damaviwyebs, 9 oqtomberi iyo) gvia
nobamde SemovrCi samsaxurs. kabinetSi vzivar da Setyobinebebs vaTvaliereb. Cveni saqme, mogexsenebaT, cota
sxvanairia. ar daitrabaxos aravin; rva saaTs wavimuSaveb
da gaviqcevi saxlSio. Tu namdvili iuristi xar da guli
Segtkiva, Ramesac kargad gaaTev talaxian orRobeSi, cxeniviT, fexze.
cxra saaTi jer ar iqneboda da arc araferi uklda,
kars daukakuneblad moawva viRac. TavpirSexveulma dedaberma Semoyo Tavi. aTasi upatrono, loTi dedaberi
daexeteboda maSin miliciis irgvliv. zogi iseT diploms
da iseT sabuTs giCvenebda, rom Tma yalyze dagidgeboda, magram rad ginda, imaTi arc Caweris neba gvqonda da
arc dasasaqmeblad gamodgebodnen. TavTavianT saxlebidan aTasi mizeziT gamoqceulni ise iyvnen galoTebul213

gaubedurebulni, rom or bats ver Caabarebdi. xelSi

ZvelTaZveli, daZonZil Salis zewarSi saguldagulod
gaxveuli bavSvi rom ar sWeroda gavagdebdi, ise viyavi
daRlili, rom mawanwalasTan ki ara, mamaCemTan laparaksac ver SevZlebdi.
sanam Cems magidasTan movidoda, orjer ise dabarbacda,
rom kinaRam skamze Camoartymevina bavSvs Tavi. aSkarad
mTvrali iyo. bavSvi magidaze damido da aluRluRda:
CaibareT, me amis movla aRar SemiZliao, Cem mezoblad, TavSesafarSi, erTi gaTaxsirebuli nadia cxovrobdao. mosveneba ar gvqonda patiosan mdgmurebs misi
`stumrebisagano~. ras akeTebs milicia, ratom uSvebs Tavisuflad quCaSi nadiasTana loTebs da bozebso viTom
TviTon mama abramis batkani myavda.
TavSali moixsna, marjvena xelze gadaikida, suli
moiTqva da ganagrZo:
sami Tvis win SeeZina es bavSvi. raT undoda? saavadmyofodan mainc raRas gamoyavda? davtovebdi iq,
rogorc, albaT, araerTxel gaukeTebia. vin gkiTxavT
Tqveno, Tvalebi gadmogviqaCa. balRis sacodaobiT viwvebodiT yvelani. xandaxan tiriliT iWaWeboda es ubedur dReze gaCenili da dedamisi am dros aryiT galeSili egdo iatakze. guSinwin, diliT ase Sexveuli, rogorc
aris, momiyvana; Tu qali xar, erT saaTs mimixedeo. uaris
Tqma ver movaswari, xelSi SemomaCeCa da gaiqca. gavida
erTi saaTi, ori, sami, Tqvenc ar momikvdeT, vin modis.
arada me Cemi gasaWiri maqvs. bavSvis movla SemiZlia me?
meore dRes, ese igi guSin, mezoblebs davuZaxe da misi
jixuris kari SevangrieT. ra Sengreva undoda, xvanjriT
iyo gakruli. loginze es werili ido.
ubeSi xeli Caiyo, didxans eZeba, daWmuWvnili qaRaldis nagleji amoiRo da gamomiwoda.
`dusia bicola, me gavTxovdi. iuras mixedeT Tu SegiZliaT, Tu ara da milicias CaabareT~, CavikiTxe da
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guli SemekumSa. aris axla es Zukna dedobis Rirsi? dailoca, RmerTo, Seni samarTali.
oTaxi mivaTvalier-movaTvaliereT, ganagrZobda dedaberi, yvelaferi wauRia. asanTis Reric ar
dautovebia, gayva albaT masaviT mawanwalas, vin icis,
sad arian. sdie qars tramalze. a, batono, mogiyvane es
bavSvi, me bavSvebi rom mdomeboda, sakuTari meyoleboda.
ori dRea gadiad gadaviqeci. visac mivuyvane, aravin xeli
ar mokida. veravis Sevatove, CemsaviT Steri da gulubryvilo aravin aRmoCnda.
gatrialda da karisken gaiqca. gza gadavuWeri, ras
merCiTo, xmas auwia da mere isterika daemarTa; meyofa,
me rac mjijgneTo. me patiosani qali var, udanaSaulod
vijeqio. sanam unda msdevnideT, saflavis karamde xom
ar CamyvebiTo. kenigsbergis universitetis filosofiis
fakulteti maqvs friadze damTavrebuli. ra Tqveni xelwamosakravi qali varo. ra vuyoT, dRes rom aseT dReSi
var, sibereSi vis ra elis, aravin iciso.
Zlivs davamSvide, Tqven aravin gerCiT, ubralod, am
bavSvis dedis saxeli da gvari CagvawerineT-meTqi. gvari,
rasakvirvelia, ver gaixsena, Cven gvariTa da mamis saxeliT karga xania aRar mivmarTavT erTmaneTso. misamarTi CaviniSne. aqti Sevadgine, xeli movawerine da gavuSvi.
gavida Tu ara, bavSvs veci. pirze afarebuli WuWyiani
mitklis naxevi gadavuwie da davxede, ise ucodveli da
mSvidi ZiliT eZina, TiTqos romanovebis kanonieri memkvidre iyo da Tavze cxra momvlel-gadia dahfofinebda.
Rilaks TiTi davaWire, aravin gamomepasuxa. saaTs
davxede, tania, ra Tqma unda, wasuli iqneba. gareT gamovvardi da yvirili avtexe. miliciaSi Cven garda kaciSvili
ar WaWanebda. suleli morigec sadRac gaparuliyo.
SevSindi. ra vuyo axla am bavSvs? sxvaTa Soris pirvelad aviyvane maSin sami Tvis Cvili xelSi. ar damZraxoT,
bavSvis dakavebac ar vicodi. etyoba igrZno, tlanqma
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xelma uxerxulad rom aiyvana da tirili morTo. TavqveS

amovudevi meore xeli da rom rogorme gameCumebina, kabinetSi sirbili da gaugebari CifCifi daviwye. Seismina Cemi
Txovna da damSvidda. gareT gamovedi, Cemi manqanac arsad
Cans. ra daemarTaT? mTel dabaSi raRac SemaZrwunebeli,
mkvdruli siCumea. oRond saxlamde mividode da araferi
minda. diasaxliss Cavabareb da dilamde gaaZlebinebs.
diliT movuZebni gzas. bavSvTa saxls Cavabareb, an raionis
centrSi Caviyvan da bavSvTa oTaxis gamgem imtvrios Tavi.
ra RvTisnieri qali iyo, ranairi sixaruliT Semxvda kibeze. bavSvi gamomarTva ki ara, es am xnis qali jarasaviT
datrialda. arc araferi ukiTxavs, Tavis oTaxSi Searbenina, gazze wyali Sedga gasacxeleblad. jer dabanas nu
iCqareb, mSieria, ra vaWamoT-meTqi. ra dasaZraxia da ar
vicodi, riT ikvebeba sami Tvis bavSvi dedis rZis garda.
saxlidan moviyvane mebufete qali, gavaRebine maRazia
da mawoni xelad movarbenine. amasobaSi Cems diasaxliss
bavSvi daebana da Tbil RumelTan iatakze gaeSala leibi.
davxede. badri mTvare rom ginaxavs savse da qaTqaTa,
Tvals ver mowyvetdi.
rom davapureT da davaZineT, rodis rodis Semovida
CemTan diasaxlisi, sawolTan axlos moaCoCa tabureti da
mkiTxa, rogorc deda hkiTxavs Svils: ras apireb axla,
Svilo, rogor ginda momavalSi. me araferi mikvirs. ra
vuyoT, xdeba. raki bavSvi gagiCnda, awi RmerTs madloba
Seswire da mamoba gauwieo. vin aris, ra qalia, ar giCivlos im miwagasaxeTqma, Torem, xom ici, Seni samsaxuris
kacisTvis aseT saqmeze waxdena afsusiao.
Zlivs davarwmune, rom bavSvi Cemi ar iyo da dedamisic
TvaliT arasodes menaxa. ase da ase moxda-meTqi. viRaca
loTma dedaberma momiyvana dRes, xval diliT sabavSvo
saxls Cavabareb da mogaSoreb-meTqi.
axlac Tvalwin midgas misi saxe. Tqven rogor fiqrobT,
ewyina, sadRac gulis siRrmeSi, rom bavSvi Cemi ar aR216

moCnda. me Tu matyueb, Svilo, eg Zalian advili saqmea,

magram, Tu bavSvi Senia, codva ar Caidino da gulidan ar
amoiRoo. kargad vxedav, dedamisi ra cxovelic yofila,
bavSvi mTeli kviris daubaneli iyoo. me ra mesaqmeba,
magram RvTis gaCenili angelozia da Sen ise miyvarxar,
kita, genacvale, rom Seni xaTriT yvelafers mivatoveb
da migixedavo.
am sityvebma ise gamiTbo guli, cremli momadga. ara,
dedilo, me vuTxari, Cemi rom iyos, ratom dagimalavdimeTqi. eWvianad Semomxeda da Rrmad dafiqrebuli gavida
oTaxidan. ra aris mainc adamianuri adamiani. im ukrainel
qals rom ase siyvaruliT ar mieRo bavSvi da Tbili sityvebi ar eTqva, me, SeiZleba, arc ki gadamedga es nabiji.
paraskevi iyo diliT, TviTon gamomiyvana movlili
angelozi da monatrebul mamas rom Cauwvenen pirmSos
loginSi, ise gamigora baliSze. Sexede, ra biWiao. sami
Tvis bavSvi, kaco, iseTnairad xiTxiTebda, gegoneboda,
raRac esmis, raRacas xvdebao.
vzivar samsaxurSi, ver visveneb, sul es bavSvi mitrialebs Tvalwin, raRacam Semiborka xel-fexi. bavSvTa
saxlSi, vin icis, ra mouva-meTqi? ra sainteresoa, ranair kacad gaizrdeba, risi momqmedi iqneba-meTqi. amnair
fiqrebSi var. mere Cems Tavs gavujavrdi. am aramkiTxe
ZiZaobas SeeSvi, da rogorc kanonia ise gaakeTe-meTqi.
erTi sityviT movkide telefons xeli, bavSvTa saxlis
direqtorisTvis unda damereka, magram xeli gamiSeSda,
TiTqos raRac danaSauls Cavdiodi. telefonis nomeri
ver avkribe. dRes paraskevia, SeiZleba, sabuTebis gaformeba verc ki movaswroT, iyos es SabaT-kvira bavSvi CemTan da orSabaTs waviyvan-meTqi.
ara, batono, ara ar vici, SeiZleba, marto me var aseTi, marto me maqvs aseTi sawyali guli. xalxi Wrelia.
im SabaT-kviram gadawyvita yvelaferi. ver moviglije es
bavSvi gulidan. TviTon Zaan imarjva, giTxraT simarTle.
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sami Tvis bavSvi, kaco! Semodiodnen mezoblebi, zogi almacerad, RimiliT miyurebda, zogi efereboda da iZaxda,
ra janmrTeli biWia, buRasaviT ariso. buRobas me verafers vatyobdi, magram erTi ki iyo; im ori dRis ganmavlobaSi Tu vinmem mokida xeli imwamsve Cxavils iwyebda,
aviyvandi me da maSinve Cumdeboda. bolos, ise gaTamamda, davawvendi Tu ara sawolze, tirils morTavda. ase
davatarebdi gulze axutebuls oTaxis erTi kuTxidan
meoremde. Turme Cvils erTxel Tu Seavleb xels, mere
veRar moSordebi. Tanac, rom ici, Sens meti aravin hyavs,
umweo da upatronoa da ase mogeCvia. ra naxa CemSi aseTi,
vis mimamsgavsa netavi? aviyvandi Tu ara xelSi, sicils
iwyebda da Tavisi cisferi JuJuna TvalebiT cxvirze
makvirdeboda. es cxviri moewona Cemi, etyoba, didi rom
maqvs, imitom. xelebs gavuxsnidi Tu ara, cxvirze mtacebda da Zlivs vaSvebinebdi.
didxans vWoWmanobdi, gamemxila Tu ara Cemi mSoblebisTvis es ambavi. ar vicodi, ranairad Sexedavdnen. xom
maincaa raRac ucnauri imaSi, rom Seni erTaderTi biWi,
romelsac coli ara hyavs, erT mSvenier dRes gulze axutebuli SviliT mogadges karze. mTavari kinaRam damaviwyda aTi-TxuTmeti dRis Semdeg aRmaskoms dadgenileba
gamovatanine Svilad ayvanis Sesaxeb da am qveyanas SeeZina
patara moqalaqe omari kitas Ze miqelTaZe. Sevicvale
kaci, magram rogor Sevicvale, ar daijerebT. manamde,
Tu mizezs veZebdi, sad momekla dro da rac SeiZleba
gvian Sevsuliyavi Cems `bunagSi~, axla sul Sinisken mimiwevs guli. xandaxan SuadRisas gamoviqcevi, mZinares rom
davxedo da fumfula, marwyvissuniani xelebi davukocno. mezoblebi ver mcnoben. samsaxurs rom davamTavreb,
mklavze gadawvenil bavSvs karga daRamebamde davaseirneb tyis piras. ver warmoidgenT, rogori siamovnebiT vakeTebdi amas. Tu mowifulobisas CviliT moseirne mamebs
qalaCunebs veZaxdi, axla yvelaze Rirseul da vaJkacur
saqmed swored bavSviT xelSi seirnoba mimaCnda.
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xuTi Tvis arc ki iyo, sarekelaSi rom Caviyvane. dedaCemma jer Seicxada, mere molba da bavSvi didi saCuqariviT
CamomarTva. erT saaTSi ise Seuyvarda, rom tanze gaxada
da yvelaferi Caukocna. Tanac xan omars akvirdeboda da
xan me. bolos daaskvna TiTebi, warbebi da tuCebi Seni
aqvso. mamaCemi Cumad ijda, arc SeSfoTeba gamouTqvams da
arc aRtaceba. bolos wamodga, TiTi damiqnia da rogorc
pataraobisas icoda CemTvis niSnis mogebiT miTxra, ai,
ra mosdevs, Svilo, marto cxovrebaso.
pirvelma eldam rom gaiara, oriveni davsvi da wvrilad
vuambe yvelaferi. Cemi Svili ar aris, dedamisi TvaliTac ar minaxavs-meTqi. Tqven ggoniaT, daijeres? ara
da ara. vis atyueb Seno, dedaCemma; Suaze gaWrili vaSliviT ggavso bavSvi. mere, simarTle giTxraT, sadRac,
gulis siRrmeSi gamexarda, rom bavSvi me mimamgvanes da
arc micdia uaryofa. gadavwyvite, rom Cems mSoblebs
es tyuili urCevnodaT. maTTvis ufro xelsayreli iyo
scodnodaT, rom TiTqos omari Cemi ymawviluri Secdomebis nayofi iyo.
mamaCemi maSinac avad iyo. kuWis kibo hqonda sawyals.
omaris moyvanidan erTi welic ar ucocxlia. sanaxevrod
sarekelaSi gaizarda. ise SeuyvardaT orives bavSvi, rom
kviraobiT aRar matandnen ukan. maxsovs, mamaCemi sami dRis
gardacvlili iyo, dasaflavebis dRes, diliT sastumro
oTaxSi Tavis samudamo sasaxleSi (iqave iyos) CavasveneT,
Tadarigis dasaWerad meore oTaxSi gavediT da bavSvi rom
moviZieT, aRarsad Canda. sastumroSi gamovediT da Wirisuflebs kinaRam sicili agvityda. omari kuboze abob
Rebuliyo, micvalebuls gulze dajdomoda da loyebze
xels utyapunebda, Tanac saqmianad titinebda, adeqi,
babu, adeqio. cremli madgeba yovelTvis am suraTs rom
gavixseneb. mapatieT, batono.
mamaCemis sikvdilis mere ufro gamiWirda. dedaCemic
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binebia, magram, vatyobdi, bavSvi Zalian Rlida. sam wlamdea Tua sapatrono da sadavidarabo. Tvals rom erT
wuTsac ver moaSoreb. Tanac dro gadioda ori wlis
bavSvebi axla ambavs yvebian. deda unda gamoCeniliyo.
sxva gza ar mqonda, coli unda SemerTo.
arc mTlad advili yofila nanatri gogos SerTva Cems
mdgomareobaSi. maSvalTan saqmis daWera bavSvobidanve
mZulda, ara da me TviTon visac mivadeqi da bavSvi myavsmeTqi avuxseni (damalvas ra azri hqonda), yvelam maSinaTve cxviri aibzua da zurgi Semaqcia. Tu bavSvi gyavs, me
raRad gindivar, dedamisi moiyvaneo, aseTi pasuxiT gamomistumra erTma. mokle Wkuis rom iqneba adamianis Svili.
nanulisTan cota Wkvianad moviqeci, jer flirtaoba davuwye, Tavi Sevayvare da qorwilis dRe rom unda
dagveniSna, maSin gavumxile Cemi `nakli~. yuradRebiT momismina sxvaTa Soris. sxvebiviT ar Semxtar-Semotrialebula. mere itira. raRa me Seviqeni aseTi ubedurio, bolos (vuyvardi, ra eqna!) damTanxmda, mivacile saxlamde.
adamiani Sen yofilxar-meTqi, davukocne Tvalebi Tavis WiSkarTan. meore dRes samsaxurSi momadga. Tvalebi
dawiTlebuli hqonda mTeli dRis namtiralevi. `kitao,
tiriliT miTxra, Cven Soris yvelaferi damTavrdao. warmoudgenlad miyvarxar, magram Cveni qorwili ar
Sedgebao~.
`ratom-meTqi~.
ratomao da Cemebs rom gavumxile (ded-mamis garda
erTi TavzexelaRebuli Zma hyavda), qva aagdes da Tavi
SeuSvireso. ra gagviWirda, SuSabandSi gazrdili Cveni
erTaderTi qaliSvili Svilian kacs ar gavatanoT colado. miuyvanos (Tu misi araa) bavSvi patrons, an Caabaros
sadac saWiroa da mere gvTxovos Seni xelio.
avwon-davwone yvelaferi. Cemi saSveli aRar yofilameTqi. ra qva gavtexe aseTi, nuTu aravinaa-meTqi Cemi
gamgebi am qveyanaze. arada unda gamogitydeT, nanuli
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ukve Zalian miyvarda. mtkiced mqonda gadawyvetili, an

amas SevirTav, an, saerTod, ucolod davrCebi-meTqi.
movedi saxlSi gamSrali. Cavacvi omars Tbilad,
Cavawyve misi tansacmeli (rac hqonda yvelaferi, marto
tyavis wiTeli faCuCebi davitove baliSqveS, is faCuCebi ukve aRar ergeboda) xelCanTaSi da waviyvane. bavSvTa saxli Cvens dabaSi ar aris, TeTrxevSia. direqtors
movelaparake, jer aq iyos, uCemod ar gaaSviloT-meTqi.
vkocne, kinaRam davaxrCve kocniT. gaocebuli miyurebda,
mere sxva bavSvebSi gavurie, saTamaSoebi irgvliv Semovuwye, cota xans aq iyavi, male moval-meTqi da gamovepare.
aRar maxsovs, vilisi rogor momyavda, xevSi rom ar
gadaviCexe, Zalian mikvirs. oTaxSi Semosulma gacveTili
wiTeli faCuCebi gulSi Cavixute da avzluqundi.
saswrafod davniSne qorwili, rom aRar gadamefiqra
nanulis SerTva. bavSvTa saxlSi omaris wayvanidan xuT
dReSi qorwili gvqonda, xelis mowerasac aRar davelode. koSmaruli iyo is xuTi dRe CemTvis. cremlgamSrali
davdiodi. gavxmi da Camovdni kaci. ra scodnia dards.
Cemi diasaxlisic xmas ar mcemda, ise micqeroda, rogorc
kacismkvlels.
qorwilia. oras kacamde gvyavda dapatiJebuli. sxvagan var fiqrebiT. sxvis qorwilze mgonia Tavi. Tamadam
Cveni sadRegrZelo rom dalia, sulier depresias ganvicdidi, aRaraferi mesmoda. Sublze civi ofli masxamda,
nanulisken arc gamixedavs, glaxa artistiviT, yalbad
vuqnevdi Tavs, lamazi sadRegrZeloebiT qancgawyvetil
stumrebs.
axlave moval-meTqi, mgoni nanulis vuCurCule da maSin gamovfxizldi, roca saWe meWira da jaWvis xidze
moxvevisas kinaRam gadavbrundi. amtydara Turme erTi
ambavi, dauwyiaT Cemi Zebna (samadlobeli maqvs dasalevi), amSvidebs Turme Tamadas Cemi simamri, axlave movao.
meZeben Turme simamris erTguli kacebi maSxalebiT sa221

simindeSi, sxvenze, saqaTmeSic ki SeuxedavT. stumrebma

araferi Seityono da cekva-TamaSi gauCaRebiaT.
TeTrxevTan wyali modidebuliyo, Zlivs gavedi. TerTmeti iqneboda, meti ara (iqedan maxsovs, rom cxraze
davjeqiT), bavSvTa saxlis kars braxuni avutexe. morige
gamdeli win gadamidga, omar miqelTaZes sad sZinavsmeTqi. vin xarTo. mama var, icis Tqvenma direqtorma
Cemi vinaoba miliciis ufrosi gaxlavarT, bavSvs erTs
davxedav da waval-meTqi. Semiyvana did oTaxSi. avaglije
Cemi biWi sawols; aba, CaacviT saswrafoT-meTqi, CavacviT
mZinare bavSvs, ase axutebuli gamoviyvane gareT. `moiyvan ukano?~ momaZaxa morigem, `arasodes-meTqi~, davuyvire. cali xeliT mimyavs manqana. marcxenaSi miWiravs
bavSvi, siCqaris gadarTva rom SevZlo. xidTan gaeRviZa,
albaT Sescivda. amomxeda da raki darwmunda, rom me viyavi, Camiyo ubeSi Tavisi lamazi Tavi da daiZina.
a, batono, es iyo sul. weRan maiori rom xumrobda,
Cveni miliciis ufrosi bavSviT xelSi gamocxadda Tavis qorwilzeo, amaze ambobda. im RamiT, daRlilma da
dasvelebulma, magram yvelaze bednierma kacma mTel
qveyanaze, bavSviT xelSi SevaRe kari da Cemi colis gverdiT davdeqi.
`a, Cemo nanuli, me uamisod sicocxle ar SemiZlia, Tu
iqnebi amisi deda, iyavi, Tu ara da arc qorwili minda
da araferi-meTqi~. nanulim erT mwyralad amomxeda, mere
gamicina da bavSvi gamomarTva. is dRe da is dRe, gverdidan ar moucilebia.
...simamri rogor Segxvdao? kitas gaecina, ra meti
gza hqonda. mobrunebuli siZe viyavi, rac im Rames SiSi
vaWame, bavSviT ki ara, niangiT xelSi rom movsuliyavi,
ar mimiRebda?

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am kl eb i
xelmocaruli monadireni rogor ar minaxavs, magram
Cven rom dRes dagvemarTa, aseTi ram, rac Tofi aviRe,
sxvisganac ar gamigonia. ianvari iwureboda. Tu rodesmea,
swored axlaa ixvebis gadafrenis, kakbebisa da gnolxoxobis dro. dilis eqvs saaTze ukve WalaSi viyaviT me
da Cemi megobari gogi nayofia. sanam mze amovidoda, WyantobSi, tbis piras vudarajeT ixvebs, mere Wala moviareT da serebsac SevuyeviT. qedani raa, eul qedansac ar
gadaufrenia Cvens Tavze. cnobismoyvared kisermoRrecil melasac ar gauxazavs horizonti. kodalas kakunic
ar gagvigonia. mkvdruli siCumeo, rom ityvian, swored is
sufevs irgvliv. sanam SemeZlo, vaCume, magram nadirobis
imedi rom davkargeT, mouSva ena gogim da gauTaveblad
laparakobs, mTasa da bars edeba. tyuilia, ybedi munjma
daRalao, rac mtkvari gamovtopeT da gaRma gamovediT,
sityva ar miTqvams misTvis, magram arc daRla etyoba da
enazec Wali ar mohkidebia.
raSia saqme? frinvelis Wiri xom ar gaCnda netav,
wina kviras am droisTvis Svid-Svidi kakabi gvekida, ambobs gogi da birkebiT savse, enagaqaful pointers ukan
abrunebs. pointeri oriode wres dagvartyams da mere
isev gauwveba xvlikisfer Walas. etyoba, TviTonac SeZrwunebulia, rom mze sadacaa daeSveba da jer Tofic ar
gagvisvria.
wina kviras yovelTvis mets klaven. wuwuni gameria
xmaSi.
nu damimwuTxdi, gogi mxarze xels madebs, xdeba.
axla marjvniv SevyveT kvadacis buCqebs. iq rom rame ar
iyos, ar SeiZleba.
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daRlilobisgan muxlebi mekeceba. Cemi Caliswona

`zaueri~ tyviasaviT damZimda.
ara Rirs, Cemo gogi. dRes glaxa fexze Segvxvda viRac an me da an Sen.
maSin, ici ra, tbasTan CavideT. iqneb Tevzi mainc
daviWiroT. xelcarieli rogor gagiSva.
jerac ar movsulvar xelcarieli nadirobidan. Se
kaco, CemTvis mTavari iyo, es kvira dRe mogvekla da erTad vyofiliyaviT. nadirobis qalRmerTs jer ar Sevyvarebivar. Sen magis dardi nu gaqvs. sasiamovnod daviRale,
amaRam mSvidad dameZineba da es cotaa? axla manqanasTan
CavideT (manqana mtkvris piras, kbodeze gvidgas) da gavuyveT saxlisaken.
Zalian gTxov. ici ra Tevzi icis? kidev kargi qalad ar davibade, Cemze xaTriani da damyoli am duniaze
aravin meguleba.
kargi, vTqvaT CavediT. Tevzi arakis mgeliviT kudiT
xom ar daviWiroT?
raTa kudiT? eger patara jixuri rom Cans, wyalsaqaCia. kolonias wyliT amaragebs. patimrebi morigeoben. ar
SeiZleba bade ar eqneT, vTxovoT, da, ara mgonia, uari
gviTxran.
ki magram...
gagviSveben, nu geSinia, monkavSiris wignaki xom Tan
gaqvs. zonaSi Sesvla monadireebs nebadarTuli aqvT.
namzRvlevs CavuyeviT, CavivakeT da gzis gasayarTan
xergils mivadeqiT.
pirtitvela, wiTurma jariskacma sabuTebi gagvisinja
da usityvod gagvatara.
jixuris farRalala kars mivukakuneT.
Tu SegimCneviaT, nadirobaSi garTuli cxra mTas gadaivlis, xolo umizno yoyialiT male iRleba kaci. muxlebze dolabebi mkidia.
toliT daxurul grZel jixurSi aravin Cans. ori Zra-

vi muSaobs. tumboebis gamayruebelma wivilma tanze bususebad damayara, TiTqosda Cemi nervebis fandurs uxeSad da gametebiT aJRrialebs viRac. gazeTebiT moCiTul
ficrulSi SevediT. xis taxti, zed dacrecili nabadi da
WuWyiani dabambuli, magidaze gamxmari Savi puri, sami
Tavi niori da naxevar boTlamde arayi, Tu naxevradSemoxveuli etiketis mixedviT vimsjelebT.
maspinZelo! Wers asZaxa gogim.
vin dagikargavs, vis eZeb.
Camojeqi. aqve iqneba gasuli. tumboebis mitovebis
ufleba ara aqvT. gogim skami gamomiCoCa, dabambuli
serTuki ganze gaswia da narze Camojda.
lodini didxans ar dagvWirda. karma daiWriala da
Tavze wagvadga maCvisfer svitrze usaxeloebo frenCmosxmuli, nifxvisamara tanmorCili kaci. gruza WaRara
TmiT, Savgvremani, saxenayvavilari, cxvirze gardigardmo naxevradRia iariT. Cveni danaxva ar gakvirvebia.
gamarjobaT ufrosebo, SemogvRima da kuTxeSi
mowiwebiT gaCerda abxodze xarT? raRac ar mecnobiT.
monadireebi varT, gogim kuTxeSi miyudebul Tofebze miuTiTa.
oo, saxe gaebadra, yvelaze kargi xalxi. ra inadireT?
veraferi.
diliT aqeT CaiareT?
ara, gardabnidan movediT.
imitomac ar maxsovxarT. rom damenaxeT, ar girCevdiT
dRes nadirobas. ori dRe sawvrTneli varjiSi hqondaT.
gayruebuli iyo aqauroba. ra frinveli gaCerdeboda.
kidec imitom, niSnismogebiT Semomxeda gogim.
mec ar gamikvirda? frinveli raa, misi narktenic
versad davlandeT, CavurTe.
wamodga, fanjris rafaze gaqonil, welSi gamoyvanil
Wiqas miswvda, aryiT naxevramde gaavso da momawoda.

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 dailoceT, Seciebuli iqnebiT, Cemi ar iyos. Zrava

cxeldeboda. praklatkas vcvlidi da weli gameyina. Cumi,
Semparavi sicivea dRes.
Wiqa gamovarTvi. RmerTma amis dalevis jani nu mogiSaloT-meTqi, gadavkari da niors davwvdi.
mapatieT, Raribi maspinZeli var.
jibidan jayva amoiRo, puri Txlad daWra da Cvenken
moswia.
cecxlia. WaWaa? gogim pirTan aiqnia xeli.
ho, moaqvT xandaxan biWebs. ise akrZaluli gvaqvs
Zalian.
patimari xarT? vkiTxe.
ki, batono, arayi sulmouTqmelad dalia da niori
daynosa, TxuTmetSi vzivar. eqvsi weliRa damrCa.
raze, Tu saidumlo ar aris.
mkvleloba.
gogis meti araferi ukiTxavs.
ise, kacma rom Tqvas, urigo adgilas rodi ixdiT
sasjels, vTqvi me, tba, sufTa haeri, rcxilis da kiparisis tye. saqme is iqneboda, feroSi muSaoba rom miesajaT.
arc eg damklebia, gaecina, aq stumrad yofnaa
kargi, Torem dRedaRam Zravis wuwuni sul ar gaxlavT
SesaSuri. iciT, rogor var? monazoni mTaze cekvavda,
arc iqeTa mxare umadloda da arc aqeTao. arc gareT
vwerivar da arc SigniT.
am tbaSi Tevzi aris? saqmeze gadavida gogi.
ramdenic gnebavT, muxlze Semoiwyo xeli mkvlelma
da iataks daaCerda.
gogis meti araferi ukiTxavs.
Sevyureb Cveni maspinZlis sust mxrebs, win wamoweul
Subls, SeerTebul warbebs da svavis niskartiviT mokauWebul cxvirs, uwesrigod gazrdil ulvaSebSi aramkiTxed CaCxerils. Sevyureb da vfiqrob, es aq tbis piras
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arxeinad daabijebs, xolo amis xeliT gangmiruli miwaSi

wevs. mkvleli varo rom Tqva, etyoba sxva TvaliT davuwye yureba da mis garegnobaSic bevri ram vipove mkvlelisTvis damaxasiaTebeli. ki, aseTebs SeuZliaT kaci
moklan. am dafanCuli warbebis, orad gayofili sqeli
Sublis da fosoebSi mikarguli waqisferi Tvalebis patronebi simfoniur musikas ar usmenen. leqsebs ar kiTxuloben, xelovnebisadmi maTi interesi sketCis dones ar
Sordeba, sporti WiriviT sZulT da patieba ar ician.
saxeli Tqveni? gogim daarRvia siCume.
_ Jora, Jora jinWaraZe, jayos meZaxdnen.
Jora batono, bade xom arsad gegulebaT?
bades viSoviT, Tqven mebaduri ikiTxeT Torem. Tev
zaoba gindaT?
vcdidiT, Tu RmerTma gadmogvxeda.
meore oTaxSi gavida, sveli bade gamoaTria da fexebTan dagvigdo.
a, bade da misi jani. amaze gawyeninebT? ZeZvebTan
cota frTxilad. wminda Zafia da ver uZlebs. wina kviras jariskacebs vaTxove da ise daglejili damibrunes,
rom Tevzi ki ara uRliani Rori gaZvreboda. sami dRe
movundi kemsvas. Ceqmebi gaqvT?
gogim fexze daixeda.
eg moklea. wyalSi ver SexvalT, isev gafaTurda
da welze Sesakravi saTevzao Ceqmebi gamoitana. saziarod gvaqvs me da Cems amxanags es Ceqmebi. xom xedavT, ra
dReSia. xom gagigoniaT, ziari Zroxa mgelma SeWamao. me
mgoni, wyali ar Sedis.
didi madloba. Tu rame daviWireT, lomis wilSi xar,
icode, gogim mxarze xeli mouTaTuna.
Tqven kargad iyaviT, TeTri, oficruli nifxvis
Tasmebi Seikra, daglejil Sarvals dawvda da Rili rom
ver ipova, aluminis mavTuliT Seikra, karSi gamogviZRva
da alvis xeebisken gagvaxeda.
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 ase auyeviT, saTibi rom iwyeba, iq dahkariT da qvemoT CamohyeviT. marcxniv, bambukebSi am diliT iyvnen viRacebi. saTibebTan dRes aravin damilandavs.
madloba movaxseneT da biliks davadeqiT. bades gogi
moaTrevs, me Ceqmebi daviiRliave. Cveni beberi pointeri
gakvirvebuli mogvyveba.
lerwmianSi daveSviT. gogim Ceqmebi welze Seikra da
SeCqafunda. naWaobarSi wyali aabuJbuJa, badis zonari
mklavze daixvia, tyviis girCi pirSi Caido, `alee, hop~
daiZaxa da daiqnia. badem iqve, mis fexebTan moadina Cxlapani. gogim seriozuli saxiT daqaCa Toki, bades xeli
Caavlo, napirze gamoitana da Cxreka dauwyo. risi Tevzi,
ra Tevzi. pirveli aTi `srola~ vacale, mere nervebma
mimtyuna.
esaa badis srola vicio?!
es sxvanairi badea. wina kviras Cven TviTon gvqonda
bade. bokuCavas gamovarTviT.
wina kviras?!
hkiTxe CxeiZes Tu ginda.
mere ver gicno Joram?
maSin sxva morigeobda.
gogi Setrialda da isev gaWyapunda wyalSi, ZaRlma
Tvali gaayola da zarmacad Sehyefa.
Sen makldi axla, SeuRrina gogim.
Zalianac sworia es ZaRli. rac ar ici, nu Seepotinebio,
geubneba.
gogim ramdenjerme kidev mounacvla bades xeli, me napiridan Zveleburad eqidnur qaTinaurs vesvri da moTminebis fiala sacaa amevseba.
ra hqeniT?!
viwrod grexil bambukebSi Joram Semohyo Tavi.
ukan samxedroformiani, Suaxansgadacilebuli, petre
pirvelisulvaSa, Rababiani kaci udgas.
aba, Cems bedze isrole?! gogis CasZaxa Joram.
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gogim moindoma da gaaCxlapuna bade, zustad ise, rogorc icis.

Joras momyoli Ceqmebze wknels itkacunebs.
mkvleli Txrils gadmoaxta, zurgCanTa balaxebSi
miagdo da gaRma umweod mdgar Tanamgzavrze migviTiTa.
gaicaniT, batoni givi, cixis `nadzoria~, magram kai
kaci.
ar ginda axla... rad ginda es ambavi... morcxvad Cahqindra Tavi batonma givim, Txrils Semouara da
SemogvierTda.
Cveni Zma! Joram gogis mimarTa, ki ar gewyinos,
magram aq cota sxvanairi Tevzaobaa saWiro. gamamaZaRlebulia Tevzi, lerwmebs daeWida da dampal morze Sexta
daisvene cota xans, me vcdi. Rrmad Seval, iqneb rame
movixelTo.
gogisac es undoda. bade morze gadakida, Ceqmebi
gaixada da lamze isrola.

* * *
geniosia galaktioni, `gacrecili ca~ ram aTqmevina.
marTlac rom gacrecilia axla ca da RrubelTa nafleTebSi uCumrad daipareba Seciebuli mTvare.
Ramis aTi saaTia. koconis sinaTle saxeSi gvir
tyams,
tbis piras vzivarT oTxni da vqeifobT. moxarSul
Tevzs yinvaSi oxSivari asdis, ornaxadma Zvlebi gagviTbo. Joras ra damaviwyebs. aseT kacebs xSirad rodi Sexvdebi. jer iyo SeRamebamde wylidan ar amosula. sasroli badiT rom araferi gamouvida, mosasmeli bade moaZunZula. WyantobSi selapiviT xtoda, bades mousvamda,
Tevzs napirze isroda da sanam Cven sibneleSi xels vafaTurebdiT, isev wyals miarRvevda. erT adgilas ver mozoma, mxrebamde wyalSi aRmoCnda da Tavidan-fexebamde
galumpuli ganagrZobda Tevzaobas. vexveweT, vemudareT;
gacivdebi, nu dagvadeb Sens codoso, magram yursac ar
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gvigdebda. xalxi saTevzaod moxvediT da gulnakluls

rogor gagiSvebTo, `ar ginda, rad ginda es ambavi~ wamdauwum eZaxda cixis zedamxedveli, magram Jora Tavisas
ar iSlida.
WanariT, murwiT da oraguliT vedro TiTqmis savse
iyo da daWeril Tevzs balaxebSi veRar vpoulobdiT.
mkvleli rom wylidan amovida, kbilis kawkawiT darboda, fiCxic TviTon moZebna, cecxlic TviTon daanTo,
Ceqmebi lerwebs Camoacva, boxCidan batinkebi da Salis
windebi amoiRo, Caicva. cecxlTan cota rom SeSra, Tev
zis Tadarigs Seudga. gamoSigna, garecxa, daamarila, vedroSi Cayara, cota Sabi Caumata da cecxlze Sedga. amas
yvelafers ise dauRalavad, daumadleblad, gemrielad
akeTebda, TiTqos misi TanSezrdili megobrebi vyofiliyaviT. TvalebSi gviyurebs, riTi gvasiamovnos ar icis.
sufras rom movusxediT, araysac TviTon gvisxams da
Tevzsac gvirCevs, es miirTviT, es ufro gemrieliao.
SevTveriT. imTaviTve guls miRrRnis Cemi damRupveli
cnobismoyvareoba. momenti SevarCie, rogorc iqna.
raze SegemTxva, Jora batono, Tu saidumlo ar aris,
rasakvirvelia.
Tavi aiRo da Tvalebi gamiswora.
raze mekiTxebiT?
imaze. me bodiSi, magram, mkvlelobaze.
ar gindaT, axla, rad gindaT es ambavi, luRluRebs
batoni givi da nakvercxlebs joxiT CinCxlavs.
getyviT, batono, ratom ar getyviT. erT patara sad
RegrZelos getyviT da mokled movayoleb Cem ambavsac.
ar ginda, rad ginda eg ambavi, Tvara ki... awyvetinebs
givi.
yvelas Tavisi simarTliT gaumarjos, givi batono,
Joram Tavi aswia, Sublze wiTeli abreSumiviT axvevia
cec
xlis aTinaTi, xolo arays WiqaSi lalisferi dahkravs, me Cemi simarTliT vcxovrob am qveyanaze. sul ar
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vemduri Cems Tavs, rom icodeT. marTalia, erTi SexedviT ubeduri vCanvar, magram Cemi Tavi Zalian miyvars.
ukisrebeli ar mikisria. rom iciT is, arasodes mimicia.
boRmiTa da SeuracxyofiT guli ar gamiglejia. ranairi
kaci var iciT? mapatieT, Cems Tavze rom vlaparakob,
saxvaliod da sagaisod arafers rom ar itovebs. Citebi
varT am qveyanaze, Citebi da vinc es ar icis, veraa misi
saqme kargad. SeiZleba kargi araferi Camidenia dRemde,
magram yvelaferi gulis ZaxiliT mikeTebia. me damnaSave
kacs meZaxian am qveynad da var kidec damnaSave, ar dagimalavT, magram axla cota mTvrali var da imitom geubnebiT, Tu vinmes vawyenine Cemi saqcieliT, mxolod im
dros, roca sxva gza ar iyo; an iyo da me ver vxedavdi.
gamogicdiaT xandaxan aseTi wuTi? axla Tu am wuTSi es
ar gavakeTe, guli gamiskdeba yumbarasaviT. axla fiqris
dro aRar aris, an ase unda qna, an unda mokvde. Cems
sikvdils, etyoba, dedalic zis Cems arsebaSi, yovelTvis
sxvisi varCie, Cemi gulis gaxeTqvas, sxvisi. axla Tqven
gansajeT, ra kaci var. erTSi unda mendoT, col-Svils
gaficebT, sxvanairad moqceva rom SemeZlos, guls gareT
cxovreba rom SemeZlos, bednieri kaci viqnebi, magram ar
SemiZlia da momkali Tu ginda.
ar ginda axla eg ambavi, batoni givi ganze ixedeba.
mesamejer var axla nasamarTlevi, ganagrZobs
Jora, pirvelad rom damiWires, Teqvsmeti wlis biWi
viyavi. araferi iseTi. Cems Zmakacs scemda viRac ucnobi.
maSin ucnobi iyo CemTvis. rad gindaT, vin iyo, ra mniSvneloba aqvs. ormetrian axmaxs mougdia fexqveS es Cemi
Zmakaci da wixlebiT scems. ra iqneboda galeuli meaTe
klaseli biWi. xan aqedan mivudeqi im devs, xan iqidan.
vexvewe, vitire, orjer imnairad mkra xeli, rom yiraze
gadamatara, Zlivs wamodgeba Tavpirdasisxlianebuli es
Cemi klaseli, or nabijs gadaadgams sawyali ganze, mivardeba, daartyams da daagdebs. mokled klavs ra. mere
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ki viswavle, rom aseT dros milicias unda uxmo, magram

maSin, mapatieT da, aseTi ram ar vicodi. fiqris droc ar
iyo. movZebne gadaWrili mili, movarbenine da vreke im
axmaxs TavSi. maSin me sxva gamosavals ver vxedavdi. meorejer `dinamos~ stadionis SesasvlelSi damiWires. maSin
bileTebze wyveta iyo. ori Tvis gamosuli var cixidan.
noembris sami iyo. ocdasami wlis biWi var. Wkuanaswavli.
miWiravs Cemi bileTi xelSi da mivdivar fexburTis sayureblad. xalxis talRa xan iqeT awydeba, xan aqeT. Tu
gaxsovT, maSin cxenosani milicielebi gamohyavdaT. erT
adgilze xalxi SeCoCoqolda. erTic vnaxoT, bavSvis ganwiruli yvirili ismis. qurTis biWia aTi-Tormeti wlis,
ubileTod gadadioda rkinis Robeze, dainaxa milicielma da cxeniT miawva. mixvdiT, ras vambob?! cxeni mucliT
awveba bavSvs mkerdze, sadacaa gul-mkerds Seungrevs.
iZaxe axla iq, `ar grcxvenia, moqalaqe milicielo?~ sad
aris amis dro. davaZvre yama da mucelSi gavurWe cxens.
bavSvi sikvdils gadavarCine. es meored gasamarTleba.
mesamed, axla razec vzivar...
ar ginda, rad ginda eg ambavi. eg ambavi minda axla
mee? dalie Tu svam, nawyvet-nawyvet isvris givi, magram
xels energiulad aRar uSlis, SeiZleba imitom ambobs,
rom ase unda Tqvas. es sityvebi samsaxurebrivad ekuTvnis.
am wuTSi, givi batono, ori sityva da morCa. me da Cemma
mezobelma saxli avaSeneT saziaro. mamaCems gavayidvine
didubeSi saxli da veZisSi mand, zemoT vazisubanze erTi
patara qoxi ziarad viyideT me da erTma kacma. fuli
aRar maqvso, miTxra, mere ra, fuli ara gaqvs, ra moxda,
ager fuli da mere gavswordeT-meTqi. es rom miTxra,
qoxi dangreuli da saxlis Seneba dawyebuli gvqonda. Sua
gzaze xom ver SevCerdebodiT. me vapireb am kacTan Zmobas da erTad cxovrebas. TviTon ar Canda cudi kaci, notariusSi muSaobda sadRac, vasesxe fuli oramde, erTi
sityviT, da avaSeneT saxli. karis mezobelze ufro ax232

lobels xelwerils gamoarTmev? arc mifiqria, Tu pirs

miSlida. mokled, sasamarTlom saqme ar miiRo, xelwerili ara gaqvso; ubnis rwmunebulma veraferi Seasmina.
naTesav-megobrebi SevkribeT da uari damirtya. cils
mwamebs, CemTvis kapiki ar mouciao. fuli jandabas! xom
gaskdi kaci gulze, ranairad SeiZleba aseTi ram giyos
kacma. bnela, kaco? saRamos gadavedi masTan. marto iyo.
`gera, ratom akeTeb am saqmes-meTqi~ `wadi, miCivle,
ar gaZlev, morCa da gaTavdao~. `ranairad, gera, marTmev Cems fuls-meTqi?~ `garTmevo~. `mere, sul ar geSinia
arafris-meTqi?~ `ar meSiniao. `aba, icode, wynarad geubnebi, Tu oc dReSi fuls ar momitan, mogklav, Cemo gerameTqi~. `oci dRe rad ginda, axlave geubnebi, ar mogitan
da yurebze xaxvs ver damaWrio~. oci dRe mainc miveci,
iqneb gonze movides-meTqi. oci dRis mere movkali. ar
daijerebT, batono, arc erTi wuTiT ar CamiTvlia Cemi
Tavi mkvlelad, sasamarTlozec welSi gamarTuli videqi. sxva gzas ver vxedavdi. aseTma kacma ar unda icocxlos qveyanaze-meTqi da sruliad nervebdamSvidebulma
movkali. esaa sul. xom xedavT, araferi mosayoli araa,
magram Soridan me mainc mkvleli da saSiSi kaci vCanvar.
rom icodeT, ra sufTa guli maqvs. Tumca raebs vCmaxav,
Tavi Cahkida, amas vin damijerebs, Tvali irgvliv
Semoatara da ratomRac me momiWaxuna Wiqa, modi, Cvens
simarTles gaumarjos. Cven rom sulSi gvaqvs Cveni kanoni
da simarTle, imas gaumarjos. ise yvelas venacvale me!
ar minda, eg minda axla mee? luRluRebs batoni
givi da Camqral RadarSi joxiT iqeqeba.

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v i s i i yo gz a . . .
lifti rom gaCerda, kacma Tavi gamoyo da miixedmoixeda.
gamodi.
maRalfexeba, xuWuWTmiani qali katis nabijebiT moSorda lifts da kacs miaCerda.
kacma gauRima.
ar gagikvirdes, cnobismoyvare mezoblebi myavs.
kars gasaRebi moargo da qali win gaatara.
Sedi.
qali pirdapir sastumro oTaxSi Sevida da `mecxre
talRas~ miaCerda.
kacma karadas miaSura. gaixada. beWebze xalaTi moigdo,
qals SeumCnevlad miuaxlovda da mxarze Camoado Tavi.
mogwons?
qalma ar upasuxa.
kaci sawol oTaxSi gavida, colis Wreli sarafani
gamoitana da skamze gadahkida.
gaixade, es Caicvi, cxela.
qalma kaba gaSala, erTxans uyura tanis rweviT, mere
erTbaSad gadaaqnia Tavi.
ar momergeba, didia.
kacma gaicina.
me Tu rame mesmis, Sen da Cemi coli erTi zomisa
unda iyoT.
qali savarZelSi CaeSva.
arc fexze gaixdi? Sen magivrad me miwuxs guli am
lursmnis quslebze rom dgaxar.
qalma ganze gaixeda.
fexze gavixdidi. oRond Seni rame momitane, Zalian
gTxov.
Cemi?
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kaci mosacdelSi gafaTurda da CanTidan `Slopancebi~ amoyara.

qalma `Slopancebi~ jer erTmaneTs gautyapuna da mere
cxvirTan miitana.
Smoris suni asdis.
auzis CanTaSi midevs, didi xania aRar amomiRia.
aRar curav?
ver vaxerxeb am bolo dros.
??
bavSvebi, samsaxuri, Sen?
me, ra Tqma unda... am TveSi meored mxedav...
daiwye?
ara... dRes ar viCxubebT. xom dagpirdi.
qali SuSabandSi gavida, fanjara gamoaRo da moajirs
gadaeyrdno. kacma meore fanjara gamoaRo da gverdiT
amoudga.
aqedan Seni saxli ar Cans.
ra ici? yru xmiT hkiTxa qalma.
ra codna unda. aq rom gadmovediT, pirvelad Sens
saxls davuwye Zebna.
axlac, samsaxuridan rom dabrundebi, televizoris
cqeriT daRlils telefonTan misvlac rom gezareba,
gadmodgebi am adgils da Cems saxls eZeb ara?
isev...
kidev kargi, aqedan rom ar Cans `Cemi saxli~. ar geSinia?
risi?
xom SeiZleba Sens cols uTxran, xval diliT rom
Camova, guSin saRamos, fanjarasTan ucxo qali idgao.
ucxo qali...
ho, imaTTvis me ucxo var.
xom SeiZleba kacs stumrebi hyavdes?
da erT-erTi maTgani haeris gadaylapvis mizniT fanjaras moadges, ara?
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 ho.
ai, amdeni aRar mifiqria. ici, ra SeSinebuli Tvalebi
gqonda, liftidan rom gamoixede?
kacma welze gadasdo xeli.
_ ginda? gakoceb am mezoblebis Tvalwin.
ar minda. Tormeti wlis Tavze amxela msxverpls nu
gaiReb.
nunu!
kargi, kargi... ici, ra, ratom momiyvane aq?
mindoda, genaxa, sad mZinavs, rogor vcxovrob.
marTali xar. saocrad mainteresebda. sul sxvanairad
mqonda warmodgenili Seni bina. sawoli oTaxi miCvene ra?
kaci gauZRva.
Cumad idgnen da abreSumis mwvane zewargadafarebul
sawolebs dahyurebdnen.
kaci gamoerkva. skamze Camojda da windebis gaxda daiwyo.
ara. ara, Zalian gTxov...
qali mklavebze isvamda xels da sasowarkveTili saxe
hqonda.
ra dagemarTa? kacma xalaTis qamari Seikra.
sad ar vyofilvarT me da Sen. vis oTaxs ar mimayene.
mgoni, Senc aRar gaxsovs, magram ase ucxod arsad migrZvnia Tavi.
ar miyvars, xom ici, Seni sentimentaloba.
ara, goCa, dedas geficebi, ar SemiZlia. ase mgonia,
saSinel danaSauls Cavdivar, ase mgonia, kedlebidan aTasi Tvali micqeris. es kedeli ase iyo Tavidan karadisTvis Seweuli?
Zalian gainteresebs? kacma oTaxSi gaiar-gamoiara,
Cven gamovangrieT.
vin Tqven?
me. yvelam ase gaakeTa. amodena adgili cdeboda.
karadac zustad Caetia.
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qalma karada gamoaRo da yuradRebiT Caacqerda. mere

erTbaSad Semotrialda, kari Ria datova da sawoli
oTaxidan swrafad gavida.
kacma karadis kari frTxilad mixura da gahyva.
qali kabinetTan ucdida.
SeiZleba?
ra Tqma unda.
genialuri magida gaqvs.
`barokos~ stilis ZvelTaZvel frangul magidaze uwesrigod eyara wignebi, qaRaldebi, melnis SuSa, saSrobi da
qinZisTavebiT savse muyaos yuTi.
am aTi wlis win viyide sakomisioSi kapikebad, axla
Tavisi wona fuli Rirs.
qalma minas xeli gadausva.
ratom matyueb?
ar gatyueb.
es magida Senma simamrma gaCuqa sakandidato disertaciis dacvasTan dakavSirebiT. ufro sworad, Seni colis
mziTevia, qals xmaSi wyena gaeria.
vTqvaT, egrea, mere?
araferi. bavSvebs sad sZinavT?
win, TavianT oTaxSi.
marto?
ara, dedamisTan erTad, amas gadamwyveti mniSvneloba aqvs?
goCa, ratom meCxubebi? qals gaeRima.
ar geCxubebi. bavSvebis oTaxs xom ar daaTvalierebdi?
ara, aq viyoT. es kabineti Senia. Sens teritoriaze
ufro mSvidad var.
kacma TmaSi Seuyo xeli da mkerdze miikra.
ra suleli xar, nunu.
mapatie.
qalma xelebi moicila, magidas Semouara da arwiviscxvirebian skamze mokalaTda.
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 axals wer rames?

ho, viTom... CemTvis vgiJob.
mainc. SeiZleba? qali nawers dawvda.
ar waikiTxo, Zalian gTxov, mere veRar davubrundebi.
ratom?
ra vici... ar aris saintereso eg ambavi, raRacas
vjRabni, sisuleles vCmaxav.
dagiwyo axla kamaTi, `ras ambob, rogor gekadrebas~ motivze?
ara. Sen rac unda miTxra, me xom vici: mezRapre var,
Worikana, tyuilebs vigoneb. moveSvaT ra, ar miyvars am
Temaze laparaki.
sul mindoda mekiTxa: werisas wvalob? bevrjer gixdeba gadawera?
ara. arc erTi Cemi moTxroba meored ar gadamiweria.
Sen metyvi axla etyoba kidecao, kacs gaecina.
arafersac ar getyvi. eg muSaobis stilia. Sen, albaT, sanam dawerde, aTasnairad swoni.
kacma ar upasuxa, daixara da kisris siaxloves, mxarze
akoca.
tolstoim `ana karenina~ Svidjer gadawerao.
vici, kaci yurSi CasCurCulebda, yoveli meore
kritikosi am magaliTiT iwyebs CvenTan saubars, magram,
icode, eg mtknari sicruea.
tolstoi, mgoni, TviTon ambobs.
mere ra, Sen ggonia tolstoi arasodes cruobda?
`ana kareninas~ Svidjer gadawera erTi kacis Zal-Rones
aRemateba. `ana kareninas~ orjer gadawerac ar SeiZleba.
ras hqvia, ar SeiZleba.
nervebi ar geyofa da saWiroc ar aris, ar werda
tolstoi ise, rom erTi romanis Svidjer gadawera dasWirveboda.
qalma magidas pirdapir WikartiT gakrul fanqriT
daxatul portrets daadga Tvali.
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es Sena xar?
ho.
ara ggavs. vin dagxata?
parizSi, monmartrze, quCis mxatvarma erT boTl koniakad.
ra sainteresoa, didxans gxatavda?
loTi iyo, xelebi ukankalebda.
TvalebiT ggavs, ici? marto TvalebiT.
maSin ufro mgavda. eg aTi wlis winaa daxatuli, rac
dro gadis, ufro vSordebi.
Cems TvalSi Sen sul ar Secvlilxar.
Sens TvalSi... axla me ormoci wlisa var.
dedaa?! gaioca qalma, ormoci... bavSvobaSi ra
bevri megona.
bevria.
araferic. Sen ormoci wlisa jer ara xar. ocdaxuT
oqtombers Sesruldebi. sami Tvis Semdeg.
didi SeRavaTi.
albomi ara gaqvT? qalma magididan saTvale aiRo,
gaikeTa da swrafadve moixsna.
ra albomi?
saojaxo, fotoalbomi.
mgoni ki iyo, sadRac.
gexvewebi, moZebne.
Tu gogis gadaurCa.
celqia?
gadareuli. WaRze ava, rom miuSva, ufrosebic ar
aklebdnen xels, magram es nametania.
kaci magidis ujrebs erTimeoris miyolebiT aRebda.
ara uSavs, daWkviandeba, amooxvriT, grZeli pauzebiT Tqva qalma da albomi muxlebze daido.
es vin aris?
kaci skamis zurgs daeyrdno.
babuaCemia.
samxaraZe?
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 ara, dedaCemis mama.

ese igi gvenetaZe.
ese igi. aba, aq Tu micnob.
vera, biWo. ai, esa xar.
yoCaR. kacma qalis xuWuWa, sayvareli Tma TiTebSi
moiqcia.
skolaSi maincdamainc araferi.
maincdamainc ki ara Winkas vgavdi. yvela maswavlebels vZuldi dasanaxavad.
mamaSens ra Tma hqonia.
maSin ocdaeqvsi wlis iyo. skolis direqtori gaxldaT drandaSi.
_ sad?
drandaSi. soxumTan axlos, sofelia. iq gaanawiles.
Sen rom babuSeraSi xar dabadebuli?
babuSera drandis ubania.
oho... eseni?
ar icnob Sen. Cemi sidedris megobrebia.
Seni sidedri maCvene, ra?
kacs gaecina.
rad ginda?
gexvewebi, romelia?
ai, es, loms rom hgavs.
- sulac ara. simpaTiuri qalia. Sens cols axla sjobia.
gmadlobT.
aqlemi! ramxela drunCi aqvs. rogor axvedi?
arabi, ager rom dgas, erT sityvas etyvis da es amxela cxoveli oTxad moikeceba. mucelze wawveba da sanam
kargad ar mokalaTdebi, yursac ar gaibertyavs.
ra Rirs es siamovneba?
ra?
aqlemiT gaseirneba.
erT dolaramde. mgoni. zustad aRar maxsovs.
qorwinebis suraTebi ara gaqvT?

gvqonda. Cems colsa aqvs sadRac Senaxuli.

rogor mindoda menaxa, qalma erTbaSad moiwyina.
ratom? ra sanaxavia?
mainteresebs, rogori saxe gqonda.
albaT, rogorc yvelas. gulubryvilo, suleluri.
qali wamodga da karisken wavida. samiode nabiji rom
gadadga, TiTqos Sebarbacda, Sublze xeli miido.
waval axla.
nunu!
waval, Zalian gTxov, ar gewyinos. vera var kargad.
wamoweqi, valerianis kapls dagalevineb.
kaci axlos mivida. ase Sewuxebuli igi mxolod erTxel
naxa. maSinac ase hqonda saulvaSe da cxviri dacvaruli.
ra xdeba, gamagebine.
araferi. waval. aq erT wuTsac rom davrCe, movkvdebi, kari gamoaRo, Semotrialda, kacs gulSi Caekra,
Zalian miyvarxar, kari Ria datova da liftis Rilaks
TiTi daaWira.
gagacileb, moica, Cavicvam.
ar minda. taqsiT ufro Cqara mival.
kaci Ria karSi idga. `cnobismoyvare mezoblebis~ ukve
aRar eSinoda.
naxevari saaTic ar iyo gasuli, telefoni awkrialda.
Sena xar?
ho, rogora xar?
axla ara miSavs. ar vici, ra damemarTa. guli miCerdeboda da haeri ar myofnida.
suleli xar.
ras akeTebdi?
vqargavdi.
visi sicocxle xar?
Seni.
goCa, momismine. sul megona, rom mand stumrad viyavi.
Sen xom ici, arasodes ar mifiqria seriozulad imaze, rom
Sen sxvas Cemze metad sWirdebi. Seni bude da Seni sam-

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trede gaqvs. mapatie. areulad vlaparakob. ver avitane,

ici? ar unda migeyvane mand. SemeSinda, rom vnaxe Seni
colis dauTavebuli TeTreuli, mSvidad Cawikwikebuli
karadaSi, Sen mier gamongreuli kedeli da samudamod gakeTebuli wignebis Taro. albomSi didi gulmodginebiT,
qronologiis dacviT Cawebebuli suraTebi. Seni mSvidi
kuTxe. SemeSinda, ici, rogor SemeSinda? kinaRam gavgiJdi.
xom giTxari, CerCeti gogo xar.
warmoudgenlad miyvarxar.
kargi, xval dagirekav.
diliT damireke ra?
diliT ar mecleba. naxvamdis.
moica. aba, rodis darekav?
Tormetis mere.
wavedi, aba.
ar dado, yurmili, cota xans melaparake.
wavedi, hokeia.
kargi.
matarebelma oci wuTi daigviana.
coli meeqvse vagonis kibeze idga. kacs igi daRlili
da gamxdaric eCvena.
muSas davuZaxo?
rad gvinda, marto es Cemodani maqvs, gamomarTvi.
manqanamde uxmod mividnen.
ra geCqareboda?
ver movisvene, goCa. bavSvi aRar var awi me. ar SemiZlia
soflis CeCmaSi siaruli. sad mixval?
aqedan daketes. sadgurs angreven, xom xedav.
ui, ki aRar davkvirvebivar. rogor miyvarda es Senoba. mSvenieri iyo? ras erCodnen. amaze kargs aaSeneben
viTom?
vnaxoT, Wamdnen?
didi virebi mglebiviT, dReSi TiTo cxvari ar eyofaT, rom miuSva. gogis, ar vici, ra vuyo.
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ar Wams?
Tu ar mieZale, lukmas ar Caidebs pirSi. feric ar
momwons raRaca.
nu geSinia.
jafariZeebTan wyali xom ar CagiSvia?
ara, kacma gaicina, ar gikvirs?
yvelaze metad magis meSinoda.
sad sadilobdi?
restoranSi.
kuWis moqmedeba rogori gaqvs?
inglisur marils vsvamdi xandaxan.
gSvelis?
Zalian.
ar SeiZlebao eqimma xom giTxra, nu miaCvev organizmso.
kaci gaCumda da sarke Seatriala, rom ukan momavali
manqanebi ukeT daenaxa.
wiTelia! ar gaxvide! iyvira qalma.
gvian iyo. pirdapir mimavalma taqsma signaliT iqauroba gaayrua.
Zvel kinostudias rom gacdnen, kacma siCqare gamocvala.
ra kargad dagyavda uwin. sul gagivida Tavs, usayvedura qalma.
Cemi gza iyo, kacma Tavze gadausva xeli, SegeSinda?
erTxelac iqneba...
nu geSinia.
elbaqiZis daRmarTze mze wveboda, Tbilisuri mwveli,
magram mtvriani da benzinissuniani mze.

