me-7 romi.pmd

jemal qiria<br />

beletristika<br />

tomi 7<br />

kibe<br />

iakobisi<br />

(trilogia)<br />

(trilogia)<br />

wigni pirveli . dResaswauli, 1947 (gv.5)<br />

wigni <strong>me</strong>ore. kvarcxlbeki, 1953 (gv.207)<br />

Tbilisi 2008<br />

gamomcemloba `saari~

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am tomSi warmodgenilia trilogiis pirveli ori wigni.<br />

pirveli wigni _ `dResaswauli, 1947~ gamoqveynebulia<br />

Jurnal `mnaTobSi~ (5_6, 1995, 1_2, 3_4, 5_6, 1996).<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore wigni _ `kvarcxlbeki, 1953~ gamoqveynebulia<br />

Jurnal `ganTiadSi~ (3_4, 5_8, 9_12, 1994).<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> wigni qveyndeba momdevno tomSi.<br />

© jemal qiria - kibe iakobisi<br />

saavtoro uflebebi daculia<br />

teqnikuri redaqtori: irina markozaSvili<br />

gamomcemloba `saari~<br />

ISBN 99940-<br />

esizmra yrmas, marTali Toduas:<br />

idga igi udabnosa adgils, ara uwyoda gzai arsaiT, arca<br />

aRmosavaliT, arca dasavaliT, arca CrdiloiT da arca samxriT...<br />

wyuroda da wyali ara dioda wyaroisa... arca puri aqunda mSiersa<br />

da maSuralsa... verRara epova sibrZnei igi cxorebisai, ra<strong>me</strong>Tu<br />

sicocxle ufrois Znel ars, vidre sikudili...<br />

`ufalo, maswave <strong>me</strong> gzani WeSmaritni!~ _ RaRadyo yrmaman<br />

man marTali Toduam.<br />

`he, Zeo, aRaxilne Tualni Senni!~ _ xmai mamisai ganivrco zecasa Sina.<br />

aRaxilna Tualni yrmaman man.<br />

naxa kibe igi saocari, miwiTgan vidre zecad aRmarTuli.<br />

angelozni RmrTisani aRvidodes da gardamovidodes kibesa zeda.<br />

Tayuanisca saswaulsa mas yrmaman marTali Toduam. ganagdo<br />

biwi da WuWyi miwisai da aRvida casa eTerovansa, ra<strong>me</strong>Tu suli<br />

misi subuqi ivltodes zeviT.<br />

ixila yrmaman taxti igi oqroisi, mun jdes mamai Cueni da<br />

xelT upyris saswori samarTalisa... mun qerubimni Semokvrides<br />

buksa da naRarasa, musikobdis da mRerodis...<br />

Znel ars mos<strong>me</strong>nai xmaTa RvTaebrivTa marTalTa...<br />

Znel ars xilvai sinaTlisa WeSmaritisa...<br />

da ganiRviZa marTali Todua Zilisagan... verRara xedvidis<br />

naTelsa da arRara esmodis xmani...

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wigni pirveli<br />

dResaswauli, 1947<br />

SqviT noemberq mu miRuni,<br />

vagaWyordu moxandes,<br />

arwiviSi mangioro<br />

CaquC-magana doxantes...*<br />

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6 7<br />

1<br />

Semdgom, araerTgzis, SeWirvebis Jams, marTali Todua<br />

cdilobda CaeRwia <strong>me</strong>xsierebis SoreTSi, ufro miRmac<br />

ki, sizmrisa da cxadis gasayarSi. nislsa da bundovanebaSi<br />

Wvretda igi sinaTlis sust anarekls, mkrTali<br />

ciali ubnevda gonebas da erTmaneTisagan ver gaerkvia<br />

namdvili da warmosaxuli, WeSmariti da mogonili... piruku<br />

Cahyveboda drois saTvalavs, ewada uxilavi zRvarisaTvis<br />

mieRwia, ararsisagan `<strong>me</strong>~-s rom gamohyofda, magram<br />

gascdeboda xol<strong>me</strong> daniSnulebis sadgurs _ Jams<br />

sulis STabervisa da iWvneulad kiTxulobda: nuTu marad<br />

varsebobdi? ver moeazrebina, Tu ra iyo es arseboba, ra<br />

formiT moergo mis ltolvil suls, saiT midioda gza,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lzec usasrulod unda evlo, ver mimxvdariyo<br />

mizezsa da mizans, swyuroda amoxsna arsebobis qaragmisa,<br />

Tumca kargad uwyoda, miuwvdo<strong>me</strong>ls rom gamohkideboda,<br />

winaswar<strong>me</strong>tyvelurad grZnobda, WeSmaritebis karib-<br />

WesTan rom gasruldeboda es srbola, iq, kibis pirvel<br />

safexurTan movidoda usasrulo da ukidegano simSvide...<br />

mkrTalad axsovda: odesRac qva iyo, ukunidan movlenili.<br />

miwa iZra da moulodnelad mowyda igi macxovrisgoris<br />

ferdobs. mowyda da dagorda... sinaTlisa da siswrafisagan<br />

Tavbrudaxveulma Camolewa buCqnari, mosrisa<br />

mwvane, lorTqo balaxi, CaaRwia Cxeriis WalaSi, napirze,<br />

sxva, adre Cagorebul lodebSi CaiWeda, gayuCda, win ki<br />

gamWvirvale Cqerals mohqonda msubuqi talRebi... netav<br />

vin Cado <strong>me</strong>xsierebaSi es gaelveba _ macxovrisgoridan<br />

dagorebuli qvis gancda... an ranairad arsebobda Semdgom<br />

da Semdgom samyaros es usulo natexi, Cxeriispiras rom<br />

mieCina bina... xan mwveli mze dahnaToda, xan kokispiruli<br />

CamoTqrialdeboda cidan, sinaTles bneli cvlida,<br />

bnels kvlav sinaTle... zogjer adidebuli da mRvrie

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Cxeria gadauvlida, waxnagebs Camourecxavda, adgilidan<br />

ki veRara Zravda... <strong>me</strong>re movida viRaca, dakoJrili<br />

xelisgulebi SemoaWdo, Ronivrad mozida, ZlivZlivobiT<br />

mowyvita riyes, cimcim waiRo da macxovrisgoris fu-<br />

ZesTan, maRali kibis pirvel safexurSi Cado, gverdebi<br />

kiriT Semoulesa _ am pirveli safexuridan mwvane ferdobi<br />

arboda zeviT, cis gumbaTamde...<br />

rodis moxda yovelive es? an moxda ki?.. eWvis bindi<br />

efina am gaxsenebas, radgan sxva xatic tivtivebda marTali<br />

Toduas warmosaxvaSi da ver gaego, sizmris kvali iyo<br />

Tu cxadisa... ukan macxovrisgora azidula, win gamWvirvale<br />

Cqerali moagorebs msubuq talRebs. kus baknisaTvis<br />

Seufarebia Tavisi jerac Seucnobeli, euli suli. samyaro<br />

saSiSroebiTaa savse. xandaxan Tavs gamoyofs baknidan,<br />

frTxilad mimoixedavs, wylis mousvenar trials daakvirdeba<br />

_ wylis lukluks erTvis lodebSi qaris sisini,<br />

foTlebis Sriali... Cu, ucxo x<strong>me</strong>bic ismis! miwa iZvris<br />

TiTqos!.. adamianebi moabijeben!.. sadRac zari rekavs _<br />

ZinZinZin! ku bakanSi imaleba, Tavis gamoyofisa eSinia...<br />

miwa iryeva, uTvalavi fexisxma erTmaneTs uerTdeba...<br />

adamianTa usasrulo nakadi moedineba Cxeriis WalaSi,<br />

zogni saur<strong>me</strong> gzas mohyvebian, zogni riyeze gadmodian,<br />

qvebs aCxrialeben, sxvebi wyalSi dgafuniT gadian, amRvreven...<br />

modis laSqari da haerSi hkidia Segubebuli,<br />

mrisxane dvrini _ `utuSi jariSi goluafiro, vohohoiaodo!..~*<br />

zari ki sadRac gamafrTxileblad rekavs _<br />

ZinZinZin!<br />

uceb viRaca Cerdeba. pawawkintela kus gauCinareba<br />

swadia, gatrunula, Tavs imkvdarunebs... `utu, daxe, mdinaris<br />

ku!~ bakani riyes moswyda, haerSi gadayiravda, mzem<br />

SemoanaTa da mzesTan erTad _ orma lurjma, daRlilma<br />

da dafiqrebulma Tvalma... `nu geSinia, sabralov, Senc<br />

RvTis Seqmnili xar!~ _ Tqva didma utum, marTaliad wodebulma,<br />

da ku riyze dasva...<br />

diax, axsovda marTali Toduas, TvalebSi rogor Caxeda<br />

didma utu Toduam, marTaliad wodebulma, Caxeda<br />

lurji, fiqriani, aumRvreveli mzeriT, sadac amoikiTxeboda:<br />

vina xar? nuTu Senc ufalma gagaCina? goniereba<br />

Tu moganiWa? <strong>me</strong>xsierebiT Tu dagajildova? albaT imitom<br />

sdumxar, Cemze <strong>me</strong>ti ici da ukve amoxseni maradisobis<br />

saidumloeba!.. iqneb sacnauria SenTvis, Tu saidan<br />

movdivarT Cven, kacni qarTlosianTa modgmisa, kidev<br />

ramden xans unda viaroT sisxlis am wvi<strong>me</strong>bSi, win ra<br />

mogvelis?.. gaitruna mdinaris ku, Tavi moimkvdaruna.<br />

mis sizmareul da bindmofenil zmanebebSi quruSi Rrublebi<br />

Canda, saidanac sisxlis wvi<strong>me</strong>bi moSxapunebda da<br />

Cxeriis talRebs wiTlad aferadebda... didma utu Toduam<br />

ki, marTaliad wodebulma, amoioxra da gaamxneva:<br />

`Senc RvTis Seqmnili xar!~ zmanebidan gamovida mdinaris<br />

ku, Sexeda kacs. am lmobieri pirisaxis miRma, Tvalsawierze<br />

Canda sxva daRlili saxeebi wverosani mamakacebisa,<br />

TavzeviT frialebda utus laSqris wiTeli Sila,<br />

ufro Sors, zeviT aziduliyo mwvane ferdobi da iq, cis<br />

gumbaTze oqros jaWvebiT ekida uflis maRali taxti...<br />

yoveli mxridan sxivmofenili, igi iwvoda TiTqos, samyaro<br />

naTels aevso da macxovrisgoridan Crdili arsaiT<br />

efineboda... arc utu Toduas hqonda Crdili, marTaliad<br />

wodebuls, mzis sxivebs ganemsWvala igi da haeris am gamWvirvalebaSi<br />

qreboda <strong>me</strong>xsierebis fofina xati...<br />

vin gansazRvra SesaZleblisa da SeuZleblis zRvari?<br />

gana SeuZleblis SesaZlebloba araa, rom miwam dagvbada<br />

da maradiul gzaze saxetialod gagviSva! _ ase fiqrobda<br />

marTali Todua da Soreuli sizmrebis anarekli suls<br />

uforiaqebda.<br />

_ bJa dia re Cqimi, TuTa mua Cqimi...* _ xumrobiT Cauleqsa<br />

erTxel efro da cacana bebiebs.<br />

efrom pirjvari gadaiwera, ratomRac xma gaebzara:<br />

_ macxovris Svilo!<br />

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am sityvebis Sinaarsi ver amoxsna marTalim. dedabers<br />

albaT undoda eTqva, mzesa da mTvares SeeSvi, yvelani<br />

RvTisSvilebi varTo, an imas gulisxmobda, xorcieli<br />

dedmama ara gyavs da R<strong>me</strong>rTs miendeo, anda imasac<br />

fiqrobda, miwam dabada adamiani da amjerad macxovrisgoramao...<br />

efros sjeroda saswaulisa, _ macxovrisgoras<br />

ubedurebis motanac SeeZlo da bednierebisac...<br />

macxovrisgoram gera moinela, <strong>me</strong>re ki nestoric, magram<br />

macxovrisgoram mis SviliSvils suli STabera da amiT ar<br />

gawira Toduebis gvari.<br />

_ macxovars SeeSvi! _ mkacrad CaurTo cacanam, muxlze<br />

gadaSlili sqeltaniani wigni Seimagra, saTvalidan<br />

gamoxeda efros: _ bavSvs tvins nu umRvrev! icis biWma,<br />

visi Svilicaa!<br />

marTalis `bJa~ marTa iyo, `TuTa~ _ tataCi.<br />

_ adre am goras saxeli ar hqonda, _ Tqva cacanam, _<br />

macxovrisgora utus dros daerqva. utu Toduam, mar-<br />

Taliad wodebulma zed saydari aaSenao, gera ityoda...<br />

<strong>me</strong>re movida nestori da daangria...<br />

axla taZari aRar iyo macxovrisgoris Tavze. mwvane<br />

xeTa varjebSi nangrevebi Tu gamokrTeboda ruxad, magram<br />

efro iqiTken roca gaixedavda, winandeburad maRla<br />

azidul taZars xedavda, cis gumbaTze oqros jaWvebiT<br />

Camokidebuls, da pirjvars gadaiwerda: `R<strong>me</strong>rTo, Cemi<br />

marTalis mfarvelo!..~ Sexedavda SviliSvils da kvlav<br />

pirjvars gadaiwerda: `RvTismSobelo qalwulo, saswaulmoq<strong>me</strong>do!..~<br />

erTxel iyo da efro bebias dascda: iq, macxovrisgoraze<br />

muxlis CoqviT avida qalwuli marTa, RvTismSobels<br />

evedra, berwad nu damtoveb, Ze momivlineo... Seismina<br />

RvTismSobelma!<br />

urwmunod gaaqnia Tavi cacanam, cxviri wignSi Cargo,<br />

TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams.<br />

_ da suli Cemi Casaxlda Cemsave gvamSi! _ iangla marTalim,<br />

radgan ara sjeroda saswaulebisa. adreve, sko-<br />

lis karibWeSive STaagones, rom R<strong>me</strong>rTi arsadaa caTa<br />

Sina, rom aris ukidegano sivrce da Cven mtverni varT,<br />

am sivrceSi gabneuli, usulo materiis cvalebadobaTa<br />

Sedegi, SemTxveviTobaTa jami, arsaidan da arsaiTken<br />

mavalni...<br />

2<br />

Tavisi oTxTvaliani oda aguris maRal svetebze Semodga<br />

tataCi Toduam. saxli ucxo ram frinvels daemsgavsa,<br />

ise msubuqad aweuliyo, sacaa gafrindebao, anda<br />

qari dauberavs da waiRebso. albaT asec moxdeboda,<br />

mtkiced nagebi buxari rom ara, SuaSi rom amoiyvanes, oTxiv<br />

oTaxisaken piri gauxsnes, <strong>me</strong>xuTe keria qvemo, Ria<br />

sarTulze dautoves. ifiqra, albaT, tataCim, vinZlo<br />

bedma gamiRimos, saSualeba mo<strong>me</strong>ces _ kedlebs amovu-<br />

Seneb da esec pirveli sarTuli iqnebao. Tur<strong>me</strong> didxans<br />

ar ewera sakuTar saxlSi cxovreba da es i<strong>me</strong>di, sxva i<strong>me</strong>debTan<br />

erTad, saiTkenac wavida, iqiT gaiyolia... moxerxebuli<br />

ram aRmoCnda Ria sarTuli. zamTrisaTvis SeSas<br />

Seinaxavda patroni, an Zroxas miuCenda adgils, zafxulobiT<br />

ki iseTi grili sio uberavda, papanaqebaSi suls<br />

moaTq<strong>me</strong>vinebda kacs.<br />

es daumTavrebeli saxli darCa tataCis. jerac ramdeni<br />

ram iyo gasakeTebeli! sxvenis Tagvi lamfis Weridan<br />

iWyiteboda da mtvers Camoyrida xol<strong>me</strong>... iatakis RriWoebi<br />

TandaTan WuWyiT amoiglisa da gaqra. kedlis WuWrutanebSi<br />

adre uberavda. erTi piri Zveli gazeTi aakres,<br />

zed Spaleri daawebes. mogvianebiT, Spalers Tu cotaTi<br />

aaxevdi, `yazayiSi gazeTis~ yviTeli furceli gamoCndeboda<br />

da <strong>me</strong>grulad dawerili komunisturi lozungebi<br />

sasacilod ikiTxeboda... erTxel anaxevidan tataCis suraTmac<br />

gamoixeda. daxeT, mamas imodena wona hqonia, mis<br />

suraTs gazeTSi beWdavdnen.<br />

_ isakis saq<strong>me</strong>s gadaayoles Cemi Svili, Jvaniasi! _<br />

Tqva erTxel efrom, amis <strong>me</strong>ti araferi wamoscdenia.<br />

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zustad aTi wlis win gavida Sinidan tataCi. marTalim<br />

maSin araferi icoda amaebisa, iwva akvanSi, kmayofili Ru-<br />

Runebda da xan Tavis `bJas~ axedavda, xan `TuTas~. maxsovso,<br />

Tavs ityuebda marTali, akvanSi viyavio Cakruli,<br />

satyuaras vwuwnidi, vRuRunebdi da marTas da tataCis<br />

vaTvalierebdio. albaT efrosa da cacanas mravalgzisi<br />

monayoli efineboda erTi<strong>me</strong>ores da igi marTalis <strong>me</strong>xsierebis<br />

nawili gaxda. ori wlisa kvlav akvans iTxovdio,<br />

amatebda cacana, da TiTqos yvelaferi Tavis adgilas<br />

lagdeboda.<br />

daixara tataCi akvanze. loya gaparsuli hqonda, ulva-<br />

Sebi Capaevuri da pataras am ulvaSebiT Rababze miuxaxuna.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re wamoimarTa, Sexeda gamtknarebul marTas, CaxleCili<br />

xmiT Tqva: `amaRam, albaT, movlen!~ sityva damTavrebulic<br />

ara hqonda, WiSkarTan gaCerebuli manqanis TuxTuxi gaisma.<br />

tataCim budidan revolveri amoiRo da mosulT gaegeba.<br />

isini samni iyvnen da ukve kibeze amodiodnen. tataCim<br />

revolveri SemarTa da ubrZana: `SeCerdiT! icodeT, ar<br />

dagindobT!~ sa<strong>me</strong>uli gaCerda. tanze tyavis qulajebi<br />

ecvaT, sartyelze mauzerebi ekidaT, magram samidan erTi<br />

ver daaswrebda tataCis da ukandaxeva amjobines. ezodan<br />

xelebaweulni gavidnen. tataCi trifoliatis dabal Robes<br />

gadaevlo da <strong>me</strong>zobeli ezoebiT mousva... sa<strong>me</strong>uli cota<br />

xans idga Toduebis WiSkarTan, yoymanobdnen. <strong>me</strong>re erTmaneTs<br />

raRac gadaulaparakes, mopirdapire saxls miadgnen<br />

da iq rom izoriebi cxovrobdnen, imaTi mamakacebi<br />

waasxes, manqaniT nelinel mihyvnen...<br />

is izoriebi ukan veRar dabrundnen... verc tataCi<br />

dabrunda ukan, miwam piri uyo TiTqos...<br />

cocxali mamis xateba ar SerCa marTalis <strong>me</strong>xsierebas.<br />

ulvaSis cacuniRa ezmaneboda da eRutuneboda. tataCi<br />

mxolod suraTebSi arsebobda. kedlis fotoze viwrosaxiani,<br />

damfrTxali axalgazrda Cans. gazeTis furclidan<br />

sul sxva, Tavdajerebuli kaci iyureba, ulvaSebi yo-<br />

CaRad auwvarTia... tataCis fotos gverdiT, kedelze, sxva<br />

suraTic hkidia, aTiode wlis gogonasi. bavSvuri, gacrecili<br />

pirisaxe, didroni Tvalebi, wmindad davarcxnili,<br />

Suaze gayofili Tma da mkerdze gadmogdebuli ori nawnavi.<br />

gogona nawnavis bolos morcxvad awvalebs. esaa<br />

da es! marTam verasodes moicala sxva suraTis gadasaRebad.<br />

marTa aRaraa, kedels ki aTi wlis gogonas suraTi SerCa<br />

da marTali cdilobs am bavSvSi amoikiTxos dedis xati...<br />

erTi didi suraTic amSvenebs zalas _ muyaoze dastambuli.<br />

zed oTxi beladis Tavia gamosaxuli, TiTqos<br />

kisrebze wauWriaTo. adre am adgilas RvTismSoblis xati<br />

ekida. cacanam Camoaxsnevina da samagierod es suraTi gamoWima.<br />

beladebi amomaval mzes gahyureben. sams seriozuli,<br />

ocnebanarevi mzera aqvs, <strong>me</strong>oTxe ulvaSebSi iRi<strong>me</strong>ba<br />

da marTalis ver amoucvnia es Rimili.<br />

suraTebqveS, kedelTan momcro magidaa. zed wignebi<br />

awyvia, tataCis nayidi wiTelydiani, oqrosvarayiani<br />

to<strong>me</strong>bi. oTxi beladis brZnuli azrebia Sig Cawikwikebuli.<br />

tataCis Tur<strong>me</strong> ocnebad hqonda gadaqceuli, odes<strong>me</strong><br />

movicli, Cavujdebi da sibrZnis pirvelwyaros veziarebio.<br />

vera da ver moicala... axla cacana dasakuTrebia am<br />

wignebs. sasoebiT aiRebs morig toms, ar gavaWuWyianovo,<br />

gazeTs Semoaxvevs, cxvirze saTvales wamoicvams da<br />

tuCebis cmacuniT kiTxulobs. efro am dros Soriaxlo<br />

Camojdeba, windas qsovs, xandaxan gaxedavs cacanas, Tavs<br />

ukmayofilod gaaqicinebs, albaT, miaCnia, amodena wignebis<br />

wamkiTxveli mTlad Wkuaze ver iqnebao... gava dro,<br />

marTalic gadaSlis am to<strong>me</strong>bs, WeSmaritebis amokiTxvas<br />

moindo<strong>me</strong>bs _ pasuxs kiTxvebze, azris pirveli gaelvebidan<br />

rom dahyva: saidan movdivarT? sad mivdivarT?<br />

risTvis?.. gvian mixvdeba _ pasuxis misaRebad msoflio<br />

biblioTekis yvela wignic ar kmara... jerjerobiT ki patara<br />

marTali frTxilad Seaxebs TiTs wiTel, oqrosvarayian<br />

yuas da madlieria mamisa, anderZad rom aseTi simdidre<br />

dautova...<br />

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zalis ukan sasadiloa. ase hqvia, Torem ori dedaberi<br />

da biWi sadac rogor mouxerxdebaT, ise sadiloben. fanjarasTan<br />

dedikos sawoli dgas. marTalis lamazi da sevdiani<br />

deda ukve aRaraa da am sawolSi aravin iZinebs. xandaxan<br />

moeCveneba marTalis, rom daRlili marTa sawolze<br />

Camomjdara, xelebi muxlebze Camouwyvia. zis Cumad, sivrceSi<br />

iyureba... ra tkioda dedas? ra awuxebda? cacana<br />

ityoda, Cemi gogo adre sul sxvanairi iyoo. cerze aiwevda<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong>, mklavebs gaSlida, ki ar cekvavda, dafrinavdao...<br />

fandurze rom daamRerebda, iseTi sirinozis xma<br />

hqonda, cremls ver Seikavebdio... gaicinebda da piridan<br />

vardi da margaliti cviodao... Cemi lamazi gogoo! _<br />

dasZenda cacana... rodis iyo es? ro<strong>me</strong>li sizmridan Ser-<br />

Ca cacanas qaliSvilis Zveli xati?.. marTalis arasodes<br />

s<strong>me</strong>nia dedis simRera, fanduri ki mudam dumda karadaSi<br />

_ im dRidan, roca tataCi gavida Sinidan da aRar dabrunda...<br />

xmaCaxleCili patefoni Tu aJRerdeboda Toduebis<br />

ojaxSi xandaxan, adre tataCis rom aCuqes sanimuSo<br />

samsaxuris wil. patefonis xma bangiviT moq<strong>me</strong>debda<br />

marTaze, kuTxeSi mijdeboda, gailurseboda, uCumrad<br />

cremls Seiw<strong>me</strong>ndda... <strong>me</strong>re is bneli Ra<strong>me</strong> dadga, marTa da<br />

marTali Sinidan rom gavidnen. ukan daxuruli kuboTi<br />

moasvenes marTa, gaxsna aukrZales... dedabrebma civ ficars<br />

axales Tavi, ise damarxes erTis Svili da <strong>me</strong>oris<br />

rZali, TiTqos batonebs waeyvanaT...<br />

didi xnis Semdegac, Zilis win cacana moulodnelad<br />

gayuCdeboda da xmadabla ikiTxavda:<br />

_ iqneb Sig marTa ar iyo, ha?<br />

efro Tavs aswevda, isic Cafiqrebuli ityoda:<br />

_ vin icis, iqneb Cemi tataCic cocxalia!<br />

dedabrebi SeTqmulebiviT erTmaneTs Sexedavdnen<br />

da TavTavianT oTaxebSi wacunculdebodnen...<br />

ukana, momcro oTaxi, sakuWnaos rom hgavda, efro bebiasi<br />

iyo. TviTonac mocucqnulsa da galeuls, es oTaxic<br />

ebevreboda. uamrav patarpatara baliSebsa da muTa-<br />

qebSi ise Caikargeboda, arca Canda. buxris Tavze RvTismSoblis<br />

erTi cida xati idga, cacanam zalidan rom gamoabrZana.<br />

efro SiSneulad, CumCuma unTebda sanTels.<br />

fanjridan gaxedavda macxovrisgoras da pirjvars gadaiwerda,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re Sexedavda xats da kvlav gadaiwerda:<br />

`RvTismSobelo, Sen gadaafare mwyalobeli kalTa Cems<br />

marTalis!~<br />

cacana wina oTaxSi iZinebda, fumfula leibebsa da<br />

sabnebSi iwva. esec patara qali iyo, oRond TviTonac<br />

fumfula da qaTqaTa. uzarmazar baliSebs Semoiwyobda,<br />

cxvirze saTvales wamoicvamda da tuCebis cmacuniT,<br />

marcvalmarcval kiTxulobda. xandaxan amoioxrebda da<br />

gaocebiT wamoiZaxebda: `vin yofila, Za, es buxarini!~ `di,<br />

vin yofila es trocki!~<br />

ai, am saxlSi daibada da fexi aidga marTali Toduam.<br />

fexi aidga da farTo aivanze gavida... gavida da gairinda,<br />

Tvali gauSterda. saxli arc ise maRla idga, magram Cxeriispira<br />

veli msubuqad italReboda da talRis zurgs<br />

amoewia Toduebis ubani, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac adre kosioris quCa<br />

erqva, <strong>me</strong>re komunarebisa, dabolos _ talaxaZisa... pirvelxiluli<br />

suraTi <strong>me</strong>reTisa samudamod SerCa marTalis:<br />

zafxulis mcxunvare dRe iyo is dRe. sivrces Tvlemismomgvreli<br />

siwynare efina. lorTqo mwvaneSi Cafluli<br />

yavriani odebi erTi<strong>me</strong>oris gaswvriv Camorigebuliyo.<br />

qalaqi auCqareblad eSveboda Cxeriis Walisaken. gaRma<br />

napiri kvlav aRma adioda da iq TeTrad moqaTqaTe ramdeni<strong>me</strong><br />

Senoba ampartavnulad dahyurebda garemos. Senobebs<br />

miRma mwvane kedlad idga qalaqis bulvari da botanikuri<br />

baRi, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac Tavis wiaRSi mieRo mTavris Zveli sasaxle.<br />

dabolos, macxovrisgora wamomarTuliyo qalaqis<br />

Tavze, cas mieltvoda... ufro Sors kavkasionis lurji<br />

qedi igragneboda; maradi kavkasioni TiTqos mcirdeboda<br />

macxovrisgoris uCveuli zeswrafvasTan...<br />

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zaris darekvas cotaRa aklda, roca marTalis win<br />

daWmuWnili qaRaldi daeca. biWebi ukve mouT<strong>me</strong>nlad<br />

cmukavdnen. geografiis maswavlebeli griSa yolbaia<br />

auCqareblad agrovebda magidaze gaSlil qaRaldebs.<br />

bolos Jurnalic dakeca, saCvenebeli joxi Sig Cado da<br />

iRliaSi amoiCara. imave xeliT globusic Caixuta. Tavisufali<br />

marjveniT yavarjens daeyrdno da xis fexi karisaken<br />

braguniT gadadga. swored am dros daireka, magram<br />

sanam griSa maswavlebeli kars ar gaixuravda, adgilidan<br />

wamoxtoma veravis gaebeda.<br />

marTalim qaRaldi gaxsna da saxe auxurda. Sig erTaderTi<br />

sityva eweraA _ `<strong>me</strong>zizRebi!~ vin unda yofiliyo?<br />

marTalim mzera frTxilad gaapara. biWebi startze idgnen,<br />

gafacicebiT adevnebdnen Tvals maswavleblis nel,<br />

mtanjvel svlas karisaken. lestambe Toloraiam piri<br />

miabruna, wignebs saqmianad Crida naWris CanTaSi. `ra<br />

unda? _ gaifiqra marTalim, _ ras gada<strong>me</strong>kida?~<br />

lestambe klaselebSi yvelaze maRali iyo, owinariviT<br />

zevidan dahyurebda Tanatolebs. sigamxdrisagan<br />

sinaTle gasdioda. patara pirisaxeze paWua cxviri aCnda.<br />

`Tavi moaqvs, _ braziT sjida marTali, _ albaT grZelia<br />

da imitom, anda magisi mamikosi eSiniaT, bikentisi, da imitom...<br />

an saxelis gamo! tyuilad ki ar ixumra ariqa ZaZuam,<br />

vinc lestambes Witlays amohkravs, komkavSirSi ar<br />

miiRebeno!~<br />

griSa yolbaiam fexi zRurbls miRma gadga da biWebis<br />

moTminebac dailia. mTelma klasma karisaken ixuvla.<br />

_ ha, ras elodebi? _ ariqam Seyovnebul marTalis<br />

mujluguni hkra.<br />

_ Sen xom ar ici, vis vezizRebi?<br />

_ gaafrine?<br />

marTali ucbad wamoxta, lestambes miewia, sakinZeTi<br />

CabRuja da kedels zurgiT miaWeWya.<br />

_ va, ra ginda?! _ gaioca lestambem.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ki ara, Sen ra ginda? _ muqariT hkiTxa marTalim.<br />

TaviT yanyratomde Tu swvdeboda, magram Ronivrad<br />

eWira.<br />

duru gegia movarda, SuaSi Caekvexa.<br />

_ CxubobT?<br />

gasvla vinc ver moaswro, irgvliv SequCdnen.<br />

_ Cxuboben?<br />

_ Cxuboben!<br />

Cxubi zeimia!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ra minda? _ gawela lestambem, Tan mimoixeda,<br />

mSvelels Tu eZebda.<br />

mSvelelmac ar daayovna, aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma Semoyo gr-<br />

Zel kiserze wamocmuli Tavi.<br />

_ Sen! _ TiTi miuSvira marTalis, _ Sen! _ ariqas, _<br />

Sen! _ durus, _ da Senc! _ lestambes, _ direqtorTan!<br />

derefani unda gaevloT. win aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni midioda<br />

da lestambes guli moeca.<br />

_ ra minda da... _ CauCurCula, _ Cxubi minda!<br />

_ davartyaT?<br />

_ davartyaT!<br />

_ botanikurSi! _ beWedi dausva marTalim.<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma eWviT moixeda, albaT veraferi gaigo<br />

da gza ganagrZo.<br />

direqtori marto ar brZandeboda. sxva viTarebaSi<br />

ampartavani, qedmaRali da mkacri, saCxubrad momar-<br />

Tuli Tamaradireqtori axla pirmoTneobis gansaxiereba<br />

iyo, bageze naZaladevi Rimili aRebeWda da stumars<br />

TvalSi Sescicinebda. stumari ki, bikenti Toloraias<br />

moadgile vava zarqua Sinaurulad miyrdnoboda skamis<br />

zurgs, fexi fexze Semoedo, xelSi sayvaviledan amoRebuli<br />

vardi eWira da awvalebda.<br />

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iWebi kedlis gaswvriv Camwkrivdnen moridebulad.<br />

aravin icoda sakuTari danaSaulis simZi<strong>me</strong>, magram Tavdaxrilebi<br />

elodnen msjavrs. xandaxan SiSianad Sexedavdnen<br />

vava zarquas da mis TiTebSi momwyvdeul vards,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lsac, albaT, ezareboda kacis TeTrad gacrecili<br />

TiTebi da zizRisagan kvdeboda.<br />

marTalisac ezareboda es kaci. vava zarquas <strong>me</strong>lotze<br />

Reri Tma ar SerCenoda da Tavze ZarRvebis lurji<br />

qseli aCnda. <strong>me</strong>Cxeri, JRali warbebis qveS uferuli, uwamwamo<br />

Tvalebi TiTqos CaSretoda da micvalebulis Tvalebs<br />

ufro miugavda. marTalis gaaJrJola kidec, kacma<br />

ki swored mas miaciva mzera, karga xans aTvaliera, <strong>me</strong>re<br />

sxva biWebsac Sexeda da viTomc gaiRima.<br />

_ kargi biWebi Canan!<br />

_ diax, diax, kargad swavloben, mowinave pionerebia!<br />

_ SvebiT miuswrafa direqtorma.<br />

_ ra gqvia? _ gegias SeekiTxa vava zarqua.<br />

_ duru!<br />

_ gvari ara gaqvs?<br />

_ duru gegia!<br />

_ Sena?<br />

_ ariqa ZaZua!<br />

_ Sena? _ yasidad hkiTxa lestambesac.<br />

_ lestambe Toloraia!<br />

_ Sena, ymawvilo?<br />

_ marTali Todua!<br />

_ biWos, ra saxeli SeurCeviaT! _ Roja kbilebi mtacebeliviT<br />

dakriWa vava zarquam. _ mamaSens ra hqvia?<br />

_ tataCi!<br />

_ sad muSaobs mamaSeni? _ win gadmoixara vava da biWi<br />

mixvda, am kacma yvelaferi icoda da gangeb kiTxulobda.<br />

_ mokvda! _ mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />

_ ho! _ vava zarquam vardi moWmuWna da sanagve kala-<br />

TaSi gadauZaxa, _ kargi biWebi CanxarT! _ krutuniT<br />

alaparakda, _ pioneruli fici xom dadeT? yelsaxvevebi<br />

ratom ar gikeTiaT? es araa kargi, magram ara uSavs...<br />

Tqvenma direqtorma miTxra, sando ymawvilebi ariano!..<br />

xom iciT, <strong>me</strong> vinca var? _ ikiTxa uceb.<br />

_ es amxanagi vavaa! _ sulswrafad CaurTo direqtorma.<br />

_ axla <strong>me</strong> Tqven erTi saidumlo unda gagandoT! _<br />

xmas dauwia vavam da biWebma kisrebi waigrZeles. rogoria,<br />

bikentis moadgile maT saidumlos andobda! _ icodeT,<br />

arsad erTi sityvac ar wamogcdeT, Torem daisjebiT!..<br />

ymawvilebo, albaT maswavleblebi gaswavlidnen,<br />

rom Cvens diad samSoblos uamravi mteri hyavs. Cven<br />

dRe da Ra<strong>me</strong> vebrZviT maT, magram mteri Zlieria da bolomde<br />

jer ver dagvimarcxebia! _ vava Seyovnda, TiTi<br />

aswia da CurCulze gadavida: _ Cvens mxareSi Semoparula<br />

<strong>me</strong>tad saSiSi diversanti. ar viciT, ras apirebs, iqneb<br />

ra<strong>me</strong> aafeTqos, anda Webi dagviwamlos... Cven mondo<strong>me</strong>biT<br />

veZebT, magram...<br />

aq vava zarqua kvlav Seyovnda, biWebs saTiTaod Sexeda,<br />

isini ki, pirdaRebulni, gafacicebiT us<strong>me</strong>ndnen.<br />

_ magram kvals jer ver mivageniT. gadavwyviteT,<br />

pionerebsa da komkavSirlebs mivmarToT daxmarebisaTvis.<br />

yvelas, cxadia, ver vendobiT! Cven unda SevqmnaT<br />

sadazvervo sa<strong>me</strong>ulebi. ager Tqven samni _ gegia, ZaZua<br />

da Todua erTad iqnebiT, Todua iyos <strong>me</strong>Tauri... Toloraiasac<br />

or biWs movuZebniT... unda iaroT qalaqsa da<br />

SemogarenSi. rai<strong>me</strong> saeWvos Tu SeamCnevT, anda yurs mokravT,<br />

unda SegvatyobinoT... gasagebia?<br />

biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes.<br />

_ botanikuriT daviwyebT! _ yoymaniT Tqva marTalim.<br />

_ `jer lestambe unda gavlaxo!~ _ fiqrSi dasZina.<br />

_ ho, _ Tvali gauswora vavam da marTalis gaaxsenda<br />

antikuri qandakebis Tvalebi saxelmZRvanelodan, _<br />

ho! _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora vavam, _ botanikuri da miRma ubnebi, Cxeriis<br />

saTavis mimarTulebiT. oRond araferi SegamCnion,<br />

viTom TamaSobT da egaa...<br />

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dRe iyo SabaTi, Tve _ noemberi, ricxvi _ pirveli, weli<br />

_ 1947...<br />

* * *<br />

<strong>me</strong>re mravalgzis ixsenebda marTali Todua dRes, roca<br />

damTavrda bavSvuri TamaSobani da daiwyo sxva cxovreba.<br />

lestambes galaxva jer kidev bavSvuri gulficxoba<br />

iyo, diversantis kvalze sirbili _ ukve `klasobrivi<br />

brZola~.<br />

ariqa, duru da marTali adre movidnen, buCqebSi<br />

Casxdnen.<br />

winaT aq uRrani yofila Tur<strong>me</strong>. mTavarma SemoaRobina.<br />

frangi <strong>me</strong>baRe Camoayvanina, sul cincxali oqroTi uxdida.<br />

frangma zed<strong>me</strong>ti gaakafvina, <strong>me</strong>ti sinaTleao saWiro;<br />

sadac <strong>me</strong>Cxrad iyo, axali Caargvevina... Cxeriis piras Camosaxlda<br />

aqamde ucnobi aristokratebi _ Tbili mxareebis<br />

xe da buCqi, maradmwvaneni, brWyviala foTlebiT,<br />

fantastikurad Wreli, xelisgulisodena yvavilebiT,<br />

Waobis gamoucdel mwerebs rom ityuebs da abruebs...<br />

ager, baRis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si Zveli sasaxlis nangrevebia...<br />

mkvidrad nagebi aguris kedlebi, suroTi da veluri vaziT<br />

gadaxlarTulni. iqiT mcire gorakia, dekoratiuli<br />

yvavilebiT moCiTuli... wiTel fonze TeTrad ikiTxeba:<br />

`oqtomberi, 30 weli~, `dideba did stalins!~ ufro iqiT<br />

momcro tbis kriala zedapiria, SuaSi patara naxevarkun-<br />

Zulia SemoWrili, zed nekerCxlebi dgas. totebSi wiTlad<br />

Rvivis transparanti: `oqtomberi, 30 weli~, `dideba<br />

did stalins!~<br />

duru xandaxan Tavs amoyofs, midamos dazveravs, isev<br />

Caimaleba.<br />

sxedan da TaTbiroben. xan diversantze saubroben, xan<br />

lestambeze, eamayebaT maRali davaleba, Tavs kacebad<br />

grZnoben.<br />

Caiares qalTa skolis gogonebma. win saTvaliani maswavlebeli<br />

miuZRveba, cxviri zeviT auprexia, aqaoda,<br />

saTvale ar Camomivardeso. gogonebi wyvilwyvilad, xelixelCakidebulni<br />

mihyvebian. uzarmazari TeTri bab-<br />

Tebi T<strong>me</strong>bSi Camjdari peplebiviTaa.<br />

_ jer lestambe unda gavlaxo, _ jiutobs marTali,<br />

_ diversants <strong>me</strong>re movZebniT!<br />

_ ar momwons <strong>me</strong> es ambavi! _ wuwunebs ariqa, _ mabez-<br />

Raraa, daixso<strong>me</strong> Cemi naTqvami, bikentis Caukaklavs da<br />

cixeSi Cagvayudeben!<br />

_ rogor unda galaxo, aseTi saxeli hqvia! _ yoymanobs<br />

duruc.<br />

_ davaSave ra<strong>me</strong>? _ ficxobs marTali. _ <strong>me</strong>zizRebio!<br />

iqneb arc <strong>me</strong> <strong>me</strong>xateba gulze...<br />

bilikze milicieli gamoCnda. biWebi sulganabulni<br />

adevneben Tvals. iqneb mTlad bikentis gamogzavnilia,<br />

amaT eZebs. madloba R<strong>me</strong>rTs, ise Caiara, aqeTken ar mouxedavs.<br />

_ modi, Tavi davaneboT... _ isev iwyebs ariqa.<br />

_ vcem da <strong>me</strong>re davanebeb! _ iqadneba marTali. _ <strong>me</strong>re<br />

mival da bikentis vetyvi, Zia bikenti, dRes Seni biWi<br />

gavlaxe<strong>me</strong>Tqi...<br />

_ uh, gabedav? _ Tvali gadmokarkla durum.<br />

_ etyvi da Tavze xels gadagisvams. _ daejRana<br />

ariqa. _ damrCebi uyurebod!<br />

_ Tan movaxseneb, diversanti daWerilia<strong>me</strong>Tqi da<br />

yurebic SemrCeba!<br />

biWebi Cumad xiTxiTeben.<br />

irgvliv siwynarea, Tbila. niavi totebs atokebs da<br />

kentad mowyvetili yviTeli foToli farfatiT eSveba.<br />

_ iqneb arc movides! _ ambobs ariqa da sapasuxodo,<br />

TavzeviT, xis kenweroze Citi aWaxWaxda, ager, ager, mimalulano.<br />

bilikze lestambe gamoCnda. marto ar iyo, `Tavisi~<br />

biWebic wmoeyvana, erTiT <strong>me</strong>tni iyvnen.<br />

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_ moerevi? _ xma mTlad Cauvarda ariqas.<br />

_ unda vcemo! _ jiutad gai<strong>me</strong>ora marTalim.<br />

_ scem da cixeSi Cagayudeben! _ naRvlianad gaafr-<br />

Txila durum da samalavidan gamoZvrnen.<br />

lestambe gaCerda, is biWebic. nelnela miuaxlovdnen<br />

erTmaneTs. wre TavisTavad Seikra, uTq<strong>me</strong>lad. SuaSi<br />

moCxubrebi idgnen, erTi<strong>me</strong>ores mamlayinwebiviT misCerebodnen.<br />

_ gabede da TiTi damakare! _ daqadnebiT Tqva lestambem,<br />

xma ukankalebda.<br />

_ Sen TviTon gabede da damakare!<br />

_ gabede da TiTis wveriT Se<strong>me</strong>xe!<br />

_ Tu magari xar, Sen Se<strong>me</strong>xe!<br />

lestambem haerSi xeliT raRac moxaza, TiTiT ki ar<br />

Sexebia.<br />

_ iqneb ar geCxubaT, ha? _ ikiTxa ariqam.<br />

_ modiT, SevarigoT! _ dinjad CaurTo biWma, lestambes<br />

rom axlda.<br />

_ Serigeba jobia! _ kveri daukra durum.<br />

_ maSin miTxras, ra damiSavebia! _ Tqva jiutad mar-<br />

Talim. _ <strong>me</strong>zizRebio!<br />

lestambe wamowiTlda, fexebs anacvlebda, ver isvenebda,<br />

enas iCleqda:<br />

_ imitom rom... mamaSeni naZiralaa da dedaSenic na-<br />

Ziralaa!<br />

sityva momTavrebulic ar hqonda, marTali gaqanda<br />

da Tavuri mkerdSi aZgera. lestambe zurgiT gadavarda,<br />

mdeloze grZlad gaiSxlarTa. marTali mkerdze daajda,<br />

xelebi gaukava da moemzada, raTa Subli pirdapir<br />

cxvirSi eTavazebina, magram raRac moxda. irgvliv mdgomi<br />

biWebi dafrTxnen, CitebiviT SeifrTxiales da mimoifantnen.<br />

marTalis viRacam iRliebSi Caavlo xeli da aqaCa.<br />

_ dawynardi, dawynardi<strong>me</strong>Tqi, ymawvilo!<br />

marTali im xels ahyva, ganze gaiwia, magram ver dauZvra.<br />

muzeumis direqtori beri zaqaraia CasWideboda, <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

xeliT ki lestambes adgomaSi Sveloda.<br />

Zlivs aizlazna lestambe, welSi Zlivs gaimarTa, Tvali<br />

acremleboda.<br />

_ dawynardiT, ymawvilebo! _ beri zaqaraias rbili,<br />

mSvidi xma hqonda. _ Zaladoba borotebaa, ymawvilebo!..<br />

Tqvenc aqeT modiT, nu geSiniaT! _ sxvebs gasZaxa: _ <strong>me</strong>gobrebis<br />

gasaWirSi mitoveba sircxvilia! aqeT mobrZandiT,<br />

aqeT!<br />

biWebi nelnela mogrovdnen, gangan iyurebodnen<br />

gasaqcevad momzadebulni.<br />

_ modiT, wyena daviviwyoT! _ Tqva kacma, _ gulidan<br />

boroteba amovirecxoT da sikeTe SemovuSvaT!<br />

wamobrZandiT, <strong>me</strong> Tqven dRes muzeums ufasod SemogatarebT!<br />

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_ Todua ro<strong>me</strong>lia?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>!<br />

_ ra gqvia, vaJkaco?<br />

_ marTali!<br />

_ Sen tataCis Svili xar?<br />

_ diax!<br />

_ babuas ra erqva, Tu ici?<br />

_ nestori!<br />

_ nestoris mamas?<br />

_ gudu!<br />

_ gudus mamas?<br />

_ utu, <strong>me</strong>tsaxelad marTalia!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> micnob?<br />

marTalim _ yoymaniT:<br />

_ diax, Zia beri!<br />

beri zaqaraia TviTonac samuzeumo eqsponatsa hgavs.<br />

qera, samkuTxad Sekvecili mokle wveri da koxta ulva-

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Sebi kacs wina saukunis <strong>me</strong>mamules Seaxsenebs. SexuWuWebuli,<br />

misi asakisaTvis sakmaod mdidari qoCori maRla auvarcxnia,<br />

farTo Subli mis gonierebas cxadyofs, wvrili<br />

maja da grZeli TiTebi _ inteligenturobas. sqellinzebiani<br />

saTvalidan momzirali beci Tvalebi ki ucilod<br />

qaRaldis Wias avlens.<br />

yovelive es marTalis gonebaSi Caixata. Secbunebuli<br />

pasuxobs, raki biWebSi gamoarCies... wuTis win Cxubis<br />

monawileni axla uxerxulad iSmuSnebian, erTmaneTis<br />

ukan imalebian. lestambe mxrebSi ixreba, cdilobs, rac<br />

simaRle aqvs, imaze naklebi gamoCndes. moridebiT Caaxvela<br />

da amoRerRa:<br />

_ muzeumi lamazia!<br />

marTlac rom! muzeumis TeTri Senoba (ra Tqma unda,<br />

yofili mTavris sasaxle!) izidavs <strong>me</strong>reTelebs, amayoben,<br />

Cvens patara, provinciul qalaqSi istoriam rogorRa<br />

Semoitova aseTi ucxo, romantikuli xibliT Semosili<br />

Zeglio. orsarTuliani Senoba ise amayad aweula, bevrad<br />

ufro maRali Cans. viwro, azidul fanjrebs, qongurebs,<br />

ferad vitraJebs, moCuqurT<strong>me</strong>bul svetebs da Ria aivans,<br />

magnoliebiT daCrdilul Sida ezos sul sxva <strong>me</strong>ridianebze<br />

gadahyavs <strong>me</strong>reTis mkvidrni. Tumca imasac fiqroben<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTelebi, rom Rirsni arian am sikeTisa, radgan<br />

am qalaqis saxelwodeba <strong>me</strong>grulidan iTargmneba rogorc<br />

`saswauli~.<br />

beri zaqaraia aq yvelaferia _ direqtori, <strong>me</strong>cniermuSaki,<br />

eqskursiamZRoli... igi mTel <strong>me</strong>reTSi gamorCeuli<br />

pirovnebaa, didpatara `amxanagos~ ver ubedavs da<br />

batonobiT mimarTavs. erTmaneTSi ki CumCuma, cxadia,<br />

siyvaruliT, Serekiliao, irwmunebian. es uwyinari qiliki<br />

odnavadac ar amcirebs, piriqiT, kidev ufro gamorCeulsa<br />

xdis, radgan <strong>me</strong>reTSi iqneb Wkvianic sakmarisia,<br />

giJic, magram codniT Serekili marTlacda sxva aravin<br />

moiZebneba.<br />

biWebi SiSnarevi cnobismoyvareobiT us<strong>me</strong>nen beris,<br />

uxerxuloba aviwydebaT, win miZvrebian. ager ariqa ZaZua<br />

seriozulad ayvlipinebs Tvalebs... duru gegia mozveriviT<br />

qSinavs, TiTqos yvelafris kbilebiT gasinjvas apirebdes...<br />

lestambe Toloraias kiseri waugrZelebia, sxvebs<br />

JirafiviT zevidan dahyurebs... im sam biWsac, lestambes rom<br />

wamoyvnen, albaT daaviwydaT, aq rogor moxvdnen...<br />

_ aqedan, bavSvebo, ai, aqedan!.. _ beri grZel joxs diriJoriviT<br />

maRla aswevs, <strong>me</strong>ore xeliT haers Semoxazavs.<br />

eqspozicia geologiuri epoqebiT iwyeba...<br />

_ daakvirdiT, <strong>me</strong>gobrebo, es xerxemlis Zvalia, albaT<br />

kapitozavrisa. ager, eSvic, vfiqrob pareiazavrisa.<br />

_ beris kilo sazeimo elfers iZens, Tumca umalve xmas<br />

dabla wevs da morcxvad dasZens: _ amisi specialisti <strong>me</strong><br />

ar gaxlavarT, Cvens muzeums, samwuxarod, paleonTologi<br />

ara hyavs...<br />

oci wlis win, <strong>me</strong>reTidan aT kilo<strong>me</strong>trze, xurCas napiras<br />

(sadac xurCas Cxeria uerTdeba) aRmoaCines namarxi<br />

cxovelebis sasaflao. swored iq ipoves es Zvlebi. es,<br />

albaT, xerxemalia ai im kapitozavrisa. pareiazavri Zlieri<br />

eSvebiT Cahfrenia kapitozavrs, is ki autaneli tkivilebisagan<br />

saSineli xmiT Rrialebs... adgilobrivi mxatvris<br />

CiCuas naxatSia ase. mxatvars tiloze imdeni sisxli<br />

dauqcevia, Tu axlos ar mixval, wiTeli droSebis friali<br />

gegoneba.<br />

darbazi darbazs misdevs, eqspozicia icvleba... pirvelyofili<br />

adamianebi qvis iaraRs akeTeben, mamontebze<br />

nadiroben, gamoqvabulSi cecxlTan Tbebian.<br />

cota aqeT adre Suasaukuneebisa da eTnografiis kuTxeebia...<br />

taZrebi, cixeebi, galavnebi, freskebi, mozaika...<br />

`yazayiSi* jargvali~ _ Suacecxli, larWaze dakidebuli<br />

Savi kardali, Romis Sesazeli suTiT... gamuruli Zelis<br />

kedlebi, ro<strong>me</strong>lTa gaswvriv grZeli skamloginebia...<br />

Suacecxlis erT mxares `<strong>me</strong>greli~ zis, paWiWebi, Ziqva da<br />

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luza acvia, Tavze yabalaxi Semouxvevia, grZeli yalioni<br />

pirSi gauCria. <strong>me</strong>ore mxares CiTiskabiani dedakaci<br />

akvans arwevs, muxlebze oriode wlis moklebluziani<br />

bavSvi epotineba da pataras vardisferi takunebi mou-<br />

Cans... `JinosquaSi* darbazi~ _ grZelfardagian taxtze<br />

fexmorTxmuli Ripiani kaci Cibuxs eqaCeba, Cixtikopiani<br />

kneina iqve Camomjdara da qsoviT erToba... bolos Tavadebi<br />

_ luarsabi da darejani, sxvanairi Tavadebi bavSvebs<br />

verc warmoudgeniaT...<br />

_ daakvirdiT, ymawvilebo! _ beris xma ufro JReradi<br />

xdeba. _ aq Cven vxedavT bunebis saocrebas! ras ityviT,<br />

ymawvilebo, gana es saocreba, _ kaci TviTonac gakvirvebuli<br />

Cans, _ gana es saocreba samyaroSi sicocxlis Casaxvisa<br />

da misi ganviTarebis Seucnobel gzebze sasaubrod<br />

ar gangvawyobs?<br />

biWebi pirdaRebulni misCerebian muzeumis RirsSesaniSnaobas<br />

_ orTavian xbos. mTeli qalaqi xom am saocar<br />

xboze msjelobs. imis dasanaxad Soreuli soflebidanac<br />

modian. moxuci qalebi pirjvars iweren da fui,<br />

eSmakso, miayoleben.<br />

_ Zia beri, _ Tqva uceb marTalim, _ erT sxeulSi<br />

marto erTi suli unda Casaxldes! roca marto xar, maSina<br />

xar Tavisufali. amaSi ki ori suli Casaxlda...<br />

berim biWi gaocebiT SeaTvaliera. karga xans azri ver<br />

moikriba. <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulis kibes rom ahyvnen, fiqri aekviata,<br />

es bavSvi asakze <strong>me</strong>tiao. wuTis win bavSvurad Cxubobda,<br />

axla ki sulze msjelobso. ra icis am bavSvma sulze,<br />

R<strong>me</strong>rTze, samyaros alternatiul modelebzeo.<br />

_ ah, Cemo marTali, adamiani palimfsests magonebs!<br />

verc marTalim, verc sxva biWebma Serekilis qaragma<br />

ver amoxsnes, beri zaqaraiam ki sevdiT gaifiqra:<br />

`TviTon <strong>me</strong> var palimfsesti, romlis adreuli teqsti<br />

uflisadmi locvaa, xolo Semdgomi, gadaSlilze xelaxla<br />

dawerili _ RvTis uaryofa... es bavSvic palimfsestia.<br />

masSi Cawerili kodi suls eZiebs, saskolo qrestomaTia ki<br />

imas CasCiCinebs, Sena xar xorci da <strong>me</strong>ti araferio...~<br />

_ martoobaSic ar aris Tavisufleba! marto Tu xar,<br />

Sens arsebobas verafers Seadareb. Tavisufleba adamianebSi<br />

unda moipovo... _ uceb gawyvita, TiTqos zed<strong>me</strong>ti<br />

ram wamocdao, enaze klite daido.<br />

farTo kibe adis muzeumis <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulze. orTav<br />

mxares <strong>me</strong>reTel mxatvarTa ferweruli tiloebia. adgilobrivi<br />

mxatvrebi optimistebi da realistebi arian.<br />

vinc istoriis wiaRSi Temas eZebs, aucileblad erTsa da<br />

imaves utrialebs _ `mWedeli utu miqava miuZRvis glex-<br />

Ta mrisxane talRas!~ danarCenebis puri peizaJia _ um-<br />

Tavresad Cais zurmuxtovani plantaciebisa, ro<strong>me</strong>lTac<br />

loyebdabrawuli, ubesavse qalebi Sesevian da pirze<br />

iseTi gancxroma aweriaT, ioli misaxvedria _ Cais krefaze<br />

sasiamovno saqmianobas dedamiwis zurgze veravin<br />

moigonebs...<br />

kibe jer baqans ebjineba, <strong>me</strong>re orad iyofa da <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

sarTulic ageraa. baqnis Tavze sami beladis uzarmazari<br />

portretebia: `lenini razlivSi~ _ vladi<strong>me</strong>r ilias<br />

Ze jorkoze Camomjdara, Savi palto Sinaurulad mxrebze<br />

mousxams da muxlze dadebul qaRaldze gafacicebiT<br />

wers; ioseb stalini kremlis fonze _ qirzis Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi<br />

acvia, jariskacis ubralo Sineli da kozirokiani qudi.<br />

xelSi tradiciuli Cibuxi uWiravs. didi stalini <strong>me</strong>tad<br />

ubralo da Sinauruli Cans; lavrenti beria ki TiTqos<br />

siRr<strong>me</strong>Si dgas, lurji samoqalaqo kostiumi acvia, mis<br />

ukan mxolod cis TeTri fonia.<br />

biWebi ridiT gverds uvlian am suraTebs. lenins amaT-<br />

Tvis ara scalia. ori beladis mzera ki, saiTkenac Sebrundebi,<br />

iqiT gagyveba.<br />

orad gayofili kibe kvlav erTdeba da mis Tavze isev<br />

sami portretia: ager mWedeli utu miqava _ grdemlze<br />

uzarmazari uro daudvia da tarze msxvili, dakunTuli<br />

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mklaviT eyrdnoba... ager koCi Todua zis kunZze, datyvevebul<br />

TavadiSvilebs asamarTlebs... ager utu Todua,<br />

marTaliad wodebuli... kargi aRnagobis pirx<strong>me</strong>l vaJkacs<br />

saydris maketi uWiravs...<br />

_ ai, Seni winapari! _ berim kvlav gamoarCia biWi.<br />

marTalim Tvali moWuta da ise axeda portrets.<br />

_ utu Todua, Tur<strong>me</strong>, aseTi brge ar iyo. ruseTidan<br />

rom dabrunda, Cexotkiansa hgavda.<br />

kvlav gaocda beri, rogorc tols, ise Seepasuxa:<br />

_ am suraTze utu jerac axalgazrdaa. saydaric ase-<br />

Ti ki ara, xisa aaSena!<br />

_ Cveni saxlis ficrebi utu Toduas daxerxilia! _<br />

Tqva marTalim.<br />

diax, utu Toduam, marTaliad wodebulma, qonebis<br />

mosaxveWad ver moicala. warsuls Cabarda ngrevapartaxis<br />

boroti wlebi. oflic sakmarisi Rvara da sisxlic,<br />

upovaric iyo da urdus keisaric, magram Warmagobis Jams<br />

manaTi fara ar SerCa, ruseTis Tovlyinulovani mxareebidan<br />

suli Zlivs Camoitana da Cxeriispiras, macxovrisgorasTan<br />

dasaxlda... saxlis Seneba rom daiwyo, saydris<br />

Senebac wamoiwyo goris Tavze. wablis erT mors TavisTvis<br />

rom gaTlida, ors _ saydrisTvis. saydari ufro<br />

adre aSenda. utu Toduam episkoposi moiwvia, akur-<br />

Txebina, sanTeli aanTo, RvTismSoblis saxelze locva<br />

aRavlina. TavisTvis mciredi ikmara, orTvaliani jargvali<br />

Sekra, zevidan isliT gadaxura, Suacecxli gamar-<br />

Ta da Romis kardali larWaze Camohkida.<br />

utus Zem gudum or Tvals oric sxva daamata, viwro<br />

sarkmlebis magier ganieri fanjrebi gamoWra. vaWari kaci<br />

iyo gudu Todua, farac sakmarisi uCxrialebda jibeSi,<br />

magram Tavisi mamis Svils RvTis msaxureba miaCnda kac-<br />

Ta upirveles valad. SeuCnda <strong>me</strong>zoblebs, arc Tavisi dazoga,<br />

sxvanic daiyolia da macxovrisgoris Tavze Zeluri<br />

saydris nacvlad qviTkiris TeTri taZari aayelye-<br />

lava, samreklos zarebi aawkriala, gumbaTze oqros jvari<br />

aRmarTa.<br />

_ gaunaTlebeli xar, babaia, Sen! _ sikvdilis sarecelze<br />

mwoliare gudus hkadra erTaderTma Zem nestorma.<br />

_ ar ici, R<strong>me</strong>rTi rom ar aris? gerCivna traqtiri age-<br />

Senebina, anda abano!<br />

koWebSi etyoboda nestor Toduas, ra eSmakis nagramic<br />

izrdeboda. taZars igi ras SesZenda, tyviis samizned<br />

gamodgebao, ase brZana. arc mamis qonebisaTvis waumatebia<br />

bevri ram, miwis tkepna mobezrda da Zirs wablis<br />

ficrebi daago...<br />

bevri icoda beri zaqaraiam, magram bavSvis s<strong>me</strong>nisaTvis<br />

yovelive rodi iyo gankuTvnili. bavSvebs ar SeeZloT<br />

palimfsestis pirveli teqstis wakiTxva, maTTvis mxolod<br />

gviandeli, gadaSlilze dawerili, mravalgzis Semow<strong>me</strong>buli<br />

da gawonasworebuli teqsti arsebobda.<br />

muzeumis farTo darbazebSi gamofenilia <strong>me</strong>reTis<br />

warsuli, awmyo da momavali.<br />

beri gaCerda, saCvenebeli joxi gaiSvira. kedelze<br />

kvlav sami suraTi ekida, revoluciis sami <strong>me</strong>reTeli arwivisa<br />

_ nestor Toduasi, ZRvibi Toloraiasi da gera<br />

kvaracxeliasi.<br />

siwynares arRvevs bavSvebis moridebuli CurCuli,<br />

xveleba, parketis Wriali. aq dro gaCerebula, <strong>me</strong>reTis<br />

matiane am suraTebsa da warwerebSia. <strong>me</strong>reTi im Jams daibada,<br />

roca didma marTaliam pirveli wablis xe waaqcia<br />

samored, matianes bolo furceli ki is wamia, roca patara<br />

marTali muzeumis kedelTan Tavis did winapars Sexvda.<br />

_ SexedeT, SexedeT, ymawvilebo, marTlac `<strong>me</strong>reTi~<br />

anu saswauli ar aris, aba, ra aris? ritmi Tu igrZeniT,<br />

ymawvilebo, dros Tavisi ritmi aqvs, mdinarebis ritmi...<br />

_ Zia beri haerSi xels ise moxdenilad arxevs, TiTqos<br />

drois orkestrs diriJorobdes. _ warmoidgineT, ymawvilebo,<br />

Tavdapirvelad tyeSi mikarguli, patara soflis<br />

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neli, zozina arseboba... JamTasvlis borbali nela trialebs,<br />

magram xom trialebs!.. diax, is aCqardeba... Tanda-<br />

Tan, TandaTan... jer WraWuniT, ZlivZlivobiT... <strong>me</strong>re da<br />

<strong>me</strong>re agugundeba, agugundeba da adamianTa bediRbals<br />

fqvavs da fqvavs... sisxli da ofli, dabadeba da sikvdili,<br />

ase wvalebaSi aSenda <strong>me</strong>reTi, gaizarda, gaiSala, gadaefofra<br />

midamoebs, orRobeebiT daqsela Cxeriis gaRmagamoRma<br />

Walebi, TiTqmis xurCamde CaaRwia... <strong>me</strong>re jargvlebi<br />

odasaxlebad gadaiqca. mTavars TvalSi mouvida, bina<br />

aq miiCina, es TeTri sasaxle wamomarTa, evropuli baRi<br />

gaaSena, Wadris xeivani... savaWro fardulebi Camomwkrivda<br />

xeivnis gaswvriv... ayayanda bazari, Jriamuli dasca<br />

marulam... yvelaferi pirveliT iwyeba, ymawvilebo: pirvelma<br />

boqaulma biRa ulvaSebi daiyena... pirveli mze-<br />

Tunaxavi moitaca pirvelma Seyvarebulma... gaCnda sasaflao,<br />

skola, Rvinis sardafi, cixe, diliJani, etli, rkinigza,<br />

Ria Teatri, sinema... <strong>me</strong>re iyo pirveli gaficva, demonstracia,<br />

ajanyeba, pirveli sisxlisRvra...<br />

moulodnelad sityva gauwyda beris, dacxra, TvalebSi<br />

Cauqra fanatikuri cecxli.<br />

_ naxvamdis, Zia beri!<br />

karamde Caacila biWebi. marTalis mxarze xeli daado,<br />

moabruna.<br />

_ qalbatoni efro da qalbatoni cacana momikiTxe,<br />

moCxubariZev!<br />

_ diax!<br />

_ gadaeci, xvalzeg Zia beri ginaxulebTTqo!<br />

_ diax!<br />

muzeumis grili darbazebidan sinaTleze gamosuli<br />

biWebi erTmaneTs uxerxulad Sehyurebdnen.<br />

_ Serekilia ra! _ ganacxada lestambe Toloraiam.<br />

marTalim zurgi Seaqcia, wavida, ariqa da duru gamoedevnen...<br />

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`<strong>me</strong>, beri zaqaraia, Ze solomon zaqaraiasi, R<strong>me</strong>rTis,<br />

mTavrobisa da sakuTari sindisis winaSe ficsa vdeb, rom<br />

araviTari danaSauli Cveni muSurglexuri qveynis wina-<br />

Se arc saqmiT, arc sityviT ar mimiZRvis... arasodes mivnia<br />

proletariatis diadi saqmisaTvis, mudam vcdilobdi<br />

erTgulad Se<strong>me</strong>srulebina partiis brZnuli ganawesebi...<br />

erTxel macduna eSmakma. ra Tqma unda, es boroti<br />

ganzraxviT ar Camidenia, Se<strong>me</strong>Sinda, araferi dambraldes<strong>me</strong>Tqi<br />

da gavCumdi...<br />

palimfsesti davarqvi im qaRaldebs, SemTxveviT, muzeumis<br />

aRweris dros rom wavawydi. saarqivo sacavSi,<br />

Zveli sekreteris ujra gamovwie da Sekvra aRmovaCine.<br />

Cveulebrivi Tabaxis qaRaldi <strong>me</strong>gona. iqve gazeTSi gaxveuli<br />

sawerkalami da <strong>me</strong>lanic ido. raki gazeTi revoluciamdeli<br />

aRmoCnda, ZRvenic uTuod imdroindeli iqneboda.<br />

yvelaferi es sawer magidaze davalage. aviRe furceli<br />

da yovelgvari winaswarganzraxvis gareSe jerac<br />

1918 wels SeTxzuli xalxuri leqsis ori bwkari davwere<br />

_ `SqviT noemberq mu miRuni, vagaWyordu moxandes...~<br />

kaligrafia kargi maqvs, Tavdapirvelad am kaligrafiis<br />

gamo mimiRes muzeumis uStato TanamSromlad. furceli<br />

avwie da mzis Suqze gavxede lamazad Cawikwikebul qar-<br />

Tul asoebs... gavxede da veraferi davinaxe... Tvalebi<br />

movifSvnite, qaRaldi sufTa iyo. xelaxla davwere leqsis<br />

is bwkari, wuTic da warwera isev gaqra... mivxvdi, rom<br />

qaRaldic da <strong>me</strong>lanic saidumlo CanawerebisaTvis yofila<br />

gadamaluli. es karada revoluciis Semdeg, albaT,<br />

aravis gauxsnia da gviani iyo amis patronis moZebna...<br />

cxadia, Sevcdi, rom umalve bikenti Toloraias ar vacnobe<br />

yvelaferi, magram iqneb ar damijeron<strong>me</strong>Tqi, vifiqre.<br />

rogoro, _ mkiTxavdnen, _ naxevari saukune es

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sekreteri kuTxeSi idga da misi gaxsna aravis mogafiqrdaTo?~<br />

beri zaqaraiam sawerkalami gadado, xelisgulebi pirisaxeze<br />

Camoisva. kabinetSi marto ijda da SiSian fiqrebs<br />

utrialebda. cxadia, Tavi safrTxeSi Caigdo, naRmze ijda<br />

da ar icoda es naRmi rodis afeTqdeboda. iolze ioli iyo<br />

am qaRaldebis cecxlisTvis micema, magram danaSaulis sitkboeba<br />

aiZulebda, gadaemala igi.<br />

maSin napovni Sekvra ukanve Seinaxa, viTom arc mipovniao.<br />

am ramdeni<strong>me</strong> dRis win ki bikenti Toloraiam daibara.<br />

giwveveno, rom gadasces, muxlebSi sisuste igrZno. ifiqra,<br />

raRacnairad gaigo bikentim Cemi saidumlo da SeiZleba<br />

ucxo qveynis agentobac dambraldeso. Zlivs miaRwia<br />

Sinsaxkomamde. bikentis kabineti <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulze hqonda<br />

da berim bare orjer Seisvena sulis mosaTq<strong>me</strong>lad.<br />

mdivani qali bejiTad akakunebda Sav manqanaze, Tvali<br />

arc auwevia, Tavis moZraobiT miuTiTa, Sedi, gelodebao.<br />

_ mobrZandi, mobrZandi, amxanago beri! _ bikenti<br />

fexze idga, xeliT magidasTan dadgmul skamze aniSna.<br />

_ damibareT? _ dabneulad ikiTxa berim. ar icoda,<br />

ras uqadda es saubari. winaswar moifiqra, Tu sekreteri<br />

uxsenes, Tavi emarTlebina, Cveulebrivi qaRaldi <strong>me</strong>gona<br />

da arafrad Camigdiao.<br />

_ ho, saq<strong>me</strong> mqonda SenTan! _ bikentim daucada, sanam<br />

beri dajdeboda da TviTonve skamze daeSva, fiqriani<br />

TvalebiT moaSterda.<br />

saSualoze cota maRali kaci iyo bikenti Toloraia.<br />

adre ufro x<strong>me</strong>li, dawuruli vaJkaci axsovda beris. asakma<br />

sagrZnoblad Secvala, pirisaxe daumrgvalda, tanze<br />

xorci Seisxa, mimoxvra Seurbilda, daexvewa, keTilSobiluri,<br />

humanuri niRabi moirgo, Tumca Tvalebi ar ecvleba<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong> adamians. bikentis mocisfro, mSvenieri moyvanilobis<br />

Tvalebi ratomRac naklebad moswonda beris,<br />

qalurad lamazi eTqmoda da es silamaze zizRsa da SiSs<br />

umZafrebda.<br />

_ rogoraa muzeumis saq<strong>me</strong>ebi? _ sasxvaTaSorisod<br />

ikiTxa bikentim.<br />

beri Seecada, Tavi yoCaRad daeWira, sa<strong>me</strong>grelos<br />

glexTa ajanyebis Temaze axali eqspozicia gavakeTeTo,<br />

auxsna.<br />

_ kargi biblioTeka gaqvT, mgonia! _ CaurTo bikentim,<br />

berim ki gulisfancqaliT gaifiqra, kata rom Tagvs<br />

epareba, ise nelinel <strong>me</strong>parebao.<br />

_ diax, SesaniSnavi! _ xma Zlivs daimorCila, _ SesaniSnavi...<br />

marto xelnawerebis fondi rad Rirs!.. vefxistyaosnis<br />

xelnaweri, magaliTad, xom iciT, fasi ara aqvs...<br />

ramdeni<strong>me</strong> Zvirfasi biblia... palimfsesti...<br />

hqondaT marTlac erTi palimfsesti, magram es sityva<br />

rom axsena, berim TiTqos zed waiborZikao.<br />

bikenti yuradRebiT us<strong>me</strong>nda, Tavs ukanturebda, Tan<br />

iseTi interesiT aTvalierebda, beris sityvebSi Cadebuli<br />

qaragmis amoxsnas cdilobso, anda uaresi _ faruli<br />

fiqrebis amokiTxvas apirebso.<br />

_ Senze amboben, disertacias werso, _ Tqva bikentim,<br />

_ saidumlo Tu ar aris, raze muSaob?<br />

_ swored im palimfsestze! Zveli aRTqmis frag<strong>me</strong>ntia,<br />

iakobs rom kibe daesizmra da zed angelozebi mimodiodnen.<br />

vfiqrob, Zveli naweri <strong>me</strong>Svide saukuneze gviandeli<br />

araa, axali ki ager <strong>me</strong>ca<strong>me</strong>te<strong>me</strong>ToTx<strong>me</strong>tesi...<br />

_ ho! _ bikentim xelisguli magidas gadausva, wamodga,<br />

gaiargamoiara, _ sainteresoa, sainteresoa...<br />

verafriT gaego beris, risTvis ainteresebda Sinsaxkomis<br />

ufross es ambavi. TviTon mxolod imitom mohkida<br />

xeli, ifiqra, Soreul saukuneebs Sevafareb Tavs, iq mainc<br />

veravin momikakunebso... bikentim ki moukakuna da egaa!<br />

midimodis kabinetSi, bolTasa scems, fiqrobs. beri Cumad<br />

zis, dro mieca da kabinets aTvalierebs.<br />

xalvaTi kabineti hqonia bikenti Toloraias; funqcioneris<br />

samkuTxa magida da mkacri wesrigiT Camwkrivebuli<br />

maRalzurgiani ska<strong>me</strong>bi... kuTxeSic dgas erTi ubra-<br />

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lo skami. ganagoni hqonda beris, es skami iatakzea mimagrebuli<br />

da patimrebisTvisaa gankuTvnilio. madloba<br />

R<strong>me</strong>rTs, aravis uTqvams, abrZandi axla berimamaZaRlo<br />

da gadajeqi im skamzeo.<br />

_ gviandeli teqsti ra Sinaarsisaa? _ ikiTxa bikentim.<br />

_ nivTebis nusxaa, _ auxsna berim, _ an mziTevia<br />

CamoTvlili, an vin<strong>me</strong> vaWari adgenda.<br />

kvlav dadumdnen. bikenti isev fiqrs mieca, an iqneb<br />

am dumiliT agrZnobinebda beris, xedav ra mZi<strong>me</strong> samsaxuri<br />

maqvs, ramdeni safiqrali migrovdebao.<br />

berim Tavi moabruna. kedlis suraTidan stalinma SemohRima.<br />

ormociode wlis stalins Savi ulvaSebi hqonda.<br />

wuTis win albaT icinoda da Tvalis kuTxeebSi naoWebi<br />

jerac ar gaqroboda... raze icinis beladi?.. nuTu xvdeba,<br />

rom beris sulSi SiSia Cabudebuli?.. usafuZvlo Si-<br />

Si!.. <strong>me</strong>ore suraTic gadmohyurebda beris yuradRebiT.<br />

lavrenti pavles Zis saTvales TeTri anarekli abrWyvialebda.<br />

mis TvalebSi verc ganaCens amoikiTxavda kaci,<br />

verc TanagrZnobas... kuTxis seifze leninis TabaSiris<br />

skulptura idga, ori mtkavelis zomisa. belads mxrebze<br />

palto moegdo, gadaSlil `pravdas~ CaRrmaveboda da<br />

<strong>me</strong>loti ulaplapebda... lenins ar ecala beri zaqaraias<br />

mfrTxali fiqrebisaTvis...<br />

samagierod bikenti Toloraias ecala misTvis. bol-<br />

Tis cema Sewyvita, energiulad daubrunda Tavis skams.<br />

_ amxanago beri... hm, ucnauria <strong>me</strong>tad, didi xania gicnob,<br />

vici, Cveni kaci xar, partia Sen gendoba...<br />

_ madlobeli var! _ mRelvarebisgan piri gauSra beris,<br />

bikentim ki mis sityvebs yuri arc aTxova, ise ganagrZo:<br />

_ dalaxvros eSmakma, axlaRa mivaqcie yuradReba!<br />

saxelad gqvia beri, mamaSeni solomoni mRvdeli iyo, <strong>me</strong>re<br />

es palimfsesti, biblia da misTanani...<br />

_ Tqven, <strong>me</strong>brZolma aTeistma, amwuTas axseneT eSmaki,<br />

Tumca eSmakisa araferi gwamT, _ naZaladevi Rimili<br />

Seageba berim, _ Tqven iciT, jer kidev rodis mimiRes<br />

komkavSirSi, berobasTan da eklesiasTan araferi makav-<br />

Sirebs, mudam partiis mTavar gezs mivyvebodi da arsaiTken<br />

gadamixvevia!<br />

_ ho, _ Tvali aucimcimda bikentis, _ vici, mamaSeni<br />

sakuTari xeliT rom gakriWe!<br />

beris pirze siwiTle moaskda... diax, moxda esec!..<br />

ymawvili iyo, motyuebuli da regveni... mTeli sicocxle<br />

unda ezida codvis simZi<strong>me</strong>, Tan amis gacxadeba ar SeeZlo.<br />

uTq<strong>me</strong>lad monanieba ver Sedgeboda, mounanieblad ki ufali<br />

arasodes apatiebda! arsebobda ki ufali?.. esmoda beri<br />

zaqaraias mwuxare sulis Zaxili?.. survili wvavda, vin<strong>me</strong>s<br />

mindoboda am daundobel Jams?.. swored aq, bikenti Toloraias<br />

mqrqalad ganaTebul kabinetSi gaukrTa azri,<br />

qaRaldisaTvis miendo saidumlo, sekreterSi damaluli<br />

qaRaldisaTvis... am furclebze dawers igi misTvis misawvdom<br />

simarTles, zed ki, _ Cveulebrivi <strong>me</strong>lniT, _ sayovelTao<br />

sicrues, farad rom aufarebia Tanabrad yvelas...<br />

gava dro, Seicvleba Jami da palimfsesti gacxaddeba, sicruis<br />

qveS SeniRbuli simarTle waikiTxeba...<br />

_ kargad maxsovs is dRe. ramdeni vicineT!.. uh, ramdeni...<br />

_ axlac ikriWeba bikenti, jansaRi kbilebi mouCans.<br />

marTlac lamazi kacia, Tavic moswons da sxvasac awonebs,<br />

magram beris is sZuls saSineli siZulviliT... oRondac,<br />

simarTlis gamJRavnebas ver bedavs, mamis gamwiravi kaci<br />

gmiri ver gaxdeba!<br />

ager, bikentisac naTlad xso<strong>me</strong>bia is dRe, beris guls<br />

rom Ria Wrilobad daaCnda, misi cxovrebis gza sicruis<br />

kalapotSi moaqcia...<br />

es ambavi ufro adre moxda, vidre qosa ZRvibiam, bikentis<br />

mamam, da nestor Toduam macxovrisgoraze TeTri<br />

taZari Camoangries. komkavSiris axladgamomcxvari<br />

kandidati beri zaqaraia naliaSi gadamalul mamas _ solomons<br />

xmis CaxleCamde arwmunebda, R<strong>me</strong>rTi ar aris, Sen<br />

ki wurbela da matyuara xar, moisrole es jvari da Cven-<br />

Tan, proletarebTan gadmodio. uyura solomonma at-<br />

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oyebul Svils, uyura da iseTi aliyuri aWama, es mozveriviT<br />

biWi fexze Zlivs gaCerda, TviTon ki swrafad,<br />

swrafad pirjvari gadaiwera, Seminde, ufalo, Seminde <strong>me</strong><br />

codvilso! beris cremli waskda da anCxlad miayvira,<br />

ufals ki ara, Sendoba <strong>me</strong> mTxove, Sens gamo komkavSirSi<br />

ar mRebulobeno... gavarda gareT, Seyara komujredis<br />

wevrebi, miucvivdnen solomons, CamoaTries naliidan da<br />

jorze ukuRma Sesves... `nu marcxven, Svilo!~ _ Tvalze<br />

cremli moadga solomons... guli Cauvarda beris, magram<br />

ukve verafers gamoasworebda da ixtibari ar gaitexa.<br />

axalgazrdebma mxiaruli xorxociT misdies jors, qu-<br />

CaquCa Caatares, revkomis win dalaqi Seagebes. zorba<br />

kaci iyo solomoni, gauZalianda, <strong>me</strong>re dawynarda da<br />

mwuxare xmiT erTxelac Seexvewa beris: `nu marcxven,<br />

Svilo!~ raRa dros! berim xelze ikbina da tkivili ver<br />

igrZno. mTeli qalaqi gareT gamoefina. aivanze ZRvibi<br />

Toloraia da nestor Todua gadmodgnen, uyurebdnen<br />

da icinodnen... dalaqma makrateli moumarjva, gaatkacuna<br />

da mRvdlis wveri mtverSi dacvivda. axalgazrdebi,<br />

saseiro ram naxeso, zed buqnas mohyvnen... solomonma<br />

Tavi aswia da raRac CaiCurCula. gakreWili mRvdeli<br />

marTlac sasacilo iyo, TiTs uSverdnen da xarxarebdnen...<br />

mxolod beri idga gamtknarebuli. Svilma mamis sityvebi<br />

moismina. R<strong>me</strong>rTs SesTxova solomonma _ `ufalo,<br />

miuteve, ra<strong>me</strong>Tu u<strong>me</strong>carni arian!~ beris ki tvinSi TiTqos<br />

viRacam CasZaxa: `regveno, geSinodes uflis risxvisa!~<br />

amasobaSi jori Seabrunes, ukuRma Semjdari, gakre-<br />

Wili solomoni bulvarze xelaxla Caaseirnes, Sin miabrZanes.<br />

jori revkomma waiyvana. komkavSirlebic gaikrifnen<br />

da ezoSi orni darCnen _ mama da Svili. mxrebCamoyrili,<br />

daCiavebuli idga es aqamde axmaxi vaJkaci. beri zurg-<br />

Si uyurebda, magram mixvda, rom mama tiroda. undoda fexebSi<br />

Cavardnoda, patieba gamoeTxova... veRar gabeda!<br />

solomoni Sin Sevida, loginSi Cawva, kedlisaken mibrunda<br />

da aqeTken piri aRar uqnia.<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore dRes miiRes komkavSirSi beri zaqaraia. xmis<br />

kankaliT warmoTqva fici. ukve icoda, rom cru cxovrebiT<br />

unda ecxovra. simarTles gulSi imarxavda, igi sizmris<br />

nawili ufro iyo, cxadSi ki bejiTi komkavSireli,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re partieli beri zaqaraia erTgul jariskacad edga<br />

maRal miTiTebebs.<br />

_ magrad ieSmake Sen maSin! _ Tqva bikentim.<br />

beris niri Seecvala, ver mixvda, ras niSnavda es sityvebi.<br />

_ Senma partiulma erTgulebam gadaarCina mamaSeni,<br />

Torem gakreWas vin akmarebda! _ bikentim magidas xelisguli<br />

gadausva, TiTqos mRvdlis aCrdils Slida: _<br />

ise, didxans ver icocxla solomonma!<br />

_ ho, erT TveSi miicvala!<br />

_ brge vaJkaci maxsovs! _ gaiRima bikentim. _ ase<br />

uceb ram daadno, kaco, gasakviria!<br />

gakvirvebuli bikenti ki ara, beri aRmoCnda. bikentis<br />

sityvebSi gulwrfeloba JRerda. nuTu ver xvdeboda,<br />

rom Svilma mokla mama. beri iaraRi aRmoCnda, qosa<br />

ZRvibiasa da misTanebis iaraRi. imaT gaisroles, oRond<br />

Svilis xeliT. im dRes, roca mTeli qalaqi miscemoda<br />

mxiarulebas, iqneb mrisxane R<strong>me</strong>rTs ewada kidec daesaja<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTi, moesra sodomsa da gomorasaviT, magram solomonis<br />

siwmindem SeaCera uflis msaxvrali xeli... ase<br />

fiqrobda samsaxovani beri zaqaraia, romlis arsSi er-<br />

Tad Sezavebuliyo iudas suli, uflis SiSi da komkavSiruli<br />

rw<strong>me</strong>na... yovelive amas ver xvdeboda bikenti Toloraia.<br />

arc is icoda Sinsaxkomis ufrosma, rom sekreteris<br />

ujraSi beris udevs qaRaldis dasta, ro<strong>me</strong>lic axal<br />

palimfsestad gadaiqceva... `<strong>me</strong> mas partiul amxanagad da<br />

misTa saq<strong>me</strong>Ta Tanamonawiled mivaCnivar!~ _ gaifiqra<br />

berim.<br />

_ palimfsests droebiT SeeSvi! _ bikentis rCevas<br />

brZanebis kilo dahkravda. _ xom xedav, ranairi Jami<br />

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dagvidga. klasobrivi brZola mwvavdeba, mteri yoveli<br />

mxridan gvitevs, naZiralebis xrova yvelafers kadrulobs.<br />

ar dagimalav da piradad <strong>me</strong>c <strong>me</strong>cxeba Cirqi. sam-<br />

Soblos gamyidvelebma iq, kordons miRma cilismwamleburi<br />

paskvili SeTiTxnes, Zvel bolSevikebs Tavze lafs<br />

asxa<strong>me</strong>n. kargi iqneba, Rirseul pasuxs Tu gavcemT! ai, Cveni<br />

qalaqis, <strong>me</strong>reTis uaxlesi istoria rom dagvawerina,<br />

ha... axalgazrdebi waikiTxaven, mtyuansa da marTals gaarCeven...<br />

_ bikenti win gadmoixara, kiloSi Txovna gauria,<br />

TiTqos epirfereboda kidec: _ xom ici, visi Svilica<br />

var, saidan movdivar! simarTlis gamrudebas aravis vapatieb!<br />

esec ase!.. yvelaferi gairkva!.. xotba unda SevasxaT<br />

qosa ZRvibiasa da mis Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolebs!.. Tanac simarTleo!..<br />

vin icis simarTle?.. simarTle Tu iseTi lamazi ver<br />

aRmoCnda, vin darTavs nebas WeSmaritebis gacxadebisa?<br />

_ beri gulubryvilod ver motyuvdeba...<br />

_ masala muzeumSic bevria albaT, _ xmadabla daurTo<br />

bikentim, _ saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi, Cvens arqivSic<br />

gamuSaveb. cocxali mow<strong>me</strong>ebic xom gvyavs jerjerobiT, eger<br />

efro Todua da cacana kvaracxelia gveyofa, magaliTad...<br />

bikenti Toloraias lamaz TvalebSi civi molodini<br />

Cadga...<br />

6<br />

ca uRrubloa, magram mzis mcxunvareba Senelda da<br />

Crdils aravin eZebs.<br />

cacanas Tavisi jorko mzis gulze, trifoliatTan<br />

gamoutania. Tvali eluleba. xeli wiTelydian, sqel<br />

wignze udevs, Sig saTvale gaukvexia da saCvenebeli TiTi<br />

Cautanebia. gacrecili, Wreli xalaTi acvia, gviani Semodgomis<br />

simbolosa hgavs.<br />

efros WasTan sarecxi daurecxia, axla aRanRalebs,<br />

wuravs da ezos gardigardmo gaWimul Tokze afens. xanda-<br />

xan Soridan TvalmoWutuli Sexedavs, Seamow<strong>me</strong>bs, wesrigi<br />

Tua daculi, zewari zewarTan unda ekidos, baliSispiri _<br />

baliSispirTan da ase Semdeg... tanze Talxi acvia, satinis<br />

Savi mandiliT Seukravs WaRara. etyoba, mis bebrul Zvlebs<br />

mzis Sesustebuli siTbo ukve veRar aTbobs.<br />

_ mobrZandiT, batono! _ gamofxizldeba cacana,<br />

wamodgoma ezareba da viTomc jorkos veyrdnobio, xeliguls<br />

ebjineba, win gadmoiweva, oRond amaze <strong>me</strong>tad<br />

Rones ar xarjavs, _ mobrZandiT, amxanago beri!<br />

_ salami, Tqveni Wiri<strong>me</strong>! _ efro Cerdeba, <strong>me</strong>re _<br />

bodiSiT, _ nu gamiwyrebiT, axlave saq<strong>me</strong>s movrCebi!<br />

_ gamarjoba, Zia beri! _ marTali WiSkris Wrialma<br />

gamoaxeda da kibeze Camorbis.<br />

_ brZandebodeT, brZandebodeT! _ xelebs asavsavebs<br />

beri, cacanas wamodgomas uSlis. _ rogor gikiTxoT,<br />

qalbatono efro! _ dedabers moikiTxavs da marTalis<br />

miubrundeba: _ Sens gazrdas, tabureti gamoayole<br />

xels!<br />

ukve <strong>me</strong>ramdene dRea beri zaqaraia Toduebis stumaria.<br />

mova, taburetze Camojdeba, muxlze rveuls gadaSlis,<br />

fanqars moimarjvebs da dedabrebs us<strong>me</strong>ns... yvelaferi<br />

ainteresebs beris: ra, rogor, rodis? muzeumis<br />

biblioTekis Zveli gazeTebisa da broSurebis sityvebs<br />

nacrisferi dasdebia, iqidan sicocxle gamqrala... arqivSi<br />

CayviTlebul qaRaldebs gulgriloba da sisastike<br />

axlavs... dedabrebis gulubryvilo titini ki istoriadqceul<br />

warsuls ferebiT avsebs... beri zaqaraia marcvalmarcval<br />

krefs sityvebs da amiT cdilobs simarTlis Senoba<br />

aagos...<br />

`simarTle?.. ra aris simarTle? _ eWvi awvalebs beris,<br />

_ saidan iwyeba aTvlis wertili?~<br />

gazeTis nacrisferi sityvebi, arqivis sabuTebis yvi-<br />

Teli sityvebi, dedabrebis vardisferi da Sindisferi<br />

sityvebi, beri zaqaraias xan Savi, xanac lurji sityvebi...<br />

ras niSnavs `sityvebi~?<br />

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sityvebi... sityvebi... sityvebi... <strong>me</strong>reTis orRobeebSi<br />

niavi dafaCunobda, Tan dahqonda ucnauri, manamde gaugonari<br />

sityvebi _ Tavisufleba... Tanasworoba... avtonomia...<br />

Cven saqarTvelo varT!.. Cven gubernia ara varT!..<br />

Cven samSoblo gvaqvs!.. Cven samSoblo ara gvaqvs!.. Cven<br />

proletarebi varT, Cveni samSobloa mTeli dedamiwa!..<br />

sityvebi... sityvebi, Cum niavs orRobeebSi rom dahqonda,<br />

yovel jargvalsa da odaSi aRwevda, suls amRvrevda,<br />

aforiaqebda... xalxi moednebsa da bulvarebSi gahyavda...<br />

pirveli Tavyrilobebi... pirveli talRa revoluciisa...<br />

pirveli demonstraciebi... gaficvebi... gimnazistebisa<br />

da seminaristebis amboxi... sapolicio ubnebis rbeva...<br />

talRa talRas ahyva, talRa talRas miexala... cacana CaiTria<br />

adamianTa morevma, efroc CaiTria, xan aqeT miagdo,<br />

xan _ iqiT... `ah, bodiSi, cira, mgoni fexze dagabijeT!~<br />

`ukacraT, patoni!~ `na<strong>me</strong>tani xom ar SegawuxeT, qaliSvilo?~<br />

`piriqiT, patoni!~ _ brbom cacana geras miaWeWya,<br />

efro _ nestors... qosa ZRvibia am dros Rvinis kasrze<br />

idga, cxel da mZulvare sityvebs isroda: `Z<strong>me</strong>bo! Cven<br />

Cagrulni varT! Cven dasakargi araferi gvaqvs, borkilebis<br />

garda! Cveni samSobloa mTeli dedamiwa, Cveni eria<br />

yvela daCagruli da upovari!.. win, Z<strong>me</strong>bo, davangrioT<br />

aspitTa es bude!~<br />

ena uWrida qosa ZRvibias da <strong>me</strong>reTSi pirvelad man<br />

Tqva sityva, <strong>me</strong>reTSi wiTeli droSa pirvelad gera kvaracxeliam<br />

aafriala, <strong>me</strong>reTSi pirvelad tyvia nestor<br />

Toduam gaisrola...<br />

_ samive kai vaJkaci iyo! _ cacanas Tvalebi gaubrwyinda.<br />

_ ZRvibi tanmorCili, magram vercxliswyaliviT<br />

mousvenari maxsovs... nestorsa da geras Tvals ver aawvdendi.<br />

nestori ficxi, gera _ mSvidi... gabrazebuli ar<br />

maxsovs... jarobaze iWidaves, Rone mousinjes erTi<strong>me</strong>ores...<br />

paraskeobiT, bazrobaze, mindvris kideze taSfanduri<br />

imarTeboda. gogonebi cidan varskvlavebs wyvetd-<br />

nen, biWebi bedaurebsa hgavdnen... Wkuacetni cekvaTama-<br />

SiT erTobodnen, Ronivrebs saWidaosaken miuwevdaT<br />

guli. mZlavri torebi gadaaWdes nestorma da geram,<br />

ijajgures, ibuqnaves _ verc erTma gadasZala, verc <strong>me</strong>orem.<br />

kutkaliasaviT daxtoda qosa ZRvibia, xelSi wkneli<br />

eWira, mayureblebs fexebSi uJapunebda. `daixieT,<br />

daixieT, wre, wre!..~ _ qaluri xmiT gahkioda... cotaTi<br />

koWlobda qosa ZRvibia da imitomac daxtoda, nakli rom<br />

daemala...<br />

gogoebma, es ra daTvebi dabajbajebeno, kiskisi mor-<br />

Tes... cacana aWaxWaxda sxvaze <strong>me</strong>tad; efro xiTxiTebda,<br />

tuCebze xelisguls ifarebda, vardiviT gadafiCinda<br />

CaTa _ qosa ZRvibias rCeuli...<br />

Tvalebi gangan waiRo qosam da gogoebs CasCurCula:<br />

_ aba, ZRabefi, Senc efro da Senc cacana, gaiqeciT<br />

Sin da mSoblebs moaxseneT, xval Cvens saTxovnelad gera<br />

da nestori movlenTqo!<br />

<strong>me</strong>re CaTas win datrialda, maimuniviT daimanWa, aakiskisa<br />

da sacekvaod gaitaca.<br />

efrom da cacanam erTmaneTs gadaxedes, gaibusnen,<br />

dafrTxnen. aseTi xumroba gagonila?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>ore dRes marTlac mogvakiTxes, Za! _ axlac<br />

gaocebiT igonebs cacana, _ aki xumroba gvegona! is Ra<strong>me</strong><br />

efrosTan gavaTie da dilamde bWoba gvqonda, iqneb arc<br />

xumroben da movlenTqo... isic ver gagverCia, ro<strong>me</strong>li<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>ls gvTxoulobda. <strong>me</strong> ufro gera momwonda, efros<br />

_ nestori... asec moxda!<br />

gera kvaracxelia morcxvi kaci yofila. etlSi xmagak<strong>me</strong>ndili<br />

ijda. Sin, sakuTar jargvals rom miaRwies,<br />

gaubedavi adamianebis Cveulebisa<strong>me</strong>br, zed<strong>me</strong>tad gaisarja,<br />

patarZals miwaze fexi ar daakarebina, xelSi aitaca<br />

da es TeTri pepela Tavis gamWvartlul jargval-<br />

Si Seiyvana. Zirs daSveba veRar gabeda da keriasTan joriviT<br />

gaCerda. cacanas sicili autyda, cxviri kacis<br />

kiserSi Cargo da mouRitina...<br />

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_ efrobebi, Sen xom mTlad fiora CitiviT iqnebodi?<br />

_ ikiTxa marTalim.<br />

ufrosebs gaecinaT.<br />

_ xelebze ayvanisa ra mogaxsenoT, _ efros damWknar<br />

bageebze Rimili miiWuWka, _ nestori ise miabijebda,<br />

verafriT mivewie. ariqa, ga<strong>me</strong>qceva<strong>me</strong>Tqi da Tavi movikali.<br />

es oda xom maSin Zirs idga, orsafexuriani kibeRa<br />

hqonda. nestors safexurebisaTvis fexi ar daukarebia,<br />

dires ise gadaalaja, jorkoze Camojda, Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi waiZro<br />

da mibrZana: fexis wyali momirbenine, Surige!<br />

_ tyui, tyui! _ qoqola daayara cacanam.<br />

_ Sen ki sul simarTle Camokakle! _ uborotod Seepasuxa<br />

efro.<br />

_ yvelani aq vikribebodiT, efrosTan! _ mogonebebiT<br />

gaTba cacana, _ gvian Ra<strong>me</strong>mde kamaTobdnen kacebi.<br />

ZRvibi Toloraia qaliviT gahkioda, marqsi da marqsizmio,<br />

proletari da proletariatio... maSin xom axali sityvebi<br />

iyo, yuri SeCveuli ara gvqonda da gveucxoeboda. nestoric<br />

ase iZaxda, marqsi da proletario; gerac, oRond dinjad<br />

da ufal R<strong>me</strong>rTs daayolebda!.. mikvirda, yvelani<br />

erTsa da imaves Tu laparakoben, sakamaTo ra aqvT<strong>me</strong>Tqi...<br />

werakiTxvis ucodinrebi viyaviT <strong>me</strong> da efro...<br />

_ Sen maSinac Wkuis kolofi iyavi! _ Seawia efrom.<br />

_ yvelani erTad viyaviT! _ cacanas xmas sevda Seepara,<br />

efros SeniSvnas wauyrua. _ TiTqos veraferi<br />

gagvyrida. <strong>me</strong> marTa <strong>me</strong>wvina akvanSi, efros _ tataCi, Ca-<br />

Tas _ bikenti!<br />

_ vin ifiqrebda, qals Tu iSovida! _ daagdo uceb efrom.<br />

_ ratom? _ cacanas efros qiliki ar moewona. _<br />

CaTas mze da mTvare amosdioda qmarze, oRond uxane<br />

yofila is sacodavi. yvelas ajoba ZRvibi Toloraiam<br />

WkuiT, iseTi Zala iSova, ZRvibis daZaxebasac ver ubedavdnen,<br />

Sinaurebi `bikentis mamao~ ityodnen, Soreblebi<br />

`amxanago Toloraiao!~<br />

_ `bikentis mama~, _ CaixiTxiTa efrom, _ sakuTari<br />

saxeli dakarga kacma.<br />

saSiSi qali iyo es efro, arafers erideboda... beri<br />

zaqaraiam qalis sityvebi viTomc ver gaigo, ubis wignaki<br />

dakeca da Seinaxa...<br />

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7<br />

wina dRes beri zaqaraiam adgilobrivi gazeTis `<strong>me</strong>brZoli<br />

stalinelis” redaqciis TxovniT orgverdiani<br />

werili gaaSanSala. aseT werilebs adrec ukveTavdnen<br />

xol<strong>me</strong>. didi tvinis Wyleta amas ar sWirdeboda, radgan<br />

trafaretul, mzamzareul frazebs Tavs mainc ver daaRwevda.<br />

erTgvari zizRis grZnobiT asrulebda davalebas,<br />

radgan kargad icoda, am sityvebSi WeSmaritebis<br />

natamalic arsad moiZieboda. WeSmariteba sisxliani da<br />

sastiki iyo. simarTlis sinaTle suls ganw<strong>me</strong>nds xol<strong>me</strong>,<br />

oRond amis ufleba beris ar hqonda da sicruis WuWyi sulSi<br />

eleqeboda... amjeradac werilis Sinaarsi, oqtombris<br />

ocda<strong>me</strong>aTe wlisTavs rom uZRvna, <strong>me</strong>reTel revolucionerebs<br />

exeboda. sami vaJkacis _ gera kvaracxelias, ZRvibi<br />

Toloraias da nestor Toduas Tavgadasavlebi oqros<br />

varaySi unda Caesva, yovelnairad Seelamazebina, mwikvli<br />

Tu ram ecxo, Camoerecxa... es matyuara werilebi, TamaSis<br />

kanoniT SeTxzulni, aTvlis cru wertilidan danaxuli<br />

samyaros fantastikur ganzomilebas iZleodnen... ratom<br />

vakeTeb amas? _ fiqrobda beri, _ xom SemiZlia uari vTqva?..<br />

ara maqvs, amxanagebo, weris niWi da nurc mikveTavT.<br />

sxvac bevria iseTi, kalams saiTac gindaT, gaaWenebs...<br />

fiqrobda ase, magram icoda, verasodes gabedavda am<br />

satyvebis xmamaRla warmoTqmas.<br />

`risi unda <strong>me</strong>Sinodes <strong>me</strong>, beri zaqaraias?.. risi eSinia<br />

adamians saerTod?.. viTom laCaria da imitom?.. uSiSari

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kaci iyo mamaCemi, solomon zaqaraia. erTi ramisa eSinoda<br />

mxolod _ Sercxvenisa da amas ver ascda... SiSi Cvens<br />

sulSi imTaviTve Cabudebula. Tavisufleba, albaT, SiSisagan<br />

ganTavisuflebaa. am gagebiT Cven arasodes vyofilvarT<br />

Tavisufalni. revoluciac imitom moxda, Tavisufleba<br />

mogvepovebina, magram mauzeris Tavisuflebam sulis<br />

Tavisufleba akvanSive Cakla da Tavisuflebis wil dagvrCa<br />

SiSi... uflis winaSe davificeb, rom sikvdilisa ar <strong>me</strong>Sinia.<br />

maS, ratom <strong>me</strong>Sinia, rom es ubralo, arcTu uCveulo sityvebi<br />

Cveulebrivi <strong>me</strong>lniT Cveulebriv qaRaldze Caviwero.<br />

bolos da bolos sikvdilze uaresi vis ra damarTnia?~<br />

`<strong>me</strong>brZoli stalinelisaTvis~ daweril werils daxeda.<br />

saTauri trafaretulia, stili kancelaruli, qaRaldis<br />

virTxis dawerili. miswvda, undoda gadaefxriwa, magram<br />

gons moego, ganze gadado. diax, xval redaqciaSi<br />

gagzavnis, gazeTis pirvel gverdze dabeWdaven. gvars<br />

ar moaweren, saredaqcio werilad gaasaReben. kiTxviT<br />

mainc aravin kiTxulobs msgavs werilebs...<br />

berim qaRaldebis sul sxva dasta moswia. zed lamazi<br />

kaligrafiiT gamoiyvana: `revoluciis 30 weli~. Cafiqrda<br />

da Camowera: `1. gera kvaracxelia, 2. ZRvibi Toloraia,<br />

3. nestor Todua~, da kidev, qveviT _ `dasawyisi~.<br />

sanam bolo sityvas dawerda, pirveli ukve gaqra, beri<br />

ki, Ra<strong>me</strong>s Sefarebuli, Tavis oTaxSi ganmartoebuli, SiSisagan<br />

ganTavisuflebuli Seudga aRweras gera kvaracxelias<br />

SiSisa... mravali wlis Semdeg marTali Todua etyvis<br />

beri zaqaraias: Zia beri, is SiSi CemSic cocxlobs. dabadebuli<br />

arc viyavi, uflis ganawesSiRa vewere, magram Cemi<br />

momavali arsebobis xazi nestorisa da geras, efrosa da<br />

cacanas cxovrebaze unda gasuliyo, imTaviTve Tanamonawile<br />

viyavi maTi silaCrisa da gmirobisa, marcxisa<br />

da gamarjvebisa...~<br />

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oqtombris im dRes _ es moxda 1906 wels _ gera kvaracxeliam<br />

sasaxlis quCaze sikvdilis civi sunTqva igrZno<br />

da sicocxleSi pirvelad mZi<strong>me</strong> gamocdas ver gauZlo.<br />

azri TiTqos gamoeTiSa, Zala fexebs mieca. imdenad moulodneli,<br />

imdenad daujerebeli ram xdeboda, misi sxeuli<br />

TavisTavad eswrafvoda gadarCenas... yvelaferi airia,<br />

yvelaferi yiraze dadga da geras <strong>me</strong>xsierebas SerCa<br />

mxolod frag<strong>me</strong>ntebi _ gaafTrebuli, giJuri saxeebi<br />

kazakebisa, SiSveli xmlebi, cxenebis ofliani, moRrecili<br />

kisrebi, gaSlili fafari da Zua, qafiani, yviTeli<br />

kbilebi... Zirs dacemuli qali, brbosagan gaTelili _<br />

veravin iclida xelis SesaSveleblad... Tofebis Waxa-<br />

Wuxi da zriali... zriali... xmaurisagan Tavi uskdeboda<br />

geras, Sig tvinSi gugunebda raRac usaSvelo da gaugebari...<br />

yurSi isev da isev Caesmoda mWaxe da uxeSi _ `Øàïêó<br />

äîëîé!~ srola, wivilkivili, gniasi... garboda gera da<br />

sikvdilis SiSs cnobierebidan amoeSanTa yovelive danar-<br />

Ceni. TavzeviT grZnobda sisxlian xmals, zurgSi SaSxanis<br />

xiSti ebjineboda TiTqos, misTvis gasrolili tyvia eweoda<br />

da imasac gaurboda... garboda prospeqtze da daviwyeboda,<br />

rom arsebobs eSmaki, sulis wil sicocxles rom gaCuqebs,<br />

da arsebobs R<strong>me</strong>rTi, Tavdadebis wil ukvdavebas rom<br />

gaziarebs... arCevanis SesaZlebloba daviwyeboda...<br />

`samxedro soboris~ TeTri kedlebi... gimnaziis nacrisferi<br />

Senoba... gimnazielTa talRa, gera kvaracxelia<br />

rom SenobaSi Seitana... kibe... sarTulebi... isev kibe... aRma...<br />

daRma... iyo uamravi kari, magram dasamali adgili versad<br />

ipova... fanjrebSi SuSis msxvrevis xma... Ceq<strong>me</strong>bis bragabrugi<br />

parketze, ymawvilTa damfrTxali Tvalebi TiTqos<br />

nislSi micuraveno da kazakebi: lurji Tvalebi, qera ulvaSebi,<br />

sikvdilis bangi, sisxlis yayaCoebi... egona geras,<br />

rom mxolod mas misdevda sikvdili, mxolod is aeRo mi-

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zanSi... amitomac ver gaego, ratom eyara Zirs gva<strong>me</strong>bi,<br />

ratom dioda sisxli, godebiT ratom iyo haeri savse...<br />

derefanSi mouxvia... kvlav kibe!.. zeviT Tu qveviT, aqeT<br />

Tu iqiT?.. safexurebze Cairbina, kari ipova, patara sakani...<br />

iq Cvrebsa da cocxebSi Caimala... xmaurma Sors gadainacvla,<br />

TiTqos Senelda, CaixSo... albaT bambis kedlebi<br />

hqonda sakans, amitomac ver aRwevda gare x<strong>me</strong>bi, anda<br />

geras gulis bagabugi faravda yvela danarCen xmas.<br />

zis gera bnelSi, cdilobs sunTqva daiokos, cdilobs<br />

gaqres, kedelSi gauCinardes...<br />

Cqari da msubuqi fexis xma ismis, viRaca morbis, kar-<br />

Tan wrialebs, aRebs, Semodis, iqve Cacucqdeba, bavSvurad<br />

slukunebs...<br />

uceb kari gaskda, talRasaviT Semovarda Rrianceli,<br />

yvirili, Rmuili...<br />

_ ager, ager mimalula!<br />

da SeSinebuli, tiriliani xma:<br />

_ Zia, ar momklaT, ar momklaT, ra!<br />

geras Seaciva... wamodga... parkidan Wia rom gamoZvreba,<br />

ise gamoZvra Tavisi laCari, umaqnisi gvamidan... `ufalo,<br />

mo<strong>me</strong>c Zala!~ _ pirjvari gadaiwera da kuTxidan gamoabija.<br />

sircxvilis grZnobas SiSi gamoexveta. mixvda, arafrad<br />

uRirda sicocxle, mixvda, am wuTamde mona iyo,<br />

amier ki _ Tavisufali... igi sxva kaci gaxda, magram am<br />

sxva kacs Tavisi mxrebiT unda ezida wina gera kvaracxelias<br />

usazRvro danaSauli.<br />

gamovida gera samalavidan, kari farTod gaaRo, sina-<br />

Tle SemouSva. iqve, saknis zRurblTan sisxlisagan daclili<br />

gimnazieli egdo. Zirs daeSva, civ Sublze xelisguli<br />

daado, pirisaxeze CamouSva, Riad darCenili Tvalebi<br />

dauxuWa.<br />

maRla aixeda da ufals SesTxova:<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTo, ro<strong>me</strong>li xar caTa Sina, miibare umanko kravis<br />

suli!<br />

adga da wamovida. derefnebSi kvlav CoCqoli idga.<br />

zedac aravin uyurebda ucxod mavals. ZalauflebiT<br />

mTvralni miezidebodnen, risi waRebac SeiZleboda. baliSidan<br />

amocvenili bumbuli farfatebda haerSi, Zirs<br />

efineboda da nasisxlars ekroboda.<br />

_ Ïîøåë âîí! _ SeubRvira viRacam da gareT ubiZga.<br />

golovinis prospeqti naomar velsa hgavda.<br />

prospeqts miRma, `soboris~ gumbaTze jvari brwyinavda<br />

da mis sxivTa anareklSi uflis xateba moelanda.<br />

_ Seminde, ufalo, codvils! _ RaRadyo gera kvaracxeliam...<br />

ase yveboda am ambavs efro, mkacrad da Seuvalad mokumavda<br />

Txel, damWknar bageebs, TvalebSi aSterdeboda<br />

marTalis da beri zaqaraias.<br />

_ icodeT, Svilebo, adamiani sustia, yvelaze Zalgulovani<br />

kacic ver vaJkacobs yovelTvis, nu gikvirT<br />

sxvaTa sisuste!<br />

vis gaukvirdeboda? an kacTa sisuste, an vaJkacuri<br />

siqvele!<br />

_ tyuilia, tyuilia! _ cxarobda cacana._ Cemi gera<br />

orjerac ar wasula TbilisSi, golovinis prospeqtze ra<br />

undoda?... swored maSin aafriala macxovrisgoris taZris<br />

gumbaTze wiTeli droSa...<br />

_ es maisobaze iyo, naxevari wlis Semdeg! _ Seuswora<br />

efrom.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>reTSi sul pirvelad sapirvelmaiso alami babua<br />

geram aRmarTa, _ Tavmomwoned Tqva marTalim, _ nestor<br />

babua exmareboda da ZRvibi Toloraiac!<br />

im dros samiveni _ gera, nestori da qosa ZRvibia ganuyreli<br />

Z<strong>me</strong>biviT iyvnen da swamdaT kidec, Cveni Zmoba<br />

maradi da urRvevi iqnebao.<br />

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_ he, biWo, geras klaven mgonia! _ gadmosZaxa <strong>me</strong>zobelma<br />

qosa ZRvibias.<br />

klaveno? qosa ZRvibiam samalavidan CvarSi gaxveuli<br />

mauzeri amoiRo, tyviebiT datena da macxovrisgorisken<br />

gaiqca.<br />

_ nestor, gesmis, kaco, geras klaveno! _ ikivla efrom.<br />

nestori wuTis win miujda sufras wasaxemseblad.<br />

lukma umal daagdo da, aba, Tofio.<br />

efrom Tavisi xeliT gamourbenina Tofi da satyviawamle.<br />

xidTan rom ori Ziri kakali dgas, utu Toduas, marTaliad<br />

wodebulis, darguli, ai, iq Sexvdnen erTmaneTs<br />

nestori da qosa ZRvibia.<br />

_ gaige?<br />

_ ho, gavige!<br />

kaklebis CrdilSi mudamdRe moqalaqeebi iyridnen<br />

Tavs. axlac blomad idgnen da musaifiT erTobodnen.<br />

amaT Tvals ra daemaleboda da SexeT, mTavrobasTan saomrad<br />

midiano, erTmaneTs gadauCurCules.<br />

_ am gziT gaiares? _ ikiTxa nestorma.<br />

_ ho, am gziT wavidnen! _ gaubedavad Seepasuxa viRaca.<br />

_ aba, Tqven iciT, biWebo! _ miaZaxa <strong>me</strong>orem.<br />

oriode saaTiT adre gera kvaracxeliam wiTeli dro-<br />

Sa dakeca, ubeSi Caido da cacanas daubara:<br />

_ mag wignebs rom daacancareb, osurpatoni, saqmis<br />

droa ukve!<br />

qalaqSi uCveulo araferi xdeboda im dRes. <strong>me</strong>reTelebs<br />

araferi s<strong>me</strong>nodaT maisobaze. eg iyo, raRac cnobebi<br />

aRwevda Tbilisidan, imperiis axlo da Soreuli guberniebidan.<br />

mazris xelmZRvanelobam manamde cqvita yuri,<br />

sanam Tanamoqalaqeni ZilburanSi nebivrobdnen. maisobis<br />

xsenebac ki imperiis balavris rRvevad miiCnia da<br />

quCebSi Cafrebi da cxenosani kazakebi gamoiyvana. saq<strong>me</strong><br />

amaT araferi hqondaT, CumCuma Rvinis sardafebSi Caikargebodnen<br />

da mTxlenarev Rvinos pirSi isxamdnen...<br />

mTavris sasaxlesTan rom karis eklesiaa, iq Seiara<br />

geram, sanTeli daunTo gimnazielis ubiwo suls, Cumad<br />

iloca da ezoSi rom gamobrunda, mzem TvalebSi moabar-<br />

Cxala, TiTqos R<strong>me</strong>rTis mzeras SeefeTao, wamiT dabrmavda.<br />

xalxmravali bulvari gadaWra, kaklis xeebTan Caiara,<br />

nacnobebs miesalma da Cxerias xidi gadakveTa. am<br />

dros ukve qvis xidi iyo Cxeriaze gadebuli, ori uremi<br />

erTmaneTs gverds rom auvlida, iseTi.<br />

mTisZiri tyiani iyo, Wreli, Sereuli tye mijriT<br />

idga. oRond rac ufro uaxlovdeboda goraks, miT ufro<br />

dabldeboda, TiTqos macxovrisgoris winaSe Tavs maRla<br />

veRara swevso. ferdobi dabal tyebuCqnars Seemosa,<br />

ufrore bzas.<br />

aRmarTis dasawyiss viRac RvTisniers qviTkiris cxra<br />

safexuri CauduRabebia mtkiced. vin icis, vin da rodis<br />

moindoma macxovrisgoraze kibis ayvana. albaT saxsari<br />

ar eyo, an Rone, an sicocxle... darCa cxra safexuri _<br />

gera yovel asvlaze iTvlida _ rva saRi da <strong>me</strong>cxre _<br />

Jamisagan morRveuli...<br />

Sedga fexi pirvel safexurze gera kvaracxeliam, aixeda<br />

da <strong>me</strong>cxre, morRveul safexurze ymawvili ixila. gimnazistis<br />

forma ecva, gabutuli, daWorflili, TeTri pirisaxe<br />

hqonda, bavSvurad norCi da gulubryvilo gamoxedva.<br />

`momdeven?~ _ ikiTxa gimnazielma.<br />

geram icno ymawvili, sircxvili Seubrunda, Seaxura.<br />

`mapatie, Sevrcxvi yaZaxi! _ SesTxova, _ SiSma wamar-<br />

Tva Rone, veRar giSvele!~<br />

`yovelive RvTis nebaa!~ _ ymawvilma marjvena Semar-<br />

Ta da geram Tvals ar daujera _ gimnazielis xelSi is<br />

wiTeli droSa afrialda, aqamde ubeSi rom eguleboda.<br />

`saswaulia pirdapir!~ _ gaifiqra.<br />

gimnazieli Sebrunda, nabilikars ahyva. ise miabijebda,<br />

miwas fexs ar akarebso, wiTeli droSa maRla eWira,<br />

TavzeviT miafrialebda.<br />

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gera miedevna. cicaboze fexis mokideba uWirda, xandaxan<br />

bzis tots Seavlebda xels da es uadvilebda gzas.<br />

mzem droSas sxivebi miafina, aagizgiza, cecxli waukida.<br />

`es ra xdeba? _ fiqrobda gera, _ biWi xom kazakebma<br />

mokles! Cemi TvaliT davinaxe, ai, am xeliT davuxuWe<br />

Tvalebi!~<br />

pirjvari gadaiwera kacma, xvdeboda, rom saSiS gzas<br />

Sesdgomoda, magram mzad iyo TavganwirvisaTvis, oRond<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> codva gamoesyida.<br />

naxevari gza gavlili hqonda, rodesac moixeda. Cxeriis<br />

xids gamoRma, orRobeSi, mxedrebi Sedgnen. aqeTken<br />

iyurebodnen, albaT cdilobdnen gaerkviaT, ase wiTlad<br />

ra Rvioda macxovrisgoris mwvane ferdobze. <strong>me</strong>re<br />

cxenebi daZres da gamoeSurnen.<br />

`iyos, ufalo, neba Seni!~<br />

gimnazieli sakmaod Sors wasuliyo. kaci Zlivs xedavda<br />

lurji cis fonze, TiTqos RvTis angelozi miafarfatebda<br />

wiTel droSas.<br />

kvlav misdia geram, muxlCauxrelad iara maRla da<br />

maRla, daiRala, sunTqva mouxSirda.<br />

mxedrebi pirvel safexurTan CamoqveiTdnen. samni<br />

iyvnen, SaSxanebi eWiraT. geras ki aravin icavda, Fuflisa<br />

da win gaWrili ymawvilis garda. oRond SiSi ar awuxebda<br />

karga xania, SiSisagan samudamod ganTavisuflda.<br />

mdevrebs gauWirdaT, aRmarTi ioli dasaZlevi rodi iyo.<br />

`ehei!~ _ atexes stvenayiJina, muqaris sityvebi gauries.<br />

geram yuri ar aTxova, imaTTvis ar ecala, radgan us<strong>me</strong>nda<br />

sakuTar aCqarebul guliscemas, xSir sunTqvas, daRlil<br />

sxeuls da jiut suls, am sxeulze rom mbrZaneblobda.<br />

gaitkacuna, TiTqos kenWi gaskdao... <strong>me</strong>orejerac gaitkacuna,<br />

toti mosxipa, bzas wvrili foTlebi dascvivda.<br />

`<strong>me</strong>svrian!~ _ auRelveblad gaifiqra. kidev cotac<br />

da tyvia ver miswvdeboda.<br />

gimnazieli ukve ferdobis Tavze idga. wiTel dro-<br />

Sas mzeze afrialebda da alami cecxliviT gizgizebda.<br />

`aCqardi, mdevari mogeweva!~ _ TiTqos mouxmo.<br />

aCqarda gera, Rone daleoda, guli aRar uCerdeboda<br />

saguleSi.<br />

nabijic da macxovrisgoris Tavze aRmoCnda. ymawvili<br />

gamqraliyo, gera ki momcro galavanTan idga.<br />

`gmadlobT, ufalo!~<br />

galavanze gadaZvra, ezoSi Caxta. gediviT yelmoRerebuli<br />

idga macxovris taZari. ze asvetil gumbaTs maRla<br />

aetyorcna oqros jvari.<br />

muxlebze daeca gera kvaracxelia, miwas SubliT Seexo,<br />

wiTeli alami gulSi Caixuta.<br />

_ ufalo ieso qriste, Zeo da sityvao RvTisa cxovelisao,<br />

Semiwyale <strong>me</strong> uRirsi ese mona Seni!<br />

ismina TiTqos ufalma, sunTqva dauoka, Rone moubruna.<br />

wamodga gera, pirjvrisweriTa da locvis butbutiT<br />

Semouara taZars, ezoSi totebgaSlil kaklis xeze gavida,<br />

iqidan navze gadacocda, gumbaTidan Camokidebul<br />

jaWvs miswvda, ahyva da wminda jvris gverdiT wiTeli<br />

alami aRmarTa...<br />

is iyo, mdevari moewia, magram mdevars zurgidan nestor<br />

Todua da ZRvibi Toloraia moadgnen, sulze mouswres.<br />

_ he, he, nu xumrobT, biWebo! _ SeuZaxa ZRvibi Toloraiam.<br />

mTeli is dRe _ dRe pirveli maisisa _ macxovrisgoris<br />

Tavze frialebda wiTeli droSa da brwyinavda qristes<br />

wminda jvari...<br />

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`warsuli mudam Cvens gverdiTaa. adamianTa modgmis<br />

cxovreba uwyveti jaWvia, igi drois mdinarebas wamiTac<br />

ver gadaaxteba, magram qrono<strong>me</strong>tri<strong>me</strong>xsiereba yovelives<br />