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J ur nali s ti
quTaiseli brZandebiT?
ki, batono, Tqven?
mivlinebiT mivdivar.
xom karg saqmeze?
ki, kargze, rasakvirvelia. abreSumsaqsovSi erTi qali
muSaobs, ubis wignaki amoiRo da Caixeda, kvirkvelia,
gecodinebaT albaT.
ara, ar gamigia.
gmirobazea wardgenili. narkvevi unda davwero.
narkvevi kargia, kargi dagemarTos. moisvenebT jer
Tu?
brZandebodeT, brZandebodeT. matarebelSi ase advilad mainc ver viZineb. ra meCqareba.
quTaisisken xSirad albaT.
axla meored mivdivar.
?!
pirvelad am oci wlis win viyavi.
tanmorCili kacia, saxenayvavilari. marjvenaze cera
TiTi aklia. fexsacmel-talavari bodiS-bodiS gaixada,
gulmodgined dakeca kostiumi da maRla Seawyo. sportuli piJamo Caicva da fexebi flostebSi wahyo. xelCanTidan ori boTli ludi amoiRo. magidis qveS lursmans Camohkra da gamomiwoda.
gmadlobT.
piri gaisvele, Tu kaci xar, meore boTlic gaxsna da miiyuda `borjomi~ gawyda ratomRac, wamladac
versad iSovi. raSia netav saqme?
moTxovnileba gaizarda.
debeti Semcirdao?
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amboben, magram ar iqneba swori. yvela `borjoms~

svams axla. amxela qveyanas ra `borjomi~ gauZlebs.
es fanjara?..
Sen ar momikvde, ar iReba.
davixuTebiT amaRam.
jer ar cxela maincdamainc. zafxulSia am vagonSi
mgzavroba jojoxeTi, davamSvide.
erTs vityvi axla me, ludis boTli isev miiyuda,
yvelafers daadga saSveli da am vagonebs ara. kerenski
rom gaiqca, im tipis vagonebiT vmgzavrobT axlac. vagonSi patara komforti mainc ar unda iyos? an ventilacias
gavaumjobeseb, an raRacas mivxedav. `saerTaSorisoSi~
adgili rom ar yofiliyo, me vuTxari, amisi ar iyos, Cems
redaqtors, wamomsvleli ar viyavi. ar msiamovnebs oTxi
kacis naskis suni erTad da momkali axla.
swori brZandebiT, autanelia Cveni vagonebi. es miTxa
riT, sxvaganac asea neta? oTxkaciania sxvaganac kupeebi?
sad sxvagan?
sazRvargareT, magaliTad.
me marto CexoslovakiaSi da fineTSi var namyofi da
iq aseTi vagonebi ar Semxvedria. an oradgiliania iqeTaqeT sawolebiT, an kupeebia mxolod savarZlebiT. rbili
savarZlebia. zixar da mgzavrob mSvenivrad. es naruli
sistema guls miklavs. cixes magonebs zeviT-qveviT sawolebi. egeb moxuci kaci var da ar SemiZlia zeviT-qveviT xtunva. Zalaa?
CvenTan bevri mgzavrobs da aseT vagonebs, albaT,
adgilis ekonomiis mizniT akeTeben.
aaa... hooo... mravalmniSvnelovnad CaiRima. pijakis jibidan savarcxeli amoiRo da didxans seriozuli
gamometyvelebiT gadahqonda saswaulebrivad SerCenili
ramdenime Reri Tma marjvnidan marcxniv kefaze.
savarcxels suli Seubera da jibeSi Caido. Taflisferi, samkuTxedi Tvalebi momapyro da ise madianad Caicina, rom kinaRam gadamdo.
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 daficebuli mqonda, quTaisSi ar wamovsuliyavi mivlinebiT, magram dro Turme yvelafers hkurnavs.
ratom, Cemo batono, ra gawyenineT quTaislebma?
muTaqiT zurgi gaimagra, fexi-fexze gadaido da daiwyo:
am oci wlis win me quTaisSi saqme dammarTes, ra
lamazadac ar unda mogiyve, mainc ar daijereb, ai, marTla quTaisuri rom hqvia, iseTi ki ara, siglaxis meti rom
araferia xandaxan Sig, niWierad mofiqrebuli oini ici
ras hqvia? Tan rom gwyins da Tanac gixaria. gSurs kidec
im kacisa, vinc es oini giyo. axali damTavrebuli mqonda universiteti da pirdapir `komunistSi~ gamanawiles.
ukeTess ras inatrebs axalgazrda Jurnalisti. imiT daviwye, riTac sxvebi amTavreben. ramxela gamocdileba da
cxovrebis codna ginda kacs, rom Cveni sefe-gazeTis dRiuri muSis tvirTi gaswio. iumori mexerxeboda, cota ar
iyos, da feletonistoba daviwye. xuTi Tu eqvsi feletoni maqvs gamoqveynebuli `komunistSi~, ca qudad ar mimaCnia da dedamiwa qalamnad, qveynis gasworebas vfiqrob.
ocdaoTxi wlis biWi viyavi. maSin Tavi didi megona, axla
rom vuyureb, ra aris ocdaoTxi wlis biWi! ymawvilia da
meti araferi. redaqtorma (cxonebuli saldaZe iyo maSin redaqtori) damiZaxa da anonimuri werili wamikiTxa.
quTaisis sakonservo qarxanaSi danaSaulobani xdeba, `levi
saqoneli~ mzaddeba, murabis magivrad kompots abareben,
Saqars iparaven da dRisiT-mzisiT jibes isqelebeno, ucnobi werda. aRarc maxsovs axla kargad, konkretuli gvarebic iyo CamoTvlili. erTi sityviT, karga msuye anonimuri
werili gaxldaT. Cvens redaqtors saerTod ar uyvarda
anonimuri werilebi, magram es baraTi saministros mier
iyo kontrolze ayvanili da sxva gza ar gvqonda, unda
gamogveZia. aba, Sen icio, saldaZem cxonebulma. gambedaoba da sindis-namusi ar gaklia, gafrTxildi, mwikvli
araferi mogekaros, Saqris qurdebi yvelanairad mogidgebian, imedi maqvs, Tavs ar Seircxveno. gafrTxileba mind246

oda mee? varskvlavebs veTamaSebodi. isedac, vinc ar unda

yofiliyo, Cems adgilas, ara, ara, sxva dro iyo maSin namdvilad. Jurnalists qrTams Sekadrebdi? gazeTidan kaci
Camovida da qrTami aiRoo, gaugonari ambavi iyo. warmodgeniTac ver warmoidgenda kaci am ambavs. erTi sityviT,
raRa bevri gavagrZelo, Camovedi quTaisSi. sadguridan
pirdapir sakonservos mivadeqi. direqtori CimakaZe iyo,
uSvelebeli, msuqani kaci. cali Tvali Wiqis unda hqonoda, ase maxsovs. ki aRar vici, axla, cocxalia, mkvdaria.
mTavari inJineri maTxojeli kvernaZe iyo. dabal-dabali
skvinCasaviT koxta kaci. ambavi-xabari da pirdapir saqmeze
gadavedi. esa da es kaci var, me vuTxari, mivlinebis baraTi
da piradobis mowmoba davude win (zedac ar dauxedavT), es
da es saqme unda Sevamowmo, momitaneT axlave sabuTebi da
unda Sevudge Seswavlas-meTqi. mixvdnen raSic iyo saqme.
jer fexi aiTries, rasakvirvelia, direqtorma, rogorc
xdeba xolme, namgzavri brZandebiT, xom ar daisvenebTo,
apapapa, ra dros dasvenebaa, jer ra gavakeTe, rom visveno-meTqi. Cais mainc ar dalevT, sastumroSi mainc ar
moewyobiTo? kvernaZem. madloba movaxsene. xom vici, ra
muclis gvrema aqvT. ase TaTariaxnad motanili qaRaldebi
sul sxvaa da me rom amaT dro mivce, ise CagiWikWikeben
sabuTebs, rom aqeT dagadeben vals. ra meti gza hqondaT,
Camoyares yurebi. viCiCqnebi qaRaldebSi da var erT ambavSi. dro iyo da asakic iseTi mqonda. xom ici, Tavze didi
warmodgena gaqvs am dros, qveynis gasworebas fiqrob.
bumbuls qaris daqrolebamde Tavi mZime egonao, isea Cemi
saqme. mivlian gars direqtori da mTavari inJineri. xan
amaze Camomigdes sityva, xan imaze; Senc ar momikvde. erT
yurSi Semdis, meoreSi gamodis. vaCxakuneb saangariSos.
SuadRemde erTi calxaziani rveuli gavavse CanawerebiT.
saamqroebSic Camoviare, murabian qilebs viTvli. axla
rom vyvebi, mecineba. ra sawyali saxiT miyurebdnen maSin. ra Seuvali da mkacri ieri mqonda. xom CamivardiT,
wurbelebo, xelSi-meTqi, vfiqrobdi CemTvis. direqtoris
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kabinetSi vzivar lupamomarjvebuli. imnairi qarsicxea,

rom samiveni suls qviSaze amoyrili TevzebiviT viTqvamT.
raki Tqven ar gvkadrulobT, Cais davlevT da geaxlebiTo, direqtorma. Tavi medidurad davuqnie, neba davrTe,
erTi sityviT. gulSi maginebdnen albaT, waartyi am lawiraks TavSio, vin icis, fiqrobdnen. SimSilisa da sicxisagan TvalT sinaTle davkarge, magram ixtibars ar vitex.
uxeiro mayari lxinsac mocda da Zilsaco, isea Cemi saqme.
kari gaiRo da mwvanemaisuriani biWi Semovida. xelSi gasaRebs aTamaSebs. mZRolebma rom ician, ixvevs saCvenebel
TiTze, waRma-ukuRma da iRimeba. me, batono, Soferi var,
araviTari saqme ara maqvs direqciasTan, Tqveni sacoda
obiT daviwvi, rame rom dagemarToT, Cven mogveWreba Tavi,
gareT ormoci gradusi sicxea, xuTi wuTiT gavideT ager
da vibanaoT, rionis toti Camodis, gavgrildeT da ganagrZeT mere Tqveni saqmeo. wylis cdunebas ver gavuZeli.
Wyumpalaoba bavSvobidanve miyvarda. mdivan qals gasaRebi
gamovarTvi. kabineti davkete, uCemod Sig arvin SevidesmeTqi, davubare da gavyevi. marTlac iqve iyo arxi, wulukiZis quCis boloSi, zed qarxnis ezosTan Camodioda.
axlac iq gadis albaT. jer troleibusis gaCerebasTan
rom jixuria, imas mivadeqiT, or-ori bulkiT da sirofiani wyliT gavisveleT piri, me davpatiJe, RvTis winaSe
TviTonac ar gaukravs jibeze xeli. gamxmari TuTis Ziras
mivyareT tansacmeli da wyalSi CavcvivdiT. erTi xelis
mosmaa arxi. gavcureT-gamovcureT. erTi sityviT, da tanze Semowurul nifxavze vicvamT Sarvlebs. ase ukeTesia,
cota xans mainc grilad iqnebi kaci. majis saaTi mqonda
axalnayidi `pobeda~, viqeqebi jibeSi, sadaa Cemi saaTi.
arada aSkarad maxsovs, Sevixseni da Sarvlis ukana jibeSi
Cavide. marto saaTi ar iqneba moparuli-meTqi, gamielva.
fuli moviCxrike, mivlinebis fuli da kidev raRaca ori
kapiki Cemi honoraric gauyolebia xels viRacas. safistone jibeSi ocdaxuTmaneTiani medo Savi dRisTvis, is
ki ver upovia. xom araferi dakargeo, mZRolma Sematyo
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albaT. araferi, me vuTxari. ara, raRac Sewuxebuli saxe

gaqvs, miTxari, Tu kaci xaro. ara uSavs, Cveni Wiri wauRia,
saaTi da fuli amafcqvna Cvens banaobaSi viRacam-meTqi.
Sewuxda. gaiqc-gamoiqca. gaRma, balaxze gakotrialebuli
titlikana biWebs daetaka. Tqveni waRebuliao, biWebma iukadrises ciliswameba da qvebis iseTi setyva dagvayares,
Zlivs gamovaswariT. ra xalxia, arc stumari ician, arc
maspinZeli. isedac gamwarebuli xarT, mgoni, Cvens qarxanaze, gaguliseba gindodaT kidev Tqveno? mTeli gza wuxda Cemi Tanamgzavri. vTxove, direqtors da moadgiles ar
uTxra es ambavi, guliT sayvarels gaficeb-meTqi, magram
gagigonia, Sofers ra daamagrebda enaze. axaldabrunebuli
viyavi, Tma yurebTan jer ar SemSroboda, CimakaZe da kvernaZe gulgaxeTqilebi rom Semocvivdnen. Tqveni gaZarcvis
ambavi gavigeT da milicias ukve SevatyobineT, dRes Tu
ara xval mainc ipovian qurds da yvelafers uklebliv dagibrunebeno. Tqveni Wirime, quTaisze warmodgena ar gagifuWdeT, xom iciT, TiTo ubeduri yovel ojaxs hyavso.
gamikvirda, es xalxi kudiT myavs daWerili, sasworzea
maTi bedi da eseni ki imaze swuxan, rogorme quTaisze warmodgena ar Semecvalos-meTqi.
meore dRes miliciis gamomZiebeli sastumroSi gamomecxada; jerjerobiT ver mivageniT qurdis kvals, batono, magram gamoZieba grZeldeba da usaTuod aRmovaCenTo. Tu RmerTi gawyra da ver vipoveT, ar dagvemduroT,
xom iciT, eSmaks Tvalebi ara aqvso. rogor gekadrebaT,
me vuTxari, ra saTqmelia, Cemo kargo, ra iyo axla aseTi
sagangaSo, ZvelTaZveli saaTis (vicrue) da raRac ori
kapikis gulisTvis Tavs nu SeiwuxebT-meTqi. SuadRemde
Tavi ar amiRia, araqaTi gavacale direqtors da mTavar
inJiners SekiTxvebiTa da qarxnis arqivSi wamdauwum sirbiliT. rom aRmovaCendi raime darRvevas, Tan aqtze xels
vawerinebdi qarxnis ufrosebs da Tan aRmzrdelobiT
saubarsac vutarebdi rogor mogividaT aseTi Secdoma,
nuTu ar icodiT, rom erT mSvenier dRes yvelafers
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gamogiCxrekdnen da ar gapatiebdnen-meTqi. TavCaqindrulni mismendnen, raRa eTqmodaT. iqneboda ase sami

saaTi, kvernaZem Semombeda, Tu winaaRmdegi ar iqnebiT,
balaxvanSi gavideT, baRdaTis gadasaxvevTan kargi sabanao adgili vici, gzaSi pamidori da Savi puri viyi
doT, Tan cota wavixemsoT da Tan vibanaoT, Tqven mainc
banaoba Zalian gyvarebiaTo. vifiqre, mTlad intrigani
ar vegono am xalxs, bolos da bolos restoranSi xom ar
mivyvebi, sabanaod wasvlaze uari rogor vuTxra-meTqi.
esec ar iyos, aqtebze xeli ukve mowerili aqvT, awi raRa
unda moxdes-meTqi. erTi sityviT, wavediT baRdaTisken.
kvernaZem bazarSi Seirbina da, unda genaxaT Cemi gaoceba, roca marTla Savi puri da naxevar kilogramamde
pamidori gamoarbenina. axia Cems Tavze, gulSi vambob.
Txmelnars mivadeqiT. marTlac rom saucxoo sabanao adgili iyo. rioni uxvevda da kbodes gaswvriv mdordeboda. wyali sakmaod Rrma iyo. quTaisuri mxaruli Tu
ginaxavT? mkerdamdea amoweuli mocurave wylidan da ise
lazaTianad utyapunebs wyals xelebs, rom Sxefic ki ara
Cans. dacuravdnen mzisgan gamuruli biWebi. TaviT xtebodnen qarafidan da xarxarebdnen. manqanas CrdilSi SevayofineT Tavi, CimakaZem da kvernaZem wyalSi Casvlaze
uari ganacxades, SeuZlod varTo, an ra ebanavebodaT.
gavcure-gamovcure. yelamde wyalSi vdgavar da napirs
gavscqeri. maRla, mdinaris gaswvriv medidurad daabijebs Tavze cxvirsaxocgadakruli msuqani milicieli,
Txmelebis CrdilSi nacnob gamomZiebelsac movkari Tvali. jer gamikvirda, aq ra undaT-meTqi, mere mivxvdi da
gamecina, albaT qurdebis xelyofisagan micaven-meTqi.
mere aseTma azrma gamielva, axla amoval napirze da Cemi
saaTi da fuli fexsacmelSi damxvdeba. amiT quTaisis milicia Jurnalistur madlobasac daimsaxurebs da Cimaka
Ze-kvernaZis duets Cems statiaSi Cafiqrebulze odnav
rbilad mainc movekidebi-meTqi. gamovedi napirze. jer
xeliT Camoviwure wyali. mere cota xans cal fexze vix250

tunave, Cqara rom gavmSraliyav, da im xisken wavedi, sadac tansacmeli mewyo. Cems Tanamgzavrebs manqanis oTxive kari gaeRoT da melodebodnen. balaxs fexebi avusvdavusvi da fexsacmels davuwye Zebna. sadaa Cemi fexsacmelebi. balaxebSi xels rom vafaTurebdi, kvernaZe da
CimakaZe wamomadgnen Tavze. xom mSvidobaao, mkiTxes.
fexsacmeli mompara viRacam-meTqi. SeuZlebeliao!
erTxmad iyvires da ormetrian kameCiskisera miliciels
xeli dauqnies. milicieli ori naxtomiT CvenTan gaCnda
da saqmes rom gaecno, sakonservo qarxnis ufrosebs usayvedura: aqve isxediT da qurdi rogor gamogeparaTo.
gavSri kaci. ras izam, Tavs zeviT Zala araa. milicielma
ZaRls moviyvano da gzisken gaiqca. kvernaZem gazeTis qaRaldze Suaze gaxleCili pamidorebi daawyo da sxvisi
xmiT miTxra: cota mainc danayrdiT SimSiliT guli ar
wagivideTo. vin mokida xeli pamidors da Sav purs. dana
pirs ar mixsnis. CimakaZem Tavisi ormocdaoTxi nomeri
tufli SemomTavaza, sastiki uari vtkice. fexSiSvela
Cavjeqi manqanaSi da sastumroSi wayvana vTxove maspinZlebs. mTeli gza swuxdnen, es ra sircxvili vWameT; es
ra dagvemarTao. Tqveni didsulovnebis imedi gvaqvs, am
mcire wyenas ar ayveT da Cvens qalaqs cudi TvaliT ar
SexedoTo. xan erTi ambobda amas da xan meore. simwris
ofli gamdioda, manqanidan rom gadmovedi da qaRaldebiT savse CanTiT xelSi fexSiSveli avuyevi sastumro
`quTaisis~ marmarilos kibeebs. kidev kargi, Teqis faCuCebi mqonda oTaxSi sasiarulod da meSvela. im faCuCebiT Camovedi TbilisSi. sadgurze, albaT, giJad mimiCnies, radganac taqsi urigod damiTmes da mZRolma kinaRam fulic ki ar gamomarTva.
mere? cnobismoyvareobam ise amitana, rom xelebi
damibuJda, amiT damTavrda yvelaferi? araferi gacnobaT miliciam?
damacade. mTavari wina gvaqvs. Camovedi TbilisSi
da vfiqrob, marTalia danaSauls wyali ar gauva da Ci251

makaZe-kvernaZe unda amoiZirkvos, magram xom ar ifiqreben Cemi feletonis gmirebi, rom me, gaqurdviT gagulisebuli kaci vwer amas-meTqi. arsebobs aseTi grZnoba,
damerwmuneT. mamlayinwa biWi var, vaJkacobaze vdeb Tavs.
mere ra vuyoT, gamqurdes, xom ar ifiqrebs vinme, rom me,
saerTod, quTaisze var gamwyrali-meTqi. da Tqven rogor ggoniaT! ar davwere feletoni. redaqtors axsnaganmartebiTi baraTi vaaxle, anonimur werilSi motanili
faqtebi ar dadasturda-meTqi. erT Tves eWvis TvaliT
miyurebda saldaZe. xedavT, ra xdeba qveyanaze? rom ar
gavequrdeT, is feletoni usaTuod daiwereboda da CimakaZe-kvernaZes yuriT dahkidebdnen.
Tqven rogor fiqrobT, marTla `pacnebma~ gagZarcves? viyvire.
rom aRar macliT? gaecina, sami Tvis Semdeg kvernaZe mestumra TbilisSi, Cemi fexsacmeli, saaTi da fuli
damibruna da miTxra: daixsome biZia, cud rameze ufro
advili gasakeTebeli araferia am qveyanaze. karg saqmeze
geWiros Tvali, kacobis niSani es ariso. Sen yoCaRi biWi
yofilxar, magram arc Cven varT lafiT gamomcxvario.
awi dagvianebulia feletonis gamoqveyneba da imitom
geaxeliTo. sxvanairad ver mogideqiT da Sens vaJkacobaze viTamaSeTo. vicodiT, Senxela biWebi Tavmoyvareobas
Zvirad afasebT da namusze SegagdeT. ar gviwyino, Teqis faCuCebiT rom CamogiyvaneT TbilisSio. sxva drosac
SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs da dagarwmunebT, rom cudi xalxi
ar varTo. xma rom xmaa, ar gamiRia, madlobac ar miTqvams, xeli CamomarTva da kibeze daeSva. axlac Tvalwin
midgas ofliT dacvaruli misi saxe; morcxvi Rimili da
didi Sinagani Relvis macne Tvalebi. ormocdaaT wlamde
arc ki iqneboda kvernaZe maSin.

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t vir Ti
vuZRvni revaz TabukaSvils

es ra aris?! avstria-ungreTis sabaJos moxelem,

yelSexveulma, xma-cxvirianad mWle Cinovnikma SiSiT ukan
daixia, roca oTxma gigantma zangma sasworze xvneSiT
Semodga uSvelebeli spilenZis kubo.
kuboa. RimiliT miugo ramaz TayaSvilma da naTqvami ufro damajerebeli rom gamosvloda, kuboze TiTebi
aaTamaSa.
sabaJos moxelem pensne daimagra da araCveulebriv
tvirTs gars Semouara. didxans da butbutiT kiTxulobda marjvena mxares spilenZze amotvifrul italiur
war
weras: `mamuka uflisaSvili 15451597~. Tavazian
mgzavrs pasporti xelSi Seatova da ukanmouxedavad
gaiqca.
frakis boloebi sasacilod eyofoda Suaze, fexebs
ganze dgamda da Soridan pingvins waagavda.
male laqiam sabaJos departamentis CuqurTmiani kari
gaaRo da ramazisken eqvsiode Savmantiani mamakaci wamovida.
rom moaxlovdnen, jgufs erTi gamoeyo, quslebi gaatkacuna da safeTqelTan ori TiTis mitaniT stumars
miesalma.
maqvs pativi mogesalmoT, sabaJos ufrosi hanc
kancverbergi.
danarCenebi ukudgnen da Tavebi daxares.
miiReT Cveni gulwrfeli TanagrZnoba, mowyaleo
xelmwifev, sabaJos ufrosma xeli magrad CamoarTva.
ramazma madloba gadauxada da, miuxedavad imisa, rom aq
dadgenili ceremonialis mixedviT, misgan zedmeti siTa253

mame iyo ufrosis amalasac Camouara da `gmadlobT,

Cemo batono, gmadlobT, Seni Wirimes~ butbutiT yvelas
CamoarTva xeli.
neba miboZeT, gkiTxoT, kavkasiaSi mibrZandebiT?
sabaJos ufross rbili, xorxismieri xma hqonda.
diax.
Cems cnobismoyvareobas mxolod erTi mizezi aqvs;
gzaSi erT kviras mainc iqnebiT, micvalebuli xom kargad aris movlili, ubralod rom vTqvaT, balzamirebulia Tu ara?
ver getyviT, kubo ar gamixsnia, ramazma sabaJos
moxeles TvalebSi Sexeda.
?!
gansvenebuli, sul mcire, samasi wlis mkvdari mainc
aris.
gasagebia, sabaJos moxeles saxeze ZarRvic ar
Setokebia, Tumca erTi suli hqonda gaego, ra iyo es
samasi wlis mkvdari am saSualo tanis, mkvircxlTvaleba,
pirmrgvali mamakacisaTvis, an ra mosazrebiT Seewuxebina
neSti amxela gzaze sajajgurod.
Tu TqvenSi raime eWvs iwvevs Cemi tvirTi, SegiZliaT
gaxsnaT sarkofagi, siCume ramaz TayaSvilma daarRvia,
magram maSinve inana, hans kancverbergs aRelveba mxolod
xmis aTrTolebaSi Seetyo. Tqven xumrobT, batono mgzavro. marTalia, avstria-ungreTs mkacri sasazRvro
wesebis saxelmwifod Tvlian, magram jer iqamde ar mivsulvarT, micvalebuli gavCxrikoT.
sabaJos ufrosma TeTri xelTaTmanebi gaikeTa da moajirs miyrdnobil oTx goliaT zangs saCvenebeli TiTis
mokecviT uxmo.
gTxovT, kancverbergma ramazi win Caiyena da procesia matareblisken daiZra.
ramaz TayaSvili xeldakrefiT mihyveboda kubos da
zurgs ukan sabaJos TanamSromlebis frTxil, mozomil
nabijebs grZnobda.
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kubo safosto vagonSi Seacures, Wirisufali Tavis

kupemde miaciles, erTxel kidev CamoarTves xeli ruseTis imperiis moqalaqes da matareblis daZvris molodinSi qvemoT, vagonis fanjrebTan dadgnen.
es ki metismeti iyo. ramazs undoda eTqva; wabrZandiT,
araa saWiro, ar var Rirsi amdeni pativiscemisao, magram
eSinoda, samgzavro etiketis zustad damcvel avstrielTaTvis amiTac ar ewyeninebina. matarebeli rom daiZra, marjvena xeli gaarxia da madlobis niSnad erT-ori
haerovani kocnac gaugzavna sabaJos ufrosobas, razec
maspinZelTa gaocebul mzeras waawyda da Tavisi Tavi datuqsa es haerovani kocna nametani maubraloebs da rogorme unda moviSaloo.
cudad eZina.
arc vagonis Wrialma daaZina da arc imaze fiqrma, rom
male Tavis qveyanaSi Cavidoda da ar icoda, rogor Sexedavdnen mis nabijs, sworad gaugebdnen Tu ara.
rogorc ki narze piraRma amotrialdeboda da gulze
xelebs daikrefda, eCveneboda, rom mamuka uflisaSvilic
ase iwva axla spilenZis hermetul kuboSi da isev mucelze wveboda, rom usiamovno Sedarebisagan ganTavisuflebuliyo.
matarebelma imperiis sazRvars rom miakivla, axalgaTenebuli iyo.
`misi imperatorobiTi udidebulesobis mier damtkicebuli sabaJos wesebis mixedviT mgzavrebs ekrZalebaT vagonidan unebarTvod Camosvla!~ muxruWebis RrWialSi
Zlivs gaarCia ramazma.
erTsaaTiani momqancveli lodinis Semdeg kupeSi ulvaSgawkepilma poruCikma Semohyo Tavi.
batoni TayaSvili?!
diax, ramazma loyebs xelebi moacila da wamodga.
Tqveni bargi sul es aris?! poruCikma tyavis yviTel Cemodanze miuTiTa.
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 ara, Tan kubo mimaqvs, yurebi gauwiTlda ramazs.

viciT, viciT. gTxovT wamobrZandeT, poruCikma Cemodans xeli daavlo, Setrialda da gaiqca.
baqanze kaciSvili ar WaWanebda.
sabaJos maRalWerian oTaxSi Sesvlisas ramazma jer
kubos da Cemodans daadga Tvali, mere smenaze gaWimul
nacnob poruCiks Sexeda da, is iyo, skamze daeSva, rom
swrafi nabijis xma moesma da iZulebuli gaxda, wamomdgariyo.
kabinetSi ukisro, virTxiscxvirpira Cinovniki Semogrialda, zurgze xelebSemowyobilma Semourbina kubos da
ramazs win daudga laxtis moTamaSesaviT fexebgaSlili
da gadasaxtomad SemarTuli.
Tqveni wodeba?!
sabaJos moxeles civi, yiyina xma hqonda.
taxtis aznauri, ramazs gaecina. sagangebo mindobilobaTa mesame rangis moxele amJamad.
saqmianoba?
komersanti gaxlavarT. evropaSi fotosaqmis litera
turis da fotoaparatebis SesaZenad viyavi wasuli.
erovneba?! xelisuflebis warmomadgeneli sicxianiviT isroda sityvebs, gegonebodaT, mgzavris pasuxi ar
ainteresebso.
qarTveli. miugo ramazma da arwivisRerbiani pasporti kuboze dado, imperiis sruluflebiani moqalaqe.
dagvtoveT! ukisro moxele poruCiks moubrunda
da, roca es ukanaskneli fexebis bakuniT gavida, Tvalebis eSmakuri wkurviT miuaxlovda komersants.
kidev kargi, rom Cemi morigeobis dros moxvdiT, Torem SeiZleboda es saqme cudad damTavrebuliyo, pasporti xelisgulze gaatyapuna, riskiani xalxi xarT.
nuTu ver xvdebiT, rom kubo veraferi konspiraciaa kontrabandis gadmosatanad?

maqvs pativi mogaxsenoT, rom araTu Tqvens monamorCils, Cemi gvaris verc erT warmomadgenels ver ixilavT
vaWrukana-kontrabandistis rolSi, ramaz TayaSvili
welSi gaimarTa.
sabaJos moxeles aSkarad Seetyo, rom ewyina. arc mgzavris amayi kilo moewona da arc imis SesaZlebloba, rom
kuboSi marTla SeiZleboda micvalebuli yofiliyo.
gafrTxilebT, sanam am oTaxSi mesame piri ar aris,
SegviZlia erTmaneTs vendoT, roca Cxrekas daviwyebT,
Tundac umniSvnelo sabaJo cuRlutobisTvis umkacresad daisjebiT.
mesmis.
Cinovnikma magidasTan miirbina da zari aaJRaruna.
Cxreka didxans gagrZelda.
jer ramazi daayenes oTaxis SuagulSi da sTxoves
yvelaferi gaexada.
kvarT-sawmerTulis amara, fexSiSveli idga civ iatakze
taxtis aznauri da magidis gaswvriv, kedelze, vittes
lamaz portrets Sescqeroda.
rom ityvian, safistone jibianad gaCxrikes, lanCasac
ki utyapunes CaquCi.
mere Cemodani gadmoapirqvaves da saeWvo iqac rom
veraferi ipoves, guldawyvetilma poruCikma xelebi
gaiferTxa da ubrZana, Caecva da Cemodanic Caelagebina.
jeri kuboze midga.
fanjaras mimdgar ramazs didxans esmoda spilenZis
zaris rekva. kubos moxvedrili CaquCis eqo didxans wrialebda oTaxSi da, sahaero sarkmlidan gamZvrali, Sors,
horizontTan, TeTri eklesiis gumbaTze iSleboda.
erTaderTxel moixeda da aseT suraTs waawyda: sabaJos virTxisTava ufrosi taburetze Semdgariyo da
Tavaxdil kuboSi lupiT ixedeboda.
ramazi Sezara am sanaxaobam. micvalebulis winaSe Tavi
damnaSaved igrZno, civ minas SubliT mieyrdno da sanam
ar uxmes, ar Semobrunebula.

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 vin aris gansvenebuli?! sabaJos moxele batis frTas CuqurTmian samelneSi wamdauwum asvelebda da raRacas werda.
meTeqvsmete saukunis qarTveli moRvawea, mamuka
uflisaSvili, mSvidad miugo ramazma.
sad iyo damarxuli?
veneciaSi.
ratom?
ramazma SekiTxva ver gaigo.
rogor moxvda-meTqi veneciaSi?
ver getyviT. me piradad misi biografiidan cota ram
vici. saeklesio gamokvlevebs da sagaloblebs werda. simarTle giTxraT, arc vicodi, Tu italiaSi iyo damarxuli. erT misioners SemTxveviT wamocda, aq, sxvaTa Soris,
bokaCios meoTxe wyal-quCaze qarTveli kacis saflaviao. davinteresdi, xuTi dRe velode zRvis ukuqcevas. wyalma rom daiklo, jvari gamoCnda. jvarze, qvemoT
firfita iyo gakruli da `mamuka uflisaSvili~ ewera.
mamuka uflisaSvilis saxeli yvela Cemma Tanamemamulem
icis. raki samSobloSi misi gadasvenebis ganzraxva Cavide
gulSi, ar moveSvi. Cemi saqmeebi ganze gadavde da Sevebi.
nebarTvis misaRebad romis papTan misvlac damWirda, bolos, rogorc xedavT, yvelaferi kargad damTavrda.
ra naTesauri kavSiri gaqvT micvalebulTan?! etyoboda, ramazis mier moTxrobilma ambavma sabaJos moxele
sruliadac ar daainteresa.
me... ramazma xelisguli moisrisa, araferi.
maS, ra mizniT moasvenebT cxedars?
ubralod, qarTveli kacia da...
rogor! imperiis sazRvris damcveli fexze wamodga. dadixarT ase evropaSi qarTvelebi da Tu sadme
qarTvelis saflavs naxavT, amoTxriT da samSobloSi miarbeninebT? kargi garTobaa, Cemma mzem!
es ubralo qarTveli ar gaxlavT, ramazs sibra258

zisagan piri gauSra, didi qarTveli mamuliSvili da

mecnieria.
miT umetes! Sen ggonia, didi pativi eci, miwidan
rom amoTxare?! virTxisTvalebam gacineba scada da win
gamoSverili sami kbili Semzaravad gamoaCina. veneciaSi
damarxva xumroba saqme xom ar ggoniaT? vin mogcaT neba,
micvalebulis winaSe aseTi mkrexeloba CaidinoT? saqarTveloSi damarxva rom sdomeboda, TviTon izrunebda
amaze sicocxleSi. ar miatovebda Tqvens qveyanas da veneciaSi ar amohyofda Tavs. damixedeT amas! axali profesiis kaci mkvdrebis Semgrovebeli!
ramaz TayaSvili mixvda, rom sabaJos moxele Sarze
iyo da gaCumeba arCia. swored am siCumem gaWra. virTxis
naTesavma wera daamTavra, vercxlis budeSi Cagdebuli
kverisxela beWedi daaZro, qaRalds sam adgilas gautkacuna da oTaxidan gasvlisas qarTvel komersants ybis
kankaliT auwya:
ara, ara! Tqven Tqvensas ar moiSliT. Tqven Tqvensas
ar moiSliT. Cemi saqme rom iyos, Cemi saqme rom iyos!..
SeCerda, xeli Caiqnia da swrafi nabijiT gayunculda
oTaxidan.
1902 wlis 16 Tebervali idga.

* * *
sauwyebo saqmeTa vice-gubernators rauS fon traubenbergs dilidanve moeSxama guneba. roca TanaSemwem moaxsena, kvlav ramaz TayaSvili geaxlaT da audiencias dabejiTebiT moiTxovso, xelebi gaasavsava da Cinovniks
mudariT savse Tvalebi SeanaTa.
uTxariT, rom ara var.
TanaSemwes gaecina.
icis, Tqveno maRalkeTilSobilebav, etlidan gadmosvlisas daginaxaT. dResac aq daaRamebs. iqneb ajobebs, miiRoT da moiSoroT.
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`miiRoT, mama gicxondeba, SenTvis advili saTqmelia!~

icis, rogor ar icis vice-gubernatorma, ra saqmezea
mosuli TayaSvili. mTeli qalaqi mamuka uflisaSvilis
Camosvenebaze laparakobs. sami dRea emaleba qalaqis Tavis amxanagi am ucnaur mTxovnels. aseTi mZime dRe jer ar
dadgomia. xuTi welia TbilisSi muSaobs da aseT SemTxvevas jer ar wawydomia. yvelaferi dauzustes erovnuli moRvawe yofila, mwignobari da patrioti, mere? ra
SuaSia rauS fon traubenbergi? raRa man unda gadawyvitos es saCoTiro saqme? miwers mere viRac imperatoris
kancelarias am ambavs da kargad meyole! samasi wlis mkvdars unda gadaayolo Seni kariera, traubenbergo? ara
da sanam unda gadaudos audiencia? bolos da bolos xom
unda miiRos?
sTxoveT. vice-gubernatorma TanaSemwes mwyralad
Sexeda. Sengan mWirs, rac mWirso, TiTqos undoda eTqva.
kari rom gaiRo, traubenbergi wamodga da komersantisken xelgaSlili wavida.
oo, mobrZandiT, batono TayaSvilo. Tqven axla
yvelaze sasurveli stumari brZandebiT. mapatieT, rom
galodineT. TanaSemwem droulad ar momaxsena. dabrZandiT, mgzavrobam xom ar dagRalaT?
mama ar Sexvdeba ase didi xnis unaxav Svils.
gabadruli TayaSvili uxerxulobis gasafantavad
xelebs muxlebze isvamda, gaegona, vice-gubernatori
TvalTmaqciao, magram Tu amxela mela iyo, ar egona.
ver warmoidgenT, rogor gagvaxareT. Tqven namdvili gmiri xarT. Cveni dReebis gmiri. samasi wlis Semdeg
mamuka uflisaSvils Tavisi samSoblos miwa miibarebs. es
xom zRapris axdomas hgavs. es xom Cveni didi xnis ocneba
iyo. gagiWirdaT saflavis miReba?
ramazma gaifiqra, aman Tu ase ilaparaka, ise gamityuebs
karisken, rom sityvas ar Camagdebinebso da saqmeze gadavida.
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Cemi gawvaleba ra angariSSi Casagdebia, Tqveno maRalkeTilSobilebav, Cems adgilze yvela ase moiqceoda.
axla Tqveni SewevniT, am Zvirfas neSts saTanado pativiscema da dakrZalva unda.
vice-gubernators ar esiamovna, rom ase Cqara alaverds misken gadavidnen.
rasakvirvelia, rasakvirvelia... kerZod ra gaqvT
mxedvelobaSi?
ori mTavari sakiTxi: Tqveno maRalkeTilSobilebav:
saidan gamovasvenoT da sad daikrZalos.
me ra SuaSi var? es ukve aRar iyo traubenbergiseuli eSmakobiT naTqvami. vice-gubernatorma wyena ver
damala da wamodga, Tumca iqve scada avyiad wamosrolili sityvis gamosworeba me, rac SemiZlia. erTi sityviT, Tqveni xmali da Cemi kiseri...
ramaz TayaSvili mixvda, rom gaiZvera moxele fons
eZebda da gza gadauWra:
mogexsenebaT, dakrZalvisa da qorwinebis sakiTxebi
uSualod Tqvens kompetenciaSi Sedis.
saerTod ki... rasakvirvelia... magram es kerZo SemTxveva gaxlavT... es ubralo dakrZalva ar aris... simarTle
giTxraT, CemTvis es sruliad moulodneli iyo...
??
roca aseTi saqme gadawyviteT, unda SegeTanxmebinaT, rom ityvian, saqmis kursSi unda yofiliyo qalaqis
departamenti. Tqven faqtis winaSe dagvayeneT. es mTlad
kargi ver aris, vice-gubernatori wyenas ver malavda.
marTali brZandebiT, Tqveno maRalkeTilSobilebav,
magram me xom winaswar ar vicodi. iqve italiaSi SemTxveviT gavige. mogexsenebaT, SeTanxmebis da moTaTbirebis
dro ar iyo. axla, avad Tu kargad, saqmis naxevari gakeTebulia. ukandasaxevi gza ara gvaqvs. micvalebuli
miwas unda mivabaroT.
saqmec isaa, mowyaleo xelmwifev, rom ukandasaxevi
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aRar gvaqvs. amas sxvanairi gansja-dafiqreba unda. dakrZalvam saSiSi formebi rom miiRos?! xalxs isedac buntisken uWiravs Tvali. wumwumis alic sakmarisia da demonstraciad gadaiqceva Tqveni uflisaSvilis dakrZalva,
mere Tqven ganze dadgebiT, pasuxs ki me magebineben.
oriveni sdumdnen.
dayovneba iqneb uaresi iyos am saqmisaTvis, Tqveno maRalkeTilSobilebav. garwmunebT, dakrZalvas saSiSi mimarTuleba ar miecema. qalaqi daitirebs Tavis
wminapars. iqneb ukeTesic iyos. samasi wlis cxedarTan
gamarTuli panaSvidi saeWvo pirebsac ki samiode dRiT
daaviwyebs ekonomiuri da politikuri brZolis saqmes.
Tqven mxedvelobidan erTi ram grCebaT. samagierod
erovnul grZnobebs gaaRvivebs. nacionaluri droSebis
frials mohyvebian. ar gaxsovT, ra amazrzeni ambebi mohyva daviT erisTavis balagans? maSinac ase umtkicebdnen,
Turme, gubernators, eTnografiuli speqtaklia, umtkivneulod Caivliso.
ramazi darwmunda, rom gamoqeqil vice-gubernators
gza-kvali ver aubnia da ukanasknel xerxs mimarTa.
dayovneba SeiZleba damRupveli aRmoCndes-meTqi,
Tqveno maRalkeTilSobilebav. mTelma qalaqma icis, rom
kubo Cems saxlSia. mesame dRea, yovel saRamos Cems WiSkarTan ucnobebs vxedav. rac dro gadis, emateba xalxi.
Cems saxlTan demonstracias gamarTvas, sjobs, dakrZalvas saxelmwifoebrivi xasiaTi mivceT. romelime dawesebulebis Senobidan gamovasvenoT. policiasac meti saSualeba eqneba wesrigis dacvis.
Tqven mainc romel uwyebebze fiqrobT? yrud
ikiTxa vice-gubernatorma.
yaflan sarajovis pansionatidan, an keTilSobilTa
saqvelmoqmedo sakrebulos Senobidan gamovasvenoT,
politikisgan Tavisufali uwyebebia.
vice-prezidenti fexze wamodga.
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batono TayaSvilo, uflebas gaZlevT, Tqveni Sexedulebisamebr imoqmedoT. Cveni saubari ar Semdgara.
Tqven CemTan ar yofilxarT da arc araviTari Tanxmoba
momicia. ase ajobebs. me am saqmidan ganze gavdgebi. Tqven
TviTon moelaparakeT yaflan sarajovs.
magram is uTqvenod, rasakvirvelia, ar gadawyvets.
ver gabedavs.
es ukve sxva saqmea. roca TviT reqtori daayenebs
sakiTxs Cem winaSe, Sevecdebi, xeli ar SevuSalo. oRond
ceremoniali ar unda gaSordes saeklesio moRvawis dakrZalvis farglebs. saSiSi recidivebis SemTxvevaSi pirad pasuxismgeblobas Tqven gakisrebT.
vemsaxurebiT imperias! gmadlobT, Tqveno maRal
tliakeTilSobilebav. ramaz TayaSvili wamodga.
`oberflidi vinme xar, magram ar gadgia kargi dRe.
sadac Seni daikvexno, iq Cemic ar dagaviwydes. sami dRe
sisxli gamiSre, magram mainc mogimwyvdie kuTxeSi. Sengan swored es nebarTva mindoda. awi me vici~, fiqrobda
komersanti da qalaqis departamentis noxian kibeze misi
asakisaTvis sakmaod mCated Camorboda.
yaflan sarajovi, tandabali, cisferTvaleba, udrood
gamelotebuli, axalgazrda msuqani kaci ramaz TayaSvils
derefanSi Sexvda. cal xelSi ganieri Savi CanTa eWira,
xolo meoreSi wignebis Sekvra. dainaxa Tu ara ramazi,
tvirTiani xelebi maRla aswia, momicade erT wuTso,
sTxova, fanjris rafasTan miirbina, bargi zed daawyo da
komersantisaken gamofrinda. ise didxans ikravda gulSi
yaflani stumars, rom derefanSi maT irgvliv cnobismoyvareTa wre Seikra.
SenTan var stumrad! Zlivs moaxerxa ramazma da
yurSi CasZaxa gulaCuyebul maspinZels.
aba visTan iqnebi. magas laparaki unda? viRacas
fanjris rafaze miuTiTa, welze xeli moxvia da kabinetidan waiyvana.
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 es ra gaakeTe, rom icode. ra biWi xar, rom icode.

sadac ki movxvdi am bolo dros ojaxebSi, yvelgan Sens
sadRegrZelos svamen. mexarbeba, Zmao, Seni, yaflani savarZelSi tanajoriviT trialebda.
Seni pansionatidan unda gamovasvenoT, ramazma
sixarulisgan atrokebul yaflans qamandiviT esrola.
sarajovi gaqvavda.
Cemi Tavi genacvalos, magram ratom maincdamainc
aqedan? es ukve damfrTxali, gatexili kacis xma iyo.
saxeliani dawesebulebaa, erovnuli.
mag sakiTxze cota davfiqrdeT, ramaz Cemo, pansionatis gamge Soridan uvlida da ramazi ukve mixvda,
rom am kacs uaris Tqma mtkiced hqonda gadawyvetili,
ar avCqardeT da saqme ar gavafuWoT. im uwyebasTan,
saidanac gamovasvenebT, raRac kavSiri xom unda hqondes.
ramazi darwmunda, rom saubaris gagrZelebas azri
aRar hqonda da, cota ar iyos, gabrazda.
rogor? pansionatTan mamuka uflisaSvils kavSiri
ara aqvso, Sen ambob, yaflani ambob amas?
axla ase Tu vimsjelebT, visac erTi statia dauweria, raRac kavSiri yvelasa aqvs CvenTan, magram xom faqtia, rom Cveni TanamSromeli ar yofila da arc am pansionatSi miuRia ganaTleba.
ras getyvi, ici? ramazi wamodga da Sarvlis jibeSi
xelebi Caiwyo, ar SeiZleba, Zmao, ase. ase awyobilad
da Tavautkivrad nu cxovrobT. sircxvilia. maSin gadadeqi am postidan, Tu erTi bewo gabedulebac ar gagaCnia
da dajeqi saxlSi. Seni Crdilisac geSinia da kacma rom
gkiTxos, Tavs dadeb Seni qveynisTvis. es Seni profesoroba da msoflio saxeli imitom uxaria qveyanas, rom
raRacaSi Seewevi, raRacaSi gamoadgebi. ilias Tqmisa ar
iyos, erT-or gulmosafxan sityvas mainc etyvi, Se kaco.
yaflani datuqsvas didi xnis gadaCveuli iyo da aimriza.
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Sen Sensas mierekebi da axla Cemic moismine. rom

icode, arc egrea saqme, Sen rom fiqrob. Sen ra ici, ras
vakeTeb me da ra cecxlSi maqvs Tavi Seyofili yoveldRe. Sen ra ici, ra kbilebiT miWiravs Cveni ena am pansionatSi... gaakeTebT patara raRacas da maSinve gmiris
naTels daidgamT Tavze. ra naxe aseTi, Se kai kaco, Wkuas
rom marigeb, Seni nafici mowafe xom ar ggonivar? rogor
SeiZleba mamuka uflisaSvilis am kedlebidan gamosveneba. aTasi buntovSCiki myavs. ityvis romeliRac Tavgaxurebuli axalgazrda rames da sul dagvixuraven am pansionats. Sen gaeci mere qarTvel ers pasuxi.
iseTi eqstaziT, ise paTetikurad laparakobda sarajovi, ucxo kacic advilad daaskvnida, rom qarTveli eri
am gamoCenil moRvawes fexebze ekida. kargad brZandebodeTo, sxvaTa Soris daugdo da pansionatis gamges
Tavisi grZeli monologi pirSi Seatova.
meore dRes ramaz TayaSvils audiencia hqonda keTilSobilTa saqvelmoqmedo sakrebulos marSalTan. Tavadi
noSrevan amilaxvari, oTxmocs gadaSorebuli yru moxuci
savarZelze gadawoliliyo, generlis brWyviala qamari
ise Ronivrad Semoekra, rom suls Zlivs iTqvamda, ybebsmiWeril maRal sayeloSi wamdauwum or TiTs iyofda,
rom haeri gadaeylapa.
cud dReSi iyo generali noSrevan amilaxvari. igi
tiroda.
pirvelad rom miTxres, yurebs ar davujere. ar iqneba-meTqi marTali. batono komersanto, am sibereSi cota
urwmuno gavxdi, mapatieT, me aRarc ki megona, Tu aseTi
mamuliSvilebi kidev arsebobdnen. dRes yvelas Tavisi
Tavi uWirs, romeli WkuaTamyofeli wamoiRebda-meTqi
kubos italiidan, mapatieT, batono komersanto (amilaxvars ramazis saxeli ukve mesamed daaviwyda), me dRes bednieri kaci var. nuTu es marTalia, nuTu jer yvelaferi
ar damTavrebula. saswauli eri varT Cven. ai, naxavT is265

triis am mosaxvevsac gavivliT da gaRma gavcuravT. nuTu

mamuka uflisaSvils Tavisi samSoblos miwa miibarebs?!
es... es... es xom Cemi saSviliSvilo ocneba iyo!
amilaxvars sityvebi aRar eyo, Tvalebze Wreli abreSumis cxvirsaxoci miifara da isev aqviTinda.
Tqveno umaRlesobav, Tqveni Sewevna sWirdeba am saqmis dagvirgvinebas! CasZaxa ramazma mxrebakankalebul
Tavads.
ra sWirdeba?! moxucma yurs xeli miafara.
daxmareba!
ar daijerebT. amilaxvarma jer gulisjibeze
dairtya xeli da mere muxlebze, kapikis moxerxebas ara
varT, Cveni salaro ase carieli arasodes yofila.
fuli ar gvinda.
ra ar gnebavT? marSalma isev miifara yurze xeli.
fuli, Tqveni dasturi gvinda.
raze?
am Senobidan unda gamovasvenoT.
ra unda hqnaT?!
aqedan unda gamovasvenoT. samoqalaqo panaSvidi aq
unda gaimarTos!
visi?!
ramaz TayaSvils nervebi daawyda.
mamuka uflisaSvilis!
aaaa... oooo. rogorc iqna, gaigo saqvelmoqmedo
sakrebulos marSalma, magram vai am gagebas! ar gamova
eg saqme. Tqven axalgazrda kaci brZandebiT. Tqven ar
iciT, amas ra mohyveba. Zlivs wyalobis TvaliT gamoixeda imperatorma Cvenken. axla, gazafxulze aleqsandr
mixailoviCs veliT borjomSi. mag saqmes ver vizam. xlaforTSi Tavs ver Cavigdeb. Tqven ar iciT, batono komersanto, Tqven ocdaTormet wels dabadebulic ar iyaviT.
nu gviwyenT, Cven sxvanairi cxovreba gvqonda. Tqvenc rom
gexexaT metexis yazarmebi, sxvanairad ilaparakebdiT. me
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TviTon aTi wlis biWi viyavi, magram Cemi ufrosi Zma qaixosro elizbaroviC amilaxvari Seiwires. misi saflavic
ki dagvekarga.
marSalma isev aifara cxvirsaxoci da tiriliT guli
rom ijera, komersanti mis kabinetSi aRar iyo.
`Sen mainc ram dagabeCava. Sen mainc risa geSinia. Sen
mainc ram dagibnela ase goneba. cali fexi samareSi gidgas. erTxel mainc moiqeci vaJkacurad, erTxel mainc
gaimarTe welSi, Se ubeduro. raRa Cintemlakebs eli
kidev, xval da zeg oTxi kacis wasaRebi xar. am Sens or
ukanasknel paraskevSi mainc iyavi kaci~. fiqrobda gulamomjdari ramaz TayaSvili da galavinskze gamSrali
miabijebda.
amasobaSi erTi Tve gavida.
ramazi yoveldRe gadioda saxlidan da saRamoTi
pirdaRrejili brundeboda.
mTelma qalaqma icoda, rom fotosaqmis komersants
erTi Tvea Sin edga kubo mamuka uflisaSvilis neStiT da
damarxvis nebarTvisTavis ver mieRwia.
amis Taobaze gazeTebSi cnobac daibeWda. mamuka
uflisaSvilis damarxvis xelSemwyobi sazogadoebac
Seiqmna, magram saqmes dasasruli ar uCanda. adioda da
Camodioda ramazi qalaqis sxvadasxva departamentis kibeebze. mas yvelgan sixaruliT xvdebodnen, gulSi ikravdnen, gmirad acxadebdnen, magram rogorc ki TayaSvili
dakrZalvaze Camoagdebda sityvas, yvelani TofnakraviviT gaurbodnen. aravin aRmoCnda, rom katisTvis eJvani
Seeba.
da bolos sasowarkveTili komersanti saxelmwifo saTaTbiros Tavmjdomaris pirveli moadgilis da mefisnacvlis rwmunebulis kars miadga.
ar egona, Tu rwmunebulTan moxvedra ase advili iyo.
TiTqos mis mosvlas elodneno, TanaSemwes gvari uTxra
Tu ara, moxelem Tavazianad miacila maRal, tyavgadakrul karebamde da gaocebul ramazs RimiliT auwya.
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 SebrZandiT, rwmunebuli gelodebaT.

TayaSvils gaexarda kidec, rom rwmunebuls mis danaxvaze xelebi ar gauSlia da gulSi ar Caukravs, saqmiani
kaci Cans, amas mainc gavagebineb Cems gasaWirso, gauelva
ramazs da SemoTavazebul skamze ar damjdara. pirdapir
daiwyo:
ar mindoda Tqveni Sewuxeba, magram sxva gamosavali
ar aris. damnaSavesaviT davdivar da qveyanaze Tavi ver
gamomiyvia. iyo damarxuli kaci mSvenivrad, italiis miwaSi. aravin awuxebda, aravin urRvevda saukuno Zils. me
megona, kargs vakeTebdi. movisisxlfase oriode kapiki da
mamuka uflisaSvilis neSti TbilisSi Camovasvene. erTi
Tvea Sin midevs kubo. erTi Tvea Rameebi ar mZinavs, dilis xuT saaTze wamiT CaTvlemils damadgeba micvalebuli Tavze da xelebgamowvdili memudareba: ra gindoda,
ras merCodi, an Seni Tavi ratom Caiyene aseT dReSi, an
me raRaze amomagde miwidanao. Tqvens iqiT gza ara maqvs.
ilaji gamiwyda, moTmineba davkarge.
mxarze xelis dadeba igrZno da gaCumda. verc ki SeamCnia, rodis wamodga rwmunebuli da rodis movida masTan.
SegiZliaT ar gaagrZeloT saTaTbiros Tavmjdomaris pirvel moadgiles gabzaruli, nerviuli xma hqonda, es yvelaferi ukve vici, erTi Tvea veli Tqvens mosvlas. ratomRac gvian gagaxsendiT. gelaparakebiT rogorc saxelmwifo moxele da arc Cemi qveynisadmi siyvarulis damtkicebiT vapireb Tqveni gulis aCuyebas. ifiq
reT, rogorc gsurdeT, magram mec mosveneba davkarge am
erTi Tvis ganmavlobaSi. ar gixmeT mxolod imitom, rom
mindoda Tqven TviTon gagxsenebodiT da mogeZebneT.
Cemi gauxsenebloba Znelia, radganac gazeTebi yoveldRe mixsenieben, rwmunebuls gaecina. xan kargad da
xan augad. arc moZebnaa Zneli. ufleba momeciT vifiqro,
rom aqamde Tqveni mousvleloba mxolod da mxolod
Cemdami Tqveni undoblobiT iyo gamowveuli. gasagebia,
Tqven fiqrobT, me sakmaod didi Tanamdeboba miWiravs
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imperatoris karze imisaTvis, rom mamuka uflisaSvilis

dakrZalvaze vifiqro, ase gadawyviteT Tqven yvelam. ar
aris ase, mowyaleo xelmwifev. Cemi saimperio samsaxuri
xels rodi uSlis saqarTvelos momavalze Cems fiqrs.
SeiZleba sxvadasxva iyos Cveni qveynisaTvis Cveni samsaxuris masStabebi da mis momavalsac sxvadasxvanairad
vWvretdeT, magram damerwmuneT, me Cemi qveynis sicocxlisa da bednierebis surviliT vdgebi yovel cismare.
vici, TqvenTvis axla Znelia amisi dajereba. Cemi sityvebi, cota ar iyos, meve meCveneba paTetikurad. erTi
SeniSvna mainc unda mogceT: Tqven TviTon gamoigonebT
iq, qvemoT `problemebs~ da TviTonve xarT gulmosulni.
ra gindodaT mavanisa da mavanis kars rom awvebodiT?
gana ar iciT, arc erT maTgans uCemod am saqmis gadawyveta ar SeeZlo? hoda, Cemgan dagewyoT, Cemo Zvirfaso, vin
gaavrcela Wori, TiTqos saxelmwifos saTaTbiros Tavmjdomaris moadgiles aseTi saqmeebisaTvis ar ecalos?
gana amgvari winadadebiT mosuli romelime TqvenganisTvis audienciaze uari miTqvams?
komersanti da mefisnacvlis rwmunebuli im Rames gvianobamde saubrobdnen.

* * *
arc am saubars mohyolia Sedegi.
bolos drom gaitana Tavisi.
daumarxavi mkvdris Wirisufali eri yalyze Sedga.
kars momdgari saxalxo amboxebiT SeSinebuli mTavroba iZulebuli gaxda dakrZalvis neba daerTo policiis
gaZlierebuli meTvalyureobis qveS.
...mamuka uflisaSvilis dakrZalvas zRva xalxi daeswro.

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wi li
kacma qoSiniT amoirbina kibe. grZeli derefnis pirvelsave kars eca, magram ar SeuSves. meore karisken gaiwia,
iqac ubodiSod gadauRobes gza. bolos, uimedod awrialebuli, viRacam SeaCera:
Tqveni mosawvevi?
kacma mosawvevi gauwoda. maRalma, saTvalianma, saguldagulod Tmagadavarcxnilma axalgazrdam auCqareblad gaSala mosawvevi, mere stumars axed-daxeda da
Tavi gadaaqnia.
ratom agvianebT, momyeviT.
Zlivs eweoda. maincdamainc axla amouvarda fexsacmlis Tasma. yuradRebas ar miaqcevda, magram fexi daadga
da kinaRam gaiSota laqisagan aprialebul iatakze. saTvaliani bolo karTan RimiliT ucdida.
SediT da dabrZandiT. ormocdamerve rigia Tqveni,
mecxre adgili. fexakrefiT SediT. moicaT. mosawvevi
aiReT. ar dakargoT, Torem saRamos sxdomaze aRar SemogiSveben.
bodiS-bodiSiT gaikvlia gza. kidev kargi, savarZlebs
Soris gasasvleli farTo iyo. Tavis adgils miagno da
amoisunTqa. axla SeeZlo mSvidad yofiliyo. tribunasTan dabali, meloti kaci idga da gulmodgined kiTxulobda. orive xeliT tribunas CasWideboda da mxolod
maSin gauSvebda xels, roca moxseneba unda gadaefurcla, an Cai moesva. mosvamda Tu ara Cais momxsenebeli,
kulisebidan moxdenili gogona wamovidoda, tanis rxeviT aivlida sam safexurs, naklul Wiqas waiRebda oriode wuTSi kvlav gamoCndeboda savse WiqiT xelSi. kacs
moeCvena, rom mTeli darbazi swored im gogonas gamoCenas elodeboda.
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roca darwmunda, rom misi dagvianeba darbazSi aravis Seutyvia, cota ar iyos, gamxiarulda kidec. sayuremimRebs dawvda da Tavze Camoimxo, magram mimRebi xmas
ar iRebda da gaukvirda, sxvebs rom didi ambiT ekeTaT
yurze da momxsenebels ise Sehyurebdnen, rom Tvalsac
ar axamxamebdnen. sayure-mimRebi Tavis adgilas daabruna, magram veRar daamagra da braguniT daeca iatakze.
mapatieT, qarTulad uTxra gverdiT mjdom qals,
romelmac xmaurze moixeda da axal Semosuls mwyralad
Sexeda. qalma araferi upasuxa, mas swori lamazi cxviri, pomadiT SeRebili Txeli tuCebi hqonda da xelebi
mowafesaviT ewyo tyavis Sav xelCanTaze. tyavisave alublisferi Ceqmebi ecva, wiTel sviterze Tagvisferi Sarfi
moexura.
xeli SegiSaleT mosmenaSi, ara, qalbatono? kacma
xelmeored scada bodiSis moxda.
qalma ori TiTiT tuCis boloebi moiwminda da gauRima.
ara uSavs. pirvelad xarT?
diax. kacma pasuxi ar daaxana. ratomRac egona, rom
yvelani pirvelad iyvnen.
me SarSanac mqonda bedniereba, qalma xelCanTas
cali xeli aacala da kacs Sexeda. kacma gverdze gaixeda.
kedlis sarkeSi Tavis Tavs gauRima. lomis fafariviT
sqeli da uxeSi Tma hqonda, agurisferi kostiumi ecva da
`gelaTis~ perangze neilonis Savi halstuxi ekeTa. Tma
ranairad gamCeCviao, wailaparaka da jibidan savarcxeli
amoiRo, magram qalma kategoriulad wasCurCula:
aq ar daivarcxnoT, sircxvilia.
savarcxels suli Seubera da jibeSi Caido.
erTxans win icqirebodnen.
kacs moswyinda, qalisken gadaixara da tuCebi yurTan
miutana:
romel saaTamde unda vijdeT?
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qalma moixeda da raki darwmunda, seriozulad ekiTxebodnen, isev Camoisva tuCze ori TiTi.
adre mogwyeniaT. or saaTamde aqedan gasvlaze nu
ifiqrebT. orze Sesvenebas gamoacxadeben. dRis wesrigis
damtkicebaze ar yofilxarT?
ara, dabejiTebiT miugo kacma da iseTi gamometyveleba miiRo, rom qals hgoneboda, afsus, rom dRis
wesrigis damtkicebaze ar iyo, Torem es iseTi jeeli
Cans, usaTuod raime cvlilebas Seitandao.
or saaTamde moxseneba iqneba, mere sasadilo Sesveneba erTi saaTi. samze kamaTi daiwyeba.
ra daiwyeba? kacma yurs xeli moaxmara.
kamaTi hqvia. gamovlen da yvela TavTavis sityvas
waikiTxavs. momxsenebelma saaT-naxevari moiTxova.
bevria. CaurTo kacma.
kamaTis monawileebs naxevari saaTi miecaT, gancxa
debisaTvis xuTi wuTi.
cotaa. Tqva kacma da gaecina.
Semosvlis dros xom gatardiT registraciaSi?
raSi? kacma isev moaxmara yurs xeli.
Tu aCvene vinmes Seni mosawvevi?
ra Tqma unda. kacs maRali, saTvaliani, saguldagulod gadavarcxnilTmiani axalgazrda moagonda, romelmac darbazSi Semoiyvana.
isini tribunas Sescqerodnen da Tan moxerxebulad,
cali ybiT saubrobdnen, am frazis anatomiuri da ara
idiomuri mniSvnelobiT.
kurdRelma rac iZina, is ixtunao, Cemzea naTqvami,
kaci CurCuls miCveuli ar iyo da yeli uSreboda. wuxelis jer TviTmfrinavma daigviana.
ratom `225-s~ ar gamoyeviT?
ver vaswrebdi. matarebeli dilis Svid saaTze Camodis. Cemi saqme ise iyo, rom guSinwin ver Camovidodi
TbilisSi. `225~ rom gamofrinda, daiketa aeroporti da
saRamos rva saaTamde gvayuryutes.

Cveni droiT? ise yovel SemTxvevisaTvis CaurTo

qalma, Torem ra mniSvneloba hqonda.
me sul Cveni droiT vlaparakob, qalbatono. mravalmniSvnelobis gareSe, gulwrfelad miugo kacma,
Tormets gadacilebuli iyo, sastumroSi rom movedi
sada xarT aqamde, Tqvenebi yvelani Camovidnen, javSani
ukve gavauqmeTo, Cxubi ar damiwyo administratorma?
lotos koWiviT mrgvali qali iyo, CemsimaRle wiTeli
kosa edo Tavze. Tqvenc iman migiRoT?
ar maxsovs, qals marTla ar axsovda.
ki magram, ra Cemi bralia, qalbatono. me ra, mfrinavi
var, Tu Sturmani, me vuTxari. TviTmfrinavma daigviana. CamovwydiT fexze aeroportSi da kidev aqeT mdebT
brals-meTqi? meo, brals aravis vdebo, Tqveni javSani
gauqmebulia, morCa da gaTavdao. qalbatono, me es kaci
var da am saqmeze var Camosuli-meTqi. vicio. aba, ra vqna,
gavbrunde ukan-meTqi? oTxasCvidmet nomerSi Stabia da
iq miakiTxeo. oTxasCvidmetSi or qals eZina, morigeebi
varTo. axla imaT damiwyes lanZRva. Tqveni gulisTvis
adamianma wesierad ver unda daiZinoso. TviTmfrinavi xom
iciT, Cem gemoze ar dadis-meTqi. nu laparakobT bevrso,
SemomibRvira erTma. iJRurtules cota xans, mere erTi
maTgani telefons dawvda, zmorebiT auwya viRacas, esa da
es kaci dagvianebiT Camovida da rogor moviqceTo. iman
iqedan iseTi raRac uTxra, rom yurmiliani karga xans
xiTxiTebda. suli rom moiTqva, Tavis megobars dauwia
Tavi da uCurCula. axla meore qali aZigZigda. vdgavar
fexze cxeniviT. arc dabrZandiT, arc bodiSi. xuTas samocdaxuTSi midiT, ufrosi morigea da imas moelaparakeT, kargi kacia, kavkasielebi uyvars da iqneb Sevides
Tqven mdgomareobaSio. vfiqrob, ra davaSave, ra qva gavtexe aseTi. amasobaSi Ramis ori saaTi Sesrulda. ufrosi
morige marTlac RvTisnieri aRmoCnda. Sevecode, sada
xar, kaco, aqamdeo. Sen rom iqedan ar iyo, saidanac xar, ar

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giSvelida araferio. Cemodnidan gazeTSi gaxveuli WaWis

arayi amoviRe da sulelis RimiliT, viTom SeumCnevlad,
davude sawolTan. Tan meSinia, vaiTu gamlanZRos-meTqi;
rogor kadrulob am saqmeze Camosuli kaci am ambavso,
rom miTxras? Senc ar momikvde. boTls gazeTi Semoaxia,
SeanjRria da eleqtronis Suqze gaxeda. erTnaxadi xom
ar ariso, mkiTxa. rogor gekadrebaT-meTqi. damSvidda.
qaRaldis naglejze xeli moawera da isev oTxas Cvidmetisken maqnevina piri. Cems nacnob morigeebs ukve eZinaT. jer kargaredan mayvires. es var, TqvenTan TxuTmeti
wuTis win rom viyavi da ufros morigesTan rom gamiSviT, is kaci var-meTqi. gamiRes, rogorc iqna. ver unda
mogiSoroT Sen amaRamo? qaRaldi gamomarTves da sastumroSi Casaxlebis orderi gamomiweres. gaiqeci axla administratorTan da xval diliT ori `plitka~ Sokoladi
ar dagaviwydeso. rac administratorma isini lanZRa,
Cems orders rom daxeda, Tu hqondaT nomeri, me raRaze
maTqmevines patiosani kacisTvis uario. erTi sityviT,
sami kai xnis Sesrulebuli iyo, baliSze rom mivde Tavi
da, mTeli dRis ganawamebs, mkvdariviT dameZina. Zalian
movindome am diliT, magram mainc damagvianda.
qali yuradRebiT usmenda, magram arc erTxel ar uTqvams: `ras laparakob, nuTu marTlao~. etyoboda, rom am
naambobSi misTvis arc axali iyo raime da arc gasakviri.
kulisebidan isev wamovida moxdenili gogona Cais WiqiT xelSi.
kacma amoioxra.
oh, Tqven? bageebSi Sefaruli RimiliT Sexeda qalma, saxlidan ar xarT gamosaSvebi arc erTi. Sens cols
hgonia axla, rom saqmeze xar Camosuli. erTi xarT yvela,
erT Targze moWrili, ra aqvs axla amosaxvneSi imas, erTi
ficariviT gogoa.
kacma sayveduri qaTinaurad miiRo da gaexarda. moeCvena, rom qalis am sityvebiT sul sxva etapi iwyeboda maTs
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nacnobobaSi. TiTqosda es ucxo qali erTbaSad dauTba,

uxilavi makratliT gadaWra zonari, rac aqamde kacs misdauneburad boWavda da Tavisuflad laparakis saSualebas ar aZlevda.
ra vqna, Se qalo. adamianiSvilebi varT Cvenc. kacma xeli gaswia qalisaken, CanTaze rom lamazi, fafuki
xeli udevs, im xelis zurgze moveferebio, ase hqonda
gadawyvetili, magram xeli Suagzidan ukan wamoiRo da
yuris bibilo moifxana. vin icis, iqneb sworadac moiqca. iqneb am mouzomavi saqcieliT yvelaferi wyalSi gadaeyara.
qalma daamTqnara da pirze xeli samjer rbilad miirtya.
Cveni cxovrebis naxevari amnair fokusebze midis,
viTom rad undodaT axla im siSoridan Cveni Camoyvana?
wylis nayva ar aris axla ees? ras vakeTebT, gzis fulis
xarjvis mets. bavSvebi upatronod davyare, davardnili
dedamTilis amara.
qmari? kacs am SekiTxvis micema adre surda, magram
verafers moayola.
ra qmari? ras exmarebi Sen Sens cols? dilas gadava
saxlidan da saRamos SemoiZurweba, an mTvrali, an fxizeli.
bavSvebi ra xnis gyavT?
meSvideSia ufrosi. mesame, patara, nol jgufSi wavida wels.
ufrosi gogoa?
gogoebia samive.
aba, araferi uWirT. ufrosi didi yofila, mixedavs
orives. gogoebis fasi araferia ojaxSi, rom icode. biWis naxevari movla ar unda gogos, tyupebi myavs aT-aTi
wlis da Sen isini unda naxo. lomebis momTvinierebeliviT maTraxs vatkacuneb yovel wuTs. axla wamocmuli
eqnebaT yvelaferi Tavze. damwvars ar damaxvedrebdnen
saxl-kars da sxvas ar daveZeb arafers.
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 tyupebi? yoCaR, coli Sen gyolia.

kacs gaecina.
me araferi, xom? ver gavige, ratom miaCniaT tyupebi
yovelTvis dedis vaJkacobad.
kaci stumaria saxlSi. dedaa yvelaferi, ar ici, aba?
qalma pirvelad axla SeaTvaliera kaci. cxvirze Sexeda, ulvaSze, Tmaze, mere halstuxze Camousva mzera da
bolos maTi Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen. mxolod wamiT
Sexvdnen maTi Tvalebi erTmaneTs. TiTqos danaSaulze
waaswreso, qalma swrafad daiwyo xelCanTaze xelebi da
oratorisken ise energiulad gaixeda, TiTqos moxsenebidan erTi sityvac ar gamorCenodes.
axlaa ojaxSi saqme. me vTqvi, pataras mivixed-movixedav-meTqi. Tqveni Tqmis ar iyos, aq wamosvlis dro
da Tavi mqonda axla mee? zamTarSi Tu ar mixede patara
saxls, sxva dros vis scalia. weliwadSi aTi Tve mindorSi da yanaSi vyrivarT.
ra hqeniT yvelis da xorcis?
SevasruleT, ise... ra vici...
qalma moixeda. tuCebze xeli miifara da yurSi raRac
unda eTqva kacisTvis, magram uknidan viRacam orives
mouTaTuna mxarze xeli da Semobrunebulebs saTvalianma, WaRara kacma qveda ybis kankaliT sTxova:
Tu SeiZleba, mosmenis saSualeba mogveciTo.
qalma, esec Seno, RimiliT Sexeda kacs da sayure-mimRebi moimarjva.
sworia es xalxi, Cailaparaka kacma da isic mimRebs
daswvda.
oriveni TavianT fiqrebSi CaiZirnen.
kacs Tvlema moeria, Tavs mxolod maSin iwevda, roca
Cais gamomcvleli gogona oratorisken wavidoda.
qali Sehyurebda teleiupiterebiT ganaTebul scenas,
magram mosmeniT isic ar usmenda orators.
roca darbazSi mosawvevebis tye aRimarTa, kacs moeCve276

na, rom viRac Seexo mxarze, jibidan mosawvevi swrafad

daaZro da manam eWira Tavs zemoT amarTuli, sanam qalma ar daawevina, kacma gakvirvebiT Sexeda. axla SeniSna,
rom qals marcxena mxares, tuCs zemoT, saulvaSeze xali
hqonda da Rimilic Zalian uxdeboda.
grZel derefanSi erTad gamovidnen.
aq... isa... ra saTqmelia magram... sadRac maRazia ariso... specialurad CvenTvis... iqneb rame gveyida bavSvebisaTvis. kaci sityvebs ver poulobda, gverdiT mihyveboda derefanSi mimaval qals da fiqrobda: ra maRali
yofila. ra lamazi siaruli icis.
qali motrialda da TiTqos did saidumlos andobso,
idumali CurCuliT auwya:
am derefnis boloSia, meore sarTulze, kibidan marcxniv. gamoadgi fexi. axla yvelani iq mivlen.
isini Tavaweulni, Rirseulad, magram moseirne wyvilze gacilebiT ufro Cqara midiodnen.
erTimeoris miyolebiT iReboda darbazis kari, stumrebi, cal-calke Tu jguf-jgufad, derefanSi gamoefinebodnen, mixedv-moxedvis gareSe jer nela, TiTqos
gulgrilad midiodnen derefnis bolosaken, kedlis
uzarmazar sarkes gacilebulni, maTi mdgomareobis
pirebisTvis sruliad Seufereblad erTbaSad imCatebdnen
nabijs, xolo kibes miaxloebulni, ukve garbodnen.

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b agr ati s taZa ri

nguen sian songs bavSvobis ocneba auxda. ramdenime wuTic da igi fexs daadgams qalaq safiCxiis beber miwaze.
sisxami dilaa. TviTmfrinavi iraos akeTebs. sarkmels miWiWinebuli songi xarbad dahyurebs mwvaneSi Caflul qalaqs. stumarma bevri ram icis safiCxiaze. icis, rom igi
sami aTas xuTasi wlisaa, icis, rom argonavtebis laSqrobis qalaqia, mosalodneli netarebisgan wamiT Tvalebs
xuWavs da gonebaSi erTxel kidev CamoTvlis safiCxiis
RirsSesaniSnaobebs: `gelaTi~, `mowameTa~, `bagratis taZari~, `vanis antikuri ansambli~, `geguTis sasaxlis nangrevebi~, `saTaflia~... bevri misi Tanamemamule ver eRirseba aseT bednierebas: nguen sian songs gaumarTla,
am qveynis gansacvifrebeli civilizaciis akvanTan elis
Sexvedra. marTalia, programiT gaTvaliswinebuli sami
dRe cotaa, magram songi Tavs ar dazogavs, Rame ar daiZinebs, raTa yvelaferi naxos, rac am uZvelesi qalaqis
Sesaxeb gaugonia da waukiTxavs.
trapidan Camodga Tu ara fexi, misken xelgaSlili
wamovida mTasaviT mosuli, SavulvaSa kaci. iseTi keTili
RimiliT ubrwyinavda damxvdurs saxe, rom Cia, kafandara
songma gaifiqra, albaT xelSi unda amiyvanoso. magram
maspinZeli erT metrze SeCerda, jibidan patara qaRaldi
amoiRo da waikiTxa:
nguen sian songi brZandebiT, xom?
songma Cemodani da neilonis parki asfaltze dado.
xelisgulebi SeaerTa da welSi samjer moixara.
diax.
mTakacma xeli Ronivrad CamoarTva da stumris bargs
dawvda.
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male molisfer `volgaSi~ isxdnen da safiCxiis quCebSi miqrodnen. `Tqven albaT, SeamCnieT, rom aeroporti
CvenTan zed qalaqis SuagulSiao~, rogorc iqna miaxvedra maspinZelma damtvreul-dalewili inglisuriT. songi mixvda mis gasaWirs da gamosavali ipova `rusulad
brZaneT, rusuli vicio~. mTakacs gulze moeSva da rusulze gadavida, magram male gairkva, rom inglisurze
bevrad ukeTesad arc rusuli icoda. yovel SemTxvevaSi
stumars gaagebina: `dimitri mqvian, SinaurobaSi mituSas
meZaxiano, sasiamovnoa Tqveni Camosvla Cvens qalaqSio.
safiCxias stumari odiTgan uyvardao. marTalia, sami
dRe Zalian cotaa, magram Tqveni aq yofnis programa ise
davgegmeT, rom ukmayofilo ar darCebiT da ZiriTadad
yvelafers giCvenebTo. Tavi rom ar mogawyinoT, yoveldRe sxvadasxva maspinZeli geyolebaT, ase gadawyvita
Cvenma direqtorma. xan erTi dawesebulebis stumari
iqnebiT da xan meorisao. jer erTi, sxvadasxva adamianebTan SexvedriT qalaqis xasiaTsac ukeT gaecnobiT da
meorec, mowyenisTvis dro aRar dagrCebaTo~.
moklexeleba, Tavsiva mZRolma qudis SigniT Tma
moiqeqa da Cailaparaka:
`naZvebSi?~
ara! meti ar iciT biWo, Tqven? datuqsa mZRoli
mituSam, stumar kacs pirdapir restoranSi unda ukra
Tavi? Sennairebia, Tavs rom Wrian safiCxias. jer sastumroSi miviyvanoT; davabinavoT, mere bagratis taZari
davaTvalierebinoT. amas daWirdeba saaT-naxevari. amasobaSi `naZvebic~ gaiReba da mere mivayenoT restorans.
mZRols araferi uTqvams, mituSam ki stumars bodiSi
mouxada. gvapatieT sawvavis Sesaxeb vmsjelobdiT, mZRolma rusuli ar icis kargad da iZulebuli var, qarTulad velaparakoo.
sawvavi Wirs TqvenTanac? wamiT moabruna Tavi
songma.
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 rogor gekadrebaT. sawvavi Tavze sasxamad gvaqvs,

waitrabaxa mituSam da maSinve igrZno, rom lamazad ver
gamouvida, magram ise dagrexili rusuliT Tqva yovelive es, rom stumars ar gaugia.
anketa rom Seavses da bargi nomerSi aitanes, stumarma xel-piri meyseulad daibana, xolo dasvenebaze uari
Tqva, maincdamainc ar davRlilvar, dasvenebas merec movaswrebo.
bagratis taZris ezoSi aravin Canda.
Citebi gamayrueblad JivJivebdnen da rionispiridan
Tbili, alersiani sio hqroda.
ivlisis gamWvirvale dila iyo. Sors, cis kabadonze
lurj-mwvane sivrceSi mcuravi gediviT Canda gelaTi.
taZars orjer rom uxmod Semouares, mituSas Sercxva, raRac xom unda vuTxrao, da ubiswignakmomarjvebul
stumars auxsna:
es aris bagratis taZari. meaTe saukunis Zegli.
bagratis taZari imitom hqvia, rom bagrat mefem aaSena.
bagrat... bagrat...
meoTxem, SeaSvela songma.
bagrat meoTxem. amJamad taZari, rogorc xedavT,
dangreulia, mimdinareobs sarestavracio samuSaoebi.
miwisZvram daangria Tu Semosevebma?
mituSa Cafiqrda.
erTmac da meoremac, ipova gamosavali.
SigniT rom Sevidnen, mituSa Camongreuli svetis Tavze
Semojda da gaocebisagan pirdaRebul songs xeliT aniSna: iq mosasvenebeli oTaxi iyo, iqiT mxares sasadilo;
stumrebs, sadac Cven varT axla, am darbazSi iRebdnen.
mokled kargad cxovrobdnen mefeebi, araferi uWirdaT.
ki magram, songi dabneuli Canda, es xom religiuri
daniSnulebis taZari iyo? sacxovrebladac iyenebdnen?
vin dauSlidaT? mituSa yurebianad gawiTlda da
uxerxulobisagan TavdasaRwevad morcxvad gaiRima,
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Sen miTxari, dauSlida vinme? mefe Tu ityoda, aq minda

cxovrebao, uars etyodnen?
songma ubis wignakSi raRac CainiSna.
xom aRadgines erTxel es taZari? ikiTxa stumarma.
ki, meTxuTmete saukuneSi, mituSam ganze gaixeda.
gzamkvlevSi ki SecdomiT meTeqvsmete saukune weria,
gaioca stumarma.
wignis ambavi gaqvs? kidev kargad werebula. vin Cagiwers wignSi simarTles? Sen me mkiTxe eg ambavi, mituSam mxarze mouTaTuna xeli nguen sian songs da kidev
araferi mkiTxoso, ezoSi gamoabija.
songi darwmunda, rom misi megzuridan mets verafers
Seityobda da dafacurda, samrekloze aforTxda, suraTi gadauRo upatronod dayril CuqurTmebian qvebs,
svetisTavebs ubis wignakSi ixatavda. CuqurTmebs patara
mtkavels azomebda. xandaxan aRtacebisgan Tavis enaze
CaiRiRin-Caikrusunebda. mere gareT gamovarda, samreklos nangrevebTan gaxeda taZars, karga xnis Semdeg
daRlili mobrunda, mituSas win daudga, xelisgulebi
SeaerTa, welSi Rrmad moixara da maspinZels gulTbili
madloba gadauxada.
manqanaSi rom sxdebodnen, songi wamdauwum Tavs
abrunebda, raTa bagratis taZris nangrevebis kidev
erTxel danaxva moeswro.
Tormet saaTze isini ukve `naZvebSi~ isxdnen.
dRis darCenili nawili restoranSi gaatares. saRamoxans maTs sufras mituSas sami safiCxieli Zmakaci
Semoemata da restoarni rom ar daketiliyo, dilamde
iqeifebdnen.
Ramis or saaTze, mTvrali stumari or maspinZels xelgadaxveuli rom ahyavda kibeze, songs egona, rom masze
bednieri kaci mTel duniaze ar moiZebneboda.
gvian gaeRviZa. Tavi stkioda. pirsaxociT Tavwakruli
karga xans win da ukan daabijebda oTaxSi. rasac ki waawyda
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nomerSi, televizoris garda, yvelafers Ziri gausinja,

es songis sayvareli saqmianoba iyo. aucileblad unda
waekiTxa, ra ewera nivTs meore mxareze. mere karga xans
civi Sxapis qveS idga da abazanidan rom gamovida, savarZelSi mSvidad mjdom CiTis Wrelperangian kacs waawyda,
dainaxa Tu ara songi, kaci zewamoiWra da mwvane tilos
Sarvalze orive xeli Camoisva:
mapatieT, vakakune karga xans da rom ar gamomexmaureT, me vTqvi, SeuZlod xom ar aris-meTqi, wuxelis,
albaT, cota daleva mogiwevdaT, morigem miTxra, ar
gamosula, SigniT ariso. me da morige erTad SemovediT.
wylis Cxriali rom gavigone, abazanaSi yofila-meTqi da
davmSviddi.
songi pirmorRveuli usmenda. ra iyo sasacilo am
kacis naTqvamSi, magram wuxeli imdeni acines sufraze
stumari, rom mas egona, am qalaqSi yvelafers iumoriT
amboben da yovelTvis unda icinodeo.
kote buaCiZe gaxlavarT, kvebis teqnologi ganaTlebiT. amJamad skolaSi vmuSaob Sromis maswavleblad.
songma sicili Sewyvita. swrafad daseriozulda. xelisgulebi erTmaneTs miatyupa da cota muxlebSi Caikeca kidec.
nguen sian songi.
kotem stumris saxeli kargad gaigona, magram didi
sirTulis winaSe aRmoCnda. ver gaarkvia, samive saxeli
erTad daeZaxna stumrisTvis, Tu erTi romelime. `nguen~
rom davuZaxo uxerxuli gamosaTqmeliao, `sianze~ vaiTu
gabrazdes, xolo marto `songiT~ iqneb arc moixedoso.
pativcemulo, ojaxSi ras geZaxian?
saad? songi kinaRam gaiguda siciliT.
SinaurobaSi, rasakvirvelia. nametani gZreli saxeli
gaqvT da iqneb Semcvleli saxeli gvaCuqoT.
stumari sicilisagan suls ver iTqvamda.
CvenTan Sinauri saxeli ar arsebobs. guSin songs meZaxdnen. Tqvenc SegiZliaT songi damiZaxoT.
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agaSenaT RmerTma. didi madloba.

Tojinebis Teatramde fexiT mividnen. iq narinjisferi `moskviCi~ elodaT. manqanaSi mZRolis garda ori
kaci ijda. kotem gaacno: Cemi uaxloesi megobrebia. erTi
mZleosnobis mwvrTnelia, meore `safvaWrobaSi~ muSaobso.
`moskviCi~ uqimerionis aRmarTs rom auyva, songi mixvda,
rom bagratis taZrisaken midiodnen, magram maspinZlebma
Tavisi saqme Cemze ukeT ician, etyoba aseTia programao,
daaskvna da xma ar amouRia.
kvira dRe iyo. taZris ezoSi, muxis CrdilSi, eqskursantebs sufra gaeSalaT da dilidanve saqmes Sesdgomodnen.
kote midga-modga, iqneb vinme eqskursiamZRoli mainc
vipovo, am ucxo kacs ori sityva mainc uTxras Zeglis
Sesaxebo. magram veravis waawyda da TviTon ikisra es Zneli saqme. raime sisulele ar wamovroSoo, dadga memorialuri dafis win da pirwmindad CaikiTxa.
stumari uxalisod usmenda.
arc aRtaceba gamouxatavs, SekiTxva raa, erTi SekiTxvac ar dausvams maspinZlisTvis.
ezoSi gaiar-gamoiara. erTxel Semouara kidev taZars.
SigniTac Sevida, magram maleve gamobrunda da xelisgulebis SeerTebiT (rac, unda vTqva, lamazad gamosdioda), madloba gadauxada kote buaCiZes.
axla wavideT da wavisauzmoT, Seapara maspinZelma.
manqanaSi rom Casxdnen, SemkrTalma nguen sian songma
ikiTxa: mapatieT, Tu SeiZleba vicode, sauzmis Semdeg
ris dasaTvaliereblad mivdivarTo.
am kiTxvaze oTxivem (Sofrianad) gulianad gaicina.
vnaxoT, batono, vnaxoT. Tu dro dagvrCa, sadac
Tqven gagexardebaT, iqiT wavideTo.
gamotexilad unda vTqva, Tavisufali dro ar darCeniaT. sasauzmod Sesulni SuaRamemde restoran `veneciaSi~
isxdnen da qeifobdnen.
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kargi stumriT gabednierebulma maspinZlebma songi

ukanasknelad rom gadakocnes, safiCxiis Rames pirvelma
sulwasulma mamalma ukve miayivla.
alionze qari amovarda, magram gaTenebulze Cadga da
iseTi Cumi, idumali dila idga, rom songs egona, fanjara rom gamovaRo, usaTuod gavfrindebio. magram saqme
is iyo, rom swored fanjris gamoReba ezareboda, ise iyo
Rvinisgan galaxul-daWmuWvnili.
`dRes bolos dRea. unda movaswro yvelafris naxvao~,
fiqrobda da wamdauwum saaTs dascqeroda.
axal maspinZels Seagvianda, TerTmetis naxevarze movida.
rom daakakunes, songi maSinve kars eca, magram iq aravin daxvda. gverdiT nomerTan TeTrkiteliani saxenayvavilari, uwarbo kaci idga da moTminebiT akakunebda.
Tqven me xom ar meZebT? gauRima songma.
ara, batono, uwarbom zurgi Seaqcia da kakuni ganagrZo.
ki, me meZebT namdvilad, songi xan profilSi daudga da xan anfasSi.
ara, batono. Cven stumari gvyavs ucxoeTidan. biWo,
ar gamiWira saqme? gabrazda uwarbo da ganze gaixeda.
aba, jibidan qaRaldi amoiReT da waikiTxeT, nguen
sian songi xom sweria? me var, taSi Semohkra stumarma.
TerTkitelianma marTlac amoiRo qaRaldi da damarcvliT CaikiTxa:
`nguen sian songi!~ kai erTi, Tu Zma xar. ormocdasamSiao me ratom miTxres aba?
ormocdasamSi var! songs esec xumroba egona da
icinoda.
aba, me romelze vakakunebdi? kacma nomers Sexeda.
ormocdaxuTze.
auh, gadagiSenda momgoni, gamoStereba meti iqneba?!
mainc rogor momivida es ambavi me?!
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songi icinoda.
ar vici, Zalian marilian xumrobad miiCnia kacis uneblie Secdoma, Tu egona, Tu ar gavicine, erovnuli
folkloris upativcemulobaSi CamomarTmeveno da imitom icinoda.
kibeze rom Carbodnen, maspinZelma bodiSi moixada
dagvianebisaTvis, ivliane mqviao, wyaljomardobis sadguris ufrosi gaxlavarTo. Zalian gagvexarda Tqveni
Camosvla; safiCxiisTvis stumari, vinc ar unda iyos igi,
umaRlesi kaciao.
`vilisSi~ xuTni isxdnen. Cemi TanamSromlebia, Sen rom
gagexardeba, iseTi biWebiao, ivlianem. CaiCoC-CamoiCoCes da rogorc iqna, Caaties manqanaSi ivliane da ucxo
stumari.
jer kulturuli programa da Semdeg sauzme xom?
megobrulad dahkra songs mxarze xeli ivlianem.
ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, SehRima songma Tavisi
farTo, win wamosuli kbilebiT.
roca `vilisma~ uqimerionis aRmarTi RmuiliT aaTava
da bagratis taZris rkinis karTan SeCerda, songs TvalT
daubnelda.
mwuxare saxiT gadmovida manqanidan, laslasiT gadadga
ramdenime nabiji, rom ar waqceuliyo, moajirs mieyrdno
da bagratis taZris TiTqmis Caqceul gumbaTs Sexeda.
wyaljomardobis sadguris xuTi TanamSromeli swor
xazze gaewyo, xolo ivlianem stumars xelkavi gamosdo
da taZris ezoSi TiTqmis ZaliT SeaTria.
songi jibeSi xelCawyobili idga da Tavis TeTr fexsacmelebs dascqeroda.
ar ainteresebs araferi, am ojaxqors, karga xnis
Semdeg gasZaxa ivlianem biWebs.
Cven mogvwons, Cveni romaa imitom ivliane, Torem ra
aqvs axla gadasarevi da dasafeTebeli am dangreul kedlebs, Tqva im xuTidan erT-erTma.
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 zrdilobisaTvis mainc gavixed-gamovixedav. stumari

kaci var. meti pativi ar unda sce maspinZels?! maRla
ixedeboda ivliane, aqaoda sxvas vambobo.
auxseni, ivliane, uTxari sad varT, ra taZaria.
modi Sen auxseni, Tu kaci xar, daeRrija viRacas
ivliane.
mec pirvelad var, ra avuxsna me! Sen Tu ggonia aq
davdivar yoveldRe, Tqva imave xmam. da xuTivem gulianad gaicina.
eger sweria da waikiTxos. xom Tqva rusuli vicio,
daaskvna viRacam.
am xnis ganmavlobaSi songi mowyenili idga, setyvaSi
moyolili vaziviT moSvebuli, moCvaruli, uRimRamo.
ivlianem xeli mohkida da, samareSi CaSvebis win kubos
rom gamoarideben Wirisufals, ise gamoarida stumari
bagratis taZars.
gogisvaniZeebis
duqanSi
meSvide
sadRegrZelo
`eqstrad~ rom dalies da ivlianem arRnis akompanimentiT TefSze icekva, maSin gaxsna warbi stumarma da gamxiarulda. TviTmfrinavze kinaRam daagviandaT.
...wyaljomardobis sadguris gulaCuyebuli TanamSromlebi trapze damsxdarni gamoiyvanes betonis mindvridan.
`tu-104~ miwas rom mowyda da bagratis taZars gadaufrina, iluminators Sublmidebul nguen sian songs SeaJrJola da ganze gaixeda.

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x it ia
SarSan parizSi gaxldiT turistad. ocdaxuTi kaci iyo
Cvens jgufSi da rom mkiTxoT axla, yvelaze metad vin
dagamaxsovrdaTo, xitia daSnians davasaxeleb, sxvebisgan
didad gamorCeuli vinme ar gegonoT. axal parkSi, SesasvlelTan, marjvniv rom tiria, iq muSaobs. momenatreba
xandaxan da mival. Semxedavs Tu ara, autydeba sicili. me
Cemsas vicini, is Tavisas. ase sicil-siciliT CavexveviT
erTmaneTs. `SeisveneT patara, xom xedavT, kacs velaparakebio~, SeubRvers Tofmomarjvebul biWebs da isev gamicinebs. `ar wavideT, xitia, parizSi?!~ vekiTxebi da vcdilob tuCebs Tavi movuyaro. `ra minda parizSi? parizSi
ar var dRe da Rame? parizi, Torem tyvilad gaWmeven
moxrakuls!~ mudam erTnair pasuxs maZlevs da meCxer yviTel kbilebs dasaTvlelad miwvdis. `ratom? ar mogewona
parizi, xitia?~ vcdilob davseriozulde. `ra Wirs Cemi
dasawuni, magram rom irevian parizi, parizio, imnairic
araferia, kacma rom Tqvas, rava ityvi Sen?~ me pasuxad vicini, xitias Cems sicilze ecineba da avtobusis gaCerebisken rom momacilebs, uecrad Sedgeba da SiSiT mkiTxavs:
`rodis gamoivli axla? ar daikargo, Tu Zma xar~. `moval, xitia, moval, aba xeiri naxe~, xels varTmev. `kargad
meyole kargad~, gaCerebasTan dgas da icinis.
parizSi wasvlamde ar vicnobdi. simarTle giTxraT,
matarebelSi rom SevgrovdiT da Cven-Cvens kupeSi
gavnawildiT, maincdamainc TvalSi ar momivida. arc Cacmuloba momewona misi da arc sityva-pasuxi. maRal, gamxdar xitias viwro Sarvali da balaxisferi mokle pijaki
ecva. pijakis SigniT Savi satinis axaluxi uCanda da Tavze
kravelis boxoxi exura. fexze yviTeli lakis daWrili
tuflebi rom ar scmoda, Cveni saukunis aTiani wlebis
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duqnis abridan Camosuli gegonebodaT. Cems kupeSi moxvda. `parizSi modixarT xom Tqvenco~, arc gamarjoba,
arc ambavi-xabari, gagigonia?! Seagdo maRla oTxkuTxiv
rkinebiani, patara Cemodani da gavida. SuaRamisas mobrunda mTvrali. `Cven bodiSio~, gvanugeSa, Sexta maRla
Tavis narze da moskovSi Casvlamde arc gadmobrunebula.
RmerTo Segcode da gavifiqre, vin SearCia saparizod, ra
unda amas parizSi. Tavis moWris mets ra xeirs dagvayris
amnairi `persona~ sazRvargareT-meTqi; magram axla rom
vfiqrob, xitias gareSe mosawyeni iqneboda Cveni mogzauroba; xitiam Taviseburi Sno da elferi misca Cvens
jgufs da axla parizuli STabeWdilebebi rom nel-nela
iSleba Cemi mexsierebidan, xitias vera da ver velevi.
xom giTxariT, Cemi saqmeebis Semyure, kaci xandaxan
movicli, mival tirSi, xitias xmis gasagonad da misi farTod moRebuli piris dasanaxavad. xitia xmiT ki ar icinis,
pirs daaRebs marto da Tvalebi iseTi bednierebiT ubrwyinavs, rom marto xitias gacinebuli saxis fotosuraTi
rom ganaxaT, Tqven TviTonve ityviT kaci, romelsac
aseTi sicili SeuZlia, ar SeiZleba cudi kaci iyoso. me
mgoni, xitias uxaria Sen rom icini da imitom icinis, Torem ara mgonia sicilis sagani ase xSirad eZleodes. ise
iumoris didi grZnoba aqvs, rogorc WomelTa umetesobas.
moskovs rom vuaxlovdebodiT, Cemodani gaxsna, erTi
boTli koniaki dadga magidaze da sami cali xurmis Ciri,
koniakiT Txis rqis yanwi gaapipina da momawoda. ar vsvammeTqi. bevri xvewniTac rom verafers miaRwia da yanwi
ver SemomaCeCa xelSi, uecrad moiwyina da mkiTxa: `aba,
fxizels ra ginda moskovSio~. yanwi TviTon gadahkra, miyura, miyura da Tvalebi eSmakurad aucimcimda. vatyob,
sicils ybebiT ikavebs. `ra moxda, ar SeiZleba kaci avad
iyos? ra aris aq dasacini-meTqi~, avimrize. `ara batono,
erTi anekdoti gamaxsenda da imaze vicinio~. `ra anekdoti-meTqi~, `ra da kacma rom baqos bileTi aiRo da
tyibulis matarebelSi Cajda, iciT eso?~ `ara-meTqi~.

`erTi dabneuli kaci iyo. baqoSi midioda, bileTi aiRo,

magram matarebeli SeeSala. zis tyibulis matarebelSi
da aris arxeinad. SuaRamisas Tanamgzavrs hkiTxa. Tqven
Sig baqSi mibrZandebiTo? ara, tyibulSio, rom upasuxes,
dabneulma kacma kefa moifxana ra win wavida teqnika,
erT kupeSi vzivarT da me baqoSi mivdivar, Tqven ki tyibulSio. ase xom araa, Tu Zma xar, Cemi saqmec. sxvadasxva
mxares xom ar mivdivarT me da Seno~, miTxra da jer me
macala sicili, mere gaebadra saxe da karga xans micqeroda Tavisi uxmo, saniRabe siciliT.
Taviseburi rom gamova adamianisSvili. parizi yvelas mogexsenebaT da me rom axla TqvenTan parizis
qebas movyve, Seuracxyofad unda miiRoT. Rameebi ar
gveZina. yvelas undoda imaze meti enaxa da gaego, vidre
Cveni turistuli programiT iyo gaTvaliswinebuli.
SuaRamemde davdiodiT quCebSi. dilamde vuyvebodiT
erTmaneTs STabeWdilebebs. parizi, xom iciT, mainc
parizia. erTaderTi kaci iyo mSvidad xitia. Tavi ise
eWira, TiTqos parizSi ki ara, quTaisidan samtrediaSi
iyo Casuli: araferi ukvirda, araferi aRelvebda. avtobusSi xitias ukan vijeqi. gverdiT, aRar maxsovs, vin
ejda, am Sua parizSi quTaisis ambebs uyveba. gverdiT
mjdomic cali yuriT usmens, ra hqnas.
ra iyo, ras efeTebi, me vuTxari. mTvrali kaci ar
ginaxia? Sen rom iyo mis adgilze da galaxva mogindomos vinmem, ravaria, me vuTxari. gauSvi Tavis gzaze. xval
gnaxavs, bodiSs mogixdis. mTvrali kaci kai kaci ar
gagigonia-Tqva? vicnobdi, balaxvneli biWi iyo. romc ar
mcnoboda, ra undoda mis moZebnas. balaxvani ercaxea,
gatacebiT hyveba xitia, magram mxarze xels davkrav da
gavawyvetineb:
xitia! luvri, gaixede gverdze!
xitia Semobrundeba. luvrs gaxedavs.
auhh... marto aSeneba ar gindoda? ityvis xitia
da gverdiT mjdoms miutrialdeba, balaxvanSi ra unda

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kacis moZebnas. Tu patara gamosuli biWia, liTofonis

klubSi mova saRamos yvela. iq Tu ar Segxvda, saxinkle
romaa sadgurTan, iq mainc Semoivlis. sad wava, aba, ra gza
aqvs meti. gauSvi, daanebe Tavi, ras eporwialebi, Zlivs
dgas fexze-meTqi. Seni qiCavi unda magas-meTqi? egic kai
ubeduri yavs, es Cemi Zmakaci, gamCens.
xitia! guli ar miTmens, ar gavawyvetino, Sexede,
xitia, eifelis koSki!
auhh... marto aSeneba ar gindoda?! ityvis xitia
da isev Tavisas ganagrZobs, tanad didi ki araa, magram
guli aqvs imnairi, rom loms Seuyofs RranWSi Tavs; erTi
salobie xalxi gamoyara SarSan, barbaloba dRes, wiTel
xidTan rom salobiea, iqedan. codvas ver vityvi, mTlad
amisi bralic ar iyo. magidebis midgma rom ician Camosulma qajebma, miudgiaT ise magidebi da erTi aTi-TxuTmeti biWi mijdomia, Cven sami viyaviT. fexburTze mivdiodiT da dro ar gvqonda, lobioze SevediT erTwams.
imgens sami magida hyofnidaT. ori magida carieli aqvT.
tyvilad aqvT dakavebuli. biWebo, Tu ar gewyinebaT, am
erT magidas aviRebo, wesierad sTxova. ki mara, Cven ver
gviyureb aqanao? iman daiZaxa, sufris TavSi erTi mozvera biWi ijda. me mgonia zedmetia es magidao. zrdilobianad uTxra. zedmetia Tu raRacaa, Cven viciT magi da
Seayole axla, sanam mTeli gaqvs cxvirio iman, im ukisrom, xvadagi rom gamova kaci. zrdilobianad gekiTxeba
adamiani, zrdilobianad gaeci Senc pasuxi.
notrdami, xitia! kidev erTxel xvdeba Cemi xeli
mxarze.
auhh! mowyeniT gaxeda xitiam parizis RvTismSoblis taZars, jer marto aSeneba ar gindoda? da mere
isev salobieSi momxdar ambavs ganagrZobs.
ver iqna, xuTi wuTiTac ver movaSoreT xitia Womas,
ver gavaoceT, ver gadmovrTeT sxva cxovrebaSi.
ra dasamalia da vinc parizSi moxvdeba, yvelas surs
raime parizuli iyidos, Camoutanos suvenirad rame Tavis
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axlobels. Cveni jgufic ar iyo gamonaklisi. Tavisufal

saaTebSi maRaziebs davedebodiT. xitiasTvis qudi rom
Segegdo, maRaziaSi ar Sevidoda. karamde migvacilebda
da gareT gvicdida. mere Cvens navaWrs aTvalierebda da
kvdeboda siciliT: ra iyideT axla viTom, ra tuflia,
an ra Sarvalia amisTana, quTaisSi rom ver iSovi? esaa?
amis gulisTvis wamoxvedi parizSi? meti ara maqvs saqme,
luds movikleb da parizul bintis perangs viyidi. ludi
marTla araa amnairi CvenTan da WinWebs, ranairsac ginda, imnairs iyidi kulaSSi. WinWi vnaxe damwvari, WinWs
elaparaka tifa.
dabejiTebiT SemiZlia vTqva, is sakmaod soliduri
Tanxa, turists rom uxurdaveben, xitia daSnianma pirwmindad ludSi daxarja.
erTxel saparikmaxeroSi Sevida. Cvens sastumros qvemoT saparikmaxero hqonda. Seval aba, erTi ranairad parsaven parizSi kacso. velodebiT avtobusSi yvelani. xitia
ar Cans. bolos gamovida da jgufis xelmZRvanels sTxova:
Tu SeiZleba davrCebi, raRac ver vgrZnob Tavs kargado,
monmartrze mivdivarT, mxatvrebis quCaze, mere aRar
geqnebaT iq wasvlis droo, gaafrTxila xelmZRvanelma, ra
vqna axla, aqamde gamiZlia umonmartrod da awic iolad
gavalo, Tavi Cahkida xitiam da sastumroSi Setrialda.
saRamos rom davbrundiT, Tavis nomerSi ar dagvxvda,
oTaxSi arc ki Semosula, mTeli dRea parikmaxers Wadraks
eTamaSebao; icinoda sarTulis morige. Zlivs avaglijeT
Wadrakis dafas, savaxSmod wamosvlac ar surda.
im saRamos, vaxSmis Semdeg erTma parizelma qarTvelma
restoran `oqros sawmisSi~ dampatiJa. ar uTqvams megobrebic wamoiyvaneo da bunebrivia, verc me Sevkadrebdi,
Torem xitias wayvana marTla guliT mindoda. `oqros
sawmisi~ patara qarTuli restorania parizSi TaTarxan
anTaZis da misi Zmis kuTvnileba. ver davmalav, kargi purmarili gagviwyves. mwnili, lobio da Savi aladasturic
ar aklda sufras. ase, erTi saaTis damjdari varT da
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simRera mogvesma. kargi, tkbili imeruli mravalJamieri.

xitias xmaa, magram xmas rogor amoviReb. xitias aq ra
unda. `kidev kargi, simRera rom ase kargad SemoginaxavT-meTqi, aqaur qarTvelebs~, Cems maspinZels veubnebi. `kidev erTi stumari gvyavs da Tu wamobrZandebiT,
gagacnobTo~ gamiyvanes meore oTaxSi. vxedav aTkaciani
sufraa gaSlili da ager araa xitia! Camjdara parizel qarTvelebSi, gadaudvia fexi-fexze da mReris, magram ras mReris. `ra ginda Sen aq xitia-meTqi~. daaRo
piri miseburad. `Sen ver gagitydi, Torem am xalxma jer
kidev guSin dampatiJao. xitias saqeifo adgili SeeSleba
parizSi? rogor fiqrob Seno~. erTi sityviT, mivadgiT
magidebi da SuaRamemde karga movulxineT.
parizidan rom vbrundebodiT, TviTmfrinavSi Cem gverdiT ijda. rogor mogewona, xitia, parizi? vkiTxe.
jer upasuxod datova Cemi SekiTxva, mere sxva raRacaze
Camoagdo laparaki da moayola: ise, qami xalxi aqanacaa.
cxra xeli movuge im parikmaxers, sami niCia gamikeTa da
ori momigo marto. parizeli uZaxe Sen.
sicilisagan ybebi metkina. xitia miyurebda da ukvirda,
ra iyo sasacilo imaSi, rom kaci monmartrze ar wamovda,
raTa parizeli parikmaxerisTvis Wadraki moego.
marTalia, xitia samogzaurod ar aris dabadebuli, magram racaa, urigo ymawvili ar gaxlavT. xom giTxariT, im
ocdaoTxi kacidan (Cemianad viyaviT ocdaxuTi) yvelaze
metad xitiam damamaxsovra Tavi; damamaxsovra da Semayvara kidec. momenatreba xandaxan da mivakiTxav tirSi.
SevyurebT da SevciniT erTmaneTs. mere avtobusis gaCerebamde gamomacilebs da seriozulad mkiTxavs: `rodis gamoivli axla, ar daikargo, Tu Zma xar~.
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gal iaSi r om gagz ar de...

ezekim karga xans uyura qaRaldebSi TavCargul direqtors, mere kedelze gakruli lozungebi aTvaliera da
esec rom moswyinda, yrud Caaxvela.
savle JorJolianma Tavi aswia, erTxans uazrod Sescqeroda mosuls, axali gazeTebi miuCoCa da qaRaldebs
daubrunda.
damiZaxe? siCume stumarma daarRvia.
ijeqi erT wuTs. amas CavamTavreb, saqme maqvs SenTan,
savles Tavi ar auwevia.
ezeki Sescqeroda veeberTela magidasTan miyuncul
kacs, romelsac amoweul muxlze orive xeli Semoexvia
da xandaxan TiTqos mxolod imisTvis wamoiqsutunebda,
qandakeba rom ar hgonebodaT.
aseTi axsovs studentobaSic. tanmorCili, kafandara,
wakulumburebuli cxvir-piriT. veeberTela saTvale
maSinac wamdauwum uvardeboda, qoCori SeTxelebia mxolod, savles ganTqmuli wiTeli qoCori, mexamridiviT simaRleze rom idga yovelTvis da sisxlgamSrali
patroni verc marjvniv gadaawvenda da verc marcxniv,
momtydara, moTvinierebula, morbilebula `riJa savles~
qoCori. cota ar iyos, SeSavebula kidec siberisken.
maspinZelma kiTxva daamTavra, xelebi nikapqveS amoido
da ezekis miaCerda, mosulic TvalebSi Sescqeroda da
axla minisagan gadidebuli, waqisferi Tvalebis mets verafers xedavda.
ezeki, ra ambavia Sens Tavs? eucxova es xma stumars,
savle TiTqosda sxvisi xmiT esityveboda.
ar vici? kiTxva Seubruna ezekim, Tumca, rogor ar
icoda, mSvenivrad icoda, risTvis uxmo direqtorma.
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 ezeki, Cven seriozulad unda movilaparakoT. savlem magidas Semouara da win daujda.
ki, batono.
ar ginda, ar gWirdeba es ambavi, ezeki, Sen, ar aris
axla imis dro.
risi dro? ezekim gaifiqra. mTlad xom ar gaviabdle Tavio.
vilaparakoT gulaxdilad, Tu Zma xar. miamitobis
TamaSi minda axla mee?
pirdapir miTxari, raSia saqme da mec pirdapir gagcem pasuxs.
saamqros krebaze gamosulxar, pauzis Semdeg amoRerRa savlem.
gamovedi.
mere? savlem sigarets Tavi mousrisa da asanTi
gaatkacuna.
ra mere?
sworad moiqeci?
ezekis gaecina.
ormocdaaTi wlis kaci var, savle, me da, pirvelad
vTqvi simarTle.
rogor ambob magas, ar grcxvenia mainc? aba, dafiqrdi. ormocdaaTi wlis kaci aqamde sicruiT vcxovrobdio, es gindoda geTqva? mere ar imasxaraveb Sens Tavs
amiT, wyalSi ar yri mTels Sens namoqmedars? aris axla
amis saWiroeba?
savle, sworad gamige, Tu Zma xar, me viRacas ki ar
vbaZav, rasac Cemi sindisi mkarnaxobs imas vakeTeb.
Tavi davaneboT imas, rom marTali ara xar. rogor
fiqrob, dagvianebuli ar aris? axla rom akvintildi,
Sen ar iyavi, mTeli cxovreba amas, amas da amas taSs
rom ukravdio, ar getyvian? axla ra bzikma gikbinao, ar
getyvian? mTel Sens cxovrebas ar dagideben magaliTad?
vin metyvis?
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visac axla viTom eqomagebi, visTvisac axla gmirobanas TamaSob.

me arafers ar vTamaSob, kidev gimeoreb, savle Cemo.
meti veRar gavuZeli, zogi SeiZleba ise mokvdes, erTxelac ar wamoscdes simarTle.
savlem igrZno, rom im `zogidan~ direqtoramde erTi
nabiji iyo da xmas dauyvava.
Cemze sul aRar fiqrob?
Sen ra giWirs?
ar ici viTom. Sen erTi ufrosi gyavar, biWo, me,
Seni kursis amxanagi da me aTasi ufrosi myavs.
nu mamadli, Tu Zma xar. Sen TviTon rom ar gdomeboda direqtoroba, kalTas aravin dagaxevda, nu geSinia.
magas ar geubnebi. vinc Sen saamqros krebaze taSs gikravda, swored iman dagasmina CemTan da is waiRebs ambavs
zeviTac.
ataros da iyos. me Cemi simarTle maqvs. am simarTles
gulSi Senc eTanxmebi da zeviTac bevri miWers mxars.
miT umetes, ezeki, Tu TviTonve ici, axals rom
arafers ambob da Cvenc mag azris varT, ratom igdeb
Tavs safrTxeSi da ratom gvagdeb uxerxul dReSi?
ra mogividaT, raSia saqme? iqceva qveyana? ram SegaSinaT ase. rodis iyo ezeki bardaveliZis sityva ase
gaSinebdaT? vityvi xval Cems sityvas. mere gamovlen da
gamakritikeben. Seajameb Sen krebas, ityvi, cdeba, amxanagebo, ezeki bardaveliZeo. daiwereba oqmi da gaTavda.
SeiZleba ukeTesic iyos. amxela krebaze erTs gansxvavebuli azri hqoniao, ityvian. sircxvilia, savle, amdeni
wlis ganmavlobaSi yvela erTnairad vfiqrobdeT, erTnairad mogvwondes, erTnairad gvixarodes.
ratom ginda wamogesios Cemianad es amdeni kaci da
ar xar marTalio, giZaxon?!
ezekim gazeTi gaSala, saTaurebs TvaliT gadaurbina
da oTxad gakeca.
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 Sen Cemi dardi ki ar gawuxebs, imis geSinia, rom marTali var.

davuSvaT, asea.
arc imis javri gklavs, rom sayvedurs getyvian, saamqros ufrosi winamaswara gyoliao.
Cems Tavs ar daveZeb. azri rom hqondes sasworze Sen
Sedgomas, pirveli me gamogyvebodi.
ar ginda axla CemTan Txa Txaze naklebis qaragma. Sen
ver gamomyvebodi.
ratom ggonia, Sen ifiqre pirvelad imaze, rac saamqros krebaze giTqvams?!
sulac ara mgonia, Sen maRla xar da Cemze ukeT xedav, rac xdeba magram... xom gagigonia, `qofakma ZaRlmac
kai Zebna icis, magram cxvirSi ekali ejavrebao~.
magiT ra ginda Tqva?
Sen Sens skams gaufrTxildebi.
eSmaks wauRia skami. me Sen gifrTxildebi ezeki, da...
savlem Rrmad CaisunTqa, Cem Tavsac.
Cemi gafrTxilebisTvis didi madloba. nu geSinia,
bolos da bolos momxsni da eg iqneba.
Sens col-Svils ra pasuxi gavce?
dRes mSieri aravin mokvdeba. gulis gasivebiT ki bevri kvdeba, icode.
savle wamodga, fanjarasTan zurgSeqceviT dadga, mere
nerviulad daubrunda Tavis direqtorul skams da Tqva:
ezeki, xval ar gamoxval Sen krebaze.
magis pirobas ver mogcem. pasuxi ar daayovna saam
qros ufrosma.
ezeki, Solti ise unda moiqnio, rom Senve ar mogxvdeso.
swored mag sifrTxilem da SiSma dagvamonava da dagvacvedana Cven.
dafiqrdi, ezeki, cecxls eTamaSebi.
me sakmaod vifiqre, meti aRar SemiZlia. xom SeiZleba, meti aRar SemeZlos?!
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giTxra, ram Segasxa frTebi da ram wagaTamama?

aba? ezekim TiTebi TiTebSi gauyara.
Cemma direqtorobam. ici, rom miyvarxar da ukanasknel wuTamde dagicav.
piriqiT, Senma direqtorobam didxans magubebina
pirSi wyali.
ici, risi imedi gaqvs?
risi.
Sen ggonia, iSxuvlebs mTeli kreba da ezeki marTalia! marTaliao! xelSi agitacebs. Senc ar momikvde. taSs
aravin dagikravs, xalxi isea damfrTxali, rom Sens mxardasaWerad aravin gamova.
vici.
marto darCebi, icode.
SeiZleba dRes marto davrCe, magram Tavis gulSi
yvelas ecodineba, marTali rom viyavi da am etapze esec
sakmarisia.
ezeki, savle ukanasknel imeds CaebRauWa.
gismen.
SenTvis xom araferi miTxovia. gaixsene aba, am oci
wlis ganmavlobaSi kargis meti rame gamikeTebia?
??
nu gamoxval xval krebaze, sul nu moxval. viTom ar
icodi. viTom es kreba arc yofila.
Cemi Tavi SemZuldeba, ase rom moviqce da dro rom
gava, Senc SegzizRdebi.
damijere, ezeki, araa vaJkacoba, rasac Sen akeTeb.
mere vin giTxra, rom vaJkacobaze vdeb Tavs? savle, ratom ar ginda gaigo. daviRale, sxvanairad aRar
SemiZlia.
axla Tu joxi Cemze gadatydeba, arc Sen dagisvamen
xval Tavze xels. dafiqrdi kargad da TiTze sakbenad ar
gaixado saqme.
ezeki wamodga, skami magidisken Seswia da savles daRlili RimiliT gauRima.
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 babuaCemi ityoda: virs rom sapalne moundeba,

wisqvilSi Seixedavso.
savlem xelkavi gamosdo da karTan erTxel kidev
SeaCera.
mqondes Seni imedi?
yvelaferSi.
sityva sityvaa, ar gamoxval xval krebaze.
ezekis Seecoda es kaci. saamqros ufross Sublze civma oflma daasxa.
ar vici, savle, axla verafers getyvi. yovel SeTxvevaSi, me SenTvis sityva ar momicia. me Cemi gza maqvs da
nu gadamidgebi win, Tu Zma xar.
ezeki rom gavida, direqtori didxans idga karTan.
mere nela, katis nabijiT gaiara Tavisi kabineti da savarZelSi mowyvetiT CaeSva.
kreba dasasruls uaxlovdeba.
jerjerobiT yvelaferi mSvidad midis.
winaswar gafrTxilebuli mokamaTeni swored ise gamodian, rogorc unda gamodiodnen. calkeuli ubnebis
SromiT miRwevebze laparakoben, xazs usvamen TavianT wvlils saerTo-saxalxo aRmavlobaSi da bolos TviTkritkis wesiT, oriode umniSvnelo SeniSvnasac moayoleben.
krebam karga xania interesi dakarga `kamaTisadmi~.
or-orad da sam-samad TavTavianT saqmeze laparakoben.
klubSi milioni futkris zuzuni ismis.
erTaderTi kacia darbazSi, romelsac mTeli krebis
manZilze kiseri ar gautokebia. TavaRebuli zis meoTxe
rigSi (marjvnidan meSvide) da yuradRebiT usmens gamomsvlelT. es kaci ezeki gaxlavT.
direqtori xandaxan SiSiT gaixedavs misken, magram saamqros ufrosis gaqvavebul saxeze verafers atyobs.
`ar gamova. rasakvirvelia, ar gamova. albaT saamqros
krebaze gamosvlasac nanobs. mec kargad velaparake. ase
unda, unda Caafiqro kaci. guSinRam awon-dawona albaT
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yvelaferi da mixvda, rom sisulelea, rasac fiqrobs.

Cemi dardic rom ar hqondes, Tavisi col-Svilis xaTri
xom eqneba. Tavis momavalzec fiqrobs. ase advili araa
gabedva. Cven aTasi jaWviT varT mibmuli Cvens yoveldRiurobaze. etyoba, ezekis surda yuradReba mieqcia da
miiqcia kidec. Tavisi mizani Seasrula, xalxi aalaparaka.
xalxs Tavi Seaxsena. misTvis esec sakmarisia. cnobilia
CvenTvis es xerxi es umartivesi avantiuruli nabijia,
rom angariSs giwevdnen da Seni ridi hqondeT.
dafiqrda albaT wuxel da daaskvna, rom martoa. icis,
Citi cali frTiT rom ver gafrindeba. iqneb arc apirebda dRes krebaze gamosvlas da zedmeti sifrTxile
gamoviCine? ara, ara, sifrTxiles Tavi ara stkiva, mainc,
rac unda iyos, sakuTar gulSi Cavaxede. cota davaSine
kidec mgoni. esec saWiro iyo~...
Tavmjdomare wamodga da gamoacxada:
amxanagebo, kamaTSi Cawerili iyo cxra amxanagi.
gamovida cxra. aris winadadeba Sewydes kamaTi!
Tavmjdomaris am winadadebas kreba siamovnebiT daeTanxma.
da uecrad darbazi SeCoCqolda, direqtors elda eca
da yurma Suili dauwyo.
`axla raRa drosia, kreba ukve damTavrda, raRa dros
sityvaa, gagiJda?!~
ezekim Rrmad CaisunTqa da gasusul darbazs Tvali
moavlo:
Tu SeiZleba, sityva maqvs gancxadebisaTvis.
axla yvelaferi Tavidan daiwyeba.

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alali
vin miTxra, ki aRar maxsovs, mgoni, Sen miTxari: mTeli cxovreba yvelasTan marTali Tu ilaparake, Senze
sawyali aravin iqneba duniazeo. xandaxan sicruec uxdeba saqmeso. ra vici, Seni Wirime, me ar gamomdis mag
Wkuaze siaruli. maSin tyuilsac ise unda xmarobde xanjlad, rogorc marTals. mTeli cxovreba bewvis xidze
unda iaro da an gagimarTlebs, an ara. aTasnairi unaris
kaci ibadeba am qveyanaze. zogierTi udabnoSi qviSas gayidis da zogis bambac Cxrialebs. warmoidgine, erT mSvenier dRes yvelani gulwrfelni viyoT, yvelam simarTliT gavzomoT da gavWraT. pirSi vuTxraT erTmaneTs,
visac ra ekuTvnis, mtrisas, qveyana aireva. adamians Zili
da mosveneba daekargeba. meored mosvla rasac hqvia, is
dadgeba swored. ramdeni saukune daWirda gamoqvabulis
kacs, Tavis grZnobebis SeniRbva da tyuili rom eswavla.
sicrue kulturuli adamianis Tvisebaa, Torem veluri,
gamigonia, rom mokla, tyuils ver getyviso. ar SeuZlia,
mis tvinSi araa sicruis adgili da ra ginda uTxra. me
an Zalian adre var dabadebuli, an Zalian gvian. ar damijereb, ar gamomdis, sxva vifiqro da sxva vilaparako. imwuTas Semetyoba. ra vici, im Cemi codviT savse mamaCemma
gamzarda ase Tu aseTad gavCndi qveyanaze. ase mgonia, Tu
rame vieSmake, mTeli dunia gaigebs-meTqi, axla gamiCnda
eWvis Wia, Torem yovelTvis yvelasi mjeroda. ranairad
SeiZleba-meTqi, vambobdi, kaci TvalebSi giyurebdes da
gatyuebdes-meTqi. ise, gulubryvilod da sulelurad
monaTlaven, Torem, kaci is unda iyo, rac xar. ratom
unda iTvlebodes nametani gulwrfeloba siStered? erT
patara ambavs mogiyvebi. erTxel vicrue Cems cxovrebaSi
da ra damemarTa: mwyris xeze Sejdomisa ar iyos. mome300

wone raRac am xalxSi da giyvebi, Torem ra mosayolia.

Sen mainc ar damcino, Tu Zma xar.
saqariaSi miwisZvra rom moxda, Cveni saproeqto institutidan me mimavlines. marTla didi saqme gakeTda maSin.
mTeli qveynidan daiZrnen specialistebi, rom am uZvelesi da kopwia qalaqisaTvis eSvelaT. naxevrad dangreul
sastumroSi vcxovrobdiT. vis ar SexvdebodiT CamosulTagan mSenebeli inJineri, arqiteqtori, seismologebi
xom iyvnen da iyvnen, eqimi, buRalteri, kalatozi Tu
durgali. erTi sityviT, vis rogor SeeZlo, ise gauwoda
saqarias xeli.
ho, Cemo batono da, me abanos daproeqteba damavales.
ar damijereb da, marTla guliT movekide. mindoda, iseTi abano gamekeTebina, Tan aRmosavluric yofiliyo da
miwisZvrisTvisac gaeZlo. sastumroSi vijeqi da dRe da
Rames vasworebdi. Cveni kacis siglaxis ambavi mogexseneba,
sam dRes rom mowydeba col-Svils, samoTxeSic rom iyos,
Sinisken mouwevs guli. Tanac am usaxlkarod darCenil
xalxs rom vxedavdi, ase megona, arc Cvens qalaqs adgas
kai dRe-meTqi da mTeli Rame, ra jandabam Semayvara ar
vici, dangreuli lombardi meCveneboda. viTom miwisZvra
momxdara quTaisSi, lombardi dauSvia Zirs, garbi-gamorbis xalxi. vinc ras waeweva, mohkidebs xels da miaqvs. ar
grcxveniaT?! vyviri sizmarSi, sad migaqvT es sxvisi
qoneba! kacma lombardSi imitom miitana, rom uWirda. ase
unda daeceT da daglaxavdeT-meTqi? vin mismens. miaqvs
da miaqvs xalxs mTeli lombardi. a, amnair sizmars vxedavdi yovelRame. sizmaric rom ubeduri vici, kacuri
rame damsizmreboda, kacur saqmeze meglija sizmarSi
nervebi. lombards gadauSenda momgoni. ar gamixda sapatrono da saTavcemo ori aTasi kilometridan?
mokled, Rame amnair sizmars vxedav, dRe abanos proeqtze vmuSaob da, ra dagimalo, Tvali gaqcevaze miWiravs. miTxres, Cagvabare es proeqti da gagiSvebTo. ra
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dasamalia da, cota ar iyos, miwisZvrisac qe meSinia.

rom gaimeoros? Wkua dauSlis Tu rai. Sua oTaxSi vwvebodi, ase maswavles, Tu mTlad ar daingra qveyana, vinc
Sua oTaxSi wevs, gadarCebao. kacma kacis Zviri ratom
Tqvao. rogor ar vTqva, Tu kaci xar, erTma Jurnalistma
rom Tavi Seircxvina maSin. qalaqi naxevrad dangreulia,
transporti ar moZraobs, sinaTle ar aris, xalxi qalaqgareT karvebSi cxovrobs da saRamos gazeTSi waikiTxavdi:
miwisZvram saqaria umniSvnelod daazianao, mSromelTa
surviliT aRmaskomma neba darTo moqalaqeebs, qalaqgareT karvebSi icxovrono. es kidev araferi, axla getyviT saswauls: kacma rom Tqvas, sasiamovnoc kia zafxulis cxel dReebSi qalaqgareT gril karavSi cxovrebao.
aba es sisulele ar aris? ra mogivida, Se kai kaco, Tqvi
marTali. vis uxvev Tvals: Seni brali xom ar aris qalaqi miwisZvram daaziana. stiqias raRas eridebi? ratom
ginda, SenTvis stiqia keTilTvisebiani iyos da sxvisTvis
ubedurebis momtani. qalaqgareT karavSi cxovreba kaia,
eqskursiaze rom xar ori dRiT wasuli, Torem, roca
saxli dangreuli gaqvs, momakvdavi sidedri Sezlongze
giwevs, Seni sayvareli kata ugzoukvlod gadaikarga da
taburetis skamze pirsac iparsav da sadilob kidec
me mgonia (ar vici, SeiZleba vcdebi), sasiamovno da gadasarevi aseT yofaSi araferi unda iyos.
raRa gavagrZelo, oTxi dRis Camosuli var saqariaSi
da ase, axalSeRamebulze, viRacam damikakuna. vis gavaxsendi, me vTqvi, am ucxo qalaqSi. gavaRe, wvrilTvalebiani da brtyelsaxiani kafandara kaci dgas. magaT wlebi
Znelad etyobaT, magram, Cemi WkuiT, ase, ormocis unda
iyos. TeTr kbilebs aelvebs da damtvreul rusuls
laparakobs.
qarTveli brZandebiT?
Tavi davuqnie.
Tu SeiZleba, Semoval cota xans. Tan ise uxerxu302

lad da sawylad gaiRima, gegoneba, iseTi ram mTxova, ris

Sesrulebasac Cemi naxevari qoneba mainc dasWirdeboda.
mobrZandiT.
madloba gadamixada. kuTxeSive konwiala skamze Camojda da erTxel kidev gamiRima. erTi glaxa Tviseba gvaqvs,
Tu daupatiJeblad vinmem mogvakiTxa da isic ase Sors,
Cven gvgonia, maincdamainc arayzea mosuli. am gumanma
bevrjer sworad mimaxvedra, magram axla Semarcxvina.
quTaisidan waRebuli anwlis arayi mqonda. me TviTon
arayi wamladac ar minda, ase Semova viRaca da davalevineb-meTqi. gavuvse Cais Wiqa da gavuwode ugaSCaitesmeTqi. Sen ar momikvde, ar dalia. wveTs ar vsvamo, arc
arays, arc Rvinos, verafriT ver miveCvie, gemos ver vitano. ra asmevs xalxs am saZaglobas, zogierTs suli rom
misdis Sigo. Wiqa davdgi da cnobismoyvare bavSviviT mivaCerdi. raze Semovida, ra unda aba, Tu arays ar svams
vfiqrob. ase maqvs tvini ukuRmarTad awyobili, Torem
ra moxda. kacs kacTan musaifi unda da Semovida. maincdamainc saqmeze unda Semosuliyo? Semrcxva, simarTle
giTxra, SemosvlisTanave arayi rom vajaxe. ar varT, ara,
ucxo kacTan yovelTvis swori. mansuri mqviao, yazaneli
TaTari varo, kalatozi. TqvensaviT mec mivlinebaSi var
da am rigze Tqvengan mesame, #321 oTaxSi vcxovrobo.
Cemi oTaxi #318 iyo.
erTi sityviT, im Rames kai gvianobamde vimusaifeT.
Tavisi miTxra, me Cemi vuTxari. mSvenieri mosaubre kaci
Canda, sxvaTa Soris. meore dRes, ase eqvs saaTze momikakuna da karebSive mkiTxa, bulbulis galoba Tu giyvarTo.
CemTvis aseTi SekiTxva aravis dausvams. saerTod, ar
mgonia, moiZebnos sadme kaci, romelic xelidan gauSvebs
misi musikalurobis da romantikulobis damtkicebis saSualebas da ganacxadebs, bulbulis galobas ver vitano.
vgiJdebi-meTqi.
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aba, raki Tqven gyvarebiaT, aq axlo parkia. parkis boloSi Walaa, romelsac bulbulebis Walas eZaxian, wamodi,
Tu kaci xar da, erTad davtkbeT bulbulis galobiTo.
ras etyvi. kaci bulbulebis WalaSi gepatiJeba... mivatove Cemi proeqti da gavyevi.
kalatozi uZaxe Sen, xelebi im ojaxaSnebuls niCbebiviT hqonda, magram bulbulis galobis giJi yofila,
vifiqrebdi odesme? ori saaTi gatrunuli ijda morze
da usmenda. mec msiamovnebda, rad unda laparaki, magram
ori saaTis mosasmeni araferi mgonia bulbulis galobaSi. miT umetes, rom sul oTxnairi melodia aqvs bulbuls da gafuWebuli patefoniviT imeorebs erTsa da
imaves. me imdenad bulbulis galobam ki ar gamaoca, aramed simSvidem, irgvliv rom idga. WalaSi iseTi siwynare
iyo da imgvari idilia sufevda, TiTqos miwisZvra ki ara,
wvimac arasodes mosuliyos am SemogarenSi.
yoveldRe daTqmuliviT makiTxavs eqvs saaTze mansuri da bulbulebis WalaSi mivyavar. pativs gcems kaci,
unda raRaciT gasiamovnos, ra sjobia amas, magram Cemi
saqme, giTxari, misi ar iyos, sxvanairadaa. bulbulis mosasmenad mcalia? proeqti saCqarod unda davamTavro da
movusva saxlSi, dangreuli lombardi RamiT mosvenebas
ar maZlevs.
dRe TaTbirze varT, saRamosken gamoviqcevi saxlSi da
movimarjveb Tu ara saxazavs, mansuri damikakunebs. bulbulis galoba yelSi amomivida, magram raki Sevtope, ukan
veRar vixev, mrcxvenia.
bolos gadavwyvite, yels Sevixvev da rom mova, vetyvi,
avad gavxdi da dRes uCemod mogiwevs bulbulTa koncertis mosmena-meTqi.
asec moviqeci.
kari rom gavuRe da yelSexveuli daminaxa, waxda kaci,
feri ecvala; ra mogivida, guSin mSvenivrad iyavi da ase
uceb ra qva gecao.

mgoni angina maqvs-meTqi.

xeli momkida, skamze damsva, sinaTle aanTo, piri
gaaReo, mTxova da yelSi Camxeda, naTura odnav bJutavda
da veraferi dainaxa, Sewuxda, Tavi gadaaqnia.
SenTvis muSaoba ar SeiZleba, wamoweqi, axlave movalo,
miTxra da saxazavi mowyobiloba aalaga.
ra miSavs, wadi, Cemi gulisTvis saqmes nu mocdebi,
maincdamainc ar mtkiva, wavimuSaveb da gamivlis-meTqi.
rogor gekadreba, anginas nu exumrebi Seno, dasawyisSi
araferia, mere icis gamwarebao. daagdo sityva da gaiqca.
xuT wuTSi mobrunda, saWmlis soda da streptocidi
Semomirbenina. erTi kovzi soda erT Wiqa aduRebul wyalSi gaxseni da gamoivleo. streptocidi daReWe da pirSi cota xans gqondeso.
sastumroSi aduRebuli wyali ar aRmoCnda, gaiqca da
restornidan moarbenina.
cibrutiviT trialebso, rom ityvian, ise iqceva.
ase deda ar mogivlis, me rom man momiara.
megona, Cems avadmyofobas ucdida, Tavisi kaikacoba
rom gamoeCina-meTqi.
daweqi da sabani daifareo, mexveweba, me Wirveuli
bavSviviT vjiutob, ase mirCevnia-meTqi.
erTi gavardna kidev gavarda da rom dabrunda, muWi
savse hqonda tabletebiT.
jer es dalie, mere es da mere eso.
Sav dReSi Cavvardi.
wamliT gaWyepva minda am saR-salamaT kacs? abazanaSi
Sevedi da ori abi wyalSi CavuSvi, ramdenime tablets
baliSqveS movuZebne adgili.
ar gauvlia naxevar saaTs, mnaxvelebma daiwyes dena.
rogoraa Cveni avadmyofio, xom araferi gWirdebaTo,
erTma Tqva, gacivebuli iqnebiT da mdogvis safenebi mogixdebaTo.

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mansuri kargi WirisufaliviT iqceva. mnaxvelebs kars

uRebs, skams awodebs, madlobas uxdis.
es ra vqeni, ra klounada gaviTamaSe, ra eSveleba am
saqmes.
jer rva saaTic ar aris, Cemi mkurnaloba Tu ase progresulad warimarTa, SeiZleba xval diliT saavadmyofoSi amovyo Tavi.
mnaxvelebi rom gaacila, mansurma saaTze daixeda, gavvardebi, eqims moviyvan, axla samsaxuridan mosuli iqnebao.
sityviT rom vera gavawye, loginidan wamovxti, yelsaxvevi moviglije, fexze Cavicvi da mansurs kategoriulad ganvucxade, bulbulebis WalaSi wavideT-meTqi.
pirdaRebuli momCereboda.
ras udgexar, wavideT, daRamdeba, veRar mivuswrebTmeTqi.
Tavi gaaqnia, SenTvis axla arafriT ar SeiZleba,
gacivdebio.
vdgavar da vexvewebi. ras ar davpirdi, oRond wamyoloda. bolos, rogorc iqna, daviTanxme, erTi pirobiT
yeli mainc Semaxvevina.
sami-oTxi dRe kidev mekiTxebodnen mezoblebi, yeli
rogora gaqvTo, mere, raki zeze mxedavdnen, damSviddnen
da SekiTxvebi Sewyvites.
bulbulebis WalaSi ki kvlavindeburad davdiodiT me
da mansuri.

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dal aq i
yinulis Tvaluwvdenel mindorze erTaderTi Savi
wertili moCans. Tvalma iqiT gamityua. ori dRis win minskis zRva lurjad livlivebda. guSin saRamoTi mouWira
yinvam da napirebi SeuTeTra. ar megona erT RameSi yinuli Tu dafaravda amodena wyals. kaSkaSa mzeze TvalismomWrelad elvarebs Tovli. horizontze eulad moCans
buzistola Savi wertili. ra unda iyos? jer gaubedavad
Sevdgi mindorze fexi. yinulis simagreSi dasarwmuneblad erTi orjer Sevxti kidec, mere sayelo aviwie da
wavedi.
givliaT yinulis zRvaze?
Txeli fifqiT dafarul yinulze fexi gisxltebaT,
qari yurebSi wivis. sicivem kriWa SegikraT, irgvliv gaqvavebuli talRebi da wyalqveSa dinebebiT alag-alag
daxazuli yinulis veli Cans.
daaxloebiT erTi kilometri rom gaviare, Savi wertili xis kunZad momeCvena da ukan dabrunebas vapirebdi,
cotac da, davrwmundi, rom yinulze kaci ijda. axla
naTlad vxedav brezentis zurgs, xelebsac amoZravebs.
ki, namdvilad meTevzea.
Tavze rom wavadeqi, mxolod maSin gamomxeda, salamze
ise ugemurad mipasuxa, TiTqos guli hqonda cnobismoyvareTagan gawyalebuli am ukacriel velze.
raRac xasiaTze vera xarT, ar modis? vkiTxe da
Cvargadafarebul badurasTan Cavimuxle.
badura Tovlze gadmoapirqvava, xuTiode cicqna svia
asxmartalda yinulze.
a, esaa Cemi nadavli. ar ekareba. axali yinulia da
arc Rirs jer Tevzaoba.
axali yinuli?
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 jerjerobiT siRrmeebs arCevs Tevzi. moSivdeba da

amova. ankesic ar mivarga. unda gamovcvalo, daJangula.
Tovlze raRacas Zebna dauwyo.
sadRac aq davagde, ankesi gamitexa loqom. Tevzi rom
gatexavs, is ankesi ankesia? Jangma SeWama.
ra iciT, rom maincdamainc loqom gagitexaT?
amxed-damxeda, etyoba Sematyo, rom Tevzis Werisa bevri ara gamegeboda ra.
ankess mxolod loqo texavs. Tu momcro loqoa,
kbilebiT dauwyebs jajgurs. magari kbilebi aqvs. svia
da oraguli ukanmouxedavad ylapaven, ankesi layuCebis
nacvlad xSirad kuWSi aRmoaCndebaT da Tu mucelze ar
gaWeri, verasdidebiT ver amoacli.
pkes rom amoxapavs Cveneburi kaci, ise moaSora
WurisTavisxela ormoebs yinulis saburveli. xapi
gverdze miagdo, plastmasis tars dawvda, SiSveli ankesi
miCvena da gaicina.
Tevzi rom Tevzia, naxe, rogor gaeSmakda? ankess
rodi ylapavs, Wias cicqnis da kargad meyole. Cem garda yvelam raRac gamosavali naxa. raRaca muRams miagno
cxovrebaSi.
somexi xar?
qarTveli.
ici, ratom gkiTxe? rogorc iqna, Camoacva ankess
Wia da xaps daswvda, yinulis sarqveli yovel wuTs Tu
ar avacale, gamagrdeba da saxaTabalo gaxdeba. axla ramdeni gradusi iqneba? radiosTvis xom ar mogismenia?
minskSi TxuTmetiao, am diliT gamoacxada.
aq meti iqneba. minskSi TxuTmeti rocaa, aq Tvrameti mainc aris. Tvrameti gradusi am gaSlil zRvaze araa
xumroba. mec ara vTqvi? muxlma texa damiwyo. me rom
muxli texas damiwyebs, yinva TxuTmets gadaSorebulia.
baduras gazeTi gadaafara da Cemken gamoaCoCa.
dabrZandiT.
gmadlobT, ara miSavs, TavpatiJi gavide.
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dajeqi, Torem qari wagvarTmevs gazeTs! baduraze

daveSvi da yinulze dayrili Tevzebis mogroveba daviwye.
minskSi pirvelad xarT?
pirvelad.
cud dros ki CamosulxarT. axla Zalian civa, ra unda
naxoT. CvenTan gazafxuli icis mSvenieri. axla yvelaferi
mkvdaria, yvelafers sZinavs. mivlinebiT xarT?
diax.
mere raRa am `iunostSi~ gaCerdiT, centrSi sastumro ar iyo?
eg marTalia, uecrad TiTqos raRac gaaxsendao, gamococxlda, ras getyviT, iciT? iyideT xval ankesebi.
maneT-naxevari Rirs aseTi, samTava. araa Zviri. gamodiT
da iTevzaveT, damijereT, naRdi saqmea, guls gadaayoleb kaci, avi fiqrebisagan gaTavisufldebi.
uecrad dadumda da yinuls daaCerda.
brezentis kapiSoni nikapianad Seukravs, marto yinvisagan SewiTlebuli loyebi da paWua cxviri mouCans.
isedac TeTr warb-ulvaSze Wirxli mosdebia. brezentis
mosasxams SigniT dabambuli Sarval-serTuki mouCans.
fexebze Teqis uSvelebeli Ceqmebi acvia.
weRan ratom gkiTxeT, iciT, somexi xom ar brZandebiT-meTqi? CemTan somexi ibrZoda erTi. metyviamfrqveve.
mkrtiCiani. oqro biWi iyo. mTeli omi erTad gaviareT
kurskidan drezdenamde. Cven berlinSi ar SevsulvarT.
daiRupa?
ara, cocxalia, diliJanSi cxovrobs, iyo CemTan amas
winaT. mec Cavedi SarSan, dampatiJa. Tan gadamyva.
berlinSi ar SevsulvarTo, brZaneT...
ho, Cven drezdenSi mogviwia omis dasasrulma. mere
aTi Tve niurnbergSi videqiT da niurnbergidan Sin
gagviSves.
yinulwyali amoxapa da kandamskdari xelebi saxeloebSi Semala.
xelTaTmani ratom ar gikeTiaT?
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 ver veguebi. ver vitan. axalgazrdobaSic ar mitarebia. xelTaTmani roca macvia, ase mqonia, xelebi Cemi ar
aris-meTqi.
Cem cxvirwin ormoSi tivtiva aTamaSda. kaci ankess daswvda da wamSi Savzurgiani loqo asxmartalda yinulze.
or mtkavelze meti iqneboda.
oho, Cavardi, lamazo? bavSviviT gaixara ras izam,
aseTia cxovreba. piridan ankesi gamoacala da yinulze
moisrola, kargi fexi gqoniaT, axla me momibrunda.
ankesi isev gaawyo da xelebi daiorTqla.
is Cemi Zmakaci, mkrtiCiani-meTqi rom giTxari, Svidjer daiWra. orjer me mivaTrie hospitalSi, icinoda,
ai, vis ar eSinoda sikvdilis. axla vaskvni, Tu sikvdilisa
ar geSinia, ara giSavs. mTavaria, sikvdilis SiSi daTrguno. Cveni aseuli ordenosania. sxvaTa Soris, ocdaaTniRa
davrCiT. daTqmuli gvaqvs da yovel weliwads vikribebiT
kurskSi. kurskis brZolaSi Cveni aseulidan ormocdaaTi
daiRupa. SarSan da wels ar wavsulvar. mosawvevs da werils migzavnian, magram ar mivdivar. guli ar mimiwevs da
momkali...
ratom?
iciT, ra? jer erTi, pirvelad rom SevikribeT 1968
wels, marTalia, erTmaneTs CavexvieT da vitireT, magram
kmayofili arc maSin davrCenilvar. Cemi talik-talika
biWebis nacvlad bebrebs Sevxvdi. daberebula xalxi,
kaco. me maT arc vicnobdi. isini sul sxvani iyvnen, me ki
isev iqa var, im dReebiT vcxovrob. es ybadasivebuli gamZRari `yofilebi~ guls mtkenen. meorec, yovel Sekrebaze
sias wagvikiTxaven da gamogvicxadeben, wina Sekrebidan am
Sekrebamde Cvens rigebs esa da es gamoakldao. kargi ra,
damanebe Tavi. ras damCxavi yvaviviT. TiTo-orola yovel
weliwads midis im qveynad. cecxlis wvimas gadaurCa kaci
da ager Tavis loginSi mSvidad kvdeba infarqtiT, hipertoniiT, kiboTi. ar vici, bevrs suli misdis, zeimze viyavio, amayad gamogicxadebs. me ki amgvari zeim-Sexvedre310

bi naRvels miSlis da aRrenili vbrundebi Sin. qveyana

Wrelia, me etyoba, aseTi kaci var, amgvari gavCndi da
ras izam!
Tqven daWrili ara xarT? vTqvi da maSinve vigrZeni, rom uadgilo SekiTxva davusvi.
ara, ver mogatyueb. ar davWrilvar, iRbalia Tu ra,
ver getyvi, ise, me xelobis kaci viyavi da wina xazze
yofna maincdamainc ar miwevda.
ra xelobis?
parikmaxeri gaxlavarT. diviziis parikmaxeri viyavi
da RmerTma gadamarCina Tu Cemma xelobam, ra vici, saRsalamaTi ki davbrundi saxlSi.
maSin iq iyaviT?
rodis?
niurnbergis procesi rom mimdinareobda.
Tvalebi eSmakurad mowkupa, TiTqos Rimili ukanve Caabrunao, miixed-moixeda, xom aravin gvismenso, mere amxeddamxeda da mkiTxa:
ra moxele kaci brZandebiT?
maswavlebeli var.
ras aswavliT?
literaturas.
sad?
universitetSi.
TbilisSi?
diax.
ratom gkiTxeT, iciT? erT saidumlos gagandobT
da, Tu kaci xar, Cven Soris darCes. es ambavi Cemma axloblebmac ar ician. aravis dauSlia, arsad Tqvao, aravis
uTqvams, magram me TviT mercxvineboda am ambis gamxela.
axla, rac sibereSi Sevdivar, ar masvenebs. ar dagimalav,
erT-ors gavumxile. zogma arc daijera, ra vqna axla,
RmerTma sikeTe misces, ar daijerebs da nu daijerebs.
ra vaJkacuri saqme ki es aris, rom movityuilo. mismenT?
Tavi davuqnie.
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 sami dRis dawyebuli iyo niurnbergis procesi. Cveni

aseuli draiStraseze idga. dacvis samsaxurSi Cagvayenes.
me posti ar miwevda da SedarebiT Tavisuflad vgrZnobdi Tavs. Tumca saqme Tavze sayrelad mqonda. omi damTavrebuli iyo da Cveni biWebis koxtapruwobas sazRvari
ar hqonda. lamis yoveldRe iparsebodnen. dilis Svid
saaTze gamaRviZes. serJanti Semovida; saparado forma
Caicvi, xelsawyoebi, rac saukeTeso gaqvs, wamoiRe, manqana gelodeba, didi Cinis kacis gaparsva mogiwevso. aT
wuTSi mzad viyavi. samarTebeli ar mqonda Tu ra. axalTaxali germanuli samarTeblebiT savse mqonda CanTa. biWebi Tu sadme dangreul saparikmaxeros waawydebodnen,
makratel-samarTeblebs CemTan moarbeninebdnen. Camsves
Sav `emadinSi~ da gamaqanes. ra vici, sad mivyavarT. Cemi
saqme gasagebia. viRac didi kaci unda gavparso. samxedro
pirebs ar uyvarT tlikina da cnobismoyvare kacebi.
grZeli derefani rom gaviareT, liftiT qvemoT CaveSviT. rkinis gisosebian karze da yovel xuT metrze mdgar
avtomatian jariskacebze Sevatyve, rom sapatimroSi momiyvanes. komendantis oTaxSi xuTi kaci dagvxvda, ori
Cemnairi, Cemodniani parikmaxeri. erT maTgans vicnobdi,
meore rusi ar unda yofiliyo. komendanti wamodga da
lamis CurCuliT gviTxra: samxedro tyveebis gaparsva
mogiwevT, megobrebo, Tanac sakmaod did gvamebTan geqnebaT saqme. iol davalebas rodi gaZlevT. fxizlad iyaviT.
provokaciis saSiSroebac arsebobs. `klienti~ xels rom
aamoZravebs, Tqven maSinve wyvetT parsvas da samarTebels ukan malavT. oTaxSi, ra Tqma unda, marto ar iqnebiT.
magram, gimeorebT, isini Zveli gaiZverebi arian da SarSi ar gaexvioT. tyvis daSavebis SemTxvevaSi sicocxliT
agebT pasuxs. nervebi xom wesrigSi gaqvT? gafrTxilebT,
TqvenTvis isini amjerad Cveulebrivi `klientebi~ arian
da sxva araferi.
me papenis da noiratis gaparsva momiwia. rom arc eTqvaT, mainc vicnobdi orives. politxelebi leqciebis
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kiTxvisas hitlerelTa mTavari mxecebis suraTebs xSirad gviCvenebdnen. yvelaze mZime wuTebi iyo Cems cxovrebaSi. im dRem gamanaxevra kaci. jer erTi, vRelavdi, ar
wamarTvas samarTebeli da yelSi ar gamoisvas-meTqi, Sublze ofli wurwuriT Camomdioda. arc erT maTgans xma ar
amouRia. papeni Savwarbeba, gamxdari kaci iyo. doinjSemoyrili ijda da Wers Sescqeroda. xandaxan nikaps maRla
swevda, mexmareboda, rac SeeZlo. parsvas rom movrCi da
odekoloni vasxure, saxe daeRmiWa da xelisgulebi erTmaneTs gausva, mivuxvdi, krems mTxovda. nain-meTqi, bodiSi movuxade, gaiRima da TiTi damiqnia. noirati ufro
ampartavani Canda. arc ki ganZreula. nikapi Sevardnili
hqonda, verafriT ver mivudeqi, bolos gavbede, movkide
TmaSi xeli da Tavi gadavuwie. damyva. parsvis Semdeg
makrateli movimarjve. kiserze Tmas Sevusworeb-meTqi,
magram xeli amiqnia, ar mindao, ar ginda da nu ginda,
jandabas Seni Tavi-meTqi.
Cemi Tavi rkinis nervebis kacad warmomedgina, magram
kinaRam Sevrcxvi kaci. noirats rom vparsavdi, xatini
gamaxsenda. iciT xatini? ra Tqma unda, gecodinebaT. patara sofeli iyo minskTan. 1943 wlis 22 marts germanelebma
mTeli sofeli erT ficrulSi Serekes. 149 kaci, aqedan 75
bavSvi. ficruls cecxli waukides da manam ar moSordnen,
sanam asormocdacxra sicocxle ferflad ar iqca. ganwirulTa kivili Turme cas swvdeboda. Tu cecxlmodebuli
gareT gamovardeboda, jalaTebi kondaxis cemiT ukanve
abrunebdnen. mTels sofelSi erTaderTi kaci gadarCa
iosif kaminski. adrianad tyeSi gasuliyo da gadarCa.
swored xatini gamaxsenda, noirats rom vparsavdi.
swored maSin momiSvira loya morCilad faSistma oberkanibalma. Tvalebi davxuWe. tuCze vikbine. ukanaskneli
Zal-Rone movikribe da parsva rom davamTavre, TvalT damibnelda. aRarc ki maxsovs, xeli CamovarTvi Tu ara Cems
ucxo `klientebs~. erTi ki damamaxsovrda, maTi madlierebiT aRsavse saxeebi da Tavazianad naTqvami `danke Soon~.
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ra mosayoli iyo axla es, magram ver warmoidgenT, rac

dro gadis, ufro da ufro naTlad vxedav yvelafers.
TiTqos guSin iyo. sizmarSic xSirad vxedav am bolo
dros papens da noirats. sxedan Cem winaSe saukunis damnaSaveni. me moTminebiT vaqafeb sapons, kbilTaRrWeniTa
da xvneSiT vparsav orives da swored maSin, samarTebeli
rom unda gamovusva yelSi, swored maSin meRviZeba, meRviZeba da civ oflSi vcurav. mere mTeli Rame ver viZineb. vborgav. ZilquSSi var. diliT Tavis aweva mimZims.
mTeli dRe uqeifod vgrZnob Tavs. Tvals movxuWav da
isev Semodian CemTan wvermoSvebuli papeni da noirati.
medidurad sxdebian skamze da Wers Sescqerian. me ki, es
ukve meaTased vdgebi kedelTan, samarTebels qamarze
vlesav da jalaTebis parsvas viwyeb. RmerTma nu gamogacdevinoT es grZnoba. Znelia, Zneli!
axla, dilidan saRamomde aq rom vzivar, Tqven ggoniaT, Tevzis giJi var? Tqvenc ar momikvdeT. Tevzis muStari arasodes vyofilvar. Tevzi ki ar mainteresebs, es
siCume miyvars. es yinva da ToSi, es gaSlili veli da
patara saqme nervebs mimSvidebs. avi fiqrebisagan maTavisuflebs. ase ufro male gadis dRe, ufro mSvidi xdeba
cxovreba.

* * *
ukan vbrundebi...
napiri axlos moCans da sadacaa fexs Sevdgam miwaze.
sadacaa dasruldeba yinulis zRva.
rom movixedo, davinaxav tramalze Sav wertils,
guljavrian meTevzes da kriala caSi kvamlad asul mis
usaSvelo dards.