Tanabrad veRar aRnusxavs. maradisobis saTvalavSi<br />

gardasuli Jami punqtiriviTaa moniSnuli... vis unda<br />

davyrdnobodi simarTlis ZiebaSi? ranairad unda ga<strong>me</strong>cocxlebina<br />

gerasa da nestoris, qosa ZRvibias Tavgadasavlebi.<br />

isini ori dedabris _ efrosa da cacanas <strong>me</strong>xsierebaSi<br />

ganagrZobdnen arsebobas. Cems mogonebebSi ki<br />

uferuli aCrdilebiviT gaicricnen. yvelaze realuri<br />

xati muzeumis kedlebze Camokidebuli fotoebia. Tumca<br />

eseni xom wamieri sinamdvilis mxolod da mxolod aslebia.<br />

siyviTlegadakruli, gauferulebuli fotoebi<br />

legendebs acocxleben... Cven istoria ara gvaqvs, Cveni<br />

warsuli legendebis krebulia...<br />

maSin, pirveli amboxis dros tyvias gadaurCa gera<br />

kvaracxelia, tyvias gadaurCnen nestor Todua da ZRvibi<br />

Toloraiac. tyvias ki gadaurCnen, magram susxi sasjelisa<br />

samives Seexo, amoglija <strong>me</strong>reTis gamozomili cxovrebidan,<br />

ufrore ki _ ZRvibi Toloraia...<br />

* * *<br />

qosa ZRvibias Ceq<strong>me</strong>biT Sesdgnen sapolicio ubanSi,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re xelfexSekruli daagdes uremze da quTaisis sagubernio<br />

cixis karamde sul cematyepiT miaciles. albaT<br />

TvalSi epataravebodaT. misi uwverulvaSo, bavSvuri<br />

pirisaxe daucvelobis STabeWdilebas aZlierebda da<br />

yovel vigindaras xeli silis gasalawuneblad gaurboda<br />

_ amanac Tavi rogor wamoyo, am nexvis Wiam ranairad<br />

gabedao, erTi damixedeT, esec revolucias apirebso.<br />

kacad aravis CauTvlia qosa ZRvibia, Cvrad moeCvenaT da<br />

zed fexebs aw<strong>me</strong>ndnen. aqeT qurdebma gafcqvnes, iqiT<br />

politikurnic almacerad uyurebdnen, aqaoda yvela<br />

daCagrulis mxares ki varT, magram es sacodavi imdenad<br />

daCagrulia, Cvens saq<strong>me</strong>ebSi rom gavrioT, saxeli gagvitydebao.<br />

cimbiris gzas rom gauyenes, ZRvibis saso warekveTa.<br />

aqamde Tu sulSi protesti uRvioda, TavisTvis mainc<br />

iqadneboda, moicaT, Cemi droc movao, axla mixvda, misi<br />

dro arc ise axlo iyo, jerjerobiT mavanTa da MmavanTa<br />

Jami idga da misi gulis skdoma da naRvlis gasieba aravis<br />

awuxebda.<br />

`stolipinis~ vagonSi teva ar iyo da qosa ZRvibia Sig<br />

rom Setenes, kupeSi Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti TavzexelaRebuli patimari<br />

ise ewyo, rogorc qaSayi kasrSi _ haeri ar yofnidaT,<br />

oflad iwurebodnen.<br />

_ es lamazi saidan dagvixates, amisi deda ase da ise!<br />

_ braziT daibubuna baybaydevma, xalvaTad rom ijda qveda<br />

<strong>me</strong>rxze, orTav mxares vinc esxdnen, erTierTmaneTze<br />

mieWylita, wina <strong>me</strong>rxis patronebi TvalebSi pirferulad<br />

Sescicinebdnen, zeda ficarnagze wamowililni ki, gverdis<br />

monacvleba rom uWirdaT, xandaxan Tavs gadmohyofdnen<br />

da oflis winwklebs gadmoasxurebdnen...<br />

_ es jRani gvaklda axla! _ ver mSviddeboda baybaydevi<br />

da sacrisodena TvalebiT xvretda qosa ZRvibias,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lic zurgiT gisosze miWeWyiliyo da jerac ar<br />

icoda, bedi ras umzadebda.<br />

baybaydevi win gadmoixara, TiTi ataka (TiTi xom qosas<br />

majis simsxo mainc eqneboda), ikiTxa:<br />

_ vina xar da ras warmoadgen?<br />

ZRvibim xmas rixi SesZina:<br />

_ politpatimari Toloraia!<br />

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_ Cvari xar, Sen, politpatimaro Toloraia! _ daaskvna<br />

baybaydevma.<br />

_ rogor gekadrebaT... _ wamoiwyo ZRvibim, magram<br />

Sarianma kacma yuri ar aTxova mis protests, aqeT Caajinda:<br />

_ sicocxle giyvars, politpatimaro Toloraia?<br />

ZRvibis gulmuceli aemRvra. Seecada SiSi ar daem-<br />

Cnia da viTomc udardelado, ise Tqva:<br />

_ sicocxle vis ar uyvars!<br />

_ hoda, Cajeqi Zirs!<br />

ZRvibis muxlebi TavisTavad moudunda, sadac idga,<br />

iqve daeSva. mixvda, morCilebis fasad unda eyida sicocxle...<br />

baybaydevma baTinkebidan fexebi amoiRo, gamouwoda<br />

da katasaviT mourbila:<br />

_ politpatimaro Toloraia, saxvevi Semxseni!<br />

saxvevi oflis suniT yarda, magram sxva ra Cara iyo,<br />

ZRvibim Seuxsna, Tan xiTxiTebda, viTomcda <strong>me</strong>smis xumrobis<br />

fasio, fiqrSi ki Tavis damamcirebels bare xuTjer<br />

gauyara dana mucelSi.<br />

baybaydevma farTod gauRima. pirisaxe niCabs miugavda<br />

da misi Rimili Semzaravi iyo.<br />

_ Cemi mokvla inatre, ara?! _ fexebi muxlebze dauwyo<br />

qosas da TiTqmis <strong>me</strong>gobrulad uTxra: _ fexisgulebze<br />

momfxane, gunebaSi ki, rac ginda, is ifiqre, CemTvis<br />

sul erTia!<br />

ZRvibim fexisgulze mofxana da mwared gaifiqra: `Se<br />

sacodavo, Se marTlac qosav! amodena imperias ujanydebi<br />

da ager, am pirutyvma dagimorCila!.. araferia! _ umal<br />

Seepasuxa <strong>me</strong>ore ZRvibi, `politpatimar Toloraiad~<br />

wodebuli, _ mova Cemi droc, Cagruli aRsdgeba!~<br />

derefanSi jariskacma gaiara, gisosebSi Semoixeda.<br />

Tvali zantad moaSora da mowyeniT waidudRuna:<br />

_ ar iSli Sensas, Corna, xom?<br />

`Corna! _ gaifiqra qosam, _ moica, moica, Cemgan<br />

mogelis Savi bedi!~<br />

matareblis kivilma daarRvia kunapeti Ra<strong>me</strong>. borblebma<br />

dagadugiT gadaiares xidze, vagoni irweoda. qosa<br />

ZRvibia Cornas fexisgulebs fxanda, Tan daRlilmisavaTebuls<br />

Tvlema ereoda.<br />

_ magari revolucioneri iyo politpatimari Toloraia!<br />

_ amayad CaurTo cacanam. _ vagonSi rom SehyavdaT,<br />

peronze mTeli jari idga, Tavze aravin dagveces da tyve<br />

ar wagvarTvaso. kupeSi majissimsxo jaWviT daabes, aqe-<br />

TiqiT SaSxaniani saldaTebi amouyenes... aba, CasZinebodaT,<br />

ise gaqreboda, Citi gafrenilao...<br />

sakuTar xvedrs versad gaufrinda ZRvibi Toloraia.<br />

matarebelma gadaiara saTaTreTi da vladikavkavi,<br />

volgispireTi da urali. didxans mixoxavda aRmosavle-<br />

Tis vrcel tramalebze. dabolos, miaRwia taigis mxares.<br />

amasobaSi CamoTova da cimbiruli yinvebi daiWira.<br />

Zlivs gadaitana ZRvibim is yinvebi. Toxisa da enis<br />

moqavebis <strong>me</strong>ti araferi exerxeboda, magram rad ginda,<br />

TovlSi siminds aravin Tesavs, verc Tavisi sayvelpurio<br />

rusuliT gadarevda qveyanas... erT miyruebul qalaqSi<br />

daagdes da ubrZanes, aq iarsebe da gaqceva ar gabedovo.<br />

riTi earseba?.. dadioda kardakar xelebgawvdili. misi<br />

uwveruli saxe daWmuWnil Ceqmis yels daemsgavsa, damzrali<br />

fexebiT sagrZnoblad koWlobda, xmiT xom katasaviT<br />

knaoda: `podaite, xrista radi, boJiemu Celoveku!~<br />

gunebaSi ki boRmisagan gasiebuli R<strong>me</strong>rTs taxts<br />

aclida da qveynis damxobas natrobda... kartofilis<br />

nafcqveniTa da kombostos mwniliT gadaitana mkacri<br />

zamTari... zafxulSi es didi qveyana mwvane FferiT dam-<br />

Svenda. oRond ZRvibis erTi wvaleba <strong>me</strong>oreTi Seecvala<br />

_ koRo da qinqli aclida siqas... kbilebi rom erTmane-<br />

Tis miyolebiT dasZvra, sabolood mixvda, viRupebio, da<br />

gaqceva scada. asi kilo<strong>me</strong>triT gaSorda misjil qalaqs,<br />

roca xeli staces da asi rozgi dahkres...<br />

_ xuTjer gaiqca politpatimari Toloraia, _ yveba<br />

cacana, Tan TiTebze iTvlis, erTxel matarebliTo, er-<br />

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Txel drogiTo, erTxel irmis marxiliTo, cxeniTo, ZaRlis<br />

marxiliTo, TxilamurebiTo... Cerdeba, xvdeba, rom<br />

angariSi SeeSala da Tavidan iwyebs CamoTvlas.<br />

es iyo legenda, zRapari... sinamdvileSi ras akeTebda<br />

aT welze <strong>me</strong>t xans ZRvibi Toloraia?.. ra iseTi danaSauli<br />

hqonda, amden xans rom ver moinania?.. albaT danaSauls<br />

danaSauli waamata... is aTi weli bneliTaa moculi da cacanas<br />

moyolil zRapars Tu arafrad CavTvliT, samudamod<br />

waSlilia kacTa <strong>me</strong>xsierebidan...<br />

TviT ZRvibis sityvebidan Cawerili ambebi ukve revoluciis<br />

gariJraJs exeba. tyuilmarTalis dadgena isev<br />

ZRvibisa da misi <strong>me</strong>xotbeebis sindisze iyos!<br />

ukanasknelad scada qosa ZRvibiam gaqceva. mowyenilobam<br />

guli dauxra, sigiJe moeria da gzas TovlSi daadga.<br />

mglis xrova aekida kvalze. monadiris saxli rom ara, veraferi<br />

gadaarCenda. fafuki Tovli ido, welamde efloboda<br />

da Zlivs miarRvevda... Talxi, gacrecili ca dabla Camowoliliyo.<br />

TeTrad Sesudruli wiwvnari ferebs usixarulod<br />

amuqebda. sulieri arsad WaWanebda da ZRvibim<br />

SiSisa da daRlilobisagan zmuili morTo. cremli Rawvze<br />

eyineboda. xelTaTmans rom Camoisvamda, kani efxaWneboda.<br />

tirili Rones aclida, mxneobas ukargavda, magram<br />

Tavis Sekaveba aRar SeeZlo. mgeli maSin naxa da ZaRli<br />

egona. gzaze Cacucquliyo da azriani TvalebiT Semoxeda,<br />

TiTqos eubneboda, tyuilubralod ras wvalob,<br />

adamiano, vici, male TovlSi Cawvebi da Cemi kerZi gaxdebio.<br />

`vavai!~ _ SehbRavla ZRvibim. mgels TiTqos gaukvirda<br />

es ucnauri xavili, ukan gadaxta, juja naZvs amoefara...<br />

mixvda ZRvibi, tye savse iyo mglebiT. yoveli<br />

xis Ziridan umzerdnen moTminebiT da elodnen, rodis<br />

SeRamdeboda, rodis dausxlteboda fexi, rodis Caemxoboda<br />

TovlSi da daadasturebda Tavis ususurobas... SiSma<br />

aamCata, Rone moemata... Soriaxlo Sehymuvla mgelma,<br />

moSorebiT bani misca xrovam... `vavai, Cqimi coda!~ _ miiC-<br />

qaroda da mibRaoda ZRvibi. am sasowarkveTili bRaviliT<br />

sicocxlis wa<strong>me</strong>bs ixangrZlivebda, radgan araadamianuri,<br />

ucnauri bgerebi xrovas afrTxobda... da uceb retianiviT<br />

gaCerda... pirdapir, Canamqruli bilikis bolos, fi-<br />

WvnarSi jargvali Cayursuliyo Savad da qosas eloda...<br />

`vavai, Cqimi coda!~ _ ukve sixaruliT SehRriala ZRvibim<br />

da kars miawva, mZi<strong>me</strong>d, WrialiT SeaRo da bnelSi Seabija.<br />

zRurblTanve iatakze daeSva da karga xans izluquna,<br />

TviTonac ar esmoda wuxilisagan Tu sixarulisagan...<br />

gons rom moego, maSinRa mimoixeda. monadiris qoxi<br />

aRmoCnda. Ru<strong>me</strong>li... koxtad dawyobili SeSa... kvesi da<br />

abedi... gamxmari orcxobila, Sebolili loris naWeri da<br />

erTi boTli arayi... ga<strong>me</strong>xebuli guli veRar moulbo<br />

RvTis saCuqarma, orad ori kbiliT loRnida lors da<br />

umisamarTod imuqreboda _ `macadeT, gazRvevinebT<br />

samagieros!~ taigaSi ki gawbilebuli xrova ymuoda, usasood<br />

moTqvamda bedis samduravs.<br />

_ zurgze rom mgeli moaxta, politpatimarma Toloraiam<br />

qeCoSi xeli staca, gadmoiRo da Zirs daabertya,<br />

_ cacanam Tavisi uRono, magram fumfula xelebi ise<br />

moiqnia, TiTqos zurgidan nadiris gadmoRebas apirebda,<br />

_ aq <strong>me</strong>orem iskupa, ZRvibim Witlayi amokra da amoatriala...<br />

daavlo kombals xeli, druza da druza... _<br />

cacanas qoSini autyda, suli Zlivs moiTqva.<br />

_ netavi Sen, bavSviviT rom acetdebi! _ CaibuzRuna<br />

efrom.<br />

gazafxulamde darCa monadiris qoxSi. sakvebs axlo<br />

tyeSi poulobda. xan ciyvis marags gaaniavebda, xan aryis<br />

qerqs xarSavda da ReWavda... yovelive daviwyeboda. er-<br />

TaderTi survili SerCenoda, rogor<strong>me</strong> kuWi amoevso...<br />

Tovli swrafad dadna, norC, mware ylortebs itenida<br />

pirSi... soroebidan mindvris Tagvebma amoyves Tavi da<br />

xafangi daugo...<br />

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monadireebma tyis safrTxobela rom dainaxes, SiSisagan<br />

kinaRam tyvia daaxales. am arsebaSi Zlivs amoicnes<br />

adamiani. qosa sixarulisagan axiTxiTda. sazareli iyo<br />

misi daWmuli Rojebis yureba... mTeli gza taigis soflamde<br />

ise mixiTxiTebda. `ras icini, rom icini, ori kbili<br />

SegrCa da isic amogvardeba!~ _ SeuRrina boqaulma, soflidan<br />

qalaqs rom miabrZana, iZulebuli gaxda orRobeSi<br />

talaxi ezila da amis gamo boRma klavda.<br />

cidan usiamovno JinJRli eSveboda usaxur, dabal<br />

jargvalebze, talaxian, ficrul Robeebze. am gauxarelma<br />

suraTma da amindma ZRvibis suli sevdiT aakvnesa. Tavisi<br />

xanmokle sicocxle am nacrisferSi, nestsa da sicive-<br />

Si unda etarebina da amis gafiqreba gausaZlis tkivilsa<br />

gvrida.<br />

tarantasi gaCerda. savarZelSi koxta, Suaxnis oficeri<br />

da lamazi mandilosani isxdnen. ZRvibis amaT danaxvaze<br />

SeaZagZaga. ramdeni welia, lamazad Cacmuli, sufTa<br />

qali ar enaxa. daviwyeboda, rom isic kaci iyo, adre kaceb-<br />

Si eria, hqonda samSoblo, hqonda saxli da kari, saW<strong>me</strong>lic<br />

moepoveboda da sas<strong>me</strong>lic, ibanda kidec da garecxilic<br />

ecva. mis cols CaTas mzeTunaxavi ar eTqmoda, magram<br />

qals xom mainc hgavda, Svili bikenti akvanSi ewvina _ qosas<br />

egona, axlac akvanSi wevs da RuRunebso... yvelaferi<br />

axla moagonda ZRvibis da Sercxva.<br />

oficerma ucxourad gadaulaparaka qals. `ra saSinelebaa!~<br />

_ Tqva qalma da bage auTrTolda, albaT sibralulis<br />

gamo. oficerma TiTiT moixmo boqauli: `Zmobilo,<br />

vin aris es kaci?~ `politpatimaria, Tqveno keTil-<br />

Sobilebav!~ `Zmobilo, nuTu ar gagigonia, rom <strong>me</strong>fe taxtidan<br />

gadaayenes da politikurebi gaaTavisufles? gauSvi,<br />

wavides!~ tarantasi daiZra, oficerma moixeda da<br />

moneta gadmoagdo. moneta ZRvibis ferxTiT Cavarda.<br />

qosam aiRo, maneTiani iyo, nikolozisa. daacqerda, daacqerda<br />

da uceb giJiviT axarxarda... moaRo Tavisi CaSavebuli,<br />

ukbilo piri da xarxarebda, xarxarebda...<br />

nirwamxdari boqauli sargadaylapuliviT idga da<br />

gons ver mosuliyo.<br />

_ uh, Seni! _ SeubRvira ZRvibim da panRuri amohkra.<br />

_ ee, ras Svebi, ras Svebi!.. _ dabneulad Caiburtyuna<br />

boqaulma da dedlurad mousva.<br />

_ ZRvibi Toloraia irmis marxiliT SeiWra qalaqSi,<br />

welgamarTuli idga, Tma lomis fafars miugavda! _ cacana<br />

cdilobs welSi gaimarTos, magram qarisagan zurgatkiebuls<br />

krusuni wascdeba. _ dainaxa gubernatoris<br />

colma, lamazma kneinam da amoioxra: `ah, Cto za krasavec!<br />

miTxariT, geTayva, ras niSnavs kosa dzgvibia?~ ZRvibim<br />

mkerdi borbaliviT gamoisrola da eSmakurad uTargmna:<br />

`es, genacvale, umSvenieres vaJkacs niSnavs!~ `ah, _ aRfrTovanda<br />

gubernatoris coli, _ Sen nastaiaSi kosa<br />

dzgvibia xar!~<br />

_ oh, oh, R<strong>me</strong>rTi dagsjis mageTi tyuilebisaTvis!<br />

_ gaecina efros.<br />

_ tyuili ratom iqneba, bebi, _ CaerTo marTali, _<br />

muzeumSi, <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulze naxati hkidia _ `politpatimari<br />

Toloraia da gubernatoris qali~, ai...<br />

_ Jami Seicvala, _ Tavi urwmunod gaaqnia efrom, _<br />

koWli Txa win aRmoCnda!<br />

diax, Jami Seicvala!<br />

_ hei! _ SeuZaxa qosa ZRvibiam.<br />

aivanze ijda, fexi fexze Semoedo.<br />

saxlis kuwubze wiTeli droSa frialebda. moajirze<br />

ori `maqsimka~ gadmoedgaT. ezoSi wiTelraz<strong>me</strong>lebi mimodiodnen,<br />

isvenebdnen, cxenebs arwyulebdnen, iaraRs<br />

aCxakunebdnen, kamaTobdnen, RiRinebdnen, yayanebdnen...<br />

ZRvibis tanze ecva wiTlad mosirmuli kavkasiuri<br />

Coxa, fexebze _ Teqis Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi, Tavze boxoxi exura...<br />

Savad daWmuWnili misi pirisaxe eSmaks gzidan moabrunebda.<br />

wvrili, civi Tvalebi uxsenebeliviT ubzinavda.<br />

alayafis karTan baybaydevi idga. mTeli TaviT maRali<br />

Canda or raz<strong>me</strong>lze, aqeTiqidan rom amosdgomodnen SaS-<br />

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xnebiT. baybaydevs xelebi ukan Semoewyo, kiseri daeZagra.<br />

mklavebi rom gaeSala, albaT mTel ezos ifrenda, magram<br />

tyvia Zalovansa da susts erTnairad poulobs.<br />

ZRvibim TiTiT moixmo.<br />

raz<strong>me</strong>lebma zurgze xiSti miabjines. kaci daiZra, ezo<br />

gadaWra. aivans sul xuTi safexuri hqonda da ise amoalaja,<br />

Zirs ar dauxedavs.<br />

Tavdaxrili gaCerda qosas win.<br />

_ gamarjoba, Corna! _ SeparviT, alersiT daikrutuna<br />

ZRvibim.<br />

giganti SekrTa, TvalebSi Zrwola Caudga.<br />

_ veRar micani, Corna!.. _ xma kvlav alersiani da<br />

auRelvebeli hqonda qosas. _ iqneb maSin micno, Se kontra,<br />

kedelTan rom migayeneb, ha!<br />

Cornas yba aukankalda.<br />

_ ra gegona, Se SobelZaRlo, Cemi dro ar movidoda, ha?<br />

Cornam raRacis Tqma moindoma, magram piridan xma<br />

ar amosdioda.<br />

uyura, uyura qosam uxsenebelis TvalebiT da uceb<br />

dasWeqa:<br />

_ Cajeqi mZR...o!<br />

Corna moceliliviT Cajda.<br />

ZRvibim ki, isev alersianad, Semparavad _<br />

_ gamxade Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi, Corna! _ da fexebi gauwoda.<br />

Corna gamoCoCda, ZRvibis fexebi Caixuta da Teqis<br />

Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi saTiTaod waaZro.<br />

_ saxvevi Semxseni! SensaviT ayrolebuli ki ar macvia,<br />

droze varecxineb!<br />

devkacma saxvevi nazad Sexsna, viTomcda vcdilob,<br />

ra<strong>me</strong>nairad ar gatkinoo.<br />

aivans raz<strong>me</strong>lebi Semoertynen, zogi gaocebiT, zogi<br />

Cumi siciliT uyurebdnen seirs.<br />

_ fexisgulebze momfxane, Corna!<br />

baybaydevma Tavisi uzarmazari TaTebiT fexisgulebze<br />

mofxana. qosa netarebiT axiTxiTda.<br />

_ ra kai fxana gcodnia, Cemo Corna! _ moulodnelad<br />

fexebi gamostaca, saxvevi koxtad Semoixvia, Teqis Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi<br />

wamoicva da ubrZana: _ adeqi, boTev!<br />

wamodga devkaci, SiSisagan bavSviviT Caislukuna.<br />

_ namdvili saxeli ra gqvia?<br />

_ ivane!<br />

_ Rirsi xar kedelTan migayeno, rogorc burJuaziis<br />

nasufraliT gasqelebuli da TviTonac kontra, magram<br />

gadavwyvite aRgzardo proletariatis interesebisaTvis...<br />

dReis iqiT Cemi `oxrana~ iqnebi!.. ager, Sen brauningi!<br />

ZRvibim brauningi gamoiZro, xelSi SeaTamaSa da gadmougdo.<br />

Cornam haerSive daiWira, pirferulad CailuRluRa:<br />

_ gmadlob, ufroso!<br />

_ madlobas <strong>me</strong>re <strong>me</strong>tyvi! _ daijRana qosa. _ Cadi axla<br />

am saxlis sardafSi, gaaRe kari, iq qalsa da kacs ipovi.<br />

qali dakiTxuli myavs, kacis dakiTxva ar mWirdeba. kontraa,<br />

magisi deda!.. wadi da magaTi xmac ar gamagono!<br />

Corna umal gaZunZulda, sardafSi Caimala.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>Sinia, miSa! _ CaiCurCula qalma sardafis mqrqal<br />

bindSi.<br />

_ nu geSinia, katrin! _ kacma qalis Tavi Caixuta da<br />

yurSi CasCurCulebda: _ yvelaferi gairkveva da gagviSveben.<br />

Cven xom civilizebul qveyanaSi vcxovrobT...<br />

kari gaiRo da urCxulma Semoalaja, niCabiviT saxeze<br />

kacma Sebraleba ver amoikiTxa da yvelafers mixvda.<br />

_ nu geSinia, katrin! _ xma gaebzara...<br />

_ rkinis komisari gaxldaT ZRvibi Toloraia, _ ase<br />

sjeroda cacanas, _ mters SiSis zarsa scemda!<br />

_ oh, nu gaabuqe! _ efrom gaCxinkul muxlze xeli<br />

daikra. _ pativcemulma berim Cvenze ukeT icis eg ambebi!<br />

_ Sen yvelafers eWviT uyureb, _ ar daTmo cacanam,<br />

_ eWvi rw<strong>me</strong>naSi bzars aCens, bzarSi ki umal Cveni mteri<br />

Semoipareba... rw<strong>me</strong>nas unda gavufrTxildeT, diax!<br />

_ mxolod RvTisas... _ xmadabla Caiburtyuna efrom,<br />

pirjvari gadaiwera...<br />

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9<br />

risi rw<strong>me</strong>na?.. geram droSa aafrialao, ZRvibi Toloraia<br />

rkinis komisariao, nestorze xom laparakic zed<strong>me</strong>tia.<br />

cacana rom mis saxels axsenebs, mowiwebisagan sityvebi<br />

ar yofnis da `oh, oho!~ _ iZaxis... efro (amas xom ukeT<br />

unda codnoda!) tuCebs jiutad mokumavs, arafers<br />

ityvis... muzeumis kedelze ruka hkidia _ `nestor Toduas<br />

gza~. Tavis Svela rom dasWirda, nestori mTavrobas<br />

moxerxebulad dauZvra Tur<strong>me</strong>. mindorSi ubelo cxeni<br />

daiWira, WenebWenebiT atara turebis bilikebiT. ase<br />

CaaRwia mamida darikosTan. es qali erTi TavzexelaRebuli<br />

vin<strong>me</strong> iyo, kaciviT iaraRasxmuli dadioda. boqauli<br />

xmas ver scemda da tyis yaCaRi verafers gaubedavda.<br />

gamoucvala darikom nestors cxeni, anakliamde Caacila.<br />

iq Tur<strong>me</strong> cxeni gauyidiaT, Turqs molaparakebian,<br />

nestori gemze aparula da stambolisaken gahyolia...<br />

viTom?.. kaci ifiqrebs, es gemi imisTvisRa idga, <strong>me</strong>re-<br />

Tidan gamoqceul nestors dalodeboda. iqneb marTlac<br />

yvelaferi ise iyo, rogorc im rukazea daxazuli. nestori<br />

Turqs miadga, jibeSi cxenis safasurad aRebuli<br />

fuli CauCxriala. amanac xelze xeli daukra _ `iaxSiol!~<br />

da Tavis Savad mxrColav gemze aapara... rukaze aRniSnuli<br />

xazebi mraval zRvasa da okeanes kveTda, navsadgurebze<br />

ki, sadac nestori Casula, pawia, wiTeli al<strong>me</strong>bi<br />

exata... sxva ram kvali im wlebisa nestors ar dautovebia,<br />

Tu ar CavTvliT patara tataCis, ro<strong>me</strong>lic mamis alikvali<br />

iyo, iseT dros ki gaCnda, roca nestori cxra zRvasa<br />

da cxra mTas iqiT unda yofiliyo. albaT did saidumloebas<br />

arc warmoadgenda geras an nestoris yoveldRiuri<br />

cxovrebis avanCavani, magram amisi gamowvlilviT Seswavla<br />

aravis ucdia da Tu muzeumis kedelze ruka viRac <strong>me</strong>z-<br />

Raprem Camohkida, es mxolod imitom, rom WeSmariti <strong>me</strong>-<br />

reTeli iyo, surda ucxoTaTvis emcno, Cveni <strong>me</strong>reTi<br />

miyruebuli provincia ar gegonoT, aqauri kacis nakvalevi<br />

mTel dedamiwas faravso. efros amaze Tu vin<strong>me</strong> sityvas<br />

Camougdebda, mogclia erTio, _ xels Caiqnevda.<br />

cacanas <strong>me</strong>xsiereba ki wvrilmanebs naklebad inaxavda,<br />

cacanas droSebis friali ufro axsovda...<br />

amitom bevr verafers yveboda Tavis <strong>me</strong>cxedrezec.<br />

gera kvaracxelia <strong>me</strong>reTidan gaqra, TiTqos arc yofiliyo.<br />

Tavis <strong>me</strong>joge mogvares gahyva lakadis maRal iala-<br />

Rebze. Savi tyeebis zemoT alpuri saZovrebi pirutyvisagan<br />

Wrel xaliCas damsgavseboda. gera gairindeboda<br />

mTis wverze. qvemoT mTaTa grexilebi igvergveboda, lurjze<br />

lurji ca ki ise axlos iyo, fexis wverebze Tu aiweoda,<br />

uflis taxtis safexurs miswvdeboda. haeris gril<br />

gamWvirvalebaSi gera aSkarad xedavda diadi berikacis<br />

naTel xatebas. taxtidan gadmovidoda ufali, fexSiSvela<br />

gaivlida lorTqo mdeloze, lurji haeris talRebs<br />

miuSverda gulmkerds... moixedavda gerasaken, gauRi<strong>me</strong>bda.<br />

`mwyemsav, gera?~ `vmwyemsav, ufalo!~ `gwams, gera?~<br />

`mwams, ufalo!~ `ra gwams, gera?~ `sikeTe, ufalo!~ `ra<br />

aris sikeTe, gera?~ `yovelive es, ufalo!~ _ mimoixedavda<br />

gera, casa da miwas, aRmosavleTsa da dasavleTs Soris<br />

gaSlil sivrces erqva sikeTe...<br />

rodis dabrunda gera kvaracxelia <strong>me</strong>reTSi, an nestor<br />

Todua rodis gamoCnda?<br />

is dRe daamaxsovrdaT efros da cacanas, nestori rom<br />

arsaidan SemoiWra qalaqSi. etlze idga, xeli aewia da gamvlelgamomvlels<br />

gasZaxoda: `xalxo, gZinavT Tu ra ambavia!<br />

ori kviris win peterburgSi <strong>me</strong>fe Camoagdes, Tqven ki<br />

ise cxovrobT, TiTqos Zveleburad orTaviani arwivi<br />

dagCxaodeT!~<br />

gera gamoegeba nestors, gadaexvivnen erTmaneTs.<br />

_ nuTu es marTalia?.. gaficeb yvelafers!<br />

_ gadamrevs es xalxi, WurSi zixarT Tu ra!<br />

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movida erTi boqauli, Se mudrego da buntisTavoo,<br />

_ staca xeli da sapolicio ubanSi waaTria. naxevari dRe<br />

ayuryutes viwro da WuWyian sakanSi, <strong>me</strong>re qudebi moiSvlipes<br />

da bodiSebiT gamoistumres.<br />

gareT gera elodeboda Zmakacs. erTad ipurmariles.<br />

efrom qaTami dakla, Romi, suluguni da mwnilic hqondaT.<br />

cacanam cota janjuxa da tkbiliskveri moitana.<br />

dasxdnen da iWukWukes: revolucias moveswariT da awi<br />

ki dagvidgeba oqros saukuneo... oRond, nestori mTeli<br />

msofliosaTvis amzadebda oqros saukunes, gera am mTasa<br />

da im mTas Sua rac qveyanaa, imis miRma ar ixedeboda...<br />

martis quruSi saRamo idga, nela da civad crida. <strong>me</strong>re-<br />

Ti nests gaejerebina. nisli ibolqveboda, quCebSi WuWyiani<br />

ruebi mowanwkarebda da talaxi azeliliyo. bunebas<br />

TiTqos sulac ar axarebda oqros saukunis dadgoma.<br />

tataCi Wirveulobda akvanSi, mamakacTa x<strong>me</strong>bze gafacicdeboda,<br />

anda ise Wylopinobda, sacaa avtirdebio.<br />

efro daurwevda, CuCuo, CasCurCulebda.<br />

cacana iqve ijda. xelebi wamoburcul mucelze SemoeWdo.<br />

cali yuriT kacebs us<strong>me</strong>nda, ufro ki pawawkintela<br />

marTas, sastumros kedlebs rom exleboda da qveynierebaze<br />

gaCenas Cqarobda.<br />

nestorma xmas auwia, umisamarTod imuqreboda, tal-<br />

Ra raki agorda, misi daSoSmineba SeuZlebeliao, yvelafers<br />

moangrevso, Zvelsa da dromoWmuls gadarecxavs<br />

da daviwyebis ufskrulSi gadauZaxebso... geramac uRalata<br />

Cveul simSvides, imanac xmas auwia, ra ar gasvenebso,<br />

xom daingra Zveli wyoba, axals sulis moTqma vacaloTo...<br />

maTi kamaTi Cxubs daemsgavsa... tataCi uceb gulsaklavad<br />

atirda, eucxova mamakacTa gauxeSebuli x<strong>me</strong>bi.<br />

_ ra mogividaT, bavSvi SemiSineT! _ sayveduriT<br />

Tqva efrom.<br />

kacebi gaCumdnen.<br />

_ neta sad gadaikarga ZRvibi Toloraia? _ moulodnelad<br />

ikiTxa cacanam.<br />

im saRamos STabeWdilebebidan yvelaze mkveTrad<br />

tataCis tirili CaebeWda efros <strong>me</strong>xsierebas, winaswar<strong>me</strong>tyveluri<br />

tirili angelozisa da qosa ZRvibias gaxseneba,<br />

TiTqos oqros saukunis pirvel dRes mWmunvarebis<br />

Savi landi gadaefofrao...<br />

ai maSin axsena pirvelad geram kibe!<br />

_ ra kibe? _ frTxilad, dadarajebuliviT ikiTxa<br />

nestorma, SeiWmuxna.<br />

cacanam xelebi gaasavsava, amodena yaZaxi bavSvivi-<br />

Taao, egeT ra<strong>me</strong>s amoiCe<strong>me</strong>bs, WkuaTmyofeli kaci xmama-<br />

Rla ver gaacxadebso.<br />

_ kibe unda avaSeno! _ Tqva geram.<br />

es fiqri adreve aekviata, im dRidan, roca ubiT wiTeli<br />

alami macxovrisgoraze ahqonda, win ki gimnazielis<br />

landi mifarfatebda. maSin gaiazra pirvelad, rom macxovris<br />

TeTri taZari axlosaa casTan, adamianebisagan ki<br />

_ Sors da kacTagan iSviaTi vin<strong>me</strong> Tu auyveboda xol<strong>me</strong><br />

cicabo biliks.<br />

mavans ucdia geramdec _ Cxeriidan lodebi amouRia,<br />

kiriT CauduRabebia, cxra safexuri mouswria. sanam daiwyebda,<br />

jer mtkice fuZe CauqviTkira. rva safexurs vera<br />

Zala ver moangrevs, <strong>me</strong>cxres ki, raki <strong>me</strong>aTe ar wamatebia,<br />

ferdobze CamoRvrilma wyalma Ziri gamouTxara, Searyia...<br />

im <strong>me</strong>cxre safexuriT unda daewyo geras, jer is unda<br />

gaemagrebina. <strong>me</strong>re TiToTiTod unda gamoeWra, zeviT aezida,<br />

sagangebod gamzadebul fuZeSi Caesva. mtkiced nagebi<br />

unda yofiliyo es kibe, maradisobisaTvis unda gaeZlo.<br />

_ suleli iyo mamaCemi gudu Todua! _ siZulviliT<br />

Tqva nestorma. _ ar <strong>me</strong>gona, sxva imnairi Tu daibadeboda.<br />

ramdeni fara daaxarja im taZars, mTaze rom wamokolikebula.<br />

axla Sen gamogviCndi Serekili, kibe ginda<br />

iqamde aiyvano!<br />

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jer kidev omamde, guSindeli <strong>me</strong>amboxeni monarqias<br />

rom samsaxurs sTavazobdnen, mkerdze muStis braguniT<br />

inaniebdnen, sakuTar sulSi Caketil geras policmaisterma<br />

SesTavaza:<br />

_ vici, gulze ar gexatebiT, magram isic vici, patiosani<br />

kaci xar, sityvas ar gadaxval! politikaSi nu gaerevi,<br />

moZebne mSvidi saq<strong>me</strong>, iyavi SenTvis da mixede ojaxs.<br />

_ kibes avaSeneb! _ Tqva maSin geram.<br />

_ ra kibes? _ Secba policmaisteri.<br />

_ macxovrisgoraze asasvlel kibes!<br />

_ ar gabedo! _ mkacrad ubrZana policmaisterma.<br />

_ momindoma wmindanoba! mirCevnia Tofi aiRo da tyeSi<br />

yaCaRad gaxvide!<br />

_ momindoma wmindanoba, _ mZulvared gai<strong>me</strong>ora nestorma,<br />

_ dafnis gvirgvini, vercxlis frTebi... Tu magdeni<br />

Rone da fara gaqvs, abano aaSene, an klubi...<br />

gera gauCumda, ar Sepasuxebia. sark<strong>me</strong>lSi gaixeda.<br />

wvima Sewyvetiliyo. Rrublebi gaixliCa da mzem cali<br />

TvaliT gamoixeda.<br />

_ ar gabedo! _ muqariT dasZina nestorma.<br />

es uCveulo, ficxi kilo ar moewona efros. Semrigeblurad<br />

Caiwuwuna cacanam. gera ki kvlav utexad dumda.<br />

_ gabeda ro<strong>me</strong>lia! _ mzera gauTba efros. _ gera<br />

uTq<strong>me</strong>li kaci iyo, magram jiuti. rasac gadawyvetda, be-<br />

Wedi esva. netavi xels vis uSlis, Tu kaci Wkuidan gadacda<br />

da kibes aSenebs arsaidan arsaiTken... unda da aSenos!<br />

_ icoda geram, ra kibes aSenebda, nestoric kargad<br />

xvdeboda amas! _ ukmayofilod Tqva cacanam.<br />

`guSindeli Z<strong>me</strong>bi am kibem gadakida erTmaneTs, _ gaifiqra<br />

berim, _ ratom?~ ubis wignakSi ki CainiSna: `kibe<br />

macxovrisgoraze _ cxra safexuri (mSenebeli ucnobia)<br />

_ 101e safexuris CaTvliT _ gera kvaracxelia!~<br />

_ iqneb im kibem ubiZga nestorsa da ZRvibis, daengriaT<br />

macxovrisgoris taZari? _ ikiTxa berim.<br />

dedabrebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes.<br />

_ Zvelia es ambavi, _ Tqva efrom, _ guSindelma<br />

Z<strong>me</strong>bma sxvadasxva gza irCies. axalma mTavrobam axeddaxeda<br />

geras, Serekilia, magram Cveniao... gaxeda nestors,<br />

esec Serekilia, magram mtrisiao da cixeSi miabrZana...<br />

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botanikurs Wadris xeivani kveTs. bilikze Wreli<br />

Crdili afenia. samni garbian da Tvalebi uWreldebaT.<br />

_ sad mivrbivarT? _ qoSinebs duru gegia.<br />

_ am bolodan im bolosaken! _ Zlivs amoTqvams ariqa<br />

ZaZua.<br />

_ iciT, Toloraia axla ras akeTebs? _ kiTxulobs<br />

marTali, _ lestambes cxviri ZaRliviT waugrZelebia<br />

da nakvalevs sunavs!<br />

win bza gawolila, dagragnil urCxulsa hgavs... iqneb<br />

marTlac urCxulia, muzeumis kedlidan gadmosaxlebula<br />

botanikurSi... Tumca ra unda <strong>me</strong>reTSi urCxuls?<br />

aseTi saocrebebi <strong>me</strong>reTSi ar xdeba. aq cxovreba awyobilia.<br />

rac adre moxda _ muzeumSia. axla, didididi, mtris<br />

agenti Semoiparos da wyali dawamlos... es agentic albaT<br />

vava zarquas monagonia. imitom dasWirda, qveyanas gaagebinos,<br />

uqmad ki ar vzivar, age, ucxour agentebs viWero...<br />

rac ki sainteresoa, yvelaferi ukve moxda! am qalaqSi<br />

urCxuli ar iCekeba... mosawyenia cxovreba, roca yvelaferi<br />

ukve moxda...<br />

_ ratom? _ CaekiTxa erTxel istoriis maswavlebeli,<br />

gamxdari da maRali aqlemi, par<strong>me</strong>n sigua. _ ratom<br />

ar xdeba?.. piriqiT, <strong>me</strong>reTSi istoria iWedeba! _ TiTi<br />

aswia, viRac uxilavs daemuqra. _ Cven msoflioSi yvelaze<br />

mowinave, yvelaze progresul, yvelaze demokratiul<br />

da bednier sazogadoebas vaSenebT!

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`sxvebi Zaan CamogvrCnen, _ fiqrobs marTali, _ ager<br />

Turqebi, Tur<strong>me</strong>, SimSiliT ixocebian... gadaviparebi da<br />

wiTel droSas avafrialeb!~<br />

_ amitomac mteri bevri gvyavs! _ gafarCxul TiTebs<br />

muStad Sekravs aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni. _ is aSkarad rodi gvebr-<br />

Zvis, kuTxekunWulSi mimalula, _ am sityvisas joxiT<br />

saklaso oTaxis `kuTxekunWuls~ Cxveravs, _ rac ufro<br />

<strong>me</strong>tad gavimarjvebT, mteri miT ufro gaafTrebiT Semogvitevs...<br />

amas gvaswavlis didi beladi!<br />

`mteri briyvia, _ askvnis marTali, _ misTvis mTavaria,<br />

oqro moixveWos, muceli amoiyoros, Ripi daiyenos!<br />

_ erTi Rormucela biWi, boCia cintoria axsende boda.<br />

luarsabiviT msuqani iyo boCia, mouT<strong>me</strong>nlad, TqvlefaTqvlefiT<br />

Wamda. lukmas pirSi rom itenida, saloksa da<br />

SuaTiTs axmarda. _ ra Tqma unda, burJua da paraziti<br />

swored ase Wams!~<br />

_ fxizlad iyaviT, baRnebo! _ ufro cxardeboda<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni, _ mteri yovel nabijzea, mTeli <strong>me</strong>reTi<br />

agentebiTa da trockistebiTaa savse!<br />

`neta agenti da Spioni damaWerina, _ ocnebobs mar-<br />

Tali, _ ufro ki _ trockisti...~<br />

trockisti mteria, mters bikenti Toloraia ebrZvis,<br />

lestambe bikentis Svilia da ratomRac marTali<br />

ezizReba... TavSi domxalia, yvelaferi erTmaneTSi airia.<br />

_ sad mivrbivarT? _ kvlav kiTxulobs duru.<br />

_ sadac urCxuli iCekeba! _ pasuxobs marTali.<br />

_ ra gvinda iq? _ ariqa yovndeba.<br />

_ ucxos kvals aviRebT! _ darwmunebulia marTali.<br />

_ marTlac rom gadaveyaroT? _ eSinia ariqas.<br />

_ maSin fexebs qari davatanoT! _ ambobs duru.<br />

aq ukve botanikuri baRi Tavdeba, Cveulebrivi ubnebi<br />

iwyeba. mosawyeni orRobeebi kveTen erTmaneTs. zogi<br />

moxreSilic araa, aqaiq gubura Camdgara. guburis piras<br />

mowyenili bayayi Tvlems, yiyini ezareba... nestiT CaSave-<br />

buli <strong>me</strong>seri, wknelis naRobi, trifoliati _ zogan larze<br />

gadakreWili, ufro ki uSnod aZeZvili... Robeebs miRma<br />

mosawyen ezoebSi mosawyeni qaT<strong>me</strong>bi iqeqebian... ka<strong>me</strong>Ci<br />

wamowolila da mosawyenad icoxneba... talaxSi amoganglul<br />

uRlian Rorebs erTierTmaneTze sZinavT... Txam kikiniT<br />

moixeda, tuCebs aparpalebs, TiTqos raRacas Cqar-<br />

Cqara ambobs...<br />

yvelaferi nacnobi da Cveulebrivia, axals verafers<br />

aRmoaCen!<br />

_ viTom ratomao? _ kiTxulobs geografiis maswavlebeli<br />

griSa yolbaia, xis fexs eyrdnoba, sadRac am omSi<br />

ki ara, wina, patarpatara o<strong>me</strong>bSi daukargavs, romlisa<br />

aravis araferi s<strong>me</strong>nia, daWrildaxocilTa raodenoba ki<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTsac daetyo.<br />

_ a<strong>me</strong>rikis aRmoCena rodi kmara! _ xis fexze rezinis<br />

quslia aWedili, magram griSa maswavleblis nabijs<br />

iseTi braxuni gaaqvs, albaT ezoSic ismis. _ aba, ro<strong>me</strong>li<br />

yofilxarT Cxeriis saTaveze? aravin? Cxeriis saTavec<br />

geografiaa, Cxeria xom sadRac iwyeba da aq, Cvens qalaq-<br />

Si Camoivlis...<br />

orRobis bolo motitvlebul mindorSi gadis. adre<br />

es adgili uRraniT iqneboda dafaruli, SeSad gaixmares.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re saqoneli miesia, mdelos Tavis aweva ar acala. balaxsac<br />

ra eqna, miwispirs mietmasna.<br />

_ saTave sul axlosaa, xuTeqvs kilo<strong>me</strong>trzeo, babam<br />

miTxra! _ ariqas baba ar Secdeboda. simTvralesa da<br />

simTvrales Soris, Tu Svils qamriT ara scemda, ufrosi<br />

ZaZua Cxeriaze facriT daZvreboda aRma-daRma.<br />

mindori dabldeba... jer xreSia, <strong>me</strong>re msxvilmsxvili<br />

lodebi. WoromSi Cxerias gamWvirvale wyali miedineba<br />

Cumi, monotonuri SxuiliT.<br />

_ Cu, usmineT, Cxeria yveba! _ marTali TiTs maRla<br />

aiSvers.<br />

Cxeria moSxuis patara Woro<strong>me</strong>bSi, lodebs gverds<br />

ubans, Tavze gadasdis. napiridan napirs exleba, Tavqve<br />

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migoravs, sworze tbordeba, <strong>me</strong>re isev migoravs, Tan miaqvs<br />

wylis x<strong>me</strong>bi da grili sunTqva.<br />

_ utus jarma Camoiara Tur<strong>me</strong> Cxeriis WalebSi, utu<br />

Toduasi, marTaliad wodebulisa. ai, iq, macxovrisgoris<br />

Ziras Sedga. <strong>me</strong>reTi maSin jerac ar arsebobda... dgas utu<br />

Todua, gahyurebs Cxeriis sanaxebs, ulevi jari ki modis<br />

da modis, mdinaresaviT moedineba... `utuSi jariSi goluafiro,<br />

vohohoiaodo!..~ _ mRerian molaSqreni.<br />

Cxeriis gaswvriv viwro biliki miiklakneba. gaRmagamoRma<br />

mindvris viwro zolebia. aqaiq Tx<strong>me</strong>la wamomar-<br />

Tula, totebi ekalas da mayvals dauZenZia... odasaxlebi<br />

da ezoebi moSorebiT Camwkrivebula. mSvidma Cxeriam<br />

xandaxan gadareva icis, adiddeba, aqafdeba, aRrialdeba,<br />

napirs gadmolaxavs... mosaxlenic eridebian, ekrZalvian,<br />

moSorebiT saxldebian... axla uwyinaria Cxeria, _<br />

moSxuis, moJRurtulebs, mobutbutebs, moluklukebs,<br />

marTalis ugdebs yurs.<br />

_ ise yvebi, TiTqos Senc iq iyavi! _ ukvirs durus.<br />

_ maS, iqve viyavi! _ Tavs uqnevs marTali. _ lods<br />

ukan mivimale, marTalia Toduam bakanSi xeli Camavlo,<br />

amwia da TvalebSi Camxeda!<br />

_ bakanSi? _ piri daaRo ariqam.<br />

_ ho, <strong>me</strong> xom maSin mdinaris ku viyavi!<br />

giJia es marTali!<br />

Cxeria yvebao!.. Cxeria ras unda yvebodes, moCqrialebs,<br />

mousvenrobs da egaa... rac guSin iyo, im wyalma Caiara,<br />

axals axali ambebi moaqvs albaT. Cxeria Tu ra<strong>me</strong>s<br />

yveba, maSin niavic yveba ra<strong>me</strong>s...<br />

niavi mofarfatebs Cxeriis sanaxebSi, wylis sigriles<br />

aitacebs, napiris buCqnarebSi Sesisindeba, xeTa totebs<br />

Searxevs.<br />

aq, am adgilas <strong>me</strong>reTi Tavdeba. es ukve qalaqi araa,<br />

sofelia. napiri uswormasworo xdeba, aRmadaRma arbi-<br />

Camorbis, xan mwvaned moiqoCreba, xan Jangian pirs moa-<br />

Rebs morRveuli flate, balaxis fesvsac rom ar iWers.<br />

_ babaia aq Tevzaobs, _ ambobs ariqa, _ facriT iWers!<br />

xmaSi sixaruli ar etyoba. mamis gaxseneba kbilis<br />

tkiviliviTaa, igi Rvinis suns da qamris simwares agonebs.<br />

duru arafers ambobs. mas mama sulac ara hyavs. isic<br />

ar icis, hyavda Tu ara odes<strong>me</strong>. deda erTi Cumi, moangariSe<br />

qalia, kodalasa hgavs. grZeli cxviri saangariSoze dauxria<br />

da Cxinka TiTebiT CqarCqara aCxakunebs. rasac angariSobs,<br />

xom sxvisia, Sin motanili kapikebi xelisgulze<br />

adneba... amaze fiqrobs duru gegia da Cumad oxravs.<br />

_ hei!<br />

SemkrTali biWebi maRla iyurebian. beqobze cxenosnebi<br />

dganan, bikenti Toloraia, vava zarqua da oric sxva.<br />

bikentis frenCi acvia, fexebze aziuri Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi. erTi xeliT<br />

lagami uWiravs, <strong>me</strong>oreSi maTraxi.<br />

_ hei, yaCaRebo, aqeT saiT gagiweviaT?<br />

vava zarqua patronis landiviTaa, imasaviT acvia.<br />

Cumad, uTq<strong>me</strong>lad dasarsalebs qalaqSi, didebsac aSinebs<br />

da patarebsac.<br />

biWebi Tavdaxrilebi dganan. elodebin, rodis amoi-<br />

Rebs xmas vava zarqua, davaleba amaT <strong>me</strong> miveci da imitom<br />

Tu daexetebiano, magram igi dums.<br />

_ raki xmas ar iRebT, ese igi sayaCaRod midixarT! _<br />

bikenti win gadmoiwia, TiTqmis cxenis kiserze gawva,<br />

cdilobs kargad SeaTvalieros gayuCuli biWebi.<br />

marTlacda, risi unda eSinodeT? bikenti lestambes<br />

mamaa, lestambes ki, roca moeprianebaT, maSin amokraven<br />

Witlays... qalaqSi gamorCeuli kaci iyo bikenti, es Tu<br />

aSinebda <strong>me</strong>reTelebs. mudam erTnairad Cacmuli gamoecxadeboda<br />

Tanaqalaqelebs: xakisferi frenCi da qudi,<br />

galife, aziuri Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec uamindobaSi kaloSs<br />

wamoicvamda.. sxvebi Tu etliT, drogiT, urmiT, mogvianebiT<br />

ki `paltaratonkiT~ dadiodnen, bikentis `vilisi~<br />

emsaxureboda, _ erTaderTi mTel <strong>me</strong>reTSi. gamoCndeboda<br />

quCis bolos is `vilisi~ da ubanSi SiSiani siwynare<br />

Camoefineboda. wavidoda da haerSi isev ekida pirfer-<br />

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uli `amxanago bikenti!~ efro bebiasRa ar akrTobda bikentis<br />

xseneba, aqilikebda raRacnairi, TiTqosda umi<br />

zezo gaborotebiT: `bikenti ZRvibieviCi!~ cacana gad<br />

mokarklavda umal Tvalebs: `rogor gekadreba, qalbatono<br />

efro, <strong>me</strong>fis mTavrobisagan daCagrul glexs rom<br />

ZRvibi erqvas, dasacinia?~ `axla esec <strong>me</strong>fes daabraleT,<br />

_ buzRunebda efro, _ Zaan ki ecodineboda nikolozas,<br />

bikentis mamas ZRvibi da qosa rom erqva!~ marTalisac ar<br />

moswonda bebiis es axireba, SiSi gakenwlavda: `vin<strong>me</strong>m Tu<br />

gaugo, daiWeren bebias da sworsac iza<strong>me</strong>n!~<br />

_ kvals daveZebT! _ marTali Seecada rixiT eTqva.<br />

_ yoCaR, Tqveni i<strong>me</strong>diTRa davrCiT! _ Rimilis gare-<br />

Se Tqva bikentim. _ lestambe ra uyaviT?<br />

_ sxva mxares wavida! _ xma gaebzara marTalis. guli<br />

xSirxSirad ucemda, ver mimxvdariyo, ratom afrTxobda<br />

es kaci, ra iseT Zalas flobda bikenti Toloraia, misi<br />

rom unda sSinebodaT.<br />

_ frTxilad iyaviT, Zalian Sors nu waxvalT! _ daariga<br />

bikentim. _ saeWvo vin<strong>me</strong> Tu SegxvdaT, SematyobineT!<br />

xom iciT, pionerebi xarT!<br />

cxeni Seabruna da aRmarTs Seuyva. mxleblebic mihyvnen,<br />

jer vava zarqua, <strong>me</strong>re ori sxvac. pirdapir mzis dasavalisaken<br />

midiodnen. cxenmxedarTa Crdili dagrZelda,<br />

dagrZelda da Cxeriis xeobaze gawva... kvlavac naTeli,<br />

lurji ca gadmomxoboda sanaxebs, magram im Crdilma<br />

TiTqos Seatovao uferuli feri, qufri moefina garemos...<br />

gorakis Tavze Seyovnda eWviani bikenti Toloraia,<br />

gadmohyurebda Semogarens fxizeli TvaliT... araferi<br />

am mzeras ar daemaleboda, fiqrSic ver gaeqceodi, iqac<br />

Cagwvdeboda da saaSkaraoze gamogiyvanda.<br />

_ davbrundeT? _ yoymaniT ikiTxa ariqam.<br />

durum usityvod Sexeda marTalis.<br />

_ saTavemde TiTqmis mivediT! _ xmamaRla gamouvida<br />

marTalis, am SeZaxiliT sulis kunWulSi mimaluli<br />

SiSi daafrTxo.<br />

karga xans midiodnen. gorakebi erTierTmaneTze mibobRavda.<br />

Cxeria cdilobda maT Soris gza gaekvlia da<br />

abneuli miiklakneboda.<br />

win maRali flate wamoimarTa. sveli, wvrili buwkiT<br />

mofenili Subli gadmoayuda, Tvalebmilulul gigantsa<br />

hgavda... iq, sadac piri unda hqonoda, uzarmazarma gamoqvabulma<br />

daiRrina da sigrile amoisunTqa.<br />

biWebi SeCqvifdnen, erTmaneTs aekvrnen. damfrTxalni<br />

Sehyurebdnen pirfarTo gamoqvabuls, romlis Cabnelebuli<br />

stomaqidan gveleSapis enasaviT gadmovardniliyo<br />

TeTrad aqafebuli Cxeria... svel Wers xavsi mosdeboda,<br />

xavsze wveTebi ekida da kapakupi gahqonda... gamoqvabulis<br />

fskerze kamkama wyali qafqafebda da gareT gadmonTxeul<br />

Cxerias sinaTleze siRrmiseuli ToSi amohqonda.<br />

idgnen biWebi da veraferi gadaewyvitaT.<br />

marTalim igrZno _ viRaca uTvalTvalebda... moixeda,<br />

aravin iyo. durum da ariqamac swrafad mimoixedes,<br />

albaT amaTac igrZnes ucxo mzera, an marTalis jiqurma<br />

moZraobam SiSs SiSi waamata.<br />

marTalis SeaJrJola, aravin Canda, magram safrTxe<br />

TviT haerSi ekida.<br />

vin umzerda ase daJinebiT?<br />

iqneb klde uyurebda? an urCxuli gamoqvabulis siRrmidan!..<br />

an viRac uCinari gayuCula guburis fskerze!..<br />

an Soriaxlo buCqnaridan... an ferdobze Sefenili Savi<br />

tyidan!..<br />

_ wavideT, biWebo! _ waiCurCula marTalim.<br />

Tvalebdacecebulebma daixies ukanukan, <strong>me</strong>re qariviT<br />

mowydnen adgils da elvisuswrafesad, _ TviTon<br />

egonaT ase, _ qalaqis SemogarenSi aRmoCndnen.<br />

_ viRaca gviTvalTvalebda! _ qoSini Zlivs Seikava<br />

ariqam.<br />

_ ho, viRaca iyo! _ daudastura durum.<br />

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naTeli dRe idga. qalaqma swrafad Seifara Tavisi<br />

damfrTxali Svilebi da marTalim Caicina:<br />

_ mogveCvena!<br />

_ albaT mogveCvena! _ yoymaniT amoRerRes durum<br />

da ariqam.<br />

_ gamoqvabulSi neandartaleli ijda, muzeumis kedlidan<br />

rom iyureboda, iseTi!.. aba, ra gegonaT! warsuli<br />

ar qreba, igi Cvens gverdiTaa!<br />

ver gebulobdnen duru da ariqa, rodis xumrobda<br />

maTi amxanagi da rodis _ ara!<br />

11<br />

qalaqis sapatio dafaze sami <strong>me</strong>reTeli revolucioneris<br />

suraTi hkidia. gverdigverd dgas Coxaaxaluxiani,<br />

yabalaxmoxveuli sami vaJkaci... nabiji win gadmoudgiaT,<br />

utexad gahyureben sivrces. gerasa da nestors wiTeli<br />

al<strong>me</strong>bi upyriaT. ZRvibi Toloraias xeli Tvalze mouCrdilebia,<br />

daJinebiT akvirdeba drois Soreul samanebs...<br />

aseTebad daxata isini adgilobrivma mxatvarma CiCuam,<br />

asec urCia mas yovlismcodne beri zaqaraiam.<br />

_ rogor midis saq<strong>me</strong>? _ hkiTxa bikenti Toloraiam<br />

beris. sapatio dafasTan idgnen da bikentim revolucionerTa<br />

suraTisaken miaxeda. _ CvenTvis tradiciulia<br />

sami vaJkacis gmiroba! xom gaxsovs, SoTasTan, `maT samTa<br />

gmirTa mnaTobTa...~<br />

beris, ra Tqma unda, axsovda! kanonikur istoriografiaSi<br />

asec ewera da teqstSi wertilmZimis gadasmasac veravin<br />

gabedavda. TviTonac ase werda xol<strong>me</strong>, _ Cveulebrivi<br />

<strong>me</strong>lniT, saskolo rveulis furclebze... iq isic ewera, jer<br />

Tebervalma, <strong>me</strong>re oqtomberma gahyarao samTa gzebi...<br />

_ vin Ciqvanmoxelea, daWeras rom mibedavs?! _ ikiTxa<br />

nestor Toduam.<br />

idga Sindisferi respublikis gazafxuli... Tavisuflebis<br />

moednidan daZrul etlSi noe Jordania ijda,<br />

TeTri, spetaki wveri mkerdze Camohfenoda... sasaxles-<br />

Tan gvardielebi idgnen... quCebi savse iyo moswavleebiT,<br />

oficrebiT, banovanebiT... ismoda babilonis aTasi<br />

ena... Tbilisidan dasavleTisaken mimaval matarebelze<br />

samferovani alami frialebda da sasule orkestri `marseliozas~<br />

ukravda... mwvane sayaneebs glexoba Sehfenoda,<br />

miwas izomavdnen... <strong>me</strong>reTic gamococxlda da <strong>me</strong>re-<br />

Telebi hgavdnen im adamianebs, vinc Zili axlaRa moiSora<br />

da sicocxlis Zala wamiT wamze emateba.<br />

nestor Toduas Tvalebze TiTqos bindi Camowvao,<br />

buranidan vera da ver gamosuliyo, sinaTles ver xedavda.<br />

_ vin Ciqvanmoxelea...<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> var, nestor! _ magididan gera kvaracxelia<br />

wamodga, Semoegeba.<br />

_ gavige, Cemo gera, axal xelisuflebas mxari Seagebe!<br />

_ gulRrZod Tqva nestorma. _ Sen rom kibis aSeneba<br />

gadawyvite, maSin mivxvdi, rom Cvens gzas ganudeqi!..<br />

TxuT<strong>me</strong>ti wlis win macxovrisgoraze wiTeli alami Sen<br />

aafriale. axla ki am saxlis saxuravze Sindisferi droSa<br />

hkidia! Ralatis suni udis amas, icode...<br />

_ mtroba da siZulvili galaparakebs, Cemo nestor,<br />

Torem sakuTari qveynis samsaxuri kacs Ralatad rogor<br />

CaeTvleba!<br />

_ ro<strong>me</strong>lia Seni qveyana?.. <strong>me</strong>reTi?.. adre Cven sxva fici<br />

vficeT, vambobdiT, Cveni qveyana msoflio proletariatiao!<br />

_ Cemi qveyana saqarTveloa! _ mxrebi aiCeCa geram.<br />

_ axla aq SedarebiT simSvidea, irgvliv ki sisxlis wvi<strong>me</strong>bi<br />

modis. ra ver gawynarebs, ver gamigia. Cveni mTavrobac<br />

xom socialisturia. Tu saqarTvelos sikeTes movutanT,<br />

amiT msoflio proletariatsac vargebT!<br />

_ Cveni laparaki ori yurnaklulis saubars emsgavseba.<br />

adre erTi gziT mivdiodiT, <strong>me</strong>, ZRvibi da Sen! _<br />

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nestoris xmaSi gulwrfeli wyena ismoda. _ axla Cven<br />

mtrebi varT! icode, gera kvaracxelia, arc msurs da arc<br />

veli Sengan Sewyalebas!<br />

gera auRelveblad us<strong>me</strong>nda, <strong>me</strong>re wynarad hkiTxa:<br />

_ efro rogoraa?<br />

nestorma mzera aarida. qalebi adre sul erTad iyvnen.<br />

rac qmrebis gzebi gaiyara, isinic, TiTqos ubrad<br />

ariano, TavTavianT saxlebSi gamoiketnen. amitomac gaukvirda<br />

es ubralo kiTxva, sificxe Seunela.<br />

_ ra uSavs!<br />

_ tataCi?<br />

_ fexi aidga!<br />

_ marTac didia ukve! _ geram sartyelze revolveris<br />

bude Seiswora da uceb mowyvetiT Tqva: _ wavideT!<br />

nestori gafiTrda, ixtibari mainc ar gaitexa, mRelvareba<br />

daioka:<br />

_ axla iseTi dro araa, sasamarTlo ko<strong>me</strong>diebi viTamaSoT!<br />

Sens adgilas <strong>me</strong>c ase moviqceodi!<br />

_ wavideT, wavideT! _ gaawyvetina geram, mklavze<br />

xeli gamosdo.<br />

kibesTan mdgarma guSagma ganze gaiwia, geras araferi<br />

daubarebia.<br />

mze dahnaToda <strong>me</strong>reTs, xasxasa mwvane feri CamoeRvara<br />

gazafxuls. moqalaqeebma ZilquSi Camoigdeso,<br />

bulvarze, trotuarebze, duqnebis mwkrivebTan gamofeniliyvnen.<br />

zamTris tanisamosi ukve gadaenaxaT, kacebi<br />

bluzebiT, mandilosnebi TeTri kabebiT iwonebdnen Tavs.<br />

siRaribis niSani etyoboda moseirneebs, magram pirze<br />

keTilganwyoba da sicocxlis sixaruli ikiTxeboda da<br />

nestor Toduas Seebrala Tavi, daenana Tavisi axalgazrda<br />

sicocxle... `<strong>me</strong> amaTi bedniereba minda, _ fiqrobda<br />

gulmoSxamuli, _ eseni ki ase iolad mi<strong>me</strong>teben!~ surda<br />

alaparakebuliyo, yuradReba miepyro: `xalxo, nuTu ver<br />

xvdebiT, yofilma <strong>me</strong>gobarma gami<strong>me</strong>ta, mivyavar, raTa<br />

tyvia TavSi damaxalos!.. <strong>me</strong>re da risTvis?.. mxolod imitom,<br />

rom siymawvilidan RatakTa saq<strong>me</strong> gaviTavise...~<br />

Cumad midiodnen yofili <strong>me</strong>gobrebi. aravin icoda, ra<br />

fiqri edo gulSi geras da ra foriaqs aetana nestori.<br />

ase gadakveTes qalaqis bulvari.<br />

nestorma nabiji Seanela.<br />

_ ra Caifiqre?<br />

geram kefa moiqeqa, macxovrisgorisaken gaixeda.<br />

_ efros ar gamoemSvidobebi?<br />

_ madlobeli var wyalobisaTvis! _ uxeSad, braziT<br />

warmoTqva nestorma.<br />

geram amoixvneSa, dava ar dauwyia.<br />

Toduebis saxlamde <strong>me</strong>ti ara Tqmula ra.<br />

efro ise Sexvda geras, TiTqos ager, guSinRa xedavdao,<br />

mkerdze akoca, cacana da marTa moikiTxa.<br />

tataCi xelSi eWira qals. laparaki ukve SeeZlo pataras,<br />

enas iCleqda. baba, babaiao, _ RuRunebda, funCula<br />

xeliT Rilkiloze epotineboda mamas.<br />

suli aemRvra nestors, bavSvi gamoarTva, Caixuta.<br />

_ Sin SemodiT, gareT ratom vdgavarT! _ Semoipati-<br />

Ja efrom.<br />

_ gveCqareba! _ Tavi gaaqnia geram. _ SediT, erTmaneTs<br />

gamoemSvidobeT, <strong>me</strong> aq dagelodebiT!<br />

nestorma Tavisufali marjvena gadaxvia efros, Sin<br />

Sevidnen.<br />

_ ra xdeba Cvens Tavs? _ hkiTxa efrom, pasuxs arc<br />

dalodebia, xeli ukana karisaken gaiSvira: _ gza aqeTacaa,<br />

Tolige!<br />

_ ras ambob, osurpatoni*! _ warbi Sehyara nestorma.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> rom gaviqce, geram ra pasuxi gasces mTavrobas?<br />

efrom xma gakminda, dafacurda, saxeldaxelo sagzali<br />

gauxazira qmars. undoda eTqva nestors, aRar damWirdeba<br />

awi sagzalio, magram gaCumda, ar isurva dedakacis<br />

SeSineba.<br />

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zRurblze darCa efro, xelSi biWuna eWira da kacebs<br />

gahyurebda.<br />

_ baba, baba! _ aWylopinda tataCi.<br />

kvlav Cumad midiodnen gera da tyvedqmnili, orRobeTa<br />

xlarTi ar ileoda. awrialda nestori, SeeWvianda.<br />

_ axla saiT? _ yrud ikiTxa.<br />

_ cacanasTanac SeviaroT.<br />

raRa eTqmoda, gauCumda nestori, veRar amoexsna geras<br />

Canafiqri.<br />

ager kvaracxeliebis jargvalic! cacana wamofrinda,<br />

qmars kiserze Camoekida. nestors xeli gauwoda, rad<br />

dagviviwye, Cveni daZmobis piroba sad gaqrao.<br />

marTa fexebSi eblandeboda didebs, yoCaRad dabajbajebda.<br />

nestorma xeli dastaca, kiserze ulvaSi moucacuna,<br />

aakiskisa.<br />

_ am wuTas sadils mogarT<strong>me</strong>vT! _ dafacurda cacana.<br />

_ gveCqareba! _ almacerad gaxeda nestorma geras.<br />

sixaruli gauqra uceb cacanas, kacebs daakvirda.<br />

_ nestor, gera wina karidan gava, Sen ukana kariT<br />

gadi! Tqvens jibrs dro gaarkvevs!<br />

geram araferi Tqva, wverze Camoisva xeli. nestormac<br />

araferi Tqva, marTas loyaze uCqmita, geras aniSna<br />

da oriveni wina kariT gavidnen.<br />

cacanam bavSvi aitaca, aivanze gaedevna.<br />

_ gera, kaco!.. nestor!<br />

imaT ar mouxedavT, orRobes dauyvnen, Cxeriaze<br />

gavidnen. kaklebTan rom xidia, is gadaiares.<br />

xidis Tavzec samferovani droSa ekida _ Sindisferi,<br />

SaviT da TeTriT kuTxeSi.<br />

_ Tavisuflebisaa es droSa! _ TiTi aswia geram.<br />

_ burJuebisaa es droSa! _ uk<strong>me</strong>xad Seepasuxa nestori.<br />

kamaTs azri ar hqonda.<br />

orRobe macxovrisgorasTan Tavdeboda. aq iwyeboda<br />

kibis TeTri safexurebi.<br />

SeCerda gera, Tvali aadevna.<br />

SeCerda nestoric, gunebaSi gadaiTvala. cxra safexuri<br />

axsovda, <strong>me</strong>ore cxra da <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>c damateboda.<br />

_ rodisRa moaswari?<br />

_ Tebervlidan oqtombramde, _ amoixvneSa geram,<br />

_ axla mocla ara maqvs. respublikas dacva sWirdeba.<br />

damSviddeba qveyana da am saq<strong>me</strong>sac eSveleba!..<br />

_ mag simZi<strong>me</strong> safexurebs zurgiT moaTrev?<br />

_ ufali xels maSvelebs da ar <strong>me</strong>mZi<strong>me</strong>ba!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>reda vis sWirdeba es?<br />

_ saqarTvelos! _ dabejiTebiT Tqva geram. _ simSvide<br />

da uflis gza, ai, ra sWirdeba saqarTvelos!<br />

nestors brazi Seubrunda.<br />

_ aq ratom momiyvane? am TeTr qvebs Cemi sisxli<br />

sWirdeba?<br />

_ respublikas ar sWirdeba Seni sisxli, nestor<br />

Toduav! _ mSvidad, auRelveblad warmoTqva geram. _<br />

iare Seni gziT! oRond, Zveli <strong>me</strong>gobris pirobaze, Txovna<br />

Semisrule _ erTi wliT mainc gadaikarge <strong>me</strong>reTidan...<br />

cota dro mainc mogveciT, Tqve dedmamisSvilno, suli<br />

mogvaTq<strong>me</strong>vineT da <strong>me</strong>re vnaxoT!<br />

nestorma undoblad Sexeda:<br />

_ keTilebi xarT, xom? mteric gecodebaT! qamarze<br />

ki mauzeri gikidia!<br />

geram mauzeris bude gaxsna, Sig raRac rkinebi ewyo.<br />

_ ra aris es?<br />

_ satexebia. dros rom movixelTeb, qvebsa vTli,<br />

safexurebad.<br />

nestors yba moeqca.<br />

_ uxerxemlono, laCrebo!.. vis raSi sWirdeba Tqveni<br />

sikeTe! qveyana lamisaa sisxlma walekos!.. Cemi sityvebi<br />

daimaxsovre, didi xani ar giweriaT!<br />

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Sebrunda da mTisZira biliks gahyva.<br />

geram TiTqos mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTi moixsnao, amoixvneSa,<br />

kibeze Camojda, safexuris gluv zedapirs xeli gadausva...<br />

12<br />

bedi wyalobda ZRvibi Toloraias, TeTrebTan TeTrobda,<br />

wiTlebTan wiTlobda. amaTTan Tu muSurglexur<br />

xelisuflebaze ificeboda, imaTTan denikinis saxelze<br />

iwerda pirjvars. samoqalaqo omis sisxlianma morevma<br />

CaiTria is da Corna... CaiTria da aburTava, aRmadaRma<br />

atara. ver gaego, saiTken mihqonda dinebas, ra mimarTulebiT,<br />

cdilobda zedapirze etivtiva da gadarCenis<br />

xrikebs imdennairad xrikavda, rom mtersa da moZules<br />

oini uyo... Cornasac ki, visac egona, patronis oinbazobisa<br />

yvelaferi vicio, araerTgzis gakvirvebisagan daaf-<br />

Cenina piri.<br />

Cornas mTlad aebna gzakvali. amitomac ar scildeboda<br />

qosas, ZunZuliTa da qoSinqoSiniT misdevda,<br />

eSinoda, oromtrialSi Cavikargebi da Sinisaken gzas ver<br />

gavignebo. amitomac erTgulebda, amitomac eficeboda<br />

Cekas, ZRvibi Toloraia Cemi partiuli amxanagiao, vi-<br />

Tomc TviTon didi vin<strong>me</strong> moRvawe iyo, amitomac gamohyavda<br />

tyviis wvimidan, aridebda SimSilis maxes. qosa ZRvibia<br />

is tivtiva iyo, romlis i<strong>me</strong>diT Cornac ar CaiZireboda...<br />

dabolos, talRam kavkasiis mTebze miagdo orive.<br />

gamoRma sisxlis wvi<strong>me</strong>bi wvimda, gaRma, saqarTveloSi<br />

simSvide sufevda, Tumca am simSvidis moCvenebiTobac<br />

safrTxes Seicavda. iq ratom unda yofiliyo simSvide,<br />

roca aq yalyze Semdgari uqoneli sastikad uswordeboda<br />

yovel mqonebels.<br />

_ burJuis xarWebia! _ ase auxsna rkinis komisarma<br />

qosas. _ am mTebs miRma proletaruli Tavisuflebis<br />

sios jer ar dauberavs. xalxi gminavs msoflio imperializmis<br />

uRelqveS. <strong>me</strong>nSevikebi mieyidnen germanelebs...<br />

imperializmis daqiravebuli agentebi, inteligentikebi...<br />

diax, xalxi gminavs da Tavisuflebas natrobs da Cven<br />

unda miveSveloT... Tu saWiroa, daniT gamovuSignoT<br />

gulmuceli...<br />

ZRvibi da Corna gariJraJze Seudgnen aRmarTs. msubuqi<br />

tvirTi ikmares. qosas mauzeri mohqonda, Cornas xelyumbara,<br />

zurgCanTaSi Savi puri da loris naWeri. malviT<br />

modiodnen. ucxo mTis xalxsac aridebdnen Tavs da<br />

axali respublikis sasazRvre kordonsac.<br />

naSuadRevs aaRwies uReltexilamde. quruS kldeebze<br />

gadmokidebuli yinulis enebi tbaTa napirebs lokavda.<br />

TeTrad moelvare mTebs zevidan ulurjesi ca gadmomxoboda.<br />

zRapruli sanaxaoba warmoudgaT Tvalwin, magram<br />

ZRvibisa da Cornas ara gaegebodaT ra samyaros mSvenierebisa,<br />

maTi tvini sul sxva ra<strong>me</strong>ebiT iyo gamotenili.<br />

_ araferi gesmis, Corna, Sen! _ guldinjad moZRvravda<br />

qosa Tanamgzavrs. _ mglis Tavze saxarebis kiTxvaa<br />

SenTan saubari. rac ginda uCiCine mgels, is mainc tyisken<br />

iyureba. Tumca ra Seni bralia! eqsploatatorTa klasia<br />

damnaSave, Sen rom mkvlelad da yaCaRad gagzarda.<br />

socializmis dros arc banditi iqneba, ar mkvleli. rkinis<br />

cocxiT gamovgviT yvelafer burJuaziuls da maSin<br />

gveqneba kai cxovreba... ai, gaimarjvebs msoflio revolucia,<br />

burJuebs qaT<strong>me</strong>biviT wavaklavT erTmaneTs da<br />

mTeli dovlaTi Cven dagvrCeba. vicxovroT <strong>me</strong>re Zmurad.<br />

ratom viCxubebT, ra gveqneba gasayofi? erTad vWamoT,<br />

erTad vsvaT, saxlic erTad aviSenoT, didze didi,<br />

uTvalavi oTaxebiT. Seni Cemi iqneba, Cemi _ Seni...<br />

_ qalic saerTo gveyoleba? _ Caixvixvina Cornam.<br />

_ qalic, ra Tqma unda, Tu is partiuli amxanagi araa,<br />

_ Cafiqrda ZRvibi, _ partiuli amxanagi raRa qalia...<br />

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nuTu marTlac ase saubrobdnen uReltexilidan<br />

gadmoparuli ZRvibi da Corna?.. yovelive es beri zaqaraias<br />

palimfsestSi weria, magram beri iq ar iyo, man mxolod<br />

is icoda, rom orni gadmovidnen qluxoris uReltexilze<br />

rkinis komisris davalebiT, frTxilad Camohyvnen<br />

kodoris xeobas, iqidan sakenisaken gadauxvies, sofels<br />

tyetye auares, kvlav ferdobze afofxdnen. motitvlebuli<br />

seri gadakveTes da Wuberis xeobaSi aRmoCndnen...<br />

karga xans modiodnen ase. ferdidan ferdze eSvebodnen,<br />

uRrani tyeebi CaaTaves. sagzali gamoeliaT da kenkriT<br />

iyuCebdnen SimSils... ufrTxodnen kacsa da nadirs...<br />

WuberSi, saxlis Tavze pirvelad dainaxes ucnauri<br />

droSa _ Sindisferi, Savi da TeTri zoliT kuTxeSi<br />

da qosam boRmianad Seigina:<br />

_ uu, Tqveni, burJuebo!<br />

Cauyvnen nenskras. qafiani nenskra Rrialebda viwro<br />

xeobaSi. daRlildaqanculni sacalfexo bilikze Zlivs<br />

micocavdnen. iq, sadac nenskra engurSi CaixrCo, Calandrebs<br />

gadaeyarnen, jorcxeniT Tafli da yveli CahqondaT<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTis bazrobaze. eWviT Sexedes ucxo kacebs, magram<br />

kiTxviT araferi ukiTxavT, purze dapatiJes... TiTo<br />

arayi gadakres ZRvibim da Cornam. qosas Zvlebi gauTba,<br />

tvinSi SeuRitina da tyuilebis bade gaaba:<br />

_ sakenSi mamida myavda gaTxovili, imis satiralSi<br />

viyaviT. kodoris xeobaSi yaCaRebi daZrwiano, xalxs<br />

Zarcvaveno da gvirCies, WuberiT dabrundiTo. aqeT ra<br />

ismis, bolSevikebi xom ar gadmosulan?<br />

Calandrebma mxrebi aiCeCes, bolSevikebze yurmokvriT<br />

gagvigonia raRacao.<br />

_ rogor, leninic ar gagigoniaT? _ gaukvirda ZRvibis.<br />

_ rusia? svanebi mTebze russ ar gadmouSveben! _<br />

guldajerebiT moWra erTma axmaxma.<br />

gza erTad ganagrZes. qveviT, Rrma xeobaSi enguri<br />

gugunebda, qaravani ki viwro da saSiSi bilikebiT Tavbrudamxvev<br />

ferdobebze miiweoda. gamocdili Calandre-<br />

bi da mTis morCili cxenebi usityvod ugebdnen erTmaneTs.<br />

ZRvibi Citis wonisa iyo da miwas misi simZi<strong>me</strong> ras<br />

daetyoboda, magram Corna molayunebda mZi<strong>me</strong>d, mis qveS<br />

miwa izniqeboda da ufskrulSi gadaCexvas upirebda.<br />

xandaxan erTurTs SeuZaxebdnen Calandrebi, mokle<br />

winadadebebs esrodnen. ZRvibi verafers gebulobda, miT<br />

ufro Corna, egona Cvenze laparakobeno da guls askdebodnen,<br />

boRma avsebdaT. enis qavili autyda ZRvibis, pirze<br />

klite ver daido, rogorc ki qaravani wasaxemseblad<br />

moxerxebul tafobze Seyovnda, sityva iTxova:<br />

_ ai, Tqven lenini ar gagigoniaT. revolucia rom<br />

moxda, imas Tu mohkariT yuri?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>fe rom Camoagdes? _ ikiTxa axmaxma. _ es ambavi<br />

viciT, magram Cven magas vin gvkiTxavs...<br />

_ ruseTSi revolucia moxda, mTeli Zalaufleba<br />

muSebsa da glexebs gadaecaT, burJuebs deda utires,<br />

didi omi gaimarTa...<br />

_ magi ra Cveni saq<strong>me</strong>a, _ xeli Caiqnia axmaxma, _ Cvens<br />

sofelSi aTasi welia, burJua ar gvinaxavs!<br />

_ rogor Tu burJua ar ginaxavT? _ gacecxlda ZRvibi.<br />

_ gaixedgamoixedeT, yurebi gamoibertyeT! vera xedavT<br />

aq, saqarTveloSi imperialistebis agentebi kisrebze<br />

dagajdnen. es Jordaniebi da ramiSvilebi sul bur-<br />

Juebi ar arian? dagyidian ne<strong>me</strong>cebze erTad da calcalke,<br />

maSinRa mixvdebiT, vinaa burJua da vin proletari...<br />

_ Sen raRac sxvanairad WikWikeb, _ moiRuSa axmaxi,<br />

_ vinca gvyavs, isaa Cveni mTavroba, burJua ar vici <strong>me</strong>!<br />

_ es ise uqcevs, sakenidan ki ara, ufro zemodan Camosulsa<br />

hgavs! _ CaurTo <strong>me</strong>orem.<br />

_ eseni <strong>me</strong>reTSi CaviyvanoT da mTavrobas CavabaroT!<br />

_ Tqva <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>m.<br />

_ sabuTebi SevumowmoT, _ axla <strong>me</strong>oTxe Caeria, _<br />

gaqvT sabuTebi?<br />

Cornam ubidan xelyumbara amoiRo, SeaTamaSa da daiRrija:<br />

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_ ai, sabuTi!<br />

Calandrebma erTmaneTs WoWmaniT gadaxedes.<br />

Cornam win ubiZga ZRvibis, Tavisi farTo zurgiT dafara<br />

mosalodneli Tavdasxmisagan.<br />

fexs auCqares, raTa qaravani kvalze moewyvitaT.<br />

saRamos CaaRwies barSi. soflebs garegare uvlidnen da<br />

ukve dRisiT <strong>me</strong>reTi gamoCnda.<br />

didad ar Secvliliyo ZRvibi Toloraias mSobliuri<br />

qalaqi. isev iseTi mtvriani orRobeebi gareubnebSi, SoriSor<br />

mdgari jargvlebi, patara, magram lamazi centri<br />

_ qvafenili, bulvari, sasaxle, orisami qviTkiris Senoba...<br />

macxovrisgoris Tavze TeTrad aRmarTuli taZari...<br />

_ qveyniereba ingreva, es ki iseve dgas, magisi Rdini...<br />

_ boRmiT Seagina, gaugebari iyo, taZars Tu mTel<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTs.<br />

marTlacda, msoflios grialiT uvlida revoluciis<br />

qariSxali, aq ki erTi patara qalaqi myudrod gawoliliyo<br />

Cxeriis sufTa wylis piras, macxovrisgoris mwvane<br />

kalTasTan da udardelad Tvlemda.<br />

Seyovndnen, sanam kargad dabneldeboda. ZRvibi gauZRva<br />

Cornas. TiTqos sworad midioda, TiTqos nacnobi<br />

orRobeebi gaiara, magram roca egona, age, Sinamde mivaRwieo,<br />

adgili veRar icno.<br />

vin<strong>me</strong>sTvis unda ekiTxa, magram yoymanobda.<br />

_ ukacravad, patoni, ver <strong>me</strong>tyviT, sad cxovrobs ZRvibi<br />

Toloraia?<br />

bnelSi gamvlels Zlivs arCevda.<br />

_ sad da cimbirSi! _ berikaculi xrinwiT Seepasuxa<br />

ucnobi. _ amboben, iq Cakleso. Tqven vina xarT, aseT<br />

kacs rom kiTxulobT?<br />

ZRvibis pasuxi ar moewona, Tumca unda gakvirveboda,<br />

aTi wlis Semdeg viRacas rom misi saxeli axsovda.<br />

_ vici, rom gadaikarga, magram aq xom jargvali dar-<br />

Ca da colSvili!<br />

_ jargvali daiwva, _ Tqva kacma, _ Jandar<strong>me</strong>bma qnes<br />

es saq<strong>me</strong>, ZRvibi rom daiWires, maSin... CaTac daiWires da<br />

imdeni ce<strong>me</strong>s, daWleqdao, ambobdnen. cxovrobs sadRac<br />

gareubanSi, gaTxovdao, isic Tqves... iqneb Woria, Tumca<br />

im qosas xom ar daelodeboda sul...<br />

ZRvibim xeli ataka kacs da gverdze miagdo. Cornamac<br />

wixli miazila. uadgilod aWikWikebuls ena, etyoba, mucelSi<br />

Cauvarda. ZRvibi ki win gavarda, gzajvaredinamde<br />

irbina. Corna qoSiniT wamoewia.<br />

_ ha, ra dagemarTa? _ xeli TanagrZnobiT Seaxo. _<br />

cocxlebi xom arian, movnaxavT!<br />

_ momwydi, Corna! _ afeTqda ZRvibi da kvlav wavida,<br />

amjerad Cqari nabijiT.<br />

WiSkarTan gaCerda, siRr<strong>me</strong>Si saxli Cabnelebuliyo.<br />

_ nestor! _ xmadabla dauZaxa ZRvibim.<br />

saxlidan Cqami ar ismoda.<br />

_ nestor, kaco, nestor! _ xmas auwia.<br />

pasuxi ar iyo.<br />

_ Sin ar arian! _ daaskvna Cornam.<br />

Sebrundnen. karga xans iares da ZRvibi kvlav gaCerda.<br />

ezoSi saxli idga da moRiavebuli karidan Wraqis sinaTle<br />

gamodioda.<br />

ZRvibim muxlis sisuste igrZno. suli moiTqva da Secvlili<br />

xmiT gasZaxa:<br />

_ gera, ha, gera!<br />

qalma gamoixeda.<br />

_ vin brZandebiT?<br />

ZRvibim cacana icno, Tavis gamJRavneba ar isurva.<br />

_ gera Sinaa?<br />

_ ar gaxlavT, patoni! SemobrZandiT, stumari RvTisaa!<br />

_ didi ukacravad, magram ara gvcalia! _ ZRvibi sibneleSi<br />

idga da ise pasuxobda.<br />

karidan bavSvebma gamoixedes. orni iyvnen. ZRvibi maT<br />

saxeebs ver arCevda. `ukve ori yolia!~ _ Surma gakenwla.<br />

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TviTon xetials gadayva, Zmakacebi ki logins ver Sordebian<br />

da bavSvebs acxoben.<br />

_ didi ukacravad, magram CaTas saxli unda mimaswavloT!<br />

cacana aivnidan mTlad gadmovida. xels iCrdilebda,<br />

raTa sibneleSi ra<strong>me</strong> gaerkvia, magram kacebs vera xedavda<br />

da xmaSi SiSi Seepara.<br />

_ am orRobes gayeviT, patoni, sul bolo saxli iqneba!..<br />

SemobrZanebuliyaviT, gerac sacaa gamoCndeba!<br />

ZRvibim xma gakminda, sibneles Seeria. Corna Savi landiviT<br />

miedevna.<br />

sicxianiviT mirboda... egona, CaTa daxvdeboda, aTi<br />

wlis unaxavi coli, CaTbundeboda colqmrul sarecel-<br />

Si, oRondac qali eSmakisaa... ZRvibi cxovrebam tanjvis<br />

zRvaSi aTria, misi coli ki karga xania sxva kacs Caxutebia,<br />

sxvasTan nebivrobs... qosas guli amis gafiqrebazec<br />

ki RvarZlsa da boRmaSi curavda... mTeli qveynierebis<br />

mier gaTelils am qalis dandobis i<strong>me</strong>diRa rCeboda da<br />

arc aman daindo...<br />

orRobis bolos saxlebi SeTxelda. bnelSi gayursuliyvnen<br />

da aqaiq Tu Wiatobda susti Wraqi.<br />

ZRvibi uceb SeCerda, Corna zed gadaawyda, kinaRam<br />

waaqcia.<br />

_ ai, aq! _ Tqva ZRvibim.<br />

RobewnulTan idgnen. bnelSi WiSkris Zebna ar dauwyiaT,<br />

Robes autexes lawaluwi.<br />

dabali, orTvaliani odidan susti Suqi krToda.<br />

_ ro<strong>me</strong>li xar? _ ikiTxa maspinZelma.<br />

_ stumrebi varT, keTilo kaco, gza agvebna!<br />

_ mobrZandiT, stumari RvTisaa! _ SiSianad Seexmiana<br />

maspinZeli.<br />

kibe arc ugrZvnia ZRvibis, ase egona, raRac Zalam<br />

ezodan pirdapir aivanze Seagdoo.<br />

kacunas danaxvam maspinZeli daamSvida, magram sibnelidan<br />

Corna rom wamoimarTa, xma dautkba:<br />

_ mobrZandiT, mobrZandiT! _ Tan uCinar diasaxliss<br />

gasZaxa: _ CaTa, stumrebia!<br />

qali, albaT, aqamde taxtze ijda, kacis xmam wamoagdo.<br />

_ mobrZandiT, batono!<br />

igi ar hgavda im gamwleul, TamaSTamaSa gogonas. aT<br />

weliwads ise Seecvala, sad<strong>me</strong>, quCaSi rom Sexvedroda,<br />

verc icnobda. adamians Tvalebi ecvleba yvelaze gvian,<br />

TvalebiT icno Tavisi CaTa da guli Seuxta.<br />

_ aqeT, aqeT, Wiri<strong>me</strong>, aq dabrZandiT! _ facifucobda<br />

Tavgzaabneuli maspinZeli.<br />

Raribul oTaxSi magida da sada taxti idga, oTxi tabureti.<br />

lampa buxris Tavze SemoedgaT da oTaxs mowiTalo<br />

Suqi efina.<br />

`Rataks gahyolia!~ _ niSnismogebiT daaskvna ZRvibim.<br />

guli boRmaSi iZireboda da masSi patiebis grZnoba<br />

ar gafaCunebula. tabureti fexiT gamoswia, dajda da<br />

Cornasac aniSna, dajeqio.<br />

diasaxlisi dabneuli idga, TiTebiT winsafars awvalebda<br />

da qmarma SeuZaxa:<br />

_ CaTa, ram dagabnia, datrialdi axla Seneburad, ar<br />

Semarcxvino!<br />

_ nu wuxdebiT! _ yasidad iTavpatiJa ZRvibim.<br />

igumana, qalma micnoo da misi dabneulobiT tkbeboda.<br />

_ Cemi sikvdili, mTlad gamovSterdi! _ xelebi gaasavsava<br />

CaTam. _ kaco, Rvino amoitane!<br />

`iqneba Seni sikvdilic!~ _ ganaCeni gamoutana ZRvibim.<br />

maspinZelma TiTqos gamosavali ipovao, mozrdil,<br />

simindis naquCiT Tavdacobil kokas daavlo xeli.<br />

_ ukacravad var, magram a, am wuTas geaxlebiT! Rvino<br />

Semogvaklda, sardafi or nabijzea...<br />

stumrebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes.<br />

`gagvcems!~ _ usityvod ikiTxeboda Cornas sifaTze.<br />

`sapolicio ubani Sorsaa, ver gabedavs!~ _ gaifiqra<br />

ZRvibim da mzera miayina Sua oTaxSi gaubedavad Seyovnebul<br />

qals.<br />

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_ CaTa! _ xmadabla gasZaxa, xmaze gaRizianeba etyoboda.<br />

qals TaviT terfamde caxcaxma dauara, sawylad<br />

gauRima.<br />

_ Cemi sikvdili, ZRvibi, umal gicani, magram ra vqna<br />

<strong>me</strong> dasamiwebelma!<br />

_ esaa Seni qaloba? _ boroti SurisgebiT ikiTxa<br />

ZRvibim. _ ase uerTgule gacimbirebul qmars, xom! _<br />

taburetidan wamoxta, pirispir aetuza. qali am aT weliwadSi<br />

xorciT avsebuliyo. simaRlec momateboda da<br />

ZRvibi qvemodan ahyurebda. _ <strong>me</strong> iq, siciveSi, SimSiliT<br />

viRupebodi, Sen ki imas cdilobdi, logini ar mogecdina,<br />

xom?<br />

_ Sen rom dagiWires, ulukmapurod davrCiT, bavSvi<br />

kinaRam gamiTavda... isidorem gamimarTa xeli, _ Tavis<br />

marTlebas Seecada CaTa, _ biWi ukve didia, dRes cacanasTan<br />

davtove...<br />

ZRvibi kbilatkiebuliviT daijRana, TiTqos mucel-<br />

Si amoartyeso, ucnaurad moikakva, maimuns daemsgavsa.<br />

raRac saSinelis Tqmas apirebda, magram piridan sisini<br />

amosdioda da zardacemuli qali gabruebuli idga.<br />

Cornam veraferi gaigo amaTi laparakisa, ijda, taburets<br />

aWraWunebda da xan erTs miaCerdeboda, xan <strong>me</strong>ores.<br />

ZRvibis uxseneblis pawia Tvalebi dauviwrovda. mis<br />

aRgznebul tvinSi mxolod erTi azri trialebda: aqve,<br />

axlave, ra<strong>me</strong>nairad eZia Suri!.. sasjeli unda yofiliyo<br />

sastiki da Seubralebeli. `wavaqcev taxtze da Cornas<br />

Tvalwin avxdi namuss!~ _ gulRrZod gaifiqra, magram am<br />

wamierma azrma ufro gaaborota... ver SeZlebda, kacoba<br />

ar eyofoda... sisxlian oromtrialSi dakarga ZRvibim<br />

mamakacuri Zala. pirvelad amas rom mixvda, kinaRam tyvia<br />

daixala. Tavi ver gai<strong>me</strong>ta, magram qalis sinsila SezizRda.<br />

darCenil sicocxles miscemda axla, oRond is Zala<br />

mobruneboda. imisTvisRa Wirdeboda, moRalate qali<br />

talaxSi Caezila da SurisZiebiT damtkbariyo.<br />

CaTa gumaniT mixvda, ZRvibis sulSi saSineli ram mzaddeboda,<br />

SiSisagan muxlebi moawyda, Zirs daeSva da xmaCavardnilma<br />

SesTxova:<br />

_ mapatie, ZRvibi, <strong>me</strong> ubedurs!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> vin mapatia! _ TiTqos ukbineso, Sexta ZRvibi.<br />

sakuTarma uZlurebam gaamwara, Txeli piridan sisiniT<br />

gamoscra: _ bozo, ukacod ver gaZeli, xom? ager mogiyvane<br />

Seni sadari axvari! Corna, midi!<br />

CaTam ver gaigo, ras upirebdnen. TiTqos dayruvdao,<br />

sityvaTa azrma mis cnobierebaSi ver CaaRwia. oRond<br />

uzarmazari, niCabiviT saxemoqceuli Corna rom wamovida,<br />

ZRvibis muxlebze moexvia:<br />

_ ara, ara!<br />

ZRvibim civad moiSora.<br />

_ ara, ara! _ iwivla qalma, magram Corna ukve Tavze<br />

adga. pirze xeli aafara, iataks mowyvita da taxtze daagdo.<br />

qali asxmartalda, giJiviT gauwia winaaRmdegoba.<br />

oRond baybaydevis Ronier xelebs veRar usxlteboda,<br />

_ Corna xvixvinebda da kabas axevda.<br />

ZRvibi karTan wamiT Seyovnda. ar undoda moexeda,<br />

magram uneblieT mzera gaapara. qalis SiSvel barZayebs<br />

Cornas binZuri leSi gadahfofreboda.<br />

gulisreva moawva. iqve, kibesTan anTxia.<br />

oTaxidan fxakuri da orTabrZolis xma gamodioda<br />

da ZRvibim TandaTan Wkuaze aiwia.<br />

wakuzuli iyo da vera da ver iokebda Rebinebas.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re siCu<strong>me</strong> Camovarda. cota xanSi zRurblze Corna<br />

gamoCnda.<br />

ZRvibi Tavs Zlivs moeria. piri SxamiT hqonda savse.<br />

xma daimorCila da naZaladevi gulgrilobiT hkiTxa:<br />

_ ra qeni, Corna?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ar mindoda... _ ena daeba Cornas. _ ar ikivlos<strong>me</strong>Tqi<br />

da movuWire... etyoba, <strong>me</strong>ti momivida!<br />

_ gagude?<br />

Cornam sustad Caislukuna.<br />

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_ wavideT! _ daugdo ZRvibim da sibneles Seeria.<br />

Corna fexdafex mihyva. SiSianad krusunebda, Tavs<br />

acodebda.<br />

winidan fexis xma moisma, viRaca aCqarebiT modioda.<br />

_ mismine, Corna! _ CasCurCula ZRvibim. _ qmari<br />

brundeba. Sin rom miva, gangaSs atexs da veRar gavaswrebT.<br />

midi, gaaCu<strong>me</strong>, sanam verafers mimxvdara!<br />

Corna usityvod gavarda. ZRvibi Robis Crdils aekra.<br />

TviTon ar Canda, or lands ki SesaniSnavad xedavda.<br />

Cia kacs mxarze rom Semoedga, cxadia, Rvinis koka iyo.<br />

gzaze Sav kldesaviT wamoimarTa Corna da kaci zed<br />

gadaawyda.<br />

_ a! _ erTi bgeraRa aRmoxda. tkacani gaisma. es Cornas<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> muSti daeSva Cia kacis Tavze. Zirs davardnili<br />

doqi gaskda da haers Rvinis suni Seeria.<br />

_ gaviqceT! _ Cauqrola ZRvibim.<br />

oriveni karga xans garbodnen.<br />

<strong>me</strong>rec didxans ixetiales aRmadaRma.<br />

gariJraJze xurCas piras gaaRwies, iq, sadac mRvrie<br />

xurCas Cxeria uerTdeboda.<br />

aRmosavleTiT mze amoiwvera da Jangisferi sxivebi<br />

gadmoafina.<br />

daRlili ZRvibi xaboze Camojda. mdinare farTod<br />

miaqanebda talRebs, nesti da sicive amodioda da ZRvibis<br />

acaxcaxebda.<br />

ijda da Tavisi ubeduri gzebis uneblie Tanamgzavrs<br />

gahyurebda.<br />

Corna napirze Cacucqda, xelebi daibana, wyali pirze<br />

Seisxa.<br />

_ Corna! _ xmadabla dauZaxa ZRvibim.<br />

Cornam uxmod amoxeda. ar moewona es xmadabali SeZaxili.<br />

ZRvibis xelSi mauzeri eWira da arc es moewona<br />

Cornas.<br />

_ Sen dRes sakuTar Tavs gadaaWarbe, Corna! _ Semparavi<br />

alersiT Tqva qosa ZRvibiam. _ is qali Cemi coli<br />

iyo da es Sen icodi, Corna... Cemi Svilis deda... CaTa erqva...<br />

<strong>me</strong> is miyvarda...<br />

nawyvetnawyvet laparakobda, TiTqos yovel sityvas<br />

sasworze wonida.<br />

gaCumda da mauzeri aswia.<br />

_ ras Svebi, xom ar gagiJdi! _ SeuZaxa Cornam, magram<br />

ukve gvian iyo.<br />

ZRvibim sasxlets TiTi gamohkra. tyviam baybaydevs<br />

gulmkerdi Seungria, xurCas mRvrie talRebma mis wiaR-<br />

Si gadavardnili Corna taatiT waiRo...<br />

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<strong>me</strong>reTi emzadeba sadResaswaulod. mTeli qalaqi gadawiTlebula.<br />

droSebi, yvelgan droSebi... elnaTurebis<br />

boZebze, aivnebze, dawesebulebebze... quCebis gardigardmo<br />

veeberTela transparantebi gaWimula, rusul<br />

da qarTul enebze usasrulod <strong>me</strong>ordeba erTi da igive:<br />

`gaumarjos... gaumarjos... gaumarjos!..~ suraTebi... sura-<br />

Tebi... marqsengelsleninstalini, an leninstalini, an<br />

stalini da misi Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolebi... molotovi saTvalidan<br />

becad iyureba... berias pensne ukeTia... viSinski imperialistur<br />

agentebs sjis... yvelgan kvlav stalini, stalini,<br />

stalini...<br />

beri zaqaraias sulSi uxerxulobis SegrZneba ibadeboda.<br />

ar moswonda es siWrele da aurzauri, Tavis tkivili<br />

ewyeboda. surda garideboda yovelives, magram es iyo<br />

arsebobis erTaderTi forma da mocemul ganzomilebas<br />

versad gaeqceoda. piriqiT, yvela msgavs zarzeimSi unda<br />

Cabmuliyo, qalaqSi gamorCeuli pirovneba am pativs ver<br />

daemaleboda.<br />

Cveulebriv kolonis TavSi ayenebdnen xol<strong>me</strong>. es misi<br />

mudmivi adgili iyo saSvidnoembro Tu sapirvelmaiso

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msvlelobisas. kulturis frontis muSakebi calke kolonad<br />

ewyobodnen. yovelTvis erTi da igive lozungi<br />

mohqondaT: `kultura partiis erTguli msaxuria!~ `pirisfareSia!~<br />

_ zizRiT gaifiqrebda beri. amisi xmamaRla<br />

gacxadeba ki ara, icoda, gafiqrebac saSiSi iyo. `laqiaa!~<br />

_ mainc ar eSveboda aseT fiqrs, akrZalulis sitkboeba<br />

wamlavda. ise ki, sasule orkestris grialSi, demonstrantTa<br />

navarjiSev `vaSaSi~ misi susti xmac albaT Tavisas<br />

akeTebda. sxvanairad arc gamouvidoda. imitomac iyo<br />

gamorCeuli, imitomac miabijebda sxvaze win, qveyanas<br />

codnoda, vin vis uwyobs nabijs, vin ufro gamoxatavs<br />

enTuziazmsa da erTgulebas. tribunaze Camwkrivebuli<br />

xelmZRvaneli amxanagebi nacrisfer siluetebad aRiq<strong>me</strong>bodnen.<br />

berim icoda, ra Zala imaleboda erT TargSi<br />

gamoWril am siluetebSi da xels uqnevda, niSnad imisa,<br />

Tqveni var, eWvic nu SegeparebaTo... gascdeboda moedans<br />

da daRlili, moTavebuli beri gaifiqrebda: rodemde?<br />

nuTu mTeli cxovreba ase `vaSas~ ZaxiliT unda gavlioo...<br />

iqneb jobdes, tyvia davixalo da amiT moTavdeba<br />

yvelaferio... magram es iqneboda gamowveva, amboxi, beri<br />

ki <strong>me</strong>amboxed ar iyo gaCenili... amboxis wil isRa SeeZlo,<br />

fexaCqarebiT gascloda xalxmravlobas, mietovebina<br />

u<strong>me</strong>carTaTvis mogonili sazeimo riaria...<br />

miaRwevda macxovrisgoris Zirs, ahyveboda kibis safexurebs,<br />

fexs manam uCqarebda, sanam qoSini autydeboda.<br />

Rone ar yofnida, as <strong>me</strong>erTe, bolo safexuramde asasvlelad.<br />

SeCerdeboda sulis mosaTq<strong>me</strong>lad, am dros<br />

gulze xeli hqonda midebuli. Semobrundeboda qalaqisaken,<br />

gaxedavda.<br />

eulad, martosulad cxovrobda beri zaqaraia. dedamiwis<br />

zurgze aravin da araferi gaaCnda am qalaqis garda.<br />

qalaqi ki, Tbili, nazi, mosiyvarule, xandaxan urCxuls<br />

emsgavseboda, mzad rom iyo, Tavisi ugunurobiT gaesrisa<br />

beris <strong>me</strong>oba.<br />

dResac aq, am kibeze amoirbina, Semobrunda. gaxeda<br />

ferxTiT gaSlil <strong>me</strong>reTs, Semodgomis yviTelvardisfrad<br />

SeRebil bulvars, yavriankramitian odasaxlebis<br />

usasrulo rigs... safexurze gazeTi daifina, dajda da<br />

gayuCda.<br />

macxovrisgoris ferdobze grili niavi dafaCunobda,<br />

myudroeba da siwynare sufevda. lurji ca axlos iyo,<br />

qalaqis areuli x<strong>me</strong>bi ki cidan eqod efineboda, neldeboda,<br />

rbildeboda...<br />

sadRac cis tatnobze gaberili buSti tivtivebda,<br />

kudad warweriani wiTeli naWeri gamobmoda. warwera<br />

aqedan ar ikiTxeboda, magram isedac icoda berim, rac<br />

zed ewera,.<br />

`nuTu ocdaaTi gavida?~ _ amoioxra.<br />

diax, TiTqmis ocdaaTi weli gavida im dRidan, roca<br />

Tor<strong>me</strong>ti wlis beri macxovrisgorasTan mZi<strong>me</strong>d datvir-<br />

Tul kacs waawyda.<br />

welzeviT SiSvels mxrebze qvis safexuri Semoedo da<br />

Cxeriispira bilikiT amodioda.<br />

kunTebi eZagreboda, burTulebiviT asxda tanze. ofli<br />

wurwuriT Camosdioda Tavkiserze.<br />

`lamazi kaci iyo cxonebuli, _ sevdam Seipyro beri,<br />

_ axalgazrduli, Camosxmuli tani hqonda, suli ki berikaciviT<br />

brZeni. mixvda, rom droJamma kalibans gauxsna<br />

asparezi, arieli ki daaknina, harmoniuli wonasworoba<br />

dairRva... Tavisi am axirebulobiT Seecada darRveuli<br />

wonaswarobis aRdgenas...~<br />

marTlac axirebuli kaci iyo gera kvaracxelia. <strong>me</strong>amboxed<br />

dabadebuli, veRar egueboda xelmwifeTa xelmwifobas,<br />

Tavs mxolod ufals uxrida. es iyo <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> gza,<br />

raki im dros erTi gza xelmwifis msaxureba iyo, <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

_ misi sruli uaryofa.<br />

`xerxemals gadaitexs sacaa!~ _ SeSinda beri. undoda,<br />

waSveleboda, magram raRacam SeakrTo, Rone waarTva,<br />

ise mimoixeda, TiTqos saZraxis saq<strong>me</strong>ze waaswreso. Sem-<br />

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dgom, ukve asakSi Sesuli, ixsenebda im gaugebar SiSs. mizans<br />

ver mivuxvdi da iman SemaSinao, fiqrobda. iqneb<br />

Serekili iyo gera kvaracxelia! maSin misi moq<strong>me</strong>deba iolad<br />

aixsneboda. magram Tu Serekili ar iyo, Tu is uzenaes<br />

nebas emorCileboda?..<br />

aseT kiTxvebze pasuxs Tor<strong>me</strong>ti wlis beri ver daZebnida.<br />

monusxuli uTvalTvalebda ucnaur kacs. igi nela<br />

moabijebda, fexs myarad adgamda. ase miaRwia pirvel<br />

safexuramde, mosinja, xvneSiT aiwia. axla <strong>me</strong>ore mosinja.<br />

ase TandaTan miiwevda erTi safexuridan <strong>me</strong>oreze,<br />

maRla da maRla, bolo safexuramde... iq Caikuza, tvirTs<br />

adgili mouZebna, raTa dartymisagan Tlili safexuri ar<br />

gapobiliyo. <strong>me</strong>re winaswar gamzadebuli fuZe Seaswora,<br />

auCqareblad mozila duRabi, gadausva. lodi gamoaCo-<br />

Ca, Casva rogorc saWiro iyo... zed Camojda da qalaqs gaxeda...<br />

_ rao, gikvirs? _ hkiTxa beris, ulvaSebSi CaeRima.<br />

ymawvili gawiTlda, egona, ver amCnevdnen.<br />

_ es TeTri kibe ai, im taZarze agviyvans! _ auxsna<br />

kacma.<br />

taZari ise maRla idga, asi weli dasWirdeboda kibis<br />

iqamde ayvanas.<br />

`moclili unda iyo!~ _ gaifiqra berim.<br />

gera kvaracxelia moclili ar iyo.<br />

Jami idga mouclelobisa... revoluciam Sva respublika,<br />

respublikas axali forma da axali suli sWirdeboda.<br />

hqonda ki respublikas dro iseTi formis Camosasx<strong>me</strong>lad,<br />

imavdroulad WeSmariti sulierebis Wur-<br />

Welic rom iqneboda!<br />

erTxel kaci vin<strong>me</strong> movida, gvardielis kiteli ecva.<br />

mtkice mimoxra hqonda, xeli revolveris budeze edo.<br />

axeda geras namuSevars da Tqva:<br />

_ kibe maradisobisaa, Cven ki axla gviWirs!.. ra aris<br />

uzenaesi mizani?.. samSoblo! misi aRSeneba!.. samSoblo ageraa!<br />

_ kacma xeliT haeri Semoxaza, TiTqos mTel <strong>me</strong>reTs<br />

Semoavlo. _ unda avaSenoT, sakuTari forma mivceT. mas<br />

kibe ki ara, mauzeri da axali kanonebi sWirdeba!<br />

geram xelsawyoebi CanTaSi Cailaga, Sin wamovida. RamiT<br />

cacanas samferi droSa Seakerina. diliT bulvarze<br />

frialfrialiT Camoatara, mazris sammarTvelos Senobamde<br />

miitana, iq aivanze gadmokida da kabinetSi magidas<br />

miujda.<br />

_ vin Ciqvanmoxelea, daWeras rom mibedavs! _ gaigona<br />

rixiani SeZaxili da nestor Todua Semouyvanes...<br />

`sikeTiT undoda respublikis dacva, _ naRvlianad<br />

fiqrobda beri, _ nuTu boroteba ufro Zlieria? sikeTe<br />

ver gaumklavda borotebas!~<br />

ocdaaTi weli ver ganikurna beri zaqaraia im simTvralisagan.<br />

vin<strong>me</strong>s rom gaego, muzeumis direqtori kibeze<br />

imitom Camomjdara, <strong>me</strong>xsierebaSi yvelasagan miviwyebul<br />

da waSlil Sindisfer respublikas acocxlebso,<br />

ohoho!.. fiqric xom saSiSi iyo, oRond sad gaeqceoda<br />

sakuTar warsuls. simTvralis Jams adamians realobis<br />

grZnoba ekargeba. iqneb imitomac eCveneboda is Soreuli<br />

wlebi marad gazafxulad, gera kvaracxelia ki im gazafxulis<br />

<strong>me</strong>kvled... `xalxi Cvens mxaresaa!~ _ ityoda gera da<br />

marTalic iyo. xalxi mis mxares idga, Tumca bevrma arc<br />

icoda ratom... zogs Sindisferi droSis friali moswonda<br />

albaT, zogs respublika, zogs gera kvaracxelia...<br />

<strong>me</strong>re movarda WuWyiani zvavi. qvafenilze floqvebi<br />

arakunda, Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi abraxunda, zarbaznisa da oTxTvalebis<br />

rkinissaltiani borblebi agrialda... saidanRac CamoiRvara<br />

xakisferi talRa daubaneli saldaTebisa, gzagza<br />

tili rom cviodaT... nakvalevze ubnis qaT<strong>me</strong>bi kenkavdnen,<br />

Tan frTxilobdnen, mand ar dagviWiron da cocxlad<br />

ar gagvputono...<br />

am uTavbolod da usaSvelod gaWimul armias, vin icis<br />

sad naomars, axla ki aRTqmul qveyanaSi CamoRweuls,<br />

win, daxeT, TeTr cxenze amxedrebuli qosa ZRvibia mouZ-<br />

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Rvis, ver gaigeb sardlad, Tu ucxo Zalis <strong>me</strong>gzurad saku-<br />

Tar samSobloSi. pirisaxe maimunis niRabiviT ucinis,<br />

gamarjvebis sixaruls veRara malavs... qosas gverdigverd<br />

Savcxenosani nestor Todua asdevnebia, gauRimari da<br />

mkacri, bediswerasaviT ucxo da gaugebari.<br />

modian TavianT qveyanaSi, xelT wiTeli droSebi upyriaT,<br />

zed araqarTuli warwerebia, <strong>me</strong>reTSi ori kaci<br />

Zlivs rom amoikiTxavs...<br />

gera kvaracxelia kabinetidan gamodis. aivnidan samferovan<br />

droSas Camoxsnis, dakecavs, gulis ubeSi Caidebs...<br />

<strong>me</strong>re kibeze Camoirbens da trotuarze Cerdeba.<br />

ager xakisferma talRamac moaRwia. cxenebi SeaCeres<br />

ZRvibim da nestorma.<br />

_ geras gaumarjos, geras! _ iZaxis ZRvibi. _ davbrundiT,<br />

gera, gavyareT burJuebi da Tavisufleba movitaneT!<br />

geras piri moukumavs, dgas, sadRac sivrceSi, ZRvibis<br />

miRma iyureba.<br />

axlos moagdi nestorma cxeni, gadmoixara, uTxra:<br />

_ nu gviwyen, gera, usaqmod dagvirCebi, Seni xelisufleba<br />

Cabarda warsuls! Senma mTavrobam oqrovercxli<br />

miitaca da gemiT mousva!.. win bevri dro gaqvs, SegiZlia<br />

qvebi aTrio da kibe aSeno! Zalianac kargi iqneba, kibis<br />

Tavze am wiTel droSas rom avafrialebT!<br />

_ ra kibe? _ ikiTxa ZRvibim.<br />

_ naxav, ra kibesac gviSenebs es ymawvili! _ nestoris<br />

xmaSi muqara gakrTa.<br />

gera utexad us<strong>me</strong>nda, pasuxi ar miucia.<br />

ZRvibim da nestorma cxenebi daZres. bulvaris bolos,<br />

moedanze mcirericxovani brbo Seyriliyo, krebuli<br />

adamianTa, yovel axal xelisufalT fiandazad rom<br />

daegeba...<br />

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igi im kibeze daiRupa, as <strong>me</strong>erTe safexurze... oficialuri<br />

istoriografia wveT cremls daapkurebda<br />

xol<strong>me</strong> mis xsovnas. saskolo saxelmZRvaneloSi es ambavi<br />

erTi winadadebiT iyo moxseniebuli, xelisuflebis<br />

mtrebma sicocxle mouswrafeso... am mTavar winadadebas<br />

zed damokidebuli ekida, axali xelisuflebisadmi misi<br />

erTgulebis gamoo.<br />

_ sworia es! _ tutunebda cacana. _ Tavis Z<strong>me</strong>bs,<br />

ZRvibis da nestors xom ar SeebrZoleboda? TviTonac<br />

socialisti iyo, <strong>me</strong>nSevikebma ar apaties gandgoma...<br />

_ mgoni ocdasamSi moxda es ambavi! _ Cafiqrda beri.<br />

_ Sen ar gaxsovs? _ efros miubrunda cacana. _<br />

ocdaori iyo Tu ocdasami?<br />

_ netavi am gamoCerCetebul dedabrebs ar us<strong>me</strong>ndeT!<br />

_ gabrazda uceb efro, piri mkacrad mokuma da <strong>me</strong>ti<br />

sityva ver daacdenines.<br />

risi gageba surda beri zaqaraias? ra ufleba hqonda<br />

daerRvia mwyobri miTi sami Zmadnaficis Sesaxeb. Senobalegenda<br />

xelSeuvali iyo, agurs Tu gamoaclidi, daingreoda.<br />

im dRes ZRvibi Toloraiam da nestor Toduam axladgamoCekili<br />

komkavSirlebi miusisines macxovrisgoris<br />

taZars. nestori Cumad ijda krebaze, kuStad iyureboda.<br />

ZRvibi ki tribunaze idga, wiTeli lozungis qveS _ `religia<br />

xalxis opiumia!~ idga da gulze xels ibragunebda:<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTi?.. aba, sad aris R<strong>me</strong>rTi?.. Tur<strong>me</strong> nu ityviT,<br />

Svid dReSi Seuqmnia mTeli samyaro. zis oqros taxtze,<br />

ityvis, iyavn naTeli da gaCndeba sinaTle. Cven, bolSevikebs,<br />

amisTvis R<strong>me</strong>rTi ar gvWirdeba, eleqtronaTuriT<br />

gavanaTebT aremares... ise aCaxCaxdeba, Tqveni mowonebeli,<br />

Ra<strong>me</strong>s sulac gavaqrobT!.. R<strong>me</strong>rTi keTiliao!