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m ay val a
gudamayars rom Camovcdi, gvarianad momSivda da TiTqos
miwam piri uyoo, Cems jinaze restorani ki ara, patara
fardulic versad davlande, piri rom gamesvelebina.
moTmineba rom gadamewura, swored maSin, sofel samebasTan sagzao niSanze daxatul dana-Cangals movkari
Tvali da sixarulisagan guli SemifrTxialda.
`ar gauSva~, didi lurji asoebiT ewera restornis
CuqurTmebiani kibis gaswvriv gakrul abraze. saxeli, verafers ityvi, kargi SeurCeviaT.
manqana davayene, qurqi movixure da restornis kari
rom SevaRe, guneba gamifuWda. koba vaSaZis naxelaviT
lamazad moxatul-moWedil darbazSi kaciSvili ar WaWanebda. mebufete movZebne da uceremoniod vkiTxe:
gaqvT rame?
Tof-iaraRze da tyvia-wamalze mkvdari gyavarT da
ise, am restornidan qudze kaci gamovalT, Tu gaWirda.
daufiqreblad, yoCaRad mipasuxa gamxdarma, sqelulvaSa
mebufetem, Tan farTo tuCebSi darxeul Rimils Zlivs
amagrebda.
momewona misi xumroba, magram qaragmebis Tavi maqvs
axla me?
saWmels gekiTxebi.
batono, saWmeli gveqneba, aba, ki ar vglaxaobT es amdeni xalxi aqana, minareTis sarkmeliviT viwro da TaRovan fanjarasTan SequCuli oficiantebisken xeli gaiSvira.
aba Sen ici, sad davjde?
dabrZandiT, batono, sadac Tqven gagexardebaT da
am wuTSi mogarTmevT yvelafers. Tqven imnairi kaci CanxarT, rom Tqveni gulisTvis gaqceul irems movwveli.
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saWmelio? im Wkuazea swored kakoia festveniZe, daxlSi

idges da saWmeli araferi hqondes.
elvis siswrafiT daWra yveli, mwvanili da jonjoli
blomad, uSurvelad daaxvava TefSze, macivris kari gamoaRo, grZel sinebs morgebuli keJera fxali da nigvziani badrijani gamoitana. ise Cqara da lamazad akeTebda
amas, rom Tvali ver movwyvite. kargia, kacma rom Tavisi
saqme xuTi TiTiviT icis.
ram mogiyvana imereli kaci am mTaSi, kako batono?
Se kai kaco, xalxi `volgis~ sayidlad alJirSi midis
da aq amosvlas ra undoda. saqarTveloSi Sori manZili
ar arsebobs. erTi fiori gzaa yvelgan.
eg kia marTali.
me biWebi vici, aq rom patara xeli mouWires, miatoves yvelaferi da iseT qalaqebSi bufetCikoben axla,
werili rom sam kviraSi Cadis. ras dalevT?
kaxuri Tu gaqvs rame.
gaecina.
Cemi gemovnebis yofilxarT Tqvenc. kaxuris garda ar
vsvam mec arafers. Rvino Tu ginda, kaxuri unda dalio
da degustaciaze Tu xar Semosuli or Wiqas `cicqas~
mowrupav Tu `colikaurs~, sul erTia.
beWebze Camocurebuli qurqi gaviswore da darbazisken rom Semovtrialdi, restornis ezos gadaRma, xevis mxares or uSvelebel sanagve yuTTan mofusfuse beber qals movkari Tvali. SevCerdi da davakvirdi: grZeli
CanTa uWiravs, sanagve yuTSi xelebs afaTurebs da raRacas eZebs. sanovage CanTa naxevramde auvsia. mebufetes
xeli dauqnia. dana daagdo da moirbina.
ras Svreba es qali?
biWo, RvTisavar! sanam mipasuxebda Ria karidan
gasZaxa, mayvala ver mivicileT kido aqedan?! xalxi
xarT, biWo, Tqven? es erTi saqme dagavaleT, ratom mWriT
Zmao, Tavs, ratom urevT gul-mucels restoranSi Semosul xalxs?!
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amdens vis elaparakeba-meTqi da rom mivixede, karSi

TeTrwinsafarafarebuli Worfliani biWi davinaxe. dgas
da iRimeba:
am wuTSi gavida aqedan, or TefS xarCo pirTamde
Sairgis. zedan kompotic daayolis!
ra unda aba meti am upatronos, ras iCiCqneba am nagavSi!
mayvalas ambavi ar ici? axlave gavvardebi!
biWi karSi rom gauCinarda, kako festveniZe me momibrunda.
adamiani, batono, rom mieCveva siglaxes, morCa Turme,
misi gadaCveva SeuZlebeli yofila. kai xania mas aqeT, rac
aq Camovedi da am qals movkari Tvali. me amnairi ram CvenSi arsad minaxavs, vficavar im sam bavSvs. amas ras vxedav,
me vTqvi, adamiani saWmels sanagve yuTSi eZebs, amas ras
moveswari-Tqva da Tma damidga yalyze. gavikiTx-gamovikiTxe, miTxres, erTi upatrono qalia, zeviT sofelSi
cxovrobs, mayvala hqvia, am qveyanaze xelisgamomwodebeli
aRaravin darCa mag ubedurs da ase codvilobso. dRes
SimSiliT aravin kvdeba, ase vici me da patara qe davtuqse,
xom ici, aqaurebi. ar grcxveniaT, me vuTxari, adamianis
ase dacemas uyurebT-meTqi? rogorc ki dainaxavT awi
mayvalas, maSinve dauZaxeT, gaaZReT, daapureT da gauSviT. ar davinaxo adamianisSvili sanagveSi iCiCqnebodesmeTqi. RvTis winaSe, codvas ver vityvi, dainaxaven Tu ara
am teritoriaze Cveni TanamSromlebi mayvalas, maSinve
restoranSi sTxoven SemobrZanebas. erTi da ori kacis
ufasod Wmeva Tu ar SegviZlia, ra restorani varT maSin. Tumca Txovna arc ki sWirdeba, TviTon modis yoveldRe. Tan rom gadayve, sul Semwvar-moxrakuli rom aZlio,
amoiRliavebs mainc am Tavis tomsikas da sanagve yuTebs
Camouvlis, ar moiSala es ubeduri Cveuleba, xom gaigoneT
Tqveni yuriT, im biWma rom Tqva, amwuTas gavida aqedano.
mayvalasTan RvTisavarma miirbina, TiTqmis ZaliT moaSora sanagve yuTebs da restornis WiSkrisken waiyvana.
guneba gamifuWda, ugemurad visadile. erT boTls dav317

lev da cota xans manqanaSi gamoviZineb-meTqi, magram ar gamomivida, ruli ar momekida. erTxans magnitofoni CavrTe,
iqneb simReram guljavri gadamyaros-meTqi, rom veRar movisvene. manqana davkete da fexiT avuyevi aRmarTs. cota
xanSi esec momwyinda, Tavqve daveSvi da isev restorans mivakiTxe, isev im ubedur dedaberze vfiqrob. Tu ar gavige,
vin aris da ra qalia, aqedan wamsvleli ara var.
ambis ambavi kacma ar unda daijeroso, naTqvamia. me
TviTon vestumrebi. mebufetem jer eWvis TvaliT Semomxeda, rom ar daviSale, RvTisavars uxmo.
Sors raid iqnebis, axlos ars, wyarosTan marjvniv
aiReT. sul pirdapir iareT, safixvnos miadgebiT, iq Con
bebreb sxedan, iq daayenebT manqanas, iqedan kilometr
aRar aris.
ava Cemi manqana? manqanisken mivuTiTe.
raid ver avals. gzebi kargia. aqedan sul sam kilometr iqnebis mayvalais saxlamde!
TiTqos axla dafiqrdao, amxed-damxeda da RimiliT
miTxra:
mayvalais naTesav xaraa?
Tavi gavaqnie.
suraTi unda gadauRo? isev gaecina. pasuxi aRar
gamicia, kibeze daveSvi da sanam manqanas davZravdi, kako
festveniZes da RvTisavars Tvali ar moucilebiaT.
sofels rom gamovcdi, karga xans viare, sanam mayvalas saxlamde mivaRwevdi. xevis piras calkerZ dasaxlebula. mogexsenebaT mTiuluri sofeli, mijriT miwyobili
saxlebiT, arc soflis erT muStad yofnis mizezs gavaxseneb ganaTlebul mkiTxvels. vin iyo netav am dedabris
winapari, Tems rom gandgomia da calke gasula, winaparimeTqi imitom vambob, rom ZvelTaZveli qvitkiris saxli
udgas fiqaliT naSeni. fiqaliTve Semoragul ezos WiSkari ar hkidia. maspinZelo-meTqi, daviZaxe Tu ara, Cemken oTxi ZaRli gamoiqca. dganan da zarmacad miyefen.
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vatyob, Cems SeSinebaze ufro patronisadmi erTgulebis

damtkiceba undaT. jer me gamomxedaven, mere Sebrundebian da saxlisaken yefen ugulod, ugemurad. sam-oTxjer
daviZaxe, magram aravin gamomexmaura. ZaRlebma (Cveulebrivi mura ZaRlebi iyvnen, ojaxis ZaRls rom etyvian
CvenSi), mec rom ver gadamaTqmevines ganzraxva da mayvalasac rom ver gaagones, yurebi Camoyares, ukanasknelad
Semavles Tvali, avsuls ar unda hgavdeso, daaskvnes da
lafaroSi gaZunZuldnen.
karga xans videqi, gabrunebas vapirebdi, magram cnobismoyvareobam mZlia. ezoSi Sevedi da saxls mivuaxlovdi.
Zvel, gamWvartlul karze cxenis nali ekida. saxlidan
xma momesma. gavbede da kars mivaweqi. WrialiT moRiavda da Zvel qarTul darbazSi, sadac Weridan sinaTlis
Cqeri iRvreboda, gasaocari suraTi warmomidga: darbazi
savse iyo katebiTa da ZaRlebiT. knutebi, lekvebi, deda
ZaRlebi, xataura katebi da focxverisTvaleba xvadebi.
amdeni ZaRli da kata gamofenazec ar minaxavs. darbazis
SuagulSi, koTxoze ijda dedaberi, CanTidan amoRebuli
narCenebiT apurebda cxovelebs da Tanac raRacas tkbilad da gaugebrad eCurCuleboda. ai, Turme ra undoda
restornis sanagveSi.
Cavaxvele. patronis garda, yvelam momaqcia yuradReba, magram maTi yuradReba mxolod gamoxedviT damTavrda. aqaoda, Cven seriozuli saqmiT varT dakavebuli da,
Tu kaci xar, xels nu SegviSlio.
_ aris aq vinme?! rac Zali da Rone mqonda daviyvire.
dedaberma ZaRlebisa da katebis smenadqcevis gamo momaqcia yuradReba.
naoWebadqceuli saxe, sxivCamqrali bebruli Tvalebi. diax, Tvalebi xom yvelaze bolos berdeba. mayvala
Tvalebianad daberebuliyo. upatiur TavsafarSi alagalag mouCanda WuWyisagan gayviTlebuli, gauxeSebuli
Tma. rom adga da jorko momiCoCa, davrwmundi, rom welSi gamarTva misTvis SeuZlebeli ram iyo. ZaRl-katebi
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moicila, salamze ar mipasuxa, samzadSi gavarda da maSinve gamotrialda. xelebs gamuruli CvriT iwmendda da
Tvals ar macilebda.
ramdenime uwyinari fraza kidev movaxsene da roca
sabolood davrwmundi, rom yurSi srulebiT ar esmoda, ubis wignaki amoviRe da davuwere: `rad ginda amdeni
ZaRli da kata, qalbatono?~ qaRaldi amovxie da gavuwode. gamomarTva, magram ar dauxedavs, xelis gamowvdisTanave mipasuxa:
kiTxva ar vici.
Cems cxovrebaSi es erTi qalic gamoucnob arsebad
darCeboda, rom TviTonve ar alaparakebuliyo:
`rai gikvirs, Svilosan? Cem sibere gikviran Tu am
ZaRl-katam SegafiqrianasT? esenic rom ara mhyavdnen,
cocxliv samareSi viqnebodi. rai ars saxli ukacod da
mTai ubalaxod. Cem sazrunav esenia. zamTarSi eseni miTboben gayinul Zvlebsa, zafxulSi eseni maZlebineben ufskero dReebsa. Cemi ena esmiTye, bRartebiviT mijereben.
sxvagan Tu monaxam ZaRleb da kateb asre dan-Zmurad hyofiliyvan? erTimeores ar awyenineben. asre gamizrdia da
imitom. yvelaferi gazrdai yofila. ubeduri mayvalai.
giJi nu gegonebav. ucxoT CanxarT, es ambav nu gagikvirdebisT. RmerTis nebai ars yolifern. am xelebma Svid Svil
gazardis, arc erTi ar SemarCinis kacma da RmerTma, RmerTma da kacma, dailocos orTaves samarTli. qmari im omSi
momikvdis. wavrida, aRarc werili, aRarc xabari, ukanac
ar mauxedavs. samocdaaTi welia mas ukan. tyvias rom ar
maekla, axla Tavis sikvdiliTac mkvdar iqnebodis. sam
Svil im omSi davkargis, meoTxes cxen daugorda gudamayarTan, kviris Tavze mis col mSobiarobas gadahyvis. mexuTe saxadma amoswyvitis col-nagramianad. meeqvse alpinisteb gzas aswavlidis da swavlebaCi ise gaerTvis, yinul
Cautydis gergetis kalTazed. ocdaaTi welia veravin
mamiZebnis, vai mis dedas. nabolara Zmakacis qorwils gadahyvis. mas ukan oc gazafxul iqnebis, gaigonebdiT ken-

wlaobaSi dambaCiT rom kaci mohklis. xumroba-xumrobiT

mahklesao. gazeTSic daiweris. me mis daWera raid mendomebodis, Cem Svil ki veravin gamicocxlebdis.
egre ars, Svilo, dasabamiTgan: RmerTi kacze nadirobdis, kaci kacze nadirobdis, saxadi kacze nadirobdis,
faTeraki kacze nadirobdis sicocxlis mteri yvelayaa.
Cemzed datrialdis yoliferi. marto rom davrCi, erTi
gzoba vifiqre, aTas obol da upatrono ars, erTa visme
miviyvan da gavzrdi-meTqi. magram veRar gavbede, SemeSindis. am saxlidgan gatanil kuboebma Tvali damiyena.
am ZaRleb da kateb vayoleb guls. eseni TiTqos RvTisagan daculni arian. arc saxad emarTebaT, arc erTmaneTs xocaven. arc laSqarSi eZaxian da arc TemobaSi. eseni
ufro saimedod meCvenebian. sikvdilTan TamaSi mombezrdis. mkvdris cqera momwyindis. adamianeb mZulan. raid
da yvelani sikvdilisTvis Sobilni, WirisTvis Sobilni,
cremlisTvis Sobilni arian. mayvalai giJad ar CamTvalo,
Svilosa. mzis madlma, marTals vambob. Cem gamtyuneba
Sengan advilia, Cem gansjac advil ars. Cems dReSi myofma
gamasamarTlos, man icis, rai ars sikvdili~.
meti aRaraferi uTqvams. yurTasmena kidec rom hqonoda, ra unda mekiTxa, kacma rom Tqvas. erTxans miyura,
mere zurgi Semaqcia, darbazis Suagulisken walaslasda.
CanTas xeli daavlo da ZaRl-katebi isev Semoisia.
...Tvalcremliani veSvebi fasanaurisken. mayvalas naambobiT xom Tavi miskdeba, ufro is maRizianebs, rom mTel
amxela gzaze Tvalidan ver movicile erTi suraTi: Cven
gverdiT sadarbazodan xelkaviT gamosuli uSvilo colqmari. TeTri, fumfula, bewvxuWuWa ZaRliT xelSi. veraviTar kavSirs am suraTsa da mayvalas bedTan ver vxedav. mainc TiTqosda gangebam momisajao, roca mTieli
dedabris tragediaSi azris naTel bilikebs vipovi, erTbaSad yvelaferi iSleba da sadarbazodan isev gamodis
col-qmari saTuTad movlili, TeTri, fumfula, xuWuWa
bewvisagan TavpirSeWmuli ZaRliT xelSi.

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ub r aloni ?!
qalaq bagrateulSi samocdaaTamde saSualo skolaa
da arc erTi rvawliani. ormocdamexuTe saSualo skolis
direqtori, ukanasknel dromde, gaxldaT Tedo SariqaZe.
oci weli direqtorobda skolas da axlac am Tanamdebobaze iqneboda, iseT seriozul mizezs rom ar SeeSala
xeli, rogoric gaxlavT gardacvaleba. Tedo SariqaZe miokardis infarqtma imsxverpla. ar iyo didi xnis,
ormocdaaTs SarSan gadaSorda. miuxedavad imisa, rom
infarqti saukunis yvelaze moduri daavadebaa, Tedos
sikvdili yvelas gaukvirda. raRa skolaSi, Tavis kabinetSi, gauskda guli maincdamainco, xSirad gaigonebdiT qalaq bagrateulSi, gansakuTrebiT, Tedos gardacvalebis pirvel kviras. cnobismoyvare nacnobebs
aviwydebodaT, rom infarqti ufro xSirad meWarxleebs
bostanSi emarTebaT, meqiseebs abanoSi, xolo lokomotivis memanqaneebs gaqanebul matarebelSi. amitom, logika Tu sadmea, Tedo SariqaZes, Tu sainfarqtod hyavda
RmerTs ganwiruli, swored skolaSi, Tavis kabnetSi,
unda wvevoda es saSineli seni. magram raki umizezod
araferi xdeba, Tedos sikvdilis mizezsac dauwyes Zebna da amazec erTi miTqma-moTqma atyda. ra ar iTqva;
aqaoda, reviziam auwewa nervebio, aqaoda, jildoze iyo
wardgenili da uari uTxreso, aqaoda, ufrosi qaliSvili qmars gaSorda, imas dardobdao... xom iciT, qveyana
Wrelia. viRacam gakvriT isic Tqva: Zmebma kakauriZeebma SeuracxyofisaTvis sasamarTloSi uCivles da ukeTes SemTxvevaSi moxsniT mainc moxsnidnen samsaxuridan,
mowafis mSoblebTan utaqto damokidebulebisaTviso.
es mizezi qalaqma yvelaze nakleb daijera; jer erTi,
Tedo SariqaZe SaqariviT tkbili kaci iyo da mSobels
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ki ara, mowafesac aras etyoda xmamaRla. meorec, Zmebi

kakauriZeebi bagrateulSi cotam icoda, radganac sul
raRac oTxi-xuTi wlis Camosaxlebulebi iyvnen godognidan. ninoSvilis quCaze, veqil wifurias saxli SeeZinaT
da colSvilianad (TiTo bavSvi hyavdaT) orive Zma erTad cxovrobda. da raki kakauriZeebi cnobilni jer ar
iyvnen, maTs Sesaxeb Woric ar gavrcelda. qalaqs raRacad unda uRirde, rom Senze iWoraos.
infarqti iseTi wyeuli senia, rom xariviT janmrTelsac bevrs damarTnia, sruliad usabuTod da usababod,
magram kakuriZeebsa da direqtors Soris marTlac moxda
patara usiamovneba. sxva saqme mainc araferi gvaqvs, giambobT da Tqvenve gansajeT; udevT Tu ara wvlili Tedo
SariqaZis sikvdilSi or Zma kakauriZes, romelTagan
ufrosi kako jam-WurWlis gamqiravebeli punqtis gamgea, xolo goCa kinostudiaSi umcros mxatvar-gamnaTeblad muSaobs.
wleuls, Tormet ivniss skolis direqtors Tedo
SariqaZes gancxadebiT mimarTa kako kakauriZem; Cems
Svils Tamar kakauriZes eqvsi weli Seusrulda da
gTxovT, mosamzadebel jgufSi (nol klass rom eZaxian)
CaricxoTo. Tedo karg xasiaTze iyo im dRes da hkiTxa:
vis klasSi Cavricxoo. rogor vis klasSio? kiTxva ver
gaigo kakom. mosamzadebelze sami maswavlebeli gvyavs wulaZe, sabanaZe da kvaSali. Tqven visTan girCevniaTo. romelic ukeTesia maT Soris, Tu kaci xar, imasTan Camiricxeo, aba, sxvas ras etyoda kako. samive kargia,
magram ratomRac yvelas norma kvaSalTan unda bavSvis
moxvedrebao, saidumlo gasca direqtorma. hoda, Tqveni Wirime, kvaSalTan Camiricxeo, Seexvewa jam-WurWlis
gamqiraveblis punqtis gamge. xom giTxariT, direqtori
im dRes karg xasiaTze iyo, Tanac Tormeti ivnisi gaxldaT (klasebi jer ar iyo dakompleqtebuli) da Tedo
SariqaZem gancxadebas iribad daawera `Tamar kakauriZe
Cairicxos nora kvaSalis jgufSi~.
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Svid ivliss direqtors meore Zma goCa kakauriZe

eaxla gancxadebiT misi eqvsi wlis vaJis baxva kakauriZis
mosamzadebel jgufSi (nol klasSi) Caricxvis Taobaze.
direqtorma gancxadeba daitova da goCa gaafrTxila,
ocdaxuT ivliss gamocxaddiT da SeityobT, romel jgufSi imecadinebs Tqveni vaJio. goCam madloba gadauxada da
wamovida. direqtorsa da mSobels Soris meti araferi
Tqmula. nora kvaSalis Sesaxeb arc goCam icoda raime da
amitomac misTvis sulerTi iyo, nol klass romeli maswavleblis xelSi gaivlida misi pirmSo baxva kakauriZe.
ocdaxuT ivliss goCa kakauriZis meuRle taso gulgaxeTqili dabrunda skolidan.
g o C a ra mogivida?
t a s o raRa ra momivida, goCa. kaci sakuTar saxlSi
sakuTar Svilze tyuils ambobdes SeiZleba?
g o C a ra moxda?
t a s o raRa ra moxda. ramdenjer gkiTxe, Caricxulia baxva-meTqi? kio. midi erTxel kidev, gaarkvie
kargad-meTqi. ar geubnebodi? miTxari, ar miTqvams?
g o C a ra moxda, ar meubnebi?
t a s o rac xdeba saerTod, is moxda axlac. Tamriko
Tavidan wulaZis jgufSi yofila Caricxuli da baxva
kvaSalTan. mibrZanebula Seni Zma da Tamriko kvaSalTan
Cauricxinebia da baxva wulaZesTan gadauyvaniaT.
g o C a vinaa kvaSali an wulaZe? pirvelad mesmis.
t a s o Sen pirvelad gesmis yvelaferi am qveyanaze.
kvaSali samagaliTo maswavlebeli yofila. mTeli qalaqi
magaze laparakobs, wulaZec ar yofila cudi, magram ratom unda gaekeTebina es kakos CvenTvis?
g o C a oriveni erT klasSi unda yofiliyvnen, erTmaneTs waeweodnen. ase ar davTqviT?
t a s o Cemi ar geyureba? daTqma ki ara, gadaugdia
Cveni bavSvi da mis adgilze Tavisi miuRebinebia Sens RviZl Zmas. ar Sedis Sens yurSi es ambavi?! (tasom xmas auwia)
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g o C a sss... Cumad, gaigoneben. vin giTxra, rom kakos

gaukeTebia es ambavi?
t a s o ar uTxra aravis da saqmeTa mmarTvelia im
skolaSi veras gogo, mamaCemis mezoblad qvrivi qali rom
cxovrobda. iman miTxra, Tavidan Tqveni bavSvi kvaSalTan
iyovo, ar gamceT, Torem momxsnis direqtori im dResveo.
g o C a tyuili iqneba es ambavi. veras gogos waqusqusebiT dadixar amxela qali?
g o C a mere? ar uTxari direqtors?
t a s o vin malaparaka. iq qveynis mSoblebi ireodnen. qalbatono, me ar vicodi, Tqven Tu kvaSalTan
gindodaTo. Tqvenma meuRlem gancxadeba rom momitana,
kvaSalze araferi uTqvams. wulaZe SesaniSnavi specialistiao. axla jgufebi Sevsebulia da am saqmes araferi
eSvelebao.
g o C a swori uTqvams, me kvaSalis gvari axla Sengan
gavige.
t a s o mere? raRac iRblad, Tu RmerTis nebiT baxva
kvaSalTan CauricxavT da kakos es unda eqna CvenTvis?
g o C a ra?
t a s o rac giTxari, ar SeuSvi yurSi xom? Sen ar
xar am bavSvis mama? Cveni uyuradRebobiT unda davCagroT bavSvi Tavidanve? Seni Zmis xuSturebs unda vamsxverploT erTaderTi Svili? axla eyreba safuZveli
yvelafers. nol jgufSive rom wigns SeiZulebs, mere
iswavlis rames?
aq qalbatonma tasom tirili daiwyo.
im saRamosve goCa kakosTan avida. Zmebs Tofurias
saxli Suaze hqondaT gayofili. pirvel sarTulze goCa
cxovrobda, kako meoreze.
punqtis gamge axaldabrunebuli iyo samsaxuridan,
sadilobda.
margo! gasZaxa maspinZelma samzareulos, is gulRviZli mowvi erTi tafaze. goCa movida!
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 gamarjoba, goCa. moisma samzareulodan.

gagimarjos. upasuxa goCam da daayola, ar minda,
gogo, araferi. am wuTs visadile, skami gamoswia da dajda.
rogoraa, goCa, saqmeebi? kakos dReSi Svidjer rom
enaxa Zma, Svidjerve am kiTxvas miscemda.
rava iqneba, goCam `borjomi~ daasxa da dalia, ar
ici Cemi iRbali? gemi rom maCuqos vinmem, zRva daSreba.
xom araferi giWirs, biWo? kakom mokbeCili boloki
RranWebSi gaaCera.
iseTi araferi.
erTxans sdumdnen.
skolaSi midian, aba, Cveni bavSvebi? goCam magidaze
TiTebi aaTamaSa da Zmas Sexeda.
aba, ra male gavida dro, kakom wyalgareuli Rvino
daisxa.
taso iyo dRes skolaSi, goCam ganze gaixeda.
dRes iyvnen xom dabarebulebi? margo! kakom isev
samzareulos gasZaxa, dRes taso skolaSi yofila, ratom ar waxvedi Sen?!
xval mival, raia saCqaro! moisma samzareulodan.
kako, goCam fexi-fexze gadaido da isev ganze
gaixeda, Tamriko vis jgufSi CaaricxvineT?
ra vici, viRaca kvaSaliao, direqtorma. yvelas is
qali sjobiao, viTom. baxvac iq ar aris?
ara. baxva sxva jgufSia, magram magas ara aqvs mniSvneloba goCam oxraxuSis Rero aiRo, daatriala da
dado.
ras hqvia, mniSvneloba ara aqvs. biZaSvilebi aba, calcalke iqnebian? ver uTxariT mere? ar gqondaT pirSi
ena?
tasom Tqva, Tamriko kvaSalTan ariso da Cveni bavSvi
wulaZesTan moxvedrila.
visTan?
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wulaZe yofila sxva maswavlebeli. cudi arc is

ariso, magram ratom unda momxdariyo ase? goCas am
sityvebze samzareulodan margo gamovida da mklavebwakapiwebuli karebSi gaCerda.
Tqma undoda Tavidanve. Cvenc rogor gamogvrCa
mxedvelobidan, magram sabuTebi, goCa, Tqven Cvens mere
ar miitaneT? maSinve unda geTqvaT, eseni RviZli biZaSvilebi arian da erTad gvinda batono-Tqva.
mival da imas vizam xvalve. an Cvensas gadmovayvanieb
aqeT, an Tqvensasac gadavayvanieb kvaSalTan, Tqva kakom.
axla Sevsebulia kvaSalTan adgilebi da verafriT
veRar vizam mag saqmeso, tasosTvis uTqvams direqtors,
goCas xmaSi gabrazebis simi gakrTa.
magaT ase ician Tqma. usaSveloa axla viTom? doinji gaikeTa margom.
kako, goCa Tavis TiTebs dascqeroda, - Tavidan
kvaSalTan iyo Tamriko?
ras hqvia Tavidan? kakom mwniliani TefSi ganze
gaswia.
rom mixvedi pirvelad skolaSi, icodi, kvaSali vin
iyo?
ra vicodi Tavidan kvaSali me? direqtors vkiTxe,
romelic ukeTesia, imasTan Camiricxe-meTqi.
da kvaSalTan Cavricxavo iman giTxra?
ho, rava, ra iyo.
araferi... ise... goCa wamodga da fanjarasTan mivida.
Sen raRac areulad laparakob dRes. ufros Zmas
Wiqa xelSi Seacivda, raRac gawuxebs, ver ityvi pirdapir?
araferi ar mawuxebs me da ar varga ase.
ra ar varga, biWo, Sen xom araferi dagsizmrebia wuxelis?! kakom xmas auwia.
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 ar unda momxdariyo ase. amas vCivi me. Cven Soris Seni

bavSvi da Cemi bavSvi ar unda iyos.
ar grcxvenia, goCa, Seen? laparakSi margo Caeria,
ra Seni bavSvi da Cemi bavSvi, Se kaco?
gaCumdi, qalo, Sen! kako wamodga da Zmas miuaxlovda, srul Wkuaze xom xar, Zmao, Sen? ese igi Cemi bavSvi
Cavaricxvine kvaSalTan da Seni amovaricxvine? Tu rais
Tqma ginda. gamagebine erTi kacurad.
araferi, araferi, batono. giTxari rame? me ubralod
gkiTxe, mainteresebda. gabraleb rames? Tqven kargad
iyaviT da Tu asea sul ar gavaCereb mag skolaSi. magaze
gawyenineb ufros Zmas?
goCa Setrialda da Cqari nabijiT gavida.
moica, biWo, me Sen gelaparakebi! miayola kakom,
magram Zma ukve kibeze Carboda.
a, suleli! Tu ginda! xelebi gaSala kakom da cols
Sexeda.
zustad naxevari saaTis Semdeg margo Cavida mazlis
ojaxSi da TiTqmis amis msgavsi saubari hqonda tasosTan.
taso pirdapir brals ar sdebda, magram mianiSnebda, rom
TiTqos yvelaferi icoda amis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor gadaricxes misi baxva kvaSalis klasidan wulaZis klasSi.
meore dResve gavarda kako skolaSi. skolis direqtors pedsabWo daemTavrebina da daRlils saxe haermwmendisTvis mieSvira.
batono Tedo, ufrosi Zma kakauriZe karSi gaCerda.
mobrZandiT. Tedom ver gaixsena, sad enaxa es kaci.
me Tqveni mowafis mSobeli var, nol jgufSia Cemi
gogo, Tamriko kakauriZe, kvaSalTan.
mere, oqro maswavlebelTan moxvedrila. SemWames
pirdapir. rom icodeT, ra ambavi iyo dRes pedsabWoze.
ocdaxuTi gancxadeba mainc maqvs ager ujraSi. yvela kvaSalTan gadayvanas moiTxovs.
pativcemulo Tedo, kakom Tavze xeli Camoisva,
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me Tqveni iseTi madlobeli var, meti rom ar SeiZleba,

magram imisi ar iyos, Tqvenma sikeTem gamaTamama da unda
gTxovoT, meti gza ara maqvs.
brZaneT, batono, Tedom haermwmendis Rilaks TiTi
daaWira.
Cemi ZmiSvili Semovida wleulis TqvenTan nol jgufSi kidev. ori Zmebi varT, batono, Cven.
mere?
is wulaZesTan moxvedrila da...
gadmoviyvanoT axla kvaSalTan?
Tu ar gewyinebaT, batono.
arafriT ar gamova, Cemo kargo, axla eg. velaparake
me, rZali iyo albaT Tqveni. taqtis ambavia. jer wulaZe
ras ityvis, swavla ar dawyebula da an Caricxva ra iyo,
an gadayvana ra ariso. meorec kvaSalTan ukve arc erTi
adgili aRara maqvs. da mesamec eg erTi rom gavakeTo,
unda davixuro qudi da wavide am skolidan. ici ra ambavs
amitexaven sxva mSoblebi? ratom kakauriZis bavSvi gadaiyvaneT kvaSalTan da ara Cvenio. gesmiT axla es ambavi?
rogor ar gvesmis, batono, magram Tu ar dagvakargvineb Zmebs erTmaneTs, kargs izamT!..
kai axla, Se kaco. davijero axla ase susti ZafiTaa
nakeri Tqveni Zmoba? Tedom xelebi gaSala da savarZels gadaeyrdno.
ar iciT Tqven, batono. Cems rZals gauxelebia Cemi
umcrosi Zma, viTom me meTqvas TqvenTvis, bavSvebs erT
jgufSi nu moaxvedrebT-Tqva.
ar gewyinos da glaxa enis rZali gyolia.
eg kidev araferi. viTom Tavidan Cemi bavSvi wulaZesTan yofiliyos. viTom me movsuliyo TqvenTan da
Cemi bavSvi aqeT gadameyvanos da Cemi Zmisa iqeT.
Tedo moiRuSa.
ara gqonia saxumrod saqme. mere Seni Zma aseT kacad
gicnobs? eg rom uTxra, ar datuqsa Tavisi coli?
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 eg ki ara, me damiwyo wuxelis dakiTxva. momiyevi

erTi ranairad moxvda Tqveni bavSvi kvaSalTan da Cemi
wulaZesTano, kakos marTlac Sewuxebuli saxe hqonda
da Tedos eWvis naperwkalic gauqra.
Tqveni saxeli, Cemo kargo?
kako, batono.
Cemo kako, patara xans unda moviTminoT, sxva gza ar
aris. Caiaros am seqtemberma. miwynardes patara es xalxi
da gaZlev pirobas, rom oqtombris dasawyisSi gavakeTeb
mag saqmes. erTi bavSvis damatebis saSualeba axlac maqvs,
rom ar dagimalo, magram xom giTxari, xsvebi CamomaxrCoben.
maSin, erT rames gTxov, batono Tedo, kakom isev
Camoisva Tavze xeli, Cemi gogo, Tamriko kakauriZe, gadaiyvane wulaZesTan da bareRam erTad iqnebian. nu alaparakeb Cems rZals, Semogevle.
ra iyo, Se kaco. ase dagaSina am rZalma? erT Tves
ver gaZleben? cota ar iyos ewyina Tedos, uTxari,
piroba momca im kacma, erT TveSi gadaiyvans-Tqva. me mgoni Senken var. ar aris ase?
kakos meti araferi uTqvams. bodiSi mouxada direqtors da dafiqrebulma gamoabija.
ocdarva agvistos SekeTebuli merxebi jer kidev ar
iyo motanili skolaSi da direqtori nerviulobda.
mudarisa da muqaris sityvebs CasZaxoda yurmils, roca
masTan taso Sevida. Tedom marcxena xeliT skamze miuTiTa da telefonze laparaki rom daamTavra, Semosuls
gaando Tavisi aRSfoTeba.
xval-zeg pirveli seqtemberia. ver vipove instancia
jer amxela qveyanaze, romelic pasuxs mosTxovs saremonto kantoras, skola ratom daaRalateo. ginaxavT aseTi
rame? pasuxismgebeli, kaco, aravin araferze ar unda iyos?
mTeli zafxuli iq eyaraT merxebi da xeli ar axles. kerZo
SekveTebs iyvnen gadayolili. axla mokides viTom xeli.
ori kaci SeZlebs amxela saqmes? skolis saqme muqTi saqmea
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da ar unda aravis. visac ar davureke dRes, ra vqna meo,

yvelam ase mipasuxa. me ra vqna, gekiTxebi, qalbatono? sad
davsva bavSvebi pirvel seqtembers rom movlen skolaSi.
tasom TqmiT araferi Tqva, magram gulis siRrmeSi
gaexarda, rom direqtorma gulistkivili gauziara. goCa
kakuriZis meuRles axla merxebi naklebad ainteresebda.
gismenT, qalbatono.
me... isa... guSinwin viyavi TqvenTan, kakauriZis deda
var. kvaSalTan bavSvis gadayvanis Taobaze, Tu gaxsovT,
taso kabis qamars nerviulad aTamaSebda da direqtors
arc ki uyurebda.
xom vuTxari guSin Tqvens mazls, qalbatono. es erTi
Tve macaleT da gadaviyvan-meTqi. ra aris, bolos da bolos, erTmaneTs ar endobiT, Tu me ggonivarT matyuara,
ver gavige, axla verafriT ver gavakeTeb mag saqmes...
pativcemulo, tasom sityva gaawyvetina direqtors, me axla mag saqmeze ar movsulvar, Tu gindaT,
sul nu gadaiyvanT. ra moxda, kacma rom Tqvas, iyos im
wulaZesTan, ra vuyo axla. me sxva ram mainteresebs.
brZaneT, qalbatono.
Cemi mazli TqvenTan ivnisSi iyo pirvelad?
ar maxsovs, ki, mgoni.
maSinve CaricxeT Tqven misi gogo kvaSalTan?
maSin mqonda saSualeba, qalbatono. miTxra im kacma,
kvaSalTan mindao da ar vawyenine. Tqvenc rom droze geTqvaT, sanam Seivseboda, Tqvensasac imasTan Cavricxavdi. netavi ar muSaobdes es ojaxqori kvaSali sul am skolaSi.
batono Tedo, tasos loyebze erTbaSad waekida almuri. mere Tu iyo kako TqvenTan?
vin kako?
Cemi mazli.
ara, guSin vnaxe meored.
gaixseneT, aba, kargad. Cemi biWi baxva kakauriZe rom
SemTxveviT kvaSalTan iqna Caricxuli. ar movida kako da
ar gTxovaT, Tamriko Camiricxe kvaSalTan da baxva wulaZes miawereo?
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 ara, ar yofila magisTana SemTxveva, qalbatono.

kargad gaixseneT, Zalian gTxovT.
ra gavixseno, rac ar yofila.
tasom qamars xeli uSva da direqtorisaken gadaixara.
Cven Soris darCeba, batono. vficav im erT Svils, am
oTaxidan ar gava es ambavi. marto me miTxariT.
Tedos sibrazisagan yelSi burTi moawva da sunTqva
gauZnelda.
ra dakiTxvas miwyobT, qaobatono! ra saidumlo gagandoT? tyuili giTxraT? raSia saqme? Tqven raRacaze
ver morigebulxarT ojaxSi da me mWamT? rogor fiqrobT
axla, meti saqme araferi maqvs me?!
ra iyo batono, ra gayvirebT? taso wamodga da kedelze miCurinis suraTs Sexeda.
bodiSs vixdi, qalbatono, magram Tqvenc unda SexvideT Cem mdgomareobaSi, Tedom nervebi daioka, giTxariT wesierad, agixseniT. Tqveni mazli adre iyo, ivnisSi da mTxova bavSvi kvaSalTan momixvedreo. mere aRar
mosula, raze unda mosuliyo? guSin movida da mexvewa:
nu miwyenineb Cems Zma-rZals, imaTi bavSvic kvaSalTan
Camiricxeo. ar mqonda saSualeba da uari vuTxari. raSi
var me damnaSave, ver gavige.
Tqven ase yviriliT elaparakebiT yvela mSobels?!
taso aimriza.
yvirili ra SuaSia. cota xmas avuwie da bodiSi mogixadeT. ra vqna meti, qalbatono.
stumars meti araferi uTqvams, Setrialda da kari
gaijaxuna. karis gajaxuneba gamoqvabulis periodidan ar
modis. igi adamianebma ufro gvian iswavles, maspinZlis
mimarT upativcemulobis gamosaxatavad.
ocdacxra agvistos direqtoris kabinetSi umcrosi
mxatvar-gamnaTebeli goCa kakauriZe ijda da xelisguls
isresda.
batono, xom avuxseni guSin Tqvens meuRles yve
laferi. cota gamigulisda kidec. es iyo, rac iyo, meti
araferi yofila Cemsa da Tqvens Zmas Soris.
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Cemi meuRle sxva aris, pativcemulo. qalia mainc,

rac ar unda iyos. me Zma var da CemTvis minda vicode. Tu
win dagxvdeT es naTqvami, kaci ar viyo.
ra ginda, gamagebine? Tedo grZnobda, rom wonasworobas kargavda.
xom iyo Tavidan Cemi bavSvi kvaSalTan.
vin giTxraT?
me gekiTxebiT, ise, CemTvis mainteresebs.
direqtori wamodga. karadasTan mivida. saqaRalde
gamoiRo. karga xans furcla da mere goCas daudo win.
a, naxe. es aris Tqveni Zmis kako kakauriZis gancxadeba, waikiTxe ra aweria: `Tamar kakauriZe Cairicxos nora
kvaSalis jgufSi~! axla TariRi vnaxoT, Tormeti ivnisi
xomaa es. axla Seni gancxadeba movZebnoT, a, ageraa esec.
aweria rame? ar giTqvams Sen maSin kvaSalTan mindao. xom
ar giTqvams, ras merCi aba me?
arafers, batono, ki ar gerCiT. me ubralod minda,
gageba. Cemi Svili ranairad moxvda aba kvaSalTan?
vin giTxraT? ranairad moxvdeboda Tqveni Svili kvaSalTan, roca ager aweria gancxadebas Tormet
ivniss Tqveni ZmiSvili, ra hqvia, a, Tamriko kakauriZe
Camiricxavs.
batono, me saCxubrad ki ar movsulvar. goCa wasvlas ar apirebda, CemTvis minda vicode. amas ki araferi
mniSvneloba aqvs, magram ise, yovel SemTxvevisTvis... im
SviliSvilebs gaficebT, xom gadagayvaninaT kakom wulaZesTan Cemi bavSvi?
ara! ar gesmis ra aris `ara~?
aba, ranairad moxvda wulaZesTan?
sadac Tavisufali adgili iyo, iq CavricxeT, Tedos tuCebi gauTeTrda da civma oflma daasxa, marcxena
xeli ise daumZimda, rom yurmilsac ver aiRebda axla,
telefons rom daereka.
ar gava Cemgan es ambavi, batono. Cven Zalian tkbili
Zmoba gvaqvs, me miTxariT marto.
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 ar grcxvenia, biWo, Seen? Tedom Sublze civi

ofli moiwminda, ras akeTeb, ar ufiqrdebi? ratom xar
ase mondomebuli, Seni Zmis cudkacobaSi darwmunde. asec
rom yofiliyo, ras gaZlevs Sen es.
arafers. CemTvis mecodineba.
ase ram mogiSalaT nervebi. ase ram SegaZulaT sicocxle. jer erTi, marTalia is kaci SenTan da kidec
rom gaekeTebina mas es ambavi SenTvis, ase unda gamodge
gamomZieblad quCaSi?
imas sityvas ar vetyvi. CemTvis mecodineba. jiutad imeorebda goCa.
rad ginda mere amis codna? Zmis siglaxis gageba dardis mets ras mogimatebs. Sarze xar? mizezs eZeb? ginda
dakargo dedmamiSvili da faqtebs agroveb? wadi axla,
Tu kaci xar da am sakiTxze meti aRar moxvide CemTan.
vficav or SviliSvils, rom Sens Zmas ar uTqvams CemTvis,
Cemi ZmiSvili kvaSalTan nu iqnebao, piriqiT, guSinwin
mexvewa: Cemi bavSvic wulaZesTan gadaiyvane, rom orive
erTad iyoso.
Tedo wamodga da amiT stumars agrZnobina, audiencia
damTavrebulia.
kargi, batono... raxan asea. Tu ar metyviT, nu metyviT
ise... me saTqmelad ki ara, CemTvis mindoda, mcodnoda.
ra gcodnoda, tyuili?
ara, marTali.
marTali ar ginda Sen! Sen simarTlis gasagebad ar
xar mosuli. Sen ginda, rom Seni Zma cudi kaci iyos. da
guli gwydeba, rom ase ar aris. a, asea es, Tu simarTle
ginda! Tedo sibrazisagan caxcaxebda.
Tqvens adgilze me cota nervebs vumkurnalebdi da
Tqveni sayvirali aravin ar aris aqana! goCam kbilebSi
gamoscra da karamde rom mivida, kidev undoda raRac
ufro mware eTqva, magram Tavi Seikava da gavida.
ocdaaT agvistos Tedo SariqaZe dilis cxra saaTze
skolaSi rom mivida, saxtad darCa, mosacdelSi Zmebi
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kako da goCa kakaureiZeebi isxdnen erTmaneTisgan sakmaod daSorebiT. direqtoris danaxvisTanave oriveni
wamodgnen da karga xans erTmaneTs epatiJebodnen kabinetis karTan. Tedom Wilofis qudi rom Camohkida da
farda gadaswia, Zmebi ukve magidas Semosxdomodnen.
batono Tedo, kakom daiwyo. saCoTiro saqmeze
varT mosuli da unda gagvigo.
araviTari saCoTiro araa es. CaurTo goCam.
me vuTxra, Tu Sen etyvi. mere amazec ar momdo Sari.
daiwye, aba Sen! kakom Zmas Sexeda.
me ra daviwyo. CemTvis yvelaferi garkveulia. Sen
momiyvane aq da Sen daiwye. goCam, rogorc gulismosvlis dros icoda, ganze gaixeda.
batono Tedo, me micnobdiT Tqven adre? hkiTxa
kakom.
ara.
Cemze dagirekaT, gTxovaT vinmem rame?
ara.
zRapars nu mohyvebi axla. rac gvainteresebs hkiTxe
da wavideT. ar calia am kacs CvenTvis. goCa TiTebis
tkacuns mohyva.
Cemi bavSvi Tamar kakauriZe visTan aris Caricxuli,
batono Tedo? kakos xmaSi tirili igrZnoboda. etyoboda, umZimda direqtorTan am sakiTxze saubari.
magas ki nu ekiTxebi, Tavidan visTan iyo-Tqva, ase
hkiTxe. cxarobda goCa.
Tavidan visTan CaricxeT Cemi bavSvi, pativcemulo
Tedo?
kvaSalTan. Tedos nestoebi gauTeTrda.
goCas baxva?
wulaZesTan.
xom ar momxdara aseTi ram, batono Tedo, miuxedavad Tqveni 12 ivnisis rezoluciisa, goCas biWi kvaSalis
jgufSi aRmoCnda da Cemi gogo wulaZesTan?
ar momxdara.
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 TuTiyuSiviT nu elaparakebi. Sen ase hkiTxe: me movedi Tu ara goCas bavSvi kvaSalidan wulaZis jgufSi gada
gayvanine Tu ara-Tqo da amiT damTavrdeba yvelaferi,
kidev erTxel Caeria saubarSi goCa.
direqtors TvalT daubnelda. TiTqos isari gaurWeso, beWis qvemoT zurgi aewva da TiTqos yelSi xels
uWeren da unda oriode sityvis Tqma moaswroso, iyvira:
Cems mosaklavad moxvediT?! gadiT oriveni aqedan!
Semircxvenia Tqveni Zmoba, Tqveni kacoba, Tqveni adamianoba. Tqve glaxis Wirebo, Tqven!
savarZelSi mowyvetiT CaeSva da guli SeuRonda. kakauriZeebi gafiTrebulni gamocvivdnen direqtoris
kabinetidan da mdivan gogonas daubares civi wyali
Seutane Sens fsix direqtorso.
gasaocari ram mere moxda: Zmebma kako da goCa kakauriZeebma ormocdamexuTe skolis direqtors Tedo
SariqaZes sasamarTloSi uCivles Tavis kabinetSi, samsaxurebrivi movaleobis Sesrulebisas, Cven, saTxovnelad miRebaze misul mSoblebs, Seuracxyofa mogvayenao.
seqtemberma ise gaiara, rom Tedo SariqaZe yovel meore dRes samoqalaqo saqmeTa gamomZieblis win ijda da
Cvenebebs aZlevda.
saqme sasamarTlomde ar misula. xuT oqtombers Tedo
SariqaZe Tavis kabinetSi ipoves orive parkuWis (wina da
ukana) infarqtsagan gulgaglejili. saswrafos eqimma
dainaxa Tu ara sulTmobrZavi, karSive Tqva infarqtia.
raki duJi morevia aRaraferi uSveliso.
Cemi saqme rom iyos, sisxlis samarTlis pasuxisgebaSi
mivcemdi da rogorc mkvlelebs sajarod gavasamarTlebdi Zmebs kako da goCa kakauriZeebs, qalbaton tasos da
qvrivi veras gogos ormocdamexuTe skolaSi saqmeTa
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ar ul i
dRes metismeti momivida. aTas cxraas xuTi-Svidi
wlebis sacenzuro komitetis masalebma gamiyolia da Cais
dalevac gadamaviwyda. axla SimSilisgan Tavbru mesxmis
da fexebze dolabebi mkidia. mainc ra ucnauri dro iyo.
visac ranairad gaexardeboda, ise uberavda. kapiki iyo
pirovnebis fasi. presis Tavisuflebao, moatyua mefem
xalxi da zogma daijera kidec, rom nikolozis mTavroba
xandaxan sikeTis qmnis xasiaTzec dadgeboda. gancxadebebia arqivSi, siciliT mokvdebiT. kacma wera-kiTxva
Zlivs icis da gazeTis gamocemis nebarTvas iTxovs. sam
weliwadSi ormocamde gazeTi da Jurnali gamosula maSin
goWouraSi. sakuTari organo maqvso da visac visi Jini
sWirda, imas lanZRavda. aseTi faqtebicaa: gazeTSi SaviT
TeTrze dabeWdilia, mavani da mavani pirovneba gardaicvala, panaSvidi ama da am dResaa, gamosveneba am ricxvSi gansvenebulis binidano. `gansvenebuli~ ki am cnobis
dabeWdvis dros saR-salamaTia (Tu gazeTis gamosvlis
mere ar gauskda sibraziT guli). sastumroSi misvla,
Wadi da yveli, mwvane xaxvi da amolesili lobio mTlad
mirCevnia axla yvelafers, magram sadaa. `komunis~ gverdiT, salobieSi, lobio aqvT, magram Wads vin mogitans.
sastumros restoranSi sami dRis gamomcxvar Wads gagixerxeben, magram rad ginda, lobio ara aqvT meniuSi. marRanias bufetSi Wadi da lobio Tu Seaxvedre erTmaneTs,
yvels mogarTmeven imnairs, rom airwinaRiT unda Wamo,
ise yars. erTi sityviT, cudadaa cxovreba awyobili.
axal gazeTebs viyidi, saqababeSi cxel xarCos SevWam da
sasTumals movZebni. Tu ar wavuZine erTi saaTi mainc,
xval kacad ar vivargeb.
22. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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 gaiozi ara xar Sen, saxvaZe?

Cem win ormocdaaTiode wlis, Savpijakiani xmel-xmeli
kaci dgas.
ver micani xom? damakvirdi aba.
vakvirdebi: kotovskis ulvaSi, gabuStuli cxviri, nayvavilari, wiTuri saxe. waqisferi, mkvircxli Tvalebi.
aris am TvalebSi, rogor ar aris, raRac Soreulad nacnobi, magram amis gamxsenebeli var me?
aba, qudi moixade! ukanasknel imeds CavebRauWe.
qudi rom iSvlipa, sul veRar vicani.
moica, ar Tqva jer araferi! mexsiereba yurZeniviT
gamovwure, magram sanugeSos arafers ambobs.
roberti diakoniZe ara xar, aguli kvastiani namdvilad ara xar, lerikina asaTiani xom ar xar da ar xar,
leria maRali iyo... moica, ar miTxra jer!
icinis es Cemi codviT savse. rac ufro vakvirdebi da
rac ufro icinis, is wamieri nacnobobis gakrTomac waiSala Cemi gonebidan.
Sen ra giTxra, gaioz, biWo, lado ar var me, WiRlaZe?
axla rom vkiTxo, romeli lado, vin WiRlaZe-meTqi,
SeiZleba, aguri damkras TavSi, ise bednieri saxiT micqeris. arada, marTlac vin lado WiRlaZea, RmerTo momagone, dro ar iTmens. kacs gunebas ver movuSxamav. jandaba Cems Tavs. Tvali davxuWe, zurgiT kedels mivekar da
rac SemeZlo, wavbaZe im kacs, romelmac evakuaciis dros
mSobeli mama dakarga da yuradRebiani presis saSualebiT axla, am wuTas ipova.
ar gamagiJo?!
sircxvili Seni, me maSinaTve gicani, saxeze arc Semomixedia, uknidan gicani siarulze. maSinac ase moyanTarobdi, ravarc axla, me vTqvi, es gaiozia namdvilad
Tqva. ramdeni weli iqneba?
ocdaaTi, angariSmiucemlad gadavwie Cveni ukanas
kneliswina Sexvedra.
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mamaSeni xom kargadaa?

mokvda.
dedaSeni?
mokvda isic.
bicola rom gyavdaT gauTxovari saxlSi? munji iyo,
taso erqva mgoni.
aRar aris cocxali. xelis zurgiT cremli SevimSrale, aqeT ra ambavia?
abraSka rom gvyavda rusulSi.
ho, mokvda?
israelSi wavida.
cota davmSviddi.
vin mokvda ici?
mxrebi aviCeCe.
mardaleiSvilis ezoSi giJi cunaia rom cxovrobda
qviT rom gamogvekida erTxel.
sxva? aqamde araferi, awia saqme, awi ra dozanaze
velaparako?
sxvebi qe arian jerjerobiT.
adamiani SeiZleba aqlems hgavdes? rasa hgavs, rasa
hgavs-meTqi da Zlivs ar momagonda? aqlemis piri win
wamosuli da naxevarwred gaWrili, aqlemis Tvalebi
umetyvelo da uwarbo zedgamoWrili aqlemia.
mere rac moxda, mosayolad ar Rirs, radganac msgavsi
SemTxveva mkiTxvels aTasjer eqneba gagonili da wakiTxuli. `ar momikvde, Sen me ar gagiSvas~ motivma Tavisi
gaitana da axla oriveni taqsSi vzivarT.
romel quCaze cxovrob, lado? ise, sityvis masalad vekiTxebi. Torem CemTvis axla mniSvneloba ara aqvs.
ori fexis nabijze var aqedan. naxevari saaTi arc
ki unda taqss Cems WiSkramde. saRoriaSi vcxovrob. kai
sofelia. ra uWirs. saxli isev is midgas, mamaCemis danatovari. adgili umaRlesi. ezoyure imnairi civi Rele
Cagvidis, Wiqas xeTqavs, agerac SevidodiT restoranSi,
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mara sofels sxva gemo aqvs, sofelSi rom neSoSi gamomcxvar Wads arekav kecidan, imis suni sxvaa.
geguTis quCa TandaTan daviwrovda, asfalts jer, mTvaris suraTze rom minaxavs, iseTi ormoebi daetyo da
qalaqs gavcdiT Tu ara, manqana ise gadaxta miwayrilze,
arc ki gvigrZvnia-meTqi, rom vamtkico, tyuili iqneba.
gzis gaswvriv, Cven pirdapir vefxisfer katas SavdrunCiani nagazi mosdevs. etyoba, seriozuli Seuracxyofa
miayenes; ZaRli yefiT iklebs iqaurobas da Tu kbilebSi
moigdo damnaSave, karg dRes ar daayris. kata qurdiviT
uxmaurod da msubuqad garbis. katis eSmakoba naxeT; manqanas rom miuaxlovda, elvis siswrafiT ganze gaxta da
gza gadaWra. ZaRlma aRar gariska, Sedga da transportis
gavlas daeloda. awi, miT umetes, sibrazisagan akankalebuli muria Tavxedi katis damwevi aRar aris.
sakiresTan gamiCere erTi, Cveni Zma.
ladom gadasvla moaswro, qarma wamoweuli mtveri
erTgulad Semogvaxvia.
male mobrunda, axalgamomcxvari puris damaTrobeli
suni Semohyva. Rilaki amoswia, ukana kari gamoaRo da ori
`buxanka~ savarZlis Tavze moisrola.
araferi mikiTxavs, manqana rom daiZra, TviTon alaparakda.
waviRoT mainc, egeba arc ki iqnes axali puri saxlSi.
xom ici, Tu stumars ar elis qali, Tones ar gaaxurebs.
vinRa acxobs purs axla Sin. ormoci kapiki unda amxela
buxankas. waxval da iyidi. comis mozelvad da wvalebad
ar Rirs. Cven ToneSi qaTmebi ibudreben mSvenier kargad.
ToneSi gamomcxvars mainc sxva gemo aqvs.
icocxle-Tqva, sxva gemo aqvs, ar ginda magaze
laparaki, mara gemo maSina aqvs, cxlad rom SeWam, Tvara,
rom gacivdeba da galigvdeba, mere erTia yvela. gaaCere
Sen, imano, erT wamas!
manqana mowyvetiT Sedga. Cven gverdiT erTi xelisgawvdenaze xis magida dgas. magidaze arwiviscxvirebiani,
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ZvelTaZveli saswori devs. iqve, xeze, devis barkali da

neknebi hkidia. xesTan imerulqudiani Cvidmetiode wlis
ymawvili dgas da Txmelis StoTi xorcs buzs ugeriebs.
lado magidas miuaxlovda, jer saswors giri aacala
da arwivebs niskartebi miadebina (saswori xom ar ityuebao), mere barkali Seatrial-Semoatriala.
nametani beberi xari iyo?
rais xari, biZia, xaria magi?
aba, ra aris?
ra aris da uSobelia.
ratom dakaliT mere. avad iyo?
avadmyofoba da Savi Wiri ar moSorda Sens damawyevars,
ra Wirda saavadmyofo. kerketa uSobeli iyo. amis Sexedvas araferi sjobda. fexi moitexa sarekelasTan am dilas
da davkali, Tvara amas kaci gaimetebda dasaklavad?
kai aba, gendobi, amiwone sami kilo.
vai, ar Cqarobda biWi, waiRe Sen es xorci da ramdeni mloco, imdeni jani da simrTele Cems jilags.
awone, awone, nu lapaarkob bevrs. ras Svrebi, biWo,
vis vaWamo amxela Zvali?!
mexorces gaecina.
yvelas uZvlo gindaT, batono, da uZvlo Zroxa jer
ar dabadebula am qveyanaze. patara Senc unda izaralo,
aba, rava ginda. Sen rom mTlad uZvlo gagatano, carieli
Zvlebi vis mivyido, miTxari, sxvasac aqvs piri, sxvasac qe
unda Wama.
manqanis kari rom miijaxuna, Soferma xma amoiRo, ar
aris kargad daketili, Tavidan miartyio. ladom xorci
me gadmomawoda. orive xeliT gaaRo kari da ise magrad
Semoixura, rom kinaRam Calewa.
ki ver gaamtyuneb, kacma rom Tqvas, amxela fass
rom adebs. ravari Sesanaxavia axla saqoneli. saZovrebi gadaxnes. yvelgan Robe da meseria, xelisgulze ar
balaxobs, mogexsenebaT, Zroxa. erT dRes gviTxres, erT
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sul saqonelze mets nu iyoliebTo. gawyvita sayoli

glexma, axla eubnebian, gyavdes ramdenic gindao. saidan
moiyvanos, rafer moaSenos ase uceb. nametani xelmomarTuli unda iyos axla kaci, stumars xbo rom dauklas.
asea es. dasamalavi araferia aqana.
asaxvevTan, wels zemoT SiSvelma, mzisgan garujulma
kunTebCagrexilma biWma orive xeli agviwia. mis ukan, Sua
gzaze, ZvelTaZveli, ocdaTormetadgiliani avtobusi
dgas.
unda momawveT pataraze, starteri ar iRebs, es upatrono, da ase vwvalob dRes mTeli dRea.
ras qvia, mogawveT. mosawolad Tu gvcalia, ar unda
gvkiTxo? nu glaxaob, raRacas, gagvatare Cven da ukan
modis sxva maSina! urCia ladom.
gatardiT, batono, Tu gaiarT, icis, rom ver gaveteviT.
mivawveT, ar Rirs salaparakod, vTqvi da manqanis
kari gavaRe.
amnairi Zalad macxone araferi minaxavs. Tu Cagiqvra,
ver gadaayene gverdze? buzRunebs Cemi maspinZeli. Savtuxa Soferma gaicina.
guSin gverdze rom gadavayene, imitom iyo, orsaaTnaxevari videqi sayuliasTan. kaciSvilma ar miSvela.
dRes kacs gzaze Tu ar wauweqi, zedac ar Segxedavs.
TavdaRmarTamde movagoreT rogorc iqna.
awi aRaraferi miWirs, daiqoqeba, dagvigdo bawrismklavebam da ise moxdenilad Sexta daZrul avtobusSi, rom Tqveni mowonebuli.
alvis xeebis CrdilSi Cvidmeti wlis moxdenili gogo
virs eqaCeba. bawari gawyvetazea, virs Tavi win gauSveria. fexebi gauCikinebia da principze dgas. ra ginda rom
uqna. sad waiyvans axla patroni iseT saSinel adgilas,
kacma rom Tqvas. gajiqebul pirutyvs iq wasvlas kisris
wawyveta rom urCevnia.
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sasadilosTan gaaCere erTi, saqme maqvs. Soferma

lados im kacis TvalebiT gadmoxeda, siamovnebiT rom ar
Seasrulebda Cvens Txovnas, sxva gza rom hqondes.
eqvsi boTli `imeruliT~ damZimda Cveni taqsi.
Rvinos meti ra maqvs, Wurs mogixdi, daiwyo ladom,
mina rom Camoswia da haers Subli SeuSvira, mara saxlis Rvinos, me rom erTi kaci var, yovelTvis dabeWdili
mirCevnia. Cemma saxlikacma dawura, me aq ar viyavi da ver
vednobi, giTxra simarTle. ra vici me, ra Cayara Saqris
garda SiT. xval Tavi unda agtkivdes da es sakocneli
piri sagineblad unda gavixado. sadaa sufTa Rvino, mama
Svils ver daalevinebs dRes sufTa Rvinos, gaicina,
ara aqvs da ras daalevinebs.
salomaos raionul centrs patara bazari aqvs, lado
WiRlaZem im bazarTan rom gagvaCera, Wadis fqvili, yveli
da mwvanili mamasisxlad rom iyida da manqanaSi Semoyo
Tavi, veRar moviTmine. pirSi ena ar meteva, Torem vin
mkiTxavda, ra Cemi saqme iyo.
udabnoSi xom ar cxovrob, mwvanilic sayidi gaqvs
Tedo?
bostans movla xom unda, miTxari erTi, Tu kaci xar,
damnaSavesaviT iSmuSneba da sircxvileulad miRimis,
vin mouvlis, me wamosuli var da mamazecieri jer ar
damdgara im Wkuaze, xelSi rezinis mili daiWiros da Cemi
niaxur-oxraxuSi rwyas. uSromelad aRaraferi aRar modis axla miwaze. aRaraa is dro, Tesls xelukuRma rom
gadaagdebdi da Semodgomaze tomriT miakiTxavdi.
Sen wamosuli? gaocebisgan piri davaRe.
ar mindoda, meTqva, kefa moifxana, magram sanamdis gimalo? aRar var sofelSi, wamovedi. male sapensio var. rodis damagdebs es javriT savse guli Zirs, ar
vici. ocdaaTi maneTi pensia marCens mere mee? goWouraSi
kaci myavs da maRal xelfasze gamaforma, erT-or weliwads wavimuSaveb da mere vnaxoT.
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sad cxovrob?
naqiravebSi.
sofelSi vinRa darCa?
Cem garda yvela iqaa: dedaCemi daberda Zalian
sawyali, Cemi coli da sami gogo myavs umcrosi wels
amTavrebs. yvelas Tavisi saqme da gasaWiri aqvs. gogoebi
ver gavaTxove da amis fiqrma mTlad weiRo mTavari suli.
cota xans vdumdiT. manqana gulisgamawyaleblad mixtunavda oRroCoRroze, uecrad ladom xeli momiWira
mklavze da TiTqos aRsarebas ambobso, nervuli CurCuliT daiwyo.
mizezia, rac giTxari, yvelaferi. ar daijero. ra
sikvdilad minda pensia? yvelas ver etyvi kaci. ici ratom
gaviqeci? momwyinda, cota xans kidev rom davrCeniliyav,
SeiZleba, qvis srola damewyo. sul SenTvis, kaco, sul
SenTvis? gamagebine rodemdis? erTi dRe mainc ar mekuTvnis mee? gamagebine, ra vali maqvs aseTi, mTeli cxovreba
rom ver gadavixade? yvelaferi Sen, yvelaferi SenTvis?..
hoda gaviqeci, ver gavuZeli da gaviqeci. bevrs SeiZleba
sisuleled moeCvenos, Senc albaT ase gegoneba, Wkviani
xandaxan sulelia, mara suleli arasodes ar aris Wkviani. oTxi periodi aqvs Turme mamakacis cxovrebas. ase
Sevatyve me, Cemi dakvirvebiT: pirveli axalgazrda rom
xar da guli gimReris, rasac mokideb xels, bdRvirs rom
gaaden, maSin mkvidrdebi. maSin aSeneb saxls, budes iwyob
da gadaRma gadaxedvac aRar ginda, meore periodi, Cemo
gaioz, maSin iwyeba, roca pirvelad gestumreba mowyena
da patara Seni ezos gareTac gadaixedav Sinac geweva
guli da gareTac. mesame periodia Sin rom veRar Cerdebi, aRaraferi rom aRar ginda Sinaurebis, am cxovrebas
sisuleled rom CaTvli da siberisgan gaqcevas rom moindomeb, suli gareT rom geqaCeba. sxva cxovreba rom geZaxis. aseT dros kacebi cols toveben da sxvas irTaven.
me amis vaJkacoba ara maqvs, amitom wavedi da CemTvis var
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bunagSi. iqeTac var da aqeTac, mTlad wasvlisa meSinia

da sofelSi dabrunebac ar minda.
meoTxe?
meoTxe periodi, qe ici, miqel-gabrieli rom pirvel
zars Camogikravs da gaemzadeo, gagafrTxilebs, aRarc
Sin vargixar da aRarc gareT.
erihaa, ar mouZebna lado WiRlaZem gasaRebi kacTa
cxovrebis filosofias? milionwlovan kiTxvas ar gasca
pasuxi? erTbaSad ar gaamarTla Wadis, yvelis, xorcisa
da mwvanilis uqonloba sofelSi? yvavilebiT moCiTuli
farda ar Camoafara yvelafers?
...vici, gana ar vici, ver moviqeci lamazad, magram
gulma ase mirCia da axla am striqonebs rom vwer, Cemi
Tavis mrcxvenia, magram gvian aris.
WiSkars rom mivadeqiT, navaWri xavsmodebul morze
rom davalageT da maspinZeli taqss rom istumrebda, uecrad vigrZeni, rom Tu aq davrCebodi, suli Semigubdeboda da SeiZleboda, sikvdilis xriali damewyo.
lado, imnairi saqme damaviwyda goWouraSi, rom axlave Tu ar Cavedi da erTi kaci ar vnaxe, mTeli Cemi
Camosvla lixvad Camivlis.
xom moxval?! WiRlaZes xmaSi eWvi gaeria.
laparaki unda? naZaladevad gavuRime da Cavjeqi.
WiSkarTan dgas da miyurebs. mgoni TviTonac xvdeba,
rom mombrunebeli ara var.

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mTxovneli
uCveulo SemTxveva meti raRa iqneba: gamomZiebel rezo
xamaSuriZis kabinetSi kaci Sevida da dapatimreba iTxova!
Soferi xar? hkiTxa rezom da, sanam ucnobi upasuxebda, sawer-kalami da qaRaldi daudo win, sasikvdilod daSavda?
ara, batono! mTxovnels daRlili, gawamebuli saxe
hqonda, wamwamebs arc ki axamxamebda, gamomZiebels didi,
Taflisferi TvalebiT monusxuliviT Sehyurebda, xelSi Camqrali sigareti eWira, marjvena saCvenebeli TiTi
aklda, ormocdaaT wlamde iqneboda, Tu Sesaxedaobis
mixedviT vimsjelebdiT. arc kaci momiklavs da arc
aravin momdevs mosaklavad, adgilmrewvelobaSi vmuSaob,
Wadrianis gzaze.
?!
SeiZleba, ar iciT, gadasaxvevTan, iqve marcxniv patara saamqroa...
ras akeTebT?
hamakebs.
kai dagemarTos! Sennairi Segnebuli damnaSaveebi
rom gvyavdes, raRa gviWirs, magram dapatimreba ase xom
araa?! saqme gauZnela gamomZiebelma, raRac sabuTi
unda gvqondes. mere me momTxoven pasuxs! mova sanqcia
da Tavis droze gavakeTebT yvelafers! levi dagiWires?
ara, pativcemulo! Tqveni saxeli?
rezo!
revaz batono, aravis ar SevumowmebivarT. yvelaferi
mSvidadaa, magram daviRale, meti aRar SemiZlia, ar SeiZleba, CamsvaT?
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gamomZiebelma gaifiqra, albaT, giJiao, magram roca

mehamakem laparaki daiwyo, TandaTan darwmunda, rom
normalur kacTan hqonda saqme.
ki magram, daRlis gulisTvis jdebi cixeSi, Se kaco?!
Tu daiRale, wadi saxlSi da daisvene!
kai dagemarTos, magram gareT ver davisveneb, me
vici Cemi Tavis ambavi! vin dagasvenebs?! Cavjdebi da
damTavrdeba yvelaferi: es SiSi, es nerviuloba, es gawamawia... arafris Tavi aRara maqvs. ar SeiZleba, saqme
SemidginoT da samwliani rame muxli momiZebnoT? xuTi
iyos, Tanaxma var!
ra ucnaurad laparakob?! ra mogiZebnoT?! ra
SegidginoT?! saqmis Sedgena ase ki araa!
ver damajerebT, rom CemTvis gagiWirdaT erTi patara samwliani saqme! xuTiani iyos Tanaxma var!
gamagebine erTi, ram mogaZula ase Tavi?! gamomZiebeli wamodga da `braldebuls~ win daujda.
kravelisqurqianma msuqanma qalma kari SemoaRo da
uceremoniod ikiTxa: `SeiZleba, erTi wuTiT?~
xom xedavT, qalbatono, kaci myavs?! davamTavreb
erTTan laparaks da mobrZandiT mere! gamomZieblisaTvis cota Seufereblad, xmamaRla uTxra rezom
qals.
me mxolod erTi wuTiT!..
mibrZandiT, qalbatono, mibrZandiT, nu gviSliT
xels, aba, ganagrZeT, batono!
Semcbarma qalma kari gaijaxuna.
me vici, axla Tqven Cemi laparaki areuli kacis nabodvarad mogeCvenebaT, hamakis saamqros TanamSromelma cxvirsaxoci amoiRo da ofli moiwminda, aq mosvla me cxel gulze ki ar gadamiwyvetia, bevri vifiqre
da aTasnairad avwon-davwone. Cems mdgomareobaSi axla
jdoma sjobia. amas wyali ar gauva!
ra mdgomareoba gaqvT amnairi?
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 oriode sityviT getyviT Tavidan bolomde Cems ambavs da Tqven TviTon gansajeT: sami wlis win im adgilas, sadac giTxariT, gaixsna hamakebis saamqro. me gamge
viyavi da var axlac. erTi moangariSe da Svidi muSa myavda, ori wlis ganmavlobaSi arc erTi hamaki ar moqsovila CvenTan.
aba?!
ki, gegmebs vasrulebdiT, premiasac viRebdiT xandaxan. gazeTSic ewera Cveni gvarebi, magram faqtobrivad
arafers vakeTebdiT. erTaderTi naxevradmoqsovili hamaki gvekida abris gverdiT. es iyo da es, meti hamaki ori
wlis ganmavlobaSi TvaliTac ar minaxavs.
mza produqcias ar abarebdiT?
ara, batono! es yvelaferi qaRaldze keTdeboda,
vwer
diT angariSs, amdeni da imdeni hamakis Cabarebis
Sesaxeb, miReba-Cabarebis aqts werda sawyobi da maRaziebidan mogvdioda cnobebi imis Taobaze, rom Cveni
hamakebi gaiyida. gegmas vasrulebdiT Cvenc da maRaziebic. navaWrs viyofdiT da yvelaferi kargad midioda.
sahamake Zafs Sav bazarze vyiddiT, saTevzao badeebis
ostatebze. Zafi kargad fasobs. imiT vistumrebdiT
xarjebs.
muSebi?
Svidi kaci myavda gaformebuli. modiodnen Tvis bolos patiosnad, uwyisze xels awerdnen, xelfass iRebdnen
da midiodnen.
arafers ar ambobdnen?
vin suleli amoiRebs xmas, batono, TveSi as oc maneTs pensiasaviT Tu dauniSnav da arafers ar gaakeTebineb?!
mere?
ori weli ase vimuSaveT, Cveni saamqro erT-erTi mowinave saamqro iyo raionSi! simarTle giTxraT, nametani
gaxmaurebac ar mindoda, amitom suraTis gadasaRebad
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mosul korespondents fuls mivcemdi da ezodanve vabrunebdi ukan. es erTi welia, Cemi dasaklavi dana me
TviTonve gamovCxrike.
ranairad?
SemomiCnda SarSan Cemi moangariSe, wilSi myavda,
rasakvirvelia: xom ici, axla ra droa, koka wyals yovelTvis ar moitans, avamuSavoT es dazgebi da marTla
daviwyoT hamakebis qsova, levi saqonels davamzadebT
da ase ufro saimedoao.
Turme viRupebi, gayiduli vyavar TxasaviT. gavmarTeT saamqro da es mesame Tvea, hamakebs vqsovT. ar gagiWirdebaT mixvedra, yvelas Tavisi unda da Cvenc erTiori kapiki xom unda dagvrCes?! gava ezodan leviT datvirTuli manqana, daiWeren! movardeba moangariSe, ariqa,
daviRupeTo! saqmis Cafarcxva sakmaod Zviri gvijdeba.
ase xdeba sistematurad, es sami Tvea, gavtyavdi kaci.
rac viSove am or weliwadSi, Semomafcqvnes xelSi da
damtoves mSralze. Turme, nu ityviT, Cemi moangariSe,
es gaTaxsirebuli, TviTon migebs xafangs: gava Tu ara
manqana, telefonis zars miayolebs, esa da es nomeri
manqana levi saqonliT modis da daiWireTo! axla mivxvdi, saubedurod, magram raRa drosia, me qe gavkotrdi
kaci!
mere, ver gaagde moangariSe?! gaocda gamomZiebeli.
vera, revaz batono! moangariSes awi veRar gaagdeb!
isea CarTuli saqmeebSi, rom misi gamoyvana aRar SeiZleba! isev me unda Cavjde!
dagiWiroT faqtze?! ase vqnaT, aba, fuli davnomroT
da yvela erTad CavyaroT maSin moangariSec, Soferic
da Senc!..
ara, kaco! me imaTi Cayra ki ar minda. es saqme rom
daviwyoT, ise Rrmad da Sors wavalT, imdeni vinme Caereva gverdidan, rom sananeblad SegeqmnebaT! me marto
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vjdebi. rame anonimuri werili SevadginoT, SemamowmeT, viTom erTi mkvdari suli damiWireT saamqroSi,
an, viTom, piradi sargeblobisaTvis erTi hamaki waviRe usasyidlod saxlSi. erTi sityviT, rame samwliani,
xuTzec Tanaxma var. iqneb jobda, sul sxva saqme Segvedgina?.. vTqvaT xulignobis, an gaupatiurebis mcdelobis?! gaecina mTxovnels da saocrad TeTri,
janmrTeli kbilebi gaaelva. es ukanaskneli nametani
iqneba, ar Semefereba, xmas dauwia da gamomZiebels
CurCuliT uTxra: unda gaisarjoT da dRes an xval
unda damapatimroT! tyuilad ki ar minda, pativs gcemT!
samagiero Cemze iqneba!
rezo xamaSuriZem oci weli imuSava prokuraturaSi da
aseT gaiZverasTan jer ar hqonia saqme.
`ra moxda, netav. aq raRac sxva ambavia! es kaci aseTi miamiti Citic ar Cans! gavyve? vaiTu, SantaJzea?! ar
gavyve, SeiZleba, sxvasTan mivides da sul gafuWdes saqme!
arada xom SeiZleba, marTals ambobdes! SeiZleba viTom
marTali iyos es yvelaferi?! SeiZleba, marTla undodes
Cajdoma? maSin sxvebs ratom afarebs xels? an ra xelis
dafarebaa, CemTan ukve yvelaferi Tqva. xvalisTvis rom
davibaro? vaiTu, eWvi aiRos da aRar movides? ase pirdapiri ver Cavsvam, ufleba ara maqvs...~
sabuTi gaqvT rame?
ucnobma pasporti da piradobis mowmoba gauwoda.
yvelaferi wesrigSi iyo.
gamomZiebeli Sehyurebda ucnaur damnaSaves da ver gadaewyvita, rogor moqceuliyo...
meore dRes, braldebas rom ecnoboda, damnaSave iRimeboda: `kargia, kargad mogifiqrebiaT! SigadaSig CaurTavda igi, teqnikuri usafrTxoebis wesebis ugulebelyofisa da ori hamakis datacebisaTvis rom maZlevT pasuxisgebaSi. ra tyuilad CausvamT kacio, mTeli qalaqi
Cemze ilaparakebs. Tu mets verafers umtkicebdnen,
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raRaze daiWires da raRaze asamarTleben, morevaze xom

araa saqmeo. xom ici, umetesoba daCagrulis mxarezea
yovelTvis~.
braldebuli usazRvrod kmayofili iyo.
dapatimrebis uwyiss xels rom awerda, rezom mainc
gauZnela saqme:
momewone guSin! kai kaci Canxar, Torem amisTvis mecala axla me?! naTlulis qorwilze ar wavedi da amas
vwerdi mTeli saRamo. zogi avyia rom ityvis, mTlad ise
ki araa Cveni saqme. kacuri kacis pativiscema Cvenc viciT. xvalidan CajdebiT, dRes wabrZandiT saxlSi, moemzadeT, Tbilebi CaicviT! xval diliT Tqven ar SewuxdeT,
manqanas gamovgzavni!
mTxovneli rom gavida, gamomZiebeli telefons daswvda da ufross moaxsena yvelaferi.
rezo xamaSuriZe frTxili kaci iyo.

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 eqimTan rom qali movida iciT?

ara! erTxmad upasuxes levan kukulaZes damsveneblebma da zogma, ratomRac, winaswar gaicina.
miTxariT, Tu iciT, tyuilad nu momayolebT, Sen
gecodineba, xuta!
ar vici. maRalma, grZelcxvira kacma gulwrfelad
upasuxa.
eqimTan mivida qali. gecodinebaT, Zveli anekdotia.
arc Sen ici, jokia?
ara.
rava ar iciT; eqimTan rom qali mivida.
am dros Wadris ZirSi moRlabuce jgufs morige eqimi
miuaxlovda, anekdotebad qceuli levani ganze gaixmo da
raRac uTxra.
auh, es maklda axla! itaca Sublze xeli kukulaZem.
ra moxda? cudi xom araferia! levans cnobismoyvareobiT anTebuli Tvalebi Sescqerodnen.
bavSvs Tavi gautexia!
levanma dasasvenebel saxl `Sromis uflebis~ meore korpusis kibeebi elvis siswrafiT Cairbina. man ukve icoda,
rom seriozuli araferi momxdara, mis Svidi wlis gias
viRacis bavSvma TamaSis dros qva Caartya da rogorc
morige eqimi ambobda, kani gaukawra, magram mamis guli
xom iciT. levanma pirvelad wamoiyvana bavSvi dasasveneblad, colma imdeni uZaxa; bavSvis momvleli ar xar Sen,
am bavSvs kargs arafers damarTebo da a, batono, auxda
kidec. gulikos (levanis meuRles erqva) ybidan axla Sen
amoxval?
levanma Semojaruli damsveneblebi gaarRvia da sixarulisagan elda eca. ra axarebdao, mis mdgomaroebaSi
myof kacs, ikiTxavT Tqven sruliad bunebrivad. kuku-

laZe orma ambavma gaaxara; jer erTi, gia ukve aRar tiroda da da, meorec, igi gulSi Caexutebina da Tavze xels
nazad usvamda sxva vinme ki ara eTer Wkuaseli.
aRar mived-movedebi da barem aqve gavumJRavneb cnobiswadiliT dainteresebul mkiTxvels, raSia saqme.
levan kukulaZe trest `gamwvanebaSi~ ufros gammwvaneblad muSaobs, dekoratiuli memcenareobis fakulteti
aqvs damTavrebuli. arc kia, me mgoni, saWiro misi ganaTlebis da socialuri mdgomareobis dawvrilebiTi
daxasiaTeba. igi damsvenebelia, morCa da gaTavda. damsveneblebi ki bevri ramiT hgvanan erTmaneTs: yvelani
araCveulebrivad mxiarulni arian da im barobaze gamoCenil lamaz qalebs Tvalebs uprawaven.
gammwvanebeli saSualo tanisaa. uimedod moswrebul
Rips Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT, lamazi, proporciuli tani aqvs. siarulis dros marcxena beWi odnav daSvebuli aqvs. ormocsmitanebuli gaxlavT, safeTqlebTan
WaRara Sehparvia, tuCebze gadmomxobili sqeli ulvaSi
aqvs da Tvinieri, Taflisferi Tvalebi.
`Sromis uflebaSi~, es sami dRea, rac eTer Wkuaseli
gamoCnda. `siqstis madona~ vis ar ginaxavT, swored imas
hgavda, or umniSvnelo garemoebas mxedvelobaSi Tu ar
miviRebdiT: Tavisi pirmSo xelSi ki ar eWira, gverdiT
mohyveboda, radganac xelSi asayvanad misi kaxa sakmaod
didi iyo - rva wlis mainc iqneboda. meorec, arc TviT
qalbatoni eTeri iyo rafaelis Sedevrze gamosaxuli
gogonas xnisa. eTer Wkuaseli, Tu uxerxuli ar aris ase
dakonkreteba, ocdaaT wlamde iqneboda.
gamoCnda eTeri dasasvenebel saxlSi da Seicvala irgvliv yvelaferi. interesi mieca cxovrebas. mamakacebi
sportuli piJamoebiT aRar Camodiodnen sasadiloSi.
razec ar unda daewyoT saubari Wadris ZirSi Sekrebil
damsveneblebs, bolos romelime maTgani ganxeTqilebis
vaSliviT gamoagorebda eTer Wkuaselis saxels da Cveu-

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mome nti

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lebrivi saRamo qalze da siyvarulze cxare kamaTiT

mTavrdeboda.
yvela TavisTavad iyo gatacebuli am ulamazesi qaliT,
magram levan kukulaZem ki marTla dakarga Zili. levani
mtkice xasiaTis kaci gaxldaT; Tu Seuyvardeboda vinme,
marTla Seuyvardeboda da Tu gadauyvardeboda, marTla
gadauyvardeboda.
daitanja kaci. TviTonac ar egona, Tu mis asakSi ase
moedeboda siyvarulis cecxli. adre sxvebi rom siyvarulze alaparakdebodnen, levani qirqilebda risi siyvaruli, ra siyvaruli. raRa drois Cveni siyvarulia,
siyvaruli bavSvebis saqmeao. axla ki sxva fiqrebma Seipyro levani. Wkuaselis qals rom naxavs, TiTqos ca gaexsnao, sixarulisgan eleTmeleTi mosdis.
eTer Wkuaselmac SesaniSnavad icis, rom dasasvenebeli saxlis Cveulebrivi ritmis darRveva da, rogorc
ityvian, `nervuli atmosferos~ Setana damsvenebelTa
Soris, misi bralia. bavSvs gverdidan ar icilebs, calke
salaparakod aravis uCerdeba, yvelas erTnairad, gulismomkvleli da rebusebiT savse RimiliT uRimis da saRamoobiT `wiTel kuTxeSi~ saaTobiT uzis televizors.
yvelam icis, rom igi eTer Wkuaselia, magram vin aris,
visi colia, ra moxele-Ciqvania da rogor moxvda baRebisa
da skverebis keTilmowyobis sammarTvelos dasasvenebel
saxlSi, jer aravin icis.
levanma erTxel mainc SeurCia momenti da televizorTan xalxi rom SeTxelda, scada gamolaparakeboda, magram es dialogic uSedegod damTavrda. xolo kukulaZis dardis malamos kargi piri ara da ar uCanda.
eTer, Sen Semogevlos mTeli qveyana, ra sayvareli
qali xar, eTer.
ra brZaneT, batono levan?
levani gawiTlda da miixed-moixeda, damsvenebelTa
mdumare saxeebi viTom marTla `vremiaTi~ iyvnen garTulni.
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ra sayvareli qali xarT-meTqi, ufro xmadabla

CauluRluRa levanma.
ar mesmis, cota xmamaRla miTxariT! eTer Wkuaselis TvalebSi aTasi eSmaki gailanda.
levani gaCumda.
satelevizio programa rom damTavrda, levanma Tavis
karamde miacila eTer Wkuaseli da rac SeeZlo, gasagebad
auxsna, rom namdvilad uyvars da mTel qveyanas urCevnia
da Tu ar daujereben, axlave Tavs moiklavs. auxsna, rom,
rac eTeri gamoCnda, `mze aRar mzeobs~ misTvis da `dari
ar darobs darulad~.
eTer Wkuaselma yuradRebiT, gulisxmierad mousmina
da roca gamijnurebulma damsvenebelma daamTavra, mSvidad uTxra:
gmadlobT yuradRebisaTvis, levan batono. sasiamovnoa Tqvengan aseTi sityvebis mosmena, magram mapatieT,
Tu Tqvens gulwrfelobaSi eWvi mepareba. aq dasasvenebeli saxlia, Tqven, ojaxs cota xniT moSorebuli, jansaRi
mamakaci brZandebiT da, SeiZleba, marTla gatacebuli
(mxolod gatacebuli) iyoT CemiT amjerad. magram, damijereT, es araseriozuli `siyvarulia~. Cems adgilas,
vinc gnebavT lamazi (jer erTi me ra lamazi var) qali,
Tqven aseve SegiyvardebodaT. meorec, kidec rom davijero Tqveni, me mainc ver giTanagrZnobT aTasi mizezis
gamo. da im aTas mizezSi rasac vgulisxmob, Tqven, albaT
mimixvdebiT. Rame nebisa...
ucnauria adamianis guli. pirveli, ramac SesZra levani,
rogorc mogaxseneT, sixaruli iyo. sixarulis eldam rom
gauara, gias dausva Tavze xeli. TiTebze sisxli rom
moecxo, gaqvavebul brbos gadaxeda da mrisxaned ikiTxa:
vin daartya?!
xma aravis amouRia. damsveneblebi uxerxulad iSmuSnebodnen.
vin daartya, ar SeiZleba vicode? ase zrdiT, amas as355

wavliT bavSvebs, kaco? ratom Cemma ar daartya sxvisas?

eTer Wkuaselma ufro miikra dazaralebuli bavSvi
Tavis sasizmro mkerdze da Zlivs gasagonad Cailaparaka:
Cemma, levan batono, Cemma daartya. is ar gaezarda
mis dedas.
levani, TiTqos civi wyali gadaasxeso, erTbaSad damSvidda. saxeze mrisxanebis kvali gauqra, da morcxvobanarevi mzrunvelobiT uTxra eTer Wkuasels:
rogor gekadrebaT, qalbatono eTer. am ubralo
saqmisTvis swyevliT bavSvs?
ubralo ki ara, rom miTxres es ambavi, guli ise SemekumSa, Tu ar gavTavdebodi iqve, ar megona. erTi wuTiT movacile Tvali am RvTispiridangadavardnils. aseTi marcxiani xeli aqvs. mamamisia mokled, gaugonari da daundobeli. Tu imnairi gaizrdeba, axlave moeRos bolo ar sjobia?
levans kidev undoda raRac eTqva, magram amasobaSi
saswrafo daxmarebis manqana mogrialda. TeTr xalaTze
sawvimarmoxurulma sapensio asaksgadacilebulma eqimma
bavSvs Wriloba gausinja; wamoiyvaneT klinikaSi, erTor nakers davadeb, ufro male Seuxorcdeba; ise, saSiSi
araferiao, Tqva, plaSi aikeca da kabinaSi Sexta.
bevri exvewa levani eTers, Tqven nu SewuxdebiT, wabrZandiT da moisveneT, me gavyvebi, araa didi saqme amis
gakervao, magram kaxas dedam ar daiSala da ise gulzeaxutebuli aiyvana gia `saswrafos~ samsafexurian kibeze.
levani Sescqeroda qalis mrgval, vnebisaRmZvrel
muxlisTavebs, gias TmaSi Securebul unatifes TiTebs
da Tavis Tavs tuqsavda: me gavCndi, netav, aseTi uxeiro
Tu sxvebic arian, bavSvi saoperaciod mimyavs da ra muxlisTavebi amitydao.
gias ar utiria. eqimma `kervas naxevar saaTamde moandoma. mere Wriloba furacilinis xsnariT mobana, eqTans
ubrZana: Seuxvie da sami-oTxi saaTiT pirvel palataSi
daawvineo. eTers da levans erTi gadaxeda; yuradReba
unda, genacvale, bavSvs. Tqven axla arc ise patarebi
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xarT, es rom Cemgan geswavlebodeTo. erT wamsaa marcxio, daagdo da avadmyofis patronebs madlobis saTqmelad daRebuli pirebi Seatova.
gias male CaeZina. eTeri bavSvs sasTumalTan ejda da
Sublze nazad usvamda xels, levani ki oTaxSi mimodioda. karga xnis mere fanjarasTan mivida, Semotrialda da
yelgamSrali kacis xmiT amoRerRa:
eTer!
ra iyo? Wkuaselis qals misken ar gauxedavs.
gZulvar me Sen?
vin giTxra? eTerma Rimili daumala, me arvinac
ara mZuls.
aba, ra moxda, Se qalo.
raze meubnebi? gaimiamita Tavi eTerma.
miyvarxar, am erT bavSvs geficebi, warmoudgenlad
miyvarxar.
kargi axla, levan, eTeri gasaocrad mSvidi xmiT,
TiTqosda Soridan laparakobda, magis Tqmis adgilia
axla aq? xom giTxari erTxel ukve pasuxi. Sen ar micnob
me, levan. raki qmargacilebuli var, maincdamainc unda
movityuo Tavi, Se kaco? Sen ver warmoidgen, rogor
daviRale, da rogor gadaveCvie yvelafris dajerebas.
oTxmoci wlis beberi mgonia Cemi Tavi. Sens ayolas da
TanagrZnobas Zlieri qali unda. me arc gambedaoba maqvs
samagiso da arc Zala, Tu kaci xar, tyuilad nu gaiwvaleb Tavs. amoiRe eg fiqri gulidan.
levans meti araferi uTqvams.
gvian saRamoTi saswrafoTive dabrundnen `Sromis
uflebaSi~.
damsvenebelTa sapatio yarauls Camouares da levanis
nomerSi Sevidnen. eTerma bavSvs Sarval-perangi gaxada,
xel-fexi dabana da daawvina. daaZina. cxra gadasuli iyo,
roca maspinZels daemSvidoba; waval axla, Cems xuligans
mivxedavo, levans gauRima da gavida. raki yvelafers ase
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dawvrilebiT vyvebi, barem imasac mogaxsenebT, rom gasvlisas levanma xeli CamoarTva, daqaCa, gulze miikra da
yvrimalebi daukocna. qalma moxerxebulad gainTavisufla Tavi da karSi gauCinarda.
derefanSi gamosvlisas eTers SeaJrJola. damsveneblebi usityvod idgnen levanis karTan da TiTqos Wkuaselis
qalis gamosvlas elodnen.
SuaRame gadasuli iyo, roca levanis karze frTxilad
daakakunes. gamwvanebis trestis TanamSromeli tansacmlianad wamowoliliyo da `daTa TuTaSxias~ kiTxulobda.
rogor aris? karSi eTeri idga. ufro lamazi da
daujerebeli, vidre sami saaTis win iyo.
ver aris kargad, SfoTavs, Semodi. levanma aSkarad
icrua. bavSvs Rrma, tkbili ZiliT eZina.
eTeri Sevida.

* * *
Wori mainc gavrcelda.
meore dRes navaxSmevs nafrontal dekorator-gamformebels, samoci wlis loyebRaJRaJa qvrivs, trifona
saldaZes damsveneblebi `dom otdixas masxaras~ rom
eZaxdnen, televizorTan muxlebze daesva kaxa da sxvaTa gasagonad xmamaRla CasZaxoda:
me ver damartyi, biZia, is qva TavSi?! me ver damartyi?!
damsveneblebi gulianad xiTxiTebdnen.

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R or is r Z e
gazafxulis Tbili saRamo iyo.
zamTriT daRlili moqalaqeebi Teatris moedanze gadigamodiodnen. daTvisxeleba, zorba milicieli, romelsac
samxreebzec ki orTqli asdioda, gafuWebuli patefoniviT wamdauwum erTsa da imaves gaiZaxoda: `yvelaferi
ubeduri Tqven unda gamoigonoT? sad ginaxavT, romel
qalaqSi ginaxavT, Sua moedanze dadiodes xalxi. es gadasasvleli risTvisaa, Tu iciT, daxazuli?!~...
`xalxs~ misi mSvenivrad esmoda, TanaugrZnobdnen
kidec, magram mainc Sua moedanze arCevdnen gadasvlas.
gzis Semoklebis mizniT ki ara, am qalaqSi mcxovrebT
arsad eCqarebodaT. uadgilo adgilas gadasvliT isini
TavianT suverenulobas amJRavnebdnen da saswaulebrivad
SemorCenil pativmoyvareobasac ikmayofilebdnen. aqaoda, xom mainc ar gaviareT ise, rogorc sxvebs surdaTo.
originalobis gamoCena am qalaqSi mcxovrebTa ganuyreli Tviseba iyo. milicielmac mSvenivrad icoda, visTan
hqonda saqme da nervebs ar iSlida. skolidan biliardis saTamaSod gamoparul biWs Tu wautyapunebda TavSi
xandaxan: `Sen mainc iswavle wesieri siaruli. amgens ras
uyureb Seno~. magram esec iSviaTad xdeboda, radganac
skolidan biliardis saTamaSod gamoparuli biWebi, rogorc cnobilia, milicielze ufro swrafad darbian.
erTi imis turad gadamaqcia, im kacs ra fiqrebi
awuxebs, ra moxelea, an vin urCens col-Svils da momkla
Tu ginda, avtobusis gaCerebaze TavisTvis Cailaparaka
manjuriul yaidaze Sekeril plaSianma, WaRara kacma, simaRles ZiriTadad JirafiviT grZeli kiseri rom aZlevda.
romel kacs? gulgrilad hkiTxa sakvebis kaloriulobis sakvlevi-samecniero institutis aspirantma
SoTa qvaTaZem.
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 eger, rom dgas Wadris qveS.

kolonebis ukan, Wadris qveS, marTlac idga saguldagulod Tmagadavarcxnili, Savpaltoiani kaci, romelsac
TeTr perangsa da halstuxze Wreli kaSne Semoeyolebina.
siTbosTvis ki ara silamazisTvis.
rava?
rava da roca ar unda gamoviaro; dilas, SuadRes,
saRamos, avdarSi, darSi sul iq dgas. miyrdnobilia
Wadarze da aTvalierebs xalxs. axla magic cxovrobs da
mec vcxovrob am qveyanaze? dilidan saRamomde viriviT
vmuSaob da mainc araa Cemi saSveli. erTi, unda mivide da
gamovecnauro. raRaca muRams miagno, albaT, cxovrebaSi,
Torem ase rogor iqneba, egeb mec maswavlos da gavkeTde
kaci. ranairad, aba, an saqme ara aqvs, an momsvlel-wamsvleli? upatiurs da usaxlkaros ara hgavs, yovelTvis
sufTad da lamazadaa gamowkepili.
muRams, apa. kaci rom dilidan saRamomde baRSi
dadgeba, waRma iqneba misi saqme? advilad SeiZleba Weridan wvima Casdiodes da magis bavSvs Cafula ar ecvas
fexze. arian magnairi kacebi. dilas gamoewyoba kargad,
mSvenivrad, cols etyvis saqmeze mivdivaro da dgas
Wadris qveS. cols, sawyals, marTla saqmeze hgonia wasuli. magas ki ara me, ager, mecnieri kaci var da me Zlivs
myofnis jamagiri. SoTa, am bolo dros, xelmokleobas
uCioda. muSaobda inJinrad sakonservo qarxanaSi. xelfasic kargi hqonda, xan premia, xan raRac da cxovrobda
gvarianad. colma gaabriyva, qveyana gamecnierda, Sedi
aspiranturaSi, gqondes es xarisxic, iyos diplomi ojaxSio. daujera, dauswrebel aspiranturaSi adgili ar iyo,
daswrebulze Caricxes da stipendiiT uWirs sami bavSvis
rCena. ra aris aq dasamalavi.
rais mecnieri xar? SeTqmuliviT, Cumad hkiTxa Jirafiskisrianma.
kaloriulobis institutSi var.
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Tu Zma xar, ar damimalo: ai, dilas rom mixvalT samsaxurSi, ras akeTebT, Tu Zma xar. ranairia Tqveni muSaoba?
Sromebs vwerT, vkiTxulobT, cdebs vayenebT, vangariSobT.
ras angariSobT
me, magaliTad, rZis Semadgenlobas vikvlev sxvadasxva sakvebis pirobebSi. zogierTi rZes rom uyurebs, TeTria da morCa da gaTavda. sinamdvileSi Zroxam ionja
Tu Wama, sxvanairi rZe aqvs. Cala sxvanairi.
erTi, Tu kaci xar, ramdeni welia mawuxebs es da
visac vuTxari, sacinlad amigdo: Roris rZe aris Seswavlili?
SoTas gaecina.
or bavSvs vficav, Tu vxumrobde, biZia, moqalaqes
imdenad seriozuli gamometyveleba hqonda, rom SoTam
axlos miiwia, yvelafris rZes iyenebs adamiani xom
sworia?! Zroxis rZe, cxenis rZe, aqlemis rZe, cxvris rZe,
Txis rZe da ra vici. Roris rZe Tu gamoiyeneba rameSi?
an ranairi rZe aqvs Rors e, goWebi rom cxvirpirs amtvreven erTmaneTs? egeba, gamosadegia rameSi. egeba yveli
amodis imisTana, rom Semircxvenia kameCis yveli. wavedi,
kargad iyavi!
Jirafiskisriani gaiqca da mgzavrebiT gaWedil, karebRia avtobuss Seaxta.
SoTas Roris rZis Seswavlis Sesaxeb ucnobis naTqvami
jer xumroba egona, mere enaaqavebuli kacis fantaziis
nayofi, bolos, kargad rom awon-dawona, WkuaSi daujda.
ise gaitaca Roris rZeze fiqrma, rom gadawyvita, avtobuss ar dalodeboda da fexiT wasuliyo Sin.
`marTlacda, wakiTxviTac arsad wamikiTxavs Roris
rZeze gamokvleva. Citis rZes ityvis qarTveli kaci (Citis rZe xom sinamdvileSi ar arsebobs), Roris rZe ki arasodes uxsenebia. raSia saqme? iqneb marTla Zvirfasi Sed361

genilobisaa? ratom ar unda dainteresdes mecniereba am

problemiT! iqneb yivanaxvelas uxdeba, RviZlis wamalia,
iqneb kibosac arCens. iqneb, im kacisa ar iyos, yveli amodis gadasarevi? modi, movkideb xels am saqmes. seiri ar
iqneba am uyvelobis periodSi, me rom Roris rZisagan
cametnairi sakvebis da ocdaori saxis preparatis damzadeba vaswavlo kacobriobas?~
...da SoTam warmoidgina, rogor auwya presam da televiziam qveyanas SoTa qvaTaZis aRmoCena. rogor gaiSala
moZraoba Roris rZis mosapovbelad. rogor gaCndnen
sazogadoebaSi SromiTi frontis axali gmirebi Roris
mwvelavebi. sokoebiviT gamravldnen Roris rZis gadammuSavebeli qarxnebi da macivrebi. sasoflo-sameurneo
institutSi gaixsna meRoreobis fakulteti. samedicino Rorofarmakologiis ganyofileba. da sayovelTao
amoZravebis am qaosSi gonebis horizontze xSirad amotivtivdeboda xolme SoTa qvaTaZis dafnis gvirgviniT
Semkuli Tavi.
sakvebis kaloriulobis samecniero-kvleviTi institutis aspiranti midioda quCaSi da wamdauwum iRimeboda.
nacnobebi gaocebiT Sehyurebdnen, ucnobebi ki yuradRebasac ar aqcevdnen. ramdeni kaci dadis quCaSi, TavisTvis
rom milaparakobs da miiRimis.
meore dRes institutis direqtors sTxova, wliuri
Temis masalebis mosapoveblad xurmoubnis meRoreobis
fermaSi mivlinebiT gamiSvio. ra unda Seiswavloo, sxvaTa Soris hkiTxa direqtorma.
Roris rZis kaloriuloba sxvadasxva sakvebis miRebis
Semdeg, mokled auxsna aspirantma.
kvlevis Sedegebis praqtikuli Rirebuleba?
ver gavige? kiTxva Seubruna SoTam direqtors.
Sedegi visTvis iqneba gamosadegi, warmoebaSi dasanergavad? gauSifra kiTxva institutis xelmZRvanelma.
SoTam gaifiqra: me rom amas yvelaferSi gavutyde,
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vin icis, iqneb momparos idea, an, ukeTes SemTxvevaSi, Tanaavtoroba mainc SemomTavazoso da konkretulad upasuxa:
goWebisaTvis.
meore dRes SoTa qvaTaZem aikida Tavisi aparatebi da
xurmoubnisken gaemgzavra.
mTel duniaze rom gvalva iyos, meRorebis fermis SukaSi talaxi mainc ar gamoileva da uimedod amogangluli miadga aspiranti fermis kars. gamges ar gakvirvebia
SoTas Camosvla, arc mivlinebis mizans gauocebia igi.
gamgem icoda, rom mecnierebi ucnauri xalxia da ra saqmezec ar unda mosuliyvnen xeli unda Seewyo.
Roris rZis mopoveba ioli rodi aRmoCnda.
ormocdaSvidi deda Roridan verc erTi ver daiTanxmes sawveli aparatis SeerTebaze.
aspiranti, meRoreebi da TviT fermis gamgec ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi enagadmogdebulni dasdevdnen nezvebs,
magram amaod.
xelisgulze dayrili rkoTi, xvewniTa da mudariT
Tuki axlos moityuebdnen deda Rors, es ukanaskneli
undoblad Sexedavda ucnaurad atrokebul fermis personals da wamiT Sedgeboda, magram rogorc ki aparati
gaCxakundeboda, nezvi saSineli WyvitiniT gamoxatavda
protests da Zalis poziciaze gadasuli xelidan usxlteboda meRoreebs.
daiRalnen Rorebic da maTi mdevrebic. rogorc iqna,
miimwyvdies kuTxeSi erTi warmosadegi nezvi Tormeti
goWis deda.
moferebiT, dayvavebiT, Tavze sayrelad miwodebuli
rkoTi rogorc iqna gaaCers, gatexes misi nebisyofa.
sawveli aparati rom SeuerTes, nezvma Wama Sewyvita
da aRrutunda, Wyvirili ar dauwyia, Tqven iciT da
Tqvenma kacobam, Tu raime ubedurebas ar SemamTxvevTo,
ismoda mis Tvinier RrutunSi.
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sawveli aparatis garda deda Rors SeuerTes sanerwyve mili, gulis kardioaparti, sekreciis jirkvlebis
wnevis gamzomi, Sardsadinari mili, Termometri.
wuTiT yvela gairinda.
aspiranti usazRvrod bednieri iyo, eqsperimenti iwyeboda.
da swored am dros moxda gauTvaliswinebeli ram: veeberTela nezvs siamovnebisagan Tvlema moeria, Rrutuni
Sewyvita, saeWvod ayiravda, jer marjvniv, kedlisken gadaixara, mere gadaifiqra da mowyvetiT daeca aparatsinjara-Termometrebs, msxvrevisa da tkarcalis xmaze
SeSinda da rezinisa Tu minis milebis nawyvet-namtvrevebi Tan gaiyola.
...nirwamxdari, gunebamoSlili aspiranti mdumared
miarRvevda talaxs avtobusis gaCerebisaken. ukan meRoreobis fermis TanamSromelTa sevdiani procesia mohyveboda.
SoTa qvaTaZisTvis axla ki naTeli gaxldaT, Tu ratom
iyo aqamde Roris rZe Seuswavleli.

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n un u
ara, Cemo daia, ara xar marTali. Sen Tu ase guli
ixeTqe, raRad ginda rame. nu geSinia, saflavSi aravin
Cagyveba. yvela monaxavs Tavis gzas. eubneboda nunu
baRaTuria Tavis Tanaklasels eTer manjaviZes, romelic TxuTmeti welia ar unaxavs da ager, sruliad SemTxveviT, bazarSi waawyda.
marTalia, orives sanovagiT datvirTuli CanTebi eWiraT da saubris dros xelidan xelSi gadahqondaT (arc
dro hqondaT maincdamainc Tavze sayrelad), magram bazris gamosasvlelTan, afTiaqis kuTxeSi midgnen da am
saaT-naxevris win dawyebuli saubris damTavrebas Seecadnen.
qalebi im asakisani iyvnen, yvelaze lamazi asaki rom
hqvia da balzaki rom did imedebs amyarebs. provinciuli
qalaqis pirobaze sakmaod modurad ecvaT. nunus sagazafxulo, Savi tyavis plaSCi da `saboebi~, eTers jinsis sistemis grZeli mosasxami da yavisferi Ceqmebi, Sesuqebul fexebze Zlivs rom eteoda.
Tanaklaselebi gacilebiT ufro momxibvlelni iqnebodnen, aT-aTi kiloTi naklebi wona rom hqonodaT, mag
ram maTi uerTgulesi Rababisa da pirTamde savse CanTebis Semyure advilad daaskvnidi, rom dietiT Tavs didad ar iwuxebdnen.
nunu maRali iyo. SavTvalwarba. mzedakrul loyebze puris marcvlisxela xalebi aCnda sam-oTx adgilas,
tuCebi sisxlisferi pomadiT SeeReba da laparakis dros
`s-s~ inglisuri `th-s~ msgavsad warmoTqvamda.
eTeri saSualo tanis, mkerdsavse qali gaxldaT. saxe
Savgvremani, Tma ferflisferi hqonda. odnav kexiani
lamazi cxviriT da amoburculi tuCebiT botiCelis
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romeliRac madonas emgvaneboda, Cvidmeti wlis rom yofiliyo da tanze Semotmasnili, gazafxulis yvavilebiT
dawinwkluli kaba rom scmoda.
eTer manjaviZes saxeze ganuzomeli mwuxarebis kvali
etyoboda da ise gafacicebiT usmenda mosaubres, TiTqos
Tanaklaselis sityvebs misi momavlisaTvis gadamwyveti
mniSvneloba hqonda.
mkiTxvelis dros da nervebs rom ar vufrTxildebodeT da gaWianurebis moyvaruli mwerlis xvedris gaziarebisa rom ar gveSinodes, daviwyebdiT Tavidan, Tu
rogor Sexvdnen es ori amxanagi bazarSi. Tavdapirvelad
rogor gauWirdaT erTmaneTis cnoba. ramdeni ram Tqves
manamde, sanam eTeri amoioxrebda da nunu baRaTurias
gaagebinebda amazrzen ambavs imis Sesaxeb, rom qmari Ralatobs da amnair sicocxles sikvdili urCevnia.
Cveni novela roca iwyeba, qalbaton eTers damTavrebuli aqvs Tavisi samgloviaro monologi da sityvas nunu
iRebs. nunus movaleoba arcTu iolia, raime saimedo da
xelCasaWidi uTxras megobars, guli gaukeTos, imedis
sxivi mohfinos da cxovrebisaken Semoabrunos.
ase gadareva rava SeiZleba. gekadreba axla Sen es ambavi umaRlesi ganaTlebis qals? gulTan ar miitano-Tqva
rom giTxra, Znelia, sawyeni rava araa, magram arc asea
saqme, Sen rom ggonia. yovel meore gaTxovil qals sWirs es
ambavi, aq nunum miixed-moixeda da megobars saidumlod,
yurSi CasCurCula, gawyda kacebis sinsila. ase yofila
es cxovreba da ras izam axla. Sen Seni Tavi unda aiyvano
xelSi da Rirseba ar unda dakargo. ras hqvia, RmerTo
ki momkali, gavwewav, sadac Semxvdebao, qerZafs Sevasxam
TvalebSio. samsaxurSi mivuvardebi da qveyanas movdeb magis bozobis ambavso. imas mainc ar rcxvenia arafris, rom
rcxvenodes, Sen ggonia izams? rava fiqrob, axla SenTvis
kargi iqneba, Tavs Tu ver Seikaveb? ara, Cemo daia, jer
erTi, qveyana gaigebs, isini Tavisas mainc ar moiSlian da
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Sen qe darCebi gamoWenebuli am qveyanaze, meorec, SeiZleba, Sen rom iqeT erTs etyvi, aqeT ori uaresi giTxras.
mesamec, gamarjvebuli mainc is darCeba. etyoba, SiSi aqvs
Cemi, etyoba, raRacas warmovadgen, raki ase gawiwmatebulao. cxvirs maRla aswevs da TviTon daiwyebs xalxSi
laparaks, ra vqna, vuyvarvar magis qmars da eTeris gulisTvis xom ar gadavikargebi am qalaqidano. ar ici
ra qveyanaSi vcxovrobT? quTaisSi kenWs ver gadaabruneb,
mezoblebma ver gaigon. ki ara piriqiT. Sen viTom araferi
ara ici, Sen viTom arafrad ar Tvli. zogierTma gaxeleba
icis, mova da viTom SenTvis kargi unda, ra vqna, Cemo
kargo, ase da ase laparakobs xalxi da mixede Sens qmarso. icode, Seni pirveli mteri is aris. amnair aramkiTxes
mousmine da civi wyali gadaasxi. vin mogiwvia Cem damrigeblad Sen-Tqva. moclili xalxi ras bJuturobs, ra vici
me-Tqva. Tu qali xar, meorejer ar momitano aseTi ena da
ar gamacino gemoze-Tqva. me Cemi ojaxi maqvs da Cemi mtermoyvare vici, ramdeni usaqmo gombio iqneba, imaze viSli
axla nervebs-Tqva. mainc ram gaTqmevina, qerZafs Sevasxam
TvalebSio. oqrosaviT bavSvebi gyolia. imgenis sacodaobaSi idgam fexs? yvelafers rom Tavi daanebo, giCivlebs
(magnairebs risi rcxveniaT), quCaSi Seuracxyofa momayenao da iqonie mere miliciasTan saqme. rom icode, arc
Sens qmars dausoben Tavze xels. sad muSaobs?
aRmaskomSi.
hoda, gamarjoba Seni. Rupav Seni bavSvebis mamas?
me Sen getyvi, ar eZeben mizezs, vin ranairad gaafuWon
da vis ra Sari mosdon. garyvnilebas ewevao da qe dagisvamen Sens qmars saxlSi. anda, ukeTes SemTxvevaSi, iq
damTavrdeba magis kariera. win wawevaze veRar ifiqrebs.
yvela am saqmes akeTebs Cum-Cumad, mara yvela Sen qmarze
ufro patiosani aRmoCndeba. patara Tu SeekamaTa vinmes,
maSinve wamosZaxeben, Sen Sens gaubedurebul yofaqcevas
mixede da Cveni Wkuis swavlebas daanebe Tavio.
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ise, vin mkiTxavs me, mara, erT rCevas mogcem: ra vici,

daia, me qe vcxovrob am WkuiT (Tormeti wlis gogo myavs), me da Cems qmars xmamaRali sityva ar gviTqvams erTmaneTisTvis. qmari rac naklebad geyvareba, ukeTesia,
vaxtangi sanduxaZe xom gaxsovs Sen?
rogor ar axsovda eTers skolaSi yvelaze lamazi biWi
vaxtang sanduxaZe.
xom yvelam icoda Cveni ambavi, vuyvardi mTeli xuTi
weliwadi da rac marTalia marTalia, mec Zalian miyvarda!
rava Sen?
ara. ar icodi? ar gavyevi sanduxaZes. ra dasamalia,
ise miyvarda, rom weliwad-naxevari vtirodi (Cems qmars
ki araferi gaugia). didxans iyo mere ucolod. am sami
wlis win iTxova vincxa okribeli Steri da rom gavige,
coli SeurTavsTqva, raRa dros Cemi es ambavi iyo, rom
damayara wiTlad tanze da amiwia sicxem, ori dRe gulxeli micaxcaxebda. axla gavige, gaSorebia cols. vicodi,
me TviTon vicodi, ver iguebda magi cols. vaxtangi imnairi tipis biWi iyo, rom ojaxisTvis ar ivargebda. qveyanam
icoda Cveni ambavi. mSoblebic Tanaxma iyvnen. mamamiss ise
vuyvardi, rom Cemi suraTi jibiT dahqonda da qveyanas
uCvenebda, Cemi sarZloao. avwon-davwone da ar gavyevi.
vaxtangi me ise miyvarda, rom magis gadabrunebul sityvas, magis ganze gaxedvas ver avitandi. eg ki ara, maxsovs,
erTxel cekvaze gogia ZoweniZem mis gverdiT ar damayena
da Cemma bRavilma mTlad aiRo yvelaferi.
axlac, Sen ar momikvde, xom amdeni xnis ambavia, quCaSi
rom Semxvdeba, eleT-meleTi momdis, fexi mereva mTvareuliviT da xelebi sad waviRo, ar vici, mainc rCeba
Turme gulSi. mainc sxva yofila pirveli siyvaruli.
pirvelic eg iyo CemTvis da boloc, meti vin miyvarda me.
mere gavTxovdi da samsaxuri bazari saxli, esaa Cemi
marSruti.

elaparakebiT erTmaneTs? angariSmiucemlad hkiTxa

eTer manjaviZem.
laparakiT ara. ise gamarjobas veubnebiT. uwin gamirboda. erT mxareze Tu me mivdiodi, is meoreze gadadioda. damnaSave viyavi, kacma rom Tqvas, aba, ra viyavi. guSin
ro gulSi exutebode kacs da erTgulebas eficebode da
xval rom sxvas gayve, ase iyo Cemi ambavi.
ranairad?
am Cemma qmarma (narouSvilia gegeWkoridan, Cvens
mezoblad cxovrobda, gemo-kvebas amTavrebda, diplomze
iyo) maSvali gamomigzavna. arc mifiqria, Tu vundodi,
TviTonac ar ugrZnobinebia. televizorze Semodioda
xandaxan CvenTan da mamaCems elaparakeboda. ra vici me,
ras laparakobdnen, xom ici, roca ar gainteresebs kaci,
zedac ar uyureb. dedaCemi (sawyali maSin cocxali myavda) da mamaCemi karSi damxvdnen, Svilo, niko narouSvilma
Seni xeli gvTxovao. gamecina. romeli xeli marjvena
Tu marcxena-meTqi? mamaCemma warbebi Sehyara, araa Seni
saglaxao is biWi da daufiqrdi Sens saqmes. xval im kacs
an ase unda vuTxraT da an iseo.
vifiqre mTeli Rame. SamfuriviT vitriale loginSi.
avwon-davwone. imdeni nakli movuZebne am Cems vaxtangia
saduxaZes, rom araTu Cemi Rirsi, saerTod qalis Rirsi
araa-Tqva, ase davaskveni Cems gulSi. xom ici, Cvidmeti
wlis suleli gogo. meore dRes mSoblebs gamovucxade,
narouSvils mivyvebi-Tqva. dedaCems kovzi gauvarda xelidan, mamaCems ar gakvirvebia. movida da Sublze makoca.
xeli movawereT, qorwili gadavixadeT da Tormeti
welia, giTxari, misi ar iyos, nikos coli var. netavi
RmerTma Cems erTaderT gogos Seaxvedros imnairi bedi,
me rom maqvs. wynari, mSvidi cxovreba. rac gvaqvs (simdidres mis dReSi ar gamovkidebivarT), qe mainc Cveni
naSovni gvaqvs da tkbilad, dawynarebulad vWamT. niko
imnairi kacia, or sityvas zedmets ar getyvis. aTasnair

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xasiaTzea adamiani, xom ici dRes. xandaxan rom moval

saxlSi, raRacaze guli momiva da imnairs vifren, mere
me TviTon meSinia da vfiqrob, vaxtangis coli rom vyofiliyav da vaxtangisTvis gamebedna es, xom damafSvnida
jam-WurWels Tavze-meTqi.
siyvaruliT, ver dagimalav, Cemo daia, maincdamainc
ar miyvars, magram Zalian SeveCvieT erTmaneTs da sxva
qmari verc ki warmomidgenia. Turme ase namjobinara, ar
SeiZleba Turme gagiJebuli siyvaruliT giyvardes qmari.
Cemi institutis daqalebidan siyvaruliT vinc gaTxovda,
naxevari weliwad-naxevarSi ukan gamoiqca da naxevars iseTi joxlewvobia aqvs saxlSi gamarTuli, rom Seni mteri.
guls araferze vixeTqav. daagviandeba, mSvidad var,
adre mova, arc magaze viklav sixaruliT Tavs. me ar
gavigo da me ar davinaxo, vuTxari imisi ar iyos, da rac
unda is uqnia. ise arc TviTonaa maincdamainc qalebis
moyvaruli. ojaxis nametani erTgulia. amdeni xania Cemi
qmaria da jer mTvrali ar minaxavs. zogierTma qe rom
icis, xelfasis naxevars RvinoSi rom daxarjavs da mSieri hyavs col-Svili, gagigonia? kapiki, Sauri. moitans
xelfass da magidaze dadebs. Tu rameSi daWirda (amxanagebSi gamowyvetili ki ar aris), metyvis da mivcem. misi
naSromi da naSovni araa?
ase vcxovrob, Cemo daia, es yvelaferi axla ratom
giTxari, ici? aRaraa axla gadarevis da siyvarulis dro.
aravin araa Rirsi, Cemo eTeri, misi gulisTvis Tvalebi
daiTxaro da iTavcemo. patara unda gaicivo guli, Tvara
daitanjebi. ram SegaSina, angeloziviT bavSvebi gyavs da
imgens mouare. magnairi istoriebi Sens qmars nu geSinia,
bevri eqneba.
ra Wkua vqeni, vaxtangs rom ar wavyevi colad. jer
maSin bavSvi iyo da buzebiviT exveodnen qalebi. lamazi
kaci qmrad, gamigonia, daiko? sisxls gamiSrobda, vici
me. im Cemi dauTavebuli Sarval-perangiT sxvasTan wavi370

doda, ikotrialebda da saRamos isev Cemi saban-safxeki

da mosavleli iqneboda. ar minda, batono, arc amnairi
siyvaruli minda. venacvale Cems qmars, qe mainc guli
sagules maqvs, vici, TavSi keti rom vurtya, xurdas ar
damibrunebs, ojaxs ar uRalatebs, TeTrisa da Savis
garCeva icis, karts ar iTamaSebs da sayvarlebi ar Semomimtvreven kars.

* * *
am saubridan erTi welic ki ar iyo gasuli, rom
narouSvilebis ojaxSi sazareli ambavi datrialda. nunu
baRaTuriam Tavi CamoixrCo.
arc werili dautovebia, rogorc qmar-Svili amtkicebda, arc raime konkretuli sababi hqonia wina dReebSi wonasworobis dakargvis ki ara, Tundac ubralo
aRelvebisa.
amitomac nunus TviTmkvlelobis mizezi mTeli qalaqisaTvis ucnobi darCa.
Tumca werili rom daetovebina, SeiZleba arc is yofiliyo erTaderTi da sando wyaro nunus am qveynidan
wasvlis mizezis dasadgenad.
adamianebi gulwrfelni zogjer TavianT ukanasknel
striqonebSic ar arian.

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sevda
Semodgomispiri.
wvimiani, uamuri sveli Rame.
Tormets karga xania gadaSorda.
mecxre masivis mikrodasaxleba `saamuri cxovrebis~
centralur quCaze me-5a korpusis pirveli sarTuli axladgaxsnil sasursaTo maRazias uWiravs. am maRaziis daluqul karTan zis Ramis daraji makar maxaTaZe. vedroSi cecxli unTia, fexebSua tulis sistemis orvazniani
`centralka~ udevs da xelebs iTbobs. xandaxan Tavs awevs
da marcxena mxares gaixedavs. marcxena mxares qsovilebis
maRazia `Tina vaSlovanelia~. makari am maRaziasac darajobs. ormag xelfass iRebs da yovelRame morigeobs.
arasauwyebo dacvis ufrosobam es gamonaklisi imitom
dauSva, rom, mogexsenebaT, Ramis darajebi Wirs.
darajs cecxlis aTinaTi TiTebs uwiTlebs da saxe
ze ecema. SexedvisTanave mis saxeze uxeS TeTr ulvaSs
SeniSnavT. mejRanis xelebiviT farToTiTeba da arwivis WvangebiviT damskdar-daRarul xelebs erTmaneTze
ise Ronivrad usvams, rom cecxlis tkacatkucze ufro
makaris gamomSrali xelebis xraSuni ismis. saTvale
cxvirze Camoscurebia da Camovardnaze aqvs. kacma rom
Tqvas, rad unda am SuaRamisas saTvale?
sinaTlis wreSi viRac Semovida.
makarma Tavi aswia. mis win maRali, yabalaxiani moxuci
dgas.
gamarjoba!
darajma salamze ugemurad upasuxa: `vinme Zilgate
xili iqneba. ena eqaveba albaT da guls gamiwyalebs axla
gauTavebeli lailaiT~, _ gaifiqra man.
cecxli davinaxe da aqeT wamovedi. sxva eSxi aqvs
cecxls mainc. makari usityvod wamodga. Tofi kedels
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miayuda. maRaziis ezoSi Sevida, carieli yuTi gamoitana

da ucnobs fexebTan daumxo.
dabrZandi.
moxuci didxans jdeboda.
darajma vedroSi nafotebi Cayara, Tofi kvlav muxlebSua Caido da dajda.
isini uxmod Sehyurebdnen erTmaneTs.
dumils maspinZeli arRvevs.
Sesaxlda yvela Tqvens korpusSi?
ucnobs gaecina.
ra ici, axalmosaxle rom var?
am saxlSi mcxovrebi dRe-RameSi oTxjer mainc gamivlis win. xom ici, maRaziis iqeT gza ara aqvs aravis. Sen
jer ar minaxavxar. im rvasarTulianidan iqnebi.
ki.
romeli sarTuli Segxvda?
mexuTe.
sadauri xar?
vereli.
Sors ki wamosulxar, magram ara uSavs, SeeCvevi.
me rom awi amas SeveCvevi, ise SeeCvia Cemi mteri.
Cemi SesaCvevi adgili, miqel-gabrieli rom gamamwesebs,
iqaa. sami Tvea gadmovediT. Sesaxleba eqvsi Tvis dawyebulia. Cems sadarbazoSi marto xuTi ojaxi vcxovrobT.
sxva binebi daketilia, rom hkiTxo, binebi uWirso xalxs,
misces da uari ar Tqva. SeiZleba axla aleqsandrovis
baRSi dgas da mdgmurebs eZebs. ra mindoda aqeT. sibereSi siqaCleo, raRa dros Cemi abargeba iyo. orjer mxa
ri meqca. ginaxavs kaci, sakuTar saxls rom ver agnebda?
daWames qalebma da ojaxobam erTmaneTi. avdeqiT da gaviyareT mama-Svili. ar gamodis, ara. ori ojaxi erT WerqveS ar gamodis, rac ar unda uloco. imaT Tavisi Wkua
aqvT, Tavisi stumari, momsvleli-wamsvleli, Cemi coli
erTi gulmtkivani qalia. aman rom erTi uTxra, iman ori
upasuxa da meti ki araferi unda Cxubs. am mizezma gadmomagdo aqeT, Torem ra mindoda, `saamur cxovrebaSi~
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eqskursiazec ar vyofilvar. saSveli ar hqonia kacis

cxovrebas. sanam bolomde ar waganTxevinebs cxviridan,
Tu oriode kargi dRe ganaxa, ar mogeSveba.
makari xmas ar iRebs. icis, axla moxuci sigarets amoi
Rebs, muguzalze moukidebs, oriode nafazs daartyams
da gaagrZelebs Tavis ambavs. aseTebs SekiTxvebis micemac
ar sWirdebaT. msmeneli undoda da movida. mTel Tavis cxovrebas Camofqvavs axla. mere, TiTqos tvirTi
moicilao, adgeba da wava. amnairebi rom ar modiodnen,
ra gaZlebda ase vedrosTan dayunculi. xandaxan Rame ise
Caivlis, kaci ar gamogelaparakeba, gamolaparakebas Tavi
daanebe, salamsac aravin getyvis.
murTaz CaCxiani var me. stumarma cali fexi gaWima,
ulvaSze xeli Camoisva da Caaxvela. Seetyo, ar eloda, Tu
misi saxelis gagonebaze daraji fexze ar wamovardeboda
da ar hkiTxavda ras laparakobT, nuTu is cnobili
murTaz CaCxiani brZandebiT Tqveno. makari araTu fexze
ar wamovardnila, Tvalic ar dauxamxamebia, cecxls Cascqeroda da yrud axvelebda.
Tumca ra mniSvneloba aqvs axla, samocdaToTxmeti
wlis ginda murTaz CaCxiani iyavi da ginda nugzar amilaxvari. me mgonia, yofili murTaz CaCxiani var-meTqi,
rom meTqva, ajobebda.
ratom, Se kaco, adamiani yofili sikvdilis Semdegaa.
yofili xar aba ra. Seni am qveyanaze erT dros arseboba rom veravisTvis dagimtkicebia. ra xar axla, is
miTxari Sen, Tvara, es viyavi gramafonSia.
ra moxele brZandebiT?
viyavi. gamkeTebeli da Camdeni viyavi erTi sityviT.
qalaqSi erT-or kacs, meti rom ar vTqva, SiSi da ridi
hqonda Cemi.
ganabobdiT? damcemi iyaviT?
ase vTqvaT.
murTaz CaCxianma TeTri, quTuToebze Camowolili
warbebidan iribad gaxeda darajs. gagiJeba SeiZleba, arc
Rameuli stumris saqmianobis gamxelas umoqmedia ma
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karze. igi weRandelze ufro mSvidad Cahyurebs cecxls.

Cemi xnis kacis sxvagan gadasaxleba sisulelea. kaci
imiT xar kaci, Tu ra saxeli da gamavloba gaxlavs da
gamSvenebs. vin micnobs aq me? vis raSi vundivar? rac
aq gadmovsaxldi, TiTqosda farda daeSva, mTeli Cemi
cxovreba iqeT darCa. viRacam TiTqos uxilavi xeliT Semomafcqvna, rac mamkobda da maamayebda. Semomafcqvna,
da damtova mSralze marto saxelisa da gvaris amara. es
saxeli da gvari ki arafers eubneba guSindelgamoCekil
lawiraks. taqsis rigSi, SeiZleba, win gadagixtes da Tu
patara moqaCe mklavze, ise gagiyris spics mucelSi, rom
xeli ar autokdeba. cixis meti ra minaxavs, erTimeoreze
rom viangariSo kai ocdaSvidi weli vijeqi. cixeSi Seni
miyvanisTanave daadgenen patimrebi, vin xar, ras warmoadgen, ra saqmeebi gikeTebia da mere imis mixedviT gafaseben, ra Camosxmac brZandebi. aq kaciSvils ar ainteresebs,
vis daekarge, vina xar. kacis ase gawirva gagigia, batono?
didxans dadiodi?
sad, batono?
saqmeze.
lombardi rom gatexes, quTaisis ocdacxramet wels,
im saqmeSi verie me. Cemi naxaziT moxda is saqme. mere gadasaxleba, cimbiri. oTxi `pabegi~ maqvs gakeTebuli da
oTxive sufTad. bolos, omisSemdgom damiWires, banki waviReT naRvarevis saraiono banki. Sesruleba unaklo iyo
da Ziebasac xeli hqonda dabanili, mara erTi qurdis sayvarelTan gvqonda sam Rames fuli Senaxuli da ori wlis
mere im qalma gagvyida. qali amnair saqmeSi ar unda gario.
roca uyvarxar, Seni gulisTvis sakuTar mamas SeaWmevs
Tagvis Saqars, magram moSordebi da gaTavebulia saqme.
yvelaze didi mteri isaa Seni. ramdeni abragi gaafuWa
qalma, rom icode, giwevs mklavze da uyvebi yvelafers,
ar itoveb uTqmels arafers. ggonia, ase erTguli iqneba
sikvdilamde. mogwyindeba is qali, daixurav quds da waxval. Sen ggonia amiT damTavrda yvelaferi? ara, Wirime,
qali Tavis siyvaruls Zmrad amogadens. SurisZiebad ga375

daiqceva, Tavbeds gawyevlinebs. ar Wamo da saidumlo qalTagans, ra axlobelic ar unda iyos Seni, ar gaumxilo.
bolos mosawyenia yvelaferi, xom ici Sen, aRar gamodioda
Cemgan ukve. goRad davjeqi. qurdebs vzrdidi, vaJkacobas,
amtanobas, gatanas vaswavlidi. axla rom yvela pacana Tavis Tavs qurds eZaxis, ase ki araa saqme. patiosani qurdis
saxels damsaxureba da gafrTxileba unda. ise gavzarde
Cemi biWi, rom Cemi saqmianobis Sesaxeb araferi gaugia. axlac ar icis, raze vijeqi. ra saTqmelia axla yvelaferi
es, kaci Tavis siglaxes ar unda yvebodes, mara me rasac
vakeTebdi, patiosnad vakeTebdi da Cemi vaJkacobisaTvis
Crdili arasodes mimiyenebia.
Turme yvelaferi cvTeba, yvelaferi daviwyebas eZleva. me ki ara, qveyanas azanzarebda xalxi da imaTi xsenebac
aRaraa dRes. bednierebaa Turme, kaci rac xar, imad rom
mokvdebi. me axla rom movkvde, sxva kacad movkvdebi. qalaqis am Soreul gareubanSi Cem satirladac aravin mova.
bevri ver gaigebs. yvela ki ar kiTxulobs am Sens gazeTs.
am masivis am korpusSi samocdaaTs gadaSorebuli viRac
beberi gardaicvalao, ase gavardeba Cven kvartalSi xma.
ar sjobda amas, iq movmkvdariyavi Cems saqmeze, an cixeSi
movekali vinmes?
ezo, Cemo batono, patara ezo. ra yofila, kaco, misi
fasi. saRamoze kamaTlis aqeT gamomgorebels rom ver
iSovi, cxovrebaa is cxovreba? yvela Tavis binaSia Sebudrul-SeyuJuli. veraze, axla, qarvaslebi arc iq mqonda,
magram Camoxvidodi ezoSi, kacs daelaparakebodi, Sensas
etyodi, misas getyoda, ra varT meti, aba, Cven? xorci
ar iWmeva Cveni da Zvali. vuare am rvasarTulian saxls
irgvliv, arc ezo, arc dasajdomi arsad. binaSi Sesvla
sxva saqmea. daukakuno unda kacs, Seawuxo, miwi-mowio.
egeba ar exaliseba Seni stumroba. stumroba hqvia, kacs
rom miadgebi saxlSi. yvela TavisTvis CumaTobs axla da
yvela raRacas CirTifirTobs. yvelaze kai is iyo veraze,
Cemo batono, rom vicnobdiT yvela erTmaneTs da Cveni ulvaSi, namusis qudi gvexura yvelas. aq ise wamoga376

jdeba viRaca ZaRli da mamaZaRli Tavze, rom sicocxles

gagimwarebs. moklav, raRas moklav, mokvlis dro wavida.
sityva `Zveli biWi~ aRarcaa xmarebaSi axla. Tu amogiyvanda suls yrontSi, esrodi SublSi da gauswordebodi
erTxel da samudamod. axla? axla Sens guls unda Seaskde, nervebis Wama unda daiwyo. `kaci moklao~, sxvas ki
arafers ityvian. iyo is kaci sasicocxlo saerTod? xom
ar wamlavda qveyanas Tavisi cxovrebiT da jaxiriT am
duniaze? esaa gasarkvevi.
araferze ar mwydeba guli ise, rogorc Cems ZaRlze.
monadire kaci var da monadire uZaRlod, mogexsenebaT,
igivea, rac mesiminde uToxoT. Cemi Svili da rZalic
moZebnian Tavis gzas, SviliSvilebic daizrdebian. mec,
rogorRac iqneba, gavaTrev Cems darCenil wuTisofels
bolomde, mara rac me mezobelma ZaRlebze saqme miqna,
mosisxle mteri ar uzams mosisxles. ori ZaRli myavda
aq rom gadmovedi. beberi pointeri, yurSas veZaxdiT
Zukna iyo, magram viriviT muSa meZebari da Svili misi
brolia. brolias naxvas araferi sjobda. swori zurgi,
maRla aweuli cxviri da Camozrdili laSebi. mis naxvas
araferi sjobda-meTqi qe giTxari. erTi wlis iyo. samjer-oTxjer myavda mwyerze, gamagiJa pirdapir. lekvi
iyo da iseT nabuls akeTebda, rom Semircxvenia yvela
gamocdili meZebari. sanam ar SeuZaxebdi, ar mividoda.
imden xans hyavda mwyeri nabulze, rom Tavisuflad gamocvlidi TofSi orive vaznas. mexuTe sarTulze rogori Sesanaxavia ZaRlebi, magram ra meqna. suls amoviclidi da imaTi momSorebeli ar viyavi. ZaRli daiyefebs
xandaxan, aba ra iqneba. SemiCnda karis mezobeli. rvajer
damiwera CaCxiani meZaRlea (ZaRli miakvda mis patronmyvarebels) da ar masvenebso; Rame ver viZineb, yefiT
ikleben yvelaferso. ori Tve vebrZole aRmaskoms da
milicias. ilaji rom gamiwyda, taqsiT waviyvane orive
ZaRli marneulisken, axalsofelSi puris yanebSi, yelsabamze orives saxeli da jiSi davawere da gavuSvi. kai
xelaze taqss fexdafex mosdevdnen gagiJebulebi. ver
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gaiges, ra moxda. aseT muxTlobas ZaRli patronisagan ar

moelis. axlac Tvalwin midgas maTi Tvinieri, sayvareli
Tvalebi. gayidviT me imaT ver gavyididi. Cems yurSasa da
broliaSi aRebuli fuliT purs ver vWamdi me. Tu vinme
RvTian-madlianma kacma ipova, xom kargi, Tu ara da vin
icis sad dawanwaloben axla Cemi xelisgulze gazrdili
ZaRlebi, upatronod mouvlel-mouxedavad, gavelurebul-gaxvadagebulebi.
kacma kacs ase unda mogiklas guli? ra varT Cven meti
erTmaneTisTvis? brolia mesizmreba xSirad. ici ra iyo?
dasaxatavi ZaRli. wels pirvelad naxa Tovli, Tebervali
axali damdgari iyo, kirovis parkSi gamoviyvane, maxsovs,
gagiJda lekvi. ra aris es, ra iyreba cidano. xteboda,
Zlivs vakavebdi, xteboda maRla da eniT iWerda Tovls.
mis yurebas araferi sjobda. gamvlelebi Cerdebodnen da
Tavze usvamdnen xels. brolia ki, Tovls uyefda, xteboda, fantelebs enas uyofda, erT ambavSi iyo.
vedroSi cecxli miinavla. makar maxaTaZem erTi-orjer
Tavi Caaqana muxlebisaken, am TvlemaSi Tofi gadauvarda,
aiRo da iqve miayuda kedels.
murTaz CaCxians ewyina. wamodga, yabalaxi gaiswora da
sxvisi xmiT uTxra darajs:
waval axla, ori iqneba ukve. gadamereva dedaberi.
Senc geZineba, ise gatyob. xvalac gamogivli, vilaparakoT.
nel-nela, beWebis rweviT miirxeoda sibneleSi da male
misi fexis xmac Sewyda.
murTaz CaCxiani meore dRes ki ara, saerTod aRar gamoCenila.
ver vityvi, makar maxaTaZe mouTmenlad eloda-meTqi.
makars magisTanebi unaxavs da mousmenia?

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n em si
saRamos cxra saaTi, ha da ha, roca kaligrafisti vasil
menabde meoTxe sadarbazoSi Sevida da liftis Rilaks
TiTi daaWira.
qariani amindi idga da vasils yovel SemTxvevisaTvis
sawvimari moexura, Tumca igi iqve, meore sadarbazoSi,
cxovrobda da operaciis warmatebiT dagvirgvinebis SemTxvevaSic ki fexiT ociode nabijis gavla Tu mouwevda.
karg saqmeze ar midioda kaligrafisti vasil menab
de. saxlmmarTveli beno saldaZe unda gaelanZRa. unda
gaelanZRa qaragmulad ki ara, gadakruli frazebiT ki
ara (nawyeni adamianebi andazebs rom ucvlian erTmaneTs),
unda gaelanZRa ukanaskneli sityvebiT. am gadawyvetilebamde erTbaSad ar misula. wlebis ganmavlobaSi grovdeboda risxva kaligrafistis gulSi, magram moTminebis
fiala piramde maSin aevso, roca guSin diliT, kantoraSi
misuls, mdivanma gogonam moaxsena: Tqvens cnobas saxl
mmarTvelma xeli ar moawerao. ukanonos iTxovda rames menabde? Tqvenc ar momikvdeT. sWirdeboda cnoba
sacxovrebeli adgilidan, rom urTierTdaxmarebis salarodan fuli mieRo. vTqvaT, urTierTdaxmarebis salaro
arafer SuaSi yofiliyo, ise ar unda miecaT kacisaTvis
cnoba sacxovrebeli adgilidan? miT umetes, rom saqme
karis mezobels exeboda. saxlmmarTvelic xom am as samocbinian aTsarTulian saxlSi cxovrobda. ra iyo, ras
anerviulebda sakuTari sidedrisagan am isedac gamwarebul menabdes? ar iyo kargi kaci beno, ver davmalav.
saxlSia? hkiTxa benos meuRles da iataks daCere
bulma, vin icis, meramdened gaimeora saxlmmarTvelisaTvis misaxleli pirveli fraza (`ra ginda, ras merCi, Se
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unamuso!~). mTavaria, es pirveli sityvebi damajereblad

vuTxra, mere TviTonac mipasuxebs rames da aewyoba Cxubio.
mobrZandiT, TiTqos raRacas xvdebao, maspinZel
qals SeSfoTebuli saxe hqonda.
beno fanjarasTan, nikelisTavian sawolze, TavSexveuli iwva. saxeloebwakapiwebuli TeTri perangidan WaRariT mosili mklavebi mouCanda. stumars moeCvena, rom
saxlmmarTvels feric wasvloda.
mobrZandi, Cemo vaso. am skamze dajeqi, kisris motrialeba miWirs. rodis gaige, vin giTxra? benom erTmaneTs miayola naRvelgareuli susti xmiT da arabul
skamze daSvebul mezobels xeli gauwoda.
gasalanZRavad mosuli daibna, TiTebi erTmaneTs
gadaaWdo da sxvisi xmiT amoRerRa:
axla miTxres, am wuTas. rogor moxda, ra iyo, seriozulia rame?
adamiani erT wuTSia Turme. Cemi Tavi janmrTeli
megona. araferi iseTi sanerviuloc ar Semxvedria, kacma
rom Tqvas. ase ori saaTi iqneboda, TaTbirs rom movrCi,
am adgilas, yurebis gaswvriv, kefa amtkivda. albaT cudad medo baliSze wuxel Tavi-meTqi. sanam is gogo Cais
moitanda, yurebma Suili damiwyo da TvalSi sinaTle
davkarge. gons rom movedi, saswrafos eqimi madga Tavze.
nu geSiniaT, batono, patara wnevam agiwiaTo. nemsebi
gamikeTes, papaverinio, Tu raRacas eZaxian. saxlSi momiyvanes da damawvines. ase modis sikvdili? es varT sul?
nu geSinia, Cemo beno, wnevam SegaSina, Se kaco?
guli gaukeTa saxlmmarTvels vaso menabdem da Semdeg
saubarma swored iseTi saxe miiRo, rogoric imarTeba xolme avadmyofsa da sanaxavad misul janmrTel
megobars Soris.
naxevari saaTis mosuli arc ki iyo vasil menabde, rom
meoTxe sadarbazoSi mZleosanTa mwvrTneli besarion keJeraZe Sevida da liftis Rilaks TiTi daaWira. besari380

ons sportuli piJamo ecva, xolo piJamos marcxena mxa

res, gulTan, kremlis gamosaxuleba exata. mwvrTneli
aSkarad aRelvebuli Canda. mis ZmisSvils, soflidan
Camosul students, am diliT mesamed uTxra uari Caweraze saxlmmarTvelma. arada students yvelaferi rigze hqonda; daswrebulze swavlobda da mis gancxadebas
rezoluciac ki edo Caweris Sesaxeb. `naklebi rom gamova
adamianisSvili! kai saqmis gakeTeba rom ar uweria TavSi!
ra unda, ras erCis am bavSvs? aval axla da magrad gavlanZRav! aRar damTavrda Seni mizezebi, Se gvelo-meTqi?
ase vetyvi swored. gavlanZRav da davkargav kidec samudamod. CemTvis aRar iarsebebs mkvdari-cocxali. me magis
saxlSi fexis damdgmeli ar var!~ fiqrobda besarion
keJeraZe da roca benos meuRlem kari gauRo, bodiSmouxdelad miaxala.
beno mindoda.
sawol oTaxSi Sesvlisas besarionma jer vasos CamoarTva xeli da mere benosken gaiwia. Semobrunda, qudi
skamze dado, avadmyofs orive xeli Seageba, swrafadve
Semotrialda, qudi aiRo da dajda ise, rom saldaZisTvis Tvali ar moucilebia.
madlobeli var, Cemo besarion, ratom Sewuxdi?! sad
gecala axla Sen Cem sanaxavad! saxlmmarTveli Wers
Sescqeroda.
ra mocla undoda, Se kaco, aba, ra varT meti erTmaneTis! avadaao, rom miTxres, Tavzari dameca. rao, raSia,
Tu Zma xar, saqme? ra giTxres eqimebma? mwvrTnels ar
egona, Tu gardasaxvis amodena unari gaaCnda. Tavisi Tavis usazRvrod kmayofili iyo, rom saCxubrad mosulma
ase swrafad daioka nervebi da mosiyvarule mezoblis
niRabi ase bunebrivad moirgo.
sanam saxlmmarTveli stumars uambobda, Tu rogor
aewva kefa sxdomis Semdeg, rogor dauwyo yurebma Suili
da sanam mdivani gogona Cais Semoitanda, rogor dakarga goneba, meoTxe sadarbazoSi kidev Sevida erTi kaci.
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liftis Rilaks TiTi daaWira, magram kabinas ar daucada,

Rrmad amoioxra da Cqari nabijiT auyva kibes.
es kaci gaxldaT santeqnikosi anzor fxalaZe. naRvarevis CasaxvevTan, marcxniv, boZebze Semdgari saamxanago
saxli ar dgas? swored am saxlis saqvabes emsaxureboda
dRevandlamde anzori. guSin erT saqmeze Seagvianda da
wyalsaqaCi Zrava droze ver CarTo. Tavis kacur saqmeze
Seagvianda. iseT saqmeze gaxldaT, cols rom ver gaumxel.
ar daqceula qveyana. anzori wesieri kacia, magram erTi
piri Zili wyalsac uwevso, naTqvamia. am diliT kantoridan daurekes, modi, Tavs uSvele, beno saldaZe mdivans
Seni moxsnis proeqts abeWdvinebso. midis axla anzori
saxlmmarTvelTan saCxubrad. mieT-moeTebs ar dauwyebs.
oqro xelobis kacia, oTxmocmaneTian samsaxurs yvelgan
iSovis. `kaci xar amis mere, Seno? etyvis anzori saxlmmarTvels, Senc ityvi, adamianis guli maqvso? qurdulad rom mxsni, damibare, miTxari, erTi SeniSvna mainc
momeci? Svidi welia saqvabes vemsaxurebi, yofila SemTxveva, droze ar CamerTos Zrava? giCivlebdi sasamarTloSi da gasrolinebdi kudiT qvas araswori brZanebisaTvis,
magram amas ratom ar vizam ici? kidev rom aRar meqnes
SenTan saqme. Senma yurebam da SenTan Sexvedram meti rom
aRar momiwios. mimifurTxebia Seni saqvabisaTvis da Seni
kacobisaTvis, saerTod!~ ase etyvis, gamoijaxunebs
kars da wamova.
ramdenime wuTis Semdeg santeqnikosi anzor fxalaZe
vasil menabdesa da besarion keJeraZes Soris ijda da
avadmyof saxlmmarTvels TvalebSi Sehyurebda.
Sen mainc saidan gaige, Cemo anzor, vin giTxra? wnevadartymuli usazRvrod kmayofili iyo.
ra gageba undoda, noeviC, mTeli quCa magaze laparakobs. saavadmyofod gcalia axla, noeviC, Sen?
miqel-gabrieli ar dagidevs, gcalia Tu ara, Caicina saxlmmarTvelma.
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aTasi ubeduri dadis am qveyanaze. ra xeli aqvs SenTan miqel-gabriels jer? kai kacs rom ar daetakos,
RvTis piridan gadavardnili cotaa? anzor fxalaZe
iseTi eqstaziT laparakobda, rom vasilma da besarionma
eWviT gadmoxedes.
eh, Cemo anzor, vin gifasebs kai kacobas! xom gagigonia, mwifes esrodnen da mkvaxe cviodao. miqel-gabriels
rom sia uWiravs xelSi, im siaSi kai da glaxa erTmaneTis
gverdzea moqceuli. Rirsebis mixedviT ki araa dalagebuli wamsvlel-damrComi, SeiSno benom Tavisi mdgomareoba.
alfavitzea albaT, sityva SeaSvela vasil menabdem.
ra iyo mainc, ra dagemarTa, rom dagvixeTqe gulebi?
Sors gautia santeqnikosma.
orze movrCi dRes TaTbirs. marto rom davrCi, me
vTqvi, gazeTebs gadavxedav-Tqva. sanerviulo, kacma rom
Tqvas, arc TaTbirze iyo rame da gazeTSi xom yvelafer
kai weria. am adgilas, yurebis gaswvriv, kefa amtkivda.
cudad medo albaT baliSze wuxel Tavi-meTqi. sanam Cais
Semoitandnen, yurebma Suili damiwyo da mere aRaraferi
maxsovs...
mesamed yveboda avadmyofobis ambavs beno, da rom
daamTavra, gaifiqra, cota unda Sevkveco, Torem, rogorc Cans, dRes bevri mnaxveli mova da ase dawvrilebiT
Tu vuambe yvelas, wnevis aweva maSin naxeo.