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keTili Tu aris, is Tavisi oqros taxti gadaadnos da ga-<br />

Wirvebul proletariats waaxmaros... amas is ar gaakeTebs!<br />

an ranairad gaakeTebs, roca ar arsebobs!.. es mRvdlebi<br />

gvatyueben, R<strong>me</strong>rTi ariso. risTvis dasWirdaT mRvdlebs<br />

es sicrue? jer erTi, imisTvis, rom TviTon uSromlad<br />

icxovron, tkipasaviT miekran Rarib glexobas da proletariats...<br />

<strong>me</strong>oreda, es sicrue imisTvis sWirdebaT,<br />

rom dagvabrmavon da WeSmaritebas agvacdinon... nu<br />

iqurdebo, nu waglejo, mters apatieo!.. carieli, raxaruxa<br />

sityviT Znelia Cveni motyueba. Cvenive xarjiT<br />

lamazlamaz eklesiebs iSenebdnen, oqrovercxliT mor-<br />

Tavdnen da amiT gonebas gvibnelebdnen!.. ager, macxovrisgorisaken<br />

gaixedeT! saiTkenac ar mibrundebi, Tval-<br />

Si gveCxireba da R<strong>me</strong>rTiT gvaSinebs!.. Cven unda movspoT<br />

es taZari, avafeTqoT, gavacamtveroT da imis nangrevebze<br />

proletariatis Zlevamosili droSa aRvmarToT!.. is<br />

droSa iqneba Cveni R<strong>me</strong>rTi!<br />

_ ase rom, amxanagebo, _ alaparakda nestori, _ macxovrisgoris<br />

taZari qarqaSidan amoRebuli xmalia, oRond<br />

mtris xelSi! amitom mters igi xelidan unda gavagdebinoT!..<br />

dResve wiTeli droSebiT da dinamitiT movawyoT<br />

laSqroba... mobrZandi, amxanago beri, aq dajeqi! Sen kai<br />

xeli gaqvs. ai, am qaRaldze dawere <strong>me</strong>reTis komkavSirelTa<br />

mtkice gadawyvetileba... kenWi vuyaroT, amxanagebo, vin<br />

aris momxre, dResve daingres macxovrisgoris taZari?<br />

xeli miCveneT, amxanagebo, xeli! nu WoWmanobT!<br />

beri ijda wiTeli naWriT gadafarebul magidasTan,<br />

Tavisi lamazi kaligrafiiT gamohyavda komkavSiruli<br />

dadgenilebis teqsti, marcxena xeli ki zeviT aewia Tanxmobis<br />

niSnad.<br />

_ erTxmad! _ kmayofilebiT Tqva nestorma.<br />

_ erTxmad! _ beWedi daado ZRvibimac.<br />

kreba aiSala, axalgazrdebi quCaSi gamocvivdnen,<br />

oTxrigad daewyvnen. win uzarmazari alami waimZRvares,<br />

lozungebi ze aswies _ `religia xalxis opiumia!~ `Zirs<br />

bneleTis mociqulebi!~ `taxtidan nikolozi CamovagdeT,<br />

kerenski CamovagdeT, Jordania CamovagdeT, R<strong>me</strong>r-<br />

Tsac CamovagdebT!~<br />

nestori da ZRvibi dadgnen gverdigverd, wamouZRvnen.<br />

beris guli krToda SiSianad. diaxac, R<strong>me</strong>rTi ar iyo,<br />

magram iqneb iyo kidec! iqneb axlac zis oqros taxtze caTa<br />

Sina, dahyurebs Tavis bec, dabrmavebul Svilebs da sinanuliT<br />

Tavs aqnevs... nuTu gajavrdeba da cidan maxvils<br />

styorcnis, aRgvis pirisagan miwisa... oRondac, R<strong>me</strong>rTi<br />

lmobieria, ra Tqma unda, Tu arsebobs... RvTis uarmyofeli<br />

yvela rom moesra, qveyanaze sisxlis tbebi veRar daSreboda...<br />

Svilebi xSirad zurgs aqceven mSoblebs, magram<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>li mSobeli sjis amis gamo maxviliT Svils.<br />

berim mokrZalebiT axeda zecas. lurj sarkeSi TiTqos<br />

dalanda raRac TeTri da spetaki... sxvebTan erTad<br />

piri daeRo, sxvebsaviT yviroda _ `Zirs!~ gunebaSi ki<br />

fiqrobda: `R<strong>me</strong>rTo maRalo, ro<strong>me</strong>li xar caTa Sina, Seminde!..~<br />

diax, mamamisma solomonma Seundo beris, kedlisaken<br />

Sebrunda da Cumad mokvda... R<strong>me</strong>rTic mamasavi-<br />

Taa, Semwynarebeli, Semndobi, mpatiebeli...<br />

swored am dros gera kvaracxelia Cxeriispira Wala-<br />

Si as<strong>me</strong>erTe safexurs eWideboda... boloTi miwas mowyvita,<br />

aayena da beWze dakecil perangs ifarebda, raTa kani<br />

ar gadaxexoda.<br />

wamiT gairinda.<br />

Tx<strong>me</strong>lis foTlebi Srialebda sustad. Cxeria miluklukebda<br />

TavisTvis. foTolTa Sriali wylis luklukSi<br />

gadadioda da am monotonur, damamSvidebel x<strong>me</strong>bSi Caiwna<br />

raRac SemaSfoTebeli, ulogiko... Cxerias gaRma,<br />

odebsa da ezoebs iqiT raRaca xdeboda.<br />

gera waixara, lods Suaze uswora, aqaCa. tvirTi <strong>me</strong>tad<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> iyo. kunTebi daebera, ZarRvebi daskdomaze hqonda.<br />

welSi Cumma tkivilma gahkra... bolo dros uWirda.<br />

adre CitiviT mihqonda aseTi lodi. <strong>me</strong>re sxeulSi tkivili<br />

gaCnda da xandaxan Seaxsenebda Tavs, Tu uxerxulad<br />

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gaimarTeboda welSi, an daRliloba daugrovdeboda, an<br />

sulis simtkice wamiT daaRalatebda.<br />

nabiji warsdga. kvlav Cxvleta igrZno. lodi uCveulod<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong>d awva, TiTqos amjerad ufali ar aSvelebda<br />

xels. wuwuni da oxvra mainc ar SeiZleboda, daTqmuls<br />

veRar gadaTqvamda.<br />

fiqri tkivils ayuCebs da amitom gonebiT <strong>me</strong>reTs gadaswvda.<br />

axla ufro aSkarad moesma x<strong>me</strong>bi, brbos moZraobiT<br />

romaa gamowveuli... nestori da ZRvibi erTobian albaT,<br />

aRmadaRma daarbenineben axali Taobis biWbuWebs...<br />

ra swrafad icvleba Jami oxeri! gana guSin ar iyo, gera,<br />

ZRvibi da nestori pirvel proklamacias rom dahkankalebdnen,<br />

momavals vardisferebSi xedavdnen, maT gulebs<br />

avi zraxva ar ekareboda, Tavs sikeTisaTvis mowodebulad<br />

racxdnen... nestoris gulSi drom sisastike<br />

Caabuda, ZRvibi ki, qosa ZRvibia, revolucias ise moergo,<br />

rogorc lurja cxens pirutyvis tkipa...<br />

lodi ufro damZimda TiTqos, welSi mozniqa gera,<br />

tkivili moeZala, gaZleba gauWirda... Tavidan amoigdo<br />

nestorze da ZRvibize fiqri, cacanas miswvda...<br />

cacana Cumad wuwunebda xol<strong>me</strong>. qmris arCevani ar<br />

moswonda. wiTel samkiTxveloSi dadioda. iq Txelydian,<br />

CayviTlebul broSurebs ukiTxavdnen. Sin dabrundeboda<br />

da cdilobda im dRes SeZenili mwiri codna geras<br />

tvinSic CaeWeda. gera Cumad us<strong>me</strong>nda, arc epaeqreboda,<br />

arc Tanxmdeboda. patara marTa dabajbajebda ukve, sacvali<br />

muxlamde mosTrevda. `osuri*, mixede bavSvs!~ _<br />

ityoda gera mtkiced da cacana gaCumdeboda, gaibuseboda.<br />

swyinda, nestori da ZRvibi wiTel al<strong>me</strong>bs rom daafrialebdnen,<br />

gera ki, Tavisi axirebulobiT, lodebs daaTrevda...<br />

viwro, xvinWkiani biliki mirboda Cxeriis gaswvriv.<br />

geras xan kenWebi usxlteboda fexebqveS, xan maguias<br />

Txel lanCaSi atanda da terfs mtkivneulad useravda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re bilikma napiridan navenaxarze gadairbina da qalaqidan<br />

momaval Saraze gavida. am adgilidan kaklebic Canda<br />

da xidic, magram mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTqveS moxril geras Tavis<br />

aweva ar SeeZlo. oflis wveTebi cxviris wverze ugrovdeboda<br />

da, raki xelebi dakavebuli hqonda, mow<strong>me</strong>ndasac<br />

ver axerxebda.<br />

x<strong>me</strong>bi wamoewia, TiTqos uTvalavi adamiani moabijebda<br />

fexaCqarebiT, mtvrian Saraze lanCebs baTquni gahqonda.<br />

x<strong>me</strong>bi TandaTan Zlierdeboda, ucbad bragabrugSi<br />

gadaizarda da gera mixvda, xidze gadmodiodnen.<br />

Sebrunda da mZi<strong>me</strong>d dauyva macxovrisgoris Saras,<br />

pirvel safexurs Sori ar uklda.<br />

`vin modis? _ fiqrobda TavisTvis. _ ucxo jarebiT<br />

gaivso qveyana!.. modian da modian!.. TavianT qveyanaSi ver<br />

daetien?~<br />

siymawvilidan <strong>me</strong>amboxis Wia gauCnda, borotebis Zlevaze<br />

da sikeTis aRzevebaze fiqrobda, magram Savi brbos<br />

yovlisdamTrgunvel Zalmomreobas Seeswro da ukve ar<br />

icoda, risTvis iRvawa aqamomde _ borotisTvis Tu<br />

sikeTisTvis.<br />

erTaderTi, rac ar eeWveboda, iyo Teza: `kibe sike-<br />

Tea!~ is maRla miemarTeboda, TeTri taZrisaken!<br />

ager pirveli safexuric!<br />

mavans mindori moetkepna mTisZiras, moesworebina.<br />

aqedan arboda TeTri kibe ferdobze, moxrili isariviT<br />

iwva mwvane varaySi.<br />

geram fexi Sedga safexurze, aiwia, raTa <strong>me</strong>ore fexic<br />

aezida... beWze Camodebuli lodi ufro daawva. sZlia sim-<br />

Zi<strong>me</strong>s da safexurze myarad dadga. kvlav mZafrad gahkra<br />

tkivilma. ukve ar icoda ra stkioda, xerxemlis mala dauzianda<br />

albaT, an Tirk<strong>me</strong>li, an guli... yovelive RvTis nabo-<br />

Zebi iyo da misTvisve e<strong>me</strong>teboda.<br />

fexis Cqari xma axlovdeboda. TiTqos adamianTa niaRvari<br />

moedineboda, raRac nebas ayolili swrafad moiwevda,<br />

sacaa ferdobs Seexleboda da gerasac gadauvlida.<br />

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gera ukve ramdeni<strong>me</strong> safexurze avida da qveSidan rom<br />

gamoixeda, oflis nislSi Zlivs gaarCia ruxi niaRvari,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lsac orni mouZRodnen _ nestori da ZRvibi.<br />

sasikeTod ar modiodnen, cxadia! iqneb mTlad geras<br />

eZebdnen, misi sulis wasarT<strong>me</strong>vad moiCqarodnen. Zala<br />

moikriba geram, xorcieli tkivili daTrguna, suls miendo<br />

da kibes Ronivrad, Tavisuflad Seuyva... diaxac, kac-<br />

Ta Tvals ar unda exila geras sisuste, kacTa yurs ar<br />

unda s<strong>me</strong>noda misi oxvra da kvnesa... win, aRmarTis Tavze<br />

gimnazielis gamWvirvale landi mifarfatebda da ixmobda,<br />

Zalas hmatebda...<br />

ucbad moewia talRa!<br />

erTi mxridan nestorma Semouara, <strong>me</strong>ore mxridan<br />

ZRvibim. safexurebze TiTqmis wawvnen, raTa qvemodan<br />

amoexedaT, mzera gaesworebinaT.<br />

_ Sromob, gera? _ hkiTxa nestorma. mis xmaSi amjerad<br />

arc RvarZli igrZnoboda, arc sificxe, ufro sibraluli,<br />

rogorc ibraleben ugunur bavSvebs, visac WeSmaritebas<br />

ver Seas<strong>me</strong>nen.<br />

_ auh, ra tvirTis Traqva SeZlebia! _ daijRana qosa,<br />

ukbilo piridan boroti xiTxiTi gamosca.<br />

gera ar SeCerebula, gadaabija nestoris TanagrZnobas,<br />

qosa ZRvibias dacinvas da momdevno safexurze<br />

ainacvla.<br />

nestorma da ZRvibim gadaaswres. msubuqad, Ronivrad<br />

miiCqarodnen. zurgidan ki axalgazrdebi moadgnen, zogi<br />

mxiaruli yayaniT, zogi Cumad, zogi TanagrZnobiT, zogi<br />

qilikiT, _ gverds uqcevdnen geras, uswrebdnen da <strong>me</strong>winaveebs<br />

misdevdnen.<br />

ras niSnavda yovelive es? risTvis ahyavdaT nestorsa<br />

da ZRvibis macxovrisgoraze qalaqis komkavSirlebi.<br />

am kiTxvebze geras pasuxi ar gaaCnda.<br />

is daiRala, saSinlad daiRala! muxlebi bambasaviT<br />

ugrZnobeli gauxda, zurgi erT mTlian tkivilad gadaeqca.<br />

`R<strong>me</strong>rTo, R<strong>me</strong>rTo!~ _ gunebaSi SesTxova geram. bolo<br />

komkavSirelis fexis xmac miwyda da pasuxad siwynare<br />

CamoiRvara, ro<strong>me</strong>lSic msubuqad fofinebda raRac uxmo<br />

da gamWvirvale, albaT gimnazielis wminda suli.<br />

kibe ki ar ileoda, safexurTa ricxvi aeria... nuTu<br />

amdeni moaswro geram, rom daTvla uWirs?.. Tumca bevric<br />

cotaa, radgan uflis TeTri taZari Zalian maRla<br />

dgas da iqamde kibis ayvanas erTi sicocxle arc eyofa!<br />

<strong>me</strong>ase safexurs moulodnelad waadga. jerac Sori<br />

egona, kibe ki uceb gaTavda. as<strong>me</strong>erTes fuZe ukve mzad<br />

iyo. gera Setortmanda, gauWirda tvirTis CamoReba.<br />

boloTi ferds miayrdno, Seamagra, zed miekra, gausaZlisi<br />

tkivilis gayuCebas daeloda... duRabisaTvis Zala<br />

ar eyo, isRa moaxerxa, lodi fuZeSi Caawvina, welSi unda<br />

gamarTuliyo da swored maSin ifeTqa.<br />

macxovrisgoris Tavze, iq, sadac TeTri taZari idga,<br />

cad aRimarTa miriadi namsxvrevi, uzarmazar nacrisfer<br />

yvavilad gaiSala, garemos gadaefofra, ferdobze abragunda<br />

uTvalavi qva da RorRi, zeviT ativtivda TeTri<br />

Rrubeli, maRla, maRla avida da iq daekida, raTa Tanda-<br />

Tan gamqraliyo, msubuq zRvaurs mTebisken waeRo...<br />

_ ufalo, nuTu ver xedav?! _ Caixrotina geram da<br />

as<strong>me</strong>erTe safexurze daemxo...<br />

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karze mokled, moridebiT daakakunes. berim yuri<br />

miugdo. albaT moeCvena. iqneb niavma toti Searxia da<br />

kedels moxvda, an iqneb <strong>me</strong>zoblebTan daakakunes...<br />

sakuTari saxli beris ar hqonda. im saSinel ocdaoTxSi,<br />

saxli rom gadauwves, ZRvibi Toloraiam aq, am<br />

`barakSi~ gamouyo oTaxi. odesRac saldaTebis yazarma,<br />

wiTlebis Semosvlis dros iavarqmnili, axalma xelisuflebam<br />

SeakeTa da grZeli derefnis orive mxares Camwkrivebuli<br />

oTaxebi Tavis usaxlkaro da uqonel momxreebs<br />

Camouriga, Tan imis i<strong>me</strong>dic dautova, droebiTi<br />

TavSesafaria, Torem xelisufleba xvalzeg srasasaxleebs<br />

agiSenebTo. Tavdapirvelad beric am i<strong>me</strong>diT cxovrobda.<br />

umTavresi, ra Tqma unda, msoflio revolucia da<br />

proletariatis diqtatura iyo, Semdgom amas axali cxovrebis<br />

aSeneba mohyveboda. sityva `aSeneba~ warmosaxvaSi<br />

swored rom lamazi saxlebis agebad aRiq<strong>me</strong>boda. amitomac<br />

ar uzrunia, rom Tavis droze moewyo sakuTari yofa,<br />

dacolSvilebuliyo. spartanulad cxovrobda da sabolood<br />

amas mieCvia kidec. amasobaSi solomon mRvdlis<br />

nasaxlars sxvebi daepatronen da SerCa beri zaqaraia am<br />

`saerTo sacxovrebels~. amiT igi ukmayofilo ar yofila.<br />

martokacs <strong>me</strong>ti arc sWirdeboda _ taxti, saweri magida,<br />

tanisamosisa da WurWlis karadebi, oTxi tabureti,<br />

kuTxis buxarSi navTqura... es iyo da es! moulodneli da<br />

iSviaTi stumari Tu ewveoda, imisTvis taxtis qveS gasaSlel<br />

sawols inaxavda. kedlebze sakuTari xeliT wignis<br />

Taroebi miaWeda, Tumca dastadasta wignebi mainc arsad<br />

eteoda...<br />

maSin, ocdaoTxSi Savma katam gairbina nestorsa da<br />

qosas Soris. TiTqmis sami weli erTad marTavdnen qalaqs.<br />

ZRvibi Toloraias partiis saWe epyra, nestors _<br />

sabWosi. guSindeli Zmakacebi TavdadebiT aSenebdnen<br />

bolSevikur cixesimagres, oRond ori veSapi ver daetia<br />

erT patara <strong>me</strong>reTSi. erTi unda yofiliyo sruli gamgebeli,<br />

<strong>me</strong>ores ki Tavi unda waexara. amayi iyo nestor Todua<br />

da aman daRupa, gulRrZo da Suriani iyo ZRvibi Toloraia<br />

da aman gaamarjvebina. sisxls Tu ar gamouSveb, wnevas<br />

ise ver daswevo, ityoda ZRvibi... ostati iyo sisxlis<br />

gamoSvebisa, aseTi iyo maRali nebac da qosa ZRvibia sixaruliT<br />

gadaeSva morevSi.<br />

_ amboxebis suni trialebs, droze unda SevipyraT<br />

moTaveni! _ mjiRi magidas dahkra nestorma.<br />

_ beci xar Sen! _ dausisina ZRvibim. _ amboxeba unda<br />

moxdes! sababi gvinda Cven! daveseviT erTbaSad, ar davtovebT<br />

Tavadsa da Jinosquas, mRvdelsa da bers, <strong>me</strong>nSeviksa<br />

da federalists... erTi xelis mosmiT gadavxnavT<br />

da gadavfarcxavT! sarevelas rom movspobT, maSin daviwyebT<br />

axlis Senebas!<br />

mixvda nestor Todua, ra Jinic sWirda qosas, win<br />

aRudga. arc TviTon Sinebia aqamde sisxlisa, magram winaswar<br />

ganWvrita mosalodneli kalo da Tavzari daeca.<br />

amitomac Seecada, logikis barieri aRemarTa ZRvibis win,<br />

magram sityva ar iyo is iaraRi, sisxlis mdinareebs rom<br />

SeaCerebda.<br />

_ moRalate yofilxar, Senc! _ ase brZana ZRvibim.<br />

_ sityvis badeSi ginda gamxvio, amiT mtris gadarCenas<br />

cdilob!.. moRalatisaTvis tyvia maqvs, ai, am mauzerSi,<br />

icode!<br />

es mxolod sityva iyo, muqariT wacdenili, magram<br />

nestori mixvda saSiSroebas, ganerida, sifrTxiled<br />

iqca. irgvliv mimoixeda, sayrdens eZebda da beris miendo,<br />

zaqaraias.<br />

_ cudi dReebi gvelis beri, _ uTxra, _ werili unda<br />

mivwero mTavrobas, Sen unda gagatano, aqauri ambebi<br />

unda gavagebinoT droze, Torem zRva sisxli daiqceva<br />

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da sabWoTa xelisufleba Sercxveba!.. gviRalata, mgonia,<br />

ZRvibi Toloraiam, mtris wisqvilze asxams wyals!<br />

oRondac, ZRvibi Toloraia ukve ar iyo is qosa, stolipinis<br />

vagonSi Cornas rom fexisgulebs ufxanda. rac<br />

Canda, aTi imdeni iyo. sanam nestori Tavis ustars SeTxzavda<br />

da beris Tbilisqalaqs gaatanda, ZRvibis werilebma<br />

ukve moskovs uwia.<br />

beri zaqaraiamac ver SeZlo droulad Tbiliss gamgzavreba.<br />

axalgazrda kacis sulSi qariSxali trialebda,<br />

vera da ver gaerCia mtyuanmarTali. iqneb ZRvibi Toloraia<br />

iyo revoluciis saqmis moRalate, magram iqneb moRalate<br />

TviT nestor Todua iyo. ra imaleboda am ori kacis<br />

qiSpobaSi? gana orive gverdigverd ar SemouZRva<br />

wiTel armias sami wlis win? oriveni erTi da imave sityvebiT<br />

<strong>me</strong>tyvelebdnen, oriveni erTi partiis wevrobiT<br />

amayobdnen, erTic da <strong>me</strong>orec did leninze loculobda,<br />

cxare cremliT mistirodnen mis udroo gardacvalebas,<br />

erTic da <strong>me</strong>orec adidebda did belad trockis...<br />

misma manqanam <strong>me</strong>reTi rom gaiara, ZRvibi Toloraia TeTr<br />

cxenze ijda, nestor Todua _ Savze. aqedan da iqidan<br />

aedevnen samxedro komisris manqanas da lev trocki ganacvifres<br />

erTma vaJkacobiT, <strong>me</strong>orem _ sityvapasuxiT.<br />

moedanze, xalxis winaSe gamosulma trockim maSin brZana:<br />

`bodiSs vixdi, rom ver gesaubrebiT im keTilSobil<br />

enaze, romlis bgeraTa JReradoba Cems s<strong>me</strong>nas atkbobs!~<br />

<strong>me</strong>re ilaparaka ruminel <strong>me</strong>mamuleebze, imperialist<br />

loidjorjze da dasZina: `Cven uZlevelni varT, raki<br />

bolSevikTa droSis qveS ibrZvian iseTi vaJkacebi, rogorebicaa<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTeli dzgvibi toloraia da nestor todua!~<br />

axla ki yvelaferi yirazea, nestori ZRvibis moRalated<br />

naTlavs, ZRvibi _ nestors... Tavgzaabneul beris<br />

ki ustari jibeSi udevs da ver gadauwyvetia, vis emsaxuros,<br />

visi droSis qves dadges.<br />

Sinsaxkomis ezoSi wiTeli droSa frialebs, zed oqros<br />

namgali da uro axatia, oqros asoebiT aweria `rkp(b)~.<br />

galavnis gaswvriv Camwkrivebulan partiuli amxanagebi,<br />

komkavSirlebi da, ra Tqma unda, Sinsaxko<strong>me</strong>lebi. ZRvibi<br />

Toloraia aivanze gadmomdgara da qadagebs:<br />

_ kontrrevoluciis hidram wamoyo Tavi saqarTveloSi!<br />

amxanagebo, imperialistebis laqiebs rkinis Ceq<strong>me</strong>biT<br />

unda gavuWeWyoT Tavebi, <strong>me</strong>nSevik Rorebs yelebi<br />

gamovRadroT, <strong>me</strong>mamuleebsa da burJuebs, Tavadebsa da<br />

aznaurebs cxeli uToTi gadavuaroT... didi beladi lenini<br />

mokvda, magram mters es nu gaaxarebs. is mudam Cven-<br />

Tanaa! misi erTguli mowafeebi trocki da stalini gviTvlian<br />

proletarul salams da mogviwodeben, rom <strong>me</strong>dgrad<br />

vidgeT, sisxlSi CavaxSoT sabWoTa xelisuflebis<br />

mtrebi, romlebic cdiloben mSro<strong>me</strong>l xalxs waglijon<br />

revoluciis Zvirfasi monapovrebi...<br />

ena uWrida ZRvibis, ki ar laparakobda, beWeds artyamda.<br />

_ vaSa, vaSa!.. _ aRrialdnen ezoSi Tavmoyrilebi.<br />

_ gavuWeWyoT Tavebi! _ aknavlda beric, sityvaTa<br />

qselSi gaxveuls moeCvena, rom miagno simarTles, pasuxi<br />

gasca Znelad gadasawyvet kiTxvaze, vinaa mteri da vin<br />

moyvare.<br />

`briyvi viyavi da regveni!~ _ sevdiT fiqrobda Semdgom<br />

siWarmageSi Sesuli beri. `motyuebuli da dabneuli!~<br />

_ Tavis gasamarTleblad amatebda, magram Tavis marTleba<br />

Svebas ver gvrida.<br />

_ yoCaR! _ ZRvibim loyaze mouTaTuna. _ Seni i<strong>me</strong>di<br />

yovelTvis mqonda! axlave mivuxteT mag gvelis wiwilas,<br />

burJuebis laqiasa da kontras!..<br />

cxens Seafrinda ZRvibi, Citis wonisa Tu iqneboda.<br />

moxaliseni, bare aTiode, fexdafex mihyvnen sirbiliT.<br />

Toduebs miuvardnen Sin.<br />

efro gamoegeba, kuStad, uSiSrad Sexeda. beri TiTqos<br />

gamofxizlda, Tvali aarida. Semdgom xSirad fiqrobda,<br />

damimaxsovra Tu ara efrom, gaigo Tu ara, ra roli<br />

viTamaSe misi qmris bedSio.<br />

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ZRvibi cxenidan Camoxta. krToma ver daefara da<br />

gangeb fafxurobda. qalis win aituza, qvemodan ascqeroda,<br />

Tan xelSi revolvers aTamaSebda.<br />

pirvelma efrom amoiRo xma, utexad uTxra:<br />

_ bavSvi ar damiSino, ZRvibi Toloraiav!<br />

akvanSi eZina tataCis, gazrdiliyo, mTel akvans<br />

avsebda, magram SeCveuls albaT ver eleoda.<br />

_ gvelis wiwili akvanSive unda CaWeWyo! _ waisisina<br />

qosam da revolveri SemarTa.<br />

iqve, gverdiT mdgomma Cekistma, _ berim ver dainaxa<br />

vinc iyo, _ xeli aukra.<br />

<strong>me</strong>xiviT gavarda, tyviam nafoti aatexa akvnis Tavs.<br />

daaWyita bavSvma Tvalebi, eldisagan gaisusa. efro<br />

gadaefofra akvans.<br />

Cekists mZulvared Sexeda ZRvibim (iqneb TamaSobda<br />

kidec, undoda aecdina da aacdina!), revolveri mkerdze<br />

miabjina, iman ki enis borZikiT uTxra:<br />

_ baavSvma ra daaSava? iqneba imisagan <strong>me</strong>ore lenini<br />

gaizardos...<br />

Setrialda ZRvibi, kvlav cxens moaxta, SinsaxkomSi<br />

Sebrunda.<br />

wuTebs iTvlida, imdeni saq<strong>me</strong> hqonda, vera da ver Caeteoda<br />

am bnelsa da usaSvelod gaWianurebul Ra<strong>me</strong>Si.<br />

rogor Tavsdeba yvela es mogoneba gverdigverd?<br />

iqneb beris <strong>me</strong>xsierebaSi airdairia yvelaferi, mizezSedegobrivi<br />

kavSirebi gadaadgilda, an mTlad gawyda...<br />

Toduebis karze mivardna da akvnisaTvis nasroli tyvia,<br />

sisxliani orgia, yvelaze fantastikuri warmosaxviTac<br />

rom ver warmoidgenda, nestor Toduaze gamarTuli nadiroba<br />

da depeSa centridan, gveyofa, nu gadavaWarbebTo.<br />

ase daamaxsovrda beris: sulac ar Tendeboda im Jams.<br />

Ra<strong>me</strong>s Ra<strong>me</strong> gadaeba, bnels _ bneli, raki amodena borotebis<br />

cqera mzesac ar ZaluZda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTis daxlarTuli orRobeebidan, axlo da Soreuli<br />

soflebidan mohyavdaT da mohyavdaT xelebgakruli<br />

qali da kaci, beri da axalgazrda, glexi da muSa, mcodne<br />

da uvici... aravin icoda, ra xdeboda, risTvis erekebodnen<br />

Sinsaxkomis farTo ezosaken. vinac icoda da saSualebac<br />

hqonda, nacnobs da saxsars daeZebda axloblis<br />

gadasarCenad, Tu gadaarCenda, sxvas, usaxsros da upatronos<br />

Caamatebdnen.<br />

_ amxanagebo, Cemi daWera ar SeiZleba, Cemi Zma kremlis<br />

dacvaSi muSaobs! _ irwmuneboda erTi axalgazrda.<br />

_ nu geSiniaT, Z<strong>me</strong>bo da debo, es xom Cveni muSurglexuri<br />

mTavrobaa! dagvkiTxaven da vinc udanaSauloni<br />

varT, gamogviSveben! _ i<strong>me</strong>ds ar kargavda <strong>me</strong>ore.<br />

_ raRaca xdeba, mgonia! _ Tavgza abneoda <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>s.<br />

ZRvibi Toloraia saqmianad afrialebda qaRaldebs,<br />

siebs akowiwebda, saangariSoze aCxakunebda, Semosavalgasavals<br />

iTvlida. Semosavlad sikvdils Tu moiTvlida,<br />

gasavlad _ patiebas, magram Zunwis gulmodginebiT cdilobda<br />

xelidan ar gaeSva, visac ki moixelTebda.<br />

_ es ra xalxia? _ ikiTxa.<br />

ocdaaTiode kaci idga ganze, svanuri qudebi Cafxutebad<br />

exuraT, barweraqvi Zirs daewyoT.<br />

_ svanebi arian, miwismTxrelebi!<br />

_ kidev kai! _ daiRmiWa ZRvibi. _ botanikurTan, xom<br />

ici, diidi arxi unda gavTxaroT!<br />

_ anazRaurebas iTxoven, ufroso!<br />

_ avunazRaurebT, aba ras vuzamT, Cven xom RaribTa<br />

da miwismTxrelTa xelisufleba varT!<br />

miwismTxrelebma wamokrifes weraqvi da barniCabi,<br />

momcro toprakebi, da kmayofili Tavis qneviT samuSaod<br />

gaemarTnen.<br />

ezoSi blomad mogrovda xalxi. SeSinebulni, gasusulni<br />

elodnen ganaCens.<br />

erTi dedakaci ijda miwaze, win da ukan qanaobda da<br />

xmamaRla moTqvamda:<br />

_ vava, baba, amdRa dopiluna, baba*!.. vava, baba!..<br />

movarda guSagi, wixli Caazila, gaaCuma.<br />

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dedakacs aravin gamoesarCla, iman ki cota xanSi kvlav<br />

qanaoba da moTqma ganagrZo:<br />

_ vava, baba, amdRa dopiluna, baba!..<br />

kvlav da kvlav mohyavdaT xelfexSekrulni, nawixlarni,<br />

nacemni, i<strong>me</strong>dianni da i<strong>me</strong>ddakargulni.<br />

sdumdnen, nacnobni Tu gadauCurCulebdnen erTmaneTs<br />

SiSianad:<br />

_ ratom?.. risTvis?..<br />

aravin araferi icoda.<br />

saaTi saaTs misdevda, dro ki moulodnelad dadga.<br />

_ daviwyoT! _ brZana ZRvibim.<br />

orrigad Camwkrivdnen Sinsaxko<strong>me</strong>lebi, derefani<br />

gaWi<strong>me</strong>s Sinsaxkomidan botanikuramde.<br />

iq, baRiskideze yoCaR miwismTxrelebs Rrma xaro gaeTxaraT<br />

ukve, miwisa da nestis suni trialebda haerSi.<br />

am cocxal derefanSi yviriliT, muqariT, kondaxebiT<br />

Serekes tyvedqmnilni.<br />

_ Cemi Zma bolSevikia, kremlSi muSaobs! _ tiriliT<br />

irwmuneboda is axalgazrda da beris es akankalebuli,<br />

wkvitina xma mkveTrad CaebeWda <strong>me</strong>xsierebaSi.<br />

iriJraJa TiTqos, Tumca bneli mainc ver ganidevna.<br />

_ CaamwkriveT!.. gadaiTvaleT!.. _ aRmadaRma darboda<br />

ZRvibi, gankargulebebs iZleoda.<br />

siCu<strong>me</strong> Camovarda, iseTi sazareli, autaneli, TiTqos<br />

dedamiwis zurgze bgera saerTod gaqrao da am mdumarebaSi<br />

mWaxed gaisma:<br />

_ yoveli <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>!<br />

qosas xmaSi dauokebeli siZulvili ismoda da beris<br />

uceb saSineli sicxadiT warmoudga, rac wuTis Semdeg<br />

gaTamaSdeboda. ar undoda daejerebina, egona, sizmar-<br />

Si var da male ga<strong>me</strong>RviZebao.<br />

_ erTi, ori... gamodi!.. erTi, ori... gamodi!..<br />

xelebSekrulni gamohyavdaT mwkrividan, xarospirs<br />

wamoaCoqebdnen, daaxlidnen pistolets kefaze da xelsa<br />

hkravdnen.<br />

Semzaravi iyo zvarakTa uxmo, uprotesto sikvdili.<br />

sisxli maTrobelia, ZRvibi Toloraia Tvreboda<br />

sisxliT.<br />

_ yoveli <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>! _ kaliasaviT daxtoda, revolvers<br />

iqnevda, Tvalebi gadmovardnasa hqonda.<br />

_ erTi, ori... gamodi!.. erTi, ori... gamodi!..<br />

isev WaxaWuxi, isev sikvdili, uTq<strong>me</strong>li, usityvo, mor-<br />

Cili...<br />

da uceb:<br />

_ xalxno, kacni ara varT, saqoneliviT unda davekvlevinoT?!<br />

tanmaRali vaJkaci iyo, vefxviviT gadmoeSva, xelebi<br />

Sekruli hqonda, magram Tavuri aZgera ZRvibis da gadaayirava.<br />

_ CaxoceT, CaxoceT yvelani! _ ikivla ZRvibim da<br />

Zirs gagorebulma im vaJkacs tyvia Seageba.<br />

Sinsaxko<strong>me</strong>lebma, zogma revolveriT, zogma SaSxaniT<br />

atexes baTqabuTqi, sxvebma xiStebi momarTes, daerivnen<br />

tyvedqmnilT... ismoda mxolod srola, wivilkivili,<br />

zriali, godeba...<br />

sul raRac wuTi gavida, beris ki egona, saukuneo...<br />

idga erT adgilas, uazrod iyureboda aqeTiqiT, <strong>me</strong>re<br />

muxlebi moekeca, Zirs Cajda da SarvalSi sisvele igrZno.<br />

sikvdilis kalo mosavliT aivso, RamiT gaTxrili<br />

xaro mopirTavda, simTvrale ki jerac ar ganelebuliyo.<br />

_ amaT ra vuyoT, _ ikiTxa viRacam nervulad, _ gavuSvaT?<br />

miwismTxreli svanebi iyvnen. aqamde arc icodnen, ras<br />

Txridnen. auwereli sanaxaobiT daTrgunulebs gaclac<br />

ver moeazrebinaT.<br />

qosam kuStad moixeda, TiTqos gamofxizlda. albaT<br />

namoq<strong>me</strong>daris masStabebi gaisigrZegana. mixvda, gadaamlaSa.<br />

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_ gavuSvaT, eseni xom ubralo miwismTxrelebi arian!<br />

_ Tqva xmis kankaliT iman, vinc kiTxulobda, amaT ra<br />

vuyoTo.<br />

_ esenic kontrebia, _ waisisina qosam, _ wavlen, enas<br />

gadmoagdeben, xalxs agvimxedreben! moscxeT erTi!<br />

_ daewyveT!.. swordiT!.. daumizneT!.. cecxli!..<br />

ori wuTis Sedluxi dasWirda sigiJis am zeimis<br />

dagvirgvinebas.<br />

_ kvali unda waiSalos! _ xma CurCulamde Ddauvarda<br />

qosas. _ xval xalxi rom gamoivlis, nakvalevic ar unda<br />

Candes... SesaniSnavi adgilia stadionis asaSeneblad...<br />

im dRes gadawva nestor Toduam beri zaqaraias saxli.<br />

xis fSutura kedlebze iyara javri. asanTiviT waekida,<br />

abrialda, xelis SeTbobac veravin moaswro. kidec<br />

gauxarda beris, amiT mainc damsaja gangebam, misxaliT<br />

mainc gamovisyide danaSaulio, gaifiqra. kidev erTxel<br />

ver mozoma, ver gaarCia mtyuanmarTali.<br />

ZRvibim ki ver moisvena, nestoris kvali aiRo cxel<br />

gulze. iq, macxovrisgoris kibesTan miuswro. sirbiliT<br />

Seuyva nestori kibes, Sors ver aaswro, tyvia miewia...<br />

depeSas veRar daeloda Tbilisidan. filipe maxaraZe<br />

iwereboda, nu gadavamlaSebT, kmara, rac sisxli daiRvara,<br />

SewyviteTo...<br />

viTomc gaTenda kidec! CamoRa<strong>me</strong>buli, gacrecili,<br />

uferuli dRe dadga, iseTi, rogoric mxolod SavTeTr<br />

firze SeiZleba aRibeWdos. <strong>me</strong>reTelebi, vinc gadarCa,<br />

TiToTiTod gamodiodnen saxlebidan, SemkrTalni,<br />

gafacicebulni miemarTebodnen bulvarisaken, sadac<br />

sasule orkestri agugunebda `internacionals~, wiTeli<br />

naWriT Semosil tribunaze idga dauRleli ZRvibi<br />

Toloraia da xmaCaxrinwuli ambobda:<br />

_ amxanagebo! kontrrevoluciuri amboxi ZirSive<br />

CaxSobilia! aq, wminda adgilas ganisvenebs revoluciis<br />

arwivi gera kvaracxelia, vinac Cveni partiis samsaxurSi<br />

dalia suli!.. dRes aq miwas unda mivabaroT revoluciis<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore arwivi _ nestor Todua, ro<strong>me</strong>lic <strong>me</strong>nSevikTa<br />

pirsisxlianma agentebma sicocxles gamoasal<strong>me</strong>s... ori<br />

wlis win aq Cven vemSvidobebodiT Cvens Tana<strong>me</strong>brZols<br />

geras, axla ki minda vTqva: mSvidobiT, Cemo ganuyrelo<br />

Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolo nestor!<br />

beri zaqaraia zmanebebidan Zlivs gamovida. qaRaldis<br />

dasta ganze gaswia da miayurada. aravin akakunebda.<br />

mousvenrobam Seipyro, mogonebebma martoobis sevda<br />

gaumZafra. SiSi wamoepara. TiTqos qosa ZRvibias SeeZlo<br />

saflavidan wamodgoma. gamoecxadeboda beris, daiman-<br />

Weboda, Tvals CaupaWunebda da qirqiliT etyoda: `SiSisagan<br />

Caifsi, biWo, beri?~<br />

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gera kvaracxeliam SiSs sZlia, roca gimnaziels<br />

Tvalebi dauxuWa, da kidev, roca macxovrisgoris ferdobs<br />

Seuyva; nestor Toduamac sZlia SiSs, roca qosas<br />

gadaudga da aman sikvdili mouswrafa... beri zaqaraias<br />

Jamic xom unda damdgariyo, xom unda mosuliyo dro,<br />

roca is Tavis palimfsests gaSordeboda, samalavidan<br />

gamovidoda da WeSmaritebas Riad, Tamamad gaacxadebda...<br />

amisaTvis erTi ram iyo saWiro: Tavisi <strong>me</strong> aemaRlebina,<br />

arafrad Caegdo sazogado azri, qveynis moCvenebiTi interesebi,<br />

uareyo faruli xelSekruleba, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec yvelas<br />

xeli hqonda mowerili da veravin bedavda dakanonebul<br />

dog<strong>me</strong>bTan dapirispirebas. albaT asec moxdeboda<br />

yovelive, Tu is gaxdeboda Tavisufali, dadgeboda<br />

sikvdilze maRla, sicocxles imdenad Seiyvarebda, mokle<br />

Jams arsebobisa sicrueze ver daxarjavda...<br />

rodis, rodis dadgeboda Jami igi?

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is dRe gaaxsenda beris, marTas rom komkavSirSi<br />

iRebdnen. TiTqos ra unda yofiliyo saTuo, marTa xom<br />

gera kvaracxelias Svili iyo, Zveli revolucionerisa,<br />

dedamiss ki _ cacanas marqsis `kapitali~ hqonda Tur<strong>me</strong><br />

wakiTxuli (qalaqSi xom sxva oric ver daiZebneboda ase-<br />

Ti!). tataCi mainc Relavda, Tumca cdilobda garegnulad<br />

es ar gaemJRavnebina, ufro <strong>me</strong>tic, marTas amSvidebda:<br />

_ nu geSinia, ZRabi! SegekiTxebian, ratom Sedixar<br />

komkavSirSio, Senc aiRe da upasuxe, imitom, rom axali,<br />

didebuli muSurglexuri saxelmwifo unda avaSenoTqo...<br />

didi stalinis droSis qveS unda davdgeTqo...<br />

marTa Tavs uqnevda, lamazi Subli eWmuxneboda, bage<br />

bavSviviT uTrToda da mojadoebul tataCis RamRamobiT<br />

es bage esizmreboda.<br />

bikenti Cumad us<strong>me</strong>nda tataCis. lamaz Tvalebs uxsenebeliviT<br />

miacivebda xan erTs, xan <strong>me</strong>ores. erT klasSi<br />

isxdnen samiveni _ tataCi, bikenti da marTa. erTmaneTs<br />

ise Seezardnen, Tavdapirvelad biWebs marTa maTi naTesavi<br />

egonaT, misi gulisaTvis araerTxel sxva biWebi<br />

utyepiaT. <strong>me</strong>re da <strong>me</strong>re gairkva, vin vin iyo. sami saamayo<br />

revolucioneris Sviloba gamorCeulsa xdida maTs yofas.<br />

TandaTan biWebis gulSi <strong>me</strong>toqeobam daivana. faruli<br />

brZola iq, im bneleTSi mimdinareobda, sulis wiaRSi,<br />

zedapirze ki mcire gaelvebaRa amoaRwevda. xma uneblieT<br />

gautydeboda tataCis, ena auborZikdeboda. sifiTre<br />

gadaekroboda bikentis, ucbad gaicriceboda, dauSnovdeboda.<br />

marTas ki siwiTle auRvivebda loyebs, naZaladev<br />

sicilSi malavda gaumxelels.<br />

TavisTavad gamovida ase, Zaldautaneblad, marTa<br />

tataCis ufro miendo. qaliviT nazi iyo tataCi, ufro Ria<br />

da gulubryvilo. eamayeboda, nestoris Svili varo.<br />

ocdaoTxSi <strong>me</strong>amboxe <strong>me</strong>nSevikebma mokleso rom uTxres,<br />

odnavi eWvic ar Separvia. mama yovelTvis cxenze amxedrebuli<br />

warmoedgina, wiTeli droSis fonze. droSas<br />

niavi afrialebda, tkacuni gahqonda. nestoris Svilic<br />

WeSmariti komkavSireli da bolSeviki unda gamxdariyo,<br />

Tu saWiroeba moitanda, Tavic unda daedo diadi saqmisaTvis...<br />

bikenti ufro gulCaxveuli gaizarda. arasodes<br />

dascdeboda, mamaCemi ZRvibi Toloraia didi kaciao. ra<br />

kacic iyo, saRad xedavda. tataCis gulubryvilo titini<br />

aRizianebda, misi sinaze zizRsa gvrida. oRondac, winaswarve,<br />

akvanSive daanaTles kvaracxeliasa da Toduas<br />

naSierebTan <strong>me</strong>gobroba. ZRvibi aZalebda, radgan ma<strong>me</strong>bis<br />

legenda Svilebis legendad unda gagrZelebuliyo.<br />

kinaRam CaSala bikentim komkavSiruli kreba. gulSi<br />

albaT boRma Caivana, eWvianobam RviZli auwva da marTas<br />

dasja gadawyvita.<br />

_ didi revolucioneri ki ara, morwmune iyo marTas<br />

mama, pirjvars iwerda!<br />

marTa gawiTlda, ena Cauvarda. mama pataras daeRupa<br />

da araferi icoda misi rw<strong>me</strong>nisa.<br />

_ sicruea! _ wamovarda tataCi. _ qalaqSi yvelam<br />

icis, vinc iyo gera kvaracxelia!<br />

_ arafersac ar vcruob! _ civad, auRelveblad Seepasuxa<br />

bikenti. _ an ratom unda vicruo? is kibe, macxovrisgoraze<br />

rom adis, geras gakeTebulia, eklesiamde<br />

undoda aeyvana, magram ar dascalda!<br />

airia kreba. axalgazrdebi adgilebidan wamocvivdnen.<br />

bevrs ar sjeroda bikentis naTqvami, sxvebi ki, jerac<br />

gamoucdelni, iolad amsxvrevdnen guSindel kerpebs.<br />

gasaocari amaSi araferi iyo, ager, a, guSin trockis<br />

moscxes... beladi, beladio da Tur<strong>me</strong> moRalate da trockisti<br />

aRmoCnda!<br />

marTas Tvalze cremli moadga. an ra unda eTqva, aqamde<br />

saamayo mamas miwaSi umarxavdnen. RvTis rw<strong>me</strong>na xom<br />

TiTqmis qveynis Ralats udrida.<br />

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eri ufrosobda im krebas. asakiT didad uswrebda<br />

marTas Tanaklaselebs, skolis komkavSirlebs kurirebda<br />

imxanobiT. TviTonac Tvals vera swyvetda gogonas<br />

da misi cremli aforiaqebda. Tumca ra eqna, politikuri<br />

sifxizle xom unda gamoeCina. bikenti rigiTi moswavle<br />

da komkavSireli ki ara, ZRvibi Toloraias Svili iyo.<br />

_ amxanagebo, nu aReldebiT! modiT, SevekiTxoT<br />

TviTon amxanag Toloraias, e. i. bikentis mamas!<br />

SeekiTxnen kidec! deputacia aaxles mrisxane Sinsaxko<strong>me</strong>ls,<br />

TviT bikenti da beri, marTa da tataCi. gogonas<br />

saSineli ganaCenis molodinSi guli ukankalebda.<br />

ZRvibi Toloraia loginad iwva im dReebSi. bolo<br />

dros avadmyofobda xol<strong>me</strong>. eqi<strong>me</strong>bs misTvis wamali ver<br />

aRmoeCinaT. patara kacuna mTlad daleuliyo. eSmaki<br />

pirisaxe damCaCuli CiriviT aCnda baliSs. qavili awuxebda<br />

ZRvibis, tankiserze muwuks ayrida. imdens ifxanda,<br />

sisxls daidenda xol<strong>me</strong> da simwris zmuils iwyebda...<br />

mcire xniT gadauvlida, gamovkeTdio, ifiqrebda, daibanda,<br />

xalxSi gamoCndeboda, mtersa da moyvares gaikiTxavda,<br />

kvlav is qosa ZRvibia iyo, SiSis zars rom scemda<br />

qalaqs, magram seni, sasjelad movlenili, isev moubrundeboda<br />

da loginad daagdebda.<br />

axeda qosam axalgazrdebs, saTiTaod SeaTvaliera,<br />

iyuCa mcired, TiTqos raRacas gonebaSi woniso da bolos<br />

brZana:<br />

_ gera kvaracxelia umwikvlo revolucioneri da<br />

Cemi didi <strong>me</strong>gobari iyo. nestor Toduac umwikvlo revolucioneri<br />

da Cemi didi <strong>me</strong>gobari iyo. isini daecnen sabWoTa<br />

xelisuflebisaTvis diad brZolaSi! maT swamdaT<br />

mxolod da mxolod proletariatis diqtatura da internacionalizmi...<br />

rac Seexeba kibes, gera im kibes imitom<br />

aSenebda, rom taZris adgilas Cveni didi beladebis<br />

leninisa da stalinis Zeglebi agvego. maSin ver Sev-<br />

ZeliT, awi, Cveni Zlevamosili gamarjvebis Semdeg ava-<br />

gebT kidec!.. Cven samni SemovuZexoT sabWoTa xelisuflebas<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>, gera da nestori!<br />

ZRvibi ToloraiasTan <strong>me</strong>reTSi aravin daobda.<br />

_ xom geubnebodi, ZRabi! _ tataCim xeli CamoarTva<br />

marTas, Tan gawiTlda...<br />

beri zaqaraiac gawiTlda, amoixvneSa...<br />

* * *<br />

adre daqvrivebulebs gauWirdaT. cacanam biblioTekaSi<br />

iSova adgili. xelfasi mcire hqonda, magram<br />

RamRamobiT keravda xol<strong>me</strong> da ori sulisaTvis sakmarisi<br />

gamoudioda. efrom sxva ram xeloba ar icoda, garda<br />

Toxisa da barisa. mis patara ezoSi goWi da qaTamindauri<br />

ar ileoda, TiTo Zroxa yovelTvis hyavda, kargad movlili<br />

bostani da baRi Tvals axarebda. fulic iyo, cxadia,<br />

saWiro, Sovna ki gaZnelda... maSin moisazra tataCim, kaci<br />

var ukve da Tavs unda mivxedoo.<br />

Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tisa xdeboda...<br />

bevri ar ufiqria, adga da ZRvibi Toloraias eaxla.<br />

momcro kaci iyo ZRvibi, daleuli, magram xelqvei-<br />

Tebad mudam devebi hyavda, Ronivrebi da SiSismomgvrelni.<br />

iqneb amitomac iyo, _ mis mZi<strong>me</strong> gamoxedvaSi, xelis<br />

nel moZraobaSi, damarcvliT saubarSi Tavdajereba<br />

da Zala igrZnoboda. Tumca ZRvibim iseTi cxovrebiT<br />

icxovra, sxvisi devoba arc sWirdeboda, Zalac didi moipova,<br />

misi Zlieri suli albaT verc eteoda am patara,<br />

dajRvarknil sxeulSi.<br />

tataCi SiSnarevi cnobismoyvareobiT misCereboda,<br />

piri odnav Riad darCenoda da ZRvibis gaeRima.<br />

_ kai qeni, CemTan rom moxvedi, _ gamozomilad,<br />

svenebsvenebiT ambobda, _ mamaSeni Cemi upirvelesi Zmakaci<br />

iyo. <strong>me</strong>nSevikebma rom mokles, baRanasaviT vtirodi.<br />

diax, didi kaci iyo nestor Todua, partiis erTguli<br />

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Svili... mamas unda mibaZo yvelaferSi! jer patara biWi<br />

xar, unda iswavlo, kaci gamoxvide... samsaxurSi Sikrikad<br />

migiReb, kai ormoci maneTi xelfasi geqneba, dro Tavzesayreli.<br />

daidevi wigni muxlebze da i<strong>me</strong>cadine. ar unda<br />

CamorCe tolsworebs. cuRlutoba ar gamagono, sircxvilia<br />

mamaSenis SvilisaTvis...<br />

amgvarad ilaparaka kidev cota xans da gamouSva.<br />

Caacves tataCis gimnastura, fexebze qirzis Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi,<br />

Tavze kozirokiani qudi da gaamweses Sikrikad. ijda<br />

ufrosis misaRebSi. wamdauwum agzavnidnen aqedan iqiT,<br />

maRla, dabla, marjvniv da marcxniv... dahqonda baraTebi,<br />

patara, nacrisfer konvertebSi Cadebuli, Tan Jurnalic,<br />

xelis mosawerad. gaafrTxiles, saxelmwifo saidumlo<br />

daicavio, arsad araferi gaTqvao, Tumca romc<br />

sdo<strong>me</strong>boda, ras gaTqvamda, raki midimodis garda arc<br />

araferi esmoda.<br />

saRamoobiT Sin ver Cerdeboda, gavardeboda kvaracxeliebTan.<br />

_ cacana deida, marTas ibareben komujredSi!<br />

marTa ukve mzad iyo, gamocqrialdeboda saxlidan da<br />

tataCis guli muStiviT SeekumSeboda. marTas pirisaxeze<br />

sinaTle efina, Tvalebi ucinoda, tuCebi... `uh, _<br />

gunebaSi amoioxrebda tataCi, _ tuCebs nuRar ityvi...~<br />

cacana ver amCnevda axalgazrdebis mRelvarebas,<br />

gazeTs aufrialebda Tvalwin, dRevandel `komunistSi~<br />

`pravdis~ mowinave romaa gadmobeWdili, is Tu waikiTxeo.<br />

es CalasaviT ugemuri mowinaveebi Tavis asatkieblad Tu<br />

iyo mogonili, cacanas ki misi wakiTxva aucileblad miaCnda<br />

da tataCisac aiZulebda.<br />

_ ho, deda, waikiTxavda, aba ras izamda! gveCqareba,<br />

xom xedav! _ marTa CaerTveboda mouT<strong>me</strong>nlad, wrialebda,<br />

fexebs abakunebda, tanze kaba uTrToda.<br />

gverdigverd dauyvebodnen orRobes, ra Tqma unda,<br />

saqmiani saubriT... gverdigverd, magram SoriSor, raki<br />

verc erTi ver bedavda gulisnadebis gamxelas. ra dros<br />

siyvaruliao, gulsgareT fiqrobdnen, jer mters unda<br />

gavumklavdeTo, siyvarulis droc dadgebao... axal, bednier<br />

sazogadoebaSi, ai, im goraks miRma, xelis gawvdenaze<br />

rom Sendeboda. amitomac ufrTxodnen idayvebis<br />

uneblie Sexebasac, denis uecar dartymasaviT rom dauvlidaT<br />

ZarRvebSi da tataCis enawylian saubars Seawyvetinebda.<br />

tataCi ki enas ar aCerebda. marTa jerac skolaSi dadioda,<br />

tataCi ukve `msaxurobda~, `mters ebrZoda~.<br />

gogonas warmosaxvaSi igi werilebis ubralo damtarebeli<br />

ki ara, mzveravi iyo, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac wamdauwum mtris<br />

zurgSi agzavnidnen da amiT mis sicocxles gamud<strong>me</strong>biT<br />

safrTxe emuqreboda.<br />

im dros bevrs iWerdnen, egonaT rom bevrso, radgan<br />

aravin icoda, xvale ras moitanda.<br />

_ ara, am buxarins mainc ra unda? _ icinoda tataCi.<br />

_ kum fexi gamoyoo...<br />

buxarinis gvars gazeTSi Tu Sexvdebodnen. wesierad<br />

ar icodnen, vin iyo da marTlac ra undoda. misi gvari<br />

`buxaris~ asociacias iwvevda da, albaT, sasacilo iyo<br />

`buxaris~ pretenzia.<br />

_ zinovievs xom ar eyo da ar eyo pativi... ara, ris<br />

gamo xdebian adamianebi moRalateebi?<br />

marTa Tavs uqnevda, Cumad us<strong>me</strong>nda. azri ver gamoetana,<br />

magram ukvirda kia, saidan icoda tataCim amdeni,<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTidan gausvlelad sad Sexvda im buxarinsa da zinovievs,<br />

ranairad gaicno ase kargad.<br />

ase saubarsaubriT gavidodnen Cxeriis piras. isxdnen<br />

mofarebul adgils, egonaT, mofarebulso da Cur-<br />

Cutulpolitikuri mWevr<strong>me</strong>tyvelebiT erTmaneTs Tavbrus<br />

axvevdnen.<br />

erTxelac iyo da, aq waawydnen gogobiWs bikenti da<br />

beri. marTlac komujredis sxdomidan moseirnobdnen.<br />

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esenic politikaze saubrobdnen, im bnel xlarTebze,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lSic garkveva Znelia, magram iolia danis erTi dartymiT<br />

kvanZis gaxsna.<br />

marTa qvaze ijda, xelebi muxlebze daewyo da saxeze<br />

Camavali mzis Jangisferi sxivi efina. tataCi moSorebiT<br />

idga, gulzexeldakrefili raRac amaRlebuls yveboda.<br />

am suraTma ucbad gamoavlina axalgazrdebis ubiwoebac<br />

da faruli vnebac, rasac erTmaneTsa da mTel qveyanasac<br />

umalavdnen.<br />

beris saSinlad daswyda guli, gafiTrda, magram beds<br />

Serigebulma, scada Tavi ar gaeca.<br />

bikentis ki loyebi auforajda, Tvali gveliviT dauwvrilda<br />

da tataCis amreziT axeda.<br />

_ gogos tvins nu umRvrev, amxanagia Cveni!@<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> vumRvrev? _ daibna tataCi, uTq<strong>me</strong>lis gaTqmisa<br />

SeeSinda.<br />

_ ho, Sen! gvinaxavs Sennairi Citebi!<br />

Cxubs albaT <strong>me</strong>ti araferi sWirdeboda, magram marTa<br />

wamoxta, braziT, mRelvared, TxovniT xan erTs mivardeboda,<br />

xan <strong>me</strong>ores, xan <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>s:<br />

_ bikenti!.. tataCi!.. beri!.. biWebo!<br />

samive daSoSminda, arc erTs ar surda xvaSiadis gam-<br />

JRavneba. amitomac daT<strong>me</strong>s, ar CaeZien erTi<strong>me</strong>ores. tata-<br />

Ci mixvda, fxizlad unda yofiliyo, Torem xelsa da xels<br />

Sua gaufrindeboda misi wili bedniereba. Tumca ar icoda,<br />

ra unda eRona, droc ara hqonda mosafiqreblad. swored<br />

im dReebSi Cautara ZRvibi Toloraiam kacobis gakveTili.<br />

kabinetSi gamoiZaxa, win daisva da hkiTxa:<br />

_ ramdenisa xar, Tu ici?<br />

_ Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tis! _ morcxvad Seepasuxa tataCi, cota-<br />

Ti waimata asaki.<br />

_ Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti cota araa, Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tisani Tavs vdebdiT<br />

samoqalaqo omSi! xom ici, ra moxda CvenTan?<br />

diax, rogor ar icoda! daWerebs mouxSires. soflebidanac<br />

mohyavdaT `xalxis mtrebi~ blomad, TviT <strong>me</strong>reT-<br />

Si ki Sinsaxkomis mwvane `vilisi~ sadac gaivlida, moqalaqeni<br />

saxlebSi iketebodnen, SemTxveviT xels ar gagvayolono.<br />

ukvirda tataCis, ase uceb amdeni mteri saidan<br />

gaCndao. adamiani borotia! pirSi gicinis, gesiyvaruleba,<br />

ukan ki galesil danas malavs, mzadaa yeli gamog-<br />

Wras... aqamde gareSe mteri ufro iyo, axla cixe Signidan<br />

gatyda Tur<strong>me</strong>. mtris agenturas Sinsaxkomis frTebqveS<br />

kvercxi daudvia, wiwilebi gamouCekia da karga mozrdili<br />

variebi dauzrdia. ZRvibi Toloraias vin ras gamoaparebda?<br />

Causafrda, maxe daugo da gaimarjva. erT dRes<br />

moxvetes guSindeli Sinsaxko<strong>me</strong>lebi da im gzas gauyenes,<br />

saiTkenac manamde sxvebs agzavnidnen.<br />

_ xalxi Semogvaklda, _ calybad gaiRima ZRvibim,<br />

_ saq<strong>me</strong>s ki ver gavaCerebT. ra Tqma unda, mtris dandoba<br />

ar iqneba, magram ukanonobasac ver davuSvebT, yoveli<br />

dapatimrebulis saq<strong>me</strong> unda gamoviZioT, WeSmariteba<br />

davadginoT... mxolod amis Semdeg unda davsajoT mteri,<br />

moyvares ki ras verCiT... aiRe axla es saqaRalde, dajeqi<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> kabinetSi da ecade simarTle gaarkvio. dReis iqiT<br />

gamomZiebeli xar!.. es Seni pirveli saq<strong>me</strong>a, igi exeba <strong>me</strong>tad<br />

saSiS garewars, jaSuSsa da moRalates. aseTebi unda<br />

gasriso matliviT!<br />

tataCis kinaRam xelidan gauvarda saqaRalde, Tumca<br />

wona sulac ar hqonda, Sig albaT ramdeni<strong>me</strong> furceliRa<br />

ido. Tavi mainc ar gasca, sxartad, yoCaRad wamodga,<br />

quslebze Setrialda da guSindeli Sikriki gaemarTa<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> kabinetisaken, raTa asakovani biZiebisa da deidebis<br />

bediRbali gadaewyvita...<br />

`ra gulubryviloni viyaviT, _ fiqrobda Semdgom<br />

beri zaqaraia, _ sikeTe gvindoda gveTesa da am sikeTis<br />

droSiT daundoblad vibrZodiT. axlac mikvirs, Cven Tu<br />

sikeTe da bedniereba mogvaqvs, amdeni kaci ratom aRud-<br />

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geba mas win, saidan Cndeba amdeni mteri?.. <strong>me</strong> xom vicnobdi<br />

tataCis!.. kargi kaci iyo tataCi Todua da ver gamovesar-<br />

Cle!.. ratom?.. Suris gamo?.. ucodinarobis?.. ufro SiSis!~<br />

beri zaqaraias TavSi lagdeboda SiSis istoria, araTu<br />

sakuTari SiSisa, ara<strong>me</strong>d qveynierebis SiSisa. iqneb adamianis<br />

arseboba SiSis gareSe saerTod SeuZlebelia.<br />

oRond aris xani, roca SiSi uxilavi da yovlismomcvelia.<br />

siymawvilis Jams, sadRac, mTebs gadaRma, omi mZvinvarebda,<br />

sikvdili samkels imkida, magram yovelive es gasagebi<br />

iyo _ imperia imperias ebrZoda da gigantTa es Widili<br />

usisxlod ver damTavrdeboda... revoluciam sisxliani<br />

qariSxali moitana. esec gasagebi iyo, axali xelisufleba<br />

anadgurebda Zvels... saqarTvelo wiTlebma rom daipyres,<br />

arc es iyo gaugebari, radgan arc erTi dapyroba<br />

usisxlod ar momxdara. dapyrobils, albaT eSinoda, magram<br />

dampyrobelic ver grZnobda Tavs usafrTxod... ocdaoTxis<br />

sisxlian sasaklaoze pirvelad gaxda gaugebari<br />

vis klavdnen da risTvis... Semdgom yovelive or ferSi<br />

SeiReba _ TeTrad da Savad, Tumca aravin uwyoda, ra iyo<br />

TeTri da ra iyo Savi... am gaurkvevlobam SiSi gaaZliera,<br />

cxovrebis yvela kunWuli moicva, amosunTqvis saSualeba<br />

mospo... SiSi aRmoCnda erTaderTi mamoZravebeli<br />

Zala. SiSis relsebze Semdgari matarebeli ufro da<br />

ufro uCqarebda svlas, borblebs griali gahqonda da<br />

yurTas<strong>me</strong>na waeRo. fiqris arc dro iyo, arc saSualeba.<br />

maSin yvelam iwama, rom gza, romlisaken SiSi mierekeboda,<br />

WeSmaritia... msxverpli aucilebelia. da Tumca yvela<br />

cdilobda TviTon ar moxvedriliyo moloxis qveS,<br />

mainc da mainc Tu gamosavali aRara rCeboda, zvarakis<br />

moTminebiT ewireboda diad saq<strong>me</strong>s, risi namdvili fasi<br />

aravin uwyoda...<br />

SiSi Tan sdevda beri zaqaraias, usagno da gauTviTcnobierebeli.<br />

amitomac iwama, raki es iyo gadarCenis er-<br />

TaderTi saSualeba. Tumca gulis gulSi upasuxo kiTxve-<br />

bi ugrovdeboda... erTic maSin daebada, roca Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti<br />

wlis tataCim budidan revolveri amoiRo da xelSi SeaTamaSa...<br />

Caicina tataCim, mis am CacinebaSi uflebamosileba<br />

igrZnoboda, magram beris igi ar awyeninebda da amitom<br />

mxolod Caicina...<br />

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irodion Tadeozis Ze rigvava, dabadebuli 1875 wels,<br />

q. <strong>me</strong>reTSi, Teatraluri reJisori, <strong>me</strong>reTis dramatuli<br />

Teatris TanamSro<strong>me</strong>li, Seekra ra germaniisa da iaponiis<br />

dazvervebs, uRalata socialistur samSoblos da<br />

mters gadasca cnobebi, ramac Ziri gamouTxara qveynis<br />

uSiSroebas. kaizeris germaniis dazvervas irodin rigvava<br />

mieyida jer kidev revoluciamde, roca axalgazrdobisas<br />

Cavida berlinSi iurisprudenciis Sesaswavlad.<br />

rac Seexeba iaponiis dazvervas, irodion rigvavam mas-<br />

Tan kontaqti daamyara Tavisi germaneli rezidentis<br />

brZanebiT. kontaqti Sedga <strong>me</strong>reTSi e.w. Cineli komunistis<br />

liu cziSis <strong>me</strong>oxebiT... irodion rigvavas danaSauls<br />

Seefardeba saq. ssr sisxlis samarTlis kodeqsis muxli...<br />

* * *<br />

tataCi Toduam yovelive es amoikiTxa Txel saqa-<br />

RaldeSi. vinc teqsti Seadgina, kaligrafiiT ver daikvexnida.<br />

tataCi asoaso kiTxulobda da verafriT daukavSira<br />

Cineli komunisti iaponur da germanul dazvervas...<br />

Seecada warmoedgina sad iyo iaponia, CineTi, germania<br />

_ erTmaneTTan veranairad ver moaTavsa da saku-<br />

Tari Tavis winaSe Sercxvenili, saqmiani ieriT miujda<br />

magidas. win oqmis dasaweri qaRaldi da sawerkalami daido.<br />

guli ufarTqalebda, magram garegnulad arafers<br />

imCnevda. ubralo saq<strong>me</strong> xom ar iyo, iaponiisa da germa-

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niis dazvervis agenti unda daekiTxa. gaafrTxila kidec<br />

ZRvibim, fxizlad iyavi, ar gagacuroso.<br />

irodion rigvava warmosadegi, lamazi mamakaci aRmoCnda.<br />

wveri sufTad gaeparsa, mokled SekreWili, WaRara<br />

Tma ukan gadaevarcxna. kiteli ecva, sayeloSi TeTri, qaTqaTa<br />

naWeri Caeyolebina. sufTa xelebze frCxilebi daWrili<br />

hqonda da, ramac tataCi gaakvirva, gaprialebulic.<br />

Tavi Rirseulad eWira. etyoba, aseT axalgazrda gamomZiebels<br />

ar eloda. albaT ifiqra, Tvali matyuebs, Torem,<br />

rac Cans, imaze <strong>me</strong>tisa iqnebao.<br />

tataCim Caaxvela, xma Caiwminda. Relavda da skamze<br />

ver isvenebda. sakuTar Tavze gabrazda da ficxad Tqva:<br />

_ dabrZandi, moqalaqev, da yvelaferi pirnaTlad<br />

momiyevi!<br />

_ diax, batono moqalaqev, magram rom ar vici, ra<br />

gainteresebT? _ auRelveblad upasuxa irodionma.<br />

_ batonoba didi xania gadavarda, <strong>me</strong> batoni ara var!<br />

_ tataCi ise gaifxora, TiTqos Seuracxyofa miayeneso.<br />

_ diax, batono... _ daibna irodioni, _ es <strong>me</strong> ise...<br />

_ ho! _ molba tataCi. _ raki ar ici ra mainteresebs,<br />

kiTxvebs dagisvam... rogor da sad gaicani moqalaqe<br />

liu cziSi?<br />

_ ah, im Cinels erqva liu cziSi? _ gaikvirva irodionma.<br />

_ arc ki vicodi!<br />

_ rogor ar icodi, roca aq, <strong>me</strong>reTSi Sexvdi?<br />

_ ki, batono... ah, ukacravad! <strong>me</strong>, batono moqalaqev,<br />

kai rusuli vici. amitom batonma Toloraiam damibara,<br />

ucxoeli stumari Camodis, Cineli komunistio. Cveni raioni<br />

unda vaCvenoT, Tavi movawonoTo. <strong>me</strong> xom Cinurisa<br />

araferi ga<strong>me</strong>geba<strong>me</strong>Tqi. Cinuri aq aravin icis, magram im<br />

Cinels albaT ori Reri rusuli ecodineba da iqneb Sen<br />

mainc gaugo ra<strong>me</strong>o...<br />

tataCim qaRaldi moiCoCa da bavSvuri kaligrafiiT<br />

daiwyo irodion rigvavas monayolis Cawera. Cqara ver<br />

werda, mondo<strong>me</strong>bisagan ena gamoeyo da tuCebs isvelebda.<br />

irodions CaeRima. tataCim Rimilis mizezi ver amoikiTxa,<br />

umweoba igrZno da uxeSad uTxra:<br />

_ Sen ganagrZe! <strong>me</strong> gis<strong>me</strong>n!<br />

_ iseTi araferi momxdara! davxvdiT im Cinels. vagonidan<br />

rom Camovida, orive xeli aswia da mogvesalma:<br />

`nixo!~ Tur<strong>me</strong> `gamarjobaTo~, _ uTqvams. CavsviT manqanaSi<br />

da SemovatareT <strong>me</strong>reTi. <strong>me</strong>, rac Se<strong>me</strong>Zlo, vuxsnidi.<br />

is aqeTiqiT iyureboda, yvelaferze erTnairad pasuxobda<br />

_ `xo, xo!~ kargia, kargio... bolos daiRala, mucelze<br />

xeli daityapuna da `Cifan, Cifano...~ _ aiCema. mivxvdi,<br />

Wama undoda. gavuSaleT Cveneburi sufra. Tamadad batoni<br />

ZRvibi dajda. im Cinels araferi esmoda, magram yvelafers<br />

erTnairad miirT<strong>me</strong>vda da kmayofili sul `xo,<br />

xo~s iZaxda... cota rom dalia, muSti aswia da Sehyvira: `Can<br />

kaiSi boxo! stalin xo! stalin vansai!..~_ ese igi Can kaiSi<br />

cudia, stalini kargia da aTasi weli icocxloso...<br />

_ aki Cinuri ar vicio? _ eWviT daekiTxa tataCi.<br />

_ `xo~ da `boxos~ rom mixvde, batono moqalaqev, didi<br />

tvini ar aris saWiro! _ kvlav gaeRima irodions. _<br />

sxvanair Cinurs ki, romc mo<strong>me</strong>ndo<strong>me</strong>bina, vin maswavlida?<br />

_ iman xom icoda rusuli?<br />

_ ki, ori sityva icoda _ `tavalisc!~ da `davai, davai!~<br />

`matyuebs! _ gaifiqra tataCim. _ aki ufrosmac<br />

gamafrTxila!~<br />

fiqriT ki gaifiqra, magram Tavisdauneburad miendo<br />

irodionis mSvid, auRelvebel xmas.<br />

_ germaniisa da iaponiis dazvervebze raRas ityvi?<br />

_ iciT, batono moqalaqev, _ irodionma mxrebi<br />

aiCeCa, _ Cems sicocxleSi germaniaSi da saerTod sazRvargareT<br />

ar vyofilvar. iaponiaze laparaki ki ubralod<br />

sasaciloa!<br />

_ rogor, aki berlinSi iurisprudencia Seiswavlao?<br />

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_ netavi egre yofiliyo! xom geubnebiT, berlinSi<br />

ar vyofilvar<strong>me</strong>Tqi. Tu damijerebT, arc iurisprudencia<br />

Semiswavlia odes<strong>me</strong>. umaRlesi ganaTleba, samwuxarod,<br />

saerTod ar gamaCnia. sanktpeterburgSi ki vyofilvar,<br />

mindoda universitetSi <strong>me</strong>swavla, magram puris fuli<br />

aRara mqonda. moxetiale artistebs Sevekedle. saxumaro<br />

sketCebs vdgamdiT da ezoezo davdiodiT. Cvenma<br />

Teatrma saxeli moixveWa da sagastrolod wavediT<br />

kievsa da odesaSi... <strong>me</strong>re omma mogviswro... revoluciis<br />

Semdeg Sin Camovedi, TbilisSi vimuSave. erTi welia<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTSi momavlines. albaT ginaxavT Cemi speqtaklebi...<br />

tataCi gawiTlda. arc <strong>me</strong>reTisa da arc ro<strong>me</strong>li<strong>me</strong><br />

sxva TeatrSi arasodes yofila, ver moicala. rcxvenoda<br />

amis gamxelisa. simorcxvem gaaficxa, Subli jiutad win<br />

waswia da Tqva:<br />

_ ver vicli TeatrisaTvis, sul vomobT da vomobT!<br />

irodion rigvavam gakvirveba ar SeimCnia, xeli moxdenilad<br />

aswia, mzera Werisaken aRapyro da waumRera:<br />

_ ah, axalgazrdav, iciT, Teatri es aris...<br />

azri ar dauboloebia, magram isedac naTeli iyo, rom<br />

Teatri raRac RvTaebrivi da diadia.<br />

_ ukacravad, batono moqalaqev, ramdeni wlisa brZandebiT?<br />

_ raSi gWirdeba? _ uxeSad Seepasuxa tataCi.<br />

_ iciT, Tqven aucileblad unda naxoT `ro<strong>me</strong>o da<br />

julieta~. ro<strong>me</strong>o TiTqmis Tqveni tolia. ar SeiZleba am<br />

speqtaklma ar SegZraT! Tqven, albaT, Seqspiri wakiTxuli<br />

gaqvT?<br />

tataCis arc SeqspirisaTvis ecala.<br />

_ samwuxaroa, samwuxaro! _ amoioxra irodionma. _<br />

Cven ver vicliT WeSmariti RirebulebebisaTvis, cxovreba<br />

ki, iciT, midis. amaRlebuli xelovneba adamians<br />

akeTilSobilebs. roca ro<strong>me</strong>o da julietas tragikuli<br />

siyvarulis ambavs gaigebs, mkvlelic ki danas gadaagdebs<br />

da guli Serigebisaken gaexsneba!<br />

_ hm, Serigebisaken... _ bage moebrica tataCis. _<br />

gaaCnia, vis unda Seurigde! samSoblos mtersa da moRalates<br />

<strong>me</strong> ver Sevurigdebi! Sen Tu dazvervis agenti xar...<br />

irodion rigvava ucbad Caqra, saxeze mowyena daefina.<br />

_ axalgazrdav, aravisi agenti <strong>me</strong> ara var da saer-<br />

Tod ar <strong>me</strong>smis aq ratom momiyvanes!<br />

gulis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si tataCis sjeroda am kacisa. `marTlac<br />

raRac Secdomaa, _ gaifiqra, _ albaT Seacdines amxanagi<br />

ZRvibi, Torem qalaqSi ase gamorCeul kacs vin daiWerda!~<br />

_ aba, daifice! _ bavSvurad, gulubryvilod sTxova<br />

tataCim.<br />

_ sindiss vficavar! _ seriozulad Tqva irodionma.<br />

_ aseve davwere yvelaferi! _ qaRaldi gauwoda<br />

tataCim. _ waikiTxe da xeli aq momiwere!<br />

irodion rigvavam xeli mouwera da i<strong>me</strong>diT Sexeda:<br />

_ gamaTavisufleben?<br />

_ ufross movaxseneb da vnaxoT!<br />

_ batono moqalaqev, nu miwyenT da girCevT speqtakls<br />

daeswroT!<br />

naxevari saaTis Semdeg tataCi ufrosis kabinetSi iyo.<br />

_ maS, Sen daaskveni, rom rigvava udanaSauloa?<br />

_ diax! _ ena auborZikda tataCis.<br />

_ raRa dagvrCenia, bodiSi unda movuxadoT SewuxebisaTvis<br />

da gavuSvaT!<br />

_ diiax!<br />

_ asec vizam, amxanago tataCi, magas, magram nebas Tu<br />

momcem, amaRam <strong>me</strong>c davkiTxav da Tu yvelaferi Seneburad<br />

dadasturda, cxadia, gavuSvebT! _ ZRvibis uceb<br />

saxe gaeyina, Tvalebi dauwvrilda da waisisina: _ Cven<br />

xom msoflioSi yvelaze samarTlian qveyanaSi vcxovrobT,<br />

ara, amxanago tataCi?! udanaSaulos Tavidan Tmis<br />

Rersac veravin Camoagdebs, xom asea, amxanago tataCi?!<br />

_ diax! _ SemkrTalma biWma ukanukan daixia da, kari<br />

rom mixura, SvebiT amoisunTqa. TviTonac ver garkve-<br />

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uliyo, ase ratom Trgunavda amxanag ToloraiasTan<br />

saubari.<br />

mze ukve gadaxriliyo da sicxiani dRe, albaT, saamuri<br />

sigriliT Seicvleboda. tataCi saafiSe tumbosTan gaCerda.<br />

sxvadasxva uintereso afiSebs Soris Teatraluric<br />

monaxa. `uiliam Seqspiri. ro<strong>me</strong>o da julieta. damdg<strong>me</strong>li<br />

reJisori irodion rigvava...~ qurdulad mimoixeda, TiTqos<br />

saZraxis saq<strong>me</strong>s sCadioda. aqamde arasodes gaCerebula<br />

afiSasTan, ar dainteresebula, radgan Teatri sul<br />

sxva ganzomilebaSi arsebobda.<br />

gza ganagrZo, yoymanobda. ar icoda, rogor xdeba<br />

`TeatrSi wasvla~. `mival salarosTan, bileTs vikiTxav,<br />

molare ki <strong>me</strong>tyvis _ Sen ra, axalgazrdav, aqauri ara<br />

xar? bileTi ramdeni xania, daitaces, maaS, Sen dagelodebodnen,<br />

rodis inebebdi mobrZanebas!..~ xval ki irodion<br />

rigvavas etyvis, viyavi, moqalaqev, TeatrSi, magram<br />

bileTebi dautacniaT da aravin SemiSva. Cemi saxeli ratom<br />

ar axseneT? _ Sewuxdeba irodioni, Tumca naZaladevad,<br />

radgan uxaria, rom mis speqtaklze teva ar aris...<br />

am fiqrebiT miadga tataCi salaros. kaciSvili axlomaxlo<br />

ar Canda. sarkmlidan molarem gamoixeda amreziT,<br />

TiTqos eubneboda, mogclia erTi, ras moeTreodio.<br />

_ sami bileTi!<br />

bileTebi jibes wvavda. egona, rom yvela xvdeboda,<br />

TeatrSi midiso. uyureT, bavSviviT acetebula, ra kacis<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>a TeatrSi siarulio. an sami bileTi raRad ginda?<br />

_ eSmakuna CasCurCulebda dacinviT... `ra vici, _ yoymaniT<br />

pasuxobda tataCi, _ ager bikentis davpatiJeb, iqneb<br />

marTac wamovides...~ marTa rom naxa, bikenti gadaaviwyda,<br />

siTama<strong>me</strong> moaklda... patara saq<strong>me</strong> xom ar aris? sul sxvaa<br />

komujredis krebaze wasvla, sul sxvaa _ TeatrSi.<br />

_ cacana deida, marTas gamouSveb?<br />

_ sad midixarT, Svilo?<br />

_ komkavSiris krebaze!<br />

_ amdeni kreba gagonila? yoveldRe kreba gaqvT?<br />

_ aba ra vici! _ daibna tataCi, magram amasobaSi mar-<br />

Tac gamocqrialda.<br />

_ deda, Tu saq<strong>me</strong>s argebs, dilidan saRamomde krebas<br />

CavatarebT!<br />

_ ho, Svilo, magram Cems dros krebis garda, sxva<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>ebsac vakeTebdiT!<br />

_ is dro sxva iyo, dediko! _ marTam cacanas akoca.<br />

_ axla sxva droa! _ WiSkarTan ki kopebi sasacilod Sekra<br />

da viTomc gabrazebulma tataCis uTxra: _ axali ra<strong>me</strong><br />

moigone, yovel mosvlaze krebas iZaxi!<br />

_ Teatri rom <strong>me</strong>Tqva, gamogiSvebda?<br />

_ ui, TeatrSi mivdivarT? _ taSi Semohkra marTam.<br />

_ sami bileTi rad gindoda?<br />

_ erTi bikentisTvisaa, magram awi ver movaswrebT!<br />

fexi auCqares, oRond daSoriSorebiT midiodnen.<br />

bevri ki ar sWirdeboda <strong>me</strong>reTelTa winaSe gamoWenebas.<br />

darbazSic ise dasxdnen, SuaSi carieli skami Caitoves.<br />

tataCim zed qudi da bileTi dado, aqaoda dakavebuliao...<br />

gasusulni sxedan...<br />

gulebi aCqarebiT ucemT...<br />

musika...<br />

xaverdis farda maRla iwevs da gamoCndeba veronas<br />

xedi...<br />

ar aris ambavi ufro sevdiani, vidre ambavi ro<strong>me</strong>osi<br />

da julietasi...<br />

_ Sena ggavs, marTa!<br />

_ is ki Sen!<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>o epareba julietas... TiTebis pirveli Sexeba,<br />

uneblie krToma, netari JrJola, urTierTltolva gausaZlisi...<br />

marTas xeli quds exeba... tataCimac quds Seaxo TiTi.<br />

uneblieT gogos xels Sexvda... wamieri lacici... Tavzar-<br />

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damcemi da amave dros unetaresi JrJolva uvliT TaviT<br />

terfamde...<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>om julietas xeli daiWira... es bednierebis<br />

mwvervalia...<br />

tataCim marTas xeli daiWira... ra moxda?.. aqamdec xom<br />

CamourT<strong>me</strong>via xeli komkavSirulad. siamovnebda, magram<br />

es xom Cveulebrivi salami iyo, <strong>me</strong>ti araferi... axla ki<br />

TiTqos pirvelad Seexo da xelidan xelSi gadaedineba<br />

Tbili talRebi...<br />

magram bedniereba xom maradiuli ar aris!.. tibaldi,<br />

mouT<strong>me</strong>neli da gaborotebuli... orTabrZola da sisxli...<br />

ase vis gawiravs tataCi?.. ase vis uerTgulebs marTa?<br />

ganSoreba... cremli... sikvdili...<br />

gamtknarebuli zis tataCi. kbili kbils mieyina. scenas<br />

ise misCerebia, TiTqos TviTon kvdeba.<br />

atirda marTa, Cumad, sircxvilianad aslukunda...<br />

farda eSveba, taSis Rone aRaraa...<br />

gareT, quCaSi, bindi CamoSvebula. marTam xeli gaswia,<br />

magram tataCis misi xeli uWiravs, aRar uSvebs.<br />

ase midian, mxrebiT erTmaneTs exebian.<br />

_ irodion rigvava daiWires! _ Tqva uceb tataCim.<br />

_ SecdomiT... warmogidgenia, saSinel sisuleleebs abralebdnen.<br />

<strong>me</strong> ki simarTle gavarkvie da xval diliT gamouSveben.<br />

marTam pativiscemiT Sexeda. cxadia, tataCi ukve vaJkacia,<br />

SeuZlia simarTlisaTvis ibrZolos.<br />

ager bikentic! dgas Sua trotuarze, gulze xelebi<br />

daukrefia, pirquSad iyureba, Tumca quCis naTura TavzeviT<br />

bJutavs da iqneb imitomac Cans pirquSi.<br />

_ sad iyaviT? _ xmaSi wyena etyoba.<br />

_ TeatrSi! _ wamRerebiT, keklucad ambobs marTa.<br />

_ TeatrSi! _ ajavrebs bikenti.<br />

_ ho, SenTvisac gvqonda bileTi! _ tataCis ar moswons<br />

marTas keklucoba.<br />

_ CemTvisac hqondaT bileTi!.. didi madloba! _<br />

gagulisebiT ambobs bikenti.<br />

samni midian, aqeTiqidan amosdgomian qaliSvils da<br />

marTa sicilsicil xan marjvniv ixreba, xan marcxniv.<br />

_ braziani biWebi! _ daagdebs da WiSkarSi Sevardeba.<br />

ymawvilebi cota xans dganan, ar ician rogor moiqcnen.<br />

_ erTxelac iqneba da Semo<strong>me</strong>laxebi! _ moulodneli<br />

mZulvarebiT ambobs bikenti.<br />

tataCi ifxoreba, guli saguleSi ver eteva.<br />

_ modi da scade, Tu biWi xar! _ daqadnebiT pasuxobs.<br />

bikenti swrafad Setrialda da gaSorda. orisami TviT<br />

ufrosi iyo tataCize, saulvaSeze RinRli amosvloda da<br />

Tavi kaci egona...<br />

Sin wamovida tataCi, TavSi domxali hqonda.<br />

_ deda! _ efros uTxra Zilis win. _ <strong>me</strong> da marTa TeatrSi<br />

viyaviT! iq yvelaze keTili kaci mRvdeli iyo!<br />

_ eg gikvirs, Svilo? _ efrom pirjvari gadaiwera.<br />

_ mRvdeli RvTis msaxuria, R<strong>me</strong>rTi ki maRalia!<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTi ki ara is ar ginda! _ uxeSad Seepasuxa tata-<br />

Ci da sabani Tavze gadaifara.<br />

marTamac uTxra cacanas:<br />

_ kreba ar Catarda, deda! TeatrSi wavediT! ro<strong>me</strong>o<br />

da julieta... Zalian lamazebi iyvnen!.. vitire... ici, iq<br />

yvelaze keTili mRvdeli iyo!<br />

_ Seqspiri, dagenacvle, klasobrivad CamorCenilia!<br />

_ auxsna cacanam. _ mRvdeli adamians gonebas ubnevs<br />

da atyuebs!<br />

_ ar vici, deda! _ yoymaniT Tqva marTam da Cumad<br />

pirjvari gadaiwera...<br />

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diliT tataCi efrom gaaRviZa:<br />

_ ra iyo, Svilo, ras yvirodi? <strong>me</strong>gona, viRaca gklavda!<br />

tataCi uazrod axamxa<strong>me</strong>bda Tvalebs, gons karga xans<br />

ver moego... marTlacda ra iyo, iseTi ra daesizmra... Si-<br />

Sisagan civma oflma daasxa. gaxsenebiT ki isRa gaixsena,<br />

rom irodioni da ZRvibi gamoecxada. viTom ZRvibis irodioni<br />

daekla, xorcis naWrebs Samfurze agebda da nakvercxlebze<br />

aficxebda... ram daasizmra aseTi amazrzeni<br />

sizmari. Ziliswin xom marTaze fiqrobda, ro<strong>me</strong>osa da<br />

julietas sevdiani ambavi axsendeboda. Tvals rom xuWavda,<br />

inatra, marTa da<strong>me</strong>sizmrebodes, ZilSi mainc velacicoo...<br />

mas ki irodionis gvami da patara mxecunad gadaqceuli<br />

ZRvibi daesizmra...<br />

_ jgiriSi sqan sizmari, kargad agxdenodes! _ mSvidad<br />

mousmina efrom. _ axalgazrdis sizmari sisxlis<br />

duRilia, nurafris SegeSindeba!<br />

mainc ver damSvidda tataCi. wyali pirze Seisxa, ugemurad<br />

mocicqna Romi da yveli. mZi<strong>me</strong>, daRlili nabijebiT<br />

gaemarTa Sinsaxkomisaken. dRec iseTi iyo, ferTagan<br />

daclili. guSindeli sicxis Semdeg ca mkrTali, usaxuri<br />

RrublebiT daifara da haeri Seaguba. niavic ar<br />

iZroda, sunTqva gaWirda.<br />

kibis Tavze ZRvibi Toloraia daxvda. doinji Semoeyara<br />

da ase gadmohyurebda zevidan. tataCi mxrebSi gasworda,<br />

nabijs simtkice SesZina. ufross ar unda SeeniSna<br />

misi mRelvareba.<br />

_ Sedi, axla, amxanago tataCi, kabinetSi da xelaxla<br />

dakiTxe irodion rigvava! _ moferebiT, krutuniT alaparakda<br />

ZRvibi. _ es SenTvis gakveTili iqneba! sityvaze<br />

nurasodes endobi mters. isini Tavis gadasarCenad rasac<br />

ginda imas moigoneben. xom geubnebodi, irodion rig-<br />

vava gamocdili da gaqnili mteria<strong>me</strong>Tqi, igi samSoblos<br />

mkerdze mixutebuli gvelia. amitom mkerds unda movwyvitoT<br />

da Tavi qvaze vaxalebinoT!.. mteri ai, ase unda<br />

movWmuWnoT! _ ZRvibim patara muSti xelisgulze daisrisa,<br />

viTomc Sig gamomwyvdeul mters WmuWnida.<br />

tataCim SiSiT Seavlo Tvali, TiTqos amow<strong>me</strong>bda, acxia<br />

Tu ara ZRvibis irodionis sisxlio, TqmiT ki veraferi<br />

Tqva, Tavi uxmod dauqnia.<br />

_ iswavle, Svilo, Tqven axalgazrdebma unda ganagrZoT<br />

Cveni saq<strong>me</strong>! _ dasZina ZRvibim da gamxdari, Cxinka<br />

TiTebi mxarze mouTaTuna.<br />

tataCim mxari Searxia, TiTqos ZRvibis TiTebi mieweba<br />

da imis CamoSoreba undao.<br />

_ midi, midi! _ gau<strong>me</strong>ora ZRvibim.<br />

`movwonvar! _ gaifiqra tataCim, Tumca am aRmoCenas<br />

didad ar gauxarebia. _ albaT nestoris Svili rom<br />

var, imitom <strong>me</strong>fereba!~<br />

kabinetis kari rom SeaRo, usiamovno suni eca. mis<br />

magidas badragis jariskaci ujda, gazeTSi gaxveul `maxorkas~<br />

eqaCeboda. tataCis SemosvlisTanave wamodga,<br />

Tumca arc ise swrafad, rogorc sxva gamomZieblebTan<br />

gaakeTebda. `patara biWi vgonivar!~ _ gaifiqra tataCim,<br />

magram gajavrebis dro arc hqonda, radgan am dros dainaxa<br />

irodion rigvava.<br />

monusxuliviT gaCerda. es kaci hgavda kidec irodions<br />

da arc hgavda. momCvaruli egdo skamze, kedels miyrdnoboda.<br />

es kedeli rom ara, albaT Zirs Camosrialdeboda.<br />

Tavpiri ise dalilaveboda, cocxali adgili ar<br />

aCnda. sisxliT dalaqavebuli da daglejili perangidan<br />

WaRara banjgvlebi mouCanda. xelebi uRonod Camoeyara,<br />

fexebi farTod gaefarCxa. Sarvlis tots sisvele Camohyveboda.<br />

skamis qveS gube idga.<br />

tataCim igrZno, rom guli ereoda. angariSmiucemlad<br />

itaca yelze xeli, sisustis gamJRavneba ar ivargeb-<br />

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da. Tavs moeria, jariskacs aniSna, gadio. skamze dajda,<br />

xelebi Tavze SemoiWdo da kvlav irodions gaxeda.<br />

egona, cocxlebSi ukve ar CaiTvleba, albaT arc sun-<br />

Tqavso, magram kacis mzeras SeefeTa da airia.<br />

zizRismomgvreli xorcis grovaSi, radac irodion<br />

rigvava gadaqceuliyo, erTaderTi sufTa da marTali es<br />

Tvalebi SerCenoda da tataCis Tavgza aebna. rcxvenoda<br />

am marTali mzerisa da Tan brazdeboda sakuTar Tavze,<br />

raki aseTi gamousworebeli gulCvili aRmoCnda, <strong>me</strong>brZolis<br />

simtkice da mtris siZulvili aklda.<br />

Tvali aarida tataCim irodions, dakiTxvis oqms daxeda,<br />

ZRvibis wvrili da gabneuli kaligrafiiT dawerils.<br />

<strong>me</strong>, irodion rigvava, _ ewera am oqmSi, _ diaxac, miveyide<br />

kaizeris germaniis dazvervas. es moxda berlin-<br />

Si Cemi yofnis dros, roca iq iurisprudenciis Sesaswavlad<br />

gavemgzavre. omis Semdeg Sevekari faSisturi germaniis<br />

dazvervasac, sul bolos ki iaponiisa da manjougos<br />

dazvervas, liu cziSis, imave pu sunlinis <strong>me</strong>SveobiT...<br />

mters gadavcemdi nairnair informacias <strong>me</strong>reTis<br />

sa<strong>me</strong>urneo da samxedro mdgomareobaze, gadaveci ori<br />

fotosuraTi rkinigzis sadgurze Camomdgari javSnosani<br />

matareblisa, agreTve sagazafxulo Tesvisa da Cais<br />

krefis monace<strong>me</strong>bi...<br />

_ aki berlinSi ar vyofilvaro? _ sayveduriT Tqva<br />

tataCim.<br />

irodionis mzeraSi sasowarkveTa da SiSi gamokrTa.<br />

daxeTqil tuCebs Zlivs acmacunebda, ewada raRacis<br />

Tqma, magram piridan sityva ar amosdioda.<br />

_ ra, ra? _ tataCi swrafad miuaxlovda, albaT<br />

saWiroze ufro swrafad, radgan irodioni Seirxa, kedels<br />

miekra, SeiWmuxna.<br />

`SeSinda! _ Sercxva tataCis. _ Cemi SeeSinda, egona,<br />

<strong>me</strong>c davartyamdi!~<br />

SekiTxva gau<strong>me</strong>ora:<br />

_ aki berlinSi ar vyofilvaro?<br />

irodionma uaris niSnad Tavi odnav gaaqnia.<br />

_ maS, xeli ratom mouwere, viyavio? _ SekiTxva gulubryvilo<br />

iyo, pasuxs arc moiTxovda da irodionma<br />

Tvali gauswora. es iyo datanjuli kacis mzera, ro<strong>me</strong>lSic<br />

mxolod erTi ram amoikiTxeboda: oRond Tavi<br />

damanebeT da sicocxlec waiReTo!<br />

bage Searxia irodionma, tataCi Zlivs miuxvda.<br />

_ ramdeni wlisa xar?<br />

gawiTlda tataCi, undoda epasuxna, ra Seni saq<strong>me</strong>ao,<br />

magram gauCumda, irodionma ki niaviviT waiCurCula:<br />

_ ici, pu sunlini vin aris?<br />

tataCim Tavi gaaqnia.<br />

_ mweralia, <strong>me</strong>Cvid<strong>me</strong>te saukuneSi cxovrobda, zRaprebs<br />

werda... _ Zlivs amoTqva da Tvali daxuWa, gaisusa,<br />

TiTqos miiZina.<br />

tataCi magidisaken Sebrunda, naweri erTxelac gadaikiTxa<br />

da TiTqos ubiZgeso, qaRaldis frialiT ufrosis<br />

kabinets miaSura.<br />

ZRvibim ukmayofilod Sexeda, TvalebiT TiTqos<br />

xvretda.<br />

_ rao, darwmundi?<br />

_ irodion rigvava udanaSauloa! _ es ki Tqva tata-<br />

Cim, magram guli SiSiT SeekumSa.<br />

ZRvibi skamis zurgs miawva, ukan gadaiwia, aqanavda...<br />

qanaobda, skams aWraWunebda da ymawvils mzeras ar<br />

aSorebda. <strong>me</strong>re SeparviT, alersiT hkiTxa:<br />

_ ramdeni wlisa xar, biZia, Sen?<br />

tataCim nerwyvi gadaylapa, kiTxvaze pasuxis gacema<br />

saWiro ar iyo, radgan ufrosma misi asaki kargad icoda.<br />

qanaoba Sewyvita ZRvibim. erTxans dumda, dakvirvebiT<br />

aTvalierebda biWs.<br />

_ ese igi ar endobi Cems gamocdilebas? ra giTxra im<br />

Taxsirma irodionma iseTi, misi gjera da Cemi ara?!<br />

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_ ai, magaliTad, pu sunlini mweralia, Tanac <strong>me</strong>Cvid<strong>me</strong>te<br />

saukunisa! _ amoRerRa tataCim.<br />

ZRvibis pirisaxe moeqca, daejRana, wvrili Tvalebi<br />

kidev ufro dauwvrilda da uxsenebeliviT asisinda:<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> mapampulavebda, xom?! masxrad migdebda?..<br />

marto amitomaa Rirsi, Tavi rom CeqmiT gavuWeWyo!.. Sen,<br />

biZia, frTxilad iyavi! imitom gamogarCie sxvebSi, mama-<br />

Senis Svilad gicani!.. mamaSenic yoymanobda, bolomde<br />

ar eyo simtkice! Senc vera xar welmagari, an zed<strong>me</strong>tad mimndobi<br />

xar, an cali yuri mtriskena gaqvs! im ZaRliSvilma<br />

es rom giTxra, Senc unda ageRo da TavSi skami CagefSvnia,<br />

maSin iqnebodi marTali... wadi axla, dRes Tavisufali xar!<br />

es gakveTili iqneba SenTvis, irodion rigvavas ki <strong>me</strong> Tvi-<br />

Ton movuvli, nexvi nexvSive unda Cazilo... asea es!<br />

Zlivs Sebrunda tataCi, nabiji Zlivs gadadga da karic<br />

Zlivs gaaRo. kefaze kvlav qosas gvelur mzeras grZnobda<br />

da am mzerisagan aZagZagebda.<br />

_ TeatrSi <strong>me</strong>c gaxldi, amxanago tataCi! _ gasZaxa<br />

ZRvibim. _ niWieri kacia irodion rigvava, magram damijere,<br />

niWieri aramzada da socializmis mteria! es amovikiTxe<br />

<strong>me</strong> im warmodgenaSi!<br />

Sinisaken nacemiviT midioda tataCi. tvini uxurda,<br />

mtyuanmarTali ver gaerCia. Sin rom mivida, lukma ar<br />

gautexia, taxtze miegdo da piri kedlisaken ibruna.<br />

_ cudad xom ara xar? _ hkiTxa efrom.<br />

_ Tavi mtkiva!<br />

marTlac stkioda, TiTqos salte SemouWireso,<br />

TiTqos tvinSi lursmans aWedebeno.<br />

efrom xeli Sublze daado.<br />

_ mgoni, sicxeca gaqvs! _ yoymaniTa Tqva. _ Tavs<br />

ver uvli da imitomac gacivdi.<br />

tataCim mouyrua, Tavis areul fiqrebTan ewada<br />

darCena.<br />

efrom keJeras foToli moarbenina, Sublze daado,<br />

mandiliT Seuxvia.<br />

foTlis sigrilem tkivili dauama, Sveba mohgvara.<br />

Tvalebi daxuWa da gonebis Tvalsawierze irodion rigvavas<br />

mzeras SeefeTa. sevda, tkivili, morCileba ikiTxeboda<br />

irodionis mzeraSi, _ SiSic, mudarac... swored<br />

mas, patara biWs emudareboda amodena kaci, Svelasa<br />

sTxovda.<br />

uceb goneba gaunaTda tataCis. es iyo maxe! es iyo<br />

gamocda, ZRvibim rom mouwyo Tavis axalgazrda mowafes.<br />

axla mowmdeboda misi partiulkomkavSiruli simtkice,<br />

erTguleba, mtrisadmi daundobloba... am gziT cdilobda<br />

ZRvibi Toloraia Camoeqna Tavisi alikvali, saqmis<br />

gamgrZelebeli... Tu bolomde gahyveba tataCi maswavlebels,<br />

Tu uerTgulebs, ZRvibis Zlieri mfarveloba gaukvlevs<br />

gzas... da Tu sisustes gamoiCens, Tavidan moiSoreben,<br />

ganze miagdeben da iqneb saq<strong>me</strong> erTgulTa wridan<br />

gaZevebiT ar damTavrdes...<br />

igrZno saSiSroeba tataCim, dascxa, akvnesda.<br />

_ cudada xar? _ kvlav daekiTxa efro, Subli mousinja.<br />

_ ho, SeuZloda var! _ marTlac SeuZlod iyo, guli<br />

SesWirveboda.<br />

mTeli Ra<strong>me</strong> ver daiZina, SamfuriviT trialebda...<br />

<strong>me</strong>zobel oTaxSi efro iwva, xandaxan xmadabla dauZaxebda:<br />

_ tataCi, Svilo, ara gZinavs? cudad xom ara xar,<br />

deda?<br />

tataCi gaitruneboda, Tavs moimZinarebda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore da <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> dRes samsaxurSi ar wasula. patara<br />

baraTi gaatana dedas, gavcivdi, sicxe maqvs da Tu nebas<br />

damrTavT, Sin davrCebio. ZRvibim Tur<strong>me</strong> didi pativiT<br />

miiRo efro. fexze wamoudga, moikiTxa, axalgazrdobis<br />

wlebi moagona, is dro, roca taSfandurisaTvis da cekvaTamaSisaTvis<br />

iclidnen da xmis CaxleCamde kamaTobdnen<br />

Soreul momavalze.<br />

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_ a, xom movida es momavalic! _ kmayofilebiT Tqva<br />

ZRvibim.<br />

efrom piri mokuma, araferi upasuxa. es momavali ZRvibisaTvis<br />

iqneb kargic iyo, efros ki Zveleburad suli<br />

kbiliT eWira.<br />

_ daisvenos biWma erTiori dRe! _ RimiliT Tqva<br />

ZRvibim, xelebi moifSvnita. _ cota moSuSdes! Sen nu<br />

SiSob, efro, ise gavxedni, kacad vaqcev!<br />

am ambavs uyveboda efro Svils, Tan ZRvibis baZavda,<br />

masaviT xelebs ifSvnetda da qirqilebda. efros am anglobaSi<br />

xumrobaze <strong>me</strong>ti waikiTxa tataCim. dedas ar uyvarda<br />

qosa ZRvibia, ufro <strong>me</strong>tic, dedas sZulda Tavisi<br />

qmris revoluciuri <strong>me</strong>gobari. es aRmoCena iyo, magram<br />

SekiTxva ver gaubeda, mizezis Zieba ar dauwyia. sulis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si<br />

TviTonac ar uyvarda Tavisi keTilismyofeli...<br />

momdevno naSuadRevs WiSkarTan `vilisi~ gaCerda da<br />

ZRvibi Toloraia gadmovida. auCqareblad gamoemarTa<br />

kibisaken. xandaxan Cerdeboda, xelis zurgs ifxanda,<br />

anda mxrebs imnairad Searxevda, zurgi eqaveba da mSveleli<br />

aravina hyavso. tataCi Cacmuli iwva fanjarasTan<br />

da manqanis xmaze wamoiwia, kargad xedavda aqeT momaval<br />

ZRvibis.<br />

efro Caegeba kibeze, mobrZandi, mobrZandio, Tan<br />

xelebs zurgsukan malavda, ar undoda gaewodebina...<br />

kargadac miuxvda tataCi dedas nafiqrals.<br />

_ gamovuare, efro, Sens bartys! vifiqre, movikiTxav,<br />

davxedav... vici <strong>me</strong>, ra avadmyofobac magas sWirs. damacade,<br />

wuTSi movarCino!<br />

tataCi wamovarda, tansac<strong>me</strong>li Seiswora da ZRvibis<br />

jariskacurad gaWimuli daxvda.<br />

_ asec vicodi! _ Tqva ZRvibim kmayofilebiT. _<br />

dajeqi, dajeqi!<br />

TviTonac skami gamoaCoCa da xeli dauqnia, Senc dajeqio.<br />

tataCi taxtis kideze Camojda, xelebi moridebulad<br />

daiwyo Setyupebul muxlebze.<br />

efro oTaxidan gavida, samzareuloSi TefSebs aCxakunebda,<br />

albaT stumrisaTvis axazirebda ra<strong>me</strong>s.<br />

_ mamaSeni vaJkaci iyo, simtkice da gambedaoba ar aklda.<br />

_ ZRvibi moferebiT laparakobda. _ erTi nakli<br />

hqonda mxolod, Tavis namoq<strong>me</strong>dars sindisis sasworze<br />

Seagdebda... ra aris sindisi? saerTod ra aris zneoba,<br />

morali?.. yovel CvenTaganSi darCa Zvelis gadmonaSTi.<br />

aTasi weli mRvdeli CagvCiCinebda, qristes mcnebiT icxovreT,<br />

qristes mcnebani ar daiviwyoTo. imdeni gviCi-<br />

Cines, Cveni arsebis nawilad gadagviqcies da yvelani,<br />

morwmuneebic da RvTismgmobi aTeistebi mag ganawesiT<br />

vcxovrobT. modi, ganvsajoT: Cven Tu aTeistebi varT,<br />

R<strong>me</strong>rTi uarvyaviT, maSin qristes mcnebani CvenTvis borkilia<br />

da <strong>me</strong>ti araferi... mters apatieo! <strong>me</strong> rom vapatio,<br />

is damaswrebs da xiStze amagebs!.. aq omia, amxanago tata-<br />

Ci, vin vis moereva, _ ase dgas sakiTxi... Cven unda gavimarjvoT,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re ki ramdenic ginda, imden keTil kanonebs<br />

SevTxzavT da gavatarebT!.. iqneb is codviT savse irodioni<br />

arc iyos mTlad damnaSave, magram is sxvanairia, sxva<br />

Wkuazea, romc ar undodes, uneblieT garyvnis momavali<br />

Taobebis suls. amitom unda gavwmindoT sazogadoeba<br />

irodionebisagan, Cvenebur Targze unda gamovWraT<br />

igi, yvela, vinc xels gviSlis, gzidan unda CamoviSoroT...<br />

Sen mamaSenis Svili xar! mamaSeni moralze rom dafiqrda,<br />

maSin daiRupa... jer ar aris dro, aseT sakiTxebze<br />

fiqrisa. mteri rom ganadgurdeba da namdvil, Cvenebur<br />

socializms avaSenebT, <strong>me</strong>re aravisi SiSi ar gveqneba<br />

da ai, im momaval sazogadoebaSi irodionsac eqneba<br />

sicocxlis ufleba... asea es, amxanago tataCi! eWvebi<br />

gulidan gadaigde da mtkiced dadeqi WeSmariti <strong>me</strong>brZolebis<br />

mxareze! sazogadoeba jer kidev avadaa Zveli<br />

sneulebebiT. qirurgis daniT CamovicilebT burJuazi-<br />

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ul gadmonaSTebs, am operacias ki, cxadia, usisxlod ver<br />

movaxerxebT... icode, biZia, Cveni momavali mTeli kacobriobis<br />

momavalia! daimaxsovre, vinc CvenTan ar aris,<br />

is mteria. am WoWmanSi moxedvasac ver moaswreb, mtris<br />

banakSi aRmoCndebi... frTxilad iyavi!.. dRes Sin darCi,<br />

xval ki, dilidanve gamocxaddi samsaxurSi!<br />

esa Tqva, ymawvils piris gaRebac ar acala, wamodga<br />

da karisaken gaemarTa.<br />

efro samzareulodan gamovarda, stumars gamoedevna.<br />

_ ZRvibi batono, axlave gavamzadeb raRacas. Wiqa<br />

Rvinoze xels nu agvikrav, ojaxi dagviloce!<br />

_ sxva dros, sxva dros, efro! _ xeli gaaqnia ZRvibim<br />

da mxrebis uxerxuli moZraobiT, TiTqos efxaneba da<br />

Tavs Zlivs ikavebso, gacunculda...<br />

19<br />

_ deda, <strong>me</strong> es ar mainteresebs! _ uTxra marTam cacanas.<br />

is dro iyo, roca komkavSirlebSi gamorCeuls Wkua<br />

unda exmara, gancxadeba daewera, Rirsad CamTvaleT da<br />

mimiReT leninurstalinur partiaSio. didi xania, cacana<br />

ocnebobda am dReze. winaswar tkbeboda imis warmodgeniT,<br />

Tu rogor Caidebda gulis jibeSi wiTel wignaks misi<br />

erTaderTi asuli... es iqneboda pirveli safexuri maRali<br />

kibisa, magram marTam sul sxva kibe irCia, sqeltanian,<br />

wiTel wigns zizRiT daxeda da mowyeniT warmoTqva:<br />

_ deda, <strong>me</strong> es ar mainteresebs!<br />

_ ratom, Svilo?<br />

_ ar mainteresebs da imitom!.. ar mainteresebs komkavSiruli<br />

krebebi, SabaTobebi, proletaruli dResaswaulebi,<br />

arc proletarebi mainteresebs, arc Cais krefis<br />

mowinaveebi, qaRaldis kombinatis damkvreluri mSenebloba,<br />

raikomi _ partiisac da komkavSirisac, ar mainteresebs<br />

profkavSirebi, marqsis, leninis, stalinis wig-<br />

nebi... maisobaze bavSvobidan Saqaryinulis mamaloebi mainteresebda<br />

mxolod!<br />

cacana gaSra, Svils ise uyurebda, rogorc iatakidan<br />

moulodnelad amosul urCxuls. xma Zlivs amoiRo:<br />

_ gaCumdi, Svilo, albaT <strong>me</strong> mamasxaraveb... sxvam aravin<br />

gagigos!<br />

_ swored amitomac ar mainteresebs, rom ver avdgebi<br />

da ver viyvireb! dagiZaxeben komkavSiris krebaze, adgeba<br />

mamaZaRli bikenti Toloraia, dagiwyebs Wkuis swavlebas,<br />

Tan ise giyurebs Tevzis TvalebiT, TiTqos kabas<br />

gxdides... fuh!.. <strong>me</strong> ki ara, arc aravis ainteresebs, deda,<br />

yvelani ityuilebian, TvalTmaqcoben, Tan ise TavgamodebiT,<br />

TiTqos gadaswrebaze ariano...<br />

cacana gons moego, kidev kargi, <strong>me</strong>ti aravin is<strong>me</strong>nda<br />

am laparaks.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c vtyuivar, Svilo, <strong>me</strong>c vTvalTvmaqcob? _ xelebi<br />

gulze miido.<br />

_ ar vici, ar vici! _ SeSfoTda marTa. _ Sennairebis<br />

gulwrfelobaze aSenda, albaT, sicruis es Senoba!<br />

_ ras laparakob, gogo, Sen?! _ gagulisda uceb cacana.<br />

_ vin Cagagona aseTi ram? ici, magnair laparaks ra SeiZleba<br />

mohyves? orives cixeSi gvikraven Tavs!.. vin<strong>me</strong>m<br />

rom gagigos, yuriT wagiyvanen ZRvibi ToloraiasTan,<br />

muxlebze dagaCoqeben da sul patiebas gaxvewnineben!<br />

_ magram ratom, deda? eh, umjobesia sad<strong>me</strong> mTaSi<br />

gadavikargo! qvebs mainc vetyvi, rasac vfiqrob, isini<br />

ar damsjian!<br />

_ qvebic Cvens mxaresaa! _ Tqva cacanam mtkiced. _<br />

imitom, rom Cveni arCevani sworia! Sen rom <strong>me</strong>ts kiTxulobde,<br />

ufro Rrmad rom swvdebode didi beladebis naazrevs,<br />

aseTi ram TavSi ar mogividoda! rogor ggonia,<br />

marqsma da leninma Senze <strong>me</strong>ti ar icodnen? anda qveynis<br />

bediRbalze stalinze <strong>me</strong>ts fiqrob?.. ki, genacvale,<br />

<strong>me</strong>c vxedav, Cvens cxovrebaSi yvelaferi rigze rodia,<br />

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magram ra vuyoT! brZolisa da gaWirvebis gareSe veRar<br />

mivaRwevT kacobriobis bednier momavals!.. Sen bikenti<br />

agiTvaliswunebia da amitom mTel qveyanas nu SeiZuleb!..<br />

ager, tataCisTan xom <strong>me</strong>gobrob? igic xom <strong>me</strong>omaria, socializmis<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>s icavs!<br />

_ amdeni <strong>me</strong> ar vici, deda! iqneb vcdebi, magram R<strong>me</strong>r-<br />

Ti yvelafers xedavs!<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTi ar gamagono! _ ikivla cacanam. _ vici,<br />

vici, vinc agibnia goneba! Sen im uwignuri dedakacis _<br />

efros enaze laparakob, misi ena ki mtris enaa! Cveniania<br />

da yuradRebas imitom ar vaqcev suleli dedakacis bJuturs,<br />

Torem sxva vin<strong>me</strong>m rom gaigonos, kai dRe ar daadgeba,<br />

icode!<br />

_ ar vici, ar vici, deda! _ raRacnairad Caqra mar-<br />

Ta, gauCumda, laparakis gagrZeleba ar isurva.<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTi yvelafersa xedavs da gansjis! _ marTlac<br />

ase uTxra efrom.<br />

swamda ki im dros marTas R<strong>me</strong>rTi? mis warmosaxul<br />

samyaroSi R<strong>me</strong>rTis adgili aRar iyo. marTa uR<strong>me</strong>rToTa<br />

samyaros gaurboda, magram raki araferi icoda RvTiuri<br />

samyaros arsebobisa, WeSmariti gza veRar epova. efros<br />

naTqvami misTvis sityva iyo mxolod da TviTonac Tu<br />

gai<strong>me</strong>ora, <strong>me</strong>amboxed daibada da imitom.<br />

_ Cvenc gvirevia amxanagebi, romlebic dRisiT Cvens<br />

gverdiT arian, RamiT ki CumCuma pirjvars iweren! _<br />

bikenti amas rom ambobda, Tvalebi marTlac TevziviT<br />

civi hqonda.<br />

marTas moeCvena, rom bikenti mas misCereboda da Wirveulad<br />

Seepasuxa:<br />

_ kanoniT es ar ikrZaleba!<br />

_ kanoniT ki! _ frTxilad, mozomilad daagdo bikentim<br />

da <strong>me</strong>ti am Temaze araferi uTqvams.<br />

erTaderTi adamiani, visTanac marTas SeeZlo gulis<br />

gadaxsna, tataCi iyo. adre tataCi enamzeobda, ver gaaCu<strong>me</strong>bdi,<br />

piridan sityvas stacebda, TavdajerebiT uxsnida<br />

da aswavlida. axla ratomRac dadumda. TvalebSi SiSi<br />

gaukrTeboda xol<strong>me</strong>, auxsneli dardi Caugubdeboda,<br />

TiTqos eubneboda, _ <strong>me</strong>smis, yvelaferi <strong>me</strong>smis, Cemo mar-<br />

Ta! netavi Sen, bednieri xar, rom cota ici! Cemodena rom<br />

icode, sicocxle SegZuldeboda!.. marTas aeWvebda es<br />

mdumareba. cdilobda sasaubrod gamoewvia, guli gadaeSlevinebina,<br />

mis sadardebels Caswvdenoda... magram<br />

tataCi, adre aseTi mxiaruli, gulRia, gaxsnili, axla<br />

cxraklitulSi Caketiliyo.<br />

gazafxulze, aprilis TveSi isini daqorwindnen _<br />

marTa da tataCi.<br />

sufras cotani usxdnen, aTiTor<strong>me</strong>ti kaci. ZRvibi<br />

Toloraia ver mobrZanda, avadmyofobam Semoutia. bikentim<br />

calybad, geslnarevad miuloca nefededofals,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re karga xniT dadumda. pirze mitkalisferi edo, qaTmis<br />

frTas wiwknida da Rvinos Cumad mieZala.<br />

tataCi miuxvda gulisnadebs, TviTonac gafiTrda,<br />

magram TqmiT ra eTqmoda da naZaladevad uRimoda.<br />

mxiaruleba akldaT, vera da ver aewyo. marTasac<br />

guli daumZimda, avma winaTgrZnobam Seawuxa. babuebis<br />

gadmonaloci <strong>me</strong>gobroba SviliSvilebs xundebad gadaqceoda.<br />

_ wuTieria cxovreba! _ Tqva uceb bikentim, Tavi<br />

ar auwevia, Rvinian WiqaSi iyureboda. _ ager qorwilis<br />

sufras vuzivarT, kibeze ki ukve amodis Savi kaci, karze<br />

unda daakakunos!<br />

veravin gaigo qaragma, ar dascaldaT amoxsna. karze<br />

marTlac daakakunes da Savkurtakianma kacma nefes gadasca,<br />

Tu dgaxar, aRar dajde, Tu zixar, adeqi da samsaxurs<br />

moaSureo...<br />

ra eqna tataCis? stumrebs moubodiSa, patarZals<br />

loyaze akoca, male movbrundebio da Savkurtakians gahyva.<br />

es `male~ erTi kvira gagrZelda. marTa oTaxSi gamoiketa,<br />

gabusuli ijda da sapatarZlo kabas ar ixdida.<br />

xandaxan cacana Semoixedavda SeSinebuli TvalebiT,<br />

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SvilisaTvis ver moenaxa dasamSvidebeli malamo. efro<br />

marTam kaba gadaiZro. perangisamara SeuZvra sabanSi,<br />

SinsaxkomSi wavida, iqneb ambavi ra<strong>me</strong> movatanoo. nacnobs<br />

SiSvel mkerdze moridebiT akoca da eWvianad Tqva:<br />

gadaeyara da iman CauCurCula, umjobesia Sin ijde da<br />

_ Zalian Secvlili <strong>me</strong>Cvenebi, tataCi!<br />

cxviri gareT ar gamoyoo, yvelani Zalian dakavebulni<br />

vaJma raRacis Tqma moindoma, marTa ki daixara, tuCe-<br />

varT da pasuxs mainc veravin gagcemso.<br />

biT bageze Seexo. tataCis bageebi gahyinvoda da qalis<br />

bolos tataCi gamoCnda. pirze miwisferi edo. Tavi<br />

nel kocnas ar upasuxa.<br />

ar auwevia, ise Tqva:<br />

_ marTa, _ xma ukankalebda tataCis, _ marTa... map-<br />

_ wyali gamicxeliT, dabana minda!<br />

atie, marTa...<br />

gaxarebuli marTa gamoegeba, magram tataCim ucxod<br />

da uceb ise moixara, TiTqos mucelze muSti atakeso,<br />

Sexeda.<br />

moixara da aZagZagda. mqrqal sinaTleSi marTam Zlivs<br />

_ nu mo<strong>me</strong>karebi, marTa, WuWyiani var!<br />

gaarCia vaJis damanWuli saxe.<br />

qali eldanacemi SeCerda, fexebi Seeborka.<br />

_ ar SemiZlia, ar SemiZlia!.. _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora ramdeni<strong>me</strong>-<br />

did gejaSi Cajda tataCi. didxans ixexavda da cxel<br />

jer da gulamoskvniT, bavSviviT atirda.<br />

wyals isxamda, TiTqos kanis gadaZrobas cdilobda. isev<br />

marTas ena Cauvarda. mkerdze xels usvamda, efere-<br />

da isev isapneboda sarecxi sapniT, WuWyi ki ver moeSoreboda.<br />

TqmiT ki, ar icoda, ra eTqva.<br />

bina.<br />

_ bneli Ra<strong>me</strong>... saxeldaxelod gaTxrili samare... sa-<br />

pirsaxocSi gaexvia, Camojda, TuTuni gaabola, erT<br />

wertils miaCerda.<br />

efrom axali sacvlebi moutana. tataCi gamoerkvia,<br />

Caicva da, Tumca jerac dRenaTeli idga, logins miaSura.<br />

darabebi daxures da oTaxSi mqrqali bindi dadga.<br />

efro da cacana samzadSi uCumrad daborialobdnen,<br />

vaxSams umzadebdnen tataCis.<br />

marTa ki iqve iyo, am oTaxSi, kuTxis skamze ijda da<br />

eloda, rodis moixmobda jerac verSemdgari <strong>me</strong>uRle.<br />

lodini gaWianurda da qals moTmineba daekarga.<br />

_ tataCi!<br />

_ ho! _ SiSneulad gamoepasuxa tataCi, TiTqos arc<br />

moeloda adamianis xmas, TiTqos aqedan Sors iyo gadaxvewili.<br />

_ ho, marTa... _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora da kedlisaken Caiwia,<br />

adgili gaaTavisufla.<br />

marTa kideze Camojda.<br />

_ ra moxda, tataCi?<br />

_ ra unda momxdariyo? _ xmas ver imorCilebda vaJi.<br />

_ mapatie, marTa, Sua qorwilSi dagtove, samsaxuri xom<br />

maris piras daCoqili adamianebi... kefaSi tyvia... erTi,<br />

ori... aTi... ver daiTvli, ramdenjer unda ga<strong>me</strong>ordes... ar<br />

ici, vis esvri!.. ar ici, risTvis!.. ar SemiZlia, ar SemiZlia...<br />

Tavzari daeca marTas, ver daijera naTqvami.<br />

_ Cu, Sen raRac gezmana... Sen dagesizmra... araferi<br />

ar iyo, araferi... daiviwye, daiviwye... modi CemTan, modi...<br />

vaJi gayuCda, slukuni CaixSo da CurCuliT Seepasuxa:<br />

_ ar SemiZlia, marTa, mapatie, kacad ar vvargivar...<br />

Tavi unda movikla, tyvia unda davixalo...<br />

Wers miaSterda da Tavze xelebi SemoiWdo...<br />

ici...<br />

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mosawyenad crida. ca Camobnelebuliyo. nestiT gajerebuli<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTi kaeSans Seepyro. moqalaqeni quCebSi landebiviT<br />

mimodiodnen. yvela cdilobda sakuTar saxl-<br />

Si, keras miyuJuliyo. guls sasowarkveTa eufleboda,<br />

raki gauxareli da civi zamTari modioda.<br />

tataCim samsaxurSi SeSa da navTi iSova. CamoRa<strong>me</strong>buli<br />

dadioda. marTa SeSinebuli Sexedavda xol<strong>me</strong>, ver gaego,<br />

ra xdeboda tataCis sulSi, ram Cauqro axalgazrduli<br />

sixaruli da sigiJmaJe, rac ase moswonda adre. im<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong>, autaneli Ramis Semdeg tataCis arc uxsenebia<br />

samsaxuri. marTas ver gaego, sinamdvile wamoscda maSin<br />

tataCis, Tu avadmyofi gonebis zmanebaRa iyo yovelive.<br />

albaT ucnobi seniT daavadda tataCi, gadaiRala da moCvenebebi<br />

Causaxlda tvinSi. kviraobiT ikargeboda samsaxurSi.<br />

dabrundeboda da Zilad miegdeboda. mosafereblad<br />

gawvdili xeli marTas haerSi uCerdeboda. uyurebda<br />

loginSi zurgSeqceul qmars da rwmundeboda,<br />

aRar vuyvarvaro. rcxvenoda amis gamJRavnebisa, CumCuma<br />

tiroda.<br />

sxvaze uwin efrom igrZno gasaWiri, oRond mizezi ver<br />

amoikiTxa.<br />

_ tataCi, Svilo, ra ambavia Sens Tavs, ra gagiWirda?<br />

_ CaekiTxa.<br />

tataCim sivrces miaStera Tvali da xmadabla, TiTqos<br />

sakuTari yuris gasagonado, ise Cailaparaka:<br />

_ sicocxle aRar minda, deda, sikvdili momnatrebia!<br />

_ didu, Svilo! _ amoikvnesa efrom, ver gabeda bolomde<br />

CaZieboda dardis mizezs.<br />

tataCis TiTqos daaviwyda weRandeli naTqvami, dedis<br />

wamoZaxilze gakvirvebiT Seexmiana:<br />

_ ra iyo, deda, ras viSviSeb?<br />

`uSviloba Tu awuxebs!~ _ qalurad gaiazra efrom.<br />

cacanas dauwyo kuTxekuTxe CurCuli. cacanac aforiaqda,<br />

Sewuxda, magram iseTi dro iyo, stalinur konstitucias<br />

izuTxavda da siZeqaliSvilis sawuxars veRar<br />

CauRrmavda. `kargi cxovreba Tu awuxebT? _ fiqrobda<br />

cacana. _ rodis vcxovrobdiT ukeT? SeSa gvaqvs, navTi<br />

gvaqvs, saponi gvaqvs... TiTqmis SevabijeT socializmSi!~<br />

efros sxva gza ar darCenoda, rZalTan unda gamoenaxa<br />

saerTo ena. marTas yurisaTvis awuwunda, es ranairi Taoba<br />

gvergo, ise gazarmacdnen, bavSvis yolac ezarebaTo...<br />

marTa miuxvda gadakruls, gawiTlda. dedamTils veraferi<br />

akadra, Tumca saTq<strong>me</strong>li da saCivleli TviTon<br />

hqonda. esRa moaxerxa, gaucina, xumrobaSi Caugdo naTqvami.<br />

amiT sityvasac gza gauxsna da gaTama<strong>me</strong>bulma efrom<br />

moxsna gudas Tavi, xom icio, kacebi saq<strong>me</strong>ebiT ise arian<br />

dakavebuli, axalgazrda da lamazi colebi aviwydebaTo.<br />

colebis Rirsni aseTi kacebi arc arian, magram, ra vuyoT,<br />

eg yofila qalis xvedrio. gaWirda cxovreba da qali<br />

rom ver daorsuldeba, gasakviri araao. eger <strong>me</strong>zoblis<br />

Zroxa berwi aRmoCnda, veraferi uSveles, kinaRam saxorced<br />

dakles. <strong>me</strong>re patronma macxovrisgoraze aiyvana,<br />

eklesiis nangrevebs irgvliv samjer locviT Semoatara,<br />

da im wels xbo moigoo...<br />

marTas gaecina, eg rogor gamogivida, dedamTilo,<br />

Zroxas madarebo... efrom xelebi gaasavsava, amisi Tqma<br />

ar mindoda, kacs unda swamdes da auxdebao, rw<strong>me</strong>na didi<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>ao. qmarTan wola erTia, magram marto es ar kmarao...<br />

mTlad aebna Tavgza efros da am abneulobam marTa gaamxiarula,<br />

didxans akiskisa.<br />

sicilisaTvis albaT ar iyo dabadebuli, mxiarulebis<br />

sababs cxovreba iSviaTad iZleoda. Wmunva Seubrunda<br />

da is, rac aqamde sasacilod miaCnda, sxvanairad dainaxa.<br />

nuTu R<strong>me</strong>rTi ver xedavs tataCis tanjvas da mar-<br />

Tas gulSeWirvebas. Tu is yovlisSemZle da yovlismom-<br />

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cvelia, maSin arc es unda gamoeparos. R<strong>me</strong>rTi ar aris,<br />

_ fiqrobda marTa, _ magram Tu aris, is yovelives xedavs...<br />

am ucnauri, abdaubda fiqrebisagan marTas gaaJr-<br />

Jola, Wers miaCerda... iq, Wersa da cis miRma yovlismxilveli<br />

Tvali amCnevs yoveli mtilis Wmunvas, am mzeras<br />

versad daemalebi... am fiqrma SeaSina, R<strong>me</strong>rTo Seminde,<br />

R<strong>me</strong>rTo Semindeo, ramdenjer<strong>me</strong> CaiCurCula da am mimar-<br />

Tvam cotaTi daamSvida.<br />

erTxel akviatebuli fiqri mainc ver moicila. vin icis,<br />

iqneb marTlac raRac Zala aqvs macxovrisgoras, iqneb<br />

marTlac gauCndes Svili, maSin tataCisac sxvanairi guli<br />

eqneboda, ojaxgare nakleb iwanwalebda. icoda qalma,<br />

samsaxuris saq<strong>me</strong>ebze dawanwalebda tataCi, gasarTobad<br />

da drois satareblad ver moiclida, daRliloba ugrilebda<br />

guls, oRondac, eWvis seni gonebas ar emorCileba,<br />

es sawamlavi TavisTavad awyalebs sisxls...<br />

ocdaCvid<strong>me</strong>tis adrian gazafxulze, roca wvi<strong>me</strong>bma<br />

gadaiares, mwvane balaxi abibinda da garemo Tvalis saseiro<br />

Seiqmna, tataCi Sin gvian dabrunda. talaxiT mosvrili<br />

Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi Zlivs gaiZro. jer fexebi daibana, <strong>me</strong>re xelpiri.<br />

vaxSamze uari Tqva da logins miaSura.<br />

marTa sawolis kideze Camoujda. Suqi ar aunTia da<br />

erTmaneTs landad xedavdnen.<br />

_ ra iyo marTa? _ hkiTxa tataCim.<br />

_ araferi.<br />

tataCi am pasuxma daakmayofila. albaT gauxarda kidec,<br />

grZel laparaksa da axsnaganmartebebs gaurboda,<br />

qalis wuwuns ver itanda.<br />

marTa daeloda, iqneb kidev ra<strong>me</strong> Se<strong>me</strong>kiTxoso, magram<br />

msubuqi fSvinva moesma. tataCis daeZina.<br />

sark<strong>me</strong>ls bneli Ra<strong>me</strong> moawva, CaxCaxa varskvlavebi<br />

cnobismoyvared iWyitebodnen.<br />

frTxilad gaixada, loginSi Seucurda qmars.<br />

tataCim fSvinva Sewyvita, gayuCda, Semdeg savsebiT<br />

fxizlad hkiTxa:<br />

_ ra iyo, marTa?<br />

qali sibnelem gaaTamama, mxarze cxviri miuxaxuna,<br />

CasCurCula.<br />

_ Svili minda.<br />

tataCim amoioxra, TiTqos mZi<strong>me</strong> ram vali daakisreso.<br />

Semobrunda, xeli perangqveS Seuyo, moefera.<br />

_ sul ar giyvarvar, iseTi gulcivi gaxdi! _ Caiwuwuna<br />

marTam.<br />

tataCim pasuxi ar gasca, arc qals acala laparaki,<br />

tuCebSi nazad akoca.<br />

marTam sulswrafad upasuxa, caxcaxiT Caekra, magram<br />

iyo kacis alersSi raRac naZaladevi, usurveli. qals<br />

ukmayofileba daeufla, undoda Seewyvita es uniaTo<br />

alersi, oRond TavSi kvlav is azri utrialebda _ `Svili...~<br />

amitomac dauTmo sxeuli, Tumca suli ukve aqedan<br />

Sors mifrinavda.<br />

tataCim igrZno es gaucxoeba, cota xans iyuCa da Tavis<br />

marTlebas mohyva:<br />

_ marTa, unda gamigo!.. <strong>me</strong> ori adamiani miyvars am<br />

qveynad _ dedaCemi da Cemi coli! dedaSensac pativsa<br />

vcem!.. danarCeni yvela SemZulebia _ ZRvibi Toloraia,<br />

bikenti, Cemi TanamSromlebi... yvelaze <strong>me</strong>tad Cemi Tavi!<br />

_ Cumad, tataCi, magas nu ambob, daviRupebiT! _ SeZrwunda<br />

marTa, pirze xeli daafara. kacma xelisgulze<br />

akoca da Tvalebze Camoifara.<br />

mixvda qali, raRac saSineli saidumlo tanjavda kacs,<br />

raRac usaSvelod mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTs miaTrevda igi. iqneb<br />

pirveli Ramis bodva sulac ar iyo nayofi zmanebisa. warmoidgina<br />

marTam im sityvebis Sinaarsi, magram imdenad<br />

daujerebeli suraTi warmoesaxa, umal ukuagdo... albaT<br />

ZRvibi Toloraias mZi<strong>me</strong> xasiaTia mizezT mizezio, esRa<br />

daaskvna... es Toduebi xom mudam simarTlis Ziebas gadahyvebian<br />

xol<strong>me</strong>o.<br />

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_ tataCi, _ Tqva uceb marTam, _ Tavi daanebe mag samsaxurs,<br />

ha! ager fizkulturis maswavleblad moewyve skolaSi!<br />

kacma amoioxra, araferi upasuxa. qalis Wkua moklea.<br />

tataCis iseTi samsaxuri hqonda, iq vinc moewyoboda,<br />

Tavs verasodes daanebebda, Tu ar undoda es Tavi waego.<br />

marTa mixvda, rom pasuxs ver miiRebda.<br />

_ daiZine! _ uCurCula da mxarze akoca.<br />

mxolod dilauTenia CaeZina. roca Tvali gaaxila, mze<br />

fanjaraSi iyureboda. tataCi ukve wasuliyo.<br />

`iqneb wuxel bavSvi amyva, ha!~ _ gaifiqra.<br />

loginidan frTxilad wamodga, vaiTu susti weli<br />

maqvs da momwydeso.<br />

TavSi CurCutuli zraxva gauCnda. albaT bavSvuri<br />

siance ufro iyo es gadawyvetileba, raki mis rw<strong>me</strong>nas<br />

rw<strong>me</strong>na arc eTqmoda.<br />

lamazad Caicva. T<strong>me</strong>bi daivarcxna. sarkesTan trialebda<br />

da sakuTari Tavi diaxac moswonda. jerac cqriala<br />

gogos hgavda, gaTxoveba arc dastyoboda.<br />

qalebs ar gaumxila sad midioda. skolisdroindeli<br />

amxanagi axsena, mkeravia da imas movinaxulebo.<br />

saqmiani ieriT gadaWra bulvari. sasaxlis eklesiasTan<br />

nabiji Seanela. moeCvena, TiTqos mis yovel nabijs<br />

cis maRali gumbaTidan dascqeroda yovlismxilveli<br />

mzera. undoda pirjvari gadaewera, magram dRisiTmzisiT<br />

mTeli qalaqis Tvalwin veRar gabeda.<br />

Cxeriis xidze Tavdaxrili gadavida. ar undoda kaklebTan<br />

Seyril usaqmur mamakacebs TvalSi moxvedroda,<br />

Tumca ieWviana, TiTqos im mamakacTa krebuls viRac<br />

gamoeyo da kvalze aedevna.<br />

moixeda. mTeli orRobe xididan vidre mTisZiramde<br />

ukacrieli iyo.<br />

kibes gulisfancqaliT Seudga. sulieri vin<strong>me</strong> arc aq<br />

WaWanebda. saeWvo iyo aq amosvlis TviT survilic. akrZa-<br />

lviT aravis aukrZalavs. TavisTavad gamovida ase, tabu<br />

daedo macxovrisgoras da mavans ar gaakvirvebda SekiTxva,<br />

aqeT ram wamogiyvana, ra gindodao...<br />

naxevargzaze moeCvena, kvaldakval TiTqos viRac<br />

mohyveboda. SeCerda, sunTqva daioka. Cqami ar ismoda.<br />

albaT niavma gaifaCunao da gza ganagrZo.<br />

SiSma TandaTan gauara, daRlamac. rac maRla miiwevda,<br />

gza TiTqos eioleboda, ufro msubuqdeboda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re da <strong>me</strong>re veRarc ixsenebda, rogor airbina aser-<br />

Ti safexuri, rogor molia viwro, daklaknili biliki,<br />

rogor Sedga fexi macxovrisgoris Sublze.<br />

naxevrad morRveul zRudes miRma eklesiis nangrevebi<br />

velur balaxs waeRo. qvis Tlili, CuqurTmiani<br />

lodebi WinWarsa da katabalaxSi eyara. nangrevebsa da<br />

zRudes Soris mwvne mdelo xasxasebda da marTa muxlebze<br />

daeSva. locvis sityvebi man ar icoda da TviTonve<br />

SeTxza: `R<strong>me</strong>rTo, momivline Ze nanatri, WeSmaritebis<br />

damdgeni, simarTlis maZiebeli da varqva mas saxelad<br />

marTali!~ TviTonac ar egona, misi natvra aseT formas<br />

Tu miiRebda, magram imasac mixvda, ufali Tu aris caTa<br />

Sina, is yovlisSemZlea da ranairi sityvebiTac ar unda<br />

mivmarToT, man winaswar icis Cveni yoveli zraxva da<br />

Canafiqri.<br />

mzera aRapyro marTam, cis gumbaTs Sexeda. cidan silurje<br />

iRvreboda da im silurjeSi miriadi landi krToda,<br />

ama qveynis anarekli anda iqneb imqveynis arsebobis<br />

dasturi... Tayvani sca marTam imas, risi arsebobisa ara<br />

uwyoda, daixara, xelebiT miwas daeyrdno da SubliT<br />

gril balaxs Seexo... muxlze CoqviT daiZra igi eklesiis<br />

nangrevebs irgvliv... xandaxan SeCerdeboda, cas axedavda,<br />

xmadabla gai<strong>me</strong>orebda aCe<strong>me</strong>bul sityvebs:<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTo, momivline Ze nanatri, WeSmaritebis damdgeni,<br />

simarTlis maZiebeli da varqva mas saxelad marTali!<br />

<strong>me</strong>re isev gaivlida CoqviT imdenives da kvlav i<strong>me</strong>orebda...<br />

ase Semoiara erTi wre, <strong>me</strong>ore... Tavdapirvelad<br />

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muxlebi etkina, daebegva... TandaTan Seipyro gaucnobierebelma<br />

aRfrTovanebam, TiTqos cidan CamoiRvara<br />

RvTiuri ram madli... tkivilebi gauqra da sulSi zeimi<br />

Caugubda... CoqviT midioda marTa, i<strong>me</strong>orebda locvis sityvebs,<br />

Tayvansa scemda lurji cis Tavans da grZnobda, rom<br />

misi es sityvebi usagnod ar ikargeboda, eTeris Soreul<br />

sivrceebs swvdeboda da usazRvrod did sikeTes misTvis<br />

moepyra sas<strong>me</strong>neli Tvisi...<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTo momivline Ze nanatri, WeSmaritebis damdgeni,<br />

simarTlis maZiebeli da varqva mas saxelad mar-<br />

Tali!<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>d Semouara marTam eklesiis nangrevebs. erTxelac<br />

axeda zecas, TayvaniT daemxo pirmiwaze da miugdo<br />

yuri... misi sulis zeimSi SeiWra ucxo ram bgera, msubuqi<br />

nabijis xma, balaxis gafaCuneba. ucbad moiqufra,<br />

muxlebi astkivda, igrZno sakuTari sxeulis simZi<strong>me</strong> da<br />

Tavis aweva gauWirda. roca mzera aadevna, Savi Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi<br />

da yavisferi galife dainaxa.<br />

eldanacemma wamoiwia, magram kacis Ronieri xelebi<br />

mxrebze daeyrdno. bikenti Toloraia TviTonac muxlebze<br />

daeSva, saxeSi Caxeda, Tvali gauswora.<br />

qera Tma Sublze gadmocvenoda bikentis, niavi uwewavda.<br />

lurji Tvalebi im cas miugavda, TavzeviT rom gadmomxobodaT.<br />

lamazi tuCpiri da jansaRi, TeTri kbilebi<br />

hqonda.<br />

_ vicodi, marTa, rom SenSi ori sulia!<br />

_ Tavi damanebe, bikenti, ici Sen, vinca var da visi colica<br />

var! _ mkvaxed Seepasuxa qali, magram mis xmaSi Cveuli<br />

simtkice aRar ismoda da bikentim es igrZno.<br />

_ dro iseTia, marTa, orguloba aravis epatieba,<br />

magram Sen erTaderTi qali xar, vinc miyvarda da miyvars!<br />

_ adre sad iyavi, bikenti, _ viTom xumrobaSi gadaugdo<br />

marTam, _ adre unda geTqva es!<br />

_ isedac xom xvdebodi, marTa, sityvebi ra saWiro<br />

iyo! Sen sxva irCie da Cemi bednierebac maSin gaTavda!<br />

_ gamiSvi, bikenti! _ kvlav Seexvewa marTa. _ gamiSvi!<br />

daZ<strong>me</strong>biviT SevezardeT erTmaneTs, kargad ici,<br />

visi STamomavalnica varT!<br />

_ tataCis da ar yofilxar, Cemi da saidan iqnebi?<br />

tataCi rom marCie, im dRes Secdi, marTa!<br />

_ gamiSvi, bikenti! _ kvlav Seexvewa marTa, magram<br />

umal mixvda, kaci iolad ar gauSvebda. uRonod gaibr-<br />

Zola da am gabrZolebam bikenti ufro waaxalisa.<br />

_ marTa, marTa... _ Tvalebi daenisla, pirze wadili<br />

aesaxa, qali moizida.<br />

marTam mkerdze muStebi miabjina, cdilobda mklavebidan<br />

Tavi daeRwia, magram Zala aRar eyo da tirili morTo.<br />

misma cremlebma ufro gaaxela bikenti, ukanaskneli<br />

ridi moexsna, kiserze akoca da iqve, mwvane mdeloze waawvina.<br />

_ gamiSvi, gamiSvi bikenti! _ sustad ibrZoda marTa.<br />

oRondac, es brZola mowodebas ufro hgavda. mixvda qali,<br />

sakuTarma xorcma daRupa, sakuTarma wadilma, uneblie<br />

ltolvam gamoacala Zala... an ranairad unda ebrZola mar-<br />

Tas?.. aqamde Tur<strong>me</strong> kaci arc unaxavs, aqamde rac iyo,<br />

mxolod mibaZva yofila, ucecxlo da uZalo... usazRvro<br />

tkbobisagan TiTqmis gondakarguli, eklesiis mwvane ezo-<br />

Si, lorTqo balaxze iwva da ra<strong>me</strong> Rone winaaRmdegobisa<br />

aRar SerCenoda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re, roca qariSxalma gadaiara, cecxli gaunelda da<br />

gons moego, pirveli, rac moagonda, sikvdilis survili iyo.<br />

_ Tavs moviklav, bikenti! _ CaiCurCula.<br />

kaci mixvda, es ar iyo TamaSi, SeSfoTda, SeSinda da<br />

erTaderTi gamosavali monaxa:<br />

_ orivem moviklaT Tavi, Tu ginda!<br />

marTam xelebi gaasavsava, mZi<strong>me</strong>d wamodga, barbaciT<br />

miaSura biliks, adevnebul bikentis ki xeliT aniSna, damtoveo.<br />

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daRmarTze ramdenjer<strong>me</strong> daucda fexi. as<strong>me</strong>erTe<br />

safexuramde Zlivs CaaRwia, Camojda da karga xans itira.<br />

ufro sircxvilisagan, radgan rcxvenoda sakuTari sisustisa,<br />

im usazRvro tkbobisa, rac ganicada... ranairad<br />

unda misuliyo Sin, ranairad Seexeda TvalebSi tataCisaTvis,<br />

dedamTilisaTvis, dedisaTvis... `Tavs moviklav!~<br />

_ am fiqrs CasWideboda, amiTRa imSvidebda sindiss.<br />

Tavi ver moikla marTam, axalgazrda iyo, sicocxle<br />

uyvarda da imitom ver moikla... mucliT nanatr Svils<br />

daatarebda da imitomac ver moikla... sakuTari Tavis ki<br />

ara, Svils gadasarCenad ganudga simarTles da sicrue<br />

irCia. dro iyo iseTi, simarTliT Sors ver waxvidodi,<br />

simarTle klavda adamians, sicrue gamxdariyo arsebobis<br />

forma...<br />

21<br />

ZRvibi Toloraia kvdebao, am cnobam Tavzari dasca<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTs. mavani axloblebSi Tu gabedavda Tqmas, xandaxan<br />

avadmyofobso. amaze laparaki gulwrfeli dananebiTac<br />

saSiSi iyo, vin<strong>me</strong>s xom SeiZleboda am gulwrfelobaSi<br />

faruli sixaruli amoekiTxa.<br />

TviTonac ar axsovda ZRvibis, sad Seeyara ukurnebeli<br />

seni. moulodnelad, TiTqos umizezod, mTel tans<br />

dafoTlavda wiTeli laqebiT, moayrida wvril muwuks<br />

da autydeboda gausaZlisi qavili. iT<strong>me</strong>nda ZRvibi, iT<strong>me</strong>nda,<br />

magram bolos da bolos moTminebis Zafi gauwydeboda<br />

da iwyebda giJiviT fxanas. rac ufro ifxanda, miT<br />

ufro mwared eqaveboda, sisxlamde Cadioda da mohyveboda<br />

iatakze kotrialsa da bRavils... <strong>me</strong>re odnav dauamdeboda,<br />

i<strong>me</strong>dis naperwkali moecemoda, ifiqrebda, gadavrCio<br />

da yvelaferi Tavidan ewyeboda.<br />

ver gaego ZRvibis, vin dasaja ase. R<strong>me</strong>rTi magas ara<br />

swamda da eSmaki, sakuTar bediRbals aginebda saSineli<br />

sityvebiT. TviTon xom mwardeboda, ufro avi da daundobeli<br />

xdeboda. sityva rom sityvaa, SemTxveviT, gulubryvilod<br />

dagdebuls aravis apatiebda, rakiRa mteri<br />

mravalTavian hidrad warmoedgina, erT Tavs rom warhkveTdi,<br />

aTi amovida.<br />

veras gaxdnen <strong>me</strong>reTeli eqi<strong>me</strong>bi. ucnauri senis Sinaarsi<br />

veravin amoikiTxa. Tan imasac frTxilobdnen,<br />

SemTxveviT ar Semogvakvdes es ubedur dReze gaCenili,<br />

amas verafers vuSveliT, Cven ki Tavebs dagvayrevinebeno.<br />

maRalma xelisuflebam gulTan miitana `Zveli bol-<br />

Sevikisa~ da `erTguli revolucioneris~ gaWirveba da<br />

cnobili specialisti gamougzavna. iman Tavi saeWvod aqnia<br />

da igive miqsturebi da malamoebi gamouwera, rasac<br />

aqauri eqi<strong>me</strong>bi axmardnen.<br />

gvian mixvda ZRvibi Toloraia. adreve unda ezruna<br />

sakuTar Tavze, ZirSive unda emkurnala wyeuli senisaTvis,<br />

magram mTeli cxovreba Tokze mosiarulesaviT ganvlo,<br />

ar Tavdeboda xmlis qneva da CaxaCuxi, bolo wleb-<br />

Si ki sa<strong>me</strong>ulis sxdo<strong>me</strong>bi, tyupiscaliviT msgavsi saq<strong>me</strong>ebis<br />

garCeva. mters ynosviT Seicnobda. ubralos ar<br />

dasjida, oRond mis TvalSi braleulobis nusxa usasrulod<br />

didi iyo, sterilurad udanaSaulos ki iSviaTad<br />

Sexvedria. ganaCeni mudam mkacri da ukiduresi gamohqonda<br />

(sa<strong>me</strong>ulidan mxolod mis xmas hqonda fasi!), aRsrulebasac<br />

ar ayovnebda. dRisiT msjavrdadebuli, RamiT ukve<br />

gahyavdaT, Tavis marTlebis saSualeba aravis rCeboda...<br />

mieCvia sikvdils! qaTmis dakvla uWirda, Torem adamians<br />

kefaze tyvias ise iolad daaxlida, xeli ar aukankaldeboda...<br />

ra aris adamiani saerTod? _ filosofosobda<br />

xandaxan, _ adamiani gvamia, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac droebiT<br />

aCuqes sicocxle. imis warT<strong>me</strong>vaze ioli araferia, am<br />

dros igi sawyis viTarebas ubrundeba, ese igi kvlav gvamad<br />

gadaiqceva. amitom sicocxle imas unda gauxangrZlivo,<br />

vinc Rirsia. Rirsi ki is aris, vinc kacobriobas<br />

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diad momavals uSenebs. vinc sakacobrio winsvlas fexeb-<br />

Si eborkeba, is unda moispos, amiT gza WeSmaritebisa<br />

ganiwmindeba...<br />

kacobrioba yvelaferia, adamiani _ araferi, aseTi<br />

iyo martivi ariT<strong>me</strong>tika.<br />

erTxel, Ramis sibneleSi, samaris piras waCoqebul,<br />

SiSvel gva<strong>me</strong>bs rom Cauara, erTma TeTrwverosanma, albaT<br />

wuTis win anafora rom gaxades, msxverplisaTvis<br />

daujerebeli siTamamiT amoxeda da uTxra:<br />

_ RvTis risxva rom mogevlineba, maSinRa mixvdebi,<br />

gzai Seni cru ars!<br />

_ giSvelos, aba, Senma R<strong>me</strong>rTma! _ upasuxa ZRvibim<br />

da kefaze daaxala.<br />

weRandeli `mamao~ gadavarda Sav xaroSi, sadac sxva<br />

gva<strong>me</strong>bi ukve eyara gardigardmo.<br />

ZRvibis mainc SerCa wyena, radgan Zalauneburad pativi<br />

unda eca mtris sivaJkacisaTvis. msxverplTa didi<br />

umravlesoba xom SiSisagan kargavda adamianur Tvisebebs,<br />

iwyebda tirilsa da vaebas, an caxcaxs ver iokebda,<br />

an bolomde sjeroda gadarCenisa, cdilobda jalaTis<br />

guli pirferobiT moelbo... amaT sicocxleSive asdiodaT<br />

gulisamrevi suni sikvdilisa. es suni agiJebda ZRvibis,<br />

TiTqos WuWyi da biwi lpobisa masac ecxeboda. Sin<br />

dabrunebuli didxans ibanda, oRondac Tavs dabanilad<br />

mainc ver grZnobda.<br />

`sikvdilis seni Se<strong>me</strong>yara!~ _ gaifiqra erTxel.<br />

swored rom sikvdilis seni Seyroda, suls arc ar-<br />

T<strong>me</strong>vda da arc acocxlebda, yoveli wami arsebobisa mis-<br />

Tvis jojoxeTad gadaiqca. amazrzeni iyo is tkivilnarevi<br />

fxana, sigiJemde rom mihyavda. saSveli roca aRar<br />

hqonda, Caiketeboda oTaxSi, iwyebda Cum moTqmatirils,<br />

TandaTan Tavdaviwyeba eufleboda, xmas umatebda da bolos<br />

Rrials morTavda. am dros kars miRma bikenti gayuCdeboda,<br />

us<strong>me</strong>nda mamis godebas da <strong>me</strong>aTasejer ekiTxeboda<br />

Tavis Tavs: `mamaCemi wminda kacia, naRdi komunistia,<br />

sicocxle revoluciasa da socializms Seswira, maS, ratom<br />

itanjeba ase, sadaa samarTali?..~<br />

diaxac, samarTali arsad iyo!<br />

idga 1937 wlis sicxiani agvisto. ZRvibi Toloraiam<br />

CasTvlima. Zilma wuTiT waiRo saSineli qavili, dauama.<br />

fanjaraSi neli niavi faCunobda da varskvlaviani ca<br />

iyureboda. ucbad orad gairRva zeca, gaixsna Savi karebi<br />

da iqidan miriadi varskvlavi daiZra, wvimad wamovida,<br />

Zirs Camoefina... moqrodnen varskvlavebi da zanzalakebr<br />

wkrials gamoscemdnen. mixvda ZRvibi, varskvlavebi ki<br />

ara, adamianTa sulebi moqrian... isini ZRvibim gaaTavisufla<br />

gva<strong>me</strong>bis tyveobidan da axla msubuqad dafarfateben<br />

eTerSi... SeSurda Tavisuflad mofarfate sulebisa,<br />

romlebic ukan, cis gaxsnil karSi Sefrindnen, ZRvibi<br />

ki Seatoves Tavis xrwnad gvams, romlisagan Tavs<br />

verasodes daixsnida. gaaJrJola ZRvibis, gamoeRviZa,<br />

sxeuls miugdo gulisyuri... daiZra aTasi WianWvela, miesia<br />

da dauwyo wiwkna. kbils kbili daaWira qosa ZRvibiam.<br />

cdilobda ar eyvira. surda aTasi frCxili hqonoda, raTa<br />

nakuwnakuw daeglija es ugvani WurWeli Savi sulisa...<br />

`nuTu arasodes movkvdebi?” _ amaze uaresi xvedri<br />

ar arsebobda.<br />

ixmo ZRvibim bikenti, Tavisi vaJiSvili, ubrZana, tata-<br />

Ci momgvareo.<br />

umal movarda tataCi Todua. welgamarTuli Semovida,<br />

Tumca ZRvibim SeamCnia, pirisaxe miwisferi gaxdomoda,<br />

upeebi CaJa<strong>me</strong>boda da TvalebSi sicocxle Caqroboda.<br />

_ dajeqi! _ ubrZana.<br />

tataCim skami gamoaCoCa, aseve welgamarTuli dajda.<br />

kargaxania, SiSiani TrTolva aRar uvlida ZarRvebSi. ezizReboda<br />

es sazareli kaci, sZulda da amas aRarc malavda.<br />

ZRvibi miuxvda adreve, oRond wyenis arc dro darCa,<br />

arc Rone. axla es siZulvili gaxda misi gadamrCeni.<br />

_ iaraRi Tu gaqvs?<br />

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tataCim revolveris budeze daixeda gakvirvebiT. ra<br />

Tqma unda, iaraRi Tan hqonda.<br />

_ Zalianac kargi! _ kvnesa CaixSo ZRvibim, wamiT<br />

Tvali daxuWa. _ Cemi dReebi daTvlilia, tataCi! _ xma<br />

aukankalda, simtkicem uRalata.<br />

tataCim xelebi gaasavsava, albaT undoda yalbi TanagrZnoba<br />

gamoexata, magram ZRvibim aniSna, saWiro ar<br />

aris, isedac yvelaferi vicio.<br />

_ amas araferi eSveleba, Cemi dReebi daTvlilia! _<br />

gai<strong>me</strong>ora, Tan xmas kaJi SesZina, Tvalebi dauwvrilda,<br />

TiTqos apirebda ayvirebas, lanZRvis koriantels, rogorc<br />

adre Cveoda, magram xmadabla, TiTqmis CurCuliT<br />

ganagrZo, Tan tuCis kuTxeSi avi Rimili gamoesaxa: _<br />

saflavSi ar minda saidumlo waviRo! aqamde aravisTvis<br />

gamimxelia, guls veravis gadavuSlidi... marto Sen gamigitydebi,<br />

daskvnebi ki, ranairic gindodes, imnairi gamoitane!<br />

tataCis mouT<strong>me</strong>nloba daetyo. es Cia kaci Tavisi sim-<br />

ZimiT Cagravda, miwasTan asworebda. verasodes xvdeboda,<br />

ra bades qsovda xol<strong>me</strong> ZRvibi Toloraia, virTxis TvalebiT<br />

iseT ra<strong>me</strong>ebs amCnevda, rasac axalgazrda gamom-<br />

Ziebeli verasodes Caswvdeboda. bneli iyo misi warsuli,<br />

misi cxovreba, misi suli... vera da ver SeeRwia tataCis am<br />

sibneleSi, vera da ver gaego ra imaleboda mis kuTxekun-<br />

WulSi. axla ki, sikvdilis pirze, qosa ZRvibia TviTon<br />

apirebda karis gaxsnas.<br />

_ Seni simamri, gera kvaracxelia, kai kaci iyo, _ Tqva<br />

ZRvibim, _ oRonda, cxonebuli cotaTi Serekili brZandeboda.<br />

misi xasiaTi mavnebeli gaxda revoluciis saqmisaTvis<br />

da <strong>me</strong> da mamaSenma, nestorma davRupeT is sacodavi...<br />

tataCi gaSra. skamidan ise wamodga, <strong>me</strong>re verc ixsenebda,<br />

saerTod ijda Tu ara. Tavzardacemuli uyurebda<br />

am dajRanul maimuns, undoda raRac eTqva da veras<br />

ambobda.<br />

_ ar gjera xom? _ iqednurad CaixiTxiTa. _ maSin<br />

imasac ar dagimalav, rom nestoric <strong>me</strong> movkali, ai, im<br />

kibeze gavagore, geram rom aaSena!.. nestoric ar vargoda<br />

revoluciis diadi saqmisaTvis da imitom mivaWede<br />

tyvia!<br />

tataCim ucbad revolveris budeze ikra xeli, TiTiT<br />

Rilaks awvalebda, es oxeri ar ixsneboda.<br />

ZRvibi ar ganZreula, Cumad xiTxiTebda da misi xelis<br />

moZraobas uyurebda.<br />

_ tyui, tyui! _ gaTeTrebuli tuCebiT warmoTqva<br />

tataCim, revolveri daaZro, magram xeli ukankalebda da<br />

TiTi sasxlets verafriT moaxvedra.<br />

ZRvibi interesiT uTvalTvalebda revolvers, TiTqos<br />

amxnevebda kidec tataCis, oRond amas revolveri<br />

xelidan gauvarda da isteriulad Sehkivla:<br />

_ virTxa, virTxa!<br />

Setrialda da kari gaijaxuna.<br />

ZRvibis pirze Rimili Seadna, sicili Cauqra, saxe gaeyina.<br />

kvlav afuTfuTda aTasi WianWvela da mis umaqnis<br />

sxeuls dauwyo wiwkna.<br />

atirda ZRvibi, muStebi TavSi waiSina da saSineli sityvebiT<br />

dauwyo gineba tataCis, geras, nestors, Tavis Tavs,<br />

mTel qveyanas, maRla R<strong>me</strong>rTs da jojoxeTSi eSmaks...<br />

Semovarda bikenti.<br />

_ ra iyo, babaia, xom ar gawyenina?<br />

_ momkali, Svilo, gaficeb dedis suls, aiRe revolveri<br />

da <strong>me</strong>srole!.. momkali, gaficeb dedis suls!..<br />

_ ras ambob, babaia, ase rogor gagamwara tataCim?<br />

_ tataCi mTxlea, tyvia ver damaxala!.. Sen xom vaJkaci<br />

xar, utexi da uSiSari! Cemi Svela mxolod sikvdils<br />

SeuZlia, momkali, gaficeb dedis suls!<br />

_ gagiJdi, babaia?!<br />

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_ amaze ioli ra aris? Caxmaxs TiTs ver gamokrav?..<br />

gabrazdi da gagiioldeba!.. ici, vin mokla dedaSeni?.. ici?<br />

bikentim ena gadaylapa, Tvalebi daumrgvalda.<br />

_ vina da <strong>me</strong>! diax, <strong>me</strong> movkali, ai, am xelebiT movgude,<br />

mivasikvdile!.. _ kioda ZRvibi, xmas iglejda, suli<br />

exuTeboda, krunCxvebi uvlida, rac ufro cofdeboda,<br />

miT ufro umZafrdeboda tkivilnarevi, guliswamRebi<br />

qavili.<br />

gaZleba SeuZlebeli gaxda!<br />

bikentis sulSi saSineli ram xdeboda _ gaoceba,<br />

Tavzardacema, SiSi, zizRi _ yvelaferi erTmaneTSi<br />

aeria. ar undoda daejerebina babaias sityvebi, magram<br />

umal irwmuna, igi simarTles eubneboda.<br />

usazRvrod Seuracxyofilma angariSmiucemlad aitaca<br />

revolveri, swrafad daumizna da Caxmaxs TiTi gamokra.<br />

TiTqos misma mfarvelma angelozma aukra xeli,<br />

viRacam ar ineba mamismkvlelad eqcia, ori nabijidan<br />

damiznebuli tyvia ZRvibis acda da fanjris rafas eZgera.<br />

_ oo! _ mwuxarebiT aRmoxda ZRvibis, ukan gadavarda<br />

da moulodnelad saocari simsubuqe igrZno, moswyda<br />

sakuTar sxeuls da sivrceSi gaiWra. didxans vardeboda<br />

usasrulod TeTr gvirabSi, wami saukuned gadaeqca,<br />

magram saukunec miilia da maRal karebTan aRmoCnda.<br />

Seyoymanda ZRvibi, uCveulo ridi daeufla.<br />

daakakuna.<br />

uzarmazari karebi msubuqad gaiRo. zRurblze mWidrod<br />

idgnen qalebi da kacebi.<br />

daakvirda ZRvibi, icno.<br />

nestor Toduas doinji Semoeyara, gera kvaracxelia<br />

amosdgomoda gverdiT... amaT ukan uamrav saxeebSi ZRvibim<br />

gaarCia Corna, mTasaviT ayudebuls fermkrTali CaTa<br />

ekvroda mxarze... zogi sxvac emcnaura, bevri veRar icno...<br />

yvelani Seubralebeli TvalebiT Semoscqerodnen.<br />

gera kvaracxeliam TiTi miuSvira, hkiTxa:<br />

`aq ram mogiyvana?~<br />

`Svilma tyvia damaxala, bikentim, cocxali aRara var!~<br />

_ sixaruliT amcno ZRvibim.<br />

`is tyvia agcda, bikenti gadaurCa saukuno codvas!<br />

dabrundi ukan, cocxlebSi!~<br />

muxlebze daeca ZRvibi, xelebi vedrebiT aRapyro.<br />

`SemiSviT, gera, aRar SemiZlia ukan dabruneba, gav-<br />

Tavdi kaci!~<br />

`es kari SenTvis daxSulia, ZRvibi Toloraiav, gabrundi<br />

ukan!~ _ mkacrad Tqva geram.<br />

Sexeda ZRvibim nestors, Cornas, CaTas, nacnobT da<br />

ucnobT, maTs gamoxedvaSi TanagrZnoba ver amoikiTxa.<br />

ukan gabrunda, swrafad molia TeTri gvirabi da Sin<br />

aRmoCnda.<br />

ZRvibis patara gvami yvavilebis zvinSi Cafluliyo.<br />

wiTel kubos alisferi droSa efina, oqros varskvlaviT,<br />

namgaliT da uroTi damSvenebuli. kubos irgvliv<br />

da mTel ezogaremoSi gvirgvinebis teva ar iyo. sasule<br />

orkestri ukravda `internacionals~. mTeli qalaqi<br />

daZruliyo ZRvibi ToloraiasTan gamosamSvidobeblad.<br />

qalaqis Tavni yinCad idgnen sapatio yaraulSi. partiulebsa<br />

da komkavSirlebs SavarSiani wiTeli samklaurebi<br />

ekeTaT, pionerebs wiTeli yelsaxvevebi. skolebidan<br />

oqtombrelebic moiyvanes da patarebi SeSinebulni acecebdnen<br />

Tvalebs.<br />

movidnen cacana da efroc. cacana mjiRs mkerdze<br />

icemda da moTqvamda. efros bage mkacrad moekuma, gvams<br />

gaucxoebuli mzera esrola, TiTqos ar sjeroda, ZRvibi<br />

rom mokvda. namtiralev bikentis moubodiSa, tataCi cudadaa<br />

da imitom ver movidao. marTa ar uxsenebia. bikentim<br />

Tavi dauqnia, gulSi ki eWviani Sxami CaeRvara, kargad<br />

xvdeboda, ra tkivilic tataCis Seeyara.<br />

moulodnelad ezoSi CoCqoli atyda. xalxi orad<br />

gaiyo da cocxal derefanSi <strong>me</strong>loti, pirmrgvali kaci<br />

gamoCnda. oqros pensne ekeTa. fexdafex dacvis brge<br />

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vaJkacebi mohyvebodnen. kacma aCqarebuli, energiuli<br />

nabijebiT gadmokveTa ezo da kubosTan gaCerda.<br />

micvalebulma mkvdari TvalebiT amoxeda, pirze<br />

amazrzeni Rimili gamoesaxa da uTxra:<br />

`lavrenti, <strong>me</strong> jer aqa var, vera da ver movkvdi!~<br />

lavrenti pavles Zem samZimris depeSa amoiRo, mTlad<br />

pirveli kacis gamogzavnili upirvelesi qalaqidan. depeSaSi<br />

mokled ewera, vwuxvar cnobili revolucionerisa<br />

da Zveli bolSevikis udrood daRupvis gamoo... bikentis<br />

TvalTagan cremli dasdinda. ar moeloda aseT dafasebas.<br />

lavrenti pavles Zem mxarze xeli mouTaTuna.<br />

_ didi kaci iyo amxanagi ZRvibi Toloraia! _ nela,<br />

damarcvliT brZana. _ misi saq<strong>me</strong> ar daiRupeba! man datova<br />

Svili, romlis erTgulebaSi partias eWvi ar epareba!<br />

amxanagi bikenti gaagrZelebs mamis saxelovan saq<strong>me</strong>ebs!<br />

esa Tqva da Setrialda, kvlav fexaCqarebiT gadakve-<br />

Ta ezo. bikenti cotaze aedevna, madlierebis luRluRi<br />

Tu SeeZlo. mxrebawuruli SeCerda, mimoixeda, awi ra<br />

vqnao. arc sxvebma icodnen rogor moqceuliyvnen.<br />

amasobaSi lavrenti pavles Ze da misi Tanmxlebi pirebi<br />

manqanebSi Casxdnen da gaqrnen. damswre sazogadoebam<br />

SvebiT amoisunTqa.<br />

`droa!~ _ gaifiqra ZRvibim, ro<strong>me</strong>lic kubos sasTumalTan,<br />

yvavilebSi ijda da sakuTar gvamSi dabruneba<br />

verafriT gadaewyvita.<br />

_ droa! _ gaisma aqaiq CurCuli.<br />

axloblebma daavles kubos xeli da cimcim waasvenes.<br />

ZRvibic mihyva da zevidan dahyurebda mileTis xalxs,<br />

mis sapativcemlod kubos rom mihyveboda.<br />

mzem dasavleTisaken gadaiwia, Crdilebi dagrZelda.<br />

amoTxril samaresTan SequCdnen. mokle, naCqarevi<br />

mitingi Caabulbules... partiis raikomis saxeliTo... komkavSirelTa<br />

saxeliTo... pionerTa saxeliTo... profkav-<br />

Sirebis saxeliTo... didi leninis mowafeo... didi stali-<br />

nis mowafeo... lavrenti pavles Zes mowafeo... sikvdilamde<br />

sul mowafed darCeniliyo ZRvibi Toloraia.<br />

_ ariqa, virTxa! _ Sehyvira uceb viRacam.<br />

xalxi SeCoCqolda, qalebma SiSianad Sehkivles, kacebs<br />

feri ecvalaT.<br />

Soriaxlo saflavis virTxa miaTrevda grZel kuds,<br />

cdilobda gaswrebas.<br />

_ ga<strong>me</strong>caleT, damacadeT! _ revolveri iSiSvla<br />

bikentim, tyvia wertilSi moartya da virTxa gaagora.<br />

mitingi swrafad Caifarcxa. kubos saxuravi daaWedes<br />

da samareSi CauSves, <strong>me</strong>re miwac miayares da gvirgvinebi<br />

zed daazvines.<br />

SeWirvebuli ZRvibi zevidan dahyurebda sakuTar<br />

saflavs. aRar icoda sad waeRo Tavisi ukvdavi suli. Zirs<br />

dagdebuli saflavis virTxa rom ixila, bevri ar uyoymania.<br />

Sig swrafad moTavsda. qaviliT datanjulma natyviaris<br />

tkivili arafrad Caagdo.<br />

virTxam fexebi gaasavsava, wvrili, boroti Tvalebi<br />

dakusa da axlo bardebSi gaxvanxvalda...<br />

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_ ise, mamaCems ki ekuTvnoda Sengan erTi wveTi cremli!<br />

_ uborotod, wynarad uTxra bikentim tataCis.<br />

bikenti ZRvibi Toloraias skamze ijda, ZRvibis kabinetSi,<br />

tataCi fexze idga. jibes uwvavda oTxad dakecili<br />

gancxadebis furceli, vinaidan axal xelmZRvanelTan<br />

ubrada var, gTxovT samsaxuridan damiTxovoTo... es gancxadeba,<br />

cxadia, sigiJe iyo. Tavisi nebiT aqedan aravin<br />

midioda. aqedan gza zRapariviT samad iyofoda: erTi pensiisaken<br />

miemarTeboda, <strong>me</strong>ore _ cimbirisaken, <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> _<br />

sikvdilisaken, da am dros sityva `cimbiri~ moicavda

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mTel sabWoeTs, raki zustad aravin icoda, ugzoukvlod<br />

dakargulni ro<strong>me</strong>l ufskrulSi cviodnen.<br />

bikentim ar icoda, Tu ra edo tataCis jibeSi, igi karg<br />

gunebaze iyo da ise iqceoda, TiTqos araferi hqonda<br />

gasayofi, araferi hqonda sadavo, piriqiT, ori didi revolucioneris<br />

STamomavalTa Zmobas bzari arsad aCnda.<br />

_ dajeqi, ra ucxosaviT dgaxar! _ gakvirvebiTa Tqva<br />

da tataCim gadaifiqra jibidan gancxadebis amoReba.<br />

iqneb marTlac gulwrfeli kacia bikenti, axla xom did<br />

Tanamdebobazea, daiviwya Zveli mtroba da <strong>me</strong>gobrobis<br />

xels uwvdis...<br />

xavss eWideboda tataCi, Tavs ityuebda. ulmobeli<br />

xeli ukve aRimarTa mis Tavze. karga xania darwmunda,<br />

safrTxes ver aicdenda.<br />

iWerdnen im wels... adrec iWerdnen! rac tataCis Tavi<br />

axsovs, yovelTvis iWerdnen... Tavdapirvelad mxolod<br />

mtrebso, darwmunebuli iyo. <strong>me</strong>re da <strong>me</strong>re Tavgza aebna,<br />

raki mteri usasrulod mravldeboda. daWerebis talRas<br />

talRa mohyveboda. yoveli axali moqneva celisa, <strong>me</strong>t<br />

Tavebs agorebda da TandaTan gaugebari gaxda, vinaa mteri<br />

da vin moyvare... diax, misi rigic damdgariyo! amaSi<br />

darwmunda tataCi Todua, celis piri sadRac mis kiser-<br />

Tan elavda ukve. sakmarisia mTibavma nabiji gadmodgas,<br />

tataCisac miswvdeba igi, misi Tavic gagordeba Zirs...<br />

winaTgrZnoba guls uRrRnida, sicocxles umwarebda...<br />

iqneb marTlac daaSava ra<strong>me</strong>? iqneb sadRac ar moiqca<br />

sworad?.. bevrjer awondawona, fiqrSi mravalgzis<br />

gaiara sakuTari cxovrebis gza... RvTisa da adamianTa<br />

winaSe imaze <strong>me</strong>ti danaSauli ra iqneboda, rom ZRvibis mihyva,<br />

Toloraias, mis gankargulebebs asrulebda... pirvelsave<br />

SemTxvevaSi ver daicva igive irodion rigvava,<br />

verc veravin sxva, ro<strong>me</strong>lTa saxelia `mravalni~. araTu<br />

ver daicva, TviTonac iZulebuli gaxda jalaToba ekisra...<br />

iZulebuli gaxda?.. gamosavali ar hqonda?.. sikvdilis<br />

gamosavali xom hqonda!<br />

_ SeuZlod viyavi im dRes. _ Tavi imarTla. _ Sen<br />

xom ici, rogor miyvarda ZRvibi biZia!<br />

am gulsgareSe naTqvamma sicruem Tavi ufro Seaziz-<br />

Ra. arasodes yvarebia ZRvibi Toloraia, miT ufro bikenti...<br />

tyvias ar daiSurebda misTvis, oRond TavzeviT Zala<br />

ar iyo... an bikentis ratom unda yvareboda tataCi, ratom<br />

unda daendo?.. Zmakacis rols TamaSobs. katasaviT<br />

krutunebs, tataCi Tagvi hgonia. ferebaferebaSi surs<br />

mowinaaRmdeges suli amohxados... frTxilad unda iyos<br />

tataCi, Secdomis ufleba mas ara aqvs, Torem Tavs waagebs...<br />

iqneb sjobia, Tavi moikatunos, ar gaamJRavnos,<br />

rom yvelafers xvdeba... arafris sababi ar unda misces.<br />

Tumca rad unda sababi? wuTSi SeuZliaT daumtkicon,<br />

rom ZRvibi Toloraias satiralSi imitom ar mivida, Cveni<br />

saxelovani `enkevede~ aRar moswonso... <strong>me</strong>ti araferi<br />

sWirdeba `stolipinis vagonis~ bileTs... iqneb daaswros<br />

mowinaaRmdeges, saswrafod gaiCinos mfarveli, imas<br />

SesCivlos... magram vinRaa iseTi didi kaci, `ZRvibieviCs~<br />

zevidan TiTs rom dauqnevs?.. lavrenti pavles Ze?.. amxanagi<br />

lavrenti?.. amis gagonebaze TrTolvam dauara tataCis.<br />

lavrentisTan misvla lomis xaxaSi Tavis Seyofasa<br />

hgavs. sanam lavrenti saqarTveloSi iyo, kidev ho... moskovi<br />

Sorsaa da iqauri karebi daxSulia...<br />

Sin rom brundeboda, amaze fiqrobda tataCi. ixsenebda<br />

erT uCveulo ambavs, Tavad rom gadaxda da amaze krintis<br />

daZvrasac erideboda.<br />

wyaltuboSi isvenebda mTlad didi beladi. <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

sarTulis aivanze lavrenti pavles Ze imyofeboda, qveviT,<br />

ezoSi axalgazrda Cekisti, am mo<strong>me</strong>ntisaTvis samoqalaqo<br />

tansac<strong>me</strong>lSi gamowyobili. sxva Cekistebic iyvnen<br />

SoriSor mimalulni, cxviris gamoyofasac ver bedavdnen,<br />

radgan didma beladma dacva ar ineba.<br />

dilis aT saaTze ezoSi Savi manqana Semovida neli<br />

TuxTuxiT. axalgazrda Cekisti s<strong>me</strong>naze dadga.<br />

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manqanis kari gaiRo da respublikis pirvelma kacma<br />

gamoixeda, axalgazrda moixmo da uTxra:<br />

_ geTayva, airbine da ioseb besarionis Zes moaxsene,<br />

rom Tbilisidan Camovida amxanagi ***.<br />

Cekisti Setrialda, kibeze TavqudmoglejiT avarda<br />

da aivnidan moyurade lavrentis mieaxla.<br />

_ lavrenti pavles Zev! Tbilisidan Camovida amxanagi<br />

***, iTxovs stalinTan miRebas!<br />

_ moicados! _ moWriT daagdo lavrentim.<br />

Cekisti Setrialda, kibeze daeSva da danabarebi stumars<br />

gadasca. amxanagi *** ukmayofilod SeiWmuxna, magram<br />

araferi uTqvams, sazurges mieyrdno da Tvali milula.<br />

etyoba, mgzavrobas daeRala.<br />

dro zoziniT midioda. Tbiloda. baRSi Citi WaxWaxebda.<br />

ZlivZlivobiT erTi saaTi gadagorda.<br />

amxanagma ***ma Tvali gaaxila. Cekisti kvlav moixmo<br />

da uTxra:<br />

_ geTayva, erTxelac nu daizareb, adi da Seaxsene<br />

amxanag stalins, rom Tbilisidan Camovedi da miRebas<br />

viTxov!<br />

kvlav adgils moswyda axalgazrda Cekisti, kibeze<br />

sulmouTq<strong>me</strong>lad airbina.<br />

_ lavrenti pavles Zev! amxanagi *** miRebas Txoulobs!<br />

_ moicados! _ <strong>me</strong>oredac moWra lavrentim.<br />

axalgazrda Cekisti ezoSi Cavida da danabarebi gadasca.<br />

amxanagma ***ma amoixvneSa, araferi uTqvams, saqa-<br />

Ralde amoiRo, gaxsna da qaRaldebs CauRrmavda.<br />

mZRols saWeze xelebi Camoeyrdno, win iyureboda<br />

da TojinasaviT gayuCuliyo.<br />

kidev erTi saaTi gadagorda. mzem aiwia, daacxuna.<br />

amxanagma ***ma Sexeda axalgazrda Cekists. is uTq<strong>me</strong>lad<br />

miuxvda da kibeze <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>d avarda.<br />

lavrentim ukmayofilod moixeda da <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>dac igive<br />

upasuxa:<br />

_ moicados!<br />

isev gagrZelda mosawyeni wuTebi. amxanagma ***ma<br />

qaRaldebs guli ver daudo, dakeca. ise amoioxra, Tan<br />

guli amoatanao da dasicxul ezogaremos gaxeda.<br />

sam saaTze axalgazrda Cekisti kvlav avida kibeze.<br />

lavrentim uk<strong>me</strong>xad Seageba:<br />

_ moicados!<br />

oTx saaTze Cekists asvla ezareboda, wels Zlivs<br />

miaTrevda.<br />

_ moicados!<br />

amxanagma ***ma Tavi gamoyo, aivans axeda. aqedan igi<br />

lavrentis ver xedavda. daRla da WoWmani daetyo.<br />

kvlav TiTiT moixmo axalgazrda Cekisti da Sewuxebulma<br />

uTxra:<br />

_ etyoba amxanag stalins ar surs dRes mimiRos!<br />

geTayva, moaxsene, rom viyavi da wavedi!<br />

mZRols Tavi dauqnia da isic gamococxlda, manqana<br />

aamuSava.<br />

axalgazrda Cekisti kisristexiT avarda aivanze.<br />

_ lavrenti pavles Zev, amxanagi *** miemgzavreba!<br />

_ waeTrios! _ moWra lavrentim, aivnidan gadaixara,<br />

mimaval manqanas Tvali miadevna. pensneze mzis <strong>me</strong>wamuli<br />

sxivebi airekla.<br />

lavrenti Sebrunda da kari daukakuneblad SeaRo.<br />

Cekistma fexi moinacvla, wasvla daapira, magram<br />

Seyovnda da maSin moesma lavrentis xma:<br />

_ amxanago stalin, amxanagi *** geaxlaT Tbilisidan!<br />

_ Semovides!<br />

_ wavida kidec!<br />

_ ratom? _ gakvirvebiT ikiTxa ioseb besarionis Zem.<br />

_ erTiori wuTiT moiTmine<strong>me</strong>Tqi da iwyina, adga da<br />

gaemgzavra!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re da wavides! _ ukmayofilod Seepasuxa didi<br />

beladi.<br />

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axalgazrda Cekisti kibeze daeSva da ezos Crdils<br />

Seefara.<br />

amxanagi *** axla arc pirveli kacia da arc sxva ram<br />

rangisa. mis adgilas sul male lavrenti gamwesda... am<br />

patara ambavSi didi Sinaarsi amoikiTxa tataCim. diax,<br />

unda iyo eSmaki, cbieri, cru, Ralatiani, gaxsovdes mxolod<br />

sakuTari Tavi, ecade, fexi ar dagicdes, Torem<br />

xels aravin gamogiwodebs.<br />

_ ra iyo, marTa, Secvlili <strong>me</strong>Cvenebi!<br />

marTa icriceba, TeTri feri gadahkravs, pirisaxe<br />

sisxlisagan ewriteba. akvanze ixreba, qmars Tvals aridebs.<br />

_ viRlebi!<br />

Cvilma marTalim dro Seibruna, dRisiT sZinavs, Ram-<br />

RamobiT Cxavis, ufrosebs Zils ufrTxobs. marTa dastutunebs,<br />

xandaxan waumRerebs: `nanaa!.. nanaiaa!..~ oRond<br />

raRacnairad uxalisod. karga xania gulidan simRera ar<br />

amosdis.<br />

_ ram dagRala, qalo?<br />

_ SiSma!<br />

_ Sen mainc risi geSinia! _ naZaladevi udardelobiT<br />

eubneba tataCi. _ Sen vin dagiWers? qmari enkevedeSniki<br />

gyavs, visac moindo<strong>me</strong>bs, TviTon daiWers!<br />

marTa arafers ambobs. tataCic yuCdeba. usagno,<br />

Rrmad Camaluli SiSi guls Cahfrenia, Tavs ar anebebs.<br />

icodes mainc, saidan elis dartyma! anda imdeni Rone<br />

hqondes, SiSis maxinj xats Tvali gausworos... TumcaRa<br />

am urCxuls xati ara aqvs, ver Sexedav, xels ver Seaxeb,<br />

igi arsebobis nawilia, cxovrebis stilia...<br />

`eh, sxva dros mainc davbadebuliyavi!~ _ fiqrobs<br />

tataCi.<br />

_ eh, sxva dros mainc gavCeniliyaviT! _ oxravs marTa.<br />

es ukve saSiSia, amisi gafiqrebac ar SeiZleba. qveyanaze<br />

socializmi imarjvebs, sxva dro ranairad iqneba<br />

amaze ukeTesi, amaze bednieri. aseTi ram mxolod `mtrul<br />

ele<strong>me</strong>nts~ moua TavSi...<br />

_ ar Tqva magi, marTa! _ mtkiced CurCulebs tataCi.<br />

_ ar gaikaro mageTi azri, nuravis etyvi msgavs ra<strong>me</strong>s!<br />

sawuwuno ra gvaqvs, male albaT xelfassac momimateben!<br />

_ mogimatebs magi Sen xelfass! _ boRmiT, mZulvared<br />

Tqva marTam.<br />

gaukvirda tataCis, bikenti amas mainc ram SeaZulao.<br />

aRar wyenia es aRmoCena, mainc calybad gamoeqomaga Tavis<br />

mter<strong>me</strong>gobars:<br />

_ ra dagiSava im kacma? maincdamainc <strong>me</strong> xom ar gamiSvebdnen<br />

ufrosad. magis mamas lavrenti icnobda piradad,<br />

satiralSi Camovida!.. kai TvaliT miyurebs <strong>me</strong>c da ra <strong>me</strong>naRvleba<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti!<br />

marTa gaisusa, aRar ineba saxifaTo saubris gagrZeleba.<br />

biWis akvani daarwia, naZaladevad, uxalisod waum-<br />

Rera _ `nanaa!..~<br />

`ra xdeba? _ uZiloba tanjavda tataCis. _ ra xdeba<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTSi?.. saqarTveloSi?.. mTel qveyanaSi?..~<br />

iqneb mxolod <strong>me</strong>reTSia es usasrulo rbeva? iqneb mxolod<br />

aq parpaSeben jer ZRvibi Toloraia da <strong>me</strong>re misi Ze...<br />

ukve aRaravin darCa iseTi, cotaTi Wkua rom moekiTxeba...<br />

nuTu tataCic ver aicdens mZi<strong>me</strong> xvedrs? nuTu mis nakvalevsac<br />

daadga maZebari da, aha, sacaa mieweva...<br />

samsaxurSi midis tataCi. bikenti RimiliT xvdeba.<br />

Tvalebs mowkuravs da Cumad krutunebs... TiTqos efereba,<br />

elaciceba... mis brWyalebs qedze grZnobs tataCi.<br />

ver bedavs xmis amoRebas, ver bedavs winaaRmdegobas...<br />

arca aqvs amisi safuZveli, radgan ver igebs, saidan<br />

artya<strong>me</strong>n alyas, ver xvdeba, ra danaSauls uZebnian... iqneb<br />

yovelive es tyuili eWvebia, aravin iwuxebs Tavs tata-<br />

Cize fiqriT! aravis azrad ar mosvlia misi devna!.. Seu-<br />

Zlia mSvidad imuSaos... imdeni damsaxureba ki aqvs, rom<br />

apation!.. rao?.. apationo?.. ra aqvs sapatiebeli, ra dauSavebia<br />

saxelmwifosaTvis?..<br />

evropaSi ukve omia. gazeTebidan gamdnari tyvia moedineba...<br />

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marTali ori wlisaa, dabajbajebs... akvans mainc ar<br />

tovebs, Zilis dros iTxovs, Tavidan bolomde avsebs,<br />

`baba, baba...~ _ RuRunebs, kiWebi uCans.<br />

tataCi nervulad Sexedavs marTas, darwmunebiT<br />

etyvis:<br />

_ amaRam movlen, marTa!<br />

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msubuqad daakakunes. berim Tavi aswia, kars miaCerda.<br />

SiSisagan guli auCqarda, sisxli kefaze moawva, safeTqlebze<br />

feTqavs da s<strong>me</strong>nas uxSobs... albaT moeCvena!<br />

fanjaraSi wkvarami Ra<strong>me</strong> iyureba, varskvlavebi gamqrala...<br />

Ra<strong>me</strong>s Tvalebi aqvs, karsa da kedlebs _ yurebi<br />

da Tavis binaSi ganmartoebuli beri zaqaraia versad<br />

daimaleba...<br />

am ukidegano qveyanaSi versad veravin daimaleba. suliersa<br />

da usulos Tvali da yuri asxia. gafaCunebac ar<br />

gamoepareba imas, vinac valdebulia yvelaferi icodes.<br />

maS rogorRa gaqra tataCi Todua, rogor aorTqlda im<br />

bnel Ra<strong>me</strong>Si... aTi weli mkvdrebSi egulebodaT. <strong>me</strong>re<br />

Citma ambavi moitana, beris yurSi CauwveTa, oRond sxvebs<br />

nu gaumxel da cocxalia is kacio... sibneles Seerwyo,<br />

ukunSi iara da aqamde ise moaRwia, mzis sinaTle aRar uxilavso...<br />

sxva dasamali adgili arsad eguleboda da jojoxeTSi<br />

Tavisi fexiT Casulao...<br />

ijda beri, misCereboda bnel fanjaras da warmosaxva-<br />

Si acocxlebda jojoxeTSi gadamaluli kacis xats.<br />

ukunSi didxans garboda tataCi Todua, cdilobda<br />

Cqara gaSoreboda mSobliur keras da qalaqs, guSin mSobliurs,<br />

dRes borot dedinacvlad gadaqceuls. gaqceviT<br />

Tu gadairCenda sicocxles, erTaderT faseulobas, rac<br />

adamians kidev SerCenia, roca mas Tavisuflebas arT<strong>me</strong>ven,<br />

Tundac am moCvenebiT Tavisuflebas...<br />

fexi liandags rom wamohkra, maSin iazra, rom rkinigzaze<br />

gaeRwia. mihyva uswormasworod dawyobil Spalebs.<br />

usaxelo baqanze susti naTurebi bJutavda. satvirTo<br />

matarebeli idga, Semxvedris molodinSi orTqlmavali<br />

fSvinavda. miepara, vagonebis gaswvriv landad iara, kibes<br />

waawyda da Ria baqnis iatakze gawva, gayuCda. Camoigriala<br />

Semxvedrma. daustvines da daiZra, araxunda vagonebis<br />

rigi, relsebze akakunda rkinis borblebi da matarebeli<br />

ritmuli dagadugiTa da taatiT wavida.<br />

usasoobas Seepyro tataCi. ar icoda, saiT mihyavda bedisweras,<br />

ar icoda, ra moemoq<strong>me</strong>da. <strong>me</strong>obas versad gaam-<br />

JRavnebda. usabuTo kaci xom adamianTa siidan amogdebulia,<br />

puris natexs aravin gamogiwvdis, wyals ar mogawodebs.<br />

pirvelive Semxvedri, sikeTis qmnas mowadinebuli, umal<br />

mTavrobas Cagabarebs, raki `mTavroba samarTliania~, `avsa<br />

da kargs gaarCevs~, `udanaSaulos ar dasjis~...<br />

daRlilobam uwia. vagonis rwevaSi CaeZina. eSmaki daesizmra,<br />

mTeli tani banjgvliT hqonda dafaruli. Txis<br />

fexebze idga, xuWuWa T<strong>me</strong>bSi ori patara rqa mouCanda.<br />

grZeli kudi mklavze gadaegdo. im kudis wveriT tata-<br />

Cis cxvirSi uRitinebda da aRtacebiT qirqilebda.<br />

eldanacems gamoeRviZa. laparaki Semoesma. matarebeli<br />

gaCerebuliyo. moismoda ucnauri xmauri, dagadugi,<br />

gadaZaxili, stvena, raxuni, fSvinva... orTqlsa da kvamlSi<br />

Zlivs aRwevda <strong>me</strong>wamuli proJeqtoris naTeba. Soriaxlo<br />

kacebi yayanebdnen araqarTulad. mzakvari erTi<br />

gamoeyo im kacebs, kibesTan movida da TiTiT moixmo:<br />

`Zirs Camodi!~<br />

gaqcevas azri ar hqonda. tataCim weli Zlivs azida,<br />

Zirs Camovida.<br />

mzakvars bindSi ori Tvali fosforebr ukiafebda.<br />

`sabuTi!~<br />

tataCim xeli jibeSi Caiyo, cxadia, sabuTebi ara hqonda.<br />

`vina xar?~<br />

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`kuzma mqvia! _ saxeldaxelod icrua. _ colma Sinidan<br />

gamomagdo, loTi da mawanwala xaro!~<br />

`amas davadgenT!~ _ mkacrad Tqva mzakvarma da danarCenebs<br />

miubrunda. _ waiyvaneT!~<br />

SuaSi Caiyenes da talaxian gzas daadgnen. kacebs grZelkalTebiani<br />

labadebi ecvaT, tyavis kozirokiani qudebi<br />

exuraT. qudebze wiTeli varskvlavebi brWyvialebda.<br />

`albaT am qudqveS pawia rqebi imaleba, _ fiqrobda<br />

tataCi, _ labadis qveS ki grZeli kudebi...~<br />

bindian nislSi Savad gaWimuliyo ekliani mavTulxlarTebi,<br />

aqaiq saTvalTvalo koSkebi gamocurdeboda,<br />

romlebzec sisxlisferi elvarebiT gamoanaTebda pro-<br />

Jeqtorebi.<br />

gaiRo ekliani WiSkari da mzakvrebma tataCi ezoSi<br />

Seagdes.<br />

`esec axali!~ _ gaisma CaxleCili xma.<br />

mzakvarma mwared ubiZga tataCis da uxeSad ubrZana:<br />

`win iare! arsad gadauxvio! daumorCilebloba sikvdils<br />

niSnavs!~<br />

tataCi win wavida. orsave mxriv Camwkrivebuliyvnen<br />

mzakvrebi, xelSi grZeli joxebi eWiraT. pirvelma zurgze<br />

rom dahkra, tataCim simwriT Sehyvira da Zirs daeca.<br />

umal micvivdnen sxvebic da joxebi daayares. mixvda<br />

tataCi, yvirilis dro ar iyo, unda gaeswro. Zala moikriba,<br />

wamoiwia da mTvraliviT barbaciT gaswia, Tan xelebs<br />

Tavze ifarebda, cdilobda dartyma aecilebina. daostatebuli<br />

mzakvrebi zustad arCevdnen yvelaze mtkivan<br />

adgilebs da daundoblad urtyamdnen.<br />

ase ganvlo grZeli manZili. ramdenjer<strong>me</strong> fexi wamohkra<br />

imaT, vinc ver gauZlo da droze adre daeca, visac<br />

Rone ar eyo da leSad iqca.<br />

bundovanebaSi dainaxa Zeluri biliki, vrcel Waobs<br />

rom kveTda. sxva gza arsaidan Canda da imas miaSura. fexqveS<br />

izniqeboda dampali Zeluri, tydeboda. irgvliv<br />

bnelSi laplapebda uZiro oTonTo, ro<strong>me</strong>lSic gvelRri-<br />

ankalni da niangni fuTfuTebdnen, elodnen msxverplT,<br />

visac Zala ar eyofoda ganevlo jojoxeTis es xidic.<br />

Zrwoda tataCi. joxiT gvema gadaviwyeboda SiSiT<br />

atacebuls. xaSmisagan guli misdioda, Tavbru exveoda,<br />

magram mcire sisustec kmaroda, raTa bilikidan gadavardniliyo<br />

da saSineli sikvdili mieRo. xedavda kidec<br />

sisustis msxverplT, TeTri ConCxebi qaTqaTebda bnel-<br />

Si, mavanTa landebi win miikvlevdnen gzas. kvalze sxva<br />

misebr tanjulnic moiwevdnen da uamravi fexisagan irweoda<br />

Waobze gadebuli futuro Zeluri.<br />

`gadavrCi!~ _ gaifiqra tataCim da mtkice yinulovan<br />

napirze Sedga fexi. win TeTrad qaTqaTebda Tovliani<br />

tramali. qaraSotma daubera, civi xvevniT Semoesalta,<br />

aZagZagda. win, win, rogor<strong>me</strong> unda ganevlo tanjvis es<br />

bilikic, rogor<strong>me</strong> unda mieRwia im horizontamde, sadac<br />

cimci<strong>me</strong>bda gadarCenis elvare cecxli.<br />

ramdeni Rone aqvs Tur<strong>me</strong> adamians! ramdeni gaZleba<br />

SeuZlia! mirboda tataCi vrcel tramalze, qaraSotis civ<br />

Sxuils Tan mohqonda mzakvarTa da mgelTa SemaZrwunebeli<br />

ymuili... albaT male wamoewevian nadirni kvalze, tanjvisagan<br />

gasacodavebul mis gvams kbilebiT daglejen da es<br />

iqneba yovelives dasasruli... mirboda da gzad awydeboda<br />

dacemulT, imaT, vinc ver SeZlo, ver gadalaxa... aqaiq<br />

eyarnen ConCxadqceulni, yoranTa da mgelTa nasufralni,<br />

an isini, vinc xeli aiRo sicocxlisaTvis brZolaze da<br />

yinuleTSi datova Tavisi umaqnisi gvami...<br />

drois angariSi daekarga. TviTonac ver gaego, ramden<br />

xans grZeldeboda es mtanjveli srbola momavlis naTel<br />

horizontamde?.. Soridan moCanda <strong>me</strong>wamuli cecxlis elvareba<br />

da tataCi miiswrafoda misken, raki iq misvla niSnavda<br />

gadarCenas, axali arsebobis dasawyiss; valdebulic<br />

iyo gaeZlo mtanjveli gzisaTvis, mieRwia da maSin eziareboda<br />

bednierebas, raic aqamde usxlteboda...<br />

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ager gamoCnda yinulovani tramalis kide. biliki dabla<br />

eSveboda da im mxridan moisma wylis uwyveti xmauri.<br />

farTo mdinare mogugunebda, mRvrie talRebi mohqonda,<br />

yinulis natexebsa da ToSs moativtivebda. albaT verc<br />

gauZlebda amden gansacdels, aqve Cajdeboda da sikvdils<br />

daelodeboda, magram sul axlos moisma mglis xrovis<br />

Semzaravi ymuili da tataCim gadawyvita bedi wyalSi<br />

eZia. Fferdobi Cairbina da ToSian wyalSi gadaeSva, mxaruli<br />

gausva.<br />

ukanasknel Ronemde ebrZoda tataCi mRvrie mdinares.<br />

dinebam waativtiva, fskerisaken CaiTria, magram wyalSi<br />

sikvdili ar ewera da talRam rom <strong>me</strong>ore napirze miagdo,<br />

iq mzakvarma vin<strong>me</strong>m xeli gamouwoda.<br />

`moaRwie, kuzmav?!~ _ dacinviT Seexmiana.<br />

pasuxi ver moaswro tataCim. saidanRac gamocvivdnen<br />

grZellabadiani mzakvrebi, staces xeli da cimcim waarbenines...<br />

yovel nabijze enTo cecxli, gurgurebda koconi.<br />

uzarmazari Savi qvabebi idga samfexebze. Sig buybuyebda<br />

aduRebuli kupri. mzakvrebi mimorbodnen mxiarulad,<br />

SeSa dahqondaT, bejiTad ukeTebdnen cecxls, raTa ar<br />

ganelebuliyo, daxtodnen da yiraze gadadiodnen.<br />

erTgan mzakvarTa sasule orkestri idga da mondo<strong>me</strong>biT<br />

`internacionals~ agrialebda.<br />

`ai, es qvabi Tavisufalia!~ _ brZana erTma mzakvarma<br />

da tataCis Sig gadauZaxes.<br />

erTianad daiTuTqa tataCi. Tavi amoyo mduRare kupridan<br />

da araadamianurad ikivla _ `aaa!..~ oRond misi<br />

kivili yurad aravin iRo, igi CaixSo cecxlis gugunsa da<br />

sasule orkestris grialSi...<br />

iq, im kupris qvabSi darCa tataCi Todua, droebiT<br />

kuzmad wodebuli. mravali dRe da Ra<strong>me</strong>, kvira da Tve<br />

ixarSeboda, sikvdiliT ki mainc ar kvdeboda. misi arseboba<br />

gadaqceuliyo erT uwyvet tanjvad, risi Rirsic<br />

namdviladaa usabuTo adamiani, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac ar gaaCnia al-<br />

ibi imisa, rom is ar aris trockisti, buxarineli, rikoveli<br />

da a.S. mokled, rom is ar aris `xalxis mteri~...<br />

bedniereba wamieria, tanjva saukuno... drois sazomi<br />

dakarguli iyo tataCisaTvis, misi tanjvis wa<strong>me</strong>bi wlebs<br />

udrida, magram erT dRes raRac Seicvala... am jojoxeTs<br />

sxva jojoxeTis armia Semoesia da samyaro gadaiqca armagedonad...<br />

sayovelTao sisxlisRvra da sikvdili ga<strong>me</strong>fda...<br />

movida tataCisTan wiTelvarskvlaviani mzakvari,<br />

kupridan amoiyvana da wyalobad Tofi uboZa.<br />

`Sens Tavisuflebas, amxanago kuzma, svastikiani mzakvari<br />

emuqreba. Tu monoba ar gvinda, mteri unda davamarcxoT!~<br />

tataCis monoba ar undoda. aiRo Tofi da brZolaSi<br />

gadaeSva, raTa Cveuli mzakvari daecva ucxo mzakvrisagan.<br />

oTxi weli ibrZola TavganwirviT, sxvisi sisxli bevri<br />

Rvara, sakuTaric araerTgzis. yvela kuzmad icnobda<br />

da umaRlesi mzakvris madloba da <strong>me</strong>dlebic kuzmam mii-<br />

Ro... tataCis <strong>me</strong>oba aujanyda am usamarTlobas, amdeni<br />

Tavganwirvis wil xom hqonda ufleba Sewyalebisa... magram<br />

mzakvarTa saxelmwifoSi Sewyaleba danaSauls udrida<br />

da tataCi Toduas gza Cxeriis mziani sanaxebisaken<br />

kidev didxans gagrZelda...<br />

beri zaqaraias gaaJrJola. am ucnaurma zmanebebma Zili<br />

sabolood daufrTxo, SiSi gaumZafra. kedlebis i<strong>me</strong>dic<br />

ar darCa. moeCvena, rom bneli fanjridan uTval-<br />

Tvalebdnen, moeCvena, rom kars miRma moyurade dgas,<br />

yuri karisaTvis miudvia da beris mfrTxal, magram <strong>me</strong>amboxur<br />

fiqrebs us<strong>me</strong>ns...<br />

quCaSi TiTqos viRacam gaiara... vis unda gaevlo netav<br />

ase gvian?<br />

fexze wamodga, fanjaras gaSorda. nervebi aewewa albaT,<br />

jobda, droze dawoliliyo, CasZineboda... <strong>me</strong>zoblebs<br />

gadavukakunebo, isic ifiqra, magram sakuTari simxdalisa<br />

Sercxva...<br />

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derefnis bolos raRacam gaiCxakuna... saxli gasusula,<br />

arsaidan Cqami ar modis... kvlav mo<strong>me</strong>Cvenao, gaifiqra<br />

da am dros fexis xma moesma... fexsacmlis lanCebi frTxiad<br />

exeba iataks... modian... ramdeni kacia, ori, sami, xu-<br />

Ti?.. ro<strong>me</strong>l karTan gaCerdebian? derefani grZelia da<br />

karebi or rigadaa Camwkrivebuli... vis wasayvanad movidnen?<br />

amaRam xels vis daadeben?.. fexis xma ufro da ufro<br />

axlovdeba... ai, gamoscdnen bolo karsac... yvelaferi<br />

naTelia, beris moakiTxes!<br />

beri zaqaraia welSi gaimarTa, SiSiani TrTolva Caix-<br />

So da sivaJkaces mouxmo... ase sjobia!.. rac mosaxdenia,<br />

dae, droulad moxdes, bevrad ufro mZi<strong>me</strong> asatania usasrulo<br />

lodini...<br />

karze daakakunes.<br />

berim urduli gadaswia, kars xeli hkra da mtkiced Tqva:<br />

_ aqa var!<br />

zRurbls miRma grZellabadiani sami mzakvari idga...<br />

24<br />

_ xval stalinis suraTi unda vataroT! _ Tqva mar-<br />

Talim da lukma miayola.<br />

Cqarobs. dedabrebi sasaflaoze wasasvlelad gaemzadnen<br />

da mas elodebian.<br />

_ nu xtunaob, lukma ar gadagcdes! _ cacanas pirisaxe<br />

TeTrad uqaTqaTebs.<br />

_ yveli gamoizoge, _ efros patara, kuSti saxe<br />

uTbeba, _ xom ici, did Roms cota yveli unda miatano!<br />

yveli Zvirad fasobs. isedac cotas Wa<strong>me</strong>n. gansakuTrebiT<br />

efro cicqnis finCxebs da dailia kidec. arc simindia<br />

iafi. duqanSi puri bevri ar moaqvT da iseTi zedaxora<br />

dgeba, axlos ver gaekarebi.<br />

_ gavaTave, wavideT!<br />

SabaTobiT midian xol<strong>me</strong> marTasTan, sasaflaoze.<br />

fexiT mihyvebian Saras, nela, auCqareblad. marTalis<br />

Caiyeneben SuaSi da mxrebze eyrdnobian. efro iolad, msubuqad<br />

mifarfatebs, cacana ki ise adgams nabijs, TiTqos<br />

adgils sinjavso. mTeli gza amindze da marTaze putuneben.<br />

Tu kargi amindia, ra kargi amindia, marTas suli gaTbebao,<br />

Tu avi _ marTasTvis sul erTia, is mainc verafers igrZnobso...<br />

ra kargi iyo marTa da ra kargi iyo tataCio...<br />

oRondac, tataCic gaqra da marTac...<br />

zRapariviT daamaxsovrda marTalis...<br />

bikentis xma Caesma, Toloraiasi:<br />

_ Civils apireb, marTa?<br />

rodis uTxra marTas bikentim es sityvebi? an viTomc<br />

bikentis xma iyo?.. kacis xati wariSala <strong>me</strong>xsierebaSi, dar-<br />

Ca mxolod muqaris xma:<br />

_ Civils apireb, marTa?<br />

iqneb es xmac sizmari iyo, radgan am sityvebs gamoRviZeba<br />

mohyva.<br />

diax, eZina patara marTalis. sizmrebis feradi elvareba<br />

ukvalod daifanta... Ra<strong>me</strong>a, bnela... saxlSi siwynarea.<br />

oTaxSi dediko dadis. sibneleSi biWi Sav lands xedavs.<br />

xvdeba, rom dedaa, radgan lands Tan siTbo da dedobrivi<br />

surneli daaqvs.<br />

_ nu geSinia, <strong>me</strong> var, _ CurCulebs marTa, _ gaiRviZe,<br />

unda wagiyvano!<br />

marTali sawolze dgeba. Zilidan gamosvla uWirs,<br />

muxlebi ekeceba. mklavebs kiserze Semoxvevs marTas, cxviriT<br />

yurisZirSi miebjineba da kvlav Zilisaken gautevs.<br />

_ gaiRviZe, unda Cagacva! _ xmadabla eubneba marTa.<br />

_ sad mivdivarT? _ enas Zlivs abrunebs biWi.<br />

_ nu geSinia, wavalT da male davbrundebiT.<br />

_ ho, wavalT! _ uazrod i<strong>me</strong>orebs marTali, dedis<br />

xelebs emorCileba.<br />

Casac<strong>me</strong>li bevri araferia, Sarvali, bluza da tilos<br />

fexsac<strong>me</strong>lebi.<br />

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Ra<strong>me</strong> icriceba. nacrisfer caze varskvlavebi qreba.<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTs sZinavs, aqaiq Tu gaielvebs oboli naTura.<br />

yivis mamali.<br />

ezos kuTxeSi bneli ram igvergveba.<br />

marTam Svili aiyvana, Caxutebuli mihyavs.<br />

mamali yivis... trifoliats ZaRli moawyda... biWma<br />

Tvali Wyita, gaTenebula...<br />

_ geSinia?<br />

_ ara!<br />

_ maSin fexiT iare!<br />

biWs ukve ar eSinia, Tumca cotaTi ki... gaTenebula,<br />

magram orRobe jerac dums, odasaxlebic da ezokarebic...<br />

WaWaneba arsadaa... <strong>me</strong>reTi TiTqos dacarielebula,<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTelebi sadRac gadaxvewilan... marTa da marTali miiCqarian,<br />

oRond gaugebaria saiTken...<br />

manqanis msubuqi TuxTuxi ismis... moridebiT, xmadabla<br />

TuxTuxebs, TiTqos eSinia, mimkvdarunebuli qalaqi<br />

ar gavaRviZoo...<br />

marTam moixeda. talaxaZis quCa carielia. dedis am<br />

SiSneulma moZraobam marTalis gulSic SiSi Catova.<br />

qalaqis mdumarebas manqanis TuxTuxi arRvevs da is<br />

manqana sadRac <strong>me</strong>zobel quCebSi moipareba, iqneb mTlad<br />

dedaSvilis kvalze dgas.<br />

quCidan gadauxvies. marTam fexs auCqara, angariSmiucemlad,<br />

uneblieT. biWi veRar aswrebs, daiRala, wuwuns<br />

ki ver bedavs.<br />

janRi TandaTan gaqra, naTeli gaTanabrda. Soreul<br />

qedebze mzis sxivebi abrWyvialda, magram mzes barisaken<br />

jer ver gadmoexeda.<br />

manqanis xma ukve ar ismoda. iqneb araviTari manqana<br />

ar arsebobda, an iqneb quCis kuTxeSi miCumda, daeloda.<br />

biWis warmosaxvaSi daixata uCveulo manqana, SuSis<br />

ori Tvali rom mouSterebia da mzeriT burRavs...<br />

marTa mowyvetiT gaCerda, Svili kvlav aitaca da Caixuta.<br />

biWma igrZno dedis gulis Zalumi feTqva.<br />

quCis kuTxidan marTlac cxviri gamoyo mwvane `vilisma~,<br />

SuSis Cabnelebuli Tvalebi moapyro dedaSvils.<br />

gadmoixeda bikenti Toloraiam, SeaTvaliera, Semparavi,<br />

muqaranarevi xmiT hkiTxa:<br />

_ saCivlelad midixar, marTa?<br />

qalma araferi upasuxa, bavSvi ufro magrad Caixuta.<br />

_ iqamde aravin migiSvebs, tyuilad! _ kacis xmaSi<br />

TanagrZnoba gakrTa.<br />

marTam kvlav araferi upasuxa.<br />

manqana daiZra da Tavis gzas daadga.<br />

mogvianebiT marTali cdilobda gaexsenebina, marTla<br />

Sedga es mokle Sexvedra, Tu im wuTs dedis kiserze<br />

cxvirCarguls eZina da yovelive sizmarSi Caesma.<br />

marTa idga da imisi Rone ar hqonda, biWi Zirs daesva.<br />

marTali TviTon dausxlta, Camosrialda da kalTaze<br />

mohqaCa:<br />

_ dediko!<br />

_ ho, nu geSinia! _ CasCurCula marTam, xeli Caavlo<br />

da gza ganagrZes.<br />

sasaflaoze gaiares. Rarib saflavebs orTqli asdioda.<br />

mdumareba sufevda da biWis guls isev wiwknida SiSi.<br />

rkinigzis liandagi abrWyvialda.<br />

Cais mindori gadakveTes. Camuqebuli rigebis bolos<br />

ekalbardebi kedlad idga da bilikis Tavze, TiTqos miwidano,<br />

kaci amoizarda. Cekistis tanisamosi ecva, xeli<br />

revolveris budeze edo.<br />

_ ar SeiZleba, moqalaqev, ukan gabrundiT! _ iseTi<br />

kiloTi Tqva, SekamaTeba gamoiricxa.<br />

Sebrundnen, Cais mindori kvlav gadaWres da sxva biliks<br />

daadgnen, liandags rom gverdigverd mihyveboda.<br />

winas tyupiscali, an iqneb mTlad igive Cekisti daxvdaT<br />

gzaze, aaTvaliera, mkacrad, Seuvalad Tqva:<br />

_ ar SeiZleba! ukan gabrundiT!<br />

isev gabrundnen marTa da marTali, liandagi gadakve-<br />

Tes da flateze amaval biliks ahyvnen.<br />

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aqedan kargad Canda rkinigzis sadguris yviTeli Senoba,<br />

patarpatara budruganebi... ucnauri matarebeli gawoliliyo,<br />

mwvane feris Zexvsa hgavda, muxluxa Wias... ismoda<br />

orTqlmavlis qSena da haerSi orTqlis bolqvebi ekida.<br />

sadgurzec da mis irgvliv, TiTqos dawydneno, sulieri<br />

aravin WaWanebda.<br />

Soridan mouares. biWi daiRala. slukunsac ver bedavda.<br />

ar icoda, sad midioda, risTvis, saerTod ra xdeboda<br />

mis Tavs.<br />

sadguris misadgomTan kvlav Cekisti aisveta. biWs<br />

egona, esec igiveao, magram albaT sxva iqneboda.<br />

_ ar SeiZleba, gabrundiT ukan!<br />

SekamaTebas azri ar hqonda. <strong>me</strong>ramdenejer gabrundnen,<br />

wres Semouares. am mxares mwiri buCqnarisa da gvimris <strong>me</strong>ti<br />

araferi xarobda. amjerad aravin SexvedriaT. wamiT moudunda<br />

viRacas sifxizle, CasTvlima, kari Ria darCa da im<br />

karSi marTa da marTali Sevidnen. ase biWi fiqrobda, Torem<br />

araviTari kari aq ar iyo... iyo rkinigzis usaxelo sadguri,<br />

mxolod kilo<strong>me</strong>tris firniSiT aRniSnuli. iyo qvafeniliani<br />

baqani, pirvel liandagze idga <strong>me</strong>tad ucnauri samgzavro<br />

matarebeli... TavSi da boloSi orori Ria satvirTo<br />

vagoni miebaT, Savad gaprialebuli, sufTa orTqlmavlebi,<br />

SuaSi ki muqimwvane vagonebi...<br />

cariel baqanze martokaci bolTasa scemda. dinjad,<br />

auCqareblad mimodioda. cali xeli frenCis RilkiloSi<br />

Seeyo, <strong>me</strong>oreSi Cibuxi eWira.<br />

am dros amoiwvera mze, mTis Tavze Semojda da sivrce<br />

moulodnelad <strong>me</strong>wamuli gaxda. <strong>me</strong>wamul sxivebSi gaexvia<br />

baqanze moseirne kacic. Crdili daugrZelda, Zirs gawva,<br />

baqans gadascda, dedaSvils gadmoefina da sadRac<br />

maTs zurgs ukan ganivrco.<br />

TiTqos civi sunTqva igrZno biWma.<br />

marTas ki bage aukankalda, Svils xeli uSva, win gaiSvira<br />

da mRelvarebisagan CaxleCili, arabunebrivi xmiT,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lSic sixarulze <strong>me</strong>tad SiSi da sasowarkveTa moismoda,<br />

SesZaxa:<br />

_ dideba did belads!<br />

kacma bolTa Sewyvita, moixeda. aqedan Zneli iyo misi<br />

saxis garCeva. Cibuxiani xeli aiqnia, iqneb misal<strong>me</strong>bis niSnad,<br />

an iqneb sibrazisa, raki myudroeba daurRvies.<br />

Sebrunda da vagonisaken gaemarTa.<br />

marTa adgils mowyda, aseve xelebgawvdili gaiqca.<br />

matarebelma Sehkivla mrisxaned, SiSismomgvrelad. aqamde<br />

Cumad mimaluli Cekistebi gamocvivdnen, gzas uWridnen<br />

marTas. qali ki amaT ver xedavda, xelebgawvdili mirboda<br />

kacisaken, ro<strong>me</strong>lic <strong>me</strong>wamuli sxivebis SaravandedSi<br />

ukve kibeze adioda da Tavisi usazRvrod ganfenili<br />

Crdili TiTqos vagonSi Sehyavda, Tumca naCrdilevis<br />

ucnauri susxi mainc rCeboda.<br />

orTqlmavlebma TavSi da boloSi borblebi adgilze<br />

daatriales, gamafrTxileblad Sehkivles da neli dagadugiT<br />

adgilidan daiZrnen.<br />

biWs yvelaferi aeria. vagonebis msubuqi taati, xelebgawvdili<br />

marTa, kacebi, romlebic agerager moimwyvdnen...<br />

marTam moixeda, mdevari dainaxa... ra ifiqra maSin?<br />

ra gadawyvita? ra moxda im wuTas mis gonebaSi?.. iqneb realuris<br />

zRvars gadascda, daaviwyda erTaderTi Svili,<br />

adgilidan mosxleta da gafrena moindoma... an iqneb mixvda<br />

saSiSroebas, gons moego da gaqcevas Seecada...<br />

Setrialda, ganze gaxta da ukve aCqarebiT mimaval vagons<br />

Seenarcxa.<br />

TiTqos gaiyina marTalis goneba. verafriT moiazra,<br />

rac moxda... <strong>me</strong>wamuli sxivebi oqrosfriT Seicvala, mze<br />

abarCxalda caze.<br />

matarebeli wavida, gaqra.<br />

aqamde cariel baqanze axla uamravi kaci mimorboda.<br />

viRaca Tavze wamoadga, aRelvebiT ikiTxa:<br />

_ visia es bavSvi?<br />

_ im qalisaa!<br />

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_ gaarkvieT!<br />

saidanRac moirbina bikenti Toloraiam. saxeze feri<br />

ar edo. dastaca xeli marTalis, wamiT Caixuta. gaiqca,<br />

Tavis mwvane `vilisSi~ Casva da mZRols ubrZana:<br />

_ bebiebs Caabare!<br />

`vilisSi~ Camwyvdeulma marTalim uceb zmuili mor-<br />

To _ `dediko minda!~ mZRolma ki araferi auxsna, manqana<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTisaken gaaqana.<br />

`ra uWkuo viyavi, _ sevdiT gaifiqra marTalim, _<br />

verafers mivxvdi!~<br />

verc axla xvdeboda yovelives. mxrebze ori bebiis<br />

xelebsa grZnobda _ erTs rbils, fafuks, <strong>me</strong>ores _<br />

Cxinkas, da dResaswaulis wina dRes, SabaTs, eqvs noembers<br />

midioda sasaflaosaken, raTa marTas ar moewyina.<br />

cacana da efro erTmaneTSi putunebdnen, isev tata-<br />

Cis da marTas ixsenebdnen.<br />

kuboSi CaWedili moasvenes marTa. movida bikenti,<br />

xmamaRla tirili aukrZala dedabrebs, moTqma aukrZala,<br />

sasaxlis gaxsnac... batonebis wayvaniliviT dakrZales<br />

marTa.<br />

lamazad movlil borcvakTan Camosxdebian dedabrebi,<br />

Taflis sanTlebs aanTeben.<br />

_ iqneb Sig marTa arc iyo, ha?<br />

_ iqneb tataCic dagvibrundes, vin icis!<br />

25<br />

ZilSi deda daesizmra. viTom kvlav patara iyo, gzaze<br />

erTad midiodnen da marTali wamdauwum ekiTxeboda: `ra<br />

ginda, deda, im kacTan? ra unda SesCivlo?~ marTa dumda,<br />

win iyureboda, pirisaxe qaRaldiviT TeTri da usisxlo<br />

hqonda. gzajvaredinTan SeCerda, Sexeda marTalis<br />

da uTxra: `is kaci mkurnalia! imitom daibada, yvela<br />

Cvens tkivils umkurnalos! <strong>me</strong> axla ukve araferi mtki-<br />

va!~ uceb gaqra. biWi idga, ar icoda, ro<strong>me</strong>l gzas dasdgomoda,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>li iyo marTas gza...<br />

musikam gamoaRviZa. sasule orkestri ukravda. centrSi,<br />

bulvarze reproduqtorebidan sazeimo marSebi<br />

quxda. marTali Cumad iwva, gons modioda. bulvari Sorsaa,<br />

xma ki ise aRwevs, TiTqos yurisZirSiao. <strong>me</strong>reTSi mdumarebaa<br />

da eTeri mxolod radios Seuvsia. musika moulodneli<br />

xrialiT mTavrdeba da uceb patara bavSvi enis<br />

moCleqiT leqss kiTxulobs:<br />

`roca mtkvris pirad Suqi dgas dilis, _<br />

dilis mzesaviT guli wrfelia, _<br />

Cven kvlav simReriT vaRviZebT Tbiliss,<br />

da Cvens simReras hqvia beria!..~<br />

leqss isev musika mosdevs... `da Cvens simReras hqvia<br />

beria!~ _ eWviT gai<strong>me</strong>ora gunebaSi marTalim... mTeli Tve<br />

werda cacana ustars. lavrentis piradad vicnob da<br />

gavugzavni, gamigos, Cveni tataCi sad daikargao. efrom<br />

urCia, gaCerdi, Sars nu gadaekidebio... ar gaCerda cacana,<br />

ustari samkuTxad dakeca da misamarTic daawera... iq,<br />

sataxto qalaqSi, albaT, uzarmazari safosto yuTi dgas,<br />

msoflios yvela kuTxidan mosuli saCivris werilebi Sig<br />

iyreba da qreba... gaqra cacanas werilic.<br />

musikas kvlav sityvebi cvlis. azris gamotana Wirs,<br />

sityvebs xriali axrCobs, <strong>me</strong>re mamakaci garkveviT, mWaxed<br />

gaarRvevs sivrces _ `did beladsa da maswavlebels<br />

Zvirfas ioseb besarionis Ze stalins!~ `udidesi sixaruliT<br />

mogaxsenebT, rom...~ `mogaxsenebT Tqven, amxanago<br />

stalin, rom...~ `sixaruliT mogaxsenebT, rom...~ biWi xvdeba,<br />

rom es gazeTebis mimoxilvaa.<br />

kars miRma Cqari CurCuli ismis, dedabrebi kinklaoben.<br />

marTali dgeba, fexSiSvela mityapunebs karisaken. efros<br />

xelSi mokle, lurji Sarvali da TeTri perangi uWiravs,<br />

CumCuma, RamRamobiT rom Seukeravs; cacanas _ axladd-<br />

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auToebuli wiTeli yelsaxvevi, Tavisi kapikiani pensiidan<br />

gamozogili fuliT rom uyida Tur<strong>me</strong> SviliSvils.<br />

marTalim putkuna loyaze akoca cacana bebias, dam-<br />

Wknar loyaze _ efro bebias.<br />

sauz<strong>me</strong>ze, Cais rom tkbil biskvits ayolebda, moxucebi<br />

win usxdnen, danamuli TvalebiT Semoscicinebdnen.<br />

_ dRes stalinis diidi suraTi unda waviRoT, _ Tqva<br />

marTalim, _ <strong>me</strong>, durum da ariqam!<br />

_ Tqvenze Ronivrebi ver naxes? _ ukmayofilod<br />

abuzRunda efro, _ weli mogwydebaT!<br />

_ kukuri maswavlebelma gamogvarCia!<br />

_ radios gamoucxadebia, stalinis <strong>me</strong>ore tomi gamovidao!<br />

_ cacanas xmaSi mokrZalebuli aRtaceba gamos-<br />

Wvivis.<br />

ra Tqma unda, pirveli tomi Cabulbulebuli hqonda.<br />

bulvaridan kvlavac musika moismis. sasule orkestri<br />

agrialebs Tavis tradiciul `ZumpapaZumpapas~. <strong>me</strong>re<br />

axalgazrduli xma leqss isvris mWaxed, yelis si<strong>me</strong>bis<br />

dawyvetamde:<br />

`Zvirfaso stalin, ficsa vdebT<br />

sabWoTa qveynis Svilebi,<br />

yvelgan, mindvrad Tu dazgaze<br />

viSro<strong>me</strong>bT mxrebgaSlilebi...~<br />

marTali gamokopwiavebulia. tilos fexsac<strong>me</strong>li ki<br />

Seelaxa, magram ara uSavs...<br />

_ wavedi! _ mouT<strong>me</strong>nlad cmukavs.<br />

_ moica! _ efros savarcxeli moumarjvnia, varcxnis,<br />

Tmas awiwknis, jagara T<strong>me</strong>bi savarcxels ar emor-<br />

Cileba.<br />

_ ha, wavedi, magviandeba!<br />

_ moica! _ cacana jibidan sasoebiT aZrobs wiTel<br />

samTumnians, xelisgulze idebs da <strong>me</strong>ore xelisguliT<br />

viTom auToebs. _ ha, kinoSi Sedi, an kamfeti iyide!<br />

biWi gaxarebuli SekuntruSdeba da kibeze bragabrugiT<br />

Carbis.<br />

dRe naTelia. Semodgomis mzes mcxunvareba aklia. ca<br />

lurjia. aqaiq Rrublis TeTri qula hkidia. xeTa foTlebi<br />

yviTlad da vardisfrad Seferila, Zirs efineba.<br />

mirbis marTali, sadResaswaulod mieCqareba.<br />

_ duruu!<br />

_ aqa vaar!<br />

axla orni mirbian.<br />

_ ariqaa!<br />

_ movdivar!<br />

axla samni mirbian.<br />

talaxaZis quCis gardigardmo didi, wiTeli naWeri<br />

gadaWimula, zed <strong>me</strong>triani cifrebi aweria: `1917 _ 1947~.<br />

aivnebze da eleqtroboZebze ki usasrulod <strong>me</strong>ordeba:<br />

30, 30, 30...<br />

skolis ezoSi erTi Jivilxivilia.<br />

kukuri maswavlebels pirTan Tunuqis <strong>me</strong>gafoni miudvia<br />

da Cahyviris;<br />

_ daaewyveT!.. gaaswordiT!..<br />

aivanze gadmomdgari maswavleblebi gamokoxtavebulan,<br />

sazeimo elferi dahkravT. Tamara direqtori<br />

moajirs gadmohyrdnobia, moTminebiT elodeba bavSvebis<br />

dawynarebas. griSa yolbaia ver iT<strong>me</strong>ns, bolTasa scems<br />

da Tavis xis fexs iatakze abraxunebs. aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni direqtors<br />

amosdgomia, cxvirze saTvale wamoucvia da tuCebis<br />

cmacuniT kiTxulobs teqsts, demonstraciis dros rom<br />

unda ukarnaxos bavSvebs.<br />

kukuri maswavlebeli aRelvebuli darbis win da ukan.<br />

ufrosklaselebi mkacr wesrigs icaven. biWebi grZel<br />

Subze wamocmul al<strong>me</strong>bs afrialeben. ocdaaTi alamia da<br />

<strong>me</strong>droSeebis Tavze TiTqos sisxlis CanCqeri iRvreba... komkavSirelTa<br />

kolonas pionerebi misdeven, sul bolos patara<br />

biWbuWebia, _ oqtombrelebi mousvenrad wria-<br />

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leben, rigs arRveven da isedac gamosavaTebul kukuri<br />

maswavlebels agiJeben. isic anCxlad yviris:<br />

_ mooisvene, Se SoobelZaRlo!<br />

sami <strong>me</strong>gobari, sami Zmakaci <strong>me</strong>droSeTa wina dgas. stalinis<br />

portreti marTlac uzarmazaria, ori kacis simaRlisa<br />

iqneba. xis CarCoze gadakrul tilozea daxatuli.<br />

kiteli, galife da Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi acvia. xelSi Tavisi ganuyreli<br />

Cibuxi uWiravs. gamWriaxi TvalebiT iyureba sivrcisken,<br />

magram vinc suraTis ukan dadgeba, mixvdeba, rom didi beladis<br />

mzera Sebrunebulia, igi ukanac gamWriaxad iyureba.<br />

duru da ariqa aqeTiqiT amosdgomian, CarCoze moxerxebuli<br />

saxelurebia miWedili da imiT uWiravT. mar-<br />

Tali ki ukan dgas da suraTs grZeli WokiT awonasworebs.<br />

_ piirdapir iiaar! _ yviris kukuri maswavlebeli.<br />

_ maarjvena, maarjvena!..<br />

kolonebi ezos gaswvriv moZraoben. win beladis suraTi<br />

miqanaobs. <strong>me</strong>re sisxlisferi al<strong>me</strong>bi mofrialeben<br />

tkacatkuciT. biWebi fexis awyobas cdiloben, sul bolos<br />

patarebi moCanCaleben areulad.<br />

yvelani aivnis win Caivlian, raTa erTxel kidev, ukve<br />

<strong>me</strong>ramdened yeli gaivarjiSon.<br />

_ vaSa, axalgazrdebo!<br />

_ vaSa, vaSa, vaSa!.. _ samgzis yvirian bavSvebi, samgzis<br />

SesZaxes durum da ariqam, samgzis SesZaxa marTalimac<br />

da uceb Sercxva, arc ki icoda risi...<br />

moulodnelad gaaxsenda marTalis, marTa rom garboda<br />

matareblisaken, garboda da miiZaxoda: `dideba!..~<br />

_ maarjvnisaken iaaar!<br />

skolis WiSkari farTod gaixsna da kolona rusTavelis<br />

quCaSi gavida...<br />

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_iq marTlac iyo viRaca! _ Tqva xmadabla marTalim.<br />

durum da ariqam yuri cqvites.<br />

saskolo kolona SeCerebula. win, sanam Tvali gawvdeba,<br />

da ukanac, quCa gadaiWeda demonstrantebiT... oqtombris<br />

moedanze jer sxvebi moZraoben. aT saaTze samxedro<br />

paradi Catardeboda, javSnosani matareblis<br />

jariskacebi Caivlidnen mwyobri nabijiT... lamazi sanaxaoba<br />

ki iqneboda, magram vin migiSva, yvela gza da gasavleli<br />

miliciam gadaketa... samxedro paradis Semdeg adgilidan<br />

daiZrodnen centris dawesebulebebisa da skolebis kolonebi.<br />

ase rom, talaxaZis quCis mcxovreblebsa da skolas<br />

karga xans mouwevda yuryuti.<br />

mzem usiamovnod daacxuna. biWebma stalinis portreti<br />

Zirs dadges. marTalim Wokis bolo miwaSi CaarWo<br />

da axla beladis Crdils Sehfareboda.<br />

_ ki, iyo viRaca! _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora marTalim.<br />

_ Cven ratom ver vnaxeT? _ cxared aCurCulda duru.<br />

_ gumaniT vigrZeni <strong>me</strong>c! _ ariqam frTxilad mimoixeda.<br />

yurs aravin ugdebda. yvela TavisTvis erToboda.<br />

mxolod stalini Semoscqeroda gamWriaxi TvalebiT,<br />

aqaoda verafers damimalavTo.<br />

ariqam SiSianad aarida mzera. saiTken ar gaiwevda,<br />

beladic TiTqos iqiTken mibrundeboda... duruc da mar-<br />

Talic pirs ganze abrunebdnen, belads ver usworebdnen<br />

Tvals.<br />

bulvaridan sasule orkestrma dascxo. radioSi viRaca<br />

grZel lozungs CasZaxoda _ sityvebi gaugebari iyo,<br />

pasuxad ki uwyveti `vaSa~ aiWreboda, aSxuvldeboda,<br />

saxuravebs gadauvlida da eqo mravalgzis brundeboda.<br />

win, sadac quCa rkaliviT uxvevda, xalxi aCoCqolda.<br />

demonstrantebma Robeebsa da xeebze miyudebuli dro-<br />

Sebi da transparantebi akrifes da xelaxla ewyobodnen.

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kukuri maswavlebeli moqaqanda Tavisi ganuyreli<br />

<strong>me</strong>gafoniT.<br />

_ daaewyveT, daaewyveT!<br />

ariqam da durum saxelurebs CasWides xeli, marTalim<br />

Woki aswia da beladis uzarmazari portreti Seqanda,<br />

tilos TiTqos talRam gadaurbinao, SeTrTolda...<br />

moeCvena marTalis, Zia stalinma ukmayofilod gadmoxeda<br />

da ulvaSebSi CaidudRuna: `nela, ymawvilo, nu gadmomagde!~<br />

_ nela, ymawvilo, nu gadmomagde! _ WaRara veteranma<br />

gaiara da ymawvilebma uneblieT gza gadauRobes,<br />

RobisZira Txrilisaken ubiZges.<br />

_ naabijiT iaar! _ iyvira kukuri maswavlebelma.<br />

daiZrnen... ise Canda, TiTqos devgmiri stalini Tavisi<br />

fexiT gamosula demonstraciaze da auCqareblad miabijebso.<br />

al<strong>me</strong>bi afarfatda, atylaSunda, haerSi wiTeli gadmoiRvara.<br />

`iq, Cxeriis saTavesTan viRaca iyo, _ fiqri aekida<br />

marTalis, _ iqneb mteri, Spioni, trockisti... <strong>me</strong> ki ar<br />

gavacxade!~<br />

gaisad albaT komkavSirSi miiReben. gamoiZaxeben komkavSirul<br />

samsjavroze da mkacrad mokiTxaven _ `pionero<br />

marTali Todua! Sen Tu kai kaci xar da sakuTar saxels<br />

ar arcxven, xeli rad daafare mters, buCqebSi rom<br />

moipareboda da Cvens diad samSoblos saSinel diversias<br />

umzadebda?!~<br />

ager, beladis gamWriax TvalebSic aseTive kiTxva<br />

amoicnoba...<br />

kvlav Seferxdnen. biWebma tvirTi Zirs dadges da<br />

Seisvenes.<br />

berias quCidan qalTa skolis kolona moiwevda da imas<br />

uTmobdnen gzas. kolonas satvirTo `paltaratonka~<br />

mouZRoda. cxvirze leninis portreti edga. gverdebze<br />

wiTeli tilo SemoevloT, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec TeTri asoebiT ewe-<br />

ra: `yvavilebiviT gadaSlilebi, Cven varT iliCis SviliSvilebi!~<br />

Zaraze Cais buCqebi CaergoT, SuaSi ki wlis monagaris<br />

piramida idga _ simindis taroebi, gogrebi, yurZnis<br />

mtevnebi, nairnairi xili. es yvelaferi erTierTmaneTze<br />

ewyo, xolo sul maRla, piramidis Tavze wiTelfoCeba<br />

kabiani patara feria idga. erTi xeliT Tejirs<br />

CasWideboda, <strong>me</strong>ore win gaewvdina, TiTqos kolonis Tavze<br />

gafrenas lamobso...<br />

_ kekea, _ icno ariqam, _ Cveni lestambes da!<br />

_ au, ra xilia! _ piri gaawklapuna durum.<br />

manqanas wiTel maisurebiani, Sav qvedatanebSi Cacmuli<br />

gogonebi mihyvebian. ufrosklasel, yanCa gogoebs Wokebze<br />

wamocmul xelisgulisdadeba portretebi miaqvT,<br />

albaT partiis beladebisa, didi stalinis Tanamoazreebisa...<br />

Tumca Soridan garCeva Wirs da wkirze wamocmul<br />

Tavebsa gvanan...<br />

maRali, alayuli lestambe <strong>me</strong>droSeebSi dgas da gogonebs<br />

pirdaRebuli misCerebia.<br />

mzem ufro mouWira, haerSi mtvrisa da oflis suni<br />

dadga.<br />

_ da-aewyveT! _ isev movarda kukuri maswavlebeli.<br />

_ na-abijiT iaar!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re kinoSi wavideT, _ ariqam etyoba kinos fuli<br />

iSova, _ `fici~ gadis!<br />

`iq viRaca iyo, _ fiqri kvlav Seubrunda marTalis, _<br />

viRaca imaleba! iqneb mteria?.. aiRebs da Cxerias dawamlavs!~<br />

iyo aseTi cnoba gazeTSi, mtris agentebma wyali dawamleso.<br />

warmoidgina biWma ankara, kamkama wyali, ro<strong>me</strong>lSic sikvdili<br />

imaleba da umal wyurvili moeZala, piri gauSra...<br />

Wokze Camoyrdnobili portreti damZimda, xelisgulebi<br />

etkina... unda eTmina. is xom ubralo biWi ar iyo,<br />

is didi winaprebis wiaRSi daibada da man sxvaze <strong>me</strong>ti tvir-<br />

Ti unda zidos.<br />

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diax, patara marTalim gamxdari mxrebiT unda zidos<br />

tvirTi, rac mas orma didma babuam dautova. am qalaqSi<br />

kidev erTi kacia, vinac aseT tvirTs ezideba _ bikenti<br />

Toloraia, lestambes mama... raRaca izidavda am kacSi,<br />

iqneb SiSi an kidev sxva ram. raRac Zafebi akavSirebda mas-<br />

Tan, albaT es is Zafebia, gerasa da nestors rom akavSirebdaT<br />

ZRvibi ToloraiasTan... amisi garkveva biWs ar<br />

SeeZlo... SemkrTali Sexedavda stalinis momlodine<br />

mzeras _ didma beladma ZirisZiramde icoda yvelaferi,<br />

is xom brZenTa brZenia... ra dros fiqria? irgvliv gau-<br />

Tavebeli CoCqolia, biWebis Wyanaoba, sicili, qirqili,<br />

WiWyini... kolona daiRala!<br />

winidan ukve gamokveTilad moismis sasule orkestris<br />

energiuli marSi da dolebis braguni... radio axrialda,<br />

sityvebis garCeva SeuZlebeli gaxda... isev da isev<br />

uwyveti `vaSa~ aiWra cisken, xan omaxiani, xan gaubedavi,<br />

miknavlebuli...<br />

bazarTan quCa gafarTovda. kolona kolonas miewia<br />

da vaJebi da gogonebi gverdigverd aRmoCndnen, karga<br />

xniT gaiWednen. TeTrbafTiani, mwyazari gogonebi inazebian,<br />

<strong>me</strong>tiCrulad nabaven Tvalebs. biWebi cmukaven,<br />

enas uyofen, jRanaoben.<br />

iqve, gverdiT bazari bazrobs, xalxi gacxovelebiT<br />

vaWrobs, midimodis... demonstrantebs yuradRebas ar<br />

aqceven. urias biWebi darbian da gahkivian: `civi wyali!<br />

Wis wyali!~ rusis faSfaSa dedakacebs `varenikebi~<br />

daaqvT, boSebs _ mamaloebi... biWebs piri auwyliandaT...<br />

_ minda da... _ durum, _ <strong>me</strong>re kinosTvis ar <strong>me</strong>yofa!<br />

_ iyide, kinosTvis <strong>me</strong> maqvs! _ Tqva marTalim.<br />

ariqam ki _<br />

_ mamalos ai, is gogo ar girCevnia?<br />

_ ih! _ durum TavSi Cautyapuna da gaiqca.<br />

_ mooemzadeT! _ yviris kukuri maswavlebeli, Tumca<br />

win, oqtombris prospeqtamde gza gadaWedilia da<br />

adgilidan veravin iZvris.<br />

nacnobi `paltaratonka~ Soriaxlo dgas. manqanis<br />

cxvirTan <strong>me</strong>fandure gogonebi fandurebs aCxakuneben.<br />

piramidis Tavze kekem moiwyina, Sewuxebuli acecebs<br />

Tvalebs, muxlisTavebs erTmaneTze axaxunebs.<br />

`ra unda, ras wvalobs?~ _ gaifiqra biWma da duruc<br />

movarda. gamyidvelTan zedaxora iyo da mxolod erTi<br />

mamalo Semxvdao.<br />

_ momawuwnine, ra! _ ariqa daejRana.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c momawuwnine!.. <strong>me</strong>c!.. <strong>me</strong>c!.. _ aqeTiqidan SeuZaxes.<br />

durum kudi marTalis moutexa, Tavi ariqas, danar-<br />

Ceni pirSi itaca da kolona daiZra.<br />

kolonis Tavi oqtombris prospeqtze mimaval xalxs<br />

SeerTo. iq, bulvarSi sivrce <strong>me</strong>tia da amodena brbos<br />

TiTqos iwovso.<br />

<strong>me</strong>fandure gogonebi dalagdnen, TiTebi mwyobrad<br />

Camohkres da talRas mihyvnen.<br />

`paltaratonkac~ daiZra, kekes saxe moefSxala.<br />

`ram Seawuxa?~ _ gaifiqra marTalim. amasobaSi durum<br />

da ariqam portreti aitaces da marTalim Woks staca<br />

xeli.<br />

gogonaTa kolonam kvlav gaaswro vaJebs. isini ukve<br />

bulvarze gavidnen, vaJebi ki mxolod bazriswina moedans<br />

gaSordnen. aqedan keke patara CitunasaviT moCans.<br />

male portretma mTeli winaxedi daufara, marTalis<br />

Tvalebi kvlav beladis mzeras SeefeTa, TiTqos sayvedurobda<br />

didi beladi, TavSi eSmakuri fiqrebi nu giRutunebso...<br />

am adgilas quCas mowinaveTa stendi gasdevda. kremlis<br />

kedelsa hgavda, mTeli kvartali ekava. sami koSki<br />

hqonda Cayolebuli, TiToze TiTo uSvelebeli portreti<br />

gaekraT _ leninis, stalinis da beriasi... koSkebs<br />

Soris amoyvanil kedlebze erTgan beladis erTgul<br />

Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolTa ufro zomieri portretebi ekida, <strong>me</strong>o-<br />

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egan _ mowinave muSebis, <strong>me</strong>CaieTa da Zvel revolucionerTa<br />

suraTebi... ager, zed berias ferxTan, sami mamaci<br />

revolucioneri _ gera kvaracxelia, nestor Todua<br />

da ZRvibi Toloraia moafrialeben wiTel al<strong>me</strong>bs...<br />

bulvarsac miaRwies. mamalos natexi pirSi dadna,<br />

wyurvili gaumZafra. `iq viRaca iyo!~ _ Cxeriis lukluka<br />

saTave gaaxsenda... diax, iq viRaca imaleboda... ra unda<br />

im `viRacas~ Cxeriis saTaveSi?.. vaiTu mteria da sawamlavs<br />

yrida wyalSi!.. axla Cxeria mowamlulia... moCuxCuxebs<br />

ankara, gamWvirvale wyali, fiqrob, sufTaao, sinamdvileSi<br />

ki sikvdili moaqvs... sicxea, wyurvilisagan piri<br />

Sreba, wylis daleva ki akrZalulia...<br />

_ gaiSaleniT, gaiSaleniT!.. _ yviris kukuri maswavlebeli.<br />

win oqtombris saxelobis moedania. <strong>me</strong>ti sivrcea,<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti sixalvaTe da bavSvebi cdiloben mwyobri daicvan.<br />

gogonaTa da vaJTa kolonebi kvlav gverdigverd moZraoben.<br />

vaJebs stalinis portreti da alisferi droSebi<br />

miuZRviT, gogonebs <strong>me</strong>fandureni da WirnaxuliT daxun-<br />

Zluli `paltaratonka~. piramidis Tavze keke gasafren<br />

Cits aRara hgavs, Sesabralisad, sawylad iyureba da angariSmiucemlad<br />

muxls muxlze usvams.<br />

`ra emarTeba, ras cmukavs?~ _ ukvirs marTalis da<br />

uceb mixvdeba.<br />

sazeimo wuTebi dgeba, kolonebi moedanze gadian.<br />

<strong>me</strong>fandureebma si<strong>me</strong>bis uazro Cxakuni Sewyvites,<br />

heio, _ erTmaneTs aniSnes da si<strong>me</strong>bs swrafad, energiulad<br />

Camohkres. solistma sityvebi CqarCqara miayara:<br />

`Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos mafSaliefq dikaTes,<br />

staliniS oZirafuSa moskoviSa midarTes, na...~<br />

solists mTeli gundi ahyva erTi amosunTqviT:<br />

`uraidaraida, uraidaraida, voraida, raninana!..~<br />

mTeli ZaliT agrialda sasule orkestri. ZumpaZumpaZumpas<br />

dolebis braguni daerTo da momReralTa mcdelobam<br />

uqmad Caiara.<br />

ori saskolo kolona _ gogonaTa da vaJTa, gverdigverd<br />

Sevida farTo moedanze. gogonebs win auCqareblad<br />

miuZRoda is `paltaratonka~ da marTalim guneba-<br />

Si erTxelac CaikiTxa:<br />

_ `yvavilebiviT gadaSlilebi, Cven varT iliCis SviliSvilebi!~<br />

kekem, etyoba, Rone moikrifa. gasafrenad gamzadebuliviT<br />

xeli win gawvarTa, Tumca am dros Tvalebi cremliani<br />

hqonda... marTalim Woki magrad CabRuja, portrets<br />

ar unda eyanyala, didebulad unda CaetarebinaT. duru da<br />

ariqa xvneSodnen, magram siamaye biWebs Zalas matebda.<br />

ager orkestris biZebi, Casuqebuli, godora kacebi,<br />

loyebs sasacilod beraven. amaT ukan TeTrad SefeTqili<br />

tribunaa. zed Savlabadiani da Slapiani kacebi dganan,<br />

pirisaxeze optimisturi Rimili aziT, yvelas erTad<br />

ki qufri gadahkravs, e mand Cvenma Rimilma zed<strong>me</strong>tad<br />

aravin gaaTamamoso. amaT miRma, momcro kvarcxlbekze<br />

Sesaferisad momcro leninia, vercxlisfrad SeRebili,<br />

nabiji gadmoudgams, marjvenas Sors, Tovliani mTebis<br />

mimarTulebiT iSvers...<br />

saidanRac aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma amoyayva Tavi, CaxleCili<br />

xmiT karnaxobs:<br />

_ `sabWoTa qveynis simtkicis vin aris gamomsaxveli...~<br />

ymawvilebi mWeqared, _ ufrosebi xmaSewyobilad,<br />

umcrosebi waRmaukuRma, _ i<strong>me</strong>oreben:<br />

_ `sabWoTa qveynis simtkicis vin aris gamomsaxveli...~<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni saTvalidan becad iyureba da cdilobs<br />

xmas <strong>me</strong>ti mgznebareba SesZinos:<br />

_ `mzesaviT gzas vin gvinaTebs, visi Zvirfasi saxeli!~<br />

bavSvebi amjerad xmas ukeT uwyoben:<br />

_ `mzesaviT gzas vin gvinaTebs, visi Zvirfasi saxeli!~<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni Relavs:<br />

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_ erTxmad, bavSvebo, aba, erTxmad!<br />

viRaca wvikinebs:<br />

_ erTxmad! _ mixvdeba, rom kargad ar gamouvida da<br />

enas gadaylapavs.<br />

_ `stalini, didi stalini, did belads Cveni madloba!~<br />

_ yviris aqlema-par<strong>me</strong>ni da bavSvebi mwyobrad i<strong>me</strong>oreben:<br />

_ `stalini, didi stalini, did belads Cveni madloba!~<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni qaRalds WmuWnis, jibeSi itenis,<br />

akankalebuli xeliT saTvales ixsnis, imasac jibeSi iCris<br />

da TiTqmis xrialebs:<br />

_ `mis sadideblad gugunebs sabWoTa axalgazrdoba!~<br />

yvelani _ erTad:<br />

_ `mis sadideblad gugunebs sabWoTa axalgazrdoba!~<br />

_ dideba did stalins, vaSa amxanagebo! _ mWeqared<br />

CasZaxa viRacam mikrofonSi da xma ganivrco moedanze,<br />

gadaufrina yvelas da yvelafers, miexeTqa eTers da<br />

mravalgzisi eqo ukan dabrunda.<br />

_ vaSaa! _ Tvalebi gadmokarkla kukuri maswavlebelma.<br />

_ vaSa, vaSa, vaSa! _ samgzis moaRes piri bavSvebma.<br />

yelis si<strong>me</strong>bi etkina marTalis, giJebiviT zmuodnen duru<br />

da ariqa... wvrili xmiT gahkiodnen gogonebi... `aaaa!..~ _<br />

gadauara mTel qalaqs da marTalim gaifiqra: `beRurebs<br />

SevaSinebT!~ TumcaRa sad iyvnen beRurebi...<br />

gogonaTa da vaJTa kolonebi momijnave quCam Seiwova.<br />

`paltaratonkis~ Tavze keke Cacucquliyo da sacodavad<br />

slukunebda.<br />

_ Sexe, gaepara! _ CaixiTxiTa durum.<br />

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`amxanagi stalini erTxel kidev darwmunda, rom Cvens<br />

qveyanas ezrdeba partiis erTguli axalgazrdoba!~ _<br />

dinjad, auCqareblad brZana ioseb besarionis Zem da<br />

portretidan gadmovida. xelSi yalioni eWira, Tambaqos<br />

tenida. miixedmoixeda, asanTs vin momawodebso. gamvleli<br />

SeCerda, asanTs moukida, Tan gakvirvebisagan Tvalebi<br />

daumrgvalda, xan ioseb besarionis Zes miaSterda, xan<br />

CarCos, romlis tiloze kacis moxazuloba iyo amoglejili.<br />

raki verafers mixvda, sasowarkveTiT amoioxra da<br />

Tavis gzas utia.<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem ulvaSebSi CaiRima, Tvalis upeebi<br />

CaeWuWka, wvrili naoWebiT daeqsela. biWebs _ durus,<br />

ariqas da marTalis, saTiTaod Tavze xeli gadausva.<br />

marTalim igrZno, rom did belads mZi<strong>me</strong> da civi xeli<br />

hqonda, guli SiSisagan moewura. duru da ariqac lenCebiviT<br />

idgnen...<br />

`adrec vyofilvar <strong>me</strong>reTSi! _ ioseb besarionis Zem<br />

yalioniT haeri Semoxaza, macxovrisgorisaken gaiSvira:<br />

_ is goraki mo<strong>me</strong>wona, SesaniSnavi adgilia kvarcxlbekisaTvis!~<br />

biWebi TiTqos daaviwydao, fiqriani TvalebiT gaxeda<br />

xalxmraval moedans. iq kvlavac omaxiani `vaSa~ grialebda<br />

da orkestris xmas ise axSobda, rom s<strong>me</strong>nas mxolod<br />

dolis braguni swvdeboda _ `bumbumbumbumbum!..~<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze neli nabijiT daiZra. adamianTa<br />

talRa talRas mihyveboda, moedani mTlianad waeleka,<br />

magram didi beladis gzaze brbo orad ixliCeboda, derefani<br />

keTdeboda. es auarebeli xalxi uwyvetad bRaoda _<br />

`stalini, stalini, stalini!..~ ioseb besarionis Zes ki<br />

TiTqos es x<strong>me</strong>bi arc esmoda. ise miabijebda, cariel sivrces<br />

miapobso. mxrebiT amaRlebuliyo brboze. mis gver-

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diT yvelaze mosuli vaJkacic Cia da beCavi Canda. is ki<br />

gmirTagmiri, bumberazTabumberazi dinjad kveTda moedans,<br />

mis win gaxsnil derefans mihyveboda, aRfTovanebul<br />

brbos ki _ bavSvebs, didebs, tribunaze wamoWimul<br />

SavlabadianSlapian kacebs sizmradac ar daesizmrebodaT,<br />

rom ioseb besarionis Ze aqaa <strong>me</strong>reTSi, moedans<br />

iribad Wris da es saidumloeba mxolod samad samma biWma<br />

_ durum, ariqam da marTalim icis...<br />

_ kukuri maswavlebeli mogvklavs! _ Caiwuwuna<br />

ariqam.<br />

_ ho, suraTi gagvifuWda! _ kefa moifxana durum.<br />

_ davedevnoT! _ Tqva marTalim.<br />

dastaces CarCos xeli, fexs auCqares.<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze moednis bolomde Cavida, bulvaris<br />

Crdils mihyva, iqidan macxovrisgoris gzas daadga.<br />

kaklebis CrdilSi, saludesTan kacebi idgnen. ariqas<br />

mamac iq iyo, xelSi kaTxa ludi eWira da uberavda.<br />

didma beladma nabiji Seanela, iqneb sicxeSi ludi<br />

mounda, magram gadaifiqra.<br />

_ am loTebTan xom ar dadgeba! _ CaixiTxiTa durum.<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze xidze Seyovnda, Cxeriis wyals<br />

Caacqerda, albaT grili niavi esiamovna.<br />

biWebic Seyovndnen. ver bedavdnen xmis amoRebas, an<br />

rogor unda eTqvaT, Zia stalin, CarCoSi dabrundi,<br />

Torem kukuri maswavlebels ver gadavurCebiTo.<br />

gza qviT mokirwlul, viwro orRobiT grZeldeboda.<br />

alagalag amongreul oRroCoRroebSi gubeebi Camdgariyo.<br />

_ fexs ar adgams! _ CaiCurCula marTalim.<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze marTlac ise midioda, miwis pirs<br />

fexs ar akarebda. arc nabijis xma ismoda. guburas Tu<br />

gadauvlida, wyali ar irxeoda, fexsac<strong>me</strong>lze talaxi ar<br />

ecxeboda.<br />

kacma gamoiara. tanmaRali vin<strong>me</strong> iyo, Soridan TavaRerebuli<br />

modioda. belads rom Sexeda, niri ecvala,<br />

Robes zurgiT aekra.<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem Cauara, Tur<strong>me</strong> is kaci idayvamde<br />

ZlivsRa swvdeboda.<br />

_ marTlac didia! _ SiSnarevi aRfTovanebiT Cur-<br />

Culebs ariqa. duru da marTali Tavs uqneven.<br />

eseni kvlav cariel CarCos miaTreven. ufro da ufro<br />

umZimT, xSir xSirad isveneben, ar CamovrCeTo da win wasuls<br />

sirbiliT miewevian.<br />

macxovrisgoris ferdobi gamoCnda, Semodgomas mis-<br />

Tvis odindeli sixasxase waurT<strong>me</strong>via.<br />

kibis safexurebi jaWviviT gabmula, bolo ar uCans.<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem moixeda, biWebs yalioni SeTqmuliviT<br />

dauqnia da kibeebs auyva. auCqareblad da msubuqad<br />

miiwevda, biWebi ki qoSiniT mihyvebodnen.<br />

Zneli iyo aRmasvla. win mimavali didze didi beladi<br />

safexurs fexs TiTqos arc akarebda. biWebs ki Rone daakldaT...<br />

Cxeriispiras gawolili <strong>me</strong>reTi dabla eSveboda,<br />

Semodgomis yviTel, vardisfer da mwvane ferebad<br />

ganfeniliyo... bulvaridan, moednidan, quCebidan mxiaruli<br />

musika ismoda. albaT demonstracia damTavrda<br />

da sasule orkestri saseirnod gamosul moqalaqeebs<br />

arTobs.<br />

_ uh, <strong>me</strong>ti ar SemiZlia! _ safexurze daeSva ariqa.<br />

durusa da marTalisac gauWirdaT, magram ariqa<br />

mTlad uRono iyo, isedac lifsitas hgavda.<br />

Seisvenes.<br />

ioseb besarionis Zec SeCerda. sakmaod Sors iyo wasuli,<br />

gorakis Tavamde cotaRa aklda da ar Cqarobda. qalaqs<br />

gadahyurebda. aqedan <strong>me</strong>reTi ufro farTo Canda. misi<br />

Soreuli gareubnebi Cais plantaciebsa da simindis<br />

CayviTlebul YyanebSi gadadioda.<br />

SoriT Sor horizonts burusi exvia, zRvis silurjes<br />

faravda.<br />

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_ wavideT! _ Tavs Zala daatana ariqam, <strong>me</strong>gobrebisa<br />

Sercxva.<br />

_ nela iare, CarCos Cven wamoviRebT! _ didsulovnad<br />

SesTavaza durum.<br />

gza ganagrZes. yoCaRad mimaval Zmakacebs ariqac nelinel<br />

mihyva.<br />

ager as<strong>me</strong>erTe safexuric.<br />

aqedan viwro biliki iklakneboda da biWebi buCqebs<br />

ebRauWebodnen.<br />

didi beladi aRma miiwevda, miwas fexs arc adgamda.<br />

da ai, macxovrisgoris Tavic gamoCnda. odesRac aq<br />

TeTri taZari idga. axla mxolod nangrevebi darCeniliyo,<br />

ruxi lodebi, suroTi CaxlarTuli, katabalaxiTa<br />

da WinWriT mosili... zed gadmosaxedze zRudis narCeni<br />

gadarCeniliyo da ioseb besarionis Ze masze SeCerda.<br />

idga da gadahyurebda Soreul horizonts. iqneb igi ufro<br />

Sors ixedeboda, vidre erTad aRebuli yvela biWi,<br />

im burusian ciskidis miRma gaSlil zRvasac xedavda da<br />

zRvaTa miRma gawolil qveynebsac...<br />

biWebmac biliki amoaTaves. zRudesTan mokrZalebiT<br />

gaCerdnen. didi beladi iseTi axovani Canda, ise mtkiced<br />

idga, saldaTur Sinelsa da qirzis CeqmaSi, yalioniT<br />

xelSi, sakuTar Zlierebasa da yovlisSemZleobaSi darwmunebuli,<br />

rom SemkrTalma biWebma CarCo Zirs dades da<br />

pirdaRebulni miaCerdnen.<br />

mze dabla gadaqanda, <strong>me</strong>wamuli daedo. ioseb besarionis<br />

Zis fexebTan <strong>me</strong>wamuli Crdili gawva, dagrZelda,<br />

biWebs gadmoefina. wamSi acivda. Crdili ki TandaTan ganivrco,<br />

qalaqis Tavze gaiSala da samyaros feradovneba<br />

erTianma ruxma ferma Secvala.<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem gayuCul biWebs gadmoxeda da<br />

erTxelac Tqva:<br />

`SesaniSnavi kvarcxlbekia!~<br />

yalioni gadmobertya, Setrialda da CarCoSi aRmoCnda.<br />

_ ra Tqva? _ CurCuliT ikiTxa ariqam.<br />

_ raRac SesaniSnaviao! _ durum mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />

_ aq beladis Zegli unda aRimarTos! _ ganacxada<br />

marTalim.<br />

_ erTi amaT damixede, sad amoxetebulan! _ TiTqos<br />

miwidan amoZvrao, bikenti Toloraia zRudis nangrevze<br />

Sedga, Ceqmaze maTraxi gaitkacuna.<br />

biWebs moulodnelobisagan guli gadauqandaT.<br />

_ vin amoitana es portreti? _ mkacrad ikiTxa bikentim.<br />

_ ras apirebdiT?<br />

_ Cven xom pionerebi varT, _ Tavi moisawyla marTalim,<br />

_ aq ki kargi adgilia... ai, es kvarcxlbekia stalinis<br />

ZeglisaTvis...<br />

bikentim mimoixeda, lods fexi dahkra, simtkice Seumowma.<br />

_ uyure Sen, _ gaikvirva, _ marTlac gamodgeba<br />

kvarcxlbekisaTvis!<br />

zRudidan Camoxta, marTalis <strong>me</strong>gobrulad moxvia<br />

mxarze xeli, iqve qvaze Camojda da mTlad Sinaurulad<br />

alaparakda:<br />

_ kargi biWebi yofilxarT! es portreti didi kia,<br />

magram qalaqidan ar gamoCndeba, aq uzarmazari brinjaos<br />

Zegli unda daidgas. amitom portreti ukan, skolaSi wai-<br />

ReT, Tanac, _ xmaSi ukmayofilebs gauria, _ es xom didi<br />

stalinis portretia, aqeTiqiT misi tareba ar SeiZleba!<br />

sad aris Tqveni maswavlebeli, an direqtori, magaT Cven<br />

yurebs avuwevT! _ naZaladevad Caicina, viTomc vxumrobo.<br />

_ axla es miTxariT, im dRes rom SemxvdiT, iqiTa<br />

mxares, saeWvo veraferi naxeT?<br />

da maSin marTalim, sulswrafad, albaT imitom, maswavlebelsa<br />

da direqtorze saSiSi saubari Caefarcxa,<br />

bavSvuri gulubryvilobiT daagdo:<br />

_ ki, neandartaleli vnaxeT!<br />

_ neandartaleli? _ gaocda bikenti, siwiTlem gadaurbina,<br />

biWi damciniso, Tu ifiqra.<br />

_ ho, neandartaleli... Cxeriis saTavesTan...<br />

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_ Tqvenc naxeT? _ durusa da ariqas daekiTxa bikenti.<br />

_ ho! _ Tqva orivem, Tavi ki uaris niSnad gaaqnies.<br />

_ ho Tu ara? _ Caajinda bikenti.<br />

_ SegveSinda, magram ar gvinaxavs! _ xma Cauvarda<br />

ariqas.<br />

_ TiTqos gviyurebda, Cven ki ar gvinaxavs! _ daemowma<br />

duru.<br />

marTalim ena moikvnita. igrZno, rom raRac cudi moxda,<br />

oRond ver mixvda ra... `<strong>me</strong> xom gavixumre? _ wyeniT<br />

fiqrobda. _ neandartaleli muzeumis kedelzea!..~<br />

didxans Camodiodnen ferdobze, daRlilni, uxalisod,<br />

Tan moaTrevdnen veeberTela portrets. suraTze<br />

gawolili didi beladi axla cisken iyureboda. `<strong>me</strong>ore<br />

mxares rom Cans, is albaT _ miwisken!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim.<br />

28<br />

_ mamaSenia, Svilo! _ efrom mxarze xeli mouWira.<br />

xelisguli yinuliviT civi hqonda da frCxilebi kanSi<br />

mtkivneulad CaeWdo.<br />

tataCi wumpeSi egdo, sisxlisagan icleboda... TiTebiT<br />

talaxi mofxoWna, krunCxvam dauara da gayuCda, gaSeSda...<br />

TavdaRma iwva, kiseri uxerxulad moeRrica. gauparsavi,<br />

SiSiT gaTanguli, tanjuli pirisaxe TiTqos dauwynarda.<br />

Tvalebi Ria darCa da Sig cis lurji anarekli TandaTan<br />

qreboda.<br />

_ esec ase! _ Tqva vava zarquam da mauzeri budeSi<br />

Seinaxa.<br />

oTxi sxva Cekisti Robis miRma idga...<br />

gadaigriala saSvidnoembro zeimma, axla <strong>me</strong>reTs<br />

Tvlemismomgvreli siwynare efina... sad<strong>me</strong> dedali Tu<br />

akriaxdeboda, anda simindiT datvirTuli uremi Caivlida<br />

WrialiT.<br />

ezoSi, mzeze Tbebodnen. biWi cdilobda mowyeniloba<br />

Zveli, danjRreuli patefoniT gaeqarvebina. saxelurs<br />

awvalebda. firfita mravalgzis iyo naxmari da gafxaWnili,<br />

xma exrinweboda. <strong>me</strong>fandure qalebi sixaruliT mRerodnen:<br />

`Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos, mafSaliefq dikaTes...~<br />

xaliss TandaTan umatebdnen _ `uraida raida, uraida raida,<br />

voraida, varaida, na...~<br />

ezos mwvane moli efina, Tumca feri Semodgomas Seerbilebina...<br />

erTgan ki Roris naCiCqnze wumpe Camdgariyo.<br />

cacanas muxlze beladis pirveli tomi edo da ukve<br />

<strong>me</strong>ramdened uRmavdeboda.<br />

efro jorkoze welgamarTuli ijda. axladdavarcxnil<br />

WaRaras TavSaliT ikavebda da xelebi aseve gauSeSda<br />

kefasTan.<br />

_ moica!<br />

ezos boloSi nezvi iCiCqneboda, xandaxan dings aswevda<br />

da firfitis gaxrialebas gaocebuli RrutuniT Seexmianeboda.<br />

_ moica! _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora efrom.<br />

quCaSi CoCqoli da mamakacebis SeZaxili gaisma.<br />

haerSi tyviam gaizuzuna.<br />

cacanas wigni dauvarda, muxlebze xelebi daiyrdno<br />

da wamoiwia, magram veRar wamodga.<br />

efro adgilidan ar daZrula.<br />

WiSkari SemoxeTqa kacma, ise Cqarobda, Ceq<strong>me</strong>bidan<br />

amoxtomas lamobso.<br />

gamitkalebuls, Tvalebi fosoebSi Cascvenoda, gauparsavi<br />

nikapi ukankalebda.<br />

xelebi gamoiwoda, ZlivsRa Tqva:<br />

_ deda, miSvele!<br />

efro wamoimarTa, rac iyo, imaze maRali gamoCnda.<br />

Tmas SeeSva da xelebi gaSala, TiTqos ltolvilis gulSi<br />

Cakvras da gadarCenas lamobso.<br />

mdevarTa SeZaxili da fexebis bragabrugi sul axlos<br />

gaisma.<br />

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kaci gaiqca, eklian Robes miawyda. adre, albaT iolad<br />

gadaevleboda, oRond trifoliats aravin kafavda,<br />

zomaze <strong>me</strong>tad gaizarda, eklis kedlad gadaiqca. ltolvili<br />

gvian mixvda Secdomas, is mSveleli wamic Semoadna,<br />

ukana ezosken Sebrunda, ucabedad fexi dausxlta da<br />

amotrialda.<br />

vava zarquas nasroli tyvia maSin miswvda, roca ukve<br />

ecemoda.<br />

wumpeSi Caemxo tataCi da simwriT miwa da talaxi mofxoWna.<br />

_ esec ase! _ Tqva vava zarquam.<br />

bikenti Toloraiam moirbina am dros. mrgvali pirisaxe<br />

gasTeTreboda, xeli odnav SesamCnevad ucaxcaxebda.<br />

avad gadaxeda vavas, TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams.<br />

patefoni xmas ixleCda. nafxaWnze nemsi veRar gadadioda<br />

da <strong>me</strong>fandure qalebs sixaruliT amoeCe<strong>me</strong>binaT:<br />