***
liftis kabina rom daeSva, samivem TiTqmis erTdroulad amoixvneSa. mdumared Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs. xmis
amoReba arc erTs ar surda, radganac cal-calke yvelas
egona, rom danarCeni ori saCxubrad ki ara, marTla avadmyofis sanaxavad iyo misuli.
da gulSi samives rcxvenoda. ratom? ris gamo? amisaT383

vis angariSi ver miecaT. raRacaSi damnaSaved grZnobdnen

Tavs wnevaaweuli saxlmmarTvelis winaSe.
boZTan suleli gogia idga da TiTqos maT naxvas elodao, xeli dauqnia, modiT, gamocanas getyviTo!
mividnen.
gogiam cxviri moixoca, joxi erTi xelidan meoreSi
gadainacvla, maRla aixeda da daiwyo:
pawawina wvercancaras
saqme andes didiao,
xan Tu wveriT mierWoba,
xanac kudiT hkidiao.
kaci! yvelas daaswro besarion keJeraZem.
ver mogarTvi! gogiam misTvis Cveuli Rimili aifara saxeze, aqao da did saidumlos vmalavo.
Sen gviTxari! ugemurad Tqva anzorma.
nemsi, Tqve Sterebo, nemsi! gamoacxada gogiam da
qveyanaze ubednieresi kacis siciliT gaicina.

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t kivil i
kapiton cercvaZes marilebi daugrovda. roca es diagnozi dausves, ukve gvian iyo. avadmyofoba, rom ityvian, Zval-rbilSi hqonda gamjdari. arasworma mkurnalobam CixSi moaqcia Tqveni senio, ganucxada eqimma da aba,
amaze ufro naTels da sanugeSos eqimi ras getyvis. ver
mixeda droze Tavs qalaq patrigeTis delfinariumis
statistikosma kapiton cercvaZem. am xuTi wlis win majebis tkivili rom igrZno da mxrebi daumZimda, qarebiao
uTxres da mTeli weliwadi moxarSuli dafnis wvens svamda, mere idayvis moxra da TiTebis gaSla-mokecvac rom
gauWirda, viRacam uTxra: saxsrebi gaqvs gacivebulio.
wamalic aswavles asi cali vazis foToli unda xarSo
erT vedro wyalSi, sanam wyali naxevramde ar daduRdeba, naxarSs TiTo kovzi Tafli unda daumato da dReSi
samjer Wamis win dalioo. esec ar dauklia. bolos, moJamuli iqnebio da Sealocvina kidec, magram araferma
uSvela. am xuTi wlis ganmavlobaSi mxolod eqimbaSebis
da mkiTxavebis imedze iyo es seriozuli kacio? ikiTxavs
sruliad samarTlianad nawyeni mkiTxveli. mTlad esec
ar yofila saqme. paralelurad kapitoni ubnis eqimTanac
dadioda, `urodans~ svamda. ubnis eqimi yoveli gasinjvisas aimedebda, xom xedav, ukeTesad xar, im kviraSi ase
iyavio? xom iciT, eqimis tyuilsac magiuri Zala aqvs.
kapitoni is erTi dRe, marTlac kargad grZnobda Tavs,
magram meore dRes yvela saxsari erTad rom etyoda
uars, Tavbeds iwyevlida, ubnis eqimis mimarTac usiamovno fiqrebi gahkravda gulSi, magram statistikosi
moridebuli kaci iyo da raionis poliklinikas yoveldRe xom ver Seawuxebda.
fenjgires Teslis naxarSmac rom ar uSvela, erTbaSad
gautyda guli medicinaze da avadmyofobas minebda. eq25. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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ims da wamals veRar gaagonebdiT. sacodavi sanaxavi iyo

delfinariumis statistikosi. samocsmitanebul martoxela kacs, Wiqa wylis mimwodebelic rom aravin hyavda
Sin, es undoda kidev? dajdeboda adgoma uWirda, idga
didis vai-vaglaxiT unda damjdariyo. fexebze TiTqos
wisqvilis dolabebi dahkideso, werisas kalmistari ise
Seacivdeboda TiTebSi, rom, Tu meore xels ar daaxmarda, ver gamoiRebda. sxvisi Tqma rad undoda, TviTonve
igrZno, rom muSaoba aRar SeeZlo da samsaxuridan ganTavisufleba iTxova. `Tavs riTi irCeno~, direqtorma
rom hkiTxa, komisiaze gaval, pensias daminiSnaven da gavaCanCaleb am wuTisofels rogorme bolomdeo, upasuxa.
imedi hqonda, ro meore jgufis invalidobis mowmobas
miscemdnen da pensiac sakmaod maRali eqneboda.
1980 wlis 27 Tebervals dilis 10 saaTze kapitoni
sapensio samedicino komisiaze daibares. socuzrunvelyofis ganyofileba maSin sergei lazos quCaze kazanjiancis yofil saxlSi iyo moTavsebuli. welSi orad
mokakvulma, qevqeviT aiara kibe da konstituciis muxlebiT lamazad gaformebul mosacdelSi Sevida. kedlis
gaswvriv xuTiode moxuci Tvlemda. kapitons undoda
ekiTxa, bolo vin ariso, magram gadaifiqra, jer erTi,
arsad eCqareboda da meorec, gawie-gamowie, am xuTi moxucis Semdeg unda Sesuliyo. maRali, Tagvisferi karidan
TeTrxalaTiani gogona gamovida da ikiTxa.
cercvaZe aris vinme aq?
me var, batono. wamodga kapitoni.
SemobrZandiT. gogona gatrialda.
ki magram, es xalxi rom Cemze winaa? Sewuxda yofili statistikosi.
siiT aris, batono, gamoZaxeba. male gavuSvebT yvelas.
kapitoni mihyva.
gogonam viwro SesasvlelSi Ria karadaze miuTiTa:
aq gaixadeT da SemobrZandiT. moxucs axed-daxeda,
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gaiRima da muxliT miawva kars.

me bodiSi, gawiTlda kapitoni, gaxdiT ranairad,
rasakvirvelia, rogoraa TqvenTan wesi?
qveda sacvlis garda yvelaferi, biZia. eqTanma
gogonam gadaixarxara da kari SeaRo.
aTiode wuTis Semdeg kapiton cercvaZe maRalWerian, sarkeebian oTaxSi idga da, sicivisagan Sewuxebuli,
mklavebze wamdauwum isvamda xelebs. maRali iyo, kafandara, viwro beWebi da Cavardnili gul-mkerdi nacixars
miugavda. safeTqlebTan SerCenili Tma erTi yuridan meoremde gadaeqaCa. fosoebSi RrmadCamjdari, WroRa Tvalebi, Txeli, saulvaSeze Camosuli cxviri da solismsgavsi
nikapi hqonda. grZeli, TeTri, Tasmebiani nifxavi ecva
da freskidan Camosuli moxuci wmindaniviT fexSiSveli
iyo. karga xans yuradReba aravin miaqcia. darbazSi xuTiode magidas TiTo TeTrCaCiani eqimi Semosxdomoda
da magididan-magidaze axali ambebis gacvla-gamocvlaSi
iyvnen. Seciebulma kapitonma, rac SeiZleboda, xmamaRla
rom Caaxvela, marjvnidan meore magidas miyrdnobilma,
Ripianma, qosa kacma daiZaxa:
davxocavT am xalxs dRes siciviT! fexebze CaicviT,
batono, da ise SemobrZandiT.
kapitoni gavida da male fexCacmuli gamoecxada serobas.
aqeT, biZia, kapitoni Semobrunda da nacnob eqTans
daudga win.
cercvaZe kapitoni varlamis Ze, gogonam damarcvliT gaimeora.
diax.
dabadebuli?
1915 wels.
erovneba?
qarTveli.
muSaobis adgili?
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 axla arsad vmuSaob. avadmyofobis gamo ver SevZeli.

ise delfinariumSi vmuSaobdi statistikosad.
ra avadmyofobebi gaqvT gadatanili?
bavSvobaSi yvavil-batonebi, yivanaxvela, ise... mere...
Sardis buStis anTeba, yovel weliwads axal-axal gripze
rom araferi vTqvaT, filtvebis anTebac mqonda erTxel,
hipodromze gavcivdi.
sad? gogonam kalmistris bolo tuCTan miitana.
hipodromze.
cxenosani brZandebiT? gogonas Tvalebi aucimcimda.
ara, mayurebeli. erTi sityviT doRis sanaxavad wavedi da damibera tribunaze. mere aRarc vyofilvar.
veneriuli daavadeba Tu gqoniaT?
ara, batono. kapitons Sercxva da Tavi CaRuna, me
saerTod coli ar SemirTavs, ucolod davberdi.
veneriul daavadebas araferi kavSiri ara aqvs, biZia,
colis SerTvasTan. aq eqTanma gogonam ise Ronivrad
gadaikiskisa, rom magidebTan msxdomni erTbaSad Semobrundnen.
kidev ra daavadebebi gaqvT gadatanili? daseriozulda eqTani.
gadatanili meti araferi. axla rom mWirs, imas gadatanili xom ar hqvia?
axla ra gawuxebT?
marilebi.
sad?
yvelgan, sadac ki SeiZleba marili dagrovdes. arac
erTi saxsari ar muSaobs wesierad.
rogor yvelgan? gogonam kalmistris bolo wiTel, gabutul tuCebs gausv-gamousva da mere kbilebiT
dauwyo RrRna.
yvelgan erTi sityviT, fexis TiTebidan kisris malebamde.
gogonam axladSevsebul anketas oTxiode xazebiani
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furceli daafara, wamodga da kapitoni erTxel kidev

aaTvalier-CaaTvaliera.
wamobrZandiT.
Sors ar wasulan. gogonam moxuci pirvelsave magidasTan miiyvana, qaRaldebi farToyureba, voroSilovisulvaSian eqims win dauwyo da Tavis adgils daubrunda.
eqimma jer anketa CaikiTxa, mere wamodga da CuqurTmian karSi gauCinarda. skami gamoitana, kapitons Tavis
magidis win daudga, dabrZandiTo uTxra da sanam skamis
sazurgeze dayrdnobili moxuci ZlivZlivobiT eSveboda, diriJoris joxi moimarjva:
aba, daviwyoT, am asos xedav, batono?
ki. miugo kapitonma.
ra asoa?
`p~.
es? eqimma joxi qveviT Camoswia.
_ `k~.
es ki ara, es, es.
`d~.
es? ufro wvrilad dabeWdil asos daadga joxi
eqimma.
`m~.
keTili da patiosani. farToyureba eqims meti
araferi ukiTxavs, wera rom daamTavra, kapitons gauwoda
qaRaldebi:
im eqimTan mibrZandiT, Cemgan Tavisufali xarT.
Ripiani, qosa kaci, romelsac bzikis nakbeniviT Sesiebuli uzarmazari tuCebi hqonda da gverdze moqceuli
TeTri CaCidan wiTuri, xuWuWa Tma mouCanda, mesame magidasTan mjdom axalgazrda, qera qals esaubreboda.
ra unda gaakeTos, Sen miTxari, naxevar Statze poliklinikaSi? poliklinikaSi ki ara saavadmyofoSi araferia dRes, moxucs cali TvaliT gamoxeda, daawyveT
ager qaRaldebi da dabrZandiT, ar hyavda kaci patroni,
rom daewynarebina maSin, im wuTSi? ganyofilebis gamges389

Tan Selaparakeba vis ar mosdis, Sen miTxari, magram, ase

rom gavrbodeT yvela samsaxuridan, win wava saqme.
yeli, yuri, cxviri gtkiva, biZia?
maincdamainc ara, yelSi simSrale maqvs bavSvobidan.
eg araferi. qosam wera daiwyo da zogjer qeraTmians
gaxedavda, ramdeni bavSvi hyavs sarCeni?
mgoni sami. mesame magididan upasuxes.
Sen miTxari, Wkviani kacis saqciels hgavs axla magis
moqmedeba? poliklinikis naxevari StatiT apirebs sami
bavSvis rCenas? Sen miTxari. wamodga, kapitonis qaRaldebi TviTon miitana qeraTmianTan da moxucs xeliT aniSna, aqeT, am skamze dabrZandio.
qeraTmianma, lamazma eqimma xelebi rom gaaSlevina da
sTxova cota xans ase geWiroTo, kapiton cercvaZem Sexeda mis Camosxmul, natif, sufTa TiTebs, ra dasamalia da
mkurnals yels qvemoTac Caayola Tvali da daaskvna,
ai, mesmis eqimi, mkvdarsac ki moabrunebs am qveyniskeno.
qeraTmianma, dauSviTo, rom uTxra, fiqrebSi garTulma kapitonma ver gaigona da karga xans ijda ganmklavSi im
beberi svaviviT, gafrena rom ezareba da frTebs yasidad
Slis, aqaoda, mTlad davardnili arvis vegonoo.
dauSviT, batono, xelebi, lamazma qalma avtokalami aiRo da pensiismaZiebels cxvirTan miutana. kapitonma
Tavi gaswia da eqims gaocebuli miaCerda.
nu geSiniaT, qeraTmianma dauyvava, am kalmistars
gamoayoleT Tvali. sanam me ar getyviT, Tvali ar moaciloT. ase... ase... eqimi kalmistriT haerSi wres xazavda,
kargia... gmadlobT.
ra brZaneT? TeTrnifxviani kapitoni, CvenSi darCes da, sasacilo sanaxavi iyo.
gmadlobT-meTqi, eqimma CaquCi moimarjva da ise
magrad dahkra muxlze, rom moxuci kinaRam gadayiravda.
meore muxlze rom dahkres, kapitoni eloda da maincdamainc ar Semxtara.
Zili rogori gaqvT, pativcemulo?
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me?
diax.
ara uSavs. nametani adre meRviZeba am bolo dros.
albaT adre wvebiT dasaZineblad.
adre ki... rasakvirvelia. ra vakeTo aba. kapitonma
droze igrZno, rom qeraTmiani ar usmenda. elvis siswrafiT werda da Tan butbutebda Tavisi fermkrTali,
magram vnebiani tuCebiT.
wera rom daamTavra, anketa CaikiTxa da moxucs gulmodgined Sexeda:
marilebi gawuxebT ara?
diax, Zalian. kapitonma gadajvaredinebuli xelebi
mxrebze daiwyo. ase ufro Tbilad iyo.
batono vasil, Tqveni avadmyofia! gasZaxa qeraTmianma meoTxe magidasTan mjdom wripina kacs, romelsac
mklavebi yasabiviT waekapiwebina da didi, wiTeli halstuxi xalaTSi rom ver daetia, magidaze gaefina. vasileqimi Tavmotvlepili gaxldaT, lamazi yurebi kefaze
aswepeboda da ase patara rom ar yofiliyo, erTi suleluri franguli filmis ybadaRebul gmirs emgvaneboda.
gvari? dajdoma ar acala `fantomasma~ avadmyofs.
cercvaZe.
sadauri cercvaZe brZandebiT?
imereli. cercvaZeebi saerTod baRdaTidan varT.
ra gawuxebT?
marilebis dagroveba maqvs.
sxva?
ra sxva, es cotaa viTom?! gawyra kapitoni.
cotaa Tu bevri, amas Cven gavarkvevT, marilebis
garda sxva raime organuli daavadeba ara gaqvT xom?
ra saocrad hgavda es kaci niRabs.
ara.
aba, erTi axlos moiwiT. moswieT skami kidev ufro.
a, ase... momeciT marjvena xeli. ase gtkivaT? eqimma ise
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swrafad, karates ileTiT mouxara kapitons mklavi idayvSi, rom moxucma kinaRam Sehkivla.
ki! cota nela, Se mamacxonebulo.
marcxena xeli atrialeT majaSi.
kapitonma scada.
ufro Rrmad, ufro energiulad.
kaia, kai dagemarTos, magram SemiZlia?
ras grZnobT axla? eqimma marjvena xeli gamouwia
da majas Ronivrad daawva.
kapitons simwrisagan saxe daeRrija da xeli gamoswia.
TiTqos daniT mWriano xorcs.
marilebma aseTi tkivili rom ar icis? niRabma
gaiRima da foladis brWyviala kbilebi kapitons saxeSi
SeanaTa.
aba, rogori tkivili icis? gamoajavra kapitonma.
rogori da yru tkivili. TiTqos Zvalze raRac
gawvebao.
yru tkivilia Tu smeniani, me qe mklavs raRaca da.
sasikvdilo am wuTSi Tqven araferi gWirT. daamSvida eqimma aba, muxlSi moxareT fexi.
kapitonma ifiqra, me TviTon movindomeb, Torem amis
ambavi rom vici, fexs momtexavso da marcxena fexi jer
gamarTa da mere ise swrafad daiqnia, rom Zvlebma RrWiali daiwyo.
igrZeniT rame?
tkivilis meti veraferi. xom gaigoneT?
ra? hkiTxa eqimma.
Zvlis xma.
aba, Tavidan gaSaleT da moRuneT fexi. eqimma muxlisTavs yuri miuaxlova.
kapitonma kidev erTxel ivaJkaca.
marcxena muxlSi marilebis mcire wanazardi marTlac SeiniSneba, daeTanxma eqimi da weras Seudga.
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mexuTe magidasTan arc gausinjavT. TeTrwvera eqimma,

romelsac marcxena xelze Savi xelTaTmani ekeTa, erTaderTi SekiTxva misca:
kuWis moqmedeba rogori gaqvT?
gayinuli xorci mwyens, gulwrfelad miugo kapitonma.
mec mwyens, megobaro, mec. sxvaTa Soris, Cvens asakSi
rac nakleb xorcs SevWamT da rac met mwvanileuls
ukeTesia. mibrZandiT, CaicviT da koridorSi dagvelodeT. pasuxs dResve miiRebT.
icvamda da saxe ucinoda. ise uxaroda, TiTqos es-esaa
gadascura avad mRelvari mdinare da gaRma, gancxromisa
da gansvenebis napirze gavida.
xuTi saaTis lodinis Semdeg gamoucxades, rom praqtikulad janmrTeli iyo da Sromis unaris is mcire
daqveiTeba, droebiTi avadmyofobiT gamowveuli, invalidobis romelime kategoriis miniWebisaTvis sakmarisi ar
gaxldaT.
TvalT daubnelda. mTeli dRis usmel-uWmeli ise iyo
dasustebuli, rom egona, saxlamde ver miaRwevda, skamze
nel-nela daeSva da marilebisagan damzral TiTebs daacqerda.
erTi suli hqonda, am damWknari, uRono TiTebiT yuri
aewia im saxegayinuli eqimisaTvis, sxvisi Wiri rom arad
Caagdo da samsaxuridan gadamdgari, uilajo kaci Tavisi
hai-hara daskvniT cas Seatova.
sanam komisiis wevrebi ar gamolagdnen, fexi ar moicvala da yunculiT momaval `fantomass~ gadaudga.
janmrTeli var, aba, batono, mee?
niRbosani SeCerda.
yovel SemTxvevaSi, invalidi ar xarT.
Cemnairi janmrTeloba ar mogaklos gamCenma. xom
wyevla ar aris SenTvis, raki janmrTeli var. ginda ase?
wripa eqimma nabijs auCqara da kibidan amosZaxa kedelsmiyrdnobil kapitons.
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 ra vqna, biZia. me mTavrobas ver movatyueb. rac vnaxe,

is Cagiwere. Cven saraiono komisia varT. gviCivle saqalaqoSi. ase uqniaT, pirveli jgufi mouciaT. me ra damakldeba. Cemi jini sWirdao, ver ityvi, pirvelad gnaxe dRes.
ise, Sen imnairi kaci Canxar, rom mase CaWipWipebiT, veWvob,
saqalaqozec rames miaRwio. RmerTma xeli mogimarTos!
es ukanaskneli sityvebi eqimma kibis bolo safexuridan amosZaxa da kapitons arc ki gaugonia.
kviris Tavze xuTgverdiani, gulisamaCuyebeli gan
cxadeba dawera saqalaqo samedicino komisiis saxelze.
meo, werda, mTeli sicocxle patiosnad vemsaxure delfinariums, nasamarTlevi ar gaxlavarT da mTavrobis sawinaaRmdego ram gulSic arasodes gamivliao. gadaxedeT
Cems pirad saqmes, madlobebis da waxalisebis furclebis
mets veras ipoviT Sigo. qveyana Cemi saWiroebebiT rom ar
Semewuxebina, colic ar viTxoveo. axla, martoxela kaci,
marilebiT vitanjebi, Torem sazogadoebriv sasargeblo
Sromas Tavs davanebebdi meo? diliT loginidan adgomas
erT saaTs vundebi, xeli saxesTan ver mimaqvs, wyali rom
Sevisxao. aseT mdgomareobaSi myof kacs gamxades tanze
da saaT-naxevari maglaxaveso. ra xels aZlevda saraiono komisias Cemi gacucurakeba, gamigeT erTio. yvelas
raRaca saxsari aqvs am qveyanaze, me ki pensiis Semyure
var, sxva ara mabadiao. ki, naTqvamia: sxvisi imediT farTo
logins nu daigebo, magram me patiosani kaci var, rac
siglaxe axalgazrdobaSi ar Camidenia, sibereSi ver vikisrebo. Tqveni principulobis imedi maqvs, Tqven unda
miSveloT da samarTals puri aWamoTo.
saqalaqo komisiam yurad iRo kapitonis saCivari, gasinja avadmyofi, saraiono komisiis daskvna WeSmaritebad
miiCnia da ZalaSi datova. ayvirebul kapitons derefanSi viRac miuaxlovda da idumali CurCuliT uTxra: `ra
gayvirebs, biZia, amgens yviriliT da muqariT gaakvirveb
Seen? drouli kaci xar, Sengan ar mikvirs eg ambavi? sara394

ionoze unda migexeda saqmisaTvis, Torem aq rom moxvedi, imedi gadawuruli unda gqonoda. mageni erTmaneTis
kolegebi da megobrebi arian. rogor fiqrob axla Sen,
erTmaneTs gaamtyuneben da Sen mogidgebian? ar daijero!
saraiono komisiis daskvnis gauqmeba ici ra aris? im eqi
mebs sayvedurebi unda Camourigon da komisia arakompetenturad miiCnion. vin izams amas Seni gulisaTvis.
kapitons am sityvebis mTqmelisken arc gauxedavs.
gaCumda ki da moajirsdayrdnobili, kibeze sveneb-sve
nebiT daeSva.
erT kviras saxlidan ar gamosula. paraskevs bazarSi
dedamisis naqoni sedlo gaitana da pirvelive muStars
Svid Tumnad mihyida. karga xans ver Seelia im sedlos gasayidad, magram bolos daaskvna, ra relikviazea laparaki, roca kacs SimSili meliso. delfinariumSi mibrunebisa rcxvenoda, pensiisTvis brZola ki uazrod miiCnia. ise
gautexa guli komisiebma.
am saRamos `veCerni patrigeTs~ rom aTvalierebda,
erTma azrma gauelva gonebaSi da marilebiani kaci skamidan kinaRam wamofrinda: Tumca saxsrebi jojoxeTurad
stkioda, xeljoxis trialiT daabijebda oTaxSi da butbutebda, venacvale RmerTs, mTlad usaxsrod ar gaswiravs mis gaCenils am qveyanazeo. mere magidas miujda da
saanagriSo CoTqi aaCxakuna. angariSs rom morCa, fanjara
gamoaRo da Subli civ niavs miuSvira. cota xnis Semdeg
SeaJrJola da fanjara mixura. erTi wamiT isev gamoaRo
da wyvdiads gasZaxa:
araferi minda Tqveni! TveSi sam maneTad vicxovreb!
ranairad icxovrebda TveSi sam maneTad cocxali kaci?
ra idea daebada aseTi kapitons, Cvenc gagviziareo, suli
misdis albaT, mkiTxvels.
kapitonis aRmoCena aseTi gaxldaT: `veCerni patrigeTi~
yovel dRe beWdavs samgloviaro gancxadebebs. saSualod
dReSi Svid mkvdars mainc asaflaveben am qalaqSi. Svididan
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sami mainc iqneba kapitonis nacnobi. da nacnobic rom ar

aRmoCndes, jer ar momxdara msoflio qelexebis istoriaSi SemTxveva, micvalebulis pativsacemad gaSlil sufraze
mosulisTvis ekiTxoT, Tqven vis moyeviTo. vivli yoveldRe gasvenebebze, Cems moqalaqeobriv valsac movixdi da
saqelexo sufraze miwvevisas did TavpatiJs ar gavidebo.
`veCerni patrigeTi~ ori kapiki Rirs. TveSi (30X2) samoci
kapiki jdeba, troleibusi iqeT-aqeT rva kapiki (30X8) or
maneTs da ormoc kapiks iWers, ase rom, TveSi sam maneTze
meti ar damexarjebao, varaudobda kapitoni.

* * *
...qalaq patrigeTSi dasaflavebis TiTqmis yovel ceremonialze SexvdebodiT kapiton cercvaZes. xan panaSvidze momsvlelTa Sesvla-gamosvlas awesrigebda, xan sefis
gaSlas xelmZRvanelobda, Tu es yvelaferi mogvarebuli
iyo, idga TavisTvis CrdilSi da Tvlemda.
avkargiani kaciao, ambobdnen masze patrigeTSi, WirSi
kacis dafaseba da gverdiT amodgoma iciso.
pirvel xanebSi rcxvenoda yovel gasvenebaze gamoCena,
mere mieCvia da ukanasknel gzaze gacileba misi cxovrebis
azrad iqca.
marilebi Zveleburad awuxebda, magram imdenad sulerTi iyo misTvis sikvdilica da sicocxlec, rom tkivils
arad agdebda da, xom mogexsenebaT, avadmyofoba swored
maSinaa damarcxebuli, roca mis daviwyebas iwyeben.

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m eSuSe
saxeli Tqveni, batono?
robinzoni.
robinzon Cemo, ki ar megona, ase Cqara Tu moxvidodi, dRes arc ki gelodi, giTxra simarTle.
mec SemTxveviT Seviare kantoraSi. wesiT ar mekuTvnoda mosvla, dilidan sxvagan viyavi ganawilebuli. iRbali gqoniaT, ganacxadi magidaze ido, waval, vin icis,
rogor uWirs kacs-meTqi.
agaSena RmerTma.
mina gaqvT? yovel SemTxvevisTvis erTi furceli
wamoviRe; samocdaaTi-asoczea, gveyofa?
mogvrCeba kidec. bavSvma Camitexa SuSabandis mina da
gaviyine kaci. iqeT unda gavideT, nu ixdi, nu ixdi, Se
kaco, fexze, iataki mosawmendia mainc.
robinzonma, saSualo tanis, daujereblad inteleq
tualuri Sublisa da Txlad Separsuli ulvaSis pat
ronma meSuSem fexze gaixada, mina iRliaSi amoiCara da
maspinZels mihyva.
ki ar vici, ra hqvia am Tqvens xelobas qarTulad.
enawylianobda ostatis droulad mosvliT gaxarebuli soso managaZe, `minis ostati~, `meminave~, `memine~,
`ministi~, `minis gamomWreli~, `minis Camsmeli~. erTi sityviT, ranairad Camewera gancxadebaSi, ar vicodi. bolos `meSuSe~ varCie.
`stekolSCiki~, ubralod da gasagebad, ase gveZaxis
yvela. erT wuTas es skami damiWire, zomas aviReb.
ratom stekolSCiki, Se kaco, wyena gaeria xmaSi
`saqnavTis~ #3 saZiebo brigadis mTavar mburRavs da soliviT CamoTlil nikapze xeli Camoisva.
robinzons xma ar gaucia. skamidan mardad Camoxta, metriani dakeca da Zveli, saxeloebgacveTili, iaffasiani
bukles pijakis jibeSi Caido. mina kedels frTxilad mo397

acila da magidaze dado. sosos grZeli saxazavi moaZebnina, almasi daaZro da sanam minas dausvamda, SeCerda.
daixara da magidas iribad gaxeda. mere almasi isev gulisjibeSi Caibruna da maspinZels miubrunda:
ar gamova.
ra ar gamova? sasowarkveTili saxe miiRo mburRavma.
ar gaiWreba. ufro swori magida ara gaqvT?
sawer magidaze rom scado? Cems kabinetSi gavideT.
robinzonma mina amoiRliava da maspinZels mihyva.
sosos kabinetSi kargad Senaxuli mtvris nacnobi suni
idga.
wignebi sam kedelze Weramde akrul karadebSi rom ver
dateuliyo, magidaze da iatakze daexvavebinaT.
ra moxele kaci brZandebi? wignebs Tvals ar aSorebda meSuSe.
me TviTon mburRavi var. es wignebi mamaCemisaa. maswavlebeli iyo. wlisTavi im Tvis ocdarvaSi gvqonda.
ram mokla?
kibom.
mokled es kibo surdosaviTaa modebuli, es balanamosawyveti.
balanamosawyveti uZaxe, qe moeria medicinas da.
rava?
ver gauges veraferi. zogi amas abralebs da zogi
imas. zogi iZaxis virusuliao, zogi amtkicebs TviTnabadiao. mokled, jerjerobiT kibos mkurnaloba mkiTxaobis
donezea. Tumca marto me erTi Svidjer mainc wamikiTxavs gazeTSi werili saTauriT `kibo damarcxebulia!~
meti ar iqna Cemi mteri.
danaa erTaderTi. operacia da misi jani. isic, mtrisas da avisas, Tu dagvianebuli ar aris. metastazebi rom
moedeba, mere aRar Svelis araferi.
upovian magas muRams. eqimoba win midis. Wleqis momrevi Tu rame iqneboda, ar egonaT am ormoc-ormocdaaTi
wlis winaT. erTi aq momikide xeli. qvemoT gauSvi, ar
unda. Sen marto saxazavi damimagre, kargia, gauSvi. aRar
minda meti. aba, vnaxoT ra hqna?
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robinzonma Tavisi uSno, msxvili TiTebi iqeT-aqeT

CasWida minas, daswia da zustad gaWrilze gadatexa.
sufTa namuSevaria! verafers ityvi. daayola,
ojaxis ufross Tvali Caukra da SuSabandSi gamoabija.
ramdeni xania, rac am saqmes adgaxar, robinzon?
robinzonma wvrili lursmnebi tuCebidan gamoiRo da
mSvidad miugo:
ocdaxuTi weli misruldeba ocdaSvid ivniss.
ar gamagiJo?! Sen TviTon gana ramdeni wlis xar?
ramdenis viqnebi?
ise msubuqad da swrafad atkapunebda minaze lursmnebs robinzoni, rom SegexarbebodaT.
ra vici. ocdaxuTis mTlad megone, rom Semoxvedi.
robinzonma gaicina.
netavi Sens xasiaTs. ormocdaoTxi wlis gavxdebi male.
ostat-maspinZlis dialogs mets aRar gavagrZeleb.
arc aqamde iyo es saubari Casaweri da saukuno sicocxlis Rirsi. xelosans Cven, yvelani TiTqmis erTnairad
velaparakebiT. amis mere soso gaikvirvebs, ormocdaoTxs
aravin mogcemT. getyobaT, kargad xarT Senaxulio, mere
robinzoni gaiRimebs da mravalmniSvnelovnad miugebs.
ukeTesad viqnebodi, bavSvobaSi siRaribe da SimSiloba
rom ar gadametanao. ise, rac Tavi maxsovs, sicxis sazomi
ar Camidevs iRliaSi. eqimi da wamali ar vici jero. mere
meSuSe Tavis saqmes morCeba (erTi SuSis Casma ra didi ambavia), sxva minebs SeaTvalierebs da maspinZels hkiTxavs,
eseni vin CagisvaTo. soso managaZe etyvis, vinc Causva (ar
daumalavs). robinzoni Tavs gadaaqnevs; namusi ara aqvs
zogierTs, ra ilincurad mouWria mina. daumaxinjebia es
oqrosaviT saqoneli, `zamaskac~ uxarisxo wausvams; Camocvenilia naxevario. `finaCTan~ saqmis daWeras, sjobs,
cota meti misce da qudi mequdes Seakerinoo.
mere robinzoni xelebs daibans da karisaken mimavali sosos daubarebs, me sul manda var, Tu dagWirde, pirdapir
modi, araviTari `sagzuri~ ar minda, aseT patara saqmeze iq
mosvliT Tavs nu Seiwuxeb, damireke da aq gavCndebio.
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soso managaZe imereli kacia. stumars win gadaudgeba.

ase rogor gagiSveb, pirvelad xar Cemsas. ojaxi damiloce.
TiTo Wiqa avwioT da wabrZandi mere Sens gzazeo.
robinzonic Cveneburia. xaTrs ver gautexs. dasxdebian, TiTo Wiqas Sexvedrisas daleven. xelosani tuCebs
SeimSralebs da aenawyliandeba. Semovedi Tu ara, maSinve
vigrZeni, rom kacTan mqonda saqmeo. Zalian momewone, rac
marTali, marTalia da Tuki ikadreb CemTan megobrobas,
ha Cemi kiseri da Seni xmalio. kaci kaciTaa dReso, ra miWirs ukadrebeli, Se kaco, romeli inglisis konsuli me
varo, gaikvirvebs navTobis mopovebis specialisti. mere
kacuri kacobis, sindis-namusis, sikeTis sadRegrZelos
daleven da cotas SeWikWikdebian. robinzoni axalSeZenil megobars guls gauxsnis da iwyebs moyolas im ambisas, Tu rogor gaxda meSuSe am ocdaxuTi wlis winaT.
SuSis ostatad robinzonis gadaqcevaSi ki unda iyos
raRac sagulisxmo da yuradsaRebi, Cemo mkiTxvelo.
rom hkiTxo zogierTs, iRbali ar ariso. iRbali
unda davarqva aba, ra davarqva Cem ambavs. sadac aris
bedi Seni, iq migiyvans fexi Senio. yvelaferze mifiqria
bavSvobaSi, yvelaferze miocnebia, magram SuSis ostatobaze ara. arc ki vicodi, amnairi xeloba Tu arsebobda.
merjevi gagonili rogor ar geqnebaT, saCxeris raionSia. iqedan gaxlavarT me. sasaflaosTan vcxovrobdiT,
grigol qemerteliZis oda rom dgas, imis cota zemoT.
mama aRar maxsovs. Soba Rames aryiT damTvraliyo Tavis naTlimamasTan da urmiT moitanes dilaze mkvdari.
ufrosi me viyavi SvilebSi. sami dai myavs, samive kargad
gavaTxoveT. erTi falavandiSvils hyavs gorisaSi, saSualo perevisel nadiraZis colia da sul umcross (SarSan gavaTxoveT) merjevSi, mama-papur saxlSi movuyvaneT
qmari. seferTelaZea, WiaTureli, Soferia, mara kai biWia.
jer, pirvelad, bRvera damiwyo, CasasiZebeli ra mWirda
meo. damijere, biZia, mamaCemsa aqvs cxoneba, me vuTxari.
es mowyobil-moWedili saxl-kari da ezo-midamo moixmare da iyavi. dedaCemi moxucda, mara imdeni qe SeuZlia,

rom lukma aravisi daimadlos-meTqi, qe arian mSvenivrad.

ori Tvis winaT biWi gaagora Cemma dam da axla ojaxs
unda sxva rame? raze movyevi axla es yvelaferi. ho, merjevidan var-meTqi. dagvzarda ravarc iyo, sawyalma dedaCemma oTxive. me rom Toxis gamarTva SeviZeli, mec fxa
gamoviRe da gagvqonda Tavi wlidan wlamde. mosarCeni
da Sesanaxi sad iyo. xatvis niWi mqonda dabadebidan. siyrmes geficebi, axlac rom damijino win kaci, ise davxatav, rom moSia urias fotoaparati ver miamgvanebs ise.
sofelSi mxatvris saxeli mqonda gavardnili. im wels
skola davamTavre da samxatvro akademiaSi unda Camebarebina. Tqven SeiZleba gagecinoT, magram mxat
vrobis
did niWs vatyobdi Cems Tavs da axlac (geficebiT im or
bavSvs) saqme saqmeze rom midges, Cemze uares mxatvrebs
kidev vajobeb. vemzadebi gamocdebisaTvis. vin myavs patroni. imaze vfiqrobT me da dedaCemi, TbilisSi Casasvleli fuli SevaquCoT rogorme! ase mgonia, Cems niWs
rom dainaxaven (oRond TbilisSi CavaRwio), vin gamiSvebs
xels-Tqva. ufaso binas da dil-dilobiT Wiqa rZes gamomiyofen maSinve-meTqi. Turme sad gZinavs, vis daekarge.
kaci bWobda da RmerTi icinodao.
ocdaSvidi ivnisi iyo, guSindel dResaviT maxsovs. dedaCemma sami dedali mihyida svanaZeebTan mdgar damsveneblebs. cxvirsaxocSi gamokunWuli fuli didi sasoebiT
gadmomca da miTxra, wadi, Svilo, saCxereSi, SarvalxalaTi iyide, TbilisSi upatrono kacis SviliviT xom ar
waxvalo. Cavedi saCxereSi, TxuTmet maneTad lurji suknos Sarvali viyide. perangs veZebdi, magram didi Semeqna
yvela. am ZebnaSi rom var, rkineulobis maRaziaSi Seviare, SuSac iyideboda. Cemi bedi iyo albaT egec. davadgi
Tvali da fexi ar movicvale. odaSi, sastumro oTaxSi,
rac Tavi maxsovs, sahaeros rom eZaxian, is mina gvqonda
Catexili, zamTar-zafxul Sig baliSi gvqonda gaCrili.
erT sikvdils vaTavebdi, stumari rom mogvividoda da
fanjaraSi SekuWul baliSs Tvals rom Seavlebda. erTi
minis Casasmel fuls rogor ver gavaxerxebdiT, magram

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401

Cvens sofels meSuSe ar hyavda da saCxerel rus `mestekloves~ merjevSi fexi ar amoucda. modi, viyidi am
minas da amoval erTxel da samudamod baliSiani fanjris sircxvilidan-meTqi. asec moviqeci. iRblad Cveni
kolmeurneobis manqana Semxvda, Sevjeqi Cemi SuSianad da
iala! yvirilas rom gamovcdiT da wereTlebis wisqvils
mivuaxlovdiT, maSin gamaxsenda, rom me minis Wris inCi-binCi ar vicodi da kidec rom mcodnoda, riTi unda
gameWra? Sevwuxdi Zalian, amasobaSi Cems gadasaxvevs mivuaxlovdiT, Zaraze xeli davatyapune. mZRolis TanaSemwes mina mivaCeCe, manqanidan gadavxti da cecxli ar
wamekida? mina gamityda. ise ugergilod Camomawoda boTe
TanaSemwem, rom xelSi veRar movimarjve, mkerdze Camomisrialda da gatyda. ra vqna axla, wamxdar saqmes SelocviT ver uSveli, jibe moviCxrike, Svidi maneTi kidev
CamrCenia, gavbrundi fexiT saCxereSi, viyide xelmeored
SuSa da almasic. SuSam sami maneTi gaWra im fulobaze da
almasi or-naxevari Rirda maSin. manqanas ar vende. fexiT
gamovyevi merjevis gzas. kai xela aRmarTia, magram arc
ki gamigia, ise amoviare. gzaSi oTxi-xuTi Cvensofleli
biWi ametorRiala, didi mcodnesaviT uxmod amoviare
kibe. ravarc im maRaziis noqarma maswavla, sworze davde
SuSa, sakeravi manqanis metrianiT samjer gavzome, almasi Ronivrad gavusvi. magidis kideze Camovadebine Tavi
da Camovkari. gaiWra! Cems sixaruls sazRvari ar hqonda,
soflis Tvalwin me, robizona daleulma (ase meZaxdnen,
tanad patara rom viyavi) mina gavWeri da araTu gavWeri,
Cavsvi kidec. yvelaze metad sircxvilis meSinoda. xom
ici Teqvsmeti wlis lawirakis ambavi, axla vfiqrob, me
rom maSin is SuSa ver gameWra da gamtexoda, axla, albaT,
meSuSe ar viqnebodi. bedi hqvia, aba, ra hqvia axla amas?
Turme jer sada xar. mTavari saqme axla iwyeba, im dResve,
mze kai xnis gadasuli iyo, Cvens ezoSi mamaCemis ZuZumte
Tedo sabanaZe rom Semovida. ra unda-meTqi, gamikvirda,
mamaCemis sikvdilis Semdeg Tedos Cvens ojaxSi fexi ar
daudgams. dedaCemi gaixmo da Cem gasagonad uTxra, Sens
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biWs steklos saqme uswavlia da unda damaxmaro, orpirSi

vwevar mTeli Tveao. wavyevi. iqac gamimarTla. Cemi meSuSeobis ambavi elvis siswrafiT gavrcelda sofelSi.
meore dRes sami ojaxi moviare Cemi almasiT. sircxviliT
daviwvi, barnaba saluqvaZem xuTmaneTiani rom CamikuWa
jibeSi. es iyo Cemi pirveli gasamrjelo, Tavi movikali,
rogor gamogarTmevT-meTqi, magram barnabam WiSkramde
momsdia da xaTri ver gavutexe. muStars muStari mohyva.
axla sxva soflebidanac makiTxavdnen. xom iciT, erTxel
Tu gagivarda saxeli, veRarafers uSveli, vin gagiSobs
Sens nebaze. erTxel momakiTxa finganma, ar mivedi, mere
miliciamac moicala CemTvis da mec momwyinda, simarTle
giTxraT, kukudamalobanas TamaSi, Camovedi saCxereSi,
sayofacxovrebo momsaxurebis kombinatSi daviwye muSaoba, coli SevirTe da es var sul. avad Tu kargad mivaTrev Cems wuTisofels. arami lukma saxlSi ar mimitania
jer. arc sxvisi minda rame da Cemsasac aravis davuTmob.
raze movyevi axla yvelaferi es?
mxatvroba? kiTxva SeaSvela soso managaZem da TefSiT jonjoli miawoda.
gmadlobT, robinzonma jonjoli gadaiRo, ho,
mTavari qe damaviwyda. im zafxuls Cavabare samxatvroze, Cavabare, mara upatrono kacis saSveli ginaxavs?
pirvel turSive orianebi damiweres. xuT kacs Rebulobdnen ferweraze, me vin mimiRebda im xuTSi. orasormocdaaTi bavSvi videqiT gamocdaze, orasormocdaaTidan xuTis amrCevi aris vinme? miTxari erTi Sen. axla rom
vufiqrdebi, suleli ar viyavi, gamocdaze rom davdeqi?
me pirvel dResve sami oriani damiweres (aaSenaT RmerTma) da droulad gamanTavisufles, magram vinc bolomde
SerCa gamocdebs? anda visac gulubryvilod sjeroda,
niWs ar damikargaveno da Svidi weli abara? Svidi weli
xom mTeli cxovrebaa, Cemo soso. Turme yvelaferSi
xuTebi rom mimeRo (vin dagiwerda, mara mainc), mainc ar
Camricxavdnen, raRaca Sars mainc momigonebdnen. Tqven
ikiTxeT, Torem me oqro xeloba maqvs-meTqi, davubare
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Cems gamomcdelebs sabuTebis gamotanisas. Camovedi

sofelSi da ganvagrZe meSuSeoba. danarCeni ukve iciT.
raze movyevi axla yvelaferi es?
ar dagwydes guli. Sen, etyoba, mainc ar iyavi mxatvrad dabadebuli.
ratom viTom?
ase iolad ar gadakeTdebodi meSuSed, niWi imnairi
saqmea, rom ar mogasvenebda.
iolad? advili saTqmelia, sxva sxvis omSi brZeniao,
Cemo batono, iolad ki ara, axlac cremlebi madgeba, karg
naxats rom vnaxav. me erTi dRiTac ar gaminebebia mxatvrobisTvis Tavi. sardafi savse maqvs naxatebiT. vxatav
da Camaqvs sardafSi. versad veRar vatev. SuSis WraSi
aRebuli fulis naxevars saRebavebSi vxarjav. ase aewyo
Cemi cxovreba da ra vqna me. sofelma maqcia meSuSed da
sofeli maWmevs purs, sofels mxatvarze ufro meSuSe
sWirdeba, ar ici Sen?
eg jer kidev gasarkvevia, sosom Rvino daasxa.
CemTvis garkveulia. CemTvis yvelaferi garkveulia.
asea es, da robinzonma ise amoixvneSa, gegonebodaT,
guli amoayolao.
xom SeiZleba erT mSvenier dRes robinzonis sardafma qveyana aalaparakos. xom SeiZleba meSuSis sardafsac
miswvdes vinme da didi mxatvris dabadeba amcnos qveyanas.
aseTi ram cxovrebaSi rogor ar xdeba, magram novelaSi
daujereblad Cans. yovel SemTxvevaSi, robinzonis mxatvrobisa soso managaZes ar sjeroda, roca SezarxoSebul
xelosans WiSkrisken miacilebda. arc Sen gjera, Cemo
mkiTxvelo, rom robinzonis naxatebs Zvirfas CarCoebSi
Casmuls pirvelxarisxovan gamofenebze ixilav odesme.
da, kacma rom Tqvas, Sen raRaze dagemduro, roca mec, me
TviTon ara mjera.

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m er e?
yurmilSi sidedris xrinwiani xma gaisma:
gismenT.
vaJa var. gadaeciT Tqvens qaliSvils, bakurianSi mivdivar Tormeti dRiT da bavSvs waviyvan; gamoawyos Tbilad. sacvali Caulagos da xval CamouSvas liftiT, dilis cxra saaTze.
moica, saxlSia, vkiTxav.
ra kiTxva unda.
moeCvena, rom saukunem ganvlo, sanam isev gaagonebdnen.
alo.
ho.
vaJa, Svilo. ver mouvli Sen baTus. gagicivdeba,
TviTonac gawvaldeba da bavSvsac gaawvalebso. ra vici...
rogorc ginda...
Cems gawvalebas nu daeZebT, qalbatono, Tqven. gadaeciT Tqvens qaliSvils, rogorc vTqvi, ise gaakeTos.
nametans nu izamT. mTlad xom ar unda gadameCvios bavSvi.
pasuxs ar daeloda, yurmili dado.
oTxi welia, rac cols gaSorda. am xnis ganmavlobaSi
Serigebaze arc ufiqria. Rrmadaa darwmunebuli, rom
maTi qorwineba Secdoma iyo. konkretul mizezs verc dagisaxelebT. Caalaga Cemodani da wamovida. cols arc gakvirvebia. TiTqos asec unda momxdariyo. ise iyo momzadebuli es dRe maTi urTierTobiT, rom sxvanair dasasruls
arc elodnen. ar uyvarda. SeuRlebis pirvelsave kviraSi
igrZno, rom ar uyvarda. sami weli uZaliandeboda Tavs.
iqneb rogorme guli gadamisxvaferdeso, magram amaod.
am saxlSi misTvis yvelaferi ucxo iyo. wavida swored
maSin, roca darCena aRar SeeZlo. mTel qveyanas rom
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Seekra piri, erT dResac veRar gaZlebda. veraferi ver

daakavebda, verc ori wlis bavSvma daakava.
baTu qvafenilze did CanTas moaTrevda. vaJam manqanis
kari gamoaRo da misken gaiqca. cal xelSi CanTa daiWira,
caliT bavSvi amoiRliava.
bavSvs mamisTvis arc ki Seuxedavs. parprizs mikrul
emblemas daado TiTi.
ra weria?
`solomon~.
ras niSnavs?
firmaa. sportul inventars uSvebs. TviTonve igrZno, rom eqvsi wlis bavSvisTvis Zalian rTulad axsna.
firma ra aris?
gaerTianeba.
romeli gaerTianeba?
bevri biZia erTad zis da sportul inventars amzadebs.
inventari ra aris?
Txilamuri, burTi, piJamo, ciga.
bakurianSi `solomonis~ TxmilamurebiT visrialebT?
ho, gauSvi magas xeli. gafuWdeba manqana.
baTu gaCumda. TamaSiT gaerTo. minas daorTqlavs da
kacis Tavs axatavs. waSlis, isev daorTqlavs da kvlav
erTi da igive Tavs daaxatavs, farTo, oTxkuTxedi yurebiT. sworxazovani cxvirpiriT da Tvalebis adgilze ori
wertiliT.
gorTan gaaCera, restoranSi Sevidnen.
giyvars mwvadi?
baTum Tavi dauqnia.
ori welia ar minaxavs. mamasac aRar meZaxis. ise... daseriozulebula, gamocvlila.
mwvadis naWeri gawiwkna da ukanve dado.
ar miyvars mwvadi, mamas TvalebSi Sexeda da ufro
darwmunebiT uTxra, sul damaviwyda, rom ar miyvars.
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erT rameSi unda SevTanxmdeT. rasac mogitan, unda

SeWamo. Torem Zala aRar geqneba da Txilamurebze veRar
dadgebi.
baTum ugemurad gaReWa.
restornidan rom gamovidnen, vaJam xelSi aiyvana.
ra mZime xar?!
kartofils vWam da imitom.
sanam manqanas dasZravda, yurebiani qudi moxada.
fisi ginda?
ki.
qudi isev daaxura.
gadadi aba, da im RobesTan midi.
welSi gamarTulia. kacuri nabijebi aqvs. swori fexebi. lamazi biWi iqneba.
Robesmimdgari baTu wvalobs. palto aswia, magram
SarvlisTavebs vera da ver miswvda. vaJam manqanis kari
gamoaRo, bavSvTan miirbina Camouwia, erTi Sarvali, meore, mesame...
borjoms rom gascdnen, baTus ukve eZina. muxlze daedo mamisTvis Tavi da eZina. vaJas manqana frTxilad mihyavda, xandaxan qera Tmaze gadausvamda xels da loyaze
moefereboda.
xeliT aiyvana nomerSi, gaxada da Caawvina. Tbili, fumfula sabani rom daaxura, maSin gaaxila baTum Tvali da
sawolze wamojda.
CamovediT?
ki, daiZine axla.
Tovli aris?
ki, bevri, daiZine.
maCvene.
fanjarasTan miiyvana da TeTrad gadapentili sofeli
daanaxva.
axla daiZine da rom gaiRviZeb, vicigaoT.
manqanidan bargi amozida da sawolze Camojda.
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SukSinis moTxrobebi amoiRo CanTidan da sarCevze

gadafurcla. yvelaze patara moTxroba amoarCia `mikroskopi~, saTauri maincdamainc ar moewona. Cveulebad
hqonda, axal wignSi jer sarCevs daxedavda da yvelaze
mcire moculobis moTxrobas waikiTxavda. frTxilad
furclavs da yoveli gverdis gadafurcvlisas baTus
Sexedavs; xom ar gavaRviZeo. moTxrobam gaitaca. patara,
muSa kacma erT mSvenier dRes Sin mikroskopi moitana da
cols axara premiad momceso. mTelma sofelma gaigo
mikroskopis ambavi. patara kaci samsaxuridan rom dabrundeba, saaTobiT uzis mikroskops da wylis wveTSi mikrobebs iTvlis. ra aqvs Cafiqrebuli, ras Cahkirkitebs
mikrobebs? bolos irkveva, rom mikroskopi misTvis premiad ki ar miuciaT, aramed bavSvis paltosTvis dazogili asoci maneTiT SeuZenia. gagulisebuli coli `skovorodiT~ scems qmars da mikroskopi maRaziaSi dasabruneblad miaqvs.
vaJas ise moewona moTxroba, rom gverdiT bavSvi rom
ar yofiliyo, gadaixarxarebda. mere dafiqrda da Seecoda mikroskops miWiWinebuli kaci, romelsac coli tafas
ubazunebda patara, gamxdar zurgze, magram igi gamqcevi
arsad ar iyo, uares SemTxvevaSi wavidoda, daTvreboda
da saRamos isev karze miadgeboda Tavis mrisxane cols.
aseTi kacebic arseboben.
Svidi sruldeboda, baTum rom gaiRviZa. restoranSi
Cavidnen savaxSmod. restornis gamo sZulda vaJas bakurianis sastumroSi Camoxtoma. oficiants erTi saaTi
unda elodo. ar SeiZleba nacnobi ar gamogiCndes da sufrasTan ar migiwvios. dalev da meore dRes Tavi giskdeba. maRalmTianSi erTi orad moqmedebs alkoholi. vaJas daficebuli hqonda, bakurianSi sasmels ar gahkareboda. saerTod, ar uyvarda am Tovlis walkotSi daleva.
bakurianidan yovelTvis janmagari da sicocxliT savse
brundeboda.
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xelCakidebulni miabijebdnen restornis xalxmraval

darbazSi.
Tavisufal magidas miusxdnen. bedad nacnobi aravin
Canda. ivaxSmes, vaJam viRacas ciga gamoarTva da bakurianis rkali Semoatara baTus. wamdauwum ukan uxedavda da
ekiTxeboda:
Segcivda? xom ar davbrundeT?
ara.
fexebis bakuniT Semovidnen oTaxSi. baTus loyebi aswiTleboda. axla daviZinoT, ara? deda romel saaTze
gaZinebs xolme?
Zilispirulis Semdeg.
Cven aq televizori ara gvaqvs, Zilispiruli ukve
karga xania iyo.
aba, utelevizorod rogor daviZino?
nu geSinia, zRaprebs mogiyvebi.
fexze gaxada. xel-piri daabanina.
baTu, loginSi ras gacmevs dediko?
Tu mixvdebi.
am piJamos? Cemodnidan cisferi fanelis piJamo
amoswia.
ara.
amas?
ara.
aba?
Ramis grZel perangs. ai, amas.
kargi. aba, CavicvaT da daviZinoT.
Sen CemTan dawvebi?
ho, ager axlos, Sens gverdiT.
dediko CemTan wveba xolme, dediko ratom ar wamovida?
ar vici.
vaJas guli SeekumSa, magram bavSvs meti araferi ukiTxavs.
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 skola mogwons, baTu?

baTu cisfer Tvalebs afaxulebs da Wers Sescqeris.
ki.
skola sjobia Tu sabavSvo baRi?
baRi.
ratom?
skolaSi ar gvaWmeven.
ukve didebi xarT, saxlSi unda WamoT.
Tu mogvSivda?
Tu Zalian mogSivdebaT, xom aris bufeti skolaSi?
ici? dediko fuls ar maZlevs, jer patara xaro.
me mogcem.
Sen rodis momcem? Sen xom arasodes saxlSi ara xar.
vin giTxra?
aba, sada xar, sad gZinavs?
Sen rom skolaSi midixar, maSin movdivar xolme samsaxuridan. mere isev mivdivar samsaxurSi da Sen rom gZinavs, gvian RamiT vbrundebi.
romel oTaxSi gZinavs?
Seni oTaxis gverdiT.
araferic. iq bebias sZinavs.
hoda erTad gvZinavs me da bebias. ra hqvia Sens maswavlebels?
ciuri maswavlebeli.
kargi maswavlebelia?
ki.
lamazia?
baTus gaecina.
ras ambobs! maswavlebeli lamazi rogor unda iyos.
xom ar gcems?
ara, marto yurs gviwevs xolme, roca rames davaSavebT.
pauza.
momiyevi zRapari.
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nacarqeqia?
ara, namcecas ambavi.
vaJa iwyebs `namcecas~ ambavs. iq devebs moiSveliebs,
uCinmaCinis quds, jadosnur sarkes, gveleSaps. TviTonve
ukvirs, ra kargi mezRapre yofila.
eg sxvanairi namcecas ambavia.
sxvanairia, magram xom kargia?
ki. mere, dediko?
mamiko.
mere, mamiko?
`mamiko~. vaJas saocari siTbo eRvreba sxeulSi. Tvalze cremli adgeba. TvalSi ki ara, cremli yelTan efskvneba da xmaSi ereva.
da vaJa yveba cxraTavian devze, qvesknelSi Cavardnil namcecaze, mZinare mzeTunaxavze, beber jadoqarze,
ruli ereva da sityvebs uazrod isvris, Cerdeba da miayuradebs, CaeZina?
mere, mami?
SuaRamisas gaeRviZa. bavSvs daxeda. baTus uSfoTveli
ZiliT eZina. gulze edo TeTri funCula xeli, xolo meoreTi baliSis wvers CasWideboda. sabani gauswora. mere
adga da didxans dascqeroda mZinares.
`ra var me amisTvis? netav, Tu gaizrdeba iseT kacad,
rom Cemi esmodes? ratom aris ase uxerxulad qveyana mowyobili? vdgavar axla Cemi Svilis winaSe da Cemi
saqcielisTvis patiebas viTxov? magram me xom sxvanairad
ar SemeZlo da ratom unda xdebodes ase?~
meore dRes Txilamurebi uyida da sam dReSi ise Seaswavla, rom baTu `Sua koxtadan~ Tavisuflad eSveboda.
win mama mosrialebda. ukan eqvsi wlis Svili mohyveboda, fexebgafarCxuli, Tvalebgafacicebuli, damjere.
Cerdebodnen da mama-Svils Sescqerodnen RimiliT.
grZnobda, rogor Senatrodnen. `mamac aseTi undao~,
erTxel yuri mohkra, zurgs ukan viRacam Cailaparaka.
ra male miilia Tormeti dRe.
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Rameebi ar eZina da daRla wuTiTac ar ugrZvnia.

xdida, acmevda, banda, varcxnida. zRapars uyveboda da
eCveneboda, rom mTeli cxovreba SeeZlo ase gaetarebina.
da mxolod SuaRamisas, gverdiT rom bavSvis fSvinva
esmoda, eRviZeboda da saocari sevda eufleboda; egona,
rom am gadaWarbebul siyvaruls da yuradRebas baTus
mimarT bakurianSi mxolod imitom iCenda, rom mis pirmSos mowyaleba moeRo da odesme mainc epatiebina.
`mere, mamiko?~
aTi sicocxle rom hqonoda. aTives uyoymanod miscemda `mere mamikosaTvis~.

* * *
cxrasarTulian, Calisfer saxlTan `Jiguli~ gaCerda.
qurqiani kaci gadmovida. manqanas Semouara. kari gamoaRo, eqvsiode wlis biWi frTxilad gadmosva, sabarguli gaxsna, uSvelebeli CanTa da Txilamurebi amoiRo,
Txilamurebi mxarze daado bavSvs, CanTa xelSi daaWerina.
liftis Rilaks wvdebi?
ki.
aba, kargad iyavi. me male moval.
skolaSi Tu saxlSi?
skolaSi.
daukocna Tvalebi, Subli, cxviri, loyebi, mziT garujuli patara TiTebic daukocna.
manqana rom daiZra, biWma xeli dauqnia da rac xma
hqonda, daawia:
kargad iyavi, mamiko!
biWi mZimed miaTrevda CanTas da Txilamurebs liftis
kabinisaken. TvalSi cremli ubrwyinavda.

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q uTaisia, b iZ ia, es...

restoran `xvamlis~ oficianti ivliane tyeSelaSvili mwvaned ganaTebul darbazis kuTxeSi mimjdariyo da
orkuzian aqlems xatavda. aqlemis xatva ivlianes sayvareli saqme gaxldaT. xatavda xelsaxocze, muyaos qaRaldze
da zogjer tilos winsafrebzedac. erTi sityviT, rasac
moixelTebda, uaqlemod ar gauSvebda. Cveulebriv, orkuzian aqlems xatavda. zurg-kiseri kargad gamosdioda,
fexebs ki vera da ver amsgavsebda. ivlianes daxatuli
orkuziani aqlemebi zebris fexebze idgnen da romeliRac
aTaswleulis aw gadaSenebul cxovelebs waagavdnen.
iqneboda saRamos rva saaTi, cxeloda, restoranSi
xalvaToba iyo. rionis mxares, fanjarasTan oTxi ugonod
mTvrali safiCxieli gauTaveblad mReroda. isxdnen TavCaqindrulni, fexebgamarTulni, jibeebSi xelebCawyobilni da TvaldaxuWulad mRerodnen. mRerodnen, cota
ar iyos, monotonurad, magram xmaSewyobilad, gemrielad.
ivliane! karSi `xvamlis~ direqtori vaJa Wyonia
idga.
batono!
am kacs mousmine, rac giTxras.
ki, batono.
ivliane fexze wamodga da mosuls Seegeba. ucnobi warmosadegi, Savgvremani kaci iyo. skamebs iqeT-aqeT frTxilad dgamda da oficiantisken RimiliT moikvlevda gzas.
SublCamovarcxnili swori WaRara warbebs ufaravda,
ganze gasuli waqisferi Tvalebi da Rvinisgan dabrawuli
loyebi hqonda. vercxlis kbilebiT gamotenili piri imxelaze daefCina, rom Sig yvavi Tavisuflad Sefrindeboda.
gamarjoba, ivliane biZia. xom micani, kukaia var me,
eZgveraZe, Womeli. dRes ar megulebodi Sen aqana, Tvara,
rad mindoda direqtoris Sewuxeba.
kukaiam xeli Ronivrad CamoarTva da skami gamoswia.
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ivlianem ver gaixsena stumari, magram ar SeimCnia. saerTod ofciantebs uyvarT, roca nacnobebTan aqvT saqme.
ramdeni xarT? oficianti saqmeze gadavida, Sampanuri ar gvaqvs, aqedanve geubnebi.
arc vaJas aqvs TavisTvis? Sewuxda kuka.
axla, rom iyos, uars getyvi Seen? `nafareuli~ gvaqvs
kargi Camosxma, wuxelis moitanes. gegmas ver vasrulebT
da mogvayara trestma, Tvara sadaa axla `nafareuli~.
iyos, ra vqnaT aba? kuxnaSi?
kupats SevawvevinebT, ena gvaqvs cxlad moxarSuli,
nivriT, xbos mwvads SegaSvelebT da wiwils, Cemo batono,
kaixela wiwilebia, ori geyofaT oTx kacs.
erTi sityviT, Sen ici. rac saukeTeso gaqvs, unda
mogvayaro. xom ici, kukaia eZgveraZe valSi ar dagrCeba.
ar ginda laparaki.
sad davjdeT?
sadac gagexardebaT.
aivanze rom gavideT?
ajobebs, mara qaria da, ra gindaT, salfeTqs da Wiqas
ar gagiCerebT magidaze. eger dabrZandiT, kuTxeSi, fanjrebs gavaRebineb da ventilacias CavrTavT. ki, magram...
eseni waSavdebian axla male. xom xedav, miRebuli
yavs oTxive ufals.
movdivarT aba da, Sen ici. sauzme rac gaqvT saukeTeso.
jonjoli gvaqvs, sulguni, tarxuna, ise mwvanili,
fxaleuli, `borjomi~ limonaTi, `borjomi~ Tumca gaTavda. `nabeRlavia~ kargi civi! me, magaliTad, `nabeRlavi~
mirCevnia `borjoms~ am bolo dros gansakuTrebiT.
aba, he, Seni imedi maqvs. ar momWra Tavi, kuka
gatrialda, magram maSinve Semobrunda, rac mTavaria,
qe damaviwyda. angariSi-Tqva, rom getyvi, Sen Soridanve
rac SeiZleba xmamaRla dagviZaxe: kukaia eZgveraZes vin
gamoarTmevs fuls quTaisSi-Tqva! rac SeiZleba xmamaRla, gesmis? Cemi colis Zma maxlavs, tyaCirelia, egeba
qe icnob, Tavisi ori ZmakaciT mewvia Tbilisidan. minda,
patara Tavi gamoviCino, qe gesmis mag ambavi Sen.
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mere? angariSmiucemlad hkiTxa ivlianem.