`Cqimi sqvami... Cqimi sqvami... Cqimi sqvami...~<br />

cacanam amoislukuna, etyoba guli misdioda, <strong>me</strong>re<br />

WaRara Tavi muxlebze Camouvarda da yru zmuili gamosca.<br />

efro gaxevebuli idga. gamxdari TiTebi SviliSvilis<br />

mxrebisTvis CaeWdo. Tvalmoucileblad, kuStad<br />

uyurebda bikentis.<br />

_ dezertiri iyo da moRalate! _ zizRiT Tqva vava<br />

zarquam.<br />

_ dezertiri iyo da moRalate! _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora bikentim,<br />

piri ganze miabruna. _ Zlivs movimwyvdieT!<br />

_ ux, ux, ux!.. _ Seexmiana nezvi ezos kuTxidan, dingi<br />

aiSvira, haerSi sisxlis suns iWerda.<br />

marTalis Sescivda, caxcaxma dauara. xelisguli patefonis<br />

saxelurs mieweba da veRar uSvebda... `neandartaleli...<br />

neandartaleli...~ _ tvinSi rekda da ver mimxvdariyo,<br />

risTvis amoeCe<strong>me</strong>bina.<br />

_ sacodavi Cemi Svili! – xmadabla gamoscra efrom.<br />

_ dezertiri iyo da moRalate, Senc kargad ici magi!<br />

_ braziT gai<strong>me</strong>ora bikentim.<br />

marTalis azri zoziniT moZraobda. albaT yovelive<br />

sizmarSi xdeboda, magram tkiviliani iyo es sizmari. ager<br />

kaci gdia. mTeli ezo moliTaa dafaruli. is ki maincdamainc<br />

wumpeSi Cavarda... mama iyo, magram moRalate da dezertiri,<br />

da marTalis guli orad gaixliCa, sibraluli<br />

da sircxvili erTmaneTs ver Seariga.<br />

_ sacodavi Cemi Svili! _ jiutad gai<strong>me</strong>ora efrom.<br />

cacanam zmuils uklo, gayuCda.<br />

bikenti ar Sepasuxebia efros, biWisaken gadmoalaja.<br />

marTali moikunta, Tavi kiserSi CauZvra, TiTqos<br />

dartymas eliso. kacma firfita aaglija patefons da<br />

moisrola.<br />

gaxeda efrom Tavis sacodav Svils, <strong>me</strong>re bikentis da<br />

SurisgebiT uTxra:<br />

_ stalinzea eg simRera, bikenti!<br />

bikentim zurgi Seaqcia, Cekistebs gasZaxa:<br />

_ ra WirisuflebiviT damdgarxarT, manqana moiyvaneT!<br />

_ ux, ux, ux! _ nezvi daiZra ezos kuTxidan, Tavi maRla<br />

aeSvira da xrotinebda, sisxlis suns gadaeria.<br />

micuxcuxda wumpeSi Cagdebul kacTan, dingi sisxlis<br />

gubes ataka.<br />

SeaZagZaga marTalis, ucbad raRac Zalam aitaca, bebiis<br />

xels dauZvra da win gavarda.<br />

nezvma sisxliani dingi Semoageba, kbilebi sazarlad<br />

gaawkapuna. saidanRac joxi daaZro marTalim, dauzogavad<br />

Cascxo da Cascxo pirutyvs, gaqceulsa da aWyvirebuls<br />

sdia.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re yvelaferi daaviwyda... TvalT daubnelda, yurebSi<br />

jer Sxuili Caesma, <strong>me</strong>re s<strong>me</strong>na daexSo.<br />

siwynare Camoefina marTali Toduas sulSi...<br />

viTom eZina da Tvali gaaxila biWma. viTom Tavis oTax-<br />

Si wevs. farTod gaxsnili karidan da fanjrebidan sinaTle<br />

uxvad iRvreba, oTaxs pirTamde avsebs, imdenia, sagnebis<br />

garCeva Wirs... eger wiTelydian, oqrosvarayian to<strong>me</strong>bze<br />

aTinaTobs... kars iqiT grZeli aivania, farTod ga-<br />

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daSlil <strong>me</strong>reTs gadahyurebs, raRacnairad gakamka<strong>me</strong>buli,<br />

naTeli sivrce iSleba, lurji ciT, TeTri mTebiTa<br />

da Cxeriis mwvane sanaxebiT SemosazRvruli.<br />

moulodnelad Crdili ecema, TiTqos uxilavi Rrubeli<br />

gadaekrao cas... ager isic! warmoudgenlad diadi<br />

raRac... TaviT cis gumbaTs swvdeba... kiteli da galife,<br />

gaprialebuli saldaTuri Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi... xelSi Cibuxi uWiravs<br />

da fiqrianad dascqeris ferxTiT afusfusebul qalaqs...<br />

SiSi da aRtaceba avsebs marTalis suls... `vaSas~ utyv ZaxilSi<br />

ixrCoba, survili Tayvaniscemisa pirTamde avsebs...<br />

_ marTali, Svilo! _ efro bebias susti xma swvdeba<br />

s<strong>me</strong>nas.<br />

_ marTali, Svilo! _ kvnesis cacana bebia.<br />

TiTqos ukuRma datrialda drois saTvalavi. mar-<br />

Tali awvalebs patefonis saxelurs. firfita trialebs<br />

da CaxleCil x<strong>me</strong>bs gamoscems. <strong>me</strong>fandure qalebi mondo<strong>me</strong>biT<br />

abulbuleben: `Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos, mafSaliefq<br />

dikaTesi... uraidaraida, uraidaraida, voraida,<br />

varaidana...~<br />

ezo gadairbina dezertirma da moRalatem. didi xnis<br />

gauparsav wverSi WaRara momravlebia. SiSisagan saxe<br />

gamitkalebia. tyeRreSi gdebisagan tanisamosi Selaxvia.<br />

Ramis yaCaRsa hgavs da biWma am kacSi nacnobi da mSobliuri<br />

veraferi amoicno.<br />

fexi daucda tataCis da, roca vardeboda, vava zarquas<br />

tyvia maSin miewia.<br />

wumpeSi Cavarda da sisxlisagan daiwrita... efrom<br />

Tmas xeli uSva, WaRara, buwka T<strong>me</strong>bi aewewa. biWis mxars<br />

frCxilebiT Cahfrenoda, mzera bikentis miayina... `stalinzea<br />

eg simRera, bikenti!~ _ SurisgebiT gamoscra<br />

efrom. ezos bolodan ki gaavebuli nezvi wamovida xrotiniT,<br />

sisxlis suns mietana...<br />

rodis moxda es? nuTu marTla moxda?<br />

_ mamaSenia, Svilo! _ yrud, daRlilad warmoTqva<br />

efrom.<br />

bikentis Sexeda marTalim. kacs Ceq<strong>me</strong>bze talaxi moscxeboda.<br />

ruxi galife da kiteli ecva. yvela Rili viwrod<br />

Seekra. saulvaSeze pawia, viwro ulvaSi daetovebina.<br />

cxvirze pensne moergo da mrgvali saxe swavluls miugavda...<br />

rodis daiyena ulvaSi ase bikentim, _ gaukvirda<br />

marTalis, _ an saTvale rodis moirgo?<br />

_ ho, neandartaleli! _ Tqva uneblieT.<br />

_ ra? _ wamowiTlda bikenti, jiqur Sexeda dedabrebs.<br />

_ erTi saaTis dro momicia, efro! _ ase brZana...<br />

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wigni <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

kvarcxlbeki, 1953<br />

beladi dadga ruxi mazariT<br />

CuqurTmis sxiviT moxatul qvebze.<br />

cidan mzis Suqi uzarmazari<br />

gadmoSlila da exveva mxrebze...<br />

r. b-Ze<br />

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1<br />

da amoanaTa <strong>me</strong>xsierebis siRrmidan diadma mamam.<br />

igi moabijebda <strong>me</strong>reTis quCaSi, mze dahnaToda da TviTonac<br />

mzesaviT maRals Tavze oqros Saravandi mosavda...<br />

maradis unda evlo xalxTa Soris mouRlelad, rakiRa<br />

zRapruli sasmisi Seesva da ukvdavebas ziareboda... daixara<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze, Tavze mZi<strong>me</strong>, civi xeli daado<br />

da uTxra:<br />

`mamaTa danaSaulze Svilebi pasuxs ar ageben!~<br />

_ mama! _ xmadabla, SiSianad mouxmo marTalim da<br />

Tvali gaaxila.<br />

ioseb stalinma gadmoxeda mkacrad da ymawvils<br />

guli Cauvarda. gons Zlivs moego, Zlivs gaixsena, rom<br />

didi beladi nacrisferi kedlidan gadmohyurebda da<br />

wuxel TviTon, sakuTari xeliT gaakra es suraTi im adgilas,<br />

sadac adre, bavSvobis dros, oTxi beladis waWrili<br />

Tavebi axsovda. Ra<strong>me</strong>, bindSi TvalebiRa mouCanda belads<br />

da marTalim karga xans ver daiZina. Trgunavda es mzera,<br />

aforiaqebda, TiTqos ymawvilis yovel nafiqrals<br />

zveravso, azris mdinarebas umow<strong>me</strong>bso... `mxolod er-<br />

Tgulebsa aqvT sicocxlis ufleba!~ _ Tqva erTxel vava<br />

zarquam... es iyo maSin, roca aTi wlis marTali sikvdilis<br />

karibWesTan idga da nabijiRa rCeboda, roca bikenti Toloraiam<br />

staca xeli, ukan moabruna... `pataraa, gzaSi dai-<br />

Rupeba!~ _ Semrigeblurad uTxra moadgiles, vavam ki<br />

uxsebeliviT waisisina _ eg gvelis wiwilio. bikentim<br />

ar acala, sityva waarTva, `pavlik morozovis ambavi<br />

xom ici?~ vavam ena gadaylapa, piri miabruna... marTalis<br />

safiqrali SerCa, unda moeazrebina, ratom axsena bikentim<br />

pavlik morozovi, kargia es Tu cudi, magram fiqris<br />

Rone aRara hqonda, misi goneba ucxo ram sens Seepyro.<br />

im wuTidan, roca vava zarquam tyvia gaisrola, marTali

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avad gaxda, TvalSi bindi Caudga, s<strong>me</strong>na daexSo. sizmre-<br />

Tis qveyanaSi imogzaura karga xans, <strong>me</strong>re TandaTan mobrunda,<br />

im sizmrebSi sinamdvilemac SemoaRwia, Tumca yovelives<br />

aRqma da gaazreba uWirda. bundovnad axsovda cacanas<br />

usasoo ymuili, efros utexi xma _ `biWi damirCine,<br />

bikenti, da RvTis winaSe yovelives gapatieb!~ akivlda<br />

orTqlmavali, vagonebi erTmaneTs miejaxa, borblebis<br />

auCqarebeli dagadugi moisma... wavida matarebeli, waiyvana<br />

efro da cacana, sakaceze gulaRma wamowolili marTali<br />

ki TiTqos TavisTavad micuravda sivrceSi da zevidan varskvlaviani<br />

ca gadmomxoboda. im miriadi varskvlavidan<br />

erTi iyo efro, erTic cacana. SoriTSors cimci<strong>me</strong>bdnen<br />

is varskvlavebi da marTali mixvda, verasodes gadalaxavda<br />

usazRvro samanebs, verasodes mieweoda gauCinarebulT da<br />

martoobiT gulSeWirvebuls Tvalze cremli moadga...<br />

xuTi weli ucabedi gaelvebaa asakovanTaTvis, mozardis<br />

xuTi weli ki mdored miedineba.<br />

ormocdarvis axali weli saavadmyofos kedlebSi<br />

gaatara. Semdgom verc ixsenebda, ramdeni xani dahyo iq.<br />

<strong>me</strong>xsierebas mxolod TeTri, uwyveti laqa SerCa, albaT<br />

kedlebis feri, an TeTri xalaTebis, anda TeTri SiSisa...<br />

iqneb cxadi iyo is sizmari, is zardamcemi suraTi, rac<br />

tvinSi mkveTrad CaebeWda da <strong>me</strong>re verafriT Tavi ver<br />

dairwmuna, rom mxolod urCxuli ezmana, tvinis xveulebs<br />

lorwo TaTi Seaxo da goneba mouwamla.<br />

TeTr palataSi marto iwva. cioda, usixarulo,<br />

Talxi Suqi idga. wamojda. iatakze jRani kaloSebi eyara<br />

da fexi zizRiT Cayo. sisustes grZnobda, SiSianad akankalebda.<br />

derefanSi frTxilad gaixeda. aravin Canda. ormxriv<br />

Camwkrivebuli karebi mWidrod miegmanaT. albaT<br />

avadmyofebs eZinaT, an iqneb sulac aravin WaWanebda.<br />

derefnis bolosaken gaswia, sapirfareSos eZebda,<br />

sizmridan gamoyolili SiSi Tan sdevda.<br />

TeTri rkinis kari odnav moRiavebuli darCenodaT,<br />

iqidan Cxakuni da Cumi laparaki moesma.<br />

odmav miawva, kari iolad gaiRo da marTali zRurblze<br />

gaeCxira. saoperacio magidaze sanTlis gaCxinkuli<br />

biWuna iwva, Tvalebi WerisaTvis mieyina. odnav gaxsnili<br />

piridan mwyobri kbilebi mouCanda. ori TeTrxala-<br />

Tiani kaci Tavze adga, TeTri niRbebi ekeTaT. erTs xel-<br />

Si sisxliani skalpeli eWira.<br />

aixeda, ucxo SeniSna da raRac Caixriala. <strong>me</strong>oremac<br />

moixeda, Tvalebi daumrgvalda, SeWmuxnul Sublze<br />

oflis winwklebi daaCndaT.<br />

ucbad viRacam yurSi xeli Caavlo marTalis, Semoatriala,<br />

derefani sirbiliT Caatara, palatis kari<br />

gaaRo da ubiZga. biWi sawols gadaawyda, zed daeca. yuri<br />

ubJuoda, magram tirili ver gaebeda.<br />

vava zarquam daubriala Tvalebi, dausisina:<br />

_ aq egde, nabiWvaro!<br />

gvian moego gons. mixvda, is kaci ar iyo vava zarqua,<br />

is iyo nairsaxeoba kacTa, ro<strong>me</strong>lTa TvalebSic sikvdilis<br />

sixaruli anaTebs. yoveli vavas mzeraSi ganaCeni ikiTxeba<br />

da patara marTalim gadawyvita gaqceoda saSiSroebas,<br />

epova Zlieri mfarveli, vavasnairTagan rom daicavda.<br />

wevs marTali rkinis viwro sawolze, Txeli sabani<br />

Semouxvevia, sicivisa da SiSisagan akankalebuli kars<br />

misCerebia, TiTqos elis, rom sacaa skalpeliT xelSi<br />

Semovardeba TeTrxalaTiani vava zarqua, Semzaravi RimiliT<br />

daxedavs, sabans gadaxdis da skalpels mucelze<br />

mouzomavs. am saSineli fiqrebisagan biWs muceli uTax-<br />

Taxebs, Zrwola ipyrobs.<br />

`cotasac gavizrdebi da stalinTan gaviqcevi!~ _<br />

Tavs imxnevebs marTali. _ `beladic dinjad, samSoblos<br />

Svilebs _ moxucebs, yr<strong>me</strong>bs da axalwlovanebs, axvedrebs<br />

Rimils, Zalsa da i<strong>me</strong>ds da axal cecxliT aRafrTovanebs...~<br />

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ase rboda Jami igi. erTxelac movida kaci mavani,<br />

wvergauparsavi, dabambuli juba da galife ecva, fexze<br />

rezinis Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi. Tavze svanuri qudi Camoefxata da direqtorad<br />

iwodeboda. CasWida xeli marTalis, Tovliani<br />

qalaqi gadaatara da ganapiras, maRali, yviTeli galavniT<br />

Semoragul ezoSi Seiyvana, sadac aseTive yviTeli,<br />

dabali da grZeli Senobebi idga da gacrecili, usaxuri<br />

bavSvebi cxovrobdnen...<br />

amieridan aq, udedmamo bavSvTa “priutSi” unda<br />

earseba samadlod. unda daeZina farTo, dabalWerian<br />

oTaxSi, sadac rkiniszambarebiani sawolebi oTxrigad iyo<br />

Camwkrivebuli da nacrisferi, Txeli sabnebis qveS<br />

samocamde Tavgadaxotrili bavSvi mokuntuliyo... unda<br />

esadila sasadiloSi, sadac mudam qonis gulisamrevi suni<br />

trialebda, TefSebs civi wyliT recxavdnen da wyalwyala<br />

wvnianSi oriode, Sauristola kartofili dacuravda...<br />

erTad, xelixelCakidebulebs unda evloT skolaSi, civ<br />

klasebSi mobuzulebs, SimSiliT kuWdamwvrebs unda<br />

ezuTxaT leqsebi sayvarel samSoblosa da bednier bavSvobaze...<br />

rac mTavaria, unda yofiliyvnen bejiTi pionerebi,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re _ bejiTi komkavSirlebi da dRemudam unda<br />

efiqraT diad saq<strong>me</strong>ebze, rac maTs gareSec keTdeboda...<br />

qveyana Tavisi gziT midioda, aq ki isRa CamoaRwevda,<br />

rasac Savi reproduqtori Caixrialebda, anda yviTeli<br />

gazeTi moafrialebda...<br />

ager, axlaxan momkvdara andro Jdanovi, komunizmis<br />

didi mSenebeli, sabWoTa mwerlebis didi <strong>me</strong>gobari,<br />

musikaluri kulturis didi moamage...<br />

ager, Cvens qalaqSi kenWs iyris didi stalini...<br />

`visac surs, rom Cveni diadi samSoblo ganuxreli aRmavlobis<br />

gziT midiodes, is xmas miscems komunistebisa<br />

da upartioebis stalinuri blokis kandidatebs!~<br />

gorgilaZis brigadam Tur<strong>me</strong> Cais uxvi mosavali<br />

moiyvana...<br />

pirveli msubuqi manqana gamovida _ `moskviCi~,<br />

110 km siCqariT garbis...<br />

visac guli erCis, niCbebiTa da barebiT samgoris<br />

vels Seesia... `wyali swyuroda dasicxul yamirs, amitom<br />

iyo dRedaRam mwyrali, stalinma sTqva _ da samgoris<br />

miwam unda dReidan dalios wyali...~<br />

mters am dros, cxadia, ar sZinavs... `docenti g.<br />

fxakaZe Tavis Sro<strong>me</strong>bSi `guruli nioris kariologia~,<br />

`naftalinisa da qafuris moq<strong>me</strong>deba simindze~, `aluCisa<br />

da tyemlis qromoso<strong>me</strong>bis kompleqsi~ aviTarebs <strong>me</strong>tafizikur<br />

Tvalsazriss, garkveviT dgeba <strong>me</strong>ndelisturmorganistul<br />

poziciaze...~<br />

Caiara ormocda<strong>me</strong>rvem, usixarulod, sevdiT, tkiviliT...<br />

marTalis gulSi TandaTan miwynarda Soreuli<br />

x<strong>me</strong>bi. moxda ki yovelive, rac <strong>me</strong>xsierebas SerCa? iqneb im<br />

diliT arc mobrunebula tataCi sikvdilTan Sesagebeblad?<br />

iqneb efro da cacana Tavisi nebiT sadRac gaemgzavrnen,<br />

Casxdnen matarebelSi da wavidnen!.. moxucebs<br />

ras gaugeb!.. TandaTan Seegua marTali am uferul yofas,<br />

SimSilis dauokebel grZnobas, sicives, arsebobisaTvis<br />

brZolis martiv ileTebs, roca yvela geficeba, Zma da<br />

<strong>me</strong>gobari varo, sinamdvileSi yvela mteria... Senc mteri<br />

xar, imTaviTve mtrad daibade!.. tataCis Svili xar da esec<br />

sakmarisia!.. dedac saeWvo sikvdiliT mogikvda da SviliSvili<br />

xar saeWvo dedabrebisa!.. sxva Sens adgilas Tavisi<br />

fexiT Cavidoda dilegSi!.. gvelis wiwili xar da Sengan<br />

mxolod uxsenebeli gaizrdeba!.. pioneris yelsaxvevi rom<br />

gikeTia, es farisevlobaa... vin icis, Seni guli saiTken<br />

ixreba!.. faruli mteri mterze ufro mteria!<br />

ah, es ra dagixatavs?.. fanqriT TeTr qaRaldze!..<br />

`veragi mteri moigeria, iyos dRegrZeli Cveni beria!~<br />

axlave daxie, aravin dainaxos! lavrenti pavles Zes pensne<br />

ukeTia, Sen ki saTvale migixatia!.. ici Sen, vin aris<br />

lavrenti beria?.. `aq, rasac Cveni sikeTe axlavs, aris<br />

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nayofi berias azris, yvelafers maRals, saRsa da axals<br />

misi gonebis beWedi azis!..~ xom gaige, rac giTxari!<br />

diax, ormocda<strong>me</strong>cxre weli miedineba... Sendeba<br />

`volgadoni~... Sendeba stalinis monu<strong>me</strong>ntebi... `priut-<br />

Si~ moitanes kino `stalingradis brZola~...<br />

kinodarbazSi bavSvebi Sehyares. ekranis win direqtori<br />

dgas. sufTad gaparsula. TeTri kiteli moda-<br />

Sia. lurji Sarvalic. fexsac<strong>me</strong>lze kaloSebi amoucvams.<br />

_ bavSvebo! _ xmadabla ambobs, oRond mkacrad.<br />

_ wlevandeli weli didi movlenebiTaa aRsavse. 16 dekembers<br />

samocdaaTi weli usruldeba mTeli qveynierebis<br />

xalxTa did belads amxanag stalins. Tqven kargad gesmiT<br />

am TariRis mniSvneloba, zogierTi TqvenTagani xom wels<br />

komkavSireli gaxdeba!.. Cveni qveynis yvela kuTxidan<br />

did belads ugzavnian molocvebsa da saCuqrebs... Cvenc<br />

unda movifiqroT ra<strong>me</strong>!<br />

marTalim moifiqra. vatmanis farTo qaRaldze<br />

daxata portreti _ `beladi qalaqs ewvia Cvensas, dinjad<br />

gaxeda moedans, quCas...~<br />

`es rom ara, komkavSirSi arc mimiRebdnen! _ fiqrobda<br />

Semdgom marTali. _ diaxac, xalxis mtris Svils<br />

komkavSirSi vin miiRebda... stalinma miSvela!~<br />

mxolod stalins SeeZlo misi Svela, stalins unda<br />

eTqva is erTi fraza _ mamaTa danaSaulze Svilebi pasuxs<br />

ar agebeno!<br />

naxati moskovs gaagzavnes, sxva uamrav saCuqarSi<br />

patara adgili, albaT, imanac daikava. pasuxad ki mokle<br />

ustari movida. momcro, TeTr qaRaldze madlobis sityva<br />

ewera. biWma Tavdapirvelad ar daijera, <strong>me</strong>re Tvalebi<br />

auwylianda, Svebis cremlebiT atirda. mas apaties!<br />

amieridan mas SeeZlo Camoexsna moRalatis Svilis mZi<strong>me</strong><br />

tvirTi... TiTqos kedlebs <strong>me</strong>ti siTeTre SeeZina, cas <strong>me</strong>ti<br />

silurje, TiTqos maswavleblebi da bavSvebi ufro<br />

keTilni gaxdnen, moridebulni... `priutis~ direqtori<br />

sixaruliT aRar iyo, xelebs ise ifSvnetda, TiTqos mis-<br />

Tvis eTqvaT madloba. marTali Toduam Sexeda stalinis<br />

portrets, skolis derefnis bolos rom ekida da<br />

pioneruli salamiT miesalma: `madloba madlobisaTvis<br />

dido stalin!~<br />

ucnauri karuseli datrialda mis irgvliv. zurgsukan<br />

esmoda CurCuli _ `es is bavSvia? bednieri!~ direqtori<br />

gaisarja, erTi xeli tanisamosi gauxerxa. Semoses<br />

marTali, davarcxnes, gaapewenikes, leqsebi azuTxebines<br />

da sxvadasxva krebasa da Tavyrilobaze gamohyavdaT.<br />

isic Rones ar iSurebda da mondo<strong>me</strong>biT gahyviroda:<br />

`Sen Cveno dido i<strong>me</strong>do, sworupovaro sardalo, Cveno<br />

mamav da belado, sityviT da saqmiT marTalo...~ anda<br />

`rogor gadido, rogor vTqva Seni sadari leqsebi... rom<br />

SoTa iyos cocxali, uTuod davesesxebi...~ an `am leqss<br />

TviT xalxi mkarnaxobs, ara sWirdeba mgosani, <strong>me</strong> mxolod<br />

Sevkar, Sevkone riT<strong>me</strong>bis krialosani...~ an kidev: `TviTon<br />

stalinsac xmas vaZlevT, roca xmas vaZlevT berias...~<br />

erTxel TbilisSic waiyvanes, es ukve ormocda<strong>me</strong>-<br />

TerT<strong>me</strong>te wels iyo. klubidan klubSi dahyavdaT. scenaze<br />

udedmamo bavSvTa ansambli wvrili xmiT, gulis SemaRoneblad<br />

mReroda: `mTel qveyanas uyvarxar, Cven sad<br />

unda geZiooT! ra iqneba, Zvirfaso, erTxel gorsac ewvioo!..~<br />

marTali ki amaT Semdeg gamodioda rixiT: `dgas<br />

berias mtkice xeliT yvavilebSi Caxatuli, dgas Tbilisi<br />

rogorc taxti sicocxlis da gazafxulis!~ anda kidev<br />

ufro mamacurad: `stalinis droSa gavSaloT, orbis<br />

frTa naperwklovani...~<br />

`es baRana Sors wava!~ _ viTomc ase Caiduduna<br />

amxanagma mgelaZem, an kidev amxanagma Carkvianma, an sulac<br />

sxva didma kacma (cxovrebis scenaze didi kacebi<br />

wamdauwum Semodiodnen da gadiodnen!), roca marTalim<br />

vaJkacurad dasWeqa: `stalin _ Cveno siWabukev, stalin<br />

_ mamav sayvarelo, Sen Segxaris, Sen gimReris madlieri<br />

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saqarTvelo!~ an iqneb es leqsi _ `stalin! stalin! xalx-<br />

Ta mamav, sayvarelze sayvarelo _ sul sxva eSxiT imzireba<br />

dRevandeli saqarTvelo!..~ Tumca ra mniSvneloba<br />

aqvs, Seaqo vin<strong>me</strong>m marTali Tu ara, misi saxeli `priuts~<br />

gareTac gaJRerda da momdevno ormocdaTor<strong>me</strong>tSi darcxvenili<br />

da loyebawiTlebuli ymawvili komkavSiris<br />

mdivnad gaamweses...<br />

dro iyo jaSuSebisa da diversantebis Zebnisa...<br />

soxumSi Sendeboda vagzlis Senoba...<br />

mongoleTs mokvda marSali Coibalsani...<br />

eqvs dazgaze muSaobda Zafis amoxvevis ostati ciala<br />

Rlonti...<br />

mankieri romani dawera Salva dadianma...<br />

gamsaxurdias `<strong>me</strong>brZol nacionalizms aSkarad<br />

faSisturi elferi daetyo...~<br />

koreaSi generali rijuei taraknebsa da rwyilebs<br />

ao<strong>me</strong>bda...<br />

`Zirs omis gamCaReblebi!~ (yvelani fexze dgebian.<br />

mquxare, xangrZlivi taSi, ro<strong>me</strong>lic ovaciad iqceva. gaismis<br />

SeZaxilebi: gaumarjos amxanag stalins! amxanag stalins<br />

vaSa!).<br />

1953 wlis zamTarSi marTali Toduas gamoeRviZa<br />

sakuTari saxlis WerqveS, stalinis mkacr Tvalebs SeefeTa<br />

da, TiTqos Tavis dasacavado, uneblieT leqsis ori<br />

striqoni CaiCurCula: `stalin _ xalxTa gazafxulo,<br />

mSobliuro dido stalin!~<br />

2<br />

_ bikentis unda umadlode, Toloraias, saxli<br />

rom daginarCunda! _ uTxra marom marTalis.<br />

mamida darikos martoasuli iyo maro. adre gaaTxoves<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong> da adreve daqvrivda, uSvilZirod darCa.<br />

marTalim arc icoda, cocxali Tu iyo mamida dariko, an<br />

ratom unda efiqra cocxaliao, roca TviTon maro aTasi<br />

wlis dedabersa hgavda, Tumca CitiviT msubuqad ki trialebda.<br />

`priutSi~ naxulobda nestoris SviliSvils. kviraSi<br />

erTxel talaxaZis quCasac aakiTxavda, saxls gamoxvetavda,<br />

Tvals Seavlebda, xom araferi daikargao, <strong>me</strong>zoblebs<br />

daubarebda, Tqveni Wiri<strong>me</strong>, yuri aTxoveT, obols<br />

ra<strong>me</strong> ar daakldes, codoao...<br />

marTlac yovelive xeluxlebeli daxvda marTalis,<br />

Tumca saxls mainc daetyo didi xnis upatronoba.<br />

oTaxebSi sicivem daisadgura da saxeldaxelod danTebulma<br />

cecxlma igi ver gaanela. Wers laqebi daaCnda.<br />

yavari dalpa da wvimis dros wyali Camodioda.<br />

sxva gza ar hqonda obols, TviTonve unda miexeda<br />

yovelivesTvis, martodmartos unda aewyo cxovreba.<br />

unda SeSveboda efrosa da cacanaze fiqrs. eseni rom ara,<br />

samyaros rigi mwyobrad hqonda Camowerili. yvelafris-<br />

Tvis Tavisi adgili mieCina. es qveyana piramidas hgavda,<br />

romlis wverze mzesaviT anaTebda didi beladi. piramidis<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>liRac waxnagSi, mis qveda safexurebze Caikarga<br />

cacana da efro. es iyo tragikuli Secdoma, raic<br />

yovel diad saq<strong>me</strong>s axlavs Tan. tataCis mkvlelobac tragikul<br />

SecdomaTa rigs ganekuTvneba, Tumca tataCi braliania,<br />

Ralatis wil sikvdili samarTlianicaa. oRondac,<br />

tvinSi vera da ver dalagda azri, rom samarTliani<br />

msjavris aRmsrulebeli maincdamainc vava zarqua unda<br />

yofiliyo, romlis TviT garegnobaSic tyis urCxuli<br />

ikiTxeboda.<br />

amoioxra marTalim, Tavs Zala daatana, Tbili logini<br />

daTmo. civ tanisamoss icvamda da aJrJolebda. kuTxesTan<br />

mivida, Spaleris naxevi gadaswia. iq `yazayiSi gazeTi~<br />

imaleboda. tataCis suraTi ukve aRar ekida kedelze.<br />

iqneb marom gadamala, anda bikentis xalxma waiRo.<br />

es ki ver ipoves. marTali mamas daakvirda. ra undoda<br />

tataCis? vis uRalata an ras? ris gamo daimsaxura vava<br />

zarquas tyvia?<br />

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vavam wuxel moakiTxa. ezoSi ar Semosula, Robes<br />

mklavebiT gadmoeyrdno da moacivda.<br />

marTali airia, ar icoda, ra eTqva. idga mdumared<br />

da Sehyurebda Tavis mtersa da moZules.<br />

_ bikenti gibarebs! _ ise gamoscra vavam, Txeli<br />

tuCebi arc Seurxevia.<br />

uTovlo, sveli zamTari idga. marTalim bambura<br />

gadaicva, Tavze yurebiani qudi Camoifxata.<br />

saaTi ar hqonda da arc is icoda, ra dros ibarebdnen.<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTs gacrecili, Talxi ca gadmomxoboda, qalaqs<br />

usixarulo iers aZlevda.<br />

talaxaZis quCa saxelwodebas amarTlebda. marTalis<br />

aryofnaSi mas araferi dahklebia da arc araferi<br />

Sehmatebia. dro TiTqos gaCerda. zogierTma <strong>me</strong>zobelma<br />

ver icno. patara, mocucqnul biWad axsovdaT, axla ki<br />

vaJkaci eTqmoda, saulvaSeze RinRli mosdeboda.<br />

ra undoda bikentis, risTvis ibarebda? an ase uceb<br />

saidan Seityo ymawvilis dabruneba? maros naTqvamidan<br />

axsovda da TviTonac grZnobda, bikenti rom ar iviwyebda,<br />

TiTqos mfarvelobda kidec, magram, albaT, saSiSi iyo<br />

es mfarveloba.<br />

manamde arasodes yofila am SenobaSi. WuWyiani<br />

quCis Semdeg moprialebuli kibe da parketi eucxova.<br />

grZlad dafenilma fardagebma da dermatinianma karebma<br />

ridi gauZlieres. karebis warwerebic krZalvas badebda.<br />

TeTr fonze mkveTrad moxazuli asoebiT mxolod<br />

inicialebi da gvarebi ikiTxeboda. Tanamdebobebi ar aReniSnaT,<br />

amiT albaT ambobdnen, Cven yvelani Tanasworni<br />

varT, erT saq<strong>me</strong>s vemsaxurebiTo. ager karic _ `b. Z.<br />

Toloraia~, Tamami, msxvili rusuliT da moridebuli,<br />

wvrili qarTuliT.<br />

mdivan qals ar gahkvirvebia, skamze miuTiTa, Tvi-<br />

Ton ki telefoni aiRo, riCagi daatriala da CasZaxa:<br />

_ amxanago bikenti, biWi movida!<br />

pasuxi moismina, marTalisaTvis araferi uTqvams,<br />

yurmili dado da saq<strong>me</strong> ganagrZo. saqaRaldeSi furclebs<br />

akerebda.<br />

siwynare idga. albaT mTel qalaqSi es iyo yvelaze<br />

wynari da mSvidi dawesebuleba, mosawyenic ki. saocaria,<br />

Tavisi mokle cxovrebis manZilze araerTxel mimxvdara,<br />

rom qalaqSi eSiniaT bikenti Toloraiasi, eSiniaT am wynari<br />

saxlisa. ra unda iyos aq saSiSi? visi unda geSinodes? Tavi<br />

aswia da kedelze lavrenti berias Tvalebs SeefeTa... visi<br />

unda <strong>me</strong>Sinodes da vava zarquasi, _ daaskvna TavisTvis...<br />

ratom iT<strong>me</strong>ns bikenti moadgiled vavas? is, albaT, Semoparuli<br />

mteria da cdilobs cixe Signidan gatexos...<br />

cdam didxans ar mouwia. kari gaiRo da bikentim da<br />

vavam kabinetidan ucxo stumari gamoaciles. ucxo wavida,<br />

orni ki ymawvilis win gaCerdnen.<br />

vavas saxeze kunTi ar gatokebula. marTali mixvda,<br />

am <strong>me</strong>lotis SigniT, qoTanSi, Sxami da balRami ixarSeboda.<br />

bikentis pirisaxezec ar gatokebula kunTi, oRond<br />

mkacri nakvTebis miRma lmobiereba amoikiTxeboda da mar-<br />

Talim suli moiTqva, gaumxeleli SiSi Sors gadamala.<br />

_ a, Toduas biWi gvewvia! _ xeli CamoarTva bikentim,<br />

marTalis bavSvuri TiTebi daiWira da ar gauSva. _<br />

gazrdilxar, dakacebulxar! _ gauSinaurdasaviT. _<br />

gcalia axla Sen?<br />

marTalim Tavi dauqnia.<br />

_ Tu gcalia, <strong>me</strong> da Sen erTad visadiloT!<br />

gasaocari da moulodneli iyo aseTi bikenti. TiTqos<br />

Tavs uyadrebda ymawvils, gadaebijebina Tavisi civi siamayisaTvis...<br />

da es xdeboda am uxseneblis, vava zarquas Tvalwin.<br />

eWvi foriaqobda marTalis sulSi, ver gaego, ra TamaSi<br />

TamaSdeboda da bikentis xelidan TiTebi daiZvrina.<br />

vavam, aqaoda sadili <strong>me</strong> ar <strong>me</strong>xebao, zurgi Seaqcia<br />

biWs, mdivnis magidasTan daixara da CurCuli gauba. misi<br />

gamxdari da moRunuli xerxemali kobrisas hgavda.<br />

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kibeze rom Cadiodnen, bikentim mxarze xeli daado,<br />

TiTqos eyrdnoboda kidec, Tumca nabijs axalgazrdulad<br />

adgamda da xelis simZi<strong>me</strong>Sic Rone igrZnoboda.<br />

manqanaSi Casxdnen, ukan marTali, bikenti ki mZRolis<br />

gverdiT moTavsda. uceb Semobrunda da hkiTxa:<br />

_ Zalian giWirda, iq, sabavSvo saxlSi?<br />

ymawvilma mxrebi aiCeCa, TqmiT araferi uTqvams.<br />

cxadia, uWirda! ara SimSilis gamo, ara sicivis gamo...<br />

aRar esmoda cacanas putuni, efros CaxleCili, mkacri<br />

xma da imitomac uWirda. guli romc gadaexsna am kacisaTvis,<br />

yvelaferi romc eambna, viTom gaugebda bikenti<br />

Toloraia marTalis gasaWirs?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ar damviwyebixar, Tvals vadevnebdi Sens warmatebebs!<br />

marTalim Tavi daxara, frCxilebis Semow<strong>me</strong>bas Seudga.<br />

sxvaTa leqsebis zuTxvas Tu eZaxian warmatebebs!<br />

netavi risTvis elaquceba? bikentisi mis Svils lestambesac<br />

eSinoda, sxva biWebs _ miT ufro. axla ki marTalis<br />

toliviT esaubreba, Tavs uyadrebs... ra xeirs elis misgan?<br />

_ araferi warmatebebi <strong>me</strong> ar mqonia, leqsebs vizuTxavdi<br />

da eg iyo! _ uk<strong>me</strong>xad Seepasuxa, mouzomavad.<br />

bikenti gauCumda, viTomc ver SeamCnia mglis lekvis<br />

es Rrena.<br />

_ Sen, mgoni, xatav kidec!<br />

marTalim Tavi dauqnia, laparaki ar ewada.<br />

Toloraiebis saxli didi ki iyo, magram garegnobiT<br />

ar brwyinavda. ZRvibi moerida TanamoqalaqeTa SesaZlo<br />

Worebs, aqaoda <strong>me</strong>c xelmokled vcxovrobo da nacrisferi,<br />

uSno yuTi wamoayuda, Tumca vinc SigniT Sevidoda, STabe-<br />

Wdileba umal Seecvleboda, radgan im dros qalaqSi<br />

iatakze parketi <strong>me</strong>ts aravis ego, Werze aravis ekida WaRebi,<br />

kedlebze iSviaTad Tu vin<strong>me</strong>s gaekra Wreli noxebi...<br />

zinaida petrovna TviTonac Sinsaxkomis veterani<br />

gaxldaT. saidan gamoCnda <strong>me</strong>reTSi es cxvirpaWua, cis-<br />

ferTvala rusis gogo, aravin uwyoda. bikenti eWvobda,<br />

<strong>me</strong>Tvalyured xom ar momiCineso. tradiciulad TiTo<br />

rusi unda hyolodaT organos ierarqiul safexurebze,<br />

maradis <strong>me</strong>Tvalyures erTi zed<strong>me</strong>ti Tvali aras awyenda.<br />

eWviT Sexeda bikentim, magram didxans ver gauZlo cisferi<br />

Tvalebis JuJuns, ahyva cdunebas da daukrefavSi<br />

gaiseirna. <strong>me</strong>re SeuZlebeli aRmoCnda xafangidan Tavis<br />

daRweva da arCia Sin hyoloda moyurade da amiT aecilebina<br />

safrTxe, raic yovel Sinsaxko<strong>me</strong>ls Tana sdevda.<br />

amasobaSi zinaida petrovnam lestambe gaaCina, <strong>me</strong>re<br />

keke, iswavla CiqorTuli <strong>me</strong>grulqarTuli, Tumca<br />

`doneseniebisaTvis~ rusulic kmaroda. amaebisa marTalim<br />

araferi icoda. kedelze lamazi, cqriala gogos suraTi<br />

rom dainaxa, ifiqra, keke rogor gazrdilao, magram sura-<br />

Ti zinaida petrovnas axalgazrdobisa aRmoCnda. TviTon<br />

zinaida petrovna faSfaSa, baraqian dedakacad gadaqceuliyo,<br />

roxroxebda, xmaurobda, ise Sinaurulad da<br />

safuZvlianad mokalaTebuliyo am saxlSi da ara marto am<br />

saxlSi, ara<strong>me</strong>d mTel <strong>me</strong>reTSi, TiTqos aq daTesili da amosuli<br />

xe yofiliyos, sulac ar grZnobda Tavs ucxo miwaze<br />

Camoxetebulad, piriqiT, aqaurni eCveneboda ucxoto<strong>me</strong>lebad<br />

da misi vali iyo, isini Tavis yaidaze moeqcia.<br />

_ vin aris es biCi? _ ikiTxa zinaida petrovnam.<br />

sastumroSi iyvnen da marTalis uxerxuloba bo-<br />

Wavda. kedlidan stalini da beria gadmohyurebdnen.<br />

amaT pirdapir qosa ZRvibias jRani sifaTi Canda. mxatvarfotografs<br />

ucdia Seeferadebina, adamianisaTvis<br />

daemsgavsebina, magram amaod garjila.<br />

_ Zmakacis Svilia! _ civad Seepasuxa cols bikenti.<br />

`Zmakacis Svili!~ _ yurSi dagvianebul eqod Caesma mar-<br />

Talis. <strong>me</strong>tad eucnaura es sityvebi. `Zmakaci~ mteri ver iqneba,<br />

`Zmakacs~ tyviiT ar dasdeven, sasikvdilod ar i<strong>me</strong>teben.<br />

bikentim mxarze xeli gadahxvia, siRrmis karisaken<br />

ubiZga, wamo, visadiloTo, Tan cols hkiTxa:<br />

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_ bavSvebi sad arian?<br />

lestambem Semoixeda am dros, Tvalebi gaufar-<br />

Tovda.<br />

_ veRar icani? _ Caixvixvina bikentim da marTalis<br />

es sicilic eucxova, ar egona, Tu bikenti saerTod<br />

icinoda.<br />

Tavis droze lestambe klasSi yvelaze maRali iyo,<br />

magram zrda TiTqos Seewyvita. amasobaSi, age, marTali<br />

wamoewia. Zveleburad kvlav sinaTle gasdioda. `erTi<br />

layuna vin<strong>me</strong>a!~ _ Seafasa marTalim. ukve aRar surda misi<br />

galaxva, Tumca bavSvobis wyena SerCenoda. `mainc ratom<br />

vezizRebi? _ araerTxel ufiqria amaze. _ ra icis man<br />

Cemi mSoblebis Sesaxeb? iqneb aq, am ojaxSi iTqva rai<strong>me</strong><br />

iseTi, lestambes umwifar sulSi rom CaewveTa?~<br />

lestambe zRurbls moSorda, zlazvniT wamovida<br />

da xeli uxalisod gamouwoda, TiTqos eSinoda, stumarma<br />

ra<strong>me</strong> ar miximandroso.<br />

_ akoceT erTmaneTs, Zveli <strong>me</strong>gobrebi ara xarT?!<br />

_ bikenti erToboda ymawvilebis dabneulobiT.<br />

lestambes sigamxdrisagan loyebi Cascvenoda da<br />

marTalis kocna haerSi gamouvida.<br />

_ keke sadRaa? keke! _ gasZaxa bikentim.<br />

gogona zRurblze Seyovnda. marTalim am yanCaSi<br />

Zlivs amoikiTxa patara feria, `paltaratonkis~ Tavze<br />

gafrenas rom lamobda. TeTri, gamWvirvale piriskani<br />

hqonda, didroni Tvalebi... TiTqmis martoRa Tvalebi<br />

iyo! es is asakia, roca gogonebi tans uceb aiyrian, jerac<br />

dauxvewavni, uSnovdebian, raTa cota xanSi ymawvil lamazmanebad<br />

iqcnen. oRond amisi codna marTalis ara<br />

hqonda da misi faruli Sefaseba orWofuli iyo...<br />

gaSlili wigni gulSi Caexutebina gogonas, etyoba,<br />

wuTis win kiTxulobda.<br />

_ esaa Cveni keke! _ sazeimo kiloTi aRniSna bikentim.<br />

_ Sen albaT Zalze patara gaxsovs! modi, Svilo,<br />

xeli CamoarTvi!.. es ras kiTxulob? _ ena mouCliqa kacma.<br />

_ u. Seqspiri, `ro<strong>me</strong>o da julieta~... ho, ho, `an samwuxaro<br />

sxva ambavi iqneba gana, ro<strong>me</strong>osa da julietas ambavisTana...~<br />

kekem mamis SeTamaSebas yuri ar aTxova, stumars<br />

xeli uxmod gamouwoda.<br />

`ratom keke?~ _ gaifiqra marTalim, mis nacnobebSi<br />

aravis erqva ase.<br />

yvelani sasadiloSi gavidnen. zinaida petrovnas<br />

sufra rusul yaidaze gaewyo _ borSCi, moxarSuli kartofili,<br />

kitris mwnili, Txlad daWrili Zexvi da Savi<br />

puri... cxel wvnians madismomgvreli suni asdioda da<br />

marTalis kuWi aewva.<br />

simorcxve bolomde ver daeZlia. bambura Zlivs<br />

gaiZro, skamis zurgze gadakida. tanze jerac `priutidan~<br />

gamoyolili usaxuri Sarvalperangi ecva da ar icoda,<br />

ranairad damaluliyo. arada, kekem wigni buxris<br />

Tavze Semodo da cxirwin dauskupda, ise mosCereboda,<br />

ucxo ram frinvels aTvalierebso. amitomac gauWirda<br />

ymawvils kovzis aReba, pirs ver axvedrebda.<br />

_ maS xatav, xom? _ gaaxsenda moulodnelad<br />

bikentis.<br />

marTalim Tavi dauqnia.<br />

_ ra daxate?<br />

_ stalini davxate, beriac, molotovic, viSinski<br />

tribunaze...<br />

_ maladCina! _ CamCa haerSi gauCerda zinaida<br />

petrovnas.<br />

_ iqneb Cvenc dagvxato? _ bikentim eSmakurad<br />

moWuta Tvalebi.<br />

`kekes mamis Tvalebi gamohyva! _ gaifiqra mar-<br />

Talim. _ cxviric...~<br />

_ ager kekes davxatav! _ dascda.<br />

kekes sicilma gaiwkriala. Zalian uxdeboda. Tvalebi<br />

auJuJunda, usworo kbilebi gamoaCina.<br />

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`amnair civ saxlebSi ranairad izrdebian nazi gogonebi,<br />

sakiTxavi ai es aris!~<br />

_ magas ra unda? maimuns daxatav da keke iqneba!<br />

_ CaurTo lestambem.<br />

_ maimunis Tavi gabia! _ ar SearCina kekem.<br />

_ aba, daSoSmindiT! _ warbi Sehyara bikentim.<br />

am kinklaobam Cveulebrivi gaxada es ojaxuri garemo,<br />

marTalis ridi moexsna...<br />

ariqa ZaZua gaaxsenda... dResaswaulis wina dRes<br />

skolis aivans rTavdnen girliandebiTa da yvavilebiT.<br />

SuaSi, svetze stalinis suraTi dahkides. kukuri maswavlebelma<br />

ukan-ukan daixia, Tavi ganze gadaxara:<br />

_ a-aqeT leninis suuraTi rom gvqondes, _ marjvena<br />

svetze miuTiTa, _ iiqiT beeriasi, _ marcxenaze<br />

miuTiTa, _ kaai iqneba Zaalian!<br />

_ magaze ioli raa, _ wamoayrantala ariqam, _<br />

Cveni lestambe davkidoT da samive erTad iqneba!<br />

bavSvebi axiTxiTdnen. lestambe galaxuliviT idga.<br />

wesiT kukuri maswavlebelsac unda gascineboda, magram<br />

igi wamoWarxlda, enis borZiki daaviwyda da savsebiT<br />

gamarTulad moixmo:<br />

_ modi, biZi, aq!<br />

ariqa zlazvniT miuaxlovda, Tan tolebisaken<br />

aparebda mzeras, aqaoda, ra vTqvi axla iseTi, nuTu gaxumrebac<br />

ar SeiZlebao?<br />

kukuri maswavlebeli SekuntruSda, yurSi Caafrinda<br />

da aqaCa.<br />

ariqas simwris cremlebi wamoscvivda.<br />

_ eeg vin gaswavla?<br />

_ aravin, masw!<br />

_ iicode, ase Tu gaagrZele, koomkavSirSi miigi-<br />

Reben ki ara, piionerebidanac gagabinZureben!<br />

es SemTxveva gaaxsenda marTalis, undoda moeyola,<br />

keke erTxelac gaecinebina, magram enas droze daaWira<br />

kbilebi.<br />

_ CvenTan darCi! _ bikentim mxarze xeli mouTa-<br />

Tuna. _ salaparako maqvs SenTan! axla ki samsaxurSi<br />

mi<strong>me</strong>Cqareba!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c unda camovide! _ aCqarda zinaida petrovna.<br />

_ keke, akauroba mialage!<br />

`keke? stalinis dedas erqva ase!~ _ gaaxsenda mar-<br />

Talis...<br />

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<strong>me</strong>reTSi (da saerTod dasavleT saqarTveloSi),<br />

visac orsarTuliani saxli udgas, <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulis kibe<br />

pirdapir ezodan audis. zogjer <strong>me</strong>ore kibeca aqvT, ukana<br />

ezodan asasvleli. farTo aivnebi ician da ramdeni oTaxicaa,<br />

imdeni kari. albaT imitomaa ase, stumari da moyvare,<br />

saidanac moiwadinebs, iqidan Semovides, Tavi Sinaurulad<br />

igrZnos. araferi dafaruli am saxlebSi ar aris.<br />

<strong>me</strong>zoblebi ise Semodian da gadian, karebze arc akakuneben...<br />

Toloraiebis cixesimagre sul sxva yaidaze iyo<br />

agebuli. am nacrisfer yuTs ramdeni<strong>me</strong> viwro fanjara<br />

hqonda da winidan erTaderTi, mWidrod migmanuli kari.<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore sarTulis kibe SigniTve CaeyolebinaT. ase ineba<br />

ZRvibim, mtermravalma da windaxedulma kacma.<br />

_ Cemi oTaxi zeviTaa! _ lestambem marTali Sida<br />

kibiT <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulze aiyvana. _ modi, raRaca gaCveno!<br />

lestambes oTaxi patara senaksa hgavda. sawoli,<br />

saweri magida da skamiRa eteoda. logini jariskacurad,<br />

koxtad gaesworebina. magidaze wignebi, rveulebi da<br />

sawerkalami wesierad ewyo.<br />

_ sad<strong>me</strong> xom ar wamogcdeba? _ lestambe SeTqmuliviT<br />

aCurCulda. _ mamam miTxra, sandoao, Tumca <strong>me</strong><br />

<strong>me</strong>eWveba!<br />

marTali gawiTlda, mxrebi Seaqana.

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_ Tu ar <strong>me</strong>ndobi, nurc nurafers miCveneb!<br />

_ sando adamiani iSviaTia, _ Rrmaazrovnad ganacxada<br />

lestambem, _ adamianTa umravlesoba gulis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si<br />

moRalatea. miecemaT sababi da uceb giRalateben!<br />

_ Sen saidan ici?<br />

_ Seviswavle! _ waitrabaxa lestambem, cdilobda<br />

STabeWdileba moexdina. _ Sen <strong>me</strong> ariqa ZaZua ar gegono,<br />

anda duru gegia!<br />

_ ariqa ZaZua? _ gakvirvebiT CaekiTxa marTali.<br />

_ erTic nagavia da <strong>me</strong>orec! _ qedmaRlurad moWra<br />

lestambem. _ Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tisani arian da Tavi bavSvebi<br />

hgoniaT... sxva biWebic! sul imaze gafacicebulan, burTi<br />

rodis gaitanon da Wkuasust gogoebze ixiTxiTon!<br />

_ Sen raze xar gafacicebuli?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>? _ gawela lestambem, viwro Tvalebi miaciva.<br />

rogor gansxvavdeboda kekesgan, vin daijerebda amaT<br />

daZmobas. `sul sxva sisxlisa da jilagisaa!~ _ gaifiqra<br />

marTalim. lestambem ki dagemovnebiT gai<strong>me</strong>ora: _ <strong>me</strong>?..<br />

vemzadebi!<br />

_ emzadebi?<br />

_ ho, vemzadebi... ai!<br />

xeli Seyo leibis qveS da iqidan WuWyian CvarSi<br />

gaxveuli nivTi gamoaZvrina. Cvari Semoxsna, vercxlisfrad<br />

molaplape revolveri iyo.<br />

_ `valteria~? _ marTalis aRtacebisagan sunTqva<br />

Seekra.<br />

_ xom magaria?<br />

_ magaria! momakidebineb?<br />

_ ha, oRond frTxilad!<br />

marTalim saTuTad mohkida tarSi xeli, simZi<strong>me</strong><br />

esiamovna. fanjrisaken gaiSvira da viTomc gaisrola.<br />

_ buh!<br />

_ frTxilad, tyvia pirSi aqvs!<br />

_ mainc sad iSove?<br />

_ ar gamcem? _ erTxelac daeWvda lestambe, _<br />

daifice!<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTirjuli...<br />

_ vava zarquas movpare!<br />

_ mohpare? _ piri daaRo marTalim.<br />

_ ho! iSviaTad svams xol<strong>me</strong> da cotaze iTvreba.<br />

CvenTan daTvra, tvini eRrZo da ayalmayali atexa, aiCema,<br />

unda gavisroloo... <strong>me</strong>re waiqca, Zlivs avayeneT, es ki<br />

divanqveS Seucurda. <strong>me</strong>ore dRes movida, gamomixmo da<br />

yurSi mkiTxa, xom ar ginaxavso... Tavi movikali, sad vnaxavdi<strong>me</strong>Tqi...<br />

iyo am ambavSi raRac usiamovno, magram marTalim<br />

SurisZiebiT tkboba igrZno.<br />

_ rom gaigon, ras uza<strong>me</strong>n?<br />

_ kedelTan miayeneben! _ dabejiTebiT Tqva lestambem<br />

da uceb mZulvared daamata: _ axia magaze, mama-<br />

Cems uTxris samares...<br />

_ Sen ra ici?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> araferi gamo<strong>me</strong>pareba! daakvirdi, Tu Sxamian<br />

kobras ara hgavs! emzadeba, emzadeba da uceb naxtomi,<br />

pirdapir cxvirpirSi... ar gamouvida! axla daCutuli<br />

dadis, Tavs imkvdarunebs!<br />

_ maS Sen amisTvis emzadebi?<br />

_ risTvis?<br />

_ vava zarqua unda daamarcxo?<br />

_ saq<strong>me</strong> ise unda Sevutrialo, Tavisi Tavi TviTon<br />

daamarcxos! _ CaixiTxiTa lestambem.<br />

`esec vava zarquaa, _ zizRiT gaifiqra marTalim,<br />

_ kobra Sexvda kobras!~<br />

es `valteri~ bavSvisTvis saTamaSoa, didisTvis<br />

sasikvdilo iaraRi. Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti wlis adamiani bavSvic aris<br />

da didic... zurgi Seaqcia lestambes, viwro sark<strong>me</strong>lSi<br />

gaixeda... xexilis SiSveli totebi nestiT gajerebula.<br />

<strong>me</strong>zobeli saxlis aficruli kedeli da yavari gaSavebu-<br />

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la... moeCvena wamier, rom cixeSia gamomwyvdeuli, aqedan<br />

arasodes gamouSveben... Cxakuni moesma da Semotrialda.<br />

lestambes `valteri~ CvarSi gaexvia da kvlav leibis<br />

qveS CurTavda. moixeda, didroni kbilebi pirSi ver<br />

eteoda, tuCebs usvelebda.<br />

_ vici, iaraRze fiqrob, _ lizRurad gaiRima, _ yvela<br />

biWi iaraRze ocnebobs. CemTvis ki es mxolod rkinaa...<br />

_ rkina?<br />

_ ho! gasrola rom movindomo, viRaca damaswrebs<br />

da sicocxles gamomasal<strong>me</strong>bs. amitom <strong>me</strong> sxva iaraRiT<br />

SeviaraRdi, imis gasrolas kaci ver gaigebs, <strong>me</strong> ki sargeblis<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti araferi Semxvdeba!<br />

`rogor daWkvianebula, _ ukvirs marTalis, _<br />

brZenkaciviT msjelobs, oRond enis wveridan gvelis<br />

sibrZne gadmosdis. ratom cdilobs Cemi gulis mogebas?<br />

adre vezizRebodi...~<br />

_ mainc ra iaraRia iseTi?<br />

_ codna! _ TavdajerebiT Tqva lestambem. _<br />

adamianTa u<strong>me</strong>tesoba nagavia, oRond kaci imisia, Tavi angelozad<br />

mogaCvenos. sakuTari maxinji sifaTis danaxva<br />

sarkeSic aravis gauxardeba. vTqvaT, Sen ici, rom is kaci<br />

nagavia, da nagavma, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac Tavi angelozad moaqvs,<br />

gaigo, rom Sen is Seicani. ras izams am SemTxvevaSi? oRond<br />

ar gamamxiloo da Seni monamorCili Seiqmneba...<br />

_ im nagavma rom aiRos da mucelSi dana gagiyaros?<br />

_ ra Tqma unda, esec SesaZlebelia. aviRoT, magaliTad,<br />

igive vava zarqua. <strong>me</strong> vici, rom iman simTvraleSi<br />

`valteri~ dakarga. iman icis, rom <strong>me</strong> es vici. ese igi, mis-<br />

Tvis saSiSroebas warmovadgen. <strong>me</strong> winaswar unda vicode,<br />

igi ras moimoq<strong>me</strong>debs. vfiqrob, Cems mokvlas ar isurvebs,<br />

axalgazrda var da suleli vgonivar. amitom<br />

xvalzeg kamfetebs momitans, an iqneb fotoaparati maCuqos,<br />

an jibeSi saxarji fuli CamiCxrialos...<br />

_ didi <strong>me</strong>zRapre yofilxar, _ naZaladevad gaicina<br />

marTalim, _ erTi kilo kamfetiT ginda momavali<br />

aiSeno?<br />

_ yoveli didi mciresagan Sedgeba! _ lestambe<br />

aSkarad tkbeboda Tavisi WkuiT. _ gaxsovs, <strong>me</strong> da Sen rom<br />

viCxubeT? Zveli ambavia da nu miwyen! maSin ukve mqonda<br />

mizani...<br />

marTalis guli SeekumSa, bage gauTeTrda.<br />

_ maSin <strong>me</strong> ukve vicodi, rom xalxis mtris Svili<br />

iyavi, dedac antisabWoTa ele<strong>me</strong>nti gyavda, mamac...<br />

marTalim xmis amoReba ver SeZlo, TiTqos kbili<br />

kbils mieweba.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re gavige, moRalate mama TviTon Cagibarebia!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>e? _ Zlivs amoRerRa marTalim.<br />

_ ho, amisi gaxseneba ioli araa, magram ra vuyoT!<br />

mamaTa danaSaulze Svilebi pasuxs ar ageben! mamaCemma<br />

amixsna, Sen miginiSnebia, sadac unda eZebnaT tataCi Todua...<br />

kvals daadgnen da miimwyvdies kidec...<br />

marTalim sisuste igrZno, muxlebi moudunda,<br />

TvalSi bindi Caudga, yurebSi bamba Caufineso, lestambes<br />

xma ZlivsRa esmoda.<br />

_ aseTi gmiroba pavlik morozovma Caidina... ra<br />

mogivida?<br />

_ araferi.<br />

_ cudad xom ara xar? ager wamoweqi!<br />

xeli SeaSvela, sawolze wamoawvina.<br />

_ ra mogivida?<br />

_ araferi! mciva!<br />

lestambem saidanRac palto gamoaTria, daaxura,<br />

skami gamoswia da dajda. <strong>me</strong>ts ar laparakobda, an iqneb<br />

laparakobda kidec, magram marTalis araferi esmoda.<br />

buranSi CaeSva, TiTqos oTaxSi nisli dadga. im nislSi<br />

kekes Tvalebi gamoikveTa. jer Tvalebi dainaxa ymawvilma,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re mTlianad pirisaxe. daixara keke, bageebs amoZ-<br />

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avebda da usworo kbilebi mouCanda. albaT raRacas<br />

uxsnida, Tan ufro da ufro uaxlovdeboda... kekem misi<br />

Tavi Caixuta, aswia, pirTan Wiqa miutana. ylupi mosva mar-<br />

Talim, guli gaugrilda... gons moego.<br />

oTaxSi keke ar iyo, lestambe dahyurebda gakvirvebiT.<br />

_ Semcivda raRac! _ Tavi imarTla marTalim,<br />

palto gadaiZro da wamojda.<br />

_ ho, aq civa, palto moixure!<br />

_ araa saWiro! _ marTalis Sercxva Tavisi sisustisa.<br />

_ ho, marTla, Sen ambob, vicodio. maSin xom patara<br />

iyavi, TerT<strong>me</strong>tisa an Tor<strong>me</strong>tisa, saidan gecodineboda?<br />

lestambem Caiqirqila, viwro TvalebSi siamayis<br />

Suqma gakvesa, magidis ujra gamoswia.<br />

_ ai!<br />

ujra gadatixruli iyo muyaos naWrebiT. moCanda<br />

alfabetis asoebi anidan haemde. mWidrod elaga konvertebi,<br />

zogi Txeli, zogic sakmaod sqeli.<br />

_ ra aris es?<br />

lestambem xeli Cayo. `z~s rigidan erTi konverti<br />

amoaZro, zed ewera: `zarqua vava~.<br />

_ Cemi gvaricaa?<br />

_ lestambem TiTebis swrafi moZraobiT amoaZro<br />

sxva konverti, zed ewera: `Todua marTali~.<br />

_ es ra, TamaSia?<br />

_ ho, TamaSia! sxvebi burTs dasdeven, <strong>me</strong> ki amiT<br />

verTobi! aTi wlisam daviwye. dedam maswavla, oRond is<br />

ar icis, aq rom misi saxelicaa, mamikosic...<br />

_ veraferi gavige! _ wamoiZaxa marTalim. _ ras<br />

niSnavs es konvertebi, ra devs SigniT?<br />

_ Sen magas verc gaigeb! rac am konvertebSia, amas<br />

hqvia `agenturuli monace<strong>me</strong>bi~. diax! viRacam qrTami<br />

aiRo, viRacam kaci gaZarcva, viRaca antisabWoTa anekdotebs<br />

yveba... yvelaferi am konvertebSi iyris Tavs. mTe-<br />

li qalaqi aqaa, ai, ase myavs gamoWerili. Tu movindo<strong>me</strong>,<br />

vinac mo<strong>me</strong>prianeba, imas Cavayudeb cixeSi!<br />

ambobda amas da qirqilebda. marTali pirdaRebuli<br />

Sehyurebda da Tavi zRaparSi egona. rodisrodis xma<br />

amoiRo da enis borZikiT SeekiTxa:<br />

_ maS Spioni xar?<br />

lestambes wyena daetyo.<br />

_ Spioni, imperialistebs vinc mieyida, isaa, Cems<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>s ki dazverva hqvia!<br />

_ ar geSinia?<br />

_ risi?<br />

_ ase rom <strong>me</strong>nde! vTqvaT, gavedi aqedan da mTel<br />

qalaqs movde es ambavi!<br />

lestambes TvalebSi cecxli Cauqra, niri mainc ar<br />

Secvlia. ujra mixura da sazizRari RimiliT Tqva:<br />

_ vin dagijerebs! _ enis wveriT tuCebi moiloka<br />

da xmadabla ganagrZo: _ erT igavs mogiyvebi: warmoidgine,<br />

rom ojaxSi stumrad brZandeboda Sinsaxkomis TanamSro<strong>me</strong>li.<br />

kaci daTvra da am dros `valteri~ daekarga,<br />

sadRac divanis qveS Seucurda. is revolveri orma ymawvilma<br />

ipova. ecnen da erTmaneTs ejajgurebian, ara, Cemia,<br />

ara, Cemiao... revolveri `buh~ da gavarda! erTi ymawvili<br />

daiRupa, <strong>me</strong>ore zis da cxare cremlebiT tiris...<br />

erTi samareSi wevs, <strong>me</strong>ore, raki uwlovania, mcire sasjels<br />

ixdis cixeSi, sadac dediko wamdauwum ugzavnis<br />

amanaTebs... gaige?<br />

gaigo marTalim, ra Tqma unda, gaigo! `nexvis Wia!~<br />

_ gaifiqra amreziT...<br />

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wasvla rom daapira, swored maSin mobrundnen bikenti<br />

da zinaida petrovna.<br />

ymawvilebi buxarTan Tbebodnen. kekes wigni muxlebze<br />

edo da TvisTvis xmadabla butbutebda: `oi, ro<strong>me</strong>o, o,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>o, sad xar ro<strong>me</strong>o?..~ mamis danaxvisTanave wigni dakeca<br />

da buxris Tavze Semodo.<br />

_ xom SeewyveT erTmaneTs? _ ikiTxa bikentim.<br />

zinaida petrovnam kuStad Sexeda marTalis. samsaxuridan<br />

ugunebod dabrunda da jujRuniT Sevida<br />

samzareuloSi. iq qvabebs autexa raxaruxi.<br />

_ nu geSinia, rogorc quxs, ise ara wvims! _ Tvali<br />

Caukra kacma marTalis.<br />

ymawvili fexze wamodga, buxris amyols mieyrdno.<br />

bikentim gaxda daiwyo. kekem labada CamoarTva da<br />

dasakideblad waiRo.<br />

lestambem Ceq<strong>me</strong>bze utaca xeli, ejajgura, ejajgura,<br />

Zlivs waaZro. bikentim SvebiT amoisunTqa, fexebi<br />

flostebs waatana.<br />

_ uh, movkvdi kaci!<br />

buxarTan mivida, cecxls mieficxa.<br />

_ iseTi uJmuri amindia, gareT gasvla aRar mogindeba!<br />

zinaida petrovnas gadaedo, mgonia! e, CarTo mZi<strong>me</strong><br />

artileria!<br />

zinaida petrovnas, etyoba, qvabi Zirs gaugorda<br />

da rusuli siuxviT iwyevleboda.<br />

_ Tu adamians jujRuniT unda gulis mooxeba, misi<br />

nebaa! _ bikentim skami moswia da dajda. _ dajeqi, ras<br />

damdgarxar! _ marTalis mimarTa, <strong>me</strong>re lestambes miubrunda:<br />

_ gadi, biWo, SemosasvlelSi Sexveuli devs da<br />

momirbenine!<br />

lestambe dauzareblad gavarda da wuTSi mobrunda,<br />

Tan Sexveuli moitana.<br />

_ es marTalis saCuqrad! _ sazeimod warmoTqva<br />

bikentim da gazeTi Semoacala. saxatavi albomi aRmoCnda.<br />

Tan patara kolofic axlda, Sig grafitis natexebi ido.<br />

marTali gawiTlda, madlobis sityvebi Zlivs amo-<br />

RerRa. buxris kuTxesTan jorkoze Camojda. zurgiT<br />

kedels mieyrdno. albomi gadakeca, qaRaldis TeTr pirs<br />

xelisguli gadausva. sasiamovno sigrile igrZno. grafitis<br />

natexi aiRo da miixedmoixeda, dafiqrda, <strong>me</strong>re kekes<br />

xeli dauqnia.<br />

_ mand dajeqi, sinaTleze! aqeTken moixede!<br />

kekes loyebi auRvivda. skamze Camojda, farTod<br />

gaxelili Tvalebi moapyro.<br />

marTalis mcire xniT daaviwyda bikentisa da lestambes<br />

arseboba. cota xans uyura gogonas. `Se uSno da gonjo!~<br />

_ moferebiT gaifiqra da pirveli ovali CamouSva...<br />

diax, es kekes loyaa... ori, zeaweuli frTa gogonas warbebia...<br />

didxans, didxans xatavda marTali kekes didron<br />

Tvalebs, cdilobda sicocxle mieca, Savi grafitiT moxazuls<br />

cisferic ar dahkargvoda...<br />

bikenti uxmod ijda. marTali ver xedavda, rom<br />

kacis pirisaxeze xan sinaTle gadaivlida, xan Wmunvis<br />

Crdili... lestambe ver isvenebda, cmukavda, tuCebs enis<br />

wveriT isvelebda.<br />

bolos gacocxlda ori Tvali... ufro ioli aRmoCnda<br />

wvrili T<strong>me</strong>bis Camoyra Sublze, Tmis CanCqeris Camo-<br />

Sveba yuris eJvanze da iqamde, sadac kekes gamxdari mxrebi<br />

igulisx<strong>me</strong>boda... grafitis erTi mosmiT Caaxata swori<br />

cxviri, mamisagan <strong>me</strong>mkvidreobiT miRebuli... advili iyo<br />

nikapis momrgvalebac, magram karga xans ewvala, raTa<br />

susti, morcxvi Rimili damCneoda bageTa kuTxes da cotaTi<br />

gaxsnili tuCebis miRma usworo kbilebi odnavRa<br />

dalanduliyo...<br />

Semobajbajda zinaida petrovna, Tvali gakvirvebiT<br />

Seavlo buxrispiras dadu<strong>me</strong>bulebs.<br />

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_ ra mogividaT, kelexia?<br />

marTalis xeli gauCerda, amoioxra, TiTqos gamoeRviZao,<br />

furceli frTxilad aaZro da kekes gauwoda.<br />

_ ha!<br />

bikentim haerSive Semoabruna, daxeda.<br />

_ auh, verc warmovidgendi, Cveni keke Tu aseTi<br />

lamazia!<br />

daxeda zinaida petrovnamac.<br />

_ martlac gavs! maladec, biCo!<br />

bednierebisagan saxeaciskrovnebuli keke dabzrialda<br />

da akiskisda.<br />

lestambem naxats ena gamouyo.<br />

_ rac ginda Sealamaze, maimuni maimunad darCeba!<br />

_ maimunis Tavi gabia! _ ar SearCina kekem, furceli<br />

haerSi aafriala da TikaniviT SekuntruSda.<br />

_ kai, nu gasuleldit, axla vaxSami vCamot! _<br />

zinaida petrovnas guneba gamoukeTda. _ camodit, mo<strong>me</strong>xmaret!<br />

bikenti cecxls miaCerda, Tavis safiqrals CauRrmavda.<br />

axalgazrdebi dasaxmareblad daiZvrnen. marTalimac<br />

wamoiRo TefSebi, sufraze gaCnda wiwiburas fafa<br />

da axladgacxelebuli katletebi, wvrilad daWrili<br />

kombostos mwnili, xilis Ciris kompoti... `mTlad rusul<br />

yaidaze cxovroben!~ _ daaskvna marTalim. `priut-<br />

Sic~ rusul yaidaze kvebavdnen, magram xandaxan maros<br />

Camohqonda sofluri ZRveni.<br />

Cumad vaxSmobdnen da am siCu<strong>me</strong>m TandaTan sicive<br />

Camoafina. igrZno marTalim, ucxoni isxdnen magidis irgvliv...<br />

coli eo<strong>me</strong>boda qmars... Svili eo<strong>me</strong>boda dedas da<br />

mamas... mamam icoda, sad gadioda frontis xazi, magram<br />

mowinaaRmdegeTa Zalas arafrad agdebda... marto keke<br />

iyo am saxlSi zRapreTidan Camofrenili Wreli Citi,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lsac am didi omisa araferi eCerCeteboda... misi<br />

goneba dRes montekebisa da kapuletebis omiT iyo dakavebuli...<br />

marTalim uxerxulad Caaxvela.<br />

_ Zia bikenti, SeiZleba SegekiTxoT?<br />

bikentis saxeze mkacri simSvide efina. am simSvideSi<br />

igulisx<strong>me</strong>boda, saTq<strong>me</strong>li gamozo<strong>me</strong>, zRvars ar gadascdeo.<br />

zinaida petrovnam yuri cqvita. lestambem<br />

Cangali dado, TiTi pirSi Caido, raTa xorcis narCeni<br />

kbilidan amoeCiCqna. mxolod keke miirT<strong>me</strong>vda udardelad<br />

Tavis Talias.<br />

_ vin aris vava zarqua?<br />

zinaida petrovnas lukma gadascda, xvelebiT<br />

Caicina:<br />

_ biCo, ar ici, vin aris vava zarkua?<br />

bikentim fiqrianad Sexeda ymawvils. mis TvalebSi<br />

ikiTxeboda, migixvdi, Cemo marTali, Sen arc araferi<br />

dagviwyebia da daviwyebasac ar apirebo, TqmiT ki gaze-<br />

Tis mowinavesaviT mozoma:<br />

_ vava zarqua erTguli stalinelia!<br />

marTalim mada ucbad dakarga. kompotiani Wiqa<br />

gaswia da Txovnis kiloTi Tqva:<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> awi waval, ha!<br />

_ CvenTan darCi! _ bikentim gauRimari Tvalebi<br />

gauswora. _ talaxaZis quCamde Soria, gzaSi talaxiT<br />

amoiganglebi... darCi, adgili bevri gvaqvs!<br />

_ darCi, biCo, adgili savse gvakvs! _ CaurTo zinaida<br />

petrovnamac...<br />

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bikentim gazeTi `komunisti~ gadaSala. pirvel<br />

gverdze generalisimusis didi portreti exata. iqve<br />

ewera sxvadasxva mxareebidan mosuli cnobebi nairnair<br />

warmatebebze. yvelaze didi miRweva, ra Tqma unda, vol-

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gadonis arxi iyo... `leninis arxiT gavida gemi, droSebi<br />

frTebs Slis kididan kidiT, Cqefs volgadoni talRebis<br />

CqefiT, gemi `stalini~ amayad midis...~<br />

zinaida petrovnamac buStuka cxvirze saTvale<br />

wamoikvexa da `pravda~ gaxsna. imaSic igive ambebi iyo<br />

dabeWdili, oRond ufro CagemovnebiT da safuZvlianad.<br />

gansakuTrebiT siamovnebda werilebi jaSuSebsa da mkvlelebze<br />

profesoreqi<strong>me</strong>bis niRbiT.<br />

lestambe Tavis senakSi ganmartovda. iqneb saidumlo<br />

baraTebSi Sehqonda, Tu ra dascda mamas, ra daarexva<br />

dedam da ra wamoayrantala dam...<br />

kekem mklavze xeli staca marTalis.<br />

_ wamo, naxati Cems oTaxSi davkidoT!<br />

igi dedasTan iZinebda, <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulze, oradgilian,<br />

farTo sarecelze, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec, albaT, kekes dabadebamde<br />

TviT bikenti iwva, magram <strong>me</strong>re an aqedan gaagdes,<br />

an TviTon gadabargda pirvel sarTulze da im dRidan<br />

zeviT arc amosula... es yvelaferi kekem kibezeve Caukakla<br />

marTalis, gulubryvilo sixaruliT, rom dedis<br />

gverdiT asparezi TviTon darCa.<br />

sakmaod farTo oTaxi qalisas ki ara ufro jariskacis<br />

sadgomsa hgavda. mis mkacr sicarieles sareclis<br />

zurgze gadakidebuli kekes Wreli kabebi Tu avsebda.<br />

Tvali oTaxis kuTxeze gauSterda. iq, momcro sa-<br />

Jurnalo magidis Tavze mooqrovil CarCoSi Casmuli<br />

stalinis portreti ekida. did belads xelebi uflis<br />

ZesaviT mietyupebina da maRla sivrceSi iyureboda.<br />

TavzeviT Saravandad mzis oqrosferi sxivebi iSleboda.<br />

portretze orive mxridan xaverdis wiTeli farda<br />

gadmoefineboda. magidaze momcro lampada idga, sanTeli<br />

bJutavda.<br />

_ ra aris es? _ gaocda marTali.<br />

_ stalinia, vera xedav?<br />

_ stalins vxedav, magram es fardebi, Saravandi,<br />

sanTeli...<br />

_ dedaCems ase moswons... daudgeba da cocxalsaviT<br />

esaubreba... <strong>me</strong>c... _ keke portretis win dadga, Setyupebuli<br />

xelebi aswia da bavSvuri, akankalebuli xmiT Ses-<br />

Txova: _ dido stalin! iyav dRegrZeli da ukvdavi!<br />

gexvewebi, gadamirCine deda da mama! mianiWe maT janmrTeloba<br />

da didi xnis sicocxle! Wkua moumate Cems Zmas lestambes!<br />

xeli momimarTe swavlaSi, Sromasa da cxovrebaSi!<br />

`es yovelive TamaSia!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim.<br />

keke wamodga, seriozuli TvalebiT Semohxeda da<br />

wynarad Tqva:<br />

_ imas yvelaferi esmis, yoveli adamianis sawuxari<br />

gulTan miaqvs!<br />

_ esec dedam gaswavla?<br />

_ ho, Zilis win aseTi sityvebiT exveweba!<br />

`nu i<strong>me</strong>oreb dedis sityvebs! _ undoda eTqva mar-<br />

Talis. _ umjobesia julietas sityvebiT ilaparako!~ _<br />

xmamaRla ki ara uTqvams ra.<br />

kekem oTxi Wikarti ipova. naxati sawolis Tavze<br />

gaakres. im adgilze kedels susti bindi efineboda da<br />

naxatis keke ufro momxiblavi da idumali gamoCnda.<br />

_ wavideT?<br />

kekem kvlav beladis portrets Sexeda... marTalim<br />

gamoajavra, xelebi Seatyupa da viTom locva aRavlina:<br />

_ dido stalin! iyav dRegrZeli da ukvdavi! mapovnine<br />

cacana da efro bebiebi! mo<strong>me</strong>ci didxans sicocxle<br />

da codna, Tu rogor vicxovro!<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem Tavi odnav moabruna da Tvali<br />

CaupaWuna... am dros ukan gadavarcxnili T<strong>me</strong>bi Seerxa da<br />

marTalis moeCvena, rom did belads pawia rqebi gamouCnda.<br />

damfrTxalma ymawvilma karisaken daixia. kekec<br />

gamohyva, oRond amas uCveulo araferi unaxavs.<br />

buxarTan zinaida petrovna icdida.<br />

_ sad dagkavs es biCi? _ ukmayofilod uTxra<br />

kekes. _ dacolis droa, cadi axlave, <strong>me</strong>c moval!.. biCo,<br />

Sen ak dacvebi, nu geSineba, <strong>me</strong>zoblad bikentis dzinavs!<br />

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ikentis marTlac eZina, misi oTaxidan msubuqi<br />

xvrinva moismoda.<br />

marTali sawolze Camojda, fanjaraSi mTvarem<br />

SemoaWyita.<br />

gauxdelad wamowva. cioda. sjobda loginSi CaTbuneba,<br />

magram ver bedavda, radgan am did saxlSi raRac<br />

safrTxe imaleboda.<br />

zemo sarTulidan zinaida petrovnas mZi<strong>me</strong> fexis<br />

xma moisma. <strong>me</strong>re misi CaxleCili reCitativi, albaT lampadis<br />

win idga da stalinis portrets esaubreboda. <strong>me</strong>re<br />

kvlav gaisma flostebis fratuni, sawolis zambarebi<br />

aWrialda da saxlSi siwynare Camowva.<br />

ra undoda, ratom darCa marTali am saxlSi?.. zinaida<br />

petrovnas igi aSkarad ar moswonda... arc marTalis<br />

daxatvia es dedakaci gulis ficarze... aqeT lestambem<br />

mousinja kbilebi... adamiani ver gaigebs, ra zraxva udevs<br />

bikentis gulSi. TiTqos efereba kidec, magram ratom<br />

unda moeferos kaci, ro<strong>me</strong>lic tataCis kvals daadga da<br />

vava zarquas xelSi revolveri Caudo...<br />

fiqrisagan Tavi astkivda. buranSi CaeSva. ver<br />

xvdeboda, sizmari iyo Tu cxadi. TiTqos raRac civi da<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> daawva mkerdze, sunTqva Seukra... gamoeRviZa...<br />

sicivisagan gaToSiliyo da akankalebda... sark<strong>me</strong>lSi isev<br />

ise iyureboda mTvare... zemo sarTulze viRaca dinjad<br />

daabijebda...<br />

`vin unda iyos?~ _ s<strong>me</strong>na daZaba marTalim.<br />

<strong>me</strong>zobeli oTaxidan msubuqi xvrinva ismoda. Tavis<br />

oTaxSi zinaida petrovna fSvinavda. lestambesa da kekes<br />

mCate nabijebs ara hgavda es ucnauri x<strong>me</strong>bi.<br />

viRaca parketze daabijebda mZi<strong>me</strong>, dinji nabijebiT.<br />

`nuTu?~ _ daujerebeli fiqri aekviata.<br />

Zili sabolood daufrTxa. albaT halucinacia<br />

awuxebda, is xma mis tvinSi xmianobda. unda amdgariyo da<br />

bikenti gaeRviZebina.<br />

siTama<strong>me</strong> ar eyo. Cumad wamodga, bnelSi fanjris<br />

saketi moZebna.<br />

fanjara gaaRo. garedan nestiT gajerebuli sigrile<br />

Semovida, dahburZgla.<br />

viRaca ukve kibeze Camodioda... lodinis dro<br />

aRar darCa... marTalim iSvira fexi da fanjridan iskupa.<br />

frTxilad gaiqca <strong>me</strong>serisaken, Saraze gaZvra da<br />

SvebiT maSinRa amoisunTqa.<br />

mosaxvevTan kacma gaaCera, pirisaxeze farani moanaTa.<br />

_ a, marTali Todua, Sena xar?<br />

vava zarqua iyo is kaci...<br />

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lestambes WotiviT Tvalgaxelils eZina xol<strong>me</strong>.<br />

mcire Zilic yofnida. arada, gvianobamde ujda magidas<br />

da konvertebis TvalierebiT erToboda. ukve imdeni<br />

daugrovda, aseT samuSaos albaT seriozuli dawesebuleba<br />

ver moabamda Tavs. aq iyo aRnusxuli <strong>me</strong>reTelTa<br />

didi da mcire Secodebani. kargad icoda lestambem, Tu<br />

ra simdidres flobda. WkuiT unda moexmara, Torem es<br />

ujra udamcvelo xelyumbarasa hgavda, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac xels<br />

gauSveb da agifeTqdeba...<br />

dabadebiTve goniereba dahyva. akvanSi didxans ar<br />

moucdia. Citis wona hqonda, magram aTi Tvisa TagviviT<br />

dasunsulebda. wlisa enas atlikinebda. orisa bgera `r~s<br />

ver ambobda, Torem bikentis mravalricxovan stumrebs<br />

iseTi rusulqarTuli ginebiT Seamkobda xol<strong>me</strong>, ms<strong>me</strong>nelni<br />

siciliT ixocebodnen. sami wlisam `donosebs~ auRo<br />

gemo. dedis naTqvami sityvasityviT mihqonda mamasTan,<br />

mamisa _ dedasTan. bavSvis eniT moCleqili sityvebi sasacilod<br />

JRerda, magram xandaxan iseTi ra<strong>me</strong>c gamoereoda,<br />

bikentisa da zinaida petrovnas sicili CxubSi gadaezr

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debodaT. amas ki mohyveboda karga xniT cxviris CamoSveba,<br />

mdurva da bolos civi Serigeba, radgan mizezTmizezi<br />

Cxubisa ukve aRar axsovdaT. <strong>me</strong>re gaCnda keke da zinaida<br />

petrovna ver iclida mxolod biWisTvis, yurs ver ugdebda<br />

patara mabezRaras titins. oRondac, lestambe ar<br />

apirebda dedmamis TvalSi pirvelobis daTmobas, akvanSi<br />

Cakrul kekes xan bwkenda, xan cxvirSi lobios Setenida,<br />

xan sawovaradan rZes TvalebSi Caasxamda. kekes Cxavili<br />

casa swvdeboda da gacofebuli zinaida petrovna cicqna<br />

mtarvals sartyels mwared mounacvlebda.<br />

jalaTis sitkboeba pirvelad aTi wlisam igema,<br />

roca <strong>me</strong>zoblis katas bartyi aarTva. albaT budidan iyo<br />

gadmovardnili, gasafrenad emzadeboda da balaxSi CaixlarTa,<br />

SiSisagan mTeli taniT TrToda da Wyipinebda.<br />

katas kamara unda Seekra, roca lestambem daaswro. bartyi<br />

mis xelSi gainaba, TiTqos ufro dapataravda. biWma<br />

ki mouWira, mouWira, pawawa, bumbuliani, rbili burTi<br />

moWmuWma. bartyma erTic daiWylopina da niskarti Riad<br />

darCa. lestambes xelisgulSi TandaTan gaqra siTbo,<br />

sirbile da simCate. gaecina, msxverpli katas miugdo.<br />

iman haerSive daiWira da buCqebSi SeZvra, raTa nadavliT<br />

damtkbariyo.<br />

araerTxel gaxsenebia es wami lestambes, raRacnairad<br />

tkbilad SeaJrJolebda xol<strong>me</strong>. mizezi am siamovnebisa<br />

TviTonac ver amoexsna. mogvianebiT, Tor<strong>me</strong>tca<strong>me</strong>tisam<br />

sakenWavi gaakeTa da beRurebze gainadira. daxocili<br />

Citebis danaxva aRar aRelvebda, raki es ar iyo namdvili<br />

mkvleloba, xelisguliT ver aRiqvamda sxeulidan<br />

sulis ganSorebis wams. xorci xorcad ar uyvarda,<br />

monadiruli Jinisagan Tavisufali iyo da nanadirevs<br />

gulgrilad gadauyrida SemoCveul katas. is ki amdeni<br />

pativiT ganebivrebuli, zed<strong>me</strong>tad dau<strong>me</strong>gobrda. krutuniT<br />

egebeboda, fexebSi Tavisi fafuki bewviT moexaxuneboda...<br />

am siTama<strong>me</strong>m da qrTamis siyvarulma daRupa swored!<br />

gverdiT <strong>me</strong>zobels kikuli Ziguas jixuri moewyo<br />

qofakisaTvis. dRisiT kars miuketavdnen xol<strong>me</strong>. bediT<br />

ukmayofilo ZaRli bnelSi ymuoda da guls awyalebda.<br />

RamiT gamouSvebdnen. ukana ezodan WiSkramde grZel<br />

jaWvs daaCxrialebda da misi erTi danaxvac sakmarisi<br />

iyo, qurds guli gaxeTqoda. lestambem katas xeli dastaca,<br />

gulSi Caixuta. Tan efereboda, Tan yelSi mowolil<br />

sicils ver ikavebda. guli ucnauri sitkboebiT evseboda,<br />

radgan mis xelSi momwyvdeuli katis fafuki, cocxali<br />

gorgali warmosaxvaSi ukve mkvdari iyo. katam jerac<br />

araferi icoda amis Taobaze da alersianad krutunebda.<br />

jixurs rom miuaxlovdnen, qofaks, albaT, suni<br />

eca da awkmutunda. fisom igrZno saSiSroeba, tani zambarasaviT<br />

gauxda, brWyalebiT perangSi Caafrinda. lestambem<br />

Zlivs moiglija ganwiruli cxoveli, jixuris<br />

kari gamoaRo, Sig kata moisrola da isev mixura... Tavzardamcemi<br />

Cxavili moisma, amas qofakis RrenaRmuili daer-<br />

To. jixurSi sastiki tragedia datrialda da lestambes<br />

warmosaxvaSi yovelive ise gaTamaSda, TiTqos TvalnaTliv<br />

xedavda... sikvdilis es x<strong>me</strong>bi alersad Caesmoda,<br />

idga da xiTxiTebda. am dros mouswro ZaRlis patronma<br />

kikuli Ziguam, yurSi xeli Caavlo da ezodan gaaTria.<br />

amdens veravin gaubedavda bikentis Svils. biWis<br />

sisastikem gaacecxla kaci, Tavi ver moiToka. umal mixvda,<br />

Sors Sevtopeo. moindoma mifuCeCeba, biWis moTaflva,<br />

magram lestambem ar icoda sityva `patieba~.<br />

erTxel, roca yvelani samsaxurSi gaikrifnen, skolidan<br />

sxvaze adre dabrunebulma lestambem jixurs navTi<br />

gadaasxa da asanTs gakra.<br />

cecxli umal abrialda. qofaki SigniT afxakurda.<br />

SiSisagan jer aRavRavda, <strong>me</strong>re ymuili morTo, wuTis<br />

Semdeg ki es ymuili saSinel kivilSi gadaizarda, TiTqos<br />

adamianis xma SesZenoda da vaebiT zecas Svelas SesTxovda...<br />

lestambe Tavis ezoSi gadaxta, iq buCqebSi Caimala,<br />

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iqidan uyurebda agizgizebul cecxls da xiTxiTebda...<br />

jixuri Signidan gaskda, iqidan almodebuli burTi gamogorda.<br />

Sesabralisi wkmutuniT igoriala da daeca... danaxSirda...<br />

irgvliv myrali suni dadga da Savi ferfli<br />

daefina.<br />

kikuli Ziguam Tavze xeli Semoirtya, es amodena<br />

kaci bavSviviT atirda, samsaxuridan dabrunebul bikentis<br />

daudarajda da SesCivla. bikentim civad mousmina,<br />

eWviT gaxeda jixuris namusrevs da SeekiTxa: `riTi daamtkiceb,<br />

rom Cemi biWis namoq<strong>me</strong>daria?~ kikulim katis ambavi<br />

Seaxsena. bikentim mxrebi aiCeCa: `es sabuTi ar aris!~<br />

<strong>me</strong>zobels zurgi Seaqcia. Sin SesvlisTanave qamari Seixsna,<br />

lestambe grZel skamze wamoawvina da aTjer ise uSxuvla,<br />

biWis gamxdari dundulebidan sisxlma gamoJona.<br />

tkivilisagan lestambe Rrialebda. zinaida petrovna<br />

qoTqoTebda, magram bikentim egzekucia wesisa<strong>me</strong>br Caatara.<br />

`roca siglaxes sCadixar, kvali ar unda datovo!~<br />

_ es sityva daugdo da gaSorda.<br />

kargad daimaxsovra lestambem mamis Segoneba. im<br />

dRes sicxem auwia da erTi kvira logini xexa. zinaida<br />

petrovna wuTiT ar moSorebia, cali TvaliT fardagze<br />

moRoRiale kekes gahyurebda, Tan biWs Wkuas arigebda.<br />

maSin pirvelad aamoq<strong>me</strong>da lestambem Tavisi mTavari<br />

iaraRi. ujridan amoiRo konverti, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec gamar-<br />

Tuli kaligrafiiT ewera: `kikuli Zigua~... egzekuciis<br />

Semdeg skolaSi pirvelad rom wavida, <strong>me</strong>zobeli Sexvda<br />

da dacinviT hkiTxa: `mogxvda, wie?~ lestambem wynarad<br />

upasuxa: `ho, momxvda!~ koWlobiT midioda da kikulis Seecoda,<br />

Tavis gulSi apatia danaSauli. man ar icoda, biWis<br />

gamwleul sxeulSi ranairi guli feTqavda da muStistola,<br />

uferul TavSi ranairi azrebi lagdeboda.<br />

zustad wlis Tavze, roca katisa da ZaRlis ambavi<br />

yvelas miaviwyda da kikuli Zigua cxovrebis optimistur<br />

geg<strong>me</strong>bs iwyobda, `mziur momavals Tvals usworebda~,<br />

WiSkarTan `vilisi~ gaCerda. iqidan tyaviskurtakiani<br />

biZiebi gadmovidnen. lestambe am ambavs Tavisi fanjridan<br />

uyurebda da guli bagabugiT ucemda. man dainaxa, Tu<br />

rogor gamoiyvanes kacebma kikuli Zigua, rogor gasdia<br />

tiriliT WiSkramde colma, rogor Rnaodnen misi bavSvebi,<br />

erTi lestambes Tanatoli tuCia, samni ki amaze umrwe<strong>me</strong>sni,<br />

mudam mSivrebi da titlikanani... uyurebda amaT<br />

lestambe da piri tkbili nerwyviT evseboda, xelebs if-<br />

Svnetda da xiTxiTebda.<br />

im saRamos kikulis coli fexebSi Cauvarda bikentis,<br />

SesTxova, miSvele ra<strong>me</strong>o. bikentim wamoayena, mxarze<br />

xeli mouTaTuna _ `damSviddi, osurpatoni! iqneb SevZlo<br />

ra<strong>me</strong>!.. eh, ram gaasulela mainc es drouli kaci, ra<br />

undoda antisabWoTa jgufSi, xom icoda, Tavze xels ar<br />

gadausvamdnen!~ gulisjibidan fuli amoiRo, qals ZaliT<br />

CaukuWa xelebSi... aseT danaSaulSi mxilebuls bikenti,<br />

aba, ras uSvelida. werili mivida, Tur<strong>me</strong>, organoebSi,<br />

`donosi~, sadac SaviT TeTrze ewera kikuli Ziguas ga-<br />

Taxsirebis ambavi. mowafuri batifexuriT Sedgenil anonimur<br />

baraTSi partiisa da samSoblos uCinari keTilismyofeli<br />

ZiguasTan erTad qalaqis ramdeni<strong>me</strong> TvalsaCino<br />

moRvawesac amxelda da, bunebrivia, isinic ver gadaurCnen<br />

organoebis risxvas.<br />

lestambem momdevno dRes Sin moiyvana daRvremili<br />

tuCia. zinaida petrovna borSCiTa da katletiT gaumaspinZlda.<br />

Tavs aqeTiqiT aqnevda da oxravda: `ox, ox,<br />

ra knas axla sacodavma kalma da bavSvebma! ox, ox!~ lestambec<br />

TvalTmaqcurad xvneSoda da xandaxan tuCis<br />

kuTxeSi lizRuri Rimili gaukrTeboda... sxva vin gabedavda<br />

gaubedurebuli Ziguebis TanagrZnobas, sxva vin<br />

gauRebda ojaxis karebs, magram Toloraiebi uSiSarni<br />

iyvnen da amas qalaqi xedavda.<br />

albaT ver imarTla Tavi kikuli Ziguam, raki ukvalod<br />

gaqra. gasacodavebul <strong>me</strong>uRles ki uTxres, gasaxle-<br />

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ulia miwermoweris uflebis gareSeo. keTilismyofelma<br />

bikentim <strong>me</strong>zoblurad urCia, ise icxovre, TvalSi aravis<br />

eCxirebodeo. rogorRa ecxovraT? sad unda eSovaT puri<br />

arsobisa? im droidan tuCia Zigua skolaSi ar wasula.<br />

Cxeriis piras, xidTan idga xol<strong>me</strong>, satvirTo manqanebis<br />

mZRolebs elodeboda, xuT maneTad urecxavda `paltaratonkebs~...<br />

amiT Tavis patara daZ<strong>me</strong>bs ver gamokvebavda<br />

da erTxel gabeda, bazarSi muStars jibeSi ori TiTi Caucura,<br />

erTbaSad xuTi Tumani iSova... <strong>me</strong>re araerTxel unaxavT,<br />

botanikuri baRis bnel kunWulSi yomars rom agorebda<br />

biWebTan. tuCia Ziguam moZebna Tavisi saarsebo wyaro,<br />

lestambes ujraSi ki gaCnda morigi umarko konverti,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lsac garedan ewera _ `tuCia Zigua~.<br />

7<br />

marTalis gaaJrJola. vava zarqua iyo misi erTaderTi<br />

mosisxle mteri dedamiwis zurgze. amave dros igi<br />

iyo `erTguli stalineli~. es ori ram erTmaneTisaTvis<br />

ver SeeTavsebina. aseTi gaoreba abnevda, lariviT awyobil<br />

warmodgenaTa sistemas ungrevda.<br />

_ a, marTali Todua, Sena xar? _ hkiTxa vavam da<br />

misi xma iyo Cveulebrivze Cveulebrivi. mis kiloSi arc<br />

mtroba ismoda, arc mZulvareba, TiTqos am gviani RamiT<br />

qalaqis cariel, WonWyo quCaSi axlobels eZebda da Sexvda<br />

kidec.<br />

_ diax! _ moWriT Seexmiana marTali, nabiji ukan<br />

gadga, magram vavam mklavSi xeli Caavlo da Caiwuwuna:<br />

_ rogor civa, es oxeri! Sen albaT ToloraiebTan iyavi!<br />

_ diax! _ eqosaviT Seepasuxa marTali.<br />

_ ra sicarielea! _ mowyeniT Tqva vavam. _ mTel<br />

qalaqs sZinavs, Cven ki quCaSi davdivarT... martodmartoni!<br />

marTalis gaukvirda. ver warmoedgina vavas sevda,<br />

raic keTilSobilTa Tvisebaa, borotebis am WurWels ki<br />

xelis aukankaleblad SeeZlo kacisaTvis yeli gamoeWra.<br />

warmoidgina kidec, TiTqos dana yelze dausveso...<br />

warmosaxva imdenad cocxali iyo, kinaRam Sehyvira.<br />

_ ra mogivida, gciva? _ TanagrZnobiT hkiTxa<br />

vavam. _ ra wagiyvans axla talaxaZis quCamde. modi, cota<br />

xans CemTan gaTbi!<br />

amas yvelaze nakleb moeloda marTali, daibna,<br />

uari ver moaxerxa, arc icoda, Tu sad cxovrobda bnele-<br />

Tis es urCxuli.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> aqve vcxovrob! _ TiTqos nafiqrals miuxvdao,<br />

ise Tqva vavam, Tan morcxvad daumata: _ ici, oblad<br />

gavizarde, axlobeli aravina myavs da marto var!<br />

mis sityvebSi tkivili gaJRerda da marTalis guli<br />

gaorda. mis win tataCis mkvleli idga, magram igi oboli<br />

da martosuli iyo da RamiT, quCaSi, martooba erekeboda.<br />

TviTonac kentad darCenils esmoda martoobis gausaZlisi<br />

tkivilisa da TanagrZnobam guli moulbo.<br />

saxli komunaluri aRmoCnda, orsarTuliani da<br />

rvabiniani. <strong>me</strong>ore sarTulis binebs kibeebi calcalke<br />

hqonda da vavam bnelSi gasaRebi aaCxakuna, naTura gada<strong>me</strong>wvao,<br />

moibodiSa.<br />

rusuli yaidis winkarSi taSti gaxriginda. xelsabanSi<br />

wyali mowanwkarebda. vava win gavarda, sinaTle aan-<br />

To. winkars oTaxi mosdevda da martokacis mouwyobeli<br />

yofis suraTma marTalis afiqrebina, viRaca Cemze uaresad<br />

cxovrobso.<br />

kustarul eleqtroRu<strong>me</strong>ls Semousxdnen da mar-<br />

Talim pirdapir axlaRa Sexeda Tavis sabralo mters.<br />

guli erTi muWa gauxda. Sinauruli vava autanlad maxinji<br />

eCvena. mtroba, SiSi, zizRi da siZulvili erTmaneTSi<br />

aeria da Tavgza aebna.<br />

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_ Cai davlioT! _ maspinZelma Caidani Ru<strong>me</strong>lze<br />

Semodga da gaxurebul spirals siciviT dawiTlebuli,<br />

kvanjRara TiTebi miuSvira.<br />

marTalim mzera aarida.<br />

_ vici, rasac fiqrob Cemze! _ Tqva vavam uxalisod.<br />

_ gZulvar! netav, vis vexatebi gulze! iseTi bedi<br />

maqvs, yvelas Tavis mteri vgonivar!.. ki, <strong>me</strong> vesrole mama-<br />

Sens. magram, rogor fiqrob, ra sargeblis gulisaTvis?<br />

Sen ggonia, piradi mtroba mqonda?.. <strong>me</strong> sulac ar vicnobdi<br />

tataCis. arc is vici, ratom emaleboda mTavrobas. mibrZanes<br />

da vesrole!<br />

_ roogor! _ xmis kankaliT ikiTxa marTalim.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> xom adamiani ara var! _ gesli gamoikveTa vavas<br />

xmaSi. _ Tqven yvelani ybedobT momavlis diad sazogadoebaze,<br />

oRond es sazogadoeba sxvam unda mogarTvan<br />

xonCiT. ase ar gamova! viRacam unda itvirTos Savi samu-<br />

Sao, viRacam unda gawmindos yana sarevelebisagan!.. <strong>me</strong><br />

makisria es saq<strong>me</strong>! <strong>me</strong> adamiani ara var da Cemi suli amiT<br />

ar damZimdeba! <strong>me</strong> ZaRli var, qofaki, patroni SemiZaxebs<br />

da viszec mimiTiTebs, imas vecemi yanyratoSi!<br />

gamtknarebuli us<strong>me</strong>nda marTali. nanobda, SiSsa<br />

da cnobiswadils rom damorCilda, bneli RamiT sikvdilis<br />

am aCrdils Sin wahyva.<br />

vava zarquam civad, Semazrzenad gaicina.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>gobari <strong>me</strong> ara myavs, ZaRlisa da sisxlis suni<br />

mdis da vin <strong>me</strong><strong>me</strong>gobreba! qalic amitom ar momyveba! <strong>me</strong><br />

martosulad sanadirod gamosuli veluri ZaRli var...<br />

erTaderTi patroni myavs, didi stalini! _ vavas Tvalebi<br />

uceb gabrwyinda, TiTqos TeTri sanTlebi dainToo,<br />

Sig fanatikuri, giJuri cecxli aciagda. _ diax, is wminda<br />

da maRali kacia, erTaderTi adamiani, vinc kacobriobaze<br />

zrunviT aRa<strong>me</strong>bs da aTenebs. is Wvrets yovelives<br />

_ warsuls, awmyosa da momavals!.. kacobriobis xomaldi<br />

mihyavs diadi xvalesaken, sadac yvelaze ukanaskne-<br />

li, Cemnairi ZaRlic ki, pirveli aRmoCndeba! oRondac,<br />

belads auracxeli mteri hyavs da Cven unda mxarSi amovudgeT!..<br />

<strong>me</strong> namdvil stalinels ynosviTa vgrZnob, ise<br />

var dageSili!<br />

_ tataCi mteri iyo? _ mRelvared hkiTxa marTalim.<br />

_ mteri iyo! _ TeTri, TiTqosda librgadakruli<br />

Tvalebi miaciva vavam. _ tataCi ar SeiZleboda, mteri<br />

ar yofiliyo! is sxvanairi iyo, sxva gzas eZebda, gza ki<br />

erTia! Sen ara xar mteri, <strong>me</strong> es vici! Seni guli jerjerobiT<br />

Cems ritmze feTqavs... <strong>me</strong>re ar vici, ra moxdeba!.. ai,<br />

dRes Sen ToloraiebTan iyavi, fxizeli TvaliT Tu Sexede<br />

yovelives?.. bikenti?.. vgrZnob, xandaxan mourbilebs,<br />

generalur xazs ascdeba, es ki saSiSia...<br />

_ zinaida petrovna stalinze loculobs!<br />

_ vici, zinaida petrovna namdvili stalinelia,<br />

magram cotaTi giJia! stalini adamiania, diadi, ukvdavi,<br />

magram mainc adamiani.<br />

_ keke?<br />

_ keke gulubryvilo bavSvia, jer araferi eCerCeteba.<br />

is axladamosuli CiTilia da kacma ar icis, misgan<br />

ra mcenare gaizrdeba, iqneba mavne sarevela aRmoCndes!<br />

_ lestambeRa dagvrCa! _ marTalis xmaSi gaRizianeba<br />

igrZnoboda.<br />

_ modi, ra giCveno! _ vava dauzareblad wamoxta.<br />

kuTxeSi xis ubralo taxti idga da saxuravi axada. Zvel,<br />

dafxrewil sabanze gverdigverd ramdeni<strong>me</strong> revolveri da<br />

SaSxana ewyo. _ lestambes hgonia, ar vici rom Cemi `valteri~<br />

aqvs. ymawvilia da erToba!.. gaerTos! vici, isic<br />

ZaRlad izrdeba, oRond Zuknad... Zukna ufro avia, mSiSaraa<br />

da imitomaa avi! lestambe avic iqneba da dedalic! Tavisi<br />

mokle WkuiT hgonia, rom xafangSi gamaba. egonos! is `valteri~<br />

<strong>me</strong> arc maweria, SemiZlia davamtkico, rom saerTod<br />

ar mqonia... anda iqneb <strong>me</strong> gangeb mivugde! SemTxveviT<br />

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gauvardeba da iqiT <strong>me</strong>yoleba gamoWerili, isic da Toloraiebis<br />

mTeli ojaxic... hi, hi... _ viTomc gaixumra.<br />

`saidumlos TavisTvis ar itoveben... jer lestambe,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re es... _ gaifiqra marTalim, _ ratom? an Wkuamokle<br />

vgonivarT, anda marTlac pavlik morozovi... ZaRlebis<br />

xrova! _ gulze brazi moawva. _ amaT <strong>me</strong> Tavisi jilagisad<br />

mivaCnivarT, TavianT siaSi Camweres!~<br />

magram ra iyo es sia?<br />

WeSmariti stalinelebi varTo, amtkiceben. <strong>me</strong>reda,<br />

marTali Toduac xom WeSmariti stalinelia, oRond rogor<br />

unda moTavsdnen is da vava, is da lestambe erT siaSi?<br />

karga xania Cai aduRda, wyali orTqlad iqca.<br />

_ Cai davlioT? _ axlaRa gaaxsenda vavas.<br />

marTalim Tavi gaaqnia.<br />

_ gvianaa, unda wavide!<br />

_ moica, raRac unda gaCveno!<br />

marTali daiRala, ymawvils ukve arafris naxva ar<br />

ewada, magram uari ver Sehbeda.<br />

_ aqeT modi! _ vavam oTaxis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si mwvane kari<br />

SeaRo.<br />

iqidan samariseburma sicivem Semoabija.<br />

marTali WoWmaniT mihyva. sakmaod did oTaxSi aRmoCnda...<br />

yoveli mxridan erTbaSad asma stalinma Semohxeda.<br />

_ xom magaria? _ ikiTxa vavam.<br />

marTlac rom! kedlebze mijriT ekida uamravi suraTi<br />

da plakati, xelisdadeba adgilic ar darCeniliyo.<br />

aqedan da iqidan icqirebodnen didi da patara stalinebi...<br />

bavSvi soso, seminaristi soselo, koba cixesa da cimbirSi,<br />

gauparsavi da gaparsuli, iosebi jariskacur SinelSi da<br />

generalisimusis kitelSi... fermwerebsac bevri umu-<br />

SavniaT da grafikosebsac, xeze amomWrelebsac da mqsovelmqargvelebsac...<br />

kedlebis gaswvriv, pirdapir iatakze<br />

Camomwkrivebuli iyo sxvadasxva zomis qandakebebi da<br />

biustebi, mtkavelis odenebic da naturaluri sididisac.<br />

fanjarasTan, xis kasrSi kaqtusic ki izrdeboda, formiT<br />

rom ulvaSian stalins mohgavda.<br />

vavas feri moeca, TiTqos saRebavTa siWrele gadaedoo.<br />

biusts mxarze xeli mousva da nazad Caikrutuna:<br />

_ esaa Cemi simdidre! amaSi <strong>me</strong>xarjeba mTeli xelfasi!<br />

zogi Zviri mijdeba, zogsac ufasod vSoulob! ai,<br />

es, magaliTad, brinjaoa, maCuqes! eseni ki, _ sakmaod<br />

bevrze gadaatara xelis mtevani, _ xalxis mtrebis ojaxebidan<br />

wamoviRe. beladisaTvis Seuracxyofaa, rom misi<br />

suraTi inaxebodes imaTTan, visac yvela kanoniT Subl-<br />

Si tyvia ekuTvnis!<br />

`vis ekuTvnis SublSi tyvia? _ rikoSetiT gasxlta<br />

marTalis TavSi. _ ici, Sen, vava zarqua, vis ekuTvnis<br />

SublSi tyvia?~<br />

marTalisagan ekuTvnoda vava zarquas SublSi tyvia,<br />

magram marTalis arc amisi survili hqonda, arc Rone...<br />

_ jer sadaa, _ SeTqmuliviT aCurCulda vava, _<br />

qalaqSi, Ria cisqveS gamofenas movawyob, <strong>me</strong>re muzeumsac<br />

davaarseb...<br />

amdeni dumili ar SeiZleboda da marTalim gulsgareT<br />

Tqva:<br />

_ stalini xom <strong>me</strong>reTSi arasodes yofila?<br />

vavam eWvianad Sexeda, naTqvami ar moewona.<br />

_ stalinis samSobloa mTeli dedamiwa, igi yvelgan<br />

daibada. amitom stalinis muzeumi unda iyos yovel<br />

qalaqsa da sofelSic. albaT asec moxdeba, oRond mTavaria,<br />

sxvebma ar dagvaswron. <strong>me</strong>reTSi iseT muzeums wamov-<br />

WimavT, gorelebi SuriT gaskdebian!<br />

_ wavedi aba! _ mtkiced Tqva marTalim da karisaken<br />

gaemarTa.<br />

vavas mklavebi uRonod Camoucvivda, wamSi patara,<br />

ususuri da gonji gaxda. stalinebis uTvalavi mkacri<br />

mzeris qveS TiTqos mTlad miilia, gauferulda, gaqra...<br />

`igi ZaRlia, _ fiqrobda talaxaZis quCis WonWySi<br />

mimavali marTali, _ igi ZaRlia da patronis SeZaxilze<br />

yanyratoSi ecema Tundac udanaSaulos!~<br />

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sinaTle yvelgan Camqraliyo da kunapetSi gaCerebul<br />

marTalis gonebaSi ucnauri azri amoutivtivda:<br />

`<strong>me</strong> rom mibrZanos... didma stalinma rom mibrZanos,<br />

aiRe es `valteri~ da tyvia SublSi miaWede Sens mters vava<br />

zarquaso...~<br />

guli ucnaurad auCqrolda, sakuTari fiqrebisa<br />

SeeSinda...<br />

ukve Sin mieRwia. gakvirvebulma aixeda, aivanze<br />

Wraqi krToda...<br />

8<br />

_ ro<strong>me</strong>li xar? _ maros xma icno, gauxarda.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> var, maro mamida, ar SegeSindes!<br />

_ sad daikarge, Svilo, guli gamiwyalda, ra ar<br />

vifiqre!<br />

_ saq<strong>me</strong>ze viyavi! _ banze augdo marTalim.<br />

maro kibis Tavze idga, xelSi Wraqi eWira da <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

xels Sublze iCrdilebda.<br />

_ denic gaTiSula!<br />

_ eh, Svilo, magas ukve miveCvieT, dRe da moswreba<br />

Wraqis Suqze ara varT?.. fexs auCqare, stumari gelodeba!<br />

_ vin stumaria? _ didad ar gaxarebia ymawvils,<br />

daRlili iyo, Zili ewada.<br />

_ amiCema, ise rogor movkvde, Cemi nestoris SviliSvili<br />

da tataCis Svili ver vnaxoo!<br />

_ mamida dariko? _ saxtad darCa marTali.<br />

_ ho, mamida dariko! _ gamoajavra marom. _ ra<br />

iyo, ra Seicxade?<br />

_ ramdeni wlisa iqneba mainc? _ CurCuliT hkiTxa.<br />

_ as ocdaaTisa Sesrulda, mgonia, _ CurCuliTve<br />

upasuxa marom, ver gaigebdi, ixumra Tu simarTle Tqva.<br />

_ auh! _ marTalim qali win gaatara.<br />

buxarSi cecxli enTo, oTaxs siTboTi da <strong>me</strong>wamuli<br />

SuqiT avsebda.<br />

dedaberi jorkoze ijda. CitiviT daleuls zurgze<br />

mozrdili kuzi ajda da Tavis maRla aweva uWirda.<br />

Cumad fSutunebda.<br />

_ maro mamida, rogorRa CamoaRwieT? _ xmadabla<br />

SeekiTxa marTali.<br />

_ koleqtivis manqanas gamovyeviT, Soferma kabinaSi<br />

Caisva. diliT isev gamogvivlis da wagviyvans!<br />

dedaberi Seirxa, Zilburanidan gamoerkva.<br />

_ moxvedi, maro? biWi moiyvane? aba, damanaxe,<br />

enacvalos dariko mamida!<br />

ZlivsRa CifCifebda, magram sityvas bgeras ar aklebda.<br />

marTali buxarTan mivida, dedabris win Caimuxla.<br />

xorcisgan mTlad dacliliyo, wvrili naoWebiT<br />

daqselili kani gadahkvroda pirze. warbebi Camozrdoda,<br />

Rrmad Cacvenil Tvalebze Camofarcxoda. daWmu-<br />

Wnil tuCebs miRma orisami kbili kidev SerCenoda.<br />

xeli wamoiRo, Tavze Seexo marTalis, loyaze<br />

Camoucura. TiTebi gamxmar tots miugavda.<br />

_ jvari gweria, nena! nestors gvanebixar, cxonebuls!<br />

Cem win dajeqi, jorkoze, Semogxedo! maro, Wraqi<br />

moitane, buxarTan dadgi!.. Tvals damaklda, nena, yursac<br />

damaklda, Cemi asakisa qva ar gdia Cxeriis piras...<br />

davaviwydi, albaT, miqelgabriels, ara da ar gaiTxara<br />

CemTvis samare... ise movibRunwe, kuboSi ver Camawvenen...<br />

_ nestor babua Tu gaxsovs, dariko mamida? _ ufro<br />

imitom SeekiTxa, sikvdilze laparaki Seewyvetinebina.<br />

_ akvans vurwevdi, nena! angelozi bavSvi iyo, cidan<br />

varskvlavebs wyvetda. aseTebi sicocxlisaTvis<br />

ibadebian, nena, sixarulisaTvis ibadebian, magram codviani<br />

gvari gvaqvs, eSmaki ibudebs Cvens sulSi, gvacdunebs...<br />

R<strong>me</strong>rTo, Sen aacile Cemi marTali codvis gzas!<br />

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dedaberma pirjvari uRonod gadaswera marTalis,<br />

iyuCa, marom ki dro ixelTa, yurSi CasCurCula ymawvils:<br />

_ mag xnis qals Wkua arc moekiTxeba, Svilo, Cvens<br />

gvars cudi aravisTvis SeumTxvevia, codvianebi rad<br />

viqnebiT?<br />

dariko mamida TvaldaxuWuli fSutunebda. mar-<br />

Talim ifiqra, CaeZinao, magram dedaberma Tvalebi mZi<strong>me</strong>d<br />

gaaxila da Svils CxiriviT wvrili TiTiT daemuqra:<br />

_ dariko ise ar mokvdeba, Wkuas maros daesesxos.<br />

soflidan imitom Camovedi, biWs velaparako. vici, aqedan<br />

waval da movkvdebi kidec! satiralSi nu Camoxval, nena,<br />

awi <strong>me</strong> dasatirebeli ara var!<br />

_ ki magram, iseTi ra codva gvawevs, dariko mamida?<br />

_ es qveyana, nena, RvTis baRia. imitom movdivarT,<br />

igi kidev ufro davamSvenoT. Cven <strong>me</strong>baReebi varT, nena,<br />

RvTiT dadgenili wesiT vuvliT mis mier gaCenil yvavilebsa<br />

da xils. amiT vSoulobT sazrdos da vaxalisebT<br />

wuTisofels. magram eSmaks ara sZinavs, nena, eZebs gulzviadebs,<br />

acdunebs da isinic ujanydebian RvTis dadgenil<br />

wessa da rigs... asea, nena, es!<br />

marTali Cumad us<strong>me</strong>nda. mis sulSi ibadeboda protestis<br />

grZnoba. cxadia, SeeZlo SehkamaTeboda, eTqva,<br />

es yvelaferi legendaa, zRaparia. msgavsi araferi uweria<br />

marqssa da engelss, leninsa da stalins, magram Rirda<br />

ki kamaTi asocdaaTi wlis dariko mamidasTan, ro<strong>me</strong>lmac<br />

amdeni weli ise galia, ar icis, rom arsebobs telegrafi,<br />

a<strong>me</strong>rikaSi ki, Tur<strong>me</strong> televizoric, sadac aTasobiT<br />

kilo<strong>me</strong>trze adamianis cocxali gamosaxuleba gadaicema...<br />

amdeni ra<strong>me</strong> ar icis dariko mamidam, akvnis bavSvivi-<br />

Taa, magram mis damWknar bageebs scdeba ubralo, gulubryvilo<br />

sityvebi, ro<strong>me</strong>lTanac SekamaTeba SeuZlebelia...<br />

es sityvebi wignebidan ki ar modis, saidanRac, Soreuli<br />

siRr<strong>me</strong>ebidan amoizrdebian... es ar aris konkretuli<br />

adamianis azri, es aris azri TavisTavadi, Jamidan<br />

JamSi gadmoedineba, maradis arsebobs da yovel adamians<br />

ZaluZs gaiTavisos, misi pirvelaRmomCeni gaxdes...<br />

_ jer kidev marTalia gadascda WeSmarit gzas,<br />

_ kvlav aCifCifda dedaberi, _ daaviwyda, R<strong>me</strong>rTma rac<br />

daanaTla. RvTis kacad gaCenili win ver aRudga cdunebas,<br />

iaraRs mokida xeli...<br />

_ ki magram, dariko mamida, is xom batonymobas aujanyda!<br />

_ ver moiTmina marTalim. _ utu miqavam, koCi<br />

Toduam da marTaliam gmiroba Caidines!<br />

_ gmiroba? _ dariko TiTiT daemuqra uxilav landebs.<br />

_ kargad maxsovs is dro. erTi kardali RomisaTvis<br />

kaci Svils yidda Turqze... gmiroba!.. kacis kvla araa<br />

gmiroba!.. gapartaxda, daiqca qveyana, daixocnen udanaSauloni,<br />

qristes kravebi. sicocxle ise gaWirda, mkvdrisa<br />

SegSurdeboda... maxsovs, maxsovs!.. _ Tavi Caqindra dedaberma,<br />

misi naTqvamis gageba gaZnelda. _ cxovrebaa gmiroba...<br />

ojaxs mouaro, Svilebi daapuro, saqoneli ar dawyvito,<br />

xe gaaxaro, gazafxulze daTeso da Semodgomaze<br />

moimko, esaa gmiroba!<br />

_ yvelam ase Tu imsjela, revolucia ar moxdeboda<br />

da Zveleburad <strong>me</strong>fe gveyoleboda!<br />

_ riTi iyo cudi? _ ikiTxa dedaberma. _ zRva<br />

sisxli daiRvara da risTvis? mag Sens lavrentias erT<br />

Txas ar mivabarebdi, kargad maxsovs ra gafuWebuli kacic<br />

iyo!<br />

_ ras ambob, mamida? _ SeSinda marTali.<br />

_ ki, ki! mag sosoia wamxdari Saragzis yaCaRi iyo<br />

swored!<br />

marTali ucbad ver mixvda, vin iyo sosoia wamxdari,<br />

magram roca naTqvamis azrs Caswvda, gaugonari<br />

mkrexelobis gamo sunTqva Seugubda.<br />

_ kargi ra, deda, nu ici ageTebi, vin<strong>me</strong>m rom gaigonos,<br />

dagviWeren kidec! _ Seutia marom.<br />

_ damiWeren? _ dedaberma mokled CaixiTxiTa,<br />

albaT warmoidgina uCveulo suraTi _ asocdaaTi wlis<br />

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dedaberi cixeSi... <strong>me</strong>re gayuCda da mkafiod warmoTqva:<br />

_ cacana daiWires da efro, ucodveli sulebi... _ Tavi<br />

Camouvarda da msubuqad afSutunda.<br />

_ ase icis xol<strong>me</strong>, daiRleba da iZinebs, _ Tqva marom,<br />

_ gviania ukve, unda davawvino!<br />

_ uh, Se<strong>me</strong>Sinda kidec! _ gamotyda marTali.<br />

_ Semogevlos mamida, am laparakSi vaxSami damaviwyda!<br />

_ marom baliSidan xelsaxocSi gaxveuli sulugunCawyobili<br />

Romi gamoaZvrina.<br />

_ ar mSia, diliT SevacxeloT da visauzmoT! _<br />

marTali kvlav dedabris naTqvams utrialebda da mTeli<br />

arsebiT cdilobda uareyo.<br />

arc erT wignSi, gazeTSi, JurnalSi ar waukiTxavs<br />

augi revoluciisa, stalinisa da berias ase Sinaurulad<br />

gaTaTxva xom warmoudgeneli ram iyo. `marTlac gamo-<br />

CerCetda, imdeni xnisaa!~ _ sibraluliT Sexeda Jamisagan<br />

daleul qals.<br />

daRlili ki iyo, magram didxans ver daiZina. es<br />

erTi dRe SesaZlebelze <strong>me</strong>ts itevda. ramdeni ram gaxda<br />

naTeli, ufro <strong>me</strong>tma ki goneba aubnia. kiTxva uamravi daebada,<br />

pasuxebi ki ver daZebna. ratom eswrafvis bikenti<br />

mis siaxloves? viTom mSoblebTan adrindel <strong>me</strong>gobrobas<br />

uxdis xarks? ratom moisurva lestambem masTan dazaveba?<br />

ratom eZebda vava zarqua mis TanagrZnobas? ra<br />

akavSirebT erTmaneTTan am gansxvavebul adamianebs da<br />

mraval sxvasac?.. mxolod stalinis Tayvaniscema? ratom<br />

amoiricxa sakuTari Tavi stalinelTa siidan keTilma<br />

da ukvdavma dariko mamidam?<br />

daRlam Tavisi gaitana, loginis siTbom unanava da<br />

marTali naTel darbazSi aRmoCnda. marmariloTi da<br />

oqrovercxliT iyo gawyobili. kedlebidan uamravi<br />

stalini iyureboda, gumbaTqveS angelozisfrTiani stalinebi<br />

dafrinavdnen. darbazSic uTvalavi stalini mimodioda.<br />

zogs jariskacis ubralo Sineli ecva, zogs<br />

TeTri kiteli, zogsac generalisimusisa... daseirnobdnen<br />

es stalinebi da erTmaneTTan maslaaTobdnen... uceb<br />

kekem gairbina, stalinis Ceqmis sididisa arcaa. Tavgza<br />

aubnia amdenma Ceqmam da wiTelkantebianma Sarvalma. `ar<br />

daabijon!~ _ SiSiT gaifiqra marTalim da swored maSin<br />

gadmodga nabiji Ceq<strong>me</strong>bianma stalinma... Sehyvira mar-<br />

Talim da gamoeRviZa.<br />

jerac bneloda. maro amdgariyo da buxarSi<br />

cecxls aRvivebda.<br />

_ gagaRviZe, Semogevle? _ hkiTxa.<br />

marTalim pasuxad raRac Caiduduna da kvlav Cae-<br />

Zina, CaeSva Cvilis usizmro ZilSi, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac Sveba da<br />

ganaxleba moaqvs...<br />

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bikenti Toloraiam sauzmis dros mouswro. buxris<br />

piras patara tablas usxdnen. wuxandeli Romi miaficxes<br />

nakverCxlebs da yvelTan Seeqceodnen. ufro<br />

marTali miirT<strong>me</strong>vda, raki marom umadoba moimizeza,<br />

dariko mamida ki Tur<strong>me</strong> dRegamoSvebiT Tu mosusnida<br />

cicqna yvelsa da Roms.<br />

_ Cemi Talia, nena, <strong>me</strong> ukve mivirTvi, _ ase auxsna<br />

marTalis, Tan moferebiT mklavze xeli Camousva, _ awi<br />

Cemi sicocxle ise bJutavs, rogorc mileuli sanTeli...<br />

saW<strong>me</strong>li <strong>me</strong> rad minda!<br />

bikenti mourideblad Semovida, marto ymawvils<br />

eloda da imitom. qalebis danaxvam wamiT Seacbuna, magram<br />

umal naZaladevi xalisiT alaparakda:<br />

_ Tur<strong>me</strong> stumrebi gyolia, <strong>me</strong> ki vifiqre, es biWi<br />

ram gadaria, ratom ga<strong>me</strong>para<strong>me</strong>Tqi! _ maros xeli CamoarTva,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re darikosaken Sebrunda.<br />

dedaberma stumris xels zedac ar daxeda.<br />

_ maro, vin aris es kaci?

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maros ena Cauvarda, ar icoda, ra eTqva.<br />

_ rogora xar, dariko, veRar micani? bikenti var,<br />

Toloraia!<br />

_ fui, eSmaks! _ pirjvari gadaiwera dedaberma.<br />

_ sulwawy<strong>me</strong>dili qosas Svili ara xar Sen?<br />

_ deda! _ Seuwyra maro.<br />

marTalis ferfurma gadauara.<br />

bikentim wyena ar daimCnia, naTqvami xumrobaSi<br />

Caugdo.<br />

_ rogori kudianic iyavi asi wlis win, iseTive<br />

darCenilxar aqamde!<br />

dariko mamida jorkoze Semobrunda, CaSretili<br />

TvalebiT amoxeda.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>codebi <strong>me</strong>, bikenti Toloraia!<br />

_ ra mWirs Seni Sesacodebeli, bebero kudiano?<br />

_ sibraze ver moToka bikentim.<br />

_ mamaSenis nagrami xar Sen! Tqveni SiSiT Zirs<br />

WianWvela ver daiareba, maRla Cits ver gadaufrenia!<br />

ubeduri dRis gaCenilia kaci, mxolod SiSs rom Tesavs!<br />

_ ratom? gana ar gagigonia, SiSi Seiqms siyvarulso?<br />

_ RvTis SiSi Seiqms siyvaruls da ara satanisa!<br />

_ maS Sen ar geSinia Cemi?<br />

_ awi <strong>me</strong> risi unda <strong>me</strong>Sinodes? imdeni micxovria<br />

am codviT savse miwaze, sikvdili CemTvis sixarulia! _<br />

dedaberma TiTi dauqnia. _ Sen ki, bikenti, morbenaliviT<br />

cxovrob, gaCerebisa da dafiqrebis dro aRara gaqvs,<br />

Torem Tavs unda iklavde! marto nestorisa da tataCis<br />

codva ar gagaxarebT aw da maradis!<br />

us<strong>me</strong>nda amas marTali da yurebi ubJuoda. verc<br />

warmoedgina, dedamiwis zurgze Tu vin<strong>me</strong> Seubedavda<br />

bikentis aseT sityvebs. kacma ki gafacicebiT Sexeda<br />

ymawvils, is Tu awuxebda, neta marTali ras fiqrobso.<br />

_ a, SexedeT amas, Zveli kontra jer kidev suldgmulobs!<br />

qveyniereba traqtoriT gadavxaniT, es sareve-<br />

la ki ver amovZirkveT! _ siciliTa Tqva, amiT, gveyofa<br />

xumrobao, beWedi dasva.<br />

maroc mixvda amas, marTalic. dedaberma ki gagulisebiT<br />

momuwa piri da cecxlisken mibrunda, zurgi<br />

Seaqcia kacs da cxadi gaxda, ZRvibis mTeli gvareuloba<br />

Tafladac rom daRvriliyo, mis guls ver moigebda.<br />

am dros quCidan daiWyvitina koleqtivis manqanam.<br />

maro aforiaqda, xelebidan yvelaferi ucvioda. axlaRa<br />

gaaxsenda wuxandeli saTq<strong>me</strong>li. eger dergSi suluguni<br />

devs, Svilo, toprakiT lobio mogitane, nana, keJeras<br />

mwnili qvabSi Cagidevi, squa... moayola da moayola...<br />

marTali Tavs uqnevda, Tan dariko mamidas exmareboda.<br />

dedaberi fexs Zlivs adgamda. tuCebi magrad moekuma,<br />

kuStad iyureboda. bikenti ar gamohyolia, buxar-<br />

Tan darCa. nelinel Caiyvanes kibeze, ezo gadaatares.<br />

mZRoli gadmovida, kabinis kari gamouRo da Sesves Sig<br />

CitiviT...<br />

Tavis qanqariT gaxeda ezokars dedaberma.<br />

_ marTali, nena! saxelovani vaJkaci iyo nestori,<br />

WeSmaritebas eZebda da ver ipova! tataCimac ver ipova,<br />

radgan Rone ar eyo! kaci maSin gaxdebi, kacebis amocnobas<br />

rom iswavli... mzakvaria is Seni bikenti, frTxilad<br />

iyavi... sxvisi i<strong>me</strong>di nu gaqvs, sxvisi gzebiT nu ivli, Sens<br />

Saras daadeqi, nena!<br />

marTali dariko mamidis dabebkil xels tuCebiT<br />

Seexo, mSrali qaRaldiviT xeSeSi kani hqonda.<br />

ukan mxrebawuruli Sebrunda. ratomRac etireboda,<br />

magram buxrispiras bikenti elodeboda da Tavi moiToka.<br />

_ gikvirs albaT, ras gada<strong>me</strong>kida es kacio! _ Tavi<br />

ar moubrunebia, ise Tqva bikentim. _ marTali iyo is kudiani,<br />

Sesacodebeli kaci var <strong>me</strong>!<br />

gaukvirda marTalis, dajdoma ver gabeda, buxrisyurs<br />

aesveta.<br />

_ Cemi xelobis kaci ver iqneba bolomde gulaxdili!<br />

_ xmadabla, mozomilad ganagrZo bikentim. _ nu<br />

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gaocebs, ase rom gagiSinaurdi. marTas Svili xar da<br />

imitom Semtkiva guli. adrec vcdilobdi dagxmarebodi,<br />

magram amas iqneb mravali wlis Semdeg ufro mixvde...<br />

_ bikenti Zia, _ nikapi auTrTolda marTalis, _<br />

<strong>me</strong> maxsovs, mama rom Semovarda ezoSi, talaxSi Caemxo...<br />

es iyo sayveduri, braldeba da bikentim Tavi aswia,<br />

yuradRebiT Sexeda.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c maxsovs! _ Seyovnda, iyuCa, iqneb ymawvilma<br />

kidev ra<strong>me</strong> Tqvaso da auCqareblad ganagrZo: _ Sen ver<br />

warmoidgen, ra gza gamoviare! vcxovrob farul samyaroSi<br />

da yvelaferi, rasac viqm, farulia. SeiZleba, asakma<br />

momikakuna, davberdi, daviRale. yvelafris gulSi<br />

Cateva mombezrda. yvelafris arc Tqma iqneba, magram<br />

erTi ram unda gagimxilo. nuravis etyvi, Cems Svilebsac<br />

ki... vgrZnob, wre ikvreba Cems irgvliv, TiTqos xafangi<br />

damiges, fexi Sevdgi da sacaa, gamomiWeren! jerac ar<br />

vici, Tavs davixsni Tu ara. Cemi profesiis kaci mxolod<br />

erTxel cdeba. amitomac mindoda xeli droulad wa<strong>me</strong>kra,<br />

cotaTi dagxmarebodi...<br />

_ araferi mWirdeba <strong>me</strong>, biZia bikenti! _ ucodvelad<br />

tyuoda da amitom daamata: _ xafangis ostats vava<br />

zarquas vicnob mxolod...<br />

_ da lestambes? _ gaecina bikentis, amjerad gul-<br />

Riad. _ eh, Cemo marTali, egeTi wvrilfexobisa ar <strong>me</strong>Sinia,<br />

bikentis Wilyvavebi ver moerevian.<br />

`Tur<strong>me</strong> yvelaferi codnia!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim.<br />

_ is dRe damamaxsovrda, macxovrisgoris Tavze,<br />

ZmakacebTan erTad stalinis portreti rom amoitaneT.<br />

_ Tqva uceb bikentim. _ maSin, mgoni, Sena Tqvi, es adgili<br />

yvelas sjobia stalinis monu<strong>me</strong>ntisTviso. kai azri<br />

iyo, WkuaSi damijda!<br />

marTalis ra daaviwyebda im sabediwero dResaswauls,<br />

moufiqrebel sityvebs, romlebsac bikentim<br />

grZelze grZeli kudi gamoaba.<br />

_ monu<strong>me</strong>nti TiTqmis mzadaa. _ bikentis Tvaleb-<br />

Si sinaTle Caudga. _ eg erTi samarcxvino xarvezi gvqonda<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTelebs da amasac gamovasworebT. didi beladis<br />

monu<strong>me</strong>nti yvelgan aages Cvens garda. axla Cveni jeric<br />

dadga. Seiqna amaze sjabaasi. zogma Tqva, moedanze davdgaTo,<br />

zogma sastumros win rom gzajvaredinia, iqo.. <strong>me</strong><br />

ki Seni naTqvami gamaxsenda da mdivans mivmarTe: amxanago<br />

griSa, <strong>me</strong> vici iseTi adgili, ioseb besarionis Zes rom<br />

Seefereba<strong>me</strong>Tqi, cadatyorcnil monu<strong>me</strong>nts qalaqis yvela<br />

kuTxekunWulidan rom dainaxaven, ai, iseTia is adgili<strong>me</strong>Tqi...<br />

moewona, warmoidgine Sen!<br />

_ bikenti biZia, ver gavige, im xafangs monu<strong>me</strong>nti<br />

ras uSvelis?<br />

_ uSvelis da <strong>me</strong>re rogor! axla, geTayva, qalaqSi<br />

daWerebia. amas Cem garda aravin getyvis da Senc aravis-<br />

Tan wamogcdes. icode, rasac axla geubnebi, viTomc ar<br />

miTqvams. es codna gzaSi dagdebuli ipove da gulSi Caimarxe.<br />

`<strong>me</strong>grelTa saq<strong>me</strong>~ datrialda! es wisqvilis borbaliviTaa,<br />

fqvavs da fqvavs... winaswar aravin icis, vin mohyveba<br />

Sig!.. Sen tataCis Svili xar, frTxilad iyavi, zed<strong>me</strong>ti<br />

araferi wamogcdes, cud saq<strong>me</strong>Si aravin CagiTrios.<br />

amitomac gagimxile eg ambavi. saSiSi dro dgeba. am dros<br />

es monu<strong>me</strong>nti wamaliviTaa, miswrebaa! Cven didi beladis<br />

Zegls vaSenebT, Cven erTguli stalinelebi varT...<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ra unda vakeTo?<br />

_ swored saSeno saq<strong>me</strong>a! bolo klasi xom isedac<br />

saRamo skolaSi unda daamTavro, Tan unda imuSao kidec,<br />

Tavi xom unda irCino. MmoZebne Sennairi erTiori biWi,<br />

komkavSiruli sa<strong>me</strong>uli... iq kibea mosamTavrebeli, kvarcxlbekia<br />

asagebi, monu<strong>me</strong>nti unda daidgas... saq<strong>me</strong> ulevia,<br />

Tanac saswrafo! komkavSirlebi aSeneben beladis<br />

monu<strong>me</strong>nts, amaze ukeTesi ra unda iyos! Tanac es sasiamovnocaa...<br />

vfiqrob, axalgazrdebs giyvarT didi beladi!<br />

xom giyvarT? _ daJinebiT CaekiTxa.<br />

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marTalim Tavi dauqnia.<br />

_ aba vis ar uyvars! _ kmayofilebiT dasZina<br />

bikentim. _ damTavrdeba mSenebloba, atestatebsac<br />

aiRebT da institutis karsac miukakunebT.<br />

bikenti wamodga, xelebi TiTqos daibertyao, ise<br />

Semohkra erTmaneTs.<br />

_ gamacile!<br />

marTali kibeze Caedevna.<br />

WiSkarTan Seyovnda bikenti.<br />

_ is dRe <strong>me</strong>c maxsovs, tataCis daRupvis dRe...<br />

<strong>me</strong>tad cudad aewyo! _ xeli sinanuliT Caiqnia. _ ise<br />

mTlad marTasa hgavxar! _ calybad gauRima. _ namdvili<br />

kudiania is Seni dariko, qelexi ar gamomaparo!<br />

10<br />

agitvagonis momcro scenaze erTierTmaneTze<br />

eyarnen gabawruli mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi<br />

da teroristebi. erT maTgans Tavze Zia semis maRali<br />

Slapa exura, <strong>me</strong>ores ingliseli kolonizatoris Cafxuti,<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> Can kaiSis hgavda... Tbiliselma msaxiobma tor-<br />

Cinavam nabiji win gadmodga. zedgamoWrili stalini iyo,<br />

oRond cota axalgazrduli. warbebi aswia, Cibuxiani<br />

xeli haerSi dinjad mimoatara da brZana:<br />

_ `gvaxsovdes da arasodes ar viviwyebdeT, rom<br />

sanam arsebobs kapitalisturi garemocva, iarsebeben<br />

mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroristebi, romlebsac<br />

sabWoTa kavSiris zurgSi gzavnian ucxoeTis saxelmwifoTa<br />

sadazvervo organoebi, gvaxsovdes es da<br />

vawarmooT brZola im amxanagebTan, romlebic ver afaseben<br />

mavneblobis Zalasa da mniSvnelobas...~<br />

_ cirkia es cxovreba, _ wasCurCula ariqa ZaZuam<br />

duru gegias. agitvagoni bavSvebiT iyo gaWedili, sunTq-<br />

va Wirda da torCinavas Sublze oflis winwklebi ubrwyinavda.<br />

warmodgenebi ganuwyvetliv midioda, skolebidan<br />

sagangebod moyvanili bavSvebi rigSi dgebodnen da tor-<br />

Cinava, albaT, <strong>me</strong>asejer i<strong>me</strong>orebda erTsa da imave sityvebs.<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem imperialistebs kiseri mougrixa,<br />

zed fexebiT Sedga da bavSvebi mxiaruli aurzauriT<br />

daxuTuli vagonidan gareT gamocvivdnen.<br />

_ esec Tu Teatria! _ tuCi aibzua ariqam.<br />

bolo dros usaSvelo mowyeniloba eufleboda,<br />

veraferi arTobda. provinciuli qalaqis gamozomil<br />

yofaSi an ra unda yofiliyo gulis gadasayolebeli. warmosaxva<br />

sul sxva sivrceebisaken ixmobda, yofiereba ki<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTis mtvrian Sarebze daatarebda... duxWiri cxovreba<br />

aWrida frTebs. bolo klasamde ise moaRwia, tilos<br />

fexsacmlis garda sxvanairi ar Rirsebia, mudam muxlebgadayvlefili<br />

da idayvgacveTili tanisamosi ecva.<br />

sanam patara iyo, amas arafrad agdebda, <strong>me</strong>re da <strong>me</strong>re gauCnda<br />

gulTa tkenani. daixeda tanze da TiTqos Tvali<br />

aexila, Sercxva da moibRunZa. saSveli arsaidan Canda.<br />

mamis mwiri Semosavali Rvinosa da arays ver audioda...<br />

gausivda maSin guli ariqas, mamas daabrala es siduxWire<br />

da gunebaSi dawyevla, kidev Tu daTvrebi, fexebiT win<br />

Senogitanono... imave dRes auxda wyevla, sasikeTo araferi<br />

axdenia ase ucbad. damTvrala is codviT savse, talaxSi<br />

waqceula, cxvirpiri gzispira ruSi Caurgavs da<br />

peSvisodena wyalSi CamxrCvala. nu ityviT, aqamde ranairadac<br />

cxovrobdnen, imas Tur<strong>me</strong> gaWirveba ar erqva.<br />

dedamisi fucu erTi sofleli qali iyo, manamde Sinidan<br />

orjer ar gasula. axla rai<strong>me</strong> saxsari xom unda eSova,<br />

daiwyo Rvezelebis cxoba da imiT vaWroba. oRond es kanonis<br />

darRvevad iTvleboda da bevrsac verafers ixeirebda...<br />

`amitomac davrCi aseTi patara!~ _ sarkesTan<br />

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trialebda ariqa. ki wamoizarda, magram SeumCneveli iyo<br />

es zrda da asakze naklebi Canda. Tvals daxuWavda maSin<br />

ariqa da xan tarielis tyavSi gaexveoda, xan avTandilisa,<br />

xan amiranisa, xan ro<strong>me</strong>osi, tristanisa... saxelganTqmul<br />

gmirTa niRbebs moirgebda da sarkis win gaaTamaSebda...<br />

Tan ijgi<strong>me</strong>boda, Tan sakuTar Tavs dascinoda, Tumca<br />

am Tavis gatacebas aravis umxelda...<br />

_ ra ar mogewona, xom hgavda stalins? _ Seepasuxa<br />

duru gegia da mxari gahkra.<br />

_ nela, viro! _ arcTu gulmosulad Seuyvira<br />

ariqam Ronier <strong>me</strong>gobars.<br />

netavi ras aW<strong>me</strong>vda erTi cicqna kato deida durus?<br />

beWebi buRasaviT momrgvaleboda. ZalRone pirdapir<br />

gadmosCqefda misgan. ar icoda, raze daexarja mozRvavebuli<br />

energia. etyoba, zogi bunebiTaa aseTi, finCxsac<br />

Seirgebs, Torem arc durus ulxinda maincdamainc. ra<br />

iseTi gasamrjelo hqonda mis wynar da uCinar dedas,<br />

xelfasidan xelfasamde an mihyveboda, an ara. amitom<br />

gabeda da sicocxleSi erTxel amoiRo xma. es maSin moxda,<br />

roca dayvavebiT uTxres, samSoblos erTguli patriotebi<br />

Tu xarT, qveyanas uWirs da sesxis amdeni da<br />

amdeni obligacia unda SeiZinoTo... is obligacia fuW,<br />

faratina qaRaldad miaCndaT isedac, maTi ganaRdebisa,<br />

uriebis garda, aravisa sjeroda. amitom zogma gadayara,<br />

zogma Calis fasad mihyida imave uriebs. aqamde uTq<strong>me</strong>lma<br />

kato deidam ufross Sehbeda, mozveriviT biWi <strong>me</strong>zrdeba,<br />

veRar davamSevo... oho, es iyo namdvili amboxeba, ajanyeba,<br />

gaficva!.. <strong>me</strong>re da sad? socialistur muSurglexur<br />

saxelmwifoSi! iquxa, magram ra iquxa! ese igio, uTxres,<br />

Sen amtkiceb, rom Cven bavSvebs vaSimSilebTo, piridan<br />

lukmas varT<strong>me</strong>vTo, xalxis interesebs arafrad vagdebTo,<br />

moqalaqeTa sakeTildReod ara vzrunavTo... ese<br />

igi... ese igio... sabralo moangariSe atirda, Tu uCemkapikebod<br />

socializmis diadi Senoba daingreva da pirsisx-<br />

liani imperialistebis msxverplni SeviqnebiT, jandabas<br />

Cemi Tavio. iolad gadarCa, yurad iRes misi monanieba,<br />

Torem darCeboda duru gegia am cisqveSeTSi kentad...<br />

_ adeqi da Sen TviTon gadi scenaze! _ niSnis<br />

mogebiT uTxra durum.<br />

skolis komkavSiris mdivani brZandeboda. ar icoda,<br />

ra damsaxurebebiT Seevso matyuara oq<strong>me</strong>bi da erTi<br />

patara dramwre saq<strong>me</strong>s didad waadgeboda.<br />

_ ratomac ara! _ ariqa mowyvetiT gaCerda. _<br />

CamovayaliboT dramwre da erTiori sketCi gavaTama-<br />

SoT. bavSvebs mainc gavacinebT!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re gogoebi?<br />

_ qalTa skola ager araa? moviwvevT vin<strong>me</strong>s...<br />

_ moita xeli!<br />

im dRes amiT daSordnen erTmaneTs. duru datrialda,<br />

moxaliseebi Semoikriba. ariqa biblioTekaSi Cajda<br />

da Zlivs amoarCia momcro sketCi. durum rom waikiTxa,<br />

sixaruliT aWixvinda. ufro is axarebda, rom Tvi-<br />

Ton Seyvarebuli ymawvilis roli ergeboda, qalTa skolis<br />

pionerxelmZRvaneli cisana siordia ki sapatarZlos<br />

gaiTamaSebda. kulminaciis dros vaJs gogos loyaze<br />

ucodveli kocna unda aRebeWda. repeticiaze cisana<br />

zed<strong>me</strong>tad iwmawneboda, grexvagrexviT mimodioda. durus<br />

siTama<strong>me</strong> ara yofnida, simwris ofli asxamda da sanam<br />

kocnamde miaRwevda, aTas sikvdils aTavebda. bageebi ise<br />

uSeSdeboda, kocnisaTvis gemo ver Caetanebina, gogos<br />

gatkicinebuli loyis magier TiTqos betonis civ zedapirs<br />

emTxveoda. sketCi marTlac sasacilo iyo, magram<br />

mayurebels durus bajbaji ufro acinebda da bolos<br />

ariqam mxarze xeli mohxvia, yurSi CasZaxa: `moeSvi, jimage,<br />

am saq<strong>me</strong>s, nu daaboteb spilosaviT! dauniSne am gogos<br />

paemani da kocne ramdenic ginda!~ duru gawiTlda,<br />

wyenisagan buStiviT gaibera, magram `artistobaze~ xeli<br />

aiRo. samagierod `organizatorobis~ mTeli simZi<strong>me</strong><br />

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Semoido kiserze. ariqas reJisoris kverTxi epyra xelT,<br />

duru ki, Tu sarbeni gamoCndeboda, dauRlelad daToxarikobda.<br />

misi saqmiani facifuci SeumCneveli ar dar-<br />

Cenila da yoCaRi mdivaniao, ambobdnen. mdivnobas, miT<br />

ufro skolisas, bevri aravin epotineboda, garda im yaidis<br />

axalgazrdebisa, horizontze rom raikomis mdivnis<br />

Tbili savarZeli ezmanebodaT. sxvaTaTvis komkavSiruli<br />

muSaoba mxolod TamaSi iyo, raRac formaluri rituali,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lsac xelSesaxebi rai<strong>me</strong> Sedegi ar moaqvs, unayofo<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>, TvalebSi mtvris Sesayrelad mogonili,<br />

oRondac, duru gegia ase ar fiqrobda, rasac xels Cas-<br />

Widebda, iseTi enTuziazmiT CaerTveboda, buqs daayenebda.<br />

gautkbaT biWebs lazRandaroba da am sketCs sxvebi<br />

moayoles. mavanma maTSi zed<strong>me</strong>ti mxiaruleba da Wkuamaxviloba<br />

aRmoaCina da mZi<strong>me</strong>d daagdo _ ra dros sicilkiskisia,<br />

omi xvalzeg daiwyebao. duru komkavSiris raikomis<br />

mdivanma daibara, <strong>me</strong>gobrulad esaubra da ymawvilebis<br />

uzomo mxiarulebas lagami amosdes...<br />

_ ici ra, _ Tqva maSin durum, _ `naperwklidan~<br />

gavaTamaSoT!<br />

skolaSi iswavleboda Salva dadianis es piesa.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>reda koba? _ CaekiTxa ariqa.<br />

_ Sen iqnebi koba!<br />

ariqa Cafiqrda, Tavi gaaqnia.<br />

_ vera, <strong>me</strong> ver viqnebi! _ TiTebze CamoTvala. _<br />

jer erTi, patara tanisa var da gamwleuli. gvetyvian,<br />

Tqven, hei, ras dasciniT ioseb stalinso! <strong>me</strong>orec, gvarsaxeli<br />

maqvs iseTi, amasac eWviT Sexedaven, sad ioseb<br />

juRaSvili da sad ariqa ZaZua... <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>c, Cven gvyavs <strong>me</strong>gobari,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lic kobas ukeT ganasaxierebs!<br />

marTali Todua dabrunebuliyo `priutidan~,<br />

saRamo skolaSi apirebda Tur<strong>me</strong> bolo klasis momTavrebas,<br />

dRisiT unda emuSava, raTa sarCo eSova...<br />

pirvelma ariqam miakiTxa marTalis. frTxilad,<br />

TavSekavebulad Sexvdnen erTmaneTs. umniSvnelo raRaceebze<br />

ilaparakes. marTalim sabavSvo saxlze, iqaur ugemur<br />

saW<strong>me</strong>lebze, Tavgadaxotril gogobiWebze, patarpatara<br />

CurCutul sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavlebze...<br />

ariqac TiTqos imaves laparakobda, skolis amxanagebs<br />

gadaswvda... marTalis zogi axsovda, zogic daviwyeboda.<br />

sadac Cven ara varT, iq TiTqos cxovreba wydeba, anda<br />

zRaprullegendur elfers iZens...<br />

_ Cvenc saRamo skolaSi gadavdivarT, _ Tqva ariqam,<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> da duru!<br />

xsenebac da duru gegia gamoCnda. simorcxvis dasaZlevad<br />

zed<strong>me</strong>tad xmaurobda, ver Cerdeboda, marTali<br />

Ronivrad CabRuja, daeWida...<br />

ase Seiyarnen xuTi wlis Semdeg sami Tanaklaseli,<br />

sami Zmakaci... maTi asaki _ cxovrebis zRurbli! rac aqamde<br />

moxda, sxvaTa da sxvaTa nebiT xdeboda. amieridan<br />

TavianT beds TviTonve ganagebdnen. erTi xalxis mtris<br />

Svili iyo, <strong>me</strong>ore _ saeWvo politikuri mrwamsis qalisa,<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> _ apolitikuri loTisa da Rvezelis spekuliantisa...<br />

Zneli gaxldaT fexis awyoba komunisturi mar-<br />

SisaTvis, magram Rone erCodaT, guli diad saq<strong>me</strong>ebs moi-<br />

Txovda da isinic cdilobdnen, ar CamorCenodnen sayovelTao<br />

kolonas, win rom stalini miuZRoda...<br />

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11<br />

`gvaxsovdes da arasodes ar viviwyebdeT, rom sanam<br />

arsebobs kapitalisturi garemocva, iarsebebs mavneblebi,<br />

diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroristebi...~ _<br />

brinjaos Tavi dinjad, SesamCnevi qarTuli aqcentiT<br />

laparakobda. igi yuTSi, burbuSelaSi ido. ori sxva uzarmazari<br />

yuTis formiT SeiZleboda imis garkveva, ro<strong>me</strong>l-<br />

Si iyo brinjaos tanfexi da torsi... Tavi SedarebiT momcro<br />

yuTSi moeTavsebinaT, roca Seaqanes, maSinve rusulad<br />

alaparakda. marTalim biWebs Sexeda. yuTi frTxilad<br />

gadaabrunes, piri bneli kedlisaken uqnes... `nela, nu<br />

matrialebT!~ _ gabrazda Tavi, magram sivrce ar eyo da<br />

xma moeguda.<br />

es iyo pirveli samuSao dRe. Sinsaxkomis ramdeni<strong>me</strong><br />

janmagar TanamSro<strong>me</strong>ls daexmarnen. mZi<strong>me</strong> yuTebi<br />

gorgolaWebiT vagonidan sawyobSi Seagores.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re Sinisaken gamoeSurnen.<br />

_ mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroristebi...<br />

_ CaimRera ariqam.<br />

_ qiliks moeSvi! _ gaaCuma durum. _ Sen ra, ar<br />

gjera? tyuilubralod aravis iWeren!<br />

qalaqSi bevrs iWerdnen. gazeTSi, marTalia, taSfanduris<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti araferi ewera, magram Wori dasarsalebda<br />

nestian da civ quCebSi... TiTqos gaixsna mavnebelTa<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>. axladdakrefili Cai droze ar mihqondaT Tur<strong>me</strong><br />

fabrikaSi, raTa xarisxi dakleboda; fer<strong>me</strong>bSi Zroxebs<br />

ar uvlidnen, ris gamoc seni SeeyaraT, <strong>me</strong>re droulad<br />

ar dakles da zarals zarali waamates; fabrikaqarxneb-<br />

Si Tur<strong>me</strong> dazgebs gangeb afuWebdnen; mavneblis erTma<br />

bavSvma liandagze TiTis simsxo rkinis naWeri dado, gai-<br />

Wyliteba da xanjals gavakeTebo, amiT matareblis uSiSroeba<br />

xelyo... diversantebsac wauWires Tur<strong>me</strong> yelSi<br />

xeli. TviT aRmaskomis Tavmjdomare gaeba maxeSi, Tavissave<br />

aSenebuli stadionis xaraCodan muSa Camouvarda.<br />

im ubedurma suli ganuteva da stadionis gaxsniT gamowveuli<br />

sixaruli CauSxama dedaqalaqidan Camosul amxanagebs...<br />

jaSuSebis saq<strong>me</strong>ebs ki nurc CamovTvliT! ucxoelTa<br />

qselSi gaebnen eqi<strong>me</strong>bi, zooteqnikosebi, samoqalaqo<br />

omis veteranebi, mZRolebi, noqrebi... Sin radiogadamce<strong>me</strong>bi<br />

hqondaT, xandaxan ki saTaTbirod a<strong>me</strong>rikelebisa<br />

da Turqebis wyalqveSa navebSi ikribebodnen...<br />

ase iyo Tu ise, biWebs TavianTi saq<strong>me</strong>ebi gamouCnda.<br />

im saRamos Zmakacebi kvlav Seiyarnen marTalisTan. skolis<br />

amxanagi gudu Selia Seiamxanages. Salva dadianis<br />

wigni win daides da gaaTamaSes scena speqtaklidan...<br />

_ `ukacravad, amxanago, rogor fiqrobT, lenini<br />

kidev didxans daigvianebs?~ _ moridebiT ikiTxa mar-<br />

Talim.<br />

_ `Tqven ra, lenins ar icnobT?~ _ kiTxvas kiTxva<br />

Seageba gudum.<br />

_ `lenins 1903 wlidan vicnob, miwermoweriT!~<br />

_ `piradad ki vera?~<br />

_ `vera~.<br />

_ `aq aris~.<br />

_ `movida kidec?~<br />

_ `diax, eger kuTxeSi! yvelaze adre movida~. _<br />

iq ki duru ijda da viTomc `iskras~ kiTxulobda.<br />

_ `<strong>me</strong> ki sul sxva warmodgena mqonda~.<br />

_ `rogori?~ _ CajinebiT kiTxulobs gudu Selia.<br />

_ `<strong>me</strong>gona, rom lenini ara Tu politikurad aris goliaTi,<br />

ara<strong>me</strong>d garegnobiTac<strong>me</strong>Tqi... maRali, warmosadegi...~<br />

_ hahaha... _ icinis gudu. _ `bevr Cvengans eseTi<br />

warmodgena gvqonda, magram ra aris kidev sakvirveli,<br />

es misi Tavmdabloba da ubraloebaa...~<br />

_ `diaR... diaR... swored egre unda iyos _ axali<br />

beladi axali massisa, ubralo da Cveulebrivi massis, kacobriobis<br />

qveda fenis siRrmidan rom aris wamosuli...~<br />

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ariqam magidaze daakakuna da ukmayofilod Tqva:<br />

_ zed<strong>me</strong>tad koxtapruwobT, raRac ar mjera...<br />

Tavidan daviwyoT!<br />

_ Znelia beladis tyavSi gaexvio! _ amoixvneSa<br />

marTalim.<br />

_ ra Tqma unda, Znelia! vici, girCevnia, ro<strong>me</strong>o<br />

iyo, magram dRes Seecade koba gaxde!<br />

gvian, roca biWebi gaikrifnen, marTali loginSi<br />

CaTbunda, fiqrizmaneba ewvia. warmoidgina, rom is marTlac<br />

kobaa... wverulvaSi mouSvia, qoCori ukan gadauyria.<br />

mitingze sityviT gamodis, muSts energiulad iqnevs:<br />

`amxanagebo! am dampalma mTavrobam daRupa cacana da efro<br />

bebiebi! droa, SeviaraRdeT da maRali taxti gadavayiravoT!..<br />

es ambavi droulad vacnoboT vladi<strong>me</strong>r ilias<br />

Zes, raTa javSano mogvaSvelos!..~ raRac amgvar abdaubdas<br />

butbutebda baliSs Caxutebuli marTali, ro<strong>me</strong>lic<br />

mokle xniT axalgazrda kobad gadaqceuliyo...<br />

kviris repeticia skolis pionerTa oTaxSi Caatares.<br />

gudu Selias garda gogi Sanavac movida, dilar Zeria,<br />

robert kuWua, gogonebidan ki ivlita da veriCka<br />

canavebi.<br />

kekem SemoiWyita, Toloraiam, marTali TvaliT<br />

moixmo da CasCurCula:<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c minda!<br />

marTalim Sublze gadmogdebuli zilfi xumrobiT<br />

mouwiwkna:<br />

_ am piesaSi julietas roli aRara gvaqvs!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re ra, uxmo rols viTamaSeb, mitingis dros<br />

xom dganan da xelebs iqneven... viTom xalxi var!<br />

_ rogorc amxanagi reJisori ityvis! ariqa, mivi-<br />

RoT keke xalxis rolSi?<br />

ariqas saxe moeRrubla, Toloraiebi gulze ar<br />

exateboda, magram arc uari uTqvams...<br />

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macxovrisgoris Ziras, kibis pirvel safexurTan,<br />

dafaze mkacri warwera gaCnda: `sdeq! akrZaluli zonaa!~<br />

visTvis iyo akrZaluli, an ra iyo asakrZali? Tanac iqve,<br />

TiTqos am akrZalvas uaryofso, lamazi karibWe aRimar-<br />

Ta da wiTel naWerze oqrosfrad daiwera: `aq muSaobs<br />

komkavSiruli sa<strong>me</strong>uli!~<br />

_ amdeni qvaRorRi Cven unda vzidoT? _ CurCuliT<br />

ikiTxa SemkrTalma ariqam.<br />

_ cxra safexuris garda, es kibe babuaCemma geram<br />

martodmartom gamoTala, amozida da aaSena kidec! _<br />

Tqva marTalim.<br />

_ ra unda amis atanas! _ durum kunTebi aaTamaSa,<br />

mudam buRraobaWidaobis gunebaze idga.<br />

am laparakSi iyvnen, roca qalaqidan `vilisi~ movarda<br />

da bikentim manqanidan gadmoixeda.<br />

_ yoCaRad xom xarT pavka korCaginebo? _ Tvali<br />

Caukra marTalis. _ ager, a, besa mogiyvaneT, kaci kiriTxuro<br />

da yovlismcodne!<br />

manqanidan biWiviT cocxlad gadmoxta ormocdaaTs<br />

gadacilebuli, gamxdari kaci. WaRara qoCori mokleze,<br />

zRarbiviT Seekveca. SuaSi Savi zoli gasdevda. ulvaSebSic<br />

TeTri Sereoda. es WaRara da pirisaxis wvrili<br />

naoWebi Tu avlenda mis asaks.<br />

_ besa, Sen ici, biWebi daakvaliane! oRond, icode,<br />

Seneburad ar gautio! _ <strong>me</strong>re mZRols miubrunda: _ midi,<br />

<strong>me</strong>Cqareba!<br />

`vilisi~ gaqra, biWebma ki kacs Sexedes, saintereso<br />

iyo, saiTken `gautevda~.<br />

besam saTiTaod xeli CamoarTva, Tan Rirseulad<br />

ukravda Tavs:<br />

_ besa, batono, qiria!

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_ marTali Todua!<br />

_ duru gegia!<br />

ariqam xma miumsgavsa, Tavi daukra:<br />

_ ariqa, batono, ZaZua!<br />

gaicines.<br />

besa safexurze Camojda. jibidan TuTuni da qa-<br />

Raldi amoiRo. TavisTvis moxia da biWebsac gamouwoda.<br />

arc erTi ar eweoda, magram amis gamxelisa SercxvaT.<br />

besa dinjad, auCqareblad axvevda. amaTac mibaZes.<br />

moukides.<br />

kacma siamovnebiT moqaCa, nafazi daartya. amaTac<br />

didis ambiT moqaCes da samives xveleba autyda.<br />

_ sufTa filtvebi protests acxadeben! _ Seni-<br />

Sna besam. _ aba, biWebo, sanam saq<strong>me</strong>s SevudgebodeT, mivixedmovixedoT!<br />

mTavaria strategia da taqtika, ase<br />

gvaswavlis didi beladi!<br />

biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. TiTqos swori Tqva<br />

besam, magram TiTqos dacinvis kiloc gakrTa, saWiro sasooba<br />

da Tayvaniscema ar igrZnoboda mis xmaSi.<br />

_ samuSao mgeli ar aris, tyeSi rom gageqces! _<br />

rusuli andaza moayola besam. _ naklebi Rone unda daxarjo<br />

da <strong>me</strong>tis gakeTeba moaswro, ai, es aris Cveni upirvelesi<br />

amocana!<br />

wamodga da Seuyva kibes.<br />

mihyvnen.<br />

_ besa biZia, Tqven sad cxovrobT? _ hkiTxa durum.<br />

_ cixeSi! _ ubralod, viTomc araferio, ise Seepasuxa<br />

besa.<br />

cixeSio? _ samive gaSterebuli gaCerda.<br />

besam moixeda, ulvaSebSi CaeRima.<br />

_ adamiani cixisaTvis ibadeba, biWebo! _ Tqva da<br />

xeli <strong>me</strong>reTis Tavze, sivrcisaken gaiSvira. _ <strong>me</strong> minda<br />

gavfrinde, im ciskideSi gavuCinarde, magram Cemi xorcieli<br />

gvami ar miSvebs. is Cemi cixea!<br />

_ maSin Cven sul patimrebi vyofilvarT! _ gaecina<br />

marTalis.<br />

_ asea es! _ besam amoioxra. _ cixea Cveni <strong>me</strong>reTic!<br />

imTaviTve kolwevrad davibade. iqneb <strong>me</strong> sulac ar<br />

minda kolwevroba, magram zed mimabes. pasportic ara<br />

maqvs, rom sxva qalaqSi gadavsaxlde, Cems beds vewio...<br />

vin dambada kolwevrad? an es pasporti vin moigona?<br />

_ ase Tu vimsjeleT, <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> cixe mTeli Cveni qveyana<br />

aRmoCndeba! _ mtrulad daaskvna durum. _ anda mTeli<br />

dedamiwa, raki sxva planetaze ver gadavsaxldebiT!<br />

besam swrafi mzera hkida, albaT mixvda, rom Sors<br />

Setopa, magram ukandaxeva ar ineba.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c mand ara var? iciT, ymawvilebo, ra saocrebaa<br />

samyaro, da, ra cudia, yovel nabijze <strong>me</strong>sazRvre rom gagaCerebs,<br />

sdeq, aqeT wasvla ar SeiZlebao!<br />

biWebi Cumad Sescqerodnen. marTalis surda SekamaTeboda,<br />

magram besas sityvebi SiSnarev cnobismoyvareobas<br />

uRvivebda.<br />

_ amas rom mivxvdi, Tavi marTlac amovyavi namdvil<br />

cixeSi, oTx kedels Sua!<br />

esec qaragma egonaT, magram uceb naTeli gaxda,<br />

rom es kaci patimari iyo.<br />

_ aTi wliT! _ beWedi dasva besam.<br />

_ es ranairi patimrobaa, Sens gemoze giSveben! _<br />

urwmunod Tqva durum.<br />

_ Cems gemoze? _ gaukvirda besas. _ Tqven bikenti<br />

Toloraia mokle Wkuisa xom ara ggoniaT? Tu aq mtovebs,<br />

icis, gamqcevi ara var. rom gaviqce, sasjels gamiormageben<br />

da sad<strong>me</strong> kolimaSi mikraven Tavs. aqamdec<br />

gamamgzavrebdnen, magram ufalma oqro xelebi miboZa da<br />

amitomac urCevnia bikentis, aqve vyavde, gverdiT.<br />

marTalis uneblie sevda daeufla. erTxel kidev<br />

CaiWyita arsebobis iseT kunWulSi, razec isedac unda<br />

scodnoda, magram amaRlebul idealebze fiqri realobas<br />

iseT burusSi axvevda, misi konturebis garCeva Wirda.<br />

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_ cixeebSi mxolod damnaSaveni sxedan! _ sakmaod<br />

uxeSad CaurTo durum.<br />

besa moiRrubla, ymawvilebs zurgi Seaqcia da gza<br />

ganagrZo.<br />

aqedan ukve mTlianad Canda Cxeriispiras gaSlili<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTi. buxrebidan TeTri kvamli amodioda da haerSi<br />

qreboda.<br />

besam moixeda. weRandelma wyenam gauara, Tvaleb-<br />

Si sxivi Caudga da waumRera:<br />

_ eh, biWebo, <strong>me</strong> mainc yvelaze Tavisufali kaci vaar!<br />

ariqam taSi Semohkra:<br />

_ oTxgzis patimari yvelaze Tavisufalia!<br />

wynarad Caicina besam, TiTqos imis Tqma undoda,<br />

Tqven verc mimixvdebiT, ranair saidumloebas vflobo.<br />

_ suli unda hqondes kacs Tavisufali, Cemo kargebo!<br />

sapatimros kedlebic ver moimwyvdeven suls.<br />

kacis suli ocnebis kibiT jurRmulidan uflamde adis!<br />

as<strong>me</strong>erTe safexurze SeCerdnen. aqedan, am safexuridan<br />

afrinda gera kvaracxelias suli, oqros kibes<br />

ahyva da uflis taxts mieaxla.<br />

_ saq<strong>me</strong>s mivxedoT! _ moWra uceb besam, ubidan<br />

dakecili qaRaldi amoiRo da safexurze gaSala.<br />

moyavisfro xazebiTa da cifrebiT dafarul qa-<br />

Raldze macxovrisgora amoikiTxeboda. ferdobze amavali<br />

as erTi safexuric aCnda da punqtiriT aw asaSenebelic,<br />

saaRlu<strong>me</strong> moedanic goris Tavze, maRal kvarcxlbekze<br />

ki beladis silueti.<br />

_ samuSao blomadaa! _ besam punqtirs TiTi gaayola.<br />

_ am proeqtiT samas samocdaxuTi safexuria. as<br />

erTi ukve gvaqvs!<br />

jibidan `<strong>me</strong>tri~ amoiRo, koWze daxveuli rkinis<br />

lentis bolo ariqas misca, gaiqeci, ai, im mimarTulebiT<br />

gavzomoTo.<br />

Seuyvnen aRmarTs. moniSnul adgilze paloebs<br />

arWobdnen. momavali kibe xan gakvalul biliks misdevda,<br />

xan umoklesi gziT imave biliks ascdeboda.<br />

ase aaRwies macxovrisgoris Tavze. aqac moniSnes<br />

saaRlu<strong>me</strong> moednisa da kvarcxlbekis adgilebi.<br />

_ eklesiis nangrevebis mTlianad gadaxveta moisurves.<br />

dangreva advilia, aSenebaa Zneli! _ besam qa-<br />

Raldze datanebuli nangrevebi Semoxaza. _ veubnebi<br />

bikentis, ZRvibieviCs, _ CagemovnebiT warmoTqva qosas<br />

saxeli, _ simboluri iqneba<strong>me</strong>Tqi, Zveli sulieri Zeglis<br />

nangrevze rom amoizardos axlis kvarcxlbeki<strong>me</strong>Tqi...<br />

damijeres!<br />

am gaazrebaSi ido raRac faruli eSmakoba, marTalim<br />

es igumana, magram ver amoxsna.<br />

_ zRudes gamagreba unda, galamazeba, cotaTi awevac...<br />

_ enas ar aCerebda besa, gonebaSi TavisTvis raRacas<br />

angariSobda. _ blomad dagvWirdeba viris muSebi...<br />

_ aba Cven risTvisa varT? _ durum mkerdi borbaliviT<br />

gamobera.<br />

_ ah, Tqven vin gakadrebT mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTis awevas!<br />

_ TvalTmaqcurad Seicxada besam. _ Tqven Cveni saxelovani<br />

komkavSiruli sa<strong>me</strong>uli brZandebiT, ra<strong>me</strong> ar unda<br />

itkinoT!.. ise, xandaxan dagvxedeT xol<strong>me</strong> da <strong>me</strong>re<br />

Cin<strong>me</strong>dlebis misaRebad gaemzadeT... aba, yvela gmiri<br />

<strong>me</strong>Caie Cais rom krefdes, raRa gviWirda!<br />

_ ici, besa biZia, ra ekuTvnis mageT <strong>me</strong>oxunjes?<br />

_ gaifxora duru.<br />

_ gaCumdi Tu Zma xar, kaci oTxgzia patimaria da<br />

mainc oxunjobis xaliszea, _ gamoeqomaga ariqa.<br />

_ arc <strong>me</strong> momwons mageTi xumroba, besa biZia! _<br />

SeiWmuxna marTali.<br />

_ kaci rom xumrobis unars dakargavs, droa miwa-<br />

Si Cawves! _ besam arafrad Caagdo biWebis gacxareba,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re, mcire dumilis Semdeg dasZina: _ SeiZleba mogewonos,<br />

an ara, sxvisi naTqvami, magram adamianTa yvelaze<br />

arakacuri Tviseba bezRoba da enis mitanaa!<br />

_ besa biZia! _ Tvali gauswora marTalim. _ Cvens<br />

Soris, am patara saZmoSi, mabezRara da enis mimtani ar<br />

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gvirevia. rac iTqva, haerSi gaqra! oRondac, Cven komkav-<br />

Sirlebi varT da Cvens idealebs veravis SevalaxvinebT!<br />

daRmarTs dauyvnen da besam sevdianad amoioxra:<br />

_ vin <strong>me</strong>Zaleba da enaze vin <strong>me</strong>qaCeba! raca mWirs,<br />

Cemi enis wyalobiTaa. mainc unda giTxraT, Cemo marTali,<br />

adamianis winaSe yvelaze didi danaSauli cocxali<br />

azris CaxSoba da tvinSi dogmis CaWedvaa. am dros adamianSi<br />

kvdeba pirovneba, igi saTamaSi tikinad iqceva...<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re vin akeTebs magas? _ wamoiyvira durum. _<br />

dog<strong>me</strong>bis CarCoSi dogmatikosebi da revizionistebia,<br />

Cveni ideali ki Semoq<strong>me</strong>debiTi marqsizmia!<br />

besam yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera biWebi. ariqa da<br />

marTali dumdnen. cxadi iyo, isinic durus uWerdnen<br />

mxars. kacma Tavi sinanuliT gaaqnia, TiTqos avadmyofebi<br />

Seicodao.<br />

gulze moxvda marTalis, Tavi Seuracxyofilad<br />

igrZno.<br />

gana sakamaToa, rom besa qiria cdeba! misi azrebi<br />

sul sxva, mtruli samyarodan mosulsa hgavs da saSiSia.<br />

aseTi kaci agentiviTaa, cixis Signidan gamtexia.<br />

`marTlac dasaWeri yofila!~ _ dananebiT gaifiqra.<br />

`dasaWeri iyo da imitomac daiWires!~ _ gulRrZod<br />

daaskvna durum.<br />

`kargi kacia da afsusia!~ _ Seecoda ariqas. aseTi<br />

gonebis patroni imdenad ar unda cdebodes, Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti<br />

wlis ymawvilebis dasamoZRvri gaxdes.<br />

Camoivakes da besam xmaSi xvewna gauria:<br />

_ biWebo, saTxovari maqvs! oRond, kargebo, Tavs<br />

safrTxeSi nu CaigdebT, Tu ar SegiZliaT, uari miTxariT,<br />

ar <strong>me</strong>wyineba!<br />

biWebma yuri cqvites, erTmaneTs gadaxedes.<br />

_ juRaSvilis quCazea Cemi saxli, colica myavs<br />

da Tqvenze patara gogoc! Sin rom wavide, gaqcevaSi Ca<strong>me</strong>Tvleba<br />

da sasjels wamimateben. iqneb Ce<strong>me</strong>bs gaagebinoT,<br />

rom aqa var, Soridan mainc Sevavleb Tvals!<br />

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biWebma bulvarSi Caiseirnes. nel siarulSi darbaisloba<br />

da sidinje igulisx<strong>me</strong>boda. bavSvoba damTavrda.<br />

isini didebi iyvnen. TavianTi S<strong>romi</strong>T irCendnen Tavs,<br />

Tanac ubralos ki ara, gamorCeulsa da sapatio saq<strong>me</strong>s<br />

SesWidebodnen.<br />

_ komkavSiris samkerde niSani nu gaviwydeba! _<br />

Seaxsena durum ariqas. vera da ver aswavla wesi da rigi<br />

am xvlikunas.<br />

kinoTeatr `oqtomberTan~ mayureblebis rigi idga.<br />

ekranze `<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> dartyma~ gadioda. bolo dros erTmaneTs<br />

cvlidnen `stalinianas~ ciklis fil<strong>me</strong>bi... iyo `stalingradis<br />

dacva~, `berlinis dacema~... stalinis Zvirfas<br />

saxes gelovani asaxierebda. yvelani ambobdnen, zedmiwevniTa<br />

hgavso, Tumca stalinis mnaxveli <strong>me</strong>reTSi<br />

aravin iyo... beladisagan gansxvavebiT hitleri giJis<br />

karikaturad gamoiyureboda, vin ver mixvdeboda, rom<br />

faSisticaa da sulelic!<br />

lestambem gamoiara, kekes xels Cahfrenoda. gogona<br />

cmukavda, ver isvenebda. lestambes ki, rogorc yovelTvis,<br />

cxvirze zeTi Camosdioda.<br />

_ kinoSi mivdivarT! _ ganacxada. muSti jibeSi<br />

edo, albaT bileTis Ffuls WmuWnida, eSinoda, vin<strong>me</strong>m ar<br />

wamarTvaso.<br />

_ im kvirasac repeticia gvaqvs! _ uTxra ariqam<br />

kekes. gogona brboSi unda mdgariyo da `vaSa~ eZaxa.<br />

Toloraiebma gza ganagrZes.<br />

_ Tqven Citis gulebi gaqvT! _ adrindel kamaTs<br />

ganagrZobda duru. _ patimaria da imitom gecodebaT.<br />

imas im sigrZe ena aqvs, cixidan aravin gamouSvebs. piradad<br />

<strong>me</strong> misi davalebebis Sesasruleblad ver virben!<br />

_ ukeTesia Tu bikentisTan davas<strong>me</strong>nT da oTxgzis<br />

patimars <strong>me</strong>xuTejer davapatimrebT! _ dacinviT urCia<br />

ariqam.

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_ ra gawuxebs, ver gamigia, _ mxrebi aiCeCa marTalim,<br />

_ ilaparakos kacma, Tofs xom ar isvris. am enis gamo<br />

isedac cixeSia, <strong>me</strong>ti ra ginda!<br />

gegiebis saxlamde rom miaRwies, durum Sublze<br />

TiTi miikakuna, afrakada xarTo, da Sinisaken gadauxvia.<br />

ariqam da marTalim erTmaneTs Sexedes, gza rkinigzis<br />

sadgurisaken ganagrZes.<br />

Savze Savi orTqlmavali kvamls abolebda da windaukan<br />

daajaxirebda sabargo vagonebs. bolo liandagze<br />

mwvane urCxuliviT gawoliliyo grZelze grZeli<br />

javSnosani matarebeli. mrisxane qve<strong>me</strong>xebs lulebze<br />

CaCebi hqonda da es Tu anelebda SiSs, rasac moqalaqeni<br />

grZnobdnen. yovel gazafxuls qalaqs gripiviT Camouvlida<br />

Wori, ariqa, a<strong>me</strong>rikelebi modian, Tavs unda dagvesxano.<br />

erTi atomuri bombic sakmarisia <strong>me</strong>reTis asaor-<br />

Tqleblado. iseT ra<strong>me</strong>ebs yvebodnen, sicocxles albaT<br />

sikvdili jobda.<br />

javSnosanis gaswvriv SaSxaniani guSagebi mimodiodnen<br />

da ymawvilebma Soridan Semouares.<br />

juRaSvilis quCac ager iyo, sxvebisagan arafriT<br />

gamoirCeoda. qalaqSi isedac arsebobda stalinis prospeqti,<br />

moedani, sanapiroc da am quCis saxeli an zed<strong>me</strong>ti<br />

siyvarulis, an zed<strong>me</strong>ti pirmoTneobis Sedegi iyo.<br />

qiriebis orTvaliani oda dabal ximinjebze idga,<br />

buxridan TeTri boli amodioda.<br />

Seyoymandnen, WiSkris SeRebisa eridebodaT.<br />

<strong>me</strong>zobeli saxlidan gaisma qalis xma:<br />

_ cxuta, qalo, TqvenTan arian, gamoixede gareT!<br />

fardis Sinnaqargi farda gadaiwia, umal karic<br />

gaiRo da aivanze tanmsxvili qali gamovida. pirmrgvali<br />

saxe hqonda, majissimsxo nawnavebi. <strong>me</strong>tad axalgazrda<br />

Canda besas diasaxlisi.<br />

_ SemobrZandiT, Svilebo, WiSkarTan ratom dgaxarT!<br />

_ tkbili, RuRuna xmiT moixmo cxutam.<br />

WiSkari moridebulad SeaRes da Semogebebul<br />

qals marTalim xmadabla amcno:<br />

_ Cven besa biZiam gamogvagzavna!<br />

qalma xelebi gaasavsava, Tvalebze ucabedi cremli<br />

gaukrTa.<br />

_ SemobrZandiT da Sin vilaparakoT!<br />

mwiri xabakxubakiT gawyobil civ zalaSi SeuZRva.<br />

kedelze besas da cxutas qorwilisdroindeli, gadidebuli<br />

suraTi ekida. imis qvemoT ki nacrisfer qaRaldze<br />

daxatuli <strong>me</strong>lnisferi zRva da talRebze mocurave<br />

mwvane qalTevza. aseTebi bazarSi iyideboda iafad.<br />

_ aqeT, siTboSi SemobrZandiT! _ diasaxlisma<br />

biWebi <strong>me</strong>zobel oTaxSi Seiyvana. aq, buxarSi cecxli en-<br />

To, iqve kalaTaSi simindis taroebi eyara, iatakze _ naquCi,<br />

gobSi ki _ dafSvnili simindi.<br />

jorkodan gogona wamoimarTa. sigamxdrisagan sinaTle<br />

gasdioda, didroni, Savi Tvalebi ubrwyinavda,<br />

kani ki iseTi gamWvirvale hqonda, ZarRvebis feTqva ilandeboda.<br />

_ gvapatieT, ymawvilebo, <strong>me</strong> da Cemma gogom sul<br />

davanagvianeT aqauroba! _ qalis yovel sityvaSi moferebis<br />

kilo ismoda da biWebs TiTqos unanavebda. _<br />

cira, gavwioT es kalaTa da stumrebi cecxlTan mivuSvaT!<br />

ciras xma ar amouRia, magram kalaTa da gobi gaswia,<br />

naquCi swrafad axveta, biWebs dabali jorkoebi daudga<br />

da SuaSi tablac dadga.<br />

_ Cven ara gvSia! _ gaubedavad Tqva marTalim.<br />

_ dedas geficebiT, ara gvSia! _ daudastura<br />

ariqamac, Tumca orives kuWi ewvoda.<br />

_ Tqvens asakSi adamians mudam hSia! _ dauyvava<br />

cxutam. naZaladevi mxiarulebiT mimodioda, upidan kurcxali<br />

nekaTiTiT SeumCnevlad moiSora.<br />

buxarSi SeSa miswimoswia, nakverCxlebi gamoxveta,<br />

zed `ficxinia~ dado, masze ki civi Romis naWrebi daawyo...<br />

ciram suluguni da mwnili moarbenina, amas suriT<br />

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WaWis arayi moayola, momcro Wiqebi, moxarSuli kvaxi,<br />

cota janjuxa da tkbiliskveri.<br />

_ Cven ara vsvamT! _ iuara marTalim.<br />

_ dedas geficebiT, ara vsvamT! _ ariqam gulze<br />

xeli miido.<br />

uxerxulobisagan wamdauwum wiTldebodnen, ariqa<br />

mTlad yayaCosferi gaxda.<br />

ciram taSti da wyliani sura Semoitana, mklavze<br />

pirsaxoci gadaefina. ymawvilebma simbolurad TiTebi<br />

daisveles.<br />

dasxdnen, lukma gatexes da mxolod maSin ikiTxa<br />

cxutam.<br />

_ rao, ra SemomiTvala mag Cemi codviT savsem?<br />

_ jerjerobiT aqa varo, qalaqSi... _ mTeli dRis<br />

uW<strong>me</strong>lebma simorcxves sZlies da mondo<strong>me</strong>biT iluk<strong>me</strong>bodnen.<br />

_ madloba R<strong>me</strong>rTs! _ pirjvari gadaiwera cxutam.<br />

ciramac uTq<strong>me</strong>lad gadaiwera pirjvari, riTac stumrebi<br />

gaakvirva. pirjvars rom iwerda, iseTi bavSvi aqamde<br />

arc enaxaT.<br />

_ gamoZRa albaT urCxuli, kuWSi ver Caetia bolo<br />

lukma! _ daagdo uceb cxutam.<br />

ariqam piri daaRo, lukma yelSi gaeCxira. marTalis<br />

yurSi gauJRriala. vin urCxulio? albaT bikenti!<br />

an vava zarqua!.. iqneb lavrenti pavles Ze?.. amaze maRla<br />

fiqriTac ver wavidoda da wasvla arc surda...<br />

mouyrua. Wama ganagrZo, Tumca arc iseTi xalisiT.<br />

ariqam piri sasacilod momuwa, TiTqos stvenas<br />

apirebso da CaixiTxiTa.<br />

_ CvenTan manam iqneba, vidre stalinis Zegls<br />

avaSenebdeT macxovrisgoris Tavze!<br />

_ stalinis? _ ise gaioca cxutam, TiTqos saswauli<br />

ram uTxreso.<br />

_ ra gagikvirdaT? _ marTalis xmaSi mtruli simi<br />

gaJRerda.<br />

_ gakvirvebiT ar gamkvirvebia, _ enas kbili daaWira<br />

qalma, _ stalinis Zeglebs sad ar aSeneben. <strong>me</strong> sxva<br />

gamkvirvebia! iciT, ratom daiWires Cemi <strong>me</strong>uRle?<br />

biWebma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnies.<br />

_ aiCema, omma qveyana gaaCanaga, weli ver agviTrevia<br />

da amdeni ZeglisaTvis fuls wyalSi ratom vyriTo.<br />

Tavi daanebe, Sen vin gkiTxavs<strong>me</strong>Tqi, vurCie. ar damijera,<br />

Tu ar mkiTxavs, naxavo! adga da TviTon imas, piradad generalisimuss<br />

miswera, amunaTebda, pirmoTneebi Tavs<br />

gavidnen da zRvari Sen daudeo!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re? _ orivem erTad ikiTxa.<br />

_ gvegona, werili moskovSi arc iqneboda misuli,<br />

quCaSi aiyvanes. axla ki, Cans, dascinian, ar gindoda<br />

xom Zeglebis aSeneba, midi da Seni xeliT aaSeneo! _ cxutas<br />

Tvalebi daenama, xelebi pirisaxeze aifara.<br />

ciras xma ar gauRia. `munjia albaT!~ _ gaifiqra<br />

marTalim.<br />

_ munjia, albaT! _ ariqas uTxra, roca iqidan<br />

brundebodnen.<br />

_ munjebs ar esmiT, imas ki yurebi Cvenken hqonda!<br />

_ damajereblad auxsna ariqam da uceb sicili waskda:<br />

_ naxe, ranairi ganaCeni gamoutanes besas? ar gindoda<br />

xo Zeglis aSeneba, midi da Seni xeliT aaSeneo!<br />

marTalisac gaecina. es ufro anglobas hgavda, vidre<br />

sasjels. bolos da bolos im kacs tyvias aravin daaxlis.<br />

cxviri iq Cayo, sadac ar ekiTxebodnen da amitomac aRzrdian,<br />

rogorc saWiroa... ai, es aris genialuri mixvedra!<br />

marTalim ariqa miacila da Sinisaken wamovida.<br />

civi, Cabnelebuli saxli daxvda.<br />

buxarSi Zveli gazeTis nafxrewi Seagdo. ucbad<br />

abrialda da kedlidan stalinis saxem mwyralad gadmoxeda...<br />

marTalis gaaciva... gazeTi wamSi Caiferfla da<br />

ymawvilma gaToSil logins miaSura...<br />

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_ aseTi tempiT rom gvemuSava, ukve Sua komunizmSi<br />

viqnebodiT! _ besa qiriam Rimili damala. marTalim<br />

gaifiqra: `ar iSlis qiliks, netav bikentis ar Caukaklavdes<br />

vin<strong>me</strong>!~<br />

arada, saq<strong>me</strong> marTlac swrafad miiwevda win!<br />

dilauTenia moTuxTuxda ramdeni<strong>me</strong> satvirTo manqana.<br />

xreSi da ce<strong>me</strong>nti mozides, sadRac karierSi daTlili<br />

TeTri safexurebi... zed patimrebi isxdnen, zurgiT kabinisaken.<br />

SaSxanebiT SeiaraRebuli armielebi darajobdnen,<br />

qera da Cofura rusis biWebi... pirvelni TviTon<br />

Camoxtnen Zaridan, wre Sekres, SaSxanebi momarTes.<br />

_ davai, vilezai! _ ayvirda amaTi <strong>me</strong>Tauri.<br />

patimrebi arcTu mkvircxlad xtebodnen Zirs.<br />

ruxi, daZvelebuli Sarvalkiteli emosaT, jRani fexsac<strong>me</strong>lebi,<br />

zogs gazinTuli kepi exura, zogic uqudo iyo.<br />

Secivnulebi adgilze buqnaobdnen, xelebs ifSvnetdnen.<br />

`vin arian eseni? _ fiqrobda marTali. _ damnaSaveni?<br />

ra dauSaves adamianebs, qveyanas?~<br />

gauparsavni, daubanelni, loyebCacvenilni, _<br />

Tanabrad yvelas yviTeli feri gadahkravda. nislian<br />

dilas, Ramidan gamocvenil, saiqioSi nastumreb kacebsa<br />

hgavdnen.<br />

_ stroisia! _ yviroda rusis <strong>me</strong>Tauri.<br />

biWebs am nacrisfer brboSi uWirdaT adamianTa<br />

amocnoba. idgnen gaucxoebulni, sul sxva qveynis Svilebi,<br />

ufskrulis gaRmidan mosulni da marTalis Sercxva,<br />

raki sakmarisi TanagrZnobiT ver ganimsWvala.<br />

_ sacodavebi! _ amoioxra ariqam. _ puri mainc<br />

wamogveRo, an TuTuni...<br />

_ torti wamouRe, torti! _ dacinviT CaurTo<br />

durum.<br />

marTalis xma ar amouRia. frTxili fiqri Semoepara:<br />

sami <strong>me</strong>gobari, sami komkavSireli, erTi Zlieri da<br />

uCinari xeliT gmoZerwilni TiTqos TandaTan Sordebodnen<br />

erTmaneTs, Tumca bzari jerac mcire iyo.<br />

amasobaSi patimrebma manqanidan tvirTis gadmoyra<br />

daiwyes. duru umal wamoenTo, Rone erCoda da usaqmod<br />

ver Cerdeboda.<br />

win jariskaci gadaudga, SaSxana mouRera da uxe-<br />

Sad SeuRrina:<br />

_ nazad!<br />

Secbunebuli gamobrunda duru, darcxvenili<br />

qoSinebda:<br />

_ sulelia viRaca!<br />

_ amaT TavianTi wesebi aqvT! _ mSvidad auxsna<br />

besam. _ Cven Cvens saq<strong>me</strong>s mivxedoT!<br />

ymawvilebs gauZRva da kibes Seuyvnen.<br />

_ vin arian eseni? _ hkiTxa marTalim.<br />

_ vin icis! _ besam moixeda. zevidan patimrebi<br />

ruxi TagvebiviT Candnen.<br />

_ qurdebi iqnebian, wesieri kaci iq ar moxvdeba!<br />

_ durus wyena ver ganeleboda.<br />

_ albaT asecaa, _ daeTanxma besa, _ oRond esaa,<br />

namdvil qurds muSaobas ver aiZuleb! igi sxva `zekebs~<br />

amuSavebs, TviTon ki yeeniviTa zis!<br />

_ es rogor?<br />

_ indoeTSi, gagigoniaT albaT, sazogadoeba kastebad<br />

iyofa. yvelaze dabalia `miukarebelTa~ kasta.<br />

isini uwmindurebad miaCniaT, maTTan aravisa surs urTierToba.<br />

sxva kastebi ufro maRal safexurebze dganan.<br />

cixeSic asea! yvelaze ukeT qurdebi arian. ar muSaoben,<br />

banqos TamaSoben, patimrebs Zarcvaven, imoneben, ufrosebTan<br />

kargi urTierToba aqvT... mokled, cixe maTi<br />

saxlia, TviT saxelmwifoa maTi patroni!<br />

_ rad unda saxelmwifos qurdis patronoba? _<br />

uxeSad Seutia durum.<br />

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_ sxva `zekebis~ dasamorCileblad! yvelaze uaresad<br />

eseni arian! kidev kargi, Tu qrTamisaTvis zixar, anda<br />

mkvlelobisaTvis, magram Tu azris patimari xaar...<br />

bolo sityva besam gaWima, magram mixvda, rom kvlav<br />

aWarbebda da enas kbili daaWira.<br />

_ ki xar, besa biZia, azris patimari, magram SaSxaniani<br />

kaci ar gadgia Tavze! _ ar moeSva ariqa.<br />

_ esec marTalia! _ daeTanxma besa. _ es maSin xdeba,<br />

roca `zeki~ saWiro kacia. axla <strong>me</strong> saWiro var... cota<br />

xniT! sanam kerpTayvanismcemlebs bomons davudgamde!<br />

ymawvilebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. es ukve saSiSi<br />

xdeboda, araTu besasaTvis, amaTTvisac.<br />

_ ise, Cvenc dasaWerebi varT! _ ganacxada durum.<br />

_ vis<strong>me</strong>nT kidec da viT<strong>me</strong>nT kidec! namdvilad dasaWerebi<br />

varT!<br />

marTalim kuStad Sexeda durus. ar moewona misi<br />

Tavgamodeba. sakuTari mrwamsi unda daicva, magram ki ar<br />

unda gadaamlaSo.<br />

_ Tu dagviWires, azris patimrebi gavxdebiT! _<br />

Caicina ariqam, eioleboda aseTi xvedri.<br />

besas saxe seriozuli gauxda. ariqas mklavze xeli<br />

waatana da xmadabla Tqva:<br />

_ raca mWirs, Cemi Zirs mosakvneti enis gamo mWirs.<br />

<strong>me</strong> ar minda, biZiebo, gza gagimrudoT. xeli maqvs yvelaferze<br />

Caqneuli da imitom ar <strong>me</strong>Sinia arafris. Tqven ki<br />

momavali gelodebaT. fiqriT ifiqreT, kaci imitomaa,<br />

ifiqros! magram frTxilad iyaviT, biZiebo, ena moiTokeT<br />

da, rasac <strong>me</strong> vlaparakob, _ guls vifxan da imitom vlaparakob<br />

ase, _ Tqven magnairebs nurc gai<strong>me</strong>orebT!<br />

amaze gaCumdnen. laparaki arc SeiZleboda, radgan<br />

as<strong>me</strong>erTe safexurTan vava zarqua idga.<br />

patimarTa didi jgufi amoeyvana aqac. iseTive usaxurni<br />

iyvnen, rogorebic qveviT datoves. ieWviana kidec<br />

marTalim, iqneb imaT amogvaswres da win dagxvdneno.<br />

mWidrod idgnen da ise aTbobdnen erTmaneTs.<br />

Zirs weraqvebi, barniCbebi da Toxebi eyara. moSorebiT,<br />

oTxiv kuTxiT oTxi armieli idga SaSxanebiT xelSi. erTs<br />

uzarmazari samgle qofaki gamoeba sabelze. etyoba patimrebze<br />

iyo dageSili, ena gadmoegdo, Rojebidan nerwyvi<br />

gadmosdioda da Tvalebs borotad abrialebda,<br />

TiTqos natrobda, erTi mimisisineTo.<br />

`esec vava zarquaa!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim.<br />

iqneb asec iyo, xan es ZaRli gadaiqceoda vavad, xan<br />

vava _ ZaRlad!<br />

safexurze Camomjdariyo vava. Tavze Tbili, yurebiani<br />

qudi Camoefxata da rac imis qveS uferul, TeTr<br />

laqad Canda, pirisaxe arc eTqmoda.<br />

_ agvianeb, besa! _ uk<strong>me</strong>xad gamoscra.<br />

_ cixis kari roca iReba, maSin movdivar, ufroso!<br />

_ upasuxa besam, mis xmaSi TavSekaveba da Rirsebis grZnoba<br />

JRerda.<br />

_ cixes ise eTamaSebi, albaT Tavi ucvleli ggonia,<br />

_ vava welSi gaimarTa da am dros sxeulSi Zvlebma<br />

TiTqos gaiCxaruna, _ ucvleli ki dedamiwis zurgze<br />

aravinaa!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c magisi i<strong>me</strong>di maqvs! _ wynarad, dinjad Seepasuxa<br />

besa da ymawvilebs miubrunda: _ maSasada<strong>me</strong>, arwivebo,<br />

amocana aseTia: aviyvanoT kibe, sul oras samocdaoTxi<br />

safexuri. goraze Tlili qvebiT movkirwyloT<br />

saaRlu<strong>me</strong> moedani. kibes avayoloT bordiuri, moedans<br />

ki gadasaxedis mxridan parapeti SemovartyaT. zed kideze<br />

avagoT kvarcxlbeki... dro mcire gvaqvs! erTbaSad<br />

yvela frontze unda vimuSaoT. moqalaqe patimrebi<br />

oTxad davanawiloT _ aq, iq, iq da iq!.. Cven ki _ sami mamaci<br />

komkavSireli da erTi wyalwaRebuli borotmoq<strong>me</strong>di<br />

yovelive amas xelovanis jadosnur kverTxs SevaxebT da<br />

saWiro formas mivcemT! xom gasagebia, moqalaqe ufroso?!<br />

_ miaxala uceb vavas.<br />

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vava wamowiTlda, Rojebi im ZaRliviT gamoaCina,<br />

magram araferi uTqvams, Sebrunda da patimrebis ganawilebas<br />

Seudga...<br />

15<br />

macxovrisgoris ferdobs ruxi WianWvelebi Seesia.<br />

marTalim Tvali gaadevna. daTvliT ver daiTvlida<br />

da ukmayofilod gaifiqra, es ramdeni patimari gvyolia<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTSio. amaT Tu gadaamravleb amnair da ufro did<br />

qalaqebze, Tavzardamcemi ricxvi gamova... Seecada es<br />

mkrexeluri fiqri gaefanta...<br />

qveviT, mTisZiras patimarTa erTi jgufi manqanebs<br />

clida, sxvebs tvirTi jalambarebiT ferdobze<br />

amohqondaT. <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>ni kibis gayolebiT muSaobdnen, safexurebisaTvis<br />

fuZes Txridnen, betonis xsnars zeldnen<br />

da besasTan mohqondaT... sxvani da sxvani goris Tavze<br />

asworebdnen saaRlu<strong>me</strong> moedans, saZirkvels amzadebdnen<br />

kvarcxlbekisaTvis...<br />

ymawvilebi besas exmarebodnen. duru da marTali<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> safexurs miuCoCebdnen, ariqa qamCiT xsnars asworebda...<br />

axalgazrduli sixalisiT muSaobdnen, magram<br />

gulis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si samives uxerxuloba daufleboda, radgan<br />

Tvals ver usworebdnen irgvliv momuSave Camofar-<br />

Txunebul, ZvelmanebSi gaxveul, erTnairad daleul da<br />

daCiavebul rux masas, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac uWirda es mZi<strong>me</strong> saq<strong>me</strong><br />

da ZlivsRa zozinebda, gaavebuli rusis <strong>me</strong>Tauri ki aRmadaRma<br />

darboda, facifucobda, ar ekiTxebodnen da<br />

mainc eCreboda:<br />

_ Cqara, Cqara! gainZeri, nexvo! uh, Seni deda!..<br />

oras <strong>me</strong>Tor<strong>me</strong>te, mSieri karceri mogelis, icode!.. as<br />

<strong>me</strong>aTe, gamogiWer da unitazSi Cagayofineb sifaTs!<br />

iWaWeboda, iWaWeboda, albaT vavas awonebda Tavs.<br />

moulodnelad mqrqali nisli gairRva da mzem gamoixeda.<br />

uRono sxivebi ver aTbobdnen, magram mainc sasiamovno<br />

iyo. `zekebsac~ cota feri miecaT, erTmaneTSi aCur-<br />

Culdnen, alaparakdnen. rusis <strong>me</strong>Tauri, TiTqos CasTvlimao,<br />

mzes minebda... jariskacebsac moudundaT yuradReba.<br />

mxolod vava idga winandeburad momarTuli, gamWriaxi,<br />

yovelives kidec xedavda da ynosviTac grZnobda... mar-<br />

Tlac ZaRlis sisxli Tu udioda ZarRvebSi...<br />

naSuadRevs jaglaga cxenma savele samzareulo<br />

moaCindrika. aluminis TefSebiT `zekebs~ wvniani Camouriges,<br />

balanda TevziT yarda... ymawvilebic Camojdnen<br />

safexurebze, mcire sagzali gaSales. rcxvenodaT Wamisa,<br />

lukma yelSi ar gadadioda, besa daiwvies mxolod...<br />

_ ras izam, _ miuxvda besa, _ kaci ieso qriste ar<br />

aris, erTi puriT aTasi daapuros!<br />

vavam hkida yuri. TviTon arafersa Wamda. pirze<br />

zizRi exata, TiTqos ambobda, Wama ra kacis saq<strong>me</strong>ao.<br />

_ magis saW<strong>me</strong>li balandaa! _ uk<strong>me</strong>xad amoiRrina.<br />

_ Tavs nu uyadrebT, mtermoyvare gaarCieT, zed<strong>me</strong>ti<br />

gulCviloba igive mavneblobaa!<br />

_ marTali brZandebi! _ calybad gauRima besam.<br />

_ tyvias rom ar <strong>me</strong>svri, amaze <strong>me</strong>t mowyalebas an ratom<br />

unda velode?<br />

vavas sveli bage moebrica.<br />

_ Cemi neba rom iyos, dazgis tyviamfrqvevs amovitandi,<br />

im beqobze Sevdgamdi da tatata, gadagivlidiT!<br />

ai, aseTi gulmowyale var <strong>me</strong>!<br />

_ eWvic ar <strong>me</strong>pareba! _ mSvidad upasuxa besam. _<br />

arc is gamikvirdeba, saq<strong>me</strong>s rom movamTavrebT, marTlac<br />

amoitano dazgis tyviamfrqvevi da zeimi imiT aRniSno!<br />

vavam Tvali miaciva, sisiniT gamoscra:<br />

_ dagimaxsovreb mag siTama<strong>me</strong>s, besa qiria! _ Sebrunda<br />

da gaSorda.<br />

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iWebi gamtknarebulni us<strong>me</strong>ndnen, Careva veRar<br />

gabedes. bolos durum amoRerRa:<br />

_ mikvirs, besa BbiZia, TiTqos gangeb eZeb mizezs,<br />

saq<strong>me</strong> rom gaifuWo!<br />

_ eh, biZiebo, yvelani sikvdilis Svilebi varT.<br />

garduvalis Tu SegeSinda, im wuTidan mxdali mona xar...<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>s mivxedoT, biZiebo, saq<strong>me</strong>s!<br />

mokle Sesveneba damTavrda. gaisma ZaRlis Rrena,<br />

jariskacebis mowyvetili, uxeSi brZanebebi. azozinda,<br />

afusfusda WianWvelebis jari, gasiswvrivda macxovrisgoris<br />

ferdobze mTisZiridan eklesiis nangrevebamde.<br />

_ ase iSenebdnen faraonebi piramidebs! _ Tqva<br />

besam da qamCas daavlo xeli.<br />

`esec qaragma!.. _ fiqrobs marTali. _ piramidas<br />

monebi aSenebdnen! monebi `zekebia~... iqneb Cvenc monebi<br />

varT!.. faraoni beladia, igi monebis xeliT sakuTar saflavs<br />

iSenebs!.. ra unda besas, nuTu ena eqaveba da mxolod<br />

imitom ybedobs? `zekebi~ unda Segecodos, magram eseni<br />

xom damnaSaveni arian!.. qveyana win midis, umaRlesi sazogadoeba<br />

Sendeba didi beladis winamZRolobiT!.. esaa<br />

mTavari!.. sxva rom ar iyos, didi beladi qarTvelia da es<br />

xom unda geamayebodes...~<br />

fiqrebi nawyvetnawyvetad Cndeba TavSi, Sig ver<br />

Cerdeba, umal ekargeba, radgan azri aqeTiqiT uxtis,<br />

dastrialebs kibes, safexurebs, betonis xsnars, rux masadqceul<br />

`zekebs~, romlebsac pirisaxeze miwisferi dahkravT<br />

da TvalebSi sevda CahgubebiaT...<br />

uxilavi zRvari hyofT amaT imaTTan, TiTqos sxva<br />

jurisani iyvnen, sxva kastas ekuTvnodnen, `miukareblebisa~,<br />

faraonTa monebisa, Sehguebodnen am Tavis xvedrs,<br />

muSaobdnen TavCaRunulni, Cumad, verc amCnevdnen komkav-<br />

Sirul sa<strong>me</strong>uls, ciur samyarodan Camofrenilebs... sxva<br />

arara ainteresebdaT, garda Tavis gadarCenisa. amitomac<br />

iyvnen morCilni, utyvni, viTarca jogi, naxiri, fara...<br />

saRamosTvis enTuziazmi neldeba, baraqianad ver<br />

muSaoben. `zekebsac~ TiTqos uqrebaT SiSis grZnoba,<br />

yurs ar ugdeben jariskacTa uxeS Sexmianebas. TavCaqindrulni<br />

ezidebian mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTs da iTvlian wa<strong>me</strong>bs, elodebian<br />

sastvenis xmas, roca ganTavisufldebian saZulveli<br />

saqmisagan, daewyobian grZel kolonad da wavlen<br />

iq, sadac ar elodebaT siTbo, simyudrove, sixaruli...<br />

wa<strong>me</strong>ba iqac grZeldeba, magram iq SeiZleba mcire droiT<br />

gamoiTiSo, Tvali daxuWo da sizmrebis samyaroSi mainc<br />

igrZno Tavi adamianad.<br />

aha, movida wami igi! ismis gabmuli stvena. `zekebi~<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>s civad uSveben xels, gamococxldebian, axmaurdebian,<br />

magram Tan cdiloben, jariskacebi ar gaaRizianon.<br />

dabla eSvebian, jer patimrebi, <strong>me</strong>re sa<strong>me</strong>uli da<br />

besa, bolos vava zarqua. igi frTxilad iyureba aqeTiqiT,<br />

vinZlo vin<strong>me</strong> sad<strong>me</strong> ar Caimarxos, Tumca sulelis<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti vin moindo<strong>me</strong>bs amas, macxovrisgoris mTeli ferdobi<br />

xom xelisguliviT gadaSlila.<br />

mTisZiras `zekebi~ ewyobian, rusis <strong>me</strong>Tauri darbis,<br />

yviris, raRacas iTxovs.<br />

ZaRli iRrineba, duJs anTxevs.<br />

gvarebis monotonuri amokiTxva da ukve moyirWebuli<br />

_ `var, var, var!~<br />

_ Sen raRas udgaxar, sagangebo mowvevas elodebi?<br />

_ dacinviT sisinebs vava.<br />

besa mxrebCamoyrili miCanCalebs rigisaken.<br />

ucbad TiTqos burusi gaixliCao, wvrili wivili<br />

ismis:<br />

_ mama!<br />

saidanRac, jariskacebsa da patimrebis miRmidan,<br />

aqamde uxilavi sivrcidan gamoenTo patara xvlikuna,<br />

gaZvragamoZvra da zed Seafrinda, kiserze Camoekida<br />

besas.<br />

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moulodnelobisagan wamiT gairinda yvela _ `zekebi~,<br />

jariskacebi, oficeri, biWebi da vava zarquac ki...<br />

pirveli rusis <strong>me</strong>Tauri moego gons, avad SeuZaxa:<br />

_ nazad, streliat budu!<br />

vava mivarda, Tvalebi gadmoekarkla. xeli staca<br />

gogonas, ecada moeglija, magram cira mTeli ZalRoniT<br />

SemoWdoboda mamis kisers da ar uSvebda.<br />

uxmo Widili gaimarTa.<br />

ariqa Caekvexa, vavas mklavs Seexo.<br />

_ vava biZia, moeSvi!<br />

duru da marTalic micvivdnen.<br />

_ vava biZia, ra ginda, xom arsad garbis!<br />

Soridan qalis xmam moaRwia:<br />

_ cira, Svilo, dabrundi, nu gaabrazeb biZiebs!<br />

besam, Tvalacremlebulma, CasCurCula:<br />

_ kargi, Svilo, damSviddi, wadi dedasTan!<br />

_ ara, ara! _ ufro Caexuta bavSvi, magram vavam<br />

xelebi ZaliT gaaSvebina.<br />

rusma besas qeCoSi xeli wahkra, SeuRrina `ruki za<br />

golovu!~ da win gaigdo.<br />

vavam gogonas biWebisaken ubiZga.<br />

marTalim miixuta, Zlivs akavebda.<br />

_ gamiSvi, gamiSvi! _ tiroda cira, magram misi<br />

gaSveba ar SeiZleboda.<br />

_ nabijiT iar! _ SeuZaxa `zekebs~ oficerma da<br />

ruxi kolona fexebis farTxuniT gaemarTa qalaqisaken.<br />

ymawvilebi cirasTan darCnen, amSvidebdnen... cxuta<br />

movida, mZi<strong>me</strong>d, daRlilad moabijebda. iRliaSi fuTa<br />

hqonda, albaT sagzali gamoayola xels.<br />

bavSvs moefera, su, suo, CasCurCula da waiyvana...<br />

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Sin daTrgunulebi brundebodnen. miuCvevelT<br />

saxsrebi astkivdaT, magram es ar iyo mTavari.<br />

_ vava zarqua mxecia! _ gulmosulad dudRunebda<br />

duru. _ aravin Seebraleba, kbilebs ise aRrWialebs,<br />

TiTqos SeWmas gipirebso!<br />

_ nagazia, _ zizRiT Seepasuxa ariqa, _ pirvelad<br />

rom vnaxe, ZaRlis suni <strong>me</strong>ca!<br />

marTali Cumad modioda. man xom adrec icoda, rom<br />

vava adamianebze dageSili ZaRli iyo, daundobeli, mZulvare...<br />

_ aseTebi afuWeben saq<strong>me</strong>s! _ veRar mSviddeboda<br />

duru. _ saxels utexen ideas. hgoniaT, socializms<br />

vemsaxurebiTo, sinamdvileSi ki danaSauls sCadian... es<br />

rom stalinma icodes!<br />

_ es rom stalinma icodes, pirvels vavasnairT<br />

Caayudebda sadac saWiroa! _ kveri daukra ariqam.<br />

`es rom stalinma icodes!~ _ wonida marTali.<br />

stalinma ramdeni ra<strong>me</strong> unda icodes? TviT marTalis<br />

cxovrebaSi imdeni ukuRmarToba moxda, marto misi<br />

ambebis garkvevas moundeboda didi beladi... ramdenia<br />

marTalisnairi?.. ra daskvna unda gakeTdes aqedan?<br />

besam Tqva, qiriam:<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> nurafers damijerebT, biZiebo! iqneb <strong>me</strong> enas<br />

vifxan, guls vioxeb! magram gonieri kaci eWviani unda<br />

iyos, eWvis sasworze unda Seagdo isic, rac ucilod<br />

marTali Cans!<br />

`eWvis saswori!~ _ am orma sityvam SeaSfoTa marTali.<br />

rogorRa icxovreb, Tu yvelaferi eWvis sasworze<br />

Seagde? marTali brma rodia, xedavs, ra Tqma unda, Secdo<strong>me</strong>bsac,<br />

magram ZiriTadi, generaluri xazis realobaSi<br />

daeWveba SeuZlebelia. marTalic im gzas mihyveba,<br />

rasac msoflios mowinave adamianebi daadgnen... odes<strong>me</strong>

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es gza kacobriobas bednierebas moutans... jerjerobiT<br />

ki unda moviTminoT! vavasnairTa arseboba Sav laqad<br />

edeba diad ideas, magram mzis mcxunvarebas misi laqebi<br />

veras akleben.<br />

_ kinoSi xom ar SevideT? _ ikiTxa, ufro imitom,<br />

Wmunva ganefanta da eWvian fiqrebsac garideboda,<br />

Tanac jibeSi avansis fulic edoT.<br />

amjerad `fici~ gadioda!<br />

gverdigverd isxdnen <strong>me</strong>gobrebi. darbazi savse<br />

iyo. Cqami ar ismoda. ekranze stalinis gamoCenisas vi-<br />

Racam taSi kentad Semohkra. umal sxvebic ahyvnen da xangrZlivi<br />

taSi ovaciaSi gadaizarda. filmi munj kinos<br />

daemsgavsa, figurebi moZraoben, xma ki ar ismis... `geficebi,<br />

Sen, amxanago lenin!..~ _ fraza iqneb arc amnairad<br />

Tqmula, marTalis axsovda da sakuTar gulisyurSi auJ-<br />

Rerda...<br />

bolos taSi minelda, Sewyda.<br />

ager did belads es ukidegano qveyana ferflidan<br />

amohyavs. ager pirveli traqtori moRoRavs wiTeli<br />

moednis qvafenilze, stalini saWes miujdeba... wlebi<br />

industrializaciisa... koleqtivizaciisa... stalins ar<br />

sZinavs, Tavis mamobriv mzrunvelobas xalxebs ar aklebs...<br />

xalxi ki aRfrTovanebasa da siyvaruls gamoxatavs<br />

energiuli taSiscemiT da `vaSas~ ZaxiliT, droSebis frialiTa<br />

da gaciskrovnebuli RimiliT, himnebiTa da oratoriebiT...<br />

ismis erTiani guguni _ `dideba!~<br />

stalinis gverdiT mudam dganan misi Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolebi<br />

(ekranze da gazeTis furclebze Camomwkrivebul kacebs<br />

TiTqos sxva ram saq<strong>me</strong> arca aqvT, garda ase dgomisa!).<br />

boroti Zala ar isvenebs. `niangis~ furclidan gadmosuli<br />

sasacilo tikina _ hitleri Tavs gvesxmis... tankebma<br />

gadaTeles yanebi da xodabunebi... ca daifara Savsvastikiani<br />

`<strong>me</strong>serSmitebiT~... stalini rukaze daxrila,<br />

Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolebi, _ brWyviala samxreebiani samxedroebi,<br />

_ elian mis brZnul miTiTebebs. isic ar ayovnebs, CibuxiT<br />

rukaze miuTiTebs, sazizRar mters aqedan iqiT davartyaTo...<br />

beladis genialobiTa da gamWriaxobiT aRfr-<br />

Tovanebuli sabWoTa armielebi da moqalaqe pirebic,<br />

ZaxiliT _ `samSoblosaTvis, stalinisaTvis!~ tankebs<br />

muxluxebSi uvardebian... gaiqnevs hitleri giJiviT xels,<br />

wamova ruxi xrova... aswevs stalini Cibuxs, dadebs rukaze<br />

da satanko kolonebi gaarRveven kurskis rkals... cotac<br />

da berlinis dacemasac SeveswariT... <strong>me</strong>re paradi wi-<br />

Tel moedanze, faSisturi Standartebi cviva kremlis<br />

kedelTan, gamarjvebulTa ferxTiT... rusis matrona,<br />

stalinsa da samSoblos yvela Svili rom Seswira, maRali<br />

jildos Rirsia. ioseb besarionis Ze jentl<strong>me</strong>nurad qeds<br />

ixris dedaruseTis winaSe... ismis sayovelTao `vaSa!~<br />

Sin Cumad brundebian, TiTqos salaparako SemoeliaTo.<br />

abneul azrebs abneuli sityvebi mosdevs da amas<br />

Tu ufrTxian.<br />

Camobnelda. odasaxlebis fanjrebidan gamokrTis<br />

susti Suqi. maRali zeca varskvlaveTiT moiWiqa.<br />

_ Cven aq viWaWebiT, vkamaTobT, vCxubobT, samyaros<br />

TvalSi ki WianWvelebiviT umniSvneloni varT! _<br />

marTalim xeli zecisaken aRmarTa. _ SexedeT, uTvalavi<br />

samyaroebia da yovel maTganze SeiZleba miliardi<br />

mWmunvare marTali, duru da ariqa dgas Tavis WiSkar-<br />

Tan, xels zeviTken iSveren da amboben, tyuilubralod<br />

viWaWebiT, Cven yvelani WianWvelebiviT umniSvneloni<br />

varTo...<br />

naTqvami xumrobasa hgavda, magram xmaSi mwuxarebis<br />

kilo krToda da ariqam mxarze xeli dahkra:<br />

_ gamofxizldi, zRaparia es yoveli! iq Tu Cvennairi<br />

biWebi dganan, albaT salams gviTvlian da Cvenc<br />

Rimiliani salami SevageboT!<br />

_ afrenT? _ durus saxe sibneleSi ar Canda. _<br />

ase Tu vifiqreT, TviT didi stalini umniSvnelo Wian-<br />

Wvelad mogveCveneba. maSin mTeli istoria araferia da<br />

sicocxle Cirad ara Rirs!<br />

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_ ar vici, Rirs ki sicocxle?! _ marTalim sityvas<br />

gulistkivili amoayola. _ Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti weli mTeli<br />

saukune yofila! xandaxan vfiqrob, nuTu sul ase unda<br />

viaro, martodmarto...<br />

_ marTali, jimaia! _ ariqas xma gauTba. _ Sen varskvlavebi<br />

da sxva samyaroebi ki ara, martooba gawuxebs. nu<br />

ifiqreb magre! Tavi Tu marto igrZeni, ager <strong>me</strong> gamixsene,<br />

Seni ara var? ager duru gaixsene!.. xvalzeg erTi lamazi<br />

gogoc dagexateba gulze da yvelafers sxva TvaliT dainaxav,<br />

ekalbardebi vardbaRnarad mogeCveneba!<br />

_ vin gogo? _ Secba marTali, azriT sxvagan dafrinavda<br />

da imitom CaeZia.<br />

_ ra vici, gogoebis <strong>me</strong>ti raa? _ gaecina ariqas.<br />

_ ager durus ki eyoleba Tor<strong>me</strong>ti Seyvarebuli!<br />

_ Tor<strong>me</strong>ti ara, _ durus xma gaebzara, _ afrenT<br />

ra! wavedi, xval adre vdgebiT!<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong> gamouCnda gaumxeleli saidumlo durus.<br />

cisana siordiaze yveba ariqa da xiTxiTebs, imis mimoxras<br />

baZavs, manWvagrexiT modis. duru ise gadaireva xol<strong>me</strong>,<br />

gamolenCebuliviT uyurebs da am dros aviwydeba maRali<br />

idealebi, riTac Tavi aqvs gamotenilio, amtkicebs<br />

ariqa.<br />

_ Sen riTi gaqvs gamotenili? _ eRi<strong>me</strong>ba marTalis.<br />

_ TavSi sruli sicariele maqvs, _ maimunobs ariqa,<br />

_ araferi wminda da amaRlebuli iq ar miCerdeba!<br />

wuxel didis ambiT mivde baliSze Tavi, duru unda damsizmreboda,<br />

raTa politikurad davemoZRvre. cxadSi xom<br />

SeWmuli vyavar Tavisi sibrZniT... oRond durus magier<br />

da<strong>me</strong>sizmra, rom mivfrinav da mivfrinav, ise msubuqad, ise<br />

laRad, CitiviT mivsrialeb... movixede da Cems gverdiT<br />

angelozi davinaxe, qirxes rom aqvs, ciras, iseTi gam-<br />

Wvirvale saxe hqonda...<br />

_ SemTxveviT is patara Cxinka xom ar mogivida<br />

TvalSi? _ gaecina marTalis.<br />

ariqam xma gakminda, amoixvneSa, dagvianebuli pasuxi<br />

gasca:<br />

_ ityvi ra, is xom bavSvia!<br />

sibneleSi WiSkarma gaiWriala da ariqa gaqra. mar-<br />

Talim gza ganagrZo da zurgSi miewia msubuqi CurCuli:<br />

_ naxvamdis!<br />

`naxvamdis, <strong>me</strong>gobaro, marTlac CitiviT biWo!~ _<br />

fiqrSi pasuxobda marTali. ra eSveleboda, marTlacda,<br />

qveynierebaze rom ar gaCeniliyvnen ariqa da duru...<br />

nuTu SemTxveviTia, biologiuri SerCevis Sedegia, rom<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTis cisqveS erTad Seiyarnen samni Zmakacni... da<br />

saerTod ras niSnavs `sa<strong>me</strong>uli~? TiTqmis yvela zRaparsa<br />

da wignSi sa<strong>me</strong>uli iyris Tavs. marTalis winaparTa<br />

genealogiac amas mowmobs. ratom xdeba ase! albaT imitom,<br />

rom arsebobis yvela mTavari speqtri aisaxos _ marjvena,<br />

marcxena da centri... anda boroti, keTili da raRac<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> _ SuaTana, adamiani, romlis arsSi Tanaarsebobs borotic<br />

da keTilic...<br />

saxlis sibneles Seerwya. SiSianad eZebda xol<strong>me</strong><br />

CamrTvels, CarTavda da swrafad mimoixedavda.<br />

cecxlis danTeba daezara, saxeldaxelod Sesansla<br />

puri da yveli. civ loginSi durTa Tavi.<br />

CaTbunda, magram didxans mainc ver daiZina. fiqriT<br />

xan varskvlavebs miswvda, xan miwier ambebs... gaaxsenda,<br />

rom duru albaT Seyvarebulia. marTalis ki arc hyolia<br />

da arc axla hyavs, visac Seiyvarebda... vin icis, odes<strong>me</strong><br />

Tu gamoCndeba iseTi vin<strong>me</strong>, obol biWs rom keTil mzeras<br />

miapyrobs. vis raSi sWirdeba siRaribeSi sulamoxdili,<br />

uW<strong>me</strong>li da Cauc<strong>me</strong>li martosuli.<br />

ai, cacana da efro mainc rom SerCenoda!<br />

am fiqrSi CaeZina da bebrebi ixila...<br />

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zevidan uferuli, gacrecili ca gadmomxoboda<br />

brtylad gadaSlil ukidegano tramals. horizontis swori<br />

wre mqrqal nislovanebaSi ikargeboda. arsad mciredi<br />

SemaRleba, arc xevxuvebi, arsad xe an buCqi... Txel, mSral<br />

Tovls xeSeSa, burZgla balaxi aCnda. niavs dahqonda miwispiridan<br />

axvetili yinulis wvrili namsxvrevebi...<br />

tramals lariviT hkveTda rkinigzis liandagi,<br />

dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisaken, ciskididan ciskide-<br />

Si. Ria baqanze Camomdgariyo sabargo matarebeli. vagonidan<br />

gaToSili adamianebis gva<strong>me</strong>bi gamohqondaT, SeSasaviT<br />

erTi erTmaneTze awyobdnen qalebs, kacebs, bavSvebs.<br />

erTi vagonidan gamoCnda ori arseba, adamianebs<br />

rom arca hgavdnen. moyinul ficarnagze fexis mokideba<br />

Wirda da nelnela Camococdnen. kuSti, CaSavebuli dedaberi<br />

ufro mtkiced modioda, <strong>me</strong>ore Zlivs adgamda<br />

nabijebs, pirvels eyrdnoboda. koWlobiT gaiares gva<strong>me</strong>bsa<br />

da saldaTebs Soris, daadgnen Tovlian vels, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec<br />

qars biliki gadaexveta... midiodnen velis kidisaken,<br />

sadac TovlSi Canamqruli dabali miwurebi Canda<br />

da saxuravebidan Savi boli xrColavda.<br />

nela, tanjviT miiwevda ori dedaberi, erTi exmareboda<br />

<strong>me</strong>ores. amas Zala ara hyofnida ukve. arc pirvels<br />

SerCenoda Zala, magram sulis simtkices mihyavda,<br />

radgan unda gadaerCina Tavi da mis Rones dandobili<br />

<strong>me</strong>orec.<br />

`bebiaa!..~ _ Sehkivla marTalim, magram misi xma<br />

veRar miswvdeboda sul sxva planetis civ tramals.<br />

gaqra sizmarimoCveneba, ymawvils gamoeRviZa...<br />

akankalebda.<br />

baliSs Caexuta da atirda. aravin iyo moyurade,<br />

veravin SeamCnevda mis sisustes, amitomac qviTinebda<br />

gulamomjdari.<br />

nuTu sizmars daejereba?.. iqneb marTlac cocxlebi<br />

arian? iqneb marTlac moxda saocreba da dedabrebma<br />

gadalaxes mtanjveli sivrce, ro<strong>me</strong>lic ufro ZlierT<br />

spobs da moinelebs! sveli baliSi gadaabruna. ukve<br />

aRar tiroda. mokuntuli iwva da sibneles misCereboda.<br />

ver amoexsna gamocana. vis ra dauSaves TiTqmis<br />

mixrwnilma dedabrebma. maTi cxovreba xom manamde samagaliTod<br />

iTvleboda, maswavleblebi bavSvebs uyvebodnen<br />

Toduebis, kvaracxeliebisa da Toloraiebis sagmiro<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>ebze... jildos wil ki amaT ergoT rbeva, gadasaxleba<br />

da sikvdili... albaT arsebobs raRac Zala, gangeb rom<br />

sCadis usamarTlobas... stalinma Tu icis es yovelive?..<br />

am fiqrs gaurboda, magram Zalauneburad kvlav ubrundeboda...<br />

stalinma Tu icis es yovelive?.. ranairad unda<br />

epasuxna am kiTxvaze?.. Tu icoda, maSin ratom xdeboda<br />

amdeni boroteba? Tu ar icoda, maSin rogorRa iqneboda<br />

yovlismcodne geniosi?.. saSiSi iyo aseTi azri, magram<br />

fiqridan vera da ver amoigdo...<br />

Tavi astkivda, sabnidan xeli gamoaZvrina da Tvalze<br />

aifara...<br />

oTaxSi dRis naTelma SemoaRwia, bneli gaicrica<br />

da kedlebidan portretebma gadmoixedes.<br />

`unda avdge!~ _ gaifiqra da moulodnelad ZilSi<br />

CaeSva.<br />

kvlav is tramali dainaxa... orrigad Camwkrivebuli<br />

miwurebi... miwurebTan kizili – namjiani nexvis gora...<br />

saxuravebze amoCrili milebidan Savi boli xrColavs...<br />

niavi Tovlsa da yinulis namsxvrevebs ayris or<br />

dedabers. sicivisagan gaToSilni dganan, xelebi samadlod<br />

gauwvdiaT. CaTbunebuli gamvlelebi miiCqarian,<br />

amaT verc amCneven...<br />

`bebiaa!~ _ kvlav ikivla marTalim<br />

dedabrebma moixedes.<br />

`ho, bebo genacvalos!~ _ gayinuli tuCebiT pasuxobs<br />

sanTeliviT Camomdnari cacana.<br />

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`marTali damirCine, bikenti, da yvelafers gapatieb!~<br />

_ ambobs Jangisferi, gaZvaltyavebuli efro.<br />

marTalis gamoeRviZa, samuSaoze wasvlis dro damdgariyo.<br />

ezareboda, sisustesa da daRlas grZnobda, TiTqos<br />

Ra<strong>me</strong>c emuSava. `guSindeli daRla gamomyva, _ gaifiqra,<br />

_ miuCveveli var!~ `priutSic~ amuSavebdnen<br />

xol<strong>me</strong>. iq bostani hqondaT, xilis baRi, saRore da saqaT<strong>me</strong>,<br />

ramdeni<strong>me</strong> Zroxac hyavdaT da sezonis dros Cais sakrefadac<br />

dadiodnen. direqtori irwmuneboda, amiT vavsebT<br />

bavSvebis sufraso, Tumca misi ojaxis sufra ufro<br />

ivseboda...<br />

Tavs Zala daatana, adga, pirze wyali Seisxa. cecxlis<br />

danTeba kvlav Seezara da x<strong>me</strong>la puri moZiZgna.<br />

kibeze rom eSveboda, WiSkarTan `vilisi~ dainaxa.<br />

manqanidan bikenti iyureboda.<br />

_ cudad xom ara xar? _ mis mzeras araferi gamoepareboda.<br />

marTalim Tavi gaaqnia.<br />

_ raRac Tvalebi gaqvs amRvreuli! Cajeqi manqanaSi!<br />

ymawvili ukana savarZelze mokalaTda.<br />

_ isauz<strong>me</strong>?<br />

marTalim kvlav dauqnia Tavi.<br />

_ CvenTan ratom ar modixar? xandaxan gvinaxule!<br />

marto cxovrob, cxel kerZs mainc SeWam!<br />

gasaocari iyo bikentis aseTi Tanalmoba, mar-<br />

Talim ar icoda, ra efiqra.<br />

_ guSin skolaSi ar yofilxarT! _ gamomcdelad<br />

Sexeda bikentim.<br />

_ kinoSi viyaviT, `fici~ vnaxeT!<br />

_ ho, `fici~ kargia! _ frTxilad, mozomilad<br />

Tqva bikentim. _ oRond arc guSinwin yofilxarT skolaSi!<br />

_ gaCumda, iqneb ymawvilma ra<strong>me</strong> Tqvaso, magram<br />

dumili gagrZelda da bikentim dayvavebiT dasZina: _<br />

wels atestati aucileblad unda aiRo. ici Sen, amis<br />

gaWianureba ar ivargebs!<br />

madlobis <strong>me</strong>ti ra eTqmoda da marTalim Tavi dauqnia,<br />

magram ucbad gulze moawva da xmis kankaliT wamoiZaxa:<br />

_ wuxel bebiebi da<strong>me</strong>sizmra, cacana da efro!<br />

bikenti mTeli taniT Semotrialda, jiqur Sexeda:<br />

_ ymawvilis sizmari arafers niSnavs, Sens asakSi<br />

adamians sisxli uduRs! _ kvlav win gaixeda, mZRols ani-<br />

Sna, aqeT gadauxvieo da ganagrZo: _ Sen patara iyavi, im<br />

dRes <strong>me</strong>c damimaxsovre da albaT mabraleb ra<strong>me</strong>s! unda<br />

giTxra, <strong>me</strong> verafers Sevcvlidi... dro gava, amas yvelafers<br />

mixvdebi. <strong>me</strong> Tqveni gadarCena mindoda, yvelasi,<br />

magram ver SevZeli...<br />

manqana ZaZuebis WiSkarTan gaCerda. ariqa ukve<br />

gamodioda, gakvirveba da SiSi daetyo.<br />

_ mobrZandi, ymawvilo, Cajeqi! _ ubrZana bikentim.<br />

ariqa gasusuli SemoZvra, salamic ki daaviwyda.<br />

erTxans mdumared midiodnen. bikentim kvlav ani-<br />

Sna mZRols da gegiebis WiSkarTan SeCerdnen.<br />

_ dauZaxeT im Tqvens Zmakacs!<br />

ariqam Tavi gayo da mRelvarebisgan Caxrinwuli<br />

xmiT gasZaxa:<br />

_ duru, duru!<br />

durum gamoixeda. piri saWmliT hqonda gamotenili<br />

da Zlivs gadaylapa.<br />

esec Caisves da gza ganagrZes.<br />

_ albaT gagikvirdaT, _ Caicina bikentim, _ im<br />

mxridan movdiodi, sofelSi mqonda saq<strong>me</strong>. vifiqre, gavuvli<br />

ymawvilebs da samuSaoze wavasxam<strong>me</strong>Tqi!<br />

`vilisma~ bulvari gadaWra. adre iyo da xalxi<br />

axlaRa gamodioda quCaSi.<br />

Cxeriis xidze gaaCerebina manqana bikentim. mTeli<br />

taniT Semobrunda, ukana savarZelze miWuWkuli `komkavSiruli<br />

sa<strong>me</strong>uli~ SeaTvaliera.<br />

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_ vici, kargi biWebi xarT, namdvili, Segnebuli<br />

komkavSirlebi! oRond nu miwyenT da cxovrebis sirTuleebSi<br />

jerac Caxedulni ver iqnebiT. gamocdileba gakliaT!<br />

axla Soridan ar movyvebi imis mtkicebas, rom msoflio<br />

gaxleCilia da rom Cven, WeSmariti stalinelebi<br />

barikadis am mxares vdgavarT. es martivi WeSmaritebaa<br />

da Tqvenc kargad iciT. sirTule sxva ra<strong>me</strong>Sia! ai, Tqven<br />

amdeni, erTad Tavmoyrili patimari rom naxeT, cxadia,<br />

guli agiCvildaT, SegecodaT, tirili mogindaT... es<br />

asec unda iyos! Tqvennair axalgazrdebs ar SeiZleba<br />

qvis guli hqondeT da gaWirvebulni ar Seibralon... magram,<br />

minda icodeT, rom udanaSaulod cixeSi aravina zis.<br />

cixeSi imitom sxedan, rom an saxelmwifos avnes ra<strong>me</strong>, an<br />

sxva adamians, an tvini ise aqvT Semobrunebuli, Cvens<br />

ideebs Zirs uTxrian... warmoidgineT, imaT rom gaimarjvon,<br />

Tavze xels gadagvisva<strong>me</strong>n? aiReben da cixeebSi<br />

gvikraven Tavs!.. uaressac gviza<strong>me</strong>n, gagvwyveten! omi<br />

omia, mters Tu ar ajobe, gajobebs! klasobrivi brZola<br />

sastikia da yuradReba Tu movaduneT, daviRupebiT!<br />

ymawvilebi gatrunulni isxdnen, SekamaTebas ver<br />

bedavdnen, an ratom unda SehkamaTebodnen, roca bikentis<br />

piridan, `pravdis~ mowinavesaviT, TviT WeSmariteba<br />

RaRadebda.<br />

_ isic vici, Tqven rom besas ojaxSi iyaviT! _<br />

ymawvilebs gaoceba SeamCnia da gaeRima. _ <strong>me</strong> aTasi Tvali<br />

da yuri maqvs, qalaqSi yvavma rom gadaiyrantalos,<br />

imasac gavigeb!.. Tqven es gulkeTilobiT mogividaT, magram<br />

icodeT, rom es danaSaulia! ager movarda imisi<br />

colSvili da patimrebis Tvalwin usiamovno scena gaTamaSda.<br />

Tqven viTom keTili saq<strong>me</strong> CaidineT, sinamdvileSi<br />

uaresi gamogividaT. vTqvaT, Tqvens moq<strong>me</strong>debaze Tvali<br />

davxuWeT, magram patimrebSi disciplina rom ar moxanxaldes,<br />

wesiT, besa unda daisajos, an misi coli. Svili<br />

jer pataraa, Wkuas magas ver mokiTxav... amjerad kanons<br />

davarRvev da ise moviqcevi, viTomc araferi momxdara,<br />

sxva dros ki gonebas Zala daataneT! _ mZRols miubrunda:<br />

_ midi, barem mTisZiramde miviyvanoT!<br />

manqana daiZra.<br />

_ rac Seexeba besas, vici, grZeli ena aqvs! yurs<br />

nu ugdebT, magas tvini sisuleleebiTa aqvs gamotenili,<br />

Tavsac iRupavs da colSvilsac Rupavs. vera da ver gaigo,<br />

CvenTan morkinal yoCs rqebi rom ar SerCeba... asea<br />

es!.. aba Tqven iciT, gafrTxileba SeismineT da saq<strong>me</strong><br />

keTilsindisierad akeTeT!<br />

biWebi manqanidan gadmovidnen. sanam `vilisi~ Sebrundeboda,<br />

nace<strong>me</strong>biviT adgilze idgnen.<br />

xidze moisma fexebis bragabrugi. `zekebi~ mohyavdaT<br />

samuSaod, besa qiriac, albaT, maT rigSi idga...<br />

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_ usiamovnebas gadagkideT, xom, biZiebo? _ xmadabla<br />

ikiTxa besam. xelSi qamCa eWira da momdevno safexurisaTvis<br />

saZirkvels amzadebda.<br />

ariqam xsnari Causxa da am dros jibeSi Tambaqos<br />

Sekvra Caucura.<br />

besam qvevidan amoxeda, gauRima. ariqam Tvali Caukra<br />

da CasCurCula:<br />

_ Senc mowie, besa biZia, da sxvebsac uwilade!<br />

marTali da duru safexurs ejajgurebodnen. orivem<br />

dainaxa. marTalim mzera gaapara, sxvebmac xom ar<br />

SeamCnieso. durus loyebi gaebuSta, WarxaliviT gawiTlda,<br />

iqneb mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTisagan, anda aRSfoTebisagan, magram<br />

TqmiT araferi uTqvams.<br />

samuSao swrafad miiwevda win, safexurs safexuri<br />

emateboda.