Semovtrialdebi maSinve da erTi samad gadagixdi.
imgens ar minda fulis gadaxda davanaxo. gamige?
ki, batono, ravarc gagexardeba.
kuka eZgveraZe karSi gaxta, ivlianem ki jibidan qaRaldi
amoiRo, qimiur fanqars ena gausva da bufetisken wavida.
moclili oficiantebi ivlianes Semoxveodnen da kamaTobdnen imgvari kamaTiT, rogoric mxolod oficiantebs SeuZliaT xolme.
kuka eZgveraZe da misi amfsonebi marTlac rom lazaTianad qeifobdnen. orkestri daiTxoves, mebufetes fanjris sammetriani mina CamoaRebines, magidas Tavi sanaxevrod aivanze gaayofines da qeifobdnen. iqve, gverdiT,
magidaze daclili boTlebis tye idga, magram simTvrale
moqeifeTagan aravis etyoboda. drodadro maTi sufridan gemrieli sicili, an uzado imeruli simRera moismoda. orjer icekves kidec. cekvavdnen pirSi papirosgarWobilebi or-orad (danarCeni ori taSs ukravda da
SeZaxilebiT amxnevebda). cekvavdnen seriozuli saxeebiT.
TiTqos aucilebel rituals asrulebdnen. cekvis mTeli
simZime ZiriTadad xelebis moZraobaze gadadioda, magram
amas ise ostaturad akeTebdnen, rom wuns ver dasdebdi.
ivliane Tan axalgazrda oficiantebs moZRvravda da
Tan moqeifeebisken eWira Tvali. kuka xels awevda da
TiTebs gaatkacunebda Tu ara, oficianti sami naxtomiT
masTan gaCndeboda. Citis rZe ra aris, isic ar akldaT.
aqaoda direqtorma damavalao, ivlianem aRmaskomis stumrebisTvis sagangebod gadanaxuli soko da cocxalic
ki dastyua mebufetes. axali kartofili, Sqmeruli, megruli kupati, Caqafuli, batknis mwvadebi, xbos suki,
guruli xaWapuri, nigvziT Sekmazuli mJave prasi, pitnaSi gadazelili sulguni, neSoSi gamomcxvari Wadebi,
elarji, es gaxlavT, rasac me erTi gadavlebiT movkari
Tvali kuka eZgveraZis sufraze, da rac me ar daminaxavs?
am Cvens saqmeSi, ivliane dabejiTebiT laparakobda, oficiantebi ki xelebdakrefilni yuradRebiT usmendnen, am Cvens saqmeSi ori ramaa mTavari: Tvali
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da alRo. kaci SemosvlisTanave unda icno. Tu ver icani,

glaxaT wagiva saqme. rusis meti ra minaxavs. qveynis turisti aivl-Caivlis am gzaze, mara guSindeli rusi sxva
iyo. gamoirCeva kaci raRaciT. bufetCiks `eniseli~ rom
moaZebnina, im wuTSi vuTxari vaJas, kiTxeT Tu ginda, es
sxva rusia viRaca-meTqi. ratom ici? rodis iyo ubralo
turisti `grems~ da `varcixes~ arCevda erTmaneTisgan,
`samvarskvlaviani~ da misi jani. SevlaparakdiT patara da
gvari vkiTxe, ivanovi varo. ivanovebi qe arian sufTa
rusebi. sad cxovrob-meTqi, vladimirSio. e, axla matyuebs raRacas, me vTqvi, ivanovs, ra unda vladimirSi,
ivanovebi serpuxovoSi cxovroben ZiriTadad da tulaSic
arian cota. ar iqnebi Sen vladimiridan, me vuTxari. raze
matyobo, gaecina. ivanovs ra unda vladimirSi, me vuTxari.
ratom, egeba es erTi ojaxi, qe iyos, Se kaco.
Cailaparaka msxvilulvaSianma, SavTvala raWvelma biWma.
me vici, rasac vambob, axlos ar gaikara SeniSvna
ivlianem.
dalia is erTi boTli koniaki. arc uyviria, simRerac
ar wamouwyia. uceb ician wamoyvireba magenma, rom daleven. fexic ar ereoda. dagvemSvidoba siciliT da wavida. a
rusi, vaJas veubnebi, es ulvaSi momparse, Tu sxva rusi ar
iyos magi-Tqva. ise agixda yvelaferi kargi. am dilas Camoatares etapiT. xuTi milicieli miyveboda. rodis iyo aq
da ra Tqvao. araferi Tqva, me vuTxariyen, koniaki dalia,
isadila da wavida Tavis gzaze-Tqva. Turme ugolovniki,
qurdi, ubeduri, sakavSiro ZiebaSia. aba, ra ici Sen. unda
Seatyo kacs. amas axla ase uceb ki ver iswavli.
avtoinspeqtors rava uTxari, ivliane biZia? raWvelma Sehbeda, sxva oficiantebma erTxmad gaicines. Canda, avtoinspeqtoris epizods ivliane pirvelad ar yveboda.
xom iciT, ravarc vuTxari, ganze gaixeda ivlianem.
me ar vici, icrua kafandara, grZelcxvira oficiantma.
aman ar icis, daudastura viRacam.
abaSaSi viyavi Cemi JiguliT wina kviras. sidedri
moukvda Cems naTlimamas. sad mecala, mara ar gamodioda

wausvleloba. sicxea imnairi, rom yurebianad ofli gamdis, mara qe vzivar Cakostum-Cagalstukebuli, ravarc
vici. codvas ver vityvi, gvarianad mivrekavdi. rkinigzas
rom gacdebi, sanam xidamde mixvidode, marjniv, saaguresTan idga. motocikli gvimraSi daemala. serJanti iyo, axalgazrda, ase Seni xnis tutuci iqneboda, raWvels miaTiTa da RimiliT daayola, SemCneuli maqvs, Seni xnis
biWebi tutucebi arian umetesoba. ar gadmovdivar manqanidan. cota xans idga da ikadra wamosvla. Tqveni sabuTebi,
amxanago, mwyralad rom majaxa, arc vacie, arc vacxele:
erTs getyvi, Cemo biZia, me vuTxari, ramdeni gradusi iqneba axla, me vuTxari, ormocamdeao. hoda, am ormoc gradus
sicxeSi rom manqanaSi kaci kostum-galstukiT Cajdeba, an
Tanamdebobis kaci iqneba, an giJi, ara var swori? me vuTxari. Sen, kai biWi Canxar da me mgonia arc erTTan gawyobs
jajguri da arc meoresTan, me vuTxari. gaecina; swori
brZanebaa, batono, amnair sityvas aRar unda axla JiJini,
wadiT da mosaxvevebSi mainc dauwieT siCqares, TqvenTvis
geubnebiTo. a, ase iyo es ambavi.
biWebi sicils ver ikavebdnen. ferxulis mocekvaveebiviT mxarCaxveulni aRtacebiT Sehyurebdnen cxovrebisagan gamoWeknil oficiants, romelic maTs TvalSi brZenic iyo da iRblianic. ivlianec grZnobda am mowiwebas da
saubris eSxSi Sedioda.
ar unda aCqarde. aTasnairad unda awon-dawono sityvac da saqmec. dauWeriaT, xom ici, Salikianis gogos
momtaceblebi. dRes Tqva viRacam, mgoni Sen ambobdi,
ukisro, TavburZgla biWs miaTiTa, Tvrameti wlis gogo
rava momatyuebs. Tu meti ar ici, ras itaceb qals. egde
saxlSi da gagirigebs vinme Sennair Calxanas. ucolod
axla kaci ar darCeba, Tu colis SerTva unda rasakvirvelia, Torem, Tu ar unda, yamar qalebis laSqarSi rom
SeuSva, ucolod gamova iqedanac. uTqvams im gogos, Seni
ara varo? sad gageqcevi awio, mimiyvane Cems saxlSi da
meore dRes, ravarc wesi da rigia wamomiyvane saxlidano.
rad ginda Sen monatacebi colis patronis saxeli. Cemi
mosatacebeli ra gWirs, am almasiviT biWso. motyuebula

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Turme murmania Tavsiva. SeuSvia im Rames gogo WiSkarSi

da dilas Coxa-axaluxSi gamowyobili dol-gamoniT midgomia sasimamros karze. mogivida mSvidoba! ise Coxa-axaluxSi gamowkepili zis axla Turme oTx kedelSi. Soferi
mainc raRaze daRupa, mSvenieri, kai biWi, valikona xaburZanias umcrosi Zma. Tvrameti wlis gogom rava unda
gajobos WkuaSi. monatacebi ar myavs meec? Cemi kedelze
adioda kiviliT. ar minda SenTan gaCereba, mZulxaro,
axla Cemi fasi araferi hyavs. patara Tu Semagvianda, WiSkarzea xurjiniviT gadmokidebuli. a, esaa qali. sami dRe
da Rame sinaTle ar miCvenebia. meoTxe dRes kamfetiviT
iyo damtkbari. mara motacebuli qali mainc araa erTor kviras sando. mSoblebi maCvene da vityvi, rom Cemi
nebiT wamogyevio, daCoqilma mTxova. mivgvare dedamiss
da mamamiss. a, batono, me vuTxari, gaawyveT sufra, dauZaxeT mezoblebs da ravarc ityvis Tqveni qaliSvili, ise
vqnaT-meTqi. gaSlil sufraze miviyvane da iq vaTqmevine
sajarod yvelaferi. bavSvTan marto ar mivides aravin,
Tvara enas amovaZrob, me vuTxari, ra vici me, ras etyvis
deda, mama, bebia. ra Wkua unda mosTxovo Cvidmeti wlis
gogos. egeba qe gadavara yvelaferi, uyare mere kakali.
ivliane! kukaia eZgveraZe fexze idga.
batono! ivlianem xelsaxoci mxarze gadaigdo.
ramdenia Cvenze, ivliane?! eZgveraZes RvinoSi da
baJeSi Cambali xma hqonda.
rava gekadrebaT, kuka batono, quTaisSi fulis gadaxdas vin Sehkadrebs kukaia eZgveraZes! mTlad ki ar wavsulvarT xelidan! rac SeeZlo xmamaRla da gamoTqmiT,
uniWo artistiviT CaaWikWika ivliane tyeSelaSvilma.
madlobeli varT, aba, Cvenze iyos, kargad iyaviT!
kukam mTvrali stumrebi win gaatara, karSi erTxel kidev
moixeda da oficiants haerovan kocna gaugzavna.

* * *

da Tvlemda.
vin iyo is kaci? vaJam Tvalebi gaaxila, moxedviT
ki ar mouxedavs.
romeli kaci?
Sen rom gamomigzavne.
rava, ra iyo?
gamepara.
kai, Tu kaci xar? vaJas gaocebisagan gaecina kidec.
Sen ar miTxari, mousmineo? cremli axrCobda ivlianes, Womeli varo, eZgveraZe. me vTqvi vaJas Zmakacia-Tqva.
ara, kaco. pirvelad vnaxe Cems cxovrebaSi. Semovida
da gamarjoba, vaJao, ras vetyodi. Tu Zma xar, oficianti gamifrTxile, karga momemsaxuros, sapativcemo xalxi
maxlavso, meti araferi minda Senio. is iyo giTxari; am
kacs mousmine-Tqva, uars vetyodi? marTla gagepara?
Svilebs gaficeb.
gamepara romelia, sul me maZaxebia: ar minda fuli,
batono, kukaia eZgveraZes fuls rava gadavaxdevineb-Tqva.
vaJa Wyoniam erTbaSad moiwyina.
rava ver mivxvdiT me da Sen magas. fuls vin Civis,
Tavis mosaWreli saqme dagvemarTa. xval mTel quTaiss
ecodineba.
Sen ega Tqvi.
aqaurs ar hgavda. me, magaliTad, arsad Semxvedria.
oriveni Cumad isxdnen. restornis direqtoris kabinetSi haermwmendis sisiniRa ismoda. bolos isev vaJa Wyonia alaparakda:
ara uSavs, Cemo ivliane, ise Cven Soris darCes da
magrad gagvacura. amnairi ram arc sxvisgan gamigonia. aba,
rava ginda. moutyuebeli Cemi mteri iqna. Seumcdari RmerTic araa. Sen ar motyuvdi, is ar motyuvda, ra qnas aba am
xalxma. aferistsac Tavisi xeloba aqvs. quTaisia, biZia, es...

sami saaTi rom gavida da kukaia eZgveraZis gamoCenis

imedi rom gadaiwura, ivliane direqtorTan Sevida. vaJa
Wyonias saxe azerbaijanuli haermwmendisTvis mieSvira
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419

mgz av r i
murTaz Wabukians samfa gazeTSi saguldagulod SefuTuli goWi muxlebze edo da Tvlemda.
movediT, batono, SeanjRria taqsis mZRolma.
sad? Tavi aswia murTazma da alkoholiT gatanjuli, gonebabrmobili saxe uazrod mimoatara.
sadguri ar miTxariT? mZRols farTo yurebi
hqonda da bolivieli menejeris qudi exura.
ki... sadguri... aba. TbilisSi mivdivar amaRam. ase a,
ravarc var axla. es goWi mimaqvs Cems baRanasTan... mTvrali var patara... geubnebi, ar var mTvrali-Tqva? stumrebi myavda. axlac iq arian, ijdnen da iqeifon... purmarili Tavze sayrelada aqvT... me TbilisSi mivdivar...
gogo swavlobs Cemi iqana, meoreze gadavida wrouls,
Svilebis sadRegrZelo rom Tqva Tamadam... me vTqvi. CemTvis vTqvi gulSi: egeba qe Sia Cems bavSvs axla-Tqva.
araferi araa sasacilo aqana. xom SeiZleba mSieri dawva
amaRam, moukvda mamamisi imas... hoda, a, movkide am goWs
xeli da wamovedi. bevri iWuWyuna Cemma colma, magram
rai mere. wadio rom eTqva, egeba arc wavsuliyavi. ar
waxvideo rom miTxra, imitom mivdivar, asea es...
farToyureba mZRolma am laparakSi salarosTan miiyvana gulCvili mama da rvakaciani rigis bolos kedels
miayuda.
wavedi axla me, fulis molodinSi kefa moifxana
taqsistma.
wadi da Wkvianad iare. fuls ar gakadreb quTaisel
kacs. gesmis? kibeze Camaval imeddakargul mZRols
mTeli darbazis gasagonad CasZaxa: fuls ar gakadreb,
afuWebs fuli kacs!
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Sennairi muStari ar moSorda Cems damawyevarso,

butbutebda gawbilebuli Soferi da naxSirorJangiT
savse darbazSi erTimeores miwyobil mgzavrebs Soris
gzas miikvlevda.
murTazma Tavi aswia, goWi gulze aixuta da seriozuli saxe miiRo.
molares, Tbilisis matarebelze minda erTi adgili
Tbilisamdeo, sworad uTxra, magram fuls didxans eZebda jibeSi. rogorc mTvral kacebs CveviaT; yvela jibeSi
erTdroulad iqeqeboda, goWs xan erT xelSi gadmoitanda da xan meoreSi, mere isev safistone jibeSi aRmoaCina Savi dRisTvis Senaxuli ocdaxuTmaneTiani da abuzRunebul molares niSnismogebiT gauwoda.
bileTi da xurda viRac RvTian-madlianma axladCamomdgari matareblisken wasuls daawia.
romeli vagonia? gaocebis gareSe hkiTxa Semwvari
goWis patronma.
ucnobma eleqtronis boZisken Seatriala bileTi da
karga xnis Semdeg upasuxa.
vagoni 14, adgili 3.
qvedaa, xom.
ki, batono.
mgzavrma Tavisi movaleoba Sesrulebulad CaTvala,
bileTi SeaCeCa da darbazSi Sebrunda! eWvi ar iyo, mas
Tavis mgzavrul saqmeze eCqareboda da mTvrali kacebisTvis bileTebis Camorigeba mis pirdapir movaleobas (an
mowodebas) rodi Seadgenda.
murTazi, klasikosebis termini rom vixmaroT, karga
SezarxoSebuli iyo, magram imdeni azri ki hqonda, rom
meToTxmete vagonSi asuliyo da kuTvnili mesame adgili
moeTxova.
Tavs lokatoriviT atrialebda da mis win rweviT mimaval vagonebs swored im adgilas acivdeboda, sadac nomeri weria. `meSvide, merve, mecxre, meaTe...~ Tavis simarjveSi dasarwmuneblad xmamaRla acxadebda.
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maRali iyo, momcro tanis kalaTburTeli xom ginaxavT, swored iseTi tani hqonda. momcro kalaTburTeli
ki, Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT, 185 sm simaRlisa mainc aris.
Sevardnili muceli da zangiviT wvrili xel-fexi hqonda.
saxezec lamazi iqneboda, cota nikaps rom ar eRalata.
nikapi hqonda piratis nikapiviT grZeli da oTxkuTxedi.
wvril ulvaSs itovebda tuCebze odnav gadasuls, swored
ise, espanur da meqsikur filmebSi moarSiye kabaleroebs
rom aqvT xolme. amitom Rimili Svenoda da Tu icinoda,
keTili, cisferi TvalebiTac icinoda. tanze arcTu koxtad morgebuli polonuri jinsi ecva da moklesaxeloeba
wiTel-lurjujredebiani perangi, romelic ise Zalian
uxdeboda, arc ki daijerebT, rom gaerTianeba `gelaTis~
Sekerili iyo.
meToTxmete vagoni iqve axlos gaCerda. murTaz Wabukianma ar iCqara. acala `Semadgenlobas~ bolomde
damuxruWeba, sigarets moukida, moswia da matareblis
wasvlis niSani rom misces, marjvenaTi goWi saimedod
CabRuja, marcxenaTi ki daZruli matareblis saxelurs
miwvda.
adgili Tqveni? vagonis gamcilebelma Tmagawewilma zonzroxa qalma Tambaqosagan dayviTlebuli ToxiviT
kbilebi gaaelva.
mesame, SeuRrina mgzavrma, vagonis kibeze fexi kargad moirgo da daeWvebul konduqtors bileTi cxvirwin
gauqnia.
xuTiode wuTis Semdeg igi Tavis kupeSi iyo da piraRmamwolare mkerdze WaRaramoreul umsuqnes kacs
elaparakeboda.
ra vqna, Cemo biZia, me. cirkis adgili rom iyos, dagiTmobdi, ar vuyurebdi am jRanaobas erTi dRe da eg iqneboda. mara mTeli Rame fexze gavCerdebi-Tqva rom giTxra,
tyuili iqneba. fxizelic rom viyo, ase vizamdi amas.
narze Zlivsdateuli kaci mSvidad da mowyenilad usmenda. kupis sxva mgzavrebi kamaTSi ar ereodnen.
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mova konduqtori da gaarkvevs. gayavi, biWo Tavi

da dauZaxe mag mkvdarZaRls. ras Svreba amden xans,
Cailaparaka Ripianma da mucelze daxveuli zewari
gagrilebis mizniT da mSvidad yofnis niSnad aaqnia.
rad unda amas konduqtori? konduqtori da milicia
minda mee? kiTxva, me mgonia, yvelam viciT aqana da Tvalebi yvelas gvaqvs. meToTxmete vagoni xomaa es. a, batono,
mesame adgili: ar unda axla amas drois gayvana, Se kaco.
konduqtori mainc movida, man jer mwoliare kacis
bileTs daxeda, romelic mrgvalad daxveul Sav CanTaSi edo, mere murTazis bileTs daswvda. bolos orive
bileTs erTad gaxeda naTuris Suqze da nikotinisgan
gaTangul murTazs, romelsac goWi orive xeliT aexuta
gulze da samarTlis mier puris Wamis sasiamovno molodinSi, Tvlemda.
Tqven TbilisSi midixarT!
sworia, daudastura goWianma.
es tkibulis matarebelia, ver unda mixvde Senxela
kaci amdens?!
murTazma raRac CailuRluRa da kupis kari gametebulad gaswia gverdze. Ripians, romelsac adgils edavebodnen, codvas ver davideb, murTazis gasvlis Semdegac
cudi araferi uTqvams. etyoba, man mSvenivrad icoda,
ras niSnavs mTvrali kaci.
TbilisSi Tavisi pirmSos mosanaxuleblad mimavali mSromeli rionSi Camoxta da matareblis molodinSi dabali Zabvis rkinis boZs mieyuda.
seqtembris grili Rame iyo.
elmavlis Suqma Tvalebi mosWra murTazs. sigareti
gaReWa, gadaafurTxa, goWs Semoxveuli gazeTi alag-alag
Semoacala, darCenil qaRaldSi gulmodgined SefuTa,
iRliaSi amoiCara da borblebisgan avardnilma qarma liandagSi ar SemiTrioso (bavSvobidanve daaSina viRacam;
Cqara momaval matarebelTan axlos Tu gaCerdi, haeris
nakadi borblebSi SegiTrevso) ukan daixia.
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matarebeli RrWialiT gaCerda.

Savtuxa SavulvaSa konduqtorma, romelic vagonis gamcileblad gadacmul qurT meezoves Camohgavda, didxans
uyura bileTs, mere rweviT mdgari mgzavris tvirTs eWviT daxeda (razedac murTazma goWis Tavs gazeTi Semoaxvia da daamSvida, Semwvaria, nu geSiniao) da gza dauTmo.
murTazma mesame adgili moZebna, goWi halstuxis gasafen badeze Semodo, gaixada da cal fexze windis gaxda
verc ki moaswro Zili moeria.
zustad aT wuTSi gaaRviZes. Tavgabezrebulma ojaxis mamam jer fanjaraSi gaixeda, mere Tavzewamomdgar,
makentoJian grZelcxvira kacs, universitetdamTavrebulis emblemaze daadga Tvali.
bodiSs ki vixdiT, magram Cveni adgilia, pativcemulo, ra tkbiladac ar unda eTqva makentoJian inteligents, murTazisTvis mainc Semzaravi iyo am sityvebis
gagoneba.
ar daijeroT mag ambavi, goWis qvemoT badeze xeli
Seacura da adgilis maZiebels, Tavis upiratesobaSi darwmunebulma, cota ar iyos ampartavnulad, mouxedavad
gauwoda.
makentoJis patronma bileTi gamoarTva da maSinve
daubruna.
gaaTavisufleT Cemi adgili, pativcemulo, Torem
iZulebuli gavxdebi mivmarTo matareblis administracias?
ras? murTazma Tvalebi moifSvnita da narze wamojda.
Tqveni bileTi gacemulia quTaisis matarebelze. es
ki `foTi-Tbilisi~ gaxlavT.
studentis mama goWs dawvda da irgvliv sawyaloblad
mimoixeda.
maRlidan gadmoyofilma Tavebma daudastures, rom
matarebeli marTlac foTidan modioda.
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ra vqna aba, me? xmaSi tirili gaeria mTvral Wabukians.

xaSurSi CabrZandiT da Tqvens matarebels daelodeT, universitetis kursdamTavrebuls pasuxi am kiTxvazec mzad hqonda.
Ramis sami saaTi iyo, roca xaSuris patara sadguris
Smorian mosacdelSi Sevida da mxarTeZoze wamowolil
mgzavrebs Soris xis savarZlis kuTxeSi Camojda. erTi
suli hqonda wamowoliliyo, magram CameZineba da `quTaisi~ gamaswrebso, SiSobda.
goWs veraferi mouxerxa. dadebda skamze Tu ara, fanjris rafaze Seskupebuli xataura kata rbilad Camoxteboda da Tavgaurxevlad morboda. TavqveS amosadebad
Seecoda, isev gulze axutebuli eWira da marjvena rom
daubuJdeboda, marcxenas Seunacvlebda.
Zili nel-nela epareboda. dagvianebuli mgzavrebis
xvrinva weRan Tu nervebs uSlida, axla sasiamovnod eRvreboda yurebSi.
bolos mainc CasTvlima da swored im dros gaeRviZa,
pirveli liandagidan cisfrad ganaTebuli matarebeli
rom daiZra.
gaiqca, imarjva da bolo vagons mainc Seaxta.
cota wvaleba rodi naxa, rom ocdamecxre (bolo) vagonidan meToTxmeteSi gasuliyo.
miadga, rogor iqna, Tavis sanukvar mesame adgils, miadga da, hoi sakvirvelebav, narze Ceqmebgauxdelad iwva
galifisSarvliani, voroSilovisulvaSeba kaci.
gairkva, rom quTaisis matarebels murTaz WabukianisTvis swored maSin gaeswro, xaSuris sadgurSi rom
CasTvlima, es matarebeli ki `soxumi-Tbilisi~ gaxldaT
da Ceqmosani mgzavric sruliad kanonierad iwva meToTxmete vagonis mesame adgilze.
gorSi Camosves da urCies, im matarebels gamohyoloda, romelSic Tavisufal adgils daigulebda.
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dilis TerTmet saaTze Tbilisis vagzalSi nela Semodioda qvanaxSiriT datvirTuli, mosawyenad grZeli
sabargo matarebeli.
ukedlebo vagonebi tkacuniT miirweodnen.
meSvide vagonis TavSi, xanZarsawinaaRmdego plakatze daxatul, damwvar xesaviT idga Tavidan-fexebamde
gamuruli kaci, romelsac kargad Tu daakvirdebodiT,
xelSi, gulTan, gazeTebSemoZarcvuli, kbilebianad gaSavebuli goWi eWira.
kaci fiqrobda im WeSmaritebaze, romelic karga xania
amoxsnes filosofosebma:
`cxovreba maSin aris kargi, roca kargad cxovrob~.

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n ab ij i
ar gewyinos, Cemo daia, Seni bralia, rac gWirs. dedaSenis kbila viqnebi da me ar vityvi axla magas, Se
qalo. RmerTma im Wkuaze nu damayenos da Cems Svilebs
da SviliSvilebs enacvalos Cemi Tavi, samocdarva wlis
var da xvalve gavTxovdebi, me rom me var. Sen ram gagitexa guli? awi raRa droisaao? ras hqvia, raRa droisaa.
ki, marTalia, saukeTeso wlebi fuWad gaqvs dakarguli.
fuWi kakali, xom ici, arc Tagvs argia da arc kacsao,
magram SenTvis jer yvelaferi gvian araa. ar gaikaro eg
bneli fiqri TavSi. saerTod, Svilo, aravisTvis araferi
arasodes araa gvian. Tu suli gTxovs da guneba gaqvs.
RmerTo ki momkali, ras hqvia, ver gaTxovdi. aravin ar
miTxras mindoda, Zalian vecade, magram ver gavTxovdio. tyuilia, mogonilia eg ambavi. ar vargixarT, dediko, ara. Tqven siglaxes mere iRbals gadaabralebT. ase
mewera, albaTo. ra gewera? ki ar gewera, ar moindome.
ar mideq-modeqi, patara xeli SegeSala da dayare farxmali. ar unda laparaki yvelas gvinda ise gavTxovdeT, rogorc gvinda, magram, Tu ar gamodis ise? Tu ar
gagimarTla? Tu ver aawyve, rogorc Sen gindoda? gaTavda CemTvis yvelaferi, awi aRar gavTxovdebio, unda
wauwve cxovrebas gasaTelavad da sajiriTod? siyvarulio, Sen ambob, mjera marto erTi ram, did siyvaruls
ewirebian msxverplad, ki, rogor ara. raki ver moxerxda,
ver damTavrda yvelaferi sasurvelad,, qali susti arsebaa mainc, rac ar unda vixtunoT Cven, da didi siyvaruliT Sepyrobili qali Tavisi am grZnobis erTgul monad
rCeba bolomde. es mesmis, aseTi qalebi iSviaTze iSviaTni arian. magram Sen sxvas meubnebi; aravin Semiyvarda,
deida, da davrCi amitom gauTxovario. ras hqvia, aravin
Segiyvarda da darCi gauTxovari. ese igi susti adamiani
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xar. nu gewyineba da SeiZleba cota egoistic. didi siyvaruli SeiZleba RvTis boZebuli niWi iyos, magram, Tu
ar movida es didi siyvaruli CemTan, daviTxaro Tvali
da ar gavTxovde? siyvaruli, Svilo xan qorwinebamde
modis (da es ukeTesia) da xan qorwinebis Semdegac, magram Sen ar Seerkine cxovrebas; riski ar gaswie, zixar
fanjarasTan da siyvarulis mosvlas elodebi. qe mogayvira amasobaSi ormocma welma. ra aris ici? bevri angeloziviT gogo minaxavs `saqmroebis~ Sewuxebuli da mere
gauTxovrad darCenili. xandaxan qveynis ukeTess veZebT
da imaze ki ar vfiqrobT, im qveynis ukeTess qveynis ukeTesi rom Seefereba. dagvinaoWda saxe da wuniaobas mainc
ver veSvebiT. imas cxviri aqvs grZeli, imas kiseri aqvs
mokle, imis kbilebi ar momewona, imas gauuTavebeli perangi ecva. ra iyo, ra moxda. cota saRadac unda SevxedoT
cxovrebas. Cven araferi nakli gvaqvs? kacia bolos da
bolos. gamofenaze xom ar gagyavs, gasayidad xom ar ginda. RvTis gaCenili kacia. hqondes, mere ra kiseri, es
oxeri, mokle, daiqca qveyana? ara varT marTali, Svilo,
ara, mizez-mizez dos marili akliao. nakls mariam RvTisSobels vupovi ramdensac ginda, yinwvisis angeloss
daiwunebs amrezili da cxvirabzuebuli kaci. saqme isaa,
mogewonos. saqme isaa gadawyvetis Tavi gqondes, CitiviT or dRes vcxovrobT am qveyanaze. ras velodebiT,
aRar damTavrda rCeva-rCeva? aRar daibada Cveni mosawoni? Segiyoliebs bedis Zieba da ise dagaberebs, rom ukan
moxedvas ver moaswreb. gagkravs bjRals wuTisofeli
da sarkis SegeSindeba. erT dRes icis siberem moxtoma. xandaxan erT dReSi berdeba kaci. samidRemCiod arc
qmari gaCenila am qveyanaze da arc Svili. guli mikvdeba,
Sennairi mSvenieri qali rom metyvis, ver gavTxovdio.
ar miwyino da cota ar iyos vbrazdebi kidec masze. me
vin mkiTxavs sxvis saqmeSi Carevas-meTqi, vambob, magram,
etyoba, mTlad keTili adamiani ar aris, didi warmodgena
aqvs Tavis Tavze. aravin miiCnia Rirsad da amitom iqca
Sinaberad-meTqi. yovelTvis amis Tqma codvaa, Svilo.
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yvelaze ver ityvi. zogs avadmyofoba daayola gangebam

da ras izam. magram, Tu yvelanairad janmrTeli xar da
raRac suleluri mizezebiT `ar Semiyvarda~ an `pirobebi ar maqvso~, zogs rom amouCemebia da ar meSinia amis
Tqma swored rom suleluri mizezebiT ar Txovdeba, an
cols ar irTavs: me aseT adamianiSvilze Cemi Sexeduleba
maqvs. didi simpaTiiT ver vucqeri da momkali Tu ginda.
Tu ar mogabezre am tlikiniT Tavi, mogiyvebi Cemi
gaTxovebis ambavs. imitom ki ara, Svilo, Senc ase moiqcemeTqi, girCio. Znelia sxvis saqmeSi Careva da droc sxvaa axla. sacole biWebic sxvebi arian. am Cem naambobSi
SenTvis gamosadegi, albaT, marto is iqneba, rom Senc
iaqtiuro patara, muyaiTad gauxde Sens Tavs, me ki ar
mivrbivar, gasaWiri mimarbeninebso Wkvian kacs uTqvams.
Cveni Tavis patroni Cvenve rom varT, aRar unda amas
mkiTxav-qadagi. ninoSvilis quCaze var gazrdili, bazars
qvemoT, merve Sesaxvevis nomer aTSi. mamaCemi meTuTune
iyo. SarSan momikvda sawyali. wlisTavi axla Sesruldeba, oqtomberSi. meoTxe qalTa davamTavre. turZelaZis
skola gagonili geqneba, ar unda laparaki. marTla erTi
samagaliTo skola iyo quTaisSi. davamTavre skola, Cemo
batono, mere saeqTno orwliani da did gaqanebas rom
ver vatyobdi Cems Tavs, amiT davasrule swavla-ganaTleba. rkinigzis saavadmyofoSi daviwye oci wlis gogom
muSaoba da ocdaxuTi weli Tavdeba, iqve vmuSaob. Cems
meti Cems patrons aravin hyavda. oci wlisa yvela lamaziao ityvian, magram arc mTlad asea saqme. Tavis qebaSi
ar CamomarTva da ar viyavi dasawuni gogo, Sesaxedaobaze mogaxseneb. maRali, maRalkanWeba, odnav gamxdari.
Savi xuWuWa Tma mqonda. sadaa axla is Tma, didi tuCebi.
kbilebi maincdamainc ar mivargoda, ase meCxeri kbilebi
mqonda, rogorc axla maqvs, magram ra vuyoT. mowonebiT
bevrs movwondi mainc. zogs ase da zogs ise. kacisas ras
gaigeb. Cem mezoblad sul biWebi cxovrobdnen da, rom
ityvian, biWebSi gavizarde. Semovevle im Cems biWebs; zogi
iqve cxovrobs, zogi aRarcaa cocxali. rom Semxvdebian,
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rogorc sakuTar Zmas (me Zma ar momca RmerTma) Cavexutebi gulSi da vtiri. aba, raia meti dedmamiSvili. erTad gavizardeT. fexburTs vTamaSobdiT ezoSi mecxreklaseli gogo rom viyavi maSinac. meCxubeboda dedaCemi:
Sexede Sens Tavs, amxela Zroxa rom daagoreb amxela t-s
da burTs dasdev suleli marguSasaviTo. axtajana gogo
viyavi, mokled rom vTqva. axtajana, magram uzakveli,
uboroto. biWuri xasiaTi mqonda da Tanac iseTi alali
da gulubryvilo gaxldiT, rom mamaCemi TavSi irtyamda
xels, ra eSveleba, ra gaaTxovebs amaso. mamaCemis SiSi
(Wkviani kaci iyo cxonebuli) kinaRam ar gamarTlda? ise
gamifrinda wlebi xelidan, verc ki SevamCnie. `ra meCqareba, ra meCqarebas~ ZaxiliT ocdarva weliwadma momikakuna karze. me isev patara gogo mgonia Cemi Tavi. dolo
Txas rqebi ar amouvida da Tavi sul Tikani egonao, isea
Cemi saqme. hai iqeT, hai aqeT da rom movixede, es Cemi
kbila gogoebi daojaxebulan, am Cemi quCis biWebs coli
mouyvaniaT da qe arian mSvenivrad. me yvelas gamxarebeli, yvelas mayari da xelismomkide, yvela qorwilis
damamSvenebeli vrCebi ase. sxvisma maziarebelma Tavi ver
iziarao, ar gagigonia? me vTqvi, ra qva gavtexe amisTana. axla rom davfiqrdebi seriozulad salaparakod
aravin mosula. RliciniT, icocxle, yvela geRlicineba,
mara rai mere. ase ar gamova, vuTxari Cems Tavs, raRaca
unda iRono, Torem mere gvian iqneba. vakisubanSi, Cveni quCis boloSi, rkinigzas rom gadaxval, sanam saavadmyofosTan mixvidode, iqve marcxniv oTar WumburiZe
cxovrobs. ded-mama obCaSi hyavda, TviTon dagiravebuli
hqonda erTi oTaxi da pedinstitutSi muSaobda. axali
damTavrebuli hqonda da iqve daetovebiaT asistents Tu
raRacas eZaxian is iyo maSin. sinauriZis gogos qorwilSi Sevxvdi. gamxdari, gamxdari, cxvirSi landi gadioda. saxeloebze gacrecili kostumi ecva da aqaoda mainc
asistenti varo, halstuxi ekeTa. ar hqonda metis saSualeba, ra eqneboda patiosan asistents maSin, jer axla
rai aqvs. saSualo tanis iyo, pataras fexsac uCioda,
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odnav koWlobda. saxe sandomianio, rom ityvian, magram

xvrinWasaviT Tvalebs SeSinebuliviT acecebda aqeT-iqeT.
mokled, rom giTxra, Sesaxedavad maincdamainc ar momewona, magram Cemi yuradReba imiT miiqcia, rom lamazi
laparaki icoda da ra dagimalo, erTi-orjer gamicina.
ise alalad da sawylad gamicina am biWma, rom gulSi CamrCa, raia ocdaori wlis gogo mainc, meti araferi. amis
mere mxvdeba es WumburiZe quCaSi, gamicinebs, rava xaro,
mkiTxavs da Camivlis. sul meCveneba, rom erideba CemTan laparaks, Tu rcxvenia, ra vici. saerTod, morcxvi
da Caketili biWi iyo, mis gverdiT gogo ar daminaxavs.
gavida ase xuTi weli. giTxari, misi ar iyos, me ocdarva
wlis gavxdi da oTari ocdaTxuTmetis (ocdaaTis iyo maSin, qorwilSi rom Semxvda). imas Tavisi cxovreba aqvs, me
Cemi. wesierad arc gvilaparknia erTmaneTTan. Sexvedra
da salami, meti araferi yofila Cven Soris da micinis
ase erTnairad, xuTi welia. ambavi axla quTaisSi yvelam
yvelaferi icis da mec bevrjer momikravs yuri, rom
oTar WumburiZe erTi morcxvi da gadauwyveteli biWia.
arc sacole hyavs. berdeba ucolod da ra vici, ras ityvis xalxi. mokled, bevri rom ar gavagrZelo, Cemo (geCqareba getyoba Senc), erT saRamos, ra damaviwyebs im dRes,
ocdarva seqtemberi iyo, gavbede da davukakune karze am
Cems oTar WumburiZes. kari ise swrafad gamiRo, TiTqos
Cem mosvlas elodao. mobrZandio, miTxra, skami damidga
da TvalebSi Rimili udgas. mivixed-movixede, ra iqneba
ucolo kacis oTaxi, erTmaneTze axirxluli jam-WurWeli, mtveri fanjrebze. WuWyiani fardebi, qalis xeli
sxva aris mainc ojaxSi. davaCerdi iataks da arc vacie,
arc vacxele da pirdapir vuTxari: movedi SenTan, sxva
gza ar maqvs, miyvarxar gagiJebiT da unda SemirTo-meTqi.
rom maxsendeba misi saxe, sicils ver vikaveb, zafranisferi daedo, mere gaicina (iqneb xumrobaSi gavataroo),
rom Sematyo, ar vxumrobdi, gajavrda. ra laparakia axla
eso. me megona saqmeze moxvedio. amaze didi saqme raRa
iqneba, me vuTxari, aqedan gamsvleli ar var, coli var
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Seni dReidan, ar unda WuWyuni axla amas-meTqi. Sen xom

ar gagiJdi, gogovo, vin gaswavla amnairi sisuleleo, ase
vin gaTxovila qveyanazeo. magdebs aSkarad. gavbrazdi
mec, Tavmoyvareoba maqvs, gogo var bolos da bolos. ra
maqvs Seni dasawuni, Se RvTis glaxa, me vuTxari. SemoZleul Wads ZaRli rom ar etaneba, ise xom araa Seni
saqme, me vuTxari, xuTi weliwadia micini da sityva ver
miTxari. zed getyoba, ra muCuCi xar. ra Zvirad afaseb am
Sens gamxmar Tavs. riTi var Senze naklebi-meTqi, vlanZRe, mokled, rac SemeZlo. icinis. mere moiqeqa kefa
da Camoxta iSkilebidan. Cemi dasawuni ra gaqvs da kai
gogoc xar, magram jer am saqmes dafiqreba unda, ra saCqaroa. vnaxoT, gaviar-gamoviaroT patara, egeba ver vewyobiT erTmaneTso. araferi gavla-gamovla ar mWirdeba
me-meTqi, mTeli quTaisi rom Semoiaro, Cemze cuds veravin getyvis, TvalSi rom Cavuvarde, TiTs ar amoisvams
aravin-meTqi. a, mosuli var ase SenTan da miTxove Tu
gindivar, Tu ara da waval Cems gzaze-meTqi. ki marao,
me rom ar dagxvedrodi saxlSi, sxvas miadgebodio? saxlidan xom ar gamougdixarTo? kacebi mainc tlanqebi
arian. amdeni veRar SevZeli, nervebi aRar meyo, amomijda
guli da daviwye tirili; saxlSi rom ar damxvedrodi,
xvalac SenTan movidodi, Se Stero, xuTi welia, Seni brma
Tvalebi rom ver amCnevs verafers-meTqi. vfslukuneb.
atirda TviTonac. ratom ar miTxario, mlmobeli gulis
patronia Cemi oTia. mokled, im Rames iq davrCi da meore
dRes Sevatyobine mSoblebs. dedaCems da mamaCems samorigeod vgonebivar saavadmyofoSi da arc dauwyiaT Zebna.
is dRes da is dRe, erTad varT. sami Svili gavzardeT
Tavi ar Segvircxvenia. Tu uyvars col-qmars erTmaneTi,
Cvenc gviyvars, ormoci weliwadia xmamaRali sityva ar
gviTqvams erTmaneTisTvis. awi raRa RmerTi gagviwyreba.

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q ur di
SenTan movedi, Cemo imano, sxva gza ara maqvs, Torem ar
Segawuxebdi. Cemnairi Semwuxebeli Sen, vici, ar gaklia,
Tavi gaqvs albaT mobezrebuli, magram ra vqna RobeSi
gakvetebuli goWi xom ginaxavs, verc iqeT rom gadis da
ukanac veRar brundeba. swored im dReSi var. damesivnen
da mjijgnian. raiaRmaskomma momxsna, saolqo komitetma
aRmadgina am ori Tvis win. kidev miCivla viRacam da axla
kolegiaze gadis Cemi sakiTxi. dRes viyavi dabarebuli,
proeqti SeudgeniaT iseTi, moxsnas vin Civis, organoSi
muSaoba aekrZalos saerTodo. Sen qveyana gicnobs da
qveyana pativs gcems. unda mimegzavno ministrTan, momisminos, samarTlianad ganWvritos am Cems saqmes da Tu
marTla damnaSave var, vin mamaZaRli, xmas vin amoiRebs.
vici, momCivans Tavi yovelTvis marTali hgonia. magram
mogiyvebi werilad yvelafers da Sen gansaje. Tu Sematyo, rom moxsnis da gagdebis Rirsi var, pirSi miTxari,
gavCumdebi da waval, im sam bavSvs vficavar, Sensas davijereb, sxvisas ara.
qurds naqurdaliT xelSi rom daiWeren, or weliwads
aZleven cixes, qurds rom Seuracxyofa miayeno, samidan
rva wlamde gaxexineben, Sav dafaze gagakraven da qveynis samasxarod gagxdian. ki, ar davmalav, Cvens Sorisac
bevri viria, magram ase SeiZleba? SeiZleba, kaco, mters
isari eWiros da Sen ficari dagakaon xelSi? miliciis
ufrosad vmuSaobdi sasireTSi, qveganyofileba mebara,
oTx sofels vemsaxurebodi. viyavi CemTvis. Serlok holmsi me ar var, qe ici da arc pretenzia mqonda didi, Sens
patara saqmes Tu kargad gaakeTeb, esec raRacas niSnavs.
yovel SemTxvevaSi Tavmoyvare kaci zedmetad ar Tvli
Tavs da saxelmwifom rom codna da diplomi mogca, nawi28. r. miSvelaZe. t. IV

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lobriv mainc uxdi samagieros. ase mesmis me, ra vici,

egeb vcdebi. dRes bevri sxva xats emsaxureba, mara me
mimaCnia, rom kacis pirveli vali Tavisi funqciis povna
da Tavisi arsebobis gamarTlebaa am qveyanaze.
sasireTSi erTi qurdi cxovrobda. xaWiZe iyo gvarad,
mevludi erqva. erqva da hqvia axlac. imas ra uWirs, me
var kruxis dReSi. saerTod, kai qurdi Tavis sofelSi
ar iqurdebs, qurdebis wesia aseTi. mevludi yvelafris
mkadrebeli qurdi iyo. naZiralao, rom ityvian sruli am
sityvis mniSvnelobiT. orjer nasamarTlevi. karis mezobels, Tavis gare biZaSvilsac ki aafcqvnida Tvaliswamas, rasac moixelTebda. oTxi sofeli `mevludia qurds~
eZaxda. arc malavda, sxvaTa Soris, Tavis xelmrudobas.
Sewuxebuli hyavda mTeli sofeli. ras iparavda? qaTams
aaclida sabudridan namaml kvercxs, yvels walalavda
dergidan, cxvar-Zroxas waasxamda, kecidan Wads arekavda. mokled yvelafers iparavda, risi moparvac SeiZleba.
sisxli gvqonda yvelas misgan gamSrali, magram kanonis
ambavi mogexseneba faqtze unda daiWiro. qurdobaze
mevludis waswreba ioli ar gaxldaT, katasaviT frTxili kaci iyo. Sars verafers modebdi; hqonda gapirovnebuli kolmeurneobis patara yanac da amuSavebda viTom.
daiqiravebda erT dRes sam-oTx biWs da gaaToxninebda.
margvla-morodze Tavs ar iklavda, nu geSniia. mis xelSi
Toxi aravis unaxavs. erTxel naTlimamas cxeni mohpara,
SviliviT gazrdili cxeni, venaxboloSi sabalaxod dabmuli, axsna da Calis fasad gayida xonSi. mivakiTxe saxlSi
saRamos, pamidoris nergs Wigos usobda, Seni saqmea eg ambavi da unda dagiWiro-meTqi. sasacilod ar eyo Cemi sityva. ki, Cemo gervasi, axla erTi-erTze rom varT, gamogitydebi, rom movipare cxeni, magram amis gammeorebeli
arsad var da mag samxreebs gaufrTxildi icodeo. manam
araferi getkina, sanam umowmod me Sen ver damiWirovo.
ras etyvi, marTalia is kaci. ratom Svrebi, biWo amas,
sindisi ratom dagikargavs-meTqi. ra vqnao, gulwrfe434

lad miTxra, col-Svilis rCenis Cemi muRami es ariso.

Cemi da ramdenime Cemnairi kacis garda Tqven, yvelani
saxelmwifos hparavTo, me Tqven gparavT saxelmwifo
qurdebs, ase rom nakleb codvas Cavdivaro. qurdis qurdi cxonebulia ase vici meo. ras viparav, me, biWo, me
vuTxari. rom ar iparav, gervasi, imitom ver daxure oda
sami welia da qveynis salaparakod, uqelexod gaasvene
sidedrio. damanebe Tavi da sxvas mixede, Cemgan erT buwuws ver waiReb Seno. Tu faqtze damiWire, ki, batono,
RmerTma Segargos, Seni xmali da Cemi kiserio. ici, kidev
ra miTxra? wadi Sens gzaze gervasi xarabaZe, me saWiro
rom ar viyo, arc gavCndebodi am qveyanazeo. erTi qurdi
sofelSi aucilebeliao. me xalxs vafxizleb, modunebul
yuradRebas vufxaveb, doylapiobas vebrZvio. SenTvisac
saWiro var, Cemo gvervasi, uqurdod milicia ra miliciaa, erT mSvenier dRes danaSauli rom aRmoifxvreba
sasireTSi, movlen da gagauqmeben, an sxva ganyofilebaze
migaerTeben. ase rom, Cven erTmaneTs vamagrebT da rac
mSvidoba iqneba Cvens Soris, miT ukeTesia Cveni colSvilisTviso. vakraWune kbilebi, rac SemeZlo. vxedav
aSkarad damcinis es sindisgarecxili mevludia, magram
ras izam, Tavs zeviT Zala ar ari. gamoviZurwe gareT da
gamovixure misi WiSkari.
apaties melasao, moumata kbenasao, xom gagigonia. amis
Semdeg mevluds mTlad gauvida Tavs. qurdobas marto
vin jerdeba, amasxaravebs da awiokebs sofels. erT glexs
orfuTiani qva akida zurgze da quTaisamde aTrevina;
almasis mineralia, geologiur sammarTveloSi miitane
da did fuls mogcemeno. soflis maRaziis darajs Tofi
mopara da mineraluri sasuqis sawyobis gamgeze gabrazebulma (ras hqvia, sasuqi ar momecio) sawyobs kari amouSena.
mTeli Rame imuSava Turme da diliT sawyobis gamgem kars
rom ver miagno, kinaRam Wkuaze Seirya. amnair maimunobebs sCadioda. parpaSebda mokled, rogorc surda ise.
Rors rom rqebic misca, qveyanas gadaabrunebso, swored
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rom magaze iyo naTqvami. mokled, didi sulkruli vinme

iyo mevludia. erTxel, SabaT dilas veteqimi kvarakvaxiZe damadga Tavze. venaxs vwamlavdi im dRes da lurjad
galumpul-gaRebils sarwyavis manqana mekida zurgze.
damRupa mevludiam da miSvele racxa, Tu milicia xar
da damcveli xar Cveni, Torem Sens Tvalwin gamoviWri
yelso. sarwyavi movixseni da rogorc viyavi Cacmuli, ise
gavyevi. iqve cxovrobda, mevludis saxlidan mexuTe mosaxle iyo agronomi. mivedi, ras naxav uaress. gaveranebulia kvarakvaxiZis bostani. wyali miuSvia viRacas Sig da
mTel nakveTze muxlamde tlapo dgas. pamidori, kitri,
niaxuri Tu oxraxuSi erTmaneTSia alufxuli. Cveni kaci,
mogexseneba, bostniT cxovrobs. dana pirs ar uxsnis am
suraTis Semyures. mTeli sofeli aq aris. jer gauWirdaT Cemi cnoba Sabiamnisfer tansacmelSi. mere Semomexvivnen da kinaRam SemWames, Seni bralia, rac gvWirso, Sen
afareb xels mevludias, Torem amas ar gabedavdao. sxvaganac kia qurdi, magram aseTi gaTaxsirebuli qurdi Cven
rom gvyavs, ar moswrebia kacso. gavroSis qudi aviwie
Sublze da kvarakvaxiZes Sevxede eWvi visze gaqvs-meTqi.
eWvi aravisze maqvs, mevludias naqnariao, ra ici-meTqi.
Turme guSin saRamos modgomia WiSkarze mevludi kvarakvaxiZes. es ukanaskneli Turme bostans rwyavda. magaT
ubans erTi saziaro sarwyavi aqvs, arxis toti Camodis
zevidan, xval ar viqnebi sofelSi da, Tu kaci xar, erTi-ori saaTiT maTxove wyali, Cems bostans gavagrileb
cotas da mere ganagrZe rwyvao. kvarakvaxiZes uari uTqvams, axla jeri Cemia da diaxac veravis davuTmobo. Se
kaco, or saaTs sad garbis Seni bostanio, damiTme, ra
moxdebao, Sexvewnia, Turme qurdi da uari rom miuRia,
gulze muSti daurtyams, me ar viyo mevludia xaWiZe, Tu
ar ganano es Rorobao. samxrobaaxalaTavebulze gadaugdia arxi kvarakvaxiZes. SuaRamisas mosula mevludi.
gauxsnia saTave da Rari mTlianad kvarakvaxiZis bostnisaTvis miuSvia. am diliTRa SeumCnevia ojaxs warRvna
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bostanSi, gadauketavs veteqims arxi, magram raRa dros,

kapikis saRirals verafers moiwevs am wels kvarakvaxiZe.
mivvardi mevludias. marto ar wavsulvar, xuTi-eqvsi
janiani sofleli maxlda. amis ufleba ar gqondao, Sen
metyvi, magram operjgufis gamoZaxebas da saqmis Sedgenas ver vaswrebdi. im diliT qurdi quTaiss midioda.
sxvaTa Soris, ar gagvZalianebia. CamoviyvaneT kvarakvaxiZis bostanSi, SevukariT xelebi da davayeneT muxlamde
tlapoSi. ratom daaqcie am kacis ojaxi, ras emarTlebodi-meTqi, vekiTxebi soflis Tvalwin. TviTon iciso,
erTi sityva dagvigdo da ganze gaixeda. ra icis TviTonmeTqi. Rirsi iyo da imitom gavkeTeo. ar gadavara. warbic ar Seuxria. raki aseTi kaci xar mevludi xaWiZe da
raki morevazea saqme, aba, Cven gviyure axla-meTqi, mivedi, gamovdevi kvanti da gavSale tlapoSi, xelSekruls
ra waqceva undoda. movkide perangis sayeloSi xeli da
vayvinie talaxSi. erTxel, meored, mesamed. mere xelebi
Sevuxseni, wadi axla saxlSi, me vuTxari. ar gapatimreb.
arc arasodes dagiWer, oRond yovel Sens xelmrudobaze ase gabanaveb Roris tlapoSi, vnaxoT, ra vaJkaci
xar-meTqi. is dRe da is dRe, mevludia Tavis ezodan
gamosuli aravis unaxavs. kviris Tavze oda daSala, datvirTa Tavisi saqon-sayolebliT manqanebi da sxvagan gadasaxlda. wasvlis dros karis mezoblisTvis uTqvams:
momaSora Tqvens sayvarel Tavs gervasi milicionerma,
magram ar SevarCen, Tu vaJkaci varo. warmogidgenia,
kaco? `Tqvens sayvarel Tavso~ mTeli sofeli rom aklebuli hyavda. mesiis gamocxadeba ise ar gaexardeboda
sofels, rogorc mevludis abargeba gaexarda. Sors ar
wasula, nu geSinia, iqve gaRma meore sofelSi dasaxlda.
Wilknari hqvia, oras komlamde cxovrobs. Cemi meurveobis zonidan gavida da codvas ver vityvi, xelmrudobas
da cignobas sabolood SeeSva. cudi aRaraferi gamigia,
maszeo, iqauri miliciis ufrosi ambobs. erT sioxres
gaaneba Tavi da meore wamoiwyo Turme. Cems winaaRmdeg
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sabuTebis da mowmeebis mogrovebas Seudga, tlapoSi rom

vagorave im dRidanve. kacze saqmis Sedgenas ra unda.
ucodveli kravi arc erTi ar varT Cven. ivlisSi komisia
dameca. mTavari braldeba es iyo, marTla akvrevine Tavi
mevlud xaWiZes tlapoSio? ra ufleba gqonda Sen, miliciis ufross, ase TviTneburad moqceviso. sxvanairad
mevluds Wkuas ver vaswavlidiT, mis vaJkacobaze unda
gavsuliyaviT-meTqi. raki agrea, axla Cven gavalT Sens
vaJkacobazeo. Turme meTqva Tavidanve uari. TviTon Caxta tlapoSi-meTqi. ras vuqnie Tavi batkaniviT. me megona
am saqciels originalobad CamiTvlidnen. individualur
muSaobas rom gvTxoven, esaa swored. yvelas ar asworebs,
batono, cixe da sasamarTlo, xandaxan amnairi gzac
saWiroa. mTelma sofelma naxa, ra vaJkacic iyo mevlud
xaWiZe, amitomac aRar daedgomeboda sasireTSi da TavisiT moSorda erTi wurbela sofels. oTxi Tvea mTeli
raioni da saministro Cemze da mevlud xaWiZeze laparakobs. RdinSi Camsdies, rom ityvian. Cemze gaamarjvebines
qurds da garewars, Cemze, ZaRliviT erTgul kacze am
kanonisTvis da am saxelmwifosTvis. vTqvaT damnaSave var
cota raRacaSi, amisTvis moxsna da gagdeba mekuTvnis?
Seni muxlebis Wirime, Sen qveyana gicnobs da gafasebs,
mouyevi ministrs ase, rogorc giTxari yvelaferi, Tu
rame damemalos, sami bavSvi ar damxvedrodes saxlSi. nu
gadavayolebT kapitan kacs qurd mevludia xaWiZes-Tqva.
araa gervasi magis Rirsi-Tqva. qveynis madlobebi aqvs
miRebuli erTguli samsaxurisTvis-Tqva, ase uTxari.
Sensas gaigonebs da Cemi mosmena aravis unda. seriozuli
kaci gvegone da kacs tlapoSi ukari Tavi, Tavs imarTleb
kidev Seno? Cveni ganyofilebis referentma guSin sityva
ar damamTavrebina, karze mimiTiTa. ra icis magan, ra aris
cxovreba. qurdi marto kinoSi unaxavs, Tavis kabinets ar
gacilebia da me maswavlis Wkuas.

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im edo
samsaxuris Sovnaze advili raa qalaq balaxvanSi, magram imedo farcvanias maincdamainc wunmdeblis adgili undoda da maincdamainc koton-windebis fabrikaSi.
xolo windebis fabrikaSi, sadac saCqarod sWirdebodaT
mqsovelebi, xarazebi da Ramis darajebic ki, raRac iRblad, wunmdeblis yvela Tanamdeboba dakavebuli iyo.
egec Cemi bediao, iZaxda imedo farcvania, rad mindoda oTxi weli swavla da sarTav-satrikotaJo saswavleblis warCinebiT damTavrebao, me rom mqsovelis an xarazis adgils viTxovde, maSin wunmdeblis adgili Tavisuflad iqnebodao. CemTvis gawydeba yvelaferi. araferi
ar mekuTvnis am qveyanazeo, ise vatyob Cems cxovrebas
meo. davicdi, batono, magram sanam vicado, dedaCemis
pensiaze sanam vicxovro amxela kacmao.
adamianebs maSin evsebaT moTminebis fiala da maSin anebeben lodins Tavs, roca maTi nanatris asrulebamde
daTvlili saaTebi rCeba. Cveni gmiri ki ufro jiuti
aRmoCnda, vidre koton-windebis fabrikis kadrebis ganyofilebaSi fiqrobdnen. imedo farcvaniam icada, icada
da Tavisi gaitana. guSin daiwera umcrosi wunmdeblis
Tanamdebobaze misi daniSvnis brZaneba da dRes pirvelad
midis samsaxurSi saguldagulod gamowyobili.
mkacri Tma didis rudunebiT Suaze gayofili, momwvano-moyviTalo gardavamavali feris kostiumi Sarvals rom garkveviT amCnevia ori xazi (Zveli da axali
ganauTavebi). lurjminebiani mzis saTvale Sroma-gasworebis koloniis mier seriozulad gamoSvebuli. wiTeli neilonis halstuxi da neilonisve TeTri perangi.
maRalqusliani da sqellanCiani tuflebi gaerTianeba
`balaxvanis iberiis~ samodelo nawarmi es rac Seexeba
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Cacmulobas. sxva mxriv imedo kacuri kacia. xelSi, meti

seriozulobis misaRebad, carieli portfeli uWiravs
da mxne nabijebiT midis avtobusis gaCerebisken.
eCqareba. guSin saamqros ufrosma sagangebod gaafrTxila arafers Sengan ar moviTxovT, samsaxurSi
droze mosvlis gardao. Tu dagvianebas daiwyeb, axlave
davSordeT erTmaneTs ajobebs orivesTviso. diliT ubeWdo produqcia Tu gavida, Tavi mogveWrebao. droze
gamocxaddi da mere Tu ginda, nurafers gaakeTebo.
yvelafers gapatiebT dagvianebis gardao.
dagvianebiT rogor daigvianebs, adre adgoma maincaa
misi neba. daigvianebs ki ara, Tu ubrZaneben saamqroSi
gaaTevs Rames. aqamde iyo saqme, Torem awi imedom icis,
rogor gamoiCinos Tavi. auxda bavSvobis ocneba wunmdeblis sapatio da saamayo Tanamdeboba argunes. ukeTess ras etyodnen. ar daigviano, mets arafers gTxovTo.
ardagvianebaze advili ra aris.
avtobusis gaCerebamde aRaraferi aklda, furnis CasaxvevTan, kuTxeSi Sejguful bavSvebs rom mohkra Tvali.
ar gaCerdeboda, lekvi rom ar SeemCnia. am adgilas arxis
toti Camodioda, cementiT amolesili. Sedga da daayura,
oTxi biWi lekviT erToboda. yvelaze maRali maT Soris,
aTze meti wlis ar iqneboda. gadaagdebdnen galumpul
lekvs wyalSi, sacodavs cementze TiTebi usrialebda,
Zlivs amobobRdeboda napirze wkmutun-wkavwkaviT, tanis
gaferTxvas verc ki moaswrebda stacebdnen xels da
isev wyalSi gadauZaxebdnen.
imedos guli SeekumSa. arc dafiqrebula, lekvs xeli
staca da biWebs SeubRvira:
saglaxao meti veraferi naxeT?
upatronoa, biZia! ar daibna maRali.
upatronos mogcemT me Tqven, klasSi ar gagviandebaT?! mousviT axla aqedan, sanam ar momicia Tqven-Tqveni
yurebi xelSi!
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biWebi tyapatyupiT Cacvivdnen TavdaRmarTSi da

skolis misaxvevSi gauCinardnen.
imedom CanTidan neilonis parki amoiRo, lekvi Sig Casva da gulze miikra.
`visi xar, SavdrunCiano, vis daekarge? me rom ar gamogCenodi, xom dagaxrCobdnen is oxrebi. nu wkmutuneb, nu
geSinia, awi araferi giWirs. visi xar, sad wagiyvano?
gSia? ratom amTqnareb ase Cqar-Cqara? ar giZinia wuxelis? dedaSeni axla, albaT, erT ambavSia, cas da qveyanas
awrialebs, xom gyavs deda? wamodi, CemTan wagiyvan. Tu
gamogiCnda patroni, xom kargi, Tu ara da iyavi CvenTan,
sanam gagixardeba, lukmas rogor dagamadli, araa glaxa
qali dedaCemi, naxav, Senc~.
lekvs amasobaSi CaeZina kidec da imedos igi, rac SeeZlo, frTxilad mihyavda, rom mTeli dRis daRlili da
nanerviulevi umweo arseba ar Seewuxebina, mklavi daubuJda. CaZinebuli lekvi ufro mZime iyo da gasaocar siTbos gamoscemda.
visia, imedo, es lekvi? dedam aivnidan dainaxa.
Camodi Cqara, gamomarTvi! samsaxurSi magviandeba.
modi, Sexede, dedaCemo, ra lamazia. balkonSi wyali
daudgi da borjomis cariel yuTSi Teqa Caufine. gamoadgi fexi, damagvianda samsaxurSi!
lekvis Tavi gqonda, amisTvis gecala am dilas Seen?
buzRunebda SavTavsafriani qali da marqsis moednisken
gafrenil Svils gahyurebda.
rasakvirvelia, daagvianda. saamqros gamge silibistro xaraZe tandabali, elami kaci, romelsac Tavis
tanTan SedarebiT araCveulebrivad Zlieri xma hqonda,
karebTan daxvda.
jer ar dagiwyia muSaoba da ase damiwye Sen?
batono silibistro...
ar unda `batono~ amas. ra gTxove guSin? yvelafers
gapatieb, dagvianebis garda-Tqva, ar giTxari?!
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 ki miTxari. ena gauSra imedos.

mere?
lekvs axrCobdnen wyalSi bavSvebi.
vin bavSvebi?!
quCis.
romel lekvs? gamoajavra silibistrom.
patroni axlac ar vici vinaa. dedaCems mivuyvane
saxlSi. Tu moakiTxa vinmem, qe gaatans.
silibistrom jer gulianad gaicina, mere uecrad
alagma sicili. imedos seriozuli saxiT daakvirda da
isev sicili autyda. axalma wunmdebelma dasjis wuTebi
damTavrebulad CaTvala da karis SeReba daapira, magram
gamgis mquxare xmam adgilze gaaciva.
pirveli da bolo iyos es dagvianeba SenTvis! magnairi sisulele, axla rom miTxari, aRar gamoigono, Tvara
lekvs mogcem me Sen. ar dagaviwydes, pirobiT rom xar
miRebuli! sanam Tve Segisruldebodes, Sens mosaxsnelad
arc profkomia saWiro da arc adgilkomi!
silisbistro xmamaRla, sxvebis gasagonad laparakobda:
aqaoda SemomxedeT, ra mkacri da Seuvali varo. almaceri
Subli, momcro, win wamosuli cxvir-piri, viwro beWebi
da TeTri, gaTxelebul-gadasleqili Tma, erTi sityviT,
saamqros gamge fqvilis tomridan amosul Tagvs hgavda.
meore dRes imedom guSindeli danaSaulis erTiorad
gamosyidva gadawyvita. yvelaze adre gamovcxaddebi,
naxos silibistrom, ra biWi varo. Svidi arc iyo, ukve
#9 avtobusSi ijda da, rom yvelaferi kargad wasuliyo,
rvis naxevarze sawuno saamqros karTan iqneboda.
viRac mxarze Seexo. ociode wlis, dabadebidan TmaSeukreWavi, jinsiani ymawvili muyaos naglejs awodebda.
me? gamoarTva qaRaldi imedom.
aaaa! Tavi dauqnia biWma.
`Smidtis meore Sesaxvevi, #9~ xmamaRla waikiTxa
imedom.
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Smidtis quCa sakiresTan araa? hkiTxa imedom gverdiT mjdoms da pasuxs arc ki daeloda, jinsians miubrunda Tqven oTx nomers unda gayolodiT, es avtobusi sxvagan midis.
aaaaa! daizmuvla ymawvilma, mere enayurze xeli
miido da haerSi SeaTamaSa (e. i. ara martor ver vlaparakob, yurSic ar mesmiso).
munjia, xom xedav, ar esmis Cveni ena magas! aRmoaCina imedos gverdiT mjdomma.
wunmdebeli Sewuxda.
ra vuyo axla, rogor gavagebino Smidtis quCas eZebs
da am avtobuss bolomde Tu Cayva, sul daibneva. oTx nomerze unda dajde, oTxze! damarcvliT CasZaxa imedom.
aaaaa! naRvlianad amoxeda munjma da isev daifara
xeli yurze da enaze.
ise geigona Senma damawyevarma, rogorc magas esmis.
arada ra mSvenieri biWia, ram daayrua netavi es ubeduri.
Cailaparaka viRacam ukana rigidan.
ram daayrua da gamCenma, upasuxes mas.
vai Sens dedas, ubedurs Seicxada martoskamze Seskupebulma fumfula konduqtorma qalma.
ubeduri ki ara, magaze bednieri kaci araa. me Tu
mesmis aTasi oxroba yoveldRe, imitomaa win Cemi saqme,
ukbilod ixumra viRacam.
oTxi! oTxi! oTxi TiTi aCvena imedom munjs.
aaaaa! jinsians etyoboda, rom ariTmetikis anbansac
sustad icnobda.
imedom saaTze daixeda da mtkice gadawyvetilebiT
wamodga.
wamodi! gauRima munjs da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa.
pirvelive gaCerebaze Cavidnen. imedom xeli mohkida
da patara bavSviviT gadaiyvana quCaze. ratomRac miiCnia, rom yru-munji advilad SeiZleboda cota brmac yofiliyo.
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moednamde troleibusiT mividnen, onis gadasaxvevTan

oTx nomerSi Casxdnen da sakiresTan arc ki iyvnen misulni, rva saaTi rom Sesrulda. Smidtis gaCerebaze Cavidnen.
aqedan gaagneb saxlSi?! CasZaxa imedom yurdaluqul Tanamgzavrs.
aaaaa! munjma muyaos qaRaldi daaZro da adamis
vaSlze moikida sapirjvared momzadebuli sami TiTi.
amiT agrZnobina, raki amxela sikeTe miyavi, saxlamde
mimiyvaneo.
damagvianda! gesmis Seen?! imedom saaTze daaxeda.
aaaaa! Tavisas ar iSlida ymawvili.
jandabas Seni Tavi, wamodi, aba, Cqara.
vawaZeebis RelesTan, bogirqveS rom gadiodnen, munji
alaparakda:
rac gaqvs fuli, amoiRe axla jibidan da mainc gagviandeba, ukanmouxedavad gaiqeci, Tvara imdens girtyam,
barabans rom ar moxvedria!
sxvaTa Soris, damcemi uSecdomod da uaqcentod
laparakobda.
imedos jibeSi mxolod da mxolod Svidi maneTi aRmoaCnda, ramac jinsiani Zalian aaRelva.
Svid maneTze meti Tu ar giWyavis jibeSi, rad ginda am galstuks rom ikeTeb, Se upatrono. gaxseni CanTa.
Zveli gazeTebi mainc ver Caawyve, an puri da yveli mainc
ver wamoiRe? Cemze davsebuli xar, viRaca xar. manaxe saaTi? ra drois `pabedaa~, axla viRas ukeTia eg jarTi, Se
gamCenZaRlo, ar aaSeneb, viRacasTan midixar am dilas?
jibidan dana amoiRo, Rilaki gaatkacuna da imedos
rom miuaxlovda, wunmdebels adamianis feri aRar edo.
nu geSinia, guli gaukeTa qurdma, halstuxi gamoqaCa, naskvTan oTxi TiTis dadebaze SeaWra da kbilebSi
gamocra:
Seayole axla, ukan ar moixedo, ravarc giTxari, da
quCaSi gamarjobis Tqma ar damiwyo, Tvara gamogWri yronts.
mesmis, Tavi dauqnia imedom da gzaze airbina. ukan
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rogor moixedavda. ase egona, TiTqos danianma jibgirma sicocxle aCuqa. gulSi cota madlieric ki iyo misi,
halstuxis SeWras Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT, cudad
ar momeqcao.
rasakvirvelia, daagvianda, saamqros gamge silibistro
xaraZe, tandabali, elami kaci, romelsac Tavis tanTan
SedarebiT araCveulebrivad Zlieri xma hqonda, karTan
elodeboda.
es xar sul? esaa Seni piroba? wadi Zmao, Sen Sars
gadamkideb raRacas! Seni gulisTvis smena ver gavuSvi
saxlSi! gaaTie aba Sen, ravari gasaTevia Rame!
silibistro biZia...
ki, silibistro mqvia.
banditi damesxa Tavze!!
raao? axla magas vWam mee? sad iyo, biWo, banditi am
cxra saaTze?
a naxe, galstuki SemaWra! imedom Suaze gaWrili
halstuxi amoiRo.
silibistro xaraZis sicilma iqauroba gaayrua, magram,
rogorc icoda, uecrad moguda sicili.
ar xarT qristiani?! miSveleT, Tvara Semomakvdeba
es kaci. cota Wkvianurs mainc movigonebdi rames. tyvilSic ara gaqvs Sno, Se upatrono? yaCaRi damesxa dRisiTmzisiT avtobusSio, vin dagijerebs magas. axla meore
sayvedurs gaZlev. kidev erTi dagvianeba da Seni duxi ar
vnaxo aq! saamqros xelmZRvaneli ar xumrobda.
mesame dRes, eqvs saaTze, imedom aseTi gadawyvetilebiT gaiRviZa: babuaCemi eqvTime farcvania rom adges
saflavidan da kikviZis ZeglTan doinjSemoyrili damxvdes, xelis CamosarTmevadac ar gavuCerdebio. faTerks
rom ar gadaveyaro, sasaflaoze gadavirben da marqsis
moedanTan alageze gadavxtebio. imedos saxls CrdilodasavleTiT oRaskuras sasaflao esazRvreboda.
alageze gadaxta da Releze gadebul morze rom gadioda, Zirs, TeTr kenWebSi ku SeniSna, etyoboda sasaflaos
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ezodan civilizaciisken mcire eqskursia gadaewyvita da

TxrilSi Cagorebuliyo. imedo ar gaCerdeboda, ku rom
piraRma ar gdebuliyo. fexebs da gvelisnair Tavkisers
sawyaloblad afxarkalebda. gadmobrunebas amaod cdilobda. kai xnis unda yofiliyo, radgan yvela kuze didi
iyo, rac aqamde imedos enaxa oRaskuras sasaflaoze.
imedom fexsacmelebi gaixada, Sarvali aikapiwa, ReleSi Casasvleli moZebna, ku gadaabruna da gamobrunda.
gaCerebasTan arc ki iyo misuli, rom gamotrialda.
isev gaixada fexze, aikapiwa Sarvali, ku xelSi aiyvana
(sakmaod mZime eCvena), alages gadaabija da preistoriuli cxoveli balaxSi gauSva.
sanam avtobusi movidoda, imedom isev moifiqra raRac.
gamobrunda, ku moZebna, gazeTSi gaaxvia da Sinisken gaarbenina.
rasakvirvelia, dResac daagvianda. saamqros gamge,
silibistro xaraZe, tandabali, elami kaci, romelic Sesaxedavad fqvilis tomridan amosul Tagvs hgavda, magram
Tavis tanTan SedarebiT araCveulebrivad Zlieri xma
hqonda, karTan elodeboda.
araferi ar momxdara. vin icis, ra ifiqra silibistrom,
SiSisagan welSi moxrili, Tvalebad qceuli wunmdebeli
rom dainaxa, gaucina da gulisamaCuyeblad wynarad da
dayvavebiT uTxra:
majobe da egaa Zmao. Sen yofilxar, rac yofilxar.
dasaxvretad movawer xels; Sen Seni mizeziT damgvianebeli biWi ara xar. Sedi, Sedi, imuSave.
imedom ar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo, TviTonac
ayoloda sicilSi mrisxane gamges, Tu madloba eTqva da
Ria karSi edurTa Tavi.