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arc mTis Tavze idgnen usaqmurad. zRudesa da taZris<br />

nangrevebs Soris sakmaod farTo moedani mosworda.<br />

zed xreSi daayares, moaSandakes... sworze wvrili<br />

qviSa daafines da qvis filebis dagebas Seudgnen.<br />

orma durgalma kvarcxlbekis xaraCo aago. `zekebma~<br />

mTisZiridan jalambrebiT amozides Sezelili xsnari<br />

da Caabetones. aman didi dro da Sroma waiRo. tvirTi<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> iyo, patimrebi dasustebulni da uRononi.<br />

`faraonis piramida!~ _ aekviatebina marTalis.<br />

aseTi gaazreba Seuracxyofda socializms, sabWoeTs,<br />

didi beladis saxels... mtkivneuli iyo es gancda, magram<br />

amoCe<strong>me</strong>buli sityvebi fiqridan ver amoegdo... gunebaSi<br />

ubrazdeboda besas... marTalia bikenti, iaraRiani mteri<br />

ki ar aris imdenad saSiSi, sityvaa saSiSi. daTesav da verafriT<br />

amoZirkvav...<br />

amaze besam Tqva igavi:<br />

_ erTma dedaberma rkinisagan oqros gamodnoba<br />

icoda. gaiges yaCaRebma, Tavs daesxnen, SanTiT awa<strong>me</strong>s da<br />

recepti aTq<strong>me</strong>vines. auxsna sabralo dedaberma, Tu rogor<br />

gadaeqciaT rkina oqrod, oRondao, dasZina bolos, saq<strong>me</strong>s<br />

rom SeudgebiT, TeTr xarze ar unda ifiqroTo...<br />

TviTonve CabJirda besa siciliT. marTali miuxvda<br />

igavs, ariqac, durum ki braziani burtyuni morTo,<br />

ra SuaSia TeTri xario.<br />

`faraonis piramidaa TeTri xari, vera da ver amomigdia<br />

Tavidan...~ _ fiqrobda marTali.<br />

_ mTavroba mobrZandeba! _ besam qamCiT moiCrdila.<br />

qalaqidan Savi manqanebi gamoCnda, ukan mwvane `vilisi~<br />

mosdevda.<br />

`faraoni modis, raTa monebs daxedos!~ _ gunebaSi<br />

ixumra marTalim, Tumca am xumrobas gaurkveveli wyena<br />

axlda.<br />

manqanebi gaCerdnen. Savlabadiani da Slapiani<br />

mamakacebi gadmolagdnen. miixedmoixedes, xelebis qnevas<br />

mohyvnen, albaT erTmaneTs azrs uziarebdnen.<br />

morCnen laparaks da aRmarTs amouyvnen. win raikomis<br />

mdivani amxanagi griSa mouZRoda, amas raiaRmaskomis<br />

axali Tavmjdomare mohyveboda, danarCenebic Tanamdebobisda<br />

mixedviT dalagdnen. SemCneuli hqonda marTalis,<br />

rom xelmZRvaneli muSakebi moculobiTac didebi<br />

iyvnen, Ronivrebi... umravlesobas berias stilis viwro<br />

ulvaSi daeyenebina, Tvals Tu vin<strong>me</strong>s aklda, saTvales ki<br />

ara, pensnes iCrida... bikenti sxvebs mosdevda kudSi, gansxvavebuladac<br />

ecva, galife da Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi, qamriT SemoWerili<br />

tyavis kurtaki, Tavze kozirokiani qudi exura.<br />

yvelaze <strong>me</strong>tad erTi mamakaci facifucobda. gaSlil<br />

qaRalds moafrialebda, cancarebda, kibeze sxvebs<br />

aswrebda da patara biWiviT ukanve Cacunculdeboda, ver<br />

iT<strong>me</strong>ndnen, sanam sxvebi mozozinebdnen... dabali, kargad<br />

Casuqebuli tipi iyo, magram ise moZraobda, TiTqos wona<br />

arca aqvso...<br />

patimrebi TavianT tvirTianad kibidan gadadgnen,<br />

gza gaaTavisufles. didroni kacebi amaT ver amCnevdnen,<br />

ise modiodnen da maslaaTobdnen, TiTqos ferdobi ukacuri<br />

yofiliyos.<br />

amoaRwies.<br />

aq bikentim gadaaswro sxvebs, msuqan kacunas xeli<br />

gamosdo da ymawvilebisaken moaxeda.<br />

_ ai, esaa Cveni saxelovani komkavSiruli sa<strong>me</strong>uli!<br />

sa<strong>me</strong>uli uxerxulobisagan gawiTlda.<br />

ucxo ufro acancarda, acmukda, ymawvilebs xelebSi<br />

eca, saTiTaod CamoarTva, anjRria. sxva kacebmac<br />

gauRi<strong>me</strong>s. amxanagma griSam marTalis mxarze xeli mouTa-<br />

Tuna, yoCaR, yoCaR, kargad gimuSavniaTo, TiTqos rac<br />

gakeTebula, mxolod amaTi namoRvawari yofiliyos.<br />

_ amxanagi Teofane proeqtis arqiteqtoria! _<br />

bikentis arTobda kacunas acancareba. _ sxvaTa Soris,<br />

es axalgazrda mSvenivrad xatavs! _ marTalize miuTiTa.<br />

_ ah, kolegav, _ Teofane xelaxla eca marTalis<br />

xels, _ Zalian gamaxareT, Zalian gamaxareT! moxibluli<br />

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var Tqveni niWierebiT, kibe zustad proeqtis mixedviT<br />

gagikeTebiaT! unda viCqaroT, <strong>me</strong>gobrebo, xval avtori<br />

amxanagi benediqte CamobrZandeba! Sinaurulad unda<br />

gagimxiloT, proeqti wardgenilia stalinur premiaze!<br />

es patara ambavi rodia, <strong>me</strong>gobrebo! TebervalSi unda CavetioT,<br />

sxva gza ar aris!<br />

kibis momTavrebas bevri araferi aklda. Teofane<br />

zeviT avida. zogi ukan mihyva, zogs daezara sufTa safexurebidan<br />

talaxian bilikze gadasvla da aqve darCa. Teofanem<br />

moixeda da gadmosZaxa:<br />

_ saqmis mwarmoebeli ro<strong>me</strong>lia, gamomyves!<br />

_ he, besa, midi aba! _ Seufucxuna bikentim.<br />

besam qamCa Zirs dado, xelebi daiferTxa da stumrebs<br />

dagvianebuli salamiT mimarTa:<br />

_ gamarjobaT, Tqveni Wiri<strong>me</strong>, salami...<br />

vinc aqamde ver amCnevda, iZulebuli gaxda xeli<br />

gamoewodebina. besam saTiTaod CamoarTva, <strong>me</strong>re xelebi<br />

zurgsukan Semoiwyo da auCqareblad Seuyva biliks.<br />

muSaoba Sewyda. ymawvilebic besas daedevnen. sanam<br />

mieweodnen, besa da Teofane ukve cxared kamaTobdnen.<br />

besas raRaca ar moswonda, Teofane Tavs imarTlebda.<br />

_ ra masalaa es, ra masala! _ yviroda besa. _ daxeT,<br />

Tqveni TvaliT dainaxeT! Cven xom saflavis qurdebi<br />

ara varT! daxedeT, kvarcxlbekis perangisaTvis...<br />

gaTlili filaqnebiT moednis mokirwylva TiTqmis<br />

moemTavrebinaT. kvarcxlbekis perangisaTvis gankuTvnili<br />

wiTeli marmarilos filebi ki calke ewyo.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> magi ar <strong>me</strong>kiTxeba! _ Tavs icavda Teofane. _<br />

icode, es mTavrobis gankargulebaa... piradad <strong>me</strong> sxva<br />

masalas moviTxovdi!<br />

amasobaSi zogierTi xelmZRvaneli amxanagic amovida<br />

da besam pirSi wyali Caiguba.<br />

cota xanSi stumrebi dabla daeSvnen. Teofane<br />

moridebiT gamoeTxova besas, xelebs ifSvnetda da TvalebSi<br />

Sescicinebda, TiTqos eSinoda kidec misi.<br />

_ xval avtori Camova, amxanago! cnobili moqandakea,<br />

niWieri kacia, sacaa akademiis wevri gaxdeba... aqamdec<br />

Camovidoda, magram SeuZlod iyo... Seni i<strong>me</strong>di gveqneba,<br />

aba!<br />

besa SublSeWmuxvnili us<strong>me</strong>nda, pasuxad ki ucnauri<br />

ram uTxra:<br />

_ xelovneba sulierebis msaxuria, misi kvarcxlbeki<br />

siyvarulze unda aSendes!<br />

Teofanes TiTqos SeaZagZagao, nirwamxdari Sebrunda<br />

da adre wasulebs miewia.<br />

_ moita xsnari! _ uk<strong>me</strong>xad brZana besam.<br />

ariqam mourbenina, durum da marTalim ki momdevno<br />

safexurs daavles xeli, aqaCes.<br />

muSaoba ganaxlda, yvelas TavTavisi safiqrali gauCnda<br />

da saq<strong>me</strong>s uxmod akeTebdnen.<br />

sadilobamac moaRwia. ferdobze wvnianis qvabi<br />

amoaTries, patimrebs TiTo Talia balanda Camouriges.<br />

isxdnen TavisTvis da xvrepdnen. Tebervlis gril haers<br />

wamxdari cximis suni Seeria.<br />

Soriaxlo axalgazrda `zeki~ ijda. Tavi uxeirod<br />

hqonda gadaxotrili, saparsi manqanis kvali zolebad<br />

aCnda. aluminis TefSi orive xeliT eWira da TiTqos daviwyeboda.<br />

gahyurebda <strong>me</strong>reTis sivrces, imis miRma gaSlil<br />

cis kides da uceb TavisTavad, Zaldautaneblad,<br />

sevdianad aRiRinda:<br />

_ si qouli, bata, ma domitalenqoo?*<br />

moulodneli iyo gulidan amosuli es sinaze, cremlismomgvreli<br />

da mwuxare... ferdobze ucbad mdumareba<br />

Camowva, Sewyda TefSebis Cxakuni, xvneSa, CurCuli... gaxevdnen<br />

biWebi _ marTali, duru, ariqa... moixeda Tvalebgabrwyinebulma<br />

besam, yuri cqvites jariskacebma da yru<br />

Rrena CaixSo qofakma.<br />

_ gurs genia montebulsu va-Semi-bralen-qoo?*<br />

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sevda Camoefina mqrqali cidan, Seipyro adamian-<br />

Ta gakerpebuli gulebi. sadac sevdaa, iqaa siyvaruli,<br />

sibraluli, miteveba...<br />

_ Wofil voreq, Tokil voreq, vago-mi-ta-len-qo-o?*<br />

TiTqos miwidano, amoizida vava zarqua, ZaRlze<br />

uZaRlesi, kbilebi daaRrWiala, Tavze wamoadga Wabuks.<br />

SiSma SeaZrwuna marTali. igumana, mkvleloba rom<br />

moxdeboda, undoda eyvira da xma ver amoiRo.<br />

vavam fexi amohkra, aluminis TefSi zed gadmoamxo<br />

da damarcvliT CasCxavla:<br />

_ sikvdili gagaTavisuflebs, mZoro!<br />

da uceb gaaxsenda marTalis, yurSi aSkarad Caesma<br />

efro bebias mkacri, Seuvali xma, SurisgebiT naTqvami:<br />

`stalinzea es simRera, bikenti!~<br />

Tavi ver moiToka, wamodga da akankalebuli xmiT<br />

uTxra Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti wlis marTalim vavas:<br />

_ mtroba mtrobas amravlebs, vava biZia! simRera<br />

iseTi ramaa, kacs Tu xma Caawyvetine, gulSi aRiRindeba,<br />

maSin ki marTlac ver gaigeb, ra trialebs mis gulSi!<br />

vava mZi<strong>me</strong>d Semobrunda. Tvalebi wiTlad enTo,<br />

sveli piridan Rojebi mouCanda.<br />

`avadaa, _ gaifiqra marTalim, _ kaci ZaRladqceuli,<br />

an ZaRli kacis saxebaSi!~<br />

vava zarqua aRma wavida, mTis kideze, kvarcxlbekis<br />

xaraCosTan gadmodga... fxizel moyuraded gaaCina<br />

igi arsTa gamrigem, Tan SesZina usazRvro erTguleba da<br />

mwiri goniereba.<br />

axalgazrda `zekma~ jalambris saxelurs Caavlo<br />

xeli da tvirTis amosatanad wavida. ukan, <strong>me</strong>wyvilesTan<br />

erTad rom amobrunda, suls Zlivs iTqvamda, Sublze<br />

ofli askdeboda.<br />

_ ewevi? _ xmadabla hkiTxa besam.<br />

patimarma Tavi dauqnia.<br />

besam jibidan muWiT TuTuni amoiRo da SeaCeCa.<br />

Sebindebisas, skolisaken rom miemarTebodnen,<br />

durum uceb ikiTxa:<br />

_ ra iyo, dRes besa rom gaujavrda im arqiteqtors?<br />

marTalim mxrebi aiCeCa, mizezs TviTonac ver mixvda.<br />

_ kvarcxlbekis saperange masala ar moewona! _<br />

auxsna ariqam.<br />

_ ras uwunebs? <strong>me</strong> mgoni kargi marmariloa, wiTeli<br />

gadahkravs! _ CaeZia duru.<br />

_ ici <strong>me</strong>re ra marmariloa? _ xmas dauwia ariqam.<br />

_ saflavis lodebia. zog filas cal mxares warwerebi<br />

aqvs, micvalebulTa gvarsaxelebi da TariRebi aweria.<br />

_ gaficeb dedas! _ ar daijera durum. _ <strong>me</strong>re ar<br />

daaCndeba?<br />

_ Wkuas moux<strong>me</strong>! warweras SigniT moayoleben da<br />

morCa!<br />

marTalis guli usiamovnod SeekumSa.<br />

_ eg araferi, _ xeli Caiqnia durum, _ micvalebuls<br />

rad unda marmarilo!<br />

_ micvalebuls iqneb ara, magram maT STamomavlebs<br />

ki! _ amoioxra marTalim.<br />

diaxac, ras ar miscemda, rom egulebodes Tundac<br />

riyis qva tataCis saflavze... cacanasa da efros saflavebze...<br />

Tumca iqneb bebiebi cocxlebi arian... vin icis,<br />

visTvis sicocxlis ra Jamia gamoyofili...<br />

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mSobliuri skolis es kedlebi adre WermaRali da<br />

naTeli axsovda. sabavSvo saxlis skola <strong>me</strong>tad usaxuri<br />

da bneli Canda. `priutelebs~ rva klass amTavrebinebdnen,<br />

<strong>me</strong>re cxovrebis oromtrialSi moisrodnen da yvela

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ise micuravda, rogorc SeZlebda mxaris mosmas... marTali<br />

<strong>me</strong>t xans SerCa, TiTqmis weliwadnaxevari... esec albaT<br />

bikentis damsaxureba iyo, an Tavisi unarisa, yoCaRad Caebulbulebina<br />

`stalinianas~ leqsebi... axla Zveli skolis<br />

kedlebi moJamuli eCveneboda, Weri dabali, <strong>me</strong>rxebi<br />

daCxapnili, biWebs daniT amoeWraT inicialebi da amuruli<br />

sisuleleebi.<br />

gakveTilze aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni Semoroxroxda. isev is<br />

aqlema-par<strong>me</strong>ni iyo, rogoric marTalis axsovda, oRond<br />

ufro ga<strong>me</strong>lotebuli da, rac buwki SerCenoda, isic mTlad<br />

gasTeTreboda. kvlavindeburad jansaRi da optimisturi<br />

ieri hqonda, zepirad axsovda yoveli miTiTeba da gankarguleba.<br />

amaze ambobdnen, sufTa kacia, namdvili komunisti,<br />

aseTebi Tu aaSeneben komunizmso. dResac is gacrecili<br />

perangi ecva, igive kostiumi, tilos iaffasiani<br />

fexsac<strong>me</strong>lebi, rac xuTi wlis win. siduxWiris gamo rodi<br />

iyo aseTi momWirne, maswavleblTa xelfasi im dros ra-<br />

Racas niSnavda. zomiereba miaCnda aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ns adamianis<br />

upirveles Rirsebad, Tumca es zomiereba siZunwes<br />

ufro hgavda.<br />

_ cxovrebas ar unda CamovrCeT, baRnebo! _ ise-<br />

Ti sasoebiT alaparakda, TiTqos locvas aRavlenso. _<br />

Tqven, albaT, ukve waikiTxeT didi stalinis uaxloesi<br />

<strong>me</strong>gobris nikita xruSCovis moxseneba yrilobaze!<br />

klasSi mZi<strong>me</strong> siCu<strong>me</strong> Camowva. nikita xruSCovis moxseneba<br />

kilo<strong>me</strong>tris sigrZisa iqneboda, gazeTis ramdeni<strong>me</strong><br />

no<strong>me</strong>rSi ibeWdeboda da soflis <strong>me</strong>urneobas exeboda,<br />

Tavidan bolomde mosawyeni cifrebiT iyo gaWedili. misi<br />

wamkiTxveli mTel qalaqSi aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nis <strong>me</strong>ti oric ar<br />

daiZebneboda.<br />

_ es aris simRera Cvens diad momavalze! _ aRfr-<br />

TovanebiT warmoTqva aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma da uceb prozaulad<br />

daamata: _ Wama xom gvinda, baRnebo!<br />

_ gansakuTrebiT vaxSami, _ waiCurCula ariqam.<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma yuri cqvita, iSviaTad Tu ra<strong>me</strong><br />

gamoepareboda.<br />

_ ra iyo, ZaZua, ra ar gasvenebs?<br />

_ araferi masw, SekiTxva mqonda! _ wamoizlazna<br />

ariqa.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re?<br />

_ aqamde ratom ar iyo yriloba?<br />

_ ZaZua, Sen Tu gaunaTlebeli xar da isic ar ici, iyo<br />

Tu ara yriloba, rigiTobas mainc ver miaqcie yuradReba?<br />

<strong>me</strong>cxra<strong>me</strong>te saidan iqneboda, <strong>me</strong>Tvra<strong>me</strong>te Tu ar iyo?<br />

_ es ki vici, pativcemulo, magram wesdebiT yriloba<br />

oTx weliwadSi erTxel unda yofiliyo!<br />

_ dajeqi, ZaZua, gaunaTlebeli xar Sen! _ gajavrda<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni. _ biWo, Sen ufro ici wesdeba Tu didma<br />

stalinma, ha?<br />

aseT argu<strong>me</strong>nts win veraferi daudgeboda da ariqa<br />

gaCumda.<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma gamarjvebulis ieriT gadaxeda<br />

klass da ganagrZo:<br />

_ gviWirda, baRnebo, da imitomac ar iyo yriloba.<br />

jer omi gadavixadeT, <strong>me</strong>re nangrevebSi viyaviT da is<br />

unda aRgvedgina. samusaifod vis scaloda? Tanac Cveni<br />

beladi, did stalini, Tqven rogor fiqrobT, WkuiT ver<br />

ajobebda imaT, vinc sayrilobod Seikriba? ra Tqma unda,<br />

iq Tqvennair uwignurebs aravin gauSvebda, sul darCeuli,<br />

WkvianWkviani xalxi SeirCa, iseTebi, Wkua rom moekiTxebaT,<br />

magram stalinis gamWriaxobas isini xom ver<br />

Seedrebian? amitomac ar iyo saWiro yriloba! belads<br />

ise mtkiced uWiravs qveynis saWe, aravisi rCevadarigeba<br />

mas ar sWirdeba!<br />

`maS, axla raRa saWiro iyo es yriloba?~ _ gaifiqra<br />

marTalim.<br />

_ zogierTi amxanagi ki aq provokaciul kiTxvebs<br />

gvisvams. _ ariqas Sexeda aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma. _ viciT, es<br />

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amxanagebi komkavSirlebi arian, karg saq<strong>me</strong>s akeTeben.<br />

gazeTebs Cvenc vkiTxulobT, gansakuTrebiT `<strong>me</strong>brZol<br />

stalinels~, striqoni ar gamogvrCeba, magram amxanagebi<br />

jerac axalgazrdebi arian, frTxilad unda iyvnen da ise<br />

nu iazrovneben, mters rom gauxardeba!<br />

aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni amis Semdeg nikita xruSCovis moxsenebis<br />

gadmoqarTulebas Seecada, oRond Tavi da bolo ver<br />

moaba da ukrainis Saqris Warxlis ambebSi gaixlarTa.<br />

amasobaSi zarmac dareka.<br />

durum usayvedura ariqas:<br />

_ mainc saidan mogaqvs es provokaciuli kiTxvebi?<br />

_ tvinidan! _ seriozulad upasuxa ariqam. _<br />

kiTxva rom da<strong>me</strong>badeba, minda, pasuxi gamcen!<br />

_ xom gipasuxes <strong>me</strong>re!<br />

_ is pasuxi ki ara, muqara iyo!<br />

_ ho, daSoSmindiT! _ Caeria marTali. _ aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni<br />

becia da magis naTqvams nurafrad CaagdebT, mousmineT<br />

da gaiareT!<br />

aq TviTon tyuoda! ver gaivlida! codna mozaikur<br />

panosa hgavs, ro<strong>me</strong>lzec sxvadasxva adamianTa naazrevi ferad<br />

kenWebad lagdeba, sabolood ki epoqis Wreli suraTi<br />

ixateba... Znelia am siWreleSi WeSmaritebis amokiTxva.<br />

_ aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni becia, _ daeTanxma ariqa, _ magram<br />

is xom Tavisi sityvebiT ar msjelobs! is gazeTis eniT<br />

laparakobs. dRes mowinaves waikiTxavs, xval skolaSi<br />

moarbeninebs...<br />

_ winaaRmdegobaSi vardebi! _ ar dauTmo durum.<br />

_ aba, gazeTsa da radios Tu ar davujerebT, vis unda<br />

davujeroT? mag gazeTebSi da radioSi uamravi Cvenze<br />

Wkviani kaci muSaobs, yvelafers amow<strong>me</strong>ben da ise gveubnebian.<br />

kargad iciT, rom yvelaferi beladis miTiTebiT<br />

keTdeba, mis naazrevs gverds veravin auvlis, yvelaferi<br />

imasTan iyris Tavs. amitom aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>ni becic rom<br />

iyos, igi gazeTis sityvebiT laparakobs, am sityvebis<br />

ukan ki beladi dgas... misi naTqvamis WeSmaritebaSi eWvs<br />

ver SevitanT!<br />

diax, beladis naazrevi is kedelia, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac yvela<br />

talRa awydeba!<br />

_ naxvamdis, biWebo! _ daagdo durum da Sinisaken<br />

gadauxvia.<br />

_ sworia es kaci! _ WoWmaniTa Tqva marTalim.<br />

ariqam Tavi urwmunod gaaqnia.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ar vici, sworia Tu ara! <strong>me</strong> vici, rom patimar<br />

besa qirias, Tu SegiZlia, Tambaqo unda miutano da mis<br />

colSvilsac unda uTanagrZno!.. vici, rom `si qouli batas~<br />

wamRerebisaTvis kacs wixli ar unda Caazilo!.. ar<br />

arsebobs aseTi kanonebi, miT ufro, roca erTmaneTs<br />

varwmunebT, naTeli momavlisaTvis viRvwiTo!<br />

_ kanoni SeiZleba srulyofili iyos, magram adamianebi<br />

jer xom ara varT srulyofilebi! aTaswleulis<br />

gadmonaSTebi...<br />

_ gadmonaSTebze nurafers <strong>me</strong>tyvi, _ xma aukankalda<br />

ariqas, _ ki batono, <strong>me</strong>smis, kacobriobis momavlis<br />

i<strong>me</strong>diT moviT<strong>me</strong>nT da Sav pursa da Wiqa Cais davjerdebiT,<br />

magram imas mainc nu wamarT<strong>me</strong>v, rac materialuriT ar aRiricxeba,<br />

rasac fuli ar sWirdeba da Raribsa da mdidars<br />

Tanabrad SeiZleba hqondes...<br />

_ vin garT<strong>me</strong>vs ra<strong>me</strong>s? _ gaukvirda marTalis.<br />

_ Rirsebas! _ ficxad daagdo ariqam. _ kacobas!..<br />

<strong>me</strong> ufleba maqvs TanagrZnobiT movekido `zeksac~, amas<br />

nu wamarT<strong>me</strong>v!<br />

Sebrunda da sibneleSi gauCinarda. cota xans ismoda<br />

Cqari nabijis xma, <strong>me</strong>re kari gajaxunda da qalma ikiTxa:<br />

_ ariqa, Sena, Svilo?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> var, deda!<br />

marTalim fexs auCqara. tvins uburRavda azri,<br />

rom es patara, wynari ariqa, misi bavSvobis <strong>me</strong>gobari ise-<br />

Tive seniTaa Sepyrobili, rogoriTac besa qiriaa daavadebuli<br />

_ eWvis saSiSi seniT!<br />

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Tebervlis nestianma qarma daubera. caze varskvlavebi<br />

aqaiq Wiatebda, Savi Rrublebi aqrobda varskvlavebs...<br />

20<br />

sizmarSi kvlav dedabrebi ixila. viwro miwurSi,<br />

mayalTan mokuntuli ijda efro bebia. iqve, xis taxtze<br />

cacana wamowoliliyo, Wreli xalaTi exura. TavqveS,<br />

baliSis magier wiTelydiani sqeli wigni amoedo. marTali<br />

gumaniT mixvda, `marqsizmleninizmis safuZvlebi~<br />

iqneboda. Sinac hqondaT egeTi gamocema. cacana mudam<br />

Tan daaTrevda, Sig gverdis mosaniSnad xan saTvales Cas-<br />

Crida, xan saCvenebel TiTs... dedaberma piri ymawvilisaken<br />

moabruna, albaT surda Semoexeda, magram Tvalebi<br />

daxuWuli hqonda. `ar mo<strong>me</strong>karo, Svilo! _ bage arc<br />

Seurxevia, ise Tqva cvilisferma cacanam. _ <strong>me</strong>Sinia,<br />

araferi gevnos! saSineli gaugebroba xdeba... wignSi yvelaferi<br />

sxvanairad weria... stalins atyueben albaT, umalaven,<br />

Torem ar dauSvebda amas... unda SevatyobinoT,<br />

Torem daiRupa qveyana...~ marTali oTaxis kuTxeSi idga,<br />

us<strong>me</strong>nda am sityvebs, miaxloebas ki ver bedavda... ager<br />

efromac aswia Tavi, moixeda, Jangisferi pirisaxe gamouCnda.<br />

Tvalebi kuSti hqonda, ver xedavda marTalis, sadRac<br />

miR<strong>me</strong>TSi iyureboda... `marTali, Svilo, Sen mainc damirCi,<br />

bebo genacvalos!~<br />

gamoeRviZa marTalis. guli SiSisagan ukankalebda...<br />

oTaxSi gariJraJs SemoeRwia... sizmars ixsenebda, magram<br />

detalebi Semofantvoda. TiTqos cacana eubneboda<br />

raRacas, stalins uxsenebda...<br />

CaTbunda, adgoma daezara...<br />

unda eCivla stalinTan, xma miewvdina... an iqneb<br />

lavrenti beriasTan gaegzavna werili. vin icis, iqneb<br />

oboli biWis Txovnam gaarRvios civi kedeli, moarbilos<br />

mkacri mosamarTleebis gulebi da moxucebs epatios,<br />

rom erTi dedaa damnaSavesi, <strong>me</strong>ore sidedri. `iseTi ra<br />

daaSava mamam?~ _ <strong>me</strong>ramdened ikiTxa gunebaSi. pasuxs<br />

albaT verasodes miiRebda. simarTle erTaderTma kacma<br />

icoda, bikentim, imas ki bageze klite edo, ufleba ara<br />

hqonda gaeca `saxelmwifo saidumloeba~.<br />

fiqrSi kvlav CaeZina da sizmari Seubrunda. isev<br />

is Tovliani tramali ixila. uferuli ca gadmomxoboda.<br />

horizontis wre mqrqal nislSi ikargeboda. tramals kididan<br />

kide swor xazad kveTda rkinigza... Ria baqanidan<br />

moSorebiT TovlSi Cafluliyo orrigi miwurebi... Savi<br />

kvamli moizlazneboda sakvamurebidan... ukacur Saraze<br />

dedaberi miaTrevda momcro marxils. yinulze fexi<br />

usxlteboda, mZi<strong>me</strong>d miiwevda win... marxilze WilobSi<br />

gaxveuli cacana iwva, qaRaldiviT TeTri pirisaxe yinuls<br />

gamoeqandakebina...<br />

loginidan wamovarda marTali. uazrod mimoixeda.<br />

ra moxda? sad xdeboda yovelive es? zmanebidan Zlivs<br />

gamoaRwia. mixvda, rom sizmari ixila da guli moeca. `viRlebi,<br />

_ gaifiqra, _ miuCveveli var qvis samuSaos... <strong>me</strong>re<br />

skola, speqtakli... Tanac amindi!~<br />

moJamuli amindi idga. nela, uxmod crida, ezoSi<br />

gasvla ar mogindeboda.<br />

civi tansacmlisagan aaZagZaga da buxars miucucqda.<br />

cecxlis gaRvivebas Seudga. tafamwvari mounda da<br />

cxel tafaze sami kvercxi daaxala.<br />

cotasac moicdis, samuSao damTavrdeba da maSin<br />

amxanag griSas Seexveweba, iqneb werili misweron, moxucebi<br />

SeibraleTo... vis? stalins... berias...<br />

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speqtakli SabaT saRamos gaimarTa. skolis darbazi<br />

didi ar iyo, scenac momcro hqonda. marTalim wina Ra<strong>me</strong><br />

TeTrad gaaTena, scena gaaforma, iqauroba sul wiTeli<br />

droSebiTa da transparantebiT aaWrela da wiTeli saRebavic<br />

blomad gaxarja, oRond saRebavi xelidan verafriT<br />

moiSora da iZulebuli gaxda, premieris dros mayureblis<br />

Tvalwin kobas rolSi sisxliani xelebiT warmdgariyo.<br />

amitomac TamaSobda Tavidan gaubedavad. cdilobda<br />

xelebi an jibeSi hqonoda, an zurgsukan amoedo,<br />

magram TandaTan Sexurda da sifrTxile daaviwyda.<br />

_ `Tqven erTi cudi Cveuleba gaqvT...~ _ dinjad,<br />

auCqareblad mimarTavda scenis kideze gadmomdgari<br />

marTali Todua mayureblebs. scenaze Seyrili `xalxi~,<br />

muSurad Cacmuli ufrosklaseli biWebi da grZelkabiani,<br />

Tavmandiliani gogonebi qalTa skolidan _ keke, ivlita<br />

da veriCka aRfrTovanebuli Sescicinebdnen `orators~.<br />

gadaWedili darbazic pirdaRebuli misCereboda wvermiwebebul<br />

koba juRaSvils. pirvel rigSi dabrZandnen<br />

direqtori Tamara, mTeli pedkoleqtivi da ramdeni<strong>me</strong><br />

stumaric komkavSiris raikomidan. danarCeni sivrce<br />

mTlianad gaevso skolis mowafeebs, erTierTmaneTze<br />

isxdnen, fanjris rafa da scenis kibec SeevsoT, gasasvlelebSi<br />

idgnen, mTlad patarebi ki scenis win, iatakze<br />

morTxmuliyvnen.<br />

kedelze stalinis Rimiliani portreti ekida da<br />

ioseb besarionis Zem marTalis TiTi dauqnia.<br />

`frTxilad, ymawvilo, araferi SegeSalos!~<br />

_ `Tqven erTi cudi Cveuleba gaqvT, ro<strong>me</strong>lic<br />

pirSi unda giTxraT, _ marTalim xmas mtkice JReradoba<br />

SesZina, _ vinc unda gamovides da rac unda giTxran, yvelas<br />

sixaruliT da taSiscemiT xvdebiT. Tqven geubnebi-<br />

an, `gaumarjos Tavisuflebaso~, _ taSs ukravT, `gaumarjos<br />

revoluciaso~, _ taSs ukravT; es kargia, magram<br />

roca geubnebian, `Zirs iaraRio~, amasac taSs ukravT. aba,<br />

ra revolucia iqneba, rom uiaraRoT gaimarjvos? is ra<br />

revolucioneria, vinc ityvis `Zirs iaraRio~? amis mTq<strong>me</strong>li<br />

oratori, albaT, tolstois mimdevaria da ara revolucioneri<br />

da vinc unda iyos imis mTq<strong>me</strong>li, is revoluciis,<br />

Tavisuflebis mteria!~<br />

ai, aq daaviwyda marTalis Tavisi sisxlisfrad<br />

SeRebili xelebi da darbazidan ise gamoCnda, TiTqos<br />

patara CiraRdani uWiravso.<br />

_ `namdvili gamarjvebisaTvis ki ra aris saWiro?<br />

amisaTvis saWiroa sami ram! kargad gaigeT da daimaxsovreT:<br />

pirveli, rac saWiroa, es aris SeiaraReba, <strong>me</strong>ore _<br />

SeiaraReba da <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> kidev _ SeiaraReba!~<br />

am sityvebs rom ambobda, xmas iseTi cecxli SesZina,<br />

yoveli bgera ise amaRlebulad da TavSekavebuli sidinjiT<br />

warmoTqva, iquxa taSma da aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma wamoiyvira:<br />

_ gaumarjos, baRnebo, did stalins!<br />

kedlis portretis stalinma xeli aswia da RimiliT<br />

Caiduduna:<br />

`yoCaR! yoCaR!~<br />

darbazi taSs ukravda da scenaze mdgomi `xalxic~.<br />

veriCkasa da ivlitas wivili biWebis xmaSi gairCa. kekes<br />

ki, am Tavis `muSur~ samosSi patara dedakacs rom damsgavseboda,<br />

xelebi mkerdTan mietyupebina da garindebuliyo...<br />

TiTqos unda gaxareboda marTalis... is ki idga da<br />

us<strong>me</strong>nda... us<strong>me</strong>nda da Tvalwin amaswinandeli sizmari<br />

edga: sadRac Sors, sxva planetaze gadakarguli farTo<br />

tramali da ori dedaberi _ cacana da efro...<br />

speqtaklis Semdeg gasasvlelSi lestambe SeeCexa,<br />

kekesaTvis Caevlo xeli, Sin miaTrevda. gogonas mzera<br />

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TiTqos amqveyniurs gascloda da sadRac zmanebebSi gadadioda.<br />

lizRurad gaiRima lestambem, waisisina:<br />

_ rao, belads sisxliani xelebi hqonda?<br />

marTalis emcxeTa, magram pasuxi ar gaucia.<br />

quCaSi, roca ariqam mklavi gamosdo, eWviT ikiTxa:<br />

_ cudad viTamaSe?<br />

ariqam amoioxra.<br />

_ Sen arafer SuaSi xar! am rols kargad veravin<br />

iTamaSebs! _ ucbad maimuniviT daimanWa da marTalis wabaZa:<br />

_ `dgas bumberazi... kvlav mis xmas vis<strong>me</strong>nT, wiTel<br />

Suqs gvafrqvevs xalxebis mxsneli, komunizmis da mSvidobis<br />

gzisken, gauSveria mzrunveli xeli...~<br />

_ es stalinze ki ara, leninzea!<br />

_ sul erTi araa?<br />

marTalim gaucina, Semrigeblurad uTxra:<br />

_ vxedav, rom ar mogewona!<br />

ariqa uceb danaRvlianda, TvalebSi sasowarkve-<br />

Ta Caudga da CurCuliT uTxra:<br />

_ ici, sul <strong>me</strong>Cveneba, rom gvatyueben! Cven ki<br />

sxvebs vatyuebT, is sxvebi kidev sxvebs... <strong>me</strong> ar vici, sinamdvileSi<br />

rogori iyo koba juRaSvili, magram imas ki vxvdebi,<br />

rom marTali kaci aseTi eniT ar <strong>me</strong>tyvelebs!<br />

_ SeveSvaT stalins, _ mowyvetiT Tqva marTalim,<br />

_ da saerTod, politikaze jvari xom ar dagviweria!<br />

sxva ra<strong>me</strong> davdgaT, Tundac siyvarulze!<br />

_ siyvarulzee? _ gawela ariqam da uceb siciliT<br />

mowyvita. _ siyvarulze jer piesa ar dawerila! _<br />

Tqva da gaiqca.<br />

_ hei! _ miadevna marTalim. _ Sen ra, `ro<strong>me</strong>o da<br />

julieta~ ar wagikiTxavs?<br />

ariqa gaCerda, saxe seriozuli gauxda.<br />

_ wamikiTxavs da <strong>me</strong>ti ara!.. mzamzareuli ro<strong>me</strong>o<br />

xar, magram julieta sad giSovno? naxvamdis!<br />

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_ ariqaa!<br />

_ movdivaar!<br />

ariqa gamorbis. Tavze yurebiani qudi Camoufxatia,<br />

tanze dabambuli juba acvia. wvril kiserze naqsovi<br />

kaSne Semouxvevia.<br />

_ ra uJmuri amindia! _ ukmayofilod wvikinebs.<br />

_ duruu!<br />

_ movdivaar!<br />

amasac dabambuli juba acvia, uqudodaa. roxo Tavi<br />

`poluboqsiT~ SeukreWia.<br />

_ ra uJmuri amindia! _ esec ukmayofiloa.<br />

qalaqi moqufrulia, ruxi feri dahkravs. miwa atalaxebula,<br />

xeebi, saxlebi, Robe, yvelaferi svelia, haeri<br />

nestiTaa gajerebuli.<br />

_ male gazafxuli dadgeba! _ i<strong>me</strong>dianad ambobs<br />

marTali.<br />

_ sanam gazafxuli dadgeba, <strong>me</strong> fexebs gavfSikav!<br />

_ ar cxreba ariqa.<br />

_ samuSaoze dagvcxeba! _ amSvidebs duru. _<br />

dRes kibes movamTavrebT! xvalzeg kvarcxlbeki iqneba<br />

mosapirkeTebeli!<br />

_ saflavis qvebiT... _ ariqa gamousworebelia.<br />

duru mowyvetiT Cerdeba, sayeloSi xels Caavlebs,<br />

Semoatrialebs.<br />

_ ena daimokle, es jRanaoba sikeTes ar mogitans!<br />

_ nu CxubobT! _ Semrigeblurad CaerTveba mar-<br />

Tali. _ iqilikos, Sen ra genaRvleba, vava zarqua xom ar<br />

gvis<strong>me</strong>ns!<br />

bulvarze kentad Tu gaivlis vin<strong>me</strong>, yvelas Ru<strong>me</strong>lTan<br />

da buxrispiras urCevnia.<br />

Cxeria modidebula, amRvreula... mTebSi albaT<br />

gawvimda, Tovli lRveba.

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gzispiras dedaSvili dgas. cxutas xelSi momcro<br />

fuTa uWiravs, wvimas arad agdebs. ciru beRurasaviT mobuzula,<br />

sciva.<br />

biWebi nabijs aneleben. duru Tvalebs abrialebs,<br />

qSinavs, TqmiT arafers ambobs. marTali moridebiT esal<strong>me</strong>ba.<br />

ariqa ki, TiTqos winaswarve asea daTqmulio, fuTas<br />

xels waatans, iRliaSi amoiCris.<br />

_ movida ukve?<br />

_ ki, Soridan SevxedeT! Zalian gaxda! _ wuwunebs<br />

qali.<br />

cirus didron TvalebSi sevda Camdgara.<br />

_ iq vava zarquaa, axlos ver gaekarebi! _ Civis<br />

cxuta.<br />

_ ho! _ Tavs uqneven ariqa da marTali, swrafad<br />

Sordebian, win wasul durus ewevian.<br />

mTisZiras `zekebs~ iTvlian. labadiani oficeri<br />

sias kiTxulobs, patimrebi ki pasuxoben: `var! var! var!~<br />

_ ra amogiCria iRliaSi? _ vava eWviani TvalebiT<br />

burRavs ariqas.<br />

_ sadilia! sami mutruki vmuSaobT, xom gvinda Wama!<br />

macxovrisgoraze adian. samas <strong>me</strong>samoce safexurze<br />

Camomjdara besa, fuTas gaxsnis da gaeRi<strong>me</strong>ba. Sig momcro<br />

xaWapuria, moxarSuli kvercxebi, Tbili windebi da<br />

cxvirsaxoci.<br />

muSaobas bejiTad iwyeben. sul xuTi safexuria dasadebi<br />

da kibe moedans SeuerTdeba... gverdebze Tlili<br />

bordiuri asdevs TeTr kibes...<br />

zeda moedanic filebiTaa mokirwyluli. gadasaxedis<br />

mxridan dabali parapeti gasdevs, isic ruxi filebiTaa<br />

mopirkeTebuli. maRali kvarcxlbeki jerac xara-<br />

CoebSia da besas xels elodeba. swrafad imuSaves `zekebma~,<br />

madlobas ki aravis etyvian.<br />

ai, bolo safexuric dades biWebma. besam Tvalebi<br />

moWuta da ise gaxeda. Tarazo arc sWirdeba, iseTi Tvali<br />

aqvs, bewvisodenas ar Secdeba.<br />

am dros ki, qveviT, Savi manqanebis mwkrivi gamoCnda.<br />

_ avtori modis! _ mixvda ariqa.<br />

amxanagi Teofane patara tikWorasaviT mogoravs,<br />

mokle fexebze mousvenrad cmukavs. amxanagi benediqte<br />

erTi msxviltaniani, zorba kaci yofila, sagrZnoblad<br />

SeTxelebuli WaRara ukan gadauvarcxnia.<br />

_ tarapunka da Stepselia! _ xiTxiTebs ariqa.<br />

benediqte auRelveblad amodis kibeze, Teofanes<br />

facifucs arafrad agdebs. xandaxan gaCerdeba, darCenil<br />

safexurebs axedavs dinjad. marcxniv da marjvniv<br />

ferdobs SeaTvalierebs, <strong>me</strong>re ukan, <strong>me</strong>reTs gadaavlebs<br />

mzeras da gzas ganagrZobs.<br />

ukan mosdeven qalaqis xelmZRvanelebi. yvelas<br />

erTnairi labada acvia, javSnosnebiviT Camwkrivebulan.<br />

ra Tqma unda, Tanamdebobisda mixedviT, TiTqos erTxel<br />

da samudamod Sedgenil siaSi adgilis gadanacvleba Seu-<br />

Zlebeli iyos... sul bolos bikenti modis, Toloraia.<br />

amitomacaa moCvenebiTi es sia, radgan bikentis ridi am<br />

qalaqSi raikomis mdivansac aqvs da yvela danarCensac.<br />

benediqtes aravisi ridi ara aqvs. yvelas erTnairad<br />

uqnevs Tavs. komkavSirlebsac aseve gulgrilad<br />

gadaavlo mzera, besasac. Tumca Teofanem raRac Caiwkmutuna,<br />

albaT agebinebda, amaT yuradReba miaqcieo.<br />

auCqareblad gadaWra qvafenili, xaraCoebs Seuyva<br />

da kvarcxlbekis Tavze SeCerda.<br />

monu<strong>me</strong>ntiviT gaijgima, <strong>me</strong>reTs gaxeda.<br />

_ rogora Cans, ha? _ ikiTxa.<br />

Teofanem taSi Semohkra.<br />

_ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi!<br />

benediqte ukanve Camofofxda, pirisaxeze kmayofileba<br />

exata, mzera dauTba. saTiTaod xeli CamoarTva<br />

Tanamdebobis pirebsac, Teofanesac, iqve myof patimrebsac.<br />

_ rogorc ki gamoidarebs, amovitanoT! dResaswaulebamde,<br />

vfiqrob, moeswreba...<br />

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_ agaSena R<strong>me</strong>rTma! _ xelebi moifSvnita amxanagma<br />

griSam. _ maSasada<strong>me</strong>, Tadarigia saWiro! _ <strong>me</strong>re<br />

komkavSiruli sa<strong>me</strong>uli gamoarCia, Seaqo: _ yoCaR, biWebo,<br />

aba, Tqven iciT! dRe da Ra<strong>me</strong> rom gaasworoT, ocdaxuT<br />

Tebervals mainc unda gavxsnaT, ocda<strong>me</strong>Teqvs<strong>me</strong>te<br />

wlisTavi aRvniSnoT... es ymawvili, _ marTali warudgina<br />

benediqtes, _ Cveni ganmaTavisufleblis nestor Toduas<br />

SviliSvilia!<br />

_ gaficeb dedas! _ banjgvliani warbebi aswia<br />

benediqtem, kotita TiTebi loyaze mouTaTuna marTalis.<br />

muSakacis uxeSi, dakoJrili xeli hqonda.<br />

stumrebis wasvlis Semdeg Seisvenes.<br />

_ ucnauri bedi gaqvs swored! _ TuTuns moukida<br />

besam, boli siamovnebiT gamouSva. _ Sens erT babuas<br />

samxiarulod hqonda saq<strong>me</strong>, <strong>me</strong>ores satirlad. sabolood,<br />

orives satirlad moumTavrda.<br />

_ eg rogor? _ dabneulad hkiTxa marTalim, mdivnis<br />

yuradRebiT mogvrili uxerxuloba jerac ver ganeleboda.<br />

_ erTi am respublikas amyarebda, <strong>me</strong>ore imas icavda,<br />

orive udrood Seewira arCevans!<br />

nuTu marTalim araferi icoda? gera babua im respublikas<br />

icavda? moRalate <strong>me</strong>nSevikebis sisxlian diqtaturas?<br />

raRacisTvis ki moukravs yuri, magram simarTles<br />

tabu edo da veraferi gaarkvia. gera da nestori mZaxlebi<br />

iyvnen, Tanac ZRvibis Zmakacebi... iqneb amitom Seundes<br />

geras cdomilebani, maTze Tvali daxuWes...<br />

mTeli dRe am azrs ukirkitebda, tvinidan ver<br />

amoegdo. gvian, roca Sin brundebodnen da durus gamoeTxovnen,<br />

ariqas uTxra:<br />

_ gamigonia, gera babua wminda kaci iyovo, Tavisi<br />

mxrebiT amozida Tur<strong>me</strong> es safexurebi da martom aaSena<br />

es kibe. maS ratom icavda im moRalate <strong>me</strong>nSevikebs?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ra vici, _ mxrebi aiCeCa ariqam, _ <strong>me</strong> da Sen<br />

araferi viciT, Cven xom sxvaTa monaWors vi<strong>me</strong>orebT,<br />

saWiro kia TviT gera babuas movusminoT...<br />

_ mkvdars ranairad movus<strong>me</strong>nT, _ moiwyina mar-<br />

Talim, _ gaTavebulia es saq<strong>me</strong>!<br />

_ cocxlebi tyuian, Torem mkvdrebi veRar icrueben.<br />

rac dro gava, <strong>me</strong>ts gavigebT imaTze. yoveli adamiani<br />

tovebs nakvalevs, oRond amokiTxva unda viswavloT<br />

da marTlac unda gvindodes WeSmaritebis dadgena!<br />

_ ra Wkviani xar, ariqa! _ gulwrfelad uTxra<br />

marTalim.<br />

_ ho, tvini ar <strong>me</strong>teva am patara TavSi! _ Sublze<br />

xeli miikakuna ariqam da siciliT gauCinarda.<br />

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zamTarma kudi moiqnia, Camobardna. marTalim diliT<br />

rom gamoiRviZa, qalaqi ver icno, TeTrad gadaqaTqaTebuliyo.<br />

caze Rrublis fTilac ar Canda da mzis Suqi<br />

fafuk TovlSi ise brWyvialebda, Tvalis gaxela Wirda...<br />

daTba, Tovlma lxoba iwyo... saxuravidan wkapawkupiT<br />

wamovida wveTebi, Camoekida grZelze grZeli gamWvirvale<br />

loluebi... TandaTan SeTxelda Tovlis sabani da<br />

bolos mTlad daiwrita, nakadulebi gaacocxla... Cxeria<br />

aimRvra, aboboqrda, masSi urCma, dauokebelma Zalam<br />

gaiRviZa...<br />

samuSao bolos uaxlovdeboda. `zekebi~ <strong>me</strong>ti ar<br />

gamoCenilan. mxolod besa amohyavda bikentis `vilisiT~,<br />

vava zarquas miuCenda darajad, saRamos ukanve waabrZanebda<br />

cxraklitulSi.<br />

RamiT gadmoitanes monu<strong>me</strong>ntis nawilebi. bikentim<br />

moisurva ase. daSlili beladis xilva arajansaR STabeWdilebas<br />

moaxdens <strong>me</strong>reTelebzeo... amitomac bneli RamiT<br />

miadgnen raikomisa da Sinsaxkomis taliktaliki, janiani<br />

TanamSromlebi sadguris sawyobs, gaxsnes daluquli<br />

kari, datvirTes manqana da wamovidnen...

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macxovrisgoris Tavze grZeli jalambrebiT azides.<br />

duru pirveli Seudgeboda xol<strong>me</strong> mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTs.<br />

marTali da ariqa tyuilubralod irjebodnen, radgan<br />

jalambrebis saxelurebs veRar swvdebodnen...<br />

dRisiT Teofane da benediqte mobrZandnen. Teofane<br />

mousvenrad wrialebda, uamrav gankargulebas iZleoda,<br />

Tumca arc aravin ugdebda yurs.<br />

benediqte sul sxva kacad warmoCnda. jibeebiani<br />

lurji xalaTi ecva. Tavze lurji mitkalis CaCi Camoefxata.<br />

patara biWiviT swrafad da dauzareblad adiCadioda<br />

xaraCoze, sxvebze Ronivrad muSaobda.<br />

Tavdapirvelad fexebi Seayenes, dafaze idga da mas-<br />

Tan erTad mazaris kalTebic iyo Camosxmuli. yvelaze<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> mklavebiani torsi Canda. erTi mklavi odnav moe-<br />

Runa belads, <strong>me</strong>oreSi Cibuxi eWira da ariqam SeniSna:<br />

_ am Cibuxsac veRar avwev martodmarto!<br />

sityva momTavrebuli arc hqonda, ubedureba moxda.<br />

aqamde torsze miyudebuli Tavi gadmogorda.<br />

`mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroristebi!..~<br />

_ muqariT CamoTvala da ariqas marcxena fexze<br />

daugorda.<br />

tkivilisagan Sehkivla biWma, Zirs daeca.<br />

_ vai, deda, vai<strong>me</strong>, dediko! _ iZaxda da cdilobda<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> Tavi moeSorebina.<br />

micvivdnen duru da marTali, daejajgurnen.<br />

_ namuSevari ar gamifuWoT! _ iyvira benediqtem<br />

da TviTonac movarda: _ frTxilad, frTxilad!<br />

Tavi gadaaCoCes, ariqas fexi gamoaSvebines, magram<br />

gamwarebuli biWi ar Cerdeboda, kvnesiT moTqvamda:<br />

_ vai, deda!..<br />

pirisaxe mitkalisferi gauxda, guli misdioda.<br />

fexsacmlidan sisxlma gamoJona, Sarvlis toti<br />

SeuReba.<br />

duru da marTali Seecadnen wamoewiaT, veRar<br />

miudgnen.<br />

besam moarbenina jalambari, romliTac adre torsi<br />

amoitanes, ymawvili zed daawvines.<br />

durum saxelurebs CasWida xeli. TavdaRmarTze<br />

win martoka veRar zidavda da marTalim mourideblad,<br />

TiTqos SehRrinao, vavas miugdo:<br />

_ mohkideT xeli!<br />

vava wamiT Seyoymanda.<br />

_ arsad gamqcevi ara var, <strong>me</strong>, vava zarqua! _ miuxvda<br />

besa gasaWirs. _ gaqceva rom mindodes, Sen ver damiWer<br />

<strong>me</strong>!<br />

vavam pasuxi ar gasca, saxeluri aswia.<br />

kibeze frTxilad CahyavdaT, safexurebi sveli iyo.<br />

ariqa xan fxizldeboda, xan gons kargavda da bodavda.<br />

goris Ziras aravin daxvedriaT da im jalambriT<br />

gadaarbenines qalaqi, saavadmyofoSi miiyvanes.<br />

marTalim saSineli daRliloba igrZno, muxlebi<br />

ekeceboda da mosacdelSi xis skamze daeSva.<br />

_ araferi mouva im Tqvens ariqas! _ Tqva vavam.<br />

_ dostaqrebma ician TavianTi saq<strong>me</strong>! ho, marTla, _ WoWmaniT<br />

daamata, _ umjobesia vTqvaT, kibeze fexi daucdaTqo,<br />

an lodi gauvardaTqo... stalinis Tavi, Hhm, raRac<br />

uxerxulia...<br />

durum Tavi dauqnia, vava gauCinarda da uceb mar-<br />

Tali moikunta, bavSviviT atirda.<br />

_ xom ar gagiJdi! _ SeuZaxa durum. _ ras bavSvob,<br />

vavam xom Tqva, araferi mouvao, eqi<strong>me</strong>bi wuTSi moarCenen!<br />

icoda marTalim, eqi<strong>me</strong>bi wuTSi rom moarCenen<br />

ariqas, rom SeiZleba adamians xifaTi SeemTxvas, fexic<br />

moitexos da es sulac araa msoflio tragedia, yvelaferi<br />

es icoda, magram Tavs ver ikavebda, Signidan raRac<br />

auxsneli tkivili awveboda, yels ebjineboda da cremlis<br />

garda sxva gamosavali ara hqonda.<br />

_ gaCumdi, sircxvilia, xalxi gviyurebs! ho, kai,<br />

cremli SeimSrale da wavideT, axla ukve qandakebas dga<strong>me</strong>n!<br />

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_ jandabas! _ waiCurCula marTalim.<br />

_ ra?<br />

_ dadgan uCvenod! ariqas xom ver davtovebT? <strong>me</strong><br />

ar davtoveb! Sen Tu ginda, wadi!<br />

duru awrialda, wasvla euxerxula.<br />

_ wadi! _ dauyvava marTalim, guli gadaewminda,<br />

damSvidda. _ jer deida fucusTan Cairbine, ise uTxari,<br />

ar SeaSino! <strong>me</strong> aq davelodebi!<br />

duru gaiqca. marTali mosacdelSi marto darCa.<br />

mdumareba Camowva, swored iseTi, xuTi wlis win, TeTr<br />

palataSi gonsmosulma rom aRmoaCina... maSin SeaSina im<br />

siCu<strong>me</strong>m, adamianis xmis gagoneba mounda, derefanSi gamoexeta,<br />

bolomde Caiara da iq saoperacios karTan gaiyina...<br />

magidaze gvami ido cvilisferi, SiSveli biWisa. didxans<br />

fiqrobda <strong>me</strong>re, im biWs operacias ukeTebdneno. gvian<br />

mixvda, qirurgebi savarjiSod iCiCqnebodnen biWis<br />

mucelSi, misi suli ki karga xnis win gafreniliyo caSi...<br />

mogonebam guli SeuRona, Tavbru daasxa.<br />

_ cudad xom ara xar?<br />

Tavze TeTrxalaTiani kaci wamosdgomoda.<br />

_ ara! <strong>me</strong>gobarma fexi itkina da imas vaxldi!<br />

_ iseTi ra daeca?<br />

_ lodi! _ mokled moWra marTalim.<br />

_ dakoWldeba! _ amoixvneSa kacma da gaSorda.<br />

Semosasvlelma karma gaijaxuna. fucu deida SemoiWra<br />

qoSiniT.<br />

marTali gaegeba.<br />

_ cocxalia?<br />

_ nu geSinia, fucu deida, fexi itkina cota!<br />

qalma mkerdze mjiRi miikra, guli amovardnasa<br />

hqonda, skamze mZi<strong>me</strong>d daeSva...<br />

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bindispirze duru movida. Sin Seurbenia, bamburis<br />

nacvlad Tavisi gacrecili palto Caucvams.<br />

_ rogoraa saq<strong>me</strong>?<br />

fucum amoioxra.<br />

duru marTalis miujda, CasCurCula:<br />

_ davdgiT ukve, TeTri tilo gadavafareT!<br />

marTali gauCumda. ukve ar axarebda es saq<strong>me</strong>. Tavs<br />

ver utydeboda, rom mis erTgulebas bzari daaCnda.<br />

isxdnen mdumared, TiTqos salaparako araferi<br />

hqondaT. duru Tu Caaxvelebda xandaxan, skams mousvenrad<br />

aWraWunebda. fucu deida awrialdeboda uceb, kedlebs<br />

exleboda, magram rogorRac uxmod, sityvebis gare-<br />

Se da misi es uTq<strong>me</strong>li tanjva mZi<strong>me</strong> sayurebeli iyo.<br />

naSuaRa<strong>me</strong>vs morige eqimma gamoixeda, palataSi<br />

Sesvlis neba darTo.<br />

calke ewvinaT, momcro oTaxSi, albaT pativsacem<br />

pirTaTvis rom aqvT Semonaxuli.<br />

_ oRond nu ixmaurebT! _ gaafrTxila eqimma.<br />

ariqas eZina, raki narkozi jerac moq<strong>me</strong>debda. pirisaxe<br />

TeTri da mwyazari hqonda. Cxinka mxrebi moeSiSvlebina,<br />

uRono xelebi sabnis zeviT daewyo. wvrili<br />

kiseri, gamWvirvale, Txeli nakvTebi ufro pataras aCenda<br />

da marTalis guli SeekumSa. TiTqos umcrosi Zamiko<br />

iwva mis win, anda Svilobili. tolebi iyvnen, magram axla<br />

Tavs asakovnad grZnobda.<br />

fexi TabaSirSi CaesvaT da amaRlebul baliSze edo.<br />

nela, Tanabrad sunTqavda, mkerdi audCaudioda.<br />

fucum skami miaCoCa, myarad dajda.<br />

duru yoCaRobda, pirisaxe uneblieT emanWeboda,<br />

upeebi usveldeboda, surdoSeyriliviT cxvirs axvlipinebda.

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dro gaiwela... orjer eqimma Semoixeda, xom ara<br />

wuxso, ikiTxa.<br />

moulodnelad gayuCda avadmyofi, sunTqvis ritmi<br />

Seecvala. quTuToebi Searxia... miixedmoixeda, veravin<br />

icno da kvlav Zils minebda, magram ramdeni<strong>me</strong> wuTis<br />

Semdeg isev gamoeRviZa da gakvirvebulma ikiTxa:<br />

_ ra moxda?<br />

_ araferi, genacvale, cotaTi fexi itkine! _<br />

sulswrafad Seageba fucum, xelze moefera.<br />

ariqa Cafiqrda, ixsenebda... biWebs daakvirda da<br />

gauRima:<br />

_ erTaderTi kaci var dedamiwis zurgze, stalinis<br />

Tavisagan rom dazaralda!<br />

ver moeSva qiliks. narkozi jer ar gasvloda, tkivilebs<br />

eZina da imitom iyo qilikis gunebaze.<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti araferi uTqvams, Cumad Caicina da isev ZilburanSi<br />

Sebrunda.<br />

gareT amindi WinWylobda, wveTebs wkapawkupi gahqonda<br />

da biWebma verc gaiges, TviTonac rodis CaeSvnen<br />

ZilSi.<br />

TiTqos wuTic ar gasulao, saxeze kaSkaSa Suqi<br />

daefinaT da orTavem Tvalebi daWyita.<br />

ariqas eRviZa, tkivilisagan Subli ofls daewinwkla.<br />

_ moiTmine, deda genacvalos, moiTmine! _ eCur-<br />

Culeboda fucu, pirsaxociT ofls umSralebda.<br />

_ rao, dadgiT ukve? _ ariqa cdilobda Tavi yo-<br />

CaRad daeWira, magram xandaxan kvnesa dascdeboda.<br />

_ ki, davdgiT! _ durum upasuxa. _ xval besa daiwyebs<br />

kvarcxlbekis mopirkeTebas...<br />

_ maS, gamovCndebiT sxva qalaqebSi! _ Tqva ariqam<br />

da dardianad daurTo: _ awi scenaze veRar gamoval...<br />

mindoda, <strong>me</strong>rkucio <strong>me</strong>TamaSa!<br />

_ netavi Sen myavde kargad da... _ Caiduduna fucum.<br />

am laparakSi kidec gaTenda. dRe hgavda Ra<strong>me</strong>s, nisli<br />

nela ifanteboda.<br />

morige eqimma Semoixeda, Tvalebs ifSvnetda.<br />

_ iT<strong>me</strong>n, ymawvilo? _ hkiTxa ariqas. _ Tu Zalian<br />

Segawuxa, miTxari da gamayuCebels gagikeTeb!<br />

ariqa Zalian wuxda, magram iT<strong>me</strong>nda...<br />

mogvianebiT bikenti gamoCnda. Tan amala axlda,<br />

mTavari eqimi da ramdeni<strong>me</strong> TeTrxalaTiani kaci. saqmiani<br />

ieriT bWobdnen, xelebs iqnevdnen, laTinur citatebs<br />

afrqvevdnen. mamis gverdiT lestambec awuruliyo,<br />

xelSi gaqonili qaRaldis parki eWira.<br />

_ rogora xarT, arwivebo! _ naZaladevi mxiarulebiT<br />

ikiTxa bikentim, dabneul fucus xeli energiulad<br />

CamoarTva, skamze Camojda da ariqasaken daixara.<br />

_ magra xom ar gtkiva, vaJkaco?<br />

ariqam sawylad gauRima. mTlad gacreciliyo.<br />

_ nu geSinia, qorwilSi ise icekveb, iataks bragabrugi<br />

gaudiodes! _ TiTiT lestambe moixmo, parki gamoarTva.<br />

_ zinaida petrovnam gamogvatana, ai, cxeli<br />

Rvezelebi!<br />

fucum moridebiT CamoarTva, ganze midga. lestambe<br />

rwevarweviT daixara, avadmyofis uRono xeli aiRo<br />

da uxalisod hkiTxa:<br />

_ rogora xar?<br />

marTalim da durum Tavi zed<strong>me</strong>tad igrZnes da<br />

derefanSi gavidnen.<br />

male lestambec gamoCnda, welgamarTuli moikvanweboda.<br />

_ unda gagelaxa maSin! _ Zveli ambavi gaixsena<br />

durum.<br />

_ rogora xarT? _ iseve uxalisod ikiTxa lestambem,<br />

albaT sul ar ainteresebda, vin rogor iyo. _<br />

magrad ki daSavebula, sawyali! _ gulsgareT Tqva. _<br />

Tqven TviTon naxeT? iqneb vin<strong>me</strong>m uximandra?<br />

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_ vis unda eximandra? _ gagulisebiT Seepasuxa<br />

marTali. _ ro<strong>me</strong>li mteri mas hyavda, ha? ar icnob ariqas?<br />

_ vicnob, cxadia, _ calybad gaiRima lestambem,<br />

svel tuCze enis wveri moisva, _ isic maxsovs, beladis<br />

portretis magier <strong>me</strong> rom mkidebda...<br />

_ bavSvurad iangla, Sen ki dagimaxsovrebia! _<br />

TavSekavebiT Tqva marTalim.<br />

_ cxadia, _ Caikrutuna lestambem, _ <strong>me</strong> arc mwyenia,<br />

magram xom SeiZleba Tavisi kvimati eniT sxvasac awyenina,<br />

iman ki fexze lodi daagora!.. ra<strong>me</strong>s ki ar vamtkiceb,<br />

logikurad vmsjelob!<br />

_ ici, ras getyvi? _ durum warbebi avad SeaTamaSa.<br />

_ es Seni logika Seitene... _ undoda arcTu zrdilobiani<br />

sityva exmara, magram bikenti gamovida palatidan,<br />

ymawvilebs xeli dauqnia.<br />

_ macxovrisgorisaken mivdivar da Tqvenc agiyvanT!<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re lestambes miubrunda. _ Sen skolaSi wadi!<br />

lestambem <strong>me</strong>gobrebs mZi<strong>me</strong>d, mowyalebasaviT dauqnia<br />

Tavi.<br />

ukve manqanaSi, viTomc sasxvaTaSorisod, ikiTxa<br />

bikentim:<br />

_ rogor fiqrobT, SemTxveviT moxda yvelaferi?<br />

_ axlomaxlo ucxo aravin idga! _ TavdaWerilad<br />

Seepasuxa marTali.<br />

duru moqufruli ijda, frCxilebs iTvalierebda,<br />

ukvirda, Svilis dawyebul laparaks mama rom agr-<br />

Zelebda.<br />

_ magram xom SeiZleboda, brinjaos Tavi viRacas<br />

gangeb arasworad mieyudebina, gamoswev da gadmogordeba!<br />

_ Cven, <strong>me</strong>, marTalim da ariqam davdeT ise, rogorc<br />

ido! _ durus xma CaexliCa, kopebi SeeWmuxna. _<br />

<strong>me</strong>ti aravin gahkarebia!<br />

_ besa sadRa iyo?<br />

biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes da marTalim mtkiced<br />

moWra:<br />

_ bikenti biZia, zed<strong>me</strong>tia yovelnairi eWvi, besa<br />

axlosac ar gahkarebia da im dros sul sxvagan idga!<br />

_ ho, kargi, kargi! _ uk<strong>me</strong>xad Tqva bikentim da<br />

zurgi Seaqcia, win gaixeda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>gobrebi mTis Ziras Camosxa da gabrunda.<br />

aqedan kargad Canda kvarcxlbekis xaraCoebi da<br />

zeviT amarTuli TeTri daSna, ro<strong>me</strong>lic, albaT, ramdeni<strong>me</strong><br />

dReSi beladis xatebad gadaiqceoda.<br />

qoSiniT aiares maRali kibe.<br />

_ a, moxvediT, mamaco komkavSirlebo? _ besa<br />

satexiT xelSi marmarilos filasTan Cacucquliyo. _<br />

rogoraa Tqveni Zmakaci?<br />

_ fexi magra tkiva! _ pirquSad amcno durum.<br />

_ samwuxaroa ambavi ese, gauRimaro xelmwifev<br />

Cemo! _ miuleqsa besam. _ kai ymawvilia ariqa ZaZua da<br />

misi tkivili <strong>me</strong>c <strong>me</strong>tkineba! _ <strong>me</strong>re cota iyuCa da mar-<br />

Talis amoxeda: _ geZebdnen, avuxseni, sadac iqnebodi,<br />

magram gzaSi agcdnen albaT.<br />

_ vin <strong>me</strong>Zebda?<br />

_ soflidan amogakiTxes! dariko mamidam SemogiTvala,<br />

Cemi suli zecasa Sina ars, gvams ki gapatiosneba<br />

da saZvaleSi wasveneba sWirdebao!<br />

_ mokvda? _ Seicxada marTalim.<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTma imis xnobamde gagaZlebinos, as ocdaa-<br />

Tisa iyo! _ pirjvari gadaiwera besam, saq<strong>me</strong>s miubrunda...<br />

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_ mama! _ lestambem Tvali gauswora bikentis, magram<br />

kacis mzeras ver gauZlo da piri ganze miabruna. _<br />

ukve Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tisa vxdebi da skolasac male davamTavreb!

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ikenti savarZelSi isvenebda. gazeTi ganze gadado,<br />

saTvale gulisjibeSi Seinaxa. saerTod ar sWirdeboda,<br />

magram eqimma urCia, kiTxvis dros ixmare, Tvali<br />

daisvenebso.<br />

Sin marto kacebi iyvnen, mama da Svili.<br />

_ ginda Zmakacebi dapatiJo?<br />

_ Zmakacebi ki ara, _ agdebiT Seepasuxa lestambe,<br />

bage zizRiT moeqca, _ sada myavs Zmakacebi, an raSi<br />

mWirdebian...<br />

_ veraferi gamigia! ucnauri axalgazrdebi xarT,<br />

am asakSi uZmakacod...<br />

_ Senc xom aravin gyavda?<br />

_ rogor ar myavda? _ Secba bikenti. _ ager tata-<br />

Ci... marTa... _ kacis xmas simtkice aklda da lestambem<br />

SeTqmuliviT gauRima, migixvdi, ra Zmakacebic egeni ariano.<br />

bikenti gaRizianda, moiqufra da moWra: _ maS, ra ginda,<br />

rasa mTxov? majis saaTs giyidi!<br />

_ majis saaTi, hoo... _ kmayofilebiT amoikrutuna<br />

lestambem. _ Sen <strong>me</strong> patara ggonivar, mama! ager mar-<br />

Talis stalinis Zeglis aSeneba daavale. vin aris marTali<br />

Todua? kobas roli sisxliani xelebiT iTamaSa... an<br />

ariqa ZaZua vin aris? an duru gegia?.. Sen xom ici, rogor<br />

kargad vicnob amaT. winaswar vxvdebi, sad ra unda Tqvan,<br />

ranairad unda moiqcnen! Sen ki, a, genacvaleT, stalinis<br />

Zegli aaSeneTo, erTiori dRe waimuSaveT da jildoc,<br />

saxelic, damsaxurebac mogerT<strong>me</strong>vaTo...<br />

bikenti aimriza, mixvda, ra saSiSi sawamlavi ixarSeboda<br />

am `wunkali baRanas~ viwro TavSi, amitom sibraze<br />

ver moiToka.<br />

_ Sen ra, vin<strong>me</strong>m agikrZala muSaoba? droze geTqva<br />

da yvelaze lamaz niCabs mogarT<strong>me</strong>vdi! viris muSis<br />

asparezi usazRvroa, Tu survili gaqvs, mag bednierebas<br />

ar mogakleb!<br />

_ kargad ici, ra niCabzec vlaparakob. _ lestambe<br />

didiviT, gonivrulad uqcevda, etyoba, adreve emza-<br />

deboda am saubrisaTvis da dro axla SeerCia. _ isini<br />

waimuSaveben da studentebi gaxdebian!<br />

_ Senc gaxdi, Svilo, studenti! ici Sen, Cemgan<br />

xelis wakvrac ar dagWirdeba!<br />

_ fih, Tavs moviklav am Cveni institutis gulisaTvis,<br />

nucas skolaze uaresi, Torem ukeTesi magi araa...<br />

aq naswavli kaci soflis maswavlebelze didi arasodes<br />

gamxdara!<br />

_ getyoba, akademikosobas epotinebi, magram imas<br />

ver vxedav, wigns aklavde Tavs! _ dacinviT upasuxa<br />

bikentim.<br />

_ Sen iseTi samsaxuri gaqvs, mama, ar gagiWirdeba<br />

da moskovSi, Cven rom viciT, im saswavleblisken momi-<br />

Zebni gzas!<br />

bikenti erTxans gauCumda. adreve icoda Svilis<br />

gatacebis ambavi. Tavdapirvelad Rimils hgvrida misi<br />

arCevani, <strong>me</strong>re kmayofili iyo, radgan qveyanas ezrdeboda<br />

kidev erTi erTguli moqalaqe. <strong>me</strong>re da <strong>me</strong>re, roca<br />

TviTonve sakuTari saqmis mimarT WoWmani Seudga, ukve<br />

aRar siamovnebda, lestambemac rom misi gza irCia... mamis<br />

gzao, fiqrobda, magram xvdeboda, Svilis gza cota ufro<br />

mrudi iyo. bikenti, bolos da bolos, erTi provinciuli<br />

qalaqis Cekistad ijda. marTalia, Tavis wreSi pirvel<br />

kacad iTvleboda, magram qveynierebis rukaze es<br />

qalaqi imdenad mcire wertilad Canda, TviT bikentis<br />

sakuTari roli imdenad umniSvnelod eCveneboda, aRarc<br />

Rirda laparaki.<br />

savarZelSi ukan gadaiwia, daamTqnara da Tvali<br />

milula:<br />

_ am Temaze kidev gveqneba saubari. <strong>me</strong>gona, saCuqars<br />

mTxovdi, majis saaTs giyidi!<br />

_ hoo, _ gawela lestambem, _ majis saaTi kaia...<br />

bikentim Svilis xmaSi ukmayofilo kilo daiWira<br />

da gamofxizlda:<br />

_ Sen, gatyob, kidev raRac unda mTxovo!<br />

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_ hoo... _ yoymanobda lestambe, Tan karisaken miiwevda,<br />

raTa saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi, gaqcevac SeZleboda.<br />

_ mami, wamiyvane ra, cixeSi!<br />

_ cixeSi? _ gakvirveba ver damala bikentim. _<br />

ra ginda cixeSi?<br />

_ eqskursiaze! ager, muzeu<strong>me</strong>bSi dadian, <strong>me</strong> ki cixeSi<br />

minda... Sevxedav patimrebs...<br />

_ sisuleles nu laparakob! _ wamoWarxlda bikenti.<br />

_ es ra axirebaa!<br />

_ oh, mami, ise minda daxvretaSi monawileoba mivi-<br />

Ro! Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tisa vxdebi da jer kaci ar momiklavs!<br />

_ ra?! _ wamoiwia bikenti, irgvliv mimoixeda,<br />

buxrispiras dagdebul rkinis sacecxlurs daavlo xeli,<br />

magram lestambe ukve karTan idga da pirisaxe zafranisferi<br />

gaxdomoda.<br />

_ ra moxda, ra! _ CaiWiWyina bavSvurad, wamSi asaki<br />

Camoaklda TiTqos. _ Senc xom dagixvretia... minda da...<br />

bikentim sacecxluri gauqana, magram lestambe<br />

oTaxidan gavarda da sacecxluri kars moxvda.<br />

kaci marto darCa, amoioxra. adrec fiqrobda bikenti<br />

Toloraia, mTlad Wkuadalagebuli biWi rom ar<br />

ezrdeboda, magram `aseTi~?<br />

diax, bikentis xeli arasodes aTrTolebia, magram<br />

Teqvs<strong>me</strong>tisa igi marTaze fiqrobda da ara kacis kvlaze...<br />

26<br />

soflis ganapiramde `sevistraniT~ imgzavra. brezentiT<br />

gadaxuruli patara avtobusi auCqareblad mi-<br />

TuxTuxebda aRmarTdaRmarTebSi. brezentis sveli bo-<br />

loebi tylaSunobda. Secivnuli mgzavrebi CitebiviT<br />

mobuzuliyvnen tyavgadakrul, magar ska<strong>me</strong>bze...<br />

gza mokleze gadaWra marTalim, Tavs aridebda<br />

atalaxebul orRobes, svel ekalbardebs.<br />

dariko mamidis odas maRali tye efareboda da is<br />

rom gaiara, ezoc gamoCnda.<br />

farTo ezo hqonda dariko mamidas, trifoliatis<br />

cocxali Robe Semogvergoda irgvliv. mwvane, xaverdovani<br />

moli efina. WiSkris magier ubralo xarixa iyo gadebuli<br />

da axla is ganze gaewiaT.<br />

SuaSi foTlisagan gaZarculi uzarmazari zam-<br />

Tris msxali idga.<br />

momcro odis win mwvane totebiTa da qaRaldis<br />

yvavilebiT Semkuli Cardaxi aegoT. mis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si, bavSvisas<br />

rom mohgavda, iseT kubos soflis dedakacebi Semosxdomodnen.<br />

<strong>me</strong>Congure qalebi TiTebs si<strong>me</strong>bze Camohkravdnen<br />

da gulmosaklavad daamRerebdnen leqss<br />

sawuTros warmavalobasa da amaoebaze. mamakacebi grZel<br />

skamze Camomsxdariyvnen, gazeTis naxevSi TuTuns axvevdnen<br />

da abolebdnen.<br />

marTalim Tavi morcxvad CaRuna, gverdze ar gauxedavs,<br />

ezo ise gadaiara. grZnobda, rom uTvalTvalebdnen,<br />

albaT erTmaneTs cnobismoyvared ekiTxebodnen,<br />

vin ariso.<br />

maro atirda, aviSviSda:<br />

_ udrood wasulo dedaCemo, mogakiTxa Seni<br />

nestoris SviliSvilma, Seni tataCis vaJkacma!.. marTali,<br />

Svilo, guli gvatkina dariko mamidam, dagvtova samudamoood!<br />

`udroodo!~ _ Rimilis momgvreli iyo es sityvebi,<br />

magram marTalis gaaxsenda dariko mamidis bolo<br />

stumroba, as ocdaaTi wlis dedabris Tamami sityvebi...<br />

gaaxsenda marTlacda udrood gamqrali efro da cacana,<br />

marTa da tataCi... aslukunda, aslukunda da ucbad<br />

cremlad daiRvara, aqviTinda...<br />

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gamococxldnen aqamde uCumrad msxdari dedakacebi,<br />

TiTqos sababi moecaTo, morTes moTqma da vaiviSi.<br />

yvela Tavisas tiroda, Torem dariko mamidas ra hqonda<br />

satirali, isedac cas gahkideboda da wuTisofels imden<br />

xans SerCa, kidec mobezrda da gaRma gamgzavreba sanatreli<br />

gauxda.<br />

_ nu tiri, Sviloo! _ moTqmiT moefera maro. _<br />

magisi xnisa moiyare, genacvale, vaJkaco, gvaris gamgr-<br />

Zelebeloo!..<br />

kacebma xeli Caavles marTalis, kubos moaciles,<br />

wamobrZandi, Wiqa wavuqcioTo...<br />

ymawvili nebas dahyva... ukana ezos fanCaturSi<br />

grZeli magida iyo gaSlili. kecis mWadebi elaga, lobio,<br />

mwnili, xeladebiT Rvino...<br />

mavani daujda maspinZlad, WaRara ulvaSebze xeli<br />

moisva, lukma acala da Wiqa Seuvso.<br />

_ miirTvi, miirTvi, ymawvilo! geronti mqvia <strong>me</strong>,<br />

fularia... ager, a, or nabijze vcxovrob aqedan, <strong>me</strong>cecxluri<br />

<strong>me</strong>zobeli gaxlavar. acxonos R<strong>me</strong>rTma Cveni dariko,<br />

<strong>me</strong>gona, arasodes mokvdeboda... gaanaTlos R<strong>me</strong>rTma<br />

misi suli, vis ramdeni aqvs gamowerili, aravin icis winaswar...<br />

babua myavda as Svidi wlis. samjer gaWres manamde<br />

eqi<strong>me</strong>bma da gadarCa. bolos daapira mainc sikvdili.<br />

Seiyarnen <strong>me</strong>zoblebi da gamarTes msjeloba, amdeni Rvino<br />

dagvWirdeba, amdeni lobio, fxali da mWadis fqvilio...<br />

hait, Tqve tutucebo-<strong>me</strong>Tqi, SevuZaxe, kaci jer<br />

cocxalia da kuboSi ranairad awvenT<strong>me</strong>Tqi... Sevedi Sin,<br />

davxede da SevekiTxe, rava xar babu<strong>me</strong>Tqi. ra vici, Svilo,<br />

mgoni mimaqvs werilio, mipasuxa. xom ar vcadoT bedi,<br />

iqneb erTxelac gavesinjoT eqi<strong>me</strong>bs<strong>me</strong>Tqi... mageT kacobas<br />

Tu izam, R<strong>me</strong>rTi gadagixdis sikeTiTao, CaiCifCifa...<br />

aba, gaamzadeT<strong>me</strong>Tqi, Sevufucxune qalebs. vxedav, Cemi<br />

aravisa sjera, giJada mTvlian... movreke ka<strong>me</strong>Cebi, Sevubi<br />

urems, davayare zed Calabula, davufine leibebi da wam-<br />

ovawvine Cemi avadmyofi... sul jayjayiT CavediT <strong>me</strong>reT-<br />

Si. Tan mivdivar, Tan imas vdardob, aman gzaSi suli rom<br />

dalios, xom Sevrcxvebi<strong>me</strong>Tqi... ar iyo jer magisi dro<br />

mosuli da cocxlad Caviyvane. veci pativi eqi<strong>me</strong>bs<br />

rogorc saWiroa, daagdes saoperacioze, mainc mokvdebao<br />

da sul dajijgnes mag uR<strong>me</strong>rToebma... gadarCa, xom ici<br />

Sen! gadarCa da kidev Svidi weli icocxla!<br />

marTalis gaeRima, gerontis monayolma guneba<br />

gamoukeTa.<br />

_ damilie axla es erTi Wiqa, micvalebulis sulis<br />

mosaxsenebeli! _ CaurTo gerontim. _ ise, nestori,<br />

babuaSeni, <strong>me</strong> ar minaxavs! amboben, kai cxenosani iyoo.<br />

erTxans darikosTan emaleboda nikoias straJnikebs.<br />

daecnen kidec am Cvens darikos, magram nestorma gaaswro,<br />

ZukusTan gadabargda. vaWari kaci iyo es Zuku, oqro-<br />

Si curavda Tur<strong>me</strong>. gadaarCina Zukum nestori, oRond<br />

na<strong>me</strong>tani Zunwi iyo, xom ici Sen, da stumars gzis saxarjo<br />

araferi misca. daadga Tur<strong>me</strong> nestori TofiT Tavze,<br />

ra vqnao, uTxra, <strong>me</strong> bevri oqro ar mWirdeba, magram revolucias<br />

sWirdebao. Sen ki raRad ginda, mainc qoTniT<br />

miwaSi marxavo... rac oqro hqonda im codviT savse Zukuias,<br />

yvela waarTva. imis Semdeg guli aiyara Zukum vaWrobaze,<br />

galoTda da gakotrda... gakeTda saq<strong>me</strong>, wurbela<br />

Camoscilda sofels!<br />

marTalis niri ecvala, veRaraferi Tqva, gerontim<br />

ki Wiqa isev Seuvso.<br />

_ sxva micvalebulebic movixsenioT!<br />

Rvino mJave da civi iyo. aqamde marTalis Wiqaze <strong>me</strong>ti<br />

arc hqonda danalevi. yelSi ar Casdioda, magram uaris<br />

Tqmas ver bedavda.<br />

_ tataCi cocxaliviT maxsovs, kargi vaJkaci iyo,<br />

_ ganagrZo gerontim, _ magisgan didad varT davalebuli.<br />

CamogvakiTxavda xol<strong>me</strong>, Wkuas gvarigebda. Cveni kulakebi<br />

gadagvirCina erTxel. darikos piriT SemogviTvala,<br />

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xval CamovdivarT, unda dagarbioT da Tavs uSveleTo.<br />

vinc rogorc SevZeliT, ise vuSveleT Tavs. saqoneli<br />

WuriaSi gadavmaleT, simindi tyeSi gavzideT, qoneba miwaSi<br />

CavfleT... movida mTavroba, miixedmoixeda, magram<br />

branwi, galokili TiTiviT SiSveltitvelni davxvdiT.<br />

sabotaJiao da erTiori kaci mainc gaigdes, aRarc mobrunebulan.<br />

samagierod sxvebi gadavrCiT... ise, simindic<br />

dagvilpa da qonebac. naxiri gadagvirCa, oRond <strong>me</strong>re<br />

koleqtivma wagvarTva mainc... asea es, _ xmas dauwia gerontim,<br />

_ mTavrobis valia waggvglijos, Cveni valia _<br />

gadavmaloT. yovelTvis ase iyo da ase iqneba!<br />

marTalis kamaTis saRerReli aeSala, undoda<br />

aexsna am ubiri kacisaTvis, rom mTavroba xalxisTvisaa,<br />

xalxs emsaxureba, ukeTesi momavlisaTvis iRvwis... Tavi<br />

Seikava, gauCumda...<br />

male fanCaturSi sxva motiralni Semoiyvanes. marTali<br />

da geronti wamodgnen da samzads Semouares. gerontim<br />

xeli staca.<br />

_ iqiT nu waxval!<br />

iq, majissimsxo jaWviT xbostola qofaki iyo dabmuli.<br />

wamiT marTalis Tvalebi ZaRlis Tvalebs SeefeTa.<br />

yru Rrena aRmoxda pirutyvs da ymawvils guli Cauvarda.<br />

micvalebulis gasvenebis dromac moawia. mamakacebma<br />

msubuqi kubo mxarze Seigdes da sasaflaosken gaswies.<br />

qalebic uxmod mihyvnen. mxolod maro moTqvamda<br />

sawylad.<br />

marTali sxvebs CamorCa...<br />

orRobis kuTxidan `sevistrani~ gamoxanxalda.<br />

marTalim xeli auwia, gaaCera...<br />

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Tebervlis zecas cxvirpiri Camostiroda, usiamovnod<br />

crida.<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTelebs macxovrisgoris Ziras moeyaraT Tavi.<br />

zevidan mxolod Savi qolgebi moCanda, mTlianad<br />

daefara qveda moedani, Tu ar CavTvliT viwro derefans,<br />

pionerTa ormxrivi mwkrivi rom icavda.<br />

bavSvTa es mwkrivebi kibesac ahyveboda goris Tavamde.<br />

erT mxares gogonebi idgnen, <strong>me</strong>ore mxares _ biWunebi.<br />

TeTri maisurebi ecvaT, gogoebs lurji qvedatanebi,<br />

biWunebs mokle, lurji Sarvlebi. mkerdze wiTeli<br />

yelsaxvevebi uRviodaT. cdilobdnen pioneruli salami<br />

gamoesaxaT, oRondac, sisvelem ukve tanSi gaatana da<br />

sicivisagan galurjebulebi kbilebs akawkawebdnen.<br />

sazogadoebis warmomadgenelTa kolonebi dilidanve<br />

Camwkrivda, fexebi dawydomaze hqondaT.<br />

TavSi raikomis TanamSromlebi modiodnen, ra<br />

Tqma unda, amxanag griSas xelmZRvanelobiT. erTnairad<br />

nacrisferi labadebi ecvaT. Tvals Wreli gvirgviniRa<br />

axalisebda, amxanag griSas gogobiWs didis ambiT rom mohqonda.<br />

xelmZRvanel amxanagebs miliciisa da uSiSroebis<br />

TanamSromlebi mohyvebodnen. amaTac labadebi ecvaT.<br />

marto bikenti gansxvavdeboda sxvaTagan. ruxi mazara Caecva,<br />

Tavze wiTelvarskvlaviani, kozirokiani qudi exura.<br />

galifes totebi aziur Ceq<strong>me</strong>bSi Caeyolebina, Ceq<strong>me</strong>bze<br />

ki kaloSebi amoecva... zinaida petrovna bewvian jubaSi<br />

CaTbunebuliyo. Tavze varskvlaviani `pilotka~<br />

exura, albaT surda, qveynisaTvis Seexsenebina, ra amxanagobis<br />

wevric brZandeboda... amaTac gvirgvini mouZ-<br />

RodaT, lestambesa da durus mohqonda. iqve kekec cmu

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kavda, xandaxan gvirgvins xels Seaxebda, magram Zma avad<br />

ubRverda da keke civad Sordeboda.<br />

amaT ukan qalaqis nairnairi dawesebulebaorganizaciebisa<br />

da axlo soflebis warmomadgenelTa rigi<br />

Camwkrivda droSebiTa da portretebiT.<br />

kibis dasawyisTan, adre rom amkrZalavi firniSi<br />

ekida, axla sasule orkestri idga da mondo<strong>me</strong>biT agrialebda,<br />

sveli beRurebiviT Sejgufebuli gogonebis<br />

momcro ansambli ki wvikina xmas ayolebda:<br />

_ patara gori didiaa!..<br />

auyvnen kibes. grZlad gaiWima Wreli qaravani...<br />

amxanagi griSa moRrubluli Canda. bolo dros uqeifoba<br />

dasCemda, winaTgrZnoba awuxebda. ras viklavdi Tavso,<br />

fiqrobda TavisTvis, neta moedanze davTanx<strong>me</strong>buliyavi,<br />

am aRmarTze mainc ar damWirdeboda asvlao... imisi<br />

SiSic hqonda, vaiTu mTis wverze beladis Zeglis atana<br />

vin<strong>me</strong>m provokaciad CamiTvaloso...<br />

cxviri daacemina sapatio yaraulis erTma pionerma,<br />

Tan SeSinebuli miacqerda saxeawiTlebul mdivans. TiTqos<br />

gadaedovo, daamcxvika <strong>me</strong>orem, <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>m... mihyva rigs...<br />

_ davaciveT bavSvebi! _ CasCurCula raiaRmaskomis<br />

Tavmjdomarem.<br />

amxanagma griSam mkacrad Sexeda, albaT reagirebis<br />

gareSe ar unda daetovebina es apolitikuri gancxadeba,<br />

magram TviTonac cxvirSi Ritini igrZno, Seecada<br />

TavSekaveba gamoeCina, mouxmo nebisyofas, magram rac<br />

ufro uZaliandeboda, miT ufro eRitineboda da ucbad<br />

ise daacemina, ise daaquxa, win mimavali Svilebi kinaRam<br />

Zirs dasca.<br />

_ icocxle! _ Seawia raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomarem.<br />

raki mdivanma gabeda, vinc Tavs ikavebda, yvelam<br />

sabeli miuSva... zogs iqneb arc emcxikveboda, magram pirvel<br />

kacs xom ver CamorCebodnen. amitomac macxovrisgoris<br />

ferdobs bare ramdenjer<strong>me</strong> auara da Camouara<br />

cxviris daceminebis talRam... patara gogobiWebi gamxi-<br />

aruldnen, daaviwydaT rigi da wesi, pioneruli salami<br />

da TavSekaveba, TiTqos erTmaneTs ejibrebiano, mondo<strong>me</strong>biT<br />

acxikvebdnen, kiskisebdnen da mxrebiT erTurTs<br />

eZiZgilavebodnen, jRanaobdnen...<br />

amxanagma griSam fexs auCqara, TiTqmis mirboda.<br />

sxvebic ver CamorCebodnen da deputaciebis neli svla<br />

aRmarTze sirbils daemsgavsa... grZnobda amxanagi griSa,<br />

rom bare ramdeni<strong>me</strong> Tavi Seewireboda sagazafxulo gripis<br />

am epidemias, magram rai<strong>me</strong>s Secvla ukve ar SeeZlo da<br />

aqoSinebulma amoaTava kibe, zeviT, adreve Sekrebil<br />

xalxSi gairbina da ficarnags miaSura. mikrofonTan<br />

umal gverdSi amoudgnen raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomare,<br />

Cais fabrikis direqtori, `zagotzernos~ ufrosi, mTavari<br />

eqimi da sxva xelmZRvaneli amxanagebi. sul bolos<br />

arqiteqtori Teofane da avtori benediqte, ro<strong>me</strong>lTaTvis<br />

adgili TiTqmis aRar darCa da kuTxeSi, qalaqis<br />

gamoCenil gva<strong>me</strong>bs Soris Zlivs Caekvexnen...<br />

amxanagma griSam mikrofonze TiTi daakakuna _<br />

`tkactkactkac!~ kibis gaswvriv da qvemoT, mTisZiras, agreTve<br />

qalaqSi Camokidebulma reproduqtorebma TiTqos<br />

TavSi Caukakunes moqalaqeebs.<br />

_ amxanagebo! _ rixiT CasZaxa amxanagma griSam.<br />

xmam iquxa, mTel <strong>me</strong>reTs gadaefina da Cxeriis WalebSi<br />

gulgaxeTqili Wilyvavebi wamoyara. _ amxanagebo! _<br />

ufro mozomilad gai<strong>me</strong>ora, xma Seurbilda, sazeimo kilo<br />

daetyo. _ dRes Cven...<br />

es iyo `<strong>me</strong>brZoli stalinelis~ guSindeli nomris<br />

mowinave, trafaretuli lozungebis CamonaTvali, is<br />

nusxa, saidan gadaxvevas veravin gabedavda. yovel originalur<br />

azrSi, mas Tundac maa<strong>me</strong>blobis beWedi dasmoda,<br />

igulisx<strong>me</strong>boda gansxvavebuli niuansi, ironia, qveteqsti...<br />

ori Tavi am cisqveSeTSi aravis abia, tyuilubralo<br />

<strong>me</strong>tiCrobisaTvis aravisa scxela.<br />

_ gaumarjos!.. gaumarjos!.. gaumarjos!.. _ samgzis<br />

isrola mdivanma, jer beladis, <strong>me</strong>re lavrenti berias<br />

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misamarTiT, <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>d ki im amxanagebisa, vaJkacurad da<br />

<strong>me</strong>dgrad am ors mxarSi rom amosdgomian.<br />

samgzisi `vaSa~ grialiT Camogorda macxovrisgoridan<br />

qalaqSi da ukanve agorda, eqom mravalgzis Camos-<br />

Zaxa cis gumbaTidan.<br />

_ amxanagebo, yvela droisa da xalxTa didi beladis<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze stalinis Zegls gaxsnilad<br />

vacxadeb! _ dasWeqa amxanagma griSam, mimoixeda da iki-<br />

Txa: _ makrateli?<br />

reproduqtorebmac, cxadia, mTel qalaqs mohfines<br />

_ `makrateli?.. makrateli?..~ Tumca moqalaqeTa<br />

umravlesoba verafriT mixvda, rad sWirdeboda mdivans<br />

makrateli.<br />

visac evaleboda, iman xom icoda da xonCiT moar-<br />

Tves. amxanagma griSam xeli dastaca da kvarcxlbekisaken<br />

gaemarTa. brbo kvlav orad gaiyo, derefani ganTavisuflda.<br />

amxanagi griSa wiTel lentTan mivida. am sazeimo<br />

wams mas erT mxares amoudga bednieri avtori benediqte,<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore mxares aranakleb bednieri arqiteqtori Teofane.<br />

mdivanma makrateli gaatkacuna. lentis gadaWrili<br />

bolo zeviT avarda da monu<strong>me</strong>ntis Tavidan TeTri<br />

tilo SrialiT Camoefina.<br />

wamieri dumili Camovarda.<br />

vardisfer kvarcxlbekze ruxmazariani beladi wamoimarTa.<br />

fexebze mZi<strong>me</strong> saldaTuri Ceq<strong>me</strong>bi ecva. Tavze<br />

kozirokiani qudi exura (`am qudiT miuWeWya fexi ariqas!~<br />

_ gaifiqra durum). marcxena xeli Zirs CamoeSva, marjvena<br />

ki odnav moeRuna da TiTebSi Cibuxi eWira.<br />

am dros wvima sabolood Sewyda. Rrublebi gaixliCa<br />

da cargvalidan mzem gamoaWyita. sxivebi daeSva<br />

beladis mxrebze. did stalins Savi Crdili moswyda,<br />

gadaefina Tavyrilobas, macxovrisgoris ferdobs, ganivrco<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTis Tavze.<br />

ufro acivda TiTqos.<br />

sabolood airia bavSvebis rigi kibeze. cnobismoyvareni<br />

maRla amodiodnen, mcivanani dabla eSvebodnen,<br />

Sinisaken gaparva erCiaT.<br />

mitingi grZeldeboda.<br />

duru gegiac ficarnagze idga. aqamde arasodes<br />

ufiqria, rom dasWirdeboda sajarod sityvis warmoTqma.<br />

es xom marTalis saq<strong>me</strong> iyo, an ariqasi. oRondac, marTali<br />

dedabris satiralSi gaemgzavra, aseT mniSvnelovan<br />

`politikur saq<strong>me</strong>s ugana~... ariqa saavadmyofoSia da amiT<br />

imanac ugana... duru rom yofiliyo, yavarjnebiT amokolikdeboda.<br />

dgas axla duru gegia amxanagi griSas zurgs ukan.<br />

qaRaldis nagleji xels uwvavs. im naglejze mokle teqsti<br />

uweria, mravalgzis raikomis kabinetebSi Sejerebuli<br />

da awonildawonili. araferi darCenia SesaTxzveli,<br />

tvinze Zalis dataneba ar sWirdeba, magram imisi eSinia,<br />

vaiTu bolo wuTs kiTxva damaviwydeso.<br />

ai, gaisma amxanagi griSas xma, am RirsSesaniSnav<br />

saq<strong>me</strong>Si udidesi wvlili Seitanes Cvenma SesaniSnavma komkavSirlebma,<br />

Cvenma momavalma da maTi saxeliT amxanagi<br />

duru gegia mogesal<strong>me</strong>baTo. durus muxlebi moekve-<br />

Ta da Zirs mxolod imitom ar Cajda, Casuqebuli biZebi<br />

irgvliv mWidrod Semortymodnen da Cacucqebis saSualeba<br />

gamoiricxa.<br />

_ amxanagebo! _ xma aukankalda durus. qaRaldi<br />

gaxsna da asoebi marTlac ver aRmoaCina, gaqaTqaTebuli<br />

da sufTa moeCvena. Tavzardacemuli idga sargadaylapuliviT<br />

da TeTr qaRalds daStereboda. aswia durum<br />

Tavi, uamravi Tvali SeefeTa, yvela mas uyurebda. amaT<br />

miRma ferdobi Canda, Wreli WiamaiebiviT aRmadaRma<br />

darbodnen bavSvebi. ufro Sors, mTis Ziras Savi qolgebis<br />

zRva tortmanebda, iqiT ki mTeli <strong>me</strong>reTi gayursuliyo<br />

da mis sityvebs eloda.<br />

durum qaRaldi moWmuWna da sasowarkveTiT iyvira:<br />

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_ dideba diid staalins!<br />

pasuxad, ra Tqma unda, `vaSam~ igriala.<br />

amxanagma griSam gakvirvebiT Sexeda, gadmoixara<br />

da CasCurCula:<br />

_ waikiTxe, biWo, naweri waikiTxe!<br />

durum veraferi gaigo da erTxelac dasWeqa:<br />

_ dideba diid staalins!<br />

axlac pasuxad `vaSa~ gaisma, oRond kantikuntad.<br />

_ ho, kargi, kargi!<br />

amxanagma griSam mklavSi xeli Caavlo da mikrofons<br />

moaSora. ficarnagze mdgomma mWidro krebam ymawvili<br />

ukanukan gaaCoCa da Zirs Camoagdo, ra Tqma unda, uneblieT.<br />

duru ganze gadga, TavisTvis angariSmiucemlad<br />

dudRunebda: `dideba did stalins!~ TandaTan gons<br />

moego, es ra da<strong>me</strong>marTao, cecxli moekida. daWmuWnili<br />

qaRaldi gaxsna. zed SaviT TeTrze ewera raikomSi er-<br />

Toblivi Zalisx<strong>me</strong>viT SeTxzuli teqsti imis Taobaze, Tu<br />

ra vaJkacurad ibrZoda da Sromobda sami mamaci komkav-<br />

Sireli... ise gamodioda, rom arc `zekebi~ arsebobdnen,<br />

arc besa qiria da mxolod samma devgmirma Caidina saq<strong>me</strong>ni<br />

ese sagmironi.<br />

darcxveniT gaxeda durum monu<strong>me</strong>nts. ioseb besarionis<br />

Zem ulvaSebSi CaiRima da mamaSvilurad Tqva:<br />

`amxanagebs ar yofniT iumoris grZnoba!.. damSviddi, amxanago<br />

duru, mTavaria erTguleba!~<br />

_ damSviddi duru gegia! _ Tvalwin amoimarTa<br />

vava zarqua. _ mTavaria erTguleba, enis tlikini bevrs<br />

SeuZlia!<br />

ar esiamovna durus es Seqeba, pasuxi ar gasca.<br />

mikrofonTan sxva oratori idga da imisi sityvebic<br />

`<strong>me</strong>brZoli stalinelis~ sityvebsa hgavda.<br />

sul bolos amxanagma griSam patara gogona gamoiyvana<br />

da gamoacxada:<br />

_ axla beladisadmi miZRvnil leqss waikiTxavs<br />

pioneri keke Toloraia!<br />

patara kekem mikrofonSi mondo<strong>me</strong>biT CasZaxa:<br />

_ `beladi qalaqs ewvia Cvensas,<br />

dinjad dauyva moedans, quCas,<br />

is (<strong>me</strong>reTelTa) miwas da zecas,<br />

ucqers da pirze Rimili uCans!..~<br />

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martis dasawyisSi gamoidara. ca gadaiwminda da<br />

lurjad akamkamda. mzis sxivebs Zala mieca da <strong>me</strong>reTelebi<br />

quCebsa da ezobaRebSi gamoefinnen. xexilis totebze<br />

kvirtebi daibera, aluCa da tyemali TeTrad Seimosa.<br />

wina dRes marTalim ezo gadabara, sabostned Seamzada.<br />

dResac saq<strong>me</strong> bevri hqonda, magram guli ver daudo.<br />

aivnidan gadaixeda da mousvenroba daeufla. qalaqze<br />

gadmoRvrili Ria mwvane saRebavi TeTri yvavilebiT<br />

aWrelebuliyo. macxovrisgoris aRmamswrafi ferdobi<br />

naz ferebs Seevso. goris Tavze, saiTkenac efro bebia<br />

pirjvrisweriT gaixedavda xol<strong>me</strong>, axla maRal kvarcxlbekze<br />

didi stalini gadmomdgariyo. aqedan mxolod<br />

silueti Canda, magram marTalis eCveneboda, rom beladis<br />

gamWriaxi mzera msWvalavda mTel qalaqs.<br />

siwynare sufevda cisqveSeTSi da swored am siwynareSi<br />

imaleboda raRac safrTxe.<br />

usagno, umizezo SiSma Seipyro da Sin ver gaCerda.<br />

ezodan gavida da talaxaZis quCas gaxeda. uCveulo<br />

araferi xdeboda. orisami kaci miiCqaroda centrisaken.<br />

iqneb bazarSi midiodnen, anda samsaxurSi, Tumca<br />

maTs moZraobaSi zed<strong>me</strong>ti mouT<strong>me</strong>nloba igrZnoboda.<br />

`ra xdeba?~ _ winaTgrZnoba eWvSi gadaezarda.<br />

durus Seurbina.<br />

_ ra xdeba?<br />

durum gakvirvebiT Semoxeda.

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_ raze <strong>me</strong>kiTxebi? deda samsaxurSia, <strong>me</strong> axla avdeqi!<br />

erTad gaemarTnen saavadmyofosaken, ariqas miakiTxes.<br />

_ ra xdeba? _ kiTxva Seageba ariqam.<br />

_ ra unda xdebodes? _ durus Tvalebi daumrgvalda.<br />

_ tvinis RerZi xom ar gadagibrundaT? orive<br />

erTnairad <strong>me</strong>kiTxebiT!<br />

_ ra vici, eqi<strong>me</strong>bi kuTxekuTxe dganan da Cur-<br />

Culeben, Semovla daaviwydaT!<br />

ariqa ukve dgeboda, yavarjniT SeeZlo siaruli.<br />

marcxena fexi, wvivsqvemoT, TabaSirSi hqonda Casmuli.<br />

tkivils ukve ar grZnobda, magram gausaZlisi qavili<br />

awuxebda. mcire manZilze SeeZlo siaruli da albaT male<br />

gamoewereboda kidec.<br />

aqeTiqiT amoudgnen yavarjnians. derefanSi yuradReba<br />

aravis miuqcevia. TeTrxalaTianebi raRacnairad<br />

daretianebulebiviT mimodiodnen. sanitarma qalma<br />

Caiara, Tvalze cxvirsaxoci miedo da tiroda.<br />

_ awyenines? _ ikiTxa ariqam.<br />

`mainc ra xdeba?~ _ fiqrobda marTali. aq misi toli<br />

aravin iyo da kiTxvas moerida.<br />

bulvaramde Caiseirnes. ariqa Tavs sustad grZnobda,<br />

magram siamovnebda sufTa, grili haeri da mzis alersiani<br />

siTbo.<br />

raikomTan xalxi momravlebuliyo. jgufebad idgnen<br />

da us<strong>me</strong>ndnen Senobis Tavanze gadmodgmul reproduqtors,<br />

saidanac sityvebi wyvetilwyvetilad, svenebsvenebiT<br />

vardeboda da azris gamotana gaWirda.<br />

`vilisma~ gaiara, bikentis pirze miwisferi edo.<br />

saidanRac keke gamovarda, tiroda.<br />

_ keke! _ mouxmo marTalim, magram gogonas ar<br />

gaugonia, ufrosebs Soris gaZvra da gaqra.<br />

<strong>me</strong>re lestambemac moirbina.<br />

_ keke ar ginaxavT?<br />

_ iqiTken gaiqca! _ marTalim xeli staca, SeaCera.<br />

_ ra xdeba?<br />

_ va, ar iciT? _ lestambe daiRmiWa. _ ra da<br />

stalini kvdeba!<br />

_ ra? _ saxtad darCa marTali.<br />

_ ras miqarav? _ avad SeubRvera durum.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>re Sen ra gixaria, Se boTev! _ mSvidad, auRelveblad<br />

Seepasuxa ariqa, macxovrisgorisaken gaixeda<br />

da wyeniT daamata: _ fexi momiWeWya da axla kvdeba?<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ra, <strong>me</strong> sulac ar mixaria! _ CaiWiWyina lestambem,<br />

durus SiSiT Sexeda. _ <strong>me</strong> ratom unda mixarodes!<br />

Sebrunda da kekes saZebrad gaiqca.<br />

xalxi TandaTan matulobda. amxanagma griSam gaiara.<br />

raRacnairad dapataravebuliyo. TavCaRunulma<br />

airbina kibe. raionisa da qalaqis xelmZRvanelebi pirvel<br />

kacs mihyvnen, dabneulni Candnen.<br />

moqalaqeni CurCuliT Tu bedavdnen azrTa gaziarebas.<br />

ismoda wuxili, oxvra, tirili... viRac qali iklavda<br />

Tavs, xmamaRla, mourideblad qviTinebda.<br />

reproduqtorSi ki damarcvliT, dinjad da mwuxared<br />

kiTxulobdnen biuletens:<br />

_ 1 marts, RamiT amxanag stalins, roca igi moskovSi<br />

Tavis binaze imyofeboda, tvinSi sisxli Caeqca, rac<br />

gavrcelda sicocxlisaTvis didmniSvnelovan tvinis<br />

areebze. amxanagma stalinma cnoba dakarga. ganviTarda<br />

marjvena xelisa da fexis dambla. avadmyofs daekarga<br />

<strong>me</strong>tyveleba. Tavi iCina gulis muSaobisa da sunTqvis mZi<strong>me</strong><br />

darRvevam...<br />

_ ra gveSveleba? _ Caiwuwuna viRacam.<br />

_ omi daiwyeba! _ Seepasuxa <strong>me</strong>ore. _ a<strong>me</strong>rikam<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong> ukve daZra ge<strong>me</strong>bi, Tavs unda dagvesxan!<br />

_ maS xelidan gauSveben aseT SemTxvevas? atomic<br />

imaTa aqvT da...<br />

_ stalini Tu ar gamojanmrTelda, daviRupeT da<br />

egaa! _ namtiralevi xmiT CaurTo sxvam.<br />

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eproduqtorma ki am dialogs beWedi dausva:<br />

_ ocdaerT saaTsa da ormocdaaT wuTze, gulis<br />

da sisxlZarRvebis da sunTqvis mzardi naklebobis movlenebisas<br />

ioseb besarionis Ze stalini gardaicvala!<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>liRac qalma isteriulad Sehkivla. sxvebi<br />

mdumared, moRuSulni idgnen da aravin icoda, ra unda<br />

moemoq<strong>me</strong>da.<br />

_ rogor Tu mokvda? _ durum mozRvavebuli energia<br />

igrZno, adgilze veRar gaCerda, xalxi gaarRvia,<br />

sadRac gaiqca, <strong>me</strong>re isev movarda da kvlav wavida.<br />

_ gaafrina, mgonia! _ daaskvna ariqam. _ davbrunde<br />

unda saavadmyofoSi, awi <strong>me</strong> ver gavacocxleb magas!<br />

marTalis guli Cauvarda, mimoixeda, vin<strong>me</strong>m yuri<br />

xom ar mohkrao. brbos swrafad gaarida. ukve saavadmyofosTan<br />

usayvedura:<br />

_ ena gaqvs momspari, stalinze aseTi sityvebiT...<br />

_ yvela adamiani kvdeba! _ ariqam Seisvena, yavarjnebma<br />

iRliebi atkina. _ stalini ki arc mama iyo Cemi da<br />

arc biZa. <strong>me</strong>wyina, magram Tavs xom ar moviklav. <strong>me</strong> Cemi<br />

gamWirvebia!<br />

_ xmamaRla mainc nu ityvi, vin<strong>me</strong>m ra<strong>me</strong> ar giximandros!<br />

_ dauyvava marTalim.<br />

ariqa amaze gauCumda.<br />

marTalim palataSi Seiyvana, wamowolisas SeeSvela.<br />

ariqam amoxeda, upeebSi cremli ubrwyinavda.<br />

_ rad minda <strong>me</strong> stalini, damakoWla da... _ piri<br />

kedlisaken miabruna.<br />

marTali erTxans dascqeroda, guldamZi<strong>me</strong>buli<br />

gamobrunda.<br />

reproduqtorTan kvlav zRva xalxi idga, lavrenti<br />

berias us<strong>me</strong>ndnen.<br />

griSa yolbaiam moabraxuna Tavisi xis fexi, mar-<br />

Talis xeli Camoayrdno, Seisvena.<br />

_ xedav, ymawvilo, es ra dagvemarTa! _ maincdamainc<br />

didi dardi ar etyoboda.<br />

uceb vava zarqua gamoCnda. dakarguliviT modioda.<br />

xelebs ise acecebda, dabrmavda da gzas ver ignebso.<br />

_ a, marTali, Sena xar? _ gaucxoebuli xmiT aRni-<br />

Sna, Sebarbacda.<br />

marTalim xeli SeaSvela. mTvrali egona, magram<br />

vava fxizeli iyo.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>c sikvdili mominda, biWo, sicocxle mombezrda,<br />

_ yurSi xmadabla CasCurCula.<br />

lavrenti beria mZi<strong>me</strong>d laparakobda. sityvebs Ti-<br />

ToTiTod isroda, yoveli sityvis Semdeg isvenebda.<br />

_ aqedan wamiyvane, Toduas biWo, muxlebi ver mi-<br />

Wers! _ sTxova vavam.<br />

marTali Seebjina da ise wavidnen.<br />

_ Sen ggonia, amaT swyinT? _ hkiTxa vavam. _ eseni<br />

sakuTar beds mistirian, sakuTar tyavs ufrTxildebian...<br />

kibeze Zlivs avidnen. vava mTlad moirRva, oTax-<br />

Si SesvlisTanave skamze daeca, magidaze daemxo da mxrebi<br />

aucaxcaxda.<br />

marTali uxerxulad idga, ar icoda, riTi daemSvidebina.<br />

vavam Tavi aswia, pirisaxe sazarlad damanWoda,<br />

Tvalebi mSrali hqonda. etireboda da wveTi cremli ara<br />

sdioda.<br />

_ iq aris! _ karadisaken miuTiTa. _ gamoitane!<br />

karadaSi Sinnaxadi aryis boTlebi idga.<br />

_ moita, yvela moita!<br />

_ bevria...<br />

_ moitane! _ jiutad gai<strong>me</strong>ora vavam.<br />

boTls sacobi kbiliT moaZro da Cais WiqaSi gadmoapirqvava.<br />

sanam marTali x<strong>me</strong>la purs moZebnida, iman gadahkra<br />

da <strong>me</strong>orejer Seivso.<br />

_ gana ar vici, rom kaci unda mokvdes, stalinic<br />

xom mokvdeboda odes<strong>me</strong>, magram axla raRa vqnaT?! _ ise-<br />

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Ti wuxiliTa Tqva vavam. TiTqos stalini mxolod mas<br />

mokvdomodes da am mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTs veRar ezideboda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore Wiqas <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong>c rom miayola, Tvali daebinda,<br />

ena daeba, gaugebari luRluRi morTo... Zlivs miuxvda<br />

marTali, vina xaro, ekiTxeboda, veRara cnobda... revolveris<br />

daZrobac moindoma, magram Rone ar eyo da<br />

Zirs dauvarda.<br />

marTalim skamidan gaWirvebiT aglija, taxtze<br />

gadaaTria da wamoawvina. ar gauxdia, sabani ise waafara.<br />

vavam piri daaRo, stveniT sunTqavda da ZilSi borgavda.<br />

misi yviTeli, qosa Tavi zizRs badebda.<br />

marTali daixara, revolveri aiRo.<br />

TvalnaTliv warmoudga ezoSi Semovardnili tataCi.<br />

`deda, miSvele!~ _ SesZaxa sasowarkveTiT tata-<br />

Cim da eklis Robes miaSura. gaukafavi iyo is tiali, maRla<br />

aZonZiliyo da gvian mixvda, rom ver gadaaxteboda. Semobrunda<br />

da vava zarquas tyvia am dros miewia...<br />

aswia marTali Toduam revolveri, daumizna vava<br />

zarquas uwarbo Subls da sasxleti mosinja.<br />

damcvelze eyena... gadaswia damcveli, xelaxla<br />

daumizna...<br />

vavam piri mokuma, axla mSvidad fSvinavda. mis gonj<br />

saxes raRac bavSvuri da miamituri daefina... amoioxra<br />

marTalim, revolveri magidaze dado da binidan gavida,<br />

kari gaixura.<br />

raikomis win isev ise idga xalxi.<br />

duru moqaqanda.<br />

_ sad daikarge? _ mRelvared hkiTxa.<br />

marTalim araferi uTxra. Cumad mieyrdno telegrafis<br />

boZs da yuri samgloviaro marSs miugdo.<br />

guli sevdiTa da sinanuliT evseboda...<br />

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zonas mudam qufri gadahkravda. ca gacrecili da<br />

uferuli iyo. tyes tye ar eTqmoda. juja xeebi sicocxles<br />

ebRauWebodnen da mSvenierebisaTvis ver iclidnen.<br />

balaxis magier miwas xavsi efina. grZeli da dabali barakebi<br />

nestsa da uamindobas erTianad CaeSavebina. adamianTa<br />

rux jogs usaxuri, WuWyiani da daglejili tanisamosi<br />

ecva. piriskans siyviTle dasdebodaT, feri sikvdilisa,<br />

radgan arseboba aq sikvdilisa da sicocxlis<br />

zRvarze grZeldeboda...<br />

beri zaqaraiam, sxvaze galeulma da uRonom, SiSisa<br />

da SimSilisagan uwonodqceuli sxeuli ganZiviT atara<br />

da samgzis daRupvas gadaarCina.<br />

pirvelad maSin, roca pirutyvis vagonSi gamomwyvdeulma<br />

neli da mtanjveli taatiT gadalaxa ruseTis<br />

vrceli sivrceebi... viwro WuWrutanidan mxolod nacrisfer<br />

velebs xedavda. vagonis siviwroveSi sunTqva<br />

Wirda. dasajdomi adgili ar yofnidaT da rigrigobiT<br />

isxdnen WuWyian iatakze. Carazuli kari mravali dRe ar<br />

iReboda da iZulebulni xdebodnen iqve, iatakis napral-<br />

Si moesaqmaT. or dReSi erTxel sarkmlidan Semouyridnen<br />

talaxiani puris orasgramian naWrebs da imarTeboda<br />

xelCarTuli brZola sakuTari sicocxlis gadasar-<br />

Cenad. susti iTeleboda, Zlieri yofierebas ixangrZlivebda.<br />

cocxlebs mkvdrebisa SurdaT, magram sikvdili<br />

aravis ewada. erTi kvdeboda da <strong>me</strong>ores uxaroda, radgan<br />

misi wili puri rCeboda im dRemde, roca civi tramalis<br />

kideze vagonebidan cocxlebi mkvdrebs gadmoyridnen,<br />

saxeldaxelod amoCiCqnil saZmo samareSi uTavbolod<br />

Camarxavdnen... darwmunebuli iyo beri, <strong>me</strong>c aseTi bedi<br />

miweriao, iqneb momdevno dRes, iqneb erTi kviris Semdeg...<br />

ZilburanSi ezmaneboda, rom Canamqrul saflavSi<br />

iwva, gayinul gva<strong>me</strong>bSi CaWediliyo da veRar iZroda. un-

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doda eyvira, magram gayinul bageebs ver xsnida da saSinlad<br />

itanjeboda.<br />

drois angariSi sabolood dakarguli egona, roca<br />

matarebeli taigisa da tundris zRvarze gaCerda.<br />

Ronemixdili patimrebi kolonebad daawyves da Tovliani<br />

velis kidisaken gzas gauyenes. uzarmazari, ruxi<br />

kolona WuWyian nakadad daaCnda qaTqaTa Tovls... yvelam<br />

ver gaiara tanjvis es gza, yinuleTSi Cawva da umal<br />

tyvia miiRo...<br />

juja aryiTa da fiWviT dawinwklul tafobze miwaSi<br />

Camjdari Savi barakebi gamoCnda da beri mixvda, bewvis<br />

xidi ganvlili hqonda.<br />

sicocxle arafrad fasobda! es maSin gaifiqra,<br />

roca dilabindze wamoagdes, ayrolebuli Tevzis wyalwyala<br />

balanda aylapes da qvis karierze Tor<strong>me</strong>ti saaTiT<br />

garekes... sal kldes weraqvi rom dahkra, Waxani gaadina<br />

da sakuTar Tavs uTxra: `ver gavuZleb!~ diax, amas devgmiric<br />

ver gauZlebda... mZi<strong>me</strong>, gayinuli lodebiT mravalgzis<br />

unda gaevso viwro liandagze dayenebuli urika,<br />

frTxilad unda daegorebina, qvis samtvrevis xaxaSi<br />

unda gadaepirqvavebina da ukanve, aRmarTze amoegorebina...<br />

`ver gavuZleb!~ _ fiqrobda misavaTebuli beri, magram<br />

isic icoda, vinc ver gauZlo, <strong>me</strong>zobel xevSi eyara;<br />

tyidan mglis xrova gamoeyofoda sibneles, qvis samtvrevi<br />

danadgariT damfrTxali, magram SimSilis Zaxils<br />

mindobili. vinc nadiris kbils gadaurCeboda, zafxuls<br />

eloda, roca ca yvavyornebiT daifareboda da xevSi<br />

mSrali ZvaliRa aqaTqaTdeboda TeTrad...<br />

sikvdilisa ar eSinoda. im xramSi gdebas warmoidgenda<br />

TvalnaTliv. gva<strong>me</strong>bSi Caxergiliyo TiTqos Tvi-<br />

Tonac da mglis kbili aglejda xorcs, anda yorani kortnida<br />

da am xilvisagan tanSi hzaravda...<br />

gvianRa abrunebdnen ukan, bnel barakSi... Zlivs<br />

loRnida qvadqceul puris natexs, ayolebda uSaqro<br />

Cais... erTaderTi fiqri utrialebda, droze mieRwia ficarnagamde<br />

da Tvali moexuWa...<br />

uRonod migdebuls vin<strong>me</strong> uwveruli axalgazrda<br />

wamoadga Tavze. zonis kaxpad iyo es ymawvili gadaqceuli,<br />

veravis verafers ubedavda, axla ki gayoCaRebuliyo.<br />

_ Sen, biZa, maxorka geqneba!<br />

berim ukmayofilod amoxeda, Tavi gaaqnia.<br />

_ maS, ara gaqvs? _ tuCi gaawklapuna kaxpam. _ aq<br />

ase ar SeiZleba! maxorkas rom gTxoven, unda misce! roca<br />

maxorka ara gaqvs, fuli unda dayaWo! Tu fuli ara gaqvs,<br />

baTinka unda gaiZro! Tu fexze jRani gacvia, paioki unda<br />

daTmo!.. gesmis?<br />

_ Tu esec ver movaxerxe?<br />

_ maSin didi dro aRar dagrCenia, izrune Sens sicocxleze!<br />

_ momwydi Tavidan! _ berim piri miabruna.<br />

kaxpa amdens ver gabedavda, igi sxvisi mogzavnili<br />

iyo da es sxvac male gamoCndeboda.<br />

cota xanic da qurdi Jora gamoemarTa darbaislurad.<br />

mxrebze dardimandulad moegdo bambura. gamor-<br />

Ceuli cxovrebiT cxovrobda Jora. zona misi saxli iyo<br />

da ufrosebi, albaT, keTili TvaliT uyurebdnen, radgan<br />

aravis axsovda, vin<strong>me</strong>s karierSi waeyvanos, anda saer-<br />

Tod daesaq<strong>me</strong>binos. Tavis gadaxotvrasac aravin akadrebda,<br />

xSiri Tma aRma gadaevarcxna da ulvaSebic beladis<br />

stilSi daeyenebina.<br />

_ glaxadaa Seni saq<strong>me</strong>, getyoba, fexebs male gaWimav!<br />

_ diagnozi dausva Joram.<br />

_ ho! _ gulgrilad Seepasuxa beri.<br />

_ sicocxle mogZulebia?<br />

_ vici, samSobloSi aravin gamiSvebs, aq ki didi<br />

xani ar miweria! _ mxrebi aiCeCa berim.<br />

_ sadauri xar?<br />

_ qarTveli var!<br />

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_ vah, marTla? ar gagigia, <strong>me</strong>c rom qarTveli var?<br />

Joras qarTvelobas kaci ver daijerebda. viwro<br />

Tvalebi aRmosavluri cbierebiT gangan mihqonda. yvrimalebi<br />

maRla amosCroda. didroni, <strong>me</strong>Cxeri kbilebi cxeniviT<br />

win wamoewia... didi beladi uyvarda Joras, mkerdze<br />

misi portreti amoesviringebina da qarTvelebSic<br />

imitom Caewera. erTxel yofila Tur<strong>me</strong> saqarTveloSi.<br />

`to~ da `kaco~ aiTvisa da ar iviwyebda.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>reTSi Tu yofilxar? _ ficarnagze Sinaurulad<br />

Camoujda. berim wamoiwia, magram Joram SeaCera: _<br />

iweqi, iweqi!<br />

_ iqauri var!<br />

_ vah, marTla? maS, tuCia dzigua gecnoba albaT!<br />

berim goneba daZaba. yurmokvriT gaegona viRac<br />

oxer da wyalwaRebul biWze, bazari rom aklebuli hqonda<br />

da botanikurSi yomariT tolsworebs fcqvnida.<br />

_ bavSvze laparakob?<br />

_ magari mastia! _ Tqva Joram pativiscemiT.<br />

_ ho, kerketi kakalia! _ daudastura berim gulsgareT.<br />

_ didi kaci gaizrdeba! saq<strong>me</strong>ze Cavedi da iseTi<br />

pativi mca, maSinve vTqvi, Zmao, es tipi qurdebis prafesori<br />

gaxdeba<strong>me</strong>Tqi!<br />

_ gonieri biWia! _ sityva SeaSvela berim.<br />

_ hoo! raki Sen tuCia dziguas axlobeli yofilxar,<br />

CaTvale, gadarCenilxar! amas iqiT ubatonod xmas<br />

veravin gagcems!<br />

Jora rom gaSorda, zonis kaxpa moucocda, moeTiTlibaza:<br />

_ Sen, hei, biZa, weRan gagexumre, xom mixvdi... Tu<br />

ginda, mogawevineb!<br />

_ ar vewevi!<br />

_ iqneb sxva ra<strong>me</strong> ginda? _ CaixiTxiTa ymawvilma.<br />

_ momwydi Tavidan! _ uborotod miugdo berim<br />

da kedlisken Sebrunda.<br />

(tuCia Ziguas saxelma da qurdi Joras didsulovnebam<br />

ixsna igi. SemdgomSi, ToduebTan, moulodnelad<br />

ikiTxa berim:<br />

_ tuCia Zigua rasa iqms, Tu iciT? madloba unda<br />

SevuTvali!)<br />

ra iseT Zalas flobda qurdi Jora? misTvis kanoni<br />

ar kanonobda da ganawesi ar iwereboda. mxrebze bamburamogdebuli<br />

daabijebda zonaSi, didi beladis stilSi<br />

dayenebul ulvaSebSi CaiRi<strong>me</strong>bda da am RimilSi ganaCeni<br />

ikiTxeboda. yvelam icoda, es ganaCeni sabolooa, gasa-<br />

Civrebas ar eqvemdebareba da amitomac morCilebdnen.<br />

`esaa misi samflobelo, _ fiqrobda beri, _ versad sxvagan<br />

is ver daidgamda Sesafer taxts!~<br />

kviris Tavze beri zaqaraia karierSi ar waiyvanes.<br />

xelSi Cvari da vedro CasCares da lazareTSi gaamweses.<br />

es iyo kiriT SeTeTrebuli, naxevradmiwuri Senoba.<br />

erTaderTi patroni hyavda, dostaqari ilia iliCi,<br />

romlis morCenili avadmyofi qveyanaze aravis enaxa.<br />

vinc lazareTSi Semovidoda, ukan sakaciT Tu gaitandnen<br />

da patimrebs karierSi wasvla erCivnaT.<br />

palatebi umTavresad carieli iyo da beri Seudga<br />

iatakis xexvas. ilia iliCi Tavis kabinetSi martoka<br />

ijda, martoobis sevdas sa<strong>me</strong>dicino spirtiT iqarvebda.<br />

_ miyure <strong>me</strong> Sen, _ mTvralis aCe<strong>me</strong>bulobiT daemuqra<br />

beris, _ kargad imuSave, Torem marilwylis oynas<br />

gagikeTeb!<br />

berim morCilad daxara Tavi. es Cvari da vedro<br />

gadarCenis Sanss aZlevda da amitomac saq<strong>me</strong>s gulmodginebas<br />

ar aklebda.<br />

erT dRes senakiviT viwro da bnel palataSi Seixeda.<br />

egona, aq aravin ariso, niaviviT susti CurCuli ki<br />

moesma.<br />

_ Zia!<br />

qarTulma sityvam SeakrTo beri, guli ucnaurad<br />

Seuxta.<br />

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sawolze fermkrTali, lamazi gogona iwva. gamxdari,<br />

wvrili mklavebi mkerdze daewyo. carieli TvalebiRa<br />

SerCenoda, vedrebiT Semohyurebda da aCqarebiT<br />

sunTqavda.<br />

_ Zia, <strong>me</strong> qalTa barakidan momiyvanes, maia mqvia!<br />

_ ho, maia, Svilo!.. _ Sublze xeli daado berim,<br />

gogona sicxisagan iwvoda.<br />

_ mivxvdi, rom qarTveli iyavi... zonaSi ormocamde<br />

qarTvelia... _ CaiCurCula avadmyofma. _ albaT qurdi<br />

ggonivarT, ara?..<br />

_ ara, genacvale, _ daibna beri, _ dawynardi, <strong>me</strong><br />

eqimTan waval da wamals gamovarT<strong>me</strong>v!<br />

_ ra saWiroa, _ guldawyvetiT Tqva gogonam, _<br />

vici, movkvdebi... minda, icodeT, rom qurdi ara var...<br />

iciT, <strong>me</strong> <strong>me</strong>aTeklaseli var. albaT cudi saq<strong>me</strong> Cavidine,<br />

Tqven unda gagimxiloT... Tanaklaseli Semiyvarda...<br />

oRond nu damcinebT, ra vqna, Semiyvarda da... iman ki xeli<br />

mkra... im dRes TiTqos goneba damibnelda, mindoda, Tavi<br />

mo<strong>me</strong>kla. sakontrolos vwerdiT da kalami ga<strong>me</strong>qca, mzian<br />

dRes miRamdeba<strong>me</strong>Tqi, aseT sicocxles sikvdili mir-<br />

Cevnia<strong>me</strong>Tqi... maswavlebelma damasmina, Cemi naweri Cekas<br />

miurbenina...<br />

beris guli moewura. ar icoda, riTi enugeSebina<br />

sabralo gogona.<br />

_ nu geSinia, Sennair patara gogos angelozebi<br />

mfarveloben! _ es sityvebi gulwrfelada Tqva, grZobda,<br />

maRali neba karnaxobda swor sityvebs.<br />

_ aTi weli momisajes! _ xma Cauvarda gogonas,<br />

upeze kurcxali daugrovda. _ vici, movkvdebi... aTi weli<br />

imodena droa...<br />

_ Svilo... _ xma auTrTolda beris.<br />

_ Zia, gexvewebi, roca dammarxaven, perangs nu<br />

gamxdian... mrcxvenia...<br />

`R<strong>me</strong>rTo, R<strong>me</strong>rTo!..~ _ mzera maRla aRapyro beri<br />

zaqaraiam, usaSvelo sevda da tkivili daeufla...<br />

(SemdgomSi, Toduebis saxlSi, sicxians, sizmarSi<br />

cis angelozi gamoecxada da sayveduri uTxra: `Zia, ratom<br />

ar Seiwynare Cemi vedreba?!~ beri zaqaraia ZilSi<br />

tiroda da Tavis gasamarTlebeli sityvebi veRar epova).<br />

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zonis usaxuri yoveldRiurobis mtanjveli mdinareba<br />

moCvenebebs badebda, TiTqos nislis simqrqale-<br />

Si Semzaravi urCxulebi mocuravdnen... erTaderTi mana-<br />

Tobeli varskvlavi, erTaderTi niSani sicocxlis arsebobisa,<br />

Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti wlis nataSa iyo... nataSa rastova _<br />

ase Searqva Tavis fiqrSi beri zaqaraiam... igi kaSkaSebda<br />

am bnel garemocvaSi, raic Sedgeboda ruxi da WuWyiani<br />

jogisagan sikvdilTan wilnayari mamakacebisa, uasakonic<br />

rom berikacebs damsgavsebodnen, boroti da sastiki<br />

zedamxedvelebisagan da Ripgadmogdebuli, Rababiani<br />

ko<strong>me</strong>ndantisagan, raRac TaTrulrusulis najvars rom<br />

hgavda (nuTu am Roris amazrzen wiaRSi unda Casaxuliyo<br />

es varskvlaveTis asuli?).<br />

igi cxovrobda zonis kuTxeSi, administraciuli<br />

Senobis gverdiT wamoWimul koxta finur kotejSi, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac<br />

zonidan hyofda mavTulxlarTebi, koSkurebi,<br />

SaSxaniani jariskacebi da adamianebze dageSili qofakebi...<br />

misi tol-swori aq aravin iyo da mowyenili gogona<br />

zonaSi eZebda gasarTobs. yasbad dabadebuli mamiko,<br />

gulqva da Seubralebeli, mxolod Svilis winaSe dneboda<br />

da dudRuniT exveweboda: `nataSa, geTayva, saSiSia,<br />

isini mkvlelebi arian, iq nu midixar!~ Tavgadasavlebis<br />

maZiebeli qaliSvili ki jiutad daxrida Tavs da qera<br />

kululebs ise Searxevda, TiTqos mamas rqeniT emuqrebao<br />

(oqros kululebiT! Sig minavlebuli mzis sxivi Wiatobda<br />

da vercxli cigligebda!).

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marTlac saSiSi iyo es gaseirneba. TiTqos oqros<br />

lari Caegorebinos vin<strong>me</strong>s qurdebis wreSi. xangrZlivi<br />

zamTris yinvian qarbuqSi Tu mokle zafxulis xuTvaSi,<br />

roca haeri koRoTi da qinqliT ivseba, adamiani erTi<br />

wuTidan <strong>me</strong>ore wuTamde TandaTan kvdeba, man icis, rom<br />

dRes Tu ara, xval, zeg mainc Caizileba tundrispireTis<br />

WaobSi, an qvis karieris moslipul kedels Cahyveba, anda<br />

yinulis xaroSi CaiWedeba, raTa gazafxulis WuWyianma<br />

nakadulma waiRos... ai, am dros erTaderTi sinaTle am<br />

ferias gaelveba iyo da ra gasakviria, vin<strong>me</strong>s xeli wascdenoda,<br />

sikvdilTan SeTamaSeba gaebeda...<br />

nataSas xelSi saxre eWira da mowyenilobis wamals<br />

eZebda. adamiani adamianiT erToba, magram gogona irgvliv<br />

adamianebs ver amCnevda. zonaSi avi qofakebi iRrinebodnen<br />

da kacobadakarguli landebi dalaslasebdnen.<br />

nataSas erTnic ezizReboda da <strong>me</strong>orenic. ver itanda<br />

samxedro formas, Sinelsa da bamburas, loriTa da aryiT<br />

gafiJvinebul sifaTebs, kantorSCikebs, zedamxedvelebs,<br />

badrags... `binZurebi!~ _ zizRiT ebriceboda<br />

lamazi tuCebi. magram igi ver itanda daCiavebul rux<br />

brbosac, pirze miwisferi rom dasdebodaT da Cinosan-<br />

Ta Tvalis dabrialebaze mravalgzis kvdebodnen. `bin-<br />

Zurebi!~ _ amaTac amgvarad afasebda... ise wamoiCita,<br />

sxvanairi adamianebi arc enaxa.<br />

daseirnobda nataSa zonis WuWyian bilikebze, xelT<br />

saxre epyra. gzispira Tovls yviTeli naCvretebi aCnda,<br />

gulisamrevi kvali Sardisa, magram gogona amas ver amCnevda,<br />

radgan gulis siRr<strong>me</strong>Si zRapris gmirs eZebda da<br />

veRar poulobda... xandaxan badragis jariskacs SeefeTeboda,<br />

mxedrul salams miscemdnen _ `Ïðèâåò, Íàòàøà~<br />

gogona pirs miabrunebda, salamze pasuxs ar aZlevda...<br />

xan ki nacrisfer lands gadaawydeboda, ukbilo piriT<br />

Rimils rom Seagebebda, TvaliTa Wamda, Tan gaubedaobisa<br />

da SiSisagan miwamde idrikeboda... instinqtiT grZnobda<br />

am daRupul arsebaTa qvena ltolvas, raic mis siwmindes<br />

bRalavda. nataSas zizRi moawveboda da Seuracxyofili<br />

da gabezrebuli lands saxres mwared gadauWerda.<br />

im dRes beris wamoewia. kaci zurgiT idga da gza<br />

droulad ver gauTavisufla. mxolod maSin Semotrialda,<br />

roca saxrem gadauSxuvla _ `Ïðî÷!~ TovlSi gadaabija,<br />

Cexoviseburi, saTvaliani, beci TvalebiT lmobierad<br />

Sexeda.<br />

_ nataSa rastova ase ar moiqceoda!<br />

_ hm! _ gamoscra nataSam. Cexovis suraTi saxelm-<br />

ZRvanelodan axsovda. im migdebul saxelmZRvaneloSi<br />

tolstois suraTic exata, magram raki sqeltaniani wignebi<br />

arasodes waekiTxa, Tavis sexniaze araferi s<strong>me</strong>noda. gza<br />

ganagrZo, Tan es saxelic waiyolia _ `nataSa rastova!~<br />

es moxda kviras, erTaderT dRes, roca gviani balandis<br />

Semdeg patimars oriode saaTi rCeboda sulis<br />

mosaTq<strong>me</strong>lad... arada, TiTqmis Tve gavida, rac lazare-<br />

Tidan gamoagdes. isedac uxvi wyaloba gadmosdinda beris<br />

Tavze imiT, rom mcire xniT Cvari da vedro eWira, lazareTis<br />

iataks xexavda... <strong>me</strong>re SiSs gadaabija, dostaqars abi<br />

sTxova, patara gogona sicxisagan iwvebao... ilia iliCs<br />

spirtis sakmarisi doza hqonda miRebuli. TiTi muqariT<br />

dauqnia, ese igio, uTxra, Sen avadmyofebs eCurCulebio<br />

da beris kvlav karierSi ukres Tavi... dilis xuTi saaTidan<br />

saRamos aT saaTamde proJeqtorebiT ganaTebul,<br />

kibos <strong>me</strong>tastazebiT SeWmuli kldis Ziras, roca mokle<br />

dRis mqrqal gaelvebas adamiani verc ki SeamCnevs, niCbiTa<br />

da weraqviT RrRnida beri maradiul lods, Jangian<br />

urikas tvirTavda... `iqneb ukve movkvdi da yovelive es<br />

jojoxeTSi xdeba? _ fiqrobda xandaxan. _ rogor ga<strong>me</strong>para<br />

wami, <strong>me</strong>reTis mziani sanaxebidan rom amomglijes da<br />

daxuTul vagonSi CamCurTes!~<br />

ase gagrZelda mravali, grZelze grZeli dRe, arc<br />

erTi ar gamoirCeoda sxva msgavsi dRisagan, roca qancgawyvetili<br />

Zlivs agneb SenTvis gamoyofil civsa da nes-<br />

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tian ficarnags, ZilburanSi miegdebi. ToSi ZvalSi gatans,<br />

ZilSic veRara Tbebi, ver gebulob, saerTod xar<br />

Tu ara xar. sizmaric Savi, burusiani, mtanjveli gewveva,<br />

cxadis gagrZelebaa, uwyveti krTomiT gajerebuli,<br />

imis SiSiT, rom dro ileva, uRimRamo, WuWyiani dila<br />

sacaa moaRwevs da mrisxane SeZaxili _ `Ïîäåì!~ wamogagdebs...<br />

qofakebis RrenaSi, boRmiani ginebiT yinvaSi gagdeben<br />

da sul sirbiliT, sul sirbiliT _ wuTi sapirfareSoSi,<br />

wuTi uferuli Cais dasalevad, asgramiani comis<br />

gundis Sesasanslad da kvlav RorRiani gza karierisaken,<br />

sadac erTi adgilidan <strong>me</strong>oreze usasrulod<br />

ezidebian qvas, ro<strong>me</strong>lic <strong>me</strong>re arsad aravis miaqvs, radgan<br />

jojoxeTis wrem erT adgilas unda itrialos.<br />

erTxelac, roca bewvi kinaRam gawyda, <strong>me</strong>ts ver gavuZlebo,<br />

gaifiqra, qurdma Joram Tvali Caukra _ `xval<br />

karierSi aRar waxval, samzareuloSi qvabebis saxexad<br />

dagtoves!~ yurebs Zlivs daujera. neta ro<strong>me</strong>li lurji<br />

cidan CamouSves es axali jildo? `ase viciT Cven, zemliakebma!~<br />

_ ulvaSebSi CaiRimala Joram... marTlac rom!<br />

qurdis wyalobiT edga beris suli da madlobis <strong>me</strong>ti ra<br />

eTqmoda... uzarmazari, Savad gazinTuli Ru<strong>me</strong>lis kedels<br />

zurgiT miyrdnobils xerxemalSi siTbom dauara<br />

da mixvda, jojoxeTuri tanjvis miuxedavad sicocxle<br />

mainc grZeldeboda...<br />

mTeli kvira axriginebda Tujisa da aluminis veeba<br />

qvabebs, wlobiT rom zinTi da Wvartli CasWedodaT<br />

da vera Zala maT ver gaaTeTrebda... mcdeloba mainc ar<br />

dauklia, suli kinaRam gadaayola.<br />

moulodnelad ko<strong>me</strong>ndanti wamoadga Tavze. kviras<br />

nataSas saxre rom igema, maSinve gaifiqra, es ase iolad<br />

ar Camivlis, mgoni Cemi grZeli ena mRupavso. ager auxda<br />

kidec! ko<strong>me</strong>ndants kiteli Ripze askdeboda, Rababi sayeloze<br />

gadmohfenoda. taxiviT daixrutuna, axeddaxeda<br />

wvrili TvalebiT, romlebic Tavisi SeorTqlili saT-<br />

validan mis qonian, gafiJvinebul saxeze Zlivs aRmoaCina<br />

berim.<br />

_ esaa? _ mxleblebs daekiTxa ko<strong>me</strong>ndanti.<br />

staces xeli da win gaigdes. undoda ekiTxa, ra damiSavebiao,<br />

magram icoda, winaaRmdegobas azri ar hqonda<br />

da damorCilda.<br />

cxel abanoSi Caketes, jagrisi da sapnis naWeri<br />

Seugdes.<br />

es iyo gaugonari fufuneba. patimrebs TveSi erTxel<br />

Tu dabandnen. saxanZro SlangiT miuSverdnen nelTbil<br />

wyals, titlikana brbos tanze mimxmar wvirs Camorecxavdnen,<br />

ZonZebs orTqlSi gautarebdnen mkbenarebis<br />

mosaspobad da aravis edardeboda, amgvar abanos zed<br />

filtvebis anTeba Tu daerTvoda.<br />

ixexa da ixexa codvili gvami beri zaqaraiam. codvili<br />

imitom, rom R<strong>me</strong>rTma siyvarulisaTvis uboZa igi,<br />

man ki ver gamoiyena. odesRac bednierebis oqrosTmianma<br />

mzeWabukma sayviri Cahbera, xolo berim veRar gaigona<br />

mowodebis xma, radgan s<strong>me</strong>na SiSma da simxdalem dauxSo.<br />

axla, cxeli Wavlis qveS, tanze rom daixeda, TviTonve<br />

gaukvirda. amdeni SimSilisa da wa<strong>me</strong>bis Semdeg jerac<br />

SerCenoda adamianis forma, Tumca aqamde egona, carieli<br />

ZvaliRa davrCi, suli male ga<strong>me</strong>parebao.<br />

abanodan gamosuls sufTa SarvalxalaTi da fexsac<strong>me</strong>lebi<br />

daaxvedres. ase aq aravis anebivrebdnen da<br />

SiSnarevi eWvebisagan Tavbru daesxa.<br />

gamokoxtavda beri zaqaraia da sadalaqoSi miabr-<br />

Zanes. blagvi samarTebliT pirze jagari Camofxikes da<br />

kacma sakuTari Tavi ver icno. gabzaruli saTvalidan sakmaod<br />

sandomiani mamakaci iyureboda.<br />

`ufalma Tu ar gagi<strong>me</strong>ta, jojoxeTsac gadaurCebi!~<br />

_ gaifiqra, pirjvris gadawera ki ver gabeda.<br />

kabinetSi Seiyvanes. ko<strong>me</strong>ndanti savarZelSi tomarasaviT<br />

ido. wvrili TvalebiT axeda.<br />

_ istorikosi xar, xom?<br />

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_ diax!<br />

_ maswavlebloba Tu SegiZlia?<br />

_ profesiiT pedagogi var!<br />

_ Cemi gogo xom ginaxavs?<br />

_ diax!<br />

_ ici Sen, rom skola aq ara gvaqvs da biblioTeka.<br />

_ ko<strong>me</strong>ndantis xmaSi mamobrivi siTbo gakrTa. _ bavSvi<br />

gamitutucda. arada, dediT obolia, gverdidan ver vi-<br />

Soreb. amitomac ver vagzavni did miwaze... calke oTaxi<br />

geqneba kotejSi. nu daiviwyeb, rom patimari xar. is oTaxi<br />

igive sakania. gamoxval da tyvias miiReb, gaqcevis mcdelobad<br />

CageTvleba. nataSa TviTon mogakiTxavs, roca<br />

<strong>me</strong>cadineoba moesurvileba...<br />

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sark<strong>me</strong>ls garedan gisosi ekeTa. SuSebi TeTri sa-<br />

RebaviT iyo dafaruli. vinc aq adre cxovrobda, erTgan<br />

saRebavi amoufxaWnia da WuWrutanidan moCanda mav-<br />

TulxlarTebi, koSkura, barakis Savi kedlebi da nawilobriv<br />

ezoc.<br />

kuTxeSi momcro taxti idga, sark<strong>me</strong>lTan magida da<br />

ori tabureti, albaT maswavleblisa da moswavlisaTvis.<br />

berim Tavi samoTxeSi igrZno. SeeZlo gemrielad<br />

gamoeZina Tbil da mSral oTaxSi. WuWrutanidan aravin<br />

uTvalTvalebda. patimris salafavis nacvlad saW<strong>me</strong>li<br />

administraciis sasadilodan mosdioda. esaa, xandaxan<br />

daasaq<strong>me</strong>bdnen, ojaxis fareSobas ahkidebdnen. derefani<br />

unda daegava, SeSa da qvanaxSiri Semoetana, anda saTlebiT<br />

wyali. dilauTenia cecxli unda daenTo, gvian Ra<strong>me</strong><br />

ki nacartuta gamoexveta... aseTi Sroma sulac ar iyo<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong>, piriqiT, saxalisodac eCveneboda.<br />

nataSa pirvelsave dRes gamocxadda. Sinaurul<br />

`sarafanSi~ igi ufro uwlovani da ucodveli Canda. tan-<br />

kenari gogona iyo, SxvarT fexebs mousvenrad abakunebda<br />

iatakze, cmukavda... axalgazrduli mxurvalebiT pir-<br />

Tamde ivseboda, sisxls ver iokebda. mkerdi gamomwvevad<br />

eWira, aravisi xeli jerac ar Sexeboda da molodinis<br />

TrTolva Sig naRmiviT Cabudebuliyo. mis TvalebSi<br />

qalur mowodebas gauTviTcnobierebeli sisastike enacvleboda.<br />

Subli eWmuxneboda, raki fiqri uWirda da<br />

sakuTari ususuroba mrisxanebaSi gadaezrdeboda. cxviris<br />

Txeli nestoebi SeuTrToldeboda xol<strong>me</strong>, loyebidan<br />

yurisZirebamde sisxli moasxamda. bage exliCeboda,<br />

TiTqos ixvewebao _ `nuJe, nu!~ Tumca amavdroulad<br />

bavSvuri gulubryvilobiT cdilobda daemala survili,<br />

raic isedac pirze ewera.<br />

aseTi daudegari, mouT<strong>me</strong>neli mowafe arguna bedma<br />

siWarmageSi Sesul beri zaqaraias. aqamde xom martokacis<br />

gausaZlisi yofiT icxovra. siymawvilis Jamidan<br />

misi guli qalis trfobas ar auZgerebia. <strong>me</strong>cnierul StudiebSi<br />

Caflul qaRaldis Wiad qceuliyo, marad Tanamdev<br />

SiSs daeZabunebina... albaT am SiSma gauxangrZliva<br />

yofiereba, magram axla zonis quruS bneleTSi qalwulebrivma<br />

gamonaTebam miaxvedra, rom drois xangrZlivobas<br />

fasi ara aqvs, Tu mas bednierebac ar axlavs... sevda<br />

daeufla beris, mistiroda dakargul wlebs, moisurva Tvali<br />

aexila am patara, uWkuo gogonasaTvis, eTqva, geTayva,<br />

Cemo angelozo, Seisxi frTebi da gascildi jojoxeTis am<br />

bnel da WuWyian karibWes, gafrindi mziani samxreTisaken,<br />

sadac maradmwvane pal<strong>me</strong>bis fonze lurji zRva livlivebs,<br />

sadac Savgvremani Wabukebi wablisfer cxenebze Semogisva<strong>me</strong>n<br />

da tyiani mTebisaken gagitaceben...<br />

nataSa veRar miuxvda beris fiqrTa mdinarebas,<br />

Tavi gaaqnia da Wirveulad ikiTxa:<br />

_ aba, miTxariT, nataSa rastova rogor moiqceoda?<br />

_ dajeqi! _ mxarze xeli daado berim, taburetze<br />

dasva. xelisguli TiTqos aewvao, qaliSvilis mxurvalebam<br />

elvasaviT gahkra. xeli civad uSva, viwro oTaxSi<br />

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olTas mohyva da xmagabzarulma daiwyo ambavi nataSa<br />

rastovas pirveli <strong>me</strong>jlisisa.<br />

msgavsi ram aqamde ara s<strong>me</strong>noda zonis nataSas, arc<br />

ufliswulisa da konkias zRapari icoda, arc ro<strong>me</strong>osa da<br />

julietas siyvarulis ambavi... TvalebgafarToebuli Sehyurebda<br />

beris, bageebi sayvarlad gaxleCoda. xandaxan<br />

gabuStul, wiTel tuCze enis wvers moisvamda, igrilebda...<br />

kacs survili klavda, Sexeboda am bageebs, Tumca<br />

TviTonve afrTxobda es uneblie fiqri, sircxvilis almuri<br />

sdioda, saZraxisad miaCnda, saamisod Tavs berikacad<br />

Tvlida...<br />

_ ramdeni wlisa iyo andrei balkonski?.. pieri?..<br />

nataSa?..<br />

pasuxi rom miiRo, gaurkvevlad dasZina _ `aha!~<br />

kaci fiqrSi didxans utrialebda am `ahas~, ver<br />

mimxvdariyo, risi Tqma surda gogonas, ra ewada...<br />

SiSisa da danaSaulis grZnoba tanjavda beris.<br />

TiTqos maRlidan viRaca gadmohyurebda, TiTs sayveduriT<br />

uqnevda, Ralats ukiJinebda... ver gaego vis Ralatobda...<br />

Tu amas Ralati erqva, beri zaqaraiam mxolod sakuTar<br />

Tavs uRalata, sakuTar mrwamss, arsebobis mizans,<br />

raic mamamisma, cxonebulma solomonma saxelSive miuni-<br />

Sna, oRond cxovreba ise galia Svilma, vera da ver amoxsna<br />

mamis qaragma, TumcaRa beris bediRbliT ki icxovra.<br />

ase grZeldeboda mowafisa da maswavleblis urTierToba.<br />

nataSas arc werakiTxva uyvarda, arc xatva, arc<br />

maTematika da misTanebi xiblavda. ijda da gafarToebuli<br />

TvalebiT misCereboda beris, us<strong>me</strong>nda aTas erTi Ramis<br />

zRapars, ro<strong>me</strong>lic ikinZeboda beri zaqaraias mier<br />

wakiTxuli wignebidan, sadac mudam trialebda tragikuli<br />

siyvarulis variacia da erTxelac qaliSvilma warbebi<br />

SeWmuxna, Tvali gauswora da miaxala:<br />

_ gafuWebuli!<br />

beri airia, SiSisagan guli Cauvarda. egona, gogona<br />

wamoxteba, taxiviT gasiebul Tavis mamikos mouxmobs<br />

da enadgakrefil maswavlebels kvlav karierSi ukraven<br />

Tavs, saidanac cocxali verc dabrundeba, cxadia.<br />

_ nataSa, Zvirfaso! _ Zlivs amoisunTqa kacma.<br />

_ iseT ra<strong>me</strong>ebs miyvebiT... _ gogonam mowyvetiT,<br />

SeTqmuliviT Caicina, tuCze TiTi miido. _ mamikom ar<br />

gagigoT... <strong>me</strong>kiTxeboda, ras gaswavliso, partistorias<br />

da ariT<strong>me</strong>tikas<strong>me</strong>Tqi...<br />

_ nataSa, Zvirfaso! _ aluRluRda beri.<br />

_ Zvirfaso, Zvirfaso... _ gamoajavra gogonam da<br />

oTaxidan gafrTxialda.<br />

beri adgilzeve darCa. gaognebuli ijda taxtze.<br />

erTxelac gaiara bewvis xidze, gadarCa... sifrTxiles<br />

mouxmo.<br />

momdevno dRe TiTqos ar gansxvavdeboda sxva<br />

dReebisagan. sarkmlis WuWrutanas garedan WuWyiani<br />

nisli moefina, imis miRma Zlivs ilandeboda axlo barakis<br />

sveli saxuravi... koSkuraze guSagi idga. ezo carieli<br />

iyo, siwynare dagubda... ager derefanSi fexsacmlis<br />

bakuni ismis. es nataSas fexis xmaa, aqeTken moiCqaris... beri<br />

taxtze jdeba, uWirs TrTolvis daokeba... muxlebze xelebs<br />

aWers, Tavs iTokavs.<br />

ki ar Semovida, Semofrinda nataSa, kari miijaxuna,<br />

zurgiT miawva.<br />

_ mamiko wavida, saRamomde ar dabrundeba!<br />

beri umweobam Seipyro. igi saTamaSoa am gogonas<br />

xelSi, misiT erTobian, TviTon ki Tavdacvis aranairi<br />

Rone ar gaaCnia.<br />

_ dajeqi, nataSa!<br />

taburetze aniSna. gogona dajda, TiTqos eklebzeao,<br />

cmukavda. berim aRviri amosdo gulisTqmas, xmas<br />

simtkice SesZina da xmadabla daiwyo Txroba imaze, Tu ra<br />

Wkviani bavSvi iyo valodia ulianovi da rogori friadosani<br />

_ soso juRaSvili... ar daviwyebia beladebis bavSvuri<br />

onavrobani, Tumca am eSmakobebSic imTaviTve goniereba<br />

da sidarbaisle igulisx<strong>me</strong>boda.<br />

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_ Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti wlis valodias Tu hyavda Seyvarebuli?<br />

_ ficxad ikiTxa nataSam. _ an soso juRaSvils,<br />

roca is Teqvs<strong>me</strong>ti wlisa iyo?<br />

berim mxrebi aiCeCa.<br />

_ nataSa, Zvirfaso...<br />

_ Zvirfaso, Zvirfaso!.. _ gaanCxlda moulodnelad<br />

gogona. _ ro<strong>me</strong>li Tqveni `Zvirfaso~ var! nataSa<br />

rastovas madarebT, albaT damciniT! is sasaxleSi cxovrobda,<br />

lamaz kabebs icvamda, irgvliv Tavadebi exvivnen,<br />

xan erTTan cekvavda, xan <strong>me</strong>oresTan... <strong>me</strong> ki am jurRmul-<br />

Si unda movkvde... dedac ara myavs... Tqven ki... Tqven ki...<br />

bebero sulelo! _ da uceb cremli gadmoyara.<br />

beris guli dawyda. marTlac `beberi sulelia~,<br />

patara, uWkuo gogonaze ugvani fiqrebi rom ikadra! es<br />

bavSvic xom msxverplia Tavisi bedisa, esec patimaria,<br />

versad gaeqceva am WuWysa da sibneles, misi siymawvile<br />

am WaobSi unda Caiferflos, qurdebsa da mkvlelebs<br />

Soris da iqneb verc verasodes ixilos feradovani samyaro,<br />

beri zaqaraias warmosaxvam da monayolma wignebma<br />

rom dauxates...<br />

_ nataSa! _ beri mis rbil, oqros kululebs Seexo,<br />

gaubedavad gadausva xeli.<br />

gogona uceb wamoiwia, taburetidan mosxletiT<br />

beris muxlebze gadmoinacvla da tiriliT Caexvia. gaognda<br />

beri zaqaraia, Tavzari daeca, wamiT gaSeSda, magram<br />

sicocxleSi erTaderTjer gadmogdebul jildos<br />

xeli veRara hkra...<br />

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_ yvela rusi erTnairi rodia! _ mravali wlis<br />

Semdegac sevda gakrTeboda beri zaqaraias xmaSi. _ zogi<br />

tolstois da turgenevis gmiria... rusi inteligentebi,<br />

daxvewili sulierebiTa da farTo gonebiT... magram rusuli<br />

brbo, najaxiT SeiaraRebuli boroti stiqia...<br />

vera xvdebodnen misi ms<strong>me</strong>nelebi, risi Tqma ewada<br />

beris, ra awuxebda, guls ra cecxli SemoenTeboda.<br />

seni sWirda ganukurneli _ SiSisa da vera da ver<br />

daeZlia bolomde.<br />

`Caifsi, biWo, beri!~ _ qirqilebda maradi qosa<br />

ZRvibia da es xma fexdafex mosdevda, kubos karamde unda<br />

miecilebina.<br />

garegnulad daxvewili inteligenti, Sinaganad<br />

uwyvet TrTolvasa da sisvelis grZnobas Seepyro.<br />

mxolod maSin, zonis bnel yofierebaSi akaSkaSda<br />

grZnoba, romlis gamxelisa sakuTari Tavis winaSec ver<br />

bedavda.<br />

qaRaldis Wiam odesRac, siWabukeSi marTas ver<br />

Sehbeda, ver gaumxila gaumxeleli, gulSi Caimarxa da<br />

daagviana... marTa ise Cavida miwaSi, veraferi gaigo...<br />

kacs ki gulistkivili miuyuCda, miunelda, xandaxan Tu<br />

Seaxsendeboda, msubuqad gakenwlavda. beris arsebaSi<br />

adgili ar darCeniliyo grZnobisaTvis, riTac savsea mis<br />

mier aTasjer wakiTxuli wignebi, radgan masSi mudam<br />

batonobda sul sxva grZnoba _ yovlismomcveli da dam-<br />

Trgunveli SiSi.<br />

amitomac ver moicala sxva qalisaTvis, amitomac<br />

Caiketa kvercxis naWuWSi _ palimfsestSi, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac<br />

albaT mis garda sxva aravin waikiTxavda... da ai, siWarmagis<br />

Jams, roca ukuRmarTma bedma zonaSi gadmoisrola,<br />

roca sikvdilze fiqri Tu aZlebinebda, moulodnelad<br />

am urCxuleTidan gamocqrialda cisferi angelozi _<br />

nataSa... da es iyo umaRlesi jildo, sicocxlis safasurad<br />

gadmogdebuli...<br />

asaki daaviwyda beris, Cvid<strong>me</strong>ti wlis ymawvilis<br />

mgznebarebiT elodeboda Tavis satrfos... daaviwyda,<br />

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om is patimaria am saknisa, am zonisa, am patara gogosi...<br />

veRar xvdeboda, ra Rirsebebis gamo gamoarCies sxva ubedurTagan...<br />

albaT gogonas bavSvurma fantaziam Seqmna<br />

ararsebuli xati, TviTon Tavi nataSa rastovad warmoidgina,<br />

beri zaqaraiaSi ki andrei balkonski amoikiTxa<br />

da es yovelive realobas imdenad iyo daSorebuli, mxolod<br />

bavSvis umwifar gonebas Tu SeeZlo SeeerTebina<br />

SeuerTebeli.<br />

SiSi gandevna berim, viwro sakanSi Tavisufleba<br />

igrZno da bednierebis yovel wams jildod iTvlida ganvlili<br />

wa<strong>me</strong>bis wil... TiTqos viRaca movale uxdida vals...<br />

axlda am gatacebas sxva grZnobac, romlis gamxelisa<br />

rcxvenoda da ufal R<strong>me</strong>rTs Tvals aridebda. es iyo tkbili<br />

grZnoba SurisZiebisa! TiTqos dascinoda yovlisSem-<br />

Zle ko<strong>me</strong>ndants, dascinoda mTel sabWoeTs, niSns ugebda,<br />

Tqven <strong>me</strong> gamwireT, magram revanSi aviRe, gajobeT,<br />

radgan Tqveni ulamazesi asuli ager, am bnel sakanSi, am<br />

WuWyian sarecelze xasad miwevso...<br />

es iyo amboxeba, es iyo gamowveva, da Tumca yovelive<br />

ucilod sikvdiliT unda damTavrebuliyo, icoda<br />

berim, misi SiSi aqamdec sikvdilis SiSi rodi iyo. sikvdili<br />

garduvalia da mas versad gaeqcevi! ufro autaneli isaa,<br />

rom cxovrebam fuWad Caiara, uSinaarsod, im defisadac ar<br />

Rirs, saflavze warweril cifrebs Soris rom dasva<strong>me</strong>n...<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong> ra cbiereba Cabudebula beris sulSi?.. ai,<br />

gaiCxakunebs karis raza, mTqnarebiT gaiReba leviaTanis<br />

yba da derefnis sibnelidan zRurblze wamoimarTeba<br />

kasriviT mrgvali da mZi<strong>me</strong> ko<strong>me</strong>ndanti, fenafena qonidan<br />

ZlivsRa moCans ori pawia Wrili _ taxis Tvalebi. uxeSi<br />

Zalisa da borotebis simbolo, igi Semobajbajdeba, sikvdilis<br />

sicives Semoitans, eWvianad axeddaxedavs patimars<br />

da cxvirSi CaidudRunebs:<br />

_ rogor midis <strong>me</strong>cadineoba?<br />

_ diax, diax, niWieri bavSvia, Zalian kargad iTvisebs<br />

Cems gakveTilebs! _ uwyinari TvalTmaqcobiT pasuxobs<br />

beri, sulSi ki pawia eSma siciliT CabJirdeba.<br />

misi gakveTilebi marTlac swrafad aiTvisa mowafem.<br />

oTaxSi msubuqi xalaTiT Semodioda, imis qveS sacvlebs<br />

arc icvamda, raTa dro ar daekarga da Wabukadqceuli<br />

beri netarebis iseT mwvervalebze dafrinavda, zonidan<br />

da mTeli cimbireTidan cis laJvardovans aRwevda.<br />

_ beberi tura! _ krutunebda nataSa, TrTolva<br />

uvlida, ndomisagan dneboda. moSiSvlebul, gluv kanze<br />

kacis Savad dakorZebuli xeli garTxmul obobas hgavda,<br />

magram amas is ver xedavda, radgan netarebda wignis<br />

romantikul gmirTan, romlis realuri xati arc ainteresebda.<br />

igi mxolod sakuTar qalur sawyiss ugdebda yurs<br />

da misi karnaxiT cxovrobda.<br />

gazafxuli zamTris gagrZelebas daemsgavsa,<br />

oRond odnav ufro WinWyli da usiamovno iyo. swored<br />

aseT dRes Semovida nataSa. xalaTis nacvlad mowafuri<br />

kaba ecva. mkerdze komkavSiruli samkerde niSani miebnia.<br />

dawnuli T<strong>me</strong>bi TavzeviT gvirgvinad Seekra. simkacres<br />

da miukareblobas asxivebda da beri uCveuli ridma<br />

Seipyro.<br />

_ ioseb stalini mokvda! _ Tqva mowyvetiT nataSam,<br />

taxtis kideze Camojda, didron TvalebSi cremli<br />

Seugubda.<br />

beri gaSra, taburetze daeSva da xelisgulebi<br />

pirze aifara.<br />

TiTqos dabnelda, goneba aeria, veRar gazoma<br />

moulodneli eldis siRr<strong>me</strong>.<br />

mxrebi SeuTrTolda, SeaZagZaga.<br />

taburetidan wamoiwia, taxtze pirqve daemxo da<br />

zmuili morTo.<br />

cdilobda Tavs moreoda, xelisguliT piri moemuwa,<br />

magram gulmuclidan Seukavebuli zmuili amosdioda<br />

da verafriT SeeCerebina.<br />

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nataSa SeSinda, fexze wamoxta, daxeda aZagZagebul<br />

kacs da gareT gavarda.<br />

beri zaqaraia zmuoda, zmuoda da bolos waskda _<br />

tirili giJur xarxarSi gadaezarda... zurgze gadabrunda,<br />

kotrialobda, tlinkebs isroda da xarxarebda... Tan<br />

TvalTagan cremli sdioda, TviTonac ver gaego, sixarulisa<br />

Tu mwuxarebisagan...<br />

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zonam mxolod zafxulSi gaigo didi beladis gardacvalebis<br />

ambavi. placze patimrebi Caamwkrives da ko<strong>me</strong>ndantma<br />

waukiTxa es samwuxaro cnoba, Tanac daamata,<br />

glova glovaa, magram disciplina da ganawesisadmi mor-<br />

Cileba aucilebeliao.<br />

gariJraJze ki ubedureba moxda! vin icis, biZgi vin<br />

misca, rodidan dagubebulma boRmam ifeTqa, rodis da-<br />

Tesili Sxamiani Teslidan urCxuli amoizarda.<br />

bindi icriceboda, roca koSkuridan SaSxanis srola<br />

moisma. beri wamoxta, mzera sibneles miapyro. sarkmlis<br />

SuSa wiTlad RudRudebda. garedan tkacatkuci da<br />

kacTa Jriamuli ismoda.<br />

`xanZaria!~ _ daaskvna.<br />

swrafad Caicva da WuWrutanas mieweba.<br />

baraki iwvoda, cecxli ukve saxuravze avardniliyo.<br />

<strong>me</strong>wamul fonze Savi landebi mimorbodnen da beris<br />

moeCvena, cecxls aqrobeno... uceb aswia viRacam najaxi<br />

da <strong>me</strong>oris Tavze dauSva... sazareli kivili, xmis moulodneli<br />

Cawyveta, dacemuli sxeulis bragvani...<br />

beris SiSisagan TiTqos dambla daeca, xerxemali<br />

gaukavda. vera da ver moscilda WuWrutanas. aSkarad<br />

gaarCia gamyinavi, mZulvarebiT savse Rriali:<br />

_ bei gruzin!<br />

cecxli <strong>me</strong>zobel barakebs gadaedo, agurgurda.<br />

zona dResaviT gaanaTa. berim ixila, brbo RrianceliT<br />

rogor nadirobda adamianebze... ager Jora icno... darbaiseli,<br />

Tavmomwone Jora aqeTken gamorboda, saSvels<br />

eZebda... mavTulxlarTs gadaawyda, zed abobRda, magram<br />

miuswres, najaxebiTa da saxanZro barebiT akuwes...<br />

_ dascxeT qarTvelebs!<br />

ramdeni<strong>me</strong>m akrZalul sivrceSi Seaswro, Sida<br />

mavTulxlarTi gadalaxa... umal koSkurebidan akakanda<br />

tyviamfrqvevi da vinc najaxs gaeqca, tyviiT mocelilni<br />

Cawvnen...<br />

_ dascxeT qarTvelebs! _ moismoda zonis sxvadasxva<br />

bolodan... cecxli ki Zlierdeboda, barakidan<br />

barakze gadadioda, xarbad lokavda CaSavebul kedlebs.<br />

beris muxlebi moudunda, Zirs gawva. bavSviviT<br />

tiroda da taxtis qveS miZvreboda, Soreul kunWulSi,<br />

raTa damalvoda saSinel xvedrs.<br />

yurSi ki Zveleburad, iqednurad CaixiTxiTa qosa<br />

ZRvibiam:<br />

`Caifsi, biWo, beri?~<br />

TandaTan miwynarda x<strong>me</strong>bi. ukve aRar ismoda sisxlmowyurebuli<br />

brbos xavili, koSkurebidan kantikuntad<br />

Tu gaisrodnen gamafrTxileblad.<br />

dRis sinaTle Semoipara oTaxSi, gacrecili da<br />

uRono.<br />

SiSiT daleuli beri gamofofxda taxtidan, kvlav<br />

WuWrutanas mieweba.<br />

janRi gaifanta. mze daekida aRmosavleTis horizontze<br />

da misi <strong>me</strong>wamuli sxivebi daefina danaxSirebul<br />

barakebs, mxrColav morebs, landadqceul adamianebs,<br />

sakuTari borotebiT daTrgunvilebi rom dalaslasebdnen<br />

aqeTiqiT da uCumrad agrovebdnen mimofantul gva<strong>me</strong>bs.<br />

berim Tvali ver gauswora mavTulxlarTze gadakidebul<br />

gvams, ro<strong>me</strong>lic jer kidev guSin misi keTilism-<br />

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yofeli Jora iyo, dRes ki xorcis grovad qceuliyo. Tavi<br />

aqeTken moeRrica da cali, gadarCenili Tvali sayveduriT<br />

moebjina, vaJkacoba ratom ar geyo, ratom ar miSveleo.<br />

uyurebda yovelive amas beri zaqaraia, cremli<br />

TavisTavad Camosdioda. am ramdeni<strong>me</strong> saaTSi motyda, daberda,<br />

kvlav Seubrunda SiSis seni, <strong>me</strong>tastazebad moedo<br />

sxeulsa da suls...<br />

albaT daaviwydaT misi arseboba. mTeli dRe aravin<br />

moakiTxa... gareT kolonebad awyobdnen patimrebs.<br />

avtomatian jariskacebs avi qofakebi sadaviT Zlivs eWiraT.<br />

pirutyvi sisxlis suns gaecofebina... kolonebi gahyavdaT<br />

zonidan. `zekebis~ jgufi ki ezos kuTxeSi xaros<br />

Txrida, raTa msxverplni erTianad CaexvetaT da maTi<br />

arsebobis kvalic wareSalaT.<br />

gulisreva moawva beris, Tavi Zlivs Seikava. taburetze<br />

dajda, magidaze daemxo da beds miendo.<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore dRes moicala ko<strong>me</strong>ndantma misTvis, zRurblze<br />

gadmoalaja, yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera.<br />

_ saq<strong>me</strong> mosalocada gaqvs! _ daixrutuna. _ qar-<br />

Tvelebidan SenRa gadarCi. es Cemi nataSas damsaxurebaa...<br />

arada, dasanania, dRes amnistia unda gamo<strong>me</strong>cxadebina,<br />

daRupulebs ganTavisufleba eweraT, magram Tur<strong>me</strong><br />

bedi ara hqoniaT.<br />

gamtknarebuli us<strong>me</strong>nda beri. amnistiao, ganTavisuflebao...<br />

vin eSmakma Seabruna jojoxeTis es kevri...<br />

_ mowesrigdi! kancelariaSi Seni sabuTebi mzadaa.<br />

raki areulobaSi monawileoba ar migiRia, amnistia<br />

Senzec vrceldeba. amasac nataSas unda umadlode. gogona<br />

aRfrTovanebulia Tavisi maswavlebliT. neta vicode,<br />

iseTi ra Tafli waucxe!<br />

beris piri gaSroboda, nerwyvi ver gadaeylapa.<br />

_ moqalaqe ufroso, msxverpli bevri iyo?<br />

ko<strong>me</strong>ndants Tvalebi ufro dauwvrilda, TiTqmis<br />

gauqra.<br />

_ es Sen ar gexeba! zonis ambebze, gafrTxileb,<br />

sityva arsad dagcdes! es saxelmwifo saidumloebaa da<br />

misi gacxadeba kanoniT isjeba.<br />

saaTic ar gasula da Zvel bamburaSi Cacmuli beri<br />

zaqaraia Tavisi SuSagabzaruli saTvalidan becad Sehyurebda<br />

nataSas, sakontrolo punqtamde rom gamoacila.<br />

_ bebero turav, _ ase uTxra nataSam, _ ar damiviwyo!<br />

Cvenc male gavemgzavrebiT, zonas xuraven. ra<br />

bednierebaa, mamaCemi dedaqalaqSi gadahyavT. iq kinoc<br />

iqneba, biWebic, cekvebic... mainc ar damiviwyo, bebero<br />

turav!<br />

_ nataSa, Zvirfaso bavSvo, Cemo gadamrCenelo!<br />

_ wailuRluRa berim.<br />

gogonas saxe moeRrubla, CasCurCula:<br />

_ ocdaCvid<strong>me</strong>ti qarTveli daCexes, marto Sen<br />

gadarCi!<br />

cerze aiwia, loyaze miamiturad, raRacnairad<br />

ubiwod akoca, Setrialda da gaiqca...<br />

warsuli cxovrebiT datvirTuli miemgzavreboda<br />

beri zaqaraia Sinisaken, Zlivs miaTrevda SiSis <strong>me</strong>tastazebiT<br />

damZi<strong>me</strong>bul sxeuls...<br />

`Zia, gexvewebi, roca dammarxaven, perangs nu gamxdian,<br />

mrcxvenia!~ _ patara, daleuli gogonas CurCuli<br />

sdevda...<br />

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_ `damwuxrda deda moskovi, Tavi daxara Tbilismac,<br />

droSis talRaze esvena <strong>me</strong>droSe komunizmisa!..~ _<br />

qalis mwuxare xmas samgloviaro musika axlda, rac amZafrebda<br />

istoriuli mo<strong>me</strong>ntis mniSvnelobas.<br />

aqamde samSoblo da stalini TiTqos gaigivebuli<br />

iyo. amieridan qveyana daoblda da aravin icoda, xvalindeli<br />

dRe ras moitanda... `es ra glovis xma gvesmis am<br />

diliT, es ra glovis zars arisxebs kremli...~

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qalaqi Savlentiani wiTeli droSebiT moifina,<br />

yvelgan stalinis SavarSiani portretebia gamofenili...<br />

`Savi arSia suraTs miekra, droSas avlia glovis arSia...~<br />

xelmZRvanel amxanagebsac wiTeli, SavarSiani samklaurebi<br />

ukeTiaT...<br />

samgloviaro procesiebi <strong>me</strong>reTis sxvadasxva kuTxidan<br />

daiZra, moaqvT maRla aRmarTuli portretebi da<br />

dabla daxrili droSebi...<br />

sasule orkestri samgloviaro musikas aJRerebs.<br />

mofarfate bgerebi caSi dafrinaven da Citebad iqcevian...<br />

sayovelTao mwuxarebas aRar uxdeba kamkama lurji<br />

ca da mzis cincxali sikaSkaSe...<br />

momitingeebi macxovrisgorasTan grovdebian.<br />

zeviT, stalinis monu<strong>me</strong>ntTan ficarnagze amxanagebi<br />

dganan, ise Sors da maRla arian, pawawa wertilebiviT<br />

Canan qvevidan.<br />

kibeebi kvlav pionerebsa da oqtombrelebs upyriaT<br />

da mouT<strong>me</strong>nlad cmukaven.<br />

niavze farfatebs droSebi, JRers samgloviaro<br />

musika. enis borZiki autyda mikrofonTan WipmoWril<br />

amxanag griSas. mas sakuTari bediRbali adardebs, uRrublo<br />

caze Weqaquxils elodeba.<br />

matrakveca kekem leqsi waikiTxa:<br />

_ `stalini cocxlobs, yvelas ase sjera uryevad.<br />

guls nu gaitexT! _ dRes partiam gasca brZaneba, mzes<br />

elvareba arasodes ar gauqreba, ukvdavebasTan xeli ar<br />

aqvs gardacvalebas!..~<br />

bikentis Svilia keke da aTas bavSvSi igi SearCies...<br />

win ixedeba bikenti, momavalsa Wvrets...<br />

oRondac, marTali Todua vin SearCia?<br />

marTali ficarnagis kideze dgas... mis ukan patara<br />

gogonebi Camwkrivebulan.<br />

marjvenas aswevs, kamkama cas axedavs da amaRlebulad<br />

a<strong>me</strong>tyveldeba:<br />

_ `he, amxanagebo! Sors dardi da cremli, es guli<br />

ulevel siyvaruls rom itevs, _ ekuTvnis samSoblos, _<br />

ymawvilis mWeqare xma TeTri mtrediviT maRla mifrinavs,<br />

gareSemo sivrces gadaevleba, eqo SoriT Soridan pasuxobs:<br />

_ moskovi, kremli, partiis stalinur centralur<br />

komitets! _ xmas depeSis stilze daiyenebs, <strong>me</strong>re kvlav<br />

maRla aiWreba: _ ara, Cven ar gvjera stalinis sikvdili<br />

_ dRes misi partia kvlav sdgas titaniviT, stalini<br />

icocxlebs, igi ar mokvdeba, radganac winswrafva...~<br />

ai, aq Seirxevian gogonebi, SoSiis bartyebiviT<br />

pirebs daaReben da refrens miuswrafeben:<br />

_ `es aris stalini!~<br />

marTali kvlav miugdebs:<br />

_ `radganac sinaTle...~<br />

_ `es aris stalini!~<br />

_ `radganac partia...~<br />

_ `es aris stalini!~<br />

_ `radgan komunizmi...~<br />

_ `es aris stalini!~<br />

reproduqtorebma mravalgzis gai<strong>me</strong>ores es sityvebi,<br />

<strong>me</strong>reTis Tavze afarfatdnen, mimoifantnen, gareubnebs<br />

uwies _ `es aris stalini!..~ `es aris stalini!..~ `es<br />

aris stalini!..~<br />

brinjaos monu<strong>me</strong>ntma ulvaSebSi CaiRima, Cibuxi<br />

Searxia da <strong>me</strong>gobrulad Caiduduna:<br />

`diax! diax!~<br />

gogonebi CamofrTxialdnen ficarnagidan. mar-<br />

Talic Camoxta, xalxSi gaeria. wuTis winandeli aRmafrena<br />

daicxro, ratomRac ukmayofileba igrZno. glova<br />

speqtakliT Seicvala. carieli sityvebi caSi gaifanta<br />

da gulSi araferi CarCa.<br />

_ rogori qarTveli davkargeT! _ Cailaparaka vi-<br />

Racam mis gverdiT. godora kaci iyo. sxvebma daudastures:<br />

_ aba, aba!<br />

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`rogori qarTveli! _ iazra marTalim. _ stalini<br />

xom TavisTavad geniaa, epoqaa, magram amave dros is qar-<br />

Tvelia...~ aqamde gulis kunWulSi mimalul pativmoyvareobas<br />

malamod moecxo es sityvebi da glovisaTvis<br />

sruliad Seufereblad, gunebaSi CaiRiRina:<br />

`patara gori didia, didi stalinis mSobeli...~<br />

diax, msoflios xom vuCveneT vinca varT!<br />

mklavze mohqaCes. kekem Semoscina, usworo kbilebi<br />

TeTrad uelavda.<br />

_ kargi iyo!<br />

_ Sen iyavi kargi, lamazi iyavi! _ uneblieT Seepasuxa.<br />

kekes sinaTlem gadaurbina da Tvalebi aukiafda.<br />

`bavSvebs glova ar SeuZliaT!~ _ gaifiqra mar-<br />

Talim. arc TviTon SeeZlo didxans ezida mwuxarebis<br />

mZi<strong>me</strong> tvirTi, miT ufro gazafxulis am ciskrovan dRes.<br />

_ rogora xar, biCo? _ hkiTxa saidanRac gamomZvralma<br />

zinaida petrovnam.<br />

mkerdze stalinis momcro portreti Caexutebina<br />

da namtiralevi Tvalebi daswiTleboda.<br />

marTalim amoioxra. amiT daumtkica, <strong>me</strong>c Sewuxebuli<br />

varo, Tumca cotaTi Sercxva sakuTari farisevlobisa.<br />

kekeze fiqrobda, Tvalwin misi `gonji~ saxe edga<br />

da wamiT gamoiTiSa.<br />

_ magari qarTveli davkargeT! _ Tqva isev im kacma.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>ore magari qarTveli dagvrCa moskovSi! _<br />

CaurTo viRacam.<br />

am dros Camohkres Conguris sims da dabal xmaze,<br />

sevdanarevad waumReres <strong>me</strong>Congure qalebma:<br />

_ `Cqini beria Teq vareno, iro Tquans simarTlesi,<br />

munafasi faCunsu do moZirana sinaTlesi, na...~<br />

`TiTo qarTveli yovelTvisa gvyavs dedaqalaq-<br />

Si!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim da es azri esiamovna...<br />

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gamocdebi didad ar gaZnelebiaT. saRamo skolas<br />

isedac sul ramdeni<strong>me</strong> axalgazrda SerCa da amaT vin gaaSavebda.<br />

sam saxelganTqmul Wabuks, stalinis monu<strong>me</strong>ntis<br />

komkavSirel mSeneblebs miT ufro aravin gadau-<br />

Robavda gzas. aRniSna kidec aqlemapar<strong>me</strong>nma:<br />

_ sulac gamotvinebulni rom iyoT, Cveni ubadlo<br />

beladis monu<strong>me</strong>ntis aRmSeneblebs dabal niSnebs mainc<br />

ver gakadrebT!<br />

ase iyo Tu ise, ivnisis mzian dRes direqtorma Tamaram<br />

axalgazrdebs skolis damTavreba miuloca, atestatebi<br />

Camouriga, ris Semdegac yvelani aivanze gaikrifnen<br />

da samaxsovro fotosuraTebi gadaiRes.<br />

_ axla ki dedaCemi gvelodeba, es ambavi unda aRvniSnoT!<br />

_ ganucxada durum marTalis da ariqas.<br />

_ dedaCemic gvelodeba! _ Tqva ariqam.<br />

amaze SekamaTdnen. marTalis aravin elodeboda<br />

da morCiT, iqac mivideT da iqaco, Zmakacebi daaSoSmina.<br />

cicqna, mudamJams damfrTxali kato deida dabneuli<br />

facurobda, xelidan yvelaferi uvardeboda. zogjer<br />

gairindeboda, saTiTaod SeaTvalierebda ymawvilebs,<br />

TiTqos ukvirda, ase uceb, Tvalis daxamxa<strong>me</strong>baSi<br />

ranairad dakacdneno. guSin rom durus Rvino moeTxova,<br />

kato deidas, albaT, guli SeuRondeboda, axla ki misi<br />

Svili kaciviT dajda sufris Tavze, gadaxeda lamazad<br />

gawyobil purmarils da brZana:<br />

_ Sen marjvniv dajeqi, Sen marcxniv! _ <strong>me</strong>re dedas<br />

miubrunda: _ Senc dajeqi, oRond mamaCemis patara<br />

yanwic aq damidgi, magiT gansxvavebuls SevsvamT!<br />

`SevsvamTo!~ _ ariqam da marTalim erTmaneTs gadaxedes,<br />

kacebi iyvnen da unda SeesvaT kidec. Tumca, ra as<strong>me</strong>vT<br />

neta kacebs am mJave siTxeso, ki gaivles gunebaSi.

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_ Z<strong>me</strong>bo, dRevandel dRes gaumarjos! _ rixiT wamoiwyo<br />

durum. _ adrec bevri gvilaparaknia, gvikamaTnia,<br />

magram rac iyo, bavSvoba iyo da dReis iqiT Cagorda warsulSi!<br />

amieridan samyaros karibWesTan vdgavarT da rasac<br />

davipyrobT, sul Cvenia!<br />

_ `Cven unda Cveni vSvaT myoobadi!~ _ CaurTo<br />

marTalim.<br />

_ cxovreba yvelas Seaxvedrebs kuTvnil sikeTes,<br />

oRond droulad SevamCnioT da xeli vstacoT! _ miuleqsa<br />

ariqam.<br />

_ amin, R<strong>me</strong>rTma gisminoT, Svilebo! _ katom pirjvari<br />

gadaiwera.<br />

Wiqebi miaWaxunes... yelSi ar gadadioda, magram<br />

jibriT dacales. <strong>me</strong>gobrebs durum daaswro, wveTi ar<br />

Catova da Seutia:<br />

_ aba, gogoebiviT nu inazebiT, Tu qeifia, qeifi<br />

iyos!<br />

<strong>me</strong>ore Wiqa ufro Zneli aRmoCnda, <strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> _ arc<br />

ise Zneli.<br />

`gansxvavebuli sasmisio~ da durum yanwi Seivso.<br />

Wiqanaxevriani iyo, magram aqamde xom yanwi xelSi ara<br />

sWerodaT da marTlac daijeres, kacebi varTo, raki<br />

kacebi varT, amis dalevasac SevZlebT, nebarTva aravisgan<br />

gvWirdeba, Wkua Cven TviTon mogvekiTxebao.<br />

wamodga duru fexze. xvalzeg beWebganieri da axovani<br />

vaJkaci dadgeboda albaT, axlac veravin dauwunebda<br />

tanadobas.<br />

_ cxonebuli mamaCemis suli mapatiebs, radgan am<br />

gansxvavebuli sasmisiT jer sxva sadRegrZelo unda warmovTqva!<br />

_ ganacxada sazeimo kiloTi. _ <strong>me</strong> minda amiT<br />

davlio no<strong>me</strong>r pirveli qarTvelis sadRegrZelo!<br />

_ rusTavelis? _ ikiTxa ariqam.<br />

_ ram dagaTro, biWo, ase uceb? _ gaukvirda durus.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> minda msoflio xalxTa didi beladis stalinis<br />

sadRegrZelo davlio!.. SeiZleba, dedamiwis zurgze ukanaskneli<br />

qarTveli ar darCes, misi saxeli ki darCeba!<br />

_ R<strong>me</strong>rTma nu qnas, Svilo! _ xelebi gaasavsava<br />

katom.<br />

_ aseTi magrebi varT Cven, qarTvelebi! _ galaRda<br />

duru. _ <strong>me</strong>oce saukuneSi aba visa hyavs aseTi gmiri...<br />

Cvenc magrebi varT, Z<strong>me</strong>bo, magra vimuSaveT!<br />

_ ho, magrebi varT, qvebi vzideT! _ goneba daebinda<br />

marTalis, uazrod pasuxobda.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> ki fexic Sevwire! _ CaiWiWyina ariqam.<br />

gemrieli xaWapuri gamoecxo deida katos. elarji<br />

ise iweleboda, lukmas ver moacilebdi... gareT mze Casvlas<br />

apirebda, sicxe neldeboda, Ria karfanjrebSi niavi<br />

qaqanebda... axalgazrdebsac TavSi uqaqanebda da Tamada<br />

cdilobda gezi ar SeSloda... mamis suli moixsenia... deda<br />

camde aiyvana. marTali da ariqa wamodgnen, didis ambiT<br />

uTxres, CvenTvis deida ki ara, namdvili deda xaro, kocnes<br />

da kocnes... katom Tvalebidan bednierebis cremli<br />

gadmoyara...<br />

_ axla ki, _ TiTi aswia durum, viRacas daemuqra,<br />

_ `margali koCiSi~ * sadRegrZelo SevsvaT. is <strong>me</strong>ore<br />

kacia qarTvelebSi da pirveli margalebSi! mTavaria,<br />

Cven upatronod ara varT moskovSi!<br />

_ upatronoebi indielebia rezervaciebSi, Cven<br />

ratom viqnebiT upatronod? _ ukmayofilod ikiTxa<br />

ariqam.<br />

marTalim Wiqa aswia da leqsi CaaWikWika:<br />

_ `stalinis droSis didebas icav, stalinis sibrZnis<br />

gaTbobs naTeli. simarTlis mcvelo, orgulTa risxvav,<br />

Sens saxels hficavs yvela qarTveli...~<br />

durum `vaSa~ SesZaxa da taSic Semohkra. ariqam<br />

moiwyina da jiutad Tqva:<br />

_ deda <strong>me</strong>lodeba!<br />

Tamada dacxra, mxarze xeli moferebiT mouTaTuna:<br />

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_ kai Tu Zma xar, ise kargad vqeifobT, sufras nu<br />

amiSli!<br />

_ deda <strong>me</strong>lodeba! _ gai<strong>me</strong>ora ariqam da sawylad<br />

daamata: _ cudad var, biWebo!<br />

_ vai<strong>me</strong>, Svilo, Rvinom gawyina? _ dafrTxa kato.<br />

_ dajeqi, deda, Sen nu Relav! _ mkacrad Tqva durum.<br />

_ amas Cven gavarkvevT! maS, <strong>me</strong>gobrebis sadRegrZelo<br />

aRar davlioT?<br />

_ CvenTan davlioT! _ ariqas feri daaklda, gaicrica.<br />

_ deda <strong>me</strong>lodeba, Tan cudada var!<br />

marTali ucbad gamofxizlda.<br />

_ ho, wavideT, ariqa waviyvanoT!<br />

durum Wiqa mainc ar dadga, <strong>me</strong>gobrebis sadRegr-<br />

Zelo dalia, lukmac daayola da ariqa CitiviT aitaca,<br />

mxriT Seebjina.<br />

quCaSi gavidnen. Sebindebuliyo.<br />

_ isev cudada xar? _ hkiTxa durum.<br />

_ gadamiara, axla ukeTa var! _ grilma haerma<br />

ariqa gaaxalisa.<br />

duru mxiarul Wkuaze iyo Dda CaiRiRina:<br />

_ arT orofil maT qopunsi, gurSa mixutoluans,<br />

na...<br />

_ si soTini midurquni, Sxvasi qixutoluansi, na...<br />

_ CaurTo ariqam.<br />

_ qianas koCi goWyorduni, ukuli mogigonuansi,<br />

na... * _ daasrula marTalim.<br />

sicilxiTxiTiT miRwies ariqas saxlamde.<br />

aqac gaSlili sufra elodebodaT. fucu deidam<br />

saTiTaod Caixuta, loyebi daukocna samives.<br />

_ mogilocavT, Svilebo, mogilocavT! dakacdiT,<br />

davaJkacdiT, kacebovaJkacebo!.. es ramdeni malodineT,<br />

Romi gamicivda kardalSi!<br />

duru aqac sufris Tavze gamoiWima, Rvino Camoasxa<br />

WiqebSi.<br />

y<br />

ariqam piri ganze miabruna, cxvirze xeli itaca da<br />

gareT Zlivs gaaswro.<br />

_ Cemi sikvdili, awyina Rvinom! _ ukan gamoekida<br />

fucu.<br />

_ sustia! _ ganacxada durum. _ ariqa ZaZua sma-<br />

Si verasodes dajabnis duru gegias!<br />

_ magas dagimaxsovreb! _ marTalis Rvino dasanaxadac<br />

Sesjavrda. _ aTi wlis Semdeg SegajibrebT...<br />

xeli xels daukres.<br />

Zlivs Semolaslasda ariqa, deda exmareboda, feri<br />

ar edo.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong>ti ar SemiZlia, biWebo! _ sufras Tvali moarida.<br />

_ fucu deida, waiyvane da loginSi Caawvine eg<br />

glaxa! _ didis ambiT brZana durum. _ <strong>me</strong> da marTali<br />

davlevT axla magis sadRegrZelos da xval kenWiviT<br />

iqneba!<br />

_ Cven Z<strong>me</strong>bi varT! _ marTalis daaslokina. _<br />

Cven varT aTos, portos da aramisi!<br />

_ diaax! am WiqiT Cvens ariqas vadRegrZelebT!<br />

durum orisami sadRegrZelo kidev moaqiCmaCa,<br />

magram marTalisac ukve <strong>me</strong>ti Rone aRara hqonda.<br />

gviani iyo, roca fucu Ddeidas gamoemSvidobnen.<br />

misavaTebulma ariqam Tvali Zlivs gaaxila da gamosam-<br />

Svidobebeli sityva wailuRluRa.<br />

talaxaZis quCa mTlad Cabnelebuliyo.<br />

duru Sedga da uceb mTeli xmiT dasWeqa:<br />

_ orofili aka punsu, qumoZirun aka wunsu...*<br />

marTalim xma auwyo, oRond ufro mozomilad, <strong>me</strong>zoblebisa<br />

moerida.<br />

_ orofili Jiri punsu, Jiri xolo jgiri punsu...*<br />

durum yroyini Sewyvita da ikiTxa:<br />

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_ ratom hqvia am quCas, magaliTad, talaxaZe? talaxi<br />

romaa, imitom?<br />

_ wamo, Sin migacileb! _ SesTavaza marTalim.<br />

_ ara, <strong>me</strong> migacileb!<br />

_ ara, <strong>me</strong>!<br />

cota xans iZiZgilaves, <strong>me</strong>re xeli xels daukres<br />

da TavTavianTi gziT wavidnen.<br />

bnelSi, WiSkarTan Seyovnebuli marTali urduls<br />

eZebda da RiRinebda:<br />

_ orofili viTi punsu, TeT punsu do TiTi punsu...*<br />

`ara, ratom hqvia talaxaZe? _ wyeniT gaifiqra. _<br />

vin oxeria es talaxaZe?.. berias didi <strong>me</strong>gobariao, hi... saxeli<br />

unda gamovucvaloT... erTi kai saxeli unda movigono!~<br />

logins xelis faTuriT miagno da ukve Zilburan-<br />

Si waibutbuta:<br />

_ ra davarqva?.. yvelaze grZel gvars movigoneb...<br />

mamuka TavaqalaSvilisa... mamukas quCa...<br />

CaeZina...<br />

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<strong>me</strong>reTSi Wori gavrcelda, TviT lavrenti beria<br />

Camovida monu<strong>me</strong>ntis sanaxavado. Tur<strong>me</strong> sagangebo matarebeli<br />

Camodga rkinigzis sadgurze. samgzavro vagonebs<br />

erTi sabargoc eba. gaaRes kari da Savi limuzini Camoagores.<br />

iseTiao, ambobdnen, tyvias ar atarebso. amxanagi<br />

griSa da bikenti Toloraia daxvdnen stumars TavianTi<br />

manqanebiT. mTeli milicia fexze idga, magram Camosuls<br />

dacvis biWebi Camohyvnen, tyvias kbilebiT rom iWeren,<br />

iseTebi.<br />

marTalim Tavisi TvaliT dainaxa Savi, grZeli manqana.<br />

fanjrebze fardebi CamoewiaT da mgzavrebi ar Can-<br />

dnen. amxanagi griSas da bikentis manqanebic kudSi misdevdnen.<br />

bulvars ramdenjer<strong>me</strong> Semouares, albaT stumari<br />

qalaqs aTvalierebda. macxovrisgorasac miadgnen,<br />

iqidan karga xans ar mobrunebulan. marTla avida stumari<br />

im kibeze Tu qvevidan axeda, es veravin gaigo. er-<br />

Txans muzeumTanac idgnen. sadilobis Jams restoran<br />

`CxeriaSi~ Sevidnen. im dRes restorani rigiTi moqalaqeebisaTvis<br />

daiketa da milicia aravis uSvebda. <strong>me</strong>re<br />

oficiantebi irwmunebodnen, lavrentis vemsaxurebodiTo,<br />

magram ufro WkuaTmyofelni ar ijerebdnen, aseT<br />

dros, stalinis sikvdilis Semdeg, rodesac Cvens diad<br />

samSoblos imperialisturi agresia emuqreba, sad ecleboda<br />

mTavar `margals~ <strong>me</strong>reTSi Camosasvlelado.<br />

14 ivniss kekes ToTx<strong>me</strong>ti Seusrulda. arc marTalis,<br />

arc mis Zmakacebs dabadebis dRe arasodes gadauxdiaT.<br />

ise dalxeniT aravin cxovrobda, sakuTari dabadebis<br />

dRe gaxseneboda. SemTxveviT vava zarquam uTxra,<br />

kekes dabadebis dReze Toloraiebma stumroba iciano.<br />

zinaida petrovna rusia, rusma ki dabadebis dReze cekvisagan<br />

quslebi Tu ar gadaityava, dardiT mokvdebao...<br />

amitomac gadawyvita marTalim wasvla...<br />

cxadia, saCuqarze unda ezruna. mrCeveli aravina<br />

hyavda, TviTon ki didxans iWylita tvini. wignebSi amoekiTxa,<br />

qalebs dabadebis dReze briliantebs an yvavilebs<br />

miarT<strong>me</strong>veno. briliantebis fuli sada hqonda, yvavilebiT<br />

ki <strong>me</strong>reTSi aravin dadioda da biWebi dascinebdnen. bolos<br />

TavSi bednieri azri mouvida. aiRo vatmanis qaRaldi da zed<br />

ferebiT daxata: keke damjdara yvavilebiT morTul mdeloze<br />

da Tavze gvirilebis gvirgvini daudgams... Soridan<br />

Sexedav, TviTon keke hgavs TeTr gvirilas...<br />

gazeTSi frTxilad gaaxvia, bawriT Sekra.<br />

ijaxira, Sarvali gaauTova. wina Ra<strong>me</strong>s civ wyalSi<br />

amorecxil perangze Rili daakera da uTo amasac gadausva.<br />

didxans koxtaobda sarkesTan. Tma savarcxels ar<br />

emorCileboda. pirisaxeze burtyli mosdeboda da sapar-<br />

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sis erTi Camosmac kmaroda. xan moswonda sakuTari Tavi,<br />

xan ki ara. amitomac jer ver daxata avtoportreti, jerac<br />

ver Seicno sakuTari Tavi, yvelaze ucnobi nacnobTa<br />

Soris.<br />

dRis sicxe Senelda, saRamos Crdilebs sasiamovno,<br />

rbili niavi mohyveboda.<br />

Toloraiebis WiSkarTan is grZeli limuzini idga,<br />

ori sxva manqanac. Sig didTava, dakunTuli axalgazrdebi<br />

isxdnen. eWviT SeaTvalieres marTali, manqanidan ar<br />

gadmosulan, ise miadevnes mzera.<br />

ridisagan fexi ukan rCeboda. gabruneba gviani iyo<br />

da mokle ezo swrafad gadaWra.<br />

lestambe winkarSi daxvda, kedels miaWeWya, saxeSi<br />

SemoaorTqla.<br />

_ stumari gvyavs. _ SeTqmuliviT CasCurCula.<br />

_ viTom ver icani, gesmis, ra<strong>me</strong> ar sTxovo!<br />

marTali wamowiTlda, undoda xelis kvriT moeSorebina,<br />

magram kekem gamoixeda, gaucina. iRliaSi amoCrili<br />

raRac daunaxa da mxiarulad hkiTxa:<br />

_ ra momitane?<br />

marTalim gazeTi Sexsna, qaRaldi gaSala.<br />

kekem taSi Semohkra, ymawvils kiserze Camoekida<br />

da loyaze tkacaniT akoca.<br />

TiTqos etkinao, nakocnze xeli itaca marTalim.<br />

gogonam ki saCuqari waafriala.<br />

biWebi mihyvnen.<br />

zalaSi sufra gaeSalaT, zed xoragi ar eteoda.<br />

aq im kacebs moeyaraT Tavi, sazeimo dReebSi tribunaze<br />

rom Camomwkrivdebian da rigiT moqalaqeebs zevidan<br />

mowyeniT uqneven xels. am sicxian dRes kostiu<strong>me</strong>b-<br />

Si ixrCobodnen, mZi<strong>me</strong>, daxuruli karadebiviT Semowyobodnen<br />

magidas. erTaderTi qali eria, amxanagi dodona,<br />

amasac raikomis TanamSromlisaTvis Sesaferisi simkacriT<br />

ecva, magram arc sikekluce aklda... yvelani misCe-<br />

rebodnen SuaSi mokalaTebul stumars, ro<strong>me</strong>lic imiT<br />

gansxvavdeboda sxvaTagan, rom Tavs laRad grZnobda,<br />

TvalebSi aravis Sescicinebda. misi mrgvali pirisaxe<br />

zomieri sisavsiT gamoirCeoda, <strong>me</strong>lotze Suqis anarekli<br />

ubrwyinavda. oqros pensnedan uyurebda maspinZlebs<br />

da visac mzeras miabjenda, is TiTqos wamiT kvdeboda<br />

kekes Semovardnam daarRvia saubris ritmi. bikentis<br />

Wiqa aewia, albaT sadRegrZelos ambobda da xeli<br />

egreve gauCerda.<br />

stumarma naxats gaxeda, Tavi mowonebiT dauqnia.<br />

_ yoCaR, niWieri ymawvili Cans! _ Tvali Caukra<br />

marTalis, viTom eSmakobaSi gamogiWireo, dasZina: _<br />

Seyvarebulis naxatsa hgavs!<br />

marTalis zafra eca, swrafi mzera esrola bikentis.<br />

maspinZeli ar gatokebula, Wiqa winandeburad eWira, magram<br />

marTali mixvda, bikentis sulSi raRaca moxda, utaqto sityvebma<br />

SeakrTo TiTqos, usiamovno wami ganacdevina.<br />

lestambem mklavze mohqaCa, ukan, sasadilo oTaxisaken<br />

waiyvana.<br />

bikentim saxeze Rimili daixata.<br />

_ Cemi gogo niWieria, leqss ise waikiTxavs, Tqveni<br />

mowonebuli! stumris pativsacemad, mgoni, axali leqsic<br />

daizepira.<br />

sasadiloSi ymawvilebisaTvis calke sufra gaeSala<br />

zinaida petrovnas.<br />

_ dadJekiT, biCebo, ak isadileT!<br />

lestambem Wiqebi Seavso da sadRegrZelosaTvis<br />

ganemzada, wina oTaxSi ki keke aJRurtulda:<br />

_ `am leqss TviT xalxi mkarnaxobs, ara sWirdeba mgosani,<br />

<strong>me</strong> mxolod Sevkar, Sevkone riT<strong>me</strong>bis krialosani...~<br />

taSi daukres da gaxarebuli keke sasadiloSi SemofrTxialda,<br />

marTalis pirispir daskupda.<br />

_ oh, siyvaruli, siyvaruli! _ komikurad dainaza<br />

xma stumarma. – yvelafers Tavisi asaki uxdeba! <strong>me</strong>, magaliTad,<br />

bolo dros sul raikomis TanamSromlebi momwons!<br />

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sufraze TavSekavebulad CaixiTxiTes. aqedan gaugebari<br />

iyo, amxanagi dodona morcxvad gawiTlda, Tu<br />

TviTonac xiTxiTebda.<br />

_ Cems sadRegrZelos ratom ar ambobT? _ Wirveulad<br />

ikiTxa kekem.<br />

_ Wkua mogmatebodes! _ mokled miugdo lestambem.<br />

_ sul Seni WkuiT davdivar, ai!<br />

_ ToTx<strong>me</strong>ti weli cota araa, _ gauRima marTalim,<br />

_ sacaa sibereSi Seabijeb! ukve momaval profesiaze unda<br />

ifiqro! albaT artistoba mogixdeba... `julietas rolSia<br />

keke Toloraia!~ rogoria, ha?<br />

_ Sen ki ro<strong>me</strong>os rolSi, xom? _ iqednurad Caixvixvina<br />

lestambem.<br />

marTali gawiTlda, ixtibari ar gaitexa, naTqvami<br />

yurs iqiT gauSva.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> albaT mxatvari gamoval! saxelosnos gavxsni,<br />

qaRaldi da saRebavi ulevia, midi da xate!<br />

zinaida petrovna nirSecvlili gamovida zalidan,<br />

TvalebSi Zrwola edga, xelebi gaasavsava:<br />

_ am kacs stalini ar mocons, isetnairad stkvams,<br />

kurebi damigrdzelda!<br />

ymawvilebma s<strong>me</strong>na gaafacices. es raRac axali ambavi<br />

iyo! dedamiwis zurgze, pirwavardnili imperialistis<br />

garda, vis SeiZleboda stalini ar moswoneboda! miT ufro<br />

Zneli warmosadgeni iyo, `am kacis~ piridan beladis<br />

Tundac mcire augi.<br />

etyoba, zinaida petrovnas msgavsad, sxvebsac enebi<br />

CauvardaT, raki mxolod stumris mSvidi xma ismoda:<br />

_ biZia jo bolo wlebSi <strong>me</strong>tad eWviani gaxda! qveyana<br />

daxurul yuTs daemsgavsa. fanjrebi Tu ar gamov-<br />

WeriT, sibneleSi movigudebiT. cota unda ganvmuxtoT<br />

viTareba, Torem denTis kasrze vzivarT da daviRupebiT.<br />

rad gvinda, magaliTad, germaniis gaxleCa? Zlieri,<br />

erTiani germania mokavSired rom gavixadoT, ufro mo-<br />

gebulni ar davrCebiT? omi gaTavda da sul omis mdgomareobaSi<br />

ver viqnebiT...<br />

<strong>me</strong>re bikenti CaerTo. xmadabla da moridebiT laparakobda<br />

da sityvebis garCeva Wirda. aWraWunda savar-<br />

Zlebi, awkarunda sasmisebi, Rvino liklikiT isx<strong>me</strong>boda<br />

WurWelSi... seriozuli saubridan kvlav sadRegrZeloebze<br />

gadavidnen...<br />

umTavresad stumars adRegrZelebdnen. saxels<br />

aravin ambobda, egreve `stumrad~ moixseniebdnen. xatovan<br />

da amaRlebul sityvebSi pirmoTneoba da SiSi amoikiTxeboda.<br />

stumarma gitara axsena. albaT cotaTi SeWukWukda<br />

ukve da simReris iStaze dadga... ariqa, gitara, gitarao,<br />

ayvirdnen... axlaveo, wamRerebiT mourbenina zinaida<br />

petrovnam... Tur<strong>me</strong> stumars yurSi CaawveTes, amxanagi<br />

dodona SesaniSnavad ukravso.<br />

marTali da daZmac wamoxtnen da zalaSi Selagdnen,<br />

kuTxeSi mokalaTdnen.<br />

daido amxanagma dodonam lamaz muxlebze gitara,<br />

lamazi TiTebi si<strong>me</strong>bze daawyo, marjvena xelis aranakleb<br />

lamazi TiTebiT si<strong>me</strong>bze gadairbina, lamazi yeli moiRera<br />

da iseTi narnari xma amouSva, kacebs gaaxsena, rom<br />

kacebad iwodebian... stumarma gulze xeli miido da TaflnaWamiviT<br />

tkbilad iRi<strong>me</strong>boda.<br />

_ arT gitara qomuCuni, sofeli domilinuuni,<br />

sqani do Cqimi guriS Wua leqso qomibiruuni, na...*<br />

stumarma uceb mkerdze muSti daibraguna, saRi<br />

kbilebi dakriWa da gaixumra:<br />

_ ar vici, bolo dros ra <strong>me</strong>marTeba, raRac sul<br />

raikomis mdivnebi miyvardeba! venacvale, mdivani rom<br />

kai gogoa!<br />

amxanag griSas feri ecvala. piri ise moaRo, etyoba,<br />

haeri ar yofnida. amxanagi dodona ki vardiviT gawiTlda.<br />

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karadebiviT Camwkrivebuli kacebi TiTqos denma<br />

damuxtao. aqamde amxanag griSas miziduloba igrZnoboda,<br />

axla ki amxanag dodonas Sehyurebdnen sinaziT.<br />

saxeawiTlebulma, Rvinisagan amCatebulma stumarma<br />

danaCangali aiRo, TefSis kideze Camohkra da CaxleCili<br />

xmiT CasZaxa:<br />

_ Cqimi Conguri tumutumu, ganaTlebas qumurTumu,<br />

koleqtivSa miSebli do unarRebu Rumus bWkumu!..*<br />

pensne Camouvarda, xeliT daiWira, xelaxla cxvirze<br />

wamoicva da marTali mTlad daibna, kidec icno da kidec<br />

ver icno es ucnauri stumari.<br />

kacebma taSi dascxes. amxanagma dodonam xelisguliT<br />

si<strong>me</strong>bis TrTola SeaCera.<br />

uceb kari gaiRo da moridebiT Tavi Semohyo vava<br />

zarquam, bikentis TvaliT raRaca aniSna.<br />

yvelam misken miixeda.<br />

_ Semodi, vava, gviTxari, riTi gagvaxareb!<br />

vavam TiTis wverebze gaiara, TiTqos moiparebao.<br />

bikentis yurTan daixara, Tan stumars ar aSorebda Tvals<br />

da sakmaod xmamaRla wasCurCula:<br />

_ katastrofa moxda, amxanagebo, Cvens caze!<br />

_ ra katastrofa? _ ikiTxa stumarma mouT<strong>me</strong>nlad.<br />

_ TviTmfrinavi Camovarda cidan, <strong>me</strong>xi daecao da...<br />

siCu<strong>me</strong> Camowva. vavam es waxalisebad miiRo da ganagrZo:<br />

_ nato daiRupa, Cveni msaxiobi, vaCnaZe!<br />

erTmaneTs gadaxedes. zogs wyena daetyo, nato<br />

vaCnaZe marTlac yvelas uyvarda, zogs ki qeifis Camwareba<br />

Tu emcxeTa.<br />

bikentim stumars Sexeda. iman <strong>me</strong>lotze xeli gadaisva,<br />

Wiqa aiRo da purze Rvino daawveTa.<br />

_ eh, pirveli qali iyo artistebSi!<br />

marTalis gulze moawva, TiTqos ubiZgeso, swrafad<br />

miaSura kars. stumarma Tvali gaayola da moulodnelad<br />

gasZaxa:<br />

_ ymawvilo!<br />

marTali SeCerda.<br />

_ viTom ra, ymawvilo, Sen Cvenze ufro giyvarda<br />

nato vaCnaZe? _ nasvamis axirebiT Caajinda, <strong>me</strong>re bikentis<br />

miubrunda da hkiTxa: _ esaa tataCis vaJi?<br />

_ diax! _ bikenti mowafesaviT wamodga.<br />

_ ho, davamTavroT! _ mowyvetiT Tqva uceb gabezrebulma<br />

stumarma...<br />

Sin bnelSi brundeboda da marCielobda, marTlacda<br />

vin iyo Toloraiebis stumari.<br />

saxls rom miuaxlovda, Soridan Suqi SeamCnia.<br />

marom momakiTxao, ifiqra.<br />

fexs auCqara, kibeze airbina.<br />

_ maro mamida!<br />

kari SeaRo da gaSeSda.<br />

magidas welgamarTuli ujda damWknari dedaberi<br />

da uxmod Semoscqeroda.<br />

Zlivs icno marTalim, yelSi burTi moawva.<br />

miirbina, dauCoqa da muxlebze moexvia.<br />

_ ramodena gamxdarxar, biWo! _ xrinwiani xmiT<br />

Cailaparaka efrom da Tavze Tavisi gaZvaltyavebuli<br />

xeli daado...<br />

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37<br />

soflidan maro moqoqoTda, efros Caexvia da moTqmiT<br />

itira. efro Cumad us<strong>me</strong>nda, ucxosaviT. dariko mamidas<br />

sikvdili odnavadac ar Seucxadebia. acxonos R<strong>me</strong>r-<br />

Tmao, ase Tqva da pirjvari gadaiwera.<br />

maro enas ar aCerebda, cacanas beds kiTxulobda.<br />

_ acxonos R<strong>me</strong>rTma! _ pasuxobda efro da pirjvars<br />

iwerda.<br />

marTalis cremli moadga, magram Tavi Seikava. dedabrisagan<br />

unda eswavla simtkice da mxneoba. sizmrebidan<br />

icoda cacanas Tavgadasavali da amitom aras kiTxulobda.

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marom aiCema, sofelSi wavideT, darikosa da cacanas<br />

sakurTxi davudgaT, Tan Sori gzidan namgzavri efro<br />

suls moiTqvams, mokeTdebao, wvelac kargi maqvs da<br />

xili da bostneuli Tavze sayrelio.<br />

asec gadawyda. marTalim abga saxelmZRvaneloebiT<br />

gamotena, institutisaTvis unda momzadebuliyo.<br />

aivanze rom gavidnen, efrom macxovrisgorisaken<br />

gaixeda, pirjvris gadasawerad xeli SemarTa da ucbad<br />

niri Seecvala.<br />

_ fui, eSmaks, es ra wamouyudebiaT!<br />

_ stalinia, magi, bebia, dagaklda albaT Tvals!<br />

_ stalinia Tu viRac eSmaki, wminda adgilze R<strong>me</strong>r-<br />

Ti satanas ver moiT<strong>me</strong>ns! _ mkvaxed dautatana efrom.<br />

marTalis ena mucelSi Cauvarda. dedaberTan kamaTs<br />

azri ar hqonda. am sacodavs imdeni ram gadaxdenia,<br />

stalini rom stalinia, isic mtrad eCveneba.<br />

`sevistraniT~ gaemgzavrnen. cxeloda, brezentis<br />

bolos niavi afarTqalebda.<br />

efro welgamarTuli ijda da win kuStad iyureboda.<br />

mze kabadonze ekida, roca manqanidan Camovidnen.<br />

dedaberi xeljoxs eyrdnoboda da mCated midioda.<br />

maro tutunebda, sul raRacas ekiTxeboda, efro<br />

ki xan uCumdeboda, xan mokle hos an aras miugdebda.<br />

sasaflaosTan gaiares. darikos saflavTan SeCerdnen.<br />

TavTiT mozrdili qva ido, ferxTiT _ momcro.<br />

efrom qvaze joxi daakakuna da CasZaxa:<br />

_ mand rogora xar droulad wasulo? _ miayurada,<br />

TiTqos pasuxs is<strong>me</strong>nso. _ cacanas Tu Sexvdi sad<strong>me</strong>?<br />

civi qveynidan Tu CamoaRwia mag ubedurma? _ kvlav miugdo<br />

yuri da <strong>me</strong>re dasZina: _ didxans ar vapireb aq dar-<br />

Cenas, male Camoval da erTad viqnebiT!<br />

maro SeSinebuli us<strong>me</strong>nda, malmale iwerda pirjvars.<br />

marTalisac SeeSinda, oRond imitom, Wkuaze ver<br />

ariso.<br />

Sin misvlisTanave maro datrialda, sadilis Tadarigi<br />

daiWira.<br />

efro msxlis CrdilSi, jorkoze Camojda da gayuCda,<br />

ezogaremos Tvali miaStera.<br />

marTalim Wilofi moaTria, zed wamogorda da irgvliv<br />

wignebi Semoiwyo.<br />

gakrialebuli cidan simSvide Camoefina. neli niavi<br />

foTlebs aSariSurebda... maro WurWels aCxakunebda...<br />

sadRac WriWinobela WriWinebda... balaxSi kutkalia<br />

gadaxta... mzis sxivebma msxlis totebs gaatana da wigns<br />

Wrelma Crdilma gadauara.<br />

Tvali auWrelda marTalis, asoTa rigi wariSala, azri<br />

Semoefanta. iqneb CasTvlima kidec da es veRar SeamCnia.<br />

jorkoze efro Seirxa, SviliSvils gadmoxeda. Camosvlis<br />

wuTidan TiTqos ubrad ariano, araferze ulaparakniaT.<br />

saTq<strong>me</strong>ls mdumareba uxdeboda, magram dumilis<br />

wuTebic amoiwura.<br />

_ ras kiTxulob? _ gulsgareSe hkiTxa dedaberma.<br />

_ istorias. vemzadebi!<br />

_ hoo! _ efros xma Seurbilda. _ mainc rao?<br />

_ saqarTvelo <strong>me</strong>TerT<strong>me</strong>te armiam <strong>me</strong>nSevikebisagan<br />

gaaTavisuflao. ager orjonikiZem depeSa gaugzavna<br />

lenins, stalinso...<br />

_ sicruea es da satanis namoq<strong>me</strong>dari! _ Tqva<br />

uceb efrom.<br />

_ ra, depeSa rom gaagzavna?<br />

_ depeSisa araferi vici! _ efro TiTqos saku-<br />

Tar fiqrebs pasuxobda: _ cacanam SemogiTvala ase, sicruea<br />

yovelio!<br />

_ mainc rao? _ sunTqva Seekra marTalis.<br />

_ ici, sad viyaviT?<br />

_ vici! iq triali mindoria, irgvliv ca dedamiwas<br />

uerTdeba. rkinigza Wris am mindors da patara baqanis<br />

piras miwurebia Camwkrivebuli...<br />

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ar gahkvirvebia efros, ar ukiTxavs, saidan ici,<br />

visgan gaigeo.<br />

_ ho! _ Tavi dauqnia. _ asea!.. magram manamde grZeli<br />

gza ver gaTavda saqonlis vagonebSi... SimSili da sicive...<br />

SigniTac iseve yinavda, rogorc gareT! gansakuTrebiT<br />

bavSvebi da berikacebi ixocebodnen... kacebs naklebi<br />

gaZleba aqvT... <strong>me</strong> da cacanam sxvebs vajobeT, bolomde CavaRwieT...<br />

Seisvena, kvlav sivrces misCereboda, Tvalebi<br />

TiTqos CaSretoda.<br />

_ wiTel wigns miaTrevda cacana. gzaSic imas kiTxulobda<br />

da iqac... im miwurSi CaaTava, daxura, saTvale<br />

dado da daaskvna: `sicruea es!~<br />

efrom xeljoxiT miwa moCxrika, piri mokuma, Cafiqrda.<br />

marTalim gadawyvita, <strong>me</strong>ts arafers ityviso, dedaberi<br />

ki isev alaparakda:<br />

_ RamiT gamoiRviZa. miwurSi cioda. Cemken Tavi<br />

moabruna da miTxra, sicruis gzas vadeqi Tur<strong>me</strong>, eSmakis<br />

msaxuri vyofilvar uneblieTo. Cemi codva imas hqondes,<br />

vinc WeSmarit gzas amacdinao... odes<strong>me</strong> Tu Sin dabrundebi,<br />

marTalis gadaeci, sicocxles tyuilubralod nu<br />

gaxarjavs, WeSmariti gza ipovoso... yvela qonebaze ufro<br />

didi qoneba WeSmaritebaao... ai, ase SemogiTvala cacanam!<br />

Sublze xeli moisva, TiTqos tkivils iyuCebso.<br />

_ didxans ar ucocxlia <strong>me</strong>re, CaeZina da gulic<br />

gauCerda... bednieri!<br />

diax, bednieri iyo, raki guli gauCerda da tanjvas<br />

ganerida...<br />

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38<br />

TiTqmis erTi Tve darCnen marosTan. mziani amindi<br />

idga, ca lurjad gadasarkuliyo da oqrosferi mze<br />

asavalidan dasavalamde ise gadagordeboda, Rrublis<br />

fTila arsad aefareboda.<br />

xiliT daitvirTa xexili. bostani uxvad xasxasebda,<br />

yanaSi simindi kedlad dadga.<br />

ezoSi wiwila momravlda. qaTami kakanebda, modiT,<br />

oqros kvercxi davdeo...<br />

iqiT goWi Wyviroda, aqeT indauri qoTqoTebda...<br />

dilasaRamos Zroxa zmuoda, ariqa, miSveleT, jiqani<br />

miskdebao...<br />

mokled, sufevda idilia da simSvide, arsad Canda<br />

Tavmjdomare da gadasaxadis amkrefi.<br />

simSvide ar sufevda marTali Toduas sulSi... efro<br />

bebias naTqvams aeforiaqebina, cacanas SemonaTvals gaurboda...<br />

cdilobda ukuegdo eWvebi, ufro is codna,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lic sxva samyarodan Camoitana dedaberma da ase ar<br />

esadageboda miseul simarTles, ungrevda mwyobr Senobas...<br />

marTali cdilobda gadaerCina igi da amiT Tavisi<br />

Tavic... misi goneba Semzadebuli ar iyo gandgomisaTvis<br />

da minebda soflis moCvenebiT idilias.<br />

pirvelsave dRes marom gaafrTxila stumrebi,<br />

saxlis ukan, CeroSi qofaki myavs dabmuli, Zuka hqvia, axlos<br />

ar gaekaroT, Torem cocxlad SegWamTo.<br />

_ Tavmjdomareze uaresi mainc ar iqneba! _ Tqva<br />

efrom da iqiTken gaemarTa.<br />

marTali wuwuniT aedevna, afrTxilebda, ar gagiJde,<br />

bebia, xbos tolaao.<br />

Zukam yuri cqvita, Rrena aRmoxda, majis simsxo<br />

jaWvi aaJRriala.<br />

efro ar SeCerebula, saSiSi mijna gadaiara.

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_ ra iyo, Zuka, raze miRren, Se bombora! _ xmadabla,<br />

Sinaurulad uTxra.<br />

ZaRli mainc avad aCenda kbilebs, yelidan gamafr-<br />

Txilebeli bgerebi amosdioda.<br />

mivida efro, Cxinka TiTebi kisris bewvSi Cauflo.<br />

_ SeniT qveyanas aSineben, Cemo Zuka, Senze avebi<br />

ki aSvebulni arian!<br />

ZaRli kvlav iRrineboda, Tumca weRandeli siave<br />

ar etyoboda.<br />

efrom jaWvi Sexsna, sayeloSi xeli Caavlo.<br />

_ wamo, Zuka, mzeze gavideT! rava am nestian Cero-<br />

Si miuCenia im damwvar maros SenTvis bina!<br />

ZaRli morCilad wamohyva, kedels akrul ymawvils<br />

rom Cauara, Tvali daubriala, vina xar, aq rom atuzulxaro,<br />

magram efrom xelis TaTuniT daamSvida.<br />

_ aq daweqi, Zuka, Cems fexTan! _ ubrZana.<br />

ZaRli jorkosTan wamowva, uzarmazari ena gadmoagdo.<br />

efroc dajda.<br />

marTalim SiSs sZlia, gverdiT Cacucqda, moferebiT<br />

mimarTa:<br />

_ Zuka, Zuka!<br />

Cumi, zanti RreniT Seepasuxa Zuka, Tavi TaTebze<br />

dado da gailursa.<br />

_ icis ZaRlma avkargis garCeva! _ Tqva efrom.<br />

_ mTeli cxovreba CeroSi rom dagaban, gaavdebi ki ara,<br />

uaresi dagemarTeba! kaci piriqiTaa, avi ver iSlis avobas<br />

da siaveSi sazRvari ar icis!<br />

ase sulac ar fiqrobs marTali, magram bebias ar ekamaTeba...<br />

arcaa kamaTis gunebaze. soflis simSvide awynarebs<br />

da imitom!<br />

dro midis da araferi icvleba. dRes Ra<strong>me</strong> mosdevs,<br />

Ra<strong>me</strong>s dRe...<br />

saRamoebi mSvenieria, grili, niaviani, xangrZlivi,<br />

TiTqos mzes eZneleba Casvla, sinaTles ar surs qveynierebis<br />

datoveba da sibnelesac ezareba mosvla.<br />

geronti Semoivlis am dros, fularia. Caidebs<br />

yalions pirSi, abolebs da yveba nair-nair ambebs. xan<br />

tyaSi mafasa da oCokoCs axsenebs, xan mkvdar sulebs...<br />

<strong>me</strong>re bazris mazandaze iqaqanebs, xmas dauwevs, Sinaurebi<br />

varTo da mTavrobas mialanZRavs, individualistia, ver<br />

itans koleqtivs... `koleqtivi jgiri, mara mu re aTe<br />

zacia?..~* _ mialeqsavs da xiTxiTebs gamomwvevad.<br />

efros kuSt saxeze Rimili gakrTeba. zis erTnairad<br />

welgamarTuli, us<strong>me</strong>ns gerontis, TviTon arafers<br />

ambobs. gerontim icis, ramdeni gadaxdenia dedabers,<br />

rasaa gadarCenili da mowiwebiT mimarTavs: `osurpateni,<br />

Tqven ki iciT, mara...~<br />

ra icis efrom? _ fiqrobs marTali. Tavisi gaWirvebisa<br />

icis! ojaxis ubeduri Tavgadasavali icis! magram<br />

ar icis maRali politika... stalinuri sibrZne... berias<br />

gamWriaxoba... rTulia es yvelaferi! erTmaneTs ranairad<br />

unda miusadago ideali da realoba... ideali sufTa<br />

da amaRlebulia, realoba WuWyiani da tkivilebiT aRsavse...<br />

sadaa WeSmariteba, rogor unda Seasrulos cacanas<br />

Txovna, ra gzebi eZebos?<br />

_ na<strong>me</strong>tani eSmakia `margali koCi~, _ xiTxiTebs<br />

geronti, Tan yalions aplakunebs, _ Tur<strong>me</strong> germaniac<br />

moatyua. margalurad gadascemda frontidan daneseniebs.<br />

Tavi itexes fricebma, es ranairi Sifriao. veraferi<br />

gauges! margali aravin hyavda hitlers, mag sulwawy<strong>me</strong>dils,<br />

stavkaSi... xexexe...<br />

swored ai, am dros gamoarbeninebs maro dabal<br />

tablas, ucbad gaawyobs vaxSams, _ moxalul Roms, mwvanils,<br />

yvels, xan ubralod daWrils, xan `gemabJalias~,<br />

an dafCxvnils... xan elarjs, an yvelian kverebs... gerontis<br />

Rvinos gamoutans, isic dalevs orsam Wiqas...<br />

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_ mTavrobas rad unda dRegrZeloba, _ gaicinebs,<br />

_ mTavrobas yvelaferi aqvs da Cveni sadRegrZelo<br />

SeiZleba is wveTi aRmoCndes, mopirTavebul WiqaSi<br />

rom CaawveTeben da kideebidan gadmoiRvreba. vufrTxildebi<br />

<strong>me</strong> mTavrobis janmrTelobas da amitom ager, a,<br />

efros vadRegrZeleb... ager, a, marTalis vadRegrZeleb!<br />

gaizrdeba, kaci gaxdeba da mtyuansac gansjis da marTalsac!..<br />

Camowveba bindi da adgeba geronti. welebze xelebs<br />

Semoiwyobs, krusuns mohyveba, aqaoda qarma gamkra, gama-<br />

Tava kacio. cotaTi aWarbebs kidec, Tavs acodebs qalebs...<br />

marTali da Zuka miacileben WiSkramde. Zuka avad<br />

gaxedavs gare midamos, CaSavebul Robeyores SeuRaf-<br />

Rafebs, Tu ram eSmakeuli mimalula, daafrTxobs...<br />

varskvlavebiT moWedili ca dabla CamoeSveba,<br />

cis Tavanze msxvilmsxvili varskvlavebi CaxCaxebs da<br />

binds anelebs... WasTan wyals aaCxrialebs maro, fexis<br />

wyals gaaxazirebs, samzadidan gamotanili TbiliT gaanelebs...<br />

iqve, ezoSi daibanen fexebsa da xelpirs, <strong>me</strong>re<br />

odaSi Selagdebian.<br />

aivanze wveba marTali. us<strong>me</strong>ns Ramis x<strong>me</strong>bs da guli<br />

ukankalebs. kibesTan sZinavs Zukas. xandaxan Tavs aswevs,<br />

sibneles yrud SeuRrens da marTalim icis, qofakis risxvas<br />

vera mteri ver gadaurCeba. guldamSvidebuls Cae-<br />

Zineba da maSin cidan qalwuli vin<strong>me</strong> CamoakiTxavs... TeTri<br />

kaba mosavs qalwuls, uxvi T<strong>me</strong>bi beWebze ayria. sawolze<br />

Camoujdeba ymawvils, gulispirze xelisguls Camousvams,<br />

aaTrTolebs...<br />

gamoeRviZeba marTalis, bnels miugdebs yurs. varskvlaveTSi<br />

TeTri landi gakrTeba. ymawvilis gulis baguni<br />

axSobs yvela sxva bgeras... raRac unda, raRac swadia!<br />

kvlav CaeZineba, amjerad usizmro ZilSi Caefloba.<br />

Jangisferi riJraJi rom moefineba quTuToebze,<br />

kedlisken Sebrundeba, raTa dilis sinaTles ar danebdes.<br />

amasobaSi martoobiT mowyenili Zuka SeuZaxebs, adeqi,<br />

adeqio, Zils sabolood daufantavs.<br />

erTxel gerontis SviliSvili movida, zita... babuas<br />

swveoda sanavsadguro qalaqidan. gerontis Svili<br />

iq muSaobda Tur<strong>me</strong> miliciaSi. mavan qals gadaekida, verc<br />

rom erovnebas gaugebda kaci, verc sadaurobas. erTi<br />

gogo gauCina da gadaikarga. sxva qali SeirTo gerontis<br />

Svilma. iman gazarda, SviliviT mouara, magram geronti<br />

buzRunebda, dedis alikvalia mainco, vaSli vaSlis xes-<br />

Tan vardebao... patara tanis gogo iyo zita, uxvi, qera<br />

T<strong>me</strong>bi mxrebze zviniviT eyara. Suqia, moelmo, gaurkveveli<br />

Seferilobis Tvalebi saxis usworo nakvTebs mimzidvelsa<br />

xdida... ise SeaSterda marTalis, ymawvils SeeSinda,<br />

qalebma araferi ieWvianono, amitomac moSorda qal-<br />

Ta sakrebulos, Zuka aiyolia, ukana ezos baRSi gadavida<br />

sakbilos saZebrad.<br />

vaSlis tots miswvda, is iyo, unda moewyvita, xiTxiTma<br />

SeaCera.<br />

zurgsukan zita wamoparvoda.<br />

_ ra ginda? _ uxeSad SeekiTxa.<br />

_ vaSli!<br />

_ samagieros ras momcem? _ naZaladevad gaexumra.<br />

_ <strong>me</strong> TviTonac kargad movwyvet! _ imave tots<br />

waepotina da am dros zed aekra, misi mkvrivi sxeulis<br />

simxurvalem marTalis gulRviZlSi gaatana, vaSli TavisTavad<br />

mowyda da gogobiWs Soris Caekvexa.<br />

daaswro zitam, xeli staca da mtaceblis wvrili<br />

kbilebi Caaso.<br />

_ gamacile!<br />

baRze mokle biliki gadioda. xexilis miRma, ekalbardebSi<br />

Robe iyo Cayolebuli da erTgan alage moewyoT.<br />

Sexta eSmaki gogo im alageze, zed Camojda.<br />

kabis kalTa ze aewia da qaTqaTa muxlisTavebi gamouCnda.<br />

marTalis gaaJrJola, sisuste igrZno.<br />

_ modi aq! _ xmadabla moixmo zitam. _ xelebi<br />

miCvene!<br />

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ymawvilma xelebi gauwoda, zitam oriveSi CasWida<br />

da misi xelisgulebi muxlebze daido.<br />

marTalis sircxvilisa da ndomisagan cecxli waekida.<br />

xelebi gaacoca. es iyo umaRlesi netareba, usazRvro<br />

tkboba, zitam ki gaicina, misi xelebi moiSora, alages<br />

gadaaxta da mxiarulad moaZaxa:<br />

_ zed<strong>me</strong>ti ar mogivides!<br />

marTali Robis gamoRma darCa. eSmakunam Tvali<br />

Caukra, xval am dros aq damxvdio, daugdo da gaqra.<br />

Ra<strong>me</strong> SfoTian ZilRviZilSi gaatara. zitas mxurvale<br />

tani da gluvi muxlisTavebi ezmaneboda da wadilisagan<br />

TrTolva uvlida. gogoze fiqrs sircxvili axlda, dana-<br />

Saulis grZnoba, raki Ralatobda gerontis ndobas...<br />

zogjer Zili gadasZlevda, raRac usagnosa da fafukSi<br />

Caefloboda. am dros Zuka SeuRrenda bnel Cirgvnars,<br />

moCvenebebs afrTxobda. gamofxizldeboda marTali,<br />

tkbili ocneba Seubrundeboda. viTom zitasac ar sZinavs,<br />

marTalize fiqrobs da ocnebobs... ufro <strong>me</strong>tic,<br />

Tamami gogo amdgara da axla aqeTken moipareba. Zukasi<br />

mas ar eSinia, ZaRli wkmutuniT Seegebeba nacnobs. gogo<br />

amoipareba kibeze, CaiCoCe cotao, wasCurCulebs. marTali<br />

ganze gaiwevs, adgils uTmobs, Tan sxeulSi caxcaxi<br />

dauvlis... mixvdeba, rom es mxolod fiqria da igi martodmartoa...<br />

ezo bnelia da ca varskvlaviani... erTguli<br />

Zuka kibesTan garindula, patrons darajobs.<br />

dilis Zilma Rrmad CaiTria, daviwyebis morevSi<br />

CasZira. maros adgoma da facifuci arc gaugia, arc Zukas<br />

RafRafi, gamvlel naxirs rom aSinebda, arc xbos zmuili,<br />

ZuZus burCna rom ewada, arc qaT<strong>me</strong>bis kriaxi...<br />

efro gamobrZanda aivanze, gaxeda mzian ezogaremos<br />

da gakvirvebulma SeuZaxa:<br />

_ ade, Zilisgudav, gakeTda qveyana!<br />

adga, ezoSi Cavida, pirze civi wyali Seisxa, magram<br />

Tavs kvlav buranSi grZnobda. dabneuli mimodioda. ma-<br />

rom moixmo da vera gaagona ra. efros naTqvamidanac<br />

azri ver gamoitana. Zukam Tavi Seaxsena, aqa varo, magram<br />

imasac gverdi uqcia da ganawyenebuli ZaRli zlazvniT<br />

gaSorda, Robis Ziras, CrdilSi wamowva.<br />

dro gaiwela, ar Tavdeboda. mze TiTqos gaCerda,<br />

ar apirebda maRla agorebas. rodisrodis movida Jami<br />

sadilobisa, rodis ganeridnen SuadRis sicxes efro da<br />

maro, rodis dagrZelda saRamos Crdili... daTqmul dros,<br />

daTqmul adgilas movida gulgawvrilebuli ymawvili...<br />

zitas Seagvianda.<br />

mze ukve gadagorda, sicxem iklo. i<strong>me</strong>di amoewura<br />

da gogona swored maSin gamoCnda bilikze. mokle, msubuqi<br />

xalaTi ecva, iqneb mTlad SiSvel tanze. am fiqrisagan<br />

ymawvils Seaxura da ena daeba.<br />

zita alageze Sexta, zed Camojda da gaucina. mar-<br />

Talis enis wverze sityvebi gauqra da ubralo salami ver<br />

amoRerRa. xelebi muxlebze Seaxo. zita gamomwvevad xiTxiTebda,<br />

biWis xelebs viTom iSorebda, magram am msubuq<br />

winaaRmdegobaSi mowodeba ufro igrZnoboda. xalaTis<br />

Rilebi TavisTavad Seexsna, moSiSvlebuli nakvTebi<br />

gamouCnda. xalaTqveS Tur<strong>me</strong> sabanao kostumiRa ecva.<br />

iolze iolad SeiZleboda imisi CamoRleta, sifrifana<br />

zRvaris gadalaxva, oRond gamocdileba ar hqonda amisa,<br />

ar icoda ra rogor moemoq<strong>me</strong>da. zita ki im dasawvavi alagedan<br />

ar Camodioda, xiTxiTebda da iSorebda biWis xelebs,<br />

TiTqos nebdeboda da arc nebdeboda.<br />

bolos viTomc saxe gaumkacrda.<br />

_ geyofa, Tavs nu gaxvedi!<br />

marTali ase iolad ver cxreboda, akankalebul<br />

xels ar uSvebda. zita wamoiwia, ukan, alages miRma Caxta<br />

da Rilebis Sekvras Seudga.<br />

_ daukrefavSi ki nu gadaZvrebi!<br />

_ zita! _ xma gaebzara marTalis. _ modi, colad<br />

wamomyevi!<br />

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_ ih, _ gadaikiskisa zitam, _ coli ara, is ar ginda!<br />

suleli xom ar ggonivar?<br />

Setrialda da gaiqca. sanam gaqreboda, moixeda,<br />

xeli dauqnia:<br />

_ jer tuCze rZe ar SegSrobia!<br />

marTali Robes eca, undoda, gadevneboda, magram<br />

am dros maros xma moesma:<br />

_ ai, Sen, Tur<strong>me</strong>, sada xar!<br />

marTalis sircxvilis mwvave grZnobam TaviT fexamde<br />

dauara. sabednierod, maros araferi SeuniSnavs da<br />

ymawvilis mRelvareba arafrad Caugdia.<br />

saRamos geronti gadmovida. yalioni gaawyo, am<br />

qveynisa da im qveynis ambebs miswvda. uceb daagdo, xval<br />

Cemi Svili Camodis, zita qalaqs unda waiyvanoso. amas rom<br />

laparakobda, marTalis uyurebda. ymawvili awrialda,<br />

TiTqos jorkoze eklebi amoizardao.<br />

_ Tvalsa da xels Sua daizardnen bavSvebi! _<br />

SeniSna marom.<br />

_ male Cems marTalisac SevrTav cols, xom unda<br />

moveswro Toduebis gvarjiSis gamgrZelebels! _ brZana<br />

efrom.<br />

ufrosebma Caicines. marTali ver isvenebda, guli<br />

ukankalebda. vaiTu geronti miuxvda farul zraxvebs,<br />

axla ki aniSnebs, qalebTan dagindob, Torem yuri unda<br />

agiwios kacmao...<br />

is Ra<strong>me</strong> TeTrad gaaTena. ra dros egeebiao, _ fiqrobda,<br />

_ cxovreba aiwewao. eger didi stalini mokvda<br />

da kacma ar icis, omi rodis gaCaRdeba... sanam <strong>me</strong> sofelSi<br />

dros vatareb, Wilobze vgoraob, gogos vepranWebi,<br />

qveynierebis matarebeli Tavisi gziT midiso...<br />

nasauz<strong>me</strong>vs WiSkridan gaixeda da zita dainaxa. mamisTvis<br />

Caekida xeli. marom da efrom loyaze akoces.<br />

marTalis ucxosaviT dauqnia Tavi. Sebrunda da ukan arc<br />

mouxedavs.<br />

orRobis bolos `sevistranma~ gaiara, qalaqisaken<br />

gaaqrola.<br />

_ droa, Cvenc Sin davbrundeT, gamocdebi kars<br />

mogvadga! _ ganacxada efrom...<br />

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39<br />

qveynierebis matarebeli marTlac ise midioda,<br />

marTalis aravin ekiTxeboda. lestambe Sexvda, Toloraia.<br />

xelSi pasporti eWira. pasportiani kaci ukve moqalaqea<br />

da marTalim dakaceba miuloca.<br />

_ mivdivar! _ SeTqmuliviT Tvali Caukra lestambem.<br />

_ saiT?<br />

_ ruseTSi, saswavleblad!<br />

marTali da efro wuTis win Camovidnen `sevistranidan~.<br />

efros xeljoxi eWira, marTali ki sxvadasxva<br />

zomis CanTebiTa da fuTebiT iyo datvirTuli, radgan<br />

marom blomad gamoatana sagzali.<br />

_ ra unda gamoxvide? _ zrdilobisaTvis ikiTxa.<br />

_ es `sekretia~! _ TiTi aswia lestambem. _ Sen-<br />

Tan dasamali ra maqvs, magram Tqma ar SeiZleba da...<br />

_ erTi es miTxari, _ marTalis karga xania es<br />

kiTxva TavSi utrialebda, _ is stumari, TqvenTan rom<br />

vnaxe, marTlac lavrenti iyo?<br />

lestambem Tvali ganze waiRo, enis wveri tuCebze<br />

moisva, ratomRac gaRizianda.<br />

_ afrakad xom ara xar, imas CvenTan ra undoda!<br />

Tanac mamaCems lavrenti, xom ici, gulze ar exateboda!<br />

_ aCqarda, wasasvlelad gaemzada. _ umjobesia, imaze<br />

fiqrs moeSvi, viTomc ar ginaxavs! rigiTi TanamSro<strong>me</strong>li<br />

iyo centridan!

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Cumad wamovidnen bebia da SviliSvili. efro nela<br />

moabijebda, joxs eyrdnoboda. gaCerda, joxi miwas dahkra<br />

da Tqva:<br />

_ raRaca gauWirda im kacs!<br />

_ vin kacs, bebia?<br />

_ lavrentis gauWirda raRaca, Torem es makvarancxi<br />

Toloraia gabedavda aseT sityvebs?<br />

_ didi ambavi! _ mxrebi aiCeCa marTalim, Tumca<br />

lestambes siTama<strong>me</strong> marTlac gaukvirda. _ kacs vin<strong>me</strong><br />

gulze Tu ar exateba, amisaTvis SeWa<strong>me</strong>n Tu ra!<br />

_ vin<strong>me</strong> ki ara, lavrentis Sebeda, gulze ar exatebao!<br />

_ urwmunod gaaqnia Tavi efrom.<br />

marTali mousvenrobam Seipyro. erTi suli hqonda,<br />

tvirTs rodis dayrida Sin da ZmakacebTan gaiqceoda.<br />

sofelSi yofnam, im patara maimunma, zitam, qveynis<br />

ambebi gadaaviwya... zitas gamgzavrebis Semdeg xurveba<br />

gaunelda, bolos gakvirvebiT aRmoaCina, rom gogos<br />

xati <strong>me</strong>xsierebidan waSloda da misi gaxseneba sisxls<br />

sulac ar umRvrevda.<br />

efro aivnis skamze dajda, joxi iqve miayuda da<br />

Tqva:<br />

_ lavrentis augad xseneba patara saq<strong>me</strong> ar aris!<br />

wadi, gaikiTxe, qveyana xom ar amotrialda!<br />

Tur<strong>me</strong> marTlac amotrialda! marTalis yurbaliSze<br />

eZina, amasobaSi ki bevri ram cxadi Seiqmna. ariqam<br />

<strong>me</strong>gobars cxvirwin gazeTi aufriala. SaviT TeTrze ewera,<br />

es sazizRari naZirala, lavrenti beria imperializmis<br />

agenti aRmoCndao. stalinis erTgul Tana<strong>me</strong>brZolad<br />

mohqonda Tavi, sinamdvileSi ucxouri specsamsaxurebis<br />

davalebiT cdilobda xalxi da partia erTmaneTisaTvis<br />

daepirispirebina, avtoriteti gaetaxa xelmZRvaneli<br />

amxanagebisaTvis, <strong>me</strong>dgari leninstalinelebisaTvis... ai,<br />

ratom xdeboda amdeni usamarTloba, ai, vin atyuebda<br />

ioseb stalins, vin Crida joxs socializmis borblebSi!<br />

Tavzardacemuli dahyurebda marTali gazeTs,<br />

asoebi gaurboda acabaca, bolos axeda ariqas, Tvali<br />

gauswora da daaskvna:<br />

_ ai, Tur<strong>me</strong>, ra yofila!<br />

erTmniSvnelovani pasuxi gaeca yvela mis eWvs da<br />

aman Sveba mohgvara. es eWvi, CumCuma guliT rom dahqonda<br />

da stanjavda, Crdilad adgeboda stalinis naTel<br />

xatebas. amieridan goneba ganTavisuflda Savi qi<strong>me</strong>risagan.<br />

misi kerpi, misi RvTaeba, da ara marto misi, yvela<br />

misi tolsworisa, ucodveli da wminda yofila. yovelive<br />

bneli, rac cxovrebas axlda, qveynis am gamyidvelma<br />

saflavSi Caitana.<br />

Cumad miaSures duru gegias. durus Tvalebi dahbuSteboda,<br />

namtiralevsa hgavda, anda uZiloba sWirda.<br />

<strong>me</strong>gobrebs xeli ise CamoarTva, TiTqos qelexze Seiyarnen<br />

da erTmaneTs samZimars eubnebiano.<br />

_ ai, Tur<strong>me</strong>, ra yofila! _ amanac esa Tqva.<br />

ariqam ki, mudam eWvianma da Tavis eWvebSi gautexelma,<br />

gamoscra:<br />

_ ar mjera <strong>me</strong> es!<br />

_ ra ar gjera? _ SeekiTxa duru.<br />

_ ar mjera da esaa! _ urwmunod gaaqnia Tavi da<br />

koWlobiT wavida.<br />

ra ar sjeroda? berias Ralati Tu stalinis wmindanoba?<br />

duru Sin Sebrunda, marTali ki bulvaris gzas<br />

gauyva.<br />

qalaqi TiTqos apaTias Seepyro, SiSisagan gayursuliyo.<br />

quCaSi iSviaTad Canda gamvleli, yvela Sinisaken<br />

miiCqaroda, gadamalvas eswrafvoda... TiTqosda saidanRac<br />

Tavdasxmas eliano, radgan unda dasjiliyo mxare,<br />

ro<strong>me</strong>lmac Tavis wiaRSi Sva da gazarda socializmis<br />

mteri, aqamde rom <strong>me</strong>gobaris niRabs atarebda.<br />

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kinoTeatrTan vava zarquas waawyda. ufro daCiavebuli<br />

moeCvena, isedac fernakluli mTlad gacreciliyo.<br />

fexi moinacvla, amoRerRa:<br />

_ gaige? asec <strong>me</strong>gona!<br />

marTalim araferi upasuxa, gaSorda. saocaria,<br />

kviriT adre im kacis saxeli saqveynod quxda da casa<br />

swvdeboda, axla ki adamiani ver moinaxa, sityviT mainc<br />

gamoqomageboda, TanagrZnoba gamoexata.<br />

fexebma TavisiT miiyvana macxovrisgoris Ziramde.<br />

aixeda, maRal posta<strong>me</strong>ntze stalini idga. mze dahyurebda,<br />

misi sxivebi Tavze Saravands hqmnida. monu<strong>me</strong>ntisagan<br />

gadmofenili Crdili Sors ganfeniliyo da ymawvils<br />

Seamcivna.<br />

nela, mZi<strong>me</strong>d Seudga kibes. vin erekeboda? vin aZalebda?<br />

TviTonac ar icoda, ra Zalas ahyavda zeviT, ra<br />

izidavda...<br />

naxevramde rom miaRwia, moixeda.<br />

qalaqi TiTqos dacarieldao, xma, bgera iqidan ver<br />

aRwevda. albaT <strong>me</strong>reTma ukeTesi drois molodinSi Tavi<br />

moimkvdaruna, cdilobda TvalSi aravis SesCxeroda, Tavisi<br />

arseboba daeviwyebina uxilavi mtrisaTvis, romlis<br />

arseboba moazrebulic ar hqonda.<br />

gaurkveveli SiSiT guldamZi<strong>me</strong>bulma gza ganagr-<br />

Zo da kibes Tavze rom moeqca, moSorebiT, kvarcxlbek-<br />

Tan kaci dainaxa.<br />

emcnaura... rac uaxlovdeboda, gakvirvebac da Si-<br />

Sic uZlierdeboda da guli Zalumad ucemda.<br />

kacma moixeda. pirmrgvali iyo, <strong>me</strong>loti, oqros<br />

pensne ekeTa.<br />

`daijere?~ _ Caicina.<br />

marTali Soriaxlo gaCerda. grZnobda, muxlebi<br />

ekeceboda.<br />

kacma horizonts xeli moavlo, TiTqos sivrce<br />

moxvetao.<br />

`<strong>me</strong> am wiaRSi davibade! Cveni xalxi mcirea, magram<br />

niWieri. zogierTi eri asi milionia, magram miwas amZi<strong>me</strong>bs,<br />

raki erT yalibSi Camosxmulsa hgvanan. Cven ki, ramdenica<br />

varT, imdenni marTlaca varT. aq qristec SeiZleba<br />

daibados da satanac... da yvela sxvac, vinc amaT Soris<br />

moTavsdeba...~<br />

marTalim kacs Tvali gauswora, grZelma monologma<br />

SiSi gaunela.<br />

`Tqven? TviTon Tqven saiTkena xarT?~<br />

kaci erTxans dumiliT Semohyurebda, TiTqos pasuxs<br />

woniso. pensneze sxivis anarekli abrWyvialda da<br />

Tvalebis gamo<strong>me</strong>tyveleba aRara Canda... <strong>me</strong>re kvarcxlbeks<br />

xeli Seaxo, maRla, monu<strong>me</strong>nts axeda.<br />

`<strong>me</strong> am kvarcxlbekis erTi lodi var, gamoacli da<br />

es monu<strong>me</strong>nti CamoSvavdeba!~<br />

`es lodebi saflavis qvebia!~ _ xma aukankalda<br />

marTalis.<br />

`gza samoTxisaken ucodvelTa ConCxebiTaa mofenili!~<br />

_ Tqva kacma, kvarcxlbeks Caekra da TiTqos zed<br />

mieSritao, gaqra.<br />

marTalim nabiji ukanukan gadadga. gaqceva ver<br />

ikadra, magram swrafad ki gaSorda im adgils...<br />

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40<br />

_ asec <strong>me</strong>gona! _ Tqva vava zarquam kinoTeatrTan.<br />

ra egona vavas ase? is, rom beria moRalate yofila<br />

da did belads ugana, Tu is, rom igi iyo erTi lodi kvarcxlbekisa,<br />

gamoacli da monu<strong>me</strong>ntic CamoSvavdeba!.. es<br />

kiTxvebi maSin daibada marTalis TavSi, roca vava ukve<br />

ver SeZlebda pasuxis gacemas... albaT winaswar<strong>me</strong>tyveluri<br />

alRo hqonda vavas, mixvda, sayrdeni ecleboda mis

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arsebobas da amitom aCqarda, ar isurva misTvis Tavzardamcem<br />

momavals dalodeboda... an iqneb xafangSi igrZno<br />

Tavi da gamosavali sxva veraferi ipova...<br />

ymawvilebi im dRes karg gunebaze iyvnen. <strong>me</strong>reTis<br />

erTaderT umaRles saswavlebelSi, pedinstitutis filialSi<br />

Cairicxnen. komkavSirul sa<strong>me</strong>uls raionuli mas-<br />

Stabis saxeli miuZRoda win da studentur wignakebs<br />

veravin daamadlida.<br />

Senobidan gamosulebma maRla aixedes. cargvalze<br />

mwveli, Semawuxebeli mnaTobi ekida. cas silurje aklda,<br />

uferuli pirbade ahfenoda da haeri daxuTuliyo.<br />

_ bikenti Toloraia mTlad gacofda Tur<strong>me</strong>! _<br />

Cailaparaka gamvlelma.<br />

_ ho, gadairia! _ Seepasuxa <strong>me</strong>ore da fexaCqarebiT<br />

wavidnen.<br />

ymawvilebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. <strong>me</strong>reTis cxel<br />

haerSi SiSnarevi Wori dafarfatebda da pirvelma ariqam<br />

iynosa:<br />

_ Zamikoebo, raRaca xdeba, mgonia!<br />

_ TavSi yovelTvis moCvenebebi gaqvs! _ udardelad<br />

Seepasuxa duru.<br />

_ a, uyureT!<br />

quCaSi gamofenil moqalaqeTa umravlesoba erTi<br />

mimarTulebiT, macxovrisgorisaken mieSureboda.<br />

_ zogi iqiT midis, zogi aqeT! _ ixtibari ar gaitexa<br />

durum.<br />

_ Sen saiTac ginda, wadi, <strong>me</strong> ki axali ambis gasagebad<br />

mivdivar! _ Tqva ariqam da koWlobiT daadga gzas.<br />

<strong>me</strong>gobrebic mihyvnen, fexs auCqares.<br />

Cxeriis xidTan mozrdili brbo Seyriliyo. aqedan,<br />

cxadia, mxolod zurgebi Canda da yovel wuTs axalaxali<br />

cnobismoyvareni ematebodnen.<br />

_ win gavZvreT!<br />

xalxi mWidrod idga, yvelani win gasvlas cdilobdnen,<br />

Tan erTmaneTs ekiTxebodnen:<br />

_ ra xdeba? ratom SevCerdiT? vin gagvaCera?<br />

sa<strong>me</strong>ulma sxvaze <strong>me</strong>tad iyoCaRa, idayvebi energiulad<br />

aamuSaves, yayansa da Cxubs yuri ar ugdes da sxvebze<br />

win rom gaZvrnen, milicias gadaeyarnen.<br />

xidze gardigardmo manqana eyena. napiris gaswvrivac<br />

Camomwkrivebuliyvnen, raTa vin<strong>me</strong> cnobismoyvare<br />

CxeriaSi fexdafex ar gasuliyo.<br />

bikenti milicielebTan idga, gankargulebebs<br />

iZleoda, <strong>me</strong>re brbosken moixeda da xeli aswia.<br />

_ moqalaqeno, iseTi araferi xdeba, gvacaleT<br />

muSaoba! daiSaleniT, aba, daiSaleniT!<br />

misi sityva yurad ar iRes, daSlas aravin apirebda.<br />

uceb ymawvilebs mohkra Tvali da TiTiT moixmo:<br />

_ Sen, Sen da Sen!<br />

marTali, duru da ariqa brbos moSordnen.<br />

_ wamodiT, dagvexmareT!<br />

`vilisSi~ Casxdnen da mokle manZili goris Ziramde<br />

wamSi gairbines.<br />

_ es ra gviqna, kaco, vava zarquam? _ wamoiZaxa bikentim<br />

da pirisaxeze xelebi ise Camoisva, TiTqos sizmris<br />

gandevnas lamobso.<br />

manqana mowyvetiT gaCerda da bikenti Camoxta.<br />

ymawvilebs Tvalebi gauSterdaT da Camosvla SeagviandaT.<br />

gons pirvelad ariqa moego, Zmakacebs Soris iyo<br />

CaWyletili da orives mujluguni uTavaza, CadiT, nu<br />

ayovnebTo.<br />

kibis dasawyisSi, moednis gaswvriv stalinis didroni<br />

portretebi daemwkrivebina vavas, rva tilo erT<br />

mxares da rvac _ <strong>me</strong>ores... erTgan belads ubralo saldaTuri<br />

Sineli ecva, <strong>me</strong>oregan generalisimusis mundiri,<br />

<strong>me</strong>sa<strong>me</strong> suraTze savarZelSi ijda, sxvagan morze, baRis<br />

skamze... ager stalini spaskis koSkTan, ager, kremlis ezo-<br />

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Si, mavzoleumis tribunaze... welzeviT daxatuli tradiciuli<br />

portretebi, standartulad erTi asakis amsaxvelni...<br />

ager, stalins mamlakati Cauxutebia, ager kreiseris<br />

gembanze dgas, niavi mazaris kalTas ufrialebs...<br />

ager, tuSinos sahaero parads adevnebs Tvals...<br />

_ ra ubedurebaa! _ sasowarkveTiT amoioxra bikentim.<br />

– neta vin amoatanina amdeni, marto xom ver Se-<br />

Zlebda!<br />

kibeze Ziridan Tavamde yovel <strong>me</strong>ore safexurze<br />

TiTo stalini idga. TabaSiris, brinjaosi, marmarilos<br />

skulpturebi, sxvadasxva zomis biustebi... gimnazielis<br />

asakidan zrdasrulobamde... zomieri sididis ferweruli<br />

tiloebi, grafikuli namuSevrebi... xis kunZi, belads<br />

rom Camohgavs... qoTanSi amosuli kaktusi, esec stalins<br />

mimgvanebuli...<br />

kibes Seuyvnen bikenti, ymawvilebi da ramdeni<strong>me</strong><br />

`TanamSro<strong>me</strong>li~...<br />

_ gamofena Tu undoda, vin uSlida! _ brazobda<br />

bikenti. _ es ki politikur provokacias hgavs da pasuxsac<br />

vagebinebT... mTeli qalaqis salaparako gavxdiT!<br />

`TanamSromlebi~ Tavs uqnevdnen, ymawvilebi ki<br />

dumdnen. erTi kacis nairsaxeobaSi iyo raRac SemaZrwunebeli,<br />

danaSaulebrivi, zneobis uarmyofi, Tumca amaT<br />

jerac ver gaeazrebinaT, ratom ar unda moswonebodaT<br />

sayvareli beladis xatTa simravle...<br />

`rogor moaxerxa es vavam?~ _ ekiTxeboda marTali<br />

Tavis Tavs.<br />

warmoidgina Ramis suraTi: vava zarquas vnebani...<br />

kerpis msaxureba... ZaRli, ro<strong>me</strong>lsac patroni moukvda<br />

da saflavze ymuis... martosuli, oTx kedelSi rom aris<br />

gamomwyvdeuli da yoveli mxridan aseuli stalini Semohyurebs...<br />

mis tvinSi adgili ar rCeba sxva ramisaTvis, iq<br />

SiSi gabatonebula, survili, daemalos am moyurade<br />

Tvalebs... kaci Seuracxadi xdeba, Seuracxadi adamiani<br />

yovlisSemZlea... vava zarqua yvelas adamiani egona, masSi<br />

ki erTguli qofaki cxovrobda... da es qofaki ukanasknelad<br />

uerTgulebs patrons, macxovrisgoris maRal ferdobs<br />

gadaaqcevs beladis muzeumad...<br />

mTeli Ra<strong>me</strong> imuSava albaT vava zarquam. TiToTi-<br />

Tod, martodmartom gadmozida, saTanado adgili miuCina<br />

yovel axal nivTs... amisaTvis xom asjer mainc unda asuliyo<br />

kibeze, iqneb asormocdaaTjer... <strong>me</strong>re gariJraJma<br />

mouswro, ukanasknelad gadaxeda jer kidev mZinare<br />

qalaqs da maSin...<br />

aq marTalis fiqrTa mdinareba jebirs waawyda. am<br />

ambavs ver mouZebna logikuri bolo, damagvirgvinebeli<br />

ram... neta sad gaqra TviTon vava? kibis pirvel safexur-<br />

Tan xom unda daxvedroda pirvel stumrebs?<br />

_ sad da<strong>me</strong>maleba, vaswavli Wkuas! _ iqadneboda<br />

bikenti da marTalis gaunaTda:<br />

_ vava albaT zeviT gvelodeba, oRond avCqardeT,<br />

Torem gviani iqneba!<br />

ra hqonda mxedvelobaSi? Tu vava zeviT icdida,<br />

sadRa gaiqceoda? am kibis garda, sxva ra gza adioda macxovrisgoraze?<br />

<strong>me</strong>re, roca yvelaferi gairkva, gaocebulma<br />

hkiTxa bikentim, winaswar ra icodio. marTalim mxrebi<br />

aiCeCa, winaswar arc araferi vicodio.<br />

zeda moednis parapetze stalinis portretebiani<br />

xaliCa da naqsovi fardagi iyo gadmofenili.<br />

bolo safexuridan mimoixedes da moedani carieli<br />

moeCvenaT.<br />

kideze, maRal kvarcxlbekze brinjaos beladi idga<br />

da qalaqs mWmunvared gadahyurebda.<br />

_ eger, vava! _ wamoiZaxa ariqam.<br />

kvarcxlbekze xis kibe miedga da zed asuliyo.<br />

bawris bolo beladis Cibuxs moaba vavam, Tavi maryuJSi<br />

gayo.<br />

_ ehei! _ xeli dauqnia mosulebs, kibes wixli hkra<br />

da bawarze Camoekida, afarTxalda...<br />

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duru da marTali adgils mowydnen, TiTqos gafrindneno...<br />

vava xrotinebda, piri daeRo da ena gadmoegdo.<br />

uceb bawari moZvra Cibuxs, vava Zirs wamovida da<br />

biWebs xelebSi Cauvarda.<br />

qvafenilze daawvines, bawari Seuxsnes.<br />

haeri xarbad CaisunTqa vavam... piri sazarlad daeRo<br />

da yelidan stvena amosdioda...<br />

TandaTan dawynarda, sunTqva dauamda, TiTqos miiZinao...<br />

moulodnelad Tvali daaWyita da Caxrinwuli,<br />

ugvani xmiT amRerda himnis sityvebiT:<br />

_ qveyanas miec diidi stalini, xaalxTa monobis<br />

damamxobeli...<br />

<strong>me</strong>grul-qarTuli<br />

gv. 5. `SqviT noemberq mu miRuni rac Svidma noemberma moitana,<br />

vagaWyordu moxandes, ar daaviwydeba mSro<strong>me</strong>ls,<br />

arwiviSi mangioro arwivis nacvlad<br />

CaquC-magana doxantes.~ CaquCi da namgali daxates.<br />

gv. 8. `utuSi jariSi goluafiro...~ `utus jars venacvale...~<br />

igulisx<strong>me</strong>ba utu miqavas laSqari. utu Todua, `marTaliad~<br />

wodebuli, ajanyebis erT-erTi beladi iyo.<br />

gv. 9. `bJa dia re Cqimi, `mze dedaa Cemi,<br />

dida _ muaCqimi...~ mTvare _ mamaCemi...~<br />

gv. 25. `yazayiSi~ _ glexis.<br />

gv. 26. `JinosquaSi~ _ aznauris.<br />

gv. 77. `osur-patoni~ _ qalbatono.<br />

gv. 100. `osuri~ _ qalo.<br />

gv. 109. `vava, baba, amdRa dopiluna, baba!~ vai<strong>me</strong>, mama!.. dRes<br />

momklaven, mama!<br />

gv. 194. `Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos Cvens lamaz saqarTveloSi<br />

mafSaliefq dikaTesi, bulbulebi Seiyarnen,<br />

staliniS oZirafuSa stalinis mosanaxuleblad<br />

moskoviSa midarTes, na...~ moskovSi gafrindnen, na...<br />

gv. 305_306.<br />

`si qouli, bata, sad midixar, bata,<br />

ma domitalenqo?~ <strong>me</strong> mtoveb?<br />

`gurs genia montebulsu gulze cecxlSemonTebuls<br />

vaSembralenqo?~ ar Semibraleb?<br />

`Wofil voreq, Tokil voreq, daWerili var, SeboWili var<br />

vagomitalenqo?~ aRar gamiSvebT?<br />

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gv. 374. `Cqin beria Teq vareno, Cveni beria xom iq aris,<br />

iro Tquans simarTlesi, mudam simarTles ambobs<br />

munafasu faCunsu du Rrublebs fantavs da<br />

moZirana sinaTles, na... sinaTles gviCvenebs...<br />

gv. 377. `margali koCi~ _ <strong>me</strong>greli kaci.<br />

gv. 378. `arT orofil maT qopunsi, erTi Seyvarebuli <strong>me</strong>ca myavs,<br />

gurSa mixutoluans, na...~ gulSi Camixutebs,<br />

`si soTini midurquni, Sen sad<strong>me</strong> Tu waxvedi,<br />

Sxvasi qixutoluansi, na...~ sxvas Caixutebs...<br />

`qianas koCi goWyorduni, qveynad mamakaci Tu gawyda,<br />

ukuli mogigonuansi, na...~ <strong>me</strong>re moagondebi...<br />

gv. 379. ` orofili aka punsu, Seyvarebuli erTi myavs,<br />

qumoZirun aka wunsu...~ netav manaxva erT wams...<br />

` orofili Jiri punsu, Seyvarebuli ori myavs,<br />

Jirixolo jgiri punsu...~ oriveni kargi myavs...<br />

gv. 380. ` orofili viTi punsu, Seyvarebuli aTi myavs,<br />

TeT punsu do TiTi punsu...~ esec myavs da isic myavs...<br />

gv. 385. `arT gitara qomuCuni, erTi gitara momca,<br />

sofeli domilinuuni, sofeli momavlevina,<br />

sqani do Cqimi guriS Wua Seni da Cemi gulistkivili<br />

leqso qomibiruuni, na... leqsad mamRera, na...<br />

gv. 386. `Cqimi Conguri tumu-tumu, Cemi Conguri tum-tumi<br />

ganaTlebas qumurTumu, ganaTleba mosula,<br />

koleqtivSa miSebli do koleqtivSi Sevedi da<br />

unarRebu Rumus bWkumu!..~ dauyvedrebel Romsa vWam!..<br />

gv. 393. `koleqtivi jgiri, mara koleqtivi kai, magram<br />

mu re aTe zacia~. ra aris es `zacia~.<br />

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