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en uq i
es ambavi im saukuneSi ar momxdara da rasakvirvelia, arc papaCems uambnia CemTvis. andro kezevaZe rom
aRmaskoms Tavmjdomareobda, ager a, guSin iyo. enuqi
tyablaZeze ki me ra unda giTxraT, magodena msaxiobi
qalaq kvaisaSi ki ara, dedaqalaqSiac bevri ar meguleba.
xma rom dairxa, kezevaZem, Turme, enuqis aseTi saqme damarTao, gameorebis ki ara, gagonebis gveSinoda maSin. Cems
naTqvamad axlac nu etyviT. axla monkavSiris Tavmjdomarea da raRaca erTi turis licencia mergeba weliwadSi, imazec uars metyvis, gamiyidis da uyare mere kakali.
enuqi tyablaZem ocdaxuTi weli moaTia jaWvis xidTan,
mkerav jiqias TerTmetmetrian oTaxSi mdgmurad. sami
bavSvi iqve gamozarda. axlac iq iqneboda, kezevaZe rom
ar gadaeyvanaT da jiqias bina quCis gafarToebaSi rom
ar moyoliliyo. ra Cemi daxasiaTeba unda, Cemze kargad
iciT yvelam, buneba aqvs aseTi enuqis. mokali da Tavis
saqmeze nu miiyvan sadme, Tavis gasaWirs aravis SesCivlebs. sxvisTvis, icocxle, wyalSi Cadgeba, mogexsenebaT,
qveyana awuxebs. qalaqSi tyablaZisTana saxels da gamavlobas bevri ver daikvexis. yvelas patroni da qomagi
enuqia. TviTon ki naqiravebSi gaatara TiTqmis mTeli
cxovreba. am axalma Tavmjdomarem (aSenda misi ojaxi)
daibara da pirdapir uTxra Turme, gavige, rom ubinao
brZanebulxarT, sadac daadebT xels, iq mogarTmevT binas xvalveo. godognis dasaxlebaSi ki ar gauSva, aqve,
centrSi misca samoTaxiani bina. ise iyo enuqi ubinaobiT
ilajgawyvetili, rom arc godoganze ityoda uars. magram
samarTali iqneboda ees? am kvaisas Seswira kacma mTeli
sicocxle da jani, vin gaCerda Cvens TeatrSi, cota niWi
vinc Seatyo Tavis Tavs? dahkravda fexs da gadavidoda
TbilisSi enuqic da warmoidgine axla, ra iqneboda Cveni
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Teatri mis gareSe. kakoia Cagunava giTamaSebda, rogorc

ityvi, oidiposs da uriel akostas. mokled, sanam andro
kezevaZe aRmaskomi iyo, enuqi xSirad dadioda Turme masTan, magram, xom giTxariT, sul sxvis saqmeze, xan xelmokle msaxiobisTvis daxmarebas sTxovda, xan Tavisi invalidi naTesavisTvis patara adgils. binis saTxovneladac bevrjer misula, sxvisi binisTvis rasakvirvelia.
TxovniT ki Txovda enuqi, magram Sen ggonia, ukeTebda
kezevaZe rames? Sen ar momikvde. androm mSvenivrad icoda, ra xvewna-mudariT iyo moyvanili cnobili msaxiobi
mis karze, amitom tyuili dapirebiT da sicil-xumrobiT
gamoistumrebda ukan. aqaoda Sen xom mohyevi, Seni movaleoba Seasrule, kaci moimadliere, meti raRa gindao.
erTxelac Turme mTeli Teatri dairazma da mivida
TavmjdomaresTan enuqi autanel pirobebSi cxovrobs,
rolis mosamzadebeli adgili ki ara, Cais dasalevi magida ara aqvs saxlSi da bina unda mieceso. daibara meore
dResve kezevaZem enuqi: qveyanas rom patronob da Suamdgomlob, Sen Tu bina ar gqonda, ver Tqvi, Se kacoo? ratom
Camagde amxela sircxvilSi, vinmem rom gaigos, ifiqrebs,
TiTqos Sen iTxovdi da me ar gaZlevdi binaso. aravis
gaumxilo es ambavi, Tu kaci xar, da erT kviraSi orderi
xelSi geqnebao. bare orma kviram Caiara imis Semdeg, magram, rogorc SenTvis ar moucia bina kezevaZes, ise enuqis
orderisTvis ar Seuwuxebia Tavi. aTasSi erTxel Tu Sexvdebodnen aqtivze Tavmjdomare da msaxiobi erTmaneTs,
kezevaZe moubodiSebda, ki gamoCnda am TveSi ramdenime
bina, magram Seni sakadrisi ar iyo da cotac momiTmineo.
enuqic iTmenda, ra meti gza hqonda. Tqven ggoniaT, ver
xvdeboda Tavmjdomaris qaraqucobas? tyablaZes ra gamoepareboda. cuds ar mkadreben da kargs ar maRirsebeno,
Caicinebda, roca hkiTxavdnen, isev naqiravebSi cxovrob
enuqio? erTxel kidev miadga darazmuli Teatri aRmaskoms, erTxel kidev miayenes Tavmjdomare kuTxeSi; samarcxvino ambavi gvWirs, qalaqis pirvel msaxiobs bina ara
aqvso. koleqtiurad mosuli mTxovnelebis SiSi hqonda

kezevaZes, Torem Teatri ar exateboda maincdamainc gulze, amitomac Caiqnia xeli da sami dRis mere aRmaskomma taSis grialSi miakuTvna enuqi tyablaZes cekavSiris Tavmjdomaris gamonacvali bina sairmis quCaze. Sen ggonia, amiT
damTavrda yvelaferi? ara, Cemo kargo, amiT yvelaferi
daiwyo, damigde kargad yuri.
midis meore dRes gaxarebuli msaxiobi Tavis axalmiRebul binaSi. akakunebs, ise yovel SemTxvevisaTvis. karis
gaRebas ar ugvianeben. SemosasvlelSi akvani dgas. sastumro oTaxidan bavSvebis Jivil-xivili ismis. mobrZandiT, batono, stumari RvTisaao, epatiJeba `maspinZeli~
ocdaaTiode wlis saxenayvavilari kaci. misi coli skams
wmenda-wmendiT moarbeninebs. gaivl-gamoivlis enuqi Tavis binaSi da bolos amooxvriT etyvis xeldaWdeul damxvdurebs enuqi tyablaZe var meo. viciT, batono, vin ar
gicnobT Tqveno, erTmaneTs aswrebs col-qmari. es bina
me momca guSin aRmaskomma da rogor iqneba Cemi saqmeo,
mRelvarebisagan piri uSreba msaxiobs. viciT, batono,
es ambavic cnobilia, CvenTviso, tiriliT ambobs colqmari, andro kezevaZis ojaxi daaqcia RmerTma. rva welia gvatyuebs, TavSesafaric ki ar gagvaCnia, sami bavSviT
oTaxsac aravin gvaqiravebs. ra gveqna, ra wyalSi gadavcveniliyaviT, avdeqiT da CavidineT es uRirsi saqme. wuxelis
SuaRameze gavtexeT kari da SemovcvivdiT am binaSi. Tqven
yvelafers ver getyviT, batono, roca iqneba, gairkveva
Cveni simarTle. axla, Tu CadgebiT Cvens codvaSi da am
sami ToTo bavSviT gagvyriT quCaSi, Tqvens kiserze iyos
Cveni codva, Tu ara da Cven vikiTxoT, Torem Tqven saxelovani kaci xarT, xvalve mogiZebnian sxva binaso.
ra unda eqna tyablaZes? sami bavSvis gareT gamgdebi
iyo enuqi? gamotrialda da miadga isev Tavmjdomares; Tu
kaci xar, codvas nu SemamTxvev, angeloziviT xalxi cxovrobs im binaSi, Cemze patara bavSvebi hyavT, am siciveSi
sad wavlen, iqneb sxva bina momceT rogormeo. ras hqvia
sxva binao?! yasidad daiquxa Turme kezevaZem. axlave miliciis ZaliT gamovyri gareT mag aramzadebso.. enuqis

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binis mimtaceblebis gvari rom gaigo, Tavis davTarSi

Caixeda, cota xmas dauwia: ise rva weliwadi rigSi arian,
magaTac ekuTvnis bina, iqneb prokurorma gamosaxlebis
orderze xeli arc ki mogviweroso. gaexarda tyablaZes,
hoda agaSena RmerTma, nu gamoasaxleb, maTi sacodaobiT
ver gaixarebs im binaSi Semsvlelio. axedavs Wers Turme
andro kezevaZe, ra giyo aba, Seno? unda momiTmino cota
xans da aRmaskomis gadawyvetilebiT bina mainc mocemuli
gaqvs, am dReebSi gavaxazirebT rameso.
moTmena-moTmenaSi ori weli gavida. dairazma isev
Teatri da eaxla Tavmjdomares. SublSi itkica Turme
xeli kezevaZem; rogor momrCa enuqis binis saqmeo. cota
ar iyos, Tavic ki imarTla. miveciT erTxel bina, Cemo
batono, magram sxvam Seaswro da ra Cveni braliao.
bevri rom aRar gavagrZelo, misces meored bina
enuqi tyablaZes. amjerad goWouraze, sakiresTan, axalaSenebul oTxsarTulian saxlSi. miaqvs frial-frialiT orderi, saxlmmarTvelic gaiyolia, eSmaks Tvali
ara aqvso, ise yovel SemTxvevisaTvis miadga Tavis binas.
kari Ria daxvda. mravalJamieri moismis iseTi, rom Weri
Camoaqvs dabla. Seyo Tavi sastumro oTaxSi saxlmmarTvelma da gvelcemuliviT gamotrialda aTamde kaci
zis da qeifobs, rogor moviqceTo enuqim piris gaReba
ver moaswro, staces xeli orives da Searbenines. enuqis
Sesvlisas Sewyda simRera da maspinZeli (notariusis Zma,
taqsis mZRoli gela iaSvili) lalisferi WiqiT xelSi
sadRegrZelos ambobs. ` bednieri kaci var, Cemi binis
miRebis ambavi Cems usayvarles artists baton enuqisac
Seutyvia da mosalocad movidao~. hai iqeT, hai aqeT,
ajaxes Sens enuqis oTxi-xuTi Wiqa, aris pirze kocna da
madloba qaTinauris niaRvari Senxela msaxiobi Cems
gvarsac ki ar wvevia midRemCio. sxva rom yofiliyo Sens
adgilze, arc ki gaaxsendeboda sawyali taqsis Soferi,
arc ki ikadrebda Cems Raribul sufraze mosvlas da Cemi
ojaxis dalocvaso. mokled, sxedan da qeifoben enuqi
da saxlmmarTveli. ra hqmnan? ityodi Sen aseT viTare450

baSi, bina Cemia da dacaleT axlaveo? ver ityodi. gvian

rom aiSalnen da, kibeze Camodiodnen, maspinZeli daewia
tyablaZes, xelkavi gamosdo da ganze gaiyvana, vici,
batono, enuqi, yvelaferi vici, sircxviliT viwvi, rom
giyurebT, magram andro kezevaZes daabraleT yvelaferi.
androm Camagdo am dReSio. didi xaTri da siyvaruli
maqvs Tqveni, magram cocxali TaviT ver gamoval am binidan da mkvdars Tu gamiyvanen, ar vicio. vifiqre, vifiqre
da ase gadavwyvite. unamusoebi arian mageni da unamuso
virs unamuso palo unda, xom iciT Tqveno. aRar gaZRa
kezevaZis muceli. Cemnair usaxsros da upatronos binas ar aRirsebs kanonierad aRmaskomi. mSvenier kargad
vici meo. ZaliT rom vinmem momindomos gamoyvana, erT
or kacs Tavs wavacli icodeT da kezevaZem zidos mere
imaTi codvac da Cemi oblebis codvaco.
meore dResve eaxla artisti aRmaskomis Tavmjdomares.
kezevaZem icoda, rac moxda da erTi SexedviT Sewuxebuli Canda. ver gavige, raSia saqme. raRa Tqvens binaze
mogvdis aseTi usiamovnebao. gamovaTrevT axla mag unamuso iaSvils miliciis ZaliT, magram Tqveni urTierToba
mafiqrebs momavalSio. erTi TavzexelaRebuli kacia, ar
gadagekidoT, Seuracxyofa ar mogayenoT, Tqvens bavSvebs
araferi moswios quCaSio.. magnairi xvadagi yvelafers
ikadrebs, xom iciT Tqveno.
dafiqrda enuqi. bina miviRo da SiSis kankaliT vicxovro Sigo? inteligenti yvela ase ityvis. saCxubrad da sadavidarabod sad scalia msaxiob kacs. ra vqnaTo, Caacivda kezevaZe davureko milicias, gamovyaroT quCaSi
iaSvilebio? o, ra melaa Tavmjdomare? icis, rogor ar
icis tyablaZis pasuxi, magram Tavs izRvevs. rom rame
iyos, Tqven ar miTxariT aseo? gaaxsenebs. ki, batono,
raki asea, gauformeT es orderi gela iaSvils da davicdi cota xans, ra vqna, amnairi iRbali mqoniao, Caiqnia
xeli enuqim.
gadis weliwadi. rogorc SenTvis ar daurekavs aravis:
modi da Caibare binao, arc tyablaZe gaxsenebiaT aRmas451

komSi. aatalaxa Teatrma erTxel kidev kezevaZis kibe,

erTxel kidevv moagones Tavmjdomares, qalaqis pirveli artistis gaWirveba da rogorc iqna, daadga saSveli.
ninoSvilis quCis dasawyisSi, kino `qronikis~ win gamouyo
aRmaskomma enuqi tyablaZes meyvavile samson wamalaZis
mier gamonTavisuflebuli bina.
aRmaskomis sxdoma xval rom aris, dRes miadga Tavis
binas enuqi. sixaruliT cas ewia bina carieli daxvda.
durgali moZebna da gasaRebic ki Tavisi daado, guli
daiimeda, ra vici, xvalamde ra moxdebao. sxdoma rom
damTavrda, pirze kocniT gadauxada madloba kezevaZes.
risi madloba Cemo enuqi, piriqiT bodiSs gixdiT, rom amden xans dagigvianeTo. ver warmoidgen, Senze ufro gaxarebuli me var, rom ase kargad damTavrda yvelaferio
eubneba Tavmjdomare da xels magrad arTmevs.
frTebSesxmuli gamorbis Tavisi axali binisken
tyablaZe. damTavrda misi sabinao bastilia.. Seva da
icxovrebs mSvidad da mosvenebiT. kaci bWobda da eSmaki icinodao. moargo gasaRebi enuqim Tavisi binis kars,
gadaatriala, magram kari ar iReba. sinja meored, Signidanaa aSkarad daketili. daakakuna.
vin brZandebiT? qalis xma moesma.
gaaReT erTi wuTiT. enuqis Jruantelma dauara.
ver gagiRebT, Cemma qmarma aravis gauRoo, ar gewyinoT, batono, vin brZandebiT?
enuqi var me, tyablaZe.
keTili da patiosani, qals civi da uxeSi xma hqonda: enuqis SetyobiT igi ormoc wels karga xnis gadabijebuli unda yofiliyo ra gnebavT?
me ra mnebavs, Tu Tqven ra gnebavT Cems binaSi, qalbatono! msaxiobs tuCebi gauSra sibrazisagan.
cota zrdilobianad ilaparake, enuqi xar Tu yvaputa. ras hqvia Seni bina. yvelaferi Tqven gindaT, Cven
araferi ar gvekuTvnis am qveyanaze? xmas auwia qalma.
qalbatono, me orderi xelSi miWiravs. me msaxiobi
tyablaZe var.
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viciT, batono, msaxiobebis da momRerlebisaa dRes

qveyana. yvelaze kai bina Tqven, yvelaferi sikeTe Tqven.
Cven, ubralo xalxma aRar vicxovroT kvaisaSi? wasulia
axla Cemi qmari aRmaskomSi da gaarkvvevs yvelafers. es
qveyana CaliT araa daxuruli. eqvsi weliwadia gvatyueben. dRes-xval! dRes-xval! aRar gaTavda magaTi dResxval, magaT gauTavda pirSi suli! ase damiwyevlia.
enuqis civma oflma daasxa, TvalT daubnelda da Caikeca. gonze rom movida, welmowyvetiliviT wamodga da
kibes laslasiT Camouyva.
sasowarkveTa edga TvalebSi. konstituciis quCaze
moabijebda. tanSi stexavda, eCveneboda, rom amxela qalaqSi sul marto darCa. aravin iyo misi Semwe da gverdiT amomdgomi.
ar miTxra axla, kidev Semaswro viRacamo, Torem
gavgiJdebi! Tavisi kabinetis karSi daxvda kezevaZe.
asea ki, amoioxra tyablaZem da mosacdelSi kedels
mieyuda.
Semodi, SeipatiJa Tavazianma Tavmjdomarem.
ra minda, rom Semovide, welmowyvetiT moSorda
enuqi kedels da kabinetSi Seabija.
erTxans mdumared Sescqerodnen erTmaneTs. siCume
isev msaxiobma daarRvia.
gamagebine, ra ambavia Cems Tavs, andro batono.
me mekiTxebi? gasayeyeCebelia pirdapir, ganze
gaixeda androm.
aba, vis vkiTxo?
ra ginda Cemgan, Zmao? samjer mogeciT bina? mogeciT.
dasawuni da uvargisi binebi mogeciT? Tqvi vaJkacurad.
Sen binis iRbali ar gqondes, ra Cemi bralia. ver Sexvedi
wuxelis Sens binaSi? me Cemi gavakeTe, Cemo enuqi. axla me
veravis davpirdebi; me, aRmaskomis Tavmjdomare, movikideb zurgze karadas da TviTon Sevutan axalmosaxles
binaSi-Tqva. asea, es ise xmamaRla da yalbi gulwrfelobiT laparakobda kezevaZe, rom saqmeSi Cauxedavi
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kaci ifiqrebda, ras erCian, ras awvaleben, ra undaT am

marTali kacisagano.
esaa Seni sityva?! sibrazisagan yeli gauSra
tyablaZes.
ra ginda, Zmao, miTxari. ra gzas davadge, miTxari, da
yvelafers vizam. ra gaxda es Seni bina, bolos da bolos.
meti araferi momklavs, vici, me. Seni bina Camiqcevs tvinSi sisxls, lamis tiriliT Tqva aRmaskomis Tavmjdomarem. mainc ra aris zogierTi, rogor SeuZliaT, kaco,
amxela qaraqucoba. enuqi xom msaxiobi iyo, enuqic motyuvda, iqneb marTalia es kaci da ras verCio.
Tqven kargad iyaviT, andro batono, nu daixocebiT
Cemi binisTvis. ar minda, araferi Tqveni aRar minda. gavZleb, rogorc gavZeli aqamde. usaSvelo Cems mters daemarTa.
wamodga enuqi, mtkice nabijiT gamovida kabinetidan.
damSvidobeba ra aris, arc ki damSvidobebia gulgaxeTqil Tavmjdomares.
jaWvis xidTan, abanos win, viRac wamoewia.
batono enuqi!
enuqi SeCerda. mis win uqudo, urCqoCriani, wiTuri
kaci idga dabali, Cakiruli, saxedamWknari.
me gaxlavarT erasti maCitaZe. Tqven arafers geubnebaT es gvari. vici. a, batono, naxeT Cemi xelisgulebi.
sakonservoSi vmuSaobT orive col-qmari. arc mTlad
asea saqme, Tqven rom ggoniaT. Tqvens binaSi marTla yaCaRurad ar SevsulvarT. ar ifiqroT, batono, eg ambavi,
Cvens gamosaxlebas ra unda, magram ar izams amas kezevaZe
da ratom ar izams, qe mixvdebiT magdens Tqven. Tu sadme
trialebs is ambavi, am binis saqmeSi trialebs, asea es. miveciT. ar gvqonda sxva gza. Tavisi Soferi gamomigzavna
wuxelis gvian. marto iyo kabinetSi. erasti, waxval axla
da ninoSvilis quCis dasawyisSi samson wamalaZis gamonTavisuflebul binaSi Sexval. ar dagaswros tyablaZemo.
nu mizam amas-meTqi. vexvewe, oRond enuqi tyablaZes nu
damajaxeb da kidev movicdi cotas-meTqi. rasac geubnebi,
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is gaakeTe, Torem, a, Seni fuli da wadi, sadac gindao. ra

meqna? ki, magram... me vuTxari, sityva ar damamTavrebina.
me vici, rasac vakeTebo. erTi-ori dRe magrad daxvdiT
artists da mere yvelaferi Cawynardebao. gamocdili
gvyavs aseT saqmeSi enuqi Cveno. a, simarTle Tu gindaT, asea es ambavi, Tqven brZeni kaci xarT da me megona
yvelaferi icodiT. amdenxans unda mimxvdariyaviT am ambavs. uqrTamod amxela binas ki ara, saCeCme adgils ar
iZleva andro kezevaZe.
enuqi dumda. igi Sors gahyurebda wvimian quCas da
fiqrobda im TeTr yvavze, bavSvobaSi sizmrad rom enaxa.
me ratom miTxariT es yvelaferi? wvimisTvis Tvali ar mouSorebia msaxiobs.
ori mizezis gamo, batono enuqi, jer erTi, me marto
rom ar amkido sircxvilis tvirTi am saqmeSi da kezevaZe
icode ra kacia. meorec Sen Spioni da ubeduri kaci ara
xar da axla, roca ici, rom es bina aTi wlis kapik-kapik
nagrovebi fuli mizis, ar Cadgebi Cemi ojaxis codvaSi.
ar ibrZoleb Cems gamosasaxleblad.
enuqi karga xans idga mdumared. mere amoixvneSa, Tavi
daxara, mouxedavad gauwoda xeli ucnobs, kargad iyavio,
uTxra da wavida.
Tavis naqiraveb saxlSi dabrunda. aba, Tqven rogor
fiqrobT, sad wavidoda? icoda, nervebis glejis mets
verafers gaxdeboda. kezevaZesTan Cxubis da davidarabis
Tavi aRar hqonda. gaegona viri rom Seni ufrosi iyos
aCi-aCis nu hkadrebo. arc hkadra. sanam kezevaZe Tavmjdomared iyo, enuqi aRmaskoms ar gahkarebia.

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yv av e b i
SuazamTaria
mze es-esaa Tvals moefara da xvamlis wverze ca mewamulad SeiReba, mnaTobis CasvenebiT qveyanas siTbos mxriv
araferi daklebia, mTeli dRe agzavnida almacer sxivebs,
magram yinvas vera mouxerxa, eg aris, mze rom anaTebs caze,
mainc raRaca imedia, Torem sxva mxriv ra unda gaawyos
maRlakis usaSvelo qarTan da uRmerTo yinvasTan, xatsac
rom fexis apkebs waayinavs.
tyispira WalaSi, ZeZvsa da qacvs Tagvisfrad rom mouWamia, jvariviT aRmarTul gamxmar Txmelaze ori yvavi moCans. yvavebs zamTarSi erTad yofna uyvarT, magram amjerad
axlomaxlo sxva yvavebi ar Canan. raSia saqme, ver getyviT.
am dalocvil bunebaSi tyupi yvavilebic ar hgvanan
zustad erTmaneTs. es yvavebi ki, arc meti arc naklebi,
col-qmari gaxlavan, kargad rom daakvirdebiT, mama yvavi
gacilebiT ufro didia dedaze. Ronieri frTebi kurtaniviT mouCans zurgze da neka Wvangze oriT meti naWdevi
aqvs, vidre soflis dedaberiviT galeul deda yvavs, qaris yovel daqrolebaze nacrisferi bolo maRla rom aeweva da totze Tavs Zlivs ikavebs.
dRe ise miilia, rom yoveldRiuri sazrunaviT garTul
yvavebs erTmaneTisTvis sityvac ar uTqvamT. ra unda eTqvaT? romeli axalyoilni eseni myvanan, oras ormocdaTerTmeti weli axlaxan, rva enkenisTves Sesrulda, rac
daqorwindnen. barem aqve gavamxel, rom mama yvavisaTvis
es mesame qorwineba gaxldaT. pirveli ori meuRle meTvramete saukunis pirvelsave dekadaSi daexoca saxadiT.
istoriis mcodne mkiTxvels ecodineba, osmalebis mier
dapyrobil quTaisSi Savi Wiri rom gaCnda. Jamma maSin
osmaloTa (Savi Wiris SemomtanTa) garda udanaSaulo qarTvelic bevri imsxverpla da politkisagan sruliad Tavisufal yvavebsac daria xeli.
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yvavebi axlac Cumad iqnebodnen, mama yvavs, frTas rom

iqeqavda, asiode metrze maTken mimavali kaci rom ar
SeemCnia. kacs Txis tyavisagan Sekerili juba ecva. TavSiSveli iyo da rac mama yvavs yvelaze metad ar esiamovna,
xelSi Tofi eWira, qacvebs xeliT swevda, welSi moxrili,
katis nabijiT modioda da guliT cdilobda, yvavebisagan
SeumCneveli darCeniliyo.
miTxari erTi, Tu qali xar, Wkua aqvs axla imas?
mama yvavs monadirisTvis Tvali ar moucilebia.
vis? deda yvavma jer meuRles Sexeda da mere iqiT
gaixeda, saiTkenac Tanamecxedris kexiani, qarwvimisagan
fergadasuli niskarti iyo mimarTuli.
esRa gvaklda.
mikvirs da gamkvirvebia: xorci ar iWmeva Cveni da Zvali, eg Tu monadirea, ar unda icodes, ras sdios? aRSfoTebas ver malavda mama yvavi.
monadire aba! monadire am gaxrekil WalaSi daiRlis
Tavs, viRacis stumari iqneba, Tofs staca, albaT, xeli da
Tavs iwonebs.
Cvengan ra unda? yvavis mokvla ra biWobaSi CaeTvleba.
iqneb codvas CavdivarT, SaSvze monadirea da CvenTan
saqme ara aqvs? deda yvavi xavss CaebRauWa.
ra gulubryvilo xar, Se qalo, gesvris is kaci da
mere daiwyebs TavSi cemas: SemSlia, yvavi aRmoCndao.
Sexede erTi, naxe, rogor gviTvalTvalebs da ra didi ambiT imaleba.
ki, ki, Cven gvepareba namdvilad, eg iseTi cxvirpiris
patroni Cans, rom sulerTia, ras esvris.
mama ucxonda. erT bumbuls ver waiRebs, guSindeli
Rlapis wera Tu gavxdi, win yofila Cemi saqme. magan axla
gaaxila Tvali da me TiTqmis samasi welia am qveyanas vumzer.
ar gavfrindeT? Tofi ar gamarTos, RmerTi ar
gauwyres. SiSiT ikiTxa deda yvavma.
nu geSinia, orluliani `tula~ uWiravs xelSi, samoc
nabijze, romc mogxvdes, bumbulsac ver agitrusavs.
ratom ici ase SeTamameba, Tofiswamlis suni ar gezareba? me Cemi memarTeba, quxils rom gavigoneb, ramden ka457

libriani Tofi aqvs Tu ici?

ver varCev, Tvals damaklda. bavSvi ki aRara var,
sinanuliT miugo meuRlem.
isini, TiTqos niSani misceso, erTdroulad afrindnen.
win mama yvavi mifrinavda, wagrZelebuli, frTebs xandaxan
ise gaatkapunebda, TiTqos Zelsa hkravso, uecrad mowyda da Zewnis SiSvel taxtze daeSva. inerciiT win wasulma
deda yvavma kamara Sekra da meuRles gverdiT mouskupda.
Sen ggonia ver dagvinaxa? deda yvavi dRes ratomRac kamaTis gunebaze iyo, Torem sxva dros Tavisi nacadi
qmris gadawyvetilebas gansjis quraSi ar atarebda.
rom gvxedavs, mec imitom SevCerdi, nu mewepebi, Tu
qali xar, ojaxis ufrosma gulgrilad gamoxeda TvalebCacvenil meuRles da Zewnis tots boloSi moeqca.
deda yvavs araferi uTqvams, man mSvenivrad icoda, rom
orsaukune-naxevris ganmavlobaSi erTi da igive yvavis ki
ara SeiZleba farSevangis yurebac mogwyindes.
karga xans Cumad iyvnen da CirgvebSi waxril, maTken mimaval monadires gaxedavdnen xolme.
nu ici xolme bavSviviT amCateba, am Rlaps uyadreb
Tavs? gavfrindeT eger wyalgaRma da rom waSavdeba, mivbrundeT mere. wuwunebda deda yvavi.
ara. ase unda vawvalo mTeli saRamo, unda movSalo
nervebze da muxlebi gadavatyavebino qacvebze bRotialiT, daiqadna mamam.
rai mere?
rai da mixvdeba erTxel da samudamod rom yvavs ase
iolad ver mieparebi. Wkuas iswavlis.
Sen ufro irTob Tavs, vidre es monadire. ra gezareba, Se kaco, tanis aweva. gadavfrindeT im napirze. gaRma
rom dagvigulebs, xels Caiqnevs da wava.
me aq davibade. arsadac ar mivfrinav. magnairi axalgamomcxvari monadireebisaTvis amibnevia Tavgza? mtkice
gadawyvetilebiT Tqva mama yvavma.
amasobaSi monadiris xuWuWa Tavi TxmelisjvarTan
gailanda. yvavebi afrindnen da iqve, asiode metris daSorebiT CaeSvnen ekal-bardebSi.
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Tofian kacs sibrazisagan tuCebi gaulurjda, magram

ixtibari ar gaitexa, eklisagan sisxldadenil marjvena
xelis zurgze cxvirsaxoci daixvia da weRandelze ufro
Camjdari gacocda yvavebisaken.
bebrebi Svindis gamxmar totze aiwon-daiwonas moTamaSeebiviT irweodnen.
frenis dros piri ratom gaqvs Ria? siCume deda
yvavma daarRvia.
ar vici, ar davkvirvebivar, mamalma icrua. am bolo
dros frenisas ki ara, xezec zezeulad rom CaTvlems
zogjer, qveda niskarti Camouvardeba, sxva yvavebmac
SeniSnes. iqneb asakis bralic iyos.
erTs vityvi me... deda yvavma kiseri daimokla da
Tavi bumbulSi TiTqmis Camala.
mama yvavs araferi uTqvams, radganac Tavisi meuRlisagan didad Wkvianurs aras eloda.
saqme is iqneba, mag Cvevns monadiresac Tu epareba
axla vinme. magasac Tu aqvs zurgSi damiznebuli sxvisi
Tvalebi.
ras filosofosob? mama yvavma lamis xoxviT momaval monadires gaxeda.
arc eg iqneba, nu geSinia, gaSvebuli Tavis nebaze.
magaTac Tavisi kontroli da damWeri hyavT. advili SesaZlebelia, uTvalTvalebdes axla vinme, am wuTSi.
ade, ade avfrindeT, Torem sanam magas CamoarTmevdnen Tofs da yurSi xels mokidebdnen, orives dagvsvams
niSanze da uyare mere kakali.
yvavebi zantad afrindnen da isev Txmelis Sav jvars
miaSures.
monadire guls ar itexda. welSi mokakvuli, talaxSi
amosvrili, xelebdakapiwebuli, TvalebanTebuli epareboda yvavebs. xandaxan qacvs amoefareboda da suls moiTqvamda. darwmunebuli iyo, rom bibliuri frinvelebi ver
amCnevdnen da miT ufro ukvirda: raRa swored maSin afrindebian, sasrol manZilze rom mivuaxlovdebio.

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pe pe
Txas msubuqad ecva: rqebs Soris mwvane xaverdis CaCi,
zurgze TasmebiT Sebmuli, mkerdze Camofenili vercxlisferi medalioni, ukana tani, yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis,
yviTeli tyavis qamriT hqonda akruli da oTxive fexze,
CliqebTan, wiTelfoCiani zonrebi mamlis dezebiviT
uCanda.
qveviT, msaxiobTa samyofloSi, tabloze warwera
`gawvrTnili Txa~ rom ainTo, evgeni lolaZem erTgul
pirutyvs wverSi mokida xeli, viwro gvirabiT maRla aiyvana da maneJis SesasvlelTan, kuTxeSi midga.
akrobatebma ludmila xorotovam da sergei kostuCenkom TavianTi nomeri daamTavres da isini orkestris
grialSi haerovani kocnebiTa da tanis msubuqi rxeviT
kulisebSi gavidnen. axla Turqmeni mojiriTeebi Segrialdebian maneJze. evgenim Txas kiserze xeli moxvia da
mucelze miikra. ver iqna, ver mieCvia, nestoebdaberili,
arabuli ulayebis danaxvaze Txas usiamovnod gaaJrJolebs xolme. mojiriTeTa kvals klounebi Sehyvebian,
amasobaSi statistebi maneJze taburets, viwro ficarnagsa da aluminis rgols Seitanen da diqtori egzaltirebuli yviriliT CasZaxebs mikrofons: `saukunis saswauli!
gawvrTnili Txa! cirkis xelovanTa meSvide respublikuri festivalis laureati evgeni lolaZe!~
klounebis mirgulinisa da adamias gamoCenam axlac
ovacia gamoiwvia. gansakuTrebiT bavvSebs, moxucebs da
milicielebs uyvarT isini. sanam cirkSi daiwyebda samsaxurs, evgeni klounebze maincdamainc maRali warmodgenisa rodi gaxldaT. patara, magram ZvelTaZvel qalaqSi, sadac igi gaizarda, `klouni~ salanZRav sityvad
iTvleboda. axla ki, Tu vinmesTan Zmakacobs evgeni lolaZe am xalxmraval TeatrSi, swored rom klounebTan.
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mxiaruli Janris mesveurebi (mcire gamonaklisis garda)

cxovrebaSi uaRresad seriozuli da avkargiani xalxia.
...mirgulinma jibidan ori sufris kovzi amoiRo da
erTmaneTs ise koxtad gaukakuna `kalinka maias~ motivze,
rom mayurebelma taSi aayola. cirkis pirvelma klounma
ki cekva daiwyo.
dRes mirgulinma evgeni lolaZisgan sami Tumani isesxa.
uWirs mirgulins. axlaxan mravalSviliani qali SeirTo
da ori daojaxebuli geris rCenac mas daawva kiserze.
sastvenis xma gaisma. adamiam SublTan miitana xeli
da kovzebian musikoss ganucxada, rom igi koncertis
normalur msvlelobas xels uSlis. mirgulinma morCilad gauwoda ori kovzi `wesrigis damcvels~. adamia
kulisebisken gamotrialda Tu ara, mirgulinma jibidan
ori sxva kovzi daaZro da isev auyena rakaruki. adamiam is
kovzebic CamoarTva `xuligan klouns~ da daimedebulma
imiT, rom `umsgavsoba alagma~, energiuli nabijiT gaswia
gasasvlelisken. axla gulis jibidan amoiRo mirgulinma
kovzebi. aRSfoTebuli adamia kovzebis CamorTmevas ganagrZobs. meeqvsed rom Semobrunda maneJze moTminebadakarguli adamia, mirgulins `nervebi moeSala~ naxerxmoyril iatakze kovzebis dayra daiwyo. cviva da cviva
gauTaveblad sxvadasxva zomisa da formis kovzi. mayurebeli lamis gaigudos sicilisagan. bolo ori kovzi
mirgulinma CaCidan gamoaZro da iatakze gaCenil kovzebis goras daumata. evgenis aRar axsovs, meramdened uyurebs am nomers, magram yovelTvis ecineba. sicili masTan kovzebis mexuTe konfiskaciis dros modis da bolos
cremlsac ki iwmends, roca warmoidgens, ra erTgulebiT
ilagebs xolme jibe-ubeSi mirgulini kovzebs, statist
qals didi wiTeli CanTiT rom Seaqvs mis sagrimioroSi.
mirgulini garbis, adamia stveniT misdevs. axla or
wres daartyamen, mere pirdapir evgenisken gamoiqcevian,
mirgulini mxarze xels dahkravs lolaZes, adamia Txas
gadausvams zurgze xels, konferansie gamoacxadebs,
orkestri axali ZaliT aJRerdeba da: `pepe, wavediT!~
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cirkis xelovanTa meSvide respublikuri festivalis

laureati evgeni lolaZe da misi gawvrTnili Txa TiTqmis erTdroulad Sevardnen maneJze. laureatma Txa win
gaatara, misi asakis kacisaTvis sakmaod msubuqad gadaxta marcxniv da xelebi gaSala. cirkis yvelaze norCma
mayurebelmac ki mSvenivrad icis, rom xelebis gaSlas
taSi unda mohyves. wamSi evgenma marjvniv iskupa da kvlav
gaSala xelebi. Savi, ukan mercxlis bolosaviT gaWrili
fraki acvia, laqis WraWuna, misi fexisaTvis oTxi-xuTi
nomriT meti fexsacmeli, marcxena xelis SuaTiTze iaffasiani, didi, Savi beWedi ukeTia. saSualo simaRlisac
ar aris, magram gamxdaria da Tvals atyuebs. daWmuWnil,
nayvavilar saxeze Soridanac ki aCnia uSurvelad miyrili
pudri. SeTxelebuli WaRara Tma da monacrisfro blanJe
(ulvaSi gaparsuli aqvs) brioliniT auzimzimebia da gansakuTrebiT maSin, roca misasalmebel naxtomebs akeTebs,
sulo codvilo, gawvrTnil Txas waagavs.
orkestrs moxdenilad xeli auqnia, sevdiani bliu
zis xmaze (`qaravani midis~ frakis jibidan Saqris kvnita
amoiRo, xelgaSliT Semotrialda da Txas pirSi ise ostaturad misca qrTami, rom cirkis mayurebelTagan naxevarsac ar daunaxavs. gawvrTnilma pirutyvma (TiTqos
Saqars elodao) wina fexebi maneJis moxaverdebul rkalze Seawyo da mayurebelTa taSis grialSi, Tavis kanturiTa da wveris cancariT, TxisTvis sakmaod uxerxul pozaSi, erTi wre daartya. evgenim Txas meore Saqris natexi
daaxvedra, mowonebis niSnad gavaze xeli dahkra, maneJis
SuagulSi Semoiyvana da TviTon bednieri saxiT marjvniv
gamxtarma, xelebi gaSala.
orkestri erTbaSad gaCumda. marto medole agrialebs
Tavis instruments velurTa rokvis ritmiT. evgenim tabureti maRla aswia, mayurebels daanaxva, rom namdvilad
tabureti iyo (da ara sakeravi manqana), Txas win daudga,
xeli dahkra da idumali CurCuliT raRac uTxra. taburetze Semxtar Txas, romelic sacodavad mokeciliyo
da Tavs Zlivs imagrebda, evgenim Saqris kvnita mousva
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drunCze da sanam bibliuri cxoveli pirs acmacunebda,

erTxel kidev gadaxta marjvniv da bileTian Tu ubileTo mayurebels gulwrfelad miesalma.
doli kvlav ganagrZobda braguns. evgenim aluminis
rgoli aiRo, Txas miuaxlovda, dolma xmas dauwia, mwvrTnelma marcxena xeli SemarTa, marjvenaTi ki rgoli taburetis gaswvriv gaaSeSa da, ise rom pirutyvs da wina
rigebSi msxdomTac gaegonaT, daiZaxa `pepe!~ magram pepes
rgolSi gaxtoma arc ufiqria, ufro metic, taburetidan
Camoxta da kulisebisken gaiwia. evgeni lamazi naxtomebiT
win gadaudga gaurCebul cxovels. medoles niSani misca,
Saqris ori kvnitiT kvlav Seabruna taburetze Txa, kvlav
miutana (axla ufro axlos wverebTan) aluminis rgoli da
weRandelze ufro alersianad Txova: `pepe!~
pepem rgolSi gaxtomaze amjeradac uari ganacxada, ubodiSod gadmoxta skamidan da maneJidan mtkice
gadawyvetilebiT gaiqca. evgeni rodi daibna, daewia,
zurgze xeli dahkra Txas, Semotrialda, Rimilis niRabi
aifara, marjvniv da marcxniv salami ar daiSura gawbilebuli mayureblisTvis da lamis sisxlgamSrali, ise rom
mayureblisTvis zurgi ar uCvenebia, kulisebSi dabrunda.
klounebma usityvod gaayoles sevdiT savse Tvalebi.
programis wamyvansac araferi uTqvams. aseT dros sityvebi zedmetia.
es ambavi kvira dRes moxda pirvel speqtaklze, sam saaTze kvlav unda warudgnen mayurebels. warmodgena rom
damTavrda, evgenim reJisor-inspeqtors klavdia leTodians Txova; Tu SeiZleba sinaTle CamirTon da medole
darCes, TxasTan cotas wavimuSavebo.
sanam maRla amoiyvanda, veteqims mihgvara. awones, sicxec gauzomes. janmrTelobis mxriv pepes yvelaferi rigze
aRmoaCnda. ra asakis aris Tqveni Txao, eqimma. sanam evgeni gonebaSi pepes wlovanebas daazustebda, Txis piradi
saqme moitanes: `adre gifiqria pensiaSi gasvlaze, daiko.
Svidi weli da sami Tve swored rom yvavilobis asakia
TxisTviso~ swore gavaze alersiT dausva xeli mkurnal463

ma da SemoqmedebiT cxovrebaSi warmatebebi usurva. aq,

iqneb arc imis Tqma iyos zedmeti, rom Txam mSvenivrad
isadila. didi mWameli arasodes yofila, azizi gaxldaT,
magram im dRes dakonservebul akaciis foTols madianad
Seeqca da zed erT litramde gamoxdil wyalSi gaxsnili,
erbonarevi qatoc daayola.
repeticiam Cveulebrivad Caiara. pepem Seuferxeblad
gaiara maneJis rkali. taburetze manamde Sexta, sanam evgeni niSans miscemda da Tumca uxalisod, magram pirvel
cdazeve gaxta aluminis rgolSi. evgenim TviT miacila rkinis gisosebian saknamde erTguli cxoveli da raki dro isedac cota rCeboda, koncertis dawyebamde ar moSorebia.
evgeni lolaZe da misi Txa kulisebSi maSin gamoCndnen, roca mirgulini meoTxed iRebda jibidan kovzebs
da `quCis musikosis~ sijiutiT gaocebul kloun adamias
xelSi aCeCebda. ase rom, Turqmen cxenosanTa nomers ar
Seeswro pepe da, aqedan gamomdinare, sanerviuloc ara
hqonda ra.
orkestris nacnobi ritmi, diqtoris temperamentiani
yvirili laureatisa da gawvrTnili Txis ganumeorebeli
duetis Taobaze da evgeni da pepe maneJze arian.
`salami WeSmariti xelovnebis yvela (Segnebul Tu
Seugnebel) Tayvanismcemels! wavediT, Cemo pepe, yoCaR,
ha, Sen kidev Saqari. aba, mardad, Seneburad, Sexti taburetze. yoCaR, Cemi gogo, ha, kidev Saqari. aba, he! erTi
nabijiRa gvrCeba. gvaCqarebs Cveni medole. xom giyvars
misi dolis braguni? esec aluminis rkali, moica ufro
axlos mogitan. doli lamis gaCumdes. xels aravin giSlis, erTi, ori da sami, pepe!~
pepe karga xans uazrod icqireboda aluminis rgolSi, evgenim gadaxtomis niSani misca, yuric ar Seibertya,
mwvrTnels zurgi Seaqcia, skamidan mardad Camoxta da
kulisebisken gaiqca.
eqvs saaTze cirkis administraciasa da msaxiobebs sakonferencio darbazSi uxmes. evgeni fiqrobda, rom es
riggareSe sxdoma gawvrTnili Txis nomris orjer Ca-

vardnis SemTxvevasTan iyo dakavSirebuli, magram misi

varaudi ar gamarTlda. cirkis mTavarma reJisorma
mokle Sesavlis Semdeg sityva kloun adamias misca. adamia Sors da maRla, cirkis TanamSromelTa Tavebis gaswvriv, kedlis saaTs Sescqeroda da mWeqare xmiT laparakobda. cdilobda Zveli berZeni oratorebisTvis miebaZa
da gaqvavebuli idga, warbsac ki ar aTamaSebda.
mitingi rom damTavrda, evgeni lolaZem Txas rqebSi
Rvedi Caaba da cirkis ezoSi saseirnod gaiyvana.
noembris civi saRamo iyo. quCebSi daxvavebul Wadris
foTlebs uazrod da umisamarTod daafrialebda. qveviT,
Tanxmobis moedanze, Tavisuflebis memorialis irgvliv
manqanebi ulamazes foierverkebad irweodnen. pirdapir,
maRali saxlis saxuravze, TvalismomWrelad kaSkaSebda
mowodeba: `dalieT Cveneburi, msoflioSi saukeTeso,
gamagrilebeli wylebi~.
laureats wverosani pirutyvi mokle sabliT eWira,
maRal yelze xels usvamda da eCurCuleboda, `pepe, gamagebine, raSia saqme. ra xdeba Sens Tavs. ase xom ar SeiZleba, Se qalo, ar giWirs Sen rgolSi gaxtoma, rom giWirdes sxva ambavia. vici, ar gexaliseba, mec bevri ram
ar mexaliseba, magram vakeTeb. marto Senda siamovnebad
ki araa es qveyana momarTuli. xandaxan unda dahyve, movaleobaa, samsaxuria. ufiqrdebi Sens saqciels? iqneb
Cemze xar gabrazebuli? me mgoni, araferi damiSavebia.
Tu rameSi Sevcdi, ar unda mapatio? meti ara varT Cven
erTmaneTisTvis? amdeni xania erTad varT. axla gagicivda guli Cemze? yvelafris garda, xom arsebobs raRac
kolegialobis grZnoba. Cven Soris darCes da, ara xar
cudad Sen am cirkSi. milionobiT Txa (da bevri maTgani
iqneb Senze naklebi ki ar iyos) axla msoflioSi kldeRreebSi xtunavs da mSier-mwyurvali Rranteebze saswaulebrivad SerCenil nekers aknatunebs. morekaven saRamos
farexebSi da ZuZuebis daglejamde wvelian. ar aris ase?
Sen, saWmel-sasmeli Tavis droze, dabana-samuneli Tavis
droze, ubatonod xmas gcems vinme? ra gagiWirda kviraSi

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xuTjer taburetze Sextoma, Se kai qalo? xaTris gulisTvis wyalSi Cadgeba kaci. rom mTxovo, loms Sevuyof xaxaSi Tavs da Sen rgolSi gaxtomaze meubnebi uars?
Seucvleli aravin varT am qveyanaze. me Sen getyvi, guls
aiCuyebs dardiT da Tavs dadebs vinme Cveni gulisTvis.
dagviTxoven cirkidan da marTalic iqnebian. vin Seginaxavs tyuilad. aba, meti aRar manerviulo, Tu RmerTi
gwams. erT saaTSi isev maneJze viqnebiT, sircxvili ar
maWamo, icode. es sakocneli piri salanZRavad ar miqcio.
rogorc icodi, yvelaferi, kargad, lamazad, ise gaakeTe
da me vici Seni pativiscema. gesmis Cemi?~
pepe mdumared Sehyurebda fiWvis xeze SeyuJul beRurebs, romlebic TavianT beRurul enaze gauTaveblad
JivJivebdnen da qaris gadmogdebuli pawawkintela puris
namcecebisTvis SigadaSig erTmaneTs Tavpirs alewavdnen.
orkestris diriJors Seagvianda da sanaxaoba cota
mogvianebiT daiwyo. qveviT, samxeceSi, miuxedavad damlagebelTa gulmodgine mcdelobisa, Sardisa da oflis
sulisSemxuTavi suni idga da evgenim Txa adreve aiyvana
maRla. adgilkomis Tavmjdomaris kabinets miayena da
saTvalian liders Txova Tu Zma xar, cota xans aq iqneba; nu geSinia, arafers pirs ar axlebs, ar Segawuxebso.
cirkis nacadi msaxiobi evgeni lolaZe ise Relavda, rogorc maSin, am xuTi wlis win, pirvelad rom Sedga fexi
maneJze. gaixsena Tavisi gauxareli bavSvoba. deda romelic ar axsovda, radgan mis mSobiarobas gadahyva da
gamzrdeli deida siyrmidanve mSobeli mamis siZulvils
rom unergavda. marTalia, mama didi pativiscemis Rirsi
ar iyo (axali col-Svili hyavda da evgenis iSviaTad moikiTxavda), magram ymawvils igi mainc uyvarda im ridiani
da nazi siyvaruliT, rogorc mowiful biWebs TavianTi
urCi, mkacri mamebi uyvarT xolme. mere pedagogiur institutSi misaRebi gamocdebis oTxi koSmaruli weli da
burTul-sakisrebis qarxanaSi staJis gulisTvis kurierad
muSaoba, sainJinro-pedagogiuri fakultetis saRamos
ganyofilebis studentis dramatizmiT savse cxovreba da
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saxelmwifo komisiis alersiani Tavmjdomare, sixarulisgan pirgaxeuls Sromis maswavleblis diplomi pirvelma
rom miuloca. naucbaTevi qorwineba; samsaxuris Zebnisgan
gawamebuli lolaZe troleibusSi SemTxveviT gadaawyda
mis Tanakursels, gamxdar-galeul, bejiTsa da muyaiT gogos nino saluqvaZes. gairkva, rom ninoc amaod tkepnida
sxvadasxva soliduri dawesebulebis kibeebs samuSaos saZebnelad, sul samad sami gaCereba dasWirdaT axalgazrdebs mosalaparakeblad da iseTi seriozuli problemis
gadasawyvetad, zogierT Cems nacnobs mTeli cxovreba rom
ver gadauwyvetia. meoTxe gaCerebaze, troleibusidan Casvlisas, col-qmroba gadawyvetili hqondaT. sofeli, mamapapeuli fanCaturi da buxris piras gatarebuli tkbili
saRamoebi evgenisTvis kinaRam savalalod rom damTavrda.
meZroxeobis fermis instruqtor-meqanizatorad Svidiode Tvis daniSnuli iyo evgeni, mwyemsTa saerTo krebaze
fermis gamgis maqinaciebi rom amxila. erTi kviris Semdeg raionma lolaZis kvalifikacia da muSaobis xarisxi
Seamowma, rogorc soflis meurneobis araspecialisti da
`molaybe~, im dResve gaanTavisufles da saqme prokuraturas rom ar gadasces, imisTvis sul madloba aZaxebines.
da bolos, pepe! batis Wukebisken gaSveril wknelze rom
gadaxta da imedgadawuruli col-qmari isev qalaqisken
rom Semoabruna.
mogonebebis oci wuTi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi gavida.
Tavisi rTuli, inteleqtualuri saqmiT garTuli adgilkomis TavmjdomarisTvis madlobac ki ar uTqvams, Txa
kulisebisken gamoarbenina da programis wamyvanma `saukunis saswauli~ rom gamoacxada, evgeni da misi kolega,
rom ityvian, tramplinze idgnen. meSvide respublikuri
festivalis laureatma kulisebs Tvali moavlo. dainteresebul pirTa simravle cudad eniSna da Sublze civma oflma daasxa. klavdia leTodians gverdiT samxatvro
sabWos is wevri edga, guSinwin akrobatma ela xmelnickaiam sajarod rom galanZRa, patiosan qals maviwroebs da
sayvarlobas mTavazobso; saxanZro inventaris kuTxeSi
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kloun adamias SeSfoTebul saxes waawyda. adamiam gauRima da Tvali Caukra. `RmerTo, miSvele~, Cailaparaka evgenim, pepes zurgze msubuqad dahkra xeli da orkestris
grialSi scenaze ubednieresi kacis ieriT Sefrinda.
Txam maneJis rkali Cveulebrivze ufro swrafad Semoirbina, viwro ficarnagidan moxdenilad Sexta taburetze, magram Savfrakiani mwvrTneli aluminis rgoliT
xelSi rom Semotrialda, pirutyvi skamze aRar daxvda.
evgenis cremli moawva yelSi. orkestrs aniSna, erTxel
kidev daukariTo. Txa maneJze Semoabruna, nervebi, rogorc SeZlo, daioka da nomris gameoreba scada, magram
amjerad amaod gaisarja. pepe araTu ar gadaxta, taburetsac ar gaekara, maneJs Semourbina Tu ara, evgenisTvis zedac ar Seuxedavs, kulisebisken oTxiT gaeqana.
aRar axsovs, rogor mivida Tavis sagrimioro oTaxamde.
gaixada da moisrola fraki, vazeliniani bambiT swrafad
Seiwminda saxe da daRvremilma gaiara cirkis msaxiobebiT
savse vestibiuli. kaciSvils sityva ar uTqvams. reJisorinspeqtori klavdia leTodiani karSi SeefeTa, magram am
taqtianma qalma gverdze gaixeda, aqaoda, ver SevamCnieo.
orSabaTs, Tu raime sagangebo SemTxveva ar moxda, sabWoTa kavSirSi cirki isvenebs.
msaxiobebi qalaqgareT mieSurebian da TavianT sabostne
miwis nakveTebze CirTifirToben, cirkis mTavari reJisori
da adgilkomis Tavmjdomare aqtivis krebas eswrebian,
xolo gawvrTnili cxovelebi, wina TaTebze Tavdayrdnobilebi, TavianT met-naklebad aqoTebul galiebSi Tvlemen.
evgeni lolaZes sabostne nakveTi ar gaaCnda da romc
hqonoda, am orSabaTs mainc ar wavidoda, radganac, pepes
gadamkide, friad gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi iyo.
ar icoda, ras uqadda bedi saaTiviT awyobil mis
cxovrebas.
Sin ver moisvena. meuRlisTvis guSindeli ambavi ar
gaumxelia. nino SeSfoTdeboda, iTavcemebda da saqmes
mainc ver uSvelida.
rom Caicva da karisken gaemarTa, colma mxolod Tva468

li gaayola. arc ki ukiTxavs, sad midixaro. ninom icoda,

rom misi qmari, zogierTiviT, saRlabucod da samaimunod, dasvenebis dRes, saxlidan ar gavidoda.
cirkis darajad imJamad am cirkisve yofili avtobusis mZRoli muSaobda. evgenis rogor ar icnobda, magram
kategoriuli uari stkica cxovelebTan ver dagiSveb,
gamosasvleli dRea da ufleba ara maqvso.
arasodes moxvedria yurSi ase uxeSad laureats `gamosasvleli dRe~. ra ubedurebaa, ras vuSvrebiT Cvens enaso. es Targmnili, xelovnuri sityva ra jandabad gvinda,
roca `uqmi dRe~ an `dasvenebis dRe~ gvaqvs leqsikonSio.
cirkSi mainc iolad SeaRwia. lolaZem icoda, rom
daraji svamda. rac saWes moSorda da pensiaSi gavida,
fxizeli aravis unaxavs. Sofrobis gamo axalgazrdobaSi
Tu rame daiklo, axla, am sibereSi inazRaurebda. erT
litrs arays rom ufeSqaSebdi, Txas ki ara, loms gagatanda galiidan (rasakvirvelia, Tu ar daiSlidi cxovelTa mefesTan urTierTobis garkvevas).
arayi rom misad daigula, ulvaScocxianma darajma
msaxiobs gasaRebebis Sekvra gadaugdo da gulwrfelad
Txova: Tu Zma xar, gamosvlis dros kari gamoixure, Sars
rasme ar gadamkidoo.
sarepeticio darbazi dakavebuli daxvvda. masaviT erT
boTl arayad Semosuli qalaqis biWebi mini fexburTs
TamaSobdnen. darajs maneJis kari gaaRebina da Tumca
sinaTle ver CarTes (cirkis mexanZres kvira saRamos, usafrTxoebis mizniT, eleqtroaRmricxvelis avtomaturi
damcvelebi Sin mihqonda), maneJs sarkmlis ciagi imdenad
mainc hyofnida, rom evgenis da pepes erTmaneTi daenaxaT.
taburetis, ficarnagisa da aluminis rgolis motanaze daraji ukmayofilod SeiSmuSna, magram bolos
(meti ra gza hqonda!) mainc gaaRo sarekvizito oTaxi da
`gawvrTnili Txis~ rekvizits levickis `gadasasvleli
kibec~ gamoayola.
sanam kargad ar Camobnelda, evgeni da misi Txa maneJs
ar moSorebian. arc mwvrTnels Casvlia mTeli dRis gan469

mavlobaSi pirSi lukma da arc pepes gausvelebia yeli.

repeticiam brwyinvaled Caiara. pepe uSaqrodac mSvenivrad dgeboda or fexze, gars uvlida maneJs, frTxilad, ostaturad gadioda ficarnagze, Tavs mSvenivrad ikavebda taburetze da SveliviT xteboda aluminis rgolSi.
bolos Txa daiRala, qelavda, enac ki gadmoagdo da
pirze duJi moadga. magram evgeni ar eSveboda. uTvalavjer
gaameorebina nomeri da, rogorc mogaxseneT, mxolod maSin
Caiyvana pepe qveviT, roca cirkSi ukuni Rame Camowva.
darajs tyapuWi waexura da uleibo ficarnagze Rrmad eZina. `netav, Sens xasiaTs~, Senatra laureatma usaxmilo yarauls, gasaRebTa grova TavTiT daudo da kari
gamoixura.
daRlilobisagan fexebs Zlivs miaTrevda, magram saxeze Rimili exata, nasiamovnebi midioda Sin. pepe wuTiTac ar Seferxebula, rgolSi gaxtomaze arc erTxel uari
ar uTqvams da xval ra RmerTi gauwyreboda.
...Turqmenebma zaTqiTa da yiviliT gadigriales maneJze. mirgulinma da adamiam kovzebis nomeri araCveulebrivi aRmavlobiT Caatares. kulisebSi gamosvlisas
mirgulinma (Cven Soris darCes da, SezarxoSebuli gaxldaT) gamxnevebis Cveuli rigi daarRvia; amjerad laureats mxarze xeli dahkra. xolo pepes nestoebTan, zed
nacrisfer drunCze akoca. programis wamyvanma saukunis
saswauls naxavTo, orjer gaimeora da cirkis msaxiobTa
meSvide respublikuri festivalis laureati wviTa da
dagviT gawvrTnil TxasTan erTad maneJze gaCnda.
misalmeba da maneJis rkalis dalaSqvra pepem ise moxdenilad Caatara, rom evgens afarTxalebuli guli sagules
Caudga, magram naadrevi aRmoCnda misi sixaruli. Txam taburets erTbaSad Seaqcia zurgi (zed arc Semxtara.) da
TiTqos sadRac eCqarebao, kulisebisken mokurcxla.
orkestri isev axmianda. mirgulinma da adamiam rqebi
kinaRam daamtvries gaurCebul pirutyvs da gafiTrebul
lolaZes maneJze Seugdes, magram amjeradac uSedegod.
pepem maneJs bolomdec ki ar Semourbina, kulisebs rom
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gausworda, erTi moxeda misken xelgaSveril mwvrTnels

da gaiqca.
Txis protests wyali aRar gauvidoda.
meore dRes evgeni lolaZes cirkis mTavar reJisorTan uxmes.
magidas orni usxdnen. mTavar reJisors Sewuxebuli
saxe, magram xelmZRvaneli amxanagis kategoriuli kilo
hqonda.
ra mouvida Tqven Txas? pirdapir saqmeze gadavida
cirkis xelmZRvaneli.
ra mogaxsenoT, Tavi Cahkida lolaZem.
fiziologiuri cvlilebebi xom ar Cans?
batono? yurs xeli miaxmara Txis mwvrTnelma.
maked xom ar aris?
ara, mtkiced upasuxa evgenma. yvela-yvela da am
sakiTxSi Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli, im ubralo mizezis
gamo, rom cirkSi vaci ar moiZebneboda.
avadmyofobas gamoricxavT? mTavari reJisori qaRaldze qarTulad xelmoweraSi varjiSobda.
eqimma gasinja. avad ar aris.
rCeba yvelaze uimedo mizezi: moswyinda. raRac
gamogvrCa mxedvelobidan. raRaciT gavanawyeneT. igi
cirks aRarasodes daubrundeba. gamocdilia eg ambavi,
evgeni batono.
vici, mZimed, Tavauwevlad upasuxa lolaZem.
axla ras izamT? RmerTma icis, Tqveni wasvla ar minda cirkidan.
sxva gza ara maqvs. ra unda vakeTo?
iqneb sxva Txa gagewvrTnaT? mTavarma reJisorma
SesaniSnavad icoda, rom gasawvrTnelad da cirkSi gamosayvanad Txa (katasTan erTad) Znelad aRsazrdel cxovelTa ricxvs ganekuTvneba.
ara batono, veRar SevZleb.
Tqveni piradi saqme gadavaTvaliere. sapensio asakic
ara gaqvT. iqneb asistentad gadagiyvanoT lomebis mom
TvinierebelTan. iq erTi asistenti ver audis saqmes.
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 madlobeli var, lomebs ver vitan.

?!
alergiuli gaxlavarT, lomis suni cudad moqmedebs.
samsaxuridan ganTavisuflebis Taobaze gancxadebas
rom werda, erTi fiqri aekviata: `ra Wkuaze viyavi am
xuTi wlis winaT, es kibe rom amoviare. ratom ar Sem
xvda vinme xeiriani, yuri rom aexia CemTvis. ra mindoda
cirkSi. kidev kargi, droze gavaswari aqedan. meti sisulele iqneba? ratom unda iyos Cemi da Cemi col-Svilis bedi imaze damokidebuli, es utvino Txa moisurvebs
Tu ara rgolSi gaxtomas? waval sadme da rac var, is
viqnebi. rac SemiZlia, imas gavakeTeb, rqebian asistents
elaparaka Savi tifa. kaci ar gindobs xandaxan dRes da
Txa dagindobs? Txis imedze dadga Cemi mteri~.
dezertiris bazris qvemoT, xorcis fardulTan goWebs
da indaurebs rom yidian, dabali tanis gamxdari kaci
Txas hyidda.
muStrebi Tavs abezrebdnen. ekiTxebodnen, sadauri
Txaao, ramdens iwveliso, ra xnis ariso. dolgamcdeni xom
ar ariso, avadmyofoba xom araferi aqvs gadatanilio.
Zvirs ar afasebda. undoda Cqara daecala xeli, mag
ram guliT myidveli ar Canda. zogi yasidad SeaZlevda
imis naxevars, rasac patroni afasebda. zogs ubralod
ena eqaveboda, Txa sulac rom geCuqebina, wamyvani ar iyo.
jer mxolod TerTmeti saaTi iyo. saRamomde Txa usaTuod gaiyideboda.
evgenis uxaroda, rom amxela bazarSi cirkis msaxiobTa meSvide respublikuri festivalis laureati veravin
icno.
Txa? Txas, miT umetes, vin icnobda.
saerTod, Txebi erTmaneTs Zalian hgvanan.

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q ar i, q ar i, q ar i...
SezarxoSebul kacs rom Zalad seriozuli saxe aqvs,
gamwyrali kacis niRbiT rom faravs simTravles, cudi
sityva aravin mkadroso da irgvliv myofT zedac rom
ar uyurebs, xom ginaxavT? swored aseTi saxiT Semovida sinaTlis wreSi maRali, cxvirpaWua, qera, gamxdari
kaci da Soriaxlo, Tavisufal SezlongTan gaCerda. Cem
gverdiT mzes mificxebuli, iaponurqudiani kacis xanSiSesulma colma Tadarigi daiWira; qmris nifxavs staca
xeli da Sezlongze moisrola. aqaoda, nuras ukacravad,
orive sawoli dakavebuli gvaqvso.
zRvaze, rasakvirvelia, teva ar iyo.
axalmosuli yuradRebas aravis aqcevda, gaqvavebuli
saxiT zRvas Sescqeroda, iRliaSi amoCrili, gazeTSi gaxveuli nivTi erTgulad eWira, xelebi mkerdTan Caemwyvdia da pirmokumuli, fexebgafarCxuli (niavze lerwamiviT qanaoba rom ar daewyo) saimedod idga.
karga xnis Semdeg Sezlongs erTi moxeda. pretenziuli
kaci ar gaxldaT da xis naris Zebna ar dauwyia, sadac
idga, iqve gaixada, gaxdis dros zRvas Tvals ar acilebda, uwesrigod miyril tansacmels ramdenime kenWi daado
da zRvisken gaswia, mxrebSi ise iyo awuruli, rom beWebi
Tavs lamis ascilebodnen, gasafrenad gamzadebul miminos hgavda, raRac Caibutbuta, erTbaSad moswyda adgils
da wyalSi Sedgafunda, etyoba grili zRva esiamovna, aseTi mxaruli mxolod didi mdinaris piras dabadebulebma
ician. igi sportuli TvalsazrisiT didi veraferi Svilia, magram sanaxavad brasis stilze ufro lamazi gaxlavT.
guSin mTeli dRe wvimda. zRva jerac ar damcxrala,
mosamkali purisxela talRebs moagorebs da TeTri qafiT mouwyenlad feravs napirs.
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Sors Sescura. wyalTan SeTamamebuli Cans. talRas xan

Tavze moeqceva, xanac xelwawvdili gauwveba da mkerdze
gadaivlebs, zvirTebSi saeWvod didxans rom gauCinarda,
Cems mezobels gulma ar mouTmina da mSvelel-meTvalyuresTan gaiqca.
mSvelels arc amjerad gauxdia Tavisi ganuyreli TeTri Sarvali da alublisferi kvarTi, xvewna-mudariT daiyolia `garTuli~ moqalaqe da napirisaken aqnevina piri.
ufro metad aRmoCnda mTvrali, vidre Cven gvegona,
movida da iponurqudianis Sezlongis kideze Camojda,
Cqara sunqavda da ciebianiviT caxcaxebda, wawvetebuli
beWebi da dakunTuli zurgi ise mWidrod Semojdomodnen gulmkerds, rom uknidan rom Sexedavdi, ku gagaxsendebodaT.
zRvas miWiWinebuli, batis Wukis RinRliviT yviTel
da sifrifana Tmebze udierad Camoisvamda xels, Zlivsgasagonad gagzavnida viRacas jandabis iqiT da saxldamwvariviT amoioxrebda.
bolos da bolos, cotaTi rom damSvidda, col-qmars
gadaxeda. wamodga da gaiar-gamoiara, etyoboda, es adgili maincdamainc ar moswonda, midga-modga, erTi piroba mec momaCerda, magram arc me movuvedi TvalSi. isev
Zvel adgilas Camojda da piraRmamwol iaponurqudians, romlis cisferi Tvalebis, kupriviT Savi Tmisa da
TeTri piriskanis mixedviT mis sadaurobas vera da ver
gaarkvevdiT, gametebiT CasZaxa:
ras izam, ra Seni bralia, Sen xom sxvanairad ar SegiZlia, ase gagzardes. sisxlSi gaqvs ukve siave gadasuli!
cisferTvalebiani wamojda, xelebi ukan daibijga da
daupatiJebel moqadages pirdaRebuli miaCerda.
ras miyureb, Sen sxvanairad xom ar SegiZlia. ase
migaCvies, yofis cerberad mogamzades, SenTvis ar uswavlebiaT, rom arsebobs romantika, arsebobs wuTebi
im bawris miRma rom geqaCeba zogjer, Cvens cxovrebas
Cven TviTonve rom SemovavleT, amitom Sen fxizeli
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mo-qa-la-qe mowodebis simaRleze unda iyo, kacma gazonis yvavili mowyvita, kacma wiTel Suqze gaiara, kacma
avtobusSi gaabola, kacma bairaRs iqeT gascura daiqca
qveyana! Sen maSinve milicias unda acnobo, aba ra. es Seni
mo-qa-la-qeob-ri-vi valia!
ki magram, Tqven... sityvebs eZebda Cemi mezobeli.
valodia! kategoriuli toniT uTxra meuRlem
da iaponurqudiani maSinve dadumda. didi xnis erTad
cxovrebis Semdeg cold-qmars Soris Cndeba gagebinebis
axali saSualeba, romelsac pirobiTad miniSnebiTi ena
SeiZleba davarqvaT, es ena mxolod da mxolod colqmars esmis. aq sityvas sxvadasxva mniSvneloba aqvs, igi
xSirad mTel frazasac ki gamoxatavs. magaliTad, am SemTxvevaSi colis mier kategoriulad naTqvami `valodia~
albaT niSnavda: `ras elaparakebi, xom xedav mTvralia,
Cxubi da kamaTi gvinda axla Cven? adeqi da gaeride. rom
aRar daginaxavs, sxvas dauwyebs Wkuis darigebas, mTvralia axla eg da xom xedav, ena eqaveba~.
sanam mTvrali qaqanebda, valodia SeumCnevlad gaipara
da Cven ukan, erTaderT Tavisufal sawolze TavdaRma
gaiSota.
karga xans ilaparaka `romantikis moyvarulma~ moqalaqem, CemTviso, gaparul Tanamosaubres umtkicebda,
zRva sul sxva ramea, Sen amas ver mixvdebio. sami aTasi
kilometridan imitom ki ar Camovsulvar, wyalSi Sesvlas Sen miSlideo. mamasisxlad maqvs nayidi es zRva. es
siamovneba, amaTsaviT (Cvenken moaTiTa) naqurdali fuliT ki ar Camovsulvaro. eseni mSvidad imitom wvanan
mxarTeZoze, rom arsad eCqarebaT, me ki dRes ukanaskneli Tumniani davaxurdave da xval Tu ar movusvi aqedan,
SimSili meliso, daxede Cems xelebs da darwmundebi, ra
kaci var meo.
magram `xelebze damxedavi~ adgilze rom ar aRmoCnda,
kaci mimino erTbaSad dadumda, sasowarkveTiT mimoixeda, wamoxta da yavisfer zurgebs Seeria. male ipova
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kidec, visac eZebda, uceremoniod Camoujda Sezlongze

da mTvrali kacis luRluRiT auwya:
zRvis fasi SenisTanebma ar ician. Sen iseTi saxe
gaqvs, rom erTxelac ar agirevia Sens cxovrebaSi. kargia xom mudamdRe axali winda, rZiani kakao, dilis presa, gantvirTvis dRe kviraSi erTxel, kargia xom, kargi
cxovreba? ar daijero, eg ambavi. motyuebuli kaci xar
Sen. zRvaSi Sevedi cota nasvami, ici, ra aris ees? ar ici!
eWidavebi talRebs, gefereba zRva, tanze Tavis lurj
xelebs gxvevs da iRliaSi giRitinebs, davmxrCvaliyav
Tundac, daiqceoda qveyana? vin dagarwmuna Sen, aseT
sikvdils, zRvis Tbil talRebSi samudamo miZinebas, aTi
wlis mere infarqtiani kacis Ramis qoTanze jdomisas
sikvdili sjobia? vin daamtkica es?
RmerTi ar gklavs jer da ZaliT iklav Tavs? cas
uTxra iaponurqudianma.
valodia! weRandelze ufro kategoriulad ganucxada meuRlem.
valodia wamodga, beWebze pirsaxoci daifina. gamobrunda da meuRlis gverdiT morCilad wamowva.
mTvrali, rasakvirvelia, Tan mihyva.
Sen Cemi siyvaruliT ar mogsvlia eg siave. siamovnebiT gamgzavnidi axla cxra zRvis iqeT, rom SegeZlos, Sen guli dagwyda ubralod. ranairad xdeba es
ambavi: kaci Tavisuflad danavardobs zRvis talRebSi,
vin misca amis uflebao?! Cemi Tavisufleba gagikvirda
da Segexarba. cota ar iyos, amitomac uxme m-S-v-e-l-el-s! ratomac gindoda Cemi gadarCena, xom vici me. rom
davixrCobodi, aq areuloba Seiqmneboda, xalaxi gaiqcgamoiqceoda, saswrafo daxmareba da milicia gaCndeboda, ar giyvars mwuxare suraTebis naxva, gunebis gafuWebas moeride, Torem Cemi siyvaruliT ar iklav Tavs,
maincdamainc, xom vici me, fexebze gkidivar, morCa da
gaTavda, didi zRvaria Cven Soris, Sen sul sxva adamiani
xar. sxva adamianebi gaCndiT, sxva kvercxidan gamoiCekeT.
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am aTaskacian plaJze usaSvelod bevrni xarT Tqven, bevrni xarT da Zalianac gvaviwrovebT. amogvivediT yelSi
ukve, simarTle Tu ginda, es aris!..
Cadi batono, asemc giqnia, ise `gibanavia~ rom Seni
burdRa ver epovoT! moTminebis fiala aevso valodias.
valodia! dauyvira colma.
valodiam iaponuri qudi moixada, kenWebze moisrola,
fexsacmelebs wvda da cols uCurCula:
Caicvi! wavideT aqedan.
mTvrali moqalaqe kvlav qaqanebda, col-qmari misi
qadagebis akompanementze gamalebiT icvamda, gasasvlelamde misdia lurji zRvis moyvarulma TiTqmis sirbiliT mimavalT, karTan gametebiT raRac CasZaxa orives,
pasuxad meuRleni erTbaSad Semotrialdnen da aramkiTxe
damrigebels ena gamouyves.
cota xans umiznod ijda valodiac Sezlongze da
zRvas gahyurebda, bolos wamodga, fexze Caicva, tansacmeli iRliaSi amoiCara da plaJs Cauyva. midioda welSi
waxrili, barbaciT, magram jiutad da saqmianad.
*
sami saaTis Semdeg isev gamoCnda.
neptunis dResaswaulis aurzaurSi moxvedriliyo,
oTx `zRvis lomze~ amxedrebuli `ura, uras~ yviriliT
moarRvevda napirs.
ukan cisferi taxtrevaniT wverosani neptuni mohyavdaT.
irgvliv sirinozebi, orfexa meduzebi, zRvis angelozebi da eSmakebi daSliginebdnen.

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panRuri................................................................................... 5
namusis qudi......................................................................... 18
Tarjimani............................................................................. 28
gza......................................................................................... 38
qvevri.................................................................................... 47
urCi....................................................................................... 54
yayani..................................................................................... 60
faTuSa.................................................................................. 74
nadia...................................................................................... 81
panaSvidi............................................................................... 91
zari....................................................................................... 97
spiridoni........................................................................... 107
mwvrTneli.......................................................................... 116
nadiroba............................................................................. 119
stumari............................................................................... 131
dardi.................................................................................. 143
guju................................................................................... 150
qveli................................................................................... 157
luiza.................................................................................. 177
uro..................................................................................... 189
TviTmkvleloba.................................................................. 199
mama...................................................................................... 211
amklebi................................................................................ 223
visi iyo gza........................................................................ 234
Jurnalisti........................................................................ 244
tvirTi................................................................................ 253
wili..................................................................................... 270
bagratis taZari................................................................. 278

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xitia.................................................................................... 287
galiaSi rom gagzarde....................................................... 293
alali.................................................................................. 300
dalaqi................................................................................. 307
mayvala................................................................................ 315
ubraloni?!......................................................................... 322
aruli.................................................................................. 337
mTxovneli........................................................................... 346
momenti............................................................................... 352
Roris rZe........................................................................... 359
nunu..................................................................................... 365
sevda................................................................................... 372
nemsi.................................................................................... 379
tkivili............................................................................... 385
meSuSe.................................................................................. 397
mere?................................................................................... 405
quTaisia, biZia, es.............................................................. 413
mgzavri............................................................................... 420
nabiji.................................................................................. 427
qurdi.................................................................................. 433
imedo................................................................................... 439
enuqi.................................................................................... 447
yvavebi................................................................................. 456
pepe...................................................................................... 460
qari, qari, qari.................................................................. 473

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